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SATUKDAV. JUNE 3, 1837. Republican Nomination. .5. Election on Thursday, 27ih July. FOR CONGRESS. Gen. LOUIS I). WILSON. (JT We are authorised to an nounce Col. Joseph Dell, as a can didate for the office of County Court Clerk. ff?"The Whigs are exultingly anticipating the re-establishment of another National Bank, at the extra session of Congress iheir hopes, their fears, all appear to be centred in an institution of this description, which they seem to regard as the grand panacea for every pecuniary and political dis ease that crij afHictthe body poli tic. Happily for the country, the Democracy are not slumbering they are rallying to the rescue, nd the cry of "Bank, or no Bank," is again resounding thro' the land.. We would ask every intelligent, every reflecting indi vidual, to weigh well the argu ments that are advanced publicly and privately in favor of such an institution by the Whigs. They unhesitatingly declare, that ihe present general distress and ruin may be traced to the removal of the Government deposites from the United States Bank, and to its not being rechartered by Con gress. Admitting, for the sake of argument, that is the case, and what inference can be drawn from it, but that the Directors of that institution wielded a power over the persons and property of the country, in comparison to which j that of the General or State Gov ernments sink into insignificance that this irresponsible cabal, which set public opinion at de fiance, controlled the destinies of a free and enlightened people, and increased or depreciated the value of tiie property of every in dividual in the community at its pleasure? We invite an impartial review of the fluctuations in the prices of every species of proper ty since the establishment of the late United Slates Bank, and an inquiry whether they cannot bej unerringly traced to the sudden and unaccountable expansions nnA e ' and contractions of us paper is-i . . . K p tucug.ccuijr to me cupidity or caprice of the Directors? Indeed, the very arguments of the W higs Substantiate this fact. Will the people entrust this uncontrollable and dangerous power to another cabal? We hone not. Fortunate l.. if . r.i I jr mc y isuuiii wiu iui eca&i in me late Administration provided the country with a large supply of the precious metals and the Democ racy have the unequivocal de claration of the present Executive, "uncompromising hostility to the U. Stales Bank" to cheer them in their efforts to restore the con stitutional currency, and to pre vent the re-establishment of such an institution. They have seen and felt the effects ofap;lper aris tocracy, equally obnoxious and rouch more dangerous than a titled aristoctracy, and will not tolerate the one more than their forefath er did the other. (GThe following remarks re lating to the fiscal operations of the General Government, furnish ed by a correspondent of tie Globe, ea?Udy the views of some of the purest ami patriotic states men in the Democratic ranks. Thev are well worthy an attentive and considerate perusal, at the present difficult and dangerous cri sis in our financial affairs: The existing state of things throughout the United Slates can not but lead every citizen, who has the welfare and prosperity of the nation at heart, to reflect seri ously, both upon the causes which have brought it about, and the manner of relief. I confess myself, in the outset, not to belong to that class of eco nomists who consider the present state of the currency to have been occasioned by too great a super fluity of gold and silver, which has been for a year or two past the favorite theory of many pos sessing high authority in the mer cantile world. Though the recent suspension of specie payments by the banks has placed the country in a novel position, the consequences of which are not vet fully felt and appreciated, similar causes have, in several periods of our history, produced effects nearly as disas trous. Within my time, those periods have been IS07, during the existence of the charter of the old United States Bank; in 1819, 1S25, awl 18.28, while the late bank was in full operation. An institution issuing paper payable on demand, though char tered by the United States, af fords, so far as the experience of this country is concerned, no secu rity against the recurrence of these evils. Some conveniences are no doubt afforded by a Bank of the United States; but so long as the funds and operations of the Government of the United Statts shall be made the basis of private speculations, the cupidity of man kind will render all schemes fur a paper currency, which shall be in creased or diminished according to ihe views of irresponsible indi viduals, totally futile, and destruc tive of the general interests of the people at large. . My attention has, therefore, been directed to the management of (he public finances in such a manner as may place them beyond the reach of these fluctuations, equally disgraceful to a nation Iree from debt, and injurious to an industrious and intelligent people. That any plan with such an object in view, however practicable and I satisfactory to the public creditors, will meet with the approbation ol those whose profits in times past have been derived from the use of the public money, as well as from the credit and consequence it has given them, I am not so sanguine as to suppose The propensities of a roi. firmed gambler are not to j be instantly changed, whatever may be his reverses; he always "Jllers himself that another lucky Jl!,1 vvil relrieve ,lis frtnne. lhose who have regarded the uv n i i public revenue, collected through or disbursed bv a bank or banks. merely as a means for successful speculation, will of course de uounce my mode of conducting the public business, which may disappoint them of their hopes of j future gains from this source. But Irom those who do not desire to see the United States become, substantially, partners in a lottery office and shaving shop for such in effect the Bank of the United States, as constituted and mana ged, has always been will at least bestow a little candid atten tion upon this interesting topic. Without further preliminary, 1 would suggest that as the collec tions and disbursements made b the United States have been for many years concentrated in prac tice upon two or three great points, where a great portion of the business of all the other sec lions of the United States, so far as relates to money matters, is ba lanced and settled, it will be easy, by making the payments to public creditors at those points, and by placing the revenue there to meet those payments, to carry on the pecuniary affairs of the United States without the general agency either of a great money corpora tion, or a brood of small ones. The transactions at these points mav be managed by a responsi ble'public officer, stripped of all power of mixing the transactions of the Uuited Slates with those of individuals or corporations. The agents charged with the disburse ments in the various States, may be furnished with drafts upon those officers, which may, agreea bly to the regulations recently promulgated by the Treasury De partment, be divided into conve nient amounts, and made receiva ble in payment for duties and public lauds. This will give them all the convenience of currency to the extent of their amount, and by this simple process the collec tion and disbursement of the pub lic money in a medium free from depreciation, so far as regards the public, may be completely secu red. Whatever may be the con sequences of the infatuation of in dividuals, whether in their own immediate concerns, or in the management of corporations, the public faith cannot be affected. The several States will remain in full enjoyment of all their rights without ihe overshadow and cor rupting influence of a gigantic money corporation, established by Congress upon very doubtful and disputed authority. Public transactions will be substantially separated from those of individu als, to whose caprice the credit of the treasury of the United Stales will not be exposed. Whether the Stale corporations pay or re fuse to redeem their paper, is a concern belonging to the States creating them and their citizens, and not lo the Government of the United Stales, so long as their col lections and disbursements are made in specie or in the evidences of claims upon the Treasury. ihe Uuited States should have milling to do with such pa per, except through their courts, in enforcing the safeguards provi ded by the Constitution against it. The idea that Congress should ' charter a bank for ihe purpose of regulating the paper issues madej" r "uiiugiuu aim uaicigu under the authority of the Stales, is one often mentioned in conver sation, but has never been advan ced, 1 think, by any individual of respectability, as to be derived from any power granted in the Constitution lo the General Gov ernment Besides the want of power, all experience has shown the want of success in this attempt. Instead of curbing the State insti tutions, the Uuited Slates Bank, while receiving and disbursing ihe whole revenue of the Government, was, from the profusion of its loans, and the vast facilities af forded by it to favorites for the purpose of gambling speculations, constantly inducing the Slate banks lo expand their issues; ex cept when, to promote some pecu niary or political object, it de creed a sudden contraction, by which universal dismay was crea ted among all who breathe by the assistance given by banks. What is wanted is security and stability. So far as regards the operations of the Government; these are readily attainable, by keeping its concerns totally de tached from these inventions, the whole operation of which is to de stroy all confidence among men in times of revulsion and disaster. Such times occasionally occur. and it is the duty of a great peo ple to preserve their public affairs from being thrown into confusion by them. There is no practical uiuicuuy in uomg inis, w it is borne in mind that Government is not established for private, conve nience, or ihe emolument oVpecu liar individuals, but for the great est good of the greatest number. FRANKLIN. Hail Storm. We learn that im mense damage was done to the corn and cotton crops both east and west of this place, ou Friday of last week. Some of the hail stones are represented lo have been as large as hen eggs, and to have lain in large quantities on the earth for some time. New York. Business is almost at a stand in the commercial em- porium. A correspondent of the .ational Intelligencer says: ''Last year at this time Pearl street was almost impassable, so crowded was it with boxes labelled for Louisia na, Arkansas, Missouri, Georgia; and all the South, Southwest, and West. To-day (May 23,) I saw but one solitary box, and that was for North Carolina." Stocks have fallen U. S.Bank to 103 and specie can be obtain ed at about 6 per cent, premium. The New York Express of May 26. savs: "We have no doubt if j j the fact could be known, that since the 1st of April, at least three mil lions, in gold and silver have been shipped. Very little Cotton is going forward, owing to the fact that people do not know, in the present state of affairs, whom to ship to." fX?The report that Gen. Jack son had sustained heavy losses by the recent failures in the South, proves to be incorrect. Bark of Cape Fear. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of this Bank, held in Wilmington on the 22d inst. it was resolved to suspend specie payments, from that date. Raleigh Standard. Distressing Occident. A daugh ter of Mr. Reuben Dick, of Greensboro', N. C. about 8 years old, was run over by horses and carriage on the 22d inst. while on the way to school and killed; a daughter of Mr. Wm. Bankin, was run over at the same lime, and fortunately escaped with slight injury. ib. Appointments by the Governor. E. P. Hall, of Wilmington, ! James Cassidy, of Duplin, Rich ard Washington, of Wayne, and James S Ba,l,e of Nash t0 be Directors on the part of the Stale uaii ioau i umpauy. Andrew Joy tier, of Halifax, is constituted Proxy to represent the interests of the Mate, in all gene ral meetings of the Company. Raleigh Register. Horrible Accident We are in formed that last week, as Airs. Parsley, formerly of this city, and her mother, Mrs. Lancaster, were riding in a gig,, in the vicini ty of Louisburg, the horse took fright and started to run, upsetting the vehicle, by which they were violently thrown out. Horrible to relate, Mrs. Lancaster was in stantly killed, and Mrs. Parsley was so badly injured, that her life is despaired of. ib. C7We are much gratified to learn, that arrangements are in progress for placing a small steam boat on our river, to run regularly between this place and Wilming ton, in connection with the steam er Boston, from Wilmington to Charleston, and the Wilmington and Roanoke Rail Road. She will be of such light draught of water, as to run m the driest sea sons three times a week each way. and calculated only for passen gers. Fayetteville Obs. Longest Rail Road in the Uni ted States. The Portsmouth Va. Times says there will by the end of next ear, be a continuous line of Rail Road for 2 15 miles, from that town to Wilmington, N. C. i Pressure of the Times. We understand that a lot of Bacon was sold at auction a few days since in Nash county, at 7 per pound. Halifax Adv. cents CTW'e understand the schr. Benjamin Harrison, with a cargo ol corn, was stranded a few days since, while endeavoring to pro ceed to sea through Teach's Hole. Washington IVhig. A Wreck. Our correspondent at Portsmouth informs us, that a number of evidences of ihe lale occurrence of a wreck, have been found on the beach about six miles south of Ocracoke. Planks, bro. ken bales of cotton, and other ma serials of a vessel and cargo, am one dead body have been seen The only discoveries giving a elm lo the name or destination of iht vessel and crew, are a box of books containing ihe names of E- liza B. Rodgers, Jos. Rodgers. and a masonic apron, with a silvei badge, inscribed Lancaster Bee man. The planks drilled ashore, are said lo be white pine of very good quality, handsomely paint ed, and the workmanship better than that seen on the generality of merchant vessels. Newbern Sent. &?Com. Rodgers has retired fiom the presidency of the Navy Board, and sailed for England. He is seeking a restoration of health. Com. Warrington is spo ken of to fill the vacancy thus oc casioned. IVilminrrton Ado. dThe reports in the newspa pers with regard to the release of the Mexican vessel Urrea, by Commodore Dallas, we had no doubt were unfounded, as they have proved to be. He holds that vessel subject to the orders of the Executive. As she was captured by way of reprisal, it is presumed she will be restored to the Mexi can government. Outrageous as the conduct of the Mexican fleet has been, in making, indiscrimi nately, prizes of all American ves sels bound to Texas, there is no authority for the very effective, and, under the circumstances, ex cusable remedy, applied by the Natchez. Globe. GThe American vessel Cham pion, carried into Metamoras wiih a cargo worth from 50,000 to $100,000, has been condemned as a lawful prize by the Mexican au thorities, lor being on a voyage to the blockaded ports of Texas. The Julius ( cear will probably share the same fate, and all other American vessels captured by the Mexicans. A messenger is on his way lo make demand for redress in these and all the other cases of outrage upon the United Stales by Mexico. Hopes are entertained that the good sense of the new President will dictate the answer to this de mand, and that prompt justice will render any action of Con gress at the session of September unnecessary. Should these hopes be disappointed, the early meet ing of Congress will be fortunate for those of our fellow citiiens who are engaged in commerce in the Gulf of Mexico. ib. f?The Legislature of Virginia is summoned to convene on the 12lh of June. Governor Clay, of Alabama, refuses to call the Legislature to gether at present he thinks pub lic sentiment does not clearly in dicate such a measure. He rep robates stop laws and replevin laws, as aggravating the evils of the times. CTBy a late enactment of the Legislature of Mississippi, slaves can no longer be introduced into that State as merchandize. IVilmington Adv. Late and important from Tex as. By several arrivals from Texas at New Orleans, we learn that the Mexican fleet abandoned the blockade in the beginning of this month and returned to Tam pico and Metamoras having first captured four or five American merchant vessels, including the Champion and Julius, and also the Texian schooner of war Indepen dence, on board of which was Col. Wharton, late minister to Washington. Every endeavor was making by the Texians to fit out properly their little fleet for sea, which was ready to sail the 15th from Gal veston. Most of the Mexican officers that were detained at Libertad, have been liberated by the gene rosity of President Houston. Congress met the 15th inst. at the town of Houston. The army by constant arrival now amounts to 2400 men, in the best order and discipline, i)tlt Mifler for want of provisions pay. On the 5ih of Mav, unwillingness was manifest-'' number of the volunteers to L I "'(till io their duties, on ihe pretence ' he government not liaviJ" formed their promises. The M lowing day a number were p' irons. The same uigU 5qq ed with muskets went to tlier. i tent and demanded the release",) the prisoners, which bring hrt sed, they forcibly effected same by knocking off the jrnt. Gen. Johnson, the command' though confined to his tei :t, m led his horse, called out the anil, lery corps, loaded the pieces grape and cannister, direct them to fire on the mutineers J they did not immediately retu,a to duty, which they sullenly did. Gen. Johnson is still n,0st the time confined to his tent has written to President Houston to be relieved. Gen. F. Ilousioa has by this time arrived. Besides the 2400 the army now numbers, there are 500 more a the posts of Bexar, Comono.fo From the restlessness manifested and desire to advance, we have scarcely a doubt that they will shortly make a dash at the near! est Mexican towns, Metamoraj and Tampico. They cannot U dismissed, for ihe army, I'i-cmi! Houston knows, is the govern ment; and it is not (living to t!ie humanity but to the cowardice ot the Mexicans that the touiitiv has not been invaded. Washington Market, May SO... Turpentine, new dip, $1 Old $1 25. .Tar,$l 00. Whirr. Petersburg Market, May 29. Cotton 7 lo 10 cents. 7,f. DlD, In Pitt county, on Friday 26iii ult. Mr. Roderick Cherry. I i' icts Can till, At Tar bar o' and Aew York. MAV X9. . pet Tarboro'. Ntxhr-: Eaeon, lb. lo 12 ' lo 1! Bee whs, lb. 0 3 i'2 ii Brai.dv.appW gull'i. 45 50 4'2 4 Coffee, Ib. li 16 10 IS ("orn, bush. 70 80 .e2 & Cotton, lb. 8 7 It; Cotton bag'g. yard. 20 25 16 3 Flour, supf. bl. 7 8 7 it Iron, lb. h 5 3 Lard, lb. 10 12 Gj ! Molasses, gall'n 5." 60 28 Snar. brown: M. 11 j3 fi alt, T. I. bush 70 75 37 S Turpentine, bbl. 1"' 175 -j tVheat, bush. 10" 125 l"i'-! Whiskey, . bbl 60 65 -'9 3' Pay your Taxes. j THE subscriber having hppn nppotf'1 ed Collector of the Thx-s in District JS'o 1, Ttirboro Earnestly mils npon lliosp intprfsH " ccnie forward anl pay ihe same H"' with. Up hopes this notice will I" ' nieiiiately attended to. Jas.U. Rethnonl 7arlfpro June 1, 1S37. STONY MILL: 2lcaDcmp -:: THE EXAMINATION of i' dVnts t this Institution, r j place Thursday and Friday, ioth ami itilhJnne, i At which titn Parents and Guardian-54: particularly invited to at'end Ihe Eierci-es will nxomrneo ' " Moudav,3! July, and leruiiuaie if cember, at the usual prices, r r ''"1' ir. 40 dollars. Tuition will van 10 lo 15 dollars, with a small ( ol ce-iis for privilege f Sitdeii's' I.ilra?J', The siudenis of this school are ir'1 as members of a family, and uhi'''1 intellectual i-imro veint nt is stricO tended to, a njrenial v atclifi:i,,rs over them. u. irti.nd them a!,il,;,, if now, loo prevalent vices nf diipa".(4 t-xtravagauce and idleness an'1 a' v . game time to early impress ou minds, the imporlanee a ueJI as IP f0,! slant practice of virtue. The lrt,rr. effect this object, the number af-"", will again be strictly Jimifd .and (if possible) received who inimot f"11'', to an easv. mild and nan utal, hut a " firm and Diomct discipline. u1r ,,'"( i the school at this ulace has P'0' ,t even beyond rav expecl"0"-' (,. yr suffered but few and short incoii""rl1,; If from bad associations and iron:"'3 j faiences. The situation of the school is one, billing all the advanit s of '",a" (;; retirement, with not a gilt d-0!' 6te miles. Address at fiiiismn's Bridgp ' county, K. C. M. U. Garrett- May 27th, 1637. CTThe Halifax Advoc d? :'vt " weekly insertions and forward ac t
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