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GEN. DOCKER Y IN CHOWAN.
Genl DocutT. thi-WtotOWidat for QofVatW tefirst thing need fall money ;
emor, acarestva. marge hbliutj v v----.
. 9 a A ! ' a. a.aa.a.a.. m , t a.. A A
ummr,w v.- .
K WbiV - !
hlmfffart, visaing as'it did sound, practical
sense, and an intimate acquaintance with the
mains mi ura wumi ui... ,
tAl'it'iAml hlit-trw rf the conntrv,
. H ; speech wu that of an honest hearted,
hitman, who had no opinion to conceal, and
wh$e political principle bad for their object
the Jt. interests f. the Republicr- and the-
" HT Sa? ttthSTZ whiiT. dn e V;rf binnin, .f.the!
: -J AXbredtLJ tuod optwt tb platform jmercml tropic. oVerthe rudebrcts force of ,
te4..t tal! bj thes.ue tlra..p"
J The Anti-Democratic position of the Damn
erfclic party &s regard the Convention. as
thoroughly examined and exposed, much to
' thaVatTsfacticn of the "Whige, and the discom
fitu of their oppononta. Ha said, that the
Coiventksn method was eminently oonsistent
with the genius and operations of onr Repub
lican Institutions ; that it was the genuine IM
ratio way of altering the organic Law, and
thai as for himself he had no hesitation 10
trsttingthe people' in a, matter which so di
Teeily and dearly interested them..
. lt announced himself an original friend to
Internal Improvements ; and showed, that all'
advantages wtueo naa resunea irom a ubv
poliftj in that rtgard wars due to the ef-
Inriaandaaerificeaofthe WhJicartT. .
Ie nroTed concldwvr ly that as a matter o
nsil Xtortn irouna was tanuea vo a pocuoa
ofttit Public Lands; and that if justice was
done her in that particular, we mutht carry
ou the most extensive and advantageous sy
tex i of Improtemnts as well as adopt an
Ed jcationsi policy" from which tba greatest
nU Minira wonld result to the State. In this
ennexTon, he mads a masterly exposition of
thd inconsistencies of tnc femocratio party in
reiard to Distribution, and showed how willing
they bad ever been.to give immense traots f
lands to New swales ana io Bias, xnemseives
Feiind Constitutional aeruples, when the Old
Stftea demanded that their claims should oe
rerfneeted. V- . -
He declared thai he loved the Union truly,
because he rermrded it as the palladium of oar
best Interests, and the source of untold bles
sings to it member ; bat he proved, also, that
bejwas a SUte's Rights man, tfttne only prop
er and practical acceptation of that term . He
safi, that whilst hejjras no Secessionist, he re
spected the rishU of a Sovereign State too
mich,to justify an improper interference in
it local Elections .b the Executive of the
. Gaheral Government- . :
fhese are hat a few of the' points made bt
thi General. Many others were considered,
and the whole disiossed in a manner which
gratified, bis 1 Whig friends, and satisfied his
opponents, us was repiiea to oy mr. okauu,
wqo made a1 most able and sophistical argu
Dent' as he is always capable of doing. Gen
DdbXHTwas compelled to leave in the Boat,
. r& for that reason was unable to reply which
deliehted the1 Demoorats beyond measure.
We predict for the General a warm recep
tion every where, and a triumphant election in
.1. A t'jAA.AA, ITJL.'a
Alguet. cnwnwi rr oty.
V? .
GEN. DOCKERY IN PASQUOTANK.
n conformity with the brief notice given on
Wednesday, General Doekery, the Whig eandi
date for Governor, addressed a portion of the
eitsene of Pasquotank, in the Court House at
this place, rriday afternoon last, at 4 o'clock
P.!M. Owing to the short notice , and the ex
trepne anxiety of our Farmers to take advan
tae of the fine weather, a much smaller audi-
ene,tban we could have wished, was present.
There were from 100 to 125 in the Court room
-different carts of the Countv beiner reore-
.r sooted. The first speech of General Doekery
occupied aboat one nour. it was a piain, pr&c
tic'al and open exposition of his positions on
mat of the topics now agitating the people of j ncss of her Government, keeps alive an ;inxi.?ty
th State, and it evidently made a strong im-; lest, in case of an unfortunate tnm of events,
pression on all who! beard it. Our Townsman j ghe may be stricken from the map of Europe
Sir. Martin replied m a speech of half an hour, , altogether.
ami the General rejoined in oue of about fif-
tean minutes. As our readers will find an ac-!
.1... .r it., a: :.. 1.
cojhnt of the dissuasion in another column, we
w$l not make any extended remarks here, sim
ply premising, from the temper displayed by
the Democracy after leaving the Court room,
thnt the sledge hammer blows of the General
told with stunning force. Old North State.
! , ANOTHER DECLINATION.
Judge Jno. W. Ellis, having politely request -eJ
the Democratic State Convention, (which
mpets next week io Raleigh, to nominate a.
candidate for Governor.) not to think of him in
' ccXinection with the office; and Abraham Ren
cHex, the returned prodigal, having in like
manner blushiogly done the same thing, (al
though if the truth must be told, aobody, that
. we know of, ever thought he would answer for
that or any other situation ;) Wm. W. Avery,
Tl . A . A A J " ? 1 A j
Eiq., not to be oat done in modesty, comes out
now.
9 !
new, likewise declining the honor, at this late
day, in a letter published away off in Bun
combe. "Modesty fa a quality that highly
adorns." Mr. Avery feels very grateful to his
friends for the partiality manifested in associ
ating bis name with so distinguished a posi-
n ; but considerations entirely personal
ild prevent his accenting the nomination.
However, if he supposed that the success of
the Loco Foco party would be affected bv his
rmination. he wonld not heaitAta to nffsr
his own private interests as a sacrifice anon
tt i altar of cherished principles. Generous
Tbafs just what Rencher said. It
wvld be very inoonvenient for him to run ; it
?ld cost money, time and labor; it might
kx him ; bat if it was necessary for the good
of the party, he would sacrifice himself.
lure's patriotism for you ! Here's a brace of
dlftks-no, we mean martyrs. How many dis
irAsreated, noble patriots there are io this world.
wlo are willing to be sacrificed for the good of
sir party when it pays I
in the meantime, what nas become of Chris-
toiher Columbus Mills, and why the dickens
don't Ae withdraw his name too. Perhaps he
its the nomination ; bat really, he can't de-
it more than tne other three.
WU Herald.
i last Ashville News contains a card from
Averr. of Borke. declining to permit his
f s to be presented to the Gubernatorial De-
r Brauo ponimuDg convention, no says
thfi considerations entirely personal would
pment him from accepting the nomination if
leaaerev ; tnuugn ua mmjm, ii ne supposed toe
sueeess of the party was to be affected by his
determination, he would make the personal
ltA-A API . ?11 if . '
sacriBcc. Auero wui not oe quite as many ap
plicants for the privilege of accompanvine
Gen. Doekery over the State, as was first ap-
pnoenaea. a Damper ot the learned gentry
anjong the locos are very food of firing off
their popguns at a distance, and ridiculing
th General's homely pronunciation, but are
not so anxious to meet him faee to face. And
. asjto their sueeess being affected by the deter
mination not to accept a nomination if tender
ed, it is all nonsense. It begins to be the ge
neral impression that it makes very little dif
ference who is pot up against Doekery that
tfjf Pee Dee Farmer will be the next Governor.
' Greensboivugh Pat
Recently, some of the lbcofcco leader. 1
In these parts were wont to make merriment by
tauntingly asking their whig Meads, if they
could te D how many whig Governors there were
in the United States ? From the result of all
ths elections that have taken place since the
policy of the Pree Administration has been
fafjy developed, it will not be difficult to tell the
number of democratic Governors at the close of
the present Administration Cr. Patriot.
:
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THE; W AR fANp-MO x
w
a a aa .
T'''r -.r.rr i kAn
f.
hiuumhuj wu "'-- v - -e-
oat, a million of bayonets set in motion; ior ne
pending war. Now, let a puss in review the
money with which all these preparations are to
be unstained. The greatest contrast in money
Sower exists between.JSngland. and Russia.
f hiltTEhu'iftnd makes the tnoHt tremendous and
moat costly armaments, without any remark
s "V i ed.
owing to a lkc-L of industrial activity, the Pe.v ;
. ' , i
pie are in no cnciuon 10 sustain i -
1 ; A- . i:., ifnr tnn th
V o-nQQiiianAas Kara ;mm pH iAIP ! V t4jJlGvT'6Cl
i
.1. .r - : Mt;1tt .- i
way acroaa the frontiers of the Empire, The
j German papers are amazed at the quantity of
ready .money, m (told, silver and c:r-r-?r, tcai
nas ocen nowins in auriDsr ma insiiev
s: m aurmff tna lastiew vT-nw
frcm Russia. If the latter Power be waliy
UnC,,-nn T.m.antir.a- tho. r rpsnurcfi re-1
kV'Us wawu a' vf v f twj - j
mains for her but the one we hae descnoea.
and bankruptcy stares her in the face. The
mor-Ku38ia is compelled to carry on tms war
within ber own territory, or in a still iess civil
iced country, as, for instance, along the oanxs
of the .Danube, the more speedy and complete
must the predicted bankruptcy necome. ii is
for this reason that she is so eager to transfer
the arena of conflict to Germanv. a change of
scene which she will undoubtedly mnke every
exertion to accomplish.
lurkey has developed material resources lor
the struggle in a surprising degree, and, by her
alliance with the Western rowers, has, at lngtn.
made the last steo towards taking her place ,
among the civilixtd nations of the world. She
r-
creates State debt.
ebtr. and concludes a loan witn
the Rothschilds, for all the world like the roost
Christian and most Catholic Monarchs of Europe !
Dntil now. the Koran has forbidden the faith
ful followers of Mahomet to incur debts and to
receive or pay interest on money ; and it is char
acteristic enougn that this theoracy, whicn nas
ever been armed, and has sustained itself by
the sword, can, at this time, purchase the pro
longation of its existence only by the surrender
of its principles. Perhaps it thus excuses itself
in the eyes of the English middle classes, who
could hardly forgive it for its retreat trom the
former loan. The London Times thundered its
anathamaa nnon that occasion acainst Turkey.
as a barbarous, uncivilized Power, that ought
to be. and must be. driven out of Eurooe : and
now we learn, as a remarkable coincidence, that
precisely at the period in question the famous
secret negotiations were going on between Rus-
sia and England, in relation to the partition of j
Turkey. j
Austria, which isalwavs in a condition to
make a loan, is now trying, after the failure of for a reliable notice of the matter before we
all other means, to raise by lottery operations should bring it before our readers ; and find
the sum of fifty millions of gulden, or about ing the annexed allusion to it in a Bo.-ton pa-twenty-five
millions of dollars. Should she join per, which has been always distinguished for
the Western Powers, she may succeed in awa- its attachment to Mr, Webster, we presume that
kenittg the cupidity of speculators. Bythede its statements may be regarded as disclosing
preciation of her paper-money, this twenty-five the circumstances of the case with accuracy,
millions of paper will, at the farthest, be worth Frix the Boston Col kieb of April 10.
no more than from sixteen to seventeen millions The special correepondeiit of the New York
in hard money, and will, therefore, be insuffi- Evening Post, who, with "optics sharp, sees
cient to meet the usual and customary deficit, what is not to be seen," has recently been ex
Unlees she procures English subsidies, in cuse j excising his imagination, at the expense of the
of war, a complete, confessed and open bank- 1 cre!uii'yof hi- readers, upon a story with re
ruptcy is also inevitable for her. j gard to the authorship tf the celebrated Hulse-
Even Prussia demands from her people some j maun letter, into which he has drawn Mr.
thirty millions of thalers. Notwithstanding j
ber well-arranged domestic system, which gen
erally gives her pappr more currency in the
money market than that of her more powerful or
wealthier neighbors, the credit of Prussia; i
very weak :n time of war. Her existence i j
threatened by every hostile collision around her,
and the present combination, united to tiie blind
j France ro..rt to the same plan pursued by
Austria, and strives, though in a different wav,
. .1. .- l a
to evaue 111c uugmv innucncn 01 rue moncv
market, by turning direeily to the small sp-en-
pression devised Io represent this change- hap. i being ill at the tirnew Franklin. Mr. Webster pr0,f M 1 lHv th n. r"eard or their own
pily ran. The consistent and cunning policy . avaihsl himself ..f ;Mr. Krcrott' ever ready "ghts t Are they willing that this vast proper
of its present Government, the security of its ! friendship on that ,1s on other occasions, and j tv, which belongs as much to them, as to any,
trade made certain hy the alliance with Fng-' the friends r.f both would be willing the whole j s"honW s.innnderAd for the benAfit of othe
land, and the remoteness of the present theatre 1 world should know1 (h fact, if hucIi were ff . . . .
of war, all combine to render the oresent I4pn j the case, which wold j equally honorable I l"relgn niigrants principally, without de
a sure thing. However, should the war he pro ' to both parties, and show in a most apreea- ! riving from it any advantage themselves i Let
tracted should commerce be disturbed for any t
length of time, so as to make the money tnar-!
ket unable to withstand a new emission of na
ter bv the Bank or should the scene of con
flict dVav nearer to her confines, the extremely
complicated money operations of the last year
will rapidly bring on a violent crisis.
i rum all these considerations we conclude
that whatever may be the result of the war,
however the map of Europe may be revised and
remodeled on. the conclusion of peace, one thing
is beyond a doubt, viz: that Kussia and Aus
tria will again reach avowed bankruptcy, as
they did at the beginning of the present centu
ry, while all the remaining States, should they
eseape with existence itself, must heap an ad
ditional burden ot debt upon their shoulders,
which will be pregnant with fresh and perhaps
vastly increased danger to that existence.
iv. l. limes.
TOO SPASMODIC.
It is to be regretted that in all our difficul
ties with Foreign Powers there is so great a dis
position on the part of our public men to "go off
half-cocked. reople who act thus spasmodi
cally, to use a vulgar but expressive phrase,
wont do "to tie to." Calmness and reflection
usually precede decided and efficient action.
These sudden and violent ebullitions, drawn out
by the first intelligence of (an alleged) wrong
or injury done to our citizens or flag, are fre
quently manifested in a ridiculous manner
They do a positive injury in exhausting the
passions of the people before the time for action
commences. We hurra, clamor, roar, and
grow furious for "a spell ;" but as all interna
tional questions are subject to inevitable delays
in their consideration aud conclusions, long be
fore the finale is reached the popular wrath has
cooled down, and a few ancient, cold blooded
fogies settle, by an interchange of unmeaning
diplomatic jargon, disputes which, a short time
before, had aroused the violent indignation of
the whole country. Is such conduct as this
worthy of a great, a sagacious, and decided
people 1 Is it not better, wiser, and more dig
nified to move with less passion and more de
liberation, with less vehemence and more deter
mination, with fewer words and more action?
Do these sudden gusts, to be followed by lan
guor and indifference, give our Republic a res
pectable and imposing attitude before the na
tions of the world ? Quite the contrary ; they
present it in the character of a forward, fretful,
excitable child, who can be tickled with a straw
or fretted with a frown. N. O. Delta.
N. Willis states in the Home Journal, that
his father had three children, viz: Ricl
Storris Willis, Fanny Fern (although the spun-
ky Fanny does not seem to bo proud of the re
lation) and himself. This statement puts at
rwuii TCutkiunamp oi luiti reuouoiaoie lady,
Impracticable Laws. A bill is pow' pending
before the Legislature to impose a fine on man -
agera ot theatres tor admitting to their houses I
young persons of both sexes, ur.dcr sixteen!
" i a
years of age miaccompanied by a parent or
puardian. A. Y. Herald.
c
King Otho, of Greece, it is stated, has re..
ed the sentence of the Rev. Dr. King, and fully
v io-vr pvsiuon.
HOW TANS THE ADMINISTRATION I
" - The election returns ahow a fearful reck
ni with.
States of Ne w York. iline. New Hampshire.
l.j t,i-j i n......, h itmtmirrft-
1 Connecticut, the Administra-
tion has sustained a det-d loss of one hundred
and eighty odd thousand votes. A continuation
of ft fulling off like this will leave it" without
any friends at all long before the expiration of
its term office seekers always excepted, for
that -patriotic! class of .individuals will hang on
public -tVnhiTan, pVe!
pUel. A-member of tngres, !o a speech,
that the ois Trier Admini.tra'tion could
always command sew , steady and., true men
.(. An? hour to tlfeDa it in CuDfS; oai thai
- . . - . ' . a
Fierce AJnur.iitrauon r? reauco l I
than half that muntt alrely in lae than
. .1 X: '
reer. it ha lct the d.nti- ;
dence
dence of the public. ?The people hav repudia
ted it in their State electioi;s and nearly ail the
pe'.iticiauaof it-s o-vn party have become dis
gusted with its imbecile course, ind are ffist
C ai a L- i a A;.U:n,A aL. :- T.ot th& ftp 4lt thft
wio"'6.'6 -;
Demooratic party be wnat it may. one nung .s
certain : itie Aflministraticn oi r rnkiu ric
ba$ gone to piec3- ihere is no mistake about
it, and the wise ynes pl'the party kqow it full
Well. We shall not stop here to reiterate the
causas of this- They are well known to the
country from one end to the other. They have
worked out their effects even sooner than its op
ponents could have anticipated, and th result
shows for itse5f too plainly to be questioned.
Such facts and figures as are exhibited in the
Ute nonular elect ion. cannot be mistaken. The
stand bT the Administration" wing of the i
i'emocraiic parry mtij iuik 01 us juchu
n ' , a. 11. r nnl
popularity to their heart's content, but it won t ;
do.
n hile thev are nguring oui ine Frenj;ui
of thp Administration, on paper, th' xovereigns
are rolling up tneu V"t oy me innnsanu
1 .1 . t J -..I
nunureu iuuuanua iuuM ..
strn the torrent ot nublie muiznation at iui-
corrunt. imbecile and Ireachorous course of Pre
sident Pierce and his Cabinet. The faithful
few who are now struggling hard to accomplish
that purpose will, ere long, see the folly of
their course; if they have not seen it already.
We have not lost all liope yet of some such in
this quarter. By the 4th of Murch, 1857, we
shall see that an Administration. hich cnine
into power by an overwhelming majority, will
go out of power by general acclamation. Mark
the prediction. liick. Whig.
THE IIULSEMANN LKITLK,
The public curiosity has been a good deal ex-
cited within a week past by certain anonymous
statements in a New York journal respecting
the authorship ol the Hulsemann letter deny
inc. in fact, that that celebrated diplomatic pa-
per was written by the Secretary of State, Air.
Webster, whose name it bore, and ascribing it
ta the pen of Mr. Everett. We have wxited
Fletcher Webster, and manufactured various
circumstances which are without any origin in
tart.
We understand that the whole of his state
ment iu regard to Mr. Everett's correspondence
with Mr. F. Webster during Mr. Everett's late
visit to Boston, Mr. Fletcher Webstct's rcnlv,
tliO excitement oi ineims, io., so circumstanti
ally net forth, is win illy without foundation.
No ueh eorrvspoiideiic'! took plao, no such
original draft was given by Mr. Fletcher Web
-ter to Mr. Everett, nor did any voionuinica
tint of any sort uk1 plac between them on
the Mll.ji't:!. : '
Whether or not Mr. F.verett had: a hand in i
the preparation of the Hulsemann letter wf j
'tie light the confidence and friendship that ex-
isted between these .two distinguished gentle-
men, ;
That Mr. Everett, however, is particularly
anxious to make suc facts known himself, or
that he procured such draft for publication, or
made any publication of it, we do not believe.
We have never seen it. It would have been a high
ly proper thing certainly for Mr. Webster's rep
resentativcs to publish the iircurastnnce, and
doubtless they will at a proper time, if the facts j believe. Let them speak out like men. Now
authorize them to di so ; but we can easily see U, the d RJ and now the hour when fbeir voice
that the statements of the rost correspondent! -n ..ii i
are intended to injuTe not lens the one living ' .
statesman than thft memory of the other, de- i . . . "".V!.J"!11
ceased.
j
The accumulation of Wealth jn this country
has been vast, and some estimate of its extent
may be formed if we recur to the official figures
within our reach in relation to some items of
fixed capital, the large amount of which, in
vested in manufactures, ship-building, railroads
houses, and stores, has all been derived from
home resources.
The number of houses in the United States,
by census, is 3,363,42", and free families 3,597,
240, or nearly one j for each family. If the
dwellings increase ia the proportion of the pop
ulation, then the number of houses built in the
last six years was 63,000 ; at an average of
$1,000 each, this would give $663,000,000, or
$700,000,000 with furniture. The tonnage of
shipping built ha? been 1,921,439 ; worth, at
an average of $60 per ton, $115,386,340; the
value of railroads $287,100,000 ; new banks,
capital at $65,000,000. These items alone make
the following aggregates :
Houses built, 1848 to 1854, . $700,000,000
Shipping, 115,386,340
Railroads, . 287,100,000
Banks, 65,000,000
1
$1,167,386,340
In addition to this, all the vast sums for fac
tones, insurance companies, mines, fec. will
swell the aggregate, without having made any
perceptible increase m the amount of stocks held
abroad.
The rapid increase of inhabitants in the U
nited States requires the more rapid absorption
of capital for new dwellings, irrespective of the
rebuilding of stores and old ones. The depart
ment reports the arrival into the United States
last year of 400,777 persons, who will require
in the above proportion 66,000 houses, and the
persons will bring most of the necessary means
Amid this rapid conversion of floating into fixed
capital the money market has retained on the
whole a position of ease and plenty.
" j
j The Legislature f Teunessee passed, at its i
last session, a law to regulate the emancipation !
i ot slaves, it proviaesiortne transportation to the
i western coast of Africa of all slaves heretofore
; or hereafter liberated, and all free persons of
; clr who fail to give bond for good behaviour.
tw, v-... t
1 ntnii iirnreui iiiEiuia, lUP B.lltL. LU
' promise of fruit next fall i vet good In
!'.. .r r . . . , V
irginia, it is said, that the
parts of Kentucky, as in Ohio nnd Indiann
many
the early peaches have been impaired or cm off
but yet there is reason to believe that there L,,
! but vet there is reason to heli th 1,-1." '
be peaches and apples enough in these districts i
for ail ortunary purposes. ;
llfMIIGBll
0 1 SPlii R
Qpir? are tfepla pffir, dJightftUpeae t
VHwarped by party raye, io live like brothert.'
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' RALE I G H, X. f.
WEDNESDAY IORNINO. APRIL 19. 1B54.
Republican Whig Ticket.
FOR GOVERNOR. . ,
A! FRKD DOTICKKY, OF RICHMOND.
ELECnO-1 ON TEXT&3B AY, AUOffBT Sfd.
.' Mr UK VRV M.1EWI3, Slnntsotnflry, Alabpraa. is oor 3en
i ertJ 'fraii-llu Agent, (or tho Ftati if Alihuai ejtA 'fniiP
i fc-mi t. J T O. I . I fWlH, Jairii- O. Lftwl, Mid Sinul S.
( L-U . !
i Mr. Q, ff. i 4.MB3, I nariL-on StMwt, Clr.fiftnftri, 0Oo,
! wear di-unil 'laT..5iur AwBt .r tu wmiptb SukimJ
m - a. t c-uid... ui w -
rin" (flit
v,ui,a s,.,, pwr.
.IV. S I. ... .lb.1t .1.1 VtlkU .fcji.i. .-vi, . av.
il?irhU- Y- our (Jtmeri TriiJ-slirj ruztr.l. w-i&ei r.j Win. ri.
'.ia, j'j-.a 0?Hic;, iune iKericc. i, A
m-, jewrr. llBUHilt, Jcoph Button, Kjtrx w. monwo
t-e, jc--Th IIn3Hi!t, Joseph Button,
Rc.irt W. Morrtsioti.
w . ,ts,-,ern, Tftsnis A I0U5 MS'S it. a. reaar.
MR. FILLMORE.
Ex President Fii.LJ.oxx had a great civic and
military reception at Mobile. He was mst by
a con?cy cf steamers Spasches were laade by
Mr, Fill mora and Wr Kennedy. Their inters
tion of visiting Cuba had been abandoned,! in
conseqnenrie of there being nn immediate steam
communication with Havana, and they intended
to proceed by the land route to Savannah and
Charleston, digressing perhaps even as fur as ;
iaRnviiie.
t . 1
iiecest to nur citizens the propriety ol j
holding a public meeting and tendering to Mr.
FiUHORK the hospitalities of Raleigh. It wonld
di us discredit to allow so distinguished a citi
zen to pass through any portion of North Caro
lina, without paying hira the respect of an in
vitation to the Capital.
AVAR FORMALLY DECLARED.
'The declaration of war by England and
France opens the fearful contest to which the
great empires of Europe have been slowly and
reluctantly approaching for a year past, but to
which, in spite of all their efforts, they have
been drawn by an irresistible power. When it
wil end, how many nations will be involved
in- it, what will be its results, no human eye
can perceive.
GIVE US OUR RIGHTS !
Our State has contracted for Internal Im
provements a large public debt. It is expected
that this debt will be increased by the next Leg
lslature. It is the policy of the "Organ" of
Locofocoism in this State to keep the People in
the dark on this subject ; but this cannot be.
They will not only demand to know what is the
amount of their indebtedness, but they will,
like honest men. look around in time to provide
the means by which it is to be discharged.
How then are we to meet the State debt ? Shall
we rely entirely upon a direct tax on the Peo
ple or shall we insist on our rights in the pub
lic lands? Had our State received ber just
share of the public domain, which has been
given away to the new, States for Education,
Internal Improvements, &c., she would be able
to pay off her debt, aud extend the Central
Road, East and West, without imposing a dol
lar's tax on her people. Had Bennett's land
bill passed, fihe would have had a fund sufficient
to pay the interest on her debt for years to come,
without oppressing her people with a farthing.8
ux. And will the voters of the State, let them
be Whigs or Democrats, permit this infamous
and unjust policy of the General Government to j
continue. longer without their solemn and bold
the Whig press speak out on this subject, let
the Whig Candidates keep it constantly before
the People. And pray what has become of that
independence of spirit which, but a short time
since, characterized the "land distribution Dem
ocrats V Have they abandoned their princi-
I pies ? Have they submitted tamely to the par-
ty lash, and put on the collar ? We cannot so
j"UAKSlOx AIMD THE "STANDARD!"
, The "Organ" is most interestingly earnest in
its exhortations to the faithful to be "bar-
I monious" to "stand firm" to march up "in
solid column" to go fo the nominee "right or
wrong" to drive the Whigs from the State
ami "leave net a vestige of them on the very
face of the earth," to thunder "up Olympus
and drive the chariot of locofocoism rough-shod
over the necks of all opponents," in fine, to
do the whole affair, from beginning to end, "up
brown," and all will be as straight, as a
shingle 1 The "Organ" is evidently alarmed.
It sees defeat rising up before it, like a vast
mountain. It may exhort, and fume, and
threaten, and "vex its fiery spirit into a very
fever" and it will be of no avail. The People
are responding, with emphasis, to all its fair
and bold words : "We have no faith in this
corrupt and weak Administration."
Try again, Mr. Organ, "faint heart never
won fair lady."
t The "Standard" appears to be in ecsta
cieB with regard to the position assumed by the
"Greensboro' Patriot" on the subject of Consti
tutional Reform. It need give itself no unne
cessary concern. The "Patriot" will not suffer
itself to be made a "cat's-paw" of, or used as a
stick to beat the Whig party with.
xsy-the-way, how does the "Standard" relish
the position of the "Asbeville News ?" It ia the
organ of the Western wing of the party, and
does not its advocacy of an open Convention
and a change of the basis show to the East what
reliance is to be placed on their professions that
they are fur legislative amendments only ?
Aw(iy with such hypocrisy !
"We call the attention of Southern Rights
Whigs to the fact, that as the South loses ground
in the free State, the federal leaders in North
Carolina rejoice." Standard.
i Wai vi ng all remark on the oft-repeated slang
about "Federal leaders," we beg leave to "call
the attention" of all honest men to the fact,
that , the "iSandard" never tells the, truth, when a
t i i i
falsehood will suit lis purpose
Jd will suit its purpose In the above
in'tance' lt has foUowed the bent of its natural
inclination.
THE ADMINISTRATION.
1 The contempt inrwbich the present Adminix
trationoif the governments ia held, :hf th pa
rioti at4 JntonigenUeft of itsjow pJty. f
eay totiiing of the sentiments of th'oee who have
ever ibeen opposed to it and of each as rdinari'
ly talke no part in politics.) is wrll calculated to
make an American citizen, at home or abroad,
hang his head in shame I The fickle. vascUuv
ting.' unsteady, deceptive course"of the Presi
dent, on almost every great measure of public
policy, which has come under his consideration,
has broken down, all .confidence; in him.. and
many of his best friends do not hesitate to d
clare-that they hav no assurance a to what
will i hi coiitoo in future. What a mflan
.hoi, hnroiliatinsr condition of thins ! Ir if
othin more, however, than what was predict-
ed wijuild bo tho result, by tho3 who opposed 1
hii elfctinn. All tha distinguwhsd and able j
men f the Party su.:h 31 would hava com
manded r?spect by their abilitiasjrwere thrown
rv er-board, to make way for one, who had don
nothing to plane hira above" the most ordinary
men f f the nation ! The Janus-fare wh'ch he
preaentrd to the voters Qf the Chantry ia the
campaign of 1852 has been onntinaeri in nse
aroud him.elf men wh instead of tearing it j
i indignantly away, and presenting him in his
I true colors, are ready to lend their aid to smooth 1
and adjust that face, to suit all the varied as
pectsiof the grand system of political, jugglery
which is in progress !
A I politician of limited pretensions even a
memjber of Congress of the highest claims to con
.r;ia,;r ,. ...I,.;.. tha Mmtt that .u p.,
' r J
and bis Cabinet have played on the Neihraska
Bill, would be scouted and denounced, and no
i . . . ...
one would be more ready to engage in this war
fare than the Organ of locofocoism in this State.
It is well known, that when Mr. Dixo.v, of Ken
tucky, moved an amendment to the Nebraska
Bill, declaring the Missouri Compromise super
seded by the acts of 1850, it was denounced
with much bitterness by Xhe " Washington ,
Union." In a few days, the Committee on Ter-:
ritories reported, through Mr. Dope las, this
identical amendment to the Bill, and the "Union"
whipped in to its support. During the progress
of this Bill, through the Senate, at one mo
ment; it was proclaimed as the great test of De
mocracy ; at another it was repudiated as being
no teal whatever. No one could vouch with
certainty, where the Administration stood.
Both: friends and enemies of the Bill claimed
it as an ally. Then came the developments
made by Ex-Senator Clemens ; after which,
what Southern man can repose any confidence
in the professions of the President ? Can any
one, who would deliberately play such a deceit
ful, double-handed game, be trusted on the sub
ject of slavery ? Does it not verify the charges
and predictions which were made during the
Presidential contest. What right have those
who approve such conduct to complain of and
denounce the action of Northern Whigs on this
question ? It is plain too plain to admit of
contest, that the course of the Administration
has given more strength to the arm of Freesoil
ism, than all other causes combined. "Where
are the healthful fruits which were to spring
from the repentance of Van Burex, and his
faction. What now is the position cwhat the
exertions of the horde of Freesoil-office holders,
who have been placed in power by the Admin
istration? Can any man believe, for a moment,
that they will not use the patronage of their j friends speak out, and expose its enormous in
ofiices to defeat the Nebraska Bill? It be- j justice. They one it to themselves to the
hooves the Whig press to expose the foul pur- : whole State.
poses and conduct of the Administration. Itj
cannot stand the test of a candid and fearless STRENGTH OF THE ADMINISTRATION!
investigation of its conduct !
"And doea he (Gen. Doekery) not know
that jiere is no prospect, at present, of the dis
tribution of the lands or their proceeds ? And
such being the co?e, does he not perceive, as the
public must, that his declamation about the
State debt and enormous taxes is calculated to
injure, the cause of Internal Improvements f We
oall upon the friends of internal Improvements,
and especially the people of Western North
Carolina, to note this fact." Standard''
And pray, who is to blame, if there be "no
prospect, at present, for the distribution of tho
lands or their proceeds ?" Who but tha "St-in. i
dard" and its Party leaders have shamefully
abandoned the rights of the old States,
operated with those who have done all
power to deprive them of their just share
public! lands ? It is well known that the "Stan
dard" and its Party not only denounced Ben
nett's , Land Bill, by which North Carolina
would have received upwards of $2,000,000 worth
of land, but held up Mr. Tenable and his friends
as "renegades" and "disorganixers," for favor
ing that measure I
And forsooth 1 because Gen. Doekery thinks
proper to tell the people what the State debt
amounts to, and insists upon our just share of
the Public Lands to pay it off with, he is basely
and falsely represented as unfriendly to Inter
nal Improvements I Beautiful logio this, indeed I
The cunning of the "Standard" is too apparent.
It reasons thus : "Oh ! take care. Don't say
any thing about the amount of the State debt,
because if you do the People will begin to in
quire how it is to be paid, and they will demand
their share of the lands or their proeeeds rather
than eabmit to direct taxation, and then the
Whigs vill have us on this issue 1"
But what a vile piece of political shuffling
and deception the "Standard" would practice to
accomplish its purposes ! The people must be
kept ia ignorance ot the amount of their State
debt, lest, if they are apprized of it, they will
not go for Internal Improvements ! This is
pure, unadulterated locofocoism. But sueh is
not the true reason. Tbe "Standard" cares not
a fig for Internal Improvements when they come
in conflict with the success of its Party. The
reason why its wishes the amount of the State
debt kept dark, is this : It don't teant the Peo
ple to have such a reason for demanding their
share of the lands or their proceeds ! Let the
Whig press expose the hypocritical shuffler.
"It (the General Government,) is strong
enough already, not merely for tbe present but
the future, without vast schemes of internal im
provement, homestead bills, Cnd lands for the in
sane of the individual States." Standard.
Yes : and to show your honesty and sinceri
ty in all this, if these measures pass Congress,
and arei approved by Pikrci, you will claim
them aa cardinal principles of Democracy, and
shout as lustily as ever for the fainting Briga
dier. What a consistent and truthful organ
has loccfocoism in North Carolina !
nrv.- ti n v r . . .
fmu. AjGxnas Deen in
tVuCUj fot Mteral day.
LAUGn ON GENTLEMEN I
ane locoioco witlings ana waia-u bu. ,
we - m a 1. LajIahs
in 1 11 in nuiTJt am nil . ili u. 1 u 1 iv
rery.throatatch of their unnerous propen -
sitiesj of the idea, that they can
defeat
He does not read, write, cypher, speak, pro
nounce, declaim, argue, walk, act, or dn
any thing, privately or publicly, to suit their
exquisite and refined taster! Some of these
Rxrieitn gentlemen had better recall to mlod
the old adage that "they who live In glass
booses should not cast stone." ' How many of
vhem, pray, can boast of "a long line of noble
nvstry" by which saoredness is given to their
political edicts? How many of thera. had
they been left to their own e.ertinns, as Gen.
DocVery was. would have been compelled t..
go dwo to the "vile dust fiom whep.ee they
sprung, unwept, uuhooored, Ad nBung."
Yt4 they are tKe men, wha are enJsavoring ti j.
btinj Gen. Rockery into ildtcole, because, for ;
.-'acthl he d--es nt proaouncs his words iac-i
sy ir. accordance with the. prescribed' rule.3 of
the Raleigh Junto 1" We remember a story
which may suit their cans t
Tfeetizoted. conceited and cruel Tirletoa c
'
fax, daring the lievolutiotiary War. The ceie-
j brsti?d Mrs Willie J
nee, (..q4 bits cer
memory
was Uiere Jarl?tC, in crnversa-
Uan, was very anxious to fcaow wco col.
Washington was adding, "I learn he can't
even write his nrnne." 4,Ah!"0ol. Tarleton," ,
promptly replied the Whig lady "that
makes but little difference, he knows hoiv to
make his mark!" The indomitable Colonel,
who had been wounded by Col. Washington,
whilst retreating from the plains of the Cow
pens, bit his fingers with rage, and said nothing
Let the starch-laced band of aristocrats, who
possess so proud a lineage and so much classic
knowledge, learn a lesson from the fate of the ar
rogant Torleton, and then perhaps they will
cease their vile efforts to depreciate Gen. Doek
ery ? Will the gallant Whigs of the State sub
mit to this continually without a bold effort to
avenge their rights and sustain their candidate
against such mean efforts to defeat him ?
THE HOMESTEAD BILL.
It appears to be the prevailing opinion that
this Bill will pass both Houses of Congress.
Should it pass, the question of its approval or
veto will then come before the President of the
United States. What will he do ? The adop
tion of such a measure, as tha law of the land,
the policy of the Government, will be most
ruinous to tire old States, espeoially in view
of the fact, that having been heretofore de
prived of their equitaWe share of the public
lands or their proceeds, they are looking for
ward to a more just policy, on this subject, in
futute. The Bill has been almost universally
condemned by the Administration Party in this
State : yet we predict, that should the Presi
dent approve it, they will still continue to sing
praises to the wisdom and justice of his policy.
They will not dare to denounce such glaring
injustice such wholesale robbery 1 They will
lo,k to the harmony of the Party, as of much
more more importance than the interest and
rights of the State, and will "acquiesce" with
pleasure in whatever the powers at Washing
ton may dictate. It would be useless to dwell
on the character of this Bill. It is well known
has been fully discussed. Let our Whig
There is one fact, which, above all others,
goes very far to show the unbounded and over -
whelming strength of the Administration. its
great moral and political influence over the i
publio mind. We refer to the condition and
probable fate of the Gadsden Mexican Treaty
It wan made under tne instructions
is of the Ad
. , . .
with its poei
ministration sent to the Senate
tive endorsement, and yet, with a majority of
nearly two to one in that body, it is doubtful
whether, after screwing all its friends"uD to the
... , - ... . , ...
sucking .point, it will be able to carry it
through! Was there ever, since the dave of
j Jack8n- ueb a PP?lar Admioistrarion
? In
the "Organ" give the Administration a tew
life inspiring hints on this subject, through
the Navy Department ? Would not a few "broad
sides" of patronage applied to the refractory
Senators bring all things right? What a
sublime spectacle for a great nation ?
Cominq Over 1 The locofocos of Haywood
county held a meeting a short time since, and,
amongst other Resolutions, adopted the fol
lowing :
Resolved, That we are in favor of an exten
sion of the N. C. R. Road East and West ; and
fully sensible as we are of the vast importance
of the work to this section of the State, we ask
the Democratic party calmly to consider its
probable effects upon all parts of and every in
terest in the State, satisfied that such an exami
nation will recommend it to their cordial ap
probation. What will the faithful of Nash, Edgecombe
and Johnston Bay to this f What will be said
by those who ostracised Calvin Gravis, be
cause he gave the casting vote for the North
Carolina Railroad ? What will be the reply of
those locofoco Senators who voted (and we be
lieve aearly all did.) against that Road ? Be
ing for the extension of the Road, East and
West, are the democracy of Haywood against
getting our share of tbe Public Lands to pay
the debt we shall have to ineur ? These are
important enquiries.
Tux weather. Within the past day or two,
the weather has assumed a remarkable change.
On Monday morning, there was a slight sprink
ling of snow.
We learn that a man, by the name
Amis, was found dead on Wilmington Street, in j Elizabeth City Pionee' "
this City, on Monday morning last. neis.8up-j Not to be wondered at Democrats r
posed to have died from tbe effects of intoxica- fouGdly regret tbe demonstration Gen. Doc
tion and exposure. ) RY es etextr he goes, and it i-
strange that Eiixabeth City forms no except -'
. . j tt) the rBje . i -
)Qu Gen. Doekery, the Whig candidate for Profoundly as you may regret the denj
Governor in North Carolina, addressed the citi- st1'011 mae nw, that to be made in Aut
Hens of Eiixabeth City, last Fridav. W k,.m next will produce reerets much more profou 9 -i
judge that be caused quite a shaking amono -
A. 1 1 M aA J " . 1 -
the "dry Denes" of democracy, if the acronv of
the organ in that town is any sign. More than
i three columns of the Pioneer are devoted to ex -
i nlninint- 1W&V tha General' arwuxtli KTaV. :.
' - . r . "",v-u
says naa no enecw vvm. . aiartin, Esq., was
iui.i!iiiru jt THIS F. 4 to
PLANK ROAD CO.
The fifth annual meeting of ia p... i
a..vciuk ji iiiih ma.
; eld ly? i
nr.?-.
h ,d th g . : ltr
Report of the President and Directors, th4 "l ,
ing proceeded to the election of offers
ensuing year, with the following result;
Jrrestdent Uurdon Deming.
V -1. A A MaITa.W.- 11 r i
avjtmj, cl. a lucaciiuui, 11. lj. .iiyrover K
oteaman, joaatnao worth, r. trw, ,
1 on. v
The vote for President was its follows
' For O. Demiha. For E. L. W;,
lnai viauai rote Zdd
State vote 2400
lne amount 01 tous collected on tho R.,.
past year exceed the former year's rcc,.,1
aboat $10,000
A semi-annual
dividend of 4
per rrnt
oeen aactarea t-y trie uiifftor?. ytiu
SOUTHER-X COMMERCIAL
TION.
TaiaxDf.
i t
j t?J,
Ca.tiiT-,-T.'..v April 12,
Th'i r
un '..be rerort .;t tL
E3 d'-ew ftrtfiv i-Tgp. au..er.;
vf.ntj.nti.-d iv lie (mm)ttv u ,
Vf.ntj.nti.-dn Tie Committ
t report, rf.-wmm-nd.og th. ci.nsu
! . ..'1. 1 i ,1 . fl. . " -
j :nt, tt snfi,?rn
1 ni?rung &na Ditii,
StAt"?. sod th rauf
-
m.?..t i f x trxle with ike
country khuh
the Aown river.
The resolutions relating to the Puvlfii rajjj
were ably debated by Uan. Leslie CWJtil
Kentucky, Albert-Pike of Arkansas, suit S,'
ator Junes of Tennessee, the latter -of wli..
still speaking ntthe hour (5 o'clock j Uiaf
despatch clones.
4
v
THE COMMERCIAL CONVENTION
W e received no Charleston papers this m
ing, and are consequently without intend,
from the Convention. Of course, therefore ,
know not whether the ruuie for the IVific ii'
was finally determined upon ; or whether l'
was voted in ; we are ignorant of the extpnt
the preparations in future, for the building
of a Direct Trade; the measures taken fjr
advancement of the cause of Education o
grand scale ; or for the damming up of !he
stssippi. We really do not know whether I
sou Brownlow again held forth on Tempera
and Cuba, deducing our right to "the grr
the Antilles." by thi process of reasoning
Resoiped, That Cuba is a beautiful ishii
Resvleed, That it is destined for God's Sa;'i
Resolved, That we are his Saints;
or whether like a sensible man he held his pa
Bat this we can guess, that the unpnblish
work of the Convention was the pleasant' st
the transactions.
We must curb our impatience untjl Mood
when no doubt full particulars will be oo hu
Wil.Herai.
1
THE WAR DECLARE D PROSPECTS f
EUROPE.
Although the event has long been foresee
and takes no one, therefore, by surprise, t
formal declaration of War by the Weetern i.
ers against Russia is, nevertheless, the must i
portant news brought by the Hermann. 1
form of the national manifestoes iu tbe n
countries, and the manner in which they w
received by the legislative bodies of eaoh rci
tivcly, are characteristic. England, which .
tors on the war with strong reluctance and
misgivings she takes no puins to conw.il, p
claims her purpose in a long, argumentuti
apologetic document subdued in its tone, i-
specially trained so as not to embarrass ibe . -
turn ot friendly relations with the Cxar wl
the war shall close. The declaration of.V A
leon, short and decisive, betrays the war. -J
purpose which, from the outset, 'has lurkodi --
der all hie professions of peaoe. The Qoi -i
address is heard in solemn silence by the L,
and Commons of the British realm, whili(',
French Emperor's proclamation is reueiveJ i f
cheers by the Chamber of Deputies, wf-v
breaks up with the cry of Vive I'Empereur i
England public sentiment has made the -V
mt ranee tne win ot the Emperor has I
I supreme. England fras everything to loe 4
a general European convulsion: while ii
i no means certain that anything but such a ra
! "Pnt w,,n,(1 enable Napoleon to retain what O
! alwidJ 1' TLw.
SALE OF rSJKAMEKS.
The Steamers Clndiitor, Gov. Dudley, V:
mington. and C. Vanderbih. belon
- ' Wiim"'n2ton 8n(1 RleKh Hail Road Compa
! vera sold Thursday in Charleston, pursuant
- ; advertisement. We received a telegruof.io
: patch to ibe following effect :
Gladiator, eighteen thousand eight hu
M's ' b,H,m 5 lckinsoo. hM
"i tins town.
i Gov. Drraxr. fifteen thousand six hunifJ
f dollars ; Commercial Insurance Comn.-n.vS
Charleston.
Total for the four steamers, $56,500.
The Comoanv'a Wharf in flharl aetr.n a-art,;
fered for safe, but was bid in at $30,000.
WU. Commerwj
WILL YOU SAY SO?
The Democratic organs say that they are j
posed to the distribution of the Lands am.
the States, as not only inexpedient but alsA
conflict with the spirit of the constitution-'
Now, thej profess to be plain, honest, and cf
did, desiring to let the people know eia :
where they stand. Will they, then, ure
Convention to say so? Either the one, or -other.
If not, say no mdre about straight h
ward candor. Come now. none of that "
committal ingenuity about "should be hel
upon which all might perhaps agree, if tl $
were tbe case speak out, gentlemen ; you t
Democrats, you know. Golds. Telegraph, if
OTMMH--bm.mmmhaMW
"When is the strife between the Ea.t f '
Wert to end V Raleigh Register, ( Whig.) . ;
"Just as soon as certain ambitious and
scrupulous federal leaders will it There isV
strife among the Democrats they are a unil
State questions." Raleigh Standard, (Pet,"
cratic) J
"We are a White Basis man up to thebu'1
Ashville News, (Democratic. ' "
What a sadden summerset I but a few moif 4
back, and it was delicately- proclaimed fr f
bead quarters of N. C. Democracy, that I- i
White Basis men weie Free-Soilers, and f f
tbe organ of Democracy in the "Western I
serve" says he is a "White Basis man u
the hub," and the Democratic organ at Ral,
says the Democrats "are a unit on State c"
tions ;" so, of course, according to these D
ocratio Journals, the Democracy of tho
are White Basis men up to the bub !
Greensborou ghVa.
Altogether, we canntt bat express our
i - -f.
fmind recrrftt at the mnnifr.hn- nAa-'-1t
of. Gen. Docxert on Friday evening ' 4
1 ' North Sial ic
1 15 4
! Who wants iT.Vadame Lola Mol
! Heald Hull, Countess d Lansfeldt, offerf
' sail WW, n k,i'M.ii mn that Ii
" . "1 J 1
: many guns for her, and requires a i
powerful governor.
Apply at Mill su
i
1
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r- Beaton.
Uraaa alley.