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THE NEW INDUN EMPIRE.
PmfinM v tin erVenttas occurred in .the
progress of our country, since the establish
ment of the Federal GoTernment, more in
Jteresting in itself, or fraught with; more im
portant consequences, jthan ltliese?aient
ofihe native tribes beyond the western Hoar
its of the Union. ifrhere "aretiOvr irT the
Territory.set ,apar: by Congress for their
permanent residence, appnt aa,uou muians,
belonging to 22 separate tribes, snd speak
ing Jas many i different languages. - About
20,000, of 'the 'whole! number, belong to
tribes 'native to theisoi!.5 But the estimate
does nbtinclode the wild Indians of the
prairie'or the mountains, or those residing
north of the Missouri, or around the sour
ces of the Mississippi , as all j)f these are
without the limits of the Territory.
' The average breadth of the Territory is
something over 200vmiles, and in length a-:
bout 600. It contains an area of about eigh
ty millions of the public land, and is heal
f thyveli watered, sufficiently timbered,and
a great deal of it remarkably fertile, and is
well adapted for agricultural and pastoral
purposes. .Lead ore, iron ore, coal and salt
springs have been discovered in it. And it
is said that all whoresule there, are well
pleased !with their: situation.
Some few of these, jthe Choctaws, the
Chickasaws, the Cjierqkees, have, to some
extent, Written laws fori the internal govern
ment of 'their respective tribes. The Dela
wares are about imitating their example.
"With these exceptions,! the whole of these
95,000 Indians, divided into upwards of 20
tribes, who speak different languages, and
many of whom entertain for each other
mutual hereditary animosities, have for their
j government no international raw. It is man
ifestly both the duty and the policy of our
government to provide ugainst the possible
consequences of this crijlical state of things.
And it was with that view that the Senate
once passed a bill fbir a fjTerritorial Govern
ment, to be formed by a convention of the
tribes themselves, Tcqujring only that the
Superintendent or Govejrnor should be ap
pointed by the President and Senate, and
that the laws should be approved by the
President, and providing for the appoint
ment by the Indians jof one Indian delegate
to Congress. We trust the subject will be
resnmeand successfully prosecuted at the
next session of Congress.
Much valuable information concerning
the condition and prospejcts of these tribes
is given in a work , entitled, An Annual
Register of Indian Affairs; in the Indian Ter
ritory," by the Rev- Isaac McCoy, who
has devoted the last twenty years of his life
' to their improvement. It appears by this
work that the best informed and civilized,
are the Choctaws, . the ; Chickasaws, the
Cherokees, and Creeks Many of them
have learned bur language, our religion, our
. literature, our agricultural pursuits, and me
chanic arts. Some iof them .studied our
forms of Government, and have organized
their Government for: the respective tribes
in. imitation of ours. They have printing
presses among them they publish "news
papers in the English lind Indian languages.
They print their school books and alma1
nacks, &c ?ewarkJ)aj,lif Advertiser.
T II E ELEPHAN T .
In the year 1805, the British army laid
siege to the city of Blirutpore, in the East
Indies. '., The siege was a long one, the ar
my large, and attended by thousands of
cattle and horses, and: a jgreat many ele
phants. In that hot ctuntry,many men and
animals drank large jquajn titles of water
every day, so that, when summer came with
its dry winds, i fn!d that the ranks
or ponds began to fail, ahd were after a
while entirely dry. At (hese ponds the
cattle and elephants always drank, so that,
when they were dried up, there was no
water, except in the wells, which in that
' country are very large, being ten or twelve
fert across. At one of these wells,on which
they chiefly depended fori water, there was a
constant crowd of mejn and animals, all
thirsty, and each one anxious to drink be
fore the other, so that there was often much
confusion, and sometimes! hard words a
lwoiig the men who came to jwater the beasts.
One day, two elephan keepers, each
with his elephant, came as usual after wa
ter". One of these aniinals was very large,
and the other small anid weak.- A bucket
had been "given the smai I oijie by his keeper,
' which he carried on thie enjd of his trunk,
but the large one had po bucket, nor had
his keeperany, with vfhicl) to draw up the
water. The large elephant, being thirsty,
and wanting to drink' first,! and seeing that
the bucket in possession of his weaker bro
ther was in his power, -.''seized it, and took
it aay from his poor fellow-servant, who
was probably as thirsty aaj himself. The
small elephant knew his own weakness too
well toj try to take Ms bucket again, or to
punish suth an insult by opn violence. He
therefore, for the present, remained quiet,
probably thinking to take jhis revenge in
some other way. The keepers, however,
quarrelled between themselves, and offer
ed each other much abuse, be cause the mas
ter of the small elephant. thought the other
keeper told his animal to take away the
bucket While they were quarrelling,the
small elephant was watching the large one,
and seeking a chance te punish him for the
insult; and seeing him happen to turn his
side towards the well, he drew back arTel
steps, to rgjfre himself more forte, ancTlhen
rushing forwaid with all his might, struck
. his enemy such a terrible blow as to pitch
him fairly into the well. j
Such an accident to the foontain on wl ch
' so many people chiefly depejnded for water,
gave grcal alarm to the 'officers and others,
Iof no pne saw how tile-huge animal could
be raised jfut, and therefore they thought
lie 4must perish there, and thus poij the
water, The well down to the water, where
the elephant lay, was about 20 feet deep;
adlie depth of water Jpelow him was con
: wiJeraleso tliat be floated on the surface,
and, not being hurt H bjrt the , fait jeemed
highlto enjoy so cooljantl cbinfortable a
pldce, and made rib exertions 1d gettut
After some timevipentn contnving what
course could be taken to raise the animal
0t,i.witbqutIr.Un!
it could be' done by sinking facihes under
himi and JLhus gratluallyj rtsiiigilMm to;tlie
top of the well." Facines are bandies of
small wood, or brush, bound together, and
used by armies to Mil up ditches or small
streams of water, so that men and ) horses
can cross them where there are ho bfidges..
A vast number of such! bundles lhad been
prepared by the army, to be used in this
seige, and permission was given! by the of
ficers ,to use them on this occasion. J3ut
who would believe that the elephant could
be made to knowjhpw to use them; for, in
order to raise him up, theytnust be piled,
one bundle on the other, in a manner so
firm and regularVas to bear his great weight
yhen standing on them. Hiskeeper,,how
ever, soon tauglit him his lesson,' and made
him understand what he must do with the
fascines, so that, when they were lowered
down to him, the sagacious creature took
them one by one, and placed them 'under
him until, in a short time, he was able to
stand upon them. Seeing now "that there
was no dangerand thinking that he'could
get out when he pleased, the cunnihg brute
determined to enjoy the pleasure ol his cool
situation a little longer, and therefore re
fused to proceed with his work; nor icould
all the scolding or threats of his keeper
make him place anolher fascine under him.
Finding that there was no use in trying to
drive him, the keeper was obliged to jbe us
cunning as his elephant. He therefore be
gan to sooihe him. He praised I him for
what he had already done, and .promised
him plenty of brandy, or. arrack, liquors of
which this animal is very fond, if he would
go and finish his work. The knowing crea
ture, flattered by such praises, aail encour
aged by such promises, again went toiplac-
: . it. i .i i i
nig we luscmes unuer mm wnn sucn; mil
gence as soon to raise himself so high,1 that,
by taking a waysome of the dirt and stones
on one side of the well, he was able to step
out unhurt. j
HOW TO MAKE A SPECULATION.
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Among the public defaulters is Gordon
D. Boyd, late Receiver of a Land Ofhce in
Mississippi, in which office he was retain
ed long after the fact of his defalcation
was bruited abroad. We perceive
that his lands, amounting to upwards Qf
20,000 acres, are advertised for sale, by
the U. S. Marshal, in the Mississippi pa
pers, for the purpose of paying his default.
But what is the fact? These lands cost a
sum amounting to nearly a third of the a
mount for which Boyd is said tcv be a de
faulter, ($80,000 ;) and if they were evei
paid for at ail, were paid for with the mon
ey belongiug to the Government received
from other purchasers of lands. They i cost
him about $25,000, at the minimum price
of $125 per acre : Now, the government
has seized upon them, not as its own prop
erty, which they are, but as Boyd's though
never paid for, or, paid for with the govern
ment's money : 'and, being chosen spots,
and sold for cash, as government jands are
but on 1,2 and 3 years' credit, Will, it is
supposed, command an average of not less
than $10 an acre, or $200,000 I j So that
Gordon D. Boyd, by using $25,000 of the
public money in .buying public lands, will
be enabled to pay up his whole default of
$80,000, and retire i from the field a gainer
by the transaction of $120,000 nett ! Who
would'nt plunder Uncle Sam,' when instead
of being thrust into a penitentiary, bs Toby
watiuns was, one can get such tat pickings
as this ? Lynchburg Virginian.
Cherish the Union. 'The following par
agrapn has been quoted from the! unpub
lished papers of James Madison. As an
advice nearest the heart of so venerable a
sage, and so true a patriot, it is ' eminently
worthy the attention of the American peo
ple : 1
" Advice to my Countrymen.--Xks ths
advice, if it ever see the lieht, will not do
Ht till I am no more, it may be considered
as issuing lrom the tomb, where truth ; a
lone can be respected, and the happiness of
man alone consulted. It will be entitled,
therefore, to whatever weight can be deriv.
ed from good intentions; from the! experi
ence of one who has served his country in
various stations through a period of forty
years ; who espoused in his youth, and ad
hered through life, to the cause of its liber
ty, and who has borne a part in most of
the great transactions which will constitute
epochs of its destiny.
The advice nearest to my heart and
deepest in my conviction is.that'the Un
ion of the States be cherished and perpet
uated. Let the avowed enemy to it be re
garded as Pandora with her box opened,
and the disguised one as the serpent creep
ing with his deadly wiles into paradise."
The Legislature of New York passed a
resolution authorising the Governor to, send
an agent to Europe to collect documents,
connected with their Colonial History.
The Senate endeavored to put in thename
of Mr. Stevens, the popular author of
travels, but the other House would hot a
gree to trammel the Governor's choice.
The Governor nominated Wwr. L. Stone,
of the New York Commercial Advertiser,
but the Senate did not act on the subject.
J NoAHtvith his usual good humor, thtis no-
tices tne puoject : i ,
Colonel Stone is rejected by the Senate
as agent to go to Europe, and collect (docu
ments. He was the best qualified, tut we
knew how it would be with any candidate
of preiensions going before that honorable
body with;a cleaiihirt and a whole pair of
breeches.Jv Never mind, Colonel come
and eaf fresh salmon with me to-morrow,
a'nd over a bottle of good Falernian, we
will drink confusion, to Ijico Focoism, and
pledge mir lives, our fortunes, and our
sacred honor," to put them all down
when we can,
RtitiiicM cc t in
- :Aif a' veiy large Meeting of the Citizens
oQVorthampton County, held at Jackson,on
the 29th of April, it being Court day, the
meeting-was organized by calling Maj. K,
B. Gary to the Chair, and appointing Thos.
J. Southall Secretary. , .
The objects of the meeting were briefly
explained by Saml. B, Spruill, Esq. and,
on his motion, a Committee of five was
appointed to prepare and report Resolutions
to the meeting. Whereupon, the Chair
appointed Collin W.. Karnes, James II.
Wood, Henry W. Ivey, Joseph J. Exum,
and Samuel B. Spruill,Esq. on the Commit
tee, who after retiring for a short time, re
ported the following Resolutions :
Resolved, ThaLjthis meeting approve Wie Resolu
tions introduced by Mr. Rajier, of' Uerlford, and
passed by both branches of our last General Assem
bly. ' ' W
Resolved, That we approve tho votes of WilHam
Moody and Herod Faison, Kepresentatives from
this County, upon Rayner' Resolutions.
Resolved, That we do most decidedlycondemn
the course of the Hon. Bedfotd IJrownand the
Hon. Robt. Strange. Senators in Congress, from
this State, in refusing to carry out thu principles
contained in Rayner's Resolutions.
After the Resolutions had been read Mr.
Faison addressed the meeting at length in
support of his vote upon Rayner's Resolu
tions. His vindication of his course in
the Legislature, and against the attacks
which have been made upon him, since his
return home, was quite an able one and
gave general satisfaction to his friends. ,
During the course of his remarks, he read;
the Resolutions presented by Mr. Rayner
and passed "by the last Legislature, and
for the support of which he had been de
nounced by the tiLoeo-Focos" of North
ampton. He also referred to and read the
Resolutions introduced by Dr. Fred. J.
Hill, and passed by the Legislature upon
the subject of the Public Land. He refer
red to a meetinsr which had been held at
this place some few weeks back, where
Resolutions concerning his course had been
passed, and where they refused toihear his
defence ; and, invited any and all persons to
come forward and discuss freely the matters
before the meeting; but no pers'on would
enter the list against him, discussion before
the People being no part of the Van Buren
Tactics.
Mr. Faison was followed by Samuel B.
Spkuill, Esq. who advocated the Kesolu
tions of the Committee and also Mr. Ray
ner's Resolutions, in a very able, and elo
quent and patriotic address. He concluded
bv moving- that Ravner's Resolutions be
read, and the vote taken on each Resolu
tions separately; and they were passed
unanimously. It was then moved that the
vote of the meeting be taken on Dr. Hill's
Land Resolutions; and they were adopted
unanimously.
The vote of the meeting was then taken
upon the Resolutions offered by the Com
mittee, and they were passed unanimously.
On motion of S. B. Spruill, Esq. it was
Resolved, that the proceedings of the meet
ing be signed by the Chairman and Secre
tary and be published in the Raleigh Star,
Raleigh Register, Roanoke Advocate; and
that other papers friendly to the Whig
cause be requested to copy them.
On motion of Herod Faison, it was
Resolved, That the Raleigh Standard and other
Van Buren papers in this State be requested to
publish the proceedings of this Meeting.
On motion,
Rc3olved,Tt the thanks of this Meeting be ten
dered to the Chairman and Secretary for the impartial
manner in which they have discharged their duties.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
R. B. GARY, CA'm.
Tnos. J. Sotjthaiai Scc'y
C7 The Loco-foco politicians in Virgi
nia tell the people that to prevent the inter
ference of the federal officers in the elec
tions is to disfranchise citizens; and Mr.
Crittenden's bill is compared to the alien
and sedition law.
What is to be said of the Lono-foco bill
that passed the Senate, depriving the U. S.
Circuit Court of the long sacred right of
issuing the writ of mandamus ? A bill re
ported by Mr. Federal Wall, and carried
by a strict party vote?
" The proposition of the Committee,"
says the the National Magazine in a note
td an article on the Supreme Court,
'strikes a deadly blow at the very life of
our liberty, the legal rights of the citizen;
and it is an extraordinary circumstance,
and one that should not be forgotten, that
while the Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee, Mr. Wall, roports a bill to encour
age the interference of public officers in
elections, and pretends to feel so much for
the rights of the citizen at the polls, he is
willing to do, and, indeed has done, a deed
that destroys forever all redress for the
citizen against dishonest public officers.
In both cases Mr. Wall's love of the peo
ple has pointed to an increase of power to
be exercised by the Executive over the
People." .
i
Steamboats in the West. It appears,
there! are now 378 steamboats running on
the western and south-western waters. Of
this number, according to a statement in the
Daily Advocate, no less than 130 were
built in Pittsburg. But the statement or
enrolment of boats is for tne 1st of January
last ; and since that period it appears from
the -Advocate's paragraph, that 21 steam
boats have been built and cleared and 9 new
boats are in progress of construction, at
Pittsburg thus making 160 steamboats
now jafloat, or soon to be, on Ihe western
waters, from the ship yards of the western
Birmingham. The whole number of
steamboats on the western and south-western
.waters, may then be stated at 408.
And within the memory of middle aged
men, there was not a 'solitary" steamboat
on the! western waters ! ?Balt. Pat.
Tratp may be expressed without art or affectation,
but a lie statu I n need of both
J
K THif NATIONAL "EXPENDITURE?
' u -""i -'.j.v .. . .:. - - U. -
- A cuuninffly devised and'very labored ar-
ticle'i(aVsi ihe National Intelligencer) has
been publisneu in tne jxicnmonu tinquirer
to divert the public attetition from the true
Itate of ttie case as tothe expenditure of
public money by the Administrations which
have had the control of it during the last
ten years ; and that article has beejn repub
fished else where in a manner to "prove that
it is relied upon fbr effect as much as if
there were any substance in it as if llvere
not an ingenious piece of sophistical decep
tion. In view of that article, we-s have
thought this would be a proper time to pro
duce the following, official paper, the au
thenticity of which cannot be doubted, nor
its facts "denied ; asking , the reader not to
forjiet, whilst he reads it, that tho years
1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, were the four
years of Xlrt. Adams's Administration ; that
the effects of the Jacksonian reform of pre
tended abuses under that Administration
began to be felt in 1830. and have contin
ued through the whole of the late. Adminis
tration, and under the present Administra
tion nearly down to this day; and that du
ring the whole of that time the Administra
tion party has had the upper hand in Con
gress, and, of course, the Dower of con-
trolling the expenditures :
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY,
Transmitting a statement of Expenditure,
exclusive of the Public Domain, for each
year, from 1824 to 1838.
Thiasurt Difditxitt, Jess 27, 1838. .
Sih ; la obedience to the resolution of the House
of Wepresentatives of the 25th instant, I have the
honor to " lay before (ho House a statement show
ing th amount of eipendituie, exclusive of (he
public debt, for each year, from 1824 to 1838."
I am, very respectfully, vour obedient servant.
LEVI WOODBURY,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Hon.J. K. Pout, Speaker of Hj. of Reps.
Statement showing the amount. of expen
ditures of the. United States, exclusive
of the public debt, for each year, from
1824 to 1837 inclvsive, staled in pursu
ance of a resolution of the House of Rep
resentatives oj the 25A June, 11838.
For the year 1824,
$ 5,330, 1 44 71
11,4'J0.495 94
13,062.316 27
12,65 1,095 65
13.2CC.041 45
12.660.460 62
13.229.533 33
13.864.067 90
16,516,388 77
22,713.755 11
18.425.417 25
17,514 950 28
30,868,164 04
39,164,745 37
Do 1825,
Do 1626,
Do 1827,
, Do 1828,
Do 1829,
Do 1830,
Do 1S3I,
Do- 1832,
Do 1833,
Do 1834,
Do 1835,
Do 1836,
Do
1837,
Noti. The above sums include payments for
trust funds and iuJernniiies, which, in 1837, was
$5,610,404 30.
T. L SMITH, Register.
Tbbasuht Depaiitmkt,
Register's OJice, June 27, 1838.
This sum is suliject to small variation on the
settlement of the accounts of the Treasurer.
The expenditures for the three first
quarters of 1838 (according to the Annual
Report of the Secretary of the Treasury
made to Congress Dec, 1838,) amounted
to $28,427,2 18. N at. Intell.J
The Stockholders of the Wilmington and
Raleigh Railroad Company held their third
annual meeting at Waynesborough, on the
th and 7th iust. Col. Andrkw Joynpr,
of Halifax, was called to preside over it,
and Messrs. Green and Griswold, of
Wayne, acted as Secretaries.
We cannot now speak of the Reports sub
mitted by the President and other officers,
as we were not present ; but we. hope to
publish such portions of the proceedings in
ournext,as the Committee appointed to su
perintend the printing may resolve to pub
lish. .
We can say this much, however, that
the old President and Board of Directors
were re-elected ; that it was resolved to bor
row $300,000 to complete the work, and
that in future the annual meetings shall be
held in Wilmington, on the 1st Monday in
November. Nearly the whole stock was
represented. Dr. John Hill, of Wilming
ton, appeared as the State's proxy
The decision and energy which this
Company have already manifested, and
never more than upon this occasion, augur
lavourably tor the good management and
success of this great work. They permit
no difficulties to repress their ardour, and
their vigorous efforts under the most over
whelming embarrassments, never fail to in
sure their triumph. Accidents mav mo
tnentarily derange their plans, but they are
sure to be speedily readjusted, and pursued
,with increased benefits to the public.
Such energies can never be unavailing, and
we hope, and believe, they may be amply
rewarded by a discriminating public.
Wilmington Advertiser.
The Crops. The Pennsylvania Intelli
gencer of Friday says, m regard to the
crops : The season thus far has been high
ly favorable, and we have every promise of
an abundant harvest, should the good wea
ther continue. Vegetation is now at least
a ionnigni iurmer aavancea nan it was
at this time last year. Many of the Rye
fields in this vicinity have been out in ear
ten days or more. I
A less favorable report reaches us from
a grain growing district of the Old Domin
ion. The Fredericksburg Arena of Friday
says: "We are sorry to learn that in this
neighborhood and tire adjoining counties,'
the fly has done great damage to the j Wheat
and the Corn crop is not promising.
There has been seldom a Spring so dry
as the present in this region though the
drought seems to be local."
There is also a report of damage by the
fly on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
But, notwithstanding these local or partial
reverses, in the agricultural campaign, it is
gratifying to learn that the general charac
ter of the growing crops, and the aggregate
prospect, as to the coming harvest, are thus
far decidedly favorable, Bolt. Patriot;
':M9Tt Fiw in the Woods of New fa-ey.-i.The
parnderi Ma$ states v that pes?
tractive- firesfa?eeen prevailing in;lhe
piheMands of Washington, Waterford and
Gloucester townships, since Sunday last,
One commenced from a newly drawn coal
nit. near Squankurn. - Mr. Albertson lost
about $1 bull worth ot ceoar rails ; nis store
house and.blackVmith shop were on fire at
different times. The fire spread to the
yjnslow and VVaterford Glass works tracts
which together lost 1700 cords of wood.
On Monday, it was pursuing its course in
the direction of Wiltsey's mill. Another,
on the Hammontown Glass works', tract,
was very destructive, and destroyed several
hundredjiords of wood on John Richardss
Gloucester tract. The dry weather has
rendered the underbrush unusually com
bustible. A large Shark. A shark was taken on
board ol the brig Helen oi tnis port, on ner
last passage to Matanza3, which measuted
eighteen feet. His liver contained ten gal
lans of pure limpid oil ; his jaws, when ex
tended, measured tvvehtv-one inches apart ;
he hajl forty-four rows of sharp saw teeth
two hundred and twenty-in number. The
day previous to taking him, a sharkjumped
on the gunwale of the boat and capsized it,
and took one man. After which a chain
hook was baited wi ll a large piece of beef,
and this monster of the deep was shortly
taken. Providence Journal.
SATURDAY, MAY IS, JS3S.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
The Annual ConvenUbtf of the Protostant Epis
copal Church of the J3ioctse of North-Carolina
will meet in this Cityon Wednesday next.
U. S. COURT,
The Federal Court for this District sal in this
City, on Monday and Tuesday last. Very little bu
siness was transacted. Jamis Boardxa, a Sea
man, was tried for Mutiny, and an attempt at Mu
tiny, on board the Ship New York. There were
two Indictments, on each of which he was convict
ed, and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment on
each. In the absence of the District Attorney, Mr.
Bad:b conducted the Prosecution, and Mr Bri
an, the defence. There was,, we understand, an
interesting law argument on a point raised by Mr.
Bryan, viz.- whether one individual, by himself,
could commit the crime of Mutiny.
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Mr. CL4YABOLITI9t:
The Abolitionists at the North have published a
Caricature, in which Mr. Clat and Mr. Calhoun
are represented as shaking hands in good fellow
ship, in the U. S. Senate Calrock thanking
Clat for his Anti-Abolition Speech, ahd each hav
ing a foot upon the prostrate body of a Slave, who
is appealing from them to Heaven! And yet the
" Standard" and other Van Buren Presses continue
to stigmatize Mr. Clat as an Abolitionist !
Is it not a subject of equal regret and astonish
ment, that there should be so many individuals, up
on whom party operates like a spell. It binds up
the faculties in an impenetrable mist, and shuts up
every avenue to truth, reason and justice. So rap
idity do the illusions, which it creates, thicken up
on the mind, that its unhappy victims soon lose all
power of discrimination see no character or prin
ciple in its true light, but only as reflected from the
magic mirror which some artful band holds up to
their vision. Talk to these blind and infatuated
votaries tell them that they are tools of some dem
agogue they will laugh at your suggestion, shake
in your face the very chains of superstitious belief
which have bcerastned upon them, and glory and
exult in the badges of their servitude. When par
ty obtains such absolute sway as this, it becomes a
fatal and indiscriminatiug despotism.
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
A portion of the Locofocos of this District, deter
mined to make at least a show of resistance, have
nominated Thos. H. Hall, of Edgecomb, as a can
didate for Congress. Mr. H. we presume, has al
ready been too severely handled, to trust himself
again in an encounter with the patriotic Whigs of
the District. Mr. Stanly could lead him through
the canvass at a pace too killing even for the? "Her
cuius" of Democracy. .
SALISBURY DISTRICT.
Mr. Rencher, the late Representative Jn Con
gress from this District, has declined a-re-election.
Charles Fishir, Esq. as announced fh our last,
has offered his services to the people ; but we pre
sume he is not acceptable to the. Whigsas meas
ures are taking to bring out a Candidate on their
part. Mr. Fisher was a Nullifier, and, with his
party, went oveT to the Whigs at the period of the
Proclamation, Force Bill, &c What his present
views are, we do not certainly know ; but have un
derstood, that he is Sub Treasury and against Mrv
Clay. He is a gentleman of unquestioned talents,
and well skilled in the school ofparty warfare, but
can stand no chance of an election'.'we should ihlnk,
in a District so politically sound, if opposed, as we
doubt hot he will be, by a staunch Whig.'
(Ej We may be wrong in point of time, as to the
Editor of the "Standard's" opposition to General
Jacksoit. but we cannot be mistaken in the 'fact
surely, that he was a zealous supporter of Mr. AD
AMS. r .
C3 It is a fact worthy of remark, that the Stock
of every completed Rail. Road in the TJnited State
is, at this moment, above par, .
T, CCjThe STAKD'Attir, m rniticing the appellation
bf fJBub-Treasury Wig.wiven to Mr. U. Fisa.it.
by the" Wilmington Advertiser, says " We might
as well talk of a Mahomedan Christian, a pious in
fidel, or a Republican .'Federalist This is done
for (he purpose of enlisting .'"portion of the States'
Rights men in ;thepwjk f the " Democracy."-
And yet allwHf reracmber'the time when the Stan
dard denounced these same Nullifiers as the xleadli
est foes of Republicanism,, and as unworthy die
notice even of the party inVpower. J If we mistake
not, the same candid arid consistent print immei
ately after Gov. Dfdlet's first election, charged
that the Whig victory was gained mainly by the '
co-operation of the Nullifiers, and catted upon iu
party to. shun them as they would the approach of
a pestilence. We will not grumble ot tfie' contin
gency wliich now makes the Editor a suppliant at
the shrine of the insane Nullifiers" but the trije
old adage that " drowning men catch at straws
seems to be a potent pinciple of late, not only witli
the Standard, but viih, the entire party vrho are en
deavoring to sustain a cotruj-t and sinking Admin
isiration. HENRY A. WISE.
The following is extracted from a long artiefs in
the National Gftsetle, and is a graphic description'
of the distinguished Virginia Orator, Hkabt'A.
Wise; ,
In person the gentleman is about six feet in
height, and slenderly made. His hair is a shade,
between black and light a brownish shade pervad
ing he wears it long in front and short behind.
His forehead is broad, massive and fully intellectual.
In debute, his eyes which are dark" flash with ex
treme animation. "II is nose is prominent and . de
cided, with large nostrils. His mouth is large, and
chin substantial and manly. lie has no red in his
cheeks, and yet he has not a sickly look. His ex
pression is that of a bold, independent, courageous,
high-thinking man. His manners are courteous
and affable a gentleness pervading them lhat would
be remarkable in a characteristically gentle man.
-In the social circle he is its -life and soul: Full of
humor, fun and anecdote, and excessive home
Aomme," he is the het natured companion that ei -er
flashed wit or uttered a sentiment. His- habits
are rigidly correct. No one ees him drink any
thing stronger than wine or water; and it has besu
well remarked by another descriher of this gentle
man, that it is fortunate that he is so abstentious,
for were it otherwise, he would be exceedingly dan
gerous." As a. debater he is quick and full of en
ergy fire is not more scorching than he is. Wo
to the man who falls under his displeasure. He is
ferocious in his anger, but no one sees it in his man
ner, save a nil e observer. All other emotions are ex
pressed in his gesture and his looks but bis personal
rage has no interpreter save in the firm set mouth, the
unflinching and withering eye, and the compact and
sullen rigi lity of every muscle. His voice is then
low; his tone deliberate, and be is as composed as
if he was asking his servant for a drink of water.
At such momenta we do net believe that he would,
liate his eye or change his mind, come whatever
danger might."
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
This -body re-as.mblrd at Harrisburg on the 8th
inst, and the House was immediately thrown into
excitement by an attempt on the part of the Loco
Foco members to debar Mr. Stf.vk-, of Adam
county, oneot the most talented and useful Repre
sentatives, from his seat. The ' parly" are afraid.,
after their recent disgraceful conduct, t meet such,
men as Messrs. Stktkws and Penrose, face to.
fare, in the Halls dishonored by their unprincipled
behaviour. Will ihey again convoke the l.iwlea
ruffians from Philadelphia, to aid them in their da
signs 1
THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.
The "Globe" publishes a correspondence be
tween Mr. SfKYBJrsoic and Lord Palmerstom,
concerning the adjustment of the difficulties between
the United States and Great Britain, with the ac
companying annunciation that the President has
declined, for the present, the appointment of a spe
cial Minister. From the correspondence, it appears '
that Mr. Stevenson acquainted the British Govern-,
ment of the willingness of the President to institute
such a mission, in pursuance of the discretionary
power vested in him by Congress, and to change
the place of negotiation from Washington to Lon
don, if it should meet the favor of her Majesty's
Government. ILord Palmerston says in reply:
" Maine having refused to agree to a convention--aljine,
and anoiher reference lo arbitration leing in
the present stati of the matter out of the question,
the only courscleft open for the two Governments,
with a view to aive at a solution of the controver
sy, is to cause a fresh survey of the territory to be
made, for the purpose of endeavoring to trace up
on the ground itself the line of the treaty of 1783 ;
and the undersigned is pending to Mr. Fox. for the
consideration of the President, a daft of a conven
tion for the purpose of regulating the proceedings
of the commissioners to be appointed by the two
Governments fiir the end ; and her Majesty's Gov
ernment hope tnat the report of . these commission
ers will either settle the question at issue, or furnish-to
the two Governments such information as
may lead directly to a settlement But this being
the present at aie of the . matter, it appears to her
Majesty '8 Government that a special envoy now
sent from America would not upon his arrival in
this country, find iny thing to discuss or to settle
in connexion with this question, the discussion or
settlement of which could be of importance com
mensurate with the expectation which such a mis
sion would naturally excite on both sides of the At
lantic; and that if, in comequmtce, thereof, the en
voy so sent were to return to the United States be
fore the two Governments had finally settled tlie
whole question, a di -appointment miht thereby be
created, which, however unfounded it would be,
might nevertheless, produce bad effects in b'rth
countries. - -
. Her Majesty's Government having thus stated,
without reerye their impression upon this matter,
leave the decision of it ta the President."
Sporting IntcIIIsrence.
The Spring Races, over several Courses, came
off during the past and present weeks., We subjfoinj
the results for the principal stakes
' " National Course, Washington City. The parse,
for $500,' three mile heats, was taken by Ports
mouth bea- ing Wonder and several others.
The four mile' race for $1000, was taken easily
by Boston, beating Tom Walker and others.
; Union Course, L. I. -The Sand 4 mile, racea
were both taken by O. P. Hare, of Va. The win
ning horses were Black Prince and Willis
Natchez Course, Miss -The principal purse
was taken by. J. 8. Garrison's Wagner.
Mr. iC. F. Cloud has issued proposals for publish,
ing in the town ot Halifax, a Newspaper to I.. en
titled, the " Nottb Carolina Democrat, "