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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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EDITOR A jv D PROPRIETOR.
V.OO PER A-V-VIJ3I IIY ABViACE. Lthe
Hestoratioiv of llic 31-ssotiii Com
promise
ArJ the unties o
a statesman are not pre- j
ely those of a
tries the patience
fflorts wasted in
jdebating club, it always
of practical men to see !
discussions from which
. t. : . i n nr.cc t hi - rnonll Tn . .1 :
nnwiin v ' j-w.-o.y. in gn.'.H anu ;
critical conjunctures especially, a statesman j question is perfectly idle a mere abstrac
nill rtudy to discover the measures best tion, unworthy the consideration of a prac
aibipted to meet existing exigencies, andbe rtical statesman. It is unwise to discuss it
will not lend himself to the promotion of as an element in the Presidential canvass:
any scheme, whatever, its intrinsic exel- j it would b equally unwise ever to agitate
lence may be, for
a single moment after he it
j satisfied that he, has no chance of success.
I, ike a wise piysician, he will keep j
himself accurately informed, of the pro-
irteH-i ,( the disease, and the condition
f,f the patient, aid will not insist that a
i!U (lirino shall be
admintsterpd to-day, be-
cruise it would, have prevented the maladv
Vh! it hern taken
!niinf sc to drill w
jten days niro. It is bis
ith the disease in its pre-
c-nt' tnf'nnd if t
be patient refuse to t.ike
t!ic nifflicine wliiirh is lipst in itsrlf. be
. .1 ,.r..i .... rr i -
nmi i rw-i niii r, Miner mm to cue wiiile '
,f ji wnst i hit tune
i
in a vain effort to conquer
j obstinacy. Ifjlfe refuse the best medi- !
cine, he must fjive
him to tak.-.
him the best be can cret
j
'Vc notice that Several conservative jour- ;
jimIs ill the South jhave lately advocated re- j
stnr:itin of the .Iissouri Compromise as
t'if most suitable jrenidy for present tin-
jiijijiy and distracted condition ot the conn-
t- .!i !
dtrv. Could llip South see the error which
.'wim rommitted in its repeal, and voluntari
jv colne forward far its restoration, it would
r.t once end all controversy, but this we
rnnreive to he morally impossible. There
fore vc cannot for ear to remark that we
mnsidrd he discussion of this question at
this time as unwise and ill-timed. Thesub-ji-ct
which now absorbs public attention is
the npproachinir Presidential election, and
wr rrinnot see thatj restoration of the Mis
'nr.ri Compromise! is a question wfiich the
.tiim;d Mxecutivp will ever, in bis official
. r:ip:irity, be called! to consider. The Mis-
Miuri Com promise
lline was established by
:w't of Concressj
it was repeal d by .'an
of Cortiiress to reinstate it. If tlie ques
' tidir of its restoration is of any importance
in the Presidentialj electifMi. it must be be
r;uise there is a livelihood, or at least possi
bility, that Congress will pass an act for
tM;it purpose, which will- be submitted to
:itTe President for his approval. If it is certain-beforehand
that no such act will ever
pme hr-tbre the President, the whole ques
:hi is frivolous, and idle, or, at least, has
ii' pertinence to the PresidentiaPelcction.
suppose it will not be controverted,
"hat Lt Coiiiiress ever passes an act rcinstat
niLr the Compromise, it will he1 prior to the
jvis:iro of the act admitting Kansas into the
bnion as a State. Subsequent to that event
us restoration woujld amount to nothing, 'for
lie two-fold reason that Congress has no
nstiWtional power to control the domestic
institutKuip of a St
te. and that, even if it
lissexl tin
powef, its exercise would-be
i-itlwr idle or im
nossiblc ; idle if Kansas
vhtidd come in d
a slave St.Tte, for the
me majority -ft Inch admitted, her as Mieh
'would prevent the
fi'ifti)n. then, so
011 die Prcsidentia
lA fl.i lfl 1
restoration. The whole
ar as it has any bearing
election, reduces itself
there is any possibility
mi n iiettieil
i f i : t snVh an act e
jn be passed before Kan-
as is rif(. for :ujm;
ission as a State? If the
r,Lrit!ve can be demonstrated, then all agi
tation of t he suhjcT
t is futile and unwise. j
flu
f4-present Coijgress, which has rejec-
a bi!
proposing the restoration of the
Min
(Hiri Compromise l'.ne, will go out of
T"t on the 4th of
March next ; its sue-
,'" me ti
'-cc-sso,- ,.f i!,:,t (j
VSS( if n. I . 4 . t
( March ISoO ; and the j
ongress will commence !
Its m.-i .. .1
v -vmi niree ve.
ars irom trie nrsi oi nexi
""ihcr. . Long
before that time, Kansas
wi.Tcii
pr be in tlit 'Union, or knocking at
(-nors of Congress, for admission. If
l.nn an act for the
restoration of the Mis-
"ni iroiiiisc
is not passed by the prc-
r the next succeeding Congress, u is
naia that it will never be passed at all.
present Conn-
rcss wui, pass no &ui:n
for the South
ias a large Democratic
n! 'J'tm v. pjie ue.t Congress will not pass
lor lle reason ihat the Democrats will
ill
ll;u'e the asce
pdancy in the Senate. j
f,ven the most sanguine of the Republican j
30urnals admit this, and no man in that j
J-ty is extravagant' enough to claim that in ;
.1 C5
Hit
ncxt Congress the Senate will be'favor-
abl
e to their views.
The New York Even-
In Tl !
1 ost made an estimate day before yes-
cniav. in ,.,i,:l A , .i i
j ' vvincii, aiLer ciainiiuj; nit cictuun
n several Si,toc
3 lu ise, it only reckoned on the Zo ot
viiiurrs oi ine oenate tor rrcmom.
Burlingame, in his speech in Boston,- two
or three days since, made a threat that with;!
; a Republican President and a Republican
t vii inpirscnwuvcs, u!v wmimgnnu ,
pro-slavery Senate of the next Congress !
as between the upper and the nether mill
stones," thus clearly admitting that they
had no hopes of thejSenate. '
We may consider it demonstrated, there-
fore, that an act for restoring- the Missouri
Compromise .will never come before'' the
President for his corporation. As con-
nntA.1 ... !iU . 1 Ti'ri . i , :
uni iru wiin me i resiuentiai election, the
again in Congress. 'J'be Missouri Com-
promise is like water spiiled upon the sand
it cannot bp gathered up. Tts repeal .was
great blunder, but it is too late to correct
The attempt to rcstoro it at the lnte
session of Congress is. deforsihlp. op the
ground that it w.-is well to offer to il
Spp-
ntP all opportunity to recopcider its - rnop.
But the Compromise; is dopd.
and if vfii'(t
be :i.s rational to exprrf ihn ro-i,
:inv otber corpse as of th;. N
mains lut to pronour-f-p it '-p
burv it out of siirhf.
i"t'rp of
' I ' p f r rp-
o"-- and
J' or more than tlnrtv
w'lolr
eounlrv acquiesced in it. and
it
1 co n ' ro(
which
i
sacredness in public estimatwtn.
was .unwise to disturb. Tt li-d
sett'ed
dnnyerous controversy, which it was
follv.
nay it was madness, to re-o
qicp . Tt? i'ep
as Mr. Fillmfire justly remarked
his speeches, was the Pandora's
in
0!)P
Ot
irem
which has issued all our present -evils. As
i . .
Mr Fillmore was opposed, at the time, to
its disturbance, he has not changed his
opinion that its rrpenl was an act of folly.
But we are quite sure we do not misrepre
sent his sentiments, when we s.iy. fbnt lie
does not think, it would be v;se to attempt
its restoration, and that he desires no ao-jta-tion
having this object, either in Congress
or out of it. lie is too sagacious not to
perceive that the question has hot ome obso
lete, and too wise to pour water around the
roots of a tree which' was cirdled two years
ago, in the hope of seeing if again covered
with foliage. .
Nothing no-v remains for the Territories
but to see that, by wise legislation, proper
ly enforce.d, the people are protected in t' e
enjoyment of peace and idt'matelv in ti e
right of determining the ch.araci r -of their
own institutions, without 'intimidation by
mobs und without interference from the
States. The sooner this doctrine is ac
duiesced.in, the sooner will that qniel be
restored to the country of which it is gr"-M-lv
in need. Rvjffdn Commercial rlJrerfi'r.
FROM THE FAY KTTKV1I.LE OI'.SKnYKa.
EJcalli of Hon. Jolin . Tooisior.
One of the best men that we ever knew
has departed this life! The Hon. John D.
Tooyikr breathed his last nt his residence
near Pittsborongh. ' Chatham county, on
Saturday morning bst, the 27th ulr.. at 5 o"
clock. He was in the 73d year of his age.
having been born at Wilmington, on the
1 3th of March 1784. lie had been patient
ly awaiting this event for some time past:
Tiware that it could not -be far off. and pre
paied for its coining, ns his friends hutnhly
trust, by making his peace with God. '-His
death was remarkably calm, and his intel
lect clear to the Inst." so we learn. He
wns (we believe) a communicant of the
Episcopal Church.
We have known Judge Toomer intimate
ly for nearly thirty years past, and we can
truly sn-. that a more" corteous and digni-
lied gentleman, a more entertaining conver- ,
nationalist, a more upright and conscien-
j.tious man. a truer friend we never knew.
He has passed through life without a spot
unon his bright escutcheon. He hns gone
to the grave, in a ripe old age, mourned by
thousands, to whom, in tt'.t course ot a tng
career of professional labor, his manly form
ami eloquent ou-t- n.iu hi.mh. i.i.i. ......
He was emphatically an Old School Gentle-
man, a link between the past and the
present, whose very presence in the Court
room inspired a kindly and courteous feel
ing among his brethren. Before him, im
pertinence shrunk abashed, and the bitter
ness of professional zeal- was calmed imo
courtesy. 'J'be quiet influence thus exer
cised" 'by him made him a universal favorite,
and to the cordiality with which he was ev-
cry where received was it owing, we doubt
not, that he continued his circuii for some
years after his health would have justified
retirement, and long after the necessity of
exertion for the sake of its emoluments had
ceased.
He was both a learned lawyer and an el
oquent advocate. Earnest and indefatiga
ble, he was always fair. But it was less in
his Professional than in his social life that
we knew him ; and j we will leave some
professional pen to speak moro particularly
LEXINGTON,! ORTII CAROLEfA, FRIDAY, . OCTOBER 10, 18.56..
as to that. - Among, the; fim graduate of
theiUniversity of North Carolina,' he was
one who profited by the. education he there
rt - ceiyeu, anu .ne continued a student. For
the love of Lit era to re and Law,-to the day
of his death, "A remarkably tenacious mem
ory had enabled hirn to retain not only his
extensive classical and legl reading, but
to gather many ; anecdotes of remarkable
men and things which : had come under his
observation1 in lthe rourse' of an extensive
Practice, and these " he was wont to relate.
to his friends with most impressive elo-
' - .I ... . i .
fquence.f ; We ftave olten regretted that bis
ardioiis labors left him no time to commit
to writing-jhese observations and experien
ces of a loner and active Pfe. They would
have formed valuable and altogether relia-
,bl e contributions to History and Biography.
He , had rilled several important offices
and always . as iihose who knew' him well,
withoutiany solicitation on his part. Office
sought him he: never sought office. As
Judjre of the Superior Courts from 1818 to
1810 ; .Tudn- of the Supreme Court in 1829
by appointment 'of Gov. Owen and Council;
Senator in the State Tipislature from this
County in 1 831 , and again in 1832 ; 'Mem
ber of the State Convention to revise the
Constitution in 1835 ; aain Judge of the
Su;.( rior Courts in 1836 to 1840 ; and for
many years President of the Branch of the
Cape lYrr Bank in this town in these po
sitions not less than. in his private, and pro
fessional career, he was eminently respected
and esteemed.
There ere many who will say with us,
We have lost a friend ! The Profession
mourns its venerable Head : and the State
a citizen "without fear and without re
proach!" Since the above was in type, we have re
ceived the following additional notice of
this mournful event : .
Died, at his residence, near Pittsborongh,
in Chatham county, on the 27th nit., the
Hon. John, D. Toomer. His numerous
. i . ' ' -. ' - ' -
friends and acquaintances throughout the
State will learn this mournful intelligence
with sincere regret, but the people of this
place, among whom tor twenty years he
lived, a i-'tobd neighbor." and an honest
man. and the people of the whole judicial
Circuit, will especially deplore his death.
To them, his unbending integrity, habitual
,n,,r'"svf manner. -Mid kindness of hea-t.
1 h .d elosrlv attached him.
.
Some ,fow years since he relinquished the
rdoous duties of bis profession, to the sin-
onTr- regret, of his brethren of 4he bar, who
f it that even bis presence among them
caused a wholesome and chastening influ-
ence. A serene old age crowned a well
pent life. He was the last connecting
link between the" Lawyers of this and the
parly age of the Republic. He pursued his
"todies with Wright 'of Wilmington, was the
friend and youthful associate of Jocelyn,
and had j known I Hooper and the eminent
men of that day.) 'When we first knew the
Bar of Fayetteville, its entire business was
in the hands of Toomer, and Strange, and
Eccles, and Henry. -;They have all beend
called to pay their last great debt to nntvireH
Mr. Toomer, the Senior of them, having
merely survived his warm and attached
friend, the lamented Ecclcs. They leave
behind them to the aspiring youth of the
profession examples lor imitation. They
brought to their calling, all of them, minds
above the ordinary range of intellectual
power, habits of industry and research, a
devotioi. !to the interests of their clients, and
above all, a high and lofty bearing, and con-
! tempt of meanness, which secured them the
esteem of their contemporaries and the re
. , . onfi, , ' ft nr lhp neoole.
O V r - - - - I
Mir. Toomer was born at Wilmington on
the I3lh of March 1784. He was twice on
the Bench of the ; Superior Court, in 1818
and again in 1830, and in 1820 sate in the
Supreme Court, Sunder a temporary com
mission from the late Governor Owen.
Age and ill health induced him to resign
bis seat on Superior Court Bench, after a
few years, and his return to the bar was
welcomed by his attached friends and
clients, j
Fur the past 17 years he had resided in
Chatham. All that eulogy could say of
him, or that theh writer, affectionately at
tached to him, who had known him in his
most intimate relations, might truthfully be
summed up in the declaration-
That none knew him but to love him ;
None named him but to prase."
Droutli. ' ,
The drouth still prevails witb severely
in some portions of Virginia. The Western
Herald says : Springs, wells and streams
have gone ury, that heretofore 'have not
been known to fail. Persons are coming
to Weston, a distance of 30 and 40 miles
to get their grinding done
Fillmore's prospects grow better every day, j
-""" ? f Pccis iirismcnlng. j A Fremont Ticket 5n Virginia!
Washington, Sept. 25. -Lrtters ; received " Tnere is no mistake this time. A Fre
bere frona sources entitled to credit,tate mont electoral ticket exists in Yirg;i;:at at
that the Democrats have become "ronvinced j last. - Elsewhere, as a matter ol news. we
of the futility -of attempting to carry the e-I publish the proceedings" of t!i'e Virjinin Pe-
lectoral ticket in New ;Vnrk nnH iill nJ 1 Olllllirnn '( !(I!H fill mil xvhif.li ,.. i v"l,.,.v!
M.-quenuy inrow tne strength of the r vole
. . t . . !
il ill -w H T
in favor of Fillmore, in order to defeat Fremont.-
. -' . "'.
The Democrats will also use hut little ef:
forts against their opponents in Massachu
setts. ; 1 .
The electioneering means thus husbanded
in these States, it is also thought, will bo
brought to bearupon Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
In addition to the foregoing the papers
,Dom - t , - . "I 14 .f
teem with the most cheering accounts of ;
Fillniore's prospects throughout most por
tions of the North. Four weeks ago, for
instance, there was not a single paper in Io
wa advocating his cause; now ten have"
thrown his banner to the breeze, and are
doing glorious service, in the glorious cause;
while six move, are saia to be getting
ready to battle in the cause. In the States
of Illinois and Indian a tremendous re-action
is going on in favor of of the American
nominees. The friends of Fillmore in these
States were for a long time fearful that the
South would abandon him, and unite upon
Buchanan as a sectional candidate. Now,
however, since they see tlu ,he Southtfoes
not meditate anv such mad course, they are
rallying thick and fast to Mr. Fillmore's
support.
The truth is, that if Buchanan should yet
secure that most impossible of all impossi
bilities the united suffrages of the South
he cannot be elected. The North see
this fact, and, knowing that he will not be
able to carry any free State, are deserting
him as rats do a sinking ship. Brecken
ridge,the candidate for the Vice Presidency,
and John Van Buren, have gone into some
of the States Jo remedy the matter, but they
are unable to check the tremendous stam
pedes. The North also knows that Fre
mont will not carry all ot the Northern
States, and not having any electoral ticket
in the South that will avail him anything,
as a matter of course he stands no chance
of being elected. They see.
however, that
the South is determined to stand by Fill
more, and that be will certainly cairy New
York and New Jersey, with a very fair
prospect ' of Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhone Island, Iowa. California, and Penn
sylvania all Northern States, which makes
his chances far better than those of either
of the other candidates, and therefore they
are determined to support him, believing,
as they do. that be is the most trust-worthy
and conservative man in the Union. It. is'
not follv. " stark madness," and " utter In
naey," then on the part of the locofoeo pol
iticians of the South to call upt.n the people
to vote (or Buchanan, whom they know
cannot be elected? Their main object is r.
party triumph in as many States as possible
to bold the party together, and hence they
wish to humbug the unlearned and illiterate
portion of the community, such as trust to
political speakers for their information upon
political questions, by crying aloud that
"Fillmore has ho chance " " no chance."
The tables are turned, and those words are
now applicable to Buchanan and not to
Fillmore. The 4th of November next will
prove what we say to be true. RaL Reg;.
Talue oftlie Sabbath.
The Sabbath is made for man. There is
no exception. It is for every .man ; the
birthright of every son' of Adam; an inheri
tance he did not purchase, and which he
cannot sell. It is made, and made by Cod,
for the cabman and coachman. It is made
for the engine driver, the stoker, and the
fruard. It is made for the waiter in hotels,
rnl the servants in all public buildings.
it is the inheritance both of the man-ser-
vantand ihe male-servant It is made for
the musician. For all these the sabbath
M-asmade; it was made for their soul and ,
body, and woe, thrice woe to the man who
robs them of this their birthright.
The selfish misspend their own Sabbath,
and in doing so rob other men of their Sab-
bath. If I am wicked enough and foolish
enough to misspend my own Sabbath, not
having the fear of God before mine eyes,
what right have l to compel any other man
to misspend his sabbath, and thereby to ruin
1 ' , . . J .
h; snnl that be mav minister to mv pleas-
" - " ' ,
ure Everv man should remember the
Sabbath was made for man.
The man does a foul wrong to Cod, and
bis own soul, who sells his Sabbath; and
the man who buys the Sabbath of another
does as foul a wrong to both God and man.
He who buys another man's Sabbath, or
any part thereof, commits as flagrant a
wrong as he who sells his Sabbath for hire,
- -
and become a profane person like tsati, wiio
. J
for one morsal cf bread sold his birthright.
TrtjrtJ on tk $tbbaih.
f
I w mm II nil tii II UlAl'
lug on
the 18:h of September. We tnke -
them from the YYellsburg Iie. aU, which ac- j
companies its publication of them with the J
following cditn.bl remarks : j
-u win i,e seen by reft rence to the pro-
edinsofthe Iepidlican Convention' r
. ... l i v nu v,i.i.ti!U(i!i re-
'It will 1 c
cc
cently held in Uneehng, that our esteemed
fellow townsman, Joseph Applejrate, Esc,
has been appointed one of the Electors.-
He represents the 1st District. As Govern
or Wise at one time thanked God there was
no paper pafciisncU-in tl:at District the
Judge need not be afraid ot bis speeches be-
inff severely critirised by the ores. If L
only avoids using "incendiary" IanTunn-0
lie will get along finely, j lit ve better things of the Southern Deraoc-
-.ll will also be seen that Thos. J. Hew-! racy, "it beaten in Pennsylvania' on the
Ut, and Richard Brenneman. Isqs., of Han- i u'h of this monlh we believe they will
cock county, are aiso on the Electoral tick- ' , , r ' , ,
et. All the above named, have been here- ! Pniptly and cheerfully take Mr. Buchan
tofore prominent and influential members of, :,n "A" f thetrark, and work and vote for
the Democratic party. Two years since, i Mr; Fillmore. If patriotic -and honest in
Mr. Hewett represented Hancock in the j their professed desire for a Union of the
Legislature ot Virginia." j Soulh in ord t dcfcat Frcniont and pul
ueIt- u jusi as wc expected -AH
the above named have" been heretofore pro
minent and influential members of the De
mocratic party ! !" And one of them was
late Democratic member of the Virginia
Legislature! Angels and ministers of grace !
what can the matter be? Oh ! "Gizzard
Foot" beloved and devoted "Gizzard-Foot"
do as you promised, and call forth your Ac
comac militia, and make for the Pan Handle.
The enemy is at your door in the persons
of "prominent and influential members of
the Democratic party !" Brave Protector
of the State, why sleep ye ?
j Richmond JJliiz.
Our Slate Fairs TIacir Advantages.
. The happy -effects of the State Fairs that
have been thus far held in North Carolina
have been felt throughout the entire State.
Men from every section have met together
and held a free interchange of opinions ;
the merits of different systems of tillage, of
improvement of stock, &c. have been frcelv
discussed ; -new ideas 'given and received;
the practical operation of theories set forth;
t l'ie v'tNVS f n expanded and enlarged ; j
the finest displays of the exhaustless re
sources of the State shown in her agricultu
ral productions and useful inventions; the
dignity and usefulness of labor set forth;
a just and billable pride has been aroused,
and the various industrial pursuits have re
ceived' an impetus that could have been
communicated in no other way. These
annual exhibitions have been grand devel
opments of the power and capabilities of j fray, h was a plain case, the row had oc
North Carolina. the wealth of her soil j cured In the public street, in open day, and
and the pri..!e of her mechanism. And the ; there were fifty witnesses to the whole trahs
farjiiers haio returned U their homos, and,! action. So the two delinquents plead guil- .
infusing the
into tin ir ii!
t; rnri.-e of their own spirit
liibors. county after county
has 1 ren induced to establish agricultural
societies, and fair after fnir has been, held
in different localities, with the most encour-
aging and gratifying success.
This is exactly the result which the State
Fairs are intended to,' and should, bring
about. Upon the agricultural interests .ill
others are more or less dependent. Let
our farmers, then, again send in the choicest
specimen-; of their jrops, the finest products,; drunk would mitigate the punishment,
of the orchard and dairy, their best stock,' " Drunk on rye whiskey, too, I'll warrant'
their brag poultry, with the best and most roared the Judge in a voice of thunder,
substantial articles of domestic manufacture, i Yes, your Honor, drunk on rye whie
and thus still more identify themselves and j kcVJ' -section
with the great and vital" enterprize Mr. Clerk,, record a fine of fifty dollars
we have before us ! Raleigh R(Lri-tcr. against this man, ried the Judge, send him
General Fcacls. I
We do not wish to make individious dis
tinctions between our clectorial candidates;
but we will hazard the assertion, that none
.of them is making greater sacrifice of time
and ease, for the sake of the noble cause in
t Tl,;l, tliomrp pikmitpiI. t'om CJrn. .lames'!
M. Lench, of Davidson. He i devoting
! cverv hfnir thnl ,1B ran possmlv Fpare from
! hs pro(css;on, in travelling from county to
county, addressing the people, and. meetili.
lhe Nights wherever lie can induce
lhem to face lhc mus;c . thou2h we no-
tice Uiat the ,PlJers of the Foreign Federal
parJy Gf lhe district, arrange, their speak.
: jng-whclievcr they can possibly do so, in
s.u.h a Vi.RV as to prPVent (ien. I.each from
; being presVnt. And we rannotsay that wc
blame them much for doing so.
j . jrnpression is iPrevaIent in . meseuig -
i gings. that a certain U. S. District Attorney,
; i.t r:-. r- s ...i... ;H ;
j a I Villi UUUU LlH.'tUil, .V,:., vt:., vnj 1-3
j ,TAVe as Julius Ca:sar in belching forth the
j most bitter and discourteous epithets against
bis political opponents, when in meetings
where a Whig or American is not permit-
ted tq reply, will, from now till doom's
day, find it convenient not to meet Ceneral
t " u ; t;,;i Vn r;i,;,t;nn'
that the said official is notable to cope with
the Genpral. In a good cause he might.
perhapsdo prettj- well ; but in tlie cause of
Sa"- Nicht Federalism of course he will al-
I .1 lllk A til- tun- in ' m ........
; ..... nrr SPrmid hest. in n controversy
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! jt'h 3 crentleman of Gen-- I.eac.h's ability,
Grftnxboro Patriot
NO. 10.
YJ iilidraiTlng from the Field.
The ' impression begins to prevail very
generally that the friends of Buchanan have
decided to withdraw him from the field af
ter the election on the 1 1th of tliis month.
if he should prove as weak as they now fear
he is in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Indiana.
This, we must be permitted to say, will be
a most pplitic and patriotic move'.., If the
Democracy are beaten in Pensylvania on
, next Tuesday week. Old Buck's last hope
mi i t- e
t will lip '(!np. neroviliTio- to. Ilio almiion nf
friend and "foe4. His continuance in the
Held after that oent, therefore, could jonly
he construed into a purpose on the part of
his disappointed and mortified friends to
j play the part of factionists, and contribute
t"i , . .
U1,hfriUely directly to the election of
. rt-m n t - tor one, wc both hope and be
j tlown Black Heoublicanism. of course thev
will not permit Mr. Buchanan to stand as
an obstacle to the accomplishment of their
wish.
Believing that Pennsylvania will, week
after next, roll up a tremendous majority
against the Democracy, we take itforgrant
cd that the withdrawal of Buchanan is a
"fixed fact." And thus, with no rival can
didates to distract and divide us at" home,
the South willH present a united front, and
her vote, added to that of New York, which
is certain for himr will elect Mr. Fillmore
to the Presidency and elect him; more
over, to the entire satisfaction of the peo
ple of the whole country, North and South.
Then shall peace come back again, and the
Constitution and the Union once more
placed upon impregnable and lasting foun
dations. We are sure that men of all par
ties and creeds at the South will hail the
prospect of Fillmore's again administering"
the government with the utmost pride and
pleasure. Buchanan being withdrawn, as
he will be, Mr. Fillmore will he elected be
yond the possibility of a doubt. All hail to
tho cheering hope! Richmond Uliig.
Ic at Ii ami Honey, a Gcuttcmanly
Di-iii It.
Old Judge Cole of Texas, was chactcriz
cd by his atachmcnt to that seductive beve
rage called peach and honey, and by his
hatred of whiskey and whiskey drinkers.
While holding Court at Austin, two men
were brought up on charge of a drunken af-
t by the advice of their counsel, and threw
themselves on the mercy of the court.
They were then brought up for-sentence
j seperately.
j You are guilty of an affray," growled
the Jude.
Yes, your Honor," whined the offender
thoroughly 'frightened.
"Drunk, I suppose," grunted the Judge.
Yes, your Honor," murmured the pris
oner, with some faint hope that having been
to jail for sixty days ; . I shall fine the next
one who is guilty under such agravating
circumstances a hundred dollars, and send
him to jaiPfor six months."
This all poor comfort for the unfortunate
fcilov who was awaiting his turn, and now
,: came forward with fear and (rembling. As
j hc l,assCtl aIor by h.slawyer, that thought
gentkman whispered in h.sear : "Vhen
j t!lR Jut,Se afik9 'ou Nvhat ou Shrunk
j tell him peach and honey' He took bis
t 5l?1RU " ' ,t ''
; " oU trto are UP or an affra 8r.U
ctl lhe JudSc gnh'l? hls teelh as ,f -h
; would like to bite the culprit al the bar.
."-f, your Honor.'
t -Drunk, too, I suppose,
i " Yes, your Honor; sorry to say it
drunk very drunk."
j -Oh, no! your lienor; I never drink
.,,:!.. i n. ,runu nn np-,-,1. and hon-
skc. 1 got drunk on peacii ana non
i
ey
The Judge's, features relaxed in an in-
j staut. Leaning forward and raising hU
j j,pCclacles, he contemplated the offender
intcrcst, and then with something like
S .
earnestness exclaimed :
An I sir, peach and noney, en : l nat s
a gentlemanly drink, sir. The conrt sym-
j pntluses with
your offence
I nnthises with you sir, and does not regard
j J J
he continued, in a softening tone, enter a
as very serious. 3ir. vierK,
i ' n
fine of one dollar against this gentleman.
and discharge him on payment of cost.1