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FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

Facr lsT. Joshua r. Giddings Of Ohio,
the High Priest Of Abolitiunism in that State.
is down upon the American party. berause a
change in the naturalization laws would ruin
Sambo. Tie SAYS there are $4,000 abolition
foreign votes IN Ohio.
facr 2d. In Wisconsin il is the same
way. The MAJORITY oi the population Of that
young State is foreign born, aud they have
elected Frcesoilcr to the Senate, and pass.
ed resolutions denunciatory Of the know-No-
things.
FAcr 81. Tie Nebraska and Kansas Bill
admits unnaturalized foreigners to vote, in
those territories, with a view to make them
free soil.
A in Ohio, Wisconsin AMI ether Nortl,
Western States, 50 il IS everywhere. The
Foreigners 20 out to the common territories
aud vote every time against the South. i
there not then a necessity Tor National
American Party TO check these abuses
Geo ga Ch'seH.
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Mr. MILLER a, Chapel mn.

Henry ". Miller e-q. 81 Raleigh. by invasion, adj
dressed large audience at Chapel Hill On Mcdnss-
dsy Of lasi week, support d the principle. II The
American pady. Il pleasure 70 be one Of the
auditors anil We think hi. speak the common sen
iiment when We pronounce one q the ahissi speech.
e. that have been made on The SUBJECT The princi-
pies u the psy eleat, stated, and the faes sud
Argument. ~ which Ne sustained them. present.
ed in the most lucid and orcIhle The speech,
Ne sincerely believe. vas unansverablc and W arr
confident that !, projuoed conviction upon the minda
o. IN doubIss who wer. iuquiing after the Truth.
We shall not undertake 10 give skcieh Of the
speech 81 70 give the substance IN hrsef space y
impossible Though he spoke three hours and hall,
there was 10, ! sentence unuporanl--t ~ sub
stance.
Al the request q some opponents q The American
party James : smith. go. consented "a repy 70 81.
Miller. and when Mr.. ". had eon,u,e,I. he took the
stand iof Tia, purPrse. We only heard hi ntroduc.
iion, a. wete obliged 10 leave in order 70 reach
home that night. We learn that be continued %
speak about three quarters Of hour. when Il
menred raining An adjournment ihrn teck Place %
the council room. and NJ smith pss invited % At.
tend and conclude hs speech bot he di 10, secsp, u
the invitation.
II Is proper Tor us 70 state, that proposition was
made. in bshsf Of NJ. smith. 10 Mt MHlets friends,
70 imi. The speakers. but declined ihc ground
that Mr. NJ had been invited there 10 address N. PEG.
PIE on the principles q the American party. and not
% engage in Discussion with Mr. smith; and they
desired Therefore that hs should not BE- limited. They
stated. however ihs, they had no objection % reply
from Mr.. smith sner NJ. Miller had concluded. and
be might occupy a. much iine a. he desired. weean
hardly suppose that sny reasonable man ohtet %
lhi. decision ~ Nc. Mdefe friends. Certainly no a..
temp, will BE- msde usc i capital, 4 would h
too absurd 20 suppose thai NJ. Miller bis friend.
feared diseussion with Mr. Smith.
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To II. W. Miller and others, Committee.
Mr.. Jeffsrson's Opinion of Foreign Immi.
grafton.
GEO. 4. BADGER.

For the benefit Of those Democrats who re
gard the opinions Of Mr. jefferson as!the ba-
sis on which their political creed and con-
duct is founded, We have collated, SAYS the
Louisville journal, from his work, Mites
on Virginia the following extract. which
shows his opinions on the subject Of encour-
aging foreigners to migrate 10 this country.
lie clearly furesaw at that early day The evils
To which we might be exposed By vast in
lux IL foreigners, differing frnm Us in man.
ners, habits. religion, and political views.
Without further preface. We give what he
says:
!. Here will beg leave to propose doubt.
The present desire uf America Is to produce
rapid population BIZ as great inspirations
Or Foreigners az possible. But Is this Iound.
cd 10 good policy The advantage prnpos-
"a il the multiplication 81 numbers. Now
let US suppose for example ONLY that, IN
this State, We could double nur numbers 10
one wear BY the importations Of Foreigners ;
aud this is greater accession than the must
sanguine advocate for immigration has right
to expect. Then,li say. beginning with dou.
bic stock, We shall attain any given degree
of population only twenty.seyen years and
three months sooner than il We proceed on
our single stock. 1--we propose four millions
aud a half a. = competent population for this
State, we should be fifty -four years and a hall
attaining il, could we at once double our NUN.
beers; and eighty one years and three.quarters
il we RELY on natural propagation, a. may be
seen by the following table:
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poses, and entirely cul off all foreign immigra>
lion. even then the evils will be great enough.
Al the close nf the Revelation In 1870, the po-
pulalion of the uni,ed States was nearly four
millions, and 10 1850. had increased five fold,
10 twenty millions. In anoher period Of sixty
wears. the American population. by like ratio
ii increase. mus, exceed one hundred millions
of native Americans. The foreigners, with the
increase since ls5O--being now in 1855. q LOS,
4lG. mus, then he thirty mmns--a number
so per cent. greater than the present entire po.
pulson al The United States.
The States and public lands in few wears
will he sufficiently packed with our own Po-
pula,on. wilhnn, inviting. pressing and actually
paving Europe 10 lake m her abode with Us.
Some regard should he h d 10 The mex, and sue
ceeding generations. and provnlcn. parents al,
ways have an eve 10 the comfort, prosperity and
happiness ~ their offspring.
rust tina, in Ills condensed statement Of \
single branch ~ the question. have said enough
to Justify myself in siding with that patty which
is pre-. eminen,lv The Southern Pariy-and the
view have taken Of il is only Southern. without
regard to party poli,ics. To proven, the further
humiliation Of the South. should be the one
wish. the united aim Of every Souherner; and
how else can We avert the impending evil, bur
BY concerted and energetic union amongs,
nurselves---in remove the cause Of all our own
and counlry's iisi
The continual introduction Of foreigners from
aged. coIrnP, and fostering Europe, eneen,lrring
asrarianlsm. abolitionsim. srcessionism and oh-
er radical eno,mt,es, and transplanng 10 our
land pagauism and polygamy. i'iolany and in
fidelity. with their trains 81 vices and crimes, is
surely de,es,ahle policy, that can receive the
appreciation Of no viriuous minds. Were the
ships Ina, come freighlrd with such disorders
only suspected ri being tainted with small pox.
cholera or other rhysical infecnon, hnw readily
and rieidly wonld the slricte,! Quarantine laws
be enforced agsinsi them. But hearing only
moral plaques, more presidential in their cllarac.
Ter and contagious in their nature. they are vel,
coined into our ports and rereved with rapiures
Of Joy. l,seems impossible thai a nations 50 COM
posed can exptr, 10 enj"y that peace. tranquil
" and harmony Of feeling and sentiment so IS.
senrial 10 lis welfare; and u is certainly pro-
blemaiirsl. whether Union Of such corrup, and
dscprd IN, ms,esisls can a, all endure, and even
If il eau, whe,he, such Union is worth me-
serving.
vesy respectfully. your mos, obedirni. &c..
II. W. GUl0N.
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According q The spPoininsn, q his friends. NJ.
Miller sddfe,ssd III, people q iha psse on the morn.
ing q the 2s,t n July. Al Mr. NJ had an srpoin,.
ment 10 address large sssembisgs in wsks county
the nen day. he commenced he speech here :, =
little stsr eleven O'Clock. snd concluded Few M.
nu,ss sfla ons- giving himself time % leave In the
cars Al two O'Clock.
The speech o. NJ. Miller ~, one q great ability,
and We regrt ihat there were not thousands present
70 hear him instead Of the few who sendeJ. The no.
ice had reached but few in u. country. and the audi.
sncs was made up mostly Of citizens Of The Town. Ss.
ysrsl from the country. anxious 10 hear Mr. Miller,
reached here .fsr he bad spoken. pppsans he would
not commerce speaking ahul ,nsf dinner.
W.. Miller confined himnf "a the discussion n Re-.
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than the maxims Of absolute monarchies.
Yet, from such, we are to expect the greatest
number Of emigrants. They will bring with
them the principles Of the governments they
leave, imbibed il their early youth or. fable
to throw them of. it will be in exchange for
an unbounded righteousness. passing, as is
usual, from one extreme to another. ltwould
be miracle were they to stop preciselyat the
point oftemperate liberty. These principles,
with their language, they will trasinit to their
children. In proportion to their numbers,
they will share with us the legislation. They
will infuse into il their spirit, warp and bias
\ its direction. and render it a Heterogeneous,
incoherent, distracted mass. appeal to ex-
perience. during the present contest. for a
verhcation Of these conjectures. But, IT
they be not certain in event, are they possi-
Bile, are they not probable? Is il not safer
to wait with patience twenty-seven years and
three months longer, for the attainment OF
any degree Of populationi May not our gov
eminent be more homogeneous, more peacea-
BILE, more ,lurables Suppose twenty millions
ofrepubican Americans nall ola sudden
! into France, what would be the condition OF
that Kingdoms IL would be more turbu-
lent, less happy. less strong, we may believe
that the addition Of half a million of foreign
ers to our present number would produce a
similar effect here"
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There are persons who, having withdrawn
for solne reason or other from the American
organization, are 50 fond Of little notoriety
as to publish with their names attached, the
causes which produced the separation. In
nine cases out Of ten, they render themselves
laughing stocks for the community, assigning
motives which stamp them with insincerlty
and weakness, and carry conviction that they
are unworthy Of public trust or confidence.
Poor creatures believing that an abject re.
nunciation Of their former independent course
Of actiun will best conciiate the tyrannicai
leaders from whose rule they have but just
escaped, they subject themselves to the scorn
and contempt Of all honorable minds, by q
confession fit only to be made in mumme-
nv mass-huuse, and which nothing but the
stern decree Of their political masters. we
would fain hope, could extort from them.
Fools do they not know that their publish
ed recantations Of American doctrines is ey-
idence ON the record to stand between them
and future preierment; do they not know
that they are marked men; That the Loco
focos, while they make BY the treason, will
be very sure not to reward the traitors. Are
they so blind as not to see these tningsf ID,
they nut know that the most abject repen'
lance Heaven save the mark will not atone
for their apostacy from partys Yet. we some
times see people publishing their avn degra
dation TO the word in the vain hope Of prodi
tiating their political masters. and Of iigur.
ing on small scale in the newspapers!
Poor fools ye would be dupes and victims.
And We arew WI Herald
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END or ANOTHER rILLIBusrER EAPEpI-
TfON
A ielepraphir despatch. received yesterday.
hIongln o. lie following inf rmalinn:


A ielrpraphr despatch. received yesterday.
brought u. lie following INF rms'ion:
New York, July 2a
The Star ~ tile West brngs sd.iess thai tho
fIlhu.iering expedition under Wslkrr had been
defeated II RiSss. with The los IL twenty men.
Al lie nan.e recruits deserted. Walker snnght
refuge IN flight. anil, b ing ho,ly pursued, threw
OF lis cnst, containing important letters aud do
rumcns. lie passed through San Juan IN tho
night 81 July Isl with The remsnder of his force.
and, seizng schooner At Tho what, sailed Inr
paris unknown. Before leaving San Iuan lie
SCI ere 10 The barracks lhe,e. and lei, them
mass Of ruins.
Thus ends snolhsr u The administering expe-
dIIions IN whrh 20 many ~ our country men
have Al different times engaged with The svowed
purpose Of adding new isrtiinry 10 The United
S,sle- under the plea Of " enlargina Tie area Of
Freedom" Walker. IL seems. has made his
escare but from The adventurous and daring
character If the man. VIC shnuld moi be surptised
10 herr Of hin .. governor. o. sovereign. or mi.
lIiaIy cliieilsip Of some oIllef freign province,
pforlaining it, independence and defying al
laws bat those II lis own pfomuleaiion. We
cannot sympaIhize with or wish success 20 any
enterprise. however brilliant. achieved BY tramp.
linv under iool The sacred obligations which eve
~ citizen 81 The Unird States owes 10 the laws
~ his own country. Nat Intel
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manism, Forcgnism, and the slavery plank Of the
American platform His facts and arguments, to show
the danger to be apprehended from the spread of Rca
manism, and from foreign immigration, were really
startling, they were such as cannot be refdted.
He clearly proved that the security Of the South des
pended upon the Of the principles Of the Ames
rican party. Did our time permit we would attempt
to give our readers few Of the facts and arguments
presented, but we too much pressed at present.
One fact however, brought TO light by Mr.. Miller,
will state now for the benefit of those concerned.
The opponents Of the American party object to them
because they vote To exclude Roman Catholics front
Off ., and call il prescription bgotry, DC. Mr. Miller
showed from the journals Of the Convention Of 1885,
that the late DR.. Jas. s. Smith and Dr. VIM. Montgo-
merry, the delegates from Orange voted against striking
out the werd Protestant from the 32d article Of the
Constitution and inserting the word Chrisiion SO as
to permit Roman Catholics to hold office And yet
many who approved DIR. Montgomery svote to exclude
Roman Catholics from Office By constitutional pro.
hibitOn, and afterwards voted for him for Congress-
are now denouncing the American party for simply
refusing to pote for them Bgotry and prescription"
indeed Out upon such hypocrisy.
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namea The Cloths have seized the capitol.
Native citizens are thrust out Of Office, and
the newly manufactured gentry are substitut.
ell and before the crowned heads OF Europe,
we implicitly admit our inability to fill the
posts Of honor and Of trust with native cltl-
zens, BY appointing foreigners who misrep-
resent our country, because they do not IN.
derstand and cannot appreciate the spirit OF
our institutions.
Our Furnishing cities are filed and Guns
troIlel BY immense hor,les Of this kind Of po-
pulation, and infdelity and asrarianism bold
" show their hi,leous visages. lcomplain OF
no man on account Of his religion that is a
matter between his God and his conscience
but we have right to insist that their privl-
leges be exercised with due regard TO the
rights Of others, and in subordination to the
law Of the land.
| should very mach regret that an asylum
should be denied in our county to all who
are oppressed by political or religious tyran-
ny Who suffer for the sake Of religion or IL
berty. All who seek our shores from proper
motives, and who will respect our institu>
tions, should willingly take upon probation.
| would extend the term required Tor their
residence. and require such guarantees as
would exclude Migrants and conyicts. The
well meaning aud worthy foreigner should
himself prefer, that he should be discrimina-
ted from the base and dishonest. and that he
should have the benefit Of his character.
With regard TO the other question, the
domestic institutions Of the South, think
the political sky is lowering and threaten
ing. For myself, do not hesitate to say,
that regret that matters did not rest upon
the great compromise of 1850.
Being Wing. of the original panel, ! hope
the American party will not be held respon-
sible for these hasty remarks, which are
prompted rather BY desire to treat your in
vitation with respect, than by any belief that
they are worthy Of much consideration.
Very truly and respectfully,
! am your fellow citizen.
JNO. H. BRYAN.
To Meesrs. LITTLE. MILLER and HARRISON. Committee
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EseLpu MILITARY MgS.-The widow %
Lord Raglan has been unanimously toted q
pension II $4,000 per annnln, and his eldest son
a pension Of 80 900 per annum. The English
are more liberal than we. Whilst they Tins
reward the services Of an unsuccessful Gene.
raj, our Congress grumbles al proposition
20 increase the rank. and many Of our people
at the pay. comparatively small as u Is, u
General Scott. The successful leader of one
Of the most remarkable campaigns in the
worlds history.
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siiPRgMg COURT.

This Tribunal closed its session on Friday
last. The following rules we're adopted for
its future governments
I. The cases from the ist circuit shall be
doeketed FIRST, and be taken up and argued.
or otherwise disposed Of, the first week Of
the term. Those from the 5th circuit shall
be il1eketed merit in order, and those iron,
the ed circuit shall follow them. and the cases
from these two circuits shall be taken up and
argued or otherwise disposed Of during the
2d and ID weeks Of the term. Then shall
follow 10 the order Of the circuits the cases
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The aggregate vote l. l5sloi, showing an increase
since the Presidential election in 1856. Of $4,000 being
an annual increase Of 5000 voters.
The Inieligcncer di,msses the tabular siaifHsni "
remarking thai !, certainly falls very Ear shor, Of being
evidence o. the weakness 81 thc Amcrirns Party in
Virginia, Il the vote fo RIourno, 10 % be esssderrd
authority on this head. So far from III hins any such
evidence, is in fact. gratifying esideAee 10 tho
contrary. far Party that hal nor hren orgahi,esl
twelve months in the STATE bse ,he election. 70 count
up Al tina, very 6rst trial q is strength 72s7s votes
out d 10000. l,he whole sambcr,D i 10 poor
conception decidedly moi tiering a.i ensoaregiss
consideration. II in lev than year. under III tho
disadvantages which they hsi ocontrnd against, ihsy
ch,ainel heavier Than either Summers Scott.
Il i not very eitrsvssnnt 20 argue that lhry will al
the nssi irial be found iill more formidable"
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Tmr "otpE,r IsmasrAsr ~ MsTrL.sp."

THs "0tpEsT fsHasrAxr ~ MAFrLaSp."
The Annapolis RspubIIesn wss honotsd With
VISIT On Friday BY Mr.. Rlchmood Crsndell.
Who wa, born IN Anne A,uodel eouniry. on
The I6lh July. l7s7. and viii be. therefore. los
years of age The l6ih Of this month. Ne has
no, The appcsr.nee n man Of more Than 80.
and even last fsll he sowed nearly III The grain
on he farm. lie is in the enjoyment Of most
excellent health and spirits; and Il one hundred,
he Gays. he had noi grey hair on bic hs.d. He
served az p'ivsieer during The revolution. and
relates many interesting iscts connected wIih The
Struggle lm Amsnesn independence.
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Hitiiard.--The Ashcville Spectator Of the 2lst OF
July, gives the particulars Of late duel between John
D. Hyman, esq., editor Of the Spectator, and Dr. VIM.
l.. billiard. The challenge was given by DIR. billiard,
and Mr.. LYMAN. though from high moral considera-
tons he opposed 10 duelng, accepted it, The
weapons selected were ordinary rs, and the distance
forty PAGES One shot exchanged without effect
after which DR.. billiard through his second informed
Mr. Hyman that he had Involuntary violated the terms
Of agreement made between them for regulating the
duel, BY slightly raising his piece before the word Sire
aud could no, with proprie,y dsnand another Ere and
therefore expressed himself satisfied. whercupon the
matter terminated. Mr.. Hyman refused proposition
for a reconciliation. because confidence and respect
wanting, and he would therefore have regarded
il AZ hypocritical ceremony.
Mr. LYMAN, in detailing the circumstances connect.
with this duel. says:
81 confess that from high moral considerations,
did not want accept IT, and yet. under the circum"
stances, could not command sufficient moral courage
10 refuse for however public opinion may repudlate
the Of duelling Il visits with rdcuc, seorn,
and the nputaton Of cowardiee. all who, being chat
lenged, refuse 20 fight"
Many have felt that what NJ. Hsman here says is
painfully true. and some noble spirits have been mado
the victims Il public opinion inconsistent in is
precepts and practice. We rejoice that Mr.. Hyman
has not been added 10 the number who have thus fall
J len.
Mr.. Hyman concludes his accom-, Of The affair Is
follows:
- combination Of circumstances has forced me 10
engage in an afir which nv very soul shhors. In 50
doing have yiala,ed the law, dsrcgarded the ,sach.
ings o. morality. and the precePts q holy religion
I But must abide the verdict Of a generous and mag.
nanimous public. and n ihcn hands hunhly hare,
as verify believe that will no, be visited with hea-
sicr ccnsure than deserve
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Ex.GoyrRyos JoSrs. 81 Tennessee. has
written anoihrr lrlipr on the snhIecl Of naiional
politics. Its IL reply 70 4 tender 81 public
dinntrby,he Wings and Democrats ri Lawrence
county, Ten The Ex-Governor rather back.
out IRON his former position ,nIregsrd 20 Know.
N",h,ngism, and The Memphis Wing . sul,nf.
ntpd 10 state ilin i" 10 uniesitlingly plants hun
.eIf upon the entire platform ri lie American
parry Df lie Safe 0f Louisiana.
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IN the FIRST column are stated periods of
twenty.seyen and half years ; IN The second
are our numbers, al each period, as they will
be il WE proceed on our actual stock and 10
the third are what they would be At the same
periods, were we TO set out from the double
IL our present stock. have taken the term
of four millions and half Of inhabitants for
examples sake only. Yet ! am persuaded il
is greater number than The country spoken
of. considering how much unarable land i
contains, can clothe aud feed, without mate.
rial change in the quality Of their diet. But
are there no Inconvenience 10 be thrown In.
to the scale against the advantage expected
from a multiplication 81 numbers By the im-
portation Of foreigners; It's for the happi.
ness Of those united IN society 10 harmanize
as much as possible 10 matters which they
must Of necessity transact together. Civil
government being the sole object 81 forming
societies, it's administration must be conduct.
ed by common consent. Every species Of
government has It's specific principles. Ours
perhaps are more peculiar than those ~ any
other in the universe. Il isa composition u
the frsest principles Of the English eonstitu.
ton, With Others derived from natural res.
son. TO these nothing can B. more opposed