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associations Tor political purposes, ought! to be discountenanced, by every lover of peace and concord, no sound Democrat will have part or lot whh tliein, Resolved, That should there be any members of litis convention, who do not subscribe to the principles contained in these resolutions oti the subject of abolition,they be hereby* requested to leave their names with the publishing committee to be published with the proceedings of this convention." Now, sir, here is sound, correct and pa triotic doctrine, emanating from an assemblage in Ohio, representing every county in the State. Their Resolutions go to the full extent, that any southern man could or would ask; and 1 arn authorized to say that not one man of that vast assembly dissented from these glorious and noble resolutions: They deserve, and will receive, ^ the thanks of the whole country, for this ' timely and decisive movement upon a subject of such paramount importance and interest. Here are also, two resolutions 1 * L ? .1 passed Dy ine I'emorrauc bcgisiatmc ... Ohio, on the 14th of this month, which 1 also beg leave to read to the House: Resolved by the General Assembly oj the State of Ohio, That the subject oi slavery, as it exists in particular portions of the United States, was settled and ad' justed at the formation of the Federal Con> stitution. Resolved, That in the opinion of this General Assembly, the interference of cit izens of our State in the internal rrgula tions of another, is highly- censurable ant improper, and that we riew the unlawful unwise and unconstitutional interference of the fanatical abolitionists of the north with the domestic institutions of the Southern States as highly criminal, and that it is the duty obligatory on all good citizens to discountenance the abolitionists in t ?eir mad, fanatical, and revolutionary schemes. Such are the indications manifesting themselves in the Democratic party in the non-slave holding States, and I sincerely wish I could see such manifestations from the whigs in the same quarter. The nominee of the Harrisburg convention, however distinguished as a soldier, and entitled, as I willingly admit he is, to the gratitude of the country for his military and civil services, has given no such pledges, nor do I think he will. As late as 1633, he held this language. "Should I be asked, is there no way bv ~ ^ - which tiie Ueneral tiovernmetu can am the cause of emancipation, I answer, it (jas long been an object near my heart, to see the whole of the surplus revenue appropriated to that object. With the sanction of the States, holding slaves, there appears to me to be no constitutional objections to its being thus applied; embracing not only the colonization of those that may be otherwise freed, but the purchase of the freedom of others. By a zealous prosecution of a plan founded upon that basis, we might look forward to a day not . far distant, when a North American sun would not look down upon a slave." Are these views and opinions favorable to the constitutional rights of the south?? l..:.. ilave tney ever neen repuuiait;> ?>r ?-a|moih ed by their author? I know in his Vincinnes speech he does maintain that Congress has no constitutional right, to touch slavery in the States; but that does not go far enongh, particularly under the suspicious circumstances of his nomination.? If Litis distinguished individual is really disposed to resist all attempts of abolition any wherein this Union, I should be unaffectedly rejoiced to hear it. It is a matter of history that on the eve of the last Presidential election, puhlic calls were made upon General Harrison touching this very subject, and he refused, or neglected, to set public sentiment at rest. Why, sir, is it not known to every body, that abolition papers did claim his nomination over Mr. Clay as a triumph of anti-slavery leel:r ??? "? (nl! M'liat kind nr vvhnt a k lug; x lamivk ?vi? it *. ...... ? mount of testimony gentlemen require to establish a proposition, but addingall these together, I draw the conclusion that Gen. Harrison is the favorite candidate of the abolitionists; and if so, this ought to deter every consistent Staierights man of the south from voting for him. I repeat my desire to do him justice; for 1 wish to see no man seeking the highest office in our republic who would, for a moment countenance the schemes of those wlTo are [.lotting the dismemberment of of the Union. Since the delivery of these remaiks a vote has been taken upon toe following resolution, offered by Mr. W. C. Johnson, of Maryland, and accepted by Mr. Thompson, of South Carolina, as an amendment to his Resolution: ''That no petition, memorial or other papei, touching the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, or any S'aie or Territory, ?r the slave trade between the Stales, or Territories ol the United States in which it now exists yhall be received by this Mouse, or entertuined in any manner whatever." This is an amendment to the rules of the House, and therefore takes two thirds to repeal it. The yeas were 11-1; navs 108. Among those who Voted in the affirmative, are the names of twenty seven democrats, from ii->ti siave holding States, and only one u-l.iur Pipiv souther i democrat vofd for " o' J the resolution, while four southern whigs yojed against it If this fact stood isolated and alone, it would need no commentary, It demonstrates, bryow doubt, the truth of my position in the preceding remarks. It is also supported bv other testimony ol alike character, of the voles heretofore given in Congress. A bill to abolish imprisonment for debt passed the Indiana ffonsc of Kepresentalives on the Oth ultimo.?Am. Statesman. GENERALSHIP. A tabular statement of the results of the battles during the last war, given by Niles in the tenth volume of his Register shows; 1. That Harrison had more men killed and wounded at Tippecanoe (where according to his otvn statement, he had a superior force over the Indians, than Gen. Jackson lost in killed and wounded in either of his great battles of the 23J of December and 8th of January, at New Or leans. 2. That Harrison lost only thirteen less, killed and wounded, at the battle of Tippecanoe, than Gen. Jackson lost in both his battles at New Orleans. 3. That the loss of the British at New Orleans, was about four times as great as in -ill tho battles fought under the orders of G *ti. Harrison. 4. The Indians lost more men in killed and wounded, in th* single buttle of the Tallapoosa, fought by Gen. Jackson, than - in all the actions in which Harrison had i coinmangl. f 5. Harrison lost within sixty eight of as 1 many in the single liattle of Tippecanoe, in which he gained nothing for the counr trv, as General Jackson did in all bis batf ties with the Indians, which made the con? quest of the Southwest. 6. General Harrison lost more men in the single battle of ttie Rapids of the Miami, than Gen. Jackson lost in all his bat5 ties with the British and Indians. 7. Gen. Harrison lost more, in killed and wonnded, in the battle of Fort Meigs, I against a force of eight hundred British , and Indians, than Gen. Jackson lost in eii ther of his battles before New Orleans, , against the whole f rce of British regulars, exceeding ten thousand. 8. More mpn were lost in the massacre of the river Raisin, (produced by the fail1 ure of Harrison to send up a reinforcement as Massrs. Madison and Garrard testify,) ; than in all the battles fought by General i Jackson against lhe British and Indians during the late war. i In view of the state of the account ending with the second battle of Frenchtown on the river Raisin, Niles concludes his tabular statement ul the war, witn tne remark that? "The first camdaign ending with the second bailie of Frenchtown, was little else than a series of defeats and disgrace.'' Of the second campaign, the Register savs? "In the second campaign our arms were, in a considerable degree, successful, BUT [mark the but] still the "failure'' of the Northern Division was disastrous." This is history, (partial history to our country and its Generals,) setting down the truth just after the conclusion ol'the war; i fmd !i miHarrison the hero of defeats and fuilurcs. The Register speaks in a more exulting tone, when it brings down the account to t e battles fought under that inimitable commander, General Jackson." He speaks of him as "the conquerer of the conqerors of Europe," as presenting "an impenetrable front to the invading army;" and he concludes his remarks with saying: "Thus the close of the war was.more glorious to our arms than its commencement was disast.ous." Harrison began it?Jackson ended it.?Globe. MEXICO AND TEXAS. Late fib's of the Mexican journals, the "Diario del Gobierno" and ihe 'Cosmopolita," are before us. Thev contain the l 1 .1-- AT ...5 n..*? tn ll.o woaies in mr iiiMitau ^uugicoo, iu my 16ih of Jan. upon the projected invasion of Texas. The principal questi-m debated, was that of ways and means. A proposition had been submitted requiring every man in the Republic to pay a medio real (six cents} every month, to constitute the means for carrying on the Textan war. A member of the Congress proposed to amend this proposition by enacting that whoever would pay a larger sum, monthly, should be declared bcnemcntus, to have deserved well of his country. The editor of the " Cosmopolitu" makes ihe following remarks upon tins projected invasion: "The question of Texas seriously engages the attention of the cabinet. These ministers would wish to divert the minds ?.f the public from what ever should constitute the care of all Governors. But there are certain things which are felt too deeply to be forgotten. The salaries of our employers are not paid. They are pressed by hunger. We all feel the impunity with which our roads are infested . with robbers, against whom it is the duly . of the Government to protect society. It would certainly be well to recover our i? i ... ... u..# .1, IIiJIi ij iiim ? i uuii u iiuimuj u?it inn c 10 aiso something else to be lookpJ to. We must fare all the calamities which afflict r us, so as not to loose on the one hand, ; what we may gain on the other. "If we are to believe the'Diario del i Gobierno,' (Government Journal, tranquility reigns in all the departments, with the exception of Monterey. It is yet certain thai Chihuahua is invaded by the Indians, and no aid has been sent to that department. " Durango is also invaded by the Indians, and that department is equally unprotect. ed by the central Government. "New Mexico seems to have been blot ted (nit from the catalogue of our territories. That department also suffers from incursions of the Indians The inhabitants have asked foi protection, but the Government journal prefers to tell them what events are occurring on the Bospliorus. " Yucatan is now the theatre of a bloody civil war. ' | '.'Our condition is an agrgavated one, and complicated in its relations. Yet the Government thinks the question of Texas paramount. "The result of this project of reconquest will be, that when our soldiers shall have perished by hunger, nakedness, and North American rifles, the Government will plead its inability to carry on the war, for the want of means. Then we shall bid a last adieu to Texas, and await the 1 * ' - 1 -- L.. _.U ,1? declaration 01 independence oy umci utpartments, when the opportunity shall be deemed by them favorable. Mr. Richard Biddle and Economy.? Mr. tt. Biddle is represented in the newspapers to have stated in Congress, a few days ago?in opposing the passage of the pension bill?that no economy had been practised by the Administration. He asserted it was all profession, and not even a single clerk haii been discontinued. The facts are, that the expenditures in j 1839 were six millions less than in 1838; I and those proposed in 1840 are still five j millions lower than the expenses of 1839; , and nineteen clerks have teen discontinu :ed in one bureau alone in the Treasury Department; and all this has been reportj ed to Congress and printed during the pre| sent session.?Globe. i I General Jackson.?We are happy to > learri from the Nashville Union, that General Jackson has returneJ to the Hermitage in rather better health than he left it. , The laborious journey which he has made, simply to gratify the wishes of affection ate friends, is charecteristic of the man.? > All who are intimate with him know, that , ostentation and parade never afforded him enjoyment. Strenuous exertion in some s real and important public service, was that which, in calling forth all his faculties and feelings, imparled the highest pleasure. It was on such occasions that he shone the light and soul of enterprise, and . when all associated with him followed j where his spirit led. Whenever the period of glorious action was over, General Jackson has always been found the man of sympathy, ready to make any self-denial, any sacrifice of ease and comfort, . of interest, of any thing but principle, to gratify others, in whose good intentions he confided. With as little inclination for, as skill in, pageantry, the heroic old chief yielded himself to the solicitations of his New Orleans and Mississippi friends ?quits liis abode of quiet and comtori? and, under a load of years and broken constitution, makes another campaign, in an inclement season, to add something to the pleasures of their holyday. We have followed the venerable patriot, in our journal, throughout this trial of his strength, and we rejoice to find that he has reached his home wilhou* being exhausted under the effort. Among the incidents which proved mosi gratifying to the General, we have no doubt, may be numbered that of meetink many of those distinguished as being iden tified with his public career, enjoying distinction at the hands of the ppople. From a paper just received by us, we perceive that his old friend General Speight, formerly member of Congress fr un North Carolina, was, as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Mississippi, appointed to give him the legislative welcome at ! the scat of Government, as trie guesi in J the State. } Horrible !?We copy the following letter from the Edenlon Sentinel. It relates a tale of horror, indeed ! Salmon Creek, Jan. 27, 1S40. Dear Sir :?Be pleased to publish in your next paper, or hand to the "Sentinel," for publication, the following particulars of a heart-rending and awful catas' tronbe: , On Friday night, the 24ih of January, about 7 o'clock, the dwelling house of < Miss Patsey Ward, near Windsor, Bertie I ''nimir i?;ic pnnsiimpfl hv fire, together v/y....v . - c with all its inmates, consisting of an elderly lady, three children, and Miss Wml herself. The fire was not discovered until had progressed so far as to render the efforts of all to extinguish it or save the inhabitants, unavailing.?Two sons of th<elderly lady reached the scene only in time to see their only parent buried beneath the mass of burning timber. No persons lived nearer than a quarter of a mile of the scene, and none arrived in time to hear a groan or cry of distress i from the burning inmates. After the fire had burned oufr, the consumed bones, supposed to be of Miss Ward and the three children, were found among the ashes, congregated together. I? ..mc irwl,,n,l a tlrparlflll sitfllt ! a SCt'Oe SO | ?? {awful, I hope never to witness again.? I The whole matter is a mystery how the house look and fire that no one of the inmates should have escaped and more than I all, that they should not htfVe been aroused by the flames; far from th<f position in which their ashes were found after the fire, they must either have perished while sleeping, or have been confined in the house beyond the possibility of escape. A suspicion, dally gaining ground, is entertained in the community, that the house was set on fire, and the inmates either murdered or secured within by violence by the incendiary, to prevent the possibility of detection. Respectfully yours. J. B. YVEBB. T. J. BLAND, Esq. Edenton, N. C. A nnnor tnllc n nrnn/1 alnrtr nf 2X IHJWIl Ud9b pupwi *? ? mK,* j x/. a young buck who was conversing with his lover; sne asked 'if he was fond of novels. 'I never ate any,' was the reply, 'but I am death upon a young possum.' (B&BIli&fflB 1 CAMDEN: SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY29, IS-iO i HjPNext SATURDAY is Return Day for this District. We are indobted to the Hon. J. C, Calhoun for a pamphlet copy of his speech on the Repoit of the Committee on the State Debts. We will endeavor to lay it before our readers next woelc. SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS. i r> ?c ttifl 01 o. ? 1 UU KJUULfi VSUI Ultliiuu, vi uiiv AiDb tuiuauia u. long article under the head of "the canvass for Governor ," which to us is quite mysterious. It commences somewhat after the manner of a sermon, and ends by beseeching the candidates for the State Legislature not to commit themselves "on the subject of the election for Governor, either for Judge Johnson, Col. Hammond, or Col. Richardson," until the matter has been more amply discussed. The Editor prophecies that there is likely to be "distraction, di. vision and discord in our State." The candidates for the Legislature are told, if thev make a decision relative to the election, "beforo it has bocn sufficiently discussed, to enable them to decide fairly and judiciously, they will see friend rising against friend, to an extent they now little dream of; and will find their present political relations broken up, themselves thrown among men they never anticipated as associates, and the present politics of the State involved in confusion worse confounded." The mysterious portion of the article upon which we are remarking, is the reasons which we suppose in tluce the Carolinian to imagine that the fires of dis. cord are again to be lighted, and the State to be agi. tatcd, if possible, more powerfully, than on any former occasion. We will give the reasons, us tiny are given in the articlo itself Here they are:? "A serious personal difficulty, fostered and produced, we believe, by men inimical to Mr. Calhoun, and to the present state of things in this State, and founded on charges, which we believe, yea, may, almost say we know, to be untrue ?has arisen between two gentlemen alike friendly to Mr. Calhoun, and high in station, atid threats are said to have been hastiiy made, and public measures suddenly taken, under a mistaken sense of wrong, founded on these charges, which forbode distraction, division and discord in our State. At present we cannot speak more plainly." That it is likely there will be a contest for the office of Gov. we ?lo not doubt; but that it will be as bitter as the Carolinian imagines, we very much question. At all events, wo hardly think it probable that the State of South Carolina is likely to be thrown into "confusion worse confounded," because "two gentlemen, alike friendly to Mr. Calhoun," happen to quarrel. If any man in this country ever had cause for the exclamation, "save me from my friends!" it is Mr. Calhoun. Where was the necessity for using his name in the paragraph quoted? Ii i; certainly calculated to do him, and the cause ho is engaged in more harm than good. Although we believe the ] motto of "principles, not men," as absurd as "love, not woman," yet we cannot attach so much importance I to any man, as to suppose a whole State is to bo, thrown into anarchy, merely because two of his friends cannot agree. If the bare fact of being friendly to Mr. Caliioun attaches such consequence to the acts of an individual, we shall expect to have considerable influence before long, as wo shall cortainly number ourselves among his warmest friends, if he continues to battle as he is doing, in the support of those principles, upon the succ.-s of which wc vcri- ] ly believe, depend the best interests of the country, and especially of the South?in utlter words, ice shall go heart and soul with Mr. Calhoun as long as he goes with us.'.'.' TIIE CAMDEN DEBATING CT.UB Celebrated its thirteenth anniversary on Thursday ! evening last. An Oration was delivered on the occn.; sion, at the Baptist Church by Mr. B. \V. Waimkn, j one of the members, to a large and attentive audience. I After the Oration, the Club partook of a splendid snnnnr. furnished bv Mr. GlFFORD. at his Ilall. TIlC j ?rr--> ^ - | table was literally loaded, (we had almost said it | groaned,) with every thing calculated to suit tin: . tite of the most fastidious epicure. The elegant. manner in which every thing was prepared, showed the taste of "mine host," and the justice douc his viands, exhibited the taste of his guests. There was one feature in this celebration, however,'! which we must not omit to notice?and that was the ! absence from the table of all intoxicating drinks. It I was conducted 011 total abstinence principles, and we imagine that there are some convinced now, if thoy were not before, that alcohol, in no shape, is essential! to the promotion of sociability and hilarity. A auni-' ber of sentiments were given, and speeches made, at the table, the point and eloquence of which convince us conclusively, that there ia, to say the lcyjt, <j^Q^ch . inspiration in cold water as either the juice of the 1 grape, or the fruit of the Still. At 110 0110 of the twolvo preceding anniversary cele-1 bralions, most of which we have attended, have we ' known the members enjoy themselves with mom glee and good feeling. In short, wc huv<. never, on any occasion, seen a company in better tpirtis, either with, or without spirits. CONGRESS. This body is still in session, and the members engagod as they have been, for nearly three months, in | making speeches in reference to the nest Presidential election, and incidentally discussing the Cumberland Road appropriation. Wo have advices from Liverpool to the 4th of Jan. uary, with nows a little more favorable than for several past arrivals. Money is more abundant in Eng. land, and the rato of interest has fallen from G to 5 Dcr cent. The Cotton Market had advanced l-8d. and the stock on hand on the 1st of January, was less by about one hundred and twenty-five thousand bales than at the same period last year. We would not have our readers form any very sanguine expectations, howevor, from this fact, as it may be very .well accounted for,(when we take into consideration, the lateness of the season here, before any quantity of, tho article could bo got to a shipping port. We ex-' pcct the order of tilings was considerably reverse d in Liverpool, by the 1st of February, and that the quantity on hand then, was as much above what it was, last year, at the same point of time, as it was on tho 1st of Jauuary, below. Swung Weather.?This month has been remarka* bly mild and pleasant?indeed, it has been almost impossible to realize the fact, that winter could not yet be gone. The fruit trees are in bloom, roses budding, and vegetation as forward as it generally is, fivo or six weeks later. We dread the return, however, ot the nipping irosts ana the chUhng blasts tor wmcn March is so notorious?if they do come, as we suppose they must, we trust our country friends will ' make some effort to save their fruit?a long summer will go off badly without it. It is with pain we record the.death of the RevWM. KENNEDY, of tliis place?an aged and extensively beloved Minister of the Methodist E. Church, lie died on his way to Cokesbury, on Saturday morning of apoplexy, we believe.?Temp. Advocate. Professor Esrv is in Charleston, delivering a course of lectures on the theory of storms. judge O'Neali. has granted a Writ of Prohibition, forbidding the collection of the tax 011 brokers, imposed at the late session of the Legislature. POK THE JOURNAL. Mr. Ediior: As there is to be an eleclion for Colonel of the 22<1 Regiment in a few days, and ns it is an office in which the citizens of the District arc deeolv inlercs ted, they should not fail in exercising their right of suffrage; and being aware that u great many are under the impression that they are nut entitled to vote, I therefore wish to inform the citizens generally that every individual over eighteen ypars of age, and nut members of the Troop, are entitled to vole for that officer. AN OFFICER. . The Blood Hounds.?We loo feel bound; like the universal press, to write a blood hound article, but it must be a brief one. Mr. Poinsett, our able and efficient Ser> enl n rtr nf War liuu /^ninmmupu lod 11^1 VlUi J w I f ? ui I I'WW VW.>l?JIMIIIVM?%/?? ?V Hiv Senate, through Mr. Bentun, Chairman j of the Committee on Military Affairs, in that body, his ollicial correspondence on tlie subject of the employment of bloodhounds in the Florida war, in which he shows that the government ha? only authorized the employment ?>f those animal?, in a muzzled state, to scent out and (lis? cover the Indians, and not to worry or destroy them. We trust that this explaj nation will thoroughly satisfy even the I sHvJy sentimentality of our Northern [brethren, who dedicate all their sympathy to the ruthless and murderous refugee sa? | vages, it1 the morasses and himmocks of our Southern peninsula, and. have none itosparefor their butchered.victims, of all I ages, sexes, and conditions. For our part, we go lbr the blood hounds, unmiizf zled, and trust that they will yet be ein| ployed in that way, not merely to nose out, but effectually to expel from or destroy in their coverts, the heartlr-ss wretches, who emerge from their fastnesses only to display pcrlidy, or to commit murder on vigorous manhood, venerable age, lovely woman, and /reinless infancy?ves ir.fancv. j vainly putting in its smiling plea fur hu' manity, unmoved by terror, and unconscious of danger, beneath the bloody stroke of the tomahawk and scilping knife. The Indians of Florida arc worse than blood hounds, because the human is infinitely worse than the merely animated brute; and we thctefore liaic no scruple, as against such wretches, to cry havoc and let slip the dogs of wor.?Charleston Courier. I The Charleston Observer.?We were gratified to perceive, on Saturday last, ,i..i r 11 f. 7 tiiuc me L-narieston uoscrcer has risen from its ashes, and commenced again, in its renovated shape, the advocacy of the cause of morals, and ihe diffusion of gospel truth. The llev. Editor has our most cordial good wishes for the increased success of his laborious and responsible undertaking; and we trust that a generous sympathy for misfortune, as well as the obligation of moral duty, will render the injunction (worthy of a place in the deco- T fbguc, if it be not there alre^d\) ' Pay the Pi inter," more than usually -honored in the observance. The Observer was re-i-sucd just in time to give its usual glance or frown at the Raets an(l from tvh^t, wc have heard, the extent to winch garbing (without reference to bets on the races themselves) ^ was practised on the course calls loudly' for the censure of the press, and the pun- ~ ishmcnts #f the law ?lb. Look out, Girls.? If any young lady should happen t blush, or tas?e a turkey this year, she will look red in the face.? If she dreams of a young man three nights in succession, it will be a sign of something. If she dreams of him four times, j' or have the toothache, it is ten to one *"|ij that she is a long time getting either of them out of her head. National Convention at Baltimore.?In the convention to assemble at Baltimore early in May next, for the purpose of no minating candidates for the Presidency .13 and Vice Presidency, South Carolina ought -j to be represented. Georgia is moving in 4 this matter, and 6urely our State has as deep an interest in the subject as any of her sister States. With the election of the next President is connected matters of great moment to the South. There will be 1 another tariff controversy, and there are other subjects in agitation, in which this i r ?| i