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The probable further demands on the treasury for
the current year are estimated at S9l3,575 IS.
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Mr.. ABRAHAM MORRISON, of Johnstown,
Pa, recently addressed letter to Mr. CLAY,
in relation to colonization IN Liberia and the
education of colored youth. The great states
man replied as follows:
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-10
ELECTION THURSDAY, 5TH OF AUGUST

Resoued, That the Constitution of this State having
provided for its amendment by Legislative enactment,
and Mreehs of both houses OF the last General AS
sembly having voted for the measure of Free Suffrage
we are in avor of re-aimng it by the next General
Assembly, and of its subsequent approval by the peo-
pie, so to make it part of said Constitution.
ReSoUed, That are for holding sacred the Federal
basis of apportioning Representatives among the
several States and against changing the present ba-
sis of representation in the Senate and House of
Commons of this State.-Res Dem. Slate Conn. 1852.
.'Mr. MACON said, he did not approve of the land
qualification for Suppose two respectable
neighbors had each son-that one of them had fifty
of land perhaps not worth more than twenty-five
cents acre, and the other had no land. but was
good blacksmith shoemaker, and his standing in
society irreproachable, why will you allow one to
vote, and not allow the other! Z"
Debates Of the Convention, page 60.
Resolved, That Congress has no power under the
constitution to interfere with control the domestic
institutions of the several States, and that such States
are the sole and proper judges of everything aPPer-
tanning to their affairs, not prohibited by the
constitution; that all efforts of the abotionsts
others made to induce Congress to interfere with
questions of slavery, to take lncpIent steps In re-
ation thereto calculated to lead to the most alarm
ing and dangerous consequences and that all such
efforts have inevitable tendency to diminish the
happiness ofthe people, and endanger the stability and
permanency of the Union, and ought not to be coun
enanced by any friend of political Institutions.
RESOLVED, That the foregoing proposition covers
and was intended to embrace the whole subject of
slavery agitation in Congress- and therefore the Dem
ocratc party of the Union. star ding upon this ma
tonal platform, will abide by and adhere TO faith
full execution of the acts known as the compromise
measures, settled by the last Congressthe act for
the retaining of fugves from service or labor in
cluded-which act, being designed to carry out an
express provision of the Constitution, cannot with
fidelity thereto, be repealed changed as to de-
stroy or impair its efficiency.
Resolped, That the Democratic party will resist all
attempts renewing in Congress or out of it, the
agitation of the Slavery question, under whatever
shape or color the attempt may be made.
Resolutions Dem. National Conn. 1852.
81 accept the nomination upon the platform adop-
ted by the Convention, not because this is expected
embraces command the appreciation of my judgment;
and with them l believe can safely say there has
been word nor act of my life in conflict.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
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TROUBLE IN TIE CAup

seems that the sketch given by our Co,.
ee"' III our last issue, Of the discussion 0P0n'
GOV. Reid and Mr.. Kerr in Greensboro, '''"een
18TH June, has produced some trouble in - III the
camp. The Register issued an Extra il L.. IO1p':
on tuesday morning last, pronounciDp tbo naS'e'
referred to 81 wilful and corrupt pervo,.; sketch
facfs' and concluding with the usual s,a Vi The
"locofoco lying, &c. Whether III. 'a"g abOnt
intended only for the East, does not i'A'ra Was
The leading points set forth by orr c.
were, first, that Mr.. Kerr avo,ved sPondent,
venton of the people of this State. ,Of Con-
majority o! the people of this State had ,iu. %s
cnange ,nelI Constitution and majority of ,ba 10
PIE Oh 'ne United States had right TO eb,n. peO
Federal Constitution; thirdly, he PASSED a"' the
found silence the subject of the School FrnI IN pro-
w. ne did not declare in GreensbOropob ,OufIh-
here on the 4th of June that he was !, "' ne did
present basis remaining as it is. ,, bn, VI the
in favor of a linked " basis: 6obIu "a'o ne Was
say In reply to the Question put bv c. 'eiuSed to
he wants Convention for. wv Neld' wha.
wiz auu oil extract from private Io,,o.c
the friend who prepared the sketch auoaos rom
says GU Will see the leading points ana = TIC
o1'e"pl 10 Oach out from his position ON he 49, T
me School Fund. Hold him TO it. If ~. 80 80 una
out DO their duty in the East and Centre e"uS
victory awaits US. have never Seen tho w. 'OuS
disPlrlted' or the Democrats so enthusiastic, 50
we repeat what we said in our last. that oo
respondent Is gentleman of undoubted nteoriu W.
serdcity' and our readers may rely implicitly ~.
his statements as substantially true 'rO
These exposures Of duplcity and dopbIo.do.r
are no new things with US. Our readers will roa.
lect what occurred two years ago; our CorroanS"
dents were denounced then, as onr Corresnondop'
now, as unworthy of belief; but oue prored ou,
said. Bear that in mind. "'
The Register may writhe, and denounce. and aim.
and refer to its " several gentlemen of unaos,l.rl
veracy," who have authorized it to cbarsctsri1a
such gross and unjustifiable terms the Statement.
our Correspondent; all this passes US as the ia,
wind. We are as calm and quiet as a summer
morning.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-10

DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Democratic Executive Committee of North
Carolina consists of the following gentlemen. Their
Post-ofices nnexed to their names:
Abraham Rencher, of Chatham, Chairman, Post
Office, Pittsborough, Chatham, N. G.
Edward Cantwell, of New Hanover; Post.o office,
Wilmington, N. Q.
d. G. w. Ward, of Greene Post-ofice, Slant
onsburg, Edgecombe, N. c.
Robert P. Dick, of Guilford Post-ofice, Green's
borough, N. G.
Perrin Busbee, of Wake Post-offce, Raleigh,
N. c.
w. w. Holden, of Wake; Poss-ofice, Raleigh,
N. c.
CASTOR H. Wilder of Wake; Post-ofice, Raleigh,
NC.
G. G. Wright, of Cumberland Post-oAice, Fay
etteville, N. G.
Asa Biggs, of Martin; Post-ofice, Williamson,
Martin, N. C.
Warren Winslow. OF Cumberland, is the Nation
al Democratic Committeeman for this State; Post.
office, Fayetteville, N. C.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-10

CLAY, CALHOUN AND WEBSTER. The New
York Express, in recording the death of Mr.. Clay,
says:
1t seems but yesterday that we heard Mr.. Clays
voice in the Senate in all its sweetness and power
he recorded the death and recited the virtues of
his associate, John G. Calhoun. He was said
Mr.. Clay, of my own age" A solemn stiffness
pervaded the chamber-Mr. Clay paused-his head
dropped upon his breast, and the aspect of the
speaker indicated the powerful working of his
mind. He felt that this was the last time his voice
would be heard in the Senate upon an occasion 50
solemn and interesting to the whole body. Clay
and Calhoun, coaborers for forty years, from the
Of 1912 to the death of the illustrous Senator
from South Carolina, opposed through life, but
meeting upon the common level Of the grave, and
in the common receptacle of the tomb, and des-
tined, let us trust to renewed associations in the
world of spirits. But one man remains of the great
Senatorial trio-Daniel Webster! Seventy years
have passed over the head of the great Senator of
the North, and who shall say how soon the sum-
mons of death may come to him-the surviving
monument Of those three powerful inteects of the
land"
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THE WIG RARRACIIE

The Wing Barbecue in this place, on S,,rr3,,
last, was called to order by that enthusiastic S,n,
Seaton Gales, Esq.,; whereupon those welI-known
politicians John H. Bryan, John Primrose and Tbos
]. Lemay were called to act as officers, Mr.. Rrr,n
stated the object of the meeting to be to hear firm
Messrs. Miller and Haywood, who had got back froD
Baltimore. He said it was known the Who's of the
State were for Mr. Fillmore, but Gen. Scott who b.
declared distinguished in the civil as well as in
the military annals of the country, had been nomiD,
ted, and the Delegates alluded to would tell how and
why. Mr.. Haywood then stepped forward and spoke.
We never heard such a Speech before, and never
shall hear lis like again, unless Mr.. Haywood, as
returned Delegate should happen 10 be the speaker
We may safely say that it contained no fact in rea
ton either to Pierce or Scott, Democracy or Who
gerry. 1t was the baldest piece of perversion and
misrepresentation to which any assemblage ever lis
tened.
The crowd was also addressed by Messrs Miller
Ransom, and Rogers, and the Hon. R. S. DonnelI,
of Craven. We did not hear these gentlemen, but
we understand Mr.. Miller was extremely bitter and
unfair in his remarks. Mr.. Donnel, we learn, spoke
with decided ability. and INDUCED in none of the
slang usually employed by the Scott orators. Mr.
Ransom, we also learn, acquitted himself well. We
sorry that such gentlemen should have felt them
selves bound to engage in such cause.
Upon the whole, this Scott demonstration was a
failure. The leaders felt it, and you could it in
their detected countenances. There were not, al any
time believe, over one hundred and forty or fifty
persons in attendance; and about one-hrG of these
were Democrats. These facts are notorious here
men of both parties knOao them to De so. Still the
Star and the Register speak of this affair in glowing
TERMS and endeavor leave the impression that ga
very large number - of Wings were present. The
Star speaks of it as "great Wing meeting" This
is ''great - mistake, as every in this commu-
nifty knows.
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GOV. REDS APpo1NTM ENTs.

We authorized to state that Gov. Reid will ad.
dress the people at the following times and places
Lenoir, Caldwell County. July IL.
Morganton. Burke, July IA.
Marion, Mcdowell, July I6.
Rutherfordton, Rutherford, July Is.
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GEN. JAcKsoNs OPINION OF GEN. PIERCE. \
correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer says that
while Gen. Jackson in the Presidential chair,
he made the following remark to the Hon. Henry
Hubbard, in a conversation with him: You have
a young man growing up in your State, the young
Franklin Pierce, who will be, before he is sixty
years of age, man for the Democracy without the
demagogue." jackson was always right Pierce
possesses that love Of independence and candor
which " the man of the hermitage" loved to see.
This is doubtless the fact, for Mr.. Pierce served
in Congress throughout Gen. Jackson's second term
of office, and rendered his administration manly
and able support. Gen. Jackson therefore, knew
him well.
Mr.. CALHoUN's OPINION OF GE% PIERCE John
c. Calhoun was man whose jud ment of charac-
ter of the highest order, and whose opinion
was justly regarded by the American people as of
the greatest Importance. Judge Douglass says that
in a conversation which he had with Mr.. Calhoun,
three years since, Mr.. G. remarked that, " he
looked upon Frank Pierce as one of the most relia-
bic men, statesman and patriot, that the coun-
try had produced"
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LASHING THEM IN.


We understand that Mr.. Miller, in his remarks at
the Wing barbecue in this place Saturday last,
admitted that the Wings of this State did not desire
the nomination of Gen. Scott, but preferred Mr.. Fill
more but that they had been operated upon and pre-
JUDGED against Gen. Scott by "iying LOcgfocO news
papers. " This is strong declaration even from Mr.
Mler-let US see how it will work Mr. Miller was
delegate to Baltimore, and he voted ftythree times
for Mr.. Fillmore and against Gen. Scott Is pos
sbe that he could have acted under prejudice against
Gen. Scott. created by these "lying locofoco news
papers,? Bot as soon as the nomination was made
Mr.. Miller's tune changed-a flood of light broke IN
upon him, and Gen. Scott at once became, in his
judgmen-as he thinks he ought to be in the judgment
of all others-the Uery man for the place. What was
it that removed Mr.. Mler's preudices against Gen'
Scott? Or he really for him-for him at heart
though elected as Fillmore DeIegate2
We understand, furthermore, that Mr.. Miller did
not spare those North Carolina Wings who refuse
to support Gen. Scott, who hesitating as to
their course. He denounced all such, understand
traitors, and very clearly intimated that, in DIS
opinion, the Wing party would do better without
these men than with them. This is highly resps'1H'
and complimentary to such gentlemena as Thomas H.
Cllngman, ). I. OaloWeII, DdVIu Ou'd"' "'O
ers who might be mentioned. Let it be borne IN
mind that the leader of the Scott forces in Norm
Carolina has issued his pronuncamento against all
renegades and 1" traitors,' who refuse to support
Scott; and that he would as soon these " rene
gades" and IS traitors" aforesaid, out of the parry
as in it, And let it be also borne in mind that MI
Miller is backed in this course by the Raleigh Reg
lister, as the tone and language of that paper VIII
show.
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We see by the Northern papers that Gen. D. ~ ~
Edney, of this State, has been speaking at POM
ical gathering in New York, at which Se'0a'0'
Greeiy, Raymond, and other notorious AbolitionIsS
were invited and expected to attend. At the SaRs
meeting Gov. Jones, of Tennessee, declared tna'
Seward was one of the best abused men IN '''
country u" and letter was read from Seward aPPi0'
ING the nomination of Gen. Scott, and proposing 10
his Wing friends in all quarters to bury all pas. VI
ferences and rally for the great principles oil F's'
dom and Toleration."
Pernambucating in bad company, General
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81 am persuaded that it is high moral obligation
of masters and slaveholding States TO employ all
means, not incompatible with the safety of both col
ors, meliorate Slavery, to determination. -
WINFIELD ScoTT.
Ono interference by Congress with the existence
of Slavery in any slave State, buba firm and vigi-
liant resistance to its legalizaton in any National
Territory, the acquisition of any foreign Territory
wherein Slavery may exist. perpetual protest
against the hunting of fugitive slaves in the free
States irresistible of agitation, i'll feeling
and alienation between the North and the South. A
firm, earnest, infsxible testimony, in common with
the whole non-saveholding Christian world, that:h
Slavery, though legally protected, is morally
torong and ought to be speedily terminated.'
Horace GREEDY, June 25, 1852.
You insist that you cannot submit to the freedom
with which Slavery is discussed in the free States.
Will war-a war for Slavery-arrest, or even moder-
that discussion No. Sir that discussion viH not
cease; would only infame it to greater height
1t is part of the eternal conflict between truth and
error-be:ween mind and physical force-the con-
fct of man against the obstacles which oppose his
way to an ultimate and glorious destiny. aUiH go
until yOu shall terminate 1t in the only way in
which any State nation has terminated it-6y
yieding to i-yieding in your own time. and in your
own manner, indeed, but nevertheless yieLding TO the
progress Of ensancipation.''-WM H. SEWARD, 1850
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MORE PRooFs OF "AvA1LADILITY' The Pc
tersburg Democrat announces, and it was currently
believed on the streets here yesterday, that Jas.
Lyons, esq, of the two Wing Electors of the
State of Virginia at large, and Chairman of the
Wing Central Committee, had sent in his resigna-
ton of those two important positions to the Wing
Central Committee and that the designations Of
other Electors were also sent in. These gentlemen
are not willing to stultify themselves" in the Ian
guage of the New York Day Book, and they can
not support nomination made to propitiate w. II.
Seward, and to insult and PROSTATE Willard Fill
more, for his perlng himself in defence of the
South, as they have always been convinced. The
Wing may sneer at these gentlemen &c fancy poll
ticians, who, like sorry horses, cost more to keep
them than they WORTH but they have talents
and influence, and their reputation of the ticket
will be terrible blow to the Seward candidate in
Virginia and the South. Richmond Enquirer.
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The COMMONS. At Shady Grove Taxpaying, on
Tuesday last, Col. Richard Rankin, and Mr.. Samuel
Jarrett, of CASTOR, took the stand and announced
themselves as candidates. We have room left to
comment upon the speeches, to notice the dema-
goguism of James Caldwell, the whig candidate.
who rendered himself still more ridiculous bya weak
fling the Editor of this paper and by shutting in
to new position upon the 6 salt and batter " law.
By the way, it may not be amiss to caution our
Democratic friends against this man CALDWELL whose
scheme is to wheedle and hitch himself Dem
ocratic candidate, and by bargaining process, creep
into the Legislature where he would be the loudest
to laugh at the folly of those whom he had
fully duped.
We are much gratifed to learn that after the dis
cussion, the Democratic candidates for the Commons,
Influenced by patriotic considerations, held friendly
consultation, wherein all expressed their Willingness
to abide by any arrangement which will enable the
party to concentrate its forces, and secure from Old
Lincoln full Democratic representation in the en-
suing Legislature. This will ensure the success of
republican principles; and we unhesitatingy say it
will afford the highest qualification to every true
Democrat in the three counties. LincolntOn Bepub
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The SEASON AND THE Crops The weather
continued dry and excessively warm up to Satur-
day evening last, when we had quite heavy fall
Of rain accompanied by considerable wind. Yes
terday we again had a heavy rain with some hail
and severe storm of wind. We have not heard
of much damage yet; but suppose it has greatly
damaged the oat crop, which was harvesting.
The crops in this section, still promise well. We
conversed with a gentleman from Lincoln county,
N. c. few days ago, who stated that the wheat
crop, in that section of the State surpassed any
crop within his recollection both to quantity and
quality, The oat and corn crop, he represented as
equally promising. Gazette.
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THE VIRGINIA CONVENTION

Facts and figures sometimes play the deuce with
theory. The late Virginia Convention may be taken
as sample of what North Carolina may expect if
she calls Convention to remodel her Constitution
The time of that Convention was consumed in dis
cussing the Basis questionable very question that
would arise with u.s. absorb attention, create delay
excite sectional jeaouses. and .e-awaken animosites
which the compromises made in 1885 had laid at
rest. We invite special attention to the following
extract which copy from the Southern Literary
Messenger for June, 1852. How does it correspond
with the declarations of cheapness and expeditions
ness'' made by conventionsts?
Read and shOao it to you- neighGors!
"The salutary warning, impaired to the people Of
Virginia. by this Convention, will easily be for
gotten nor will they again hastily call into being
and action large and irresponsible debating club,
with the name of Reform Convention. huge, eth-
argic, selt-exsting and many mouthed monster not
Argus-eyed, silent and watchul not of the Cerberus
character guarding carefully his trust; but something
that the ancient poets never dreamed of, unless in
deed the oneeyed Cyclops with his eye torn out be
Ia fit resemblance; 6 monstrum horrendum, informe,
ingens, cu lumen ademptum.
This Convention met on the 18th of October,
1850. and adjourned the 18th October 1851, after
session of nearly eight months. 1t met and adj
iourned to LIST January.-ED.1 The larger portion
of this time consumed in discussing the basis of
representation, and when this was finally adjusted,
the other important discussions had to be hastily
made. So that many things which should have been
carefully considered, acted without much de-
bate. The members of the Convention tired
of another and worn out with discussion the
public was weary of both. The expense accruing
to the State by the session of this body
than t,oo hundred thousand dollars immense sum
to pay for small return the balance is decidedly
against the Commonwealth; doubt that
she has lost by the experiment. The Constitution
was adopted by 1910 :voters, while 1l,O6O cast
their against it; and as there were in Virg nia
1876 927 men over twenty years of age, (who
all, or very nearly all, entitled to vote by this Con-
stitution) it follows that of the $4,000 voters in the
State, 900 either openly secretly hostile
to it; either voting against it at the polls, unw
ngly acquiescing in it to avoid another Convention
Mountain Banner.
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TITLE TX.
MODE OF REVISING ruE CONSTITUTION.

ART III. Amy amendment or amendments tothis
tonSunon may be proposed in the Senate or House
OF Representatives, aHd it the same shall be agreed
10 by two,thirds OF the members elected eati,
house, such proposed amendment amendments
shah he entered tbeir Journals, with tAe yeas and
lays taken thereon and he Secretary af State shall
cause the saue 10 be published three months before
The neS general election for Representatives to III"
STATE Legislature, in at least newspaper, in
Fr@nGh and English, in every Parish IN the State in
winch a newspaper Shall be published; and such
proposed amendment or amsGdutnts shall lie sub
mlttsd 10 tt,e people said election and If maor
ty a! the voters at said election shall approve and
5ati'y such amendment amendments the same
Shall beeame y part Of The Constitution .ii.taeEe.
than amendment be submitted at a time, they
shall be submitted in such and form that the
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SUPPLEMENT TO NEW ORLEANS DAILY CRESCENT


ART l4'. NO divorce shall be granted by the
lSsIsatn5e.
AXE, 10. Every law enacted by the Legislature
S'H embrace but one object, and that shall be rx
pressed n tue ttle
AsT' 10 No law slall be revived OF amended by
reference 10 Its Title; but in such case, the act
revised or section amended stall be reenused and
P"o'Sien al ,rnsth.
ARE ~. ne Legislature shall nevefadopt any
system OF code OF laws by general reference sued
system or code OF laws, but in all shall specify
The several provisions OF the laws 1t may enact.
ANt. rs Corporations with backing discount
h& PF"teses may be e,ther created by special acts
o. iSfhed under general laws; but The Legislature
snail m both cases provide for The registry Of all bills
on notes ISSUED Or put III crcnIation rs money, and
SHaA require ample security for Ile redemption Of
ms sa'ne IN specie:
ART Nv. The Legislature shall aave no power to
dTs any 'aW Sanc'onlng in any manner, directly OF
indirectly, the suspension Of specie payments. by
any person, association or corporation issuing bank
n't tn 81 5 any description
arr l2o. In case OF Insolvency Of any banE or