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f V ' ■•AiailRIOAlJrS SHOULD RULS A M c ^ A LI -1 It TJI CITY, N. C., SATU ilL A Y, OCTOBER :i5, 185 NO. 36. ffiiiv L iAMlvr, imiKTOK. ■DVAA'CS. TO ; piipor ■^viU •SI insertion subsequent • c ut. : TH« ItlclJnio' uiquii'er aui» tir, j "Circtu 'nnccs Altkii ( ..'s.” I What a strats imal sag nichiiu’ 'nakesout i of wait. J u»ts, hat those fotil-ri.' .thed fel- i lows,■who sland^ •:abi'fe Mr. Fi»'’iiorf’ now, I used tosay of him- an ae 'as not . -i^iididato We a.sk the attenuf of the reader to t!i ■ tH-o I following extracts,;;- parallel column.s, frun the j Richmond Eiiquir' i rooean price JiiiT '' I Sepr. ‘'.i; *.'' ; True.we‘-'ire; , truthful a state more in ’52. to Imctstiireign org.m Eu- 'chanan, the one dated '.iter in duly, 1805.,^-. .’uircr c ■ ■ -J ; ui . -'1 to Ml. ; c . 4_ WHO ELKCrED BANKS.? Allhong!) the eviueiiCe—clear and unquestion-dble~is before the country, that the Deiiioct * ic party enabled the Black Repuhlir IS to elt.c: B irik.s to the Speakership, and tliey . r> alone re.sponsible for' the foul deta: of elect ing an AbolitifO'-st to the t/urd office in the Government, the effect it is haV' mg in the South against tliein, well as .uiOlir' ra ' " ‘ ‘ ' or!!., V il - '■«; SAMUEL A. SMI TH, of Tennes.see | meeting, that a.s tlie Legi.slature of tins offered a resolution to adopt tlie Flu- , Stale will be i)i session, it *-i!l be ralily Rule in ffie election of a Speaker i liigbly deserving ot their patriotism to wliicli finally prevailed, by someJtfi/j | take into their early and most serious votes, which elected Banks, wliirh was consideration tlie property of instnict- bdmded to elect Banks, and which was ! ing our lleprCs'entaiive.s in the National eagerly seized upon by the Black Re- Legislature to rose the most zealous and publican.s, wlio voted for it in a bnd>. strenuous exei'.ioos to inhibit the cxis- The Republicans were nc'* strong tence of .slavery in any of the 'TerritO' enough to carry this Bi irality ; rie- -vfucli m"',, liereafter be created B ;'e. and •He-. !'■ -•. vhe, ‘ol' hv '■'■’haf the merpbers of iJl- -.yCi' W' ’ .oin . urity hi ^establish slavery wiiliin its limits. ‘in regani to New Mexico, east of tlie Rio Grande, the question has al ready been settled by the admission of Teva.s into tlie Union. ‘Bl)culd we acquiio territory beyond the JUo Grande and ea.sl of the Rocky IMounlaitis, it is still more irnpos.sible that a majority of the people would consent to re-e.stablisli slavery. They are llieniselve.s a colored population among ditiH the negro does not belong snuitlly fn.-d degraded race.’ \ ■ ■‘it' ^ ^ any count oilis executed *’ in the Bis- with neatness ^..titform of the Ameiican Party. humble ncknowled;xenient to ibe A-v-rji etn*^ being vvlr. rules the universe for ILs vouch-(fed to our fathers in 'tes5- ■.! rcw. inr-oiiary 5trn"i;le, and mnnifesteJ >/) p i. their decendants. in liberties, the indepen- • f f lhe.se States. )n ofthe Federal Enion. d'um (ffo .T civil and reliitious lib- ffd the oriJy sure bulwark of American .ependence. '‘vl. Ame-ric'HTi-T nri.E Amkhica ; and - *hie end native “boVn citizens shouM be se le tiu lor al/ S' fcileral and municipal oil!- •'es of tg^overnmr^t .ernployment, in prei’erence tc‘nivturalifr'*'! •cltr/^s ; XKVEaTiieiess, 4th. Persons bom of Amerif-an p:;rents re. temporarily abroud should be entitled to ail the ri^ditf^-ofnative born citizens; but htU. No person should be selected for politi cal station, (whether of nativt-. or forciijn ♦)irth,) who recoL'ni-se.s any allegiance or obli« ‘,fation of any descrii>tion (o anyl'oreign prince, ^)0en(afe or power, or who ref .scs to reco^- mise the Federal and State constitutions (eacli within it-s sphere) a.s paramount to all other as rules ol political action. Oth. The unqualifi'sd recoijnition andmainte ‘nance of the reserved righi.s of the severa.I States, atid the cultivation of harmony an I ifraterr.al •'ood will between the citizens of the •several States, and to this en?1, non-interfer ence by Con;rress with quB'^tions appertaininji vsolely to the individual State., and non-inter vention by each Stat?e with the affairs of any ♦other State. 7th. The recogniUon of the rij^ht of the nas tiveborn and naturaHjse^ citizen.'S of the United States, permanently rf^Uiuir in any Teirilory *)-freof, to frame tlieir cc’nstitution and laws, ti .'ti(ulate their domestic and social affairs ’.'n inole, su^Qcct only t9 the provi- ‘sions of the titution. wifhthf ritiht admission into the Union whenever they •pave thc'h*qUiai1e population f‘>f one Represen tative in Con^res', Piup.TDF.i) alwats. that none but those who are citizens of the United ^‘tates, under th** ‘'''.Tbiitati-on ami laws thereof, and who have bxttn a residence in any such Terrilcrv>ought to participate in the forma tion of the constitution, or in the enactment of aw3 for said Territory or State- 8th- An enfoivewient of the principle that no J?!tate or Territory ought to admit others thjn native born citizeua to the riijht ot snflVatfe, or of ^lolding poUlical ofli-e. ua':ss such persons sliall have been naturaHzec. according to the laws ofthe United States- 9th. Achange in tho laws of naturalization, ’makinir continued residence of twenty one >ear«.ofaU not heretofore provided for an in dispensable jequisirc for cilixenship hereafter, iind e.xclixluig i.U paupers,and persons convic ted of crime ft'om landing upon our shores ; but no interference with the vested rights of foreigners , lUth. Opposition to any union between OhurC’^' ^»o.i State, no interference with reli- oia»5 faith or worship, and no test oaths lor ol fice. except thf>sc indicated in the Otli section of this platform- mb. Free and thorough investigation into fitly and all alleged abuse of public functiona- t :es, and a strict economy in public expendi -es- ith. The maintenance and enforcement o5 until said laws sheli be repcaltd. oi V jT' deef .i» ’mill and void by competent ’’dhu ity. / )j,position to the reckless and unwise ihe present adminislralion mthe jjen- rai lUMi'^-^k-nriCut, of onr national affairs, and more (Spt cially as shown in removing “Ameri cans” (by designation and conservatives in priixitilc,) from oince, and placing toieipners Rjul nltraist.s in theif places; ns shown in a tj tickling subserviency to the stronfAr. and an iu.Aent and cowarilly bravado ti'»wa]ds weaUei powers; as shown in ic opening sert-i«im, «l agitation, by tlio repeal offiie Mi.'-souri Com promise; as shown in graiiting to unnktnrali- /.cd lorcignora the right to suffrage in Kansas iiir Nehraska; as shown‘in it? vacillating vour* Kansas and N.-^‘ the ’-.emoval ..ciorshii •a#a question ; ilgc I'ronson lon .tnU , ■ le grounds;'^ cor- --t'liicb pi rvado 50\ -:u' dvp.art- ' the governmnus: ..r* v.iown in'dis- 1 racitu mv'itorious naval olficCTrthrongh pre- cr .‘.'.price; as shown in,ihe blundering , isstna 'gemp'ut of our fororgn-jTiatioh.s. Htb ■ •‘'.rore. to remedy exisfii g evils, and . ;-vontt7ji diva>rtrous consep»efi('*s otherwisi sultin;: ' "j.qVom, we wonW buiUJ up the ‘-A- fnericat-: ty 'upor. th-e principb herein be, 'oie Rta ’d) eschewing all ■Rectio'»' 1 qnestions- -d «.n,‘.,'U)'ori those purely inmal, and ad- (ting Mto said party all American citizens, ■'iVrfrf to *11 the 3d, 4th and 5th sections.) ‘10 openly avow the princt^les and opinions ^■•'retclore e.xpiessed, and who will subscribe names this jdatform. Provideth never*- thclchSi ’■ ‘-majority of those members pie- jionl at any meeting of a local council where an ai>pl.caiit applies for membership in the A *4»»»*ican p-irty ma*', for any reason by them deented sufficient, deny admission to such ap plicant. i5th. A free and open discussion of all poUt- ical principles embraced in our plalfonn. • Seju j-b'/,. f, “Gen. Tayloi died at x.«thi the very cruiais of af-!racter and j Lira.” The coun/ry/e//j have been written in \ relieved from mi aii'ful (ig-U phrase. Jle ■ ■ony, u-hfti Mr. ore j has been cruelly sa- ^ toufeihe reins of ^ouern-tirized and stereolyp- me7it, threw aside Genera/'ed. Truth and sar- i Taylor's advisers, formedlcx^'n equally abound ; a Utter cabinet, and f'av lin that idirase “Wash* ^ his consnence to nthe ington-fike.*’ lie af- j keepers than A^etcard.’'—jlects the bearing and yThe 7vh)le policy o/;manner ot Washing-: hfrorenimeTit tea.-? on lie is about tiTe ' : ately changed ” jrame size and vveigiit. i *'The Coffipromtse meaS‘\Ue plays 4Vash-jiig. ' ^ ures quickly passed. ANulton in the reception-1 I THE wnoLK cou.VTRvhooiri,and enacts his i WASRELIEVLDFROM iTs'part as Will as Kcan i I GAINFUL ANXXIETY.” {did of Richard tho i “Ever since thatlThird. or a.s Cr-cner change the SoutheiB'that of Macbeth, lie Whigs have be c omejis adead Wa'shington, more and more devoted a statute ofWashin'j- to Mr. Fillmore.” “i/ejton. He is as much became their chosen /cadcriliiie him, as a spnri- their special and jjar-|ous bank note ’ ticular condidate for ths' Presidency. ” “ Whilst ihe North, desertjna him, to )k up with another, who suits t: bctier, a7in put down Mr. .Fi7/j7w»*,Ja part, not the real and because he ventured to-|earne.st man that brave their inJi;jnation.*'jwields power and di- “Thi.sis all m.story.”|iect.s events. “ Wti- “It istnuli!” Mum siinilist- est idem" “Gen. Taylvn* was|—“nothing i.keistho born in Vi'ginia, lie wa.'s same.” He is like reared in the Soipli, was Washing on, but not a a large slaveholder,whilst Wa-bington. He is Mr. Fillmore h d b^en nobody, he js n-.thing, educated in New, York, and hn admirers liave and was proved to hold so pronounced him bv doctrines exceedingly o'/tlie very eulogy ^ they Jectionablj to tlie South, pass upon him . V^ash- Rut iiow weak the re- ington-Jikej Tb' yic- straints of education wifli tore, the s'tatw, the these men! The one, ,-hudow of VViaffiing- lintening to »he voite of t.m for Preiiid.cnt, and aii insul-o.. IS a genuine one. He is n “counterfeit present of a man ” He is noth- ine: sui^eneris, noth- 'ir pnrposesling of his own. Me ised him /olts an actor that plays ■Andrew iqg Fre ricket]. advices into whose roul? ir Seward hadbrp; '!iod the Jackson poi*:-'/! uFhi.' IE., 'dy L'ol • sidett'^4 itic-. * * “‘-'Mi-j-v . which it u ing this :. ation ■ shoalsoi di«nniou;^itthile f ^.,>0 n d Is the other, cleansing the ^.iae'es5.,*^.hnrftct^- capiiol of its 1r ilttjroiis*!. :s Tiumbugs,^Tnt^^ denizens, di-regarded the wholy unfit the whispers of early stations to which they dice, and fieiped by the'aspire as any twoTnen mighty engine of exeou-hn the u tion. Every live inflijence, to quiet.inan of every part of the country, and to .savcltlujy^dion understands all portions Ifoin injury thefj'• chiiractcr, or and dishonor ,* rathej their total -want of character; but some dec'ivc themselve?; with the hops that by doing nothing, and by electing men who will do nothing, the storm will pas.s off and the t^hip of State reach the port safety. It rs a fatal delusion. No phantom captain, no inconipotent pilot, no similitude of a man Jean command the crew, still the storm Und save ■ he ship. Notice. ri’^HE undersigned having administered on JL the Estate of Mitlachi Fletcher deceased, rcspeclfully requests ail persons indebted to the Estate, to make immediate payment, and those ha\ ing claims again«t the said Estate airc requesteti to pres^mt them for payment, or th’S notice will be plead in bar of tiieir rerov* rev. THAI). F. BAN'Kt?, AdmV. Sept. e We would like to prpnpunce a few questions to those \vh'o;^»r^pposs ed to Mr. r'illniore: If Ihe Union is in danger, does it not require the man who stood by the Cotis stilution sotiolily^iH 1850, to come to the rescue noy.?- If honesty and capability are to be made the test of itlfice, does not MiU lard Fillmore deserve the s'alinn? If experience in carrying on the af fairs of Government is of any avail, docs nbt Fillmore deserve the support of the people? If the lest of Nklianali^v is, m be aps plied, is not he the mdrt''N.mi m^ m the ' • V" If sectionali ur is to b-e-.>d Is-ue not the man to calm the troubled waves? Does be not merit the special sup port of Soulhf rn men, as opposed to the doctrine of ‘Squatter Sovendgnty;” so injurious to Southern interests? Did he not, white President, perform his whole duty, as a man faithful to Union and the Constitution? When he left the Presidential Chair, was not the country in a quiet condi tion, and freesoilism almost (tefund? Did not all then unite in .Jiling.him Ihe‘model President? Was he not the iniimnle friend of Webster and Clay—those h'rcak-waters against the flood of sectiuiiaiism? Was not this Albany speech the very embodiment of National senliinenis, given forth at a lime when they could do him no good, but as the honest Con victions of a man ‘who would rather be right than be President?’ Ca'n the warmest friend of Mr. Bu chanan bring forward reasons as stroiig as these for the support of his can it- (late in these irojlilesomc liuies? h, ,-.-.>cnptree, ' slanderous, and blackguard resolution, j in opposition to the American party, re- I fusing to affiliate with them in any mat ter whatever, then, or at any coming time. They then proceeded to put in nomination for the Speakership, Gen. RtCHARDSo.v, of Illinois, a man who had : gained his seat in the contest of the ' previous summer, by advocating the [ \\ ilrnot Proviso, and byavowino' ihe Kansas Nebraska Act, a measure of P’reedorn! This same Dcmocmftc candi- ^ date for the Spc-akersldp, (or whom the i seventy-four Democrats in the House, ^ voted for near two long and dreadful winter months, had made . -ank and i violent Free Soil speech in Co. gress, on ; the 3d of April, 1850, in the hearing i of more than half the Southern Demos ; crals who had nominated him, and who j were then supporting him, as the cans | didafe of the parly! In that speech he said the time had gone by, when Sla very could be carried and estahlisheil in new countries—that the spirit of Ihe age was against the institution of Sla very—that Congress had full power to legislate it out of Ihe Territories.? Still, these seventy-four Democrats continued to vote for this free-soiler, until Gen. Zoilicoffer, ofTennesee brought up this, old speech, and interrogated Richard' son as to whether he held these opins ions still? He replied he aid, when the party ashamed of themselves let him slide, and put in nomination Col Orr, of South Carohna. The American party, voting 35 and 40 votes, cast their suffrages for Henry 'T rV rri.-r,K, Ol i-consylvan'is, a sound, conservative, and national man, whose answers to Zollicoffer’s interrogatorits, proved him to be sound, raucii more so ihan, was the Democratic candidate.— Col. Fuller was put in nomination by W. H. Sneed, the Representative from the Knoxville District, but not until his political record was fully examined, and found to be a clean one, in all respects. The Black Republicans put in nomi nation Nathaniel P. Banks, a Mass achusetts Democrat, and a renegade from the American ranks, whose elec tion to Congress, over a Whig, was hailed by the Washington Unio?i, as a Democratic triumph, and the more so, because he was the nominee of a Demo cratic District Convention. Upon this man, all the ‘odds and ends’ of Aboli tionism in Congress, united, giving him usually about one hundred votesl Members of the American party-, told the Democrats that neither of them had the power to elect, thouKli they might billot until Doom’s day, and .some of them went so far as almost to degrade themselves, by supplicating the arro gant, proscriptive, and insulting Demo cracy, to let them unite with them on some conservative man of the Demo cratic or Old Whig parties, and termin ate the struggle—a struggle which was costing' the people hundreds of thoii' sjhids of dollars! SAMUEL A. SMITH, of Tennessee who was understood to represent the Democratic Administration, on the floor of the House, rose i.; his place ttnd ^ (hat Delftsct'cy oau. no proposi- tioii.’ for conciliation In make, and would receive none! HOW P^LL COBB of Georgia, the ‘Great Buldokus’ of Ihe Spuihern Democracy, stated in liis place in the House, that they regarded both the American and Black Republi can parlies, as unconstitutional organ- izalious having uncons'titutional objects in view, and that Democracy would not affiliate with either! And MR. EN GLISH, the ‘Bell-weather’ of Demo cracy from Indiana, rose up in his place and announced by authority, that Democracy would not compromise loilh the twelve Jlpostles of God!' The American parly, thus refused the privilege of voting with the self-styled Democratic patty, continued to vote for Col. Fuller, until an opportunity was afi’orded them to vote for Gov. Aiken, of Sou’h Carolina, a high-minded Democrat, who refused to vote for the insulting resolution heretofore named. He could have been elected, but the Democracy refused to support him, on ly, however, because he refused to en dorse their slander of the .American part)! rilory, are eiilstled to •ii- I wh' V; til 1 ■ ■ j Rule, and it vvoiild have carried with out him,an:l even against his vole! But, when iMr. SMI TH offered his Plurality Rule, Col. Sneed went to him, and implored him to withdraw it, as it would drive the national .^inerN : cans from the support of any man they I might possibly agree upon, hut no. Mu. I SMTTTI pressed his darling upon Ihe | papers iii tlii.s city. 'House! Mr. Carlile, an American ' -James Hopkins, i from Virginia, onered to Mr. Smith, as | Wm. Jenkins, ■a .substitute, a resolution declaring I J.v.mes Buchanan. i Gov. Aiken, of South Carolina, Speak- i 'The ioregoing resolutions being read, i er. I his Mr. SMITH SPURNED, • were unaniinously adopted, after which and called the previous question upon | the meeting adjouiried. :h. - .-vvS' ^ iTf-s J. , n- ■ ... tr , cau.se of justice, tiiiinaiiity and pfi-‘=4ifciffAJEFicE oF the State E.xecutive C (fits'' ism, in opposing the inlroduciion-mf |' wittee of the American Party of ■slavery into the Slate (hen endeavored j Kentucky. to he formed out of tlie Mi.ssouri 'Ter- i Frankfort, Oct. C, l856. his Plurality Rule, cutting off debate and forcing liis odious measures upon the House. But even under this iron rule, Banks could not have been elects ed, as he only .succeeded by two voles' had not SEVEN DEMOCRA'TS, siaveryt t-nirrj r .1 .. 1-I'l i ij l-L' . Wai.tur Fk.'NKL’n, Cli’n. Aiiesi: W-’m. Jenkin.s, Sec’y. In a .speech in Congress, 11th of April, 1826, Mr. Buchanan thus ex- pie.ssed himself upon the subject of FOUR from the NORTH, and 'THREE from the South, refused to vote for Aiken upon the final ballot! Here are the names of the men who elected Banks, by re fusing to vote for Aiken. HICKMAN, PARKER and BAR' CLAY, of Penn.sylvania. WILLIAM A, RICHARDSON, of Illinois. BURTONCR4IG ofKorlh Carolina. JAMES L. SEWARD, of Georgia. Mr. 'TAYLOR, o‘f Louisana. Where were these men that they did not vote for Gov. the seven could have elected liim.— Some of the Dem ■ 4s say (hey ‘puir.-d off’ \(itli Rei)ublit ...IS,’ although they woula not compromise with the .Apos- , raiinc'.ation lies ofG. ; them, on i Treai# the grounu,jhoFt.'*x A-n- — - ' ■ North, voted for Fuller, but Aiken was not.the candidate of the SEN Americans, while be was the candi date ofthe seven Democrats! No, Dem ocracy elected Banirs, and they desired his election, as a means of buying off' the Free Soiters, and jireventing their running a Ibii.’- Presidential candidate, but in this they have been disappointed 'They tried to conciliate Aholiiionisrn, the wannest j It having been industiiously as.serb thanks of every fricn-.l ofluimaniiy. j ed and circul.ifrd by ilic an:isAmeri- Resolvel, 'That the proceedings of jean and Sag-Nicht press, that Ren* this meeting he published in the iiews-j lucky will give tier electoral vole 10 Buchanan and Breckiniidge; 'Therefore, to sali.sfy ant! assure ottt friends thro’out the Union, we an*- n lUiiee to them that the vote of Kens tucky will be cast for Fillmore and Donelson. From information derived from correspondents and from many other reliable .sources, we tell the peos pie of ihe country that, notwilhstand- ing tlie iraportaiion of foreign voters and the distribution of large sums of money, that the States is certain and sure for Fillmore and Donelson. By the memory of Wa.shiiigtoD; by the battlefields of our Revotulion, and the btoofl of our forefathers; by ouf glorious constitution and the triumph^ ant flag of our country, we invoke the people ofthe Slates to come up to the help of the Union,, now in danger from the strife of contending and reckless sectional parties, and to cast their votes for Millard Fillmore as the man who cah'give peace end tranquility to the country, ^ Kentucky has feVef loved and beett j loyal to the Union, as the best of hu- I man governments. She will stand by j it to the last one—come what willj come v\ hat mayf She led the Ameri can Polumn ill 1855. She is yet un* ^onquered aij(U unconjiuerable, despite j_i.';frau;ts'arfij:‘(irges:.eS. Stana iy ner in this hour of our country’s dangerj patriots anil L'nion men of all parlies* and we will elect Millard Fillmore* and crush out and silenCe forever the Permit me here, Mr. Chairman, far a moment, to speak upon a subject, In which I have never before ail verted upon this floor, and to which, I trust, I may never again have occasion to advert. I ineatv the subject of Slavery. I believe it to be a great political, and a great moral evil. I thank God, my lot has been cast in a State where it does not exist.’ j In January, 182ft, Buchanah voted [ to ABOLISH Slavery in the Di.strict ! OF CoLUMBi.v, and for other R.ANK Any three of j ABOLITION PROPOSITIONS suh- I milled by Mr. Minor! : In 1844, Mr. Buchanan made a ! speIPch in the Senate, in favor of the ratific'.gtion of the '.T • ■> Annexation the tha icei.s Horn the ..^.jjj^-yij^very in die fanning So they did, : ^ ^ ^ ‘In arriving at tlie conclusiof) to support this treaty, I had to encounter inn strife. by running Richardson for Sjie.'.ker! 'They sought to win over Free Soilers to their support, by appointing GEORGE W. JONES Chairman of their Congressal Caucus, the only man then. South of Mason and Dixon's line, who had come out for the odious doc trine of‘Squatter Sovereignty.’ What a party!—Knoiville Whig. RE- BUCHANAN’S ABOLITION CORD. The Slavery record of James Bu chanan grows darker every day he lives, and his party in the South will yet be forced to withdraw him, as they did Richardson, the Illinois Abolition ist, for whom they votetl two months, last winter, to make him Speaker in Congress! No impudence on tlie part of his sup porters, nor hostility towards the American candidate, will induce his I partlzans in the South to cling to him much longer. 'The following resoiu [tion offered to the United Slates Sen- fate, in January 1838, by W.m. C. I Rives, and not heretofore published, was .'.'s ■;T agulii-U iry Jasi- Duc’-m’' A'e on a direct' rote: ■. ' '■Resolved, That any int,-FLu-ence with the subject of Slai ery, in llie Terrilos ries of the United Slates, in which it may exist, is inhibited by all the con siderations in regard to the rights and interests of the inhabitants of the said Territories, the security of the slaves holding States, and the danger to the Union, which are^pientioned in the pres eeeditig resolution as forbidding any interference with, or action on, the sub ject of slavery in the Di.strict of Co lumbia; and for the further reason that the people of those 'Territories, when admitted into the Union as State.s, will be exclusively entitled to decide the question of the exi.stence ot slavery within their respective limits for them selves.’ From the Lancaster Intelligencer, of November 27, 1819, Mo, Vol. 21, a public meeting is reported, at which Buchanan served as one of a commit tee, and a preamble and resoluiions, from which we take the following ex- tract: Resolved, As the opinion of this hut one serious obs'acle, and that was ^ tl e question of .ffavery. Whil.st I ever ' and sectional have maintained, and ever shall mains j tain, in their full force and vigor, the ■ constitutional rights of the Southern | Slates over their slave properly, I yet i feel a strong repugnance by any act of| mine, to extend the liiniis ofthe Union over a slaveholding territory. Alter mature reflection, however, I overcame these scruples, and now believe that the acquisition of Texos will be the meaps of limiting, not enlarging the dominion of slavery. ‘In the government of the world. Providence generally produces great uhange.s by gradual means. 'There is P. SwiGERT, Chairman* S. M. Hewitt, A. G. Hodges, T. VV-. Dudley, Ly.sandf.k Horp, J. T. Roberts, 'T. P. AtiIT :us Bibb, CominiiteC* -.-.-iJi-i Frauds in Pennsylvania-—.A pri*. Vale di.spatch received from PhilaiJel- phia last night state.s that the estimated number of fraudulent votes init-oduced by the efforts, the money, Ihe hribcfy* nothing rash in the counsels of the A1 ! the trickery, and general rasCality of mighty. May not, then, the acquisi-| the sham Democrats is from twenty to tion of Texas be the mean.s of gradual-I forty thousand! 'There is no doubt ly drawing the slaves far to the South, j from fads vvlrich have already tran.spir- to a climate iriQre congenial to their nature; and may they nut finally pass off into Mexico, and there mingle-with a race where no prejudice exist.s against their color? The Mexican nation is composed of Spaniards, Indians and negroes-, blended togetiior in every va riety, who would receive our slaves on terms of peilect social equality. 'To this condition (hey never can he ad mitted in llic United Slates. ‘'I'lir.t the acquisition of'Texas would ere long, convi-rt .MarylanrI, Virginia* Kentucky' Missouri, and pFohahly «'h»-r;s ot die more Northern sla'-eS'«U^ into free. Slates, I entertain not a clMifrL? * * **■ * ‘But should 'Texas be anneXpd to the Union, causes will be brought into operation which must inevitably re move sla’.'ery from what may he called the farming State,s. From the best ins formation, it is no longer profitable to raise wheat, rye and corn by slave la bor. In 1847, Mfi Buchanan wrote Ms Berks County letter, in which he says, in reference to the Missouri Gorap- ornise Line, Ilirough the territory that might be acquired from Mexicoi •Neither the soil, ilip climate, nor the productions of California south of 36 deg. 30 min., nor indeed of any por tion of it North or .South, is adopted to .'lave labor; and besides, every facility wauld be there afforded for the slave to escape from his raasier. Such pro perly wouid be entirely insecure in any part of California. It is morally iin- possihie, therefore, that a majority of emigiants to that [lortion of the territns ry south of 36 deg. 30 min., which will b« chiefly composed of our citizens. I ed, that inore lhan.five hundred thousand '• dollars were expended by the sham I Deiiioctals In the Pennsylvania eiec- I tion! It was the last expiring elTorls of j the ‘squatter sovereigns.’ Our .reliable friends in Philadelphia assure its that* j were the battle to be fought over again ' nexfweek, they would give 30,000 I majority for the Union ticket, ant! that j Buchanan will lose Pennsylvania PD ! the 4th of November by from forty tp sixty lh»usand votes! Somebody .saws, ‘i'ortnne ^ is .fick'c.’—No .such thing. ForUii";- 'rs alwavs pouring forili plenty, hap.pineV^ and honor; but men somclioies get ls>N and Catnic.ss, and hold their platflA.s wrong side up* aiid llien blow away at Foitnne because she dpesn’i fill! the'rhi* That’s the truth ot the story. A recent Dublin newspaper coti* tains the following curious adveriis-' ment; ‘1 hereby warti all persons from trust ing my wife, Ellen f'lannigan, on my accoumt* as I aiR riot married to her.’ A Wretch.—Old Mr. Singlestick mystified a teasparty by remarking that women were facts. AVIien pressed to explain his meaning he said; Facts are stubborn things. Bucks always lose tlieir horns in No vember. How will Bndiannn do, wht) is placed upon the horns of a ililernina? Oh! that Cincinnati platform! .y If it take-s a spoonful! of yeast to rai.se a lo^'f, how much will it take to raisU will I n loafei? i'
North Carolina Native Sentinel (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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Oct. 25, 1856, edition 1
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