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CAei ilie estimates, no ft 11 ft l. a KnitrMin lit itpfrav- Dfthera.ist sol nalionaleoniami, seems iiheiy 10 ' in and those ot" Hie most olleusite character, admiite&l of immediate, simple, ntici satisfactory replies, il is only within a few Hays past that any specific communication in answer-to our last demand, made five months ago, has been received W fi-iim the Mexican Minister. i mem, intr lire .current .-expeeb promptitude and fidelity. Notwithstanding the great em barrassments w hich have recently occurred in commercial a (lairs, and the liberal indulgence which, in consequence of these einbarrass- a lwui ni-iuiel lO LMHIl lias the report of the Secretary of the merchants and the bank, " State, herewith presentee!, aou me , grainy mg 10 ue au.c aecomoauvinir ducunit ots, it will that the Treasury notes which .1... f..r not one of our have been issued during me pre- dimeulty I State Ugislat sen. Appnseu 01 i stance, you will judge, whether a is not m sl probable inai c -liar condition of that vast interest in these respects, the extent to which it has been spread through all the ramifications of society, us direct connection with the men pending elections, and the feelings il was calculated to infuse into the have exercised a mi over the result, be seen, .1 i public complaints has satisfaction sent year, will be redeemed, a mi I : nr.t- iii:it bill one ' ihui the resources ol llie I re.iaur). neen uiveii ui civen of the cases of personal wrong has been favorably considered; and that but four cases of both descrip li )iis, out of all tliose formally presented, and earnestly pressed, have as yet been decided upon by the Mexican Government. iot perceiving in what manner any of the powers given to the Executive alone could be farther usefully employed in bringing this unfortunate controversy to a sat isfactory termination, the subject was by "my predecessor referred to Congress, as one calling for its intemoshion. In accordance with the clearly understood wishes ol, the Legislature, another and fur-! mal demand for satisfaction has been made upon the Mexican Go vernment, with what success the documents now communicated will show. On a cartful and de liberate examination of their con tents, and considering the spirit manifested by the Mexican Go vern'iient, it has become my pain ful duty to return the subject, as it now" stands, to Congress, to whom it belongs, to decide upon the time, the mode, and the mea sure of redress. Whatever may be your decision, it shall be faith fully executed, confident that il will be characterized by that mo del ation and justice, which w ill, I trust, under all circumstances, govern the councils of our coun try. The balance in the Treasury on the first day of January, 1837, was forty-five millions nine hun dred and sixtv-cightjhousand five hundred and twenty-three dollars. The receipts during, the present year from all sources, including the amount of Treasury .notes is sued, are estimated at twenty-three millions four hundred and ninety- nine thousand nine hundred and eighty-one dollars, constituting an aggregate of sixty-nine "millions four hundred and sixty-eight thou sand five hundred and four dol lars. Of this amount, about thirty five millions two hundred and eighty-one thousand three hun dred and sixty-one dollars will have been expended at the end of the year on appropriations made by Congress; and the residue, amounting to thirty-four millions one hundred and eighty-seven thousand one hundred and forty- three dollars, will be the nominal balance in the Treasury on the first of January next. Hut of that sum, only one million eighty-five thousand four hundred and ninety eight dollars is considered as im mediately available for, and ap plicable to, public purposes.- Those portions of it which will be for some lime unavailable, consist chiefly of sums deposited with the Slates, and due from the former dt posite banks. Thedetails upon this subject will be found in the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury. The amount ofj Treasury notes, which il will be necessary to issue during the year on account of those funds being unavailable, will, it is supposed, not exceed four and a half millions. 1 1 seemed proper, in the condition of the country, to have the esti mates on all subjects made as low as practicable, without prejudice to any great public measures. The Departments were, therefore, de sired to prepare their estimates ac cordingly, and I am happy to find that they have been able u gradu ate them on so economical a scale. In the great and often unexpected fluctuations to which the revenue h subjected, it is not possible to without any resort to loans or in creased taxes, will prove ample for defraying all charges imposed on il fluriiu' i 838. The Ueporl of the Secretary of the Treasury will afford you a more minute exposition of all mat ters connected with the adminis tration of the finance? during the current year; a period which, for the amount of public moneys dis bursed and deposited with the Slates, as well as the financial diffi culties encountered and overcome, has few parallels in our history. Your attention was, at the last session, invited to the necessity of additional legislative provisions in respect to the collection, safe-keeping and transfer oi the public mo ney. No law having been then matured, ami not understanding the proceedings of Congress as in tended to be fiual,il becomes my duty again to bring the subject to your not ire. On thai occasion, three modes ofperlormiug this branch of the public service were presented for consideration. These were : the creation of a National Hank; the revival, with modifications, of the deposite system established by the act of the 22d of June, 183G, per mitting the use of the public mo neys by the banks; and the discon tinuance of the use of such insti tutions for the purposes referred to, with suitable provisions for their accomplishment through the Hgency of public officers. Con sidering the opinions of both Mouses of Congress on the two first propositions as expressed in the negative, in which 1 entirely concur, il is unnecessary for me again to recur to them. In re spect to the last, you have had an opportunity since your adjourn ment, not only to test still lurtiier lite expediency of the measure, by the continued practical operation of such parts of il as are now in force, bui also to discover what should ever be sought for and re garded with the utmost deference; the opinions and wishes of the people. The national will is the supreme law of the Republic, and on all subjects within the limits of his cnustiiitutional powers, should be faithfully obeyed by the public servant. Since the measure in question was submitted to your consideration, most of you have enjoyed the advantage of personal communication with your constitu ents Tor one Slate only has an election been held for the Federal Government; but the early day at which il took place, deprives the measure under consideration ol much of the support it might other wise have derived from the result. I local elections for State officers have, however, been held in seve ral of the Slates, at which the ex pediency of the plan proposed by the Executive has been nlore or less discussed. You will. I am confident, yield to their results the respect due to every expression ui ru:ilif vim. I luci i'i it ir however, to arrive at truth and a just view of the subject in all hs bearings, yon will at the same time remember, that questions of far deeper and more immediate local interest, than the fiscal plans of the National Treasury, were involved in those elections. Above all, we eaunol overlook the striking fact, that there were at the lime in those States more than one hundred and sixty millions of bank capital, of which large portions were subject to actual forfeiture oilier large portions upheld only by special canvass, ifrpnter influence than any which could possibly have been produced by a conflict of opinion in respect to a question ;.. il.o orl.tiiiiiitralion of the Gene- in ttie aU'fuuisii diiun v - ral Government, more remote and far less important in its bearings upon that interest. 1 have found no reason to change my own opinion as to the expediency of adopting the sys tem proposed, being perfectly sat isfied that there will be neither sta bility nor safely, either in the fiscal affairs of the Government, or in llie pecuniary transactions of ind. viduals and corporations, so long as a connection exists between them, which, like the past, offers likely to promote the public iulc- confid,-ii: c ami esteem, andinvtg rest. They are now, as they rale them to renewed dims m were before, submitted , with nn- Xher endeavors to ai rest llie pro feigned deference for the opinions g'ress of "the already overgrown of others. Il was hardly to l,e j nIi.ience of corporate auihori hoped that changes so important j " rSrSS, a - ,,pe.l.,-r or Republican m- : AU.tUx? f Ariiniiui: but W 1 SlllUllotlS. 1 1 J u a mti oitj --j' 7 long as those conflicting views are kept above the influence ol in dividual or local interests: so long oc 1 1 1 1 v" niirstip Oil Iv the iTeneral n.v J --. J . good, and are discussed with mo deration and candor, such diver sity is a benefit, nut an injury. Il" a majority of Congress see the public welfare in a different light; and more especially if theyshou!d be satisfied that the measure pro posed w ould not be acceptable to the people; I shall look to their vvixlotn to substitute such as may be mere conducive to the one, and more satisfactory to ihe other. In any event, they may confidently rely on my hearty co-operaiion to the fullest extent which my view of the Constitution and mv sense of duty w ill permit. It is obviously important to this pounds and upward? j There were not n,-nv ' ? Mi chasers. ,,JUpu: Washington Mnrh-t ?, Turnenimp .v.' ' . 6c,'l Old $ GO. h 51 Tar,$l. 10. rtJV communicated, CP- Elder J. J. Puiht nreach at Gum . f . I Oil, . T - . ' I i.ci. , loiu, at L,iuie (3 1 at 1 arboro'; 20th Town Creek. L'riCCS Cnri-PHi j9 Turban? and x'tl0 j- i " , !. i Kr-nwli nf tlip niiblie service, and sucn strong inuucemeuis iu nidnri . , , them the subjects of political agi-j to the business and q-iiet ol the tation. Indeed, I am more than ! country, that the whole subject ever convinced of the dangers to! should in some way be settled and which the free and unbiased exer- regulated by law; and, if possible, at your present session. Besides the plans above referred to, 1 am not aware that any one has been (XT We learn that Dr. John Parker, a native of this county and formerly an inhabitant of this place, but for several years past a resident of Florida, suddenly and mysteriously disappeared a short time since. The following par ticulars of this distressing event from the New York Star, coincide with those received by bis afflicted relatives: Me was last seen ri ding 25 miles from Pensacola, on the Escambia, where his horse C I I. ,1 nm( llie .flic WaS lOUUU llllLlieU, US was tuo t-us- poo jjj torn nrevious to coina over to the! Lard, lb. ' . . . i i i Uulasses, eall'u island opposite, where nis uanua i $uUVt brownj n,. i 1 t tl! 1 x rrt I. were at worli. Hie latuiiui uog". , I urpentine. Ibl. came to the quarters of the negroes j wheat, i.u.u rr.iva i.io firct mtuntmn nl i Whiskey. Ml the disappearance of his master, who is supposed to have been murdered or drowned. ai 0;j DEC. 11. Bacon, Beeswax, Brand r, apple' Coffee, Corn, Cudun. Cotton bag'g.'yard I' tour, stipf. ; I) UI lb lb. rnll lb. bush, lb. rise of political opinion the only sure foundation and safeguard of i ennhln -an irovertimenl would be exposed bv any further increase ofj suggested, except that of keeping the already overgrown influence the public money in the State of corporate authorities. I can- banks in special deposite. ilns not, therefore, consistently wilh plan is, to some extent, in accor- mv views of duty, advise a renewal j dance with the practice ol me uo- vernment, auu wuu me urcsem ui -rangement of the Treasury De partment; which, except, perhaps, of a connection which circumstan ces have dissolved. The discontinuance of ihe use of State banks for fiscal purposes ought not to be regarded as a mea sure of hostility towaid those in stitutions. Hanks, properly es tablished and conducted, are high ly useful to the business of the country, and will doubtless con tinue to exist in the Slates, so long as they conform to their laws, and are found to be safe and beneficial. Mow they should be created, what privileges they should enjoy, un der what responsibilities they should act, and to what restric tions they should be subject, are questions which, as 1 observed on a previous occasion, belong to the States to decide. Upon liieir rights, or the exercise of them, the General Government can have no motive to encroach. Its duty to ward them is well performed, when it refrains from legislating for- their special benefit, because such legislation would violate the spirit of ihe Constitution, and be unjust to other interests; when il takes no steps to impair their use fulness, but so manages its own affairs as to make il the interest of those institutions to strengthen and improve iheir condition for the security and welfare of the community at large. They have OC5 The reader will learn from the following communication, that our old friend I. Norfleet, Esq. is not yet "wearied in welldoing:" .17. Howard : As a still further token of my regard for the "free dom of the press, 1 present you with a "joke" to swallow, without (breaking or 'cracking" the vessel 'that contains it. Swallow it just tlHl 2U 27 ,5'. 60100 : ; i Z Vr 10 '2 ; 50 5.3 (! 2 u Go t 3J 3, 1-25 I5n 225 1 0 12.) hup LA. YALLKE Female Seminary fill JIT. Exercises of tlie aW? f., JUL lion win re-coiiinici.cp m Mum'a the oth ol January . Tipfiott &. llrmvnhw Italifai, N.C. December 8, 1;!T. Notice. during the operation of the late before you fall into the arms of deposite act, lias always been al lowed, even during the existence of a National Hank, to make a temporary use of the Sjale banks, in particular places, for the safe keeping of portions of the reve nue. This discretionary power might be continued, if Congress deem it desirable, whatever gene ral system may be adopted. So long as the connection is volun tas, we need perhaps anticipate few of those difficulties, and little of that dependence, on the banks, which must attend every such con nection when compulsory in its nature, and when so arranged as to make the banks a fixed part ol the machinery of Government. It 1-- undoubtedly in the power ol Congress so to regulate and guard it as to prevent the public money from being applied to the use, or intermingled with the affairs, ol individuals. Thus arranged, al though it would not give lo the Government that entire control over its own funds which I desire lo secure to it by ihe plan I huve proposed, it would, it must be ad mitted, in a great degree, accom plish one of the objects w hich has recommended thai plan to my Morpheus, in order ihat yon may have sound sleep and delectable TUESDAV, the 2.1 day of Jaw, ry nest, will be o'ti-reiJ tor salp,on credit of twelve months, before (he Cous House door, the follow in? On Land and Town Lois, .iir,Wi IM!H I I P r 1 i I ' dreams. Be so kind as not to tell any person that this j ke was 1 . . 1 1 1 1 ilrawu irom a ciuer Darrei, ana j Belonsins to he estate of o.W.Wm: hlpndpd 111 vnur slnmnrb tvilh ! man. dec', consisting of sweet "Carolinians." I 'The bloi e Lol The Gin Lot, one Lf near! aid church, and wo mm. Lois opposite the Gin lot: Jlitd. one Tract of L'iyJ, KNOWN AS THE BRADLEY PIJWE. Any portion of the above property n so'd. will be rented for the ensiin e;r, TFAII those who are iiiM.rd tn ti Executor of said estate, requfSKslto make navnieilt iit Of liHor-! fcbruar Court next, as 1 expect lo t U" !io m find seltle with lh heir? at tl.ai lime. L D. IVILSOStExr. Tarboro', Dec II, IE37. no right to insist on a connection j judgment the separation of the with the Federal Government, fiscal concerns of the Government nor on the use of the public money j from those of individuals or corpo for their own benefit. The ob-1 rations. Willi these observations, jeclofthe measure under conside-J I recommend the whole matter to ration is, to avoid for the future a your dispassionate reflection; con couipulsory connection of this fidently hoping that some conclu kintl. It proposes to place theUionmay be reached by your de fJeneral Government, in recard 1 liberations, which. 011 the one compute the receipts beforehand j and limited legislative indulgen- cies and most of it, if not all, lo Willi Ureal rprtamtv K..t l t.l they not differ essentially from present anticipations, and should the appropriations not much ex- to a greater or less extent, depen dent for a continuance of its corpo rate existence upon ihe will of ihe 10 ihe essential points of the col lection, safe-keeping and transfer of ihe public money, in a situation which shall relieve it from all de pendence on the will of irrespon sible individuals or corporations; to withdraw those moneys from the uses of private trade, and con fide them to agents constitutional ly selected and controlled by law; to abstain from improper interfe rence w ith the industry of the peo ple, and withhold inducements to improvident dealings on the part of individuals; to give stability to ihe concerns of ihe Treasury; to preserve ihe measures of ihe Gov ernment from the unavoidable re proaches that flow from such a connection, and the banks them selves from the injurious effects of a supposed participation in the notitii-al conflicts of the day, from which they will otherwise find it difficult to escape. These are my views upon this important subject: formed after careful reflection, and with no de sire but lo arrive al what is mosi hand, shall give safety and stabili ty to the fiscal operations of the Government, and be consistent, on the other, with the genius of our institutions, and with the interests and wishes of the great mass of our constituents. Remainder in our next.) SATURDAY, DEC. 16, 1837. The Message. We are grati fied to observe, that the Democra cy generally are much -pleased wilh President Van Buren's mes sage. It is such an one as they confidently anticipated from him, and such an one as cannot fail tu elevate him still higher in their Bank Convention. The Ra leigh Register say : It gives us pleasure to state that the Repre sentatives of the North Carolina Banks voted against all procrasti nation, andor fixing an early day tc resume payments. Specie is on the decline at the North. The Philadelphia Herald says the demand is chiefly for doubloons for exportation to South America. This, and the purchase of specie by the country banks preparatory to resumption, alone keeps up the prices. fX?" We are requested by one of the attending Physicians of the late Nathaniel Macon, to contra dict the assertion said to have bren made by Mr. Macon, ihat "Physicians charge dead men moie than the living." IVarrenton Reporter. INDIAN WAR. (X?" The Tallahassee Watch man of I Si h ult. says, "We learn that two or three Creeks were cap tured a few days since in the west, who promised lo act as guides, and lead the whites to the camp of their fugitive brethren; in con sequence of which the Governor has proceeded to the west to effect iheir capture. Notice. La It si from Europe The packet hip Roseor, al .nv York, brings English dates to Oct. 25th. The most important inielli;ence is the euiire re-establishment of the money market, and the re newed activity of trade in all qoar. t rs. Co'ton.no change in prices, i T t'-e Court of fleas and W"""' Ke.-sions latelv held lor i!e c-hk. ttf KHirerouib". on ibe foiulii iou0-) 1 November. A. D a ETIil0N G!ed in the Clerk s Office by "Tie Wilmington fffl'W RAIL ROAD COMPANY," Pinrii.tr ihat a Jury nV be Mi-num"" !if's t he damages wliidi iiy be ed by the running of a liail Lands lying in this connl And unless good ranse be. kown n?si'" at Febmarv S&sions ul ibis f."i'il.v-,n held in 1836. the piinen.f H.r"" will be "-ranled. The ieli'i'u rf'l'rc1 that the Road passes through t!ie the following person': Mason L. W igsins, - Reuben Taylor, William E. Bellamy, Mary Javlor, James Ktheridge, Dennis Sorev, Thomas Eihridge, Clmr1 Hanison F.lisha Jnviien John Tharpe, Cornelius Foreman, Jno. F. Bellamy, Martha C ro, Cullen EJwaids, Vary A- P-r Hyatt Wulis, KimlreJ t.lo William Beh'amv, Jos. BRU:z: Price ad 3 ' Dec 1837. PORK MARKETS. Cincinnati, Nov. 30. The weather is not favorable for killing and much uncertainty is still felt about the value of hogs. Accord ing to weight, however, ihey bring from $3 25 to $4 00. These weighing about 200 bbls. are sold for iw latter price. A letter from Alton of the 20ib ult. published in the Cincinnati Gazette says the crops in Illinois, this year are good. Hogs wet selling in Alton at 2i to 3 cts. nett. Those weighing two hundred Stale of JTorlh Carotin, EDGECOMBE COUNT? Court of Pleas mid Qarter Session', NOVEMBER TERM, I" Joshua I.. Home ) ... Frederick P. Evans. ) I Levied on the Lands of Fr'f , ans, lying on iiee . ; (, ,,. 4tK) acres more or les. a"'"'"? -lamlsofJauies-S. Bui tie, wi " linor, and others. . 1' appearing to ihe "if"u' i'e Court, that r redtri. ' . b,ia, ,t . . . v . . ...... mm defendant in ihi5 case, 1 .it ...miI in ie " , ..,,1 ofthi Stan: h is lbeiclure""; ' that 1 lor six weens m.. i.--- -BS;,id Frede,ik P. K ei Court, -.,eld("'1,'1ir.i-.v in Februaiy vexi. a-' ( . I.lhti.-..li. M l Pro for eil ueek fH ce'1 !,-V' less llie at the item it 1.. : ., tlie nrol-ertv l'-ieo o. ... , r(1,- Witness. Jmerh JMI. Cl' 'fir fu(.s Court, at office i.. Taibr'". ,he Monday i.i.Noveml.ei, , JUS HE My L - Yr'ice aJv 53 & tin 'J'tlC! fore 3 V.I let the IM di'C' ft 11(1 psia nii'l day i X) J Will ' res bur Cm 1 1"h "till rec cus An wh llie fa hi tin al to ii) tin " r:i Ja ::;,t01 111!