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".A r r . I f - , r- jr: r i. fx ' - THE: CAMPAIGN! ' Rxs6txnys . a t o p t b d; Kesohttioks adoptxb ." yns mcoroco CJon-7 bt.tbb locofoco Cox t VENTioN OF 1850. 5 TESTION 01852 ; r I. Resolved, That in Resoltxd 1st That we common with a large por-are for a rigid construc- ' Won of the people of this)tion of the Constitution of State aad of: the Soath.Cthe United States as a ; s . desire the fall and grant of limited powers j . perfect settlement of all Jfor an independent Trea- V -. the agitating questionsSsury, and against a Uni - ' -which now distract therted States Bank; for, a V, country; we desire iheliKTariff for 'revenue, and settlement upon a basis oDagainst a Tariff fat pro equal right and justice tojtection ; for economy In aU and -every portion cthe administration of the the Union. "' Federal Government, and 2." JtssoivKD, That theSagainst . extra vagant--pecnliar plan" origina-penditurea ;"" for" an early v fd and' persisted in bypayment' of the - public the President and his?debt, and against the pajr- ' Cabinet, will not have theCment of stale and.unfbun - effect of promoting har-ded claims." f und concord, but? 2d. That we are devo- V, Ipvm the Terr i tort anted to the Union of' the unsettled, theStates, and desire its pre- door of agitation wideservation by a strict and ' open, and the Union still)faithful observance of the invnlvM in . exciteraenKConstitution.land by jdo- J and periL W equal and impartial - 3. Rksolvid, That thisjustice to, all its parts. continued persistence oft 3d. That we are willing " - President Taylor and his)to adhere to the measures Cabinet in his 'peculiarof adjustment, known as ' plan," is oneoutoi many;the "Compromise," and violations of his Dled2esinsist upon the faithful given before his election)and full execution of the is a direct and imwar-haw in regard to fugitive ranted interference withSslaves ; and we will not and an attempt to fore-?upport any man for the stall the action of Con-$Presidency, who with- "-j, . cress ; and is not in ac-noias a nm, p""pi i . u- r..ii -mt ni i cordance with the proper-Jexplicit avowal ot hisap duty of an American Ex-proval of the said law, cutive. ana oi nis unciiumau - 4. Rksolved, That theSto enforce the same. Compromise, known as 4th. That the public the - Missouri Compro-Slands are the common mise, was adopted in property of aD. the States, spirit of mutual conces-to be held by the General sion and conciliation ; and)Government as a com though the South feelsonon fund, for the" pay ' that it detracts from herSmentof the public debt Constitutional rights, yet?and other charges upon for their love of the Un-sthe public Treasury, .ion, this Convention is 5th. That the Constitu willing to abide by it, anduion of this Sute having would cheerfully see alDprovided for its amend ?. the distracting questions ment by legisladve.enact - ' .settled on this basis. Sment, and three-fifths of - 5. . Rksolvbd, That an) both houses of the last amendment to the Con-S General Assembly -hav-stitation of this Statenng voted for the measure ought to be made, abol-jof Free Suffrage, we axe ishing the land qualifica-in favor of re-anirming-it 1 tion for electors of Sfna-by the next General As. s .tors j and that the peoplesembly, and of its subse . bought to be permitted toquent approval by the ' elect the Judges for a termspeople, so as to make it ' of years. Ht part of said Constitu- 6, RsscivxD, That wetion. haye undiminished con-) 6th. That we are for fidence in the ability, in-(holding sacred the Fede tegrity, and sound prin-jral basis of apportioning , ,ciples of. the Hon. DavidjRepresentatives among . i& Reid, of the County ofsthe several States ; and ' Rockingham; that hisagainst changing the pre-self-sacrifice and devo-(sent basis of representa- tem to the cause in the;tion 'in the Senate and canvass of IS48, deservesvHouse of Commons of , our highest praise and.this estate, heartiest thanks ; and we) hereby again imanimous-s 5 ly recommend him to the) - people as a proper can- . - didate for the office of) Goverggr of North Caro-c . Lnaatthe ensuing elec-S ,. tion. ' Resolutions adoptkd'Resolctions a n o p t k d BT THELOCOroCO COK-) BT THK WHIG Con nextiom or 1854. vENtiou or 1854. 1. Resolvid, That) Rksolved, Ttat we we are for a rigid concherish a cordial and im- struction of the Constitu-)moveable attachment to tion of the United States)the Constitution and U- as a grant ot limited nion of the States, and powers ; for an Indepan-Ht is our determination to dent Treasury and a-Sresist every attempt to a gainst a United StateeHenate one portion of our Bank : for a Tariff for re-Scountry from the rest, venue and against a Tar-)and to enfeeble the sacred Iff for protection; for e-sties which link together coBomy in the adminis-zits various parts. tration of the federals Rxsolvkd, That we government, and aeainsvdisapprove the legislation extravagant expenditur-sof Congress, by which the es ; for an early paymentPublic Lands the com of the public debt, and mon property of all the aeainst the payment oi)State8 are so often ap- uninst and unfoundedspropriated for the sole claims. )and exclusive benefit f 2. Rxsoltkd, Thauthe new States, and we President Pierce, by his;insist, and shall continue Inaugural Address audto insist, that the State annual Message, and by)of Nrth Carolina should hia devotion to the Con-receive her equal and stitntion and rights ofjjust shjre of the same, the States therein mani-cfor purposes of Education ' fested, has signally jus-)and Internal Improve tified the expectations onment within the State, the American Democra-b RisoLveD, That we cy.in elevating him to)re-affirm the Resolution the distinguished positionkrf the last Whig Con ven ue now fills ; and in theaion, on the Compromise administration of the gov-Measures ofl850- which eminent, upon the priu-declares them a final set ciples thus boldly avow-tlement in principle and ed by him, he will place-in substance of the dan himBelf where he de9erv-gerous and exciting sub es to stand, high in thegecte to which they relate, Kat of American Presi-and that we are in favor dents. of the doctrine of non in- 8: Resolved, Thattervention by Congress th bill now pending be-)on the subject of slavery fore Congress to organizes within the territories of the territories of Nebras-)the United States, now ka and Kansas has ouiKheld or hereafter to be hearty approval; and we)aoquired. tender to Senator Doug- Resolved, That we . las, and other members;mosf decidedly condemn of Congress from non-(the action of the Presi-slare-holding States. ourSdent and his Cabinet in thanks for their manlyAtheir recent interference patriotic and nationalin the local elections of coarse on this question. sovereign States, and re- 4. Resolved, That(gard their conduct as a the public lands are thelike calculated to detract common property of the'from the dignity of their peonle ot the Unitedjstations and subversive States, and therefore any?of the dearest rights of a disposition of them forsfree people. thv sole and exclusive? Resolved, That the benefit of any one of thesconduct of the present States would be unjustAdministration, in the and unconstitutional. (appointment of "Free 5' Resolved, That)soilers" to office, is an the public landsf beings unjustifiable insult to the the common property ofSouthern portion of the the people of all thesUnion, and in violation of States, should be held as)the pledges upon which a common fund and dia-the party went into pow posed of for the benefit of)er. all first, in the paymcntC Rsolvd, That we of the public debt, and)are of opinion that the It ? A 1 ) r -T . men m iraying me peQpie oi nortn . arouna expenses of the federal) iesire a change in the government, so as to re- Constitution of the State, duce the taxes now im- and that this ehim. posed upon the commWwisely and safely done necessaries of life. Sby a Convention of Dele 6. Bksolvio, Thatgates, elected by the Peo the Democracy of thep e ; therefore, we recom- State have reason to bemend to the Legislature proud of the administra-to call such Convention, tion of public affairs uwand in submitting the r. der David S. Reid; thatSlection of Delegates to he has shown . himself athe people, so to provide, just, patriotic 'and ableSaa to preserve the preal ', Executive ; and in addi-)ent basis -of representa tion to the" fame he hasstion in the Legislature. achieved as the oringna-) Resolveu, That we tor and chaimpion of Freesare in favor of increasing Suffrage, and as the longthe efficiency of onr pres tried and unwavering ad-ent By stem or Common vocate of the people' sSchools, bo that the bles righta, he will carry withsings of a liberal educa him in his retirement)tioa may be freely diffus .trom his present post theed throughout the State, -consciousness of having? Rkbolved, That , we ; dedicated his best enerare in favor of a liberal vgieato the public godd5system of. Internal Im ,.and the sincere and enprovement on the part of .ithoaiastio confidence of;North Carolina, and es A theDemocratio party. Specially recommend 'the J- ' bUOLYlD. ThatTtnnn V Vw th Constitution of thisawlina Road, at and State ought to beWWeto the faTpraWe aam right to' -vote for RsaolTsi), f That he membera of the Senate as,rraiaeni appoint ao for members of the HouseecnUve Committee oi of CommoBS ; that ire te- )JJine,'irho8e duty it shall gardhe.pln of amend-cbe to act' for the Whig meat by, legislative en-)party is the approaching of the neople at the bal lot-box, as strictly repub-j lican; as it is certaml; constitutional ; that w are opposed, under and all circumstances, a change of the basis o representation. in . the tfenata and . House . o Commons ; and that e will never - abandon lh rreat priheiple of F Suffrage, but init urn "with our" fellow, citizens, of both parties in pres-' sine It in the face or ai opposition and difficulty, to its final' triumph W8.:, vKSsoltid, That it is our earlest wish 1 am desire to see the resour ces of N, Carolina, agn cultural, mineral and commercial, fostered and developed : and the :ta having already entered upon a system of internals improvements to thatS end, and made large ' in-) vestments irith that view, it would, in the opinion of this Convention, be .... , .i.i.. Tinur, tnn nrnnpr lor mcv r r--r - Legislature, rromumew time, to extend such fur-) theraid in the comple-S tion ofthe works already) undertaken, and the ex- tension of the me, as a) just regard for the inter- est or the people may re- quire, and the means andc resources of the State) will prudently allow. 9. Rssolved, That) our present system Common Schools, ough-) to be fostered by the Le-l gislature, and its efficient) cy increased, until the blessings of Education; shall have been afforded all the children of the) State. 10. Resolved, That we re-affirm the Resoiu- tions of the Baltimores Conventions of 1844, and) 1848, and 1852, as furi as they are applicable to) the present condition oil the country. THE STANDARD AND EX GOV. GRAHAM. The Ral?igh Standard recently contained an attack on Gov. Graham, in which allusion was made to two letters which passed between the editor of the Standard, Mr. Holden, and Gov. G., and charges him with , having made a private letter public. This letter was written at the time that Mr. Holden was in full communion with the whig party, and was ad dressed to Gov. G. for the loan of funds with which to purchase a whig paper. Very soon after this he emerged into editorial life as the editor of the Standard, a rank locofoco paper. The change was so sudden that it attracted a great deal of attention and caused much criti cism. The.above expose is made by the Stan dard itself, in its reference to one of the letters. Gov. Graham has addressed a letter to the edi tors of the Hillsboro Recorder, in which he re fers to the letters spoken of by the Standard, and says that one of those letters, the only one which be could lay his hands on at present, re quired that it should be exhibited to divers other persons, and therefore could not have been a private letter. The Governor refuses to publish the letter even now, but holds it sub ject to the directions of the editor of the Stan dard. It remains to be seen whether the editor of the Standard will allow it to see the light through hia columns, or whether it will be sup pressed. Norfolk Beacon. MR. RRAGG. We had the pleasure on last Thursday to hear Mr. Bragg address a portion of the citi zens of Cabarrus at Mount Pleasant. The col lection was very small, not numbering more than forty persons. He spoke of distribution, of free suffrage by Legislative enactment, and the other issues which divide the two parties of the country, in a mild, (and we thought) a subdued spirit. He looks as if "his thoughts troubled him," as if the people had already written "upon the plaster of the wall" "Thou ari tceighed in the balances, and art found want ing." The crowd was composed principally of Whigs. They listed to Mr. Bragg with mark ed attention, but their countenances expressed after the close of his speech that their former convictions bad been deepened upon theirmindR We think Gen. Dockery's majority in Cabarrus will be larger than any Whig candidate has ever received Salis. Whig. TALKING SENSE. The Washington (N. C.) Whig, in noticing the proceedings of the Whig Convention io Beaufort county, and a complimentary notice of the candidates selected, says, "We go into the campaign under the banner of Dockery and Victory Free Suffrage aud Free Sehiols Internal Improvements and Dis tribution f the Public Lands. Withont a convention of the people we can not get Free Suffrage, as the experience of the past six years bears abundant testimony. The Whigs are therefore for a convention. With out Distribution, we cannot have & perfect sys tem of Free Schools and Internal Impro vements, without taxing the people more heavily than they are able to bear. The Whig party art there fore for Distribution for demanding their share of the public lands, to the end that the blessings of education may be enjoyed by all, the poor as well as the rich, and the resources of the State be developod without imposing heavy burdens upon the people in the shape of taxee. We call then upon the people not up on Whigs, not upon Democrats, upon every man whu loves his country to rally under this ban ner and help bear it on to victory." STANLY COUNTY. We had the pleasure last week of seeing a large number of the intelligent Whigs of Staulv rt - ur i , , , . . J voumy. kt e learnea personally that the Deo ple there are outraxed at the lreatment received L p . r u c ,, ,u! . "',,!U D?,ke f'om the. "V0 "d wLw.0UId surprised, if he, like his ' nd V' . Brrinf5?r on certain occas ion, would receive a unanimous vote. General Dockery's honesty of purpose, bis devotion to education ' and his long tried fidelity to the cause of Internal Improvements, have won 'the confidence and affections of the people of this noble county, and their voice will be heard in thunder tones on the 3d day of August next. Salisbury Whig. "What would Mrs. Grundy say" if the Cape Fear region were to send sx Whigs to the next Legislature T - Wouldn't that respectable old la dy drop her spectacles in amazement ? Wouldn't she besiege the Journal office, to know what was broke ? Mind, madam, we don't swear the fact will be so. We don't say we can put our finger upon the men. We only advise you seriously to wait and see. WU.-Jter. At Cincinnati a boy who was amusing himself by shooting off fire-crackers, seeing an empty whiskey barrel lying on the sidewalk, put a lighted cracker into it and stopped the bung, hole. Singular as it may appear, the explosion vi tun yrc.cr lorceu not tneneaq.vf tat barrel mill! ti ll mAtt nEfllOTBlK Ottr m th rOan of fair, deliohifxtt peace ; Unwarped by! party rage, to iive like brothers." WEDNESDAY MORNING. 12, 1854 f ; . : Repvblioan ; JFAiflr Tichett V- FOR GOVERNOR, - f . ALFRED DOCKERY, OF RICHMOND. ELECTION ON THUESSA7, ATJOUST Srd. GEN. DOCKERY'S APPOINTMENTS. Lenoir, Morgan ton, Marion, ' Rather ford too, Friday, i Juljj Satnrday, Monday, " Wednesday, " 14 15 17 19. TICKETS! Send in your orders for D0CKER1 TICKETS We will send them by Matt, free of all charge except that for postage. " DODGING " AGAIN! FAIRLY CAUGHT! We learn that in the discussion at Charlotte, between the candidates for Governor, Mr. Bragg ! made an attempt to raise another issue of ve ' ragity with Gen. Pockery, an attempt, how- ever, in which he so signally failed, that bis friends were ashamed of him. Gen. Pockery remarked, that he had the certificate from the Edenton gentlemen at the discussion in Monroe, on Satnrday, the 1st of July, when Mr. Bragg was present. He stated that Mr. Bragg's prin cipal mode of defence against the certificate, at Monroe, was abuse of Mr. Evan9, a Methodist minister, the first name on the certificate that the other certifiers had escaped Mr. Bragg's ceu sure, but that he abused Mr. Evans downright. Mr. Bragg, from his seat, cried out distinctly, " It is not so, sir ; it is not so : I never abused html" Gen. Dockory very calmly replied, that anticipating that Mr. Bragg would de ny this, as he had done other things when charged on him, and having seen so much of bis quirking and dodging, he had made up his j mind to fortify himself as he went along He j had therefore requested two gentlemen of Mod- j roe, who had heard the whole discussion at j . i . i : i: . i : : " r 1 vnai piace, iu give iiiui iiirir iuijjici'hu'u ui m exact words used by Mr. Bragg towards Rev. Z. Evans. They had done so. He then pro duced a statement, signed by Samuel Walkup and C. T. McCauley, gentlemen of high charac ter, in which they say, that Mr. Bragg charac terized the Rev. Mr. Evans as "an ignorant, bigot ed, violent partisan as a minister of the g- spel, who ansicered when another was calUd ana that it was an evidence of the liberality of ottr j institutions, that such a man as Evans shmild preach at a,"-and more to, the same effect, i " Now," said Gen. Dockery, "if this is not abue j of a minister of the gospel, tell me what is !" j We understand that no man ever looked so blank as Mr. Bragg did, when he heard his I own language, uttered so lately, but a moment i ago denied, spoken by the mouth of witnesses, j whom he dare not attack in the section of the ! State in which they live. If Mr. Bragg is I , ... . , r ... , - I wi6e. he will be less frequent in future in his use of the negative monosyllable ! " Know-Nothings. " We publish the com munication in another column, respecting this new and mysterious organization, without in tending to endorse all the views of the writer. In some oftbem he has our decided concur rence. Of the association we " know nothing," aod consequently can say nothing. Its princi pal aim, however, is generally understood to be to cheek the growth of Roman Catholic in fluence in our midst. There can be uo mistake about tho antago nism between Romanism and Republicanism. Catholicity cannot live in an atmosphere of free thought. It appeals to authority, not rea son, for support and sanction. But iu this country, fortunately, it is the habit of our peo ple to discredit authorities as such. There is a disposition among us to " prove all things," and to take nothing on the it sc dixit of Popes and CarJinals. The Cath.-.lir religion could not survive ten years in this country, if it were seen as jt eiists in Catholic countries; it is far purer and more rational under the scrutinising and critical eyos of tho ProtPstnnt sects, than I where it is upheld by tho State, and obedience to its behests is enforced at the point of the bayonet. We are happy in the feeling, we must say, i as at present advised, that the danger of an overshadowing Catholic ascendancy is not so imminent as it is by many represented to be. Of 36,011 churches in the United States, in 1850, the Catholics had only 1,112, or leas than one thirtieth part, and of 13.849,869 seats in churches, the Catholics had only 520,950, which is little more than the proportion of churches. Of $86,416,639 invested in churches, the Cath olics had about $800,000. A good deal of this oonsists of land and other property of the Je suits, and also of property belonging to con vents, colleges and schools. The Catholics are largely exceeded in the value of church proper ty by the Baptists. Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Congregationalists. In the number of churches, they are exceeded seven fold by the Baptists, ten-fold by the Methodists, four fold by the Presbyterians, and are exceed ed by the Episcopalians, the Congregationalists and the Lutherans. All are counted Catholics, too, who are bred up under Catholic influence, a circumstance which causes them to figure up largely. But of the hundreds of thousands of this class, who are brought to this country, a good portion, by intermixing with Protestants, or persons of Protestant predilections, lose their distinctive character and cease to be regarded as Catho lics. Rail Road Convention. We learn from the Wilmington Herald, that the recent Railroad Convention in Charlotte was a very large and harmonious assemblage the Counties of Meek lenburgh, Anson, Richmond, Robeson, Colum bus, Caldwell, Lincoln, Cleaveland, Iredell, Union, Brunswick and New Hanover, bein represented. Several, gentlemen from Fay. etteville were also present, and were invited to participate in the deliberations of the Con vention ; but, upon oonsultation, concluded not to do so Exclusive of these, and of the Coun tj of Mecklenburgh, the Covention numbered probably 140 Delegates. We jshall notice the proceedings -ui the Con THE PUBLIC' LANDKEEP iP ;THE ' V. J'; ' 1 '-.DEMAND J'V "i'--V,.'t;' ' . .' - .t i.. x wi,- So vitally important ia tnia .eaigevt w Carolina, thai we feel justified in calling public attention to it once more ; aod in o doing, w appeal most earnestly to r Whig-friends m all partsof the State, to lose no time ia urging this great question on the People. .Ws are atl deeply interested in ! this ; matters It never should have been identified with Party, and had the great principle recognized bj Mr. Clay'e Bill of 1832 been csrAbiishedVyvhat im mense blessings would have followed I . I- Mi his annual message of Deo. 1833, . General Jackapn used the following language: "Among the interests' which meri the con' sideratlon of Congress, after the payment of the publio debt, one of the most important, in my view, is that of the Public Lands. Previous to the formation of our present Constitution, it ", recommended by Congress that a portion of the waste lands owned by the States should be ceded to the United States for the purpose of general harmony and as a fund to meet the expenses of the War. The recommendation was adopted, and at different periods of time the States of Massachusetts, New York. Vir ginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia, granted their vacant soilor the uses for which they had been asked. As the lands may now be considered as relieved from this pledge, the object for which they were ceded having been accomplish- 'ed, IT IS IN THE DISCRETION OP CONGRESS TO DIS POSE oj tiiem in such way as best to conduce to the quiet, harmony, and general infer est of the American Feople." Such wo the opinion of Gen. Jackson, and it was in accordance with that opinion that Mr. Clay's Land Bill passed Congress by an Offer whelming majority. It is well known that that great measure was defeated by the refusal oh the part of President Jackson to return the Bill to Congress with his objections. It would, (it was well understood,) have passed by the Con stitutional majority, despite his opposition. The following table will show what each County would have been entitled to, between 1834 and 1840, only, had the fund, under Mr. CUy's bill, been divided amongst them. Our readers can carry out the calculation for them selves, and ascertain what each one of the coun ties named would now be entitled to. Ashe Anson Burke Buncombe Brunswick Bertie Beaufort Bladen Craven Cabarrus Currituck Caswell Chowan Camden Chatham Columbus Cumberland Carteret Duplin Davidson Kdgecombe Franklin Granville Gatps Guilford Greene Hvde J25.851 Jones 52,157;Lincoln 66,191'Lenoir 60,250;Mecklenburg 24.109;.Martin 45.376-Moore 40.586Macon 28,897 Montgomery 50.822iNorthampton 32 GU2;New Hanover ,327 Nnh 5C iy4'Onslow 24.7S2;Orange 24,910-Person 57,00;Pttt 15.324 Perquimans 51,934 Pasquotank 24.4l2.Richuiond 41.784 Robeson 49.548 K..ckingham 55.268.' Kuwan 39.467 Rutherford 7l.62rRandolph 29.108 Surry 69,338 Sampson 23,732, Stokes 22 8S5 Tvrrell 05.645 Wilkes 10.940 Wake 31.591 Wavne 20,752 81,618 28,579 74.284 31.599 28,660 19.735 40,407 49.555 40,555 31,418 28,916 88,472 37.106 44 752 27.454 31.977 34.771 34.908 47,807 70.922 64.971 45,910 53,673 43,053 59,930 17,510 44,288 75,480 3S.232 10,844 43,951 Halifax Haywood Hertford Iredell Johnston 55,203 Washington 40,477 Warren 1,iere 18 one Tlew 01 tnis subject wuicd meets ana overturns completely the position assumed by locofoco platforms, viz: that a division ofthe ! lands or their proceeds amongst the States is un constitutional : The deeds of ctssioD from Vir ginia, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New lork, Ike., were prior to the formation of our present Federal Cotdgtution. llhe 7th Article of that Instrument is as follows .j "The ratifica tion of the Conventions of nine States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Consti tution between the States so ratifying the same " Now suppose North Carolina and Virginia had refused to ratify the Constitution, will it be pretended, that wheu the public debt had been discharged, they would not have had the right tj call ou the General Government to surrender to them the lands remaining unsold '. We hold, that under such circumstances, it would have b'en unjust iu the Government to refuse to do so. How does the adoption of the Constitution by these States alter the case ? 1 o the language I of Gen. Jackson, "the lauds b.-ing relieved from the pledge tho object for which they were ct ded having ben accomplish d," it is the duty of Congress to dispose of them in such way as will carry out the purposes of the grants. And are such purposes accomplished hy the policy which is advocated and adopted by the locofoco Party ? Is not that policy directly at war with the objects of the deeds of cession from North Carolina,-and the other States, to the General Government? Is it fair, just, or honest to ex clude North Carolina from a participation in this immense domain ? No State in the Union has been more loyal to the Constitution, more devoted to our Republican form of government than she has been. Why then should she be excluded from a fair and equitable share in the public lands ? That she has not had justice done her in this matter, is owing partly to the fact that her own sons have not been true to her. Her people have entrusted those with political power who are at heart her enemies. In the year 1840. the Public Lands amounted to about one thousand millions of acres, which, at the price of one dollar and a quarter per acre, would have brought twelve hundred and fifty millions of dollars! Siace that time we have acquired California and Texas, and under the recent treaty with Mexico another vast body of land has been added. Are we willing to sur render without a word of protest out rights in this vast estate? Are we willing to see, with out a word of condemnation, this immense do main pa&s into the hands of trading corpor ations, speculators and foreigners ? We entreat the People of the State, without distinction of party, to look to this great question ! To the Whig Candidates, especially, would we address ourselves. Let them not fail to bring this sub jeot before the People. They will have reason ana justice on tneir side in its defence I Let it not be lost sight of in this Campaign, that one of the great, aye, the most important issues, presented to the People, is this : "Shall North Carolina havk her share of the Public Lands ? All other issues sink into insignificance com pared with this. In it are involved not only justice and right, but every consideration of policy which should urge us to the defence of that rigbt. Once more we say pLet us stand by our tights and demand of Congress what W are entitled to, a just and equal tMre of the ;vX;, ''if- 'THREE INJURED INDIVIDUALS, ; S ! havft had a'eevere v - -i . AJ r mv(njr the amende x , T.pio-hf.f r ofthe 'Standard," to that ""distinguished . StatesmanfThomae Clingman, and (io advance W the queer man wb& brought over the jactassfS.V '.' ffij ? We - have -at lns brought onrself up-- to the rooking point, and'now' say to 'all.the world,, and the rest of mankind,"- that have erred ; irf common-with every Whif in -the J and inany Democrats'; as to, the motive which led. ohr neighbor to change bis, political Qpat in '184X We had thought until Frdaj. last. tbat in .deserting his' old" friends ind -embracing, with "finch ardor hia'neir oriefi be Jiad .conning Iy pursued a course in which "".thrift-had,, fol lowed fawning," and wei erroneously, no doubt drew the inference that, he fawned" on the Democracy to obtain the "thrift." y We may have been rash enough, for aagbt we know, to have said so, at some time or other. If we have, we now take it all back, and inasmuch as the Standard (who certainly knows best,) has pronounced the -'charge, that we (the Standard,") united ourself with the Democra tic party, from mercenary or corrupt motives, to be "a calumny and a lie," and, moreover, as it says, "we defy you all," both from a sense of justice, and a trembling of the heart, which may arise from ear, on our own behalf, on behalf of every Whig in North Carolina, Wj deliberately say that we have all erred and are ashamed of ourselves I We are now quite sat isfied that the "Standard" did not, from merce nary or corrupt motives, desert the Whigs and become a locofoco. So far from having made "thrift" by the change, he ha absolutely min ed hi fortunes and sacrificed everything to his patriotism 1 But he could not help it. His heart was bursting with demotion to his coun try. He tried to "pour out his whole soul" at the name of Henry Clay ; but it was no go. He could produce only a little sputtering at the spigot ; so he patriotically emptied himself at the bung, and has been an empty barrel ever since ! In thip connexion, we add, that inasmuch as that "distinguished statesman," Thomas L. Clingman, strongly asserts his own innocency, bewails the imputation of desiring Senatorial honors, and professes that he is a good patriot withal, not a Traitor, and not ambitious, we ad mit that too. We hope that no one hereafter will suspect that -'distinguished statesman" of being troubled in the least with that last " infirmity of noble minds.-" No sir-ee. That " distinguished statesman " is not ambitious, nor is he a Traitor, and whoever thinks so thinks " a calumny and a lie," no doubt; and if he were here, he would say so and "defy us all, too .' " Lastly, but not leastly, we desiietodo ample justice to Balis. He is a patriot, too, as pure and devoted, with as sovereign a contempt for office and spoils, as his master or his trumpeter. We say this, in advance, for fear we should be tempted, in some unguarded moment, to impute unworthy motives to one ofthe best and purest men that ever lived. Does not all the world know that he scornfully and indignantly re fused to be bought up with four hundred dol lars, or even one thousand, to take the stump in North Carolina during the canvass two years ago ? True, it is said that the only difference between the bargainors was that the Maltese patriot ofiirred to be bought for four hundred dollars, but his friends thought the price beyond his worth, and could ODly guarantee to pay his expenses. But every bjdy is mistaken in all thia this. Thousands upon thousands could no have dazzled the eyes of Balis. He never wan ts money and he never gets it, either iu pensions, or for services rendered, or to be rendered, either to his country or party ! In short, the "Standard," the "distinguished Statesman," and Balis, are all true patriots all equally honest, equally self-sacrificing and equally unfortunate in falling under undeserved censures. Having thus truly repented of cur sins and recalled our calumnious charges, we leave this immaculate trio to tho tender mercies of the public, hoping that each and every of them may receive absolution and "a happy deliverance." In the language of the law, in such cases made and provided, "May tho Lord have mercy on ; their souls ftuT" Various are the propositions to ametd r our Mate I onRtitution. There is the election v .- t-x , , , y - . r- " V I bcation in to-day's Register,) a highly interest of Judges. Lieutenant Governor, Officers of I : ra.j:.!.:. A . t - , Mate, and J ustices of the Peace, by the neonle . ' J fcU iopie. l.ien there is the proposition to increase the tarm of our State Senators to four years, one half to be elected every two years,, and to dis pense with the land qualifications for Governor, members of the House of Commons, &c. All these questions are. or will be, before the people. Why not let them all come before a Convention and be settled at once and immediately? Whether any of the foregoing changes would meet the sanction of the Convention, no one can now tell. The friends of each would be heard, and would be satisfied with the people's decision, through their delegates. At all events, Free Suffrage would bo secured. If, then, the locofoco leaders are sincere, why not go with the Whigs for a Convention f Are they afraid to trust the People ? The people of the East and West have heretofore been in Conven tion together in a limited Convention. Were they not true to the limits agreed on ? and vould they not be so again ? Are not the peo ple of North Carolina honest ? Have they not on all occasions proven true to their word and their pledges? Why this distrust, this insult? Do Bragg, Holden, & Co., mean, by all their clamor, that they are afraid op thr western people in Convention ? "If Mr. Tenable used the language attributed to him, then our remarks apply to Awn : if not not." Standard. ' " ' "If not not." Don't the Editor know there is no ' nof about it 1 Has he not heard from the very best authority, from his own friends, that Mr. V. denounced him In the very severest and bitterest; terms and in a way, too? which, being "responsible," he should long since have taken notice of I "If not, not!" . ' "No man, whether hiah or In h'i,- a Democrat or a Whig, shall slander v with impunity." Standard. ; WUD f;Take care, boys, if you - repeat what Mr. Venable .said of the "Standard,? yott may catch it! But renumber you may he, able to plead the trtdhjf the charge in justification f Wonder if Mr. Venable .and his friends ( maiir i P ; Th eanvasa in . this tjoamy . Monday lastand we are highly "7 TK MnrdeaL' William Y.ol- .annoTin- " ' tw rln not "commarta n common-. , V,".. , , - , -i, - t they:will at least "deserveir..., tl:,-r SJDTTESJ'ORiTIlE legisiUtobe I GcurosV Ooi:'TT:'-t Jnhn'A; Gilmer, for jhe Senate f Ralph GoTrell, D. J?; Caldwell ndJWj Tfn -Johnsonfor the Commons. All Whigs. 'Nortsamptok. S. J. Cahert andKQu n'eisqra.raKe lhe Whig, candidates for;th House of Commoos foth Gonntji Tairest prospects f success ;V-: -.!-' ., ' Greek. We are Jiighlj pleased to, learn from the proceedings of the Wh meeting pubr lished ' in another, columnthat Dr. B. Wik Hams, the former popular and useful member has consented to become a candidate forre-eteo-turn to the House of Commons: Our gallant friends in Greene will do their whole doty, and we look upon Dr. Williams' election as certain. "BEWARE OF DIVISIONS i So says the "Standard" to its friendsarido- say we to the Whigs. Vote for no roan wno will not vote for a Whig United States Senator ! That is the only way in which we can expect to get our share of the Public Lands. That is no parly measure. It is a question above all party considerations. Will not the People heed 5n tiinp ? "Beware of divisions" and send to the Legislature an unbroken front for Dis TEIBCTION." HE WILL SANCTION THE WRONG ! "Io.v," the Washington Correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, notoriously in the confidence of the Administration, savs. in a recent letter to that paper : "The Senate disposed to-day of the Presi dpnt'u vto of the Insane Bill, rejecting the bill, bv a maioritv of four only. It is considered thatth Senate is already pledged to take up and pass the Homestead bill. If taken dp, it WILL PASS, FOB IT IS ADOPTED AS AS ADMINISTRA TION MEASURE The SUPPOSITION that the ve to of Miss Dix's b'll applied to the Home stead bill, IS ENTIRELY ERRONEOUS." SUPREME COURT. The following opinions have been delivered in the Supreme Court since our last report : By Nash, C. J. In Jenkins v. Peace, from Warren, affirming the judgment. Also, in Forbes v. Williams, from Craven, affirming the j udement. Also, in Spencer v. Weatherly, from Tyrrell, judgment of non suit set aside, and judgment for the plaintiff on the verdict. By Pearson, J. In McLean v. Nelson, from Alamance, affirming the j udement. Also, in Thompson v. Thompson, from Orange, revers ing the .order ot the Uourt below. Also, in Overton v. Sawyer, from Camden, affirming the tudgment. lins and William U.'Uarnaou, - i ced themselves 'as Candidate-. foMheHW of ccess, j By Battle. J. In Coleman v. Smith, from Wayne, in equity, directing a decree for pain tiff. Also, in Clement, in equity, v. Clement, from Davidson, dismissing the bill with costs. Also, in Morton v. Ashbee, from Currituck, judgment quando against defendant. The news we receive from' all sections of the State is cheering. Let our Whig friends du their duty, and stand firm, and the day will be ours ! .v.... Keep it before the people, that the Locofoco Party is opposed to North Carolina having her share of the Public Lands ! "We shall not be drawn any farther in thai direction !" Standard. Certainly "not 1" There is a precipice there ! The direction you mean is towards Mr. Vena ble ! If you are drawn in his direction, and he makes good what he said of you in the last Congressional campaign, then you may well say, "If not--no.'" Mr. V. is too much one of the "chivalry" to deny what he did say I Those " men " at the head of the " Stan dard," represented as shouting "Bragg and Victory," seem to be quite fatigued! They don't seem to like the cry ! " DOCKERY AND VICTORY " is what they will cheer up at ! SSu We publish, in another column, at the request of a friend, and for the benefit of the candidates for the Legislature in the various counties, the Resolutions adopted by the loco foco Conventions of 1850-'52-'54, and those adopted by the last Whig Convention. fSSp. vrr u . A t. . . , r . ea VV e have received f but too late for nnb- j ' autuuui. ui mo uiBvuMiuo ueiween tne can- a-a , r n x ..l , , . didaten for Governor, at Charlntt. nn tho rA inst. An immense concourse of persons was present, and the old Farmer swept everything before him. Valuable Favor We are indebted to a fsiend for a "Sketch of Beaufort Harbor, from the U. S. Coast Survey, together with an addi tion by actual survey from the mouth of New port river, and continued up that river to in clude Shepherd's and Gallant's Points, by Beverhout Thompson, C. E. 1854." 1 Big words come from weak stomachs. " We defy you all !" EXTRACT from a letter dated Sladesville, Htde Co., July 5, jl854. " Dr. Selby and Mr. Carter, the Democratic and Whig candidates for the House of Com mons, addressed the people at this place on the 30tb ult. You may rely upon it that Mr. Car ter will be elected by a handsome majority. I wat somewhat amused at a question pat to me a few days since. The question was - 'Are you acquainted with "Gen. Dockery?' can he read and write?' I replied that he could do both that I had served with him in the Legis laturethat he was a working member al ways in his seat, and and always ready to defend the rights of the people ! Reid's getting a majority in this County, at the last election, you know can be easily ao counted for. The political complexion of the County has since then undergone a vast change. That change will tell for Dockery at the ballot box 1 " . . ', . , . ...VX--:'-. " " '- "') -- :'' -' EXTRACT from a letter to the Editor, dated ; 2 Ralph Qof, July 3, 1854. "It affords nWgreit pleasure to be able to say to you that glorious old Randolph will ; do, her whole duty, and will roll op . a larger Tote ior me oiararmerana patriot, Alfred Dockery than has been polled here for years. I happen to know of Democrats, who sary that they will vote for Dockery and Distribution.- If our Dem ocratic friends would only join as on this meas ure, we should not only be able to demand but ultimately ecur what is instlv inii- knn..i. PfliLADKHtAJuiy 5:l.Two fights occurred A .the tropical regions, 'f - um vo, , in jr ting grones u" - r blister one's fact ; everyth'.r.r ' " youtoachis hot, Hovithcn?.nl" lihtH.iulIneas of hU gratrf , ' nowced .and most sensible u-."-4'; ; and 'Wisesayinss, Sanfhr, i 'r ' i. blessed' be he who firt irr-J' 1 ! with'a' like-deep-felt gntinn'V n preciatin of the blessing ; s ' 1 mg'raortalij in the shapef thv a ry of.pold, J.exclaim, " blessed bc T vented icel" Thimsh no nr, t "r baying been able to hovor i tl', 1 anralmost'sure. I could bvrrn '" subject, coU and icy as it jV f fI - intoierawy bot s to evnprj,1N ,, the moment it is -conceived, i ii f , parturition did not create em i, A ' I" rations JJut wiien the therm '! 0).98it--?n the, shade, and liip' hid, the Jess- a man attenio s t " ntore' quiet and placid hn t ,-..,. wiser ue is. ! make -my bow Of th:n,k inks tn 0 naviug ueiermiaeu io u u it t ,1. .;. of -'August;-They have d,,ril. i I they-assembled, and much , ' ' i '1 r ; dene-things which thny cuit ; j( . and now Jet them go homo H,j ,. jvili be anything hut plaisant ,."; xn either side; and tin r. -m,;, ', many will be relieved' of t posed upon them at their respectfully Very little business bat tLu essential will now be disi-.n!. journment. The new Tarlii i, Railroad bill, aud various oti,, importance, will all b.- s'urSe session, and then, perlia s, ii cress. t-.t The adjournment of C : give political quiet to th? cl ur.;.-? i a stop to the irritating disr -n:,' n . a r jinf inn n I n . n.n ..... . nncrv felinirs in nnp apti,, pie of another, and vice veisn, nr.d "h-J O ' lUWrtr uimuuucintaiiuiu ui ill ISC' jiioep; them the j ulgment of each hei r, roneous as to the real vifw r. i Tt IU to hfl rPOTPttpH ft.ar tl . lljrre &t? who think tfiffimmpnH ttmm.l " gtituente, and acquire the reputation v(t first, with the idea, that rheir rights J motif nf mrii nA irr,.lCrJ i ' ' ' aim lucwvubiuuo ai c liiwiuu, UCQ in at ana men, iurtner, snowing tnein iiuwzea' tions, and how fiercely they have turned tenueu tue vuusuiuuon, ana ; x-riurm"! gauani ana pairiotic reats, wonrv an election io the Senate. Sucti memr? like boys, who run the ears of dugs, aaj wise siir up tneir anger, in oraer tu u.sgs light. Depend upon it, tbere ii .: .. among the people of the two i-ti.-ii. of their reprrsentatives wish ;ii,.m j It is represented at the S.-u:i,. :'. r ,:.-jr,i the, whole W hig party of the .W;b im come .abolitionists, and are mot h'" Southern institutions and Southern mr, repreaeuieu at iuv uurui, at iuc same time, Dy equally nonest men, tnat the Wa-k i, bio BUHBij fMupugiuiuinL.i, iuhi riltv i-jsleri inimical feelings towards aii Northern anu mas tne great, mass oi tiiem are i anxious to bring about a separ i:i n. xt -a . i. . : . nuw iue uue uiiarcpresciuau :Q is riot E untrue, than the other is groundless, statements are invented to serve the imit: ..v . u : . . 'i i . uuiuoco ui uic juveiiiorn. mere is aof-i on ioot, in wnicn are engagHi certain k men who were formerly rUya, but wh lately been distinguusht d fur their zi.-z;; ical course, to separate the Suutiiern fai Northern Whigs, and induce the formers over with tbem to the democratic pwrt. tncee wouiu-oe leaders to gu over aoe i. be very much like Benedict Arnold n:n to the British ; but if they could goattM of Brigades, Divisions, armies of fullers,:: could at once assume, airs of importance. claim high commands and stations amowtE new allies. In this1 worth? scheme tbetk been zealously aisled by a dl ass of men tl mu6t be confessea, are very disinter friends of the Whig party, and have its perity and success most anxiously at fceirt mean the Editor of the Union, the Washiin Sentinel, and others of that ilk ! But I am most happy to see that the irf ous designs of those wno would thusbreu dissolve and destrov the old patriotic ' party, meet with most indignant rebufc ir. some of the leading Whig papers of the St and I am equally rejoiced to witnesaadetH nation on the, part of the conservative orese at the North to resist the effort ' who are earnestlv endeavoring to icad the M party ofthe North into the camp efthe soilers and abolitionisM, there to piaj ' fiddle to those who have leen their mat and determined enemies, and whoeotatn aecuted thir champions, Clat and Wiestk even to their graves, with a malign"! bitterness truly fiendish. Rest assured tha Whie oartv of tb V will commit nn such fillv and wit'k"dne They may, in particular localities, gor farttier than could be desired, undt-r tw i nce of excitement, and the efforts w'1- mists, who are always and everywhere m onntr to influence the public mina , national Whisa will still prove theroeira be national men, conservative men, andff men even though they think ihey have"' complain of the re-opening of the old sefl issues, which both parties naa sv nlorart Dknnld jnaaar tin ilirain fi IS'. uTtSJ C in mvi)M irhatorer. hv the intrudu th Nehraska hill and its subsequent tl If wa piwnt a. verv lew on both sides, i " unv rfisnnion or unfriendly feeling bel8. Northern and Southern VVhigs in Cot1 between Foot and B.idger, Chand.er' toper. and Uell, tiaven anu v.. - i r. xt .i:j.4in.,r.,rth and tB'l HIIU UUIII, licr 1IJIUUH.O"""" - c:u i d ri, ..rwlo ami Riigerl. '-' X 1BU nuu. i curve, iuuimr c , . .--9 . .l i . Thot have all ""t J -. .a u.... o. WhirftWJ V HO gUOU Itlr ueni l, ouu " - n , . m.nirollir as tn the mode in WlUL'tl best be accomplished. They have m dence in their own men and their o ; than they possibly can have id h, H.tfUrpH all their Um, whom they have been fiercely and d-i-. posed. No, no; let us iun A"-- -sS-nail it. to the mast with Henry A. ' - , for our motto, Tbb union of THE 8AKK OF THE UNION." " bQU "Don't carry on so," ftidp ton to T.ke. as she saw him retin the grouna, in a vain anemr; - . b?r; intatheair. There was soncn- anu a vuru uruwu m v. issti'V- Art him. "You must not act so gy " continued she, "y have got into your neau u j - - .ha mrona ridnrs. because iru 1 twy made them o' purpose for wha. twj 8;; Ingee rubber, and it don't Jiurt em do, f; They, a'nt got bones lik other peop..c, - nMJ heel over head with Vele.ct Don't dt it !" screamed she, as .ne . ;J one leg upon the wood horse, sou as if about to throw a Tf-x rrte vour neck bv-and by wuJ J.1 r.,u ji &nd then you'll regret it long wd,tf 'Ti. a,L na rhn dame smiled anu cular piece of copper before his ff - suasive'pbteney hnd that smde orer ed by the copper Boston turiiQ OnVPLAINlSG A"c 1 iMtux.."'- :: i:;nr oe" leyean hardlj earn , falling off iu bonnets.
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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