( Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.)
The Frecsoilers, from Maine to Kentucky
and North Carolina, arc perfectly happy and
content to follow the lead of Thomas H.
Benton, Martin Van Buren, Francis P. Blair,
&.C., and as by themselves, even under such
leaders, they are too veak to effect any thing,
they ate perfectly willing to come back into
the folds of the old Democratic party, pro
vided the latter, in return for such magnaui
ty, is willing to follow their lead.
" Now, it has been ascertained that William
O. Butler is sufficiently of a northern man
to be put forward by Colonel Benton and
bis friends; while the extremists of the
South, of the school 6f Jefferson Davis and
others, declare themselves satisfied with
Butler being a slaveholder. If the Frecsoil
ers and Disunionists can, i?i that way, sand
wich the old liner, they will give to the Gov
ernment what direction they please, both as
regards internal and external affairs.
What the Freesoilers now want is to ap
propriate to themselves the name of the "pro
gressives," and then start anew with the
popular prestige in their favor.
DEATH OF KOSSUTH'S MOTHER.
We are sincerely grieved to learn by a
telegraphic despatch from Boston, of yester
day's date, received late last evening, that
the Vienna correspondent of the Boston
Atlas reports that the mother of M. Kos
suth died at Pesth on the 13lh of December.
A Bohemian newspaper, it is said, intimates
that her death was caused by recent Aus
trian persecution of herself and daughter?.
Republic 10M.
Major Gen. Scott, we sc.;- U 6tated,
honored Kossuth with a uii on New Year's
tlay. While there, Gen. Cass came in, and
iroing up to General Scott, exclaimed, in
his usual puffy manner, "well, General are
yon prepared to lead a hundred thousand
brave Americans to Hungary to assist our
friend, the Governor." "Sir," replied Gen
eral Scott, drawing himself up to the height
of his stately person, "I am prepared to lead
my countrvmen wherever Congress directs
me to go r" The answer was that of a true
American, and worthy "the hero of a hun
dred battles."
As Iscidcst at Rio. The Boston Journal lias
the following from a correspondent at Rio!e Ja
neiro dated November 4ih : An American dentiet
here, formerly of New York, with his wife and a
child two years old, on that day climbed totlie top
of the world renowned "Sugar-Loaf" he scramb
ling up a little way at a time and pulling them up
liy ropes and there planted the stars and stripes.
Mrs. Burdrll has the honor of being the only wo
man who has ever been to the top of the above
r.ck. The party remained upon the rock over
night, and as soon as it was dark art fire to the
brush and herbage which covers a portion of the
mountain. Its height aboe the level of the sea is
about 19(50 feet.
Oxn Whitey. A pangraph has gone the
rounds of the papers to the effect that General
Taylor's war ho'so, '"Oil Whitey," was present
in "the procession in honor of Kossuth, in New
York. He is represented to have been harnessed
to a lijjht wagon. It is a double slander it slan
ders " Old Whitey" in placing him where he nev
er was before, to wit, in harness ; and it slanders
the respected family of General Taylor in coun
tenancing the idea that they would part with a
charger so famous in the annals of our country,
and so pnminent in the history of Buena Vista .
"Old Whitey" is now at the residence of General
Taylor's sen, on the coast, a' few miles from tl is
ci'.y, and is prnnitied to loam undisturbed over a
fine, large pasture, entirely appropriated to his
use. He has, too, the best and most comfortable
Hccommodations lives, as anoM charger who has
done the State some service should live, proud, con
tented, fat and happy, honored by all the family
of the brave old here, his former master, and by all
the neighbours. A'. 0. Delta, Dec. -5.
Valve of Slaves. Last Saturday
twenty-one slaves, belonging to the estate
of Wm. Pendleton, consisting of old and
young men, women, and children, and not
regarded aa above ordinary, were sold in
this place at the average price of $553.
One negro man, without a trade, sold for
1,028 ; a woman with a child ten months
old sold for 950 ; and a girl, aged eleven
years, for $600. These, we understand,
arc about the rates at which slaves have
been selling for some weeks in this market.
Negro men are hiring on the public works
at from $120 to $150 a year. It was pre
dicted that "the passage of the Comprom ise
measures would have the effect of cheap
ening, if not rendering valueless, this species
of property. Behold the result.
( Lynchburg Virginian.
High Prices fou Slaves in Talbot
Count v. The Eastern Gazette says A .
J. Loveday, auctioneer, sold, on Wednes
day last, for William Townsend, admin
istrator of J. H. Caulk, deceased, a lot of
negroes at-higher prices than any which
have bedn sold in thi3 county for a number
of years. One mai, aged twenty-two, sold
for one thousand and twenty -five dollars,
and a boy, sixteen years old, for nine
hundred and thirty dollars. A number
which are slaves for a term of years sold at
prices proportionately high.
The present being Leap Year, of course
the number of marriages will be very great,
aa the ladies arc privileged to do all the
courting. None but the most bashful gen
alemen will safely pass through it but rich
old bachelors, if wheezy and consumptive,
will be especially singled out.
It is said that Mr. Webster has near
ly ready for press a history of the Admin
istration of General Washington. -
Kossuth probabi- left. Washington on
Monday last , upon a brief visit to Annapo
lis, to which City lie has been invited by
Governor liowe, in accordance with reso
lutions of the Legislature- tt is then ex
pected that he will go West, at least as far
as Cincinnati ; but it is uncertain whether
he will remain in the country longer t&an
January.
A bill is before the Legislature of Ten
NKSrsKE appropriating $300,000 to tire
construction of bridges nnd masonry on the
"East Tennessee and Virginia railroad. It
has passed the House ; and Brother Browa
Unv writes dint it will pass the Senate by
n .vote of 1 1 to II- This, he says, places
(he speedy roiirpk-tion f tire roa'd beyond
all doubt." He further -sayn rliat a -bill ap
propriating $,000 per mile to tiquip and
iron all the railroads in the State, has been
read tl e first time in the House, and will
undou xedly pass.
Gold by the? Cwt. This- Gold Mikes ?s
Australia. -The Philadelphia Ledger publishfti
a letter from somebody at Sydney, N. S. V., un
der date of August lbih, which' tells come of the
moat ata riling stories to be found in the epistolary
chronicles of California.. The mines recently dis
covered at Bathurst, in point of richness, infinite
ly surpass those of the American El Dorado, ac
cording to the Ledger man, in proof of which he
mentions the fact that it has produced the largest
solid lump ever seen, a piece weighing 106
pounds. It is valued at 1,160 10s., that is,
nearly 821,000.
The news of the hundred weight of eold,"
(the writer then goes on to say) " hs created a
much greater excitement than ever. Several oth
er diggings have since been found at the Turon
River,"46iniles to the south-west of Bathiirst; the
Smnmerhill is to the north-east of Bathnret.
The Turon diggings are the most profitable, all
ljing well. Two of my acquaintances, on whnm
I could believe, sent word to me to say that they
wertf making from five to six pounds per day. A
person who came from the mixes two days since,
says he made 251, per week all thi time he was
there. It is reported that a place, (which I think
you know,) Shoalhaven, is richer still. Also, the
Tweed and Richmond rhers are rich in gold.
The truth is, that there will be gold found all over
the country. Unfortunately for the discoverer of
the hundred weight, he broke it when he was get
ting it out of the ground, or it would have been in
valuable. The Government has now seized. U.
and demand a royalty, because the finde dil ;,ot
have a digging licent.3. The gold havir passed
through three buyers, Government h",i returned it,
on the promise of the roy'.y beh, paid, which is,
1 think, 10 per cent."
I-0V!sg and ijTKlSG. That woman wer "born
to love," U S certain as that General Jackson
was"oorn to command," cr tint everybody was
"oom-to die." Their very dialect shows the
strength of this proclivity. They use the word to
indicate any sert of affection, passion, penchant,
appetite, or "fancy." : They "love" their lovers,
and their husbands, fine dresses, and fine dinners,
sweet-meats, and ""sweet ribbons," with apparent
ly the same sort and the same measure of affection.
To "like" is too tame an ext ression for a lady's
choice. She"loves" everything, (thut she doesn't
happen to hate,) and can find no other word in the
dictionary that is equal to her need. That thU
everlasting and indiscriminate use of the highest
and holiest word in the language is improper and
even indecent, there can be no ground for delate.
"O, I dearly love turnips !" exclaimed a lady the
other day at the table a lady who merely nicanl
to say that she liked the vegetable in questi n.
"The d lyou do !" said an ascetic old bachelor
of her acquaintance, who sat opposite. "What
more could you say of your husband, or that beau
tiful child of yours, or even of your Redeemer,
madam ? Line turnips ! I hopeyoii may yet find
something more worthy of your affections !'
- ISotton Post.
Fayette ville and Raleigh Joint Stock
Plank Road. This is a joint stock com
pany, as its name indicates, and is without
a charter. The work is to be constructed
under articles of association. The princi
pal subscribers are along the direct line to
Raleigh. The toad is to leave the town di
rectly north from the Market House, passing
the residence of Judge Strange, by King
bury, McNeill's' Ferry, Mrs. Barclay's and
to Raleiffh, and is intended to make as di-
; rect a line as possible from Fayetteville to
Raleigh. The road has been located to King
bury, put under contract and the work is go
ing on. Messrs. T. J. Robinson and J. i
McLean have taken the entire contract for
the grading and preparation of the road-bed
and laing down the timbers from Fayette
ville to Kingsbury at $400 per mile. The
distance is eleven miles
! A Bird Seeking Lodging. During the
cold storm of Monday night, at a late hour,
a small bird knocked for admittance at a
window of a hotel which happened to be il
luminated by the light within. The occu
pant, supposing the noise to be the patter
ing of hail against the pane, gave it no at
tention. -Presently the "rapping" commen
ced again, when the window was opened
and in flew the little creature, apparently de
lighted to get into comfortable quarters, and
confident of shelter and safety. After cours
ing about the room as if to bathe itself in
the warm air, it quietly selected its place,
and! depositing its head under its wing,
went to sleep. It is difficult to say which
of the occupants of the same apartment felt
better satisfied with themselves, or slept
more peacefully through the night. As the
day broke, out broke the bird's grateful ac
knowledgments to the Protector of us all,
in a song, which, for so tiny a body and a
stranger, was remarkably loud arid ecstatic.
It was nearly famished, and ate and drank
with an enviable appetite for its breakfast.
Being now able to take care of itself, and
not choosing to be dependent longer on
charity, the little fellow insisted on being
released ; the window was opened, and out
he went, -to share his fortune with his tribe,
thanking his fiicnd as well as he could for
his hospitality. Albany Argus.
Kossuth's Disappointment. The Wash
ington correspondent of the Philadelphia
Inquirer, (Jan. 4,) says :
" M. Kossuth has formally visrlcd the
several Departments, and I understand de
livered an address to each of the Secretaries.
In his interview with the Secretary of the
Interior, he broached the question of inter
vention. The Secretary told him that his
Department was exclusively devoted to
Home aflairs, and that loreign questions
came though the Department of State. M.
Kossuth declared that his mission to this
country had completely failed, in consequence
of the strong opposition which had been ex
pressed by the Government and in Con
gress, to his intervention project, and he al
so expressed himself as deeply disappointed
with the reception he had met with in Wash'
ington."
" He then desired to know if, in case a
large number of Hungarians desired to settle
in the United States, they could get a tract
of land. The Secretary informed him that
Congress had the disposition of the public
lands, but that he anticipated there would
be no difficulty, in getting a grant of as much
laud as they desired for such a purpose.-
M. Kossuth said the Secretary mistook him;
he said he did not mean to ask for a grant
of land, but permission to purchase it in a
block, where tliey could form a sepaxte
community., and live together.
" It has been Tcported that at the Presi
dent's dinner, yesterday evening, M. Kos
suth made a speech or an oration. Such I
learn -was Hot the ease.
Late advices from Santa .Fe, received
on the Sth inslaut, state that Col. Calhoun
had returned from his visit to the Utah Indians-,
and reports favorably lie says that
trite Navajoes are anxious to haw their trea
ty ratified. "Snow was two feet deep on
the Cimarone river. Tho report of the
death of Col. Davi was confirmed.
NEWS. ;We find-the following items
of news in the Washington City correspon
dence of last week :
Mr. Rives has reported to our Govern
ment .the state of facts in Paris, and his
course as published thereon. Our Gov
ernment will, of course, instruct him to re
cognize liouis Napoleon, just as we re
cognize the Imaun of Muscat, the Sultan
of Turkey, or the Potto watomie Chief of
those interesting Indians. We are never
particular about Governments ; we take
them as we Cod them de facto. Mr. R.
will have doc c. the', honors -to the Prince
President without doubt, even without in
structions from home.
There is a rumor afloat, that Lord Pal
merston has at once withdrawn the British
mock protectorate over the Mosquito King
dombut this is founded only on, h aroi
ogy for the wrong done in firing . into 'the
Prometheus. Grea. Bj ivain not yet rea
dy to back out of Mbsq"iua but will have
to come to it st)on.
The preservation scene of the Sioux,
Chcyneiie, Arappaho tribes of Indians to
the. President in the White House must
have been very interesting, and novel to
the Hungarians, who were invited to be
present. Madames Kossuth, and Pulsky
were of the number.
The President made them a short talk,
full of good advice, and gave to each a
large silver medal, with his likeness on one
side; and on the other, the figures of a
white man shaking hands with an Indian.
Large U. S. flags were also presented to
each tribe.
The ceremonies, were quite imposing,
and interested us very much. The Hun
garian party were deeply gratified at the
exhibition of so many savage chiefs, in
"full feathers" or dress rather. There
were over twenty, and they sat on the floor,
according to previous request, nearly all the
seats having been taken out of the blue
room, to make sace for them.
Gossip about town to-day, says that Sen
ator Seward is the author jf the speech
Kossuth made to President Fillmore, but
I do not believe a word of it.
Cold Weather and the Poor. Win
ter, cold, dreary winter, is again making his
annual visit to this particular portion of the
globe for the five thousandth and fifty-first
time since he. made his debut from the dark
ness of chaos, and trampled under foot the
fair garlands which youthful nature had
thrown over the earth. Though an unwel
come guest to many, he still pays his annual
visits, despite all grumblings and growlings,
and none can stand on the skirts of his coat
and say, Wherefore comest thou ? As this
season has approached, and its presence
announced by the inclement weather and
shortened days, we would ask, how many
of us think of the poor? Oh, ye who warm
yourselves at comfortable fires, think of the
houseless, shirtless and pennyless wander
ers of the earth who haven't the privilege,
and hug a little closer to the stove, and see
if you can't thaw out a little sympathy for
them. One need not look far for objects of
benevolence ; they are all over, as thick as
fleas in the summer time. In the rigid reign
of the frost king, instead of sending money
into distant lands to make the contented
heathen miserable, it is as good, if not bet
ter, to endeavor to make the miserable a
round us comfortable, by the bestownient
of a few loose pennies, that might otherwise
slip through one's fingers, and roll forever
away into the sluices of dissipation and ex
travagance. There are many who scatter
dollars in foolishness that wouldn't place a
copper in the frost-bitten hands of a perish
ing mendicant. The poor can endure cold,
want, and deprivation no better than those
who are " well off," for they are of the same
human family, and have the same feelings.
Let those who are able see that they have
no necessity to do so, by freely giving of
their abundance. A'eicport (R. I.) Duily
J'ews.
Locofocoism in a Ferment. Locofo
coism was in quite a small beer ferment on
Monday evening, from the fact that the dele
gate elections were announced for that night,
and that the Cass and Buchanan factions
were marshalling their forces for the fray,
each confidently anticipating a viciory.
Groups of partisans were to be seen in all
parts of the city and county, in a state of
excitement, and Cass and Buchanan alone
formed the subject of their discussions.
The elections were spiritedly conducted, too
much so for the handsome profits of some
of the participants, and resulted, if the re
turns are reliable, in the success of Ten
Cent Jimmy. The Pennsylvanian, in pub
lishing them, says ; "It gives us pleasure
to announce to the Democracy of the State
and Union, that Philadelphia has cast hei
vote for the candidate of Pennsylvania, Jas.
Buchanan." On the other hand, the States
man, the Cass organ, grinds out a song of
triumph over the supposed victory of the
"noise and confusion" candidate, and the
defeat of Buchanan, and says, in reference
to the latter, "we believe now that he has
been effectually foiled, and that the party
has been saved from the deep degradation
of submitting to a combination which was
completely overwhelmed at the late State
election."
If by "party," is meant any considerable
portion of the people, we may remark that
the defeat or the success of either will not
create a sensation in Pennsylvania or else
where Philadelphia A "ews, 1th.
SINE DIE.
Iu a neighboring cop nty the Democrats had fur
over twenty years beentn the habit of holding their
county nominations at the house of a staunch old
Democrat, Mr. G .
He happened on a recent occasion, for the first
time, to be in when they had finished their busi
ness, and heard a little delegate trom 1-
move that ''this convention do now adjourn sine
die." :
" Sine die," said Mr. G. to a person stan
ding near, '-'where's that ?"
" VVhy.thar'8 op in the northern part of the coun
ty," ba id his neighbor.
" Hold on, if you please. Mr. Cheerman" said
G i , with preat earnestness a.fld emphasis,
hold on, sir. I'd li.ke to be heard on that ques
tion. I have krpt a public house now for more'n
twenty years. Vm a pocr man. I've always boen
a Democrat, a.nd never split my ticket in py life.
This is the most centr-tl location in -the county,;
and it's where we've alters held ,ur carouses.
I've never had or asked an office, and have worked
night and day for the party, and now I think, sir,
it's mean, its contemptible, to go to adjourning,
this convention way up to sine die."
, Spirit of Ike Times.
Launch. A new steamer built for the .Southern j
trade called the North Carolina, was launched at
Baltimore, on Monday last. Her dimensions are
not stated.
RALEIGH TIMES
Sir- " -
R ALi fcn, N. C.
FRIDAY JAN. 16, 1852.
NEW SERIES.
"The Raleigh Times" is again offer
ed to the patronage of the people of the
State. Owing to causes with which the
public would not feel much interested, but
which were calculated to impair the effi
ciency and usefulness of the paper, its pub
lication was suspended last fcpring. It was
intended to resume it in the month of Oc
tober last ; but various considerations have
postponed its issue until the present time.
The ownership or the establishment has
passed into the hands of R. .I.Wvxn'e, Esq.
by whom " The Times" will hereafter be
published ; and Ch. C. Raboteau remains
in charge of, and will devote his whole
time, to, the Editorial Department.
It is not deemed necessary that we should
make a new profession of faith. The po
litical character of the paper remains un
changed . Wc shall maintain , all we can ,
The Union and the Constitution; the
compromises upon which they rest; the in
tegrity and finality of the late Adjustment
measures ; and, generally, the principles
and policy of the great Whig party of the
country. We shall oppose Secession and
Disunion; Fillibusterism and Abolitionism;
Intervention by this Government to liberate
the nations of the old world, or to conquer
and annex those of the new. The old
soldiers, patriots and statesmen of the coun
try" are good enough guides for us; and we
shall prefer their wisdom and counsels
which have made this nation so great, pros
perous and free, to all the New Light phi
losophy and ultra-progress of the day wild
fancies of the restless and perturbed spirits
now moving upon the surface of society .
As to State politics it is well known
that we advocate a Convention to reform
the Constitution ; and we believe that
changes are demanded by large masses of
the people of the State. The only proper
Republican mode of amending or altering
the Constitution , is by the people them
selves in Convention assembled. The issue
here has long since been made up of Free
Suffrage by Legislative enactment, or a
Free Oofivention. We have chosen to
support the latter; and the immediate mea
sure wc propose is, that the question be
submitted to the people whether they desire
a Convention or no. The will of the peo
ple "must rule; and it is rigit that their
will ghull.be consulted. To this point, for
the present, we shall direct our active ex
ertions; though we shall discuss all the pro
posed changes, incidentally, some of which
we favor. Wc shall open the columns of
The .Times for the calm and temperate
discussion of the Convention question, oil
both sides, and we now offer our paper to
all the people of the State who may need
intelligence upon this subject.
Wc shall endeavor to present a synopsis
of the News of the world, and keep our
readers advised of passing events. Literary
and Miscellaneous reading will be furnish
ed; and we expect much original matter in
this department. The Times shall be a
North Carolina paper; and no pains shall
be spared by the Editor to make it worthy
of its name.
SUPERIOR COURT SPECIAL TERM.
This Court commenced its session on
Monday last Judge Battle presiding.
The great subject of interest was the Will
case, Outlaw r. Hurdle and others. A
Jury was cmpannelled on Monday ; and on
Tuesday, when the Court met, the counsel
for the plaintiff filed an affidavit on his be
half, asking a continuance of the cause, on
account of the absence of material witnesses
ne of whom lived in Tennessee, and had
failed to appear, another detained by indis
position, &c. which reasons, to the great
regret of the plaintiff", rendered it impossible
to go into the trial. The Court House was
much crowded by a large throng of witnes
ses and spectators ; and the bar was full of
the most distinguished lawyers of the State ;
besides the very learned and eminent coun
sel engaged in the cause. His Honor grant
ed the continuance without terms; andUt
is quite doubtful when the trial will take
place ; as once before it was continued on
behalf of the defendants. We have seldom
known a case which excited more interest
in this part of the State ; and when it comes
on, we will endeavor at least to report the
evidence to be laid before our readers.
Comfort for Southern Democrats.
The Democratic Convention of the 18th
Congressional District in New York, as
sembled at .Jamaica, on Long Island, on
the Sth inst.j and elected Hon. William
T. McCoun as Delegate to the Baltimore
Convention, which meets in June .next, to
nominate a Presidential candidate,. Mr.
McCoun is a- free soil democrat.
"THE FREE SUFFRAGE ACT.'1
We publish to day the Act of last Session
of the Legislature for the purpose of amend
ing the Constitution of the State, so as to
allow all persons qualified to vote for mem
bers of the House of Commons to vote al
so for members of the Senate ; which is
called " Free Suffrage. " This is that
party measure which was adopted by the
Democratic candidate for Governor in 1S48,
when he was defeated; but which he revi
ved and electioneered upon again in 1850,
when he was elected. His party in the
last Legislature forced through the passage
of the present Act, (by what means we
purpose hereafter to inquire,') and it is now
submitted to the people of the State for their
judgmeat upon it.
This action of .the dominant party in the
last Legislature was based upon conjecture.
It was assumed because Governor Reid
was elected, the majority of the people of
the State desired Free Suffrage by Legis
lative enactment. But the Democrats of
the East voted for him as the Democratic
Candidate and they are opposed to any
change of the Constitution, in this cr any
other respect they are opposed to Free
Suffrage, also, on principle.
If this were not so, it was based upon
conjecture still for the only certain mode
of determining Whether the majority of the
people desire the alteration of the constitu
tion in this, or any other respect, is to put
the question directly to them aye or 'noi'
And we venture to assert t hat, if the Con
stitution could be altered by one specific
vote, and this question of free suffrage were
submitted to the people to-morrow, they
would reject it by a large majority. And
our reason is a plain one. Its opponents
on principle would vote against it, as a
matter of course. All who desire more
all the friends of a Convention in the State,
whether open or restricted, would vote
against it : and these two classes would more
than treble the friends of Free Suffrage
per sc. .
It is no answer to this reasoning to say
that the Democratic members of the last
Legislature from the East, voted for this
measure. We know the maimer in which
they are controlled and directed by party
caucuses ; and we know the facility with
which politicians can sacrifice cherished
principles for parly success. This Shib
boleth of Democracy- free suffrage was
adopted by the caucus of Democratic mem
bers. In the Senate, not a single Demo
crat voted against the bill on its test though
Mr. Edwards, the Speaker would have
done so, had the opportunity been affor
ded and in the House, only two, Messrs.
Eaton and Kelly, voted . cgainst it on its
second reading.
The Democratic party lusted long for
the political power and Offices of the State ;
but they never obtained them until the
Constitution of the Country became their
foOtCall until the fundamental law was
mixed up witli the corrupting influences of
the demagogue and aspirant. At the first
attempt they saw omens of success ; and
the Legislative mode of amendment w as
selected as most likely to keep long in ac
tion the kind of agitation most favorable
to their purposes, and best calculated to
contribute to the establishment of their as
cendancy. Were they actuated only by a
regard for the public good did they truly
desire reform for the sake of benefitting the
people, and restoring to them their rights,
the Democracy would never have voted
against a bill which provided that the peo
ple might vote directly upon the question
of Reform or no Reform Convention or
no Convention. That would have been
a Democratic course consult the people
and obey their will. The Democrats of
the last Legislature would not allow that.
Free suffrage or iwthing that was iheir
union ground.
The people may now look at this Free
Suffrage granted to them asaboon. They
will examine and decide upon it. This
act was read three times in each House of
the General Assembly, and agreed to by
three-fifths of the whole number of each
House respectively. It has now to be
published six months "previous to a new
election of members to the General Assem
bly ; and must come before the next Legis
lature ; there to be agreed to by two thirds
of the whole representation in each House
of the General Assembty after the same
shall have been read three times, on three
several days, in each House and then he
said General Assembly shall prescribe a
mode by wiiich the amendment (namely
Free Suffrage,) may be submitted to the
qualified voters of the House of Commons
throughout the State: And if, upon com.
paring the votes given in the whole State,
it shall appear that a majority of the voters
have approved thereof, then, and not other'
wise, the same shall become a part of the
Constitution.
How much more easy would be the
mode of amending the Constitution by
Convention ! Two-thirds of all the mem
bers of the General Assembly can call oac
at any time ; and the whole Constitution
may be remodelled in twelve months ;
while one amendment, by Legislative en
actment, if all the people agree, cannot be
made in less than four years ! and will then
have cost more money than a Convention
possibly could.
THE PRESENT ADMINISTRA
TION. The prudence and firmness with which
the Government has been administered by
the present executive cannot be sufficiendy
commended. Mr. Fillmoke is a safe
man one who appears to have studied the
character of our Institutions and the spirit
of our constitution, with a determination to
maintain the one and carry out the other.
He has often announced that the laws of
the Country must be enforced everywhere ;
and We see that he is no mere tolerant of
Sedition and Fillibusterism at the South,
than of the higher law and Abolitionism
at the North. What more could any rea
sonable people desire ?
We regard it as doubtful whether the
Government will ever again be committed
to any Executive officer for the second term.
It is perhaps more doubtful whether the
conservative party of the Nation can twice
successively elect their chief. It has not
been so for the last twenty years, and m
our opinion the tendency of things does not
favor the probability that it will now be so.
But it must be tried. The Whig party
may save this nation from great calamity
avert its threatened intervention in the
affairs of Europe ; check the crusading and
disorganizing tendencies of the age ; control
and crush the factions wiiich menace the
peace and integrity of the Union ; and
save the country from that ruin to which
the blind rashness, folly and fanaticism of
Locofocoism would urge it. But, if the
whig party succeed at all, it must be as
the Union party.
The Democratic party is at its ' Id work,
effecting coalitions with 'every ultra notion
and faction which may aid its design of
seizing upon "the spoils." It adopts the
secessionists at the South ; its allies are the
Abolitionists and Free Soilers at the North,
and it receives Giddings, Rantoul and the
rest, with smiles into the synagogue ; it
coquotts with the propagandists, and pat
ronises Kossuth and intervention ; it apol
ogises for Lopez and praises jiis patriotism
and that of his followers ; it sides with
Caravajal, and is eager for the conquest of
Mexico ; it acquiesces " in the, compro
mise, but abuses ever' person who is dis
posed to sustain it ; it is devoted to the
Union, but contemns and despises all who
venture to call themselves union men.
What little influence wc may have shall
be given to the cause of the Union pud
the country. If the National Convention
can nominate a sound and patriotic States
man, who, like Fillmore, will enforce
the law in every section ; make the' Gov
ernment respected both at home and abroad ;
exhibit like dignity of character and firm
ness of action, able statesmanship and pru
dent management, a patriotic, public spir
ited American, who is resolved to maintain
the Union, so far as depends on him let
them name him, and we are for him. But
we shall oppose any Abolition or Disunion
Whig or Democrat. In such case, we
shall throw party feelings to the winds.
' We desire to see Gov. Graham nomi
nated for Vice President of the United
States. Our opinion of him is w ell kiuwn
and it is not necessary to write his panegy
rick in North Carolina.
NORTH CAROLINA READER.
A friend has loaned us the above Work
by Calvin H. Wiley, Esq. ; and from
the examination we have given it, we can
safely recommend it forthe use of schools in
North Carolina. It has long been a great
fault in Education, that our scholars learn
much more respecting every other State in
the Union than, they do of their own nay,
that they grow up in comparative ignorance
of the history, geography, character, re
sources, and capabilities, commercial and
natural, of North Carolina ; while they
know much of all these as respects Massa
chusetts, New Arork, England, and other
States and nations. The first object of
Mr. Wiley was to embody facts connected
with our early history, for the information
of the young mind ; and secondly its im
provement, by selections from some of the
best writers (including many of out own
State ;) and, upon the whole, he has con
structed such a book of Reading as may
safely be placed in the hands of youth, re
plete with as good matter as can be found
in any other, and calculated to imbue the
minds of our young people w ith respect
and attachment to the land of their birth.
We can conceive of no design more praise
worthy its utility has long been apparent,
and wc trust tha work will have an esftptir
sive circulation, and come into general use,
as a school book of more v?due than any
we have heretofore had.
The Narrative of North Carolina histo:
ry m this book struck us as very creditable
to the author. It may have some faults j
but, in subsequent editions, (and we hope
it may have many,) they will iy doubt be
corrected. A perfect book would bp hard
to rmdT-nd Jlr, Wiley ill be encourag
ed by tlic general appro!jfltion to continue
his labors for the rising generation. He
will be treading a safe path to honor and
fame ; and, for one, w e cheerfully wish
him the most abundant success.
" The sound of your hammer, says
Franklin, at five in the morning, or nine at
night, heard bv a creditor, makes him easy
six months longer ; but if Yz sees you at the
gambling table or hears y-iir voice at the
tavern when you should be at work, he sends
for his money next day."'
THE PROGRESS OF REFORM.
We apprehend the experience of the
country goes to show that when the people
of a State demand changes in their Govern
ment, it is of no use to resist their will.
The reform called for may he" delayed ; it
never can be completely prevented. The
movement of the people in favor of Reform
in both Maryland and Virginia, we are in
clined to think, commenced afer: January,
1849; yet now, in January, 1852,- they are
both tranquilly moving on under amended
constitutions, formed for them hy; Conven
tions which they culled themselves. The
people of North-Carolina are invited to the
contemplation of this fact ; and we trust it
may quicken thir movements towards the
attainment of the salutary aineiu'monts they
desire in their own organic law. j
The Conventions of tho two parties soon
to assemble for the nomination of their res
pective cnn.'Iidntes for Governor, 1 mny as'
well make their arrangements for paying all
due ret?pect to public sentiment tipon fb;
subject of Re-form. The friends of a Free
Convention have votes to cast at the com
ing election ; and we are disposed to think
they are far more deeply interested in this
subject, than they can he in any ni3re party
triumph. Will they not, therefore,; if they
even decline to nominate a candidate of
their own, prepare to support the man who
most f.-.vors the rights of the people ?j Wh;:t
wc object to most in Gov. Ri;id isj; tlint iv.
dictates to the people ; lie prescribes Fret:
Suffrage by Legislative enactment -he pre
scribes the same mode for any. other amend
ment he assumes that there is no need of
a Convention for amendments of ths con
stitution, and he is not willing to consult
the popular will upon the question of Con
vention or no Convention. The frh-nds of
a Free Convention, therefore, can hnvc
nothing to 'expect, from him, nor the party
by wiiich, we suppose, he will be re-nominated.
!
What are our friends, the Whijfj going
to do for us ? We shall see. The course
they have heretofore pursued upon these
popular issues undoubtedly broke the party
down in 1S50 how will they go to ork
to re-huild it, nn:l regain loit favour? j Tins
is the point which will require- th-2 dcpst
consideration, and the most prudent a-rrit.n.
by their State Convention. A platibrni um
bo erected upon which all the Whigs f the
State and all the friends of an open j Con
vention can stand ; and upon winch a party
will gather which shall sweep GovReiJ
with all his prescriptions into private life;
and end this struggle about the constitution
one way or another. No ene hopes 'mora
earnestly than we do, 'that this maybe ac
complished. We believe if the Whig par
ty conforms to the popular will on this sub
ject, they may elect their ticket. If neither
party will do lliis, then the cry will be raised
among the friends of a Convention, j" To
your tents, oh, Israel we have no part in
Jacob no inheritance among the sns of
Jesse!" with David! j
The Convention movement was never
started for party purposes ; and properly
should not mingle with the party strifes of
the daj . But the Democratic party, as such,
opposes a Covesition, prefering legislative
enactments. That throws the friends of
Convention against them ; and they jwill ;
naturally vote with that party most favorably
disposed to the measure they have at heart,
and are determined to carrv.
Cold Weather. We believe we have
seldom experienced, in this latitude, as cold
weather as at the present time. Sonietimo
in December, we had u clear, cold, freezing
spell, which many of our friends improved
to the good purpose of filling their ice
houses ; and we have noticed the same work
going on for the last two days. On this oc
casion, the wind has been high, coid and
cutting at night; and first-rats fires ar
needed to warm rooms from which the cold
is never as carefully excluded B3 at the
North, where the ice-god reigns from four
to six months of the year. If .the streams
hare fiozen again at the North, we may an
ticipate more trouble and vexation about the
mails ; but the readers of newspapers must
be merciful in this respect until a better or
der of things shall have been arranged for
their satisfaction.
"CHRISTIAN SUN."
This luminary, which has for some time
been established in this City, we are pleased
to see has met with such a measure of
support as to justify the change fronii
semi-monthly.-to a weekly publication. -The
first No. under thp ncy arrangement
was issued on WpdllPSYi 'I1? m m3t:
We have always regarded the "Sun" as
maintaining a' very Jiigh character amonn;
the Religious papers of the day- we like itd
independence of tone, and the scrupulous
Vet modest integrity with which it sustains
the respectable denomination to whic!i it
bejpngs ; as well as the truly catholic spirit
which pervades its original and selected
articles. It is a great .advantage that it is
written for by the Ministers of the Church ;
but Us principal management, we apprc.
hend, is committed to Mr. IIyes, the re
sident Editor. We commend the Sun'?
to the patronage of the Clyistian world, and
cordially wish it tlic most abundant success.
Its typographical execution is very ncat
and .editable to thy. press of the City .
Anecdote. -A gentleman of the ,namo
of Pepper had been several times' thrown
from a spirited young horse.; apd, was reT
lating the circumstances to a friend ; at the
same time observing that -lie -had never given
his horse a name, " I think," replied his
friend, "you tjiould cnl! him Frppcr'.cistir.