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4 " ! On the' Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation BVd ' - x- ' u' J L-: JJocss o Rememtativm, ArsiL 141140 1 The H.iose being in Commiu'eb of the .Whole on ihatfilL making appropriations fon the jcivil and diplomatic expenses of the GaTejorijeiit far ibe year 1810, Mr. Ogle of Pennsylvania rioved to amend the bill try striking oat the olio win iclause :, " For alterations, ind repairs of the PresJ tJent's boose and furniture, for purchasing trees, shrubs and compost, and for soperiniendenbe of. the groan three; thousand aix buodrfedi and sixty five dollars.', r-. ; ' , S: ; MrOGLE said : Mr. Chairman, I conssider this a very; important item in the billfnotjas to the amoant;bot as tol!ieprmpIesinVo)dlfn it, fl doubt much the policy .of this Govemmejit io granting the Chief "Magistrate emoluments. or revenues of any kind, oyer and above the (fixed jsalary paul in that officer out of the Treasury of jthe (ju'aid Stales. AUriough tnosjL of of for tnr Presidents were in the enjjft of ihes adventitious reyenues, I am well aware trpi none of them retired from7ofiice'with an oyer-; a-rtutuoi loriune : ibr,sir,no tjrmer Uhief;31agis .irate ever acted J)poo the principle hotpripusly adopted by the -present Incumbent, of speeding 1 the money of the -People, with a lavish hand, nu'7, at the lametinit, sating his own with sor 1 dul parsimony The president without fncln i ding many valuable incidental emoluments, ; ( whereof I will spealr before' I exclude;) ieieives ! lucre than' quadruple the sum paid to; the! head j of either of. ihe Depattmens, while the correal I ptivate diabarscments of the incumbent of that i iifh station are certainly not greater than the expenditures of one of his secretaries.- isi there a gentleman on this floor who does not belie1 ! lhat the present Chief Magistrate Iay up,1' i yearly , four! !5,OOQ io $iO,ijqU, and all hard ; money nl that 'h ' 17 :11 ' j Bui. Mr; Chairman I object to this appfopria- j ! lion on higher ground's. I resist, the principle I I on which it is '.demanded as an'.i deraoorare as ; ; ranmng counter in its tendency to the plain, sim I pie, and frugal notions' of our republican f fcople. I And I put H to y oh, ir, and to the' free ctizer.s I of this country, whose servant the President i9, I to sav whether, irv addition to ihe large sum of one hundred tlimtsun'd dollars which ftwr i jenlj- T tied to recti re for a single term ofjmtryeaf, j they are disposed to maintain fur his private ac 1 commotion,"" A llOYAL ESTA6LISH ; MlY al Ike cost of the, nation ? Will they "t feel inclined to support their chief $ervdnt S in a PALACE as splendid as that of the toe j ears , and m richly adorned as the proudestyisiat: ie mansion ? llare the fcope chosen that i srrant to S'lperintcnd the great and di versified interests cf the nation ; or will they consent that his time shall be occopied with the vanities, (usuries, and pleasures' of; life? Do ihey demand that his talents and all the encr ; g'les of bis raiad t hull be devoted to the discharge I of tbe proper lutits of his stewardship,or will they aaree that he shall lapse into the same sloth j and effeminacy whicS dj&iinguislj the dvceUers in other palaces f ilave4he affairs of the peo- pie btieg Si advantageously managed tnatnhe ? KMM.vnoJ A I . I. A t. n j them" my, vyiihout detriment to the cdmmon- i welih.sink into "ferity of manners," ani aban ! don the care of the pablic service, to eat drink, 1 and be meiry ?" . '. .: - l Although I have a peculiar . disenchantment ' to discuss on' this flor topics which bare; an p- pearanceof invoUinj personal rather than polit- ical conaideratioDs, still I am constraioed by a ! sensetof duty to offar some remarks in relatiion ! to the incidental 'revenues -the annual profile ! and expenditures f the President of thejUnited State$r-the magniflceot splendor of his! palace, ! and. the pompous ceremonials that "hold sway " : at his republican eourt,& which are by many we!l- moaning people im3fiioed to be equally iriispen- ! fable " to preserve the dignity" of a Democrat- i ic vhicf Magistrate as of ihd Tdespot oo a throne. i I I eel inclined, huvever, to examine these sub jcu wtth aii "dpcnncy and reppet "j for the ; 'lush tiflwe1 now filled by Martin Van! Buren, nni I trust wUMtpfopfispo3itionJnottoispea vil of ihe tDler ofmy people.' Jmii, $r 1 at t I Bh fc JFU . ill lllb I I'have marked out, it will become necessary to i tread upon grounds that in former ages of ihe w j!i.i were oeemed, and in -a!J despotic Gjorven ir.Mt3 i;l the preseot tnne are. still considered. -io-i utiiicaie and sacred lobe pritfaned? by th f tongue jil a plain citiz-n or subject. Who does ; not remember ihit the jtuhI O.ieen FJizibeth -hesitated not to enjain upon her ParliamerHsthat ii was improper to deal, to jodge, or to wrWe' with her majesty 's. prerogative royatff' And uui, 3 uii an sucu, imperii tent intermeddlers were disposed of in Hite most fiutnmafy manner. I well know, therejfpreythat 1 shall awaken and rousn into action the! base and malignant passions of the fierce Cfberruses which CaaXtf lh P'JltlU. and the well fcd nliriimn ami i fTi ;e holders, the fanning sycophantdiind vihet abetterof bigbt prerugaii rep hat enfeironrthe person of the roal iceurabent of the ?Prelen tiil pilace, with the vain hope tbaljthey cari parry-the will directed arrows of iepublican ' 8fbera. Growl. and .snarl, and pnaril as these puatdjan Esetutive cms may, 1 shall Ipererthe- -Jess indulge, myself on the topics Indtdaied with a pretty Jtbcral;range of remark. J wll not, as- SUredlV. hp'fl'clrnln.rl fr.w. ,li r.,l!J, J ' w iiuui I ii o iiiiirNi r Lrll 1 of the freedom vf speech by ihajtpeptilus course ri ineccreuited 'organ' of Martin Vn Buren. I refer to the 'U lube' a newspaper iirhicb re ceive its pabulum, not from the crumbs which Utt from the rich- man's tabled but frbia enor- tnuns Jargesscs and pnfiiable contiacts! voted for ' its sustenance from the treasury of the People a paper tha l -faold its exist ence by the sole tenare of MariiuV$Hureu's soverfeighfgaod - pleasure, SDd which promulges daily, through its - $rod pages. not the thoughts and motives of the '. Riserablesca voider whose name it -stensibly werSj but the wishes and designs of his despot it toaster a piper, if. that is published CY AUTHORITY." What honest maajhasread wiihoat feeling- of bornioj indignation, in the Teeeul lucubrations of ihn offi;ial oran," Ihe uui, not jo sty beasiljr, assaults against the eha r "tcief end-patriotmxf the venerable aaJ heroic defender olh rhdated honor nod infadd lights r hiseoonnyi? VVbo ha snot been fired Jwith an . nrai behuldtii in Martin Van JJureri's organ he false and irnlignanl repTesentatioris of the red iole'iffencir- of. treAmericafliPeoti, when he vilifies, ihrrhigh the agency ftf his official or gan an old soWier. yho to rescue thousands of women and children' from the scalping knife of the ruthless savage, freely i abandoned all the endearments' f home family, endured the icy ftad,ptercIg blastsiorooithwestern winters, wading through the leep "and cold waters and black swamps of Miehigan and Upper Canada, sustaining, at rtmesfan almost famished nature upon 'raw beef thMi salt,' and often perilling life pa the fieliT of httle ? Poor simple minded old veteran-he was," no doubt, foolish enough to beJiers that having given the bestenergies of his body And mini to youth, mandood, and ma ture age.to serve and defend the honor.tbe rights, the property, and thf lives of his fellow-citizans, " . j. 1 't ' i lie wouig at least, jirj eoramon courtesy, ue enti tled to their respect Jifj not to their love and gr t itade. He doabless'sepposed that, in all events, his feelings wouldJhafe been spared ibe brutal ass ao Its of the official organ or an individual who, in those sooi ring times, was acting in unisod with the 'jpsoe party," In opposition id the virtuous JamesSjadisoo that 'good demo cratic President lib in a special message to Congress, had patriotically recommended an ap-; peal to the valor of the nation as the only proper course to rjjaintinUitonor ofits"flag. Ifcru eMrejitmeni like tjhfei is:deemV,'.a Citable re ward fnr lhf finlHtpr'a iniU rW HitVTr3. where. hiereafter, let me inqujre, shall tie. find tncenlive 10 cheer and fife his heart in thOoir of danger ahd on the 'field of! battle Srrtknow the generous feelings! oflyour bosom revolt- at the thought ; that you r0 ready to exclaim, forbid it, justice, forbid lt,atitode ; and that you are prepared to exhort te noble minded youth of tha country to resent the insult, and sustain the bard earned fame arid laurels of the brave and successful commander of the American armies a commander who according to the testimony of Col, Ilicliard Mjjlohnson, 'was ofiener in ac tion than any other general, and never sustained a defeat.' And seeing that gallant and victori ous general maligned and libelled day by day in , the "official organ"j pt Martin Van Buren as a 'red petticoat hero' arid a superannuated dotard,' I feel impelled by ajtrong sense of duty to cast aside every sentiment of mere, delicac'y'and to 'cry aloud and spare! hot" the abettor, the encour ager, and the responsible accessary of those base libels I shall therefore claim tbp right to discuss the political principles, the public conduct and behavior of Martin Van Buren, with that per fect freedom which Should characterize the inde pendent representative of a plain, honest, and brave constituency?;Vhere 1 discover meanness, 1 will expose it to tbe contempt and loathing of honorable men : where I encounter audacity, I shall maul its brazen head, and level it in the dost ; and where i detect corruption, 1 shall ran ray spear into its putrescent carcass, up to the very hilt. I Let me now, MrJ Chairman, turn ynur atten tion to the amendment under consideration. It proposes to strike out of the bill ihe sum of 3,6S5, totended for alterations and repairs of the Presi dent's house, and 'for Ihe purchase of furniture, fielfe.4 that arecu!iryate. prelijr Extensively the President's garoeo, which address the selves for admiration more immediately id .the . .. 1 .1 . t ' !-! V.- Je . a paiaie man io me seye ot me oeuuider sticrt as fine Neshahock potatoes!, honest drumhead and early York cabbages, while and . red sugar and pickle beets, marrowfat peas, carrots, parsnip?, &c &c with & bubdance of Ihe fragarla Vir giniana, or strawberry, the dewberry, raspberry &.c. Sec. In shoTtJ siri the President's garden, in all its arrangements shrubs, vines, plains in perfect keeping with ntneent palace. 1 may irifuJly p;eiea m spewed s patof her motilh and Until it hss.teducedjheannua totutnlier and beauties, its trees. flowers, and esculents, is the sumptuous and mag add that we have been ippecanoe " Hronwi'-a pitiable-dotard V-a iranny5 t.Hji -aer r-a lte hero f forty defeats' -; Riming inaugural MnsstiFio-ltfivs and V 'h P Wiron cage.irjd eam- 10 wear an irury-mtsk, aod drink Wd S S" (ays thejOlobrof April .13, 4 340). )S permuted tu verse near him butatiHjlJ serrant walier, who brings t is meal nod perfofms TflE NEC ESS AU Y DUTIRS OF.THR CAGKrr None of the do.ksUc ani -reals are a towed to come near tbe ease's and a favorltedoj, WHO RAN AWAY WITH HIM IN ALL HIS BA1VPLES, bating been observed to batk tery signifhamly, after an in terview with his master was forthwith knocked in the head, and thrown into the Ohio." I ask you, Mr. Chairuisn whethet Miitio Van Bwren n . paaoiftais adtceol respect' fyi the opinions and ry valuabre plarit, c , there are some ether va trees, shrcbs, and compost, lor superintendence of the President'gfffTbunds. Ihe 'site of the Presidential palace Is perhaps not less conspic uous than the King's house in many of the royal capitals of Europe. It is situate at the intersec tion of four spacious avenues which radiate ttom this point as centre. The " palace pile" is one hundred and seventy feet front, and eighty six deep, and stands about the centre of a plat of ground containing tsf enty acres,! he whole where of is surruonded by firmly built stone walls and lanceolated iron railing, with imposing porta 1 abutments and Well barred iron gates. The main entrance froojtffaces noitb, upon Lafayette square, and me garden ironi io me suum opens io an extensive view ot th river fotomac. As the palace is very accurately described by Mr. Elliot, in his "Piofure of Washington' I will read a portion of tt description : "It is bqilt of whe freestone.with Ionic pillas ters, comprehending two lofty stories of rooms, crowned with a stone balustrade. The north front is ornamenta wilh a lofty portico, of four Ionic columns in frjntand projecting with three columns. The outer irjter.:o!umniaiion is for carriages to drive Info, and place companv under shelter; the middle space is the entrance for those visitors who ?ome on foot the steps from both lead to a broad platform in front of the door of entrance. I he 'garden front is varied by bar ing a rusticated basement story under the Ionic ordonance, and byj semicircular projecting col onade of six columns, with two flights ok steps leading Irom tbe ground to the level of the prin cipal story.'' - 'fl v-- . Previous to itsjqestraction by the British ar my, on the 24ih of August, 1814, there had been expended in buildiig the palace the sum of three hundred and thirty-three thousand two hundred and seven dollars ;;and since that period the fur i her sum of three hundred and one thousand four hundred and ninety six dollars and twenty -five cents, in rebuilding the interior, and in erecting the two splendid porticoes ; making together the large amount of 631,703 25 laid out on the- palace strcctureMone, io say nothing about the very liberal sums; mat have been, expended from time to iisftionh furniture, on alterations and repairs, orrHhe gfrden, apoCS alone walls, iron fencing, and; for the V stalls Toffhe lioval stabled steeds. It pay be rroper further to state that all tbe disbulsements for iron fencing, for stabling, aiid for the superb porticoes and splen did Ionic pilastersj at ihe north and south fronts of the'palace, have been incurred since the Ad ministration ol John tntney Adams went out o power iheportces alone costing the sum o 24,769 25. Great improvements have been made within a few years past in the PRESI DENT'S GARDEN. It is situated as befW remarked, on the south side of the palace, and is believed to correspond in its general arrange ments wnh the Style and tashion of some of tbe most celebrated ruyal gardens io England.:; It has a choice collection of both native plants aod exotics, many v( the latter having been gathered irom almost every chme. Ornamental trees aod beautiful shrubs ive been selected wilh great care1 from the mos celebrated specimens, and are now growing! luxuriantly. The orangery, though not as yet on a very extensive scale, is fasi improving. 1 Rich and charming shrubbery and parterres greet the eye' in every direc tion. Nor should I o nit to mention that, in ad dition to the nutherftos families of tbe tulip, the Jily, the pink,4he rose, and many thousand oth er sweet lbwers and shrubs, which all the lov ers of beneficent Nature admire, ihe garden con tains some exceedingly tare botanical and med icinal specimens land, for the benefit of the infirm,' 1 will give bom the polite' and the vulgar' names oT a few of i hem : Gerardia Flaval ! False Fox Glore. Solidago Lanceolata, Golden Mad. Orontium Aqua(ium, Golden Club. Clrcaia Canaderisis, Enchanter's Nightshade. Dracocephalumjfirginianurr, Dragon's Head. Saorurus Cernuu, . Lizard's Tail. Prenanlhes Setprttaria, Lion's Foot. Ophioglassum Vilgatum.Adder's Tongue. Mimuius Alatua.1 Monkey Flower. j Clematis Odorala, Virgin's Bower. Ala Primulifohl, Hart Ease. ' I in pattens Mac oil ta, Touch-me not. But, sir, besides those rare.and, no doobt, ve informed, by an official report communicated to Congress in December last, tbaf, during the past season, the pobltcjgronds at the Cpol and President's Mansioil have been faithfully attend ed toby the PUBLIC GARDENER AND THE HANDS; UpbER HIM. The trees have been skilfully pruned and trained i many choice ornamental trees and shrubs have been planted ; and Iht plots, orders, and gravel walks have been kept in TsDPEKIOR ORDER.' The report might have also Istated, with perfect truth, that men bad beenl btred by theGoveromeot, and paid out of the public Treasury, io pick-up the ailing leaves, and pluck op by the roots the xanihium spinosom and roraex acetosella, or, ac cording ta vulgar lngu' burdock and sheep sor rel. ' I i ; . As the President's bardeo is enclosed by a higb stone wall, and as the gates are generally1 secured with locks, yerjy few persons, l have oeen informed, visit it, except by special invitation, or in company with this President or some member of bis households s exclusion, however, does not extend to Members of Congress, some of whom, (and more eipecially such, as are favor ites.) everv alternate sjeasoo, that is. during eve ry long session, fretfueptly lake a stroll through r Cue garden and adjacent grounds, ibe present - f Session is my fourth at Washington, and I have been in the garden twice ; but on both occasions, we (another member was in company) were com pelled, on reaching (the western end of the gar den, to clamber over the stone wall, finding the- gates locked. I ?1 I - . In regard itb lhefprjgressive improvement of the grounds and garden of the President, variooB suggestions have recently been made, and par ticularly by individuals whose taste and nice dis crimination (in matters of luxury and refinement) have been greatly Improved by a visit to the magnificent gardens at; the Palace of Versailles, and io some of the fich and sumptaous parks and gardens belonging to tbe Crown of England. It is supposed by these persons that tbe President's grrunds would present a more complete and fin ;shed appearance by erecting Parian marble bal osrrades on either side of the main gravel walks: bybu tiding somo twenty or thirty miniature tem ples and pavilions at regular intervals along and adjacent to the southern outer wall ; by construct ing five or six artificial lakes and fountains to pour their silver waters through tbe mouths of ' huge river gods and sea-horses,' with double the number of jets d'eao to fill tbe atmosphere with spray and vapor.! To these improvements might well be added two or three hundred pieces of the first class of Italian statuary such, for in stance, as Saturni Jupiter, Juno, Mercuty. Di ana, NeptonTj3,iEolus, Apollo, Venus de Mede- the Loves and Graces, the JNaiades and . ..... . am f sum of lb rty-ntne million oi uor f t- 4Um Ih.l hITA nilEU UlllHi w --J osefol but bilhetto occol.) arithmeitcal rule,hy j tthicb, ihey are enaoiea io ueiujw' , - " ner entirely 'satisfactory to themselves, thisodd proposition: that fewer units are contained in be Snmber S3? than in Iheinomber 1SI- And the Lreoing result ts reacbed-with greater mather ma tTcal precision than the sophomore, bytheatd of ' the black board,' can wade throughlne pro tracted series of ratiocination in the ' Pons Asi norura.' Ever stncf 329, :ib singular doctrine of Retrenchments andReform,' agreeably to the new aWtcat rule been tbe order of the day, snd the stern principles of a-most rigid economy lit every branch of the public service havebeeo jrigorously enforced according to the neuyrult. j . . , , - To be continued J . . - ... i. . 1 1 bacl; tin "at s,f we io wnsi snau iyelf)? v O, Martin Van Buren, Martin Van Burr n, O I Nousi Vcrions,. NousVer. rons rb Armsv 1 p Armsuigaruze, ur nitre." - Ure hVeome overpowered by bis emotion and falls into vtoienriiysicrica. Petersburg liueiugencen ',. I Aim 'n .Jim k I ' . .mmm. r.;'; rlUT If TO TflE WHIGS OF THE UNION H his already been' publicly announced! tbtt a Whig Convention was to oe nomen at Erie! in PennsylTania, on ihe 10th of September next, the Anniversary of Perry's Tictory. 1 Altbougb, in tbe outset, designa ted as a frontier Contention for the States immediately bordering on the Lkest! it was by no means intended td circumscribe its limits. The Whigs of the W hole Union are included within the call. Tbe undersigned, being appointed a com mittee of Correspondence and Arrengemenls tender theJnvilation to all good Whigs, far and near promising a hearty welcoraeraiirl such arrangement for persooal comfort as circumstances will admit as good proba bly, as our Whig fathers had when they fought foi those rights which it is bar privi lege and duty to maintain. Tbe undersigned have the pleasure of sta ling that many of the most distinguished speakers Of the country are expected to be in attendance) and to address the assembled multitude. The friends of Mr. Van Buren have also called a Convention at this place the same day. Of this we do not complain ; it be ing equally their privilege as ours, although we can see no affinity between Mr. Van Buren, his life, or administration, and the glorious a ebievemment of tbe gallant Perry. But they have made it the occasion of much complaint and gross abuse upon us, alleg ing that they were first, and that we called our Convention for the purpose of interfer ing with them. We deny both the fact and the conclusion. It is well known that our Convention has been long in contemplation. It was at an early day mentioned in the pnblic papers. Several different days were suggested, and oar Tippecanoe Club, w bo had tbe matter specially in cnarge,purposely WAT OHM AN. ; FRIDAY. AUGUST 21,' 1810. We have tried the Magician, his magic wont do, Wt must icealhcr the storm with Tippecanoe.' cts, I IrvarfAci I st 1 1 v TciijiMhnM a m A t k a lIanhfifAB ijauw uunv AiawiU9i uu uauHauiro i , . . .-t t VnlMn .nH hia tAn Hpr.iW Pan Plnlns. Omitted fixing UpOH IH6 Day, UOUI 1UO PUD- . . . ' r' - - ..-.--- f ,. T , 1 1 i rpt. 7l: Midas, and the Draffbn that guarded the tio den ic voice couia uo consuueu. a uo mg Apples in the garden of the Hesperides. papers generally recommended the 10th of F - ; j a. . - am rm . a m mm . a . w - . xuere isonjy one oioer ornameni wnicu may i aeptemoer, ana Our 4J1UD nnaiiy resoiveg with great propriety be procured, inasmuch as it would serve to illustrate and perpetuate in a suit able form the troth of a very important historic al event, and that ornament should be a bronze colossal equesirwA statue of Jjndreus Jackson toith the little Kihderhook magician mounted on behind him. , 1 his statue I would have conspic uously placed upon the stone balustrade which crowns the palace. Before the administration of on that day, before it was known that the van Buren men were going to hold a Uon vention at all. Whether, knowing the de cision of our Club, they intended springing a trap upon us, by first publicly appropriat ing tbe day to themselves, we know not, nor is it a matter of any consequence. There is room enough for both , and need ROWAN COUNTY. We have no disposition to, exult over our ad versares, but when it is remembered what im mense exertions were made by Mr. Fisher to save lira own countv after he found all the re- maintfor of tha district was gone from, him what floods of Loco-foco documents, letters newspapers aod circulars, he had poured in up on the " old cousxv" what elaborate stump speeches he made what exertions were made by the Electoral candidate of the Administra tion, and by " the Central Committee of Vigi lance" in the line oi certificate making ztid hand &ttfs we have ample cause to rejoice that we have done well at all. Oor friends have made exertions top they have made great ; exertions, to prevent tVeJri umph of power and humbug over the rights of freemen, and they deserve well of their whole country: They have fought this battle well, but let them not forget that the main battle is tet to be fought! They are not to permit themselves a moment's relaxation, else they may, as in the last Presidential election, be defeated. We sive the following tabular statement of the result in this County, and the returns from other Counties as far as heard from, lhere re mains no longer any doubt of the election of Mr. Morehead, by a majority varying from 8 to 10, 000; and a large majority in .the Legislature. ICP The names which appear in italics in the table below, ate Whigs. and limkin? Wayne berut?, r Craven Senate 41yman aad Wl 1 less. Green Cocdt '. Green and Uncir Aicnuir vromtnc r, : Ha ifnri,. Moore, and Cp . JV'rfmrpf on. ,- oprml and Jac-J. : Cdumlus C err- Bertie Senate, I: and Gil am.!! ' Guilford Sena;?, Commons, lUr.l Brannock 15S2; man 183. ' Surry Senate, r tory, 524; Cc Poind exter, v.- -Taliaferro, tcry. Roberts, lory, L . Z WiliiaEs, 4 1 Randolph Sena' . tory 240; Cv l'sLane9-whigt 11 ; ly, tory, SGI ; t Murdoch, wl:,; ." Buncombe Ccr m orris, nu'g, u ver, tcry, S3. Buncombe IL whig, 757, Vu JUecklenburgS . J W Osborne, I Walker, tory i: B Morrow. E.; Stuart, uhi Sheriff, T N . Stokes Senate, . ' 5S3; Comrr.: Withers, b!; lyjack, whijj. 1 1 tory 1103; SI.;. Showing the vet ,with the vcte L I w 9T a 9? CD o 0 fa . jonn ve-Auams,ine appropr ationt lor improve he no interference. and on the Dart of the mt'eerounds had been very trr- m v .u. a; -.! t :: . r i j i u uiirg iucio will uc iiwtie. nstu uic uur iimg. iyuuii" uj3 term, oowgier, iwuvuusiuei- i . , . , , 1 I i i - i .i . i i able sums were voted bv Congress for that pur- nuraoeung, woicn iney seeoi go rnucn airaio ' wrm i". a, i. I a mmm .mm. wot Wam I fin I h.MlM mm m nose. TrHftjjAtbese trrants was nve tnou- wocaro uui uuw uuv iucii iwia aiuio sand dc,, oi of tbe 25th of February. I aiizea, not so much on account of any pres- aaic uu j ; s mm . f - 182 PrfesAweWe second grant was five bering at tbe polls which alone will brings i ib & . . nn r r ' v t , . - j - fences, graaiiatinSwd improving the public grounds. Prior to the disbursement of these ap propnations, the grounds presented a rudenne- ven, and shapeless appearance ; not a few of the On the -fitness of tbe occasion for1 the friends of Gen. Harrison to meet in Con vention, it seems unnecessary for us to speak. R is matter of history that he first pristine sandy knolls and small hollows still re- suggested the building of tbe fleet which, mained. The fencing loo wis quite imperfeet ; by the glorious victory of tbe 10th of Sep bot, by the exsreiss of a commendable economy t.nU '0..nn,ihiMmm- nf th f.to in the expenditure of the sums just mentioned, ft l.j-ft,. . umic.- ses on land Harrison and Perry were as sociated in the command of our land and naval forces, on the success of which de- nd by the applicatwi of the money in the most beneficial manner to accomplish the objects con templated by the tmra, the grounds of the Presi dent were brought into fine condition, the fences were put in excellent order, the high' hills were pended the security of this whole frontier. maae piain, ana.me ; deep' valleys were mace smooth, and the entire grounds, by the close of Mr. Adam's Presidency, wore a style and fin ish quite acceptable to the taste and judgment of our plain, republican farmers. But a new order of things was soon destined to take place. You. sir, anu i, ana a large majority oi me American To them were assigned most important du tie?, and triumphantly did they discharge them. To one surrendered a British fleet, and to the other a British army : and. bv their joint successes, not only tbe command of the Lake was gained, oui frontier secur .PjPple, about the time whereof I have been apeak- ed, our lost territory recovered, but most of inf, were incauii'ously led to believe that Mr. Ad- Upper Canada fell a conquest to our arms. atria was a lavish spendthrift, and that hist Ad ministration was not only wastefully extravagant, out mat it was rapidly verging the very confines of monarchy, in ibe magnificent decorattonsof the r residential palace, and by the studied lotrodoc 1 Hon of oort ceremonials. You doubtless- well F remember the voluminous reports and iheindiz- uani uenunciaiions on me iruuiui memes oi ex travagance and aristocracy that were spread be fore the ctrontry by the renowned champions of economy inooih nooses ot Uongress donng the ncvci-io-oe-iorgoiien winter oi iaiii-a. jroui sir, cannot tail, too, to recollect the logubnousfho uitues w oicn were i men aaaresseu to an pious ana aevoai uiiusiians in relation to tne purchase by President Aams of a billiard table, billiard oalls, cues and chessmen. All these solemn ex hortations werehut the harbingers of the memor able era of reform then about overtaking the Ad ministration in ts supposed headlong departure from the pore precepts of the frugal, simple, de mocratic days oi" the fathers of the Republic. To the friends of the old General we say come. 1 here wilt be a multitude to meet and rreet vou. - Jtomas Hm SUl, Rufus SmeeaT William Kelley, 11 m. M. Watts, Charles W. Kelso, ffrm. Hemming, Wm, Trudsdail, L. H. Haskins, Elijah Babbitt, Jos. Mr Slerrett, Jokn H, Walker, A. Scott. - Our friends abroad will see the "proprie ty of giving the foregoing article extensive publicity. . MOST MELANCHOLY, The most melancholy sheet which we have picked op for a longtime, is the Rich mond Enquirer. The old gentleman who prcsiues ove us uestinies, tnougn as a con- ouujdin aAiiiiuidii iii'iv nwarn inai ihppa a The prtmmghohkoj retrenchment was about be- nothirjff like wearinr nnd fafAnnn, ing ushered into lop off all superfluous expend!- v,tr : ,u , . . - tuTeas ' skilful' is the same osefuTimEnt Llillnl .f 7c 0t hlgl e!Vln at this day proois the redundant branch, from occasionally "signs of woe, thatall is lost the trees in the! palace garden. The hickory 10 11116 caase wcch be has aounscrurnilous- Droom was also to oe introduced id order to scrub v "6,,eu away toe nimy co&weos or aristocracy then be- r eruy. we could almost nite him. Ar- lieved to be in ihe process of weaving within the customed for thirty years and more to keep very precincts of ihe palace itself. The Au- in maioritir ) ,, n -r. .-i geao stable was likewise to be cleansed by the re lormers a michty work and which indavsof . . . " . ... . : yore required tbe labors of Hercules and no mar vel for history informs us that three thousand oxeu had been confined in its stalls for many year. ; I ' - - , Well, the reformers attained to the foil enjoy ment of the powers of the Government in March, 1820; and here. Mr. Chairman. I almost feel inclined to resume my chair a few moments un til we may all conlemnlate in silent admiration the strange results of that most unique system of reformation which had ihe omnific words Re- TBENcnMEs-r and RfiroaMpi inscribed on its flaunting Pmt A teJorj3tarrat her filjf ri OS 19 00 -4 to o IS 00 oo -4 00 o OS CO ' 19 Oi 00 to 3 3 O u r Cjl CC C5 Ci ca - 3 CO o l5-0 a tit c S t :0 OS J U iU o to o W . Ci. 13 C5 00 oo o CDWClO a to CO k K) OP C OO fc- H o 55 Ci oo c cc IS o o c. o O W "4 CO - S iU O - O Ui OS to G. Co J O A r- S CJ CI 00 o o a OO tn OC o 4 CO CO sjdpuncg vrpqru J81JHM S3V0p 'suunfj OC CI CD io .4IOJMBJ3 w w to cecoa o to - O t I - I CO I U -1 en CJ c . V W - O) t o to iU. O U i -qtimg Sooj -oipieil n o B 3 o 3-C3 P H W W a a T H ft 5 oo SS S - ' ' Morchc Beaufort, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, : Johnston, Nash, . Pin, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Northampton, Halifax, Bertie, Columbus, Craven, Carteret Jones Camden Chatham Cumberland BancLinbe Henderson Burke Cabarrus Iredell Lincoln a Richmond Rutherford Wilkes Yancy, Rowan, Davie, Moore, Montgomery, Surry, Mecklenburg, Randolph, Stokes, Anscn, Asbe Davidson, Guilford, Orange, Rockinghat Casweif, Wake, Green, Lenoir, O 4 - Hi 673 g:: - c jm '1 - c? 21 107 c: i:; I' ll '-some now or another'' we - ... . - tear nis philosonhv Will not be etinal tn the taskjjf sustaining him in tbe horrors of me minority in which he ir destined soon to be. ; The noor dear old trentleman seems of late cruelly afflicted with the heartfelt sicxness of hope deferred." His fondest expectations are formed only lobe blasted. vvuere he expects comfort he meets with tbe crudest disappointment ; and where he looks for the cheeringrajrs of hope, he finds only the blackness of despair. We think l ?e ca" near him eselaim -"North CaTO ttBfba9gpne"giest us-; KerUffcky rscraslf Davidson Senate, Alfred Hargrave, whig, 776, over John Hargrave 19, and GrTuessey 10, lories ; Commons, B. L. Beall 1374, C.Brnm mell 1S06, whigs, oyer Samuel Hargrave 570, Col. Headrick 449, lories; Sheriff, William Kennaday 1 195, ovler Col, J. Smith, 6S0. Moore 4 Montgomery Senate, Dr. Montgome ry, whig, 1064, over McCollum, tory, 491. Montgomery Commons, Lilly 795, Pemberton 729, Worth 551, all whigs; Sheriff, Hearne 1031, whir, over Saunders, 36. Moore Commons, Murchison, whig, 526. Mc Neill, 521. - Iredell Senate, Richard H. Parkes 606, over Geo. F. Davidson, 460, both whins ; Cora'ns. Joseph P. Caldwell 16l2,.Jobn A. Young 1240, J. H. McLaoghlin 940, over A. How ard 693, Geo. Emerson 670, all wh izs, and over Henry Smith 297, lory ; Sheriff, J. M. Bogle 1 124, over J. Johnston. Burke Senate, B.S. Gaither, whig, 799; over Thos. Baker, tory, 2 19 $ Commons, E. P. Miller 1483, Wm. Carson 1521. and Joseph . Neill 1513. ail whigs. over W.W. Airy, 441. lorj ; Sheriff, John H. Pearson 1570, no opposition. ' z. Anson Senate, A. Myers 663, elected ; Com mons, P.1H. Winston 1 029, and Jno. McCol lum. 1073, whigs, over H.B.Hammond 470. Uichmmd Senate and Commons, all whigs, no farther statement of the Polls received. e-Commons, Mc.Millantyhig, over Nre f"-Comaions, Bryan and Gray, whims' lVtlkcfyMe; Senate. Anderson MiicheM" W. tamrfen Commons, Grandy .430, Burgess 180 both whig. . BMl-Sene, Selby Commons, Allen and VVilhams, all Wiiigs. - V ; -- . Edgecombe Senae, Wilison; Commons, Ba cker and Barns, all Tories. - . f. " . FranA7mSeiaie, Hawkins Commons, Pat terson. Howerton, all Tories. , ? - -; , - . Granville-iSenHf, Johnson,, by 5 s votes over Wyche ; Commons, Gilliam and Robard3, all Whigs lone Whig gain. - , J Johnson Senate, Houlden "j. Commons, Tom- Jinson, Adams 2 Toriea 1 Whig. ' JNWi Senate, Arriogfori ; ' Commons, Taylor, . bothJTories. . ... ' - - J ' . - -Vi r t Pitl Senatef Moye ; Commons, Foreman and -Joiner, VVhrgs. a 'I , IK n. r i ! m, it J -1 Showing ihe r: the Xhz Count;; Anson, Ashe, Wilkes, Bertie, Burke, Yancey, Buncombe,' Henderson, Cabarru?, Cartcref, Jones, Columbcs, Cumberla: Chatham, Craven, Granville, Franklin, Warren, Pilt, Greene, Lenoir, '. Edgecorr.br, AVashing'.c:; Halifax, Northaoj-t; Johnston, Nash, Wayne, Hyde, Beaufort, Rowan, Davie, .Montgcrr.tr Moore, Guilford, Surry, Orare, Stolr?, Randal," I;, David eon, RoiIiinL-i Wake, Meclilcluri Iredell, Lincoln, RichrscjJ.'; Senat-r t Senate 'tSeinr:
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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