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yi. jw.iii.au ii ma y- ,. .1" ii'.'.'. .1 ' W''''"7';',J'''. '11'"'.""". ilu' ih"-.i'i" 1 -r-"--'" tt " T : j1- j' , I i-'i THE PEOPXE MOVING : 'bkiTWHIG MEETDiG OF YOUNGMEJf. i At a meeting of the Whig Youhgr men the Town or Wilmington. Mr. Thomas D. MeaUm, was called the Chairs ariT. d ; :VTi' nd AMcTaggart, wereap- t ieintekecrelasXJpon talMPilm seat, the Chairman wplaiuea thobjecl of the meeung ia a very appropriate ami uamuuu C i Uiiiv;.,Vn of Mr' Robert G. Rankin, Jjt&kMa CoAmvttce1)e appinnted to draught A series of Resolutions - for &e considerauon of the ;T JllVf XX II W a T - 1 1 meeting. t '; if I Ji P. Brown, John McKae, Jr J'?.. Banks, tr. t) sJeflVey Spjoh n B Cu turnings,, as con f tituting iliat Committee, who. after retiring for a fe.w moments, reported through their Chairhian the following Preamble and Restj lutioi, which wre unanimously adopted : H tWittssAs; there rcsU upon the Whig Young Men lit- the Parted States, a most important duty to be per ;formci Khalf)f their country, by contributing their I aid to rescue her from the dorninatiou of the evil ppw '"ers that be, and whereas most respectable and repeat cj callg hWheeh made .upon them to cope forward -and exert memselves'm mis patriotic undertaking, we 1 aa part ef thw numerpua class of ciliens, entertaining the highest regard fof and confidence in the authorised and exalted bodies from which these calls have ema- naked, and deeply impressed with the responsibility, of ' our sitoations, and the. vast interest which we pecuh- erly hate in ,the puds to be attained, are dwposed most cheerfully to respond thereto, and afford pur , hearty ' co-operation :l "and whereas, the aflaira of our national government have been and continue to be so grossly mUmanaged as to produce aknost national Bankrupt- -py, .J-wtfiit.'rtny the increase of such wasteful . expenditures of the public money as must eventuate in ; the destruction of the public credit j the proscription tfef honest and faithful men for opinions sake, the mani- Asst disposition, of the government to waste the capiUl stock of the countrr. consisting in the public lanH and , prostituting the use of them to the agsrandizement of 'individual popularity; and the baser purpose 01 incrcas , in j and establishing the power of the Executive against 'the constitutional and paramount authority of the peo- ple, the abominable abuse and misuse of the Execu tive patronage in thei appointment of irresponsible and ivunworthv raeh to important offices, for the sole reason of their collared, partizan practices, regardless of their - fitness or inadequacy to the fulfilment ot necessary uu ties, the manifest disposition of the government party to unite the money power of the country with the Ex . cutive,-for the evident purpose of increasing the pat ron aire of that office, already extended beyond prece dent, "and to a ruinous . extent, the wanton abuso of power in the interference with the currency and busi ness concerns of the country, resulting in the dcatruc- tio'n of a well balanced circulation and substituting therefor a disorganized system, affording one miMlium of Davment and circulation for OFFICE HOLDERS arid GOVERNMENT PETS, and another inferior lone foe the PEOPLE, the viqlent and pointed opposi tion to, and undue interference with the mercantile .tntereste ot toe country, auecung ineir greai.emoax rassment and almost snniliilation, and having recent Iv witnessed the violent trarripUng upon the constitu tional prerogative of a part of the people of this coun ; try, in excluding them from participation in the coun ..cUsofthe nation, in opposition to all law, justice and reason. Therefore, , . - '.. lt RpjmlnrA- That we a hart of die Youne Whies , of New Hanover County dp heartily respond to -the imposing calls made upon us, and that we highly ap . prove all .proceedings of that 'august Convention of . Whigs held in Hanisburg on the 4th of December, 1839, also those of the Convention at Raleigh on the U 12th of November, and that we will exert all proper and honorable means that may be accessible to us to relieve our country from the VANDAL BONDAGE, to which she is subjected and re-establish a government of laws' faithfuli. t and H05ESTLT executed. . vtL: Resolved, That our highest admiration is due and accorded to that friend of his country often prov r jea, Oiatmaa who Defbre all others is entitled to all the gratitude the nation ban exhibit, that man (who is ele vated high above his fellows, that man. who would rather be right than be President, the Ashland farmer, HENRY CLAY, 3d. Resolved, That notwithstanding our preference . tot the illustrious individual named in our second reso 1 lution, elyfng with Implicit confidence on the judg ment and integrity of the Harrisburg Convention, and satisfied that their determinations were based upon the " most satisfactory premises, we unite with them in hold ing upas the fittest candidate for the Presidency, un der the present circumstances, of the country, WIL LIAM H.HARRISON, of Ohio; that we view in him the man of stern republican virtue, tried in many ar :, duous and -responsible appointments, able and willing , to redeem his country, and that we will strenuously . exert ourselves to ensure his election to the Presidency. 4th. Resolved, That in JOHN TYLER, of Virgin ia, our country has a zealous and ardent friend, one who has rendered important services and who is enti- ! f r iled Ul hiffkwnwkrttfonj.wecHeem him a fortunate f T selection as a candidate lor the V ice-Presidency and t, t i f" accord to him our warm support.. .. :, ' 6th Boohed That our feUow-citizen, JOHN M. - a ? MOREHEAD, the nominee for the office of Govern- or of North Carolina, receives oar hich regard. &nl Vill command the best efforts of the Yovso Whigs of New Hanover to ensure his election. : 6th.5 Resolved, That we have viewed with much ajnd serious alarm the encroachments of the Federal eie , cutire upon powers and prerogatives, that did not nor can er otach to it, the violent setting aside the laws, the repeated and open violation of the constitution, that sacred instrument trodden under foot, the base ef forts to sacrifice the property of the States in the pub- lie lands, arid lately Js sovereign State shot out from . legislation in the Congress of the United States, when .' she herself iwas mainly and particularly interested m : the proceedings of that body, all which meet our total disapprobation and can only be averted by the union ' 01 me vy uigs. i , :. 7th. Resolved, That we would add ours to the nil merous appeals that have already been made to the young Whigs of the Union, and call them out to vigor ous and determined action, to rescue their country - from corruption and misrule ; we wopld address our . brfltbran in tho holy cause with the language of aflec tion, and ujrge upon them their sacred duty, by all the . love they have for the memory of their ancestors, by .their regard for the durability of this great republic, and by the hopes they have of the continuance of civil and religious liberty, to come forward and stand by their v. nli a 1 j : .,. 1 . -1 . . . . . . uuwt uuvtui una ier evu nour, anu lor tae sate of freedom to devote their energies for her preservation. and we do earnestly recommend to our vounsr Whie friends in each and every county in the State to or - ganize themselves by the establishment of Committees of Vigilance and Correspondence, and by using all . other means in their power to contribute to the suc cessful termination .of the efforts that are making: for me reuempuon 01 our common country. - ! After the adoption of the above resolutions, the house was addressed by several gentle f iben, in ait appropriate and impressive man . ner. Oh mouon of Mr. G. J. McRee. it was Resolved, That; a Committee be aDDointed whose duty it shall be to prepare for publication, documents . and papers best calculated to j sions from the popular mind,; remove erroneous impres- and advance the interest ox the Whig party; and that i. K32?nted to suoerkitend the amr-tmu ineaairrownui Committee of Vigilance. a committee of fifteen be execution of this resolu ana De styksd, The Chairman tlien appointed Oie follow )Wi, A. Allen, ;A. MeTae-orart T t T 1 ir i iln ' "Kanitin, James McG ary, vvuu nicaae, jr. ing genuemen to constitute the Committee viz : Messrs. J. G. Wright, J? CHill, A J. lie Kossct. Jr.. T? Af .:. f rt r, , ' - r . ., 'Resolved, That the proccwlinj of this meeting he published in the .Town papers, withthe request that the Whig Journals f the State do copy the same. r.. - Rooked, That the thanks of this meeting he ten dered to the Chairmattand' Secretaries for the dis charge of their duties. .- On motion, the House then adjourned to meet again on Tuesday of the next County J j - THt)S. D. MEARES, iCAa'n, i . di ii, Jr.,. A. McTaboabt, Secretaries CAMDEN MEETING. A meetinff of the Whigs of Camden Coun- ljf iwas.held.at.ihe Court Jse ouj the 4jh instant,' ' - . :. t l. , 1 . file meeting was organized by the appoint ment of H. S. BELLjEsq. Chairman, anciu. 6. Lamb, Secretary. ' The object of ihe meet inr was stated by the Chairman j and C- R. Kinney, Esq., the Ute representative to me Harnsbnrg Convention,. aduressea tne meet ing upon the subject of that Convention, wherennon John Humphries, Esq. of Curri tuck Cou lily, was dominated as a suitable candidate for the Senate, for the second Sena torial District, and was unanimously accepted. C. W. Grandy, Dr. Ei D'.Fcrcbleel'.TOly L. Dozier and John Barnard, Esq.i were ap pointed a Committee to inform ' Mr, Hum phries of his nomination. G. G. Lamb. A. H. Grandy, Jesse Bell, and Charles Taylor, Esq'rs. were appointed (Irimmittet! to dnJr ud Resolutions for the adontion of the meetine. t The Committee reported the following Re- solutions which were unanimously adopted : Resolved, : That John Humphries, Esq., of Curri tuck, sind! be tho AVhig Candidate for the Senate for the 2d Senatorial District m this State. j . Resolved, That we cordially approve the nornina- uon of John M. Morehcad, isq., tor uovemor, ana tliat we will use all! honorable means to Secure his election. j ! Resolved, That w4 view with indignation and con tempt, me corruption1 of the present Administration : - Resolved. That wi have unlimited confidence in the rmtrintism. inteoritv and talents of Henry Clay, and that he was our first Jchoice for President. Resolved, That we have entire confidence in the talents, integrity and patriotism of W llhara H. Harri son, and that in the opinion of thw meeting he wil unite all the strength of the opposition to the present corrupt Administration, and that we approve the con duct of the. delegates Trom this State in agreeing to his nomination, and we pledge ourselves to a hearty, sup port of the Candidates nominated for .President and Vice-President, by the Harrisburg Convention. ... 11. S. BELL, Ckalman. 43. G. LAMBSecreory. ; i- - . r j CABARRUS MEETING. A very large and enthusiastic meeting of the Republican citizens of Cabarrus' County was held in the Court House, ? in Concbrdi on Tuesday of February Court, for the purpose of responding to the nomination of the Har risjburg Convention for President and Vice- President and for the purpose of sending dele gates to join with delegates from Lincoln :nd mecRienburg to select an JMecior tor this District. On motion, Col, George Bafnhardt was called to the Chair, and Col. Jno. Shinpock appointed Secretary. j lhe meeting was addressed with much brce and erTect bv Col. D..M. Barrinffer-4- whose remarks were received with repeated applause. Gen. B. M. Edney, being called on, also addressed the meeting with great -spirit and effect. , Col. Barnnger presented llie following Re solutions which were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That we approve of the nominations of the Harrisburg Convention for President and: Vice- President of the United States. . ! " Resolved, That in Gen. William H. Harrison, the patriot Farmer of Ohio, we recognize a veteran War rior, and eminent Statesman, who has always been found " honest, capable and faithful to the Constitu tion" a public servant without blame a soldier with out dishonor and a man without reproach l One of the People" who would be the President of the peo ple and not of a party. Resolved, That John Tyler, of Virginia, is entitled to our support for the Vice-Presidency. He, whose fair character, the bitterness of party spirit has never dared to assail, need no defence or encomium. On motion, the following gentlemen were appointed delegates to join others from; Meck lenburg and Lincoln, at Charlotte, on Wed-mri-ilsy of the firt vcck of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg, viz : Wm Barringer. W. A. Long, A. H, Cochran, John SSmn pock, John O. ; Wallace. Edward Pittman. E. C. Coruro, George Houston. On motion of Major Coram, j ' Resolved, That the proceedines of this meeting be published in the Whig papers of this State. ; GEORGE EARNHARDT, Cha,n. Joajr Sbixfock, Sec'y. ' j i - 1 ON STANLY ON ! j Our distinguished Representative from the Beaufort district, has in an elaborate Speech earned for himselfand his State laurels of the richest hue. Again has he bearded the reck less bullies of au'infuriate party,! and stamp ed their oft repeated charges, with the seal ot lalsehood, Mr. Watterson, i a Locofoco from Tennessee endeavored to shew that the Whigs as a party, and Northern aboli tionists, were" identical. He lumbered and thundered, with that senseless bjuster, pecu. harto the "party "champions," asserting that no abolitionists belonged to his parly. Stan ly boldly and eirectively flemoUiihei the he ro, not with idle assertions i of his own. or rhetorical flourishes, or party bravado, but with tacts stubbbrn facts, f He showed that many of Van Buren's confidential supporters in the House, one of whom even sat by the side of jMr Watter son, were abolitionists rank overt and avow ed: and showed it too in their hand writing. to their great discomhture. This Speech we are compelled to withhold froru our rea- uers at present, put promise to treat them the first opportunity. Whig Banner, i Dakiki. Wkbstkr's Orixioa or Wiiluw H. ninaisov. Air. vvebster, when asked in 1835 i he woubl be placed on the same ticket with Genera Hurison, replied, 1 cannot be guity of any act that snail in Ibe remotest degree, tend to ihe elevation of a man to the Presidencvi. who is iustlu tike mm md ridicule-of Jus foes, and the pit and contempt of The precedinff nnragrarih has been exten siveiy circulated in the: adminislratibn prints. arc authorized to say, as we now do most emphatically, that there is no foundation ,1 whatever for the assertion in the above para- graph respecting Mr. Webster's opinions of general Harrison, The statemem qualifiedly false. ;io, Intell. is un- t3EVBAjSON;ONLY ) We codt below from ihe Richmond .Whig which must forever, put the question Iseni-BUMSsl'-orflioaotlii mpect.t.Abou- tion, to rest. How any man can be so blinded by par- tv prejudice, a toturgo adouuuu itttiuitv iuiu, AnAHATI MTillS. W6 bUCU O. lVOa KlIUW J whomsoever done, however, u is wue i uenauvc troth;- - ' W' i: V,- VVilrtlie Editor of the Enquirer now pro ceed to examine with me, whether Gen, Har- rison stands on equal grounds with "the :it- tlfti Mnoician ' unon " this momentousquea- tioii ?" If I establish this point, he must ne- ,. ...... . . . "i w TitoT pssarilv admit, that William Henry Harri son is a Southern man with South em J eel- If I succeed in provhiff the Old Oen eral of Tippecanoe" to have been always, and to be now the supporter ot wie rignis 01 me Southern States a fortiori, he is belter en titled ' than the present Chief Magistrate, -to the confidence, of the people of Virginia and of the South. I will arive no weight whatsoever to the fact, that William H. Harrison is a native ot Charles City county in V irginia the son ol a Slaveholder,' tJenjamm Harrison, one 01 tne distinguished patriots who pledged " their i- ! ' . r . '. .1 A Ua. ' lives, ineir loriunes, auu men eiurcu iiuuui, in thMr country s cause. 1 will judge him, as I have judged Mr. Van Buren,by his rotes his acts, and his published declarations. In 18I8-19, General Harrison was a mem her of the House of Representatives of the U. States for the Cincinnati District, in the btate 01 on IO. in Muvemuer, 1010,0 icouiuuuiif flRrlarmor ihfi adnrission-ol Illinois into the Union, on an equal footing with the original States, was opposed by Mr. lallmadge, 44 principally because the Constitution had not sumciently prohibited Slavery. 1 lie bin article of the Ordinance for the government of the North Western Territory,, which was a aDecies 01 ci intact ueiween me ui.im: States and the pdople of that Territory, pro vided that, in the1 cession of that Territory ac cepted by the United States from .Virginia, there should neiUur be Slavery nor in voluntary servitude, otherwise man a3 a punishment for the commitment of crimes," The Constitution of Illinois 44 ontraven ed this stipulation, by embracing, as he contended, a complete recognition of existing slavery. Congress, .therefore, was bound to reject the Constitution, or at least this fea ture of it. Virginia'had ceded the Territory, ion certain conditions, to the United States, and this was one oi them and it was ajnon- nmpnt tn th. famn nf Virrlnia t sress voluntarily recognize dthe feature now submitted for their decision, they wouhl take upon themselves die stigma cast upon our country by the existence of slavery. 44 Mroindexter, of Missisippi, (a Virgin ian) agreed with Mr. T. in his solicitude to get nd of slavery, whenever practicable, tho the best men amongst us had not beeu able to devise any plan for doing it, .&c. Mr. lallmadge 44 was not prepared to ad- miLthat a State was under no restraint with respect to the power to change its Constitu tion. Would gentlemen admit a State into the Union to-day, under a republican form of government, aud permit it to call a Conven tion to-morrow to change its form into a Mon archy ? I hat State would, bv the very act, cease to be. a component part of the Union so, also, as to violate the condition on which it was admitted into the Union, by permitting slavery. i General Harrison, 44 as a Representative of Ohio protested against the doctrine of the gentleman from New York. He could as sure the gentleman, that .the people of that fetate were fully aware of their privileges, and would never come to thin House, or to the State of New York, for permission so to alter their Constitution as to admit the in troduction of Slavery. They "had entered into no compact which had shorn me peo ple of their Sovkrkion authority. (See Richmond hmquirer of 27th November, 1818.) The resolution was passed Gen Among the nays, was Mr. Motton, the Van Hurcn, Abolitionist, and Loco Foco Governor of Massachusetts. (See Niles Register,.v. 15, p. 226. I have quoted this debate at so much length. to show that Gen. Harrison vindicated not only -Southern righl3 but also the true States- Rights doctrine of lhe Whig party of Virgin ia me sovereign autnonty pi the; people within their Slate. We will now contrast the conduct of Gen. H. upon the Missouri Question with what we 1. l - r. . nave suowri'was wir. van uuren 3. Jl was proposed to restrict Missouri from admitling iumj ita vuusiuuiiun me recognition oi tne principle of slavery. To the bill "to author ize the People of the Missouri Territory to lorm a constitution and State Government. and for the admission of the same- into the Union,'' the following amendment was o9er ed : 44 That the further introduction of slavery. or involuntary servitude be prohibited,except ior tne punisnment t crimes, whereof the party shall have been fully convicled." For the amendment, 87 ; Gov. Morton among mem against it 76, among whom was the 44 old General of Tippecanoe;" who voted throughout in favor of the rights of the States- in opposition to all his colleagues. ( Niles' Register, vol. 15, p. 478.) Gen. Harrison's objections to the amendment were precisely those which Mr. Ritchie himself enumerated in the Enquirer of the 25th February, 1819. Again To a bill establishing- the Territorv of Arkansas, the foregoing amendment was A" 1 I . ! I n ouereu, out laueu oy a vote oi 7U to v 1, lien, Harrison voting in the negative. ;A, further amendment prevailed, 75 to 73 as follows: "Ami all children horn of slaves within the said Territory shall be free, but may be held to service until the age of 25 years," Gen'l H. voting against it. Mr. Bassett of Vinrin- ia invoked the minority to sustain their con stitutional rights, which he considered to be assailed in the amendment iust adopted.i mies ltegister, vol. lb, p. 94.1 'OI . . . . . It 'mm auese votes cost uen. Harrison his Seat in tne House ot Representauves. WheneW.. ted to Congress, he received a majority of IOAA i. l - J xouu vuiei m ins own county over two pop ular candidates. When next a candidal, he was beaten 600 votes by an opponent who was comparatively a stranger. The only 'I ""'B" 6iusi umi was, uiai lie iiau given the votes cited above. He pleaded, in wrvin. rhonra- si.mn.i U ; . 1 . I , that his oath to support the Constitution com- pelled hini ia sustain the rights or tue people re:...-: ' vv,',B Ar.nA miiht have been pardoned, but he had voted tertnit.lavery. in Arkansas. ; ilis opponcnw w"''' -y-- in this case there was no constitutional ooit- gation-:It was urged by Geti. Harrison on the other hand, thatus Louisiana. purehased out of the common iuuu ui u Unlontr the Southern States had a Tight to an equal share of its Territory as an outlet tor their population ; and that tne exclusion slaves from Arkansas would, in erTect,exclude Southern State. It was 1;v.6m - - j - - i this, that th old General "j was re pre sented in a carricalure, leading a; train of ne groes in chains, . I Iiet us now enquire, what ate ten. ndui son's .recent opinions on the Abolition ques tion : And if these opinions contorm witn the above-enumerated acts, not another argu ment is wanted to establish his claims to fthe entire confidence of the Southern people upon this subject, especially of the people of his native Stale. We will then leave with therri the decision, whether tfjey will prefer " th J'forthern man with Southern feelings. or the Southern man with Southern feelings We are lefk try no vague uncertainty res- peeling yiese opinions: l ney wre ibi- pressed about five years ago, in a opeecn ue- livfrfrl hv Gen. Harrison, at. Vmeennes, in the Sjate of Indiana. Unlike . Mri Van Bu ren, his previous acta indicate what these opinions were ; they are consistent with his whole career; Jhey are founded upon CON STITUTIONAL grounds. Let the public judge without one word of comment, from the fol lowing1 extracts : I have now, fellow citizens, a few words more to say on another subject, and which is, in my opinion, of more importance than any othtr that is now in the course of dis cussion in anu vart of the Union. 1 allude to the societies which have been formed, and the movements of certain individuals iu some of the States in relation to a portion of the population in others. I am certain that there is not, in this assembly, one of these delu ded men. and that there are few within the bounds of the State. If there are any, I woujd earnestly entreat them to forbear y to pafasein their career, and deliberately con sider the consequence of their conduct toi the whole Union, to those for whose benefit they profess to act. That the latter will be the victims of the weak, injudicious, presump tu&us and unconstitutional efforts to serve Con-'fain, a thorough examination of the subjec asi CoMlnce ihcm: The 8trtlggle (and Struggle there must be) may commence with horrors such as I have described, but it will end with more firmly riveting the chains or in the utter extirpation of those whose cause they advocate. Am 1 wrong fellow-citizens, in applying the terms weak, presumptuous and unconsti tutionai to the measures of the emancipator? A slight examination will, I think, show that I am not. , In a vindication of the objects of a Convention which was lately held in one of the towns of Ohio, which I saw in newspaper, it was said that nothing more was intended than to produce a state of pub lie feeling which would lead to an amend ment of the Constitution, authorizing the abolition of Slavery in the Southern States? what then is the proposition to be submitted to them? It is this; 44The present provisions ot the Constitution secure to you the right (a right which you held before it was made. which you have never given up) to manage your domestic concerns in your own way but as we are convinced that you do not manage them properly, we want you to pu in the hands of the Ueneral Uovernment, in the councils of which we have the majori tv, the control over -these matters the erTect of which will be virtually to transfer the power from yours into our hands." Again in some of the States, and in sections of oth ers, the black population lar exceeds that ot, the yhite. Some of the emancipators proi pose an immediate abolition. What is tly proposition then, as it regards these Stais and parts of States, but the alternatives of amalgamation with the blacks, or an ex change Of situations with them ? Is fere any man of common sense, who doe not believe that the emancipated blacks, hnng a majority, will not insist upon a full artici pation of political rights with the hites ; and when possessed of these, theyywill not contend for a full shaTe of socia right al so? What but the extremity ofweakness and folly could induce any one t think, that such propositions as these couldfoe listened t6 by a people so intelligent asve Southern States ? j 44 But the course pursued 6 the emanci pators is unconstitutional, do not say that there are any words in the Cihslitution which r i i .i , , forbid the discussions theyire engaged in 1 1 know that there are not. And there is even an article which secures h the citizens the right to express and pulish their opinions without restriction. Bji in the construction of the Constitution, it always necessary to refer to the circumstaces under which it was framed, and to ascerfcin its meaning by a comparison of its pr&visions with each other, and with thje previovp situation of the several Sides who were parties to it. In a portion of these, slavery vras recognized, -and they took care to have pe right secured to them, to follow and recbtim such of them as ! were fugitives tootherStates. The laws of Con gress passed Under,this fiower, have provi- ded punishmentto any whoshall oppose or I - . . .. . ..... interrupt me exercise ot thistigut. Wow, can any one believe that the instrument which contains a provision of th kind, which au thorizes a master to pursfe his slave into an other Slate, take him bfk, and provides a punishment for any citizi, or citizens of that State who should oppop him, should, at the same time, authorize lb latter to assemble to gether, to pass resolu tfns and adopt address -a ' r lt In reference "to thisection, the Richmond En- 4uirer- of 1st November,p22, copies from the Nation al Intelligencer ; ' I ispnm-rned to usjthat Mr. Ga lley is elected in oppjtion to Gen'L Harrison. A friend informs us, w we arc sorry to learn, that Gen i. Hajrison was cd,as a friend to the GenA eral Government i . Monroe was then President but FATICCA on account of his' adJieren'-e A' , to 'tojyrwple od Tn tits MAtr, m v , '-'viusiuuiipn, ivnicn secures K SOtJTH TBXIR PBXXXISTISsi XISBTS. In his next paprf 5th November, Mr. Ritchie says i u We regrit the ff are ff General Hdrrison," v f (f nc&nrAi slaves to leave their masters, out u cut ineir uiruais, uwwic HteydoSbl'VvM insist that if ?the1cLz ens ahenog slaveholdiiig States can avil themselves 01 he article of .the Constitution, which probib-: 5ts the Testrictioh of speeeh or the press to publish any ihwg injurious ,lo the rights or the sMaveholdih StktestHhai7 lhey can go to ihe extreme that I have jmemioned, and effect any thing further which writing or speaking could effect. But, fellow-citizens, these are not the principles of lh Constitution. Such a construction would defeat one of the great objects of its formation which was that of securing the peace aud harmony of the States, which were parties tq it. The liberty of speeeh and of the press, were given as the most effectual means tq preserve 10 eacn anu every citizen their own- rigms, anu io wie States the rights which appertained to mem at the lime of their adoption, j It coultl nev er have beenexpected that it would be used by the citizens ot one portionJt tne otaies lor the purpose of depriving those qf another por tion, of the rights which they had reserved at the adoption of the Constitution, and in the exercise of - whicfirri6ne bqt themselves fh!v$ aliy concern or interest. ; If slavery is" an evil, the evil is with them. 11 mere 4s guiltin it, the guilt is theirs, riot ours,, since neither th States where it does not exist, rpr the Government of the United States, can, without usuFpatioa of power, and the viola tion of a solemn compact, do any thing to re move it without theconseot of those who arp immedbtefy "interested. Every movement which is made by the AbolMonists in the non slaveholding States is viewed by our South ern brethren as an' attack upon their rights, and which, if persisted in, must in the end eradicate those feelings of attachment and af fection between the citizens of all the States which was produced by a community of in terests and dangers in. ihe. War of the Revo lution, 'which was the foundation of our hap py union, and by a continuance of which, it can alone be preserved, I ehlreat you then, to frown upon measures which are to pro duce results so much to be deprecated. The opinion which I have now given, I have omitted no opportunity forth last two years to lay before the people of -my own Slate. I have taken the liberty to express them here, knowing that even if they should unfortu nately not accord with your, that they would be kindly received." With this array of facts, Heave the intel ligetit public to draw their! own conclusions. rhe people oi Virginia wui jpuge me validi ty of my claim to their eitire confidence in lrr-n it rr..J L i rriuiam neiiry nuTTisyi POWHATAN. MESSRS. CLAt 6c -CALHOUN. The following skirmish took place in the Senate of the United States, last eek, between the two greatest political gladiators of die day: ; - j Mr. Dixon, of Rhoe Island, presented the Resolu tions of the Legislatrre of Rhode Island,' asking Con gress to divide the proceeds arising from the sales of the Public Lands sjaong the several folates of the Lin ion. Mr, D. in presenting these Resolutions, remarked that they were similar to the Resolutions which had been before ottered, referring to that subject. No State, Mr. D. remarked, hd done more to secure the ppssession of the public dbmain for the Union than Rhode Island the citizenof no State had done, more, to achieve the Independence of the country in her Revolutionary struggles. he PubUc Lands, Mr. p. contended, be longed to ye old States, and was their property in common wth the new State-. : . After ye Resolution had been read, Mr. Calhoun remarkethat he did; not believe' -hat the respected State ojfKbode Island had ever seen the bill of his which proposed the cession of the Public Lands among the seJeral States of the Union in,, which the lands werepcated. He believed that the State of Rhode Islaal had got their information from letter writers or nevfepapers which presented fiction for truth. Be that may, the RcsoIuUons, said Mr. Calhoun, do not fply state the character of my bill, which proposes a equivalent tor tne lands ceoed to the States. y bill also, said Mr. Calhoun, is designed to diminish patronage, which gentlemen on the opposite side so muca desire. ' Mr. Cray said, that in his humble opinion, the Res olutions of Rhode Island pretty nearly, if not altogeth er, stated the effect of the character of the bill of - Mr.. Calhoun. The bill proposed to cede all the lands be longing to the United States to the States wherein the lands he. It was true that one half the receipts were to be returned to the Government, but the States were to be the collectors of this one half, and though they might not like some of our collectors, run away with the one half, yet it would doubtless be very inconve nient for them to meet the debt required of them by the Government. Many excuses would be made, and much time and accommodation sked. He doubted even if some would not ask to be relieved from their debts upon the ground that the land belonged to them or for some other reason. Mr. Calhoun said he was not to be provoked into'a discussion at this time. When the Committee on the Public Lands took up this question, he should go into it, and be ready to meet the Senator from Kentucky or any body else. He should show that his bill was an important measure of public policy, and that it would not result as that Senator supposed. '"As for the opin ions of the Senator from Kentucky," said Mr. Calhoun, 'I have no confidence in them none whatever." Mr. Clay I am equally unwilling to protract de bate or throw hindrances in the way sof the Senate but I wish to say to the Senator from1 South Carolina, that I heartily reciprocate all that he has said in regard to the confidence he had in my opinions or remarks. I go a little further, said' Mr. Clay, ii have no respect for his opinions, past, present or to come. Whenever the Senator from South Carolina, rises in his place and with his usual egotism sends out a challenge and one to me, I shall in my poor way make as good a defence as 1 can. The Senator's frequent description of his powers are no doubt equal to his genius. I grant that he has tfiat; but I must say that I atn tired of hearing from him these continued exhibitions of his personal powers", morals and intellectual strength! Mr. Calhoun said I shall not rise to notice the per sonalities of the Senator. I have but risen to say that I have not misstated the character pf my bill. I scarce ly ever speak, continued Mr. C4 that he does not rise to answer me. JTo-day he has come in between me and the Senator from Rhode Island. . I consider that my proposition was wrongly stated by the.Igislatare of Rhode Island, and I have but corrected the mistake. Mr. Clay said I appeal to the Senate as to who be gan the personal allusions complained of. He com raenced by stating in an uncourteous, unusual, and un parliamentary way, that he had no confidence in my opinions. He wishes to riake an attack upon me and then assume the position of one acting on the defen sive. This is big usual and lis i wily course. What are the factsl The Senator from South Carolina rises to correct the proceedings of the Legislature of Rhode Island. He wishes to say that fthe Legislature , have misstated hi bilL ; My opinion is that they have not, and so believing I have corrected the Senator's errors. Pressed by the sensitiveness of his nature, and his nat ural egotism, continued Mr. Clay, he leaves his own position, uses different language and makes an attack upon me. The Senator and myself are antogonistical to each other. We are so naturally, in character and principle. I feel that we shall remain so. I am con tent. But whenever that Senator wraps himself in his mantle of self-defence, relies upon the sympathy of his rather fliari iipon the justice of hi , when he "chooses to challenge me to meet him in hcnorable way, I will meet him, and in his lanr repel attack. . , -Mr. Knight of Rhode Island, defended the T?. i i- tions from the implied attacks and interpretation i. .stowed upon them by the Senator from South CaJr ui uu mey were uieu laiu upuu uie lame and rdem) 'V'Sv 1 nvi v4aV -. s From the Charleston Courier. TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF GENEmt Tlie civil and military procession, vosIp day, was an imposing funeral nngeuiit-.rtUw community uniting, without dtMinct, party, in the grateful omce or mmg'inr tlte cypress and the laurel on the tomb of the h. menteu HAimr. it was lormeil .it lia!f past ' 10 o'clock, A. at the South Bay Batter-, by Col. 1. 1. Uontly, Maj. T. j; VVebbi the Hon. J. S. Rltett, Dr. A.G.Huh- ard, Wm. 3, Brisbane, Wm. H. Inletbv Thos. Coibelti it and James M. Walker, Esquires, acting as Marshals of the Da, It consisted of the Hon. George McDuff5P the Orator of the occasion, supported, on right and left respectively, bv the Hon. HS Li Pinckney, Mayor of the City, and the Hon. Henry Deas ; the Uity Council, and CifRA&ro. if tUa Oil XT tfio AT PrnKar-o rtf .L Legislature; the Committee of Arrangements' the President, Directors and Officers ofii.J f Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Rail Road ompany, !and the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company; the Clergy; -the Judges ; and Members of the. Bar ; Offil cers of the United States j Foreign CmwtU the various Charitable and other Civil Sdcie ties of the City, with' their. banners in crape, in the order of 4hir charters ; the citizens generally ; .the Biigadier General, and Staff, and Officers of the Militia ; the Fire Masters and Fire Companies of the City and Neck the Military Escort formed by all the volun teer uniform corps of the City under the com mand of Col. J. E. B. Fin ley, and 'the Cav alry the Marshals being posted at the head and rear, and on the flanks of the column, and at proper intervals- in the body of the procession. Thus formed.it moved in re. versed order, to the solemn strains of appro, priate music; along East Bay Street to Broad, up" Broad-street to Meeting, and up Meeting to the Circular Church in Meeting-street, th doors, windows and balconies of the public buildings and private houses, in the line of the procession, being throngeoLwith th fw and sy mpathizing daughters of our City anil State, uniting with the sterner sex in the common demonstration of grief and honor for the beloved and distinguished dead. On ar riving at the Church, the procession opened to the right and left, and moved inwards from the rear (which then rested; such was the great length of the column, near the corner of Broad and Church-street,) and thus entered the Church. During the procession, minute guns were fired from the South Bay Battery, the Banks and Stores were closed, and the colors of the shipping in the harbor were dis played at half mast, , The spacious area, aisles as well as pews,, of the Circular Churcht was crowded with the immense auditory, and the galleries were thronged with ladies, who came to join in the tribute of sorrow and respect, awarded by their husbands, fathers, brothers and sons, to the memory of the deceased. 7 " The ceremonies in the Church commenced with an exceedingly impressive and tiighly appropriate prayer by the. Rev. Dr. R Poet, Pastor of lhe Church. The following an them, beautifully - adapted to the occasion, was next sung by a tuneful choir, to the rich accompaniment of the organ : - " Thou art gone to tho grave but we will not deplore ' ;.. . . . . Though sorrows and darkness encompass the tomb, The Saviour has passed through its portals before thee; And the lamp of his love is thy - guide through tho gloom. Thou art gone to the grave we no longer behold thee, Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy side ; But the wide arms of Mercy are spread to unfold thee, And sinners may "hope, since the Saviour hath died. i . Thou art gone to the grave and its mansion forsaking. Perchance thy weak spirit in doubt lingered long; ; But the sunshine of Heaven beam'd- bright on thy wa king,.' And the sound thou didst hear,- was the Sen . song. . .. Thou art gone to the grave but we will not deplore thee, Since God was thy ransom, thy guardian, thy guide. " He gave thee, he took thee and he will restore thee." "And death hath no sting since the Saviour hath did' Th(kratOT then rose and pronounced a noble andT eloquent Eulogy on the character, virtues, nd services of the illustrious deceas ed, embracing his biography, even from bis birth and boyish days, and through his bril liant and unblemished career of manhood, to its sudden and lamented close, in the faithful and zealous discharge of responsible public duties and in the highest and palmiest state of his fame and usefulness, in an untimely and stranger grave. The interest of the discourse was greatly enhanced too by occasional anec dotes illustrative of the energy, and industry, the fidelity to private duty, and patriotic devo tion to the public good, which marked die character and illuminated the life of one of the purest patriots and most useful citizens our City and State have ever been called on, in life to honor, and in death to mourn. After the delivery of the Eulogy the follow ing Anthem concluded the ceremonies of the occasion i - . . f This life's a dream, an empty show j But the bright world to which I go, Hath joys substantial and sincere, When shall I wake and find me there ? O! glorious hour ! O ! blest abode ! I shall be near, and like my God ; ' And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of my-souL My flesh shall slumber in the ground Till the last trumpet's joyful iound; Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, . And in my Saviour's image rise. 4 f '' FIRST WHIG "ELECTOR-. The Whigs of the 11th District of this State, composed of the eounties of Lincoln, Mecklenburg, and Cabarrus, at a (meeting held at Charlotte on the 19th inst., appoint ed Mr. Ramsour of Lincolnton, Elector for President and Vice President. To our Whig friends of the Sute. we will, say, we, as an earnest of what we will do in November pext, have put the: ball in motion," and call on them to be up and at work.-rK Banner. ' " : J I f "V I CHE Si! Hhderit hitanjr Jr. trmy &r adm iund4c has 1' Xistsli Jedica hs dip e sns ould 1 ve!" ar .lentet e'r vac awer . athofi i im pi a genera KHha this-i ih, a lalt iialjfie ipdrt: -car ictij Balljm I'coW twinsVi sefficit :ilatii tiex: lurgec rllO;Bt irinUt tatLr as iffecti I m Yn- i Ueing uealin .recen yn at if rv J
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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