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- -. m niminn ' i lit mill M . .-4 . ii zoie i xo. 1300. Tar borough, Edgecombe County Y. L Saturday, August 9. 1851. it il M ' i 1 i r 17ic Tarboro Press, BY GEORGE HOWARD, Is published weekly atTwoDoLLARS per year jf pal" ln AUVdUCe Or, t WU 1Ul inno - - - . 1 : .1 T. r tine tun r I CT V iVTs at theexpirationot thesuDscripuon year. V -via Advertisements not exceeding a square will oe j(,3erted at One Dollar the first insertion, and 25 Cants for every succeeding one. Longer ones at . a t 1 j,it rate per square. 1 uourt urdersand Judicial jyertisernents 25 per cent, higher. POLITICAL,. From the New Orleans Delia. LETTER FROM JOHN C. CALHOUN. Gen. Foote has lately published, in the Flag of the Union, a letter defending his course on the subject of the Nashville Convention. He appends to his commu nication a letter from John C. Calhoun, which is deeply interesting on account of (he remarkable sagacity and foresight!1 Whirh it evinces in regard to events 0f; recent occurrence. The following is Mr. Calhoun's letter. - "" ii" ' ' tort Hill, Slug. 3, 1849. j movement on the part of the northern de Mr Dear Sik My engagements must mocracy, it will fail It is a game in be my apology for not acknowledging! which their opponents can ever outplay sooner your two letters. them, and which must end in the destruc- I am obliged to you for securing so prompt an admission of my address into the columns oi tne inteutgenccr. i,oi. JJenton has continued to get so many jobs for that paper, that I had my apprchen-j sion, in their wish to keep fair with him, i that they would either not publish it at i .i t . ii- i a'l, or delay it so long as to make the pub-; lication of no value. I am glad that you intend to be present st the meeting nlyour Convention in tober. It is an important occasion, and your presence will be of great service. You ask me for my views touching the ultimate action of the South in certain e- vents. It b the gravest of all subjects, and must soon demand the attention of ; the whole Union in tones so deep as to arouse the attention of all. There is one point, of which there can be no diversity of opinion in the South,' among those who are true to her, or have ciade up their minds not to be slaves - that, if we should be forced to choose be- tween resistance, and submission, we should take resistance at all hazards. If we are not prepared for that, we are pre- pared to sink to the most debased and miserable condition ever allotted to a peo-j pie, and to become the scorn and bv-word ; of the world. That we will be forced. to we alternative, I hold to be certain, un-! Jess prompt and the most efficient meas-; ires should be taken by the South to ar- j rest the present course of events. These ! "vcre never moving worse, nor more ra pidly. It is not a mere opinion with me, that we should be forced, in the end, to choose between submission and resistance, unless the South should take the subject into its own hands, and by a united and decisive movement, stay the course ofe vents. Be assured, there is no other rem C(ly none not the least, through the ac tion of the general government. Things have gone too far to hope for relief from that quarter. 1 hive not ventured the assertion that cvcnts were never moving worse, nor Jnore rapidly, without due reflection and "uch observation. I have looked on the "novements at the North, since the ad JQ,Jrnrnent, with close attention. They 5)re5 in my opinion, as bad as they can be. no time have both parties courted the freesoilers and the abolitionists with more J0- I make no distinction .between esoilers and abolitionists. - They are th equally hostile to us and our inslitu t'ons. Of the two, the former are the 0rst and most dangerous. I regard the new piauorm called iree democracy, at tempted to be erected at the North, to rally and reunite the freesoilers and the old democrats who opposea them at the last election, as but another name for free soilers, more dangerous tlpn their origin al, because calculated to deceive and be tray the South. There, as yet, has not been a rally on it, that I have seen, in which the freesoil doctrines, as to the Wilmot Proviso and the territories, and denunciations of slavery, did not consti tute the platform. The aim of the whole movement is political; and is intended to catch the support of the abolitionists, with out losing that of the South. If they suc ceed in that, our doom is fixed. I do not doubt, but we have many and sincere friends among the old democracy of the North, and even among those who are in clined to favor this unnatural coalition. They do it from what they regarj to be a necessity, and as the only way by which the whigs can be put down, andwith re luctance. ; But that cannot alter this fatal tenden cy. The Whigs at the North are at pres ent doing their best to prevent it, but as soon as they see that il is likely i to suc ceed, and that the democracy of the South are prepared to acquiesce in il, they will wheel right round and take higher and bolder abolition ground, and thus control the movement, white the Southern whigs will plead our example, as an excuse for their acquiescing in the bolder movements of their northern friends. The effects of whole will be, that the North will be come more universally abandoned than ever, and the South more disiracled and debased than'ever, and of course less ca pable of resisting. Even as a political lion and absorption of the democracy j there, by the other parties. There is but .. .. . . one way mat they can save themselves, and the party by boldly planting them- selves on the ground which the southern wing of ihc partyT occupy on the great question. It would probably place them in the minority for the time, but it would unite the South, and our united strength would speedily put them in a majority a- j (Jc-jgnin. Nothing else can save them. But taking the course, which they appear at prescnt, (at least a considerable portion of them,) disposed to do, will separate the) South from them. We cannot counten- 'ance, nor support the new platform; nor recognize any man, of any parly) that may stand on it, as of us. Thus thinking, nothing future, is, to mv mind, more certain than that, as events are now going, the alternative of resistance will be speedily forced on us unless we should unite and adopt speedy measures j to prevent it; and that presents the ques-1 tion what can we do? In considering it, I assume that the first desire of every true hearted southern man, is to save if possible, the Union, as well as ourselves; but, if both cannot be. then to save our selves at all events. Such is my deter mination,as far as it lies in my power. ; fortunately lor us, the road wnicn leans to both, yet lies in the same direction, We have not reached the.fork yet, if we are ever to do it. Without concert of ac tion on the part of the bourn, neither can be saved; by it, if it be not too long de layed, it is possible both yet may be. Without it, we cannot satisfy the North ho ihp Smith is in earnest, and will if IIIUI forced choose resistance; and until she is satisfied, the cause which has brought the question between the two sections to its present dangerous stage from a smsll be ginning, will continue to operate, until it will be too late to save the Union, and nothing will be left us but to dissolve the connection. To do that, concert of action would be necessary, not to save the Union, for it would be too late, but to save our selves. Thus, in my view, concert is the one thing needful. But concert cannot be had without a convention of the South, either formal or informal; and to that point eve ry friend of the Union, and well wishei of the South, ought to" direct' his effort. It cannot be called too soon. The next session of Congress may make it too late. If nothing is done to bear on its action; the alienation between the sections, which rnay be caused by its proceedings, may be come too great to save the Union The call then, in my opinion, ought to be made before Congress meets, or early in the session, for a convention in the South, to meet at some convenient central point in the spring or early in the summer. It could not fail to have a powerful effect on the action of Congress, and that, followed up by a convention, and a solemn appeal to the north, accompanied by a warning, as to what must be the consequences, un less she should desist from aggression, and cease to agitate the subject, may save the Union. Nothing short of it can; and there is no certainty that it could, if delayed be-1 yond the time stated; - The Convention, in my opinion, ought to be informal such as those so often called by both parties at the North, in tak ing some new political position. A for mal one, called by the authority of the government of the. southern stales, and to meet in their official character, as repre sentatives of states, ought not to be thought of, short of the last extremity. I am also of the opinion that the call ought to be so made as to ensure a full attendance and harmony of views and action. For that purpose it should be addressed to all of the South, without distinction of party, who desire to save the Union, and to a dopt the most effectual measures for that purpose; but who, in the event it should prove impossible, and the alternative of submission or resistance should be forced on the South, stand prepared to choose the latter. Such a call could not fail to se cure a full attendance from every south ern state and harmonv of views and ac lion. The call ouht to be accompanied by an address briefly staling the ground for making it. I trust your Convention will make the call. It could come from no better qwar ter Your stale is the centre of t lie south- ci n p irtion of the great valley of the Mississippi; more deeply, if possible, in- terestcd than any other, and would he less likely to execute a feeling of jealousy. ' 'than if it came from this or any of the old-1 :cr states. If your Convention should! take the stand, and recommend at the . ...... same lime a general organization of the southern states, I would agree to under- write consequences. Among your other advantages, the whig party would more fully uni!c in the call than in any other state but this. Why canr.ot Mr. Ritchie and Burke be induced to back the call, if it should be made? It is their true course, whether regarded as patriots or parly men If they would agree to do so, it would injure its success, and keep the movement in the right direction. Yours, truly, J. C CALHOUN. North Carolina Manxjaclurcs and Trudc.Tc schooner Elizabeth, Capt. jj Humley, horn Newborn, bound to Charleston, put into Smithvilleon Friday jast) on acC0unl of head w inds. She is ioa(et vvilh wcolen goods, from the Fac- tory of Stanley & Guion, Newbern. This p0rted that the New York Tribune news is the first shipment of home made wool-1 Dar)er will divide this vear SSO,000 clear cn g00ds for the home market. Former- jy South Carolina purchased these goods from Massachusetts. Captain R. will re - turn from Charleston to Wilmington, where he will take in a load of North Carolina Wool. Wilmington Com. Annexation of Cuba New York jlhe mPChanics of the State, calling upon correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquir-themtoorggnize in order t0 vjndjcate er says that he has been in the habit of lheir rightg and pul an en(J to the prac. mixing with the exiled Creoles in Newj . ceofleachin graves mechanical trades. Vnrk. and knows well their feelincs. It would be impossible for him to exagger ate the intensity of the outburst of pat riotism which the late news from Cuba has produced among them, or the burning desire which exists In their bosoms to see their island separated from Spain, and an nexed to the United States. He has it from the best authority that annexation is their ultimate wish. Bait. Smi. From San Francisco. The steam ship Brother Jonathan, from Chagres ar rived at New-York on the 17th inst , with 238 passengers and $494,000 in gold. The following is the caption cool ly placed at the head of the, intelligence from San Francisco "San Francisco Re-built'-and, as if the affair was a mere matter oj course, the announcement is dignified by but a single short sentence: "Most of the burnt district has been re built." But the other day we announced "San Francisco in Ruins!"- to-day we chronicle "San Francisco Rebuilt!" Cal ifornia is a wonderful place. Business generally was stagnant, and prices lower than the rates previous to the fire; the market being overstocked with all staple articles of produce. The news from the mining districts continues satisfactory many new and valuable discoveries having been .made. A Sidney convict was arrested on the: 10th of June in the act of stealing a safe, and was immediately tried by "HvfPourt of ; 200 citizens and hung at midnight in the Plaza at San Francisco. j Numerous incendiary attempts had been made to destroy the city. The Indians in the Southern section of; the State continue to give much tiouble. Agricultural prospects are good, and the weather continues fine. McManus, one of the Irish patriots, had escaped from New South Wales and arrived at San Francisco, where he was received with much enthusiasm, Smith O'Brien and the other Irish exiles made an unsuccessful attempt to escape at the same time. Oregon The young ladies sent out to Oregon by Gov. Slade as teachers have arrived; and notwithstanding the bond of $500 imposed on them in case of marriage within a year, they have created quite a sensation among the unmarried gentlmen. And as the land bill makes every lady worth 320 acres, if taken before Decern- i her next, you will be quite sale in believ- ing that Oregon will soon be without j teachers, unless another supply is dis- j patched immediately. Narroto Escape at Niagara.Thomns A. Lonan, an estimable 'vonne lawyer of '- " Cincinnati, son of the comedian, had a narrow escape for his life a few days ago at Niagara Falls. A young lady a stranger to him, lad ventured too far out un a nroiectinfi rock over the rapids a- j hove the cataract; she became giddy and ' screamed for help. Young Logan, who ; happened to be standing on the bank, flew to her rescue, and succeeded in get ting her safe on shore but lost his own balance and fell into the boiling surge. The young lady fainted, and the men on the bank were too much paralyzed to of- j frr assistance. Luckily for Logan, the water at the spot where he fell formed a whirlpool, and carried him round several times. In one of his gyrations he seized a bush that overhung the water, and suc ceeded in extricating himself from his pe rilous position. Had he fallen a foot far ther out beyond the edge of the whirl poolno human aid could have prevented him from being carried over the frightful cataract. Cincinnati Com. A Profitable Newspaper. It is re- i profit, about $24,000 each to Greeley & ; McElrath, and the rest to seven associates ;in the editorship and booking. The Mechanics of Virginia. An ad dress has been put forth by the Mechan ics' Association of Portsmouth, Va., to It seems that the owners of negroes are to a considerable extent, in the habit of bringing them up as carpenters, coopers, blacksmiths, &c, and that the while me chanics feel themselves degraded by this competition, at the same time that it threatens more and more to depress their wages. Magnificent Idea. The San Francis co Courier, in speaking of the necessity and feasibility of a steamship, communica tion between that point and China, re marks that such a line would complete the chain of steam communication around the world, except a small break in cross ing the Isthmus of Suez, connecting Asia with Africa. The paper, then says: This link completed, the travel! er, lea v- ing New York, can proceed to Chagres by st ea m, fro m t hence to Sa n Fra n c isco' to Macao via the Sandwich Islands; Guam and Manilla thence to Suez via Singo pore, Penang, Ceylon, and Adin thence to Cairo and Alexandria, to Southampton via Malta and Gibraltar, and from thence by steam again to New York. The only break in steam navigation will be in cross ing the Isthmus of Suez. Thus he would be able to circumnavigate the world vis-, iting many points of interest, making the trip in 140 days! The commercial ad-1, vantages which must flow to the United. States from this and kindred source? are too great for enumeration here, and too. well ktuwn to rtquireitr ! i Singular Disease The A nnapols correspondent of the Baltimore Sun gives; the following account of a fatal disease which has appeared in that vicinity: "A disease is now raging in the county of Anne Arundel, between South ant!. West rivers, which has proved to be as fatal as the cholera. The early stagi .of it is marked by an eruption of the skin, a swelling of the muscles of the throat par taking of the scarlet fever in children; and attended, apparently, with very slight fever. There is nothing alarming in this stage of it, which continues for three or four days, when all on a sudden it fixes itself upon the vitals with a violence aad iatallty which arc arrested by nothing that has yet been tried.3 Ji Scamp. Parker Pillsbury, of Mass. a radical Abolition Lecturer, who has vis ited this portion of Ohio in that capacity v' lately held a mock meeting on the Sab bath in Salem, and to ridicule the church, took some Dogs in and went through the ceremony of propounding questions and baptizing them. The Dogs never will equal this fiend Pillsbury in depravity. Canton Ohio Hepository. (JPAt Athens, 111. a merchant receiv ed 2 boxes of goods from Europe: On :i opening them, 5 persons present, all took sick and died; those who attended them were next taken sick, and then others: In one family G persons died. A panic fol- ( lowed, and half the citizens left the town. id. Hdllish Outrage. Rochester, July 14. A gentleman and lady of good stand ing were lasst Saturday married at Palmy ra, and proceeded to their place of resi dence. On the night following their wed ding six young men went to the house occupied by the couple alone, seized the man, held him, while each in turn violat ed his wife. After this fiendish act the scoundrels fled. Some of them have since been arrested. John McKlbing, formerly employed in the post office here, is still at large at the time an operator in the O' Reilly Bain line al Palmyra. ib. A Model Husband. M. G. Turner, having been nominated for the State Sen ate in Tennessee, has published a card to the people," in which he says, knowing his election to be repugnant to his wife's feelings whose happiness alone he "wish es to perpetuate," he respectfully declines the nomination. The next Convention of the ladies should vote Mr. Turner an hon-- orary life member of the association. (fcJA Talking Match lately "camc off" at New Orleans for five dollars a side. It continued, according to the Ad vertiser for thirteen hours, the rivals be ing a Frenchman and Kentuckian. The by stmders and judges were talked to sleep, and when they waked up in the morning, they found the Frenchman dead,' and the Kentuckian whispering in hisearV A Pedler come up with. A pedlcr calling on an old lady to dispose of some goods, inquired of her if she could tell him of any road that no pedler had ever traveled? "Yes," said she, 'I know of one and only one which no pedler has ev er traveled, (the pedler's countenance brighterred) and that's the road to Heav en. The old darkey's definition of"parsewe ranee" was not a bad one, and will do for a life motto. Here it is "Catch hold hold lancf jobber ct go!" w it ST -
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