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gnmmmuBBifBBBmmmmmmm 4 ---5 TIDMiS tj fjrein ImcstiKcws, Agriculture, Traie. Commerce, DOLLAR Per Annum, invariably in Advaccf. VVILMINGTON, APRIL 210, 1849. NO. 35 FEIDAY -j r- fATLOB for his distinguished situation, reepectroHy If the remarks of the Editor are sanctioned by the can claims meet on Monday next in a room In the We continue of opinion, therefore, that at present it is quite unnecessary we should throw ourselves into an agony of indignation at the conduct of ths Canadian cabinet.

The province, of course, 1 In a terrible excitement. Sir Allen M'Nab is now out of office, and has nothing to do so to satisfy a mind of more than common energy, he has taken to agitation, and Is lashing, the whole celony Into foam. But happily we are out of hearing, and can think of the matter at our leisure. We confidently hope that there will not arise aa occasion for the use of Her Majesty's veto, ss Mr. Gladstone arid some oWers appear to apprehend.

debate on the ministerial side la the Canadian Leghdatare shows that grrat mod ration of language Is easy enough in the victorious party, it is else a pledze of moderate conduct. Etcn John H. Uharies b. Koot, uoct. unanes ohnsoti, Thotaa'J; Leraay, Doctf Richard S.fMa- n.

Bennet Bialre, Dabneu Cosby, Kdwgrd Var, Doc Richard HyWOod. vVm. H. H. i rucker-l nomas uarerave.

ldwara i 'Alexander J.iEawrenc'' rVirt.Thompsort, JM; ltoveioy. J. IT Finch, Henry; Ppxter! rnnci tWl democratic party here, and hels considered the em bodiment of their sentiments and feelings, The Pres- luciit vwcb 11 10 tne insuiteu magnanimny 01 iue Whigs who supported him, to Teuiote' every officer of that party in this section of country. We do not, howeveryet believe that our demovratic: fellow citizen will approve the course pursued by the JowrnaL, -5- COMMBBCIAU5 fcvt OFFICKS-THE SpOILS.r ha ve. rarely witnessed a- stronger, feeling of in-1 uxgnauon, on ine.

part ox pujutzenj riun.wuig and moderate democrat Jhan was nwnlfe-led, about the scandalous and abusfve "articl j' in tne Journal, charging the whigV With hypocricy who- signed the memorial to retain inf office some; of the Office holders in this plaijtj. AL The oofect of the self constituted leaders of the Democratic party is now manuYstly to have, all of the office holdeis of their party turned ut of office, that they ioake political capital Out of it in fact some of them-: have, openly inVDw ed that such was their wish hence the honest ieffarts tUowhigs to ar- rest tha principle of men purely for dif-, ference of opinion, i3 met by them with the most de- termined and unrompromising upposition and slan derous abuse and the 'i only hope is that the. whigs wiil hot be deterred from doing what; is right, or irri tated into doing wrong by anything that may be said or dor by a set oi men having but little talent, less political honesty and no patriotism; who nec-essarily rely for their political Influence 'upon jthe' asendancy of the worsta'nd most selfish passions of oor nature. But that the whigs shall, on the- contrary, in gooo faith go on In1 their patriotic efforts to that1 greatest orevils Which ever has been introduced iritii 'the party Contests of our ountry, even though it should be done by relinquishing their right to at r- etr 1 1 1 least nan tne omces. or ne accursea principle of proscription shal' 'become universally adopted! we tiiay continue for tt time to retain the form of a republic but the spirit of it will depart, soon the form also for Our contests, instead of principles, or measures, will be a miserable scramble for the spoils of office a scramble tliat wi 1 stifle the voice of patriotism 'ana bring into play all of the sel fish and mafltrnant feelings of the human heart and thoseVho1 naturally rhave the largest i-hare of such feelings will in the nature of thmpfs he the masier spirits, and when they can no longer succeed in their uripriricipled 'effjrts.

by fraud and deception they will resort to bribery and force, But now or never the evil md I earnestly trust will be arrested and forever banished from our To do it, it only remains for the Whig party to sta: firm to their principles; retain the honest and worthy in office, and i 1 appointments look onlv for "canacitv: fidelity and KSnestv let thenuiot be moved from thai position Executive equest that if removals from are in any cas be made, the present incumbent of the Kaieign ost Oipce may be nave Known mm ongf in the dutiea of his office, and believe he has ilvrays en faithful and honest i and moreover from lis kindness nd coa tesyof manners he has always een particularly accepfabie to-our citizens: alessra. George W. Haywood. Henry W. Miller KirJT, A.

H-TecSer, Wnu TBaine, James ter. John II. Weil iC HoIleiHan: ADeri Ad- 'ims, Aidrd amedcs, Josepn ts. tiinton, 1 inompbon ParhamV Wfla, -II. McILee, Wm.

U. Cook; James Hughes, Theo. H. Robt, Findlater, Win, Ashley, Alfred Jones, John Ligjpn, Peter K. Hines, Parker liand, nomas Jenkintr, J.

BWhiuker. James McKimmen, Kev. DVCulbreth. Charles H. Johnson.

jSamacI Ypunfr; L. Evans. OocuN. L. Stnh, Wm.

A. Stith, Peck, Henry u. Uoley, H. H. Fot ter, K.

Li. C. W. D' Hutcfiiirgs, WTrt.f!PencN' Wi Whitinjr. L.

Pecic. Jaroe AI, Tawies, F. Pescud, James S. LucasJl. Maddox, Kev, uius THeflinE.

PGuion, SfrBirdsall, John Steward, James D. Nunn. Lawrence Drbry Lacy'Kvard Hall, James S. Badct, John T. Wests George T.

(JK)ke, Thonias Hogg, John- Harrison, has. Hunter. JVm. Stronnach, Jjimes H. Kirkham' Hei rv Brown.

Eldridge 'Smith, J. Jones. 'Wesley Whitaker, u. U. Battle, l.

IL elbv, W. ji Ram sey Gor James Jredell, 5ec Wnj. Hill, Freeman, Kichurd SmiUv, Win. G. Hill, Ruffin Henry 0.

P. 1 f-llii- ua H.5M Pearson, iri Jiu 1 Frederick Naah, i -Thomas Ruffin. tV ered.H- JWe may be, nermitted to add a few words affect ing the matter of our remarks tho "political I I 117 i .1" nauiis ana jciuruc er 01 iur. vhjtx. justice, Heavens fall," we say and justice even if an eager expectant is moving tne wires that exhibit a show Jr vp one of the first oft GenrTAYiWs slPPorcrs, in fidetgJofjhe Prestdnciy 'and avow- ea u.

ai tne celebration oi, tne paiue oi erogorao, He raised rthV first, and only transparencyfor Gnera Tavlob in thaVcity He wns.for TAVLOB'mit as'a Demdcrat or a Whig, but as an Independent candid- ate. After the nomination at Philadelphia. Mr. 1 Whitb. toot no part on either side, either iri conver sation or action, but was governed by the discretion which became a public Officer.

He always expressed the belief that Cass would be elected, but de clared no preference for either candidate. 7" Perhaps some' Editor may be distressed about our sources of information inrtKese 1 7pafticulafs. We have been on terms of personal intimacy with Mr. Whitb tor several years was often in Raleigh iu-rlng the time embracing' these i and 'conversed with him off the topics referred frequently and .1 i At the ity lately -held In Newcj Yorki Cai.bb WooBHULtwag elected Mayor, by a handr some majority say bet ween two and three thousand. The two! Boards of Aldermen will also be Whig, ln'tiie proportion "of.2 tkl.Js 1 Ih -i I BROOK LYN.

EGTior, Hl Edmox has beenj elected May-orby a ra'ajority over vo opposing candidate Democratic and have eieciea oui 01 in Aiaermen. anew We would direct attention to, the5 Prospectus Of the Pictoriat History of North' Arhrica1 by Johi bost, L. L. D7 published in We have examined the Book 'and finditas we believe, a well writteri'and i'nterestit g'-History of our Continent from, the discovery of Greenland a-bout A. 1000, hear five hundred years4 before the day of ColuinSus down" to fcthe of the iiexican war.

1 We have never seen a Historical work of the same size, containing the natrative of events for so long a per.od got up in the style of this, with near -400 fine engravings, or more accessable to the general read- Mi. unt is now in our town for the purpose of receiving the names'of subscribers. T- -V i Ti COALTTIONi" The Locos and Abolitionists' the late election In united and thus the day. So say "our accounts from p- CANADIAN The movements in Canada, -at -this time, excite considerable Interest in the pebiicA mind. We have given some accounts of the proceedings there, with an -opinion of the jresulto.We copi I01lei.c',,- umn, an: article thia- nbjec.ffiPW: Timesi which Is the views! and feelings of a Urge pojtion oUhe Brit- ish public, and of UieMjnistJry alsourf 9 POLlTICAL DEPRAVITY, Th following: article appears In the Journal of yes Wa ohipserrp.

that'the Federalists are ostehtaUous- ly engaged in parading' membrials'forthe retefitlon-of some Jew Democratic umce-noiders in -me pojun they now eccu on, the ground thatthey have -not been meddling or yindiciiye hypo-j critical movement is tatamounf 6 an' open acknowl-edgemeni that'they themserves 'have' de ceived the people that when they assured as they have done tirne.fnd again, would turn out no man mer lyfor opinion sakej they did not believe one word of what" they1 Else why the necessity Tsueh memorials lluWhy memo- riali7e or petition Gen. Tayl to retain by their showing, he i al ready pledged i etai i-f We "copy the above entire. that qur readers' may see the course marked out byth'eitor. of Journal for his governmentin jcouducting his PressT Jt ii absolutely infamous ja libel on the motives, and im pulses of; the whigs rcoarse and vulgar In its concept tion and deceitful In te its application, i do not wisho occupy irnuc' space In 'noticing articles of this sor because no good 'can arise 'from ic The object of the to Jget 3up an excitement hertj inthe operations of which he may aequlrsnotoTiety'Thers sjs a bis part who are base enough to eqcounghim; because aadTah Congress, and we shall have the result by the mail of the 13th inst. I regret to you that Benjamin A.

Bidlack Charge d'Aflaires of the U. S. at Bojdta. departed his life on the 6th ult after a very short illness of pindays. He was very: much liked by every body Our canal is yet unfinished.

Mr. Toften has had to contend with in numerable difficulties, all which, I think he has nearly overcome and the work will he completed in may or June prox. .4 rST. rfZrrTom the Journal oCommercu. Late and Interesting from lern For a few years; past, this countryi the former theatre of so many scenes of domestic i discord and revolution, has enjoyed a peace which we had hoped might long continue.

I By the ist mail, which brings dates from Lima to i the I3th of March, we leafn that a conspiracy against the government had been; set on foot, -and was on the eve 6f execution, when, on the 21st of February, by order of ths government; the police seiied the leading conspirators, and, the plot was disclosed; which it is said involved the assassination of the President, and seizure of the reins of government. Gen. San Roman, a memir.of the Council of State; Gem Lisuridi, Col. Ortiz, Col. Espinoza, and Col-unje, a native of New Granada, the noted assassin of Gen.

together with several other conspirators of less i note, were embarked on board a small schooner which sailed On the 7th of March under sealed orders, and for parts unknown. Gen. Tbrrico," another of the suspected, had taken refuge in the house of Mrl'Clay; United Stales Charge d' Afl'airesy i 'After the arrest Of GenJ San Roman, fthe government offered him a passport to any port the Atlantic, and the continuation of his full pay provided he would voluntarily absent himself from Peru accompanying lhis offdr with aproviso, thatjif he did not accept: the! terms his transportation to parts not as agreeable as he might himself select, would be the consequence. Claiming jiis privileges as a member of the Council, he declined the offer made by the' government, and was sent away, as before destined, as is supposed, some parts of Asia The sons of the expatriated parties laid their complaints before the Council, which after passing (as the law requires) three notifications to' the Executive, declared its responsibility for infringing the Constitution, in not putting the accused parties at the disposal of the Tribunals of the country, and claiming that the person of San Roman, as a member of the Council, was inviolable! The President dissented from the opinion of the Council, and declarations and claims were of no avail. An extra ordinary Congress has ben convoked ifor the 1st of lay, which will either give or withhold its sanction San Roman and Tor- ricytrnoted Revolutionists jj i GenjCastilla, the Presld.nt of Peru, is believed to have the interest of his country at hearf; but the con stitutional powers of the Executive are too limited for the preservation of order where the military are constantly making disturbances.

Personal aggran dizement alone actuates Peruvian Revolutionists. Should the Congress not approve the act of President Castilla, we fear Peru will 'see trouble. Telegraghed for the; Baltimore Sun. Washington, April 10 11 P. M.

National Whig Office. OrFJCtAt Ap? '1NTMESTS BY THE PcSTMASTEB General. Charles B. Baldwin, Greentown, chan- ged to Jerome, la Dexter Bemis, Spencer, Mass. Elliot Smith, Norway, Maine Jacob P.

George, Jamaica Planes, Mass.j.E. B'eldon, Fal.s Village, onn. John Hayne, Portland. Conn Simon Wotd ward, South Coventry; Conn John Frow Scott, Ohio, B. B.

Gaylord, Jeflersonj Ohio Hen ry Con verce, liuce throve, Unio Isaac onerman, Kirtland, Ohio A. Bedington, Amherst, Ohio M.roa'W. Pecke, Piketown Ohio; Franklin Adams, Akron, Ohio W. C- Wayt, Waitings, Michi- an W. H.

Powell, Oxford, Michigan; Jacob' Doo- little, North Port, Indiana James Blar, Passanno, la James WellsvilL, Ohio Oseias Long, Elyra, Dau'l Bates, Somtrsyille, Hen ry Wheelocke, Lapier, Mich. A K. philleo, Camden, VV. H. Webb, Bissell, 111 Dan.

W. King, Gieenburyi Wis Johu W. Lyon, Durikierki, Wis; G. M. Warri, Pallyra, Wis Western! Saratoga of fice, Union Co.J 111., discontinued L.

H. Green, Gardiner Me W. R. Webb, Newi Castle, Me Timothy Fuller, Lincoln, Me Wihslow Bates, Eastport. Me John Jamison, Cornish, Me-Tris: tram Gilman, Springvale, C.

Smith, TSVT L.a VVaiustead. W. li.TtrimgtesrTsourne, ionn oanawicu, Mass George F. Allen, Manchester, Mass Geo. C.

Farmingtori, Conn "Elijah Bailey, Ledvard Conn E. D. Sweet, Channipgville, N. Jos. Palmer, PlankroadNl Y.

Jas. B. Arsdale, Harlamgtn, N. J. Israel Harris, Belvedere, N.

J. Reuben Smith Patmue; Mo H. T. Kent, Clarks-villc, Mo; E. Moberlyj Clear Creek, Mo F.

Wing, Lamine, Mo C. J. Wood, Bg River Mills, Mo. Thomas Cobb, Grand Pass, Mo A. Bowels, Few- ton, C.

Vanhoy Pleasant Hill, Mo Hosts B. Horn, Bloomfield, lofa; Perry Perkins, Colony, name and site changedito Long-view Postoffice, Morgan county, discontinued Henry Mason. Fayetteville, VaJ J.P. Brown, Charlestowri, Va. Ch' tecum, South Butler, Ala W.S, Bridgeford, Figeryille, La J.

D. Hodges, N. Canton Tenn; W. Cormvell, Highland Tenn. B.

T. Locke, Ten mile Stand, Tenn S. F. Miller, Jeflersontown, W. Samuel, Savannah.

Mo; A. H. Brown, Pairfield, Iowa N. L. Stout, Bloom-tngtori, J.

P. Jdahey, Lexington, N. Mrs S. Barnes, Alligator, F. W.

Capers, Military Institute, Ky. Apfoiktmejits by Pbbtpekt Atbil 10th. Daniel M. Haskell, Deputy Postmaster, Cleveland, Ohio, vice Timothy Pi Spencer. Cabinet in session five hours to-day.

One bun dred and fifty persons waiting by the time General Taylor came Ha despatched them all in tan minutes 1 v' Attorney General Johnson Is at hia post. Secret tary of the Treasury returns witli bis unly on tha 1 The Board 9f Cmnfloners to settle the Meii- City Hall. The Temperance Hall was partially consumed by fire this morning. Loss 3,000, but was insured to that amount. Mr.

Greer's printing office In the basement was injured to the amount of $100. It Is supposed to the work af an incendiary. EXGLISIl VIEW OF TOE CBISIS LN CANADA. iFrom the London Times, March 23. -When our loyal readers are, infoqned that the Eu ropa has brought us whole scree of Canadian de bates, with speeches and letters Innuuierable ebout the rebellion losse' ihey wili expect to find their worst anticipations realized.

In common, appa rently, with some members of the British House Commons, they will expect to hear thai the Cana dian rebels, having now got the upper hand, are screwing the unfortunate Royalists with a vengeance and that Messrs. Papineau, Wohred, Nelson, Mack- kenzie, and are now r. veiling In the plunder the tories We are very sorry to disappoint that love of the marvellous and the dreadful which can feel a sort of pleasure even in the calamities of meritorious men. Blank and uninteresting as the announcement will be, truth compels us to1 say that thus far there is no real ground for the panic which has suddenly seized a portion of the publie on Ca nadian affairs. No act has been passed; there is not even a bill before the Colonial Parliament there is not even a definite scheme of compensation there is a single name, or a single claim actually admitted by the Legislature the whole is as yet in nu- bibus it is true there has been a tremendous most noisy incubation the Lower House at Mon treal has held an almost continuous session for a fortnight, the opposition have made speeches by relays, and but for a vigorous effort and a little etrale- gyr "would have been speaking at this moment but we assure our readers, incredible as it may appear.

that the origin and result of a row which has almost assumed the form of a grand ioyulist and rebellion, may le comprised in this short and simple resolution, moved by the Mon. Mr. La Fontaine, Attor- neyrGeneral "That this House do now resolve it- selflnto a committee, to take into consideration the necessity of establishing the amount of losses incurred by certain inhabitants of Lower Canada during the political troubles of 1337 arid 1833, and of provi ding for the payment thereof." Whence then all this ferment 1 Why Is Sir Al an M'Nab working up the loyal population to fury, and why does upper Canada talk' of "annexation" with the ted "stars and stripes?" Why are Dur ham, Metcalf, and Elgin now proclaim ed traitors in disguise Why is England itself in- tfected with colony la the first time question has been agitated such thing. Claims have been continually sent In, and compensation has actually, been given. In Upper Canada compensation to the amount of 40,000 has long since been awarded.

As for Lower Canada, claims came in so thick that in 1846 the government of the day, being itself unable to give them due consideration, appointed a commission to receive and investigate them. Tho commission, finding that some of the claimants were the gentlemen who had themselves the mischief by taking part in the rebellion, asked for further instructions, and received them, to the effect that every claimant should be admitted, except on legal proof of treasonable practices. The commission was not a judicial body, and had no means of deciding on questions of guilt, except where there existed a convictlonln a court of law. So matters stood before 'he present ministry came in, and under the very persons who now head the position. It is evident therefore that nothing can be objected to the present resolution which could not equally be objected to what has been done lona before under very different auspices.

What, then is the peculiarity of the prasent case? First and foremost comes the unpalatable fact that what was the disaffected and rebellious party in 1837 is now in power, and commands a majority in tho legislature. It is, therefore, surmised that the bill founded on the present resolution, and the whole course of action arising therefrom, will show an evil bias in favor of the rebels that these claims will not be properly sifted, but, on the contrary, favored. The "royalist" party Is discouraged at the fact of this investigation and award being conducted at such a time, untler such a government, and 6uch, commissioners as are likely to be chosen. It must be, admitted that therela'itniple room to do a good deal of mischief, if the powers that be are not restrained by 7 conscientious considerations. The list of claimants, which we must beg to remind our readers is not a new thing, but published in the appendix "to the journals of the Canadian Legisla ture for 1346, contains 2,176 names, and the total sum claimed is 241,975.

A violent partisan ass rts that, nine-tenths of the claimants are of Frencn Canadian origin. Most of the claims are for property destroyed, but some are for casual, speculative, or imagina'y Among the latter sort are claims for loss of time while in exile or in prison, claims for presumed loss of business in consequence of the disturbed state of the couniry, and demands for the repayment of passage money from Bermuda to Australia. One of the mos. Impudent demands, says the colonial journal we refer to, is that for a sum of 327 12s. 6d.

taken from the treasury of the church of St. Cyprien, forcibly "entered by Dr. Cote, against the will and remonstrance of the churchwardens," the fact evidently being that Dr. Cote, and the physical force of the parishbeing Roman Catholics and unhappily also rebels, applied to the pu rpose of the rebellion the fund of their own church, and now demand that the Colonial Legislature shall make good that sacrilege, and so reimburse to the rebels the costs of their rebellion. That these claims will be met in a partial or an indiscriminate manner is only a matter of surmise.

That they will not all be granted Is evident from the fact that on going into committee aeeordin tb abova resoladon, tbe Room very speedily Bolted the amount of tto tate to iiOO.OCO, which, from the fact, of some payments is only a nevrgrant or 1 i a liqaitai extant, will be inserted intlu iVeeMij Commercial, at the loIlowingkratcg. 1 square, 2 montha92 Of do. uo. ist 3 do. 100 du.

.1 in-tnth, 1 25 I do. 3 do. 61 4 dJ. 6-do -Ht4 0t I lvelve lines, less) make asquare. aertidn fa 4be Tr i-Weekly Tf ee orcharire in IVEEKtY.

CQMMEltClAL 4 Wl LMINGTON, Nl C. 3H FR I DA 1 A PR I 20, 1 8 49; i 3 una DOINGS AT WASHINGTON. We learn that there are many persons at the City of Washington, who profess to be whis, are abusing Gn. Tatlob and his Cabinet, in public at the Hotels, and other places because he wili not give them office Out upon the 'scamps Therpatf riotic supporters of Old 4ach have no kindred reel- ings for politicians of this stamp. We hope The and his Cabinet will not give these, fel.

low merely the "cold shoul ler," but, clear them out in a sort of Buena Vista style. Why, they are as mean as the Democrats used tobe. SNOW STOR31. A snow storm is a rare thing in this climate, but a snow storm On the 15th of Ap il is indeed a wonder among us. On Sundly nwrning.

last a "sleet 'for a short time was succeeded by the fall of snow during the whole day. On boards and' in places where absorption was the snow was six inches deep and the depth in other places war least) four inches. Though the morning oi Monday was cold, the warmth increased as the day advanced, arid the snow partook of the fate of nearly all. snows inUls reirion, where it is always soon melted 24 hours' in the open country and settled 'places being the limit of its stay ipon the? ground. i uA This snow storm comes upon us after; Spring had begun to put onlicr floral and vegetation in general had attaind to a state in which the frosts and chills of winter are most destructive Early Corn, and garden vegetables, and Fruits and Flowers, are all swept away by the Cestroying.ele-ment.

i SCHR. JOHN STORY. 1' We are much pleased to learn that Mr Gbobob WALrxa, Sonof Johj Walker, of this place, has taken the command'of the Schoorief John Story, ind wilf sail fii tf few liya tiun this, as it is his first trip in his present station wishing hfm much RALEIGH, AprdUth, 1343 Mv Dxab Sib In your paper of the 10th inst in correcting a statement of the Gazette, lir relation to an appointment of a Postmaster at this place, you conclude by 'we will thank our friend White to inform us whether we have hit the nail on thehead or not, and in what particular our statement varies from the facts." Knowing that it was a matter. of some delicacy with Mr. Whitb to.answer your in-quiry, I called at his office for a list of those who re commended him for reappointment.

I herewith enclose his list to you, as ulso, the caption by which it is prefaced in its address to Gen i Taylor. Five Whigs I learn declined, rather than refused to sign it. I learn the of it is from the pen of our worthy veteran friend Gov. Ibedell. The recommendation was got up witheiit the -connivance (as our Lawyers call it) of Mr.

White, and was sent to him after it was signed by several with the request that he would have it presented to the Whigs of theCiiy, who got papers and letters from the Office. Oi course, it could not be presented to all in so short a time, as some were absent and a few, very lew, known to be so ultra on the subject, that it was deemed useless to make request of them. Your expression that it was signed with great unanimity by the Whis is literally true, as by. looking over the list you will find the names of most all of us who receive a larje share of the letters and papers at the Office. The only democrat who signed it was' lor Taylor and has always 1 believe been liberal in his politics.

With such a caption the democrats could not consistautly sign it, tho I have little doubt now that it expresses the honest conviction of 'most of them. j' 1 have been thus minute, that you may be Informed in relation to your inquiry, and defend the position you have assumed. If you can do without using my name, I would prefer it i but if not, as always, am willing to trust your judgment in the matter. Your Friend and Wt CC; "BATTLE, 'j We publish, the foregoing Letter, that1 Editor -who are bo afflicted about ourJinmrjea Af- foj.1"011" may be no doubt, for theres-ent, at li We subjoin the memorial alsol jYe have i no ay-thorlty to publish the names of those who signed the petition butwe know tliese Whigs well they are too.honest in principle and too independent in feeli uigioaesire concealment. An man mavbe nfoud vi uie recommendation of such men as We guess that Whig editors who make war upon5 such an array as this, must be hot for a i'wind-roill'l Jiut we enter into no controversy in this matter, in vindication of the truth.XIT are sustained in all we have said," by the facts which we now present, and have nothing to As to our irwnd Whitb, success to him we care not who knows it and though we will ever consider the pubi lie interest and welfare as superior to the claims of private friendship, we do not intend that politics shall mar oar social affections and in this case we honestly believe the public Interests as weU sr the wishes of the people, are entirely, consonant' With the memorial ,4 tu RJ-biqh, C- April.

1849. me unaersigned, ardent aupporterr of GexieraJ a-i airartisement 4JXceea twelve lines, ie-iii hi Jn nroiiortjon. Vi AH aJyertisimeata aTepayaDleatne Uan oi me ir iiio wu. All ativmiments inserted in thf W. CZ nircihL are entitled'td bnetn the terrible Dr.

Wolfred Nelson, whose monster claim Is the subject of such angry comment, has declared that he only maintains bieB by ur- rendering it he would prejudice the similar claims of 1 many poorer persons. A utter by Air. nnicss 10- day gives the ministerial vu of the eriseJ Ths reader will also gatner lrom it mat tne question gone off into many more Issues than we have ventured to take cpw'j To Inflict on the British public an interminable squabble about the local appropriation of the colonial; revenue would, indeed, be a nun- necessary addition to the existing miseries ot Brit- ish life. From th Raleigh Register. THE NORTH CAROLINA RAIL ROAD.

As the time is now near at bend foropening Booka" ol subscription for the prosecution of this great State work, we desire to keep before the Pecplr, the great advantages to bedenvea irom us comple tion. We know tne aDso Ding question is wu PavT That it witu we think has been clearly shown by the many facts and the copious statistical information we have lurnished our renders fiom time to time; It has been shown that It will intrttaMy ttmrf to an increased value in DrooertVt and to tllus trate this point still more clearly, attention is directed to facts connected with Boston, the centre of the great net-work of rail-ways by which New England is bound together. By comparing h-r increase of wealth the past four vx five years, witn msi 01, iw York, the "proud commercial emporium" of the United States, which has population, enterprise, maou- iactures. immense commerce, almost uucouuiea wealth every tiung, rajiwsys ana win be seen, and most conspicuously too, whst Railroads will do. The following staiistice are furnished to our hand: Real Estate.

Personal Estate. Boston. Mew York. Bos on. New York.

40 $60,424,200 187,121,464 34,157.400 63,721,699 41 bitoOOO 186,350,848 38,04 3Jj(X3 64,643 VtZ 42 C560yUO 41,223,800 43 67 673,400 164,956,314 64,273,764 44 72 17 1,936,691 46,04200 45 177,207,900 53,957,300 62,787,52 46 47 97,764,500 187,314,386 W.bltt.&W 1 rroTff'ttm Boston Jeahead In real es- tonifidering the diflirtice of population, vastly sol Whence comes this 7 Her diversity ol labor her railroade her manutactures-are the cause. See what an increase Iricrease of real and personal estate since 1841. Deduct cost of rail-ways in 30,244,927 Net gain, admitting railroads to le deadstock 44,003,873 But the average per cent, of dividends declared on the railroad stock, last year, was 8 per cent, bo this is active capital. Take another view a contrast of the increase or valuations in the two cities, Boton and New York, lor five years. Increase in Boston Decrease in Nw York 4,042,617 Difference 8,296,4 17 What are the results of a growth like this? Of course increased labor, multiplied employments, greatly enhanced comforts of living in one word, a nigher civilization, which is a more uniformly diffused happiness.

Kr.T Wbst, April 8, 1849. "Sib: The British ship Alceste, Csnn, master, from Apalachicola, for Liverpool, with a cargo 0 one thousand three hundred sad shirty-four bales Cotton put into this port on the 25th ultimo, in a leaky condition. She saikd from Apalachicola on the 10th and on the 23d struck on the Conch Reef, but succeeded in getting off wihout the assistance of wreckers. She has been discharged, and ia now undergoing the necessary repairs to enable her to proceed on the voyage. Nearly the whole of ths ground tire proved to be damaged, which will be sold to pay expenses, etc.

"Bark LewelUng, from New York, for St. Marks, passed through North West passage 2d instant, all well. The schr C. Gatchet, Watts, twenty-two days from New York, bound to New Orleans, with the master ill with Small Pox, arrived on the 3d. He has, however, ncarlyf recovered, and will proceed in a short time.

A boat arrived yesterday from Key Vscas, re- Sttls the loss, near that place, of brig Centurion, of oston. She Was from Cardenas, with a cargo of Molasses, the whole of which is a toal loss. She sailed on the 6th and was wrecked tho same night. Spanish sloop Pedoeno, Amolia, which! Informed you in my last was seized by the Collector for a breach of the revenue laws, was condemned, and sold on the 4th for only $2000. The smack William Henry has also been condemned under similar circumstances, and will be sold by the United States Marshal on the 10th." 5 Mechanics' Wives.

-Speaking of the mid-, die i ranks of life a good writer observes: There we behold woman in her glory not a doll to carry silk and jewela not a puppet to be flattered bv profane odoration rever enced to-day. discarded to-morrow; always joilcd out of the place which nature and society would assign her, by sensuality or by contempt, admired, but not respjected dceir-ed but not esteemed, ruled bv passion not affection; imparting her weakness, not her constancy, to the sex the coyld exalt the source and mirror of vanity wje ace her a wife, partaking the care and jcheerlng the anxiety of a husband, dividing his toils by her domestic dilligence, a Dreading cheerfulness around her; lor his sake alinriog the decent refinemeuta of the world, without being vain of them, placing all her joys arid happiness in the roan she lores. A a mother we find her the affectionate and ardent. instructreM of the children whom she hat tended from their infancy, training them to thought and benevolence aidrcssinr then aa. rational beings preparing them to become meo ana women Hn tW Tom.

MeehahicV danghters uiuin3 ui irieui.13 on uie one uuuu uuitc, uui ure abuse and tlander of their enemies on the other hand if they do they W11 be sustained by the ho n-est of all parties, arid the unprincipled political demagogues who would now sacrifice their political friends, and if need be theii country: theii country's 'liberties to keep up a party organization, 5 on which they hope to build their Would sink to there proper lewel and thai they have ever been raised. from it is an in-alref dy felt the cation. that the body politic, has tlighting influence of the evil against whien 1 am now warning, the Whigs. As th growth of the mushroom on the tree indicates an internal decay, so 1 desth'a growing poliiical importance' of such mtn indicate an.internal decay of pure and self denying patriotism in our country. In these sentiments' I may; and srobably dodiffer with many better whigs than myself; but I believe, arid know I am 1 ight and if there could be a shade of doubt on my mind( it would be reinoVed by finding I was opposed by certain leaders of the Demo-ctatic party, whose sole effort is to jmake spoils of offices the only issue between the parties, in which event they think they.must be irn'stslibb and they are no bad judges in such matters.

A WHIG. From the Jour A Com.Tith inst. FROM BERMUDA. By the Br. brig Falcon; Captain Pitt, we have Bermuda papers to the 3d Inst.

The number of persons killed by the troops in of which some CI -J I account has already been published here, was eight. The Coroner's' Jury rendered a verdict of "justifiable hoinicide." The riot Was occasioned by the im tne IlOl ai ou Auci position of a rieW'land tax. The rioters committed great excesses oeioic mc A correspouderit at Barbados, under dateof-ISthr writes as follows "The and disagreeably dusty jutl now, Wltn sironjj uuih is leaving us fast' crolpof ''or moVeis anti-cipated, of which there has been, exported to date 3.572 hHds." 407. Fibb VTboy. Three stores in River street, weretjjburnt VVednesday everang tne iitn mstf viz that of Ji Kellogg, jgrocer; lator iron ttoreV and jSouthwicks Forbesj dry goodsi i commenced at jlo'clock, P.

pad was subdued by i past 6. It originated in the tore of.Mr,. All are supposed to be insu red. sLoss 50,000. ,3 Us feitiyom saThe Jourof Ctnraerce has the following 1st of January last.

President Mosquero is-saed a dec ee granting a full amnesty and pardon. to all Granadians by birth who were implicated in the pxiticaJ disJurbances the country prior to the ear I842v and lso to those whosubsequently to the above date, but prior to the 1st of June, 1347, iM tempted to disurb the public peace. All legal pro ceedings commenced against any of the parties, on account of such hnplicaliuns, ard ordered to be dis have bfen. favored with the extract ef a letter- from Carthagtna, by ich it.will be seen fhitthe hf MBidlack S. Charge d'Af fairs at Bogotais eonfirmed 6nd a doubt w'edmta'iCUiVjilAe Tlie eieetionPTesidsnf is ging-en in the iGra- are base enough to do uny tthlnginsi-'poiiucai way..