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It i v-'J'-. '.'"!' v.. " 4 1" l: if- ,7- r ! v - Advertisements, 'Wjll be inserted a tithe 'folio wiriS ' ... . 1 ,-... I - . . - . . I . . . - ' v - :. -- -i S. JC . 4-. RATES : x Advertisemen IB inserted at SI nr MiAro nf If lines or less for the first insertion, and 25 merits wi cvery continuance.: YU8v,vrersinspwishjngr to advertise th as" will V 'IPicase aadtcss the Editor. Quarterly advertise fluents contracted for in tha same manner T i xrml0? 'de" aD? Jicul Adrertiseinenls S thU ,r5?n-hve Per cent' h,gher thai, .I'LAURM OF THE NATIONAL A r : jVf Andiumble acknowledgment 1o the V , p,ee BelpgwhoVul(is lie universe;-fb i'"-vtiug ture voucnsaiea to our Jatners -'::'?? !r?cessful ce volu t iona rJ; struggle, an v.'--. .hitherto ; minlfekcd to us. their 'dkkrlnivl'nie i , tlic preservation of the liberties, independence s and the union of these Siatesl r T ; j2nd. The perpetuation Of tlje Federal tlnrori as: the Patladiuij of our civil; ana , rel'igieus lib .erties, aud thejOnly sure bn!varW of American1 independence, i . :' ' - V ithia nnd ntttire torn citizens should be selected lll;Statet;ederal and municipal Offices or ermeePPiyrue,in preierence jloatij - 4th; "Personsj born 'of America n:parents rn voiding temporarily abroad, sliould he entitled lo.ull the rights of native born citi2en5; but . 4 V 5th. No pers on; should be selected ibr: po litical station (whether of native or foreign birth,) who recognises any allegiance or obli gation of any description to a foreign princo, potentate or p.ojverj j of vvho refuses to "rccog- nisetbe. Federal and State '.corrstitutiona (each - within its sphere) as paramount to all other laws, as rules of political action. , j Oth. The unqualified, recognition and main lenance of the Reserved rights of the several States, and the! cultivation 'of hannonv and lo fraternal good-will between the citizens of the -sejveral States, and to this end, ' non-intKifiM--jerice b Congress with questions appertaining . .'solely 16 the; individual State, and pon inter vention by each State, with thoaffitrs of any other State. ? : - ! j-;.- 7th. The recognition of tbp rights of . the - native-born inil nauiJalized citizens of the United Slates, permanently residing in any 1 Territory therebiy to frame thuir constitution nnd Jaws, and to regulate their domestic and -soci-il afiiiirsj in their own mode, aubject only to the provisions of the Federal Constitution; wth the right of admission mto the Union whenever they have the requisite population for one Representative in Congress provided always, that none but those who are citizens of the United States under the Constitution a rid. laws thereof,' and whohave fixed resi. dence iti any such -Territory, ought to parti cipate in tlie lA)rmation of the constitution, or enactment of laws for said Territdry or State. : .--:: ' j"; "V :;. ; .'. 8th., An f' in force merit of the principle that no State or Territory ought to admit others than native-born citizens to ight of suffrage, or of holding poli t ical office, unless such persons shall have beeni naturalized according to the laws of the United States. 9ih. ; A cliane in the laspf naturalization,, making a cfintiinUed residence of twenty-one years, of all ncjt heretofore "provided for, ' an indispensable requisite for citizenship he leaf- i iry.and excluding all paupers, and persons convicted oil ciiinu, i'mm '-'-.landing, upon our shores but rod interference . with the. vested hts ot foreigners,. , , 10th; Ontioition to anv Union between hurch and Stale; ho iitei l;njnee . with re,: l.icion failh, pr iworship, and no test oaths for office. ; j ! '.'J;.'' f - 11 til. Free "and thorough investigation in t q ahy and all alleged- abuses, of public func -tionaries, and a strict econvmv in ex litures.-.i j. " 12th.' The mnmtaina nee and: enfoicfment of all laws ulnti said laws -shall be declared mil and void by competent judicial authority. T 13th. Opposition to the reckless and unwise policy of the present administration in the general management:, of our national affairs, and more especially as shown in removing .merican4" (by designation) and conserva- titles' 'irt' ."-principle, 'from office, nnd placing fo!reigners and ultraists in their places, is shown in a truckliug su.bserviencyr to the stronger, und an insolent and cowardly bravado .towards the ; weaker powers; as sliown . in re-opening sectional agitation, by the repeal of the Mis souri Compronjiise; as shown in granting to tinnaturalized ioreiiners the rihfot suffrage in Kansas and .Nebraska; as .shown in its vacillating cburse On the Kansas and Nebraska question; as shown in the removal of Judge Bronson from-ihe Oollectorship of New York, upon false vand untenabie grouhdsj as shown in the corrojsiibns which pervade some of the 'department Jofj the government; as shown in disgracing 'meritous naval officers, through prejudice or caprice; as slunvn in the bluu. ciering mismaiiagemehl of pur .foreign rela lions. ;-.:-L.: ' . y( 14th. Therefore, to remedy existing evils, and prevent "the disastrous consequences' oth. erwise resulting theriom, we would build up the "A mertcaji party" , upon the . principles herein before slated, eschewing all sectional questions, and .uniting upon those purely na-i tional, and admitting into said party all Anier ican citizens, (referred to in the rd, 4th said i 5th sections) who openly. a vqW the principles; and' opinions herein before, expressed, and who will subscribe their "names i to this' plat j form. Provided, nevertheless, that a majority of those niernhjersprseht at any meeting of a locaKcouncil where an applicant applies for membership mi the American party may, for any reason bjshem doerned; sufficient, deny .admission tp ' 15th. A j such applicant, "ree and open discussio'n. of all jiplitical priji'cijplos erhhractid in our platformt is an Opinion." THcodoi-ejiar er th in course of iiis;ser;ti))!i ktit New Iv; gland Kansas cniii fwnday, c:t!p;t slants, w id . : I. . y surr(MV(!-red tlicir niins . to tie 4bon.r4rl nijfjjan' cowards, and added, "six half-iuu-S',1 jiaiil-aitigator fnen trom Kyntuky or Missouri. .wilHptit to. lttgiit aii-tne !ou J-tatking, j-pread-rale l-'iecsoilers a:id Abolitionists of New T 1 -J T l'.n::-Jrc:. y - - , 1 ' J7- .. ,t - -t- 4 - i 1 .. I - 11 i f ll llr 1 . I I i i - f 1 ' I , , . -.,-.-.-!-. - -i . . r - - .... KmjNTox, AVAS MR. BUCflANAN AN "OLD DE k lj Uniortj aijd other o rga ns 'of tlie Bucca neers. whiie thedare not tJeny tljat MBuciian: afl a (ler',ist :ae; npfto paliate lhb qbi iecuonby r asserting that he was in thelastjwaf one of iho: ;defende asli?r? is '!vn;eyery particular as will' be seen fromthe wllowtng stalemtrits: ' t , Fromithej ' U"c clip the following fromj the Chambers burg, PaiftoindTra rpaper published for the last sixly .odd years in the, sa me. cdub t vw horWAi itti oorn and rwmc n is- rensnnah v nrAsnmorl trt know somptiywgMuf-his ;rersotial history. It must be borne in mind i hat ": the sham demo- cracy ciaim great credit tor tnetr nominee on the score of being qn old defender." i-U The Philadelphia A rgus rejoices that James Buchanan was not too much of a' Federalist to shoulder, UU masket and ma rch to the d efence of Baltimore iji 1 8i4K If the Argnscan shovv that James Buchanan ever saw Baltimore that ycar, we'll deny that Franklin county gave hiiir birth. n i :i i : : "v H : Mr. Alexander YV. Hood, Ian early friend and neighbor of Mr; Buchananbut at present residing a few; miles south of this eitvVrelales that in August, 1814, several volunteer com panies, in response to the -cull for' troops, met at a place of rendezvous in Franklin" county, Pennsylv.inia, for the purpose of fbrmingTa .battalion to pioceed in defence of the country to the Cuuadn froniieri and jthat James Bu? ebanan; who was a member of the 'Mercers-burg- Volunteer; U:ff; Company, a"nd about twenty others,, backed out and refused to go. jMr. .Hood, rerjiembers the ciijcumstance per fectly, and heard a numiier ofyourng men taunt iBucr,anan;fb'riis cowardice. The companies marched off; without Buchanan and his recre ant party, j Mr Hood went jwith them, and was at the: famous battles of. Chippewa and Lundy's Lane, at the latter of which he re ceived a bayonet wound in the. right side, the honorable scar of which he yet bears, i So it appears that Hon: James Buchanan is not entitled to the credit of being one of Balti more gallant "defenders,"! but that when called upon toj serve his, country in the hour of need, he positively refused, although trained as a citizen soldier, to take up arms in her defence. ' Ele has ever been ready to reap the spoils-of victoryy but never did aught to deserve themv-:'-1.rf':; vV,- ' It, a ppeajrsrit tiereforef that nher wamt of mo', ral eouragecharged ipo M r. Buelmnan by Ge neral Jackson, is not hi July failing,' Tie islalso justly obnoxious t-othe charge of a want of physical courage,! and was taunted With cowardice in 1814, to which taunt he did not dare to reply!; i i j Thiveharg is new fo usr'bui it will surprise no one. 1 he man who cohld treat Henry Clay as James Buchanan treated him', must be a. coward, in every sense of Ihe term, morally as we 11 as physicalyi j In Jormer years, we have regarded Mr. Buchanan as a worthy member of the Z?emo- era tic party,- Lut the developments recently made stamp him as. a man utterly destitute of principle-TcoJd-b!ooded, calculating, and sel fish to the 'last degree; f; t-an the; American people; confer their 'suf frages upon such a man to lje'the successor of VashingUm,;Aladiscmy Jackson, ;and Harfi son?; Canlthey stultify themselves by such an act? When they do, it will ,be" .high time tor them; to erect a monument to Benedict A f. uold, ami at iriausolem over the ashes of Aaron Butt.. 't ' " ':,i':.'r: An old parson, in one of the backdowns of on Eastern S:ate, was a vefy eccentric divine n the pulpit as well as om of it. Here is an instance of j one of his pulpit reproofs : j Among his church members- was one who invariably made a practice of leaving the church erejthe parson was jtwo thirds through his sermon? This was practiced so lon that after a while it became a matter of course, and. no one, save the divine seemed to take notice of it. And he at lengtii notified brother P. llhat such a thing must, he felt assured, be needless ; but P. said at that hour his family needed his services at home, and he must do it ; neveri theless, on j leaving church,; he always took a roundabout course, which, by some mysterious means, always brought himiii close proximity with the village tavern, which he would enter "and thereby- hangs a tale."j- . j Parson B: ascertained from some source that P's object in leaving church, was to ob tain a "dram," nnd( he determined to stop his leaving and disturbing the Congregation in fui ture if such .ja thing were possible. I The next .Sabbath, brother P. left his seal at the usual time,and started for the door, when Parson B. exclaimed ; " 4 -P.iothor P." . I P.! on bciiig thus addressed, stopped shert, 'and' gazed towards -tlie p'nloit. j "Brother ,P," continued he parson, "there is no heed of your leaving -cjhurch at this time as J passed ihe tavern this , morning, 1 made arrangcmeiits1 with the landlord to; keep your toddy iiot tilj cliurch was lqnt.,1 7'he; surprise and mortifieotinn of the brother can hardly be imagined. Vol. li ' ' - . X. Tmrif w, AiKicsT HBNUjEiCOJLTOIV, Editor. ' EARLY EISISiNG. Get up felore tfestih, my lads, t f V Gei'.up befbfQ tie sun ! ; :' : v. : v -This snbomg in a feather bed r ? J 1 l ls'wIiaV Mould totte clone. '--J , Between sunrise aid. breakfast, lads. ; : .11 ise a n jj rea t hr th e mo r n i ng ai r,r i : -fTWiM mafevou, ffciio btigUi my lads - r ?Twil( make vol look so fair. ' ? ' Ght op before the fn my lads, ?Shake sMj yplir I s!oth--arouse I 5 lou loose the grentct,ljijxu r v -'1 Jfbort dr owse. Between sunrise and breakfast,'Iads, '' '. Arise then, do not lose l - . r :- i w i ' u The kdy ;tplealih and happiness, : : ty lyipih a shooze. :': - -.1 j ; . - j ' ! ':iv,; : Get lip before the sun, my lads,7; '. " And in h& garden hoe, I , (. I f Orfeed Wigs$ or. milk the cow, . Ur take the scythe and mow : 'Tyvill giy you buoyant spirits, lads, hOire yio? to your frame I Then rise before the sen, mv lads, And these! rich blessings claim. Here are a fwj stanzas all about eyes : " i i - .1". - - J Blue Ives are tender, Bluoyeis are true ; BluejgyejQc lovely vsmucs ever new. . Brdwt! eyes are merry, Browri eyes are mild, . v Brbwheyes are beautiful , saairTchild. ' ' j Brownbyes are dazzling "Wherr'ahcir orbs rolL ' Browt. eyes speak volumes Deep frpm the soul. -'-si! i " t- . . But: bjipk eyes are witching, Blackfpyes are bright, Blacl?: Jyes are the index Of .the sotilrs light. : rj.f i '' . '. '! , - . ' v-- B lacfj pyes "a re gla newgr "T' Black eyes are sweet1, . Blaqleyes- keep dancing j ' TFheh others they meet. - A-nd in 'tliis.connection we append a prose description of;' ivarious character, indica by Noses ;.' i .. Little. slumpV noses it is said indicate weak mi ness of j mind: ;bin per feet moral development. Short, thick rpses indicate a strong sensual disposition., : ; . .l ; A turned up Jiose with wide- open nostrils, is a certain srgji of e iipty, pompous ' vanity, and belongs to cnen most truly; called puffed up,.' who rac)c:tjiat charity which vaunteth hot itself! - 1 . W-j', " -I--.-' . Large nostrils generally pass. as an indica tion Vf jstrengtlTfpriide land courage, as small show of fear ahd weakness. . A large, stpofiirly marked nose is rare in the fairer sexatid . when found rs a sure sign op masculine tesiiper, undue developement of the less reffned. Sensations. Thefamo;Iron Mountain, in! Missouri, is situated, m-tg Francis county. From sur face indication, ; and! from all- explorations maler jhewfwlcj Iron Mountain seems to j be made of iron; bf : Almost tlra entire surface of the mountijris; covered-with iron ore, tlie pa rlic les'i nc reo si ng in size as 'you ascend to wards the' top;iitn upon its summit are found disconnected misses many tons in weight and often six or bigllfeet in diameter, j T'o what depth the irbiv'bro .extends below the: base of the mountain has never .yet-been ascertxin- ea. Mr; iLLMdRE's Albany: SrEEcn. We hope no readr.fjll omit (says the Mobile Ad. vertiser) to puruise ihe eloquent and' sterling speech mad.e by ;Alr. Fillmore at his enlhusias. tic and, imposing reception at Albany, which we publish iaaritittier column. It smacks of t lie lofty patnptim and electric eloquence of the great and honored Clay, and it will thrill the national ;h'eat with new hope and vigor1 in defence of the right. ' Conservative1 men eie rywhee afeiellghted with it, while the Black Republicans, whose treasonable plots it lavs bare and whose I Sectional temple it proMriies, howl! yith rage -and "gnash their , teeth at the terrible castigarjon they have received. A good Buchanan jDembcrat said in our, hearing, after' reading: th6 Albany speech, That is a noble,d patjrioJ. speech;" and a good Amer ican added,-pYes,1 and h ought to make Mr. billmore President!" And who can will not? 1- )U say it ABNixjNfNrilBucuANAN. The Ithica Jour. nal, the only l)emocratic paper 4 in the county of TomkihsiNdw York, has struck the Bu- chanan andslairy flag, and flung out that of Fieemont andtfreedoiTii ; . The AngelijReporter, the Democratic pa. per of Alieahl purftyl New York; has aba 11. doned the'siiprt of Buchanan and Brecken ridge, and, ivfeij its adhesion ' to ' Fremonti Hon. Martin Gover. has also taken the stump i:-.r-:'jr-y:r. :: :the - ' 'I I Ll I : tIJlIM 7, lri(i. ..' ,. 2. A writer in the last Carolinian- enumerates several Whigs who supported Gen. Scott,whb are now said lb be friends of Bucainan .The writer further says : t ,v --V ; . 1 have also heard it said that -James Banks; Esq.," ; r : will notVote.for Fillmore.'' are requesfed by MrVBanks to say, that whilst he has not sympathized with or adopted the tenets of the lino w Nothing"partyryet he has no recollection of ha ving uttered aught to warrant any. one in assertirigHhat he would not yote for Fillmore. - ; H ; - ? , - Neither is'he conscious of havirtr 5nid nn4 Ahing to justify even a supposition that he will ,v"' ,mc lu "iippen, lo wit: a content solely uctwecu Ajuuanan ana rremont.'Un the con irarj, ne lately attended a meeting of the Old y S3- vu.uucnnnu,. is cnairman 01 a yp ne f. appoint a delegate to the Nation, al Whig Convention, and feel ihnth be bound 6 support its nominee, who cannot uy any posswuity oe James . Buchanan, the man wno so wronged Air. Banks' Jirst political leader, Mr. Clay.- At that same Whi ing, if we irenaember; aright, Mr. Banks sard his Old political friends who supported him so warmly two years ago, would never have the piusn ot snarne to mantle their cheeks, by.be- tner told thn't n mirt it n,U u l ---0 - - ,u truuiii buey nau given SO generous a support, had abandoned his princi pies and become a democrate. on a mirriu n soTial question, having reference to his place of u.iuw Aiiui ue reit protound. sorrow that the Whig party jhad been abandoned by so many 6UUU u,,u "ue , patriots, Dot as for himself he expenencedjan honest pride and nleasure in the fact thai he remained with the few who gloried in the belief that they were "riobt," a position wHich their-gallant leader preferred to that of President. L- From old political association,, from a' re pugnance to have the Constitution amended by Legislative enactment, and from a belief that the true interests of Cumberland and Fayette, ville will be best subserved bn the score of in. ternaUmprovements, by having Mr. Gilmer in the Gubernatorial chair, Mr. Banks will vote for'him not as a . Know Nothing;, but because he conceives these considerations to be para mount to that. ; V p In conclbsion we may dispute the propriety of thus lugging into the papers the names of private gentlemen without their knowledge or consent. ; Even if they had changed their par. ty associations, there wpuld be no justification for such a 'publication." And it is an outrage wlieVi they; have not so changed. ' ; - ,' To addition to the: above we are authorized lo say, that ."the writer in the last Carolmran, over the signature of Cumberland, is in error in placing sthe name of Gen. A. D. McLean in the list of changes in favor of the Democratic party." True, he hafs not joined nor will he identify himself with the American paTty j but with his convictions, the path of duty leads him to the support of that tried statesmanjand patriot, Millard Fillmore, m whose antecedents there is. not only a pledge, but a practical! de monstration of the fact, that neither the influ ences of section, party or faction, will be able to swerve his administration, if elected, from the grand purpose of preserving the Union and securing to all their just, rights under the Con.' stitution." Fayelleville Observer. . ' : . 1 The new Mayor of the city of Norfolk is making a considerable upsetlr:gampng: the free negroes generally .a troublesome part of their population, -and only to be kept in order by a rigid surveillance, it is well to ferret out and expel those that are obnoxious, and thus will be seen ;what must, be anj evil in the community as long as it exists, even in its most mitigated form. r ';; , - , -' . j ; A Nbv Governor: for KANsAs.-rThe President On Monday, nominated to the Sen ate Col. John W. Geary, of Peunsylvana to be Governor of Kansas, in place of TKiWiarri Shannon, reanoved. Col. G. is under 40 years ana nas nei'j many lmnortant armnini m,.ntol unaer his own btates and the U. States in California and elsewhere. Ho is represented as admirably fitted for the wise discharge ; of the duties of the office to which lhcPrcTiJent has just appointed him. i Won't SuppoitT the Squatter Sovereign. The N ew Orleans Delta, the leading oruan of the Louisiana Democracy', openlv-repudiates iwr. uucnoan, oecause 01 nis di-cl.i ration in favor of squatter sovereignty", ia his letter of acceptance; and declares its determination not to.support!iiHi. This is an example of inde pendence and patriotism that should ,not pass unheeded liy Southern men. ' An Old Whig on the Stumf. Mr. F. H. PeirpOnt, pf Fairmount, Virgginia, recently made a poiwerful speech against Buchanan. Mr. PierpOnt is one of the most eloquent speak crs in VVestern Virginia and has always been connected with the Whig party j ' " - r CONNECTICUT. - j .'. . ,Mr; Bartlett,s President of the i American National Council, has revoked the charier. of the State Council of Connecticut and granted, a new one to Henry Sherman and Oliver; Eils worth, descendants o f tle Revolutionary slates-men; Roger Sherman and Oliver Ells worth I '-. v" ! i . - ' , The Hon. EdwardiStanly is in Raleigh, the guest of his kinsman the Hon. George E. Bad. ger. We regret to hear that he does not in tend to remain in North Carolina, bit proposes to return to.California in October. V f ' 1 - ' Ii Published Weekly in the V1 town of . EDESTOff, K. C. " : TERMS S2 a year, strictly in advance. .1 All commmveations on business or to be publis ed must be addressed to the VEditor. ' r . ALU KINDS OF JOB WORK ' executed wrra "OMPTXESS AND DISPATCH ) AT .TH? Cp OF THE AMERICAN BANNER REMARKS OF, MR. ASKEW,, , r ; - " " , . : OF BALTIMORE CITVC : ' ' 1 - . , .. .. - ... In the Maryland Legislature, on the molwnf' f Mr. Harris, of SL Mary's county, that ihe ' Petition of Andrew B. Crossly praying for Legislative interference in relation lo Niamey j ties-le. not received. ' - ' i , 7 ' Mr. Speaker,;! am sure, sir, 4here, isno Y member of this honorable body who deprecates ' the introduction of this subject into discussions - of this HQuse bore than .myselC Could my -own feelings have been gratified,"! would much have prefered that this, exciting and unfortu- Ujat'e discdssion' should not. have taken place, asJV 1 icur uiai nis on iy calcinated' lorwiden the , " breach tljat already exists in the public; mind upon this subject. I was not in my seat, k sir, 1 w hen the! pet itibn was presented, and was sur prised when I entered the House to find such matter before them. . But still, unwilling asj was that it should be brought 'in here, and deeply as I regret this ogita lion; ! cannot nay, wiiinot quietly keep my seat and hear that great and mestiniable right of American . freemen,jthe right of petition,, called in ques tion. Sir,,! had expected, from my knowledge of the character of the members of this House, that there would have been found no rrran here who would attempt to discriminate' as to- whit kind of petrtions'we should or should not re- , ;" ceive. J did expect that every! citizen of this Slate would be allowed to present his grievan. ces here, and I also expected that a respectful hearing! would be granted .him. But-I have been ,moit painfully disappointed. ', '' r: v Sir, the honorable gentremaD fron Chirfe? ' -county (Mr- Merrick) has seen fft to' call thl . jight in question; ; And, still further,; he has usea language towards this petitioner ahat r for one, will never sit quietly and let go unan . swered. j Every fibre of my nature was roused -into action when that gentleman branded , ATi- : drew B.I Cross as an infamous . scouhdref an unmitigated liar.' Sir, I tell him he knows not V. the'manjhe is speaking of. Nfityr.p fling, back ' the foul slander in his teeth, and answer,asthe representati ve of a ! free and enlightened con stituency, that Mri Cross is not only a' moral, respectable.cittzen ptt Balumore, but that he is ." an honored ministerpf the gospel, whose repu- -tation isj far ; 'above theeak, . puerile" slanders . of his maddened foes' known and loved by '.' thousands who can testify to his irrpproaqha- ble character. Such spleen and venom Willi fall harmless at hU feet, and recoil upon their author, crrying wkh them. that; contempt and ' scorn 1 they so richly deserve.. ' - : Sir, I.Avonld be recreant lomv duiv 'l wnnlrt be false to ihe solemn andbinding obligatibn : that 1 made" in- yonr presence, to suppor the Constituiion and laws of our Slate, did I shrink from defending the! right of jiffs citizen to be " heard upon the subject-he petitions upon." " J . , stand not here' to endorse the sentiments of this memorialist;"! know not whether he utter f truth or pdti but, sir, one thing J do know, thai ' V he has ajprfect and unquestionable right to bo heard,apd then you can with nronietv." nit in . judgment upon his petition. ' '. ' - ' ; a ue wu 01 ngnis 01 our commonwealth de clares thn't every man hath a right to "petition. . in legislature lor tne redress or grievances, in a peaceably and orderly manner; "and, sirr who dare call that right in question? Never, while my voice can be heardiv'ill I suOerlhe humblest of my constituents lo be choked ofT from presenting what he may believe to be an evil, andj asking, in respectful. language,-that an investigation be made. The people of this State have sent us here to watch and ' guard V their rights and privileges, and if we fail so to do, rest'assured, judgement will be meted v out : to us sviUi no sparing hand. I feel that re sponsibility resting upon me that an enlighten ed, vi'rtujDus, and generous-people have con fid ed in palt'to my keeping, fand I do assure the . gentleman upon the opposite side of the Housed that I anj not the man that will flinch from dis- charging that duty. ; iNowfcir, permit nie to inauire. what dor , this memorial aik at our hands simply, an investigation. It sets forth, that there are cer. tain places in this Stale, where voung; beauti. fl, and intelligent' females are confined against ' ' their wff . That they are shut up in dark un healthy prisons, where the gpnial liglit of hca ven;whij:h God has given us, everVeachw ' them. jPh-Jt they are deprived of the iweel enjoyment of! social life that renders our ex istence cheerful and happy. That the sweet music of God's creation UkU m sung in every spire of 'grass, and reverberates from the hill and vallies of .our happy country, falls not up on their maddened soul. A re these things soT As I before remarked I vouch not for their au thenticity Nor do 1 know Mr. Speaker, that they do hot esist. Then, I ask, what becomes, of our duty in the premises,; as the grand in quest of! the State?. 1 contend, sir, that it is our dutyj, that we are called on by every con- - . skle ration tfiJat is dear to us a freemen, to in--' vestigale this subject. To carefully inquire : iuiu unu.siu inis.auegea vioiatioii or our peo-i pie's rights; and if it does exist, then in.the name of humanity,, visit the wretches jwIiq have deprived these innocent creatures of their liberties jwith that punishment their crimes so richly deserve. . Sir, let us follow in the'foat. . steps of 'the great Chieftain of France, when he passed through Portugal and Spain," who burst open the doors of these prisons and set the captfves free bid them go forth again and enjoy the free air of heaven that, designing priests and .hypocritical Jesuits ' had robbed them ofJ Let them 'again join In that society . that higli heaveti had intended them" to be use ful members of, not only for their own enjoy, ment, but to dispense the.chariues of christian kindness: that are so strongly inculcated iotbe word of God.' - J 1 -- .- . . . .... - .1 ri 1) fi ll i 1 ii
American Banner (Edenton, N.C.)
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Aug. 7, 1856, edition 1
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