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SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1843. ELECTION RETURNS. We have not yet received racial re turns of the votes in the several Conces sional districts in this State, hut our intelli gence renders it ceriutn that the Democra cy have electe.l FIVE out of the nine members to which this Slate is en'iiled. Last year we succeeded in electing a De mocratic Legislature, this year a majority of members of Congress, next year we shall in all probability elect a Democratic Governor and a Democratic Presidential ! sustain that same man Electoral Ticket what then? why, the Federal Whigs will still proclaim as they have done and now do, that North Caroli na is "Whig to the core." The following are the returns, so far as'ly, or think they will have any weight or received: 2;ery. The Regisler having discovered ihe-same fact, very disingenuously announ ces it to the reader in an obscure part of another page. When they discovered thi fraud, why not notify at the beginning of the article? The same announcement could be made there as elsewhere. But no, they publish it with an approving editorial, im press the reader of the value of such senti ments from Mr. Jefferson, then leave him to find out afterwards if he can, that they have imposed on him. This letter was first published ;bou twelve years ago by a Federal paper ol Rhode Island, to prop the tottering for tunes of Henry Clay and his Tariff sydem. Hut the style and sentiments were so dif ferent from Mr JffVrson's, it vvas at once by his friends pronounced a cheat, and the parties were compelled to confess it. It was then laid by, consigned it was hoped to the receptacle of all such calumnies and frauds; when lo, the Whigs of 1843, to and cause, resort again to this forgery and have the effronte ry to at empt a second time the vile trick. If they have any fairness or honesty, and piize Mr. Jefferson's opinions so high- 1st district, Mr. Clingrr.an is elecied by a majority of 907 votes over Mr. Graham, both Whigs. influence with their readers, let them pub lish his real sentiments. They can easily procure the genuine opinions of that dis tinguished Republican. His opinions on 2nd. Mr. Barringcr, Whig, 366 over ' banks, currency, tariff, revenue laws, and Mr. Craige, Dem. 3rd. Mr. Reid, Dem., 393 over Mr. ; oeen written with the pencil of light. His Mitchell, Whig. j state smandke views on tne policy of our 4th. Mr. Deb-rry is said to be elected Government, have been tested by time over Mr. Mendenhall, both Whins. !aiuj proved his sagacity and foresight; and 5th. Gen. Saunders Dem., 141 majori- his able defence of the great truths of De fy over Mr. Miller, Whig. j mocracy and Republican liberty, has trans- 6th. Gen. McKay, Dem., a large majo-( ,itled his name to the reverence of poste rity over Mr. Leach, Whig. i i ity a? the Apostle of Liberty. 7th. Gen. Daniel, Dem., 155 majority! If these Whig Editors of Raleigh did not over Mr. Nash, Whig. ! design a cheat, let them show their sinceri- 8th. Mr. Arrington, Dem., 548 over ty by publishing the true opinions of Thus. Mr. Stanly, Whig. .Jttl rson; and if his name has any virtue 9th. Mr. Rayner, Wrhig, $40 over Dr. 0r infljence among their readeis, let it be Moore, Dem. ! exerted in behalf of those sentiments and Of the Whig, Messrs. Rayner and De truths, which constitute hi reputation as a the- financial policy of the country, have have forgotten that we have an enemy, Irt me aV vnn, Wlow-ritiypnp, win nr'qm" tW he fcM back lo ha old p"- the principles of this great party? A strict construction ol the constitution, as sei forth in the Virginia and Kentucky ivsolo ' tions, which denies to Congress the' exenuse of any powers bdt such as are specifically set forth in the compact and such as result from necessary implication, without which, the delegated power cannot be carried into effect. Not what is convenient, but what is absolutely indispensible. Those resolutions, in which 1 undertake to declare are contained the true funda mental principles of our party, deny to Congress the right to create a protective tariff, whereby the South is rob'ed ami plundered in due form of law, to enrich the North. They deny power to create a bank, or corporations of any description. They deny the right to collect revenu from the pockets of the people, for any other purpose than that for the support of an economical administration of the gov ernment. They deny to Congress the right to sc:ze on the public domain ami divide it among the States, thereby subsidizing and rendering them mere stipendaries at the foot stool of the Federal Government. They deny the right of the general govern ment to assume the debts of the Stales, or in any manner to interfere with tne rights of property. These, gentlemen, are the great land marks of our party. It is the faith and or dor of our church. In those matters we all agree. There is no diff.ret.ee of opinion Could I, fellow citzens, say this much in reference to matters of a domestic nature, it would afford me much pleasure. Hut the reverse is the Dicture. We seem to berry were in the last Congress Messrs. Clingman and Barringer, are new mem bers. The.Raleigh Standard observe: Four out of the five democratic Mem bers were Representatives to the last Con gress Col. Reid being the only new dem ocratic member. He is a strong, an able and an inflexible democrat, and his career, whilst a member of the Legislature of the State, was such as to give bright promises for the future. He will go into Congress the servant of the people of one of the fin est sections of the State and we consider him peculiarly fortunate in being th Rep resentative of a District so intelligent and patriotic. Gen. McKay, the member from Wil mington District, is a man of whom his constituents may well be proud. Long tried, he has alway proved faithful: inde fatigable in his attention to business, he has earned for himself a high reputtion in the councils of his country. Long may he continue to enjoy that reputation and to serve the people of the State statesman, thropist. a philosopher, and philan- (QThe following is the official state ment of the Poll in the 9th Congressional district. Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Northampton, GitiS, Chowan, Peiquimons, Puquotank, Camden, Currituck, Majoiity for Rayner, S40. Raynet. Moore. 316 506 423 391 287 257 476 330 354 351 249 203 40S 156 594 lt5 443 91 171 431 3719 2S79 powertul in numbers, talent and moral worth, to contend vi:h. WTe seem to have grounded our arms, turned our bicks on the enemy, to settle intestine division and commotions. vhile the bayonet is j charged at our backs and sudden destruc tion vawning just ahead ofus. .May I not invoke the spirit of Washington and those patriots of the revolution, who water ed the tree of liberty with their blood, may I not invoke the spirit of Jefferson, whose principles are ours, to inpire us with one heart and one mind, to throw down our personal piques ami prejudices, and unite at the altar of pure and devoted patri otism, in support of one common ami good cause. Let each member of this convention ask himself how much is at stake, and how much may depend upon the defeat of the Democratic party of this state. Let each and every one who comes into this conven tion come prepared to concede all that is possible for him to do, without a compro mit of his principle. Let local objects politicians, rule their parly with a rod ol Mississippi. We learn from the Mis sissippian, that the Democratic State Con vention of Mississippi, was held at the Ca- Mr. Daniel first went into Congress as'pitol in Jackson, on the 10ih ult Gen. the Representative of the Halifax District; ! Jesse Speight, of Lowndes county, was sition in the federal ranks He was a Jackson man till he lost an office, and a Tyler man till he got an ofSce. He i now the ff'iig Commodore in North Carolina. Ami there is Governor Iredell. Once ht was i he fai fiiend of General Jackson ami Mr. Cdhoun; now but we ask his urdoo--lie is said to be a Tyler man. But where was he in IS 10? In the log-cab in the hero of political heroes, rearing and charging against Mr. Van Buren, and osmg such mis-rahle humbugs as the Hooe ease, the Standing Army, and the gold spoon story, to get the people to vote the Whig ticket Now he is a lylerimn; and he can't he a whig, for the whigs denounc .Mr I vie r. w no ims chaiiiieor is it me Governor or the party he acted with in 18 10? Number three on the list is William A Graham a p 1 i i ician of the Murphy and Stanly school. Is he a WThig? We should i lii n k not, if the Bank'Upt. Law and Tariff are to he reg:r led as tet questions, and we believe he voted against both Miest measure. What is he doing in the Wtiig ranks? Is he willing to play second fiddle t the Raleigh clique? Is he a better, ;i purer and an abb r man than (erg E Badger willing to be held in lea-lion strings by George E Badge-? Mr. i Iraham owes it to himself to lake and mu tain an independent stand; he cannot remain .heie he is without subjecting himself to the imputation ol being a mere politician. And where is Robert B Gilliam, the Whig successor, asSp-jaker, of Mr. Gra ham? Some say he is a vVhig in the rank- up to his eyes in Whiggery, whiUt oth ers say that cannot be the case, because h is utterly opposed to a National BnU. Thai he supposed to a Bank, on constitu tional grounds, is well known; and how, with the restraining fetters of this all abs r hing question upon ids limbs, he can acl fnel) with the Whig party, is a mystery to us. We know nothing of Mr. Gilliam's opinions upon the tariff question, but pre sume he is nut a high-ianff man If not. lie is not a true hig; and we should not be astonished to see hnn speak out like a man when he again enters ihe politic d are na. Here, then, are four men selected out ol scores, ho nave oee i, and who are now antagonistic! upoo almost every q n stion; w.io luve been Jackson and Clay men, who have been and are now, opposed to a high tariff opposed to a Bank, and in fa vor of a Bank; and in fine, who have no great political principles in common with each oiher. And yet these men are at the head of the Whig party; they, consistent expired abonf 12 oVlork ihe next rid; Several others wre burnt, but none seri ously injured. Thi should be a warning to others. Salisbury tVutchman. and considerations be forgotten, and let us look ahead to those great principles which form the basis and structure of our political : .i - r", hi iron, or rainer, ueorge r. nadger gives forth the orders, and the orders are obeyed. re the plain, honest Whigs of North Car fabric. Let me exhort you to meet as a i olina prepared to submit to this state of band of brothers, and consider not the inte- things? Are they cattle in the market, held rest or advancement of this individual orjupto the highest bidder, to be bought by that individual, but the iiood of the Demo- i 'he smiles and lashed by- the whip, of cratic party By siich a course as UmS, and thi cn'y, George E Badger into any measure or di rection he may wi-li lo indicate? We call can we hope to succeed in the gie at strug-J upon them to come out from amid the gle which is fast approaching, and in which j ab jmiiiations of this political Babylon; to every democrat is expected to be at hisp.s and do his duty. Permit me gentlemen fas I do not wish to detain vou) ana in to make you a tender of my ments. acknowledg- he now represents the Orange District. which includes Warren, the county of the great and good Nathaniel Macon. He is still in the prime of life ardent, and gif ted with a strong and logical mind, anil his friends may reasonably predict for him a useful career. General Saunders, the Representative from the Wake District is well known to the democracy of the country. He enter ed public life at an early age, and has been for about thirty years an approved and faithful servant of the people. No man, we are persuaded, will go before him in Congress in deep devotion to the interests of his country, or in efforts to serve and truly represent the people who have again honored him by a seat in the halls of the National Legislature. Mr. Arrington, the successful competi tor of Edward Stanly, is a democrat of the aternest and most unyielding character, and the possessor of all those virtues which so eminently dignify the farmers of North Carolina. In the late contest he fought hard, but he has triumphed gloriously. Immortal honor to the people of the Edge fcombe District! Under the former apportionment the Whigs had eight members of Congress, now the democrats have five, and the Whig four. In the late content only livo demo crats have been defeated; and how man aspiring Whiggies, gentle reader, do you suppose have been used up? Seven This shows who it is that scrambles for the spoils. (JThe Raleigh Regisier-and Raleigh Star have both in their last No. published an ohJ forged letter of Mr. Jefferson, pre tending to make him an advocate of Hen ry Clay and the Tariff, and admit in the same paper that it is a forgery. The Star adds at the conclusion of the letter, it ha: arnce it was in type discovered it was a for chosen by acclamation President of the Convention. Gen. A. G. Brown was no minated as the candidate for Governor and Messrs. Jacob Thompson, Wm H. Hammet, T. M. Tucker, and R. W. Rob erts, for Congress. The Convention very judiciously pressed no preference touching a candidate for the Presidency, but made provision for sending delegates to the Na tional Democratic Convention. Gen. Speight, President of the Conven tion, is a genuine son ot the old iNortn State, and has repeatedly stood amongst the foremost of her sons in the State and National Councils, in the support and de fence of Southern interests and Democratic principles. He still, it seems, is the un compromising and fearless advocate of those interests, and of "the great land marks of our party.' On taking the Chair he addressed the delegates in substance as follows: I should consider myself guilty of ingra titude, were I to omit the present occasion to make acknowledgments to the convention for this distinguished and unexpected mark of respect conferred on me. Ithasloften been my lotto receive evi dences of respect and confidence from my fellow citizens of the Democratic party. In reviewing those scenes and events, my mind is naturally thrown back to transac tions and recurrences of by-gone days, hav ing commenced my political career in early life. I can in all the truth and sincerity of my heart, declare that, on no ocsasion have my feelings been more gratified than on the pre sent occasion, in 'finding myself placed in this chair, to preside over this numerous and talented body, representing as it does the true, and I trust the unterrified Democ racy of the State of Misaiijjppi. (JpThe following is a rare instance of disinterested patriotism and commendable self denial, in these office-seeking times (fJOn Wednesday afternoon, Gen. IESSE SPEIGH T resigned the office of Pi evident of the Senate, and on ihe 9ih balloting Gen. Arthur Fox, of Lawrence, was elected in his stead. The reasons which induced the resignation of (Jen. Speight are understood to be that he did not wish to wear the Gubernatorial robes, which it is said Gov. Tucker contemplates abandoning. In the event therefore of Gov. Tucker's resignation, the patriotic Fox will be theGovernor. Much regret was expressed by the Sena tors at the resignation of Gen. Speight; for although the chair vvas worthily filled, all agree that Gen. Speight is unsurpassed as a presiding officer. Mississippian. From the Raleigh Standard. THE WHIG LEADERS. There never was, in "the tide of time," such a jumbled up and contradictory set of politicians as the leaders of the Whig party in North Carolina. First and foremost, there is George E Badger, the Ajax of ihe party. And what is he? A Federalist out and out. Not one of the Hamilionian school in the strictest sense, but a worse and more dangerous one than the worst Federalist in the days of Hamilton. Thai great man and his political associates belie ved in the cardinal truth that the people are capable of governing themselves; George E. Badger has no belief of this sort: he holds the people in contempt, and re gards the masses as too weak or too cor rupt to take care of themselves, and would provide a ruler and a master for them. And where was this same Ajax during th palmiest days of Jackson? In the Jackson ranks. Why was he there? He was look ing for office; the Attorney-Generalship glittered before him, but he never grasped it; old Hickory knew him too well to give jnini umce, ana me very natural conse- i i r . . i snake iroui meir garments tne uusi aim i lie fil'h of paitizan idolatry; and to stand up like men upon the ancient and impir-i-hahle plat form of sound Democratic Re publican pr inciples. Fine prospects for good crops, both off and on the ItOnnokc The Crops off the River, so far as we have been able lo learn, were never better, and their condition is improving from the recent rains The Crps on th River, we profess to know something about, from personal ob servation. It is true tint the high nohs suffered somewhat from the late drought but where the light sandy ridges suffered Ihe low bottoms were thereby benefitted. So the dry weather, so farfiom being inju rious t ) the River lands generally, was greatly beneficial. And upon the whole, we ate brought to the conclusson, there will be better Crops made the present year, both off and on ihe River, than has been for the last twenty. Halifax Republican. Corn Ckop. We were visited on Mon day last by a heavy rain, which has un doubtedly knocked 251 50 off the barrel of ;he growing crop. Old Corn had run up from S2 to S3 37, at which price it sold readily but sellers finally demanded 252 50 to $2 75, and had the drought continued eight days lo.iger, there is little doubt that corn would have sold for &3 50, if not 4, per barrel. As the case now stands, ihe growing crop will be large, and Corn must fall again to $2 per barrel, if not be low this price. Our exchange papers, from every direc tion, speak of recent rains, and promising Corn Crops. Milton Chronicle. (JCol. Gardner, father of the young man who stabbed Mr. WickUffe, was ap pointed thiough his influence, Secretary to ihe Cherokee Commissioner, y"" salary ui anu piiii "oius ne apriitment. Violent Stnrm Baltimore, Philadel phia and the adjoining coun'rv, were visi ted by a violent storm on Saturday the 5th inst. Much damage was done to 'shipping buildings. goods, bridges, &c. p .riicularlf in Philadelphia. The rain commenced early in the morning with a fres-h "-ale1 trom E. N E. and continued with occa sional inter mission throuhut the day. In the eveni-g about 6 o'clock, it set "iti with increased violence, attended with viv id lightning, tremendous peals of thunder; and a high wind. TOR THE TARBORO PRESS. Anecdote of Shenstone. Shenstone wis o e day walking through his romantic retreat- in company with his Delia (her real name wa' Wilmot.) they were going toVards the bower which he made sacred to the ashes of Thomson, our harmonious countryman. Would to hea ven (sud Shenstone pinttng o the tree) that Delia could bp happy io the midst of these rustic avenue! He would have gone on, but was interrupted. A persja rushed out of a thicket and presenting a pistol to his breast demanded his monev. Shenstone was surprised, and Delia faint ed. Money (says he) is not worth strugT gling for you cannot be poorer than t am. Unhappy man. (says he, throwing him his purse,) take it and fly as quick as possible The man did so. HethrewhiS pis ol iuto the water, and in a moment dis appeared. Shensrone ordered the footbov who fol lowed behind them, to pursue the robber at a distance and obsi rve whither he went. In two hours time the boy returned and informed his master that he followed him 'o Hales Owen, where he lived; that he went to the very door of his house and p.eped through the key-hole; that as soon as the man entered he threw the purse on the ground, and addressing himself to his wife, take (says he) the de r bought price of my honesty. Then taking two of his children, one on each knee, he said to them, 1 have ruined my soul to ke-p you from starving; and immediately burst into a flood of tears. Shenstone inquired after the man's character, and found that he vvas a laborer, honest and industrious, but op pressed by want and a numerous family. He went to his house, where the man kneeled down at his feet and implored mercy. Shenstone carried him home to assist at the buildings and other improve ments which made himself so poor; and when Shenstone died, this poor laborer wet his grave with the tears of gratitude. Immortal benevolence! the richest gfm that adorns the human soul, without thee kings are poor; and in thy possession the beggar is immensely tich. ANON. (jy A miss as good as a mile" "I pre fer the miss," as" the gentleman said to a sprightly widow,- the mother of a lovely daughter just sweet sixteen; iFovtiflii; Late from Europe. The steamer A- cadia arrived at Boston on the 2nd inst hi ving marie the passage fiom Liverpool to Boston io 14 days. The Cotion markft was unusually aoiveat the last date?. The weather was considered decidedly favora ble for a beautiful harvest in all directions, but the Corn market was using rapidly. The political intelligence is not of an inter esting character. fVashington Market, 1ug 17. Corn wholesale, $2 75 per barrel. Bacon Scents. Lard, 7 to 8 cents. Naval stores. New dip, SI 90; Old, 51 C5. Scrape, 70 cents. Rep. MARRIED, In this county, on Tuesday evening last, by Wm. C. Leigh, Eq. Mr. .Wen Du pree to Miss Mary Thigpen, daughter of Mr. Wm. Thigpen. Melancholy Accident. We under stand, says the Charlotte Journal, that a sad accident occurred at Davidson College on the26ihult., which must have consid erably marred the festivities of Commence ment. While some ol the young men ofthej ollege were making arrangements to set off a fire balloon, a pan of spirits turpentine caught fire, and in the hurry of throwing the turpentine out to extinguish the flame, nearly the whole contents of the pan was ihrownon Marshall Kennedy, a son of the late Mr. T. C. Kennedy, of this county, and the fire communicating immediately to his clothes he was so badly burnt that he DIED, In Pitt county, on the Sth inst Mrs. Ann Dupree, consort of Rev'd Thorna Dupree. in ihe 69ih year of her age, having lived 51 years one month and three days m matrimonial life with her present husband. The deceaed lived respected and died re gretted by all that knew her. Also, on the 14th inst. at the residence of Mrs. Mary Ruflin, in this county, MrJ Esther Atkinson, widow of the late Rev John A. Atkinson. The deceased was of respectable parentage, which she never dishonored. We to the silent awful grave with every step make haste, The tomb contains the prince and slave and that must be our place; No more the tender mother's seen to please the children's eyes, And one has left a husband dear to weep alas! in vain, For dust is laid into the earth forever to remain. Communicated.
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