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The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
DON'T LET THEM DODGE

We cali upon our democratic friends tonsee
that the Fedefaf Wings are not permitted to
dodge on the question of the Tariff Pin them
down to their principles They are trying to
produce the impression in the South that they
are in favor Of reu&nae tarif-sufer them not
to succeed in producing this false impression
Henry Clay, their acknowledged leader, has been
and NOW is the father and advocate of the unjust
and oppressive American System. Nsver let this
truth be lost sight Of Ask these
Federal Whig leaders what they want with a
protective tariff: What de- they wish to protect
Our national industry, say they2 Wei we all
go for this-but a0Aat sort of industry2 The in
dustry of the manufacturer, they will answer.
How2 In what way2 By equal laws2 Ah
'there's the rubl That question kills them. Do
they talk of protecting the planters and farmers ?
No Henry Clay says the farmers NEED
NO PROTECTION" Whom, then, can he
propose to protect but the rich manufacturers ?
And how can he protect them without injuring
the farmers2 Again we say, keep them constant
Iy to the question. Make them stand by their
principles, unless they solemnly promise TO re-
nounce them, repent, and do better.
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
DIED.

AT his residence in Wake Forest, N. C. on the 9th
Instant Mr. Foster Fort. aged 65 years The dsceaed
was deacon of the Baptist Church. and died in full
hope of blissful immortality.
Al his residence, in Wake County on the 2Oth
instant, Mr.. ,Barnabas Jones, in the 5sIh year Of
his age.
In this County ON the Tolh instant, Mr. William
Cuts, soldier of the Revolution, in the 9th year
OF bis age.
At the residence of his venerable mother in Warren
county, the 18th instant in the 34th year of his age
Charles Green, Esq
From the Register
In the County of franklin on the 18th inst in be 24h
year of her age, Mfs Martha Perry, wife of Joshua
Perry5 and daughter OF the Rev Josiah Crudup She had
been taught from early childhood the and
Worship OF God for about 10 years had professed and
enjoyed the comforts of religion, and by pious walk
gave evidence that she humble follower of the
meek and lowly Saviour. The last few months of her
lie, she was serely afflicted yet she bore it with pa
ence and ortitude, and at times could triumph ia view
of happy issue out of all her suferings short ime
before she expired, she requested her father 10 go to
prayer with her, who after nquiring if her mind was in
state to hear and understand she replied He,
with Others then knelt by her bedside and mplored the
blessing Soon after, with calmness and holy triumph
she left all earthly things behind whe the pious father,
kneelIng by the bedside, commencing her spirit to God,
seemed TO follow the santed spirit in imagination up to
the throne u Cod and being we'll satisfied in his mind
that all her suerngs oYer said he would not have
her back he could. She is gone, leaving many friends
tomourD her loss infant son of or months DID, and
beloved and aactonae husband behind, sorsy gIiev.
ed and wounded in spirit which nothing but time and
the grace of God heal but all may be comforted
under the assurance that their loss her infinite gain.
From the Fayetteville Observer.
In Wayne county, Waynesborough on the 9th in
sant OF Fever Co Phillip Hooks aged about SO years.
Also, on the IIth instant, Mrs. Elizabeth Hooks, his
wife, aged about Al.
Colonel Hooks of those few men that dot erea>
uon $ map who happily combine with the iudgmentof
the head the philanthrophy of the heart Possessed Of
abundance he enjoyed more in the eradication he felt
IN besowng upon others, than in self Ddugence and
he showed his patriotism, not in words but in his k6e
ty to the We have the satisfaction Of knowing
that he lived beloved, he has died regretted-by all
But death was not satisfied with victim butin less
During the course of his long lInes she watched by his
bedside without faintingand while Others grew weary,
last brought upon her the sickness which has laid her
body by the side of his She has died the noble yCtim
of noble feeling-exhbiting that love, that frmness
that consancy in attachment, which mans The
martyr 10 sublime affection, though edied saint,
she died 1C0nta1a still - I'd 60. Com
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
THE FOREIGN NEWS

Brought by the Caledonia is not very important.
Ireland continues quiet. The Court of Queens
Bench, Dublin, opened for the trial of OConnell
and others on the End inst. No part of the evi-
dence had been given in when the Caledonia
sailed There is slight decline in the Cotton
market.
FREE TRADE.-The Caledonia brought the news
Of the election of Mr.. Patson, the free trade can
didate as member of Parliament from the city OF
London The election was staked upon free trade
doctrines and the free traders triumphed, though
opposed blythe full force of the government, and
by rich bankers, the Barings, the head of which
house was the candidate Of the believers in Protec
tive and restrictive tariffs. The result will have
great influence upon the action of Parliament. The
great city of London has declared for the princi-
Piles Of free tradeyand it is expected to be deci-
sive that the government will be forced to unloose
the tight grasp of the corn laws and other legisa-
ton founded upon the principles of protection and
restriction. Sir Robert Peel the premier, also has
given intimaton that changes in the tariff laws
mast be expected.
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
From the Lynchburg Republican.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CONFERENCE.

The sixteenth Annual Conference Of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church for the Virginia District,
commenced its deliberations in the town of Smith
field, ON Thursday the 2nd ult., aud adjourned
Wednesday, the 9th, after harmonious session OF
six days. The following are The appointments for
the ensuing year:
RoBERT B. THOMPSON, President
Abingdon Station, F. L. B. Shaver Supt
Lebanon Circuit, ! Thomas Butts, Assistant.
Hampton Station, Supt TO be supplied, w. McGee, Asst
Lynchburg Station, David Shaver Supt.
Smithfeld Circuit, Jno G. Whitfield Supt A. Doniphan
Assistant.
Princes Anne Circuit, Vim. McGwigan Supt
Greensville & Sussex, Maurice J. Langhorne Supt
Campbell g. Bedford Circuit Tho's G. Clayton Supt
Good Hope Circuit, Supt to be supplied, Logan Asst
JHnesville Circuit James M. Woods SUpt.
New Kent Circuit Tho's Taylor Supt. to labor
practicable, Wm A. Croker Asst, for the present
Heathville Circuit, Sam' Norment Supt, J A Snead
Supr. Assistant.
Mathews CircuiE S Walker Supt., Wn M Edwards Asst.
Cumberland Mission, L Cosby SuPt, SamI Atkins
Assistant.
Roanoke I" Fieshman Supt.
Charlottesville &" VIM Pennel Supt.
Richmond city 60 DR. George Goodwin Supt
Montgomery '' to be supplied
Chesterfield ." to be supplied.
Nelson '' to be suppliedss
Horato Hall to travel under the direction of the Prus
George Barr without appointment at his request.
Doct Finney '' /"
B Burgess Conference Missionary.
Burgess, superannated.
Number in society 2l6l
Nine accessions to the Ministry Minister'S Preachers.
The next session of Conference will be held at
Coman's Well Sussex county, Virginia, on the
first Thursday in November, 1874.
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
HIS ACCIDENCY."

Whenever certain little Whiggics get little
excited they call MIR. Tyler the Acting President;
and when they get piping mad, they call him HIS
Aceideney Is this becoming Is it honest in a
party thus to cast of, to denounce and repudiate
one of their chosen champions2 Well do we re-
member the encomiums they pronounced on him
in 1910 Then be was the .tred statesman"
the incorruptible John Tyler" now be is
considered too mean even to perform Federal
Wing work. Verify this is queer world. VeFi-
ly Whig politicians are peculiar set of men,
How much better would they be- and how much
less would the people be disposed to remembe: their
manifold offences, if they would talk more about
good principles, and cease from this time forth to
laud and worship Henry Clay But after all,
even according to Wing notions, what advantage
has Henry Clay ia this respect over Mr.. Tyler2
If the latter has betrayed his party, land we do
not say he has) is he worse than Henry Clay,
who sold kimseEfto John Quincy Adams in 1925,
by taking Office under him2 Put this and that to-
gether and determine for yourselves.
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
ELEGANT EXTRACTS"

In order that our friends may know something
OF the abuse we encounter as well as form some
idea of the "decency" of the Whig press in
North Carolina, we present the following 'ele-
giant extracts" Hear the Carolina Watchman
"Now this. is really dissressingl The lille
pink Of decency who edits the Standard can't no.
tice usT We are greatly grieved at this, and will
not be comtorted. We are agent for the sale of a
number of patent medicines which the makers
say will cure all the ills that flesh is heir to'-
but none of them will heal :hR wound inflicted by
little billy hotden's contempt! Oh dear, what
shall we doc
This dirty little Professor of Blaguardism
has his sheet filled almost every week with abuse
OF private citizens. No man is secure from his
dirt daubing attacks if he chance to be Wing.
Yet billy talks about decencyF'
Very much obliged to you, Mr. Pendleton.
We hope you will keep on as you have COM
naenced But hear also the Editor of the Ruther-
fordton Republican:
"George E. Badger conclusively proved the
greatness of his soul, by his resignation of Office
under the present administration, whenever the
treachery of Tyler first apparent. And the
people of North Carolina cannot but ever appreci-
ate him for this noble disnerestedness 1t is this
stern integrity, this granite frmness, that causes
the petty envy of demagogue Blu Of the Standard.
lie don't like to see men possessed of such traits
but would have them follow in his footsteps: re-
joce at Wing victories hurrah for Log cabins and
hard cider deliver eloquent euIogium on Henry
Clay, participating in all the acts and doings of
Whggery, and-turn round and edit Locofo CO
humbug paper"
The above is not however, fair specimen
Another Wing paper, which we seldom MENTION
has displayed taste still more vitated and dis
gushing. We thank them for it. Their abuse
strengthens and confirms US in the good cause. 1t
assures us that our Iabors are telling upon the
sqnadrons Of the Coons; and but for the high re-
gard we cherish for the character of the public
press, we should hail every additional flood of
venom and abuse with sincere satisfaction. Vic,
lent censure is extorted praise
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
GRANVILLE COUNTY.

Both parties have lately held Meetings in
Granville county. We learn that the democratic
meeting was addressed by J. Sydney Smith, Esq.
of Orange, and William F. Russell, Esq of
Granville. Both, We are informed, acquitted
themselves WELL and to the evident satisfaction of
the democracy. We learn also that the Federal
Whig Meeting was addressed by Henry K.
Nash and Henry w. Miller, Esquires, defeated
candidates for Congress. Mr. Nash, it is said,
considering the badness of the cause he was en-.
gagged in, displayed some good sense, and made
quite respectable speech but we understand
the effort of Mr.. Miller was characterized by a
tame and silly pompousness and was inferior, in
every respect, to the efforts of the democratic
speakers, as well as to that of MIR Nash. We in
dulge the hope that the sterling democrats of
Granville will give good account of themselves
next August
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29

PRA1sE.-During the late tour of Col. JOHN
SON through Vermont, be was received with en-
thusiasm wherever he appeared At Montpelier
he met the people in the Assembly room, and
Governor Mattocks (whig) welcomed him in the
following brief address:
Col. JOHNSON: Sir-In behalf of the Legisla-
ture of Vermont, and in the of the entire po-
pulaton of this honest little State, bid you wei
come 10 this their capitol.
Sir, you Statesman and Soldier. AT the
Thames you led charge with dashing gallant
ry, that has never, never been surpassed. You
have fought and bled-ay, bled-in freedoms
cause. You are brave and generous TO proVerb.
Can there be any higher praise ? There can: you
vndcated the honor Of your fellow citizen and
your General when some who knew him not es-
saYed TO tarnish the military fame of that hero,
now alas no more.
Magnanirnous man! again say, welcome, thrice
welcome, here amid the descendants of the Green
Mountain Boys.
Please to pardon, sir the conciseness of this ad-
dress for am an old man of few words, but sin
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29

" WI bug nothing Of What IS Inc use
(say the protectonists) Of talking about free trade
with England, when she will buy nothing of Us
1t has been stated fand we believe correctlv1 hat
excluding tobacco from the account. the sverra oc
of duties levied upon cur products imported into
Great Britain, is only / per cent AT any rate
during the year ending 3Oth September, 1912, we
sent to England and her dependencies domestic
exports to the value of 48 $50, ,541, whichis A.
1877 ,O86 more than we exported to all other conn
tries; We also exported to England and her de-
pendencies, of toreignaytices 8 ,723 100 in val.
ue making totaf-of S52 306, $50, while our
imports were only 8 3s613, ,043-showing an ex.
cess OF exports to Great Britain and hor depen-
dencIes, above the imports fromthe same, of S13,-
693 COZ in one year. Think of this, We that saw
England will buy nothing of u.s. s
Journal Of Commerce
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
EFFECTS OF. THE PREsE NT .TARIFF

EFFECTS OF THE PRESENT TARIFF
We often hear the Wings charging democrats
with being in favor of direct taxation They say
you advocate Free Trade, and what can you ex
pect, under the operation of this doctrine, but d
rect taxation We meet these gentlemen at once
and tell them that they do us great injustice that
we advocate recenue tariff; and that they, by
their course since they have been in power are
about to involve the country in the practice of a
system which they, of all others, seem so much to
deprecate.
Let US examine the facts. The present tariff
was passed by the Whig party 1t isa tariff of
protection. AS such, it lets in under low duties
articles which it is difficult or impossible to make
in this country, and keeps of, by enormous du-
ties, variety of articles made here Now what
are the effects of this The northern manufac
turer is protected, because he has the market in
great measure to himself and as foreign articles
are kept off, so the government receipts from the
tariff are diminished And what is the effect of
this2 The government relies for its support up
on the revenue from the tariff; and whenever,
from whatever cause-whether from too high
duties or no duties at all-the receipts from this
source fall below the expenditures, the govern
ment is forced either to borrow or resort to d.
rect tar0ti0m. Are not these things so
Now what are the ordinary annual expendi-
lures? Those of 1886 are put down at twenty
nine millions of dollars; but this would perhaps
be an unfair standard inasmuch as our Military
establishment cost that year more than eighteen
millions. Let US then take the first year of whig
rule, from March 4, 184l to March 4, 1872
twenty-six millions And now let us see whether
the receipts from Customs will cover this amount
During the same period the total amount of re-
ceipts from customs was S16,813,766 32-seven
millions less than acGs required to carry on the
goUernment. And what did this state of things
lead to2 To the creation, by the .Whig rulers,
of National Debt. And what must be the effect
of this Direct taxation to pay off that debt
for experience hassshown that, high tariff, how
ever much it may benefit the manufacturers, al
ways fails to raise extraordinary amount of
revenue
Here, then, we have shown that the Federal
Wings themselves through their leaders and by
to bitter realization ofthe very system against
which they so loudly and constantly declaim
The Federal Wing leaders are the advocates ofl
any sort of taxation which will make the rich
richer and the poor poorer. And we intend that
their unblushing hypocrasy-thelr cant about
direct taxation-and their affected love for the
poor man shall be properly exposed.
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29

Pr0tect'O" to Agriculture Agriculture, says
Mr. Clay, needs no protection But this is not
the question. Has one branch of national indus.
try better right to protection than another? We
contend that it has not All stand on the same
iootIng-all have the same rights, as all must
equally bear their portion of the public burdens.
But If agriculture needs no protection, why does
Mr. Clay, by the operation of the present tariff,
which he says is mise and proper" Cypress those
engaged in the farming interests2 Has Con-
gress right to make the farmer pay high prices
for the benefit of the manufacturer Every thing
The farmer bugs IS t0red-his tea, his coffee, his
salt, his sugar. his iron-and what for? To bene.
mt Mr. Clay's friends, the lords of capitalize
Manufacturers. This, feIIow-citizens, is a speci-
men of Wing rule. Do you wish them to make
laws lay for you any lOnger2 If you do, go to their
Clay Clubs, worship their great men, drink their
nard-clder, let them think for you, and legislate
fofyOu, and our word for it, you will rue it for
yourselves and your children
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
MR.. 1EEEERsoN on. THE. TARIFF.

EE 1
The Richmond Enquirer. has most successfully
defeated the attempts recently made by the Nation
al Intelligencer and other Federal Wing prints
to produce the impression that Mr.. Jefferson was
in favor of protective tariff Hear what the
Enquirer says:
&c Rut what said Mr. Jefferson himself, after the Tariff
neston had been fully discu and while the PrOtec
tive Tariff of 1924 was in full blast! In letter 10 Mr.
Madison dated February IT, 1896 few months before
his DEATH in accounting for his pecunary emharrass-
ments Mr.. Jefferson uses the following language:
the long succession of stinted crops-of reduced
prices-the general proStrGion Of the farming business,
under Ieuies for the support Of nGnudcttTerS &c., with
the caamitous fluctuations of value in our paper medium
(See same volume, page 49S.)
Resides all this an intelligent friend Informs me,
that he heard Mr. Jefferson declare at his table, that
those who advocated National Bank Internal Improve
meuts by the Federal Government, and Proteeve Ia
riff were the legitimate descendants OF the old Federal
Party"
ed the baleul effects of this great Federal Panacea, who
can doubt that he would feel the decided hostility
to this of the Legitimate descendants of the old
Federal party"
The Inteliigencer renews the attack upon Mr.. Van
Burens vote for the Tariff of 1925 in doing which,
we often explained to our readers he o6eyed the
instructions of the New York Legislature They Will
also bear in mind that he has expressly declared his op
noston to the principles and details of the present IN
lust Tariff That he has favored protection we have yet
should twist his published opinions into every imaginable
shape SO as to suit their peculiar rules of logic
We have often declared and we still declare,
that the present Wings are the successors, in fact
and in faith, of the old Federal party and in this
declaration we are confirmed and strengthened by
the opinion of the immortal Jefferson. They ad-
vocate the same measures; they exhibit the same
uniform combination of the rich against the poor;
they show the same contempt for the popular pow
er; and they struggle to establish the same splen-
did and strong government so uniformly attempted
to be set up by Hamilton and Adams. Is not the
likeness too plain to be mistaken?
The fact is, the democratic party in this coun-
try have always been intrinsically sound upon
the subject of tariff They have always doubt
ed and contested the right of Congress to lay pro-
tective duties and no democrat, venture to as
sert has ever voted for such a tariff under any
other circumstances than those of strong and
overruling necessity. And at the present day,
those who walk in the footsteps of Jefferson, walk
as he did, by the lights of the Constitution and
in the path, not of precedent expediency, but of
right, of reason, and of justice.
Let 1t nsUer be forgotten that Thomas Jsfer-
son loas opposed to all Protective Tariffs
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29

The Many TezGs-The Washington cores
pondent of the New York Journalof Commerce
SIT is expectedshat large increase oftbe Ma
Wy will be recommended by the President, and
that this recommendation will be seconded in the
report of the Secretary of the Navy"
Tsras.-The New York Daily Gazette 0he
new Calhoun paper) contains letter from Wash
From the aspect of things at Washington, and
demonstrationsef Of hostility to the South given out
in the conversation in the House of Lords between
Lord Aberdeen and Lord Brougham, deem it by
no means improbable that by the time Congress
meets, the Administration may lay before that bo-
dy treaty annexing Texas to the Union"
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
LETTER FROM Mr.. CALHOUN.
We copy from the Richmond Enquirer of the
24th instant the following letter from Mr. Cal
houn:

z
FoRT HILL, 18th Nov I848.
Dear Sir: Fwrie this to correct the mistake YOU made
In supposng, that my letter gentleman of North
Carolina the subject of the Tariff published in the
enquirer OF the 7h instantly Ireferred my letter to
Mr. Nicholas of Louisiana, published the article
The letter referred to to Mr. Delaney of Louisiana
and was In anSwe TO containing enquiry similar TO
one addressed TO me from N Carolina. The answer to
Mr Nicholas was to one on very different subject If
you had adverted dates, would have avoided the
mistake The North Carolina letter refers TO one re-
Gently written 1t is dated the 24h September last and
the letter to MeNicholas 7 May, 1s42, more than 10
months before. ta
regret the mistake Unauthorized liberty has been
taken with my letter to Mr. Nicholas y.prin ing por
tons In Italics, and the word protecting garug Capt.
tails, calculated to make the impression that l. too m
the advocate OF the protective policy and that too by
editors protesting to be opposed protection and friend
ly to me, as well as those favor and politically hostile
to me- BY such means, hasty readers of newspapers
have been led to believe that admit the right of pro-
tecEng the Louisiana sugar planters against foreign
petition by the imposition duties on the foreign article
for that purpose directly against the plain import of my
letter The protection of which spoke is expressly
stated TO be- not against foreign competition but agans
the Vaccinations Of the opponents of slave labor'
intended simply to say that would resist in adjusting
the Tariff any attempt that might be made to take off
reduce the duty, that foreign sugar ought fairly pay
revenue principles, the ground of discouragng the
domestic article, because it the product of slave
labor
What regret in your mistake is that it is calculated
to st enghen the false impression made by the unauhof
lied Italics and Capital letters, only by publishing
my letter with them, but still strongly by publish
ing 1t as the referred to in my North Carolina letter.
IN confirmation and elucidation Of my opinion the
subject of protection.
AS it is my wish to be fully and explicitly understood
on that and all other public subjects must request you
to publish what have written, in the Enquirer
With respect, am, SC, &C.,
. j. c. CALHOUN
Taos. RITCHIE, Esq
The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-29
For the North Carolina Standard.

MR. HOLDEN The democracy of Person county are
wide awake. They have held their Meeting and appoin
ted Delegates to the State and District Conventions and
though they BaVe not, of other counties have
done expressed preference among the that
spoken oOr President, they have reaned in order that
their delegates may into Convention untrammelled by
resolutions of instruction.
With but few exceptions we are for Mr-VAN BUREN !;
yet determined to march up to the ballot box in
solid phaanx and support the nominee of the Baltimore