SA TURDAY, MARCH 4, 1837.
COur County Court was
lieUl this week. On Tuesday
last, Benj. R. Hines, Esq. was
elected County Solicitor in place
of Francis L. Dancv, K?q. re
signed. The vote stood: for
Hines 10, Wm. Norfleet, Esq.
10, Blank G.
FOURTH OF MARCH.
This day terminates the session
of the present Congress, and wit
nesses the inauguration of .Martin
Van Buren as President, and
Bichard M. Johnson as Vice Pre-j
sident of the United Slates tor the!
ensuing four years. The Inaugu
ral Address of the Presidentelect,
is looked for with great anxiety.
claimed all design of doing any
thing disrespectfully to the House
n the inquiry he made of the
Speaker as to the petition purpor
ting to be from slaves, and having
avowed his intention not to offer
to present the petition if the Houe
was of opinion that it ought not
he presented; therefore, all fur
ther proceedings in regard to his
conduct do now cease:
This was also decided in the
negative;- ayes 22, nays 147.
'Many of us, (says a correspon
dent of the Richmond Enquirer)
who voted for the 1st upon its re
jection, voted against the other as
worse than worthless.
"The vote of yesterday (con
tinues the same writer) however
upon the first 1 am assured, was
far from being any thing like a
lest vote of the sense of the House
upon one principle which the re
solution -implicitly asserts that
of the right of slaves to petition.
Adams obtained, as I predicted
decided in the affirmative, ayes
I GO, nays 35.
And the question was then ta
ken on the second branch of ih
main question, which is in the fol
lowing words:
Resolved, that slaves do not
possess the right of petition secur
ed to the citizens of the U. S. by
the Constitution, which was car
ried in the affirmative, ayes )G2,
uays 18.
INDIAN WAR.
Latest From Florida. Anoth
er Rntth CaDtain Mellon Kill
ed! A correspondent ofthe Jack
sonville Courier states that a bat
tle trirtli nlurp on the morninc of
the 8th ult. at Encampment Mon
roe, at the head of Lake Monroe.
This post was attacked at 5
o'clock in the morning, and a
brisk firing kept up by both par
ties until 8 o'clock, when the In
dians retired. ('ol. Fanning was
in command of about 250 regulars
and Capt. Piercy in command of
t apt. JVlel-
ii.. it o . , T t
tin. i J . n . mil v was nmcu. un
subject, and we trust that the free
nen of North Carolina will be
unused by this early development
if perfidy, and insist that the same
Legislature that granted ihe Bank
Charter, shall assemble and re
consider their vote, before it is too
late. Let the monster be fastened
upon us, and the winners will
laugh at our credulity, and mock
at our losses. Rid. Standard.
ult., contains a part of the pro
reedings of this Court, Judg
Saunders presiding. The in.
of Prince, a slave, charged witt
the murder of his master, ended t.
the clearer
CONGRESS.
Affairs with Mexico The Re
port df the Committee of the Se
nate on Foreign Relations, on the
state ofthe Mexican question, sus
tains the remark of The President
in his message on the, same sub
ject. It adopts the sentiment,
that forbearance until another de
mand is made, comports best with
the character of our country, in
the present condition of Mexic",
and leaves the manner of making
the demand to The President
The Whitney case. The trial
of Mr. Whitney was brought to a
close on the 20th ult. The House
Resolved, by a vote of 99 to 72
that a witness should not be held
to appear before, the armed inter ,
rogater We hope Messrs. Pey
ton and Wise may profit by this
v rebuke.
r,., tlw, fi-ct lia wnii r flip "Villi
ta-e crouud" and the course of 39 friendly Indians.
the debate was such as to induce
a strong disinclination to vote
censure upon him; and hence ma-
w hose names are recorded in
negative from the North,
Abolition Eicittment in Con
gress, The House of Represen
tatives was recently thrown into a
state of great excitement and con
fusion, in consequence ofthe pre
sentation by J. Q. Adams of a pe
tition said to be from twenty-two
slaves in Maryland, against the
abolition ofslavery in the District
ot bolumbia. A correspondent!
of Baltimore Patriot, under date
the 18ih nit. writes as follows:
There has been more excite
ment among the members of . on
gress for the last two days than
I have ever known. The decision
ofthe House last night on the re
solution respecting the presenta
tion of petitions from slaves, has
the
would have voted against the re
ception of a petition from slaves,
and against their right to petition.
Another correspondent of the
Enquirer, under date of Friday,
1 0th inst. writes as follows.
'There has been almost inex
pressible excitement created by a
vote ofthe H. ofR. last evening
on the subject of Abolition. The
substance ofthe vote was, that it
was no disrespect to the House to
present to it petitions from slaves.
Tip Southern as well as Northern
: i i... I i
members have held caucuses " supposed, uy i ump ami
uid if some vote be not taken to-! gang. Ihe battle was lunously
contested. The loss on the side
men will be held to-morrow at oi'lhe hostiles is not known.
10 o'clock some say to night.
What may be the consequences,
Heaven knows. There seems to
be no division among Southern
men.
The South will not permit peti
tions about their slaves to be en-
J. T. McLaughlin and 14 privates
were wounded. The hostiles were
estimated at 3 or 400 strong.
When the Indians retired, the
friendly Indians yelled at and
taunted them all thev could to
make them renew the attack but
not a syllable or gun was heard
from tliem. This accunt, as far
as it goes, you may depend upon
1 had it from "apt. Piercy.
The Courier adds, the above
intelligence is confirmed bv the
arrival at this place on Tuesday
night last, of the steamer Cincin
nati. Cant. Currv. The attack on
Fort Mellon (Encampment Mori
roe, at Lake Monroe,) was made,
The Phcaton. On the 22nd
ult. a committee ofthe Republi-
t- .. T... Vnl,
cans oi me cny i nn
waited on the President of the
United Slates, and presented to
him the phaeton made ofthe wood
ofthe frigate Constitution. It is
represented to be light and con
venient, and of superior workman
ship, and that three thousand dol
lars would be required to remune
rate the builder for his expense,
labor and trouble. The Globe
says, that '"although ihe costliest
material has been used in lining &
trimming this beautiful little ve
hicle, it is altogether simple, plain,
and unostentatious. It is, in every
respect, a most appropriate pres
ent from republicans to the most
beloved veteran republican liv
ing." ib.
Raleigh and
his" ' conviction
testimony.
upon
JVashin&oti Market, Feb, 28.-
Turpentine, new uip,
Old $2 00.
Tar, $l 50.
Petersburg Market, Feb. 27.
Cotton, 13 a 106 cents. mi.
Population of Texas. TUt
population of lexas as given y
H. M. Morfit, in his correspon
dence with the Secretary of State,
is 50,000, of which 30,000 are
Anglo-Americans from the U. S.;
3500 native Mexicans, of Spanish
descent; 12,000 Indians, and 5000
Negroes. The additional terri
tory claimed since the declaration
of independence will increase the
population to G5,0()0. Exclusive
of the army of 2200, there are
5000 able-bodied farmers, which,
in an emergency, would furnish
3000 of their number.
Notice.
TUE subscriber bavin? lalifiH
February Tirm 18:i7,oftlie (;illllv
ourt of Edgecombe, Adinin'tsimior "
Ihe estate of
Martha Gotten, dee'd,
Will offer for sale, on Thursday, the v(
inst. at the late residence uf y,x, "j
ue mile west from Span;, allof ttt ,,
shable properly, consisting of tlie UsJ
ear's crop ot
Cotton, Corn,
50 or (50 bushels Pens,
Slock of every description !Jnrr, rH.
tie, Hogs :i q'lHniiiy of Bacon and .a!,
60 gallon i-iill, aj-ple mill, ami all
farming utensiU togetherwith thelmue.
hold and kitchen furniture, in? I"i!ing in.,;.
fcc. A credit of mx months will I,? jfjv('
the purchaser giting bond and ajunut-j
security before liie properly is cl;a.!n:d.
At ll.e same time and plate,
The Land will he rented.
The Cloven Foot. Charleston
and Cincinnati Rail Road Com
pany. It appears that Colonel
Memminger and his coadjutors,
having successfully fed our Legis-
i . . . i. u r. . i ,k
terlained by any Assembly but '
their own Stale Legislatures. I phrase is, are plainly showing
They tell the Northern members 1 whose interest they intend to pro
so, who resent it as a menace
and we know thev possess too
much American feeling and cour
age, often displayed in conflicts
with our common enemy; not to
repel a menace. 13ul the South
is as incapable of bullying the
North, as the North would be of
submitting to such threats. Yet
the South will not continue in the
Union would freely and volun
tarily, cooly and deliberately
withdraw from the Confederation,
sooner than permit this subject to
be entertained bv the National
Legislature. And thus, the folly
ofthe Fanatics, and the resistance
aroused the strongest .feelings of i of the Northern members to what
the reoresentatives of the slave1 thev choose to consider the menace
holding States. Many of them from the .South, may lead, if not
openly declared that the Crisis Reasonably prevented, to most un
had arrived when thev were for- pleasant results.'
ced to consider whether thev had At this stage ofthe proceedings
any further business here others things certainly wore a dark and
spoke of a Southern Convention portentons aspect But all the di
members of the V. Buren party agnostics of an approaching storm
declared they would no longer; ihat was to make shipwreck of
act with men who had thus shown; our clnrious Union, were happily
themselves regardless of their ! falsified. The vote by which the
uri w i - k y V
riglits. vvnen tne House met to-! resolution (tne tirst noovej wa
day there was scarcely a sincle I necatived. was reconsidered on
member from the South in nisi Saturday and the following adop
seat: They were holding a mee- j ted instead thereof, which was en
ting in one oi the rooms ol the
Capitol but 1 understand no
thing was determined upon. May
this dark cloud which now threat
ens our country be soon dispersed.
It will be observed that the
several resolutions of censure pro
posed during the discussion of ihe
preceding days, had been narrow
ed down and moderated on Thurs
day, to the following, in which all
the Southern members concurred:
1. Resolved, That any mem
ber who shall hereafter present
any petition from the slaves ol
this Union, ought to be considered
as regardless of the feelings ofthe
House, the rights of ihe Southern
Stales, and unfriendly to the Un
ion. Tl lis was decided in the nega
tive, ayes 92 uays 105.
2. Resolved, That the lion.
-Q Adams having solemnly dis-
tirely satisfactory to the Southern
delegations The first branch of
the main question in the following
words.
'An inquiry having been made
by an honorable gentleman from
Columbia Rail
lioad. A meeting was held in
this City, on Tuesday last, for the
purpose of adopting eliec tive mea
sures for prosecuting the Hail
Boad from this City to the South
Carolina line, through Moore and
Richmond counties a charter for
which was granted by the last
Legislature. About eighty thou
sand dollars were promptly sub
scribed, and we have no doubt
that the subscription, in a few
days, will reach $100,000. This
is a very handsome subscription
indeed, considering th-it our Citi
zens had previously invested more
than $200,000 in the Gaston
nail Koaci. it proves that we
have an energy to carry on works
of usual improvement, which is
not to be palsied by the cold neg
lect ofthe Legislature.. Rah Reg.
i p . '
If 1
New Grenada. Accounts from
Jamaica ofthe 31l January, bring
information that orders have been
issued to the British West India Together with a comfortable l)ttr.f.L(l
I.Wkorl.. tl. nnnc i ad necessary onl h-use, lo, i!
-juou-.-m, - I-"- ace of lie present 3 ear. Alo, several
ot iew Urenada. seven or eight w..:o . i
, i i i r c.l JSfSi oes will he lured out
vessels are already before Santa I o u
Martha, Carthagena-and Chagros; !tr; TrV
. . . several plough boys, an exiellriii ,n,e
and it is Said that the ports 111 the servant, weaver, iC together uiih sevririi
Pacific, Guyaquil and Panama, -g women and chil.he,,, wl0 wil u
, . . i , . . let out to the lovet bi.Mler.
are also blockaded by an armed . A ,iersons having .i.iims asit 5;ii
force. The opinion has been ex- ! estate me requeued to present thr-npm.
pressed that Great Britain intends j lM;r,y '",ic'e'' ;-
1 ed bv law, or llns notice u ill be plead in
to annex Iew Grenada to her own . i,Hr of their n c.ve. v ni all iiiosciu.
Iilebted to said estdte nill make pawm-m
titmietli'tlely ,as no iiidu!eiieetn b given.
I TjrThe above property will be .'c
wit bout any reiervaiit.o PuicIihsi rs
invited to attend, (iltLA i" UAKUAl.NS
may be eX)etted.
John ?i;;ri.
March 2, 1837. 9
dominions.
The Gradanian brig MarceJino,
from New York for'Carlhageua,
was raptured by the British squad
ron ofi that port, on the 22d
January; and the . bockade has
been enforced on several neutral
vessels.
DIED,
!n this county, on Alondav last,
after a Iincerinr illness. Col. Devi.
j j
Wilkinson.
mote. Col. JM., has written a let
ter to Gen. Hayne, which does
not exactly tally with his speeches
in this Stale. So says the editor
ofthe Rutherfordton Gazette; and
we hope we shall not be accused
of parly motives, while we quote
the following from that paper.
The editor in commenting on the
said speech, remarks:
Now, what impression did Col.
M. design to produce by these re
marks? Clearljr, that the road
would cross the Blue Kidge into
Rutherford county, sufficiently far
East to enable us to connect the
Fayetteville road with it in the
limits of this Stale. It seems,
however, that the Legislature was
not satisfied with these implied as
surances of Col. M., and in order
to secure these immense advanta
ges to our Slate, conjured up by
Ins fine fancy, amended the Char
ter in such a way, as to require
that the road should cross the
Blue Ridge into Rutherford coun
ty. What possible objection
could Col. Memminger have to
this amendment? His whole train
of reasoning, in his speech, is
founded upon the supposition that
the road should be located accor
ding to its requisitions; and yet
ihe very first act, which signalizes
his return lo Charleston, is a sug
gestion that this amendment intro-
" i .i i I. .1. T .1 r iv i
MassarhustlS whether n nanpr uucea y l,ie legislature Ol ortll
which he held in his hand, pur-i Caro,ina ma-v be evaded! That
porting lo be a petition from cer
War in Florida. We announ
ced in a Postscript to our last, the
intelligence (received by Express
from Milledgeviile) that Oseola
had surrendered to Gen. Jesup.
The report that Jumper and Alli
gator had had an interview with
Gen. Jesup is confirmed, but
Oseola has not been captured, nor
has he capitulated. The surren
der however, of the others, we
think, ensures the speedy termi
nation of this bloody and protrac
ted war without further loss of
life. Oseola has but few follow-
i .it
ers, anu an accounts concur in
representing them as dispirited
and in no condition to fight lon
ger. ib.
OThe Mammoth . Cheese,
presented to Gen. Jackson more
than a year ago, by a gentleman
of New York, and which has kept
in a state of fine preservation, was
cut on the 22nd inst. in the Presi
-i . n i i i
uein s mansion ne naving, on
that day, opened it, for the last
time, to the public. The Cheese
is 4 feet in diameter, 2 feet thick,
and weighs l,l00 lbs. Had
been transferred to the Hermitage,
it would have lasted the Genera
for luncheon, the balance of his
days. 16.
Notice.
I.' nets Current,
At Tarboro1 and New York
FKB. 28. . per Tarboro'.
Bacon, lb. ; 12 15
IJeeswax, b. ' 0 25
Uraody, apple gull'ii 45 60
-Coffee", lb. 13 16
Com, bush. 65 TO
Cotton, lb. 13 14
Cotton bag'g yard. 20 25
Flour, supf. bbl. 12 13
Iron, lb. 4 5
Lard, lb. J2 15
Molasses, gall'n 55 60
Siisjar. brown, lb. 11 13
Salt, T. I bush 70 75
Turpentine, bbl. 250 275
Wheat, hush. 1 10 125
Whiskev, 1-hl 45 50
Mew York
13 16,
27 28
47 4
11 15
100 105
15 17
19 23
f n 1 H E subscriber havinr o'lalifipil at
l JI February Term 1837. ol the Coun
ty Court ol kdeconibe, as Adoiiuistriituc
on Ihe estate of
Elza Hawkins, dec-d,
Will offer for sale, at Ihe late residence ri
I said Hawkins, on Wednesday the 2'2o nut.
j all the perishable property of said det'ii,
, consisting of
$11
3
15
32
7
40
12
4
16
45
10
45
350 400
150 165
Notice.
THE subscriber having qualified at
February Term 1837, of the County
Court of Edgecombe, as Administrator on
the estate of
Arthur Parker. Jr. dccHl.
:...i..i.... a ...mi . i-
Req.i.-Ms all person ha-zing claims against , pay mem .mum,,...-.
Horses, Cuttle,
Hofs, Corn, Fodder, cc.
Together with the Household and Kitchen
Furniture, wild other articles too tenuis
to mention Six months eieilit will b
given, the purchaser giving boini ami
approved security be Ion tiic property is
changed.
At the same time and ptace,
The Jy"egrat'8)-i in munbu
Will be hired, ud the LAND rmlnl, for
the present year.
QCPAll pert-on having claims againt
Said exlate are lenuesipil in m-pseiit tl'Ut
; properly authenticated within the l m?
j prescribt d by Uw, or this notice will lie
; plead in bar nf their recovery ami tlie
said estate to present them wonerlv ail
thenticated within Ihe lime rreseiibed by '
law, or this notice will be plead in bar of !
their recovery and all those indebted to
said estate will mak payment immediate
ly, as no indulgence cn be given.
Arthur Parker, Mm'r.
March 2, 1837.
as no indulgence can be given.
l)empey Bryan, Adm'r.
March 2, 1837. 9
tain slaves, and declaring them
selves lo be slaves, came within
the order ofthe House of the 18th
of January, and the said paper not
haviirg been received by the Spea
ker, he staled that in a case so ex
traordinary and novel, he would
take the advice and counsel ofthe
House.'
'Resolved, that this House can
not receive said petition without
disregarding ils own dignity, the
rights of a large class of citizens
ofthe South and West, and tin
Constitution ofthe U. States was
the company may disregard it, if
ihey are so disposed! If this sug
gestion is true, and the company
can disregard the amendment,
Col. Memminger is the last man
who should have agreed to it. Ht
has, however, originated it, and
we appeal to every candid mind,
if it is not totally unworthy of the
representative of a sovereign
Stale? If good faiih does not
condemn it, in the strongest and
most decided manner. We have
not done with this subject yet.
We are pleased lo hear that the
editor has not yet done with the
Melancholy disaster. While
our spirited COTDS )f vnlnntpf rc
"The Union Guards" were firing
their cannon in celebration ol ihe
22d, a cartridge exploded prema
turely, and so shattered the hand
of Mr. Caleb C. Bell, a mer
chant of this place, that amputa
tion became necessary. Highly
respected by all classes, Mr. Bell's
misfortune cast a gloom over the
whole community. Another mem
ber of the Guards, Mr. JVance,
who attended the vent, had one of
his hands considerably injured,
but hopes are entertained that the
wound will not ultimately deprive
him ofthe use of it.
JSi'ewbern Spectator.
Cabarrus Superior Court.
The Western Carolinian of 25i,
Town Creek Dragoons!
Attention!
OU will parade at Sarai Ofa nn I lis
2nd Saturday in March, a i inert and
equipped as the bye-law require.
A patriotic Discourse,
Will be delivered on the occasion bv
LEMUEL DE BERRY, Esq
By order of Capt. Gatlin,
Bridges, O. S.
Feb. 28, 1837.
Watches,
Jewelry and Silver iv are.
liHE subscribers will beat Pitt Snpi--1
nor Court, at Edgecombe County ant!
Superior Courts, at Piash County and Su
perior CourU, and at Wayne Superior
Court, with a large and uplendid assort
mem of Watches, Jtxctlry and Silver uart
Consisting of gold and silver par i t im r
Watches, a great variety of Jewelry, table,
desert and tea Spoons, Lc.
oherth & iiugucn'n
February 6th, 187. 6
Notice.
THE subscriber having-' qualiff1'
February Court 1837, as Adminis
trator un the estate of
Willie Ellifi, dee'd.
Requests all perons indebted to it) i'l
estate to make payment iminediatelv: a''1
all those hating claims again-t Ihe e M'1''
to bring them in within ihe time pre-cti
bed by law, or this notice will be plead v
a bar against their recovery.
ALSO, will b; sold, o; Saturday '
I8M1 of March, at the late residence ol ' -said
deceased,
Horses, Cattle, Hogs,
And Sheep Household and Ki'di1" l"'"r'
n:ture, and other articles too tedioi.il'
mention.
Six months creilit will be eivrn, 11,1
purchaser giving bond and security.
The Negroes
Will lo hired out until lhefirl dny of J,r'
nary next.
Benja. Sharp e, Adm'r.
27 1 h Feb 1S37.
tinting iirnlht exicnlu)
AT THIS OFFICE.