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a C-JLJ3CJ3 VOL, L NEWBERN. N. C, SATURDAY, 9th SEPTEMBER, 1843. afiilfisSp aMtfAiaUriaW JT Ifc J ' St a NO. 12. TERMS: TBENEWBEBUiPb9h'dWMk,7by aWVee dollars per annum, in advance All or Jers f 1 ,er out of the State, must be accompa nild Zb cash or a re3Pnsib,e rence. -crtisements inserted at seventy fine cents a q-iare for the first insertion, and thirty-seven and a la!f cents for each subsequent publication. An al terittion made in a publistied advertisement, at the request of the advertiser, shall subject him to the usual charge for a Jirst insertion. Court Orders. nd Judicial advertisements will! be charged ticenhjfive per cent, higher than the rates specified above ; and yearly advertisements, thirty three and a third percent. lower. Job Work, in all cases, must be paid lor on deli very. udf Uspao Letters, addressed to " The rJewbernian," will not, in any case, be taken from th postofac.e. The Wile or Wasiii us ton. BY MIS SiO URNtV. The state ot society in Vngiuia a century since, wa q- i't and imposing. Th. An-cit-ii. D .minion retainer! s- rcger features of j, s mblana in the f.ilher land thai any of itsHs-teis. Tim manners of England have been trans planted with hut liltla radical chanqe in the territory of Powhuttan. A hiucf of feudal magnificence, a high and quick sense of honor, a generous and lordly hospitality, ai ly characterized a Sta!e which ha given to this Western Emphu so many of it- nn'glriest and noblest names. .On of the must immediate chtngos 3iiing tiom trjf f (ho muler country, was the bi raking down of Ui.u courtly and alm.ist solemn e'iquctte which marked tho mtrrcourso or turner classes 1 kuoiv your age hy the edition of your warmers" said a lady ot discemajHiii to oenih-nian disiinuished lor p.uitt ness. I ihnt vm were ecsucaieo in-iore h( Revolution.1' But th Republi. anism which may possibly have swept with too full a tide over our national manners, had, at that period of which we speak, no existence in Virginia. The levees f hr royal gover nors, though stripped of monarchical pomp, displayed a remnant of those " slatcly trap pings of chivalry," with which the liiledai.d aliant of a still t-arh'er age, were acrustom tid i Euiupvun courts, to pay hotrirtge to beauty and rank. It was early in tho winter of 1743, that the levees of Governor Coach opened with unwonted splendor at IViJJim sumy. Manyut the niembeis of Assembly took thither wi'b t.heii! a pari of iheii f unilies, and tho season was graced bv th. pr"ence d seeial high-m-iidens, who had never befote been pre sented at court. One among these w s evi'lenllv the theme of genei al admiration. S nie of (he statelier matrons criticised he. as d ficient in height. But though some xvhatbcneathlthe middle stature, she possess ed that tound and exquisite symmetry which the early histotians havo ascribed to h fd' inuting Anne Doleyn. A pure com plejrion and clear eye, was finely contrasted vnh dai k, glossy and redundant hair. Siill it was found difficult, by common observers, to analyze hei beauty ; for it rested not on any prominent gilt but on the union of the wliotu person in loveliness Grace of move mep.t, and melody of voice, were confes eJ to he among its elements. iMoreofani nvnion was hers, than is wont to distinguish 'lie 'modern southern beauty ; hut what chief ' won old and younj, was a bland cheer- tutness, the silent history of the soul's hap hint ss, and ;n expressive smile, inspiring -V' y b -holder with confidence like a be in h ,n the ample o1 tiuth. I ...ugh she had scarcely numbered twite rtht sutnm.Ms, Uieie wasabu' 'c.?r n woman l diguuy which chastened aiiuiirniou into Am -ng others who had n id ih.ir devoirs to t1:.slov,ly youno ca-ea.ur , was Co,,.,. CuU, o. e ot the mnn accomplished R. nlle men ot ti,m. H fatn-r, u, tW John Custts of Arlington, held the . fficeof King's Counsellor and w..s a man of w.ah iJlld distmcii.m. His d-.ring the piesent session, had been son.e. what interrupted by ill health ; and whd there the graver daties ol the siaiesian had so Ur absorbed him ag to render him ignorant as to wuat reigning beauties had produced sen sation at court. Not long after the supei. 'n of the levees, and tho return of the bur gesses to their homes, the counsellor request d a conversation in his cabinet with his son Daniel Park Custis. The.e was a mn hUmXIUr0 f gr3vi,-V f,nd c-ndscension ' Qtcuurse : 1 have lor some time ,,u a . . . wihhed to Sfp von n an interesting subu!Ct ti , . voung, I consider you nave artiT" 1 yrdi,c.etion.,, ea,J' The Colonel bowed. 1 trust I have always sliown that regnrd forour welfare which is due fiom an .-. "anato father to an onlv son. I am about ,0 B've ano her proof in it. In short. I wish S ueMi0it to a suitable marriage." The ColCnel bQwed tn bn .W Q Bvrd, of Wesrover, Dlished in V .nst beautiful and nccom Sou form with her a m Xh Opposing that I could render , r f h to Miss Byrd," " n8f -Se- iNo ohjeciion on tint head. Her faiher and rnvselt have seuled it. Indeed, I may dJ uju vmi ma we n ive had mimbpr- ie c'.mversauons on tins Dusines, and thrjt you have been as betrothed from the cradle. Think, iny son, ot the advantage of such a condition, he ton'iguny of wealth and power thai shall ulmnaieiy pss into your haiids. - AtlHciion, an, set-m to me, to be the only bond thai can hallow such a uniun. N')i even my reverence for the best of fathers could induce me to enter into it from meicenary motives, ' Mercenarv, sir, mtrcinaxy ! Whoever before dared to couple that word with my name V exclaimed the counsellor, raising hi nself in his full height, and fixing a kind ling: eve upon his son. Then pacing the apartment a few turns he stopped opposite to him and added. You speak of the affection that should precede marriage. Have the goodness to understand that the misplacing of yours may materially -died your pammonial inheri lance." Hi seemed to wait for reply, but in vain. " Mn 1 inquire if you have thus early presumed to decide seriously on ihe preference of any young lady as a companion for life ?' 41 I h ,ve, sii," May J he favored with a knowledge of hr r name ?" " Miss Mar'ha D.nbridge." The high spint'd genthmen parted in mutnal res- ntmeni ; but the i-flc lions f a night restored ihem to bettei feelings. The fattier bgan to excise the son, by ie calling the waimth of his ovwt eaily attach ment; while the son referred thn tcs im uiv of the lather o the hairowi. g disappoint ment of n long cherished plan, and the qtieiuloasness of feeble health. Still, s it usually happens to proud men, neither would uia heart to the other ; and a slight though ahm st impe.ui ptihlo coldness gathered over their imeicuuise. I5ui this interview served only as a stimulant to null mi ny. The temporary lesti ve of the futiier, !., owing something like a gloom over the paternal mansion, tie-ii... .j ,in freqoincy of the visi s of the lover. The gentle ol j ct ot his pn-ference imagined no barrier to an alliance win tiiere existed no imqiialiiv : and he fjiboretn comui'inicate what could only occasion perplexity, and what he trusted would soon v aiisli kike the " has. less fabric of a "dream." Arroiding to a happy prt i the lofty counsellor gave his (oneu! io ,he nuptials, and the fl tvei of (he court of Williamsburg be came a b'ide in the blush of her seventeenth ytar. Their residence was a retired md rmati tic mansion on the banks ot the P rnunkey. It reared iis white walls amid a pn fusion of vines and If. w iing trets. B'iad planta tions, and the wealth of Virginia forest variegated the grounds. Rural occupations, and the delight of each ohei society , pre pared for them win i I hey deemed a paradise. In visits to their favoieij I dwelling the Chan- reHor ham-d to appreciate the. treasure of his new daughter. IL r excellence in the responsible sphere to which she was ihen introduced won his itgaid ; and with the iu geniousness of an honorable mind wheo con vinced of an erior, fie sought every oppor Minify of distinguishing hei m rit, which he had once been reluctant to admit. When he saw the giace and courtliness wi h which sho maintained a g neial hospitality ; thf j dgment far b yond her years displayed in the management of her servants ; t he ener gy, the eaily rising, the cheerful alacrity with wh'ch she regulated and beautified the internal mechanism of her f mily ; the dis inierestedness with which she forgot herself, and sought the good of others ; but above all, her untiring devotion to her husband, and the little one Sorting np around lur, lie gloiied in th- sentiment ot Lis son, which, indeed, t;e had ulivays believed, though h aj; oi-ce in danger of swerving f n. m ii, that strong personal ..ff ciiou is esst micd to liie Oasis of mat imonial .fT ciion. liut the scene of exquisite f. licity was not long to last. Th death of Iter two eldest children ptepaied i er for a deep loss in her beloved and estimable husband. In the Hy ing situation of a young, beautiful, and wealthy wid w and mother, sh- was ti I able to conduct heiself wi ll unvaiy iug discretion, and laithluliy to dischaige every important duty. 1 1 was in the spring of 1758 that two gentle men attended bv a servant. Were seen riding hrmighthe luxuriant scenerv with which the coun y of New Kent, in Virginia, abounds. 1 Tlie most sinking figure of ihe groupe was a tall, graceful man, apparently about twenty five or twenty six years of ag, He would have been a mod I for a statuary when Rome was in her best days. His companion was an eldeily man, in a plain garb, who, by the fmiiliaihy by winch he pointed out suriouttding objects, woold seem to be taking his daily rounds upon his own estate. Astiiey approached the avenue to an an i que mansion, he placed his hand on the r in of It'iN companion. Nay, Colonel Washington, let it never be said that you passed the house ..f your father's ut Vk,ll,oul dismounting. I m si insist on he hom,r of delay;r,g you as mv guest." J11-' to you, my dear sir, bo. I . ide in haste, the b, ot a icLeilQ oUf (j ,v. ernor in Villi,,msuiir ... . delay " ,,ll,suurg, which may not bio k "Is this the noble s..d tthrh was .ven .O you by Ihedv.ng B-addorko,, ti. field ol Monongahela ? and this sanjM .,ai he bequeathed you at the same im. ?" Wasiiingtun answered in ihe mative ihon, my dear Colunsl, thus iiiuuoted, land attended, 3ou mav well dine ivith me, and by borrowing some of this fine moonlight. I reach WillMmsburg ere his Excellency shall have shaken off his morning slumbers. 99 "Do I understand thai 1 may be excused immediately after dinner?" Cerfai!y ." "Then, sir. I accept your hospitality." And gracefully tin owing himself from hh charger, he resigned the rein to his English servant, giving at the same time smct order as to the time he must be-ready to puisue their journey. "I am rejoiced, Colonel Washington," said the hospitable old gentleman, "fortu nately to have met you on my morning ride; and the more so, as I have some guests w. I may make the repast pass pleasantly, and will not fail to appieciate our young and va liaui soldier." , Washington bowed his thanks, and was inttoduced to the company. Virginia's far famed hospitality was well set forth in tha: spacious baionial hall. Precise in his house hold regulations, i he social feasi was closed at the time the host predicted. The servant was also punctual he knew the habis of ins master. Al the appointed moment he stO"d with horses caparisoned at the gate ; and nnjch did hi marvel, as listening to every footstep that paced down the avenue, he saw the sun sink in the west, und yet no master appear. At length OTdeis cann that ihe horses should be put up for the night. Wonder upon wonder ! when his business willi the Governor was so urgent ! The s in was high in ihe heavrns the next oay ere W ishiubiou mounted f r his join ney. u expl inHio wa giv n, bin it was rumor ed that ,m ng the j,u sts was a beautifu and yuutiitul widow, to whoso charms I. is hearl r-spon.-ed. This wasfuithei confum ed by hi lanying but a brief space at Wil liamsburg, letracing his ruute with unusual celerity and becoming a frequent visito? at the house of the late Colonel Custis, in the vicinity, where the following year, his nuptial w r' Celebrated. Henceioith tire life of ihe lady of Mount Vinoii is h part of llie History of her coun IV. Ill that liailuvrrrU . . . i,, " ' . nt ente ing into the plans of Washington, shaiing his confidence,' and making his household happy. Tbei e her only daughter, Martha Custis, died in the bloom of youth; a fewyeais after, when the troubles of the couutiy diew hei husband lo the post of cum in u dei in-chief of her aimies, slh- aec mpa nied him to B ton, and wiinrs-ed its si g and evacuation. For ighi years he r lum ed no more io n j -v hin beloved lesid- nee on the Potomac. Duiing his absence she made the most str nuous flfoi is lo dischaigr the added weight of care, and to endure, without chang less trust' in luavi n coutui ued anxietv I or one so in xpressibU dear. At the close of each campaign she tepaired in compliance wiiti his tish s, to head quar ters, wuere the ladies of the general officers joined her in forming such society as diffused a cheerful influence over even the gloom of he winter of V dley Forge and Mornstown. Tho opening of every campaign was the signal of ihe return of JLady Washington, (as he was called in the army) to her do meMtic caies hi Mount Ve.non. "I heard," stid she, "the fust and the last cannon of the revolution y war." The rejoicing whir h attended the ui ender of Coinwallis, in ihe autumn of 1781, matked for hei a season of the deepest soirow. Her only re maining child, Colonel John Custis, the aid decamp of Washington, became during his arduous duties at the siege of Yorkiown, the v if I i in of eniriemir fpipr ;inl died Hi lli. or of twentv-seven. H was but a bov of fivel at the time of tier second marriage, and had drawn forth suonglv the affntions and e giid of her husbtnd, who shared her fifHic iion for his loss, and endeavored by the ten deresl s v mpa thy to alleviate it. After the clo-e of ihe war, a few years were devoted to the enjoyment and embel lisliMient ti eir favorite Mount Vernon.- Toe peace and returning ptospeiiiy ol iheir country gave puie and btight ingredients to their cup of happiness. Their mansion was thronged with guests of di tinction, all of hom tenwked wiih admiration the eneigy of Mrs. Washington in the complicated duties of a Vi gun housew ife, and the ele gance and gtace wiih which she presided at tier noble boaid. The voice of a fiee nation, confeiringon Gen.-Washington the 'highest iffice in its power lo bestow, was not obeyed without a sacrifice of feeling. It was in the spring of 1789f that, with his lady, he bade adieu to his tranquil abode, to assu i e the responsi biiiiy of the fi'st Presidency. In forming his domestic establishment, he minghd the simplicity of a republic wnh that dignity which he felt was necessaty to secure the respect of older govei r.nients. The furni ute of his house, ihe livery cf his seivin's. ihe entertainment of his guests displayed eleg mce, while thf-y rejected ostentaiioo. In all these arrangements, Mrs. Washington was a second self. . IL r Friday evening levees, at which she was always present, exhibited that peifect enqueue which marks the intercourse of, the uiguified and high bred. Commencing at sev n and closing at len they lent no more sanctions to late ho rs a id levity. Toe fiisi lady of the nation preserved the habits of eaily life. Indul ging in no indolence, she left her pillow at dawn and afiei b eakfast retired to hei cbm bei for ..ii hour for the smdy of he scriptures and devo ion. This pr c iCf, dining ihe b rig peri d tf ha t" a cen urv, was n ver omitted. The dmies .t h sabbath wee neai to her. The President and herself at tended public worship wiih tha utmost rtgu "ty. and in thr sefmon. chamber, the scriptures and a .h7rnnPr!ng 1797 Peaed fr with ?! eas,ng anticipations. The cares 06 Were res'gned. and they were bout to rellre for he rt,m:iwder QJ thpir days to the spring shades of Mount Vernon. i"L1W tULrf sPring'g fffsl gieenness w.-erever ihey lrod, the vernal blossoms opened to receive them, the warbled wel come of , he birds were never more dear, as wearied with the toils of public life, and tiated w,,h its honors, they returned to neir rural retreat, hallowed by the recollec tions of ea.Uer years and by ihe consci6us i: ess of virtue. But in two vcars Washington was no more. 1 be shock of. his death, after an illness of only twe.wy .fuur hours, fell like a thunder bolt upon the bereaved widow. The pietv which had long been her strength continued I" support, but her heart diooped ; and though her cheerfulness did not utterly for sake her, she discharged he, habitual round ol dunes as one who ieh "that glory Ind departed." J H-w beautif , Hud chdraceiistic was her reply m the solicitations of the high, si au ihuutv ol ihe nation, that ihe remains of If I illustrious husband might be removed to the seat of Government, and a marble monument erec ed to mark the spot of their tepo e. "TdUght by the great example which I have had not long before, m ver to oppose my private wishes to the will of mv countiy, I consent to the req.,esi made b, Coi.gies; and in doing this I m ed nut, cannot say what a sacrifice of individual Ite sng 1 make to a sense ol public doty ." 'The intention of the Congiess of 1799 has eei been t xet uied, nor ilu proposeo m.nu-niv-nt erected. The enthusiasm of the 'im passed away, and the many con flic ing cares of a gieat nail n turned its thought from hus peipetuatig his memory, whose image, it trusted, would be ever enshrined ,iti ne hearts of a great people. Scare ly two yeais of hpr ' lovr ly widow hood weie accomplished, ire the lady ol 1oum.W riiun luund death appioar hing, Gathenng tier family around her, she io. pitssedoi. them the value ol n liton wtmh sue had tasted liom her youth oowaid lo hoary bans. Then calmly lesigned hei oui into the hands of him who gave i , ut ihe age of seventy, lull of hohois, she wa? laid in .he tomb of U ashiiigion. s. In this outline o the lineaments of Manha W ashington, we pt retif u)rl tt . ueithei thr Dt auty with w iich -die was en dowrd, nur the high sta ion which she ha. a tamed, that gave enduung hsiip to hei (ha.actei, but I er Christian fidelity in ihos li ties which devolve Upon her t t, Ti Is filled her to eiadicale ihf hoiue, lo bgutei the cr s, lo ctieei the anxieties, to subli mate the enj iy ments of him who, in the ex pressive language of the Chief J s,nce Mai shal, w is "so f vored ol Heaven as to de- pa without exhibiting the weaknesses oi u. nanny From the Charleston Mircury. The ltcl:gious lusti uciiou of Slaves. BiSlMOM IS LiilLi.L.l W About the year 1728 the truly excellent and great Bihop Beikely conceived the de sign of estai lihing on ihe Islands of Beimu Ja, then gt nerally called the Summer Isl ands, a college for the education of Mission aries to convert the Savages ef America. The scheme met wiih so much favour fiom lhe jnguished men of the limes, that i was ai length taken up in parliament, and the King was petitioned to make a grant of 0 000 to cairy it into efl ct, which he teadily promised to do, through Walpole the then Minis er. Bishop Beikeley ac coidingly sailed for this country, and took op his residence at Newport in Rhod Isl aiitfvvhere; lie pem several years, waitn.g lor the fulfilment of the royal promise. B-n with Walpole, to promise and to do, espe cially in the matter of giving away money, were not exactly the same things, and when, af.er interminable delays, the Bishop inqui ted of him through a friend, whether he in tended really to let him have the 20,000 or urn, oir rumen maoe me very nonest o ! r i - j .i . and obliging reply J "If you put thisques- I tion to ire, as a Minister, 1 must andean assure you, that the money shall most un doubtedly be paid as soon as suits with pub lic convenience, but if you ask mc as a friend, whether Dean Berkeley should con tinue in America, expecting thf payment of 20,000, I adviso him, by all means, to re turn home to Europe and to give up his piesent expectations." The Bishop was too wise a man not to take sch a hint, and the object of seven years anxious toil was saciificcd to the faithfulness of one narrow mindt d great man. So ended the first sthemebvei put on foot to evangelize Ame lica. w But we have given this short history spe cially to introduce the fact, that it was a prl ol the plan o? Bishop Berkeley to pro vide for the spiritual instruction of ihe laves of this country, as well as the conver sion of the Savages io Christianity ; which we think a chcumstance so honorable to bis sagacity and philamhiopy, that it ought io be kep. in the minds of posterity. Speak ing in his Proposal," of the ineo qual-fi-canon, both as to learning and moral, of ihe CI rgynieu they h d been in ihe t abu et sending out from Englan ' to America, he rema'ks, To ibis may be imputed the small care that hath b en taken to rorrt ct ihto negio3 of our plantations, who, lo the 1'iritu 1 ' " ..-y- or England, .and scandal of the worldr continue heathens . under Christian masters, and in Christian countries. Which would never be if ourPlanters were rightly tustructed and made sensible, that theydis appointed their own baptism by denying it jo those who belong to them: that it would be of advantng-to their, affair-, to have slaves who should " obey in all things their master according to the flesh, not with eye service as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, s fearing God,:"" that Gospel Ii oerty consists with temporal servitude, and that their slaves would only become better slaves by being Christians: The result of Bishop Berkeley's enterprise shows how much sincerity, that England, which then and ever since would lum the woi Id upside down io free slaves not her own," had to be stow upon the most feasible rtTotts to im prove the m .ral condition of those in which her own subjects held a property. The depth of B.itish philanthropy might always be measured by its pecuniary" avails. The views just expressed, show another thing, which we would impress on" oui Planters, jh l the idea of giving systematic religions instruction io out slave population is no new idea, of the other davV ougin, but was fa miliar to the thoughts and plans of wise men, more than a centurv ago ; nd who appear io have had a very- cleat perception of the reasons that make it proner. No longer than ten or twelve yeais ince, whtn the plan of sending Missionaries to our blacks w t s fii ?t entrred upon, we well re. member the opposition it raised among ma. ny olthe Planters, who weie av rse lo it as an innovati.-n, fraught with ill conseq fences, hey could not tell what, but which they weie dettimined not to risk. As all think ing men foresaw, their fears have proved peifeclly g:oundless, nnd e venture to sav. not i ne who has made th ' experiment, but will heanily subscribe io the soundness of Bishop B ikeley's obsei vaiions. What nre- . C f- r- . ' - j. dice siili XiSt, we aie ur a vmv few veais more of niai will rem ive, and thai man will come to b regarded in South Caiolina a monster, as he i, who, through finne? and pnsillaumuy; exerts th -iiofKi g despotism of Hati.,g the mind of mspoo. slaves lo a kimwh dge of God anu i future world. Such a uuu does not deserve . live. 'POLITICAL.. The Vice Iiesia ncy. From the Philadelphia U. States Gazelle TO THE WHIGS OF THE U. ST A i 1 ft iir r tLLiiW I IT1ZKNS : We Have put at lest ronli veisv as to the Pit Mdetiry ion kiA irt im m . .1.. M. A . 1 J . ft I miiiiiair is 'uii diiy iiooiiuaieo ; nu! W IIHVe et onse lied a matter which iec--in develop nen s have made ot incalculable im; Oitance the selectiuji of a proper cai didaie fur the Vice Pieside.irv. It is in be apprehended tha in our enthu siasm for the distil goished s ate rn wi chosen for ihe highest place in our fill, our bettei prdgment may not be tercised in piepa.iitu f r coniingeucies, which, how ver calm rous, may vet be ordained by Provident?, iiid lot wnich die sad xp rie.e f the last f w years has laugh us tct must provide. -io pioviding, we aie uw imp siu..iv called upon to d. in and the highest recoid 'f cha racter. N"i Iradilioiiai h rend uoi mo r:es of neighbor hood not ihe hearsay evi dence of politicians, even when iheie may b - ihe assistance ol sectional i n cumstance io discourage further inquiiy ; especially, if we are yet sane, will we discard ail evidence proceeding from Ihe candidate himself, even though with tears he may seem to saciifice his fondest hope upon he altar of his country ; and long and deeply should wo dwell upon our warnings and our obliga'ions, wbpn we remember that the last words uttered hy the lamented Harrison were addressed to John 'l yltr ! Let us tivpn go to our work with the deter mination of supporting none other than a man whose life has demonstra'ed his sincere and ardent attachment to our principles let him be a man who in any event will "carry out the principles of the Constitu tion." He must not be a man who by po litical accident may have been thrown into juxtaposition with us; we must be careful to the seveiest scrutiny, in all communion with these juxtaposition Whigs. They have been our curse. To whom in these circumstances of solemn admonition can we look wiih an abiding confidence? We can look to John Sergeant, of Penn sylvania. We all know that in him sound principles are inherent ; he has s j cultivated them a.d adhered to tnem through all the vicissitudes of his life, that to depait from litem would be to depart from himself. In out darkest as in cur b ightes hours he has been our steadfast ft tend ; in all our political reta i ns and arrangement he lias taken the pari allotted io him und performed his duly ; distutb d by no restless ai d personal ambi tion, he has been comen ed to serve when mheis less meritorious hae sought to rule. Pre-eminently distinguished for his good faith and int giity in all the public trust reposed in hs hands, he has asked for no reward o her than thit which has been vol untarily accorded io him throughout ihe Union the acknowledgment of pis fixity, ol his persona! and political boner. His life has been a be .utiful raf$'on of character ef at. uuright polit.cHii united with hit of a wise staesi'4n Mr. Sergeant w8 r," in public life ihiough ihe convulsions in the political el" msnu which iaioedutely prectded tb elcctl0n of Joho qu., Ad ded in gmng buth to , thai, more legitimated issue, Andrew Jackson. S.r f ti..t .i i- . , r ' 11 5U-cesstoD that the politicians of the different sections of the country were hurled from sphere to sphere, and from planet to planet John Ser geant was among the few who wera not ....uwaouioi tneiroibits by the agitaiinff .nfluence. ol the hour. Calmly and firmly he breasied the storm until the dose of Mr. Adams administration ; ho then tetired t his constituents, not to repose upon laurels honorably earned, but to aid by his personal assistance and advice in gathering together a party of his fellow-citizens who should ba determined to seo the country rescued from the hands of domestic enemies. In 18S2 be was nominated by ihe Whigs generally throughout the Union as their can didaie for the Vice Presidency in connexion with Henry Clay for the Piesidnncy. In the State of Pennsy Ivania, as in several oth er States, he cheerfully withdrew' his oamo to satisfy the view, of those who deemed tho in.roducnon of the lamented Wirt then ex pedient. Th. glory of the battle of New Urleans was tao much for every eipedient and the result was the re-election ol Andrew Jackson. In the canvass preceding the election of 1831) it was settled by our friends that pop;, ular expiession indicated ihe propriety of the selection of Gen. Harrison as our candi d4te for the Presidency. John Serjeant, whose fate was inseparable from that of Mr. Clay, rtspooded immediately in what seem ed to be the sentiment of his brethren, by ielding his own position, together with a preference basd upon a long and ardent personal as w II as political attachment fof the illustrious statesman of the West sciJi out a ear without, as far as we ctii learn, any thing calculated to lend dramatic ffectj but unostentatiously, as an honest man erne to his duty or lo his work. -Hmiry Clay and John Sergeani have been united at all lime ; ag tt, n 0pinian, po lineal fanh, ai d concert of action, as in thai relations accoided to them bv the Whig I-..i u.e c. unuy. vvheti'lleniv Clay s withdrawn to gjVH pUce in General Ha,,i,on, Mn Sergeantwat toithdiawn to give place to John Vyltr. Jo, n Secant was whhdrwn' to roako ioomio,Jt.hii Tyler I K m.inb-r that! Ay, iememher.it and let it sptak liumpel. ongued to the advocates of temporary and sectional expedient who Congregate abou political caui usses and coofenih ns. Let ii be echoed and it-echoed throughout ihe l-Mli-n-il. it shall be heard bv every pa tnotic Whig, who, in the dtiusion of ihr? hour, assisted. io ihe sacrifice of the long "i'd, toi hfnl, ai d deyoted chamoion f hi. piinciples and hi rights ; and may an. "UMU""J"' iuign4ii-n ne awaken d to send fonh the cry of jusiice, until justice bo done. Pennsylvania has no other candidal r..r tlie Peiit,ei(CV. Since cl. , aitc una Had nooihel can.ii are4 She has .tJl.im.. yMdedloherms. Srate. 8h caft vield no long r. Io ih- name of hei hijn.frwf. n( th moaiids of voters, and 111 llli'mnib j.f l. m gloiious niumph fr the depaned H-uifon, u. der the r ssure of r v t baneful i. fl..r-n. slip demand ihe loiutnaMnn of John Ser gem , Whence sh II a gnive Voice comet ue la ware pan tone n b.ave lit Ie Oela, wa.e. will be heaid through net mnani- mous and glorious representative Clavian. proclaimihg her disinterested choice for Pennsylvania. Massachusetts, unless fet. teied by the distinguished statesman who " knows not where he shall go," that State of wholesome morals and sound doctiine. win not oe backward in doing right for the sake of doing right. John Davis, of Massa chusetis and John M. Clayton, of Dela. ware, whoso friends are the friends of John Sergeant, and all of whom belong to the gpod ol J Whig family, will with one voicip demand that justice which can be obtained only by the nomination of John Sergeant. Then Pennsylvania appeals with an uri doubting confidence to tho high seme of honor of her patriotic friends and Whig brethren throughout tho Union. She ten ders , to their consideration no political changeling no ephemeral creature of ac cident ; bat a candidate whose whole lifo has been devoted to ' the support and pro mulgation of Whig principles. ' HARRISON. The Whig System. Home labor ; work at home ; buy al home ; sell at homo ; spad at home ; employ our own country men io preference; help Americans first; protect American labor ; assist American industry ; let the South feed Ihe Noiih; the Nortl supply the South ; what we don't want we will ship away what we can't make or produce we will buy from foreigners. This is the Whig system ; this is Henry Clay policy. We love our own dear country, and our ovrn country men, before any foreign na lion'; and mean first to take care of Ameri can men and American boys', and Amerieaa girls and women. We are cot an idle peo ple; wh must and we ill live by. our labor. It feeds us and it clothes us ; and we mean intake care of that labor in preference to ary veio, or any power foreign or domestic. II nee we wnt a domrs'ic and protectifO u iff .Annapolis Hepublkant ,
The Newbernian, and North Carolina Advocate (New Bern, N.C.)
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Sept. 9, 1843, edition 1
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