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fc-J- o lim are ' much i kind of dppeUc -ympton,, iOiJ' " are introduce4.,, 7".- di-wassioijatevicwweare sake of this subject; we are forced iW this practice is, oo C LlSe and economy, .to Bay nothing P"TWe grant that in many f lV seem to Injure toe, health, iU4 1)0 followed for r TLa verr marked effects flowing f? hot that 'the' habitual use of 't-ccoinaayway fiuuiu.iilijH.vJ (Tficinal virtue, and that its narcotic t ntiM are aoch as to admonish us to hart, tutif fects that will not Lc d. - We say n""" w ---C,nedig the practice of emoking u the are willing to subject en-jfes (o all its inconveuieutea iw mo Ucfibe enjoyment, we do know . vinht tn ' intermeddle. ,WJ ." " T V -. thor time, however, nugnt be mucn tiu themselves will hard. tter rip"y' A As it regards economy, a com- haid times wohld come with a poor cefiomenewbocan.wita ease, warn A-enSuanyi cigars per .diem. But after ifl, there may be connected ;.h this PtaclM aome invisible agency- lime occult charm, of which we .are en- ignorant, ana wnicn wciuuics, cum Ufa mat, women, anu cuuurcu u bwavc P frith such: preternatural eagcrnqsauw oontented, self-satisfied-looking man , .jUJlc age leaned back in his chair crossed yeshaircIoeeo-rtneiena ot fog pipetem in iu uwuui puiuug way at the rate of nine knots an hour," Mb comfortable, we confess; but the lit. e sprig of igMance and vanity, who has ikea the rail-road route to manhood, , and mted there aome tea or & dozen years Uh? the proper time, parading the streets, luffing his fine Spanish," and imposing teltassamed consequence upon the luoks rather disgusting, and upon rhttkywa think thflyi fptuidcmiea. We, in a former number, adverted to remarks of Dr. Rush on the influence f tobacco on the morals, where he gives t ashis opinion that hundreds have been d by this habit to reinous intemperance ; ad we will now close'this article by quo. ing from memory, some remarks of Pro. asor Caldwell, late oXTransylvania Uni ersity, published in the University Journal ur1833. In reference to smoking after speaking bis usual pointed language, of its effects n the health and social fcelings the Pro. Uf wmrfa that " .no married man ,bould smoke, no man . who expects to be arried should snxfc8-f the " very ties of aftectioa are soiled by it The bachelor alone is the privileged char- makes himself as odious as pos- ible by eokUdooded cdibicythen let moke until his gloomy abode,, room i, clothes and all, assume the ap. and smell of a tobacco pouch, may envy him his condition. , ; ' to as coirrnrcED. ' (Kr The Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, eft this place on Monday last on his way Mat We understand that he designs to ipeoa some tune in East Tennessee, where will do doubt be called on by the Whig arty to discuss the leading political ques iposof the day. We never saw him in pparestly better health or spirits ; and from Jl wecaakara, his personal popularity-in as own State, sswtU as abroad, is undj, ninisbed, if not increased, notwithstanding he nnn'riflg efforts of ex-President Jackson hi entire party for the last four years o break1 him down. . ' y . GST 'We see by the last KnmVille fTm egMterhat ose bttndred ahd seventeen original supporters of Gov. Polk have come P in a tetter to his Excellency, denounc hjhim, his course and his nrtvWnn. Per if it Wffl be atin contended that there pre no changes m Tennessee T tr- (WWe see tliat Mr7 Van Buren ISrt r kmgtetter of rather eWtiniwrinr P- W win eire h nn vk nk. M aome strictures on Ufrom the National intelligencer:, ' 1 . v- . ., '"'j nu is now ia opera. tothe government are required to be one-fourth in nwu - r-. Hi?ia re,lched Boston, to astmie .JT.r. "T ueneraL It was re- ne woum not accept ib. Parkersbuiw fV P..,on Wt 1 wili Pr Vs raised the flag of (a-I. Ksform, and contains in the lhT v rams aeven members of I'dIiZF1 Committee of Vigilance WmT-Ti jr-eclaring their . determina- Jatmi V .""fr" "m preseni aonun. The Ntwm.f.T-.i; '. . ." Way Ae last day of the session, no - torn, hundred and forty-four euM , umenU nd newspapers were kyleYrp08t0ffic8if W"1- "J uk mails IPMn Past wd. nnh , rV" ci y post o -f -f i - jUnmurfl pesnace ihataoae NOETH-CAROLINA ELECTION. ; The JtZountaln District. ' ' ' C0NCOMBE COUNTY. , ' 4 . ' Senate. ' : Cllngman,' (W.) 497 ' - Mm, (Y.B ) , . L: 239 Comnumi. , - r.nttori, (W.) -Morris, (W.)i- ; , Weaver.V. M ' ' ' 849 422 : . t Sheriff: :. --i. . Jones, (W.)' ! 860 Garman, (V. B.) ' 878 HENDERSON COUNTY. . ' Senate. . " , , (3lingmanr (W.) ' ' ' ' 293 Rabun, (V. BJ 74T , - . , Common.'- ' ' ' Patton, (W.) : ' , Morris, (W.) ' .', " Weaver, (V. B.) ' 491 1 497 ' 139 ' 1 HAYWOOD COUNTY. . ' ' Senate. Clingman, --Rabun, ' ''-. r1 : , Common. - T 187 , 141 Keener, (W.) Edmonston,(V. B. 851 Jj 287 362 304 , Sheriff. Howell, Allison, MACON COUNTY. . ' -, Senate. -Clingman,' ". ' " Rabun, ' Common. . Silerr (W.) Tatham. (V. B.) 197 112 422 196 Sheriff. VT" McKee, (W.) a , 156- l Aneel. j. " . :. 1 -. 127 Itowdle'l:jV. . CHEROKEE. ;- , - SenaU:. ':' Clingman, " -.. 99 31 .Kabun, . Common. Slerr"V , Tatham, "270 152 BURKET--- Smote. - "Tr9ani - Baker, (V. B.) v. Common: 219 , 1521 1513 -1488 441 Carson, (W.) Neal, s Miller, " Avery, (V.'B.) YANCEY. Senate. Gaither, Baker, 209 365 429 393 Common. Flcmming, V.R) Blaylock, (VV.J , . - RUTHERFORD. , : Senate. ' ".'.-..- '' v Bynum, (W.) 920 ...Edwards, (V.B) T' , 383 ' - Common. ' Mills, (W.)1 1587 Miller, " 1578 Jefferson, (W.) 1561 . Michael, (V.B.) 433 Anthony, " 520 Uamrick, - 430 Sheriff. Carson, " ..... 1056 s ADey, . . - , 965 . Camp, " ' 152 In this District, the Whigs have gained 4 members and lost 1 ; clear Whig gain 3. Below we give a tabular, view of the Governor's election, as far as heard from. From this, Morehead's majority is 4465. In .: the following table- we only give such counties as we suppose we have fuU jand complete returns from. In addition to this, we have received information, which we believe may be relied on from Wilkes, Randolph, Davidson and Richmond, which wUl increase Mr. Morehead's majority- to about 8,000. Morehead. Sounder. 846 363 ... 483 . . 468 . 1335 547 1555. 367 . 480 895 524 . - 91- 448 J 282 671 643 242 288 "111 1293" 383 ' 636- 873 760 - Beaufort, Bertie, " Buncombet Burke, Cabarrus, Camden, Carteret, Craven, Columbus, Edgecombe, Franklin, . Granville, Guilfordf'' Halifax, Haywood, IredcH, . Johnston, - 1 Jones, ' Lincoln, Macon and Cherokee, Mecklenburgh, Nash, . ! NorthamptoD, Pitt, - ' Rowan and Davie Rutherford, Warren . . ... ' Washingtod, - Wayne, . - Yancey, 1742 maj : 622 -"- 4331 1622 574 212 ' 933 723 ... .984 73 23 maj. 109 maj. 1613 1652 88 379 263 891 440 242 33C 611 121 2056 333 1201 .782 871 546 .705 95 777 419 Good Adyic. We understand that Mr. Beirne, member of Congress for the Green, brier District, on his way home from Wash, ington, passed through Richmond and left with the Clerk at the Enquirer office, the following piece of good advice' for " Mr. Ritchie 1 f - . "TeH Mr. Ritchie not to bet any: more on the Presidential election r or be will be a ruined man." Petersburg UkUigtncet. -' - the JUkigfe tbj- ' ON THE QUALIFICATION OF ' VOTERS. . . . ' The Standard has bwn publisliing under its' Editorial heatl fur oeks past, a law which It alleges Ceq. Harrison approved as Governor of Indiana territory, requiring a person to be 21 years old, to own 50 acres olandY ox a kas quantity .with improve. menUt valued at 9100, before he could be an Elector or Representative of any Coun ty in said territory. In the 3d Vol. of Stor ry s taws of the United States, page 1075, we find the following viz : - . uChap. 24-1. Be U enacted, Sre.Tb&t every free White male person io the t Indi ana lerritory above the ago of twenty-one years', bavins been a citizen of the Unit. 1 Sutes, and resident. of the 'said. Territory next preceding, an election of Representa tives, pr. whohlss a legator equitablo title to a tract of land of .the quantity of fifty acres, or who became a purchaser from the United States of a tract of land .of the quantity of fjftf acres, or who holds in - his own rights town lot of the value of 9100, shall be entitled to vote for. jvpresentatives t3 the General Assembly of the said UrrU tory, '' (Approved by the President , Tliun as Jefferson, Feb. 26,1803.) -.. J T-. VV nat wUl the V an Uurenites say to thin! Gen. Harrison's, law is published by them to ahaw be is no Republican, because be approved a law as Governor of Indiana; which required a property qualification to vote. ' Here tbesf is Thomas Jefferson, the father of Republicanism, the man whoap. pointed Gen. IL to offMX-approcing a law as President of the United., States, almost identical ia words, and exacthj timilar -in principle, requiring property qualification to vote ! ! ,' lie approved a similar law on the 9th of January previous, relating to the Mississippi territory.. ' Yet, will any Van Buren man dare say h was a Federalist T That mx was no Republican I Let ,.th People examine these laws, and see 'how easily Thomas Jeflersoncanbe convicted of the same sin tl charge upon Gen- JIar. rison ! . But there is no refertence ' to the page or volume where the Jaw published ia the Standard can be found, and we are dis posed to suspect h is the very act approved by Mr. Jefferson, garbled or altered to suit parry purposes, and attributed to Gen. Har rison. We shrewdly suspect this, or why was the reference emitted f . But hear the present self-styled Derno- cratic leader, and say what claim has HE loffieTiuffii 1 "The people look too much to the Gov. ernment for assistance." Fan B uren. "Poverty and vice generally go hand in hand" Fowl? wr intke jtew York Con. venaon. ' . .,. "We are , cheapening . the invaluable right of suffrage by conferring it on those who own no property." Van Buren in the iV. York Convention. .- t " c "lie was disposed to eo as far as any one in the extension of rational liberty ; but would not consent to undervalue the pre. cious privilege of voting so far as to confer it with an indiscriminating hand on every one." van Buren m lk JNew York Con-, ventkm. ... ; ... ' . ), GEN.2JHARRISON AMbNGTtlB ' - PEOPLE. Gen: Hitaisox, on bis journey to , the Greenville Treaty celebration, was every where met and received by, his fellow-citizens with the greatest enthusiasm. He addressed the people at Hamilton and Ea ton on his way. . . -;V y '' On his approach to Hamilton, ho . was met five miles below town by a cavalcade of the military and citizens,! and escorted in. . The Intelligencer says, Hhe People "had turned out in thousands, and the noble enthusiasm with which he was' received showed unerringly that the heart's best feelings went up in the mighty shout that hailed11 and gave him "a most generous and hearty welcome. xne Oeseeal addressed the immense crowd, of both sexes, at tho Courthouse, for an hour and a half. Of the character of that address we shall say very little- prelenng to let eacn nearer torm . his own estimate. It was evidently entirely unpre. mmitated. lie gave bis views of the aakuos of Aa present embarrassment," and suggested a remedy. Reflecting the l spi rit of the immortal Washixgtox, he warn ed the People against an excessive indul gence in party spirit." He condemned, in glowing terms, the concentration of power in the hands of one man, and quoted upon this subject Gibbon, Patrick Henry, and Jefferson. He paid a manly., tribute to those old soldiers who composed Waynes army, and concluded with a lofty appeal to his calumniators and slanderers, to . give hirn, not sympathy, bat justice; We can not avoid quoting his closing sentiment It was in substance this t"I only ask- of those opponents who-are disposed to invc. tigate my career to throw off the mantle of prejuuicc, in wnicnwe spin oi parry nas enrobed them, and to sive to my actions the calm, dispassionate investigation which, as jurors, they are bound to give to a fel-low-citizen on h'is.triaL Do this, and should my countrymen decline supporting me, 1 shall remain contentedly in the re tirement I once thought would be perpetual , and never cease to oner np my prayers for that country which 1 have long endeavored to serve faithfully, and whose prosperity - is The - Generals health is excellent He spoke with great ease, and ut a voice that was heard distinctly . throughout the whole assemblage. . Gat. IIaebisoS "It Foet Gebexvillb, thz old TeSatt Gsocho. On the ,28th ult Gen.- Harrison met, according to the Piqua (Ohio) Intelligencer, obout 10,000 persons On the old Treaty Ground at lreen. ville, whom be addressed for two . hours. Ine "JceMc and vnbecile old Granny" in this outbreak from his cage expressed him. self very fully, lor "a man 01 no optnton "with conscience keeper,1? upon almost all the topics of die day ," and in defence of himself as a soldier under Wayne, and as Commander in Chief, during the late war. - ' SUPREME COURT. -Since bur last notice. Opinions have been delivered in the following cases t JiflA Register. ' Gaston, Judne, delivered the Opinion of the Oourt in the case of the btate y. Davis, from Yancey : affirmine the iudVment be. low... Abo, in Wilcox v. Wilcox, in Equi. ty, from I iahlax ; directing an account Abo, in Stone v. Ilinton, in Equity, from Wake. Also, in Williams v. Walker's Ex'rs. in Cquity, from. Washington, di recting the bill to be dismissed. Also, in State v. Jarrat, from Person, directing ', a teniredtuovo. : ' - Ruffm, C, J. delivered the Opinion of the Court in the case of Smithermon V. Ki'ld, in Equity, from Randolph ; directinK the bill to be dismissed, with costs. . A2bo, in White y. Green, in Equity, from Ilali fax ; decree reversed' and1 reference or. dcrcd. , - ' Daniel J. delivered the .Opinion of the Court in Cheek y. Davidson, in Equity; from Mecklenburg, directing the hill to, Jbe dismissed, Also, in Doee "Zdenu" Purccll V. MIantTs heirs, froWRobeson r-re- yefsing the judgment below Also, in Smith V. Siiiitb, Tfj &iutty rom Rockingliam ;" dismissing the bilL ' 1J . W I m - jm j : uuiea. ine luourt unds it necessary to modify the rules of proceeding, which were adopted at the December Term, 1838. ; , ine Ulerk shall hereafter make out his docket so as to arrange all the cases,. State, Equity and Law, according to the Circuits from which they ' have been respective ly brought, beginning with the 7th, and pro. ceeding in inverse order to the first ; and unless a different arrangement be made bv consent of the bar, as provided in'therules referred to, the causes will. . after the 8th day of the Court, be taken up in the order hi which they may thus stand on the dock et - It is, nevertheless, to be understood that a State cause may be taken up out of its order when the ; Attorney General, shall require it ; and that for special reasons to be judged of by the Court, it may assign a particular day for ; the argument of any cause.;. it is also ordesrd that one notice of tlic taking of an account in any cause pending in this Court or making any enquiry before the clerk thereof, or a commissioner for that purpose appointed, shall be hereafter deemed sufficient for proceeding -thereoiw J ;Thwrewene " eirewmstsaiee'TOmETtttpgfl with the discovery of the Southern Antarc tic Continent which should teach us i hero- after, the danger of national delay, and that is : its discovery by the French on the same day. Thus our glory," though nrtt diminished or.takcn away, is at least, shsj. red. ' This is to be regretted the more be cause it is our fault With an energetic head to the proper department', the Explo ring Expedition might have sailed months, nay, years before it did. A continent is discovered less frequently in our sphere than a planet in the Universe ; and the name of the American should, have been associated with that of the Genoese, and Cralleled with the English HerscheL But wwiTt it bet France will claim the dis- m ... . . coveryr ranee wiu tae possession trance will tell Europe of the event, em blazon it on her Chronicles, and enroll her Admiral among ! , " '"Tlie few, um immortal tuuaem, That woe not bora Iodic.' . . And what, then, accrues to America, who first rtANNED, at least the enterprise i Why "Livi Woodbury" wiUbe on the list of Secretariesof the Navy ! U. S. Gaz. A STEntntGRExniiscENCB. One ofthe complaints, publicly made in 1769, by the citizens of Philadelphia, against the meas ures pf the British Parliament or Ministry, was the following : "Tho restriction on pa per currency, and prohibiting it to form a legal tender in Colony debts as it deprives us of the only circulataig medium of trade, wheih we can by any means retain among us prevent the cultivation of lands ob structs the improvement of the country, and is peeuharhf embarrassing and distressing to commerce, which experience ha thoirn us all camnt be carried on to extensive advan. age without if." ' - - ' , goes for the Standing Abxy or 200 ,000 1 If there is one who does, let him vote for Martin Van Buren and his supporters ! If there is any North Caroli nian who wishes to be a soldier, under the command of the President, subject to mar. tint law in a time of profound peace, to be marched into Florida twice a year, if it, so pleases the Executive, let him vote for M. Van Buren and his supporters. Should Martin Van BureaJffilreTelected , ho jwill no doubt, endeavor to carry his Militia Ar. my Bill into-effect" Gen. JacksohrcT election was construed byjiim into a sanc tion of all the lawless schemes he had previ ously hinted at, and he carried them out accordingly. Think of this. 'Netrbern Spectator. - . " --. . Changes. It is a singular fact, that since the passage of the Sub-treasury Act, hundreds have come but and denounced the measures of the Administration. They do St hesitate to appear at the Tippecanoe ubs, and support Harrison and Reform although at the same time, they do not avow themselves Whigs ; on the contrary, they say they are not Whigs, but Demo crats. The Tippecanoe 'Associations are a sort of middle ground, that Whigs and Democrats can meet on, and unite in the support of Harrison and Reform, without denouncing their old doctrines or avowing new ones! t It is exceedingly fortunate that there is some point where both can meet and unite on measures fora change. N. t.-JExpret. ' ; -. Bom. Take half a pint each of gin, molasses, rinegar and soft soap ; mix and shake them well together, . and while foam ing, pour the medicine down tlie horse's neck ; in five minutes the horse will be free from pain. This, Mr, Lpvejoy says, has been tried some fifty times with success, not failing in a single instance Geifig of Husbandry. Election Returns Indux a. Election returns have been received from forty-seven counties in Indi ana, in which Mr. Brigger t the whig candi date for Governor, has a majority accord ing to the last Charleston , Courier, of Up wards of TEtf THOUSAND, over (Jen. Howard, the Van Buren candidate,; , Kextuckt. In Kentucky, as far as re turns have been received, the whigs have overwhelming majorities. ' A fetter fronfa gentleman in Louisvillo in the National In telligencer of the 12th but, states that Mr. Letcher, the whig candidate for Governor, will be elected by a majority of at least SIXTEEN THOUSAND votes. Alabama. The returns from this State are yet incomplete. So far as heard from, the whigs have gained thirteen members in the Legislature, equal to a gain of twenty. sir on joint ballot What the final result mny be, is quite uncertain -wH -. On the 13th irat, bv the Rer. Wm. Moniaoa. Mr. Jams M. PadubttIo Mim R. E. Alcxindu, daughJstsf J.C Alexander ; all of this county. . 0VATER-PRO0F,) Commission Business. HAMBURB, S.C. rar HE subscriber la much mtified that be is JL once more able to offvt bis lervices to his tnenda and old cuotomrn, in the Wirt-Hoose ind Commiiofl Bosinru. lie flalleri htinlelf tiint tlie eligible location of bit Wre-Houc, and its comparative inmumty from Um rkk af fire and flood, will proouro bini lib. emLpatromtire. He baa rebuilt the Ware-HouM formerlv knows as Adama & Walker's, and ia filling up one wing of it above the bigheet water-mark of Uie late freahel. for the Durooae of atorinir therein the Cat. site is at least two feet higher than any other WareJIoose in town j and Uie division that has been elevated will store from 1400 to 3000 bales.. He will sell cotton, and attend to such business.. as i usually transacted by Commission Merchants at as low a rate as others engaged in the same calling. r XT Ia again offering his services to his friends and the public, the subscriber cannot refrain from acknowledging the liberal patronage . he once re ceived from them, and hopes by his attention to business, that it will be renewed, and it will be thankfully received. GOLLOTHUN WALKER. Hamburr. A nr. 8. 1840. 6m U The Messenger at Asheville, N. C. and Moun taineer at lireenville, Messenger at rendition, and Advertiser at Edgefield, will insert the above and send then- accounts to l. n rpiIE subscribers having takes oat letters of -a. administration upon tho estate or bcunbii rVI lTJiM, dec'dVhereby notify all persons bay. ing claims against said estate, to present them, orooerlv authenticates!, within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate are requested to come forward and make payment. JOSHUA ROBERTS, U. CALVIN PATTON, $ Augnstl8, 1840. - U 3t Taken up, J. And committed to Jail, in this place, on V20th July, ANEGKO MAN, who say L bis name is TAHVY, S fcet 6 or Tinclics high-r-of dark complexion 19 or iiO years old says he belongs to William Leak, of Laurens District, 8. C.Tbe owner ia requested , to come forward, prove propdrty, and pay charges, or he will be dealt with as lm law directs. J. M. SMITH, Jailor. Asheville, N.O, Aug, 14, 1840. I tf 11 NOTICE. QOME time In the month of April v last, the sunscriucr purcuascd, at tins place, from a man who called himself Laban Jones, a Bay Mare, aKSssslty about 14 hands 3 inches hiy-h, both hind feet white, a small ring of white above Uie hoof of her near fore foot, and a star in hep-face. But a small part of tlie value of said mare was paid at the time of the purchase. From some suspicious circumstances in Jones' eondurt, at Uie time of the sale, together with tho fact of his hav ing never returned to receive the purchase money, the subscriber is induced to believe that the maro had been stolen. She is still in bis possession, and can be had by the owner, on his producing satis factory proof of his right to. her, and paying for this advertisement. JOHNOSBORN. Asheville, N. C, Aug. 14, 1840. 11 rpiIE Trustees of this Institution take pleasure JL' in announcing that it still continues under the care of Mr. G. Z. ADAMS. ' The Fall Session commences Monday the 26th of July. The building is new and commodious, situated in view of the village, on a commanding, airy, healthy eminence, and conveniently ar ranyed. Boarding can be had in respectable families on reasonable terms. Tuition so arranged as to em brace four classes. i- lst Class, pet scholar per session, n.15 3d 3d do. do. do do 9 do do 6 do do 5 J. L. Mooke, J. K. Gbay, J. TT. GoiNit, John Slaglb, J. R. Siler, - Trustees. 4th do. IfOTICE.' . LL persons -are hereby forewarned against X JL trading for five, notes of hand, executed Dy me to Henry Hise,' and witnessed by William Aumajn, bearing date Feb. 3d, 1837, and payable in the years 1839, 1840, 1841, 1843, and 1843. 1 be amount of eacn particular note is not recoi. kseted 4be amount of the whole was )900. Said Botes are supposed to have been stolen, and I have this day settled the entire amount. . DAVID HILL. June 34th, 1840. 3v 3 CONSTABLES' DELIVERY BONDS, tot sak. Apply at the " Messenger' Office, z. nospECTts er m i, TWIE aubaeribrr asoposW.f'"Y St Callioon, ' X Andenoa District, t. X r. : :M day of 8eptMtaber aext, a weekly JduiSa. e ahovs . tide, ;of leapectabk) iae.'ajld good ps'per.dawfair J type, to be deroted to the djaaenlinatioo of putitf cal priociples, in accordance with A strict eon- v , traction of the Federal Cewjpsct,-sad .the doc trine promulgated by the encraoniaa Kepubficaa x 8chooL As consistent with tlhnse principlca it will adrocata the Election of Wm. H.lfarriwMi, s of Ohio to the Presidency, ki Joba Tyter, ( Vuv gink to the Vice Presidency ef the Unjited States, and will exercise all honorable means tot the Sub., version of the present AdsBinjstrauon; wHlh a firm Con Victioa that its leading measures afe- hi direct hostility to the prosperity and happiness of the gtcal tnasi of the Citizrns of our pomitlon Conn, try. lt Will observe a mild and dignified tone. and address Itself in plain language to the tank man sense or every eiasa iO cituens . lor wdoso benefit it is designed-'' It will be the aneotnpto abung opponent of that ridiculous systen; of prsw cription for opinion's sake adopted by the present administration, and will maintain the true char acter of an Independent public pressv . ' A 1 1.1 1 ' M .. I . . ... fiaa suuioun wm s vocave wc muoa m Harrison and Tvler with all the seal jmd abilit v it' can eocnmand, a the only hope pf. 'restoring the , governincnt to HaariginaJ purity -and republican1 implicity, it will nevertheless treat with respect Uie opinions of those who diner with, as, and it columns will be open to S temperate disruawind of . all poUtical subjects, and it will under no circunv stances become so much of a partisan; bat that it will scrutinize every act of the AdrrHmstration for n. tlie time being, and condemn or aposdre a may redound -to the in tercet of the Sooth. ;- -r : t The Highland Sentinel will not be exclusively political paper, but will devote much of its eoU urans, to Agriculture, Education, Literature,', tho Arts and Sciences,' History, N'ovdtiea, Amuse, ment, the Turf, h'mld sports, the ntarksts, JuS. and . . will use every exertion to present such a uledley -;; of useful and entertaining matter that it can not lull to suit Uie taste olaU classes ol readers. . t. The subscriber a few weeks since , issued a prospectuaofthe Southern Tunes and General In telligencer,, which was designed to, occupy, nen- . tral ground in Politics he was not aware at the time that South Carolina, would enter' the arena of President making with the earnestness that sh ia likely to do. But having been dsaappofated in that expectation, and nof willing to,, stand aloof from an important political contest, has thus changed his purpose and has issued this prospre- - tus undenthc jpelief that the mends el iteionn geiw. r rally (but more particularly in ' this Uistncl ana Stole) will make a united and jnsjpus eflbrt to. procure and returnsubecriberf. 'Indeed . to send the par,4oBlT who read without preji- ' aiee.- Pinwif iTm nr alinrt tint rmtif l.hmDOSes' to commence tlie publication, it is important that thei. nomea..pf subscriber be returned immediately. Persons therefore to whom this -prospectus sent, will ph'ASO forward forthwith tho-namee of Such Subscribers at they may procure,. (Postage paid, or through their PusUnastcrs) to Calhoun, Anden nn ttiatrixl K T ami it i rarneatlv honed that genUemun who may lie aupoaea to lane an acuv interest for Uie cause of rcforau.aod may find it inconvenient to mix with tlie community in proV curing subscribers between this and Uie proposed tune of punlication wiu return sny numocr oi names under a guarantee that may think they can procure. The press throughout the eoon try is requested to copy this prospectus. , - . a , TERMS, , -' The Highland Sentinel will be published at $3 SO ia advance, or if paid in four months from the time of subscribing, .83,00 if paid after four, months and wimia the year; and if paid af ter the end of the year. GcnUrtstarl who fibtaid six subscribers and become responsible for them will be entitled to a seventh number gratis, as subscription will be received for less than a year and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid unless at the option pf the Editor. V -7- .v .J. I. RfiETJl. August 1st, 1840. ... , ; PROSPECTUS ; highland'messenger, Devoted to Reb'gion, Morality, Science, Politics and General Intelligence. EDITED BY D. R. McANALLV tt J. ROBERTA IN proposing to publish a new Journal, arid thereli by to swell the number of periodicals already flooding our country, it will naturally be expected of us to give an outline of the principles by which we aspect to be governed. This we will do as concisely as possible: And, ' 1st. While we cautiously exclude all sectarian controversies on abstruse and disputed points in Christian Theology.we will carefully and constant- ly hold up the Bible and the Christian religion as indispensable to the moral, social and political iff teres ts of any community. , 2d. Wa shall industriously lubor to set forth knd maintain sound principles of morality, Correct taste and good manners. Vice in all its varied forms tlialTmeet its merited rrbuka, and a decided stand will be taken against all iaipurity of expression or representation, as all clitwnishncss ana vulgarity. In sliort, no pains will be spared to make our paper S wnlronu Mrntgmr to tlie virtuous- and good of every age and of every sect, " t ' 3d. A liberal share of ouf aftention shall ho do. voted to those branciies of natural science so no. ressary to be at least partially understood by every farmer and every mechanic of the country. 4th. The Political Department will bo under the immediate and sole control of J. Rosksts, who believes himself to be a true Republican, and as such cannot, and rl" siiipoft Uie leading mea sures of Uie present Administration. On this sub. ject, his eriurae will be calm, Uiough decided. Ho will, at all times, take the Iberty of promptly and plainly expressing his opinions on all subjects bear ing on Uie political Interests of the eoramunitye wiUiout, at any time, prostituting his paper to tn course will he. decidedly mdenendent. He i ed to no party, and will always write and puhlisli what he believes will tend to the public weftl and suppress what in his jugdment would b- mjurkma. And finally, as we. shall ak tlie favor of s changing wiui the best papers of the country, we hope to be always ready to keep our readers inform ed of the important transactions passing tit hoirto and abroad. -- . ' ' Termti . TheuHiunuxirMaseiusB'' will be published with a new press and types, and on a Urge sheet at &2 50 per annum, if paid in advance, or $3 00 St Uie end of the subscription year. No subscription will be received for s leas period than twelvemonths, nor will any paper be discon tinued except at the option of the publisher, until all arrearages are settled. (tyAnrrxasoNraorcaiKosix stTsscaistas, wxtX ss csTrrLss to a con cians ros oxs vsa. And committed to Uie Jail of Macon coun ty, N. O, on the 23d of July, TWO N FARO MEN. ' who aav their names are AMOS and LEWlS- Amos is about 55 year of age, S feet 8 inches nigh, spare made. Lewis is about 50 years of age, about 5 feet 3 inches high both very black. They my they belong to Samuel Chiles, who is now at work on Uie Rail Road in Murray county, Ga., and that they were bought of Michael Covins, f a Warren county, N. C- The owner is requested to come forward, prove1 property, pay chargea, and take then) away, other, wan they will be dealt with as the law directs. -' ' J. K. GRAY, Jailor. Franklin, July 94, 1340. I , . tf 5 Constable's Watrrmsst. "r jk LARGE quantity just printed and for sahat this office. IT :i a
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