of Christ; for on henrms John ay, heboid the Lamb of God that ta
kelh aiv;iv il sin of th world, two of the disciples of John went
over and hecime the disciples of Jesus, Andrew, Simon Peter's
brother, and another. Ami Paul, at KpheMis, found twelve ol
John's dicio"es. and no doubt incorporated them with the church at
Kphesus. Apollos wa? a disciple and a Hiptist of John's make, yet
he mightily convinced the Jews thai Jesus was the Christ. So then
we see that some of John's disciples formed materials for the
first Christian church, and were anion?; the first disciples that were
called christians. The church of John the Baptist finally was in
corporated into the church of Christ, or the apostolic Christian
church; and this is the meaning of John the Baptist, when lie
says, Christ must increase and himself decrease.
Then in the. recapitulation then- are several things worthy of
notice: first, that Jesus Christ was the founder of llie Christian reli
gion, about the year of the world -1033; and second rj that the Prot
estant religion was not heard of, as called by that name, until about
the year Now how can the Convention make the Christian
religion and the Protestant religion to mean the same? It cannot
he done, since, the Christian , religion existed 1500 years before the
name of the Protestant religion was ever given to any sect of pro
fessors and this our fathers knew.
Secondly, what was the Christian religion, in its origin? and where
are we to learn what it was? and what is meant by the christian
religion, as mentioned in 'he 32d article? Now, my dear Sirs, I con
tend, and I know you cannot disprove it, lint it is alone in the New
Testament, and more especially in the Acts of the Apostles, that
you or any others can learn the origin, rise, and progress of the Chris
tian religion, as a settled fact, connected, agisted and supported by
profane histories of that age. But, will tho Legislature, cr the
Supreme Court, in judging of this clause of the 32d article, judge
by the New Testament what is the 'Christian religion, or what it is
not? No, Sirs, it is not to be believed that either of them will take
this hookas their guide, or by it make their decisions wh3t the Chris
tian religion is. For to do this would be to discriminate between
the sects, and give the preference to one of them; and yet if they
don't go by this book, they cannot give a just judgment what
the Christian religion is; for there alone the true origin and rise of
the Christian religion is to be learned. And then if they be natural
men they cannot give a right judgment, for many reasons. And if
they throw aside the New Testament in judgment what the Chris
tian religion is, why tiien in judging of this clause of the 32d article,
they must make out their judgment by some man's opinion, or some
sectarian opinion, or by public opinion all which are precarious,
uncertain, and dangerous to civil society; for then kissing must go
by favor, and to the fire goes some sect or other. Then the Con
vention has done wrong in my opinion, in not defining, to a hair's
breadth, what the words in the Constitution, the Christian religion,
should mean, or what it should not mean. Therefore, I will never
ratify it during my breath, and 1 request all other sects and persons
that have any regard for their posterity unborn, not to do so.
Thirdly, the Christian religion, in its founder, ri-e ami progress,
had a certain system of doctrines. What were ihoe doctrines?
It had certain ordinances. What were those ordinances? It had a
church. Which is that church? Now among the sects it had cer
tain practices and discipline for the believers and professors of that
religion to follow and pursue in life and conversation. Here you
cap at once see the extent and ambiguity of that question, what is
the Christian religion? Will the Legislature and Supreme Court un
dertake to define all these? We trow noi. And without doing so
they cannnot define properly and righ'ly what the Christian religion
!. Then if the Convention has left the Christian religion, in the
32d article undefined, let me ask you who is to do ii? Then you
have left a vacuum in this article that may be defined as many ways
as there are heads; and so in some future day may be defined to
mean the Catholics or any other sect. Therefore, I will conclude
this section by saying, if the Convention intended by these words,
the Christian religion, all sects in the State, they should have said
so; otherwise it may, it can, and perhaps will, at some fulufe time,
be construed to mean this or that sect, or the Catholics alone, as lime
influence, r.nd circumstances may favor. Then there is radically a
defect in the article, as proposed for alteration; and therefore I, for
one, refuse to ratify it short of the loss of life.
Now then, 1 proceed to the argument, and that is, that the words
Protestant religion, and Christian religion, do not mean the same; nor
was it so understood by the Convention for if the Convention had
have understood them to mean the same, they won hi not have pro
posed to the people the alteration. Then it is but a fair conclusion,
that the Convention understood the words Protestant religion to
mean 'he sects that protest against the Catholics; for from hence the
word Protestant arose and that the Convention understood these
words as limited words, and therefore changed the word Protestant
for the word Christian, as in their judgment being unlimited as to
sects and that this word Christian was in itself full and unlimited
to comprehend all sects and Catholics, and all other persons who did
not deny the truth of the Christian religion. I think it is but a (air
view of the alteration intended in the article to sav, that the Con
vention thought the word Protestant shut the Catholics out of office;
and that by changing the word Protestant for Christian, the Catho
lics would be admitted to equal privileges with Protestants. Now
let me ask you a question why did the framers of the old Constitu
tion, put in the word Protestant i:i that Constitution, instead of Chris
tian: lite answer is at hand because the Protestant religion had
been denied to be the Christian religion by the Catholics, in Spain,
Portugal, South America, France "and England, Germany, Ireland,
Scotland, ami many other countries; and the Protestants were on
pressed by the Catholics in all those countries, even to confiscation
of goods and death; and are now, at this time, only suffered to enjoy
their Protestant religion as slaves are a holyday, in Spain, France.
Portugal and South America, by the toleration of those despotic go
vernments. If I thought you would deny these facts, I could give
you a thousand proofs from the histories of Asia, Europe and Africa.
Then the framers of the old Constitution put in the words Protestant
religion, in order to defend that religion, which was at that time the
religion mostly professed in this State, against the present and future
encroachments of Catholics. This, Sirs, is no doubt the reason and
the truth; for the sufferings of the Protestants by the oppression of
uju vauiuMLs, were wen Known io ine men ot that generation. It fol
lows men, mat tne iramers ot tlie lirst Constitution viewed the Prot
estant religion as one religion, and the Catholic religion as nnniher
quite different, against which they intended to nrotect if nnrl nt ihr
same time, believing the Protestant religion the oppressed and the
purest, therefore to be protected by the Constitution. And it is still
more apparent to me, that they viewed the Protestant religion as the
Christian religion, and the Catholic religion as spurious and oppres
sive. However this may be, one thing is certain and that is,' they
defined in this clause of their Constitution the religion they protect
ed, and that was the Protestant. Now in the new Constitution
So then, that the Protestant reli
gion and the Christian religion are
not the same is fairly made out,
the Convention being judge.
to be concluded in our nrxf
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2'J, 183J.
flIn the preceding columns
will be found part of a lengthy
and interesting communication,
on the subject of altering the 32d
article in the Constitution, from
the pen of the llev. Joshua Law
rence. We shall conclude it in
our next paper, and will strike off
a few copies in pamphlet form,
for the sake of giving it a more
extensive circulation.
ated, the drums beat, the cannons!
roared, and the bonfires smoked!
Nothing was wanting to complete
the glories of the evenincr, but
the fire works of JViblo's Garden,
which had been ordered from New
York, and was detained at the
mouth of the river, by the envious
tides! The whole scene, however
was transcendantly grand, spleu
did, and sublime!
I3ut it may be asked, what
great event, what happy triumph,
what heaven-descending blessing,
has thus opened the flood gates of
joy! Has peace been proclaimed
throughout the angry world: io.
Have the mobs been overcome,
or the aristocrats humbled, or
Tappan and Garrison hung, or
the nullifiers convinced of their
errors? Oh, it is more than all
these. Perhaps news has arrived
that the Godlike JVebster is about
to be placed in the chair of the
tory Jackson? It is even better
than this. What, then, can it w't
lVhy,Ehcnezcr Petligrcwis elected
to Congress!!! A.
survivors were preserved thru1 the j is superior to that import i r
instrumentality of a young negro ;Tew Orleans. t is io
man, the property of Mr. John
Dozier, (brother of the deceased)
named Fortune. We trust that
his great exertions, in the exercise
of duty and affection, will not go
unrewarded. H'illmington Press.
OTr'We shall probably be ena
bled to give complete returns of
the Congressional and Legislative
elections in our next paper.
Present appearances indicate that
the next Congressional delegation
will be the same as the last, as
regards their politics, viz. G Ad
ministration and 7 ami's. In the
Legislature, it will be rather more
favorable for the Administration,
although it is still uncertain which
party will have the majority.
ELECTION KKTUKNS.
Jllartin County. Jesse Coop
er, Senate; Raleigh Roebuck, Al
fred S. Slade, Commons. Poll:
Senate, no opposition; commons,
Roebuck 021, Slade 45S, Joseph
J. Williams 21o, Jesse L. Swan
ner 1 19. Congress, Byuum 5G2,
Long
FOR THE TAKBORO PRESS.
Air. Howard: Will you be
kind enough to ask the "Whig,"
or rather allow me through the
medium of your paper, to request
the publication of Mr. Pettigrew's
speech, delivered in the Court
House, at Washington, on the
20th inst. He has many friends
in the district, who could not pos
sibly attend at Washington, and
who are desirous of seeing in
print ''his grateful acknowledge
merits," not merely for the pur
pose of perusing it, but for the
sake of posterity.
A PLANTER.
(7The Danville Observer of
Friday states, that a Dentist by
the name of Pugh was taken up at
Pittsylvania Court House, tam
pering with a slave! He was dis
charged, on condition of his leav
ing there in six hours. (He is a
small man, light hair, dressed in a
frock coat, about 19 or 20 years
of age. Look out!)
An incendiary by the name
of Brady, has bsen arrested and !
imprisoned inJMiltou, jY., C. He
was tampering with slaves, and
had about him evidences of his
being an Emmissary of the North
ern Abolitionists! Halifax Ado.
stronger, and will b-ar
sou with either l!n
eolith -
Bourbon or Cayenne ' 1
' l'i'i:i,!.
t J.
Ac t0 Cotton.
cotton was recvi t-d
C. on the 12th inst,
22 cents.
5t
lie ff
:'t Aik,,,
ii..,.
it".
Itepublicmi f!tuWll;;)i
Congressional Election. On
Thursday the 20lh inst. the Sher
iffs of the counties composing
this Congressional district met in
Washington to compare the Polls.
The following is the official state
ment of the votes given in each
county:
Edgecombe
Pitt
Beaufort
Hyde
Washington
Tvrrell
Pcttisrrew.
4 ,)
533
937
f0S
491
528
3072
2529
Hall.
1320
000
452
122
32
3
2529
513 majority.
That our readers may discover
where the change of public senti
ment has taken place, since the
election in 1831 between Dr. Hall
and Mr. Lloyd, we subjoin the
vote in the different counties in
that contest:
Hall.
JWurder. A man named John
Vincent, having an affray with a
John Cox, near Greenville, on the
13th inst. the former inflicted sev
eral mortal slabs on the latter, of
w hich wounds Cox died in a few
minutes. Vincent was immedi
ately arrested and confined in the
Greenville jail to await his trial.
IVash. Whig.
Lookout, Fanatics. The mer
chants of New Orleans propose to
offer $20,000. for Arthur Tappan,
the celebrated leader of the North
ern fanatics. A reward of $10,
000 has already been offered for
him by the citizens of Charleston,
South Carolina. ib.
Edcrecombe 1280
372
840
284
87
G9
Pitt
Beaufort
Hyde
Washington
Tyrrell
Lloyd.
230
G50
438
254
397
3S3
2944
2352
2352
Majority for H. 592
Two elections not heard from.
Constitution you
j"" icuiuu mm is uj ue proiecteu, anu mat is the Chris
nan religion. Then this fairly proves that the Protestant rehV.on
ami the Christian religion cannot mean nor be the same; if they are
v.nere is the alteration, or the difference in the two Constitutions?
FOR THE TAREORO PRESS.
The great Feast. A proud
day for Beaufort has passed! Yes
terday, the 20th of August, fifteen
hundred gentlemen, (some of
them perhaps, in buckram sijits
and Kendal green) assembled in
the town of Washington, on a
great and glorious occasion!
The day was ushered forthwith
a most notable wonder! The sun
rose with unusual splendor, and,
strange to tell, it arose in the East!
The cows bellowed, and the dogs
barked, and the horses snorted,
the punch flowed, the tables
groaned, and the people shouted.
Thus passed thejoysome day, and
at night, die streets were illumin-
JMelancholy Disaster. We
have to record one of the most
melancholy and distressing events
that ever occurred in our vicinity.
On Saturday last, the 8th inst.
between 2 and 3 o'clock, P. M.
Col. Dozier, his wife and his fam
ily often children; the Rev. Win.
Hankins, his wife and 2 children,
the daughter of Mr. Miles Potter;
Miss Harriet Hankins, sister of
the Sheriff of Brunswick count',
and a negro girl belonging to
Col. Dozier were in a sail boat,
on a party of pleasure, bound
from the neighborhood ofSmith
ville to the Banks. When in the
mouth of Elizabeth River, in gib
ing the sail, the boat was upset.
Col. Dozier and wife and seven
children; the Rev. Mr. Hankins:
the daughter of Mr. Potter, and
the negro girl, were all drowned,
making twelve in number. The
remainder were saved, viz. Mrs.
Hankins and two children; Miss
Harriet Hankins, and three of
Col. Dozier's little boys. The
survivors were two hours in the
water, holding to the boat, which
was bottom upwards, until relief
came. Col. Dozier was a man
much esteemed by all who knew
him, for his integrity, industry,
and the excellent qualtities of his
heart. His wife and family were
amiable and interesting, and much
beloved. The Rev. Mr. Hankins
was a good and exemplary man,
whose loss will be deplored bv his
bereaved wife and children, and
numerous friends. We learn that
Miss Potter was an only daughter,
and we feel that any attempt at
sympathy with the afflicted father,
and the other mourners on this
occasion, would but fall far short
of consolation.
It is stated that five of the bodies
were found on Sunday.
We learn that the lives of the
The Incendiaries. We shall
publish in our next, A Calm Ap
peal from the South to the North.
We shall show what we have a
right to expect from the North
upon the question which is now
agitating the South.
But the South must seriously
look to herselfher rights and
her interests; in three respects.
1st. Emissaries; 2d. Incendiary
publications; 3rd. An attempt
through Congress to emancipate
the slaves in jhe District of Co
lumbia. 1st. Emissaries. The public
vigilance is already highly a
wakened. But the People shculd
in no respect sleep over this sub
ject. Voluntary Associations
should be formed; and besides,
the regular Police ought to be
strengthened; patrols in the coun
ties, and additional Police officers
in the cities. We hope the Com
mittee of Vigilance will carry out
the idea; and direct a regular re
gister to be kept of the passengers
who arrive here in Steamers,
Packets, Stages, &:c. Suspicious
persons carefully watched; va
grants noted, &:c. &:c. We warn
all Emissaries against crossing
the Potomac As sure as they
are caught in the South, they will
be scathed by tile vengeance of
public indignation. Beware
then and avaunt!
2nd. Incendiary Publications.
They must be arrested whe
ther they come by the public mail,
or otherwise. The mail espe
cially is used for this purpose.
What was intended for a public
benefit, is thus converted into a
public bane. When did . the
States and the People give up
the Police of their Slates? We
quarantine vessels, to keep out the
yellow fever; and shall we not
keep out a moral pestilence, which
is destined to poison society, and
involve our families in blood?
But how are the Incendiaries to
be cut off from the facilities of the
public mail. Until the Legisla
ture meets, we must act for our
selves. To show what is to be
done, let us see what has been
done:fwithin the last week. 1st.
We lay before our readers, the
Correspondence of Mr. Kendall
with the Post Office of this City.
He puts the thing on the right
issue and tells us, that whilst he
cannot direct the Post-Ofiices to
suppress the flame, he will not
blame them for doing so.
Rich. Enq.
CTAn abolition meeting was
held at Worcester, Mass. on Mon
day evening, in the Town Hall,
when a certatn Mr. Scott attemp
ted to exhort the audience. He
had not, however, proceeded far,
before a young gentleman leisure
ly walked up to his desk, put
the notes of the preacher in
his pocket, and retired, follow
ed by the audience. A silent
rebuke like this, would be effectu
al, if the fanatics who preach up
abolition, were not as brazen as
they are reckless and persevering
in their evil doings: ib.
FOR I'llESinr.ST
MAR TIN VAN HURr.x' , f v ..
TOK VICE I'KKMJH Vr ' '
RICHARD M. K)IINvr,,
07"EIdcr .. Gomto u:is r.
pomtmeiit to preach at (.).' r
..t. tho Ctli . a ... :.. ,
day, at the Meadow
Cotton from Algiers. Some
specimens of the cotton grown in
Algiers, which have recently been
sent to Paris, have excited con
siderable surprise. The cotton
M.-.
if i..
day, at White-oak; Wedufvi,,
lilt r I tw..lt ' I "l .
lown Cret-k; Friday, in irw .
Matunlay, uctore the fitM Sn,.'. '
September, at Union M. H.-'a'.T!
nienis were mace hv Flriei-r
nnelf, before Ins clere:. -j .
request of Elder (inrnto ('c..'
MAR IUVA),
In this county, on Tlmrw!av e--
ing the 13th inst. by the Rev'.
n.. neuamy. Air. II:! Han Ij.fo
to Miss Peggy Benton.
In this county, on the 16th
bv Benj. Mome, lq. Mr. j :,.
Wilkinson 'to MUs .YWy P,uy.
daughter of Mr. Jo.-pi'i p,"-rT.'.''
Half Jackson. ' 1 ""'
In Pitt county, on the 19th
Isaac Joiner, q. Mr. ,rt;t y
Jfarfier. of (in one emmtv, to)!-,
Marny Joiner, dniiKhter of j; ,
Joiner, Eq. All ami J u 'rWm.O.-
Prices Cnrirul.
Jit Ttrhor? ami AVw ':.
M G. 24. p.-r Turban,'. Sorr,
Bacon, . j Jo 2 ) j;
B"eswas, 1. j Is 2u t -y.
Brandy, apple suITd! 60 "tl .;
CoflVe, : li", i i j
Corn, tnh. 70 Ti t.j ;
Cotton, Id. 1i iU ii
Cotton bas'g. y;r(. 20 2o j 21 2s
Flour, supf. lj!I. 700 T-3i ' 6h ot
Iron, lb. -U 5 3 4
Laid, 1!. 10 li)ll
Molasses, gall'n 3 40 2i 31
?uqar. brown, lb. 10 ?2J Tj l
Salt, T. I. buh () 63
Turpentine, l.bl. 250 273 3J. 330
Wheat, hmh. 80 90 l.i 125
Wiiiskev. 1.1,1 43 50 ' i'.ii
JLost,
N Tuesday, in August Our.
a silver naient
WATCIL with a 1'ead c'
The No. ol" said watch is nut
tinctly recollected, but isiOire
thing above l.'J.OOO. The cb
has upon the lower end ol nt::
letters W. H. Any inloin
resneclinir said Watch will li
thankfully received, ami ail ne
cessary trouble liberally i'A:,r,'-:-JACOB
TIlOMf
25h Aug. 1835. -
N. 13. Any person fniclir:1'
above vvalch, will cooler a i1'
on the Subscriber 'by l-?vl;l;:
al Mr. Redmond's Aore in p
boro'. -'JL
25 Reward.
RANAW;U Hem;
snhrrihpr. on l'' r
of the 20th
last, nv ntvo n:irJ':'
ed dJNIKL. 20 or;
vears of aire. 6 feet h'W l
complexion, has a please?
... . I... L-1 1 '
tenance, inclined to ne
kneed, his let t somewhat
out, particularly hi rn''
clothing not recollect
was formerly the P'Ptr
As.hel Farmer, his Ki
hi others and sMer? lI,,r
i hi i'.ith-r i" '
bout as a blacksmith, nei'
free man- h is behf "' ;
lurking; about in the i.ei"co N
oi saiu raniifi, -
county.
The above re! '
in"
be paid to any person .
apprehend said ne;ro.
him to me or secuie
jail so that I get hi"1 V
forewarn any person ;
borins said nem, i,r 'V
" . . ... nl J -
ill IV-"- 1
him off, under the s
wi nib m"i r;
WILLIAM ItfV?.
24th Aw. 1S3j.
1 1 1,
I'rinfwir neatly rreCp
AT THIS