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. SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1836. Hep abli can .No m intiUqn. FOR PRESIDENT, MARTIN VAN BUREN, of N. Y. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, RICHARD M. JOHNSON, of Ky. -::- DISTRICT ELECTORS. 1. Robert Love, Haywood Co. 2. George Bowers, Ashe. 3. John Wilfong, Lincoln. 4. Aicu'd Henderson, Rowan. 5. John Hill, Stokes. 0. Jonathan Parker, Guilford. 7. Wm. A. Morris, Anson. S. Abram Venable, Granville. 9. JosiaiiO. Watson, Johnston. 10. Nathaniel Macon, Warren. 11. Wm. H. Lock u art, North'n. 12. Henry Skinner, Perquimons. 1 3. Louis D.Wilson, Edgecombe. 14. Wm. P. Ferrand, Onslow. 15. Owen Holmes, New Hanover. FOR GOVERNOR, RICHARD D. SPAIGHT. COUNTY CANDIDATES. General Assembly For Senate, Thos. H. Hall. House of Commons, John. J. Daniel, James George. Jos. Jno. PiprEN. For Sheriff. William D. Petwav. ffThe Election for Governor and members of Assembly takes place in this Congressional dis trict on Thursday, 28th July in other parts of the State generally on the second Thursday in Au gust. The Election for Presiden tial Electors uniformly on the se cond Thursday of November next. The Election. On Thursday week, the Election will lake place in this Congressional District for Governor, members of Assembly, and Sheriffs. There being so little competition in this county, we are somewhat apprehensive a full vote will not be taken, unless the people are early apprised of the importance of electing a Re publican Governor. The Whigs, as usual, are sanguine of success and, as usual, will be beaten unless the Republicans are ex tremely negligent. Wc would therefore, earnestly impress upon the minds of our Republican friends the propriety of not only going to the polls themselves, but also of urging others to attend. Rail Road. We are highly gratified to learn that the survey of the route from Wilmington through this place to Halifax is rapidly progressing The Sur veyors passed our village on Tues day last, or their way to Halifax. They speak very favorably of the route thus far. WTe learn from an advertisement in the Wilmington Advertiser that, at a meeting of the Board of Directors on the 1st irst. the fol lowing Resolution was passed and ordered to be published, viz. Resolved, That Interest be ex acted from such Stockholders, as shall fail to pay their instalments within the lime prescribed by pub lic notice. FOR THE TARBORO PRESS. The celebration of the 4th of Ju ly at Stantonsburg. The anniver sary of the independence of the United Slates was celebrated in Stantonsburg on the 4th of July with a degree of spirit and digni ty, not often surpassed on such occasions. At sunrise, i the midst of the village, the star-span- uled banner was hoisted,to display the beautiful stars and stripes, so sacred in the bosoms of all true American patriots. At an early hour a respectable number of peo ple collected to participate in the festivities of the day, and at ihe hour of twelve repaired to the Ma sonic Hall, where the Declara tion of Independence was read by Dr. John R. Dering and followed bv an appropriate Oration from Dr. John J. Daniel. Lemuel De berry presided as President of the day and Isaac IV. Home as Vice President. At the hour of two o'clock the company sat down to the table and partook of a dinner prepared for the occasion. After dinner was over the cloth was re moved and the following regular toasts were drank: 1st. The day we celebrate, the birth day of American liberty: may we know how to appreci ate its worth. (3 cheers.) 2. The memory of Washington and Lafayette, their deeds have won for (hem, laurels that will perpetuate their names to the latest posterity. (G cheers.) 3. The Constitution of the United States. Conceived by the pu rest of motives, adopted by the best of patriots, it "must be pre served." (4 cheers.) 4. The Patriots of the Revolution, the hand of death, may snatch them from us. but still their memory lives with us. (5 cheers.) 5. A Republican government. Loved by all freemen and de tested only by tyrants. (4 cheers.) C. The thirteen bridit stars of 1 77G the inheritance of our forefathers. They are still bril liant with the rays of liberty. (3 cheers.) 7. Freedom of conscience and liberty of the press are the true attributes of a Republican gov ernment. (4 cheers.) 3. The Army and Navy, the watch-guard of our liberty by land and by sea: they will make the stars and stripes respected. (0 cheers.) 9. Our venerable Chief Magis trate, equally victorious in ihe field and in the cabinet: his country appreciates his worth. (6 cheers.) 10. May that peace and harmony, which have so long filled the places of war and discord in our republic, ever be cherished, honored and respected. (5 cheers.) 11. May the thundering cannon be heard no more, nor our soil stained with crimson gore, nor our ears pierced with the groans of the w ounded and dying: but may the sword once imbued in blood lie and moulder in the scabbard. 12. The star-spangled banner, may it continue to wave o'er the land of the free and home of the brave. (5 cheers.) 13. The fair: heaven's last, best gift to man: may they ever be cherished, loved, and July res pected. (21 cheers.) Volunteer toasts. lly Lemuel Dcberry. The day we celebrate, may it continue to be a full source of joy to our pos terity, till time itself shall be no more. (3 cheers.) By John R. Home. The Or ator of the day, s republican from childhood, a patriot at manhood, promotion his only just reward. (5 cheers.) Dr. Daniel arose, and after making a few very appropriate remarks in acknowledgment of the compliment paid to him, gave the following sentiment: Our Navy and militia: they should for the safety of the liberties of our country, ever be ready to resist unjust oppression and foreign in vasion. If not the spirit of'7G will certainly be irrevocably gone. (6 cheers.) By Thomas S. Burt. The Un ion of the States, "They must be preserved," or 'we may erelong see anarchy wave its horrid sceptre over the altars of United America. (6 cheers.) By Joshua Barnes. Willie P. Mangnm, Senator of North Caro lina: may he be spurned from the presence of all true democrats. (O'cheers.) By Benjamin Bynum May i the day we are nsw celebrating long be remembered and kept up by the American people. : (4 cheers.) By Jeab Home, May the tree of liberty flourish and every hu man being partake of its fruits. (b cheers.) By Joshua Wilkinson. Hugh L. White one of North Carolina's best sons, she will reward him at the next November election. (1 cheer.) By Jesse Mercer. May all par ty strife and discord cease and that unanimity of spirit which existed among our forefathers, still be cherished in the hearts of rising generations. By JVathan P. Daniel. The immortal Washington, Lafayette, and all the rest of their compat riots: their truly Republican prin ciples will ever stand as a monu ment to perpetuate their memory. (6 cheers). By IVilliam J. Armstrong. May the freedom and liberty of our beloved county, that our fore fathers obtained with gores of blood, be cherished and preserved in the bosom of every true Re publican. (4 cheers.) By Isaac IV. Home. General Jackson, the Chief Magistrate of these United Slates, the supporter of good and detector of evil, may his acts be revered by rising gen erations. (5 cheers.) By Lemuel Deberry. May thai unanimity of spirit which has characterized this meeting, con tinue to glow in our bosoms while life shall last and be handed down, untainted by party spirit, to gen erations yet unborn. (9 cheers.) ORATION Of Dr. John J. Daniel. Fellow Citizens: After ano ther annual revolution, we are again brought to our remem brance of the glorious achievmenls of our ancestors. This day which w e have assembled to commemo- rate, is fraught with the deepest interest of our country, and should ever be cherished in the bosoms of lovers of liberty, and consecrated in the memory of American patri ots as one on which the most illus trious act that ever existed in the history of nations, was promulga ted. It is the day on which was kindled lhe fire of freedom, and the yoke of tyranny was cast off our galling necks. It is the day sgiveii that impelled us to the con on which the banner of Indepeu- i test. That was an era if any ever deuce was hoisted, and the flag of i existed in the annals of historv, patriotism waved over our then state of colonel vassalage; which delivered us from unjust taxation and British oppression. The mother country endeavored by its well known gigantic military for ces to drive us from the noble stand we had assumed. Though the mighty warlike threats of trampling us under foot with a Napoleon facility were resorted to, to bring us in a state of perpetual submission to their odious, cor- rupt and tyrannical power: though they brought forward their high strains of eloquence to persuade us that we had taken a j hope in the event of contending btand that was traitorous to the ! with the mother country. Pos government to which we belong- ! sessing such little preparation to ed: though they in such a positive ; enter into a hard and tedious rev and absolute manner told us, that olutionary struggle with the most if we did not relinquish that stand powerful military force in lhe which we had laken, and acknowl- , world, appreared to be hazardous eage ourselves to, oe nothing more than fit subjects lor them lo tax at their own will and pleasure, that war, pestilence, famine and desolation would befal us, they could not succeed in doing away that fondness for liberty and mde- i.i.. i pendence which so nobly charac terized our patriotic forefathers. As much as they revered and res pected the ancestry from which they sprung, yet they could not admit themselves to bear the odium cf being placed in a situa tion not more laudable than that of abject slavery. After weighing the Fubject in lhat scrutinizing manner which its importance demanded, and ar riving to a conclusion to the known justice of the cause for which they were contending, they resolved that they never, no! nev er, would give up their sacred and inalienable rights until the last drop of precious blood was shed. The knowledge of equality of; rights and privileges which was so often manifested, forbid by all means an humble submission to the injustice of tyrannical and despotic power. That odious Stamp Act, from which the colo nies by their frequent remonstran ces and open appeals for redress of grievances had not long pre vious to the memorably day of in dependence been repealed; which repeal proved a source of ample satisfaction and incalculable joy. That fire of discord which had been kindled into a state of con flagration among the colonies once more assumed a prospect of being extinguished. The King of Great Britain ought surely to have known the fact, from the distur bances which existed among the colonies at the time of the exis tence of that tyrannical act, they never would consent to one of a more oppressive nature. On the repeal of the stamp duties, peace and harmony once more offered us a prospective view, and happi ness and prosperity was to flour ish in our land. But, alas! Those fine and flattering prospects, which shone with such lustre before our eyes, were blasted and all our hopes of redress of grievances were soon irrevocably dissipated. All the appeals for justice and re lief to the King of Great Britain, which were brought forward in mildness and candor, only tended to increase our grievances and distress, until all the oppression that could possibly emanate from the most tyrannical and despotic government fell upon the groaning people of North America. Our ancestors knew well that they were contending with the mother coun try, not for light and transient offences, their spirits of resentment sprung from the noble principles of liberty and independence, and this was their motto, In God is our trust. The multiplicity of acts impos- i ed upon us by Great Britain w hich impelled the colonies to dissolve all connection from its govern ment, are fully given in that ever revered and patriotic Declaration of Independence which you have just heard so emphaticalty read. Sixty years ago fr om this memo rable day that noble Declaration was resorted to, to prove to the world lhe justice of our cause, and the reasons were so forcibly that should be rightly considered as one that truly tried men's souls. That day so consecrated in the bo soms of Americans, our great national epocha should ever be intended to perpetuate. In the cause of freedom and indepen dence, we were certainly guided and directed by that overpowering ruler of the universe, who guides the destinies of nations, which alone at the time of severing our selves from the crown of Great , Britain could have braced up our 1 spirits or could have inspired in j our bosoms the least shadow of m lhe extreme. But knowinc lhat we were contending for liber ty, and nought but equal ritrhts which assured us that the great auinor or nations was in our be i ... . nan, winch alone prevented i from falling at the feet of desDO- . r us wmij, we rushed forward to the rescue of our country and nobly esiaonshed her freedom and in dependence. The noble Earl of Chatham, who well knew the in justice and oppression which was endured by lhe colonies, with all the eloquence that he so masterly displayed in our defence, could not prevent the crown from impu ting to us the unjust name of reb els. His nobly prognostic was fully verified, lhat they would find us(ihoogh at that time unprepar ed to meet such a mighty foe,) quick and apt scholars. This no ble lord and a noble Burke, with that Roman firmuess and candor, used all their eloquence to prevent ihe fatal blow frdm being struck Yet the confidence of overpower ing us with. so much facility pre vented a belief that their prognos tics were correct. Tho' they urg ed the idea and belief that they never, no! never, could conquer America; yet their arguments were cast off with a spirit of indignation and prouounnced as nugatory and absurd. Our forefathers then pledged their lives together and their sa cred honor in defence of civil and religious liberty. In sucb a pledge they certainly anticipated to roll and swim in blood, but that spirit of patriotism and love of liberty which had kindled in their bosoms, could never be eradicated. When the haughty and cruel invaders encroached up on our borders, with their mighty and gigantic arms of military de fence, they were met by our an cestors though in an infantile state of military discipline, with that manly fortitude that is so very compatible with the dignity and character of American patriots. Party spirit and predilection was at that lime almost unknown; the spirit that had been kindled by the torch of liberty and indepen dence, which was then emblazon ed in our bosoms, resulted in the cry which was heard thro'out our land, we will go for our country and claim nought but its just and inalienable rights, and we will nev er suffer it to perish by the hand of the unrelenting enemy until they shed the last drop of precious blood. Yes, fellow citizens, our ancestors rushed forward in the sanguinary fields and there shed iheir blood in streams as free as water. After a ten vears hard i foUrht. revfilliliniinrv sf rirttrt rp. , ..BB.W l.a.r.n.1 l . juccu us mjiii me oppression 01 me crown ot ureal liritam achiev eu to us an inheritance based upon the glorious principles of democ - racy, the noble rights of liberty, and a character among the na tions of the earth more illustrious in the possession and enjoyment of a justly established government, that showers down more blessings than any other that has ever exist ed iu the history of fallen empires and ruptured republics. A na tion possessing such little prepar ations to enter into a warlike struggle with the most powerful military force on earth, guided and diretecd by the great Ruler of ine Universe, has undoubtedly re sulted in the attainment of a name more laudable than has been granted to any other. The no ble and just grounds upon which they built their cause of liberty and independence, was the only sure guarantee that the great Ru ler of the destinies of all nations was acting in her behalf, which alone secured to them the least shadow of hope of ever defeating their powerful invaders. Aristocracy has existed to a greater or less degree in every government that has ever been es tablished, and ours at that illus trious and glorious epoch was not entirely free from its bane. Whilst the patriot and lovers of colonial liberty were contending for their just and inalienable rights of free dom, the aristocrats would ex claim in strains .that echoed throughout our land treason! trea son! But the hope for reconcil iation, the certainty of which was urged by the latter, was only lis tened to by the former with the frown of indignation and pro nounced as only illusive. The colonies had petitioned, remon slrated,and fallen at the feet of the throne and implored its interposi j ..w iu.iijjus. tlOn nVPrt ihp Irnnnlonl l,J. r! the ministry and Their petitions, their remonstran ces and supplications were alight ed, heard and disregarded, every thing like an appeal for freedom and redress only caused addition al violence and insult; and spurn ed them from the throne with contempt and indignation. War like preparations covered our wa ters and darkened our land. Jn vain then could the least idea be maintained of hope for peace and reconciliation. All hope was gone, and war was inevitable The cry was then in the lan. uiiicimeni. guage of the illustrious Henrv ... ' g'veus liberty 0r r; For life itself u oZt- not with U i ,e " lLeny To enter inlft 3 COn'd. ny hard fouJhM l?',lof took place , beyond the Hmils h to yursue on this occasion C and darkness i lhe , rGl- '""dependence was decL Ur shadowed our j ancestors were di,1Pa "'V' 0" our countrv ai " ad despair. The j "iiiiusi Cm,!. courage uil n;tf, countrv for d,... P Ui of . " auuu time u- i most irrevocably gone F a!" heroic.dpa,rcU6i&. Virginia at this momento?01 was on i ! c . 1 0Us era gloom and desnli. 'i. v.c UJ Sin;,,,,. into tal WASm.NRTVw 1 ? "nimor- mrtS. Sl0'-Hi a!. most alwie, fan. I with '"v.l. illlf! c, mighty storm that raged nrn him. Hepor.uedaBc was entirely absent from consideration but that ul'w'f liberty, and patriotism. Hi character is unimpeachable " ! name is immortalized, aiJj h'is a' ch.evments are unrivalled i history of nations. Greater als and military character! ' lave arisen throughout the world, and like an ignis. fatuus have dazded terrified and shone with merid splendor; but that fame hado:'ilv an ephemeral existence. Bet ih A merican saviour of his countrV like his Potomac widening wards the end of her corse, ac quired a nobler and more illustri ous character as he gradually ap. proached the end of his existence. Even nations of a des- nnlir. rlisractop judiced as they might be a" i ; i.uuiu not, as pre. .ainst the principles of democracy, do , . , ;, ! f t 1 1 T H" I C O t It 1 11 i " reverence to - j ",s ,llu, moramv and mugriiy Ul UCd" l; ssociateu by Ins brave !ant valiant contenders for liberty, j lmj w ai' of the Revolution was ..v., ,u,U brought to its termination and es tablished a most noble blood stained triumph over the invaders and oppressors of our country. In the attainment of this noble victory there was nothing resorted to but the most dignified mode of conduct. For during the whole struggle with the invaders and op pressors of our countrv, our an cestors were grandly characterized by being destitute of resorting to lhe indignant exercise of unjust cruelties. When we had obtained lhat which we believed to be our inalienable rights, we treated our enemies with lenity and kindtm At the time of the humble surren der of Lord Cornwallis and Lis whole army, we treated them ami cably and obtained justly the hap py and glorious character of a good, virtuous, and humane peo ple. The long winter of war was then past and gone the spring time of peace was come, and the voice of her dove echoed through out our land. Peace with the whole world was then the happy situation in which we were plated, and we were pronounced to be a people not deficient in any thing that can possibly ensure domestic happiness and prosperity, or reap the esteem and respect of far dis tant nations. Our happy aw glorious Union, based upon the principles of Republican demo cracy, can and will ever continue to hold us a noble, illustrious and happy nation. Our ancestors who toiled and bled for the mar.y blessings we have inherited !row them by their glorious achieve ments, after a long and tediou revolutionary struggle, should ana J- -"- . I !g uill avor Hp rPVPrefl aS l'"u' j . o i .t,.. nov-pr surrender ar I.Ct U9 UiCM .wv. el, drop that banner of freedom &: W noble inheritance so justly obtain ed after filling our bati e fie with so much blood. Ibca l that spirit which kindled m bosoms of ow ancestors o never be extinguished, bat re endeavor to hand it do010? latest posterity. We are now i the possession of a govern baomest and most prosper0 I0LMJICOI Oil" r . , g arth, respected abroad, U " envy of the wor.d. e , lend our children to their i ; ultivate the g nil .'-
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