North Carolina Newspapers

- TP. ' "TV -ST W anrwl JSA VW-i. UL. J . ' " W - i. . uwr Jill nBHmHMHHHHHH PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY WILLIAM W. HOLDEIV, EDITOR JlJVD PROPRIETOR. THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNIOK F THK gTATES-THJIV "MUST BE PRESERVED.' VOLUME X. NUMBER 519. TERra.43 PER ANNUA, F-tf Z E IJV AD VJUSTCE. KALEKb SI, W. C. WEDiRSJA V, OCTOBER , 1844. TERMS' THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AT THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE. Thftse persons who remit by Mail (postage paid) Five Dollars, will be entitled to a receipt for Six Dollars, or two years' subscription to the Standard one copy tvvo years, or two copies one year. For four copies, : : : : $W ' ten : : : : 20 tmt-ntv" : : i : 85 00 00 00 The ame rate for six months. 3- nv person procuring and forwarding five subscribers, with the cash ($15), will be entitled to the Standard one year free of charge . , r . : .:n ,u-,.. r certisements will be charged twenty-five per cent. higher than the above rates. A deduction of 33 1-3 i ... percent, will be made to those who advertise by the vear. fli3-If the number of insertions be not marked. on them, they will be continued until ordered out. .e'.ters to the Editor must come free of postage, or they mav not be attended to. CHEAP FAMILY GROCERIES $-c, rffHE subscriber has just received a very large lot of Ml choice Family Groceries, very low. His Stock consist in part of the following articles: 6 000 lbs. Superior Porto Rico and N.Orleans SUGARS. 40 bazs Rio and Laguire COFFEE, Teas, Large lot Bacon, Meal, and superior Family FLOUR, constantly on hand; Rice, Molasses, Lard, Pepper and Spice, Ginger, Saleralus, Loaf Suar, Cheese, butter and water Crackers, a L;irge lot of Sole LEATHER, Shoe thread, Indigo Mud, Copperas, Candles, Smoking and Chewing Tobac co, Shoe Brushes and Blacking, Soaps bar and shaving; Powder and Shor, Lead, Large lot Axes, all sizes IRON, STEEL, and many other articles in the above line, all of which wilt be sold as low as any other house in the place can sell lojnake a profit. Confectionaries, Candies good assortment, Almonds, Palmnuts, English Walnuts, and other articles. Dry Goods. Large lot of unbleached and bleached homespun very low, Calicoes, large lot pool Thread all No's. nnrl en Inrt Win v Thread all colors, iersevs, iven- tuckv Jeans, Suspender' fro:n 10 cents to Itrb- ands, Laces', Side and Tuck Combs. Snuff Boxes, Sewin"- Silks, net lace Caps, Pins all qualities, Flannel, Padding, and Buckram, n, Bindings, L,am-J bricks. Linen, Negro Blankets. Needles, Pocket Cook-, &c. and mtwy other articles in the above line fur sale cheap for cash. Shoe line. Ilard Ware. Nails all sizes, Flat Irons, Andirons, Saws, Hammers, Chizels, Plane Stocks and irons. Gim lets all sizes, Sifters, Locks all qualities and kinds Pad and Stock, Slates and Pencil, Lead pencils, Shoe sparables and Tacks, Files all kinds, Coffee Toasters. Razor strops, Ink, and Inkstands, Curry combs, Coffee Mills, Sheep Shears, Shaving Boxes and Brushes. Hinges and Screws, and a number of other articles very low. Crockery all Kinds. Ail of the above articles will be sold low for Cash or on a short credit to those that have paid ! whpn called on. ' The subscriber feels thankful for past encourage ment and also feeU confident he can increase his ADVEnTiSGMEXTS.norexceeamsnu, wui, of a dped of trust executed to us by be inserted onetime for One Dollar, and twenty-five i thelate Clack Robinson, for purposes therein cents for each subsequent insertion ; those of greater ! gpcified, dated the 8th day of March, 1843, and duly re-i.n-rth in nrrmortinn. Court Or ders and Judicial Ad- corded in the Register's Office of Warren County, we CALL AND SEE: snwes. ol our garments will compare wiin t nose oi any otner S(j,,nt on(j i5 nou, tie ponsi0n law of the country. A large lot of Negro Shoes, cheap, Men'i lined j hament and ,n th.s is the sequel of the extensive fi s Cbenth (as well as .ndbooud Shoeteas tSZkJKI "i- -i-HFpHv ihtck Caruthers, who repeated the charge at mens, Bovs, and Lh ldrens Springfield) mistook the man. The records &itms and Lining Skins, and other articles in tne ( a custom, if those in want of Groceries will on y honoraDie rneans, the elect ion of Henry Clay 0rKentuc give him a call and examine his stock, parlicularly , kV) to the Presidential Chair, as he is the head and load Family Groceries, as he has bought largely and for j er 0r that party, and has pledged himself to pursue the CJasb, and bought them very low, and as such he intends to sell low. Groceries can be had by the whole sale or retail. JOHN R. WIHTAKER. October 2, 184 L 513-4t. NEW STORE. IN THE STORE, next door to Williams, Haywood & Co's. Apothecary Store, we have opened a large i i . . . n. . A ... i.. i. ; n ; , i . l unu eiesani assoi tuieni in uiv s nc icjinuuauicuuu , , . - 11.. 1 . 1U. I ana cneap, comprising every ariicic usuauv r.uui. ire. have also a full assortment of Shoes of every description . .. . r. ... and quality as well as Gentlemen s fine Boots Hats and Caps, together with all kinds of Fancy Goods such a Combs, Brushes and the like. In a word we have every thing generally kept, except Groceries and Queens Ware If you want Cheap Goods and Great Bargains come to see us before purchasing. We know this promise is given in everv advertisemeut, and often times upon very slight nreienaicms. A word with you, ; and you shall be the indee whelher we can do what we , promise, J o sett Cheep Uooods we must buy them Cheap, and to give Bargains we must buy Bargains, and in establishing a business irf this place we were well nware of the strong Competition and the mecessity of selling goods cheap; but oneoftheFirm living North, and largely engaged in the Whole Sale and importing . - . . . ii Dry Goods business, we were confident that, this would ; give us advantages possesssd by no other Meichant here, j We therefore unhesitatingly say that we will sell goods tiiv'diier man ever Deiore onerea in mis jviarnei. j H. A. BADHAM, & CO. 518-tf. Raleigh, September 19, 1844. TSic subscriber lias on hand ffe4fc SACKS OF SALT. A large supply of up m99 per, Sole, and Harness LEATHER. Sugar, Coffee, Shoes, Lard and Bacon, which will be sold low lor Cash. J. WOMBLE. Hargett street. 5lo-4t. Raleigh, 5th September, 1844. Register insert 4 times. We are requested to an nounce to the Members elect of the approachiug Legislature, that Mr. C. C. McCrummbn, of Moore, is a candidate for the oflije of Engrossing Clerk. October 2, 1844. olS-tf. To the members of tbe next House of Commons. THE undersigned most respectfully announces to the xMembers of the ensuing House of Commons that he is a candidate for Assistant Door-keeper to that body. He is a true Whig, but will, if elected, keep enough fire to make both sides warm. JOHN C.MOORE. Raleigh, Sept. 25. 1844. 517 -tf. Persons wishing to purchase a superior article of LINSEED OIL. at a mode rate price by the 10, 20, or 30 gallons will ap ply lo Mr. John R. WntTAKER, of Raleigh. THOS. W. HOLDEN. July 24, 1814. 503- SALE OF NEGROES I THE undersigned will expose to public sale at the Court House ill the City of Raleigh, on the 18th day of November next, it being the first day of Wake County Court, TEN VALUABLE NEGROES, belonging to the Estate of the late Joseph Peace. Among these Negroes are TWO likely WOMEN, aged about 24, and FOUR likely BOYS,- between the ages of five and ten. A credit of six months will be allowed, the purchaser giving bond with approved security. - W. W. HOLDEN, Administrator. Raleigh. Sept. 21, 1S14: 517-ts. Trust Sale of Land and Negroes. will soil tn the highest bider. on Friday the first day of i November next, at the olantation known as the Jones 'plantation, all the Lands of the said Robinson lying on the north side of Roanoke river, and about seventeen jlikelv Negroes. There is about two thousands two i hundred acres of Land, a good protion of which is superi or river bottom; the up!anais.oi gouu qumj anu wen limbered. This Land was purchased, by the said Ro binson, of the late t rancis jones anu omew,ou may ut ilv divided into two or more tracts to suit pi :is 10 suit pur- chasers: The healthy region in which this Land lies, tln t'urlilitv fit' tllP Srli I and its location beinc in the im mediate vicinity of the Raleigh and Gaston rail road and nnlt? ahnnt fifteen miles above Gaston, combines advan tages rarely offered in any country. Those wishing to purchase are requested to view the premises, which will be shown bv Messrs. William or Allen Robinson, both of whom live upon the premises, or by either of the sub scribers. Bonds with approyed security will be requir ed for the purchase money of the Landone hall" payable on the 6th February next, tlie otner nan pajaoie on iiie !6ih of February 1846. The Negroes will be sold for i cash. The right to the whole of the properly is indis putable; but, selling as trustees we shall convey such ! title onlv as is vested in us by said deed. 1. Itllljnui, O. D. FITTS, Trusfees. N. B. All the creditors of C. Robinson, dee'd, are requested to furnish us with a statement of the amount or balance due them, on or before the LJlh day ot October next ; those living at a distance can do so by letter, ad dressed to us at Macou Depot, Warren, N. C N. M. O. D. F. Trustees. September 26, IS 1 4 518-5t. Richmond Enquirer insert till the day of sale. 11E. T. JTHJTIJaS & Co., DRAPERS & TAILORS IMPORTERS OF ClotSis, Cassamercs, VostiM?;s, Fancy Iress Ariecles, Ac. NO. 231 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, (opposite the park fouxtai.n) OLICIT attention from those visiting New York, to 3 a large assortment of JSTEW GOODS for Fall and W inter wear,. setecteu wirn a view ot rennenn their stockas rich in qualitv and variety as can befound n the citv,com!risinsx Beaverand Milled Cloths, Tweeds, &e., j ior'6vercoats, Cloaks.&c French and English Cloths j for Dress and Frock Coats various new sty ks ot Casis- mers Kich velvet, merino, aim, anu satin vwiog- W men-will De mace up 10 oiuer ai puces m sustain out i . , i r o 11- f repafauon as pioneers in the progressive reformation that accordingly passed Gov. Polk voting m the af is averting the cause of comn-laint that cash purchasers firmative. are taxed for others' delinquences. The style and finish coalsCloaks, Dress and h rock Coats, Pantaloons, Vest- Sec. Fancv Dress articles in great variety. New York, Ang 23, 1844. 515-13t. PROSPECTUS FOR THE &WSTMMCTnEJ9MOCMtJMT FWXHE Undersigned propose to publish in the Town of ' I "-f I .-I11IV. tl! 1 1 IIC 1 11 VK1 EL Uxtorcl, (jrranvitle County, JNorth Carolina, a paper t e i ...l- t, ,i 1 1 ,.,i.n to be entitled the DISTRICT DEMOCRAT, devoted some h 3 ancestors, which shall have a tenden to Politics. Agriculture, and General Intelligence, pro- j Cy to check the generous tide of American pat-vided-a sufficient number of subscribers can be obtained I riotism which is now sweeping him on to the to justify them in the undertaking. They deem it un- ! neccssaiv to enter into a minute detail of their politi- rr. lormft- tint t Vi i . r i . ,..,H onffipa tr ar fliah ttiat' Q ro ! onposed to the political measures of the miscalled Whig Party ; believing them to be subversive of our Consutu- tion, dangerous to our civil libe-rtv, injurious to the wel fare of our country, and our peace and prosperity as a na- : nr : u u I I : . r ... : 1 1 . l T.. r. : Federal policy, and carry out to their full extent, the ru- i nous measures, and dangerous political experiments ol the same. Moreover, having openly pledged himself to , tamper with the Constitution, under which we have lived .... - - . I so long and st prosperously, and to destroy ormufuilate j that power (the Veto,) which is now and was created for its safeguard, we cannot keep from viewing, as must ! every other other true Democrat, his elevation to that ' seat, which he is now, and has been seeking for so many years, by every means in his power, as an era inlhe l r - j , I H ,1' ov.rv Irno n,lr ml u ll. .r onnroKnoini. political History oi our governmenr, tn.tt must De regar- - "; 0muTh.uii.oi.mi,iv. . . If 4. L I l ' 1 the consequences that must ensue Such being our ovtn - m r ions with regard to Mr. Clay's political character, we , shall hoist at the head of our columns for President. swid ; Vice President of the United States, the nominees of the Democratic National Convention, James K. Polk of Ten nessee, and George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania; and shall ! use every fair and honorable means to ensure their elec ! tion. To do tfirs, we earnestly solicit at the hands of the ... ... - .. democrats oi tne 7m congressional uistnct, a reasonable I ana competent support ; oeing more numerous mey are : better able to support a press than the opnosite oartv : . .t . . ! and yet in the District where the Democrats hare a. ma- jority, the Whigs support 3 newspapers, and they have i not jingle one with the exception of one small sheet. taking tbe3e things into consideration, we humbly submit, whether justice to themselves, the cause Ja principles they profess, and a regard for the credit of the j District to which they belong, does not demand at their ! hands some local vehicle of information on political sub- t jcv. i Terms $2 per annum pavable in advance, or 2 50 will be charged if payment be delayed six months. Per sons forwarding six subscribers; with the subscription money, will receive a copy gratis. It is designed to issue the first number early in the j month of October, on an Imperial sheet, (about the size 'of the Raleigh Register.) Persons wishing to subscribe will please forward their names immediately. Address COLLINS &, STROTHER, Sept 8, 1844. Oxford, Granville co. N. C. Uot Pokers for the 'Coons, 1. " Agriculture needs no protection." Henry Clay. 2. " There is no necessity of pro ection for pro tection." Henry Clay. 3. "My efforts have been directed to the reduc tion and modification of Tariffs." Henry Clay. 4. " I never was in favor of what I considered a nip-n larin. xienry iiay. 5. " There is no danger of a hiprh Tariff ever Henry Clay. being established " 6. " I should have preferred that the Com promise in all its parts could have been adhered to." Henry Clay. 7. "The fact that Mr. Clay is more of a Free Trade man than Mr. Van Burcn, is becoming generally known to the people of the South." Richmond Whig. . 8. " Personally, I could have no objection to tho Annexation of Texas." Henry day. From the Nashville Uoon. Whig misrepresentation of Gov. Polk?s votes in favor of Revolutionary Pen sioners Wilful falsehoods proved home upon their authors. We understand that General Cheatham, of Ro bertson, has lately asserted in a speech made at Springfield, that Gov. Polk not only voted a gainst all the pension laws ug to 1832, but he voted against that law, which is now the law of the land. On Monday, of last week, Col. Coe, Hon. Cave Johnson and L. P. Cheatham, esq , ad dressed the citizens of Springfield, at which time and place they denied that Governor Polk voted against the existing pension law, which was pass ed in 1832, and promised the proofs. The Senate Bill of 1832. Having the journals of 1831-2 in our office, where it-may he seen by any person who desire to examine it, we copy as follows from page 792: " In the tfovse, Slay 24. 183. "The House then proceeded to the considera- tion ot tne dim ram me senate ii-no. i.i wppic . mentnvv to the act for t to re ier ol certain surviv . j ! c ..- ing- officers and soldiers of the revolution; when Mr. Williams to " A "motion was made by ! amend the said bill, by reducing the period of ! service from six-to three months " And after debate thereon, " The previous question was moved by Mr. Doddridge, and being demanded by a majority of the members present, "The said previous question was then put, viz: Shall the main question be now put 1 " And passed in the ffiarmalive. "The main question was then put, viz: Shall the bill be read a third time ? " And passed in the airmatirc.n The Journal says and it is an authority of the most unquestionable character that Gov. POLK VOTED FOR THE MAIN QJJES TION, as also did the following members of the.l Tennessee di legation, viz: Thomas D. Arnold, John Blair, Wm. Hall and James Slandifer. The only members of the Tennessee delegation that voted in the uegative, and against the bill, was John Bell. So says the official record. Again : we copy as follows from the same Journal, page 820, to wit: illn the House, May 31, IS 32. " The bill from the Senate, (No. 1.) entitled an act Siippieinem irv to tne act lor tne ruiici ui cer - . 11 - rf i -u: r .i-- I- mi cnruiyinff n iirc ;n i s i 1 1 1 1 J v n i . ! tion, was read a third time, and after debate there ' . . .--.. ..w-. . -. . . ..... , , l" . .1 on " The previous question was moved by Mr. ! acted upon by the SenatP, and failed to become a 1 . lit '.'0.11. " , LJoon. and bemrjr demanded dv a maiontv oi tne j members present, ; "The said previous question was put, viz: Shall : main question be now put?" The main question was ordered, and the bill act was appro vet fned by the Pre- jriend, Col. Bell, and uot our friend, who voted against the old pensioners. I ilia. The House Bill of 1S32. But these gentlemen, -who are so Col. Polk, Fiat jus- anxious to Polk, or hunt up something against Governor presidency .have intimated that he voted against r-n ,i . rr.. 1 tne ucusiuu uiii, which uiiyiuuieu in tne Aiuutv. at that session, and thus manifested an unwilling- ness to do justice to the heroes ot the revolution. Did he vote against the House bilu bo did John Bell and every other member of tho Tennes see delegation, with the exception of that vulgar fraction, Thomas D. Arnold. And why did Governor Polk vote againsl the n u: 1 1 o r ,. :, a :a ( .u.. n ,u i i 1 1 i i - r t i it t. i i'' ,i un run iiii.r ... . , Ti 0J soldiers who deserved pensions. Because it did not embrace so man v of those deserving vet- Crans as did the bill of the Senate which he pre- ! ferre-i aricJ voted for V .' , . J ' ,. . While this House bill was under dlSCUSSIOn, Governor Polk voted (Jour., n. (579 ) to amend j by including all those who defended the fron fipie in rhr in'Imi irnrt 1 rnm vtin un fX-,146'4 tlllllC J. til It Mill i, JUVt II IV UU ,, IW; ,.,. frnm 77i in tl . ' lTca;!f J "eenviue in uvo . , . i.-hE fjCrril I. I 'ft I li til 9 M I t-' J I. I I I I' III. 1 I T.I h h III I III' fillip III tne oia ii pioneers savs he was not the mend oi their fathers ? He also voted to amend said bill of the House, (Jour., p. 680) by including these militia u-ho fought in the battle of King s Mountain and Guilford Court-house, in North Carolina, with- Qut proof of further service. Will the descend- ' ,. r." . m u- cj,. rt a,ns ol wrem iiks iiuuvc ouiie uoi him , j i i "N i i i i i 1 1 " ii'iri iiiiA in ii i i i , i i i w r. n yi r in prove of this vote? i He also voted to amend it so that the widows of ; aU uho uerc ei(her kWed n battle fighting on i.. r ii -j r l e side of the Slates, or the widows of such as diea auring me service, snouia receive jot seven years the same provision that the deceased, if liv- in- would now receive under the provisions of ji ;. ,i this acL Wiifthe slanderers of Governor Polk, who manifested so much new-born zeal for the heroes of the revqlution, conrjplain at this vote for the relief the widows of those who "bravely fought and nobly fell ?" . - Sftch was Governor Polk's course on the House bill, hh which the modern Whigs find so much fault. Had that bill been amended according to hi3 wishes, he would, no doubt have voted for it; but inasmuch as it embraced only a portion of those who deserved pensions, he voted against it, ! and p;ave his vote instead to the law which lias been in torce ever since. This "plain tale" will "nut down" thoSe who have attempted to deceive and rnislead the honest men of old Robertson Governor PoWs Vote in Congress in favor of the American Pensioners, prior to the Session of 1832 We shall now see whether Governor Polk "voted against all the pension laws up to 1832," as charged at Springfield. The journals are be fore us; and we shall quote them correctly, re ferring to the pages from which extracts are made. Governor Polk was elected to Congress in 1S25. In 1826, he voted against the postpone ment (which, under the circumstances, was a nronosition eouivalcnt to a rejections of a bill granting pensions to soldiets of the revolution 1 This net iv.ns nnnrnvru nnd Si page 479. At the same session he voted in favor of so amending this bill as to make provision, for all the officers and soldiers who served in the re volutionary war for six months or more, and for the widows of such officers as were slain while in service, or had since died. And again for extend ing the provision, so that it would embrace all the State troops, &c. In 1827, he voted in favor of a proposition to amend existing enactments, so as to make provi. sion for all the officers and soldiers who served, in the revolutionary war for six months or more at any one time, the compensation of each officer and soldier to be computed and divided among them in proportion to the rank they held, and -the time they were in service ; and also to make pro vision for th widows ot such officers as were slain or otherwise died while in service, or have sincedied n orJoir 140 to 152. Against every motion calculated to delay action on these propo sitions, the journals show that. Governor Polk's vote is recorded. " fiMiS a proposition of a partial .character was introduced, granting pensions to a small class only, and excluding from its provisions the main body of the soldiers of the continental army, and all the soldiers of the State line, volunteers, and militia which partial proposition Gov. Polk voted against. In 1829 he voted for a pension bill which avoid ed the invidious and unjust discriminations of the bill of 1828. p. of Jour. 331 to 337 In 1830 he voted for a bill for the relief of sundry revolutionarynd other officers and sol diers, p. Jour. 291 At the samo session ano ther bill was offered, in which no provision was made for " the officers and soldiers of the militia," which Mr. Polk voted to recommit to the Com mittee on Military Pensions, with instructions to report a provision including the officers and soldiers of the militia. In. Jour. 442.1 As amend- jrtl, the bill was rejected; and Governor Polk re ; fused to vote for it without this important and just i amendment A f V 1 1- I iNPAr.noil lrtin urrt O rtiHa i f ' sessi which Gov. Polk voted to instruct the Committee on Military Pensions to review the pension law for the purpose of extend ing its benefits to every soldier who aided in es tablishing our liberties, and who is unable to main tain himself in comfort p. Jour. 50S In 1831 there was a pension bill before the Mouse. In the opinion of the Tennessee delega-4 tion it required amendment and modification to make it equitable and just; and when "the pre vious Question" was SDrunrr unon it to nrevent it . nom ocing auereu or ueuaiuu, uuuou'ju nn.iuui I.. J . i : I .u J-l .: rn pxipniLinp nfiiHiini-iiiivK. inn fiii 1 1 r. ur iv liiiuii . - - .... ...... WM. 1 - ". ., r 1.1 votea against it, witn tne exception ot a memuer I1UIII kill M . CI' I U UlCil A L I J UO" VTVIi , law, Review of the Facts. j Was there ever a more gratuitous charge pre ferred against any man than this which we have 'proved to be utterly destitute of foundation in truth. Was it anything short of baseness? Will rt notTcact upon its authors? Does it not argue that Gov. Polk's public char acter must be pure indeed, if they can find noth ing in it more objectionable than his votes on the pension law ? Will net the hontst whis of old Robertson and of every other county where this slander has been promulgated, arise in their strength and in - uepenuf-'uee, arm turning ironi ine arrant uicuuuis .1 i 1 . : e . l . J .. mat would enslave tneir minus, unite upon a no- ble declaration that they will do "justice to James K. Polk." We cannot close this review of Gov. Polk's uni- mat would enslave tneir minus, unite upon a no- f f f . t - II I I- r i deserved, and so much needed. In having been so instrument!, 1 rejoice mat i nave nau u in my power to render this Jitile service to a portion of the remnant of thoso who achieved our mdepen- dence." From the Ohio Statseman. Henry Clay Shameful conduct base hy pocricy desecration of the sabbath. The Kentucky Yeoman, the democratic State paper of Kentucky, relates the following astound ing story of Mr. Clay. Who can support such sx man for any office ? ' Of hi? observance or breach ot the babpath, we will not assert whether he respects of disre gards it, whether he keeps it holy or profanes it. We will relate an incident which has just trans pi ted, and as we do it on the most respectable whig authority, we challenge its contradiction. " A few days- since, Mr. G W. Maupin, th'e whr member elect to the Legislature of Ken tucky from the county of Madison, being called to liexincton on business, and detained there-Until the Sabbath, proposed to some friends in the. city . , - &i-jL i i. ii u: tn nrrnmnnnv him to Asnianu, anu nonor nim with an introduction to that puissant embodiment of whig principles for whom he had been voting some thirty years, without ever enjoying the plea sure of a personal acquaintance. The friend or friends to whom his request was preferred, being prevented by some cause from accompanying him, he proceeded alone and on foot to the residence of Mr. Clay. A rri ved at. the dwelling, he enquir- led of the servant for his master, and was informed Mr. Clav was unwell and could not be seen. Re qWcJaht to return without accbmplUhing the object of bis visit, he insisted upon the servant again an nouncmg his desire to his master. On the second summons Mr. Clay followed the servant to the door. Here the plain old farmer explained the rtfolive Of his importunity, n Hedging the very dis tant intervals of time at which he visited Lexing ton and his ardent Curiosity to see the ma,n whom his father before him had supported, arid hoe constituent he had himself been for more than thirty years, as an apology for his intrusion, Mr. Clay, alter hearing bin througn, replied, wurrnn air and tone of outraged piety. " he never received visits on the Sabbath." The abashed and humbled lorm course iu lavor oi mat ganant pnaiaux oi a- to tne cnuso. to mm anu- to tnose wno nan so lu-1 tney united with great harmoby upon the no meri can patriots without annexing here a single j vorably spoken of his fitness, to hold a State Con- j ruination of Mr. Polk for the Presidency. On paragraph from a circular to his constituents in ventiori. make preparation for the approaching i being officially ipforrricd of his homihation he 1833: presidential conb st, and embody in their proceed- j accepted it in a Tjrief and appropriate manner; " Many of the venerable soldiers (said he) re- ings their sentiments upon the question. The j and is now before the American people as the siding within the four counties which I have late- j Con veni ion assembled at Nashville in February, candidate of the Democratic Republicans for the ly represented, might be brought forward, who, 1840. It was an inclement season of the year ; j Presidency of the United States. lt him bo with uplifted hands, would be ready to testify that! but the meeting was fully attended from the three: elected, and there may be recorded in his his they have applied to me for advice and aid in grand divisions , and for respectability and num-1 tory another among his many glortous triumphs their efforts to procure pensions, and with one voice ; bers it was equal to any assembly ever convened over the oppont nls of democracy. they will say I have never turned a deaf ear to ; in the State. After organizing for the national It is well said in the Democratic Reticle: any one of them ; but on the contrary, though it i campaign, a series of resolutions were adopted by . " From his early youth he was a Republican was not strictly connected with my official duty, acclamation, the last of which, with the preamble, , of the 'straitest sect.' He has ever regarded they will bear willing tostimonyjhat I hav, with-1 plainly set forth the feelings, wishes and senti-! the Constitution of the United Slates as an in out fee or reward, aided them in their efforts to J ments of the Democracy of the State with refer-! strumcnt of specific and limited powers, and that procure pensions. And I am gratified in the be-jence to Governor Polk and the Vice Presidency, j doctrine is at the very foundation of the Dcrhb liefthat I have been instrumental in procuring for j The Democratic National Convention assem- cratic creed. Of durse he has ever been what many of them the pensions which they so well i bled at Baltimore on the 5th of May, and, after is termed a: strict constructionist repudiation applicant lor a few mornem's audience whh his political idol, stammered out some incoherent Sen tences such as-" was sorry to have intruded could not forego the opportunity of being able to tell his neighbors and friends-Mr. Clay was well," &c., when his ears were again stunned with this stern affirmation, " Sir, Ijrepeat I do not receive company en the Sabbath day.". With a turning cheek and indignant heart, the old man turned, from the surly portals, and as he passed beneath the open windows of the banquet hall, lo I the secret of his-ignominious repulse stood revealed. A throng of aristocratic guests wore ranged round the glittering board of the Lord '-of Ashland, were redolent of wanton mirth and wine, with iest nnd rgibe and courtly glee, they were " remembering tne tsabbalh day w keep it holy. Thbt were ccl brating the weekly festival of our Sa vior's resur rection. ' . ( Whilst ' in the parlance of the churches? this may not have been the christan mode of keeping this sacred day, the priestly Bascom would bestow it amongst.the " ordinary accredited" practices of Mr. Clay's moral life.") " Upon his return to Lexington, the mortified and rejected visiter at Ashland gave free vent lo hi$ honest indignation, against his inhospitable and hypocritical host; scornfully renouncing all allegiance toim, and departed for home. On Monday last, all Lexington rang with the story, and the mail to Madison went loaded withapolo giisto Maupin, offering every atonement in return for his silence or modification of the statement How far they may succeed in soplhing him and obtaining a recantation of his story, our acquaint ance with the gentleman will not justify a con jecture. But we learn their ingenuity has pro-! vided against his contumacy, and certifiers enough ! have been found, to attest his having been drunk on his arrival at Mr. Clay'Sj and in such con dition received his repulse.'' We have also a letter from one of the most respectable and worthy men of Kentucky, de tailing an affair of Clay's that caine off at the Blue Licks with a play-actress. Mr. Clay's conduct with her was so open and outrajjeous that the proprietor of the house had to send her ott, on oanaay morning, to prevent tne. iaaies at tne ,',M T . .ou,u"T ,u' l"R idolatry of " all the morals and decency." Bah 1 Career and Character of Ifflr.Polk. The following is the concluding part of a long and able review of th e political life of Mr. Polk linued from time to time in - w'"-rr- umi, iU .u- at.j..;jj. tt. i .i . winch has been cont i ii . ni.t nnnn. a v i nil u rinr iji i !inr nil r hmils of space havo not permitted us to insert it all. Designated as the Democratic caiulidaU for Vicje mctins not together d President magnanimav sly declining in con- j "or'or'n ' ' . , .... sequence of a division of sentiment in the Con-! S l J?6 approached for electing delegate venlionhis course in the contest of 18401 lhe, National Convention, his name wasj.gaiit makes a second and a third effort to reclaim ' onZhl forward hy. his friends in different States his State-noble sentiments on retiring to priv-ns lhe most mutable to be seeded hy Ue Con ate life is nominated for th, Pri,Wv 7, 1 vc'"t,on .for t,le- V,ce Presidency. His claims" private and public character. J ..... f Both before and after rfe was elected Governor, his name had been mentioned at the North and .!. . ci .u I 1. 1 - .: i .i . j - me ooum oy puouc meetings, Dy tne uemocraiici portion ox several Legislatures anu oy leading presses, as the democratic candidate for the Vite it ii i j Presidency, on the ticket with Mr. Van Burrn. to 1 be formed by the National Convention at Balti- . f VI IC in A .l . U i-v . e muic, ui n-iny, ioiu. wuu mo uwnuciacv oi j x ciniessce, iuny appreciating ma eminent quau - , fications for t1i,it office, while they had, from a j becoming s nse of propriety, not been foremost in urging his name for it, thought it to be their duty j x tniussce, mny appreciating nis eminent quau - I .L ..! 1 1 I r nominating Mr. Van Buren for re-election, they jueciineo naming a canuiuate ior vice president ; in consequence of a division of sentiment among the. delegates. , j Unwilling to occupy a position which could, by any possible construction, be regarded as throw mg.ari obstacle in the path of his friends, Govern or Polk addressed a letter to the Hon. Felix Grun dy, then jri his seat in the United States Senate, de siring tht his name might be withdrawn if it was regarded in that light by. arty of his friends. During the excited Presidential contest of 1840, Governor Polk announced that he would be a candidate for reflection to the office of governor in the year following, and, so far as it was possi ble without neglecting his official duties, he stood forth with his political friends, and participated with thorn in their powerful struggle against an infuriated opposition. He stood up nobly with his friends to the last hour of the contest ; and with them he was swept down. The State was given to Harrison, in November, by a majority of l'.IU votes oyer Mr. Van Buren. There was no such thing as staying the torrents of calumny, I l -i i ; i - ... .i .- abuse, slander and constant misrepresentation that were made to overcome the Mississippi valley like a flood. Nothing daunted at this unexpected result, Gov. Polk entered the field for re-election lb the spring of 1841, issued an address to tho people, and ct gain canvassed! the State as he had done two years before. The late overwhelming: defeat that the party had sustained, broke up the previouiorgani zation to a great, extent; fhe Democracy o? the State were a good deal disheartened, and it was impossible to rally them into action as in 1839. On hiadefent, he determ'nd to return to pfm t life, and in a sp'eech made to the democratic members" of the General Assembly, who," with the citizens of Nashville, gave him a public dinner in that city, before returning to Columbia, he declined the honor of being considered a candidate for the U. States Seriate, to supply a vacancy then existing, in a happy and felicito'ui manner. In referring to the election that had just terminated, he said : " In that contest I fought I he baltte of principle, and honestly kept my political faith. If I fell in the conflict, I fell with my principle, and I am proud to know that more than fifty thousand frec- men, who are still unterrified and undismayed; stood by me." After a thrilling and powerful ap: peal, by which he engaged the delighted ears of an immense auditory for more than an hour, ho closed his remarks as follows: ' To my fiumdi of the Legislature, who' are present, I will sajr that I seek no office at your hands. By the parti ality of friends, and without any agency of minej my name has been mentioned in connection with a seat in the Senate of the United States. I am nd candidate for the Senate. 1 do not seek or desire the office. I retire to privute life. I go to my home, the home of my early youth. 1 go bfick to the people ; and if 1 shall ever again risS, I EXPECT TO RISE FROM THK PEOPLH." The effect of this speech was of a character that cannot bo faithfully described. The" same lofiy and magnanimous spirit was there, .whether it appeared among the joys of victory or the pains of defeat, always ready to sacrifice everything for principle, and never complaining of the decision of the polls. And it may be added, as a fact irl Governor Polk's history, that never in his lifc did he seek or hold an "office at the hands of tho Executive; while it is well known that such have been his relations with General Jackson and Mr. Van Burt n, that if he had desired office at their hands, ho had only lo ask and receive. Governor Polk now returned to his home in the county of Maury, and devoted his uttention ex clusively to the management of his own private affairs, until, by the repeated solicitation of his friends and the wishes of the republican Dartv of the State, as expressed at the sevarel county meet ings, ne was again pressed into service. No oth er citizen of the State seemed to be thought of as the democratic candidate for Governor in 1843, and there was a unanimous and spontaneous call for their old and faithful champion. The Governor felt that the lion hearted Democ racy of Tennessee had stood by him so faithfully, both in the hours of defeat and triumph, that how ever great might 6e the detriment to his privato Intel ests, he would again take the arduous and re SDonsible cost to which thev irinted him m th , comino conflict. Arnin h hrrnmp h rnndirlnto for Governor, and, as on two like occasions before, , thoroughly canvassed the State. In this contest, new local issues ol a legislative charncter wern j raised by his opponents holding him resDonsiblo ir i r i . l i f t . lor every vote oi rns political inrnds at a previous session ot the Lrenrral Assembly, as well us re sponsible for much that they did not do. In sever- Ia' districts there were a plurality of.cnndidates for I ?Sh!a'lve offif hh destroyed the organic , . arpt v,n, nn.i lw .a o,,at cau in, uuu weaircneu tne nartv" v ,p ii m p rj i nnnnnnni? m- a i i n i 1 . i . i . i . . - :uliarl fortunate in combining all their strcneth n-ainst 1 -." 1 iiiu u,. jyiii nig HI.JC IllVUIiailV nun. ne lougnt tne Dame maniuilv, but was j nriM on-i HhtuCiAvia f V-i r tL,i n, . i ... Li ! and urged i O UUUIIU1.1UIWIIO iui iimi uiucu ni'iB eel lOllU in many States, at the North South, Enst and West : arid as one whose name would probably be plnced on the National Ticket, he was addressed by a committee of the citizens of Cincinnati ll'hn ff. ttl.T.l 1 T'r-...r I . ...nil., J. I A on the proposition of Annexing Texas to tho territory of the United States. In his reply, he favored immediate annexation ' n?i . i i . . - . . . . . nrn tne ueiogatos ot tho profile assembled at 1 Baltimore in fSatu I day of Mny, to se j the Presidency anc ! they had balloted . cauimoie in iNational Convention on the 27lh select ropublicari candidates for d Vice Presidency-, nnd after y they had balloted several times for President.- - Jf . s . . - above all things, the latitudinarian interpretations of Federalism, which trttd to the consolidation of all power, in the central government. Ho has signalised hfs hostility to these usurping doctrines in 'all their modes. He has always refused his assent to the appropriation of money by the Federal government for whai he deems the unconstitutional purpose of constructing works of infernal improvement within the Stales. Ho took grounc( earnestly agaihst the constitutionali ty as vell as expediency of a National Bank ; and irf August, 1829, consequently several months before the appearance of Gen. Jackson's first message, announced theft his opinions in a pub lished letter to his constituents." He has ever been opposed to an oppressive tariff for protec tion. He is in favor of a tariff for revenue- such an one as will yield a sufficient amount to the Treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered djecrim: inating in the impositon of duties so as to afford reasonable incidental protection to all the great American 'interests. He is opposed to-the dis tribution of the proceeds of the sales of the pub lic lands, and to the assumption of the Stale dVbta by the Federal government.' He is in favor of extending the right of pre-emption to the occupant settlers of the public lands, at low and moderate rates, sri. as to place it in the pow er of the Kdrdv pioneers of the far west to se cure homes for themselves arid their children, this future defenders of their country rigi'ht. There is no statesman in the country who has passed through a more fiery ordeal in his poJitic nl advancement than Gov. Polk. But thus for he has prissed unscathed. He is as pure metal thai has been, tested in the crucfble, purer arid more brilliant than before j trae Coin, pro red to be genuine. Educated in the political School of Jefferson, the first and last vote that he ever cast was for the promofion of democratic republican principle?. He never Cast any other. It has been truly said, that from his youth he was a republi can of the "straitest sect." From the hour that h entered political life he has been the wnrm and devoted political and personal friend of General Jackson, and now enjoys his unlimited confidence. He has never wavered for a moment in sustahjrjg the regular nominations of his political party, arid M I 7 St.