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: ; . " . . . - v . : - - . . i: 1 " ' ; ' ! " !' . - - . V. . . ' ' ' . - " . .- ' ' -.! -t ,:.! 1 . . - - , ' , . . V ;- - 1 ' . : . - 1 - - " " - - ' , - : , i - . . . ' ( Ours sire the plan of fair delightf ill peace, un war p'd by party rage, to live like brother b." sMOl 26. JOSEPH GALES BN, Editors and prpprieto. terms; J aBctFTT6x, thrio d6.llarapT annumone Mf in advance. 'A VI " I Persona residing without the State will be Vequired to pay the wnou amount of the year's Fo'r every 16 lines size type) first insertion Court Orders and jouiciai AdTertisemenls win e charged 25 per cent, higher and a deduction if 33 j per cent, will ibWraadej from the regular Cj" Lkttkbs to me cuuora masi oe posi-piau. Cheaper GOODS than evert ' LryHE Subscrilier f has just returned from New X York, with a large and general assortment of STAPL E a h FANC Y DRY GOODS, V of almost ererv description, which it selling chxap- jca this Spring tu as Kriai 15. 13. SMITH. . April 10,1839 j 24 6t. CENTRAL, MAIL ROUTE ; DAILY, BETWEEN THE Via "the Chesapeake Bay Steam Boats, .K ASD THE " POUTSMOUTII & llOANOKE RAIL ROAD. ?OYtah arranfremenr entered inlo between the 13 pouts MorrH and koanokr hail UOAt) COMPANY, and'the MAHYLANI aw VIKCISIA STKAM. HOAT COMPANY, tbrre w.ll he, 'n and sfier the ftrbt day of April, 1839, a DAILY Mad. and P;sseriger Line between UALTIMOKE -and WELDON, N. C. (at which intler place commences '? the Wilmington ami Halifax Rail Itod LineJ runnincr DAILY to Chaleston, S. C.) f Throcah BETWERir BALTIMORE &WELDON, By Steamboat, 180 miles, d; Railroad 80 miles,) IN TWENTY-ONE IHOUKS DAILY, Beincr several hour let time, and at MUCH v LESS EXPENSE than by any other route wit ft ) Jbnl: one change of Uuggagv without the less of one moment's sleep, and without travelling by Ruil Jioad after dark. Of the safety of the DAY LINE of STEAM DO TS, it will be sufficient t satisfy the Pub lic to slate the remarkable fact, th t in TU'F.N-TY-TWO YEAR'S RUNNING NEITHER LIFE "KOli LI MM HAS BEEN LOST. THE, PORTSMOUTH JlJfD RQJJVOKE HAIL ROAD is imw in 'good -order has i.one. but sftlemtid new Eight Wheel Passengfr Cur, to wh:clv NO HURT 11 EN C A ft S are to be attach ed; 'and that Company pledges itelf, that if ftiilhful AgetiU careful and experiencd Engi neers, acting? under a. constant supervision, Can rhalce this route acceptable to the public, then it shall be so. I Office of the P. 8t R. R. R Co. 1 PprlsmoulA, Va. March S6. 1839. $ -QJ Passej;ers ti-m the South by the bov route, will always arrive m ll dtimore in time for the - Morning Line to Philadelphia and New Y.rk, WHICH CANNOT BE DONE BY ANY OTHER LINE. 2 5 l.n BE RJYJt D p UP UY HAS the pleasure of announcing to his friends and the public in general, thnt he has just re turned from New York ' and Philadelphia, and brought out with him a new supply of GOODS, not inferior in splendor and richness to any of his for mer rare and estenive collections, which he will -dispose of AT NEW YORK PRICES. The assortment consists in part of SuperiorGold independent Second Watches. Lever, A nchor. Du plex, and Vertical, do;, S!ver Watcbes of all de scriptions; Rich 'and fashionable Jewellery in all its varieties. ' y " ; Silver and, Plated Wares. -Silver Forks. Spoons, do Butter Knives, Pickle, do. JHandsome Cups, Rich Silver-mounted Castors, ' Candlesticks, Snuffers and Trays, Cake Bas kets and Waiters, Coffee Greques, Dixon & r Sou's first rate Brittaina Ware, &c. &c. jPAJVCX GOODS. f:: Mantel Clocks and Lamps, Astral do.; 8plendid Japaned Waiters in Setts, Ladies and Gcntfemens' Toilet Boxes, Work do Backgammon Boxea,Chess men,' Patent Steel Pens, Swords, Epauletts. and Military Buttons, .Visiting Card Cases & Cards, Canes,; Whips, Pistols, and fine Guns, Rookbs' fine Razors, Knives, and Scbsors, Gold and Silver Spectacles to suit 1 all ages, magic Razor Straps, Pocket Books, arid Silk Purses, $-c. d-c. Spanish Guitars, Violins, CIaritieUs,Flageoletts Tlutes, Ocuve, fo Fifes, Accordions, and Music - Boxes; Violin and Guitar Strings. Clarinett Reeds, and Preceptors for all'theiahoye Instruineota. , Genuine French Cologpe , verv arsuperior article; an extensive assortment of Perfumery for , Ladies' and Gen tlemens' Toilets. The above Goods havipg been bought for Cash. nd carefully selected by the Subscriber personally, he invites the attention of those who' wish to pur chase, being perfectly sure to please those who may favour him with a iall. j , ',. C3 VVfttches and Clocks of all descriptions re paired in his accustomed tuperior style. f QCj Gld and Silver manufactured to order, and all Gold and Silver Wares repaired by . a . first rate Workman. f 03 Old Gold and Silvir taken in exchange. April 12, 1839, n ? t4-8w. N AN Apprentice to the Tailoring business. One of moral habits and from ! the country would be preferred: OLIVER & JOHNSON. Raleigh April. 1839. j 25 COMMISSION AGENCY, &c. I ll AVE a good stock of good Flour on hand, and expect to keen s constant supply of that article, as well as MaV B con, Lrd Molasses, Salt; &c &c. Am enlrffing my Office and Ware Rooms, for the more convenient transac tion of suchv Auction and Commission business as may be rommitfd to my care. ' To ihose distant dealers at our Banks, who have r quired my sfvic'e. and for agencies ' of all other kinds, trusted to my hands for ten years pat, I tender my-thank-, and promise still to endeavor to deserve public patrnnee. WILLIAM PECK. Rnleigb, April 17th, 1839. 25 3t : AND' j ! OL1TER & jonxsoN, ! IVZBROtAXTT TAILORS, Fay ettcville sireet, Raleigh. E have just received and are norv opening at the old stand nt Litchfohd 6c Olivkb, a very extensive STOCK OP GOODS in ion- line. and we think we hazard, nothing in saving the most elegant ever opened in this market.! These Goods have been selected with great care, l y Mr. Olith in person, who spared no pains in their selection, and we confidently recommend them to our customers and the public, as very superior. The o'd friends and customers of L. fc O, are es pecially invited to give"us a call. Our Stock com prizes every thing in use, of which the following is a part CLOTnS. SUPERIOR Wool Dtsd Black, " do do Blue, .. u do do Greene, " , i Rifle -V do. " Drake Neck do. " ' Grass do; " Bottle do. du Dahlia, " do Claret, " Brown. CASSIMERES. SINGLE asb DOUBLE Milled Black, do do do do do do Blue, Brown, Grey, Dove, Drab, do do do do do do Doe Skin Mixed, ' Hard Thnes and GiraiC TESTIWftS. : SUPERIOR PLAIN. BLACK VELVET, Figured do do : Plain do 8atinS, " Figured do do Plain V hite Marsailea, j " Fig. Colored do of every kind. , For Summer Coats & Pants. SUPERIOR Plain French BOMBAZINES, do do Drap'd'tec. FOR SUMMER PAWTS. , -i SUPERIOR Plain White DRILLINGS. " do Brown do Graff do ? " Zehra do Crape '- - do. Together, with a general assortment of READY MADE CLOTHING, TENXANT S CELEBRA TKD STOCK, SATIN AND BOMBAZINE, LOW SUMMER STOCKS, A NEW ARTICLE, SHIRT BOSOMS RUFFLED AND PLAIN, ROUND i ' ! : END LINEN j COLLARS, VERY SUPE RIOR, PLAIN BLACK $ FIGURED SATIN CRAVATS, VICTORIA AXD f CORDED SILK CRAVATS, BUCK SKIN SUSPENDERS.SILK COTTON GUM-ELASTIC DO. BLACK SILK SCKS, IIOS- KIN, SILK AND THREAD GLOVES, And in tact every thing that emild be thought of in our line, all of which will be sold on ourjusual ac commodating terms, and made up to order in the most fashionable manner. We have, as heretofore, superior Northern Workmen,' and warrant every thing we make, not to be surpassed in a i:y respect North or South. Orders from our friends at a dis tance thankfully received and promptly attended to. Ladies Hiding Hnhits, cut and made in superior style. The latest London and Paris Fashionsjust received. OLIVER & J0HN30N. Raleigh, April, 1839 25 6t C3 btaudard, ami Salisbury Watchman, each 6 weeks. . j - j ! FRESH ARRIVAL. . OOK of the Passions by James Illustrated with sixteen splendid Engravings, from Draw-. ings by the most eminent Artists. Heath's Shaks peare Gallery, coutainins the principal female char, acters in the plays of the Great Poet, bound in a very superior style," 1 Vol. The Bubbles of Cana da, by the author of Sam Slick, the Clock Maker, dec. &c. 1 Vol. 10th and II th Nns. Nicholas Nick elby. The art of Rearing the Silk Worm. Spirit of the East, illusliated in a Journal of Travels. Thorough Roumelie hy D. Urquhart ; Conversation on Nature and Art, with cuts, I Vol. Sterling and Penrudock by the author of Tremaine,1 De Vere, &c. &c. Village Reminisrences, 2 Vols. Wis dom and Genius of Shakespeare. Jack Shepard, a Romance by W. Harrison A insworth. M The ajbovo works nre for sale nt'NoJl Cheap Side,by i 4 TURNER & HUGHES. " At the N. C. Book-Store. April 17, 183985 COACHES, BAROUCHES ANIBt7GGl8. rriHE Subscrilwr has on hand-.n assortment of JL the above Carriages.-- Some are- richly :fin- j ished, which will, he thinks, bear a comparison witn. any manufactured elsewhere. The work is war ranted to be faith fully exeeute!, and will be sold on as favorable terms as can be afforded.' Those wish ir.g to supply themselves, will please call and judge for themselves. - THOS. COBBS. . Raleigh, May 21, 1638. V ALU ABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE. UffDFR a decree rf the Court of Equity For the County ot Wake, Will be sold at 11 o' clock on Saturday the 1st of June nex', at the Court House door, the folb'wing Lots i the City of Riteigh. iz: part of Lot No. 67, on Fayetteville street, and now occupied by Rev. Mr. Ifcy, and the: part of the same Lot in the possession of Mr. "A lex. Oamphel', and part of Lot ilo. 147; alo, No. 101 'and 164, the former at this time in the occupancy of Mr. William, and the latter of Dr. Haywood. The aforesaid property belongs t Frederick Freeman, and children, and will be sold n a credit of 6 and 12 months, with intt rest from sale. At the same time and plce, on a credit of one and (wo vears, with interest from date, a met of Land, Iving on Neitse River about seven miles from Raleigh, containing 383 acre, belonging to Mr EDWxll. Hicks and children, of Biuiis wicK County, Virginia. The purchaser will be required to cive bond with approved security. For a mre particular description of the property, enquire at my Of fice next door to the Episcopal Church. II. W. MILLElt, C. & M. April 17th. 1839. 25 6t NOTICE. THE General Assembly hnving suhurised the Governor to procure one complete set of W EIGHTS and MEASURES, as Standards for each county, persons disposed to contract are invited to mnke their terms known, agree ably jto the Act for thnt purpose. Chaper XL. Models of the Weights can be seen at the Executive Office. E, B. DUDLEY. April, 1839. tf. PIANOS. wwrm Tr r o .. l :i i : c i I I I u i imorm u,e l.i .i-l u ii i i , m. umt ue u a uuimwr ui J'1fIIUS They are Imported from Germany, and for sweetness of tone will compete with any instruments, either English or American. All good : i i . i i ... . i : - . : lUUKet uiKC nurur biiiimk m suiumiy ii men ruiiriuir expects to have on hand a good assortment of ' J 3 PiAos;and he invites all persons desirous of pur- chasing, to call and examine his Instruments. j JU!stiUA npivbK. Salern.W. . April 1, lSd'J. -38-41. . STATE OF NORTO-CAROLDfA. 1XTHEREAS thirteen citizens of the tenth a T Congressional District of this State, have associated themselves conformably tothe act of tne General Assembly of l&6. 44 to encom ae l the culture a-d manufacture of S.ik and Sugar in this State." an.l have orcranized tbemsrlvs hv appointing Mortis Q. Wnt'del', Presuient; James J. Horne, Trasuer t Benja. J. Ilouze, Secretary and Wm ll Hardin, Jo..Rmsay; N Stedmni, J. Ilarman, Jno. Toomer, Isaac Hall, and Wm. T. Home, Directors : Now, therefore, 1, Edward B. Dudley, Gov ernor, purtiant to ssid act ot 1836, to leclrr und muke kno n that the said Company is du ly ncorporated bv the name aud style of the Pitt SDoro' Silk Manufacturing Company. In testimony whereof, I hve cans. ed the Great S-al ot the SUte ti be hereunto affixed, and sund the s me with ny own propc- g- nature. Done, this the 13th d of April, A. D. 1839. at our City r ' Italeiirh, and" of the Independ nc of the United States the Mxty-third. EDW'l) B. DUDLEY. By the Governor, 25 !"CHars.ToPHi C. RxTTtr, Private Secretary. The Annual Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of North-' 'nrolioa. will le held in Christ Church, Newbern, on the third Wednesday of May next. being the 15th day of the month.1 1 1 v ; E. L. WINSLO W, Secretary. NEW AND FASHIONABLE ! SJPMJVG GOODS. nntlE Subscriber, having" purchased the.entire JL Stock of S. M. Uabbkb & C., has cm menceu business at xne Mot e tormertv occu pied by them, first dnr south of Mr. U. Smith's A lore, where be is, tins day, receiving his sjpnrjrc GOODS, Consistinfr of DRY tiOODS, GROCERIES, i - HARDWARE, CUTLERY, &c. &c. to which he invites the attention of the public irenerslly. ; The Subscriber is determined to selfi upon as good terms as any person in Town, amine nopescy.a strict attention to business to merit a liberal share of public patronage. rjij- urocenes cneip, lor uash of. l,EYI S. TOWER. April 6, 1839. ! 23 HP T )F; W 2 1ST S 35th REGIMENT Jf. C M1XITIA. Head Quarters, ' Raleigh 10th April, 1839. J rn H G Commissioned and non-Commissioned X Officers are noti6ed to attend at the Baptist Grove, in Raleigh, on Friday, 1 7th of May, at 11 o'clock, for Drill - and the election of Col. Com- mandant.. And on the J8ih; the day lol lowing, you are commanded to have your several Companies i lM!,BrS formed on Hilbboro street, by 10 clock, A. !., I other,, 44 Or how w it that yon get two dol for Regimental Review. UfftvwntinffV,rW;,Aunwmar By order of L't Col. . L. W. PECK, Adft. April 12, 1833. 3 1. BLANKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION jqFQR SAIE AT THIS OFFICE.iAe wards. N. V Times, WHAT IS USEFUL EDUCATION. - - "' ' . -t! h ! ' We put the question in reference! to the great body of the American r youth, who are to earn their bread by ' the sweat f their brows, ami, under Providence, to wield the future destinies of .our country. Twa principles should be aimed I at -to provide for themselves Imnorttblj; under ordinary conlinjtencies and qualjfy litem to .become useful to society.. The times 'as Well as uitiversul experience abufulantly adinonish that, however the children of wealth may ititlulge in indolence and dis sipation, while their means last the great mass of 'Amrrioan Youth must and ought to depend upon their labor for their fortunes and their usefulness. Fortune is at best precarious patrimonial dependency is un certain, and reliance upon the friendship or charity of the world, or 'upon office, is frail and debasing. Self dependence is the only sure stay. We are ever 'willing to help those who help themselves. Pro ductive labor is the legitimate source of all the wealth, individual or national f-and to labor is profitable to the individual and to the nation, in proportion to the measure of intelligence and scientific knowledge which guides antl directs its operations. Hence it is of primary importance that our youth should be effectually taught to labor, and that their minds should be early imbued with that kind of knowledge - which will instruct them In the principles of their business, render it honorable, and make them independent in their conduct and in lortune. We have, to be sure, Colleges and Aca demies more than can well be supported, or that can be made economical and useful. But these are in a measure consecrated to the learned professions to the privileged few for they " are privileged, inasmuch . . I. . . 1 as thev nro tht ovrliniivo rennipntsnt nun IC b0Ullty in the higher branches of! learn O". I - l . : rmuuiuvc litum receives mucin im advantajre from their teaching. Few of the youth who enter their halls, ever seek for a livelihood in the laboring a rts They learn to look upon labor as servile sind demeaning-, and to seek iheir living to- what ., t .1 1 1 1 f i 'I'l l .1 I l ... I ... " nui gu 10 mcbc scoouis to peuni i vvorK. or to learn to live by worK in the cominoil mcaoini; of thee terms but to learn to live without work or above Work. Thcv are virtuallv withdrawn from the prot'.ucing classes, these young aspir ants flock, to the learned professions and jrcnteel emniovrnents, as the avenues to honor and . office, and notwithstandin ,.-. .. . , . . J.' . luhn. its fftkVAtfi lm..il.T in Ann ..r.... .... nil other, tt suply their real or imaginary wants, yet the genteel prolessmns nave become overstocked, and the threshhold ot power so thronged wilh applicants, that hundreds and thousands are thrown back, as parasites upon - society, exhibiting: the melanclmly spectacle of men btrn to be useful, but unable or unwilling, I mm the bias of a wrong education, to become so. Let the Standard ol Education be raised. Gov. Eveuett. A WARNING VOICE. A writer in the Knickerbocker draws. in the suojoineu onei SKeicn, a revomng picture. Yet how many young tneti are chafing gilded butterflies things f a day: How til norinr. tlionnlit 1. ic llio Iivt iC tin young gn i, unaccustomed to the world, to that of the. heartless and false doll of I I t: 11 dress uhorfe every word is for effect, and every thought a desire for admiration ; who can sacrifice domestic pleasure land fol- low fashion and vice Vice of thought : who lives only in crowds, and is iniserable aine ; wio love self supremely and takes a husband for his carriage and "house, anil enters into matrimony lor the liberties it allows her. there are such women : the" idols of the ball room and the belle of the watering places. They enjoy a; butterfly celebrity and then decay early; in mind and body, the victims to lashion, br worse. What thoughts must linger around the bo soms of such women on their djying beds as they thing of their neglectjed God ! Young men. know not what they follow, as they glide jn tn the wake of the plumed syren -of the danxe. They are! the false If 1 . - 1 1- . . iS ' - light which meteors hold out to draw theV tumbling ships upon the rocks.'! Thev lure us on with music and the plterinz of tiny feet antl jeweled fingers and lalse smiies, ami laise neans : ami wnen tne victim U caught, like the veiled prophet, ihey display their awful hid eou stress, rio, no ! Love is found in gentle hearts. It dwells not amid the riots of pleasure ; it dies in the glare ol splendor, and cannot live tit the heart devoted to dress and week follie; it is more nurtured in 1 quietness, than loud applause, or the world's praise. Give me the sharply defined feelings of a young antl timid girl, and 1 leave you to ihe confessions of the gaudy coquette. Give me the beaming glances of a liquid eve, and l yield tne Diight and Hashing ar a i . . i - s ' i . w i-m t blaze ol the proud beauty to others. Wtry Mysterious. There must be a I wery consiaeraoie wanatiou in tne walae of-wagrant woters".aid one loafer to an- Vy, you see, you wotes only in one ward, and' I wotea in two, an' I herd one feller say last election, that Bill Price gin' him seventeen dollars cos vy ? he woted in all CALVARY. -'.i. I had always supposed that Calvary was a high hill. I always heard it called ' Mount Calvary, and I had 6een a picture of the ancient masters.where it is always so delineated. So impressed .'was 'my mind with the notion, that nothing could remove it, but an actual inspection l.oTthe place it self.' I found no mountain, spd felt some uneasiness, until I retumetl, to review the Scriptures which describes the place, and then for the first time observed, that there was no ' Mount Calvary' in. the Bible. The supposition is altogetlier . gratuitous : and it seems strange that it should have be come so universal. The gospel speaks of the spot as the place of Calvary," or 44 the place that was called Golgotha, Matthew is the most partictflar. He says "a place called Golgotha, that is to say the place of a skull." Mark uses nearly the same words 41 The place Golgotha, which is, being interpeted, the place of a skull.' Luke simply says, They came to a place called Calvary." John's words are, And he, bearing his cross, went forth, into a place called in the Hebrew, Gol gotha.' He adds,4 The place where Jesus was crucified was near to the city." Here is no mention ot a mountain or hill, it is simply caiiea " a place. l ne spot is a j naked rock, from four to five hundred feet broad at the base, and not over twentv-five feet in perpendicular eleva'inn; but as it rises in an oblique direction, its height does not appear to be more than from fifteen to twenty feet. Buckingham's Lectures. ! Pointed ReprooK Two gentlemen one dav, at a public table, got into a vehement dispute upon a subject on which, it was quite evident, they were both profoundly ignorant. A big bull dog, which had been quietly sleeping on the hearth, was roused by their violence, and began barking furi ously. An old gentleman, who had been quietly sipping his winej while the dispu tants were talking, .gave tfe dog a kick, I i . . r a t ana exciaimeu, " uoia your tongue, you brute. You know no more about it than they do." The latigh of the whole table was turned immediately upon the noisy brawlers. I HE r LOWERS OF THE oEA A THRIL LING stoky. An extraordinary story is told by Capt. Wallace, pf a lover and his mis tress, who were sayed in a singular manner from the jaws of a shark. A transport with a part of a regiment on hoard, was sailing with a gentle breeze along the coast of Col ney; one ot' the officers was leaning over the poop railing, conversing with a young lady who had inspired him with the tender pas sion. The lady was in the cabin in the act of handing a paper to her lover, when lover - reaching herself, she fell into the sea, and supported by her clothes, she drifted astern; the officer lost no time in plunging in after her, and upheld her with oiie arm. The sails were quickly backed, the ship lay too, and preparations were made to lower a boat, when, to the dismay of all on board, a large shark appeared under the keel of the vessel, and gliding towards his victim, a shout of terror from the agon zed spectators called the attention of the officer to the approaching danger; he saw the rilon ster's fearful length nearing him; he made a desperate effort, plunging and splashing the water so as to frighten the shark, who turned and dived out of sight. The cur rent had now carried the officer and the la dy close to the vessel, when the shark ap peared a second time along side, and was in the act of turning on his, back to seize one of the hapless pair, when a private of the officer's company jumped fearlessly overboard with a bayonet in his hand, which he plunged in the back of the shark, which instantly disappearing, ihe three were released from their perilous situation. Scrupulosity. Mr. Robertson, of Vir ginia, is a man of considerable talent, but odd, peculiar, impracticable, a good deal given to Virginia metaphysics, and a great stickler for a strict construction of the Con stitution. The folio wins" story, circulated at Washington the winter before last, serves to show his peculiar tenacity on this latter point. At that time the pleurisy was prevalent, and two or three members had died of it, and as usual, had been buri ed at the public expense. One night, Mr. Robertson, being suddenly seized with this disorder, called up some or his friends and BCIO 1171 a IMIJBICldU. M IIC IIICIIU3 ill ICIIl 1H- ea to persuaae mm tnnt tne attacK was slight, and that he would easily, throw it off. No," said Mr. Robertson, who was in great pain, "No, the disorder 1 fear will prove fatal, bnt,,, he added, do not have me buried at the public expense- . I .L? . .. r . . mere is notning in tne constitution to war rant-that."'--2?o0n Alias. StticiDR . Suppose, sir, (said Bos well to Dr. Johnson, after having put the case of one who wjas accused of 'forging a will and wh'o had sunk himself into .the be detected in W friudi tbe conseqqeiiqeVf which win oe uiier tiisgrace ana expulsion from' society;. Theni sir, let him go ; to a distant cwintry let him ; go to ' some place where' be isj not known : don't let him go to- the derit, where he is known Thames before the trial of its authenticity came on) that a raa:tf 19 absbltj tely 9 sure thavifne fives'iielw'davs? longer Ke shall COMMUNICATION Toths FasEXxs of the eiqbth Co.xoBSSSXoSAat . UisTaicT. .. , s- , Fellow-Citizens : Dr.. Montgomery, after having misrepresented you for several sessions- in the National Legislature, has addressed to you a Circular, bearing the 'plain marks of Presidential and party ori gin, wherein he discpurses with his usual eloquence upon the rnore prominent ques tions which iiowi interest and divide the country, and of the distinguished part which he, as your immediate Representative, has. thought proper to take in regard to ihemC I have seen lus precious document, fellow citizens ; and I wish you to.understand in the outset of this communication, that I do riot intend to review it-minntely. Such a review would he a task rather than a duty j but, if I can command my own patience and; your attention, I do propose to take a few randprn;;glanees at itsr strange positions, and to speak freely of its writer and of the par-?T ty in power. - Those of you, fellow-citizens, who are part y men, and . who have hitherto voted for the Doctor, most assuredly have no cause to complain of him. He has been a servant of yours good and true. Do you go for theSub-Treasurv.and against Banks? He goes with you. f)o you wish to array the rich lagairist the poor, and ti;e poor against the rich ? He strives to do the same. Do you wish to uphold your President right or wrong? There he is wilh you a gain. Do you go for the Alherton Resolu tions ? So does the Doctor. That most blessed coalition of Southern Van Buren men and Northern Abolitionists for the pro tection of Southern liberty. 1 mean not to call the Doctor an Abolitionist; his proper ty, his interests are here, and they would km check him, even if he had no family ties. Nor do I call those who leagued on that oc casion with Northern men, Abolitionists. But the principle of such a league what is it? It is to violate the Constitution, by receiving petitions which medftate treason to its provisions. It is to settle the ques tion by concession and base compromise. It is to lull the South, while vplcanic fires are raging beneath her! It is! to light up the torch of havoc and rapine in her dwel lings ! It is to scorch and crimson her plans with the fires and blood pf'civil con flict ! Nor did the demoniac Guy Fawkea carry a torch more surely directed to ca lamitous consequences; like him, the Abo litionist, here or elsewhere, would blow up the temples of legislation, and invoke death and blood to cover and curse a dismember ed country! Dr. Montgomery is a mem ber of this .tither ton Club. Fellow-citizens, remember that! Ponder uponj it, for you are the rightful judges, the sole' arbitrators. You are to say whether yon are willing to doom your spirits to that ulceration and agony which the murder of your w ives and , daughters, the conflagration ofj your citiesf H the disruption of your Federal Unron.wouTu produce? If you are, first tfar down (if you can,) that banner of yours which now glitters in sunshine and waves in shade from the St. Lawrence to the Gujf -first tear up your pension rolls your Written constitu tions your honored archives-first demol- l'J isb the architraves that now stand so strong- ly. beneath your temples of justice and your halls of legislation first envelope the past in gloom and blot from your children's memories the name of WASHiNGTOX--for the art would be at best suicidal and you will then have proved yourselves the most skilful architects of public destruction that any age has ever produced ! -' - -. r ' ' Other questions, fellow-citizens, less mo , mentous indeed, but still of great and abid ing interest, are presented to vou. In these. as in all other political questions, you are the only and the competent umpire. You are to bear their consequences, whether for L i - I u - weal or for woe. If you would,' you cannot shift the. responsibility. - You are FKEE MEN, and if you are fettered,1 it is by your connivance or by your indifference. If demagogues prevail over honept statesmen, it is your fault and yoursm. ).i your pecu liar and necessary institutions pass through: peril or fall, whether you perceive' or uot the incipient working of those. faUe princi ples which lead to 'their, overthrow, you will reap the calamities incident to their loss, and have to answer for your cciuhicv to posterity. 7 j j - . Among the many grave questions npori which the Van Buren party seem determin ed to make you act, the SubTreasurV i one of paramount importance, j This mease ore, orufinatirttj in adverse elements and supported by fragments of Ui, North and South, has been twice pressedjby President van Kuren upon tne attention 01 uongress, and as often signally defeatet. . The firrn ' and unqualified manner in which it Was on , v both occasions rejected ; the decisive repre hension which it lias encountered in tit primary assemblies of the people and ul tiio Legislatures of many of the most pdptllotis ' and patriotic States ; and the loud disapnro- . baliofi of it so constantly ex pressed all tief ' the country;' conspire staipjba. M liii sign-manual pfpApuUrcbno alI rebuke ie InHeaey iantl 1 WlnesSC in twhicn it was;;c6ncetred and with, .wider) it has been adybcaied ('itizens noiwiihstanding ; the- weiiUner- I svoou aversion ,01 me country w mis nieas urej notwithstanding tho wi 'do di2trno 7- i
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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April 27, 1839, edition 1
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