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A EllfH KIM, 1WR -RAIi rrTrr-nrn nr q EAT ON GALES, Ta WSCE; OB S3. AT THE - . ntana of lair, delightful peace; "Ottrf tA" to live like brothers." arped oy p v - TJnwi 7T. rKffi If. N. C ft A u S----- Saturdayay 15, 1852. i1h aerie of acta known as the That W6 Jif --- KtsotviD, in. . th . mutual depea- I,.A'iutient v"" a of compremiM the most eon J"a UJ Tl" tart the entire country, that could be eilijtory and .actional interests and opinion, obtained from ,ht to be adhered to and carried .nation. Afi"1 ""lement, In principle It Bto , ,.,,mus .nd exciting aubjects which !,abi . ,.,..., nfWbic Conirrewkmal Caucua Street. Cincinnati. Ohio. Mr. C. w. J, vJL..;ni 'A,..ut for the Western States, nasi- - a -ii- i TairAlTTI -1 f V TJ LOTT KDWABDS, C M. 1 .1VISK.V1AN. Bl iicvitTM LEWIS. .Montgomery, AUv, u onr Genera- "r-." ; for 'he State of Alatema and Tennessee, aa T""'?. f LMVIS. JAMES 0. UJWIS, and SAMUEL D. 'toivi F J OIKS, No. 182. South Tenth Street. PhU I .Ti.it is our General Travellinc Apeftt agisted by WM. II" Wpfc" ,AMES dkkSINO, A. KIRK WKL v MV t A. KVANS. PERKIX bOdSE. GEORGE P. BUT. iVv J riEPlI BUTTON, DR. ratt.HIU.IiJlJ.WU ?V LAAC ' M. BOVJSK, aaJ WALTER P. THOMPSON. .... :onnU ir.v...e BX.Ji)II' T. DENT. Dr. RCTHBRKORfc Dr. Volume Lin. ! RALEIGH, N. C, MAY .19, 1852, "STANDARD"; AND "THE SPOILS." So thoroughly disheartened has the "Standard" nd its party become, ut ihe determination andi harmony with which the Whigs have commen ced the Slate campaign, that it groans in very agony of spirit, lest the official pap. dispenied by temporary triumph, shall be taken from them; and Betrays, in the churlishness of it waitings, as clearly as it could have done by frank,acknow" edgment, the fear which has broken the fancied security of the loco foco camp. Reason! the declared pripciples pfiu own party, that, "To i thf viftnra .1 i- . , . . I Number. 32. - "j ma vvaner ana junquu I desire to trespass on you, by asking th of you to correct, a mistakn mmmni k , the victors belong the spoils." it takes for granted, f&J" "L" t0 "SOME ERRORS CORRECTED." Under this caption, we find the following letter n a late number of the New York " Courier and knqu trer." We have good reason to believe that mis letter was writren by one who knew tbe facts ne relates, and we publish it, m.inly. as an act of justice to Mr. Mangum, of whose speech, how ever, we have already expressed ouropiuion. Washington City, May 3. 1852. 10 me tutors of the Courier and Enquirer. tha favor the Ed.. vain genuemen lrocn the South, who receoily -v.. ltuul lue vvnig Caucus, when ten Whigs and one anii-Comproraise endorser left their friends. In the Expre$s of Saturday evening. May 1st, 1052, in an ediioral, on -Rending out of the' par ty, among other inaccuracies, it is stated: T,eAbo,ion Whi? commentators upon the recent V hig Manifesto in Wasrimo-inn w n.,to - Q " v a. V DV 14H CM ... uin aigiirrs out oi me Whig party, provi j ui iuok uoieriuiMBiion 10 insist upon tha aerrlumont .f u r . ,l cm:. . - ... . ' , me vuiuurumiae measures, lu tne Editor a virtuous indignation really aroused reading thera out. however. tVv n. t tu, v "mg eagerness to gain possession ol that Y ot 8 P" euch n,PD as Peafce odious attendant of political vie ory the spoils- Bell nfT'Jn ry'anJ Badger, of North Carolina; . j "l j . . r .. J e pous, liell, of lennessee. an i many others of note who and had it ended where his ruffled temper sub- would not even attend the W hig eaucus ibSeM? sides into anxiety for the fate of his idol, the im.. I aDgum pre-announced his deternirnatioo to rule out pressI0D mighl ha fixed of a change in ,he ; -Jjth. words of the - g,verumg pr.nc.pie of his party. There he floes j who either wt out of caucus or abated I ?hiv not stop, but goes on to ak "what has Gov. RriA froia auCM' ruled out or read out bv such iour- done, that he should be denied a re-election T rZTL the w members of i.-u . , ,,. "s,. co uian one lour I h remained behind. arlH W hat great pubhe necessity ens.s that he should all these, however, except ManguiXnc th be turned out, and Mr. Kerr put in !" Of course. ?ev.er wou,d & for a Whig Preideut not fully and he "Standard V anxiety lor the continuance in Zl? t0 the finali,y of the CompromUo office of Gov. Reid, has connecied with it no ! 0 .... , . .... has be offended ! ' and the exmple it pleads, of ; C,,v' and he Congress Editor at home, this sPate- letaming in omcea few Whigs, not from any i V, oe. supfsed to be wrinenby the Con dislike; of proscripiion, but to propitiate in a ! K f g" ""r If Sa' if " an iDexcs' been otherwise forfeited plainly show this desire ! "Peeches which he will never print. Mr. Bad- ior me spoils ot office to be iisown controlling as P e remenDered, is no favorite wi:h piralion iulhe comino- contest' i L Pru'-1,e h" been denounced in harsh terms v . , 0 , u'. "'"'Paper, and does not hold any intercourse Kor has the 'Standard' been idle in urging upon ! w,,h the Congress Editor. Mr. Badge, at the us par y throughout the Country the possession i f Uaucu,s. " presence and hearing of the Edi- o( ihe contemned "spoils "as the strongest argu- ! ; V KL T ProPrie,y of Mr- Mh- iipki i K U .u. . I , . "-"-vm,s ,c n-aoiuiion in a vv nijr " "i..iig mo narmnny oi lis caucus, aud Mr. CADGE conflicting elements It is wi'lim? to cast from it C7 " FOR GOVERNOR, f V 1M XIl' 01 WELL. ELECTION ON THITBSDAY, AUGUST 5th. MR. K-ERR'S APPOINTMENTS. The Wing Candidate for Governor will ad- dres his feliow citnena at ine loyowing times lad places, namely : 3Ionday. May 17th, Gaicsville, Gtea Co. Wednesday, lyih, Uzabetn City ; Friday, 21st. Edenton.; ,Mi)aday. 24th. Plymouth ; Wednesday, 26;h, Washington, BeaXifort) Friday, 28m. ewbern ; iiondiiy. 31si, Greenville; Wednesdav, June 2d, Weldon ; Frklv, 4b, Raleigh ; , Monday, Ttli, Fayetteville. ' MR. KERR. This gentleman, ihe W hig Candidate for Gov ernor, is at present in this City. Above will be tovinJ a list of liis appointmen'a jo meet the people". Other appointments will be irnaaein aue lime. THE WHIG CONGRESSIONAL RESOLU TION. Tbe Raleigh Standard protests against our keeping nnder the Editorial beau llie Resolution, iJopted by the Whig Congressional Caucus, en- dorsing Uie Compromise ; and it charges us, in wnveying the impression that i' is Whig doctrine, Iwilli "perpetrating a fraud upon rhe people." Jhe mere nomination ot a candidate by the Whigs, a nappy reconciling of sectional differences, to mean nothing more nor less than eagerness to clutch official .spoils ! Through his own distorted vision, the Editor can see no ptiociple involved in opposition to Gov. Reid, but possession of the patronage which he wields, by virtue of his office. A perusal of the first portion of his jeremiad might inauce those unskilled in Loeo tactics to imajine it favorite bantling of secession, and foster even ihe hideous off-springs of Chase and Ranloul, to Wilh this characteristic compliment ol that print, i bring about that harmony, and thereby secure wecireio iKire noihui? to do. but we have a word or two to sa) as to the idea sought tp be left, thaiiis own party is souud on the Compromise inrtaifrei. The resolution which so disturbs the equanimity oi the Editor was placed at the head uf oar Editorial columns because it is wftat it pur ports to be, the resolution of llie Whig Con., gressional Oaucus; and we attach the more iin purUucetiMi, because th ere is connected with it uem; e incident, of w hich it would be well for we "organ to reliiiod us readers : II it ihe saau rtsoTutiou uhick the loenf.o Caueis rejected ! We hse confinue-l it there, because l embodies tfae seniimenU of ihe present Administration. wbose kitliful efforts in sustaining one of tiie latrs liich it endorses have receivedand shonld receive, ihe approbation of all good men. and hare drawn npoo it the vituperation of such par tisan, of ihe Standard as Rantoul.- SumneF.-und Cbase ! We shall siM keep it there, because it is the position of NoMi Caro iui Whigs, uot mea' muuthed proclaimed or in language liable to o$iJed constructions, but with boldness and jlionesiy. We shall keep it there, because the Whigs of ihe State have nol only endorsed the pouipromise, but declared that no man can receive oeir support for the Presidency who is not tfBe- uwocally j ita favor M a finHty We shall eP there, because we believe that, in the pin, it reflects the senliraents'of the Whjigsof f ii-mole Loumy.and because we believe it is tbe n'r platform upon which conservatives of boih pecttons can safely s:and. These are the reasons fuy we have "kept, and shall continue tokr.. liis eye-sore to the Standard and its party in.our uiumns. ut icAo is it that "perpetrates a falsehood" in aiming for its party a disposition :o resbet the Compromise as a settlement the Standard or Ourselves 1 We have alreaav alluded f.. ih r,t 'Jiat the Locofoco Congressional Caucus; refused to endorse the very resolution which so ''sears the ye-balla ' ol that prin;. What has It to say to ue additional facU, that, of the eighty votes cast i. f f i u U0r 01 lavin9 Jai-hnn'o roor.l.nivr. A . .kA J e IV.OI1UUUU Vtl 1 1 J VJ 4Mm We, efcten were Southern locofocos, and but two MMhern Whigs ? and that, on the final passage " me tiesolution, all us leading party men at the "Wl, incluilimr Mpcar. Ak. l,itf n :.t " i Democratic ascendency! To this end, their po litical bantlings have been tossed from one lap to anoiher, with a frequency and rapidity, which would require a wier expedient than that of Solomon's to determine to which they really be long ! The presumption of the "Standard," in calling upon the honest people of North, Carolina, to swallow i s doses of abhorrence for "the srjoils." j doled out to it so plentifully, more than astonishes US I Instances of presumption have, we are aware, not beFn few. . W e have read of the Sav age, who, each morning ae he emerged from his wigwam, traced with -his fiogegthe course the Sun was to take in his journey for tlie day; or of the petty Captain ot some roving Arab band, who, although he owned not a rod of ground upon God'i ear'h, when he had finished his repast of mare's milk and honey, bade his herald go forth and proclaim to the rest of the world, that they had his royal permission to go to dinner! Instances like these excite a smile alone the characters of their authors disarm us of eoniemp'; but that presuraptien, in a public journal, which asks an intelligent people to accept its avowal of indif ference to public spoils, in the lace of its party practices for twenty years, to the contrary, arouses only our disgust ; while, for follg, it outstrips the Jsavage, and bears the palm from the Arab I As the "Standard"' alludes to the "history of o.uwtw, io soow-wnai nas oeen tbe relative con duct of the two great parties, with regard to offi cial proscription, it will, perhaps, enlighten its readers npon the policyjursued hy its party under tren. Jacison.aad successive Administrations and, in hs real for the spread of truth, ipfom them, what proportion ol Clerk? in the severa Dcrn'tmani. : .i a? ., --, ,uau,a, nuu ui uiuer ouices unoer tne pre sent Administration, are Democrats ? With that paper, we are perfectly "content to let the cogrse of Democrats speak for itself." and, tfrlirthe Editor has the honesty to acknowledge, and , dorse or tepudiate that course, we should far n r fi ler! beir practices to their professions, as their ciaim to lavor with the people. ft ivnuhl not at ton. I iho second Caucus, because he was displeased, if not u.sjjusieo, hi uie "-Ulibu,.termg" conduct of Marshaia and others. Mr. Badger is in the habU ol speaking what be thinks, and said, in presence of more than a dozen gentlemen, he would attend no Caucus at which Whi-s behaved so badly as some of the secederstlid If the Ex press in ends to injure Mr. Badgee, it is all rio-hl. It is doing wha thai paper has done before: but if it intends to praise Mr. B., it has made a great mistake. 6 The statement is not true as to Mr Pearce. T he night was a dreadful one out of doors, only farcical in the Capiiol, and Mr. Pearce not hav ing recovered from a long and severe aitaek of i i ness did not attend. His general conservative and high character in all respec s gives assurance to the country that he would oot iwve approved oft ne Secession. Mr. Beu. did atlefid fae caucus, and though he Cid not vote; he d.d not wcede- The Editor of the Express must have seen him there iThe expression -except Makgum," is likewise a misrepresentation. Al r. Mangum did assent to the declarations ol his colleagues, Morehead, Stanlt and Dockert, that no maa could or ought to receive the voles of Southern Whio btates.who was nol in favor of the Compromise measures. I write to correct, through your columns', what I think is au unlair statement. 1 speak only what I know. And if the Rftimr nf ih. J?-J.. i publish what is written editorially under his own name, he can have mine and that of more than twenty good Whigs, proving he has if he wrote ue arucic in mat paper ol the 1st inst.. srosslv misrepresented, he Whigs of the South, who op- uou i ne accession. Yours LOCOFOCO CONVENTION. Thia body convened in this City, on Thursday, at 12 M. It is decidedly the thinnest assemblage of the kind that ever met here some 25 Counties only being represented, by about sixty Dele gates. In comparison with the recent Whig Convention, which begun and ended so glorious ly, it is indeed a "beggarly account of empty" aeats ! We understand that our locofoco Iriends are terribly mortified, as they may well be, at the sparseness of their gathering, considering the glowing anticipations that had been indulged. Dumcan K. McRae, Eq . f-Domrlatf and Young America.") of New Hanover, was chosen to preside over the deliberations of the Convn. tion, assisted by F. I Wilson, of Rutherford, Ij D. Siarke, of Pasquotank, G. W. Pern-am. nf Cumberland, and F. L. Simpson, of Rockingham, as Vice Presidents, and Jos?ph Masien. ofVor- ythe.R.K. Bryan, of Cumberland, and W. H. iJailey, of Orange, as Secretaries. A Committee of nine was appointed to rennrt tubject matter for the action of the Convention, at its session of this Friday) morning. We shall give a full shetch of the. proceedings of the Convention in our next. "Iii iMarwi, Ala, on tbq mornW of Wednesdar iPM.?; 'J9- fV' f H DS VoU.tete7. i b Jr wd Obwlotte E Smith It w b ? C?unty' y fith MT,by theSer. Yelbie f ' CallaWa-r' M' DA&i-8i ' Yes, that was the charge. The Register-was grieved to see the Governor of the State lowering hia office and sinking his dignity, by goin occa sionally to market!" Standard, The "Register" has never said any such thing. But it would rejoice, for the credit of the Suite, as the People will, in August next, to see uIIis Ex cellency" " lowered' out of his office, and so " sunk" out of his dignity, that he may never be brought into the " markef" again, (as he was a few' years ago,) and sold to such men as bam. Houston and Stephen A. Douglas ! O" Gen. Doniphan declines the nomination of the Whigs of Missouri, as their candidate for Governor. The State Committee will now choose a candidate. ?n?XrV a aPPhension i a tacit affirm nr 'hefV1,Cy f co-operation, which alone ES.'E! .r & ra u'f J DeD?1 - to Your ... .., , Uve au my lite been a sup porter of State rights and State sovereignty. CtT operation repudiates both a. nstead ol enforcing them, for the protection of the citizen of South Carolina. him .k itZ ,! ?,ree,f!f "her states. Any practical v.ndication by theConven:ion of State rights, any measure asserting the sovereignty of the Slate, would have satisfied mp that the State did not in tend t0 rest on this policy. But h0 has done nothing m the Convention, and I am compelled to Hirer that her position is submission, and her po icy co operation. I repeat what I said in my let er of resignation to your Excellency, that I do not deem myself a proper representative df, such a position and policy, 1 therefore regret ii ' cannot c .mpiy with the wishea of 6our c r. ""uraw my resignauqn. Sensible of the profound respect I owe the State as my aovereign, and deeply grateful for the many favors and honors she has conferred upon me, 1 bow to her declared will, and make way for those, who, with hearts less sad, and judgments more convinced, can better ch k.. A . . l"c 'v'u,re ..r ..as ueierm;nea io pursue. ueueve me, dear sir, your most obedient ser- K. B. RHETT Executive Department. S. C May. 7, 1852. A CORRECTION. We are authorized to state that the expression .Cpv..cU io nave oeen made at tbe late Convention in Raleigh, by Col. McDougald, that Bladen would give 63 majority for Fillmore and Graham, case taey were the nominees for President and Vice President, is incorrect What he did say was this. Bladen hd giea usually a Demo cratic majority of 250 but that in 1843, Cass' ma- JWM onlv 631 and ,hat he belieted In 1852 with Fillmore and Graham as the Whig Candi dates for President and Vice President, the 63 would be foi them. This was the language used on the occasion alluded to. Wil. Hp. -The Albany State Dear Sir Your letter of May 5 has just reach ed me. Although I must regret the vie'ws you entertain oi the action of the Convention, (and with all due deference think them erroneoua1 yet i le trtf Gov. Reid bas appointed Judge Bailey to hold the extra Term of Wake Superior Court, in July next; and Judge -Dick to hold the extra Term for Buncombe the last Monday in this month- O Gov. Reid has summoned tbe'members of the Council of State, to meet in this City, on Tues. day next, the 18.h inst.. g. Caskiu, McQuetn, Millson, Orr, Powell, Bras; mabie, Wallace and Woodward, were agaik.t So mriLi.. i .t . .. , ,uueeu, was una voie, inai tne amtfcrn Prewlocofoco authority-declared, uil "Auutitrn Wl.; .u:- - ... U,K, uu uccasioD. were wre Democratic than the Democrats, in tha nro. nnrt; r r- ' r r "uo 01 nve and a halt to one! ' What, loo HI. ,1.. ci. ' c 'atord to say to the other fact, that the -ompromise has h.n .,.,..ii ; i .i.. t .oeofoco State Conventions of Virginia, Flori- wl- ana jjouisiaua, wnile the niff nartu a ..... - rr-.j .u most oi those States have em- . endorsed it ! Let us turn to the North phaSical! tlTl "Qeie stanJ I . l-.o . M i r. "wiwiacj ill vuio f IjinK- 11,1, "'ji oiai, as ineir own leaders r6. - it i.llftl in lk , h,-'., , ,,c fuwel "l any raving Rail to comm n . . r " democracy io an approval of in M.. . CB i ivnere statia they -Wassuchusetm an,? ,li v-... r. l. , ' terhaD8 v.- w angiano, except, r he IrZ T p 7 LeaSued o wedly . PP'se! vVh "ra 8aec,s 80 heartily to Ihe vote Wm .. t " a JJouglass, Whea u8"ive Slave Law? P ' Tlie".oroa' .... quB. . .r Pss'b,y heable to answer Put. un. , g l"e 8ai'sfciion of its readers : 't ha(T$'r Conlrove facts we have rl "ai; be , --uiiiers. And when pa ni,.. I """ gtVeil far rre willii ..... 7 "U,,B " 'e premises. HARMONIZING. William H. Johnson, one of the most fnfloen- cial and active of the democrats who participated in tne union movement in Mississippi, announ ces, in reply to a letter addressed to him, that he considers that question settled, and that, letting " by-gones be by-gones," he intends to Bupport the nominee of the Democratic National Conven tion, and that he knows of no democrat who will do otherwise. And none of them tout do otherwise ! Wnile the Whigs of this State, through their Conven tion, have expressed theirdetermination to' sup port no man, who is not known to be unequivo cally in favor of the Compromise, the Locofoco party are ready and willing to vote for any man, whatever hia opinions, who may chance to be the nominee of the Convention !" c o arxay reasons for the step, such lvenfor our m,.... : . . re-ewilliruMhat. . 7. ""-premises, feu'i-onL' a1'o its mas, head l,T"b rmg) the . --.a.ng, , now tm-. " 01 Comoromfi , ever ompromise meas- A HOME TRHUSTI The "Wilmington Commercial," in reply to lb "Standard''' tlireat of going back," to show "how consistent these Whig leaders have been daring the last eight or ten years," makes the following capital hit; "Don't go further back than etVAl years, Billy; " uU ii win iae io vne ume wnen you lauded Clay as a Patriot and abased Bdchahiw . Federalist, and said all sorts of things in favor of the pure and glorious Whigs, as you whilom con ceived them lb be. It may iace to tbe time, lool " w i -.v. oun.ii,ia, iij Luc: IIU Ui. Ul aOOlOIW ishing certain Whig sinners who we trust have reformed and become a credit to the country. It will not do to say too much about Whig incon tistency, for that is what the Editor means, whnn it is clearly demonstrable that Mr. Holder's party .... v Bv. uicuu uu vi me oiu Lremocratic rvepub licau track, and the Wbjgs have go upon it." Maine 8 N- flampshirtv5 Vermont 5 Massachusetit 13 Rhode Jsland 4 Connecticut 6 JV York 35 New Jersey 1 Pennsylvania 27 1852- 1848. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION VOTE. ine virtual seMemem in Congress thai both a ooutn Carolina and California slmll have a mem ber of Congress on their several fractions increase the whole number of members to 234, and of residential electors to 2i6, making 149 necessa ry io a choice 148 being a tie. - The N. Y. TrU- bune published the following table showing th electoral vote of each Slate, under the New Ap portionment, as compared with that of 1848 Mates 1852. 1848. States 9 Ohio 6 Indiana 6 Illinois 12 Iowa 4 Wisconsin 6? Michigan 3ft Kentucky 7 Missouri 26 AlaSama 3 Louisiana 8 Tennessee 17 Mississippi ll Arkansas 9 Texas 10 California 3 Delaware Maryland 'Virginia N. Carolina S. Carolina Georgia Florida To'al The Tribune adds 3 8 15 10 3 10 3 23 23 13 12 11 9 4 4 . 5 4 6 5 12 12 9 7 9 9 6 6 13 12 7 6 4 3 4 4 4 0 295 290 "We have marked in aiancs me niteen states that went for Taylor in 48, giving him 163 votes to 137 for Cass. The same Stales would now cast 161 Totes, or 12 more than a majority. Illinois and Missouri each gain two; Massachusetts. P&nnsylvania, Wis ponsin Michigan, Mississippi and Arkansas gain one each ; New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Ityrih Carolina and South Carolina each lose one, and Virginia loses two. The other States haye the same number of Member and Electors as be ¬ fore, and California is added to the number." jfcrrr- a ACCIDENT TO MR. WEBSTER. The Hon. Daniel Webster was thrown from his carriagsron Saturday last, near Marshfieid. striking his head and rirht shnuldor. H stqpned and insensible for a few minutes; but we are gratified to learn that, though his injuries are severe, ihcy are not considered dangerous. The accidegtstaay detain him at Marshfieid for soma days. The rumor at first ran at Boston that he was fatally injured, which created intense excite ment, and Dr.. Warsek started post-baste for Marshfieid, but subsequent accounts happily re- leveu tnis apprehension. EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. Tbe annnal Convention of the Protestant Epis. eopal Church in the .Diocese of North Carolina, will be held, in Fayetteville on Wednesday next. the 19th inst, CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE Hon R. B. RHETT AND GOVERNOR MEANS. We End in the Columbia South- Carolinian, and publish as apart of the history of ihe times, tbe following correspondence which was held be tween Mr. Rhett and -the Esei uiive of Sou in" Carolina on the occasion of ihe resignation of the lormer as United Slates Senator : Oii.i:jaBiwJlprll3PAa52-. To his Excellency John H. Means? Governor of Ihe State of South Carolina : Sir In consequence of the proceedings of the convention wnich has just adjourned, 1 deem myself no longer a proper representative of the position and the policy of the people of Sauih Car olina wnii respect to the aggressions of the Gen. t . w erai vovernmetiu l tneretore resign into ihe hands of your Excellency the olBce I now hold a Senator in the Congress of ihe United States trom the State of south Carolina. Believe me, dear sir, your most obpJient ser var,t R. B. RHETT. Executive Department, S.C ? May 2, 1852. J My dear Sir Your letter of April 30th, con taining your resignation " as a Senator in Con gress of the United States," was handed to me by your son, Col. R. B. Rhett, just as ihe Conven tion had adjourned. A press of business prevent ed me from communicating with you that eve ning, and the next morning I regretted to learn that you had left Columbia before I could see you on the subject. I do not feel disposed,tmy dear sir, to accept your resignation until I have had an opportuni ty of requesting you io reconsider the mailer. I do not consider that the course ol the Convention has been such as to render yon an " unfit reore . sentativeof the Slate." I am very far from hl lieving that the State has repudiated the idea of ....-..-...,. . i cucmi agmraaimi. i uai i ne peo ple by ihfir voice in October last decided by a large majority against immediate separate State secession cannot be denied, and, in obedience to th is decision, the Convention was bound toacf but at the same time it puis forth with great una nimity, (without respect to recent" party divi sioiiP,) in the solemn form of an "Ordinance," an embodiment oj the very principles which you, in common with the State rights party of the State, for years have advocated. I hope that you, upon a reconsideration of the subject, will withdraw your resignation, and con tinue to occupy a position which you have filled with ability and fidelity. I will take no notice in' the premises until I hear from you. An answer, however, is request ed at your earl iest convenience. I am, dear sir, your obedient nervanr. J. H. MEANS. Hon R- Barnwell Rhett. tt. t, Charlestok. May 5, 1852, io His Excellency John H Means, Governor, of the State of South Caroliflat Dear St'r; Yours of the 2d instant was de Iivered to me by my son, .whom you kindly de puted to bring me your communication request ing me to reconsider the resignation I tendered to your Excellency of my sea as a Senator from South Carolina in the Congress of tha TTniil States. I assure your Excellency that I had ma mreiy considered tne course I should pursue when I tendered you the resignation of mv soar and th subsequent reflection, which is due to your Ex cellency's cimmunication, has pot satisfied me (with profound deference fo your Excellency) that I could have pursued any other. I agree with your Excellency that the'peoDle. bv ih mi in October last, did decide against immediate sepa. rate -secession ; but I did not suppose, until con meed by the action of the Convention, that they had decided in favor of absolute submission Still less did I suppose that it was inconsistent with their will that tbe Convention should vindi cate in soma way the outraged sovereignty of the S ate.by measures retaliatory on pur common en emies, or preparing her in the futare for the bet ter protection of her people. The ordinance af firmitg the right of secession, to which your Ex cellency alludes, is a mere declaration of an exist, ing right, which from 1828 to this day all parties in South Carolina haye recognized. The ordi. nance neither facilitates its exercise, nor tn any way gives potency to the right. In the condition in which the S'ate was placed by the fall election, doing nothing by the Convention, and assigning no reasoqs for non action, is not only sub mission to the wrongs of the General Govern- i assured they are honest, and cannot Km respect the course you have thought it your duty to pursue. Justice, however, to my own honest convic tions, ana also to the Convention, requires that I should express in decided terms my dissent to ihe luus.ruciion you nave put upon its action. Sub vyssion was never intended by it. It met under circumstances peculiarly embarrassing. It was composed ot a large majority of those who belie vi-u, ano sun oelieve, (hat 'secession" was the only eff.-ctual remedy for our wrongs, and that any step short of that would not only beunmanly, but impracticable. Against the exercise ol this reiueo) . ai ints time, the people had pronounced their solemn verdict, and ll would have been crim inarto have disregarded it Th00nn; r.K w : wii u a i v 1 j vi i lac State was a most deplorable one. It was com- F"-'y prostrated and paralyzed by the party dis- ....wuo ,u which ii nau laiien a victim. Under these circumstances, would it hare been theart or wisdom, of prudence, or of patriotism, to have at emp ed to foist oport the people any measure winch would rmve had the effect ol kindling anew the fires ot party strife, and of putting the Slate in the road of certain ruin and self-destruction ? Ihe very first step which an enlightened patriot ism pointed out for the Convention to pursue, .... uui.c me awe ana heal the fearful branrha. mn n.v - . . ... . cuinroiersy nad made in its here olore so id phalanx. Io that spirit of cour tesy and kindness, which is he proud character istic o! our people, the Convention acted. The past was frgoiten and forgiven, and the Sine um.ru. mor dm this union involve the slight est sacrifice of those principles which have ever beer, cherished as dear amongst us The sover eignty of the Slate! was as fully vindicated as the solemn ordinance of the Convention of the people ii. j iiu wrong. we no received trom the Federal Government were acknowledged, u..u me ngni oi'yie sta e to use tbe remedy of ,,, - le. - or - nindrance," was fully declared. The exercise of the right was prevenied by expediency alone, a ad of that expe diency the State, as a sovereign hn a rii.hr Judge. " ' I must confess lhat (he members of the Con ven ion meeting together, just as we had emer ged from the mosi Li ter and angry controversy we have ever known, and sacrificing all party feeling upon the altar of their common country, exhibits a speciacle ot the moral sublime, which, as a Caroliuian, I cannol con template but with the proudest emotion. 1 am sorry io inflict so long a letter upon you. I should not have said oae word on the subject of your views as to the action of ihe Convention, were it not lhat silence on my part would have been construed into an acquiescence in them. My only object is to express my dissent ou this point, and to endorse the action of the Convention Your resigna ion is accepted, to take date from to day. Suffer me, in conclusion, to express to you my high appreciation of the distinffoisbed services you have rendered the State, and of the bold and manly stand you have ever maintained in defence of the 'down trodden rights of th Souh. Be assured, my dear sir, that you carry into your retirement, my ardent wishes for your hap piness and prosperity. With high regard, I am, dear sir, your obedient servant, J. H. MEANS. To Hon. R. B. Rhett. 1 Mr. Fillmore, at Home. Register says ; In Erie Co.. ihe dicauons are oy erwhalming in his favor. 1 the a t0u' where e'ega'ea have been appointed, and where the meetings were lanrelv aitnrtri but little opposition was shown. Ib one town the vote was unanimous. .; Rockland and Richmond elected delegates favorable to Mr. Fillmore. FROM EUROPE. ; The steamer Canada has arrived bringing Liverpool dates of !he 1st insi., and 5Q passengers. The demand for Cotton, from all classes of pur. had been ac,Mre 'hroughout the week, and the abujidance of money, with the fatorab'e advicesfroip America, has kept prices up. The stock is 414,00'J bales, of which 270,000 bales are American. Thlrimport of the week are 67,500 bales. The sales of the week are 70,000 bales ,rZ speculators took 18,000 and exporters IUjUUU bales. Li Statesville, on the 29th nit., at the residence of In Onslow county, on ih ha i.t ut nr Wanted. fi A FIRST RATE Milch Cow. . Apply ,- this. laal-igh, May 14, 18Sg ' a9 tf t'ape Fear Navigatioa Compaoy. hnU"im!e,i9K0fthe Stockholders will be held on Friday th. j,k r . . Town of FnyetteviUei May 14, 18.W. JOHN H. HALL, Prea't-r 33431 Th noke TO CONTRAnTflRS. e Grading, Masonry and Bridgm of ffc Valley Railroad (22 miles in lenctht 'will oa-a in l tr art K -a. Ill a let.atthe Omceofthe Comply, in OlarkeatdiS: Va., on 1 hursdav. tbe 3rd of .l.m- ti.- will be let ia sections. " &. Jt BLANt;n, ClarksviHe, M.y 14,1852. Chiel Enin MR. CLAY'S HEALTH. Washinton, May 10 There is no perceptible o- viajr a wuuiuun 10-aay. seems to be gradually sinking into eternity He SdUTH CAROLINA SENATOR. Charleston, My 10. The Governor has to day appointed W. F. Dessansttre as United States Senator from Sou h Carolina in the place ol Mr. Rhett resigned. Elecliatt of a Connecticut U. S. Senator. New Haven, May 1 1th. The election io the House of Delegates for a United Slates Senator lor Connecticut took place to-day, and resulted as follows: Isaac Toucey, Democrat, 124; Roger S. Baldwin, Whig, 84-4icaftering. 10. Mr. Tou cey was formerly Governor of the Slate, and was also, at one time, attorney general of the United States. ITEMS. Is there a Heart that never I-oveti. Th editor of the Bungtowo Herald thus expresses uimeii ou tnis interesting topic: "What, a man. and never loved! Pshaw. such a man mut have a heart of ice, the gizzard of a goose, a soul as lifeless as a corn cob and a head as sappy as a cocoanut !" A Railroad Editor. The editor of the Ab- ' " O tTKKinwr wi A T,HOasilP A very accomplished youn 11 UdJ residing with her father in the conn- try, who was reduced in Circumstances about a year siuce, made up her miad that she must do one of two things work as a seams-.ress or become an Au thor: one preferred the latter, and composed a little work which had onry a partial success, bat she gathered courage even- fr0m thai. Her second work -THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD,'' was pS duced. and placed in the hands of the publisher who gtve her, couditionallTj.a veryl.beral contract but tbe sale was slow for some months, and a loss appeared inevitable. Suddenly, however, public 6; pinion decided in fav.of the work. Mr. Putnam has bad the happiness of disposing of 20,000 copies, and paying oyer to the clever aqd jnelliferrt autho ress severah thousand dollars. Her third work U now announced. W It is now Rkadt, and for sale bv H. D. TURNER, . . . N. C. Book 8ure. Raleigh, May 15, 1852. 39 LAUBIXBL'RGH HIGH SCHOOL. Richmond County, N, C. THE undersigned Committee will receivs ap plications for a Priocipal Tmchef-tor take -chvf rf f the boe I8titutiorj. Th buildingai which are spacious and convenient, are situated ia a healthy And pleasant neighborhood, and will be prepared for the reeptiqn of Teacher and Stadeuta early in July next, when the institution is expeoU ed to go into operation. Laurinburgh High School" ia gottea up Jy a joint stock company, who intend making it what its name imports, a High School" of the first or der in which boys can get a thorough and complete knglwh and Classical education in the country without going to College ; or thould they have tbJ mean and the inclination to do Jo, they 'will be Well prepared to enter Cdllega faradanced; conse quently none will be expected to apply who may not be fully qualified to conduct such a school U is also indispensable that tbe Teacher shall be a geu- tleman not only of the necessary ach olastic attain, ments for the idstruction of youth, but also of un doubUd morals religious dempanorj A tentleman ef mull r r l J. . 0 UI alllllLl I larriil,, anmta. w nn.l : - erdfen fMka.a L,A.A-.7 .T "aa, ' wM iL Tt 1"" 'n v-- - isv.u auuicwni iweiorreu, wuu unuv ooarq iwnuwiug stirring uaiiroao appeal to nia rea- uers: GRAND MASTER'S OFFICE OF THE GRAND LODGE OF N. CAROLINA. Newberr, April 19, 1852. To the Masonic Fraternity of N. Carolina: At the last communication of the Most Wor shipful Grand Lodge, it was Resolved, that each Mason a the State, both resideilt and ac live. ho. and he Is hereby most earnestly requested; by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, to transmit as soon as possible to Brother A. T. Jerkins, of Wewbern, C. W. D. Hdtchinos, of Raleigh, William Swaim, of Greensboro', or E. Mters, of Salisbury, as may be most convenient, the sum of $5, more or less, for the speedy erection oi St. Tk..'.. r"ll . : . r .. . uu-go, me receipt wnereoi wi;i ne week ly announced in the papers published in the afore mentioned places Brethren, with confidence of success. I anneal to your liberality in behalf of this enterprise, the importance or wnicn Das Deen iully established by the Grand Lodge, and the general cinctirnni of the Brethren throughout the Slate. JWhile enough has already been done td encourage the nope 01 success, and evince its entjre practicar bility, much yet remains to be done to render this success certain, and even to presecute unremit- iingiy tne measures already commenced. And yetii is confidently believed that the aid which you are able to render will beamlv sufficient to accomplish ihis, and that speedily. Upon your action then as Masons depends tbe success of an enterprise which promises the richest benefits to Ihe cause of Masonry and of humanity 10 general. Some of our LoJges haye contributed promptly and noply to this work, and we. only ask your careful consideration of the subject, convinced as we aie that nothing more is needed to secure your cordial co-operation jn a favorable and early response' to this appeal. Remember that in this aa in every other social movement, harmony is iu strength and support 1 am Fraternally and Respectfully, yours,' A. T. JERKINS, Grand Master. Editors of Newspapers and Per odicals friend ly to the cause will please copy the above. The City Council of Pittsburgh on Monday last passed an ordinance authorizing a subscrip tion of $250,000 to the capita! slock of the Pitts burgh and Steubenville Railroad. Coward. ice is the 'ice' which melts and runs away in time of danger, and is quite a different article lrorn cool courage. "Look around VOU at the worhl all On,nt . the Wings of llgbinincr and the Dower of ciram .1 the rate of thirty miles per hour bv the latter. n.t at ihe rale of thousands of mile nut 9PinnH hw tha former, and you are here standing on the banks of a little, narrow, 'cyprus. kneed, snaggy, crooked, sandbarred, contemptible dry branch, with all your past year's earnings going to waste around you, waiting for rain! Look a: yourselves, you men ol energy, in everything but railroad nrhv the world will run over you and distance you, lea- Ting you in aamness, unless yu .gq to work, talk with tongues of ligli ning and lrav?l with railroad speed." We notice Scores of DOetical effusions direi-ted to friends who are in heaven. Better uive noetrw of ihe heart utterance in words and deeds of kind ness to Iriends upon eanji. There is a lady uo town who savs ihat -fa part wheel has nine felloes attached to i it's a pity that a woman like her can't have one fellow. A good hit is dealt at the so-called "Native A mericao" faction by Prof. Hannibal, of the New York Picayune, who thinks it a national disgrace that America was discovered by a furriner. Cool AssuraxCe. The following is as cool as a polar iceberg, and as impudent as a dry-goods clerk just promoted. We give the ladies the benefit of the fellow's advertisement, gratis: "A Wt Wanted. One James Hayes adver tises in the Richmond Palladium for a wife. He desires a lady worth a few thousands, of good common sense, with' a taste for the fine arts, a lover of science, about the medium sie, with an open, cheerful countenance, affectionate in dispo sition, and capable of taking care of a large fam- A TAilor Wanted. The Natchez Courier. .1 I?' 1. I i- a . says me vicasourg oenunei, slates that "Ihey are Erepared to roll up their sleeves, and tear their reeches for Gov. Alarcy.'' Rtuuents, anji enjoy the quietness and retirement Ot his own fictrVidn. iraV a larirti and iBmn,vlln. , ..- ... o MM uvun apetaarfy nrfcoarvwi litr lhat nnrmua a. ntmr-n. nuoarsa Lie "Eight Uodrsd Dollars will be nwnrml tn him lue yearto be divided inn two JSaaaioas of fi month eaofa. ' The selection of a Principal fro m among the ap plicants will "be made on the 19th of Jdne next, im mediately after which the soeceasful one will be notified, and arrangemenU made that the institatiod Will go into operatiod aS early in joly next as prac ticable. By addressing either Of the Undersigned, Laurel Hill or Springfieid Post Office, any further infor mation desired in regard to the m-emisea will f. promptly gireu. DUNCAN McLAURlN, , DANIEL C. MclNTYRE. Laurinburgh, May 14 1852 39 t!9J WARRENT0N FEMALE SliiMIxVAIty, THE SUMMErt SESSION of this institution will commence on the 10th of June ensuing and continue five months The building hare been areatly enlarged, and in all their arrangemenU and furniture fitted up, with special reference to the health and comfort of the. pupils. There are nine efficient Teachers for purpose of instruction Eight hundred baskets of strawberries were re ceived at New York by one of the Charleston Steamers on Tuesday last. A rich planter in Tennessee offers to give to ev ery French emigrant settler JfJO acre of good land in Cumberland mountain region, and 200 to each family. IT IS SUPERSEDING ALL OTHERS. O Dr. M 'Lane's Vermifuge is rapidly supplan ting all other Worm Melicine. Where nsed, it produced the best efforts driving ent all other reme dies: Read the following: HoNTsviLLE, Ala. Jan. 29, 1851. Messrs J. Kidd &Co. Please send me ten gross M'Lane's Vermifuge-. I have sold doub'e the amount of your Vermifuge to that of Fahnestock, in 1850; and I think this year the latter will be pretty well worn out JOHJT F. DEMOVILLE Tolbsbdro', Lewis Co. Ky. Feb. 6, 1851. Messrs J. Kidd & Co; -The demand for Dr M'Lane's Vermifuge and Liver Pill is very great. and I wish to bave a lot of each to sell 00 commission. Heretofore, Fahnesteck's Vermifuge has been the most valuable, but M 'Lane's is now superseding kis. H.EVERSOB. For sale by P. F. PE5CUD, Raleigh, N. C, and Druggists generally. 1 he Mus cal department is under the able mtnare ment of Mr. and Mrs. Brandt. TERMS per Section theaamn aa fnm,i- Englih Tuition, Frenehj Herman! Music cm rlarp with use of instrument, do Piano, de do do Guitar, da ' do Drawing and Painting, Painting in oil colors, Washin and fuel. Useful and ornsmmtal Nadt. utr.i. ;.k . , ..vim niiuvui entree. No eilra churn will ko !: 1 - " ""ub. circulars will be sent 10 those who may apply for them. DANIEL TURNER, Principal Warreuton. N C, May 14th, 1852, 4w 39 oQ DO If 50 10 00 10 00 35 00 23 00 20 00 10 00 15 00 0 00 Supreme Court Keports.. fipHt. December Terra 1851 of tha Decision ef II the Supreme Court have just been issued front the Rjmistsb press. It is proper that, the Publish er should state, for tha information of the Sub scribers 10 the Reports that, hi pootract with the Reporter having terminated some time since, be has no longer any control over fjaeir delivery. The Reporter, he is authorized to state, will have the numbers immediately despatched Ut the respec live Subscribers. Raleigh, Mar , 1852. 34t fetiiKiy Point for Sale at Auction. THE undersigned, prevented by engagement requiring his undivided attention elsewhere, from residing on his farm, will sell publicly, (un less previously sold privately, and of which due no tice will be given,) at the Bollingbrook Hotel, io Petersburg, Vs., on Wednesday, the 26th day of May next, at 11 o'clock A. M , without reserve or regard to weather, that valuable, highly im proved and heavily timbered estate known as San dy Point, oitualed on James river, in the county of Charles City Va.,45 miles below the city of Rich mond and 32 below Ihe city of Petersburg. This fine body of land contains 4453 acres and has been advantageously divided into four we'l located farms wilh dwellings, commodious barns, &.e, and in to five valuable lots of timbered land exclusive of an ample allotment of wood and timber, for each farm. Persons desirous of investing in lands of a quali ty not often in market are invited tp examine this estate. fruited bills, giving the quantities in the subdi vi.ions, &c, will be furnished, and accurate plate exhibited 10 applicants. Possession given of the umbered lands immedi ately after sate of tbe farms, at the end of the year, with the privilege of fallowing and seeding wheat. Terms One fifth cash, balance ia five annual installments for the farms. For the timbered land one third cash and three annual instalments; cred it payments to bear iu ter sat and to be sec a red by; deeds and approved endorsed negotiable notes or bonds. Address R. B. BOLL ING, Petersburg Va, PANNILL 4; SONS, Aactr'e " May 14,185. w2w39 Caa For Old Copper. THE highest price will be paid by' the Raleigh dr Uaslon Rail Road Company for old Copper-1 Apply to the subscriber at the Workshop of the Company. . March 33nd, 1S52. ALBERT JOHNSON. I tf 24 Porter. SLd Casks Porter, Q,ts and Pints, of the best J0J Brand, in fine order, for sale by, PEEBLES, WHITE, OA V IS, Vu ' PelerfcbiMg, March 16, 1$53. M 11 - ? I
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