From ihc Salem People's Press. REMINISCENCES OF A FORSYTH RIFLEMAN. No. 2. My last number closed with an account of our company's return to Sackett's Har 1 bor, after having, to the great joy and sat isfaction of the whole American force in lhat quarter, succeeded in our attempt to uip in the bud" the nefarious schemes cf rapine and murder, then on the eve of be ing executed upon our defenceless women and children, by the old tory, his abettor John Bull, and their gold-paid blood-thirsty Indian accomplices. Our stay at the Harbor was brief, as we were ordered into winterquarters at Ogdens burg. The winter of 1812-'13 will, by myself and fellow survivors of that inclem ent period, be remembered as one of the greatest severity, particularly in Canada and on the Northern frontiers of New York. The snow there averaged full three feet in depth all winter, and by the latter part of December, the ice in the St. Lawrence had attained the thickness of four feet, con stituting a mass that united the British and our shore together, for the time being, as lirmly as if die river had been a vein of solid granite. Our sufferings from the intense cold at that time and place are indelibly impress ed upon my memory by the deplorable fact that two of our ill-fated Riflemen, while on duty as sentinels, were frozen to death As a military post, Ogdensburg may be said to have been utterly destitute of any thing worthy the name of a fortification. The old French Fortification, where we quartered, was nothing more than a range of dilapidated barracks, erected during the old French War. Our Rifle Corps, con sisting of 104 men, and a company of mi litia numbering about 90, under command of Col. Benedict, of the New York Mili tia, whose rank made him commanding officer of the station, constituted all our force at that point. Opposite to us on the British side of the river, distant only one mile, at Prescot, were about one thousand English Regulars. Thus stood matters, till on about the first of January, when our company under the guidance of its intrepid Captain, and covered by the darkness of a winter's night, made a succesful expedition to Elizabethtown, since called Brockville, in consequence of General Brock and two of his Aid-de-camps having been killed there during the war of 1812 by ourtroops, commanded by that bravest of brave spirits, (Jen. Van Rensselaer. . Elizabethtown, situaded on the Canada side of the river about 12 miles distant from Ogdensburg,was reached by us with out being molested or even discovered, On arriving there, we found, as expected, 15 of our patriotic citizens, closely confined in the jail of that place, waiting to be trans ported the following day towards Halifax, Nova Scotia, where it had been decided by the British authorities in Canada, they should be hanged, or imprisoned during the war, for the unpardonable crime of indig nantly refusing to bear arms for King ieorge, against Uieir own beloved country, We rescued them from the insatiable jaws of English tyranny, and took as pris oners the guard , composed of 5S well armed English Lak eprivateermen and a lieuten ant of Dragoons ; we brought off all with out the loss of a man, to Ogdensburg, where we arrived early the following morning. The 58 privateersmen and the dragoon of ficer, were soon exchanged for 61 of our own soldiers the officers being estimated in exchange equal to three of our privates. From this time onward, no incident of note transpired, until about noon of Sun day, the 8th of February, when in the midst of a blinding snow storm, to our sur prise, Adjutant Ridgeway, belonging to the enemy's force stationed at Prescot, came dashing with his foaming steed into our fort, exclaimed, at the top of his voice, "Didn't you hear the d d rascals firing at me as I made my escape past their lines? Where is your Commanding Officer. I have come to join you as a deserter from the d d English !" Whereupon, Cap tain Forsyth, with his accustomed bland ness. invited die pseudo deserter into his private quarters ; who, as he accepted our Captain's invitation, concluded his tirade of pretended abuse towards his countrymen by saying, "Thank God, I am now clear of the dd English rascals." So admira bly did he play the part of a genuine de serter, that he completely deceived every one f us, and most especially our frank, open hearted, unsuspecting commander, by whom, after being escorted throughout the town and our slender iortmcations, he was suffered to roam about at his pleasure, and take lodging as was supposed for the night, at the house of one of our towns men, who, with good reason, was ever af ter suspected of the rankest toryism and treachery. Snow continued to fall in huge flakes that filled the air throughout the day and night, ceasing about day break, when we - were aroused from our gloomy revenes by the unceremonious visit of 800 English soldiers, armed to the teeth, and headed by the aforesaid Ridgeway : he having in the course of the preceding night made nis escape oacK to nis companions m Pres cot, reported to them the extent of our force and means of defence, the insignificance of which tempted or rather compelled them to attack us, and they did so 'nstanter, with wi overwhelming force of 800 British tfroope, all of whom considered themselves is a. oeleet portion of the "flower of his Britacie Majesty's Army." This, in com parison to our force, large body of the en emy, approached almost within gun-shot of our ram parte, where they halted, and Ad jutant Ridgeway. the double deserter of the previous day and night, mounted on the same trusty charger lhat had bome him into our fort tlie day before, advanced with ii flag of truce within speaking digtance, and there, with indescribable audacity, af ter calling for our commanding officer, or dered us to surrender forthwith as prison ers of war, on pain of being shot down to a man. Capt. Forcvi'g reply, although t.i-Av 1-winir.. hreaiheo volumes nf rtpfinna It was JttHaws: "Base scoundrel of a py, you nl your minions will have some jaard fhtmg to dor -before you can make yjiswacsrs of toe o'.ray bjave mcaj" These words weie spoken, uhout a qui ver of the lip, or blanch upon the cheek of our apparendy inspired commander, whose daundess mein and , bearing under such trying circumstances, as quick as thought, made every one of us feel as if he were a host within himself. - - - And here let me remark, that, solely through the undeserved magnanimity of our Captain, (although to the everlasting regret of all his men, )the wretch, Ridge way, was permitted to return unharmed to the rear of the British lines, notwithstand ing more than fifty of our death dealing rifles were levelled with fatal aim, and would have been fired at him, but for the all-potent order of our commander, who in a voice of thunder cried out, "Men ! don't fire at the bearer of a flag of truce, it is against the rules of war !" Our flag was raised, and an alarm gun fired the moment, we discovered the British Col. Benedict being absent on a visit to his family, the chief command devolved upon Capt. Forsyth. As soon as Ridgeway had gotten safely behind the ranks of his friends, they open ed to me right and left, arraying themsel ves in two formidable divisions, the princi pal one, being intended to attack us in the fort, and the other to take our militia who were stationed in the heart of the town dis tant about one-fourth of a mile. Unfortu nately, nearly all of them abandoned their post, leaving our Magazine and other public stores entirely at the mercy of the enemy. A few of Col. Benedict's men rallied under our standard and fought like tigers. For two hours our little band, not exceed ing in all 120, by pouringfourth a constant stream of balls from our breastwork, kept at bay full 500 British Infantry ; and but for our ammunition becoming exhausted, we should not have surrendered the fort without resisting to the death. As soon as our last round was fired, our commander, biting his lips and stamping his feet with rage, summoned us around him, and with the air and look of a true Ihero depicted in every feature of his coun tenance said : "Men ! it is our misfortune at this time to be completely overpowered, but the day may come when we can avenge ourselves ! Our ammunition being exhaus ted, we must retreat ; therefore let every man take care of himself. " Capt. Benja min Forsyth was the last man to leave that fort ; and miraculous as it may appear, we retreated almost in solid column through thel deep snow-drifts beyond the reach of our enemy's numerous guns, without losing a single one of the Forsvthe Riflemen. WM. EATON, sen. From the London Punch. Last Hours op a Single Gentleman. This morning, November 11th, at half past eleven o clock precisely, an unfortu nate young man, Mr. Edward Pinckney, underwent die extreme penalty of infatua tion, by explaining his attachment to Mary AnnCale, in front of the altar railings of Saint Mary's Church, Islington. It will be in the recollection of all those friends of the party who were at Jones's party at Brixton two years ago, that Mr. Pinckney was there, and then first intro duced to Mary Ann Gale, to whom he in stantly began to direct particular attentions dancing with her no less than six sets that evening, and handing her things at supper in the most devoted manner. From that period commenced the intimacy be tween them, which terminated in this morn ing's catastrophe. - Poor Pinckney had barely attained his 28th year; and there is no belief that but for reasons of a pecuniary nature, his sin gle life would have come earlier to an un timely end. A change for the better, how ever, having occurred in his circumstances, the young lady's friends were induced to sanction his addresses, and thus become accessories to the course for which he has just suffered. The unhappy young man passed the last night of his bachelor existence in his solitary chamber. From half past eight to ten he was engaged in writing letters. Shortly after, his young brother, Henry, knocked at the door, when the doomed youth told iim to come in. On being asked when he meant to go to bed, he re plied, "not yet." The question was then put to him how he thought he would sleep? to which he answered, "I don't know." He then expressed a desire for a segar and a glass of grog. His brother, who sat down and partook of the like refreshments, now demanded if he would take anything more that night. He said "nothing," in a fim voice. His affectionate brother then took his leave, when the devoted one consider ately advised him to take care of himself. Precisely at a quarter of a minute to se ven, the next morning, the victim of Cu pid having been called, according to his tlestre, arose and promptly dressed himself. He had the self-control to shave himself, without the slightest injury ; for not even n scratch upon his upin appeared after the operation. It would seem he devoted a longer time than usual at his toilet. The wretched man was attired in a light blue dress coat, with frosted buttons, a white vest and nankeen trowsers, with pa tent boots. He wore round his neck a va riegated satin scarf, which partly concealed the Corrazzo of the bosom. In front of the scarf was inserted a breast-pin of con spicuous dimensions. Having descended the staircase with a quick step, he entered the apartment where his brother and a few friends awaited him. He then shook hands cordially with alfpre seut; and on being asked how he slept, an swered "Very well;" and to the further demand as to the state of his mind, he said he "felt happy." One of the party hereupon suggested that it would be as well to take something before the melancholy ceremony was gone through; he exclaimed, with some empha sis, "decidedly." Breakfast was accord ingly served, when he ate a French roll, a large round toast, two sausages, and three new laid eggs, which he .washed down three great breakfast cups of tea. In reply to an expression of astonishment on the part of persons present, he declared." that he never felt heartier in his life. Having inquired the time, arid ascertain ed that it was ten minutes of eleven, he re marked that it would soon be over. His brother then inquired if he could do any thing for him; when he said he would take a glass of ale. Having drank this, he ap peared to be satisfied. V - The fatal moment now approaching, he devoted the remaining portion of his time to distribute those little articles he would no longer want. - To on i he gave his se gar case; to another his tobacco stopper ; and charged his brother Harry with his latch-key, with instructions to deliver it, after all was over, with due solemnity, to the landlady. The clock at length struck eleven, and at the same moment he was informed that a cab was at the door. He merely said, "I am ready," and allowed himself to be conducted to the vehicle, into which he got with his brother, his friends following on behind in others. Arrived at the tragical spot, a short but anxious delay of some seconds took place ; after which they were joined by the lady and her friends. Little was said upon ei ther side. Miss Gale at first smiled upon her victim; and then with customary de corum shed , tears.. Pinckney endeavored to maintain his tranquility, but a slight twitching in his mouth and eyebrows pro claimed his inward agitation. All necessary preliminaries having now been settled, and the prescribed melancho ly formalities gone through, the usual question was put "Wilt thou have this woman to be thy wife?" "I will." He then put the fatal ring on Miss Gale's finger, the hymenial noose was adjusted, and the poor fellow was launched into ma trimony. OUR MECHANICS. There is no doubt that Raleigh can boast as skilful mechanics, as any Town in North Carolina. They can turn out as good work , and as cheap, (all things consid ered) as those of Northern cities. We were particularly struck, last week, in pass ing the Coach Manufacturing Establish ments of Mr. Willis D. Williams, situated about 100 yards east of the Baptist Church, and Mr. P P. Williams, 100 yards west of the Presbyterian Church, to observe not only the large number, but the beauty, ele gance and style of finish, of their stock of Carriages, Buggies, &c. Every variety of vehicle is manufactured by them in a finished yet substantial manner. Purchas ers need not trouble themselves to go to Jersey, when such fine carriages may be ob tained at their own doors. The extensive Machine Factories of Mr. Jos. Woltering and Mr. Silas Burns, are also a credit to the Town, and have turned out a variety of Machinery and other work in their lines, just as good as those obtained further North. Almost every other branch of Mechanical business is carried on in the best styles in this City. If our people generally would study their own permanent interests, as well as the prosperity of Raleigh, they would manifest their appreciation of this worthy class of the community, by patronizing them and build ing up the Town, instead of spending their money in some distant market, to the neg lect and disparagement of the section in which diey live . - Let us learn to encourage home industry, and in this way build up a home market for our productions. Spirit of the Age . The Everv-Day Married Lady. The every-day Married Lady is the inven tor of a thing which few foreign nations have as yet adopted either in their houses or in their languages. This thing "com fort." The word cannot well be defined j the items that enter into its composition be ing so numerous that a description would read like a catalogue. We al? understand, however, what it means, although few of us are sensible of the source of the enjoy ment. A widower has very little'., comfort, and a bachelor none at all ; whilst a mar ried man provided his wife be an every day married lady enjoys it in perfection. But he enjoys it. unconsciously, and there fore ungratefully ; it is a thing of course a necessary, a right of the want of which he complains without being distinctly sen sible of its presence. Even when it acquires sufficient intensity to arrest his attention -when his features and heart soften, and he looks around with a half smile on his face, and says, "This is comfort I" it never oc curs to him to inquire where it all comes from. His every-day wife is sitting quiedy m the corner ; it was not she who lighted the fire, or dressed the dinner, or drew the curtains and it never occurs to him to think that all these, and a huudred other circumstances of a moment, owe their vir tue to her inspiriting ; and that the corn foil which enriches the atmosphere, which sparkles in the embers, which broods in shadowy parts of the room, which glows in his own full heart, emanates from her and encircles her like an aureola. The. Mock Auctions. Notwithstand ing die efforts of the Mayor to put a stop to the operations of these establishments, several strangers in our city have been swindled out of large sums of money by them within the past two or three weeks. On Saturday last, a gendeman named J. O. Wilbar, from Greensborough, Guilford county, N. C, went into a notorious mock auction shop, on the corner of Wall and Pearl streets, to make purchases. Sever al articles were knocked down to him at what he considered a reasonable price, but when he came to look over his bill he found that he had. been charged $225, more than ten times the price demanded, and which he was foolish enough to pay.' At the advice of some of his friends, Mr. Wilbar presented his case before Justice Lothrop, of the city police, who has issu ed a wan ant for the arrest of the swindlers. N. Y. Ev. Post. Large Haul op Sinners. The Boston police made a descent on Wednesday night upon the haunts of vice in Ann street and vicinity, and captured 153 men, women and girls ! Some w ere fined, some sent to the House of Correction, and others were indicted for violation of the lav. REFORM MEETING IN YANCY. In another column will be found the pro ceedings of a meeting- of the citizens of i ancy County, which took place on the week of Court, in the Court House in Burns ville. We hare nothing much to do at home, and thinking that we might get some thing to do in this county, left home on Sunday morning previous and winding our way over to Burnsville, we arrived there the evening of the name day, had the pleas ure of seeing how things are done up on the Democratic principle, and of witnessing the spirit of the people in this public meeting. This County is Democratic in the right way, their democracy does not lead them to bind themselves up in the shackles of party, so thst they go for their party right or wrong; but they go for right, and in this they fully see the right and feel oppressions that have been brought on them by this Constitution, that they are joining with the other western counties to reform. It was significantly called by Mr. Flemming in his address, a magnificent humbug. It has been truly thus styled by him, for in our opinion it is the most splendid humbug that a free and en lightened people have ever lived under. The people we are satisfied throughout the whole of the county of Yancy understood this matter, and we are equally certain they are determined to acton it. The meet ing at this place proposes that there should be a State Convention with a view to organ ize a state party, on the questions of the proposed reforms of the constitution by a convention, and to nominate a candidate to be run by that party for the office of Gov ernor of the State. We are pleased with this movement for several reasons. In the first place, we think that a convention is the only proper Republican mode of, alter ing the constitution, and being satisfied the people desire amendments in their organic law, and that amendments arc needed to de velop the resources of the State that are now lying dormant, we think the best "and speediest and most certain mode should be adopted to obtain the changes that are ulti mately to reform the whole legislation of the State, and to fully provide for a fundament al system of internal improvements, and give employment to much capital and labor that is now unemployed. We regard the amendment of the constitution by a conven tion as the only mode practicable ;'. we are certain at least that no amendment can be made to that instrument, that will be of any important service to the State generally, by Legislative enactment. Until the western people can obtain their due and jutt weight in the counsels of the State, she never can improve, but will and must, for all time to come, pursue that non-acting policy that has kept her behind all her sister States. Will the people of this Siate consent to remain in their present condition? Look around you but for a moment . and what do you see ? you see the most energetic of your population leaving the state, you see the money of the state leaving it- the capital that could be profitably invested in business within her borders is changed to other pla ces, for the reason that it cannot find em ployment here. Fellow citizeus, are you willing to submit to this policy longer : we hope not, we think not. We are gratified at the action of the meeting of Yancy for another reason, and that is, it shows clearly that it is no party movement, that it has not been brought a boutto effect party er is'and party purpos es, but that it is the movement of an in censed and indignant people, a people that by the present organization of our funda mental law have suffered much and enor mous injury. They have determined in their sovereign will, that they will bear it no long er, but will appeal to justice and the laws of nature to vindicate their cause at the baliot box. Jsivillc Jeeves. South Carolina Military Prepar ations. The South Carolinian chivalry , it is known, have recently appropriated $30,000 for bloody weapons, and some Massachusetts Yankees have got the job to make them -or apart of them, at least. A friends informs the editor of the Woon socket Patriot that "Messrs. Waters, of Milbur3r, Mass., have obtained the con tract for the small arms, viz : 6,000 mus kets, 3,000 rifles, and 2,000 pistols. The field artillery are to be made in South Car olina, and the authorities were very anx ious that Messrs. Waters should manufac ture the small arms there also ; but this could not be, and get the arms completed within the time allotted by the contract. Messrs. Waters, however, have contracted to establish the armory in south Carolina, after the completion of this order." So the valiant souls who are going to dissolve the Union, whip Uncle Sam and "the rest of mankind," can't even manu facture their own guns, but have to travel all the way to old Massachusetts. Euormous Mass of Pure Copper. We stated a day or two since that the Cliff mine on Lake Superior has more copper uncovered than could be got out by the present force in three years. We have since ascertained the' dimensions of one single sheat which they are at present work ing on, which presents the following almost crediMe'tTrrmensions': Forty feet long, eighteen feet high, and from six inches to three feet thick. It probably weighs three hundred tuns, and the miners have not yet reahed either the end or the top of the sheet. It ma v possibly be two or three times as large as has yet been developed. The pub lic are entirely in the dark in regard to the riches vfthe Lake Superior meneral distrcts. V. Y. Tribune. Yet Another Lettfr from Mr. Web ster. The Boston Transcript informs us that Aid. Rogers, chairman of the joint com mittee of the Boston Aldermen and Council, has received a reply from Mr. Webster, in answer to the request that he would address the citizens in Fanuil Hall. On dit, that the said reply is short, in more senses. . than one, and a severe rebuke to certain cliques and persons in lui, authority. This letter will be read at the meeting of the board to day. -In the letter to the council in rebuke of the Aldermen's previous refusal to grant them Tanuil Hall, the quotation from Mil ton's description of the gates of hell, and its application to :the "Cradle of Liberty'" under the abolition control, is about as hard a hit as we have seen for a long time, The word arer s. ' ,: ;.; f'Not with inipetuous recoil, grating h.arsh thunder." . . .. : .. - . Ths Patent for Paine's Light taken out in Engltnd, Jane 12, 1850, is published in the Scientific American., ' : The'Contemplated Cuban Invasion. Movements at Washington The following items relative to information and move ments at Washington, in connection with the contemplated Cuban invasion, are of in terest. The steam frigate Susquehannah, Capt. Aulick, is ordered to be in readiness to frustrate the expedition. The Spanish Minister has had a long in terview with the president on Friday, in re lation to the meditated attack upon Cuba. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy were sent for, and remained du ring the interview. In addition to instruc tions to the Marshal and other officers, the vessels of the Home Squadron have been ordered to cruise in such a way, as to render an attempt to reach Cuba almost, if not wholly impossible. The Saranac is at Pen sacola, and the Germantown at Havana. The Albany will reach there by the first of May. A despatch from Washington, dated at 1 o'clock on Saturday says ; "Authentic information has been receiv ed by the Government authhrities here, that large numbers of men have assembled at Mobile, Apalachicola, Srvannah, and other cities South, for the purpose of embarking in the expedition against the island of Cuba. Amorig these persons, it is ascertained there are considerable numbers of Hungari an refugees, recently arrived in the United Staces, men who have had an extensive ex perience in war of latei and who are there fore expected to make first rate soldiers. "This information has created no little stir, here, but the general opinion is that if Cuba is invaded, the invaders should not rendezvous upon the soil of the United States, if the Administration at Washington can prevent it. "Orders have been forwarded to New York for the immediate despatch of a Reve nue Cutter, to cruise along the Southern coast.". The Cuba Hunt. The Wellington correspondent of the "Journal of Com merce' ' says that some of the Georgia ad venturers in the Cuba enterprize, arrived there on Friday, on their way North. They stated that the expedition was on foot, and would not be easily frustrated ; that it would probably proceed from differ ent ports, &c. The writer adds : "They may have probably been kept in the dark as to the true state of the case, and there is reason to believe that the re sources of the adventurers are very slen der, and their numbers small. The Home Squadron has been so dis posed as to be effective for the frustration of any expedition against Cuba." The Rome (Ga.) Courier says that an expedition was to sail from Savannah, for Cuba, last week. The same paper says that men of influence in Georgia had en couraged the expedition. Late and Important from Havana. Charleston, Friday, April 25. The steamer Isabel has arrived from Havana. Much excitement continued to exist on ac count of the invasion which was expected to have landed on the 19th inst. The Captain General had received a dispatch stating that an expedition had sailed from New Orleans. The troops were sleeping w their arms , horses were saddled for expresses, and one steamer keeps her steam up continually, but, when the Isabel lefty nothing had oc occurred. One Spaniard had been con demned to death, having been detected in bribing a pilot to assist Lopez. The peo pie are said to desire the invasion, and are ready to join when a respectable force lands on the Island. New Orleans, April 25. The barque Charles Loden has arrived from Vera Cruz with Mexican papers to the 9th inst-, from which we learn that Congress was in sess ion, and that a proposition had been made in the lower House, which would proba bly be assented to in the Senate, to con tinue the session till the 15th. Mexico appears to be in a desperate con dition, and none of her public men seem disposed to hazard their reputation in an attempt to restore her prosperity. Gen. Arista, who had the management ef the treasury for a short time, gave it up as a hopeless task. Addresses had been issued to the com missioners of the different wards in the cap ital, to ascertain the number of foreigners in the city, together with an account of their nationality, character, employment, &C .-'.,...: A bill has also been introduced to abol ish the tobacco monopoly. The 1 ndians hi Chihuahua were suing for peace. The working of the Mexican mines was attracting the attention of capitalists. The Cotton Crop. Letters from the South, state that the plant is up and in a flourishing condition, and though the nights have been cool, there lias been no frost to injure the young plants, as diere was in the spring of last year, and of the year be fore tliat. The high pike, and great profit obtained by the planters, has no doubt stimulated the cultivation of a great quan tity of land, and with a fair season, we may look for a crop much exceeding that of any previous year, and fully up to the ability of the whole force of the plantations to gather and prepare for market. The present downward tendency of prices bids fair to continue some time. Washington, April 27.- Ch?.rles I?. Stansbury, Esq, of Washington, now in London, has been appointed by ;he Secreta ry ofthe Interior to. r.akQ a report pf all niatters connecipa wi.ln the London Indus trial Exhibition which may be useful to scir ence,,o tend to prorfjoeth8 mechanic arts. The report will bp embellished with suitar ble engravings , apd published as a patent office docqrnent. General R. Weightinan has been appoint ed chief clerk in the Patent Office, in the place of Mr. Lawrence. V Henry Baldwin, Esq., of Tennessee, and Ti H. Dewitt, of New Yoik, have bee?j ap pointed assistant examiners. , General WinfieldScott is still suffering, tis said from disease contracted in hts Mexican campaign The Louisville Journal'says he would have protraoted his stay in that city bad not the feeble state of his health made it advisable for him to hasten sohward. , RALEIGH TIMES. RAtEIGH, N. C. FRIDAY MAY 2, 1851. Democracy and Abolition.- It is well known that the election of Charle3 Sumner as United States Senator from Massachusetts, was effected by a disgrace ful coalition and bargain for offices between the Democratic and Abolition members of the Legislature. For this result (says the Boston Journal,) the Democratic party of Massachusetts is directly responsible, and to that party will attach whatever of honor or opprobnum is gained by Mr. Sumner, during his six years of public service. The Whigs wash their hands of his election ; they have had no lot or part in the matter. They have seen their Democratic oppo nents fraternising time and again with the Free Soilers and have stood firm ; they have maintained their distinctive organiza tion, and kept themselves aloof from de grading coalitions, even when they were convinced that defeat would result from their unwavering devotion to principle. The Democrats have chosen a different line of conduct. They have united with the Free Soilers to defeat the Whigs, thereby galvanising into the semblance of life the decaying elements of the northern sectional party. They have identified themselves with the abolition movement, and have elected one of its most earnest champions to a position where he can for a period of six years fan the elements of discord, and keep alive the agitation which the earnest efforts of the friends of the U n ion are now directed to allay. The De mocratic party of Massachusetts is no lon ger national. As in New York and Ohio, so in Massachusetts, it has sought the com pany of the Free Soilers, and the taint of abolisionism will adhere to its skirts. The Democrats can hardly boast of their na tionality hereafter. South Carolina Convention. Next Monday is the day fixed for the convention of delegates from the State Rights Associ tions of the several disu icts in South Caro lina, at Charleston. The question is to be agitated and decided on whether it is expe dient for South Carolina to secede imme diately from (he Union, or await the co-operation of other Southern States. The party in favor of separate State action and immediate secession, seems to be very ac tive and decided. This Convention will, through its recommendation, decide the course of the State Convention which is to meet next winter, and determine the future action of the State. We learn that Re porters from the North and South are al ready on the spot, and the" Charleston pa pers will also doubtless give full reports of the proceedings. They will be looked for with great interest, now that political anti slavery, with its Locofoco aid, has achiev ed such signal triumphs by the elecdon of its pledged representatives to the United States Senate from several States. There is no telling how. far South Carolina may go. We incline to the opinion that she will try secession. If het presses properly reflect the ruling public sentiment, we see not how her people can avoid it. THE CONVENTION QUESTION. The popular movements upon thisques tion condnue. Ou r readers may find on our first page the proceedings of a primary meeting in die county of Yancy, where resolutions of a strong and determined char acter were adopted, and such as cannot fail to arrest the attention of those who look with interest on the struggle for pop- ular rights now commencing in the State. We must take ground either for or against this movement, in the posidon in which we are placed. It has pleased one of the parties of the State (the Democratic party) to set up the principle of arnerulments to the consdtution by Legislative enactment ; and they propose to put them through one at the tirat!. 7e are opposed to this prin ciple and mode f amendments we are and, always have been opposed to FreeSufr frage-4tis a mere half-way abandonment of property qualificatqiis ; ponfers no sub stantial right and benefit upon the people ; and will be unsatisfactory, as the entering wedge merely to the entire breaking up of the safeguards upon property in our pres ent constitution. The wisdom the ypife Cf the people, would never call for suph an alteration as that, jit is a deceptive trick of politicians, and, as a. trick, may be suc sessful, for what we knqw but never can ft satisfy the call for Constitutional Reform which has been raised, and jy'hicfy is nw exhibiting its importance and power in the action of the popple. The charlatans who throw put this bliqd concession, by way of stopping the popular demand, and who & doptit as a platform for their party, are most wofuRy deceived. We grant them temporary success by the false position of their opponents but a Convention must come, to- end this struggle for shadows,, and to gain substantial rights ; and place and power will they never know afterwards in the Old North State, j So that, if we were disposed (o be gov erned by party in this matter, and should consent to act in it only from motives con nected with future whig success, our coun sel to our party should be to "fTer this Convention to be held as quick m possible have it over and done with give the people free swing they are sure to do right, and The interests of all getUcra will be safe in their hands. Does any ene doubt it? It is said the East has the powerr of the State, when Federal population isc counted. Very well, it is proposed to cali die Convention upon the Federal basis ; and what has the East tofenr? In like manner, it is said that the whig party have the majority in the State ; then the Whig party, by proper exertions, can cohtiol the convention ; and what have they to fear? Now is the time to move in this matter, take it either way if the East wishes to secure and maintain its power ; or if the Whig parly wishes to regain power and secure themselves against future defeat ; nay, establish their ascendancy forever. Several of the Editors our friends a gree with us in our positions,; that a Con- -vention is the only true Republican mode of amending the constitution ; and that the question of Convention oe No Convention ought to be submitted to the people but they dissent from any separate organiza tion having in view the making this issue -distinctly before the people at the next e lection. We exceedingly dislike to differ with our brethren, and we shall avoid con troversy with them oa far as possible. Our assertion last week was (and it is the truth) that the Whigs defeated a bili to submit the question to the people in the last Leg islature, and passed the Free Suffrage bill in preference. Yet, in the last Register it is asked, "who would be afraitZ to trust the the people? Who wishes to f stifle their voice ?" j We are afraid that the course proposed ' by the Register, is not one which cm or ought to satisfy the true friends of popular reform, who cannot and will not be tied down and controlled by parti iii this mat ter ; namely, for the Whig party to run a candidate for Governor who is in favor of submitting the question of Convention or fo Convention to the people. How does that differ from the platform upon which Gov. Manly run last year, as laid down in the Resolutions of the Convention which nominated him? They declare that the Legislature ought to, adopt some mode, in accordance with the provisions of the con stitution, for taking the sense of the peo ple upon certain amendments. The plat form of the Register, now is, that the can didate of the Whig party should be in fa vor of taking the sense of the people upon Convention or No Convention and it is asked "what could there be in the way of success?.''' Why, the Democratic party and Free Suffrage, to say nothing of those Whigs in. 'the last Legislature, some of whom acted so strangely on this very issue, while othe.es broke solemn pledges to de feat the submission of mis very question to7 the people, j If there be division, it is not the fault of the' Western Whigs, and the appeal for unanimi ty must be made in another quarter. The county of Yancy is Democratic, having cast at the last election, 632 votes forReidand 456 for Manly but lliere party is discard ed, to go for reform. We 8,ye mucb, mista ken if it do not soon appe&r that the strength and importance of this movement is vasdy beyond the papulations of politicians, and little likely to yield to party calculations and party tactics. Extrapt from a letter to the Editor from a gentleman up West, dated 29th April, '. I Sol. : "I reioice to learn that vou are about to. enlarge and improve The Times ; as you seem to be the only Jkditonn Jttaieign wno, in heart, has any sympathy with the peo ple in the movement that they are now making to secure an unrestricted conven tion to amend the Constitution" of the State. You will please to set me down as a subscriber. If the Hegister, UDsener, and other Whia naDers think they can take any other ground and succeed in e- lectmg their candidate tor governor, mey will be mistaken. - 1 he Uemocraui are hnnnil tn succeed at the next election, take what ground we a- The Whigs may run a candidate either for or againsi an u- pen convention, and he will, I admit, in nil nrnhahilitv be defeated : but, should our candidate be defeated when run in fa vor of an open juonventipn, u win uiumaie lv ndH a thousand fold to his strengrth j as ,UA Wna KiiflVaorft fo David S. Reid. "How t- "tj- r " - i . invulnerable has he become by making an issue aud sunenng himseij jto pe aeieaiea. The Register was pnee jn i iyor of letting Gov. Manlv walk over the track the sec ond time, and, if I reccpje.ct aright; prornis- ed, or rather hair-way pieagea mo party fo show a dm(Uyc respect to the Dem ocrats the ensuing cajjopaign'. Let this be done by gallopping our .candidate over the Republican track, who is pledged m favor qf an .open and unrestricted Convention, and let the Democrats make all they can out of their triumph. They may make the welkin ring for ,a short time with their shouts of triumph ; bait we will rejoice al so in the hope of a speedy and permanent
