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IT Ik luces Nor, set oi ilk r to am cos. bet oca to'TZMt - - nmkr the t eeVr: . M in trade .nsUws. b lly oat. d th Oil, ijrjDt the 5- JcJpM" lh; tzl 4 r-frrr--iatioii of um n-" ad. Ireeij j ' . lions .j -Mill fmm i sp" . .u. .lav lactone " fftb. fr," without interrupt tl t tb, MlioB. to which I (fcka. CT5f: judgment whether th P" th slave-tradethe first to p rriMd not be tb. brat, also, to JZZib trad with the il.M foe. run 14 'In r. 7T- pect, wbicli U lainy low. theo.t effective reaulU Hi knot IBM T tb dew of iniquity M. VAN BUREN. H. .IVeeiii SSENGEB 0 the, hotr W place tW document, cutire, fc hwbof our readers, we have crowd. I -.Mtrh other matter; pameuiany ine LeedTflS of Congress and the State Le. fZir Ve bare only been able to.give .sornerual. .we nna a poruouo. jafcru we ajpeapamc oi juaging, uu- . M. ... , . (Wi, other parts are quite We had hoped that Mr. Van In it,' fucks i i i , .nlliul hv viwrSnn. nn W0UK1 uoo pn"""- "1 " ' mi, fc L at this lime hare abandoned some of W projects which have been recently so Udj coodcoied by tlie American pco. s. VediKover. however, that tlie Sub. fwairy, his ruling pnssion, is strong -in Lh- sad that he devotes a Iroge portion fit. CtW! t iaiacssage to bolster up and sustain this tniKn true to the old adage that a, sick. low. I . 1 child is certain to share the largest -porJ. lata: tyrf - 101 01 Hs panum omc-vhivw. . v. ia occaiion to manifest his still unconi raoibingWtility to a Vfited States Bank, uJaD other Banks. "Tri.lieii ofa national aok.er a di-pendenco upon banks of any rription,- for the nianagement of our I affairs," he soys, I a'commend the Juption of the system which is now in jceessful operation. " That system affjrds rery requisite facility for the transnction l' the pecuniary concerns of the Govern xml; will, it is confidently anticipated, roduce in other respects'many of tlie bene- la. I -wa tt! Em Km lit n ate. (Bar ti which have been from time to time cx- from the creation of a national bank. JuKhich hare never been realized ; avoid k mamfulu evils inseparable from nuch an oik lBtHutwa; dimmish to a greater extent pa could be accomplished by any other laeuore of reform, the patronage of Vie Federal Government." We are at a loss lo understand precisely what the President means here. What other benefits beyond pe transaction of tlie necuniarv concerns of be Govcrnmpnt? Imvn fmm tim tr timn ea expected from tlie creation of a nation. fcl boat, wluchjiavfc never . been realijed, yood-ejprpacrty-ivine; If lie Wuiies to the furnishing of a sound circa. htug medium a thing, by the by, which the friends of the Sub-Trcosury have nU ys denied was intended to be effected by it-he surely .does not intend to say to the Aiwrkan people that that bad not been "alized by the establishing of a national Ll ; . - . . . . ns. la what manner the patronage of l.&B. ' ' : r r- ,-"?- . u reucraiuovernmcnt will bedjminislied u 8ub.Treasuryis, to us, also inci- . ,r n. , UIUW ne repuaiatcs the doctrine 1 of Gea, acxsom, (one on which he has -.vw.ureacea,; tliattlie President is the nimeiit, aid by Federal Government Jw tbe Congress of the United States. H be his meaning, we can well ima Pbow their patronage would be dimin. jd by taking out of their hands the whole the monetary of the nation, and lulu.: .1 . -. - . - . r-u.g uicm entirely under theontrol of 2 UecuUve- - Tbereiteratioh of biswan " attack upon tlie Stat. Wni. ""Jug their credit and character, is, to y the least of it.uncallpr! rnr BnA . 'iffiaMoErace RtTv7Zii "fently, to a great extent, the ,ause,oftheecompIaiMof. He, by policy, had destr(;yC(, - JSPd the currency , and driven from cir largeportioBofit Tfca people 'ppealed to him an M t?Ty ,nf1 ungtoexpectfromthatquarter. What Wl" then left for them T Th J0 either to eo into w procure money to carry on the many ""Poaant works hMte.i t ' j . iready con,-. . . , . "vuU or uoanuon mem. -Ha Hoit,- Es,,,- has- beeiiBOTnT. ".8eatin Congress vacated by tbe re "gOMion of Judge Colquit. . JiTT V f T r XT I been annnrnl r...r .i JJSM in the University of North Car. I.. 1 " Botli Houses having organized, on the 9tbr lbey proceeded ftt 6nce to business.- We pavo only room this week to state a few of the' boost important ' matters introduced, In the Senate, Mr. Cray, of Kentucky, has introduced a resolution, declaring that the Sub.Treasury Bill ought, forthwith, to be repealed, and instructing the Committee on Finance to report a bill for that purpose. Mr. Talmadg?, of New York, a resolution to amend the Constitution of die U. States so as to limit the services of President to one terra of four years. ' In the Hoiwe of Representatives,.' Mr, Moekis, of Ohio, after introducing a reso lution calling on the Secretary of the Treo ury to report particularly on the various matters connected witli the Sub-Treasury, has given notice that he will, at anearly day, introduce a bill for the repeal of said law. " L Mr. J. Q. Adams called up again the ab olition question, by Jproposing to repeal the 21st joint rule adoptc4 at the last Session for thegoverarricnt pf the two JIouscs, which prohibited thereccption of petitions on that subject. He expressly disavows the intention of debating the subject; but -it will Be difficult for a matter on which so much feeling exists, to pass sjjenily through the House. - ' The following are tlie Standing Commit tees of tlie two i louses : ' SENATE. On Thursday, the Chair announced the following Standing Committees the first named on each being the Chairman On Foreign iJeaioiu.-7-Mossrs,Buc. hanan, Clay, of Ky., Calhoun, Roane, and Allen. . On Finance. Messrs, Wright, Webster, Nicholas, Benton and Hubbard. On Commerce. Messrs. King, Davis, Norvell, Ruggles, and Mouton. On Manufactures. -MessnCLumpkinj Preston, Knight, Buchanan, and Allen. Oil Agriculture -Messrs. Mouton, Dixj on, Linn, Sturgeon, and Smith, of Conn. On Military Affairs. Messrs. lieu ton, irri - - - iriti u M:UI i f"'". " a,,u , Smith, of la., Anderson, Fulton, and Man- gum. On Naval Affairs. Messrs.-Williams, Southard ,Cuthbert,Tallmadge and Tappun. On Public Lands. Messrs. Wulker, Fulton , Clay , of Ala. , Prentiss , and Norvell. On Private Land Claims. Messrs. Linn, Sevier, Clayton, Mouton, and Huntingdon. On Indian A ffairs. Messrs. Sevier, Linn, White, Philips, and Lumpkin On Claims, Messrs. Hubbard, Young, Merrick, Williams, and Huntingdon. - -Ort Revolutionary Claims. Messrs. Smith, of Conn., Sturgeon, Graham, Crittenden, and Robinson. - . ; On the Post Office and Post Roads. Messrs. Robinson, Lumpkin, Wright, Ful ton, and Henderson, ' . On Roads A- Canals. Messrs'. Young. Phelps, Henderson, Mangum, and Smith, of la. ' ... 7 On Pensions. Mnssh. Pierce, Prentiss", White, Roane, and" Huntingdon. uJFor the District of Columbia. Messrs. Merrick, Crittenden, Mangum, Southard, and Clayton. " On the Patents and the Patent Office. Messrs. Sturgeon, Davis, Prentiss, Robin, son, and Porter. ' - ft Prt. Jtu;U;gr-iiara. F"ltQ". Merrick, and Smith, of Conn. To Audit and Controlcontingent Erpen. ses of Senate, JlessMJlKnigUtJMwal3ateEarrprmt ohnPtVCAllc! and Porter. . . On engrossed Bills. -Messrs. son, Porter, and Phelps. . Ilcndcr- From the Nolionol Intelligencer. . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MojreAr.DEc. 14, 1840. At 1? o'clock, tlie Speaker, the Hon. R. M. T. HcNTEB.took thechuir, and the jour hal of the last day's sitting was read. rTTietnnrdi -on Thursday last were now announced, and are composed as follows ;, " Committee of Elections Messrs. Rives, Fillmore, Med ill, Aaron V. Brown, Tru man Smith, Botts, Philip F. Thomas, Ran dall, and Rariden. i ' . -- Commiltee of Wayrand Jlfeonj-Messrs. John W Jones, EvansrAtherton. Vander. poel, Connor, Mark A. Cooper, Mason, Saltonstall, and Hubbard. Committee of Claims Messrs. Rasscll, Dawson, Banks, Giddings, Jared W. Wil liams," Gentry, John Hill of N. C, Gal braith, and Mallory. - Committee on Commerce Messrs. Curtis, Ilillcn, Burke, Toland, Habersham,Parris, Botts, Weller, and Wintbrop. " Committee on Public Lands Messrs. Morrow,- Lincoln, Crary-Jno-WhiteFish- er, Garland, Jacob Thompson, Casey, and Chapman. - Committee on the Post Office and Post .RoeKJ MessrsJWcKay, Hopkins, Briggs, Marvin Leadbctter, . Joseph L. Williams, Albert Gl Brpwjn, Reynolds, and John B Thompson. - ' " Messrs. W. Cost Johnson, Christopher H Williams, Beirne, Clark, Davee Graham, Cranston, Hawkins, and 3cCarty. -L. Committee on the Judiciary Messrs. Ser geant, Hoffman, Turney, Samuels, Barn ard, Stanly, Trumball, Samson H. Batter, and Stirrirather. Committee on Revolutionary Claims MeaaraRandQlph, Hall. Taliaferro, Par menter, -Montgomery, Ely Swearingen, James, and Nathaniel Jones. Committee on Public Expenditures Men. J srs. Bond, Duncan, Crockett, Watterson, McCulloch, Green, Baker, Brackeafitlge, and McClue. j, . CommUlee on Private ( Land Claims Messrs. Callioun, Dellet, Wick, Wm. S. Hastings, Jameson, Cross, Warren ,Vrpom and Boardrnan. CommiUct on ' lilanvfacture Messrs. Adams, Nisbet, Slade.Tillinghast, Worth. ington, Dromgoole, Mitchell, Eastman and John Pavis. ; t 3" Committee on Agriculture Messrs. De berry, Dennis, McClellati j John Smith, Hammond, S!iaw, Dolg, IIook:, and Rldg way. ' - : -' '- - CommUlee on Indian Affairs Messrs. Bell, Lewis Williams, Allord, Cliinnj Lu cas, Hunt, John W. Davis, Parrisb, and Rynll1"' ' . Committee on Military Affairs-Messrs. Waddy Thompson, Miller, Coles, Kemble, John W. Allen, Monoe, Sumter, Goggin, anjd Wm. O. Butler. Committee on the AWitfa Mers. Koim, Carter Griffin, D.D- Wegener, Goode Edward Rogers, Triplett, P. J. Wpgner, and Win. R. Cooper. X ' Committee on Naval AJairt-Nessn F.H Thomas, Heed, Onnncll, Anderson, r rot fit, Naylor, Shepard,JDicker8on, ahd Mo(U tanya. Committee oh Fofeign, Affairs Messrs. Pickens, Cushinp, Dromgoole, Granger, Hawcs, Everett, Clifford, Leet, knd Fino. Committee" on the Territories Messrs. Pope, JenircrV Wm. B. Campbell Stuart, Brewster, Garret Davis, Jas. Cooper, Mor gan, and Dana -J r Committee on . Revolutionary Pensions Messrs. Taliaferroi Carr, Andrews, Steen- I rod, E. Davies, Brockway, Taylor, Hand, and Peck. - " Committee on Invah'i Pensions Messrs, S. Williams, C. Morris, Chittenden, Doan, Strong, S. W. Morris, Palen Sweeney and Ld wards. Committee on Roads and Canals Messrs, Ogle, Carrol, Hilt of Virginia, T. Smith, Ilayner, Bmckwell, Underwood, Urubb, and Albert Smith. Committee on Patents Messrs. Fletcher, Beatty, Pren.iss, Ncwhnrd, and Paynter. Committee on the Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs. Petrikin, Leonard, Keim, John Hastings, and Osborne. "' " Committee on Reviial and UtifinishedBu- siness Messrs. Peckj Parish, Jflckson, Committee on Accounts Messrs. Josepl Johnson, Charles Johnston, Marchand, Floyd, and Andrews. Committee on Mileage Messrs. Thomas W. ""Williams, Henry Williams, Henry, Judson Allen,. and Kempshau. '"'" The sht Standing Committees on Erpen. allures inthcjjtcparlments were-, under jhaLone, In in to rest and in feeling, and to dis- Rules, appointed at the last session, to con. ti nun throughout the Congrcssil On. that for Expenditures in the War Department, Mr. Chapman, of Alabama, and Mr. Dof of New York, were appointed to fill vacan cies, occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Rice Garland, of LouiHiana.apd Mr.Tilgh- man A. Howard, of Indiana; and on that forthe Post Office Department, Mr. Lane, of Indiana, was appointed In place or Mr Anson Brown, of New York, deceased,- As now organized, these committees stand as tollows,: Committee on Expenditures in the Depart. ment of state Messrs. Underwood, Cy. num. Crabb, Lowell and Trumbull. Committee on Expenditures in the Depart' ment of the Treasury Messrs. Evans, Ath. rrtn. n'pf. t"'iirfc", irl Nntl"ni"l Jones. Committee on Expenditures in Ike Depart. ment of War Messrs. Peter J. Wagner, Holmes. Jas. Conner, Chapman, and Doe. Committee on Expenditures in the. Depart ment of tke Navy Messrs Saltonstall, Vanderpoel, Simonton,' Green, and Ger. rv. ' -. - - Committee oh Expenditures in tlie Depart ment of the Post Office Messrs. Marvin, IL1yd,,,Lowcll, G- yavs. and Lane. Lommiuee on txpenaiures on me tfuouc Buildings. Messrs. StonlyEornaneey The committee ordered on Thursday last on the motion of Mr. John Quincy Adorns, to inquire and report respecting certain discrepancies or differences between the manuscript document of the Inst Session j respecting the negroes captured in the open. ish vessel caXleAjSAmistad, anil Hie "printed document, consists of Messrs Adams, Mc Kay, Barnard, Modi!!, "and Dermis. 7" Tlie committee oothe T-obaccaJTrade, ordered on Thursday lastl on the motion of Mr. Jenifer, of Maryland, consists of Messrs. Jccifer, Coles, Sergonnt, Dawson, Carroll, Grinnell, Triplett, Parrish, and Miller. ' v - ' Suicide. On Sunday evening, tbeJJOth instant, a man whose same, from papers found inhis possession, is supposed to be Robert B. Hamilton, put an end to his earthly exist, ence, at the house of James M, Smith,in this village, by hanging himself with his pocket handkerchief fastened to the bed post. a What could have induced him to commit this rash act, and thus rush unbid. den jo.ibe.rcjnc ftas left no clue by which wecan. ascertain, pr even conjecture.. He eamc to the house of Mr. Smith on Saturday evening in the Southern stage, complained of being indis posed, aqd went to a privatooom, where he remained until he tied the fatal noose on ihc next evening: From iwijits found in his possession, it is supposed ho had here tofore resided in Abbeville, S. and that he had recently been at Sparlanburgh C. H. He had with him about $150 in money, and copies of notes supposed to have been placed in the hands of some person for col lection, to the amount of about $1600, which are in the hands of Mr. Smith. South Cabomxa. John P Richardson has been elected Governor, and William K. Clowney, Lieut. Governor. A proposition is before the Legislature to give the people the election f Governor and of Presiden tial Electors. ' legislature f If rtfe Carlluau , Much important matter a before the Le gislature ( but as yet little of it is matured. They have a bill before the Ilouso'estab. lisfiing'a. Lunatic Aasytim. A bill .to giya to the counties of Cherokee and Henderson each a, Superior Court, hapaed Uie Sevi ato. IIpgh McQoebS, Esq.fhaa been clccti Attprnsy GeneraL . Matbias E.Manit, of Newbern, Jias been elected t Judge of the Superior Court of Law and Equity to supply tlio vacancy occasioned by the resignation' of R. M. SapnPebs.1 f The Voto was, on the last bal- loting,"".f . . Manly, , . , , 91 'Hall, (, , ; 84 One balloting took place 66 the 17th for a Judge to fill the vacaneyoccasioned by the resignation of TuJToombr, without effecting an election. The vote was : W. H. Battle, . . 74 R. M. aunders, ... 6T Scattering, . ! 18 , The following read! ut ions, introduced by Mjj Waddeu, are considered of impor, tance. Tliey are said to have been eiiforc ed by an able speech from the mover. - I Resolied. Tliat to the successful de- velopement of the resources of North Care Iina, a system oi internal improvement, which shulj uriite all the leading interests of the Statcvts indispcnsible. UResilved, As the basis of any well devised scaeme of Improvement, the Legis lature regird the re-opening of Roanoke Inlet as art object of paramount importance, essential, fadt merely to the prosperity of North Ctrrolina, but on object of great na. tional interest. - II if Resolved, Tliat sccanda in ipipr tance only to this great work, to i ,e suc cesstil accomplisliment of which the riatiu? atrQ9ources are alofie timpt-teht, tlie Vi miniton and Raleigh Rail Road constitutes the iroper bxse lineof a system for internal tram port ; and that the union of the Raleigh and Jastou Road, with this great channel of-trvcl and trade, is of vital importance to th ultimate success of both works. IM Resolved, Thut to make the State tribute, with any enuulity, the benefits of improvement, the Western section pi Nortl Carolina, in- which "resources are abuncfent, but transport difficult, should ba lihitea; with the Eastern avbmies d) coni mercj, by the immmediatc construction. of Turnpike or McAdamized roads. V.ji?(orred, Thut to sustain and insure the plrmanency pf the works already exe cufedi and to provide for the completion of the sjstem contemplated by the foregoing resoftjtions, tho following appropriation of the atailable funds of the State; should be madej . Fiiit, To aid the credit of the Wihning. ton aiid Raleigh, and the Raleign"and Gas. ton Riii Road Companies, the lloatingcap. ital cf the State, .under the control of the Boards of Internal Improvement and the Litertry Fund, shall be invested in bonds, to bebereafter issued by said Companies, and endorsed by the State. Sciondlyy That the proceeds of the Cher okee ands, which have accrued, or shall hereafter accrue together with the interest arising from the bonds to be issued by the Rail Road Companies, as herein proposed, shall be specifically appropriated to the construction of a Turnpike or McAdamiz ed rend, from the city of .Raleigh to the f-w ilh'SUCh' lateral branelico ao may be-dtcmed necessary T le fate of the Road from Raleigh to the West, is yet uncertain". There has been some able debating on that subject, in which Mr. Clingmax took the leading part, as its advocate, and is said by the Raleigh papers to Kve encircled hi brow with a wreath of imperishable laurels as a debater. We are sorry that our. limits will not permit us. to publish his speech. " (Krllon. Johx McPaeasosr Berrien, (Whig) has been elected by the Legislature' of Georgia, a Senator of the United States for six years from the-4th of March qext, in place of Mr. Lumpkin, whose term them expires. The vote stood, ForBcrrien, McAlister, Scattering, 153 117 8 The law of Newspapers. We learn from the Boston Courier that Judge Wil liams, in a late ca$e before the Common Peas, laid dowu the law in relation to a question interesting to editors of newspa pers, as follows: 1. Where a subscriber to a newspaper orders ttl beiseontinuedrand4t.-coniitul ues to be left at his residence, the prcsump tion is,in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, that it is left by the subscrib. cr's orders, apd upon a promise to pay for it. " . ' 2. If a newspaper is Jeft frpm day to day for a person at his place of business with tus knowledge and consent, though not hi.-! expressed consent; and if he has reason to believi that it as so left under the expecta tion that he is to pay for'jt; in that case Ife will bo bound to pay for it, unless be. gives notiee to discontinue it. VtBGtNiA. The House of Delegates of the Virginia Legislature adopted a resulu tion to go into tho eloetion of a U. States Senator on Mondav last; but it was lost in the, Senate by a tie vote. The Petersburg Intelligencer says this conduct, on the pnrt of tlie Senate, shows a fixed determination on the part of that body to defeat tlie will of the popular body, per fas aut nrfas, and is in perfect keeping with the" behavior of that august assemblags for some years past. I Raleigh Star. Coir poaricne of tho lUlciga Register. ... i Washihoton,Deo.12,1840.? .By the annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, submitted on Wednesday, it appears that the tstimatea balance in tne Treasury at the close of the year lim, is tl.e meagre sum of $824,2731 Appropri ations bv Conirrcss will have to bo small findoed, or another fictitious loan of Treas. Lury notes must be resorted ta We may xfetlnope. however, that bva ludicious pol- iev on theTrt of the Administration of Gen. Harrison prOvidipgfor the collection and safe keeping of tlierniblic reVcnue throuffh the medium of the BanksTand the repeal of the Sub-Treasury, a more discreet regulation o duties on imports, so as to lessen as' much as possible the great bal. ance of trade now against us, etc. tho Na tional Treasury will exhibit a more grati fying appearance in thecourso of a few years. AcciDfist1 id the Hos. NVaddv Thoxp-" son. We regret to learn that an accident befell tho Hop. Waddy Thompson, on the Petersburg and Roanoke Rail Road, on S iturday last. Tlie following letter from the President of the Rail Rood Company, gives the par. ticulars of the accident : 'Dear SV : -YouTnay hear divers ver sions of the accident which happened to the Hon." Waddy Thompson,- on our Road, this morplng. The following are the facts : -The engine coming inwas' delayed by the sleet, and the b'fggugc car was put ahead to break the ice on the rails. Coming down tho hill the whole train stopped in the put about 1 1.2 miles out: Mr. Thompson and some others got out to-walk to town ; after they started the hands scraped the snow off, and the train cameon: Mr. Thompson was walking in the middle of the track, and the Tiaggagc car being ahead, the " engineer could not Sec him. The car struck and knocked him down and the whole train pnssed over him. , I hear he was badly hurt, but-no bones were broken, and it ap pears he full between the rails, so that no wheels ran over him. . We are clad to hear tliat Mr, Thompson is io mu"h belter that he rcsUn'ied his jour. ney to Vosli.!,i8ton yesterdny.- -Pet. Int. AGnietTLTnaE o,- TeIAS The NeV Or lrnn rtiiMotin i.f iyt.l-." 20. hlS the fol- lowins fr.im which an insi".'-' ma.v "u into the agricultural prospects of pur stater Republic : " Th; cotton crop of Texas this war is quite priiduc'ti've. Tlic istTmate istrwt"5D 000 kiles will tkrrai.;dV Tliejiarvest of grain and other produclsuils; abundant. Thecuuiury will, not be under the necessity' of importing its provisions. On account of the scarcity of money, and the sparseness of population, lands will continue very l w. Those ygho wish to emigrate can purchase as cheoply, and subsist more cwmfortably-j- and at lotjaexpeiiife during the present, than atany former period. AH circum stances considered the prospects of the country were never more flattering." EntTCATioN in Kp.NTticicr. Tlie Siiher- intendent of public schools in Kentuckf, in a recent Address, says, that of tha 140,000 children of the projier age to go W school, only ubriut 92,000 are receiving-education! He further states that it costs as much to educate tlie 32,000, under the present sys tem as it would to cdueatotlie whole 140,. 000 under the Common School system. Ral. Reg. The Whig gain in tho whole Union is remarkable not more for its oxtcnt than for its character. It is not found in the cities, in the depots of illegal and foreign voters, where corruption .10 often controls the elec. amongst the farmers and yeomen. This is 1 change which will be pcrnicnent, for it is carried by hotK'stconviction.T-JJrstoi Alhxs Large Artificial Lake, The Clcve land Hurald says that the grand Council Reservoir in Mercer county, Ohio, covers 13,000 acres ol land, the water from 4 to 27 feet deep. It is said to bo the largest artificial lake in the world, The Washington correspondent of the JfcwYprkJournal of Comnierec writes The Bankof t6e7CmHSlaTcris0Trt paying off its bonds due to the government and paying them in specie too. This is a fortunate supply for the Treasury, which, according to all accounts, was getting quite, low, . . ., An ATRnctors Villain. On Wednes day, piglis last, the downwnrd train on the Wilmington As Raleigh-Rail Road, ; when within about ten miles of Town, and going at a rapid rate, came in contact with a heavy piece of timber an -old sill placed by some despejate villain at a direct angle across the track. The engine and tender were, thrown off to a distance ' of some twenty f't, both; being enpsiwd. The en gineer and firemen, almost "miraculously, escaped with but slight injury. The pas sentrer car was not taken o!F. Wilmington Chronicle. A new religious sect has sprung up in the weStern parts of America, particularly in Marietta. They style-themselves Haley ns, and tlie ihot novel feature of their creed is, that" Aaron's breast, plate,'called by the Jews brim and rhummnn, must be retrieved before the resuarectioii of tho dead." The New York Express says -"The packets going now find it difficult to fill up with freight, evpn nt the present very re duced rates. We have hardly known so little produce going forward. Our supplies particularly of cotton, arc exceedingly smalK : . , The following is the best definition of a loafer we have yet seen : 1 A person who begs all the tobacco he uses knows more people than are ac quainted with hirri when he meets them often looks at his borrowed watch to see the time, and takes tae papers six months and then tramps: New Yokx, Dee. 8. . CbtfeHfo posf lively, of a resumption. jitocki are. there- ' fore quickened into lite, and exchange on Philadelphia declines. There can be no , doubt of a general resumption in January. It ta our interest-,' and their Interest and honor too, to have a resumption and a re sumption we must have. It is a mistake though to suppose the United States Bank tbe only drawback. Uhat institution, I am assured, is ready. Loott out then, yo of the South and West, for a resumption on the 15th of January, and legislate and draw bills according. ; ""'Mr.- Holleman, V. B. of the Norfolk Dis trict,ia Va. has resigned hjsseat in Con. grcss, in accordance with a pledge he made to do so if Gen. Harrison' received -a ma jority irt his District. Mr. II. is perhaps over scrupulous., it is men hko r isner, h- deceived tits constituents, or Hie iNewr Jersey men, who were elecjed by the Van, Uuren party in Congress, not by tlie pooplo -r-who ought to1 resign. jj" Gen. Harrison, wo understand, is ex pected to leave home for Virginia tlie Iat-" tor part of this month. He will spend the month of January with his friends in the Old Dominion, aud repair to Washington in February, to bo ready on tlie 4th of March to enter .upon the duties of the important office to which the People have elevated him. Maysville Eagle. . Rip Van Winkle Wo have it from the best authority that this venerable som- . nolescnt personage litis resolved to quit od State of North Carolina, and seek some " more congenial atmosplrf-ro,,-. where he may enjoy his nap without interruption. It is' suggested by some, that he will find a fein. . peruturc and associations corresponding with his peculiar habits, in the Valley of Virginia. Nof. Herald. " Resolved to quit," why bless your heart, the Whigs drove him from sis snug quarters in North Carolina some years ago and he took up his abode in South Cat jlina, where he is, snoring too sound to think of a journey to Virginia. Observer. Just let him sweat, Mr. Observer Mr. Calhoun'is about to commence hisgymnas- tic perform! noes, and the first somerset ho turns, will be apt to light into the yldgen tleman?s wool ! ! He'll -wake hinr."'' Rates of Exchange, See. -AtfGL'STA.-GA;.-- SavnnDoli Bank?, f : tinniluia Infuimncfl Bank. 9 ISl per et prem. 3 1-2 CminTciiil Bunk. Macon,, 3 1-2 M.iclianira' " Augusta, 5 Acney Brunswick, " 5 1-2 riuiitcra' atd Mechanics' Bank ". Colinnbufi, ) Central Bank, 6 1-9 Millrdirevillc Bank, 4 Oomulgce Bank, , '6 1-2 Monroe Rail Knad Bank, ' 9 Hawkinsville Bank, - 6 14 Chattahoodiie R.K-k B'k Co. 1 Oarioil Bank, - 25 Bank of itomc. 15 " - disc'nt Union Bank, . 50 Southern Tt Co- " 30 All oilier Bifnk now doing business, at par. -SrectK Payino Bankj. Mechanics' Bank, Insu. ranee Bank of Columbw, Commercial Bank of LMacon, and Brunswick Agency in tills city. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES OF THE MAILS,' At and from Asherille, N. C. ARRIVALS. I Southern -Mondays,! DEPASTURES. Tuesdays, FruUrs and Sundays at 4 o'clock. by 10 o'clock, p.m. Western, via Warm A. M. Wednesdays, Fridaya and Mondays, at 4 o'cUt, A. a. Fridays, 5 oclock, a. Springs, &.C. -Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays, , r. Western, via Franklin, to Ga. Wednesdays, 7, r. M, 4 JJai'tcxn.via-SIortranton Tuesdays and Satur. days, 5 A. M. &.c-Mondays cir ridays, Eastern, via RufTirr. Mondays.TTtursffayi, ford ton, &.C. Simd;iys,!and Saturdays,5 o'clock luesdays and r nJays, a. ut f , r. u. Eastern, via BurnsviUc, Wednesdays, Mondays, at 6 o'clock. A,c.-Moiiday.s, 4 r. u. Southern, via Cathey's Creek, &c.--Tuesdays, 6 r. M. To Printer and Publishers TUSiJShXVkS. JiaT0 JP1"0 "rrangemenU with the inaiiufaclurersTor kct jTng"on"ti(lnt in this city, a trencral a snort m'-nt of TV PE, PRESSES, CASES.,' FURNITURE, and PRIN TER'S MATERIALS j(enerally, which can b" furnixhed to order at 1 '2 honra notice. , We ham a sufficient Block now in store, to enable us to put up a complete New o" Job Printing Office, with out twiiifr obliged to order any portion from New York. As this warehouse has been established nt thn . earnest recommendation of many of our friends in thtr tntrrinr towns, we beg leave to claim from them sufficient patronage lo enable us to incn-MHC atjd keep up the esiabhwhipent on a scale sufficient to make it an object to all parties. AH of the-abve material nre .soldon tho same terms as in New-York, with the usual charges for insurance, freight and exchange. BURGER & WALKER, 85 E&t Bay, Cliarletto.i, S. C. xPotrdcr. DUPONTS sii rfiiie Spf.rf in jf POWDER, in , canisters of I lb. each, Jx " - Rifle' dp. in keg of 6 1-4 lbs. each. For sale, bv H. URQUHART. HinsuRo,8. C., Dee.4, 1640-s, ' 27 p Police. i- 2 HEREBY forewarn-all persons from har'joor. ing my ion JOlLV II., who is a minor, and left my house without cause. Any person or per- sons sA Qgcnalng May tipm to U11.IU the ptnsltjr of the law.. THOMaS PALMER. Dceerabfr 18,,1S40. 27 p TAILORING ESTIBLIXHHEST, H iSILErjiE' A . J Fain ' WOULD respectfully inform bis M a- -h the puhlio r-nrraUy, that he hfj ced-tiie-jAiwRi Bpniwrpyyy; branches, in th,s pTace, and Ik fc constant attention to business, to merit .j ,.: . , share of putlic patronage. ,, , - to five eeneral satistacti-M O-H can always bo'foundathi. shop on ain street, a few p., Wow r Smith'sstore . iXDlTirjI ElPOltl- JUST prir.ted and for sale at this office, oa our usual terms. - St 91 tail i i' It-, i II ii J -W. 2f. t w mi V'3 k-. mi ,1 ' l! ! :v. v i f: -1 f. , : t A; i 3 ' r - 8 ii : t M - Jiili VI' 4 ...I n
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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Dec. 25, 1840, edition 1
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