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POLITICAL.
From the Republic.
SOUTHERN INTERESTS AND NATION
; AL INTERESTS. '.
"The interests ofthe South and their protection,"
ays the Lynchburg Virginian, "havo been, ami
till urn, the great objects of investigation and
hnuglil. They have produced a general clamor
broughout the South, a clamor which is so huge
s to arrest nil legislative action and engross the
individcd attention of Congress in their discussion,
riiey have given rise to an agitation which is
hreatening in ita aspect, and promises to be dan
;erous in its termination. To afford Southern in
erests a just protection, essential changes have
iten proposed in tho Constitution, establishing an
qnilibrium between the North and South. The
rue idea of protection tins not been formed , itnd,
onsequent'ly, the true idea of protection has not
cen instituted. The best possible protection to
Soutlicrn rights is the development of Soutlwrn re-
ounces." ' . . .. ;
We quote this paragraph from a well written ar
lele, sensible, mwlerate, and judicious, and have
0 express the strong feeling of gratification with
vhich we behold such indications of a sound, in
elligent public opinion upon the subject referred to,
ast ripening to maturity in the great State of Vir
jinia, where opinionsonce formed are not lightly
hanged. May we not hope that the period is ar
iving, and already at hand, when nothing more
vill be heard of Northern interests, as antagonis
ical both being comprised,' blended, and affilia
ed in the comprehensive phrase, National In-
The policy which seeks to develope the resour
:n of the country, which tends to create and-to
Mwourage a variety of industrial pursuits, where
he means and facilities exist to make such diver
dty of occupation profitable, is a policy at well a
la pled to one portion of the country ai to another,
f the benefits which such a system iscalcnlated to
MA have been availed of more extensively in one
section than in another, is it not because tho ays
em itself is partial or sectional in Its nature?.; Far
from it. The necessities of a sterile region and of
1 rigorous climate may impel an active, energet
c population to greater efforts than may seem re
luisite to tho inhabitants of warmer and more fer
ile sections , yet the latter will find, sooner or
ater, that however prodiga l nature may be in her
rifts, she bestows nothing except in trust, and
kith the inexorable condition of improvement by
ndustry. '
The State of Virginia, by the steady prosecu
ion of her grand system of public works, is Iny
ng tbe foundations of a prosperity which promises
o be as sore and permanent as her great resources
are abundant. Lrom position, from extent of ter
ritory, from the variety and profuseness of her el-
Jemenli of wealth, the Old Dominion possesses ad
vantages which only need to be improved to place
jber, where she rightfully belongs, at the head of
Jour great family of States, and to keep her there.
With the progress of her Internal improvements,
manufacturing industry will keep pace, and trade
Jwillflow in lo occupy the new channel prepared
for It.-'
T'.jf State of Georgia is furnishing at this mc-
Jnent some very significant illustrations of what
the South can do in the way of developing home
resources. She is not only the first cotton-grow-
ng State in the Union, but she has slto, as slat-
led by Mr. STErtiENsrone of her able Representa
tives in the House, some thirty-nix cotton factories
a operation, and a great many more hastening to
completion ; one of them has, or soon will have,
ten thousand spindles; with two hundred looms ca-
pable of turning nut eight thousand yard of cloth
perdsy. Her yarns areelready finding their way
to the markuts of the North arid foreign countries ;
and die duy ia not distant, adds Mr. Stephens,
when she will take the lead in the manufacture, as'
well as the producticn, of this great staple. Geor
gia, moreover, has sixsVundred nd fifty miles of
railroad in operation, at a cost of fifteen millions of
dollars, and two hundred more in the progress of
construction, tier public dclt, in the mean time,
is but a little over eighteen' hundred thousand dol
lars, snd her stocks are at a premium.
' The advantages of having the raw material at
the doors of tbe manufacturer must always secure
! tlis Coulh, in ilia manufacture uf the heavier
cvpn fabrics, a decided superiority uver the cotton
manufacturer of ilia North- While-there Is much
rmbarriitemcDt experienced at this time in the
Northern cnl.un-ii.il!, in f pnat quenee of. an Imper
fect std unreliable syem of domestic policy, the
Kontliern manufacturers soem to be doing a fair
Ibjujiniia although as the system extends amongst
thrp and Cl W'W I1 "WT Iu"cn in wmcn
the utjr uisterial will not eoii.iite the chief ele
ment of vajue, flie oectsity of a fixed policy of
pffvftifp will U'us trpngly lelt in tan quarter as
eliirwltere. -.-.. . .
ro nglsu ufl-a (.tverpnolpasjer.we ttnus,
sjiongh the refcrene lo ita title js lust makes
some Try candid acknowledgments on tha subject
of the domestic policy best adapted to the United
tfUtf. , "The Americans," It eay and with
jfxf" Munfy 'f b'l cvnclude our, own
"have eiul, iron, timber, andean raise sufficient
cotton for the world. They have exhaustive sup
plies of corn and provisions, cheap and fertile lands,
no taxes worth mentioning. Why, then, should
they not manufacture for themselves? Why should
cotton be brought four thousand miles to England,1
to be spun and woven In Lancashire, and be car
red some throe or four thousand miles moro to the
United States lo be consumed ? We cannot see
any reason for it. It is true, thai finglanj has hnd
the start in manufactures, but what right has she
to expect to be always first in the race ? The A
mericans arc not only justified in protecting their
own interests, hut as the President says, 'it is the
right and duty of Congress to encourage domestic
industry, which is the great source ol national
wealth and prosperity.' Sounder policy waSjiiever
broached; truer words never uttered."
A PATRIOTIC 'PRESIDENT,
The Sciota (Ohio) Duily Gazette, though itself
favoring the President's plan, warmly repudiates
the idea that that patriotic and noble henrted man
will endeavor to thwart the will of the people as ex
pressed by their representatives. The tribute which
the C!ze(e pJys Jo .the self devotion and love ol
country which distinguish Gen Taylor, will find a
warm response all over this broad land.
Self Devotion of the Pf esidest. WhHt sen
sitive American mind can ever forget the noble re
solve of General Tsyjor, when a. National Execti- i
tive.enviotts of his glorious fame and rising popu-!
htrily, stripped him of his veteran regulars, in their
yirlorious progress towards the, enemy's capital,
and advised him "to shut himself upin Monterey?"
To Monterey he did go, but not to stop there. With
such troops as he could muster, volunteers of all
arms, he pushed on to the verge of the great Mex
ican desert, where the junction of the division of a
gallant brother officer was, possible, and there a
wniled the approach of the hosts of Santa Anna,
who came careering over the plain, confident of an
easy victory. Then it was that the heart of the
Patriot Chief burned within him. His courageous
soul not rnly served to h!l himself with confidence,
but inspired every man-wih the resolution of a
host. It was there, wlie.i his little army was out
flanked by tho hostili- multitudes, that he resolved,
to do or die; then it was that "he asked no favors
of the Government at home, and shrunk from no
responsibility,"
As was General Taylor, so ia President Taylor.
On every contingency that has yet arisen, he has
been found equal to the crisis, always regulating
his official conduct by the dictates of simple duty.
No difficulty, no threats, no surprise, swerves him
from this course. As he planted the star-spangled
banner on the'heights of Buena Vista, so he plants
himself fast by the Constitution, and his own con
victions of the true intent of that instrument, in
relation to the resident's duties, as revealed in the
Allison letters. If wrong be committed, by bad
laws, he is determined that Congress shall be re
sponsible. If his own suggestions, in reference to
the California Question, be not adopted, he will
sanction whatever Congress may enact in regard
to it. We are thoroughly assured, by every pub
lic act of his life, that such is Gen. Taylor's po
sition. Indulgence in pride of opinion, with him,
wi'l not weigh a feather, when balanced against
the country's good.
,' CONSISTENCY.
The Nashville Convention went out like the
"last sough of an auld candle." It died a death so
easy and so quiet, that few seem to have known
or cared about (lie moment of its departure. It
may seem, therefore, an ungracious task, to dis
turb its remains ; yet we cannot help contrasting
a single article of its last Will and Testament, wi:h
the' opinions expressed by some of its most furious
advocates, but little more than a twelve-month-ago.
-.' .
The Nashville Convention adopts, if we under
stand its principles, the Missouri Compromise line
of 36, 30. The original meeting held in Jackson,
(Mis.) in May 1849, through their committee, re
ported it to tiie world ss their unalterable opinion
that "the Constitution could not be compromised."
With regard to this very question of 36, 30, it
held the following strong and unmistakable lan
guage: "It will be with our people to say whether they
will meet our brethren of the North in gand fn'th,
should it be tendered, in carrying put the "Misscu
ri Com promise ;" not as a matter of intrinsic obli
gations, but by common consent. We deny most
fmilirrltk its legal talidity as an act of legislation.
A constitutional principle admits of no Compro
mise bij Congress. To compromise is to assert and
exercise the right to do so, and the consequent
right to legislate on the subject, which we utterly
deny."
We hardly think it worth while lo waste words
upon the ridiculous dilemma in which these wise
men have involved themselves. Rich. Whig.
SOUTHERN FANATICISM.
A writer proposes the following remedy for sou
thern grievances, in a late number of the Colum
bia (S. C.) Telegraph., It is passing strange that
such puerile nonsense should find a place in any
respectable piper. Theaouthern cause haa beeo
irretrievably prejudiced by these ridiculous ebuli
liuni.pf pot valor, which find such luxurious
growth iu Ilia Palmetto State, and we are only
surprised that the Intelligent and respectable press
of that state should encourage such Bobadila, by
publishing their ridiculous, rain boastings This
pink of chivalry says : A". O. Picayune,
"My idea ia, first to perfect the union of the
south, now huppilyin progress. Secondly, to dis
solve tho Union immediately, form a southern coo.
federacy, and uke possession by force of arms of
all the territories suitable Gjrslavery,whioh would
include all sou ill of the parallel of , the latitude of
Missouri. ' Let this territory ilien bs settled up by
slaveholders. Let the southern atates five a tract
of land and one slave to every poor family who
will settle tliere. inesontnare mter
esled to bring on the contest as soon as possihlr.
Therefore I say this, this is the iusnicioua mo
ment. The opportunity is presented in the meei
ingofthe Nashville Convention. Let us use the
opportunity. Let the Convention act."
THE ADMINISTRATION.
The inceieant abuse poured out by some of the
more rabid of the Locofoco journals, and upon
members of the Cabinet, has been so indiscrimi
nate, a to have lost all effect, even upon their
own party. There is such a thing as over doing
opposition, and this has been exemplified most fully
in references to the administration. The chaeges
have been so gross, and so coarsely repeated, that
the great body of the people set them dow n as the
ravings of common scolds.
There never was a set of menf (as wo are in
formed by persons with good opportunities of ob
servation,) who have performed their public duties
more dilligently and faithfully than the members
of the present cabinet. They are incessantly em
ployed in the laborious and increasing business of
their respeciive officers, and have no time, even if
they h.ive the disposition to play the part ol poli
ticians. The absurd cry that some of ihem have allowed
and paid old claims, will have but little effect
upon the reflecting men of the country.: The
complaint for years has been . that just claims a
gainst the government have been disregarded, and
their payment refused for no substantial reason,
whilst the public money has been filched by faith
less agents, not one of whom has been brought to
a proper reckoning for his misJeeds.
U'hen we remember the Swariwouts, the Boyds,
Harrises, and other notorious delinquents, who
were allowed to gorge leiijselves upon the spoils,
in the Vau Buren and Polk eras, and go off with
out punishment we Can scarcely suppose that leg
itimate lault can be found with the present heads
of departments for the allowance of honest claims,
acknowledged to be such by sound and disinteres
ted judges.
The Cabinet has nothing to fear from sys
tematic and interested defamers political sca
vengers, whose business is to rake the foul pools
for every species of filth to cast upjn those
who stand between them anj the spoils.
Rich Rejub.
The Revenue and Tariff. The great objec
tion urged by the Locofocos against the tariff of
'42, was that it yielded too rnuch revenue. Their
cry was that every dollar raised by a tariff was
thus much abstracted from the pockets of the
people, yet now they laud the present tariff
principally upon the ground that it aflrrdt more
retetiue than the tariff of '42. Newark Daily Adv.
From tho Augusta (Ga.) Chron. and Sentinel.
THE GALPHIN CLAIM-MR. BURT.
You are requested to publish the following let
ter. The original has been sent to Washington:
"Vshwqtow. Uth August, 1848.
"Dear Sir: I have the pleasure to say that the
bill in which yon are interested has just been sign
ed by the Speaker of the House, and will be ap
proved by the President.
"With great respect, vonr obedient servant,
"ARMISTEAD BURT.
"Dr. M. Gai-piiis."
Frail memories require remembrancers. They
are now supplied, because they are refreshing.
The bill for the relief of Galphin passed on Sat
urday, the 12th of August. It was approved on
the 14th, (Sunday intervened.) Whose "heifer
was ploughed" with in the mean time ? The 'will'
of the then President was spoken of as a " fixed
fart." His approval was known in advance, or the
guessing was so close as to have astounded the ar
tistic skill of the east.
As "a dolphin of the woods and a wild boar of
the seas," we subjoin tho following resolution : .
"That the claim of the representatives of George
Galphin was not a just demand against the Unitod
State.".' -.;
Verily, "the pleasure" of '48 acidified in '60,
It had a vinegar twang, and fit only for common
"pickling."
. In good sooth, the "will" of the President was
pinched, in 1848, into an "approved" form. - In
1850 it has been snubbed or smashed.
Oddsbodkins! Mr. Burt is clever nn a congrat
ulation and resolution. LJ its be thankful, and
watch. Omega.
Nashville Conventions at the Socrn and Aboli
tion excitements at the North I How little do they
affect the onward course of this great Republic !
Eddies snd ripples in the tide how soon they are
absorbed in the mighty current which, knowing
"no retiring ebb," still keeps due on, enlarging as
it goes, "strong without rage, without overflowing
full," snd bearing upon its bosom a destiny in com
parison with which the fortune of Gcsar are no
more than the theme of a nursety tale I
With whatever freedom or flippancy men in any
part of the Union, politicians, enthusiasts, fanatics,
or other, may indulge in talk concerning the unity
of this Republic and the facility with which it
may be disentegrated, they would be very apt, if
they should embody their ideas and purposes of
dissolution in sn overt act, lo find themselves con
fronted by one of the sternest and most tcrriffic re
alities that ever frow. ed upon treason. In the
mean time the talk does little harm.' Bali. Am.
EARLY- RISING.
'Mr. Smithers, how can you sleep so t The
sun has been up these two hours.'
'Well'whatif it has? (hiccup.) He goes to bed
at dark, while I'm on a bender till after midnight,
(hiccup.) People talk about the sun being so
smart. (Hiccup.) 1 shoulJ like to see him shine
no late hi the evening as I do, I would (hiccup.)
He can't keep awake till nine o'clock, if bis life
depended no it (hiccup.) Its me they ought to
lo kok at a son that's to be found In hie orbit as
long as the Clwrlie are' (hiccup.) '-::!..
litre Snii titers fell back on the leathers, and
gave vent to s ten h irae snore.
MISCELLANY.
Defence of Mr. Forrest. A lengthy and
pointed defence of Edwin Forrest's lafe chastise
ment ol N. P. Willis appears in yesterday's Penn
sylvania n, the editor of which paper is a very close
friend of Mr. F. It ia stated therein that the
testimony which came oulon Mr. Forrest's appli
cation fur a divorce is but a tillie of uhathas since
been discmcrcd.
In regard to Willis' letter of defence against the
testimony, the ground is taken that he was selected
by his "coadjutors in shame," and forced by the
wife, under throat of exposure, to miikc it, with a
view of "crushing the husband,-too," and saving
himslf aqd his confeik-rntee by misrepresenting
the chanctf r of Mr. Forrest and his dtportment
at his own fireside. The statement tbpn says.
"The writer of this happened to be near Mr.
Forrest when the letter of Mr Willis was received
at Ilarrisburg. Nothing but the influence and
interference of ilioe who stood by him in his trou
bles prevented him from going to New Yoik and
braining his slanderer on the instant. Months
aco, and when the testimony now before the Amn
trv was unknown to even Mr. Forrest, be apprised
Willis, in a public place in New York, after hav
ing heard of certain of his movements iu reference
ti his (Forrest's) separation from his wife, (the
result of the discovery of the Consiielo letter,) that
any other interference would he punished as it des
erved. As soon as the Legislature adjourned, Mr.
Forrest awaited the hour and tho man, and finally,
in a public place in New York, he horsewhipped
his malignant slanderer."
Thecumptainta against Mr. Forrest for using l"s
greater physical advaiitagesjigainstMr. Willis are
met by pointing .out the alleged still gieater advan
tages which Mr. Willis had over him as"the con
ductor of a public press the head of a fashionable
paper the utterorof calumnies eagerly believed
by his readers." It is pointedly asked, ''which is
the most certain to turn life into a sense of torture
and despair ?"
As to why he did not attack Jamieson when he
found him in an equivocal position with his wife.it
is claimed that it was for a most conclusive rea
son. He was too ready to believe the assertion of
his wife, whom he had never before suspected, that
there was anything guilty in her conduct, and the
character of Jamieson's "Consuelo letter," when
discovered, was such as to breed disgust of him.
In regsrd to all the other "guilty partners," he
cannot see why he should let' "the organ and the
champion escape," in preference to them. Ikd he
gone to law against Willis far his calumnies, lit
would have been charged with cowardice ; and
had he shnl him down iu his tracks, he would have
been charged with murder, as feeling at the North
is different from that in the South on such matters.
In conclusion, 4 is predicted that, Mr. Forrest will,
in a few months, be "sustuined not only by the law
of the country, but by that higher law of public
opinion."
A Queer Box An elderly gentleman from
Virginia was last week on a visit to Washington
city, enjoying its pleasant sights and sounds, and
on Thursday Afternoon ventured upon the grounds
adjacent lo the Presidential mansion. He was
soon accosted in a very bland manner by a very
bland gentleman, who declared it to be his duty to
conduct strangers about the premises. The eider'
ly gentleman was pleased with the strange gentle
man's polite manners, and the agreeable service
he offered to perfarm, and sauntered over the
greensward and beneath umbrageous trees by his
side, A third gentleman of equally pleasing ex
terior soon approached them, and desired to know
if the Patent Office was yet open. The cicerone
knew all about this ; it was his duty to know it.
The Patent Office was not open. The stranger
was sorry to learn this. He was about to patent
a little box. He held it in his hand. It could not
be opened by any on! not initiated into the mys
terious mannei of opening it. It was intended to
contain opium, which ought not to be handled by
everybody. He would let the two gentlemen see
the box, and would bet thirty dollars they could
not open it. While they examined it he tarried
behind to look at something else. The polite
guide of the elderly gentleman turned the box over
in his hand and opened it ! He was delighted.
II he had thirty dollars he would bet with the fool
ish inventor. Perhaps the elderly gentleman had
thirty dollars.
That gentleman did happen to have that amount
in his pocket, and as there was no danger of los
ing it, it was at his new friend's Service. The
sanguine inventor now overtook them, and he pro
duced his thirty dollars. The box was closed,
and handed lo the polite guide to opeii; but he
could not ! Neither could the elderly gentleman,
They both tried very hard! It must have been
accidentally opened before. Many efforts were
made, but to no purpose. The box could not be
opened. And so the winning party took the box and
his thirty dollars, and the elderly gentleman's thir
ty dollars, and the elderly gentleman's guide and
companion also, and departed, and left the elderly
gentleman to meditate on the bad box he had been
in, and the box he could not open, and the polite
friend he had so suddenly loaf, and the thirty dol
lars that went with that friend, and the many
years of life ho bad passed without getting a right
understanding of the box game ! And the elderly
gentleman was chagrined very much, and seemed
to have made a discovery respecting himself which
corresponds with the self-knowledge of a great
many persons who chance to got old in tills world
of box-games and other stratagems and iniquities.
, Rejiuldic.
, Abmiko ,.ib Cuban Expedition -On tlie 4th
day f the preliminary examination of Lopes at
New Orleans,-Francois Garcia, keeper of the
Slate Arsenal,hla brotlier,A. Garcia, and J. Nor
sn, employed in the Arsenal, an.d Jacob Soria, f-
dier-ta-law of General Rowky, Adjuumt Generad
of the State, were examined, as wiiuessea. All
these persons testify that during tli. months of A-
pril and May, 130 guns, 50 pistols, and 120 or
140 bubres were delivered, on the order of General
Rowley, from the arsenal. The order directed
them to be given to persons who would call for
them, but their purpose or destination was not
named. Mr. Soria superintended the delivery and
iianded ihem over lo a ru'ored man, ho took them
away in drays. The supposition is that these arms
were intended for the Cuba invaders, which pla-1
ce s the State in anemharrassing position.
, Naliimnl Iitiellwenctr.
Washington, I), C, June 24.
J. Covington llurcli, whiff Journal Clerk of the
Honseof Representatives, was dismissed to-da v.
and IV'illiain Lee, democrat, from I uiliaita .appointed
in ins place. Political rtitierences is said to be the
rcasonuf his dismissal.-.
New Yiik, J me 2 Ith.
The Crescent Citv briuijs 15 days iater news
from Chatrre. At the sailing of the. Crescent Citv
the Chagres river was very high and r.ipitlly rising.
The health of Chajres and Piiiitma was verv
good. The Crescent City bring. Sjji')0,00U in
gold..
A large fire ocenred at San Francisco on the
8th May, which reduced one-third of the city to
ashes. . Loss estimated at $500,000.'':. SuppJsed
to be the work of an incendiary ;. Riid gijOOO have
been offered as a reward for his detection.
In Craven county the two pai ties, Whig and
Democratic, havo come loan umlerstandirg in re
gard to candidates for the Legislature, on the plat
form of Internal Improvements, having special re
ference to the extension of the Centra! Railroad to
Newborn. The Whigs furnish a candidate for the
Senate, Win. II. Washington, Senator in the last
Legislature, and one of the candidates for the
Commons, A. T. Jerkins, and the Democrats the
other candidate for the Commons, Geo. S. Steven-
son. Neither is to have any party opposition.
This is manifesting the right kind of m spirit for
the furtherance of a great interest.
Santa Fe, May 25, 1850.
Important from Santa Fe Formation of tU State
of New Mexico Preparation for tlie Election of
U. S. Senators and Representatives,- iSc.
A Convention of Delegates has been called and
held, which formed and promulgated a Constitution
for the Government of the State tf New Mexico.
The Convention assembled at Santa Feon the 16th
of May, and the' session lasted eight or nine days,
in which time the Constitution was framed, which
would go into operation about July. The boundaries
of the State were defined, and slavery prohibited.
The constitution was adopted on the 25th of
May; in fifteen days afterwards an election was
to take place for members of Legislature. Two
Senators and Representatives in Congress would
also soon be elected and efforts would be made to
take their seals during the present session.
Mr. St. Vrain, Judge Otero, and Henry Connel
ly, are among the most prominent candidates for
Governor, and Captain A. W.. Reynolds, and Maj.
Ri H. Witman, for Senators. It is supposed that
Hugh N. Smith, the present delegate in Congress,
would be elected to the House of Representatives.
The Dog that tried to scae a Locomo
tive. The Williamsburg Times is responsible for
the following anecdote: In the town of Chatham,
Columbia county, liver! a venerable farm dog, well
known for his faithfulness as a care-taker of the
stray cattle which frequently found their way st
the premises of his owner. It chanced that in lay
ing out the railroad from Hudson to Stockbridi;?,
the track was carried through ,the farm near the
house of Tray's owner; and upon its completion,
the shrill whistle, terrible snorting and furious
rumbling of the Iron Horse, making its way along
the track was one morning heard by watchful
Tray, who eagerly sprung down to the crossing to
seek out the intruder. On came the thundering
train, but unlerrificd Tray stood ready, and when
near commenced a furious attack upon it, spring,
ing and snapping at the wheels, but unluckily
laying his head in such a position that his ear was
thrown upon the track before ihe wheels, and was
severed in an instant; with a dismal yell poor
Tray turned to escape, when, luckless fate, his tail
was thrown .in a similar position and curtailed
wilh as little ceremony. Poor Tray returned
home wilh accelerated speed, loudly protesting a
gainst the rutblessnese of progress.
The Courier learns that the President has with
drawn the name of J unes Johnson, who had been
nominated as Consul at Glasgow. This was done
by sn understanding with his friends. Mr. Edney
of North Carolina, or Mr. Guin.es of Alabama,
will probably be appointed. :
TflE Frek Boilers,' we are told will hold a
Convention in Philadelphia to reply to the Nashville
Convention, on the 4th of July.
We think this Convention will he about a par
wilh the Nashville Convention. It may-add lit.
tie fuel to tlie general flame but will burn the fin
ger of those who handle the unclean thing.
Confirmations by the Senate. A dispatch
to the North American says (hat the Senate eon
firmed in secret session, on Monday, I he nomina
tions of Messrs. Lawrence, Peyton and Marsh, as
Foreign Ministers. Their secretaries were also
confirmed, together with a number of other nomi
nations. J'- .
Richmond Whig. Ii is stated that Messrs
James E. Heath, of the city of Richmond, and W.
II." E. Meritt, of Brunswick county, have pur
chased the establishment of-the Richmond- Whig
for the sum of $53,000. v
Rev. G. W. Bethune, D. D-, has been elected
Chanceliorof the University of New York, In place
of Hon. Theo Freliughuysen. . ,
I Fins in Tsoif. On Friday morning tlie block
of buildings, corner' of River and Adams street,
Troy, N. Y., was burned. Loss from (50,000 to
t7o,obo.. . , . ..
: Com. Stockton defies that he. has any Intention
of going to Califor.ls,; though be baa resigned
from the Navy. . .
Another Paganini baa burst on the world in the
shape of a M. de K.intki, who has all tlie onnouth
neesaod ability jfhi prot'itjpfi
THE WHIG PLATFORM.
Well, we hope the Whigs have pleased the Dem
ocrats this ih.-'tf. They have got a platform a
real Railroad, Steam car, forty horse power Plat
form, This has long been a source of deep afflict
ion to our Democratic fiieuds, that the Whigs would
not stand upon a Platform Here then is the rock,
the key clone f the arch on which the platform
rests. How do you like it Democrats?
'Rtsohcd, That whilst we are determined to
meet and repel all encroachments upon the Con
stitutional Rights of the People of North Carolina,
yet are we equally resolved to uphold and defend
the integrity of our National Union against nil as-,
saults, by whomsoever made, and fro.a whulsoev
er quarter they may come."
Here is no abandonment of Southern rights, no
giving away to Abolition Fanaticism no tame
Submission to Northern aggression..-..- The rights
of the South are put in the fore ground.' -These
must be maintained at every hazard, lint in the
true spirit of North Carolina Whigs, the platform
rests also on the firm rock of sa fety for all our
rights the Union. The Whigs go for no rash
appeal to the last resort. They are' determined In
"And by the Constitution. To maintain the Na
lional Union in its integrity. They scout ail pre
mature movements to dissolve the .Union. They
want no lot or part in any Nashville Conventions.
Southern rights under the Constitution and in the
Union. This is the solid basis on' which they
rest. Again, their platform lays down a prac
ticable sounJ and rational mode of settling the sla
very question something thst the great conser
vative, the Union loving statesmen of the Country,
North and South, unite in advocating, Clay's
Compromise is the-basis, This is someihing that
is understood, appreciated and approved by the
great body too of the Southern people..1 -No im
practicable scheme nothing that cannot be adopt
ed without convulsing the country and endanger
ing the Union, ,
In accordance wilh Whig doctrine too, and In
accordance with the often declared principles of
the old Hero who is the President of their choice,
and who is so outrageously abused by the modern
Democracy, the Whigs go for submitting the ques
tions of fre suffrage, and election nf Judges, Jus
tices and other officers to the people. This is the
true republican, the true Whig Doctrine. From
the people all laws must emanate, and to the peo.
pie should be submitted all questions touching
changes in our Constitution. Upon this Platform
Southern Rights lhe Constitution as it is the
Union tlie submission of the free suffrage quest
ion to the vote of the people, the election of Judges,
Justices of the Peace and other officer under the
State Government, the Whigs will Tallyupon
this Platform Charles Manly has taken his stsnd,
and under this banner will the great Whig party
of North Carolina throng around him once mora,
and by a triumphant majority will they place him
a second time in that office which his abilities and
patriotism have adorned, and to which his conci
liating plain republican manners and beorinK,
spontaneously and cordially incline hie ftllcw citi
ions lo elevate him. Neubernian.
N. C. DEMOCRACY GONE.
Never before has a party been so completely
knocked into non-euity, as the Democratic party of
this State. A few of the unterrifled met in Ral
eigh, and after bray mg, swesting and ttTeVti.iff,
conceived and brought forth a mouse. They de
nounced the Administration, which was only car
rying ont the principl of Bilisr-endism,'' one of
their fundamental principles. They expressed in
favor of "Free Suflrage." There they haittp fol.
low the Whig platform in relation to the electk.
of State officers, but were getting their resolution
so Whiggy, they struck out all but Judges. "
They were In favor of adopting the Compromise
now before Congress, but it smelt so strong of
Whiggery , they could pot get.it 'down, ana there
fore took the only remaining "Southern plank,
the Nashville Convention platform. It was sug
gested then, by way of compromise that as thej
had such a strange Southern platform, they must
have a Vilmnt Prorisoist to stand on it. This
-WKssgreedto.snd David S. Reid, believing the
WilmotT-roviso to be constitutional, and having
voted for it on all occasions when in his power
so to do, was duly nominated Gohls. Te.kph.
Attempted Murder in a Court Room, Wslbnr
ton, (alias) "Bristol Bill," and Meadows, convict
edot couiiterfeitingatDuiiville,Vt,,werefeutene.:
ed on Friday last to ten years' imprisonment each.
Immediately afterwards Mr. Davis, the State At
torney, waa whispering to Meadows, when "Brii.
tol Bill"rose,snd suddenly stabbed him in tlie neck,
wjth a case-knifa, and left it sticking there. Mr1.
Davis fell, snd remains in a very critical condition.
The villain's only regret seemed to be that lie had
not k illed Mr. Davis on tlie spot, i "
South Carolina and the Nifshvilg Comtntionm
A large and enthusiastic meeting was, held at
Charleston, on Ihe 21st instant, for the purpose of
hearing the sentiments of Ihe delegates from that
State who have returned from tlie Whviite CVn-
vention. The almost linauimity prevailrd, and ilut
proceedings of the Couventioit were endorsed bj
the meeting. ,
: An old lady was summoned as s wiines Iu an
important c,e. Having lived In the backwoodt
all her days, she a wholly unscqnalnted with the
rules of a( eourt ol jnHW, Being (old 'that th
most kswear," the poor woman was filled with her.
ror at the thought. After merh easionsh
yielded, and being told lo "hold up be? right hwid
she did so, exelsiming-.Well, If most, I e-ost
Da 1" The eoart immediately adjourned, '
The Western Papers state that tlie SX:.,;Mf.-.sr
has ra Ised one M. W h-D it raits tj a 5 t
twill f -'js, rpm