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v i . -- I'' -if.. '. ''' x " W it f Onrt arc tho plans of fair delisb.tfiil peace, tinwarp'd toy .party rage, lire like brothers. t' TIJUfeE D01,iAIFcr Annum? ? . TtESn&iri JUPRMIj 26, 1836. VOLUTIE OW.HAr.F IlV ADVANCE. 5 i . . ...... - i . - - - - i ...I. i. 'iii. 1 ' " ' Jtf ' " .' , 'Sr-r 1 i y- ' i . ii ,. . I . i i , , i i, , I TTTEB? -"h CBI.IBH1D XYKKT TUST, Hy Joseph Gales Son TERMS. TnmB Dociaw Pf annum one half in advance i Those whodp not,'eid at the time of suhscribing or Bulieequently give notice f their wish to have year, will feepwljumexl udesitiag its continuance AOYEnTISEITlElVTS, Net exceidiajr nxteen Uner, will he inserted re nac for Dollar; and twenty-five centa Tot each fulweqnent pnMication: those of greater length, in proportion. If the number of insertions be not marked on them, they will be continued uil or red out and charged accordingly. he EX R ACTS Dromthe Speech of Mr. Hard, of N. York, on Hit If, Carolina Conietied Election. u The remarks anil comments which I liave niale on the report of the majority. have been dictated by none other than the kindest -feeling of persona) regard for the membira of Khat branch of the committee. I haevuile(l, as in justice I shoold have done, any imputation of improper molivesj on tte contrary, I have felt disposed to sympaihize,; .in the perplexities of their labirious task. 1 have been ready to as cribe all error and mistake to the "num bcfless difficulties the committee had. to encounter j but, jis it has ben remarked frequently in debate, that the report car ried vrith it h'gh authority, and fearing that many mighty as is common, take it as.conctusive as to the truth of the state ments it contained, I felt called upon by a dutv I owed b mvself as a member of the minority of the committee, and by. a sense of duty to this House ami the reo eight alleged illegal votes, btit fifteen which, in any event, should be deducted Irom the sitting member's polls. Bad votes for Graham, in all, fifteen. Kow, sir, let us consider tht votes which Mr. Graham contend are illegal, and which having been given to the petitioner, hi ' t I 1 a a - ciatms suouia oe tieuueted. t! There were 'eight votes which are clear ly proven jp have bee'K' illegally given to Newland, which should be deducted from his polls. On themllie cptiMnittee were unanimous. They. are illegal beyond con tradlclionl To these should be added the five Vdtes which were improperly exchan ged from the Commons to the Congressi onal box for Newland, for the reasons wlueh I have just stated ; which would make thirteen illegal votes given to New- land, and to be credited to Graham. If - - . - i to this you add the seen votes, his ori ginal majority, the sitting member's polls will stand thus : : i 1st, 8 bad votes by: aereement of Committee ' 9 2d,, 5 votes illegally exchanged ' . 5 3d, 7 votes, original majority - 7 Total 20 If from these 20 you take votes cre dited to Newland, say,- IS We have five votes majority jstill for Graham, 5 Sir, I sincerely believe, if this case were presented to a jury, acting under a solemn oath, to find a true tverdtct from the law and facts before us, hey could not come to a result more favorable to the petitioner. ber for travel, attendance, and prepara-1 Robert B. Gilliam, Esq. addressed the tion, an average ot two days and a half ; meeting in support of the ResqluUons, &.c. and yet he is charged with negligence" referred to, at some considerable length, and gross delay in not preparing himsell in a series pfiabfe & interesting remarks, before the first day of the term for trial. He was foljwed by Spencer O'Brien, Sir, in justice, perhaps, to those gentle- tiq. who, in the happiest strain, laid bare men who charge delay in- tuts case, 1 1 'he schemes of the wire-workers of New-. ught in charity to say that the chargej Vork ladies, in the Sooth, and in support has been inadvertently made, without due I of the Resolutions, - rehection, and vyith but a slight know- We will here state, that tile Resolutions ledge of the icase. All- this time, from were read twice, in order that there might the service of the first notice to the Be- be no misunderstanding. nd the question cond day of; December, the sitting mem- put twice or thrce k Is there at.y gen bar, was employed in cross-examining and tleman present who wrshes the Resolu- resisting the evidence ol tho petitioner, ions put separately, or 'tin any dissent ?" " . 1 . I I f I . : I Z . A - . I II 1 1 1 wnnout an allowance Ol a Single nay io co-answer ueing rnunieu, uie tvesoiu- a- I. 1 ' ' - I t 1' I d. t il . L. -1 I. T - U.... i. 1 nous were auupieu uj a voie ui auuui iau 10 3. ' - On motion, it Was Hetolved. That the Chairman appoint five de legates, io meet JeJegttes from the counties of Person and Orange,; for the purpose of nominat ing an Elector for this Electoral Distric, who will carry out the feelings nd views of the peo ple here assembled J to meet at such time and take .depositions- in his own defence. unless he chose to take them by a forced employment of the time already pre-oc cupied by the other party. 1 he gentle men who have debated this point, in esti mating the time actually allowed, have commenced with the 1st of October, the day when the notice of intention to con test the e'ectidn was served. In this they place as the Delegates from the above named have lillen into an error. 1 his was gin-cune..ny appoint ply a notice of an intentionXo contest the Whereupon, the following gentlemen seat. Although by the laws of North-1 were named : Henry W. Jones. Ivev Carolina such a notice is made a prere- Harris. Daniel A. Paschall. W. T. Har- quisite, it has never been considered bjlerove and Clement VVilkins, Esns. this house the commencement of judicial We should be glad to have in our pos proceedings. It has been decided, in an session, to spread before tlie public, the .1 :.. j: . .1 i: tt I . . i . ..it e .l atijuuicaieu case anaiov ,u im8 nuuae, laniinaieu anu leeung anuress oi ine wor- .1.1.1 I I " ... . m 9i Mm - mat, aiuiougn sucn a previous notice in- thy anu venjeraDle Uhairman a man ol timated a disposition to contest the seat, it did not evince a fixed determination. to do so, and that the returned member was have allowed him ten' more votes, which " bound o take any active measures of ..--.i i,-..- :ii-ii- defence until some judicial notice, such for the netiiioner.bv the documents which " to h"n oi ,a.k,n VU? have been laid on our tables since this re port came In j and this forms, the last was served, or some other active and ef ficient step in the case. In that rase it three score and two years who, though young at the time of our Revolution, im bibed the principles 01 the eventlul period which ' tried men7? souls," aim now as then, is a firm Whig a devoted lover of his country and his country's good al ways a Republican, which has been pre served from the taint of the modern new Retolvtd, That we will support HUGH L. WHITE of Tennessee for President, .because we have the; utmost chnfidfnce in his practica' ability, his sterling integrity, and his open and consistent course of conduct as a politician t we will support hin because of his identity of in terest and feeling with the S-mth, Resolved. That we concur in the nomination of JOHN TYLER of Virginia" fnr Vice Presidrnt, because we believe him to be an able .and hon est politician, . , Btiolved That we will support EDWARD B DUDLEY of Kew.flanover fur Governor of North Carolina, because we esteem both his public and private character, and have the utmost confi dence in his ability and principles as a politioa . Retolvtd, That we eonrur in the; nomination made by the Counties of Ro an and Davidson of John Gilt s, Esq. as the candidate for Elector for ih' District. Resolved, That, in thejjpinion of this meeting the 11 dtimore Convention was an unauthorised and irresnonsible body of, oftiae holders and of fice-seekers, assembled to do. the wdl ot. their chief: that Philo White went to that Conven- ion without the knowledge or content of the freemen of Montgomery county, and in d ing so wax guilty of an unauthorized and impertinent assumption of their rights Rewlved, That the Chairman of this meeting p point Committees of Vigilance,' consisting of three individuals, in each Captain's District, lietolved. That tne proceeding ...of tnsmeet ng be published in the Uaromta .Watcn.man anc the Western ' Carolinian, printed In Salisbury, nd in all other papers in the State friendly to the election of Judge WHITE as President, JOHN I Yt.EUas Vice President, and EDWAitD B. DUDLEY as Governor of the State. REUBEM KENDALL, Chairman. Johx R, HUvtiit. James K. Lillt point wrth which I shall trouble the House. crJ l bJ fangledemocracy. Hepoke of the en v 1 t.--i.. .:-u. ,u.4 i.-lu..M fee who made the report, that it was croachments ol the federal Executive in pletofrth.Carolinavto speak out, and aUawedt .TThave be, taken under very easy for a person to threaten such a tobe of firtn ,and decided reprobaiion-and hi.pm ha. Iliine. nf ilia flnnri nF th A All rs J . niitnt t hit II oh ho npvpr irloi-iilil lunrn. Icttlml Ins huliat th.f ll liwlir. WHI TR warn the House of the danger of the course thy were pursuing, by adopting in gross the conclusions of a report involving so many inaccuracies. Uefore I sit down, I would direct the attention of the House to the conclusion wjjtch see ui ft to me the necessary result of the consideration of the legal points and facts to which 1 have alluded in the re marks I have just submitted .U. iwiiicai, iiiouin iic iictci iiiiruucu uiuru- isiaiuu 111s ucuci, 11 unc m m ic I cspnla 7' Inir in cnrn n nna It if nrnnll I .l.iitafl a iiiiiI la Ilia V fti oirlnnl and practices adopted by the petitioner 7 . 'V T himself they have been prinled by con- be "'justice and folly . 'j u.r 'im. -r ... member to enter Upu eiii, ami .am uemre us. J 11c nrmus 01 c clear and conclusive, consisting, in most cases, of the faths of the voters them selves,, that ten more illegal votes are ei ven, to the petitioner, which, according to he clearest estimates, would swell the m. . .J ' . , .u 4U u sitting members maionty to fifteen votes. J .. ,1., . Tlie majority contend that they have Q. ?rr , . " the 19th day of r i ! . , . ,. t Sir, we dare, not reject this evidence : it T1 .... - .r found evidence to establish the illegality . Kafrt M v: iJ, . u .,. But rt is said, if r , i . i. . , .' i . is before us s it is legal : it tells us, in r , g.. , .. of nineteen votes, which were given to ..... . 5.' ... ford sufficient turn f l. i ...I.:. i u i a... u .i.i. I Wiuuniii, hjiu which uukhi m uc ncuutif u . r , ti icoi m iiriaun, nicy uueih tii cm- no I l i . r has a majnrttv of the legal votes ot the , j I . . ' ? lL . , . . yix. thirteen given by non-residents of tw f h nsional district in North- Ped agents to appear lor them at places inte the county, five non-residents ol he State Carnlinjl. an,7 if we refuse thein, &1here- whle;.C n,ot' Jr,,Cre ,S ? 'ega wh andibfe Avnrds, that the i 2i ail a in i mil. inn a iiiv a r-w xiiK-vaiania- . , w " " J I K r I liA aiffinn stm a K a m Insaa K at anaf Wa t .a - .t .a vr j "' Sllllll IIICIIIUCI IMCS 1113 iciaim mat me mree lancey votes, g ven t,, ... . . . . .... . . . ai. nenuerson, uuncomoe county, anu re- f tU. D' t ilr :. : k- .1.. !...! a ..l.;il .u..i,! ' i t-.. iic. nun cuiunii n. ni.s jeutcM juj ,u. j P at g; North-Carolina will never oe restored to his pons ; ami, lastly, six t . ... ' OL . . . , r v . ... K ... . i' .. atibmit to it. She istooiealous of her vrtai wniPii mam lannatiaii rn inn nnapn. i . . . "V "r. " State rights. She is too republican to Sanaiectcnnoui to so h.gh and flagrant .1 t - . I j S V TT T1 t a a 1 4 io rrquire tne sitting ot the F&ut'LiE, atu not tne tool ot a a a a I a a pun his defence, and Party that Irom his acknowledged audi incur the expense and trouble of prepara-J ty and consistency, we had every thing tmn, under the bare possibility that a con-1 to hope an impartial administration ot test might be waged." It we adopt that! the Government, and a dispensation of principle here, which is but iust and rea- the office created for the good of the sonable, then must we adjudge the firstl People not according to political tenets, judicial proceeding to have commenced j but the qualification to office would be October. I capability and honesty : while on the con- f the notices did not af- trary, we had every thing to fear from the m. r..m. . I. o . I .1 ! f U I ... i i ii u auiiivicuv nine iui uic uai urs iu ou- i cicvaiiiiii in ? au uuicii a man vinu lias Silling ineniui-ri . . , , ., . i i u c , n n,9r in narsnn. thug niiirht t h.va n.n-lnn Ht oil nnnfMrtla nut imtf nvat' Xr uihnea .. . ...... .W ..U Will I 1 1 M I A V. . A ..., I VflV terests are not! identified With ours ; ose whole life has been one continued substance in this plea. The employment series of hostility to the South and her in ol an, agent is a measure the sitting mem-Utitutinns. when fheir were 5 the, subjects which, in all,i would make 28 votes to be credited to him, thus : i 19 votes, non-residents and minors. ' 19 t 3 Yancey votes tendered and rejected, 3 6 votes tendered and refected, 638 They also credit to Graham, 8 bad votes given to Newland, 7 original majority, , y 8 715 Ian assumption of unauthorized power. lit would be establishing a precedent in this House that would strike at the root of the right of freo and unrestrained elec tions. This evidence must be admitted ; we dare not reject it. Among the reasons that have been as ber might adopt er oot at his -own; option ; I of issue and especially, frbm his incoti it is not one .that the petitioner could! sistency ; for what,' with htm, is inexpe dictate, either expressly or by implica-ldtent to-day, may become highly expe ion. The law, indeed, recognizes but I dient and necessary to-morrow. Rut we does not create such agencies sin con tern-! will not attempt to do justice to the ef platinn of legal notices, every person is fort. Suffice it, they were the plain and supposed to transact his own business honest convictions o! one ot our worthiest The right to employ an agent in such ca- citizens, and to be properly appreciated. es is a personal privilege thai no law can must have been heard ; and we speak the -.1 a- .. rut I i eitner nictate or deny. J he true ques- sentiments or many, wnen we say, we Difference and majority for petitioner, ""-"" signed why thee depositions should not 13 be admitted, nelie-ence on the Dart of ' at ' a a II I - Among-the nineteen illegal votes atletig- the sittinsr member, in not collectins his ed to have been given to Mr, Uraham, the evidence in season, forms a nrominent sitting member, four are supposed to be one : he is said to have waived his right given by persons whose names do not ap- Dy gross delays With aiview of testing pear upon the scrolls, lhese scrolls, in the soundness of these reasons, and of ex some States called poll lists, are made poing the gnat injustice of the charge, I cut and cerhned.to by the ahenft of the masi'tax ihe patience of the House with county; under tlie provisions of the laws of North-Carolina ; onecopy of which he is required to file ni the clerks office of the county, afrer ' the same is certified by the sheriff." 1 hese sctolls," duly au thenticated under the aeal of the clerk ol the count v. are the highest & most solemn a Drier statement or tne proceedings in the case before it reached the committee. .i 'a a' a t M -m 1 he eecton for memberstol Uongress was held in JNorth-L-aroHna on tns lain day of August last, when, of all the votes given in the district, the sitting member rpceiveti seven more man tne peimoner. turn here is whether the sitting member was allowed efficient time to appear in his own person at these several places to examine witnesses ? j There is another manifest error, into which some gentlemen, who have discuss- d this question of time, have fallen, which should not be overlooked. It is said it would lead to an unsound antl dangerous practice, if we were to permit this evi dence to come in, since it was taken af ter the committee had decided that no o ther evidence shouitj be taken. The er ror consists in a misapprehension of the decision of the committee it was not that they would not receive any more testimony, but that they would not suspend their de liberations with a view of granting further felt, when he had finished, an additiona mpuUe to action, and thrice invigorated or the contest. Uxjortl Jxammer. MONTGOMERY COUNTY. further rime was made. - If these denoli lions had been received before the report was made,- I have no doubt they would have been received. Is there any assign able reason why thev might not as well be received now as then f" - W a a - '-' a . . . evidenceof the matters contained in them. On the ed dav of Ortnhpr pmX th ,tme: 11 ,t,e,r cision had said they would They are especially the highest evidence latter Mr. th, fnrm.r with a ntir-.nf " no more evidence; M would hav, ol the uth asto who did vole, and how his intentions to contest his election, w e j. me mo important rn&wyr "As the names of these four indi- without inserting the names of witnesses Jeposmona which the petitioner pro- Vidua It. do not nnnpar unon the no U rr. n. n.ma r.cMann.a rtu ki. Huvc "c w,c l"u' vunsiurreu. - I r I I v """" . " v..-iiiv iiic:. ui iiic iun.t vu.i r , , , . tilled to us. arid furnished usl too. by the Mended. On th iQth ha f.dlnwPi thU rA: '" adopted after the decision denying petitionee himself, aqaestion arises whe- tice with another, apprizing the sitting ther he, the petioner, shall be permitted member that on the 29th he should fake to give parol evidence of third persons the depositions of """James D. Justin and mat these lour-' persons did vote ? . The others," at Asheville, in Buncombe coun manner in which the iVolls areltebt bv a tv. a distance of 40 miles. The same no . ... ,ar-. r . -w . k 1 . mi - - " Shentl and two: inspectors, sworn to con- hice also annrized the sitting meinhpr that a .i i . . . ... i r i .. - a . . uyci me elections fartynil t honestly, ort the Saturday following, the 3lst, he and who are required to keep each a se- should tak"e the depositions of individu parae list or an who vote, which isia are h.Ia at Ftnmeavillp in Yancev countv. to be compared and ceHified bv thm tn mil fnrfhpr Thpv drftainpd. t k- .1. ...: r..-:u lL . J lir - uic.nr .ui.iac me most solemn and the first place, two days, examining their c..... cnucvic.ui me correctness of witnesses, : which brought them to the 3lst, inp rPtriCTPir ao in tvitn hi ,iaU a i a I . - . . a iv 9fnwr,J s' K viw VVA 1 permitting thtfd persons to by parot-.to-; contradict th J a . -1 gross departure Irom the Oldest and most depositions at Frontsfnn nrecinct. in Mai - wua T-m iru n 1 a ii-a. n n 1 v a mw m . w r m,i . . . v.,:r,'-- -V ",( " " " sou my, oq me 4tq qay orrovemuer. ..... .v'wuuipc ,n ur votes 1 iuo miles Irom BornesviJIe, Tliey wen were given fq prahammast foil. This detained at Burnesville three ilavsl tak TIME JPEOPZE JUO VMJYG! GRANVILLE COUNTY. Agreeably to previous notice, a large .1 - i Ll a .1. . r- the Chair, and Alexander Q. Giissom and John PXiawi ence, were appointed Secre taries. i he object of the meeting having ar nniU.-.i. .11 .1 1 . . ' . 6 -P .""' '" icu lueiu one uajr ypntleinen were annmnted a rnmmittpp ti " " nv. a w urim. win rafiHi rns) fiinAffAAn 1 mm. a. K .1 a, 1 ir 1 1 a , - I KSeIaiW fiI 106 niiles. In this l nave taken of ihp nvnrtrii-. r ti.:l--. i. . .. . tUm, T .f'J'Vy' ""sr,,vr H"MfcS U5 rrnuireu on me 7in,iT.-Mnrp Win R,il.t, It.,11., a . m - - m -. j 1 . . m w. - j M-mmrn 1 'avam m m w m mA u. aa a MaTuaBaaBa Mays, and T. H. retiring for a brief TJLHi:zm.-z2'u -. At ..i j c f sjiavct reiJr.ivi .iiiciv wovitiioii mat nu- be elicited more than had ,PW"JS,a umi., irom me zyin ucto- Ki.-.rpa-d ih. mMiihi.t P-tra SES fff 7 . WK tions there, adopted mefiheir full appro ?53ii?fS? ?ent .P,a-T' -l K bation, an they were therefore submittei VJ " 00 to the consideration of this oortion of the miics.-'luti would allow the iitnng mera-rnt,nf- 7 y z I "7 'Z correc? 71 avf"1. t6 Appear at another place in the same tlf Windni Wm Mavs correct, there must be deducted sixote county; and on the 9 th, two days after, i? I i? I?' If more land if the yiew whichl hate taken atVaynesville, HaTwooU ci? A " et eho, after retrnS f the three votes e ven 'for th :u:a TAHitdM .1 .IzZT Wee reoorted thetrxonvictio Jt Hendersob Bnnrombe county, br ihe e cHizentof Yancey" be corfect'. tfe-S Mmbw-flfiUesal totw. wniH vh I ipoHf , leaying f the twentr- ' Secretaries. GATES COUNTY. At a large and respectable meeting o the Citizens of Montgomery, friendly to the election of HUGH L. WHITE,, o Tennessee, to the Presidency, and JOHN rr.f nn if .1 -r- ' r . 1 . 1 ijut-tt., 01 Virginia. 10 me vice rresi lencv. and General EDWARD B. DUD EY, of New Hanover, as Governor of the State, held at the Courthouse in Law. enceville on the 5lli inst.' being Tuesday of the County Cgurt," Col. Reuben Ken- lull was cawetl to me VJhair, ami John 15. Martin and James K. Lilly, Esqrs. were appointed Secretaries. . At the request ol the Chair, therobiect of the meeting was explaind by James L. liaines, Ksq. tn a warm & animated speech of considerable length, at the conclusion of which he introduced the Resolutions which are inserted below. John Giles, Esq. being present! at the meeting, was requested to deliver his views on the ob ject of the meeting which he did in a a ra and interesting manner. The Resolu tions offered by Mr. Gaines, were then put to the meeting by the Chair, and were unanimously adopted. They are as fol lows: Resolved, That we are opposed to the elec tion of Mr. VanUuren to'the Pres dency, because we have no confidence in his hones'y and integ rity as a politician ; and, also, because we hel eve as far as he hasiever divulged his opinions on public matters, tliey have been at war with our interests as southern men; that 4 although he has seldom committed himself we believe he has so far done so that we may safety conclude that he is in favor of tha principles ot the abolition ists, that he iaoppoNed to the distrioution of the proceeds of the sale of the public lands among the States, that he is the origin and cause of that proscription of public men lor opinions' sake, which so much prevails with the present Ad ministration ; and finally, that all his efforts as a siaiesman nave aiwaya oecn iur me auvance mem and promotion ol his own and Ins partians' interests ana welfare, legKruiess 01 me rights aou interests of We whole nation. Ruotvedf hat we are, if possible, more op posed to the election Of Uichard M Johnson, lo the Vice Presidency ; k cauaeuwe took upon him as being wholly unqualified to discharire tlie du ties of that pfce. and further, because we de, lesi nia pnvaic nrnri ciiaracier. Agreeably to previous notice, a meeting of the citizens of Gates county was held in the Court-House in the town of Gates- ville, on Tuesday the 4th of April. un motion, uou isarnes uoodman was appointed Chairman, and Willis F. Rid dlck, Esq. Secretary. ' . 1 ne object of the meeting was then ex plained in a clear and forcible manner, by V a vi a ur. John a. liaKer. On motion, the following persons were appointed a Committee to, prepare Res& lutions for the consideration of the meet- , viz : John. C. Gordon, Henry. GilU- am and John Walton, Esq's. ine Vsommiiree Having' retired lor a short time, and performed the dutv as signed them, returned and presented the following Report : f It is the opinion of your Committee, that the efforts now making by Northern Fanatics to sub. vert the domes) ic institutions of the Southern States nd inevitably to produce civil war and a dissolution of the Union make it the duty of every Southern man lo take an active part in cue appro icmng election, ot rresioent ot the y. States, The election of s6me .nun not oppof e to Southern interests, therefore, is now of vital importance to us. I We are opposed to the election of Mrt Van Buren to the Presidency, becanse his course in relation to the UisoUri question, bis admission, 1 hat Congress has power to pass laws to take from the citizens of the District of Columbia, their property, an t because his otes in favor oftiiehiirb Tariffs oi 1824 and '28. nrove that he is inimical to the best interests of the South ern States. We repose the most unbounded confidence in the integrity of Judge White, of Tennessee, a native ot North Carolina. We believe bw ta tents as a civilian ana a statesman are unques tioned even by his enemies, and all his interests and fet lines are identified with our own. J : Resolved therefore. That we pedgV ourselves to.su ppoi-t tllAiH L I WHITS lor the Presidency of the United States, by all boQorble means. . ; Rewtvedt That we will support JOHN TYLR of Virginia as Vioe-rreMdent;. - t-H Kemota, that wc approve the nomination o EOWAUI) B. DUULKY,' of Wdmiutrton, for th&Qifice of Governor of this State." ' Retolocd, That t e CUa'rmnof this meeting appoint three Delegates to meet 'those who m .y be appointed by the other counties comiosing tins. K led oral liistnci, m tne town ot Hertford, 011 Uie sccohit Tuesday in June next, to. appoint aii'Kltctur for the District, io be placed on the White and Tyler Ticket. " Resolved, That the Chairman be authorized to appoint (hereafter) a Committee of Vigila ice in each Captain's Uutrict. iu, this countv. and that they Be requested to cooperate and exert them tires to carry into eHect the proposed mta.sore& " 1 i Resolved, That . the Chairman and Secretary sign Ate proceedings of tin meeting, and that the Kditbts ot the Edeirfon Gazette, Ualcgh Slar, Ift-gis'er, Herald of the Tunes, Norfolk lit raid and Beacon, be requested to give these proceedings an insertion in ttuir respective papers.- j The foregoing Resolutions were sepa rately read f for the consideration of the meeting, and were unanimously adopted. The Chairman then appointed John C Gordon, Henry Gilliam and Richard H. Parker, Kq. as Delegates; under the 4th Resolution.. .. a moment before in that direction. Ineversaw him afterwards. I had not time to think of the meaning ot these shots, before a volley, as jf .from aithou sand rifles, was poured in uporois from the fronl, , and along our left rlank. 1 looked around me, ' and it seemed as if Iwas the only one left stand ing in the right wing. "-Neither could J, until sev eral" other vollies had b-oen fi?ed at us, see an en emyand when I did, 1 could olye'Shielr head nd arms peering out from the long graaJfsu and 4 near, ami from behind the pine trees Tne ground seemed to me an open pine barren, no hammock near that I could see. On our right, and a little to our rear, was a pond of wa er some distance .off. All arjound us we e. heavy Dine trees; very open, particu la ly towards tieleft, and abounding with long high grass. The first fire of the Indiana was the most destructive, seemingly killing or disa bling one half of our men. - . We promptly threw ourselves behind trees and opened a sharp fire of musketry. I, for one, never fired without seeing' my man, that ia head;' and shoulders 1 the Indians chiefly fired lying or squat ting in the trrass. Lt. Bassingep fiied fiveorsix rounds of cannister from the cannon. This ap- -peared o frighten the Indians, and they retreated over a little hill to ntr left, one half or three quar ters of a mile off. after having fired hot mere than 12 op 15 rounds. We immediately then began fo fell trees and erect a little triangular breastwork. Some of us went forward to gather the cartridge', boxes from the dead, and to assist the wounded. I ha t seen Major Dade fjdl to the groundby tlie first volley, and hjs horse dashed into .the midst of the enemy.- hJHinerto tij?dgeJ! . t saw 14.' Mudge sitthtg mMki'tj ; against a tree his head fallen, and evidently dying. I spoke to him, but he did hot answer. The interpreter Louis, it is said, fell by the first , fire. We have Mnce learned - that tins fellows sliammed dead that his life was afterwards spared; through the intercession oiithe Chief Jumper. and that, being an educated negro, he; read all the despatches and letters that were fouJod about the dead, to the victors. ' ' '. We had barely raised oqr breast work kn,89 high when we again saw the Indiana, advanc'mjf . in. great numbers oVfl f r ifie.hil to .puleru'TtlT when they roread themselves from trei' titrl:tol surround us. We rmrpediately extended as light Infantry, covering ourfJ?es by tlie tree and o ' pening a brisk hreirom cannon and rnuaketry. The former I don't think could .have done rough mischief, the Indians were so scattered. " :; ' Capt. Gardner, Lt Hassinger, and Dr Gathn, were the only officers left hnhurt hf the vollejr which killed Col". Dade. ,Lt, Henderson had hif left arm broken, but he continued to loacj. hie musket and to fire it, resting on the stump, jurntil Ke was finally shot down towards the close, of th 4 second attack and daring the day kept up lut spirits and cheered the men. I.t Keyes had botla Ins arms broketj in the first attack 1 they wer -hound up and slungio ahindfterehicf, andiieMt ' for tne remainder ortbe day, tinbl e.was kHteU reclining against the breast w.ork-his had bften," reposing upon it-regardless of every thing; that , was passing around him. ' - ; Our men were by degrees all cut clown. w . had maintained a steady fight from 8 until 2 P,-M. or thereabouts, and allowing three quarters of aa ' hour intern al betweenthe'first and second attack. -and had been pretty, busily engaged (br more than : a nours. j-ws ine pwymcer liij aiiya; and h sevtiyr Indians aprarcCheirtola dead, f looked MWghlhefogs; and - Saw th ! savages approaching in great numbers; A bea vy made Indian, of middle stature, painted down to the . waist, (corresponding in description to Micanonv) seemed to be the ChieCv He made them a speech, frequently pointing to the breast work. At length, tpey charged into the wore ; there was none to offer resistance, and they di npt seem to suspect the wounded being alive o fering no indignity, but stepp'ng about carefully quietly stripping off our accoutrements and car rying away our arms. Tliey then reiired in a body in the direction from whence they came."' v ' (immediately upon their retreat, forty or fifty tu rroes on hbrseback galloped up' and aUghted, :tid their beasts, and commenced with horrid snobta knd yells the butchery'of the wounded,, together with an '' thdiscruninite plunder, striped ithej bodies of the dead of clothing, watches and money? and splitting Open tha heads of all who showed- the least ; sign of life, with their axes and knives, and accompany in f their bloody work with obscene and taunting deri sions, and with frequent cries of 'what have you. got to sell v y ; Lieut. hearing the negroes butchering the wounded, at length sprang up nni .asked them to ' spare his life. Tficy met him with the blows of their axes and their fiendish laughter.' Having been" wounded in five different places myself, I was pretty well covered with' blood, and two scratches that I had received in my "head gave to me the appearance ' of having been shot through ; the brainfor iie negroes,- after catching me up by jny heels, threw ne down, saying d nhiin, he's dead erioughl Ther then stripped me 01 my aoes shoes, ana . aat. an left me.f After stripping all the dead in this manner, they trundled ofiTtlie cannon in the direction the In dians hid gone, and went away t saw them first shoot do n the oxen in their geajr, ind burn the war ' gon. A , On motion, the meeting then adjourned to meet again at the same place, on tlie third Monday in May iext.r BARNES GOODMAN, Ch!n. I WiiLis r. RiDDiCK, Sec'y. - ATALE OFUOBltOR. , ? The following nartive of the massacre of Col. Dade and hU cojnpanioris was taken down hy an officer aVampa. Bay, from Uie lips oftRawson Clark, one of, tlie three soU diers who survived jjifeiiiqrrid butciieipy. Although, it does nQtjifiJfcr. materially, from the published accounts, its particu larity invest i-ym interest. After describing the early stae ot the march, he thus proceeds ;f v . . ' H . We believe he V. . It Was eight o'clock. Suddenly I heard a rifle was placed upon the Yan Buren ticket to loduce I shot in th tbrection of the advanced guard, and the abolitionists of the North to support it atf he this was immediately followed bp a musket shot One of the other aoldiejfluescaped: says tthet threw foe cannon into he pond,' and bnrned its ear riage also. Shortly after the negroes went Jway, , , one Wilson, of Capt- G.'s company crept front under some of the dead bodies, and hardly , seemed ito M hurt, at all. He asked me to go with Mm Back to the? i Fort and I was going to follow liimj; when, air bo i jumped over the breastwork, at Indian. sprang from ; behind a tree and ahoUupJ dowp ( 1 then lay qmei until 9 o'clock that hightwheii 0 Cony, the ohly living soul beside royaelfrandlf started, upon our. journey. We knew: it was nearesi to go w n King, but we did not know the way, ana we naa seen our ehemfes retreat iq that direcdon. As I came out I aw Dr. G. lyinz Stripped amongst. jh 4 dead. 3e last I saw of him, whilst, living waa kneeling behind the breastwork with two. doublo barrel guns by him, and he said M Well; I have got -tour barrels for them FV- Capt, G. after being severe, ly wounded, cried out I ean gifo you JOO more or ders, my lads, do yoor'bestl , I last , saw a negrav spurn his body, saying with ah oath,,; that's onootV , their officers." (G. was dressed in soldier's elothas.) .iy comraoe anu my sen gnisiona; qou vvcu bb til the next day, when we?, met jm Indian on hbrsev; back, ahd.witb rifle, epnting op the roadQut ooly chance was to separate we old so; I took ti'; right and ne me lett ot uie roaa. 1 ae inuan ur 7 sned and I binjC- Shortly afterwards I vheard arifleahet, a little after another. I concealed nytelf amcaj some scrub and.8aw Palmetto, and after a While si w the Indian pasa, looking for ma. oaddenlyi oow ever, oe put spurs 10 nis norae, ana wjbb . p galioptowards theroad. , ;; C .;j'vt'.. , i t made ometbing of a circuit, before JatrpctT taa . hmmtninrk That hlcbt I was h trodd deal ana and dyed by the wolvta, who bad aceatad srr Uasl'8 . eaioe tsrf doss f e &t 4J, tMZZt L.a 9 ' 'w'. . ' .iU'fai ? ''if m If m trir &. i-- 1 y 1 MM 1.1 ft 4 lit 1 A 1 if ,'-f 11
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