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The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06
MR.. VENABLE,S SPEECH.

We have read attentively the Speech of Mr. ser ''
ble of this State, delivered in the House on the "
OF last month on the Slavery question, and % p,
hesitate to pronounce it the ablest effort which !"
gentleman has made at any time since his enf''N
upon public life.
Mr.. Venable has probed the causes of our p's,s e..
difficulties to the bottom, and held up our ree's
assaiIants to the scorn Of all honest men. Hlsc
tuents will thank him, as we do, for this manly m
dication Of their rights, interests, and position
shall commence the publication of this Speech ''
next, and conclude it in the subsequent number
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06
NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD.
RALEIGH:
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 9, 1850.
MR.. CALHOUN'S SPEECH.


We eapplied at the Telegraph Office on Monday for
the substance Of MI. Calhoun's great Speech, dev-
cred that day; and the lines north of Petersburg
being out of order, Mr.. Cameron, the polite and at
tent;ve OPERATOR Obtained the following for us from
the Charleston Courier, for which we tender that
paper our thanks.
Photographed for the North Carolina Standard
CHARLESTON, March 4, 10 o'clock, p. M.
Mr.. Calhoun attended the Senate to-day. A great
crowd in attendance. Mr. Mason, of Virginia, read
his Speech amid deep attention Its heads follows
The Union is in danger. and this danger is owing to
discomfort in the South produced by the destruction of
the equilibrium between the North and South. The
South be satisfied that she remain in the Union
with safety and peace. The Union cannot be preserved
by Mr.. Clays Compromise, by the plan of the Exec
utve for the admission Of California but it he prcserv
ed amendment of the Constitution which will secure
the rights of the Southby giving to the South equal
share of the domain, and by restoring fugitive
slaves.
The South has compromise to offer. The ques-
ton be settled unless it he done at the
session of Congress- 1t is time decide. If
not settle it, let part in peace and if you will not let
part in peace, let know it at once and in that
the admission of California will be the test.
Mr.. Webster will speak on Thursday.
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06
WARREN COUNTY.

The proceedings of the Southern Rights Meeaf
held in Warren on the Goth of last month, were f
celved too late, we regret to say, to be published
our paper to-day. the Resolutions breathe the nsE
spirit. and are fully up with the demands of the TIM
William Plummer, Esq. presided, Mr. Benjamin
Cook acting as Secretary. The Committee on Res
lutions consisted of the Hon. Weldon N. Edwa'h
George D. Baskerville, Esq, DR.. R. C.. Preb''
Hon. Daniel Turner, William Eaton, Jr. ESQ.,, tn'
cls A. Thornton, Esq, and DR.. John Arlington
Congressional District Convention was recomnsN
ed to be held at Nashville, Nash County, on thsfS
Monday in April next, and delegates appointed
select four Delegates from this District to the N'f
vile Convention.
Warren has spoken-what says Wake! Wehq
the people of both parties in this City and Co''
will take the matter in hand at once. and call Nee
ing. Noac is tie time for action. Let the Centre
the State be heard!
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06
Correspondence of the New York Tribune

*** The President is very firm, and the South
committee of them inquired in an interview with him
if he had expressed himself ready to maintain the
Union at any cost. He replied that he had-that he
should blockade euey Southern port Of armed
resistance to the eolect;on the eustos-that he should
not inerpo'e tie regular Army but should call for uoL
Aimse al their head, and should pour out his blood,
needed, in defense Of the Union. He is confident that
the People Of the Southern States would themselves
put down any attempt to break forcibly out of the
Union. When told that the Southern Members
would, in certain contingency, secede and go home,
he quietly remarked that there would be enough more
good men ready to come in their places. The calm
hrmness of the Northern Members is also having
good effect MIR. Duer's bearing in the collision with
Meade is not forgotten, while Col. Bissell's late
speech and especially its manner, is generally ap-
plauded. r
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06
THE UNION "BY FoPcS..

uen' Iaylor and his servile Northern mini.
sadly out of their reckoning when thew tall
serving the Union by force. It was ~. A p.
force, and it can be held together only bv aas
pies Of justice, compromise, and commo. ~ pfnei
Modification and Secession are very diff.,.ae eea%
and'would show, if tried, very different resn,. s~'
State or States have the right to secede. and ~
no power in the Federal Government the ....' "eeh
agent OF the States, to reduce them tn s,I aH
a sorereign State cannot commit treason, ec''a
Even if dissolution should take place. v.,
fears of invasion from the North-Mr. R;...n 10
linois, and Mr.. Thadeus Stevens and Hor. o. L.
to the contrary notwithstanding. The Yank.' "aa
as brave as any people under the sun, but it !. al
of theirs to count the costs and chances of W.. a
could they gain by invading us. Suppose th.. "Aa
to raise an army Of one hundred thousand mo. 'ee
many of them would ever pass across W.: nov
Every plain in that gallant State would o;,. s'aa
graves, every deie would receive their dead ub..'
and from every height, every corner, and evss
bush would they be picked off by the unerrna an
No power which the North could muster if es,' Ie
on by Zachary Taylor with Col. Bissel to ,;s,. a
could subdue millions of brave men, fght;ns y. "a
oaun soil defence Of their social and poEs,o, -. m
and for the preservation and security Of eipht,..I
dred millions aoorta Of slaue property. TIL. y,,''
know this. They may bluster and threaten hn. 'A
will be all.
AS Mr.. Venable emphaticaly told the No,s
people in his recent speech, the real Disun;on;.,
among them and in their very midst. We ,,.a
Union men; it is for them to destroy the Ir,;..
preserve it. Its fate is in their hands. woI.
made no aggressions on them, denied none n ,l''
rights, stolen none of their property, threatsD.a
upset no existing institution OF theirs. hiaoo,s
them to S drive out of the Union for se]fn,,..
tion, and then drag US in again by force of arms
Once yout, Col. Bissell may, as he Threatened d. {
other day in the House, bring down upon us h.
sc nine Illinois Regiments quadrupled in numbesr
but he will not find Mexicans before his bulets ~,
his steel, as he did at Buena VISTA The coup,,vnn
of WAsHINGroN, the STAKEHOLDER, are neither to |, 4
wronged with impunity, nor bulied out of their in,
rights.
But we tell Col. Bissell and his insane coadiu,o,
that we of the South now hold, and measurabv e,
troll, the civilized world ,uiM cotton string. Viii
our great staples, cotton, tobacco, rice, and suur
produced mainly by slave labor, we can command.
tho peace of the Union, and, to great extent as
peace of the world. The North now makes. p,,s
mum, by its carrying trade for the South and its p,p
its these staples, not less than one hundred NIL
lions of dollars; and brother Jonathan is too puu
and calculating individual to throw away thss
vast benefits to crafty fanaticism, to pander to
wicked projects of unprincipled and ambitious men
Brother Jonathan may cant, and groan and talk abr
his conscience; but he will never draw his svs5
against the South, happen what may.
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06
Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
WAsHJNoro~ Eah..., &

Colonel Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, Yesterday
challenged Col. Bissell, member of the House from
Illinois, in consequence of his remarks on Thursday
last in reference to the conduct Of the Mississippi
pondence between the parties took place on FRIDAY
last, bnt there was an understanding between the
friends of the parties-Gen. Shields who acted for
Col. Bissell, and Mr.. Inge. who acted for COL Da.
vs-that ulterior action should be postponed until
Coi. blssel had time to write out and publish his
speech. 1t appeared in the Globe yesterday morn
Ing' and the challenge paesein the afternoon. The
meeting was to have taken place this morning; wea-
pom mo:kess, at fifteen PAGES but, by the personal
intervention Of President Taylor, at late hour last
n', ra sne s9air was amicaby and honorahy adjust
i with this result. r''' 14S '.'1'1. P''''eu
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06
Correspondence of the Richmond Times


The prospect begins to brighten little. Yester-
day. Mr. Doty, by general consent, introduced, in the
House, in Committee of the Whole, bill for the ad-
mission Of California as State. This, it is hoped,
may be considered withdrawal Of the Northern ma
jori,y from its purpose of forcing through resolution
res to report such bill. In its present shape the
bill will be open to discussion and amendment, and
Southern members have disposition to prevent its
passage after due deliberaon by expedients of
delay. Mr.. Doty's variation of his proposition will
doubtless relieve the House of the painful trial which
many have expected it to undergo on Monday next.
The nature of Mr.. Webster's forthcoming plan Of
compromise, forms the subject of much speculation.
1t is stated, with confidence that its leading features.
though not finally determined in this shape, these
To admit California, with the boundaries prescribed
in her constitutions To institute Territorial Govern
ments in all the remaining Territories, without any
provision concerning slavery, any reference to Mex
lean laws To divide Texas into three States south of
the Saith parallel of latitude, the first lying between
the Sabine and the Trinity rivers, the second between
the Trinity and the Colorado, the third between the
Colorado and the Rio Gande; To admit the first two
OF these States at once, and to incorporate the third
with the second until it shall have population enough
for separate admission; To pay Texas sum Of money
for all her Territory north Of 81 deg and to add that
ment over them; To prescribe the mode in which
Territories may hereafter be erected into States; To
declare the security Of slave property in the District
of Columbia. can have positive information that
these the propositions embodied in Mr.. Websters
plan, and can only say, that if they he contemp
ates the most liberal scheme of settlement yet sugges
ted. 1t seems be an admitted fact that considerable
number of the Northern men are disposed to desist
from the agitation of the slavery question in Congress-
The power Of Mr.. Webster's great name would per-
haps do to strengthen their favourable inclina-
tons than any other accessory.
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06
WHO is HEa

The New York Courier, says the Express "thinh
there is no danger of dissolution of the Union s
quotes interesting letter from an able and leading
statesman of North Carolina, formerly in the un1
States Senate, from which We copy" The extsca
from this letter are as follows:
81 am persuaded that as the North intends tor.
enact the ordinance of 1887, it had been better Il
pass it at once-the sooner the better. For greapr
of this strife comes from the agitation of such TOP
ic, still continuing and never ending. The pant
operations at the South is to make it terrible to
young and aspiring men of the States to take groun
against their leaders. Without proper calculaiond
consequences, they 60 into associations at home
threaten conditional resistance-barely for the pu
pose of preventing what in reality they have no
tention to resist forcibly. Pride is thus commta
against Patriotism, and the plotters of evil know
how to excite the passion of a proud young man
even to forgetfulness of the very first duty ofat
American patriot For, I would to heaven that
majority wosld pass the Proviso, or drop it. Or
people in the South are deluded by vacillation al
postponement
1t IS singular coincidence to find Messrs. CEI
and Benton in the year 1850 of one mind il sukendG
ing the lead of their respective parties, and emn
ed to break the force of this reasonable combina
against the Union. God help them, is my pny
God and the People will sustain them in the confE
Efforts will be made to stir into activity the eeme
of discord in North Carolina. At distance you VII
only see the thing in newspapers. We who are hsn
know that the appearance is delusive-decepia
Our people are not for disunion with or without Is
Proviso. But the leaders of the Whig party in Morn
Carolina are cowardly, otherwise, before this time
our State would have made demonstrations for tf
Union Internationally. They are afraid of losing
Governor! Reckoning upon a false estimate of pg
nlar patriotism, they temporize with the demon
action, forgetting that it is of all others the su'
:oad to defeat. More than half the Democrats woui
Ill up the places of the deserters in bold fght
he union''
Who is this Ex-senator We know it is n
Judge Strange; and we give it as our opinion thaf
8 neither 1redell, Brown, nor Graham. Our reada
will form their own conclusions. The letter, q
'bove quoted, it is not necessary to comment upon
The sentiments It enbodies speak for Memselues
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06

We regret to learn that the Rev. Daniel w. Kerr,
the estimable Editor Of the Christian Sum- has had
paalytc attack, which has deprived him of the use
Of one entire side of his body. We sympathize with
him in this acton and trust he may be restored
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06

< The Rutherfordton Banner, Wing paper, saws
that Gov. Manly cannot unite the Whig party, {"
and that if " he is again a candidate defeat will be
the consequence. The same paper adds that his
"ioss In Rutherford County alone, will be greater
than his majority in the last election" and the Ed
tor declares in advance, that whatever may be the
action of the Whig Convention, he ",OiN not sup
port Gou. Manly for reelection. He furthermore
says that if pushed into corner" he " will a.tale
unfold. :"
The Hornets Nest, another Whig paper, after sta
ting various objections to the denomination of Gov
Manly, Says Putting all these things together, and
we think the Wings will be running great risk to
run Gov. Manly"
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06

At the late term of Johnston County Court, Sion H.
Rogers, Esq of this County, was elected by tho Mag
istrates County Attorney for Johnston.
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06

threatens Union with dissolution and onr whole
country with the drest calamties will be dissolved
as by an electric shock in an hour. Should we re-
fuse these to them, as certainly as that we have
Union they will withdraw themselves from it ; and
nothing but superior power can keep them in it. OF
this need not speak. No such attempt will ever
be made. would say, however, that while I think
the perpenation of the union Of this great family of
American States, bound together in bonds of frster
nal Affection looking to what it has done and will
do for the cause of human happiness, within and
without Its borders, would be cheapy purchased by
the blood OF millions of its best citizens it, however
our Union Is to be such one some of these abo-
and agltators desire-the people of one
malt the States to be the constant subjects of con-
tempt abuse, and aggressions-their peace disturbed
ana their rights violated, by the people of the other
half, until they are driven of the Union for self
Protectlon and then dragged into again bv force o
arms, it would be dearly purchased by single dron
OF the blood OF the meanest soldier in all the armv
that conquered it. Union like this finds parallels in
that OF Ireland with England, Poland with Rnssia.
ana Hungary with Austria; only ours would be
worse for it would prove the curse of Cain both 70
the conquered and the conquerors.
We are here tonight, fellow democrats tn sns,,;n
no Union like this; but that of Washington Frank:
I'm, Jefferson, Adams, and their associates. A nnon
ot otates not brought nor kept together bv force
out' ike the stars of Heaven aptly and beautifully
In our glorious Star-SpangIed Banner
~ the gener laws of attraction. This-this is the
onIon we have met tonight to say, with one heart
lnd In one voice, in the language Of one of the nigh
y aead' MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED"
Among other things Col. Page said:
fou never can preserve the Union, unless Won
aspect the rights of the States. Fellow-citizens
want 70 illustrate this position and will az tho
gentleman before me has done, iken it to partner
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-01
PRESIDENT FILLMORE.

The sudden accession Of this gentleman 10 ths
Presidential chair has already given Use to mich
curiosity, and some little controversy IS 70 's
views on the slavery question We hope 1.-The
best and we think II most probable that me
new President will be willing 10 take sach
course as will lead TO indicious, equitable and
early settlement OF this unhappy question oa'
hopes are based upon the following extract from
letter written by him during the Presidential
contest of i8I8, and dated July 3lst OF that yea,
10 gentleman in Mobile:
! have none OF my congressional documents
mere, they being al my former residence ~ Bhiale'
MOI have access TO any papers or Inernorahaao
refresh my recollection; but think o. 'he s'ue
time while in Congress, took occasion 10 sag
in substance my views on the subject o. SLAVERY
in the States. Whether the remarks were report
ed or not | am unable 10 say, but the substance
was, that | regarded slavery as an EVIL, o.. quo
with which The National Government has no'nes
10 do. That by the Constitution Of The uhllea
States the whole power over that question Wa
was tolerated II thy regard il as a blessing
they bad constitutional right TO enjoy ~ anu anu
they regard i as an evil they had the over ~,
knew best how 10 apply The remedy ny Y.
conceive that Congress had any power over ~ :,
was IN any way responsible for MS cohhhha"ss
ia the several STATES where Il existed. hNr e".
iertained no other timen's on this snoee, s'tI
examined il sufficient TO form an OPINION au I'm
doubt not that all my acts, public, and priva,eNn
be found in accordance with tilis view. Da'
the honor 10 be your obedient servant. ,r
WILLARD FlLLMohh'
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-01

@Upon our OUTSIDE this week will be
found an excellent, descriptive article from
the cultivated pen Of our friend DR.. Parry,
We regret that distance renders his contri.
buttons sorare. Another article is worthy
Of attentive pcrusaI-the paragraph upon
Prof Webs'er's onlession--,hough short il
contains the quin,essence q half dozen
ordinary sermons and will afford food for Inc
serious rejecting mind, though pions as
David's. Some Of the best things in our
language, in fact, are fugitive pieces eman
a,ing from the editorial pen in moment.
Of relaxation.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-01
scoTT 90. REPRESENTATIVE.

The Wing County Convention on last Ihurs-
day nominated for Representative MI. A..
Fr,rpS. /, IS needless for US to say one word
il favor Of our friend, Mr.. Fulton. His actions
speak for themselves and he is we'll known, per-
sonaly or by reputation, to every voter IN Scott
county. Who his opponent is, had not been de-
termined when we went to press, but we woui.
advise each voter TO ascertain the views OF the
Locofoco candidate on the Railroad question
before they vote for him. II - highly desirable
tina, Scott county send friend OF the Rock Is
land aud Lasalle Railroad 10 the Legislature, y
they desire the vote Of the citizens OF the coun-
" upon the appropriation Of $4,000 to be sane
toned by that body.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-01
ROCK ISLAND & LAsALLE RAILROAD

Tuesday last the engineer, Dir. Morgan, COM
ple;ed the survey OF the above Read and arrived
at Rock Island. The committee appointed 10
raise funds to defray the expenses OF the survey,
met, and found tina. sufficient money had been
subscribed TO pay all expenses thus far. Our
readers will perceive that this Road has been IN
dertsken with determination that must carry
doub, Of It's completion, we would state that the
Erie and New York Railroad Company propose,
go soon as the superstructure is erected, to fur
nish the rails, 10 provide the cars and 70 place
the whole work in readiness for operation. So
that if any doubts were INDUCED OF the compile
ton of the Road at an early day, they may be
dispelled.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-01
cflOT.EP A.

With the exception Of the two Germans, mem
toned last week, or Town thus far has escaped
the cholera In ST. Louis on Friday last, there
were but Is deaths from cholera.
Al Burlington total number Of deaths from July
9Th 10 23d, between GO and 20. Since that date,
we are pleased to see il stated, no deaths have
occurred.
At Mascatine several deaths from cholera have
occure! since our last notice. Among the vic
Riehman and Trad G. Day, Esq.
Al Chicago on the 23i there were II deaths
from cholera; on tlss 24ih, 9 deaths
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-01
TRUTH Is. IGNORANCE.

In our remarks last week, we stated that the
editor of the Banner in speaking OF the Demo-
cratic nominee, was guilty Of either gross per-
version of truth, or of an entire Ignorance OF the
suhiec, upon which he treated. He accepts the
former horn Of the dilemma, and thus lowers
himself in the estimation Of all right-minded
people. We leave him where he has placed
himself, no, even assuming, at his suggestion,
the poor task of "hunting up tombstone' to
erect a, tho grave of his moral degradation.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-01

PROSPERITY OF MuscAfiNF.-The E'equircr, Of
Muscatine, in abiding to tho paragraph we pub
shed last week, upon increased corporation
taxation rs proof Of the rise in value Of praper
y IN this place, speaks thus fayoiabiy Of the
prosperity Of that town.
We admire your pablo spirit neig.bor--a
quote yonr paragraph that citizens may in,i-
tatei' Properly 10 Musca,ine has been assessed
at IS to 100 per cen, CHER than last year, and
yet not bit over its value. Our tax for corpora
ton purposes will amount TO SA,1CO. A fail
prospect public improvements
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-01

GEN. TAyLoR's DFATE-BEp.-A very remark
able exclamation OF General Tayior's, on the day
IL his death. has not yet, l believe, found its way
INTO The public prints. Opening his eyes, after
having been either doz NJ or deeply rejecting,
and looking at Col. Davis, he said:
"AP.rY THE CONSTITUTION TO rnE MEASURE, RE-
CARELESS or eoNssouEsces.n
Whatever was the train of thought in The pat
riol's breast i, evidently concerning his
coun,r,'s welfare. and the glorious Constitution
was TO be ':applied" and all would be right.
Corr. Erwc,s.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-08-01

DgATH OF A GALLANT OFsicER.-Brevet Gen
RICHARD B. Mason, Colonel OF ist Regiment of
Dragons, died Of cholera At his residence, leiier
son Barracks, rear 81. Louis, last Thursday night
lie entered the service in 1917 and has spent the
most OF his time on The No,thern and Western
war. When the Mexican war broke out be Joined
Gen. kearny in California, where he was made
Military Commander and Civil Governor. Some
Of our readers may have become acquainted with
him. while on visit TO this place recently under
orders 10 dispose OF Rock Island.