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SATURDAY, FEB. 4, 1837. We are again indebted to the Hon. R. Strange of the Senate and the Hon. E. I'ettigrevv and J. A. Bvnum. of the House of Representatives, for several im portant public documents. We have also received, from the Hon. K. Pettigrew, the following letter, declining being a candidate for re-election in this Congressional district. Washington City, Jan. 1G, 1SS7. Dkaii Sin: Before iny arrival at this place, had made up my mind to decline being a candidate for a re-election to Congress; but, at the suggestion of some of my friends, I was partly induced not to make that determination public until the fourth of Match. The time, however, is fast ap proaching when it should be known, that the citizens of the dis trict may have an opportunity to make such a selection as may be agreeable to their wishes. it may bedesirable that I should give some of the reasons for my determination; and they are these: the confinement to the Huse, the coldness of the climate, and the manner of living; all of which are extremely prejudicial to my health; so much so, that I think it very doubtful whether I can endure the fatigue and exposure of anoth er canvass, together (if elected) with the confinement of the two sessions of Congress that would necessarily follow. !n fact, at my time of life, and with my hab its, nothing is so desirable as re tirement from the bustle of the world, and the Held of political strife. I cannot conclude this letter without expressing my deepest re gret at not being able to comply with the solicitations and wishes of my friends, and without ten dering to them, and the citizens ol the district in general, my ac knowledgments and sincere thanks for their kind ami hospitable de portment towards me whilst can vassing, and the honor which they conferred on me in the election. It will ever be remembered by me with I the warmest feelings of gratitude and respect; and 1 assure them that it has been my anxious desire to promote the interest of my dis trict and my country. When I have been called on to vote or to act, it has been with a single eye to their welfare, without regard to party opinions or prejudices. The only, effectual corrective to the mad ambition and selfish views of those who exercise either the Executive or Legislative pow er of a popular Government, is to ; tis year h lhe ealmg ,inej ow be found in the intelligence and lo lhe .umJsua! high prices of pro ytrtue ofthe people themselves:, visions. Pork is now selling at let them have light and know the nine cenls per pound Corn at truth, Mtl their own. interest! $ l)50 per bushel, with a fai r pros vvill point to the remedy. U hen j of ils lwo doUars be x reueci now u,e.r iiuuen prejuui- ces are used by oroffigate men as political meruianu.se as a lund I I 1 " u ,,., luir-iui, i teei a u.s- These prices cannot be maintain gust and indignation which I want . ed U)uch onger far if lhey (J lhe language to express. I South West mutt he im.viis.iilv iiu actitiiwcuia ui cmcgui anu regard, - I am your obedient servant, E. PETTIGKEW. CONGRESS. A bill has been reported in the Senate, and is now before that body, lo provide for supplying, as far as practicable, the loss of the records of patents, and of the valnable models of inventions, burnt in the late conflagration of that office. It proposes, among other things, the expenditure of a sum, not to exceed a hundred thousand dollars, lo defray the expense of replacing the models, under the direction of Commis sioners, to be appointed for the purpose; this expense, and other expenses under the act, to be de frayed out of the surplus revenue. of the" Patent" Office in former years, which is to be set apart, and to constitute a fund for that pur pose. The House of Representatives, on the 24th ult. resumed the con sideration of Jhe bill from the Senate for the admission of the Slate oHlichigan into the Union; and the discussion of this bill oc cupied the House until a late hour. In the end, the Previous question was resorted to, and the question taken on ordering the bill to a third reading, and decided in the affirmative. The bill was imme diately read a third lime, and pas sed. The bill having received the signature of the President, has become a law, and Michigan is now one of the United States. A Resolution, offered by Mr. Hawes, providing that all memo rials, &:. on the subject of the abolition of slavery, should be laid on the table, without being ppfHned or nrinted. and that no further action should be had there on, was adopted (debate having been cut off by the previous ques tion,) by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays G9. Jlids to the Governor. The following gentlemen have been appointed Aids to Governor Dud ley, with the rank of Colonel, viz: James W. Bryan, of Carteret, James A. King, of Iredell, Dr. John Hill, of Wilmington, and John L. Henderson, of Granville. Raleigh Reg- Superior Courts. The Judges have made the following allot ment ofthe Circuits for the Spring Term, 1837 lo wit: Edenton, New hern, Raleigh, Hillshoro,' Wilmington, Mecklenburg, Mountain, Judge Toomer, " Nash, " Bailev, " Dick," " Settle, Saunders, " Pearson. Raleigh Reg ttDr. Thomas N. Cameron, of FayetteviUe has been appoin ted Collector of the port of Wil mington in this Stale, in place of Gen. James Owen, whose term has expired. Ral. Standard. f-Col. John H. Wheeler, of Hertford Co. has been appoiuted by the President, by and with the advice of the Senate, Director of the Branch Miut ai Charlotte.. ib. (?"S'-inta Anna, and his Secre tary Almonte, left the city of Washington on the 26th tilt, for Norfolk. They were to embark in the Pioneer for Vera Cruz The report that Santa Anna had been outlawed by the authorities of Mexico, we suppose is incor rect. ib. ' Editor's Correspondence. Ex- tract of a letter dated Perry Coun ty, Ala. January I7ih, 1837. "We of South Alabama, are likelv to rpr rnther hnrrl limps fore june. FiouP al aboiit eirrh- teen dollars per barrel; and Salt ,yom seven to len dolars per sack i ... Iiai i People seem to be near mad with almost every thing, and if the price of Cotton should un fortunately go down, before South ern planters can payoff the debts they have contracted for land, ne groes, Sic, thousands must be ru ined, for ihere is not money enough in the State, to free our citizens from incumbrances. You can form no idea how peoDle in this country go in debt, and at present prices of real and personal property, it is folly to suppose that things can long exist as they are. Notwithstanding this, it is really surprising to see with what recklessness people go in debt, for any, and almost every thing they want, so they can obtain credit, it is all they wish for; but, pay-day must, and will come, and then be gins the tug of war. ib. Glorious jYewsY!e received last Sundav evening by the Stea mer Henrietta, in a slip from the Post-master at FayetteviUe, the heart-cheering intelligence of the final passage by the Legislature of the Bill pledging the State to take 2-5ths of the Stock in the Wilmington and Raleigh, Fay etteviUe and Western, and Beau fort and FayetteviUe Rail Roads, and increasing the capital of the Bank of Cape Fear to $ 1 ,500,000 an amount equal to that of the Bank of the State. Joyful news! Atu most trladlv was it received o- by us! Wilmington Jldv. Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road. The public may not be aware, that of the 2000 shares for which books were opened by au thority of the General Meeting of Stockholders in March last, less than 1000 remain to be subscribed for. Would it not be well for those who are disposed to make a profitable investment of their mo ney, to come forward at once and ! secure the stock? Possibiy the! present Stockholders, at their nexti meetiug, may deque 10 monopo ... i lize, and close the books. ib. C7Oti Tuesday last, a Coro ner's inquest was convened, to view the body of Ja's Williams, formerly a sailmaker of this place, which was found drowned in Trent river, opposite to the town, on the morning of that day. Williams had been missing for five or six weeks, and no one conjectured his fate till his remains were found. He was a man of intemperate ha bits, and it is believed tiiat these were the cause of his death. jVewbern Spec. CTThe Editors ofthe Greens borough Patriot and the Carolina Beacon have wisely connected i their establishments, and agreed to publish, conjointly, a new pa- per. The Southern Telescope. J The first number ofthe Telescopes is indicative ofa useful paper. to. (fc7Genera! Scott has, as we anticipated and are glad lo see, been exonerated by the Court of Inquiry from all blame during the Florida war. General Gaines has, it is said, intimated that he will shortly re tire from the army. JV. Y. Star. (7While, who had been so long on trial for burning the U. S. Treasury has been found guilty .ib. (I7Nineteen shad, the first this season, were sold at Savannah on the 24lh Dec. at Si a piece. Distressing Accident. -Was drowned, in Lane's creek, on the evening ofthe 9lh inst., near his residence in Anson county, N. C. Edward Winfield, Esq., in the 70th year of his age. The de ceased left home in the morning, to visit a neighbor a few miles distant: on his return, it is believ ed his horse threw him, while crossing the creek. His body was found next morning. He has left a wife and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. In his relation of husband, father, friend, and master, he has left but few equals. FayetteviUe Observer. Washington Market, Jan. 31. Turpentine, new dip, $2 30; Old $2 25. Tar,$l 50. Whig. Petersburg Market, Jan. 31. Cotton, 14 a 15 cents; Bacon, (new) 14; Lard, 14 a 15; Pork, 9. Pet. Con. Ytrginxa. lhe election of Governor of Virginia, took place on the 20th ult. The joint vote stood, Gen. David Campbell, 88, Judge William Daniel, 33, Wil liam Hoane, 21. Gen. Campbell is deservedly popular and a staunch friend ofthe administration. JJ Bank! The New York Board of Trade have presented a petition to Congress, asking fur the incorporation ofa National Hank, to be located in that city, such as the President, in his Veto Message of IS32 said could be established, "without infringing the delegated powers of Congress or the reserved right of the Stales. A bold experiment. Wc learn by the Columbus (Geo.) Papers, that the Insurance Bank of that town has sold out to the United States Bank, chartered by the Stale of Pennsylvania that the Capital is increased to $000,000 and that Branches are to be es tablished at Macon, Angsta and Savannah. The premium paid to the Stockholders, is said to be $100,000. Vote for Electors of President. The following is said to be the number of Votes given for Presi dential Electors in the recent elec tion in the several States, with the exception of Michigan and also Soulh Carolina, which votes by Legislature. The Republican Ticket, for Martin Van Buren as President, it will be seen lias a majority over all the Opposition, Gf 21,914, viz: Renublican. Oppon. 15,239 0,228 41,287 2,710 18,762 20,994 138,543 26,389 87,111 Maine, 22,990 New Hampshire, 18,722 Massachusetts, 33,542 Rhode Island, 2,964 Connecticut. 19,285 Vermont, 14,037 New York, 166,SI5 New Jersey, 25,344 Pennsylvania, 91,475 Delaware, 4.152 Maryland, 22, 1 07 Virginia, 30.201 North Carolina, 26JIO South Carolina, 4,734! 25,S52 23,361 23,626 Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Louisiana, 22,015 26,120 33,435 9G.233 3,053 32.478 9,793 27,475 10,900 10.995 2,073 24,789 i 35,962 1 36,955 104.958! 3,3S3 Indiana, 41,281 9,666 Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, 14,292 7 700 I 'oo-J ,3.37; Arkansas, Michigan, f 1,004 744,144 722.230 722.230 Republican maj. 21,914 Votes by Legislature. No specific returns but a de cided Republican majority. A Preacher of the Gospel Mur dered. We learn by a gentleman from the neighborhood in which the horrid deed was perpetrated, that the Rev. Isaiah Harris, a mill isler ofthe .Methodist Episcopal Church, was waylaid and murder ed on the 23d ult. in Surry county near Cabin Point. He had been at a neighbor's three or four miles from his residence, and was re- turning in his gig; and when in about three or four hundred yards of his house, he was shot through the head by some one behind the gig. The perpetrator of the hor rible murder had not been discov ered. Richmond Religious Tel. jforeigm Later from Europe. By the packet ship Pennsylvania from Liverpool, the New York Com mercial has files of London papers to the 23d of December, and Li verpool tothe24lb, both inclusive. Considerable uneasiness s.ll evidently prevails in the London money market. The State of the cotton market however, continues favorable, as does the appearance ofthe grain market. It is said five millions bushels ,r"-r t i J rt","ci person or bv or grain have been exported to attorney, ho has not applied for his pen America. ) Mon for more than one year, without the All npr5nns m Wan0, u 1 Produc,ion ' evidence of his identity, as All persons 111 JMapleSWhO ex-; prescribed in the instruction, from this hibit Tear ofthe cholera, are i office "J'ne 10, 1833, chapter 1 ecti..i threatened by the authorities with I tLJ "ch "idPnc the bastinado. The disease ra ges total number of deaths is 6000, or 200 per day. St. Jago de Cuba. The Sa vannah Georgian of the 20 ult. has a letter from St. Jago de Cu ba, which states lhat order has been restored in that Island. Lo renzo, the revolutionary Governor, fearing that he would not be sup ported, made his escape on board ofa British Man of War. ami dreaded conflict is thus avoided. " x DIED, In this place, onTuesday last. Mr. Godwin Gotten, aged about 38 years. In this county, on Monday last, Mrs. Gotten, widow of the late Mr. Alex. Gotten. Prices Current, Jit Tarboro and New York Tarboro7. Neve York 12 0 45 I i 63 13 20 15 25 60 16 70 14 25 13 16 27 28 47 4- 11 15 100 105 15 174 19 23 10 12 12 15 55 60 1 1 13 70 75 250 275 lOO 125 45 50 $11 3 15 32 7 40 12 4 16 45 10 45 350 400 150 165 44 46 Notice A FULL MEETING ofthe Justices of the Peace for lhe county of Edge combe ia particularly requested, ou Tues day of February Court next, a there will be a Solicitor for the county to elect, and other important business to transact. Jan. 30, 1S37. Notice. S hereby given that, pursuant to an or der ef the Board of Directors of the I Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company, A fifth Instalment of ten dollars on the Share, will be required of the Stockhold ers, on or before the 1st day of April next. E. P. Dudley. Preset. Wilmington, Jan. 0th, 1837. 5 Notice. IS hereby given to the Stockholders, in the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road, rfi.ltut in tin. rniinliaa ol Nnsli aust l A rra combe, that the Collector of the Itistal- nients due upon Maid Stock, will attend at ah Court the 2d Monday, and at Edge combe the 4th Monday, in Febiuarv next. f'M the collection of the same remaining at eacn Pce, three davs. 2i)ih Jaauary, 1837." 6 Notice. rill HE subscriber having removed to U the southwest, has appointed IV M. NOR FLEET, Esq. His Agent to adjust his affairs. All per sons, therefore, having unsettled business with me, will please call on bins. Edwin L. Bancy. Tarboro', Jan. 30, 1837. 5 War Department. Pension Office, Oct. 3, 1 836. THE following Circular Letter, ad dressed to the Pension Ageuts by the Second Comptroller of the Treasury. is published for the ofo.mtion of Pen stoners, anu those who may act as their attorneys, in drawing their stipends for them. James L Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions. CIRCULAR. Treasury Department, ) Second Comptroller's Or- fice, September I83G. ) The J gent for paying Pensions at Sir: In order to givanf more effectually against a repetition of frauds, as hereto foie piactised by the production of forged papers, the first three following additional uiles will be observed by the accounting officers ofthe Treasury. 1. In every case where the pensioner employs an attorney to receive his pen sion, the execution of the power must be in the presence of at leat one wi:n , other than the magistrate before m hom it is acknowle dged. io payment to an at torney will be allowed unless supported bv a voucher thus executed. in an cases where the s-gnafure. of the pensioner or his attorney is required, such pensioner or attorney will v ri'c hi name at lencth. if rannhlp c ,-.... j 'wise, his signature may be by mark 1 17 ?ro?,il, which case the efcotion most f "v ii ai ichji tine compe tent witness, other than the justice or no tary who acts officially in the case. 3. No payments will in future be made : " . i in? commissioner of I ensions, and a special direction eu thonzmg the payment has been give. 4. In case where a certificate hns been issued by the Commissioner of Pensions to the widow or children of an officer or soldier under the act of Ji,ne 7, 13. or under the act of May 15, 1823, no proof of .ic ru.rtiionsntp ot the applicant to the de ceased officer or soldier is to be required by the pension agent, that proof hnviixr been necessarily filed in the office ofthe Commioi.er of Pensions prior u the i;. suing of such certificate. Respectfully, Sir, Your obedient servant, Albion K. Jan. 24. x if arris. Comptroller. To take efitet from the 4th March 1837. JaN. 3. , -Bacon, lb. Beeswax, lb. Brandy, apple gall'ii Coffee", lb. Corn, bush. Cotton, lb. Cotton bag'g. yard. Flour, supf. bbl. Iron, lb. Lard, Ib. Molasses, gall'n Sugar, brown, lb. Salt, T.I. bush Turpentine, bbl. Wheat, bush. Whiskey, bbl. . THE subscriber having rceni(, posed of hs ' U Gin making Kstnbliahmtm IN GREENVILLE, To N. TVER, reques's ali those in,., to him to make early payment, p long acquaintance wtih jvir, TCr ha for several year pni he,, u ploy) he respectfully iec.mm. r.,U hi, ier customers to him, Hid i coiijjj' that all who mav favor him wiih their torn will be satisfied. ' Cl" Henry Chamberlain -:J:- Cotton (Bins. TH E subscriber having pun hasecf Establishment vt II. my Clinm lam, in Greenville, N. C. tor making Steel Saw Gii i Respectfully informs the public iliailiewji continue the business at the same placf, Having an extensive assortment of . terinl on hand, lie assures tltoe whom,, favor him with their cu-tom, that their jj. ders shall be promptly executed. Gins will be repaired. Of the best materials, and at the thoriej notice. Persons when ordeting will please sta,6 whether they prefer the German, or poli, ed cast steel plates. Still remains connected with this establijr, ment, and catriei ou the Lock and Gunsmith busing He also makes Saw Milt Boxes, nnd .1J Inks, of a cinpoiiiou invented by bui,. Peck, of Raleigh Mill Spiudlts, h, Sltel Collars, (turned,) and Gud-t, manufactured equal to any in the I'iiIh States. All orders most .. directed to lhe Su scriber, at Greenville - Norficet Tytr. January 30, 1637. SELLING OFF At Cost. Burt Home, nj EING desirous of moving to the "fir JQ west." are now offering to tAi; Co:-t their en tiro Slock of JIerch:tmlize IN STANTONSBURG. For cash, or on a credit till the first da. of January with interest from the firs day of April. Ail thoe in arrears up to the first will pleasn to take notice that payment', particularly requested on or beloie lis first day of April. The Premises, On which they are now doing business can be houglit and possession given hv the first of April. The advantageous situa tion of hi place for business is so wfE known they deem it unnecessary to give, any further recommendation. TheieUa Good store house, wave houses, gin house. - , And a fiit rate cotton Screw on the ises all of which will be sold low ami ot accemmodatiug terms to any ersou wip ing to purchase such a situation. Stantonsburg, Jan. Kth. 1S37. Unparalleled Worth of Goods at Cost. Wni. Burl & Son, ARE NOW Selling Off at cost, A large and handsoni0 assortment tf FA iC Y A.YD S TA 1LE prem A credit till the first day of January wiH be given, with interest from the first day of April. All those who have not setlleil lhe ir ac- count for the year 1836, wiil please call and . do so on or before the first day of Arpil. Their Lots, And all appurtenances thereto attached, Jlre for sale. There is a large new two story dwelling and all other necessary houses tor the con venience of a family on the premises. b sides a large well arranged Hlore house, ware house, gin house and cotton screir. As they intend moving to the west, they will offer to any person a good barg""' who may wish to purchase. Stantonsburg, Jn. 10, 1837. I'm pL Jiilig JYoticc. THE subscriber wishes lo purchase . .2 light Jer&ey wagon, Calculated for n horse. For such a o a liberal price i!l be given. Feter E. Uines. Sp;rta,Jan 1G, IS37.
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