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THE 3 OUT ' M3tir. ROSTI CAIOLISI 7ontrfnl ii likllctlHl, aural irU phjiitil moimi, the lui f nr ilm ni ktm if iir tfftrtloai." r '-Tr--;-- -TTT--.TT- VOL. XLIII. RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1852. ; NO. 9. XHJUl-U rU (tried ! adraats, It fm aa- I II MU said trlutia aU ubOuj sad a at tot cad " stsyssr. tl"i1 ' - ' ifllCBlUIla. Tnm lU S. C tttqmpk. j' AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. The subjugation of the earth was the prime val': botin of man. - To 'subdue the earth" intpUes that it be made a -betuiiful residence, revered all over with, die adornmeui ofoa ure, perfected by art, to minister to the grati ficatioa of th hum family, and to supply to lb greatest possible extent tli6 mean of sub sistence and comfort. Hence Agriculture, or the eultivsUon ot the (oil, is th first great basinet f man. But the (ureessful prosecution of this pur euit as well a all other departments of human industry, depend upon knowledge. No one can beakiilful mechanic, a successful mer chant, or safe navigator, without a ' knowledge of the principles, truths,' and theories, upon which hi occupation is founded. Thuaxno one rente a good blacksmith who doe not know dial heat wilt aofien iron, or that fire water will harden. Meet. - No one can construct clock or mill who doe not know something of the law which regulate the mo tion of machinery. No one call find an is land in th midst of the trackless ocean, ex cept by chance, antes he understands the ' theory and practice of navigation. And with ... . equal forre.it inay be said, tligi 40 one can suc cessfully till the soil antl cause it lo yield 10 it full extent, unless he know something of the character of that toil, its constituent parts, - wbatmsnuret-ind fortilliiers it actus, what it. has in redundance, end what it lacks of hiv iirg, and how beat to . prepare and adapt it to ths) crop net witdiee to produce. .'Then again i is necessary (or him to know what are the best varieties of seeds, what is the most profi table crop, th best manner of cultivating, the beet manner of harvesting and securing, the best breeds of domestic animals, the best manner of breeding and rearing, the best agricultural im pi meal, and a thousand oiher things which Boos knows when he is born, and never will know until he learn , ihem, Now we learn marly things on this and many Oilier suhjrrl by observation, by daily and hourly having something pass in review before ' oar eyes, by which we acquire inure or less knowledge, We learn by conversation, having Imparted to us the lacl which others have acquired 1 w learn from books and we learn by , experiment. Thus, if by ix,ieriineni we hate found that a certaiu kind and amount of manure applied to a Certain kind of soil will produce an utiuaually large amount- of eoritrf we nave arrived at a fact Hut such manures on each soil will produce more corn that can otlrarw ise be obtained ; which may ever after- ward be-tvailabia to our- profit. Or ...if., we have found by experiment thai a c rtain kind f culuire, say deep ploughing, is conducive ii a large crop, then we have (lie' knowledge utf Kci which ever afterward may he osetul knowledge. Uut if every fanner were compell ed to deiiend wholly norm Experiment of his own for agricultural knowledge, be must of necessity live and die comparatively ignorant til the great science of agriculture, For al most every kind of agricultural knowledge arose in -the nrsi place irom experience. ( There was urns when no one knew with eertiirrty that cotton eould be proAtaldy culti vated m Carolina ; although ur back beyoud be kaowledge of the pre tent generation.- ... There wae a. time- when tat few if any k new- thal marl was an excellent ferlilixer ; and the JMSy.lnfSSli''' ,nl popular measure, barely f- A k txl even now there are debatable questions In every portion of our Union a to what are the most profitably erupt. ' Thus we see that agriculture is a great sci ence. 11 Held 1 vast and unlimited. 7 ."The broad acre which Hie farmer calls his own,, the grain of which Uiey are composed, r the vegetable production which spring apon every hand to cheer nd gladden hi heart, or In the shape of thorns, thisdes, and weeds, lo annoy hit . reelings the . animals that stalk j, ewer his field obedient to his call, or responsive to hit want ; the insects of the summer breeze y that infest llie grounds, snd prey upon his crops, the birds thalcheerhim by their morning and evening song; a they, ' . ''Sioglag ap to ftetvea't gats asetnd ?'" the fohlea harvest of suturan, are but leave in a - Jok, whose page- are itomuamly unfolding to hnn siMiie new and unsolved problem for the exercise 01 111 uiougats ana. hi landT ( Now, how may these constantly recnrrlng problems be strfrrd f How may the questions thai are eonetsntly being ssked about the best ' ataaaer iif farming be answered f Answered " correctly in the ahorlrst possible: time, and in the cheapest possible manner f I t Tlie resdy reply is hy Bum of mind, and the raiiizatiou of thoughTaud action. Dy the organisation ot Agtieultnrul Socie "tiet ' lt all the citizens in a convenient dis t Iriet, professional men, merchants, mechanic, a well at farmers asnciate together, pay a ,null auiu annually, say, onu or two dollars, i plfer premium lor the best crop of wheat, 4 corn, cotton, and whatever else i deemed worthy of encouragement; premium for ihc manufactured article, say carriage, Cabinet funriture, bools and shoes, saddles, liarnesa, -isjnstall other article mad or needed ; and f.4hen, lwty remembering the ladies, offer tlitm premium forthe best butter and cheese, the best eloth, carpet, rugs, embroidery work, , silk raited, f c, and then at the season of Hi t er and yellow leaf, when "Nature has in svibcr livery alt things clad." have an Agricul- lural Fair, where all will meet, compare notes, 'fehuthe raecea ol their experiment, and ,t tnak the knowlettge gained by easb during . the year (lie common property of ally . In thia ..way each will contribute hi part in fulfilling "manifest destiny" of lhe.e United Slates, to become the granary of the World, the store house of food and raiment for all nations all eye sr turned and will be turned for aires yet 10 come, t-if j-- . .. BOY NO MORE 11LNKETS ' Mr. Editor: My motive in thi eommu " nicitioa is to draw th attention of planter 10 an eonnomical sohslimtr for the negro blsnket, ,r vit the Bolton comforL" - These article, .' each of ihem worth half a dozen of theordin- - .Jf negro blanket, can be furnished all cost j 1: ',' ' ' eeauu fcsch Ifeing six feet . long, anil four feel wide, even whe,lhemale V -'isl H paiawd-, MMd oTcSMrse bt eheaper when tiie refute cotton of the planta- I uon ra ranted into balti at borne. BtU of fine cotton rded by machine can be had t Iron! o so mv cvuie per un.cu. 011 m hick are sufficient for a eoatforl of the above di mensions. . The malarial for the envelope be ing of the thinnest andpightest cotton, can be had at three cent per yard it will require S I S yard to the comfort. The manufacture of these article i so simple that any of the plantation women, on rainy day, invalids, or others, not engaged in out-door em ploy menu, would seem an ample supply, nothing being requited but a light rectangular wooden frame of tli dimension of the rcquireal comfort The adoption of this article throughout the South, for the use of III negroes done, would result in a saving of 75 eems to the planters, and would consume from 60 to?0,00Obale of cotton. -- By adopting each mesinre aslhia, and turn ing their attention to the spinning and wear ing of their crops, instead of shipping the raw material, our planters would effect much more than ever can result frara "Macon Cotton Convention." South, Cult. SPIRIT OF THE N. C. PRESS. HENRY W.MILLER, ESQ. In glancing at tlie ease argued before the Supreme Court, we perceive, wiltiprkle snd pleasure, that thi distiugusbed gentleman ap pears in almost half the cases argued. Thi single circumstance speak volume in hi fsvor i a Lawyer. Indeed he is looked upon from the seaboard to the monniaina aaone of the ableat Lawyer in North Carolina and second-rate to bo mail lathe thihio.-r- Mr. Miller is no let the profound polili- eain thin the eminent lawyer. No man sur passes hi kncfcledgtt. of the politics of this Country from th creation of the Govern ment 10 the present time." As an Orator few mer'fpMt timtrd-very'few4iim-IU is Die lofty politician (coming the' trickery of the deinaitiHfue, anil never displaying any thing like partisan mngligmty toward en op ponent. Woe to the man who encounter him in debate t . Next to our counyman, John Kerr, Esq. Mr. Miller is our choice, a candidate forth Uut rhatoria! Chair.) we do not know that either of these gentlemen would consent to run, or serve if elected. Mr. Miller would make a Governor cre ditable in the hie best degree to North Caroli na. And to too would Mr. Kerr. Either of them would honor the Office. With such a a man. at Mr. Miller in the field, the base heart and eonlcinptihle- creature that would sing out "Kuleigh Clique !" "Raleigh Influence!" ought lobe transported to Eihio pia. Milton Chron,, , TH E CON VEMJION QU EST1 ON. The question of an unreslricled Conten tion of the People to amend our State Con stttution, inoposition j irgisalive enact ment in the premises., is. being ' agitated in some of the State papers. And as ihere seems to be a difference- of npinion with re gard to the desire of the Peoplo - aa to tlie mods orAmeftaiivni7"wr'mk--the-prrjpr way ot wttling the question, is to submit ths subject to the People si once, and let ihein decide at the ballot box, by voting "Conven tion" or "No Convention." There can be no objection urged against this direct appeal lo the People, except perhaps on political ground ! " Amendments of the Stale Constitution by Legislative rnsajmeul, we consider very un certain, at best, aside from oilier ohieciions, w hich the pssg. of Free KolTrag .through. ths last Legislawre clearly shows. It is well ca'ped' delcaf W the-1 gls1atttr8-bytheTetiie" laut voles of a few Eastern' mumbers, who finally concluded to grant thi boon In the People, in hope that it might at least put off the Convention question, if not silence it for ever. 'The East, rri well k nown, it opposed Ur a free Convention upon the Federal basis, "Salem Prtit. HON. JOHN D.TOOMER. The Raleigh Star ha nominated for Gov ernor, the Hon, John D, Toojik "one of the nhleal, we quote the language of the Star.J and purest and best, aud sounded Whigs of the country a a talesman whose commanding latent, timvity of manners, con servative principles, and- diifnity and weight of chancier eminently qualify him to adorn llie lliair ol Blale 10 push forward everr great work if .llurma.ndjmprpvcment thai may tend lo the perlection ol well regulated popular government, promote me prosperity and happiness of the people, and give just ana expansive power auu inlluence to the Stale." This portrait of a truly great and good man is in no particular overwrought; and we assure the Star that, if Judge Town er shall be the nominee of the (invention;, he will receive a most hearty and enthusias tic support from all the true aodfailhlul Whig in this region of the State. Indeed we know of no man in the whole Stale for whom our people have more affection ihiin they have for Judge Toomer. He ha been amongst them, much ; and there is 1 a daily beauty in hi life that charm them away. W believe that he would be triumphantly elected. Surely the people of North Carolina would not aclect David S. Reio in preference to Johm 1). Toon a. It would be taking a Sa tyr for Hyperion. N. C. Atgut. The Raleigh Times endorses the Buncombe platform, and a writer in that paper recom mends Mr. Stanly for Governor. CENTRAL RAIL ROAD. Wa hsd intended lo lay before all those interested a precise explanation aa lo the change made tu the location of the Eastern terminus of the l;rntral Koad, but, owing to the absence of the Contractor at this end, w have been enable lo gel sue It full particulars a w desired. ' W (hall litem) to it next week. Ili lbe-btrr tiMCVe'wmrld wrrarlc, that out" N w TJrrrie friehd70!lgttif frrrnrtheione-of the Nttcbtrnian, Isbor under a misconception with reference 10 its present Iocs Hon It does not touch the Wilminrton Road at Goldsho- , and then run to Waynesboro', but it pas ses near the Eastern limit of the tatter village at a distance of about four hundred yards of the river, and then, 10 a Southerly direction. it mcheMhe Wilmington road to the South of Unldslmro. A branch to the river, leading from th nearest point, has already been marked nut, and, if every body is not deceiv ifrr,'rifl"be bd1h."'-'Miir mwt -wwelt,.-. GolJt. Rip. The Obierver reviews Judge Strange' ad dress delivered before the Cumberland Coun ty Agricultural Society, which it highly commend. One topic of the address is thus noticed : '' '.' One of llie Orator' principal object, in this Addre, is to impress upon his hearer and the public a higher estimate than is usu ally entertained, ol the value, for agricultural purposes, of die sandy land with which this county abound. And it seems 10 us dial he ha fully accomplished that object f for he show that whilst ol all laud they are the most easily cultivated, the v are at the same time susceptible of high degree of fertility. Thi may be accomplished by ili employ ment of certain chemical agents, and by pre serving the lends from those desolating fire which annually consume alt the natural tie posiie intended for their enrichment. We hav often been istonished lo see farmers set fire to their wood, and burn over whole miles of apace for the trifling object of warm ing the esrih and producing a few days' ear lier growth of grass for the use of their hal fstsrv- ed cattle. The gain ia temporary and transient in the extreme. . I he land i damaged far more than the cattle are benefitted, '1'his practice meet with merited condemnation in the Address, and the damage to the land is clearly pointed 001 " The Albennarle Bulletin copies a para graph from the Old North State, advising the Whigs ol the Weal to drop the question of an open Convention if die success of the Whijr j party ia desiredaL die next election, and re marks that "the Whigs or the East desire Die succcest of their party, but they are not wil ling to attain il it the expense of their dear est and moat essential right and interests." The Old North Slate is opposed In all imend wants to thn. IJnualilutiou but .OlfjL!A'' eoine, prefer them by Legislative enactment to any other mode. THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION Our readers will tee in another column the Proclamation of the Governor accompanying the act of the last legislature which is the initiatory step to amend the constitution of Norlh Carolina by legislative enactment, one of the modes painted out hy that instrument for il own amendment; "AV hen die people of Norlh Carolina come to look into the hisuiry of thi proposition to amend Ihe eraiilution, they will be convinced that it originated not in a spirit of love for the people, but in a political strategy for the purpose of decoy ing Norlh Carolina into the tnaie of demo, emcy. It i now well undeiatood end we believe ha neverbeen denied by any one who pays any regard to iheclaiftis of troth thst ihe proposition was batched 111 the city nf Wash ington by the wire workers of the democra tic party, when his Excellency Ciov. Iteid was there member of Congress. And it was probably There that hiaUfclxcelreney, or rather we should say his sccidency. was first anointed . Prieal, lo .proclaim sthe. glad tiding! of good new lo the people of North Caroli- nii--lf it hwl -OfigiwaW in ths eraiiiun ur Ins Excellency alone, he would have brought it to the notice of the people w heir he wa canvassing the county ol Kockmghsm a candidate for the Legislature, or when ha wa a msmber of that body. Or, if the thought wa an alier-birtn, he would have written up on it in order to have given hi party in Norlh Carolina tne oeneut 01 11. no, the idea is ol foreign importation, brought from th manu factory of the National Democracy, to blind If the constitution of North Caruliua need amendment in order to keep pace with the art, and in none more so than in thai elause which gives to the Legislsture power ot amendment. ' I his clause n heterodox, an ti-republican in principle, and ill-adapted to secure the end proposed, Il is all -this, be cause the election of member of Ihe Legis lature can acarcelv ever be a true leal to a. certain whether the people desire to have iheir eoiMlitution amended. It can rarely ev er be a true lest lo reflect the will of the people upon any proposition of general interest. There will always be local questions, and personal considerations connected with the candidates, which will cause the people to neglect or overlook: propositions involving subject of general interest, , The history of North Carolina for the last fifteen years am ply prove the truth of thi illegauon. Du ring thi period North Carolina ha freque'nt-i fly catl overwhelming mujorittes for llie Whig party In her election tor 'resident snd Gov ernor, when at th came tune, in ber elec tions fur members to the Legnlaiure, she has returned majorities in. favor of lh Democra tic parly. The Legislature was not confu ted upon ihe basis of llie nieril of Ihe pro position to amend Ihe constitution. In some counties this question wa not discussed at all, in tome again it bad no opposing, and in other no advocating candi date 1 and lh opposite' or lest question vizi that of an unrestricted convention by the peo- file, wa not discussed any where, as w be ieve, before die meeting ol the Legislature. Indeed, the whole history of this question from the first prove dial ihe people have twice condemned it a a mailer of constitu tional reform. Hi Excellency wa beaten upon it in 1818, and would hav been beaten in 1 850, but fur the unfortunate position which Gov. Manly occupied towards certain sections of the Stale. Thi it proved first by die laetlhal Manly' vote wa increased from 1818 to 1850 in those section where he was not personally unpopular, and secondly by the fact that those members of the Whig par ty who represented those section where Mr. Manly hid rendered himself personally ob noxious, and whose vole and influence elec ted Governor Rcid, every one, w believe, voted against the present pro'oiifon lo a mend the constitution. Then we lay lot the Legislature nut attempt to. dictale to the people sny longer, but give to them the riuhi to amend their ow nvt4Wtmit.: CJrre thettr an unrettrieted-eoavUon.-whera.-mey..ma amenu ii in an uie particular uiey desire. ; Uut tlii. plaa dont soil the taste or policy of tu jjeruocratie parly, who desire to bring np separately each of the many question lately mooted in various part of the Slate, and keep Ihein before th, people for five or six year! each, in order to make party capital out of tnem as the exigencies or tailing fortune of in party may require. We say to make parly capital, because whea these questions original in the Legislature Uiey lake the form f fSy maresu coowJjack to li peo ple lor their rauneawavin lit lorra and with the force of Bull of party dictation. And tliua thi mode can never be a fair test to as certain whether die people desire the propos ed amendments. . But as this article is already spun lo too great a length, we will more anon on thi tubjecL iV. VH tttg. i , Iiiportint Ixvkntion. The Washington Telegraph state that .Mr. O Bibery ha in vented one of the most important life saving arm awiming apparatuses w have ever seen. Application ha been made by Mr. Da Bibery for a patent. It is a kind of a frock, or doublet, of ordinary dres material, made double, interlaid with small metalie boxes, in flated. This doublet may be worn as an over all on ship-board, and it i impossible for the wearer to sink below the shoulders, and Mr. De Bibery assert that a person msy remain in tli water any length of time, and the wa ter ha no effect, whatever on th buoyancy oi trie dress, , M. KOSSUTH AND MR. CLAY. The interview between M. Kossuth and Mr. Clav has excited a general interest in ihe country, and the report of ii hitherto given to tne puoiic nave oeea somewnai inaccu raw, anu, it me nest, imperteci. j he com pany present on the aeration cjntisled of Senators Cass, Jones, of Tennessee, Mr. FxNDALuof this city, and the Hon. Pant- lbv Ewiso, of Kentucky. Tht latt named gentleman hat been induced, at the instance of several persons, and with th consent ot Mr. Clay, to give more extended and careful re port ol the interview, and especially of Mr. ClaY wnrarksrwhich we-pubbsh beloats and which may be regarded a authentic, hav. ins, beside the authority of Mr. Ewtxo, the a niciioii of Senator Jon ia, by whom the re port has been examined and approied. M Hossi'TH wa introduced by Mr. Gas at a- bout iIiree"ycluclt;,"OnbeiMg pieaenled-4o Air. Clav, who rote to receive him, "Sir, taid be, thank you for the honor of thi interview." "I beg you to believe," aid Mr. Clav, inlermpiiiig him, "lint it i I who sm honored. Will you be pleated lo be seal ed?" After the mutual interchange of civilities. "I owe you, sir, (aid Ml. Clay, "an apology for not having acceded before to the desire yo a were kind enough-jo intimate mo.-e the a once, to see me. But really my healih Ims been so feeble that I did not dare to hazard the excitement of so interesting an interview. Besides, sir," he added with some pleas m try, "your wonitenul and l.iscinating eloquence hat mesmerized so large a portion of our peo ple, wherever you have gone, and even tome of our members of Congress," waving his band toward Ihe two rr line gentlemen who were pretent, that 1 feared Wcomrvndcr its influence, lest you might slinks my faiili in ome principle i i regard to the foreign noli, cy of thi Government which I have long and eoualaully cherished. And in regard to this matier, you will allowtns, I hope to speak with that sincerity and candor which becomes the interest the subject has for you and mv- ieKlM Jhwtl if thjw ti bath as the vora- rie nf freedom. I trust you will believe me loo, when I tell yon thai 1 eatertnin ever the liveliest sympathies in every struggle for lib erty, in Hungary, and in every country. And in this I believe 1 express llie universal senti ment of my countrymen. jCut.'sir, for the ake ol my country, you luust allow me to protest agtvast the policy yoir propose to her. YVaviiiglh'grftnd inumentuou question of the light of one nation to sssinne the ex ecutive power xrnnng naiiona, for the enforce ment of iiuernauoiial Taw, or of llie riglifbf the United Stales to dictate to Ruasia the character of her relation with the nation a- round her.'lei us'cui enl consideration of the matier. Yon tell us yourself, with great truth and propriety, thai mere (ympalhy, of Con gress, or of llie President, or 7of the pub lic, wnuiu oe in nine avail, unless we were I prepared to enlorce those declaratiooe hy a resort to arms, and unless oilier natious could tee that preparation and duieriniiulion upon our part Well, tir, suppose that war aliouia be the issue of the course you propose to us, rould we then effect any thing for you, oursolvet, or the cause of liberty f , To trans port men and arm across llie ocean in M cient numbers snd quantities lo be effective a- gaiust Kussu and Austria would bo impossi bl. It is a fact which perhaps may not be generally known, that the most im portative reason with Gnn Hritiin for the close of her last war with Ui.wa the immense cost of the transportation and maintenance of force and lh munitions of war on such a distant theatre, and yet she had not perhaps eiore than thirty thousand men upon this eootioent at any time. Upon land Rusaia it invulnera ble to os, as we are to her. Upon the ocean, a war between Russia and this country would result in the mutual innoyance to commerce, but probably hi Mealse. I learn recently that her war marine ir superior to that of any nation in Europe, except perhaps Great Bi it J Ian. tier port are few, her commerce limit ed ; while we, on our part, would offer a a prey to her cruisers a rich and extensive eom- iiniro. . i nua, sir oner meeting mowing in such a wsr, af.er abandoning cur aiicieai poli. cy of amity and non-intervention in the af fair of other nations, snd thus justify ihein in abandoning die terms of forbearance and non iulerfearsnce,' which Uiey have hitherto pre served towards ,us j after lh downfall per haps, of the friends of Liberal institutions In Europe, ber despots, imitating and provoked by our fatal example, may turn upon us in lh hour of our weakness and exhaustion, and, with an almost equally iiresisible force of reason and of arm, they mar aay to us. "Yon have set us ihe exsmple, you hsve quit your own to stand on Torsign ground, you have abandoned the policy yon, profaesed in die day of your weakness, lo interfere in lh affairs of ihe people upon this continent, in Delull of those principle the supremacy ol which you say unnecessary to your prosperi-1 ty lo yoor eitsleoce. - W c-th -oor tons, be- i licving Uiat your anutshial doctrine are de strucliv of, and that inonarchlal priiciplei : are essential to, th peace, security, and hap piness of our subjects, will obliterate the bed which has1 nourished such noxious weeds ; w will crush you, a lh propagandist of doc trines'so destructive of the peace and good order of the world." Th indomitable pir tt of our people might, and would be equal to die emergency, end we might remain un subdued even by to tremendous a combina tion) but the consequence to as would be ter. rdjle, enough, .,Yq,h jnut,,llpw.. me, sir, to, peak that freely, at 1 feci deeply, tlraugb my opinion may be of but little import, aa the ex pressioa of a dying man. "Sir. th recent melancholy subversion of j the Republican Government of t ranee, and that enlightened nation voluntarily placing in neck under the yoke of despotism, teach as to despair ol any present success for liberal institutions in Europe ; it give n n impres sive warning not. to rely upon others for the vindication of our principles, but to look to ourselves, and to cherish with more, care Uisn ever security of our institution snd the pre servation of our policy sod our principles. By the policy tn which we have edbeied since the day of Washington, we have pros pered beyond precedent ; we have dona more for the cause of liberty ia the world than arm eould effect t we have shown loolher nations the way to greatness and happiness. And if we but eonliuue united aa one people, and persevere in the policy which ear expert. enr ha so clearly and triumphantly tiodica led, we may iu another quarter of a century furnish aa example which die reason of the world cannot resist, But if we should in volve ourselves in the tangled web of Euro pean politics, in a war, in which we could ef- leet nothing; and if in that druggie Hungary should go down, and w should go dowa, with her, w her then would beihe Ust hop of th friend of freedom throughout the world t Far beiu-r I it for ourselves, for Hungary and for Ihe cause of liberty, that, adhering to our wit pacthe ayatein, and avoiding the distant wars of Europe, we should keep our lmp burning brightly on this western chore, as light to ill nation, than to hazard it alter ex tinction amid the rrrina of fallen or falling iw I publics in Europe." . 1 Throughout Mr. Clsv reinsTX M. R.ot- sulh listened with the utmost interest and at-, leniioaL andV indeed tlironghout the whole interview he illustrated the rare combination of the prnfoundtst respect with the mllel tacrihee nf hie iersonal dignity. Indicating m all his bearing ihe most finuhed and attractive' stsmn which can be riven lo. the true welal of genius. He did not enter in hi turn, up-j on a conlroversy of Mr, Clay a view, but began by staling what he thought the reasons of lh repeated failure to establish liberal in stitutions in Franc. Education and political tnlonnauon, be said, did not descend very deep into the masses of the French people I as an illustration of which fact he Mated that hundreds of thousands, when voting for the first tim tu elevate Iooi Napoleon to the Presidency, thought ths old Emperor wis till alive and imprisoned, ind dial the vole they the gave would effect hi 'deliverance. . He gradually diverts i hit remarks to the affairs of Hungary, Austria, Kussia,and 1 urkey j speak ing nf the exaggerated estimate of the strength and weeklies of Tu rkey her Mrengih, which cunsisted in her immense land force, and es pecially in her militia, a lanJwhtr, a he term ed hi her weaknes, which was the liability of the ssssult of Constantinople by tea. ' And here, apparently in allusion to Mr. City's conviction nf out being unahle to effect any f thing in a European war, .he spoke of the material aid wnch might be rendered '1'urkev in a war with Russia by a naval ..fore for the protetunn of ber eapttsl. - After a series of entertaining and inatructive remark shout th eonditioq and prosjiecu of Europe generally, n ros tu uepirk. V,,- W -r s.O Mr. Clay rose and bads him farewell Rimer. with th utamt eonliality and the kindliest sympathy beaming in his fact and suffusing kis tyt and graspiuc Kossuth's band, ht said "God bless von and your family 1 Ood bless your euuntry may alia jret b fret 1" nossuui, apparently overwhelmed by th warm and earliest sympathy thus exhibited for hltuWtr, bit suffering fWly-i fbundly bowed, pressed Mr. Clay' haad to bis heart, and replied, in tones of deep smolioa, "I thank yon. honored sirl I shall nrav for von svsry day that your boalto may "W restored and1 that Ood may prolong your lifer' Mr. Clay's sye tiled with tears, hs again pressed tht baud which elapsed his.own, probably for the last lima, but b eould say nt more. : Thus closed em of th most Interesting scenes il has enr been lh futun of the writsr to wit ness. Two suub man rarely meet In this world. Th on, having finished th course of bis des. tiny, having lived and acted through th better part of his country's lifetime, and with its grow. 1 mg greatness and renown - having achieved his ea i ths sua of bis glorious canter just going dowa in unclouded brilliancy, and sending back nt rayi oi in declining glury upon a nippy land the other, still acting, still boning and fearing, bis star just rising amid storms and clouds and darkness ; before him, sll ths vicissi tudes of an uncertain future for himself and for bis flountrv 1 th oba. lilta nmrtlnt if nj.l am claiming ths principles of th fathers of hit country, in whom h was shortly to b gathered t Ibuw nrlxiplii living hy whioh that ewmtryj had achieved ber greatness tht other, likt a scholar, listening to catch ths word of wisdom, and hear tht Unions of stpsrieaee, which should bs treasarsd np, and which might jt ons day profit hit country in ths nunilam i to nortrav that soene aright Would challenge ths skill of me poet ana the painter. The wrtUr would ri val, too, tli lit of a Handel and a 11 ay den, oould b transmit I this paper thy sweet sb aasholy eadsnees of ths voice of the llunnriaa ail, sounding lilt ths low melancbolv wail of sbt stricken children of freedom; or ths trum- peLloned voice of lh old Statesman, gathering soma of its ancient strength, and ringing almost as full and sonorous as when lit dnva or old iu elanoa peal sounded Its note of ehser and ooBrazs to a nation in its triumphal march to gk rj auu w greatness. , , , We learn frora the last Newbernian, thai the Hon. W H Washington will not content to allow hi name to be used, a a candidal lor lh next Governor, A every body ha preference for men to fill high stations, w hav our, and il may be eousidered presumption by many, for bs to mine them, but while they are considering, we shall presume .. . Our first choice then, for Governor, i Josisb Collin of Washington county, II it t gentleman of extraordinary qualifications snd stands pre-emineady, in the ettiiniti'tn of trie moral wmld. That he ia a para lover, an able, and ardent defender tf th South, her principle and mMW'jiitms, ao on eta for moment douht, ...iTeita wol koow, tbti Mr. Collins would Ccsteni In allow hi name lob -used in connection with tli spuruscliing Uuliernatortal eanrassl but should be pleased to e him exalted to that station, he is so eminently worthy of, , , , Uur second choice, le faswi J hnmpson of Uerur: he to a gentleman of fine talents, high minded and patriotic, and ia a (launch friend, tad warm supporter of those principles and inatilulKwisi whtch.we nutt all cling lo, wilh a determination u preserve, or perish These gentlemen are men of ihe right (tamp, end vjrpjuig icjrve uiepcople; injireterenee to patty '."'' ,.,."" "."Tht'Vittagtf. " DEBATE IN THE SENATE ON UI-loT TERVENTTON It would require some nicely of analysis In fix precisely the point of issue on th ques tion of intervention Is that subject i now dis cussed in th Sejate and more or lest through out die country. Mr. Senator Css,'la hi speech on Thurs day in th Senate nf ihe United State, deats hugely in generalities and uses phrases and announce principle which teem intended to be Biiderstood differently according to the dif ferent connections in which Uiey are found. Ie! aa' took at earn of hi position and set .how they aia to be reconciled one with another.,..;. .,,., , ... V") " Now, sir, " ay that Senator, " what we want ia that fiecdoin should have a fair battle field thai whenever struggle ie commenced to overthrow an arbitrary government, other domestic powers thauld not bt permitted to wae part ui ine contest, aou wun luraigti oay oort decide llie issue. " , A Question here arise which the Senator Lhimself in all the subsequent portions of his speech doe not clearly answer. We have italiriztd the phrase "ihtulJ fot bt permit ted." Alwhaloeril is die nnihibiiioa here implied to be enforced! "M hat responsibility at our band would a despotic rawer incur wat should undertake n interference eurh it ia her elects red tkould not bt permitted t The responsibility aimply of having to undergo our disapprobation. of such a proceeding and nothing morel Aa adverse opinio is that tilt ' A declaratory saaooneetnenl that such tntcrferenoa s not M aeenrdsne with the law of mi iotas that to conclude our opposition to a anaut4ha 'Wboirld Wot be permrltrdf'H Il would aeem so cronling to the Seostot view, who aayet - ;!,;... But trr retorn- to the- ervonaoni . doctrine which haebeea to widely and n confidently spread, and which seeks to deter a from ex pressing aay opinion upon tne law of nations by an apprehension nf the evmseqiienee, and by which it le maintained that in all where a nation make such a declaration it i bound to enpport it view hy war, If these are not acquiesced in, .r it ' Will lute il own elf-retpcci snd subject itself to the Anntumely of the world: 'There ft not the lettt founda tion in reason or suihoriiy, or precedent for such an istumptinn. It is a gratunmi a it i amenable.' And yet this position ie repeal' etl, here and elsewhere, from one end of ihe country to the other, a though It were written upon every page of every treatise on 'he law of nation and many a man who dues not doubt nor right in txpree a opinion upon quetliona of ptihtin law, as these arise in the world for consideration, doubt lh expedien cy or exercising ii, test we should be driven to war In eupport IU In ihe Hi at announcemeuf of the Senator's principle a one that shniii'J form a part of our oreign policy, inai -wnenever a truggt 1 commenced lo overthrow an arblmirv" tovern. men t, other despotie I'owere touM not ie permit t id to take part fa the contest," a per- empiory..proniDi)ipn seemt to pa (mpiied lo be enl'utceiL if need ba by warv aud we ny rertainly aetum that if such a prohibition, couched in such language, should be officially sddressed by this government to a foreign na tion, under die circumstance of the ease at pretuppotcdV th inference thai war wis intended is an ultimate retail would be to Ihe nation to warned a matier of course, .i Bin the Senator it entitled to the benefit ol hi awn explanations; bt doc not regard III re sponsibility of war as at alt incurred.'. "Eve ry pow.br." he says, "must judge for itself how for it own interest may be touched by the pre tentions idviuceit.inu what coiirre time noli- cy requires it should lake." s Here we come back to a familiar principle m one which hat belonged to 111 raw of naiirm -from the Bret, and which awetla no re-anrxranrrmcnt a principle, ia fuel, so identified with thai of self-preservaliOH a to he inseparable from it. : 'I'he eat of tli Quiiitiipl treaty is referred to by the Senator.in which he himself perform, d so signal a service honorable to himself and eminently useful to the country. Ths annuncia tion of the ohieelof the Quintuple treair did in deed awaken the liveliest eoMiude of the A- mencan people, and their determination tu re sist il to the raft extremity was made known, though they had then sirs'lained no injury, a the treaty had not been ratified; and this very demonstration, says the Senator, and no doubt truly prevented iu ratification. In this ease a pretension bad been advanced dangernii in tht highest degree to the freedom ami honor of onr flag; and it was on that account, and from a qmxottc champiohsht p" of flieTa w of nations in Ihe abstract, constituting niirselvet it judge and it executioner for all nations, that w resisted the Quintuple treaty in ad vance, a wa would have resisted it with the armed band if il had com to that. -Thia cats is excellently in point, and illusu trates th propriety of that altitude which it become tin's Republic to hold always in the presence of nation Ilia attitude of a Power possessed of self-sustaining strength and dig nity, which never warn but to Ihe purpose, which never niter a word that il is not ready to make f imhI to lh full and upon the instant, that never raise it hands except to tli ik? and to strike in earnest, , If our protest against the ratification nf the Quintuple tnaiy hsd not bf-en regarded what then? War, resis tance q the last extremity so sava Mr. Son ator Cass, anil so say w. But if wo should protest officially against' the interference of Russia in a future struggle between Hungary and Austria, and say it should not be permit, ted; and if Russia should uoi regard such a threat what then! No war, savs the Sen torj then, aay wr, nu' threat. . : ,, That the Government aud people nf the Unittd Slate sympathise in friendly feeling with every people ihal drive to secure the blessings of free iiitiitnlions, and that w hold Ihe principle of the right of every nation to arrange its own internal affairs in it own way without infracting lh right of other aa liutu-rthis seniiintiii and this principle are not oujy WentWd, ami, Jdiuvifi.iuurljhX independence and existence s a nation, but they, hav been prochiiiied in one form o language or snoiher by every" Print from Washington's day to this, and by no on wiih more clearness ilian by lVnidVm Fillmore in his laal annual Mi (tag. Thee declar ations have never, been misunderstood; lliry involve no dictation to. other nations, while they assert for oiire!vis a position In conso nance with our own system of Government and wiih th public eeniimenl llierennto per- "ng- , W hat anforceinoDt t consequent npon tCcsti'dccuriatro&t beyond -theianinittceuietu; them' ' If the right of nation to arnnga us wn tniarnal eooewfrts, in any part of the world, is interfered with by ihe thvunuiona at an ambitious neighbor, under what eirewm erancee are we to resist such interference! ' -Fvwry power." says Mr. Senator Case, 1 "must judge for itself how far it own ioter.-.t oy be touched by the protenniont tdvancrd, . ami what nvuree true policy. require it houlJ take." We accept thia aa an answer to the " question that precede it, end we recognif in i a eaie, a pranicat. ana jiMiatoo rule ot - policy.., ;. .,.,,. - , (. , Are w to haw new ileclaration oa thisanb. jectamlaeewruleof ooiicyr Th Senator' trwe-a would seem tu say ye and n. Hie admirers, w apprehend, wiU find themselvv , i involved in aom embarrae.ro.iil. The imptv- mtion, might be urged againat him Uiat he wae "r',n"' .wripa; nrw patrons maB Kia fellows,: without really assuming anv new .' ground, or. incurring any rtspontibUiiy be- yvH u arurcn every aaxiy na aseognned .w in tliitaMller all along.,, f tm aenlenc wn '. first quoted from ih Senator speech be taken hy itself, he etand befonr the country a.lvit ling, a a prmsiple of our foreign ptdicy, the poeiiion "mat whenever a airuggl iseommene- , d to overthrow in abttrary government other , deapolie Power ahouid not be permitted to take part ia the eon test, and with foreign bay. oneia decide lb hsuo." Thi hat ..riia. . eound and we seem to listen to tS roaring . oi a nnii. ,, pw wnen we areinW ihatevery . Power must jutlg for ittctf how far it awn -tntcyeat ms) be teaermd by the pretention -advanced and what coarse trae policy requiree rtetxiuld lake,'! we are cabbed by familiar ; a a,u Uiink of the lion and hiarmreno more. "Ifysat think I eoiii fculser a . lini." ' another reprrsentativ of that animal is langhl -,u ut aay, "it were a pity uf my Wet No, am no tuch Ihingt lama ana jM.oihar men msmuu. and then, indeed, let bint nam hi nemo, and - toll iliera plainly, ha ia Suva th Joiner." An adinirabl mode to prevent Biisunderttsnd ing and avert anoecettary sjarm, XV, V.;,,,.., V,," U!&iu.hX. j.'h.H,:., -jufc-a. MtOLtmtt. iai i. OFFICliL CORRESPONDENCE IN '- THE POM ETHEL'S CASE. ' ''''' ' The Prommheu CftrrMrMmdenc we tvMtt In to Cgress mi Wlnesdt.' . Thd first u despatch i from Mr, Webster" to Mr. L- renca, dated December 8, inslrueting him to w inquire whether the enrHluel of the Captain of lh Express wa in rjoneequenee of instruct. ione from hi government, and protesting a- ' gainst th outrage. Several despatches follow ' in which It appear thai the Bruit) Secretary, " being uninformed of that eircumstane t, re- -qneti a delay untd he receive a report front th Admiral of tho elation, ; On die 10th of January, thi information having been obtain ed, lha following totter wa sddressed by ' ' ,.. w au to aia. uwxixcx,',' 'j1,' ! The onilestigned, Her- British Majesty' - Seoreutry of Slate ( Foreign XStun, ha th honor to acquaint Mr. Abbott Lawrence," Envoy Extraordinary and Minister plenitm- o tentiary to lha United Slates of. America, that i her Majesty'e Itovwrnrnent have just received t from ihe Vic Admiral commanding Hoc Muni jeity'e Naval Foreea in the Wut In.lits, a re- t port upon the iibject of lh Prometheus, I which is to th following effecu That, on arriving at St, Thomaa, ihe Admiral received a despatch from the commander of Her Majes ty' loop Express, stating that, oath requiti- ' uon of Mr. Jamet Green, Her Majctiv' Con-! sol at Grey town, who ie also a principal nlB- eet of the Mosquito Government, at that ' place, he bad, by force, compelled the Airier tewtr eteaffltfprrwrethtt 'to 7ay tne- pnrt due demanded of her b the autheriliet of i Greytpwa. . ii -- U rtf i iv ? To thit despatch Vis Admira Sir Geotge , Seymour had immediately replied, that eith-'ii srbsiinr.to hi knowledge, hey Majesty' eonsut had received any orders to allow her ' Majesty' diip in be employed in such ser vice, or In forcing the fiscal regulation f Motquitoi the tola object of ihe pretence of British ship nf war at Grey town being to defend the town anil inhabitant! f-oru aggre.-' tire attempt to deprive the Mosquito gov eminent of possession, pending a settlement by negotiation of the question relative to it nt- ' lure position- Sir George Seymour had fur ther, expressly forbidden Ihe commander of the E I press from syain emt)lirvin (arm ' compel lh levy of duties fo. ih Mosquito govermrnt. , . ..';:. . -t I he undersigned haa now to state to Mr. Abbott Lawrence, fr the information of his government, that her Majesty's government imiy epprore oi the V lee Admiral's eonducl in this matter, snd thai ihey entirely disavow ihe et of violence eonuniiti d by ihe rout- , mander of the Express, and also the requisi. lion from ber Majneiy'e Consul, under which th eommiiidersnedasfsr he acted bvanv suihoriiy derived from the British crown. Un der these circumstance, her M ijes ly ' govern, ment bavtsno hesitation in ofTeriug an ample Hrfy forthafwbich ttte-y cmaidcr to have been an Infraction of trebly engagements; und ' her Majesty' gsvernmeiit do so without lose ot lime, and immediately upon the receipt of the official Intelligence above alluded to, ins' much at in their opinion it would be unwrrthy of the government of a preat nation to hesitate a'.ioul making due reparation when the acta of their subordinate aulhoriliea have been such a not to admit of justification. f A Hot Majetty'a government have full oonrldenee that the government el Ihe United Stales I actuated by a similar feeling, ihey -hop that dii mutual confidence will induce each other, in all case of such disputes, and . uuiil due lime has elapsed for" the noiressary explanalions lo be received, lo dtfor taking any slept nhich might lead to collisions, and thus much aggiavate the original difficulty. ,., - , A . . i ue unuersignea requests, tve. , . GKAXVILLE. Foreign Office, Jan. 10, '82. To the above Mr. Lawrence replied, ex pressing his gratification, and trusts that the .qoettion out of which, the difficulty grew, .,. will b speedily settled. , .CANCER. This ttrrilile disease is snid to hsve greatly inert ased in Englnud during a few yeara iiim much thai a Cancer Hospital hat jut been ettablished in London, snd is already efTcc'i" an immense deal of good. In lOTnl, 1i.,b this Hoipilal wa established, no lc tl n four thousand fire bundled and t ..bty-s.x person died in England of Ihi ft iflwiul riu!a ady, Oflhete, three thousand two hun i r 1
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