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'J1 fiTTI r 1 y 111 PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY CI I. C. IlABOTEAUi EDITOR kQ jTiOPttlEtORi t TERMS : $2 50 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE, Oil -S3 00 IF P ATM EST is DELAYED SIX MONTHS. VOL. IIL RALEIGH, FBI!) AY, MAY 31, 1850. NO. 2G . - II l. u Jt irs pn lighl ted !! :ele ii n bblJ 3. ST n. nt. bet . brr ee. 'i r in? f hii hit r ti rcpj semi lidrt d- i iUot. :.. TLTJS. v T3 Ralrihi Ti.k will bo sent to Subscribers ( t Taro Dollars aim a half per milium, if paid in ad-vau-o. '1'lirca Dollars will be chargrd, if payment I bi delayed six iiiaiulid. Tuee Terms will bo iuvaria J hiy au'.iorej to. ; A!)VSI1TISE1IETS. k ferit, nnd Twenty-five (YiHs for each sulwi-quent in- aijruon. v uuri wnicin, etc. win nc ennrfjeu 41) por ' ce-it. higher; tint a rtui.sondli'e titthirtion will be made ( to tmr. wiio advertise by the year. fTT IVtt?rs on Inisincds, and u'.l Comuiiinirntioiis ht'Mtl.'tl tor pnitlicilioti, .must be adckewH-il to the Editor, and pott paid. :. ' MISCELLANY. " a Missouri roi.i ticai, speech. ' Ihowx's Hotel, WasiIInciToh City,D. C. May, 13 1850 l Mr. I', Sir: As the daily prints In this city ' lite filled with interminable speeches intended for I Buncombe, I have concluded to send you the fol- Wing spicy anJ patriotic effusion, originally in- h tended fur the same mirk?t, being an extract from I a stump speech recently delivered in Missouri, and b. leave it to you if it doesn't tike the shine off any-' i thing that has emanated from this great focus of I wit and eloquence. J. R, 11, Friends and feller citizens of 'this, conflictious N community-what I'm sp''ktn of, I allude to, I m eay, a crisis hu$ om'r. The wheels of our gov. eminent ha (topped the machinery's deranged ' it rudder's unthipjajd llio Iwiler's bursted h -is i afloat, and the river's risiu' Our glorious ship of Btate that, like a bob-luilid gander's been fioatin' ' majestically down the peaceful current of time, Y lias had it harmony disturbed, and it's now driftin' Ji with fearful rapidity toward., the shoals andquick- tsand of J isutiion, threatenin' to dash everything into flindrigs, and pick itself up in the end of a gone gosli'i, Hearken no longer, ye worthy den izens of Hog Hole, Terripen Neck, and the adja- li tent regions, to that siren voice that whispers jn k your too credulous ears the delusive sound, peace ! i for peace has done, sloped, flewed toother lands, or div to the depths of the mighty deep, or, in the more 0 emphatic language of Tecuinseh, when addressin' n the assembled hosts on the plains of Murathony, t on the eve of battle, he exclaimed f "Gone fhekemv throughthe fogs of other climes, To airf the miser watching' of his dimes." "Of of Alexander the Great, at the battle of r Bunker' Hill, who, in the agony of despair, fran. Id tically shrieked 'Gone glimmerin' through the n dreams of other days, a school-boy's tale, the won- .1 dor of an hour, i "Feller citizens In our hill of legislation con i fu.-lon runs riot, and anarchy reigns supreme. A- jfl rouse, then ! shake the drops from your huntin' if! sliiru, and fall into ranks. Sound the tocsin! M beat the drum I and blow the toot-lioni, till the g startled echoes.reverheratin' from hill to top hill top, and from gopher hill to gopher hill, shall cause the adamantine hills of New England, the ferru- I ginous deposits of Missouri, and the auriferous a particles of Californy, to prick up their ears, and, i in whispered accenls, enquire of their neighbors, What can the mailer be ?' "Feller citizens I repent it, to your po6t and, m fra the topmast speaks of the Allfghaniet, hid duflunct to the universal Yankee nation, by sRon- Irj tin' the terrific watchword, 'Who's afraid !' in i audi thunder-tones, that quarkin' with terror -i they shall forget that niggert fiforr your dusty regimentals burnish up yout fusty broadswords li --bid farcwvll to your crusty help-males mount r your lusty chargers, and save the nation, or burst it a boiler ! ! "Feller citzens The great bin! of American pi liberty's flewed aloft, and, scarin' upon the wings nof the wind, is how hoverin' high o'er the cloud- capped summits of the Rocky Mountains; and 'a wlieu he shall havo penetrated into tlie urtnorfn a t'gions' df unlimited space, and then shall have Si fluv down, down, and lit on daddy' wood-pile, I 0 Cliall be led to exclaim, in the grand, tlie terrific, pjilio sublime language of Paul the Apoitle, in his N celebrated epistle to the Aborigines 'Root, little ii pig, or die! "Feller citizens Thf times is critlcafblood id gwine to be poured out like sope-suds on ten a wash It tub, and every man what's got a fcoul as1 big as fhe k , white of a nigger's eye, 'It be ready fu fight, bleed, 'pahddie for his cuiintry! 'J'hemV the times! Wl Voti want men in the councils of tfie nation what yon can depend on! Thai's me! Elect me to i Congress, or Governor o the Siale. aud I II slick ' 1 to you thrdhgh thick and thin, like a lean tick to a V nigj(Sr'-e kin ! I'm 't gwiue to make an election 'oteHlt1 .pecth. 1'J scorn the act. Yuti know mej ' J'ro been fotched up onmng you. Already, on the vtirgs of a toploftictil innigiiiiition, I fancy I see you fnarchin' up to the pulls in solid phalanx, and fcith a shout that makes the welkin' ring, ' Yk:o- r tah fur Hone'' come down on my oppunent like a Coon. A bill has mused the Louisiana Leeis- IC-.J , ., .1.-" ..... '. . ." . . . . 1 fiture, maRing i"e uiuy ot aneriti to auver ifo fn Foine tiewiipaper', all Sheriff sab's. This i a k Cnn l'1 i "'cures a better said to the property f r finder cxeenilori,-ntid help' nlong the newsjiapors. We ought' to have nucha law in this State) and ,f I ft onglil torommaii l the ilitficatiMi, nut only of Slirriff"' sales, hut of all I gal rindi'is whatever. 't''i W lint sv our brethren (ifthe press loan iipplica- J..1 thin M the iji-xt li.'iilture for sii set lo carry out gj! j l objivt ! .WirAim llrpuhh vSi .hi. iTA'sf cTilTON ( CHOI'. . j j The falling off in the receipt of llw lasf Cotton 'Jjf fMp, tip In-; hV flptnf tjfne.- i alxT ItnriW'ftf "! ! 'T-Jf th'oui'aiid three hnlMred' an'd tliltiy-Kv'e I " , bales. This contluxion Is.imt arrived at by mere jlr" lilieculHlloii, but il is the result of fufi-, of figures, JO-jnhich do lint deceive. What rff-el s grat a ' f fulling off will have um the price of Cotton, must U ' Ik1 simiar' Ht tjicv-ry nm j $J, unit Hi Kf.HUicnn V! I in. WHIG MEETINGS. WHIG MEETING I HERTFORD. At a meeting of the Whigs of Perquimans Coun ty ,'held st IIer:f;.rd on the 13lh of May, 1850 ; the meeting Was organized by the appointment of James P. Whedbeo, Esq. Chairman, and Jona, W. A'.bertson, Secretary. The Chairman explain ed the object of the meeting to be, (he appoint ment nf delegates to represent the Whigs of this County in the Convention to be held in Raleigh on the JOth of June next, to nominate a candidate for Governor in the approaching canvass ; and ul to nominate a candidate for the House of Com mons in the next Legislature, to represent this county and also to appoint dclegntcs to meet the delegates of Pasquotank county, for the purpose of selecting a candidate to represent the two counties in the next Legislature. The Chairman set forth in strong and appropriate language the necessiiy of the Eastern counties being represented in the Raleigh Convention, and appealed '.. 'ie patriot ism of the Whigs of the county, to support with all their power and influence ihc causa they have a dopted. Afler the conclusion of the Chairman's remarks, on motion, a committee, of fivo were ap pointed to retire and prepare resolutions expres sive of the sense of the meeting in relation Jto the approaching Gubernatorial' canvass. . The committee consisted of the following geu tlemon : Nathan Winslow, Samuel. Nixson, W. II. Baglev, Jos. Toms, and E. E. Smith, Esqrs. The coinmitee having returned, reported the j following resolutions : j Resohe-1, That we recognize he propriety and j importance of u Stato Convention, for the purpose J of nominating a candidate for Governor in the ap proaching canvass. Resolved, That in onr opinion His Excellency Clia.H. Manly has discharged the duties incumbent upon him as Chief Magistrate of the State, with ability, impartiality and patriotism. ; ResnheJ, That we will give our hearty support lo the nominee of the Stale Convention. But Rmlud, That we would respectfully re commend the name of the Hon. Wnt. B. Shepard to the Convention, as a gentleman in every respect qualified to fiill the station of Governor with dig nity, ability and honor to lire State. It was fur ther Resolved, that III ourhun ble opinion the pres ent mode of electing Justices o the Peace and Judges is much preferable to any charge in the manner of their election we have seen' suggested. On motion, the following gentlemen wer6 tip pointed delegates to meet delegates from Pasquo tank, to nominate a candidate to represent (he two counties in the Senate of the next Legislafure, via : Nathan Winslow, Joseph Whife, Benj. Pritch nrd, Jas. Sumner, A. R. Elliott and Joseph Toms.' ' It was movei and carried, that A. R. Elliott Esq., the Chairman of (he delegation bo requested to confer with the Chairman from Pasquotank and appoint a suitable time and place for the meeting of the delegates from the two counties. A committee was appointed lo nominate a can didate to represent the County in the Common? of the next legislature. The committee after delib eration, reported the name of Thomas S. Jacock?, Esq. as the regular nominee. On motion the Chairman of the m?eting appoint ed twenly delegates to the Raleigh Convention, consisting of the following gentlemen, viz: Thos. F. Jones, Dr. C. M. Ford, N. Winslew, Wm. C. Scott, Col. Elisha Felton, Willis II. Bagley, Jos. il. Cox, Jona. White, Samuel Sutton E-q., Sam!. Nixson Esq., Dr. Jenkins, David White Jr., Benj. Mullen, John W, Sutton, James L. Skin ner, Thos. E. Skinner, Ed. F. Smith, Jos. Can non, C. W. Hollowell, Jona. W, Albertson. On motion the name of the Chairmau was added to the list; ... On motion it was resolved thai the District and Raleigh Whig papers be requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting. On motion the meeting adjourned. . ..JAMES P. WHEDBEE, Chm'n. Joxa. W. Albertson, Sec'y. . WHRTFEETfXG J WAYNE. On Tuesday, the 2fst fn'sf.,the Whigs of Wayne County assembled at fR'e Court House in Waynes boro', for the purpose of appointing Delegates to the Whig Stale Convention, to' assemble at Ra leigh on the lOlh of Juno next. The meeting was organized 8y calling John C. Slocumb to the Chair, and appointing James Gris wold, Secretary. On motion of W.' P. S. Alston, a Committee of five, consisting of Messrs. W. F. S. Alston, Thom as Kennedy, James Everitt, Dr. Howard, and James Griswold, was appointed to draft reHolutions for the action of ihe meeting. The committee, after retiring for a short time, reported through the Chairman, the following pre amble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted : Whereas, the Vhljj party propose holding a Convention in Raleigh, on the 10th of June next, to nominate a candidate for Governor for llio State, Therefore, be it ResnheJ, That we cordially sppove of the pro position to hold Ihe proposed Convention at Ihe lime and place aforesaid.' , Resulted, That we have unbounded confidence j In the ability, integrity, and patriotism nf our pre. enl' Chief Magistrate, and heartily approve of his diiiih'ltra;iiirf, R'tnhed', That the Chn ifrnn n appoint twenlT folir delejjsti " lii rpri;rit Wayire ooiiniy ifl tlie Convention, aliif iTiat ilie'y t4 alAwed Co ppoinl their own atternat4iH.' . Vlicri,iijioji,1lie'(iifluwini Delegate were -poinled: Tl.oa. IIiir,'iW,'iVr Ferrell, Tay lor, Dr. A. C. Divis-, Geo. C. Mo Ja. II. Everitt, W. I). CoM, Wm. Hollo. !!, Juo.; I). j B.-CtOii, V. Uo.'ell, Ur. V. r. Howard,! Rith- ard Rayner, Jno. W. Sasser, Jos. T. Kennedy, j Dr. C. F. Dewey, Dr. D. Cogdeli, W. F. S. ; Alston, Henry Johnston, Teter I.. Peacock, IL II. Perkins, Jno. Wright, Geo. W. Collier, and James McDuflie. Resolved, That the President and Secretary be added to the list of Delegates. .'Resolved, That, we will abide the decision of said Convention, and will use all honorable means to secure the election. Resohfd That we have an abiding confidence in the patriotism, integrity, and abilitv,of our pres ent Chief Magistrate, Gen Zachary Taylor; and cordially approve of his administration. iiesot?i,That we heartily approve of the course of oar worthy Representative, the Hon EdwabJ) Stanly, in the present Congress!., Resolved, That a copy of these proceedings be sent to the North Carolina Telegraph, for publi cation, and that tho other Whig papers in the Stato be requested to copy. , " On motion, the thanks of the mceiingwere ten dered the President and Secretary, for the very able manner in which they dischargad their duties, and the meeting then adjourned. j. C. SLOCUMB, Ch m'n. James Giuswoi.d, Sec, POLITICAL. The political aspect of the country at this time is so remarkable and peculiar, that a quiet, ob server, indifferent to parlies, might find in it a great deal to interest him, and probably ecmethiirg to afford instruction. . . One singular phenomenon arrests the attention at once and that is, the extraordinary contrast between the calm temper of the people and the ex cited warmth of public men. It is continually de clared that Ihe Union is in danger, yet the public mind is undisturbed. There is no excitement in cities, towns, villages, or rural districts, that inter rupts the ordinary course of life and business The holders of the Government stocks, who would bo very apt to show some sensitiveness at the ap proach of such a calamity as disunion, appear to be very well satisfied with their investments ia much so that public securities continue at a hand some premium,'"; The people generally are slow to believe that the Union is in any danger ; they send,' through their Slate governments, massive blocks to this city for tha monument lo Washington, and inscribe urmnthem words of affectionate devotion to the Union, as the best mode of expressing the reverence with which they cherish the memory of the Father of his Country. The contrast to which we have been alluding, it must be admitted, is very striking. Corgress, now jnho sixth month of its session, has warmly debated the subject of the Union and its stability, as involved in various questions, all of which, are considered. it s'eern's',' more or less vital, ft is somewhat extraordinary, however, that the chief point of danger to the stability of the Union is made to rest, by some, npon the fact that, a new ouiie is applying tor admission into it. 1 litis an evidence of strength is interpreted into an . indica tion of wfakness. In some parts of the South there wers. pfr.-ons who distrusted the ability of Congress to take due care of this question, and, in consequence thereof, a convention, to be composed of delegates from the Southern Slates, was recommended to be held at Nashville. But the large mass of the Southern people did not appear to see the necessity of such a step - so that the movement dragged on rather slowly. The quiet observer, noting all these things, might possibly come to think that the danger of the crisis now on hand has been considerably exag gerated ; he might even doubt whether there was any crisis at all. But at all events he would be apt ts come to the conclusion, that if the modera tion of the people could be reflected truly upon all those who, as servants of the peorle, have this subject in charge; ifthe pitriotic devotion to the Union which warms the national heart could pen etrate, with all its vivifying, its soothing,' and strengthening influences, into the measures best adapted for terminating this worrying strife the termination, and a happy one, of the whole diffi-. ciilty would not long be delayed. Republic. 6EMS OF MR. WfoTU'ROP'S SPEECH. The great length of this speech, and the crow ded stale cf our columns, prevent our giving this excellent speech in full. We regret this the more because we regard it as one of the very besl speeches that has been delivered this session of Congress. Although we cannot republish the whole speech, we shaft, a we fihdroorn, give some of its most brilliant passages. The following is on conscience and the constitution: For myself, I acknowledge my allegiance to the wholu Constitution of Ihe United States, and 1 am willing to unite in fulfilling and enforcing, in all reasonable and proper modes, every one of its pro visions. I recognize, indeed, a Power above all human law makers, and a Code above all enrihly constitution! And whenever 1 perceive a clear conflict of junbilictinn and authority between the Constitution of my country and the law of my Godj'my course il clear. I shall resign' my" office, whatever iluiav be,' nnd renounce all connection with public service of any vort. Never, never, sir, will I put myself under Ihe necessity of calling upon God to wilness mv promise to Support a Con stifmion', any parl'of whiclV I csnslder'td IS iiicoB-' sistrnt with his command?'. Do yon reinemlaT, Mr. Chairman, that old clas sical dialogue bctwvn Pyrrhiw", Ike King of E piriiH, and his eloquent comwllor, Cine 7 Pyrrhus, we are told," in 'disclosing his plan of government,' had staled bis purpose f sulnWlinfr lialy to his pwav:', wWni' Cineas asked, ' A.id Imvin nVhVJtf;ji'i (he RonwiM, what will tour majesty do next t" "Why, Sicily," said the King. "i next door to Italy, and it will be easy to subdue that." "And havin" cot possession of Sicily," said the counsellor, "What next will be your roy al pleasure?" "I have a mind, the(n," said Pyr rhus, '- to pass over into Africa," "And what after that?" said Cineas, "Vliy, then, at last, we will give ourselves up to quiet, and enjoy a de lightful peace." "But what," rejoined the wise and sagacious counsellor, "what prevents you from enjoying that quiet and that delightful peace now ?" . I can conceive such a dialogue passing between one of our lite American Presidents and some confidential, friend or Cabinet adviser. "I have a mi:id to annex Texas" "And what will you do next?" "Why, Mexico is next doorto Texas, and it will be easy to subject her to our arms." "And having conquered Mexico, and taken posses sion of such of her provinces as you desire, what next docs your excellency propose ?" "I think we shall then be ready forpassing over to Cuba." 'And what after that!" Why, then,, we will devote ourselves to peace,, and enjoy a quiet life." "And why, why it might well have beet: asked should you iiot enjoy that poace and quiet now ? Why will you persist in disturbing the, quiet, nd periling the peace and putting . in jeopardy the glorious Union, you now enjoy, by rushing in to sovild, so wanton, and t had alino.-t said, so wicked a policy ?'' Sir, it is not to be denied that it is this spirit cf arnexalion and conquest, by what it feeds on, which has involved us in all our present troubles, and which threatens us with still greater troubles in future. We are reaping the. natural and just results of the annexation of Texas, and of tho war which inevitably followed that annexation. We have almo3t realized, (as I believe I have somewhere else said,) the fate of the greedy and ravenous bird in the old fable. iEsop tells us of no tragic v nun, in uue ut us lowering uiifms, see- i inga bit of tempting fiesh, upon an altar pounced npon it and bore it away in triumph to its nest. But, by chance, he adds, a coa) of fire from the altar was sticking to it at Ihe time, which , set fire to the next and consumed it in a trice. And our American eagle, sir, has been seen stooping from its pride of place, and hovering oyer the altars. of a weak ijeighboffng .power"., 'ift has atjast, pout(ced upon her provinces, and borne, tthem away from her in triumph. But burning coals have clung to them! Discord and cenfusion have come with them ! And our own American homestead is now threatened with conflagration ! We learn that Mr. Truman Smith's speech, re cently delivered in the Senate, that, in the vari ous bureaus new composing the Department over which Mr. Ewing presides, there were ' at the close of the Polk administration one hundred and twenty-seven persons' employed, of whom ninety three were Locofocos and only thirty four were Whigs. The Locofocos received for compensa tion$177,137, while the Whigs received $45,100. The majority nf Locofocos employed was fifty nine( and the balance of compensation in their favor was $72,037. There are now in the same De pa rtmen one hundred and thirty eight persons em ployed, of whom eighty are Whigs and fifty eight are Locofocos, The Whfg9 rsceiyed a oompen ationof$105,fi50, and the Locofocos $68,117. The majority of Whigs employed is twenty -two, and the balance of compensation in their favor is $37,233. These acts show conclusively that Mr. Ewing has not proscribed Locofbcoa to the same extent lo which .Whigs were proscribed by the Polk administration in the same bureaus. Of course the Locofocos cannot find, in any prescrip tive conduct on the part of Mr. Ewing, reasons for theii hostility toward him. The truth is, they havo got into the fashion of heaping abuse on the head of Mr. Ewing, and they pursue him with hot abuse now from sheer custom We presume Mr. Ewing cares but little for them or for their animosity. - - Whenever they have been put to the proof of any oftheir foul calumnies,'they have uniformly failed. And this will be the result of the Richardson investigation and all other in vestigations. The Locofocos will be likely, to learn tiiat it is possible lo carry the expedient of makirg charges that are as false as they are foul, a little too far. The people are always generous enough to rise tip against those who persist In a Course of wretched slander and to put them down Mr. Ewing is a man of enlarged ability and of industrious habits. He has conducted the affairs or his office with the most eminent success, and has thus proved himself to be a mnstyarlnnble pub lic servant, lie will certainly tiiumph signally over all his filthy calumniators. Rich. Republic. "THE UN ION" GREAT, M AG NAN I M IT Y Some of the southern hotspurs are giving the Washington Union no little annoyance.' It would seem that the address of the southern members of Congress advising the establishment of a southern press at Washington, is but a reflection of south ern democratic sentiment. The democracy of the South has suddenly found out, what has been plain and palpable for years past, that the ex-Orgau is perfectly willing, and ready at any time, to neg lect southern rights ami interests to secure success in a Presidential struggle. The Ediiorof the Co lumbus (Ga.) Times is 6ne of llioso who has just had his eyes opened,' and tells us what this new light was disclosed to him, iu a manner which is sorely dUplessin'g to tlie Senior Editor of the U nion. So gravelled is he that it requires some three eohimn of the Union lo give vent tahi exci ted feelings, arid he winds up with the following burst of magnanimity : "if tlie seuini editor lives to fight the battle out, and to assist in putting duwn the men who now i busc their power and diigraoe their country, he is prepared In hang np his arms in the Tbmplo and to retire to tlie shade of private life1. Ill has no am bition lo promote, except ihe'hbhHir of serving his beloved , country lle'sks nb of&rir, nU spftil, from the men whom he may assist to elect. Witt accept none. His sole reward will be in seeing the gret principles to which he has been devoted for nearly fifty years carried out under a new and triumphant administration." How can a wicked world, in which selfishness and cupidity predominate, sufficiently admire this disinterested nd magnanimous declaration. He wishes "no office'" "no sctis, from the men whom he may assist to elect." Generous and magnani mous man ! Shall you not have a niciie In thai "Temple" in which you propose to "hang up your arms ? " and shall it not be said of you and sting of you that, after you had, in the course cf some four years, pocketed some hundred or two hundred thousand dollars 'of public nwney, you indignantly turned your back upon Ihe "spoils,!' and, unlike Oliver Twist, refused to "ask for more?" We can see no such difference between the opin. ions of ihe President, Mr. Clay, and Mr. VVeb- stor, as should prevent them from standing upon i common ground in defence of the peace and union 1 of their common country. We ca nnot believe ei- j ther of these men, or the many in Congress who are influenced, by -their opinions, indifferent to the harmony, even though it ba for a season, if a country so torn and divided as t.!ii how is" npon a question of so much moment as that which agi tates it. We cannot believe that either of 'these men or their friends look (o anything but the com mon good. We wish we could say as much of all their p'ofessed friends, the hangers on to the skirts of intellect and power the echoes of mere politicians, who, as retailers of scandal, catch every whisper, and repeat if with alt additions which fancy or malice can invetit. . There are siich men in;Now York; in Washington, and all over the (and. .They think they serve their man and a purpose by such conduct; and we see fct times even the wisest and greatest, losing for s time both wisdom and greafness, ler.d an ear to . , . lhese 8erPen' Sch men .merit only contempt ;and if they could be seen in the naked nessoftheif hearts, and the deformity of their pur poses, they would be cast out as unclean birds. If such men call themselves Whiffs', we deny their claim to that honorable distinction. The Whigs, as a party, aim to be first pure, and then peacea ble. It isno man's party, but the party of the whole country. It looks to the Constitution as the true interpreter of law. It looks to the Union of the States as the highest political good. It is not a school district, county, State or. sectional party, but a party whose highest aim is to do the greatest possible good to the whole people, by sustaining that which' ,'s peacefu I, and honorable. It has magnanimity to forget itself, if it can unite aqd harmonise the whole people upon terms of equity and justice. This is the platform npon which every true Whig can and will stand, and wo look to our Whig President and Whig Senators and Representatives to remove every obstacle which prevents a prompt and united action. , It were bet ter for those who resist such action that (hey ha i a millstone tied about their necks, and, were cast into the ?ea, than to expect jo triumph in opposi tion lo what is the sentiment of tho sober second thought of the country upon the slavery and every other question on which wearp at issue,, fijonie thing to Liberty and Un:m, to the Constitution and Public Opinion, must be conceded. Let us do it cheerfully, and in the spirit of met who love the institutions of such a free, hospitable, and prosperous land as that in which' it is our good for tune to live. JV. F. Express. . , VVasuinoton, May 2l, 1850. Thinks look certainly better for the compromise, and the chances now are that the bill will pass both Houses without encountering any serious obstacle I do not believe that the bills will be separated. Southern ultras may oppose it ; but not to the ex tent of committing su icide. f 'hink we shall soon begin lo whistle, ceeing our way clear put of the woods' and wool . Old "Hal" has dor.e wonders by his late speech.' X. of Ball. Sun. BT The Alta Cahfornian contains a,i account of sn owner of a slave who had emigrated to , thai country, taking his negro with him, previous to the adoption of the Constitution, having Boms difficul ty in gelting his slave pHt of the, country. But by the rirompt interference of the Alcalde, the slave was publicly flogged and imprisoned, to await the orders of his msster.' A writ of habeas corpus was subsequently swarded by the Judge of Ihe Supreme Court, but fortunately for the owner, before it was nerved he had possession of his negro, and was off. A sensible man was that Alcalde, and more fit for ihe Supreme Bench than his honor who grou ted the writ. Lone Slar. The Nicaragua '1'ueatt l)ns been ratified in the Senate by a vote of 4S lo 10 eight Senators absent. The "Union" fired a broadside into the treaty on Monday, and Ihe Senate answered by rat ifying it with very general unanimity. on Wednes day. "So much for Buckingham." We nmy congratulate Ourselves, in view of this action first, that another bone nf contention bttween the United States Hi JG real Britain has been removed; a lid secondly, lhat the ratification of this treaty makes certain the speedy opening of a new route between the Atlantic and Pacific. The Adminis trations of Messrs. Tyler, Polk, and Taylor, un der the direction of Messrs. Webster, Buoha nan, and Claylon, have each negotiated important trttft ties will) Great Br itain, and we think' the coimry ha good reason to be satisfied with each and all of ihcvn", albeit the Polk Administration hunjy'oul the banner of "54 40 or fight," and backe X'down to 4D'.' This Nicaragua treaty pledges'neutrnlity to N rear gut, anil under it Great' Britain miM cease to exercise jurisdiction tnere, Uuder the im pulse of this treaty, and tjie eommescial thoro,igh. fur which il opi, Centra l"Aineiica miujt spring into new'lile. We predvetj fo le a CB.rver of the higVf.t "rriipcrllyi- Important from Havana: Ariia? of the Steamer Ohio. v Nnw York, May 21 6 p.m. The stesmur Ohio arrived here to day. General Lopez landed at Cardenas on the I'tn insiant with 5IIOjuaj,and took Ihe town garrison of COO men, who surrendered alter losing three men. : . - The grea ties excitement prevailed at Havana nd( the city was under martial law. Several thousand militia had enrolled, and troops had been sent to protect Matanzas, Il was reported that a large body of troops wa s collected at Norman's istaad, and several vessels were despatched to that place. The Spanish steamer Pizarro had returned with one hm id rod and five prisoners, mostly French, and Germans. The steimers. thm muf Georgia were compelled to anchor a', the entrance lo the harbor. , ' ' The Ohio brings four hundred and ten thousand dollars in gold dust, and two hundred and ten thousand in specie. General lpez has landed from the steamer which left Nevvrleans on the 7th. Several other vessels containing in all some 1,233 or !,5oA men,' had left New Orleans previous to' the Creole. . Whoru they intended to land, was pot known. The city was under martial law, nnd several thou sand militia had been enrolled. Arm, &.c, were being delivered to them. Resident foreigner were all called upon to enroll. There were 1,500 troops in Matanzas, and 800 were despatched from Havana, at 1 o'clock, a.m., of the 2.1th, to re inforce them and march against Lopez, It was, rumored (hat the force under Lopez had increased to 2000, and that he was already halfway lo Ma." tanzas. 0n the 10th news was received at Ha vana that a large force Was collected on Nor man's island, near Cape Cttoche, Yucatan, and that General Marinas, v ith about 3,000 men, start eJ inimi'diateli for that point He was told that if he did not take it, he might go to sea as soon as be pleased. Toe Spanish government would not be responsible for the safety of his men or the pas sengers; except those hav'ng passports, none would be persiitted to goon shore, No communi cation, was allowed between the passengers while in port not even between (he officers, until a per mit was obtained from the Captain General. ( Thej Ohio was delayed fifteen hours a'wailing a permit (o.lransfer her pasengers. Just before tha Ohio left, the stesmer Pizarro came in with 103 prp oncrsj taken from that i(landv The forqe of tho Creole, with which the General affected the land ing, is only a email part of the expedition. , , . it is Known tnat some ten or twelve vessels leu New Orleans and different ports of tho gulf to land simultaneously. , It,hi reported that Lopez had taken up "'tlie: railroads to "Cardinal - in several places. " The merchants and bankers n Havana have been removing their iponey, plate, &.ct into the forest for safety. Captain.Schen.ck protested,' through the American consul, to the Captain.Oen. era,l, and demanded' a safe anchorage, but was refused. Mr. Webster.'a despatch from Washington ssys. has a small pamphlet forthcoming from, the prt-si being a letter in reply (6 (he Newburypor letter, in which he goes into the consliluiioual argument rehitiVa lo the giving' up of fugitive slaves.' .-'-.. THE WHlG&fEETrNU which wai held here, on last Monday, was prettsj well attended and K was pleasing to see the .interest each one seemed to feel in its rjelileiatfons. There were some right spicy tljings said, which wond lose in the, telling, put upon the whore it was a regular old fash'ted agreeable Whig affair'.' -We were es pecially pleased with Mr. liqjden's remarks ou the subject of a candidate, for Governor. They . were just and' true, and yet mortifying to the, pride of a North Carolinian. We trust the day will come, when any citizen, whpin the peopV may prefer, shall not be compelled to decline sew ing his fellow citizens on the score, pf pecuniary inabilities, but when the salary of thpffice shajl be proportioned to the circumstances attending llm l.x.U:.. f Ik. ntn.a TTnlil ihevn in. nartv In N. Carolina which shall be able to find a nian in their ranks willing to incur the Inulile and dead expense nf beine Governor, may feel, thank- , fill. And with the fact staring us in the face, that he who serves Nor'th Carolina ss Governnr, tcarkt for nothing, ave the honor of the ssrvice, andfindt himself,' should, we think, he slowed lo claim con siderable charity from the pecp'.e iu relation to bis acts.' . .. , . It willle seen that th'e Whigs of Rowan least that portion of them which attended ttis meeting, (and wo doubt not all will be eqa',ly inj. . uanlmous,) have resolved to sacrlce ppriialf' preferenc.es, if necessary, and to abide by the is-' cision of Ihe Convention, "vfe had bupS fiV . this. It is right. We mr t nnt iai3"k!"p prnaehing contest divide Bnd split iry'Wn'iong our selves. Prini iiln re worth more than men, an I t" secure these, '.nere nre f?w persons in oorranks who would hesitate long"v)iiich to chcswe. Let the Whigs stnjid finii, nrnl the chucklings of our op potu'iits will die sway to the weak pipings of EXTREMES UEEilNv 1 1 in the O' io (Djtn.) t,g)w.i the adujition.oftUi following .utiuuUiu (Ue -vised Constitution of OUfu; ' ' " 1st. No peisoushuUwva tft 50 fe ef kiid lvinif in ll.i. KtMl& . Sid No prof -iSt?"! wim aWB Mil any njiet exce.pt in A AucAN i - This ia Uewiwracji pigJiel"f heoktardl It ii about o ft yar iu biitry with th requirement oftlEluLs, ihnbao t;t'ii unless a pnifo.e, Lruf tifcipsJiall, hulxy; viVict iu the Sutu.
Raleigh Times [1847-1852] (Raleigh, N.C.)
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