North Carolina Newspapers

CHARZiOTTS: ,.'1 J'" i TUESUAY, MAKCH 11, 1828. Major General Bhowx, Commander in Ohief of the Army of the U. States, departed this life on the 24lh ult. at his residence in VVashinffton City. The Senate and House of Representa tives passed resolutions,expressive of their deep regret fur the death of tlic dibtinguished leader in the glorious battles of Chippewa, Niagara and Erie. To him emphatically belonged, said ,Mr. Hamilton, the distinction, during the late war, of having been the first to deprive the Bri tish bayonet of its reputed invincibility. WEST INDIA TRADE. The suspetision of the direct trade be tween the United Stales and the British 'Wesl-India-Islands, because the Presi* dent, consulting llie honor and dignity of the c )untry, refused to submit to the humiliating terms prescribed by the En glish minister, has been seized on by the Opposition, in order to excite popular odium against the Administration, par ticularly in North-Carolina. It has been represented, as a loss of the West-India trades when nothing is farther from the truth. We have lost nont of the West- India trade :—with all the West-India Is lands, except those belonging to the Bri tish, it is as flourishing as ever, indeed, niore so : and with the latter it has suf- fured no diminution, as the Custom House books show, but is carried on in- directly^ as exiensively and profitably as bfi'ore the interdiction by the Btiiisli j go\ernmfnt of the direct trade. Matiy honest citir.t^ns, no doubt, have beer led to believe, from the assertions and state ments of the opposition, that becausc we liave been shut out from the dircct trade to the British Inlands, the H’tst- Indin trade altogether is closed to us; but this is a great delusion. The trade to the British Wesf-India Islands does no? amount to a fifth part of our West-India trade i and the value of our trade to a single Island, that of St. Domingo, fur the four yea»s previous to the cessatioti of the rfirec/trade with t heBritish Islands, was nearly as great as it was with the whole of the latter. How, then, can hon orable men, grave statesmen, justily themselves in asserting and re-asserting, that we have loat the West India trade ? T'iry can do ii in no other way, than U; on the principle, pernicious both in iiiorals and politics, that the tnd jnstijks the means. '1 he experience of every one must con vince him, setting aside ofticial facts and documents, which cannot Lie deninl, that the West-India trade is not lost. Do we pav a higher price now, for sugar, coffee, rum, molasses, or for any other ariicic, the product of the Wcsi-lndia Islands, than we have done heieiol'ore } Do we not, on the contrary, get them loivcr than vve have done for years past ? Every one must answer in the aflirmative. Let these facts alone, then, with which every one is acquainied, satisfy the people, that, the clamour about the loss of the West- India trade has no foundation in truth ; that it is made by ambitious politicians, by political adventurers, to mislead and dupe the people, in order to displace those who are in otiice, so that ihc)/ may get in 'themselves. This is the truth ; and the people, should they be so unwise as to make a change in the Administration, will find it so. As to the maniicr in wliich the loss of the direct trade with the liritish Islands, aflects this State, let the subjoined artick from the Norfolk IleralJ, show :— West India Trade.—It would give us great pleasure, to see our inti*i course with tlie Briiish West Indies it-newed, upon terms that might become the ho nor as well as the interest of the U. Scaies ; no one can desire it more than we do. But it is due to truth to declare, that since the intercourse stopped, lum ber here has generally supported high prices, and the demand for it has been more slowly met than before. And e- 'en at this time, the article is in greater demand and at abetter price in Eliza beth City,N.C. than the average of those times when the intercourse was open to the British Islands—and the tonnage employed has rather increased than di- ininished(as also has commercial business jjenerally) in that flourishing little town (now the—third _iii commercial conse quence in the state of North Carolina.) Norfulk IJcraUi. in Canada think of the loss we have sus tained, by being shut out from the direct irade to the Briiish West-India Islands. The Quebec editor admits, that Mr. Rush, Secretary of the Treasury, was right \n saying, that, notwHhstandiiig the interdiction, the American experts to the West Indies had been as considerable as u- sual. ’ Yet facts like these will never be spread before the people by the partizans of Gen. Jackson ; the truth, if possible, will be hid from them. From the National Gazette. The Qut lu c Gazelle contains a state ment of ihe Iinporis and Exports for the island of Jamaica, ending on the Ut Oc tober last. The edtor of that paper ac companies the statement with the follow ing remarks:— •• The interdiction of the United States trade to the West Indies was in force during that period ; in the early part of it no entrepots had been formed in the foreign islands, and the Colonial trade was carried on with un usual rigor. Yet what is the result? The colonies have furnish 12,171.} barrels flour, and foreign powers 63,239, (per haps 5000 of them were from the North of Europe.) The United States’ Secre tary of the Treasury was indeed right in saying, that notwithstandingthe interdic tion, the American exports to the West Indies had been as considerable as usual. The difl'erences betweenCireatBritain and the United States on this noisy question, so far, at least, appear to be about a sha dow. Probably the colotiial merchant trading to the West Indies has found out that this is the fact.” Consistency.—\f Mr. Adams, or Mr. Clay, or Mr. Karboiir, oruny inenihcr of the Admiiiistra- tion, go home 1o vi.sit his larrn and attend to liis private business, the- o!)ject of his journey is ininicdifttcly niisi-eprescnicd, and the “travel ling cabinct,” tlie “ elcctiooft ring cabinet,” is heard from u thousand voices, fmin Dr. Fl(»yd, in the Hall of Congress, down to the veriest j whipster in tlie opposition runlvs. Itiit (ien. i Jackson can go a thuvsnnd miles to a diyiticr, ' with his biographer, and (i. iimilH ai.d (iover- nors in his tnnn,. receive aldress s the mo.st i fulsome, in which his being the “ people’s can- I didate,” is conspicuously introduced j he can do all tlii.s, becunic tin spic ndid pi ^e' nt of a notorioiilj jjoli'ic.tl ami eledionecring cclebrii- tion, tlu main objecl of wiii. ii wa'i to advance j liiM election to tlie I’residoncy,—and, our argus- i (\ ed pat'iots can see nothing improper, nothing j inidignitif'd, nothing wrong in it ! Such a jiro- i cccding in a candidat*- for the Presiil ncv, is ' unparalleled in this country ; but (it n. .lackson ! was the actor, and his frl. nds laud him to the '■ skies, and endeavour to drown the voice of' censure, issuiiig irom an indignant peojde, in ' boisterous luiz/as for the “ glorious eighth of .lanuary !” Just as if a single victory, gained a | month ;.rtcr peace was concluded, placed him j bejond all restraint, &. rendered that right and I proper in him, which, in any other individual, j \vlia:cvcr his rank or station, would be unpar- j donable, and wouKl deprive him at once, and justly too, of the confidcncc of the people. This country has never before exhibited such a sjiectacle of Tnati-ivorship, as is now passing be fore our eyes; and what the end of it will be, Heaven only knows! Yet our confidence in ihe virtue and intelligence of the people is un shaken; and we fully believe, that when ihe day of trial comes, they w ill, undazzled l>y the glare of military renown, prefer eminent civil talents and virtues, for the firat civil office in the world. AVe tinderstand th: ta letter has been rcceiv- ( d at Washington, by Mr. Clay, from Mr. Craw ford, in which the latter not only acquits him of the bargitin and corruption, hut says, th.'it if he hail been situated as Mr. Clay was, lie should have voted the same way. lici'ihUr. KEW-TonK, FKIl. 26. l\y the Packet ship Birmingham, Capt. Har ris, arrived last night from Liverpool, we have received our regular files of papers from thencc to the 8l!i ult. and from London to tlie Tth. 'I'hc final refusal of the Tortc to accept the inferiention of the Allied Powers in the alFairs of (.recce having been repeated to the Anibas- sadors, after an extraordinary meeting of the Divan, it apj)f ars that they demanded their passports w hich v. err refused, and that they had left Constantinople on the 8th December Mr. Stratford Canning is stated to have arrived at Corfu, and Mr. Kibeaupierre at Odessa ; Count (idicminot had proceeded in a Sardinian vessel to Toulon. Altliough every prefr..ration tor war was making, or was preteiuled to be making, by the Port(‘, no disposition actually hostile had been inanitested. We ha\e received information from a sotn-ce upon which we have the most int[)licit reliance, that the A'LV6r of Kn'hivil, at the latest dat s, was dangerously ill, anil that all hope of his liv ing was abandont (1. Tlu- information is from a gentleman in London who has access to the highest sourcs of information, 'l lie ])apers were not perinitted to allude to the illness of the King. y ■ Tel. The time wh.cn tlie great battlo is to be fought, approaches apace. No titne ought to be lost—no exertion be spared —in marshalling the i'orces and stimuLt ing each man to do his duty. Tlie cause in V'irginia is“tar from hopeless—vigo rous and manly efl’oi t may yet carry it as the friends of the mlmirustration, and the On this subjec t, wc copy another ar- Qf military misrule, desire, ficie, which shows .what ouiiii«ighbur;-' J most authcrtic sources, wc assure our friends, that the prospects are brightening in evary quarter. The re volution in Pennsylvania advances with rapid strides—in New Yjorkxthe subtrac tion of Ciov. Clinton’s weight from the Jackson cause is decisive of the contest there, and under any circumstances— whether the people vote by Districis or by General Ticket, 24 votes are certain —in Kentucky, the late investigation, outraging in its progress every thing that was sacred, and ending in utter abortion, has tended more lhan every thing that preceded it to reanimate popular afTec- lion towards Mr. Clay—New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, are safe beyond doubt—Maryland will give Jackson 3 votes at most—even in Mis sissippi, movements of the people indi cate a probability that the vole of the State will be for Mr. Adams. There is in the present aspect of things, every thing to encourage and nothing to de press. W'e have entire confidence in the re-election of'Mr. Adams without the aid of Virginia, but it is not the less de sirable that her great name should be arrayed against the principle of military rule, and that she herself should be once more united to a majority of the Unifin. ^ fVhig. Governor of Neiv York.—The papers of New \oik are already speculating upon the question who is to succeed De Win Clinton as Governor of New York. Mr. Sanlord, one of the Senators, Chief Jus tice Savage, and Wm. L. Marcy, Comp- ti^oller ot the State, are meutioned. Ihe Enquirer, edited by Maj. Noah, calls for the choice of Mr. Van Buren, as the ablest, and best qualified to unite the Jacksonians. Some of the papers are beginning to speculate upon the probable political consequences of Mr. Clinton’s death. Tite Advocate contains a sensible article Irom one of his political friends, affirming that Mr. Clinton’s partizars had been carrii d to the support of General Jack son from deference to their leader, and intimaving that cessa;i/ecrtM.w, See. This, we beiieve, is, and v^ill be the truth. There seems to be no natural sjmpaihy Uetvveen ihe Clintonians and Jackson— ut.d the Lt'. Van Buren is a Jack sun leadi.:,mu .t incline them to look with aversion on that cause, now that the per- buiial u'Jwntage Mr. Clinton and his Inentl . f..r him, anlicipaied from Jack son’s success, 111 h ading to his clioicc as Jiecn tary ol State, no longer operates upon uieir conduct. ib Lflter to the Editors of the Whig. WAbHiNOTON, Feb. 23, 1828. The news for some days past has been of the most gra'if)ing and cheering char acter, especially Irom New York, Penn- s)lvuiiia and Kentucky. The death of Clinton and the recent demonstrations of pul)lic opinion in New York induces the confident belief that at least 2 t of her voles will Lie in I'avor of the Administra tion. Should the general ticket system be adopted (wliich has passed one branch of their Legiblaiuie) the vote of die whole Slate is regarded as safe for the adniin- istraiion. The late in the Sen ate and Mr. Clay's triumphant vindica tion are worKing wonders in ihal Stale. The intelligence which reaches us daily from all parts of Pennsylvania, in duces the firm belief that that Stale, be fore the election, will be decidedly for the administration. All her principles and all her interests lead directly andirresis- lildy to this result—to do otherwise would be j)oliticaI suicide on her part. Heceni letters from sources of the highest respectability and intelligence in Maryland, say the administration cannot lose more than two votes in that Stale, some, say only one. Louisiana, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Delaware are all now pronounced by those who represent them to be out of all danger— that they are fixed for the ad ministration—and this in fact is admitt ed by the more candid of the Jackson party.—It is also said that meetings and demonstrations have recently occurred in Mississippi which have considerably staggered the Jacksonites there. In shori, it seems the people are We- ginning to waken up and look at the (jues- tion as it really is. l.ight begins to shine 111 upon the public mind, and from this to the day of the election, the cause ol the country will regularly advance, as truth and reason resume their empire over falsehood and passion. When the people come to the polls to deposit their votes, they will vote cor rectly, and the country will be safe. You may shortly look for demonstrations here which will lead to the most important results. respect for the Conslituiion and laws of his country, and who never would let his own judgment and volition in action in a subordinate capacity, determine the mo ment when it was fit the one should be dispensed with, and the other, violated and trampled upon. He should be a man_ whose moral ex ample. both in public and private life, would not be dangerous to follow ; one of sound discriminating mind ; of extensive and various learning j great political ex perience } thoroughly and practically ac quainted with the science and practice of our Government, with theinternation- al law and all our relations, both foreign and domestic, internal and external j of plain manners ; of temperate and business habits; easy of access ; willing to know the right, and disposed to do it. a: K Nat. M. squares arc contained in one square incl* of highly poli'^hrd steel, and distinctly visib»i* through a microsciope. ^Sheffield Iris. The Postmaster General, in a letter to the Editor of the Hunting Gazette, says, “ Mail carriers have only been pro hibited from carrying newspapers out of the mail in cases where their delivery is required in ihe immediate vicinity of post offices. Where they are to be deliver ed at a distance fi om oflices so great, as to render it inconvenient for subscri bers to receive them through the offices, carriers are permitted lo distribute them. ” DX£D, In this town, on Thursday last, Mr. William II. Standlcy. In this county, on Friday, Mr. .Tames Capps, PrBLK SALE. "IMT^ILL be sold, at the late residence of Tho“ ▼ f mas (ireer, sen. deceased, on Wednesday* the 26th inst. the following property, to wit ;— a quantity of Corn, Vodder, Sic. farming tools; Stock, of all kinds ;'two new road VVagons blacksmith tools, an^a variety of other articles not necessary to mention. JJLSO, 12 or 14 NEGROES, including girls, boys, and fellows. A credit oP 12 months w ill be given, purchasers giving bond w ith approved security. I HOMAS L (;UF,Klf, ANDI5KW GRKEU, SAMUKI, NKKL, >Exeeutort. JOHN HAIITT, J m ON Tuesday of the Court, a Silvxr Watcb, which the owner can have, by applying at this oflice, jiroving property, and paying for this advertisement. March 8, 1828.—73. MOVIKG or THK WATEUS. The papers from the interior of New-York present an animating view of the state of feel ing in the country, in reference to the ap- proaehing Presidential election. “ The young Lion of the West” has arisen and shaken the dew drops from his mane, and now stands pre pared for the conflict—proud of .strength at.d secure of victory. Public meetings, of old men, and of young men—the first for counsel and the second for action—have l een held at Rochester and elsewhere, and others are called through many of the counties. These meet ings are larger than have ever been known in that region, and the resolution ; !>reatbe the best spirit. Meantime it is well known that the late cau cus proceedin^js at Albany ha\e proved a fail ure. Many of their own friends are disgmted with that iniprudenl measure. And the I’ough- keepsie Journal, a strong Jackson paj)er speaks of its disastrous ell'ects w ith terror and alarm. I'he editor anticipates the W(»rst con- secpiences to his own party fr(;n this attempt at dictation, and maintains that the (.n at Con vention of the I'l Ople, about to be lu ld to sus- GOODMAK’S HOTEL, the Sif'n of the Golden Ball, subscriber has opened a Boardinp X House and House of Ki'tertainment, at thi» corner of King and Ilroad-strcets, opposite tho Court-House. He promises to afford, both to the Boarder and 'I'raveller, who will favor him with patron., age, his undivided exertions to please, both iik comfort and charges. JOSEPH GOODMAN. Camden, Feb. 16, 1828—3tl74. NOriCE. ill he Sold, Oft TIIUhSDJIY, the '2(ith itisf. at! the lute, itv.'tlling house of Wm. Lets, dec. A LI. the perishable propi rty belonging the Estate of said deceased, consisting of Horses, Hogs, Cows. Sheep, Corn and Todder, W heat, Itye, and Oats ; a quantity of baled (Jotton ; a (Jottoi) (;in ; a quantity of pine and walnut I'lank ; one set of Blacksmith tools ; ono ditto of Hatters’tools ; two road wagons and harness, also, one gig and harness ; all tho plantation utensils, household and kitchen fur-, niture ; also, other articles, too tedious to men tion. Also, at the Kame time and place, w II be tain the Administrttion, will pres( nt a contrast j hireil a nundu r of Negroes belonging to said to the caucus which will have prodigious ef feet against the “ in.iiorrKs.” Thi» eonvention should be held without th lay. The Good Spi rit is abroad.—IS'tw-Yurk Cum. Jidv. It will be seen by a reference to our report of jjroceedin^js, that Mr. Mallary has postponed his intention of calling up the Tarifl bill until ( State. Also will be rented, several tracts ot' Land, if a good (piality. Sale to cnmineiice a- bout 10 o’clock. Terms mai'e known on tho day of sale. JANE LKES, ? . •U M. [.EES. Junr. ^ February C8th, 1828—otrk iin iiiiciiiKiii ui wuiiiii^ (i|j nil I ami iiiii iiiiiii j Monday next, when he has given notice that! '•'""is H. Neel havinfr dcrea^, he w.l move the Hou;e to take it up, whatever f f ^,,1 some time in the n.oiith of August, mii^ht be the state of the appropriation bills. It is hoped that Mr. Mallary will call for the .ayes and noes *hen he makes his motion, that the country may have better evidence than that of newspapers which never essay to s'leak the truth, of the dispositions of the conflicting par ties inCongress upon this important sub ject. We have aivived at the period when the sliort ses sion closes, and we have seen it trumpeted forth to the world, Ih.it never did tin- public business proceed so rapidly. We should be glad if the editors who h ive so unnecessarily made this as sertion, would give us a list of the bills which have been passed. That is the way to show what has been done. 'I’hat is the evidence which ought to be produced in support of the assertion ; and we must be pardoned lor saving it is the only evidence entitled to credit, and the only evidence which will satisfy the coun try. Kut. Juurnul. It anpears, from authentic informa tion, that the Viceroy of I'gypt bore the destruction of his fleet at Navarino, w ith singular equanimit).' He was prepared for the cataslrophe, and had appiized the Sublime Porte of his anticipation, after he heard of the treaty of mediation concluded between the courts of London, Paris and Si. Petersburg. Suicidc.—It is stated in ihe Patterson, N. J. Intelligencer of the joth inst. that the Reverend Peier I). I'ru.'ligh, Pastor of the Pieformed Dutch church at A- (juackanonk, terminated his existence on the previous day, by cutting his throat. The editor of the Intelligencer jiccounts for this distressing occtii rence by sup posing the unhappy clergyman deranged, and mentions that he had, for some time before, manifested, at intervals, frejuent symptoms of mental a'oerraiion. Out oftliP latest batch of new London novels, \vj have read Ihrhcrt Lary with particular pleasure. It is not distin guished by any great originality or pow er, hut contair.s a variety of interesting sketches of characler, and much shrewd ob.iervation and instruction and precept, conveyed in a style generally easy and e- Icgant. The author is a Mr. Lister, a gentleman of rank and fortune, already eminent in this department of literature, by Ms “ Granby.” Gaz. ‘•Would you believe it possible,” says a correspondent, “to divide the surface of a square inch of polished steel into 23,000,000 of equal and similar scjuares r The thing has been done, and a friend of mine whose letter is now before me, as sures me that he has seen it. You have In the first place, then, the President only to conceive each f^ide cf this stpiare of the United States sh uM be a man to be divided into £',000 equal parts, and of moral habils iitul unimpeachalile lines lo be drawn horizontally, and ver- clfaracter.—He should be capable of cool lically, crossing each other at right a;,- • xiimuialion tuid rt flection, _^d have | gles. 'I'he "astonishing result w ill Li, '.'ornr'il ovtr tlTF icmpe:—a man who ha*« Uhat 25,000,000 of equal and :»irrilai-! The President of the United States. “ What manner of man” should the Wesident of the Uuiied Slates be Every intelligent man knows what the duties are of the President, and every one knows that it requires high (jualif;calioris to discharge them. These (jualifications are both moral and intellectual. gust, 1822, and the subscri!)er having administered upon his estate, he hereby notifies Samuel Neel, oni.' of the brothers ot' the deceased, to come forward h reccive his sliare ,f the proper , ty belonging to the estate ol‘ the aforesaid T. JESSE C. NEALi:, Mm'r. H. Neel. 3t74. LASl' NOTICE, TO all those indebted to the estate of Wm, Al£x*niicr, deceased. 'Ihey are hereby required to make payment on or b fore the 20tli inst. as the debts of the estate will not permit: longer indulgence. A. ALEXAM)ER,>„ I’. alexani)l:u,5^'*^'^'’""""' March 4th, 1828—3t74. TIIOS. GREER, S.-nr's. ESTATE. fl'IHE subscribers having qualified as E\ecii- 1 tors of the Estate of'l liOMAS CKEEK,sen, deceased, request all persons indi btetl to said estate, to call and make setth nient; and all having claims against the estate, to pre.sent them for pajnient, within the time prescribed ' y 1.1W. THOS. J. GUEEH, "I ANnUEW (iKEEU, \ Earwv SAMI EF. NEEL, j tuns. JOHN HAIM'I', February 2'), 1828—4t-7 A.UAT, ON Friday last, the 29th Fehruar}, between Charlotte and the residence of tlu subscn- ber, on the 'I ucka^egee road, nn old red ii-c rocco I’Of KE r HOOK, containing a v.irii ty ol papi rs, such as notes, receipts, l^c. which can be of no use to any one but the ovmu r. Who ever nia\ hiid said I’ocket Ilnok and return it to the subscriber, or leave it at the I’ost-Oftice, or any store in Charlotte, shall be suita'dy re- "'“'•‘I'd. • JOSEPH BLACKWOOD. March 1, 1828. State of •yovth-CaroUna^ ^ Lincoln County 5 Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessinn.c, January Sessions, 182S, Mary Wells, r«. the Executors, heirs and devl sees of Murrell Wells, deceas. d. Petition fur dower of hmd arid distributive shar. of fer.cunal tulutc. TT appearing to the court, that Adam Hovle one of the Executors to the will of l{',rrt £ Wells, deceased, Alexander Patteraon anc. v.ife, and Anderson Wells and wife, who ar. heirs and legatees of Hurrel Wells,deceased, ai . not inhabitants of this State : It is therefore o; (iered by iourr, that notice be published thr. i v/eeks in the Catawba Journal, requiring tlu said Adam Hoyle, Ah xander Patterson an wife, and Andersvu Welis and wifi, toappea. at the Coiinty Court of Pleas aiul iluarterSi sions, to he lithl for said county, at the Cour* House in Lincolnton, on the fourth Monday ter the 4th in March ik xI, then and there 1 answer or demur to the iaid petition, otherwi- it will be taken pro confesso, and adjuilged cordingly. Witness, V. M‘l$ee, Clerk of sa Court, at Lincolnton, th^ thii\l Monday in ,I.~ I *rv, U'28. VAHDY .NpnEF, M.irch 4th, 182u—r’t7-l—pr. adv. 1 50, !cl' pvi-'*infr, neatly executed at. this Ofiic.