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OLUME Lilt
CITY OF RALEIGft WEDNESDAY MORM JUNE 0, 1851.
NO. 35.
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HHich mm,
! PUBLISHED Br
BEATON GALES,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, '
U" -V) IS ADVANCE ; OR $3 AT THE END
AMENDMENTS OF TELE CONSTITtlTlON, j not the Constitution lfow 1U ye ? Ha
The erroneous statements of facts and misre
presentations of tho opposition Press, render it
necessary that we should recur again to the his
tory of that Section of the Constitution which
provides for calling a Convention of the People
and making amendments to the 'Constitution by
Legislative enactments.
On the 6th of July, 1835, (as will be seen by re
ference to page 345 of the Debates,) the Conven
tion resolved itself into a Committee of the whole
on the report of the Select Committee as to the
mode in which future amendments shall be made
to the Constitution. The Report was as follows :
"That whenever a majority of each House of
the General Assembly shall deem it necessary to
alter or amend this Constitution, they may pro
pose such alterations or amendments to the Peo
ple, and the Governor shall by proclamation, lay
the same before the People six months before the
ensuing flntinn fvF mflmKara rT fKa f)Anprfll A a-
i j ' ' ., .nri thaMiinn irnmvuiL lur- n . - v " v. v - "
iiiAntrorm lewis, and HAMLi L l). i semblv. and if the two Houses of the General
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, .ssepDiy, tnus eiectea, snau approve, as m tne
i;.l i A trpnt. fitted bv WM. U. " 0' . ".. " piupwow. v.icr
m' art the plan of fair MigWjd pact ;
Zby party rage, iojive like brothers."
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a 1 TV.lliuz 'Xnt for the Western StaU, aiB
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FrWH Btrrf V, I- R- 0'ODIN,WILUAMJ.
BAA loWSiC and WALTER D. THOMPSON.
KIRK WKL-
10 E P. BUT
WILUAM J. COX
rtliat we regard the eerie of acta known as the
aa forming, in their mutual depen-
samc shall bo submitted to the Peoble. for their
ratification or rejection, and if ratifaed by a ma
jority shall become a part of th& Constitution."
Mr. Meares moved to amend the report by
striking out all after word "that," and inserting
a substitute, which was the same as the clause
in the Constitution now stands, requiring a vote
of three fifths of tho whole number of members
of each House, publication six months before a
ltd,
LmnL measures
, uiltUt beut tor the entire country, that could be
C froin tonflictingseetioinJ InterceU and opinion,
tt, thetcfjM, they ought to be adhered to and carried
- r. 1 w mimiI in nnnn
kithfttl eiMuuon, m " ij.: .Ixtu. L'. i Jf u
Lunce. of the daaierous tad exciting uubjecta which !'"-u. ""I"" "J lwu UI,IUO eu
fciirar" UooiuUon of whig Congrcasionai caucus ; orancn oi tne succeeaing Liegisiature, ana tnen
fcPUBLICAN WHIG TICKET.
I FOR GOVERNOR,
KEHH, IF mwEhL.
TLZCT10TS OK THURSDAY, A.TJQTJST 5th.
OR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
SION II. ROGERS.
M.u. WILLIE D. JONES.
Maj. WILLIAM F. COLLINS.
MRj KERR'S APPOINTMENTS.
Wtig Candidate for Governor will ad-
iiis fellow citizens at the following times
law?, namely :
Vtteville. Monday, " 7th. ,
kbethTown, Bladen, Wednesday, June 9th
11th
12th
15th
16th
18th
19th
22d
tovillfl. Columbus. Fridav.
berton, Robeson, Saturday,
tmenam, nicnmona. i uesaay,
itsboro,' Anson, Wednesday,
raarle, Stanly, Friday, -
, Montomerv, - -
bono', Randolph, Tuesday, -
e. We are authorized to announce the fol-
additional appointments for Mr. Kerr :
tboro', Thursday, June 24th.
am, Saturday, " 26th.
tmsboro', Tuesday, " 29th.
m. Thursdav, July 1st.
Sttaville. ( Yadkin. VSaturdav. July 3rd.
ikecboro , meBoayr - " " ' oin."
approval by a majority of the People.
Mr. Shober opposed the amendment. Mr.
Meares and Gov. Branch advocated it Judge
Daniel said "he did not wish amendments to
the Constitution to be too easily obtained, but
he doubted whether the proposed amendment
did not throw too many obstructions in the way.''
Mr. Gaither advocated the original proposi
tion of the Committee. "He was one of those
who thought the majority ought to rule."
Mr. Gaston (of Craven) spoke at some length
in favor of the amendment. He argued that al
though the deliberate will of the People ought
ultimately to prevail, yet he could not agree that
the temporary will of a majority, which may be
produced by the effervescence of the moment,
should do whatever it pleases." He was opposed
to giving w a, oare majority oj iioo successive o
Been ignorant of its provisions all the while that
he has been, holding himself out, to the People,
as a perfect "model," a real Solon in the line of
Constitution mending ? '
The "Standard" again Bays :
"The majority principle, now so strenuously
urged by the White Basis advocates, was direct
ly voted down in that Convention."
If the "Standard" intends by this, to charge
the Whig Party with being in favor of disturb?
ing the present basis of representation, it knows
that, in so doing, it utters an untruth. It is well
aware, that the basis could not bedisturbed, by
a Convention, on the principle laid down m the
Resolution adopted by the Whig Convention.
This outcry is raised by the 'Standard" to divert
publio attention from the disastrous effects which
Free Suffrage tcitl have on the basis, as it now
stands.
What the Editor means by the "majority prim
ciple" we do not exactly comprehend. Jf he
means the"majority of the Legislature should
call a Convention," then he knows the Whig
Party have contended for no such doctrine.
If, on the contrary, he means to assert, that,
the proposition to give to the Legislature the
power, to submit it to the people to say, whether
they wish a Convention or not, was voted down
in the Convention of 1835, he asserts that which
is untrue, and we challenge him to produce the
record.
Does the "Standard" maintain the doctrine
that the Legislature has not the power to pass
an act, to take the sense of the People on the
Convention question? And does it matntain
also the despotic principle, that when the wishes
I of the People are clearly ascertained, they should
not be respected and carried out, yea, should
have no influence on their representatives ?
The Whigs propose to submit the matter to
the People to say whether they wish a Conven
tion to amend the Constitution or not. When
this is done and the People have spoken, whether
for or against a Convention, the brawling dema
gogues, who began in 1848 to tamper with the
0.iotl v.t aw still kAonlno I r -t-
partizan ends, will bo silenced. Until that is
done, we shall have no peace, but each succeed
ing Legislature will have a fresh budget of
DEMOCEATfC NfijNAL CON
VENTION.
Mr. nALLETT, of Massachusetts, then offered
a resolution instructing the conimittee just ap
pointed to inquire into and report the number
of votes to wluch each State was entitled, aid
the names of the ! Delegates entitled to seats,
and the address and post-ofiBce of each Delegate. .
Mr. Th crm AN,,opposed the resolution, believr
ing that its effect would be to allow all the al
ternates a seat upon the floor. If Ohio" had been
aware of this, she could have sent two regiments,
worship in (aolottesvfflerand the Court Hoase
is useu tor tnat purpose. Un church days, the
Ex-President gets upan his pony, takes his por
table chair under hiiarm, and rides down to the
Court House, where he spreads out his chair and
takes his seat among the audience. His villa
overlooks Charlottesville, but as the road is ob
liged to-wind around the hills to make the aseent
easy, it requires a ride of four miles to reach the
summit. Monticello is named after a olace in
The Democratic National Convention assem
bled at Baltimore, on Tuesday, in the large and
commodious Hall of the Maryland Institute.
It soon became evident to every one present
that the masses in attendance were too large to
(lllAn. Af tk. I......!! .f 1 J,
u i uuBmeB8,aau,aquar- instead of the small number in attendance. If Italy; and is an Italian diminutive, meaning-
K,.u' "u 11UUI lu ")r opening tne ; mis tftmg was to be practised, he trusted due-1 AM Little Mcmlain. It is pronounced Monti
Convention, Mr. John Kettlewell, of Mary- notice would be given; and for years hence, if chelio, giving the the Italian sound $f soft,
land, appealed on behalf of the Committee of next ConTent!c!n should mee W the centre The hill is covered with wood, except tlie'top.
Arrangements to the Delegations from such of ZZZfh i a P m r We PP"aon " Vd? S a
., n. , , , t " . "" , care of her. Loud anil: reiterated cnes of "ques- fence, which was the only one of-the kind I ever
the states as had sent to the Convention a great- tion," "question," . here broke forth; but Mr. saw, Instead of being upright, it'lay upon the
er number of Delegates than the votes to which Thurman inaintaining his position amidst the ground, across a ditch ; the banks of She ditch
they were entitled, to make such arrangements noise and CQnfu8io,1 elevating his voice to 1 raised the rails a foot or two above the ground
amongst themselves as would exclude the excess tlTrfLlVl tLtb of8"?'
11118 appeal, however, passed marked, and he owed them many thanks fqr feet would slip through the rails. It had iust
having so clearly demonstrated the correctness the appearance of a common post and rail fence,
of his position, that the voices of the excess of , blown down across a ditch.
delegates might be brought to control or to ; I did not take much notice of tho external ap
smother the voice of the legitimate delegates. poarance of the house. There is nothing strik
What had occurred since he had taken the floor ing in it. In front, the hill is all open without
was a much better argument on that point than any enclosure. We entered the Portico by a
his poor ability could, have made. Laughter narrow flight of woodeiKSteps, of "a very gentle
and applause. i . ascent This was veryunworthy of the etegance
The resolution was finally withdrawn, with ; of the interior. Upon entering the first room I
the understanding that the committee would de- ( observed the floor to be covered with a gjossy
vise means to obtain the names and post offices ' oil cloth, and took care lest it should betray my
of all the members., . heels. We were received Jsv Miss Randolph.
1 1 il 'a' .1 iM il . . T flp , ."' . . I
me vouvenuon men aajourneu unm tne evening.
Legislatures, the power of annulling or changing18 to uPon. most of them, if not
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
The two Candidates for Governor will
Y the People of this County in the Baptist
L today, ( Friday,) at 1 1 o'clock, A. M.-&I
rWHIG MEETING.
h We beg bur friends to bear in mind, that
king of the Whigs of Wake will be held in
fcurt House, this morning, (Friday,) at 10
jk, for the purpose of nominating a Candidate
Senate, in place of Maj. Hinton, who de
the nomination recently tendered him.
c hk hoped that there will be a full and
i attendance. Let us show our adversa-
bat we intend to enter upon the canvass m
punty with spirit and determination, what-
lay: be the result I jKemember tne hour.
- MR. KERR.
Kerr, the Whig Candidate for Governor,
d m this City, on Thursday, from his visit
Last He is in fine health and spirits,
beaks in the warmest terms of the cordial
hnerous reception he experienced at the
offthe People of that enlightened and hos-
e section of the State, The Whigs of read as follows i
any and every part of the Constitution." If
this were done, "tho West had bound the East
hand and foot."
The substitute of Mr. Meares was. adopted.
On the 8th of July(see Debates, page 368,)
the subject was again taken up on its third
reading.
Mr. Meares proposed as an additional amend
ment the following :
"No Convention of the People shall hereafter
be called except by a concurrent vote of two
thirds of each House of the General Assembly."
.. Mr. Giles opposed the amendment and asked
was possible that tbU body would assume
- - a. ovyic v
North Carolina by adopting such an amend
ment ? He had heard of a power behind the
throne greater than the throne itself, but this
was a power above the throne. A doctrine had
been started in 1824 somewhat akin to that in
volved in the amendment, that the People were
their own worjt enemies and incapable of self-
qovernment. ;Be subscribed to no such doctrine.
The people of this Sta,te were a sober, steady
People, not disposed from mere whim or caprice
to upturn the fundamental principles of the
Government"
Mr. Gaston, (of Craven,) supported the amend
ment He said, "we are met with the popular
cry that wo are about to limit the power of the
prople. It was not the People but the creatures
of the people, that the amendment proposed to
limit It is jto impose acheckonthcZcjiJawre
that it may not avail itself of an incidental ma-
I jority to disturb the repose of the People, by
i c- ii: .v iU : r..i-: "
irequtJULj uniting uicjji wguuici in vuun:uwvu.
After several other members had spoken, some
or and others against the amendment, Mr.
tlEARES said : "to satisfy some gentlemen near
him, he would modify his proposition so as to
all, the offspring of the fruitful brain of some
locofoco aspirant for Office !
from the floor,
unheeded.
At twelve o'clock precisely, the notorious Ren.
F. Hallett, of Massachusetts, took the chair
prepared for the President, and, addressing the
Delegates, stated that the duty had been assign,
ed him, as the chairman of the National Execu
tive Committee, to call the Convention to order,
and asked whether it was tho pleasuro of those
present that the Convention should be brought
to order T
Mr, Hallett then proceeded to read, as a
matter of form, the proceedings had by the Na
tional Democratic Committee in January last,
in pursuance of which the Convention had as
sembled ; and, in conclusion, he expressed a
hope that its members would maintain the posi
tion they now occupy the union of tho Demo
cratic party throughout the Union, in order to
preserve and maintain tho union of the States.
Loud applause.
Mr. Bright, of Indiana, rose and nominated
the Hon. Romulus M. Saunders, of North Caro
lina, as President pro. tern., which nomination
was approved by the Convention with but few
dissenting voices.
Mr. Saunders was then conducted to the chair,
but the confusion having increased to such a de
gree as to render it impossible to proceed with
any business
Mr. Kettlewell, of Maryland, again rose and
appealed to the Convention in behalf of the
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he said, that the disorder had become so general
as to prevent the organization of the body, which
it would be utterly impossible to effect unless
the plan proposed by .the committee should be
carried out. Loud cries of "Come down from
the platform." There were gentlemen in the
Convention, he said, who did not belong to it,
either as mass delegates or alternate delegates,
and he hoped that a senae of propriety would in
duce every gentleman thus situated to withdraw
at once. Applause. If anyBaltimorean were
thus situated he was sure that this hint would
coafltpony. Mr.H.renki,aawewrelokiM
at Voltaire, that some had said, the reason of
Voltaire bore about the saiae resemblance to
sound reason as the figure of a monkey did to
that of a man ; for when you looked on the
monkey, yoo knew that his head wa? fuJJ of
mischief and his heart mcanabl ZZa
Whing, Mr. J. laughed ; I did not notice whe-
tber tho laugh was sardonic, lie then told tu
of the manner in hich Houdtm, the Parisian
sculptor, took Genl Washington's stotue and his
own bust : "We sent him down to Mt. Vernon I
he made the General lie flat on hi$ back and
then smeared the moist plaster of Paris over hi
face. Houdon was very unwilling to take th
General just as ho was. He wanted to make
the statue colossal and put it in a Roman co
tume. But I was determined th he should
take him just as he was. I was determined we
should have one exaet image of the man. Thia
is the statue which stands in the eapitol at Rich
mond. When I went to him to have my bust
taken, he strint me bare rlmrm ta Kq bKahIiIam .
phen his wife, a beatifullittle woman, took oil
oi aimonas ana anointed my face and - neck;
while Houdon stood ready with his plaster, and
immediately put it on my face and neck." .
w. H.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
The Whig Convention adopted a Resolution,
declaring that they are in favor of submitting it
to the People, to say whether they wish & Con- ! be sufficient to induce him to take a proper place.
.. uj u' r.j i tk t He made this appeal to Democrats with the hope
veil null, taiiru uii uiu rcuuiiu utftoxo, tv iuut;uii
ourfc State Constitution. This position is vio
lently assailed by the locofoco leaders, yet tho
Journals of the House of Commons of 1850-51,'
(page 920-958) shew that a leading locofoco irf
that body, Mr. McLean, introduced a Bill "to
, that it would nnd a response in every true le-
mocratic heart. Applause.
I Mr, Floyd, of Virginia, amid much confusion,
I wished to anneunce a fact. There were seats
1 provided for thirteen Virginians, but one hun
j dred delegates from that State were piwm
IIow was it possible, then, to designate who of
ascertain the will of the Freemen of North Car that nootber Should he thft rtt? w W."P7
I .. ? j. i v J.liuMban. ftVAU IT it
olina as to the caU of a CWe--- JAZLi n
futile to expect the restoration . of order, under
this state of things, by the plan suggested ; and
the Virginia delegation, therefore, proposed to
retire from the hall until some place should be
assigned them sufficient to accommodate their
whole number.
The President pro tern, stated that the delega
tion could retire for a few moments, as time
The Convention resumed its session in the eve
ning at a quarter bfefore 6 o'clock, the members
being then as closely packed together as in the
morning. i
The President dto tem. stated that ho was
requested by the Committee of Arrangements to i bein
FeacrtJU (kuu.-. -xtaiaiitti passed the House of
Commons through throe readings, and was sent
to the Senate the following "Democrats" voting
for it, viz :
Messrs. Avery, Cockerham, Durham, Flynt
Gordon, Harrison, Johnston, Jones, Kallmn,
MarshalLf McLean, N. McNeill, Montgomerv.
Patterson, Pegram, S. Person, Reinhardt, R. M. would then be given to make necessary accom-
ouunc(, oiicBB., oucruu, oujwc, u uuu, mouations lor tnem
Williams and Winstead
the"hole House.
-24 ; just one-fifth of
Mr. Floyd said that the delegation had no ob
jection to be put any where in the world, so that
WKot h, , wVu.n ni-aaa mnto ; thev could all so together. Applause.
, , . , I Mr. Ward, of New lork, suggested that the
for these men ? Where they right, when they . delegation8 nmaia in pla8. The object
gave this vote ? And are the Whigs wrong in , now wa3 merely to organize the Convention, and
will have an opportunity of hearing his
tting voice to-day. Let them come together
s confirmed in their devotion to the cause 1
FEDERAL COURT.
Committed an error in our last in
ping this Court to have been in session.
We learn, next week."
an-It
A NOBLE SENTIMENT.
Urn far more anxious so to conduct my
lmstration of the Government as to merit
'Pprobation of my country, during the term
aurvB, man to continue it a uay ong-
j
ck is the language of Mr. Fillmore in the
pwhich we published in our last, read at
fto enthusiastic meeting of his friends in
f delphia. It is the language of high toned
disinterested patriotism, and iust what
d have been expected from one who, in ev-
emergency, during the exciting period of
t . . J
ministration, haa proved himself true to
institution andttlnion, regardless of all
L a t "
pnll OOniWnilotwnfi ! ' I l.o.l nlhn, Ka rlnJif
j President," eiclaimed thp great states-
m orator of Kntuokv. f I had rather
M the
wted," gayg Millard Fillmore. ' Noble
pents well worthy the admiration of the
mono :
fc :
F1"! "Democratic Pioneer," in giving an
lt of the speech of Mr. Kerr at Elizabeth
r " style and manner of Mr. Kerr, wo
I Z at. he is rather a pleasant speaker
alem f'8e' Dearmg himself as becomes a
kieg T ' j 06 Irom tnat vulgar ana coarse
1 g . t 86 tnat characterizes too many po-
prepossessing."
fhat
E.. 1
LT Ihn ,1
1 tne dav it coulrf An evAn this nmh
- rJl":ai opponent.
'"ttne "Stand.rrl" Bavin thi r Tt.
i day
'No Convention shall hereafter be called by
the General Assembly, except by a concurrence
of two thirds of all the members of each House."
Mr. Giles expressed himself perfectly satisfied.
The amendment as modified was then adopted.
Now see for a moment how grossly the "Stan.
dard,'4,sof the 26th May, has perverted this his-
tory.-lIt says :
'The sages and patriots in the Convention of
1835, who established this basis, were determin
ed that their work should stand ; and with this
view it was provided that in future no Conven
tion should be called but by the concurrence of
two-thirds of both houses of the General Assembly."
Such is not the provision of the Constitution,
and the "Standard" shews miserable ignorance,
of that instrument, or is actuated by a desire to
deceive, in asserting that it is. What the "Stan
dard" declares is the provision of the Constitu
tion, was almost word for word the original
amendment of Mr. Meares, which we have given
above and can be found on page 369 of the Con
vention debates. It reads as follows :
"No Convention of the People shall hereafter
be called except by a- concurrent vote of two
thirds of each House of the General Assembly."
The Constitution on the contrary declares
that, j
"No Convention of the People shall be called
by the General Assembly, unless by a concur-
' .... vv, :,).. a
re uc u ui tnu-mnvio,
The proposition of Mr. Meares, as it originally
read, placed a limit on the action and power of
the people, and put them entirely at the mercy
of two thirds of each branch of the Legislature,
and for this reason Mr. Giles oppoaod it s
whereas the Constitution as it is places a check
on the power of the "General Assembly" to call
a Convention. This was in accordance with the
view of Judge Gaston, when he declared, (as we
have before quoted,) "that it was not the people I
but tho creatures of the people, the amendment
proposed to limit,' c.
?Now, what possible excuse has the Editor of
"Standard" for such barefaced perversion ? Was
affirming a principle which tltey approved ?
And pray what has Gen. Saunders the "Sir
Oracle" the sovereign Pontiff the Great Mogul
of locofocoism, to say, in defence of this vote!
When he opened his battery on the Whig plat
form," had he forgotten that his own illustrious
example could be used, to extract the sting from
his most fiery and puissant indignation ? We
have often heard it said, however, that the Gen
eral has a supreme contempt for old records.
We are anxious to know why he gave that vote,
to submit the question of Convention or No Con
vention to the People ! Was it intended as a
pious fraud on the Legislature ?
Reception or Mr. Kerr. A meeting of
the gallant Whigs of Fayetteville assembled in
they could do this just as well standing as in any
other, way.
Mr.' Saunders, President pro tem., then ex
pressed his thanks for the honor which had been
conferred upon him by the Representatives of
the Democracy of the United States, in selecting
him to preside temporarily over the Convention.
He was the more proud of the honor because
those by whom it was conferred came from ev
ery part of this vast Republic, and represented
the Democracy of this Union, extending from
Maine to the Capes of Florida, and to the rich
shores of Texas and California. He flattered
himself that nothing would or could occur to
disturb that harmony, order, and copcert of ac
tion so necessary and important to the success
ful progress of Democratic measures. He hoped
that the Convention would be united, that there
would be no division amongst them, and that
they might thus set an example to be followed
elsewhere : for union alone was necessary for
He was under the
thd Town TTall. in that nlaee. on the evenino- of their success in the future,
osti, ,.n fr. Vta r,,, nfmntimT r,,,. impression, however, that the course he had in-
.la ; ;r jr v k I Seated would be pursued, and th.
tions for the reception of John Kerr, Esq., the of ordcr WOuld be preserved which
v hig uanaiaate ior uovernor, on monaay next.
Committees of Correspondence, Finance, Ar
rangements and Escort were appointed.
Meyer's Universum. Wo have received the
first number of a work bearing the above title,
consisting of " Views of the most Remarka
ble Places and Objects of all Countries," en-
gravedn steel, and accompanied by historical
descriptions by various writers, the work being
edited by Charles A. Dana. Each number will
contain four engravings. Price twenty-five cts.
. mi , ,1 i. j rti
a number, ine wor is wen got up, ana win
doubtless prove an attractive book of the parlor
and drawing-room. Published by Herman J.
Meyer, New York, 1852.
CONGRESS.
The Senate, yesterday, after some further dis
cussion upon it, passed the "Deficiency Bill," as
previously amended by the insertion of many
additional items of appropriation. The bill will
now be returned to the House of Representatives,
in which body it is not probable that it can re
ceive any consideration during the present week.
But little progress was made in the business
of the House ok Representatives yesterday.
Some time was spent in. tho early part of the
sitting with two bills proposing to grant lands
in aid of railroads, (in regard to which no de
finite decision was arrived at,) and the remainder
of the day was occupied with motions for ad
journment, &c.
Both Houses, it will be seen, have taken a re
cess ; the Senate having adjourned over to Thurs
day, and the House having -resolved to adjourn,
from torday till Friday next.
Mr. Badger has been appointed on the Judic
iary Committee oi the oenate, to supply the va
cancy causea oy tne resignation oi air. xternen,
' Nat. Int., Tuesday.
and that that degree
was absolute
ly necessary to the success and prosecution of
tho business ot the uonveniion, leeung weu o
sured himself that if he exhibited any deficiency
as presiding officer, it would bo supplied by the
superior intelligence of the Convention. He
concluded by saying that he was prepared to
receive any motion which might be necessary
for the temporary organization of.the body.
Mr. Thurman, of Ohio, rose and, desired to
know whether there were anv" seats" upon the
floor for the delegation from Ohio. .Their dele
gation, he said, was composed of twenty-three
fentlemen, and they had not lour seats upon tne
oor. They were entitled to rights jp the Con
vention, which they demanded and must have.
Applause
The President stated that he had been in
formed that a full complement of seats had been
provided for the delegation from Ohio.
Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi, then submitted
the following resplution, which was agreed to :
Resolved, That a committee of ono person
fronreach State, to be selected by the delegates
thereof, be appointed to select the permanent
officers of this Convention.
'. The committee-man from North Carolina was
R, P. Dick. .
Mr. Wa& of Hew York, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved. That a committee of one Delegate
from each State be selected by the delegations
thereof, who shall examine and report upon the
credentials of members of this Uonventon.
The resolution was agreed to, and the com
mittee selected. But, each of tho States of Ueor-
ma and Mississippi having two seta of Delegates
t. f one set renresenting the Union Demo
m-ata. and the other the Southern Rights or Se
cession Democrats,) Georgia declined to appoint
. member on the committee, and gave notice
that each set of Delegates had appointed one of
its members to advocate Deiore tne committee
their claims to recognition as the proper repre
sentatives of the otate.
say that they had not been able during the re
cess to make any beneficial change for the com
fort of the members; but after the adjournment
of the Convention for the day, they proposed to
extend the platform, with the hope that all the
members might thus be accommodate ted.
Mr. Harris, of Illinois, in reply to an inquiry
whether the Committee on Credentials were pre
pared to report, replied in the negative, and
stated that some matters referred to the com
mittee required npre consideration then they
had been able to bestow upon them during the
recess.
Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi, in behalf of the
Committee on Organizationsaid, ..that Jie haji .
not yot prepared to report They had agreed
upon a report, under ft misapprehension that
the subject of reporting rules for the government
of the Convention had been referred to them, as
well as the selection of permanent officers, and
had not discovered their mistake till they came
into the hall, when they found that it had not
been made their duty to report rules.
Aftersome conversation, Mr. Thompson moved
to take up a resolution which had been previous
ly submitted, requiring the Committee on Or
ganzation to report rules; which motion was
agreed to, and the resolution passed:
Three several motions to adjourn till the next
morning followed, but they were all voted down by
large majorities. : i
The Committee on Organization then rotired,
and soon afterwards retuned with their report,
by which the Hon. John W. Davis, of Indiana, !
J lli.llll U Mill 1 . . - m-l
the Convention, ajad thirty gentlemen for Vice
Prosidcnta, (heing ne frra each of the States
represented,) besides nine Secretaries.
These nominations were all confirmed by the
Convention withoat any dissenting voice.
That part of the report, however, which pro
posed Rules for regulating tho proceedings of
tho Convention was not disposed of with the
same unanimity. ! Its prominent features were
the recommendation of the adoption of the Rules
of tho House of Representatives in regard to de
bates, &c.: that all votes in the Convention
should be taken by States; and that the two
thirds rule should govern the ballotings for can
didates for President and Vice President of the
United States.
The latter portion of this report was objected
to by several members, and a Delegate from
Ohio moved to strike it out, on the ground that
its tendency was to stultify the Convention, by
fireventing a majority of its members from se
ecting the candidate of their choice.
This motion was voted down by an over
whelming majority ; which decision elicited
much applause, both in the Convention and a
mong the spectators.
The second part of the report of the Commit
tee, included the tvee-thirds rule, was then adopt
ed ; and subsequently a motion to reconsider it
caused some exoitement ; but the Convention
promptly rid itself of the subject by laying the
motion to reconsider on the table the vote by
States having been reported, ayes, 283, noes 13,
(a mistake, by the way, as South Carolina is
not represented, ialthough the Reporter observ
ed several gentlemen from that State present in
the Convention as spectators.)
The Convention adjourned for the day be
tween seven and eight o'clock.
SECOND DAY.
We learn, froin the Telegraphic correspon
dence of the "Petersburg South' Side Democrat,"
that, on Wednesday, a number of Committees
wefce appointed,: and that Resolutions, endorsing
the Fugitive Slave law, were presented. The
despatch says : "To-morrow the voting begins.
The Convention; will adjourn by Friday."
Mr. Jefferson's grand-daughter, and conducted
into rthe drawing room 'The floor of that first
caught my attentioa. It was of polished ma
hogany, or some such wood, cut into diamonds,
with oblong pieces dovetailed between them. It
had the appearance of a tesselated pavement.
Presently the young lady disappearedjand Mr.
Jefferson came in. He has quite an aged look.
about 80 years old. His figure is tail and
has the shrunk," shriveled appearance of that ad
vanced period of life. His dress was very plain
and rather shabby. His coat and pantaloons of
blue, with an old buff waist-coat the collar of
his shirt ragged, and slippers on his feet. His
countenance is very homely, and I thought car
ried at times the expression of cunning. He re
ceived us very graciously, and his manners were
so easy and familiar that 1 was quite at my ease
in a moment. We 'conversed about the Univer
sity of Virginia, which was then building. He
could with his spy-glass, at the distance of four
miles, tell what the workmen were doing. He
said ho xrJLS repi vi n tr tnttofe -fVom oil nQvai
ePojuriag..-hf'JU twrdn
Carolina, the writer of which stated that he con
sidered their college as only preparatory. He
spoke of Col, Bassot, a member of the Legisla
ture, as being one of their greatest enemies. I
asked why ? "Because," said he, "he is a visi
tor of William and Mary College ; but it is a
very unnecessary jealousy, for we shall not stand
in the way of any of the secondary institutions.
We shall not teach the rudiments of the lan
guages ; we shall' have Professors to give lectures j
on those branches and to perfect the youth in
the learned tongues." I asked whether they
would get Professors from Europe. IIe said yes.
"What salaries will you be able to offer them ?"
"I cannot say yet." On the subject of discip
line he said: "We shall avoid the evil of too
much government. For instance, wo shall not
insist on wearing a gown, or anything of that
8Qrt." "Will you use any means to confine the
m o i m, noheir tOiaijUJJOa Ulna
FOR THE REGISTER.
Mr. Gales : I noticed several quotations La
the "Register" from a speech of Mr. Dick.
Now, "as there appears to have been four of him
in the late locofoco Convention, and as it is mis.
tain, moreover, that those pithy sentence will
be handed down to postewtv as anothnj
perhaps find their way into the next EdiSon of
" Proverbial Philosophy" or atleast, be inser
ted in italics in the next " Stud Book of Democ
racy" (as my friend " Frank" dub Wheelera't
most veracious " History," it is important that
the world should bo weft advised of their pater
nity. Which orifbf the four was it T Is it the same
Dick who, in the loeofoco Convention of 1850
moved that the thanks of the Convention be
tendered to Gen. Saunders? an important
epoch, by the bye ; as many bystanders under
stood it was the only occasion on which th
General was ever seen to btnsh f Or is this
young Riehard, the son of old Richard?
May 29, 1852. Q.
THE ATLANTIC STEAMERS.
A statement relative to the business of the
Collins and Cunard lines of oooah Steamers,
shows that diirin tihr mr ...olia mai.
, tne "laftef; 4,118. Th9 average length of the
Western passages performed by tho Collins liae
was 10 days 21 hours and 10 minutes; of the
Cunard, 11 days 4 hours and 13 minutes. The
amount of Custom House duties paid by the for
mer, was $2,122,337,56 ; by the latter $2,829,-001,31.
M. Proudhon, the great French socialist.
it is said, has been set at liberty on the condi
tion that he jriU leave for the United States.
1YIARHIED.
In Greene county, on the 27th ultimo, by the
Rev. Franklin Powell, Dr. Roscoe Hooker to Miss
Jane Eliza, youngest daughter of the late Samuel
rope, jaq. 1
reittinn unrl aonH h 1 1 V aUn Q ZMt Ult. ftjter ft
I want the Professors to' have nothing too with "j8' tepb xIso Em, in the 74th year
the governing or punishing of the students. All ! J "f . Brst settlers of the
these sources of irritation must be avoided. I j . IIe buned SnAdaj last irith Ma
wished the Legislature to allow a VW rHif.n some honors. y- ' , ;
ior me university; put tney thought tne people
protracted
PQSTSCRIPT1
We lSarn through the Telegraph, that the
Convention proceeded, on Thursday morning,
at 11 o'clock, to "ballot for a Candidate for the
Presidency. Previously, however, the tamous
Gen. Commander w(w ruled to befnof a member
of the Convention ; and so South Carolina cast
no vote.
The result of the ballot was as follows, viz:
Cass 118, Buchanan 95, Marcy 27, Douglas L&,
Laxe 13, Houston 6, Dodge 3, Jno. B. Weller
4, Dickinson lj Butler 1, Blank 1. No choice.
The Convention again proceeded to ballot,
without, however, effecting any decided change
in the vote. The Sixth ballot stood as follows :
Cass 114, Buchanan 98, Marc? 26, Douglass
24, Lank 14, Houston 8, Dodge 3.
for the register.
VISIT TO MR. JEFFERSON.
September 20, 1823,
Mr. Editor : I copy from my levelling
Journal the notes 6f a visit I made to Mr. Jef
ferson at the date above mentioned, which, per
haps, may interest your readers.
Charlottesville, (Va.) Sept. 20, '23.
I rode up this morning to see "the sage of
Monticello," ih company with the Rev. Mr. H.,
the Episcopal minister, to whose parish Mr.
Jefferson professes to belong, and on whose min
istry he sometimes attends. He professes to feel
. u.-Uora n.rrialitv for this Church, as the
rnrH rf hi ancestors. There is no house of
would never bear the idea of gentlemen's sons
being ruled by different laws from the rest of
the community There is a plan adopted in the
continent of Europe, and that too with perfect
success, which is, to constitute a Court consist
ing of the more discreet students who take cog
nizance of offences auS pass sentence on offen
ders such as wearing a fool's cap, &c. ! ! !
These things may be tried, but I don't know how
they will succeed in this country." We then
talked of the pictures and busts which hung in
and about the room. He spoke of Stewart, as the
greatest portrait painter in the world. "He not
only gave the features, but the expression the
mind. But his charges are high, I gave $100
for that picture of mine, and the same for that
head on paper, over the mantel piece." "Whoso
busts are these ?" said I, pointing to two, which
stood on each side of the door. "Two of the
greatest scoundrels that ever existed : Bonaparte,
and Alexander of Russia." I laughed, and said
"I am glad to hear you speak thus of Bonaparte,
Mr. Jefferson ; for it has become fashionable
now to admirq and applaud him. I have heard
many young men vindicate his character, but it
is certainly inconsistent in any American to do
so." Mr. J. "Those books of O'Mcara and Las
Casas, Sir, have done more for him than all his
victories. But for a man like Bonaparte, after
slaughtering millions of the human race, to set
down and deliberately thank God that he had
never committed a crime, shows that the man
had no kind of moral principle or feeling. That
man, Sir, thought ot nobody m the world but
himself." He conducted us into another apart
ment ami showed us some more paintings and
busts. SeveraFof them were Scripture subjects :
the sacrifice of Jephtha's daughter Pcterweep-
mc at the crowing ot the cock. Ac. lie tola us
of a Dutch piece representing the sacrifice of
Isaac: "He, the painter, has placed a gun in
Abrain's hand he is taking aim at his son, and.
an angel oyer head prevents the discharge of the
fan by a very unangelic operation."- The Ex
reBident, however, did not let the joke lose any
of its piquancy by mincing his language, which
I thought rather unbecoming in a man of his
dimity. I begged to look at his library. He
safd it was not worth seeing, but led us intoit.
It did not appear large, for most of his books he
kept, I believe, at a seat in Bedford County, to
which he retired, when he wanted to read with
out interruption. As I told him I understood he
had some rare editions of the classics, he show
od me them. I saw all the great authors of An
tiquity. He has had many of them bound up
with translations. What "he seemed to think
one of the greatest curiosities among them was
an edition of Plutarch, with annotations in mo
dern (ireek. The character, said he, is the same.
He onened it and read some ot the notes. He
seemed to read ancient Greek with facility.
'?Have you read many of these ancients?" said
I. "Yes, most of them." He pronounced the
Greek Diphthong ou like oo. lie spoke in the
highest terms of a Universal History, on one of
the shelves. It was the ancient universal his
tory, compiled by a company of gentlemen in
England, in a dozen or more octavos. "It is,"
sai3 he, "so impartial, and gives ybu original
authorities for every thing is so well furnished
with maps, and every kind of help," 4c. He has
Heyne's Homer and Virgil.
We then bid him "Good morning." He asked
us to stav to dinner, and told me if I staid any
time in the nighborijood he would be happy to
see ii) Ase passed out of the door, we re
marWr! the bust of Voltaire on one side of the
door. Helookslikeascorner. The face is very
expressive ; it wears a kind of smile and an U
auisitive, satirical expression. On the other side
of the door is a bust of Volney, and, near at
Hand, one of Mr. Jefferson. He has chosen, it
seems, to place himself in such questionable
T ILE undersigned appear before the public ia
justice to tUeir Instructor, the Trustees and
themselves. Our own part in the recent singular
events of our School, is embodied in the Resolutions
subjoined. If they express a "Challenge" we have
yet to learn the signification of the word. As to
the honor of our course, we are willing to abidethe
verdict of an intelligent community. - Aside from
the Resolutions, we acted not offering no insult
or violence to person or property. As the report
has obtained to same extent, that our Principal, Mr.
R.ICUABD80X, instigated our proceeding, we deem
i it our duty to state, that neither the idea nor the
writing of the Resolutions originated with him.
They were formed and presented by the students
themselves to Mr. P., while Mr. Richardson was
confined to his room by illness, and ignorant of our
proceedings. The Trustees were also nnacquaint
ed with our action until afterwards. Deeming sim
ple facts sufficient, we submit the resolutions with
out alteration from the original, notwithstanding
some grammatical errors. They were subscrib
ed by all the students present, our own name be
guiing the list. '
J. C. MARRIOTT,
G. W. ARRItfGTON,
W. C. DOWD,
' A. E. RICKS,
H. D. FOWLER.
Franklin Institute, May 20, 1852.
RESOLUTIONS.
May 12th, 1852.
Resolved, 1st. That we the Students of the Frank
lin Institute, Whereas our beloved Teacher has
been attacked by A. W. Pearce, in a dastardly
manner, as he was unarmed, and suffering from the
effects of an illness which had prevented his teach
ing for several days, that we consider ourselves,
our School and Trustees as highly insulted, and we
are determined to defend him from future injury,
to the last drop of blood in our veins ; and should
he be attacked when- we are not present, we wnl
surely avenge ourselves to the utmost.
Resolved, 2nd. "That as A. W. Pearce, jr., made
use of insulting language to our Teacher, when he
was disabled by sickness and injury inflicted by
his father, that he be duly warned never to repeat
the same, or insult him in any other way in future.
Resolved lastly, That we are fully determined to
bear nothing more. .
Here follow the names of the signers.
June , 1852. - , 45 lt
FOR NEW YORK.
SPRING AND SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
TnfEDUCTION of Passage and Fare '.
rViThc new and clegaat side wheel
Steamship RQANOKE ! 1,200 tons
burthen. Lewis Parrish, Commander,
will leave City point every Tuesday evening for
New York.
ip . caro nH fnre from PetersbnTtT. including state
rooms : w
Steerage passage o w
For speed, comfort and safety, the Roanoke is
excelled by no Steamship on the coast, and travel
lers will find it the most pleasant route to the
North.
TICKETS issued at my Omce on sycamore
street. . .
SAMUEL G. BAPTIST, Agt.
Petersburg, Va.
agp A passenger train leaves the Appomattox
Depot at 6 o'clock, P. M
Steamship at City Point
June 4, 1852.
to connect with the
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$5 Reward.
I WILL give the above reward fo-infomation
leading to the recovery of a Jenny Mule, wbt h
strayed from my stable. She is a mall bay Mule,
2 years oM, long foapbed mane, tail cut at bettou
and trimmed--has Beak of chain pn the outside of
both thighs, and on the inside of the right one.
She was seen en Sunday last (May 81) foflorwirig a
Rocky Mount, June5, 1852.. 5
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