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Communications. FOR THE TARBOKO' TRESS. Heading and thb difference oj style and nature of different kinds of writing and publications. No. 1. Jlr. Editor: Being something of a reader myself, and having re alised great satisfaction, pleasure, and profit, from perusing newspa pers, ancient and standard works, and various other publications, I wish to invite friends and neigh bors to this means of feasiing their minds, employing their lei sure moments, and enlarging their souls and understandings. And by your consent, that I may do it more plain and easy, I will address my remarks to them instead of you. It is with you, friends and neigh bors, that I wish to discourse; it is to your minds and reason that I wish to speak, and sincerely wish that I could see you face to face converse with you, and hear your opinion on the important subject on which I am about to write. I would undoubtedly be much ben efiited by your ideas, and benefit you in return w ith mine. If you are aged, I could point you to books and parts of books that in perusing would warm your heart, elevate vour thoughts above the troubles and cares of this world, and smooth the rugged path qf life in your declining years. Ifjou ore middle aged, I could lay be fore you volumes and sheets suited to your capacity and taste, that would expand your yet vigorous mind, and enable you to perceive and judge of the machinery by which you operate on ihe world around you, and the secret springs by which you are more or less op erated upon by others; and w hat is more, I would show you that there is a fountain which when gradually laid open, affords abun dance of food and materials whe ther you wish to flourish in public smiles of spend your days in the luxury of retirement and ease a fountain affording intellectual food and unfading raiment to that im mortal part until it shall take its flight from earth to a world of; knowledge and intellectual im- provement. If thou art a youth, ; whom I am addressing, be not in- i different to this subject; pray give j your thoughts and attention a few moments to what I have to say. It is for you I feel and ought to feel the greatest solicitude. It is your heart and understanding that is susceptible of the greatest im provement, and on the other hand, liable to fall into wretchedness and ruin. It is on you, and the improvement you make of the present time and advantages, that depends your future happiness and the state and condition of society, of vvhich when the aged are fallen asleep you will be the constituents. Your mind may now be vigorous and fearless of danger; your limbs may be as active as the cunning and nimble footed fox, but unless you possess more knowledge and mans of safety than are afforded you by the trivial affairs of the day unless you have something more to balance your minds than the chaff and leaves that are whif fling about your head, you cannot escape destruction which is ever on your track. Unless you pre pare yourself in due time with pro per knowledge, or repair early in some way to the fountain of wis dom, your waitings and cries will avail you nothing when you be come the scorn of this world, or are singled out for sport by the fiends of destruction; the stagnant place that you may make in soci ety will make your ruin a merited reward. Let not so black a tale be hereafter applicable to you let me invite your mind from the corruptions of folly and earthly pleasure to a world of food and wine, which the more you eat and drink of, the sweeter it will be to your taste and the more healthful will be its operation and effect. It is to the world of books and pa pers 1 wish to invite you. It is in these that are found drawn out the thoughts and wisdom of the wise. Jt is through the instrumentality of the printing apparatus that they have become abundantly multi plied and sufficiently plenty and cheap for all. It is by perusing such works as come in their way thousands, who can only with difficulty spell out the meaning of words, are pre vented from falling into reckless ness ajid ruin. Some great read ers, it is true, sink into misery; but it will be found to be the case in general, that such characters even in a state of degradation when they can get a book or pa per seem to forget their wretched ness, and give their mind full en joyment in the subject before them. And it is worthy of re mark, that it is not unfrequently that such characters take a start from the lowest stages of human existence, and the second time shine forth writh respectability in the world, while on the other hand those who have no desire or taste for reading, sink lower and lower in their own misery and estima tion of others, until they are no more. In such cases, however, consists but a small portion of the advantages arising from reading. The powerful influence that it has in leading the mind from the days of innocence and youth to a life of enjoyment and respectability in middle and old age, is of much more importance. Such are some of the thoughts that run through my mind when thinking on the subject before you. And now in conclusion of this piece I wish to say to all, aged, middle aged, and youth, 1 propose to lay before you a few short papers on "Heading and the difference of style and nature of! different kinds of writing and pub lications;" not with a view of en tering into a critical examination of any, but for the purpose of ma king a few plain and unlearned remarks that may serve to strip some kinds of writing, such as le gislative enactment, scripture style, and philosophical works, Sec. of their duluess, and enable the common reader better to un derstand them, and at the same time wiih a laudable hope of cul tivating in the mind a zest and taste for reading in general. How ever averse to reading some may be, I hope every one will do me the favor to read what is freely j and voluntarily laid before them on this subject. COMMON SENSE. Afcxico. The state of affairs in that Republic is truly deplorable. The expectations entertained by the frif-nds of liberal principles and good order, that Santa Ana's policy would avert a civil war, and restore permanent tranquillity to his unfortunate country, are fjst vanishing. On the one hand, that chieftain, it would appear, is misled by a set of ambitious, inexperienced parasites; and on the olher, duped by a military aristocratical faction, that are using all the means in their power to get rid of every Mexican, friendly lo liberal principles. According to our private advi ces, it seems that the mass of the people are so much dissatisfied with the conduct of those that have hitherto ruled the country, so disgusted with the intermina ble quarrels of the military chiefs, and so indignant at the peculation prevailing in their finances, that strong symptoms of an intention to divide the present confedera tion, are becoming manifest; and the formation of three or four separate Republics out of the pres ent confederation, has become the subject of frequent discourse. Our readers may, perhaps, rec ollect that Santa Ana, in his proc lamation on returning to the cap ital last April, condemned and repealed the decree of his prede cessor, in virtue of which certain bishops, canons, priests, friars, and other individuals were ex pelled the coantry; and that he then declared, that in future no Mexican citizen should be moles ted for his political opinions, or banished without a previous trial hisdeterminatron being to main tain, at all hazards, the constilu tion and laws of the Republic Hut if we may judge from the distressing accounts of the Mexi- can presses, the military minions of the priests are introducing, in every section of the country, a system of persecution and tenor which by far surpasses the old inquisitorial system of Spain. New York Cour. & Eng. From Rio Janeiro. By ship Edward Bonnaffe arrived from Rio, we learn that the barque Vermont would sail from thence in about 3 davs. This vessel is sent home under command of Lieut. Chas. .Henry Davis of the U. S. Navy, in consequence of a circumstance which took place on board of the Vermont in the Pacific. It is said that the car penter of this vessel made a blow at the captain with an axe, which nearly cut his leg from his body. The captain was left at Valparaiso in a vrrv nrpcarious state of health. Midshipman Perry and Decatur are also on board of this vessel. The Montavidian brig "Rio de la Plata" was brought into Bra zil a few days since by the Eng lish corvette "Raleigh," with 501 Slaves on board; it is said, the prize is not a good one, conse quently she must be allowed to depart in a short time the Eng lih have burned their fingers sev eral limes in this way, they lately had to pay upwards of two thou sand pounds sterling for the de tention of a vessel, under similar circumstances. ib. SATURDAY, FEB. 14, 1835. COMMUNICATED. Mr. Howard: Sir, an accumula tion of private business, together with other considerations equally plausible, seems to dictate to me that I should not again otTer myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Trustee. Respectfully, N. II. ROUNTttEE. J.nok out for Thieve. An attempt was made clandestinely to enter the upper window of the store of Mr. H. Austin, in this place, late on Fri day night or early on Saturday morn ing last. Fortunately the iron bars of the window prevented an entrance. A ladder and a hug? tick were left cn the premises. This is the second or third attempt recently made to rob that stove. A few weeks since the store of Mr. J. V. Cotten was entered, and several articles stolen. Other cases also have occurred, which should induce our citizens as well as the police to increased vigi lance. The Weather. On Tuesday, of last week, wc had another fall of snow to the depth of three or four inches, a considerable portion of which still remains. On Sunday, the cold became as severe as proba bly ever before was experienced in this latitude the thermometer sunk below zero, and ice formed from three to four inches in thickness, ca pable of sustaining loaded wagons, Ike. The weather has somewhat moderated, but still it is "cold e noush for comfort." jJrWe copy the following from an article in the Edenton Gazette, as several of our readers may not be conversant with the politics of Mr. I'ettigrew, the new candidate for Con gress in this district, nor have heard him declare his political creed du ring his recent visit to this place: (JWe also learn that Mr. Peltigrew in a short address to the people of Tyrrel, declared himself in favor of Stale Rights and a strict construction' of the Constitution opposed to the Tar iff and a general system of Inter nal Improvement... opposed to the Bank and equally oppoed lo the removal of the deposites...in favor of Gen. Jackson when he is rigit, and opposed lo Gen. Jackson when he is wrong. FOR TIIE TARBORO TRESS. Nashville, 10th Feb. S35. At a meeting of a large portion of the citizens of Nash county, upon the subject of the Conven tion, James S. Battle, Esq. was unanimously called to the Chair, and John G. Blount, appointed Secretary. At the request of Hie Chairman, Gen. Henry Blount explained te objects of the meeting in a speech of considerable length, condemning the Bill for a Con vention in a manner highly satis factory to all present. Mr. Sam uel Arrington offered a few re marks, concurring in what had been said. The following reso lution was offered by Gen. II. Blount, and after having been freely discussed by several gen tlemen present was adopted: Resolved, by this meeting, as their deliberate opinion, that it is inexpe dient to alter or amend the Constitu tion of this State at present; and, therefore, wc do unanimously and most solemnly object to and oppose the call of a Convention for that pur pose, believing as we do, that the object is to obtain political power and advantage where it does not at present exist. On motion it was resolved, that the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and published in the Raleigh Standard and Tarboro' Press. On motion, resolved that this meeting adjourn. Jas. S. Battle, Ch?n. John G. Blount, Sec'y. -Happening to be at the Hotel of Mr. Wm. 1). Tisdale, in which the above meeting was held, we at tended as a spectator and was much pleased to hear "Old Nash" ex press such decided terms of vene ration for our present Constitution, and against the proposed change of its provisions. The meeting was first addressed by Gen. H. Blount, who spoke in strong and emphatic terms against the Convention bill stating that he was opposed to it be cause he believed it to be the work principally of some few political as pirants, in order to acquire the as cendancy in the Legislature, that they might involve the State in splen did and extravagant schemes of In ternal Improvements that by look ing through the bill to the last annual message of Gov. Swain, it would be perceived that the proposed amend ment to equalize the taxation of the whites aad blacks, would throw the burden of taxation principally on the eastern section of the State that the provision granting to the Convention the power to define in what manner amendments totheConstitution should hereafter be made, was dangerous in ! the extreme that he believed there was something behind the curtain, which had not yet been exposed, &c. Mr. Samuel Arrington followed, and remarked that Gen. Blount had spoken in soch a lucid manner as scarcely to leave any thing for him to say he had opposed the Conven tion bill in the Legislature, and still opposed it the provision for hereaf ter amending the Constitution, how ever, he viewed as the least objectionable- feature of the bill; for the East would possess the balance of power in the Convention, and could adopt such measures in relation to it, as they might think proper. Mr. Peter Arrington was opposed to a Convention, because he conceived it to be unnecessary that the Legis lature had framed the bill in such a manner as to make mere "broom sticks," of the delegates to the Con vention the Legislature doing all that was to be done, and the Conven tion had only to sanction their pro ceedings, for which the delegates were to receive half pay. Mr. Hen ry Arrington remarked, hecouldnot see how any person could conscien tiously be a delegate to the Conven tion from the county of Nash, for before taking a scat they would be compelled to take an oath to make the specified amendments, although their constituents and themselves were wholly epposed to them, &c. The above resolution was then in troduced, the latter part of which originally read, "believing as we do that the object is insidiously" to obtain political power," &c Mr. James S. Mann moved to strike out the word insidiously, conceiving it to be disrespectful to the Legislature and to our western brethren. Gen. Blount said, in reply, that he wished to use emphatic and energetic lan guage, and hoped that the word would be retained. Mr. Peter Ar rington stated that the resolution would read nearly as well without that word as with it, and for the sake of unanimity thought it had better be left out. Mr. S. W. VV. Vick was for retaining the word, asWlicle in this market this winter. it more forcibly and correctly ex pressed tne sentiments ot the meet inr Mr. ilUrt; W. Zc upon Gen," Blount to explain what! nc meant by saying there was some- thing behind the curtain, &c. Gen. Blount remarked that he tho't he hud sufficiently explained himself on that point, which was sanctioned by the Chair. Mr. John S. Arrington said the word insidiously ought to be re tained in the resolution, otherwise we might as well omit the whole of it, and vote for the Convention bill, &c. An attempt was then made by Gen. Blount to substitute the word 'covertly," for insidiously, which failed, and the resolution was amend ed by striking out the word in dis pute, and passed. The utmost har mony and good feeling apparently prevailed throughout, and the meet ing adjourned at an early and season able hour. Convention lidl.Jhc following extract of a letter of an intelligent correspondent of the Hillsborough Recorder, contains some views upon the proposed amendments of the Constitution, which may be useful to the reader: The Senate will consist of no! less than 34, nor more than 50; and the Commons of not less than 90, nor more than 120 members. The Convention is confined with in these ranges; and should the highest numoer be adopted for the Senate, which is 50 members; the following counties will each be entitled to one senator, viz: Orange, Bertie, Craven, Caswell, Cumberland, Edgecombe, Guil ford, Granville, Halifax, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Northampton, New Hanover, Rowan, Rutherford, Wake, and Warren. The ex cels of taxation of any one county may be added to any adjoining county, and if it shall make up her deficit she will then be enti tled to a Senator. Where the counties pay a small tax, two or more mnt be added together to make a district. No county is to be divided in making a district. The amount of taxes that will en title a county or district to a Sen ator will be 1407 dollars. I have examined this mailer well, and I find that Orange (for I never for get my own county nor my neigh - bor,) will have a senator, and a surplus of taxation for Iht neigh bor of 961 dollars. Randolph has a deficit of 521, Chatham a deficit of 60, and Person a deficit of 433. So I find that the sur plus of Orange will, within 55 dollars, make up the deficit of her neighbors Person, Chatham and Randolph. Thus by the assis tance of Orange county alone, .ill the adjoining counties will be en titled to a Senator. Granville al so has a large surplus for some)f her neighbors. Jt will require three counties in some instances in the east to make up a district entitled to a Senator. I have made an estimate for the Commons, and send you a copy of the result. The estimate is made for 120 members, the high est number within the range given to the Convention. I consider borough representation as totally abolished by the provisions of Ihe bill, as it is a matter of discretion with the Convention, and I feel confident that the people will or der their delegates to strike it out. By the bill each county is entitled to one member in the Commons, whether she has the ratio of fed eral population or not; and ihe re maining members in the Com monsare to be made up of largest iractions in the counties respec lively. According to mv esti mate 5342 federal number will be about the ratio required to consti tute a member. After that num ber, the largest fraction in a coun ty gets a member, until the 120 members are made up. You will see by'Jhe table, that in the 27 western counties there will be 57 members, and in the 3S eastern counties4S members, which make 105 members. The remainii 15 members are to be made up oui oi tne largest tractions, and according to my calculation the counties entitled to them will be Duplin, Johnson, Beaufort, franklin, Wayne, Warren, Ber tie, New Hanover, Halifax, Rob eson, Person, Stokes, Iredell, Surry and Chatham, 11 eastern arm western counties; which will give the 27 western counties 61 members, and the 38 eastern counties 59 members. Washington, Feb. 7, 1S35. Pork. -Owing to the unusual scantiness of the sunnlv of this it readily sells, when it comes in, al si d" h...KA. . Supreme Court. Thos. P. .icrieux, n,si. nas oeen re-appointed Reporter of the Supreme Court; and we understand, that he has associated with him in the discharge of his duties, Wm. H. Battle, Esq. of Franklin... 7?e. Convention ftcls. The Le gislature directed the Governor to have printed for transmission to each county in the State, 400 copies of the Acts concerning the call of a Convention. This has been done, but it may be. that in some instances, the packages have miscarried. If this should prove T... T I I to be the c.i-r, ard n,f, . r the failure be communHV!, ,j , Governor oi lo li;e Kji!M( paper, the omission ; mediately Mippfed.-- Wr. Gaston. A Cornv dent of the Star enforc es j ( commendation of this di.ii, ed gentleman for the Prtsj, recently made thro' this paptr the ( Unite The People arc movin ol w; Meetings of the People ha i fo Se held in Chowan and T counties, censuring i!,e t-,r of the majority in the Lei, for passing the Hesolutiom instruction to IVI r. Mangum- rert noct 1 11 rr tli'it crmll...,. navy bove Bahir 0? has rt Clerk Depa resign. id. (Allotment of the Surer Court Circuits for 1835. .Co ton C more Spring. m'utUr, Eden to n , J u d ge ) o n ne 1 1 , J V ,stl. JYeiobern, Strange, Mar ,ur attem Raleigh, Norwood, Suaut ted 4 fVilmington, Seawell, IWwo- "C tliusborovgh, Martin, Stran Morganton, Settle, Dont securi "I wa villair have Richmond, Ftl. Hi Jlcticml The Democratic , publican Members of the Virgi: 1 Legislature, held a meetine ed a I Saturday night, and appoint;' of the Committee of live, for tlie ptime, pose of engrafting an Address which the people ofVa., on the prt? secom crisis. The finest spirit previ Thi among them. They do sun ;. stance as if they w ere beaten: on the i gress trary, they bear a lofty, unit:: last, r fied, and invincible spirit. Ti.-mentc feel that the People are w ith tl was re and that the soi-disant Wj, a Vet have undone themselves by ti the Se recent victories over the freed sent tc of opinion, and the K'mlit of! but b structiou. From whatever (p. would, ter e hear, we understand t journe our political friends mean tn The battle, and we cannot enter:; Bill ,s the slightest doubt of a uloii jng fr victory in the Spring. Enq. lands, '. accon JYeics from IVashington.tlon received no papers by yesterda; shows mail from Washington, but State learn from private advices, t, estima on Saturday there was a long c amoui lintp in llip Holier nf Rpnrpcpfv tlVC nil rofttri n rr enmu lottor; Ne Mr. Livingston, by the last a: val, to the Committee on Fore:. AiTairs. JMr. John Q. Ada moved, that the Committee instructed to report immedia: on the state of our affairs w France. It is said, that ) Adams came out in stippor: Gen. Jackson, ''out and out,'' the French Aflairs that lie w: so far as to say, that the Sen had dodged the question, and ti a firm stand was now necessary be taken, &ic. 31 r. Lyile. Ohio, rost? and congratulated! country on Mr. A.'s course, a. stated, to his honor, that lie had been defeated by Gent Jackson, had thus come fora to sustain a successful rival, was the agitation of this queti in the House, which prdw gave rise to the rumour in Wa? ington, of accounts Laving bt i,at t just received from France, that: jjons Bill of Indemnity had been r t e cj. jected by the French Chamber? Fren( The new Post Office Bill li' ihis Q passed the Senate, unanimou? comit as it ought to have done K ber, I the Department ought to be pro Senat erly organised; nnd it has nev wen( been done before. ib. sure, o , T" . disch; Squally.-Xl very evuler .( Irorn every indication, that c 4 J . . i mone government at this patticoi . . juncture, and in vi:w ol I he fit ation of our relaiions with a po erful nation in Europe, is mak,r . every needful and proper arran: . ' J ment to place the country, f rcf . as it can, ma Mate of defrnf ",e The equipping of ships ol war- about the transportation of heavy piec Burer of ordinance the proving ol c;i ate f non, &c. &c.,all "Cive iot? Thorn preparation." JHex. Gazette- Presic , ntion (QWe are extremely ?f,n tion, to see the unfavorable aspect' same Ihe news by the last arrival ''"prpointe France as to our relations l! Jfa that country. ib. of the ture c (j3Thc firing from the Aon V el at Grecnleaf a Point, that hear of SOI the the m No Nortl Consl been Co Ma Vei Rh Co Ne Ne Pei De Ma Vir No Soi Ge Ah Mi: Lo Te Ke Oh Ind Mi nr. a? Sta
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