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I; I 1 1 i 1 A' . S "f5 f ' i f i r : f is " lie IK t : Si J I; i rjztim of the watchman.- 'w& (JolJarif ia fcdrance,and two dollars and fifty cents leftilof the year.' j i L, ' - " " -. :o iutacrijVtioa received r a less time &afl one y ear, saaid totjn advance, i -'V'i.' : guiStipt,ioardiscoiitintted (but at the option w tne tor$' ati ail arrearages are paid, , f 4 , . " 1 1 TERMS jDF iDVEITISnfO.' " - - ' (aejdollar per s4Tjare;for the first insertion and twenty ceaata for- each continuance. ' ', ."rte ' ;rt notice and Codft orders will be charged 25 per, t. i"teher than the above rates. ; u k 'taction of 33 1-3 per cent will be made tothose advertise byiheye4r. - " Lllaaertisinw will ba con inued unul forbid and rg !k1 for accordingly, jmless ordered for a certain nam- j-jejttcr addressed jto the Editors most come poet Mf?nsttre Attention. J ; " , ' . , , ; p i Vaknfa fori theft fe of David Cald- A St i V- ' - i ferstf ntfempl of: the English to yfdermanent k?ttlernent on the terri? vmbwlb!kriging: the United States;! :liany; fmg iie intelligent ana souer ? oOh:su)yelt,: was made by ;the ta throlq anu criterpiising Sir :Wal Rale&h j Having obtained 'a patent liizuueui lor me purpose, lie ui. ivp'ihjps' iadnSvith men and provi- I unttcil the command of Philip "Ami ma;ifAnn:ari6vr'in ' 1584i fbrhe. !febf;te a Ine inrttry withja view toasettle r .fThjj lahejd on the shores; of what i tvf orh! ?alinaV on WeoK js ( ;foijni pctacock Inlet rand after 1 Mi;(iyiihthe hativcsland rdnging ) X&mic a! few eelw they returned Mlatidl Hisjnatent uwas drawn on me! nils of feudal law. and with strict U y lie!4iristian . faith, 'fc 'jfcfessed. Mdhu0i-.ofiEnM.. It is supposed tj 3vaistimulated to thishterprisc, ; 'n- attemnt made about twentv before! to find ah asvlum iii the new Jje.; j tithe celebratedy Jasper de Co- )jA(toiral of frahce, the leader of the ithots durmgi the period, ora part of criofi, in, whlh they were so cruelly cuted, Ihad Ion?: cherished the ; nro- f fincliig a placejof safety fbtjhisperi fuMd brethren iri America ; and two at- Hll. V4?: llrTM ricie Ills auspices ioi jib setuements on tne soutnern coast--1 flrat ybrtRoyal, near the south Avesf fni ofi$0UtharUina,1 in-1 502 ; arid 4X leri 41 thrrjoutbef the river Ma jj Sihlilattheoj pfi the aniards,ani iyjphpf j the i EngUshin Florid isftand,ttie project wai, fronintr 5,rMdpn4'i Raleigh had learhett 'fefarl.uneri Coligny arid beiri ilmir(jrrofJ hischarater hoped tojic rrippsrliat hisiaster hadiailed to doj dMfbftd:pitestaht hationinthe new Wtl fBnl&ui fdtilrhed the men, beinc lit?tf;tfieinseleS, igave' such a: glow ; f$pp$fit(h Country to Elizabeth d hterilrfoilriE thai theV: crave it the; name j?caus it had been disco v dlftpdo-reknarid bv the ni encour ifefenlid fviri; Queen; -VTHe . name Jljins.yen in the first instance, Atflatjis now Nprlb Carolina carno' to i annnca .raj lmosD iaueiinueiv io ine con- JF . ; 1 l?tiil:fte;ut'ryl:from Florida to L'L 'H L.J' "!'' j. - ti upHiicc fhii&hf'- was called by the laniards Flbridaj and by the French Car ml wUs)byheiEngnsh called Virenia: t)a f$tQ f airtof the next year; Raleigh: tjoui new j(Mpedjtioh,consistin v ?f yl$anq carrying one hundred u eii;jfhehi vjio were to forni a colo r yi,fnj(Ndrth CarpUnai ;but IVinsr failed iii this 'afirl sp.vpral nthp.rkt- s Jljg th remainder of that .century. V r g l6O0 clarcere ' : grahted by mes I.c two fishnet arid "rival compa- ns I.tjp two distinct and rival compa i ;ThM firstiHyias composed of hoble M gent jeirieri',j jaiid merchant?, in and W ld4ri 'thVsec6nd, of knights, lllntlcmeO and merchants. in the cp :y fornrf alone appear .to have -wai ciuciciuiy nnqer ineir cnaner, wmcn ?Min Megrees toS degrees tf ; pie chartcr- contained .noneof ej elemcW of i popular liberty not one cjiUve jiraricihisej ; land : not prie ,bf , the' ;hts;;ofJ slf-g6verriment ; but' religion especially enjoined to be established :6rirdiri tcr thej doctrine and rites of the the end of the car, fhre vessels, ;with 105 men, destin 1 b rcnain as colonists, sailed under the awo Neqrt; for some; harbor iri itirii(iJ A,terericpuntering many hard aiKlperils they arrived on the coast 1 t.tf? nejitt year ; but without any 4ri..orKovfeaare oh-theif nartl tHfiv rWe carried bl a?scvcre storm nnsf t ,oi Avaieign, into -tne , unesa Firiding on a river,! which, af- ir. monarch,1 theyrcalled; James ?ri-; lajrtbj-ei yorlible location "thanr Ra-: iriaJijhaii iouridthey forrried a per- fM'Ja!Wih savages ; but; y-w ;v4Jreiy.-oi lortunate occurrences, ana :spferiflli; 4ll i J--u ' - . - J ' ' ySof jhf Eelebratell John Smith, the lit- fj;pylfeblcd Hp maintain 'its' OTj7VlriJ?tme became prosperous. J pna f tcrji'granied, and sehlements form- feiwards 'mUnno 0An nnA tri r ifpueedttb its' present limitsas to WiM -ffStheroldestlcoIonyrit SI lnM ft? of .Virginia. ; and for ame:reason it is oite often called the Old Pnyilego which they - could claim or ex S&ntoli. subjects ;ut the church Jgland was coeval with tHe settlei tpn.J mestowri, and ecrris 'to have fpnconiilderbd frbm the beginning as nMf.MurjM i jguy eminent, cqniormeu thkl WllMrlahy. I When the shin whinK rts of 'imilr Utt; audi hbtiiing more? was done to- .l?y various Imodifications .of meir rchari Sa!oer!ways, they; obtained in a - ;? j uuaii v hi i . iiir rivn nirruo.nni a it 1 1 "' v ii BRUNER? it JAMES, 1 1 -j . i'1 1 : ! - ' ' - -'. 1 - " 1 J t lstablishedireliyon Vheri the or vbrment wHs jadministered by martial lawjiaijider (Siij Thomas Dale, though f con- ty was not ; strictly enforced, courts al had iulbority to Tpunish indifter mar ence . wim , snpes. . ana lnnucutv . m deaia.f . W 'XrUtl J - mroo foaKlA and It; wad -a! trie interest bf all concerned to i II! lncreasea uy accessiuus-n uiu a- broad dissenter were encouraged to come ajnd were buffered to retain in paceUhr ojwn fibrmf ijf worship ribut this was not of long coitiEuirie.SirWilli lyJwho' eptejeld-'updn ItnVduties of his cM'iiiUmfLMB. popular;asVa govern-? hiffli church manr arid exerted biihselft (o )iavb han cKurchifully ;estabHshed t In j ip4jf ij; ,jwas special lyorqereq Atnat i no riiinjbstejr should preach or teach, publicly non-conlormists were ; Damsned the jipoldnyil 4 Some who -yverje i thu s ban- ishdd brbbahld came :bver to Carolina in oeen estapncu ; ior in mis year a com l)aiy hagl heard ot 1 ariver thalt lay utesf o e Ipafe ji)T the jpirginia elatnre.feprose. qteijjiscpies .tKq iffltejtinirof uromll, though the laws cjfl cjoinirmiiy were nbt enforced; against ojthjr isntprs,"if an act wssed by whibh! Quaker were- banished, and!, tb'fiir tptulrn! regarded as felony.,, After the re- s:orp.tlon, jn1 6C0j the 'English church be c anie pgajrithf religion 'of the f state jj j or ritlei jthef into! erant spirit of former years :reyvdd,jfbKitht ;llaws Ion this; subject-had r .otb fn cjai lgei; . and conformity j ap pears to have been enforced with as much go!r 1$ jr Ebgl arid.iThe church of Ehg-: j(an, witri ye)r little more toleration, cori- ina bntij thf j Revolution of .1776 ; and eveijaftei:lit4epenerice was gained, ef- jpr werepiajge 10 nayiLre-esiaDusneay !T!uUJrii Citixek of Avgust 24; 1838." 4 14 ejjqiploit ojFanningi the famous torylpar- qi Kanqpipn, wouia maKe a body ot tacts mor &itefestifff1 than any tale of fiction." He beckjlesi fellow bloody minded as the houpdi of HajftiJ : ;Ho sometrriies slew the in- hoceht andlthd helpless in cold blood the cow. P89 in fnli VtlrtrttVin ir-i Butlhc iad that instinctive tone and bear- f laiilhoritf that kept his people within the land bounds of his own despotic will. He and his party were one day resting themselves by pring; lounging hereand there on. the grceh j grass m the shade of the trees;. One of nis jsiuporapaies, a oig strong man, naa gpi maa wit him. If His! ra?e had been boilini? in him for ieveral diys : and some fresh affront at the pringj caused jijs anger to become ungoverna-ue-lrHe drew .his sword and, rushed at his cap- b Ui sjweaing pe would kill him. Fanning stretched his slight form on the sward, and restinar With his elbow on the crround and if i ha ,wa his hand und4r his head. ' His devoted followers were around;hup, and he heard the click ot their loci as they cocked their rifles. " Let him a lone ! Ii cried Fjanning, in his quick tonei He laidjsifll jfeihr and self-pcsessed CSfythtti? keen darkrejes fixed on: the raging lieutenant, as ne jmadf a tremendous lunge at his breast. Jui When Ihe stroke came, its object swerved lKe a jsnake, and the bamed man piung si sword into the ground. Quick as lisht. ! Fahilng,8i ?sharpe iblade "passed I through; inrounj gigannc irame musna inns, nishtthbse who disresrard mv authority !"- h s C)fes glowed and sparkled like a ser i it! rSii"!.'':.! . lr" t-'1?!r.. JV;'.f:t 'v The man -sank ,tothe earth .forever. "Fanning's Mare " is written at the top and she is the heroine of this Jre&trtin' , Achilles had his arithusnd paliui, ana Podargae Alexander had "his Bu cepyalus ;!?IcDonald hadhii Selimi Fanning wai a!manf blood, like them, and like them ho'toaid his.' faforite ani trusty charger: and jFanng'i&acewa8 .wprthy ofher owner, or eriii' V.qetteij man." f He called her the Red t)oi fimllier r3he was a rare animalcet, powerful, intelli -r r .5,. I : 1 resemoiance in coior 10 a ueer. gent, docile aifa lamb-ahd her bxvner. valued. J". 'fU.V'M i--l -' :! ; ! - ;--t her.'! dare saV. above .king or country, or the jifci'bcihltVb'imeilo him protiaiy anajeanessiy in tne oiooay SKirmisn orf ,uu tjuicK retreau- nen ne siooq in me noisy codaciljof a his 1 nartisans. or in silent ambush. ;thejjjfaitifuj "f)fute was by his side,"jever ready to heir hi im ! wnupcrsoever i he would, n uut l an ling. lost his mare'. ' (own 'da, east of J4tde'. River the Parti sa and soarie four: or five of his . followers one day (captured i man by "the name "of j Hunter a whig from the country about Salisbury. This was! sufficient cause of death, and Fanning told ine inan puouiu iiaxig uiiu. xiunier was evi Idea1 (fjf a! a o the times j : but -what could he UU,aiuno .uu yclcucicicss, vviuu uau-auuzen oil j i j. i l j l f i j j-r t uirf-j . , - tcrj enemies lilt was a case of complete des pe ration. iTlie rope was ready, and a strong old :oay threw out its convenient branches. ".Fan nin g told him ho might pray, his time wis come ! JThef poor maii kneeled - down,rarid " seemed ab. sobbed in his' jast pctitibn to" a throne of mercy. Fanning and his men stood by V-and, the trusty mardj stood :ambng them,' iththereirisf upon' s he ; j neck. 1-Miey ,. begant tobe impatient for cdhi nin w 11 ! pen i si if m lW tns; " ; . , - - i r - - t 1 j- - - ' .their victim-to close his "devotional xe'reisesi-' But they, soon discovered there faj more -of earth than heaven in Hunter's thbughts'f i for he suddenly sprang on Fanning's mare, bowed ibis, head 'down on? her - powerful; neckjj pressed i his heels int her! flanks and dartedjaway! lik thef wind !l-ftrvt The tory riflea were levelled in a moment- is. Shoot hlffh I shoot high !"i cried Fanning- LHsave my mare lThe slugs allyhistjebve er Hunter s bacir,.saye one, that told witn unerring rnnH. nilU) auu ivi c auu . uaugi x uujsuuuiuui uibuu- fullyHereelcjathrs heart ;' burhope was hind, and he nerved himself ,fo the race. " Ori he : sped.1 - Through woods", j and i ravines, and brambles did that powcnulimare ijcarry- mm, safely andswiftly. '4 His; enemies were in hot pursuit. They followed him by the trail -' of blood from his wounded shoulder. ! He came to Little. River : i there was no fbrdj : tlie hank was high, and a deep place in the stream before him. u5 .1 ?aEc ?f ln! Pf ,W ?-! WP ea nis neeis to ber sides ana mat , ganani mare plunged recklessly into the streak hWrMKnnp whftn .knWZ W if" ed in the spray as she rose, pawed thO yielding: f wave, arcnea ner. ueauinui maneaooye iaesur face. and 'skimmed' along 'like a wild swan : Hunt erjturneder.dp wn stream JtKe jiope of evading his pursuers ; . and she reared and dash 'ed through the flashing waters of the shoal, like lightning in tho'storm loud; v f '., Ml But" Fanning' was on the ' tr iil and T rushing "down the" bank with all the mad energy that the loss of his favorite could inspire . H luntr tiirn ed the mare to the opposite bank ; it was steep several feet of perpendicular rockr-hut jshe planted herself high on the shore :at a bou(nd; and then j away , she flew over the' ihtbrmindhlo forest of pines, straight and swfl ,as ;an; arrow On and on did the generous brute bear her master's foemahV till the pursuers were left hope- Hessly. behind. ..Late in the evening Hunter j oil? t ... lu ii il' j xoae inio oaiisuury, nau me siug eiirucieu lruni his shoulder,-and after lingering some; time yjlth the effects of his wound and excitement finally got well. ' And that gallant mate, that had done him such good service, ho kept add I cherished -ill he died of old age. - r j ; - f -A 76. : - Randolph, N. C; Aug. 1839.; s ' r r Vv From the Boston 'jPofcf ''"! THE LAST SEA FIGHT. I, Tlie American Flag Triumphant. The brig Pandora, Captain Paxtbn, sail . : . i ir r T -m - ed from this port early las "March, oh a rading voyage to the Island of St. Vo- mingo. , i otning oi importance occurrea until she reached Port au i Prince.' where her cargo, consisting principally, of pro visions, was purchased by President Ri viere, who stipulated that it should ! be landed at Azua, and that the vessel should also "call at Sackmel, and there receive on board some militarv storesl 1!" f , . - , ,.'...' ; I L ij - . Agreeably to this engagement,-the rau- dora touched at Jackmel, tfyok on board a deckload of field-pieces, powder, and about 20 Haytien soldiers, and proceed to Azua. On the afternoon of the same day, a sloop arrived, and reported that ! she! had - been fifed at by one of the three armed schoon- ers tnar were crusmg in tne omng, n cap tain Paxton inclined to the opinion " that they belonged to the faction then in. anns ugaiusi me yoveriiniem,uiiu nau receiv eu : x 1 a. ij t .1 ;i j notice of the service in which he was em ployed and he made his arrangement 'ac cordmgly. ' : y . t .-''. -1 That night he discharged his deck load into tne sioop belonging . to tne govern ment, and received on board . two twelve pounder i"carrohades - and i a long brass Frenchnme pounder, which jTvvith two short sizes belonging to the Pandora, were ranged onthei starboard side. About? 10 A. two schooners were seen standing iii under a 5-press of sail before the jsea breeze.1' tit,s3.:;i.. ,t -:.-.- v After Capt Paxton had i suryeyed themj orders to clear. through the glass, he gave the deck for action: t A large nuantity of bread iri bags,; with which the decks were; lumbered, was 'stowed amidships, .tin! the; place1 usually occupied by the dong boat.! Behind thisvall bf bread he statipneo!the Haytien soldiers, in case5 their - services' should be reauired as small-arm men, pre- f erring to have the- brig's t crew alone to manage the great guns, k Ail before re marked, her guns -were all on the -. star- board-side When the decks were clear- ed, Captain Paxton clapped a tpnng on Lhis cable and'brought the vessefs ; star were'riext ' loaded Avithlround J and grape,' thVArhericari ensi displayed at the peak,- and the pennant at- mam.K in; me mean time the two schooners had 'approached Wlinin a mile oi me rauuura, mc j auu Siae, wing aau;:;wuig bici ug i iw wards her. Thev still kept pit until thev were about half a i muV , distant ; . then, quick as thought, they brailed:-their.fore-sails ud.1 came to the wind on ? opposite tacks, threw out Spanish flas, and with- out hailinff the Pandora, poured the con tents of their .broadsides into; her. Capt.! cd the iheri stationed aithe guris not to fire untirthesnibkeni away,- and then tq taKe: gooa aim., ana ie ine enemy. have lL-jj JSo soonernau ine smoKe pass-; ed awav thari the rPandpraV broadside was -jfired thernblefffct: t.'.Kot a shot was tl?'awaj?aiH ven' above 'the; din oflbaJwerehearcI !the! screafns bf the wounded and dying.-ry ll?oin reiurn-j irig another, broadside, the enemy" tacked, in successiori.4 and Ibrbught their ptheri broadsides to bear, but , betore. they could JtoWnnMA 't..'m''4tiA TtriA ti'e" mine Wrkft fe-loiaded, and the three vessels fired al most at the . same instarit. ' The enemyrs guns; appeared to oe eie vatea too mgn 10 injure ij, .. in Y j .... , - the Fandoni s hull, but they ; cut ; her run ning rigging in Jmariy cases. j-hAfter- the ' second broadside, othe schooners; edged t down: upon jthef Pandora,1' and discharged at volley! of musketryf which -riddled her .jjui v arna ana ; jigging oui v wqunaea .no one. ; x ue wayiien soiaiers, .oenina me bread bags were bderedtiJ;return the fire, but they wefeT -soliCToirant 'of -'the use- of fire arms as to lacein jeopardy theiives of itheir friends instead of - their enemies. Theirservicesj therefore, fduring the rest of the ehgagehent yere dispensed ' with. Another broadside from the Pandora made the schooners haul off, and : play at long balls fthlrficir hing torns; j - But even at this they were maiched, for the brass piece on the forecastle j returned their fire with interests 4 Again! they hpproachedr and ! now the:.actiori became' keheral.Ioad and fira on- both j sides r as , fast as possi ble was the-btder iof the day. In this t zi at hand. t. When she came up, boats filled vith men .were sentl Jfrpni heir on board the other two schooners; Then all three bore down toyjrards the faridora, evident ljK withelnlentibrii of 'attacking her on both sides. -But Capt. Paxton. who had foreseen such' an event; while jthey were manoeuvring hoisted? his! foretopsail-yard to the masthead, and stationed a boy aloft to let i the sail .fall, if ft should be necessa- Ty Seeing the disposition of the enemy, he gave them in succession a rakmg shot; as his guns bore, then cut away his spring and , cable, set the foretopsail, and ran in ! before the 1 wind, f Being - perfectly ac quainted with; the harbor he laid his ves sel broadside on the beach, still presenting the starboard j side ip the enemy. The guns were once inore brought to bear, on them, and another the last fbfoadside, was discharged They did nonreturn the fire, but hauled their windout of the bayeaving the Pandora un vanquished, even though she was' ashore. Capt.rPaxton and his crew gave three cheers for the American flagf and thus closed I this glorious encoun ter. ! ! ' 1 'jA I I.:- - j"' i'. ' -: ,, The crew of the pandora, all told r con sisted r of - eight men and ja! boy ; of these, one man had a tbe lorn! off byj the recoil of a gun, arid another's with gunpowder!; tHese cidents which befel the face was burned were the only ac- I mi crew. i ne ves- sel had herdarboaixl ; side riddled with musketry the rriairi railshot avay, amid shipsrunning rigging -and Sails cut- long boat shot away the quarter of the jolly boat stove and maintopmast back stay ori the starboard side arid the two afer shrouds on thef larbdard:side of the main rigging "shot away. : , The three schooners IJ were vessels of about 100 tons, and mounted six carron ades and a long torn each, j The . two which bore the brunt ': of the battle must have sufTered severely in the loss of men, besides having ' theif hulls cut i up. Sub sequently Capt. Paxton was informed that; they; had over ' forty ! killed, arid a :. large number wounded, j ir 1 -,: :'. f: When the enemy had disappeared, Capt. Paxton ordered the jollylboat, the only one: left, to be: manned, )as he I intended to go ashore,-and df ; possible to- procure the means of , still defendinglhis vessel, should he be again attacked. The poor Haytien soldiers were so , terrified at the idea of of seeing the boat cjepart that they jump ed overboard,; iarid rtfne of therh perished. jlo caim tne iearsoi --.tnose who were sav- ed Capt. Paxtori returned on board and thought "of assured theni'that he had no. iii . -VK . ) ,. -n- ill' I leaving inemixid.-jiH'-lil IP I Tfae next day, no enetny appearing, the Pandora was lightened and a day or twe afterwards was hove afloat, without hav ing sustained any material damage under water. On the ' 22cl she I was once more under canyass ; pn iher iway; to. Port au Prince, where she arrived oh the 28tH, and was greeted by the inhabitants with mea sureless applause.ji On the passage home, the crew subscribed for, a piece of plate to be presented to Capt.' Paxton as a test timonial of ; their respect 4 for, his gallant wnuct.vf A vi,i, r! y&jft - . : i A1it , i, 0!jDaptipaxtoriarid his crew it is not necessary, to make a single remark in their praise. , jl neir actions, inougn impeneci- ly sketched speak i for them. ; The facts thatl during the hphr .and a quarter the action conimueu, ieyaiscnargea overni ty pounds of powder, and kept! at bay two vessels having the ridyantage of being un der, weigh, possessing superior 'armaments and numbers; finally out maricevring three vessels, stand alone in the annals of mer cantile , warfare. ";." I j - J "- J . . -1 ' The crew of, the Pandora have present ed to their late corrimander, Jariies f Pax ton, an elegant,, silver 4 pitcher, on which is the following inscription :. . T " ' ' t Presented to Capt. James Paxton by the cirew; of the.brigandorai of -Boston, tinder his command, as a testimony of our Bense oi nis.cpurage, gauantry ana; sea manship, in.' deferidirig the riatiorial' flag and the brig against an attack, by a very superior force, in the Bay" of Azua, -(Hayti,) on me, i om uay oi April, t o. :v r GumlMyrrKrXte &t. AugustiheN of; the J6th i irist ysiWe i have i I ews been shown a specimeri:of this .valuable;, gum,' Theimarket is supplied froria Turkey arid tne. jasc. , v e may nope.mai r lonaa vii now come in and supply the demand.? 1 J, i NEWSERIES, ... , of: yoLiniE i. : , ,. , H r art 3 f ! " c SPEECH OF.: A rVHIGe isADX: t! ":. The following: eloquent burst of Female patriotism and enthusiasm was addressed by Mrs; Lucy Sawyer, of Clarksville;TerinL on me.ocasion' oi presennng aruanner to the Clarksville Clay Club; "which had been vrbught 'for them by the fairlands of the ladies Of nhaVillaffeW ow! wheriWe haver read v airioretf . -.-.t ucnt k.TMDC QAWVfD'fi A"rtTt1?CJCS f . MHO. MftllIIM.aUWWW.j!..t; G EXTLErc:WiiiGg : 1 have the honor-f: andrJ deem it no shcht oner-to present, to you this banner. , rr- C - i t f tiat - The short tirne allowed usl for its com-- pletion,' together ; with purr lackjof i skill, renders it far less perfect than we 'could wish it.; particularly, as it is to be f borne by such gallant hands', and ' jn -o orww ja CaUSe,lri,r'1''f Lett ? t r u-f' But, gentlemen, be it ; well done or be it ill done, beit m good or be. it in bad taste, you will all observe that it has the name of CLAY- unon it; and that alone is amniv sufficient to render- it dear to the heart pf every good and (rue Whig 1 5 Yes, though it were the poorest and meanest scrap pf bunting that ever fluttered in ;the breeze, yet, witH that jhoriored name J inscribed therebri 7-no goad Whig would be asham- But, gentlemen, such as it is, please re ceive it ; . remembering jthatvno1 other ejn signs, biriricrs,"npr other appendages, how-, ever significant, ban ennoble., a bad cause ; and that, on the contrary, a good one needs no such expedie its to recommend it to the intelligent and the honest and such j a cause we.-know is ours I us-tb-'-i'l'Vlil - We hope, gentleman, that you will go forward in the discharge of all your du ties as good citizens ; and be found-ever ready to sustain both by word and deed, the principles you have :. esppused that you will slack not your zeal, nor neglect any honest means to advance our cause, until, throughout the land,' shall be . pro claimed the triumph of Whig Principles ! RISING OF THE MISSOURI AND MIS- i. ; r -" feissim. f l-; : 'xli ;:;: ; We failed tolnotice, in season, the? Te- cent overflowing of the country and de struction of property, in the range of the Missouri and . Mississippi Ilivers. - The following is from the Marion Telegraph : Upwards of fpur-hundred stores ' in iSt. Louis, were eitper under or obstructed by water ! The most inconceivable distress prevailed among' the i nhabi tarits, t who were driven into the city. for. shelter for mues arouna. . j i ne enurp Amencan poi tom in Illinois . is overflown, five or ten miles in extent, and varying in 1 depth ten to twenty feet.1 The whole rise at St. Louis above ordinary low water mark, as ascertained by the City Engineer is near forty feet ! A greatrnumber of dwel lings iii; the less elevated districts of the city were also submerged or surrounded by the devastating elementso that' the wnoie numoer oi nouses, ine owners ana tenants of which will be heavy sufferers, may be set down at not less than one thou sand ! tJlIore than one' hundred : tons are overflowedf and half ' that ' number are erK lirely swept ducky I Thousands of farms are under wate!r, and houses, fences, stock and provisions all gone ; while as many families, embracing thousands of persons, are left without shelter, in many instances without clothing or a mouthful pf food. Added to this,' jthe number of lives lost is doubtless very! large ; a great; many are already! known? of, "while many have per ished whose end will never be known. Many have been rescued froni the most perilous situations- men, women and chu-' uren: ana we river is situ rising i - n is I 1 .T ! . J - m . now several feit higher ithan it has been n.fc anv f im witbin si.Tf u ttfinrst nast ' The noble Mayor of bt. Louis, Bernard Pratte, has devoted , the year's salary of his ofEce (two; thousand dollars) to the emporary, relief of the sufferers ; and the citizens generally are acting most worthi ly and charitably.?" Ilea ven only knows where or when this great calamity will end. s, ': .'' ' . :; , l l.i -id-iri. P. S. The river, was falling slowly at the latest advices. " ; St.-Louis wasthrong ed with persons driven from it their homes and rendered almost destitute by the flood. A handsome tfwpZav. The U;. S. : Steamer Cutter Jjegare, 0pt Howard, from Richmond, entered ourf harbor yesterday, and to let us see what: she can o,-keptthe.;twharvef;loeva board till "she came in front of our office, facing tne centre one,jiwiien sne rounaeaxo in peau. tiful style, and making a- curve of litde .inbro than her own" lengthgayeus ;a Jcouple of guns, that 'roused us from our arithmetical studies ;ot the North Carolina elections; which we were then deeply immersed in, and graceailly paddled back again to the, anchorage below. , It was a nanasome jinanosuyre ;-anatwnne- a, graunea those who saw it.' over : came -the unfavorable impression which had been made on . our. .mind uy ino xuue jaw-vus. ai uer ursi visiu- nwrjot XJU EI Locke fit Co., authorize Dr. P., Henderson 1.T4 ''and C. B. Wheeler to conduct the Apothecary bo BloeSS lor uS.v;w tV"'1 - -v.TWCHatt XAcn rago :lsSttVf,awlt7,i8441yl6 . - , i - t "-;- ' IMPORTANT NOTICE S-AH those indebted to the ; anbscriber for Subscription, Job Printing ' and. 3Ad Vertising, attending August Conrt for Rowaa. Coonty, are earnestly requested to caU'at the Watchman Office and eettle. at once; it will be - y.to tr . ad vantage to do so. j , ' ? Ms C. YXS VhhTJ2i . , , Salisbury, July 27, 1M4. - . ....A. I ...' FALSE COLORS TOItN D0XYX. -, r ' ' . , -: ... i ' i- ' ' i i !-' ,.' ' - v ... ' . c. it The Taeiff as it is, tind. not any abstrac- n lions about a " Judicious Tariff," a "Discriin- 1 inating Taring a ''Tariff for Revenue and In- W . cidental Protection,?, should be the test between '1 . i ' J - ' s t . . i . tf By a most: extraordinary arid rapid corive f- a 1 1 1 I sions, the M Free Traders " have come round to ; f .the doctrine of protect ion,' and it is nbwstrcniu j- ously insisted ny the speakers and presses .of.; Ii6cof6c6lsm't that Mr.' Polk, their candidate, is U as mucn a larm man as .nr. iiay ana max ; therj!lf0obco rjarty"aro the true friends of Do 1 mestic Industry r .V . ' i ' . ; 1 . ;.Lo be sure,: in the same breath ' with whica these professions are uttered, these "organs o a party that aims at success bv whatever means. belie their ne w creed by constant appeals to the I fkrrher, to show Ihow the present low prices of ; agricultural produce jare broughtabobt by this i yerjr system of protection ; and white every eC- J teu mada ta dresi up Mr. Polkin a dornestic garb, and to pwenthirQ thetrue! friend of American labr in pre foreign f couintries, the bid" leaven '"may stiU be seen in the f i efEffta to prove , that these dorhestics; cost'mbre 1; '? thah the foreign" article, "and that the! whole dif. H1 ferehqe goes jintb the pockets of; at pampered .4 'T To bring tlteso inconsistencies to the testj the, ''present Tarirfi should be he instrument.' - - r dir.; Clay s$ys, and his supporters say, we aro .?. for the TarifiayiU that it both fennches the treasury,-arid encourages arid . r4ft wafdsMomcstlabor.- We starid, thjcrefore,hy i the; WWg tariifofaVta; : J.V,.. As to this tariff, where is Mr. Polk, and where ji arej Mr. Polks supporters?'- - . -111 r Thus farthp issue is briefly and clearly stajy ted by the Nqw lirAmcricarir" In reply o? 1lA nimctinn tvTfli ivliIVi it nnrTiif1ue . mirn " all t" nr.- im ir miRR sinnn. in nniwnn mr n mp i.r i In-a speech delivered before the peop! o ofMadS: sori county Tf nnessee,7ori the 3d of year, Mr. Polk said :' ;". t Aprilia8t! ' ! ,Tti diflererice between the course ; ot jthe. political 4 party with which he (Ifr. Miltor Brown) aicts nd my clt is, whilst thfy are tiu advocate twtnmmon ana a protective tontfr-measures wbicU I consider ruinous to' tnecountry, anq especially to taeiatereau oe the planting '.4 ,; ;zj State hate'fteudity and at t&tiiws oppotd both 'i These are Mrl Polk's 'own word.-;;.Iiet us tl tiAtv oark wnnf riia ounnArfara ca V - inl . him. public meeting lately held in South Carolina. passeq inis rsoituwn,,. Kf:r?ii3Pi ! " JUnlttd, .That' in' James K. Polk 'we Recognise- an' '.ij- 1 ablf bold ad voclte of the immediate anaexa ton of Texts, : : sad a firm and 'consistent opponent of pjnteetive tarif, T-h -feLi j assumption of State debU, and aboHtioh ; anid that lere-i""r ; . fore, we cordially approve of his romiuation, and pledge -? tvft w ourselves to. his support' jp,-' fH? :; : plfit 'P. !rhe Charleston aiejutke leadia cate of Polkt Texas and WliuxUim in South, I '. . .S Carolina, saya : ijvr" tl t'fit5- kx&'i Mr. Polk'a view on "the UriA, the ba&k and the all-' i 1- v; abaorbinff ouestionrof Texas. axe StHttbera to Ute bock-f i i : IWhatdo his supporters at home, In Tcnnes4 t$ U t see, say ior Aim i. nisorgan ute asaviuo n i . ijQ nis organ ute asaviuo ; : ""i. Union answer; Thaf print, petiaibllowt Vlil t We wish borne in mind that the, ojeoohswif ': s of i 1 842 has been cohdetned bj every 1 true Democratrij and by none more decidedly than' Mr. VanlBaren; That i' Vii its provisions ae viewed with abkorrrnce by s Gov.' Polky. ;' and all his friefida, we need not repeat."" - j . - J,- " , ' !; ed from his jwn lips nor the declarations of his i-1 friends, wheireJghail we look fortheirn ? - y V t-ik f :, L.,-iiivr. i"-'-l : n " k, s rMii ' a ul'vui i r w a" f i v iri; i Nathaniel Palmefi of Milton, vho,hag Uit Wj j ways been a! Jackson Vail Burenman, took oc' i ;; casiori at a public meeting on the tiOth ultimo, . ; to declare this reasons, which impel jhim to join i the Whigs. Mr. Palmer will lio an important- j. adquisjtin in that 'quarter, and we cjoogratulato j the Whiffs on his accession to our ranks. !! i.fi Sii .jAftr the candidates for the legislature cetwi? ed speaking Mr. Palmer 'rose'' not jtb make al t j i speech ;! time would not permit him' even had ; ' : " he the inclinatioh.v's Hewas JaacaM&tcfor i 't office ; he desired no political dUtincti on r ho Hi appearea Dciore tne peopie as an sumoio mai vidual who felta'de'eper. interest -'fdr the vel- fare of his country than he did for tfe eelfisK ih-jVil t ere si oi a pany. kciuatea oy aa nonsi nean .'; j, and a pure ' conscience, candor coiripellcd hlrri " to declare that: ha could s not subscribe to -the "-i '.;!.', monstrous positions how assumed by that party, iriuch less could he consent to heir fed by irien f Ir' y ho were daily plotting the' overthrow , of our happy. Union. Who, he asked, siio they that now stood at the head ofthe DeniocraUc party in the South ? Sir, said he, they are :rrien whose voices iMO: echoing" nullificatioa!" fdisun- ion ! Ha could not consent to bi tted to the cattail of such.men as these. He had-.bcen. in favor of tbe annexation of Texas, lirt i recent , a j . . " ;"' . f personal I interview withlenral- jTjUo our late Ministerjo Mexico, convinced him thatriti i annexation , was not the thing hjwas cracked imj f ; to be : that it would ruin the present Southern Unn - . otaies ; ;inai u wouiu incvitauiy iuviuv iw ui u -syt. disgraceiil war, if. indeed it did.sict disolye the f tjnion. ni Besides, , he found that j he had been it Agoing it blind fbrTexaa : he hd beeri 'go-ft-ing it? wUhputfcouuting the cbatfhowas ; over heat! and ears in debt her debt lwd been! represented, at 810,000,)0, but thf truth s was Texas did not Icriow how much she, owed. . lle;.Ul venuired 6 say that Texasowed m timqathat,l; amount ; -for it was not reasonable. ' to . suppose . should "cost the United States 7bird million dol-. ! ;' or, arid the Texas war, a war of eight or nine' f 1 Vears' sndingonlyxostlten -million '"doUarsiffi-- Mr. P." teniinded i centlemen- that jthey would 'i - have - the S?Texas debt to " payil? mr.lmerlv begged leave to diucr from the geaUehwn vhVHi had just addressed the people, on the tarin and'i?l nistributioniquestioris. Hc didnolithink theta. find rip causo of comphiuit f he bought as much! rnerchaadisa as most men, andie got his goods I as cheap as he had 'ever been abhto buy them, hi f He thooghMo w arid cry against the .Tariff j unjust. Too Government had to he supported, - i and the 'tarlff ought to bet large enough to do it ,J without taking the pablbland4fund from the ',. Stales. Hie considered that sMrJ (Van BurenJ j jhad been slamefulry Seated out of the ndrhina- tion by JthelDisunionistsT he couljd " have sup- f rortedaii Baren,-bIiocild Snot go. Col. , Pnlk the cPmDanv.be keoU or rather, the cora i i bahr that kept the Colonel, was loo . obnoxlou m his tasteK iSo he lound himself! called upon to choose .bCtweerTlIenry Clay and Texas ond r;,tnXnn.,nA wxn fknWA hnitn! which Oi tnOr 1 1 two to choose 1Mr.f Palmer saUhe.wouIdj at , 4 .;. i: i,;. Mognna mi detail iorreiu-. Lf u, tutu I VI tllUS LHO JtO v'- - r -1 . .X . f sing.to go ior Polk and Dallas, Txas and Dis-j union. .r'riJ?- j ! 'r 1 chahged Into a laureKwnen Unhno to shov that girls who avoid their f lovers must be u-;j.-':i.w if 4 -S41 -. 1 i- .11 1v '.t. L'. v :;!'f ... :r fcfl rJ 1 i Mii' ' I'M." L. 1 . 1 i1 ! ir' 1 i v t II! ' -S-- j " :--r." I ! 1 I 1 1. . ' "
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Aug. 17, 1844, edition 1
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