North Carolina Newspapers

irioZe JVb. 074. Tarbdvough, (Edgecombe County, JY C.J.Saturday, February 10, 1838. 7roZ. Air JVb. 0. Tic Tarborough Press, GEORGE HOWARD, Ts published weekly at Two Dollars and Fifty Cmts per year, themselves lo save the Union for nothing at all, for the Union is not going to be dis solved at any rate. They can't find the if paid in advance or, . lane seam. Kentucky and Tennessee don't ro. lhlhvs at the expiration of the subscription year. And we venture t0 say qjj Vireinia won't For an period less than a year, Twenty-five f . u b, ... . 1 .1 KUritr in R r inat. 1 he south presents nothing l cuts per moiuu. ouuscnutis uu i ------- o ....v. .v. uiiuiwivcii uuill, ui WHICH our Congressional spouters and clerical de claimed from the South, and their dough Subscribers are at liberty to . . .1 c discontinue at any tune, on jrivinjr notice uwreui and paying arrears those residing at a distance j must invariably pay in advance, or give arespon- ; sib e reference in tins vicinity. fmprl cimnn,io n .k iv .k i r A,iWriUnnt not ovoppdintr a snuare will be ,aced supporteis at the North, have so of j inserted at One Dollar the first insertion, and 25 ten assured us. Some of them mean to ; cents for every continuance. Longer advertise- oppose argument with argument as well as - rnents in like proportion Court Orders and Jii- t,ey can, and when argument fails, to try i Zl XJr,; ,,ct ho mrip,i thn nmnhpr of in- words, and if that don't answer, win otherwise ordered and charged accordingly. Letters addressed to the Editor must be post paid or they may not be attended to. 1 srrtions required, or they will be continued until they will "let it rain." We honor their prudence. The reader will see that every person praised by the Abolitionists is a Federal ist ; every one abused by them is a Re publican ; thus showing the complete po litical line which the Abolitionists observe their friendships and hatreds. Even From the Globe. POLITICAL ABOLITIONISM. The Abolitionists have heretofore been looked upon entirely as a fanatical sect, aiming only at general emancipation, be ginning with emancipation in the District of Columbia. But this is too narrow a view. That sect is now political, aiming: at political power, and allying itself with the Federalists to carry the elections in the non-slaveholding States. All this is apparent, both in the abolition newspa pers, and in the speeches and doings in States are loved in proportion to their Whigery, or Federalism. Kentucky and Tennessee, says the Emancipator, are the most decisively Whig Stales, and there fore, receive their applause. But this ap plause will be withdrawn. These States are not Federal ; at the bottom they are Republican, and as such they will appear; and then they will be honored with tlx abuse of the Federal Abolitionists. Having shown that Federalism and Abo litionism are political allies, now contend ing together lo secure the political power of the Slate Governments and of the Fede ral Government, we think it material to show what object these Abolionists have in view. For this purpose, let them speal for themselves. The Emancipator of Ja nuary 4 says : " The whole United States can be con- of the leading Federalists. Nothing can exceed the kindness and a flection with which the Abolitionists speak of the Fede ralists ; and as for ihese latter, they fulfil to the lelter the instruction which is given to indulgent husbands towards their gentle sponses: " Be to their virtues very kind; be to their faults a little blind." This the 1 1 - 1" A . 1 limit rnanli I I'eueraiiMsreamecic.j ...B .. , abolilioiK The American Ami cf the Abolitionists, and with this cooing Slavery society begun four years ago, few and billing the Abolitionists are perfectly in number, and with little personal influ- contented, and extol the Federalists to the ence, and with a name enveloped in the skies, while covering the Republicans ihickest clouds of obloquy and misappre- , . , . or .i hension. If we have gained w hat this list with calumny and opprobium. Uf this ,, . . , 1r nun iiiuimijr t r tells, we can gain ihe rest. If tee can gain love of one side, and hatred of the other, jyew ngian(jf lce can gain j (lv yorc an( we present the following specimens from Pennsylvania. If we can gain the East, ihe last Emancipator : we can gain the West. If w e can gain the Rumor says that a talented young Tree States, we can gain the slave Slates, member from "Kentucky. Mr. Menifee, as- And by the blessing of God, keeping ns tounded the convention by a burst of pow erful eloquence, in which he deprecated this separate organization exposed the I tendency of the course ol certain gentle men and reprobated in the most indig- slraight in our course, and opening the hearts of men to receive the truth, E WILL." ii " The efiect of the 'edict' at Alton has ... .i . i t i . i. i . i . nant manner every wing mai iookcu, omy yei uegan iu ue cu. um cut however remotely, to disunion. .lie gave lieve that, as blood has began to flow, sla- the meeting to understand distinctly that very s altar will not be dry until victims Kentucky would not hear of a dissolution fail, or the altar itself is overthrown fii.ic TTnmn .In mm pvpnt now likel v to throuch the power of truth, or by the happen. From all thai I learn, I ameer- hands of public virtue." tain that Mr. Menifee spoke like a true pa triot a friend lo free discussion lo the Unionand to the whole country. Mr. Ienifee is a slaveholder. " Kentucky and Tennessee, the two decisively fVhisr Stales of all the " Constitutionality of slavery. If slavery can stand the test of the Bible and the United States Constitution, it will stand 'for ever.' If finally proved to be conira rv to either one, its fall is certain. 1 1 slaveholding section, will indignantly both are-founo to be decidedly and clearly frown upon the undue excitement and vio- against it, its fall must be very speedy, lence, which a certain clique appearso The argument on our first page will be new anxious to produce. The members from lo many of our Teaders, and worth read those Stales will consult with their general ing by all. Once awaken in the minds of committee, composed of one member from legal men the query whether slavery may each slaveholding Slate, which has been not be unconstitutional, and a thousand appointed; but I venture to say, they will well trained minds will be on the trail o( go no farther. There are many members inquiry, and the subject will be examined also from other Stales, such as Mr. Pres- in various views, and arguments hitherto ton of South Carolina, Mr. Wise of Vir- undreamed of will be thrust forth and ex- Col. Dawson, and others ot the amined. We would suggest to our Iriends high character, devoted above all the importance ot improving tne tirstja- gima same things to the Union and the Constitution; vorable opportunity to bring the question and to them we may confidently look to of ihe constitutionality of slavery dislinct- give such a direction lo the proceedings of ly before a competent court lor argument their associates, as can scarcely be expect- and adjudication." cd from a different set of persons, whose gucn are the objects of Abolitionism, chief aim is to combine ihe boutli lor poll- jlh wi1:ci1 Federalism is now allied. To tical purposes of their own." down slayery oycr he Uniled Messrs. Allen of Ohio, Buchanan, of States, and to make the negro equal to the Pa ilubbard and Pierce, of New Hamp- white man, is their object. No hypocrisy shire Niles and Smith, of Connecticut, in them in hiding their designs, and cloak- Lyon and Norvell, of Michigan. Young hng their ulterior plans with the slave trade and Wright, ol New lork, Williams, ' jj jjg District, and the right of petition iUame.doughiaces, nau u u . ac, the whole figure. It is down Executive appointments, if ihey can get J & , iua nn;nn ww u.m r.i.JJ..illhP marked bv the neo- with slavery all over the Union. New pie, as having prosiituted themselves tolEngland is to be gained first, and, after 1 11 a r lurl rra f I riiimir hi i c V luii wiiii;ii. ivr-vir UI n uuu m. viiua i i uium STItENUTHEN SLAVERY! England, and, in fact, Massachusetts alone is now the chief seat of Abolitionism, and Ma,! the twetve aoug. . iu -- ,,,.,, resuns.from her being the chief seal Vr'ZT. 0(, pr.icUl.r field of the other wav. bv a maioritv of two, arid operations of the great champion of the had the eight absentees been present also Abolitionists their Orator in the House and voted, nullification would have been r, npnresentatives the Anacharsis put down by a vote o( 31 lo2U Chloou of America, Mr. John Quincy So, our doughfaces have, degraded (Adams. Looktogover ibe names of the donors lo the cause of Abolitionism for two months, to wit : November and De cember, and it is seen that the list of names,' arranged by Slates and counties, make! three columns of small print, and the sums! given amount to upwards of $8,000. Of these names, Massachusetts alone presents more than half, and of the $8,000, about $4,000 came from that Stale. All the rest of the Union, with England and St. Domingo added in,. do not give as much as Massachusetts alone. Thus it is the State which is most deeply Federal, and which is also the State from which Mr. Adams comes, that is now the seat and soul of Abolitionism. We repeat, Abolitionism has heretofore been despised, and left to itself it would deserve to be so; but as a -political power, allied to Federalism; it is dangerous! and in that aspect the whole Union must now regard it. The position which Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster hold with respect to the Abolition ists is now an object of national concern; and premising that Mr. Granger, the Abo lition candidate for Vice President at the last Presidential election, was their favo rite candidate, we recur to other and addi tional testimony to show their actual posi tion with regard to these Abolitionists. With this view we present to the public the following extract from Mr. Webster's an nunciation speech for the Presidency, made at New York in March last : " On the general question of slavery, a great portion of the community is already strongly excited, i he subject has not only attracted attention as a question of POL1 1 ICS, but it has struck a far deeper toned chord. It has arrested the UEL1 GIOUS feelings of the country; it has ta ken strong hold on the CONSCIENCES of men. It is a rash man, indeed, little conversant with human nature, and espe cially has he a very erroneous estimate of the character of the people of this country, who supposes that a feeling of this kind is lo he TBI FLED with or DESPISED. It will assuredly CAUSE itself to be RE SPECTED- It may be reasoned with; il may be made willing 1 believe it is en tirely willing to fulfil all existing engage ments, and all existing dulies; to upnolu and defend the Constitution, as it is estab lished, with whatever regret about some provisions which it docs actually contain. But lo coerce it into silence to endeavor to restrain its free expression to seek to compress and confine it, warm as il is, and more heated as such endeavors would in evitably render it should all this be at tempted, I know nothing even in ihe CON STITUTION, or in the UNION itself, which would not be ENDANGERED by the EXPLOSION which might follow." So much for Mr. Webster; and that this mode of soothing, encouraging,Si strength ening the Abofitionisls, is entirely satisfac tory lo them, we see the proof in all their publications. Now for Mr. Clay. Afraid of being anticipated by Mr. Webster, he las taken the lead at this session in doing every thing they wish done; that is to say, excusing their motives, and claiming for them DISCUSSION on the floor of Con gress getting up a tempest, and then coming in to allay it first acting the part of the errand disturber, as Mr. Culhbert told him, that he might afterwards act the part of the crand pacificator. The fol lowing article from a late Baltimore Re publican shows him as courting the Aboli tionists for two years past : Daily developments in Congress go far to prove to the mind of every man who is not absolutely stupid, that a scheme is on hand lo elevale Mr. Clay to the Pre sidency, through ihe agency of the aboli tion question. In the game which is now playing, the hand of Mr. Clay is plainly to be seen, and the man who does not under stand it, must be blind and absolutely inca pable of appreciating the conduct and ad dress of political demagogues. " As early as the month of March lboo, at a time when the abolition ques lion was first allowed to agitate Congress Mr. Clay, when a motion to refer a pen lion, praying for the abolition of slavery the slave trade in the District of Colum bia, took advantage of the times to throw out a bait to the North, and avowed lib erty was the boon of every man, no matter what might be his cast or complexion. " In making this avowal, it was evident to all who noted it. that be leaned to the to that period, had maintained a profound aware of ihe fact, and w ent from the city silence in relation' to the abolition ques- for a few days, till ihe police had returned lion. Mr. Clay looked to the North. He to Wheeling, leaving behind him a note, saw that ihe fanatics were daily gaining iliat it would be impossible to find him. converts, and he had made up his mind to He was for some weeks after this, ernploy throw out a full trap to catch them. As ed on business in the country, for Dr. the Presidential election was then'on hand, , but finally decamped, taking with and as Mr. Clay was not a candidate for him a qautiiy of stolen jewellery and the Presidency, the position he assumed money. On arriving at Louisville, he did not awaken that attention to which It perpetrated the forgery on Forsyth h Co. it was entitled. By most men il was suf- and with ihe money purchased an elegant feted to pass neglected. carriage and horses, and went on to "Mr. Clay, at that period, saw, as Wheeling, to visit his wife, who was resi- plainly as any man could, that iMr. an ding with her father. A reward of $500 Buren would be elected, and therefore he was oifered for his detection, and he had threw out his remarks to have a bearing been at Wheeling but a short time, when on the succession. Who can doubt thai he was arrested. His young wife, nat such was the fact after the incidents of this withstanding his crimes, his deception and week have been rendered and noted i neglect of herself, and the bitter hatred of "On ihe 10th of litis month, Mr. Clay her father, was devoutly-altached lo her presided at the annual meeting of the Co- husband, &i at ihe period of his arrest, was Ionization Society, and, on taking the in a situation peculiarly delicale and inler chair, addressed that body at some lenglh, esting. Her feelings on the occasion may and, in the course of his remarks, spoke of not be conceived. ihe Abolitionists. And how did he speak Crawford was carried to Louisville, and of them? In ihe terms of reprobation and his trial came before ihe Circuit Court on reproach? As a body of men who were t,e 4ih December. The evidence is said engaged in a crusade against the Union? h0 have been conclusive as to his guilt, and ts a body of fanatics, unentitled to the his own confessions tended to the same re consideration of men of sound mind? No : suit. The forced check and bill wereoro- far from it. On the contrary, bespoke duced at ihe bar. The case seemed a of them as well-meaning but misguided hopeless one, yet his Counsel Robertson ... l. i- . ...i. .v:.Tt, 1 . j ' r i . i.. r.. i men, uu, uum cvci , m u .u mcv iuiiii uc anu inuisiuu, wrougui up lor uuu a ue in error, were entitled to respectful con- fence so ingenious, and appealed so power- sideration. Who could not, or did not, fully and successfully to the natural feef- understand and appreciate his objects? inns of the iurv. that thouch they could Did he not lead the Abolition party? not but declare the prisoner Guilti, ihev " And on Monday last, when Mr. Wall sentenced him to only five years imprison- of New Jersey presented an abolition peti- ment, instead of ten, as his crime demand lion, which Mr. Calhoun wished to have ed, and as everyone who listened to the laid on ihe lable without debate, what w as testimony anticipated. It is said the coun- Mr. Clay s course? He sternly and bold- sel for the prisoner have obtained time to ly advocated its reception and reference file a plea for a new trial, and a bill of er lo ihe Committee on the District of Colum- rors in arrest of judgment, bia. Were not his objects palpable? W ho St. Louis Bulletin. can doubt ihat Mr. Clay is to be the candidate of the Whig and Abolition par- Trery Proper. A'Clercyman, who had ties? Since I commenced this lelter, we been elected to the Legislature of Maine, have, jiad a scene of excitement in the returned his credentials to the House and Hons?, unparalleled in the history of the resigned his seat, on the grounds, 1st, that lie was ti uimiaici ui me vjjjci, uuu m mat country RICHARD capacity Jiad duties to attend to, which he considered of more importance than any he could discharge there; 2d, he was elect ed without his consent, and against his avowed wishes; and 3d, his mind was de- i i. ...i . i i . . , ..t . . I voieci iu such buuicus tu wuuiu icuuci lus not perhaps, generally known, that incapabie of dJoillK ;uslke t0 hls con. sliluents. CRAWFORD THE FOR GER. A STORY OF CONTINUED CRIME. this individual, who has recently been sen tenced at Louisville for a forgery, under the assumed name of A. C. Woods, upon Forsyth Co. was, for some months last Spring, a resident of our city. The lollowinc lacts respecting Crawiord we (T?The Lumbermen's Bank at Warren, Pennsylvania, has broken, or gone down the stream, caused it is believed by three w.- w-w. & w - 1 r e .t .!.!. L. 1 - learn from a gentleman who had with him or ,our ol ",e ocuuo.uer uu. u mB mui, a personal acquaintance. lie is the son $200,000, i.e. nearly the whole capital. of respectable parents in the State of New York. His education has been cood, and ttT A Dauohler. of the Granite Slate his manners are accomplished, and those was to have been married on Thanksgiv- of a man accustomed to refined society, iuc day to an Mi D. from Massachusetts. u person, he is finely formed, dark com- The parson was read', the bridegroom plexion, dark eyes, black hair, and his age had come, the guests were wailing and all cannol be far from thirty. His first debut were restraining their mirth till the knot upon ihe stage of the world, was at New was tied, ready then to break out into the Orleans, where for some time he trans- usual festive repartees. Just at thisjunc- acted an extensive business; and finally ture, says the Lowell Advertiser, the wor- wound up his concerns, by swindling a thy and courageous doctor demanded a New York gentleman who had furnished solemn promise from his fair one, that she lira with capital, out of the sum of $80,- would attend no more evening meetings. 000! He ihen left New Orleans, with the With an independence which became a intention of returning to his native State, woman, she refused to promise or to sac- On his way up the Mississppi, in the Chief rifice her privileges upon so trivial a point, Justice Marshall, he met with Miss S. a which so enraged the lover, that he bid her very beautiful and accomplished girl, a final adieu, and departed in a coach daughter of one of the first families in the which stood at the door. She is belter Slate of Virginia. A mutual attachment without than with a man who cared so lit- ensued between them, and on reaching tie about her as to enact such a petty at- Wheeling, ihey became husband and wife, tempt at tyranny at such a time. It seems much against the will of her father. that the pair had been in the habit, through The next thing we hear of Crawford, he their courtship, cf attending evening meet defrauded a genileraan of Petersburg, Va. ings together. A poor fool must the doc- by lliename of Swan of $4,000, by means! tor be certainly, but we glory in the brides of a forged Bill of Landing. The inter- spunk, as they say in New Hampshire. val between the forgery of the bill, and its period of payment and the consequent de tection, was passed by Crawford with his wife in the city of New York, in a wild He was A. Y. Sun. and extravagant course of life. Artificial Limbs. If any body could ac complish what is stated below, it must be Mr. Kent of Brooklyn who, in his line arrested at length at Wheeling for the for- has no equal that we know of: gery, but the matter was compromised by The Long Island Star relates that after a note to Swan from Craw ford, for the several trials, Mr. James Kent, of Brook sum forged, with a responsible endorser. yn i,as succeeded in manufacturing artifi At the instance "of his father-in-law, how- cia limbs for a young lady aged 19; rest ever, lie was immediately arrested on be- ding in Jersey City, who tvas born with halfof ihe Stale, and lodged in prison to 0u limbs from the knee joint. She is await his trial. By the assistance of the now able' to V.k , some distance with ihe friend w ho had endorsed for him, he re- support of a companion, and .expects soon leased himself, and escaped to this city, to walk alone. A". Y. Star. Here, by a tissue of deceptions, he con trived to establish himself in the office of . Tnnik Jlrlp The followiner is said to Dr. , as clerk, for which capacity he be a cure an infallible one, some persons is said to be preeminently qualified. He think: "To a table-spoonfull of any boarded at the City Hotel, and was well kind of spirits, add the same quantity of known to many of our most respectable sharp vinegar, and a tea-spoonful! of corn citizens. While here, a reward of $100 mon table salt. Mix them well together; was oflfered for his detection by the civil hold the liquid in the mouth so that il can authorities of Wheeling, and his wife's enter the r.avity or hollow in the tooth. It father; and the police officers came on to will give almost instantaneous relief w ith- floor Ho anticipate Mr. Webster, who, "pl1, Louis to apprehend him. He becamelout any increase of pain