The North-Carolina standard., 1850-08-07

But, Sir, 90 not deem THIS proper occasion 10 oI.
low the example of some of those who have preceded
me. Gentlemen may talk of the result of slavery ag-
ation, of the groundswell there is to overwhem all
who raise their voice in favor of the constitutional
rights of the citizens of fifteen States othis Union.
History is not wanting in examples of those who
have been consumed in fire of their own kinding.
1t may be that the ground-swell may find victims
amongst those who have been prophecying destruc-
tion to Others If gentlemen do in fact desire the
pose of the country, and the restoration OF confidence
and kind feeling, they in majorty-let them do
justce-let them award political equality to all the
others of the United States-let them abstain from
exasperating and oppressive emeasures-let them come
before this House with BILLS for the government of
the Territories of the United States which recognize
our rights, and the storm will be lnlled into calm
Exaspera.ion and hostility will give place to brother
y love and kind feeling, and the country convulsed to
it's centre, will be restored to quiet and peace.
The whitening curse of posterity will fall upon
those who could perform this heavenly work and failed
to do it.
Sir, shall not discuss the compromise or adjust
ment bill, was done on yesterday by gentleman
from Ohio, [Mr. Root. 1t would be out ST place
here, and could be productive Of no good. there
fore forbear, and urge upon the committee not to min
gle disturbing elements into the administration OF our
Government. The argument urged by the gentleman
from Tennessee [Mr. Gentry, has no legitimate ap-
plica,ion here. He truly said that the revolutionary
war was the result of an assertion the part of the
English Government of rig to tax us without rep
resentaon but the friends of this application
do not deem that this would give representation to
the people of Deseret. 1t is what they call mere
courtesy seat in this Hall. Sir, courtesy would
be dearly purchased by adding to the elements OF ex-
ASPIRATION now existing in the country.
CoNTEMPTIBLE MOVEMENT OF THE LAST CABINET.
Some of the whg papers have insisted upon the new
President pursuing the policy of the past adininisra-
tion They ask, how can it be whg if he does not! =!
And will not variation the great questions OF the
day break up the whig party! MIR. Fillmore must
jud ge and for himself but if he he wise states
and not as an example, For instance. II has been crcu-
lated as an undenable fact in this city, and in many
Of the whig papars in their Washington correspond
ence that the late administration was on the very eve
of taking step which might have involved he'r
country in all the evils of civil Incredible as
it may appear there to be two much reason to
believe that a message to Congress was forthcoming,
which was about to develop the germ of that Presi.
dental message which Col. Benton has pronounced
to be almost the acme of statesman's wisdom.
But let the correspondent of whg paper narrate the
character Of this unparalleled message:
The beginning Of the week President Fillmore will
remove to the White House; and In a few weeks
how few there will be Of the multitude that was gath
cred here to-day that will remember the Impressive
ceremonies that were enacted in that presidential man
sion this mcrning!
Iis no longer a State secret here, that Gen. Tay-
lor had in course Of preparation proclamation or
message in regard to New Mexico AMI California,
which nothing bu, his sudden and severe sickness
prevented him from communicating to Congress on
the 5th instant. In it he reviewed his past recon-
mendations and reiterated them; urging at the same
time the admission of both into the Union at once as
States He further reviewed the nature OF the dis
pute between Texas and New Nlexico' ana avo"eo
determination to stand by the latter against the en-
croachments Of the former, with all the military DOW
er of the government, if it became necessary 1t IS
needless now to speculate what would have been the
effect of such an executive document upon the coun-
,y in its present distracted and excited condition.
If however civil war could have been avoided,
and with it final separation between the slave and
free States have the comprehension to see how
To this General Taylor was urged by unpHncip'ed
men, by whom he was surrounded. and who had no
more regard for his reputation or his fame than though
he had not been the President Of their chuice. BY
his unlocked for death the county, these great ca
lamities have been turned away from us as people:
And who shall say that the hand of an all-wlse and
unerrng Providence is not to be seen In his removal
from among US!
Last night the protest of Texas against the orders
issued to Colonel Monroe, the military governor and
commander of New Mexico, and his action under
those orders, received but no action Will be
had in relation thereto until the new cabinet are Sc
lec,ed and have entered upon the duties OF their Off,
ces 1t is fortunate that these questions nave alien
into as conservative and able hands as are Mr. Fill
more's: for now the country has an assurance mat
thew will be disposed of in such spirit as will ln-
sure their satisfactory and permanent adjustment.
Washington correspondence Juy l3) Of the Louisville
Courier.
1t is said in other papers that this extraordinary doc
ument was prepared bv the last Secretary OF State
and is now in the Department of the INTERIOR This
act of faulty and madness displays the true charac-
ter of the last administration. 1t was guided by pass
ion. instead of wisdom. 1t is said that the whole
standing army of the United States was about to be
removed to the frontiers Of Texas for the purpose OF
asserting the jurisdiction OF the United ohtes over
the disputed territory, and driving Oft the Texans
Such movement would have precipitated the coun-
try into civil war, in which the Union itself might
have been shipwrecked-the first act of the drama
being to dsspate the troops of the United States by
means of the Texans themselves, and the volunteers
from the surrounding States who would nave poo,eo re-,
present cabinet will beware of following such an ex-
ample. ~ os". o"'o"'
THE Storm. The storm which visited this place
in the beginning of last week. seems to have been at
tended with the most disastrous effects North of u.s.
At New York; several vessels were blown ashore and
much damage done; while at Philadelphia large
number of small vessels were sunk, and several men
drowned. The Philadelphia Bulletin says that sew
enteen persons were drown by the storm aho 1esn
ct in the river Schuylkil and vast amount OF prop
erty destroyed. At Norfolk, several chimneys were
blowndown and trees rooted up. In the Eastern por
ton of this State, the damage to the crops has been
immense. At Elizabeth City several houses were
| blown down and vessels forced upon the wharves
and lumber scatteredn every direction: Whole fields
o corn (he great staple Of the vicinity, have beer
levellet with the earth and the fodder literally tori
into shreds We also learn that the destruction oi
the crops in Hyde. Tynel, and the adjoining Counties
! has been immense. -,
We have heard the damage done to properly In ina
town estimated as high as twenty-fve thousand dol
XxT. ;,vo uof heb "A of much damage tn this