"-V .'.--- From tlie Baltimore American.
- . THE PUBLIC lSXriSNDlTUUES.
; - lieity' Which has been given to certain state
" " ttitmU of DublicxnctKliturefl taken from
ment. ana published under the name ot re
spectable gentlemen members of Congress
" has had recourse to an expedient for coun
:" tcracting -tbc impression which the knowl-
, ;cugo ol tho cxtravaeancoot the uovern-
" . incut very naturally made upon impartial
f' minds throughout the country, A Report
, ',' : lias been aiili'mitted hv'the Secretary of the
w t ' .. -.1 '. ...!
v.ruasury in accoruauce wiui n resuiuuun
! . oftlie. Senate under a motion Trotn Mr.
-., Benton, purporting to show the annual ex,
vwuriroin in, io ioov. uuw hiciuihvu,
. '. Atublols given of the agwgatocxpendi,
T i J
" portment tho various principal Items arc
mentioned. Wo design at present to note
? but one circumstance- in connexion with
lurm cji I'flcn venr. ami in a w imruiu ue,
' this report and this for tho purpose of
meeting a point set forth by Mr. Uenlon In
vie oenuiu. irmi senator iook u inqjex-
pondlturcs for 1834 and those of 1820, and
Compared tlw acirrcirates toeetlier, to
snow that the lust year of Mr. .Van Buren1
Adniioistrntion was as economical as the
Inst year of Mr, Monroe's. Tlw . expend!.
turcs for, 1824 onwiunt in all to something
over thirty-ono millions : those of 13U
to something over thirty .seven millions.
This presents" at first view; ft, Very fidr
stato of tilings..; Tho difference of sonio
six million would bo a small matter, and
" easily accounted fur at once by tho fact that
jio population of tlio country has increased
tery greatly since 1824, and of course the
need or larger expenditures to meet the ex.
Dondlnc wants of tlio Government Mr,
Benton accordingly! holds tip tho two ag:
greipitca in a iivimicr indicative of triuinpb,
; and expresses) a wish lliat. every citizen
. wigm possess m copy oi s wjiun wiiilii
sots forth suclr iuvorablo view of tlio
t Governmen, economy. ,
; But it is ia butod tlwt one item of 1
expenditures for 1824 wa on account of the
National Debt to the- amount of 110,508,,
-i38370 1 leaving tlio -actual expenses "of
' Monroe s administration for that year at
l only about fourteen million antCahalf,
iiuw ib iiioaum wiucn is iu uu siuu vy
: side with the thirty-seven millions of Mr,
:- Benton's administration for tho year 1830.
v But in the Secretary's table of; items , tlio
v' ,year 1839 has its pajToent on account ot a
natoinoJ debt too. . Is not tliis to be deduc
ted from the gross aggregate of the year's
- , disbursement 1 In answer to this let it be
(nquired bow this national debt was crea
Uid. -f When General Jackson retired from
. 1 ; office , there was Do national debt I low
- .-hasone been created Bincet Simply by
tlie Issue of Treasury notes to meet tlie ex-
k arsaseeruncatesol aebt. ana wmcn musi
bo redeemed. Tho item of public debt for
1839 is something over eleven millions.
' The public debt which Mr. Monroe in 1824
t paid more than sixteen millions towards re
'' deeniingas a debt ' contracted long be.
fore ho came, into oilico contr&cled for
Burnose jof national defence in time- of
war."j The public debt for which Mr. Van
Buren sets aside elerfcn millions in 1839 is
v- . a debt contracted by hisxown administra.
flon not for purposes of national dejence,
, nor for any purpose of general good , so far
", as the public can secbut to meet extra vi
agant expenses incurcd under his own ad.
UHnistration of public afiah-s. :, ; t
i i. There is another mode of showing ; the
actual expenditures of the Goverianent for
' the last three years, if tlie Secretary of the
'. Treasury had thought proper to -,use it
,;- atnodo which would be accurate and fair
. beyond doubt Let tho revenues of the
- country from all sources be counted up for
that period let the sum on hand in 1837,
and received from other quarters besides
! the ordinary sources fcf revenue," bo esti
mated let the-amounts of tho Treasury
- notes issued for three yenss be added, and
then let examination I ; iuado of tlio sums
' now in the Treasury," Deducting what is
' on band from the gross amount received,
the difference will show precLiely what has
Tbeen spent To add in tliis calculation,
0 w give the following from' Mr. Webster's
late speech on the Treasury Note BilL
- 'kl the commencement of 1837," says
Mr. Webster, "the Government had on
.hand six millions, andhyhad before it" the
whole accruing revenue- of the year. .Be
fore the year was out, that is to say,' in
the September session, Congress impend
ed the payment of tlie last fourth instaJ
Vefif,ror ' fourth depoeite to the Siites,
- .This measure retained in ihc .Treasury a
" farther sum of nine MlUotiHf thus' raising
the; reserved aggregate upto fifteen mill
ions., . Subsequently the Treasury . reccrv.
ed from the Pennsylvania Bank of the Uui-
ud Btulcs five millions of dollars as part of
J6
ie,property or capital of the United states
ihe former Baak This swelled"-the
mount to twenty millions. So that since
January-1837, the Treasury has had full
twenty millions of former receiptaas-well
as atl revenues arising since!" '
' The twenty millions of former ', receipts
have .been spent tlie revenues of each
year as fast as received have disappeared
-millions of Treasury notes issued to meet
the' demands , of this economical Adminis
tration have gone the same Ivay and all
in the courscvbf "three years. Of these
facts there can be no doubt , Let us but
know tin prcciae amSunt of the annual re
ceipts into tlie Treasury for three years
past, so that the sunt may be added to the
millions of surplus on hand Sal 837, and to
the millions1 of Treasury notes issued
since- We may then know , the immense
aggregate of expenditures which form tlie
basis of those professions of economy of
which the Aministrauon is so profuse.
, From tho National Intelligrneer.
' The attention of tlie President of the
United States is re8ptfullyrep tested to
the following direct statement, which w
copy from tlie. Wlieeling Gazettefrif May
27uVT of tho babituai interference pfa Fed-
. eal Postrpastcr hlthcjlitical flections,
not only in his own neighborhood, but in
adjoiiiing States, to tlie -manifest disregard
of die duties for nUperfornuiig which he
ispaiu out of tlie peoples pocxets:
" We have frequently alluded to the in
terference on tlie part of Gc&r W. Thompi
ton, postmaster of the city of Wheeling
in tho present, contest lor tne r rcsuiency
his stump 8ieecles and continued election.
terms, and have quoted lor his especial ben,
cfit the doctrines of all tlio great leaders of
the democratic Jiarty TfpnuiaUng such a
course. 3 Mr".r iTjiompson still persists in
traversing the country,. .with Ins .saddle,
bags iillcd with speeches, and tiaranguing
meetinga wherever he can get tm:m tpge
ther. and wo are informed that, for want
of hearers in his own State, ho lias recently
been prowling about wro portions of Venn.
tijlvama, abusing the citivtens ot uneei,
iiiff arid its Institutions. : It is not our pur
pose i to notice hisrrninrks, but jncsrely to
otter to luin an extract from Mr. Jellerson,
on tlie aubject of oflioe-hold(!rs, interfering
with elections, or, as tilix Urundy has it,
ficlitine for theirilury andbread. We
have already published the circular addrcssr
ed toofhcedioldcrs under Mr, JoutTsog in
which ho gnvo iiutieo to tliem that any in
ferferenco with popular flections further
than their votes would bo. sufficient cause
for hoir removal, and we now. give his
otMnlon as siibscniajntlyexpresscU. If Mr,
Thompson can eet cover Mr. Jefferson's
ojnnioii on tlio subjijct, and still claim to be
a democrat,i ho is smarter than his best
friends deem him. i
M We are an inquiring people, (says Mr.
Jcflcrson,) and ii tlio Peopio are, left to
themselves, to the exercise ol their own un
biassed judgments, they .will generally d
right pr, it they commit. a mistake on'
time, they will rectify it the next But kt
a pack of sycophants and demagogues loose
among tliem,-seeking offioes and places,
and nine times in ten they will go wrbng
and when they once got wrong, it will bo tlie
interest of such men to keep them so, that
they ftioy keen their olliccs pud. Diners,
have always thought it wrong that men
holdiug public stations should interfere in
popuitteicciions, ior mcy are unuouuieuiy
Wtercstcar ano or course viwrenca junges,
and for this reason I gave early notice to
such officers as were under my control that
an interference withpopular elections fur.
thcr than their votes would, bo sufficient
cause for removal from office.
" From the National Intelligencer.
Messrs, Gales and Scaton s Please pub.
lish in the InUilligcnccr the subjomed ex.
tract of a letter from Gen. Harrison under
date of the 28th tiltimo. x It is in answer to
a communicatioh which ! addressed to him,
relative to that ignominious subjection to
the Cincinnati Committee which has been
so often ascribed to. him. He repels tlie
imputation that his thoughts are subject to
the keeping or dictation of a committee, i
Tho publication of tlie annexed portion
of bis letter is due to Gen. Harrison. It
will be appreciated by the candid and the
just of all parties, lo give it authenticity,
is a suflicient motive ior connecting my
name with its publication. .
- ' Yours, respectfullyj . - .
- jnsKPHT. vvii.T.iAXfa
WisHjwotoMi June 6, 1840. . '
.t -
EXTRACT FROM GEN. HARRISON'S
. LETTER. . .
?AU tlie "connection wliich L ever had
with the Corresponding Committee of the
Whigs of Hamilton county Jthat which 1
suppose has been alluded Jo) is, that I re
quested tlie committee through itschairmon,
Major G Wynne, to give the information
sought for, ia some of the numerous letters
1 received, in relation to my political opin
ions, and events ur--jny past life. This
was to bo done by sending to the writers of
.1 - 1 -- . t J t. J. . "
ukkw teuers uie uocuuieuis wihcii cuiiutiu-
cd tlie information which they sought Ue
was also antf lorizcd in cases where further
opinions were asked for, to state my deter
mination to give no other pledges of what
I would or would . not do, if I should be
elected to the Presidency. . ' .
The reasons which had induced mo to
adopt this determination are .contained in
a letter written to a committee in New York ,
and which will, I presume be soon publish
ed. With neither of the other members of
tlie committee did I ever exchange : one
word, .or by letter, give or recieve any
suggestions as to the manner in which the
task JI hadassigned to tlie committee' was
to be performed.- Indeed, I did not know,
until very recently,, who were the members
of the committee-U I could have no doubt
of their being my political and personal
friends, and such I found them to be.
""As" it has been asserted .that I cinjdoyed
this committee to write, political opinions
for oie, because I was unable to write them
myself, It may be proper to say', that Ijjwas
never In tlie habit of doing' tlu fand that
in' all the Addresses. Letters, Speeches,
General Orders, &e.. wine have been pub-
lished under my nanand with my sane.
unithero is not a lie thtft was written or
suggested by any oxhpj individual I do
not claim for these productions any merit,
nor would I consider myself blameable had
I received tlie occasional assistance of my
friends in this way ; : but I mention it, to
sltow how totally reckless are my political
enemies in the assertions they make in re
lation to me."
Gen. Harrisom a MadiSoklan Repub.
LtCAir.-i--The following extract xf a letter
from Gen. Harrison to Mr. Madison, while
President, disproves at once the allegation
that lie was a Federalist : '
''I have no other motive for writing this
letter, than to assure you that my resignation
was not produced by any diminution of the
interest have always taken in the SUC-
ICESS OF YOUR ADMINISTRATION,
or of respect and attachment to tods per
son. The , former can only take place
when I forget ihc Republican principles in
vhkhIJhave3ecikgiiucated, nnd theJatterJ
when 1 shall cease to regard those hidings
wliich must actuate every honest man who
is conscius of favors that it is out of his
power to repay." "
The movement ix .GEOHGU.-r-Tlie
proceedings of the State Convention of
Uie Republican State Kigiits party oi ueor
gia, on the IstinstaA, were of the greatest
interest 1 Tie number of ueiegates in av
tendance (230) was larger than ever before
hHwmhli'ri in convention in tnai oiaie.
Jiwlrm J. Me. Bessie, fthe first U. S. At
torney General under President Jackson,
was unanimously chosenTresident The
Convention approved of the nomination of
Harrison and 1 ler, lor tlie omces oi rrew.
dent and .Vice President of the United
States,- byja vote so nearly nnaniinous, that
therej was i only one dissenting voisc. I
nowerful Electoral Ticket was formed
with the Governor of the State at its head
and on it we are also dad to see the name
of Soaton Granthind. who caine to the last
Congress a supporter of Mr. Van Buren,
General Clinch is well known by nis gai
lant conduct in the t londa war,
Tho followinff Is tlie. entire Electora,
Ticket. " ' :
G. JR., Gilmer, of Oglethorpe v
Gen. Clinch of Camden, ;-l
Gen. Miller, of Com, , .;::."
Judge Strong, of -Bilb,
Seaton Grantknd, of Baldiein,
Wm. Extord, ofDe Katb, ; s
John Whiu heod of Burke r"
,Gen. Wunberly,cf Triggfp
) Judge Dougherty, of Clark, f.
J. W. CamtibelL of Miiico&e
Jamea "Holmes. 6 f EarluVi
For CSwtfreissix of the rnacntf repre
sentation were nominUted for re-election
with hardly a di9e.nun2 voice, viz: Mes
srs. Dawson, Nisbet, Jlabcrslianr, King,
Allord, warren; ana in Jiou oi ine uuw
. . . i . i
present leuerai ijoco roco members, iu-
bra. Gamble, lerriwither, and -roster,
vero niminau!t. Maauonum.
The following is an extract from the subr
scription list to the Extra. Globc,"Tiy the
Van Uitrcn members ol Mingrpssj.
,s. : , - u No. . OF COPIES:
Boyd and Butlerrof Ken. 2600-
). II. Lewis, Alabama"-
800
. 800
500
-500
500
400
'400
400
. 350
300
1 300
300
.300
200
200
200
L h. Turney, Tennessee,
Lewis Stecnrod, Virginia
TVR Strong , New Vork,
Clianman. Alabama
G. Floyd, N.York,.
G. W, Hoikins, Virginia,
Gotiverneur Kemblo, N. Y."
MT. Hawkins, No. Co, -
C. G. Atlierton, N- Hamp.
. V. Pans, Aluine, .
A. Lowell, Maine, . . '.
. McClellan, Tennessee,
I.M. Wattcrson, Tenn. ;
. Thomas, Marylandj1'
r. n. L'MontanvaJN.'York.
Jndsnn Allen. New .York.
200
W. Doig, New York, .- .200
Thompson, Mississippi, ---i' : -200
Cave Johnson , Tennessee, ; . -: 200
W. Montgomery, No. Ca.'1-. 200
. . kt . ' Madisonum. .
A - Kebx Rebcxe. The Philadelphia
Sentinel ,-a Van Buren paper , thus rebukes
the mendacious calumniators Ot - Ueneral
Harrison,- many of. whom heaped every
species of obliquy upo"n tho eliaracter of
Gen. Jackson, in 182 L
"We have beetr fretfullycomplained of
for declining, that method of political war.
fare which . relies chiefly upon personal
abuse of opposing candidates, and of. dis
tinguished men in tlie adverse party. .We
do not war after that fashion. it We tcah
choose our man, and with becoming zeal
advocate his elevation to trust and power,
but we dare not abuse the great and-good
ment- vho may compete with. him. Every
such man is tho property of his country!
his talents, his fume, his deeds of wisdom
in the cabinet, or of valor in the field, all
are his 'country's, and she, the proud mo
ther bfjdiese cluldjstt is never more in
jured, never nJoliluTected with Rachel-like
bereavement, than when ruffianism would
pluck them from her bosom, and tarnish
their-glory
MARRiAfix.oP TRK French Pbinck.
ARBLAGlX.. I
The Paris correspondiHit of the New York
Courier and Enquirer writes : ;
, Some sensation has been created by the
marriage of the Due. d Nemours to (the
Princess- -Victoria of. SaxeCoburg Gotha
a full cousin of her MajestysQueen $ jc,
toria of England and her augvsj hufeband.
The bride arrived at the Palaceof St
Cloud on Saturday last, accompaniepby
her fatlier; and yesterday the marriage:
took, place,- somewhat privately, but ia the
presence of the King and Queen of . the
French, the King's sister (the Princess
Adelaide of Orleans;) the Princes Clemen
tine of Orleans, and the Prince dei Joinville
and tho Due de Montpensire, thadaughter, 1
and eons of their.Majcstiei Tlie Jung of
the IMginns, .the. Duke.of -Wurtemburg,
and other distinguished persons were pre.
SCnt. I sliall nntjHilnjffli uith dftnila I
here, Dut shull transmit you a copy of the
Momteur with all the particulars., ij. The
bride is described as truly beautiful. . Up
to the present moment the only member of
the corps diplomatique introduced to her
lla been your Minister, General Cas8,:-ra-ther-however,
as a private friend (if t may
use the expression ,) than as a Foreign
Minister. . . . , . '
Col. Crockett. The Texas Sentinel
pronounces, tlie story of Col. Crockett being
alive and a prisoner n thcMexican mines,
te1e a hoax. The rumor never received
any-fercdit at Austin. It is a mistake that
the President was ever imposed iiportby
the trick, or that he ever contemplated wri
ting to the friends of Crockett The; facts
of the case ' are these For manyihonths
thn Kf fiYi'Mlri TAflrn1iata hnh Iron trvlnrr
thcic utmost to get me"Texians embroiieS
in their quarrel with the Centralists, and
have resorted to every, artifice to effect the
purpose. Among other things, the Crockett-humbug
was ; tried. The expectation
wasThatTwhe-he-rnmoi
got abroad."
thousands xf volunteers from JLenncssee
and otlierStafes would rflockTTo the stan
dard of Federalism to liberate their coun
tryman. - -
THE MESSENGER
mlHhctllU, June 20 j 1 8IO.
TFR1J. Two Dollars and Fiftr Ctnti in ad-
vante, or Three Mian at Ike expiration
f ine inojenpnoB rear. ,: . j
1. CotrCuARLES McDowell, of Burke,
2. GenfiiMM Welbobx, of Wilkes, ;
3. - David Ramsodr, of Lincoln,' : ,
4. ' David-F. CixDWELti-6f Rowan, :
5. James Mebane, of Caswell,
6.. Hon. Abba'x Rencheb, of Chatliam
"TfJoHS B. KELLTof Moorer" y '
8. Dr. JamesS. Smith, of Orange,
9. Chables Manly, of wake, . v
10. Col. U. J. G. RufFis, of Franklin,
11. WluJAM W. CHEBBt, of Bertie,
12- Thomas F. Jones, of Porqmmons,
13. Josiah Collins, of Washington,
14. James WVBrvan, of Cartarct, ,. '
15 Daniel B. Bakeb, of New Hanover,
A candid appeal to the friends of
; tlie ' Messenger.. .
Thim it Qtm fourth number of our poper. ' Wbe.
ther It "k a weekly paper to live or die, it yet un-
certaia. ' Our ubaenption I tot m not yet luilicicnt
to justify our continuing. True, it is inenaiing,
particularly among tho Jadira, but Uio incieaae
.... . . . . i -.
wui nave 10 pe greai ana rapta, w enaoie qa 10
meet the fiabOitiuf already incurred as .well as
those which are every day occurring.' A to the
matter of our paper we aay nothing. WWe kndw it
is not what it might he, nor is it what we think it
will be, provided we an able to continue it Our
pretenaiona are humble, our aim i solely to do
good, v But as to the mechanical part, our paper
ia not aurpaascd mthe btate, and to show that we
are not alone in this matter, we will here introduce
a few friendly notice, which hare Wn taken of
our' paper, by co temporary jennhrlfuT thia and tlie
neighboring UtcavWehoEB i (bis ,wfll. not hi
ftanaUTicd Into-an exprcxaiorx of vanity' on ear
part, aa we merely introduce these eztracls to
how that if we are not tuatained in the enterprise
in which we have embarked, the fault will not be
adjudged to Be in uaj . ; J . .'
The "Highland MgaaKNaE-n AVe have recfeV
ed the 6 rat number of a new paper bearing thia
title, printed at'Aaheville, in , Buncombe county.
It ia decidedly one of the . hamiaomert hebdoma.
dala of the day, aa regards ita typograpliical elo
cution, 'and ireeamest of equalling an V in the
ability of its Editorials." It is Vui all over.: In
the bac luiied words of the, roet. We would sav to
i -..j n - . " . .. . . -
ita apinica rropneiora, r . ' -. ; ,4
'"T'm not in mortals to command success, ''
"But you've done more, Scmnroniua, you've
k '? dcaerve4 A . . s RaUightUg.
"IIiomjsD' BsiENorR''' JIusxt for dun.
eombe 1 "Beautiful ! beautiful V exclaimed we,
on opening the first number of the "Highland
Measenger from Aahevillc. in this titate. receiv
ed a few days since. And so it is, in appearance
moat beautiful unBHrpaaaed. An esfemination of
its contents showed alio that they - were well wor.
thy of so rich an abiding place. - Most gladly do
we' welcome the "Messenger" into the field In de
fence of truth, honesty and morality, with a per
fect aaauranee tliat k wQl be ably conducted and
not dishonor the "State of 'Buncombe. With
tuck a paper, all that ita conductors will have to
contend with will be, their unfavorable .location
open this little globe.' We heartily wish them
the moat abundant success. . ; ' ;-
Ine "Messeneer" is edited br D.B. McAnal.
Lf St J. RosEBTS. Eso.. J. U. Christr. nubliahcr
rand issned every Friday, from Aaherille, at
the rate of 9 ,50 per annum in advance j f 3,00 if
delayed- Can tins Bmmu . ,
. "Hjobuho MsasBNaca,n is the title of a news.
paper, the first No. of which is now before us. It
u printed at Asbevilie, H. t,and edited by Rev.
D. R. Mc Anally and J.. Roberts, and professes to
be devoted to "Religion, Morality, Science, Poli
tics and General Intelligence." The Religions
and Scientific department will be under the con,
trot of the senior, and the. Pohtical, under the
control of the junior Editor. Violence in politics
will be avoided, and no pledge given, to enter the
arena of pohtical strife on either side, though Mr.
Roberts is personally in favor of Harrison and Ty.
Icr. -Taken altogether, tlie 'Meenger, it deci.
dedly the handsomest paper on our exchange lut,
printed South of the Potomac ; and from our
knowledge of tlie nenior Editor, (having no ac
quaintance with the junior,) we have no hesitation
in saying that it will be conducted with dignity
and ability, and that the inhabitants of the "Stat
f Bunambt," and "the region ' round about,''
ought to encourage and sustain the "Highland
Messenger. AoaA. Western irgima.
Brawns aWAKi ! We have received the first
number of a beautifully printed and ably edited
Whig paper, called the "Hioujutn MEssE-fOE,"
published at Aahevillc, N..C the metropolis of
Old Buncombe, a county somewhat famous in the
annals of Rip Van Winkle. It is the first effort ev
er made lo establish a press in that region, and we
are rejoiced that it is to be a Metmenger of sound
principles to the people. Lynchburg Virginian.
"HiraiLAxn Messcscek.'- The first nnmber of
a paper under thia title, from Ashcville, Bun.
combe County, N. C has been" received. - Pub.
litthed by J.H. ChriHtyamfedited by D. R.
JHcAnaUyand J. Koberts. - In pontics the caner
is moderate whig, and it bids fair to be a useful
and interesting publication. In noatness of me.
ohanical exccution. it is hardly equalled in the
State. Well done. Buncombe. Greeiubon Pa.
triot. . -
"Hioirt4srp JngssrjiCEiu?W have receiied
the first number of a j .wr bearing this title, just
commenced at Ashcville, Buncombe county, edi.
ted by Messrs. Mc Anally- and RobcrtsT- It is op.
posed to the Administration manifests much
taste, spirit and ability is very neatly printed,
and will no doubt be a useful and interesting iour.
1 , r . I l . , ,7 .
nub niunuuij wmn u success, ana snau pub
lish the prospectus in our next -Raleigh Star.''
. We have received the first ini second numbers
of the "Highland MeBsemrcr. Miblished at Ashe.
ville. Buncombe county, in this .State, and devoted
to Religion, Morality, Science, Politics and Gene,
ral InteUigence-D. R. McAnally and J. Roberts
Editors. It is neatly printed and ablv edited :
and will, no doubt, he acceptable to the Whig party,
whose cause, in politics, it espouses. Lincoln Jie.
publican. . .j....
Jt-"HicroJp3rEaE.NGEa- received
the first number of a very neatly printed paper of
a respeciaoie size, puousnca oy Mr. J. H. Christy,
and edited by Messrs. D. R. McAsaixr and j.
Robists, in the town of AshevUle, Buncombe
county, in thai State. It supports Harmon and
Tyler. Terms $2,50 per annum in advance, or
$3 if delayed tiU the end of the year. Raleigh
OWIHHIB. . w-iC -
. We have received the first nnmbcr of the"Hun.'
lxd MassEwra" published at Aaheville. N. C.
and edited by Messrs. McA.xallt and Robebts,
two able and talented gentlemen, whose names,
for many miles round, are a sufficient eommenda.
tion to say nothing of the taste jhsplayedin
theii sr leetkiiisnd Uic workmanjike manner in
which their paper is prmtodmraea&ers' Whig,
On the fcre going, we offer no eomment They
are taken pronuscoonsly from amongst those pa
pers which have been kindly sent us in exchange
-irapcr of different pohtical parties, and C coarse
entirely disintea'stcd. :. K J
W have but one word more at tlie present, and
that is, it bj not subscription alone that sustains a
country press. . It is good run of job worh and
advertising. We ask the people of Western Car
olina to think candidly an this subject, particularly
those who have professed so great s desire to have
a paper among them. -It would be an easy mat-
ter to enlarge our subscription list to more thapyj
double what it is, if our professed friends vriuid
take a little active interest We cannot do cVtTy
thine ourselves. We hold however thii truUito
be "self evident," that the world owes us a tiring,
and if we cannot ret it in one place, will lie
compelled to try another. ! W mean Mt wtay.
- 7 par Country again,
A Traveller who has passed over different roul
from Knoxvillo, Tennessee, to Rak-igh, N. C. thus
estimates the distances, expenses, Ac. in a Knox.
vUpuper!'" ' " . X'-;'--
From Knorville, Tenn. to Raleigh, T. C.
a; via Abingdon, la. , : . ";t r
V'" j. " : Mitea. Honrs. Price.
Knoxville to Blountville, 110 t 29 10
Blountville to Abingdon, SO 4.9
Abingdon to WythevUle, 56 " j 13r; W. S
Wytheville to Greensboro'. 110 . 529 10
Greensborough to Ralcigb, '4. ltJ ' 6
380 ; S3 . 33
From Knoxville i$llakight via1toJWurm
Springs and Asheruie,
V, .Miles. Hours. 1 rice,
Knoxville to Warm Spring, 75 - 13
Warm Sprmga to Ashcville, 38 ( ' 6
Sohsbarv to Grechkborough. 51 10
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Greensborough to Raleigh, 84 17 ,
y:.,.i : ;384'' " 79 30
If this statement he correct, it confirms what
we said sometime ago in reference to tliis being,
as we believed, the nearest and best -way -that
could be travelled to the Eastern part of tliis State
from the West and South West And while we
are an this aubjojet, we can but express our regret
that the greater portion of the wealthier citizens
in all thei Eastern part of our State, should seem
not o know thattlw mountain part of their own.
State affords one of the finest summering countries
in the United States. We have the largest moun
tains, the purest atmosphere, the clearest, sweetest
spring water, together with almost all the varieties'
of mineral water found in the Union. The writer
of tliis article has travelled to some extent, and he
is satisfied he has never yet found a country to
equal this In the above particulars, connected with
which is the fact that a richer field for the IJota.
nist. Geologist and Mineralogist, Is scarcely to be
found on earth. '. ,- , . ' ' L . "
South Carolim'ans and Georgians are apprized
of these cia, as evidence of which hundred of
them are annually summering here, Some for
the sake of the water, andirspme for the scenery,
while a- great many are purchasing lands, and
erecting large and most beautiful country residen
ces at a coat of many thousands of dollars. . But
to see a family here from East of Raleigh.'would
be almost a prodigy; they seem scarcely to know
that North Carolina affords any thing but swamps,
pine knots and tar-kilns,' and as soon' as summer
commences hurry' themselves off aa fast as possi
ble to aomb other State to pass the warm season.
We only ask thcmto come here one summer, and
if they do not then return annually, we will ac
knowledge ourselves more deceived than we have '
been lately.- . ; ) , ' v
iiEvery ene must at once see that it would be of
greatfabfwfee to the State at large for a more inti
mate connexion to exist between ita Eastern and
Western portions, and we know of no means more
liksly to effect it than those we propose. At present
there ia little or no social or commercial inter
course, and such is the local situation of the coun
try that it win rernainVJfSmresi thpae of the East
who are in .the habit of spending thoir summers
abroad can be induced at least to give this country
atrial. . ' . '
Wa. would respectfully suggest that Editors trf
the Mate cau tae-a4tentietrof their readers to this
subject; our humble paper will not be seen by one
in a thousand throughout the State, hence ail that
we could say will be "little and comparatively
"unknown. - ' .
M hig Electoral Ticket.
We publish to-day the Whig Electoral Ticket
for this State, not that we design to make.it a
standing article, but we think it due to our readers
to be thus informed. ' .
HJNotwithstanding the facte which transpired
during the late war with Great Britain, and the
part which General Harrison acted in that drama,
have been nutter of history for the last twenty
four yean, and have heretofore been universally
accreditted; the Administration party are now
using every effort, to persuade the people that they
have been deluded, and that Gen. Harrison never
was in a battle in his life. Mo facta merely his.
torical can be better authenticated than General
Harrison's skill and bravery as ia commanding
officen They are attested by tbi records of Con
great, of several of the State Legislatures, by his
aids and a large nnmber of the ablest officers of
the country, who fought with and under him,
ot prwhity judgment in these matters have
never been doubted; and finally, by thousands of
Uie t'othenisclyca. who fought, Med, and eon
qncred under his command. ' Still, in the face of
a Jroof, we find them continuing, with an
effort worthy of ft better cause, to urge upon the
people the belief that he was never in a battle,
That in so extensive a body as the Congress at
the Unjted States, there should be found one or
more individuals, who, urged on by the rancor of.
party feelings," should so far loose all regard for
self respect as to depart from what was strictly
true, should pot be surprising-, but that there
should be half a dozen or more, who claim fan-
standing in the community, and so far as our in-1
formation extends, have hitherto sustained it that
woujd, unblualiingly, rise in their place on the
floor of Congnsa, in the presence of the assembled
representatives of the nation, and utter as true,
facts which. they themselves, must know, and
which are well known by every person at all ac
quainted with the history of the country, to be
utterly false, for the pnrpose of bjuring the well
earned reputation of ft'ntaa whose life has been
spent in the service of his country, merely because
the people have thought proper to call him from
retirement to fill the highest office in their gift, is
isatoundingJjitiljat the President of the United
State ahould so far sanction this degrading
course, as to countenance ene of the first props:
gators of this falsehood, and reward him with a
high office under the Government, is still more as
tonishing and humiliating to eyery lover of troth,
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of of his conntry. . Men w ho thus act zi
long to retain the confidence of the Beof. 4
place a low estunato on their intcijt
.ugticcJl; '-' - '-.;''-
Cy We have received through: the poli"
a friend at Washington City, s copy of ,
of the Honr Eowaao Bra-Mr,' of this 8t
whicb. it is proved beyond tlie reach' of sur-,
contradiction- that the Abolitionista an u
gn. Harrison, and that Gen. Harrisot
I posed to their nnconstitutional efforts,
1 We think has been said" on tliat suhjecltflt
iterato the charge of Abolitkmiiin against C
Harrison at this period, evinces that rcekW
which IS but too often i tho fcgllhnate fruit
perntiou. ..; ' I
O That old and excellent paper, the kjj
RroisTEa, to which by tite way, we are bm
Med than to any ene other, is always j
advice. A late number has a long k
headed 'gel married,1 which WS would
the oemMinrfour readers, but for the fact
wo think It entirely unnecessary to give sue'
vice in this legionvNPeopto an doing tteir .
SCRAPS or THE EARL r-JHSTORY ot
WESTERN PART OF IQARpLKfl
Bt reference to the Acta of this Btste fur 1
we find (Chap. 10, aprumiutn of fiftyoqni
fered to the person in each Superior Court Di
who should during the yaniw of 1795, 1791 1
1797, manufacture the largest quantity of t
powder, provided that soch quantity should am
tern than 500 lbs. " ' '"
The Governor on tlie presentation of . the 1
dence, required by the Aet, was directed t
tlie premiiuu, and publish hia Proclamation, suu
the fact for six successive weeks in all "the i
zettea of the State." , . . I
The Proclu'iiation below is espied from
North Corofina Joumat," published at IIaJifiix,
ly 18th, 1796, by Abraham Hodges, joint prii '
to the State with 1L Wells. , rr 1
n neuter a premium was ooiained ny any st
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District of the State under the Aet refcrret
we have not hxa hi formed. T. fT J .
Three of the Justices who signed a certificatf
Mr. Byler are still living, and Uving is BuneaW
County. . Mr. Byler himself is since dead j Us t
ed, we are hiformedott Ivy Creek, at a place a
owned and occupied by a Mr. Roberta. HeS
a' German by birth of a strong, sprightly aik
and many amusing anscdotes are . told of km.
soihe of which we may possibly give hereafter. J
uov. Asuei ii wui ue recouectco, was Ihe bk
vidua! after whom our village (AsheviUe was a)
med ; and as it was the first eompUiaent of
kind paid him in tho .State, he is mid to "fcs J
manifested some partiality to the citizens sfU.
county:- '. vf''.' .-i
: PROCLAMATION.;
! "Statb op North Caroluta.
In piirsuiuice of the Act of the (Jcncrt
Assembly, entitled "An act to provide li
the public safety by granting encoursf'
ment to certain manulacturcs, I issue ti.
reclamation, giving noUce that Jacob B
Icr, sen. ofBuncombe county in the Distn
of Morgan, m the ate aforesaid, did wL
in three months alter- the expiration
the year 1795 produco to me a srahrpfe J
rifle gun-powder, which he said was parti
a larger - quantity that fa "to any, f
weight, made by him in die aforesaid1 i
triet, and for which he -claims the bouatf
under the aforesaid act. At the, sam
time he produced to me a certificalo uno
the haiids of Wm. Tread way, WnvBrhf
tain, James Alexander, Gabriel Keith tax'
bdmUnd bams, Justices of the Peace 4A
said countv, and also under the- hands Jt
Henry West, Albert Smithson, -Robe-Harris,
John Webb, jun. and John-Good '
freeholders of said county, certifying ths
they have seen the said Jacob, in the yet
1 . . I ' f - w. . . '
ano at uie ptace aioresaid, make diflerrr
parcels of rifle gun-powder, and at idilL--cnt
tinies in the. said year, the several oai
eels were weighed before them, and amour1
ted id tlie whole to 683 pounds weiVht i anl
that the whole was good and Tnerchantabii
which said certificate was accompanied b
an affidavit in writing, sworn to hv th
said' Jacob Byler, befoiwWiluaBS Tresdl
way, Esq.; one of the above trtenuonel
Jusuces, and bearing date the 2d ofMarci
1776, setting forth 'that the whole of ,th
663 pounds weight of rifle gun-powder w.
inuuu uiui ui uc year a t VO, m WOiv
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wmmi ui uisnci oi morgan, whicn werf;
and are his own property. . .
Given under my hand, this 10th Apri,
1796. .. . . .. s . r
SAMUEL ASHE.
For the Messenger. '.( .' .
-COMM)N SCIIOOLSK-;
Through the columns of the Messenger,
I hope to sec public attention directed te.
this important subject. . ' . -
At the last session of our State Leirwli-
ture, a system of Common Schools was pro
posed to the peopkvof North Carol ins. de
signed as a stepping ston to a more exte-
sivennd UbcTat scheme of general educs-
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We should look to the future action A
pur Legislature on-this aubject with V i
deepest interest' and whfle.our State potj
ticiansare canvassing before the people.
for seats in the General Assembly, anli
pressing their several claims siHJsal
C, .1 1 g. T1
uugua unii uie grouna oi uieir aanereun i
to some political party, or their notions
General 'GoveVninent policy, would i
not be well to ascertain their sentiments te
this subject, as la matter; of State policy
Or wiH theyregardJhe educatioa4Sf you
as a small rrmtter( compared withJhe. p',
flicy act in makirig our President, or is
electing, and instructing our Senators
Con2TP8S f - ' ("1 a ... i. -,J . ;
iWith due deference ,to their .opinkiBSrl
iK.-n-.uy m-g n;ave lominK otnerwwe. jnui
subject you will hear from me soon.
PHILOMATH.'
Mr. Tforeheud's BippeiMtBeBiU.
. Jpan M. MoanHEAO, Ewj candidate for Gov
ernor of thia State, will address hia fcllow-citise
as follows: - .. ,
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Asheville, . Buncombe . , : 89th "
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