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; House of 'Commons. " Look at pages
th.
i 79, 185.
Whig. (After reading and laying
down the Journal) Why, I am astonish
ed ! General Dudley does indeed admit,
as you have said, all that he attributes to
Mr. Van Buren on this subject.
Republican, Well then, I suppose you
will now admit on your part thsjt Gen.
Dadley is. an Abolitipnist in the same
sonse. in Mshich he makes out that Mr.
Van Buren is an Abolitionist?
IVii. Yes. I see no difference be
tween them, and I believe I shall vote for
neijier. .'..
FROM THE GLOBE.
Official despatches have been received
from Gen. Scott, dated at Fort Mithell,
June 21. We have been furnished with
the annexed copies of letters of General
jesup, General Patterson, and Captain
Parrott, which announce iho surrender of
a large number of hostile Creeks.
k
General Jesvp General Scolt.
Read Quarters, Fort Mitchell,
June 23, 1S3G.
Sir : I have the honor to enclose copies
of renorts from Maior General Patterson
and Captain Parrott, by which you will
General Palter son to General Jesvp.
Camp near Hatchechitbbee,
June 22, 183S.
Sir : I have the pleasure to inform you
that the hostile Indians, with the excep
tion of a portion of the Hitchitees, and a
small party of the lichees, under Jim
Henry, have all come into camp, and sur-
rendered themselves unconditionally as
prisoners. Their number, including wo-
men and children, is about 800 to !oOO.
It is stated by the prisoners that the Hithi-
tees have gone to Fort Mitchell, for which
place I shall march With mv command,
together with the prisoners; to-morrow
morning
Capt. Parrott to Gen. Jesvp.
Camp ox the Hatciieciiubbee,
June 22, 1836.
General : Soon after your departure i
yesterday, the prisoners, whom you had I
despatched the day before to the hostile
earnp, .returned. They brought with them
a few of the hostile party, and their object
appeared to be, to understand fuily the
terms on which the hostile Indians gene
rally would be received. Gen. Pottetson
said to them what had been said by your
self, that they must surrender their arms,
and submit unconditionally, and that justice
should be dealt out to them. Those who
observe ihat but l.ttle remains to con. n n n pstion v h icli a iiu'ies u s w it ban eanh'ltibn's freedom, had inparted to thai day, if of mourning and of exultation, at the events
Mm Henry is st.U out with about luO uar WW 'K "eiTof Z Co" possible, an additional and mysterious if- announced to both Houses of Congress by
riots: but my Indian warriors ho ha -e q nahe hro, tc place the .eaot u,t.ation. But it has been oriWd other- the message from the Presidenf of the
S "at STWmA h0S closed a, an United Statesftnourning at the bereave.
??! lzuL .minnl. overshadowincr the land and cutting asun-jepoch, which, forty.nine years ago, witness, ment which has befallen our common
jusi recciveu twu " Y2 V . , r , ,eA rn-lnfl his most effic ent abors iri the illustr - ! eountrv bv the decease of one of her most
SOSXSSS 5 in!, i,' nor o, dSi andloa. aasembty which Uid the foundaUon, of illustrinn sons-of exultation of the spec
Y ricurJ-.1,1 , vi t advocate is not ouh advocate! I might, jour present system of government, and tacle afforded to the observation of the ci-
from a negro taten last nig it. WKr irMnre noint vou to the con-' will thus by the remembrance of his death, vilized world, and for the emulation of af-
came in yesterday represented the Uchee, i It becomes my painful duty to announce committee ; The Hon. Mr. Rives of Vir
Hitchitee, and Chehaw towns. They stat- j to you the melancholy intelligence of the ginia, Mr. Clay of Kentucky, Mr. Cal
ed the Uchee warriors to be 200. and the ! death of James Madison, ex-President oThoun of South Carolina, Mr, Grundy of
Chehaw and Hitchitee 00 each, making I
320 in all, and that these composed the !
great body of the hostile. Indians. To-day j
nearly all of the Uchees have come in.
as well as some of the Hitchitees, anl
many of the. Chehaws. The Uchees are
.the most numerous and warlike portion of
the enemy. We have reports that several
of the hostiles have gone to Eha Hadjo's
eamp and Fort Mitchell, rather than sur
render here. Two have been captured to
day by Opothleyoholo's Indians, and
sent to this camp. Gen. Patterson will
march for Fort Mitchell very early in
the morning. There are a great many
Indian women and children, and many
n eg roes in camp, who have come in with
the hostile Indians.
It is expected here, from a hasty exami-l
tion, that 250 Uchees, and 50 Hithiteesj
nation
and Chehaws, capable of bearing arms,
have surrendered. These are the num
bers very nearly. Several hundred wo
men and children, and about 60 negroes,
'have accompanied them. The best infor
med in camp, consider this a finishing to
the war. .
PROM THE NEW BERN SE.NTINEr,.
WflTHER CONFIRMATION,
Of Gen. Dudley's Abolitionism, on proof furnished
by hunseff.
GEN. DUDLEY'S VOTE IN THE LEGIS
LATURE. Extract from the letter accepting his nomination.
Alluding to Mi. Van Buren, the Gen
eral says,
"Turn to his letter to a certain gentle
man in Georgia, who asked for an expli
cit declaration of his opinion upon the sub
ject. tjDoes he DENY the Constitu
tional right of Congress to legislate on the
mailer the question of slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia No. Docs he fear
lessly candidly and manfu lly meet the ques
tion ? Nof His reply is " non-committal"
and full of casuistry. If is "inexpe
dient" he says, for Cougress to act upon
the subject. Inexpedient! to say that the
entering wedge which is to split us into
twenty-four fragments, should tpt be driv
en ! Inexpedient ! to put forever at rest,
byi decisive vote, a question which agi
tates us with an earthquake throe to
; place the seal of the Country's reproba
tion upon a wild, mischievous and mad
fanaticism that travels abroad, overshad
owing the land and cutting asunder the
cords of the Confederacy! Gentlemen,
this is not our doclr 'me, and its advocate is
not our advocate, ! ! I might, in fur-
theT evidence, point you to the conduct of
- his Dolitical friends in Congress and in.nnr
Ef. t . O - w v
Legislature, upon this subject. I might
remind you ot tneir skidious efforts to e-
vade it, and of a time serving policy, sick
ening to the heart of every patriot of the
South."' ' .
Gen.' Dudley1 s Vote.
The following resolution, admitting the
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rtt c -urnrtf 111 1 np 1 I y M ! r I ftl f it L. . . ,
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our last Legislature, General Dudley1
Voting in the affirmative!
Resolved, That although by the Con
stitution, All legislative power over the
District of Columbia isivested in the Con
gress of the United States, yet we would
deprecate any legislative action on the part
of that body towards liberating the slaves
of that District, as a breach of faith towards
those States by whom the Territory was
originally ceded, and would regard siich
interference as the first step towards a' gen
eral emancipation of the slaves in the
South." '
Now all that we ask of any man who
dues not wilfullv shut his eyes to the truth,
is to take the above extract piece by piece,
compare it with the Resolution which fol
lows, and say whether upon the tests furn
ished by Gen. Dudley himself, he is not lia
ble to the charge of abolitionism. "Does he
dt-nv the constitutional rihl of Congress
to legislate on the matter in the District of
l lZKJ Jolt Jll Hit1 llKltfcV-I ' v - - .
. 1. , ivr Tw,c a, fiwrWlv mn-'tv
didlv -md manfully meet the question ? '
No." His rcnlv is "non-committal" and
a w
full of casuistry
It is "inexpedient" keoul to the 4th of July, that he might be re-
to ae' nnon the subject, i stored on that glorious anniversary to an j
firv ( An rrr)CO t A
Inexpedient! to sny that the entering wedge immortal companionship with those great' some diffidence, that 1 have risen to offer
which is to split us into twenty-four frag--men and patriots with whom he had been , in my own behalf, and in that of my col
i i i . i . -i i i a; i ' intimntol ir nnnptpl in liff. nml vho3e co- ! lpnTiies Unon this floor nnrl of our p..
i . . r . k,. ..,.,.;,., .ntn SnnMpnt ninths, on the birth-da v of the na- moo constituents, to ioin our voice, at onpp
men's suouiu not oe unveii : iuyaurau
duct ofhis political friends in Congress us well as oy me services oi nis me, more
nod in our Legislature upon this subject, closely associate him with that great work,
I might remind you of their studious ef-j which is at once the source and the gear
forts to evade it, and a time-servhijr policy janty of his country's happiness and glory,
sickeninn-to the heart of every patriot of What honor?, Mr. President, are there
iheSo'.ith" &c. by which we can do justice to a character
1 Could it be believed, except upon the which history will hold up to future, not
most undeniable evidence, that Gen. Dud- surpassed by the brightest examples in
J
ley was one of the very members of that., ancient or inouern umes oir .mere are
Legislature to which he alludes, who sup none. Still it is proper that, as Rresw
I potted Mr. Van Bnren's doctrine on the tatives.of the American People, we should
hsfove question ? Upon what possible MOw, by some situnble manifations, hou
I grounds can either he or his friends vindi- sincerely and deep y we , par. cipate in the
cafe him from the full weight of the accu- universal feeling of grief. on this mournful
sation of straining at a gnat and svvallovv-; occasion, and 1 move, you therefore the
inr a camei oi enueavonng to crusn a w"w""s i
political opponent upon a charge of which j Resolved, That a committee be appoint
he convicts himself! Alas for the deplo-id on the part of the Senate, to join such
rable lengths to which the rancor of par- committee as may be appointed on the part
iv rnav lead a man ! What worse mishao : of the House, to consider and report by
could "his bitterest opponents wish him,
than thus to have furnished the weapons
for his own political condemnation!
AY SENATE June 30.
Death of James Madison.
The following message was received
from the President
Washington. June 30, 183f
To the Senate and House of Representatives,
the United States. Bo departed this life j
at half past six o'clock, on the morning of,
the 23th instant, full of years and of honor
I hasten this communication, in order
that Congress may adopt such measures
as may be proper to testify their sense of
the respect which is due to the memory of
one whose life has contributed so e ssenti-;
ally to the happiness and glory of his!
country, and to the good of mankind
ANDREW JACKSON.
The message having been read, Mr
Rives rose and addressed the Senate as
follows: j
Mr. President: I feel that it would be
an act of sacrilegious temerity were I to at-
tempt to add to the intrinsic pathos of the
melancholy intelligence just announced to
us by the President of the United States,
by any thing in the way of eulosrv on the
cnaracter oi tne great man whose decease purpose oi determining upon tne course to
he has communicated to us. The eulogy be pursued for givingexpression to thena
ofMr. Madison is . written in every page tional Sensibility to the great bereavement
of the history of his country ; to whose ser- we had suffered.
vice his whole life was devoted, and .with! I do not, however, Mr. Speaker, feel it
every great event in whose annals his to be a suitable occasion m which twvm
name stands conspicuously and enduring-! ploy or indulge in any studied phrase of
ly identified. Filled, how ever, as his life panegyric upon the public or private vir
was from its dawn to its close, with la- tures of the venerable man whose loss we
bors of patriotism and superior wisdom, deplore.
there is one great work of his which must' It is true, sir, that early imbued with the
ever recur prominently to the grateful mem- sincerest veneration for the character of
ory, of his country. He was in an especi- Mr. Madison, with the profoundest admi
al manner, the founder and author of that ration of his talents, and the warmest grat
glorious constitution which is the bond of itude for his eminent and varied public
our Union liberties; and it was graciously services, there is no language that 1 could
vouchsalcd to him, in the order of Provi- employ which would exaggerate the deep
depce.Ho witness, for a longer period than emotion with which I have been impress
any of his illustrious colleagues, the rich ed by the melancholy intelligence of his
blessings which have resulted from its es-' death. And I am sure that it would be
tablishment. He was the last surviving 'equally impossible for me to speak of him
signer of that sacred instrument. Amid in any terms that would'depict an indiviu
the general grief which pervades the na- ual pre-eminent in all the virtues of soci
tion, may we not indulge one consolation !al and private live, or one that combined
at least, in the hope that his death, whilst Jthe merits of patriot, statesman, and sage,
adding the last seal to his own fume and that would not find a ready and full res-
glory, will in some sort, canonize the work'ponse in the minds and hearts of all who
oi nis nanas, ana surround, with a new
veneration; the previous relic of the wisdom
of our departed patriots and sages.
But. sir, I will not speak of the public
life of Mr. Madison; it is known to us all ;
it is appreciated by us all. It was my
privi'vg,. to see him and to know him in
the scenes of that classic retirement, in
which he passed the evening of his days.
It was there that the mild lustre of his pri
vate virtue, which formed the crowding
grace of his character, and is the indispen
sable complement of a true public glory,
was-seen and felt. But who can paint him
there? . Who can adequately describe that
fascinating suavity of temper and manners,
that spirit and grace of conversation so
happily blended with the oracles of philos
ophy and experience, that amiable and cul
tivated benevolence, ever watchful of the
feelings and comfort of others, even in the
minutest trifles, which together formed
around the heart of Montpelier, a group of
auciai vmues and attractions which how
ever incompetent the powers of language
to portray, none, who have felt their inffu-
ence can ever forget In speaking of these
things Mt President, 1 am nut too jorciuiy win uepiurcu uy cv v man uwiwhwi,
reminded of my own personal loss in the as a great national calamity, 1 offer the
j i :. mkleU Ortccilntinri which 1 nni' snrif! tnfhphflir
?11 bewail. I was the neighbor of Mr.
Madison, sir, and enjoyed his kindness
and friendship; and if, in speaking of a
great national bereavement, my mind re-
,-nrs too fondlv to the chasm his death has
left in the immediate circle of, his friends, be proper for the Corgress of tJie'United
something, I trust, will be pardoned to the States to express the deep sensibility of the
feeligs of the heart. It is my melancholy nation, to the event of the decease of Mr.
satisfaction to have received, in all proba Madison, just announced by the President
bility, the last letter ever signed by his. of the0nited States to this House,
hand. It bears date only six days before his The Resolution having been read
death, and furnishes in its contents, a strik- Mr. Adams rose, and addressed the
ing illustration ofihat amiable benevolence, ; Speaker. -.By the general sense of the
and sensibility to the kindness of others,
which formed a trait in his character. In
that Utter, which is now before me, bespoke
of his enfeebled health, and his trembling
and mislead v signature, so much in con-
trast with the usual firmness and rcgulari-
l . . j
of his writing bore a graphic and me-
lancholy intimation of his approaching end. '
Still I trusted that his light might hold
.h - m - 'j , . , 'v f
n 1 rii-r .-
what token of respect and affection it may
b Pper for the Congress of the United
States t ) express the deep sensibility of the
nation to the event of the decease of Mr.
j Madison, just announced by the President
:of the Ui.ited States.
The Resolution was adopted, and, on
motion of Mr. Rives, the committee was
ordered to consist of seven, to be appointed
by the Chair
I he Chair subsequently announced the
following gentlemen as composing th
v
1 en nessee Mr. Leigh of V irginia, and
Mr. Tallmadge of New York. .
House of Representattc.es. June 30.
Evening Session.
On the Speaker's resuming the chair at
4 o'clock, he announced the following Mes
sage from ihe President of the United
States : (See Message to senate.)
J he'message having been read.
-Mr. Patton of Virginia, suid that the
particular relation in which he stood, as
his immediate representative and personal
friend, towards the great public benefactor
whose decease, " full of years and full of
honors,'' had just been announced by the
Message of the President of the United
States, had induced the Virginia delegation
to devolve upon him the mournful duty of
proposing for the adoption of the House
the resolution he was about uyoffer, for the
hear me. But it is not a feeble ehort of this
kind, such as I could make, nor even by
the highest effort of human eloquence, the
lofty inspiration of poetry, "the storied urn
or animated bust," that can rear an appro
priate mo nu men to the memory of Mr.
Madison, or erect a suitable monument to
his fame.
His appropriate and enduring eulogium
is to be found inscribed in those pagea of
his country's history, which are identified
with her honor and glory. It is engraved
upon every pillar of that splendid fabric of
constitutional liberty under which we live.
It is identified with the existence of that
glorious union of confederated States which
her contributed so essentially to form, and
the maintenance and preservation of which,
with all its numerous blessings, were the
constant objects ofhis care during his long,
laborious, and useful public life, and ofhis
most earnest and anxious solicitude in the
shades of retirement. '
And, Mr. Speaker, another and hot less
decisive and more affecting evidence of his
merit and ti'le to public gratitude, will be
fotind In the deep grief with which his loss
Resolved, That a committee be oppoint-
ed on the part of this House, to join such
committee as may be appointed on the part
of the Senate, to consider and report by
what token of respect ,imd affection it may
House, (said he,) it is with perfect propn-
ety that the delegation from the Common-
wealth of Virginia have tnken the lead in
the melancholy duty of proposing the
measures suitable Lp be adopted as testi-
monials of the veneration due from the
. I
Legislature of the Unn to the memory
of the departed patriot and sage, the native
of their soil, and the citizen of the com-
munity.
It is i
not without some hesitation, and
- r-- . . .
tertiines, by the close of a life of usefulness
and of glory, after forty years of service
in trus'.s ofr the highest dignity and splen
dor that a confiding country could bestow,
succeeded by twenty years of retirement
and private life, not inferior, in the estima
tion of the virtuous and the wise, to the
honors of the highest station that ambition
can ever attain.
Of the public rife of James Madison
what could I say that is not deeply im
pressed upon the memory, and upon the
heart of every one within the sound of my
voice? Of his private life, what but must
meet an echoing shout of applause from
very voice within this Hall? Is it not
in a pre-eminent degree by emanations
from his mind that we arc assembled here
as the Representatives of the People and
States of this Union ? It it not transcen
dently by his exertions that we all address
each other here Ivy the endearing'appella
tion of countrymen and fellow citizens?
Of that Band of Benefactors of the Human
Race, the founders of the Constitution of
the United States, James Madison is the
last who has gone to his reward. Their
glorious wofk has survived them all.
They have transmitted die precious bond
of union to us, now entirely a succeeding
generation to them. May it never cease
to be a voice of admonition to us, of ou?
duty to transmit the inheri'ance unimpair
ed to our children of the rising age.
Of the persona! relations with this great
man, which gave rise to the long career
of public service, iri which twenty j-ears of
my own life has been engaged, it becomes
me not to speak. The fulness of the heart
must be silent, even to the suppression of
the overflow ings of gratitude and affection.
A message was received from the Sen
ate announcing the adoption of the follow
ing resolution by that body :
(See Senate proceedings.)
The House concurred in the resolution,
and, according to a previous order of the
House, the committee was ordered to con
sist of one from each "State in the Union ;
and the following gentlemen were appoin
ted .
Mr. Patton, of Virginia,
Mr. Mason, of Maine,
Mr. Cushman, of New-Hampshire,
Mr. Adams, of Massachusetts4
Mr. Toucey of Connecticut,
Mr. Pearce, of Rhode Island,
Mr. Allen, of Vermont,
Mr. Ward, of New York,
; Mr. Parker, of New Jersey,
Mr. Anthony, of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Milligan, of Delaware,
Mr. Washington, of Maryland,
Mr. Deberry, of North-Carolina,
Mr. Griffin, of South-Carolina,
Mr. Coflee, of Georgia,
Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky,
Mr. Dunlap, of Tennessee!
Mr. McLene, of Ohio,
Mr. Ripley, of Louisiana,
Mr. Carr, of Indiana,
Mr. Claiborne, of Mississippi,
Mr. Reynolds, of Illinois,
Mr Lyon, of Alabama,
Mr. Harrison, of Missouri.
Mr. Patton, from . the select joint com
mittee to whom was referred the message
of the President, announcing the death of
James Madison, made the following report :
The President of the United Slates hav
ing communicated to the two Houses of
Congress, the melancholy intelligence of
the death of their illus'rious and beloved
fellow Citizen, James Madison, of Virgin
ia, late President of the United States, and
the two Houses of Congress sharing in
the general grief this distressing event
must produce.
Resolved, by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of A
merica in Congress assembled. That the
Chairs of the President of the Senate, and
of the Speaker of the House of Represen
tatives be shrouded in black during the
present session, and that the President of
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and the members and of
ficers of both Houses, wear the usual badge
of mourning for thirty days. , .
Resolved, That it be recommended to
the People of the United States to wear
crape on,the left arm as mourning, for thir
ty days, i
Resolved. That the President of the U
nited States be requested to transmit a co
py ot these resolutions to Mrs. Madison,
j and to assure her of the profound respect
of the two Houses of Congress for her
person and character, and their sincere
condolence on the late afflicting dispensa
tion oi Providence.
The resolutions were adopted unanimously.
COMMUNICA TIONS.
NOMINATIONS
FOR TttE STANDARD.
The people of the Western part of the
State wish to have the Hon. Henry W.
Conner put in nomination, to be run by
the Republican Pany- of the State for a
seat in the Senate of the United States, in
the place of Mr Mancum, the new Whig,
as the seat will be vacant this fall. We
have no man in the State that deserves
the station more than he does. He has
been honest, upright and true to the cause
of democracy, from the earliest part of his
life, and we hope the Republicans of the
State will settle on him, when they con
vene this fall in Raleigh. .This is the wish
of the Republicans of
THE WEST.
CANDIDATES IN PITT COUNTY.
Senate. Alfred Moye, (Whig.)
Commons. Col. Macon Moye, (Rep.)
John Spiers, (Rep )
To the Editor of the Standard
I proposed in my last communication,
to examine the Letter of Judge White, in
regard to the question of slavery, & which
has been published in the Whig Papers,
as containing sentiments above all praise.
Without stating in full the questions and
answers to each, the substance of the chat
wil 1 be found to be hat Judge White does
not think" Uongress has the Constitutional
Power to abolish slavery in the District
oi voiumuia, wiinout tne consent oi tne
owners, and even in that case it should be
done on "such terms and conditions as
would be just to the other citizens of the
United States,' and not endanger them as
r ii -1 l t.i . .i . .- .i
their property." 2d. That Congress has
not the power of annexing, as a condition
to the admission of a New State into the
Union, that slavery shall not be tolerated;
but as the matter was compromised in the
case of Missouri, he thinks the compro
mise ought not to be disregarded. 3d
That by the old constitution of Tennessee,
every "Jree male inhabitant" was entitled
to vote. "In exercising this right (says
the Judge) there waa a variety of opinions ; but pertinent and forcible address. At 10
in some counties free negroes were per- o'clock, the Stone Cutters, Masons, &,c. em
milted to vote ; in others, their votes were j ployed in the erection of the Capitol, dero
rejecied" that under the new Constitution, rated with aprons and other badges emble
they have no right to vote. 4th. As there j matical of their professions, under the A-
are so few free persons of color with "the;
necessary information" to enable them to
vote, and ''as it might be injurious to the
Whites," the Judge "is opposed to extend
ing to them the right of suffrage." Such
is a brief, but fair summary of the senti
ments contained in the Judge's letter,
which has been pronounced "so full, ex
plicit and satisfactory." Now what are
these sentiments, further than the mere "I
think" of Judsre White, that Conarress
should not allow the owners of slaves in
the District of Columbia to emancipate
them, except on conditions : that the Mis
souri compromise should be respected
that free persons of color voted in some
counties in Tennessee and in some they
did not vote, and he, the Judge, thought
that they ought not to vote, because but
few of them had sufficient understanding.
I do not pretend to say the Judge is wron
or
in his thoughts, but he certainly ought to Freeman, Esq, and a lieat and patriotic
have assigned some one reason for them, ! Oration, delivered by Wm. G Carrino
before he or his partizins should expect! ton, Esq. who had been called on at a ve
them to be received as so entirely satisfac-j ry late period to perform that duty in tha
tory. It .vould seem from the Report of; place of Mr. Outlaw, prevented by'severe
the select Committee of the-House of Rep
resenlative, that slave-owners in the Dis
trict have, by law, been allowed to eman
cipate their slaves, since the incorporation
of the District ; that no change has ever
been made by Congress in this law, and
yet no mischief or damage has as yet
grown out of it. Thus proving, that both nurnher of patriotic sentiments were given,
his fears, and ihe pretended fears and alarm. anj lUl, utmost harmony and good feeling
of his supporters, are without foundation. prevailed. The Zoological Institute, the
That as regards the free persons of color j ascension of a balloon, private parties and
being entitled to vote, the Judge tells us j iHuminations-affbrc'cd the amusements of
what had been the practice in Tennessee, j (he evening. Nothing occurred to inter
under the old Constitution, & how it has( rupt the joyful festivities of the day ; and
been amended yet he. does give us his tjJe whole went off in the most agreeable
opinion as to the correctness of that prac-j rnanner.
tice, and he had given no vote as to the j The following are the regular toasts gi-
amendment. The old fm1 yen at t&e iipa
State uses words of similar import; that j t v r i t t t in taicto
all free men. &c" should be entitled to! BSOUtLAB lOVSTS. .
j ,i e an (nv oe! rrt. ;frro L The day we celebrated, May each retora
vote, and under it, so far as my inform- j . Annivcrsi iye new Si3e,tfal tfce
lion extends, few persons did exercise the; Treeof Liberty is an Eveiwree in Americau
privilege. , The Judge-thinks they ought jaoil.
not to vote, and so do Ibut not exactly!- 2, The memory of Washington And, ht
for the reasons he assigns, the want of! stands alone, so may the Monument about to bo
information. But the fact is, most of the! erecied at the Federal City, their houor of Irs
Judge's leadiao sunnorters in our late Con.:
vention, thought otherwise, as they voted
to permit them to vote upon a property
A liZirs
Whereas they, or some of them, have
objected to Mr; Van Buren because he,
and that too in a non-slaveholding State,
wished to restrict the right of voting to a
property qualification or 1 wo nunatea y
fifty Dollars. But if Judge White really
entertains these opinions, why is it that they!
are now, for the fi-st time, avowed ? It;
I 1 j. , .
seems the matter has been discussed in
his own State, yet he neither votes nor !
gives utterance to his views, until he is
brought out as " The Southern Candidate,
and then it is, he upon all occasions freely
expresses his opinions. I ask then, any
candid man, if he does not honestly be
lieve, that the opinions of the Judge have
been but recently formed, and that too
with a view of accommodating himself to
circumstances ? The man who wants the
occasion of a public excitement for the
formation and avowal of lils opinions upon
any important question, and then attempts
to chime in with the popular feeling, is
unworthy of being held up before the A
merican people as a patriot and sage, in
every way entitled to their confidence. I
am not such a political atheist, as to "Sup-
nose that iher is not an original crcatW
cause that toopght thesa atolns forth
freeman of Horth Carolina. tKt
mom oi j uage White, have beeu r
. .j-nrcu wuii me view of
operating upon your prejudices, U for
the purpose of gairiing your suffrages f
propose, in my next, candidly to examine
those avowed by Mr. Van Buren, and se
if they ber net such a to clairri atleasf
equal favor in the estimation of the largest
portion of the freemen of our community
A. CITIZEN.
iiii-i ii rnti miiii nrnmuii.i. j ;.u t
Mr. White.
I take the follotving extTact from
Mr. Biddlc's AddTess to the students of
Princeton College; N. J.,and certainly
nothing has appeared in print, since th?
days of the immortal Fisher Ames, cf
Mass. that was half so edifying, orthodox
and sublime. Mr. Ames may indeed
have entertained as. hearty a contempt of
the swinish multitude as Mr. Biddle hira
self, but he never thought of inculcating
the Beauties of Whiggtry on our CollePe
Students. Nay there is nothing in AmeV
writings which can compare with the
extract.
" From your own quiet elevation watch
calmly this servile route, (the People) as
its triumph sweeps before you! The a
venging hour will at last come. It can.
! not be that our free nation w)i long endure
j the vulgar dorhinion of Lrnnrnnre
fligacy. You will live to see the Laws
j established. These Banditti (the People)
j will he scourged buck to their t'averns.ihe
j Penitentiary will reclaim its fugitives in
office, and the only remembrance which
j history will preserve of thrm is the energy
j with which you resisted arid defeated them."
! Nicholas Biddle's Address to the Alxnmi of Nm.
; san " J.
FROM THE STAR.
FOURTH OF JULY.
The late Anniversary of our. National
Independence was celebrated in this City
in a veryspirited and appropriate manner.
S The day was ushered in by the firing of
1 cannon. At sunrise, alarge number of
citizens repaired to the Presbytenaa
Church, where they united in the usual
appropriate religious services ; in which
the Rev. Mr. Phillips. Rev. Mr. La no
horne and the Rev. Dr. M'PiiEETEiis
officiated the latter of whom read a pr-
j tion of the sacred Scriptures selected for
j the occasion, and concluded with a bri(C
merican flag, and a banner embellished
with a superb drawing of the New State
House, executed by Mr. Patton, the ar
chitect and other suitable devices, formed
a procession, with the citizens, at the Go
vernment House, agreeable to the arrange
ment heretofore published, under the di
rection of Wm. H. Mead, Esq. Marsfml
of the day, assisted by H. J. Cannon, and
Robert Haywood, Esqrs. They wers
thence escorted to the Methodist Church,
j by the City Guards and the excellent band
i of Music belonging to the Menagerir, vvho
patriotically volunlered their services on
the occasion.
The Church was soon filled to overflow
ing. We have never seen a larger assem
blage in this city. The services were o
pened by an appropriate prayer from the
Rev. Mr. Lanohorne. Jhe Declaration
of Independence was thfb read by E. B.
indisposition.
After the services at the.Ghurch, a large
and respectable portion of the citizens par
took of an eJCcellent dinner, served up iu
handsome style by Mrs. Stuart- OsepU.
ConBS presided at the dinner, assisted by
I Messrs. Tate. Welch ah d Gaj.es. A
fame, also stand alone, and De MMl a paraii
in the world.
3. The Heroes and Patriots of the Hevolu'ioiJ
"The Stars fade away, but their glory re-
4. The Union may it prove like an Arch-
the stronger, the greater weight and may eve-r
ry new member of it be aivadditional tie.
5. The State of North Carolina May ire date
from the commencement of a New Constitution,
: th,eM. of an aw-kened .nirit and the dawn of a
j brighter day.
6- Our Mate Capitol and tne lkj' omaieign
Rin"ke lhe SjfeSM "SLa Th,.
7. The people of the United Mates The
source of al political honor and the fonntaio of
aii political nower. While they glory in the
deeds of those who have gone keforeXhtm, may
they frive a just occasion for glory to those ho
come after them.
8. lnternat improvements The sore preser
ver of National Union and prosperity.:
9. The Mechanic Arts A main pillar in our
Political edifice, which being taken away, '-he
wlrole building tumbles toihe ground. .
10. The Spirit of Patriotism May it always
, 7??. -fZ.hlZ r tf-w-:iw it tW
sentinel on the watch-tower of Liberty, and bail
Columbia with 4aix's weij.."-
12. Liberty of conctence liberty of opinion,
liberty of Speech The liberties for which onr
ancestors fought-r-lhe liberties which their de
scendants will at all hazards, ever maintain.
13. The American Fair True friends to the
social compact partial to no single State, but ever
ready to join heart and hand in support of Union.