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i II '' .6 : " ' ' - . j.i -. ; . . -' . '-. .-.- ---. 1 6 tt i. h ;e ; t- y ie s ts 3-8- P. ll- n. Jncinntion without it! How long would vi' emancipated negroes remain' satisfied ,, that? Wwuld any of the Southern ' les then (the negroes armed and organiz &5 be able to resist their claims to a paTtict ioi in ail their political right? Would exea stop, thpre? Would they hot claim finance to all the social rights and piivi- f .tfes of eonumiiiiiy in, which, in some in luuces. they would compose the majority T let those' wiio take pleasure in the contem )tatin f SUC'V scenes as must inevitably fjovv.fiiiish out the picture. .lf I am correct in the principles here Waneed,'l support my ertun, that the 'the non-s!ave-hftlding Slates, is equally inju- . . t. cl.jvua ninl ihPir mnstprs. :iri(l that it kill to "c ." . - )aS no sanction in ine prrnnpies ui uie vui- siitiltion. 1 mus,' niH u unuerpum vu sav, ., . ti,pr is anvithinsr m that instrument! !virh nrt)hibits such discussion. 1 know not. Hut inei man wno neueves inai A SIGN AVORTII NOTING The' THE REGISTER. "Our' are the plana of fair, delightful peace. "Unwarp'd by party rage, to live like brotfyersl CONGRESS. FRIDAY, AIMIIB. 3, ISIO. FOR GOVERNOR, JOUIV M. RIOREIiaAO, of Guilford, Grand Jiirof RQw as (Mr. Fishir's place of rpsideace) at the late Superior Court, by a vote et i to 5, resolved that Habisos was worthy, and Van Buhex unworthy of the support and confidence of the community. . . REFORM f REFORM i When Gen. Jackson first came into power, it was onder the cry of "REFORM" Reform in the expen ditures of Government a reduction of the number of t'ederal Officers 4n short, a complete 'reformation in very branch of Government. The expenditures of Mr. Adams' Administration, which amounted to $12, COO were denounced as without a parallel in the his tory of anv nation. But let us see the effect of this Jlefurm. They commenced it in the expenses of the Government, and after ten years of reforming, have Reformed the extravagant expenses of Mr.Adams'dcum :to $40,000,000! Next, they reformed the number of Officers down, by adding between five and six hun Ti- ltt m- e7 he i) a in ith for I :eu ere iiid mil ion ite our irh rils uld uld 4 a ion- y a any. lied Hu- em. the -' roe on- man stive sup-. owl very eoni" Wltfir t or rex- take ijher .hose rfere erty at hd Iding r. up Lo be 1 they nd of ty and tand rights disre- itnent I Pp-ccur- . us and Idress latcan in in d sex, has tasirp- 1 1 1 rnoeo,. fit he of the tr that ". all the it.rri.y of the rtrtinly will.be 10 may y ' ' . i he mo is fatal $ may without.-' es, nd irtuo'u am ve ie their fill, ere undone . ivay ny laid the jt it has ' Isee the jiited to 5. St.ite ! to- mtt 'n heing e colo !e,riivise jilom of 'ml plan 00k for jwhen a " k down rejected ;if t.ipy nces of 4KerP IS the claims which !ii3 tellow-t'itizeus linve ul),.n hini, -are satisfied by adhering'to the 'letter of lhe political contract 4hat connects them, must have a very imperfect knowledge ( the oiinriples' pon which our glorious .Union' was formed, and by which alone it can be inai'ntaiiied. , I mean those feelings 0f regard and affection which, were manifest fj intlie first danof our Iie'vilution, which induced every American to think that an in jury inflicted upon his; fellow-citizens, how cve'r distant his location, was au injury to himself ; which made Jus, in effect, one peo pled before wfi 'had any paper control; which induced; the venerrtble Slielby, in the serum! war for indepiendence, to le;tye tlie coinfirts which age required, to encounter the ilvu.gers ana privations imnueiu 10 a wu deniess war ; which drew from the same qtiarter the innumerable battalions of volun teers which preceded and followed him; and frm the banks of the! .distant Appomattox, that baiul (if youthful heroes, which has im- . nortulized the appellation by which it was iHstinstiished, Those worthy sons ol im mortal sires did not stop to enquire,.into the alleged; Injustice and JriunaiitUflUe In dian war. It iy- suffi0ietorflbe their Ijtllow citizens ?rein danr, that - the tornahawk and scalprng4utfe wre sus ,' neiuiedi over the heads of lhe women and children of Ohio, to induce them io abandon the ease, and. in many instances, the luxury and splendor by which; from infancy, they h.d been surrounded, to encounter tl)e fa tigues land dansrrsf war amidst tlie hor rors off a Canadian winter." FOR P E E S 1 I) 1 N T, "WILLIATVI HENRY HABHISOH. editor's correspondence. . wA8Bis6To-K, March 31. I found after making my last communication, that the motion made for an adjournment of the House of Representatives till Monday, was not carried. It, of course, met on Saturday. Mr. W. Thompson, first rose, and gave notice, that when Mr. Duncan appear ed in the Hail, he should ask leave of the House for five minutes for a personal explanation, The Speaker laid before the House, communications from the Softary of War, Postmaster-General and a Packet in fcfcftion to- the New Jersey election. Mr. Medill (who was entitled to the floor) then ad dressed the House to the close of the morning hour on the printing question connected with the New Jersey election, without finishing his speech. On motion, the House spent the remainder of the day on a number of bills for the relief of private claim ants.! The" bill to amend an act to remittluties on cer tain goods destroyed by the great fire in New York in dred more to the list-, and in every thing else, whicn they have undertaken to reform, they have reformed DeCember, 1333, was postponed till the 4th of ApriL YOUNG MENS' MEETING At a meeting of Whig Young Men of the City of Raleigh, and County of Wake, heTJ in the Court House on the evening of thd 1st AppvitHO, on motion of Mr. Lewis Peck, Gen.! D. S, L-rerwhaw was called to the Chair, and Messrs; R. W, Seawell ' 5 1 . and J. A. Campbell, appointed Secretaries . ; The object of the meeting having been briefly ex plained by Mr H. W. Miller, on iriotion, th follow ing gentlemen were appointed a Committee to report Resolutions for its action, viz : Messrs. H. W . Mil ler, George W. Polk, Alfred Williims, John H. Man ly, and. Dr. John B. Beckwith. J After retiring a short time, the Committee reported through H. W. Miller, the following Preamble and Resolutions Whkreis, we believe that the principles of Civi liberty which have been taught us; by our Fathers are put in jeopardy by the corrupt and reckless! course ot the present Administration by its determination to car ry out, at all haiarus, those measures ot public policy which the People have pronounced dangerous to men happiness and Ireedom, by depriving one 01 the bove. reign Slate of this Confederacy of her lawful Repre in the same way. They have reformed our business, until we have no business! They have reformed our One Presidential Term the integrity of Public Servants the safety of the Public Money', and (jurrcncy umii they have spoiled it ! Theyhave re- the general good oj the rn uri.u. 1 ft . Exchanges, until they are insufferable ! J - w- - . They have reformed our Treasury, until the Govern ment has actually, like the prodigal spendthrift, to give a note to raise the wind for current expenses !! The Senate did not meet on Saturday. TOR VfCE-PaKSIBENT, JOHN TYLER. "NfciTHia thk States whiri Siatzkt dois ffttT EXIST, KOS TttK GOVERNMENT or THE L SITED States, ciif, without assumption of power, ads THE VIOLATION OF A SOLEMN COMPACT, DO ANT THINS TO REMOVE IT, WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THOSE WHO ARE IMMEDIATELY INTERESTED." Ceil. HoT- rison'a Speick at Vincennes. NEW MARKET We understand that the' Proposals offered by Mr. ' Dabnet Cosbt to the Board of Commissioners, ofi this City, for the building of the new Market and Town; Hall, have been accepted. The workis to he completed by the first day of August. The Plan submitted byj Mr. Cosbt is a most beautiful design, and we have no doubt, from his acknowledged skill and taste, that he will add an ornament to our Metropolis, of whichr we shall be justly proud. j SUPERIOR COURT. The whole week, thus far, has been occupied with the State's business, though na case affecting life wai Vott THE KEGISTEB. MOST HORRIBLE. M. EniToti : Permit me to call your attention to the title of one of the most diabolical Acts ever passed hv 1-Aw.o-ivfira since the times of Abed, Meshack. and. J - -. . , , ' . , , Abednego. I copy verbatim el uoeraum irom ujc Evening Star of the 28th March. "LEGISLATURE OF NEW YORK. " IN SENATE An art to abolish the office of Commissioner of (at the several towns of this State, and to urssoLVK the duties of the olhce of Justices ot the P.ace!!" . . .. Lynch law is milk and honty compared with tms. Dissolve Justices ol the Peace I W hen is me act 10 be carried into operation 1 In the dog-days, probably, mpn Iwintr penerallv then in the best melting mood. Why insult misfortune; by heajJinginjury up- But can the justes be made to exclaim with Hamlet, " O ! that this too too solid t'esh, weukl meit, " Thaw and resolve itself into dew." phi z. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. In every case of crime, the accused has a chance of being heard in his own defence; he is never considered guilty until he has had a fair trial ! This imperfect ly correct, and why should not a similar course be pur. sued in cases of debt! Why should a man be punished with imprisonment, before a Jury of his countrj have declared him' to be guilty of some fraudT -Why should he be punished, when his only crime is that.of being poor: on -the unfortunate! Yet such is the effect of the law in most of the States, and in the Government of the Union, 03It is officially announced that the"Blood Hounds ir Florida are not to bite -the Indians ; tkey are only to smell them out .' The question w3 then taken, and the Resolutions were adopted by acclamation. Under the 9th Resolution, the following gentlemen were appointed by the Chairman, viz r H. W. MBler, Hugh McQueen, Thomas Hicks, George Polk, Wes ton R. Gales, A-J Foster, ami Dr. William M. Cren shaw. -V . Under the lOuY Resolution, the following gentle men were appointed, viz : C. C. Battle fc. W. Whit ing, J. A. Campbell, C. F. M, Garnett, and Dr. Wil liam H. M'Kec. - -, D. S. CRENSHAW, CWnv R. W. Sea well J. AvCampbell,5 - The Carolina Gazette will hereafter be under the Editorial charge of Mr. Thomas W. Young. VVeldon llall, E$q. having withdrawn, from a desire to devote his time exclusively. to his professional duties. The politics of ie Gazelle will remain unchanged. The ChInce Boo." The fears of injury from this pestiferous insect, are, we regret sentation onthe floor of Congress, fur no other purpose 1 iu Heam, aheady realized to some extent- ih than to gratity the insatiate thirst 01 parry vmaicuve- fietjs nf sinajj gram , tjie Upper Qojurt ncss and secure ths passage of that odious measure f- n . , rtaik,AiAii which rs to deprive the poor of the iruitsot their labor, . .9 . . 11 n .! 1 r th nommnt exhibit t he bhhtnigf effects orXhe visitation, and place all the .moneyed power ot the UOyernment t .. " , . . . inthe hands of the Executive, increasing that patron- and there is no knowing hov extensively age whichr is already too great, and thereby enabling iheir' ravages may be lelt. We sincerely him to exercise the most dangerous influence over the sympathize with our agricultural friends, A WORD FROM MARYLAND. A rition of Baltimore, whose means of. obtaining taken up until Wednesday. On that day, Htnry inforniaUon are ample, writing to J opj-;iAL, oi ron- HJl was put upon his trial for the piurder of Thomas land, Maine, says . Sorrell. Hill was convicted at our r all 1 erm oi mis charge and sentenced to execution; but he applied to the Supreme Court for anew trial, which was granted. On the present hearing, JVIr. Attorney General Daniel appeared for the State, and Messrs. R. M. Saunders, G. W. Hat wood, Chas. Manlt and D. W. Stone, "The Harrison fire from the Prairies has caught the Maryland Pines: it has penetrated lhe Log Cabins and Apple trees. There is not a drinker of cider in the State that is not devoted tojiiin." . RIGHTS OF PUBLISHERS. A Subscriber to a Newspaper in Boston was recent- for the Prisoner. The Jury retired about 9 o'clock, . .gue(j for the arrearages due by him, for subscription and, in charging the Jury in the case, the Court laia down the law, regulating the obligations between a - . . t . ..T and were out but a few minutes, wnen wiej raiuu with a verdict of mansaught r. ' j YOUNG MENS' MEETING. I The signs of the times are certainly auspicious for the success of the good cause, if the spirit which ani mates ihe Whigs in this city may be considered as extending to their brethren throughout the State. The meetine of the Young Whigs of this place and Tublisher and bis Subscribers, as follows: 1. Where a Subscriber to a Newspaper orders it to bfi discontinued, and it continues to be left at his resi dence. the presumption is, in the absence ot any evi- dence to the contrary, that it is leu ny me tuu&cnuti orders, and upon a promise to pay for it. 7 . ,. i i r. 9 Tf Np.wsDaDer is lelt irom aay io uay, it a uci his nlace of business, with his knowledge and icinity, which, took place at the Court House, on conscnl) though without his express request, and if he nost respecta And when the Barret G. P.vy:.E, Esq., a Representative in the Virginia Legislature, in an address to his constituents, r,: v.;mc r-and'ulte for re-election, in which 11 i 1 1 i- 1 . " . 7 . he defines his views, thus freaks of Mr. Van Buren : .iThnvo lvpn slow to cive up the man we all or most of us voted fot and would gladly have continued to have supported him; but when I had to clwose pe . . . . .. uir ' tween giving up him, or deserting my repuuueau ciples, as I understand republicanism, i wa wuuu iu ivehimup. t nave supponeu me auumiwn O - . II . 1 tions of Jefferson, ladison, Monroe anu jacKsoa. Mr. liitchie has often times lately called me tne "uiu Republican ;" but if democratic principles require a man to support a measure which, as Mr. Ritchie says . 1 r--. ,ha Pci.lpnt " find Hves "me atfana oi-ciuiLppvw" makes'" two currencies, tne ueuer ior iue uun-u . Government, and the baser-far the People u. tnai is republican, 1 have been in the dark all my me. I believe the goed ot lueeouniry require. . Buren should "be rebuked for his coursc,-and I shall therefore vote for General Harrison. Edmund Fontaine, Esq., another member of the Legislature of Virginia who, at the last Presidential election, voted for Mr. Van Buren has published an address to his constituents, in which he says : In deciding the question whether I should aban- his determination to make a servile devotion to party the best.and surest test of capacity for orhce, and under this principle sacrificing all who dare be honest enough even to ifunk for themselves, thereby illustrating the doctrine which is favored and followed by much more than any principle in odr. Constitution xtowever swred, that, "to the victors belong the spoils" and that whoever can " bend the pregnant hinges of the knee" is worthy of all the thrift that may be subsequent on official servility and fawning. And whereas, we honestly believe that the Arrti Republican tendencies of the present Administration its waste of the public money its efforts to destroy credit to reduce the wages of the laborer to-the standard m the jjesgouc Governments of Europe its uncaQed-for -attack upon the Credit and Institutions ot the individual States iU withholding from the Old States their just share of JU5 ...-r. ------,v Wednesday night, was decidedly the most respecta- has reason to believe that it is so lelt under tne neuei, pn one. that be is a Subscriber, and ble as to numbers ever heki nere. circumstances, under which it conv into consideration, we doubt whether a more impos ing political meeting was ever held in the State, i It . . i " f K-jt pvpninir. hut was aavcmseu ior seven y -i- o - the Court remained in session until past nine, in die tr;rf a Pam'tal -.a?e of course, a large number: of TRT A KS DO It O UO 1 1 JOKY CLUB ;','WY At a meetii.R of Randolph Mapon Course, near aym'sburough. for Urijanizini; the Club.. William IB. Mkiks was elected Pn sident, Jogx McLeod 1st ami lull v Wi.inH-1- 2nd Vit-e' Pn-sideut. aud Jams Guiswold Treasurr and Secretary. - Rtsolced, Thntihe Club hold their first Annual Kaci-8, oiinneuciiig on ibe ihird Tuesday in April, coniinue four day, iid thai the following purses Le offered : , - First day, $150 J 15 entrance; Second, 250-t 20 Third, 400- 30, Fouilh,, 100 20 - and included . oulJ attempted that night. So enthusi- " fflVhat this notice be published in ,he Sn astic, however, were the Whigs, that the moment Idard and Hegisfer KaltHh. and Advertiser, Wilnung- Corurt adjourned, the beU was rung, and the room was ton. N C, Courier, Charleston, 8 C , American immediately filled by those who, feeling they have Statesman, Petersburg, aiid Old Domtiiin, Pons- eeper Btate in the salvation of the Republic than ;m..u.h ,Va, and Spjrit of the Timeiw-York, wnh Jg e seem determined to make propor- s the tollowiiig Btilement : 1 .... . c k r. 1 From ,h very recent organization, will be im- tionate exertions to deliver the country from the op- j possible to have lhe contemplated buildings, Club pression which paralyzes its energies, iheproceea I House, &e.'tee.lejif"r the accommodation of soch us - intrs. which will be found in another column, were j we hope ami ejct will visitus on this ami fulur.- characterized by greaiest spirit and harmony, and I similar nit-ei insjs ; sun we pimniK t""" viu.. who, to tne evns oi naru unies anu wvr prices, are in danger of losing that 'portion of the fruits of their industry which human agency could not wrest from them. Fayetteville Observer Whilst the infidel mock3 at the supersti tion of the vulgar, insults over . their. credu lous fear, their childish , errors and fantastic riles, it doe3 not occur. to him to observe, that the most preposterous device, by which lite weakest devotee ever believed he was securing the happiness of a future life, is more rational than unconcerned about it. Upon this subject nothing is so absurd as indifference, no follv so contemptible, a . T , ' 3 w the preceed&trom the rumic L-anus, anu euuMiuenug lhoUir.,!e(!SHess levitv gala. tirm iho hai.plprtinn.-prina- nurooses its conn- inousui.c?sne&s aim icvnv . uity. tenancing the innumerable frauds which have been practiced on ths Government by many of its Revenue Collectors, and justifying and even applauding its own organs in their attempts to conceal or palliate .such frauds, thereby debasing the public marafs,nd attempt ing to deceive the honest Voters of the Country; and, above all, its ma"ny claims of power, and stretcGes of prerogative, of late years, so often advanced and so re peatedly acted upon, which were neither demanded by the necessities nor sanctioned by the Constitution of the Country and its open Tmd wanton conwrrap oi the Public Will so frequently expressed must inev itably destroy or render worthless, thc noble Institu tions which have been transmitted to us by our ances tors, and air the Citizens of North Carolina were the POSTSCRIPT. Washington, April 1. The House of Representatives was principally en gaged on Monday in receiving and disposing of peti tions, and in attending to business of minor imKr tance. The Senate discussed the bill just received from the House authorizing the issue of Five( Millions in Treasury Notes. Messrs. Hubbard, Buchanan, Ben trm, U ebster, Frestqn and Smith of Indiana, took part in -the debate. The bill finally passed, $" votes- to. 8. The negative votes were Messrs. Benton, Clay, of Ky. Clayton, Davis, Merrick, Preston, Ruggles and White. To-day, Mr. Medill occupied themorning how m a nn u'npn tne inousTii a misuii.cn un., n.v - - " uiv.u " . , And wnen tpe ion he ig to pay ioi it in that plam wiU, I trust, have some influence in commend- ened; are taken bound to pay for UJ)1 he givcg n0. approv the judgment we have now lorm- first to declare themselves free and independent of the 1 ieien6e of the majority of the Committee of Election Bntisrti Urown, anu to picuge meir uvea, iuhuucs anu sacred honors in defence of that freedom, and should be the last to surrender such inestimable privileges, Therefor, resolved, That the course of policy pur sued by the present Administration is Anti Republican corrupt in its tendencies in direct contempt of the Public Will, and dangerous to the rubiic i,iDerry. Resolved, That Martin Van Buren, by the weak and corrupt way in which he has administered the affairs of this Government, deserves the -censure and is un- it i- 1 IX. - . ,. 1 c- i- " 1 ) 1 n v- f inn likA mv renerattie irieuu, xfcnrt w ot the eonnuence oi a iree reuuw. oon ivir. au iuiLn, , - - j - " i , u I .v,.. u.,.. r , Col. Payne, have been restrained by that reiuciance Xesolved, 'l hat we cannot perceive uow one for adjourning m May, but after some debate, the part with an old lnend wtucttwe an ieei m evc.j votea t0 msiruct rvuius amg io - Slli,:ect was id on the table, votes to l r . ...... m. .- 1 I ...(formir ith r K lTnmn TO'lthrint TP-it rift inns nrO- I . . 1 n IL'M . ... T- oi any oiaie uiiu uio nv.i . I I tie UumDerianu ivoaa oiu nexi tame u, wucu ... hibiting the introduction ot slavery, ana wno aiso voieu Wrirnt took the floor in reply to Mr. Clay, of Ala. to prohibit the Slave Trade ueiwpen uie oiaies anu be a sincere advocate oi oouuieru r rm A u nr. of life. The patience and long suiienng wiui which we have borne the many aots oi wmcn we coui- aainst charees made aefainst them by the minority. The bill from the Senate for securing the public mo ney in the hands of the Government Officers was ta ken up. Mr; Wise thought it ought to be referred to a Committee composed of Swartwout and Priee It was subsequently referred to the Committee of.. Ways and Means. The bill for securing the freedom of Elections, was next taken up, on which Mr. Bell spoke at considera ble lena-th. - The Senate again took up Mr. Lumpkin s Resolu- tice to discontinue it. Extract nf a Letter to the Editor ; - Ruthertohh, Marchv25, 1840. 'I must give you some, faint idea of Gen. Harui- oersons had gone home, having no expectation that the son's prospects in this region generally, and Ruther. ' ,'. ... mi firu.i t;'K., ford County, particularly. The name of ' Uld 1 ip has inspired the Whigs with fresh zeal and energy, and Jtirn'-rmlrr. blntv of C'xx) Tavern room, and J alps. fain! Bars ly Messrs. . Cliun-hiJI, at Way nesboroiigh, j- audf Borden, at GoWUborough, equal to any. and a j-C.ure Truck vvell jjcepared and perfectly 'good, al j thuggli there vyill not be time io inclose the track ' other than with post and rail- The Club- invite the . aittiiaioii of breetlersai.d sportfimen. Our purse will i br materially increased at the future meetings. Ob ; serve the convenience i.f approach to our trackr being one mile from the ereat North aud Souih Rail Koad. ! fine and a" half from Goldsborough, and one from ; Waynesborouli. and equally dUtantfrom Charleston, ! Teierbburg, aijd Norfolk. By ordfr of the Club. " 'I JAMES GKISWOLD, Secretary. I March 20;.l40. 2831. 1 Cj"The abov mentioned newspapers will each giv e this advertisement three insertiifnat ad forward their lulls to !r CAVE -.CHURCHILL, Proprietor j .. i - ' ed. Like our foreiathcrs m tne uays oi uiu tion, we have remonstrated again and again we have trusted that the commanding voice ot the ueopie wouiu constrain our President to surrender nis wm io uicn.-, but like our forefathers, we have appealed in vain; we have been "fatigued into submission to nis mea sures," and we beheld armies about to be raised, for what we cannot tell, when peace prevails mroognuut our borders, unless it is to awe into silence all rebels ,?. -.Bt. his authoritv. W e have looked to tne rrebi the freemen of the Mountains will record a verdict in dnt tQ gtay his rash and ruthless hand but we have w . ,K totermination with which tne give ciiiiicsi. ui - vi ' " young men of North Carolina enter into the contest. ' , , DE GUSTIBUS. The "Standard" dees not relish the wit of ourSheep Story.' We thought the application would be rather pungent for the appetite of its Editor. He advises us to leave the Anecdote department, for. the future, to mm Mr. Mow eh bad, which we are very wining vu uu. Had he recommended a relinquishment to his Guber natorial Candidate, we should demur, as we understand that Judge Saurdi bs is, perhaps, the worst hand to tell a joke that can be started. He tried it both at Pktsboro' and Smithfield, without eliciting, it is said, even a smile from a single individual of his numerous hearers. , . AMMUNITION WASTED. his lavor next November, which no fcxecuuve eaici ran set aside. Depend upon it, we are sound to the core." WOOD ACQUITTED. Jamis Wood, of Philadelphia, Confectioner, who . . i i i i i Miimmor nflir r.ircnm- murderea nis aaugmer ioji . stances of great brutality, has been acquitted on the of the purity nlea of insanity. No wonder that the brutal pas. sions of men are kept under so little restraint, when. chances of conviction are next to impossibility. The certainty of ten years' confinement in a Penitentiary, would go farther in restraining the murderer a arm, than the uncertainty of a Capital execution lnrida. can ciples, and particularly would we suspect the motives ol a Northern man who, auer sucn voies.couiu cioiui to be friendly to the Institutions of the bouth. Resolved, That the nomination ol uen. wibbiAM II. HARRISON for the Presidency and JOHN TY LER for the, Vice Presidency of the United States meets our warmest approbation, and that we look with contempt on the efforts which have been maue ana are now makin-j to injure th character oi tne iormer uy the circulation of the basest aiid-most daring falsehoods, and we wsarn our fellow. Citizens m every section ot tne In Salisbury, by the Rev. Stephen Frontis, Robert M. Horah, to Amelia B. Ballard. In Colnmbns, Miss. Major S. F. ButeerworthtOMhw Mary E. Amis, daughter of Col. John D. Amis. In Lafayette County, Miss., Mr. Allen A. Pittman to Miss Malvina Whitaker, both formerly of Halifax County, N. C. TW'EW HARDWARE HOUSE, R1CH- MONDJVa. The Subscribers have associated iun,.-lves .-jofreilier fr i!.e purpose ot transacting tne because Gen. Harhisost has aecuneu aoswei" tain aueries put to him by the "Oswego Association x A - ! 2i-hr:d H 12 D VV A K BUSINESS, undi r lhe tirin I '!' U(.an. Di nx !r,;o. Their HtHtid is ihird house i aWj. Messrs.; Hubbard Gaidiner 4- Co. Main Street, i'-f- wher tli-y have just opened a beautiful assortment i of (Jooils, juirtif which are.of their own iinportrilion. j and tlu-refore feel confident the can sell low as is i)ftsible. We have or hand an excellent asswlment nf Fos-j ter's & Ihbois.in's PatVut Sc the arid Slr.iw Knives, Patent aifd plain Gras do. 36 to 42 inches, ml in g Hoes $1 to $5. Also, Hilling H'ti-Sj 4 to 8 inches Wide Tjlifse artides are worthy the attention of Merch ants, and we would reoctfully invite those visiting the i;ity t0 give us a call 'before ihey purchase. f WM. . DQJNAN. .Richmond. ANDREW DUNN. 5 2 lm. UONN A N fr DUN N. Petersburg sKETCSH of tlie Life and Public Services of Gen WuM. H. HARRISON, of Ohio, pamphlet 'rui ihe.ip edition, this day rereived at the I. Uii.k More by, TURNER 4" HUGHES. Mrch 31. i' . . 27 ARISTOCRACY. We hear often, now-a-days,the terms" Aristocracy and Democracy. They are, undoubtedly, used by many, without any definite knowledge 6f their mean ing; anl tfj others, are designedly misapplied. When General For, the celebrated French Orator, was asked the Chamber of Deputies, what he meant, when he applied the term Aristocracy, he replied as follows: ..k T ori 1 toll von what.1 mean, atisioc- aiisi.j. j-r -N racy is the league, the condition oi mose wno iu iu Km L 1 I !il . n,l,,i.ir.rr r lirp WltlYOHt WOrKlnar. .The last "Standard" is brim-tuti oi noty imrro., consnme w - n n nm to fil to OCCUpy ail ine unites vYiuiuui -"-8 n --- them, to carry off all the honors without having deserv- looked in vain. Bull the cry is, give me power Bjt. 55.iK.TrAavirv ! Our patience anu long suuer- iuc kxa - j - . . - i J ins is exhausted; our hope ot rehet is extinguiMieu, and with that hope our confluence u guue. In the conclusion of this address, which our limits ill not -permit jjs to publish entire, he says : . PVllnw-ritizen. it does not become a man to noas . . i r- A of his motrves 1 leave you, tnereiore, io iudge whether any thing but the most solemn con vie J , i i.minirTT .-oiiiit have tious'Ot iny auiy io our uctv .....j, induced me to leave the powerful Administration par ty to which I was warmly at ached, and expose my self to the unsparing-persecution which I have encoun tered, and, Am till.destined to endure. I have acted under the most solemn sense of the obligaUone I ow e ft1 to our nosteritv I believe if Mr. Van Bu- w j r- - . , 1 Ml . " ; roUrtr,. that the snint ot indepenuence win u .t,.;t'i,v thp. shackles of party despotism to the throne of the President. I have, therefore, no hesita tion in supporting Gen. Harrison, whose honesty and iKnrfisLed oatriotism has never been questioned heheving that he will arrest the Government in its despotic tendencies, although hia opinions do not, in all respects, accord with my own." DEATHS. v " At hi Plantation in Mississippi, on the 6th of March, Country azainst such attempts to break down the rep- after ten days illness of Congestive Fevor, James Fri- utation ot a gallant soiaier ana a ne suiie&iiiaii aumu ncK, rsq. oi una vu, a gaureiuu upon them to rebuke attempts to tarnish tlie -glory of ed by all who knew him. -the nat.on by underrating, for political effect, some of At Wadesborough, on the 23d ult, after a most the most brilliant exploits in our military history. . painful illness of 20 days duration, Claudia, daughter Resolved, That we approve the nomination of JNO. 0f the Rev. Philip B. Wiley, aged 8. years and 11 M. MOREHEAD, and that his fine talents, Republi- months. ' can simplicity, and devotion to the interest of the State In Cumberland, Mr. Neill Buie,in the 7t year ot entitle him to the support ot his leuow cuizens. Resolved, That we will use every honest means to rescue the Institutions 6f the Country from the han&i of thf. "Snn.lers." and therefore we approve of the con templated Convention of Whig Young Men robe held in Baltimore in May next, and appoint me iouowmg persons as Delegates, vix: Geo. W. Polk, JohnW. Harris, James A. Campbell, G WT. Hay weod, Augus tus J. Foster, W. H. Hood, Gen'l. Crenshaw, W. M. McPheeters, Joshua R. Hinton, Col. W. L. Otey. Dr. v M Cmnshnw. Allen Roeers, Jr. Thos. M. Oliver, S his age. IILK W ORM EGGS. A quantity of the White Silk Worm Eggs, price Jlliper ounce, ;two,crps mi it . . L TVT 1 V f. s. April 3. TURNER & HUGHE8. S8 Haifk. of Cape Feare.-t'., ed them that is aristocracy The portrait of the Administration party is so well drawn here, that there is no necessity of -writing un derneath the picture "This is the man, and5 that the horse." The letter was promptly answered by a Committee of Gen. Hakrisok's confidential friends at Cincin nati, who state that it is impossible for the General to answer in person the many letters daily received by . . . .. . i i u, TkllcViAil his views upon mm mat navuig uc-a .jr I , . .tk fMlnwinrr in an ,viL ;mnnrtAt ntiona of the day, " Leoisuatite . r:." : au.uiBww.uis . ... . , K-nf Mr.Trbffit of Indiana, a i if J.i,...'. .Hilro-nfl! sfl CflOriffC. U " - r anu i nose vicvua moving - - . . him to make any further declaration tew aays s,u "-" i . . Mr. Speaker, this passage between ray colleague and the eentleman from Pennsylvania, remma roe o. .;mrt.npi. which occurred in the Indiana Legislature. U1vujw"w- , . a I had made some remarks, sir, upon- a suojeci oi some : wu I was followed by a gentleman in oppo- 1 . -i . i vrtnnrtfir micrmrocflnt mo" sition, who unmeaiaieiy cuum;uu my laneuage. I corrected him, sir. He received my explanation apparently in all sincerity, but continued misreoresent me. 1 again, sir, wun some ullic An excellent application of -a Tory doctrine. A distinguished citizen, in ordering the Observer, for which he pays four years in advance, remarks, that "tflere is only one point (.concurrence between him and Van Buren, viz : thaMhe credit system should be entirely abolished, so far' as newspapers are concern ed " He has c;ertainly a most happy way of enforc ing an argument? -and has entirely disarmed our hos tility to the political heresy which he advances. Cir cumstances like" the above, snowing me cuiuu.n.. -the Whi-s in favor of Harrison and Reform, give us stroDg confidence that North. Carolina will not be be hind her Republicansisters in the day of trial. O fn.ee ai Washinsion, 28A March, 1840. BUILDING CON TRACTORS r hereby invtr . j- n. I. C . T . . n kn tfalili. 'MttSlll unir VV. W hiung, C. C. Battle, Henry Dudlej , Albert the Board. T. Hughes, Ransom Poole, Adam u. uan - r R. n RUNYaN.. XJashier. Garnett, G. W. Mordecai, Dr. W . 11. MelS.ee, JJeve- - reux Bridges, John Powell, John Deereux, Jr. John REXT. The DwellmgtHouse JmlStora H. Manly. James Boy Ian, W. J. f-'iarx.e, Jr. vnreu i h recen,lv occupied by the Bank ofoape-r ear. Jones, Dn W. M. Mason, Richard j Hay wood, Albert Stith, Leia Peck, Alfred William?, Thos. T. Hogg, t- o ii ti- K Rml miih Hpnrv Seawe.ll. A. vv . 3euweu, ui. ou" .y-, --. .7- ' : nAnr ilna ill. W. H. Jones, Edmund S. Zevely, Hugh McQueen, f Hlliu TO . 1 . Kichard seawea, cur- a me ujuitunj -..- y . ; V : . I . . . - .1 I. .1.1 .1! ..ItltA IhA MAiTll April 2. 1840. talHer. . . 28' ., . t r CT1 TT O tell Buffaloe, E. A. Janney, B. B.Buffaloe, John H. .i mghly proper that we 'g ... T l. n..j.. tt.i fi,rnnn cviium i.voiir huMiiirss. We. luerelore. to atom ine McUullers, W. K. rvnigni, " .hi- f.rt ,f runter-rfi- IUUU- "'J J I t ... unncce3sarY rtf hi nrmrinW The Sundard" is welcome to aU the political capital he can make out of this. r,,.iTTaa lr Vi Bpreit ever answered the interrogatories of the Editor of the North Car olinian 1" (ilbv th ki.;iTi..i m ln found in that Tiki - - , li .t .1 11 ll'llnn. V i I K ltt llllt ii.haUui.t f tijis State, or not within lhe juri.dic- J conjectured for tneact. tin of t hia (Imirt i Via onti doth order that adver liement lie niadw for ihirtee successive weeks in the " Haleish Register and North Caro ilia Gazelle," ad-; Uing the eaid William Keith that unless he appear fefore the aid Court, at the t -ourt house in Plymouth, n the Hee.nd;Mopdy of September next, and plead, answer or demur to the Cotnpla nant' Uill-of Coni I,,;'iniI it wil -he taken pro cbnfcsso, and such decree Olada thereupon, as shall lie cnisidered just. lest,! TH: TURNER C. & M. E, f PlymouihyN. C.; March 16,1840. 25 I3w SUICIDE. ... . C ..A I AA rniarOnriiOpnt Mr. Thomas Stokes, ot this uouniy, a ma - "V him : and complained of the course character, thoueh in moderate circumstance, commit- ' -termined to pursue; 1 he gentleman, ' - . . I lie rt,uiv u . . ted suicide a few days since, by shooting himself with R moment'8 hesitation, cast an imploring loot up- ... . . . t j .1 tn 4 ,;,k mnrh r.anoor saiu . men, an. a gun. Hehad been p.ougnmg, a uy, - on me - . " exactlv.use the Ian the house just before sun-set, took down ms gun un- m. , - - . , haVe for fiix soon after, his family were alarmed by the noise ot its 5 s . ech on this subject ; and, in discharge. He was found in the lock of the fence, Qrder tQ give it effect, it is necessary for some person .k iino-iidP-fi attriDutea w you. stand it better than yourself, and so vou must excuse me." (weai lauguic..; if TATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Wqfhing )3 tm County lx EaciTT Spring Term, 1840. nth M,n Ki nh . William Keith ; Bill for Divorce. with his head UXy blown to pieces, and a newly t0 us? th language aUr, !..:. ..... tr-:.i- i i ..mm. l- :.i .:,v. nViIxK it ia snnnosed. rerson wno can -'cuiC cnuniv. acaiimt vt m. n.eun. uiucjutoi ..u...- rnt twior ivine ov ins iuc, mi .uv.i, rr , t J m . i-l . t .1 . . - I ..rn m he had started the trigger. No cause is assigned or The Raleigh Register gives an animated account of k mniMinn of the Kaleien ana uasmn un and the scenes of business and bustle which will here after enliven the Metropolis of the did North State. rm.. c.-... mnmont wp have, we will drop m and x lie nisi oum - - - pay our neighbor of the Register a morning calL Petersburg Intelligencer. Do so brother' Stmk. Ve promise you a hearty nf th fiat, and a mus of hard Citiia the most fashionable drink, now-a-days,m these parts. Titles. The Raleiglt "Standard" an- a candidale for the. State Senate in VVke -Gountv. The members ol nur state igis- laiure-are not eutnled, either ny law or cus tom, to ueh a title ; and we enter a protest a-rainst it. if a Whig p per had made such ?, ..n.,nr.ition. tlie Turies would have tle- ii arislocratir. favurinff orders of nobility, &.c. Fayetteville Observer. grTT As an evidence of the state of feeling" nn. Wp.t. it is stated in the PhiladelphiaSun- dard, that a few months' since a real, red-hot Southwark Loco Foco eti.israled to the West and located himself near Alton, Illinois, dnd that a few days since a letter was received from hun which excited as muclf astonish ment among his South wat k frfends, as if Mar tin Van Buren himself had come out for the old Hero. The following is an extract of the letter as published in the above mentioned paper: Huzza for Old Tippecanoe ! Nay, you need'nt gape in astonishment-I'm in earnest. Harrison is all the cry here and you might as well attempt to m the. Mississippi with a pitch fork, as refuse to swim with the popular current, lereanouu,, . man is as scarce as a Whig iued to be in old bouth- rt Th MonH of the western people is up, and 1 tell you they are going for old Hard Cider,'! steam boat fashion, and no n 'suuie. Fpmvrv source does the most cheering infowuauon reach us the old North State is n the alert. Whig meetings numerous, indi vidual fekangeltuekefiing. Even in Lincoln ..,0 or. ruiiiitti meet with citizens who i.., rlnTPft t think fir themselves, and now 1.. ii.0;v ,.iiuH f sentiment, aud upposition to " The powers il.be-r 1 1 Wug Banner. Cosbv. Green F. Ellen, John- T- ospy, HortoH. , r, 1 Revived, also; That the Hon. Kenneth Rayier and the Hon. Edward Stanly, be appointed Delegates to said Convention in behalf of this j meeting and the Young men of the Whig Party thfdughout the state, and that the Secretary inform them thereof, and request r their attendance if possible; ) Resolbed, That our respected Jteuow Muiea,w-nw. Manly, Esq, having beeo selected as Elector of this Dikrict, is requested to address the People whenever it may be convenient. Resolved, That the Chairman appommuumimi of Vigilance for this County, composco 01 wirec iu. each Captain's District, and also a Committee of seven to issue an address to tne young men u im ... relat ion to the distresses of the Country,, and the ap proaching Presidential Election. Resolved, 1 hat a ioinmitiee 01 uve uc ojjjiim" j the Chairman, whose duty it. shall be to correspouu with the Whig Young Men in different sections 01 trie State, uiging upon them? to call meetings and organize more efficiently.. The Resolutions having been read, and the ques tion being on their adoption, Mr. Badger rose, by re quest, and addressed the meeting for nearly two hours, at one moment convulsing his auditory with laugnter, and at the next, as be pourtrayed the enormities of the Administration, kindling their breasts with patri otic zeal lurainst those, whose sole aim seems to be, to. bow down the energies and cripple the resources of the country. He was frequently compelled, to sus pend his remarks by the rapturous plaudit of the meeting, which continued for some uaw, air u re sumed his seat. Messrs. Manly and MiUer, befog loudly called for, .1 i r f r n4rer' sneech. each made a few brief remark. The former paid a glowing compli menttoMr. Badger's zeal and eloquence, in a pecu- lice, that we shall sell 111 allure tor isAoti JJiJj J. W. & A. SjlTil. Raleigh. April 1. . 3f liarly happy manner. W C. STATE COURSE.iTVL called . meeting of the J. key Club, ReMon theSOth frst.--f.tr the purpose r tatting mm i.m.iyr....... propriety of altering the time t holding ine opnng meeling of 1840. over lhe Hi t;oarr. rfwaa u.nan HiioiHtlT asreeJ that th Rare shogM cte off on the third Tuesday of April next, iflea ol thi4,uiu M lerctotorc auSertied. .J ' ' DAVID McliANIEL, Proprietor. M arcK 31, 140. Z 7 rr-The Stai dard, Petewbo'g Inte WgeaceY. Wil- .v ' . . . .1. . 1 ni -.11 . mington Advertifer. ana 1 ammo rcw wm ihh w alove, together with the prevloue anreriraemeni. (.Mnkting tbe Sweepstakes the rail meeting lor three siw-esfive weekf, aud iiarge lhe Proprietor. WHITE SULPHUR WATER Thtjonderi . ttisncd aaononce to the public that ihey arj . i- it . l: exieos.ely enz-2en iinf(irriiig- un reirimwi Water, both in JjoHles and Darreia, as may ie uesirea by nurchas'rs. They deem it proper to Inform ix public, that the result ol long anu eaeiui ex penetrce, ha fully established lhe fact, that'ltj earefully ilepri ving the wi-nd f which ihe barrel is made of all ofita arid, nd otherwiae preparing' it for th prpe, tb Barrel i rendered ettmpletelj eaTfCtuaJ ttanbport. ing and preseiving ihia water in its purity and medi cal efficiency. Person wnhing the Water in Bottlea carf obtain i of oar wholeeale agentaj Altnti Dnal, Richmond, VA Charles Elhl A CoPfclWelphia, Richard Norria, Baltimore; t of the ApoUiicaiiea. In . Peiewburg. Va. Thoaa wishing itln Barl:n aikiresa their orders to tb UBdera gne4)wh wjU iJei rrrix at any convenient ahippiaj poiot," l bieji it m.y be .JcwbU . White Sulphur Spring, ? 2T ' ' 1 Grcenbfier touniy, va. iwaren i. y (Zy Fayetteville Obserrer C waekn. an2clJ, V:
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