openly denied tho ritf'ht of in
struction ami hid defiance to the
sovereign will will this cham
pion of Southern interests tnll
us, that his conduct would have
been perfectly blameless? Is he
oo much of an aristocrat in
principle, as to denv that "nl
political power is vested in and
derived from the veovlcl"
But "Lowndes" would .
mind the Southern people that
in iuzt9 a larilt meeting was
gotten up in Albany at which
air. van liuren delivered hi
sentiments in regard to the Ta
ri:T in full." Very true, Sir,
Mr. Van liuren upon that occa
sion "delivered himself in full,"
and had you given us his speech
in full, we should have very lit
tle to fear in a contest with you
in regard to that matter. Do
you not recollect, Sir, that on
that very occasion Mr. Van Bu
ret) declared that "if there were
any class of men on earth, for
whom he would swerve from a
course of conscientious legisla
tion, that class were the ttfar
tners of America?" Yes, Mr.
"Lowndes," that very class a
bout whose interests you mani
fest so much solicitude and
anxiety.
The fact is, Sir, although in
the speech ulludcd to, Mr. Van
Buren recognized the protec
tive system as perfectly consti-i
tutional, (and I would be clad
you would show me that it is
not so,) yet he labored chiefly
to show the injustice of protect
ing the manufacturer and not
the producer. So far from
contending for exclusive mono
polies for the manufacturer, he
declared that the doctrine of
protection should be reciprocal.
"He had," he said, "large farms
which he had devoted and which
he meant to devote to the crow
ing of wool," and he contended
that these farms were as much
entitled to protection as the
wool manufacturer. lie dep
recated that policy which would
tax one portion of the people
for the benefit of another. In
deed his whole course of rea
soning on that occasion mani
fested a liberality and magnani
mity of feeling towards the
South seldom to be met with in
politicians whose interests are
so little allied with ours. j
It is an undeniable fact that
the Tariff of 3 is onerous and
oppressive on the South but in
regard to Mr. Van Buren's hav
ing brought this evil upon us, it
was beyond his power to pre
vent it. Had he possessed the
power, by his vote, of prevent
ing the passage of the bill, yet
he was so situated that he could
exercise no discretion of his
own. He had been instructed
by those who empowered him
to give his vote what to do with
it, and having accepted it upon
that condition, had he disposed
of it otherwise, he would have
proved faithless to his trust, and
unworthy to be trusted again.
"Lowndes" also tells us that
Mr. Van Buren was opposed to
Mr. Madison's administration.
Very like, very like, Sir, but
what docs this prove? Do you
mean to insinuate that every
man who teas opposed to Mr.
Madison's administration is noio
opposed to Southern interests?
Where, Sir. will you look for a
more uncompromising champi
on of republicanism, a more
stern and inflexible advocate
for democracy, than the illustri
ous Randolph, now reposing
upon his laurels upon the banks
ot tne Koanoke! He, Sir, op
posed Mr. Madison's adminis
tration too. Whom will vrm
find a more consistent, firm and
unwavering advocate forSouth
em interests than Nathaniel Ma
con? And did he render to Mr.
Madison's, or any other admin
istration, a blind and headlong
support? And, Sir, where is
this adamantine pillar of demo
cracy now, in regard to the Vice
Presidency? Among the friends
of Martin Van Buren.
"On the Missouri question,"
asks Lowndes, "where was Mr.
Van Buren?" Ah! will you have
tho goodness to tell us? 1
should be glad to know what
Mr. Van Buren had to do with
the Missouri question. I should
like to know where he was and
what course he actually did
take in that matter, or whether
the fact be that he took none
at all?
"Lowndes" gives us a gloomy
picture indeed of the Southern
country. "We have' says he,
"one continued winter, every
thing is blocked up, we have
neither spring norsummer pros
perity, we struggle in vain to
maintain even such dull pros
pects, we linger and droop in
sad adversity," &c. Is he in
earnest? Are here no wild ex
cursions into the field of fancv?
Such language might do well
enough "to adorn a tale," but
not "to point a moral." Tis
true we are inert, dull and in
active, and consequently we see
but little signs ot improvement
or growing prosperity; but why
arc these tilings so! Why, fur-
sooth, the partizans of Mr. Bar
bour tell us Martin Van Buren,
the "Great Magician," is the
author of all your evils. He
fastened upon you the odious
Tariff of '28, and has made you
mere vassals and feudatories to
the Northern capitalists. What
absurdities party excitement
will make men run into!
Our author tells us that if we
wish to prevent the election's
going to ihe Senate, wc have
the remedy in our own hands.
"Let the friends of Mr. Van Bu
ren," says he, "withdraw their
favorite and prevent the evil."
Whew! can it be possible that
this intelligent writer, enter
tains the belief that Mr. Bar
bour could be elected bv the
people? Has not Mr. Barbour,
from the first time he commen
ced his political career, been
always combatting against the
settled policy of the countrv?
In regard to the subject of in
ternal improvements, his oppo
sition has been uniformly una
vailing, in regard to the Ta
riff policy, he has always been
in a slender minority. In re
gard to the Bank, it is said of
him that "once upon a time,
when this measure was before
Congress, he dodged the ques
tion by pulling on his hat and
walking out of the house. Mr.
Barbour in short has been,
(honestly no doubt,) uniformly
1 .. . 1VT T,i
opposea iu ionueru, unsiurii
and Western interests, and on
some occasions to the interests
of the South itself. When has
Mr. Barbour voted for a single
measure, calculated materially
to benefit the South? The
truth is, he has always gone
against every thing and for
nothing.
Upon what data then is the
calculation founded, that Mr.
Barbour should be popular, who
has always gone against every
popular measure? Can ho be
expected to get a single vote
beyond the six plantation States?
And so long as Mr. Van Buren
is before the people, where is
he to get his votes at all? It is
conceded on all hands that Ala
bama and Tennessee are deci
dedly for Van Buren, Virginia
herself and North Carolina
doubtful. Wherefore then ask
us to withdraw a candidate who
stands a fair chance of success,
and take up a hopeless one?
"Every American citizen
should rally around such politi
cal measures as will insure the
solidity of the Union, and which
will protect their rights from
being trampled upon." Well
said, Mr. "Lowndes" but what
are tho "political measures
which will insure the solidity of
the Union?" Will you nullify,
secede, or vote for a man who,
with one fell swoop, will entire
ly abolish the Tariff, ruin a
large number of farmers and
manufacturers, and throw the
country into a state of intestine
distention and civil war? I ask
you if it would not be better po
licy to reduce the taxes gradu
ally, and by that means allow
those whose interests would be
so seriously affected by the sud
den and entire repeal of the
Tariff, a fair opportunity of pre
paring for a different course of
policy? Would not conciliation
and compromise be the surest
means of ensuring tranquility
and the "solidity of the Union?"
Such a course of poliey, the
past conduct of Mr. Van Buren
induces us to believe would be
pursued by him, were he en
trusted with the functions of the
Chief Magistracy, while at the
hands of Mr. Barbour, wc could
expect nothing but the most ri
gid and uncompromising nnti
TaritT and anti-Internal Im
provement policy, which if sud
denly adopted could have no
other effect than a dissolution of
the Union, and perhaps our
whole country rendered a "how
ling wilderness." Then indeed
should wc have "one continued
winter, wc should linger and
droop in sad adversity" then
would our fields, nuw laden
with plenty, be bleached with
the bones of our brethren, and
tho bleaking buzzards of the
night hover around the sangui
nary plain. Then should wc
hear the pealing of the curfew
and the tolling of the death
knell of human freedom. Is
this the high-wrought picture of
n phrenzied imagination, or of
the approaching dread reality?
The hi gli priest of Nullification
is stalking through the South
Revolution openly advocated
from the rostrum, and proclaim
ed around the board of festive
hilarity no longer do men he
sitate to "calculate the value of
the Union," and no longer does
the vaulting ambition of the de
magogue, hesitate to "cry aloud
and spare not," against our ho
ly Union "Ate, hot from hell,
cries havoc, and let slip the
dogs of war!" Does "Lowndes"
wish to avert these dire calami
ties? Docs he wish to prevent
the sad catastrophe? If so, I
beseech him to pause and risk
himself, if the administration of
the Executive branch of.lhis go
vernment were to fall into the
hands of cither Mr. Barbour or
Mr. Sergeant, if the course of
policy they might be expected
to pursue, would not accelerate
these evils and hasten the day
of our ruin?
A JACKSONMAN.
FOR THE FREE PRESS.
Washington, N. C.
August 13th, 1832.
A meeting of a number of ci
tizens of the county of Beau
fort, friendly to the re-election
of Andrew Jackson to the Pre
sidency of the United States,
and of Martin Van Buren to the
Vice Presidency, took place at
the Court House in this town,
this day, when Henri A. Elli
son was called to the Chair
and Henry C. Hoyt was ap
pointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting
having been stated by Mr. Hin
ton, a committee were appoint
ed, consisting of Messrs. Hin
ton, Devine, Hoyt, Pratt and
Rainey, to report upon the se
veral matters claiming the at
tention of the meeting who
soon after reported the follow
ing resolutions, which were una
nimously adopted that is to
say:
"Resolved, as the sentiments of
tliis meeting, that we do but exercise
a right common to all our fellow citi
zens, when we peaceably assemble
together, to promote in the manner
recognized by the Constitution and
laws, the election of ihe man whom
we deem best qualified to preside over
the destinies of our country: and he,
who, while he at his pleasure, claims
and exercises this right himself, en
deavors to debar ofhers from its exer
cise, by force, if in his power, or by
anonymous menace, abuse, black
guard, or low-bred ridicule, is at heart
a despot and the veriest slave of
those base and despicable passions
which sink him beneath the dignity
of revenge. Let the people watch
him: he is an enemy to freedom it
self; and every freeman's hand should
hold 'a rod to lash him naked through
the world.'
liesolved, further. That AND'VV
JACKSON has sho wn himsnlf pmi-
nently fitted by Providence, for his
country's every emergency; and re
markably possesses the patriotism,
moral courage and strength of charac
ter, indispensably necessary at the
present lime lo give effect to his own
lavorite sentiment: 'The Union it
must be preserved.' We will there
fore use all honorable means in our
power to promote his re-election to
the Presidency of the U. States.
Ixesolved, furthermore. That while
we yield to none, in the strength and
purity of our Southern fcclimis. we
deprecate, as too full of danger o our
beloved country, the election at this
critical time, of any man to the Vice
I residency, whose nrincinles even
remotely look towards a disunion of
these Stales, or resistance lo the laws
of Congress: and if some of Judge
Barbour's partizans arc even mistaken
when they attribute to him principles
very near akin io these, still we are
averse to a division of the Jackson
hepublican party between two can
didates, and the more so, as the great
body of that party have very proper
ly taken tip MARTIN VAN BU
REN, of New York, as their candi
date. In his attachment to the Uni
on there is nothing left to contingen
cies: in talents and services to the
Republic, and intimate acquaintance
with the foreign and domestic rela
tions of the country, he vastly sur
passes all of his competitors for the
Vice Presidency; and his agency in
regaining the British West India
trade, ol itself, give him claims upon
the gratitude and support of the peo
ple of North Carolina, and which far
outweigh his much abused vote in
182S upon the Tariff and which
was given too, in obedience to in
structions from the Legislature of the
State which, placed him in Congress.
We will therefore use ail honorable
means in our power to promote his
election to the Vice Presidency at
the next election.
It was, on motion of Mr.
Pratt, furthermore resolved una
nimously, that Joseph B. Hin
ton, Esq. be the delegate of this
meeting to attend the district
conventional meeting, to assist
in the selection of a proper per
son to be placed on the Jackson
and Van Buren Electoral Tick
et, as Elector for this district.
It was also further resolved,
that the Secretary of this meet
ing respectfully ask of the Edi
tors of the Newbern Sentinel,
Tarborough Free Press, nnrl
Raleigh Constitutionalist.
..I .i . . "
a
liau in nieir respective papers,
for the proceedings of this
meeting.
The meeting then adjourned,
subject to the call of the Chair
man and Secretary.
Henry A. EllisonyCVn.
II. C, Hoyt, Sec'y.
p-TIiey who seek wisdom
will certainly find her.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1832.
QThis number closes the ciehih
volume of the "Free Press." We
tender our sincere thanks to Us pat
rons for their kindness and liberality"
and will endeavor to merit a continu!
a nee of their favor.
Our next number will probably be
delayed a day or two, in consequence
of some improvements we contem
plate making in its appearance.
QJ Young Hickory"-and A
Voter," in reply to "The Campbells
are coming." in our next.
Our correspondents must bear with
uswe devote as much space lo their
favors as we dare venture to do, with,
out subjecting our readers to a surfeit.
ELECTION RETURNS.
Martin County -David Latham,
Senate. James L. G. Baker and
John Cloman, Commons. Samuel
S. Shepherd, Sheriff. State of (Jle
Poll: Senate Latham 254, Jef
Cooper 1S8. Commons Baker 531
Cloman 496, Joseph Robertson 31 1
M. JV1. Gardner 248. Sheriff Shep'
herd (not a candidate) 344, Asa Grif
fin 246, J. A. Smithwick 1SS, En
gene Burroughs 6 2.
rjatijaxlsbam Mathews, with-
out opposition, S. Charles Gee and
John R. J. Daniel, C. Town of Ha
lifax Wm. L. Lcfog, without oppo
sition. James Simmons, without op
position, Sh. State of the Poll: Com
monsGee 647, Daniel 612, Elisha
II. Kure 570, Wm. M. West 545.
Nash W. W. Boddie, S. Joseph
Arrington and George Boddie, C.
S. W. W. Vick, Sh'ff.
Wayne James Rhodes, S. Joha
Broadhurst and Patrick Cromwell, C.
Wm. Thompson, without opposition,
Sh'ff. State of the Poll: Senate
Rhodes 271, G. Sherrard 241. Com
mons Broadhurst 639, Cromwell
436, C. R, Blackman 3S2, D. Was
den 275, Sanders Cox 9S.
We will probably receive in a few
days returns from all the counties,
when wo will give a complete list of
all the persons elantorl.
(JA meeting of delegates from
the counties of Rowan, Davidson and
Montgomery, was held at the Healing
Springs on the 4th inst. at which
John Giles, Esq. of Rowan, was ap
pointed the Jackson and Barbour in
jector for that district.
A meeting of delegates from the
counties of Randolph and Guilford,
(none attending from Chatham,) was
held at Ashborough, on the 27th ulf.
at which John M. Morehead, of
Guilford, was appointed Elector for
that district, to vote for Gen. Jackson
as President, and lo vote for the per
son, as Vice President, who shall have
received a majority of the votes of the
freemen of this State and no other.
Resolutions were also passed depre
cating the divisions among the friends
of Gen. Jackson, in this State, in re
gard to the Vice Presidency recom
mending a compromise to the friends
of Barbour and Van Buren and that
"in the opinion of this Convention, it
is expedient to form a ticket through
out the State, for Andrew Jackson,
without inserting the name of any
candidate for the Vice Presidency;
that a blank be left in the ticket for
the name of a person to fill that office;
that each voter in the State fill said
blank to suit himself; and "that the
Electors named on such ticket, be in
structed and required to vote for the
person as Vice President, who shall
thus receive the greatest number of
votes from the people," &c.
The Cholera. Al Norfolk, on the
10th, there were reported for the
preceding 24 hours, 43 new cases and
21 dealhs; on the 11th, 38 new cases
and 12 deaths; on the 12th, 23 new
cases and 14 deaths; on the 13th, 31
new cases and 14 deaths. The Board
of Health, on the 13th, ceased report
ing new cases, on account of the diffi
culty of obtaining daily reports from
the resident physicians. On the 14th,
there were 22 interments, and 19 on
the 15th two-thirds of whom are es
timated lo have died of the Cholera.
The disease is still principally confi
ned to the blacks. .
At Portsmouth, from Wednesday,
the Slh; 5 P. M. to Saturday, the 1 1th,