North Carolina Newspapers

f " . -TOTIIK rrBLIC. v A fJiesnd 'garbled stateiitent' hajg Jwrn give n by n of-the preege, and tetfrr. writers Ironi Ibis city, a wall as J V Montgomery .'relative to the difficu lt between himself. and -irrlf, ;l the! rratter fcavinjr.undergnne jnvrsu'gatinn in a rmut of law, 1 hereby lay before the tjtbUc the facte, aa proven on Jh trial, shot. every one who feele any interest" In' the affair ma J jud4nnrt'ul'j d rectly. .v ( - At fjMU .correspondence Ww ee, -which to therfiflicaJlTi-the wble- f ' it wat. publish. I in -the jGloue of Mar 30th, and o it I invite th attention of one oho withes lo know whit n la LUtce in Ihe lostance '""-lTwas for Ihe abusive language need in (he letter, whieh-appeared in Ihe Globe : r May 29th, that : I personally chastised him on the next day. J object now io show to Ibe wor d, that in cit ing an ocroent f the adjur, he published a state ment which eventa have tune proven lo . JwfalW. On the SOthof May, immedi ntefjr .ofler the difficulty, be prepared Jor .betjleUe, and had published in the paper iA that evening, Ihe following ttatrment: Washijiotox, D. Ci May SO, 1840. f in.- ... i n: . i ..I- rorssr. iJioir-iiiu iii'ni - that too will publish the whole of the let ters f K. Rayner and jnyself in your paper ttiifenTnp,Tfli " atitfment-of what occurred in the Capitol this day.- . . When the House twit a rereu but whHe " ".still in "MiiJohi t "left my :4eif , "piiaed hroh the hall to the post office, tiepoai led some papers, to be tent to my lodg . r.-.'-nrs. j4 WMsaintritbreush Ike, fa!fe. Jo join my company in the Rotunda. A .rnai. who was. standing, or meeting me, - in the pasg, seized me by my right arm. and at the tame moment struck ine blow with a large cane, without my K nowing who inflicted it. I turned round ana uiscovcrry mm u ii my cuueagur, 1C. Ray ner, with a large cane, which af . itcrwardt turned out to be a sword ane. I struck him with a amall cane I liful in my hand, not at large as my finder, which Itrinke into several pieces the first blow I , trork. A fight ensued between us fur nme lime, until, we were separated he with hit sword fane, and l with small .. . ie of ny ease - I -4tveio - dim bt -my - r n1 tea gu ha a plaeed hi in ieTf there for the purpose of attacking me. I had no aword .ane. Or arms of anv kind, not supposing colleigue wouhf be guilty ol the cow ardly attempt at anasiinatiun, in which, 1 fear, from Ms conduct, t wst mistaken. " " .Had I anticipa'ed ihit attack, I might liavc been prepared. Hit conduct hat been that uf a mean, cowardly scoundrel; " first in attackincr nie through the columns - . ihat of an honorable man, bbUhat of an -'iasion, WBtlaTin!r, and without the r. .klightett notice, with weapon prepared - -Cir too purpose, seeking in take hit re enje, cut-throat like. From hit cow ard4ce, or some other caose, he was una ble to hurt me. lie lost hit sword from his cane.ip the fight, which he . loudly call ed for several timet after we were arpart ,tedj and I broke my cane into many pieces over hit head." He hat acted the part of a oase coward and an unprincipled scoun drel. I proved the facta upon, him. . titt the letters below,) Ho- h4t there- lore failed pi yet to injure me, hiJo he . hat, ty 4is own xnnducf, disgraced him self, br waylaying and attacking me with n deadly weapon; and 1 have inflicted chastisement upon him by breaking my cane over his head. He it, therefore. welcome lo all he hit gotten to far, and to aU hei ca ia any w ay gain. heceaXior t ours. W. MONTGOMERY. 1 published the following statement in the.lntelligencer June 2 the Editor of the 13 lobe having refused to publish it in his pspet. 5 , Ilomt of Reprtitntallvet, Junt 1 18 4Q. 7V Ihe Editor ofxht Globe'. .1 with lo wake, simp y, the following statement ibr.mgh vhe columns ol your pa tter. Hit letter, over the aijnature of SV. Montgomery, in the Globe of May , 30. pretending to give an account of Ihe difficulty between him and myself. is false, in the main; both at to facts and ina nut- tiona. Jlie limowin f the rase. I met him n-irelr bv acci dent, in the floor, "on my way to the post .itSice.,. I walked - op- to him directly In i front, and 4elii-tlr alspped his jws. iVhereepon, he Struct me over the thoul dei with a car which he held in hit hand, and which broke abort off at the first Clow. 1 then turned my canewhich wat t aword cant of ordinary tize holding , it by the lower end; and ave him a blow oarer the head, tlriking him with the han dle, or aword end. in striking this blow, the aword flew out tome diatanre. I then repeated my blows, three or four timet, " prith the lower or barret end of the cane, until we were separated !e retreating ,back wanla- all the lime. He struck ane -but once, and that was when.he broke his csne. I did not draw the aword I mm my .cane, or attempt to draw it. I had him .entirely jn jay power, but I did not wish to iaJiet any material injury on him, and ' should have desisted, alter slapping hit jaws, had he not at reck ate with hie cane, have nothing further to aay. ' - ' Yours, .respectfuJly, ' IL UAYNER, 8uch were the contradictory statements .of W. Montg .mery and myself, in relation to ine aaair sou nappuy ior uut train, ventt have a'utce occurred to teat and Drove which w a incorrect, hit version or mine. If his statement be true, then 1 ought to be disgraced man if my atata- mrnt be true, then pe must forever aiana digrdcedin the estimation o.f all honora ble men. for having published what be khew to be a deliberate falsehood, for the jiurpose of attempting to conceal hit di- graceT" Sioce the rencounler,Ue grand jury of the ITircuit Court .fur this District pirfeiieu we ior an "iuiu anu uauc- ry ' on ine person oi tv. jtion-gomerT. At whose instance tbia wat done, 1 have not yet beep able to .ascertain. On the I Gilt June, -the trial came on, before ... ' JuJge.Dunlop Francis S. Key, proseco - lnr--both of them officers appointed by the President, and both of them strong parti sans of this Administration. I submitted ihe rase, upon the. evidence contained in the .following statement taken down dur ing the trial, by my attorney, Mr., Rich ard S Coxe: i ' Circuit Court of the District of Co- lumbia, for the coiinry oj n aiming ton. June 16. 1840. ITNITEIl STATES tersMi KENNETH RAYNER. Ikdictmjikt ton AfsactToi Batteuv. Tlio defendant anoesred. in obedience lo the process of the Court, and submitted to the iudiremenf. The District Attorney Ihen produced, on behalf of the prosecution, Phillip Haas, who bein dulv worn; ears: He was nresent at Ihe affray which occurred be tween Mr. Itiyner, the traverser, and Mr. Montgomery, in the Capitd, on SaturJay, the 30th of May. M r. Montgomery was Sassing from the direction ol the post ol ce of Ihe House of Representatives. Mr. Riyner came through the middle door, and going tewar.la the post office. They met face to face, near the.wster;8tand, Mr. Rayner had a cane in hie left hand. Ha dracribed the nosition of the . ranet it was held by the lull hand, which thenJheJd right arm, and at the same time, wim nis own right hand, struck Mr. Montgomery twue in the c heeks. Uannoi say, cer tainly, whether his hand was or was not clenched but, from the sound, believes the hand wat open. Mr. Montgomery disengaged his right hsnO, an-t wiih a stick, struck Mr. Rayner. The stick broke with the blow. Mr. uayner, wun his right hand, sriicd the cane, which was still in his left lnl, towards the small end. and struck Mr. Montgomery. A Ihe first blow, the sword, which was at the large end; flew out, and the blows which followed were inflicted with Ihe barrel-end of tlie r Aiie,. ,r CoiiLd . jiotdis linguish, nartirularly, the blows which passed. Mr. Montgomery had his hand on Mr. Rayner's breast. Several persons rushed in, and the parties were separated. Mr. Rayner did not appear to .wish to in jure M r. Montgomery; had he been to dvt; posed, he might hsve done so.. The Hon. George II. ProfRt was Ihen sworn on behalf of defendant. He stated 1, thM he-. was iftvtlie uieigUborbuod ..ojtbe. cimery in conflict; Mr. Montgomery had his hand on Mr. Rayner'j breast. The latter had the scabbard or barrel-end fa awnnlrane in hl hand, with which witness aaw him atrike Mr. Montgomery one or two blows. The parliet were speedily sepsrated. Mr. Rayner appear ed cool and composed, and inquired for the part of Ihe cano which he had drop ned. In answer to a .remark made to him br wilnett, Ihstaa the thing had oc curreu, and. would probably make some noise, he wished that he had left his mark. Mr. Rayner replied, that he did not wish lo iniure MoMimmrrv. but only lo dit- irrace him. and had "slapped hit face for having accuted him of falsehood. Mont gomery appeared a good deal agitated and alarmed. ' Mr. Coxe observed, that he had nothing further, on behalf of defendant, to lay be fTore the rofifCeltfeWilirarPbtieafjoo made by Mr.IMontgnmerr, in the ilobc of May 50th, the evening after the cccur rence, which contained Mr. Montgomery's statement of what had passed, and the previoua publication between the parties, which exhibited the eircumstances of pro voration which bad led to the rencounter. He asked the Court, in deliberating upon its judgement, toesaminethis publication. and estimate the. provocation which had been offered. Mr. Key, District Attorney, intimated hit intention to wait until Mr. Montgom ery, whom he had tent for, should arrive, when he might determine, after consul- rtation with jiim, whether or not he would ley before Us .Court any 76ther"lestini6- ; . Some lime atter wr. Montgomery ao nesred. and after some conversation with the District Atlomey.Mr. Key announced to Ihe Court that he did not deaign lo of fer any further evidence. Ine furegowg alatement was made by me, from notes taken in Court, immedi ately after the examination f the case, and'ia I believe, strictly ccnratev Jan If. 1840. . ' ntrit anrva riivp ' wwwowuw tro Vwaim ft uihinMion, Junt tS, 1840. We hereby certify thai we have exam ined the foregoing statement of the - evi dence giveo by us, respectively', o the trial of the Hon. K. Rayner, and the aame is a fair and lull "statement of our evi dence, at given under our oath, before the Court. CEORGEH. PROFFiT. PHILIP HAAS. From the - following certificate, from the Clerk of Ihe Court, it will be seen that these were the only witnesses sworn on Ihe trial. T;;t,;. .'., , Jir.':-:::.: Criminal Court of the Ditiritt of Colum bia, eivlng for the County of Withing- ion, ne rrtiVt4o j dictmrat faT-an aanolt j " and ksitary .on W il Tat Urn? SjiTw ium Montjwnefy Itih iona.dwea rab milted to lb Qgart Juna, JaSjaoienl. lUllba Dalradant pay a fine of U0, tml eoate fproMcuiion. "' , A L K 1 C I! 8 T A R , A N ( II apeara'trom Hie Winnies ol ine uouri. , in the abo raoe. that Phillip Haas was me vukj inm ' " r""j prosecution, anu uic iion. Mr. Piofflt the only one ii defence. Test.- : WM. BRKNT. Oer. f On this evrdience, which was uncon- ltradicted by Montgomery who wat tent for by K. S. Key, the, prosecuting attor ney, and refused to be sworn, after a close and secret conversation with him for some time I waa sentenced lo pay a fine of fittv dollars. ---The foregoing evidence" speaks for it self. It proves that the a for eta J Mont gomery quietly submitted to personal chas tisements, and then attempted to cover hit dingt ace by using towards me low and abusive epithets, snd by publishing a state ment which he knew lo be false, and to which he refu-eJ to swear, when brought into court." I ak the public to compare the uncontradicted evidence in the rase, as given in it court of justice, with Mont gomery's account, both of the manner of my attack and of his own heroism, as con tained in his letter of May SO; and the on ly comment I hate to make is, that I re gret exceedingly the necrssity which com pels me to trouble the public further with thia matter; and regret still more the ne cessity which compelled me, in the first instance, to lay my hands on such a wrelih. K. RAYNER Washington Citt, Jul 20, 1840. LAST RRLCHINGS OF AN EXPIRING VOLCANOJ letter from Ihe Roaring Lion of the Her" mitage, in reference to an observation made by Mr. Clay at the late great Whig celebration in that city. It was expected that the impudence ol Mr. Clay in visi ting Tennessee, and partaking of a pub lie dinner in sight of the Hermitage, would kindle anew the slumbering wrath of the old Hero, but we had hoped that Ihe pa ciOc and even complimentary tone of Mr. Clay's speech would have conatrinl him, in common decency, to keep his tem- EerundiT some little restraint. But see ow he raves: Lynchburg Vitginiuni To the JiJtior of the Union f - Mr Ifeing ioformrd that the Hon. Henry Clay of Kentucky, iii hit pul.lic ppeech at Nathvilla. yelerJy, allegro ili I hid ippoinled tli. Hon ornbla Kdwaid Liringrton Hecretary of 8lata when he wu a defaulter and knowing him to be one, I feel Uiatlamjualifiad .indMlarin the charge to tw falae." " Ina k oowu to ilf-tbV country' that the nominaliona made 6y the Preaident to Ihe Senate. ar referred lo appropriate rommitteee of lint botly, who duty it la lo inquire into the character f the nomineet, and that if there ia any cidonc otde. low. MVn.WinV.lon waa a mrmW oTihaG.n. ata from lU Biale of Ijuiana. when lie waa nominated by ihe. Can Mr. I'lay aay that he op powdllieconfirnialionofhia nominalioo, becauaa he wa a defaulter? -If to, the Journal of ilia Sen ale will anawer. Buf hit conCrmaiian by lbs Sen. ate ie concluaiTe proof that no atirh objection, if made, waa tuafaiord, and I am aatiafied that inch a charge againal hinf could not bate beeo aub alanliatMl. I am alio informed that Mr. Clay charged ma wilh appointing Samuel Hwartweut Collector of Ihe port of New lark, knowing that be had been an aasoriateof Aaron Burr. To thit charge it ia prop- lo ay that I knew of Mr. Swartwoul'a connec tion wiih Aaron Burr, precisely aa I did ibat of Mr. Clay bimaetf, who, if the Malory of tba timea did not do turn great injaalice, waa far from avoid, big an awAeteiien wilh Burr when ha waa at Ilia town of Lexington in Kentucky. Yet, Mr. Clay waa appointed Secretary of State", and I may aay confidently with recommendations for character and fitooM not more farorablo thin ih we produc ed lo ma by the eitixena of New York in behalf of Mr. Swartwont. Mi. CUnr too at lb lima of hi. cmircieu, waa oirrcny caargad turougnoul the Union with having bargained for It; and by none waa thia.rharge mora earneatly made than by hie preasnt aaaacialM ia Tenoeaeee, Maaara. Ball and Foater. . - - - , Under auch elreamitancea, how eontemptiMe doaa ihia demagogua appear, whoa ha deeeenda frr-m hia high place in the Senate, & mama over lha counlry, retailing slanders against lue living and tba dead. ASDHEW JACKSON. Jltrmilagt, Jugutt Ig, 1840. How different from the lone of hia great and hated rival! The one al magnanimity and gener- eroeity the other aa fierce and vicdeot aa a caged tiger. Since the foregoing waa in tvneT we have received the Nashvitfe Whig con taining ihe following dignified Card: Your aarpiiae, I am suite euro, will haaaereat aa mine was on llie perosal of a note, signed An drew Jackaun, addraaaed to lha editor of lha Nath villa Union, and bearing date on lha 1 8th In'tant, ' . The clreameiances of my oreaenl viait lo Nub- villo am well known here. I declined repealed in vitations lo allend the Convention bolden on tba I7ih ioeuol, and finally yielded to an uouimal ap peal, with which i waa honored, which it would be dilBeuIt tat any man 10 raaiat. " w " I wm called upon to aJdroaa the Convention fa what Mrma of reaped, and br bis military err viees,of praias I apoke, of tba diatinguihed Individ al who la the occasion of tbia note, all who beard ma can testify. Among tba suhjecta which J diaeua asd, was thai of tba degeneracy in public virtue, and especially the delinquency and infidelity in. public o tlicera, or wblco wilhia me last taw year wa kavs) had such lamentable proof. In assigning the causes for ibis deptorabia atale of things, I staled, aa among them, tba aubveraioo of tba rule bud down by Mr. JeAeraon. sf honesty, rapacity and fidelity to the Conatilulionud the eubetiiaiion hie it of one rounded on daronoo ane subserviency not to tba country, but to tba chief of a party. That persona appointsd lo oifiea too often eonsidV trad Iheaaealvaa as being only put impossaaaion of iheir tegitimata share of the spoils of victory, to atesd of fasting bound by thi oblijra ione rf a aa ersd trust eon fi Jed for the benefit of tha people. Ia respect to defaoltenj referred to tba eaaa of livings. loo, of whoso atiainmeata as a jurist, not mor con sistent with troth than my fealingvl apoke In ihe bigtveet terms. Ha waa awe of tha earliast and ana of lha graatest defaultar. Hia ease secured endor Mr. Jsflerson'a administralion. Ths raeoeds both of lbs Eiscotiv an Jodicial departments ostab ashed bis default. He remained a defaulter about a quarter of a eantnry, if not more. How ha finally liquidated the bslanre against hi at. and wkasv t do not certainly know, but I believe it wa by prop erty and under the Art term o General ,lckaon,. ', ' X. :rm if ;XiS- i''i - I) 0)U T If 0 A ft (I yNA.ib Z 11?' 1' But 'whenever and however A a, a UtJy fsjymenl , rempMiion of the lrW could not one did u a,t etpingelhefsetof hisorigisalJefuU. , In argoing from csn'to ekWt, I contended that Ibe appointment of Mr. L'uingslon waa a pernicous precedent. That it was a sir oal praclamaUon to all who weia or might be defaulters that their in fidelity, ia a publie uejt, eoostiiutsd as ineiijrs blo barrier to a promotion la one of tha highest of fices in tlio Government. J did not attribute lo General Jackson a knowledge of the default. I went even ao far aa to say that hs migb not bare re flected upon the consequences of ihe appointment of an iodividusl s situate! I must now ssy thst. until Gsn. Jack ion otherwise aaserts, ( am eoo strsioed to believe that he coeU not bavo been ig norant of a firt, so eonapieusua io lha annals of our country, a that of ibe defaall of EJward Iai ingaton, Eaq. Attorney of Ibe United Stalea, in ibe District of New York, during the administration of Mr. JeAeraon, to tha amount of about 1 00,000. It waa in Ibe train f lbs anna thought and ar gument, that I adduced tba appointment of Mr. Swarlwout to tba office of Collector of Ihe most im portant port in the United Hlales, aa one of the most important and Injurious examples. Hi psnieips lion in the scheme of Col. Burr, waa a fact of such oitiverml notoriety that I auppoa.'dnd yst suppose, Ihst oo man lbs least conversant with lha history of ihe country, could be ignorsnt of it. But it was not upon Gen. Jarkaon's knowledge of that fact, it waa upon tba fact itself, thst I dwell. It ia now aaid that lha appointment of Mr. Swart wout was recommended by citizens of New Vuik. I know nothing of these rscommeiidstioos. Wheth er tbey were causa or onset whether they were gotten up to produce or. to give color and cover to the appoiotoieot, previously deter mined lobe mode their secret history only could disclose. Tbe appointment occasioned general surprise among tba friends and foes of the adminis tration, at the time, and the aequcl demonstrates how on wise it was. These topics of addrcaa to 'the Convention on Monday last, have bean selected by Gen. Jackson for comment and animadversion. He wa not pres ent on the ixxatioo He has rw . ap plicion 1 re me rora correct account ol wnat aciuany aaiu: but baa been contented to rely upon "being inform ed," by whom, with what motives, & wilh what ob- jecta,! have no mesne of conjecturing. V helher hia Informer may not be aome friend of Mr. Van Uuren, who, in the preasnt desperate atate of his political fortunea, wishee to bring the General into lha field, A to lorn the tide of just indignation on the part of tha People from lbs General's protege, tha exhibi tion of bis name only would' enable the publie lo decide. - ' ,. t With regard lo die insinuations and gross epi thet contained in Gen. Jackaon's note, alike im potent, malevolent, and derogatory from ihe digni ty of a man who baa filled tbe highett office in Ihs Universe, reapect for tha public, and for myself. allow me only lo ssy that, hke other similar mis siles, they have fallen harmless at my feet, exciting oo outer sensation than that of acorn and contempt. ' ' H. CLAY. NasbvIlii, Augut20, 1840. Souther rr Men! Roptiblicnns! Read! ! I Prom ttie Cinciniiatti (Ohio) Rrpubliaan. GENI HARRISON '8 SPEBCH AT CAR THAGE. We insert, according lo promise, ao much of Gen. Harriaon'a apeeh at Car there, on tbe IOiIi -ult. aa raJatedio ciety, proposing to me twoquetione, which he juesled me lo answer; but having from necessity, arising from tbe absolute impossibility of my nu merous letters t receive, requiring my opinion up on poliiical subject, declined lo answer anv from individuals, I willingly embrace the opportunity of . u.nci i m.iu wuicn i in. occasion nee given me, wi'bout violating the rote I bad found myself uiiiivi tuv iinmiij oi adopting. The qoeations are the following, viz: . lat Do you believe the people of the United State poases an unrestricted right to diecliee any auhjeel, that to tbem may eeem worthy cf consid eration! ' Sod Do yo believe tha people of the United Slate have the right lo petition their. Legislature for Ibe redress of whatever they may deem a griev. ance, and fr lha adoption of auch measurae aa tha petitioners may think conducive to tbe welfare of ne natioiiT I do not heeitate lo answer both of these que, tiona in the affirmative. The Conatfution of tba United 8 tales, and that of our own Htate, have se cured to the people tba enjoyment of the rights referred to in both question, entirely Unrestricted bat bv, their o asutaa .propriety and the-feral rules which proteet Ihe rights rother. The free dom of apeech and of ihe press, ara ihe distin guished characteristic of free government. With, out them, w migLl eall our ooontry a Kepublic, bat it would be so onl in name, like that of Rome, under Ibe Ernperors, it might lie a mask to cover the most horrible despotism. The right of the peo ple to write and to ak openly and fieely upon all matter of publie policy "i ibe palladium of alt civ il and religious liberty." Tbe author if ,.ur Constitution moat bava known that it would be auhject la abuses to be used for improper and in deed sometimes for criminal puieoaesf yt they de clared it without restriction. Mora than half a century naa passed away sioce it came Into opera lion, and although upon one nwmorsble occasion it was I snorted to-fat the purpose of giving effect lo council tending to naralv xe the efforte of tha m. .lion, ia the midst of. a dnngerooe war, and to en courage tha eomy lo persevere in supporting thrir unjual pretension, etill thesa declarations of right in relation lo writing, speaking and publishinc. have been soltieed to- vemsir in- all their pristine lorce. l sboum oetne lest person woo could, on dsrsny circumstaoces, consent to restrict thsm by legal enactments. . , I most, however, take this occasion lo repeat what I have before declared, that the discoaoioo of Ihe right of one portion oflhe Stole which compos our Union to hold slaves by aa assemblage ofciii xn of other Statee, which, hold none, ia in my opinion not aanctioned by the spirit of Ihe CdOati. ration. " If H U tolerated by tha broad and unre stricted declaration in the Conalitullon, to which I bava referred, it ie forbidden by the general tenor of that instrument, and the fundamental principle ol Ibe government which dt has established. jUur government ia certainly one of a very complicated character, difficult in soma of ite as, act to be welt understood. To foreign govern meals it present, and was intended to present, a power clothed with the most important attrihutee of eovereignty; and ao far aa our relations wilh Ihen may be concerned, tbey are to see nothing beyond thai which ie des cribed in our glorious mott -K Plmritut Vnnm." We are, however, not . "one," in the aenee that it would be underalood if applied lo other na tiona' which have been formml one from disjointed and asperate part. Our Union ie not ihet which, tike marriage, merge the wAsir right of the parties in a common stock. . We are not ''joined like meeting riven Which roll into ihe ea one common flood, Ad are ao more dislingualied.' Our Union is more properly like an ordinary re partnership composed of a number of individuals, who each furnish a portion of capital, lo be iu In jected to Ih control of a majoity of lha partner. not wno eacn also retain another portion under rbeir owe exeloaive manacemaat. With tba latter nei ther the partner eoliectlvely'oae individaelly have any snore right to interfere than if there exiited ao sort of connection between them Thi j, a, ihe theory ef our Gsurral and Slate Government. Over tbe power retained by I'm Siatea respective!, neither llie Gener J.Govemment no ihe oller !let nor ihecitixens of tie other Stales, ran exerrtethr bast eonlrul. If thi opinion M correct; it rollnws . . 1.. uf.:k. a. thai oisrussions in yvmtr. pwm "m - the msliiutione of older Male, wilb a view bt alter or affect them, wa not in the contemplation either of those who framed the Coaatitntion, or those by whom it waa adopted. I apply the theory I endeavor to m tiiitain lo thia anaemhly. We are here, aeaae thsee iboosand persona, ia tbe double charac ter of eit sens of Ohio ami cilixens of the Uuiied itiotes. to tbe first, we csn undertake the consid eration and discuwion of any suljecl ladonging lo our State policy. emholy our sentiments in the slis;ie of resolutions or petitions, and in Ihe event of supposed grievanre, present tliSni to the appropri ate y ale authoriiiea for redress. Aa cit:za s of ibe United Htatea, we are compeiant to consider and discuss any subject of national policy, end !y a sim ilar precede submit the result of our deliberations, if we should choose to do s , lo that department of the Federal Government whirh possesses Ibe pow er to give us if lief. But in which of these charac lers. either aa rttisem of Ohio, or a citiiena of the United Stales, eouM we, consistently with the theo ry and spirit of the Consiiiution, disruts a auhject belonging exrlnaivi ly lo any olher Slale! There are many principles to lie found in the Constitutions of some of the Stale a (other than lha toleration of slavery) which are very much un- like those of Ohio. The property qual.fication of votera for melanre. 7 bis is a restriction upon tbe right of tpfTrme lo which personally I am opposed. 1 would accord this important privilege lo every citizen- Having ascertained that he waa a eitixen, I would not proceed to enquire the amount of money he ha I in bia pocket, or what other specie of pro perty be might pos es. With these sentiments I might offer for your adoption a resolution declaring thai the restricted auffrag in aome of the State's was en aristocratic! feature in ihoir systems of fjovern- inent, and should be abolished. such a proposi tion could not fail to create much surprise and bring lo Ihe mind of etery man in the assembly that nei ther ih bia capacity a a citizen of Ohio nor of the United Stales, could he interfere wilh the people oklJiUtlsetUy management ot their domestic concerns. Should I be asked if I thought that any barm could arise from ouch a discussion. I answer decidedly in Ihe affirmative. Harm in moie way than. one. It would lend mors perhaps, than any thing else, to deatroy tha idea ol the perfect individuality and dis tinctness of the State governments, which has ever been considered a one of the most Important fea tures in our system, and prepare the minds of tbe people for Ihe proatration of ihe barriera which have been erected wilh so much art and care between the Gen rsl and Stale Governments, and ihnse of the Statee respectively, and finally lead to that dread ed eonsolidalinn which, in the opiniona of our wis est and best statesmen, would he the immediate precursor of ihe downfall of liherty. It could not fail, also, lo impair if not entirely d.-stroy, those feelings of confidence and affection between the cil izena of the respective States, which js ibe only effectual bond ot our Union. From the discussion of any question in an ab stract form, no pus i hie injury could arise. I conclude wilh the repetiiion of my opinion that the right of the people- to write on, apeak on, and discus any sulj- el which they may deem worthy of consideration, snd thai of peuiioning- for the re dress of any thing 'whi.-h they may consi ler a grievance, ''are aecored to them both by the Feder al and 8tfe Constitutions, and that these rights can neither be impaired nor restricted. The ahure of these right U nranmul for !oiiduvs . tfae4 separable irom I lie (rood to wmcn it ie allied, a shoot which cannot be stripped from the stalk with' out vitally wounding the plant Horn which it is lorn." libtrtot tl natale mlum." THE STAR. RALEIGH, SEPT. 9, 1840. 07- SEK FIRST PAGE. ....DlSTRlC.'I-GOMMI'rrEESv; -' The Register, in publishing the Diatrtct Coni- mitteea of Wake County, to make arrangement for the Convention to meet in this riiy on the 5th October, having inadvertently left out the Little River District, we cheerfully supply tbe omission. The committee for that district is as follows: LtTTlK niTKB TtHTniCT. Henry J. Horton, Levy Mitchell, Augustus J. Foster, Jamea Todd, MoeeeTodd, Berinet Biinrv, Samnel Strickland, William RhoeVs, sea. Wil lis Horton, JamesTrivett, Azet Maasey, Owen Bonn, Bud Bunn, William Horton, Wm. Mitch ell, Calvin Horton, D. 1). Criffin, K. Goocloe, Green Hih. St1 of October Costvenrion! " InteI'iont from all qua iter eon firms the be lief that the Whig ' Convention appointed' to meet in this City oa the fllh October next will be the greatest gatherinjr o( the people ever witnessed ih the Old North State. , From old Republican Rowan, we learn that 100 delegates will be sent from a single club. Democratic Chatham, it is said, will send 500. Wc hear, aleo, that the ruah of the people from RandoTph, Guilford, "Of ange, Granville, Franklin, Halifax, Craven, Cumberland and Johnston will be like the gath ering of the hardy elana of Scotland when earn- monec by the aignid of the fierj cross, to resist Ibe invasions of their haughty snd lordlj op pressors I and the worthy and patiiotic Editor of the Wilmington Advertiser warns the Whig, of the other counties to " Inks care that New Han over does not send Ihe Urgent delegation to the Convention which meets in Raleigh on tbe 6th October." We know, loo, there are many oth. er counties, from which we have no special in formation oo the subject, that will be represent ed by -numerous and enthusisstie aqnadrone of their pnreat and most patriotic democracy. We hope EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE WILL BE FULLY REPRESENTED t . The jrmj- tongue of ike Brilith Toriet retmltti aw JOHNSON. . , Read the correspondence between Major Cas- neai. end the Vice President. It will be seen that Col. Jonmoa bean honorable testimony to tbe slill and bravery of General IlAaainoiit and ia so doing aeals forever the lying lips of the un principled slanderers who meanly anj wickedly go about ei.J-aoiiii In destroy -the'iell., reputation ol that distinguished hero and aia-t man, l,y charging ,i, wiih weaknea and ,Urir nuarrauio slanders il) op.m ineir own frilly head, Noble Sentiment Clear and Able F position. .". . i We bare the pleasure of preaenlm u readers, In today's Star, an extract (Yoai , i delivered by Gen. HARRISON at Cartba ! the 20th ultimo, ltdef.neahiapo.iti011,.' ly and aaiifiM-torilyrrepcci,Hy to Uli on three grand pointo, to wit: Aboliii0B,g"?" Rights ane Domocracy. It containa more tZU republican doctrine than we have s.fttfc -prised within the aame space; and we majT, ly say, though given in few word, t),at , ,,. er, clearer, abler, stronger expoaiijo,, of the it2 feraonian Stole Righta principles, in nti die relative powers of the State and Cell!! Governments, and to the righta and priril ot the people as rmzena of Urn Union and of ik, reapoctive Slates, ia not to be found on record ? givea him increased lustre as a aound, elVxL headed atateaman. and additional claims te U confidence and aupport of the South and of U great republican party throughout Jhecoomir 07- Wo ask Ihe honeat and candid . the Administration parly to give Uiis ableax-. an attentive penisar. "' 37" The Editor of the OhioSuie JooX"" confer a special obligation on us by finwardio-J to this offices Copy of his paper which appeal in the eariy part of July, containing the first r : twQ most excellent and ahlo . " ' "c r""y "n power reu aure io ine currency. The number which be had the kindnesa to forward us, ha bcea acci dentally misplaced. British Tory DiiTtatlou. There is scarcely a pilch of audacity so bijk a to forbid the expectation that the British Tory . en may not reach it, before tbe termination f a. pressnt eanv.m. what think yon, fetlow-eititee of North Carolina! Would yen .appose that ft, British F ederal Toriea of the Old Dominion o,U have tha fathomless presumption to'give up ibsw perinlendence of iheiir party tactics' and maehimrr in Virginia, and audaciously atrp forward lo sett the conscience keepers, tbe political councilors asi guiJing rtmrof the people of the gjod oU Nortk Slate ! Extraordinary a it may eeem.'howewr, k is neverUieles true that the British Tories la no Old Dominion, regarding ihe people of tbts Stat a mere vassal and serfs of Virginia, hm earn for ward to take them under their cherge, m the ear, ing Presidential election. They preaumptaowH; tell us, m. substance, to return lo our allegieaea uiu . irgmia; to aubmit tamely lo her political ft. s . ye 7 ttrf 'W WIIUIWIIIY MlfaWinJ hi PCrMTrriuff ODnnallLao A lml - " r I '- w MiaMew and mechanical portion of the community. - Tot tell us, in aubstsnce, to follow in Ihe trail of Vin ia, whether ah enioin it anon na to .n. - rod, a quadrant, or a alill-worm whether sbslsak us into a bog, a bnish-f.re, a hay-etock. a tar band or a mill pond. These officious lories of tbt OU Dominion-, pretty plainlv inform tha Carolin, lhat tbey ire not sufficiently intejligeata tniHK ior uiemieive; and that we have taken hoik the law and tha gospela from Virginia so long, tU it i presomptuou. in u to think now of breakiiig away from her skirts. , - . Fellow-citizens of .North Carolina I reeeW to I I funk and acl for yoorselvee i and Mmsio ik. Ldi determination to mark with exemplary Mtribatus, m iiovemoer nexr, tbia flagrant, thia mooatrosikv suit wiiicb baa been offered to yea. Atrocious Inctiit. A RinM lirAA.I-TM.t ...I . 1 : f ,. 1 - uu aiuuDg insou oaa aer. j er hmtmMMUIiJftfw e.vo'tMit'ailea.1 man waa lately perpetrated in Florida, by lb Rejit uovernoror mat province. It appear that Govh or Rait) taok counsel from the example of the fay! vjovernors, ana resolved to re-enact thssmcen which had been gotten op in North Carolina at tW opening or Ibe Kcvolatioa, by Governor JosUk Martin and William Trvon. and in South f.-aroliia by Governor Bull. Thia aggravated aflronl mei'9 mi. may o snmmed ap in a few wordet A vert ollensrve and mendacrooa article bad appealed gainst the Whig party, in a British Tory jaaratl pubbabed us TaUabaaaee, A gentleman or I w. Ie longing to ths Whig party, called upon tbe EtCtar for ibe aame of the author of ibis article. . TbeEe itor promised to stirrender the name, ahould llT ctt next day. Tha call waa accordingly mad, ihe Kditor wa absent. - A metn her r th WhU ly aecilenlally meet ike Editor In the eVatUsf; I aiianaoaee, ano ased ibgbr aaacolr upw A little before, or after. ll! fwti.rn WOom'iiftoeMnliioto hHmonlii'ktMf-' ual, and Governor lieid assemblss in Tail 4 MILITARY FOHHP. ,,r I Ron .kUlU - - " gHvw Has g aw serves been plteed on the frontier, for lb defence f Fke Wa ! i He, ia feet, places TallabaeeMendtrau tial law, in a peiiod of profound peace 1 Govrrae ReiJ, like Josiah Martin, and aome other dip ries. eava bia ,k:. ,A ih, elbV . ' .vn- u mm .v. .MM .UUI IMltJ WW w sens, wbila the ateanUoat was rapidly beaiio ki awy to another part of the Territory. Tba Pi went na been appealed to la tbe matter i w. ao doubt, will regard it aa an admirable step ea lk part of hi man Friday, Go. Raid. 1 ' " Poor Consolation. Tl.. Ci l l j . r l. Rritisk : ,i w,.inuaiu vuubavore sooomiurt u Tory brethres in thia Sute.jmder their late Wa terloo defeat, by charging il to Whig frsuds, , , , . . .! I Pnk! ana, laiaeaiarma ana miarepresejuauonsi ; , poh! : Here the Standard Is again deceived" sndsr- tincee, raiae atarma and mimnresentanorni weio practised by the fiierml Taritu ",A- uianae to uie inieingenro ane vinue ot iu r pie, all their shameful efforts lo gull sod mib-i tbe true democracy of North Carolina, bars terly failed I and they will be still more sign"?. a a ' e 't vs. " . "h '" reounea in November. ' .'--.-. An Enqnlry. -Are the Britieh Tory leadere aware that tin Van Boron one atgnod hie nam ur, tion oravine that a United States Bank sboula f r y -.'i . -t be rstabliihcd in AlhanyT