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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06
A TRUE VIRGINIA WING.

The following sound aud sensible rea.e.
tons are taken from letter written BY ,hs
Hon. VIM. l.. Gogsiu, Of Virginia, in scc.p.
lance Of nomination 10 Congress by III.
Wings Of the dislfe, in which hs resides
Mr.. Goggin has served in Congress before
and 10 u manner honorable 10 himself and
acceptable 10 his constituents. We could hon.
that the spirit which Is bfeaihed and ,hs viz.
dom which is ioeulcated IN tho passage ",
quote nigh, have prevalence evstywh,,
throughout the country, and especially in III,
eounsels oflhs mex. Congrs.:-t Bali. AMIR.
While men msy honestly differ as to Tho
particular features Of the great measures Of
adIustmen, Of the vexed questions which 50
long have harassed tho country, It should b.
remembered that no one individual, or even
entire State, can, IN q population Of twenty.
three millions have all the parts Of any me..
sure Of Government so framed az to suit ths
wants, the fsncpes, OF the peculiar condition
OF themselves alone, without regard TO other.
Government itself is at best but q compro
mise. Constitutions are formed, laws srs
passed, States regulate their local Affairs 10
this spIrh, and even the me mbsrs Of the sam,
household, II they would 10 united and hs,
py, mus, act IN q spirit Of compromise.-
General laws are passed for the general COED,
and mot with reference solely to one class Of
persons. or any particular number OF States
In the action Of the Legislative body eurlrs
satisfaction 10 oil cannot bs given. |, 40
now, has ever been, and must continue 10 b
the case. !, ~" so N the Struggle for 10.
Dependence complaints were thea made Of
injustice on the part Of the Continental Con-
gfe.. Tbs spint Of INSTRUMENTATION mani.
tested Itself even in our armies duriag ths
war 4 tho Revolution Yet IN the couccit,
and ~ the camp the influence Of Washingioa
and bis patriotic brethren, Who forgot oil else
IN order 10 serve their county, effected a
compfomise Of The difficulties, aod they lived
10 see thul country free, prosperous and hap.
py. Shall We be called degenerate sons, and
uampie uPcn the rich legacy which hs. beeu
beqaealhsd u.l Never, | am sure, whHs
men are free 10 contemplate I've eonsequeo.
COS Of disunIon, and TO count The cost Of +.
separation of these United .Sfahs. Ne,sr
While patriotism eau forget party for mo.
men' to aid 10 their preservation; never,
ShI.e We remember that We are Of one broh.
erhood and HAT 10 eli our aims, our objects,
our actions, We are bot promoting our osn
happiness, 10 an honest sndeasof 10 ad,sncs
the seliage, The honor. add the glory Of thu
[ mon, winch is our castle OF deleuee against
The world beside, II VIC are bu, true to ouf.
SOLVES.
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Wheat Crop, &c.

We notice tina, in some Of The adjoining
States the whea, crop IS said to be very
promising. la our own vicinity the early
wheat We believe is gu, Of danger but We are
sorry we cannot say the same tor The late
crop. The appearance Of good yield has
been hst,srins, but the continued cold wea-
Their will be very likely 4 cause The rust
should II escape the crop will be abundant.
Corn and Cotton has also been very
much retarded by The unlavorabie weather,
bu, there il time enough yet for il # the wea
Their should Turn warm.
In our observation on a short trip TO Ca
barrus and Union we discover that there is a
fne prospect Of an abundan, supply Of fruit.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06
Cabarrus Superior Court,

The Spring Term of the Cabafrus Supe
ror Court commenced its session on Monday
The 2sib ul,.
On "Wednesday, the l.! instant the case.
Stale VS. Beverly Rash for the murder Of his
wife, Mary Rash, removed from lfedell coun
~, was taken up. The whole day was con.
sumed in the empaneliiog Jury and exam
mag few States witnesses.
Thursday was devoted TO examining wit.
nesses 90 both sides, and on Friday the case
was opened by the Solicitor D. Coleman,
Eco. The evidence 10 this case 10 our opin.
ion, divulged one Of the most cold booded
and brutal murders We have ever heard Of
II va. given 10 evidence tina, Rash not only
sor long series Of months brutally treated
his inoEsnsive wife, (for there was no evi.
dence 10 prove any Thing 10 the coniraIy,l
bat be, 10 company with his brother, Amos
Rash and Alfred Warren, way.laid his own
house 10 seek for cause Of complaint against
her, bat finding none he, al the silent hour
OF midnight, sends his brother as miserable
a wretch az himself, TO po,lute his own bed
that he might prove her guilty Of ,u6delry,
and carry out his purposes o. obtaining d..
vorce; after this he went 10 bis mo- hers house
and remained the balance Of the night. Ga
Inc next day being Sunday he goes TO bl'
owe house and there, 10 the presence Of sew
eral persons, stripped his wife almost as IA
ked as she was born cent her eff home, re-
marking " she had nothing when ne 20, her
and she should take moth ng b her," Whls
in this situation she begged Rash's mother Il
give her piece Of cloth, q osy iafge enough
to cover her uakedness this she refused bu'
some other person gave her small piece 0
cloth for this purpose, aud 10 this denud.e
situation she started To- her brothers house
and was seen by one person a, least, 10 tbi,
predcsment as she vas passing along The
read. Altef this reconciliation took place
but 10 very short time afterwards she wa,
found dead. Suspicion attached to her hus
band, and the question arose, how had he &C
comph.hed The deedl as no mark Of gtoai We
isacs was visible on the body. A post mor,uun
examination took place and the ply slcian
called on for the purpose, reported as their O
pinlon that sbe had been murdered by stIsngu
lation after removing the skin marks Of vic
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Y THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATE
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, there is reason 10 believe thai
a Mllitsry Expedition is about 10 be fiied out
10 the United States with intention 10 invade
ihs Island Of Cuba, colony Of Spain, with
which this country is at peace and where.
as it 10 believed tina, this expedition is ,nsli.
gated and 90, on foot chiefly by foreigners.
who dare to make osr shores the scene OF
their guilty and hostile preparations sgslns,
q Friendly Power, and seek, by falsehood
aud misrepresentation, 10 seduce our own CT
tizens especially the young aud 'ncousider
into their wicked schemes-sn ungrateful
return for the benefits conferred upon them
BY this people in permitting them TO make
our eova,ry an asylum from oppression, and
10 hagrant abuse OF the hospitality thus ex.
tended 10 them:
And whereas, such expeditions can only
be regarded as adventures for plumber and
robbery. and mus, meet the conde mnai,on OF
The civilized world, whist they are dsrogato
~ 10 The character Of our country, ~ VIOLA
ion Of the laws Of nat,on.. and expressly pro
hibied by our own statutes, which declare
tina, IL any person shall, within The terrific.
~ or Jurisdiction Of the United States, begin
or se, on foot, or provide or prepare The
means for, any military expedition or enter.
prise, TO be carried on from thence against
The territory or dominions Of any Foreign
Prince or State. or Of any colony, district OF
people, with whom the United States are al
peace, every person 90 offending shall be
deemed guilty Of high misdemesnor, and
shall be 6ned no, exceeding three thousand
dollars, and imprisoned not more than three
years"
Now, THEREFORE, | have issued this my
PRocLAMArIor, warning all persons Who shall
connect themselves with any such enterprise
or expedition, IN violation Of our laws and
national obligations, that they vii thereby
subject themselves to the heavy penalties de.
nounced sgains, such offences and viii forfeit
their claim TO the protection Of this Govern.
rnent, or any interference on their behalf, no
matter to what exfem,ties they may be re-.
duced IN consequence Of their illegal conduct.
And, therefore | exhori all good citizens as
they regard our nations, reputation, as they
respect their own laws and the laws Of ma
:ioas, as they value the blessings of tesce
and The Welfare Of their country, to discoun.
tenance. and by oil lawful means prevent, any
such enterprise; and ! cali upon every
officer Of this Government, civil or military
TO use ali Efforts 10 his power TO arrest for
trial and punishment, every such offender
agains, the laws Of the country.
Given under my hand the twenty fifth day o.
April, n the year of our Lord one thou
sand eigh, hundred and fifty one, and III,
seventy ffth Of the independence Of III.
} United Stsies.
}, MiLLARD FILLMORE
BY the Prsndenf:
VS.. DERRICK, Acting Seere airy Of State
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06
THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.

The L. s. Marshal acting under ofdsn
from Washington. on Thursday srre.ed .ad
detained The steamer Cleopatra. lying al toe
foot oil North Moore street. The Govern
menl have reason TO believe that she was en-.
plCyed to convey men to Cuba. Some one
OF Two hundred men, bard looking chane
iers, are congregaIed al South Amboy, 'p'
pafentIy assuing the arrival Of Others sud
siuoP had been engaged 10 convey them %
board ship, the captain Of which was pad
20 dollarss day. During the past few da,'
similar gang. of ner, numbering from ons to
two HUNDRED, have been observed Iouoelns
about The ~hatves in tbs city but the pfo@F'
measures adopied by the Government have
probably defeated the ,n,en',ous OF the ma
tauders. These mrn lock more like pirates
than patriots. ~. J. Mirror.
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leacs were plain on the throat, some cis'tsd
blood sas discovered, the wind pipe burs'ed snd
tho sar,s otherwise bruised. The counsel for
the defendau, endeavorsd to prove that che
came to her death by other means, that The bur.
sting Of the wind.plpe could only DO doos BY
great external force. which was not visible
10 this case. A number Of physicians we're
examined, and all, with one exception, admit.
ted tina, i, could be done, bot would require
considerable force. But as If Providence or.
dsred that the wicked shall BE- taken ia
their own crafiiness," and The guilty perPs'
traitor of this heinous offence be urmisisbly
pointed cut, a note Was read in evidence, writ.
ten BY the prisoner on the day he was CON
mtted, 10 which he requests two or three
persons to consult together and ssesr TO de
liberale falsehood to ensb'e hin 10 escape h,a
just punishment. Although he vas ably do
Tended the jury found him guilty. From THU
decision The counsel for the prisoner appeal
ed to the Supreme Court.
For the State, d. Coleman and J. w. o.
borne. Esqrs. For the defendant, N. Boy ds'
and II. c. Jones, Esqrs.
/ In connection, we would hold up to public
contemp. those miserable miscTeants, Amos
Rash and Alfred Warren, and let the slos
hnger Of scorn poat al them, and We visit
we could put into the hands Of every homes
man a whip Of scorpions 10 lash the rascal
naked through the world.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06

Union. There would he no reciproeuv !.
such compac.. =" The Cons,itu,ion ;" !"
qures an adoption IN TOTO end roRrvvn - =
The other States had SO adopted il. NJ.
York must so adopt il. THE ide, of ,s.s'
wing right to withdraw from the Un;aa,
uas started at Richmond and conside,,J
a conditional ratification. rhieh uo, ;,.,.
ABANDONED As WORSE THAN A REyRcr,o, =
How completely this scaiters to the VA.
the absurd doctrine Of secession. which :.
pretended to be derived from Virgins. vh.,a
IT Vas " abandoned;" and from Mr.. M,d,.o.
who then and afterwards conde mned il
Mr.. Madison's language in another nl,,.
was sought TO be tortured 10 our Stat. To-.
islaiure into the assertion Of a RICH, Ia =
csde. And those who cited his grea, ma.
protested entire reliance on him as a fsubc',
eapounder Of the Constitution. viii h.n
now withdraw The compliments they Lavish
ID on him, OF will they admit the force Of l..
clear, unmistskeable, unsnswerabls lapsu,".
10 the above letter
10 Virginia and South Carolina il il fab
ionabe to asser, that the right Of secss,,o,
is beye dispute" II does seem 10 b,,.
been 80 IN l7sS, and We think these deyeloo
mcnls make II equally so nop.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06

our. II psr,ls It, whenever any demsgogue
q the North can sxske for satanic purposes
he seuslb.iIy Of that section upon the slave
!lesion. IL Involve. 1t 10 equal peril when
yer the incidents Of the day rouse, beyond
reason or moderation, the pride or the sppre
neas,cns OF the South upon the same tender
subject.
The [ nion IS sorlh preserving, even though
var be necessary TO preserve It. 1T worth
preserving. though Boston or Charleston is to
,e bleeksded, sod The gun, Of Fer, Meulirle
~ Fort Washington to be trained upon re-
,.ellcu. and Disconnected populace. II Is
"ofth preserving, a, all hszsrds al every sa'
Zee, and al any cost. II must be Preserv'
O.,
III wrapped in flames. realrs OF ether glow,
And Heavens last thunders shake the world below
lBalfimor, Patriot.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06
THE METHODIST CHURCH SUIT.

The much.ialked Of case, a result Of 10"
separation Of the church, has finally been ''
down for hearing in the United States eoa"
IN New York CITY on the 18th Of May nei|
Counsel for The compliments, the Me'noO''
Episcopal Church South ore Daniel LO'0
Of New York Reyefdy johnson, Of MARY
land and Daniel Webster OF Massschu'e''
For the defence Ohio Methodist Ep',e'p
church, h l.. Fancher and George wow
Of New York, and Rufus Choa,e, oil M'''a
chuseus.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06
By the Prendenf:
VS.. DERRICK, Acting Seere airy Of Stat

One Of The ,oasts at a late Dsunion fes,i.
val in South Carolina was This. a rope
to every Northern Abolitionisl. We would
prefer drinking the toast with slight amend
ment. Every rope i, i. we'll known, ha. two
ends, and se would have each Northern Alb
ol'tio"'s' dangling a, one end, counter ba Ian
csd by Southern D,sunionist Of the same
s'xs dangling at the other. Kentucky would
gladly furnish all the nscsssary hemp for The
carrying out Of such an arrangement and no,
charge a farthiog for it.-Prtnhee.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06

GREAT UNION MEETING AT MoDib'
There was u Union demonstration 81 Nv
bile, Ala, on The 18th inst, Of when Wv
Advertiser says:
The meeting was, without exception '"'
Of the very largest ever held IN Mobile
The speaking was Of the hi. hest orde'' ~.
excited the mos, enthusiastic plaud" ~
resolutions we're received with demo''".
tons Of the warmcs, appreciation, a"d s'''
thing went oG with the greatest eela''
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06
Waking up the wrong Passenger.

During the meeting q, Monrss . short spar
ring took place between G. W. Caldwell. Esq
and Dr.. w. Terry, Of Anssn county. Mr..
Caldwell seemed disposed to DO very severe
on the Doctor, but he rstorted jus. as severe
", sad ws think If Mr.. Caldwell did mo-
catch q tartar, he certainly found out he hae
walked up the wrong passenger"
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FIRST MILITARY CONTRIBUTION ~

THE WASHINGTON MONUMEN' ),
The Lafayette FusilIiers, Capt R'e"' ao
French, tof the city Of N. York; have .'
lribu'ed 300 TO this great national VOL" md
This 10 an act worthy the Fusill'es' , '
speaks well for their patriotism, 'ne'' .,,o
and ,eneration for the grea, and gooa . Uni
whose memory they have 60 llbera'y '''"'
buted 10 perpetuate.
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Nis stated. to the credit of the Bos,onisps.
that GU. Of 400 men composing the Boston
Light Infantry Regiment, under the m ma md
Of Lieut.. Col. Boyd, only ore man wa, found
ie'uc..n, TO volunteer IN arms to supper, the
United States Marshal in The execution Of IN.
Fugitive Slave act during the receu, excite.
mont thefo on that subject.
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From the Fayetferiii, Obse,rer.
THE DOCTRINE OF SECESSIoN--lN
TERESTING DEVELOPMENT

THE DOCTRINE OF sECEssIoS.--lN
TEREsTING DEVELOPMENT.
The publication, by Congress and other
wise. of the works Of The grea, and good men
who formed our present admirable system OF
Government, and put i, in operation, is dong
much TO root out the humbugs TO which ab'
stractionisis IN South Carolina and virginia,
and even in North Carolina, are endea'oring
TO give form and substance, with we"
TO promote their own selfish aud ambitious
purposes. We have been sometimes told by
these indictments that the right OF secession
is " constitutional right" and then sgaIn
tina, il is reserved right" not surrender
ed by the States when they made the FEEDER
al Constitution.
we have before US The Isl volume OF the
Works of Alexander Hamilton, just publish
ed by Congress, and IN IL We fad Cores.
pondence between himself and Mr.. Madison,
which establishes some important principles
on this subject. Madison and Hamilton
were lsadldg Members Of the Convention
which formed the Constitution. They wrote
those powerful Essays which have been EN-.
bodied under lhe title of :" The Fedsral,sl, :"
in explanation Of the provisions Of the Constr
tuition, and which contributed so essentially
to the objsc, for which they were prepared,
the Ratification Of the Constitution by the
States. They were afterwards Members OF
the State Conventions ~ their respective
States, by which, after a great struggle IN
each, the Constitution sas finally ratified.
During the sitlings Of these Conventions
the one at Richmond, the other al Pough'
kSepsle-lhey KEEP, up an almost daily cor
respondencs. From this correspondence We
find that the party opposed 10 ratification 10
New York, commended tina, The Constitution
would too greatly reslric, the liberties OF
the people, and they therefore insisted on
amend ments, either before OF after ratIhca.
ton Then follow the annexed letters, writ.
ten just after the rssul, in Virginia, and whilst
it vas still doubtful in New York Mr.. Mad.
,.on having gone from Richmond TO New
York
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~ We ale requested TO state, that The
first number of The Concord Mercury"
will be issued during the first week OF next
month, (June.)
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Charlotte
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 1851.

II WILLIAM THOMPSON, Esq, is our a.
gen, in Baltimore. authorized 10 obtain advertise
men.s and subscriptions and TO grant receipts.
IE W CARR, Esq, is our agent in Philade-
ph;s authorized 10 obtain advertisements and pro-
cure subscriptions.
EV. B PALMER is eur authorized agent TO re-.
ceive advertisements and subscriptions at his offices
in Boston, New iork and Philadelphia.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06

- Absence from home has prevented US
from issuing our paper a, the usual time.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-06

u We ere authorized to announce ATLAS }.
DARGAN as a candidate for Congress at the next
Congressional election in this Uhe 3D. District.
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Yours a.isctionAtsly.
A HAMILTON.
HAMILTON TO MADISON

PouGHxrTrsrg. Saturday, JAY, i'ss
| thank you, 10Y dear .r, iof FdIfs ~ TIE post
Yesterday. communicated TO nusr OUT situation,
which presume he will have communicated 30 YOU
|, remains exactly the same. No further question
having besa taken. fear tie footing mentioned 10
Dusr, IL the best upon which it can be placed bu,
every thing possible will vet be attempted to bfing
the party from that stand to unqualified raj hca.
ton. Let mo know your idea on the poDibiHy Of
our being received that plan You will under.
stand that the ony Qualification nil be tho rsserra.
ton OF fghi to teeeds, IN case our amendments
have not been decided upon IN ore Of Tho moies
pointed out by the Constitution within q certain
number Of years perhaps ive OF seven II ,hircan
in the first instance be admitted as tallhcaaon, !
do not fssr any further consequences Congress
will presume. recommend certain amendments 10
render tho structure ofthe Government more secure
This will satisfy the more censidsfsls and honest
opposers Of the Constitution, aud with the aid Of
them will break up tho party
Yours sfsetonstev.
N
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HAMILTON TO MADISON.

July ., j &c
Nv Dear Sir. | felicilale YOU sincerely on the
event in Virginia, but my satisfaction WI be slIay
ed II discover too much facility in hs bushes, Of
amendment making. fear the system will b.
wounded in some of its vital parts by too general
concurrence in some very inJadieIous recommends
tons. | alludc more particularly TO the power OF
tsIation. The more ! consider reputation in any
shape. the more an out Of humor with 1t We
yesterday passed through the Constitution. Ie day
some definite proposition is 10 10 brought forward.
bu, what we are at loss 10 Judge. We have good
reason 10 believe that opponents are not agreed
and this affords some ground OF hope. Different,
things are thought of-eoB9iioHs precedent, OF Fre
vious amendments; conditions subseqasni. OF tho
proposition of amendments upon condition that #
they not adopted within limited time, the State
shall b. at Liberty 10 rfhdrar from the Union; and
lastly, reegmmsndafery amsndmsHts. In either case
eonstruetire deeiarstioHs will be carried as far as
possible, We will 20 as far as We csn IL ths latter
without invaldatiue the act and will concur IN "a
tionsl rscomms ndaton, The rect !ot opponsnis.
We are informed there has becn disturbances IN the
city Of Albany, on the itb Of July, which has ecea
stoned boodshsd. The Anti fedetaiIss we're the az
gressors, and the fcdsralss the yictors Thus
stand our accounts 81 preseat We trust. however,
the matter has pa sed ovsr and tranquility teen res
tored.
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