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v" it i i vtmlt 1 ! t ., VOLUME LVH. CtTT OT UORtoG, JULY ft 1856.1 .it- As i--, .i...... -vtirn nrr iwm iiimwi - - ..... .. .. From te "National Intelligencer.' THE DUTT OF THE WI1IGS. It w a objct of grare importance for the Uhip to ikcitle what ccarae they aball purrae iluhug thia PreMtlential campaign. The Demo t ril, fully aware of the great iafl ueoce which we -ill rierri, are eodearoring erery where to cmte the impreeatoo that the coming election will le catirdy an ueoe between IXauocracy and - RfpoUW.Mawv. They would perMude iu that Mr. KuxaoM will receire ao amall a aappurt that rriTT r-r jirea to Liu, will either U &rvrm 41. vr rl will iudirectlr coutribule to the r!rtii of Mr. FaTKoST.' .i thu a pmprr view of the caaet It m that the querfitm f every ooe to dvide ia, ik4 vioec tkrtmre Jur tUrtiom mrt but, but which i4 C candidate now helure the people repmenta the xiodpln tliat be abould bnrthke toee pre iid in the adotiaiatratioQ of the GorernrucuL It t evidcot that the great qaeaUoa now brfure the people ia. Bom earn we mi am ant to tkt dam yrroM mgitatiu f tk lyert of aUceryf TbU tattoo threaienatodeatroj the Gorernment. No iuljrrl can be Wxtched a poo in Gcjrfw, no puMic neatiDg can any wbrre be belli, but alrery t made the prominent subject of diaruiaduM We eren ad it utrading the legialatire a&ieniblicai of fitr chore he, and tending there, a in politic, to produce uiunion and destruction. Mta.itnesUungs cuuuue7( Ihu u thegreat qarKMm m eTeryiorer 01 ui coontry. tuuap-l peal, to .eery (mre in the la..!, aod rjft buoq him to exert hu whole ioHm-iace to httk this fed spirit al bring bck our people, if p-w-r ttt'le. to muvwt aixi brotoerly lore. J low can thU he done ? To accomi5Iish this what candi ibtc most we austaio: In thia brtitnde, of conie " Republicanism" U ont of the qumtion. But even ia the North it ecema to me that no lover tf hi coontrr ahoaM aaatidn any paty a h. we rerv rxiOroce depend upon aUrery agitation. Kt- puMicaniam preeeU no other U-ue. Deprive u of thu. aal tM party mivt nnk. Hence, pnt tii end to alavrry agitation and "llepuHicjuiisra (iiapper; sustain "RcpuUicaniajn" and agkaJ U'ei nun ana will enntiuue. Such leing the alternative, it aeema to me that ao Cviaervative- tmmy party, and especially no Whig, either North. or South, ran hewtate as to hi duty. He cannot rvoattrthe ItepaMicaii nonunee. But, say U e Democrat, "rote f.w Mr. Bcch am . a and thus pnt an end to agitation." But can M r. Bochanan be sustained for any such reanons t Will bw elevation to the Tniilmey accomplUU' i.yauch eudT His friend, it ia true, say so j but wliere is the proof of any such positNHi ? I e neeii not reier m oh niecenenia, iir ae itif TtjmdirtU Meat ; and well he might, (w tlieV are too contradictory to avail much in proof of mi j uting r&crp u awwh unipbtai'ie want 01 urui- new and conwtenry. Jn his -speech to tbf Keystor cino tie says: ".Now, since I ant the representative of the great Democratic partrj 1 am no kefr simply James Itucimnan, but miut souve my omxiurt by the platform upon which have len nlacd" a platform which he heartily approves that he ia not willing to change it in the alighted decree; be "will neither olt ume plank Ut it, nor Ukw ooe from it." The pUiu Eniuth of all which ia, that whatever opiij u he may kfrttnfore bare entertained, be now renounces them ail, and adopt and. means (if eWted) to carry out to the fullest extent every principle and doctrine of the. Cincinnati pUifirui. Ilejnust be sincere m this pledge; otherwi In mokea a-plalge which be means never to fulfil. We are thus breed to belie-e that be really is sia rerr, and intends to carry oat the platform npon which he ba tSfw solemnly placnt hinvwlf. ) Can, then, a Whig, can any Conservative, tan port a man who ta pledged to that platform ? It seems to at that there has never been presented to the American people a platform so pregnant with eU, ao dangerous to tbe honor and welfare of oar eountry. JJ is tie easenec tffilbnsUrim looking evidently to the acquisition of more territory in the Gulf of Mexico; determined at all haxarda to assert and maintain the Homme dortrtne, the as ertkw of which most inevitably involve na continually in wac, la the country ready, to sostaia any such policy 7 Can the Whigs hazard the peace and prosperity of the country npon any such issue 7 If not, bow can we sustain, either directly or indirectly, the party that advocates such doctrines 7 And espeoaJly. bw oaa we support Mr. Crauvax. whoe ceTe brated (hUmd wtmniuto has committed him to an extent even transcending' the Em'ta of the Cincinnati platform T Ia that mani lesto be does sot hesitate to say that we ataai iarc Cba at'aU riars.. .Head tisea oar Government to oflrrjto purchae it ; and, if Spain should refuse to stll. (tea axle it ST fpmcr. Such is Mr. Buchanan's position. . ( Cm he be trusted with the administration; ef our f eeign a2ir 7 it ia vain for kit friemii to speak tf bis conservatism; here are bit r words, UiIihrrate!v ex pressed, and no aoolorr or e-sala. BJttKJB as dcs inenas can wipe in era oat. 1 n be be traced w4th any greater safet 4 on the slavery question 7 His antecedent (see; bis Lancaster resolotiona, speeches In Congress, ire.) show LUn to be a f rseaoTicr. .As such, "be was ttidentiy sop ported by thelTorth in the Cineia- tati GuatnuuD. Relerenca to the- record riil show that daring many balhiu he recivei na ratte from the South, save those of Virginia and -Louuisna. Tbe South preferred Mr. Pierrf or Mr. DuugLta. But, aa Mr. Bochanan baa repn hateil hat ova antecedents, we perns ps ooght to lj so too : and shall only inquire, what i his preeent poeitiom on that qoeation ? In his letter acceptance be fully endorses the Gncinnati platf.rm, which heartily approves the entire con duct of the Democratic party aa represented by Hr. iVrce I TbuaMr.lWhaaanassumeatheres faayibtlities of the action of the Democratic party during the last three years. Let na consider, this a few momenta. j la March, I&S3, Mr.'Fulmore retired fron the Government, aad left the country in the eejov ment of the moat profound quiet ; nowhere was there the sound of discord; all was peace and barmunv. Men of all parties ack nowledged and applandeil tbe irmneea and ability of Mr. Jill aa.a?e, which had acconrpUalied ao happy a result ; all parties pledged themaelvea to sustain it and Mr, Pierre was elected by the influence of the 1wiinr re Nation, adopted in the Democratic I-latf-nTB of I52 r . ft - Reeolced, That the Democratic party will re sist alt attempts at renewing, in Congress or oat 4 it, the agitation of the slavery, question fender a htrr thnpe or color the attem pt rosy be made," Soch was thir language in I8.S2 7 ' Cnul. it ie stmeeer 7 CjuLI a party be more fully pl j ? And was not this pledge repeated over and ovfr again, on tbe stump, in QaagreaB, and even n tie President ' Jmnuguralt fin what Was thrtr a tem7 They were hardly in power before! tbey pmpna-l and effected the repeal of the Missouri Cnpromise, ami created a storm of sgtjtnen greater than has ever before swept ovet tins country I f. I do not atop here to inquire whether the Mis-s-airi CimpromLie waa couKtitntioual or not, nor whether the right of any section demanded iu rp!. It L euScient to know that it had been iu quiet, peaceful operation for more than thirty yar and that tha Democraia deliberately ami a-Jemnly plelged themselves to surtaia it, ind to put dow n all agitation of the question, from wh it-, ever quarter it might come. Under such pledges they were honui in maintain it undrr all ea'rrvm ftamm. ' X7hy did tney not do it 7 What ad vantage has been gained that ia at all commena i- rata with thvinjury that has been inflicted up bo the country 7 . So far iu only fruits have been discord, oonten t'mo, yea ettm civil war. How ap- paJiing tne idea, much less the renttfy of civil war I a strife brought oa by th meane altraiami of the Kwth and the fanaticism of tbe North ; the ono , aa dangerous to our peace ana napptnees. as the other ; the one just as necessary .to be qaieted as the otlra-r; for Ktth alike entail" nothing but dis traction and dierord. 1 - '' Here again I ask, how can thia disastrous con dition be remedied T ' Omiuly not bT retaining in power the arfy which has brought it upon ns. Certainly not by retaining in power a pary that baa violated its eviTy pledge on thia subject, however eolernnljr made; which has stcrifice.1 every thing to party enda ami party triumph ; which has forved tJjKn us a stitrm of agitition of Wuickno man can nowsee the result. Has not II thisV-en done by He Democratic party? And does not Mr. Buchanan endorse it to the fullest extent 7 Is he. then, fit to represent the co-wenratism of the country ? . Can the eonser- raiirr unpport any such man or any such party 7 If. then, they canni support Mr. Fremont or Mr. Buchanan, what can Uicy do 7 It certainly will Hdu to nominate another candicbUe; for nnder existing nrenmstanced, every new candi- lute will onlv.routnhPte t the snccesa of the Democrats, Tliere onlr then remains Mr. FlLL- M aK, Oui the comwrvati vea of the cohntrr snn- KJ . ... . emu me thst no ouaeenxuire the present rUi of parties. Whatever may he said hy Dointcratic politicians, the fact remains the same, via. that Mr. Fillmore cctipiei a position intertnlite between each extreme North ed South. As such he deserves, and I trust will receive, the support vf every one that is deniroiu to see peace ami harmony once more shed their happy infln nee throughout the land. What nutters it though his chances for success are not at present eo eeriaim aa his friends would like to see 7 The question, as said above, w mot what paltry dictates, but what Is our duty I Mr.'Filhnore qualified by Li experirmce and primdJes to ailminister t he lfovcrnment7 Does he maiutain thoee principles which we desire to see prevail 7 If so, he "is entitle! to the support of every true patriot, and should receive it, despite every oboucle. Let us diitcharge our duty irrc pvtiveof consequence. Let us do what is right, nd leave the resnlt in the hands of Providence. If we thua act, will we not succeed 7 Is there not conscrvstUra and patriotism enough in the lanl to put down all the excitement which reck less partisans have forced npon us 7 I feel con fident that there is. We have the power ; we need only exert it, and every thing ia safe. Ujroe, then, all ye lovers t J your country I Reo.'ve that you will aatsert and mnintain your riht at all hazirls; that ye wiU preserve intact the clori.rtis luumtance thit we have receiveil from the fathers of the Constitution ; that ohe- d'tmee to late shall be enforced ; that justice shall he meted to all .f every section. 'Thus," ami thus ah me, can we restore and maintain that har nv and good will which should ever prevail unong U4. hat I fear is nw' rapidly departing from us. Sanetbing must be done. To this end let ns rally around MtLLaitn Fiu.mobr. HU is a position that none can assail, ne has tioen fully tnM, and found eqnal to every emergency. He has proved able to pilot ns through one tiorm. and can he m steer us safely through tlie one that now- threiOeus to overwhelm us 7 Shall we throw him aside and trmtourncivc to the fickle ness and timidity of Mr. Buchanan ; or can we risk the youth and inexperience of Mr. Fremont 7 No I But let us turn to him who, ' Hacng ex- periemee tf poet $frvke im the adminiMtratiom of the trucermtmemt, mm it he . permuted to rtfer to that at the ezpmmemt of the future, and to toy that MAOmtl the ehotce of the Ammeam Cbneemhom be eamctitmed by the people, he shall, teiih the same eerypuloue regard for the right of every section of the Fmion rkich them imfiuenrtd hie conduct. emuemeor to perforin every fluty confided by the Qtmstitution and lave to the Executive." p. a w. CONGRESSIONAL. Washimotox, J une SO SemaUA bill author ising the isane of additional arms for the ase of the State of California was passed. Air. Iuglas, from tbe committee on Territo ries, to wbichjwas referred various bilk relative to affairs in Kansas,' made a Teiamiaowa report. The Committee reported a new . bill for the ap pointment of 6 GxnmiasMoeia selected from dif ferent sections of tbe Unkn, tp take the census f Kausaa, and provMe tot a fair election of dele gates to a convention to form a State Constitu tion. - No test ave three months residence being required to voev . . Mr. IXmghss gave notice that be wonld ask a Tote on the bill on Wednesday. The Senate then adjourned. ikmee Mr. Qrow, of Pa., made the closing speech ia favor of the admiasioa of Kaaiaa, op- paiftg all aubatitutes for the measure under eou- Mderaoou . Mr. Stepbens, of Ga,, moved to re-commit the bill, with instructions to report a substitute there-lira-, providing r'tbe appointment, by the Presi dent, of 6 peraons, to take the census, with a view to a Convention fbnnalinu of State consti tution, drc. Mr. Dnnn morol an amendment to Mr. Ste phens' motion, restoring the Missouri G)nipro nusa, which was adopted by 7 majority. Mr. Stephens ineffectually attempted to with draw bis motion, being opposed to Mr. Dunn's amendment. ' The House voted down Mr. Stephens' motion. The rei4uaion to commit without the instruc tions was rejected by a vote of ayes 100,nays 109. Mr. Jones, of Tena., moved to table the bill, which was lost by one majority. The vote was taken, and the bill for the admis utoti of Kansas with a free Stata constitution was rejected aves 106, nays 107. The result was hailed, with clapping of hands, and other demonstrations of joy, by the enemies of the bill, while its friends exhibited signs of mortificatiao and disappointment. .The House then adjourned amid much confu sion. Washjhotoh, Jnly 1. Scxate. The Senate adopted a resolution calling on the President for information relative to the proclamation of mar tial law and the arrest of tbe .Judge of the District Court of- Washington Territory by Gov. Stevens. .- Mr- OJlamersubmitUd a minority report from the Committee on Territories in regard to Kansas ;vfairs. It was read and ordered to be printed. Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky, spoke somewhat in lvn? of tbe bill reported yesterday. . Mr. Big ler aln. (fc , ,. . . . j Mr', nale op"poeec?iU ' - i " Mr. Adaru moved to amend the bill by striv ing out tht part which gives suffrage to all per sons who shall hav filed a declaration of the In tention to become citizens of tbe Unite! States, in compliance with the nataralixition laws. ' Mr. Crittenden favored the amendment. Adjourned. - ,r llof-sn. Mr. Barclay moved a reconsideration of tbe Toto rejecting the Kansas hill. - i Mr. Houston moved to table tba motion, but nothing farther was done with tba subject, it be ing superseded by the report of the Kansas Inves tigating Ccsaanittec, whkb waa read. . 'I f ; ill 'ara. -- r4 a s-w trfsrn W i PUBLISHED BY. . , BEATON GALES, I PIT OK AMP noriixToi, AT $2 60 IN ADVANCE ; OR, $8 00 THE END OF THE YEAR. AT - Ouri' art tiu plan of fair, ddigktftd peace, Umwarped by party rage to live Wee brother t." RALEIGH. N . C. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 6, 1836. ' NATIONAL AMERICAN TICKET! FOR PRESIDENT, MILLARD. FILLMORE. . , .or.,t. tobk. " for vice president" ' ANDREW J. D0NELS0N. or TENXKftriF.E. AMERICAN ELECTORAL TICKET, ' , - FOa.TH'K STATE AT LAttOR., ' L.' B aRMICIfAErv of WilkoS, JOHN W. CAMERON, of Cumberland i-st District, Lewis Thompson, of lU rtie. 2d . ... . r . 3d 4th 6th etL 7 til 8th O. P. Meares, .f New Hanover. Jaa.T. rittcjolin,.rGrmville. . A. J. Stedmtn, of CfiHtliam, . Oen. J. M. rhch, uf JVividson. On. A. J. Dargan, "f Auon. Jno. D. Hyman, of Buncombe. ' FOR GOVERNOR, JOIIX A. GILMER, OF GUILFORD COUNTY. f 1. RcwiCTns That v ratify aa4 approve tha platlbra at priartplM Imi4 dowa bT U Aarkaa OoovaaUoa ikU as ItaUnl la Phlkktelpula la Fatvury lut. X. KSMOLVea, That wa ara la Ctvor of ptacraaalTa tjttam of Iataraai latptoaasiaat: aaeh J will ultimately devatop the raaoaraas a laa Stata, and aaeh at will not burthaa th paopl with oppraartT taxatioo. a. RsaotTta. That ww ara opuoaad to tba poller of the 0r- 1 Mii n Tim if ui MJii ifi'i.iiii! m w wrw . swk n a rf ar ar n era aAAlj aliaaJaaaUaa 1IJUU1U11J1U era! uoTerameat anaaadarian tha public laaJe to provide my orucuu approval, not oqiy in is, out perceiv howMateada fnr (bra Ira panpera and ranrirU. ng there WAS S tlispOsitlOU to renew the ftgita- Waca, Tbara aitat various and eonflicUax opinion t Whls aad Paawiata. both a to tha propriatV of aaaadlaa; the Stata OoanUtation, a wall as to m&aoer aad xtant to which asaaadmaat ahoald ba aiaJe : 4. BaautvsD, That la order that the paramount brtnciples of mertranina saay not ba trammclleil in tbe ensuluit con- j tat bvvexad Stata aoeaUnas, aiide np It our tmamr pollti- ! em orcaoisauona, tba party, ecbaalos ortbnal iMiaaa IA too slala as wall a la too Lnloa, dwlarf their purpoae of alaVJiwa; by sad wialstaialas; tha reprenenUUve bacia of the praaaut CoaatltaUon. ftaanlatiaaa of tha areanaonro' Cnaveation. I aorapt tha aoaalnatina with tha PiATfoaa annexed ; and I aerept tha Pvtrroaa with tha anminatloa annexed." Jao. A. QUbmc' Aitdraai befcra tha tfraeaabore' OoaTaaUon. MR. GILMER'S APPOINTMENTS. The following additional appointments have been made for Mr. Gilmer. Gov. Bragg will speak at Tarboro' on the 7th, and at Warsaw on the 9th. The friends of Mr. Gilmer have left him without appointment for the 9th, giving him the privilege, of resting that day, or of meeting Gov. Bragg at Warsaw, as he shall see fit. Kenansville, Clinton, - Wilmington, - - -Upper Town Creek Bridge, Whiteville, - - ' Elixabethtown - Fayetteville, - Jnly July July July July July July 7th. 8th. 10th. 11th. Il2th. 14th. 16th. FOURTH OF JULY. "We pnt our paper to press considerably i n ad vance of the usual time of publication, in order to afford tht? hands in our office an opportunit of particpa- ting in the celebration of the Anniversary of our National Independence, Upon such'a daw we would like to see party foiling buried in oblivion for the time, and the triie people of all sections of thecounlry offer up to Heaven their thanks to4 God foruhe bless ings bestowed upon them, and a prayer for the coattnuaace of His gracious favor. The present is a very appropriate time for an outburst of pa triotic euthusiaam, when fanaticism is working treason' in our land, and the torch of civ'l war has been lighted in our primitive forests when fierce animosity and bitter rancor run rampant in our wational councils when the hideous form 4 aV a ' of Disunion sits enthroned in our national Capi tol, and casts its glazy, frigh tful gate upon tbe trem bling patriots whet discord is about to gain 'he swsy over peace and harmony, and make our fair land one desolate waste when a deep moan of wo 1 wo I comes surging up from the depths of the great and now muddy political ocean and the wayward passions of misguided states men are stifling in the great heart of the nation that love of law and order which is the best and most precious ornament of a free people. -. We believe that celebrations of Anniversaries of this kind' have a good effect in moulding the minds of rising generations. They are the sem blance of departed momentous events, which, when presented to the minds of youth, " dwell on remembrance through the mist of time." They give an exalted opinion of the events cele brated, and tend to ind uce the mind to inquire after history. Besides, they tend to instill into the hearts of our youth that intense and undying love of country which is essential to the perpet uation of her existence. ' Bitter things are bdng said by his party of the present inenmbent of the White House, uow that his day s of power are drawing to a close. The Michigan Democracy gravely thanked God, by resolution, that his administration is nearly ended? A delegate to the Cincinnati Con vention aid that be was selected in '52 because he was urd-notrn, and rejected iu '56 because he was burtm. Old Bullion says he came into power almost unanimously and goes out the same way. Lorofocoism imitates the Persian habit of keep ing tbw face to tie rising, and the back to the setting, sun.' '' ' i . t& P. IL Winston, Esq., has declined being a candidate for the Legislature in Bertie, and John Wilson has been nominated in his stead. Mr. Wileon is said to ' be rery popular. Mr. Winston declines on account of his private and profsioBaleafnnta. at TsnvTiiwa ! ..MMa.w - . .... LARD FlLLMORE-rRECEPTION AT RO CHESTER. , ' ."' The arrangements for receiving Mr. Fillmore at Rochester were entirely" of an impromptu character. It was not known .before the fore noon, whea Mr. Fill more would arrive, and little more than a mere notice of the fact could be given, ihe result demonstrates anew that, the mere announcement of Mr. Fillmore's preaenee is sufficient to call the people together, as no man has done since Henry Clan's last days. - The PEortB were on baud and ,they came because tney wanted to because they meant it, and de sired to signify their approbation of a man they knew to be safe and equal to the crisis, To an Address of welcome from the Mayor, Mr. Fillmore replied in the following noble and patriotic lauguage:- "After .returning his thanks lor the manner in which he bad been received, and for the flatter ing terms in which the .Chairman had been pleased to speak of his administration, Mr. Fill more said thst he "had mi reason to disguise his Fcntimeuts on the subject of the Repeal of the Missouri GnupromiMe, which. seemed to be the chief source of the unfortunate agitation that now disturbed the peace of the country. He said that it would be recollected, that ' when he came into the Administration, the couutry was agiuted from centre to ctrcumeerence with the exciting subject of slavery: This question was then forced upon the country by tbe acquisition of new territory ; and he feared thst the elo quent address of the Chairman bad given him more credit for the settlement of that question than be was entitled to not more, Lowevert than ha would have deserved, had bis power equalled his desires. But the truth was, that many nohje patriots, Whigs aud Democrats, in both houses of Congress, rallied around and sustained the Administration in this trying time, and to them was chiefly due the merit-of settling this exci ting controversy. Those measures, usually called the Compromise Measures of 1860, were not in all respects what I could have desired, but they were the best that could be obtained after a pro- f tracted discussion that shook the Republic to its very foundation, and I felt bound to give them tioii at tne next session, i tuos the responsibility of declaring, in substance, iomy annual message, that I regarded these measures as a "final settle- , meut of this question, and, that the laws thus passed ought to be 'maintained, until time and experience should demonstrate the necessity of modification or repeal." . I then thought that this exciting subject was at an end, aud there would be nofurther occa sion to introduce it into the legislation of Con gress. Territorial governments had been provi ded for all the territory except that covered by the Missouri Compromise, and I bad no suspicion that that was to be disturbed. . I have no hesita- i tion in saying, what most of yon know already, that J was decidedly opposed to the disturbance of that Compromise. Good faith, as well as the peace of the country, seemed to require, that a Compromise wnicb had stood; for more than thirty years should not be wantonly disturbed These were my sentiments then, fully and freely expressed,' Terbally, and ro- writing, to all my friends, North and South, who solicited ray opinion. This repeal seems to have been a Pan dora's box, out of which have issued all the po litical evils that now afflict the country, scarcely leaving a hope beKind, and many, I perceive, are ready to attribute all these to our Southern bre thren. But is this j-ist 7 ' (No, no.) It must be borne in mind: that this measure originated with a Northern Senator, and was sustained and sanctioned by a Northern President. I do not recollect that ever a petition from a Souther? State solicited this repeal ; and it roust be re membered that when a Northern administration, with large numbers of Northern Senators and Northern members, offered the Southern States a boon, Southern memoers of Congress ventured much if they refused to take it. It could only be done by sacrificing themselves upon tbe altar of their country for them country's good; aud this is certainly expecting too much from politi cal men in times like these. The blame, there fore, it appears to me, with all due deference, is chiefly chargeable to those who originated this measure ; and however we may deplore the act, it affords no jus ground for controversy with our Southern brethren certainly none by which they should be deprived of joeir political rights. But, -we now 'see a party organized in the North, and for tbe first time selecting its candi- didates for Presidenct and-Vice President exclu sively from the Itorthern States, with tbe avow ed intention of "Wrtiue them, to govern the South as well as th .North. By what rule is a President, thus elected, to 'select his cabinet- council, his foreign ministers, judges and admin istrative officers 7 Are they also to be selected exclusively from the North 7 or may you take a Uabmet omcer from the south, though you cannot a President or Vice President 7 These in practice, as I have said on another occasion, most become embarrassing questions. The .North is, beyond all question, the most populous, tbe most wealthy, and has the most votes, and therefore has the power to inflict this injustice upon the South. But we can best judge of its consequen ces' by reversing the case. Suppose that the South was the most populous, the most wealthy, and possesed the greatest number of electoral votes, and that it should declare that, for some fancied or - real injustice done at the North, it would elect none but a President and Vice Presi dent of slaveholders from the South, to rule over the "North. Do yon thick, fellow-citueus, you would submit to this injustice 7 (No, no.) . No, truly, you would not: but one universal cry of No wonld reud the skies I And can you suppose your Southern brethren less sensitive than your selves or less jealous of their rights 7 If you do, let me tell you that you are mistaken and that you therefore must perceive that the success of such a party, with such an object, must be the dissolution of itlris glorious Union. I am unwil ling to believe that those who are engaged iu this can foresee the consequences of their own acts. Why should nut tbe golden rule, which our Saviour has preseribod for intercourse with each other; be applied to the intercourse between these fraternal States 7 ; ' Let us do unto them that we would that they should do unto us in like circumstances. : -They are our brethren they are our friends, and we are all embarked in the same ship , and if she founders, in conse quence of the mismanagement j of the crew, we must all go down together ; this Union must be torn asunder this beautiful fabric, reared by the hands of our ancestors, must be scattered in I pieces, and the people, in the language of the eloquent address of your chairman, be converted into a nation of Ishmauites. I cannot contem plate such a scene without horror, and I turn from it with, loathing, and disgust. I -fear ; that your. Chairman anticipates too much when be supposes it would be in bit cow er, if elected to tbe Presidency, to restore harmo ny to tht country. All I can say is, that in suck an event, i should be, willing to mace rifice', personal and political, to attain so blean object.-' But I never can consent to .-be the President of a portion of this cation as against the other. ' lean giveno pledge for the future that is not found In my past conduct. - If you wish a Chief Magistrate to administer the; Constitution and lews impartially in every part of the Union, giving to every State a(J every Territory and every citizen their just due, without fear or favor, then Tod mar cast vour Totes for me. I repeat here, what 1 hare said elsewhere, that u there be ; those at the North who want a President to rule the South if there be those at the South! who want a President who will rule the. North-f-I do not want their Totes. .1 can never represent them: I stand upon the broad platform of the Constitution" and the Laws. If f' should' be called upon to administer the government the Constitution and laws of the eountry Bhall be executed at every" hazard and at every cost." -t; AMENDMENTS OF TljE CONSTITUTION. ' Let it be remembered that the Constitution of the State Was intended to! be a safeguard of the rights and liberties of the- people.' ' It is a check upon, defines andiumis the power of, the Gene ral Assembly.,.. If this body is permitted to make both 'the law and the Gmttitution, is U not mak ing null, for all valuable purposes) one of those rights which were declared to be vested in the people and the people omtyf, It may ioe answer ed that no. amendment can be incorporated into the Constitution, without! the ratification, of the people. But there is a great difference between tbe power to originate ana the" mere right of rat ification or . confirmation. . If each succeeding Legislature is to become tbe advisers of the rso- fix, under that clause wich gives that body thej . . . " : L 1. L . . . ff right to originate amendments, then w)ll the people be subjected to incessant excitement in reference to,their fundamental law, and forced by the apprehension of such excitement to adopt, amendments which are unwise and which they themselves would never have otignated. It is a. reflection on popular integrity and intelligence to say that the people have sense enough to pass on what the Assembly have propoied to them, but that they are not fit; to, judge of what they want cannot, be trusted, with the; power of their own guardianship. If. the power to, originate through a GMvention'; whenever they desire them, amendments to their oxen Constitution, ij taken from the people, then it is no longer true that " all political power is vested , in and derived from the people only';" and when our Bill of Rights thus declares, it asserts what is made by this doctrine of Legislative amendments a practical absurdity and a falsehood ! . ' $ l I . MR. RAYNEB'SifLETTER. We publish, on our second page, to-day, the etter of the Hon. Kekhetb Ratseb to a Cnm- mitteee of the Convention which' recently nomi nated him for the Vice-Presidency, declining the nomination, and surveying the political field before ns. Mr. R's letter is an eloquent vindication of what be deems the true principles of American Lun, and a calm, temperate and dignified exposi tion of his views in relation to the duty of all true Americans in the pending" contest. It will be seen that Mr.RatVBB, 4swe knew he would, declares for..FiLLH0BX arid Doxklsoh as the suVest hope of the country. We commend his letter to a careful perusal. CHEERING INTELLIGENCE. From every quarter "of. the Stte our advices as to the prospects of the American candidate for Governor are most gratifying, j. We assure our friends that such is the case, and that i only re quires rigorous and determined' aetion ion their part,! from this time until the day of election,' to place JNO. A. GILMER in the Gubernatorial Cbai- and to rescue our State councils from, the reproach of locofoooism. ' It will be seen that our correspondent, whose account of the discussion in Washington appears in another column, , confidently predicts a large gain in the; East ovcrTthe vote received iby Gen. Dockery, 1 186f; while the tone of the Western Press, the'exultant e of the American, and the dejected tone of the locofoco, Press, as well as all the private information we have received, Indicate that in thst section everything is bright and promiwng.. TheWestern! people are begin ning to appreciate- the unfair and disingenuous efforts of Gov." Bragg to Injure ;Mr. Gilmer in the East, on account of the fidelity with which he has served his immediate constituents, and to un dersUnd his evident, if not actually expressed, distrust of them on the Convention question ! OME FIBE KOBE, BOTS, AND. THE DAT IB OUB8 I .-.,.,,. i i THE GAME OF FALSEHOOD: j The rumor has been industriously 'circulated in this and adjoining counties, that Ex-Gov. Manlt, Hon. W iixik P. Manoum, Giles Me- Bane, Esq., and perhaps other distinguished gen tlemen, were iUsaffected towards .Mr. Fillmore, and would support Buchanan. We feel author ized to pronounce this statement, a falsehood.' Each and all of the oentleiten mentioned abe abdf.kt and decided ik theib pbefeb- zkue! fob Mb. Fillmobe 1 What will locofocc- ism resort to next, to bolster up a . desperate cause? ' : j . flST1 We yield much of the space usually de rotod to Editorial to other inferestjng matter, which we are desirous of presenting (n our issue of to-dav. We invite particular attention to the perspicuous Biographical sketch of Mr. Fillmore, and to the article upon the duty of the "old line Whigs" in the present crisis. J MR. FREMONT'S SENATORIAL TERM. Mr. Fremont was elected to the United States Senate December 20, 1846. His term expired March 4, 1851. But California was not admitted into the Union till September, 1850, when Mr, Fremont took his seat in; the Senate. Less than' three weeks after. Congress adjourned and Mr. Fremont returned to Calffbrnia, where be was so busily engaged in efforts to secure' a re-election to the Senate; that he did not return to Washing ton during the winter of 1850-'51, and conse quently his actual service' in the Senate was limited to the last eighteen days of September, 1849. That is the sum total of his legislative career, during which, be it observe'!, he uniformly voted with the South on all questions pertaining to the subject of slavery ia the . Territories or tie? Dis trict ol Uoiombia. fltar. Organ, .i. . i:rHLi;fO:.THa:EEQI8Tia';,i THE CANDIDATES TOR GOVERNOR IN ; v.,;: f:lBKAUJt)RT. a'k!j! h l- li' ' 4; abhikgTos,. N. C June 28th, 1866. 'TO THE EDITOB OF THB ReOIsTEB DXAB SlB I The' friends of Mr. Gilmer seem, to have been sin gularly remiss in publishing sketches of the de bates between that gentleman and his competitor,' Gov.-Bragg. 's-ii rtnJ L!..s.K.vi-j-1..r.ti)w i-j-yf Because these discussions bare been a series of uninterrupted triumphs for- Mr. Gilmer, aqa have given his friends so much pleasure and sat? isfaction, is surely no good reason wby they should not be reported for the press'.: .. In a hur ried canvass of. the ' whole State, comparatively few -persons enjoy the pleasure of listening, in person, to the strong and convincing arguments, the genial humor; and the persuasive eloquence, which pervade the addresses of, this distinguish ed- gentleman, and. for this reason Mj. friends should furnish the.public press with aketcjbes of his speeches, i tn order that, the people may becomemore' generally acquainted with their substantial merits.- .:!? . r,;.- f If the friends of Mr. Gilmer, in the West, have entertained'aey doubts of his success, in the East, they may dismiss their spprehensioDaT ,. No man, since the days-of Graham, baa achieved so mark ed a triumph and created such a favorable im-. , pression in tne eastern part or tue otate as a no. A.Gilmer. Bis broad sympathies, whole-soolei humor, keen wit and conscious strength, have taken a deep bold on the. feeling of the masses. Mr. Webster once said that the words of a s'peech were not of much importance, if the pe6r pie only knew that there waa a man behind the words. I assure you, sirrthat the people of this section of the State have not been slow to recog nize the worth, the manliness and tbe patriotism of ithe American candidate 'or Governor. , As I have seen no, account of the discussion in this place, on .Monday, the 23rd, I send you a brief -Alii 1 .1 I" f J? ' 1 - J one. Aitnougn tne notice ot tne discussion bad been published but a few days, our Court-room, which is probably tbe largest in the State, was filled. .Gov. Bragg opened the discussion with a rohash of tbe trite common place arguments for Free Suffrage, which tLe hsofoco orators have mouthed and ranted flout for half a dozen years. He Complained bitterly of Mr.. Gilmer, in this connection, who, be said, was in the habit of charging the' Democratic party w'th acting in bad faith iu relation to this measure, and had been using it as a hobby, to ride iuto office on taking care always to trip the pony np just be fore he got to the end of tne race but not until be was near enough for the rider to fall over the line, . win the race, and get into office. He next spoke of the ; American party, and admitting they had no secrets now, abused them for once having had such. In defending his administra tion, he said that he had heard no complaints of his conduct for the reason, we suppobe; that he has done nothing worthy of praise or blame He thought, alio, that he could justify the adininUtrar tion of Frank Pierce, if he had time, and closed by an- appeal to the old . Wbigs to support Bu chanan and Breckenridge, j When Mf. Gilmer rose to reply, he was gree ted with enthusiastic applause. He appeared to be in fine health and spirits. He spoke bf the pleasure he felt in visiting the Eastern part bf the .State, and of the great . kindness with which hie had everywhere been received, by men of all parties. He told the poople that he wonld like to speak to them upon State politics matters in which North Carolina is immediately interested that he had done so on every occasion, vhen he possibly could, and that be . had , yet to fiud the first man who differed with him in his views. But he said that this was now impossible, ps he was bound to reply to Gov. Bragg, who had left out of bis speech everything of this kind, except Free Suffrage, and only mentioned a single act of bis administration, which was, that he had re commended the passage of this measure to the last General Assembly. He gave a hasty sketch of his course in the Legislature, in relation to ths measure, to Internal Improvements, and oth er. prominent measures of State policy, and said taat-he would like to discuss these questions more folly t with his competitor. He said that, he had but oe set of opinions for the East and the West, and that he now advocated the same measures which bo had beyond the mountains. , ' Mr. Gttmer next replied to that portion of Gov., B.'a remarks in relation to the American party, and certainly, a more complete vindication of its nationality,' its progressive conservatism, and the' urgent necessity there-exists to place the affairs of our country under the control of u nominees for tha Presidency and Vice Presi dency, could not be desired by any of its friends, fie referred. to the history of Mr. Fillmore's ad ministration, and pointed out tbe peculiar fitness bf that eminent an to pour oil on the troubled Waves of sectional agitation,: and fill up. those deadly breaches .of .friendship and good feeling, which interested demagogues were rapidly open ing betweec the North and the South. . He call ed on Gor. Bragg to say whether : he was in fa vjpr of the Compramise measures, and whether he'had opposed the course pursued by Mr. Dob bin and his friends, in their advocacy of the doc trine of secepsion, in tbe Legislature of 1850-'61. He said that he had frequently asked Governor Bragg these questions, but had never yet been able to obtain an explicit a&swer. He contrasted tbe administrations of Mr. Fillmore and ; Mr. Pierce; and showed that when the former went into power, be found nothing but confusion and embittered sectional strife ihe country anxious and excited Congress at a dead luck, and appa rently the prospe t of disunion near at hand ; that out of this choas, his prudence, his energy, and his statesmanship a-u.Y produced order, har mony, and a cornpleic restoration of that recip rocal good feeling ana kindness, which obtained in tbe better days of the republic ; that whilst inuck of this result was due to tbe aid of those patriotic sUtesmen who rallied to his support, that still greater credit was to be given to Mr. Fil Imore, whose position enabled him to exercise sufficient influence to procure the passage of those beneficent measures, which secured the peace of. the country ; that, when at last he sur rendered the government into the hands of. Gen.' Pierce, peace and prosperity reigned within our borders the great work of reconciliation had been performed and that, he, Mr. Fillmore, had sought in retirement a relaxation from the cares of State ; that but three years had expired from that time, and now, under the administration of Pierce, the condition of the country was eveu worse than at the death . of Gen Tylor. ' A civil war raged -in Kansas a Black Republican majority, hostile to the South, controlled the leg-, islation of the country foreigners and freesoilcrs filled many of the most responsible offices in the country, whilst, worse than all, a feeling of bitter sectional hostility was springing up in the place of . the general sentiment of forbearance and kindness, which existed at the retirement of Mr. Fillmore. - r : ' . .- ' . t ; ' But, Mr. Editor, I am too well, aware of the injustice I am doing Mr. Gilmer, in thus roughly sketching his ; elegant speech. It found, a , re sponse in many an honest heart in that large crowd of citizens, who hung upon its delivery with a delight manifested by frequent outbursts of applause. . , . ...... ' ' , Gov, Bragg's reply was dull and spiritless.'and not even his ill-concealed bad , temper could re lieve its dullness. No locofoco was found enthu ( siastic enough to call for a " little more grape Captaia Bragg's brother." t The Governors il trj of a it artillerv is only made for ammunition) ol imau site. He can do very well in the confiued, arena of a Court House, where a terrified witness is, ' be subjected to a harrassing and provoking crw- J; examination, and can succeed much more i etly in befooling twelve meat with the quiditics and, , oddities of the gloriously .uncertain law, than he can in befogging the minds of the hundreds, who . , assemble in all the freedom of thought, toe-f, amine a4 subject with - which they are, already t , somewhat familiar. )-t i i ,'ik:.'f , s The prospect in the East is., brighter than itw has been for many a long year.., , In the Jfirrt ( riiatj-ir - Me: nilnw'i wain wilt be verv near a thousand pn Dockery's vote; in the Second, there will be a bre incraaseraod in the Thjfdfa -greater gain than in .cither .f the others. .et,' the- West do her duty, and victory is sure , ! I know the pertinacity witb whiph he Dem ocracy , endeavor to keep their courasj(upy . brafir?inp-4ilce : lonesome . bovs passing v: by a graveyard . whistlings iThafc Is a part of earns, and a verv sttimd oonit awhen practiced too often I 'Oar country -.folks ihare homely, idage, ithaUhough ; " B,rage may. be a roo4u0g., B yet old Holdfast dfkst w a beUer," an4 so it win prove , in this contest. : r r.jXour tru , t i I I p III! IU' Ml I r.f ;!V t-w-n'roai.THaV SMflsV J June fi8tR'1856. ; Seatoh GalesJ Esq.. Dea'b SA i-l see 'ia several numbers of, the Register, that my frietius are keeping up the fire, and ' require iny; service 'in the present campaign. It is knoVn; howev- er, to several hundred of my Whtj; and American friends, that at bur. last (May) Court, V was forced to decline a canvass, upon the ground that my interests at home required' nly undivided at- ' tcntion. If my friends knew the difficulties and ' obstacles thrown in my way, they could notr v they would not, complain of mo. The most .of them like myself are farmers, and know (what a sacrifice it would be to leave home and 'commit your keys and entire crop to the care and man ' agemcnt of servants, at this particular season of the year. I wlslf tbat I could (in Justice to'my . self,) comply with! the wlaLes of my friends, for It would afford me very great pleasirre to tontri- . bute to the elevation of Millard Fillmore end- John A. Gilmer. The good people of Wake on ly have to know Mt. Gilmer as I have knowa t v him for ten years, for him to get the largest Tote ever gi ven to any roan in the county. He is wor thy of their confiJeiice. He'l3 entitled to their " suffrages. ' " " ''-' ' ' "" - ' I deemed it due to my fcllow-citltens, as well as to myself, that I should give some of the rea- , sons and considerations that have compelled me to withhold my name, reasons add considers- , tions that I teel I cannot disregard ami thst I , pught jiot to resist. ''"'' ' " , And having done so, I beg leavo once more most' .respectfully o deoline the nomiuatioo which has been so kindly tendered. But a short time since, I became a citizen of 1 the noble old county of Wake ' I came a stranger, but such was the character, and such the social traits, and the nobis and generous impulses of ' the people that I settled amongst, that 1 was not long a stranger, 'or without frhnda on every side. While I feel t hat these many friends have placed too high an .estimation upon, my ability and fit ness for office (at beyond and. above what I really merit, still feef thankful for such flatter ing testimonials ff regard and grateful tot such , kindness. . . ,'. ' ". ".' , ; '." ' Your friend and fellow-citizen, "' , . . , : J01IN P; H. KUS3. ' - j rea rai A U3RRECTI0N.' bboistbk. EpiTOB OF THE REOISTEB DeAB SlgMj t- tention has been called to an item in roar paper of the 25th ultimo, under the head of "Locil News,",in which. are the following statements: "Two belligerent, free negr ?es, by the names of Mat. Morgan and Jim Jones, on coming, out of tne negro Metnouist cuurcn,.on Sunday, came to blows immediately in front of the 'church door." ? "This, Methodist church for negroes Is getting to be a great nuuance,"&c. . , . I am informed by Rev. D.. CulbreUi and Mr. John fi. Young, who were superintending their worship, that afternopu; that Mat. Morgan and Jim Jones hVd not been in the church, and had not been, in the habit of attending that church, and that, the fight did not take place in jrout of the church, but between the rhurcnand the cor-.' cer house on the, street, and, was disconnected with the. , worship , ami congrigiUkip, except that some numbers of the congregation 'passing by quelled them. ,t-f r.h .. , '" ' . ., Some white person , or perms .always lupnr intend their worslub,1 .Those who have provided this house of worship for the negroes have been actuated only by the motive to provide for their religious' instruction, and would rejoice to see owners always present, that they might see for themselves" whether it be a uuisance. Inthe ab sence of my father, wlio has charge of that church I have felt it rnyduty to make this Currection,au.l bop4 you will give this an insertion in your pa per. V- - . . . N. F. REID. Raleigh, July 2d, 1850. ' . , Morffantpn,' N. 0 '" THI8'SABLI5HMENireBtiuue9 open for the recepti j of the trarelling puUic Iu char acter ua (i V1HST L.1S3 Hotel; Its .admirable location .- r ;;ards cooln-ss aad quIatAass, beiug remote frtra tht noise aad Imst of Cuart Square, and tLa Ui.Hortisr 6f tbe drinkieg FstahhLinent3, in tlui vicieity; its fine Mountain vies aul re ceivt'ig the Mountain air, fresh anJ unobstructed, and yet being near enough to. the public Square for any object of busiaet. aie too well kaown to admit of further commendation. . The proprietor has aciJed and is still adJiuj to Iti comfort 'aud conveniences, bnd hopes to turrit, and eontinae to receive, the. very large share of public patron age which ho has formerly hd. .-r r J.'M, H APPOINT- N. B Persons desirous of coming from Char lotte to Morgaton will find ready facilities of transportation, t&ere beieg a daily lias of Stages from Charlotte to Ltncolntoa, ,At Lincoln, ton, CoL B. i. Johnston, the proprietor of th Hotel, keeps good horse, 'carriage, and drivers for publio uss ; and at Morg mton, tbe subsoriber U also ready at any liuie to transport - persons to any point to which they may wlU to ge. . July 2, 18M. . .. ' '. , Jm 64 : . Iaune Isjlum of JKortli Carolina. ,;THE BOARD OF PIBETORS, not being pro vided with the neccM!ry funds for the tapport of the InMitution, have fyund it Decenary to. adopt the following resolution, and have ordered I ho Su perintendent to have the same published ' Resolve ov That hereafter all officers; bringing county patients to thltr Institution -must 'be fur nished with' three months psy in advance, for board, ht , at tbe rate of three, dollars per week. June!3, 1&66'.' ' : .- , 6Mm. Jfcjf Standard, V7 ilmingtort Commercial, den ton American, Fayetteville Carolinian, Asheville Ppeotator and Salisbury Banner copy, and, send bills to . C. FI5JHR, Superiatendanf,' fialeigu. I r . j: '. . Ui aw.k. a J
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