North Carolina Newspapers

Vr' : s.VSfrVlV---: '--3V"I t-'M" :f ' ' --T-'et'-jsai .- IB .V f: j' - ' h I i, . -.' 1:: hi V,t -it i I '' .WHIG MEETING denhall was appointed .secretary, - . , , .v 'The following preamble ana lesoiutions were Kubmitted to the consideration of the. meeting ceased to declare -and insist f that the 5overn,- men t could give nt relief and provide no reme i H in times of ceCuniarv. distress' that tle banks were tha occasion :of all Ilia evils jthat ex- isted, and that those who suffered by thou great ; i "-- V - --v . r".i - wi.Tnf elections ttAework and t!iwatatc. - r ... i ftjfe,- ltiiit in tne peiipw anu resuuri," daexson V - f buHlord. heiJ in ureensr ro, on ine -uu" " J ' tho State of! North Carolina are tho elements ot Dcep river '- r n m..ot,on "f.V- ' a t Vi t greatness, which will more and toore appear, as entitie, Kl9 sq. was cauea to u Anair, r,' u i a wnttent Wn.i i.idi.imi avsteni of internal iun i t-resat -Bi r-by-John A. Gilmer, and on motion urJea U. . t1 Lindsay, were' unnnimously adopted tfep . Tli'e iooofiKso r ttartT. leadera Lave enerpris Irad none to mama uui tneraseiye '-r; which they shonid.be made : 'therefore, ' - ' tbat'those who traded on borrowed capuai ough jt jjRew?i,i That we have full .confidence in the t " to break-?:r!t5- integritytntelliRence and honest patriotism of - ' Whereas, Said parry n6 longer advocate, an the free men of North Carolina; that we adhere - -- entire melalic currency, or favors the 'pet bank to the fundamental principle "that all political - " 'ay stem whereby the Joverpment lost millions i p0weP s vested in and derived from the people ' " ofthB-publio money and anprecedented mtiir? nly f ? that the only republican and American - "rassmenta and dilficulties ere experienced iy ntode of framing or amending the Constitution s " all classes, making bankrupts of thoiwanda, pd 0f (ree people, is by a Convention directly 'pi ' inducing the, passage of a' bankruptlaw by Con from the people themselves, independent of - i t . '" gr88 101 tueir"- f" - . ' H - party and other considerations, for this and no - , . ' . WhereasMhe said parly have found it incon- other purpose.: - ; ... I Tenient and altogether impracticable toaepar- -JUtotoedZThti although out Constitution ex ' ta the business of ther people from-the affairs prescribes both the legislative and con- - of their own Government and have entirfely ventional methods,' we are opposed to blending : . failed to redeem the pledges aud promises they together in the same body "law-making and con- t r (made when.advocating the, Sub-Treasury, that 8titution-amending," whereby great conatttu 'WitbejTwSuW by tbat measure entirely divorce the tjonai questions are and may be made to depend f vV fr Government from all .banks and no longer; usa on dictation of the majority of a party eaucus. ihem" 'as fUcat. agentj.;;i;,tfe;:i"il f tWbereas, AA excellent as the locotocdparty 4 ' vT i ' hv recommended the Sub-Treasury to be, ;aio J ; r ' i" 'V attempt iraayet, .Deen maua uj auj fundamental principle of treedom, ana tne es- ; 1 - " i : ""l p PartJ to induce a single looofoco State to blishment of a precedent which may entail "Si. vptits-:f oti'the people of the State for years the; expen- " .L-.Wbereai;.;Tli. expenenceiBd good qoso t, ae8.tronblesiand excitement growing out of a f v H'" tt people are gradually exerung . salutary n: succession -rtnd aeriea of constitutional amend- J fluencea with many locofoca leaders, andjinduc- roenj8 bylegislativa enactment, of which we have K teg them; (without reference to their former fclread had iome littie foretaste, 'i! opinions, to countenance tdiscnoipatwnwta' .Resolved, That it is expedient that Guilford lirr tot f American; industfy' inthrf regulation ot unty should be represented in the Convention 5 'Y :-fr revenue tariff.so' much so that President bfl he,d the 2l6t da of Febjuary, in the city ; tf.f?p!erce, in his late Message, tpeayig of tb re 0fRateigh, to select a Whig candidate to be : i ; duotion of the tariff, says U is of great import- i fwr the nezt gubernatorial election, and anee ; andlhe.-plan auggestedbyt11 &acretary r oof certain articles and to add to the tree list - - . - ' . .- . - of tha xreasurv. wmcn is to reuuoe iub uuwn many article now taxea, ana .cca-w. ; .: enter into mamtjactbres and are not utrguy prm ! : i v produced in thik amntrt commended r to si. tlw earefui and . ::!,'H treM. Vq-fZl : V''r Zer into mmvfacttires and are not Uirgeiy flt ai , - - . . ? I : Vri:8WlMM?&rtCT' iioxwfocovproteata - iS tionatf devotion to, the Compromisa eMVi r-;5 th Kxecutive organ, that, .'if the Baltimore plat- t'' i ft" Wd. Pjw w--dwpwed. m a? r .7v - r . certain aeieai.,unw9.i www yuu6 -- -lS 'Jar"n. V? liorenwha was'sustainea oy we for President , after it' waaoffioially known; to them that he had anD?oved the conviction ef a k :i'Wf;.ffew,ilte manron negro tesumouy ,iu in 1848. was nominated in opposition to Uen. Ciss. the reeular Democratic nominee, by the Ttiiffftiii Convention, knd was ' suDperted byithe 1 !; abolitionists and free-soilers throughout t,n y,n- '???J i;WhereasNof withstanding professiona to the :iA, 'j'Antrrv' th nalii'v 1,f tli ti4if((K freesotl and lou as lueir uauuiuaie wr hcdiucui. , : .(. J abolition partiea in factice has been to give a- wfty nq squander tne pciH3 lanas, la auca utr as to perpetuate thepjwer ana aeceDuancjr .haM' nrtv. to tha nreiudice and manifest injury of the older' States,-depri- inVtkPtvi of their 111st and enuitable Dortion of the public domain, and holdirgout inducements Raleigh, for the purpose of nominating a suita lo'our citizens to emigrate to the free States, ble Whig as a candidate in the nextGuberna which bolicf is now generally embraced by abo- lifionists, to weaken and diminish, as they avow, the nower and strength of the slave States;-. the fact bing tthat uver tjwenty-five millions of acred were alienated .by -tb Federal Government within the last fiscal year year, of which nearly seven- j - tAn niill'uina were snanned un by the States as s? stAamn binds? six millions devoured by military If bounty warrants; one'million and a half taken 1 by various railroads: and only a little over one J Million actually bought and pid for by settlers, I giH.ng tha Treaisury less thauA'P"61 If fo all tb lands alienated durinz the year :" r IRrjiulteit. That we have increased confidence H inlthe'inteCTitv of the W'hiz Party and in Whig ; brinoiples. , . ir' -' , 'Resolved. That inasmuch as the Public Do- . main of the Cnited States is the common prop- erty of all the States, purchased, and procured byi the common efforts and common treasure of . those States, and in which each and all are fair- lyjentitled to participate ; and any appropna- tion of the public lands to particular States; fur apecial and particular purposes in those State, is jcreative of unequal, unjust and improper di- Criminations in the use 01 a common fund ; and, inaeuiuch as tbe precedent bas been mado and the practice recently obtained in the Congress of the United ctates, ot granting immenso dona- tions of public lands to particular States for pur poses of improvement, the State of N. Caroli- nat, who, in the spirit of generous, patriotism arid fraternal feeling ceded to the General Gov ernment a large and valuable portion of the oblic territory, is, upon every principle of jus tice, equality and sound policy, fairly and legiri niktcly entitled to her equal share of the pub lic lands. " f Resolved, That tho passage of the charter of the late United States Bank was a Republican ocasure, advocated, sustained and carried by Republican votes. As such we approved of it; and we rejoice to say, whilst it tea employed as a jiscal agent, tho Government lost nothing, but (realized and saved thousands to the Treasury and to individuals by furnishing exchange in all parts of the world at much lower rates than it can now be purchased. Further, the history of the past proves how much 6afer and better it 43 than flie "pet bank system," which was aubstituted by its enemies, and by which mil lions were lost to the Treasury and tens of thous ands rendered bankrupt , . j f RejsiActd, That although we believe the wbigs f thia Union, at tho time and under the circum stances, were right, when they maintained that ohgrees bad the constitutional right to estab- ish a national bank, and disapproved of the war tuat was maae on the then existing curren iy and the manner in which the public depos its; were removed, we see nothing in the pi sa int aspect of public affairs requiring the estab lishment of such an institution, aapaciallysinee tha friends of the present system have abandon ed the idea of dispensing with banks, and of in troducing exclusively a metalio currency ; and ai nee thepeoppB, baving" suffered through the difficulties incident to the change, and adapted themselves, their business and affairs to j the Haw system, are moving prosperously on, a ajate of things, as we conceive, that proves much nj&re satisfactorily the boundless , resources of our new country, and tho indomitable industry, sal and spirit 01 aur people, rattier than that the Whigs were wrong. f Resolceil, further, That the facility with which the: people of this great nation still manage their affairs, notwithstanding so many millions are locked up in the Sub-Treasury and unheceasari ly jwitbdrawa from circulatioii, still further prove theirreadinesa to acquiesce in, and their ability to prosper under, any system that remains permanent. - : r i , Resolved, That, in our opinion, there should be raised no more revenue than is necessary to defray the expenses of the General Government economically administered; but that in levying imposts, there should be fair discrimination in favor of American industry. ' ! 'Resolved, That we are'ready and willing to 'cooperate heartily with all men, Northland - South, who will honestly agree and stand with us on the Compromise of 1850, thereby main taining the harmony and integrity of the Union; I Resolved. That we are oppoacd to the inter - farencepf the President and his Cabinet in State . Xlectkina. being moved td theexnrension if thin aantiment, from tiie unwarrantable conduct 6f tneaa ofiicers, tn attempting, to use the patron- and inrWr. f 'tiiiM-ofScea in the recent : 1 " vement advance : and that it is our deter m;naljm togiveour cordial and zealous support to thia cause, on which; it ia.'evident, rso" mqcb itnpnT mr nro-incrif v. liannineHS and trreatnoas. until the adTantages-thereof sliall be extended equally to all parta of he State, as far as the same is practicable.,-"" . it.' s Wlinreiw. There exists much anxiety, as well as great divcrsTty of opinion, on the subject of mendiBg o6f State Constitution, both as tc extent of amendments aid as to the marine to the aimer in - Btsohedi That we favor and are anxious lor many f ihfi amendments proposed ; but confess tiatw prefer their failure to the loss of a great j tnat we pledge our hearty and united support i f ; -F j n,.nrt nn j j That the Chairman appoint thirty i ui nuujtiicw ui octva vss i d j t t attend sa,,! Convention. i . ? fthVMj:enca to tiia foreiroinsr resolution, the Jti obedience t0 tha fi)regoing resolutioi Chk-r appointed tno followiqg delegates : M Morehead, Joel 'McLean, Calvin Jol Petw C Smith, Wm R Smith, Fred Fei I c.' . no Johnson, Fpntresa. 1 n.t(1 p Wpinid Wl,rt,n. Isaac Thacker. I Arehibald Wilson. J II Sanders. Jesse Shell v. Gomlf M g ghen, IIarr;s Jo8epll A jj erwood, Arch Beril. Barbara ouston, William M-Mebane nu Auram viapp. 4 n mot un of Josenh McLean, the Chairman and Secretary were added to the list of dele Rnd tfae proceedings requested to be pub- Pjirrwit find other f . s R J cmus JIendenhall, Secy AVIIIG MEETING IN YADKIN. At a .large and respectable meeting of the Whigs of Yadkin county, at YadkinviMe, on the 3d day of January, 4 County Court: it being iuesuay ot On motion, JOSIAII COWLES. Esq., was i cauou u mc uHau, n u io. hyw 'cl'VJ' , . The object of the meeting having been ex plained to be for the purpose of appointing delegates to attend the State Convention, at tonal canvass in tins tate, The following resolutions were submitted, to wit: Resolved, That the Whigs of Yadkin, undis couraged by defat, and believing the principles of their party to be the true policy and best in terest of the country, are determined never to cease to rally around the Whig Standard, until its folds shall again wave in triumph over North Carolina arid the whole Union. Resolved, That, while we recommend to said - Convention the name of our able and gifted fellow citizen. JOHN A. GILMER, of Greens- i boro', we will cordially support any Whig the Convention my select. Resolved, That the chairman of this meeting appoint twenty delegates to Natrend the said Convention, in the city of Raleigh, to join their brethren of the State in their deliberations for the common weal. In pursuance of the last resolution, the chair- man appointed the following delegates to attend said" convention, namely : Jas S Grant, Joseph F Johnson, A W Mastin, Jus Cowles, jr., W H A Spears, D S Cockerham, Aguia Spear, E.q., Dr. 11 bprone, Lewis uadbery, K C roindex ter, Tyre Glen u, Isaao Jarrat, N L Williams, Dr. J P Clingman. W W Long, W A Joyce, R V Armheld, i li McMillan, J (J r oot and x i Jones. On motion, the Chairman and Secretary ware added to the list. On motion, it was Ordered, That a copy of these proceedings be sent to the Raleigh Register, with request for publication, and with a request for the Whig papers generally to copy. J. COWLES, Ch'n. Jo. Williams, Sec'y. Mr. Marcy is backing ut-from the doc trines of his Kostza letter. In that document, he asserted, that while Kostza had not acquired all the rights of an American citizen, he bad acquired enough to invest him with American nationality, and the Government was authorized to protect him at home or abroad. . lie also af firmed, that the law of nations confers the na tional character not only upon citizens, native and adopted but upon all those who are resi dents with or without the intention of becoming naturalized citizens, provided they have there their doniicil. We have not the document be fore us but we cannot be mistaken as to its substance, Thia )netrine bein? advanced, the State Da hbartment was forthwith overrun by Foreigners, seeking passports to return to Europe where, under the protection ot our uovemment. they could securely prosecute their schemes against the Government of their native laod. These applications had the effect of showing Mr.-Mar cy more clearly the fallacy of his doctrine, than all the Chevalier Hulsemann'a logic. Of course, he refused them. More recently, ho has been called upon to re dress the wrongs sustained by a German, in circumstances similar to those of Koszta. M. Weichel came to this country in 1851 and made his declaration of intention to become an American citizen. He resided in lNew York two years, and then returned to Saxony on business. While there he was seized by the police, incarcerated and subjected to much harsh and cruel treatment. After several months imprisonment, he was et free and ordered; to depart forthwith. Rely ing upon the doctrines of the Koszta letter, he baa appealed to Mr. Marcy to exact reimration for his sufferings and wrong at the hands of tne Oerman despots. But Mr. Marcy a mind has undergone a change and he replies : Al though you have . suffered,: yet a at that time you were not an American citizen and are not so yet, thia Government has no right to inter fere Htad demand tne reparation you desire, &c. This ia all true enougbt-but it is very unlike the Kozsta letter.--. JWcA. Whiff, ri' . Ta Waoxo VVattoCohb:. Mr. Kenney, tbe popular dramatist, in drinking a glass orwine, fnadertcDtl j swallowed a smajlsnbstance which pearly choked him. . A friend seeing his dis tress, ana anxious to proaiaitu to bie com pan ions the sad state of the ease, exclaimed t- 1 It ia a cork gone the wrong way." 1 J don't know whother it is the way to fork," said a wag who was present. "ouUt stems a very like j way to kill Kenny t ? THE COAL FIELDS, Ao' Last week we nublisiied. tne l.eport 01 t rui. on tne voai -01 ceniu.- - Ilia high position. as a Ueologtst opinion on geological questions Jo ght. Coining as tney io ait ttmuiui tion "f th oTiiniona . exDressed .byi Professor Emmons, the State Geologist, aa well as other, scientific gentlemen who have given the subject their attention, thev leave no room to doubt as to the value of the coal fields. "It is sufficient for practical purposes," snys Prof. J., in the re-' port just alluded to, " to know that there is an adequate supply of coal ; enough to warrant the opening t regular mines, wmi me requiem machinery for pumping out the water ana nois ing up the coal, and such I arn satisfied we have proved on Deep river. The coal certainly de Bcends with the strata, and there is no instance known of such thick beds of coal giving out at such a short depth. The linear extent of out cron if. Tig before observed, from twelve to six- teen miles; hence thwre must be an auunuant supply attainable, even if it extends only a mile in width." This is a very good account ot uie matter, but it seems that we have only begun to appreciate the full value of the coal field. The letter of Prof. Emmons, which wo publish in another column, indicates a quantity of coal which scarcely the most sanguine have dreamed of. It is the opinion of Prof. E. that the 5 foot Beam already tound by the b ring apparatus at. Egypt "is not the main seam," there being below another of twice its Ihicknea. The Prufesso-, in view of the great abundance of Coal, predicts the building of a great manufacturing city in the Deep river country. We trust that his predic tion" may be accomplished. '1 he town of tuy ettoville" is destined to share largely in the prosperity of the Deep river country. Situated as we are at the head of navigation on an ex cellent navigable river, a firt class railroad con necting us with the Deep river country will confer untold benefits. The natural channel for the trade of that region is in this direction. We have only to improve, by works of internal improvement, the natural advantages of our sit uation, to make F.iyetteviilo a prosperous and populous city. The commencement of the Wes tern railroad has by a series of unforeseen events, been greatly retarded. We look forward to its construction ultimately, as a matter of ne cessity. We have all along entertained the be lief that it would with proper connexions be a paying road. The misconduct of individuals will not in, our opinion defeat (though it may delay) the success of so feasible a project. Ai present the position of our people is a very em barrassing one. But it cannot last. Light will break upon us before a great while. We shall The following expose of some dirty work, in which the venerable Secretary of State plays, a conspicuous part, we copy from the New York Ileraid, of Friday last : Gex. Scott and Marcy's Cabinet Scaven gers. One of Murej's cabinet scavengers, at Washington a little penny paper there - slates that G"ii. Scott, who was so outrageously abused by the rvew lork Herald during the lat Presi dential canvass, is now overwhelmed by flattery and praises from us. We never abused Geivl Scott. We opposed his election in 1852, on certain political grounds ; but that opposition was open, frank, manly, and honorable to both parties alike. We acknowledged the hili merits of General Scott as a military chieftain, as a gentleman, and as a man. We opposed his election because we were afraid that his triumph would bring into power the Seward freesoil interest in New York and the North. .We acknowledge now that we were in error in that belief, and that the election of Gen. Pierce has brought about a greater evil in that respect than could even bare resulted from a triumph involving the advancement of freesoilisin under the Seward influence. This greater evil is the restoration of the Van Buren frecsoil dynasty in this State. We deny, therefore, that we ever abused, in any true acceptation of the term, Gen. Scott. Yet, we are soiry to tny, that General Scott, iu one essential particular, was abused in the co lumns of the .New York Herald ; and that abuse, without our knowledge thereof at the time, was written by William L. Marcy, in a mean, cowardlike and skulking manner. We allude to a document called a military review or history of General Scott's career. The demo cratic committee at Washington, which had the superintendence of the arrangements for Gen'l Pierce's election, applied to us, through their chairman, and wanted us to publish that abu sive military review of Gen. Scott's life. We required to bee it lirst. Mr. Perm, member of Congress from Louisiana, brought the document j in proof sheets to us. We declined its puolica tian at the time, on account of the injustice done in it to the military renown of Gen. Seott. Mr. Penn, who was stopping for the time in this eity, took the paper away, and again returned in a day or two, requesting us to publish it, as it came, he said, from one of the most distin guished statesmen in the land. We did not ,hen know that he alluded to William L. Marcy, who was at that time secretly superintending the publication of the abusive review in question. We looked at the paper again, and toid Mr. Perm, that if we published it, we should accom pany that publication with an editorial article, condemning the spirit and character of the document. Again he took the paper away, not consenting to its being published on these con ditions. In a day or two he returned, for the third time, we believe, and requested us par ticularly to publish the paper against General Sott, with any remarks we might choose to accompany it with, in order, as he said, that it might find its way amongst this great commu nity a thing which it could not do in any other form. With great reluctance at the time, we consented to let it appear, for we always bad a high admiration of certain portions of General Scott's life, particularly of his brilliant military career, and bis gentlemanly and honorable de meanor as a man and as a public character. But it was pressed upon us, as we have shown, again and again ; and at length we yielded, and published this paper, issued by the demo cratic committee at Washington, and written by Wm. L. Marcy, the same person who had penn-. ed the previous correspondence against General Scott a fact wbich was also at that time urn known to us. This is the only abusive article of Gen. Scott that the Herald contained during the contest of 1852, and this was clandestinely circulated throuerh our columns bv the Domonrn.tif! com- mittee, and came secretly and fraudulently from the pen of Wm. la Marcy, the present Secretary of State. We disavowed it at the time ; we dis own it now ; and cast it back in tho teeth of the Secretary, with all the odium and disgrace which may attach to it. We were opposed to General Scott's elevation at that time, and we are free to admit that we were deceived into the support we then gave Gen. Pierce, and have been deceived by his subsequent conduct and policy. These facts show that though Gen. Scott a frank, open and noble-hearted man in ail his relations of life erred in the last Presidential campaign by his associations, and by his writing and speak ing too much, yet he has nothing of the skulking meanness and the cowardly propensities of such a man aa wm. u. ju&rcy, wno would sneaking ly write an abusive paper, and circulate it, as he did, disguisedly, through our columns, while at the same time he pretended openly to be fa vorably and kindly disposed towards the Gener al in question. A Pus. A man of most grave aspect came in and asked us, says the Boston Post, wheth er the "scat of war" waa an arm chair or a rock ert We replied "an oliomdfi," upon which he lifted up his bands and eyes, and so departed. Now, the New Orleans Picayune asks, ought-o-man to be excused for making such a joke as that. : - fA'" ----- - ':' ft Two Irishmen were in pr!son--one for eteal inz a cow and the other for stealing a watch . "Mike,' aaid the cow-stealer, one day, wha t VVaV t fc'.:. U t,-. r think it is about milking time." - I , . Pat felt cow'd. - tl I . . . . ' rT ! ! . ' . ? hi nil !UliJimHi !liiuh I I'illtt 1,. . ui - ... 1 RALEIGH, Nl C, a 7 -"wEpyESDiAY MOBNlftO. JAN. 11. 1854: " THE NORTH CAROLINA STATESMAN.' . This Democratic journal, the Prospectus of which has been before tbe public for some time, made its first appearance in this city, on Sat urday;last, under the editorial auspices of Ed ward Caxtwell, Esq. It presents a very neat typographical appearance, and is to be pub lished: Weekly and Semi-Weekly, by Wesley Whitaker, Jr. The leading article in the " Statesman " is devoted to an exposition of the views of the Editor upon the subject of the Public Lands, and a i defence of those views against the pre mature attacks which have been made upon them.' He remarks in the out-start (the italics our ow-n :) "The public have witnessed with surprise that our Prospectus has been made the subject of extensive remark, both in the State and out of it. A few plain propositions, plainly stated, hare elicited wide comment and lengthy prelec tions, j Indeed, the politics of New York, and other stews of corruption and intrigue, have been attempted to be imported into this sober Com-- monwealth. Long tietore we could speaK, our labors have been forestalled, the public mind poisoned, and our opinions represented and misrepresented, construed and misconstrued, criticised, argued and settled, as it suited the po liteness, tip caprice, or the interest of our con temporaries. We dare say the like of this was never before known in North Carolina. It in augurates a new era in political journalism here. We put 'the fact on record, and protest against its repetition. Of course, none can expect, that, while we gladly recognize and acknowledge the friendly greetings we have received from the editorial fraternity, tee should also compliment every slan derer. Wo shall, however, take at once occasion to put gentlemen right. We ought and will en able them to put us right with their readers if they "choose to extend us that courtesy. We ask nothing we claim nothing more. Without descending to particulars, when the general statement may as well suffice, or com plaining at all of the treatment of avowed fees, we may remark, that we are amazed and mor tified nt the indecent haste with which some, professing too 11 most wonderful degree of per sonal g.iud feeling, and studiously avoiding the republication of our Prospectus, have yut join ed in the silly hue and cry directed against us from certain hiyh quarters. Had we appeared upon the fenc of auother man's orchard, en tered bur neighbor's hen-roost, or proposed any thing else but the devotion of our talents, what ever they are, to an In. nest purpose and an en nobliiig profession, some excuse might have been found for this unjust and ungenerous per secution. Luckiiy, we live, not in Imperial France or Russia, where despotism, invested by iaw with the whole powers of the State, needs but to extend its arm and strike down the bul warks of Liberty, or we miiiht now b sweher- ing beneath the ardent tropics upon the defen ces of Cayenne, or "prospecting" amidst the snows of Siberia, instead of here, in our na tive Free Carolina, for tho presumption to is- sue a new Democratic Paper ! We bless Prov idence, but not "the most noble Feslus," for toe to promise, appears as a Tri-Weekly, and pre privikge to apeak." I Rentij a handsome face It ;9 of 8Uper.royal The position of ihe Editor upon the subject of the Public Lands is briefly this : While recog nizing, in the abstract, the Democratic doctrine "that . the public lands are the common property of all 'the States, to be kelS by tbe General Govern ment, as a common fund," Scc, yet the spirit of that doctrine has been so outrageously pervert ed and trampled under foot, that, no other al ternative being left to "check the shameful rob bery of the public property of all the States, to restore equality, to compel a return to the good old doctrine, to remedy this monstrous disease. which drains,, for the benefit of the new States, I our life-bond and population," he proposes "o make application for an ajpropriation of a fair and eq)titable jmrtion of the fPublic Lands to the Slate of North Carolina, which, when so appro priated h shall be applied the Legislature may direct:' by what species of ratiocination it may be ar - . , i , .. -, . , rived a-t. Lpon that proposition, we strike hands . , n - . . ,.r with Our new Democratic neighbor. Wecor - ,.,,!, , . . . , , dually welcome his co operation in behalf of an . ' . obicct which the Whigs of North Carolina have J . . . for the treachery of some of her own sons, the good old State might long since have attained. Upon this subject of procuring for North Caroli na her just share of the Public Lands, a share of which she has been deprived and despoiled, by a system of legislation as corrupt and in-! iquitous, as that which takes bread from tbe mouth of the starving Irish peasant to pamper the appetite and swell the consequence of the English Aristocrat, we know no party. It is only by the union of parties by the joint co operation of Whig people and Democratic peo ple, unintimidated by the uplifted lash of self- constituted party dictators, that we may ex pect to break up this system and secure our rights. The Editor of the "Statesman" draws .- . e .u i- r the following graphic picture of the injustice of which North Carolina is the victim, as matters stand: ! "Wo intend, if we canto call the attention of the country to it, and again to trace tbe effects of this policy in the unnatural growth and pros I perity ot tne ureesou ana ivesieru states, and the deterioration, the decay, the depopulation. and the decreased representation of the Old Ibirteen btates, and particularly of North Caro- i llna- n e 8l)aU sce ,nat' wil,le Canals, Kail roads, and Turnpikes, radiating from their State Capitals', penetrate every quarter of the favored West, hardly do the Plantation States supply the traveller with the means of an imperfect transpoBtation through tbeir territory. W e shall see that, while Asylums, Schools, Universities and Cotirt Houses dot almost every ten miles square in Ohio and Illinois, immense tracts of land big enough for a principality are in ad joining ! Virginia desolate. An invisible line divides them they are equally entitled to the Federal bounty. Yet the eye will not fail to mark that lne the moment it is reached. On the one side, public justice is often dispensed in an open shanty, amidst the music of thick pines, in unbroken forests; on the other, a stately palace and the hum of busy men rise to attest the partial liberality of the Government," &c. In general matters, the "Statesman" indicates no difference of opinion from its party ; and it declares its determination to support the locofo co nominee for Governor, provided the Conven tion by which he may be nominated shall be fairly hddd and constituted, the Public Lands being a question about which Democrats should be allowed to differ. But tc7Z they be so al lowed f j That's the question. Will not the same high functionaries and their menials the Grand Viziers and' tbeir Exccutioners.-who so unceremoniously decapitated Mr. Vemabk, prat their veto upon any such enlarged privilege of j thought and opinion ? We shall see Anyhow, we wish the two organs' a good lime 01 generally, w e aouDtiesa snali bay eccasion to sniver many a tanct vritn them both" Trmri vWf Ti v XORTlf CAROLINA f Tho Standard." of ahe- 4th'. instant, an nouncea ft princirde of political action, which', would come I with a better 'pici frona ceurU tl-.,T'rt P.S .r St ; Fetersburgu, .. - - 1 r .1 . i' :oT.,4pmfteracy:J man irom an organ in mo - v rtSe-L ... .t ki; uA nnestion. and hav . r. .. ing stated the viewa of the President. 100 "Itiaue to the President, no less than to, our tim4bonored principles, that we should I still occupy the old ground ; we have no fears j that tlfis ground will be abandoned by Mm. We appeal from the organ to ne a , people oiiortn aronna co iHu. pie unde, thirfeet this detestable, anti-repubh- ww a . it. rrttk i jht .t in i; A i a o n( t.Pfl.m- can sentiment ! lias it come to iui, freemen ef America are to be told of their.duty to the President ? That they are bound to up hold the measures which be dictates to thera ? Are we chattels? Are we bondmen, that we must abandon our dearest rights, in obedience to the royal mandate of President Pierce? We werei not prepared for this fearful stride of prerogative. We had hoped that recent ex perience might have taught the sattelites of power a little moderation; but it seems we were mistaken. In all candor, we protest against this rno narchtcalj this almost servile spirit of obedi ence to power. We feel bound, as faithful sen tinels of she public, to raise tbe alarm, as at the approach' of an enemy. The utterance of such sentiments, by the treacherous journalists of France, prepared the way for the coup d'etat of Louis Na po'eon. Gradually the public mind was familiarized with the idea of centralized power, with the one-man power, and at last the word Empire was faintly uttered by the minions of the traitor. Presently the shout grew louder and louder, and at length the au dacious nsurper was emboldened to take the step of dispensing with the legislature. The language of the "Standard" would not have been listened to with patience by the men who fought at Moore's Creek and Alamance, or by the mtn who, in May 1775, met at Char lotte, and threw off allegiance to the British crown. They would not be told that duty to the King demanded a sacrifice of the dearest rights of freemen, they did not believe that duty to the King; was co-extensive with duty to Princi ple ; and; we greatly mistake the character of their descendants, if they acknowledge an alle giance to the President, which requires a sacri fice of their rights and interests ! TIIE RALEIGH PRESS. Sri rit of the Age. The Editor of this jour nal announces Dr. W. M. Johnson, of Alamance, as an Associate. Dr. J. has for some time act ed in that capacity, without being publicly recognized. Hp is a ready and sprightly wri- ! ter and hfis identification with the '"Spirit of the . ge" will add to its interest in the eyes of its j re.l(jera i Tri-Weekly Star. The "Star," according size, and. is published at the low price of $4 per annum. , We tender Mr. success in his enterprize. Doub our wishes for THE GUILFORD MEETING. We invite attention to the admirable Resolu tions adapted at the recont meeting of the Whigs of Guilford. They not only present an accurate resutne of the history of political par ties in the Country, for the past fifteen years, but they breathe the right spirit for the work which is before us in North Carolina. ANOTHER GREAT FIRE IN NEW YORK. We learn, through the Telegraph, thatanother destructive fire occurred in New York, on Sun day morning, by which that magnificent build ing, Tripler Hall," (built for the special ac commodation of Jenny Liud, when she was in this COIllTitrV.'l and th npir Anil cnlorwl Inl u fi,r. 1 , , 4. T , ,, 1T , . . , ' mshed " La large" House, (which was to have I . , . , been opened to the public on the loth mstant.) i : , . , , ,. I were neariv if not entirely consume 1 , ' n j , ; loss is laiimense. Ihe fire originated i 1 , c at t explosion of gas. ISlr. Lamer, one of ncic oraiiy n mil euureiy cousumeu. lae from the the pro prietors of the " La Farge," is a native of Guil- ford county, in this State. The New York "National Democrat," which has until lately been lauding the Presi dent, and; giving him credit for all the virtues that ever adorned the character of Washiliton while it hield up to acorn and contempt several members Of his Cabinet, has now begun to see that it can gain nothing by this course, and is shifting its tactics. It now intimates, some what heskatingly, however, as if it bad not yet become quite bold enough to speak right out in its usual strong, unpolished, blunt language, that GenJ Pierce is not immaculate : " We should say," it remarks, "judging from his Ad- ! ministration, fwhy not judging from its knowl- - . . J b 0 "u' cuge ui vjcu. j: iciuo o uaracier, and Oy til 3 aCtsTJ that he is a cunning, managing Yankee, not much addicted to principle, but a good deal ad dicted to policy ; more of a politician than a statesman ; smart, rather than profound, and by do means scrupulous as to the means of obtain" ing an end." Tbe Editor of the "National Democrat" knows Frank Pierce as well be knows his next neigh bor ; he was one of his most zealous supporters during the; canvass of 1852, and up to the time of the New York difficulty, and then had the frankness and candor to tell the President and Secretary of State just where the policy thej were pursuing, in taking freeaoilers to their bo soms, woujd lead to. 'The Democracy can boast no truer man than Abram Rencber," saith the "Stand ard." Whereupon, our friends of the "Greens boro' Patriot" express their unwillingness to believe that the remark could have been in tended to have a political application, after the Ex-Charge's numerous metamorphoses from being a Whig in 1840 to Tylarisui in 184L, and from Tylerism in 1841 to locofocoism as soon as ho thought there was a prospect of get ting something more for himself. The "Patri ot" is too charitable. The Editor of the "Stan dard" meant exactly what he ' said.: He mea sures Rancher's "true" Democraoy by the same rule which reconciles hie antecedents with his present orthodoxy. On renegade is Worse than ten Turks 1'. ' ' iEThe pews brought by the Canada will be found fal of interest. The latest news is contained fn private advices from London, to the effect that JSngland and France had jointly de clared war against Russia, and that Lord Pal- .MERSTOK was to resume his place io the Cabinet. . ; ' ' , 1 CONGRESS. . mk. uvttihq s -kisowioii:-, to tho details of Congressional proceeding., vrhtcK wili.be found in another column, it will ne seen tnat wr uuTnNov.iue mwpruimi, News York IIard" in the House of Representa-i - - . - - , 1 tives: has thrown down the glove to the Admin- si i. v. - i . . . t. ; r. lin nrruiiiA.'' i9.ru,ioii, dj msEiiig rujo w. 5r. f.n. 'r,.c,,TT TlotMi-tinpnt of tllG ceie- tlv"" ""- V"" . " v nraieu corrcspnjiatnce oetween o ; BiK and. Collector Bronsom. This boldstroke may .justjT ba Jregarjed as a quasi declaration ftf War upon whole Administration, tnclud- . tg rQRt ftnd thougb the mover and 6U fr;enda'. n ' some eighteen or twenty in . been defeated in their effort to i . : t -k:..k tkn rpciiliition was UULUlll till' "Villi JUI n IlltoU MV - " - prepared, the opposition can never be "crushed out," so long as it numbers such men in its ranks as Baylky, of Virginia, the twe Stantons, Cutting, Walbridge, and others, backed up by those Democratic Senators who elected Beverly Tucker Public Printer. There can be no trea ty of peace between them and this Administra tion. The President has determined to pursue, and declared his purpose to continue, the line of policy he has already adopted, and there is, therefore, no ground of compromise between them. The Claytos-Bulwer Treaty. Tbe antici pated discussion upon the Clayton Bulwer Trea ty commenced incidentally on the 3rd by some remarks from Mr. Clayton, upon presenting an opiniun of Mr. Reverdy JeflNsoN on the con struction of that Treaty, as an off-set to one pro. cured by Lord Clarendon from the Queen's Solicitor, which had been sent to our Secretary of State and by him communicated among the papers to the Senate. It appears that the remarks made by Mr. Clayton, on the 8th of March last, were trans mitted by the British Minister, in Washington, to the British Cabinet, formally taken into con sideration there, and referred to Doctors Com mons for a review. That review was then sent to Mr. Crampton, through him communicated to the Secretary of State, and by him to the Senate, as before mentioned. To th is Mr. Clay, ton took exception, as the remarks of members of Congress, in their place, are not to be made the. subject of remark by a foreign Minister in a note to our Government. Ha said he should have no objection, were the Earl of Clarendon upon that floor, and entitled to the privileges of an American Senator to meet him in fair man ly argument, even were the Queen's Advocate by his side to aid him ; but he did object to this mode of reviewing, io the British Cabinet, speeches made in Congress, because it allowed him no fair play, it put it out of his power to niako any rejoinder to the replication. The Likct. ; Generai.shii". It will be seen that a motion, in the House of Representatives, to lay this subject upon the table, failed by a vote of 50 to 83, and that it was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Some doubts are entertained, however, as to the ultimate passage of the bill proposing to confer the title. EPIDEMICS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. The undersigned having been appointed to report to the American Medical Association at its next Annual Session, on the Epidemics of Virginia and North Carolina, hereby begs to direct the attention of medical gentlemen to the subject. It will be only by tho co-operation of the Profession that the report can be completed ; h 'therefore respectfully requests that accounts of Epidemics occurring within the year be drawn up by those who have encountered them, and forwarded te his address on or before tbe 1st of .Siareh next. J. F. PEEBLES. M. D., Petersburg, Va. We are requested by the Editors of the "Vir ginia Medical and Surgical Journal" to express the hope that the physicians of Virginia and North Carolina will co-operate with Dr. Pee bles, in his effort to accumulate materials for a report on the epidemics of the two States. The task can only be accomplished properly by the combined labors of many observers in dif ferent sections of the country. "We trust," then, say the Editors, "that those physicians who have met with numerous cases of pneumo nia, dysentery and typhoid fever, will not fail to make known the results of their observations, and that the members of the Profession, every where, whose zeal for the honor and usefulness of medicine amounts to something more than mere words, will avail themselves of this op portunity of Join; something for the advance ment of medical science." That able and excellent journal, the " Alexandria Gazette," has just entered upon its fifty-fifth year, having been established in 1800, a few weeks after the establishment of the " Register." We know of no paper in this country more entirely worthy of respect for its conservatism and high-toned independence, than the " Alexandria Gazette." We wish it manv more years of usefulness and honor? Mr. Mike Walsh of New lrork rrot no o very prominent place on the House Committees, for to him the single and 6imple subject of 'En graving' was committed. Mike has painted a good many faces in his day, and turned out a great number of portraits, remarkable for a pre dominance of the blue, black, and vermillion tints, ne may show himself as much at home in tha sister art. " It has been intimated, in spite of the above Prospectus, that The Statesman will be "a Whig concern in disguise." The charge, as con veyed, is not only illiberal in terms, but it is untrue in fact, i Coming as it does, and whence it does, it is well calculated to arouse our indig nationbut we forbear. The editor of this pa per never ;was a Whig, and with bis present sentiments never can be one. The Whig party and he, neither in the past, or in the future, have had, or ever will have, anything in com mon, save that common love of country which should animate every breast. Shall we, on the other band, recur to the scenes of 1840? Shail we drag from its hiding place ihe renomination of Van Buren tlte Free Soilerin lUf Must we vindicate our preference for Folki by ia glo rious administration I Is it intended thai the AV tory of every caucus and nomination shall be rip ped up? If this thing once begins, where shall a just retaliation not lead net t , - We hope we are understood. If not. we are ready to talk plainer? , Sufficiently explicit, Mr. "Statesman." Among thai gentlemen in attendance npon the . Supreme Court, in addition to those mentioned io our last, we are pleased to see James.W. Betas, Esq., of Newbern. ,. .1. ' i ".. r r " - 1 " 11 A Model Subscribes. A friend, whj wishes to be considered a life subscriber to the "Reg ister'; remits ui payment up to the last of the year 1857. 'J.H Addrtft delivered yi. u i- .'-TIT-. . "5. "' :--4'-. -J-:V. - ..-' -..t t, ; . -v-.vb Alumni a.. u f vj w.unicersittj of Korlh Cnj4 ; 1853. iyJAMs'II. Dicxsox vT " "J. Southern Hvi , ICS-6 - p Ufi u nen wo read this admirable addr appearance in the J. University M,. '8''011 .-'Tfl! ... . '."-.-. , cummer, we expressed n ' ' ....- Summer, we exnresed nnr e' lut ! r:- j- . i !- . r c o Hi uivuua, .mat u nau not been addresses had been, in pamphlet form' extensive circulation. We are glad as beretoforeaWted 0; sec this seconded-'"' it an honor, we believe, that ha. " awarded, but once, before, to ., anv .;.! duction. On its issue from the p,," P present form, so many and so high were" eomiutns bestowed npon it, that we wer"'1 ced to give it a second perusal, from l have just arisen, refreshed and delighted ' The accomplished author begin in s V"- ." . wo. reauer at once catch sympathy, but, at the same time, find, k" uesire awniteneu, io xnow what ig Comi is he disappointed. After an exordium i . .i , , BIT.. -will and beauty, rarely equalled, the noUnces his intention of taking " a ranid at the general progress of science and of w. during the period" which has elapsed si and his associates left the halls of the V8n all over ia characters of living light witl mural and intellectual." This task he sj"'1 Dlishes. with a IearniDr. Wisdom U-'li. r - o- uruiuuj. thrown tint with that notrlirrant e " - fc"6 prom-ion 1 colloquial e.tee, which mark the upper t V scnoiarsnip. ut. ricitson knows hi n. tongue, and prizes her treasures, so as not J hesitate about a good round-about En' J :j: 1 1 lil luiuiu, utsviiuac ik may nappan to i.noaian sorrness 01 a period, or violate Ik I At CI l" T TT "1 canons 01 " cscnooimaster Jngin." nmnnaa it. tm ., 1 address ; for that, if properly done, wouldon'.l serve iu ume wu uie iresnness, and thus dimij.1 isli tha interest, ot a Urst perusal. Buts-em I say, it has been a wonder to us, hr.- a m. I who is in the daily discharge of the duties of J laborious professional life, has found thetiml to make so wide a range through the field, -J nceraiure ana pnuosopny, as ic is eyidentU this production he has done; hour, with tilth, V1FPS fin 1 intoM.nnliimo lnr.i.l.t... i ----- .... ....v.. .-r....a .......rm m aucn a pro.1 tesaion, ins Knowledge should be su extensive his conception so clar,his discriminitioa accurate, his judgment so sound, that it ig a highly intellectual feast to' accompany ,im his "mind's eye ranges over this period of stir-1 ring interest in the literary history of tM world." It is true, that, with the help 0f book which are now accessible to evcrybodv, nuDyJ reader might become familiar with the saoi topics ot "stirring interest. tor, Te have I noticed with pleasure, in the ceaseless issue of I the press, a steady increase of works, dsined I to popularize subjects formerly confined to the student or the scholar; and while the loftiest inductions of science, and the most recondite doctrines of art, are spread out before the 1 larmind, in a form adapted at once to stimulate and nourish their intellectual tastes, vet, irho uas iuc icipuic 111 11110 uiMUiuion-lOving, tt;l mere utilitarian ago, or, rather, who has the! literary taste, the insatiable thirst for knowl edge for its own sake, the love for the "charai of divine philosophy," which are indispensable for such attainments ? "Wherefore," as the I wise man asks, " is there a price in the 1 a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no hem I for it?" We are happy to know, howeTcr.tliij with the increased facilities for its acquisition, there is also an increasing number of its rott-l ries. Now, some of these hooks contain a fu I larger amount of matter, and far more histori cal, biographical and literary information; in these respects, we do not, of course, compart the address before us ; but, for " a rapid elata at the progress of science and letters," for racy j and comprehensive criticism, for a genml ami I connected view of literary history, and causes, instruments and nature of he several I schools of philosophy which have prevailed to I ing the period brought under review, we knor I of nothing, in equal compass, at all compan-j ble to this modest, but admirable address. It is an honor to the author and to the association, and will elevate the reputation of them loth. We wish to say one thing more, which tin I modesty of the author an unerring sign and I accompaniment ot genius ana attainment m excuse us for saying. There is a desideritna in our literature, wbich, in our opinion, Dr. Dickson is as competent to supply, as any mm in the country. It is an elementary wori on psychology, to be studied by the young men in our higher seminaries of learning. Sueb 1 work should contain a brief history of scienct, a systematic view of the principles of truth, and a philosophic arrangement of the faculties, I operations and susceptibilities of the human mind. No calculation can be made of tbe ber fits which would accrue from a well digested elementary system of this kind. esneeiallY we find manv of our tnnnir men. of lively I imagination, and a religio-sent'unontal turn of mind, carried away with the fanciful flights m Uolendge, and the vague and misty transcen dentalism of tbe German school. The sddreM before us suggested the- thought and th wisn and we cannot but hope that Dr. Dickson wiu listen to the suggestion which we have ventured to make ; and that, amidst the presiure of hi daily avocations, be will find time to produce standard work on this snhiecL which will In come a text book, not only in his venersbi Alma Mater, but in many other literary in"ta" tions. Snow. -We were visited, on Saturday er ing last, with the heaviest' fall of Snow webiT ever seen in this section of Country. In many - places, it fell io the depth often or twelve inchu. and its average depth could not have been It than seven. God help the poor, at such a time" thia! " ' ; V ; " -.LiEtrr. Sauhders. The body of this unfortu nate Officer f the Revenue Service has hB recovered. "Death or the Fallen Angel. Th "!or of-the Richmond Christian Advocate eeived a letter, announcing the death, i" -v York, of Rev. Francis II. Baring, whom have , heretofore hauled over the coals for impoaition on the North Carolina ConfereDce The letter purports to be. from Baring's e tor-(if all stories are true. Jack Ketch sbouj have held that ofSceV-and states that he w .U. OA.U f T 1 ,.f Km.,rrtl.(re 01 w lungs. The Advocate believes the letter to a scheme, invented by Baring himse iseii, w uy- public attention from his former unpo: 9itin- and to open the way for new ones His actf A-w nnvf a a tr 1'w A AtoatA thll hliel Lji..ww.V Tbe Attorney General is an all sided cr ture and leaps from law to love with '7 agility. With all tbe carea of the Cabinet his shoulders, and with tbe Hard papers p h ging away at bim like mud. the General n time to write an elegant little story for dy's Book. "Heigho, Caleb Quotem O. i P V,.