Whole JVb. 4(1. 7Vi e "Xorl h- Carolina Free Press,9 ' BY GEORGE HOWARD, Is published weekly, at 7W Dollars and Fifty Cents per year, if paid in ad vance or, Three Dollars, at the expira tion of the year. For any period less than a year, Txventy-five Cents per month. Subscribers arc at liberty to dis continue at any time, on giving notice thereof and paying arrears those resi ding at a distance must invariably pay in advance, or give a responsible reference in this vicinity. Advertisement, not exceeding 16 lines vill be inserted at 50 cents the first in sertion, and 25 cents each continuance. Longer ones at that rate for every 16 lines. Advertisements must be marked the number of insertions required, or they will be continued until otherwise ordered. 07'Letters addressed to the Editor must be post paid, or they may not be attended to. To the Jackson Central Com mittee. Gentlemen You have alrea dy learnt the result of the pro ceedings of the Baltimore Con vention. As it may however, be a matter of some interest to you, as well as to our friends in other parts of the State, to have a more particular detail of the transactions, and principles up on which' the Convention acted, and the delegation from each State being left to make such explanation as they might deem advisable I avail myself of the first leisure moment, since my return home, to make this com munication. In doing so, 1 am not to be understood as speak ing the sentiments of others, though I shrill endeavor to speak of things as thoy are; in the language of truth and since rity; under the hope of being able to satisfy you of the cor rectness of my views, and of preventing as tar as practicable a division among the friends of the administration in this State. There were in attendance a- bout 360 delegates each State being represented, with the ex ception of Missouri; and- the sentiments of that State com municated from a source enti tied to the highest respect. The Convention being organized, it was ascertained that some of the States were much more fully represented than others some having a larger, and some smal ler number than their electoral vote. It was necessary there fore to devise some plan, which might reflect correctly the rela tive weight of each State. A vote per capita or by number and a majority to govern, tho' the true democratic principle, was not considered as likely to advance the wishes, or express the will of the whole of the States, agreeably to their vote in the electoral college, which had been the great object in convoking the Convention. Hence it was decided, that each State without regard to the number of their delegates, should give its electoral vote leaving it with the respective delegations to determine upon the general or district principle of voting, as they might be di vided or united in opinion. This rule being so manifestly , fair and just, one so likely to accommodate the wishes of all, met with no opposition. The question of what States should be allowed to vote, in making a nomination, threatened a more serious disturbance to the. har mony of our proceedings. To have said to the delegates from those States who had not voted Tarboroush, (Edgecombe County, X. C.) Tuesday, July 17, 1833. for General Jackson at the last election, and who, in all proba bility might not do so at the next, though warmed and ani mated with the same wishes and sentiments, and feeling a community of hopes and fears with ourselves equally desi rous of success to the same great object that their voice could not be heard in the selec tion of a Jackson candidate for the Vice Presidency, would have been as unjust as impolitic. Jt was well known that at the last election, the electoral vote of Maine, New Hampshire, with the whole of the New England States, with the exception of a a single vote, had been given against General Jackson. It was now admitted, that these two States were decidedly for lnm, and- in the others, there were strong minorities from whom reasonable hopes of suc cess were entertained. To ob viate this difficulty, and to guard igainst the objection of suffer ing those nou -effective States to decide the question, it was resolved that no person should receive the nomination without having in his favor at least two- thirds of the whole electoral vote. Thus requiring a greater excess, beyond a majority, to concur in the nomination, than the voles of the five anti -Jackson States. Having thus set- tied in a way perfectly fair and satisfactory, the rule of voting and the number necessary to a choice the Convention proceed ed to a ballot. The result was 203 for Martin Van Daren 49 for P. P. IWbour 26 for R. M. Johnson giving Mr. Van Burcn more than two-thirds on the first ballot, and of course the nomination as Vice Presi dent. The delegation from Virgi- nia, consisting of upwards of DO members, of high character from every part of the State (who had voted for Mr. Har bour) then offered a resolution approving of the nomination and pledging thcmselvos to its support. The same course was pursued by the Kentucky dele gates (who voted for Col. John son) and who said their friend would unite with them in favor of the nomination. I have since learnt that Col. Johnson approves of the course taken by his friends and will himself sus tain the nomination. 1 was perfectly disposed in Convention, as I had been be fore, to unite with our Southern brethren upon some candidate agreeing with us in all our opi nions on measures of national policy. I thought then, as 1 think now, that the friends of the administration in the South, should have submitted their claims and preferences fairly to the umpirage of the great body of their party, and abide the result. 1 was well satisfied, that a Southern candidate uni ting only the six plantation States (as they are termed) could not possibly succeed. 1 was as well satisfied that a can didate from the North East or North West, without a union of interest, would prove equally unsuccessful. I honestly en deavored to inform myself, by a free interchange of opinion Vith members from these different sections, who was most likely to effect this union all important io our success. I became con vinced that in the North West ern States, Mri Van Buren was he secoud, if not their first choice, and that after Col. John son, he would most certainly be taken up, and was given dis tinctly to understand, that the nomination of any man as rigid as Mr. Barbour was known to be, in his views of national po licies, would jeopardize, the chance of General Jackson in the States of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. I was still disposed however not to yield, without an effort in favor of a Southern man. For altho' it has been charged upon the Convention, that it was gotten up and carried on with a view to the nomination of Mr. Van Bu ren,! well know as regards the delegates selected from this State, the charge was without foundation, and I am equally well satisfied that it is, as re gards others. The feeling in favor of Mr. Van Buren origin ated in a strong sense of public indignation, at his rejection as minister bylhe U. States Senate. Thus satisfied under existing circumstances that Mr. Van Buren would in the end com mand the nomination, 1 was dis posed as a Southern man, strongly imbued with Southern feelings as I trust others will do, cautiously to examine the politi cal aspect of things foconsid er well the grounds we should occupy before suffering our feelings find the management of our political opponents, to lead us into mazes from which we might find it difficult hereafter to extricate ourselves. I en quired of myself if we of the South should insist on a candi date opposed to the tariff, the great point in controversy, whe ther its supporters would not also insist upon one favorable to it! This being the test to decide the question, we of: course being in the minority, j both from his speeches and must have failed. We had the 'votes, whilst in the Senate, he President, with sentiments, if. was always regarded as oppb not entirely in accordance with sed to the power of Internal our own, favorable at least to a j Improvement by the General liberal adjustment of the mea-; Government. That upon the sure. I found it a fact too, be-j bill for procuring surveys, plans, yond question, that whilst the; and estimates, upon the subject ultra opponents of the tariff ; of roads and canals, and which in the South were hostile to Mr. has been the foundation of the Van Buren, its more violent supporters to the North were equally so. I thought then, as I think now, if the people of the South were prepared to submit to no terms in the adjustment of this distracting question, short of a total abandonment of the principle of protection, then the crisis had arrived, when we should take our stand, and in all things present an unbroken front. But if they were not prepared to raise this standard of opposition, even to the haz ard of revolution and I did not believe they were then it be comes our duty to act in a spirit of mutual forbearance and com promise, to practice this spirit in yielding to the wishes of a large majority of the great re publican family. In this spirit, and with these feelings, ah ho' 1 had voted for Judge Barbour, I united without hesitation in the unanimous recommendation of Mr. Van Burcn. Having taken this course, 1 may be allowed to express some additional considerations which influenced me in adopting it. In the first place, I founder. Van Buren the stronger candi date, with the Jackson Slates, and more likely to unite a ma jority of the electoral votes, than Mr. Barbour. Giving to Mr. j Barbour the votes of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Missis sippi, it would make but an ag gregate of 71 votes. Whereas Mr. Van Burcn with equal cer tainty would receive the vote of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Tennessee, Indiana, Illi nois, with three votes in Mary land making an aggregate of 90 votes so that between the two Mr. Van Burcn must have been the strongest, and in every reasonable probability one of the I wo highest, to be presented to the Senate for their choice. With the nomination, 1 believed, in addition to the above he would likely receive the vote of New Jersey, Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri and Georgia, in all 149 a majority of the whole elec toral vote to say nothing of his chance in Virginia, North Caro lina, Alabama and Mississippi. Our persevering therefore, for Mr. Barbour could have lead to no practical good but much mischief. There was no pros pect either of his election by the people, or of his receiving a vote large enough to go before the Senate as one of the two ! highest. In the second place 1 was led to enquire, whether the objections urged against Mr. j Van Buren, were of a character to forbid the South voting for him under any circumstances'! These were his views upon the subjeet of Internal Improve ments and his vote for the Tariff of 1328 throwing out of view the partizan objections of particular individuals, found ed as I considered in personal prejudice. Upon the first ques- lion. I sav with confidence, that various abuses since practised by Congress, in their appropri ations upon objects national only in name, Mr. Van Buren voted in the negative -the vote being 25 yeas, 21 nays. In re gard to the Tariff of 1828, I found the fact to be, he had vo ted for it, but that he was no more responsible for its passage than any other person who had supported it. That in regard to the charge of his having been the cause of inserting the duty upon wool and lead, without which it is said the bill could not have passed the Senate the fact turns out to be, that the duty upon wool was carried in the House of Representatives by a vote of 100 yeas 98 nays the ichole South voting for it (in order no doubt to render it odious) the Eastern members against it. In the Senate, a motion to increase the ad valo rem duty upon wool from 50 to 70 , per cent, the vote was 16 yeas, 31 nays the Senators from the South voting in the Vol FIIIXo 47. affirmative. As regards the duty upon lead, the amendment was offered by Mr. Kane, a Se nator from Illinois (and who is now voting with the South fur every proposed modification of the Tariff) without concert or understanding, as 1 am au thorised by that gentleman to say, of any kind or for any pur pose, with Mr. Van Buren, and carried by a vote of 29 yeas, 17 nays. That Mr. Van Buren voted for the tariff of 1828, un der instructions from the Legis lature of New York, pressed through that body, without ad visement with him, and as was believed at the time against his wishes. He belongs to that class of politicians who recog nize the right of the constituent to instruct and the obligation of the representative to obey, un less upon matters of constitu tional prohibition. Upon the whole I feel well satisfied, that Mr. Van Buren has no fixtid hostility towards the South, but on the contrary, feelings of the most friendly kind that his constitutional opinions are in the main in accordance with our own, and if the tariff is not ad justed upon fair terms of com promise, the fault will not be with Mr. Van Buren, or those who contributed to his nomina tion, whatever maybe i he course of Ins friends in Cohgrtss. In conclusion, I am forced to con sider the question as now pre sented to the freemen of North Carolina, whether they are wil ling to unite with the supporters of Andrew Jackson, in securing the election of Martin Van Bu ren, by the people, or of hazard ing the election of John Ser geant by the Senate If they are prepared to nullify or se cede, should it become necessa ry, in order to force a proper modification of the tariff, then I. admit they should keep aloof from this election, and hold themselves in readiness for ac tion. If they are not thus pre pared, and 1 do not believe they are then, they should unite in the support of a man, whom I sincerely believe will harmonize in the wishes of all moderate men, in an honest endeavor to settle this tariff question, and sustain in good faith, the Presi dent of their choice in all mea sures of great national policy. I have the honor to be, yonr ob't serv't. R. M. SAUNDERS. Raleigh, June 8th, 1832. Disgusting Scene. The New York Courier says: Yesterday a white woman bearing the im press upon her countenance of having once been handsome,' was conducted to the Police by the 1st Ward Inspector, at the instance of an ill looking negro, black as coal, who claimed her as his wife and charged her with having eloped from his re sidence in Boston. The wretch ed female told the magistrate that the claimant with some others had made her drink to intoxication in Boston, & while she was in that state the mar riage ceremony was performed. The magistrate not having any power to act in the matter, or dered both to leave the office. Deliberate slowly, execute promptly.

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