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MOKAti PREPARATION
' We iive Id-day the President' Mm
lie Se (ml c ton Tuesday as e find
it published iiv I he government pfrrp
Which, from the enlorccmcnt 01
'I r il. Wert? Uc?
! ; privedof the obporlunify of laying befqrq
our reaWi-s iif yesterdafllntt'lligencf
' A delihJratc pcrusil ol.lhi documenf..tn
Its olHcikUbrd, full' sustains, in our judg.
ent.'tlk 'few temfrks with which we acJ
more'tnan true; if hi first statement was
correct that four-fifths of the whole body
of the Senate were in favor of compro
mise.' This is truly a reat approach to
Unanimity.' Let the Administration and
its organ make this-Unammity complete.
If ihev wish for Unanimitv. let the ofe-
i fifth concur, wilh he four fifths, and then
Kr .... t i.L J:.-if tli ITn
the patriotic visn 01 ine puiiuui vm
ion will be fully accomplished.
of it, In yiestrrfty s
.I in a
icalionidf a summaN
nnner. We are not
I that! we said of jrj
i
h.Ui-.llp.l nr.nn toTeturn to M
Siinject (of the purpose of enforcing the
views vhikh we lin n briefly and hastily
..,hmin.l This ddtv. however, we must!
forriro fdr the present, that we may be
stow a mising jnotice on the semi-ofliciM
commentary, which accompanied the
fllcssagej in the government paper. j
g Taking: tts cue frc m the Message, tfte
editor (of jthe government paper argues,
with all 1 he force and rhetoric (on which
it so habitually relief) of capital letters,
and ttahtised lines, that sometliins more
, us peaceably arid
resent crisis in otir
mere military ami
This he call moral
is necessary to carr
happily through the
fo'reigij retN-tionst tha
naval preparations, j
preparation ; and It may be summed up,
he avers, i one word, - UNANIMITY"
Unanimi yjindeed ! Unanimity of whom;?
5 ,-llnanimity of what T We. are quite sure
circumstance it is
there is rierfect ITnaiiimitv amonir all the
citizens mjthe Ijnited States in regard tp
this grea point, o Wit : that all just rights
of theicojntry, and trie unblemished hon-
, or of the cpuntry, oiij ht to be maintained
a!nd defe ided ; jindj among all discreet,
intelligent, and patric tic men, there is al
so an entire! unanimity., as we believe, that
the country, ought riot to lie involved in
: yar lirinucessnriJy, or in uefence of anr
doubtful right or cla m. In these great
elements iof political opinion we think
i there is a! perfect: Uiir nimity. But this is
not that sjort of Unanimity which the ed
itor of thd lnioti so vi-hemently espouses
After dwelling Upon he foresight of thf
President, nd lljc wisdom of the Presi
dent -topics nevirofT his tongue he falls
Pjon what he calls his " moral prcpara
Awn" VftkimifTrj, Now, this means n4
more, and no ess, than that Congress and
the Pebplirphould follow the beck of the!
President ( adoptjsuch measures as hesug4
gests ; ay tjaxes raise armies, and equip
navies whjile h(i keps to himself, shut
tip in his own breast, and concealed even
from nil msj friends, ti what purpose alj
these are id be applfe J.i The plain arcru-
ment of the Administratron paper is this i
Give to the President all the power, raisd
ne w troops,! build ne w ships, (ill the Trea
sury, and, jhjaving done this, then let Gon
gress artd jtHe People enme to a unanimous
resolutionltb let him Jo with all .'jthesd'
means of t4wer jjust What he pleases," j
Now, we - tfnture to say that this is a sort
of tunanin ity which w ill never be reach-!
ed, either in Congress or the jcountry-i
Congress fnlust sce that there is a necessif
ty for taxes and: armies, and navies, be
fore: it willjvote them. And if it were pos
JSiible that jdongrejss should be negligent o$
its duty inj this respect, and adopt blindly
every Executive jreconmendation, as we
think it isjnbf, there would be, there must
hel afstronn! feelih!? excited in thffnnnfri
! neraihstisqeh rash and reckless trustinc of
1 unlimited powerj to the Executive arm
j before tht jiiecesslily wks made apparent
a unanimyj in graiuitous anu unconsti
tutional cbrifidente ; ri, Unanimity in givl
Jng extradrilinary powjersto the President!
without seeing the occasion or knowing
icj ;r a Ilnanimity in a thought-!
eadlong rush into national coni
ind national war. is a sort nf
Unanimity j which the conductors of the!
Adniimstmtion riress kill lool for in vain
H Does tne1 President wish thel unanimous
Support ot Qongrjess arid the People in his
policy 7; hcn. nlainjy, his first duty is t6
let us know what that policy is. ! Has
ndi and ritirnosps in rprnril tr uiind
the riuri
less, ami
trqyersie!
THE NATIONAL DEFENCES. ;
The following is a copy of the Message
of the President on the subject of the Na
tional Defences which was communica
ted to the Senate on Tuesday last :
Washington, March 24, 184G.
To the Senate of the United States :
In answer to the inquirv of the Senatp,
contained in their resolution of the 17th
instant, whether, in my judgment, "any
circumstances connected with, or growing
out of, the foreign relations of this coun
try, requirc.Ht this time an increase of our
naval or military force and, if so, what
those circumstances are," I have to ex
press the opinion that a wise precaution
demands such increase.
In my annual message of the 2d of De
cember last I recommended to the favor
able consideration of Congress an increase
of our na val force, especially of our steam
navy, and the raising of an adequate mil
itary force to guard and protect such of
our citizens as might think proper to em
igrate to Oregon. Since that period, I
have seen no cause to recall or modify
these recommendations. On the .ntrary,
reasons exist which, in my judgment, ren
der it proper not only that they; should be
promptly carried into effect, but that ad
ditional provision should be made for the
public defence.
The consideration of such additional
provision was brought before appropriate
committees of the two houses of Congress,
in answer to calls made by them, in re
ports prepared, with my sanction, by the
Secretary ol War and the Secretary of
the Navy, on the 29th of December and
th 8th of January last ;! a mode of com
munication with Congress not unusual,
and, under existing circumstances, believ
ed to be most eligible. Subsequent events
have Confirmed me in the opinion that
these recommendations ! were proper as
precautionary measures. : m
It was a wise maxim of the Father of
his Country, that 44 to be prepared for war,
is one of the most efficient means of pre
serving peace and that, " avoiding oc
casiona of expense by cultivating peace,"
we should "remember also that timelv
disbursements to prepare for danger fre
quently prevent much greater .disburse
ments to repel it.' The general obliga
tion to perform this duty i s great -st rength
ened by facts known to the whole world.
A controversy respecting the Oregon ter
ritory now exists between the :U. States
and Great Britain ; and while, as we know
the relations of the latter with all Euro
pean nations are of the most pacific char
acter she is making unusual and extraor
dinary armaments and warlike prepara-.
tions, naval and military, both at home
and in her North American possessions.
It cannot be disguised that, however sin
cere 'may be the desire of peace, in the e
vent of a rupture these! armaments and
preparations would be used against our
country. Whatever may have been the
original purposes of these preparations,
the fact is undoubted that they are now
proceeding, in part at least, with a view
to the contingent possibility of a war with
the United States. The general policy of
making additional warlike preparations
was distinctly announced in the speech
from the throne, as late as January last,
and has since been reiterated by the Min
isters of the Crown in both Houses of Par
liament. Under this aspect of our rela
tions with Great Britain I cannot doubt
the propriety of increasing our means
of defence, both by land and sea. This
inadequate tbjheir
mergency arise.t
my f judgment jinat - aw imfrcnsqui
naval and military force is at! this time re
quired, to places the! countryrn a suitable
state of defence.; At the sarijie tirae jit is
my settled purpose to pursue such a jpourse
of policy as may be best calculated lb pre
serve, both .with Great Britairi andMtxM
co, an honbrabfe peace, whfch rthing
will so effectually promote as unapimiiy
in our councils'and ?i firiri maintenance of
all our just rights. , JAMES fc. POLK. : i
defencefshouid an e- ? t presume, $ received inlorinajtion in the fame
ay that tne esumaies -irom, me v ar jjepan
metit have had the sanction, and are Under the!
direction of the j President thai he will oon
as convenient-all that is in his discretion
cjommunicate to the Senate as far as proper, and
no farther, wh'atj those fecommehafionSjare.'
j If there be a portion proper to be kept pri
vate, it is quite safe in the discretion of that gen
tleman and his associates in the committee, and
tiere I am rjuiie content to leave it" But
such portions of l he President's recommenda.
lions for the augmentation of the military means
ojf the country as are fit for public comniunica.
lion, and puhlic discussion here, and public in
formation throu2hout the count rv. I should ho
ir . ' I I
are donej niuch Hr the present and fu.
fure good of individuals, families and commu.
nitics, by restraining the flod of intemperance
that was deluging 'the land, and sweeping away
many of. our most; beloved and talented sons.1 .
But what havef the opnosers of Temperance
dtmc ? In Ansxcer 1st. They hare made and
vended a lare quantity of ardent spirits, pro
ducing in their course, intemperance, porerf r
and death. .. -j 5 if s
2. They have adulterated a great quantity of
wines and alcoholic drinks hy compoundinj
them will, diffrreht mineral and vegetahle pro
ductions. This tends to injure the farming in.
te rests of a community, hy exhausting lands,
which in the; eitrt nriiHiirpa rwiVArlv nurt n-
DEBATE IN THE SENATE,
The following remarks wejre made in
the Senate on the reception of the - Presi-.
dents Jate Message : !
The Clerk having read the message, on
motion of Mr. Allen, it was laid on the ta
ble, and ordered to be printed. ?;
Mr. Webster then rose and said : I rjse for.
the purpose of submitting an inquiry relative to
a matter referred to in the message, and not fur
the purpose of making any commentaryor re
mark whatever on the message itself. Ve per
ceive, from the message just read, that it is the
judgment of the President that j an increase
of our means of defence both military and na
val has become neeessary by the circumstan
ces of the country. The amount! or extent of j
THE CAROLi:
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FRIDAY F.Vi.N
Fo:i c
William
very glad that the gentleman, whenever it suits J as a proof ofthii. t the farms on u-hirh flit.
hjis convenience should communicate to the Se- tileries have been kept the past 25 or 30 years. !
nate- . , j Then why not cease lo maket vend and drink ?!
i Mr. Benton was understood to say that he had j Why not join the, Temperance Society ? Rca- I
received no vernal CDmmunication ; but that in son 1st, I wonts join now IV- airl f .
j gjreat matters of this kind, he always looked to I would join. 2. .1 wont ign away my Hherty
tle heads of departments as the organs iof the , hy subscribing t the pledge, a. q'ne friends
President, i ot, lemperanre have some secret scheme tbev
Mr. Cass. If I understand the message a- aim at. 4. Temperance men want io unite
right, the President recommends still greater lj Chnruh and'Siatp. 5. A man has no Tiht to
armaments ihan were recommended hy thp Sec-!' resoh-e that he will reclaim himself fromV,,.-
retary of War. , I desire to hear that portion of 0. I'have a lieense and I will sell ardent spirUt
ine message reao a;ain.
Mr. Webster. He says irreater armaments
-1
)
of on :
than recommended in the earlv part of the ses
sion not greater than recommended by the
Secretary of War.
J The portion of the message alluded to was
then, Jit the request' of Mr. Cass, read.
' Mr. Cass then said; I merely remark after
using every possible eilort to carry my resolu-
that necessary increase is not stated in iif. rnes
sage. But the President says that estimates tions il)to eflet t, I thought they had gone to sleep
ptiutiiiig t ii i .aliii uy v j v"-- v, ng sliiniut'r ol tne oe
our means of defence, military and naval, have CU that ,)PV jiave j,pe
been communicated from the appropriate depart
ments of the Executive government to the a p.
propriate committees of this and thel other
House of Congress for their advisement and
consideration. ; I will not complain, at all sir,
of ihis mode of communicating to Hie tnepihers
of Congress the judgment of the Executive up
on such highly important and vital questions;
and I; do not complain of it because, las the
President says, it is not unusual. ' Recently it
is not unusual ; but the practice is ofjreeenl
origin, and in my judgment it is not to lie en
couraged. I do-not know whether the horiora
ble' members of the Senate who are respective,
ly at the head of these committee havejeom.
municated these estimates in any way. to the
body to which they belong ; and I rise, the re
fore, for the purpose of inquiring of them be
ginning with the honorable member frorrl Mis
souri; Mr. Benton, the head of the military
committee, what that communication to -vhich
reference has been made, is, and whether he
cannot suggest some form of bringing a knowl
edge of it to the whole body of the Senate; be
cause it is stated in the message that these es
timates were made by the sanction of the Presi.
dent himself ; and of course it seems to me that
these estimates thus sanctioned, should have
been brought before, the Senate. I ; .i
Mr. Benton, in reply said : The proper.intro
duction to the answer to the honorable Senator's
inquiry addressed to me, will be the statement,
in the first instance, iov it is that the depart
ments, with the sanction of the President have
communicated these estimates to the commit
tees. The reason of (hat procedure is, that at
the beginning of the session, a resolution of this
body having been adopted directing certain
committees, and amongst others the military
committee, to inquire whether any, and if any
what additional defences and preparations are
necessary In the present state or the Country.
As a matter of course, the cornmitt.ee sent that
inquiry to the proper organ the Secretary' of
He returned an answer to that inquiry
DlWf are auil.or
Turner, as a can ! :
gust erction.
ETtWf are author; I
Gratia 111, as a can !
August. elc1ion.
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;LPRESIDEi
The public will
ends andj purposes in regard to which he
:' would call! on thp country to support bimt
unit tutiMuii icii us m iiai muse enns ana
puroselKfe.
low would our Govern
a despotism, if unlimited
re or alcoholic spirits, showing by com- v,,r 7 al,r Jr;"K'
ion, that the alcoholic drinks produced by (IYI tor the ghry of (.o
listilation of grain, was not an equivalent 1 do,U ,,,r ,us R,,,r.v. 7,
e bread stuffs consumed. Secondlythat ma-V. C ac,,,V,01 h' r,-,.'t
put nto the hands of the Ur nghtS Wltll01u.t1.a - adequate pre , na(1hecll made to thftni by o(ricej
used In his; sole discre- , Part,i"' ou'; responsibility to the couptry j vy Department which had not be.
mcnt differ from
'means afe to be
VExCQUtlfn1, to brj
--tl6n. and fn thfi hrnsrirntinn nf vimro rn'A
Vnurno'sel which Iho dors not 'at n't f T.t
4'.r:,t ., i i - V . l , V'S
thosc .otfjects be fairH'and frankly stated:;
let hitrt Ma unresertedlv with ConsrressJ
, 1U will befor Congress to say
they will place reciprocal confi
ning
,and thei
whrthei
depce it
, I Wesbojuld think that the President must
"' have seen quite enoozh to convince hirri
, that no klegree bf Urjanunity; either in the
4 public fcpunciH or the nublk iudement
( f unless indeed Itbca tFnanunitvnn-ainst thf
prbpriejy of hisj present position, can yer
beircaclied while he remains In that nosH
War.
which is in the hands of the committee imany
parts of it being very proper to be made riullic, J
others not. It is all in their bands ; but up to ,
this lime the committee have not deemed ' it ne
cessary to take any action upon it. I
Mr. Fairfield next rose and said : I ana : also
called upon, and the statement I have to make is
simply this : In consequence of the passage of
the resolutions offered by the Senator: from
Michigan, Mr. Cass, directing the military and
naval committees to inquire what measure! were
necessary for the defence of the country, letters
were written by direction of committee on naval
affairs to the Secretary of the Navy ; and,he, in
answer to this and other inquiries deemed perti
nent to the case, made a communication, Which
has been read to the Senate, and published. In
conformity with his recommendations, which
were understood at the time to have the sanction
of the President of the U. States, the bill was re
ported by the committee which is now before the
can give Great Britain no cause of offence, 1 Senate, providing for the building of tea war-
nor incrase the danger of a rupture. If. sieJJ "erTf I
on the contrary, we should fold our arms ! .fIr J ' Clayton asked whether theiCom-
! . , .i i . mittee on iaval Affairs had renorted .il lh in.
in secuniv, ana ai lasi oe suuuen v in- ,. . - - ri " i v 1 .
" .-, ,fin Anmnni I... W' I . 1 I Ilk I ) 1 ' I f I X tllZ Iff TTlltl. I rtlsr llf 111
v v - i ' t r . , ' i .. i..Qiv IV
.avy; or wueiner any oiner communications
rs of the Na-
V IlpnnrliMPiit wtuf-n hnn nut lioun nH l.al,,r..
would be of the gravest character. Should : the Senaie ?
Mr. I'airficld. The comihuuication joT the
Secretary was' accompanied by a report! made
by chiefs of the bureaus to the Secretary him-
selt, and was transmitted to the committee by
t 1 . I
eau. j am neartiiy rrjoic-
been resuscitated ; and cer
tainly I am the more gratified when that renis
citation has beer, effected by an executive mes
sage and not by British cannon.
i Mr. J. M. Clayton. If I am at liberty to do so
IJshould like to ask how many ships are recom
mended to be built ? !
I -Mr. Fairfield. I am not able to answer that
question. L paid but little attention to the mat
ter, believing that the recommendation of the
Secretary of the Navy was adequate to the ex
igency. It passed out of my mind.
BACK CREEK. CONVENTION.
j - March 21, 1S45V
The morning being pleasant, a large collec
tion of persons were present at an early hour,
to! testify the high regard they felt for the cause
of temperance and humanity.
T'Col. J. F. MeCorkle conducted the music of
the day which was entirely vocal, and perform
ed with animation and solemnity.
' ' The order of the day being fixed Mr. John
Shive called the meeting to order, and invited
the Rev. J. R. Davis ol Iredell to lead irj the
religious services of the morning by singing a
hymn and prayer ; the bearing of which was,
1 1 uit we as individuals, as a Convention assem
bled and as a nation, might in all things be ac
tuated by the true spirit ot the Gospel and add
to our faith virtue, to virtue knowledge and to
knowledge temperance ; and that as sin had
abounded, grace and truth might much more
abound. '
James Siliman, EJq-. moved thaf Wm. King,
Esq., be chairman of the day, which, being se
eonded by Col, J. F. McCoi kle, was put to vote
and carried unanimously.
Col. MeCorkle moved that J. N. Andrews and
Carmi Gillespie be Secretaries ofihe day, which
neing seconded bv Mr. John Shive, was car
ried. After which the Chairman explained in
graphic order the qbject of ihe Convention ;
which immediately went into the primary busi-
ness of the day- w hich was to diffuse the li;ht
ot 1 emperance, founded on the sure principle
of otal abstinence.
The order of the day being handed to the
chair he called on Mr. Rufns N. Lowrance Jo
address the meeting.
Mr. Lowrance spoke first, of the w aste of the
cotnrron bounties of Providence in the manu
facture of alcoholic spirits, showing by com
- t . a
parison
the d
to the bread stuff consumed. Secondly
this waste has in this, as in other countries,
produced a scarcity and in some cases a want
of the necessaries of life. He showed accord,
ing to the calculation of Fulton the number of
arircs of land employed in the growing of grain
t a. a
anu nops lor uistnation ana teer, anu on an
average crop the amount of bread, that might
arinually be distributed to the poor instead of
said drinks, which tend to impoverish and Je.
base the consumers. His third reason was the
impropnely of habitual drinking. tr this of it-,
self wa sufficient to encourage and continue
the making and vending of ardent spirits.
ceswy to incrca
tarypublishmrt:!
made to the Nav i
tees ff the SeV
ficers as to the cV
ai provision rro.
to be always pre j
US!
but
we confess t1
Signing the pledge will do no good, they tnR.rcs,dcnt tra:
wont stick. . Men will drink when ihey go to , m the 24lh ult., tL
town, lienind the- door and in the cellar. And
why ? Becausehhe men who complain most
of iheir inconsistency, are those, who use most
effort to ensnare and lead them again to intern
perance. 6. I w ill drink, for I love iu This
is the great, the true reason. 'j
There was now a recess of 20 minutes, when
the meeting again came to order, by prayer
from Rev. E. FJ Rock we il. j
Mr. Moses Lingle, then addressed the meet,
ing, exhibiting it hU remaiks much of his na.
tiVe tallent, his ardour in the cause of tcmpe.
ranee, and his power to reason in behalf of this
cause, show ing llhat all associations have an
origin and an object in view. This onven-:
tion has in view the advancement of Tempe
rance. The great Author of nature seems to
have formed no distileries for ardent spirit, while
almost every neighborhood, is supplied with a
cooling stream ' or lake of pure water, for the
refreshment of his creatures. If ardent spirits
are necessary; why did He not provide a foun
tain from which might flow in every direction
thejiquid beverage, to refresh the thirsty chib
dren of men for whom he hath done all things
well See the effects of ardent spirits in our
electioneering campaigns, and in all places of
public exhibition, and if such be the effect to
destroy happiness here, what w ill its effects be
in eternity What is the effect likely to be
recommendation :
firsi annual Mcs :.:
defences and incrr
tablishment of the
ctent; cause for that
over the land. It i
say, to create alarm,
son ought to know !
tion 6ur foreign rt 1.
dent J ought. Bat
necessity to exist si::
sionsJn favor of tt;
t
ters on the occasion
i
liamcnt, unless it I
1 -1
er brought over uni
i produced on our County, our Slate, our Nation? ! reall is danger t
I he cause if Temperance has done goml,
biit are Temperance sjeeches needful ? Ans.
! Their object is to diffuse light. This is done
f by a untied effort--union is power. At the
Creation light was collected into a body, that
it might be more efficient in enlightening, in.
; vjgorating and maturing. So with the efforts
:, of Temperance Societies. Association gives
; influence to precept and example. Then join
the Temperance Society and givo additional in
fluence to your example. In this the Ladies
l can do much, Ihey have the power to free our
Republic from intemperance and all its fatal
consequences.
Rev. J. L. Davis, next addressed, by calling
the notice of the Convention to what was said
iu the Holy Scriptures,!) the subject of Tem
perance, showing that a all Seripture i jjiven
hy inspiration it is worthy to le our guide in 1
this as in all other respects. He dwelt much
on the necessity of parents living so as to show,
by their example, the great advantages of Tem
perance in all its connections with piety and
religion. ;
He gave a pleasing account of the first Ju
venile Temperance Society in the State so far
as his knowledge extended, the Constitution of
which was drawn up by Rev. J. M. Wilson,
I). D., for tlie benetit of the youth under his
classical instruction.
Application : ! I live for the glory of God
whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do,
d ? hen I drink, do
And in order that we
motives in all that we
do, let us cultivate a spirit of prayer.
As the day was advanced, ihe chair request
ed the Soeaker, who dismissed the Convention
by prayer.
WM. M.Mi, Esq., Ch m.
John N. Andrew
Caiihi (jILLu
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iNDREWS,
LLUSPIK, $
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it is but right tint .
be prepared for it, ;
ate; f ill not let the i
are better informed
this vexed question.
termined, in his own
thingishprt of the u!
plunge the country i
isfy iis thirst for t
it v ittshould be 1;hm
it. . .
may rest upon the j
if Z
Yj can sen no p
the public mind one :
ics between
Country to be sett It i!
rightiin the lace tf i
conapicssngc, lliat t
for aarge increase j
itaryiestabl"i!hm('n!.
ger of war with any
is no, use in nppmjui
money to build hip-.
as a number of tin.
bcen'doing for ah-
forceid to take the
and an? left no other
lieve that not wither
presstons rnadd on f
Atlantic, of a 'desire
British to settle thi
peaceably, there is ;
sion, between the t
be that 'this incre. t
lit of the
V
counl
e unsctt!
mim Mm mmmm w H'
j
volved in hostilities for the maintenance of
collision iievween ine iwo countries De a
voided, as I sincerely trust they may be,
the additional charge upon the Treasury,
in making the necessary preparations, will
not be lost, while, in the - event of such a
collision, they would be indispensable for ! turned
and withhav from the sideboard repel temp
tation and live for usefulness.
Mr. J. B. Andrews, next addressed the Con
, vention on the eflects of ardent spirits On per
. sons, families, neighborhoods, and communities,
producing in their progressive course an entire
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rostration ot all mat is lovely or aiuatie in
t i fit ii i .i
social lue, anu eventually rous ine immortal
him. with the understanding that it was to; be re- part, of that inheritance of glory that is in rc-
or those wild by patient endurance and
It. was sent to the committee i n order
"here is
,divlersiw even
even upon the
the maintenance of our national rights
and national honor.
1 have seen no reason to change or mo
dify the recommendations of my annual
message in regard to the Urtgon question.
The notice to abrogate the treaty of theCth
of Ausust. 1827. is authorized hv ihp. trp?.
no Unanimity, but infinity "Sf tf. and cannot be regarded as a war
among his own friends! jike measure, and I cannot withhold my
strong conviction that it should be prompt-
ly given, ihe; other
irst
nd elementarv nuesi
tfon. What does the President mean ?-U
i . And if tljiere is no agreement on this, ho!
, can inttre oe agrcerrtent on anv thin 7 a
! putlfow wethavej something to say ori
a : Uif sulpect of If nanimity, which, we trust)
j'i VN M rhoresatisfactory to the editor of
i the Union, as we ardsure it will give greaj
11?;l,rai,i!0, to thecduntry. On one point
Vt jrifVSrf e W at xh? Present moment eri.
j i tnie Unanimity, there is at least a mos
i iugmiiiypns approach to if, and that is, tha
thp Orjegon dispute
intsed substantially
the Cdyernmeht of
ngtaj im jtaoo.
; compfomise can be
so wisnes ; artd allj
oaght.to be taken.
ought to be comprj
on the offer made bV
the United States to
All know that that
had if the President
or nearly all, think ft
lur, vUALMERS, of Mi
S"lmn "TO1? V lhe Senate on Tue
f ' TO uf 5iarca jnai mree-lourthsof the Vr
KrtW0XYnlW in ibe Senate Weft
- y R. eoriprbrnise. He is hirtf
kclf a
- know
i-
- Kn
his
s statement may
estkted also what indeed is true, and
Oriend of the President, no doubt
ng the senti
ents of all others. na
on.
given. Ihe; other recommendations
are in conformity with the existing treaty,
i rr - ... r
ana wouiu atiora to American citizens in
Oregon no more than the same measure
of protection which, has long since been
extended to British subjects in that terri
tory. ; . , ,,; i f -
The state of jou relations with Mexico
is still in an unsettled condition. Since
the meeting of" Congress another revolu
tion has taken place in that country, by
which the Government has passed into
hands of nevvrulers. This event has pro
crastinated, and may. possibly ' defeat, the
settlement of the differences betw een the
United States and that country, The Min
ister of the United States toMexico, at the
date ot the last advices, had not been re
ceived by the existing- authorities. De
monstrations of a character Hostile to the
United States continue to be made in
Mexico, which has rendered it proper in
my judgment, to keep nearly two-thirds of
our army on our Southwestern frontier.
In doing this many of the regular military
nave Deen reduced to a small iorce.
to aid them in framing the bilb and making the
proper estimates. It was a large voluminous
document, not submitted to the Senate, because
it was understood that it was to be returned to
the Secretary of the Navy. It was acceding
ly: returned. '
Mr. Webster again rose and said : I jintend
to pursue this subject with a single remark on
ly. I desire' to put two inquiries to the honor
able gentleman at the head of the Naval Com
mittee ; first, whether tl9 Secretary of te Na
vy in communicating to him these estimates in
formed the committee that they had received the
rrsioent i and, secondly.
sanction of the
version ti
self-denial, mortify the depiaved aflcctions and
intemperate appetites, to which we are here
sujbject to, and are ever ready to lead us astray.
Mr. II. V. G. McNeely, was next calleil up.
on, whose addresswas particularly directed to
thS youth, they being the hope of the nation,
the hope of the church, the hope of their pa
rents, and those to whom had descended, the
blessings of liberty, r bought by the labors and
blood of their forefathers. You are required
to war a warfare, hot with a foreign enemy in
an open field, but to war against spirit?, yea the
invisible spirits of alcohol are. to be withstood.
and self subdued, by a practical self denial, such
HORACE II. HEARD,
TI AS JUST RECEIVED OF MR.
JLJL Mahan, the JLiJLl JLilj LlPdaiaC
"tTJlr for the Spring and Summer of 14G.
whicli lar.-excejls any thins; of the kind heretofore pub
lished. He sull carries on the
TAILOKIM1 BUSINESS
ii. nil its various branches, at his old stanJ, where he is ev
er ready to met and accommodate his old and ikw f uv
tonierp with Uishionahle cutting and making of garments,
not to be surpassed by nny in the Southern country. Punc
tuality, det-pattlt anj faitliful work as has been,alw)S
shall be his aiih arid object. Thankful for past encour
agement, he hbp8 to merit its continuance.
N. B. The subscriber has in h;s employ a workman
who cannot 1? surpassed either North or South.
April 3, lr4G if8 H. II. BEARD.
Ilalliiiiurc mid AVilmiiiutoii Packets.
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whether the communication which he sijs the ' alone can enable us to withstand temptation,
committee made to the Seriate contaiijvs t e j aod oppose vith invincible power the assaults
same informatien to wit : that the naval e.sii- of this insiduous enemy. Then enlist while
mates proceeding from the department bad the young volunteer for life that e be not brought
sanction of the President, and were made under into subjection to depraved appetite to carnal
his direction 1 , . j propensity, to intemperance, to drunkenness, to
Mr. Fairfield, in reolv. said the enmrannick. death death temoeral and eternal.
tion of the Secretary of the Navy, that iiad re- j i Youth is the time to establish habits for after :
eeived the sanction of the President, was made j life. Let tho principles of our youth, be hon-
to myself it was verbal, merely, and t hie re fore i est, be patriotic, be purely republican, and let I jj
not communicated to the benate. i I those principles be engralted, or sound moraii- I v9 i 71 acres of Lani , ic. (
Mr. Webster. I imlprefnrl iho oDinm.n tv. and true virtue a s found in the "ospel and Robert Cowan. S - 1 I
then to say that the only authority civn him J oor Jouh are safej our country is safe, our co- i morion, and it appearing io tb MtiaciioB ol Jf(nnj Clay, V.
for considering these, estimated a madeLut on. I vernment is secure, nur national honor and in- M.'1 Court that the Defendant 1 not an nhab,ant of , , T ic lhat
cr - r i . . - . . . i a t n - writs r i ov iiia him rwi i r i trm kii iwr i .
r' .r 1 r. j j ,t. .it,..' o.,..,ri' "
rrillE new packet schoon
X er " WILMINGTON," 1
French, master, will sail for I
Wilmington. No. Ca .on ihe
15th March, and the FAY
ETTEVILLE" will sail on
the 1st Aprrlj These vewals will perform alternate reg
ular trips thereafter. For freight or passage (havintr su
perior accommodations) app'y to WILLIAM MASON,
8 Sica"8 wharf. Baltimore,
BUOWN i DEROSSET. Agents.
Wilmington, N. C.
March 2d 184S. 9w47
State of liortfi crarolfna,
ROWAN COUNTY February SewW. lf-6.
pl.iiri to all, that ay
pared to ward off ;
t.i
ofTetvivc opera! io::-.
docsinot come
sornq more, power fu!
j .
er nation uave we ;
Great Britain.
J'ariy sUnchiLs.
"it'
stance wiiuin uie i t
er ofj parti injhirn
Charjotte Jeflt ru:i
weeks ago, threw
rv 1 ti
uciiHKjrauc u.iuir .
spotless folds" th
LoaUnsq., as the '
for povemor,
j IcigU clique, ns M.
! moc.itic Central O
j ted ames 15.' Ulu
and ibrlhwith th- J
i
its Ijead, without,
r Yllr. e V T ?
i James B. Th
! had no ex pect.it i
he nominated by
W. Conner, Assee,
actions do say th:
but Ihe fARTV d
ted their choice,
Original Attachment levied on ( oppOSC that cl
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der the direction and sanction of the President, 1 dtpendence will remain untarnished, while the J
was aTerbarcommunicationtothatefferttohim f Hace !he prosperity, the power, the glory of,
as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs' l'?r na,i shall be sought fr, and supported
by the Secretary of the Navy - and that dot even f b' all while we show to the world that we have j
tat was submitted by him to the Sedate, on
suouuea ourselves, anu are aciuaieu nv tne
presenting the bill for the augmentation of the I Pj'nciples of true! honor, that we live jbr the
Navy, some days since i We, see, then, the T gory f God and the promotion of his cause.
Kev. b. Y. Ilockwell, with the enquiry often
posture of this affaii. have only further to say
that 1 nope that as soon as it may be conven
ient to the honorable member, "who is chairman
of the Committee on Military Affairs, aod who,
made by those who Oppose the progress of tern
perance 1st; What' have the friends of Tern
perance done for its advancement f Ansvxr
I .1 : I I - a '
r3.1;n W.am.nU.;. -,.!, nnfrinj said de- e wno.c couinri,
fenJant to appear at the next Court of Pleas and Quarter honored man oftl.c j
Sessions for jl he county of Rowan, to tie held at the court io months amn t.
house ia SaU-sbary, on the 1st monday in May next, then i zens!0f New )i lea:.
vied on will b condemned and sold to satisfy the plain
tiff debt. . ! ' .
Witnew, John H. Hardie, Clerk of oar raid Court, at Of
fice, the 1st monday in February, 1846, and in the 70th
year of oar Independent. Copy, test. ;
htued the 234 day of February, 1846
j JOHN H. HARDIE, Cl'k.
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