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a*ru«fc,
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fe! rjx fu Osagrcas.
úf Uíd i? Lite
■t4á lite#".** and«
•Mruetferw oí the
feí r*pte*aW l
tk«
actively eagagéd I
«stenvearaafjji
cniilisfs *lw* sen <
- ni iAiwisJÉím
• a WWM^wwly«
tatutle (rela bel Tom Borní
bu rúa polities farther iat the ¡
nd ate of party ««rife tfcw tw!
ÁfseMatrr. Look at idtej
en**.
kájd to fiad •oía#!
a cut of
a* y^j
pjretoadeat
Tie. Ism!
fans of
t« V<>t*
isf tie Leg-
aad Represent-
•cuMiual principle
t. tea- Cass is an
be reused to obey the!
gYsatkre of he State!
t loir represented a!
Ccfojr
; ctk
: Till
AHÍ JII* ES
Seat* of DtftrtatlU ui CV
Editorial Fraternity aod Mem
're .
Invited Gaests from abroad.
Tie different delegations.
T*i*
order of procession weal
vzt -'«f p^<^4e, and it was
xyrt*rbn$ lie wiB qf liatmijority by tbe
¿a-trncípee* to Urn. Cass* fht ties did hej^^
>«*!"-a l<*adija* democratic principle by
well enough for a Foarti of
S;att of other general eel
tual.
and
and
appear
Su precie Court aod judges of tbe District ¡ tain a I veisted rights, and recognix
Courts
sloa
bad
sub4ér
the
L z*. i'i>l a Jk-t ijietioaji, ajnder the name
*r*rr. Sfcowld Ibe majbrfcty fa «i ur
í ■viator !«e «My enough to listen to the
t «5. sr of a tew 'trickster* land demagogue
a • :«U teuatr, and pass reflations instruct-
or Gea. Uoa-coa to tv-«ign hi* peat ia tie
s-rarte. %é eaa adopt theprecedent ésijab
J.4 -d by G«a. Gas , and déay their right to
tbfir Si a 3, members Of the LegilaRture that
H
iCANs Shall Retí America.''
,*d* of Departments and Cfesrjk to' etb-ctiag the sime through the ballot-bos.
as suci ia political proce^ssioits. We!tie grpajt ¡and iegitimata insiruaiett of
to appear^a^cneh, in a pariy plroee -'person* of foreign birth, as cUiiens,
tboaqted on borse-back. is aol ouJy in have been naturalized, nationaliied
!•*>'*«*# to <j~*y tie irtsiroetic R8 of the
icn] 4 |i<* r^weaesitathv -of the people!
lif ara elaeted bra. df:r.(M:ratiC Leglalaictre.;
tiea. V f**"* change citae oirér
ib- popaUr aini. «d tie diWX:ratio party
. *x- d lo be tie dotaiuaai party, and the
r -«St was a majority of j the Legklatars
• oefta^ed rietr dilferest fhmibo*? of Gea.
* >#. c^a^eque:jtly he ^ífdíed 'to obey the
í*.-irteóríoa of fiat atajeri^. feecaa.-*? it wan
r 4 d isoeratie. oottritjhstandhisr it ivprt-
*tbe m iil of a Ifrgfe majority of the
i>.-opley Mkiigaa. IJlrt^thea,Gca.Hons H . . ,-. . , . . , ,
.,^1 *lce a..„ !!„■ ■«■««««« Oitf rt|« n>oo
«Jr-tiaeraiie brad^r hive alfand*'«<*d th? o'd|!B<B
in :y pftor pies, and coálesfed *5tíi old fe—: A0(*
PARTY OF WORTH CAROLINA
At a Convention of the American party
held at Raliegh. on the 19th of October, 1856,
done before. But for Judrai of the Articlb tai -^We will vigorously main- the following resolutions were ad _
1 - nr ¡ . , . Í . . .. Reaolvtd, That, as the causes which render
taiste hut out of character. It is cuica-' Am -ricaiiized; wbo evince pro]
iated give rue to .tie «uspteion.; tbat^eeíingj a
{tie dija aani ¡party isoot only willing toiláaifnage i !
aiake ¿very department of lie, government;our country, its history and institutions; aad;
.ient to
tee long continued control of affairs,
e should hare cause to feaf the
.<i Kt i oa. That he w|Ü not obey any; ^
. -mietioB or reqoej* et|Kiag^ fiom tiMsj should
] *nb-i áloeracy\ we fed «Uife&'d: and we-arft lai ies ?nMf of the Rio Grande. tn<^unud
d« awt beMere (fee. £%fclata|rie will do either, ¡ on lu>o , aad immediately ia tbelr rear, a
la be;
' i
a
fiot vliat ia lie Otwral'iolSeoee *
i v- d'-moesprif f|Mi wi^M áectedf' Hasfcí?
í iKd m «ppott all tié parejiy democrat c
-htíur&b D8 fee vote for the bill raakias:
* large appropriation tn an Oceaa navIgitÉo
<xat*a* f ÍM fce vote for the bill m*k'n|i
^•priftíoac for ¡raprojr fai in tb-* State- ;
i* Gatera! Gonrerament? Xoieof th«'v |iaa
< .arjsM are preferred agaiM iim. B«th^;of
i -•:«• d ia Bcstfon on; idavory
n ii í tieVepeál of thj ^j.®ejaaril Cofflprr-
rsjft wh eb are heü «piju grave oSeatf ^
ng>5iít tíie Soaih. The láCtare was a venr
eflbrt. and highly c^intaendrd by th?
* '««r*;a(ivei North atid South
^• d fot the Mis-ocri C|«nprot
<«3Sfetrnf. he was compelled túvote aga:nM|Tbose
¿i* repeat And in voti
few of
iiotnixs
ait A
have
of the
pr
wi
e
the
Hizen *.
be iin<!(
<eg k 'accordance witi th^ Baltimore Plat-
fona. , waa di-ciwed to jit a final
- ¡.'leow^t of all agitation éa tie «abject of
-iirfry |b aa oat of C^agteea. j Tie repeal
oí Une Missouri CompdRa^e was • grow
- <,1átWof tiat d«e)a¿&m¿ GÓn. Houston
8-md coondsieitly íjoth wjtb ikaaelf, aad
*'th tih- demoorattc platform, and for tbi*
'i-rsapivgnes wisfc him instructed out éf the
> s«e. Consistency ia a crime wit* tie
-^Ubellocraey or hojút D>emoeracy. But
T* Geacfal's gravest oflV-neé i* belonging to
5i* American party. Fortunately, tbe wtm
tbe power u> punish, and Will have to
«•nt'tiéir putrid f^>leen bespattering the
'"«^ral with their loatiwme abuse and
bander, t '
' Oppoaltimi to all
^at^oaa. add
aad af er
fm*
i{ l
e
i
Platíaroi af Bazar
if# republish lili document.
neighbor of the Jhm should
notice it. ÍTe consider its fate
to a certain extent upon his not e*,
,jj_ it be favwntble, tie Ptatform is In
ttat tbasld hé bespatter with hi* ur
g fiummery. we stall eoé
dlhrU sáfeL right and proper. It It really
lftoaishiag that our neighbor posponed a;
when lie knew that
Council would meet on
FViday. next.'and that his next papt r would
not reaci Austin ia time to inftycnce the;
actum of tjhat body. Well, it "cannot be
hel}ied tow and our delegates will have to
do the befit they can, without the light of
the Ttxam't council. Bat here is t!*e Plat-
'terka. • fo^H^ey must judge cf its merits for
bcr^of th-'iaselvésr n j f
j Aanok Fawr.~TTe acknowledge theao-
! premacy of, and our dependence upa that
Strangers and Ci'tuens—Ladies iniAto'ghty Being, who has conducted us la
"eutlemea mounted* every «ep which we have advance to the
thé
1. £<*ofed,Tba^atb*12thi
late procesaioa at tie Aost?.* iT
Tie Baad of )tysie aith tlw Americ-ia of.lh<' Pla?fo™
l ' ¡ ; the Aa^ciaa State Cc
One piece of Artillery, mounted
Sold er« of tie Aawtieaa fit L '
^'Z$Z2$l££i
Iteaaieca of tie b(fht«tire, .
ilWU OF THE SPFECMC €0i
COIB
Tier* is not oao! of tieir (American)
iers Nerti. who is sound upon tie Con-
itution question, not one. Wailst In tie
jattay & them, aye fcostiéf thfeir most „
lished men, are un*oand. And of oational
! giant (Gea. Honstoa,) lives ia our vexed qáeilloa of
ImhHnola Malitfin.
Hero is about as considerable a jumble of
i^||i ;statement* as we have seen huddled
together In tlie same spaco. The American
party North are more reliable on the subject
of
OF TUS HST&llT
Jdone-character oí an independent nat'ou.aad will
¡ continue to prosper those only that obey His
Bat for beb-itA |, ! " ; . i 'ijj
it una.- Asncrj: $Eco.va—We assert, as the fund-
is not carfomarv for Govertior'« *niental prunctple ot the American party.
celebration.
of slavery, than tbe Betaocracy; for the
reason that the ljndt rs have forfeited Che
Ldcnce of the, rank and file, by violatiag
pledge of tie Baltimore platform against
very agitation, ia repealing tie Miasoaci
promise. The American party embra-
sea a very large majority of the conserva-
ilvea of the two eld partives of j the North,
upd whea it comes to a national election,
main contest there will be btween the
can party and the Free jSoil party,
e Democracy of the North triumphed in
tibe late elections, mainly ia cosequenee of
its opposition to the prohibitory liquor law.
1]bere was no national issue
As to tbe unsoundness of the American
party of tbp South, or its leaders, or Gen.
Houston, on the j subject of slavery, tbe
ajsertioa is too ridiculously absurd to need
refutation.
the su'
2-
vention
ol
deat ot
patty of
ance to any
Of
nominal oa
for.
United
led not
Thit!
*■
i of that*
iiepiall
rthe Antt
ttie
of<
thomost decided i
and patriotic <
That the
this proscrif
tioa agaiast
to an iutellia
Tbaii
■vix:
rftsor ai s<
¡charge >f
i parti,! i
of tie
its con-
Ki-
tpon-
raiie.
pi oscrip*
alwa;
bal graco
Its, aad
freemen
of this State
parjgrjj
do tw, remember having ever heard of it reform in otir country,
being done l*fore. But for Judges of üie¡ AancLB tai
ad sentiment; a know!
and laws, and an
Amorican
OF oaf
to
party
parposea, but to trail i regard iii jks their solemn duty to aid in
the dangers which threaten our
atry.
^ aubrer>loa of oar government and toe sub-
fiitutioa of a de«poti*a. This, however, I*
but ac other ¡forcible argomeat in fovor of
the pr
>h<>w«
of the
nci}d3 of the American party, and
the Eccetwty of a return the example
hcroHi and statesmen of the pom
day^ oF the Republic. - 1 \\ j
jave made tie procession complete
cbar icter. the. liombshell leaders
Lave had a delegation from tieir
of Te
native-
total re
Focara.—We regard all persons
ve,: or aiay become citiiens of the
by vlrttié of tbe annexation
entitled to ail the privileges of
citizens.
—We advocate such a mod-
tie naturalisation laws as will
evils growing out of the fame,
tbe purity of the elective fran
rac
tiouofaoew party,
mm '
ia*a
Federal and Stat
cation of all feet i
5. Rttokid, Ttat
the Federal
tion in Virginia
probation of eveiry
6. as
vention that all
the American párty
and all obligaUc ns of
its meetjings sbojuid
its proceedings cjondi
the ordinary usa ges
that we invite tjhe
m a, who ap|ao
of the party.
ill Kvtolvtd, That
j mend to the Coi
ttee of
aiM
the long rubtd geotry who readered
beilocracy suci efficienKservice in tbe
usrust election. This addition would
tnore fully illustrated tie character
party.; and the aim of the
City Charter.
that one of the mi -R'presentátives
county carried over to Anstiu the
ai:d voied draft of a new charter Jor oar city, to b
upea the LegMature and paased.
I asking the consent of tie bona jids
Irit ii^#o pa>sed, it will be with
erstanding that it4§ to 1* sobm.aed
Having;jto a vete of ¿he pe^/ple. for tbáiradoptiorj
ise, to bljor rej«ctioo. This wi|l be mere
who drafted this new charter, have
was act-! private arraagesaenta made for carrying it.
siould it be wtbwhted to lie pdpalar vote.
If tie Legisistare does enact a aeiw C$art> r
orre.—We insist upon the enact-
ment of tj^fagent laws, to prevent tb? immi-
¿ratioo among us of criminals or pauptr*.
Articlk Skvexth.-- We pledge our« l ve-
to protcc; a|ll citisens in tbe proper exercise
'>f their ciyil and religious optaious and
vorsh;p., j .. ;■ lj
ABTÍO.E Ei obi .—We declare uncompro-
mising hoslility to any connexion between
Weh.ve h«rdij\r,t¡.í'^ rch S! te¡ <o alUttempt aaj
•ect, denomination or church to obtain polit-
ical ascendency ia tbe State by means o*
spec .al privileges or exemptions j; by pulit-
«4 combiüalion of its mera'Kjrs, or by a
récognst^a: of allegiance to a|ty foreign
prince, powjer, potentafif|br ecclesia
Aancije Ninth.—We imitaie the purer
lays of the Republic i^jfcie practice of the
g^yBÍaxlmJ M tbe oSc^fiodfi seek ll e man. and
abr mar. the office," ai d the rule, tb it tb<
jú«>t mode of a^ertaiaing fitness for office
of initiation, obligations, signs, constitutions,
rituals, or passwords be abolished—that we
constitute Ourselves into a publicly orgau-
1 party—thai we do challenge our oppo-
ts to tbe public discussion of bar princi-
we do hereby invite and invoke
aid and ea-operation of all the cititens of! a co:
State, without regard to their former¡be to p
ditical affiliation, in maintaining and car-!public of" Virg
ing oat the great aim. principles aad ob-! plea of tbe PlAtf
cts of the American party, adopted by the
Besoivtd, That wé do hereby ratify and en-i«ea*ton.
! tbe principles enunciated tjn the plat- j
of tbe American party, by the National j Recipe for „
ouncil of the same, begun and held at Phil- pintof good whisk
itdpbia. on the Mi day of June, i#55. ¡a re- ful of whiske)*^ ti
whiskeyj; be
keep pouring in
with water, and
of your teach,
iu two Spoons
whiskeys, aad ad 1
whiskey to your
Loa to tbe political poi icy of Our govern-
ment, whilst at the same time We consider
the three great primary principles of the or-
gjiiniz ttioa, which constitute the liasis of Our
t otherwise be preserved, their!iíf*rl7 ^ paramouat impoitoace to any
irfsuesot m'?re governaiental p«.d py.
Revived. That these three greut primary
principles art—fir t, the cuin ininent of thj
hoaors. offices and respoLsibilitiej of politi-
cal station, und r our government, to native
blorn Am-;ricaus, with a due regard; at the
fine tim ?. to the protection of the foreign
i.iarn iu ull the civil rights and privileges
guaranteed to freemen by the constitutions
v.hetber Ftd^ral or State.
Secondly, Resistance to religioittS ; intoler-
ance, and a rlg d mainta nance of the great
nple of rel g' otts Ireedom—by excluding
princi |
for oar city, without first consulting tbo*e
iO
it «91 eflSpct, it will save tiui .
pense by having it to take eflEect from
- ' There is a sufficient
a few ambitious,
ted to fa
passage.
oiled
. to carry any
their designs.
calcula-
r-1
The* bogas 4
tHeaeej aol
-litiful!^ practices.
Aiaericaawfa Mai
kilii&g
*0i
Tis fiaturait ar?
^'ttthjaejln prateabofljt^iow
Eepitiy law^-Nothing would
much to the preservation of the
in ihii section at least, as
Had s ici a law been in force
the vote of t¿ÍR county would
an lar ge j by! Jve or six hundred
caa .jSesire saci a si
prevailed at Ihe last
#f the State.
ce so
1 nocitiren frota
' etstiilei tó tij '
prc^epj*
maci towards
FodKilier
be
fjom oduCe aod power tho t' ^ho would per-
ipcuti, tor opinion's sake, who would control
ity, faitbtulness
te or incumbí
policy by e
or emolument
glance, directly or
power, el vil or
are Americans hy
d training, thus
Americana shall i
Article Testh.—We cont<
gress has no power to legislate
of slavery i%tie States, or to
is tbe
tie capd
carry oui
offices of|
hold
any
and
education in<
maxim, !ba|tj-
he politics of the country through church ia-
flbences or priestly interference, «ad who ac-
knowledge an aileg'aace to any power on
earth, whether civ >t <Mr>l««le^iasticle, aspara
juut to that which, they owe to tbe Constitu-
tion.
And. Thirdly, Cnswerving devotion to the
Union oí these/States, and resisU.nce to all
fit.ions and ¿eCiioaai attempts to weaken
, That in all nominations for polit-
i behíafter to be m ide by the Ameri
mend
kt*olr
i stat
partly, it ia recom
doOe in opea publ c me
* pi who agree with us
rica.
Con-
the subject
:o any
d that the *ame
ng. and that
<u principle, aad
concur in our aim- and ob ects, shall
freafter be t eogaUed as memocrs of tbe
^mer^eaa party, p jj
U TtuU we consider tbe 22d day of
bruary ae#*~ t be ti^a h ^tofore selected
the Nationals Council Of tlie Amer.can
•r for the nomination of can i.dates for
;d;nt aad Vice Pre^deot as too early a
day lor that purpose, and we do ideby recoin-
m ad to our brethren of tie Am -r uan party
t.irooghout tie Ualon the propriety of
poumg the boldutg of sad contention, to
Sum.- time in the months of Jane or July.
Hmtmt, Tiat an Executive Central Corn-
five, be appointed by this body,
duty it shall be to bit ad to the gea-
kof the Amexicau party ia this
ou tbe aecejSHary correepoo-
^ '—":i— steptsasi
aiore tioro
tiat said
re-
Coin
"" tb?
doforther
aiectioo
to a more
Wm
and a publ i-
erence of
tiafce
in
political
i 9
wSuskey
y m
one
spoon-
**t or
and
bowl
it out
pour
with
with
R*i*m fur *t t Paying for
The Richmond Ohrirtiaa Advocate pji
the following extract from a leti
say to the editor
Advocate, that
to erase th
joks,
of the Ricbm
would dout
af jC
up as lost that $7.
v^r ard
ijH, in the tirst >lace, he never
¿per, and if he jlid, he aévar
did, "'twas as
■IPPP an agent;.
thinks he paid for it long ago,land If he
didn't bo's got nothing to pay.ani Ifjie had,
could plead tip act of limitatio
tÜíeJ ,wh^ ti*
jESp-Ia lir. ijraaKlm s
King of England seat
over to this coual ry, Or. Fi
o^rattlesnakes to
ter, advising thai
injto his majesty i ¡ gardens at
pressing! the hope
and increase un
into the
■ay or amy
State
Coostit
institution;! that it has
or prohi
very ra
aad
as
be a violation
of the
it to tie
nattoaal J"aitlS.
aud
deemed ixecewary for
gaaizatioa of tbe said
committee be
™—to appoiat a Co
tee for each county
Coaaty Executive
to .briag URs matter before
y day, «o
a the hurry
tare at an
of the
-spoils tLiort.
is somitimfi tic ca^e.
scared
aa
m
from iis
W. He
red the
t it and if
besides, he
.k
his iá
they
ooaviott
e | a bo x
„ y'sPricrie Jlinia-
louid be introduced
histoontry
were to
A youug lady,
declaring
mat a
tie foi
oir lore;
tie I
sweejtest, longest, str
►fe . 8*«
mv
w- ■ «->
Imove
this sol
i u
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