t .-IT 4STY PLATE OF SOUP"
, . ..,,,-rah we think with reason,
.Hurrah ! hurrah season."
That this will o 6" ,,...
unclouded and bright! From
every quarter oi we
iiiij new?
that the nomiuauuua vi u,u,iw
with an enthusiastic Whig re-
.,,nulur enthusiasm abroaa in lavor or
tt T . K will nvpr i
HERO OF A II L.N uufcu oaiiuu " i
ride all opposition, and perfectly annihilate Lo-
tfokeoism. The Whigs everywhere are uniteu,
enthusiastic and active. The skies are indeed
have cncir-
. led all and the gallant old defender of his ,1
lingui me ww oi tcw-c ''""
conntry is destined to achieve a brilliant civ.c
tricmph in November, and to be crowned with
-v.- u:i.f v,r,, nf the Republic.
lilt llIUCJ3t ,
-We we up . dont you hear the Wh.g thunder .
We come with hearty hoisa ;
What foe ever heard without terror,
The war-cry of old Chippewa!
SIGNS IN THE WEST.
The Columbus Journal, in noticing the arrival
of Delegates from various parts of Ohio to at
tend the State Convention, says :
We rejoice to state that from every county
comes the strongest assurance that every Whig
will do his duty, and that thousands who have
hitherto voted "with our opponents will give a
heartv support to the gallant old hero, General
4 Scott."-'
The Louisville Journal of the 19th instant says :
A prominent and exceedingly well-informed
politician of Indiana called upon us yester
dav to express his full conviction that Indiana
will "o for Scott. He gave such reasons for his
opinion as seemed to us perfectly satisfactory.
We know that many citizens of Indiana, who
have hitherto been always Democratic, are now
supporting Scott, and we do not believe there
are auy changes at all the other way, or that a
nv Whig declines a full participation in the
conflict."
The same paper expresses the opinion that
Kentucky can give as large a majority for Gen.
Scott as it gave for Gen. Harrison, and gives
tire following political items :
' One of the best known and most intelligent
Whigs in Kentucky, living in one of the river
counties above here, informed us on Friday eve
ning that in his county and the adjoining coun
ties Gen. Scott will receive twenty Democratic
votes where he will lose one Whig vote.
A most reliable gentleman living near the
centre of the State, one who has served in Con
gress with very distinguished ability, says that
within the last two or three weeks, more than
a score of old Democrats, men who never gave
anv but Democratic votes, and whom he had
never expected to give any but Democratic votes,
have volunteered declarations to him that they
w ill vote for Scott.
Another distinguished gentleman, formerly a
Representative in Congress, tells us that he re
cently visited two or three of the mountain
counties and made political speeches there, and
that, while not a hig falters in that region,
Democrats are constantly coming over to the
Hag."
MORE AGITATION!
Charles Simxer, one of tlie Senators in Con
gress from Massachusetts, belongs to the so
called DEMOCRATIC party, and will support
PIERCE for the Presidency. The reason is
obvious : Pierce LOATHES the Fugitive Slave
Law. lie (Sumner) owes the scat which he oc
cupies in the Senate to a most outrageous viola
tion of the rules of honesty and honorable polit
ical conduct, for it w&s.by means of a corrupt
coalition between the Democracy and the Abo
litionists of his State that he was elevated to the
councils of the nation. This man attempted, on
Tuesday last, to rekindle the torch of discord in
the Senate, which was extinguished there by the
passage of the Compromise measures in 1850,
and with r.n utter disregard of the responsibili
ties of his station, and, as it were, with a su
preme contempt for the opinion of the wise and
the virtuous of the laud, dared to get up in his
place and deliberately propose the introduction
of a bill for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave
Law !
The proposition, we are rejoiced to state, re
ceived but ll votes, and here they are :
Clarke, of R. I.
Davis, of Mass.
IVxige, of Wise.
Foot, of Vt.
Vpham, "
IIanilin,of Me.
Seward, of N. Y.
Shields, of III.
Sumner, Mass.
Wade, Ohio.
" Look'e, II. is this true that Kerr is raising
such enthusiasm in his favor in the West V
" Well, yes, W. I suppose he is changing
tilings some up there, but so is Reid."
" But if Kerr gets the Whig vote there, we
know he will in the East, and as there is a sure
AVhig majority in the State, how do you calcu
late that Reid can be elected ?"
" Oh '. as to calculating, we don't do that we
go for luck. Reid has always been a lucky dog
and we believe in luck I"
" Luck, the devil. If that's all you depend
on, Reid's been unlucky some. He was unlucky
enough to be beat by Manly, and I'm thinking
I shall be unlucky enough to lose my money
that I bet on your saying that Holden was con
stantly getting the best news from the West"
' Well, that was intended to gull Whigs !
You haven't been fool enough to believe it. If
you have you deserve to lose. You are too re
cently in the harness to learu the pranks of old
stagers. Exeunt W. in a rage, muttering curses
on H. and Hulden for Jibbing him out of his mo
ney." Mr. Clay's opinion of William A. Graham,
The editor of the Louisville Journal relates the '
following : "There has never been in this conn
try or in any country a better judge of men than
IInry Clay, and we know his opinion of Mr.
Graham. In 1848, after Gen. Taylor's election
to the Presidency, a relative and friend of Gen.
T. wrote to us asking us to say who, In our o
pinion, should be selected for the several Cabi
net offices. Wishing to speak, if at all, as ad
visedly as possible, we wrote to Mr. Clay for an
expression of his views, and he replied, that, in
four or five days, he should te in Louisville,
and, that he would then talk with us freely up
on the subject When he came we had a full
conversation with him, and in it he said, that,
if he were President, he should certainly offer a
TW in his Cabinet to Governor Graham, of
North Carolina, and he passed al the same time
a high eulugium upon the statesmanlike quali
tie of tfut distinguished gentleman."
The awful disaster which has occurred
ou the Hudson river, in the burning of the steam
htt Henry Clay, and the destruction of many
human lives, very naturally excites great feei
ng throughout the country. If the facts are as
charged, the captain or officers of the boathav
incurred a heavy responsibility, and in the pre--nt
temper of the public mind, probably we
see the law take its course in the punish-r'--nt
of the guilty.
(Jr-CHi meet with an emousiaauc . ui8 n.- toone the i'rcsiaeni naa iwcncu a nui
' nse. The campaigns of 1840 and 1848 did J pnal friend, and xealoas supporter, on the
not exceed the good feeling and union ex- j subject of the late Whig nomination at Baltic-hired
-it this time. There is a whirlwind of i more. jt breathes the right spirit, and is alike
From thePhiladdphiaN.AmericanofThursday
PRESIDENT FILLMORE AfD GEN. SCOTT.
We are permitted, bjthe gentleman to whom
it was addressed, to make public the. following
extract from a letter of President Fillmore, da
ted the 19th instant It was written in reply
Tklei lattAP vil a fkYwirmKiV nrwt intunrliul
inec. j.uj .. . ""VJ"V1
for publication, and would most probably never
have seen the light but for the calumnious ru
mors lately circulated, by the enemies of both
that the President was . desirous of defeating
Gen Scott's election ; a rumor contradicted by
the wnoie tenor oi uie presidents me. it is
for the purpose of doing him justice, and in the
1 I . .. - C .1 Tl "1 .1 T.
full persuasion that he desires no concealment
of his sentiments on the subject in question,
that the receiver of the letter ventures to make
known thoso sentiments as expressed by the
President himself in the freedom of friendly in
tercourse. Washington, July 19, 1852.
I was not disappointed, nor had I any thing
to regret, in the result of the Baltimore Con
vention. The approbation which that Conven
tion expressed of the policy which I had pursued,
in the resolutions which it adopted, was more
gratifying to me than to have received the nom
ination. I cannot doubt that General Scott intends to
carry out the principles of the Whig party in
good faith, if elected, and it seems to me that
he is justly entitled to the support of every true
Whig. I am, therefore, gratified to learn from
your letter that you intend to give him a cordial
and hearty support.
"LAST CARDS."
Several Extras have been issued from the
'Standard' Office, during the past week, and de
spatched to the East. We had already sufficient
ly warned the People of the State against lying
circulars gotten up on the eve of the election ;
and they will be careful of reposing any confi
dence in them. These Extras are but the dying
throes of locofocoism, and afford most refreshing
evidence of desperation 1 Can't we have a few
more of them between this and to-morrow ?
THE "ADHESION."
"They (Pierce and King) have been, fairly
nominated, and ought to receive, and I am con
fident will receive, the vote of every single-minded
Democrat in the country. If my life is
spared, they shall have mint.
"I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, your
friend and servant,
"M. VAN BUREN."
REMEMBER the Whig Barbecue which
comes off to-day (Wednesday.) Ample pre
parations have been made, and a glorious time
may be anticipated. Let us have a touch of
the old Whig spirit !
"Gen. Jackson always had a poor opinion of
Gen. Scott. Locofoco paper.
So Cass lied then, did he, when, as Secretary
of War, he wTote to Scott, at the time Jackson
appointed him to proceed to South Carolina to
settle the Nullification difficulties, that "Gen.
Jackson had FULL CONFIDENCE in his judg
ment and discretion ?"
B. F. Moore Esq., of this City, has con
sented to deliver a Eulogy on the life and charac
ter of Henrt Clav, at WelJon, on Saturday,
August 21st.
MR. BUXTON'S SERMONS.
The following critique on Rev. Mr. Buxton's
Sermons is taken from the July No. of the
Church Review, published at New Haven, Ct. :
" The Rev. Mr Buxton, the author of these
Sermons, whose sudden and afflictive death was
recorded in our Oct. No., 1851, was, we think,
one of the best specimens of the Parish Priest
which the American Church has yet furnished.
He was a Carolinian by birth, and suffered in
his earlier years under the benumbing influ
ences of that religious apathy, which, from va
rious causes, paralyzed large portions of our
Church. His own spiritual necessities had well
nigh driven him into permanent connection
with the Methodists. The " Biographical No
tice" prefixed to the sermons ana prepared by
Rev. Jarvis Buxton, his son, leads us to wish ft
had been expanded into a more full account of
his history and character.
The sermons in this volume, 57 in number,
were evidently written and preached " without
the remotest view to publication," for which
they are all the better. Sermons written for
publication are too much like hired mourners
at a funeral they may be very correctly written
and printed, but there is an unreality and hol-low-heartednees
about them which cannot be
mistaken.
Mr. Buxton's Sermons are Scriptural. Not
only are his proofs and illustrations drawn from
the Sacred Page, but the subjects of his ser
mons, his plan and method are from the same
source. His sermons are also direct in their
bearing. Ever dwelling himself among the
high and holy themes of the Gospel Commission,
he does not forget the purposes for which they
are committed to his keeping. Some of his ser
mons are among the most earnest nnd practical
we ever read. Nor does he stop " at the outside
of the cup and the platter." His three sermons
on th Imprisonment of Peter ; that on the
" Barren Fig Tree ;" those on " Delay in Reli
gion," and the " Rich Fool," show that he knew
how to apply something else besides soothing
emollients for fifteen or twenty minutes, and
then apologize if he seemed to be a little in ear
nest. His sermons are thoronchl v twrvuHul K
the spirit of the Church. Mr. Buxton was a
straight-forward churchman of the Ravenscroft
3 . . 1 I .-., ,
stamp, and vet throughout this large volume.
it will be difficult to find a paragraph to which
any honest churchman will object. In respect
to his style, we judge that ft rich and somewhat
exurberant fancy became chastened with years
into a manner simple, bold, and at times, stir
ringly in earnest. There is eloquence, and it
is the eloquence of a glowing heart, kindling
under the consciousness of the nature of its du
ties. The volume is a worthy proof of the affection
ate veneration for the deceased on the part of
the parishioners and friends who call for it; an
enduring memorial of the high worth of him
who is its subject and author ; and a means by
which be will speak to multitudes who shall be
attracted to its pages."
CASH READY.
The London Times says that Gen. Pierce will
if elected, be a valuable practical ally to the
commercial polic v of Manchester and Birming
ham. That is a broad hint that British money
ought to b expended freely at this election, in
order to insure from the United States a "na
tional sanction and inviolable establishment of
the principles of free trade." So, gentlemen on
the other side ! John Bull is ready o put up
the cash to help out the chances of Gen. Pierce.
He will stand a fat assessment for the expenses
of the canvass. The mill-owners and iron mon
gers of Britain hare a desperate stake in the
issue, and long more earnestly to beat Scott than
did Gen. Riall on the eve of that heroic fight at
Lundo's Lane. Let them have a chance, then,
to prove their interest by material aid toward
electioneering for the British candidate.
(Correspondence of the Raleigh Register.)
The canvass in Warren Warrenton and its
School The Springs, the riding,driving, dan
cing and playing Season commenced The
crops, health, and prosperity of Hie county
"Cheerfulness and confidence of the Whigs.
Warrknton, N. C, July 30, 1852.
Mr. Gales: Overwhelminelv locofoco as this
celebrated county unfortunately is, and inevita-
uio us its represeniainiii is 10 ue oi mat a oo ru
in able complexion, still I presume, that the con
test which creates so much anxiety here among
the faithful will not be wholly uninteresting to
our friends abroad. Edwards and Hawkins,
both ex-members of Congress, are candidates
for the Senate; two years ago, Edwards was
elected by one vote only. Hawkins contended
that his election was illegal, and would have
contested but for the severe affliction of his wife.
His friends have pressed him into the canvass
this summer, and his exertious are worthy of
success in a nobler cause than a democratic
election. Edwards is off at some Virginia wa
tering place; bis friends, however, took the pre
caution to issue an elaborate communication
a real telling document from him before his
departure, and are active to secure his election.
The issue, exitus, or end, is as equivocal as the
verdict of a petit jury in a County Court. "May
tho Lord send them a safe deliverance." For
the Commons, Mr. T. H. Christmas, Maj. E. D.
Drake, and Dr. S. A. Williams, long ago declar
ed candidacy, as Dr. Weller says. Ihe Little
Brig, as Geu. J. H. Hawkins is familiarly call
ed, and one Robinson, also entered the lists, but
for once evincing more discretion than valor,
tho Brig reluetautly declined contention, and
Robinson imitated his illustrious self-denving
example. Tho three competitors are for Free
Suffrage and every thing else that democracy
has the effrontery to seize on ; and which will be
foremost, hindmost, or in the middle, will not
be known before Thursday night. One thing
is certain, all are doing their best, and another
very probable, that all expect to be elected.
They are clever fellows, and any two of them
will be as liberal and do all things as right, except
voting with the Whigs, as any who will be in
Raleigh.
Three candidates contend for the office of
Sheriff Thos. J. Judkius, the incumbent, Mr.
Wm. E. Jones and a Mr. Tucker. The struggle
will be between T. J. Judkins, with the will
annexed, ns he is called in the county, and Mr.
Jones Mr. Tucker merely running for the fun
of the thing.
The Schools here are doini finelv the town
is literally full of children Mr. Turner has a
large School Graves and Wilcox are also near- '
ly full Mrs. Maxwell has as many as she !
wants. Mr. Ezell has more scholars than he I
had in the Academy, and Mr. Frost has a pretty i
fair number considering the unfavorable auspi- J
ces under which he succeeded Mr. Ezell in it. !
All are most competent and faithful teachers.
and richly merit patronage. The town enlarges j
and improves business of all sorts increases i
property advances, and all things look bright
and prosperous. Tell all your folks if they wish
their sons and daughters W educated, to send j
them to Warrenton, Warren County, North Ca- j
rolina the competition and rivalry here, if noth-
ing else, would be a sufficient guaranty that they I
would have ample justice at either of the Scho d-. !
Yesterday I was at Shocco Springs, and
can truly say, that I never was at so plea- - ',
ant so inviting a place great improvements
and additions have been made, since last sum
mer, from the kitchen to the parlors and ball
room, and I am gratitiod to learn that the com
panv engaged will be almost a reward for these
additional facilities and elegancies. The new
rooms are preferable to any heretofore built j
the spring is now elegantly arranged, aud, in
fact, nothing appears lacking which is needed j
for the comfort of the invalid or the luxury of i
xi i li. .1 , r . t r i . 1
me oiupiuary, aim oeiore me lotn oi August,
visitors will be as thick as were the Kuight
Templar at Palestine during the Holy Crusade.
Frank. Johnson's Band are delighting those whe
are already in the fruition of the other pleasures
of Shocco, and the dancing has commenced,
which you are aware, continues until frost.
The riding and driving seasan, too, has set in,
and famous as this place is for fine horses, car
riages and buggies, it is with difficulty one can
be procured, they being in such constant requi
sition. It is no uncommon thing to see from
ten to twenty in the streets here. Jones' Spring
is about the same distance from this place that
Shocco is ; an excellent house and pleasant re
treat and much resorted to bv people for health
and pleasure. All the Hotels run Hocks from
the depot to this place and the Springs. The
Billiard-table here and at Shocco arc constant
ly engaged the bowling alleys can often be
heard in the morning and evening, and games
of Whist and of Bluff are not uncommon.
Larger crops of W heat nnd Oats have been
secured than ever before in Warren, and while
the Tobacco is as promising as usual, the Corn
crop is decidedly more so than it has been for
many years. General good health prevails
throughout and among all classes, and Warren
can be said to be in a truly prosperous condi
tion. The Whigs are cheerful and confident of
success ; only one or two have I heard of who will
not heartily co-operate with their enthusiastic
brethren, and mark me, maugre their assumed
indifference, we shall give over our usual vote.
There are some people, you know, who can dis
cover spots in the sun and blemishes in the fin
est specimens of art. With such it is silly to
reason. They had rather argue why it shines
than rejoice in its ravs. Your paper sustains
our cause nobly, and it exhortations to rally
are having their effect. Go on 1 the day of the
glorious triumph is near at hand, and we
will all meet and rally together for Scott and
Graham, the Constitution and the Union.
VIATOR.
FOR THE REGISTER.
Mr. Editor : Is it good generalship for a
commander, after he has conquered an enemy,
to leave all the strong fortifications and impor
tant passes in the possession of his enemy? Is
it reasonable to suppose that they will not use
their influence, power, and position to promote
their own cause f Would it have been good po
licy for Gen. Scott, after he conquered Mexico,
to have left Vera Cruz, Churubusco, Chapulte
pec, and other strong places, captured by him,
in the possession of the conquered army ? He
thought best to entrust those places to his own
friends, who stood by him in all his battles, be
cause he knew he could depend on them. Now
if Democratic Postmasters think proper, could
they not do the Whig party an infinite deal of
harm, by suppressing matter sent through the
mail, such as Whig Newspapers, Whig Docu
ments, and Whig Certificates, and information
generally, to benefit the Whig party, especially
on the eve of an election ; or even delaying those
things until it is too late for them to reach their
destination in time to answer the purpose for
which they were sei.t to the Post-office. Jack
son was an able General, and he never put an
enemy in an important office to defeat his party
and his administration, either by the influence
of his office, or by suppressing important Whig
documents and newspapers, and circulating
such only as would damage his administration
and ultimately break down his party. lie nev
er selected a confidential aid de-camp from the
ranks of the enemy ..but always from his friends.
And as long as the democrats have the control
of the important offices, both State and Federal,
by Whig votes and Whig consent, the Whig
party will be signally defeated. There are very
few public officers who will give up their party
attachments it is well known the democrats
never vote for Whigs, nor retain a Whig in any
office if they have the power to turn him out.
How many Whigs did Gov. Reid retain in office
when he came into power 1 Did he not make
a clean sweep to make room for the Editor of
tho Standard, the Ex. U.S. Marshal, and id
omne genus.
Of all the . candidates now in the field, none
receives so much sympathy from the masses of
the people as Franklin Pierce. Saco Democrat.
1 Poor fellow 1 None deserve so much,
and the amount required after November 2d,
will be positively incalculable.
THE LUNDY'S LANE CELEBRATION.
' . . "Falls or Niagara, July 27
The celebration has, eo far, progressed admi
rably, and bids fair to close with as much eclat
as it commenced. '
At the principal platform, around which
were ten or twelve thousand persons, yesterday
afternoon, the Hon. Thomas Ewing presided,
assisted by a Vice President from each State,
the announcement of their names being received
with much applause.
Several other 6tandswere erected, from which
the people were addressed, and the speakers
were received with the most hearty enthusiasm.
After an opening prayer from the Rev. Mr.
Miner, the President addressed the assemblage
in an able speech. He was followed by. Gov.
Hunt; Henry Winters Davis of Baltimore ; and
Colonel Schoulerof Mass The speakers at the
smaller stands were Horace Greeley, Robt. C.
Winthrop and Gen. Jessup, of Pennsylvania.
In the evening immense crowds were in the
grove, and the camp fires were burning. Gov.
Jones, of Tennessee, made an impressive and
stirring speech. Hi subject was chiefly Gen.
Scott's nationality. He pledged himself for bis
freedom from all kinds of fanaticism, and
prophesied that his election will put an end to
all kinds of sectional agitation. The enthusi
asm he created among the people is almost un
paralelled. Many of the banners and political devices arc
most amusing. One procession, formed of boys
to the number of 300, created great amusement.
They bore banners with a bronze painting of a
cent, and red and white sticks of candy, with
the motto : We buy our own candy and go for
Scott." They erected a platform in the woods,
and had some juvenile speakers.
There is an immense numlier of pickpockets
here, nnd have so far met with good success.
The police officers from Lockport have arrested
ten men, on whom were found a number of
pocket books, one containing $500 and another
5i250. A large number of the victimised follow
ed them to the justice's office.
There is a large number of ladies here also
from all sections of the Union, who have accom
panied their husbands and friends.
An address from Canadians, in verse, headed
"John Bull to Brother Jonathan," is in circula
tion. It is in excellent spirit.
A large number were compelled to go to Buf
falo last night for lodgings, but have returned
this morning.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Falls of Niagara, July 28 12 M
There was a vast increase this morning from
the South and West, to the number in attend
ance, and thousands flocked in from the sur
rounding country to witness the grand military
review.
Among the distinguished strangers arrived
this morning, are the Hon. Walter Forward
and Judge Johnson of Ohio.
The review of the military, by Gov. Hunt, of
New York, and staff, took place at 10 o'clock,
and was truly a grand display, the number of
spectators present being nearly 40,000. After
the parade the whole assemblage formed in pro
cession and marched to tho grove.
THE LADIES FOR SCOTT.
The Ladies, Heaven bless them ! are general
ly on the right side in politics, which may be
accounted for from the fact that they are unin
fluenced by the ambitious and selfish views that
are too apt to influence the judgment of men.
The Ladies are independent thinkers, quick to
discern true merit and free to acknowledge it.
It is not surprising, then, that they should pre
fer Gen. Scott to Gen. Pierce. We haveapleas
ant anecdote in point, related to us by a friend
a few days ago, which wo must tell, though it
may lose some of its interest where the parties
are not known.
A gentleman, a strong Democrat, once hon
ored by his party in Orange, was recently on a
visit at a friend's in the Eastern part of the
county, and, during the visit, was entertained
by the accomplished young lady of the house
with a few tunes on the piano. Having shown
a disposition to stop playing, the young lady
was urged by him to continue. He pressed his
request with great earnestness, and remarked,
" If I could play as you can, I would never
stop." To this the young lany replied with
great promptness, and with a smile that gave to
it a telling effect: "If I could Me, as you can,
I would vote for Scott."
Hurra for Scott and Graham ! With the
Ladies on our side, who can doubt our triumph?
Hillsborough Recorder.
From the North Carolina Whig.
A REMEDY FOR CORPULENCY.
Loco : Zounds ! Doctor, I suffer mightily
this hot weather am too fat wish I knew some
wav of falling off.
Vhiy : Get on your hnrse and go to Mexico !
Tho Pierce man sloped ! X. Y. Z.
The Whig Spirit in New Orleans. The
Whigs of New Orleans determinod the other day
to form a Company to be called the "Scott Ran
gers." Accordingly a meeting was held and
the ball put in motion. Within twenty-four
hours instead of a Company, a Battalion of
400 young men had enlisted, and at the expira
tion of the 3d day the "Company" had swelled
to a Rxgiment of over 800 ! all Rangers under
the banner of Scott. Hurrah for Louisiana !
Who is the man? The Vinccnnes (Ind.)
Sentinel has the following item in relation to the
Democratic nominee for the Presidency:
"General John A. Pierce, of New Hampshire,
is the unanimous nominee of the Convention.
A better nomination it is not possible to have
made."
Gen. Lane, at the first Washington Ratifica
tion meeting, declared that it was Benjamin
Franklin Pierce who had been nominated.
The Standard says the communication
it published signed "A Democrat," is not in the
hand writing of Gov. Reid, as any gentleman
who chooses to examine it can seo for himself,
by calling at the Standard office, and that Gov.
Reid is not the author. Gov. Reid, then, was
not the Secretary of the caucus, and the pro
ceedings of the meeting are in another's hand
writing. Perhaps he occupied a higher position
than that of secretary. If said communication
contains the truth, why not tell who did write
it ? And if it is not the truth, let the pnblic
know who the author is, as a safeguard against
future deception from the same source. Out
with it. Let the truth come. Greens. Pal.
John Van Bcren, whose Newburgh speech
July 26, 1852, we quoted from a few days since,
when at Cleaveland in 1848, used this very ex
plicit language in the way of a personal pledge
as to his own course :
"lam however, the tunmiligaled enemy of slave
ry, and would haveil abolished without delat.
I say therefore, for myself and I wish to be
understood as speaking for myself alone that,
let what will come, I shall, under no necessity
whatever, support a man who does not believe
SLAVERY TO BE AN UNMIXED C0RSE, and who toill
not, by virtw of his office, use all Constitutional
power to AROLISH it."
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Fiftt Dollars Reward. The Wooster (Ohio)
Democrat offers a reward of fiftv dollars to the
Whig who tells the biggest fib on General Pierce,
to be paid when General Scott is elected Presi
dent. Exchange paper.
We are not much of a hand at fibbing, bat
will try our hand at it So here goes. He was
the unanimous choice of the Democratic party pre
vious to his nomination! There if anybody can,
beat that, it will relieve our conscience wonder
fully. Aurora Standard.
We can. He will be elected. May the Lord
forgive s ! Madison Banner.
Jenkt Lind has concluded to quit the world
of song and tarn authoress. At last accounts, a
co temporary t&ys she was preparing a small edi
tion ot"GJd3chmidi's Animated Nature.'? ,
DREADFUL CALAMITY" ON THE JTODSONnTiTidred feet from the' shore. ' At this time k is
RIVER.
The New York papers contain particulars of
a most heart-rending calamity which occurred
on the Hudson River on Wedneeday. The nar
rative is a thrilling one, and the details truly
appalling. We have intelligence through the '
Telegraph of the recovery of more than seventy
dead bodies, most of them females, and many of
both sexes unknown. Among those recognised,
we find the name of Mrs. Owen Fennell, of
Wilmington, in this State.
An investigation is being made as to the
canse of this terrible calamitv. and it is said that
the fact of the Henry Clay and Armenia being derson, a very full and detailed report was pre
engaged in racing has been fully proved. At a ' sented by the President, showing that to equip
meeting of the male passengers held at the As- j the Road in a proper manner, and form a con
tor House resolutions were passed condemning nection with the North Carolina Railroad, about
in the strongest terms the commanders of both
the steamers
From the N. Y. Times of Thursday Morning.
We are called upon this morning to record
another heart-rending catastrophe, which has
filled our city with gloom and made vacant
f laces at many a household hearth. Our noble
ludson River was yesterday the scene of a ca
lamity which it is feared, when all its dread
horrors are known, will be found to almost e
qual in disaster the memorable catastrophe
which befell the steamer Swallow some years
since.
The steamers Henry Clay and Armenia left
Albany at seven o'clock yesterday morning for
New lork, the latter a little ahead, each crowd
ed with passengers the former having between
four and five hundred on board. It is stated
that the boats commenced racing from the start
the boats belonging, of course, to rival lines.
All the landings were missed, in the eagerness
of the race, until Hudson was reached. Here
the Armenia made the landing first, and the
Henry Clay was obliged to wait until her rival's
departure before she could get to the dock. The
Armenia of course again got the start, taking
the west channel of the river. Her competitor
followed on tho east side of the river the chan
nels being separated for some distance by a
grassy flat. When the boats reached the lower
end of this flat they were about abreast of each
other, each striving to make the next landing
(Kingston, we should suppose it to be from the
description) ahead of the other. Tho Armenia,
it will be seen, was nearest the shore on which
Kingston is situated. The Henry Clay, howev
er, crowded her so hard that they came in colli
sion, and ran side by side for some distance,
the wheel-house of the Armenia sustaining
meantime considerable damage.
The passengers, with the exception of a reck
less few, had exhibited much alarm during the
entire passage thus far, apprehending seme fa
tal result to the hazardous race. W'hen tht
boats came in collision, their alarm increased so
much that several ladies fainted, and many oth
ers gave expression to their fears iu loud out
cries and tears. It is proper to state here that
Capt. Tallman was confined to his room by
sickness, and did not assume command at all ;
also, that Thomas Coli.yer, one of the owners
of the boat, was on board. We are told that,
w. ou o.mru. e are lU QUiBt,
ll.on, four gentlemen went to the
after the oo
persons who were in command, stating the con
sternation of the ladies, aud remonstratinir
against the fearful risk to which the passengers
were being subjected, and begging that the race
the nassene-ers
should cease. At this time the heat in the vi
cinity of the engine and boiler rooms was so
great that it had become almost impossible to
pass from one end of the vessel to the other.
f his fact was mentioned as an evidence of the
hazardous efforts which were being made to se
cure a fruitless victory at the expense of the
comfort, if not the lives of all on board. The
remonstrances were unavailing. The reply was
that the boat was getting along very well, and
that there was no danger to lie apprehended.
The race accordingly continued, the Henry
Clay succeeding, finally, in crowding her com
petitor so near the shore that she was compelled
to drop astern in order to keep from running
aground. The Clay made the landing, took on
board the few passengers in waiting, and secu
red the few dollars charged for their fare. At
what price the paltry sum was obtained the
melancholy sequel will show.
As may be supposed, the feelings of those on
board a large majority of them ladies, many
of whom were without protectors had by this
time become so excited that few were prepared
to act with presence of mind in the dread emer
gency in which they wore soon to be plunged.
The Henry Clay maintained her vantage, and
came through the Highlands a short distance
ahead of the Armenia. Emerging from that
narrow passage, the latter fell rapidly astern of
the Clay, which passed Sing Sing some four
miles ahead. In the meantime dinner had been
served, and the passengers were grouped on the
main and promenade decks, somewhat reassured
now that the boats were so far separated.
At about a quarter before three o o'clock, just
after passing the village of Yonkcrs, the thrill
ing cry of "Fire!" resounded from the centre
of the vessel. A glance towards the engine
room showed a column of smoke pouring in
from one of the hatches. Almost simultane
ously the flames leaped from the hold near the
boiler rooms, and in less than one minute the
entire vicinity of the machinery was enveloped
in flames, cutting off all communication between
forward and aft. A Western steamboat Captain
who was on board expressed his oonviction that
tar, rosin, or some other highly inflammable
matter, must have been in use in the boiler
room for fuel, as wood (even heated as wasve
ry part of the vessel near the machinery by the
unusual fires of the day) could not by any posr
sibility have ignited and raised a dense wall of
flame in the few seconds which elapsed after
the first alarm, and before communication fore
and aft was cut off. This testimony is confirm
ed by other gentlemen.
Panic and confusion now assumed the reins.
The realization of the gloomy forebodings of
the morning seemed to be at hand. Men, wo
men, and children were thrown into an alarm
ing state of confusion. Ladies were calling
upon their husbands for succor ; mothers clasped
their children to their bosoms, with the energy
of despair, as they retreated from the rapidly
spreading destruction. Husbands who were on
the forward deck strove in vain to reach their
partners left but a moment before in the after
saloon. Groans cries, shrieks, imprecations,
and prayers were mingled in mournful chorus.
From the instant that the fire was discovered
despair seemed to settle upon the hearts of a
large portion of the passengers, and shut. out
from view altogether the hope calculated to in
duce self-possession and effectual efforts for
safety.
A cry for " the boats" was raised ; but no
boats could be found. We cannot ascertain
that a single yawl or life-boat was on board the
steamer. If there was one such, we are assured
that none was brought in use. Nor can we
learn that there was,any effective apparatus on
board with which to extinguish a fire. At all
events, every effort to save the vessel became so
utterly hopeless within five minutes after the
flames broke out, that it was abandoned, and
the steamer's head was turned towards the east
bank of the river in order to run her ashore.
The necessity for this movement at the earliest
moment was fully apparent. Already were the
wheel-houses wrapped in flames, the engineers
had been driven from their posts, and the de
vastating element, fanned by a stiff south wind,
was sweeping rapidly towards the after saloon,
where the greater number of the passengers
were located. The dense volume of smoke, too,
was blown directly aft, laden with burning cin
ders, and subjecting them to imminent danger
of suffocation. In the meantime the despairing
shrieks for help seemed to be redoubled. It was
instinctively seen that, as the steamer would
strike the shore bow on, there being no commu
nication from aft to forward, even the approach
to the river's bank gave but little hope to the
helpless women and children who were astern.
And there they stood the young and the old
battling, inch by inch, with the Same, suffering
a thousand deaths in the terrible straggle for
life, until the vessel struck, leaving those who
were aft some two hundred and fifty or three
estimated that there were nearly three bunarea
persons huddled together on tne aiter-guarus,
hesitating in agony or terror whether ; to meet
death by the flames or the flood-these dread
alternatives, apparently, beinr the only bitter
choice. Seventy of them, it w thos tax ascer
tained, perished. - - '.
RALEIGH AND GASTON RAILROAD.
We are gratified to learn that the reconstruc
tion of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad is pro
gressing rapidly, and that it promises to realize
to the Stockhjiders and the country through
which it passes, all the advantages anticipated
by its friends. We are informed that at the
meeting of the Stockholders, lately held at Hen
$100,000 would be required, over and above the
subscribed capital ; and authority was given to
the Directors to borrow that sum, requiring
them to invest in good stock not less than five
nor more than ten thousand dollars per annum,
as a sinking fund to pay it off. It was also pro
vided that no engagement should be en terea in
to until after the next annual meeting of the
Stockholders, in November, (after the meeting
of the General Assembly,) for that portion of
the above sum required to make the connection
with the North Carolina Road.
We also learn that the receipts for last month
were larger than ever before in one month,
and that considerable orders are goin forward
for Guano and other fertilizers, on which the
Directors announce their intention to reduce
freight to the lowest practical point. Standard.
CONFESSION OF THE MURDER.
The mulatto woman, Jane, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Winston and child, voluntarily
confessed to Rev. Mr. Ryland, Saturday evening,
that she committed the murder. She protested,
however, that although her husband knew of
her intention, he had no participation in the
deed. The only reason we have heard that she
assigned for her conduct was, that she was un
willing to go to the country for three or four
weeks, in attendance on her mistress. She
said she would make a full confession to the
Court.
On Sunday, by request, Mr. Starke, her jailor,
questioned her concerning the matter, and she
also made full and prompt confession to him of
committing the murder. She also told him the
particulars of the transaction. She said that a
little before day-break, and in advance of her
usual hour of rising, she rose without disturb
ing her husband, procured the broad-edged
hatchet, entered the house, proceeded to Mr.
Winston's room, and commenced her fiendish
labors by knocking Mr, Winston senseless. He
scarcely struggled. On leaving him, she stepped
around the bed, and commenced cutting into
the head of Mrs. Winston. Mrs. W.'s struggles
were so great, that Jane says she inflicted
stronger and more frequent blows upon her
head than she did upon Mr. W.'s, in order to
silence her quickly. She then killed the infant,
washed off the blood, and laid it in the cradle.
She then washed the blood off the hatchet, hid
;t an(J then th alarm j f fa
ted that shecousidered that she had beeQ m.
treated by Mr. and Mrs. Winston, and had been
1 i i n , V . ..
5 , . . , ,J , v . - .
ineuevn, sne statea, naa sucn possession ot
her last Monday moraine, that she believed she
could have went further than she did, if neces
sary. She denies stealing the watch and clo
thing. We hear that Mr. Winston continues to im
prove, and will probably recover. He i3 totally
unconscious of the cause of his condition no
doubt, having been struck while asleep. He
has not yet been informed of the sad fate of his
wife ana child ; though he manifests great anx
iety to know whero they are, and why they are
absent. Whig.
FOB THE REGISTER.
Whereas, by an inscrutable dispensation of
JJivine 1'roviuence, our much esteemed member
the Hon. Win. B. Shepard bas been removed
from earth ; and whereas the mournful duty de
volves upon us, as members of the Philanthro
pic Society, to which he was attached, of enter
ing upon our records some suitable testimony of
grief at the loss which we, together with an af
flicted family and injured country have sustain
ed, in the death of one, eminent alike for his tal
ents and his virtues ; therefore be it unanimous-
Resolved, That we do heartily sympathize
with the relatives of the deceased in their mel
ancholy bereavement and do sincerely condole
their sad calamity.
Resolved, That as members of the same Soci
ety, we do deeply lament the irreparable loss
sustained by us in the extinction of one of our
I brightest lights.
uesoicea, lhat, in token oi our esteem tor the
memory of the deceased, we do wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the mother of the deceased, and also to
the "Old North State," "Democratic Pioneer,"
"Raleigh Register," 'North Carolina Standard,"
and "Albemarle Bulletin' with request for pub
lication. S. POOL. 1
D. C. HALL, Committee;
WM.BADHAM, Jr. j
Chapel Hill, July 24th, 1852.
A GOOD THING FROM AMOS KENDALL.
It is difficult to imagine anything like a joke
from the sober, steady, mattcr-of fact Amos
Kendall, but a North Carolina paper relates an
anecdote of him that c think will pass. While
he was Postmaster General, the people of one of
the upper counties of North Carolina petitioned
for the establishment of a new post office, to be
located between two localities called by the odoi
fous names of "Polecat" and "Stinking Quarter."
The applicants beirtg unable to agree among
themselves as to the name of their new office,
referred that point to Mr. Kendall. He prompt
ly established the office, and called it "Harts
horn." : -
Thev have had hot Weather at Snrinfffield.
Mass. The heat must have been intense, judg
ing from its effect on the Republican, which is
thrown by it into an alliterative spasm, thus :
"Yesterday was hot. Fat women felt fussy,
and fannod furiously. Lean women leaned lan
guidly on lounges, or lolled lazily like lilies on
a lake. Shabby, slipshod sisters sat silehtly
and sadly sweating in the shade, while soiled
and sozzlihg shirtrcollars, And sticky shirts,
stuck to such sap heads as stirred in the sun.
Babies bawled busily, and bit bobbins and bod
kins till bed time. Literary gentlemen who
undertook a heavy task nf alliteraion became
exhausted in the middle of a weather paragraph,
and gave it up for a cooler day. Yesterday was
hot'"
That is graphic and good.
The Richmond Enquirer says that Gen. Pierce
is "one ot the truest and boldest defenders of
the South to be found at the North."
You should have excepted Martin Van Burcn,
your former candidate for the Presidency, and
now your ally in the support of Pierce and King.
Alex. Telegraph.
Hon. Wm. C. Dawson. We have the best
authority for saying that this gentleman, will
not abide bv the decision of the Union Conven
tion, as intimated in the Savannah Republican,
but will go heartily for the Whig nominees,
Gen. Wintield Scott and Wm. A Graham.
Macon Georgia) Citizen, July 24,
The Washington Union says that "enthnsi
asm for Pierce and King is abroad." All tho
enthusiasm for the democratic ticket must cer
tainly be" "abroad." There's nothing of the
sort m this country. Lou. Journal.
TIME AND GROUND PLASJ&R, -Is barrel
i conataathr on hand and ibrtol; by -'
WYCfll & -BLACKBALL. :
S? Various theories have been started relative
to the on gin of intestinal worms, and yet the ques
tion is still vexed one among medical authorities.
Of one fact, however, all are informed, and in
which all agree the fatal nature of the influence
they exert on children. At this season of the year
the attacks of worms are most frequent as well as
most dangerous. YTc take great pleasure in direct
ing the attention of parents to the Vermifuge of
D. M'Lane. It is one of tho most extraordinary
medicines ever introduced to the public, and has
never failed of success when tried. For sale at .
PESCTJD'S. '
At Little Rock Fish, Cumberland Co., on the.
27th ult, Miss Mary Ann Monroe, aged about
28 years, eldest daughter of John and Margaret
Monroe. . .
In Charlotte, on the 21st ult.,Philo P. Hen
derson, Esq., in the 27th year. of. his age,
leaving a father, mother, and numerous rela
tives and friends to mourn his untimely death.
PHILADELPHIA,
Jcly 1st, 1852.
THE Subscribers take pleasure in informing
their friends and the traveling community,
g ?nei ally, that they have t'us day taken possession
of th'it well established and favorably known hotel
CONGRESS HALL, Third and Chestnut Streets.
. They have had the house thoroughly repaired,
and all the modern improvements introduced, and
furnished in a style of elegance which will at once
render it unsurpassed for comfort and convenience.
This is decidedly the best located house in the
city, being in the immediate vicinity of business,
the Exchange, Custom House, and many other pub
lic buildings.
Lines of Oninibusses leave for every part of the
city every few minutes, their head quarters being
within one square of this House.
The subscribers are determined to spare no
pains in making this a convenient and comfortable
hoTne to the traveler.
NORRIS & JACKSON, Proprietors.
James E. Norris, who is well known to many of
the business men visiting the city, lately in the
Hardware house of James J. Duncan & Co., and for
merly proprietor of the Virginia Hotel, St. Louis,
will have control of the management of the House,
assisted by polite and competent persons.
August 3, 1852. 64.
FOR SALE.
A LARGE HOUSE, with all neces
sary Out Houses, on a Lot containing
Sevn Acres of good Land. Tho
premises form a portion of the north
ern boundary line of the town of Hillsborough.
The situation is high and beautiful. A parcel of
Land of fine quality, containing one hundred acres,"
more or less, lying half a mile north of the house,
will be sold with it, if desired.
For further particulars inquire of Mrs. Julia A.
Hooker, or Dr. Octavius W. Hooker, Hillsborough,
N. C.
July 3 1 st, 1 852 . 64 2m.
CHESTNUT STREET FEMALE
SEMINARY,
No. 525 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
MARY L. BONNEY, Associatb
HARRIETTE A. DILLAYE, j Principals,
THE NEXT YEAR OF THIS SEMINARY
WILL COMMENCE September 1, 1862.
While it is the primary design of this Institution
to secure to its pupils a thorough education in all
the-varied departments of Literature and Science,
much attention is paid to Music, Painting, Pencil
ling and Crayon, together with the Languages, es
pecially the French. In a word, a constant effort
is made to unite tolidity with polish throughout tho
intellectual structure. No effort is spared to make
its boarding department atlraetivt'aai home-like.
REFBRESCES.
Mrs. Emma Willard, Troy, N. Y. ; Mrs. John
H Willard, do. ; Stephen W Taylor, LL. D., Hamil
ton, N. Ys ; Rev. R Fuller, D. D., Baltimore, Md. ;
T Fuller, M. D., Beaufort, S C; Hon. R W Barn
well, do; Howard Malcom, D. D-, Lewisburg, Pa.;
Rev H A Boafdman, D. D., Philadelphia ; Rev.
Charles Wadsworth, do ; Rev. A D Gillette, do ;
Rev. G Kempton, do ; Rev. T Rambaut, Savannah,
Ga. ; Rev. E Lathrop, N Y city ; Benjamin Dayton,
Esq., St Louis, Mo. ; Hon. DA Turner, Warrenton,
N C ; R A Ezell, Esq., do ; Rev. R Babcock, D. D-,
Philadelphia ; Rev. MAD Wolf Howe, D D-, Phil
adelphia ; Rev. M G Clarke, Philadelphia.
July 31, 1852. f$5 64 8 1.
Splendid Lottery--AugUst, 1852.
GREG OR ? $ MAURYt Managers t
(Successors to j. W. Maury Co.)
$32,080 1
10 Prizes of $1,000 1
LOTTERY. tOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE,
Class 68 for 1852.
To be drawn at Wilmington, (Del.,) on Saturday,
August 21st, 1852.
SPLENDID SCHEME.
1 Prize of... A...... .......$32,080
1 do.... 10.000
1 do .i 6.000
. 1 do 2.000
1 do......... -. 2.000
1 do................... 2.000
10 Priaesof 1.000
10 do....................... 600
20 do......... 250
25 do........ .........t 200
80 do. 150
185 do .............'.......... 100
&c. &c. &c.
Tickets $10 Halves $6 Quarters 2.50.
Certificates of packages of 22 Whole tickets $10000
Do .do of 22 Half do 60 00
Do do of 22 Quarter do 25 00
Orders for Tickets and Shares and Certificates of
Packages in the above Spendid Lotteries will receive
the mostprompt attention, and an official account
of each drawing sent immediately after it is ovtr to
all who order from me.
Address E. E. O'BRIEN, Agent,
Successor to J & C. Maury,
Alexandria, Va.
' NOTICE,
AT my mills, (Buena Vista) 7 miles West of Ox
ford on the road leading from Oxford to Hills
boro', my Wool Carding Machine and Foundry are
both in successful operation. All those who patro
nize my machine and wish their wool carded and
first rate rolls, must have their wool well "washed
and picked clean of burrs, &c. One pound of Lard
is required to 10 lbs, of wool the charge for car
ding will be 7 cts. per lb., weighing the Rolls, or
one fifth pound of wool.
of various sizes on an improved pattern, and points
which will be warranted to last from one to thrfe
days longer than any now in use; intact some eay
twice as long also Tobacco Press and Screws, both
wrought and cast; brass boxes to old Screws; Shafts
and MHUt Mill Gearing, e.; of all kinds of Patterns
are furnished; and any casting required which does
not exceed two thousand pounds in weight. All
orders for Castinz Screws, &c, will be thankfully
received , and promptly attended to.
- Cash will be paid for old Castings, Brass and
Coppery my prices for Castings will be in accord
ance with Northern prices after adding on freight,
&C. " .
ttUUI WD - 7 - , jr.
J. HXIOOCH.
ji May 30th, 1852. . --' rr w6w 43
Sealed Proposals, "
LL bc received by the Subscriberuntil the
'15th August ntr for the Plaisterinir and
Stuccoing ef the buildings erected for the. Insano
Hospital near Raleigh.
The plaistering will be required to be of the best
duality, three coat-work the last coat hard-finish ;
-part with-- Sme. and 8andt and part with plaster
er pxnsthn time and planer will be furmsnea-
Scaffolding and all other materials to be furnish d
. - iGrORGEWiMORDZCAI.
-4 '-""vs? . 1 For the Commissioners.:
,--!iSh,Jury14th, 1852. S