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II "I " " ."' I, " ' T-'r " V8 ''" i TT" . ... i i " " v VOL. XM. HO; 17. - : J -, . . ' ' J- ' ' - 1 JUDGE SAUNDERS' VOTE TO APPROPRIATE TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FINISH THE NORTH PORTICO OF THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE!! ... Mr. Gales : -It may not be known to tbf honest people of North Carolina, that Horn ulus M.Saunders, the Democratic Van Boren Candidate for Governor, actually voted, when a member ot Congress, at tlie session of 1823 u4 to appropriate $26,00Q fpr finishing the hortli Portico 'of the Presidents House. Did ever any one hear of such useless extra vagance being sanctioned by an economical Democratic Candidate for Governor ? But let us sift this matter. No one would refuse to sanction a necessary appropriation, how fever large ;, but here were $26,000 to be ex pended not to build the President's House not to build a Portico -but in finishing a Portico to the Presidents; Honse ! It is not iirisonable to sorbose thatt the Portico was at least half completed this then would make FIFTY TWO THOUSAND DOL LARS for one Portico or Porch to the Pre- l. . ... : m s . . sideftt s dwelling I Many ot the plain hon est voters in this State, thought $60,000 would havig been amply sufficient to build a Capitol good enough for the Legislature. But here was one Porch of the President' House cost ing nearly as much asTtljey believed ought to have been expended on! the State House. The wealthiest citizens Iwe have are satisfied to live in houses costing but five or ten thou sand dollars. What, then, can they think of c Portico that required $26,000 merely to finish it? To show, however, that this was considered a useless and wasteful expendi ture of the public money, these facts suffice, ivjizi that only 65 members voted for the proposition, whilst 115 voted against it. (See Journal of the House 1824; page 3120 And of the members- from Northr Carolina, none but Messrs. Vance aud ' Burton voted with Mr. Saunders whilst Messrs. Conner, Culpepper, Edwards, Gatlin, Hall, Hook's, ;Long, Mangum, Spaight and Williams voted in opposition to the appropriation. Are not sueh facts strong proof, that the expenditure ' attempted to be made; would have been un necessary and extravagant in the extreme ? Could such a, large majority of the Represen tatives inCongres have opposed it had thev considered it necessary! ! Would such a large majority of those frpm' North Carolina have .voted against it, had they believed the appro priation wise 'and politic! No. They are vmen who have received largely-of the public confidence and may be easily trusted yet vthey voted to reject it,; and their course was approved. How, then, can any one stand up before the people of this State and justify Judge Saunders ? s TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND DOL LARS for finishing a Portico! Heavens ! what a Splendid Portico that must be? Too nice for us common people to walk in, and I presume, if any of the plain citizens of old North (Carolina were to go to the President's House, they would have to THE REGISTER i ifliLiag&iBi g.p. TtfESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, lSiO. SUPREME COURT. j The; following Opinions have been delivered since our last notice : ? J !- Ruffiit, Ch. J. in Wm. D. Jonea. Akmr? of Johk L. Ward v. John A. Green, from Warreji,'; Judgment v-vy'" iciraecu. amji. xicKara ana towers v. l nomas Brewer, from Orange ; bill dismissed with' costs. ! Itastos, Judge, in James Moore v. . Boston Islev. from Orange. The Plaintiff may have a right, if he choose, to have an account of the Estate of Wm. J). Dickey, in the hands of the Defendant, Admr1. appli cable as assets to the satisfaction of the Plaintiff, after allowing this retainer to the Defendant for the foil a- mount of his own loss. He mav elect to do so at any time, within the first 20 days of the next Terra. If he do not so elect, the bill to .stand dismissed wkh costs. Claiborne Watson . Edmond W. Qabdrnn. Wm Guilford; bill dismissed with costs. StateT. Benjamin M. Enloe and otheri,from Haywood ; judg ment below affirmed. Dasikl, Judge, in Den and Wm. Pentland v. Fen and Jacob B. Stuart, from Haywood ; Judgment be low alhrmed-. A r. Sessoms and others v. E. Ses- somsj Er. and others, from Halifax ; Decree for Com plainant. ; i NORTHERN MAIL. i We hope to receive the Northern Mail more regu larly, hereafter, as the Ice has broken up in the Poto mac, and the Steam Boats have resumed their trips. i flij Maj. Gwtitit has recently made a reconnois- sance of the country between Waynesboro' and Ra leigh, for the purpose of ascertaining the expediency and practicability of connecting the two places by Rail Road. THE DALLAS DOCTRINE Resolutions have passed the .House of Representa tives of the Mississippi Legislature, by a vote of 47 to 34, maintaining the right of a State Legislature to re peal Bank Charters, and instructing the Committee on Banks to report a bill requiring those Institutions to resume Specie payments by the first of April next, on pain of k forfeiture of their corporate franchises ! These Resolutions were introduced by Gen. Speight, for mejry of this State. What better can be expected of a Legislature, which looks up for instruction to such a Solok as he fji. By the sanwMail.the following item of intelligence was likewise'recelved. Is it to. be wondered at, that the people resort to mob-law, when their legislators en- -courage them to it by their own acts 1 Lynching a Bank. The people of Jasper and the adjoining counties of East Mississippi, exasperated at the conduct f the Brandon Bank, have met and come to the ' following summary resolution respecting the branch at Paulding : That " the meeting iake posses sion of the vaults, books, papers, and all other things belonging to the Branch Bank, and place them in the hands of a committee of five, for ' safe keeping,' " and appoint a committee to receive whatever propositions the bank might feel disposed to make. ANOTHER PLEDGE, The Loco Foco Presses in this State are insisting upon Gen. Hahrisok's giving another pledge on the subject of Slavery. If he were to give an hundred, he could not go further than he did in his Vincennes Speech. He there pronounced all the proceedings of the Abolitionists " weak, presumptuous and unconsti tutional;" and, moreover, uttered that sentiment which stands at the head of our paper a sentiment which ought to satisfy the most fastidious scruples of the South. COOL IMPUDENCE. The "Richmond Enquirer" has worked itself into quite a rage, because the Committee of Elections do not report on the New Jersey Case. It is unjust to wards the State, quoth the "Enquirer." It ; prevents her from enjoying her fair share of Representationays this unprejudiced print, with uplifted hands and a sort ofiioly horror. Where was all the zeal of the " En quirer" for" the interests of New Jersey, when a parti zan Clerk and House of Representatives were tramp ling upon her most sacred rights'! Why was its thun derbolt not then i hurled at the heads of those, who f i were aiming a deadly blow at State Rightsl Because, then, a Speaker, Clerk and Printer were to be elected, and to secure these for his party, he was willing j to stand by, and see the most flagrant outrage consum mated, ever perpetrated in any country professing to respect a Constitution or abide by la,ws. But no soon er are these offices, or the most valuable of them, mo nopolized by his party, than the "Enquirer" breaks out into open invective against the Committee, for keeping "the people of New Jersey so long knocking at the door for justice." Its sympathies for an injured peo ple are suddenly excited, and one Would suppose from the ardent tone of its remarks, that the Editor had only, at that moment, become acquainted with the true mer its of the question. Is it possible that he, like the Os trich when pursued, imagines because he hides his head in the sand, that nobody can see the bulk of his pull off their shoes before they would be per- body 1 Without this belief, he would hardly have mmeu to pass mis roruco. i cannot consent entured on 6Uch a paraeraph. j CONGRESS. editor's CORRESPONDENCE. Washington Feb. 8. This whole day has been consumed 'in debating questions connected with an appropriation for the Cum berland Road, which assumed much importance, oh account of the political bearing connected with it. Mrl Casey, of Illinois, presented a memorial praying for the continuance of the Cumberland Road ; and moved t refer it to the Committee of Ways & Means, . with instructions to report. a Bill appropriating one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for each of the States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, to be expended on the National Road in said States, in the year 1840. After a brief discussion, Mr. Pickens rose, and de cliring that the Resolution amounted to a proposition for bringing the Cumberland Road Bill directly under discussion, he moved to lay it on the table. A call of the House was ordered, on the motion of Mr. Reynolds, of Illinois ; and,. jJfor spending a con sideraLle tiSfe in bringing members, receiving excuses, &c. &c. the vote was about to be put on the motion of Mr. Pickens, When Mr. Wick, of Indiana, rose, and asked Mr. Pickens to withdraw his motion for an- explanation personal to himself. Mr. Wick then proceeded ; and if his speech was a personal explanation, then any speech which has ever been made in Congress, on any question whatever, maye so characterized; for it amounted to an elaborate defence of the course of the Executive in reference to this Road, and an argument in favor of laying the resolutions of Mr.'Casey, of Illi nois, on the table., The question was put on the mo.- i . . . . . tion to lay on the table, and negatived Ayes 8J, Nays 112. . Mr. Biddle, of Pennsylvania, then obtained the floor, and made a Speech of remarkable power, in the course of which he commented very sharply on the conduct of Mr. Wick ; and in reply to him", showed how completely- the Executive had been governed in reSsence to this road, by electioneering motives. The ana, Marvin and Barnard; of New York; and those, in opposition to it, have been Messrs. Parris, of Maine, Hoffman, of New York, Hubbard, of Alabama, Pick ens, of South Carolina and Crary, of Michigan. The. Speakers in the Senate have been Messrs. Al len, of Ohio, in favor of Mr. Benton's Resolutions, and Messrs. Smith, of Indiana, and Calhoun, in op position to them. There was some little sparring, also, in the Senate between Messrs. Tallmadge and your Senator,Mr.Brown, in which the latter came off second best. The news which continues to arrive daily of the en thusiasm which prevails every where, in .favor of Genv Harrison, warrants thei expectation that this is the last year of Executive encroachment, and of the triumphs of Loco Foco ism. The mighty West is coming down like an avalanche, in spite of the strenuous efforts which are made by the Administration party, for old Tippecanoe fsThere well known as a long-tried and faithful public servant, and as a man without moral or political stain. LATEST FROM EUROPE. The Packet Ship Philadelphia, Capt. Morgan, from London orings dates jtwo days later. The ef fect of the news carried out by the British Queen was considered rather favorable. The festivities of Christ mas seemed to be the principal business in London. There was no further political news of importance. Business halted till the holy days were over. ' POLITICAL SLAVERY. In concluding his able Speech upon the reception of Abolition Petitions, W, Cost. Joassosr, ef Maryland, said " There is another kind of Slavery in this coun try political Slavery a Slavery which makes men subservient, craven-hearted, the fawning drones of" Administration, he maintained, placed their estimate to support such a man for Governor. We are plain people, and should he be elected, he will be petitioning the Legislature to build him-a. Portico too, to the Governor's House; and unless his notions of economy have come down, it would take all the butter, eggs, chickens 4" spare produce that we poor people could raise to pay the tax:. Fifty-Two thou sand Dollars for a Portico! Well, well, this beats any Portico ever heard of ! Don't it ? ' 1 A Plain Farmer of Wake. For the Register. TO THE PUBLIC. . The following Resolutions were adopted unani mously by the North Carolina Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at its late Session at Newborn : ; ; : " The Committee appointed on the Bible cause would beg leave to make the following Report : . ' 1st. Resolved, by the North Carolina Annual Con ference, in Conference assembled, that we approve of the design and object of the American Bible Society, and concur with them in opinion, that the first object of the Church of Christ should be the dissemination of i the Holy Scriptures, " without note or comment," throughout the world. 2d. Resolved, That the plan of operation pursued ', by the American Bible Society is calculated to accom plish the proposed object with energy and economy, and is deserving the confidence of the Church. 3d Resolved, That whereas Bibles have been kind ly supplied to meet the wants of several of our Foreign Mission "stations by the American Bible Society, we are under additional obligations to contribute to its lunus. , 4th. - Resolved, That we will heartily co-operate with the authorised Agents of the Society and its branches, Mho may labor within our bounds, and affectionately invite them to visit our several charges for the accom plishment of the object of their mission. 5th. Resolved, That a copy of these Resolutions be furnished to the Rev. Jacob R. Shepherd, Agent of the American Bible Society, now commissioned to la bor in the State of North Carolina, and forwarded for publication in the Virginia and North Carolina Con ference Journal. SAM'L. 8. BRYANT, JAMES JAMISON, V Committee. WILLIAM CARTER. 3 Newbern, February 1st, 1840. . As the American Bible Society has appointed an Agent for the State of North Carolina, for the lauda--ble object of having every family in the State furnished THE WAY IT WORKS. j From North to South, from East to West, the nomi nation of Gen. Harrison has been responded to with an enthusiastic shout, which has made the "welkin ring again." The hearts of the people, in unison with their voices, welcome him as their choice and their hope; as one, in whose incorruptible honesty, inflexible patriot ism, acknowledged ability, and well tried faithfulness, they can repose every confidence, and from which they can derive every assurance. Already are the effects of ithis nomination plainly visible, exhibiting to our (po litical opponents, 'most clearly,-the dreaded "hand writing on the wall." What, but such a nomination, could have produced the important results We subjoin: i From the Petersburg Intelligencer. j "After eight ballots, that sterling Whig, Thomas W. Gilmer, was, on Tuesday, elected Governor of jlhis Commonwealth. We congratulate the State in gene ral, and the Whig Party in particular, on this auspi cious result of 4 contest which hung in such doubt, "The Administration party, with that adherence to principle for which they are so famous, brought (for ward and voted for James McDowell a man whose principles are in direct conflict with the professed opin ions of the party which supported him. A Bank man, a Tariff man, an Internal Improvement man, and an Abolitionist, he received the support of a party which power, That crook the pregnant hinges of the knee, When thrift may follow fawning. " He could not but regret, that the question of Sla very was made by every Administration man who had spoken, without a solitary exception, a party question. It was discussed for party purposrs by the friends of the Administration, and he regretted it One man had said that the Harrisburg Convention would not nomi nate Henry Clay, because he was not a Slave-holder, and because he was a Republican. If, said Mr. .John son, there is any one man who, more than another, has read the volume of human nature, that man is Henry Cray ; and knowing, as he does, the springs of human action, he will doubtless appreciate the good motives of those who thus, for obvious reasons, applaud him. He said he should give a hearty support to William Henrr Harrison for the Presidency. So would his - , - district, and he would beg Southern men to understand this." ANOTHER FALSEHOOD NAILED. The u Ohio Confederate" unequivocally nails to the counter the last slander of the Coalition, that Gen. Harrisox is a member of an Abolition Society. " It is not only untrue" says the " Confederate," but it has -not for its foundation, the shadow of truth." at a certain amount, and then declined to take the re sponsibility of any appropriations beyond the amount of those estimates ; while, at the same time, it would endeavour to take credit for being favorable to the ob ject for which the appropriation was made, in those sections of country where that object is popular. When he closed, Gov. Reynolds took the floor, and said he wished to separate the great interests of the Cumberland Road from politics and political speeches. He then proceeded to advocate at some length the pro priety and importance of continuing the Appropriations for it : Mr. Mason, of Ohio, followed, but before he had spoken half a dozen sentences, there was a motion made for adjournment; which was agreed to. Hiram Haines, lately the Editor of the " American Constellation," a leading Van Buren paper in Virgin ia, and who is a thorough going Administration man, in a late Address to the public, speaking of the New Jersey case, says : The Editor repudiated, on a proper occasion the idea of a State claiming the power to place herself both within and without the Union at the same time ; with equal decision he now unequivocally protests a- gainst the disfranchisement of a Atate, in the manner and through the agency by which New Jersey has been deprived of her legal representation in the pres ent Congress of the United States. That deed stands recorded oh the page of our civil history as an outrage upon State Sovereignty, without a parallel, and beyond the pale of justifiable palliation, even as a par ty measure." A QUIZZICAL CHAP. A man, named Thompson, recently undertook to quiz the Legislature of Ohio, by addressing a Memo rial to that body, requesting that the Officers of a cer tain Bank might be compelled, when counting their bills, to spit on their fingers instead of using a wet sponge. One of the members, by the name of Flood, moved to have him brought up for contempt of the House. Whereupon, the Memorialist, (who is a ais- is, par excellence, States Rights, and whose political tiller,') published the. following Card : purism cannot, for a moment, abide a contact with any jf j nave or jione nag had the man who is not AnU-raruT, Anti-Internal Improve- ff t f renaerinir vour body more contemptible, I am ment, Anti-Bank and Anti-Abolition." From the National Intelligencer. ' "From Alabama we leam, that on the 3d of this month an election was held in Mobile county for a Representative in the State Legislature, to fill a vacan- sorry for it indeed I regret it 1 have read the re marks of George H. Flood, of the House of Represen tatives. As to what he says of me, I have only to re mark, that he is shielded by his privilege as a. member of the House ; but if he continues to indulge in such rv nvnainniv! hv a rpsicmation. John Gavle (the Whie 1 lantniatrR. and I can nunish him in no other way. I candidate) was elected by a maionty ot hve nmwrea can stao the distillerm j. w . i homfsox. votes over his opponent. Upon this resuii, me moDiie Advertiser and Chronicle remarks that "the wave of popular opinion is rolling back, and Whig principles, under the banner of Uen. Harrison, are uesunea 10 tri umph, in Alabama' . PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. It is stated, .that the Electors in Indiana, pledged to Gen. Harrison, have determined to canvass their several Districts thoroughly, and address the People. We hope that this plan will also be pursued in North- Carolina. Extract of a Letter, from Rockingham County. " The nomination of Gen.Harrison will be sustain ed with animation by the little band of Whigs in this County. I will take the liberty of remarking that in my opinion, the plan we somewhat adopted in this District, last year, will be attended with good effects, thatof circulating Whig Newspapers generally through out he State. That plan, to my knowledge, has ten ded to augment the ranks of the Administration, for the reason, that many of the unlettered take the asser tions of the Standard and other papers of the same Washington, Feb. 10. To-day, the House had an unusually dull session, ,being o-upied in the reception of Resolutions. They regarded, for the most part subjects of a private or local nature, and, consequently, can possess but little interest for your readers. I subjoin the - following, however, submitted from North-Carolina: On motion of Mr. Montgomery, Resolved, That the Clerk of ihis House cause an addition to be made of the whole amount conta ned in each appropriation bill as soon as they shall be re ported to this ' House, and also after they shall have passed on their second and third readings, and keep a statement on his desk, showing the amount of ap propriations that have been passed, ready for the in spection of the members of this House. Mr. Graham offered the following, which lies over : Resolved, That thei President of the United States be requested (if not detrimental to the public interest) to communicate to the House any treaty or other so lemn engagements which may have recently been exe- cuted or proposed to be negotiated by the authority of the Execuuve with the eminole Indians in relation to that tribe remaining in Florida, together with the names of the Indians who signed such engagements ; and if any lands were proposed to be surrendered to tba Indians within the limits of that Territory, that the dividing boundary lines may be described and de signated. ' - Resolved, That the Committee of Elections be in structed to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill constituting the Committee of Elections hereafter in the following manner : That the names of all the members of the House of Representatives, whose seats are contested, shall be put into a box on separate pieces of paper, and drawn singly therefrom by a child under ten years until the names of nine members be-drawn out ofV the box, no two of whom shall represent any one State. " That the nine mem bers so drawn .shall constitute the committee, and be sworn to investigate all the facts and laws in relation to each contested election, and report the same truly and fairly to the House of Representatives. Mr. Stanly offered the following, which lies over : ' Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to report a bill repealing so much of the dis tribution bill, passed in June, 1836, as gives to the Secretary of the Treasury the power of recalling the money deposited with the States, and releasing the States from all obligation to repay said money to the General Government Amid the mass of private resolutions, there were two-er &rec of general importance. 1 here was one calling on the Secretary ot W ar to turmsh all the in formation in his possession, concerning the projected employment of blood-hounds by the department in the prosecution of the war against the Seminole Indians. Another proposed various amendments to the UonsU tution of the United States. A third directed the Pres ident to form arrangements with the British govern ment" for the restoration of fugiUve slaves, that have taken refuge in Canada, or other colonial possessions of Great Britain ; or for making a fair indemnification to the owners of such slaves. To the-Editob, of the Register : Sir : I beg to make known through your paper, that the suits in the Supreme Court of the United States between Latimer and others, Plaintiffs, and Poteet and Underwood, Defendants, have been decided at the present Term, in favour of the Defendants. There are many cases now pending in the Circuit Court at this place, which, by agreement of the parties, are to be dis posed of according to the Opinion of the Supreme Court in the cases of Poteet and Underwood ; and therefore -it may be proper to add that this Opinion set tles the whole question, declares the grants under which the Plaintiffs claim altogether void, and entitles the Defendants, in all the cases, to judgment Very respectfully yours, GEO. E. BADGER. Raleigh, Feb. 17th, 1840. : Foa the Register. Mr. Editor : In your paper of the 1 1th inst there is a prosaic-poetical Communication, purporting to be irom ine uiaiecuc ociery to i hos. 11. Benton. Whoever the unknown author be, it is very evident he is as little acquainted with the 4 Di's' and the ' Ben ton affair,' as he is with the rules of Poetry. The in tention of the piece was," doubtless, either to throw odium on Benton, ridicule the Dialectic Society, or display his own smartness ; in each and all of which, he has made a prodigious failure. If the writer really was acquainted with the circumstances of the case,hia communication is a foul slander on the Dialectic So ciety, and utWrly false in every statement Benton never was a niember, and never, in any way, at any time, had aught to do with that body. If the author erred from ignorance, he is excusable, and I wilt dis miss him witi the friendly advice, never again to med dle with things which he knows nothing at all about A Di. a partial mluction of paper money, we ask bur readers soberly and calmly to consider, what it will be if the Tory, plan of an exclu sive hard money currency is adopted? We learn that, at Bladen County Court, last week, negro men sold for about five hundred dollars, about two-thirds of the ordinary price. Carry out the hardf money plan, and another third will have be deducted from the price.' - Those will be glorious times for people who have money, or to'w'hora morfey is ow ing; bur sad times for thdse who owe. Th . rich will be richer,and the poor poorer. FayetteviUe Observer. In this City, by Jordan Womble, Esq. Mr. James C trrell to Miss Lucinda King, daughter of James King, Esq. " In Guilford county, Mr. Nathaniel H. Blackwood, formerly of this City, to Miss Mary E Jones of John ston county. ' '"' . - 1 In Warrenton, Mr. Bourbon Smith, formerly of this City, to Miss Margaret Roberson. . In Nash county, ore the 22d ult, Capt David Mo Daniel, of this City, to Miss Celeste Dortch. In Franklin county, Mr. Samuel Yonng to Mrs. Lucy Dent . . In Edgccemb county, Mr. Robert Joyner, of Halifax, to Miss Elizabeth DickfeaT , . " Also, Mr. Robert H Austin, of Tnrboro, to Miss Janett Jeffries, daughferof Wm. Jeffries, Esq. In Edgecomb county, Mr. John W. Pope to Miss iliza 1 aylor. Also, Mr. Wm. R. Dupree to -Miss Martha Tunnell. In Rowan county, Mr. Thomas C. Graham to Miss Elizabeth Young. "likr orient f earls at random sTRvar. From the Baltimore Patriot JOHN C. CALHOUN MY JO. A COMIC POLITICAL SONG. Tune " John Anderson my Jo.n John C. Calhoun my Jo John, I'm sorry for your fate. You've nullify'd the Tariff laws, you've nullify'd your State; You've nullify'd your party, John, and principles, you know, Arid now you've nullify'd yourself, John C. Calhoun my Jo. i- Oh ! John, how could you look into the face of Heary -; Clay 1 The glory of the western world and of the world away; You call'd yourself his " master," John, but that can ne'er be so, For he " would not own you for a slave," John C. Cat houn mv Jo, . . SURGEON-GENERAL'S REPORT. Amongst the documents accompanying the President's message, submitted to Congress at the commencement of the present session The Father of the Tariff, John, and Patron of the ArU He seeks to build his country up in spite of foreign - parts; ' And Harrison will soon upset the little Van & Co., And renovate the ship of State, John C. Calhoun my Jo. John C. Calhoun my Jo John, ambition in despair Once made you nullify the wIloU, the half of it to share; The " whole hog now you've gone," John, with Ken dall, 13 lair cc Co., there is one which we have not seen particu- But "you've got the wrong sow by. the ear," John larlv noticed in the papers of the day. and vet cainoun my jo. it is a document, not only of the deepest in terest to the community at large, but its sub ject comes home: to the bosom of every indi vidual, no matter what may be his rnk or condition, his principles or his politicsl We allude to the able Report of Dr. Lawsop, the present distinguished Surgeon-General pf the Army. This officer states the astouhding fact that "of the thirty -six candidates for ad mission into the Army, who were invited to appear before the Board of examination, twelve declined the examination, (two after having reported to the board,) 22 were exam ined r and of these last, five only were found to possess all the qualifications essential to an appointment." ! ! ! Now it will hatdly be believed by those un acquainted with the fact, that nearly all, (if not all,) of these thirty-six gentlemen, had graduated in some one or other of the medi cal schools of the country, and been ushered orth to the world, in the language or their Diploma; aptly skilled. in the sciences, and in the healing art." Bait. Patriot. is required." fTr Mr. Macon, of this State, was elected t Con with the Holy Scriptures that maybe destitute, and gresa in 1791, and remained in the House of Repre- stripe for truth, large numbers of which have been wish to have the blessed Book Therefore, alf persons - . , 1Qlfi Wfl thm tPnnaferrfij to the ratnitonsiv circulated. Some counteracting influence Willi nro tnanrt tr tA tria KiKIa moi-ioa a-nsl mAMlll7 I 1 . I v and those friendly to the peace and good order of soci- Senate, where he served 13 years giving him an un- ety, are most respectfully solicited to co-operate and I inteirupt Congwiond life of 37 years a term never ui carrying oux so nooie ana lauaaoie & uuSu. jr, by any but Gen. Smith, of Maryland. Du Ann Af 4.1 -a. Ca V. mama Vva I . ? ed that this State will do its part also : And; that it is of the House from 1801 to 1807. only necessary to bring the subject properly before the t )tp rfv n A VTrP public, m au, - Jr, VoJ;;. LATE GEN. HAYME. And if public sentiment will say shall be done" The remains of Gen. Hatni Have been lately re- "ie work will then soon be accomplished. All of 1 moved from Ashville, and. interred in the Cemetery of wnich is resnectfullv submitted bv the Dubhc s humble 0i ru v . nv.ariact The, F.nWinm J I Oi. irllClMitSl uUUlvUi muhwhjiii - e- ervant, j JACOB R. SHEPHERD, Agent of the A. B. 8ociety foi N. Carolina. Raleigh, February 15, 1840. Extract of a letter from Washington. I rejoice to inform you that a member of Congress from Ohio has received a letter from a constituent, in- forming him that the State Rights Party, alias the Calhoun Party, of that State, have met in Conven tion, and declared unanimmislu for Harrison and Ty ler. Some three years ago, I was in that State, and was surprised to find that Mr. Calhoun had so many friends there. They are now, to a man, opposed to was rtronounced bv Mr. McDufhe, on Thursday, the ft him. This Jim Crow politician cannot take his lUtRWurt -l mends out of South Carolina, with nun. In the Senate, the Chair submitted several reports from the Treasury and War Departments, after which various memorials and petitions were presented. The Resolutions on the assumption of State debts, being the special order of the day, then came up. Mr, Crittenden moved a substitute for the Resolutions, pro posing a distribution of the proceeds of the Public Lands, which was ordered to be printed. The Senate then went into Executive business, and afterwards adjourned. Washington, Feb. 15. 1 have thought it unnecessary to give you in detail, the proceedings of Congiess for the last three days, as, in each House, the discussion has been confined to a single question in the popular branch, to the Cum berland Road appropriation, and in the Senate, to the ridiculous Resolutions touching the assumption of State Debts. Since Tuesday last, the Speakers of the House, in favor of the Cumberland Appropriation, have been Messrs. Mason, of Ohio, Howard and Promt, of Indi- American mechanics, John, will never sell their votes For Mint drops or for Treasury bills, Or even British coats; They want no English coaches, John, while servants they forego, For their carriage is of Yankee stamp, John C. Cal houn my Jo. . ; Oh ! John he is a slippery blade with whom you've go! to deal, He'll pass between your clutches too, just like a living eel ; - , You think hell recommend you JohntJut Van will nee'r do so, ,r For he wants the fishes for himself, John ,C. Calhoun my Jo. ' . John C. Calhoun my Jo John, 'if this you dare to doubt, Go ask the Living Skeleton, who deals his secrets out His favorites are mark'dohn, the mark you cannot toe, And you'll soon repent the bargain made, John C. Cal houn my Jo. This is a dirty business, John, go wash your little hands,' And never bow your knee again to cunning "Van's commands ; " How you are off for soap," John, I cannot say I know But " your mother does not know you're out," John C. Calhoun my Jo. EFFECTS.. The present times are the times for men who have money and can buy ; but they are The brave sons of the South, John, will never own grievous times; for those who have any thing to. sell, or debts to pay. Look at the price of Cotton all over the South ! From 5 to 10 cents a pounds. Flour from 4 to 5 dollars. Tobacco, from 4 to 5 dollars. Corn, from 60 to 65 cents. Let the man who has any of these to sell, especially if he has any debts to pay with the proceeds, ask himsell how he likes the ap proach now making towards a hard curren cy! We say approach, for the present is nothing compared to what he will see, should the Tory clamours for an exclusive hard currency be gratified. We are majting an approach to such a currency, (and it will be well for us to gain wisdom from the experi ment,) because the banks feel it their duty, to themselves and the public, to contract their business whilst they are in their present con dition. As'theyd$ not pay specie, they ought not to extend their business, but rather to contract it, to call in their debts, to reduce their circulation, and place themselves in a condition to resume at thejearliest possible day, and to silence the clamours of those who denounce them, no matter what course they take. This effort to reduce their business makes paper money scarce. But does it make hard money plenty. Let the prices of every thing answer. If such be the consequences of only you more, And Benton's Mint drops will not save you're rotten to the core ; . ; The People will no power, John, on such as yon be stow, And you've jump'd your final somerset, John C. Cal houn my Jo. John C. Calhoun my Jo John, youU ride with littk Van, From yonder Whited Sepulchre, with all his motly clan ; The journey will be long, John, now mind I tell you so, For they never can return again, John C t -.aihiw my Jo. Then better men my Jo, John, oufeead affairs will t. Republicans "in principle, the Whigs of Seventy-Six ; The offices they'll purge, John, Swartwoutert all will go, And sycophantic fellows too, John C. Calhoao my Jo. . . The Farmer of North Bend, John, will pfough the weeds away, ' "I And the terror of Tecumseh then will gain another day; America will flourish, John, mechanics find employ, And our merchants will rejoice indeed, John C. Cal houn, my Jo. John C. Calhoun my Jo John, when one txsx sh&U -expire,: . - .f':- ' He'll drop the reins of power and with dignity retire, . To look upon a smiling land, that he has rendered sOj And every Whig will cry AMEN 1 John C. Calhoun my Jo. - MILFORD BARfc. Poefi Garret, Baltimore, 1840, . i tl 1 ;J
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