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present situation of tkt snawrtry offers bar every e sncoungoncitt to make tbe attempt Preyed by u an unrelenting enemy on bar borders; bar transit- j, 3r exhausted, and her credit almost destroyed, g ex ts is in a condition to need the support of U ,. other nations, aim) to obtain it upon terms of great o hardship mid in iuv sacr;tices to herself. If slio n should receive no couutcnunco aud support from r the United States, it is not an extrav gmt suppo- " sition that England may and will reduce her to all tint dependence of a colony, without taking t] tipoa herself tho onerous duties and respousibili- n ties'. of th? uiothor country." U Whence, unfess from Mexico, is to conic this e terrible pressure upon Texas, which is to have |i power to induce a people, nine-tenths of whom h *, were born in this tree Republic, with all their v * lore,* not of liberty only, but of republican liber- f ty, to sacrifice all their enthusiasm for republican b institutions, and all the cherished recollections of h rhoir childhood, and to overcome all its forms I? ? Texas has no quarrel, and is uot like to have, with a any other Power. What other unrelenting ene- p tnie* is pressing her upon her borders 1 n ' So far as this Qorern/nrnl is concerned, it has J fivcry desire to como to the aid of Texas in the v most prompt and effectual manner. How far we p shall be supported by the people, I regret to say, b is somewhat doubtful. g " Texas has for some time past been in a condi- tl tion to need the aid and protection of some strong- v er Power. She ought not to have doubted that (( the sympathies of this country were altogether c with iter ; but the want of power in the Govern- c incut has prevented it from doing anything ctfec- 0 tufl in bur favor." b If there is really no war, nor any apprehension tl of any, between Mex;oo and Texas, what is the b meaning of tho note of the Texan Minister to Mr. tl Upshur of the 17lh January iast, asking that Ante- E rican troops may, be sent to Texas to protect her c against invasion from Mexico 1 The following is h an extract from that note : a " I beg leave to suggest that it may bo nppre- sl bended, should a treaty of annexation b.? conelud- f ed,?Mexico may think proper at once to tcrmi- u uato the armistice, break oft ull negotiations for t( peace, and again threaten or commence hostilities I against Texas; nud, that some of tho other gov- 9, crnmeuts who have been instrumental in obtain- <j ing thfeir session, if they do not tlirow their inilu- i( enco into the Mexican scale, may altogether with- I draw their good oHices of mediation, thus losing to Texas their friendship, and expoaiug her to the a unrestrained menaces of Mexico, ' n i u .u:. _i .i - vw> wixuil^u 9111.11 >19 11119 SllfW II1UI llicre IS D no war, or that Texaa has confidence in,her ubili- a ty to maintain that war) I will-make no further \ extracts from this correspondence. It is, howev?f, full of passages which prove that the strong inducement held out to Texas to accept the terms offered to her by our Government, was the pressure of the war waged by Mexico, and the inability of Te.tus longer to inaintaiu herself without E the "aid or protection of some strong I'owor." If, then, a state of war actually exists, do we not by annexing Texas adopt that war and make it our own? The conclusive answer to this question is, ^ that Texas would then have no power to conclude a treaty for the termination of that war; our Government could alone do it. It is therefore our own war, and a war in which wo should be involved by the action of Congress, as prescribed J? by the Constitution, but by the President and Senate alone. To say that this is a treaty, and that the President mi l Senate constitute the treaty-making jwwer, is mere quibbling and paltering with the true nieauing of the Constitution, the '' provision of which wus designed to prevent this n ^ -.r ?a ?? ;?....?^ _j ^ reign jwwers of the Government Iroin being ex- 8| ercised without tire concurrence of all the departments with which that jwwer was deposited. To tj involve the country in a war without such concurrent action, is a perversion of, and a fraud upon the Constitution. :j I will not discuss the question whether the an- ^ nexition of Texas without the consent of Mexico would be a violation of our obligations to t'.iat Go- ^ verninent. I think it would. To recoarniso a revolted department of another Government n is one thing; to appropriate it to ourselves is another and a very different thing. It results c from necessity, that as to foreign Governments, c the party in possession of actuul power shall be y recognised. Foreign nations are not to wait an t indefinite time for the re-conquest or subjection of ^ u revolted province or a counter revolution, und ( suffer during all the time a ruinous suspension of | their commerce; and hence the rule to look only (, to the actual possession of power. But the ques- ( tion is u very different one as to any idtorfercncc ^ in the contest, and stilt more when it is proposed ^ to put an end to that contest by the very sliorlliai.d provess of appropriating to ourselves tlie sub- ' jdcl of it. But this point has been so fully discuss- r vd that I shall here leave it. But even if we had the strict right, I would not j exorcise that right under all the circumstances of j the case. Our course, in the opinion of the world, t (f think an erroneous opinion,7-hw nor U6off altogether neutral and fair towards Mexico in relation | to this Texan revolution. I desire to see the con duct of our Government not only upright and just, but that it should also bo bdyoud the reach even of imputation, and more especially when dealing with weaker powers. It is not to be doubled that in this matter the undivided opinion of the world* a would be against us. Such will be the universal t feeling in Mexico. I do not doubt that it will not t l*j forgotten or forgiven by the Mexican people. I t would Ifot, if I could avoid it givo ofTencc to that c people. Mexico is our neighbor. She is the most ( powerful, ofJtho Spanish American Kepublics.? t < VfiWliqUtof liberty which wo flral kindled on. fj this continent, anil our free institution!, are to ex- t tend to our Southern neighbors, they must pass t tiirougn iuexico. one is, indeed, the first horn of I our Revolution. She was the first of the Spanish I; provinces to throw oft* the yoke of Spain, and to a establish institutions of which ours was the model, r and her struggle to do this was full of instances of s noble .constancy and heroic virtue. The names of r Hidalgo and Morrelos, of Gomez Farias and Uus- c tainenle are entitled to rank, with our own Han- f cocks and Adamses. Considering that Mexico t was oppressed hy colonial vassalage for three huti- li drod years, and has since been subjected to the not tl less demoralizing influence of a constant succession c of revolutions, hnr progress nnd advances huve y Jjuon nothing short of miraculous. Every consid- I oration should urge us to lead them on "with the ( kind hand of assiduous care" in the great career Ii which we have run before them, and have iuspir- t cd them with the spirit to pursue. Although to c so uc extent exasperated against us on account of n the Texan war, the general feeling toward us is a not unkind. Their odinirotien of our institutions s is universal, and even extreme, as many of their v statesmen desire to establish (he same in Mexico, r without adverting to the very difleroiitcircuinstan- d cc? of the two countries. Let us not, then, con- o vert these feelings of admiration and kindness into e hitter hostility and a deep sense of wrong and in- I suit. Let us not make enemies of those who wish S to be our friends. If the higher considerations of a .philanthropy and duty are to have no influence, n there are other reasons of jio'iry and interest which e should not bo disregarded. It it is true that the 1 monarchies of thu old world really look with jeal- o o'tn?'. UiKJ'i the increasing power and greatness of t1 ll.l.- fill 111 V. I. l! !l|H p i n! OU. l-.il ? I | w. xjienment?if those Governments are disposed j interfere in any way in the affairs of this conlient, is it not important for us to conciliate the ood will of our neighboring Republics, and thus ? place ourselvos aC the head of the Government f this continent I This-you may be assured, is ot to be accomplished by acts of even seeming opacity and violence, not by threats and insult, but by kind words and the linking of the arm. 1 Perhaps 1 may be influenced in some degree in hese feeling by a grateful sense of the many kindessfcs'Whicn 1 received during my residence in loxico ; it tn?y be so, and I should not be ashamd to acknowledge it. From the moment when 1 rst pat tnv loot in Mexico, everybody, from the jpero in too streets to the President, seemed to ie with each other in acts of kindness to me.? 1 'resident Santa Anna hus so often made me happy y making me the instrument of making others , appy, th .; I take special pleasure on all proper ubHouui iii i?mriug testimony to his many noble ; nd generous qualities. It would be with great 1 ain thjit iu auy war I would draw my sword gainst Moxicn. Iu such a war as this I could nou lut would Mexico declare war. Perhups she ? rou'd not. I do not think she would without the ( romise of aid. If she did not, it would only be ecausc she was too wcuk. This to a proud and 1 onerous American heart, would bo worse oveu ' ian war; that we had wronged a weak Power, i >'hich was too feeble to defend her rights. But it light be thut other and stronger Powers might ' onic to the aid of Mexico. There are some indi- ? ntious of this, and it certainly would be so, if soinc ] f strong powers of the world are so fatally | ent oo our destruction as it is said they ore. But , lero ure certain valiant spirits, with whom it would ' c the strongest argument in favor of the measure, ' tat it would involve us in a war with Mexico, ! England and Fruuce. I have had some experi- . nco in my time of these crocodile caters, and I j avc not found them, in the moment of real danger, ny braver than other people. It would be very 1 tupid and un-American to doubt, that England, 'ranee and Mexico united would bo no match for s whatever; ami still more slupidjutd imprudent ' > express such a doubt. But, for my single self, 1 must confess thut I would prefer entering into i uch a conflict with a lit-in conviction that '*the uttrrel was jifst," and as a mere matter of convcnjnee, I would like to have our own people united, t would make tho victory somewhat easier. I have ?l?la - * wiiiiuuuibaiiuii iu a inucn renter length than 1 had anticipated, but I have optima to condense it, and must therefore cornlit it to you as it is. I could very well write 1 s much riioro without exhausting the subject, i fery rci^fcotJully, your obedient servant, , WADDY THOMPSON, Jr. Washington, July 'i, IS 14. (from thf. charlotte journal, 1st inst.) >ESTRUCTION OF TIIE BRANCH MINT BY FIRE. It is our melancholy duty to haye to announce 1 l tlie public the destruction of the United States (ranch Mint in this place, by fire, on Saturday lorning last. The Hre, when fir|? discovered, ras seen to proceed from the upper story flfthe 1 western wing in tlie room where ihcclotmtot resses were kept, and in which, as we learn ' om some of the workmen, no fire had been for t least ten days before the accident; and we jurn from some of those first at the fire that noling but about 8 feet of the floor had been burnt nd hud water been handy it might have boon rally extinguished, but the air being admitted the Ionics rapidly spread so that all chance for its irangc to us was, that as there were reservoirs o effort was used ns far as we could see to use ic water that they contained, and the upper part f the building seemed entirely resigned to the icrcy of the flames; and it does seem to us that ' tlie attention of the people had been directed y some of the workmen early to the reservoir early above the fire, a different result might have ,u- ?-- " ?- -L ? s ^vu ui? vuiiav?|iM;iii;c. xiuw ino nrc originated ( i involved in mystery. Some nlledge, that as a mmber of students were about the building smokrig on the evening before, that it may have ocurred from a lighted segnr being thrown in an 1 ixposed situation?others again, sny that a scgar i vould not set any thing on fire. There is one , hing certain, tho building on the night before the ire was left entirely alone, and if there was any me in the community so lost to every feeling of lonor as to dosire its destruction, they had every 1 ipportuuity, if they could gain admittance, of , mrrving their meanness into execution. Mr. 'aidWeft, the Superintendent, was sick in Lincoln bounty, tiiid he hod left it in charge with another icrson, who was to sleep in the building while lie ,vas away, but who on the night in question did lot slay there. Whether a different result would lave been the case had any one slcpr. in the buildng we are unable to say ; but one thing is clear, ? saving the expense of u watchman the Governwont hns lost the building. We are sorry to learn that the Superintendent ost all his private papers and u considerable sum n monoy. RUINS OF TEMPLES IN TEXAS. The Telegraph (Texas,) has been informed by i gentleman who has traversed a large portion of he Indian country in Northern Texas, thu courtry lying between Santa Fe and the Pacific, and here are vestiges of ancient cities and ruin d lastlcs or temples on the Rio Puerco and on the Colorado of the west. He says, that on one of liu branches of the Rio Puerco, a few days travel i-oiuSanta Fe, there, is an immense pile of ruins lmt appears to belong to an ancient uJTnpYe. ions of the walls are still standing, consisting of imestone regulurly hewn and laid in cement. The , milding occupies an extent of more than an ere. It is two or thrco stories high, hus no oof, but contain* many rooms, generally of a quare form, without windows, and tlio lower i owns are so durk and gloomy that they resemble < avuens rather than apartments of an edifice built , or human habitation. Our informant wus unable | o describe the style of architecture, but he bcieves it could not be erected bv thnSnanianb <>? < ? ?- I ?t lie stones arc much worn by tlio rains, and null- < ute that the building lias stood several hundred 'cars. From this description we are induced to ] teiieve that it resembles the ruins of Palenque or Prelum. Ho says that there are many sirniir ruins on the Colorado of the West, which einp- ' ich who me t^nnioriiiu sea. In one of the vallies if the Cordilleras traversed by that river, and i ,l>out four hundred miles from its mouth, there is lufge terngle standing, its walls and spires preenting scarcely any trace of dilapidation; and vere it not for want of a roof, it might still bo ' L'ndered hubitable. Near it, scattered along the celivity of a mountain, ore the ruins of what has i nco been a large accjiduct, part of which howovr, is in the solid rock still visible. Neither the udians residing in the vicinity, nor the oldest punish settlers of the nearest settlements can give ny account of the origin of these buildings. They i icrely know that they huve stood there from the ? nrliest periods to which their traditions extend. { 'he antiquarian who is desirous to trace the Aztec r Toltee races, in their emigrations from the nor- ' uu'ii regions yf America* irmy find in these an- I i?*ijt edifice in n\ subject of r rIou speculation. i * THE SPARTAN.' A . . j. BP ART AN P U RG, UF.tWKS DAY, AUGUST 14, 1844. The Communication signed "W. G.V. in relaion to tho next election will appear in our next.. A . We are requested tq notify tbe citizens of die District tliat the Candidates for the Legislature will address the pcoff? at Spartanburg C. H. on Sales Day in SeptertilJerr. ' We lay before our huadcrs tlio correspondence [>f the Committee of il>? Tetnpcranco Association of Spartanburg with various distinguished gentle-, men. Our apology for their long delay is, that they were mislaid, and not until now has it - been-, in our power. '' -* if'. We refer oiy redder* to the advertisement of Mr. If. ?eay,Ain this week's paper. A large and general assortment of all sorts of things in the Apothecary, Jewelry, .Confectionary and Stationary --line"will no yloubt drawn large patronage bfrth from town and country. We have ftequorttly been regah(J by our worthy friend, md unsolici,tpd ?n his part, recomtnend his establishment?one of the rpost respectable both in size and quality .we know of in the country. 11 Whnt has become -or our Poctsl Can't they furnish something for home consumption as well as for tlio NiMhcrn market] Wo saw a production in a Northern paper lately from a Southern, pen that oh'^lit to hav0 been contributed - to the Spartan. Original pieces of merit will bo gladly received. 1 It will*be be seen \t\ another column of our paper that Santa Anna has, through Gen. Woll, addressed GUn. llnustori* informing him, that on account of die violation dJ the Arniistic.il on the r?ari 4 -J. ill. " i. 7-,.-:; .. -"ll"-"-. of Texus;lH>rfh1itieJ" havo rc-commcncod from the 11 th June. Gen. Thompson's Bettkr is an nble document, and no doubt will to road by all. In our ncxtwe intend giving what we a 11 argument j_n favor equally- as able, and one we think a complete confutation of.it. X*ct thfJty^Tfgeak for irni' . * Some of our exchnngos this week coq^pin inter* csting matter, ami as it will become somewhat 1 stale; before 011 r next, we propose to at some of the topics contained in sotJMWf '(Itrni, The great length of Gen. Thompson's ^K*tter rfrccludes mu-.W that wo \yould have been glad to have laid before our readers. ' The Gryat Madison Whig Convention first claims oyr attention^ A correspondent of the Sauthcru.Cliro.nicle. allowing muck for tfie antW*. jiasm iieut'ssurely Influencing wrtTso refcemly after ilie Coi)veu440ut?aysitcertainly Wosamostnstonishng outpouring of the pjpople. For 12,000 to as> icinble nt ns small upline as the town of Madison, containing 1SQ0 people is a little remarkable, and ive must say a little extravagant; yet U is quite characteristic of the Whig party at Jay. Judge Berrien first addressed the meeting, and | in the opinion of the correspondent, wag a ' Ktth? loo ultra on some.points. Col. Preston followed, mid was much Applauded, particularly ufc the iploso of his address. After liitn Gen. Waddy' Thompson succeeded in an "able speech." Mr. Yeartlen, one of the Editors oflbe Charleston Courier, addressed a large audience in tho Court House nt night, when many ladies honored him with their attendance. .After Col Preston, Messrs. IJawsonmud Stephens of Georgia addressed the ilifrerent'gtibtions'^rllie audience. Mr. Hawsoii "one of tTtf^ipoaA forcible speakers he ever heard." Mr. .Stephens, by lis friends is called the Randolph of Georgia and - is the "pet of the people." Wfc liCrardjan anecdote respecting Mr. S. which we take the liberty to relate. . Mr. S. has a youthful appcatinccand a very effeminate voice; whon lie-was caneiusfYig for Congress last summer, in the dark c?rner of one of the frontier counties, ultor be lad made one of his best efforts on the stn til pi ai old lud v, who had charge of a cake waggot, lad listened with great attention to his thrilliag eloquence, exclaimed "Well, little boy, if I had a son as smurt'aa* yifcu, J'd be willing to bv crttjifi'il " The most gratUying account given is, that there was not a.drop ff vino or spirit* on the ground. Tbo ntost uroniming circumstance is that 3,000 l?? on tkM.cniy into Miiilinnn. "fmogiuq," t^iym pie correspondent, the vast crowd, animated by a sympathetic feeling, for the time, a band of brothers, thronged together in the cars, with a hundred tamers Moating over head, chaunting Whig song*,,those thundering choruses echicd among the tfr-ods, all swept onward on the rapid wings of ftam, through a country, every bank of which fvai crowded by ineti, women and children, cheeking and waiving their handkerchiefs, toward Ac rushing cars. The next thliglhat invites our attention, is the lute Temperaftc Convention, of which wo give a short sketch if tbii week's paper. It seems that [here has ariw a discussion upon the subject of Temperance withfvgard to the South Carolina , College and Pressors. Mr. Ayctvf I?arnwell, introduced a resold- ' [.ion appro vfc tie College Temporancc Soci- 1 cty, atrti' ccetdulding it to the support ol' the j Faculty. Tf' resolution was opposed by N. L, [iritlin Ksq.Wid tie Hev. Mr. Jbibose; Col. McWillw nf ? ... v|->???j'uviui-u u, aiKi uocinred, m tlic j>resent??n<liii<)ii of tilings in the college, he "Would no*'ml n son there, and that there were ' numbers \vV Would go with him." A substitute nf Mr. <Jri*i commending the'College Society to til those \*? havo charge of the College, (in;ludirig o*ourio the Trustees us well as the | Facility^ !"*>' 1, : ec thu* the matter dio- j io- ,rd ?ij. I : I ill . ..l.j'J !1LL fUlH W - JtLU.'l UM 'II?lur enjufcliupp C H., tm 8<h, 1844. i Grntlemkm.?I have delayed for a few days, 1 answering your kiud invitation to address a M*S? 1 Meeting of the friends of Temperance at Spartanburg C. H. on the 5i4th of July next, in the hope < I that I could imiku such' arrangement* as would ' enable me to be present on that occasion. But 1 Troni the incessant prepare of iny professional bd- 1 siuess.'l feel constrained, painful as the sacrifice lis, to jdepy. myself the pleasure of being with you 1 on tliat day. Tho recent demonstrations,in favor of T&iiperaoce iu your District, are frtily cHeoring to''the friends of the reformation,Namf^lead us to hope that tho time is not faa^Stant, when the final triumi>h ovor our comnK^^Uferny, Intemperance, will be achieved. But^Hfthler that this i may be speedily accoroplishe^Br am impressed with the belief that we shou?3 qBlin^ggfe adhere strictly to the principles of modeSmotflHfflfc which we have proceeded for the lat| tiro ^D%l am ' fearful that the surrcestion of a?ir WimSwUliwii. i dent, in his communication* the ' States in winch he desires to rmfvjwe system to the ballot box, at ouMtfEber elections* 1 would be a dangerous movflbaefr* move would < appear, to the people of the SBUcs, ns-a feeler to ascertain 6ur numerical strength,' and in reference to the subject of Legislation would, at least, in their' e^es, place us in a suspicious attitude.-? i The adoption of such a resolution by the Convention, it appears to mie, could not fail to diminish the public confidence in our professions of moderation, and to w'uke up such a tide of popular'prejudice against'US,-as might very seriously ^retard j the future progress of the re formation. ' Bat whethe^my-apprehensions in this matter be just or 'not, remains'to be determined, by the Convention, where I-hope to meet the frionds of -Temperance from every quarter of the State, and where I hope, from their wise councils and zeal, to catch new light and'fife to guide and animato me in my future labors in this glorious couso. In- conclusion, gentlemen, permit me to return my sincere thanks to you individually, for your kindness, and to subscribe myself Your very humble and ob'dt serv't. HARWOOD BURT." . To Messrs. J_ G. Landruro, J. Strobol, J. Gramfing, H. Dodd, Z. D. Cdttrcll, H. J. Dean, Committee. Nkwnan, Coweta Co. Gan Juno 25, 1844. .. Otntlemen:?The invitation to attend the contemplated Meeting of your Society came duly to hand, but 1 have to inform you that uiv engagements arc-such that it will net impracticable Tpr mo to gratify a long cherished ^lefifje to visit piy native land, and see many, very many persons that arc dear to me by the ties of love. My heart bns often been cheered to hear of the progress of Temperance and reform in old Spartanburg District.'. ? Ever since I first espoused the cause, my motto has been onward, being more and more convinced that it is the cause of the philanthropist, sanctioned hy high Heaven for the -overthrowing of one of the peyveifulest engines of the Kail A ?.l I brethrieityfciy prayer to God is, that vour progress limy-be prpvurd, until not a soul shall be found [in all Jfl^pr regions to advocate and espouse the Alcohol. Ami it is with pleasure 1 inform yod, that we have a Tout Abstinence Society in" our country village of more than 600 members, which at almost every meeting is still increasing.' Yours, respectfully. JAMES RAINWATER. ;To.J. G. Laodrutn and others of the Coinmitty? ' .. a - - >' ;V""{ ' SftuwcFiRLD, S. C., June 17^b, 1814. licttfltmen .'?Yours of the 13th May, came to hand during my absence at tb? Court of Appeals, arid was mislaid ; yesterday I first saw it. 1 regret that I cannot be with you at your Mass Mooting ; the( Convention at Edgefield will re jijire rny.ujtendunce at so parly a day nftgr yonr [pforipsed meeting, that I cannot undertake to visit 'yUpV^iThis,I .regret for maoy reasons, but princiw 'That it Will deprive me of the pleasure of meeting and mingling with many of iny earliest and best friends, and the most zealous advocates of Ye.mporance. But 1 know that my absence wjty.nflt be any prejudice to the good cause, whore there arc so jnaiiy junong you willing und able to hear aloft in honor aud in glory, the unsullied flag of Temperance. Be pleased, gentlemen, to present my excuse to the meeting, ui)d jiccppt my . thanks for your kind attention in extending to tnu au invitation to join y.our meeting. .. ... Your friend, . . .. . J0Htt BELTp^'NEALt.; | To J". G. Land rum, and otJicrSvpf the Cocnm'ttee. ' e ' . V " * Camden, 8. C., May 31st, 1844. Dear Sir*:?I have duly received yours of the 13th inst., inviting me to address n Mass Meeting of the friends of Temperance, nt Spartanburg C. H., on"the 21th of July next. I hnvc delayed in I acknowledging your invitation, with the' hope that I might find it convenient to accept it; hut I am, from circumstances, constrained to decline the gratification' which I would have derived from meeting so large and' respectable a body of the friends of Temj?orance, as I have no douht will j he assembled at the time and place indicated. " I have agreed to act as one of the Delegates to the Tem|?erance Convention to he held at Edgefield ori tlie 31st of July ; this, together with other engagements and duties, will put it entiroly out of my jiowerto avail myself of your very gratifying i and complimentary invitution to the rriaas meeting, i 1 .VtlUH, <l>?tl |WW*H|?UW Ugln hi. : .. ij W. MoWILLTE. Messrs. J. G. Lundrum and others of the Committee. 1 Lexington, Ga., May 27, 1841. GentlemenWilkea Court sits or? the very day designated in your letter of invitation, .. t which 1 Am ? ^ ??? - * ? - !??? |/iv*oiiij t cannot, therefore, attend at Spartanburg on the 24th July. My this mail I have signified to the friends of * Temperance at Abbeville C. H. tny acceptance of ^ their invitation, to lie with then on the 4th July. 1 I am not sufficiently well acquaingu^ with the ( country to decide, but should an appointment lie J made within a day or two of that time, which would not take mo too much out of my line of travel in retarning home, if the distance should 5 not extend too fur, I should feel willing to meet 1 the-friends of Temperance in your neighborhood ; should any arrungeinonts lie made, however, other than that on the 4th, 1 should prefer that it l>e done in concert with Messrs* Duvid Lesley, II. Wurdluw, and others at Abbeville. 1 Yours truly, . c JOS. H; LUMPKIN. Messrs. J. Gr. Landrurn, and others of the Com- " nittcc. . v;. ?L Y ; jS ( ClIARLKSTON, Juno 12, 1844. p Uentlrmen .'?Your kind invitation I bavo just 8 ccoivcd. Nothing could afford me greater plea- \ ture, that) to be able to meet tlic friends of Tcu^ 1 lerauco on the 21?h July next at .SpnrtaAburg ; >uf circumstance."; beyond my control renders if p fH^II I'" ML! . JI-Jll-'-y-L I m possible for to# to give you eoy encouragement ? . that it will be m my power to be wtfhyou. Let \ me tohc this opportunity to say-~tbflH|y heart is jB > wty you, and o*y t% sam# W?on^mra?tetize tuo contemplated meeting, and fciay the^gsme lioly influence go forth from this meeting, as Went < mSfei, forth from the meeting held a ycfg a goat SparWitn feelings of sincere regret that I cannot'' mingle with you in person, permit me to subscribe myself, Yotmr, in the bonds of ToUl Abstinence, ? >. > ,* wVr. B. YATES, v. jw Chsplsin to Seamen. w"1 To J. U. Land rum and otliere of the ' tw? v r ^ . WI.nhw WiNwfcno*>\ 8, C?May31,19#^ W*** Gentlemen:?Your fevor of the 16th ifnef< hae been received. It will Afford me giVat pleasure to attend the Mass Meeting ofjfre friends of Terrv r-trance, irt Spartanburg, on cOT94th of July, anJ shall tlitfrctore. nialco nn<*tfr?rl tn ifn ia ' Nlw,nJ nothing occur, hdyoud. my control, you may confv dently expect to ace me. With great consideration, I am, yours truly, , v r- . Z* J. L. REYNOLDS. , To J. G. Landrum, and others of the Committee. ' " (PROM THE IMSTtKO ADTKRTtaCR.) . ~ TEMPERANCE CONTENTION. >-<*> On Woduesday and Thursday last, the Static Tomporanoa Society Hold their Convention jp this * * village. It consistedbf Delegates from- twenty Districts of the State, some ot which were eery " largely represented. After organising in the Baptist Church, they took possession of an arbor phe? ' pared for their reception by a Committee of the, Mechanic's Washiagtonian Society of this village, in a handsome manner, and which, during fketr .' session, was well attendod by the inhabitant* of1 the village, and the surrounding country. The Convention consisted of upwards of one hundred members, all "good and true" soldiers in the colu water army. The business of the Convention was transacted in a very able manner, showing that those who took part in its discussion, were well acquainted with the "waxings" and "warnings" of the great cause, 'and had come forward fully prepared to assist their fellow-hbbrers, in . preparing tbe means to bring about a thorough re- A volution between mankind and king Aieohol, his aider* and abettor*. - Wo were much pleased with -tbe addresses delivered by the Hon. J. J). O'Neil, Col. McWillie, Rev. Mr. Turner, Rev. ^ Mr. " DuWe, and HlK Uarliiigtoii, aH of which was much to the purpose. The discussion upon the subject of' Legislation was of a very interesting nature, and upon the whole, elicited some very able speeches, in support of the good old way, "moral suasion," which, os heretofore, appeared to be the grout bulwark upon which a majority of tlie friends of llio cause depundod, but M "(llW-fdM will iliiQAMtu ' llin? _ Mibiw na? VBIIUU9 wivi suggested to get at "moral suasion." Wo feel confident, that the Convention ha* done much for this immediate neighborhood ?i* ready, its it has closed a breach among the members of the cause here, who were undetermined upon the best mode of proceeding to insure tho success of this great benevolent undertaking, they having adopted an address which cannot fail to jtk satisfy the most sceptical, that all the means intended to l?e adopted by the cold Water army, either individually or collectively, ore for the geuorsl good of mankind. Xlw Delegates of this, and in fact all such Conventions, deserve well of their country, leaving their homes and business, without fee or reward, to lay plans to save thd rising generation front the ?nuro? luki by the tyrant king Alcohol. We. feel welt satisfied, that should . these Conventions las continued hut quarterly or semi-annually, throughout the State, that ere five ^ years elapses, our beloved country will be relier* - ' % ed frotn this fell destroyer, and it will be a rare <|b occurrence to see one of our inhabitants, by means of the intoxicating draught, degraded below the brute creation. Too much praise cannot be given to the oflfieers of the Convention, for the able manner in which the business was conducted, and the promptness, decision, "and gentlemanly department, of the President of the State Temperance Society, whilst presiding over the Convention, will be long remembered by its members, and those who attended through the whole sessioir i*> NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION. We give below such returns as we received yesterday?and ndd for comparison, the vote for Governor in 1812. Hoke, the Democratic Candidate for Cilivnpnn, i- -t-_ \kt i- * ?.. iiuui mic n wiern nurt ol the State, wherta tha Whig strength lies.' Tifl'^e hoar front there, no clear opinion 6f the result can be formed. Tito Democrats have lost 9 and Sained 3 members of the House. Their ascem ancy in that body is certainly in peril. Papular Vote for Oovcmer. 1812. 1914. Counties. Dcni. Whig. Dera. Whig. Johnson, 580 557 5S5 639 Duplin, 801 182 878 257 Sampson, 218 m. 00 275 m. 00 Wayne, G80 216 846 216 Pitt, 379 572 419 590 Greene, 198 274 .204 250 EJgecoinb, 111m. 00 1300 . 00 Halifax, 419 567 378 569 Northampton, .00 102 00 193 Orange, 00 104 '' 00 300 Wake, 232 00 200 00 UranviUe, 00 43 . 80 '; 00 Columbus, 222 00 77 -00 kiUnovan . *_ ?? >818 Bladen, 137 00 . 223 00 Warren, 617 00 700 - 00 6278 2617 7000 2600 Dcm. mnj. IS 12, 3661 Dem.maj. 1844,4400 Do. do. 1842,3661 Dcra. not gain, 739 In 1812 tho Whigs had a majority in the State >f 4592 votes. Tho Democrats must gain in a rrcater ratio than they have in lite alcove Counics, to carry the State. But it is evident that the >ld North State is moving, and wo have hopes of i noble triumph. 56 counties ore yet to be heard rom.?CJu Mercury. VSince the above was in type returns for Govirnor from 8 counties have been given. ty for Hoke, 1127. STATK ELECTIONS* ?TI - * ine elections in North Carolina ffer Governor ncf Members of tlte Legislature took plaee h?t Dtursday. Member* oTCongre** are not to be hoten until Angost, 184 A. a ' Yesterday (Atb) election* took place in Alabana, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. Ala|ama.?In this State, Member! of the Legislature are to he elected, and one ^ferriber of Congress in the Third District i* to be chosen tit ilnee of Dixon H. Lewis, no\v * them be* of the lenate. The Democratic eendroatb is Wdharo L * Faneey* fortnorly of this State; Whig candidate >. E. Watrous. KliffDCRr.?A Qdvrrnflr, L'eflt." Governor, nrt of the S<*u*t??y ami the cntii'c h'?n?|r o| Ab *