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1 At V irtrrtinp of a portion of (he Whir
Young Men of Gractille Cw.nty, assemble
t Oxbrd on thir3 of April, for the pt
ioeerf nominating Delegates p the Lai H
- loor Conveqlion.-on motion. Col. "ovsce
L. Robards wM called to the Chair, and Tur
m Uurence -appointed Secretary. n
IChaalrcan iu a very rrtiW address stated
Vthe olject for which the meeting had conven
, d, and entered into enxposition of the
1 reseul disordered elate of public affaira.and
rthc necessity IV.r reform: : Vt hereupon, o
motion, commitiee w appointed by. the!
4 Chair, fcr tlte purpote-oi uo'""5 "
' iloa ptesie of lha . teuumenu of the
""ihe" following gentlemen constituted
the committee, vi Messrs. uenry .
' lekett, Jat. T 1 dtOeioiro. . iicwr,
iv,;m m nnodloe. Henry Upchurch, K
1L Kingsburv and A.' Taylor, who, after
a brief consultation, through their i hair-
man, Mr. Lorkelt, presented the wuowmg
v Preamble end Keaolutiona; and before ta-
kir.gthe vole upon them, the meeting was
- ddreasd by Messrs. Locket!, LttUejohn
an II illurdi in a peethea appiopnate to the
creasion. They were then unanimously
. atapted: .' '- .'
- Where??, our form of Government fully
recognises the right of the people, peacea
Wy to assemble and consult together fur
their common welfare: we deem it a durv
wexer
ced that there ia something radically defec
tive in the administration o'. our Govern
ment, and believing that the derangement of
7:the currency andeonssquenl embarr-sriicnt
I and general distress, with which the. conn
17 haa been aiflisted, and the Government
made bankrupt for the last two years, are
to be attributoil to the mal-adrainisUation of
the Federal Government by the party in
power by their reckleaa warfare upon the
' banking institutions, and thr unparalelled
profligacy, with which they have managed
thblw finances end. whereas, we have
aeiLibejeipenjie of the. Government in--ereaeedfro
xtwerveToOTtymyJiona of
' Sollarawithiif lh apace f ten years, while
'. the Country has been at "peace with all na
tionn ii large, f nrpltis .awiR
and ihe'Coverainent forced tai TeBort to the
iasua of Treasury notea to austatn its aink-
injcrtditl ami whereas, these evils, so far
' Therefore.- J
' I. JUtolrtJ, That U la our firm conviction
that tha eounuy must rontlous to grosn on
dr its brUin aoiil there ia a change of our
aiera.',i -'-..i. ; .....
S. Jlflvtd, Thst wabtgUJy appnvaor the
Bomlnatlon of William Henry Umisoo. of I
II II al.. .siM tsllaa Itsm tn lit as
tn tha aouncilt ol lbs nsiion, entiila him to th
confidence and gratitude of hi country; that his
long-trtal patriotism and pure Itepublinarl
ufinciples 1 fully qualify hha for the office
of President, and oJor the best pledges it his
futere course. '
8. Vvolvtd. That in John Tflw. of Vir-
rinia we reeog.iics a Kpublican imbued with I
U,e prinaiRlee of -38 aod W ' aiid thslj
Vrt BMnioatioa a Vice-President of tlie
United Slates, meota with our hearty ap
probation. -
4. Memtlttdt That wo have entire, confidence
la tke boiMSly, ability and Republican priociplea
f Joha M. Morehead, and that w will give to
him a cordial support, and me all hoitnrabla
raoana te secure his election to th office of Uov-
oiof the Bute. ;
a wf. That wo view wits indiir-
nsiioa the onpriselplod conduct of the domi
nant party ia disfranchising a sovereign State
nuwm-:s"rz-r-r-x , . . -
esmplete' ascsadeacy , lu tUs national Leg
- islauire.
6. JUtjlMd, That we deprueate the plan of
tha Administration ia ths disposal of Ihs public
lands; and that their only object in wishing te
give them to Slatse ia which they lie, is to
- - aMara the support of that eaetioo ia the Pres
idential contest. ,
7. Hemloed, That welook upon ths Sub-
Treasurv as anothsfone of thofce abominable
,exp'eriment,n dictated by, the telnshnesa of
pamaaa politicians, which have brought dis
' tfaes upon the' Government, and the greatest
valamiuea upon the people,
8. A iW, T.ist we view with abhorrence
tha eluwiiig propas'tiati which haa emanated ,
ftom too War Department, and whioh haa rc-
eeivsd the.aanetlaa of the President, for organ
ising a atandintr army" of 100,000 men-in a
timiof indituia4 peace and security; that we
- believe mtioeal dsfoee requires no such army,
and that thereby the liberties of the people will
; be endangersdr T jTi" '"- - V ..1 ''llz.itrT?.
Betnhtdi Tht we bighly approve of tlie
' Young- Man's Convention, to meet in ilalnmore
on the let Monday of -Way next, and lUt ire
,fel it Impoftaot to seod -delegates- tSr tejiiesent
the Youog-Wbigs of ihis CouiMy
10. Jttsohtd, That he appoint-
ed delegates to represent this county in said
Convention, : i.-h' -v-vftniw 1
On tn-rtton ef Mr. Goodloe, the follow
: In tr rendernea-werar -named,- iit-ptireuanee
- - of tlie Resolution, -as De4egitcto the
Baltimore Convention. : Ur.- Paschal I,
F. Carter. Dr. John A. Downey, Wm. II.
" Webb, Richard aTharp,, Richard Taylor,
; - Dr. Ns Hill Dr. Ueiiry-1. Robd, lieurv
' - E. Lockett, OrJohn JU Herndon Il H.
Kingsbury, James T. Littlejohn, John Har
grove, Franklin Hester, Kulus 1. , uell'in,
Jeremy Ililliard, Clurles llamiltoo, M.
iester, Duwarxl nurton ami jonn ttunu ,
On motion of Mr. Ililliard Mr. Goodloe
, raa ai4sdto the list of delegates.,,, .......
On motion of Mr. Iittleohn, tlie Chair
- coat, Coli Horace L jobrdaand the See
rouiy .Tuiaer Laurenca, weie , also add-
' ' l :. i ;U . i ! '3
" On motion of Mr. Laurence, it wm
CaUvtJ. That in ths opinion of this meeting.
the lioa. dward Stauly sod Kenneth Jtayoer
kra bui table Mrsuoa ta rofeoul the Sute of
North Carolina tn the Ccave4iow of Young
M n at Ualtiniore, and that the -as eueslM
to 'l as sueti.: ';;. ;
. On motipn of Mr. Loekett ;
( " 'jtuuloti. That the proceedings of lilts meet
Inf he published inihe jialeigh Strand Hal
el ri, Uiwitter, and all ether papers fnsndly to
lb .
. 7'he raaeline (hen adjourned. . t .-: i
- W II03ACE L. ROBARD3, .Cti'd'
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CONGRESS. '
In the Ilodse of Representatives, on the
23th April, '''. ;
Mr. UderwooJ,-frak the Select Com
wittre appointed to report the facta of the
unpieai4i,t rent .wire between Messrs.
tt nam and Garland of Louiiiaoa, made
a report containing a statement of fads,
based n the written t-simonj afa num
ber of witnesses j whirti testimony ac
companied the repwrt. The rommitte re-
commended no'rrsotation, nor- dul thry
accompany the" narrative witJv-Ji single
remark. cncei ins it their doty te con
fine thetuselves to a n4krd stitement of
the facts as they orcarrcd.
The substance of the report, ao far as
it coa'd be caught from hearing U reid
amounts to this. A certain' exhibit of the
comparative expenditures of the present
and past Administrations, together with
certain other ducuments pertaining to the
same subject, having been pvit forth by
gentlemen styling themselves an Exeru
live Coiiimil'tre, snd published with their
nams attached, hail been referred to by
Mr. Vie, and at his rco,ust had been
read at the Clerk' table, hen the
reading was completed. Mr. Wise msde
some further remarks, in which he stated
that tin? paper jiist read had baen drawn
op by his colleague (Mrr Butts) who had
g'ue to Richmond
IIr.AVie havins resumed his leal,
Mr. Bvnum.of North Carolina, left hisJ
seat, i.rir rlie dor. and walking up tlie
central ile the Iloooe, came to'tlieseat
oT Mr. Galbrailh, of Ta , and observed to
him than this was an electioneering party
trlrk. lie then advanced up the narrow
aiW which proceeds fiom the central
area,, till he came between tlie seat of
Mr. lijtiks; orV., and Mr. Garland, of
Lou., and looking at Mr. Hanks, who then
sat in the aral.next to his own, obsemd
that this was a unfair party tr ck. intend
ed to be used In Virginia, just on tlie eie
of an election, and that the paper was a
d J lie from beginning to end. Mr.
Garland, who was close by. (and who e
from a gentleman with whom he
was. in conversation, aii'l looking at Mr.
IHniim, said Lihat every Iwordin the paper
was strictly true; and added that iiogen
tteirian would aiy , or, as others testify,
that what M r. B. aald wa a a - I ie. Oo
U thi, Mr. Dynum replied, Auhat'e a
u tl lie," or you are a u a liar,"
at the same moment reaching towards Mr.
tiarlaud'e cane, which lay at. the back of
Ml cluirj on this, Mr. GarVand seized the
rane. MrrUT" raised it as high as the
waiht ol Mr. U., when, in the t
waikt ol Mr. G., when in lire tuste,.the
I . . a i a .1
hum a blow, which the latter returned;
when the gentlemen who were by inter
fered, and auccerded in separating them.
Mr. Garland picked op his cane and , re
turned t hi seat. Mr. Bynum being at
the end of the narrow aisle, next to the
lobby, or in the lobby, pear the fire-place,
drew 4iia penknife" from hit pocket, and
sppcr.red to be endeavoring to open it,but
did not succeed. - He then called ont to
Mr. Garland, uttering violent and ' re
proachful epithe'a. Much confuion was
produced in the Housr, but the Speaker
having succeeded in restoring order, the
alfsir here ended.
Mr. Butler, of Kentucky, moved that
the repirt, together with the testimony,
be printed) whichmotion wat egivrd to.
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follows: Yea 54, navs 41
-The House, at hall past 4 o'clock, ad
jiurnrd. The Senate waa chieflly engaged in the
consideration of private bills, on the 27th.
In the llutfse, Mr. Hire' Garland anoli
gUed for Jiia violation of the lultl jiuhe
House in the case ut the tight between Imn
and Mr. By num. The House then wrht
inio coininuiee oi wnuie on toe civn anu
diplomatic appropriation bill, and remain
ed in session until ab iut 7 o'clock P. M.
the nixtday a sitting to no purpose of
thirty one hours!! The bills to liquidate
the claims of New Hampshire and Mime,
on the General Government, were ordered
to a third rending in the Senate, the
8thrrNothing 7mprtaht " waa " tfoiie" in
theSenate on the S9thV ? the" House
Ihe UUcuUiun on the aporoprialion bill
consutocd the- tofJi-z&m;m-
Mr. Sianlf Amused the committee rv-
much bjr "vn eitpwseoflhe 'itvmr wf certain
accounts wh'chiiad been presented at the
Tn-atBry hrst suspeiKleU, anl alter
wards allowed for trees, shrubs, orna
m. ntnl Bowers, gardening books, and tools,
etc. nurcliai-d m - FUiulel!ia. tv me
s'ierinie,.'. nt of the N "C." inint t
AM
amoua ing te $218 He suprwised these
things were for the auperintendvnt's gar
den, and considered the payment of the
bill out of the public purse as an abuse
t r In the Senste, i.n the 30lh,- Mr." Wrb
sler presented immemorial from Beaver
rounly, Pennsylvania, praying the estab
lidiment f a National Bank. Mrv Web
ster atated that, before tho close of the
session, he would tako an opportunily.to
preaeut his views on the subject ol the .cor-
rency-t . ,. . "j.:-.
. tli House, the general appropriation
bill was the subject (if debate until ,11
o'clock at night, v - i 7 ,
Tin the House, on the lit Mar, great
number of bills received their second rvsd
ing. The report on the ease of Messrs,
Bynum and Garland was postponed, un
tit the 4tlv and the ramaim!! -of the
day wat consumed- in itiscaasiuo , on the
general appruprtadort bill, i
" ' The Sub-trr-ttmry at tvork. -
" About two weeks .ago, one - thousand
bushets of wheat were sold at Bridgeport
ia Oidoif.ir twrntv-fiva cents rer bushel.
A oiost elorioos argument in favor of our
hard money Government, " and the tub
Trcarj, taitm;tf-
R'AXia V 11 8T A It , A N
M bibtrltu tt nalalt sourn."
KALEIUII, MAY 6, 1810.
Honor la whom Honor 1 due.
Is referring tj Mr. Morchead's late ap
pearance before the chizens of Wilmington,
the Standard- indulges in tlie following ri
diculous strain:
" Gen. Saunders did hot attend. We sup
pose he did not consider it a proper occa
sion for making electioneering speeches; he
is too high-minded and honorable to insult
the hospitality of the Raleigh and Wilming
ton Rail Road Company by converting their
invitation to attend the celebration into a
missive for political wrangling."
In reply to the above passage, we pre
mise, in the outset, that Mr. Morchead was
invited to express his political sentiments to
the people of Wilmington by the veryaame
gentlemen who instituted the Rail Koad
Celebration. In the second place, that Mr.
Morchead did not appear before the people
until the day subsequent to that which had
been act apart for the celebration. So much,
then, for Mr. Morchead's violation of the
courtesies, decencies and hospitalities of life.
But Judge Saunders is so " high minded
and honorable" ,that he would have graced
one of tlie fairest pages in the records of an
cient chivdry. Yes.it must be accorded to
the Judge that he priies Ihe commodity of
" honor'' and of high mindedness" so
dearly as to keep it all to himself he never
permits these noble properties .of character
to circulate to that others can perceive their
existence in him, for fear they may lose
some of their raciness, freshness and purity . ,
He never gives the benefit of these virtues
to others, for fear he may lose the soothing
charms which they communicate to his own
bosom. He must, indeed, be heavily charg
ed with honor and highmindedness, for none
of these properties of character ever came
out of him by use.
Again: the most captious Whig in the
country must admit the Judge to be honora
ble and high-minded for he flatly denies
every, thing to hit -disadvantage which he ia
ed. lie cieneir, at Joifnston eouiiiv, ever
having ratified and confirmed as its chair
man, the proceedings of a Bank meeting
which once occurted in this place. Yet the
charge was afterwards proved by nothing
less than the rccored itself.
The Judge is so " honorable and high
minded" too, as to make allegations against
General Harrison, which tie knows to be
untrue. He asserts, in the presence of the
people, when addressing them, that a gold
medal was once refused to General Harrison
by the Senste of the United States. The
Journals of Congress will shew that this al
legation is too absurdly false to merit ani
madversion. He has endeavored, also, to
leave tlie impression on the public mind,
that General Harrison is intemperate in his
habits 'that he is an abolilionint and that
received tuCvVoie ,of-nooutliera. Slate- in
the.Harrisburg Convention all which dec
larations arc as baseless as the wildest vis
ions of a maniac.
He is so " high-minded and honorable"
too, thst whilst he was on the bench, he of
fered un honest and substantial, farmer of
thi'a county such a pitiful amount of com
pensation for valuable services performed
for him, as to cause that honest citizen to
reject the proffered sum with loathing and
disdain. He was so high and honorable too,
after becoming a candidate for the Execu
tive chair, as to tender the individual to
whom we have just referred what others be-
leved to be a fair compensation for his scr
U ires. It is equally true thnt the amount
thus tendered was scornfully rejected.
The Judge was so " honorable and high
mfnded" too, when he appeared before the
food people of Davie, as to cheat General
amea Cooke out of the reply which he was
about to wake to mm, by alleging that he
(tlie Judge) waa compelled to leave Mocks,
villo immediately,- to-fulnJ:flJiappointBient
which he waa compelled to meet either ill
Guilford or elsewhere on the next day.
General Cooke being actuated by the spirit
of courtesy which uniformly attends him, of
course refrained from making any remark;
. inl 4t-A Jiulire It in Sh'kL travitfl ihe nr-
. "i,"-? ' V .s ,,' .I. -lum
inous uisiance ui. uiitv iruin mucusvuie
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(iiat uignu ,
If the Judire is not deserving of the tiue
of a " high-minded and honorable man," af
ter the happening of all these oven te, we do
not know how, or wnen, or wnere tie win
ever be considered worthy of this honorable
designation. ?
' Arkansas Movlna;.
A large and ei.' iusiastic Harrison Con
vention was held at Little Rock, in Ar
kansas, t few dsyl since. . Coioncl Absa
lom Fowler ' was nominated as the Whig
candidal for Congress, and John Ring
gold of Independence, and John W. Cocke
of Pulaski, and Le wis Evans of Washing
ton, were placed upon the Electoral tick
et for Harrison ami Tyler,: 1 be members
of the Convention were inspired with high'
hopes of success in (he great cause of lib
erty and reform, and repaired to their res
pective hornet with the determination to
devote both their intellectual and physical
energies to the noble en teipr'i7.e of deliver
inr the -Republic from the ham's of tlie
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I) N O It l it Q A RO LI N
OMTIp" at Democrat of tbc Jef
fertiossian Stamp.
Among lhrvarious barges which have
have been preferred i gainst General Har
rison is that of. being a Federalist. It is
suflicient for the purpose of firmly estab
lishing the old Hero's claims to pure de
mocracy of faith and of fueling, that he
supported the last war with his personal
influence, with his treasure, with his phys
ical and intellectual resources, and what
is more, with his blood- No person but a
phrenzied Luc FoCoo will deny that a firm
support of the last war with Great Brit
ain is an inconfettiule evidence of democ
racy; but more 1 et; to have enjoyed the
confidence of Ihomat JtRerson and of
James Madison during the whole course of
their respective administrations, is an evi
dence of democracy which not even the j
most jaundiced politician of the Tory
school will have tlie hardihood to contest.
It W an evidence ofdnocracy which Mr.
Van Buren will be utterly unable to pre
sent to (he world; for he was not known
beyond the apron string of his mama du
ring the administration of Jefferson, and
he was constantly cngsged in raising his
puny arm and hi effeminate voice against
the administration, of Mr. Madison. It
may be said, however, with exulting pi iuej
by the friends of General Harrison, and
that without the leir of contradiction, that
he supported ihe administrations of Jeffer
son and Madison, and was firmly support
ed by both of these illustrious ages not,
to be sure, in reward of his sycophantic
devotion to their persons and interest?,
but for the purpose of bringing hit talents
and patriotism into the service of his coun
try. - . .
But let us hear the General himself on
(he subject of his political sentiments; for
it may be fairly presumed! that, he ITTiows
as much about his own politics as ti e in
terested caterers of the Van Burcn press.
JIcic follows an extract Irom an address
delivered to his constituents, by General
lUrrison in the year 1822, when he was
not aspiring to the Presidency, and when
he cann it be charged by the most confirm
ed and rancorous political malice with hav
ing been caused to suppress the genuine
sentiments of his heart by any selfish mo-
tiv s
commonly
called the old JefferSQiiian
school of politics, and be I ieve in (he cor
rectness of that interpretation of the Con-'
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solution which nns neen given oy tnai en
lightened statesman, who was at the head
of the party, and others belonging lo it,
parsfcularly the celebrated resolutions ol
the Virginia Legislature during the Presi
dency of Mr. Adams."
It sppears, then, that General Harrison !
was not only a disciple of the Jeffersonian
school of politics, but that he waa one of the
staunrbest and most enthusiastic support
ers of the Jefferson creed, having approved
and supported the Virginia resolutions of
1798. What have you to say on this
subject, Mr. Standard?
' (rWelcoinc"eorgla:!!if
We copy the following extract from a
letter addressed to the Virginia Advocate,
by the Washington correspondent of that
piper:
- ".Tho news from Georgia, contrary to all ex
pectation, leavea but little doubt that she wil I
-give her electoral vote to llanisnrt and Tyler."
Geneal Harrison opposed to the
Alien and Sedition Laws.
It is a matter of general notoriety that
Generat Harrison has been perseveringly
charged by the Tory presses with having
been fr.endly to the pssssge of the Alien
and Sedition Laws. Now, let the candid
portion of the people observe how a sim
ple narration of - facts will put this odious
calumny forever! testi We present to
our readers at the ' foot of this article art'
extract1 from a speech which was made by
General Harrison in. the Senate of the L
nited Slstes in the year 1826 an extract
which will not only clearly testily that
General Harrison was not friendly to the
Alien and Sedition laws, but will also
wake it manilest to the world, that he was
rather too bitter iu hi hostility to the un
popular laws just mentioned, to be entire
ly sjreable to his democ atic friends.
The speech in . question was delivered by
General Harmon lor the purpose of repel
ling a charge which had been made against
htm an the' floor of the Senate by John
Randolph, of having been a Black Votkadt
Ftdtralitt, and consequently a supporter
ofjfte Alien and Sedition Laws. When
tha AlieU and Sedition Laws were enact
ed. General Hairisoa was a Representative
olthe North Western Tenilory.Ji (hough
entitled to participate in the discussions of
Congress, . was not entitled to rote inas
much as lie was only a territorial delegate.
The Federal party, however, at that rime,
were in the majority in Congress j and it
was regarded as necessary, by his constit
uents, that General Harrisonahould pur
sue seen a course in Congress as would
best conciliate the Federal party, r For j "y JyeV VnoVmeu.
there were several measures before C-itrrtch 0rcredulity, then, for one to be
gress in the atloptioo of which the people I lieve thakhe will adjrucate the abolition of
of the North Western Territory felt deep- slavery in the District of Colombia whec
AJ) A 'f lT K.
ly iuteresled, and . thry we". I knew that
should General Harrison render himself
obnoxious to the Federal party, by' de
nouncing its policyand print iples, that the
measures iu which the Territory felt an in
terest would be .lost. His constituents,
accordingly.exaited a pledge - from him
previous to hi depsrlure for Congress,
that he would repress the utterance of his
abhorrence to the Alien and Sedition laws,
whilst in their service. Here follows the
extract from General I larriiou'a speech,
which may be firmly relied on, inasmuch
as it was nut contradicted at the time it
was delivered, uor since (hat time:
4 JJitf, Sir, (said General llarrixon)
my opposition to the Jticn and Sedi
tion Laws wa to will known in Hie
Territory, that a proinwe was exact
edfrom me, by my friends in the Leg
islature by ichieh.1 was elected, that I
would express no opinions in I'ifla
delphia which were in ihe least calcu
lated to defeat the important objects
with witch I was charged."
Philadelphia, it must be remembered,
was the seat of Federal Government; and
the important objects with which General
Harrison wa then charged, were meas
ures before Congress, In the adoption of
deep intrrest. Thui goes forever to the
wall the most infamous calumny, that
General IlarriMori was friendly to the Alien
and Sedition Law!
Itlartin Van Itnrcnliis hostility to
the slave Institutions of the South.
We shall be exceeding: slow to believe
that the people of North Carolina will so
far lose sight of their dearest and most
important intciests on earth as to cast
their voles ill the coming Presidential e
leciion, fur Martin Van Buren aman
who both in principle aid practice-has
been uniformly opposed to the slave insti
tutions of the South. In 183G, he express
ed the conviction in a letter addressed to
a committee of gentlemen in Northamp
ton, county in this State, that Congress
does possess the pow er to abolish slavery
in the District of Columbia. Here follows
an extract from the letter in question, and
which, considering the ii.n-committal
character of. -Mr-Van . Buren, is. a serv
plain admission, on his part, that this de-
gtsyr
"Titi viewing the matter, I Would
not, fi- m the lights now before me,
feel myself safe in pronouncing that
Congress has not ihe power of inter
fering vilh or abolishing slavery in
the District of Columbia."
He has plsioly admitted, then, in the
preceding extract, that with the lights then
before him, he was compelled to say that
longress did possets the power to abolish
slavery in the District of Columbia. Well,
have any new lights beameJ upon his mind
since that period which have wrought a
change in his opinions? It sppears from
(he following letter addressed to Waller
F. Leak, Esq. that new lights hare darted
up'oh"TiIs7mind 'Wr"1ie"'proTessp'"'foJ"lie
strengthened and confirmed in the belief
which lie expressed in his Northampton
letter, tu wit: the belief that Congress has
the power to abolish slavery in the District
of Ctlu.nbia!
C7 Read the letter to Mr. Leak.
Washington, March 27, 1840.
I have received vour letter of the 21st
iust., and can have no objection to say in
reply, that the sentiments expressed in my
letter to Junius Amis, and others, on the
6th March, 1856, and substantially repeat
ed in my Inaugural address, are not only
still entertained by me, but have been
greatly strengthened, by subsrquent expe
rience and rellrctinn.
I am sir, very respectfully your Vbt.
cru i 4kJ-VANBfjREN.
,.To WaUer .F. Leak, Esq, Chairman,
&c. - - -
4 iv the forgoing4eUerii-Mf 'YaBafl61f
professes to have been grea
ed by subsequent experience and refl-c-t'lon
in the belief expressed in hi North
ampton letter, "that Congress does pos
sess the power to abolish slavery in the
DislncTof Columbia.: "ZIZZZZZZ:
We put (he solemn question, then, to
the citizens of North Carolina, whether
they are willing to commit their slave in
terests to-tbe custody of a man who pub
licly expresses the belief that a mortal
blow may be lawfully inflicted on those in
terests? .-, . -
It cannot be denied that Mr. Van Bu
ren does believe that slavery may be con
stitutionally abolished in the District ol
Colsmbiaj for-he has expressly , said so,
and his declaration i of record. If he
believes,- then, that a'avery may be Law
fully abolished in tho District, what is .to
prevent him from lending the weight of
his innuence to lie promotion ol aooimon
there, whenever be may feel bin-self In
structed to uo so iy tne dictates oi tnier
e sts or by the voice of northern abolition-
-ists? He professes to have believed the
Tariff unconstitutional and inexpedient!
yet he voted for it to the i great injury of
interritt. bectute ( he UVf
' I I av I m SsiftaWtftafl A Afa Stl 1st As
ever he may lerl himself instructed t, a f i
so? How can it be rah premmS
"J IV UniC.V lit- .'Wl I SUfllWt I
measure under Ihe auihoriiy ofinJjZ,'!
Hum im it ue ueueves 10 be riht, wfc,
iiefuimerly voted' lor a meimre'.i,; !
1 ul:.....J ... i - . . p"'n
uc mcivu iu ur uiitlllll'Ullona
the iiiflurin e of instructions?
Suppose Mr. Van Buren was knuwg - ?
(his time to hold the belief that Conir. i
l i i r..n.. ;-. - ii . .e.n,l
cnuiti lawmnj u.i.uiiuiuiioniiiv ealaUIi
a king'y. Government in ttiis cTitintrj at'.
substuu e Tor the nob'e and beneCcmtl,
public umler the ample cover! of wjj
we now livewould he, in that case,
tain a single Southern vote? Would'
Ihe indignation of the people be raised H
such i t in ense pitch of fury as to efitl.
ger his lif? Most certainty it woid.
V..y, then, s'lould the people of the So!a
be willing to tolerate him one moment m
candidatu for the Presidoncy, wheast
believes a measure may b; perfected, ai
der the sanctions id the Constitute
wliich would be infinitely inure destrucjiu
to our happiness ami repose, timn the h
Iroduction of a monarilul form of (Jot.
ernmciiir
ii "min i buiiuivj oe oi:ce aoiiiisneilh)
the District of Columbia, we may hid in
eternal farewell 1 1 the grasp whicktV
now have upon the obedier.ceol'our tlatn.
It will cause an universal spirit of ilimt.
isfaction & insubordination aiiiongst tlicm,
and ?ih. y will fly in cr.wds from thi
aljwR)vg. rtati. t -jfc i Xjstyteff.wtfi'ctt aiir
became tlie grand head quarters t( Utt ia.
rendliries, Irom which they willscaur
thmugli (he land the fire brands of dcitk
and destruction. . "
It is worthy of remark that tlie exmU
of St. Dominzo operated rowufullv aims
the slaves in the British West I. dia It-fj
landi; and emancipation there has greatly
invigorated the maddened efforts of the ab-
olitiunists in the Uni'cd S'ates and Ij
universal acknowledgment, has excited i
spirit of insubordination among the slaW
of the South. What scenes of desolatioi
and ruin may we not expect, should tbt
blaves bc orice erosiicipated iir ihe DUUitt
ol t-olumbMf , , I
There is no doubt but the abolitionttln
of the North have been greatly atrcngtjiea-
ed ih their determination to agitate tW?
question of emancipating our sLves, sitxi
ibtedly
ol the slaves to obtain their freedom hit
been greatly increased by ascertaining the--fact
tluit the fanatics are thutancourajrC ,
by the opinion of such an .important ani ,'
solemny deliberate upon this'importssL
this awlul subject, and resolve, ona'ts
ber, second thought," to reject Mr Vac
Buren. from the embraces ol their cotifi
denre forever, rathrr than subject lliet
peace, their happiness, and their most pre '
cious interests lo imminent hazards in tlu
act of promoting his re-election tu tk
Presidential chair. P
Ol Murder and Misery! I
The last Standard has politely tenae
Mr. Badger's luminous and powerful
speech, which was lately delivered befun
the people of Granville a humbug. Wtj
are inclined to make seme allowance fu(
the sad hallucination under which t'!f
Standard it laboring in this particular U
the good man himself has ived in an at
mosphere of political humbuggeryso lonj'
"aiid has been humbugglirg otlieis so 'lon
he thinks every person he meets with
humbugger, and every object he sees
humbug. In this he is I'ke a little urch ,
who was so greatly in the habit of pickin
other people's pockets, that he alws'r.
held Ins hands on his pockets behind hi
to prevent his ill jotteu earnings fromfe
in stouii ii om mm
Very Oeucrons!
The Standard says:
'Mri Morehcad is welcome to whstK
achieved in New Hanover. It is said thi.
he gained a loss of about 25 votes l
many have deserted whiggery in cu
quence of his speech." V
This is what we would call going iA
real wind pl tiling order at a slsmtner
rate, scaling eatewa ra, bedsi-a. staked n-
ridercd fences, and whatever ordinary i"
pe!imeiitt might stand in (ho way .eft
real sound fu)l-blod whaler.' Jluncka '
own laiKuainous vaiea were - quite
and every day sort of jests compared &j
the above (ouch of themarvellou.
But, joking aside, and we dv.assure
neighbor, if he can produce twenty fi"
persons in the county of New llanovc
who were turned r against rJilr M ortht
by hit late speech in Wilmington, we vj
pledge ourselves to produce 500 voters ft
the same county who have been iodnc
to embrace the Whig cause by the sn
Ipeechr "We wiTtUo belief Ilia's) ihis eve'
for shovld our neighbor produce even
voters who have been lurned against f
Morehead, we will pledge ourselve
shew on the mosrauthentic icstimony, f,
voters who have been attracted to thesf ,
oort of Whiff Drinciples by Mr. Mfr;
t i7 m -
head's speech.
False Prediction.
"In-one year after - Mr. Van Berea 1
sworn into office as President, gobla
silver will berome the common csrres
of 'the people. : ii ; t
This was the confident prediction of ' j
Globei about the period at which Mr. y.
Buren was elected President of the Coi''
States. Now, where is the fulfilment
this prophecy r "'We find gold snd il;
very - corompn, to be snre, for it i
moay locked npln the drawers of eolW
. r ... t .... i .u. .ltti '
IOrS Ol wtn" u IU
brokers and vscreri. ,
Mr. Van Uuren expressed the convictior
that Congress might constitutionally abotr
ish slavrry iii the I)istrirt,o.f Columbia. -r
is undoubtedly a fact, also, that the dctin
w