o ttftCATION meeting.
, I the Pleasure of publishing, in anoth
er have the pi r .
the proceedings oi -
klu""' nieeting held in this city, on
n WhW National Convention. x.,c
rnhinir that could nave ueeu c-
h'r to Umber, and spirit. The ut
Ired, both w CVery allusion
UiL of Gen. Scott, or the
bf ,5 uia- A. Graham, elicited the
r Vd monstrationsof applause. A month
T "wnonltaation. if would he impos
Gen. .jcpation meeting in this
b'C 11 thcv nro now satisfied on this
PtT- " t r at all events, as chanced
M"t- &UL" n Thursday last.
be present at tne . -
lutt now be convinced, u. - - -
1UM " . coominprnllv exist un-
.; nrourouaredto devote all their
l,,ut . ih nominees of the
Lergie to toe ciccuu- .
ation&l lonvcuuv".
The meeting, as wm u - t
1 n...l,t the Hons. Nathaniel
Cdev and Jso. H. Brtas and by Messrs.
an flilll rOIJJV 'T .
INSOM, HAYWOOD, uu t
i , i,i tmft Whip snirit.
e Mr HKrAX Uwureu ' 1
thcv could not have done otherwise, emanating
., tiomrni .1 and were enthusiastical-
rrom tnai fe'-.' j
received. Gen. Uavhood gae a myoj ou.
i r 1,:. oniiKo m Dnlpfate. rer-
ictOTT accouni in i"" o r
r this District, in pari, to m
? , lJ 1:- Wbiw frinnrla.
onvcntion, ana appear.
eloquent terms, to saenhee an personal pre-
rcrences on tne couii y
Mr. Ra.nsom spoke lor upwards oi nan an
i . : afMin ff tba tiottiitippa of
kour, ma gww' -t
h Convention, and ot the conservative ana pa-
riotic action of that Convention, in adopting a
f h.Ana n-rtiiill Climilfl l 1 T1 fTP t Vl
lenes oi ru3uutiuii
pprobation of every lover of his tounry. Mr.
is a eentlemen ol nne oratorical powers, mm
dwtined to win high distinction for himself.
To those who have" heard Mr. Boydex, it is
Linecessarv tMsay; that he madq on this occa-
r . i i?.
on, a? he always does, a strong, caustic, teutiy
,eoch. We reforto Mr. B. thus particularly, for
ie purpose ofstating a faet mentioned by him in
le course of his remarks. It has hardly failed
escape the observation of the most of our read-
ts, that the locofoco press affect to see some
ling significant in the fact that the 8th reso-
tion of trie series adopted by the w hig ton-
Jeution is elightlv variant from that recommend-
bv the meeting of Southern members so
ghtly o,ihowever, that they are unable to tell
herein any difference consists. Mr. BorDE.v
as one of the Committee on the Platform, and
pmor assigns him a prominent agency in the
Irafting of it, and he stated, as a fact within
is immediate knowledge, that no alteration was
lide in any of the resolutions that did not meet
he full and liearty concurrence and approbation
f (tery Southern man on the Commmiitee ! He
kirther informed the meeting that the North
arolina Delegation had frequent and free con
duces with the Northern delegates ; and that
ihese last assured him and them of tne gratify
ing fact, that the great mass of the. Northern
leopie were o--!iv;h disgusted and wearied
Irith the Abolitlo'n agitation as those of the
;outh, and desired its suppression quite as much !
'c regard the nomination of Gen. Scott, there-
re, under the circumstances, as an auspicious
eut for the peace of the whole country and for
he rights of the South. By mean o his over-
rhelming popularity, standing, too, as he does,
u such a Platform as that laid down by the
ronvention, we shall be able to crush the ag-
tators once for all !
The meeting adjourned with three cHeers for
Old Chippewa" and three more for William
1. Graiiam. And thev were hearlu cheers
heers that awoke the slumbering echoes of
Wlit and gave assurance that the Whigs of
alcigh were " right side tip !"
" THAT CARD."
The 24th and 2Gth of J une have como and
hntand the Ex-Minister, General Romulus
ilitchell-Saunders, as we predicted, has failed
b meet Mr. Kerr 1 The public are interested
p this matter ; and we ask the General's " or-
an" for satisfactory answers on these points :
1st. Did the Ex-Minister ever have any idea
f meeting Mr. Kerr?
2d. Does the " Ex" mean to intimate, in the
'lurse he has pursued, that " his Excellency"
Ms some one to make speeches for him ?
3d. If he docs, did he suppose " his Excellen-
" fool enough thus publicly to proclaim his
n incapacity?
til. Will the General serve as United States
utor, in case his friends press that exalted
ace upon him ?
5th. Is there any one else the General is anx-
us to meet t
kth. Does he think that he has scared any
LOnv 7
WHIG ELECTORS
h is highly important that our Whiir friends
u ine Several ConcTesRinnal Districts nT.rmlrl
pve their. Electors in the field aa soon Ha nns.
. o
i vaviMvuo v, in avail; uiuuil J 11 aroun-
Fg the higs preparatory lio the Gubernatori
f1 Election, which is near at hand, Why delay
I Most of the counties in this District have ap
Pnted Delegates. A good Whig o"T Franklin
Ptoses that the Convention be held in Louis
"r& m the early part of next month ; and it
as already boon Biiowat w no.t,, r.-
pjent. through our columns, that it be held
la
lrlKllllton nn lU 71-U' Ti. :
"r friends sneediiv to AaaxAt-. r.ntTrAn th
Let u8 know at once.
r'en. Scott is a Protestant, a member,
tlca", of the
bttrm vuurtn. iuti mean
f pt which has been made to create a pre-lw"--e
in the r , . . . .
V, . ' uu icrem, is just of a piece with
lul anH 1 8Plnt of locofocoism. Disgrace,
k V, 7s WlU th J when the Rcli.
fcn,M- . ! .' 8ha11 1)0 appliod to office in this
bf G J c 0 inlured rbe Religbus opinions
- to victory and glory ?
fira At " - '
roi tliic St St f 80veral of the Delegate.
Ptanco.c l Publlhwith pleasure, the
n o Whi- v remark? 0f Mr- MiLumade
Ion , . . -atlnal Convention.
L T UODnation nf !.. tr ,xr J
ur fhe Vioo n , " A- wkauaji,
' 1 'Bi'ienry.
It im'.A II . .T :
N cc.rtlii . Mr- ,Jetry, of Tennessee.
K rM J yW Scott and Grahav
Li,. ,uon h Wonted the r '
i"'ui(rtii J "'"ii'u-
MISREPRESENTATION.;
The strongest evidence of the increasing pop
ularity of Jon v Kerr, the Whig Candidate for
Governor, is to be found in the absurd and
ridiculous shifts to which the locofoco leaders
are driven, in their attempts to sustain the wan.
ing fortunes of Datid S, Reid. Seeing that
calm and honest discussion, and fair and 'man
ly argument must result in strengthening Mr,
Kerr's position, they are resorting to the most
unjust and illiberal misrepresentations.
In the "Standard," for instance, pf the 19th,
Mr. Kerr is covertly charged with being "op
posed to Free Suffrage." This, we say again, is
not true. Mr. Kerr has again and again said,
and the Editor must know it, that to Ffee Suf
frage itself, he has no objection. lie has even
gone farther, and said in his public speeches,
that in the original formation of the Constitu
tion, it would, in his judgment, have been ad
vlsable to have made provision for it. We un
derstand that he has, when called on, expressed
his intention to vote for Free Suffrage;at the
polls, in caso it should pass the next Legislature
by the requisite majority. Gov. Reid, then, has
no advantage on that point ; Mr. Kerr is as
good a Free Suffrage man as he is. In fact, he
is, we insist, a much better friend of Free Suf
frage than Gov. Reid and the locofoco leaders
of this State are. He considers this great qucsr
tion of Free Suffrago as too sacred to be dragged
into the dirt and niire of partisan strife. lie is
for elevating it above the party conflicts of the
day. He is opposed to making it a mere decoy
duck in the General Assembly, by which dema
gogues and place-hunters may consummate their
party schemes. He is for consulting the peo
ple the people who are interested the people
who are the source of all power the PEOPLE,
whose sovoreign will in free Government, when
lawfully expressed, must be obeyed!
A "FINAL SETTLEMENT."
The locofoco papers are furious against Gen.
Scott for adopting the Whig Platform which
pronounces the Compromise a Jinal settlement
of the slavery question. The resolutions of their
Convention, it will be recollected, contain no
such declaration. Besides they had been swear
ing for months, that he was the tool of Seward
and never would express his approval of the
Compromise. The old General has spiked their
guns just as he did the British cannon on the
Canadian frontier in 1813 and his own, charg
ed to the muzzle, are turned point blank upon
them !
SUPREME COURT.
Saturday, 26. The State t Bill, a slave from
Martin. Argued by Attorney General, Biggs
and Moore.
Monday, 28. tate r Mason. Argued by
the Attorney General and Bryan,
State t Auman, from Randolph. Argued by
Attorney General, Bryan and Winston.
Daniel r Wilkerson, from Granville, Argued
by Bryan for defendant,
White c White, from Randolph. Argued by
Miller, for plaintiff and Bryan for defendant.
State c Thornton, from Johnston. Argued
by the Attorney General and Haywood.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The " Charleston Mercury" ridicules the idea
that the Electoral vote of that State will be willfna
ly castfor either of the Candidates forthe Presiden
cy. Speaking of the recant 'Pikmcx. Ratification
meeting in that City, it says :
" We had a little flurry here in Charleston,
but it was a very tame affair. Of the array of
fifty Vice Presidents that figure in the proceed
ings, only four could be induced to show them
selves on the platform ; and any one can see,
from the dry dyspeptic little liatch of resolu
tions adopted, that the meeting had no soul, and
did not know what good cause there was for the
movement."
The conduct of Gen. Scott, in averting
the horrors of a useless war between the United
States and Great Britain, on the occasion of the
Boundary dispute, was the subject of high com
mendation at the time and was thus spoken of
by the eminent Dr. Channing :
"Much, also, is due to the beneficial
influence of Gen. Scott. To this distinguished
man belongs the rare honor of uniting with
military energy and daring, the spirit of a phil
anthropist. His exploits in the field, which have
fdaced him in the first rank of soldiers, have
een obscured by the purer and more lasting
glory of a pacificator, and a friend of mankind
In the whole history of the intercourse of civi
lized communities, we doubt whether a bright
er page can bo found than that which records
his agency in the removal of the Cherokees.
As far as the wrongs done to this raee can be
atoned for, General Scott has made tho expia
tion. In his recent mission to the . disturbed
borders of our country ihe has succeeded, not so
much by policy as by the nobleness and gener
osity of his character, by moral influence, by
the earnest conviction With which he has enforc
ed on all, with whom he had to do, the obliga
tions of patriotism, justice, humanity and relig
ion. It would not be easy to find among us a
man who has won a purer fame ; and I would
do something, no matter how little, to hasten
the time when the spirit of Christian humanity
shall be accounted an essential attribute and
the brightest ornament of a public man."
We hear, and gladly hear, that the teU
egraphic report that Mr. Fillmore had advised
his friends to go foMr. Webster and save the
Whig party, is not correct. We distrustecTit
when we first heard it. It did not sound like
Mr. Fillmore.
J8 The Cleveland Herald proposes that the
Whigs of Buffalo and Western New York shall
call a Mass Convention of the friends of Scott
and Graham, to be held at Niagara Falls, on the
twenty-fifth of July, the anniversary of the bat
tle of Niagara.
Craven' County. In Jhis County, the Hon.
William II. Washington has been nominated
for the Senate, and Messrs. A. T. Jerkins and
Geo. W. Taylor for the House of Commons.
RATIFICATION MEETING AT PHILADEL
PHIA.
The Whigs of Philadelphia assembled in laree
numbers on Tuesday vening to ratify the nom
inations of Scott and j Graham, The Inquirer
describes the gathering as "a mighty one."
John B, Myers presided, with a large array of
vice presidents and secretaries ; and addresses
were delivered by J udge Conrad, Governor Jones,
(Tenn.,) Colonel Netherland, Hon. W. Ballard
Preston, ( Va.,) Hon. G. B. Duncan, (La) Mr..
uodd, (luiss.,) ana otners. .Resolutions m sup
port of the nominations were enthusiastically
adopted.
A second meeting was held in another part of
Independence Square, and passed off with not
less eclat. The president was James Traquair;
and Hon. Mr. Norton, (Ohio,) Judge Jcssup, Mr.
Morris, and ex-Governor Johnston, were the
speakers, Republic,
SUBSTANCE OF
I7ie remarks of II. W. Millm. Esn.. in the
trmg ivazwnai vanveniion, on tne nomination
fih. TTr. W A n.. it. Tr r
(invention, on the Kon
of the Hon. W
A. Grahav for the Vice
X I CM-
dency.
t . d t ii .. .. - ,
lun. iMaiuui; x usk toe attention ot tne
n . i .
convention tor a moment. I rise to express the
thanks of the Delegation from the State of North
Carolina, for the compliment which has been
paid one of her distinguished sons, by selecting
him with so much unanimity, as the Whig can
didate for the Vice Presidency of this great Re
public, and for the enthusiasm with jwhich that
nomination has been received by tjris vast as
semblage of his countrymen. In his; own State
William A. Graham, for hiaprivate jvirtues, his
public worth, sound judgment, and! high abili
ties, is respected and honored by nicn of both
political parties. Nor is he less deserving the
confidence of all his fellow-citizens of all sec
tions of the Union. He has been often honored
by his native State, and has always proved him
self worthy of the public trusts confided to him.
It is well known to this Convention, that the
firstchoice of the Whigs of his State for the Presi
dency, w:as the present able and patriotic Chief
Magistrate of the nation. "But the Whigs of
North Carolina are tme National Whigs, and
the nomination of this Convention having fallen
on another distinguished patriot whose name is
known wherever the fame of his country has
extended, they will stand by their political faith,
and give to that nomination their cordial sup
port. The Whigs of North Carolina have ever
been true to their principles and devoted to the
Union. We have adopted a platform of princi
ples which will meet the approval of the whole
Whig Party of that State, and having selected
men who will plant themselves on that platform,
we have every assurance of success. In 1840,
that State gave twelve thousand majority for
Gen. Harrison. In 1844, her vote was cast for
the great Statesman of Kentucky by a large ma
jority. Again, ia 1848, her people rallied
around the banner of the Hero ot Buena Vista
and gave him a majority of nine thousand, and
I honstly believe, that the gallant Whigs of that
State will be again true to themselves, true to
their principles, true to their country, and under
the banner inscribed with the names of Scorr
and Graiiam, will rally with the same zeal
and unanimity which have heretofore distin
guished them and secured for them the confi
dence of their political brethren throughout the
Nation. In August next, they will be called to
the polls in support of a gallant champion, who
is now canvassing the State in defence of their
principles, and we feel confident that they will
set an example to the Whigs of other States,
which will give assurance of the triumph once
more of that motto, " the Union of the Whigs
for the sake of the Union." Let us go into the
conflict with the determination to conquer !
WHIG RATIFICATION MEETING.
In pursuance of a call, a very large and en
thusiastic meeting of the Whigs of Raleigh as
sembled in the Court House, on Thursday night
last, to receive our Delegates to the National
Convention, and to ratify the nominations of
tho Whig party, ,
J. J. Litchford called the meeting to order ;
and, on his motion. Edmund B. Freeman, Esq.,
was appointed Chairman, and Seaton Gales and
C. C. Raboteau Secretaries.
The Chairman briefly explained the object of
the meeting ; after which
Mr. G.v les addressed the meeting briefly and
concluded by offering the following resolutions :
1. Resolved, That tho Whigs of Raleigh hear
tily ratify the nomination, by the National Whig
Convention, of Gen. WINFIELD SCOTT, for
the Presidency, and of WILLIAM A. GRA
HAM, for the Vice Presidency, of the United
States, and cordially pledge themselves to their
support ; and that, in such support, they ask
their Whig friends throughout tho Union to
unite and to co-operate zealously and resolutely.
2. Resolved, That in the nominee of the Con
vention for the Jirst Office within the gift of the
People, we have for our leader one whose bril
liant exploits and splendid achievements have
added lustre to our National character, and
whose xiwwffitirf wclMiicU patriotism has shone
forth on many trying occasions ; and tht, under
such a leader, we can go into the contest with
the strongest assurance that our efforts wiLl be
crowned with triumphant success.
3. Resolved. That tho
Graham as Phe Whig Candidate for the Vice
Presidency is not only a just and highly hon
orable testimonial of the hold which he lias ac
quired upon the confidence and affections, of his
wuuujuMju, uui is most gratuying to tne peo
ple of North Carolina, as a comj'.ir.ient t o 'one
of the especial favoritos of the State and to the
State itself, a compliment which they will
show their appreciation of, in November next,
by rolling up a Hairusoninn majority for Scott
and Graham.
4. Resolced, That (in tho language of the'
Whig National Convention,) Millard Fillmore,
President of the United States, deserves our
hearty and enthusiastic gratitude, for the un
constitutional and patriotic principles upon
which ho has administered the Government, and
the Whigs of the United States will ever look
upon his Administration as one of the most
successful and patriotic in our history.
5. Resolved, That all who are friendly to the
election of tho nominees of the Whig Conven
tion are requested to meet at the Court House
in this City, on Saturday evening, the 10th of
July, to form a Scott and Graham Club for the
Campaign.
0. Resolved, That we recommend to the friends
of the Baltimore nominations throughout the
Old North State the formation of such Clubs,
for the purpose of discussing and disseminating
true Republican principles and of making the
election of our glorious Candidates, Stateand
National, doubly sure.
While these resolutions were under conside
ration, on motion, a Committee, consisting of
Messrs. Jno. H, Bryan, Seaton Gales and L.
W. Peck, was appointed to wait upon Hon. N.
Boyden, M. W. Ransom, and others, and re
quest them to address their brother Whigs of
Raleigh. '
When tho Committeo returned, loud calls
were made for rhc Hon. N. Boyden, who adr
dressed the meeting for about an hour ; "giv
ing some account of the action of the National
"Whig Convention, and strongly and eloquently
advocating the claims of Gen. SCOTT and Gov.
GRAHAM npon the Whigs of the South. The
speech was loudly applauded throughout. Mr.
B's attention was called to a Telegraphic des
patch published in a Locofoco paper here, stat
ing that Mr. Clay had endorsed the nomination
of Pierce. No such rumor was current in
Washington ; and from what Mr. B. knew, he
pronounced it a base and infamous slander
upon the dying patriot.
M. W. Ransom, Tisq., of Warren, was then
called out ; who responded in a truly soul-stir-inz
and able speech of some half hm,r
qucntly invoking the Whigs to rally around
their noble nominees, and unite to give them
the vote of the State.
Hon. J. II. Bryan was next called to his feet
by the prolonged calls of the meeting, and ad
dressed the mooting with his accustomed abili
ty. His remarks were received throughout
with the heartiest applause and the most lively
gratification. Mr; B., concluded by expressing
his wish to hear from Gen. G. WlIaywopd, if
present.
The calls of the meeting seconded the wish ;
and Gen. Haywood came forward, and gave a sat
isfactory account of himself and colleagues in the
National Conrention, and urged upon the meet
ing the ratification of the nominations. In fact,
it was one of his very best speeches, and was
received by the audience with great enthusiasm.
Cheers that made the welkin ring, were then
heartily given for Gen, SCOTT, throe more for
the Hon. Wm. A, GRAIIAM, and three more
for MILLARD FILLMORE.
The question was then taken upon the Reso
lutions, which were unanimously adopted.
The Chairman then declared the ratification
complete ; and the nieeting adjourned.
E. B. FREEMAN, Ch'm'n.
Seaton Gales ) 0 ,
Ch, C. Raboteatj, f
HE DIDN'T COME.
" Old Roan" failed to meet his. appointment
to address tho people of Beaufor " on politics."
TT ii. . , il i.: , . ...
Vr mi u.v., tlca.
He wasn t hern ve.stAninv. as the Dl? hanH-hiHo
.. . . " -J J1 , "
uj, an IVUUU BUUUII Oliuv-uvvu uuu lie
would be. Neither was he at -Greenville on
wuum do. iNeitner was he at-:ure
oi j , . . ...... .
-mua,jr us ne uau appoinieu wj uc. various I
surmises and nnmAnturoa onrt nneculniinn. 1
J...... V-U MTUV. aiQ
afloat in regard to this backing out of Old Roan
u -j uic (
""" "i appointments, atome tarns, ne was
told that Stanly, or Miller, or both of them,
would be in Washington yesterday, nad that it
would ba unwise in him to speak here when that
brace of Whigs were on hand. lOthers suppose
that Old Roan was written to by some one of
the wire-pullers here who knows that his pres
ence would not be very acceptable to the " un
terrified," not to endanger his health by ventur
ing down this way, as the water continues to be
very bad in these diggings. Others again are
of the opinion that the Raleigh Clique, finding
out that John Kerr is playing the deuce with
" Dainty Davy," getting the decided advantage
of him in the discussions, as an Edgecombe De
mocrat says he did at Weldon, have sent Old
Roan on a chase out West, to try to help his
Excellency de jure out of the awkward fix ho
is in.
Will that amiable, high-minded, honest, pat
riotic and handsome young man, the Editor of
the Standard and Governor de facto, be so ob
liging as to enlighten the good people this way
as to the trAar-about of the late Minister to
" poor, unhappy Spain ?" Whar is Old Itoan?
N. S. Whiff.
WHIG MEETING IN NORTHAMPTON,
At a meeting of the Whig" of Northampton,
at Jackson, on Monday, tho 4Jlst inst., for the
purpose oi nominating oantupates to represent
the county in the next legislature, on motion of
John M. Moody, Esq., Col. John Randolph was
called to the Chair, and T. J.- Jarretfc, Esq., ap
pointed Secretary.
The Chairman having explained the object
of the meeting, on motion a Committee of five
was fcpppointed by the Chair to report to the
meeting suitable persons to represent tho coun
ty in the Senate and House of Commons of tho
next Legislature.
The committee, after having retired for a short
while, returned, and reported through the Chair;
man, J. M. Moody, Esq., the following ticket -For
the Senate,
E. J. PEEBLES,
For the Commons,
D. A. BARNES
EDMOND JACOBS.
The report was unanimously adopted : and
on motion a Committee was appointed toinform
the gentlemen of their nomination, and request
their acceptance. The Committee discharged
tho duty assigned them in reference to Messrs.
Peebles and Jacobs, and reported their accep
tance. Mr. Barnes being present stated that he
would answer for himself, and in a very hand
some and satisfactory manner igreed to sacri
fice all personal considerations' for the good of
the Whig Party, and consented to be a candi
date. . f
On motion a Committee of Vigilance was ap
pointed for each Captain's District.
On motion the thanks.of the meeting were re
turned to the Chairman and Secretary for the a
ble manner in which they discharged their du
ties. On motion tho meeting adjourned,
JOHN RANDOLPH, Ch'n.
T. J. Jarret, Sec'y.
NATIONAL AGRICUTURAL CONVEN
TION. Washington, June 25. This morning a resolu
tion praying Congress for the establishment of
an Executive Department of Agriculture, or any
other measure that can be adopted in lieu there
of, for thebenefit of the Agriculturalists' interests,
was discussed with much warmth by Messrs.
Holcombe, Hon. Jno. A. King, Judge DouglaR,
Judge Jessup, Hon. Jno. L. Robinson, M, P.
Gentry, Jacob Thompson, Gen. Rusk, and others.
A motion to lay the whole snbject on the table
to rejected. Hon. Johd XKing.nWed a sub
stitute that this Ooa,Y itiou icupectfuIlT ask
Gcmgrem to take, nick cton a L$t n&petof
Agriculture as will afford efficient aid to tha
interest, which was unanimously carried. After
passing several other important resolutions, the
Convention resolved to wajt on the President
this afternoon. Hon. Daniel Webster was in
attendance to-day, anil was invited to a scat to
i The Convention adjourned sine die at oneo'clck.
Baltimore, June 24 4 P. M.
Despatches continue to "come in from all quar
ters anouuncing that the nominations of the
National Whig Convention have been well re
ceived. In some places, as was natural, a few
were disappointed in not getting their personal
preferences, but these feelings arc rapidly di
minishing. In Baltimore there are many, very many,
whose first choice was Mr. Fillmore, but these
are already satiHfied with the nominations, and
will give them a hearty, cordial support.
I have seen not a few Democrats who declare
their determination to vote for Scott and Gra
ham. They say they know General Scott, but
of Mr. Pierce they are uninformed. This feel
ing is rapidly gaining strength.among the mas
ses. The democrats were loud in asserting, a
day or two ago, that Maryland would go for
Pierce and King. Their opinions, however
have since been brought to the test by offers to bet
and they backed out on giving them eleven hun
dred majority for Scott and Graham. Such is
the sincerity of Democratic boasting. JVaJ, Int.
If any of our Whig friends ask, "Who is
Frank Pierce?" we simply reply by saying he is
the man selected by Providence first, and by the
Democracy next, to administer this Government
for four years, from the fourth of March next.
National Democrat.
if the above be true, leaving ot of view its
irreverence, we can only say that the Democratic
Convention was a long while in resolving to
concur with "Providence" ii the arrangement.
They tried every man before they took "the man"
whom "Providence" had already determined
upon, and really spent four days in laboring to
nominate somebody else ;"and yet it is now ad
mitted that a superior power had already deter
mined that "Frank Pierce," and no one else,
should be "the man." If they knew this then,
why did they spend four days in foolish rebel
lion? If they did not kpow it then, how do they
know it now ? We suspect their knowledge in
both cases is alxiut equal. Moreover, our con
temporary may learn, in November next, not to
speak so lightly on such subjects, and we think
he will. -N. Y, Commercial Advertiser.
Democratic Testimony. The Tarboro' Sou
thcrner, Locofoco, publishes a communication
from an "Edgecombe Democrat," who says of
Mr. Kerr :
" He is a strong speaker, and able debater,
and although I consider him on the wrong side,
on most fif the points, relative to federal poli
tics, yet he certainly got decidedly the advantage
of the Governor in the discussion ; for the way
he walks; the political "boards" s a. caution.
College Examination. B., who has since
made quite a noise in the world, while at college
was called upon to undergo an examination in
astronomy. On emerging from the ordeal, one
of his companions asked him how he rot off.
'First rate,' said they only asked me two quer
uons, ana i answered tnera ootn promptly ana
correctly." "What were the questions ?" "The
first was, "What was a parallax?" and I told
them! did'pt know! and the second wqs, "Can
yon calculate an eclipse ?" to which I said no !
I'd like to see anybody answer two questions
more correctly than that !"
Tif I W11UU1U UUU. UWtb lCCgu . . bUUlUUMlVU
in tho army he will be succeeded by Gen. Wool.
A meeting has Tbeen held at New Orleans
to tender due honors to Meagher, the Irish ex-
I ile. i !
FOB THE REGISTER.
FEMALE EXAMINATION IN OXFORD.
Mr. Gales : It is surely a most refreshing
thought to know how man;- successful efforts
are being made daily for' the extension, and
diffusion of knowledge among all classes of peo
ple in our good old State. And tlierc is nothing
so beautiful to contemplate as the many Semi
naries of Learning which are springing up into
a heathful and vigorous maturity ovet this large
State of ours. That manl.wjio can gaze unaffec
ted and insensible upon tb kundreds of youth
ful female votaries who, every morning, with
happy faces, go up to the various Temples of
Education, is to be pitied. Better far for him
to have never been born, than thus to live un
influenced by the beautiful and uninstructed
and unrefined by the examples of the innocent.
Such were the reflections of the writer as he
witnessed the recent examination of the young
ladies under the tuition of Samuel L. Venable,
Esq. During the entire two Jays on which the
examination took place, a large and educated
audience were in attendance, and if unflagging
attention is any indication of gratification and
interest, then certainly no audience was ever so
well pleased before. Class after class was thor
oughly and extensively examined upon their
respective studies, and as often acquitted them
selves in a manner highly creditable to the ekill
of their instructor and to their own mental ac
quirements. The examination was not conduct
ed, by any means, as is too often the case, in a
stereotyped way, by eivincr stated ouestions
which the pupil knew in advance would be asH
ea. But it was rigid to a fault, and embraced
tho wble ain6unt gone over during the session.
It was this impartial and candid way of exam
ining his pupils that so pleased and gratified
the spectators,.nd gave them additional assur
ance that in Mr. V. was every requirement and
attribute necessary to constitute an excellent
teacher. Mr. V. furthermore is remarkably
bland and urbane in his manners and amiable
in his social relations. Mrs. V. his accomplish
6d lady, presides over the musical department,
and those who attended her concert on the even
ing of the first day of the examination, can tes
tify with what success.
The Address before tho young Ladies was
delivered by Joseph J. Davis, Esq. The writer
feels that he would be doing Mr. D. gross injus
tice if he essayed to give even a meager outline
of his effort, excellent in every particular. Suf
ficient it is to say, that it was every way worthy
the good heart and clear head of the author. Mr.
D. gained considerable reputation by a speech
he made a year since before that flourishing In
stitution, Tar River Academy, and bv this last
effort he has acquired fresh laurels. May he in
after life reaeive many such !
Those parents who liave children to oducate,
cannot do better than by sending them to Ox
ford. Every one knows of its beauty, intelli
gence and healthfulness. Its convenience to
the Rail Road and its fine society and the supe
riority both of its Male and Female schools of
fer great inducements to parents who are anx
ious to place their children at desirable board
ing schools. The Principal of the Male Acad
emy, Mr. J. II. Horner, is known to the Pro
fossors at Chapel Hill as an accomplished schol
ar and teacher possessing the faculty of im
parting knowledge in the greatest degree of ex
cellence. In conclusion, Air. Gales, I assure
you the praise I have bestowed on our instruct
ors, is just in the full sense of that word, and
if any teachers in North Carolina deserve libe
ral and extensive patronage, they are Mr. Vena
ble, of the Female, and Mr. Horner, of the Oxford
Male Academy. A PARENT.
FOR THE REGISTER.
EDUCATION WAKE FOREST COLLEGE.
At a mass meeting of the friends of educa
tion hcld at Wake Forest College on Wednes
day evening, during the Annual Commence
ment, 8th of June, 1852,
j The College Chapel was crowded to overflow
ing by ladies and gcntlemenattending the com
mencement.
On motion of President White of Wake For
est College, the Hon. Romulus M. Sanders of
Raleigh, was called to the chair, and on motion
of Nathaniel J. Palmer, Esq., A. M. Lewis.
Esq., of the county of Franklin, was appointed
Secretary.
By request, the object of the meeting were
explained by Mr. Palmer, who stated that the
Board of Trubtees of the College at a meeting
held that day, had resolved to raise by subscrip
tions and voluntary donations, the sum of fifty
thousand dollars or more, for the purpose of
endowing the Institution, and had appointed
Agents to canvass the State for that purpose.
He also stated the necessity and importance of
effecting this object, and earnestly invited the
large auditory present to second the resolution
of the Board. He also stated that it was the
purpose of the Board, when this sum was raised
to admit candidates for the ministry and poor
but promising young men as students, without
any charge of tuition fees.
By request, the Rev. J. J. James, General
Agent of Oxford Female College, addressed the
mooting in a very forcible manner, on the im
portant object that had called them together.
The following resolution was submitted by N.
J, Palmer, Esq., of Milton.
Resolved, That tho endowment of Wake For
est College, and a more ample provision for the
education of our ministry, and poor but promis
ing young men, are objects which should engage
the attention, not only of the Baptist denomina
tion of North Carolina, but tho friends of educa
tion throughout the State.
Being called upon, the meeting was succes
sively addressed by Dr. S. J. Wheeler of Mur
freesboro', N. C, Professor Owon, A4 M. Lewis,
Esq., Rev. Bennett T. Rlake, President White
and Judge Saunders.
The addresses were all received with much
applause by the meeting, and at their conclu
sion the resolution was unanimously adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.
This meeting was considered as the com
mencement of a number of mass meetings on
the same important subject, to bo held through
out the State.
A. M. Lewis, Sec'y to the meeting,
June 9th, 1852.
Qreat Whig Ratification Meeting,
New York, June 2411 P, M. 'An immense
assemblage of Whigs is gathered in front of the
Broadway House to-night to .ratify the nomina
tions of Scott and Graham. Robert Jones was
chosen president, with ono hundred vice presi
dents. ;
Resolutions were adopted cordially endorsing
the nominees. The meeting was addressed by
Colonel Hoffman, Mr. Tomhnson, from Califor
nia, and Joseph Richardson, of Oswego county,
the Fillmore delegate from tho 22d district, who
contested II. J. Raymond's seat. The proceed
ings aro marked by an unbounded enthusiasm.
The names of Scott and Graham, Fillmore, Web
ster, and Clay were greeted with deafening
cheers. The crowd outside was addressed bv
numerous speakers, and the proceedings will
continue till a very late hour.
David astd his Sling. A Mr. Alfred Reid,
a kinsman of the Governor we presume, writing
for the Standard, from "Summer Delight," to
his "fellow-citizens of the county of Rocking
ham," says ; "Little David, with the sling of
the compromises of the Constitution and the
rock of Free Suffrage in his hand, will knock
the great Car of Whiggery quite off the track."
If Mr. Alfred had been m the Academy Grove
at Wadesbpro' on tho afternoon pf the loth inst.
he would, probably, have come to the conclusion
that the days ofjfefracles have ceased.
jlEALTH OF MR. CLAY.
Washington, June 25, 11 P. M. Mr. Clay is
exceedingly low. His son
and Messrs. Calvert
and Fendall aro in constant attendance.
FOURTH OF JULY.
As the Fourth day of July in: the present
VflflF will fall An iiiTwlor (Ka nalAknaliATi rf f K I a
: National Anniversary will take place on'Mon-
aay the huh ; when tne toilowing .Programme
will be observed r
At daybreak a National Salute o 31 guns.
Divine service in ihft Presbyterian, Church at
un-rise. .
ORDER OF PROCESSIOX -To
be formed at the Court House, at! 10 o'olT;,
and, marchipg.in- the following orderj enter the
Western door of the Capital in reversed order.
No person except Ladies and their attendants
will be allowed to enter the Hall until after the
procession shall b.3ve gone in. !
QUENTIN BUSBEE, Chief Marshal.
Wm. H. Jones, ) Assis- f T. J. Utley,
Rufcs S. Tucker, tants. J. F. Hutcbings.
Ringgold Guards.
Sons of Temperance and Temperance Societies.
Strangers.
Band.
Citizens.
Intendant of Police' and Commissioners.
His Excellency and Heads of Departments.
J udges of Supreme and Superior Courts.
Committee of Arrangements,
Clergy. !
Chaplain. !
Orator and Reader,
All our citizens are earnestly requested to
join the Procession.
ORDER OF EXERCISES AT THE CAPITOL.
HALL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Music.
Prayer.
Reading the Declaration of Independence.
Music.
Oration, by Ed. Graham Haywood, Esq.
Benediction.
Salute of 13 guns at 12 Meridian.
QUENTIN BUSBEE,
Chief MarsJiai.
The children of the different Sabbath Schools
will celebrate the day as usual. The pupils
will assemble at their respective School Rooms,
at 2 o'clock, P. M., and proceed to the Capitol
square, where a procession will form and march
to the Presbyterian Church, at which place there
will be an address by G. L. Gould, Esq.
FOR SCOTT, BOYS, HURRAH I
BY ONE OF THE BOYS.
The Old men all remember
As 't were but yesterday
When Britain sought, on Freedom's soil,
Again to plant her sway ;
The old men all remember
Who hurled her back again
'Twas Winfield Scott, at Chippewa,
'Twas Scott, at Lundy'sLane !
So fling for Scott the banner out,
And sing for Scott hurrah ;
With him wo can the Locos rout.
And win for Chippewa.
Tho Young men all remember
'Twas not five years ago
Who led our hosts to victory,
And conquered Mexico :
The Young men, all remember
How Churubusco's field,
And Vera Cruz, and Contreras,
Were made by Scott to yield J
So fling for Scott the banner out,
And sing for Scott hurrah ;
With hin we can the Locos rout,
And win for Chippewa,
The Old men and the Young men
With Scott to lead the fight
From hill and dale, from shore and wave,
Will rally and unite : r
The Old men and the Young men
With Scott to lead them on
Will make the hero of two wars, .
Their Chief at Washington !
So fling for Scott the banner out,
And sing for Scott hurrah,
With him we can the Locos rout,
And win for Chippewa.
ivr A-RTitmn
in miisboro on tne Zzna inst., Ty the Jief.
Mr. Frost, Mr. William M. ' Carrigan of Ala
mance county, to Miss Ann E. Moore, eldest
daughter of Stephen Mooro, Esq.
DIED.
On the 24th inst., Alexander S, Hicks in the'
22d year of his age. He was the eldest son of
Dr. John R. Hicks, and his wife, Jane, of Gran
ville, Co.. N. C. The fatal malady came in the
form of Typhoid Fever. Its victim had just be
gan life, as a man, most promisingly. He had
not very long since passed through Judge Pear
son's Law School with marked consideration
from hi9 preceptor eliciting many high hopes
that he would reach a point of eminence and
distinction of no ordinary attainment. With
talents, virtue, and uprightness of conduct, was
conjoined an energy and firmness of character,
that would indeed have achieved very much.
But alas ! the spoiler has come,' and over his
remains fall the bitter tears from many stricken
hearts. Heavily has the blow fallen upon afr
fectionate parents and brothers and tender sis
ters. He said, awhile before dying, "he hoped
he would be better off" that they must not
weep for him, and calmly told them farewell.
He who gave had a right to take away "and for
the consolation of those who mourn, bo has
said" they shall be comforted." Com.
At his residence, in the vicinity of Fayette
ville, on Wednesday afternoon, the 23d inst.,
Harvey Lecte, Esq., aged fifty-five years. The
deceased was a native of Connecticut, but near
ly half his life was spent in Fayetteville, where,
until a recent period he had been engaged in
mercantile pursuits.
Raleigh Ac ads nay.
1
"MtIS School will gain commenccita exercises
on the 7 th of Jul v. J. M. LOVEJOY.
Raleigh, June 29th, 1852. 62 4t,
Standard and btar insert four times.
Horses for Sale 1
CC. BURTON wishes to announce to the citi
t eens of Raleigh and Vicinity, that he has just
arrived at NIXON'S STABLES, with two pair of
FINE MATCH HORSES, and several good Saddle
and Iluggy Horses.
Also, one very fine Boggy and Harness, whioU
he is disposed to sell for cash, or to punctual per
sons, on 0 days, for approved negotiable paper.
Raleigh, June 29th, lfco2. 52 2t.
New Publications,
CENES from Sacred History, by Richard W.
Dickenson, D. D,
Zephyrs from Italy and Sicily, bv W. M. Gould.
The Days of Bruce, by Graje Aftuilar.
Family M'orship, or Prayers for Every Day in the
i ear.
Aunt Fatty's Scrap Bas, bv Caroline Lee
Hentz.
The Young Man's Guide, by William A. Alcott.
The RegfoidS's Daughter : A Tale of Two Worlds,
by W, H. Carpenter.
Bleak House, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Restoration of the Monarchy in France, by A.
De Lamartine 2 vols., for sale by
HENRY D. TURNER,
Raleigh, June 29th, 1852. N. C. Book Store.
Teas.
"VTERY superior Gunpowder, Hysn, and Inipe-
rior Tea, in packages of J and J pound papers,
for family use, just received and for sale by
June, 1852. 47
John P. Stagg's Son & co.
IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS IN
LINEXS, WHITE GOODS, HOSIERY, STUFF GOODS,
WOOLENS ASD GOODS FOR MEX'S WEAR,
BLANKETS AND FLANNELS,
Invjte the attention of buyers to a desirable assort
ment of the above named goods. No. 21 John St,
(near Broadway.) New York.
June 14th, 18o2. 3 48
New Books.
THE Days of Bruce, by Grace ARuilar, Author
of Home laftuence, Woman's Friendship, &c
Humboldts' Cosmos,, vol. IV.
Life and Letters of Niebuhr.
Recollections of a Literary Life, by Miss Mit
ford. r
The Howadji B3Syria, by Curtis.
Peorinillo a Tale by G. P. R. James.
What Now? For Young Ladies just leaving
School; by Rev. Chas. F. Deems. For sale by
t . , k W. L, POMBROY.
Raleigh, June 29th, 1852. 52.
NOTICE.
THE SCHOOL at ML Tirzah, Person County,
N. C. will he opened on the first Monday ia
July next
TERMS.
For Classical scholars, per session of 5 months $15.
For English " "
. . . aw . i b uuwi 9j vtui Miy Juki IB yif
immediate neighborhood, fo seven dollars month.
Every thing furnished except lights.
K.lCliAUl H. LEWIS Principal.
i June 27th, 1852. 52 2t
Raleigh & Gaston Rail Road.
A SPECIAL Meeting of the Stockholders of the
Raleigh & Gaston Rail Road Company will be
held at Henderson, on Thurs.Ia v th lEth rl r
J uly next, for the purpose taking into conside-
4C il. . , . . . ..."
lauuu uro uegouuuon 01 8 loan, i or tne completion
and eauiDment of
- v- m vvir-
ncction with the North Carolina Rail Road.
A punctual attendance is requested.
GEO. W. MORDECAI, Pres.
June 1, 1852. 44 4W
Standard, Petersburg Intelligencer, and Norfolk
Argus, copy 4 weeks.
Office of the N. O. Rail Road 00.,
Grkeksboro', June 18, 852,
lyrOTICE. The neeting of the Board of Directors
JJ of the N. C. Rail Road will take place at Ral
eigh oa the 6th ef July next, and tint cf the Stock
holders on Thursday the 8th of said month. All in
stalments due on stock to said Road arc exprtstly
required to be paid by the date of the meeting of the
stockholders or at that time. All delinquents will
be there reported. Contractors having estimates on
file in this office must settle witb mo ni inn.
receipts that the work may be applied to the payment
ui bmjck. x ersons navmg proxies will bear in mind
that they are to be submitted to the Secretary of
the Company before the meeting of the stockholders.
CYRUS P. MENDENHALL, Secretary.
60 It ;
Notice.
A A BALES OF COTTON FOR SALE. The
Ht" " subscribers will offer for sale on Thursday
the 15th ef.July next in the town of Rolesville, about
40 bales of cotton belonging to the estate of the
late John Perry deceased of Wake County. A cred
it of 6 months will be given, the purchaser giving
bond with approved security.
KEARNEY UPCHURCII, 1 ,
JOHN W.PERRY Elrs'
June 21st, 1852. 2t 50
Porestville Female Academy.
THE exercises of this institution will be resu
med on the third Monday in July. The Prin
cipal, Mr. B. W. JrmcE, will be assisted, as for
merly, by Miss Yiboihia C. Ramit of Raleigh.
Pupils will be received at any time of the session,
and charged only from date of. entrance. No de
ductions will be made except in cases of protracted
illness.
Terms in Engliah, $7,50, $10, or $12,50. W
cording to advancement.
FTench $5,00
IAtin.;...., ...5,00
Music on Piano, Guitar, with use of
instrameBtj& .18,00
Boarding may be had with the Principal at seven
dollars per month, or in the neighborhood at sir. "
For further particulars, address the Principal, cr
Mr. Petton A. Dcsn, Sec'y. bf the Board of Trus
trees. Forestville, N. C, June 18, 1852. 40 Ct.
Jt"" Biblical Recorder will insert six times. -
WARRENTON male academy"
rjXHE Trustees of the Warrenton Male Academy
R have the pleasure to announce that that In
stitution will be opened on the 1st Monday of Ju
ly next under the, charge of the Rev. Samuel Mil
; ton frost, with whom they hare completed an ar
rangement for a term of three -years.
'Me. Frost Is a parfiut nfim mMnij
Carolina,- from which Institution aa well aa from
Emory Henry College, Virginia, in whioa 1m was
for some years engaged as Tutor, he ia furnished
with the highest testimonials as to Ida peculiar fit
ness for such a charge.
The Trustees take pleasure also in being permit
ted to say that students who have not near rela
tions in the Village cr in the vicinity, will wit?
The Principal, be received as Boarders in the fanu
ily of Benj. E. Cook, Sen'r.. from whom they feel
warranted in saying they will recoive all the kind
ness and attentions of Home,
The Trustees are gratified in having it in their
power to say, that they are providing ample grounds
for recreaOH and exercise by enclosing the lots
belonging o the Academy, and that the building
itself is undergoing complete repair. Of the ad
vantages of climate and society afforded by the lo
cation of this Institution it is unnepessary to speak;
they are too well known to require an insertion in
this notice.
W. N. EDWARDS, P&eiisevt.
TERMS.
Board for Session of five months $50 00
Tuition per Session for Eng. Branches, 12.00
' Latin & Greek langu
ages , 1500
Fuel for Fall Session $1 Spring Session . 2 00
Warrenton, N. C, June 14. w4w 48
FHANKLlNTQJff FEMALE
ACADEMY.
f I lHE Subscriber having taken charge of the
I Franklinten Female Academy, will open, oa
Wednesday, the 7th day of July next, a Female
Boarding School. The health of the place is un
questionably good, and is accessible by the Raleigh
and'Gaston Rail Road.
All the branches of female education usually
taught in the best schools will here be taught, and
parents intrusting their daughters to our care, may
rest assured that every attention will be given to
their moral and mental training.
The school will be under the direction of my two
daughters, who arc graduates of the Geensbroro'
Female College.
Music on Piano and Guitar, with French, will
be taught. . Board can be procured in the best
families, at moderate prices.
EDWARD SPEED.
Franklinton, N, C, June 10, 1852. 47 6w
Edgeworth Female Seminary-.
GREENSBORO", N. C.
frtHE twelfth year of this Institution will com.
I mence on Monday, the 2d day of August
next, and terminate upon tho last of May, follow
ing. The Scholastic year is divided into two ses
sions of five months each, with a recoss of a few
days only at Christmas.
The primary design of this Institution is to se
cure to its pupils every facility for the acquisition
of a solid and ornamental Education. The Princi
pal is aided by a corps of able,- accomplished and
thoroughly accomplished Teachers.
For Circulars, and other particulars relative to
the School, apply to-
Prof. R. STERLING, Principal.
June 11th, 1852. 6w 47
RUFUS K. TURNAGE,
ATTORNEY AT 1AW,
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE,
"ITILL attend promptly to all business cntrnst-
T T ed to his care in West Tennessee, North
Mississippi and Eastern Arkansas, pay Taxes, &c.
Refer to William Ruffin Ksn.. lh- William V
Turner, Memphis, and David Melville, New York.
uAf lupuia, ico. xu, iou Illy
THE 4th Annual Meeting of the Member of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company will be held,
at the Office of the Co., on the first Monday in
July next, for the purpose of electing a Board of
directors tor the ensuing year.
May .8. 1802. '
Good. News for Farmers.
DOZEN Weeding Hoes, for sale by
1&
sleigh, March 30. 1862. ' '
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