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H THE DIMOCaATIO -PULTTOSiL i Ws have not hitherto been able to aocountfor at the late Democrats National 9"- aiering the ostensible aaneswuM--- - mow tans ot ta xrewu" isl tion of the Fugitive Slave Law an comprised in me Resolutions PgJfY1?: &et, andoabtedl j known to the prima movers of that Platform. but certainly not anowaw was adopted. soWes the puxxla WeU msy ha Rkhmond Whig, from whose column! the fol to wing article ii copied, head, it "Ta"- ' ; nam na Bjcmroire Th TVmnmtlfl Platform 1 embraces; 0 hZen- A..., v..- Mu Oats f Ftrpua, The Charlottesville Advocate eopith second of the Kentucky resolutions, by which itPPJ v vf &. Law is declared tf be Vtoa4mmiidtf noferen? The resolu i:!lvrK. -round that Congress can pass ultfti imaish any trim bo speeiaUy en. Ilratad nTAeConstftutioa t and as Mgroteal- U-aot m defined, the Fugitive Slave lw is ia effect declared noil and Td.. w a copy (rom the Advocate: " The eeoood of tho celebrated resolutions m t At. ' l- i "Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States having delegated to Congress a power to Banish treason, oonterfeitinr the securities and LTMTt mhi of the United States, piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offen ces against the laws of nations. mnd no other crime whatever, and it being tree asa general principle, and one of the amendment to the KtAntn Wins- also declared, that the Ewers not delegated to the United States, oy toe iistitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, mmttmi to tne states respectively, people f therefore, also, the same actofConrjees, 11YA M tiwi 1 ath oat of JoIt. 1798. and entitled Anaet in addition to an act entitled an act for the punishment of certain crimes arainst the Uni ted States ?' as also the act passed by them on the 27th day of June, 1798, entitled "An act to tmniah fronds committed on the Bank of the VntA Stt" (and all other their acta which umm to create, define, or pnnish crimes other than those enumerated in the Constitution,) ore taeUurvoid and of no force ; and that toe power to create, define, and punish such other crimes is reserved, and of right appertains, sole ly and exclusively to the respective States, each within its own territory." This resolution, (ears the Abvocate.) which is expressly and by name endorsed by the Demo cratic Convention, declares the. fugitive slave Uw to be -aUooetler void and of no force." be- miim the crimes which it "creates, defines, and punishes" are not among those which the Con stitution delegates to Congress a power to pun ish, and the resolution emphatically declares that Congress has no power "to create, define, or punish" any crimes not so enumerated in the Constitution. Nor can this dilemma be avoided by saying that the Constitution itself provides for the rendition of fugitive slaves. It undoubtedly 'does ; bat it does not mate afaHmre to comply with its mnnMi eruM : and hence, according to the second of the Kentucky resolutions, Congress has ao Tjower to make the aidinz and abetting a fugitive slave to effect his escape from the offi cers of the law. or the resistance of those officers, when in the discharge of their constitutional du ty, a crime, or to punish it as such, because no Such crime is enumerated in the Constitution, and therefore no authority is erven to Congress to punish it This may be called strict construc tion, and so it is ; but the Democrats cannot ob ject to it on that aooount: and besides, the Su preme Court of the United States has acted upon this view of the matter, and henee arose the urgent necessity for the present law. That Uourt, relying possibly upon tne Minority or this very resolution, or at all events arriving at a precisely similar conclusion, declared its opin ion that Congress had nothing to do with rendi tion of fugitive slaves, but that, under . the Con stitution, the power "is -reserved, and of right appertains, solely and exclusively, to the res pective States, each within its own territory." It was this derision which, mors than any other cause perhaps, called for the passage of the pre- sent fugitive slave law, which the Uemocratoc National Convention, by endorsing the Kentucy resolutions, has declared to be "void and of no force." From the Petersburg Intelligencer. THE TWO PLATFORMS. In spite of the ridiculous efforts of the Wash ington Union and kindred journals to pass off the hurriedly printed newspaper accounts ot tne Whir Platform as more authentic than the offi cial copy signed by the President, ,-Yice Presi dents and secretaries oi tne convention, it is manifest that the Platform of the Whirs is more up to the hub than that put forth by a fragment of the Democratic Sanhedrim. In the first place. the circumstances attending the adoption of the Whig ersed tend to give it much mors weight with the country than can possibly attain to tie Democratic The Whic Platform was laid down in a full Convention and upon a call of the roll of States prior to the nomination, while the De mocrats adopted their Platform after the can didate had been designated, and when, as we hear, but lew members were left in the lialL The Platform, too, was adopted, we are inform ed, by the mnd and not by a call of the roll ; and thus it will be seen that all that the oppo nents of the Compromise will have to do when they get home, wul be to swear that they did not vote for it, and doubtless many have already done so. But the Whig Platform goes further on the Fugitive Slave Law than does the Desno eratie, for it eomes directly and explicitly up to the mark. - The Compromise, including the Fu- S'tivs Slavs bill, is declared to be a yinal set ement in principle and substance of the sub jects" embraced in it, and that "this settlement will be msfntainexl as assent hi to the nafaonauty of the Whig party and the mtegrity of the Un- sv -awuv as aav vsvouvoaf ivuuuuuui vi vtsbT" siveness in this language. ' It plumbs the track -it meets the issue it covers the whole ground. There is no eirotunkention---no mystifying rea- ersjirj .es: expression no room lor cavil or doubt. . . . In the Democratie "Platform we do not find the word "final" a word of pregnant signifi eaney, and which certainly is important, as ooa TOying clearly and fully the true force and mean ing ot tne matter under consideration, and the true intention of the party thus passing upon it. So much as it rerards the oonroarative excellen cy of the two platforms respecting the Compro mise. In another feature we do not hesitate to say that ours is entitled more to popular favor than the Democratic. We mean the doctrine of Intervention, which is openly and properly re pudiated for reasons stated bv the Whis nartv. and upon which the Democratic resolutions are entirely silent, or at least thsyhave not one word of direct and explicit reference to H. On -the whole, we can say with pride and confidence. that the Whiz Platform need fear no scrutinv or eriticiam. and that it will command the appro bation Of the whole party ef whose principles t is tne exponent.-- -. -; -r . ' -Daniel Webster ma speech in the Senate on the 23d March,' 1848, spoke thai of the char acter and services of Winfield Scott : f ; ."I understand. Sir,' that there is a report from General Scott, a man who has performed the most brunaat campaign on recent military record, a man who has warred against the ene my, warred against the climate, warred against a thou sand uipropitions eiienmstaneM. and has I earned the flag of his country to the capital of f the enemy, bxly, proudly, Wsssrfy, to his own permanent nonor, ana js&n great military credit of his country.:. ; v-. -EorrlLxTiTUUTtcaillxxTam. of the most en. thnsiastie chararter, hay- takes place at Pitta burgh, Chambenbarg, Trsnton. Newark, De troit, Jersey City, Brooklyn. Kittaaning, Potto villa,' and many- other places. Ws have not space for the proodingcv-A& Abrt Amur. -Fom thsiN. T. Timea. jp)2:jtial p,uAijn9ATio:ri S v,There are or.Vor two ;cnetia& likely to in fiaenoe tne new canvass, tnoun not rezerreo to in the nroCTairrme. . As toints embrsein Ques tions of seriona weizh and desired t teats. their impress upon the fate or renerauone un- apparent, they should certainly te decided "n- fore any or us eotnmiiourseives to inoiviauai pre ferenoes.. We have a right, to know what man ner of men we deal with. The refusal of Con ventions to favor us with candidates whose char acters are duly posted in the historical ledger, eaanot deprive us of a claim to such knowledge. We must insist," And we ought W insist upon a full solution of all duScuIuea, v Now. is it true that Mr. Franklin Pierce is descended from the celebrated Percy, of Chevy Chase r It will not do to quote the Boston Jor nal for the statement. We must ro behind the Journal. Ws want to know what evidence there is of it. We want to sees ryttemaue and un qusstionsblo snnesdosical diarram of the de scent, beginning . with Hotspur himself. - . Wo admit that there is- one passars in. the famous ballad that see us to confirm the original identi ty iof family name t and we admit the existence of an allusion in it, that mirht be interpreted as referring prophetically to the recent transao- tkms atSaltimore.- We quote it t 4Ths Perse owt ef Korthombarlande, , ,; : Asd a vow to God saayd he, . A , ' That he would hunt in the mountsyn '. . Off Chyviat within dayes thre, . In the manger ef doughta DmtgU, 1 And mtt tkmt anr with kim U.n Those who maintain the lineal descent of Mr. Pierce from the Border hero, will, of course, fbid volumes of airument in this simple verse ; hold us it as a sort oreounecunr chain between the soldiers of Chevy and Chepnltepee. Their eager- may carry them ao far as to assert that the Dourlaa therein alluded to does 'not imnlv the honorable Senator from Illinois, but Gen. Soott ; supporting then views by an appeal to the ever glorious Shakspeare (Hen. IV., 4, X.) where the Hotspur aforesaid apostrophises the same Doug las: ? Well said, my noble Scot, (qu. Scon?) if speaking truth In this fine are were not thought flattery, 9ieh attribution should the Douglas have As not a SoLMsa, mark the word, As not a soldier of tUs season's stamp Should go so general current through the world. By heaven, I cannot Batter; I defy The tongue ef soothers ; but a braver place la my heart's love, bath no man then yourself, llay tsak me to the word : approve me, LordJ There is certainly much here to support the notion that the well known friendship between the modern "Perse" and the modern Soott, and the pledge of the latter, as a consummate soldier and statesman, by his vote in November next, are referred to : but such a construction is at best conjectural, and inadmissible under any known rules of interpretation. We incline to think that the ballad does not afford a reliable confirmation of the genealogical theory in ques tion. We call upon those who Know, to sausry us whether the blood of the rreat Northumbrian does really reside in the vascular system of our New Hampshire nominee. Another point, quite as apocalyptical, relates to the allered asphyxia, or fainting fit, which overtook Mr. Pierce at Contreras. It is highly important to know whether the fact is as rumor gives it Did Mr. Pierce faint? did he fall? and if so, why ? It is hard to understand bow the Democrats dared to present the man with out having ascertained these queries, and em bodied the responses in their resolutions, rot a candidate, aO of whose recommendations for the office are confined to a single campaign, it is a hazardous thing to leave any single item of his diploma disputable. It should have been settled beyond cavil, that a sudden vettiro had at the luckless moment overtaken the gallant General ; that the sight of carnage and blood had proved, from infancy, too powerful for his acute suscep tibilities ; that excess of valor, acting on a ner vous system constitutionally delicate, had super induced asphyxia, and flung him upon the igno minious sod. His stomach, lungs and liver should have been examined by a competent medical commission, to learn whether any phy sical deficiencies subjected him to these inop portune attacks. No resource should , have re mained without consultation, until it was un mistakeably shown that physical waaAness, and not cowardice, was the cause ef his being un horsed, ihe story as it goes, unfatbomed and unfathomable, tears hard on the candidate, de ducting largely from the tale of his merits. Anything to silence the innuendos of captious folk, like the Whirs. Not that weakness under such circumstances would be unpardonable, con sidering that then, for the first time, the quiet eoun try-lawyer stood face to face with hornd war; then first realised the nauseating smell of gun-powder ; then first witnessed the struggle ana toe ueato oi tnesoiaier; ana ue proiose effusion of blood everywhere about him. We can very well understand, and understanding. forcive the momentary revolt of nature at a scene so sickening; but coarser souls will make no al lowances. They will expect a man to be as much at home on the battle-field, as if he had been cradled in a mortar, and worn a bomb-shell for a nirht-cap. Every commander, however sud denly summoned to the vocation, is expected to be a Taylor or a Soott at right, and the mob will hear of nothing else. We hold it therefor a cardinal mistake not to have placed the sub ject in the clearest light possible, by some sort or an ante-mortem inquest ; some method or se par&tinr physical from moral defects. We hare a rirht to call for information unon the do int. And as to Mr. June, the candidate for Vice Presidency. We are told that he is a "finish ed reutleman. and a statesman." It is admit ted that he is a sir ntlemsn. and that he is. or soon will be, finished. John Randolph es very near eonfessonr his rennhtv. whom a ladv asked him what ho uonght of Mr. King of Ala bama ; and be repued : Mr. Kin-1 Why. madam. Mr. Kin is is -in fast, madam, Mr. Kinr wears the hand somest pair of boots in Washington. Aomnung ms rentimy, saeiwuie, una so jmr his entire fitness for the Vice Presidency, with its chances of getting rid of the Vice, it is time to learn where he got and how he has approv ed his statesmanship. We should not be asked to go it blind on this point. It mast ben sorry recommendation in the eyes of Tammany, that Mr Kmc makes the most rracious bows, and handles the tastiest of eaaes with the expertest of gloved fingers, and imbues himself in the glos siest of boots ; when there is no record present ed of the less valuable, thourh still important. qualifications of the statesman. The whole sto ry mast be and ought to be, told at once. , We should be enabled to fathom the froth and get at the body of the liquor without parley. We call for a bill of particulars. The nomination of Hon. Wm. A. Gra ham of North Carolina, as the National Whig Candidate for the Vice Presidency, will afford great satisfaction to all trae Whigs In Massa chusetts,' and is the country generally. ' Sever al months ago we took occasion to speak of him as most likely, in our judgment, to receive the nomination, and as deserving this high honor at the hands of the party. He is now .the Sec retary of the Navy, ana has been, many, years in Public Hfe, and always a true, Whig. , The Old North State, which numbers among her sons such distinguished Whigs as Grahsm.Msn gum Staaly and Badger, and which has been he Whig party for many years,' was entatled to the highest eonsideratiosi from the Whig Convention, and wears reioieed that the nominstioo for the second ofice has been allot ted to her. - ' -v- j Mr. rjrrahamli worthy in all respeca to be associated with the Hero of Mexiso an the Na tional Whig ticket Bostosi Atlas. . , : - :Oen.' Soott' whipped Santa 'Anna ' when he had but ons) lee-i Gen. Houston whrensd him i wnen ne aba two jbbw-vw. xdso.. . , , , . , rfn- n when it v runawfy whipped binu-LtntiinMe Journal. - t, Uen. keawhtrrae4 Bansa Aana only half as easy for the rascal to 4.1 it . was When ilonston From tie Frankfort (KfifCommonwoaltX. THE -WHIG NOMINEES. Lit a - m.. i-i. It. ' 's i. 'iv- i, : . jr we General Wrfcu, Bporr a. the Wlagjdidabr lor ue rresiaency. and also mat pi non, nwr? r,n ' vr y 7 7.TV IL . I iaak A. GaaKAMfnTNorth Carolina present thevirst tihardof an act of generosity m it I irl . . . Vv . .AiA.t I for the Viev PresidawryVX. we have room ana tune to say but a tew words to-day in repard to these nominations. UXtM firrt place we aw satisfied fun y eohlent with them; although, as our readers weu snow, for the first office we decidedly preferred ano- ther candidate. The only difficulty we ever ap- O WO uwiuouil ucuww mr- i from the fact that some of his indiscreet friends aanounoed their' determination to run ! him without any deciaxatioo of adberenoe to the I Compromise from hunaeu, or from the conven- tion that nominated him, That difficulty is en- tarelv dissinated. The convention has endorsed I ih (InmnmntM nMnm uw! dianonntenanced t the renewal of anti-slavery agitation in the most decided terms; and General Scott, (as we learn by telegraph,) repudiating the counsel ox tnose who would have made him a mum candidate, openly- proclaims the friendship he has always entertained for those measures, his detornuna- to see the Whir candidate stand upon that sub- Jot .. . . jvs to his. me and enaracier, neeu we ; woror xne wona snows nis nucuij uj i He is one of the noblest of our patriots, and be-1 yond comparison the greatest military genius ut ub cuuuuj. v iiiau u.uig his service for his country in the field; none can show so long a list of brilliant achievements- 11 1 mteUect is elear and atronjr; ms memwr w stored with useful knowledre: his administra tive sualities. wherever thev have been tried. have proved to be of the first order, his life is exemnlarv: his patriotism and principles are or I . . a I the Washington stamp; his w higrery is oi ue order of Henry Clay's; his life and ?mces are fufl to overflowing with .the elements oi popu- " iT" itnrf Via ;. . mfc wll worthT of I , lnsnor ne is a man weu which the American people will a- the honor ward him in November next . 1 Jtx-uovernor uraham, his coueague on m r n .. it. i ticket, weU befito the place. A truer genUeman, a clearer-headed public man, or better Whig, would be hard to find. His abilities aw of a high order, as is proved by tne posts ne uas so woruuiy ruieo. r or some years Y" t 1841 he was Bpeaaer or tne nouse oi wnnnB. to the United States Senate to fiU the unexpired o? ' t 1 oa 1 I,:l.T i L. or rvortn uuouns. . in ins Tear no wm uwkm ieru vi - Governor of .North Carolina, and re-elected to . ., . ..1 1 v 1 oj reue '""".i TLVZ vy rJ!rrr ber of the noble and patriotic Cabinet which that incomparable President has had at his council board. His nomination is at once a compliment to, and an endorsement of, the Administration. Scott and Graham, then, shall have our hear ty support: and they will have, what is of more avail, the hearty support of the Whigs of Ken tucky. roa raxsiPSHT or thi ckitxo btatxs. WINFIELD SCOTT, ros tics FUsroKirr or thi inriTD statxs. WILLIAM A- GRAHAM. The Whir National Convention at Baltimore closed its labors on Monday evening, and the t bo ye nominations are the result. -The nomin ation of Millard Fillmore, so ardently desired by the South as due to his faithful guardianship or their peculiar rights under the Constitution, was yielded by a portion of them with the great- . - 1 1 1 - !5 . aJ Jll UvJnTi that ao nomination would otherwise be made. A majority of the votes of the Convention thereby Riven to Gen. Scott, and subsequently the South generally sxraieseed in his nomina tion. It may be remarked, too, that doubtless the Questionable policy of revivinr the second term practice had its influence. But the question is settled ; and let us hope thst every true Whir will unite cordially and sealously in support of the regular nominee, as the gallant leader of their party and the Indom itable champion of their principles ; and in a contest oeiore a people aeepiy unprvasea wim the rlorions services which he has rendered his country success is inevitable; and Winfield Scott will be the next President of these United States. For ourselves we have ever had the firmest confidence in General Scott's soundness upoff the great question of the South, though it was not to be expected that he could receive the support of the South without a public avow al to that effect. . This he has riven by his unequivocal endorsement of the platform of prin ciples, framed by the Southern delegates them selves in Convention, and unanimously adopted by that body. He thus stands before the peo ple free from all sectional taint or mas, the champion of the Constitution and la' " know- ing no North, no South, no East, no West.' I The nomination for Vice President, of Wtiy lux A. GtAHia. of North Carolina, will be hailed throughout the length and breadth of the uon sq mtuwii mem, ana ms oppueiuuu i ftgo (general Pierce was then somewnai younger reopening of the questions which they embrace. ! he now) he was traveling through one He stands, then, fust where we always desired nr th wMtvn tnwni f this State- and as he iana witn a reaay ana joyous acquiescence. I cataract ; tne tropnies or conquest making a Of course it cannot but be agreeable to us, as j path of glory from Vera Cms to the city of Mon we have before taken occasion to declare our I tesuma flags that once floated over the heights preference for him over all others. His high of Cerro Gordo, at Churnbusco, and on the bat qualifications and' sterling worth of character tlements of Chepul tepee these, the memorials eminently justify the selection and give aseu- of former victories in war, may go with the ad- ranee that, should tne higher omce, by -the de- cree of providence, devolve on him, he will bear its responsibilities with becoming fitness and ability, Norfolk i Fa. , Herald. " u. A.urvoB uas iiurivua nMri .uv m.uur M tt iiiu, wh, m tt . nr:i8 1 tCi rfv . mntl .1 r.Kn M f l.m splendid address. Winfield SeotL he said, has been chosen the rrtandard-bcarer on the piauorm or principles ; and the only question h had.to 2.roPOM o il fearers was, Shall we ndont the HaJtimrtm Whiar nl.Uhpm. I ITnuiL r O I 1 w moos cries of " Yes." " Yesl General Soott. he said, was a scholar and a Statesman, and the greatest general of the age. He never saw a better international lawyer, and he would l 1.1 l ,T .. , Btippur uuu mr uia mtu quauscationa atone. ' in alluding to the Guadalape Ilidalro treaty, he mentioned the fact that General Soott was offered $1,000,000 to take chargerof the Mexi can army and become President of that Reran- en m mm . uc ior nve yeai trs a offer which he indignantly ng, "I am an American soldier : shall have my services, and no spurned, sayin my eountrv - a other people.- (Tremendous cheering.1 Thourh a Protestant Episcopalian, he was yet no seeto nan; ana wnust in mexico he had commanded th nf All .Y him TnrwiL,. m.lM,.. of the rights of aU as to the enjoyment of their reHriou.view - The speaker alluded .to Gen Scott's deter- mined stand in aid of the Irish soldiers who had served under him at the battle of Queens- town, by drawing up with his own hand the re- taliatorv act nrotActSnir thm fm yami;. k v- tj r..-C L;:.rf.rf" " T"", ZrTrriT, lion, but withal was as merciful as the Iamb. In iuexioo, where his power has been felt, he has th Hnat.iAi f v:n .v.. l ir , . . In renlY to those who nrdim. ..ia t will not degrade myself by writing an election- eenng leuer, even attain the summit of hu- man ambition the Presidency of the United beams." . , lAtong oonnnuea cheering. " Win yoa," he asked, " stand by the nominations V And this was responded to by runs cheers, and the most enthusiastic aDDla&se. TUm-onA : 1 . ,w. trjnajavma and leu. nonthia horse mss before he got fairly into battle against the He was trying an insuraaos- in one eft the. New Hampshire Courts a fewi earried out of a house a bureau, which was in mot heavy enough to Require two or, three men to remove. . The General . thought he you Yes. General. mil didn'tfaint titter Worcester JEgis,- -v, uiviuwi ubiwui man " o ... T ' , -r . , eloquence, excite no throb of pride In the hearts of the age. Applause. He commended Gen- nomination, "with the platiorm of principles L l. . tt, . " aeB nZ5. : i.t.-r ..... I UJl Hawt. kv j ruiAntuu th. i.-f; I ot his oountrymeo. But toll then, the name of via asm awww ss aaa aaaaacsssa iai srnsaisainssr um wvitsi mm 1 mm n H. . - v v wmmmnmmw s i mwm i s i Sir, aaiahe,' appreaching the witne einrly, "do you undertake to say that ried -out that enreau alone?" - A GXNEB0U3 ACT. VT air Whin Wit not nltra ones l at any rate do not sufier the poison party tft ounai SSSSSS flm"JSl th nart of franklin Pierce. tne uemocraao eAndid&taar thT Presidenc: that oukht not to ro unblaaoned: for in these iron tunes oi setr- nshness and creed, it comes over our weary spirit " like tbs sweet South that breathes upon a bans: or violets, stealing ana riving ww. Tt wan. k aKnrt time ainee. related bt Governor Steele, the personal and pouueat inena vi vy- r- - . . . . ' . Capitol of New Hampshire; and to detract notmng irom it," we giro in u uimv . words: o . . " sur," said uovernor steeie, - x unve mw the whole career of General Pierce from the day he' first took his seat in this hall. I have admired his exploits in Conirress and in Mexico. But i nave an inciaent in my mina www will relate, which in my humble judgment, ex hibits the character of the man in a more illus trious light than all his efforts in the forum or the field : It was something more than twenty years entared the nrincinal village, he beheld three boys eating candy. At a brief distance he be- held another boy attune alone, ana wac dot was not eatinr canay, out ne was crying. pwm fMiinr interested in so stranre a eircum stanoe, inquired into the ease, and ascertained i was no was crying dccmuo ue iw uu wvubj mr Pvg. candT. No sooner had he learned the facts in the case, wan, witn that noble generosity led Pieroe through his which has ever distinruiahed 1 whole me, ne put ms nana in nw buckvii, unw forth a cent, bought a stick of candy, and gave it to the boy, althongb the boy was a total nw w wv svji . eandidate of f the highest office in the rift of p!,: ind in no country whose dti brought up under the liberali- nf rZTA rennblioan institu- 9 -nmenean peop .k.;u ... mAmBmkt,TA mmi nuns akro unriun m ihhihww -f"" . , ,rai(MnL But to eom- rf r . . ..nt th. atvmm mu.t taken . -f minMnt ntuf. '0-' then somewhat younrer than he ;8 now ud probably not so rich, though j0.nj v M. ft " w? weWrn pr x i,rw xxnp- shire, a cold and rigorous clime, and was a ,. ., . . . T tt good WKJ from home, whence the fame of his 6. . J . 1;V . . . . . ' 1 J TT T Til I 1 -It neignDornooo. xie entcreu oe principal vuiasre, weary and travel-stained ; and, no doubt, both hunirry and thirsty. His restless eye was rane- ing round for a bouse to call, to which he might repair, to order his noon-day rrub, and refresh his inner man, peradventure, with a sparkling oocktail or a foaming glass of tom-and-jerry. His attention was arrested by a spectacle that deeply affected his renerous feelings. Three boys were eating candy ; and a fourth was sit ting at a brief distance, solitary and alone : and that boy was not eating ; but there he sat, Niobe-iike, all grief, with the tears streaming, down his youthful cheeks. The traveler stooped and kindly asked him why he sorrowed, and the reply was that Me had no money to buy candy. That boy was unknown to the stranger ; nor did he enquire as to his parentage, lie asked not whether he was a Percy or a Monmouth ; but no sooner had he learned the facts in the case, than with that noble generosity which has ever distinguished Pierce through his whole put lis hand into k pock drew forth aave 1 boy !" When did the Sun, with his red eye. ever took down upon a more sublime spectacle than this 1 Let History and song embalm the deed 1 Let the Brush and Chisel perpetuate the moral rrandeur of the scene I When a thousand generations shall have passed away. the yet unborn Praxiteles of the new world will cause the manly form of the noble and the gen erous Pierce to leap from the living marble, and stand forth, in the presence of that stranger boy of the western village, witk cenft ynrtk of candy between the fore-finger and thumb of the right nana ! Waaeaoorar JLrgu. THE PRESIDENTIAL CANVASS, The campaign being now fairly opened, the opposing forces, arrayed under their respective leaders, may be expected to fall into organisa tion in view or a snarp contest. On our own side the prospects of success are cheering. We have a leader who has so often bound Victory, to his standard that the strong columns now supporting him will enter the field with the prestige of triumph already in advance to herald the accession of new glories. Firm and united, the tread of this mighty host, shak- ing the solid earth, will be heard in responsive reverberations throughout all parts of the land. The torn banners of England, borne from the fields of Chippewa and Lundv's Lane amid the roar of artillery and the thunders of Niagara's vancing array or the Whig phalanx as signals and assuranoes of a triumph now to be achieved in peace. i As the campaign opens and the canvass nm- coeds, we may be sore that all holding the as- I . ... . - " r. . r . . . ranumDcrr am if air nnnraniM imnonuit m tfiA oounwy win oe louna in eompact order, moving 1 1 aL. . 1 ? r -., 1 , mmw tn 'irulicaia tk (. fnr Ki.k th ) oontend by making it thoroughly their own. The selection of Gen. 8cott as the Whig leader I in this straggle wis a tribute to his great serri- .- I,:- J : .:! 1 I w MM T, .UU A " M WUTIT III W ITT UT CotiTentim of hiVn.;nMf td among competitors whom any man might be proud to be classed with. . He stands, too, upon r Ffl j F-.wiuu wnwu our cause them ; and we sustain them under prospects of luwuunb au ninHiiiiing nun we Buawua success calculated to inspire the highest hopes. This assurance, as it grows wider and deeper irom oay to day, may be regarded as the ground work of a strong out the country, as the issue draa i ; r .t : .1 i g,, rogn- wuicn must go on to increase draws nearer and nearer. Baltimore American. iXiXi YJ IIXVX XT Will-lil XiXiO. Will U' ITftffl aTAfTmva We 8nf Fl roPPrt "ig nonrPrsncr ia Vice Preeiden- SOOTT AND GRAHAM. It is known to our readers that Fnxnoai was 007 m choice, ana that we have remonstrated u8t the idea of setting him aside for Gene- ral Scott or any body else, especially should he nrMuntt a t,h-t . ZmSSSL TiMUZ rSS Coom nres;. but. a platform was adopted, endorsing 1 XI f 1 XV w. IXI 1 1 . ' 1 , 4 . wmpraww, un ibiutq ustsww inciuoea, I in the strnnirmit Arms; 0m. Snntt UMnh tkA himself m the position ooaopied by Mr. Fillmara on tht "abject; and as this is what we wanted, wu'Mf3 P"?Pes not 'mP should be our motto, we ought to be well ""usnea, wwi w uw not vaij got our "prin- caPM out a gooa ana srue man or uiustriows I aea 10 "00. vr e are, moreover, xavored with 1 our first choice, above all the distinguished ey. The name iof; W JJLLIAM GRAHAM deservedly possesses a potent charm in North Carolina, and is now associated, throughout the length and breadth of the country, with all that is .admired in. a 'noble highminded, patriotio, inoorru panic, ana moaei stareimtn. f:,( . t ; , Soott n Gbaxaji will, we doubt not, carry North Carolina by a triumphant yote t We are gratified to perceive that all our Whig exchanges in this State, received m a xsam ination, exeept the Commercial, will support the TickoLEalcigh Star. ..- ';".:; W-RAIiCIuailEGI STEB VnwavpedLbit parry root, to uot auee ww". rW , B-A'lElGflrS.Cs SATURDAY" MORNING; JUITrS52r REPUBLICAN WHIG TICKET. .f xRPRESiDEinyr.- GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT, or nr nasxr. i t FOR VICE PRESIDENT, , WILLIAU A, GRAHAM, ,' or hosth caaouicA. FOR GOVERNOR, . JOHN KERR, of Caswell. ZLECXIOV 09 TEUS8SAT, ATJGTTST 0th. FOR THE SENATE, JOHN W. HARRISS. FOR THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. SION H. ROGERS. Ma. WILLIE D. JONES. Ma. WILLIAM F. COLLINS. v , DEATH OF HENRY CLAY. With a heart over-flowing with sorrow, we .v. ti,.t Tf rT T,. "r" Yu . T::Zri Iu . 7. Clat the patriot, the statesman, the sage is no sou 1 He died in Washington, on Tuesday last, at half past eleven o'clock, A. M., tranquil ly and without apparent pain. The intelligence of this mournful event, al though it might at any moment have been ex pected, will spread a profound gloom over this vast land of ours. Idolized by political and Dersonal friends, and admired by even the most unscrupulous of his foes, Hinbt Clay stood be fore the whole . Country a head and shoulders above every compeer. How shall his place be supplied f rFAowill fill the void which the a a death of such a man creates J Mr. Clay was born in Hanover County, Vir ginia, on the 12th of April, 1777, and was con sequently, at the time of his death, a little up wards of 75 years of age. He first entered upon the theatre of National politics in 1806, when he was elevated to the Senate of the Uni ted States, for the unexpired term, one year, of Gen. AoAia, who had resigned his 'seat. For nearly half a Century, therefore, had he stood before the natietfas an orator, unrivalled ; as a statesman, of extraordinary sagacity, forecast and energy ; as a man, of eminent talents, gen erous, high-souled sentiments, the strictest hon or and Integrity ; and the chivalrous friend of universal freedom, "Statesman, yet friend to truth ! of soul sincere ; In action faithful and in honor clear I" There is not a page of the Country's history, since that year 1806, that does not glow with a brighter lustre from the impress of his master spirit. Entering her service at the then hour of her darkest trial, when goaded and oppressed by an insolent and powerful foe, the lofty tones of his voice were heard pleading " trumpet ton gued" for her insulted flag and violated hon or. And after they had both been nobly vin dicated, he went forth, bearing the Olive-branch of Peace to the lion who had been bearded in his den, and wrung from the haughty mistress of the seas, the reluctant admission, that the stars and stripes of his country were a sufficient protection on every ocean and in every clime. The ardent? and enthusiastic friend of liberty, his sympathies were never restrained by nar row limits of kindred or country ; but wherever her children have " appealed from Tyranny to God," it always met a response from his bosom The classic shores of Greece and the mountains of " the children of praises, and the noble spirits of a Bolivak and a Bozzaais have wakened to'a higher and holier feeling, as they caught the thrilling tones of his inspiring eloquence. At home, he had labored for the permanent good and happiness of his Country, with an untiring assiduity and an un questioned sincerity. With a firm and nnshaV. en confidence in the ultimate triumph of right, he never sacrificed principle to expediency preferring rather the postponement of success to the abandonment. of truth. Firm and compromising in the advocacy of measures be- I iiotmmi nr mm in ma Aaant,ai a t J " th rwmtr-r h- TO k. 1 1 j ' J -w u. I Ufl I once, he stood, as it were, between the liv- ing and the dead, and stayed the spread of the JrAn j.t.Ii v i.i r.v. o wv vmmxuv vi uro . . . j pGoverjunent itself. -DUT "X1,BT lat is diad I The voice of cal- tunny, long since awed into a whisper, will now be entirely hushed. Men will wonder, more I i . . . ... . . "u ' " P0 " P7 Uonqeri " yv6"" "WMwt wmmii nor Bjrest can retani whose grasp not the mightiest may elude. But still Death, with all its mirht and it terrors. eannot dstroki ' j . of Hxjtbt Clat. Only when ihe pages of Ame rican History, which record his great services, shaU be blotted out by the hand of oblivion only when the events of the last war with Great Britain shall have been forgotten, and the noble struggles to break the gaffing bonds of servitude, . T . . . 5t"uuo by.the pataoto of South America and the heroes 01 ureeoe, snau no longer be remembered, will J the name of Hsnrt Clat cease to raise a thrill 1 . . w twwom. ana ue re- highd and self-aacrificing 1 patriotism, his eminent services, and constant J . aevouon to nis country, his manly and fervid I -i . - ., . - .... I "tVlat 'haU stand " emblasoned in letters of gold upon the escutcheon of Fame, the watch- word of Liberty, the inspiring rignal to millions of freemen "who rally under it ' to sustain ' oca cocktbt, oca tnriow, akp oca oowstitii tiom." . A number of the citisens of this place assem bled in the Court House, on Wednesdays at H o'clock, for the purpose of paying a suitable tri bute of respect to the memory of Hxjrar Clat ; when, on motion of Mr. Bovxhao, , .. j , Wn.D Hatwoop, Esq., Mayor of the CityJ mwmvm TTi 'Vi .-J JU-iVl-il H tim vauw my vuwi, uutuu iivkuer nuTaoil, Maj. We, JJ Clakx was appointed Secretary. On motion of Mr. Mm, the Chairman ao- pointed the following Committee to report reeoU juuuoa ior tne cvuaiuermuon Ol'lhe meeting, namely, Messrs. Miller.jiyner, P. Busbee, Saunders and Bryan. ' The C(mimittee retired, and after some tune, reported,' through Mr. .MiHer their Chairman, the following Preamble and Resolutions:--- j WnaxASV It having been, annomtoed to as that the distinguished Statesman and Patriot, Hxitbt Cut, after a lingering illness, departed this life at Washington City, at half past eleven o'clock on yesterday : and it behooving the citi zens oi ail sections oi tnas country wiuuu w u long loved, honored, and adorned, to pay every appropriate tribute vof respect to his memory : Keaotood, That, receiving this decree oi an AU Wise Providence with: the deepest humility and most profound sorrow, we shall ever cherish a remembrance of the noble deeds, and grati tude for the devoted patriotism, of that illus trious man. who, for a tong.Ufe through every vicissitude of fortune m adversity as in pros perity in war as nvpeace amidst every dan ger which threatened, and every .difficulty that arose proved himself true to the interests, the Happiness, ana tne nonor oi ms country $ increas ing the prosperity of that country at home, and elevating its character abroad -whilst he estab lished for himself an imperishable fame a , , . fame which will continue to brighten so long as genius and eloquence shall be admired, and ex alted virtue be honorea amongst men. Resolved. That we will wear the usual badge of mourninr for thirty davs: and that our fel- low-cituens generally be requestea to ao tne same. Resolved. That the Chairman of this meeting anooint a Committee of nine to make such addi tional arrangements as they may think apppro piate to carry out the object of the meeting. icesototo, Xhat the Chairman pi una meeting be requested to obtain information of the hour the funeral procession will begin in Washington City; and that he communicate the same to the Ministers of the various churches in the city with a request that the bells may be tolled for thirty minutes ; and that the City authorities have minute guns fired .during that time. The resolutions having been read, Mr. Ray- ner arose to second them, and addreseea tne meeting in a very impressive mannner, referring to the character and career of the illustrious dead, in whose honor the meeting was assem bled. Gen. Saunders, Maj. Clarke, and Mr, Miller also delivered addresses appropriate to the oc casion ; after which, the resolutions were unan imously adopted. The following Committee of arrangements was appointed by the Chair, namely : H. W. Miller, Seaton Gales, J. G. B. Roulhac, P. Bus- bee, R. M. Saunders, K. Rayner, J. H. Bryan, W. F. Collins, James F. Jordan. In pursuance of one of the foregoing Resolu tions, the bells of the city were tolled, minute guns fired, and the stores of the City closed. for the space of thirty minutes, on Thursday commencing at lz q clock at which hour it had been announced the funeral ceremonies would begin in Washington. The National Flag was .displayed at half mast from the Capi tol, daring the day. s, ; s , , SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, We are authorized to state, dVaitfefy' tliat the Convention to appoint an Elector for this District will be held at Franklin ton, on Wednes day next, the 7th inst Bear the day and place in mind. A full attendance of Delegates is earnestly requested. READ, VOTERS OF THE STATE I It is announced in tile New York papers, that the arch agitator, Kossuth, has opened his de nunciations against the " non-intervention" Res olution of the Whig Platform. This is not the first time that he has interfered in the politics of this country. We call attention to the fol lowing Resolutions, passed at the German Meeting for Kossuth, in New York, on Thursday last : " Whereas, the Whig Party, in their platform recently adopted in Baltimore, which has been accepted by their candidate, have declared themselves against participating in the fate of Europe ; and whereas, furthermore, the Demo cratic Party in America, which, at least, in their fundamental principles, cherish progress, have not declared themselves against sharing in the European struggle for liberty ; and the poli cy of intervention may be expected to be adopt ed by the Democratic Party, as well as by their candidate, therefore Resolved, 1st. That as American citisens we will attach ourselves to the Democratic Party, and will devote our strength to having the pol icy of that intervention on the part of America carried out Resolved, 2d. That we expect the candidate of the Democratic .Party will adopt the principles of this policy, which has been sanctioned by all distinguished statesmen of his party. Resolved, 3d. That we protest against the manner in which heretofore the government of the United States has interpreted and applied the policy of neutrality, which is in violation of the spirit of the Constitution of the United states; and we therefore ask, ; Ac. They " expect that the candidate of the Dem ocratic party will adopt the principle of Ihtxk tsntiow do they What will the voters of North Carolina of the entire South, say to this ? ShaU we stand by the policy of Wash iNCToir or shall wenot? We have in our possession, a little pamphlet, purporting to be the official " Life of Gen. Pierce,' for the campaign. It gives the following account of the manner in which the loeofoco Platform was adopted : " Directly after the reading (of the Platform) was completed, Mr. Saunders, of North Caroli na, moved the adoption of it, and demanded the previous question. A simUar resolution was made by Mr. Wilder, (not of North Carolina, but) xif Louisiana. A dirisiou of the question was called for by? one of the New York delegation. ; ' ; Tl Mr. Saunders said, "There is no use division we are all united. Go ahead take the question 1" - - The demand for the previous question was seconded, and there were loud and impatient cries of " take the vote." The vote was accordingly taken.'.and the platform adopted I" V1: All this was so much like the ? Ex-Minister" to unfortunate Spain 1 "No use-united,U abead, take the questionl - ..; . : ; They were afraid to take a division. Nol satisfied with: stifling debate by the previous question, they were unwilling, to shew their hands by a division 1 And this is the way they passed their Platform, and no wonder it is re pudiated and laoghed at . by the Van Buren i HLet tU'daid',goowiih its outrage ous siae and misrepreeentatioas of General Scott. hey are telling on the minds of those who ieel a gratitude towards the old Hero, tor the services he has rendered the country. We have a few M itdogies on Scott,", taken from the "Standard " of 1846-7, almost equal to that j the Editor pronounced on Henry day I The will be forthcoming in ue time. . ,',s ; ,...r-. THE WHIG NOMINEESTHE PLATFORM There waaWadjasenting voice amongst the Whigs of North Carolina, prior to the National Convention, as to the propriety and du tv of ing wpiesented b thatlwdy. There w ' whd did pot urra thsi th whnlo jaftnv uuuia eena.Deleim. wwr. e n Alabama and Mississippi declared their inten iJ "P86! it wa thougbtby South ern Whigs that the prospects for the nomination of Mr. Fillkokk had brightened, but still there was much doubt, and shrewd calculators amongst hUfriendfehadi concluded that there was but littie chance of uniting upon him more than 135 "Sn f Bothers SrtSjf Mr.jmxnore, when they reached Washihgton City, resolved to tender the Con vention a platform of principles as a pre-requis. its to their.support of the nominee. That plat form (altered only for the better,) endorsing the Compromise measures out and out, was adopted by an overwhelming majority. Most of those who voted against it, did so, not because they were hostile to the principles laid down, but for the reason, that the principles of the Party were weU known and it had not been customary for the Whig National Convention, to adopTany platform. After the adoption of these princi. ciples the representatiTeii f tK suv . united in Knt: , -1 r. : . c " a,8 j-j x 7 """"E ior a 1-residential Can didate and, at least forty-eight hours previous to the final result, they were well aware that uen. acorr would be nominated. 4ferhewas nominated, akp hap indorssd thb Platform the same Representatives of Southern Whigs' vv "uuuou me nomination of Gen. S but united in the ballots for a Candidate for the Vice Presidency, and sucoeeded in securing one of their own men sound on all the great ques tions which have been agitating the Country and as true a Whig as ever lived ! In the face of these facts, what course do we see some men pursuing men, too, who were loudest in their calls for a National Convention, and, prior to its action, the most eager in theii desire to have all agree to stand by the nominees, especially should the Compromise measures be endorsed f It is only necessary to ask the ques tion to elicit an answer. "Do such men lay thr flattering unction to their souls that they an acting on honest principles ? Do they think v hottest to go into a Conventionand take theii chances for every thing and in the end abide bj nothing f Is it honest to withhold their suppon from the action of the high-minded and patrio tic men they sent to the Convention to represent them in good faith ? If this be political honestj it is indeed different from those ethics which m had wished our public men to cherish. The truth is, there are in all parties ambition and selfish men, who must rule or ruin, whe pnust have their own way or will do no war a unu w owiss larps, who are ready at all time? to fight for that side which will pay them best. Such men may for a while embarrass a great Party, but can never, if that Party stands od principles, destroy it That there is a design with a set of men ai Washington City to form a third party at th South we feel well assured... The movement h directed by men whose whole souls are stdiona, who feel that they can never become the firsi in Rom and are therefore resolved upon beinp the first in Gapx. : It is only necessary that sucb men should shew their hands to meet the exe cration of the People. .Then let them speak out ! We believe that such a Party wul receive no en couragement in this States : It irill not be able to command a Corpoiigual It will be swept away like dust before the whirlwind. lt the Ulp Ucaxs the National Whigs oj North-Carolina, stand flrm ! There isno danger if they will remain united. We have a platform of principles around which to rally, -and our leaders have often been toed nd never found wanting in the hour of danger 1 These are i tunes when every man should take sides should come out on the side of the Country ; or its ene mies I- A VILE FALSEHOOD ! The Editor of the " Standard" publishes and endorses what purports to be an extract from a letter, " recently received from a gentleman ol information and character in Washington City, from which we take the following extract : "lour readers may not know that Mr. Gra ham is very ambitious of achieving the Vice Pi t tidential nomination at the hands on Seward' instruments ; so, naturally enmgh, the Corres pondent of the press who receive their bread at jar. uranam's hands, fancy that the best wa to keep place under him is to abuse and hound down.Jli.. Clingman. who ; deserves the thankf vi wa constituents ior the gallant manner in which he has breasted the torrent of Sewardism and Abolitionism m the Whig party.' This letter, the Editor says was written before the nominations of the Whig National Convent tion were made ; and he proceeds, " the result shows that our correspondent was not mistaken as to the feelings and calculations of ' Mr. Gra ham." ..... ;. .. It is only neoessary, that we should say, thst these charges against Mr! GbaHam are false. Ane xnutor o me " standard" has a task before him, if he supposes that,: even with the aid ol his lying telegraphic , correspondents, backed by this "gentlemen of information," (who, U the truth were taown, is no more nor less than the Editor himself,) he can tarnish the reputa tion of .Mr. Gsubax Iry such yile assaults ! Whois thia' gentleman of information V W. challenge the Editor, to produce his name. He is but'arfit eompanion of him,' who, for some time past, has telegraphed, such' wholesale falsehoods.-;Let Whigs beware of such men. They are locofocos in disguise. Shame, shame on the Editor for such examples of political virtue. ' --T - i t&" "Gen. Scott seems to have been in a hurry to accept his nomination the ether day 2" - . Standard. He is prompt vadeed, : Mr. Organ. The British said, he ras in a "hurry," when he charged them 'at Chippewa, and so said the Mexicans, when he came thundering upon them at Cerro Gordo and Contreras I ; "it ie a-pity Gbitbbal Pierce had not been more in a '' hnrrv" to answer. that letter oi Soott, of Richmond 1 Lucy!?., , f - Take your time, Miss Mr. King, in accepting the nomination of the Democratic uon vention, says: "1 am not 'conscious that I baye swerved from those principles which have, been-, cherished and sus tained by the Democratic party Mr, King ought to be gettirig old enough now, to have riyid ( recoUec of his early years, If the record does pot lie, he Toted fir the corporation of the United States Bank, over whkh N. Biddle king presided. JBut, niay .behe did not consider that a swerving from Democratic principles t U..
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