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'-lr i i U. nAveimTTnw' in TRP. nmv nni THR STATEITHEY UU9T BB PEESEBTm" ri r. a I'M' 1 4 -v vwn nr 5 JcT- m. iKAtiEIGH NORTH MORNING, MARCH 29, State Convention, to be held at Raleigh, ob ihe'jSth REVOLUTION LV of Aprfl A.

H. Washwgtonarrilr flrelandcannot fester much longer She has bora. J. E. Lankford, James Collipsr Richard HarrisY afi the je and bee trampled on until Baker, Wm.

Spivey Wright IVoangi Dr Wk 3 JJe of bearing no more; threaten ansa ta o. Tarry, Robert Jeffreys, Robert J. Samaef mighty throe of foroej casting back.lbrey.r Harass James A. Spencer, W. H.

Joyner; the tyrant, who, for seven hsndwjd years, hai cruahed. Fowlkes, Dr. S. Haywood, J. A.

Stone, W. Ft hex in th. dusU' Those who look the mud hovels, -Hilliard, Henry Pearse, David Stone, PhU. B. Haw- the rags, beggary, vaii.amae of the people kins, Fenner Tharington H.

H. Hight, J. Haw- may laugh at the idea of procreative power kins, Jr. J. Soloman, Etheldred Green, J.

J. Jones, under such squalid ruin iti. there. like pent William Branch, J. Davis, B.

T. Ballard, Drt Edgar orp fire, which needs bat one openiag to hoist eve Willms, David W. Spivey, D.Wi C. Stone A. and purify, that beautiful There are at this M.

Lewis, Allen C' Perry, Edgerton; ColL moment fomenting, in Ireland the seeds of a revolv-. Winston, Julius May, W. Martin. tion which cannot fail of giving her a repeal the Volume XIV. THE NORTH CAROLINA STAND ABD IS PCBUSHID VIULT, BT, WILLIAM W.

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Court Orders and Judicial Adrertisementa will cnargea xweniy-UTe per cenu nijner mm mo rtf. A reasonable deduction will be made to those who rertiae by the year. Letters to the Editor must come tree 01 postage VOICE OF THE DEMOCRACY. KflWAN COUNTY. it nublic meetiner held by a number of the Re- of Rowan in Salisbury, on Saturday, the 20th of February, on motion, John Fraley, was .,11 tn the Chair, and tdward w.

urown ana i. Fiher aDDointed Secretaries. Robert E. Love, then offered the following preamble and resolutions, which, he had been nrenared bv himself, somewhat hastily, for the occa- sion at the request of friends I Whereas, It is prudent and requisite in a Republi- fltat fKm tlinnM V. fnnntnt sTnna.

fail UUfUU. oiona of the popular win on au prominent measures niKii nohcv. toucnin? tne proepentv, aavance-i ment, and national honor of the countey, emanating 1.r-tlv from tne people memseives in primary as- rmbli'es and whereas, the successful results of ts ihorai views and wise ooliev. tounaea in clear constitutional rights, adopted by the present Execu tire, hare challenged the admiration of other nations, and nave aireour leuueu tu uicieoao uiv cuuuuim ii j.j i rn. -e man'by uniting more intimately the people of differ ent countries with the bonds of mutual commerce, and hare elicited a universal burst of enthusiasm and congratulation from the Republicans of various por- i i it a Hons oi me union ana wnereas, we are now en- irared in a foreiern war, forced upon us by the act of the opposing power, as was asseneq Dy me votes oi IB -1 I oor Doliucai opponents memseives, rrom wnicn we could not recede witnout a disgraceiui oispiay oi regulars and citizen soldiers and whilst we sym painize ueepiT wim vnose wno mourn ior iaiien menas and relations, we are cheered by the reflection that honors horer around their distant erares, and that those sacred mounds will loner remain to remind the Mexican what and how- much he dares when he a- train shall desecrate American soil RtesoWed, That we cordially assent to the sugges tion, of.oui fellow citizens Wayne county in reier- ai tft th hnlino- of a State Uonyenuon.

on me lOttt nf inril ext and that we express 6ur r. nnnvAninnt and nroner tliA ramn. Resolred, That ft is -proper in the view of this meetine, that a Convention be held in this Congressional District to' appoint a delegate to the National Democratic Convention that assembles in Baltimore the fourth Monday of May next and that we recommend that the same be held at Hamptonvule, in Surry county, on the last Saturday in Apnl. After the reading of the above resolutions, Chas. Fisher, was called upon to address the meet He did so briefly, confining: his remarks chiefly to the subject of the War, which he said was the one of most interest to the whole country at present.

He maintained that the war had been inevitable had been forced upon us by the enemy, and moreover had been preceded for years by many of the most flagrant wrongs, outrages and insults tnat any one nation naa ever endured from another. He insisted that the course of the opposition in this country had encour aged the enemy to fight longer than they otherwise would have done after their constant defeats and he read extracts from Mexican papers and from many letters from the army to show that the conduct of the An.niin Ium ninn unmnnmm.nt tft Mexico, ana so rsr mnaerea peace. Tk. MtAintiAM Kah nnantmnnalv a A nr. a A following delegates appointed to the State' CoBTntion Messrs.

Charles Fisher. Robert E. A. Henderson. John Fralev.

James E. Kerr. Love. Henry Sechler, J. McConnaughey, Adam Kose- man, Sam'l.

Reeves, Sr K. L.owry, IJoct. bummer- ell, J. M. Love, Henry Smith, WTm.

Walton, E. W. Brown, John Sloop, Jesse Kincard, Wm. C. Macay, Wm.

Smith, D. W. Honeycutt, David Fraley, J. W. Ellis.

A. T. Powe, C. F. Fisher, Doct.

A. M. Nesbit, John L. Graham, J. U.

Vogler, J. i. Wiser man, David Lentz, David Joamnger, Henry Jacobs. The followmff deleerates to. the District Conven tion Mmkts.

John Fralev. Richard Lowrv. Dr. A Nesbit, N. F.

Hall, Kadford ISailey. f. -c .1 erA ua ra.Bniinna fxi th tht thev wer intended to nd isstfea which que8tion must be important in our next State contest Resolved, That we denounce the whole action oi the Whiff majority in our last Legislature, in refer ence to the war with Mexico, as not only unpatriotic, but calculated to give effective aid and comfort to the enemy nd especially do we denounce the pre- amble to the bill making an appropriation for the benefit of our Volunteer Regiment which preamble declares, that the war was brought on by the act of the Executive as contrary to tact and evidence, and therefore utterly untrue. Resolved, That the act passed by the same nig majority withholding from our Volunteers the right to elect their own Field Oflicers, and giving the power of appointing them to a single individual, was an insult to the Volunteers themselves, in effect as serting that they were unfit to select their own commanders, and a gross violation of the great popular principles that are the foundation of our Republican institutions. Resolred, That when a partizan majority had thus hastnwed this nower on their Gorernor, it was his dnt to naTe greeted' the commanding oflicers from th TOianteCrs themselres, and not to hare tQe tWQ chief appointments to partizans of his own.

wno were not voiunieera, ouv inemoen ui umi a. i i maioritv in the Legislature who had just voted that the war was unconstitutionally begun who held it be uniust. and were violently opposed to it there- by causing great dissatisfaction In the itegiment, ana seriously endangering its emciency. P.anlnw1 That tVi nndn.t of the same Whior ma- iori of last Legislature in breaking up theCon- N.uoi pusuianimity, and witnout a wantonousre-K, i 1 umon, a naaonaiity, ana a iree repreu.o smtwu-j ment Not only in Ireland, bat among the- massesi of Irish in England aad the United) State, aw thetw seeds scattered, and when ute moment arrives, woia, is rapidly approaching, for striking the blow, 099 hundred thousand men Irishmen from without Ireland are ready and have the means to land and plant their banner, on her surf-washed coast, and the field of Clontarf and the hill of Tara, and Ireland will free I In the language of the Dublin Nation, 44 it is not for tu now to reveal the acAms'Vthat is iri progress, and has been progressing for years past. It will.develope itself when matured, suddenly, and terribly for the haughty power that has striven to expatriate aad destroy a confiding and heroic nation Many would doubt as should we say that fifty thousand Irishmen are banded in.

th. heart of England and provided with arms for5 the rescue of Jbeir try that half a million stand ready for th. sosad off the tocsin in Ireland, while more than fiAy thousand, west of the Atlantic, are sworn by all thaf.is deaf to liberty and justice, and all that is holy to the heart of man, to join in the coming conflict Let them" wait and see whether such a table is a fable. One which no man living can doabt, is that Ireland suffers under a weight of insult; injury, and wrong, a Shoa-sand times greater than, that which roused oor father, to revolution oye, to a revolution of blood, right-eou8 in the sight of God and man. Oh) that the prophets and wise men of Ireland, in years past, bad preached what her younger and wiser soostlos now preachings that they had.

cried "Liberty or Death instead of clinging to her phantom murderer, moral force. If they had said, 44 blood outil our wrongs are avenged famine would have found no million and a half of Irishmen for its hideous hecatomb." TA few thousand might have fallen, and may fall in the struggle of physical force, but in this only does the true and permanent salvation of Ireland rest We rejoice that Irishmen perceire this at length, and that beyond the prospective revolution on their "green Isle," we can behold the re-animated minstrel, stringing the ancient Iiarp of Erin to notes of freedom, peace, and prosperty, in the balls of Tara. V. Sun. Growino Figs at thc South.

correspondent in Alabama inquires of us the method of drying figs for the market He says that this delicious fruit grows spontaneously in his vicinityr and. thinks it may in future prove a profitable article of culture. We 1 1. .1 1 11 1 gire oeiow tno moaes generally aaopteu in me acuta of Europe, and should feel obliged to any of our Southern friends for such practical information on the subject ea it may be in their power to impart Those figs that are intended to be dried are left on the tree until thev are dead rioe. which is known by a drop of sweet liquid hanging from the eye.

A. soon as they are gathered, they are placed on wicker hurdles, in a dry, airy shed and when the dew is off, they are exposed every morning to the sun, daring the hottest part of the day. In 'order to facilitate the progress of the drying, the figs are occasionally flattened with the hand. In moist dull weather, they are spread out in rooms warmed by stoves. When they are thoroughly dried, they are packed in layers, in rush baskets, or boxes, alternately with straw and laurel lea res; and in this state they are sold to merchants, who afterwards assort them and pack them more carefully in boxes or drums.

In some parts of France figs are curod by first dipping them in hot ley, made from the ashes of the fig tree, and then dried, the use of the ley being to hard an their skins. We extract the abore rom the American Agriculturist (New. York.) plan of curing figs, given as the European mode, would not in this latitude unless in extremely dry seasons, and in that case success would be doubtful. A lady of oar acquaintance, residing in this ricinity, made numerous experiments last summer, only one of which proved successful, viz The figs were gathered when ripe, but before the skin became too tender. They were put in salt and water, for two hours or more, then placed in selves and spread thin, so that no brine remained upon them.

After being thoroughly dried, they were boiled for an hour in a syrup of 19 lbs. clarified sugar to th. bushel of figsthen spread on clean- boards to dry in the sun, a spent oven, in a close room before the fire. Farther experiment, will test tjhe practicability of this mode. W.

were presented last summer with a box of figs thos prepared, and whether it was in consideration of th fair donor or from proper pride at this first effort to illustrate the benefits of diversified home industry, we do not know, but this we can say, we esteemed -the fruit quite as good a. the best imported figs. Mobile Tribune. Aoc or Animals. A boar rarely exceed, twenty years a dog lires twenty a fox fourteen or sixteen lions are loner lived.

Pomoev. fa eelnb rated lnm STOKES COUNTY. At a large and respectable Meeting of the! Demo cratic party, convened the Court Housed at jGer-manton, on the 1 5th of March, John J. Martin was called to the, Chair, and William Flynt. fesquested to act as Secretary, After a few remarks, explanatory of the, objects of the Meeting, the following Preamble and Resolutions were read and unanimously adopted: Whereas, The time is fast approaching "when he people of North Carolina will have to select a suitable person as VGovemfr of this State, for the next two years; and; whereat, we deem it of the highest importance that the Democratic party should liave an able champion of their principles in the coming contest, as a candidate for that office.

Therefore, be it resolved. That we approve of holding a Democratic Convention in the City of Raleigh, on the 12th of April for the purpose of selecting a suitable candidate for the responsible office of Governor; and that we hereby pledge ourselves to a cheerful acid unanimous support of said nominee. Resolved, That the Chairman of this Meeting appoint thirty Delegates to represent the County of Stokes in said Convention. Resolred, That we do condemn in unqualified and decided terms the act of the last Whig Legislature, in re-districting the State that we regard it as a wanton departure from a long established precedent, as subrersive of law, and as an act of party serrility unbecoming the dignity of statesmen. Resolred, That we regard the preamble passed by the last Legislature, declaring the war with Mexico to have been commenced by the Executive thereby placing pur own country in the wrong, and Mexico the right as an act calculated to aid and encourage the public enemy, and a sacrifice of patriotism to the fell spirit of party.

Resolred, That the war with Mexico is a just and constitutional one that it was begun by Mexico in-rading the territory of the United States, and shedding the blood of our own citizeus that, therefore, all the calamities attending the war, are properly chargeable to Mexico that we admire the wisdom-and firmness with which the President has prosecuted said war; that our army has shed a halo of glory around the American name which time and distance can nerer obscure that they are entitled to our sincere thanks and that we are in favor of acquiring sufficient territory from Mexico to constitute a reasonable indemnity for the expenses of the war. Resolred. That we approve of the Tariff act of 1846, and the Independent Treasury act that they have answered the purposes for which they were designed and that we are opposed to their modification or Resolred. That the whole South owe a debt of lasting gratitude to those distinguished Northern statesmen, Buchanan, Dallas, Cass and oodbury, for their firm and manly defence ol Southern rights against the fierce assaults of the fanatics at the North. Resolved, That we hare full confidence in the firmness and integrity of Daniel W.

Courts of the county of Rockingham, and do hereby nominate and recommend him as a proper candidate tor uorernor; but will cheerfully acquiesce in the decision of the Convention in selecting any other than our first choice. Resolved. That the Chairman appoint six dele erates to confer with others, from the Counties ot Davidson, Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham, in Convention, in the Town of Greensborough, on such day as they may designate, to select one or more delegates for this Congressional district, to represent us in the Baltimore Convention, to assemble on the 4th Monday of May next, to nominate a candidate for President and Vice President. Those two young champions of Democratic prin ciples, Hon. D.

S. Reid, and Junius Clemmons, Esq. being loudly called for, appeared, and made able and conclusive arguments in vindication of the President and the general policy of the Administration. Under the 2d Resolution, the Chairman appointed the following delegates i John Reich, John M. Vau-ter, Albert Butner, John M.

Stafford, Andrew Gamble, Milton H. Linville, Coleman Jenkins, J. A. Waugh, Rev. John Alspaugh, Rev.

Robert W. Hill, Hon. John Hill, Solomon fetree, Allen flynt, Jonn Butner. Col. Henrv Marshall, John Martin, Col.

Henry Shouse, Dr. Geo. F. Wilson, Solomon Tran sti, W.A. Mitchell, Stephen smith, wasnington Payne, John Brown.

Capt. A. B. Tilly, Geo. Mock, John Martin, Phillip Lockenour, John Keller, John Clavton.

Abel Watkins. Under the 9th Resolution, the Chairman appointed Col. J. A. Stafford, J.

A. Waugh, Joel F. Hill, Al bert Sullivan, Jacob Shultz and James Stafford. On motion, the Chairman and Secretary were? ad ded to the list of deleerates. On motion, the Standard was requested to publish the above proceedings.

The thanks of the Meeting were tendered to the Chairman and Secretary, and the Meeting then adjourned. J. J. MARTIN, Chr'n. Wm.

Flynt, Sec'y. FRANKLIN COUNTY. At a large and respectable Meeting of the Demo cratic party of Franklin, held in Louisburg, on the 14th instant, the following: Resolutions were unani mously adopted Resolred, That the war in which the United States are engaged with Mexico, is just and necessary, be ing brought on by the invasion ol 1 exas, one 01 the States of this Union, and by the murder of our citi zens. Resolred, That after Congress, with great unanimity, had solemnly declared that the war existed by the act of Mexico, it became the duty of the President to carry it into the enemy's country, and prosecute it with the utmost vigor and had he failed so to have done, he would have been justly liable to the censure of those who now declare that it is unnecessary' and unconstitutional. Resolved, That while an honest difference of opinion is tolerated in the administration.

of our public affairs, we cannot but regret that opposition which places the cause of party and power above the cause of country. Resoved, That we approre of the further prosecution of the war, as recommended by the President, until an honorable peace shall be obtained, and a just indemnity made for the wrongs and injuries we hare sustained. Resolred, That the thanks of the Meeting are due to the President for the able and faithful manner' in which he has discharged the high trusts which have been confided to him. Resolred, That the officers and soldiers of our army in Mexico are entitled to the gratitude of their country, for tneir gallant services, bold achievements, and splendid victories, won in the hard fought battles of Mexico. Resolved, That it is the sense of this Meeting that it is uncongenial with the true democratic policy to support any canaiaaie ior me jt resiaency who is in favor of the.

Wilmot Proviso. Resolred, That having experienced the reality of sad defeat by dissensions in our ranks, we are now determined to support no man, unless be is the regular nominee of Democratic Meeting; and to se cure his election we pledge out support, and believe behoves every patriot ana aemocrai ior me terras ate inseparably interwoven- to arouse himself from the sleep of soft tranquility, buckle on his armor, and battle manfully, and success will inevitably perch on the glorious banner of Democracy. Resolved, That forty be appointed delegates to the Convention to be held on the- 12th of April, at Ra leigh. yL" Resolred, That twenty be appointed delegates to the district conrention, to be held at some unknown time and place, when and where we are wilfihg to meet our brethren, expressing a preference, however, i for Nashville; as the most convenient and central place. under the 9th Kesototion, tne iouowmg gentlemen were appointed Delegates to attend the Democratic 1 1 him and his Cabinet, for their great efforts to sustain i uuw 6....

combined power of the public enemy abroad, and their friends and adrocates in this country. Resolved, That the assault and capture of our Dragoons on the 26th of April, 1846, the bombardment of Fort Brown, the attack on Gen. Taylor the 8th of May, 1846, and the. renewed attack on the 9th, justifies us before the whole world, in the act of Congress passed on the 13th of May, declaring that a state ot war existed by the act of the Republic of Mexico Resolred. That any act withdrawinsr our crallant Army, without full satisfaction for the past and securi ty for the future, would be toifling with the best blood of the country, and humiliating in tiie highest degree to the National character and honor.

Resolved, That our thanks are due to our brave and patriotic Army in Mexico, for the many unparal-elled victories obtained by them. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the following appointments made in accordance DeWates to State Convention: Jas. Xluinn, An drew Love. Richard Rankin, F. L.

Hoffman, T. Maeill. Dr. Wm. Sloan.

S. L. Caldwell, Christ. Eaker. J.

H. Holman. and J. 6. Lewis, Esquires.

Delesrates to District Convention: Moses Roberts, Jas. Quinn, A. B. Cox, Col. M.

H. Hand, J. D. Rankin, Committee of Five and F. L.

Hoffman, R. Gaston, L. B. Gaston, Wmi D. Caldwell, Benj.

Morris. Dr. Wm. Sloan, Wm. Jenkins, J.

Plunk, Hoffman, W. F. Holland, John H. Roberts, Jas. M.

Hanna, Alfred Dixon, Caleh Lineburger, J. N. Hol land, James Davis, Samuel Beattie, Decatur, otowe, B. F. Wells, Dr.

Wm. Hanks, W. McKee, Wm. Ferffuson. M.

C. Lowrance, John R. Falls, Jas Ferguson, J. B. Patterson, S.

L. Caldwell, Captain Pmn Ci Lamia fluatTm- J. tvlenn. W. V.

,1 XT i it. nonana, rtoou wuson, voi. o. i. owwc, muVu liTidav.

isennett omitn. N. Friday, Sam Black, W. W.M'Ginnis, Jos. Lusk, uaru.

mnes, lum. Aaernoiai, nu ineyarger, vap H. Sadler, John McGinms, J. P. Abernathy, W.

Longrar. Thos. McGill, Major Whitesides, Benj. Or mand, J. w.

a roneDarger, ana Anarew nneu, Esquires. Resolred, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Uouner, MecKienDurg Jeffersonian. and JRaleiarh Standard, and that the De mocracy be reminded that they should sustain their presses if they wish tneir principles sustainea. 1jAKA.1I 01UYj, jU II. James Quinn, Sec'ry.

EDGECOMB COUNTY. At a meeting of the Democratic party held at the Court House in Tarborough, 'on Monday the 12th on motion J. F. Speight Esq. was called to the Chair, and R.

R. Bridgers and E. D. McNair, Esqrs. appointed Secretaries.

Upon motion ot uarid uanow a uommnree nf fifteen wan nnnnintAfl to rp.nnrt resmntions for the the meeting. The Chairman appointed the ontJemen. viz Wm. F. Dancv.

Wvatt Move. David Barlow. R. R. Briderers, John G.

Wil liams, Moses Baker, J. D. Jenkins, Jesse Harrell, Lawrence Horne, Kenneth Thigpen, Joseph J. Pip- pen, John Lawrence, B. Batts, W.

M. Stanton, Mayo Woreley who reported the following preamble and resolutions, which upon motion of James S. Battle, were unanimously adopted Whs hi as, it has been proposed in various meet ings of the people throughout the State, to hold a Convention in Raleigh, on the 12th of April next, for the purpose of nominating a Democratic Candi date for Governor, at the ensuing election to appoint two Delegates from the State at large, to represent the Democratic party in. the Baltimore Convention, and to effect a more thorough organization of the party fenerally throughout the State and whereas, it is esirable that the County of Edgecomb should be represented in the proposed Convention, Therefore. Resolved, That this meeting highly ap proves of the objects of said Convention, and hereby appoints sixty Delegates, to represent the County of Edgecomb.

Resolved. That we approve of the District Con vention to assemble at Nashville, on the 27th April next, fas suererested by our Democratic friends in and recommend to said Convention, the point thirty-four delegates to represent the County of Edgecomb. Resolved, That we invite our Democratic friends of the 2nd Electoral District, (composed of the coun ties of Washington, Tyrrell, Beaufort, Hyde, Pitt, Martin, Edgecomb, and XMash,) to meet at ureenvi ue or 80m? otner VoinU as they Jy tr th of June nex inursaay; mr ii designate, on the the purpose of placed on the Democratic Electoral ticket for President and Vice President, in this District and that serenteen dele gates be appointed to represent the County of Edge- comb. Resolred, That the thanks of the Democratic par- Edgecomb are due to James K. Polk, Presi- Jf StatAa.

rnr -hie. energetic and U4 wsmwu -wwuvwwf faithful administration of the Gorernment, according to the Republican principles of Thomas Jefferson, during one of the most trying periods of our history as a nation, and that we respectfully tender to mm the homage of our grateful hearts. Resolred, That we congratulate the country upon the ratification of the Treaty of Peace by the Ameri- -an Sonata wJioroKv indemnitv for the nast and CnT thA fntnTA baa hfipn attained, for the manV ana groea viuiauuiis ui uui uauuuiu iiguu ujr i 1 Utha Mevinan Renubhc. JtoanWoA. That the nroceedinors of this meetin? be published in the Tarborough Press and Raleigh Tlnrinnr the ahsence of the Committee, the meet- was addregsed bv Col.

Asa Biffffs, of Martin, in vindication of the pinciples and policy of the jJemo- cratic party. JINU. r. rriun i vnra. R.

R. Bridokrs, Secretarie8. E. D. McNair, Deleerates to Raleigh R.

R. Bridgers, H. T. Clark, L. C.

Pender, Jno. S. Dancy, Wm. S. BattleJ id Williams, Jacob S.

Barnes, B. Woodard, M. Stanton, Barnes, (White Elisha Harrell, Vines, Hart, R. D. Wimberley, F.

H. Knight, Moses Baker, wm. H. Hines, J. D.

Jenkins, David Cobb, James Thigpen, J. H. Daniel, Jesse Harrell, Harman Ward. Henrv Cherry, William Cherry. John Law Ti Utta Ii Sitatnn.

Wm. S. Ralrer. Pat icubc, i rick McDowell, H. Bryan, K.

Uherry, wun ttraio.r i iiavia nanow. jaoiBS o. gattie t. L. Maner, Chas Harrison, Richard By- num Theophilus Atkinson, aenneti r.

racuu- brey Jonesr Richard Savage, Keddm fetway, Jnchna Rarnna and T. DanCV. Deiete8 to Nashville Wm. F. Dancy, George TT T.

xr David W'illiams, Wm. D. Petway, John K. Farmer, Cornelius Jordan', Jno. G.

Williams, Wm. H. Skin- ner. Conncil Applewhite. John Wilkinson, Watson Harrell, Wm.

Webb, Henry Belcher, Frank Pitt, David B. Bell, Thomas Norfleet, James F. Jenkins, Jesse Mercer. Mayo Worsley, Elisha UromwelliU. Wilson Howard, Lafeyetfe Staton, Charles luaory, jj.

o. jvuuu, jt A. Braswell, E. Cutchins, John Car- ft pitL iieiegaies to ureeuTMio t.ofiu cii, uw Dr. Jas.

D. Barnes. John -v 1 U1CVUTMH7 I Belcher. HenrV Johnson. Jesse.

GTKnight, Kenneth Thigpen, Whitehnrst, WraifAMabry. Wm; Si Baiter. rSxMft Cobb. it Under the 10th Resolution, the lollowing genue- men were appointed Delegates to the District Con-ventisn: John D. Hawkins, William Wilder, Wm.

Jackson, J. Harris, Peyton Harris, Wilson Webb, Dr. Jos. Mann, George Stamper, Dr. Thos.

Davis, Eaton Leonard, Fred'k. Leonard, Dr. W. T. Alex.

Thomas, sWm. D. Coppedge, Jordan Jones, Danijl Gupton, Robert Gupton, Harbert Harris, Wm. D. Jones, Solo.

Fuller. On motion, the thanks of the Meeting were returned to the Chairman and Secretary. GIDEON GLENN; Ch'r. A. M.

Lewis, Sec'y. LINCOLN COUNTY. A meeting of the democrats was held at the court house on the 7th inst. when on motion of Gen. Sea-gle, Col.

John H. Wheeler was called to the chair, and A. P. Cansler appointed Secretary. The following resolutions were introduced, and unanimously adopted Whereas, a meeting of the Democrats of Gaston county has lately been held, and delegates appointed to-a Convention of the counties of Catawba, Gaston and Lincoln, to nominate suitable persons to represent them in the next Senate and House of Commons of the State and whereas the said meeting have required that the Convention shall be held at the court house of Lincoln, as the place best' suitable be it therefore Resolved, That we fully concur with our brethren of Gaston county nd will meet them here on the 22d of April, the time Specified, and that we earnestly invite our fellow citizens of Catawba to unite with us.

Resolved, That the following Delegates, nominated and appointed, be requested to attend on the-part of Lincoln county Capt, King's Company W. W. Munday J. M.r Rankin, R. E.

Burch, John E. Kelley, Wm. A. E. Forney, D.

Lockman, Macon Shelton, Caldwell, Dr. Pritchard, Col. D. A. Lowe.

Capt. Kincaid8: Capt. G. W. Kincaid, Thos.

Williamson, Isaac Hinkle, Cyrus inkle, A. P. Joye, W. B. Armstrong, Jas.

Bryan, Peter Beaver, J. A. Kelley, Aaron Sifford, D. Kincaid, Philip Bryan Town Company Capt. T.

J. Eccles, Lieut. Isaac Houser, Lieut. Philip Plunk, M. Carpenter, Jasper Stowe, D.

Seagle, D. Crouse, W.J. Hoke, Lewis Dellinger, B. M. Jetton, Albert Detter, Wm.

Wil-i liamson, Jas. C. Jenkins, Robert Williamson, Christ. Carpenter, John M. Jacobs, Alexr.

Moore, P. S. Kistler, John Cline, Daniel Mosteller, Col. P. Hoke.

Capt. Leonhardt's: Capt. J. F. Leonhardt, A.

J. Shull, Geo. Coon, E. Rhyne, L. H.

Lowrance, A. P. Cansler, N. Bess, Jonas Carpenter, D. Haus, Jos.

Houser, David shell, John Hoover, Abs. Wood, Jas. Brown, D. Bailey, Jacob Coon, Ab. Havner, Henry Havner, jr.

Danl. Hoke, Darid Smith. Capt. Glenn's Company: Capt. Glenn, Joseph Stamey, Jr.

Darid Williams, Lawson Bess, Peter Bess, Sam'l. Low, J. Rhyne, Boston Bess, A. Wilson, Thos. Williams, D.

Reep, John Shyle, D. Croft, W. R. Leonhardt, Henry Wright. Capt Lutz's J.

Stamey, Major Hull, R. Rhodes, D. Beam, M. Williams, Peter Seabaugb, J. H.

Wood, J. Carpenter, D. R. Hoyle, Henry Hoke, Wm. Roderick, Jos.

Kistler, Jno. Seagle, Soloman Yoder, Daniel Hoke, Jr. A. Warlick. Capt.

Seagle's Capt. D. Seagle, Jonas Rudisel, Jacob Killian, Abs. Brown, D. R.

Benick, Jacob Su- merour, M. carpenter, A. Costner, lieo. Sumerour, Andrew Killian, Jacob Creasimore, H. Killian, Geo.

Bedick, R. Blackburn, E. Harizog, Henry Hoke, David Hoyle, Jacob Hoke, A. Brown, A. Holman, Laban Killian, W.

McCaslin, Henry Rhodes, Daniel Sumerour, Levi Schrom, J. Sumerour, Sol. Schrom, John Wise, Sr. Capt Helderman's Henry Asbury, J. W.

Lowe, Jacob Helderman, Aaron Goodson, Jacob Arndts, L. L. Lynch, S. Lynch, Sr. Thos.

Thompson, O. Mun-day, Eph. Goodson, Chas. Kelly, J. Thompson, Leri Killian, D.

M. Asbury, John Asbury, Rufus Rowe. Capt. Rundleman's Darid Dellinger, Henry Link, Darid Sumerour, Solomon Rudisel, Emanuel Sifford, V. Helderman, Sol.

Dellinger. Daniel Dellinger, jr. John Barnett, Sol. Horis, Philip Hovis, Darid Abernathy, Esqrs. Resolred, That recent accounts from Mexico afford conclusire proof, if further proofs were necessary, that the Whig party, by their factious action in Congress, and the treasonable and unpatriotic course pursued by their leaders and presses throughout the country, have mainly contributed towards prolonging the war with Mexicoby leading that misguided people to believe that a majority of the American people are opposed to the cause of their own country, and sympathise with that of an alien and enemy and that their resolutions and opinions, collected and re- printed in Mexico, have been found powerful means of reviving the drooping spirits of the enemy, and disinclining them to a speedy and honorable peace and that therefore, the authors of -these stand convicted at the bar of public opinion, of affording 44 aid and comfort to the enemy," and this verdict will be rendered by the American people in the next election.

Resolved, That we emphatically disapprove of the resolutions adopted by the whig party at their re cent meeting in Lincolnton, and avail ourselves of this opportunity to express our unabated confidence in the President of the United States, and eiir hearty approval of the course pursued by the Administration, more especially in the conduct of the just and necessary war in which our country is involved. Resolred, That the proceedings of this Meeting be published in the Lincoln Courier. Mecklenbur? Jeffersonian, and Raleigh Standard. J. H.

WHEELER, Chr'n. A. P. Cansler, Sec'y. Short Patent Sermon, Perhaps it may not be amiss to remember the printer in my discourse.

He 11 1 is in a very aisagreeaoie situation, tie trusts every body he knows not whom his money is scattered everywhere, and he hardly knows where to look for it His paper, his ink, his type, his journeyman's labor, his living, must' be punctually paid for. You Mr. and Mr. and a hundred oth ers I could name, have taken his papert your children your neighbors, have been amused and informed, and hope, improved by it you miss one paper, vou ininK very naraoi me printer; you wouia rather go witnout your pest meai man to oe aepnvea 01 your 1 newspaper. Have you ever complied with the terms of your Have "you taken as much pains to lurmsn me printer with his money as he has to furnish: you with1' his paper? Have you paid him for his type, his press, his hand work, his head work If you have not tro and nay him off.

Dow, Ja. Roman Catholics in the United States. The Metropolitan Catholic Almanac gives the follow- Biausucs 01 tne tainoiic vourcn mj umtea States: Diocesses and Arch bishops, 3 Bishops, 24 19; fTotal iium- i i it i i i cc VI aire I auu iwuuuucuu tv oaiu vyuii t-nwunj Districts, which had been regularly laid off intent of four principal delegates and four sub-tiripation tim? appoin by law, and in accordance with 8Srates, to representee Sixth dDgiestioinl the Constitution, the law and custom of the State, JMmnra nil hereby ao- 1. 1 1 1-J1 Warren,) tnct in the Baltimore convention ana nereDy ap nii of our constitutional duties to our sister State of E. i i L.

lexas; ana in we prugre ai uisijusi ana nguv-eous war therictories and achierements of our armies have been brilliant without a parallel in modern times, whilst the conduct of the soldiery, of Regulars and Volunteers, officers and men, has been marked with a clemency towards the inhabitants of the invaded country, throwing them into direct contrast with all other armies of which history has preserved to us any account, reflecting upon themselves and their country the highest honorsand whereas, many have fallen, whom we mourn as heroes, whose glory we cherish and regard asa portion of the moral property of the nation, whose duty it is to guard and protect it, and transmit it to posterity to be remembered and emulated with pride by those who may follow after us therefore, Resolred, That James K. Polk, President of the United Statespossesses our undiminished confidence in his integrity as, a man, and in his distinguished capacities as a statesman. Resolred, That he has in no instance transcended the constitutional rights and powers of the txecuure. Resolred, That he has carried out with eminent ability, and fortified with profound argument, the Democratic creed of a strict construction of the Constitution in his able and perspicuous message to the Senate retoing the Kirer and Hartoor uuj," and not only then, -but in the rarious emergencies br which he has been surrounded he has shown him- self equal to the high trust: reposed in mm Dy nis fellow-citiiens. and deserres to be classed as future history will place him, among the sages ana patriots I .1.

I I Resolved, That in the passage 1846 we recoe-nixed with happy an oufl triumph of the people over the combinations of corrupt politicians ana.weaiuiy monopoweis, uw umi in its successiui operauon nas iujjj uwc.c ui wannest and is a noble and gratifying vmdi- cation of the tnithiulness of Republican principles, and the wisdom of the measures to which those pnn- noir.tF.anal rights and privileges, and equal Bmt.n tn all-the industrial pursuits of the whole Jl-th. indtijl puysuiU of the whole nly be attained by disconnecting them country can ei it from National necessary to procure a revenue to sustain the expenses of Government, and that for this purpose dis-erifhination for protection, and not for revenue, is ab horrent to moral justice and to the cardinal principles for the perpetuity of which the Union was cemented oy tne a a option or lis present uusuiuuuu. Resolred, That he power to establish a United States Bank was jastly termed by Mr. Clay in 1811, "a ragrant power," fruitlessly searching through the Constitution tor a clause on wnicn to nx a juuuiuiu, and that notwithstanding Mr. Webster in 1840, when he proclaimed himself Republican ot the Jeffersonian school, declared it an obsolete idea, it ceases uotto be among the great erils to be justly appre hended from Federal ascendancy, and the successful organization of monied influences.

Resolred, That the Constitutional Independent i a. la indicted hv the Constitu- r. -i nnn itas wbia a rrm iabt nnnnnii ihkuui an cui" 1 VU lhCll UllO a IS) SV aVW lecung and disbursing the piioiic rerenue. Kesolred, That since the leramts Mre oroao taken the cronnd of opposition to the constitutionali- ty of the present war. as they did to the expediency of the last, the Democratic party have accepted that issas, and defied them to the test oy lniroaucuig arucle8 of impeachment against the President to he hnrestigated before the tribunal authorized CoMtimtion to trr the same.

We are ready to sc-1 ic to of the Tarriff of TSot be tri he kept in London, at old Exeter Change,) lired to age of serenty years a squirrel seren or eight years rabbits seven. Elephants have been known to lire to the great age of four hundred years. Alex- ander the Great had conqurersd Poms, th. King India, he took' a great elephant, who had fought valiantly for the king, and named him Ajax, dedicated him to the sqn, and, let him go with this inscription, 44 Alexander, th son of Jupiter, hato dedicated 1 Ajax to the This elephant (or jsome' other marked by an ancient wag,) was found with this scription three-hundred and fifty ears afterwards Pigs have beep known to live to the age of thirty years- the rhinoceros to twenty. A horse ha.

been known to live to the age of sixty-two, bat.rer.gSBV from twenty to thirty. 'Camels sometime, live to the age of one hundred. Stags are also long lived sheep seldom exceed the' ago of ten. i Cow. lire-about fifteen years.

Curler considers it probable that whales sometimes lire one hundred are long lired. A tortoise, has been known to lire one hundred and seren years. i of nartv violence, of which no party had ever before been guilty, in any 1 gtate Qf thig umon gaTe onef ana that one only this whn this ontraireous measure was fit Oj0DO9ed by the leaders at Raleigh, many of the naoerl the State were so struck with its in- lTC TO" Tt it hicrhlv im- -nlaMe, aid oily yielded their assent the stronir application of the party lash, when tKi. Su theTr assent thev which honest impulse and first impressions had de nounced as wrong. Unanimously agreed to.

On motion. Resolred, That the proceedings of this meeting sent to the Jeffersonian and with a re- quest that they publish. JUllIM FRALEY, Chm'n. E. W.

Brown Secretaries. C. F. Fishsb GASTON COUNTY. At a meeting of the Democrats of Gaston county, held at Dallas, on the 22d feb'y.

on motion oi a. Caldwell, Esq. Larkm Stowe; liiSqr. was cam a Chair 9nt Tamp Ouinn aDDointed Secretary, Called to mi -f aL. nrara AYTtlainfil hv tV A fne oojecw i uh.uu, --r -j- chairman, after which Messrs.

reni. moms, Wm. Sloan, S. L. Caldwell, and S.

N. Stowe were ap- -omnlittee to draft resolutions for the action meeting. Durinsr the absenee of the committee, Wm. Lan- der, Esq. of Lmeoln, responded to a call maae on Wm in a most hannv and effective manner.

hen- concluded his remarks, the committee reported Whereas, meetings have been held by our democrat- friends many ot tne counties oi mis otate, the expediency of said Convention, be it 5 Resolved, That the chairman of this meetingjap- rioint ten Delegates to represent this county said Hnnvention. and that we pledge ourselres to gire the vAolina and undivided snnnoit. nomiuca ,11 1 Resolved, That we, concur tne suggesuon 01 ejiAm nt i.inini nnnnrv. in tue vrvviieiv ui i holdinff a convention of Delegates from each Cap- tains district, in the counties 01 jjincoin, vuhwu. and Gaston, to meet at some suitable place ana ume.

select candidates for members to tne ne uewra Assembly, and suggest that the convention be he LimoLum ehe 22d SSSfSSiM Vrtnnr resnectfullv.nrffe and solicit of our friends Assembly, and suggest that the convention be held T.irwwIntnn mwthe 22d of Apnl next, ana wouia iVthur respecuuuyurge ana soui I Resolved, That the Chairman whose duW it shall be; to differeht parts otihw county, representing the county to the 1 conyenucm oe neia 3 'n, 1 Rwolred, That iwe- are wUia: to drop, aU local differences, and toe three Counties unite, as uej.now that thev remawi untouched but bound togetn- 'iiaj that 'we will i br principle-, andtnat we tnu Will I ntdto as inan to advance tne DeincTacy3 Resolved, 'THat wenave aoioinK ucnvo hoiiepanty, and omguisnea dent Polk, and that the thanks of the country; I eept that issue either there, or before that yet higher have recommended a convention oe neia at iui-tribonaL the pride of oar institutions, and the guar- eigh on some day. hereafter to be nxed upon, to se- ,1 ii .1 ix i I nm yro Tir mnniiiHW 1 1 1 1 liih i i i i i ui vji TCi liui i I nn u.iiinAir I 'i-riAmoo. lav oun ot riffht and lusnce tne oaiioi rox oi me rw mi jcmo xucu. xnuco, nU tnm mr tmmt that no ear is orNorth Carolina, to be presented tothe people of j. Jas.

H. Armstrong, dead 'to the voice of patriotism as torob our armies this State in the, next election and also to appoint jonathan Roundtree. L. D. Farmer, J.

nf II- this two delegates to represent the Democrats of this State j. j. Tavlo, Wm. G. Sharpe, Wm war thmark of CauTupon in a National Convention, to be held for the selection Wyatt Moye, Wm.

Tunnell, Wm. tho ir un his Ant candidates for President and Vice President ot tne 0ak R. r. Eaffles, David Webb, a- -oV keina- nn- United States for the next term, and fully concurring Willie Belcher. Bolin Barron, J.

A. Mexican Rule roa Farmers. A 44 quarter of wheat'7 is an English measure of eight staadard bushels .0. if- you see wheat quoted at 66 shillings, it Is. 7 shillings a bushel.

A shilling 22 centsmultiply by 7, and you have $1 57i per t' In Kentucky, corn is measured by the barrel) whloh is five bushel, of shelled corn. At New clean, a barrel, of corn, is a itour. barrel full of ears.vAt Chicairo. lime is sold bv the brnsl 'and. mMsnmJ In the smallest sized cask of.

tip name, will pass master, A barrel, of flour ia seven "quarters of gross hundred. 1 1 19 lhaA Is the'nanon of its Li the odd measure of 126 lfcftvtA barrel of. tar is lions, while a barrel of gunpowder i. only a small holding 25 lbs. and that, reminds ne of a-uale of which is 400 lbs.

jm matte, in what sited- bundle it may be sent to market 1 I 1 1 The WtwioT Paoviscv Almost -nvery '8ovthem State has spoken out asrainst this iniaDitnan nvmmnm- In some of the Legislatures have dsnoane ed the. Proviso. in. othent. nhlitwtt' MMntiAM' lawfuL-everr man who voluntarily ensrages in it mhst lawless murderer.

ResolTed, That the right of. conquest is co-equal, nd co-extensire with, necessarily incident to, and elearlr contained in the riirht of wanrwithout which --j nation cannot exist: and that to wage war and at saae tiise-to abandon the right to eonqaer Terri- tery riorv into prims into a mere scene of bWl (t th little of New C.Is had been Jost, MOOd. Louisiana had rights of eorHaart by British Gover tSen 2 wbsequeSquest of our. dould bare regain, TZJZtt- Sack the vbloii. Dre by which; nnscrupulous rpoliticians sustain their I kr tvV ff-j Vi Resolved.

That we hli the neonl. of-the Uni- States will spnrovethe nianner in whieh the pre: wr wiia Mexico nas oeen conauctou, uu mwiw Ejects for which it is Brand i and that in requlrinff s. tmnitv for it. vTn." wll for, the nrevi- ma vinUri- viJZti will armly sustained the people. Mwuf VI VUI VUaiiiUC.VVf SilOjAiAgvuaai That' Generals cott and'Ts jloii irre- JT- 01 Pouties, are entitled to the thanks and ghtuds of their countrymen for th brilliant "kill and science, sustained by American --viu wiia ineuQin uiuuu.

iw iuw ---f. i in ty the er ber of Bishops and Clergy, 490. A Churches 907 without regard to party have, don. the sasse things other stations at which, the Clergy officiate, 552. In- We regret the, of Ibe recent wbig eoTiyection crease of Priests, during the year, 85; increase of of jorth Carolina ftn this subject, and their urwu- Chnrchesy95, 217 Eccleslasti- fied pledge tp- snpport nomine, of.

their cal Religious houses for females We are sore the convention did not mean to say thai'' 53 Religiorfs houses for males, 19 Colleges, 25 it would support an aboHtienid bat such an infer-Female Academies, 74; Orphan Asylums, Hospitals, enoe might well be drawn from their proceeding. and Other Charitable Institutions, (Jim 10 GakttU. "wTt have won? and that we are proud of oar armies i 4.