TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1331.
The Mails. We learn with much
.satisfaction that arrangements are ma
king, and will be carried into effect in
a few days, to continue the four horse
post-coach now running from Peters
burg to KnfielJ, on to this place three
times a week, intersecting the Nor
folk Fayelteville line. The peo
ple in this section of country will
tloubthss duly appreciate this prompt
compliance with their wishes, on the
part of Postmaster-General Barry, as
expressed in the Memorial recently
forwarded to him.
President Jackson and Vice
President Calhoun. The Washing
ton Telegraph of the 17th nit. con
tains the much talked of "Correspon
dence between Gen. Andrew Jackson
and John C. Calhoun, President and
Vice-President of tiie U. States, on
the subject of the course of the latter
in the deliberations of the Cabinet of
Mr. Monroe on the occurrences in
the Seminole War." The Richmond
Enquirer remarks: "It is said that
this affair had for its object a full and
complete reconciliation between Gen.
Jackson and Mr. Crawford." Ue
that as it may, the Correspondence so
far places Mr. Crawford in no envia
ble position, and his version of the
affair will be looked for with consid
erable anxiety until this appears we
deem it most advisable not to pass an
opinion on the subject. We cannot
refrain, however, from expressing our
deep regret that the Opposition have
at lensrui succeeded in
lensrth
estranjrmc:
thoe distinguished individuals from
each other.
(Irtll crypto,
3d inst. the present session of Con-!
gress will terminate. Since our lat,
in the Mouso of Rppresentutives he
chims of the widow of Commodore
r , -.ii r
ut?c:u'Ji wore ifj -cu-ii ny a voiC i ;
100 to 90. And, Mr. Vernlanck has
introduced a bill for the purpose of
establishing a branch of the U. States
Mint in the South.
On the 16th ult. the bill providing
pensions for the surviving officers,
soldiers, militia, State troops, volun
teers, &c. &c. who servt-d in the revo
lutionary war, being under considera
tion Mr. Speight moved an a
mendment, providing t lint the
provisions of the net should on
ly extend to those who arc now,
and may be hereafter, reduced
to the necessity of applying to
their country for support.
Mr. Speight said, if he un
derstood the object of the bill
now under consideration, and
he had endeavored to attend to
it throughout its whole prog
ress, it went to place on the
pension list every class of sol
diers who served in the revolu
tionary war, whether rich or
poor, whether living in poverty
or in luxury. He took this oc
casion to say-that he was well
aware of the situation in which
any member of this House
stood who might presume to
oppose a pension or a claim.
He cared not what might be
the motives attributed to him;
he should pursue that course
4
which he frit it his duty to do.
7, , i-c, pureu 10 vote a pension to
the soldiers of the revolution as Wade Hampton, and some oil.
any gentleman on that floor; e, aso beyond the nece.sily
tVl J?,"" " CnS?nl .' I oflit country's relief! Were
Z;1. '" y
0 vuu cuumry ii magniii-
cent and splendid pension list,
which would bankrupt the trea
sury, and furnish new pretenc
es for additional burthens of
taxation to be heaped on his
constituents. He was decided
ly opposed to this system of
pensions, because it was tOQ
onerous for the country to bear
He implored the House, before
they passed this bill, to reflect
on the consequences. You
arc not only going to pension
the poor old soldier, to soothe
him in the decline of life, and
make his dying pillow soft, but
you arc going to pension the
rich and wealthy of your coun
try. You are going to tux the
poor of the country for the ben
efit of those who are rolling a
bout in all the splendor of am
ple private fortunes.
Mr. S. continued by observ
ing, the people of the country
would nor sanction such a
course m legislation, and as
the humble representative of a
portion of them, he must be
permitted to enter his protest
airainsf. this bill. He had not
opposed it becatise he expected
to acquire any fame by it; but
because, in his humble opinion,
the future liberty and happi
ness of the country required
that the bill should not pass.
Should it however pass, it
would rivet on the country, in
addition to Hie present quantum
ol taxes, something like $10,
000,000. lie asked gentle
men if he had" the funds now in
the treasury to'-meet the dts
mands of this bill; or will yoti at
any subsequent period, before
the payment of the public debt,
without additional burthens be
ing heaped on the people? The
people are now complaining of
the oppressions; and are gen
tlemen disposed to go further
instead of retracting, and add
at least 8 10,000,000, to what
we may now have to bear! lie
had no wish to consume the
time of the committee at this
late hour of the day. lie had
Hilt it his duly to say this much.
fl . i i r i f
the poor indigent soldier as any
gentleman, and if the bill could
)0 so amended as to extend on-
lu t tl,.,t i
V to mat class who need aid
from the government, he would
most cordially vote for it. He
held in his hand an amendment
which would remedy the evil.
It went to provide only for
those who should stand in need
of aid from the government.
If it should be agreed to, he
would vole for the bill; other
wise, he could not.
After some observations from Mr.
Polk in favor of the amendment, and
of Mr. A. II. Shcppcrd against it
Mr. Speight said his object,
or rather the object of his a-
mendment was, to extend the
benefits of the pension law to
the poor and destitute alone,
and not to rivet a pension sys
tem on the government that
would inevitably bankrupt the
uuustuiy oi me union. lie
was perfectly willing that gen
llrMr.li r,l 1.1 ... I' r t
Hamuli o 1 1 u u i ( i moony nis a-
mendrnent as much as thev
pleased, if this feature was per
nutted to remain. But he held
it essential to the best interests
of the country that some such
proposition should restrict the
operation of the billshould
receive the sanction of the
House. When he was on the
floor before, he had not men
tioned any names, but he would
IT nnw rrnnllnmr.il .
gentlemen disposed to extend
. i
una puusiuu system so as to
embrace these individuals? His
honorable colleague (Mr. Bar
kixger) was mistaken when he
supposed that he would make
any distinction between the
poor and the rich. It was for
the benefit of the poor and not
the rich, that his amendment
had been brought forward.
Mr. Speight's amendment was final
ly negativedand the bill ordered to
third reading by a vote of 126 lo 43.
Newborn, Feb. 26. A letter
from our Representative, Gen
eral Speight, to a friend, dated
Feb. 19th, says: "I am truiy
"ratified to inform you that a
bill has this moment passed the
House of Representatives,
granting a further appropria
tion of $17,000 for improving
the Swash." Spectator.
Foreign. 13y the packet ships Na
poleon and Canada, London dales to
Jan. 4th, and Liverpool-to the 5tn,
have been received at New-York.
We extract the following items:
It is said that the Emperor
of Russia has addressed a note
to the European Courts, in
which ho says, "the Emperor
will never treat with his rebels.'
It is added, that he will receive
no Polish deputation, and list
en to no propositions.
The following Is extracted
from a Marseilles paper:
"Two letters which have just
reached us from Leghorn state
that the commotion which has
broken out at Home is a real
revolution. The people have
taken possession of fort St. An
gelo, proclaimed the liberty and
independence of all Italy, and
have hoisted the three colors
of the Italian Republic. A let
ter from Genoa announces, that
at the demand of the people
the prisoners for political of
fences, who were confined in
great numbers in that town,
have been set at liberty."
Orders for the fabrication
and delivery of arms, to a large
amount, have been received in
England, on account of the
French government. The
whole quantity is said to a
mount to 1,200,000 muskets,
with corresponding accoutre
ments. It is proposed to pay
for them by a new issue oi' bnns
rotaitx, answering to our Ex
chequer bills.
It appears, upon the authori
ty of letters from Rotterdam
and Ghent, contained in our
late English papers, that great
distress existed in all the manu
facturing towns in Belgium.
One of the letter writers from
Ghent says "We are just as
well as our political position
will allow us to be, namely, o
verwhclnlcd by poverty and
starvation. The latter stares
us in the face at every step we
take. We have at least 30,000
work people out of employ
ment, and, above all, without
any prospect of getting any., at
all events, for this winter. At
the present time tranquility can
only be preserved by muskets,
balls, and bayonets. I hope,
ere long, the government will
adopt some measures to put a
stop to this melancholy order
of things. Bm am fact it is not
confined in this city alone. At
Antwerp distress is very great,
and 1 sec, by my paper of last
night, that the Belgians are or
ganising themselves into bands
for pillage and robberies, so as
to compel the authorities to is
sue a proclamation prohibiting
all assemblages of more than
six persons at a placed
From the Washington N. C. Union.
Wo present the public to-day
With thn fir ,-m J
" 'iuiuoer or mhie
Union," despite of the nume
rous obstacles we have to en
counter; a desire to comply
with our engagements has only
increased our diligence, and
we trust we shall be enabled to
surmount every difficulty.
To those public spirited in
dividuals who have exerted
themselves in our behalf, we
tender our sincere thanks.
i o all those who have hith
crto patronised the Press in
this place, but especially to the 1
subscribers to the "Washing
ton Times," we will address
our paper for a month. Should
they wish to continue their pat
ronage, and we hope all will
cheerfully do so who desire to
sustain the honor, dignity, and
literary reputation of the Town
and County, they will signify it
by retaining the numbers sent:
if not, thev will please intimate
thnir intention to discontinue
by returning any one of them to
our office.
From the Fayelteville Journal.
The property of this estab
lishment has been purchased
by Thomas L. Uybart and
William F. Straxgb, Es
quires, who will, in future, con
duct this paper. Believing
that they will sustain the prin
ciples, hitherto advocated in
the Journal, and will give the
administration a fair and liber
al support, I cheerfully recom
mend them to the patronage of
the public, and bespeak for
them that support, which, I am
well satisfied, they will merit.
Tr I am requested by Mes
srs. Hybart and Strange to say,
that owing to necessary ar
ragements, it is probable the
Journal will not appear again
until this day fortnight.
J. A. CAMERON.
Rahigh, Feb. 24. The fol
lowing occurrence, which has
been related to us by a gentle
man of undoubted veracity, de
serves to be recorded as an e-
vidence how much can be effec
ted by presence of mind and in
trepidity of action in difficult
and dangerous situations: As
the stane was crossing the
Roauoke river at Edward's
ferry, a few weeks ago, a large
mass of floating ice accumula
ted against and bore down one
side of the Flat, so as to admit
the water freely. At this criti
cal juncture the ferryman gave
the alarm that they were sink
ing; when the Stage driver im
mediately plied the whip to the
Horses, who plunged into the
stream, and ' swam with the
Stage in safety to the shore.
Star.
Destitution. On Mondav
last, we noticed a family in our
streets, who exhibited a degree
of poverty, and at the same
lime of determination to en
dure hardship for the hope of
uuuciiug meir condition, such
as have rarely been seen. It
consisted of' a husband and
wife and five children, the old
est not more than eight or ten
years of age, and the youngest
in its mother's arms. Thov
had come from one of the lower
counties in tins State, and were
on their way to the New Pur
chase in Georgia. Thev had
no horse, and no other visible
property, except a gun, a bottle
to carry water, and a small wal
let, probably containing clothes
thrown over the shoulder of the
oldest boy. In this destitute
condition, they had undertaken
a journey of about 500 miles,
lhey remained but a few min
"tcs in our streets, and did not
appear to be soliciting charity.
Fayettcxillc Obs.
fortunate Occurrences
'h Wm. B. Portnr o
n , vccui
Col. Win. B. Porter, a
tuu.o citizen of this cot
II n t ,i . . i .
1 . . . i us lit; c-
7" oi mis county.
was
""luiiuuaie v f rmvn,l
29.h ,. ln , Soutfork Qf
on the
wiawD.i river. The de
based was i company with
or four idiiAan. an!
"ung desirous of crossing ilo
nver, he rode in first; H.oriver
being lgh,-,c ,)lnccd h.8jj;
up by the side of his h0r .
t.w ' v. nt iut;ni Worn
ting wet; in this
situation .;
8t.
horse made a stumble, ami tl
deceased was precipitated i 5
the water. The persons
company immediately wentT
his assistance; but Uo. request -I
them not to mind him, butf
secure his horse, which th,.
unfortunately did, by.
time their friend was past J
sistancc and was drowned he
fore their eves. It is swi i "
' "J
was not seen to sink, bat fl(l,i
ed down with the current.
Charlotte Journal,
Cold Weather at the Sauti
Extract of a letter from iNeir' i
Orleans, of 22d Januarv: 1
Since my residence in XP!.
Orleans 1 have never cxncrl,,.
ccd such a long continued sp
of cold weather ice Ii.h fl
mained in our streets for Pt
days wmiotif melting, a Iricnd
told me yesterday, that he
been informed by a gentleman'
of his acquaintance, that i8
oayou ot. John was irozim c
ver, that they wero obliged to
cut through the ice a
for the boats. Our Or
Lime and Lemon trees are al
we fear entirely d est roved!
The trees yielded abundant
last fall, for the first tim'T
since 1 022, when we lost then
all by the frost on the n'Hiio:r
the22d February it wilftafei
ten years to reinstate them." 1
Loss of the Camden Mail
The Mail due here last events
from Camden was lost yester
day morning in crossing Vance's
Ferry. The driver stales tin:
the rope attached to the fk
having broke, it was drivem-l
gainst a tree, by which the hor f
ses were impelled into the rir j
er, dragging the stage ait:;
them. The Passengers vsti
with difficulty rescued treat
their perilous situation hlhv
stage, among whom were tiro
ladies, one of whom sustawdi
some slight injury. Efforts
would be made, as soon as tlie
fall of the river permitted, fs:
the recovery of the Mail. f
Char. Pat .
G?oW. Upwards of 8200.M
in gold are said to have bca
coined in Georgia the prcscc
season in $2 50, 5 and $10 f
ces. On one side is 'Temp'
ton Heed, Assayer;' on the (A
cr 'Georgia Gold.'
Specie. It is suppose
amount of specie now 1)
the vaults of the Atlantic Bar.U
is nearly thirty millions of
lars. The United States Bar
and branches have above I1,
millions.
Pennsylvania. The .
making additional appropf".
tions for internal improvement
passed the House of Reprc?r!!
tatives of Pennsylvania on Fr
day Yays, 56 Nays S3.-
The appropriations made :
this bill as it finally passed t,:;'
House, added to previous ex
penditures, will make an3-!
gregate of about fifteen wiW'
of dollars, which that State d
applied lothe purposes of im provement
by Canals and11
Koads within the last six yea-'
An Air fnl Stnnp A rc?
pectable gentleman. living
Dagsborough, in Sussex couj
informs us that on the l4tMn' '
15th days of the present
(January) the people in tbi'
cinity of the sea coast expf'j:
enced the greatest gale of vl111
and the highest talc
known there by the oldest!11