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MISCELLAMOUS.
From the Olite Branch.
Concluded.
About twelve days subsequeDt to the fight
off Uoston harbor, C;iit. Lovell wiih his sou
and prisoner was promonading the deck ofhis
his vessel, when the cry of 'Sail O !' resound
cd from the look out.
Where awayl'said the captain.
' On our larhoard bow, wr,' was the reply.
By Neptune.a man ofwar.'said Capt. L.,
cxamining llie sail through his glass.
Again was the Peri crowded wilh sail, and
ugain comnienced a chase. but the weather
was heavy and the sea rau high, the larger
craft thercby having grcally the advantage,
gained sivifily on its prcy, aud though now
within gun shot did not fire iuto the Peri.
thinking to take her without bluodshed. And
so did it prove, for Capt. Lovell seeiug an
English seventy-four within jiistol shot ofhis
craft, hauled down his flag iu loken of sub
mission. A prize crew was put on board the
Peri from hcr conqurer.andshe wasseutwith
all her crew to England, when after a few
monlbs imprisonment, they were pardoned
on condition that thcy would serve in the
Royal Navy. Thiough the iutervention of
Capt. l'rince, Lovell and his son were kindly
treated. Francis.forso was young Lovell call
cd had bccome much attactied to Capt. I,
aud the friendship was mutual, miicli of their
lime being passed together, and Prince ouce
declared to the Lieutenatit of thc ship that
he fclt a strange aflection for thc brave boy,
and that wheuhis lnrge black eycs werehcnt
afTcctionately on him, he conld coinpare his
feelings only to those said to be experienced
by the poorbird when being charnied hy thc
scrpcut. The ship bound fot Halifax borc
bravely on hcr course.
The loss ofhis bcautiful craft and probable
imprisonmeiit.andperhapsignomiiiiousdeath,
so urought uponjlie seusitive mind of poor
Lovell as to ouse a fever, fellowed by delir
ium. Constantly and tenderly thcsmuggler's
child watched by his bedside, adiuinislering
to every want and procnring every coinfort
that the ship co nld atford. Prince too, inad
iniraliou ofthe boy"scondnct.tendered every
ncsistance in his powcr to the snflcrcr, but
Capt. Luvell's hours were niimhcred, and
Fraucis was told hy the snrgeon to prcpare
forimmediate death. Ilewas almot crazed
at thi intelligence; he loved his father with
a deep and fervent efTection, for he a the
only relation of uliotn he knew in the world.
Lovell was now sinking quictly to the grave,
his reason had relnrned, aud he lay convcrs
iug afleetiouately i:h his son, when Priure,
w ho really lovcd both father and child drew
ncar aud beut over the dyiug man, wbo ear
nestl y pressed his hand say ing :
' My frieiid, I havc a dying request to make
to you.'
'"Tis gnnted befurcit is asked,' said the
kiej-heartcd Prince.
'Draw ncar,' said the cxpiringman.'I have
rcad your hcart, and though we have once
bcen faef, I am now prond to call you my
frieud. I wou'd tcll you in a few words. for
tny tiine is nearly come, the past history of
inysclf and tliis dear child. Sit downand lis
ten.' ' My rightful name is not Lovell.but on this
pniat I am silent. .My child was lwrn imder
the snnny skies of Italy, his mother and my
self were ofthe nobility of the country, aud
rcsided at Naples. In au evil honr my wifc
wasseduced from her fcdty to mebyaltoyal
villain. uhom I have lons since sent to hh
account to his Maker. 3Iy poor wifc died
by her owu hands, unable to support Iife,
when slie realized the disqrace. Af'ertaking
vengeance upon the destroyer of my happi
ness, I flcd the ronntry, with this my only
child, then almost an inf.int. FrancK has
sailed nitli mc ever since in calm aud in
strife. he has been raiscd on the freeand opcn
sea, but,' said he, drawing nearer Prince,
Francis is not wht you have thought. She
is my Daughler!' If young Prince had be
hcld a m:racle, he could not have been more
astonishcd.
Francis a female, said he, 'the gallant
brave who fought for a parent's life with a
hero's cnurage, and whose single and cool
judgement turned the fate of battle.' Francis
agirll'
The blushing child htd herfaceinthe ham
mock cloth and wept.
' Even so,' said Lovell, 'and I would com
mit her to your care and protection ; do you
accept the trust!'
I do,' said Prince, solemnly, 'and may
Heave n dpsert meifldo notguard itwcll.
Thereis oue othcr subject of uhich 1
would speak.' said Lovell but sinking hack
wiih ehaustion, heexpired wilhout a groan.
The funeral service was read over the mor
tal remains ofCapt. Lovell, whose bodysew
ed up in his hammock with heavy shot at the
feet was committed to the deep Time roll
cd on in its never-varying course. Francis
mourned the loss of her parent. Capt. Prince
was now herconstant compauion.tuouguslic,
still obliged to continue a dress which sn well '
. ,i i -i.it '
occame lier, couiu scarceiy iook nim in we
face since he knew her scx, whi'e her guar
diau, wbo could now easily explain the cause
of her peculiar feelings towards her, was ab
solutely enamored ofhis fair charge. Fran
ces was very beautiful, and the loveliness that
beamcd from every feature, at first struck
voung Prince's eye, and when he came to
know her.hergentle dispositiou won his heart.
Heranimated black eycs were shaded by
long silken lashes, hcr cheeks vied wilh the
blusbing rose in color and freshness, whilst
her fair skin, rendered brown by exposure,
was of a most hewitchiug purity, the wbole
shaded with a profusion of raven ringlets.
Prince watched with jealous care over his
fair charge, passtng the beautiful moonlight
nigbts, doubly beautiful on the ocean, on thc
deck with ber, listenins to her sweet voice, as
it related scenes ofdaring and wild iilterest,
in which her father and self were prominent
characters. Her guardianfound.thatalthough
she was brought up in a rough danger and
daring, still her heart retained its native gen
tleness and modesty.
The vessel at lengih rcached Halifax har
bor is safety. Capt. Prince with the Commo
dere's permission, started for his former sta
tion at Boston, and the smugglers child, for
he was deemed but a child on board the sbip,
wa9 permittnd to accompany him. Faithfully
did Francis" protector keep his trust he had
assumed. On arriving at Boston, before -posingher
to the obserration of any one,
iuitable clothes were purchased for her, and
she was imroduced into the house of an annt i
ot Capt. P's., who receivea hei-a the cbild
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of some countryacquantance of her nephew's
who had sentherto Boston for the purposeof
aidingherin prosecutyig herstudies. Though
every convenience and evenluxurysurrouud
ed the fair girl, yet she pined the loss of her
kind yet bold aud danng fatlier,but was great
ly soothed hy the idea inculcated by Piiuce,
that he was now iu a happier and a bctler
bome.
Auother two years pasced. Francis had
greatly improved; unsurpasscd in grace of
persou or nientai acquiremenis, ner mino
streugthened by the ruugh school in which it
was first tr.iined, was oue of Mngular beauty,
now improved by literary pursuits and tastes.
She was the bclle of Trimont, the girls en
vicd her, and the young gcutlcman all were
charmcd with her. Froncis was uow but
seventeen years of age. Prince had declar
ed his love for her, and had wun from her
an ackuowledgeineut of her aflection for
him.
Ah!' said she, to his ardent questions of
hcr love, 'you are father, brolher, everything
to me, dear Ileury, how can I help loving
you !'
And readcr, believc me, he was the happi
csl fellow iu all the Colonics.
Ilenry Priuce was the eldest son of one of
thc proudest fimilies in the country, but
wbosc pecuuiary condition, uiifortunately,
was by no means couimensurate with their
'stauding' in socicty; the f.imily therefore re-
licd upon Hcnry to make such a match as to
enable him to rclricve the falling fortunes of '
his faiher's house. Therefore whcu it was
undcrstood by his family that he was about
to marry a peuuyless girl, and one too, 'with-'
outa namc,' their astonishmcnt and grief)
knew no bounds. His widowcd mother ;
threatencd to disiiihcrit him; threats and rn- '
trcnties were in vain, Hcnry lovcd Francis
with a love that knew no bounds, aud he de
termined to wcd hcr, though by llie act be
should cstrancc from him thc wholc world
bcside. But Francis learning hon the tnalter
stood.mtcrly refused to marry Priuce wilhout
the sauction ofhis family.
The lovers sat together one beautiful night
in the mooulit arbor, attached to llie old fash
ioned house. Prince's arm was arouud the
waist of the dark eyed girl, and he was loy ing
with the riug that ornanienied her lcft hand,
a signet put there by hcr father while she was
yct quite a child.
' I havc never seen this ring ofTyour hand,'
s.id Prince. 'pray what is thc mottu V
' Manits litvc inimica ItTannis.' (This hand
is hostilc lo lyrants.)
I caiuiot remcmberwhen first my father
put this ring npon my hand. It must havc
been many ycats since'
Priuce still tojed wilh the jewel, more for
an cxcuse to press the pretty hand he hcld,
tliau from any aclual curiosity. While exam
iuing the stouc, thc back suddenly sprung
open, a secret spring tmknonn to eitber hav- (
ing been accidentally touchcd. A tiny piece (
of parchmcnt unrolled itself to view from i
the ccll in thc ring. on iis surface was traced
in the finest rcadable characters the follow- :
iiin. I
'Foryou.inydeardauhter.tbere isatreas-
ure buricd on High Kock, nearBoston. You
nill know the spot when you shall read this. j
Seek out a rock mnrked with the figure of a-J
red cross; dig under the sloue for a few feet. I
and you will find an iron clirst, take it, it is i
your" faiher's earnings in his perilous trade, ',
and thy tceJJing dotcry!' !
The'astonislmient of tbelovcrmay bo bet
terimasined thad descrilied. They read and
re-readlhe little scroll, and though Francis
wept at the rcmembrance of hcr lather's
kindncss,still she was happy to think lli.it she
was no longer depcudaut upnu othcrs, and
that perhaps she uould be able to repay hcr '
dear Henry in part for his kiudncss to her. ,
They rcsolred to viiit the spot aud acconi- I
plish the purpose tbat vcry nigbt. A boat
from the captain's vessel supplied the means,
aud after a pleasant run of a few hours hy I
mooulight they landed in Lynn liarbor, when
Francis 'hecaine the guide.aud conductcd her
lover by the nearest path to the wcll known
look out ou High Kock. But about tno
years had iutervened since she sat npou ils
summit watching the arrival of hcr faiher's
gallant Peri, and noiv as she ascended its
side, a tear stole down her check at the re
membrances that stole upon her mind. The
stone was found and rcmovcd by aid of an
iron lcvcr, and afier a few moments consum
ed in removing the earth bclow it, an iron
chcst thickly studded ith uails, inca? uring
inits size about two feet square, was discov
ercd, and safely couveyed to Bosion.
When alone iu thequiet parlorof hisaunl's
house, the chest was oprncd, aud thc rich
ness ofits contems astoliishcd the faidcrs.
For in a little tin box was dcpositcd dia
monds and gold to the value of more ihan an
hundred thousand ppunds sterliug; llie smug-
gler s dowry to lus cliilu. i his uncxecieu
and imtneuse wealth was properly iuvested
and hestowed, constituting Frantis a highly
desirable acquaiutance cvcn to the proud
family of the Priuce's. But pride, riches, nor
poverty could not change these loving ones.
Franci, thesailor boy, became the happy
icife of Capt. Prince. The certmony, by
request of the bride, was performed upon
the quarter-deck of his owu ship, which was
illuminalcd from her hull to her topmast.
On her marnage day, slie made a wedding
gift of one thousand pounds sterling to eacb
of Henry's sisttrs. his mother, and a youn
ger hrother, an officer in the Navy. They
wondeied at the nuinificence and unbounded
resources, aud soon loved her for her good
ness alone.
Capt. Prince followed his profession for
about two years after bis marriage, duripg
which time he often took his wife with him
on his short sea voyages ; his oflicers and
crew often wondering amongthemselvesthal
the 'Captain's lady was never sea-sick, nor
frightened at the 'storms and blons,' and in
deed tbe fin.t Lientenant once declared in the
presence ofhis fellow oflicers ihathe actnally ,
believed that lady P knew as much of
tbe gear and sailing orthe ship as the Captain
or himself !
Henry and Francis enjoycd a long and hap
py criiise upon life's sea together. Their un
ion was Messed with a son and datighter, and
it is said that the blood ofthe family is trace
able in the remains of some ofthe first fatn
ilies who now reside in the 'Athens of AtrJer
ica.' Tbe legcnd of the buried treasure is still
related ofthe spot. I have had pointed out
to me the rock, peculiurly marked as being
the one under which the treasure was found
that forroed the smugglers dowry to his child.
Go readcr, and see for yourself, not only the
rock on which isdistinctly traced the figure
ofa cross, but also obtain a sightof the glon
ons panoramic view presented from the sum
mit ofH'OHKocK.
MIDDLEBURY,
THE SLANDER OF HENRY CLAY.
The Albany Aigus takes tbe lead in the
work ofdcfaming and traducing Hert
J824 Wm. II. Ci.awford, who had killed a
roanin a duel.and in lSSdand 1832 Adhew
Jackso.-i, who had killed, with great coolness
and ferocily, after his opponent's fire had
beeu drawn.a Mr. Dickenson in a duel grow
ing out of a quarrel at a horse-race, and
who had been cngaged in a savage pistol
fight with Col. Beuton wilhout evrn the
decorum ofa duel. jir Clay has twice been i ijitrai. i .
engagedinduels, the last.twenty years ago, I Hon. W. H. Sewabd haviug beeu in at
and eacb wilh men wbo had heaped upon ' tendauceat the couns now sitling in Utica,
llimtlltt nmel Qn.t ri.llin. inenlfo .!. f- !(! I nn..r-utvrt l fin nrm-
and indiniiies. Wc think he was verv wrous
in iiiis just as the man is wroug ulio, on
.l- ... 'i "
llie impuhe of the momet't. knocks down
any ooe who spit in his face he lnmself
thinkssoandhass:.idso. He declared in an
A tA rocj t r lito 'nnarilnnnfo Iti 1 JOI m o
ference to the Card he Lad issued denoim-
ciug the uuknown anthorofthe 'Bargaiu'
slauder,
"I felt that I could no longer remain silent.
A crisis appearrd to me to have arueu in my
ptiMic life. I issued my card. I ought uot
to havc put in it the last paragraph, because
althougb it does not necessarily imply the
resort to a personal combat, it ndmits of that
conslmctioii : nor will I conccal that such a
possibln isue was wiihin my coutemplatiou.
1 owe it to the communiiy to say, that what
ever heretofore I may have done, or, by
inevitable circumstmces, nugh: be Torced to
do. uo manin it holdi iu deener al.horance
than I do, the peruicions practice. Con-
demned as it must be by the judgment and
pnuosopny, to say noiuing ot inc reugiou,
of every thinking man, it isanaffair of feeling
about which wecannot, allhough we should.
rcason. Its true corrective will be found
when all shall unite, atall ought to uuite, iu
its unqualified proscription."
Acting on this principlc. Mr. Clay in
1833 supported and voted for the law severly
puniiiug duels iu llie Districtof Cclumbia.
On that occasion hesaid,
"No man would be happier than he to see
the wholc barbarous syslem forever enulica
ted. It was well knonn, that in ccrtain
quarters of tbe country public 'opinion was
nverse Irom tlueliug, and no man could tly
bedience to the fatalctistom The man with
a high scnse of honor, and nicc scnibi'ity,
when the question is whclhcr he shall fight ,
or have tne tingcrol scorn pointeu at him, is
unable to resist. and few, very few, are found
willing lo adopt suchan alternative'. When
pulilic opinion shall be renovated, aud chns
tened by reason, rclicinn and humanity, the
praclice of dueliug wiil at once be discounteti
auced. ltis the ofSce oflegislation to do all
it can to bring about that heallhful slate of
the public mind, aud allhough it may not
allogelher effect so desirable a result. yet he
had no doubt it would do much towards it,
and wiih these views he would give his votc
lor tlie bill
And now look at the tcrms in which the
Albany Argus habilually speaks of Hcnry
Clay. The following resolulion ofa Rens
sclacrville meeting. nhicb we clip from its
columns. is a faithful refleclion of the habit
ualexhibiliou ofits Edilorial arlicles:
" Jtesolved, That with feelings of pride and
pleasure, wc contrast thc privatc, cxalted,
inoral and religious chanieter of Jasies K.
Polk with that ofHeRT Ceat a aun nho
from his yotith has been addicated to nearly
the whole cailogue of uow, at the nilvanced
age of nearly 70 years. is still held by the
civil aulhorities ofhis country under bouds
for llie maiutenance of the peace."
Such are the charges against Hcnry Clay
and they are infamously false. Mr. Clay
isnolmarea profane swearer, than James
K. Polk, though he doubtlcss, like most men
uot professors of rcligion, has at some time
or other used harsh words which were a
great deal betler unsaid. Wc know that
Washington did so, quite as much as Mr.
Clay cver did; yet Washington was not a
profane swearer. How niauy men ainoug
inllicfare ot that nub ic omuion. mlhout . Z '. .: r! iwaue: nnu lur 1 iu
having his reputa.iou sacrificed; but there , aIllrmIu,at0.a , lately seen a Slate papcr
wnrenlber ..nrlums aain wbirh otnrted o- 1 1 a.le. 3 "P1" aoled;e and lufonnalion, fllnct:(miiricc cmnI
us, if ihcy ware uogged through all their , scll-uelence anu protection which ibeConsti
lives by eves-droppcrs and spies. could uot tution has placcd in his hands. Tell me not
be accused of some such erroras tbi.' We j that he does not know how to exercise bis
ask every man to make thc cuse his own. , suffrage wisely. Does he know how to lift
andjudgehow he would Iikc to have his his hauds if you mcnacc? How to strike
luwest whisper of iudignatiou at some atro- j back ifyou assail him ? There is an instinct
cious villany (Iikc Polk's when he turned I which teaches this ; and that instinct uner
the fairly chnsen Whig Members from Miss- ringly teaches the Eleclor so to east his ballot
issippi ont of their seats by his casting vote.J as to prcserre his own doniestic, social aud
trumneted to the woild as au evitnce that l political positiou. For his own hapniness.
he was a hahitnal snearer.' There is a
baseuessincatchingiip such a raurruur of in-
digtiatiou r.nd trumpcting it through tbe
Union which an honorable man must loathe j edge as universal as sufTrage. But I would lan cqiiivalcnt, to the prejudice of tialive the btates which had thcm not, would
and abhor. anJ which the Albany Argus. in ' not stipulate for tbe know Itdge asacondilion 1 indu,try. Not only wilhout cqiiivalcnt, find themseNes.in self-dcfence, compell
iisbeiter days, would have scorued 'to de , ofsuffragc. Eveu Despotism miht consent I bI, face of their hih dulies. rcs- ed to caiter them. I recollecf; perhaps my
scend to
Then asto the charge of gambling it is a
lie, a shameful lie. The negro on whom
Gen. McCalla relicd lo substantiate it, has
said he carricd apack of cards for "Massa
(Jlav, but there are scveral '.lassa Llavs
ahout Lexiiiglon, and this could not have
been Henry Clay, as he has not knowmgly which Liberty can be extended over the IO those. anccslors shared in common, in 192 or 1 9J, wheri a debate occnrred
pennitieda pack of cards to cnter his house Karth. You may hold theslave in bondage, ' wjtn our arjceS((,r in the toils of the rer-1 in ,ne Virginia legislalure on a proposi
for many years. Yet it is true that Mr. , domeslic and social, if you can, but H , 'e ; oIulion . 'lo ,h()SB"who havo shared with "on. I think it was, to rcnew the carler
Clay has often. when travehng or detained put the ballot m his hand. and you shall see , . ' , S1,frer:n3 f)r 0ur Ufiv to'ofa bank in Alexandria the first that
f.oin home playcd whU, with a party of him speedily rise ,0 freedom, to wledge : tb d ever wa3 es.ablished in that Slate. nnd it
fnends and sometimes, when it has been , and to happiues. ( Ihosn wnose prnsieniy arc ucauiii u 10 ,.-j ,? ,
insistedby others that some trifle should be ' Belicve uot. fellow citizens, that this is a Uha.e wilh our postenty in the trwls, iti.was "M ,'PP0Sd anU Jarr!A?
betonthe result or the game. he has not ' question which interests or concerns only the ! Ihe triumphs nnd the glories that await some dithculty. Atlcrwards. vir0.ma,
stnhhornlv resistcd it. But he has no more vohiutary citizen. The work ofdisfrauchise-j them. It is a concession to those who j nmhng hcrself surrounded bv Jjlalcs that
playcd ormnney than the man who plays in meut once eflectually begun. would not I are bone of our bone and the fleh ofour) had Banks, and that she was subject tq
his'fatnily circlc, with beans for counters, ceae with the dcbasement of one class or flesju and wio in some other btneficial : all their inconveniences, whatever they
playsbr beaus. We have the testimouy of condition ofmcu ; othcr classes wonld follow, -(jmJ j0 lna.e and are ready to make might be. rcsolved to eslablish banks upon
men whose iniegriiy was never questioned and Oitlizarchy be sncceeded by Despotism, ' , . concess;0n to us. It is atill a more cstensive scale. and accordingiy
that Mr. Clay has bcen umformly averse to Nor is this all. Lel the w.se men iwho favor H concession bv the wholn to did rs abhs1! two principle Banks with
hattmir ep.11 :t tn p. ,nn nim ffm riirntir-
-..j . ' ,.
agcd it This h: has done in comformity
P ... .
with a resolution adopted by him more than
tweuty years ago, having previously been
seduced into tbe habit then prevalent iu the
Woei nnH in Washiurton.
Then the duelistaccusatiorr with what
grace'does ihis come from thc Loeosof Rens-
laerville, wlio nave amajssiooa uimr jhci.-
him. to prevent wbich they wareboth under
bonds. Isthisa fair ground of objectton ,
to vr. Clav '
Asto "the moral and religious character
of James K. Polk," it is in no respect better
than itr.. Cl'ay'. ' We do not wisb to assail ;
dCf "ferbS iu Wasbing.on , notT.d" I Ueme::.,ichP,rhave8r,:d t Each he- after rival, npt only acting wi.bou, con
onreland.Iieves.with quite as much confidence as rl, but tn coll.sion w.th each other and
or llabaml? Kng insulted 3tr. Clay 1 They are written on the care worn brows.and the othcr, that the pohcy which he eS. having very imperfect knowledge of the
crosslv and Mr. Clay retorted with great in the stooping gait. and meek .and humble p0Uses is the best for the country. eilh.igeneral condition ofthe whole circulaiion
!"::.-"t. r.A t,-,r,r, ,rniit,l ,-halli-ni.e '. demeanor of her sons and dauehters, received . ... ,:t,f mnnd tbat his iudtrp. ofthe United States. or the s'.ale ofour
VT. WEDNEDAY, JULY 31, 1844.
it, bccause our objectionis to bis Political
- i i . i. v. .
pnucipies aua not 10 uis vuitidicr.
But this braggingon the religionhe never had,
from those by whom wr. J? relingtiuysen is
t fiercely assailcd for his religious faith, is not
i luc "B"1 lala5
From the Tribune.
IN UTICA GOV.
ARD'S SPEEC.II
REPEAL
SEW-
t,m time tn rMnPKifullv invitehim to address
... j ... . ,
a publicmettiUg at ibis crmcai junciure ot
Irish atfairs.
Ladits and Gentlemen: You uaveassem-
bled under a notice addresscd to you as Re-
nealers, but I think I may safely address you
L ,h iitl r F-llw-f:i?i5!en.i.
I They tell js that au Irisbman or Irishmcn
by ihe title ot t ellow-Uitizens.
fired upou Amcricau cnizeiisuulully asscm-
III I . i - ,), l: .;nn
of subjects atfectiug the public wclfare. No
matter how ofleusive might have been tbo
conductof that asscmblage orhow unjust, or
how irriiating its discussion, if any Irishman
did thus assail Aincrican citizens, I disavow
him I coudemn him I deliver him over to
the law aud to public execration, for lic has
committed an unpardouable oil'ence against
the law and liberty
ISuttbe accusatiou is
denied. Ihey are strong to accuse thc
" "'"' conqrreu
wcenuiarics wiio reviie tl.c suirerers;
ide'ment unon the a-cusa'iiou
liut grauttliat Jrislunau or Iruhmen did "r"," "igi.iint 7- -
commit this great oilence how can it p.l- adnpting Ihe principles of free trade! tlete is a basis Tor accommodatton, and
liatethe guilt of the retaliation ? Women 1 vvhy, where are hcr Corn laws ? Those mutual satisf.iction. Let the ainount,
aud childreu and miuUtcrs of religion were laws which cxclude an articlc of primo which i3 requisito for an cconomical ad
hunted from their buruing dwellmgs and nrcessity tho very bread which sus- ministration of Ihe govcrnmtn:, when we
churches. Did the Library, the Hospital or ta;n3 htiman life in order to afTord are no' enaged in war, be rniscd exclu.
the Aher exciie to vinleuce ! Were they protection to English ngriculture. And, j sely on roreign imports, and in adjus
Priests women and childreu who fired upon on ,10 sinpic artlce of An.crican tobacco,' ng n tariff, for that purpose, let such
But 'therrrs au excuse for the ! EnSI,1,ld lev!fs an"y ?" amnunt of: diriminations be mide as will fosjer.
-.f . 1 . . . ... -
Native AmericauPartv.iu whose name thesefVeilUO equai 10 the wnoie nmouill 01
crimes were committed, that the Roman
Caiholirs ofPhiladelpeia and New-York en-
dcavored, though by constiiuiional ineans
loexclude the Biblc from the l'ublic Schools.
my country
auu tne world, that thc ctiargc is unjut to
the Romau Catholics, aud is false aud cal
umuiuus. But why agitate these painful subjects?
Bccaiue ihey iuvolvc imraediately the rights
and securily ofan important portion of tbe
Amcricnn lamify, and ultimatcly rights im
portant to the Avhole Aiuerican people and to
mankiud.
The Declaration of Americau Indepen
dence asscrts that nll meu are free and equal,
and havc jnalienable rights oflife, liberty and
thc pursuit of Iiappiness. Liberty and the
pursuit of happiness involve the right of free
immigraiion. These rights are sacied un
der the Constituiion auJ Laws, by the pow
rrof sufTrage, and uot othcrwise. No mat
ter then where a man may have been born,
or how educated. how clevaled or how de
graded, tinless by crimc, wherever his lot is
east there he is a subject, and bccause a
subject a member ofthe Civil Slate; aud as
right to exprrss bis choice of those who tnake,
and those who executc the Laws. This u
niversal rizht of suffrage is arknowledgcd by
our Constituiion aud Laws in regard to those
born in foreign lands, wilh no other condi
tions than those of resdence, inorality and
loyalty. reciled in the oaih preliminary to
Natundizalion.
If all this be not true, the Declaration of
Indepcndence is an inviialion to dcccive and
to hetray mankind. This right of Miffrage,
inrnluable to every citizcn, is most neressary
to tbe iudigent, Iou ly exile. It is the wcapou
put into his hands by society for his dcfeucc
and protection against their own injtislice and
nppression. Tell mc nct that he was born
iudigence, and is debased hy ignorance. and
by oppression, and by superslition. Grant
itall. So much the more then do I demnud
fiirhim ihe lajrfulcuiplovmet ofthe means of
' and for the securily and peace of socicty, I
, would iudeed wish him educated aud and in-
structed. and therefore I uould render kuwl-
I to the principles of Dcmocracy wiih such a
rescrvalion I have never known thai State
where the power was given tbat knowledge
did not soon follow. I have never known the
country where, if the power was withheld,
the knowledge was ever obtaincd. These
' are the principles, the only principles. by
... , ... 11 1 .i
im iiisircinciiiemeui it-ii us iitiiv iiicv cxneci
., 1 ! ! C .1 . r .
to secure the t ubordinaiion of the disfran -
chised classes. Tbev connot be exDelled
friov mnaf in rrosPltiPT inrrpnf hv vtrfne
ofthe irresisiible and uncbangeable laws of
IGod. They cannot be decraded to domeslic
slarery, and unless so degraded, they cannot
be held in subjectiou to authority, exccPl 'n
juuu uri..in.;,U; u..u .u.uuml; luu-
1 among ourselves. Nations are never depop-1
uiaiea oy ,.rOSpcrjr, uuu iirver
r j t. -r ti.j
are incapable of self-goTernment. I
assert
They
this it to deny onr own Constitution.
knmv llnt hnw sitrh a nlpa rn liar iiii.ni . l i a J r- I?
have proved that they conld do wbatno other
t i-i .i i..: -i i r
x eopie uave uunc rccjitiiu iiiciuscivcs iiuiii
national vices, and coutrul tbemselves with
modcraliou in tlie very excitemeut of political
i ""'i -' "Yl
gue the cause ofllepeal. Be ofgood heart.
then, my fnends reactions are as unavoid-
ahleinthemoral world as in nature. The
storm follows the calm. and the sun breaks
forth after the darkest night. Ignorance
maiotains an almost equel coolHc't wiih
Knowledge, and Benevolence never enjoys
uninterrupted progress. Take courage.tben,
for your country at home: O'Connell is
c.o,neaoy.,,e sjmpa.mes o, manhinu wn
acquirelhevelocityaudtbe power of elec-
acV'"e. ,De velocity aud tde pow
passage through tbe bars of his
. ' ... .
tnciU
i. -.i- i. V
. . .. . .. . . , rT,V .
'"J"? ':lDds. The rums of bt.
n.e n " ue ,ue ?r.c m r"lar au,J
I Pol'.li:a' mtolerance, and its cpitaph is read
a ,nf fea.Vul ,D3C"P"on that remains unde-
..,!, o i
' lULUUAUOLLllli
MR. CLATS SPEECE.
Delivered in the city of Raleigli,
J o j
April 13th, 1844.
Continued.
" FREE TRADE.1
We are invitcd. bv the partizans ofthe
doctrine ofthe frce trade. to imitate tho
l,,eral cxnmple of somo of thft creat
European powers. EnIand. we are told
is abindoning her restnctive policy.and
! nJr.r.i.n lhn C r.y.A ( 1 t7n1n.l
Idutirs, levied nnnually hy the Unitcd
i Statcs unon nll the articles of import
from all the foreisn nations ofthe world.
lincludins Ennland. That is her freo
nce, we have
from nno of hcr
aininrr in bitter
tcrms of tho Amcricnn Tarifi'of 1S42,
and cnding with formally annonncing
to the world that France steadily adher
ed tothesystem of protecting French in
dustrv !
A 2tATt0XAI TAH1FT.
But, fellow.citizens I havc nlrcady
dclnined you to long on this intercsting
topic, nnd yet I liavo scarceiy touchcd
it. For nearly thirty years it has agita
ted thc Nation. Tho subject has been
argucd and dcbatcd a thousand times. in
I'tcry conceivnblc form. It is time that
thc pohcy of thc country should bccome
s. llled and lixed. Any stable a'ijiut.
nient of it.whatevcr it may be.will be far
prcl'erable to perpetual vascillalion. When
once dctennined.iaborcntcrprizeand com
niercc can accoiuiiiodate theinselves ac
cnrdingly. Ilul in finally setthng it, thc
inlcresls ofthe whole Union, as well as
nll ils parls, should be duly weighcd antl
cunsidered, in a paternal and fraternal
spirit. The Confederacy consisls of 2G
clntrs besides territorics. embracing ev
ery vuriety of pursuit, every branch of
humnn industry. There may he anap
parcnt, there is 110 real, conflict betwccn
tliCf c diversified inlercsfs. No 0110 Slate,
no cne scction, can reasonnbty c.xpcct or
dcsiro that the common govcrnmcnt of ;
. . . 1
Ihe wliolo should be ndminislcrcd, cxclu
sivnly accprding to its own peculiar opin
ion. or so as to ndvancc only its pnrticu
hu inlercsts, wilhout rcgard to the opin
ion or thc inlcrests ofnll othcr parls. In
tcspccl to tbe I atiff, tbere are twn schools
holding oppositc and extrf ine doclrines.
At conlin! toone. norfect frecdom in our ,
foreign trade wilh no. or very low dulies.
ought to prevnil. Accnrdin'g to tbe oth-,
cr the restrictivo policy ought, on manv
articles. to he nushed. bv a hiph and ex. i
orbilant Tariir, to the point of nhsolute.cry Slate in Ihe Union abandoned ils
prnhibilaliun. Neilhcrpirtv can hold it.; use ; which nobody belicves is ever hkely
selfupasan uncrring staiidard of n'ght j happeu. If some of tho Slatcs should
and ukdom. Fallihihty is the lot ot all . continue to employ and circulate such a
men, nnd Ihe wisest know how little they paper. it would flow into, and he current
doknow. Tho doctrine offree trade is in other Statcs thnt might havc refused
.-,n
I n concession to rorei"n powcrs, wilhout
Irictions & prohibitions npplied to Ameri-Triend
can products. to foreign Powers, our
tivals jcalous of our growth and anxious
to impede our onward progress. En -
.-..rnfr..tnpnt nf Homeslie industrv is a
! concession to our own fellow.citizens, .
.mnrK- 11 is a concession ov tne wnoie 10
. the whole ; for every part of the
1 1 n ,v
countrv po'sesscs a capacityto man
' iir..ifnpnti nnrl PVerV Onrt nf tllP rniin
try moro or less does manufacture.
c..mo r,,ri hnv ndvnnrpd fnrihpr ihnn
0,hCIS. but the prorress of all is forward
an(j onward.
inainlask what U tn he done in this'
t gha, CJtcusivey prevail. What.l
.-: t asfc fa Q be done? Is comprt
.' mise or reconciliatton impos.sibIo? Is
this glurious Uaioo (o be broken upand
dissolvod add tbe hopes ef the world,
NUMBER 13.
which are concenlrntcd in ils fate, to bo
1 1 1 . . l i i i c 7 ri
uiasieu anu ueairoycu jurcvcr i ju, ici-
low-cilizens, not" The Unicn tnust be
nreerved Ii, the namo of the noonle of
this noble old Slate. the first to announcc
h indepcndence of the Unitcd Statcs
, '""r"-"5""" "' '" .
by the metnorablc declaration of Aleck-
'enburg. and which has evcr since been
atnong the mfist devoled and fnilhful to
the preservation of this Union ; in the
name of tho people of my own gallant
Slate; and in tho name of the whole
)e0pie 0f tle united S!alesl j rce au.
,borized to say. that this Union will not.
"t not. shall not bo d.olved. How
,,le" can 11113 ""naJW conuici ot opinion
be amicably adi.isted & accommodatcd J
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... . ,,, , . .. , .. c",
Iruh, nnd just.ce. sound pol.cy, and
wisaom,ai ways ome in tne miuuic ground
ahvays are to be found in the iuste mileiu
Ultraism is very paneful, nnd, if followed,
nrver lails to lcad to fatnl
conscnuenccs.
( AVc must reject holh tho doctrincs of free
trade and of n high and cxhorbitant Tar.
ifT. Tho partizans of cach must make
fr0.mc sacr'ncre ,no,r Pccu,u,r P,n,on''
llicvmust find some commoncround.
on which hothcan stand, and reflect that,
if ncithcr has oblained nll that it desircs.
it has securcd sometfiing nnd what it
des not relain has heen gotton bv its
fnends and cotintrymen. Thcre
are
verj lew W
who dissent from tho
oninion
that, in timo ofpeace, the federal revcnue
ouglit to be drawn from forcyn imporls.
U'lthnilt rpAr ! in 1 n mtdrnn InviliAn
, '"- '"f " uo.uuc 11111.1s
try. All narties outtht to be salisficd
with a tariir for revcnue nnd discrimina
tions for protection. In thus scttling
this great and disturbing question, in n
spirit of mutual concession and ofnmi
cable comprotnisc, we do but follow the
noble cxnmple of our illustrious nnccstors,
in the formation and adoplion of our
prescnt happy conslitution. It was that
benign spirit that presided over all thcif
deliberations, nnd it has been in llie same
spirit that all tho thrcatening ciiscs, that
have arisen during the progress ofthe ad
minislralion of tho constituiion, have
bcen hnppily quictcd and accommuda
ted. Nexl, if not superior in impnrtance to
tho question of encouraging tho national
industry, is thatof Ihe national ciirrency.
I do not purpose to discuss the point,
whethcr a paper rcprcscntativo of the
prccious mctals. in the form ofbank notes,
or in other form, convcrliblc into those
metals, on dcmnnd, at tho will of the
holder, be or be not desirable and expe
dient. I bclicve it could not be casily
.-hown, llint in the aclual slate of thc
rommercinl world, nnd considering Ihe
amount nnd distrihution of thc prccious
mctals throughout t!ie wotld, such a con
vcrliblc paper is indispcnsably neccessary
liut that is not nn open question
If it were desirable that no such paper
should ex st, it ;s not in Ihe powcr of the
Gencral Govemment under its prescnt
Constituiion, put it down or prcvciit its
creation and circulaiion. Such n con-
vcrlible paper has cxistcd, doe3 cxist,
1 111.. 11 1 . .
and prnbably will nlways exist. tn nitc
of the Gencral Govemment. The twen
six Slatcs, which compose tho Union,
claim the right and exercise tho right,
now not to be cr.ntroverted, toautborizc
tind put forth such n conrertible papcr,
according to their own iensc of their rc-
f'Pective inicrcsls. it even a large ma.
j"y of H'C ctatcs wcrc to rcsolvo to dis
continue the ute ofa papei-rcprcsenta
,ive of specie, the paper wonld nevertho
Iess he created and circulated, unless cv
" estaunsn unnhs. no, in me enn,
ncar mr, (,lr. ti. w. Lcigh,; iriie
be old enongb, may also rccollect the
introduclion of Banka in our native
States. Virginia adopted slowly and
1 reluctantlv the Hnnking system. I rec-
ollect, whtn a Doy, 10 nave Deen prcsent
hranchinz powers, to secure lo herself
. whatever benefils might arise from such
instilutions. The same nccessity that
prnmpted, at that period, the legiilation
of Vircinia. would hereafter influence
States having no bank, but ndjaceiit to
jthose which had. It follows. therefore.
,nat lnere are aml prc-oaDiy aiways will
monetary relations wi
The inevitable cotiscquence must be, ir-
rcgularity in their moTements, disordcr
nnd unsoundness iu tbe cutrency, and
frequent cxploetons. The existencT of
th foreien Powers.
IS rCBLISIIED EVERT WtDESDAT UORM70
t.v stf.wart's bcildios,
BY J. COBB JR.
SX WHOM 1LL ORDIK5 FCXl fRIXTiao
HDS5tRRIJpiIWfe!8,
HAMDBFLLSy
fanl??, ?c.
Of every d'escription will be neatly aucf
fasliionably exccuted, at short notice.
local banks, under thc aulhnrity and cnn
trol of the respective States, begels a1
necessity for a Unitcd Slates Bank, tin'.
dcr the authority nnd control ofthe Gen
eral Govemment. Tho power of Gov
crnmcnt is distributed in the Unitcu
States betwccn the States and the Feder
al Govemment. All that is general and'
naticnal appertains (o tho FedeVaf Gov
crnment, all that is liniitcd and IncaF to
tfie Slate Governments. The Statcs can
not pcrform the duties of the Gcneraf
Govcrnmcnt, nor ought that attempt to
pcrfotm, nor can it so well e.tecule, the
trusts confidcd to thc Slate Governments.
We want a National Army, a National1
Navy, a National Post Office cstablish
ment. National Laws, regulaling our for
eign commerco and our coasting trade,
uboveall, perhaps, we want a National
Currency. The duty of supplying these
National means of saftly, convctiicncc
and prospertty must be exccuted by the
gencral govemment. or it will rcmniir
neglccted and unfulfillcd. Tho scveral
S.lates can no more supply a naii'onaf
currency Ihan they can provide armies,
and navics for thc national defence. Tho
nccessity for a nnlior.nl inslitution doesr
not result mcrely from the exislcncc of
lacal inslitutions'. but it rises nlso nul of
tho fict that all Ihe gtcnt cnmmercial
nations of tho world have their banks.
England, France, Aiistrin, Ilussin, Hol
land, and all thc great pmvers of Europc
havc their national banks. It is aid
that tnonnv is powcr, and that to rnibod't'
und concentratc it in a bank, ii to rrrale
a great and dangcrou-t power. But mc
may scarch the records of hisiory. and
wc shall find no instancc, sir.ee thc first
introduclion of hnnking inslitution, ot
nny one oftliem having soughl to suh.
vcrt tho libeilics of n country or Iu crcale
a confusion and disordcr. Their ivelt
being dependj upon tbe stnhilily of laws
and legititnatc and regulnr ndministratiun
of govcrnmcnt. If it were true that thc
creation ofa bank is to cmboily a inou.
ejcd powcr, is not such a powcr in the
hands ofthe general govcrnmcnt nccestv
ary to totcct tho pecptc against thc'
ninneycd power in the form of hanking
inslitutions in thc scfernl Statcs, nnd iti
ihe hands of Foreign Governments ?
Wilhout it how can the coramcrcc of tbo
United States cnpe and cnmpefc nillv
the commcrce of Foreign Powcrs having
national banks ) In tlie cotnmrrcial
struggics, which are constantly in rpcr
tinn betwccn nations. should wc not Irw
bor under great und dccidcd diadvanlnge
ifwchad no bank and Ihey had tlu-ir
banks? We all rt-collecl a few jcars
ngo, when it was allcdged to be the poh
cy ofthe bank of Eiiglniid to rcdurc llia
price ofour great Snulhcrn staple, in nr
dcr to accomplish that nhject, the policy
was adopted of rcfuMng to discount Ihe
nnlcs and bills of any Kn-ih housrs cn
gnged in thc-Amcricun trade. If a bank
of the Unitcd Statcs had bcen in i-xis-tenccatlhnt
time, it would havc ndnp
tcd some mcasure of cnuntcractinn ; but
thcre wasnocc, and thc bank of England
ciFcctcd ils purpose.
It has bcen nsked, what, will you havc
banks, mcrely because the monarchirs of
Europc have ihcni ? Why not also intro
ducc their King, Lords nnd Commons,
and ihcir arislocracy? This is a very
sballow modo nf rcasoning. I might
nsk. in turn, why have nrmies, and na
vics. luws regulnling trade, or any othcr
national inslitutions or laws, bccause the
ninnarcliies of tho old world have
them ? Why raf, r.r drink. clotho or
house our--c!vcs, becanso monntchs per
form tbesc operattons ? I !iippose my
self thc course of true wisdorn, and of
common sense, to be to dmw from their
arts, scienccs, and civilizntinn, aud politi
cal institutiom. whatever is gnod, aud
. avoid whalevrr i had.
W here, exclusivo of thnje who nppase"
tbe cstablishmpnt ofa bnnk of llit; L ni
ted Slatcs upon constitulioiinrgrnund. t!d
we find tho gtealcst opposilion to it ? You)
are, felluw-citizens, peihnpsnot posscsscd
of information, which I hapbcn to hnrr.
ncquiicd. The grealcs(' opposilion to n
bank ofthe United Statcs will be fntmd
to arise otlt ofa foreign influence. and
may be traced tn thc bankers nrt ! brokcrx
ofWall street in New York, who are
yvielding a foreign eapilnl. Foreign Pow
crs and foreign capttaliils see, with sa'
isfnction, whatever retards the growth,
checks the prosperity, or nrrcsts tbo pro
gress of this country. Those, who wield
that foreign capilalj find from experience,
that they can employ it to the bcst ad-.
vanlage. in a disordercd state of (he
currency There are no sectioni of Ihn
Union which nced a uniform currency,
snund cnd every where conrertible into
spccie, on dcmand, so much as you in the.
South and we in tbe Wtsf; It is indis
pcnsable to onr prosperily. And, if our
brethren at thc North and tho East, did
not feel in the want of it themselvcs,
since it will do them no prrjudice, they
ought, upon principles of sympathy anl
mutual accommodation, to concur in
supplying what is so esscntial to the busi
ness and industry of othcr scctions ofthe
Union. It is said that the currency and
cxchanges have improved, and are in
proviog, and so they have, and aro.
I bt3 improvement is mainly attribotal to
ihe salutary operation of the Tanfi" of
1842. which turned the balance of t ariu
in our favor. But such is tho enlerpris-i
and buoyancy of our populali m, ihat we)
have no security for tbe continuation of
tbls slale of tbings. Tbe balanco nf
trade may takeanother direction. new rr
vulsions it trade may take placc, sra.-t
ods of distressi and emharrassmont wa
muit expect. Does any body bolieve ths
local banking system of the V. r,
is competent lo rpect and rrovide frf