wh. ; -irf rwj) to tettdv .
L" THE PUBLIC GOOD SHOULD EVER BE TOEFEURED TO PRIVATE ADVANTAGE."
Volume 4.
LlNCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1848.
KOIEEE. 13.
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Lincoln Business Directory
Court Officers Superior Court V.
. A. M'Bee, clerk. Equity Wrn Wil
liamson, clerk. County court Robt.
Williamson, clerk. W.Lander, Soli
itor. B S Johnson, She nil. Caleb
tiller, Town Constable.
Register, J. T. Alexander ; County
Surveyor, J. Z. Falls ; County Proces-
inner, Ambrose Costlier. Trustee,
J Hatn&our. Treasurer Pub. Buildings,
D. W. Sclienck. Coioner, J M Jacobs.
Building Committee J. Ramsour,!'.
Summey,John F Phifer, and 11 Causler.
Lawyers ilay wood W. Guion,utam
st. one door east. L. E. Thompson,
main st. east, ad square W. Lander,
mam st. east, 2d square. V A McBee,
and W. Williamson, offices at McBee's
building, main st. 2d square, east.
Physicians Simpson & Bo bo, main
t., west. D. W. Schenek, (and Apo
thecary, main st. two doors east. E.
. Caldwell, tjt of Femal Academy. Z.
Butt; otlice opposite Mc Lean's hotel.
A. Ramaour. botanic mainst. west.
Merchants-Men S Johnson, north on
tquare, west cornsr, J. A Ramsour,
n n square, north west corner. C. C.
HendersoiijOu square,(post office) south
J. Ramsour-Su:i,ma!t) st. 5 doors went.
R E Johnson, on square,suuih west cor
ner main t. R Reul, on square.south
east corner. Hoke oc Michal.on square
' Hoot, Shoe $ Hat Store Horatio
Thomson, main st., on 2d square, west
of court house, north side.
Acudtmit Male,T J Sumner; Fe-
male, under the churge of Mr Newaon.
Hotels Mr9 Motz, e. w. corner of
main st. end squara W. Slade, main
s.2d corner east of square. A. A.
McLean, 2d corner, west, on m;iin st.
. S Johnson, ncrth west, on tquare.
, QaGrocers W. R. Edward, mam st.
caal of equire. James Cobb, to. cast
corner of Alain and Acodemy st.
Tailors Moore & Cobb, main et. 1
door west of square. A Alexandei, on
square, o. by w. side.
Watch Maker and Jeweller David
Welsh, main at. 4 doors east.
Saddle and Harness Makers J. T.
. Alexander, main st. 2d corner east of
square. H. M. & F. J. Jetton, ti sq.,
ihorth by west. J. Ad. Jetton, south
'west on square. .
Coach Factories Samuel Lander,
maiast. east, on 2d squaro from Court
House. Abner McKov, main at. east,
n 3d square. S. P. Simpson, street
north cf main, and n. w. of court house.
Isaac Erwin, main at., west, on 2d sq.
James Cornwall, .;:ain et. 2d square, w.
ml, south side, coitier. A. Garner, en
main st. east end.
Blacksmiths Jacob Rush, main st.
5th corner east, of court house. M.
Jacobs, main st., east end. A. Detain,
main st. near east end. J. Kysanuer,
back at. north west of public square.
J. TV, Paysour, west end.
" Cabinet Makers Thomas Dews &
Son, main st. east, on 4th square.
Carpenters, $c. Daniel Shuford,
'main st., east, 6th corner from square.
James Triplet:, main st. M'Bee's build
. ing. Isaac Houser.miin ot. west end.
, Wells, Curry it Co. main st. east end.
: Brick Masons Willis Peck, (and
plaistercr) main st. east,4lh corner from
quare. Peter Ilouser, on east side of
street north of square.
Tin Plate Worker and CopperSmilh
Thos. R. Shuford, main st. east, on
south side ot 2d square.
Shoe Makers John Huggine, on
back st. south west ot square.
Tuiner-Paul Kisller, main-st. west
end J. Ramsour, back st., north east
of square. F & A. L Hoke, 3-4 mile
west of town, main road.
Hat Manufactories John Cline, n.
from public square, 2 doors west side of
et. JohnButts cc son,on square, south
aide.
v. Printers T. J. Eccles, Courier of
flee, 5 doors north of court house, Isl
and Ford road.
Oil Mill Peter and J E Hoke, one
mile uoth west of town, York road.
Paper Factory (J. & R. Hostel
er, 4 miles south-east of court house.
Cotton Factory John F. Hoke &
L. D. Childs, 2 miles south of court
house.
Vesuvius Furnace, Graham's Forge,
Brevard's, and Johnson's Iron work,
cast.
LimeKiln Daniel Shuford and oth
ra, 9 miles south.
Letters for the above to be addresssd
the Lincolmon Post OJfiec.
The Good Old Times.
I wott tl fachinns wtrA tbe same
As thirty years ago,
I can't imagine what can make
2'ne Tailors change them so;
When I was in my youth.. 1 noa'da
A coat of homespun do,
And thought it very fine to have
My hair tied in a cue.
And in thoie days our breeches wers
All buckled at the knee,
And 6ilvei buckles would snsure
The best of company;
Our beaten were of conaely shape,
And kep t off sun and rain
Ob how I wish these brosd brimmed hats,
Would corns in vogue snin.
I'm troubled with a half a yard
Of cloth about ny feet;
My coat is made so very small.
The laps will hardly meet;
Tight knees are all the fashion now,
And shoes must have square toes;
Where the fashions Kill arrive at last,
The tailor hardly knows.
The dandies of ihe present day,
Have guard chains all of gold,
You'd think their mouii8liou3 pocket-book
Was filled with wealth untultl
My father wore asiiter watch,
And eke a good steel chain,
Aud well I rtcolltct his straight
One pewlttr headed cane.
fie owned a laige and thrifty farra
Of wood ana1 meadow land,
And always had a plenty of
The dollar coins on hand.
1 guess some dashy friends of mine,
Would find it rather hard
To j ay or cats they're wearing now,
At "two poundsten per )ard."
Cut as fcr me, I wih 1 had
.Vy silver dollars back,
I'd recollect my father's ways.
And tread the same old track:
I'd never do as I have done,
Risk hundreds oa a bet, ,
rior be 'blijed so oft to cry,
"Clean puekets here to let."
DeeaocratSc Slate Conrention.
The Delegates present from the dtf
fercnt Couties of the State, mat in Con
vention m the Commons Hall, in the
City of Raleigh, on the 12th day gf A
pril, 1343, at 12 o'clock, M.
On mution o! Jas. B. Sheprd, Esq.
of Wake, the following gentleman were
unanimously selected as Uiliccrs of the
Convention :
PltnsIDENT.
Hon. Weldou N. Edwards, of War
ren County.
Vice Presidents.
William Ellison, of iieaufort.
L. H. Msrsteller. of .New Hanover.
James M. Bulbek, of Gratmlia.
Thomas W. Graves, of Caswtll.
Sjcceetakizs.
William B. Gulick, of Craven.
David Fulton, ot iNw Hanover.
Thomas B. Bailey, of Orange.
The Convention was then addressed
by the President, who alluded in a hap
py mannet to the circumstances under
which it had aasembied, aud, in a lew
words, distinctly suied the object of tha
meeling.
On motion, the Counties nere called
over in order, when the following .re
lound to be represented :
Aske. Duncan K. McJae, William
H. Bsyne, William W. Huldej.
Beaufort. W iliisoi Ellison.
Caswell. 1 nomas .Uravas, uic.tr
sro J onts, and Dr. John L. rVitliaiuson.
Chavtlund. Duncan K. McRae.
CVacen. James K. Morris, Thomas
G. Richardsou, Ul,6e-s H.. Rich, and
William B. Gulick".
Cumberland. leste G. Sheperd,
WillUm L. Siarr, David R. Bell, George
W. Pegram, Duncan J. McAllister, aud
IVilliam H. Bavne.
Edgecomb. Jesse Harrell, Divid
Cobb, James R. Thigpen, John H. Dan
iel, Gen. Wvatl Moye, and Col. Henry
T. Clark.
Franklin James R. Jeffreys, John
D. Hawkins, Jr. Harmau H. liaight, P,
11. Hawkins, and D. W . C. Sione.
Granville. James M. Bullock, Rob
ert Vass, Jonathan Jenkins, T. B- Vena
hie, John S. Eaton, Lewis D. Burweil,
Johnathan M.Stone, and Wm. R White.
Greene.-J ustice G. Daniel, and Lem
uel H. Moye.
Halifax. J. N. Daniel and J. H.
VVhiufcer.
Johnston. Yj. H. Tomlinson, H. H.
j Hobbs, A. J. Leach, J. W. B. Watson,
L. Richardson, lVrtUam'J. Clements. T
W. Whitley, Jas. H. 'Bf--? Vn- H
o. Dodd, Jf.e Tomlmson,
Ransom Bridgers, and lt,r- B. Saund
ers. ' '
Lenoir, Representety Craven Del
egsiion.
Moore. Samuel J. Per sen.
Nash.W. D. Harrison and W. II.
Smith.
New Hanover, N.M.Nixon, Wil
liam S.' Ashe, David Fulbn, John C,
Bowdeo, Bnd Gen. L. H. Marsteller.
Northampton. WiUiati B. Robert.
OniZow. HarysyCox.'
.Grange. John Holt.Taonas B. Bai
"o. Dr. Bartleit I)orham,bf. John AN
lion, James M. Palmer, f)r. I). A.
Monigomery, Rolin A. C-ikV John Mar
cum, auJ IV'illis Marcum.
Person. Charles S. WinsieiJ, B. B
Taylor, Dr. John C. Terrell, Sydney
Walton, William Daniel, and Jo'ui W.
Cunningham.
Rsckingham. Robert P. Dick.
Wake.O. L. Burch, Jolm B. Johns,
Win. V. Hoiden, Seh Jones. JFtWa
Whitaker, Hillory Wilder, Anderson
K. Clements, W illie Perry, Burweil
Temple, Mark McW'illiams, James D.
Newsom, H. A. McCuIlers, Samuel H.
Dunn, K;mbrough Jonas, Isaac Rowland
Alpheus Jones. R. N. Jeffrey s, W. W.
U'hiisker, Calvin Smiili, ;Vm. R. Poole,
James B. Shepard, Ira Bekwith, Berry
D. Suns, D. K. McRae, and Green
Beckw ith.
Warren, H'eldou N. Edwads.Geo
D. Baskerville, Gen. M. T. Hawkins,
and John D. Fain.
Wayne. Z. L. Thompson, Johu V.
Sherrod, Henry 31. Thompson, and Wil
laim K. Lane.
On motion ot Mr Jeffreys, ol Frank
lin, a Committee of three was appointed
by the President to wait on Gen. Sam
uel Houston, nd the Hon. Stephen
A. Douglas, of the United States' Sen
ate, and invite them to take seats in this
Convention.
The President appoints! the follow
ing gentleman to compose said Commit
tee: Mr. Jeffreys of Franklin, Mr. Hold-
en of Wake, aud Mr. Yenable of Gran
ville.
On motion of Mr. Shepard of Wake,
the President was authorized to appoint,
at hisdi9creiion,a Corsmittea of thirteen
lo prepare Resolutions and to present
matter lor the consideration and action of
the Convention.
On motion, Patrick McGovran wasap
pointed Doorkeeper to the Convention
On motion the Convention then ad
journed to 4 o'clock, P. M.
Evimng sassioN, 4 o'clock. P. M.
The Convention met agreeably to ad
journment.
The President announced the follow'
ing gentlemen as. the Committee to pre
pare Resolutions and present matter for
the consideration and actum of the Con
vention, to wit Shepard of Wake, Clark,
Baskerville, Hoiden, Person, Dick, Jones
of Caswell, Monigomery, Bayne, Ashe,
Lane, Richardson ot Craven, and Rob
erts.
On motion, the Committee had leave
to retire and sit during the session cf
the Convention.
The Convention was5 addressed by
Mr. Shepherd of Cumberland, and by
Mr. Saunders of Johnston; and after
wards on motion, it adjourned to 10
o'clock Thursday morning.
Moxning session, Thursday, April
13.
The Convention met according to ad
journment. The Convention was addrctsed by
Mr. McRae.
Stnators Houston and Dcuglaa were
then conducted to seats at the right and
left of the President by Vice Presidents
Graves and Marstellei, the latter of
whom introduced them to the Conven
tion. The Committee of thirteen appointed
bv trie Convention to prepare Resolu
tions aud to present matter for the con
sideration and action of that body, re
parted through their chsirman, James
B. Shepard, the following Preamble and
Resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted :
Whereas, it is proper in a Rpre-t-ip.t
live Government like our own, fr
tha people to be always vigilant of their
rights end interests more especially is
it io at a time like ttie present, when
the policy and all the measures of the
Democratic par.y. though in the full
tide of success are still insidiously oppo
sed and attacked by the leaders of the
Whig party ; ;Vui whereas our country
is now engageu hi a foreign war, and
that too with an 'enemy intaiuated and
blind, assisted and supported (whether
purposely or not,) by an unscrupulous
opposition and party press at home;ae
it therefore
1. Resolved, That the Administration,
is using every exertion, by persuading
and bv sending to Mexico a Minister to
ettle by peaceful negotiation all matters
in dispute, exhibited the American
character in its true light; nd that it is
equally a part of that character, when
forced to ulterior measures, never to
sheathe the sword umil all the objects
for which it has been drawn have been
secured ; and regarding the Treaty (so
far as we understand the terms theieof)
lately approved by the President and
sanctioned by the Senate, as honorable
to this nation and just to a prostrate and
conquered foe, we lender our thauks to
those who with such singular skill de
mised the conduct of hostilities, as well
as those gallant officers aud soldiers who
so promptly executed the mandates of
the civil aulhori'y. "
2. ResolcedtTYit any encouragement
or countenance gratuitously tendered a
public enemy in the time of actual war,
prumptsd bv whatever motive, is injuri
ous to the best interests of the Republic;
and ought to be stigmatized and known
by no other name than that of moral
treason.
3. Resolved, That the acknowledged
eaders of the opposition, by their Spee
ches, Addresoes, unfortunate and pro
tracted delays of the necessary supplies
to carrv on a war resulting from a series
of murders, robberies, ani other outra
gtis, perpetrated by the Mexican nation
and patiently endured by us for a nutn
ber of years and finally from a delibe
rate invasion of American soil, and the
ahtddina of Amsncun blood thereon,
have inflicted deep injury upon the
country ; that we believe tbe gallant a
chievements of our army would lon
sicce have procured a peace satisfactory
to both nations, but for the double enemy
we hate had to encounter the tne on
our own, the other on Mexican soil : and
abhorring perjury, whether in public or
private- life, howsoaver disguised, there
is one sentiment in the speech delivered
by Mr. Clay in Lexington to which we
can heartily subscriOe and that is, thil
whososver idcliaes truth" should rath
er endure any calamity than vote for
what he knew to ba false; thereby com
mencing, prosecuting, and continuing a
war (accordmg to their own showing,)
at once impious in the sight of God and
detestable in the view of man.
4. Resolved, That the Indepsndent
Treasury, the Tariff of 1841, and othar
measures of domestic policy advocated
by the Democratic parly, bate been so
eminently successful that many of the
candid as wall as the cunning among the
opposition, pretend t be ready to abtn
don what they call old issues, and now
defy us to meet on the question of the
wara detiance we are prepared to
meet, ansl a gauntlet we most cheerfully
take up; boldly pointing to a series of
victories as having elevated our national
character abroad, and as having hasten
ed (what has bean smothered by arbitra
ry power) a Revolution in France, es
tablishing on tha ruins ot the proudest
monarchy in Europe a republic intended
as a counterpart of our own.
6. Resolved, That while tke eminent
success of our domastic policy has well
nigh silenced the clswors of interested
par nans and offica scekers at home, the
wonderful and brilliant dsede of our little
army of citizen soldiers have had cn
important agoncy in precipitating c
comparatively peaceful Revolution in
the old world, which bids fair to cecure
the rich blessings ol Constitutional lib
erty to the laboring millions ot Europe;
and we heraby tender to tha people of
gallant France our warm and most heart
felt sympathy.
0 Resolved, That the Preflmb'o fo
the Resolution ptsssd by the W'hig par
ty at the last session af our Legiclfiture,
appropriating money to the North Caro
lina Regiment, and in which the Presi
dent of the United Stales is charged wiih
having involved ihe Republic in the ox
isting war withMexico.is f'aUe, and total
ly unfounded in fact, that this Preamble,
emanating je it dul from Q sovereign
Snte of this Confederacy, w ;.o cslcnla
led by its very nature to give aid and
encouragement to the public foe, and to
depress the spirits of our brave volun
teer?; and that the authors of that pream
ble, and those who continue to defond it,
deserve the deepest and strongest con
demnation t the bauds of the people of
North Carolina.
7 Resolved, That ce feel bound ! to
condemn, in the most decided terms,
the conduct of the laot Whig Legis'c
ture in withholding from the North
Carolina Yoluutser tho right to elect
their own Field Officers, and m confer
riag the power to appoiot said Officers
online Governor of tha S'ate; thci the
Volunteers hsd in thfei'r own ranks men
well quclinod to command them, and
that therefore the proposition, which
was offered by a deaoocrat, and sustained
by the democrats is a party, to confine
the Governor in his selection to the sol
rtir nf iHa Rp'Timent. was due to the j
Volunteers and"just and proer in iuelf;
and that the Governor of the State in
appoiciing men to command the Regi
ment who had just voted in the Legisla-
iuie wjui uiu war was uncousuiuuuuait
unnecessary ,and unjust, acted in a man
ner unbecoming his position, and dis
played the spirit of a bitter and deter
aiined partizan.
8. Resolved, That the act cf the lut
Whig Legislature, commonly called the
Re Districting Bill, was inexpadient
a dangerous innovation on established '
usage in wanton violation of the rights
of the people was designed and inten
ded to advance the selfish purposes of
Whig leaders, and has no plea of justice ,
or sound policy to sustain it.
9. Resolved, That whan the Whig
party first obtained powsr in North
Carolina out State was free of debt ;
thai by their unwisa, extravegant, or in
judicious use of the public monies she
lias become involved in debt ; and that
this same party, with a full knowledge
ol the fact, in the last Legislature shrunk
from meeting the danger face, and from
providing a system gradually to relieve
the Treasury of its present ad prospec
tive indcptedness.
10. Resolved, That the Congress of
the United Stateo "has no control, dr
rectly or indirectly, mediately or it
ediately, over the iustitut.on of Slave
ry"; and that wo aie oppossd to the
Wil mot or Wiuthrop, or Webster Pro
viso, in whatever shape it may bo pre,
ented.
11. Resolved, That our confidence
in the President of the United States ia
unshaken and undiminished ; that we
cordially approve the policy of the Ad
ministration both in our domestic and
foieign affairs; and that we tender to
President Polk and his Cabinet our hear
ty thanks for the promptness, firmness,
and boldness with which they have car
ried out Democratic principles and mea
sures. 12. Retolved, That the Democratic
members of Congress from this Satede
serve the unqelmed commondalions of
the Democracy, for tha faithful manner
in which they hsve represented the
wishes and the will of their constituents,
aud for their uniform aud unshrinking
devotion to sound principles.
13. Resolved. That having entire
confidence in the ability integrity, and
sound principles of the Hop. David S.
Reid, of the County of Rockingham, we
do hereby recomiueud him to the good
people of North Carolina as a suitable
candidate for Governor ut the ensuing
election.
14 Resolved, That we recommend
the Hon Weldon N Edwards, of War
ren County, and the Hon. Robert
Sirunge, of Cumberland Couniy, as
Delegates on behdf of the Slate to at
tend the Democratic National Conven
tion to be held in Baltimore on the
fourth Monday in rtlay neat, to nominate
Candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency of the United Slates.
15. Resolved, That w recommend
William S Ashe, Esq., of New Hano
ver County, and the Hon. Abraham W'.
Venable as alternate Delegates to the
Baltimore Convention.
16. Resolvtd, That wo earnestly re
commend to the different Electoral and
Congressional Disiricto in this Slate to
take early action in tho appointment ot
Electors and Delegates.
17. Resolved, That tha members of
this Convention hevo heard with pro
found regret of the death of Col Louis
D Wilson, of the County of Edgecombe;
that wo depore hie low as an honest
man, a brave soldier, en ornament to
the State, and o public benofactor.
18. Resolved, That the President c
this Convention be requested to forward
a copy of i he foregoing Resolution to
the relativss of Col Wilcnn.
On motion of Mr McRae, the Presi
dent of tha Convention was authorized
to appoint a Democratic Central Com
mittee to consist of thirteen members.
On motion of Mr Parson, the Presi.
dnt of the Convention was authorixed
(o appoint a Committee of th'ee to in
form the Hon. Dcvia" S Reid oi his nom
ination for the office of Governor, and
to rcquect his acceptance) of the same.
The Convention was then addressed
by the Hon. Stephen A Douglas; after
which, on motion, it adjourned until
half post 3 o'clock, P. M.
Evexjng 8ion, 3i o'clock, ?. M.
The Convention metpursuant to ad
journment. The President announced the follow
ing gentlemen as the Commitia o in
form ."tfr Reid of nis nomination, and to
request his aiceptance, to wit: M.
Person of Moors, Mr Ashe of New Han
over, and Mr Cunningham of Person.
Tho President then announced the
members ol the Central Committee, na
follow?: Messrs, Josiah O. Watson, of
Johnston, Purr i a Busbee, Duncan It.
j McRae, James B Shepard, aud William