North Carolina Newspapers

v W , - . - . THOS. J. LEMA.Y, Editor and Proprietor. I'JlortJjCatoHna-potecrfnl fo intellectual, moral ant pJjpirarrourcfV-tlje lano ot onr Jlrij mxtbmtil c affection CT08EE DOLLARS a Year; in Advaitee. r- . JJf-5.ifc.il v.f"tl TO Cm 39. BALEIGII, N. C , WEDNESDAY, JUNE tl, .gag BOOTS i.lTDSH0)23. HKMUY rOilTEll WOULD respect- fully snriouoee to his friends end the Public, that ba haa jail received hia Sprint and Saniaar Btoea at Boots. Shoes! LJle Children's auppan, of the latent and moat opproved styles, and aeka a call from all deairoua ol parchaeing ei ther beautifully, fine or durable article, aa ba 1ml f raliafled that he ia prepared wiih bit larva and well aeleoled Stock to pleaas the laete of very one. Among hia aupply, areaoue saw articles, vist tba Polo Alto Slipper, brobae end kid; the Uoogree Gaiter, a aplandid article; light whole and half Gaiter, the Polka Slipper, and a number ol other choice kiode for the La diea. A moat extensive and varied assortment of Miaea and Children'e Galtera and Slipper. The Gentlemen, loo. wiN find everv variety at ariiala for their wear, bat aa we preauroe they will sail and aee for themselves, it ia needless lossy mors to them. Mnnvfactarina;. r aTTF..: Suhunlwr k km and full J supply of Matertala for manufacturing, and hat nia" else a tot 'of Lama of the lateat and most approved faetiiene, he ia prepared to eie. eule in Drat rate etyle, any aort of an article that hia cuttomers may want. : He haa alto, for the trade, a large assortment of MATERIALS for manufacturing, euch aa pper Leather, of all klnda, Sole Leather, Thread. Laita, do. which he will aell low. Thankful for paal fevore, he moat leapectful ly aaka a continuance. HENRY PORTER. April 11, 1848. - 1 4U PROSPECTUS -or time NORTH CAROLINA HERALD. W MW. iinAorm'itmaii kaiintf fnniuul nf. 1 nerahin. will continue the nublication of the- "Sandalph Herald nnttl the let of J una, at which lima they will publih an enlarged aheet, equal to Ibe ''Kaleigh lief iater'f in aiie, under the title or the North Cartlitta Htrald. The North Carolina Herald wilt be printed entirely on new and baautilul lype, in the-neateat manner poaaiol. and furowhad to aubeeribere at the low price of Two Dollar per enoem, i advtmeti Two Dollara and Fi'ty Centa if not paid within ihrue month from the date of the firat number re eeifad;or Three Dollara if not paid during the euhacnplion year. Tie Herald will advsat Whig principle a heretofore, and Ut be conducted not only with a atrict regard to troth honor and dignity, but with due eourtey la oppeaenia in all aootntverviea thai my ariaa. . Particular attention will ba paid to tba Misiaa interwt of ih 8iata,ajd all dnirabl in farmauon touting thereto will hava i a conipicuoua piara. Tba laleat-Fereigh firteltigence, and ab tracu of tba procaadinfa ef Congrea aad of the But LegieUiore, will fee g ven. Beaidaar , perv lion of iU col una will be devoted to . Mweeltane one reading, ef a Moral, Religion, Agricultural, and Soieotifictl characteV. much of which will be onrtnai. laanen, every anon win o render ln Herald valuable and interesting. W appeal principally t the aeoate of dolpb Couaty foraupport in thia. najdertakini, and indulge the bop, aa only lb pur eld cuiamara will all continue their aupport, but that a. large number ef new rabecribera will be added to our list We ale reapectfuHy aolicit a liberal patron age from the adjoining Counties, and ether placea; and the encoungamant and . aupport of minora generally. While we indulge the hop of (endar. mg the Herald wartby of tba aupport of We ot intelligent and ranied, we can only promiae what our eiperience and untiring eiforiaeiay render l Tba enlerged Herald, it will be remembered, will aomoience with the Preeidentiel Campaign, and will embrace a period of gnat internet in eon. aequence of the unueual eacuemaM uaeiy iw pre . i .... i. . . .i . '""cm OMhi Sffivar DBtnrat one office; tba Herald will be aent for On D -bar anit Fifty CnU eocA alwava in advance. (CT Amy Poatmalernr ntber paraon, procuring Sve aubaorir, aad reroUling tho moment of aub acription, will b entitled to aaiztheopy. New subecriber will banareful to forward their name by tba lat of June, aa the avuaaaa Herald will make ila arpearance eroai raai um. ... r H. D. MACHEN R. H. BROWN. Jl$keborouth,Mat I, It&cV v ' PBiimiia types WILL be aold at BRUCE NEW-YORK TYPE FOUNDARY, after March, ISth. 1848, at the following very low piieea, for eis meathe noteet " oain. TiTLB,Jka. eauDfo, Pica, pet lb. SO eta. 63 eu. 00 eta.' Small Plea, ; Sil 69 99 68 60 ;; 84 100 190 Loog Primer, 94 37 49 48 68 ?9 100 108 120 ,139 150 180 1 SSO Burgepia, Bie ier, . Minion," ' Nonpareil, Acate. Pearl, 108 160 Tbe above Prices, ia eonatauooeo of inoreae. ea uciiuietlormaaataeturiog,a:amaen reduced from (nrniar rateaw A liberal diaeeuni for eaeb in hand at the date of tba Invoice. .. 4 Preaee Chaaea,Catee,' Wood Type, Iok Aa. furniahad at the' lewatt maaufactareTa' Dricea, either for each er eted it Our Specimen Book ff 1848 id rtoW Teady for diatrtbatioa U Priniere, who will . aend for it, and eoataina many new. articlea that we ha kfnr hihiiul a,uk aa Wrlline Flonriahea, Uraamenta, Ornamental Fonia Aa, of which we have an ample a lock for the prompt exawuiioaof erdera. ' ' ' " ' ' ' - Priatere of Newanaaera whe ehrteee to "vo- uah lhi adveriiaemeM ihren. ilmee Worn the lat of una, 1848, and aend aa one ef 4he pa per, will be paid for il in Type when they pnr- euaea Irom aa, '.of. our own maoefaciaree, leeted from our apeeimeoa, fie limea the aaoant of their bill. .. . . . . j ' For aale aeveral eood aecond'hahd Cylinder and Platen rlowef Preetea.Slandii'gPreawra, "4i rrifttipf Praaaea, dee- - - r I J Chamber eiireet, ntw i ore. Female ScHwwl. nillskwro', H. C. rXHE Fall session of Ma. and Ma. Bu JL wwx'a School for .young Ladies, will commence on Tharaday the 13th of Jaly. Tbeaeaaioa will elate with as Examination the lat week ia December. The hoaae haa been enlarged so ae to aeeora modata aa Inereaced number ol Pupile, but the nnmner will aim be limited, and the ecnool till retain iu ebaracier aa a Family School," in which the habita aad mannera of the Papila, aa wen aa weir menial caiiura, will receive the attention which we. pay to oaf ewe chil dreo. Siea'a. Abtobio Da Maarsaro, haa chain or in niaaie, urawing, rainung, and mcdeia Languages. He baa been now lor twelve montha connected with the eehool, and in that tin haa rally proved iheeaeelleney of hia mode of iaalruolioew wbiea ie meal thorough. I &KHBI Board and Tuition per aeaaion, f7 SO Maaic on Piano or Gaiter, $9 00 Ue of Piano for Piactice, 6 00 Modem Language (each) - 10 00 Latin, . S 00 Aa oar number of Botrbera ia limited, thoae who eVairo placea ia oar family ahould make early application. r or further information addraae ate. Robert Barwell, Hilleboiough, N. C. . - Jane 7, 188. . - 4-4t. JBaUakartJi stateororttiCarUiaa. A DIVIDEND of Four and quarter ptr tent. n for tba laat aia mmth, on tb .Capital Slock ofthit Bank, baa been declared, and the Mm will be paid to the Stockholder fleaa the tx of twen. ty-4e eentean each ahtrr owned by indilduala.) at ue Bankinc Heooa m thia City,- en the II Monday in July neat, and at the Branch, fifiera daye tberreltar- u. UEWEJf, Uaabiar. Jan 10. .14 tlaU. A TEACIIEIf WANTRD. of tood moral character, qualified to prepare afudenta for College. J. T. LEAvH. Johnston County, lane tin, 1 848 SS-Su ' Imnertant to Fatrnatrrs! IKE ubecrjber having purchaaed front Alfred 8oaleeaaeniiW. Beach R. J OtUing . the ntenteab aiatrUUiwntioMto.u Blala el IMortn uaroliaa.oflera torn rarmereef me mate the advantage of a Machine for aowing all kind of Vmail Grain greatly e peri or to' any thing heretofore dwcoveied Aboanew Plawgh for tbe ultiation.of cropatand alee. a meat valuable aim. t,U U arhiM far iha hllin at corn. Thcea Ma. chine and Plough en be bed br application o tba aubecribar at Raleigh, farticulare explained n haodbilla.' WM. F. t;OLLI.8- Raleigh, Jan. 8, 1847. Standard and Regitr aepv. a If. WlMPaJMPrSeaueeaees . , From tbe Coromnnicator. To (he FrUndtof tht Temperance Cauu , tn north Carolina. . . Tba .Grnrul Oiviaion of the Soaa of Temperance p( .North Carolirui, i. aea aion in January, auont4 .tan Piuabnrgb Communicator aa the Organ of the Order thia - State. In Uking this atep, the Grand Diviaion wi fully owart Jbateitri ezerfionf would be required io auatain the Editor in the attempt to devote one .paper in North Carolina to the . exclusive diffu sion of temperance , principle.' To meet thia emergency, pairwiie appeaia nave oten made to many roemocra ot ine uraer in thia State; nod this appeal has not been ta ken in vain. Nobly have they come for ward and .responded to tbe appeal tout made to theea. rBut as them am ihotmnde of temperance men in North Carolina rho are not members of tbe Order of the Bona I of Tempera nee. and who yet take an active part in ton proaecutton ol tne tempefance work darw net none inal f too will come forward and effectually sustain -the) effort thai w now about being made of sua-! in r i temperance paper nee paper in .thia State.) aabrethrea who are .all engaged in ' the, same great and good cauae. We nil fight against . one end toe aame toe; now eeo w aueeeeafully fight, unleae there be com. bined action to diaaeminate Oar prineiplee! Let Ha elL. brethren go nana Jn hand to austain tba paper wbieh la the pioneer of thia glorious eauee,: Let no encourage the Editor who devotes bia time and talents to the ad vanoement of the eauso wo have ao much at heart, and, for which, we hare ao xealoualy. labored. ; - Than are temperanee organcations throughout tbe length and breadth of thia State Orgapizatltnis uai prvuui u ae rnuEB, Let theee organizations, wherever they are established, lend ua e helping hand in the work we have undertaken, i o matter by .what name . we may be known we have aa the same oojeei in view. ,. . Come to the teacue brethrenl .. In union there ia atrength. "United tot etand IH- vivtd wefali" v s ., . A SON OF TEMPERANCE. Internal Imnrovement Meeting. The citizens ot Wilminirtoit have appoint ed aeven Delegates to a meeting at Pitubor ough on the 17th inat relative to the navi gation of the Cape Fear and . Deep Rivera, above ihn.falle of the former. The J)elfc gatea are. Gen. Alex'r McRae, T. Loring, David Keul, Nath Hill, 11 Kutt, Uen James Owen, and T. D. Mearca. ; r we propoaed a lew day ago to get npa meeting io thie place to appoint Detente, but were met with the objoetion that one of the leadinr ,dvocatea of the improvement had expressed -a wiah . that , rayettevdle would, hae ; nothing to ao with : it, v Of course the idea was abandoned, for . though we wiah well to any improvement, in any part of North Carolina, wd are not for send ing Delegates, where they am not welcome. ayObt.i Do good with w hdt thou hasf of It 'will dotheoWgoo-f' v-i' - WARM TESTIMONY OP RESPECT ' ' TO GEN SCOTT. The American Star publiabed.in the City i Mexico ta it number oftheZ3rd ultimo elated that onthe departure of the lata Com- manuer in UMer, llie. warmest uemonstra tiona of affeetion were lavished on him by hia late companions to arms: Yesterday ' morninr hia friends and their nam ia legion assembled on the ewe', irootlng his dwelling and as he was too much overcome to receive them all, those who had not the happiness of skaking him by the bamt were triad to get a eight ef him as he departed. Those' who bad not even toe chance ofeeeinff him moan- ted their horoee and followed him oa the road, determined that he who had led them to victory ehould not leave the vallry of hie fcreat operations without one adieu. A found his carriage fur he was too mufih exhaeeted be hia late hearr labors. a 0d the emotion ot parting with : his- com panions in arms, to ride on horseback aa it proceeded along the causeway to HI Penon, the tifficer ctowded, and aa feat aa one could ffive the "God bless yon. Gene ral and fall back, hie pUce wborapptied by another and ao the adieus continued for a long way of the road. nut the most affecting scene of all waa when- he left hia bottee. - The rifle - guard waa draws up to receive bim and aa he passed they preaented arms to their beloved commander for the laat time; 1 hey shed teara like children and to affected waa the old Hero, that be could scarcely gel into the carriage. I M PROVEMENT OF.THE YADKIN. The Grand Jury ofSarry county, at the laat term of Court, adopted a Preamble and Resolutions relating o the Yadkin Riv. er, and calling the attention of the next Legtalature to the great and important work of improving its oar igation. They ear. . . ate wl titfied tbatlbetf 1r' no acheme pf infernal Improvement which would more benefit this section of the Stale, which at the earn lime could be more e a ailj , accompliabed. . Nature) haa bestowed unoa ua many of her blessingi: a healthful climate, a fertile soil, an4 ' a noble river running t. rough our raidaU The blesainga we are una bis fullv to eniov. on account of our rem otener from -at ef , com . merr. we vnjpj !-.-., . the greatest plenty nf the neceesanee of life. Nov vte have bat few inducements to' do more." If we raise mora pro duct than ia necewary for onr own uee, we cannot dianoae of it to any advantage. on acrount of rettina it to market, .We hayeoTeniler nnd plodoctive abii"proilv cmg in tbe greatest, abundance, corn. wheat, oats, &e., and all toe agricultural stapk'a, Our tabacoo lands are not inferior in quanty to thoae on toe uan ana james rivers, ae wi have been informed . by ma ny who are acquainted with 'thoae sections of country .We might raise double the qnanty of theee products, if we had any indneemenu to dd ao. If we had the ne- eeaaary facilities of carrying our. produce to market. H would' enlarge the value of our landa, make oar people more induetrioue and economical, increase . our wealth and in 'every way advance our ioleresta. While other aectiona of the country are often; suffering for the necesaitiea of life we have the greatest plenty with us; put have no way of rendering them ' that aa- -..'. J7.J -LM, ..I J aistance which they heed and which would lao benefit ua; , . it Well. It miv be' aaked. how can theee illlfSliSlsnla by the improvement of the navigation of the Yadkin river. This can easily he done. I no 2 aaain u ,a largo snu ucauuiui atream, connecting 'the Mountains with the Ocean.' r From Wilkesborough to the Narrows it will' average more than one handred yarda in breadth. , By sluices and dams, it might easily means of me made I navigable, el all setsont of the year, for the largeat Keel Boata. 'The banks of the river are very high and but seldom over. a T - ,t . I - J nowo usving an oi ioeae naiarai urun tagea, it certainly - becomes ua to improve them ao far aa we. possibly can.'.., .; -a- -. Vm the BiMton Traveller. . ; SCETCH OFGEN. TAYLOR, -Gen Taylor ia man of medium stature, ' lartre frame, with a musive chest and shoulders; and though not imposing whea on the ground, he appears finely: on horseback-.5' From long exposure to the climate of Florida and far Sooth,' hia complexion ia almost the color of mahognay. The tamccaoee haa effected hie eyeaighf, and he has formed the habit ot closing his eyer, tie looaav wnen not in nmwiu w waa quizzing some one; but when engaged in converaaiwo. hiaeyea sparkle, and hia face liehta with intelliirenco. He i ex ceedingly fascinating in social life. Plain andnaasSOTBgn'isppTaranee-aun mannera, he reminds one of a New Hamp shire farmer, who hat seen , much , hard toil. Ho la distinguished for great com mon sense, for modesty in ' the utterance nfhia oninions. and treat firmness in ad herihir to that which he conceives to be n'o-M. Some rears sso he was called to Washington to unravel aome perplexing V r :tk T.ll.n T. aaattera in cooncemm wu u Hedisolared each profound knoarlarlee'of that wb-le ' denarUneut, he undid the Inoty Question wiihiweh dex teritv. and disnlaved ch commin sense and nraotiral wiadom.'' that a bureaa , Wa jofterod bmlo.tha.feoarww Ilia family relatione are honorable Mrs Taylor ie one of the most elegant woman in the army. And that is a great praieei Mir sum oi me rnoet eierant and accom plished ladiea in the country are uniud in marriage to the officers of our arm v. flL I ... . oam is eiegant in ner person and manner: a laay oi numbie. butdeeided piety, being a memoeroi tne jpiscopsl Chureh. Hra aoa naa recently graduated from Yale College. Hw daughter ie dietimruished for pnanmenta aud beeuty. She haa declined I . a offere from meny officera of the army, in obedience to the desire of her fathrr. who does not wish to see her married to a aoldi-r. v. -. .- Gen. Taylor ie not n nrelane man. He haa been actuaed of proranencss. Words said to have been ottered by him on the field of battle, have gone through the , U nioo. But no one who knows General Taylor believes such a lenort. . Men who have been with bira in scenes most try ing. undecircunistsncee most provoking, never nearu nun utter an oaip; 0e relraios, from principle. Uen . Taylor waa two years in a fort aa the commander of 1600 men. many of whom arere the worst of the race; io that fort, a wearing waa aa common ne plume tuejvery'mo to demand an' oath as a teat of a irentleman. - Th r.hao. Imln lkn n... T.L. tf f. J 1!. nuy waa niuiucu, f ayiur uunng bib whole Command, and saw him under cir cumstances of the greateet provocation, "7 n 'tT 0er " 0,,h from hia Jipa. Hia prineiplee and practice in this respect are known to iha whole army. Gen' Taylor ia a atrict teetotaller. He confront to the customs of the srmy, and a,rcpa on nta atuenoards such iiquora as are drank io the army; but he pledgee his officera only in cold water. At the eleee of a parade, ii is etiquette on tbe part of tbe officers to call at . headquarters and pay tespeet to the Commander in. Chief. It ia etiquette on the part of the Commander to been General 1 a v lor 'a cuatom ta nnor nut a glasof cold water, and drik ihe health of hie ataff jo that alone. When he assumed the command of Fort Jesup, he found in temperance lobe the prevailing ain. Whip- Eing, imprisonment and fines had been ex auaied. It waa proposed to attemDt-VT.V form the men.' Gen. Tsylqr - .MeA lain hi v; rMmU"" he authority aud ..'SMdT "TlrTJf .fi ra uie irmy that nothing can bo done without the aid of the commander. - A change was seen at once, and in lss than two years, more than 600 reformed men marched into pro. cession with badgea and banners. ' Some of them who joined the army because of ihetrjntempeMneeiizcfa charge through (Jen Taylor, ana return eo home to their families sober men. ' Some of them ere in good business in Boston at thie time: "' ' ' ' " ' :: Geneial Taylor ie a friend to the Sab bath and to public worship. You cannm judge men severely who are in the - hand of committees as uenerai lay lor was at New Orleane a few months ago. Oy auch a . a a- . J a rule, J.'t- Atiams, wr. wetater. ano others, must he set down aa enemies to Ihe Sabbath. A single act, over which as public men, they , hare no control, must weigh more than a long life. , It is a com man thing for officera of the army to take exercise - on Ihe Sabbath by walking or riding, after public worahip. During the whole time he waa at Fort J"up, lha chaplain aavs ho never saw Gen. Taylor riding fur exercise, apt so much as walking before hia quarters. He regarded the Sab- and threw the lorce of his example tuiiv in ita favor. Ho waa regular and devout at public worship. Whenever; the chaplain preached, whoever else was absent Gen. Taylor waa in hia place. THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION 1 Thie Ecclesiastical body assembled in Wilmington on the 23d ulu and adjourned On the 99lh, after a h aim odious aeaaion. In which the nana! buaineer of the Diocese waa despatched. .The lamented "illness ol the Bishop prevented hie attendance. Wo are happy to learn, however, that nets re- covering, witn a prospect w oetier neaitn than for many yeara past. , l he Key. ur. Mason of Raleigh presided. ' There were S3 Clergymen and about aa many Lay Del-' egates present. The number of Clergy men in the Diocese is .now 38, a large in crease.' 4 new Congregations wereedmi ted. . The ueual Misaionary Collection made ih Church amounted to 1250. '7 "tJ The next Convention was appointed to be held in Salisbury, on the 4th' Wednes day in May 1848. , f-. - t fay. 'Joe. T'a. isn't that man io whatie ended tha springtime of fifer ''""."" V, wdt, my aoni - Coa ha looks soljjoofMiudedly green.". BREVET PROMOTIONS. . A large number of officera of the 'Army have iuat had brevet promotion giten 'hem by the President and Senate. Some of tbe names on tne net are aa louowa: , Captain William yr S. Bliss, Assis tant 'Adjutant General to be Major by bre: ' Brigadier General Divid E Twiggs to bo Maior General by brevet' Brigadier General Johq E. Wool, to be Major Ganetal by brevet.';. '. ' v " ' A . Colonel ftylveater' Churchill tneoeetor. 1 General. 10 W Brigadier General, by bre? .. ' Brevet Major William W 9. Blies, Assistant Adjutant General Io bo Licuien ant Colonel by brevet. - ' f Brevet Major Braxtnri Brarg Captain 3d artillery, to be Lieutenant -Colonel hy breu ., Brevet Seeond Lieutenant Fransia T. Bryan. tpoeiaphrcal engineer., to be first Licotenant by brevet. GEN. CASS'ACCEPTANCa- r Tbe Washing ton tlnioa nubliahee Gen. Case letter ia reply looneaddiessed to him by Andrew Sievrnsoo, the f resident, end a Commkiee of one front each State repfo aented in the late Looofoco National Ca ventioa adviaing him of hid-nomiaalioa aa the candidate for President. GEN. CASS'S LETTER OF ACCEP- - TANCB.; . :, . . WatrnNeTN. May 30, 1848. Gentlemen I have the honor to - ac knowledge the receipt of your tenter of the 28ih inatahf, announcing to me that ) have oeen nominated oy tne convention or the Democratic party, its ' candidate for the offiee of President of the United States Tat the approaching election. ' ' " While I accept, with deeo e-rattltnde. thia. diatingoiabed.hanoraad dtsUnguiah'. en it ia i no so vriin a icanui apprehen sion ofthe reiponaibiliry ir majTeventual ly bring with it, and with a profound con viction that h ia the kind' confidence of mv fellow Citizens, far mora than anv mnrli of my own, which has placed ne thua prominently heloro the American ' People. And fortunate ehall too if this confidence eholud find, in the events of the ' future a better justification than Is furnished by thoss tf ths past. - 1 ' i 1 have carefully read the rasolution of the Democratic National "Convention, lay ing down the platform of our political faith, and I adhere to them firmly, as l apnrove them cordially. And while thua adherino- I hem, I shall do e with eaered teyard to She-. print; lplss and compromiaea of the constitution, and with an earnest deaira fuf their maintenance "ia a spirit at mod eration and brotherly love, so vitally ea- sential to the perpetuhy ofthe Union, and . -, uf com the prosperiiy Jtuffygfc which h Z is'whit we are, and which, in humble reli . ance upon rrovidence, Wo mav hone ia If called upon hereafter to render an ao. count of my atewardabip, io tha greet trust von deaira 'to commit to me. should I be able to allow that 1 had truly redeemed the El edge thua publicly - given and bad - - ad ered to the principles of Uie Democratic narty with as mucn naemy ana succce ae ha vO' gehmUy narked iha admmiatn- Uon oftMeminent men to whom that narty has confided the chief executive au thority- of ihe government. ' I eould prefer no higher claim to the favorable consider ation of theeountry, nor to lha impartial condemnation rof hielory, t . . This lei ter, gentlemen, eloeee my preles sion of political faith. - Receiving my first annointmeat from that pure patriot eudjrreat expounder of American Democracy. JJr. Jsfferaon, mora than forty yeara . ago, toe intervening period of my life has beea al most wholly passed In the service ,oi my Country, and has been markea oy , many vicissitudes and tended wun many trying circumstances, both in peace and ; war. : if my conduct .in. these situations, . and. Hie opiniona 1 have beea called upon ? to form and exnress. , from time to time. in. rela tion to all the great party topics ofthe day, do not furnish a clear exposition f my ever and wherever I may be required to act, any thing further , I might now say, would be mere delaaion, unworthy of my self, and juatly offensiys to the great par J in whose name you are now aeting. : , i My immediate predecessor in the aomi nation by the Democratic party, - who., has aince eatabliabed eo many claims to the regard and confidence of his country, whea announcing, four years ago, his acceptance of a similar honor, announced alio his de termination not to be a raadidaie for re-e. lection. Coinciding with him in bie views, so well expreseed, and so faithfully, carried out, 1 jbeg leave to lay, that ne circumstan eee , can possibly arise, which! would., in duce me again Io permit my nane to be brongbt forward in connection with Hie Chief Msrietraey of. our counuy. . My in. dlination and my aenaa of duly equally, die- tenia this. dWhlaPaaati - ' " "' . No party, gentlemen, had ever higher motivea for exertion, than has the, great Democratic party of the United States. With an abiding confidence in the rectitude of oar prineiplee. with an onshaken , reli ance noon lha energy and. wisdom : of Euplic opinion, and with tha success which as . crowned the administration of ,:tbe rovernmeot. when commuted . to its keep ing, f and haa been so, committed during more than three-fourtha of ita exieience, what haa been done, is at ones tha reward of oaat exertion and the motive for future. and at tha urn time, a duaranlee for the accomnliahment of what wo have to do. We cannot conceal from ouhelvea that there a nowerful party in the country: differ ing from os ia regard to many of the funda mental principles of our government, and opposed Io us in. their pn icicaj application, which will strive as lealoae as we shall to secure' the ascendency of (heir prinripjea by securing tha eleetioo eftbeit candidate ; in tbo doming eon test. I nai party ia com time a aufficeiol pledge of ray faithful ad j Democralio Convention, and .th' Vicfce hcreoco te the practical application, when-1 ' PanstDKifTa of tbd same. mM i-a !; i .-J ai. tl a.4 tot posed of onr fellow citizena. as deeply interested in the prosperity tof onr com mow country ss we ean be ami seeking as earn eetly' aa w. are to promote and perptteatw it. We ahail soon prearnt to the world the sttbliro spectacle fiho Chief MagnW irate by twenty million of people, withoas a aingle seriooa reaiaunee in the laws, or th sactifice of ihelife of ooe human be ing-aa this, too, in the absence of all force but ? moral foree f tour mciitut ions 1 and if d ahould add t all thia an example of mtlve respect of tbe contending parlies, so lhar the contest might be carried on "with thai finaheae f and energy which reemDany' deep conviction, and wiih aeliitle peraeir' al asperity aa political divisiona l permit, we. ahould do more for the great eauseof human - freedom . thtonghout the woHd. -. than any other tribute we could render tw hdVoludk li jV;S.iA . . i Wa have - a government founded by the wUl of all, rwoonaihleto the power of all, and admidiatered for the good of all ( The very first article la . tha Democrat) ereed teacbet . that tha people arv eompetenr In govern themeelvaat it is, indeed, father an axiom than an article of political fahh. From thd daye ol. Gen. Hamilton to our dyvlhf.pMtyppnaed,toa principles bo waa the great exponent, if not the founder w bile it haa changed 4ls name, haa preserved easentially Its Identity Tpf ebaracier; and the doubt he entertained and taught of . the capacity of man for self-goveramenu haa exerted a marked' in fluence upon ila action and opinion.' 'Hare ie the very etarting point of the differenc between the two great" parties which di vide our country, ; All other diffsrenrea ' are . but subordiaate andauxiliary to Wis and may, in fact, - ha reaolved into it Looking wkhif'oubt upon the iasoa of self-government, one party ia prone to think the public authority ahould bo etrength ened, and io fear any chanre. leaf that ' ehaoge might-eaken4ho neeeeaary foree)-ww of the government; whon tho other; atmn? . in ita convictions of the intelligence and- virtue of the people,- believes that original ' power, k safer than delegated, and that lha solution ofthe greater problem of good loverbmenl Conaiste in governing with tha -roe' having ,inlividjiid.--n-T aafree from Mai.:-., . ibe preservatjiin.ttooVreedora wliiahf is' nol essential to tha well-being of th Whole.'v.;.'iS-"hJi' , Aa a prty, wa ought not to miauke thT eigne of the times, but should bear In mind that this is an aca of progress of advance.'- merit in an tne in all the telemenfe rot inteiieeroar power and the opinions of the world. ' Tha -1 tntrntsgraTTifflnrenfc Si powers it ahould exereiea nonoMshlch-t are not .elealy granted by the parties lo ; mo Federal compact, s Wa ought to eon trae tha eonstimtion atrictly, according to J Ih received and sound prineiplee of the J Jefferson 'School. - Whtla rash expati ments ahould be deprcatedr if the govern 1 ment isetationary 'in its' principles of ec- tionand refaaea to eecomodato ita meas ares; within ita eonatilutional sphere can-J lieoaly, indeed, wisely and cherfuily-to the advancing sentiments and neceasitiee of the age, it will find ita mot si fbrrev impaired..-and the publid will determined to -da what the public authority 'itself- ihuold readily do, When tha indications of popular arntiment are clear and clearly " expreseed. i' t - , Vith great respect. Gentlemen, : I have the honor ta he, your nb't serU LEWIS UASS.'-m Pigeon$. WO hear Tsari thd Louisvill ? Journal; thai tbe whole face ofthe country ! el Indiana, from coryuon to Evsoavmer r distanrO of ndarly two hundred miles" I covered with pigeons. Every epeciee of ' eraia oat in the cmund by the farmers 'te 1 desrroved forth wiih. Tha elanghteris of 1 course terrible. ' '.We have heard of wejon- loads of pigeons ssbt in ail directions. An African' pelican was killed on the jd instant, four mile from 8mithfield,t(N.' C.) which measured nine reef, from point ' ta.' .1.!. sf aaitakakal etaataBa. S SB. li ka TwMSfj a i i Iff pUIIIV VI Wllllt ejiou iiiiivtrsti sn vitarei num lha top of Its head to the tip of ritt bill- It. waa perfectly White, except tne winge,' and tbd down on the neck Was aa soft ssT; feireC f'i". timii.Ree. ,Jtr-.tt"t$, V ", !.',- W-3W a . -J I .along LEG'n candidate:.'; I A Mr. Humfihreys, of Maryland, speak ing in the Locofoco Convention f vGen. Case, said, as rttportcd in the Union. M , ;, "There ie one aunding withona foot on , the Lakes, and with the other producing art . effect in France whose, character ia aa pure and unsullied as the Alpine flower oa the boaura of tldternal anow. Great M Bprdauso.3. .(-;-: I'-- tn s , , ,U ''Xcr j Jlero was eloquence lor yout e appw. poao tbo Convention understood it, aincw.' they received it with great applause. v But we confess that wd ara not eharp enougit to sea what effect Gen. Case's "other fool 0 is producing in France j whether it waet dancing Ihe Polka - with thd. Dutchesses, mt kick ia hie eld crony Louis Phillippe down U the hill whicn ho was descending so rapid- -ly. As for thai "Alpine flower on the boa om of the eternal jnow, wa have, hevey- -seen it and therefore cannot tell how pura the Oeneral's character ia. 7 ' " , i May 10, 1811. fu.