The North-Carolina standard., 1849-01-03

not conscience-ridden with that other SIN of having
hired apothef poor wretch W not tw o. to damn what
little soul they had left that he might ilded
coach To interminable perdition. - -
aim one of those who have ever thought that If
degrees of punishment to degrees
Of guilto that if dignity Of crime was recognised
in the world of spirits, that that dgnitary
who comes not alone, but surrounded by mihions of
hiseown purchase, was eminently entitled to be pre-
eminenty damned. He should not be placed upon
the platform of common criminals, but entitled to
throne of supreme dignity suspended from the key
stone of the centre arch of the internal regions, m-
mediatelyu front of his Satanic Majesty; uponwhose
head the cloyefoot of his grand master the pincel
of helh might rest with all has imperial FMS
language may appear strong and unconrteous.t1 have
such intpnon. etthe reader take the case hometo;
himsf 10 as his own, place himself ihmy snas
tiofI he not saint, ntence 8Nou4d hea
should be passed upon the vile wretch Who eauhgz
neither God nor regarding man. fbut maved and se
duced by another power, and who, if the foregoing
certificates be true, from fair, construction, would
commit the foul crime of bribery, " hch ought not on7
y to consgn his body to PRISON. his 6dck to the ichf
ping post and his s0uf (wihout repentance) to the
deUil; and by the same base act purchase another
poor soul for the market by causing him to VI
plate the ninth commandment, and transcendent,
act of depravty, incorporate in the offence the
three and four-fod, crime of robbing you and your
family of the hard earnings of your industry and
brand your reputation with an offence little less he'll
nous than his own Il think you would say he should
be permitted to live debasing and degrading that
elevated form bestowed upon man by his Maker at
creation but that he should be driven into some
reptile shape that he might endeayor to crawl from
his own iniamy. The finger of scorn should follow
him {; the hiss of contempt and the murmur OF lndlg
nation are the music that should salute his ears And
mark should be placed upon him more indelible
than that by Omnipoence stamped uponthe forehead
of Cain, not for the same purpose, that; man finding
him might not slay him; but that man might shun
him second serpent, in whatever form ne should
appear, from the envenouIed pangs Of whose unPar,
donabe guilt, the blood of second Redeemer would
| Reade
base heart that conceived the PRAYED mind that ap-
proved, and the wicked hands that confirmed such a
contract should be coupled with the guilty sou the
vile tongue and the miserable carcase that accom-
plished it. with liSament of vitality inseparable as
! that which binds the Siamese Twins! They should
be doomed to travel up and down as twln-vagabonds
upon earth, denied the miserable comfort which
| the haltar offered Judas but mustered under the
rogues march to one common grave of infamy, with
| the epitaph upon their tombstone <. -. .- =
| . = Earth's, outcasts, -. - ..-: .-g ...r
! Helrs most damn'd,
I Without 6enytt Of Clergy :" '.
Perhaps that is too an epitaph, but reputa-
ton is above oil price, and the miserable heartelss
wretch who would employ his money to rob that
| which he cannot restore, 1 will say should not
receive mercy at higher tribunal but the records of
earth furnish no punishment commensurate with his
offence. s' - -t''t % -" -. -
would sonFy eneaniber this Card, which Is already
longer than could have wished. have evidence as
to the payment of large portion of the money, and
some other points that am only permitted to use IN
court for the special benefit of the plaintiff To say
more however at this time would be an imposition
on your patience-to say less would have been lnJus
tce to myself Itsthcrefore respectfully submitted!
| .iF-ea SAMUEL jFEEMMING.
| To vo,t Gent fenen of the House Of Commons, as
YOU were not organized at the time of my fesigna-
ton, permit to tender you as body in addition
to that resignation you have received an abiding con-
fidence that the INTEREST and honor OF my cohs1ltu
ens have been committed to those whose character are
sufficient guarantee for their protectont And to
| those of you with whom my Intercourse has been
| more intimate in past Sessions, let me say-that al
though warmth and excitement have frequently oeen
engendered in political debate. they are but the evil
dence of hearts impressed with the honesty OF their
ow convictions, and operate in purifying and rehn-
ing the generous feelings of nature IN the same
manner and to the extent that the storm when
passes over our heads purifes and invIgorates the
atmo sphere we breathe, which would otherwise De
charged with noxious vapors. Let me therefore IN
taking leave OF many of you forever tender you the
grateful, acknowled gements trust OF a generous
heart for the various of kindness and orbear-
ance have experienced in the intercourse we have
had-the recollection of which will ever be recalled
with pleasing emotions. 1'i-'a.' ''.---''-''. en-
| : must leave you hoping the evidence have ad-
duced will be considered ample to defend my honor
! had even retained seat as one of your body
look upon honor quite ndispensabty necessary to
public station, is the Constitution to the preserva
lion of our Government. 1t upholds and defends it.
It is the most splendid jewel in OUR national escutc
eona .It is the brightest link in that chain OF Ada
mant which fctters the Goddess of Liberty to an
! earthly throne.' a'.9 bfsse7s"3 - --'s'- - =,
-ss1 * y (yHa.Y our obedient servant, Ia - 71if-'J
Il SAMUEL FLEMMINCf.i'5
l. 9o9 s,o,, to Dou a,v generous Constituents, who
hayeoaly been partially appfsed of the causes of nay
resignaten in this Gard you will find them more at
length. Let me say if ever there was a time when
it was the duty of one to- render to his fellow
mengratefa acknow led gegnents for kindness besoW-
ed lapon ha. that duty is now imperlousfy demand
4 ed OF youf humble fellow-cizen To whom is II
due? AS Nathan said unto David, thou art the men.
And WHY is it due from more than in ordinary
eases because in the language of Scriptures have
literally amongst you naked and ye ciotheo me-
an hungered and ye fed me from your pure
have We given drinks stranger, and ye nave taken
me in. NV ease is almost without aparalleL with
out one individual in your county, and scarcely IN
: the State) in whose veins flows one drop OF blood
congehiaf to my ow n, you bestowed upon me your
confidence the first Summer Icame to your county
with the only objection urged that Twas not citizen
of your county. That confidence you have endorsed
with increased majorities at every successive aPP
cation and even this last summer bestowed u un-
solicited (by anominationo three months after my
family had left the county, and with my own pres
ence only -four days before ielectIon 80 ina
you elected me, according to the decaratlon OF my
opponents; before here, allthe time reDa01n
ed and since have left e@soH sa to iJa9 ots sc
q Htnder those circumstances were to abuse thai
confdence sor tarnsh honor and dignity OF the
station conferred should dfeei 1hatf was univ
of priyats respect pubcsconfden therefore
felt bound upon the first lmpntatIon OF disnonor 70
surrender yea that jetpe of political freedom the o.
ee of unarnished by hand that was
even charged with iimpurty, which did an less
than We minutes after itwas annouHcedaH Mlth you
Evho knewme needed mo dsfenees ~ our generous