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-at ?nj ' nnai-n atv fn regard to i
1 Question which, hmrevef fcsautg.bere, had. not
not soughtto gra tify a passion for. public pe?V 51 r, I am opposed toJconquest. I ans oppos,
f..r I md eoouSh ,f that ,p "jt f Sto .kink eb U. whar: not already
1 Wtnwn to ""'V't i iSx 1 a idrocate for republican liberr
Isc dot J- uaty , which .wfe to those wh6 ent V - remiblican liberty wlucb .ennU
r V)feen 4,oacd Vlore I JcUim, W-wa nt ? .J higher privileges than an
S1:!lr? othfrV I an, far .equality! rigbt among all
nnvihtical clintrnvrr.'iv ut HUT ChAraC-
terwitb any party,ror w ith nny person. 'I Jiate
looked 0puntbe storm which lia so long raged
upon onr coantryrain itt-li:Vractr, extreme-.
Iy injurious ta ourjnstitntifin?.-! had longed tb
see it-aliaytnl ; andVwith 4iany others, both
Nortband,"Suiiih. livjoiced.wbcn the- joint
counsels of .the " patriots and sages of 1850 had
effected an adjustment of thl'sguating question,
upon whicUtbeBtorm"aio8SU3n a basis which,
in my judgment, wouTdXsailij'fy the demand of
"rU who acknowledged the obligations of repub
Mican principles "-Vi v? - : " .
' vl regarded the'.bais-of the adjustment' of
18o0 a the only means whereby our national
ciiittpnce could be Dernetuated, and the general
prosperity-promoted. . As ja southern man, I
t ? v - i - . If il uivsrii riTv.ian f. -uh v svw
!f lli ' proinise. I felt that weof tbe"Soutb were pe-
. 'U'.'fj -culiarly called, uimii to Insist "ojron; its sacred
ncss,
Vnr one. whateverHjourse others might
tfi pursue, I resolved that under circumstances
CA1UIU 1 W louuyvo :vu-.,.. ... j
attempt to impair its solemn obligations.
It is said now, however. hat the swr.t of the
compromise is yn4Hted in trie measure wnicu
we are consideting. it mat oe so, i am aganiM
it. I examined that question anxionsly before
1 made up my opinion. I Mt that however un-
portant this principle was,however sacred as a
fundamental maxim of free government, yet if
its assertion at this time f iolated our pliyhted
I f. lf liit hnvornr inl -
k, 1 would forego its assertion nw.and would
content myself to yield it as an ottering upon (,onMitn,;n llf the Government which they
the altar of peace and harmony, but lor the ( frame(, Uive lls but our ri;bts under that Con
life of me, unablo ta perceive how any 8tUutio1 anJ th:it i;,,Vernment, and we are sat
mau, having a jus regard to the rights of oth- isfieJ WjJ ftsk no more and wp 9ubluit to
ers, as well as his own, can impute a violation , j th.m tli.lt
ot good faith t. those who at present insist
upon the passage of this -measure, as proposed
bv the Committee on Territories
WhAl was the .uijustmcnt ol i.ou.
iiow
didt originate? As 1 havrjust stated, it grew
r n- . r r: ... . I . .1 :.
Out OI a conuict Oi opinion in reiiru 10 u.. fllAn equalitr
agitating question of slavey. What gave riie , ', ;u)) ns Colleu 'ues well know, at home
to that conflict ? It was the claim, upon the considwj OIie ol the most ardent of L nionmen.
part of the majority in (.ongress, to interfere , li;ye nlw.iy8boen jeTut0,i to this Union. 1 re
with the righu- of tho States iff regulating and it as tile re.,test blessing Heaven rxer
establishii.i their own mstitnt.ons How was ;ut.s.lt,., t :l nation. 1 regard it as
that to be finally settled ?f lu only One way, the ,at,.!i: M,.u, ity of human liberty that ha
and that wr.s by a dear, d'pfiuCt. and uncquiv cC7itfitei ,, ;iri,. i ri.j,ard it us the b.-t
ocal acknowledgment of-tiler great principle of me.Wn n dittusing the blessings of republican
the right of the ?toforganue their own . Um thn,U;,hoiit the world: as the best and
governments m their own Sray. In that sense. ; guroj.t ,iipuns (lf t..lcvatil olir 8pec-K. at h-mi-and
that sense alone, thcbmproniise measures Ilbros,, 15ut thus rf.Tert,,,cing it, ns 1 do.
of 1850 were final,!. With due respect to u n wHh fl.rVt.Ilt :uill 0,ltm!ii:i,,i0 affection,
others, it seems to me to be absurd to call that f,(e lnI1)Pnt i ji9tfilVtfr ,,t it is ,,,'W made use
settlement a finality in any other sense than in (f b R d(l!llin:lllt maj,(ritv to oi.pr'.-ss that see
that of an actual acknowledgment of the fun- til,n of fll. w,untrv in which mv destinv. in
damentale on which all our territorial , G(iJs iroVi,it.nci.t f1;KS been cast, l" trample it in
governments should be organized. It irtw an ; , llu t-I :oin , . nian or ailV ,ri.e t pu
aujusimeni oiiwic.e, u.m u. .i.o..c
it was a finality. As such it has been recog
nized ; as such, it has been proclaimed by
both tho greatrparties of the country ; and as
tSfTueh, for one. I, will adhere to it.
Sir, I am southern manj deeply imbued with
ern manj aeepiy imnnea wi n
: and though 1 do not think,
emit liorn folTriflr
DWU",V,M r,-- - - - -
tnai l couia oejusi y cimrgeu win n vmiawoo
of good faith iu voting for: this bill, on account '
01 iiy uuiis" u,.. ..j ..v
justmentof 1850 or the Missouri compromise,
yet I nhould not have felt myself caired upon
tamake any movement at all in regard to the
Lknowu that alerrltonal government wasS need-
Slavery queaiiuu
J it i tor Nebraska;' nor dp I-eare whether it is or
ir'i i.not- Thiala a matter. of tmportanee to me
"4i A' " to " cojistttuenls lhe vindication cf a
grejttjirini-ir.ie IS wnat ajm , inu wna, cy
our rights, and confiding
in the integrity of the people of -the, United
States, trusting ta the patriotism of the North
as well as the South, we have believed that
what we have always insisted upon is right, and
would, sooner or later, be 'acknowledged to be
bo by all true republicans.8 We have for years
maintained siinolyur orn right to do a. we
pleased in regard to our own government, and
the right of other people to do '.he same. That
y,crt , f .ortu ha Uan Arf Tnttoh toniarl ir. tho
North. But the foreeoritruth . is constantly
.i i' . , . r "'nl' -i'. ... . .i
manifesting itself, and now, tu our gratification,
1 tlie acknowieagment oi our own great tunaa
4. mental principle is made by northern states
s. men. : inev uuma auu icnuer us uur uwu i.riu-
-1 :Zi t f...: .e r. .u.
l;- ci)in biiu lurm.juiguJicruiBem tar iuo Aerriio
Tieswhich are our common property and we
cannot refuse. tlie offer.
I say nothing here in the spirit of idle boast.
Southern pride ia too great lr thatT We have
stood up, tor our -rights when we had no sun
portm thertlvto.ustaiwi.- -W bare main -
tamed this gYeat doctrine when scarcely any
northern. statesman could? be found who was
.... ---,- , .j . -, ,
will.nl, fr, nnVnltoiliillM It tvi.tli a cKiilH
ii it.i ii ii , v. uv ,uvn. -. . . v . . t.-ii.'i.ii
& . J... I . . A ,
prove recreant to our trust ftnd the interests of
, .. . -, . ... , .,
the southern States, if, at i this time, when the
.North and the South are well nigh agreed upon
J It, we were disposed Xd baekjpoati and repudiate
. .the principle upon' which 'we have always in-
a , sisteo. ana .wiucn we uavc.aiway s urgeu upon
the Union; t;; 5:" . !
i?- You mav'Mv what fon fcleasc for peace and
IE " . , , T-1. - 1 - . 1 I
i i You mav'MV what fon fcleasc for peace and
J t ouietnessl". You mav have what ceographioal
etsl You may have what geographical
HJ? f, lines you please"; but tberb' ia no other mode
M (: under heaven whereby yon-. can have peace and
quiet for the country except that now proposed : garding plighted faith, so far from adhering to
I in the Nebraska bill. .contracts or compacts, openly proclaim the
I had intended, before 1 listened to the speech principle of a ', r law and defy all govurn
l fj of the hoDorabSe gentleman from (Scorgia, Mr. ment and all authority when they come in con
i' Stephens, J to go, into the tistorj of this Mis- flit with the attainiiient of tlair uidiallowed
i'X iouri compromise, but to dp that now, I think, j purposes.
would , be unnecessarily to trespass upon the For one, sir, I disdain to hold anythine upon
j. i j time arid patience of the committee, lie has
C If-plaeed thatmatter in its clearest possible light.
I I "file has shown., the, historical faot, that if any
l . I I party if any section in this "country, has again ' down. V e are also told, that if we pass this bill,
iv 1. I and again re'pudiated the Missouri compromise, . we break down the only barrier which the South
l" V ' tbe Nb which has done it: I had in- has against the aggression of tho Free-Soilers
".f-ytended to preent these facts, to the committee, j and Abolitionists of the North ; that wo destroy
1 j out periiiji & puuuiu iiui u . u uuuc jfc su viear-
V . I T ......1.1 l . n . . ... 1 Ih.tca -,111m u- n n rA ,not......A . J c
f t f iv tnc gentleman irom Ueorgia Indeed, 1
' I could scarcely hne to av anvthinir so well as
- I Ka fifiv-H ulT thinfrii. Ka ffiMt. s 1 1 wnnv l.nw
, , r . .
i . - -. :n : 1 1 . ti.
-Vver, x mil nui ttntii imvui vicr me gruunu
ihe has occunicd. He lias shown clearlv. that
;V the South has never violated any of its pledges.
' And he has also shown that we have carried
tbut, in good faith, the Miioun Compromise,
A 'whenever the question has presented itself, al
t I .hough opposed to its adoption .originally. ,
. i Bur, dir, I do not stand , tiere to-day to utter
" 1-oproaches'ngainat any one It ill becomes an
Wmeric:nrepresentative to . cast reproaches
!ivon anv portion of his fullow-citizens.v
1'er-
.ional erievances are not to l.e indidaed. and
i f urely they cannot be properly expressed, upon
!, 'his floor. I cast no imputation upon any man
or upon any class of menV; I. do not call in
uestion the intelligenco:oir the patriotism of
sae neopie 01 tne ionn- bij personal mter
ourse since I have had ! the honor of a seat
' pon this floor, with gentletnan from that sec
on of the country, haa" served but to augment
ie respect I was disposed to feel for them be-
? re I came here. I confide id their intelligence :
mfidence that they will, iroor.er "or later, co
oerate with us in carrying but this great Ame-
an principle which we arf now insisting up
,1, and that we shall again be a harmonious,
'1 we are, unquestionably, now, a great and
vvu iivv mai v niKoiieu saiu a iitti v givai
"!; j . osperous people. -( , 5
' ; "Cut, sir, if any man thinks that while de
" I Ending the institutions under which I live, I
1 a idavery propagandist, he mistakes mv cha
' '- ?cter. The gentleman from Ohio Mr. 5amp-
' ' ; i ll has declared that he "u opposed tothepol
''jT of making conqaeste for ho purpose of pro-
f j '"-51 '
t nia.ior saying, i.iaito uietus remark tciuo
have little application to t.be question
Who on . earth is the .advocate of tual
quests for.. the take ot" propagating
- J... . - ... . . ! r. r . ,
making con-
erv?
of at
eiaver
" hy, where did the gentleman
mother mafrichi advoen
erer hear
vteof conquest
;n Ik. f U Stti to estab'ish their owu
i : v.:. nwn trst tnl I Dm un-
. I nm .n.
tha'.eataMiahmenr ot , any, system o.
r
or
I -, : - u -hj, j - M.tiun
I . A' - . il'
'. If a State' desires to establish a: government
without domestic slavery, let it do so. It has
the republican . right to. do it. If we, of the
South - eboose to establish eovernmenta with
rfnmpotic slavery, or. if anvwhere fn the wide
de
eo
i a I
domain of our country any portion of our peo
m,rnn.Pnt with domestic afaverv. in God's I
name give them an equal right with those who
do nt approve that msmution -
Mr. Campbell, (interrupting.) If the gentle
man trill ajlow me, I desire to know whether
he is willing that, in tfo formation of the new
dave .'Staten, rb be formed out ol r. 5tiry be
longing to the Gei.etal Government, there shall
be "a provision which will bring upon this floor
a representation based upon white ppuhitin
merely? and, aluo. whether he is willing to al
low the property of northern men to be repre
sented upon thi floor?
Mr. Kerr. I am rather too lieg snd loyal a
citiren of this Government to be unprepared for
) t),rtt Question
I stand bv the Constitution ot
i .y countrv. and the principles on which it is
J j T-e Fedt.ra, ,)ftsis is b;ls,is of re
. icftnif,m h .-tlie :ud .rm(.nt of ur forefathers.
; . , ;.,, t(1 nt. fur,i.pr thev in iriv
and 1 intend to
, nrontftf;f un this floor
' ' . ..
, CampUdl. It was never intended to g o
, furtht'.r tiul ;t was when the Federal Constitu
(i ( adopted.
j Kerr IVhat I sav is consistent with the
. . . . . , P fathers as embodied in the
, w? want (1 ,i lvc a htg with ur north-
; em ,,niir,lt unj,.r t,c Constituti.ai of the Gov-
erniiKiit which our fatliprs established. As a
' i southern man,,! insist on this equality of rights
As a southern man, 1 never will submit to less
, i ..rti, ;ul,i proclaiming to the last.
"liberty and equality, or death.'
1 have no idea of adhering to the Union mere
ly to be oppressed by the Union. W e are, how
ever, getting to understand each other at last on
, t,ig ,.til(11 of slavery, and I assure you that
tbpre ia ,iut uW tliil, r-wnich I r,.aHv ,Var with
toore is iiut uar 111111; rnicri 1 roanv i':ir wmi 1
j ret.r,.t tl) i- I :)in not llfraiJ Ilf nnliticians as
sucii. 1 am not afraid of gentlemen whose pro-
, business it is to administer the nfl airs ot
Ulig tfutrv. or to conduct its legislation, pro
vi(JeJ ti.u -,(.y anj n,(t swavt.j hy foreign and.
, b.uieful iilhemHW F..r. after all, Mr. Char -
man, it is not so much the politicians who are
agitating and disturbing the country as another
. Wtf are dl8turbd by iufl
mure hortfu, than any wbicn ftre
ica! r remfiIllher that Lord Lltl
tluences much
merely p;ilit-
scrfb;nK ,,Rl tr0llhluUS tjme9 of the jtrea. reb -1-
lion in England, makes the following stall?
ment :
"To complete the public calamities, a relig
ious furor mixed itself with the rage of the civil
dissentions; more frantic than those, more im
' placai.le, m -re averse to all healing measures. ;
! Tl,e m"8t ""temperate counsels were considered j
U,e ,n"st PluUS :l" J il rerd to the law. if it op-
P0"1 the W18nes f these fiery zealots, was ,
1 Ueeuieu irreilglOll.
Now, sir, no one can look around him in this
1 country, with any decree of coolness, without
- : seeing tnai potuictiis, in or out ot Uungress,
- j can well enough understand their duty to their
. ouui , . a u.tii uc cri oaki Te'iiiviiieeooi
u: v, :. ...
j ""sj vuui moi u is prupcr lur luem 10 pur-
sue;. but they stand too much in awe of that
bqlance-hohUng poicer that party who are guid-
eu oj reii"iousiaoacicisnianuiury witu wnom
- . J P . .. . 3 . " .
: . c ...
1 intemperate counsels are the mant piott, and who
- , wouia upturn tlie liovernment who would m
1 Tolve us in blood and camnge-w ho would
j bring upon us any ca amity which the demon
! ot evil has ever practiced or. matt endured
,.. ,1 I-, ' .. .- " r 1
I 1-fl.ther thftn l(lr,(.n t .0 fyr.it. fo. at o.n ..f tl......
i - - - - - " i.i I.IIUVII..IH. v i l 1 1 1 ii
! i . " . . ... , ,
misguided passions, their misdirected benevo-
;i " .. ..
; lence, their reliyvms furor.
J Now, sir, 1 leg to state that whi
le 1 have the
utmost respect even for a fanatic, when he is
. sincere, Vet 1 wish to be under-t to 1 as a south
ern man ; 1 care not where tho majority. are,
we must plant ourselves unon the ('..ustit ..ti,,n
upon our legal rights, or we nover shall be able
t
to make successful resistance to men under the
influence of fanaticism, while they have a dia-
oolical end to attain, and who, so far from re-
, so frail a tenure as the will of nucIi men. Iiut
! we are told that if we supersede the Missouri
! Compromise, measure, the Whig party is broken
j w.- .. . . .... t t iuiui c ntuuu
touinern inoiirunons, 111 uenance ol tlio curt-en:
01 aiiontion i;itfucii. .Let nje do iustic tu the
. - .
nonoraoie men, wno, in tne Aorth, have stood
firmly by the rights of the South. anJ who have ;
defended us when we were wronged, 1 honor
these men. I never shall speak otherwise than j
kindly and respectfully of them. I ehall be very j
sorry to co-operate in anything calculated to in- j
jure their usefulness. 1 certainly would not do '
so, unless thoroughly persuaded that it was ro
quired of me by a sense of duty I had no right j
to disregard. ' '
But, "after all, what our northern friends tell
us is, that our onlv security is in their urate and '
ll'MI ... U
',favor' Will they insist unon telling southern
; men that their rights exist only by the grace and
iuror of Northern gentlemen T If that is so. Hie
! sooner we part company the better. urcc, sir,
! of the utmost importance to mankind the
basis of his highest hope, his eternal baoniness
But if I, and the people who sent me here, are
to retain our liberty, it must be by the grace of
God, and not by the grace of man. I, will not, :
for one, consent to have it said that our rights ,
are secured, not "by the strong power of the Con-
c f 1 1 11 f 5 . 1 r, nut 1 1 - , Ii f.lv.tA i n 1 . . 1 . 1
w- " ..s. ti tv.vc w, icusui), nob ov me
imnre.rnfth!e frtre nf fr.h K i. .1.. !
and favor of the northern people. 0
No sir, whether Softs or Hards; whether
WhiCs or Democrats, or bv whatever term v....
... f." "Ju ,uce
desienate narties when von ,fnH -..
principles upon which oor Government is based
t r!L- . . . . CU
Bior one, wi 1 recognixeyou as brothers of the
uiue iiiiiiuiiui iaiu.IT. pui wnenever vou ea-
UblUh that, under the Constitution. tJ S...;K
.: 1 r :i .
is not to enjoy au equality of privilege with the 1
Ynrih ,i
up i.ir
tionwf country" the attributes of sorereientv I W" n"w:t once felt -h un,(1,er "fluees ble of grasping and understanding tbe machin
I. v existing mthe country, we should always be ery of our government, State and National.
iCia m i
continue in inch a at:U
It we solved; "Mi that
fuvernment for ourselves. s
nart com pan t. , If we
bf, contest, it is time that
; !But, like the' genUeman fron.Georgf MrJ
Stephens. T have no serious apprehension r as :
;rh naM-Aftf this mea-i
we should estauusaavj
Tbre" bevl cahv be horeaterdangerl in thei
future than, there has been in the paaUJ ae i
natnodsm of thi eoOntry iifcqaat to every Pr-1
f. - , , i.i .l. l......m vkih
'man Js it. yoa will find1 ou.; people re'ady and
ii rnn w eneTef im uwui v,""v " " -,-.
ituling to make .personal ,wacnnces,..iorS
tnrv nthor consideration for.the sake of
mam-
tlvA union of the States : V'.
- r Wa tm disturbins asprehenslons, there-,
fore, in regard to the future. I know; it, has
that agitation will-take place. The' pulpit lias
I oeen invoKea to ior.r us mwcu vm,ii. j
nniiatn thH noiiticai element, fi. tiieua !
tate : Jet the ui 'proclaim whatever war and cru-1
;- ...;r,- .uuh.irn riirtiti' hiiJ '
southern institutions. The South is able to dc-
fend itwlf; but the South does not despair of J
support from the North. "Truth," as th gen- !
tleman from New Jersey pir. bkelton 1 tl-
marked, "is mighty, an 1, thouh crushed to
earth, will rife again." I am spa red 'the repe
tition of that well-kiiown quotation ; and I ven
ture to hope, familiar astbat gentleman is with
this pitetiual tribute' to troth, tliat he will n t
fail, sooner or late r, to lci.l its mnu nee. spe
,:ii i, i,o n,.t;..n ..iilv t,r..ent,sl in i
regard to the legal rights of ilia two nertions of i
the cnurrtrv. 1 trust that lie win perceive anu ,
admit that" the people, after all, are the best j
i p . r.' ,
MM 7-Oft ii! lllfir ii rnvci inutriti, iumi cuv
ought to have the right to p$t;t!.Iih such as
they may deem proper. That is truth truth
of the most sacred character.
The gentleman from New Jersey Mr. Skel
ton must, sooner or later, cease to agitate, timl
with' a lare portion of h:s northern bre-
tliren
Mr. Skelton, (interrutitin-). I h ive n it
commenced
Mr. Kerr. The gentleman s iys that he has
7iot commenced agitation, liut then he told
i the other nay. it' this Missouri compromise
! was repealed, that .here would be great exoite-
ment ; that northern men bh.uld stand up firm
lv for it ; anu if this Nebraska bill should jass,
he diil not kn jw m hat we should stand upon.
These were his sentiments, and the srntiliii nt
of his friends ; or. at least, t lie substance of
what he said, as far a 1 could gather Iriiu his
speech, and the neeches of almost every iiorth-
j em man. who has spoken upon this subject
They told us that tiny wcie .
lie sacrificed,
and that they-Pmld not stand ti
ti le of popu-
lar indignation
Mr. Skelton, ( ii.t.'rrupting ) N'v'ill the gen
tleman from North Carolina allow me to .say
one word in t!i:s cokii. rt i hi '.' 1 disclaim any
intention of agitation : and, in a lditn.ii to that,
I distinctly sta'i-d the other d.iy that 1 intend
ed to make no threats: that 1 adwi.at.d what
I believed to l.i
.-.i.oiild uuiet.v
riehr. and if dr
submit. 1 hop.-
bated that 1
no agitation
I would be
) i-scs, to see
and security,
laiui the dc-
will result Irom this qui stioii.
much gratified, if this nn a-uie
the country still renting in n-ac
1 do li"t desire, and I wholly dis
sire ut seeing ,.'in nl will sprm
g up m regard
to the settlemeiit ol Hii" question.
Mr. Kerr. I am very glad to hear the state
ment of th" gentleman. All I hate to say is
that 1 wish others would agree wuh him in tin
same vi"v. While he dot-s not intend to agi
tate. I would ask him to g on.;
and, if agitation is to c niuietice,
1 desire him to say as niueh as h
home, and to stand fillnly upon tl
is always so triumphant : and, s.
top lurtlier.
to rebuke ii. :
now savs at '
at ti ulh that '
r or later.
j he will triumph too.
When 1 rose, I did not
expect t'i consume the
, wii
if the tun.
alhitu
.1 p. me .y ' he 1 u les ,1
1 as though 1 ought to
1 tiie llo
1 d
(I 1 not I''.
: 1 tain ll.o eomiintt. . i.mg.T, :.ut tlo re are
; or two topics which 1 have nut a- y.-t t..u-!i. d.
and w ind. I mu-r !.r.. Ilv advert p. !,. t.,rc I .-a
i down. 1 confess I ha; b it t r a hmg time
one
' that there wai one source ot irritation wind,
! h is grown cut ( t this shivery q.iesii.in, that
' wt.l be torever remov.i py tije me isui.' tor t:.e
i org inizai i' m of N bra-ka and K i n.-is. With tin-
j South it is a point of honor. The S .uth feel
that wheth T slavery cm he ma ie ) r.itit ible .r
j not in any section ot our country, we ,s u'd at
j least have the privilege of c trrving our slaves
j with us to any of our 1'ci ritorte-, ii we choose.
! This is with us a m.up.-r of.A .,. a point ot
I honor.
; Now, I tali-:- it, in this vast Territory of Ne
braska, slave labor w ill tiever be made very prof
it ible. If slaves are carried there at ad, I ap
prehend they will be cair.ed for pur. lv domes
tic purposes, so that the slavehold i tjg influence
in the 1-iwVerniiK'nt is not likely to be augment
ed in any degree, if tins Nebraska bill pass. s.
Then why not permit the S .uth to riijo this
privilege? The North is not likely t I .-e a:.v
ot its political strength ; nor is its inthn n.-e in
- . .
. He L moU llteiy, iu any ue;
ree, to he dimu.ish-
j( jj Why then hold oil tv) t
! '- 1 . U'hv insist tl it w si ill i
1 ueu uoiu inc en o iiieui
i i r . i. :
I the pnvi.eges the
.i i - i
I northern peunle eniov. when it i-
apparent tliat
such persistance can result in no practical ad-
i- . i. : i . . . . i . .
irnt the ft,olin t,ie , ' ."
. s; , a , to"the HeMse ()f j( . f
i v . i . , .1 . , . 1 1 .
-North ; 1 appeal to their sense o h .t.or ; I a-k
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,.. ...1 ... . . . - . ..... . . .
northern gentlemen it anything is to be lm.iic 1
, ,. ,. ; ,.,. ;, - ,
! bv the course they are inirsuuii; . i .mare like v
' to lose nothing by placing us upon an equality
win: yourselves in respect to tneso territories
of Nebraska and Kansa-. From their position
1 . .1 ...
th.-v will always remain anti-slavery States.
1 can see no principle in "he win I 1 upon which
.
me course 01 me nriu, in reiereiice to these
measures, can be justified. 1 can discover no
motive for such a course, unless it be togratiiy
the feelings to which 1 have already rif'ir d.
1 look with very great confidence to the da,
and I think it will not be a distant one, when
we shall be agreed that the State is one thing,
and tlie church quite another. Whenever yuii
connect tho church and State, or permit church
men, as such, to regulate the politics of a na
tion, the history of the wcrld proves that it w ill
always be disastrous to both. Therefore it is
that 1 invoke gentlemen of all parties to eschew
all connection with abolitionist and religious
.1.- I .1... X -.1 i- ,
fanatics, and adhere to the sound, republican
principles upon which our lepublican institu-
tiotis are based.
lu conclusion, sir, lam glad, on one account,
that these measures have originated at the time
they have. We have always heretofore been
divided into two great political parties at the
South. We have been contending about men,
and contending about measures, until we have
become about as much divided upou this ques
tion of slavery as upon any other question. I
thank Uod that, ir. his providence, a state of
things exist winch has orought all southern men
together a ftate of things in which we know t
neither Whigs nor Democrats.in w hich we know ,
neither slavery men, nor an ti slavery men, but
in which every man is judged simply by his fi- ;
delity to the land of his birth. If he is ready '
to bear arms fur the interests of his countrv if
i. : 1 .. ... :..'..:.. .u .1-1 r . .
nc 10 ictt.ij iu (ici.b.i in me ue is 11 ce 01 nis latni-
ly and his family altars, then he is a true south
erner; but if he is ready to yield one inch upon
this great question, then we can no longer ac
knowledge him ns one of us. However sincere
he may be, however honest, his opinions are such
as will justify and demand of him that he shall
affiliate with another class of men. It he would
live in our country, and under the bright sun
under which we exist, if he would enjoy tlie
peace, the quiet, the comfort which arise from
that institution which is so much denounced by
1 .1 1 1 I . . -
nrtliem men and foreigners who know nothing
. of u-if he
i OI "e,wi 'J1' m w-'iigs and ud-
! " .W , ' T"8' bt,t," ', t!,f w,li,e
' F1? a,nd 0 th. slavP' 1,8 must ,dt nt,f hl's'f
1 1 ? . 1 1. - . r
1 m lecnng ana in acnoii w un us, and he must
??e V VTn?, a m'ld"d fr"'
1 to the North and to the whole wor d k..n
' ,,.,. ,:, t,.i. ......T -1 "7::: " YJ
u- i , , , .
I .: fe'r..niany years ago, I Confess I did not he-
, enuea v or 10 assau in is. ou r cuerisl.eil i n t i : n 1 1, ,.,
.u ,t,m,e1 w,uld eve c"ie
we
oi ioc ooum suoutu oe o strongly united an
I desire to J 1
m parateii m a certain extent,
duly gratef ul to Heaven hat I have been disap-
VolntSd in this anticipation, and thaow. with
a largei portion, of tmr northern fellow uizens
upor, yur side, e-stand a one man;. an
.tandiugt - hac bawe toarfI kno"
in a minority. Wa have not numerical sti
ih nil trma
we are
6irengtu
thank iibd ! wre have spirit,! trust, to mam,
uin. .ar ngnw. ... ; n . .truiu pou,
and a def-p feeling of injuries rankling in our
Iipiirmariihiburuinir devotion to the lanawineu.
. - .
gave us birth.1 and an undying ttl for th, pro.,
notion and pritection of lia't institution which
IS enunareu in us oy tne recoiiwiionu uiiu
ciathms of ir 'infancy, find ..'the enjoyments of
our liiauho id ; luiiiuated by all these conxidera
tionx.-we strike for our riebis: and,' striking as-
oue'dianriitandTng .shoulder tu shoulder, we isaii
?rou jy defy a "world in.arms ,1 rs "
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uiii-(: ikiiiicj.,-" '"""v. vr-t .---v - i
whatever trials may come, in we wngugo oi
an American statKiuan. dow HO niureT xne
destiny of the S uth is my destinyfor good4or
for ev.l.'i ' y J
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!IONT. ALFRED DpCKERl,
The g Jitlemart, whose name heads'this article,"
liax been selected fey the Whig Convention, as
the standard bearer of the Whig party in the
nnnniiif hin'r G ubernntorial campaign. Had
ri o
we cone toe whole Mate over we snoum hhvi
failed to make a better selection. N Agenileman-
f diiinptioii, ..f practical talents ot the nrst
lirdl.rexu.I1!sire,v kn0WI1 and universally pop-
ular wherever known, 'be cannot fail to elicit
the oonti.l. nce of the people, whose friend he
has always proven, throughout the State.
At tin' a'e o f twentv-one. he found himself
in possession ot that capital wlitcti tne weaiiny i
. ' ... - . . ... I
and tiirf ma iii'iit scarcely oeciu oi suiueieui mi-
norui.ee to l.rmg into requisition, nowever
honorable and pr.iisewort liy in the management
of their individual economy, viz : a strong, ro
bust constitution and a brany hand, inured to
hard labor. lv Dwrjteverance. industry and
piu.lence in the management of this capital. Us
interest lumished linn lood and raiment, lru-
lv lias I
eaten his bread
"through the sweat
of his brow " Prudently husbanding his small
resources at Ii 1--1 . he gradually accumulated lit
tle bv liule, uniil iii i rse of time he became
possessed oi a oill.e-ot .oi'li'lty "of this
world's gm. iN," p. lend, r I.....S. ii and family
comfortable. I'lcterring rural pursuits to the
uncertain chances of speculation, he has be
c. une one ol the substantial Farmers of Rich
mond County. H iving been deprived of the
opportunities ot a collegiate education, his
vouthlul aspirations ifever sought the profes
sion ot the hiv, which has been the great fault
the great mistake, in fact, of tooniany uf the
on th ol the Country. Had he doneso.'his natural
p,.w ersol mind, his know n ability as a debater, al
ways sustaining himself fully, in his many po
litical discussions, with some of the brightest
lights oi the lcinoeriitic party, would have
qualified him as one of the very first men of
me legal proh-ssioii iu the whole State.
(ien. Dockery was tor several years elected
to a seat in the State Senate from his county.
lu that body he was known as one of its ablest
and most prominent members. So great was the
confidence ol his people in him, that he never
in- o, i!rii. And here we will state that about
l.-oil to Z. (tune not definitely recollected
now, j during the Clay and Jackson excitement,
ai a regimental mus-ier in his county, there was
an order given for all those who were for Clay
to march a lew paces iu front and those for
lack-..ii to stand ' as they were." At the
word "inarch," twenty sue (less than 3) white
un it, m a r. g.nieiit id perhaps five hundred
men, niarchtu' forth in compliance with the or
der, for Clay, and the b nance were for Jack
sou or some one else besides Clay. Notwith
.-(.Hiding this decided demonstration, in a few
ears (j'cu. lt-H-kcry was brought forward by his j
lr.cn. is tls ;i candidate for me Senate, lo which j
w. tea." ;i..iV; subsequently lie served several j
Lims, in ct: 11 st. 1 111 1 11 j a uejeat. hether or
n it pus fact, under those circumstances, does
not establish be ond adouhtthat he so acted
woile 111 the L-'gislature of the State, as to gain
the approval o! tlu people, is a matter which we
leave to tlie good judgment of tho reader. We
bcliov e his jti t entrance into public life was
iu the Convention of 1SJ4 to amend the Consti
tution of the State, to w hich the people of his
County ehcted him. It was thought by his op
ponenis t bat although successful tor the Con
vention, yet the peculiar circumstances attend
ing that qu-'stioii were such, that a man might
be elected there, and yet pot succeed in the Sen
ate or li use of Commons. A trial, however,
.soon determined th is matter so far as he was
concerned, lor lit triumphed over all opposition
lu lM-ior '5, (we do uot now distinctly rec
ollect vv i.ich) be w as elected a representative to
Congress from his district. There, as in his
former position, be served his Constituents with J
such enure satisfaction, that the next time he 1
was a candidate he was elected by a much
larger majority than at first.
In la.jl, immediately after the excitement'
on the slavery question, which was finally al- '
l ived to a great extent by the passage of the !
Compromise measures of i860, (.Ien D. again be- :
came a caud 1 late torCongress. lie had uniform
lv been a
Xattonul Uni-n Wh,g, opposing ul- j
traism, disunioniMii as well as free-soilism. ;
W hile others sought to sever the bonds which
bound together the various parts of this glorious '
1 Alfred Dockery sought to "pour oil ou
the troubled w aters," to allay the excitenien. to ,
preserve the rights of the South, and the Union
'r "" dissolution, lhe excitements of this date
1 . 1 1 . . - f
are iresn in tne recollection 01 every reader.
The Compromise measures which had been nas-
sci 1 in 10. oeen enai .icieriieu 111 me oOUtn as
'bills of surrender." The Democratic party
leaders in this State, in the main, (there were
a lew honorable exceptions) opposed, denoun
ced them as yielding to the North and noth
ing to the South, as "fraught with rii and
(.i egnant w ith disgrace." The gallant Dockery
came forward in a spirit of patriotism in the
defence of those great measures of peace, the
principles of which, by the bye, these same lea
ders arc now advocating, the purpose of which
is easily seen. The Democratic party in that
district, adjoining the South Carolina line, where
1 1 1 i .1 . . . : - . 1 1 . .
1 the disunion spirit was most prevalent, selected
as their candidate llon.(J. W.Caldwell, anrom
incut, distinguished leader, an able debater,
who had himself been nominated as a candidate
for G ivernor. The Whigs, the friends and de
fenders of tho Compromise, selected the Hon.
Allied Dockery. The contest was unusally x
ciiing throughout the State. Besides the pecu
liar turn which these questions had taken, many
base and infamous falsehoods had been manu
factured against him, (which were as disarace-
Jul to the fabricators as was the mischief of
their design,) publishedand scattered by some
o all of the democratic organs of the State.
Notwithstanding all these tremendous efforts
and influences, when the day of election arrived,
-Mr. Dockery distanced his opponent between
ticelre and fourteen hundred clear majority ! Nor
. 1. . 1 . r 1. . 1 . . J J.
was n; icss luriinuuuie on tne stump than at
the ballot box. At e?ery meeting of the cRndi.
dates, he proved himself a full match in debate
for sis opponent, a lawyer of firent ability. He
sen. I his time in Congress as on former occa
sions, and in other positions, wiUi honor to him
self and usefulness and satisfaction to his con
stituents. With such a standard bearer, then, the Whigs
of the State can look forw ard with confidence of
success, it they will but do their dutv as well aa
tnevr nooie ieauer
.,- ti t ... .
I - , .
He is eminently a practi- J
; great strength of mtel- i
cat man. 1 obsessing
led aud tn uiness of purpose," he is just the
man who is now needed at the helm of State, in
North Carolina. W'e have too long been sub
ject to the abstractions of ingenious, fine spun the
orisls, whose lectures were pretty, pleased tbe
fancy and were perhaps good euough if they
could possibly ever be reduced to practice.
inese arc an wen iu ttieir placu- But what
we ucsne. anu neeii, now, is a man of practical
.t.. ,.f n.,...i , f i
. ,
vieror. of troiisr Dutura nowon nf mlnrf
he man wbnnvtha peop1a-wn .
' they will hatreiB Sntf
juch a man they will ""27&
Hon Alfred Dockery,
v - ' -? .
TUE. NOMINEE..;
We have not seen an acco.unt
Za f,t rfid'AVhi' Convention w.l
, ar Raleigh, on Tuesday, the 21st: insN, tonom
rl r.i;.Ut i,f the Wbiit party for .Oovert
nor, but we learn trooi our excnng,
1-MlV nominated th lion. . Alfred a Dockery
a.hla Reoresenla
;. ;n'n,.n,,a fr.nn this district. -At :tnisan-
f mc in s'"r - " . - . i .
liouncement. the Democracy no douVt ieci wa
-- .. - - LnliAn r ri
the coon bad the cairaor to piw,r 'f
hr"i.plh.Aiir4-IIad?nrMd,.'htnh:--tame;-ap
.: : : . kL.j. Durid Cro2ket rli
id Crosket.j: 4 iia
e dowfc and give
;tion to the, words
himself together
no chartcel Mieht as well come
up at once I" aud.'uitingthe action to
ii.l.lifE.nd -rolline" himsel
t'n.,.l.r.nff down-in the midst of-the iogs
ht the feet of tho hunter.' Ueneral Dockery is
a plain farmer, self educated, and . possessing
. greatstrenth and vigor of mind. He is a bold,
Sear" and forcible speaker, and is one upon
"whom nature has lavished some of her choicest
fivors. Possessing a clear, discriminating and
practicaf intellect, his great energy and deter
mination of purpose enable him always to keep
pace with the current of success, tits moral
walk unriirhe'und above reproach, being a
r consistent member of the Baptist Church, and
r,,r rvi un.? Mum n oonitiiuuicant. v e snoum
judge bis age to be between A and 50 y-"- J
it':.L u .. .. ...niu.riinir nor eolojrs. the i
With such a man supporting our colours, the
eagle of victory is certain to perch upon our
standard.- Vkurlotle Whig.
THE WHIG PARTY.
lllVJi C .11V4 .
Let every true W hig in the land listen to
. : J . . . .
wtiiLt j. o. rinenaen suiu, m tuo uhiuci
i r .. J : J A. . I. .. . J . n n k ..iran
idn Kiuti. at tne ainner civen
.....
tQ him R( Frankfort
A toast was given ia his
honor.
After the annlause subsided, Mr. Crittenden
rose and spoke with his accustomed force and
eloquence for about twenty minutes, lie said
it had pleased the Legislature of Kentucky to
elect him aeain to the I nited Mates senate, ue-
inr thg s;Itll lime he ulj reCeived that distin
, , lwl,.,,
lie was a Whi- of the Henry
1 'UinilLU UOIIVI l
Clav and Webster School. They were his teach-
ers." and if he understood their teachings, if he
had rightly understood Whig principles, he
tho..l.t ,it when he served his country the
most he should be serving his party the best.
lie repented of no opinion he had ever express
ed, of no act, as a public man, he had ever
committed; with him, politics and parties
change, and asperities pass away with the oc
casion which nave them birth. The National
D.'inoeraev of New York had come so nih to
. ..
us that we can tdiake them by the hand.
He
WOUiu oe giau 10 uniie 111 one great pui iy iu
support tiie Union an 1 the Constitution. i
Allc IT II lillt,, iiiuuii nun ill i iiiiiioi j
is ns necessary as it ever has been for the true
well being of the country. It is the great Re
serve to le called up when the country demands
its service. Whether in a minority or a major
ity, the duty of the Whig party was the same
to stand by our country. The Whig party more
than once had saved the country from impend
ing ruin, in lSO, 1832, and in 1850. Without
Henry Clay where would we have been ? Where
would have been the Missouri Compromise, the
Compromise of 18ol2, the Compromise of 1850?
The Whig party, though defeated in the great
canvass of 18"j'J with the great and gallant Scott
for their leader, were not dead, and it would
be a bitter day for our country if it should die.
The Whig party was not made to be killed by
one defeat ; it will awake to new life whenever
the country demands its service. Here, in
Kentucky, only once in twenty years has the
Whig party been defeated. Here we never
have laid down our arms. This is the
old banner Whig State of the Union, and if out
banner should trail in the dust in other Status,
here, in old Kentucky, it shall stand protid
ly erect, while there is a warm, heart and a
strong arm to uphold it. The Whig party is
the party cf true progress, a progress based up
on the experience of the past. Every step it
takes is a step forward.
"But the glory of our future depends upon
the Union of the States. Divide the States and
the world lias never seen so wild a wreck as
there would be. He represented a State in
which there was no Disunionist, no Abolition
ist, no Secessionist. Here the people's motto
was the Union, the Union always, the Union
as it is. Such are the people of Kentucky, the
State in which he was born, and which he was
so proud to represent. He saw nothing to dis
courage the hig party- The lust of office is
not so strong in our ranks as to render us un
mindful of the true honor of country. One mil
lion two hundred thousand Whigs voted for
Oen. Scott. He did not succeed ; but nobod?
could have beaten him but our Democratic fel
low citizens. In conclusion, he said he was
for old Kentucky as she was and as she is.
So may she remain '."
Whit is thi Hardest Mods to Die f To be
shot dead is one of the easiest modes of termi
nating life ;yet, rapid as it is, the body has
leisure to feel and reflect. On the first attempt
by one of the frantic adherents of Spain to as
sassinate William. Prince of Omnffo -arhn Kwit
the lead in the revolt of the Netherlands, the
ball nassed through the bones of his fVue ,nH
brought him to the ground. In the instant that
preceded stupefaction, he was able to frame
the notion that the ceiling of the room had
- fall An and riifiheH him
The cannon shot which plunged into the 1
brain of Charles XII. did not prevent him from
seizing his sword by the hilt. The idea of an
attack, and the necessity for defenee, was press-'
ed on him by a blow, which we should have j
supposed too tremendous to leave an interval !
for thought. But it by no means follows, that
the inflicting of fatal wounds is accomplished I
by a pang, r rom wdat is known of the first ef-
feet of gun-shot wounds, it is probable that the !
unuuimo UtMCl-
Such the man wbnaitha, people-want
impression is rather stunning than acute. Un- i ' 'rnvrrPTinviBv
less death be immediate, the pain is as varied ! Soda CrackerJ R, 4s Prunes, Currants
as the nature of the injuries, and these are pastj Citron, Sardines, Pickles, Chocolate; Served
counting up. Ginger, Pears, Damsons, Pine Apples, Peaches,
But there is nothing singular in the dying , Quinces and Limes; Olives, Almonds Filberts
sensation, though Lord Byron remarked the j Palm Nuts, Pecan, (by the bag or lb ) Tobacco'
physiological peculiarity that the expression is Snuff, Soaps, Cologne, Looking Glasses and Firel
invariably that of languor, while in death from j works, together with many other articles too nu
a stab, the countenance reflects the traits of ! merous to mention,
natural character, of gentleness or ferocity, to! MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
the last breath. y j Accordeons. Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Tambo-
Some of those cases are of interest, to show i fines, Fifes, Flutes, tie.
with what slight disturbance life may go under I
a mortal wound, till it finally comes to a sudden !
stop. A foot soldier at Waterloo, pierced bv a 1
l..t Vll .1 l l i . J
muHitei uau in me nip, oeggea water ot a troop
er who chanced to possess a canteen of beer.
The wounded man drank, returned his hearti
est thanks, mentioned that his regiment was
nearly exterminated, and having nroceeded a
dozen yards on his way to the rear, fell to the f
earth and with one convulsive movement of bis
j limbs concluded his career. Yet the voice, savs
uie trouper, w uo uirnseii tens tne story, "gave
scarcely the smallest sign of weakness."
Captain Basil Hall, who, in his early youth,
was present at the battle of Corunna, has singled
out, irom uie coniusion wnich consigns to obli
vion tbe woes and gallantry of war, another in
stance, extremely similar, which occurred on I
iuai occasion, -u oiu omcer, wno was shot in
the head, arrived pale and faint at the tempo-!
rary hospital, and begged the surgeon to look
at his wound, which was pronounced mortal.-, i
that occasion. An old officer, who wa .ht in i
"Indeed, I feared so," he responded with inipe- I
noil nttora rna 99 'o nA vat T cK.... 1 . t:i
"v-j wa-v i v m. Duvuiti I1S.C very
much t0 li?e a little longer, if it were possible "
He laid his sword upon a stone at hi. side .
gently," says Hall, "as if its steel had been
turned to glass," and almost immediately sank
dead upon the turf. Quarterly Review.
The number'of blind persons in Japan is
said to be enormous. In Jeddo, the capita),
alone. 36.000 is the comnutation. Thr .i
i more blina people in America than m Eurone
it I? jt, ti : , - i r1
... . ... r . . f " w
In Egybt, there is one blind person to evar
hundred. In Great Britain there ale twenty
five thousand.
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RIGHT MODE 0? COXDUCTINGA P
g f 0Q friendg ftre surprised that W4o
wrilLr. id Jonge'reaitoriala tori this
newspaper. VUr;reasoos . re .w 7i.
mind eoheluViTe.' VTb
-r ft 'wi f onr duties, r W re not am
bitious of the.fame Of: warriors ; we prefer tho
blessing promised to peace-owner-:'.: ;v - v, r,
U. - AvArnLth9 secret vT the -successful conduct
of a- newspaper;, devoted -. to the;hjecta abut
. . w -ut.ra.i.ytnuth spnsibilitv m'the public
'nuiiittuuiv'i. r .r.-i - u
iichthere;iTmucn isenaipiuty m mc v"
nd, is,to. knoW-when to' bf silent; as wcl!
ipri and .what'td peak
Sdt all Vords. but wordsfitly epoken,- vnre
ApIes'6f Qold in Pictures of Silver,-
. M&SUmghta9 ColoHizationPu J,; '
H f .. ; " - ' ' " ' y
aohnanBuren andXh'rt of
Gen. Pierce'a .Freesoil officers from Ne.W':i oyk
? ttt i : ..... Wlin Aan fha nihttr
w ' ,
a m now in nsutiiioii. -
be? is the question with all the Metropolitan
quid-nuncs. The correspondent ot tne ixew
York Courier tells us, that the Prince has come
on an errand, of war. lie openly avows his de
termination toMefeat the Nebraska Bill, if pos
sible, and expresses perfect confidence in his
ability to do it. He is considered the organ of
Secretary Marcy who is understood -to be op
posed to the bill. The Prince is a dangerous
man in himself; but if he has a private letter
Secretary of State, be may be regard-
. J . . .. . r . t j
ed as wielding the whole power of the Admin
istration. ;;Wvi
We notice that suspicions are still indulged
with respect to the reliability of the President.
Two of the. members ot the House irom nts own
..." , 1 "I l
cume ui ' o - , V k-V.1;
n,:n r., ta loll If. wouhf look better.
, v.
if thA nrnnortion was the other way. lie is
still hand and glove with the Freesoilers re- j
taining all that pestiferous brood in off.ee. But 1
his intimacy with Prince John is th..t which t
excites more distrust than any other one cir- i
cumstance. It is feared, that the Prince has
tricked him ; that by means of magical arts, or .
the possession of some important secret, he has ;
an irresistible influence over mm.
j lhe friends ot the Nebraska bill should put
: a guard over the PresidenMo protect h.m Iron.
; tne w ucnery o uie 1 ru.ee . ..c o. , ..
' ia members, who has had his eye upon the Bri-
gadier for twenty years, would discharge that
duty admirably. Uichmond Wl iy.
l
A modern medical writer has a word for pa-
ihpir ehll.lren's limbs to .he
cold :
I cannot pass without a word the barbarous
! regimen which custom arid the ignorant con-
victions of many parents have prescribed for ;
infants and young children. I allude to the j
practice of half-dressing children, which is !
adopted in almost all weathers, sometimes with 5
a view to show off ; sometimes, as is said, to j
invigorate and "harden" the child. The con- !
tinned impression of cold thus allowed to be j
made on the arms, shoulders, legs, and often j
the bodies of young children, must result, un- j
less the power of the system be very great, in
gradually establishing a congestive circulation
'ii p t. .1 .... .1 -s . c ...i 1 ... :
1ua1w.11 nivor me ueveiupmoiu oi iuoe.c.es ...
the lungc, of mesenter'c glands, of dropsy of the
brain, ut chronic diarrbica, bronchitis, catarrh,
and so on ; to say nothing of the multitudes of
the little sufferers cut off by croup and other
acute inflammations.' Parents should know
and not forget that children have lestpower of
generating heat than adults ; and that, conse
quently, in cool or cold weather, their bodies
and limbs should receive as careful an envelop
ment aud protection as those of grown persons
liable to the same degree of exposure ; for a
more careful and selfish attention of the latter
to their own comfort and health will hardly
admit of."
S'ALLISTER & BROTHER,
4 Chestnut St. Philadelphia.
SPECTACLES,
Math am ati nil Instruments, Spy Glasses,
Thermometers, Microscopes,
Piatina Points, Magic Lanterns, ic.
V VIOltllll 0B KXTAIL.
w Otir Priced and Illustrated Catalogues
0" are famished on application, and sent
br Mail, free of ehaxge.
New Arrival
AT THE VARIETY STORE! j
THE undersigned respectfully informs the citi-
rens of Raleigh, and of the surrounding j
country, that he continues at his old stand, and j
has just returned from the North, where he selec
ted a good assortment of articles usually kept in a 1
Family Grocery and Confectionary. I
GROCERIES '
Java, Laguira and Rio Coffees; Clarified, Pul
verized, Crushed and Brown Sugars; Wax, Sperm,
Adamantine and Tallow Candles ; Molasses and
Sugar House Syrup ; Apple Vinegar, Tomato and
Walnut Catsups, Fish, Rice, Lard, Salt, Starch,
Blacking, Table Salt, Mustard, Nutmeg. Ginger,
Mace, Cloves, Cinnamon, Spice, Sal. Soda, &c.
MISCELLANEOUS
Trunks, Valises, Carpet Bags, Walking Canes,
Umbrellas, Wool and Cotton Cards, Nails, a full
assortment of Tin Ware, Horse Combs and Brush
es, Plough Lines, Bed Cords, Coffee Mills, Spades,
Ck I. H-. tr , ti , . '
nZl Jj IT Ye"eiS' Mrse UCKei3 brooms,
HENRY KEIM.
tf 70
Aug. 26, 185.
MUIR & STEVENS,
Successors to Muir and James,
Importers and Wholesale and Eetail Dealers in
CHINA, GLASS, EARTHENWARE, LAMPS,
Looking Glasses, Tlated and Britannia Ware,
.fancy Goods, &o.
Corner of Bollingbreok & Sycamore Streets,
Wm. At ocstus Mcik, ) . . '
Samuhl feTEVBxs. Feter8burg, Va.
Petersburg, Jan 1854
rpHE Subscribers having entered into partnershin
1 under the st-clo ..! fim ,.r nr. 1
ui niuir a-oievens nnrl
, 7f wl V,a,?a u,a,8S rthenware
' :rA""r "U1.r James, will con-
tinue the hnsinMQ n u , tuu"
tTd occupied by them iVl U
times keepy, all
article usuallv Zd fl L?" of everJ
They are now receiving a portion of th
siness.
(iJn7(Z .Z " recelT?nS Portion of their Spring
Goods, (of their own direct inportation, j and bf
the first of March will have their stock complete
Se pulhc 7reSpeCtfUllyiite th entfonof
N. B. Particular attention paid to packine
FimTiihu MUIR & STEVENS.
11 6w
his day by H. B. TURNER,
Raleigh, Jan;i0,.18r4.- Book-St
rt-v v
Notice,
J virtof s?d4rll otthe; Court of
J3 .stoWCouiP at Fall Ter
on rnu;, lue itm uu ot apnt next,
to the higl
!'st hiil.i..
nronertV-'Ott'WhiCh'is ahvre-6 Dwi-llina- TT,..:
I z . c uu a- 1
house well 'constructed for ii Tavern or Stor? " '
A lioim'e amf lot known Ina. t1ie ?J(iac t'
property." ' The house and lot .now -occupiej
James WilbnV'The house A occupied by ?..,!
L. Uittiugas a-Store. hous'eani the lot whcr .. '
it Is ' situate JlTwo vacant ..lots whereon Sh,!i
' - i svq vacant iois oppoii.e o 1-ei.er l utue s. q
vacant Jot adjoiniug J oseph II. Hartmnn. Thin
" '. tn - "i. v . : A T i m ...
,
ian3
ahl
acres of land near uermastgwn aJjoininT
lands-xif PettifTuttle aiid others, mostly bott ,
trUct of land adjoining the above tract
'l-nvmliitf iirnlrfi iinttiii'vi!i ka mi
uil'O. vcr uiuiiii.-. i n v Duurcs ju iu; AUum Fit
: A credit of twelve mvnthswili be given witl. in
teresi irom uaie, p-urcuasers giying Donu witL at,,
proved security f4ff '
Alt .tne' rest ol .he ian'J3,ii)eionging to shU e.
tate, amounting to somefiyeor six thousand aei-o
in various tracts, some of which are very vaUa!.
ble,we win sen-privately at aiy time when pur.
ehaser3 apply. r i
As an' inducement to purchase situations in anl
near uermantowu, 11 may oe mentioned tic.t p
Masonic Institute, one of.the most flourishing li;Li, -
sclioois lBiuecouiitrj, lam successrui iiperati-
ill the village, -"at present numbering between sit
and 100 pupils and more coming in. Ii sm;s,;h.
sirous'sof a cheap and healthy residence durijy
the i years their children may le going to sdi, ,f
would do well to take advantage cf.tha above sat,
of property.
" - f R. D. GOLDIXO.
.Commissioner jUS. BITTInJ,
Feb 28th, 1854. w4w-1m
HOPKINS, H JLL & CO.
WHOLt ai.i:
DRY GOODS Ml.llJll.VXTS,
NO. 2o8 BALTll-JItE STl'.EET,
j (Opposite Jlarover Street,)
Basil K. Hopkins, Robfit Hull, M'ni. H. Ryan,
(Late of Kyan & Wilson,) Thomas VV. Atkinsuii.
Referring to the above Card, we would s:iy to
. the Merchants of North Carolina, that we dnill U
. able, at all times, to offer a 1 extensive assort hum,
! embracing the newest and nost desirable style- :
(ioods in our line.
1 Many articles of Dome? tic Fabric received ..n
1 commission uirect irom mi. manuiacuirers.
! From the long experiet ;e we have had, ai: 1
! with an earnest enueavoreu our part to secure tU
best trade that comes to the market, we teel
sure l that our friends, aD I merchants generally,
vvid find it to their interest to examine our stuck
before purchasing.
BASIL B. HOPKINS,
R0BEKT HULL,
WM. If. RYAN,
THOS- W. ATKINSON,
Baltimore, Feb. 1st, 185 t, ly-10
Important to Merchants and
Druggists.
JOHN C. BAKER & CO., call the attention of
their numerous Patrons, and buyers generally,
i to their large and very superior assortment it'
. M.licmeH .tc. embracimr everv thiinr in
their line of business, which they offer on such
terms as must satisfy purchasers, in both price
and quality. . ' .
We have recently made large additions to m;r
Stock, which now consists in partof American ni;.l
Imported Chemicals of the most approved makes,
Foreign ami Native Drugs and Medicines. Super
tine Powders iu Bottles, Painters, and Artist's col
ors. Window and Picture Glass, Spices, py'ei-.'
Materials, Surgeon's Instruments, ic.
We have also added largely to our stock of Per
fumery, Toilette and Shaving Soaps, ('osmetics
Sac, embracing a great variety 01' new and i-lcji ..i.t
Preparations for the Toilette, of tiie best Eur.. pc 111
.lii'l American Manufacture.
Our stock further consists of a choice nss. rt.
ment of fine Old Wines' and Brandies, specially
selected for the requirements of Invalids, mid
warranted to be of the purest quality aud requir
ed proof, re iable for Medical prescription, utel
domestic use. They will be furnished :tt the low-
j est Miirket prices, iu fJottles or by the Gallon.
j AVie and wore Advantageous Terms.
j A discount of ti' per cent, will be aPowed to buy-
j ers on cashing their hills within 10 days of date uf
i purchase in par funds. ' ,
Uncurrent money will only be taken at its mar-
! ket value at time of payment.';-!".' -
i If desired, (i months credit-will be given to Mor-
i chants w ho are responsible and punctual.
JOHN C. BAKER & CO.
I No. 100 N. Sd. St. Sign of the Golden Eagle and
j Mortar, Philadelphia.
1 Jan. 7th. Ib5-J. . - 'J
!
Notice This ! !
SEALED Proposals will be received until tlie
1st of May next, for building a Female College
at Statesville, when the contract will be - closed.
The structure to be brick Length 136 feet ; widili
41, four stories lush, with a back protection 4-1 by
I 50 feet, and a portico in front. The brick will be fur
nished by the Committee. Forspecifications, Xo.,
! apply to any, of the undersigned-n Statesville.
T. A. ALLISON,
-T. II. McRORLE,
S. R. BELL,
W. F. COWAN,
Rev. B. L. BEALL,
do.
P. II. DA ETON,
Building Committee.
- titr 1.x
Feb. 28, 1854.
LOST,
BETWEEN Wednesday and Saturday, of last
week, a Fifty Dollar Nate. Any person find
ing the same, ami leaving it at this Office, s-li i 1
receive Five Dollars reward. Feb. 14 Htt
Bricklaying and Plastering
C1HARLES W. PALMER takes this method of
) informing the public, that he is now prepared
to carry on the aboye named business in all its'
branches, and in a masterly and expeditious manner.
He thinks he can afford to contract for work of
this sort on as reasonable terms as any person in
tlie State, having made extensive arrangements
for so doing. He flatters himself that the work be
has already done in Raleigh has given entire satis
faction, and he hopes by strict attention to his
business to merit a continuance of public favor.
Jan. 6, 1854. ly 3
A Rare Chance
FOR CAPITALISTS.
I)T virtue of a Deed of Trust executed to m
y for purposes t'uereiu mentioned, I, as Trustee,
will proceed, on the 21st of March next, on ULe
premises, to sell all the property of the
SALEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
situated in the town of Salem. And if the bid fr
the whole property should not be considered sat
isfactory, the Buildings, Machinery, and Land
will be offered for sale separately, on terms to be
made known ou the dajrpf sale. Said sale to be
continued from day fcjhdy "till the whole property
is sold. TH0S:J: WILSON, Trustee.
Salem, N. C. Jan. 20,' 1854. w8w-7
NOTICE.
XTJ"E are pleased to inform our friends and the
1 T public generally, that since the destruction
by fire, of th. stores recently occupied by us, and
of nearly our entire stock of China, Gkss, Earth
enware, &c, we have, through the kindness of
Messrs. Patterson & Cooper, Commission Mer
chants, made arrangements to continue business
in the store just vacated by them, at the foot oi Sy
camore street, where' we fihall be happy to see etir
friends and all who wish to purchase anything m
our line.Qurrstock, we may Say, will be an en
tirely nw one; an prices, we are prepared to offer
as great . inducements as heretofore.
We avail ourselves of this opportunity of return
ing our sincere thanks for the very liberal patron
age heretofore extended.to . us, and Ahope by our
usual promptitude and fidelity to merit and sccuio
acontinuation of the same. KEER & MAKBL'KY.
Importers and Dealers in ChinaGluss aJ
Earthenware, Petertburg, Va.
Feb. 14, 1854. wtiw H
WT ANTED. 10 bushels of
Onion liuttons. at
Hho Drug Store of
Feb. 10. 1864. WILLIAMS k HAYWOOD