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SATURDAY, OCT. 21. 1R37. CCWe are indebted to liie Hon. ft. Strange for a pamphlet copy of his Speech in the Senate on the 2 1 st ult. on Mr. Calhoun's amend ment to the Sub-Treasury bill -an outline of which, as reported for the Globe, we copied into our paper of the 30th ult. This Speech is represented as one of the .happiest efforts of Judge Strange, and lias added not a lit tle to his reputation as an orator and a statesman. It is said to be one of the best speeches delivered in support of that measure, and is spoken of in terms of admiration even by the whig presses of this State. It is with heartfelt plea sure we see the Judge so ably and so fearlessly sustaining the cause of Democracy. We have been fivored also, by the Hon. J. Rynum, with a pamphlet copy of the documents lately transmitted by the Presi dent to Congress, embracing the correspondence between the Tex ian envoy extraordinary and the Secretary of Slate, on the subject of the annexation of Texas to the Union. The communication of General Hunt, The Texian functionary, af ter giving a historical detail of vents connected with the separa tion of Texas from Mexico, en ters upon the subject of annexa tion to the United Stales. In his answer, Mr. Forsyth declines en tering into the historical investi gation, the policy of the United States having always been to treat with governments dt facto, and assigns as au insurmountable diffi culty in the vvay of annexation, the existence of amicable rela tions with Mexico, which must of necessity be interrupted should sucn a measure ue auopieu. i ne language of the Secretary of Stale is as follows: "So long asTexas shall remain at war, while the United States are at peace with her adversary, the proposition of the Texian mi nister plenipotentiary necessarily involves the question of war with that adversary. The United States are bound to Mexico bv a treaty of amity and commerce, which will be scrupulously obser ved on their part, so long as it can be reasonably hoped that Mexico will perform her duties and res pect our rights under it. The United States might justly be sus pected of a disregard of the friend ly purposes of the compact, if the overture of General Hunt were to be even reserved for future consi deration, as this would imply a disposition on our part to espouse the quarrel of Texas with Mexico; a disposition wholly at variance with the spirit of the treaty, with the uDjform policy and the obvi ous welfare of the United States." At the same time, Mr. Forsyth adverts to the acquisition of Flo rida and Louisiana as having been effected with the privity and con sent of the governments to which these territories had previously belonged. In his reply, General Hunt assumes the position ihat the historical details rejected by Mr. F. are pertinent, inasmuch a?, "they serve to. show the existence of Texas as an independent govern ment, and the impossibility of re conquest by Mexico; and then proceeds to orgue that as it is competent for a nation to part with a portion of hSe!f, as in the cases of Florida and Louisiana, it can also transfer ii9elf en(jre ll)e change being eflected by the si- molianeotis action and universal consent of the whole population. The General thinks that the cir cumstance of the recognition of Texas as au independent govern ment, having been made by the United Slates in advance of other powers, carries with it no claim to a preference in commercial rela tions. We would gladly see Texas ad mitted as a member of this confed eracy, hot the objections urged by the Secretary of Stale againsl such a step under existing circum stances, we view as insuperable. CONGRESS. In the Senate, on the 1 1th inst. the postponement to the regular session of the bill revoking the charters of certain banks in the District of Columbia, and for the suppression of small notes there in, being under consideration: Mr. Strange spoke some time in favor of the postponement. He felt painfully the position in which the District was placed. Kvery step taken convinced him more and more of the danger of the banking system. We hat! crea ted these institutions, and must leave the result to the people. The same anxiety, he presumed, would be fell in every State. You can not approach the banking system without being told of the ruin in which some individual or other would be involved. He was op posed to all the features of the bill; of the three clauses he did not know which was most objec tionable. He could not consent that the issuing of a shin-plaster: which another man agreed to take, should be punished penally, any more than for the issuing of "pro mise to pa" notes ol another kind. When a man issued the shin-plasters, he expected to re deem them; it was the folly of the people which tolerated such a state of things, and be thought it belter to leave the w hole matter to experience, which could alone cure the evil. Mr. King, of Alabama, was e lected on the 13th, President pro lein. of the Senate. On taking the chair he made a brief but elo quent address. In the House of Representa tives, on the 9th inst. numerous petitions were presented in rela tion to the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and the annexation of Texas. On the lat ter subject, Mr. Adams presented one from upwards of 3,000 w omen of the city of Boston. On Mr. A.'s motion, this petition was or dered to be printed, with the peti tion offered some daj-s since by Mr. Wise, from certain women in Halifax, Va., praying Congress to furnish husbands for Northern females. The Treasury note bill passed the House, with an amendment limiting the lowest denomination lo $50, the Senale having fixed il at $100. The bill as thus a mended was sent back to the Sen ale and passed by that body , r on 1 1 ayes oo, noes o. i ne Dill pro vides that liie notes shall bear in terest at the rate of G per cent. amount of issue ten millions of dollars none to be issued after the 31st Dec. 1S33, and none lo be re-issued after they shall be re lumed to the Treasury. On the 5th, the resolution de claring lhat it is inexpedient to charter a National Bank, passed the House by a vote of 122 to 91. (Messrs. By num, Connor, Haw kins, McKay and Montgomery, ol this Slate, voting in the affirma tive and Messrs. leberry, Gra ham, Rencher, Shcpard, Shep perd, Stanly, and Williams, in the negative. Mr. Sawyer, absent.) A bill has passed both Houses, requiring the postage on all lei lers, sent by the Kxpress mail, to be paid in advance. Sub-Treasury Bill. A lettei by Express, received bv the Edi tor of the Register, stales that the t ...... . . . divorce Hill has been deleated in Ihe House, by a majority of 23 This is not as yet confirmed thro any other channel, but we hnh there could be no mistake on t subject of such notoriety. j Raleigh Standard. OyThe following touching and impressive sentiments were penned a short time previous to his death, by Wm. W. IV. Knight, son of Mr. James Knight of this county, whose sudden & premature decease was recently announced in this pa per. This case may be added to those singular and unaccounta ble instances where individuals have been deeply impressed with a presentiment of approaching dis solution, lie had completed his education and was preparing to move to this place and commence the study of medicine, when he repeatedly observed, although ap parently in the enjoyment of health, that he did not believe he should ever reach town. One evening he ate his supper as usu al and went to bed about twelve o'clock he was seized with the cramp colic, and in about five hours he was snatched away by the hand of dealh, thus over whelming his parents in affliction. The Life of Man. What is the life of man? It is like a flower that flourishes in the morning, and when the sun arrives at his meii dian il withers away and there is no more of it. And so it is with man when he arrives at the prime of life he is cut down by death before he is aware ol it and landed in eternity, there to remain . forever, whether in glory or perdi lion. But man never can see how long his life is. Some men think their lives are very certain and they can put ofl'all thoughts con cerning il, and at the same lime they are in danger of being swept away. And we cannot tell when our lives shall ejid, nor can we call back the hours that we have spent unconcernedly of dealh. The hour comes and we must go, whether prepared or not, and we ought to be prepared for it when il comes. Our lives are commis sioned to us but a short time, and are like weights hanging on a thread; and when it is cut in two it is gone forever and in ano ther place. Our lives are like stars lhat fail, they fall to rise no more; when the brittle thread of life breaks we fall lo rise no more. And we ought to keep this in our minds, that there is but one step between life and death. FOn THE TARBOItO FRT2SS. OUR TOWN. Mr. Editor: I beg the indul gence of the citizens of Tarboro', while I call their attention to some small matters in which they are all interested. It is generally conceded, I believe, that TarborV possesses.as many advantages, not to say attractions, as any other town ol the same siie in Carolina! It is principally with a hope that some of its imperfections may be remedied, lhat 1 trouble you with these remarks; and it is believed lhat there is public spirit enough amongst us to profit by the hint. Many things are not done be cause ihey are not thought of, and we often see persons looking for a knife w hich they are holding in their hand at the same lime. Things are regarded as of high import at a distance, which pass entirely unnoticed at home. In the firsl place, there are ma ny old buildings of little or no va lue, of course of very combustible materials, which should by all means be removed. J hey not only detract from the looks of the place, but are certainly danger ous to the public safety in regard to tire, bo, too, I have frequent ly observed large piles of chips, straw, fcic. lying in, the back yard of merchants, w hich seem to mani fest a want of prudence of which 1 could scarcely suspect them in the absence of ocular proof. Again, ihe habit ol smoking cigars, espe cially by bovs, is not only very disagreeable to many persons par ticularly in a crowded room, but very dangerous in the hands of careless and inadvertent persons. To speak plainly, Mr. Editor, when I have seen a complete fog raised at the church door princi pally by a parcel of little himca muncas, who have totally "out grown their clothes," and who in stead of attending to the services in a becoming manner as lhe should be made to do, thus an noying those who wish to do so, I can scarce repress my indignation. Their parents, or those under whose control they are, should look to this matter. : The location of the tow n would seem to afford every facility for nice, and clean streets. But, sir, is this the case? Look directly in front of your Court House. Yes, sir, as splendid a Court House as in Eastern Carolina. Come out of it, step in the street and the French Emperors favor ite expression is found lo be lite rally verified. " There is but one step from the sublime to the ridi culous," often said ihe great Na poleon. Nor is this all: look at the tim bers, brickbats, sand banks, and various other impediments often to be met with even on Main street. lut here I may be an swered by the town authorities, how are we to prevent it? I an swer, by rigorously enforcing a penalty on every offender. Once fix your streets in good order and a rigorous ami impartial enforce ment of proper enactments will keep them so. And here permit me to urge it upon the owners of! town property on the principal streets, to aid in this praiseworthy Wjecl by painting their house f - II'. C. .i waitings, &c. and improving ihe side walks in front of iheir build ings. Neatness is preferable to splendor. A tidy cottage is more idmired by men of, taste lhaua filihy casile. As regards the ex p use il is mere nothing, a pitiful excuse. Let no one through a contemptible fear lhat others w ill be benefitted as well as himself, be deterred from the laudable object. Who, when abroad, does not pre fer to hear his place of residence spoken of in terms of praise? How much more pleasing to hear a li velier say, "This is indeed a neat pretty place, I admire it," than to hear him exclaim, "What a mise rable dirty place, I wish to leave it as quick as possible." It should be borne in mind, too, that strangers generally form their notions of the inhabitants of a town by the appearance of the town itself. I have travelhd some and I well know I never enter ed a town or house, but 1 formed an opinion at once of the charac ter of the people, by the appear ance of their buildings and home stead. The man of industry audj the sluggard, need not be seen to be distinguished. Nor is long no ' quaintance required to detect the sloven, though in the dress of a dandy. Upon thp whole, Mr. ! Editor, I beg the good citizens of I arboro to I ay self asioe lor once, ann in a nobler spirit act like "a band of brothers joined." PRO PATH I A. Mail Route between f Filming ton and Halifax. The letter be-1 low, from the Post Office Depart- ment, shows more satisfactorily! than any other mode we could adopt, the present obstacles to constituting a mail rontedirect be tween Wilmington and Halifax. This difficulty however need not exist longer than the next meet ing of Congress. If the citizens of ihningtou will again meet, and set forth their wishes, in a proper manner, tu the National Legislature, through their Repre sentative, we doubl not the action of Congress will be in accordance with their wishes. Let unanimi ty and promptitude be manifested in the mailer, and all will be well. Wilmington Adv. Post OJJice Department, Con- tract Office, 6A Oc. 1 837. 5 Sir: A communication without any signature,, addressed to the Postmaster General, has been re ceived by him, in which the wri ter complains, that there had. been no answer to an application of the citizens of Wilmington, N. C. for four horse post roach service, three times 'a. week, from thus place to HaliTax, N. C, Be pleased lo notify the citizen of Wilmington, that their applica tion was acted on with as little de lay as circumstances would per mit, and that on the 1st of August last, a letter v; addressed by the First Assistant Post Master Gen eral, lo Aaron Lazirus, whose name was signed to their memo rial as Chairman, advising him that the contemplated route would pass over a road not declared to be a public post route by laiv, that under that view of the matter, the Department could not grant the application; and that before any steps could be taken by the De partment, it would be necessary for Congress first to act, by pass ing a law creating the route. Respectfully, Your Ob't Servant, WM. H. DUNDAS, For the 1st Ass'nt. P M. Gen. Postmaster, Wilmington, N. C. (IT We are happy lo learn by the advertisement of the Presi dent, lhat ihe Wilmington Kail Road Company have their line between Halifax and Charleston in complete operation. The Bos ton has received thorough repairs and has already resumed her run between Wilmington and Charles ton. The other boat ordered by the Company will be at her post early in November. Thus the travelling public are ensured a safc and expeditions passage between the Northern cities and Charles ton three times a week, at a sea son w hen adverse winds and rough seas, render it questionable if such good fortune would be theirs on either of the sea routes.' Portsmouth Times. DREADFUL DISASTER I Eighty-three lives lost! AVe have obtained ihe melancholy in telligence from two of ihe survi- I vnrs, that on' Monday afternoon; the 0th inst. during a north-east i gale, the New York and Charles- ton steam packet Home, Captain Carleton While, sprung aleak and at night she was wrecked about five miles north ofOcracoke Bar. There were eighty passengers-on board, and forty three hands; six ty of ihe former perished, inclu ding twenty-eight Ladies and sev eral children! Among the ladies were ihe wives of Mr. R. I?. Hus sey and Capi. Hill. Of the crew, twenty-three were drowned, inclu ding ihe two mates. Capt. White was saved. We are indebted lo Mr. Hussey for the following list of passen gers saved: I. S.Col ien, of Columbia, A. A Lovegreen, Charleston, Charles Drayton, do., B. B. Hussey, do., Thomas Smilh, do,, Madame La Coste, Mrs. Schroder, C.C.Cady, Montgomery, (Ala ) J. D. Ro land, New Yoik, John Bishop, do., .H. Vandeizee, do.j Jabez Holmes, do., Hiram Anderson, do., Capt. Hill, Capt. Sailers, James Johnson, Boston, Conrad Quinu, New Jersey, John Mather, William S. Reid, New Haven, (Conn.) D. Clark, Athens, Geor gia. Washington IV hi r. Cr-We uriderst and thai George VV. Adams, of Greensville county, Va. was shot on Thursday, ihe 12ih instant, hy a man by the name of Newsom. Mr. Adams was formerly a resident of this county. Ualiftx Adv. r?"A letter to the Eilimra nf ihe Raleigh Register, dated apriugueio, L,a. bept. 20, states thai a great many of the Planters and Overseers have lately been murdered by the slaves. A few weets since, a couple of negroes (man and wife) were hung just. a bove here, for the murder of their mistress. They were taken down, their heads cut off, and their bo dies burnt by the negroes present. Infanticide. Catharine Ingles, at Albany, N. Y. is under trial on charge of murdering-her child and at'Lowell, Mass, great excite ment is caused by the 'trial of u physician, who is accused of hav- Ill"1 Iippji i I : anie crime by brir.gi1fTo ,. " lure birth in a u.;m..' who instigated hi,,, l0 INDIAN WAU. C7The NatimV.l !..... " ""eiil-rp,,. states that the War lias declined a rnmni;. ' -; ihe request o Sc()U M nlat-Pfl in ntr, ....... i r ' 1 , ... iiniutiiiu 01 l!je L ri .1 nrm v. Rpvnhifinn .Y Ljuma j(, ., Mexico. The St. Iw.wtV states lhat the earlv arr'u-t Fall company of Traders Santa Fe, brings advice J complete Revolution in tla, e. J the murder of the Governor , an nis principal okVers, aiu stallation of ihe rebel chief asp vernnr of the Slate. About ft teen persons were killed, and fi" or six wounded. At tlip i3il H counts all, seemed quiet. Ii is ad" ded that the priests were also!'! obnoxious to the ,Uevolmi0n;sl: and many1 of them had sufoe personal violence of a most outrl geous character. The heavy exactions of the Go. veruor is said to be the priiiLjPl! cause of this revolt. New Mexico is a territory cfii,, Mexican confederacy, t)f w Santa Fe is the capital. lopul lion, 50,000, half of whom an Indians. ' fayetteville, Oct. 4. Ntiv Cotton. The first ,afcu new cotton received in this mar ket "was sold this morning at 1 1 cents. A few other boles how ever, afterw ards sold at 8j rt which may be considered as abut: the proper quotation. 0k Petersburg Market, Oct. i:. Cotton no change in price, 8 1 1 cents. Int. jYorfolfc Market, Oct. 13 -Cot ton since our last, two lots of fair quality, have arrived. We have, however, no alteration to notice 8 lo 10 cents. Her. Prices Current, Jit Tarboro and New Fork. OCT. 9. Bacon, B'.esw ax, braiilv,appU CoflVe, Corn, Cotum, Cotton hag'g. Klour, spf. I ron, Laid, Molasses, Sugar, brown Sab, T. . I urpeHl iuf, tVhat, Whiskey, Tarboro', 10 12 '20 2 to 1W ; l i Ji fa 70 s 2o 23 $1 A J 5 10 12 50 53 10 i2 C5 7 ."0 173 ;,0 53 lit ii ih. gfill' n U. ImisIi. lb. y I ). II1. Il. I!,. giiU'n lb. 41 i'5 1 Si lt' :t t busb i. .)!,. I.bl 22j '. 150 K Lost or Mishiid, fin I1RF.E Notts of Haml-rne vs.M' JU. Lawrence. Sr of Com-too, lor dated in 163, and bearing intne-t lro 1st Jan. 1337. One (In. vs. .h.sliun r" tin. for about dated in May Loin lasl, with iut rvsi from the date. One" William T. kllim.r. for JS25. da'cl ! pinning of June last, will) interest fr date, ror inoiii-y lent, as expr.-wu" note. 'J hese iifitrs are ;.ll ina Je l')al'li warned trading for tlie fame. . James Kllinor. October 16, 1S37. JL the Store house, Lot, Uoo.K ami Merchandize, of Messrs. U- ' finiir R..l.eM-ii.Pr.i lmvin-r nurc- soirSs Co. intend Citrrvmg on -re .Ti. ... . -i. i wl.es at t" old stand, under I lie firm of J of J. Lawrence- crtiiinr uusuiess in mi ii .Menu." One of the firm is now in l,k' u lay in a large assort ient of sea""8''1 STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, AC. Which Will be here by or before Nolr"j . her Court all of which e a e detei f d to soil at a small advance r cas,,iUe on a ci edit lo pdiicinal cs:oin',rs shall keep constantly on hau l ie assortment of(iool fe rBe,r ljHi.- (D We. have also purrh?e.l ,be , smith nod his totd. All kiml ol ' t smith wo, k uill be doi.e at Iht n notice, hs usual. -j 1 1 r r ) il.' 1?F. y JOS 14 If fwlVHEL- Tftrb'.rn', Oct. !. IKil N. B. Dr. Jusiah Lavreact' .' 'he practice uf mrdu-inej ! C'-1'
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