AI.KI G II ST A K AN I) SOU T H CAll Ol. S X
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than fgO.OCO f r am, am to le applied to
I onp1rt-the aubtic surveys. .
li-.t rids, where, for iMrw furcrs-ive years,
iie proceed of sale are insufficient la
pay lit salaries of the oflker employ-d-
VI. Grtv.t are made In Mississ-ioni.
Louisiana ami Miuri, of 1 00.000 aires
ab$ t Indiana of 1 I5,2f2 arresj to Al
aha In a lO.tOCO arrest to I Ilium 20.000
acres It'E within the resnrcthe litni's
lliM -., a... 'I'll L am I. J- r.... ... I... ...I.I
"r- a. a a, niri mills 1111 tf WC fUlll
: t less than $1 25 per acre, and the nett
proceed In be applied to internal improve
ments mmely, roads, bridges, Iranals, and
impnirittenti-f water courses; auch im
provement to be fYee for he transporta-
" 1 tun of The tlntf ed Stales maTT "aTntl muni
tion of war, anil the transportation of
their troops, without the payment of any
whatever. '
Suihwere the simple and equitable
provision uf the Luid Bll of Mr. Clay.
To the new State they were abundantly
liberal, without violating the term of the
original cession by the old Slatesj for the
money laid out in the new 'States (r In
ternal Improvement, subject to the use
f the United States, may be justly re
garded a for the "common benefit" of the
I'nion, ' .
the introduction ol the report and bill
f Me Chi treated no little rpmft4
xriien etil In the Senate. It was hardly
rxpertt'do' I candidate for the Presidency,
that he should have so promptly and per
emptorily rejected the opportunity, thus
temptingly presented, of b idling 'for the
vtea of th- new Stales by holding out the
prospect at least of plunder and aggrand
izement. Hut on this subject, as on alt
other. Mr. Clay took the broad national
ground.. He looked at the question a a
eta'esman, not a a politician, lie suf
fered no individual inducement to influ
ence his policy. Hi paramount aense of
iitity ; hit habitual ene of the aacrednrss
of ompactsj li s superiority to local' sec-
L tinnal, and personal considerations, were
n ver more cnnpicunly anil more hon
orably manifested than ' on this occa
sion. .
We injdi'erteeitty itated in a previous
article that Mr. Clay was chairman of the
ccnmilt.-e on Manufacture. Mr. Dickr
ersnn was the chairman and on the fourth
'of May moved in he Senate lo take up
the Land Bill; Mr. ' King of Alabama
moving to refer it to the committee on
Public Land, with the view-of eliciting
from that bmly a report In opposition.
The motion of Mr. King waa subsequent
ly carrnuoy me casting vote oi me vice
it acre, and tlMtwhen land had been of
fered fir sae fte jearf it ; should be re
duced to fifty cent. The Bill was made'
the .vmriaf' wjer-or: itoHTif-lamr;
when it was taken op by Mr. Clayi 'and
Vadvocatcd with hi' usnatl elonuence and
f "pretiderifj aniTon live eTli teen tfi, 601ar,j
inr t-nonier.rrpori was. inirnnuceii .in me
Tj main price slii.uhl be fixed at one ilollav
, bitjiy. , '' Mr. Benton rrpheiL Various
molionl were made for postponement and
' , amendment.'. ') he policy 'of reducing the
price was urgetl with great pertinacity by
the frientfTof the administration but the
. nbjectiont of the" report ::to " thi . tmliry
, were justly regarded.! unanswerable and
', . insurmountable, and on the third of July
the Bill, essentially in the same form a
reported, received ita final passage in the
'.. , Senate by i ote of 36 yeas to 18 nays.
' The1 Isle period iT the session at which it
-'- waa sent tothe- Housev- hd the conflict
of opinion in that body in respect to some
I its provisions, en.tbled the administra
tion to effect its piistponemept to the first
Monday of the following, December by a
. .'J 1 tot of 91 yeas to 63 nays..
This of course, was equivalent toils re
jection but ssicti was the wisdom and
'.n'jvioB equity of ita nrnvisions, and So
t highly did it ciimmend itself to the' good
, . a of the peepley lhaL the admln'stra
1 lion pirt y was com tell ed to jield j to the
uncontrollable tnrce f public sentiment.
AlbA.arxLeasiujiUhtrefy
.f - rress. die bill was auain taken : up. and
passed the Senate by a vo'e of 44 to 20,
" aiit the ppularbranch by a sroteof 96 t
; .. 40; It was sent to the 'President for' his
approval v-Notwithstanding the ' unnre-
" i"eed-'nd favnrwhich it hadfound-imongT
s is immeuiate representatives l me peu
! , , pie, it. was trampled," as Mr. Benton
V MbMittie'Ntty'itedV-'' witV'M 'ttatJat-tffliH-'
l lenee. underlhe " big' foot lif President
! '"!..; Jackson., .The dissolution of.Congress,
v before the eipiration of the ''constitution.
. al term for which he was aatlioriaed to re.
, lain the bill, enabled that arbitrary. and
bsolutt magistrate to defeat . the obvious
- -welt of the people. - Hit had been return
ed to Congress at the session of its pas
- sae, it would have become a law without
' the signature of the ' President." . It was
,' therciin e wuhheld, and at the next - tea.
' sion was sent back with the Veto of the
President. Ilia objections to the bill, and
'the policy laid down on this subject, for
" -the friends of the administration, we shall
- briefly consider in Anther article. '
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i- i0AN(iE IlKPUBLICAN WniQTi
fo,ffsuinr"e to publtc hiHlcV,ra
ber of the Whig citizens of Orange county
r. asseflpttleO. at the-jkUsonitJIall w liiila
lroagh, oa Thursday the 12th of Sep
tember. The in-ettnr ws called to or
der by Dr. lames AVbb,:when, oh mo
tion. Dr. James 8. Smith, waa appointed
-'chat.nnsn.iintXjf tints lleartt and. Nathan
""""iel ir- KMiBeerrtrie-rfc-rr---trt
1 Hi ilii-ct of the meeting having been
"VwfTy'isuied by the Vhair, the" following
- iMa-nbt" nd resolution were submitted
V Hugh Waddell. esq.. : ;'.;. '
- rional t ivirnin-nt 'vi ,lhesa UrSlates
tacquired hi power by jrofeMug to bold
-'acred the fjli'rwiei j principles, "to wit: .1 .
. Ut. Retrenchment in the expenditure!
of tlie government, which- were conaider
fid. Rigid accountability in all public
office-re, and tpstant rrfo.m in- cases of
abate.
3d. Curtailment of Executive patron
age, which, it wat alledged, waa au great
' it would soon convert our government
into a monarchy
4th. Fi-cedou'iif elections, and no pro-
! scripiion fur. opinion's sake.
3ili. I nat a belter current man mat
possessed by our people was necesia-
ry.
A ikI whereas." ao far from retrenching
said expenditures, they have be on increas
ed from thirteen millions to forty mil
ftonr," a fid To far ft nr accountability-, ei
ther rigid or relaxed, there has been no
accountability at alt, but officers notori
ous! ydcfaulters to immense amounts have
been re-appointed notwithstanding the
same. And whereas, instead of curtail
ment of execu ire patronage, it has in
creased and is increasing to an alarming
an extent in the hands of those now in
power, as to make all patriots tremble for
the existence of our government: and in
stead of freedom of election and no pro
scription for opinion' sake, the great,
nay the only reason often assigned for ap
pointments by the executive and hi par
lyv. i.ihAtahappiHnlejtis,a Jtyiilauijiuju.
port.r of their partyt aid -so- far , from
freedom of elections, the executive has,
directly or indirectly, controlled and in
fluenced those elections. And whereas,
instead of the currency being bettered, as
was professed to be necessary, and pro-inis-il
by the said party, the currency of
these United States, then, ft we believe.
! he very best in the world, has been
brought, hy exp. riments the most high
handed and arbitrary, and plans of finance
which are the ridicule of the age, to a state
ol chaotic confusion.
Now, therefore, the Whig of Orange,
havjog' witnessed fr years these promis
es unredeemed, and these pretences open
ly exposed do consider tliemsehes, called
upon to express tiieir constant and unre
mitting opposition to the said party in
power, and to ihe-practiccs by which they
endeivor to sustain themselves. He it,
therefor.
Jlettlvtd, That we cling with increased devo
tion to the cause of constitutional liberty; that
we luel it is a cause which cap never be, dlspar
gdpfJtiy.Jieeniflnj.and that we will use all pa
trintic means to assert and maintain the princi
ples by which we are governed
Resolved,, That we regard with interest and
approbation the proposed Convention to be held
at Raleigh oo the -eocond Monday of Novem
her nett V Ooniiflfttfr-sooie suitublo succesaor
to our present fnliehtened and patriotic Chief
me. v
Rnolved, That John M. Morehnad, esq. of
Guilford, is eminenlly qualifiedr by his talent
and enterprise, and his uniform and efficient sup
porlot RepuoUean-piiocipUvo-m-b ffioo4 m ttiahman (nil
(kf flAiias oi1 hlMli Ia a
v sjfvvni,itui ui iivitij svesivifiiae
7 Rt,tvd, That the delejales appointed hy
this meeting, be authorised to aid in the selec
tion of delegate to tli National Whiff Con
vention, lob held at Harritburg on the 4th of
Ltecemoer next, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the offlc of President and ' Vice
President of the United States, in opposition to
the present Incumbent, -ffyi -,
"s T he -foregoing ,' preamble arid " resolu
tion having been read, Were unanimously
adopted;- .. -"-!s-V-"-:'-'- 'r '
K t)n motion, it wi ,i: t ,
i . i?twa,,'Thal the delegalea'appoii.ted by thia
meetlns; to the Stale Convention, be instructed
to insist upon sending delegates to the National
Convention at Hanisbur. . , ". . ,4
O.i niotion.it waa also .
ftaolvtd, a the sen of this meeting. That
th delegate to the National Convention be in
structed to rote for Henry ; C lay as the Whig
candidate for President of the United States. -
The following; persons -were appointed
delegates to the State' Convention, 'vii.
Co'. ' William A. : Carrigan," Chesly F.
Faucett, Isaiah If. Spenrer, William Bar
bee, amL Willie P. Mahgutn,. esqrt. ;
- TJeWeerf, That a Central iCommittee be. ap
pointed, to eonsiat of seven, member, lo .con
tinue until the Presidehtial election; the Chair
man of thia meeting to be one of the eoromittee,
the others to be appornled Ty titmBein
Renulwd, That it be -recommended to th
Whig of each Captain's district,, tb send flv
detegaie to s Convention" to b held In Hills
borough on Thursday of the ' next Febuary
Court, lo carry out the objects of the State Cor.-
yeTtrtonfandoicnTiatdettiiMiiier
interest of the W hig cause t Orang coun ty
llie meeting then adjoorneo. , v
A M ES S. SMITH. .'..'
6e SMI f 1 iTTI' .3 , ' "., w- r
NaTiaitin I.'Kijio, ;,$ T-tr-f " "
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A large meeting of the .AVhiga of Hert
ford County l was held at the Court House
in Win ton, on Monday, the 26th August,
for the purpose of appointing - delegates to
the Whig Convention,-to beholden ia Ral
eigh, in November tieiL"" -
On motion of K. Kayner, Esq., the mee
ting was organized by calling Kosctes C
Borland to the chair, and appointing Jno.
W."1larrell Secretanr; " ?---" - .. -? t-
The object of the meeting having been
explained by the chair, in an able and for
cible manrier, nit motion of Jno. I Tay-
lor. Esq.. a rnnrmttteo waa appointed by
the chair. I tirart, JteaitiHontejpresswe
of the sense of the meeting," consisting of
Ihe following! J as. Wella, Thos. Griffith,
II.T William A RiddickB- A Cham
ber, Thov B. Sharp, Watson Lewia, Al
fred Darden Kt ;Ryefwho haying tef
tired but a short time, reported the follow
ing, which were read ami severally adop
ted: f-ijf 4??t'
. 1st. ' Rettlved, Thai in tb present larming
anJilion of poliiirsl SttUirs, U becomes llie tou ri
de n duly pf alt tro'e Whies to eewpet te snd seal
ouslj to eiert themselves to reeene nor vioUlsJ right
from the hajili of those wh have. so touj sscrificeJ
principle 1 plnct. ' - . -
Snd- Hettlved. ' 1 bat wbilat lh psrty in pow
er (how a settled dt'ref ard r Ihe people's mlerest,
nd ers solely jnlent on msiutaininf themselvee in
otborily chsnpe of these who dminit the
govern nent, is tb first ohjeet which shoold engage
attention eteverv fnend of bia eounlry
34. , , That tbuSuh-TrMsary system,
opon ih. fste of srhich the partyi. pow h.v. j
iWl. 1 mm t-4 Im that atamaf dajifferoaf
mMaiiM it vu in ISM.BhMihs oflVcisl orrtn of
thiJjtQ)iru.hmt .ibg-.fjjo.bey 4q"nfed it.
hjectir.g lh pobli. money t. to plaaWto a
hundred bsnds when oo caool.now leseh it." .
hundred hands when one enanot
4ih. Refhxd, That we approva of the pro
posed Bins Conrsnlion. lo to hoUso lo Kalcigh'
in Movsmbet next, for the purpose of noiainsting a
raotlidsta for Governor, to be run by the Wbif at
lh oeit !eclion; and slio for the purpose of con
iJering ths propriety of sending delegates to tb
Ilamsburg Convsnlinn.
6ib. Uenlved, That ibadelegsleslo to appoin
ted by ibis mettinc lo ths Rsl;gh Conveolioa. to
aatborixtd lo eouler with lh delegates from lb
other coumics in this tyongrewionsl District ,snd
to select, if to ihtm it shall seem 'proper, some per
son to lepreseift this district in lh llsrrisburg Con
vention. 6th. Uenlved, Thst the following delegates to
appointed to represent the whig of this e tunty in
the Rnleigh Convention L. M. Cowper, Dr. E. 8.
Nesl, D. T. Spies, Thou. Little, 8tsrky Sbarp.
John h. Tsylor, Alfred Dsrden, K. Rsyner, and K.
C. Bo'lind.
7ih. Keitlved, Thst the following be appoin
ted a committee of eorrespoodence for this county
that they to requested to open a eorrmpondence
with some of the prominent whigs of the other coun
ties of this Congressional pistrid,and request them
lo join us in the. appointment of Delegates lo lh
ftaleigb Convention- Watwn Lewi. W. L. Dsn
iel, R G. Cowper, L. R. Jernigsn, John W, South
gale, Jss. L. Grimes. '
8lh. JietolveJ, Thst the following to appoin
ted a delegates from this county, lo meet delegates
from iho other counties, in this electoral district, st
such time snd place a may to aeleeted by the otb
er counties, for the purpose of nominating sn flee
loTon Uie whig Cclrfor"thi eTcctOfsI district-
John Of. WilanaT. John W." Harrell, WasID. Vat.
enline, Wm. H. Tarpley. John L. Taylor, Js. Ar
Moore, Wm. H. N. Smith, E C. Borland, Dr. C.
S. Neai, and B. T Hpiers.
9ih. Retttved, , That the following to appointed
a Committee of Vigilance for this county, that they
he requested lo use their exertions to csrry into ef
fect the object of this meeting: thai they to author
ized lo contene a meeting of the whigs, whenever,
they, through their chsirmsn msy think proper)
and ihst they msy be requested, to prepsre sn sJ
dreis lo the people of this county st some conve
nient lime previous to. the Presidenlisl election
John W id Jell, Chsirmsn Robert Psrker, Redmond
R. Psrker, Jeob 8hsrp, John B. Bhsrp, John V.
Lawrence, U. Ysughsn, Jss. Bsrnes, Bsm'l Moore,
J I, GrifTith, Din'l V. Sessoms, Isssc Tsylor, Dr.
Thos. Brown, Kinsey Joidsn, Dsnl. Vslentine, Al
fred Moore, Win. D. Prmlnn, Wm. Lsssiter, Brit
ain Moore, Abner Hsrrell, Richard Barnes Jofish
Hnllnmsn, 8en'r. Jss. ilidditk. Miles H. Jernigsn,
Wm. W Montgomery, Joe. O Res, Wm. Darden,
Trulrem Cassehait, Ssml, B. Pope, Thos. Jenkins,
Benj. Brysnl. Jsi. H. Brett, Leml. Vstrntine, Eli
shs, Seiom, John Winbow, Lewis W. PruJen,
M. E. Ncwsom, Biyant Askew, Wm. H. N. Smith,
Wm. D. Vslentine, J. L. Tsylor.
lOih Reflved,T ns no definite time in
November hss been Fued upon, for holding ''the pro
posed eonvehtrohlTn HaleTghTineT Thuoiday thi
14th of ssid month be recommended as a suitsblej
dsy, and that thf central commillee at Rcleigh be
requested to designate the day.
11th. Retolved, That the Albemarle 8enlinel
to recommend ed lo the patronage of (he W higs of
ibis county, as a journiL sbly sustsinmg the repub
lican principles of the Whig psrty. . v.
and that ihe Albemarle BenlineU tHVV-ky !
mouth Repjiblican ba requested to publjsb the ssme.
ISAu Jn motion of Dr. E. 8. ISeal, the thanks
tBecretary, whean further motion, lh meeting ad
journad, p
. f H.C. BORLAND, Chairman. -v
F..W. HaatLi,"5errera'v
Correspondence of the National Intelligencer
ANECDOTR OF MB. WEBSTER.
" 1 v ; R , Mass, July, 1839.
Dear Sin Yoti remark' that Mr. Web
ter ia cold and distant in his msnners.
Have you not been" accustom d to view
him through the magnifying glass of his
great reputation, and has not this magic
of your own fancy thrown over him a false
coloring, which belongs rather to you than
to him? - Have you not been accustomed
to see him at Washington, ' where, white
other great men are smiling and smiling,
and playing the.villian, Webster is deeply
pondering upon his duties? Let me take
you, in imagination, to his residence, which
you know ia at Marshfirld, near the sea
shore, and some twenty; miles . southest
from Boston.',:, ' -v V'- ' A''
' ' A few years since, Mr, ; Webster was
near hia grounds, and close to the bank
of a small itreatn. The showers had been
plentiful, and this river was now full to
the brim. An old man came along on
Toot! aiid 'roeetinOfr.
Webster, wifhouTT'
knowing him, inquired the way to a cer-
lain nouae in uio, vu iiuit. 'r. " vusicr
told him that he mutt take a path 'which
led across 'the stream. The old man' re
marked that the river appeared to be deep,
ami asked if there -waa no-other-,, way ot
reaching the place of ' his liestination.
Being informed that there" wat "no other,
he"aeemed td'b"1ir some anxiety, when
Mr., Webster offered to carry him ovr.
After some parley, th;t offer waa accept
ed and. mounting a pair of broad shoul
ders, the old man rode safely across the
stream on Daniel . Webster's back. ' Bat
there wat nothing in the circumstances
'which teemed to strike him " a peculiar,
save the good nature of the act) and in thit
way he mentioned it at the place he was
going to.--The story led to some inquiries,
and the Old man soon learnt who ,it :;wa
that as a friend in need, had been a friend
indeed. ''
But a few week ago, we announced
the death of Charles, infant ton of Mrv
Allen Fitch, of this town. We he now
the melancholy task of stating, that with
in a week, three Tother members of " the
same family have been "consigned tt the
tomb. Lacyj in the 3d year of .hit .age,
died on the 15th instant, and Stephen, in
I the 14th year of hit age, died on the 14th,
rand on the l6lh. the remains of thir fa
ther, Mr.. Allen Fitch, were placed by the
STivt nf his departed offmrins:!
Seldom has it been our painful doty to
record to aGlicting fend sudden a dispen
sation of I'rovidence in ine family, . hut
"He whodoeth all things well and wise
ly," accomplishes his great purposes not
at erring man would and though alt must
sympathise with the bereaved V idow and
almost childless mother, they must, at the
tame time, bow in humble subm'Stionjo
the .wP power and just decec f the
As a pious, atniauie.
and goo X . nun.
mvu rh haJito superior. :"
Pr'tffyz
I . ; '
BLOODY AFFRAY We learn that
an affrar took place at Ederton.N.' C. on
the 13tli inst. in winch sir. utanu, me
Pnllmillar m alahell tlirOUffll'the bodf
be a man named 'Whitaker Benbory. It
anneara that Mr. Bland waa nsazed in
opening the mail with closed doors, when
Beabury knocked at the door of the office
and demanded admittance, which was re
fused. Benburry then , broke open the
diMtr, and on hi refusal to leave the house,
Mr. Bland attempted to pot hfn nut by
force, when he waa slabbed through the
body. ' Frarr were entertained that Mr.
Bland would not recover., Benbury has
been arrested and is How in jail. What
aggravates this outrage is that Mr, Bland
has a wife Snd 6 children dependant upon
hia exertions for support. It is also atuted
that Benbury has a wife and four children,'
whose feelings may well be imagined from
the rash and guilty conduct of their pro
tector. .VVe hate giyen the facta l as e
hate heard' litem? . " -' X
. r , JSorfold Beacon.
MORE THAN f A - MATcil-Wtt A
v5i.AROBBEJR.v'-:::-.:
"In a Persian apologue, the lesson and
benefit ol sincerity are., beautifully taught.
A mother, in giving her. son forty jiieces
of money aa his portion, made him swear
never to tell a lie, and said, 6o my son
I consign thee to God, and we shall not
meet again till the day of judgment' The
youth went away, and the party he trav
elled with was faulted by robbers. One
fellow asked what he had got, and he said
forty dinars are sewed in my garment.
He laughed, thinking he jested. Another
asked the same question and got the same
answer. At last the chief came, and
asked him, and he said, "I have told
two of your people already that I have for
ty dinars sewed up in my clothes." He
oolered the clothes to be ript . open, and
found the money. "And how came you
to tell this?" Because," the child repli
ed, "I would not be false to my mother,
to whom 1 have promiseS never to ;tell a
lie." "Child." said the robber, ''art thou
so mindfuj of thy duty to thy mother, at
thy years, and am I insensible at my age
of the duty I owe to iny God? Give me
thxJnmd-that-tTna7s wear-repentance im
it." He did so; his followers were all
struck with the scene. "You have been
our leader in suilt," said they to the chief.
"be the same in the path of" yirtues" and
tlhfinslantty made restif ution Tspoi1s,
and voiced repentence on the hand.'
Tery few readers in .this eountrjjcom,
..
paiajiirvciy pruning, aeep in nieir ineiiio
riet any clear or accurate 'history of the
various mutation that take- place -in- the
South American states. fWe -generally
have a confused remembrance . of revolu
tions, riots, battles, and chanrest but we
tee things, at it were, through a haze.
1 ne last iniormation Irotn one of the . re
publics at we have already published
Buenos Ayres is, the assassination of the
President of the Senate in hit chair by an
armed mod. All thit it the effect - of the
want of tulid constitutional government,
and the absence of regulated . liberty
joined to the peouliar character of the peo
ple. How enviable the condition pf these
United State when compared. with the
state and prospects of the disunited South
Amercan republics! . Republics, , indeed,
only in name and Tor the most part, noth
ing but military despotisms! "'t r ' T"I
. . . .Ilex. Uazelle .,
A Van IJuren Committee at Albany have
issued a Circular, in which they rliaree
the Whigs with living at "the expense of
those who by the sweat ol their browt earn
their daily. bread. " .v. -wn
l o tint the Albany Journal replies;
"Thit circular refert to those 'who earn
their bread by..the.awetoLlheiri)rowa.l
Thit is a strange- blundrrl - Neither Van
Buren nor his followers have. any relation
4o that.clast of citizens.' It is almost thir
ty rears since Vata Buren billeted himself
on the People. His sopnor404Mhtt Ions
term ot years hat oeen drawn directly from j
tne I reasuryvllit sons, "too, the FK1N
CES.. RO Y AL, who figure at the Court of
Queen Victoria, liye .uponthe -eweat of
other -People't browt. Ex-Oov. Marcy.
wat in omce .more than twenty years.. Mr.
Flagg, since the explosion of the Old Clin
ton County Bank, haa drawn hit tupport
exclusively frpm the Treasury. ' AVe have
never. heard that Mr. l)ix labored very
hard for his living. The Croswells, in
addition lo their profits on "three wall'd
houses," draw $30,000 a year from the
Treasury. Mr. B. F. Butler ha always
had one -And frequently, to teats in hit
mouth) arid the followeri of Van Buren
generally have contrived W live magnifi
cently without other labor "than tuch-as
wat rendered to the party." - '
- MIL WEBSTER. - 7-r -
.. This distinguished ornament of hit coun
try wat in Scotland on .the last; of August,
and it to be at the grand tournament
which it thorlly- to fake place'in that coun"-
try. He hat been a conspicuous mark for
Tf-.r -:--7.-- a. r -f.--. -.2- Jr v-
oDservation ever. since ne nas Deen in r.u
rope.and so vivid n his reputation in Hoi
land that aoma of hia speeches - in the U-
SlatiOenlte!1iivrbert
that COTntrTr-":"'5,',-
' THE PROGRESS OF STEAM. , .
-: It It reported tn the late papers tbat the
British Government it about to establish
steam packets which are to ply between
Great Britain and the Wet India Islands
. " Liberia ei natale miun
THE STAR.
RAI.EIG S 13 PT. 25, 1839.
Tlvo Editor of the St. has the pleasure to an
nn.i nee to the public, that he lias associated with
himself in the Editorial department of hi papery
Heoit M UufT -q- a enUcnian whose high
reputation for talents, literary -attainment, and
sterling Keputmcan principle, jswo wen mown
and appreciated, both in and out of th5 State, to
need commendation; It ie Only neeeaaery to state
that be will devote sufficient attention to the bu
siness, to make the Star an able Snd efficient ad
vocate of ths rights of the people, and a public
journal every way Worthy of the pure republican
State of North Carolina, whose interests & hon
or it will always bo. ita primary object .to proi
mote. 1 Its political pharacter .wilU remain ud
changed, Jji.- w! -.;. :
' It is with.the public to deride whether this
shall be a permanent arrangement or not. The
patronage of the. Star iftust be prtally inartaed
to enable the proprietor to'just&in the additional
expense thus incurred; and he hepes, for the
5od oTtha gtartoTiaT!aa8irwh1clr.it aupports
the cause of eonstitutionaf liberty and for the
elevation of -the character ot the prees, that it
will be promptly extended to biro by liberal and
an enlightened public, r . . . ' ' : - "
He also still contemplates a further enlargement
and typographical improvement of the Star, which
he promises thall be accomplished in the coarse
a few months, if the ntceuary encouragement
be given to the tnttrprite. '
OFFICIAL RUDENESS.
In accordance with the republican spir
it and character of American Institutions,
the public officers of this country are se
lected to discharge the duties committed
to-their charge with faithfulness, integri
ty and abilityt and a large 'proportion of
our public agents appear to act upon the
conviction that they have satisfied the re
quirements of their respective stations when
they have accurately performed the amount
of duty devolving upon them. So the ac
tual amount of this labor is accomplished,
th..ejcare i very UtleabotUthe degree of
grace and propriety which attends the ex
ecution of the duty. ' Tkey ,m to think,
in fact, that they 'may act with the rude
..JieilJ.fjanArc.tic. bear to thosevho come
in contact with them
in the transactions
M. MIHVjWW4lti- WfJ -OVVI
I m t m .a . 1 ' tl 1 I
i r-- i - ' t j r -
i.Uow fotttmea a been
ettabljshed on a firm basit 'of imlepen
dence who, Irom the conviction trpt their
goodt are' obliged to be had, - treat their
customers with a degree of savage f rude
nett which would thock- the' aentibilitief
pf an untutored Indian, if lie should hap
pen to observe it. There are Clerks of
Courts whom a modest and ' sensitive man
will be almost "afraid to approach on any
matter of business connected with their of
fice,' for fear of being treated In aucli a. re
pulsive manner at to result either in the
Infliction of a deep wound upon, the fee
lings of the injured man, or In the inflic
tion of scars of redrett upon the back of
fhe offending officer. "There are counsel
Ion at the bar,' whom a plain ; and aimple
hearted. man will be loth to approach, when
they are tlightly absorbed by the ordinary
engagements of the profession,? fear of be
ing snapped at with the i'mpetuout ferocity
of the wolfxind what is worse than all, the re
are judges on the bench whom an attorney at
the bar will be- afraid to' address 'on the
business or interest! of his client, for for
of being grossly insulted in the pretence
1 -oMhc'Mteinbltd mtitude, -We hoaeat
It believe that there It no abuseof trust i 'r
....'.... - 1. it 1 -1. r
of confidence more flagrant than that of
judicial rudeness. -. The dutiee of a judge
arr jdenttfieflTf 'it&lo , many oMhe most
important inter'eatr of society, that it it ab
solutely necessary that a odge shooldifHt
only be a man of learning and experience,
but that fieahotildbe ;;alsO a gentlemanj
For, if he it In the perpetual habit of re
pelling counsel by hit rudeness," or of dis
playing hit lit Uejitoret of il at their ex
pense, when pressing . the claims of their
clients before hlmmhe necettaryf retult
will be, that justice in a great many instan
ces, will be but naif administered j for an
Attorney of delicate feelings wilf.be, in
tome ' catet,. constrained - to subject the
cause of hit client to injury , rather than
hi own feelings, no matter howj much he
may dislike auch a consequence. It there
any pne, that Jias been much in the, habit nf
frequenting our courts of justice, who has
not witnessed,. at times, the most disgus
ting exhibitions of judicial coarseness, the
most unprovoked manifestations of 'rude
ness to counsel and tuitorsj . and the most
nauseating and contemptible attempts, on
the part of some of the judges "to mke a
display of their little wi t before the tnec
it W are" inclined to belieye that Jhere
are but few, whose share of observation
and experience it so limited it not to have
witnessed these shametut exhibitions. And
there it no abase, of official station or au
thority, which more imperiously demands
correction jjbr (t not only has a tendency
to' pUnt thorns. in the bosoms of iudji'
uals which cannot be rawly extracted' b
inflicts innumerable wound .
..... iajrr wusi. nave, bit fe. in.1
-e , . ..e,, -utiie .applifalIo(l l
e?lis I .&. It aw m .1 ...... l I t a . K
piiiii9iij. r 1111 ipuneu ov repeated tr
ms oi me .kiiiii, rre ne ran consent tnbrav
me uuie.peuy iiisuus wnicn liequemtj
from' the bench, in pursuing the me,"'
necessary to the defence of his' rlieni i
iude. who ia Vniltr nf ImKWn.i -
ve coiiBiiier, in iact, a far more j,,;
animal than liger, who might bri
way from his case and tike nrt h
I lb,,,!.
in our thicket.
Such an offuer
of Denis a mt.iUtcr ofliistice. i. I,.,..,
athnsen seryant ofthe npiritof Jfspwiu,,'
He is a tavsge, , armed , with a licefltt J
" ""J "": U""PP7, w,7 : "Pprojcli
e him,1 whilst perched Upon the bench,
v It has been said that the iiuianf:
;hicir"Judiciiif.'f udeness occur are onl
the Workof nctlv tviant wh 1,..'. "
auitueniy promotcu' to power, without In,
,"6"" .". "iv mm ui nsiire (lTjt(
oi character to Command respect, and
are determined to .fighr'theirway u.
spectaoiiity by the ose of their offif 7
sceptres. I hts may be in a great W
ure true. But it de' not . extenuate i ft,
heihounnest of the offense in tlie snwIU
possible degree; for what earthly right l
any olhcial coxcomb, or contemptible fit
tie despot, to indulge himself in caper,
ana nourishes on the bench at the expetrt
of the public justice of the cunniiiiti:
He it paid out of the public treasury.
serve the public faithfully and -coorttui
ly; and yet . he wield that very pot, f
and influence with which he has bdea
vested by llie public for benign amJif'
purpotet in gratifying hit own. jvetly
lings of malevolence. Really, each tUp
ought not to be tolerated in an enlijV.n
ed and ftee country. The witlierin it
fluence of public seniimcntlmulilbJ
bt ought to bear with a share of JesuUi'm
fury on a plant of such noxious pest'dote
For this is the only mode apart frott p
tonal viulencewhkh caji put it dowa 1
might be inferred Irom the tenor slit
foiegoinz remark, that we had W
instigated in expatiating on thit tubjrdk
.k . . .. 1 . , .
tnw tornjrra trcaioei---oy--some-jwnttr
shaft which hadheen nlnm sJ irttnniirn
i i
iHf '? f -TT
rows of iudiiial wit and s.ircasin. nth
been enabled to approaclrthe subject sn
out he smallest spice of personal rinc
and have therefore tiea'ted,-ita a put
evil..' It is due, however, to the bei
thit Stater to qualify tbe meaning 4 (V
foregoing reflections,' by 'admitting
there are but few incumbents of the jut!:
ment teat it North Carolina who "art
the habit of forgetting their own digm;;
and the . rights and ,t feelings of others si
far as to profane: the. sacred nets , "of tlw
offices by habitual rudeness to suiton r(
mrmhert pf the har.V,It it Jiir pecul'tf
good fortune that a majority of our judf
are gentlemen in their "depnrtmenf, '(
that aoiheiof tbpm are" distinguish-, ty?
degree of delicacy and courtequsness
lends a peculiar cHarmo jh:,atniap'if
of justice. .To such, gentlemen at ikr
we owe the homage of our warmest rojw
and yenerationj and they undoub'ei!;(
have uniformly received it.., But it j
be the constant aimlof 'the' 'gentlm)'j
the bar and the public at large to ant
n iudielat hear -vh(i"mse ehsnu k
-gVfPtite;;
tion..; 1. - . .;r. - -Vr
:; ' ' . - . . . mk
-J 4 .- . T J -
:- .- j , ; ami tiArrr-iv- ? ,,f"
-TheEdUor ofthi StamtaVd
. .it.. .v.nnr.
fected ;by one of those political yiwu-
jjonrwhich 0mu.clL Stifl hWt-J'
late number of. his paper, expresifi ft1
BeIleTWat;Mft3Bn
lectionrwilf receive 2ir7electorl
Well if, fhjt, old toldier in the i'"''
power was postettedof the talent for qo
xing iit evi n a. email degree, the stfe
ment tohich we have jutt relerrea r
terre to amuse hit rciemUiright tmitie
ably, although it would utteHr
spire a conviction of ttt troth. B"' 11
itittice to the . worthy Editor of 5t
dard; we niutt acknowledge thit ke r
tirely too ferave a man to indul&e .! 1
.. : . . Jl..fnre. "
tretchera in whir.h h occMOn"J '. .
tea himself, ara deserving . Pf
more solemn classification. . We , ' .
... !,. h. 1.11. fihs iVreClhis -W0UW.
accusing '"him rof children's p'aj ,
wm, leaven 10 ine. wortny ". . w
out;thVtlastificatlon hImse1f,knoV;!i
to be very familiar with it by
ttce. But thit" nrediction that
Buren will rrceiv e 217 Jet
election, is snch'en unconeion
Billingsgate market once dvise 1
fellow who had stolen a fisli and eo
ed itin hit bosom,' but which t:
below hit jacket, that he should U S
. . - i..i . .hnrter " 1
V I liiai. ., v. lift.. ."v. , , -j
h it, a I .,..'-u,tt .liaa riim.
at I9 t
next lima ciuki w ,
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