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:: gfeJfe. 'I JYo. 070. orought fEdgecombe County, A C.J Friday, January 13, 1838. 7oZ. XIV Xo. 2. n til 'I rt l9res$. BY GEORGE HOWA1U), I-! published wvekly at jf'tyy Dollars and Fifty f, ;; per year, it pnil in advance or, Three p j'jrs at the expiration of the subscription year. i-,r .vlv period less than a year, Twrnf ij-fivc yic Tavborou ' 1 per month. Subscribers arc at liberty to f i -I'oniinuc nt any time, on giving notice thereof ' j r'jul paving arrears those residing at a distance I 5,iust invariably pay in advance, or give a respon- i 1 siMc retereucc m mis ieuuiy. Advertisements not exceeding a square will be pi-oricd at Our Dollar the first insertion, and 25 cent- for every continuance. Longer advertise in like proportion. Court Orders and Ju ilirhl advertisements 25 per cent, higher. Ad vert isoments must be marked the number of in MTtieus required, or they will be continued until .otherwise ordered and charged" accordingly. Letters addressed to the Kditor must be post pai l or they may not be attended to. Congress. The following resolutions were submitted to the Senate by Mr. Mor ris, on the 29ih tilt. It will be seen that they are a complete counterpart to those presented by Mr. Calhoun: Kcsjh-cd, That in the formation of the Federal Constitution, the States acted in tiieir sovereign capacity; but the adoption rt'ihc same was, by the people of the seve ral Slate?, by their agents specially elected for that purpose, anil the people of the several-Slates, by their own free and volun nry assent, entered into the compact of union proposed in the Constitution, with the view to form a more perfect union, es tblish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, -ovide for the common defence, promote the general welware and secure the bles bi.tgs of liberty to themselves and their posterity; and that the means of attaining all these important objects are fully provi ded for in the grants of power contained in ihe.Conslitutii.n itself. Resolved, That the people of the several States in delegating a portion of their power to the Federal Government, which they hud formerly esercised by their own Legislatures, severally retained the exclu sive and sole tight over their domestic in stitution?, which they had not, by the Con stitution, granted to the Federal Govern ment, and they reserved to individuals, and to the Stales in their sovereign character, the full liberty of speech and the pr?ss, to discuss the domestic institutions of any of the States, whether political, moral, or re ligious; and that it would be the exorcise cf unauthorised power on the part of this Govermnrni, or that of any of the States, to attempt to restrain the same: and that anv endeavor lo do so, would be insulting to the people and ihe States so interfered v.ith; fur each State alone has the power to punish individuals for ihe abuse of this liberty within their own jurisdiction; and whenever one State shall attempt lo make criminal acts done by citizens iu another Slate, which are lawful in the Slate where done, the necessary cotequence would be to weaken the bauds of our Union. liesolccd, That this Government was adopted by the several States of this Union) S a common agent, to carry into efiect l'ie powers w hich they had delegated by i lie Constitution; and in fulfilment of this itih and sacred trust, this Government isi bjiind so to exercise iis functions as not to interfere with the reserved rights of the States over their own domestic institutions; :;nd it is the duly of this Government to refrain from any attempt, however remote, lo operate on the liberty of speech and the press, as secured to the citizens of each Slate by the Constitution and laws thereof. That the United States are bound to se cure to each State a republican form of Government, and to protect each of them against invasion or domestic violence, and for no other purpose can Congress inter fere with ihe internal police of a State. Resolved, That domestic slavery as it exists in the southern and western States, is a moral and political evil, and that its existence at the time of the adoption of the Constitution is. not recognised by lhat in strument as an essential element in ihe ex ercise of its powers over the several States, and no change of feeling on the part of any ff the Stales can justify them or their citi zens in open and systematic attacks on the glit of petition, the freedom of speech, or the liberty of press, with a view to silence tidier, on any subject whatever; and that til such attacks arc manifest violations of l"e mutual and solemn pledge to protect "'id defend each other, and as such is a manifest breach of faith, and a violation of t!Je most solemn obligations, both political, woral and religious. . llolved, That it is the indisputable r,Sltof any State, or any citizen thereof, ;is w"dl as an indispensable duly, to eudea Ut by all legal and constitutional means, 'jtalish whatever is immoral and sinful, Jri,yl!at Congress alone possess the power ""-o:i sjaverv, and the slave trace in Territories ofi right of peti- cjcv.,,, ami 01 me press, to ac complish this object is not to be question ed and that an act of Congress on this subject would be within its constitutional powers. Resolved, That the Union of these States rests upon the virtue and intelli gence of the citizens in supporting the Con stitution of the United States, and not upon any supposed advantages it may a (lord to any particular Slate; and that it is the sol emn duty of all, more especially of this body, which represents the Slates in their sovereign character, to resist all attempts to discriminate between the Stales; and lhat it would be unwise, unjust, and con trary to the Constitution, to annex any new Territory, or State lo this confedera cy, with a view to the advantage of any State, or its peculiar domestic institu tions; that such an attempt would be con trary to that equality of rights which one object of the Constitution was to secure alike to all the State's; and if done to favor the slaveholding States, for the purpose of giving to those States a preponderance iu this Government, would in ellVct, be to es tablish slavery in all the Stales. Resolved, That to regulate commerce among the several States is an express power granted by the Constitution to the Congress of the United States. That, in the exercise of this power, Congress nia rightfully prohibit any article, though made property by the laws of a Slate, fiom being used in such commerce, if ihe sanie would be detrimental lo ihe general vel fare. Resolved, That Congress have possess ed the power since the year 1S0S lo pro hibit the importation of persons into any Slate as articles of commerce or merchan dise. liesolccd. That the political condition of the people within the District i f Co lumbia is subject to Stale regulation; and lhat Congress, in the exercise of its legisla tive powers over the District, are bound by the will of their constituents i.i the same manner as w hen legislating for the people of the United Staus gene rally. liesolccd, That this Government was founded and has been sustained by the force of public opinion, and that the free and full exercise of lhat opinion is abso lutely necessary for its healthful action, and lhat anv system. which will not bear r the lest of public investigation is at war n'llli its fnhtbmpnlnl nri.wmln. nn.l thru any proceedings on the part of those who ..! i ..c i... administer Ihe Government of the United States, or any of ihe Slates, or any citi zens thereof, w hich are inlendtd or calcu lated to make disreputable the free and full exercise of the thoughts and opinions of any portion of our citizens on any sub ject connected with the political, moral, or religious institutions of our country, w heth er expressed by petitions to Congress, or otherwise, by attaching lo the charac ter of j such citizens odious and reproachful names and epithets, strikes at the very foundation of all our civ il institutions, as well as our personal safety; poisons the very fountains of public justice, and excites mobs and other unlaw ful assemblies to deeds of vio lence and blood. That our only safety is in tolerating error of opinion, w bile reason is left free to combat it. From the Globe. Political Landmarks. There never has been a day since the lime of Mr. Jefferson, when the boundaries of political parlies were so accurately defined by landmarks, fixed on measures and on principles, as they were at this. This return to funda mental principles commenced with the outrage upon the public will, in the rejec tion of GeneralJackson, and has been ad vancing and gaining ground ever since. The eleclion of the patriot Jackson, and his administration of eight years, gave him time to re-establish the great landmarks which divided and defined the political parties- h ederalists and Republicans of forty years ago; and the election of Mr. Van Buren, and his already tried and proved firmness, is a pledge lo the coun try lhat he will not pull down, nor remove, a single political mark which Jefferson es tablished, and which Jackson restored. Avoiding minute points, and premising that, in speaking of parties, some indivi dual exceptions are always admitted, and we believe that the following principles and measures constitute the political land marks by which the Federalists and the Republicans of the present can be accu rate!' discriminated : First. On the construction of the Con stitution ofthe United States the Federal ists going for a latitudinous, and the Re publicans for a strict construction. Second. On a National Bank the Fe- this District or any of the the United States; and the deralists beingor a bank, and the Repub licans being against. . Third. On State banks the Republi cans being for diminishing gradually (heir number, awl increasing their restrictions, and ihe Federalists being for increasing their number, and diminishing their restric tions. Fourth. On a gold circulation the Fe deralists being against it, and the Repub licans for it. Fifth. Oil the increase of the specie cir culation the Federalists being against the increase, and the Republicans for it. Sixth. On the small note circulation un der twenty dollars the Republican for suppressing it, and the Federalists being for perpetuating and extending it. Seventh. On the shin-plaster circula tion the Federalists beingor it, and the Republicans against it. Eighth. On the resumption of Specie payments by the banks the Federalists, as a body, against the resumption; the Re publicans almost universally, and without exception, for the resumption. By attending to these landmarks, the iwo political parties now in the field can be distinctly recognised, and thev establish the identity of the presents" disant Whigs with the Hamiitonian suid John Adams Federalists of forty years ago. OT?5" The Charleston Mercury says "We understand that the Bank of Charles ton has made an arrangement with one ol the first Banking Institutions in England, to keep a direct account with them, and is prepared to buy Sterling and Foreign Ex :h iige from purchasers of produce, and also to supply Sterling Bills lo importers of Foreign Goods. This is the first ar rangement of this character ever made by a bank in this city, aud we consider it a highly important step towards opening a direct trade with Europe." 7 The Dismal Swamp Canal, w hich connects the waters of the Chesapeake at Norfolk with those of the North Carolina Sound, was never in finer order. Lake Drummond furnishes constantly an ample supply, giving over live leet ol water, which is the required depth. No less than i T Sl "7 fu. a .sec10l u mce' ut G'3 schooners, one sloop, and IT liiihters.l1 c!'l( ''en . Inf)u,ret .fhe f,rst speaker; passed through it iu November with full cargoes; and in the same month there went outwards fl schrs. 3 sloops, and IT light- ei pariially loaded. 1 , hi - i y-, . Ue are R"CVC(I tO learn, that Oil ine I 1 Hi nil. Uol mes Really, eldest son of John D. Beatty, Eq. of Bladen county, lost his life by the accidental discharge of a gun, w hich fell from his own hand. The j charge entered his side, but he was able to reach his father's house, explain the cause j of the accident, w hen he became speech less, and died in a few hours. He was about 1 "t years of age, of an amiable and manly character. Hal. licg. fXOur brother Swaim, of ihe Ashboro' Citizen must be doing something for the rising generation. Hear him: 'To our Patrons Come, gentlemen, pav up I ha'r Another mouth to feed! ha! ha! Dreadful Occident. Near Belhania, in Stokes county, on the 20ih iust. a young man by the name of Lewis Glenn, was run over by a wagon wheel and killed. It was supposed he was in the wagon when the horses started to run, and in attempt ing to get to the saddle horse, missed his fooling and fell. Carolina IVatchman. OCT John Duncan's trial took place at Morganton, on Thursday and Friday, IGth and i 7lh inst. and after a laborious investigation, resulted in a verdict of Man slaughter. ib. OCT A friend tells a good story of a fel low in North Carolina. Having been put in jail for marrying 13 wives, he made his escape and was seen three or four days af terwards by a gentleman, who recognized him. The gentleman anxious to secure the reward for his apprehension, invited him into his house to dinner, and then slyly slipped out in pursuit of a constable; but great was his horror on his return, to find lhat the culprit had absconded ivith his icife ! Lou. Jour. Murder. A man by the name of Madi son Allen Was mortally wounded in this place on Friday night last. The wound was inflicted by a knife and terminated fa tally in twenty minutes after its infliction. A young man by the name of William An derson was charged with the commission ofthe deed, and has been finally commit ted for trial at the next term of our Supe rior Court. Fayctleville Jour. Jl Tratrp.rl.ti in ihp .Arlrnntn r.ccricJrtfur-B n i i i i a .. c. w.i "luuuy ine tui nisi, me opeauer oi me uouse oi nepresentatives ol the Gene ral Assembly of Arkansas, (Mr. Wilson of Clark county) rushed from the chair upon Mr. Anthony of Randolph county, with a drawn Bowie Knife, and although resisted by his antagonist with a similar weapon, he almost instantly despatched him. The provocation was a personal remark aimed at the Speaker, by the unfortunate mem ber. Wilson was forthwith arrested by the civil authorities, and his name stricken from the roll of the House, by nearly a unanimous vote. Horrible Disclosures. The Quincy (Ohio) Argus furnishes the following ac count of the discovery of a den of robbers and murderers in that Slate, which rivals the most horrible legends of Hownslow Heath, nor is the developement of the hor rible account which it contains more stri king than that ol the remarkable shrewd ness of the female through whom it was made, and who exhibited, in her replies to the mounted horsemen whom she met, and who were unquestionably a part of the murderous gang, a degree of self-possession and acuteness which should immor talize her. The Argus says : A horrible murder was committed, du ring last week, at a house a short distance ibis side of Springfield, in this Stale. The circumstances were as follows: A poor woman, with two children, was travelling lo Springfield, when night overtook her, just as she reached ihe above named house, where she applied for lodgings until mor ning, which request was readily granted. A short time after, a gentleman on horse back arrived, and likewise asked permis sion to stay all night. After supper, the lady was shown to her chamber, where, being wearied with travel, she soon fell asleep. She was aroused iu ihe night by a noise w hich she thought resembled a per son strangling, and immediately after she imagined that she heard blood running on the floor. Her terror was great, but doubly increased when she Heard someone in the adjoining room ask, "what shall we do with the old lady r"' "Murder her, to - J l . 7J l-.I I .,n it will be too hard to kill them." "Well. then," said the second, "we will ascertain if she is sleep, and if so, we will let her go in the morning, but if not she must go." The lady had sufficient fortitude and presence of mind to appear to the murder ers, when they entered ihe room, to be in a sound sleep. In the morning they gave her her breakfast, and suffered her to de part with her children. She had not got far when she met a man on foot, who slop ped her, and enquired w here she had staid the previous night? She applied at the first house. The' were very kind and good to me, she replied. The stranger passed on, and she had not proceeded far, before a second man accosted her with "where she stayed last night?" By this time her suspicions were aroused, and she answered him in the same strain as she had replied to the first. He passed on, and she was met by a third, who proposed simi lar questions, and received similar answers. At length she arrived in Springfield, and lost no lime in informing the proper authorities all that she had seen and heard. A body of men were procured, and pro ceeded to ihe house designated. The murderers were all taken by surprise, and all secured. The house was then searched, and the body of a murdered man was found in the cellar, and also the sum of $13,000 was found, supposed to be the property of the victim. By next week, we will proba bly learn further particulars, and the name of the unfortunate man. Crims in Ohio. Of 1 45 convicls in the Pentitenliary only 14 are from New Eng land. The surplus of earnings over the expenditures exceeds $10,000, so the Insti tution is independent ofthe State Treasu ry. Notwithstanding the great increase of population since 1835, there was in that year a greater number of convicts, viz : 150. There is now only one ichite female in the penitentiary. Hydrophobia in Baltimore. A little boy aged 5, died a day or two since with hy drophobia, having been bitten seven weeks since. In his spasms, he bit his tongue to pieces, and was anxious to bite his parents. Three others were bitten by the same dog, and one is said to be down with the dis ease. What a horrid prospect ahead for the others ! Murder. The boarders at the public house, No. 90 New Levee, New Orleans, hearing unexpectedly, -the evening of the 20th the report of a pistol in' the -varri found ou going thither the two partners of tne nouse naa ueen taking a. shot in a do I " .t uicawu way upon ineir own premises; The s one, Llycker was-cool v setting on the steps, the other lying dead in the yard a ball from the pistol of Dyckers, which he held in his hand, having perforated the heart of his partner, Henry" Albers. On seeing the visitants arrive at the spot, Dyckers immediately exclaimed, "I killed himthere he is !" What motive prompt ed the action is unknown. The offender Jias been lodged in the Calaboose lo await examination. Great Mail Robbery, The Express mail has been robbed between Louisville and Nashville, of Drafts and Checks, amounting to nearly seven thousand dol lars, and about three thousand dollars in Bank notes. The1oys, (riders) Henry J. Cosgrove and George N. Marsh, have been arrested, and nearly the whole amount purloiued, has been obtained. An indi vidual, named Peter Vander, has also been arrested for receiving.money from the boys. He had $700 in notes, in his possession. The money and drafts are in the hands of the Mayor. The arrested are in Jail. L. &? A mechanic named David RUter, of New Haven, has invented an iron horse, that is propelled by springs by the turn ing of a crauk, winch the rider does with the greatest ease; the horse is a fac simile of a live one, and will go at the rate of twenty miles an hour. He thinks there will be no use for rail roads, as it will be much cheaper, as the horse will not eat one bushel of oats in fifty years, only a litlle oiling three or four times a year. Query : Is the Inventor sure that his horse won't stumble or kick up ? -; Speaking Machine. The Abbe Mical, a celebrated French mechanician, con structed two colossal brazen heads, which are said to have uttered not only words, but entire phrases; he submitted these master pieces of his ingenuity to the Aca demy of Sciences, in July, 1783; but being disappointed of the reward which, on the recommendation of the Academy, he had expected from the Government, he broke ihem to pieces. A celebrated anatomist (Vico d'Aryr) gives ihe following account of their construction : "The heads cov ered a hollow box, ihe different parts of which were connected together by hinges, and in the interior of which the inventor had disposed artificial glotties of different forms over stretched membrances. The air passing through these glottises, was di rected on these membrances, which gave sounds of different pitches; and from their combinations there resulted a very imper fect imitalion of ihe human voice." Sir David Brewster thinks that "before anoth er century is completed, a talking and a singing machine will be numbered amons the conquests of science."! Texas. We are informed by our Lon don Correspondent, lhat the Hon. I. P. Henderson, Minister from Texas, had an interview with the Right Hon. Lord Pal merston, Secretary of Slate fur Foreign affairs, on the 13th October, the result of which was not known, but it was rumored that a Cabinet Council was to be called early in November, for the purpose of con sidering the mission of the Texian Minis ter, most of the members of the Cabinet being then absent from London. The fact of this interview is stated in the Lon don papers, and we should not be surprised if a recognition of the independence of Texas should be decided forthwith, and some commercial advantages be secured to Great Britain thereby. AY Y. Star. Indiana moving for Canada. The fol lowing is from the Indiana Journal of the, 19th inst " Worthy of Imitation. The Journeymen Printers of this place have formed them selves into a company of volunteers under the command of Capt. Z. B. Gentry, and will take up their line of march for Canada, to assist the patriots in their struggle for liberty, to morrow.1 The officers attached to this corps are in every respect capable to fill their'respec tive stations, and may the bold spirits of the enlisted meet wijh success in every quarter. ibt General Debility. An old lady was lately pouring over a quack advertisement, and, on being asked what news she found in the paper, answered that there was a great deal about General Debility, but she wondered who he could be. She had heard of General Harrison, General Wash ington and General Jackson, but as to this General Debility, she thought he must be a foreigner as she never heard of him bs fore. ib.
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