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vm OTTDmv ID JDd Li. Tarborough, Edgecombe County J V. Saturday, fprfl 13, 1811, fof.XX.lU 15. The Tsirboroiigh Tress, Br George Howard. Jr. Is published weekly at 7W ZJara per year, if paid in advance-or, lo Dollars and Fijly Nash, Edgecombe. Martin, Pitt. Beaufort, Ctnts at the expiration of the subscription year. Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington, compo Subscribers are at liberty to discontinue at any the 2j Electoral Disirict, to .-end Del time on giving notice thereof and paying arrears. c . . ' , Adrerusements not exceeding k squL will be ! eales J a Convention to meet at Tarboro' inserted at One Dollar the first insertion, and 25;soon a'ter 'he result of the Baltimore Con- cents for every continuance. Longer advertise-' nonta of thai rata nap cmiiro. Pnnrt Orilnpa on1 i" r 1 ""i""-- wuia auvi ; u JUinnai nutcimriiiriiia yri IllHCI. rtU- vertisements must be marked the number of inser tions required, or they will be continued until otherwise directed, and charged accordingly. Letters addressed to the I'M it or must be post paid, or they may not be attended to. DEMOCRATIC GIRL'S SONG. Tune - Rosin the Row. If e'er I conclude to get married, And I certainly think ! may soon, The lad that I give my fair hand la Shall not be a fussy old coon. He must toil in the greit undertaking, Be .stirring by night and by day- And vote gainst that Demon of Evil, The reckless and bad Harry Clay. In the heat of the contest no flinching! But firm for the laud and the law. The lad that will win me must battle For the good old republican cause. Though his locks may be brilliant as mor ning. His countenance fair as the moon, In my heart there's no place for a tory, Do you think I would marry a coon? Now took to it well, ye young gallants, The time will admit no delay, Would j'ou win the frank heart of this - maiden, You must work 'gainst the debauchee Clay. Then I'll tender my hand at the altar, To one who is able to saT, The bittle is fought my beloved, And we've beaten the dissolute Clay. From the .Washington Republican. DISTRICT CONVENTION. In pursuance of the recommendation of several Counties, a Convention, for the purpose of appointing a Delegate to repre sent the bth Congressional Disirict of N Carolina, in the Democratic Convention to ..... . De netu at naiumore in IMay next, was held at Washington, on 22d February 184.4. -The following Delegates were in attendance: CRAVEN COUNTY. Thomas I. Pasteur, George Carraway, Israel Dissosway, Oliver S. Dewey. EDGECOMBE COUNTY. William F. Dancy, John Noifleet, Kenneth Thigpen. PITT COUNTY. Litlleberry Thigpen, Benjamin Rives. BEAUFORT COUNTY. Wvriott B. Windlev. William A. Blount William Ellison, Jacob V. Little, Richard Cogdell. John Satterthwaite Benjamin F. Latham, John W. Latham, Hoyt N. Waters, John Selby, William B. Rodman. The Convention was organized by ca ling Thomas I. Pdsteur of I'raven, to the Ch air and appointing William B. Rodman ol lieaufort, Secretary. un motion ot Mr. Carraway, it was unanimously ttcsolved. That Gen. William A Blount, of Beaufort, represent this (the oih) congressional District of North Caro Ima, in the Democratic Convention to be held at Baltimore in May next, for the purpose of presenting to the people of the United States, Democratic candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. Gen. Blount briefly expressed his sense of the honor conferred on him, and ex plained the principles by which he should be governed in discharging the duty. It was well known, he said, that he had al ways entertained the highest admiration for the abilities, and public and private virtues of Mr. Calhoun. Circumstances seemed to indicate that Mr. Van Buren was preferred by a majority of the party, Mr. .Calhoun, in obedience to his ftetys of propriety, had withdrawn his naTOfi from the Convention. He enter tained confidence in Mr. Van Buren's pat fotic attachment to democratic principles. lis ability and firmness had been signally displayed in saving the country in a great cMsis. He should go to the Convention unpledged. But this they might rely up on, that he would support no man who aa not of sound Democratic faith, and that he would use his best ability to select Inp best man. under all the circumstances. On motion, Mr. Henry T. Clark, of ''fcecomhe, was unanimously chosen to 8uPply the place of Gen. Blount, J8 a Delegate, in case any thing should On motion, it was Resolved, That this Convention recom mend to the Democrats of the Counties of vention shall be known, for the purpose of .!.- I . .1 r - JiuuiHiiMj; an riecior on me democratic ticket tOT Said IllvtriPt Resolved, That the . proceeding of this Convention be published in all the Demo cratic papers of the District. I he Convention then adjourned. THOMAS I. PASTEUR, Ch'n. Will B. Rodman. Secretary. (3 VVe. publish below several letters, which have been received from citizens of several counties which were not represen ted in the Convention: Beaufort, Feb 26th, IS44- D?ar Sir: Your letter of the 23d iiiS'.. enclosing a conv of the nroceedimrs of the r- J J . n Convention held in Washington, on tn 22d, to appoint a Dilegate to represent the 8th Congressional District of thi- SuU in the Democratic Convention to be held in Baltimore, in May next, and requesting me to asceitiin the opinion of Democrats rJ-P 'Ctiog them, ha been receiver; and in reply, 1 have the pleasure to inform you that all the Democrats with whom 1 have had the opportunity to converse on the subject, have expressed their approbation of the entire procee lings of the Conven tion, and they entertain no doubt, that the Democratic party throughout the county unanimously approve the nomination. Resp-ctlully, Your ob't serv't, JAMES RUM LEY. Wm B. Rodman, ksq , Secretary of the Convention. Middleon, March 2d, 144. Dear Sir: At the Democratic Conven tion, held in Washington not long since, the county of Hyde was not repre sented. 1 have, therefore, thought it ex pedient to obtain the views of the Demo crats of this county in reference to the pro ceedings of said county in reference to the proceedings of said Convention. They meet with general approbation throughout. I write this in haste; should you wish to assure the public that the Democrats of Hyde heartily approve of the proceedings. of said Convent ion yon can do so in the strongest language. CALEB SPENCER. To Wm- B. Rodman, esq , Secretury of the Convention. IliWardslon, 16 March, 1844. Dear Sir: 1 have seen the proceedings of a Convention, which assembled in Washington, on the 22d Feb., for the pur pose of appointing a delegate to represent this Congressional District in the Demo cratic National Convention, which is to as semhle in Baltimore the last of May; and I highly approve of the appointment of Gen. Blount; and every Democrat 1 have con- versed with has expressed himself well pleased with the proceedings of the Con vention. Wiih great respect, Your ob't set v't, SAM'L L. ARRINGTON. To Wm. B. Rodmnn, esq , Secretary of the Convention. From the Washington Republican. (QFThe greatest Tyler meeting that has been held in our town since Mr. T. has been President of the United States came oflfon Wednesday night lhe2Sth ult. Read below an account of the proceed ings. The Tyler men here, if put . in a row, it is true, would not reach three miles, but in proportion to the length of the row, they muster strong. TYLER MEETING. After a few hours notice, a very respec table meeting of the friends" of President 'Tyler took place in Washington, on the night of the 27h of Mat ch, for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Tyler Dem ocraiic Convention, to meet In Baltimore in May next. The meeting was called to order by appointing Doc." William TV Bry an chairman and Sylvester T. Brown, sec retary. The object and design of the meeting being explained; on motion of Mr Cogdell, a committee of five gentlemen were appointed to prepare a preamble and resolutions to be submitted to the meeting for its adoption. The following gentle men were appointed as said committee, viz: R. Cogdell, William TV Pratt, Benja min Robinson, B. M. Selby, and Wm. El lison. The following preamble and reso lutions were reported by the committee and unanimously adopted by the meeting: , , Whereas, since the existence of our Government, we have recognized biit two parties in this country ; the Republican and Federal the former known as the great Democratic party) the latter as the modern Whig parly. The grave issues which! now ui viae inese parties, give to tne ap proaching I'resdenlial contet a startling interest to the merican people, involving not only principles that, materially effect our future prosperity but' the very : ques tion ofman s capacity of sell government. VV e have no disposition at present to go in to a discussion of principles, but will con tent ourselves by saying that, let the de signs of the Whigs be what they may, we believe their measures to be hostile to liber ty and opposed to the spirit of our free in stitutions. It is generally conceded that Mr. Clay will be the candidate of the Whig party. Who will be the candidate of the Democratic party is a queston of deep and absorbing interest to, every true hearted Republican; and it is not too much to say, that upon the selection made will depend the fate ol our party, whether we are to suffer an inglorious defeat, or come from the field crowned with the laurels of victory. Several distinguished gen tlemen have been spoken of as candi dates, most of them, however, have vir tu.illy withdrawn their names, except Mr. Tyler and Mr. Van Bmen. The question is, shall we select a man whom the peoplehave once pronounced unworthy, or he who has their fullest confidence, and hag the ability to ensure our complete suc cess. 1st. Resolved, That at this eventful cri sis of our country, the Democratic part should he especially careful to select a can didate for the Presidential office, capable of concentrating the whole Republican vote, that thereby the country may be res tored to its pristine purity. 2d. Resolved, 'That we are sincerely at tached to the true Democratic cause, and while we seek to render a deserved tribute of rcpect to our present distinguished Chief Magistrate, our controlling motive is 10 rescue our cherished principles from the danger which now threatens them. 3iJ. uesoiveu, 1 hat we recognise in John Tyler a man capable every way of rallying the whole strength of the party, uniting profound political sagicily to ar-j dent love of country. ' As evidence of his distinguished statesmanship, we would point to the present flourishing condition of the country. 4th. Resolved, That John Tyler having fully committed himself on the great issues which now mainly divide the two parties, is and ought to be the legitimate opponent of Henry Clay in the coming contest. He has, regardless of the dictates of self inter est, unaided by party, rescued our country from the ruin whiVh threatened it, and cau sed our glorious flg to float once more tri umphantly in the breeze. 5th. Resolved, 'That Sylvester T. Brown, and Doct. William T. Bryan be recommended to this meeting as suitable persons to be appointed Delegates to the Democratic Convention to assemble in Bal timore on the 27lh of May. On motion of Mr. Cogdell, three gentle men were appointed by the Chairman, as a Central Committee for Beaufort County, viz: Wm. O'Cain, Rich'd Cogdell, Ed ward Hoel. On further motion, SylvesterT. Brown, was appointed Corresponding Secretary. On motion of Mr. Pratt, ii was resolved that the Editors of ihe Washington Repub lican, and Washington City Madisonian, be requested to publish the proceedings of this n.eeting in their respective papers, and that other editors friendly to the Dem ocratic cause be requested to copy the same. On motion, the meeting adjourned. WM. T. BRYAN, Ch'n. Sylvester T. Brown, Secretary. MR. MELVILLE'S ADDRESS. Extract from the speech of. Gansevoort Melville Esq., before the Democracy of New York on the occasion of the recent Democratic Jackson Festival. 'Now let us give a little of our attention to our friends, the Whigs. They like: to be noticed. It will not do to neglect them on this festive occasion. Cheers. Their modesty is only equalled by their merit. Laughter. 'They claim all the respecta bility, all the morality, all the decency. A party with such claims commends itself especially to our attention, we nave an heard a good deal said about amalgamation. Did it ever occur to you that the whigs are practical amalgamationists? It is clearly so. Federalists, national republicans, anti-masons, and conservatives all rallying under one banner, professing one tet of principles, and uniting in the support of one man. If this is not practical political amal gamation, what is? The whigs naturally fleet the composite order of architecture. The democracy prefer the Doric. The Doric is more in consonance with our prin ciples. It scorns all superfluous ornament. It is strong, simple, severe, sublime. The vhig party and whig principles call to my mind two things. The whig party prac tical political amalgamation, and whig principles Joseph's coat of many colors. Laughter. Their principles shift with every anticipated change in popular .opin ion. I hey change their names with a la ei tit y kindred to that of those ingenious. gentry, who, when brought up to the bar ol our police court charged with Deltv arceny, something of the sort, are always provided with half a dozn appellations Jack Smith, alias Tom Brown, alias Jim Jenkins. Cheers. To do our opponents justice in speaking of them, they 'should always receive the benefit of full name and title. Federalists, alias national republi cans, alias anti-masons, alias conservatives, alias native Americans, or adopted wh'gs alias democratic whigs. fGreat laugh er and anniause liut thi last cosinomen is i - c-j enough to make a horse laugh. Why, they might as well talk of a white black eat, or a tall short man, or anything else that is a contradiction in terms. If they do procure anv suflYaires hv such ne'lv sh'iflliug as this, I am inclined to think that an indictment would li against them for obtaining votes under fa We pretences. Great laughter anil applause Whig tac tics are very peculiar, and there is a reason for it. 'They feci ami know that, in sober earnest they are the weaker party. And hence the manner in which they conduct heir camp dgns Cheers J Did you ever s e a man con ending physically, with one who is an overmatch for him? Now hi strains, swells and tugs hutto no purpose I he strong man puis his hand on him, and its all over. Do you know the way thev atch rattlesnakes at Lake George? A man, armed with a long stick, forked and sharpened, sallies out among the hills and rocks. Spying a rattlesnake, he watches lis opportunity, and with a quick and sud den rlart, catches with the forked end of the stick the head of the reptile, as it lies upon the ground, and pins it to the earih I he rattlesnake, no doubt very much stir prised, squirms most unmercifully. But it noes no gtioa ne is despatched at ins ure. So it is with the wh'gs. Great cheering We have got their heads to the ground and all that they can do is to m-tkr a splutter, ana a noise, ann kick up a great dust. Tremendous cheering crits of That's the talk!" "Give it to 'em, old boy!' The whigs are a Protean paity. 'Thev change their principles and their names with a magical facility. An animal is their emblem. Their animal affinities are very strong they can crow, snort, snuffle, grunt, bray and baa. Now let us make them whine, yelp, and squeal. Cheers and shouts of "We will by bla zes!" I said that an animal is their em blem so it is. And what sort of an ani mal? Something dull that never learns is ii the ass? Something 'vicious is it the mule? Something stupid and hiding its stu pidity under the garb of seeming wisdom is it the owl? Something blind and lhat works in the dark is it the mole? Some thing thievish and nibbling in its propensi ties is it the rat? No none of these; but a nicely adjusted and fitting compound ol them all a coon! A fat, lazy, oily, thiev ing, cowardly, skulking coon the hybrid emblem of a hybrid party. Great laugh ter, tremendous cheering, and groans for some minutes.! The banner of the whigs is a coonskin. in the long night oi ine middle ages, when armed Europe sent foith htr steel-clad baron, with their stout retainers, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to rescue the Holy Sepulchre from the tena cious clutch of the Infidel and alas, to redden the sands of Palestine, with Chris tian gore the banner that waved above the bold Crusader then, as he fought and bled And died, the sword in his red right hand, On the holiest spot of that blessed land,' was the banner of the Holy Cross. Cheer. When the Bourbons desired to call to their aid the lances nf Imperial France, the Oriflamme was displayed, and the Gallic chivalry rallied round it to con. quer or to die Cheers. In more modern times, the tri-color of the revolution and the golden eagles of the empire ha ve been carried in triumph into every capital on the continent. There is not a single breeze that blows in which the meteor flag of England does not wave; and Blenheim, Ramiles, Seringapatam, Alhuer3, Salaman ca and Quebec, Acre, Aboukir, Waterloo and Trafalgar, are eloquent with its g'.orie. We rally under a banner inferior to none of these a flag loved at home and respect ed abroad the star-spangled banner of our country, f t remendous cheering 1 It is familiar to the British soldier, for he saw it on the plains of Saratoga, in the lines at Yorktown, and upon the breast work at New Orleans. Great cheering It is associated in the mind of the British sailor with the names of Hull, Porter, an(HDeca tur. It streamed from the mast head ol the Constitution, when the Guerriere struck. Cheering True these are the banners of nations but this contemptible coon-skin is the emblem and the banner of a party which aspires to control the desti nies of a nation. Groans and hisses. iTT'The Arkansas Intelligencer, Dub- llished at Van Burcn, sys? that it ha? aver' four hundred Chocktaws and Cherokeei among its subscribers, many of whom are' not only readers of the paper, but also con tributors to its columns. From the Raleigh Standard. ANNEX VTION OF TEXAS. The great question of the annexation of Texas seems to be absorbing every other question. In connection with this subject' we present the following letter from Mr. Calhoun. It was written in reply to a let-' ter from the citizens of Charleston inviting him to a public dinner, and it contains in timations as to the principles which will govern the course of th it distinguished gentleman in the administration of the' State Department: Charleston, 261 h March, 1844. Sir 1 exceedingly regret, that the ar rangements which I have made, and the ; time I have fixed for my arrival in Wash- ington. will not permit me to accept the ' invitation of my fellow citizens of Charles ton, to p iriake of a public dinner, which you, as the org:.n of their committee, have1 so acceptably tendered. ' Y )u are right in supposing, that I Ielt my retirement with . great reluctance. When I resigeed my seat in the Senate ot the United States,! intended so to close ' my political life, unless the voice of my ' country should call me into its service. I. had accomplished my full tour of duty. 1 hail served the public for thirty-five years, continuously in various capacities, accord ing to ihe bes' of my ability, and 1 anxi- ously desired repose. But I hold, that when the voice of the country, distinctly pmnounced, demands the service of any . ci izen, he is bound to obey, be the sacri fice what it may. In my case 1 feel the responsibility to he great. 1 he pending negotiations, which I have been unani mously called upon to take charge of, have never been exceeded in their importance by any since that which sealed our Inde pendence, excepting that, which so honor ably terminated the late war. I can scarce- ' ly hope, that 1 shall be able to terminate, by any effort I can make, the duties which , 1 have to perform with the same unanimi ty with which 1 have been railed on to un dertake them. 1 shall, however, omit no exertions to preserve that high and general confidence, which has led to my appoint ment, and should deeply deplore, should it be my misfortune, to have it impaired in ; any degree But as greatly as I should re- i gret it, I shall not be deterred from doing, what I may honestly believe to be right, even by that sacrifice. My duty and my country shall be my guides, and I shall faithfully follow them, lead where they , may. , It iii well known lhat 1 am the advocate of peace peace with all, and especially with that great country, from which we draw our origin, and of whose renown we may well be proud. There are no other : two countries which can do more harm to t each other, or confer greater benefits, the one on the other. But as highly as 1 value peace, I hold it subordinate to the honor and just rights of the country; whilst, on the other hand, no consideration shall in duce me to sacrifice the peace of the coun- t Iry, by claiming more, in the discharge of J my dutirs, than I diall honestly believe, ' lhat the honor and rights of the country demand. Her true honor and interests; consist, according to my conception, in. claiming nothing but what is just and t right, in accep'ing nothing that is not. Permit me, in conclusion to say, that no language, which I can command, can suita- bly express the feelings exciied in my bo- som by the honors, which the citizens of this ancient, and honored commercial me- , iropolis of the State, have conferred upon me, and by the highly acceptable manner,' in which you, as their organ, and the ? Honorable the Mayor of the City, as lhat ; of ihe Corporation, have so kindly tender ed them. They, and the many heretofore , bes'owed upon n.e, and the steady support, which I have ever received from my fel low citizens of Charleston, in all the trials and difficulties through which it has been my lot to pass, have imposed a debt of gratitude, which 1 shall ever remember,, but which 1 shall never be able adequately J to discharge. With high respect, I am, &c. " J. C. CALHOUN. H. Bailey, Esq. Chairman, &c. (jWe understand that a capital case was removed from Bladen to Sampson Court by the State. A Mr. Hines, of Bla den, delivered himself up, and was taken ; into custody for having killed his son-in-law. Fiom what we can learn, it was jus tifiable. Fay. Car. ft-7The largest haul of Fish that has T been made among the Seine Fisheries on Albemarle'HSound since our last publica-, t on. that we nave nearu oi, is ,vuu sua t and 70,000 herring Edenton Gaz