The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-05-19
THE OLD NORTH STATE

From every quarter Of the Union, we
are now receiving commentaries of the
Press, in relation to the Wing Convention
recently held in this City. We begin in
this paper, the publication Of these notices,
and shall continue them as they reach US.
We never had better reason, than we have
at this moment, to be proud of our State.
We earnestly call upon our Wing breth.
rem, throughout its length and bresdth, to
stand by and maintain her in her present
glorious position. Let other States, if
they will, be so weak or wicked, as to fall
from the true faith, into the Astounding in
EQUITY of Loco Focoism. Let them mean.
ly shrink, if they choose, from the stand.
ard Of their country, in the crisis of that
country's utmost danger-but let the old
North State, now and forever, be faithful
to her political principles-be firm in the
maintenance Of her political integrity
Raleigh Register.
Oregon Territory.--A meeting has
been held in Platte City, Missouri, Of per.
sons favorable TO the immediate occu.
pancy and settlement of the Oregon Ter.
ritory, by citizens of the United States"
They resolved, among other things, that
" the time had arrived for the General
Government to take prompt measures for
the protection of its citizens, who are
about TO extend the cheering influences Of
emigration to the shores Of the Pacific and
that the people Of the west expect an ear.
" response on the part of the government,
towards the movement Eow in progress for
the permanent settlement Of its legitimate
territory"
Remarkable Oecision.-In the case Of
10 mutlnecrs, from the British ship Ann
Hall, at Charleston, ). c., the Recorder
Of the City, after full argument, decided,
" that IN the absence of any treaty stipua. I
ton to that effect between this country
and Great Britain, there was no authority
to arrest or detaln them as fugitivcs from
justice; aud they were accordingly dis.
charged In this way, England will pro-
badly be made to feel the injustice and
impol'cy Of her conduct in the Creole case. 4
If her sailors canno, be detained in our
poras for mutiny, she will find many of her
merchant ships in the predicamcnt of the
Ann Hall.
The Salisbury Mass Factories are
soon to be stopped, and wages are to be
reduced on the lsi Of May at the Chicko.
pee Factories. We learn also that opera.
tons are soon to cease at the large Wool.
len Factories at Winooski falls, near Bur.
lington, Vt, The want of an adequate
Protective Tariff was never more severely
felt by all the great interests Of the Coun.
try than at the present time. We rejoice
in the prospect that it is soon to be suppl.
ed.-N. y. Tribune.
The Children IN the Wood.-Two chill
dren of tho name Of Meggher, the Oldest :
not over SIX years old, strayed from the {
residence of their parents into the woods, ,
about four miles from the town of Dart. i
mouth, Nova Scotia, on the afternoon Of r
he lth ultimo. Several persons started S
q pursuit, but they all returned without r
Iucccss. On Sunday the 18th arce 9
lumber again went in pursuit, and after o
proceeding about six miles from the house o
# the parents through the woods their at. h
nntlon was arrested by the barking Of n o
og of one Of the party, when they were Y
9th found dead locked in each others G.
rms. From the appearance Of their Il
mbs they must have suffered dreadfulIy. "
he father and mother were both living W
ok at the time. Il