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; I I1. J 11 . ! "5. i (ft- f i' " '4 'iJ 4k IK U I" v"d vr;il:; j H ' .Y OF 2COBTXI CABOUNin -i T-V;'-''2 ; ; . ,1 Lt. ir r r : oi J February, 1845, oi Ae proposition to rebuild the Branch Mint at Charlotte, North Cardu tia, lately destroyed hyjtre. . s i it ? : Mr, Pratt, of N. York, hating moved to strike out! the appropriation for the Branch Mint af Charlotte from the annual appropriation bill f'Mr. BAIUUNGER .aid he desired, before the rote was taken, to submit some obserrations nn iha cuh ect now before the comraiuec, n was one of especial interest to hi ojmconsti. httPnm a the mint was located mhi3 district. t 'rfA HVkh themt at least, there was bat. one opinio frjVm regard to the propriety o continuing thef :-!.,'!, 1 1 ? L -l. .v-i.-i.f iitid this nniniiiti ha1 j? f;i:-4 I urancu mini tu vunv' i rr ; Jy-. f ; been strongh-maniested by mjmerous-petitions it j (presented by him tojbis House in favor of the measure,' signed by citizens wimout distinction lot nartr. The subject too was one of momehi j it-'. j to. the state wnicn, in pan, ne naa me nonoria : ; i ! rJpresen V as had been shown by the passage j!of iesolutions through bolhl branches of her i1 1 1 'legislature it- its recent session, askins Corf igress 10 maue me necsssarj appropriation uojv ; called for x and it is important t? a large sec- ilunjcf the South, and, indeed, he might sa,f ; the whole cnuntrr, as tt involved considerations j tuiiccm oi every ciasa oi me cuhhjjuhut a mo ! LtlTJ. ... ...i - I... rrt.- ccstructipn of this branch mint bad neen teltas a j serious injurjr, detrimental not only to the icrf. mediate section of the country he represented, Uit to the State and community at large. 1 1 The question before the committee is, shall k be:re-establisbed and placed In a condition to resume its operations 1 I think, Mr. Chairman, itj is the duly of Congress to pass this clause of the bill for that purpose. The Committee Ibf yYy? and Means, to Whom I had this subject jyiciTcu a.i an eajty penoa oi toe session, nave teportcd an appropriation of 025,000 for the erection ot the necessary buildings, and 910, 000 for the repair and purchase of machinery, tools, jdec The act of Congress establishing branch mints was approved on the 3d March, i83oj and appropriated $50,000 for the branch ai Charlotte, North Carolina. Tliis branch, with jhe others then es'tablished, went into op. erations during the year 1839, and continued it j operations with increasing success and beh efit tal the country, till July last, when the prio. cipal building and most of the machinery were destroyed bv fire. l h- j The lawcreating this branch mint, Mr. Chaif. man. is still unrepealed, still in force on vmir statute book, and there is now pending before Congress no proposition to repeal it. . I miffliL then, isir, well rest the propriety' and necessity fcfj this appropriation on the duty of Congress ,'' .to carry into effect the provisions of a law which fisstil in existence and obligatory in its iniunS- U9ns, though its bbjecf has been temporarily' df. felted by an event over which we had no con trol, jr might rely with the greater confidence . on; this duty of .Congress, especially as the poli. cjf of the ! branch mints; ha been repeatedly concurred ixi and re-afiirmcd by Congress ; and horetpfbre every attempt to abolish them, direct- 4 Jyor indirectlyha8 sigtiallyailed. ThescSt. ;j s tempts, too, have been unsuccessful when te 'Mc ; reasons, for the continuance of these establfsb. j mentsj were Iess urgent and. forcible than it Li!rrcseht.I trust; sir,.lhis body will not be dis- : ixjgru id ufiiii liseii oi irvo un nrttmaio rincin(. I I ; '4n branch mini at Charlotte, and majie sf tinj invidious; distinction Injurious e specially I'teihe section of country I represent, and a large ;K jportion of tlieuthybdisregaing a-law now h m force and discontinuing the operations of this mlnVin the midst of the gold region, while tjje otber branches are kept up. The question then ? recurs, ought the branch mints to be continue! ? aJVas the policy of tUeirlestablishment a just and proper one,' and have the objects of t!eir crel tion been fulfilled thus far? And, if not fully answered, have their results been such as to justifj-the Government in sanctioning their con tinuarice 1 - ..- 'V . .... - ;'t havc, Mr. Chairman under all circumstan- vm.jmv ; iuiiuiuiui 1C9UU1 ui ine uiscove ryjof the gold region, been the advocate of these institutions, properly estabhed and conducted. T r t ' v . i . in a power 13 1 itlusivelySia the General Government. Te Btatel, bysothe of whom' it was ? exercised : through their own minis before the adoption of .'hT'-f -VOHSwuMon cave,' entirely.'-surrendered 'pi TM lo-M instrumenU But, in this surrender, t jH" i- Is-lapjarenvfrom the;bonstitionhenT giveji" ;r- to the Federal Constitution, and especially from j f : $0.",44 of the IPede talist, written by-Mr.: Madl, s J i :on, thal'tho. States still jclaim the right to have p,? loeamints under the mr Gorernnienf; ff tie " tin eredcemed necessary to their interest and the j i r public good. At it be said, Mr. Chairman, thlt the principal mint at Philadelphia has the means to, coin all the gold and silver bullion that wiU qprobjibly evcbe takert;tolit .fbr thatpufpose jibe admission may well be made, and vet thl &-tlnfgSmat , isndt ftnswjeredt-vlt is the duty-f r ;h.j Government, having the , sovereign power f fc9tolF nd regulating the value thereof; not fM ' ) re)y o coin, money,;but to diffuse and dis'trH lAbute is far as practicable its coinaire in it nwl ...111... . . ..I" - A . O- " - " i poumrv ; taRtiortj tucilities lor the acquisItio Jind accumulation of Million; to lessen the ris 3 i.ood cJfpcrtse cf transportation to the m:nts ; Uid to foster and encourage its production and ! conversion into coin. The precious metals con. ,,' . . . . VV..IUIC1 ," ! r?as stent, with the wants, and condition pf 1 t great commercial nation. " . ' J ' Alt ct prr rr a nn!M'!- ! khj.le,lr; "e approved and unquestionable truths, not of sectional, butf high national im: 1 r r ; , " counVJr 01 large an extent , ; nuute the only true basis of a good paper cur T lfncX 'des furnishing the safest currency of M yemLlves when coined inlojnoney. :TOs bai f should be as wide and a stmn w.;ki K'in-1 fnipt when the mother mint is at a po'int i I fj'd-rtaiol does, answer: most valua - I f bla obiect. bein? centra 1. tv the inrt ' ! merce r the Union. t If the intnrrnitro kA Yf Vi twcen thedifTerent'DoHionVofthis country rm more re easy and .less expensive than it is, espe !Ji from the interior of the gold recion tethe cia r rf aSon5, inero is but one mint where the fa. cilmes of-transportation nA inrJ ; : i . J Fw,a.,u ,cere mignt oe perhaps more force lit objection to additional mints,;- What, sin i ;nas Je6n tl,e policy of other nations in thfs re j pect? -;Lven in Englana whcre, for obvious 6 flmlw..:.l-..l- - t.: . ' l DS?0IP han they are as yet In the bnitts oralraost.anjr pue of the Staies of v:iiili Pwfpf.- theTGovernment.h: ; t authorised distinct systems of cornagd and se- J fierate-. establishments for her numerous colo! l ilies.' : France, before the year 1772, had thirJ V fy.one mints.;. Iii that year they Were vedueed I I fu canteen ; anq eye? now, when communica tioa is rendered- so cheap nd rapid by roddera improyements through the whole extent rher kingdom, she still has six mints ?iz, at Taris; BofdeauxfLiiIe Lyons, uouen, and airaspourg. Mexico, where the precious metals, are found, hasl eight mintsyiz.r at ; Mexico, Zacatecas, Durango, Guanaxuato Chihuahua, Guadalaxa. m Sxn Luis Potosi, and the mint of the State of Mexico at Tlalpan. Peru -has three mints L viz. at Lima, Cuzco, and Arequipa.' Prussia ft baa mint at lie rim and one arxlusseldort Denmark has one at Copenhagen and a branch at Altona." Under Francis 2d of Austria, titu lar jEmperor of Germany, Austria had a 'sepa rate jcoinaze for each of the four regions of Austria Hungary. Lombard, and Jhe Low Countries, now Belgium. Each ; of the seven States of the Netherlands bad its own cofnagv. Spain has a mint at Madrid, at Sevilfe," and at Barcelona. "In Switzerland each; Canton has the prerogative of coinage. fv v The wisdom'and policy of branch mints are much enhanced by. the valuable mining disco v, tries in bur country, particularly of gold. They are? becoming more important toour trade and commerce, antfin all our moneyed intercourse. The mining Interest, though yet in its infancy, embraces ' a .very , considerable portion of the Sobtb. New develoDements are beinz made daily, new and richer mines are constantly dis covered, and their annual product is regularly increasing. s This increase will be still greater in consequence of the low prices of acncultur- t . i ' . - A i ' ..t e -L- . i uii proouce, more particularly oi our cuiei sia- piu, couon, -oi which mere is a.irv:aujr un over production. Labor will be diverted from these channels, and with additional capital be employ cd jin mining pursuits. There is already a very t -Jr '. j . ? . . large capuai invesieu in mis growing interest. Byji the census of 1840, which in this as in ma ny I other respects is very imperfect, and . falls much below the real truth, it appears that in the1 year 1839 there were, then employed in gold mining 1,046 persons ; capital invested 8234.300, and gold raised 8526,500.; of which North Carolina produced - 8256,000, Georgia 8122 000, South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama and! Tennessee the remainder. The amount then deposited for coinage was 8385,000. The average annual coinage since 1830 to 1842: embracing a period when the mines began to yiejd larger products than beflre,-ivas 8555, 000 The average annual product was then estimated at 8800,000. It is now much larger; certainly much more than a million a year. . Indeed, sir, in 1843 the coinage of the branch mints at Charlotte and Dahlonega alone was 8877,787. During the last six months in Ni Carolina there have been at least 5.000 persona employed In mining operations, and in the golcj region generally more than double that number, fn the gold region of my own State, and from a few mines in South Carolina"Tn reach of the mint at Charlotte, from data in my possession derived from reliable sources. I estimate the a. mojjnt found last year at 8600,000; and in Georgia an arnount equal at least to that sum. As an illustration of the extent and kind of la bor and capital which are, beginning now to be most successfully employed' in. mining operai' tions, I will remark that I . have in my posses sion certificates' from, three small companies, composed of plain but respectable men, whoso veracity I can vouch for. and who labor with their hands in their pits, stating thal from one hil in one of the counties I represent, with six teejoThands, in eighteen months Drecedinsr No. Timber last, they raised 851.970 worth of gold. This sum was raised from vein mines at a small comparative expense. The mines, too, are now worked with more skill and science and less expense than formerly. Our own people are chiefly engaged in them, and generally they are of that class of laborers who cannot without muph loss and inconvenience transmit their bul liotj to Philadelphia, and who, without the kcil ities furnished by the branch mints, are subjec. ted i to heavy exactions which they are little able to ear by being compelled to bring their gold tnUf market at a discount for the benefit of dea lcr4and speculators who can better afford the risk and expense of remittance to .the mother mint" ' ' -,J--? Y;- " ".;.""" ' ;- ' The expense of transportation is estimated at from three to fiyc percent., and the loss on saUs at the place of production, without the aid of the branch mints in furnishiug the true tests anq the means of obtaining the real value, is at leait from five to ten percent, among the mass of the miners. The nett loss, therefore, to the laborers on the real value of their bullion is from eight to fifteen per cent. To these Iabor ersja iniut within their reach is all important ; it is a boon, indeed. It is a just and real pro tection to thejrfdomestic industry, giving a new and vigorous impulse to a most laborious and hazardous pursuit. ' ' 1 permit me here, Mr. Chairman, to read an extract from thereport of the Director of the Mint at Philadelphia, made to Congress on the 23 day of January, 1844, showing the coinage of he Branch Mints at Charlotte and Dahlone ga from their commencement, in 1838, to De ceihber 31, 1843, to illustrate the importance of Jhese institutions to the gold region of the Soth and to the country. Mr. B. here read tne loIJowlng extract from that report, obscrv mg that he-would not refer to the operations of the! Branch Mint at New Orleans, as that mint seemed now to be regarded as indispensable : , Statement of the amounts coined annually at the jJranch Mints, from the commencement of thetr operations until December 31, 1843. ! fiOLD. Mint and "penois." Total gold. Quart'r Eagles. Eagles. number Val ue. Piece; 12886 23467 18994 21467 27480 44353 14S647 20583 18939 22S96 30495. '59603 '98452 250973 Piece. .;.. 7894 13173 t 12834 a 10281 8642 2609G 83920 13647 2533 "4164 ' 4643 36209 .62222 Piece. 780 41640 .31828 31748 36122 70449 232567 20533 32613 26428, 34C5D '64251 134CC1 Dollars. 84,165 162,767 127,055 133,038 159.G05 287,005 953,035 .' 1024)15 12310 162385 : 2 IS ; ' t 1313195 M10.420 -j?ng the past Vear. sin but fti'ih: u'fticu bat rendered thu n".: v'v"; ryi the ' . i . rr"Hiauon nccessa- branch would jal . i . . " have been i si ill l.i .t . wl.r r-"-"s jear. i he arntmnt far ;.. ..... o mi mat monms ot the year preceding the burning cftC the corresponding time of tho former rear-and iVl " - 1 s .Ul lor uat event: it four and five hundred thousand dollars. The gold region, sir, is an extensive one, and with, out the branch mints it , must!nnt Vint. ..a I lf d tof but the important policy cf tho nation i i V ,u ltrB ,oss ana inconvenience already al f 1839- -O 1839 - - 1840 -C, 1841 - -5 1842.-. c 1W3-- SB . f 1838 - 5 - . :t 1840 - -&j 1841 - - 1 1842 - -S I 1843 - -' i " Z ' ' lUTpttl, - - J 1 1n coining at least it own native bullion by its oVn muita wilT be in a very iconsiderable do greo defeated. I? For, without them, a large por tion of gold will be carried elsewhere than to the mint at Philadelphia, f It will be melted in to bars and ingots, and exported as an article of . merchandize aud exchange; to foreign mar. kcti ; and to that extent at least be an injury to the national coinage, or deposited with mints xf private coinage established without; the author ity: of-the Government. : 1 "need not here,' sir, dilate on the evils attending tSe cotnage of pri vate mints. . We have had some experience in the gold region on this subject,-perhaps under, as favorable ; circumstances as establishments of this kind could be conducted, and we have felt the depreciation and want f u4iforniUy in the currency which will always and inevitably follow their operations. By jthemints of the Government, too, you prevent tmuh fraud in buying and selling bullionwhere a ready means of detection is furnished, hot only for adultera ted metal but base coin; They gie us also, as far as such establishments j accomplish that j end, a currency of coin In the 'circles of our own trade in the gold region, j I an) no advo cate, sir, toe an exclusive! metallic ! currency ; i rsuch a theory would be found to be jutterly ixn- practicable'in the present condition of our coun try, and wholly insufficient for the jvast com merce of this nation. Uut, sir, 1 desire to see the specie basis 'enlarge! T wish j to see as much coin as possible in the: moneyed inter course of the people ; "and I think we have a right for our share jof it jin the gold region at toe places ot production, j When taken to Phil- adelphia our bullion rarely returns in! the shape of coin. When converted at the branch mints. it circulates, and is retained among us at least for a considerable time. I Mr. Chairman, in asking this appropriation, we demand but an act of justice to that section of the country which seeks and derives but lit tle benefit from the legislation! of the Govern meut other ihan the general blessings which flow from its administration. The location at Charlotte is at a thriving and populous town, for tl.sk i ? .irr.i .ii .ill of the gold -region. Making every allowance iuo lutoiiur, tuiu is central lor an uiai section Jot tne ditucultie8 wnich attended the commence ment of its operations, or If you choose, for mis management or early errors, perhaps! insepara ble from its organization, the beneficial results and success of the Branch Mint at! Charlotte have fully justified the reasons of its establish ment. Individual enterprise or local exertion cannot supply the loss we have sustained. It must be repaired by the General Government, if at all. We desire not! an expensive or ex travagant, but an efficient and safe j establish ment. From the estimate and plan of the Di rector of the mother Mint, this appropriation will answer that purpose. This comparatively small expense is indispensable to secure the object. There is still uninjured a considerable amount of the public property, which can and will be used in the re-establish ment of the mint, and which Would be a loss' without it. I trust. therefore, that this Congress Will not depart trom a policy which has been gravely adopted, which has proved beneficial in its practice, and which is demanded by every consideration of justice and propriety. Mr. Holmes having intimated his purpose to offer an amendment to remove tho branch mint to Charleston, South Carolina-- Mr. BARRINGER, in reply, said that, so far as the sold region was interested, there . , c g j might almost as well bo no brinch mint as to remove it to Charleston.! All the reasons of policy which at first applied to the creation of tne branch, operate with as much force against Charleston as Philadelphia. Charleston is on the seaboard. The miners have little commu nication with that city, except by the blow trans portation of wagons. It is more than two hun dred miles from Charlotte j which is in the cen tre of the gold region. - Besides the increased expense which would be incurred by the remo val, there would be the cptire Joss of the pub lic property at Charlotte.! It would, in short, be. an act of gross injustice to his (State, and indirect conflict with th policy which origi nally established the branch mints, j rr The amendment offered by Mr. Babringer, providing for the expenditure of tbej appropriaV tions for the branch mint at Charlotte as soon as practicable, was then adopted as the an nual appropriations under the bill do not go into effect till July next. j TO THE AFFLICTED. We have witnessed within the last week, several of the most wonderful ! cures, in cases ot stammering and stuttering, that! were ever performed ! since the days of miracles. They were effected by Doctor Mays, of Virginia, and, but for occular de monstration, might almost defy belief. The first case was Mr. John 0. Palmer, of this place, Jeweller fec. whose infirmi ty In this particular is generally known. So great was his difficulty in talking, that it was painful to witness the effort. Yet he has been effectuallv relieved- and speaks now without impediment, to the astonishment of his acquaintances. Another case, was a favorite servant of Hon. John H. Bryan, who being recently sent to deliver us a simple message, was full two or three minutes in a maWng him self understood. He seemeid in such pain, and caused us so much, by his efforts to speak, that as soon aslwe saw I)rMays, we thought if he coul4 cure Lewis, the tri umph ot science would be com d ete. He did cure him at a single interview, and the boy now talks with perfect' ease and flu ency. . . - . f A more remarkable 'case,' was a servant belonging to Jordan Womble, Esq. who had been a stutterer for 33 years. Before Dr. Mays commenced onerationsL his mas ter brought himtoourbniceithat W miVht Sen him Tn ronlw tn kn. , Vho is your master?" he commenced stuttering and stammering, quivering and faking, and almost Idisiocated ibis jaw- i innf noinA i- a v vtww tuuiu gvi out loq answer. ne vent over to the Doctor's room, and in about half an hoar, returned with him. talking just as smoothlv anil flinnantlr.as Ithotigh he had never been kffliftd . ' These things: we have seen ivilh our own eyes; and we hate no otherj object in giving publicity to them, t han to inform those who are laboring under an Infirmity, which deprives life of half (ts enjovments, how easily they may be reiievedrand that too, for a comparatively moderate sum. y- An old ladv once l-pmart" .- r? thnt bu.bard Utr auls JS . . T w. ,v African Slave Trade. . ,: Th6 following is ther communlcalion made ; by the President to Congress on Thursdayr on the subject of the African Slave Trade : '.. -. L V : PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE." .To the Senate and . . -j. llouscof fleprcsenUUireeofjLhe TJ. Stales: ; " I transmit, herewith; for the information of Congress, certain despatches recently i-eceived from Mr. Wise, otiriEnvoy Ex traordinary and Minister - Plenipotentiary at the Court of Brazil, upon the subject of he Slave Trade, ..developing ,the means used and the devices resorted to, in order to evade existing enactments upon, that subject. . ''-:---,'.-X'(-i ! .Anxiously desirous as are the "United States to suppress a traffic so revolting to humanity,, in the efforts to accomplish which they have been the pioneers of ci vilized States, it cannot but be a subject of the most profound regret, that any por tion of our citizens should be found acting jn co-operation with the subjects of other Powers, in opposition to the policy of their Own Government ; thereby subjecting to suspicion and to the hazard of disgrace the flag of their own country. It is true that this traffic is carried on altogether in foreign ports, and that our own coasts are free from its pollution. Butthe crime re mains the same wherever perpetrated ; nd there are many circumstances to war rant the belief that some of our citizens are deeply involved invits guilt. 'The mode dnd manner of carrying on this trade are clearly and fearlessly set forth in the ac companying documents ; and it wrould $eem that a regular-system has Jbeen a dopted for the purpose of th waning the pol icy and evading the penalties of our laws. American vessels, with the knowledge, as there are good reasons to believe, of the owners and masters, are chartered or ra ther purchased by notorious slave-dealers in Brazil, aided by English brokers and capitalists, with this intent. The vessel is only nominally chartered at so much per mouth, while in truth, it is actually sold, to be delivered on the coast of Africa, the charter party binding the owners,' in the mean time, to take on board, as passen gers, a new crew in Brazil, who, when de livered on the coast, are to navigate her back to the ports of Brazil with her cargo bf slaves. Under this agreement, the ves sel clears from the United States for some- j . . f, . t, .. . , - port m Great Britain, where a cargo of mprM,nn,i;co L-r oo u nnAa A Signed especially for the African trade, is purchased, shipped, and consigned, toge ther with the vessel either to the slave dealer himself or to his agents or accom plices in Brazil. On her arrival a crew is put on board as passengers, and the vessel and cargo consigned ton equally guilty factor or agent on the coast of Africa, where the unlawful purpose, originally de- signed is finally consummated. The mer chandise is exchanged for slaves the ves sel is delivered up her name obliterated, her papers destroyed, her American crew discharged, to be provided for by the char terers, and the new or passenger crew put in command to carry back its miserable freight; to the first contrivers of tho voy age, ortheir employees in Brazil. N - ' During the whole progress of this tor tuous enterprise it is possible that neither the American crew originally enlisted, nor the passenger crew put on board in the Brazilian ports, are aware of the -nature of the voyage, and yet it is on these prin cipally, ignorant, if not innocent, that the penalties of the law are inflicted ; while the guilty contrivers, the charterers, bro kers, owners and masters in short, all who are most deeply concerned in the crime and its rewards, for the most part rscape unpunisnea. It will be seen from the examinations which hare recently taken place at Rio, that the subjects of her Britannic Majesty, as well as our own citizens, are deeplv mplicated in this inhuman traffic. Brit- ! ish factors and agents, while they supply Africa with British fabrics in exchanse for slave?, are chiefly instrumental in the abuse of the American flag ; and the sug gestions contained in the letter of Mr. Wise, (whose judicious and zealous efforts jn the matter, cannot be too highly com mended.) addressed to Mr. Hamilton, the British Envoy, as to the best mode of sup pressing the evil, deserve your most delib erate consideration, as they will receive, I doubt not, that of the British Govern ment. j It is also worthy of consideration whe ther any other measures j than those now existing, are necessary to give greater ef ficacy to the just and humane policy of our laws, which already provide for the restoration to Africa ol slaves captured at; sea by American cruisers. From time to time provision has been made by this Go- and maintenance during a limited period ! v eminent ior ineir comiortable sunnort after their restoration, and it is much to be Regretted that this liberal policy has jiot been adopted by Great Britain. , As it is, it seems tc me that thejolicy it has adop ted, is calculated rather to perpetuate than io suppress the trade, by enlisting very large interests in its lavor. Merchants and capitalists furnish the means for car rying it on; manufactures for which the negroes are exchanged are the products of her workshops ; the slaves, when cap tured, instead of being returned back to their homes, arc transferred to. her colo nial possessions in the West Indies, and made the means of swellingt the amount pf thejr products, by a system of appren ticeship fora term of years, and the offi cers and crew whor capture the vessel, re ceive on the whole number of slaves so tnany pounds sterling per capita by way oi uoumy. , . ; ; . ... : f j It must be ob vious, that whie these large interests are enlisted in favor of its conti nuance it will be difficult, if not impossi ble, to suppress the nefarious Iraffic, and that its results wopld bo in effect but a continuance of the slave trade inTaholber vuiiMiiuaii A tore cruel form ; for it can be but a can,- whether he is lorn from his counlrv and transported to the West Indies, as a slave, in the regular course of the trade, or captured by a cruiser, transported to the same place and made, to perform the same, labor under the name of an apprcn- "I'll ; "i- ' i nee ; wiuuu is au preseni in practical ope ration of the policy adopted.; - It is to be hoped that Her Britannic Ma jesty's Government, will open i'a review of fail the circumstances stated in; these des patches, adopt more efficient measures for the suppression of the trade which she has so long attempted to put down, with as yet, so little success, and more r consonant with the original policy of restoring thie captured African to his horned i - 4..- - - , JOHN; TYLER. Washixgton, Feb. 10, 1845. SaUsbury, IT. Jlarcb 8,1845. We re aathorisrd to nBoance JAMES ' E. KERR as a candidate for the County Court Clerkship of Bowan W. ..k J 1 ' MOW TT TT A 1 aa a candidate for the County Court Clerkship of Roq.Tthia would not have been inrokrA at IpaV - OCrWe refer our readers to the excellent ar ticle on the out-side of to-day's paper, from the Baltimore Americatti headed M Dkfexcb ..of the Lakes." The example which Great Brit Britain has set us, of preparing for war in time of peace, has been neglected long enough" by the United States Government. England now has nearly six hundred ships of war and about one million seamerf, while we have only sixy ships and 100,000 seamen. Though .we do not think it necessary for the United States to maintain a very large Navy such as that of England for instance, or any other Nation, yet we think, this branch of the Military Establish ment of our country entirely inadequte for de fence, in case of a collision with any of the great Powers of Europe, and ought in justice" to ourselves, be increased. In two weeks time, England with her steamships could land upon our borders by way of the Canadas and the Lakes, (to say nothing of the immense injury which our large cities would sustain,)thousands of troops, and scatter devastation far and wide be. fore we could assemble a sufficient force to drive them back. With these undeniable facts star. .,'4l ' t t ing them in the face . b , w. , ,ers about 7 Will , we ask, what are our tu- they not take warning from the past ?i If they would for a short time give their attention more to the wants of the coun try, insteadof making long-winded speeches, and scrambling for the fat offices atthe dispo sal of the President, we are most clearly of the opinion, things would soon wear quite a difler ent aspect to what they do now. But every thing, however important, must give way to the selfish designs of politicians. NothingJs as important to them as the public offices of the Go vernment ; and a3 long as this spirit governs, or has undisputed sway over the minds of those to whom the protection of the country is com milted, so long will it bo neglected. Some, will probably ask, how can this great and grow- ing evil be remedied ? There is but one. way that we know of, which will be effectual; and that is for the People themselves to frown'down all such as desiro to go to Congress, mqre to show off, than to do the business of the nation, -as it shouldbe done. ' Thisis the remedy and until it is rigidly applied, and men sent jtbere who will work instead of talking all the time, we need never expect to see a change. VVe do heartily wish we could see a return to thegood old Republican days of Washington, Madi son, and a host of other good men that might be named, whose chief object, when in public lite, was to place the country high in the scale of nations, and not their own personal elevation. i3ut the times have degenerated most sadly since then, and weare sorry to say it. But it is nevertheless true ! Tlie Iiocofoco Reason for Annexing Texas ! Mr. WooDBUBYj Senator from New Hamp shire, and tho bungling Secretary of the Treaw sury, under Gen. Jackson, in his speech on tho Annexation of Texas, gave as a reason why the Senate should pass the Joiut Resolution from the House, that it-would smooth the wrinkled front of the Hero of New Orleans I" Is not this a ' great" reason for a Senator to ofler to such a body ? if owever unconstitution al this iniquitous measure may be, just tograti fy Gen. Jackson, the Senators of the United States were called upon by this Mr. Woodbury to do that which he knew was wrong, setting an example, the consequences of which no one can tell ; an act without precedent in the histo- ry of lhp Govcrnment. and never contemplated b v the tramcrs of the Constitution. But this ar- gument of Mr. WoodbuSy's, is in perfect keep ing with the whole party. None of them dur ing the whole debate have given anything like a plausible excuse for this rash and uncalled for act. The following is an extract from the speech of Mr. Baehow, of Louisiana, in reply to this potent reason of the Ner Hampshire Senator : .-- -s' ' 4 ' "Mr. Babeow had but one more topple of remark. "A new reason had been brought for ward by the gentleman from New Hampshire. (Mr. W'oopBtrsvTy why the Senate should act now. It was a reason which Mr. B. never heard before. The reasonjrcsented to the Se nate for the necessity of instant action was, that the admission of Texas to this Union would smooth tho wrinkled front of the hero cf New Orleans, and enable him to go down to the grave gratified and satisfied, V Mr B. would not ay what he had intended to say had that Sena tor been in his place to hear it ; but. he would say this f that if respect did not restrain that Senator from presenting such an appeal to the Senate on a measure of this momentous impor tance, ho should at least nave had moro respect insane;; and that he has for tLat body; -What were they to be told by ! of the State two years. : tLat a rrcat iiifh.nal ni.i .t? t ting the whole Union, and concerninsth -lK tutionality of which there existedi,6000111' quences were . immea?nr;ih!fl n.. -that a measure cf this charact.rCUl consummated on the spot m order to t?b manr-no matter v.ho, no maUer how j&t Extreme undion had been administered i distinguished individual thrice. alreadJ fliil tint tfiinlr t. n . - 1 If. the ceremony. The Senate should not 1?$ cu wu u act. j;reai nauonaiconcernieiiK appease his wrath or to appease his hacDi He did not consider that individual ffi anjr particular respect from him, and ht2 not but think that the influence of hi. nam ii oeen, invoiced a blue too often Should tbehJ pose measure be carried now, andin the ner fuggegted, the evil consequence. GenJ Jackson, administration would dwi! to nothing jn comparison, j Mr. looked ? uio iuiyKnB oi iuai inaiviauai a. he would the poisonous upas, whichlstrock its Toohj into the earth; which raised its mightr ererjr side, extending its baleful shade m,a entire jand, poisoning ererjr living thing, cgcxauio worm . .i-iB uia cope mat a name n t L.iit ; . . : . . - uiai that i nowever proper and however powerful i invocation might have been else where.- DEMOCRACY THUNDERS. A few r lhe Loco stripe, hereabouts, an effort at rejoicing the night bf the 4Al starrf. Ve; have Tnot exactly understood wfcet inaugurauon,; or m nonor of th portion of Congress who have violated the 8iiiion 01 ineircountry, to annex Texts. matters not which. Their joy was manifest by; the suspension of a Jransparency, sorap nine ooys at lirst took to be Mr. RouecV, vj sier sign ; ana also by the bursting of a tmld wcr-jari democracy goes it" Vi4 t curled tail, distended nostrils, and on three It si Santa: Anna Mi jrtej- says, .gentleman just from the citv of Mexico informs us that it is impossible for those who' have not witnessed it, to con. ceive tne luu measure ot indignity whidi is now neaped upon the bead of the ty- rant banta Anna himself says that t& treatment he received in Texaswhile t prisoner, vvas infinitely more Humane than that he experiences; at the hands ofte Hjwncounti-j'men. The long-peh 01 ine luexicans now nnas vent in a thou, sand different ways. Every portrait, ct. ery statue, everything, in short, that might keep alive a remembrance of tne tyrant has! been insulted, mutilated and destroji , ma iicuito is imruuuceu in nuaia song and sung at every corner: caricatures are hawked about showing; him in every con ceivable odious light; rude jests and ob- scene pasquinades are let off at his ex pense, and hif past acts are coupied wii cveryming iniamous. iiut a lew;weeki since, and this same populace dared not breath his name save in praise. - Z :.X' CAUTION; ; 'iWX There was a receipt published in the " Meck lenburg Jeffersonian". some months aro, tal recorded in the Farmers, and planters! At manac, ior the present year, for curing eattls ofthe distemper ; which is b make atroogli. quor ot l'okc Root, and to grown cattle admio- ister three quartsper day, and a, less quantil; to calves and yearlings. - Thei receipt U re. commended by " A LincolarmewV says he has tried it, and found it effectual in ing said disease. We cannot dispute Jhe iuc cess of 44 A Lincoln Fanner " In "the use of poke root tea, but we are authorised to say, that the remedy has proved a very fatal one ia ti hands of one Davidson Farmer and two How" Farmers and we would therefore suggest to those who wish to make their distempered cat. tie die quick and easy, to give them a quart or two of strong poke root tea,1 It 4s said they don't diejiear so hard after taking it. Death of Judge JThompsonThe Hon. Waddy Thompson, Sen.,1 departed this life at his residence near Greenville C 114 & Carolina; on the 0th ult, at an advanceii age. JrJd ere Thorn nson HeM bio-h ihd im portant iudfeial stations in So. Ca. for ma ny years, which herfilled with greaUbility. A document was recently read, ia tne State Convention now in sessiqn; ifl New Orleans, in whicli it islstated ihaiifl 1840 the number of slaves in that city was 22,448 While in 144 it was 1 but 8,903. A Large Hcxs. We learn th si Wnh John PippO. EfHi., of this coontV. slau(rhtril a boor about three V9 old on Tuctidaj last, weighing '661 pounds nftt-: 1 this, farmers ; and be will try again. This J weighed in the presence of several gentlemen. T' ougkPressr ' - ' "Try again thehX gentleman in the cocs ty of Davie, recently slaughtered a bog, bout the same age, welshinff 78T IhSi or the1. abouts f Eos Wat. : u X - ! . fCT We would invito the attention cf all5 readers to the article on'thA outside form w day's paper, headed "Cash and' Credil ttord to the Cbimtry'' frorn theNw YorTr'- bane.: They ! will there learn something the efiect of the CreU Syschfk set them to thinklns. -' V bX-X The Constitntion-of. Louisiana, vised by the r convention, invests er white male citizen with the electoral pn vilege, with only these ; limitations, Vl that he be not a pan per. nor a. felon, no ; been af'-'r one of. .which f t M - - ... , i . .: - - .it T V. tttltM .MV titi HC .Tfl.if- offcrthisTote; - - z Ml'?-1' 't ! .
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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