North Carolina Newspapers

Whole Jo. 080. Tttrb orou gh, (EtlgecQmbe-CountViJ C.J Saturday, November 4, 1837. Vol xnixo. 4i. The. "Tttrborouzh Press," BV C. KOItO K HOU'A lil), . M'Jie I weekly at To DnHn's -and r-n, CoiH t"r veur, if pni.l in a! va u ' H,rft DoVnr at Hip 'xiiali'n il llie ":5(.,i.iion veir. T'T any perioJ le ''''' ye-ii". Tu?tnl five Cm' ! month gl'ibcrs aie t liliem uisronin-n t'"e- on C'vins notice thereof a'n-1 ' ' airei"-' "UKC resitting at :i 1 1 ,ia"j, ,ist in variattl y pay in h Ivante, or '"tj, ,ej)0iil)lf reference in tli is vicinity. 8"! i not e&ci'tiliiir l(i line. jeili ("' square) will be inserted at the fir' inrnioiwuiil 25 ct. each L Longer ones at that rate lil 6' .antiim."1" .. alprv sauare. Advei tUements must pue.l ilie number of iuieition requi rl or thpy e continued until oilier el ordered, and charged Hccordinly. I .'(u-r-adl essctl to the T.diior init he .,;', jiiJ, or tin y may not he attended to. illisccUancoiiG. WASHING TONS TOM 11. ; )i!) ofthe mighty dead ! Mcral be every tree I'i-.t waves above thy bed Or vlu-iN its bloom cn thee ! Viii!e lull Potomac flows, Bright 'neath Mount Vernon' sun, Hmor'd by friends and foes Rot here, in blest ;epose, WASHINGTON ! 5ofour pilgrim sites. Sons of our boundless west, Ve. whom the tropick fires, Or, the cold lakes lull to rest, Meet here as brothers meet, Round a loved hearth-stone ; Meet in communion sweet, Here, at your father's feet WASHINGTON ! He of Helena's rock Hath an enduring name, Ejhord in buttle shock, sculptured in blood and flame ; Bitwhcn the mother at her knee " Tearheth her cradled son Lemons of liberty, Snail he not lisp of thee, WASHINGTON ! S'uould baleful discord steal Oar patriot strength away. Or fierce Invasion's reckless zeal Restore old Bunker's day. Or mad Disunion smite the tree, Ihut grew 'neath. Glory's sun, What shall the watchword be, Housing the true and free WASHING TON ! From ihe Globe. Washington) Oct 9, I&37. Mr. Editor : It is with no or diaary feeling of solemn gratifica iju mat we are enabled to an "ounce to the public the construe ic cuauieu in uu- lublic the construe- sive marble coffin, mains ofthe immor- oi a massive n which the remain '! "Father of his Country" have ul been deposited in the family vault at Mount Vernon. Alter a lapse of thirty-seven years,, the wooden coffin has just ''fieu Iwice renewed, and ihe rela tes of this great man have, with a becoming and laudable desire, ught for a more permanent and ""perishable receptable in which 13 enshrine the ashes of Washing ton. The construction of the coffin is f ibe modern form, and consists 01 an excavation from a solid Wk of marble eight feet in leilollb ihree feet in width, and lo feet two inches in depth, rest l38n a base or plinth projecting 10uJ the body of the sa: copha S'JS;the lid, or covering stone, is aponJerous block of pure while ,:id'hle, emblazoned with the arms insignia of the United States, "eautifuHy sculptured in the bold eal relief. The design occupies ,arge portion of the central part J.lle top, and represents a shield ,'iVJed into thirteen stripes, rest ' ? on the flag of our country, "li,c,i is attached by cords to a sPear forming a background to tj by which it is support- ' the crest is an eagle, with Pen wingSj jst percliing upon tjiesperior bar of the shield, in c art of clutching the arrows and '" branch. Beneath the hrtno- lid ,. ""h Unon lliP rdain fi1l T it j' I.1.I14 Ul lilt u the hrdd .i.r.1 i.. '"Aniline of Wash .. ucrpiy SLllip- melon. The foot of the coffin bears the following inscription : Ry the permission of Law rence Lewis., surviving executor of Ceorge Washington, this sarco phagus was presented by John Strutheis, of Philadelphia, marble mason, A. L ISo7." Mr. Slruthers, a citizen of Phi ladelphia, was applied to for the construction of a marble sarrnnhii. :,i . ... ,. " ,,W a SP,Ml of "berali- ty, prompted by a deep feeling of regard and reverence for the char acter of Washington, solicited of Major Lewis the privilege to con struct and present to the relatives a cofiiii composed of Pcuns Ivania marble, which he has executed I wan surpassing boldness and beauty of sculpture, for u hich this j gentleman deserves the thanks of , community at large. j The sequestered spot upon which the present family vault is I j built, lies on the southeastern slope ' jof .Mount Vernon, and was select- eu ny Ueueral Washington a short ; and commenced slashing and' lime previous to his death. It is j dashing it about him. The first! skirted by a dense wood in front of blow levelled the foreman consla the enclosing walls whit h contain b!e, u hose bowels nrotinded on the tomb, and consists only of a j the floor, (he died an hour after) brick front, guarded with uu iron! at the next slash he struck by ac gate and gothic archway, over j cident, one of his fellow negroes, which is the following inscription : ithin this enclosure nst the remains of Gen'l Geohoi: Washington. Over the door of the vault is a panel bearing these impressive words from St. John : I am Lie resurrection and the life; he that believelh in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believ elh in me shall never die." The sarcophagus is placed on ! the right of the entrance, between I the outer wall and the vault: and i ' the ceremony of depositing the ! unler a,,a"a. "e orouer s in ! leaden cofiiii within the marble I nuesl returned a verdict of jnslifi- cavity was consummated on urday last, by Mr. Strickland, Mr. Struthers, and Mr. Hill, the sculptor, in the presence of Maj.irKans l!lt,," "!'e I9ih insl., Lewis, Lorenzo Lewis, J. hn A. j M" ms "s l,,al il mosl villanous Washington, George Washington, j P1"1 ,,as Steeled near AUx Miss Jane Washington, and the : andrm, on Ktd Kiver, in the Stale Kev. Mr. Johnson and lady. j o( l-ia. 'I he negroes be- FA!IUSt 'lodging to a Mr. Compton, to Ruhigh and Gaston ail lioad. Vs reports prejudicial to ihe into-! rest ol tins work nave ueen in cir- : culation, we take pleasure in lay-I ig before the public the folloaina1 iuiormaliun as to the affairs of the rest of this work have been in cir- ! company, and the progress of the LVork, which has been obtained from an authentic source: It will be recollcctt d (hat ihe gra-! iling of the Road iv is commeiictd during ihe last wiutei: at which : lime fifty miles weare placed un i . . nr ii,... .... .r.-o.l . .. it- oercouiiaci. vji mu? uiciiuun.i, of forty miles is already cornple- led; Ihe remainder is rapidly pro- es" to negroes, having been ar gresing; and about ten additional rested and discharged for want of miles have been kt. On the' first evidence, the Marshal, in whose ten miles next lo Uoanoke, the custody lie had been, was, on the superstructure is now being laid, 28th September, seized hold of by and it is confidently expected that a mol 0f lynchers, stripped and noriion will be in readines lo re-; sevcrey flogged. A few weeks ceive Ihe cars by the hist day ol j December, or January, at lariht st; . by which timo the bridge at tas I ton win oe mi inr cuuii'uvv. 1 n.iiAii nf tho nmsatTH ul ears. Uu the remaining" forty miles it is thought best not to lay" down the superstructure during the winter, that the banks may have time to . r. ... tUt nni'nmc ! become firm; but on the opening of ihe spring the whole line as iar as the depot at Henderson, a few miles norihof Tar Uiver, will be finished and put in operation im mediately. The limber or the bridge al Gaston has been receiv ed, a pari ofthe bridge is already raised; and the remainder will be put up in a short time. The sills and rails for nearly the whole line far a Tar River have been con tracted for the greater part of them delivered, dressed, and ready to lay down; and the iron for the first fifty miles has been received. Efficient and persevering contrac tors are employed on the whole 'ne; h it is believed that in econo my and faithful and vigorous pro secution, this work will compare with any other of similar magni tude in the United States. The number of contractors and workmen employed, renders the expenditures necessarily very hea vy; and the Stockholders are re lerred lo an advertisement in another column of this paper, from which it will be seen tint re quisitions for further instalments are made. Raleigh Star. The Fruits of Abolition Doc-! trinesJespp.ration arid defence of liuna win Slav way negroes of Virginia, sought shelter in the house of an n!d T,p. gro at Merccrsburg, Pa. on the night of the 4th, who betrayed tiiem to the constables. When the' offictrsntered the garret, one of' lite negroes, a powciful despera-l do, instantly grasped a sharp scythe suspended from a rafter. inflicting a most dangerous wound, which will cause death. At the third soi tic the sc the caught the breast of the second constable, who was retreating, the cut sev ered all the clothe and exposed ihe rib bones to view the third constable escaped with a wound in the face, having bis nose cut off. A. Y. Star. C7IM ihe case of the sherifl who fired and killed some persons' that attempted to rescue the fu gitive slave from the Newark jail, it t s y .t r Sal-!aoie ""miuue. ii i " " i .Murderous Scheme. The New gether w:.h several Iree blacks, an(l I'dct! by vagabond white ne,, wve . J'overed on the 9th ' ulUi "lu lM "K r.ugiccoer " - ' ft-cuted for t sedition, up to the it !,,le . K,,own t0 be had been executed lor the crime I2thinst. A one ofthe principals, made t.is escape. 1 he P,0, st far as ascertained, vvas V - ucaw' n has been providentially avert- e" ... Horrible lynching in JUississip- ' An iilil min Yr i ti na itip ol in. j --- Grace, who had given "free pass- prevj0us .says the V. Sentinel, Mr. j gamicrSj a respectable planter ol ja(ji50n Co., was dragged from his bed, horribly intimated, ins eyes and nose cropped off, and his body scarred to the ribs ! And only a week before the punish j .... . ment above detailed on the Mar of 4 op & , ,,ers . . J broke into ihe house of Mr. Scott, of Wilkinson County, a respecta ble member of the bar, forced him out, and hung him dead on the next tree ! ! . The same paper adds : 11 W e have heard of numerous minor out rages, committed against the peace of society, and the welfare and happiness of the country, but we mention these as the most enor mous that we have heard for some months." ; . Will not ihe vengeance of the law reach the authors of these hor rid and dastardly crimes? Have not these worse than savage mur- ders already branded the State with infamy ! Suspected Murder. The city of Chicago, Illinois, we learn, was thrown into great excitement on the 24th ult. by the discovery that a young lady had been se duced by her brother in-law, a man named Jenkins, abortion ef fected, tinder which she perished, and the body carried to Michigan city, a distance of half a day's sail, for interment. Suspicion having been excited, the remains were disinterred,, and arsenic found in the stomach. The phy sician who attended her, as well as her sister. Mrs. Jenkins, left the place. A legal investigation is proceeding in regard to the mel ancholy affair. The parlies have been heretofore very respectable, and members of the Methodist church. Feasting a City. Heppard, at his Head Quatters in Louisville, recently invited the whole city to partake of an enormous catfish, weighing 122J pounds served up in chowder. The monster was taken in tiie Uhio. Murder and Robbery. A most horrid murder has been committed :n a Mr. Connor, near Lexing ton, Ky. Me was murdered in his house, where he lived alone. The murderers found a thousand dol lars and a gold and silver watch, which they look away with them. Two negroes have been taken up, who confess the crime, and say they were, led on by a white man ofthe name of Iteese, who is in custody. No mention of the re covery of any of the property. fX?" The Legislature of Illinois has passed a law to prevent steam boat racing. The law enacts that w here death is caused by explo sion or otherwise, the cuptain and engineer ofthe boat are liable to be indicted for manslaughter. Ottawa Indians. One hun dred and sixty-six Indians, men, women and children, of the Otta wa tribe, passed through Louis ville on last Monday, from Mau mee, Ohio, on their way to Osage river, under the charge of Col. M'llvaine. Of all the forlorn and wretched looking isel of individuals, whom we have looked upon for this some time past, we willingly concede lo these the palm. All along the levee they were bivouaked amid the curiosity of numerous specta tors who had assembled to witness them, and had formed a complete circle around each group, as ihey were busily and unheediogly en gaged in their cuisine. We were enabled, by dint of perseverance, lo thrust our optics through a cranny formed by a man having his arms placed a-trim-bo, and dis cerned sufficient of the spectacle, as to . liable us lo pen a brief para graph relating thereto. Surrounding a fne we caught a glimpse of several squaws stand ing, and in the occasional act of regulating the cooking of some pork which they had placed in a skillet, while ever and anon throe or four little papooses would emcree from the crowd ami dis close themselves to our view in an almost entire state of nudity. The whole aspect of the respective groups which we glanced upon was picturesque indeed, and re minded us strongly of a Gipsey encampment, as their tawdry ap pearance was fraught with all the characteristics noted among those wandering and singularly strange people. Having satisfied our cu riosity with those on the landing, we were induced to take a survey of the others, who remained on board the steamboat which was to convey them to St. Louis. Through the politeness of Col. ALIIva ine we had some very in teresting particulars communica ted to us respecting them, and also a friendly -introduction to IVau cousionfee, a lineal descendant of the celebratrd warrior chief Pon tine, who has been immortalized by the pen of a distinguished Ame rican novelist. The personal appearance of the Ottawas is decidedly inferior to that of the Sioux and other tribes w hich we have occasionally seen ; the stamp of degradation appears much more visible in their bloated and disfigured countenances, and evinces at once that the fierce and warlike souls of their sires, ani mates no more the bosom of ihis degenerated race of men. We gleaned from the Colonel that ihey expressed no manner of regret upon leaving the soil and ashes of their forefathers but on ihe contrary appeared much de lighted with the proposed emigra tion and the novelty which would necessarily ensue on the occasion. Their minds had been made per fectly quiescent upon the assur ance, that wild turkeys and game in abundance was to be fount! at their new location. Hut alas, their oracles have departed, their council fires have been quenched, and all that remains of that once powerful tribe, is this sad relic of their former pride ! a severe com ment in sooth upon the desecrating march of civilization among their people . J rff '.rsonville Courier. ft?" We cordially respond to the. following judicious remark? from the Providence (R. I.) Journal, on an abuse which has become a perfect nuisance throughout the country : Indian Names. The new Slate of Michigan has passed one ofthe most sensible laws ever enact ed by a Van Buren Legislature. Its object is to preserve the noble and harmonious old Indian names, which have been given to every river, nnd lake and forest and mountain in the country, and which, by a most execrable taste, have in many instances, been dis placed by the hackneyed names of European cities, or of distinguish ed men. The law provides that no town shall be named after any toiher place or after any man, without first obtaining the consent of the Legislature. The conse quence is, that Michigan is desti tute of London, I'aris and Amster dam ; unlike either of her sisier Slates, she boasts neither Thebes, Palmyra, Carthage or Troy. No collection of log huts, with half a dozen grocery stroes, has been honored with the appellation of Liverpool, nor has any enrbryo city, with a college or an acadeniy, in contemplation, received the ap propriate name of Athens. She is the only State but has a Mos cow and a Morocco, in the same latitude ; and an Edinburgh aud an Alexandria within 30 miles of each other. Babylon, Sparta and Corinth, though they have been transplanted to every other part of the Union, are destined never to flourish on the soil of Michigan. No Franklin or Greene or Jeffer son, which would make the five hundreth, no Washington, which would make the ten thousandth of the same name is lo be found in her borders. On the contrary, her liivers and Lakes still retain the full rich swelling names which were bestowed upon them by the red men of ihe forests, aud her towns bear the names ofthe sturdy chiefs who once battled or hunted in their streets. Strange when we have such a noble nomencla- lure as the Indians have left us, that we should copy from the worn out names of ancient cities, and which awnke no feelings but ridicule, by the contrast between the old and the new. Mohawk, Seneca, Massasoit, Ontario, Erie, how infini ely supeiior to Paris, London, Fishville, Butiertcwn Bungtown, izc. The feeling which prompts us to perpetuate the names of our revolutionary heroes by naming towns after them, is high!;.- honorable ; but it should not be forgotten that fre quent repetion (especially in cases where the tow n is utteriy unwor thy of its namesake) renders the name vulgar aud ridiculous. It seems that, not content with dri ving the Indians from the soil, we are anxious to obliterate every trace of their existence. We are glad to see a better taste begin ning to prevail upon this subject, and we hope that the example of Michigan will be followed, if not by legal enactments, at least by the force of public opinion. Escape from tyuicksand, Mr. Spalding, a Missionary among the Indians west of the Rocky IMoun- tains, thus describes a narrow es cape : "I drove my wygon on what I supposed to be a white sand plain, with a few scattering bunches nf sedge. All al once 1 saw the whole surface for a dis tance around agitated with a tre mulous, quivering motion. I in stautly cried to Mrs. Spalding, ri ding some distance before, to stop aud remain unmoved. Al that moment both . my horses weut dow n nearly out of sight. Fortu nately the wagon did not. I turned lo look for help and saw one of Dr. Whitman's pack horses go down, and several others at the same time. Mrs. S.'s horse was led back by Mr. Fitzpatrick without getting in. By the mercy of God, we all escaped with our animals, unhurt. It was a bed of quicksand mire crusted over by the heat ofthe sun. W esaw seve ral places where it was evident that Buffaloes had plunged and disappeared, after struggling per haps for hours. Boston Times. The way to win a Kiss. The late Mr. Jarvy Bush amused us once with a story told of a brother barrister on the Leicester circuit. As the coach was about starting after breakfast, the modest limb ol the law approached the landlady, a pretty quakeress, who was seat ed behind the bar, and said he could not think of going without, giving her a kiss. "Friend," said she, "thee must not do it." "Oh, by heavens, I will !" replied the eager barrister. "Well, frieinf, as thou liast sworn, thee may do it; but thee must not make a prac tice of it. A Compliment to the Medical Profession. The Hamburg Ga zette says, in speaking ofthe influ enza, or grippe, in Hanover, "the disorder is, however, of short du ration, being over in two days; es pecially when the patients remain quietly in their chambers, without any Medical advice." Tobacco Chewers. In a work on tumors, bv JuhnC. Warren. just published by Crocker and o . : - ,i-:t.: r ui ensier, m ucsliiuui a tase oi cancerous affection of the tongue, caused by the habitual use of to bacco in the mouth, the doctor, whose authority in such cases will hardly be disputed, says : "To bacco is a common cause of can cer in the tongue and in the lip. For many years back, I have questioned those affected with this disease, as to their use of tobacco, and they have generally answered in the affirmative. Every man who chews tobacco, may, I think, consider himself particularly e posed to the danger of having cancer on his tongue.' ex- fXT If yon want to make a so ber man a drunkard, give him a wife who w ill scold al him every time he comes home.