North Carolina Newspapers

I ? -J-SS-- . " 1 S5g!"giii 'mil - I, i, Whole No. 64 fc Tarborougli, (Edgecombe County, N.C.) Saturday, February 25, i83?k troL XlllNo 8. The "Tarbomugh Press," I BY GEORGE HOWARD, (s published weekly, ntTno Dollars and Fifti Cents per year, if punt in advance or, Three Dollars, at the expirtioii of the subscription vear. For any period lss Hh.iii a year,Ttoeniy-j5reCe per month. Subscribers are al liberty todUcontinue at any time, on trivin? no) ice thereof nd paying arrears those residing at dis tance imut in variabl ypay In advance, or give are sponsible reference inthisviciiut y. Atlvei tiseinnuts not exceeding 16 lines in length (or a square) will be inserted at 5 cent! th first insertion fc.25cents eacl continuance. Longer ones at that rati for every square. Advertisements nmsl be marked the nnmberof insert irni requi red, or tbey will be continued untilother 'wise or. Ired , and charged accordingly. Letter addressed to t heKdi tor imist be pot p.iid.or they mnv not be attended to. j AT COST, CERTAIN. ItingSfEdmondson Have now on hand a variety of Spring and Summer Hardware, Groceries, &c. All of which ibey are willing to dispose of At cost for Cash, Or at n very small advance on a credit to punctual customers. All persons wishing: to avoid paying a large profit on loftds, should not fail to avail themselves of this Great Opportunity We would further say to our customers, we do this for the purpose of making room for A larger Slock of Goods In the Fall. Call at the sign of . King, Svberethe bargains may hi found. I King & Edition dson. Tarboro', July ist, 1S36. HT I FfYXr ; tl I W 1 1 l1 O 1 J 1 ' . CHANT TAH.OIi, Is now receiving from New York, 2 Splendid Assortment of ; IN IIIS LINE OF BUSINESS, j Suitable for the approaching Season. Gentlemen wUhing to pmchase the most fashionable and best goods, al a small ad vance on the cost, wid do well to call nml : rx-unine his Slock, as be is leterinined to hell very low for Cah, or on a short credit to punctual customers. Jiinong them are Superfine blue, b.ck, and brown Cloths, 1M (pjalily do. of all the most fashionable colors, Sup'r corded am! plaid fancy Cassimeres, White corded k. drab drills for pantaloons, - Ciapt Camblet and Bombazines for thin I coat, A superior assortment of Vestings, of eve- ry description, lain brown Linens for summer jackets and pantaloons, riain black and faney Stocks, (a large as sortment,) Fancy silk Handkerchief, Black silk Cravats, linen Collars, Flain and ruffled linen Bosoms, a new and superior article Suspenders, Silk Shirts for gentlemen, a new article, Also, most every other article comprising gentlemen's wear. Hu also keeps on hand (of his own make) i a small assortment of I Heady made Clothes. lie has on hand a few best white beaver ; Hats, which will be sold at New York cost. i ttfrGentlemen furnishing their own .Cloths can have ihein made and trimmed in the most fashionable manner, a.)d at ' the shortest notice. Tarborou-rh, April 14Hi, 1836 State Bank Of North Carolina. PURSUANT to a Resolution of the Stockholders of Ibis Bank, at their last annual General Meeting, all person having claims on said Bank for Dividends of Capital or Profits Dnposites, or Notes t issued by the Principal Bank or its Bran dies, are earnestly le?ired to piesent them ' for payment to the Treasurer of the Bank, ; on or before ins J.I 'M The first ALondny in De cember next, Otherwise, they will be haired, as the Stockholders will then make a final divi dend of i he e ffects of the Bank. S. F. PATTERSON, PresU. Raleigh, Dec. 23, 1S36 I Scotland JYcck Female Seminary. -::- rWlUK pub'ic are most respectfully in jJL formed thai the fcxiiiiiiuat.ion of the above named miliary will lake place on Friday, (he ltiili i..si. at the residence of the subscribe: , at which liuie Parents and Guardians arc particularly invited to hN tend. The Exercises of the institution will re com me nee on Mo ndaythe iilh of J a n u ory next, Under the direction as I.errtofote of Miss Rowan, of New York Miss Hanks, of New York, will superintend the Muic Department. The lolly wing will be I ho course of stu dies Heading, riling, geography, gram mar, spelling, composition, arithmetic, ancient and modem history, history of the United States, t Intoric, loir, natural phi losophy, astronomy, nv.ral and intelleclu- fnl philosophy, natural the 'logy, elements ol criticmn, chemistry auJ botany: For tlie above brancbt-s per session of five months, $10 La lin, - - 5 Drawing, . - - 5 Flower Painting, - 8 Painting in oil colors, - 10 l-itnch, . . (t Music, - - 13 Boai d, per month, . 7 Lem. J j. Far her. Hec. 9. 1&3. I X For Sale. A likely young negro Girl, Aged about eight years, is offered for sale ou accommodating terms. Apply al this (ffice. February tith, 1837. ME 11 CHANTS. WE have imported by the ships Hark Away. Marmora, George Wash ington, and tiibcrni, The heaviest ami best assorted STOCK OF EUROPEAN GOODS, Ever in our p-tsso-sion. Our assortment of American Goad'. U very extensive end complete. These Goods we will sell wholesale, e ve-, rily believa as low, and in some instances nny Northern Market, and on as liberal: lnwir : Ilia tl itnilor f?wil.i omi I. a lwitn.li. i .-. I ,er,8.herely saving to the t.-umry Mir-; chant. Insurance. Frthrhf, and other inci- .i i JJaul, Mot I an Co. pHtersburg, V'a. Sept. 12. 37 Notice. JU3T RECEIVED, and lor sale, an Assortment of By xvhoiemle or retail APPLY TO Isaac Fm. Ftrady. July 7th, 1836. Chinese Mulberry. THE subscriber has for disposal seve ral hundred rooted trees and cut lings of the noted Morus Multicuuleg, or New Chinese Mulberry; Found doubly advantageous for silk cul ture, and one of the most beautiful orna mental trees, of moderate frize, the eye can rest upon. Of the ease of propaga ting this tree and its rapid growth the pub lie may judge when informed that frotn a small rooted plant, for which a dollar was paid at Baltimore about four years since, the sub-criber has disposed of a large number, and has yet as above stated, and that his first propagated trees are pear twenty feet high and beautifully propor tioned. The leaf is a dark green color and often 16 inches long and 11 broad. The price, (now reduced) is 50 cents each for plants upwards of 5 (eet hig'b, and proportionate for those of a smaller size h when a number are taken at a time. SIDNEY IVELLER. Brinkleyville, Halifax county, N. C ) Dec. 15, 183S. P. S. Mr- Geo. Howard is my Agent for vines and trees at Tarborough and vicini ty, and those desirous of any plants would do well to make early application, so thai they may be included in a box about to be sent to Mr. How ird. S. W. Priming neatly executed, AT TIUS OFFICE. isccUaneaus. lien. Jackson and Air. Cal houn. The following is copied from an article in the Globe. -We regret that our limits will not per mit its insertion entire; but we have condensed the substance of the article. We give below the Presi dent's letter to Mr. Calhoun, writ ten with a view to set right cer tain misrepresentations by which (as it was understood by persons in the galleries, as well as by the reporters) the ex-vice president sought to implicate the President in the laud speculations. tt'ashingtom, Feb. 7, 1837. r Sir: lit the Globe of the 6ih inst. I find the report of a speech made by you on the 4th upon the Land bill, which contains the fol lowing passages, vizt "Was it not notorious that the President of the United States himself had been connected with the purchase of the public lands? Yes, the 'experiment' (Mr. Cal houn delighted in the word) was the cause of speculation in public lands, and if this bill should not be passed, speculations could not go on, and the price of the public lands must consequently be re duced. He contended that every mau could not but see that it would he -utter ruin to those who had borrowed money to speculate in lands, if the system was not to go on." In a former part of your speech, as reported, you say: "The speculation which a particu lar state of things had given rise to, had been produced by those in power. They had profited by thai state ol tilings; and should tl,is 1)5,1 e passed, it Would Only consummate their wishes," fcc. 8ic. Knowing the liabilities of re porters to err in taking down and ' ... , r writuiir out the soeecl.es of mem- i writing out me speeciies oi mem hers of Congress, ! have m;ide in iqniryiii relation to the accuracy of this report, and have been fur nished with certificates of gentle men who heard vot, aflirmiusr i that it is substantially correct. You cannot but be aware, sir, that the imputations which your language conveys are calculated, if believed, to destroy my charac ter as a man, and that the charge is one which, if true, ought to pro duce my impeachment and pun ishment as a public officer. If I caused the removal of the depos ites for the base purpose of en riching myself or, my friends by any of the results which might grow out of that measure, there is no term of reproach which 1 do not deserve, and no punishment known to the laws which ought not to be inflicted upon me. On the contrary, if the whole imputa tion, both as to motive and fact, be a fabrication and a calumny, the punishment which belongs to me, if guilty, is too mild for him who wilfully makes it. 1 am aware, sir, of the constitu tional privilege under which this imputation is cast forth, and the immunity which it secures. That privilege it is in no degree my pur pose to violate, however gross and wicked may have been the abuse of it. But 1 exercise only the common right of every citizen, when ! inform you, that the impu tations you have cast upon me are false in every particular, not hav ing for the last ten years purchased any public laud, or had any in terest in such purchase. The whole charge, unless explained, must be considered the offspring of a morbid imagination, or of sleepless malice. 1 ask you, sir, as an act due to justice, honor and truth, to retract this charge on the (lour ot the Senate, in as public a manner as it has been uttered it being We most appropriate mode by which yoii cart repair the injury which might otherwise flow from it. But in the evetil that you fail to do so, I then demand that you place your charge before the ouse ol Representatives, that thev mav institute the necessary proceedings to ascertain the truth or falsehood of your imputation, with a view to such further measures as jus tice may require. If you will neither do justice yourself, nor place the matter in a position where justice maybe done me by the representatives of the people, I shall be compelled to re sort to the only remedy left me, and, before 1 teave the city, give publicity to this letter, by which you will stand stigmatized as one who, protected by his constitution al privilege, is ready to stab the reputation of others, without the magnanimity to do them justice, or the honor to place them in a situation to receive it from others. Yours, &c. ANDREW JACKSON. To the Hoik J. C. Calhoun, Uni ted States Senate. Mr. Calhoun, in reply to the letter, rose in his place in the Se nate, and . spoke his speech over again. As we have heretofore re ported these remarks, we now sub join only so much as vanes the allegations in regard to the facts put in issue by the President's note. The experiment commenced by a transfer of the public funds from where they were placed bv law, and where they were under its safeguard and protection, to banks which were under the sole and unlimited control of the Exe cutive. I he effect was a vast in crease of Executive patronage, and the opening a field of specula lion, in describing which, in anti cipation, I pronounced it to be so ample, that Rothschild himself might envy the opportunity which it afforded. Such il has Droved to be. "The administration has profit ed by this vast patronage, and the prejudice which it has excited! against the bank, us the meuns of sustaining themselves in power., It is unnecessary to repeat the re marks, in illustration ot this. Thei truth of the statement is known to marks, in illustration ot tins. The all the Senators, who have daily witnessed the party tonics which. have been drawn from this fruit ful source. 1 then remarked that. if rumor were to be trusted, it was not only in a political point of view that those in power had pro fited by lhe vast means put in lhe hands of the ExecuJive by the ex periment, they had profited in a pecuniary, as well as in a political point of view. It has been fre quently stated, and not contradic ted, that many, in high places, are among the speculators in public lauds; and that even an individual connected with the President him selfj one of his nephews, was an extensive adventurer in this field of speculation. I did not name him, but I now feel myself called upon to do so. 1 mean Mr. Mc Lemore" And why did not Mr. Calhoun name him before? Why did Mr Calhoun leave it lo be inferred by those who did not know the fami ly of the President, that he allu ded to the son of some brother or sister of the President? Why did he leave to the inference even of those acquainted with the fact that the President has no blood rele tion in the world that the person alluded lo was some of those adop- i ted nephews of his wife, who, as allied to her by consanguinity J have a place in the affections of the President? Wny did he not name Mr.McLemore to the Senate at the threshold; and instead of saying Ire was the President nephew, tell the body ihal be was a gentleman (as he well knew thf fact to be) connected neither with the President nor his deceased wife by the ties of Mood, but had mar ried a lady who, while living, was the neice of I!r3. Jackson, but that death had. long sincedissolved the remote alliance, which made Mr. McLemore, as the nephew-iu-law of Mrs. Jackson, in some sort the nephew-tii-law of General Jackson, but that this relation has never subsisted between President Jackson and Mr. McLemore? Every body will see the motive which induced Mr. Calhoun, un der these circumstances, to cover bis charge under the name ofa nephew, without giving the name of the individual. Unpuralltled bravery of a wo man aiUmuted murder. One of the most daring acts of villany that lias Deen recorded lor some time past was committed in this coun ty, on Thursday night, the 4th inst. by a negro fellow belonging to Mr. John Matthews, living five or six miles south of this place. The outrage was so great, the cir cumstances so revolting, and the presence of mind, bravery, self- possession, activity, strength and skill of the lady on. whom, the mur der was attempted to be perpetra ted, so uncommon, and almost so unnatural in woman, that we can not forbear giving all the circum stances as related to us. Mr. Matthews was absent from home, and his wife, three small children and the negro, composed the family the night this demon attempted to take the life of his mistress. Mrs. Matthews, uncon scious of danger, was attending to her usual business, when, early in the night, a whistle was two or dlraa limoe ilAnmt n ln the negro being in the house with! wnit. iiiuco utaiu ai iiic tvitJui'VT, j di mistress, having just finished ' S,,,P crue,y to children and eve king a large fire. We wilj fy other enormity moral and phys- making a larg here remark, that Mr Matthews,! is said to have a considerable sum of money at present and there is scarce a doubt but his negro, in partnership with some other, ei- fllOl It,' 1 1 1 1 U rtf Itl-K-I.- tw.j-l n.n.ln A , -t 'uc a Piot lo lake !he ,ife of ittrs- M- lo gn uus:eisiuii oi me money. When the whistle was heard, the negro pretending to be as much alarmed us his mistress remarked that he would go oul and gel the axe to defend themselves with, if danger should approach them. He did so, and placed il against the side of the house. It a short time, while Mrs. Matthews was stoop ing lo pick up something she had dropped, the negro caught her by the neck with one hand,&c reached the other for his axe, swearing he intended to kill her. She rose from her stooping posture, broke his grasp, and threw him so far from her by her quick motion and strength, as to be able to get the axe first, which she did, and tear ing he might lake it from her, pitched it out as far as he could iu the dark, where she thought he would hardly again find it. The negro, thinking he could accom plish his demoniacal purpose with out il, again rushed at Mrs. M. with the intention of throwing her iu the fire. He threw her upon the hearth, but she rose, as she says, witli renewed strength, and sti'ange as il may seem, threw him on the floor. A scuffle for some minutes ensued, when the negro rather getting lhe advantage, gut her out of lhe house & by the hair dragged her some distance in the direction ot a pond, where lie said he intended to drown her. Having a gate or bars to pas through, she once more regained her feet, and determined to make another struggle for her life. lie here thought of, and drew, a large dirk-knife from his pocket, will! nhich he thought totfespalrlt her. She saw it, and immediately, fear Ifcssl), and vigorously grasped il. Sacli endeavored to wrest it from the'other, in which neither suc ceeded. Finally, however, she turned his own weupon upon him self, arid although yet firmly gras ped by eacli she sue eedtd in t ut ting his throat. hus it ended. He supposed his life was near enough ended and left her. She immediately gathered up her chil dren, and set out for the nearest neighbor's, where she gave the alarm and a search for him was commenced. We learn, that he has since been found, and that the Wound in the throat is not quite severe enough to cause his death The struggle lasted for a con siderable time, and we have given the particulars as near as we can recollect them. Mrs. .Matthews deserves a great deal of praise for her conduct. Where is tine wo man in a thousand, that umuld noi iro,n Ine S31, aarm, nave surrendered her life irmmediatelv into the hands of the demon? He told her, during the fight, thai he had made a large fire for the pur pose of burning her and her chil dren In il that tiight, and at one time came very near putting her in it. -Columbus (Venn.) Obs. Cruelty to Children in Ameri can Factories. - A petition of more than 1400 of the citizens ol the manufacturing town tf Piitsbor, (Penn ) has been presented to the Legislature of that State in favor of ameliorating the condition of children employed in stch estab lishments. We really did not imagine: 'that we had advanced so far in the lamentable refinements upon cruelty in our mother coun try, which have sprung op from the insatiable thirst for lucre in this monpy-getling age, as to need these reforms in our factories al ready. If money, however, mo nerv on,.v is to be lhe God we wor" ' ,,,U51 srow oul 01 l,,,s crimin al passion. i ne picture on the future is frightful lo contemplate. A. Y. 6rar. 05A Dr. Stringfeilow, of Ma con, Geo. is said to have invented perpetual motion. It is on the cord ahd opine. pulley principle, we OtThe ground was complete ly covered with snow at Augusta, Geo. Jan. 2G. HINTS TO MECHANICS. Avoid giving long credits, even to your best customers. A mart who pays easily, will not thank you for the delay, and a stack, doubtjul paymaster is roi to valuable a customer to dun sharp ly and seasonably. A fish may as well attempt lo live without water, or a man without air, as a mechan ic without punctuality andprompt ness in collecting and paying his debts. It is a mistaken and ruin ous policy to attempt to keep or get business by delaying his col lections. When you lose a slack paymaster from your books, you only lose the chance of losing yonr money; and there is no mau who pays more money to lawyers lhan he who is least prompt in collec ting for himself. Take care how you agree to pay money for your stork, your provisions, yonr rent, or your fuel, and lake dog skins for your work. One hand mpsi wash the other, as Puor' Richard says, or both will go to jail dirty. Every man's trade ought to bring him money enough to pay all mouey demands against him, and no man can stand it long who does not get money enough from his business to pay the cash expenses ofcarrjing it on, Jra. Con. Sent.