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X Wmmsmsmmmmmmsm CATS W. CW! the BaQiman.PutrioL AUTHENTIC. FROM: HAVANA. XR&trJlL OP THE SATLiJCACAT NORFOLK. ' Noetoix, June 11, 1850. ' The United Suits Steamer Sanmcc has .arrived at this anchorage, having sailed from ' Havana on the 5th inst She tailed from the . United State on the; 19th of May, under se cret intrurtinti. but srai 'delayed a few boors on the Bahama Banks. ... Uu tne "Z5ili we arrived off Havana, and found th re the sloops-of-war Albany and . Germ ao ton. Captain Randolph came ou board, when we were informed that it was iis intention to intercept the merchant ves sels adjudged to be American. It seems they Bad been captured by the Spanish squadron, And were expected hourly to be off Havana Captain Tattnall having received this in for- i mation, gave orders for the sloops to cruise off the port The Saranac then stood in. Capt. Randolph accompanying us on board ' The particulars as detailed by Capt. Ran dolph were these : A portion of the force or ganized in the United States for the invasion of Cuba succeeded in effecting a landing at Cardenas, situated between Havana and Ma taatas . A slight skirmish ensued between the Americans and Spaniards, which result ed in the killing of some of the latter and ta king possession of the place by the former, 1 ne Americans speedily abandoned the place re-embarked, and made the best of their way v &.ey west inev were pursued by toe opaniia tntuerai oiaianne, in ine war steam er Fizzarro. The Spanish General afterwards returned to Havana, bringing as prisoners we crew and outers found on board the cap tared vessels. Our Consul and CaDtain Ran- dolph called upon the Spani.h authorities for iniormauon. . j ney were informed that two jvesse.it with American papers, from the port . - of iMew Orleans, bad been captured ; that they consuiuira & pomon oi me invading torce, , - of wnich they held proof. Ater hearing this statement, permission to visit the prisoners ad see -the evidence was asked, which was refused. Upon our arrival in the port, Captain Tatt nall accompanied by Commander Randolph asd the American Consul, had an interview with the Captain General. During this in terview, Captain Tattnall informed the Cap .tain General that if he fell in with the enemy he should demand a satisfactory explanation. i h that he should pursue this course, in rnn iic. oftherrrtaial by the Spanish author ities of Captain Randolph and the Consul's - request to see the evidence against the cap tured vessels. -.' We sailed from Havana on the 26th, in Company with the sloops for Key West Here we ascertained that - the captured ves- ... aels were the brig Susan Loud and bark Georgiana. The island of Cootoy, belong ing to Yucatan , was made the place of ren dezvous. . Being opposite to Cape Antonio, t. 'rtfurnubed the very point of attack upon the - 'island of Cuba, by an invading force Judge Waryin, of the Federal Court, stated that the affidavits mfc.e in his Court established the fact that the men taken as prisoners had ret used to accompany the expedition to Car- - i denas; that they had perpetrated no outrage or aggression against Spain aptain Tatt nall war entrusted with a mission of strict - .seuirality. It was one of peace; showing cood faith of ourGovernment towards Spain . .Hewas ordered to prevent the landing of the expedition, and if effected, to prevent any reinforcement. Upon his arrival a lan -inghad been effected, and two vessels, un dej American icolors, concerned, in the tran ' tportation of the adventurers, had been cap-vturd-. Spain doubtless had a right to pre serve herself from injury, and, to effect this, '..the Spanish Government of Cuba had a per fect right to make such capture. Our Gov ernment would have exercised a similar rigbr under the same circumstances. The invasion of Cuba is in violation of our obli- fatfon of neutrality to the Government of pain and .those of our citizen- who em . Jparked in such" an en erprise have violated . the existing laws of our Government. Those wh effected a landing upon the island of rCura, with a view of revolutionizing the is - land, deserved richly the fate of pirates " at the hands of the Spanish authorities. They . intuited the ' flag of our nation the instant they availed themselves of its protection to -earry on a secret and illegal enterprise I he Government of the island of uba, dreadin- ani .vasion, naa a ngnt to assume a defensive position, and thus possess herself of all the 'rights of a belligerent ; and as such, she had .the indisputable right to overhaul and search .9U-Atnrncan vessels in ner vicinity. If en gaged-to. an expedition of hostile nature, to sftnae a capture ; u innocent, to be unmoles ted ' ' . We returned to Havana on the 29th The Spanish authorities assured Capt. Tattnall - that the, American prisoners should be well taken care of, and, alter certain preliminary forms were gone through with, the Con. .aul and their friends should be permitted to - tee uxem. Captain Tattnall, in the management of uu aeucaie mis. ion, DasfUspJayed great firmness, decision, aod'nrudence. He has - conformed strictly -tollhe tpirit and Jelter of snt inixracuona.'aact nas maintained unsul lied the flag of the nation. By hit prudent course, the U vet of the American Drisonen have been preserved, and our Government leu tree to act at the may think proper. . . P. BENTON ON RITCHIE AND RITCHIE f ON BENTON. ; Havirg just linihed the interesting little co-nedy of Meade upon Ritchie and Ritchie uxin Meade, we, to-day, raise the curtain for the purpose of introducing to our readers the farce of Benton on Ritchie and Ritchie on Benton. In these long dull days, it is quite refreshing and exhilarating to witness the "unroilinzi of Ritchie bv Benton. We do not know that Professor GlidJon was pres ent to interpret the hieroglyphics on the ban dages, or to determine the sex of the curiosi ty, but would suggest that, if he is not in Washington, be shall be sent for forthwith We shall begin with Benton on Ritchie. Old Bullion says : Pet. Int. The committee had also reported two tmal ler bills which were dangling at the tail or this compromise. He would not now discuss them. They were not under consideration though they formed part of the scheme which was to be taken as a whole under the penal ty (not however suggested by the eommittee) of being gazetted as enemies to compromise, and ol being played at by the organs. One of these organs was sadly out of tune, it was cracked and disjointed, but still they were called upon to dance to its music. This old organ, which was not very good in its best days, and whose piping has become so dis cordant from having played so long on the tour "" j ifty-Four Forty or Fight" is wnolly out ot order and wanting in harmo ny still calls upon them . to dance to its music. It is now cracked, and presents wounds more gaping than those pointed out by tne senator from Kentucky. He could not dance to such music. We next give Ritchie on Benton : Colonel Benton's speech of yesterday has disappointed those who heard it. Such at least, is the opinion of all who have spoken to us about it. It was supposed that after the long time he has had to prepare it, Be would have said something which would have scattered some new light, upon this im portant subject. But his matter was as pue rile as bis manner was ridiculous. He olav- ed the buffoon more than the statesman, and the dull historian instead of the profound politician. Instead of producing powerful ar guments in behalf of his positions, he seemed contented to raise an insignificant joke at the expense of bis opponents. Is it then, true. as the bard has intimated, that time was when the man would di if we scarcely expected to escape his generous criticism; indeed we did not desire to do so. But we scarcely presumed the old wine had run so low down to its lees. At all events, we cannot complain of any man ridiculing ourselves in the same breath with Mr. Clay! W'e can laugh at bis calling us the organ grinder, when he can presume to style the distinguished statesman who is bending all his energies to the salvation of his country, Jacob Townsend, ihe vender of a sarsaparilla panacea. How could we expect to escape his sneers, when his merciless wit docs not even spare the Committee of Thirteen ? Colonel Benton's blows were too indiscrimi nate to make anv impression. Thev indi cate a disposition to strike, rather t- an the power to wound "the venom of the shaft," instead of the "vigor of the bow." The friends of the Adjustment have much more cause to thank him for his speech than its opponents. He strengthens the cause which he attacks much more than the allies who are enlisted with him in the opposition. But "politics (they say) make us acquainted-with strange bedfellows." As his speech upon Texas was circulated by thousands to assist the whigs in their campaign against Mr. Polk, so his speech of yesterday is only cal culated to annoy those who sympathize with him in their opposition to the Adjustment of the committee. They mav well exclaim. "Save us from such an ally !" ; SCENE. IN THE SENATE. LAI AND BENTON. Mr. Clay presented ttte-pioceeding and resolutions of ,a public tweeting in St. Louis : r. r.i L ii iuuiur ui ine iimijjrumic. ne accompani ed the presentation with some remarks uoon the locality whence the resolutions came. Mr. Benton replied. The resolutions were passed at a meeting at which only the friends vi ujc uujeci were invited to be present. This matter was then laid on the table. The compromise bill was then taken up. Mr Seward spoke in opposition t the bill. He attributed to it all the delay in t e trans action of the public business. He supported the motion to strike out the slavery grounds. Mr. Clay warmly responded, and denied that this bill wa the cause of delay in the public business. He made the charge a gainst the minority, who so long resisted the committee, and since then have procrastina ted by every means, its progress. Mr Benton replied to Mr. Clay, and de fended the minority on the charge of delay ing the public business. He read from a speech of Mr. Clay's, delivered in February last, to show that the minority at this time occupied the same ground which Mr. C, occupied then. Before Senators lecture each other, they should regard the Scriptural nj unction of be ing without sin before they threw a stone. Mr. day replied, citing the fact that he had been informed that during the canvass last summer in Missouri, Mr. Benton had opposed the admission of California as un constitutional. He referred also to the change of Mr. B.'s opinion on the subject of the ad mission of Texas. These chansres of opinion he thought were as important as any he had made with regard to the admission of Cali fornia as a separate or single measure. After some remarks from Mes rs. Houston and Seward, Mr. Benton read from a letter, which he had addressed his constituents in March last in which he had publicly repelled the charge that he had ever considered to admit Califor nia was unconstitutional. Mr. Clay replied, reading a letter from a Mr. Reed to a member of the House, in which Reed says that Col. Benton frennent. ly said to admit California was unconstitu tional : that the policy of forming a State government by the administration to avoid the Wilmot Proviso was cowardlv. &.c. Mr. C. said that he read this to show'that he had some justification for the charge Mr. Benton then in a most violent min ner dpnnimrA.i u. r --- ivuci. tie said that he held Mr. Clay responsible as the publisher of that letter. That he con sidered it Mr. Clay's letter, and as such he branded it as an infamous calumny, and wished it to go branded thus into the history of the debates The Vice President vainly endeavored io ... kt ni .. siup iir. d. during this torrent. UilBBH REGISTER. Ours are the plana of fair delightful peace. Unwarp'd by party rago to live like brothers. RALEIGH. N. C. Wednesday, Jane 19, 1850. FOR GOVERNOR, CHARLES MANLY, OF WAKE. Election, Thtirsriny, An((tit 1st. GOV. MANLY'S APPOINTMENTS. Gov. Manly proposes to meet and address his fellow-citizens, at the following places and times: Wentworth, Rockinham Co . ) Saturday, June 29. Germantown, Salem, Kockford, Jefferson, Watauea C Wilkosboro' Lenoir, Morgan ton, Marion, Ashville, Waynesvillc, Scott's Creek, Franklin, Murphy, Monday, July 1 Wednesday, Friday, Monday, H. Wednesday, Friday, Montfay, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, 3. 5. 8. 10. 12. 15. 17. 19. 22. 24. 2.5. 27. 30. THE WHIG CONVENTION. We had nut ihe lime last week io refer with the particularity we desired lo the Resolutions passed by this boay. We have before slated and here repeat, that no Convention of:he Whig Par ty ever assembled in the ISIM" - was more ot unanimity anJenthusiasm than the wives and children, especially when that caucus or cabal it to assemble afar off", and be led, by men whose motto has been and ever will be,"ftOLE om ana! When the lime comes for the good Old State to act. the WJiigs wish her to act upon her own responsibility, under her sovereign signet and coat of arms, as she has heretofore done, in every great cri i as she did when her people spoke out in trumpet tones against British oppression as she did, when the Articles of Confederation were formed as she did, when the Declaration of In dependence was proclaimed to an astonished world as she did, when the Federal Constitution was framed as she did, when she came into this Union, and plighted her fai;h to its protection and perpetuity as she did, in the dark days of the Missouri Controversy as she did, in the yet dark er days of Nullification as she did in 1835 when she altered her own form of Government, and as she is now able, in wealth and in arms, in heads and in hearts, in men and in means, to do, when ever the occasion demands it The WHio'por- tionofher children think, that as the good old ady came into this Union of her own " free will and accord," (though it is true she did hesitate long before she signed the great Indenture of na tional copartnership,) she has a righl to hold on as long as she pleases in spite of fanatics here or elsewhere. She brought into the Stock a heavv j patrimony, a considerable portion of most valua ble land and other valuable fixtures, and her Whig children are at least determined that she shall not be kicked out by the fire-eating fauaticism of hrr sisters at the North, or dragged out head and ears, by the dictatorial arrogance, or coxcombical haughtiness of two of the family, who have been lying by her side ever since the copartnership was formed, and have never to this day, asked her opinion, or raptcltd it when it was given, on any matter connected with ilia: copartnership. When a dissolution takes place she will not be frightened into a peculiar affection for any section. She can't be driven, nor can she be coaxed, to do a wrong thing! This being the case, the Whig Convention was but carrying out the principles of the parent, in declaring emphatically, that they were retolced to uplnold and defend the inlreritu of our JValioual Union against all assaults by u-homsoerrr made and from whatsoever quarter they may come.,, And mind what we say, ye fanatics north and souih, they will do it! And pray, who say s otherwise ? Where is the Whig heart that does not r.-spoud most cordially to the semi- mrniMntn:-.i involution 7 Where is the North Carolina Whig who intends to abandon the Union, that sacred palladium of our liberties, and our shield against foreign violence ? The Third Resolution ' LATEST FROM HAVANA. . The steamer Xrafte arrived at Charleston bxt week, from Havana on the Sth instant She report that there arein all sirty,nine persons held as prisoners -t Havana, con aiiung of the Tolonteers ana crewi found on board barques Georgiaha and Sarah Loud. zrJ "ts.uuttergwne irai oeiore a Marine VVt Martial, the American - and" British XOBsals betnr present at the trial, which if -wn supposed would result, in the punish . cent of the captains of the vessels, and the irleaae.ef the men. There is no other news cf consequence reported. The New York Express makes the follow ing quotation from a recent article in the London Times on the subject of Califor nia : "The Old World is very slow to compre- fiend California. It is as amazed and stupc fied at the spectacle as a man who has seen a wild beast, or a meteor, or an exceeding- ly impertinent stranger. Every step in the ' the progress of this dashing new State seems to take us by sorprise ; and by the time we ' open our eyes wide enough lo take in one wonder, another is announced While our geologists were talking about auriferous streams, and granite, and quartz, there were assembled on the bays and rivers of Cali fornia a community of a hundred thousand men now perhaps of double that number. V bile our humorists were indulging in grim jokes at the vicissitudes and perils of Cali- fornia existence, conventions had been held wuntu uau Deen elected, order bad tri 4 umphed, and the laws were obevor) p., the time a ready made house had been sent X. , " 1 names, a ciiy nad been buiL half destroyed by fire smd then rebuijfon grander scale. At last our people dfd be ' gin to move, and they committed all sorts of blunders." uu uiutgnauon me calumny, and threw it back to the Senator to be placed by him in his casket of other calumnies. Air. Benton you may throw it back, but you got it first. Mr- Clay made a rejoinder which was not heard distinctly. And the committee rose and the Senate ad-;ourned. The A 'ashville Banner, for the especial use of the Lawyers and Chief Justices in the Convention now sitting in that city, quotes the following passage of the Constitution of the United States, and appends the queries annexed : "No State shall enter into any treaty, al liance, or confederation No State shall, without the consent of t ongress, enter into any agreement or compact with another State Art. 1, Sec. 10 Did not the prototype convention, in order not literally to violate those provisions, mere ly recommend lo the States concerned in it certain measures to be separately taken bv those State ? Whom do the delegates from Davidson county, Tennessee, represent ? Has it ever occuned to any of you that uur prcseiu position, assumed without au thority, is a ridiculous trespass ou the rights of your fellow-citizens? Has it ever occurred to any of you that the State Governments that of Tennessee for example are quite adequate to protect their citizens from harm, internal or exter nal, without the aid of your volunteer wis dom ? one whose proceedings are still fresh in the minds of all who had the pleasure of attending it. It is true there were differences of ouinion amonsl our friends, upon some points, but thev were sui li ! exPressrs the sentiment, that our independence and ' i-i . . . . . noeny as a people depend on the Union of these States, and who can gainsay this ? It was the sentiment of our f refathers when it was formed it has been the sentiment of the wise and good ever since, and it will be the conviction of all J" 1 1 -ii f were iuiiy reconcneu aner a Iree and patriotic interchange ol sentiment, and candid aud fair dis cussiou. No principle was sacrificed, no WIii.f Mr. Clay said that he repelled wi'h scorn j were wounded, no preferences or pariiahties lreat- June &. "CkaTliPPered this morning before tlje District Court, and . bis examination is iust finished He has been sent for trial iefiw the U. Comxmsaicujers. Ball fixed t13,000. . m--.. An American In EngJaod, 'describing the prevalence of dueling at Jiajne, summed up .wit!. .. - . ' -- ,r- Thej -even .fight with . daggers, in i room eitch dark.' . ? - - f" . ' Is it possible ?H txdmtd '!$ishipick JohnBulL ffy ' Possible, sir,' returned the Ytnkesvrky, I've sect them." What these blunders are, the Editor next I'rocca. io ten us. British merchants hare been dispatching gooda, it seems, to a mark et already overstocked with importations irpm,united States ports John Bull sent ouiausoruoi rubDisb, thinking that any thing would do for the rough subjects with r 3 pcvpieu max laoulous region. They were dressing the gold hun ter with slops from the Mtnories, and buy ing hif dust with audv fumitnr. r.. ... . " o---y -.v ...u wucr reiuie oi me snops. I nese cargoes they sent out with as little precaution a they would an investment of red cloth and glass beads to a newly-discovered island in the Parifir J ne consequence is. heavy lossei, commer cial embarrassments, and individual es. The Times, however, consoles itself wiin tne reflection thai " nmnmi- ik.. fools." r v" THE NICARAGUA TREATY. It gives us pleasure to stale to ojirreaders that authentic information has' feachd this Government of the full approval by the Brit ish Government of the Treaty happily con cluded in this city between. Air. Secretary Clayton and Sir Henry Bulwer. for the ad. justment of all points of the Nicaragua ques tion, as between the Government of the U- nuea states and that of Great Britain. This Treaty, as our readers generally know was approved by the Senate, of the Uaited ??tefLer1 wek-SO. Tt ratification of ttty the British Government maybe expec ted here by one of the earliest 'steamers ; and UOOn th TrVi.n r v i:e - . ; gB w w ISUUkSUOUl OI tbe respective Governments, it will doubtless be immediately officially proclaimed. National Intelligencer. Ths Nashville Convention has at ength adjourned, and the Union is not the least damaged. It must be admitted, that in view of the treat and formidable pretensions of some of its originators, its results ate rath er meagre, but the patriotic spirit of the peo ple having been brought to bear upon its ac- Miuucraie counsels nave wisely prevail ed. In addition to the resol tions the ad dress reported was also adopted. It is to be hoped, that before their adjourned meeting to be held six weeks after the session of Con gress, the whole territorial and slavery sub- tTaU111 baVe beCn d"poed of aufctorily We give an extract fr m th mnci ;rn dw iiivcu tary speei h that appears to have been made : " The adoption ol an address to the people of the : United States being under considera turn. Mr. Colquit. ofGa., said be was willing to nave margin enough incorporated in the report to suit the views of gentlemen who wished to address the people but he - as for decided measures. He would advise every Southern State to be moulding bullets, cost ing cannon, and filling their arsenals, if need be, us order to aWend their rights. Was he a ui.uuKraisir ine Union, be would say, -"uujcu , uui ue was not lor tme suomissioa The Union was dear alike w nonn and South nA ;r ik. i. i ww jiorui love the Union, as he did, it -u yeprescrvea But, every man, wo- ujsuu tuua soutnoi the Potomac was wil ling to die for their rights. It seemed all resoiYed itself into this, at last: if h ;... actly bow to ask for a settlement of e ask knew ex: ... - VF IllCIIICUt . tins controversy, and be could get what h desired, the Almighty knows be would a lor juiitnat much and no more." THE ENSUS. The law of the United Stat r..- i,v: .u- . . r llir wswi went into ODeration on iha l.t ..r i.... The Deputy Msmhsts will soon commence the pnwroaoce ol their arduous duties one has lo call at every house in the United Slates lo ascer tain uie name, age. sex, color, profession, trade, to 1st of June. 1853 : akn whthr n. .. Ar dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, a pauper or convict! With ihe numbers married within the VMr ik. number attending school whhin the year,' the .iMuurr over iwenty years old unable to read uu wmr, aoa ,. TaJue o, ,,,, g,,, ownfu. - It will save a ereat deal of lim. m houaohnM era as well as the officers, if each family will ?keiKiltb'kl. and have ready to hand to the officer when ne Md jt wif, aIso nhUn greater accuracy. We ask the head of families logtreuiB matter early attention. Cincmnatti Gaxetlt. ed with unkindne or disrespect, in arriving at thai unanimity which characterized die final ac tion of the Convention. We were present during the whole sittings, public and private, of thai bo dy, and we heard nothing said, saw nothing done, at any time, which was calculated to produce, or did produce, heartburnings. If the temper of any one was for a moment ruffled, during the conflict of intellect with intellec:, we did not perceive it If it appeared, it must have passed quickly away, like a summer cloud. We had not the pleasure of attending the deliberations of the Committee of eighteen which was appointed to report Resolu tions, but we have been informed by one who was himself bui a listener and looker-on , that they were marked with ability and ihe true Whig spirit. Glorious indeed has been this gathering of Whig hearts and Whig minds from every section of the Slate, for it has resulted in a reconciliation of old d.ffere.ices, the removal of unfounded prejudices, and the union of all in the good old cause, which has so often nerved the arm, and emboldened the heart of the patriot. But it was not our purpose lo be led into an eulogy on the Convention, and we will return to the Resolutions. The First Resulctio in ihe scries declares 'unabated co:i Cdence in, and attachment to, the principles of our party" those great fundamental doctrines, which have called forth in their exposiiion and defence, the great minds, who have heretofore stood, and now stand r . -i i - . oreuiosi, in ine rauits ot American Patriots and btaiesmen. Resistance to -Executive encroach ments. the curtailment of its excessive and dan gerous patronage aid power opposition to th wanton and injurious exercise of ttie veto hos . : I - un.y io wars lor conquest a love of peace ihe extension of the fostering care of our govern men io our own industry, agricultural, mechanical and manufacturing devotion to the Constitution and the Union these are some of ihe principles to which, as a Party, the Whig are attached, and in which they have, and will continue lo have unabated conGdence ; because they believe as the Resolution declares that " they will promote the prosperity and advance the honor of our country hu perpetuate the blessings of freedom." And who is there that does not believe they will ? What W hig convinced of :his can hesitate or falter in his duty? How can any man thus convinced recoucile irto patriotism, to a sense 0f high duty to himself, to those who are dear to him to those who have gone before, and thoe wh re ro come alter tnr -to ib eause of man throughout the world to the cause of civil and re ligious liberty which hangs upon the success of our experiment how, we ask, can any man, can any Whig, thus convinced, reconcile it to all these high considerations, to shrink back or quail, or tremble in the contest 1 If any do. how can they stand up against that withering blast of painouc indignation which will assuredly come irom every section of the country, where the Peo pie love liberty and reverence our free Institu tions 7 The Second Resolution declares the determination of the Whigs of the state to meet and repel all encroachments upoa me constitutional rights of our People. This dec laration is made without bluster, without empty bravado, and without any of that "windy flourish wi irumpeu wnicn characterize the fanaticism of Hartford ConventioniSts at the North or Nashville CooventioouiU at the Souih, but in the calm, well considered, deliberate tone of brave men, who know their righu, and are resolved to protect Ihem against every invasion. It is the language too of uwu wno are determined lo act against real dan gers, and not to be frightened by imtginary ones; who intend to face peril and difficulties when they come, however great, and not cravenly trem ble and shriek out, in the azonies of fear, at shaking of a bush bard by, or blowing of a distant ougie. And they are resolved to do what thv say, too, when the day of trial comes, but they don't intend to commit to the hands of an sible cabal or caucus elected under no law and hound by no oath their rights and property, their owu lives, and the lives and desuoies of their quiet once morel It is evident thajt the "rVTugs of North Carolina will be true to the Country, and stand by those who are resolved not to suffer our ! most delicate relations and sacred 'righu to be made food for the cormorant appetites of unprin cipled men, who lire by agitation and flourish best in the midst of anarchy I The Sixth Resolution. expresses undiminished confidence in Geitl. Tat toa, and an assurance, that despite the?"ma lignant and slanderous attacks, which have been made upon him, by his enemies, he will be true to that eountiy which he has so faithfully served, and which he has so much honored by his skill and valor in the field. The attempt of the Loco Foco presses to Kindle a feeling of disaffection be tween the old Hero and the Whij Party will sig nally fail. He may still adhere to his recomraen dat:ons in the California message, but that he will interfere with Consress to defeat the adjust ment ol the slavery question, we dont, for a mo ment, believe. It is against his character and his principles. That Gen. Tatloe will sign the Adjustment, should it pass Congress, no onp can doubt. Upon this question (which should be higher than party) Whis differ amongst them selves, but upon all others, they will rally around the President of their choice. To prove this, it is only necessary to refer to the debate which arose in the Senate a few days since on Mr. Bradbury's Resolution, in which the Administration was most triumphantly defended by Mr. Dawson, Mr. Webster and others. The Loco Foco presses and demagogues may fume and rant to their hearts content. It is their nature. Fearless of conse quences personal to himself, and regardless of the vile slanders which have been so basely circula ted against him. Gen. Tatlor will do his duty to the Country, and leave the resNlt to that Being, who led him and his gallant little army through the darkness and danger that hung over the blood v field of Buena Vista ! We come now to the . Seventh and Eighth Resolutions and the Preamble thereto. Thev assert in enh- stance for we have not time and space Jo partic ularizethat many of the People of the State ha ving indicated a wish to have our Constitution amended in several of iis parts, the Legislature should submit the. whole matter to the People themselves, that they may decide without party distinction, as to them may seem best. They do not undertake, as Mr. Reid did in the Campnio-n f ioio. . . i-t-upre- uui pin arnerfci- ment is wise and proper, and thai is wrong and unjust, but they have placed themselves upon the high Republican ground, that all power is derived from the People o.nlt. and that thet have a right to amend their fundamental law when they see fit so to do, unbiased by party trammels, and un- awed by the dictation of political demagogues. We do not intend now to discuss the policy of the various amendments of the Constitution, to which the Resolutions refer. This is not the rf. 8PEECHE3IN CONVRtvt. we promised in our lat . :. We, our notes of of out, jf durino- tho .... . opeechesdP,.. o .u,c great W iit Pnn . "'H hadoneso.asfar as we.,.: e that our report is necessarily err mp "S perfecterewhh sobrui, he resuh ofT? 1 On assuming the dutie- t ,u. . . 0Ur Wnm -mion nearly as follows : GEirTLEMiw: The invitation , this Cnnvnt ,.. . . 'un to . """ii uuillirr if. expected as if is flat,-,,; J"Ta"ons Psile 0h. is a. ... p.inedbythU nlesl ahty. My position, however ,of ,h. pi" nariccmani i ... ... " uui i roc Hffll. " Malice, leave m ill A ' ,u$ so over adeliberaiive bodA- M qunuS " p2 own. selected h ,k . state to assemole at ih; .: ' . '""ffsnf .i - uue nnii ! . " ' to. timo.l ""S'Of A. natesorae suitable person, i I'" ft Whig Banner may be placed duriT1,ha,,H Gubernatorial canvass. Von? VnS .Sm and ,,ellige'nce.ispie Te S.fejf! deuce, that it will not be pa de a " thy ot its suPponin hands nl'i ?ndC. in the dust Will " -"l U 111 nrnnpr limp. V7 Imtoior r.. .. K : arising rum a rliroln .r..., -i u .. . ! . . . ' ,r snouio mat j the opinion ol any one man, or a dozen, or hun U"' U ruheD UC anU 'royed. Small, dred. or thousand men in the State, if a tnahritu ot tne 1 eople, without distinction of party, want these amendments or any of them, they should have them! That is our doctrine. That is the doctrine of the Whig Party as we understand it By that doctrine we are willing to stand or fall Let the People have a fair chance to express their opinions. This can only be done bv adoDtin one ot the modes pointed out in the Constitution Which mode is best to accomplish the purpose, the Legislature in its wisdom will decide. LET THE MAJORITY GOVERN! This is the great, the fundamental principle upon which our Gov ernment is baed. WThen left to themselves the People will do right. This is their Government and in the language of the Declaration of Inde pendence, it is the right of the People to alter it, and to institute new government, laving its foundations on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness." The Ninth Resolution approves the administration of Gov. Maklt, and speaks in complimentary terms of the manner in which he has performed the duties of his high of fice. There was not a dissenting voice to this Resolution ! If Gov. Manly has erred in any particular in the performance of his official duties, it was an error of the head and not of the heart. He has met with unkindness from some, who misunderstood his reasons, and misrepresented his motives. But he has pursued the even fenor of his way, believing that the People that great constitu nry to whose opinion we must all submit "ii i . wuijuuge tumjnsUy altera fair and impartial hearing. He will now be heard before that great constituency, and we believe will be approved by them. And are we going too far to call call upon every true Whig in the Stale to rally around him ? If there have been personal differences in the wav heretofore, will they not sacrifice them for the good of the cause, and the success of our princi ples t Is the gratification of these personal feel ings oi more value than the success of the Whig cause ii so, then indeed have we lived to wit- ness a melancholy change ! How very different in io4U! How different in 1844! How different in 1848, when so many thousands of the great Whig Party dashed away as a thing of nauaht their personal preferences, and rallied around the oio nero oi rulo Alio! Come up then Whigs of iiorm Carolina io the tight. Bring with you the true spirit th spirit of nun. of patrUts.qf lover of t ac L'nion, of contemner of fanaticism, AND all WILL BE WELL! weak, insignificant confederacies will be the off spring. Broils, border wars, rapine, foreign alli ances dangerous to the independence of each and the liberties of all, will assuredly follow, and what then ? Where will it terminate? Whose Wood will be the firit to flow, or rather whose will not he shed ? And pray, in such a condition of things, in such a breaking up or all the deep foundations of every thiBg like national security set.uri.y oi a government which can command ..-p.., di.u protect ns rights, what will be the tenure by which the peculiar institutions of the Souih will hang?. It behooves those who are "calculating the value of the Union," because the insti!ution of Slavery has been assailed by dema gogues and fanatics at the North, to pause and re flect We now have constitutional guaranties to protect that property in the States but in th event of a dissoluiion, what will be our condition ? Hemmed in by a chain of free States stretching from the Atlantic nearly to the Gulf of Mexico our pons open by our trade with foreign nations to the fanaticism with which the whole of Europe like a great cauldron, is now boiling, with the V est Indies as a " vantage ground," or - open sesame" for all that fanaticism-with this sn.ri. pr. ss.ng upon us on all sides, with its burnin maddened fury, where would be our peace!' from what quarter would come sympathy who could look forward with any confidence to the saletyof property or life 7 Take from us the . llur,utfkour 6aIe, national -I .. tnaracier Will soon lollow J The Fourth Resolution expresses the op.mon that a large majority of the People of ,l,e Uimed S,ales demand from gress a la.r and honorable adjustment of the agi tating questions connected with the Institution'of demesne Siavery-that they want peace and har monj-ma they wish no longer to be made the ........ u, uemagogues and fanatics. That such 7 Ja ?g Hale, Chase, Garrison, and others, ol the same stamp, atone extreme, and the nriiniufirt r il. v t n rt - ...a 4 iciirUie convention, at an- -..er, snouia have so long kept this great nation in Inrnuill .k..l I I ... . r 1 r u,u ar"m so near the unD " cml war "d disunion-should have cracked the scorpion whip of anarchy with so much impunity, in the midst of the great, the good, and the peaceful people of this land, so long is incomprehensible, ie a diegrace to the ae , stain upon the character of the Republic ! The People here, and every where, demand that th should be checked in their mad career. Thev will stand by those who will fearlesstv m.. foil their diabolical machinations. And is there not patriotism enough, courage enough, bold and resolute spirit and independence enough, in Con gress to accomplish this ? If not, let them resign and come home, that others may be sent, who w. p ,onger .iKraie. and quibble, and fume, and tremble, whilst fanaticism is sweenin. .k. i. wnn its naieiul influence ! The People, we sav w,sau we oeneve that the Flrru Resolution sneaks the trmS. in rUi.r;.. , . lllBFa iarsre an im mense majority of our People, are in rvnr r,K general plan of edjustnieai.fwith proner and n. essary modificaUotis) reported by the Comm... r uineen- 4 e loe the Convention upon this 'J"-' wu "oi oe mistaken. Then, a a . s ot unanimity amongst its members almost unexampled. Nor was this unanimity produced by conference and discussion hese. Ti, .1.1. gules brought it with them, fresh from th People I It true there were some few who objected to partKHilar provisions in the plan of adjustment. But this was to be expected. W Kn .ks- u. - " tus0 tJ UK "monst many of its strongest friends . You will pardon me for ,.: iy, that a spirit of harmony and ?' resWl. prevail ,n our deliberations. I, cann0a M ted, that the representatives of a nonH ' ding from the Atlantic beyond 'ft1"1? 5 .he lobacco growing inieKi cotton-planting interest i , ' T hloib. have his ehoice. This is imr! "'-n rJ? -If, though the first wind ffi S cheek, wn. western windJEuSy that fell upon my eyes was wcstlrn JS? first emotions of my heart were c2 1 l?l"--He Yes, concession is the word' P-,.r;- , no faction-love of Countrv is ,Srn vj sectional limits. Nature heSelffn?1 C0D&ti uuse. Land, water and fir, dlCutes eo'Pi would ve. IL ti :and. n--"ent, vallevs: Hip . w"ers receded i,k. habitation of n Z Vo Z2n,!S "m' 6 '"ouon, keeps bo h in Tl " VUktt Uese feelings of bSliSt!0- cause of the Country we ,-,nn , . 1 tlon 10 during our ure, as well as my duty to 11 1 my. On" Tuesday forenoon, the pendina Qnju, Eighteen be adop,ed"Dr. p. J. HlLL J casion to state that the only objection ttiaI haJ raised, in rTj-mm;r, . . i t. ,lCTr, , ine ivesolunoos.or to a -.c,.uraems as to our friends in Cm gress may seem necessary, Jus and pr0DPr Adjustment recommended by ,!e foajruirf Thirteen. Wh regard to the questions inroW in that Resolution, he would say, that it and high time, that there should be an uneo' cal expression of opinion. We are in themidarf an eventful crisis. The Nashville Convemjo,,. in session, and, whatever may be the re,,,!, a present deliberations, or however pu e ma t been the motions of many of. hose hoE " nme to time acceded to the moveme,,, u 12 beyond doubt clearly established i,a. llZ tion.ll was desirrn dJJ:. ' '"'""""P- ' WOUht rparf nr. r ' . tide in th. : "ran a Utear ... -v. wuai rs nn rvi prn r. " .l. Souih Carolina, of the k i A i M Drove inn ill .u , Adrn,nistraiwo-to prove mat. Here. then, in t a,i;i , had a Dissolution of our olri, ) aoj in CooereSS. JUein'lka..iM!ui.-. , - - at mt rmilBliru I II aUIJiSi a n au.. wtamm UU wcru particular. If each demands oHand will accept noUuns (ess. then ; ,n n.i . f - ' VM Eunipromise. we most earnestly hope that the firm and natrimin voice which is going op to Congress, from all sections of the Country, will securs a soeedv ad. justmontof this question, and give os peace and MR. BENTON'S MOTION The motion of Mr. Benton to postpone, indefi nitely me compromise bill, was only intended, it appears, to afford him an opportunitv to indut ... - ui-nguani auacx on Mr. Clay, and a majori ty of the committee of thirteen and. having n. swered its purpose, it was withdrawn on Wed nesday last, although he was pressed by Mr Clay to permit a vote to be taken on it. He well knew that it would have been defeated by an over whelming majority, and he feared to bring it to a vote. This motion having been withdrawn, it is probable that there will be little more speaking in the Senate on the subject, until the various a mendmenu shall have been disposed of, and the bdl be put upon its passage. Col. Benton's speech consists chiefly fa strain ed and ostentatious attempt to ridicule the prop- wnV"ag -that the 1 T: ""U3lcr instead of a bar- nee. ton of this , . , - . .f uwicyy ui a lequ.n he says, with characteristic arroga "&tr, 7 now proceed to tkm Jf-,-Ll tcr. He-assume, to h: touted Mr. Clay oa the subject of tackinT' which Sye,dUoe,bemay ain. By reference in an t.. r. - .. Pmrvt.nn. l rom me senate's and boint -iKIi, Frorapmew, aecwion S??J better - tuMtv cauuon lor the future. , ii was designed a p " ment. He ,.,i.i j '""Jf y..-r.,,on Mercur"them,n . .v.., ..u, in mis anicle wpnpioolr OH of our atlnriruic I i-J.-i ' our ia,i We, that in the 74th yea, only of our national existence-when our Couniry lu SS!.r-?KOT r Ihe wt,rW-'hat Disnnion;. sem ?n wl l'ea WhKb h3?e bound us a "Wh iiT i mK:i,,"re,od? ,ncr4 J ,",PrlsJn th"n that the voiceof thePeo ple of North aro ma s!mn,lh.u..H tu a 1 n waw uraiu ; 1 tic LH hlrl ii! R0,u,in' mav be assured, Vo have a most salutary effect. T'ip .B...fc conservation, for consistency, for sterlinj hcfiq, and for patriotic Hovmi.n .k- :. ' Which ourcood ndSiaro on;.,,,. :n ..!. ..,1. , . mill mull mat!;. r,7'Ce-reSPec,d anl heeded, buiri make it tell and stmnoli, ill tl. n is onered as a smon .vr,ro;.. iorine restoration of peace and harmony to the juntnr. There are no purposes of parly card beneath it : this i 9 J7.jr : ...LcLu i. ' J.tc.U4. Ill WHICH VCIIUU an eschew pany divisions, and forget the acenV tiesof partisan strife. Dr. H. aaa.n ernndha anxiety, in terms of patriotic fervor, to see the Ev olution adopted. F'or the reasons lie had sumi, (h passaze of thp RMi,..; m u j effect. w w nuu ivuuiu jiarcBiAM On Tuesday afiernoon all lu hefaitk Convention having been deposed of-louda4 rum every quarter of the House brought Jo0 Ker, Elsq. to his Teet. It is next to irnpow to take intelligible notes of one of Mr. Kort speeches. His enunciation is sn siril-inir thebs thoughts come rushing upon each other insui quick succession, and the glowing periods U profusely that the hearer catches all tte.fcw of the gifted orator, and enthusiasm arresisiht rt to join in the acclamations of the auditory. Up mis occasion. Mr Kerr's effort was worthy of la mighty theme tlie Union of the Statu. :& poured out his whole heart at its shrine-li cribed in burning words the consequences of D' union he denounced a a i withering indignation, very man who woJ' stand by and see the glorious- sisterhood diafiti beiwl and while atirih..t;n k , .nA mtniac' -"-wuiiu- I1UUCJI SliSU. Ym motives to a great many perhaps, the fi part of the advocates of the Nashville (w tbn, he brauded that portion of the original! .1 - v L mat movement, whose design in gelling it P Revolution and Disunion, as base plotters girt me peace and security of the Country; as rotfroft, who would apply the incendiary tores a far nobler fabric than the Ephesiao temple- a a - 'La , temple ot our Liberties. "Sir," said be, " himself to his fullest heieht. "Aeir infamy is t. .- i pieiej but, thank God, the Temple still tute lar. Ktnt. expressed his eraiificatwn 9 nwly unanimous adoption of that Resolution V j proving the Compromise reported by CLAT. He was rotnimwl 'ihai thai VPDeraU triot would thus be cheered in his noble efti save the Countrv. bv the assurance. that the11 I party of North Carolina have lost none of' confidence which their h hitherto deiebl" repose in him none of that aifeciioo,11 1 has hitherto been their nride to feel towards b; l.i -l . . . . - : ,rt HUU Ills. I mav nmin Irlr nr. t htm IU yore, when clouds o'erspread the land, tl7 ' up to him, to avert the threatened stonn. We would thai wo owm ahc to nreseiitt sketch of Mr. Kerr's remarks, but for tbe's( suted, we find it impossible. He codcIoiW . . tvKin v urging eioquenUy upon his Dromer iui..:i. ri - i .i:i;mnt in the C. paiffn. His rallying voice fell upon ,befr' j Ihe echo of the spint-stirring tones tDaii'" be?1 of 1 840, and cheered us ou to vicwrf not deceived, we are confident, when .L- - .i iM..k rsmlina wo u ue convicuuu, uiai .ff fyp gain enlist herself under the gionoi" ner.
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