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RALEIGH TIMES WHIG MEETING IN PERSON. A meeting of the Whigs' of Person county was held at the Court House in Roxborough, on Wednesday the for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Whig State Convention. Upon motion James Holman, Esq. was called to the Chair, and G. Satterfield, sppointed Secretary.

The Chairman explained the object of the meeting, stance that people in the street would not be disturbed by the noise, should not suffice to screen the corrupter of slaves and the trader od ihe vices of free negroes and dissolute white men from a punishment heavy enough to break up his unlawful establishment. There are many nuisances which are not noisy at all. An unhealthy stench is a nuisance immodest exhibitions of whatever kind, are nuisances; nnd, noise or no noise, we must believe every shop or doggery, where this indiscriminate tradino-with and gathering of negroes may be allowed, are nuisances in fact and in law, and the peace and good order of society require they shall be abated. I What are our Magistrates and Commissioners and Police officers about, that so many of these unlicensed grogshops are doing business around us? Why is not the law enforced, and" indictments sent up, not only in one or two, but in dozens of cases? PUBLIC EXPENDITURES. Mr.

Buchanan, say3 the Charlottesville Advocate, has attempted to introduce a new issue in the Presidential canvass. In a recent electioneering letter, he says: "These expenditures (of the Federal government) have now reached the enor mous sum of fifty millions of dollars per annum and, unless arrested their advance by the strong arm of the Democracy of the country may, in the course of a few years reach one hundred millions." To hear Mr. Buchanan talking about economy in the expenditures of the government is really funny. It reminds us of a certain personage rebuking sin. But the impudence of the thing surpasses belief.

Does l.b honorable gentleman suppose that there is a child in the land who does not know that the great increase of our expenses is a legacy from the Polk Administration, of which Mr. Buchanan was chief? Not only so. We have good democratic authority for saying that the democratic part' is now responsible for the large expenditures of the government Mr. Borland said in the Senate, on Monday, Upon what grounds can the Democratic party ask a change of administration, the old issues being out cf the question Certainly not on the ground of lavish expenditures of the public money, because they having the majority-in both houses, could have controlled those expenditures by refusing the appropriations. No man of the Democratic party at the next election can go before the people, and ask a change of administration on the ground of the increased expenditures of the government." These Demociatic doctors disagree, and we will leave them to settle the difference between them.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY. A large and enthusiastic Whig meeting Assembled on the 8th in the Court House, when on motion of G. W. Col. A.1 G.

Logan was called to the Chair, and C. Secretary. J. G. Bynuro, being called upon, addressed the meeting at some length, and concluded by moving the appointment of a committee of five to prepare resolutions for the consideration of the meeting.

The chairman appointed Col. Jesse J. Webb, Robert McFarland, Andrew Flack, Robert McLean and J. G. Bynum.

While the committe were, absent, Mr. Baxter was called upon and addressed the meeting. The committee returned, and through their chairman, Col. Jesse J. Webb, submitted the following preamble tnd resolutions: Whereas, It is proposed to hold a Convention in Raleigh, on the 26th of April next, to nominate a Whig candidate for Governor: And whereas, we desire to cooperate with the whigs, throughout-the State, in redeeming North Carolina from its present Democratic misrule, and in rescuing the Constitution from the polluting hands of designing demagogues.

Be it therefore Resolved, That the chairman of this meeting appoint twenty delegates to represent Rutherford county in said convention. Resolved, That having been the firs! county in the State to present the name of that firm patriot and eloquent advocate of Whig principles, JOHN KERR, of Caswell, foe. the office of Governor, and having always since been willing and anxious to sustain him, we again present him to the people of North Carolina, as the man who can redeem the State. Resolved, That in the event the delegates appointed to attend the State Convention, shall not be able to be present, they be authorized to appoint substitutes. Resolved, That the chairman appoint ten delegates to meet delegates from othei counties in the District, at Asheville, at such time as may hereafter be designated, to elect a delegate to the Whig National Convention, and also to appoint an Elector for this District.

Resolved, That the firm and patriotic stand taken nnrf maintained hv TVTtt.t.at?t MR. BUCHANAN AT HOME. The Lancasterian, one of the most vigorous' Democratic Journals in Pennsylvania, fills several columns of its last issue with the comments of other papers in the State, of the same party, in reference to the action of Mr. Buchanan's friends in the Harrisburg They concur in describing Mr. Buchanan as destitute of the confidence of the voters in his own locality, notwithstanding his studied and frequent efforts to win popularity and they attribute the larger portion of the exertions that are made in his behalf to the manoeuvres of political tricksters.

Looking at the broad line that now separates the Cass and Buchanan sections, and its tendency to become wider, they regard the defeat of Mr. Buchanan, in the event of his nomination, as certain. The West Chester Jeffersoni-nian calculates the protest of the Cass delegates represented forty thousand votes, and remarks that the loss of one-tenth of that number would endanger Mr. Buchanan's local success. Reviewing the unmistakable evidence of disorganization presented in these articles, the Lancasterian arrives at a very gloomy, though very rational conclusion as to the prospects of Democracy in the Slate.

Wash. Republic. The Raleigh Standard says that General Scott is "considering." Well, that's one good recommendation we like a man of deep thought. But, the idea of the Standard is that he will be a long while "considering." Did it never occur to the Standard, that another distinguished gentleman requires some time to explain to the understanding of the people' "his thoughts once How long has General Cass been considering his "Nicholson letter" can the editor tell us? But, suppose, after Gen. Scott has finished "considering," he should as we have no doubt he will come out in favor of the "Compromise" what will the Standard say then? Why, just what it now says without "proof" that General Scott is the "first choice of Gov.

Seward." Well, for fear the Standard will not do it, we intend to tell who, in all probability, will be the first choice of Joshua R. Gid-dings, Chase, Rantoul and Preston King men who boast that they are Abolitionists of the deepest diet And to whom reader, do you suppose we allude? Why, the nominee of the Baltimore Convention! If, then, Gen. Scott should be set aside because it is possible Gov. Seward will support him for the Presidency, what ought to be done with either of the gentlemen likely to be the nominee of the Baltimore Convention, supported as they would be by Giddings, Chase, Rantoul, King, and others of a like stripe? Wei. Herald.

The Democratic State Convention met at Richmond March 25th. Mr. Cox, of Chesterfield, was called to the chair temporarily; and Messrs. William F. Ritchie, J.

M. Daniel, and- Brunet, were appointed secretaries. The proceedings of the assembled Democracy were signalized on the threshold by a fierce and boisterous struggle between "Old Fogyism" and "Young America." Mr. Wise, the champion of the first-mentioned wing of the party, offered a resolution to the effect that a committee, consisting of one from each Congressional district, be appointed, by the delegations from the respective districts, to nominate the permanent officers of the convention. The Young Democracy, for reasons best known to themselves, regarded this move LATER FROM EUROPE.

The British Mail Steamship Eurpa arrived at Halifax on Friday with advices from Liverpool to the "13th, anil from Havre to the 12th "instant. In the Liverpool Cotton market, a decline of l-8d. is reported, but mostly on the lower grades and middling qualities Fair Orleans is quoted at 5 5-8d. Middling 5 l-16d. Fair Uplands 5 Middling 4 7-8d.

The transactions, for the week ending the 12th instant, embraced 56,000 bales; of which speculators took 17,000, and exporters 4,000 bales. The decline in Cotton is fully and in some cases l-4d. Intelligence from the Cape of Good Hope had been received, announcing the close of the Kaffir war, by the unconditional submission of the Kaffirs. On the re-assembling of Parliament on the ISth.the Free Trade question was broached in the House of Lords. Lord Lyndhurst addressed the House, and, in the course of his remarks, took occasion to denounce the efforts of the new Anti Corn Law League, whose he said, would lead to a dissolution of Parliament.

In the House of Commons, the Opposition, headed by Lord John Russel, had resolved to vote supplies for only three months, and, by that means, force a dissolution of Parliament. France. Decrees have been published, declaring that the prescribed oath to the Constitution and the President is indispensable, and that any person refusing to take such oath shall forfeit his seat in tfce Assembly. It is believed' that Gen. Cavaignac will enter a chamber protest against this action of the President, and then retire from the Assembly.

By another decree, the exclusive control of education is tojbp hereafter exercised by Church and State, and all Professor's chairs in the Universities and Colleges throughout France are to be abolished. The arming of Paris is still progressing, and more political prisoners had been sent to Cayenne. The opinion was prevalent that Napoleon would assume the title of Emperor on opening the Chambers, on the 29th instant. "There is no use in mincing the matter; if the Convention of next month shall require its candidate to advocate a free Convention to amend the Constitution, the people of the East will not support him. VVe.may as well understand each other in the outset, in order that future heartburnings and mutual criminations and recriminations mavbe avoided." Wil.

Herald. That is a fact "there is no use in mincing the matter;" if the Whig Convention shall determine to send a gagged candidate into the field, or one who shall favor amendments of the Constitution by legislative enactments, the Whig people of the West may look at him but not admire him. He won't take, and there is no use in trying it. This question of amendment has been forced upon the people, and they have now got 'he whole matter into their own hauds, and they are going to manage it according to their own liking. It would take a Philadelphia lawyer to explain many of the laws of our modern Legislatures, composed as they are of County Court lawyers and the offspring of broken down party Itacks welled heads lubberly "availables" and cunning, selfish partisans; and any one that knows any thing knows, that a body composed of such members, is not the most competent for the work which is required to be done.

Since the Constitution is to be worked on, they have determined the job shall be committed to the hands of the wise, pruden and experienced in their midst; and it is a matter of too much importance to be covered up hid and not talked about in the approaching canvass, when they Will be called on to give, indirectly, their sanction to a piece of tinkering undertaken by the last Sals. Watchman. and upon, motion, appointed a committee to prepare resoluuons. The following preamble and resolutions were presently reported from the Committee, by E. G.

who accompanied them with a spirited address. They were then put and carried unanimously. Convention of the Whig party has been appointed to be holden on the 26th of April, in the city of Raleigh, to nominate a candidate for Governor of the State and whereas, the Whigs of this county approve of the time and place and object of holding said Convention, and desire to be represented therein. Therefore, be it Resolved 1. That the Chairman of this meeting appoint fifteen delegates to represent this county in said Convention.

2. That we cordially approve of the Administration of Millard Fillmore, in relation lo our foreign and domestic affairs, and that we recognise in his sagacity, firmness and patriotism in his sacred regard for the rights of other countries, and in his loyalty to the Constitution the best safeguards' for the prosperity and stability of the Union. 3. That we have seen with pleasure, the name of the Hon. Wm.

A. Graham, whose character and career are so justly deemed amongst the proudest monuments of our own State suggested in connection with the office of Vice President of the United States. That whilst we will defer to the decision of the Convention, John Kerr, of Caswell, is our first choice for Governor of the State. That with a leader of such abilities and character one so dear to all true Whigs for his able and disinterested advocacy of Whig measures, we cannot but anticipate for our cause a triumphant victory. Delegates were accordingly appointed, and the meeting adjourned.

yEWS OF MR. DOUGLASS. For the benefit, of those 'Southern Rights' men that have been nibbling at the bait thrown out by Senator Douglass, we copy the following extract from a speech of the Honorable gentleman, delivered in the Senate, on the 13th March, 1850. (See Congressional Globe, vol. xxii page 369.) Mr.

Douglass then and there said, in reference to the action of Congress upon the territorial question: "IT IS NO VIOLATION OF SOUTHERN RIGHTS TO PROHIBIT SLAVERY, nor of Northern rights, lo leave the people to decide the question for themselves. In thia sense, no geographical section of the Union is entitled to any share of the territories. The Senator from South Carolina will therefore excuse me for expressing the opinion that all of his complaints under this head are preui-cated upon one great fundamental error the error of supposing that his particular section has a right to have a due share of the territories set apart and assigned to it. According to this, Congress may, in the opinion of this aspirant to the Presidency, prohibit slavery in the territories, and it is all right and proper! It will be remembered, also, that Douglass did not support the compromise measures till after the same were passed and were generally approved. The Explosion ani Loss of Life at Hcrlgyte, N.

Y. While Professor Maillefort was engaged in blasting the rock called the Frying Pan, at Hurlgate. N. Y. on Friday, a terrible catastrophe took place, by which two of Maillefort's assistants were instantly killed, one fatally injured, and several seriously hurt, including the professor himself.

It appears that Mr. Maillefort, in undertaking his blasting operations, employs two boats, in one of which is contained the galvanic battery, and-in the other are placed the canisters. Mr. Maillefort himself guides die former, which, on this occasion, was one of Francis life boats; while the latter is employed by his assistants. It also appears, that immediately before the occurrence of the explosion, one canister, which contained about one hundred and twenty pounds of powder, had been already sunk in the water by the assistants, and was fixed on the rock, while another canister was still in the boat.

Mr. Maillefort, who is generally about forty feet from the boat containing his assistants, then approached them for the purpose of receiving the wire, which was attached to the canister that was sunk in the water. By some mismanagement or other, he was handed the wire attached to the canister in the boat, instead of that already fixed on the rock. Having removed to the proper distance, he then brought the wire in contact with the magnetic battery, the natural consequence of which was the explosion of the canister in the boat, while the charge in the water was not fired at all. The boat, of course, was instantly blown to atoms, and the men, three in number, were scattered in various directions; two of them being instantly killed, and the third shockingly mutilated.

The boat of Mr. Maillefort, who was accompanied by his brother-in-law, was also greatly damaged, and he himself thrown to a height of sixty feet in the air. Such was the violence of the explosion, that the effect was felt all around the neighborhood to the distance" of several miles. Boats from shore were immediately sent to the scene of disaster, the dead and the wounded were picked up and brought to Astoria. The Coronation of the Emperor of Hatti.

This event will take place on the 11th of April. The scene is to be one of great pomp. Twenty-five thousand troops and all the dignitaries of the Island are to be present on the occasion. In die List of Graduates at the Medical College of Virginia, we notice the name of Cyril G. Wyche of Henderson.

11 A I II FRIDAY APRIL 2, 1852. Mr. C. VV. James, No.

1 IIrrisnn Street, in-cinnati, Ohio, is our General Travelinff Aent for the Western States, assisted by John T. D'nt, Dr. J. A. Wailsworth, Alex.

R. Laws, James Rutherford, Dr, Lott Edwards, C. M. L. Wiseman, and II.

J. Tliotnas. Mr. Henry Jf Lewis, Montgomery, is nnr General Traveling Agent for the States of Alabama and Tennessee, assisted by C. F.

Lewisa James O. Lewis and Samuel D. Lewis. Mr. Israel E.James, No.

182 South Tenth Street, is our General Traveling Agent, assisted by Wm H. Weld, John Collins, James Dcering, A. Kirk Wellington. E. A.

Evans. Perrin Locke, George P. Button. Joseph Button, D. R.

Goodin, William J. Coxey, Isaac M. Bodine and Walter D. Thompson. Receipts from either of the above will be good.

WAKE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The Wake County Agricultural Society met at the Capitol onMonday last. It was a very respectable meeting mostly of the farmers of the county; Maj C. L. Hinton presiding.

Able and instructive addresses were delivered by Alpheus Jones, and the Rev. Dr. Richard M. Mason. Brief but interesting remarks were also made by Messrs.

William Boylan, Willie Pope, W. F. Collins, L. O. B.

Branch, and Dr. Hicks. A constitution was adopted, and officers appointed for the ensuing year; and the society adjourned to meet again at May Court. STATE POLICY DISCUSSION. Our readers will find scattcied over our columns, some articles from other papers, which may interest them.

We leave all concerning this subject ta the wisdom of the people of the State intending to maintain the: positions we have taken, on all suitable occasions. We may as well have no State constitution, as one liable to alterations at any time when it may suit a party in the State, and a minority parly at that. 'If. the people of the State intend to submit to it if the Whig conservatives choose to surrender power on such terms, and give up their parly organization, to be run over by Locofoco innovations, much as we may regret to see it, we shall be compelled to submit. We believe that a majority of (he people of the State desire amendments to the constitution and we prefer to make one job of the whole concern.

If the people are dissatisfied with their present constitution, it is their undoubted right to change it and our preference is i trust them with it rather than the Legislature. That's our whole ground. So fur as the coming elections are concerned, we have all along indicated the course which, in our best judgment, the Whig party should pursue. If we are wrong, the State convention can set us right and we shall as far as- we can, the policy they recommend deeming it not at all likely they will oppose the Convention mode of amending the constitution. But whatever be their action, on this subject we are free nor will our efforts to bring about a Free Convention for the reform of our constitution cease, until this question is settled by the people, one way or the other.

gf Attention is called to an article from the Newbernian, on our first page, on the subject of agreement among the Whigs of the State in respect to Free Suffrage and Reform. To all sincere and well meant efforts to produce unity of action in the Whig party, our columns are open. We might say much as lo the particular views presented but as we favor an open and unrestricted convention, it is perhaps best to content ourselves, at present, with a general reference to the article, that our readers may judge for themselves. The whole difficulty may turn upon the only points proposed to be reserved and in that case, all we may say now would be thrown away. Superior Court has been in session all this week.

No cases of great public importance have been tried, though the usual number of indictments for assaults, disorderly houses, have occupied the time of the Court. A negro named Mitchell.charg-ed with murder, was examined by a jury selected for the purpose, by whom he was pronounced insane, so that he was not arraigned, and has been left in jail. Judge Dick presided at this term. In one, case before this Court, indictment for disorderly house, we learn the defence set up was, that it was not a nuisance of a noisy character, so as to disturb the immediate neighborhood it was alleged that a man riding along the street could not hear it. We have never understood, that in these cases, the nuisance consisted in the noise, A dirty, filthy grog shop, where white men, free negroes and slaves assemble to drink and gamble, we conceive to be the worst nuisance in the land, albeit no positively noisy riot may ever occur in the place -and surely, in a slave country like our's, all the other facts being proved, the mere circum-1 THE COST OF IT.

1 The Goldtboro' Republican and Patriot, in the course of an article upon the Convention Question, makes the following assertion: "The expense of a Convention will not be less than $40,000," fkcT The last session of the General Assembly was a long one, about 70 days, we think, and the cost for pay of members, according to the Comptroller's statement, was $45,685. We are curious to see how that print will support this assertion, by any calculation within the range of figutes; for surely a very wide mistake is committed here. The Legislative mode of amendment is far the most expensive- one single amendment, by legislative enactment, will cost more than a Convention of the people, by which the whole constitution may be amended and revised. In the speech of Mr. Foster in the last Legislature, he gave the following account of the expense of Legislative amendments, and the cost of the Convention proposed by his bill, on the basis of the House of Commons: "Well, sir, let us endeavor, in the first place, to form a rough estimate of the cost of amending the constitution by legislative enactment.

The Legislature of North Carolina costs the State per day $560, apart from the public printing.fuel, stationery. Again: Let u-s look at the cost of one amendment by this method, under the most favorable circumstances. I hive said the Legislature costs, apart from public printing, stationery, Sec. $560 per day. Say, then, that the bill receives, after being discussed for owe week, which all will admit to be a very short allowance the required three-fifths.

It has then cost the State $3,360. Well, sir, allow four days to its discussion, at the succeeding Legislature, when it is brought forward to receive the two-thirds vote. That will cost $2,240, which makes the sum spent for the passage of one single amendment through the Legislature, and then, sir; after that it must be submitted to the people for their ratification. Suppose then, sir, three amendments passed, or attempted to-Be passed, then the State; has $16,800. -Now, sir, it must be apparent to every on that my estimate of the cost is far too small.

Now let us turn to the cost of a convention. My bill provides for 120 members, at $1 50 per day. Allow $12 per day for clerks and you have, apart froni- fuel, stationery, printing-, tiie cost of the convention per day $192. Allow then for the discussion of one ainendmtilt' the -same number of days as was above allowed for the Legislature, to wit, eleven. You then have the cost instead of $5,600.

Suppose there be three amendments discussed, you then have the sum. of $6,336 instead of $16,800. The" mileage aild pay of the Senate is also saved by this method. So, sir, I' think no one can doubt that' the method' proposed in my bill Will, iri addition to it's- many other; re--commendatioiis, save to the State Treasury-a large amount of money." Attacks ox Freedom. It seems that' some attempts were made in Wilmington to restrain the freedom of speech, with a' view to prevent an American citizen from lecturing in that town; and we were pleased to see that the attempts were unsuccessful.

In Charleston, disturbances were threatened and in Baltimore, at one; of the lectures, this same man was interrupted, and shots were fired through the window, but he stood his ground. Fine times, indeed 1 What are we coming to next? When free discussion is attempted tObe prevented l-y strength and violence on the part of an intolerant religious sect, it is a-bout time for us to consider whether our freedom is not slipping away from us. We trust never to hear of anything of this soil in Carolina. Let all men lecture, write and preach in favor of and a-gainst Bishops, Popes and Devils, freely-enlightened public opiuion can and will apply the proer corrective, and truth will ultimately prevail. If the time ever comes when Catholics can deprive an American citizen of the right of freedom of speech by any means whatever, there will be nothing left for it but to begin de novo thu work of liberty, which our fathers wil have achieved for us in vain.

Louisiana. The Legislature of this State, has passed an act providing for taking the sense of the people on the expediency of calling a convention to ch.ange the constitution of the Slate. The questionto be submitted to the people on the 12th of April. "HOUSEHOLD WORDS." We are indebted to Messrs. Angell, En-: gel and He wit, fio.

1, Spruce st, N. Y. for 'Household Words by Charles Dickens." We receive no publication on which we place a higher value. Weekly, $2,50 per aimmn. Address as above, Pennsylvania Whig The Whig State Convention of Pennsylvania assembled at Harrisburg on the 2oih instant, and was permanently organized by the election of the Hon.

William Jes-sup, of Susquehanna county, as president, with numerous vice presidents and secretaries. Mr. Jessup, on taking the chair, returned his thanks, urging, in a forcible manner, the importance of harmony and conciliation. A committee of thirteen was appointed to draft esolutions, and the- convention took a recess. When reassembled on motion of Mr.

Kilingler, the convention proceeded to vote viva voce for a Presidential candidate, which resulted in General Scott receiving 113 votes to 5 as the nominee of the National Conveniion. Ex-Governor William F. McMichael, and John C. Kunkle, Were then elected senatorial delegates to the National Long may it Wave General Wayne announced to General Washington the victory of Stoney Point thus lacon ically Stoney Point, 2 o'clock A. M.

July 16, 1779. 'Dear General The American lias: waves here Yours truly, Anthony Wavne." squire The question is often asked, who is entitled to the title of Esquire, in the United States, according to usage? -The answer is plain every man who has taken to himself a wife! Just so. And the rest of mankind are nothing more than Majors and Colonels, and so forth. Grccnsborough Patriot The North Carolinian thinks that the Whig Meeting in Moore was in a fog as to where its delegates were to go and hence, its reference to a convention of the Whig or Union Party. Did the Carolinian ever hear of a certain set of delegates that were appointed to represent the respectable county of Edgecombe in a Democratic State Convention in Raleigh.

They set out for the City of Oaks in high glee, so the story goes, "full of the fundamental principles of Democracy;" but when they reached the fork of the road there was not a man amongst them who could read the sign board. The consequence was, they took the wror track and never got to the Convention at all. Long after the body had adjourned they were heard of in Nash, drinking brandy and fighting chickens. N. C.

France and Switzerland. Wil-mer and Smith's European Time3 discourses a3 follows of the relations of France and Switzerland, and other.matters: "Every day increases the anxiety which prevails respecting the affairs of Switzerland. The claim made by the French Government for the extrusion of a few political refugees from Switzerland, is merely the pretext for ulterior designs. M. Be-rart, the Inspector General of Lyons, continues at Paris, and is in constant communication with Louis Napoleon.

From the concentration of troops in the Southeast of France, there is little doubt that some serious military movements are contemplated. An armed intervention with the occupation of Geneva and Faud by the French, and of Ticino by the Austrians, is evidently meditated if not resolved upon Philadelphia, March 27, 1852. The jury in the case of the Skupinskis came into court this morning with a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. The prisoners seemed to be fully aware of ilifi npnl of their nosition and watched the jury, as the verdict was pronounced, with the closest attention, jviamias, wuo nas, throughout the trial, maintained a hardened composure, became as pale as death; while Blaisgave evidence, by his inflamed eyes, that he had been weeping bitterly. New Orleans, March 23.

Our municipal election came offon'Monday under the new charter, and the Whig ticket was successful over both Democrats and Independents. Mr. Crossman, the Whig candidate for Mayor, was elected Over Mr. Lewis, by about fifty majority. Fillmore, in behalf of the Constitution and its compromises, entitles him to the gratitude of every lover of his country, and we therefore most cordially recommend him as a suitable person to be presented to the people of the United States, as the Whig candidate for the Presidency.

Resolved That the course pursued by the Hon. Geo. E. Badger, our Senator in Congress, in denouncing the new-fangled doctrine of intervention or interference in the affairs of the nations of Europe, and in -sustaining the policy of George Washington, the rather of his country, meets with our most cordial approbation and that the chairman of this meeting be directed to communicate a copy of this resolution, with our thanks, for his patriotic and statesmanlike course. Delegates to the State Convention, appointed by the Chairman.

Gen. J. G. Bynum, C. L.

Harris, (j. W. Baxter, William Smith, Jr. Maj. Sam.

Biggerstith, Maj. B. Blanton, Col. Jesse J. Webb, R.

McFarland, W. M. Shipp, J. B. Sloane, Col.

J. M. Hamilton, B. Ledbetter, Maj. B.

Padgett, Robt. McLean, Col. C. J. Webb, Gen.

G. W. Logan, Col. W. A.

Tanner, R. G. Twitty, M. H. Kilpatrick, and Col.

M. O. Dickerson, and on motion A. G. Logan was added.

Delegates to District Convention L. Gilkey, M. W. Davis, Col. W.

H. Melton, Wm. M. Shipp, G. Baxter, W.

Harris, Jas. Whiteside, M. Lyncb, Toliver Davis and J. G. Bynum.

A. LOGAN, Chin. C. L. Harris, Sec.

WHIG MEETING IN JOHNSTON. A meeting of a portion of the Whigs of the County of Johnstcn was held in the town of Smithfield on Thursday evening, the 25th of March. It was called to order, and on motion Major Ashley Sanders was made Chairman, and Col. Wm. H.

Morning, appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting having been explained, Major Nathan WilHams, Jno. B. Beckwith and Loverd Eldrige were appointed a Committee to report resolutions for the consideration of the meeting. After consultation the Committee reported the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted 1.

Resolved," That the able and patriotic manner in which President Fillmore has administered the Government entitles him to the gratitude and confidence of the whole nation, and we do not hesitate to declare our preference for him over all others as the Whig candidate for the Presidency. "2. Resolved, That William A. Graham will receive our most cordial support for the office of Vice President, should he be the nominee of the National Whig Convention, and we have every assurance which can be given by a faithful and patriotic perform a nee of public duty, in times past, that we wiir do honor to the nation if called to that high post. 3.

Resolved, That wc approve of and are determined to stand 'by the compromise measures, as a final settlement of the slavery agitation. 4. Resolved, That 3 are opposed to the doctrines of Nullification and Secession as wrong and unconstitutional and it is our purpose to sustain the laws, and aid in perpetuating the -Union and maintaining the constitution of the United States. 5. Resolved, That as true Whigs desiring the success of Whig principles, we would sustain the nominee of the Convention, for Governor, whatever may be hi views on matters of State policy, and we appeal to our Whig brethren throughout the State to rally around their time honored secure the electoral vote of the State to the Whig Candidate for the' Presidency.

Delegates were appointed to the State tmd District Conventions; and a resolution adopted recommending that the District Convention held in Raleigh on the 26th tit April, or the succeeding day. as an attempt to stock the cards in favor of Mr. Buchanan and accordingly, Mr. Claiborne, of Franklin, who is understood to be a warm partisan of Mr. Douglas, offered an amendment, the object of which was to leave the appointment of the committee on organization in the hand 3 of the temporary chairman, and not, as proposed by Mr.

Wise, in the hands of the delegations from the Congressional districts. A long and excited debate Ensued, which lasted two days. The upshot was that Mr. Wise and the Buchananites were defeated by Claiborne and the Young America faction, the amendment being adopted, yeas 346, noes 261. The convention appointed fifteen electors, with authority to the central committee to appoint two for the State at large; claiming for the State seventeen electoral votes.

A series of resolutions were adopted. The first re-asserts the principles of the resolutions, of 1798 and '99 the second-declares tyat Congress has no power to appropriate directly or indirectly the proceeds of the sales of the public lauds the third declares against a protective tariff; the fourth affirms that the Federal Government should in its foreign policy adhere to the maxims of the Father of his Country, and the father of Democracy the fifth re-affirms the resolutions of the Baltimore Conventions of 1844 and '48. No nomination was made for the Presidency, and the Delegates therefore are left free and untrammelled. "La, me!" sighed Mrs. Partington 'here I have been suffering the bigamies of death for three mortal weeks.

First I was seized with a bleeding phrenology in the left hamshire of the brain, which was exceeded by a stoppage of the left ventilator of the hert. This gave me an inflamation in the borax and now 1 a'm sick with the chloroform morbus. There is'no blessing like that of health, particularly when you're sick." The Whigs of North Carolina, among the truest, most reliable and most conservative men of the Union, are holding. County meetings in all parts of the State, for the purpose of selecting Delegates to the State and District Conventions. The meetings are all well attended, quite enthusiastic, "and so far as we have seen, in every one of them Resolutions have been adopted favorable to Mr.

Fillmore's nomination for the Presidency. They are also quite unanimous in favor of the nomination of Mr. Graham for the Vice Presidency, and as a general thing avow a willingness to suppoit the nominee of the National Convention- N. Y. Express.

As Interesting Relic. At a recent conference of the. churches in Croton, the identical Bible used by John Rogers, the martyr, and carried by-him to the stake, some of the leaves of which bear marks of the flames, was brought lo the meeting by a descendant of the martyr. The usual luck of the Whigs has just been exemplified in New York. The Loco's carried nearly all the offices at the last State election.

Mr. Cook, a Whig, however got a majority of the voles for Treasurer, and took possession of the Office. His adversary Mr. Welch, by virtue of an information in the nature of a quoicarranto, has just turned him out and taken it himself. A long list of Whig votes were unfortunately for Jas.

A. Cook, instead of Jas. M. Cook, and these being thrown out, left him minus. Our friends of the Observer and Old North State, will discover in this incident, another exemplification of what may be considered a fact, that "the Devil takes care of his own." Wil.

Herald. A MODEL SPEECH. The following is an extract from a speech of General Buflcom, in favor of 54 40: Mr. SpeaTcer when I open my eyes, and look over the vast expanse of country when I see how the yeast cf freedom has caused it to rise in the scale of civilization and expand on either side when I see it growing, swelling, roaring like a spring freshet I cannot resist the idea, sir, that the day will come when this great nation, like a young school boy, will burst its straps, and become entirely too big for its boots. Sir, we waut elbow room the continent, the whole continent, and nothing but the continent and we will have it.

Then shall Uncle Sam, placing his hat upon the Canadas, rest his right arm upon the Oregon and California coast, his left upon the eastern sea-boavd, and whittle away the British power, while reposing his leg like a freeman upon Cape Horn! Sir, the day will the day must come. FISHERIES. Owing to the cold weather for the last few days; and a heavy freshet in the Roanoke, the fisheries have not done so well. Those upon the Sound are improving; and should the weather prove favorable, they will doubtless do a good business during the season. -Villager.

The remains of Ferdinand Harris, who fell in a duel, some two or three years ago, upon the Banks of the Dismal Swamp Canal, errived here a few days ago, on their way Greenville, the former resi dence of the unfortunate deceased Ply. Jlllagcr..