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j tfjH i j r,:iff p,.- . liKih rh Y hi; (,( v,, . ; fc, . , ------ . . . i-h All t i f if i ' "Sh" P !''- i ' f .1" 'i ' ' ' ':" ' tsM 4; f- : ; . .1 " Ui ; . ieff ; j - ! i ' : : - ; ' ' I J l ' ! I, I t . , ; I I I s '.-" . . ; . . - i - - Til lCMllHil ; If ST (MM A NJ t j ' ' ' ;f ' 1 - .i 1 0 W,-iftVad-ia Evince, Two Doll USftrH' ? ii at SI for the first. And 25 c Ssr6ffrfVl ,.;iriBQwqiKitiijsrrtfoii. CloiiiUrders KflSr SV than thratrs, A lib- o aaTen.se oy me year. i J-Ljk iA "offer ifieni for wholesale and ti , .;!3lprfc4- following is a list of SiftowH1,5ch' :' 7L (fJwIwtSotHLeaiher. U ; Zfa Joriher5tack Harness do. J PbU fite .d, pure,. t8J. MWl am do. I . 'Siidi'pfwe -weatjinaja jioiasaea, JfejiDeJlifle PpWder, ! i)fjB:cksmi(h Tpofs, .( wwilrfJate,:! cross, ' i5k TOi,?8ort!pf for t.inne,;s, U3e liM'J;iiiiintPoier, ! '.jjbiCaitSirel f 3 inch auare, 3i cASprfis. aisfoned. h Sfl&rrelsiaiirters' UlU j Jf pie Anj;hor Bjiag Cloths, No. 1 to 10, ijfl ivi Klrtflib fur.jool and silk Hats, asa'td. j?iloi.,f4tiartfal Lt'ghorn, tulio, Sonnett, Co rgb,fi(iil Egislt1fimond Sujnmer Hats. f COOKING STOVES, I Bjze.-ifeo Verllarge stock of all kindl of ;; DRY GOODS. 1 s u if if f i i3 r i , eiiK lais, ijicniou vwi vr;urruig uur aanxs lor rt liberal ipiTrronQg( hat hasr been bestowed us r: In wicjjgw wyew onfLsi aiicuiiuu iir uutiuirea ana exmj iv4itrui (.-iniKLiiiuiiue ui me same. , i 'V f IVM. tlUHPHY 4k CO 4 Jrick Aiei Maii Street, Salisbnry, N. C I 1 50lf 1 1SS GrOODS. HEt lubscnjietl is nowlii receipt 'k( an assortment L of Udies Sfiring an4 .Summer 'Dress GoodaL at m style If ric; he'.flels confident will give en- auittcuoq. y -'.j h 1 I , ' . v ' 1 It Bruci(fe-DrP8 Silks. Dtain and chanlma. t'Uaek Sftiin fi'thine; jSalin plaid Be. I Iww. C h! Ije, Frevh Jaron els, O rga nd ie s. Vsfaid TarfetnK (ehanrW, Print. Scp. die. 1014 EUsnOWBRED CANTON UE SlLW&fi Ca(te Hair; and Berage do. Jirjuseis ifj yn4 of bi;iig&ins.are feqaested to cll 3 AS aw A 1C fiDffi -.the.'Vfc bbcriber, Inear Mt. Plea- WTWMtWiiS. abooi 5 fret D inr;hii hicrh -!.B i i r i ,.1 l. . r -uoiccoiaitenatH ileihadon wheirjie.left 1'WIHL Hi, , -J J, L . . i f : i - i " : . I 7 1 w gjsacn ,toar a strong pair r-ie-ueuWRBna ft Wood hnh hnv nnHnnht MU - !;icSojjie tree!.ate,and that he will tra- "f tlt jbove fei-ard for his apprehension r lo.rfeor for;in conAnement in any jail r 'M?KS BARRIER, J5,lS5i 4 11 ' cn.r Lilj?!!' iniaJ Spectator copy ihree weeks ne Bubsttiber. aSliIisburV. AhrW 8. 18521 FWiipj4 ibfbrm his friends and the iSr1' hf ifl no receiving the larg- ,rrTfCfaramentt j j - ANT) ANflY lwW.lforeed,. w&ich .being selected Mifll'J -Tf'tT ,eel8 assured that he will "biJi ...Jif i1 , : . 5 J ? sift Ci !T -.fr Ndacem nts than ever. , I 'A.-. "I lU0 W Jtf nder tier his thank, for fSS3SC tH H W bestowed upon ien focsntcnWhe isdeierlnined to offer, at Ii - u ii u T i(U awe to merit a r-om mmns f B. MYERS.! nk.7"a ,0' Ml as fine n unrh f tte-tl "W lOUrtil n -a.t j. ' wwya in lv. : i . ' I ; " Wf- r-vwi,wri COmrtrimr.cr a rnr hiUrRnnrlcf I agrees- WJ;7?rr kind, for summer. !, : Ta Pr c. - , u ' tor si 7 j v?1 n ftly to . nowei sale at Esq., 1 iL-ii L Sal ff 1 I- r 0 - mw Mi mm. GOODS.? Ml 4PEE fNtL " I I frr? 1 ; Lor' fEj) j1 1 ' : 'Pf SERIES. : ;!! ; yjjj , ;, ?jliSBUR;lkc:jHPAYrifA : ;.rH Improvement if poor fllaitds in Vir ginia The, Hon. Willoughbv Newtonfoml.h. ..unuwing mietesung communica on to the American Farme 4 i! s, i' fp- it r ' - . " . , 11 xie nanorojithe American Farm er I to day, finished thrksiin the crop of wheat on this farm; an4ih!pfmpliaiiee my promise, proceed Ifo gfife you the result. ; : Abe larm contains threi hundred j Li' Li . . ; . 1 H I if- I iu eigniy acres, (380 and Vtras purcha d -aboutep years ago It jliln acr as- a a price deemed highJorfo&it1lindsM In J hopeful spirit, Which I likJillncburaee! in myself as well as in othirtias hot ohlvl conducive to sucicess, butels,3nal to hapj piness, I ventured to. say offiitj! in the ad ! dress delivered in Oetnhr iU: if- .w J Agricultural Society of Marjfiind - the whole cbst of the form wai 61520. and I hive good reason to xpectl wMn a favor- season, from thejerop nvjl sown and pressed with; guano, a bushltW wheat for . s t . i. . .1 k i-i i i r i r . ' every dollar of the prime coat of the farm." This was no doubti deemed by Imany, a very extravagant expectaijtS, and was probahly set down to the credi of an over sanguine temper. Tl?e actual! result, how ever, has far transcended efert my bopes, the yield being 2070:fromj jog Iwjsbels: of seed, or over 20 for one throughout the en-! tire crop; Forty six bushels were sowed bn clover fallow, and yielded 1040, or about 22 for one. There were two8 varieties of wheat, the blue jstemt white,! and Ruffins early purple straw. STbo blue stem was sowed on the fallow and tbe better part of the corn land, and produced from iso! bushels of seed 1668 bushels; The early purple straw Was sowed on poor com! land, neither limed, nor otherwise improv ed, than by the singly dressing of guano, and from 22 of seed yielded 402 bushels. The whole expenditure for; this crop in guano. Was about $100, and it was ap plied to both fallow and corn land in pro portion to its supposed strength at from 120 to 210 lbs. td thetacre. j I It will be thus se.eri that Ii derived from this single! crop not; only h , bushel of wheat for every dollar of the prime cost of.the farm," but; have also the seed re turned and 448 bushels to reimburse the money expended in the guano, to say no thing of the large quantity of straw and the greaily improved condition of the land. Besides the profit derived from the wheat, the farm furnishing an abundance! of milk ' J 'L i 1' jl . ! . 1 . 111 I i M- ana ouiier, iruu, vegeiaoies, ana luei ior L. . i .' if' ' . ' ' I -til ! 1 ' l ery large lamny, anu win proauce oi corn this year, about 1000 bbshels : with every prospect of a great annual increase for the future. I leave you to calculate the profit ofisucb an investment I have heard of larger ieldd fr0m small lots dressed with guano this year, on land similar to mine, but l am not aware of any instance where as much as one hundred bushels were sowedjon any one farm of like quality, where the yield n$s been as great. , 1 therefore infer, that j although there may (be no peculiar fherit in my mode of applying guano, it cannot be ve ry defective, and as it is a subject of great importance, about which there is consid erable diversity of opinion, I take occa sion to state my practice. The guano, after being sifted! and reduced to proper fineness, is carried to the field in bags in the dry state, empty barrels are placed at convenient distances for the sower, arid each bag in turn, emptied into a barrel and mixed with water until it is,r wet enough to be sowed without blowing away. It usually takes a common bucketful to a bag. This is the only addition to the guano, and the water is. used for conven ience of the sowers without reference to any virtue to be derived from the mixture, though probably in ja'dry season that may be attended with benefit, r The guano is sowed as evenlylas possible n the sur face of the rough fafloW; and to ensure its eual j distribution (the "larid having been previously lai off 'byl'fqrijow at 10 feet distance) it is sowed twice oveF. A heavy harrowiiramediately follows, which partially intermixes thel guah with the j surface soil, and pre pares the land to re ceive the seed, whjicb is the if sowed and put irt wiith the common shoe horn culti vatori followed bv1 heavy harrdws, which finish the operation. The guano is thus J thoroughly incorporated wittune son, anu neither remains upon the surface nor is buried too deep; j Experience and obser vatidn have taught us,; tbatj ia.ll coarse manures should beappledon the surface, and all fine manures, not excepting gua no, as hdar the surface as majr pet consist- . i ' r "! ently with their thorough tncorporat ation with the soil, i My coun My coantrymn..Mr. L. ...r s 3 p ; i.'. Washington, a farmer oi Teat inte "! w.iu me piougn, ior wdeatj The crop . . - i. . . T """f mucn "n?". "d the ot year, when the land was nrenared r mm it. ' . ; ( ,a iare partof he guano was I dmr Si." ?"! rncajup entirely unchanged. On . 1.- r ' r """ lu Dow wtieat an guano intjogetber with a to put m the guano first light furrow, or with a with a ..g... ,uw ana .ocover tne wheat harrow. J have not perceived apy i:k il j . ' . . T ' T " rTncT ,n ine e80,t- m as m a other rriAttr n f-- venience and saving of time should be re garded. I hayif been fajnijliar with this farm from my childhood to the present time, and I ba baye no recollection of its ever hiivW Pdaschlastwenly-Hvehush of wheat in anv one vearl until I com. i i I t-7s i i raenced lmnrovtner it. I improyrngr . 1 purchased 1 it merely! as a healthy site for a residence Without the remotest idea of ever deriving a profit in money from it. For six or eight yesirs, I did not deem any part of it capa ble of j producing wheatj and none was sowed-i The progress of the wheat crop from: year to year, has been very remark able. The first crop sowed Was a total failure,? not worh threshing; and was used no r a,nu'!- e u yieiuea oo bushels; the 3d, by the use of ; one ton bfj nirican uuano ana some lime and ashes, yie Hprf 92fl hnkl. th-A rim--L " wwuuiub lilt. TIU, ilVIU OU CA-l penditure of one hundred dollars in Afri- I , i can Guano, (a very inferior article) pro duced 320 bushels ; the fifth, from an ex penditure of $2p6 in very poor Patagoni an Guano produced 540 bushels ; the sixth, f rotti aln expenditure of $300 partly ! in Peruvian and partly in Patagonian Gua- no. Vielded lflHff hnshftlst thsvnlh nnH d asrL frnm nn A-A n Prs,ij Guanot produced the crop stated in tle ursi pari oi mis communication; During this period, nearly all the ara ble land has been limed, at the rate of 25 to 50 bushels to the acre, and the rotation changed as rapidly as circumstances would permit; from the old three shift system to the Bvf field fallow system of the Pamun key.; The land has improved, if possible, more rapidly than the crops,, and I have no doubt, will, with judicious manage f ment and a small annual expenditure in manures, go on to produce increased crops of grain and grass,- until the ultimate point of production of the most fertile soi s is reached; In this improvement, every dollar ex pended has been refunded with profit, in the crops of each year, and the farm Is certainty intrinsically! worth now, more than ten times its cost. . i i These results are surely most encour aging, and should urge the farmers, espe cially the young farmers of, Eastern Vir ginia, to devote their energies to the im provement of th soil, as the surest road to competence, if not tofortun Unfor tunately, we have not among as capital and labor sufficient for thei full develop ment of the resources of i the country .f Much of the land must,, of necessity, re main dnimprovejl,, unless our ybung me a remiiin at home, or we can derive popu lation and capital from other quarters, i il cannot believe, that a country, possessing all t ie advantages of this highly favored region, can remain, much longer, shut oujt from general observation, and Ijpredictas its early destiny, universal improvemenj. But I must forbear. I commenced to give you a few facts, and I find myself in dulgiing in an essay. With best wishes for your success in the noble enterprise in which you are engaged,8 I remain very truly yours, Willoug h r v Newton. Remarks. It will be seen that both Mr. Newton and! Mr. Washington, fully sustain all that we said about! covering guano in the soil ; views to which Mr. Solon Robinson look exceptions. We can not entirely agree with Mr.! Newton where he says that all coarsi manures should be applied on the surface." With farmers that use a good deal of manure, this isj a matter of no little importanc andji shall endeavor to place it on the right basis. If one has a light, sand):, open soil, coarse manure,' like straw, corn stalks and forest teaves, buried rnoderat ly deerj, are' apt to remain undecomposed for many months, in which ; case they yield no food to a needy crop, out operate to mkke the ground; still more dry and p ipus ltQ the iryurV of growing plants. linl all soils whprftnA e- i:i., ii tcb.wu a i rami, xjk iiiranr to folldr.-CMf,..i ' " , fPfd on the surface, as Mri N. sag. earth with leaver Stew r a,rT rlia eaves, $traw, or coarse ma. Inure is eminentlv .7. A : "ri i puc 1 i" - tt 3 vwviug cvaporanon, whsh is of great imDortanee inl wm great Importance in I warm graced; dry We-h- er. ao iar as any manure yields soluble elernti which water conveyk into the circulation nf n!nti i, u. ii: ------- -f. ?m . cuuuw uc near enopgh to their roots for this to take pi Manure' on the surface occuoies L ace. occupies such a position, but not so fbllv anAfkkhlv . J ; : . " P T. T J when thoroughly incorporated with tbi soil. On all loam and clay lands, there is no danger from the nary allowance of coarse manure with the it llld earth, that the manur will not kl- 2.j .u.i T t .. w E: , nncs k LlL ,"u ;Ji r "f " auriscc oiler me seed is pown to bring the loose earth and vegetable substances applied as manure, into close contact 4 seed vegetates soon- er ii the sou be slfghtly compressed a 6aiuav ii., uui ii u uc surrounaeu witn a thin layer of impervious clay Which ex dudes atmospheric Air, it can not gprmi- nate. W ,.,;.uL,. ulL it.. ti- vian gqanor may sooft become somewhat .wv. utu uut nuuuui uuuca luui reru cneper, sa t hat all por4ands in the South may be cultivatod , profitably With it. ! Concentrated manures are destined to 1 - : .1 : .. UUIIIH 1I1LI1 l f. ri r I iikp. n rixi mi I1IIOB Aon i r . supply them in quantities. i ! 'I REMARKS OH MR BAKS, of fayetteville. invicsyiuwnvumpwtteniary ... 1 a J All to irir jiay, KfD PDMinm. f V,o J Wk!- meetirjgi much less a Whig State Conven imoiunn a . i ui aiituu c fruit: tion, but I think of my first love Henry . : .: Claywhose geherpbs and patriotic sen- timents won ray mly affection, and whose matchless eloquence for half a cen- tury has been the admiration; of friends and foes. k ' ; I utseasr nas iaia us nana upon mm and no true patriot, no man be be Whig or Uem prostrated his physical powers. He still ocrat, having in bis breast an honest heart, can jives hut it is as a link between the pres- 'sent and the past. J cannot forget him ; and If J could, the compromising spirit of compromising spirit the members who compose this Conven Hon would remind me of him. o; , l irirc,, ;hiB-mmlmi.' oir. my heart almost misgives me when l rer&rob& thai hho so long stood a . ,cl, lUa U U 8U .uiig Muuu n towoT strength 10, the counqtls of he natIop,.lS noW Undef the afflictive hand of divitje Providence, Emaciated, enfeebled, arid the occupant of a sick Chamber. wnen in ms powerana pnae we an iov- ed, him. When he was our guest, and stood: where we navy stand, be Was the tone lie. Since then he has Oeen amiCted "heiShas exchanged. the Senate for the sick chamber ; but he is remembered still, and can never be forgotten while patriot- ic hearts warm and. animate the human . ; W . 1 son fcras been extracted from the shafts that jwerewont to be levelled at him, and now that his body ih enfeebled, arid he is no longer a competitdr for power and place, though still a Whigl yet he has been di- vested by his formal enemies of his parti- zan character, untilfnow it can be truly said ilenry Clay livks without riaisand enemies. Mrl President, if the thought; of Mr. C I ayf debilitated fninie produces sadness, let usf gather consolation from the fact that he is in the hands of a kind and gra cious; Providence. Jet us rejoice that the lustreiqt his eye is jkh jei uirn ineu, our his heart cold to theweiiare oi nis. coun- try. Let our ferventi'and devout prayer be that his span may be lengthened out, and his nights and dayspent in comiort, in fervent aspirations7; ,for the perpetuity nf the Union, and ih: sweet communion with that Being wh0se ways are mysteri ous and incomprehensible to us. s f But' why prolong these remaks ! i I feel conscious that every member of this Con vention is anxious thai the balmy breeze of April, which ndw fans our cheeks, should, in its journey from tbe sunny south, linger here, arid gatner a kindly sentiment Irom this Whig Convention, to be borne upon the bosom of l,he breeze and vafted to the sick cbamberiof Henry Clay as evi dence that the Whigs of North Carolina appreciate his struggle to save the Union, as the.self-sacrificin spirit of the Martyr, and as a guarantee, that those If Al and loyal hearts that throbbed in unison with his when our guest in 1844, still sympa thise witb bim in hisafiliction,and devout ly hope that his health and strength may be soon and permanently restored, j Mr. President, this is the sentiment of the Resolution that now hold In my hand ; and desire the Secretaries shall read to this Convention. This js the-Amd-ly sentiment" I desire the passing breeze shall; gather from the, united hearts of the Whigs of North Carolina, convened in i ... : KTE:" '.T. "S . campaign. i m j- m r 'e the chamher of the sick man ene riii :rl",nf 7 uPn. hls scses, and add one , I i .I , wvm.. iiiaii, lull tnron of jov to that hrt tti r, k-iiLi dened ours one thrill of pleasure to that . i! 4uauas DornRa with intense anx hetv thmnoK .r .nS n"'? T'"r rVl T 10Tea c.0l'n''-y- , ,lou,u"u". ee proceedings in asVPaP".) was unanimously Idor our mislv nrlnnrwt e.rt Fp,use, asme speech had been welcomed. SPEECHES IN CONVENTION. Reported for the Raleigh Register, I Mr. Haughton, of Chalham. when ih nnL. tint K . i t . . r of Mr. Kerr had been presented, addreaaed the coovention, paying an eloquent tribute to bit J political and nlZL7 u-" .:J . he said, to see the unanimity with which bis nomination had been hailed. Never had there been just such an occasion befui-A in W.nh olina, never a convention for the selection of the candidate of our oartv. in which the nnmi. nee, however worthy of confidence and support ri XZi ed, Wbo IS SO acceotable to his nerannal anH nn litical friends, or who has been more worthy of the trust committed to his .hands If there is any rrian entitled to the cordial support of the Whigs of North Carolina, that man is John Kerr. He-has, through eood and evil renort. steadfastly adbered to the political principles of our party, and gallantly ,fouht to sustain them, and, ahhoub livinii ia-a country where there was everything to dampen the energies of the D'gP, ne has never wavered in the most untir ,ng zal and devotion to the cause. He is era I : I .. . . i luennv niin in ra iha tr.H..H . coming campaign. Possessed of a pure beari, unspotted character, commandina talents aod j -.Mw .lamimu univi I u mc Ihrillinff eloquence, it is onlv necessary. arirf 1 say nere, as bis personal friend, it is all he , inai we give bim our generous confi I w. n I .L. . . I . . .1 i ucucc, uu inai support io wnicn ne is emitiea al our bands, and a sure and brilliant victory awaits us. froloneed applause. Dr. Hill, of Brunswick, spoke in suDDort ol the resolutions, and passed an eloquent eulogium ..n D ;j .t a i upo iaiueni riumore. so man naa ever ied from a Northern Statedistrusted in Daft. . ...... ; by toe bout b, and having arrajed against him ,ne Iorce oi oout&eru prejudice, wantonly as I Jl J .l r - . nn.ili.. ...U:l. .. 1J I J j. j .uu .luuiiiiuuiiig, uo was pjabcu iu . , TVV .T I- IT J . ' Ju I amid ail the trials bv which h ua h-sof ho had niirslllArl lir-K An linn oat onI inflananrlanl . . . " J course, as filly entitle, him to the name of model President. To the South he i nar. ticularly dear: and as a citizen of the Old North State,; I am, pioud to speak ol bim ; and peakofhim other than as the pure Chief Magi, !ratc of the whole country. The speaker then a,,uded tolnP bitterness with which he is assail. ea in ine iNorth, and read an extract Irom an ab olition print, assailing bis character and admin istration. 'llhese assaults he eloquently and in . ,, . i , , , , J , . VLt which .- fce ry during lhe pendency of lhe cKomFom;,e meare.t ;d J, noU!e sand takenJbv him rrrA, r.i rtmnal nrei. udices. To that stand, he said, the country is mainly indebted. for the peaceful termination of one ot tbe most tearful storms which has ever threatened it, and that, too, without the loss of sectional honor, or the shedding of one drop of Ot Millard Fillmore it was unnecessa- . . I .t! rJ lo aJ mimn more ; nn name anq worm are ngravp n upon the heart of every Ameri c f'., !n , , .... . wFlmore and Graham were his cho.re . . w J. rr , . I tV Olmnal fl Ativan! inn nrnti iHaH h a auao iinamiivl iAimivuiBii wtyii assuvsiiu as v f ao um AtO ! I V in fdiwsis" nf siicloinitift I ka PnmnrAmiaa' rj h.j ...fe-r.-. tn lria, hnAv ,ie?e lhey would seject no men a9 candidatei who were not sound upon all questions affect, ing the interests of our country. He had no faith in mere icriUen pledges. How was it iii the campaign of 1848, when Gen. Cass gave publication to his two aided letters, which re- ceived from his friends, in ditTerent sections si manj consiruciions, mat even ine iemocrais bad now no more faith in bim that in that arch. dodger, Martin Van Buren. Upon the doctrine of intervention, he adher. ed to the policy of Washington ; and while he was as strong a Republican as any man, and as desirous! for tbe spread of Republican free. dom-ihroutthout the world, yet he did not hon ef.,lr bei:e ve thfl citizens of manv EuroDeari countries were fitted, socially and intellectually; for such a, system of government as ours. trance may be taken as an example ; where with the overthrow of a monarchy, a Republic was formed, and ere the formal change was scarcely recognised, the people submitted qui etly to a system more tyrannical than ever, un der the usurper Napoleon. In conclusion, he said we had a platform pre. sented by lhe resolutions, upon which all can stand, and a standard-bearer who could rally our united support, and with our duty accom plished, success would certainly perch upon our banner. Applause. J ! Mr. Miller of Wake, brought to bis leet &y loud caU from all parts oflhe House, respond ed in one of bis best efforts. He had no dispo. sition to occupy the time of Convention with any remarks," yet, when called to the perform ance of any duty by hi. Whig friends, he had no wish to shrink from it. In the remarks he was about to submit, he had no otherdesire than to contribute to the unanimity and barmo ny which governed the Convention. Our polit- ical opponents, previous to tbe assembling ofs the Convention, had predicted that it could no meet without sounding, by divisions of sentij ment, the death knell of the Whig party in the Stale. How have these predictions been dis appointed I Instead ? distractions, growing Out Ol eciwiii ui"'vt . . i and witb that determination we will conauer. I Applause. Alluding to Mr. Fillmore, and the noble stand which he had taken upon the comorom?. lion, Mr. Miller said he had canvassed il u "r I & f tnct as a Presidential elector in 1813, ' able and xralous opponent, and that, ibfc he District and State, Millard Fillm;rJ" ' been deooyoced as an abolifionisi; and c i worthy ihe support of Southern men. Uo he prove himself? Daring .the . aputi those important measures, wheredidhe f! : Did he lake bis stand wi(h abolitionisi. r ! toilers T No ; be wa fiiund usJ-atniuc the C siiiutioo, employing his personal and oCciil : fluence for the prvservatioq oflhe Unioj. AdmLnistraiion had beeai the how of rrc spanning the arch ol our pbliiical heave: . Under all the circumstances which fa.u! i'-j-the successsiuri. oi important e ""v u'b uiargea ii irom us aavenl ta t present lime the talm, dignify andun.': honorj with which Mr. Fillmore has perf.r: bis executive duties, compel every one to c . the elements ol the Statesman so happily V. iq pim an me stern virtues of the so admirably united, that " Natats might stand on. .all.. - And say to all the world?4 TkU is a man If the choice of tbi. body should not Le f choice of tbe National Convention, we yield our preference, and give a cordial sir; ; to the nominees, if ifaey are sound upcr.Y Compromise. But we owe it M ourselve- i declare, ibat no man can prove J ceptab!e, s ' is not unequivocally in favor oNhose meai : as a final settlement of the veied question slavery. Upon tbe question iof fntervr.:,'. Mr. M. stood upon the platform of Washing' and condemned any departure from Ms wis 2 i time honored policy. I j j With the nomination of John Kerr t;e highly gratified. lie knew hun well k:: his fervid eloquence, and declared him a 1 possessed of a clear head and sound heart, t that heart io tbe right place. . lie happily c verteoj lo the unanimity with which bis nc : nartion had been made, and affirmed that alhl was required to secure hU election, teas t of action. We are united here let us bo l ted when we go home. ) Let lis enter tbe c; . test with the right spirit fight shoulder t shoulder and victory, complete and glorious v, ! crown our efforts. ' " In conclusion, Mr. M. paid a feelin" U - to tbe veteran patriot and statesman, 1 1 el r r of tbe West." He related an incidence; wl. ; occurred in Harrisburgh Convention in ICC In tbe Convention were many ardent friends Mr. Clay, who warmly urged his nominaticn ; but when Gen. Harrison was declared :!! choice oftbe Convention, like good and trt Whigs, their personal preference, were yie! ' to principle, and one byj one !thy gave tl. ': ueany aaoesiou io ine, nomination. An:.: the stauncbest adherents ot the Statesnaan Kentucky, was' the eloquent old Peter Livin ton, of New York, who was called on fcr speech ; and who, in giving upf his cherig", hopes of : be nomination of his i idol, thus c' quently alluded to bis undying tame, and ! ' firm hold upon tbe affections of his count ryr: r " " Kentucky (aid he) may soon claim his as ' -but, ibank God, the world may claim bis jfa.v In tbe struggle of that: memorable canipai Henry Clay gallantly battled for the success c Harrison and Tyler; and wfcen that ProviJ. tial event transpired, which wrung the trit:.' of a sigh from the nation, heart, and JobnTf. ler proved traitor to hi. friends,' where was i then? His clarion voice wa. heard again i . rallying the Whigs for lhe onseti and again r: : his matchless eloquence employed for their 1: cess. Where is he now ? Alas f prostrated I ; disease stricken perhaps by lhe hand of dea:! ; yet, thank God, though the grave may soon he' his ashes, every American heart will enshrir. . his memory the whole, world ill claim Li: undying fame 1 In the language of that imrr.or. tal patriot, be would conjure hit Whig frie:; 1: present to A Wake, arouse, shake off the dev.. drops that glitter on your garments, and or.: : march to battle and to victory " , Immeni applause and deep feeling throughout. j ! Mr. Nash of Orange, wa. nextcalled, t, and responded happily,, as he always does. He was totally unprepared for mfcking a speec", but, like his friend Mr. Miller; was never t'is. posed lo shrink from a call made upon him L fellow Whigs. He was highly gratified at t!. 1 harmonious action of the Convention, It I.:: ! been predicted by the Democrats that the Cun. vention could not harmonize upon the differer.: questions presented for its action. In that iLey bad been wofully disappointed. ! What is thcrs in the platform presented by the! resolutions with reference to National concerns', tipon which ail U higs all statesmen, and particularly all thcr of ihe South, cannot stand 1 We have present. ed Millard Fillmore as our first choice for tl. 3 Presidency. He has been a President, not cT a section, but of the whole country. Ata lirm when this glorious Union; whose foundation was laid broad and deep by, and every stone cf which was cemented by lhe bes blood of c:.r forefathers, was in imminent danger, -he lit stood its firm and fast friend, lloi has lihere been a man. North or South, who has evincci greater devotion to that Union, or jwho has ipror. ed himself sounder upon tbe Compromise que 3. tion? Never have difficulties i s6 great stare I a President in the face, as those; which he l.zt had lo encounter. Yet in lhe trying crisis I. r has performed bis dnty with an jieye single t- the glory of his country ; and, contrasted wit!: tbe dodging of Old Fogies "j or Younjj A inerica," stands out in bold relief for honesty and independence. - s As lo our second choice, Wm; A. Giaharr:, he has always been true ; and if elected Vici President, Will still be true. Should, unfort j. nately, tbe fatality which has dogged the heeij of Whig Presidents, still attend them, there is no man I would sooner trust with the reins cf Government. Applause. No second edition of Tyler treachery would be inflicted upon u.. He again expressed bis gratification at tL unanimity which governed tbe Convention, ar, ! that Locofoco predictions had been falsified. The Convention question has been happily J- 1 justed our mends ot oin me lasi and ti 'F t 1 ..... c l. J . .. J :e ' L 1 L; ... . i J win om samueu; ana ir we enier into ine coo lest with the same spirit which is manifested here, our former proud position will be regain ed. North Carolina is a Whig State, and, wi:L the fire-brands which were thrown into cur ranks removed, we shall, if we do our duty when we go home as well as we have done here, re sume our rank as the Banner Whig State cf tbe Union. Applause. -j Mr. Banks, of Cumberland,1 next respond to a call made by the Convention. An hurr.L!; individual, be felt great embarrassment in sub mitting any remarks, after the able addresses which bad been heard from the gentlemen wi. j bad preceded him ; and that erabarrasmeni v. z.2 increased, when he was reminded, by glanch j around him, that, inhe language of a cour.tr t man of hi. t . r .L K " ' ,1 A chiel's araang ye takin iiotes, -An' faith bo'D prent 'em. . 1 I ii 6t43 i i I s !.- . ' ' " t i f V fl-
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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