' CONGRESSIONAL.
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i TITR "BROWN" AFFAIR.
I We r-grel that our limit will m petmll the in-f
rtion of llii! discussion which ensued upon tlie
i xposure of the double-dealing, fnittd niid treache
rv if Mr. Locolivq Brown, in his dishonorable at
t niit lool'lain tlte Speakership of the Hse of
('. present alive. All men seem to lie plcas
. '. at llie frustration of his aims. That tlie Whig
wro glad tfinl Ibc revilution was made lie'ore tlie
ieiue wss ac-omplUlcd, may well le sup-o--fi:i.
li it they threw no taunts, annoyed tlie Opposition
w t!i no jibes, nor bulked the humor of tlie1 sundry
I ikers who addressed the House. General Bay-
.... tbanksl.it God lhat the disclosure was made
k. time to save the House from a-loadot obloquy."
Mr. F. P. Staxtwi thanked, from his seat, '-those
who had resisted Mr. Brown's election." Mr.
J oob Thompson was "deeply mortified by what
had occurred, and was glad lhat tl0 developments
kail been made." Mr. VenaHT-E said he had been
tbceUed. Mr. Kaufman charged Mr. Dhows''
iih "duplicity," Tliese are all good and true
Democrats who bad voted for Mr. Buows. These
hiu! others' were alike 'rejoiced that the expos
ure, had been made beforo an election wa' effect-
fit. Tlie Wings wore glad too at the failure ol a
r.i.,t w U-h overwhelmed so many of Mr. BkowsV
political friends, with shame frierwls who bad vot
;i fjr Iwn and urged hi election, ami they were
fcl.id tlul they had been instrumental in defeating
!. .a. We publish elsewhere the correspondence
tiwetn Wilmot and Brown but this is only a
. small part of bis perfidy His oral pledges were
, to all it ad sundry; and all ways but this will more
t , iy np;: a fbelmv.
On the morning of the day upon which the tKs
r Insure occurred, wo fiml in the Vn'uin the odmon-
v irv suggestion : it depemts upon Messrs. iobe
i! Alabama, HouiBs of South Carolina, (who vot
t I for .Mr. Biiowx on Monday, Urt deserted him
-'sterday.) and four of tlw Free-SoilDomoerats,
i.i decide whether the House of Representatives
!iall nave a Deinocratic Speaker or not, to-day."
Holmes of South Carolina and four Frec-Soilers !
t'osn ot'Atdhama and four Froe-Soilers ! These
are strange invocations. Verily, politics, like pov-
; eity, make s.range bed-fellows, when Gipdings
and the chivalry divide a bertb,nd that by special
invitation. It was well that tlie master of cere'
monies was not obeved in the collocation of the
revel." .'";'.
Mr. Cobb called attention to the above paragraph
of the Union, and pronounced it incorrect, so far
as related to him. After which a vote was had
for Speaker, when Brown received 112,
: Mr. Stanly then offered a resolution, and in the
eou.rse of his remarks, partly let "the cat out of the
wallet," by daying that tlie momentous question
which had agitated the North and the South had
not come to an end yet, whatever gentlemen may
choose to think or say t the contrary. As Jeng
: as Rough and Ready occupied the Presidentia
i-hair, there was no danger to bt apprehended to
the Union. As Mr. Benton said, it can't be dia-
solved by this or the other end of the Capitol. But
he wanted to get somebody w ho is competent to
prestda ever this body. There is something rotlea
-or wrong in Denmark. He looked mi his osvn side
" without blushing, but ho- looked to the other side
and slashed. He desired that the Democratic par
ty should take a gentleman with whom they are
entirely satisfied, (if they think that the Whig par
ty are not entitled to the Speaker,) without elec
tioneering, with all parties, which is generally done
when they are hard run. He had toomucb regard
for the Democratic party to sea tbem placed in such
position.. ...
Mr. Bayly, answered, and remarked, that tlie
gpfttleman from North Carolina was pleased to say,
when he alluded to the Democratic side, that he
: blushed for it, and that he had heard of something
Mlt.'i. i Denmark ; thns seeming to insinuate,
what has been so indastrionsly circulated through
the hall this morning, that there has been a com
bination between the Democratic party and the
Free-Soilers.
Mr. Ashman. I rise merely to aay to the gen
tieu&n, that there is rumor that there are written
engagements or assurances between them.
Several gentlemen on the Democratic side cried
mt,"It w fnlsfr it is false 1" aad there wa a de
gree of excitement
Mr. Bayly. 1 beg leave to inform tbe gentle
man that there is for this no foundation in truth.
Mr. Ashinun. I kuow nothing of it further than
rumor. '
Mr. Bayly. The implication has been made, and
shall not Diss unnoticed. There hssbeeii no un-
derstanding or arrangement. He did not believo j
that there wero five men who were capable of en
tering into such an arrangement. If tlie gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Ginnixos) choose to vote without
consulting n or our policy, I do not see how we
are to prevent it. Gentlemen complain that tbe
House is not organized. It never can be organiz-
ed, unless go mW-uien vote for one candidate or the j
other.
Mr. Ashmun I wishtoask whethertherehasni I ;
been a correspondence betiveen your candidate and
then gentleman? (tbe Frec-Soilers.)
Mr. Bayly. If there has been, I am not aware
of it...
Mr. Asbro'.n. Ah! Laughter; and a voice :
' "Does tlie gentleman make the assertion 1" aud
another: "I am certain there has been no corres
pondence. Mr. Biyly. I desire to ask, ill there authority
frr making the charge 7
Mr. Ajhinun. NulUiug more than common ru
Bwr. lit. Bayly. I have pretty much accomplished
t object for which I arose. The Free-Soilers
are carrying out their own views, without consult
ing with us, and without any arrangement. ' And
I flitter myself that if their votes eeuld have been
procured for the candidate presented on the otlier
side, thj wonld.-Bot have looked on the proceed
with disgnst, and said thai fiiere was-some-thing
rotten in Denmart. 5 ' l : !
Mr. Root eondemsrd llwpwpeeUinaofthe jrer-
lema frore North Carolirw.
Mr. Bayly, (Mf Rof)t yieldinj tr font) In
i;a:ing , a few momenta sign, I stated that no tor-,,-piioVfloe
h4 tasen place between the gentle-
fet (ram Indiana, Mr. Broun) and tlie Free-Soil-1
'f-
I lie cnrrMink'lvo w not, however, f Ibe eharac-
, pr intimated. Jlr. Brown's reply to a letter, lie
! tells mo, was, that lie declined to commit himself
to-these trrntlemeni - He said that lie would place
them ou committees where they were entitled to
be. -.
Mr. Brown obtained the floor, and went on in an
endeavor to explain his course, in reference to the
Speakership. We give only his account of mat
ters between himself, Wilniot and others. After
lie had received 53 votes of the Honse, the gentla
roan from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Wilmot,) with
Wiinm he h:ti! loner heen nrrmninlpd: and the iren- :
tleman from wJ York. Air. I). P. K.xoA with
whom he had .erred in Cncrress. and with whom
I tP had generally voted, being on the Democratic!
; side of the House, desired to have a conferencf
with him. When he had the conference, he fouuu
that the objection which they had to voting
eh they had to voting for him
was, lhat he was selected as the favorite of the
South. The gentleman from North Carolina (Mr.
Vkmam.k) said that be would not vote for a Wil
niot proviso mail for the Speaker-hip, and yet lie
voted fir him, (Mr. Rnows.) The gentlemc'i a
bovs named had no personal objection to him.
They desired not to ask him what b'n vote might
lie. lint lhat he UTmld nrtranirp ttie Committees for
the District of r,,lnn,l,i on .he .Tmli.-inrv no,!,
: Territories, in such a manner as would give to all
a fair expression of opinion. He toM them that 'he j
would not make pledges as to who he would place
upon them. The 'gentlemen said that they did not
desire to be placed upon either of tbe committees ;
all they desired was thsit the committees should be
so constituted that all sections should be represen
ted tin; North and the South, the Wilmot proviso
men, and the anti-Wihnot proviso men. He in
formed tlteni that he would so Constitute the coin
rhittees as to satisfy tbem; they .asking .'nothing'
more than what was a fair and equal representa
tion..
Mr. Wilniot here stated the terms of the letter
be had addressed to Mr. Brown.
Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania. I wish to know
from my colleague whether, from his conversation,
he had reason to btlieve that the committees would
be funned of a mirity of thobC in favor of Free
Soil? '. ; ;;' . .
Mr. Wilinot. I had reason to believe that a
majority of the committees would have placed on
them a majority of fa ir northern men. La ughter,
Nothing more; and that was an inference I drew
from the conversation, i have not the letter.
Mr. Inge. : What do you mean by fair northern
men 1 "
Jfr. Wilinot. Men who would not art in com
mittee from political considerations, or attachment
to parly, and especially to this Administration, ami
who would not be asked to smother the expression
of the people of the North.
Mr. Inge. I understand, by fair northern men,
those committed to the Wilmot proviso.
Mr. Wilmot. Not by any means.
Mr. Stanly. What then
Mr. Wilmot. Those who are resolved that sla
very shall go no further. I believe that the people
of the country are opposed to the slave traffic
Virginia will not tolerate it Maryland will not
tolerate ft. Why is it carried on, in the face of
the world, in the District Of Columbia I I believe
the people are opposed to it.
Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania. I would ask
whether my colleague has a copy of that letter. !
want to know whether there hr any thing more in
the correspondence than there was in the corres
pondence with WiirniBnr two years sgo, when my
friend and others wooW not rote lor him.
Mr. Wilmot. In my conversation with the gen
tleman from Indiana, I urged that as we were in a
minority, still, according to the usage of all deli her- J
ative bodies, we should be on the committees. The
English House of Commons would grant it, and
lid give the minority an opportunity to be heard.
I have not a copy of the correspondence. I can
only state that it wai brief, and that tbe gentle
man's answer will Jnclosc the substance of my in
quiry.
The letters were then read, which will be found
below.
A number of Sneakers, of the Democratic party '
then denounced Brown for his treacherv in the i
course of their remarks, as the reader wilt see, from
out condensed statement, much funlier light was
thrown upon the subject,
Mr. Burt sard that he wasoneof tliuse reprcsen-
ting tlie southern States who bad given their votes j
for the gentleman with some mistrust, and with i
great reluctance. When lie was bought forward 1
as a candidate for Speaker, there was much inqui
ry and solicitude to know his opinions on certain
subjects. He (Mr. B.) was spoken toy and con-
verscd with some of his sonthern friends. He said
that as Mr. Brown had received a large vote in
tbe House,,aan honorable man he asked for no
pledges, and he (Mr. B.) if he were an honorable
man, would give no pledges. Laughter. But
he deemed it due to his friends and himself to say,
with the understanding where the vote on the Tex-
as question ptaecd the gentleman, not that he was
a southern man, nor a Wilmot proviso man. but
occupying a position of certain gentlemen of the
non-slaveholding States, a fair man, not committed
to the South or to the North, he gave him his sup
port. This consideration induced him and his
friends to vote for the gentlemar;. He begged the
gentleman from tbe Accoinac district to get op and
state the enmmnnication made to him.
Mr. Bayly, being thus ealled on, deemed it due
to the gentleman from South Carolina and to him
self, to state alt that lie knew about the matter.
Whon tlie name of the gentleman from Indiana
was first presented, he was inquired of by a 'great
number of gentlemen as to Mr. Browx's views.
He stated that he served with Wire iathe twenty
eighth Congress, and no man presented i fairer re
eord than he did ; that, in 1843, he voted against
the resolution of Mr.. WitiTHRor, at that tune, to
Incorporate tlie Wilmot proviso in the Oregon bill ;
thalWnew Mr. Bkowi while he held an office
in Washington, and believed him to be opposed to
the Wilssnt proviso.' It was suggested to bave a
conversation with Mr. Buowir. He (Mr. Bayly)
mid that he tlioagbl thai he could pledge himself
rbat Mr. Baows was opposed to the Wtlnot proviso,
and Mr. Bkw toM him that he wis are in doing
e. fie. ewed it US hiisjsrff farther to say, (al-
though he felt iadigfltaiit at titt lime, in eons
f)ieip-j of the insinuation of Mr. Stably, because
it was too unworthy a suitpicioii to be entertained,)
that be wan exceedingly indebted to the gentleman
from North Carolina, mil the gentleman from Mas
sachitsetts. Had he kuownof the correspondence,
he would n4 have vital foe Mr. Bkowx. """""
Mr. Harris, of Tennessee, desired, if he couM,
to change bis vote for Mr. Brows, on the journal,
as he had Voted under a misapprehension of the
facts. That gentleman had pointer" to tlie record
with one hand, while, ho had acted in a contrary
direction.
- Sir. Burt had hat a wor more to say, They
i were assured that the honorable member who had
I been awMfMws 011 tl,is occasion, was
i Committed g' Wilinot P'"0-
He had
"ssur'n" 11 y7. "(, lro'
Brow" ftnd 1,e ve"lurei1 ,0 A if 'W
' w...,-r.,tr, ...c. m,t .
mlier.n m:m "t "'ould have regarded Hasan m-
suit to have been asked to vote lor ham.
Mr. Btown. One word. have to say that I
stand by what I retnaked to,niy southern friends.
If a proposition wero to prevent the extension of
slavery in a territorial bill, I would vote against it
Mr. Verwble said that some few days since he
announced to this House that ho could not vole for
a Free-Soik-r or an " Alwliiionist, and tlie same of
1 th wxt ""X VOWi tBr Mr- Bk" '"
It was but
j U' lMf ,0 Pkee hi",9f,f cloarf-v "d f:,My
belore them, lie was led to the conclusion to
which be cam by a conversation with Mr. Bkow X.
During the Presidential canvass he received letters
from him, in which he denounced Free-So iJism and
Abolitionism. He had asked -tlte t;etleman whe
ther he still held the opinions, and he said that he
had not changed then... . Mr. Vexable voted Tor
him ntiiler the full conviction that Mr, Bkoivx
thought that the Wilmot proviso was unconstitu
tional, and was npains it in every form. He said
openly, before the world, that if he had known, that
Mr. Biiowx made a .pledge, in favor of the Wilniot
j proviso, he would not have voted for him. He had
j 'voted for a Free-Soiler, not knowing him to be
I such. .
Mr. Hnbhanl, of Alabama said that he was the
one who addressed if r. Brow a letter. I only
required non-interference no more. He preferred
a man from the North, to offer something- on the
alt f of our common Union. He addressed him a
letter, and Mr. Brow pointed to his course, and
Mr HinnARD was tisfitd. He said that no man
deserved the Speakership who should tell how the
committees would be constituted. When Mr,
Browx told Mr. HirBBAiiDthat he was a candi
date, he thonght that lhat gentleman should have
furnished him with a copy of tin letter wbich he
addressed to Mr Wilmot.
Mr. Stanton, 'of Tennessee, did not regret that
this transaction had come to light. He felt as on"
who had supported that gentleman, that a weight
rested on him. However in this he was not alone
and it was for the purpose of throwing it off that
he asked the privilege of a word of explanation. It
was simply to say, like .lie gentlemen who had
addressed the House in reference to the matter,
that lie had assurances that Mr. Bkowr was op
posed to the Wilmot proviso. Under this belief
lie had uo idea that the gentleman was entering
into a coalition with or giving pledges to the free-
Sutlers. He had voted and continued to vote for
him, to "the bitter end." He felt, in common with
the whole south, that be owed a debt of gratitude
to those gentlemen who arrested tlie election by
breaking party ties, to. bring about an explanation
of tlie transaction.
Mr. Mc Mullen remarked tint this was the first
time he had ever attempted to speak a wori in an
assembly of a deliberative character. Anxious as
be was to organize, he had his fears as to the gen
tleman from Indiana. Last night Madam Rumor
mentioned the intelligence to day communicated to
tlie House.' He claimed it to be bis privilege to
interrogate tliegnttcman, arid kuow from him his
position. I called, said Mr, McMullen, upon the
gentleman from Indiana this morning, not feeling
quite satisfied in my own mind as to his views up
on the great question which agitates the country;
snd told him that it was rumored, and that lie was
charged with having given a pledge to tlie Free
Soil party of the House ia relation to tlte nrguni-
wtion of the committees, aal that we wanted i
know if it were true. He stnt-d to ne that ao
one baJ called on, hiu upon the subject, and lhat be
bad made no pledge to them, orolany kind, except
that he bad said that, iu constituting the Commit
tees on Territories and Committee on thu Disli ici of
Columbia, he would place the gentleman of this
House whore he thought they should be placed,
and that be would le governed in regard to the se
lection of the committees, by the standing and abil
ity of gentlemen. I told him that I was pleased to
hear Ibis, and then asked him if lie had given a
pledge to the Free Boilers that they should be
placed on the committees named ; be answered no.
I left him satisfied that I could vote for him. I
told my colleague, Judge Bayly, that he need not
have any fear of the gentleman from Indiana
having made any such pledge as he had been
charged with making. I regret the necessity for
my having felt compelled by what had taken place
to make this statement. I regret that I havo been
thns called out to state this conversation; but jus
tice to my colleague and myself, and a desire that
the whole matter might be known, has induced
me to occupy the time of the Honse so long.
Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi, rose to move
an adjournment, but withdrew it at the request of
Mr. Win. J. Brown, who said there is nothing
in the least inconsistent in what the gentleman
from Virginia has jnst stated as having taken place
in the conversation between us, and what I have
staled to the House. I never made any pledge as
to where I would place the Free Soilers ia making
up the committees; and if I bad been elected
Speaker of ihw House,! would have so composed
and made up the committees that ne one could
have tlte least objection to them; and I feel very
confident that they would have been highly satis
factory to the gentleman from Virginia.
Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi) was greatly re
joiced that tliese develepments had been made;
that is, it is far better that they had been made now
than after tlie election of Speaker. He thought
that the matter was bow pretty well understood by
the Howe; and that it bad been debates! and can
vassed! long enoogh. The House toon after ad
We find the following correspondence between
Mr IVihnot and Mr Iiroaa in Wednesday's pro
ceedings of tbe House of R "preicntatives;
', i Deckmbek 10, 1819.
Dear S.r f In the conversation winch i had
with yo .his evening, you were free to say lli.it.il
elected Speaker of the Houte of Representatives,
you would constitute the Commitleetou Territo
ries, thejudiciary aud the District ofColun.bin, in
a manner that should be satisfactory to myself and
the friends with whom I have bad the honor to act.
I have commnnieated t! to my friend, and if, in
reply to this notc.wu can give them the same as-
! surance, thoy will give you a cheerful and cordial
support. Respectfully youftSfef. : "..
Hon. Wu. J. Bhowx". D. WILMOT.
Wasiiisbtox City, Drj?Esmr.a 10, 1819.
Dear Sir : In answe r to yours of this date, 1
will state thai, should I be elected Speaker of the
House of Representatives. I will constitute the
Cominiiteet on the District of Columbia, on Terri
tories, and on the Judiciary in such mannir as
shall bo s itisfact'ry tu yourself and yor friends.
I am a representative from a free Stii le, a nd have
always been opposed to I lie extension of slavery,
snd belk-ve that the Federal Goverment shoulJ be
relieved from the responsibility of slavery where
they bave the constitutional power to abolish it.
' 1 am ymirs, truly, W. J. BROWN.
: David Wilmot.
Mr Brown, the defeated Democratic candidate
fir Spealier,(says the Richmond Whig) was the
2d Assistant P. M. General under Mr. Polk, at
a salary of .2r00. He rendered himself quite
mvioiious by entirely egectiiig the duties of bis
office, to travelover the country making speeches
for Cnsa. .'.We can concvive of no one qnatilica -
tion which should induce Southern men ta vote
for him. i . . ' -
R.tU-.t'Ml Dec. 15lh, 18115.
RAIL ROAD CONVENTION FOR TIIK
COUNTY OF WAICE.
Agreeably to iiiiniimneemeiit, a nimierous and
highly respectable convention of the Citizens
of Raleigh and County of Wake took place,
at :lie "Court House to-day. Tlie meeting was
organised by tbe appointment of the Hon. Jno. II.
Bryan, Chairman, smi B. B. Smith, Secretary.
General Saunders, on behalf of the Delegation
from the County of Wake, to the Greensboro'
Convention, made a highly satisfactory report of
the proceedings of said Convention and then en -
tertained the meeting for the space of two hours
in a speech replite with sound argument, and
thrilling eloquence in favor of . the great Central
Rail Road Scheme, the successful completion of
which the General most conclusively demonstra -
ted to the satisfaction of all present, was identified i
with tlie btst intires!, ihe glory and honor rf thi
Slatf,
The Hon. Calvin Graves and Ex-Governor
Morehead, were each called out and likewise
made, in turn, many judicious and stiiking obser
vation, all tending to show Ihe iinpoitance of tbe
great wrk in hand.
This was truly an eventful day. A most pow
erful effect, upuu the minds of many hitherto in
credulous, was made by a simple statement of fuels
and figures ; and, as the resnlt of this day's effort,
Wake County and the City of Raleigh together, add
between 30 and 40 thousand dollars more to their
former subscription. Messrs. Wm. White, T. Le
may, Jas. T. Marioit and B B. Smith, were ap
pointed a committee to receive any additional sub
scriptions that may be made, and report tint same
to the State Commissioners.
On motion the Convention adjourned.
JNO. II. BRYAN, (Xmn.
B. B. SMmt, ftrc'iy.
FORM OF RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The GrcensbsruBgh Convention resolved to raise
the $300,000 found by .but body to be then lack
ing to-make f the cwie millioaof individual sub
scriptions to the North Carolina Rail Rood, by
oi hundred shares of 8,000eacl, to be subscrib
ed by individuals or companies, Fifty-one of these
8,000 shares wero taken iu the Convention ; and
we publish for the convenief.ee of ihose who may
be getting up subscriptions, the form of their sub
scription, which is as follows:
Whereas, onlv a part of tlie One Million bfin-
dividual subscriptions to the North Carolina Rail
Road Company required is taken; '
Whereas, the purpose of this agreement is to
take and secure the balance of the One Million of
sni J individual stock not already subscribed aad to
be subscribed by others : '
We, tho undersigned, interchangeably agree
with each other and said company, to take each
the one-hundredth part of the said balance of the
the said individual stock :
Tbit agreement to be binding on none ualest fine
hundred persons or companies subscribe the, tame,
or tbe entire amount be made up :
EacU person or company to be at liberty to sub
scribe at many shares of the hundred at be or
they please, and bound for no more than hi or
their subscriptions. .
We have been also furnished by the Chairman
of the Excutive Committee with Ihe following
form of subscription for companies raising one of
the $3000 shares, or any ether amount among
themselves, to be subscribed by one of the compa
ny iu behalf thereof, to tlie capital stock of the
Road:'
Note. If anamount sufficient to tike an $8000
share it to be raised, the first blank should
be filled with ten persons, and the second with one
thousand dollar. If the company should agree
to raise only $4000, then the 2d blank will be filled
with five buodre I, Thit form will, indeed, tnit
any member or amount a company may be pleased
te raise. ' .
We, the nndortlgned, mutually promise am a-
gree with each other to constitute a Compnny of
i persons, tn omer to form one ef the asso
ciations of One Hundred person, who hive agreed
io una ina uusuusenrce rmutrue ol trie capital
stock of tbe North Carolina Rail Road Company,
and for that purpose do hereby arge t pay ear
the torn of -Dolltrs; 10A. vr.l4ri. tJ1
GEXEllAL jVEWS.
whole tiall be subscribed, do hereby authorise and
empower to subscribe for one. of said
shares.
' BOWAN AND GUILFORD.
The Salisbury Watchman thus graphically de
scribes the scene of generous strife between the
dek'gations of Rowan and Guilford on the last
uig'itof tlte Goensuoro' Convention: .
. On the last night of the Convention w hen little
more remained to be done but the mere business of
enrolling the names of subscription! to the stock,
at i moment when all that could be done in that
way seemed to ha re been accomplished, Mr. Jones,
of Rowan, wiilt an air aud tone of voice that sig
nified fun," enquired of the Chair, (Dr. Hill), if
be couKI give the necessary information to satisfy
certain inquiries which had been anxiously made
in various parts of the house, viz: which county
had the largest subscription I Soino had said it
was Rowan, and some said Uniltiord. He said he
should like to krww with cettuinty. The Presi
dent, who instantly fell into the spirit of the. thing,
looked down at a paper in his hand, and seemed to
be counting, nt length he announced us the opin
ion of the Chair, "that there was a tie between
Rowan and Guilford." Mr. J. said he thought
that as (iui ford was at home that site ought to
take it out of a tie by going one more on the list of
"the hundred men." After pansing fur a while,'
and no one appearing on the side oCGnirford, Mr.
Jones said Roivaa would herself decide the matter,
whereupon Col. McCorkle, of Rowan, stepped for
ward ami put down his name among the m.xDHEn.
This produced considerable applause from the gal
lery and something of a stir among tbe Guilford
men. At length thty produced John Hunt C Co.
! (from the quaker - regiorry) The Guilford people
, had triumphed und a tremeodoas applause ami
cheering ensued, but ihie did not list long, for Mr.
Torreuce stepped forward and turned the laugh a
gainst Guilford. The Rowan delegation used this
temporary ascendency to jeer several of the otlier
counties that hail not come up to public e xpectation,
especially Alamance and Orange ; but ever and
anon they would give Guilford a dy dig, wanting
to know il'th-y had run out of brave hearts, &c
&c. By this liuie-amostamiititedsvene was pre
sented, Mr Gilmer, Gov. Swain, Gov. More-head,
and Mr. Ctcinmoiis, in the best temper iinngbvibte,
replied to Mr. Jones' taunts, ami many pleasant
and witty things were said, sometimes by these
gentlemen and sometimes by a vetre in the crowd.
The President, Dr. Hill, himself, humored the thing
handsomely. In the mean time one subscription
( was made to the "hundred" from Rockingham and
j one fr.im Orange. At length Guilford moved, and
1 James W. Doak & Co. Wat announced! Jones
was now loudly called for : at length he made his
apperance, looking somewhat chapfallen. He
i seemed about to "fess," at the Chapel Hill boya
' say, bul ws observed some one whispcrtobim,sud
1 in a moment he announced the name of "John M.
Coffin." This put Rowan in the ascendancy a
gain, and then she did eroicta little talked about
putting Guilford on the parish and letting her out
to tlte lowest bidder. But the Quaker spirit wat
np and Hill another came in the person of "Simp
son & Gibson," who announced that they made
this subscription in compliment to the President,
(Mr. Graves.)
Mr. Jones, In behalf of the Rowan delegation
responded1, and admitted that they were exhausted.
Tbe graceful manner in which the last subscrip
tion bad been made on the part of Guilford, he
said "has disarmed at for the present of all hostil
ity towards Guilford, and inclined us to a truce,
but wkea we go home among our own people, and
have our wives and mothers and girl to encourage
us, we will try aud let yon GoiiCurd people hoar
from us."
The scene wat rarely a rich one. aad bo one
present could have (ailed to enjoy it. ;
HORRID SUICIDE.
"On the night of the lit), instant, between 9
and & o'clock, there came a certain man, who call
ed himself William Harrison, to the house of John
i. Miller, in Rowan county, about (bur miles West
of Gold Hill, and insisted1 on staying all night.
Tlie writer of this article being there at tbe time,
interrogated him, (tho' much under the influence of
spirilout liquors) and learned that he was from Ra
leigh, and bad a family living there : that lie carae
to Gold Hill about three wtrkt since. He was
arked why he left Gold-Hill, but could give no sat
isfactory reply: He wat evidently laboring under
severe delirinm tremens. At half past 9 o'clock
ho wat put to bed, but rather requested that tome
one of the family should sleep with him. ' Some
time after midnighi lie wat heard walking a boot in
the house, and talking to himself all the time, , Af
ter some time he went to bed again, and wat sir
rent until about daylight, wlren he got np, and talk
ed a great deal about cutting of the throat, but
could not be understood, his articulation being ve
ry indistinct. He then wanted a raxor for to shave,
but that being denied him, he went to breakfast,
and whilst seated at the table, he asked Mr. Job
J. Miller whether he had a knife. Mr; Miller re
plied be had. He ihea requested to tee the knifa,
wlrkh Mr. Miller handed to him; and tsaoou at
handed to him be put it in hi pocket, and liandcu
Mr. Miller a half dollar. Mr. Miller refusing to
fdltn it I.a I'traui tt u. Iva l.tJ.. nl ,,n ...I1,AJ :.,. .,,.. . ... . '
"1 " v" u,.,w... in-1
10 me panor, iigurcu n pipe, ana wamea out i-y
bout rmy yards trom tlie house, and behind a pig
The air with which this was done, was not
calculated seriously toaronse Mr. Miller's fears as
to the object he htd in view ; and supposing that
he bad retired to the place to comply with a call
of nature, and that lie would toon return, Mr. M-
did aot follow him. Some minutes after, a strug
gling, groaning noise wat heard in thai disectwn
by tome children about tlie house. Mr. Miller
wat told of it, and in company with Ihe children,
went np to the place where Harrison was last teen
to go. 'There rhey lemur kiinl eii hi- knew ' and
hatkht, wttlva meat frightful cat on hit -tliroas
Weeding profusely the knife still in his right
hand. JTie alarm wat immediately give to the
neighborhood, but before atsiOaac arrived tlie
man had expired.' " ( c -. .
The Coronet of ih Coaniy It via fcrert notified
of the above case, aa Inquest was keld on the bo
dy of the deceased ycrdayroningrwliick resul
ted in tbe return of a verdict aetosdSoff with the
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facUatttatealiftlltfJjiartlelei Tlienocky
eta anj clothing of this mm being examined by
tlie Jury, two silver half dollars, and a small piece
of tobacco, W.S all that couU be fou:id.
Sul.sbitri WiUchmaii.
LHisbrg, ITtk DectmUr, 1 8 1ST.
E m'toh or Tiu Times : - -' -
It is usual for at to see more of yoa in.
our midst than we have done recently though we- -know
no reason for your unusually long absence.
It cannot be that your presence is Dot alwavs.
greeted with great warmth ; it ia nut brcaasa we
fail to subscribe liberally t your valuable paper;
and I know you won't intimate that yaur sub
scription! are nut met punctually by our oiiizen.
Il must be tbe pressure of business, and the inter
11 w ich yon take and feel iothe Gssat Wosk
of the Central Railroad, Sic.
Vou will recollect thai last week wat consumed
in the business of our County Court. We had, I
am sorry to say, an unusually Urge Sutodockct,
which caused the Ceirt to hold all tlie week no
eiscs of a ryexciti.g or striking character, how
ever and some are of the impression that busi
ness was not done with the usual dispatch, in con
sequence of having a new and comfortable Court
House to d business in. By the bye, sir, this
Court House, which wat taken under contract b
Messrs. Britlon & Taylor, during the last summer,
is just about completed j and I am happy fo inform
yon that the Lawyers and those having business
in the world of law, wilt find the present Brick
Coinrtllnitae eii.v-iuly comfortable and convenient,
compared with the former wooden building. The
malerial out of which the building is mtde it of
the. most superior iiatsre; tlie exerntion of the
work is very good; and its general appeamnce
strikes the eye agreeably. . The work was execut
ed under the immediate supervision of one of the
contractors, Mr. H. A. Tjyior, who has, through"
out the entire building, set forth the determination
ta. have the work done faithfully, without apparent
regard as to Ihe price which he would obtain. Mr.
Taylor has established a character among us for
honesty, intelligence, industry and perseverance:
and I feel justified in saying, en behalf of tbe good
citizens ef Franklin, that, la the faithful execution,
.f .1 : n- iii' 1 , . . . . .
vi uirapnoiic wuuiiig, ne nas won tor liunselr, and
associate, Col. Britlon, an amiable reputtlion au .
has established a foundation upon our heart, that
will be as lasting and at indelibly fixed, a is the
rock wall upon which thi tuperstructure rest.
With my good wishes for Mr. TV happiness
and prosperity in ite, I must take my leave of
him, hoping, that he will not cease bis perseverance
until he shall have erected as good Court Houses
for every county in our state.
A CITIZEN, . .''
Our Correspondent is entitled loser thanks for
tke interest he manifests in oar welfare and pros
perity. He is right eur work would not suflbr
us to leave home, or he would have see as.
FRANKLIN LODGE. NO ts I n n is
WiiERiAS, by a wis and inscrutable decree of
Divine Providence, ihe Members of Frtnklin Lodge,
No. 13, 1. 0. O. P., bate aeea called upon to de
plore the lost which, they, with the rest of the com
munity, hare sustained in the death of our esteem
ed and well beloved Brother, Dr. William C.
Weight ; And whereas it is but meet and proper
that tome public demonstration should be made of
the kindness and esteem in which be wat held by
his surviving Biothccs : There re,
I- Retoleetl, That we deeply deplore tho loss
which our Lodge has sustained in Ihe death of our'1
beloved Brother; and that we wilt cherish a recol
lection of bis many virtues and ennobling quttlitiet
as a citisen and an Odd Fellow, y
2. Resolvtd, That we deeply sympathise with
the friends and relatives or our deceased Brother,
in the afttcting dispensation which hat befallen
them.
3. Resnlefd, That, as a token of our regard iiul
love for the deceased, we will wear the usual badge
of mourning fur tbe space of thirty day.
IT Rakrgh papers will please copy.
: JUDICIAL ELECTIONS.
' The Jackson Southern, on of the principal Whig
papers in Mississippi, thus speaks of the recent ji
dicial elections io thai State:
There is one feature the recent electioa
which does infinite credit to the liberality, httellk
gence-aad soaad tense of the people of Mississippi,
and that is, the signal aw no er is which they have
rebuked the attempts of partisan leader to bring
ptrty to bear in deciding upon the relative merit
f cnndiittei (at jadiewl honor. In the itrongesl
AVhig district in the State, a Jndge of the opposite
parly has been triumphantly re-elected to an office,
wlios dirties he has long and faithfully discharged;
while in another district the Cast inensnbent las
been re-elected w ithout opposition a compliment
justify due to Ihe impartiality aad ability with,
which be las administered law and jnst ice, without
feu r, favorer aQcction. In the nothert. judicial
distrirts, (strongly Cass) Judge MtUer and Rod
gers, (Taylonnen) have been reflected by large
and respectable mnjsrilies, although strong appeal
were made ! Ihe voters opposed to them, by tome
of the leading editor ef the dniainnt party, to
draw the party lines apnn the able and accomplish
ed incumhentt.and elect to those fficr ca ndidutea
of their own party. Those who doubt the capaci
It of the utople to nuke crooer and iwlicwua t-
jecuons 04 imncini functionaries, ami who imngm
partisan executive.or a legislative caucnt.wiwk!
do things any better, need only to look to the abb
l judiciary of Mississippi undtr (lie elective sy tie in,
lp be effectually cured of their emu.
CT J he blluwing merober from Xorth CsroiT
na voted for tlie Swindler Brown, as speaker of
of ia? House of Representative!: ASHE, DAMKf
vknable. .."V,:;. ' f
Mr. Brow-alias proved himself teavrrliiog wot
than a "rowdy" tnd a "vulgarian. A man nu
be low in hi association ami ancoutli in bis ma
ilers, without losing altogether the native until
of an honorable1 heart. "Bin rtiis bkneed" jnartyf
this delectable compound prepared by Democrat!
heads (or Ibe parpose of proving tlie "bitterest
that Tsylurism ever vra Bowed," ibis man of "me
its" what ha he presedr ' We scern' to uf
thennms. . ii
t We have no'tyninntlMes Cm the DvmefraeT
jtheir tribulation. Instead sf isoiltfyiig Gr
Tayler, the jhav MScted 00 tbemtrtvrt lb bit
, eat yil) and the severest mortifications
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