Communications.
FOIt THE TAKBOUO PllESS.
Reading and the difference of style
and character oj different kinds
of writing and publications.
No. 3.
Ilistcry.- -History is the tel
escope through which we look
on the distant past. It may with
propriety be termed so from the
awaloerous effect that it ha- on the
mind when perused, to the tele
scope1 on the eye when used to
inspect distant objects. From the
appearance to the natural and
unaided vision of those bright
specks in the heaven, called Mars,
we are convinced that they con
tain suhslance, that they are com
posed of matter: by placing 'he
telescope before the eye I hey be
come so abundantly magnified,
they are at once recognized to be
suns, and worlds similar to the
mie on which we live. From the
fact of our own being, and the
leing of things around us, we are
persuaded that our species anil
thing similar to those we now
see and hear of, have existed ma
ny years prior to our day. We
take up history and through it
we behold men, tribes, States and
nations inhabiting the earth, go
ing through the evolutions of so
ciety and the various avocations
of life from time immemorial.
With the minhture telescope, or
common spy-glass, we approach
the sea shore where nothin
few Tacts, and giving lucid and
minute descriptions ol them, im
nrpi nn our minds the condition
and character of the individual or
Moimn at certain times, and men
from the power of reason and re-
iniiipd with iacia
nn,,rv. w .ire enabled to draw
,.9sv mid correct conclusions of
the whole history.
a himorv is a subject that
. -ii n.w tnanv remarks, and
win iiu' j ; .
one in fact, and in my opinion
which calls for consideration,
will endeavor in another paper to
pursue it farther and notice some
particular works. I should not
do right, however, to close this
niece without observing that the
-
S ap
pears -but one monotonous waste,
we raise it to the eye and by the
lielp of its magic power we often
descry here and there the bleach
ins canvass studding ocean's
4) road boom, and perhaps waiting
" some dear friend home to our
embrace. But through the tele
scope we do not behold the dis
tant worlds sufficiently clear to
discover their inhabitants nor
through the ingenious and valua
ble apparatus are we able continu
ally o inspect the movements of
distant stranger or friend, nei
ther do we in the history of an
cient nations fully comprehend
individual characters, or in the
history of individuals see them all
times and in all actions of their
life. We see a part and not the
whole. That faculty of the mind
reason, that facultv which
. 1" I II
great supply the civiuzeo worm
have of this kind of writing, and
he abundant and easy means each
individual has of furnishing him
self, is a blessing that cannot be
duly estimated by us; and I might
add, if it be any object to live,
it is an object to have knowledge;
and it is from the past only, and
principally through history, that
it is to be gathered.
COMMON SEN'S E.
after discovering a few ob-
k no wing from analogy
mines must he in
called
it has
jects of
what other things must be
connection, turns both the one
and'the other of these things (his
tory and the telescope) to great and
good account. IJere then we
come to the true character and
object of history. It furnishes to
the mind specific truths, by the
light of which we can read the
world; truths, together with
which, reason and natural analo
gy, knowledge of the distant past
is unfolded sufficient for all pres
ent purposes, whether it be for
the gratification of curiosity to
confirm philosophical opinions
to promote public interest, or
private and individual virtue,
happiness and prosperity. I say
sufficient, because, nothing short
of power divine is more potent
than history.
The most that can be said on
Ihe style of historical writing is,
it is a plain narration of facts, and
lie that can select the most promi
nent and important ones, and give
them in the clearest and the least
ostentatious form is the greatest
historian. Accounts of many
events and many individuals are
Handed down Mom ancient times
through one direct and only chan
nei. Such are those of the old
Testament, and some of the lives
of Plutarch. Many other ac
counts of events, individuals and
nations are transmitted thro
ddlerent channels, and are laid
before us by different authors
To judge of the merits of these
different authors, we have only to
observe in reading their works
the objects and events the author
has made choice ol, and how well
he succeeds in giving us a clear
and distinct view. Some authors,
by aiming to give us accounts oJ
whole nations, their character and
movements from age to age, or in
giving us a history of individuals,
by seizing on loo many acts of
their life biend the whole together
in one clouded and uninteresting
mass. Others by seizing on a
From France. By the packet
ship Francis Depau, from Havre,
and the Victoria, from Liverpool,
we have Paris dates to the 30th
of January. All the document
necessary to a perfect understand
ing of the subject connected with
our Treaty, have been placed in
possession of the committee which
is occupied in considering the
merits of the claim, and will short
ly report. We are informed from
an authentic source, that the re
port will he in favor of paying the
claim, deducting therefrom a part
which shall be clearly shewn, and
satisfactorily made manifest, we
are not entitled to; and the mild
tone of the opposition press gen
erally, and the decided favorable
sentiments of the ministerial jour
nals look as if no serious obstacle
will be thrown in the way of its
adoption. Hyde de Neuville has
published another angry letter a
gainst the treaty, which is receiv
ed with indifference. The new
Russia claim appears to have no
friends.
The Paris correspondent of the
New York Courier, under date of
31 si January, closes his letter in
the following words: "Herewith
I have the pleasure of sending you
an early copy of the papers to be
laid before the Chamber of Depu
ties on the subject of the treaty of
the 4th of July, 1631. lam as
sured by several of the leading
members on both sides of the
House, and more particularly by
General Delaborde, the Senior
Questeur, who kindly suffers me
mounting to 12,000 men, lias al
ready arrived in Castile.
It is assertea mai we luic .
Wellington has had conferences
with Gen. Alava, with the serious
determination of bringing to a
speedy and pacific issue the war
in Spain.
Result of the Elections. T he
list of members returned, accord
ing to the Courier of Thursday,
shows a total of 378 Reformers
and 2M Tories. According to
the Globe, there are 388 Reform
ers, and 218 Tories.
The brig La Fleche,just ar
rived at Toulon from Alexandria,
brings news which, if confirmed,
is highly important. It appears
that all the difficulties opposed to
a peace between the Sultan and
Mehemet Ali are entirely remov
ed; and it is reported, from a
source deemed quasi-official, that
the Charge d' Affaires of France
and England have insisted upon
the Viceroy's accepting a treaty
whereby Egypt will be acknowl
edged as an independent state, on
paying to the Grand Seignor a
considerable indemnity. Russia,
England, and France, guarantee
the execution of the treaty
Vienna, Jan. 13. The ex
change of couriers between Lon
don and Constantinople has been
extremely active during the last
fortnight, in consequence of the
intervention of England as media
tor in the differences between the
Porte and Mehemet Ali. We
hear from all Quarters that the en-
deavors of Enirland have been
completely successful.
lierman paper.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
By the ship Rhone, French papers
to the 10th February, have been re
ceived. The Petersburg Intelligen
cer remarks as follows on their contents:
The latest advices from France,
by the Rhone, dispel all appre
hension of a serious rupture of the
friendly relations between our
Country and our "ancient ally."
Little doubt is now entertained
of the passage of the bill making
the appropriation required by the
treaty. The Report of the Senate
had been received, and had in a
great degree removed the irrita
tion produced by the message of
the President.
There are Liverpool dates to
Feb. jth in the Havre letters.
On the -1th, the Liverpool cotton
market was in a very animated
condition; 10,000 bales were sold
with an advance of 1-S a id lb
On the 5th, business was checked
by the arrival of 14 ships from
the United States.
to mention his name, that there is
no longer any doubt of a majority
in favor of the recognition."
The Journal du Commerce
says, that the first rejection of our
treaty caused the fall of the minis
ter of foreign affairs. We hope
that a second rejection of the
same treaty will not take place,
for the honor of the chamber is
implicated in it, and if M. De Rig
ny is not more protected than M.
De Brogue against a parliamen
tary defeat, he may prepare him
self a retreat, and those of the cab
inet who have brought forward
the disgraceful Russian indemnity
had better, if llrey do not wish to
incur a fearful responsibility,
withdraw from it as soon as possi
ble. It aopears that in the dis
cussion which had recently taken
place on this claim, the chamber
were persuaded it was unfounded,
though presented and defended by
the minister.
Ihe Journal du Commerce
further says, that the old ministry
had wished to make the chamber
vote blindly on the American
treaty; that they had not studied
the different sources of the debt
nor its legitimacy nor amount, and
nau tailed in great part to present
the documents necessary to ap
preciate the affair. For it was
clear to all the world, that if there
was a debt it was swelled to an
extravagant sum.
Mina is recovering, and will
retain the command of the army
& reinforcement to which, a-
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1835.
CJ'The following are the qua
lified Constables for this county:
Districts.
Joseph Brady, No. 1
James H. Armstrong, 2
Henry Dixon, 3
James D. Barnes, 4
Willie Ellis,
Elbert Amason,
John Ellis,
William Knight,
Harmon Ward,
William Biggs,
Miles Cross,
James Coker,
Thomas L. Mainer, lt
John Gardner, 17
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Call of a Convention. The
following Circular has been ad
dressed to the Sheriffs throughout
the State, by his Excellency, the
Governor, in relation to the du
ties required of them under the
Convention Acts of last Session.
We publish it, for the purpose of
disseminating as widely as possi
ble, the information therein
given. Raleigh Reg.
Executive, Department, )
Raleigh, 2lh March, 1835.
Sir: To prevent the possibility
of mistake or delay, in the dis
charge of the important duties
required of you by the Act con
cerning a Convention to amend
the Constitution of the State, and
the Act supplemental thereto,
passed at the Inst si ion of the
General Assembly, it is consider
ed proper, at this early day, to
direct your attention to them. A
very slight examination of these
Acts will convince you that per
fect uniformity of action, and uni
versal promptitude, will be ne
cessary to effect the objects con
templated by the Legislature.
The second section ofthe first
ct passed upon this subject, pro
vides that polls shall be opened
at the several places at which
separate elections have been es
tablished, on Wednexlay' and
Thursday, the first and second
days of'Jlpril. The third sectio.
makes it your dutv to prepare
duplicate statements ofthe polls
in your county, which must be
authenticated by your oath, belore
the Clerk of the County Court;
one copy of which is to be de
posited in his office, and the other
copy "transmitted to the Govern
or of the State, at Raleigh, imme
dialety after the election. The
sixth section enjoins the correct
performance of all the duties re
quired, under the penalty of one
thousand dollars.
The statements of the polls re
quired by the third section, can
not, in most of Ihe large counties
be made out until the evening ol
the third of Jlpril, and if a Con
vention is called, the delegates
will expect to arrive in this City
on the evening of the third of
June. In the short space, there
fore, of sixty -one days, your
statement must be delivered at
the Executive Department the
statements from all the counties
examined the lesult ascertained
writs of election issued and
transmitted to each county no
tice ofthe time of election given
and delegates chosen in time
to reach the seal of Government
by the period pi escribed by law.
Under these circumstances, 1
deem it my duty to advise you,
that no Sheriff will be regarded
as complying with the provisions
of thee Ac's, within the mean
ing of sixth section of the Act
firt refened to, who does not
present this statement at this De
partment, versonalhj or hu law
ful deputy, on Tuesday, the
Jourletnth day oj Jpril next
The statements will be comp.ircc
on Ihe following day, and if ;
majority of the votes shall be as
certained to have been given it
favor of a Convention, writs ol
election will then be delivered to
each Sheriff. For the duties re
quired of you in travelling to, and
returninir from this citv. to de-
liver your statement, and receive
the writ of election, you will re
ceive the same compensation, al
lowed by law, for making voui
settlements with the Public
Treasurer.
The election for delegates to
the Convention, should one be
called, will most probably take
place on I bursday , tbe twenty
first day of May next.
I am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
D. L. SWAIN.
Murderer arrested. Few
things are more certain, than that
atrocious crime will ultimately
ne exposed and the nernelratoi
punched, however the offender
may think to elude justice, bv in
terposing time and space between
nimseit and tbe scene of his vil
lany. Another instance of this
has just been afforded bv the an
prehension, in Orange county, in
this State, of the individual who
murdered poor Porteus on Cox's
mountain, m ler.nrssee, in the
month of October last. We have
rarely ever heard of a more cold
blooded and unprovoked murder
than this was. The victim was a
clerk in the store of Messrs. E.
Philips & Co. of Huntsville, Al
abama, and was travelling on bu
siness, when he was met by the
murderer in the road, inhumanly
butchered, lor the sake of his
money. Ever since, he has been
wandering aboot, leading a vaga
bond life, his troubled spirit not
permitting him to rest long in one
place. It will be recollected that
he was in this City, or its imme
diate vicinity in December last,
and disposed of a part of his plun
der to negro hoy, and, amongst
other things a Wu 111:11 k'
ed with the name of Mr. Porteus.
The prompt steps taken by Mr.
Mordecai (in whose service, the
ne-ro was) to speard Ihe alarm,
has been, we have no doubi, the
proximate cause of his detection.
His name is supposed to be John
Callaiu hut he says we under
stand, that his name is Campbell.
He is a Tailor by trade. xb.
New York Market, March 7.
Cotton Vhz market has not
been active, still there has been a
fair amount of business done.
Price of fine description are iully
supported, but the other kinds are
rather neglected. Sales of 2500
bales have been made, of which
S50 were Mobile at Mh to 19;
650 Uplands at 15 to 17; 700
New Orleans at 16 to S; and
400 Florida at 15 to IS cents.
fjUrdSaes of western Ohio
are made at 7 to 7i els. for the
better qualities. Not thern is dull
at 81 to 9 cts.
Naval Stcfres -Turpentine has
advanced, Wilmington is held at
$3 12 and North County at
S2 75, and the maiket is firm at
thee prices. Tar is in demand
at Si 75 to 1 $lh. Ev. Star.
Petersburg Market, March 17.
Within the week, the supply by
the Rail Road being about 100
bales per day, prices have advan
ced yesterday. A let of f0 odd
bale, of fair quality, sold at 1G
rents; inferior grades bring 14 to
153, according to quality. Con.
March 19. Cotton commands
15 a 16 cents. Int.
Small Pox. Vox tbe purpose
of counteracting exaggerated ru
mors we deem it proper to state
that, during the last six or eight
weeks, seven or eight cases of
small -pox have occurred in this
town, and that, from the general
vaccination which has been order
ed, and, in a great degree, carried
into effect, no apprehension is en
tertained that it will spread. Ev
ery precaution has been taken by
the proper authorities to stop its
progress; and our inquiries upon
the subject justify the belief that
those precautions have been at
tended with the desired effect.
We would, however, urge it upon
all who have not been vaccinated
to avail themselves of that pre
ventive as speedily as possible.
Petersburg Int.
Branch flints. We congratu
late the aniens of North Caroli
na, and indeed of all the South and
West, on the passage, by Con
gress, of a law branching the Uni
ted States Mint, to the South and
Southwest; one branch at Char
lotte, in this State; one in Lump
kin county, Georgia; and one at
New Orleans. Raleigh Stand.
CThe Western Carolinian
has changed hands, Maj. John
Beard, jr. under whose Editorial
guidance it has been published
for some two years past, has dis
posed of the establishment to
Messrs. Smith & Hampton, by
whom it will henceforward be
conducted, the senior partner
assuming the Editorial chair,
while the business department will
devolve principally upon the jun
ior partner. ib.
ofthe U. 6., l.d
and hailed with s;uUfir,
was plead as anto lor ,
i - i? .. . .. ur
IIIHIMI . lllll, W e It
o-av a.
the lofty tone of i e p
Message, which lfl(j M
first fillip to the Krei,r, p,;
It was the spnii ,
ful document, whi, J, j
their eyes and 'uifie! ,j '
the Ameiicaii peoe
earnest that we wert(f,.
to assert our rights at n r'
ard and that we did
to be "kicked into w;il "(
this paper, which, w J,iie i-.
the pride of the Frei(r;
wakened aIo h,s ()lV'
which excited the feats rf
merchants and manuf,.
and which had drawn ln,.-
Uavre,4Bordeaux, Marsti'l
other great Cities, (stv
before the Senatorial pke-f.
received,) those strong
to their own Deputies a.,
Chamber at large, wiicu'.
well calculated to alTeai;;
erations and decisions.
bill does pass, we for one
pared to ascribe its succt$P
to the President's Mes.s32u
to give most of ihe eeu
the Treaty, as well as its
formation, to the tnerdw
present Adminiiiaiini.
Itichmund I
Senator IVmdexter
letter addressed to a fritnd .,
sissippi, ami published I.
Natchez Journal, declares i
tenlion "to withdraw froi
councils of the nation at n
ofthe present bessiuu if
gress." The letter Uarj
December 31st. lu f.c
CTCol. K. .M. John
addressed a letter to his c ,:
ents, staling his detern;iii;c
be a candidate fur a seuti.r.
gress. He mentions that it ::
intention to retire alter lit,
term, which he s ts uill ror.
the period of thirty uai: ;
vice as a Representative kl
gresa from the same district.
North Carolina. We
from the North Carolina y
that primary meetings of tie
ple'have been held it) sc
counties, and that they cj
plate, in all of them, to tltc
egates to conventions in
Congressional District, t"r
double purpose, (as we tinder;
it) of nominating the cai:
ofthe Democratic party k'.
gress, and of appointing
gates to attend the Hi
Convention, to nominate a:
ales for the Presidency and
Presidency. In Genera!
Kay's district, we perceive;
has been named fur re-e!tc;
several meetings. His
could not have a mere I
Representative no one
would carrv out more il:
ly the principle of retrtn"
and reform. We hope e
also see Messrs. Ispeigliii
Bynum, Hawkins and I'cJ
gain called into the publics'
by the Republicans of the:'
spective districts. They
shown themselves lt)
throughout all the trials ol1
eral Jackson's Admim3
his firm and unflinching lr::
The gentlemen we have
always opposed a detel!
front to the enemies of i'e
ministration, no matter '
what name or disguise tlf)
Ac T fit inn a S.
Jlccident. The schooner
TrentnCapt. Jones, of this place,
accidentally took fire on the 8th
inst., while at anchor at Ocra
eoke. Before the crew were
able to check the progress
ol" the fire, fifteen bales of cotton. '
(part of the deck load), the ca-for Whigs, the true-hearted
u"sc iiuusc auu a hum ui me ? prcsentati vies oi resume
foresail were burned. Our in-lr-imlm-. Ponntiliiviniiiii.
....... . i r
lormant adds tnat ttie vessel suf
fered no injury, and pursued her
voyage on the following day.
N'etrbem Sped.
peared.
one word lor them, and U'J-
defiance. Globe.
The French Question. We I
have news from Paris eleven davs
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later. We conerratu ate our
readers upon the prospect it opens
to us. These accounts are more
cheering than ever. There is a
strong probability (to say the least
of it) that the Bill of indemnity
will vet pass the Chambers
CIt is a source of great
faction that, in regard u l,iei
question concerning ourrrt
Relation, which i?a P''
Congress in the Annual
ofthe Prpuldent of the U.
at the commencement of te; of
sion of Congress, which - chil
closed, both House of C'M ter
have been unanimous Por
have expressed the opinio" '. Bar
the execution ofthe treaty
yet pass
Stocks were, in consertuence, ris
ingin laris.ine Keport and ought to be insisted upn- '
the unanimous vote of the Senate t both caraeto the unaniit115