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Letter's to tlie Editor must be post paid. -Money for the Office may lie sent by mail at etir risk , in pa -tnent for sutjscriptions, advertisements, jobs, &c. O Office o.n -avettevili.k st., one Iioor below POST OFFICE. ACCEPTANCE OF THE WHIG NOMINEES. We .publish below the correspondence between the Phesiijent of t fie late Whig Convention and lis nominees for the Pres idency and Vice Presidency of the United States.' The letter of General Scott will be read with unalloyed . satisfaction. It will be seen that General Scott adopts the resolutions communicated to him, annex ing them and making-them a part of his letter of acceptance; so that they carry his name to every part of the land associated and identified with the platform : of the Whi? Convention. - General Chapman to General Scott. Baltimore, June 22, 1852. Sir : I am instructed by the Whig Na tional Convention to inform you of your unanimous nomination as the Whig can didate for the office of President of the U nited States. I enclose a copy of resolution? passed by the convention expressing their opinions upon some of the mos. prominent ques tions of national policy, and with sincere wishes that you may be elected, and for the permanent settlement of the principles of the Whig party, I have the honor to be, 'very respectful ly, your obedient servant. . J. G. CHAPMAN, of Maryland, , President of the Whig 'National Con vention. - To Major General Winfleld Scott. , The Official Platform of the Whig National Cokvextiox. The Whigs of the United Siates,in Con- . : rt-,Klt fii-n-iTt-. nrlIiprinT tn fhp VCUUUIl ttoiciiiuicu, uniiij .... ...0 - great conservative republican principles by which they are controlled and governed, and now, as ever, relying upon the intel ligence of the American people, with an abiding confidence in their capacity for self-government, and their continued de votion to the consiitution and the Union, - . .1 f 11 : .1... t U do proclaim me louowmg us me puumai sentiments and determinations, for the. es tablishment and maintenance of which their nation.vl organization as a party is ef fected. - 1 . The government of (he United Slates is of a limited character, and it is confined to the exercise of powers expressly granted by the constitution, and such as may be necessary and proper for carrying the gran ted powers into full execution, and that all T)owers not thus srranted or necessarily im plied are expressly reserved lo the States respectively and to the people. , Q The State trovernments should be held secure in their reserved rights, and trA rsnprnl Government sustained in its constitutional powers, and the Union should he revered and -watched over as the "palladium of our liberties." 3. That while struggling freedom, eve rywhere, enlists the wannest sympathy of the Whig party, we still acmer-e to meuoc trines of the Father of his country, as an nounced ia his Farewell Address of keep-in"- ourselves free from all entangling alli ances with foreign countries, and of never auittinrr our own to stand upon foreign ground. That our mission as a Republic is not 10 propagate our opinions, or impose on other countries our form of government bv artifice or force, but to teach by exam nle and show bv our success, moderation and justice, the blessings of self.govern tnent. and the advantage of, free institu- w ....'. tions. . .. - - : 4 That where the neotle make and control the Government, thev should obey its constitution, laws and treaties, as they would retain their self-respect, and the res pect . which they claim and will enforce from foreign powers. - . 5. Government should be conducted up on principles of the strictest economy, and revenue sufficient for the expenses thereof, in time of peace, ought to be mainly de f rived from a duly on imports, and not from direct taxes : and :c levying sucn un ties sound policy requires a just discrimin ation and protection from fraud by specific duties, when practicable, whereby suitable encouragement may be assured to Ameri can induslry, equally to all classes and to all portions of the country. 6. The Consiitution vesta in Congress the power to open and repair harbors, and remove obstructions from navigable rivers; and it is expedient that Congress shall exercise that power whenever such im provements are necessary for the common defence br for the protection and facility - Of commerce with foreign nations or among h SJinta i such imnrovements beinj, in every instance national and general in their rharacter. : '--- ; ; 7. The Federal and State Governments ' are parts of one system ) alike necessary for Ihe common prosperity, peace and securi ty, and ought to bet regarded alike wish a cordial, habitual and immovable attach ment. Respect for the authority of each, and acquiescence in the constitutional measures of each, are duties required by the plainest considerations of national, of State, and of individual welfare. 8. The series of ads of the 3lst Con gress, commonly known as the compro mise adjustment', '(the -''act-for the recovery of fugitives from labor included,!, are re ceived, and acquiesced in by the Whigs of the United States, as a final settlement, in i principle and substance, of the subjects to ti which they relate, and so far as these acts ere concerned, we will maintain them, and insist on their strict enforcement, un til time and experience shall demonstrate the necessity of further legislation to guard against the evasion of the laws on the one hand, and the abuse of their powers on the othernot impairing their present effi ciency to carry out the requirements of the constitution; and we deprecate all further agitation of the questions thus settled, as dangerous to our peace, and will discoun tenance all efforts to continue or renew such agitation, whenever, wherever, or however, made and we will maintain this settlement as essential to the national ity of he Whig party, and the integrity of the Union. J. G. Chapman, of Marylan 1, President of the Whig National Con vention. REPLY OF GENERAL SCOTT. Wasmingtos, June 21, 1852. Slit : I have had the honor to receive from your hands the official notice of my "unanimous nomina tion as the Whig caudidate for the office of Presi dent of the United States," together with "a copy of the resoiu ions parked by the convention expressing their opinions upon sonic of the most prominent ques tions of national policy." This great disiinc;ion, conferred by a numerous, intelligent and patriotic body, representing miliums of ..... ii-i-m... tlfpn mlo m v neari: anu re-. mv countrymen, sinks deep into my heart; anu re mexiboring the very eminent names which were be fore the convention in amicable competition with my own, I am made to feeV oppressively, the weight of responsibility belonging to my new p-isition. Not having written a word to procure this distinc tion, I lost not a moment, after it had been conferred in addressing a letter to one of your, members to sig nify what would be, at the proper time, the sub stance of my reply to the convention; and 1 now have the honor to repeat, in a more formal manner, as tne occasion justly demands, that I accept the nomina tion with the resolutions annexed. The political principles and measures laid down m those resolutions are so broad that tint littie is leu lor me to add. I therefore barely suggest in this place that should I, by the pnrtiafty ofiny countrymen, be elevated to the Chief Magistracy of the Union, 1 shall be reedy, in my connexion with Congress, to recommend or to approve of measures 111 regard to the management of the public domain so as to secure an early settlement of the same favorable to actual set tlers, but consistent nevertheless with a due regard to the equal rights of the wlije American peopiem that vast national h-.hcriian.ee; and also to recommend or approve of a single a'teratiou in our naturalization laws, suggested by my military experience, viz: giv ing to all foreigners the right of citizenship who s'ia'1 faithfully serve 111 time of war one year on board, of our public ships, 3r in cur land forces, regular or vol unteer, on their receiving an honorable discharge from the service. " '' In regard to the. general policy of the ad ministration; it elected, 1 sliouiu 01 course look among those who may approve that policy for the agpiits te carry it into execu tion : and 1 should seeR to cultivate uarniu- nv and fraternal spntiments throughout the Whig party; without aitenipti.;" to reduce its memhers by proscription to exact con formity to my "own views But I should, at the same time, be rigorous in regard to qual ifications for office retaining and appoint ing no one eiuier oeuciem. 111 i-iipaiiij integrity, or in devotifti to Liberty, to- the , Constitution, and the Union. : Convinced that harmony or good will be between the different quarters of our broad country is essential to the present "and fu. lure interests of the Republic, anil; w ith a devotion to those interests that can know no South and no North, I should neither countenance nor tolerate any sedition, dis order, faction, or resistance to the law, or the Union, on any pretext in any part of the land : and should carry into the civil ad- l-ministration this one principle of miiitary conduct obedience to the legislative and judicial departments of Government, each in its constitutional sphere saving only, in respect to the Legislature, the possible resort to the veto power always to be most cautiously exercised, and under the strictest restraints aud necessities. " -. Finally, for - my strict adherence to the principles of the Whig party ' as expressed in the resolutions of the convention, and herein suggestedr w ith a sincere and earn est purpose to- advance the greatness and happiness of the Republic, and thus to cherish and encourage the cause of consti tutional liberty throughout the world, avoid ing every act and thought that might in volve our country in an unjust or unneces sary war, Or impair the faith of treaties, anil discountenancing all political agitation in irtrious to the. interests ?f society and dan- o-'prnus tr the Union. I can offer no other pledge or guarantee than the known inci dents of a long public life", now undergoing the severest examination. y .V; v i' " - Feeling myself highly fortunate iri ray as-f-ociate on the ticket, and w ith a lively sense of my obligations to ; the convention, and to vour personal courtesies, ' - . r I have the honor la remain, sir, with o-reat esteeni, your most obedient servant, 0 ,; : .., W INFIELD SCOTT. To the Hon. J. G. Ciiapman," rresident of " the Whio-National Convention. General Ciaprnan id Mr! Graham. . ?-' . . Baltimore,- June 22, 1S52. Sir : I am in'strucled by the Whig JNTa-: tional Convention to inform yoti of your unanimous nomination as the Whig can didate for the office of Vice President!of the United States. - ' . I enclose a copy of the resolutions pass ed by the convention, expressing their o-, pinions upon some of the most prominent questions of national policy, and with sin cere wishes that you may be elected, and tt.o - nprmsrient . settlement of the permanent f Whio- nartv , I have the honor to be, very respectfully your obedient servant, .. . , . J. G. CHAPMAN, Presid ent of the Whig National Conven- tion: Hon William A. Graham, of North Ca rolina. Reply of Mr. Graham. Wv.fcHixoTOJf, June 24, 1S32. I am srratificd to acknowledge the Sir receipt of the communication which you did me the honor to deliver in person on yes terday, announcing my unanimous nomin ation, as the Whig candidate for the office of Vice President of the United States by the" National Convention which recently assembled in Ualtimore, accompanied by a copy of the resolutions of the convention upon questions of National principle and policy. . . I "cordially approve the declarations made by these resolutions. On matters of the most recent practical interests they do but portray the conduct of an administrar tion of the" Government of which for near two years I have been a member. On all others they but reiterate the doctrines and recommendations held by its chief impor tant public communications. . Should the people of the United States give theirunction to the nominations of your convention, so far as I shall be inves ted rt-ith authority, a faithful adherence to these doctrines may be expected. 1 therefore accept the distinction, so honorably tendered, with a grateful heart, . , ffe(.ted diffidence It is a . , .. .1 satisfaction, however, to Know. mat uie nlar.ft to which I have been nominated is but secondary, and that for the first office the convention has proposed a citizen of tried patriotism and virtue, long and fam iliarly acquainted with public aflai.s and public men. A safe and sagacious coun sellor, who has well fulfilled every trust heretofore committed to his hands, and who has illustrated our history by eminent pub lic services. . AVith my thanks for the courtesy with which you have honored me, in the exe cution of your office, and with the highest personal respect, I am your obedient ser van, WILL. A. GRAHAM. The Hon. J. G. Chapman , President Na tional Whig Convention. Letter from Millard Fillmore. PREPARED FOR THE WHIG NA TIONAL CONVENTION. We take great pleasure in la ing before our readers, this morning, the following im portant letters, addressed by ihe President of the United Stales to Hon. George R. Babcock, his friend, and a Delegate to the late Whig National Convention, and to the Chairman cf that Convention. These letters, as-will be seen, were entrusted to the discretionary power of Mr. Babcock, and were not opened or read, for reasons slated in Mr. Babcock's letter- to the Editors of the Express. . Mr. Fillmore has proved himself one of the most unambitious men in public office, and in this respect he is more like the first President of the Republic, .than any of the rest of : his predecessors. No man can doubt this, and to it we attribute much of that calm and careful deliberation which has sriveri vigor and success to his admmis- tion. H e commend ail mat tne l-resiuem ivs in the lelier which we publish, and most especially the high tone in which he speaks of the manner of discharging im portant Executive ; duties, ana grauiuuc manifested for the prosperity which atten ded -thi r.nunfrv duriusr the existence of - - - j - the administration, of which he has been the honor and the ornament. Surtound ing him has been a Cabinet of glorious men. the corner stone - among whom is Daniel Webiter. These were the men of his choice, arid the President neither for gets them nor any of the great body of his friends, in the prospect of retirement. No mati ever entered the Executive mansion, nossessed of more earnest desire to do his whole duty, than Mr. Fillmore and no man has or can retire, followed by more of that Kiublic respect which, after all, in the enjoyment of a clear conscience and a o-ood name, is the richest reward heaven or earth can bestbw'" To tKe Editors of the AT. Y. Express. Willi a desire to correct some misrepre sentations that have been made of the po sition cf the President before the National Wilis Convention, , recently convened at Baltimore, 1 desire you to publish the two letters, enclosed. . '1. hey were piaceu in my h.mds on the 1 1th mst., anU Have remain ed in my possessioivrAyithout being seen by anv fierson. until this fime. . Previous to ihftssittino-'of the Convention. Ji3 President fVenueutlv- and in an earnest manner ex pressed to me a desire that his oailie might be w ithdra wn fro m - tL e positiori i n W.hic h it had boon placed - bv . his numerous and ardent friends. Upon the adoption of the. platform- of Whig principles and particu lar! v a f'er the first ballot, I. felt my position in the Convention, as the depository of a ilUi-i-p.iinnnrv rower so important, to be delicate imd perplexing .in the highest de rree. In obedience to the President s wisn es, I desired to wit hdraw him from the hoh orable contest, wliile,: on tne ottier. nana from the first to the final ballot, no consid erable portion of his friends among the Delegates could be found to consent to the nditional abandonment of their first uncoi choice. As t was unable to see that the interests of the country or of the Whig par ty were in danger of being compromised by my decision. 1 allowed Mr. Fillm'oie's name to remain in the hands of his friends to the end, in the belief that such devotion as was manifested by them called for the sacrifice on his part of all considerations merely personal . ; GEO. R. BABCOCK. Irving House, June 2S, 1832, Wa5hivgto.v City, June 12th, 1S32. ITox. Grokgf. 11. Bahcock, Delegate to the National Whig Convrji- tiori, from 'the Buffalo District N . Y. My Dear Sir: To Tou as a personal and political friend representing my old Congressional Dis trict, which has never deserted or betrayed me, I desire now to make a last request, and that is, that you present to the presid ing officer of the Convention for nomina ting candidates for President and Vice Pre sident, whenever you may deem it propor, the enclosed letter, withdrawing my name from the consideration of that Convention. V In determining what is a proper time to comply with this request, you will consider only the cause in whtcti we are engaged, and (he reasonnble claim which my friends may have to the use of my name for its advancement. While 1 am willing to submit to any sacrifice for them or for the cause, I wish it distinctly understood that I ask nothing for myself, and you wilt there fore decide this question wholly regardless of any real or supposed wisli of mine. That my friends, to whose soliciiations I have yielded in this matter, may not be prejudiced by my withdrawal, I have not thotight it proper to disclose this -intended act to any person but yourself, lest it might be said that in so doing 1 intd not acted in good faith to those who have thought my name essential to the success of the W hig cause. . You will therefore perceive that the responsibility is with you, and with you alone, to keep the whole a profound secret until the proper time shall arrive to present my letter to the Convention; and of this, with full confidence in your pru dence and wisdoni, I . constitute, you the sole judge. On tie ire l.;i.d, you will be careful to guard against any premature act or disclosure, which might embarrass my friends a :id give' .them just cause of com plain!, while on tiieetheryou will not suf ferm y name to be dragged into a contest for a nomination which I have never sougiit, do not now seek, and would not take if tendered, but in discharge of an im plied obligation,-which every man assumes upon uniting-with a political parly, which s, to yield to the will ot a majority oi uiose with whom he ac!s. - "' 1 have the honor to be " Your friend and ob't serv'f, MILLARD FILLMORE. Washixgtox, June lOih, 1S52. To the rresident of the National Whig Convention: Sir: This communication will be pre sented to voti and through you, to the del - esated w isdom of the Whig party over which you preside, by the Hon. George jl.. Babcock, who represents in your body the Congressional district in winch 1 re side. '''-.- : I trust that I shall be pardoned by t!ie Convention for adverting briefly to the course which I have pursued and the cau ses which have induced it, as a means of explaining why I have selected this time and mode of maid n' this annunciation. All must recollect that when I was so suddenly and unexpectedly called to the exalted station which I now occupy, by the death of my lamented and illustrous predecessor, there was a crisis in our pub lic affairs full. of difficulty and danger. Tie country vas agitaled by political and sectional passions and dissensions, growing out of the fclavcry ana territorial question then nendmir. ritid for whicli Congress naa "as jet been able to agree upon no measure of compromise and adjustment. The Union ltselt was , tlireatencu wuii dissolution", and patriots and statesmen looked with apprehension to the lulure. -In that feeling I participated most pro foundly . The difficulties and dangers which surrounded us were calmly but anx iously surveyed. I was oppressed by a sense of the great responsibilities that rest ed upon me, and sincerely distrusted my ability to sustain them in a maner satisfac tory and useful to the country. ' But I was bound to make the attempt, ana to no it with any hope of success, I felt it necessa ry to discard every personal consideration j and devote mvself to the diffieuU. task be-. fore me with entire singleness of heart. To prepare- and strengthen myself for this task I endeavored to lay aside,'." as far as practicable, every, merely selfish consid eration -to banish" from my mind ev-ery local or sectional, prejudice, and to re member only that I was an American cit izen, "and the magistrate of the American Republic, bound to regard every" portion and section of it w ith -equal-justice and impariialiiv. That I might do tills the more effectually, 1 resolved within myself not to seek are-election " " ' . :Z;i . - Thus prepared, I entered upon the dis charge of official duties, .with a determiua vott ' to do everything in my pover to aid in the settlement of those dangerous con (.a. Fortunaielv for our favored courilrKa majority in both Houses of Con gress, rising above' mere party and personal-considerations,- nobly and patriotically devoteclheifiselves ; to the great woik of nacificalion. ' The " cons'.itutional advisers whom &hau caueu to my aiu, anu m fidelity Aalents and Patll'jUsm tbe counf V is chiefly indebted for any benefit it may have received from my administration,' wilh a unanimity and ....zeal -worthy of every commendation, cordially gave their coun tenance and influence to the legislative de partment, in perfecting and adopting those healing measures of Compromise, to whicli upon their passage I felt bound, by every consideration of public duty, to give my official approval. These laws being enac ted, my'consliiutional. duty was equally plain to -Hake care that they were faith-, f idly executed.'''' " But this I found the must painful of all my oliicial dunes. -Nevertheless, 1 resolved to perform it, re gardless of-ail consequences to myself; and ( in doing so, I determined to know no -North and no South and no friends but those who sustained the constitution and ' laws, -and no enemies but those who op posed them. v ' The gratifying result of this policy is be fore you and the country. The angry strife which for a time threatened to array State against State, and brother against brother, and deluge bur happy land with fraternal blood, and desolate it with fire and sword, has fortunately passed away, j The surging billows of sectional agita tion are calmed, and the public mind is fast settling down into itsaccuslomed chan nels, and "will renew its wonted -devotion to the Constitution and the Union.: Availing myself of this happy change, 1 had determined, when the present Con gress met, to announce to the publ ic . in my annual message, my previous resulu l ion n ot tc suffer r.iy name to conic be fore the National, Convention for a nomination. 1 accordingly prepared a paragraph to that effect, but was finally persuaded to strike it out, lest it might have an ufavoruble in fluence upon the then pending election in Virginia. After that had passed, I con-, eluded to withdraw my name by a pub lished address to the people, and prepared one accordiughy; but this "coining, to the knowledge of sonie of my friends, they re presented to me that my .withdrawal, "at that time, would not only endanger tlie perpetuity of those measures which' I dee med so essential to th:i peace and welfare of the country , but would sacrifice mriuy friends who had stood by my administ ra tion in the dark and perilous crisis t hip ugh which-it had so recently passed. The Gist was an appeal to my patriotism, and the seconl to 'my gratiLude. 1 could resist nei ther, and thtrei-ne yielded to thcirrequesl and consented that my; name should re main where it was, until time should showj as I presumed it would, that its further use could neither benefit them nor the cause which we ait had" so much at heart, it was, however, distinctly .understood that 1 could not consent to use any elfoi is to pro cure a nomination, but if one were freely and voluntarily tendered, 1 should not be at liberty to decline it . The embarrassing quesi ion now presents itself, who is to determino when the use of my name can lio longer beneht niy menus or our common cause? To assume to de cide this myself, in advance of the Coh vention,without lonsullationwiih "ihosewho have so generously sustained me, might be deemed by them unjust To consult them is utterly impracticable, and to suflcr my name to go into a contest for the nomina tion is contrary to my original intention, anduUei-Iy repugnant to my feelings, i have, therefore, '..without consultation with anyone, felt justified in assuming the rcs ponsioility of authorizing and requesting Mr Babcock, either bet ore or alter any vote may be taken in the Convention,a!id whenever he shall be satisfied that 1 have discharged my duty to my friends and the count iy, to present this letter, and. with draw my name'from the consider ttion of the Convention. ; I trust that my - ftiends will appreciate the necessity w hicli compels me to act without consulting them. I would cheer fully make any personal sacrifice for their sakes or for the good of my country, but I have nothing to ask for myself. 1 yield ed wilh sincere reluclance to their entreat ies to suffer my name to remain before the public as a possible candidate. 1 knew that it placed me in a false position. I foresaw that" it would -.ihjecV me to the base imputation of seeking a nomination , and of using the patronage of the Govern ment to obtain' it,-' and -then to-the murtn -ing taunts from the same mnlisfnaut source ofliavitig been "defeated. " But, conscious of my own integrity, I cheerfully consent ed to encounter all this, rather than ihat my friends should" feel that I was inchfier pnf . r.itlt'er to'fbem or the cause, and I am most hannv to avail mvself of. this occa sion, to return my sincere "thanks, and to express the grateful emotions of my heart; to those friends of the country who have so generous!' and so nobly tood b- the Constitution and the Union, during the perilous scenes , which have just-passed. My sincere prayeris, that their country may cherish and reward them according to their merits. r-'' - 'r"".'- 1 hope antl trust .that my withdrawal may enable the Convention to uhile har mouiouolv upon some more deserving can didate; one who, if elected, may be more kiWpWhI in vinnin? and retaining the confidence of the party to which he is at tached, than 1 have been. Divided as we were, upon my accession to the Presiden cy, on questions of vital importance, it was impossible for me to pursue a course which would Satisfy all. I have not attempted it. I have sought more anxiously to do what was right than; what would please; and I shall feel no disappointment at finding that mv conduct has, in the estimation of a I majority of the Convention, rendered .me an unavailable canaiaate. uui n snouiu at all times be a subject of felicitation to any man that he has been enabled to serve his country by sacrificing himself. This is a consequence which neither he nor his friends have any cause to regret; audi hope mine will view it in tnat light. For myself, permit me to add, I have no further aspirations. I feel that I have en joyed much more of publtc honors than I deserved, and 1 shall soon retire from this exalted station r.'ith inP.niitely more satis faction than entered tipoh it, ; and with a heart grateful for the confidence which iri countryrnen have reposed in me- -grateful for the indu'o-ence with which they have received my humble. efforts to serve them, and anxious only that they may be better serving by my successor, and that our glo rious Union and free institutions may be perpetual. ' -' I hive the honor to be, sir, Yonr ieliow-citizeu and ob't serv't, , MILLARD FILLMORE. Correspondence of the Raleigh Times. Bastrop, Texas, June 12. To the Editor: 1 landed in Texas at the port of Galves ton ; but re-shipped from there to Indian ola, .(marked on the maps Indian Point.) That is a young jilace, having sprung up into a. City of near a thousand inhabitants in about two years. 1 suspect, however, that it will reflect but little credit on foun ders in after ages ; for though its infancy mny be interesting, its maturity will hover be important. Twelve miles higher up the bay of Matagorda ism older town of about the same size, but possessing more wealth, and equal advantages wilh the oilier. Tliis town is Lavacca : of the two, Lavacca is far the most tolerable place acca is uir t ie mos luiciuuto iiute : i , , f. n , rr I both are far from being pleasant. Ihe , , i i- i 3 . vet houses, both public and private, are very poor ; but this feature is common to the houses of all the towns of this part of the Siat'e, and always will be, while lumber is worth from P-10 to 50 per M, which is ihe case all through this region except here, where it is sawed; and must always be, until the pines grow up elsewhere.- From Lavacca, I staged it across a beau tiful prairie "stretching from the bay to the Guadalupe river, 2S miles. This . prairie is covered with the finest grazing I ever saw ; but does not furnish wood enough to heat a cup of water for miles together. Thousands of cattle are raised here, with out even sidling. Mules are also raised hi great numbers. .1 saw in the distance several fine parcels of deer, feeding as lei surely; as if they were at home. The next town I slopped at was Victo ria, "h ich is situated on the east side of the GtKtdalupe, and can justly lay claim to a most .sadly mized population of about six ' hundred'. It is built in the open prairie; and is a dull place, though some handsome fortunes are said to have been made there. Some such lures ought to be held out to the money-seekers, for without no one would ever settle there. The houses are mere shells-barring three or four soft brick houses -and lined inside those that are lined at all with -white cotton 'cloth, in stead of being ceiled or plastered. You may see that this is cheaper, when you consider that every board of lumbEi; of whatever kind they use, is cither hauled from here, 155 miles, or from Lavacca, 2S miles, where it was imported from some of the older Stales. I next staged it to Gonzales, a distance of GO miles, through prairie, some parts of which' were thinly wooded wilh post and live oak, scarcely tall enough to make one cut of rails. This town is pooicr even than Victoria : and after spending one night, there, was entirely satisfied wilh n. I went from Gonzales to Austin, passing 'through the pretty little village or Lock hart. Austin is a very dull place: consid ering it is the Capital of the " Star State." The population may perhaps be 1500 : and some of tliem live in passably looking houses. But not one house in twenty is finished decently inside ; and the finest are but rudely furnished. They have just finished laying the foundation of the new Capitol, in a very pretty little elevation, apparently thrown up by nature for the purpose. The Legislature appropriated $ 1 25,000 for its erection ; It will be of a beautiful .material, in consistency between marble v.nd chalk- When first taken up from its bed it is quite soft, but exposure renders it almost loo hard to cufwilh youn knife. When hardest, it is softer than a slate pencil t that is, it cuts or scrapes ea sier. I agree with those who think that the w eight of the structure will be sufficient to crush the basement walls ;' and that in a few years it will be a heap of ruins. - Aus tin is not a place of much business ; nor do I think, it will ever be. i juagea it a very healthy place, by the number ot i idle, indolent looking Doctors lounging a ., . . .i TT.,.1. ri-t! bout lue suecis anu xxuieis. luacmc also Lawyers enough there to attend to cdi the business. 1 here are two nnu i aoni know but three) printing establishments, well supported. I reckon that the best business in town, except as we always mut in Texas the Bar-room business.- That is the business of the country. . 1 came here from Austin, distance 35 miles. The road running nearly parallel with the Colorado, I saw some of the best lands in Texas, and the finest cornfields I eversaw anywhere; not excepting Hyde. The Colerado is a beautiful river, and lar ger than the Chattahooche ; but owing to Jealousies, rafts and v other shameful ob structions, it is not navigated. Goods are hauled from Houston here on oar-wagons, a distance of 170 miles ; nor is this more tluin half-way to other points to which they are hauled in the same way. -This town ia the prettiest and most thrif ty that I have yet seen' in Texas. The houses are. larger and neater, add more conveniently arranged ; which is account-, ed for by the more convenient supply of lumber here, which cani be had . for only $25 perM at the mills, j Fortu-nate town; and some show of trade is found here, and good deal of. money made. The river lands are thickly settled and well cultivat ed, hence this must be something of a place, The best schools in Eastern" Texas are here. It has the advantage, too, of being as healthy as any of its neighboring places; yet a Georgian or a North Carolinian would hardly call this a heal.hy;iown. The Choi----era is prevailing ihrouglVall this portion" of Texas, but not alarmingly. ' We have heard imthing f;3m "the States," as the old States are -called, for two weeks. We don't who th Democrats have nomi'j'aicd for President. It take news long to reach the interior; and it nev er does leave there, for it becomes stale and dries up. I shall visit (Washington and Houston before my return. Yours very 'ruiy.' - K.' FROM NORTH CAROLINA. '. WiLMixcTox,- N. C, JuXe 21, 1S52. To the Editors of ihe N. Y. Express.. . Gentlemen : 1 am a nierchant in this place. 1 am also a professed minister of the gospel among the people crdled old school or Primitive Baptists. My businesV is not with politics, farthei than to vote, and that has been pretly untfoimly with Hb.e' Whig party, never against it; Your course? iu politics pleases me. well, and I believe is thoroughly approbated by the Whig par ty in this Slate. But your position as1 journalists in a moral and religion5" point - . . , of view pleases me belter -mi n,w - variably been the advo l ou uuv e iii- ntes of genuine Christianity, and the ready abie and fear less opposers of all spurious religions, in-, eluding the 'wild, ravings -and uitraisms of Abolitionists, Fourierisls Rappers Mor mons) and the so-called temperance men: For your exposure of these nr.d kindredismS 1 feel -thankful lo God. May you speed on in the good work. These irresponsi ble and extemporaneous Societied tifider m,iiinni-i- nf jiiodern iesuiusm are tendiug to undermine the bulwarks' of our civ nnd i-,diriniis liherlV. TliC people Shout be wartied of the danger that is them. The course pursued by your senior part ner in relation to Mr. Mangum. has been highly cred itable to h'm,'and I hare nd dotibt gives satisfaction to the Wl :g party in this Slate. 1 for one feel mui .'t to re gret, that our Senator has so loweiv j him-i self in public estimatioa. I rem.-in very r'esnect fullv vours. f C. B. II. i - A l-rr n- - v rrt)i '.v.v.- ReverkxceU-okTthe oabhatii. in t ' . A - the year 125S, t Tewkesbury, a certain Jew, one Saturday, fell into a cesspool,' and would not allow himself to be drawri out on a Saturday on account of his rever ence for tlie Sabbath. Richard de Clew Earl of Gloucester, would not allow him' to; be drawn out On the following day ,: being Sunday because of his reverence for hi s" Sabbath. And so the Jew died Chronicles of Londons Evidence of Frieiidship-Uussinga mar--rit of pure love for her husband. 1 lu'J 11U-IJ j C. MITCAL I3iSt.RASrE 10.1I'A RALEIGH, NJ C. rplIIS COMPANY injures the live?' fcf Jfdi vidttals for one your, a term ot yesM ,or life on llis -mutual rr.isciFLE, the a?u., ? tor iu participntinsrihull the profit, cf the Company S For policies rrar.icd for the hole term oiHe, when the premium therefor amounts to S .U,- . no'e r.-7 l aWcn for one hulf the amount or tr.e premium bealing i'-terebt at 0 per cent, wrthout guaranty. , . i, ..- : 'The prompt'-manner in which ah iussfs have Wen ptid by' thi Company, toother wit n t.,3 low rates of premium, present great inducement to such as are induced to insure. Slaves' are' iftf tired for-n term .of from one la five vears, fur two-thirds their viur. . Ail losses are paid within 90 days after satisfac tory p'oof is presented, f DIKlioi'UKSi f"CharlesE. Johnson, .7 T-. 11 1 Win. W. Holden Wm. D. Cooke, V Wni.R. Seott, Wm. II- Jonet,- F. C. Hill, ( Seaton Gales." f t. -p. Jordah. V m. U. nay " uuu, Perrin Hnsbee,' II. W. II listed, Wm. H. MoKee, Chn rles C. Root. OFFICERS Dr. Charles E. Johnson, " William. D. Haywood, , JamPS F. Jordan, Wiliiam II. Jotief, Perrin Busbee, Charles E. Johnson, 51. D William H. McKee, M..D. : Richd. B. Havwod, M. D, Vice President; Secretary, V Treasurer, . ) Attorney. t 1 Medic C Con edical tionrdof Consultative. William D- Cook'e, J r Dr. Win. R. Scott, Execmne Committee, Charles B. Root. J i ! . ' J, HEKSMAN, General Agent. , For further informal ion, the public are referrf ! to the pamphlets, and forms of proposal, wbk ; xnay be obtained at the office of the Company, Uny of its agencies. i Communirations should he ddressed, (post paid) to JAMES F. JORDAN Secretary. Dec.G,lS51. 4 -tf- KhW MUSIC. pj LO ALTO POLKA," Composed and arranged I j' 1j. it. WllITAKER, E.-.IJ. STELLA AVALTK. ATI I ALIA WALTZ, " LOUISA WALTZ, For sale by H. D. TURNER C.liook Store. . - 17 3t Raleigh, May 1, 1852. 'Just to Hand, 5 BARRELS Soda and Butter Crackers. 10 Boxes Raisins: -:-' 30 do do 400 lbs. soft shell Almonds,- 200 lbs. fresh Pecan Auta. March 19, 1852. L. B. WALKER. 91 It