SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1833.
(pYVe ore indebted to the lion. R.
Strange, Hon.. Edw. Stanly, Hon. W.
.Montgomcry,."andlTon. J. A. Bynum, for
sundry Congressional documents, speeches,
&c. We would gladly give a sketch of the
contents of these interesting publications,
more especially the reply of the Hon. R.
Strange to Mr. Bjddle, but want of time
and space renders it impossible.
Extract of a Letter to the Editor, dated
Washington City, 25th April.
Sir, since my last we Have had a new
subject Brought up that is likely to give
us much trouble. The Duelling commit
tee reported on Saturday evening, and the
Whigs opposed the printing of the Report,
and yesterday was entirely spent iri dis
cussion upon the subject. The Whigs are
all horror-struck with the idea of printing
the facts, and placing them before the peo
ple in their true colors, and raise some par
liamentary quibble about it. God knows
Jiow long we will be occupied in discussing
the subject, liut it is certain that the
Whigs do not intend that it shall be printed
if they can avoid it, if the balance of the
session is spent upon it. This committee
was instructed to inquire into the facts and
report thereon. They have done so; and
now the Whigs refuse to let these facts be
printed and go to the world, that the people
may see them. This is in keeping' with
their general course here. Their Bank
frauds, their political secret plotting the
means to break down the Democracy, their
voting for wild and useless expenditures
of the peoples' money and their blaming
the Administration for it, their efforts to
rule this government or destroy it, are fast
coming out and will soon present them be
fore tlie people" in their true colors, more
iring-streaked and spotted than Jacob's
eattle, "Except that they have not one sin
g!e fair spot about them." They ridicule
a return to specie payments, they disd arn
the idea of the people's having any thing'
to do with the money of the' government,
acknowledge Nick Biddlo their money
king, they say that the country is utterly
ruined because the government will not
agree to Biddle's shin-plaster system", they
oppose the means that is bringing millions
of money "specie" into the country, and
say that will ruin the people. In 1S32,
their organ, Daniel Webster, one of the
Bank attorneys too, stated that there' was
only , about 22 millions of specie in the
country. At that time the Bank had com
plete control over all our money affiirs, and
had driven out the specie by substituting
the government credit for it in their Bank
paper. Now the specie is about 100 mil
lions of dollars, as the Bank goes down the
Specie comes back, and that horrifies Clay,
Webster, and the Whigs, "most of whom
are Bank men," and their recent worthy
allies the Abolitionists. The U higs and
Abolitionists snap at each other in the
House, and meet like brothers in secret
midnight caucusses here, to plan the de
struciion of the Democracy. The imports
of specie for one week ending the 21st
April into the city of New York alone was
33,062,601, and the current is regular and
Strong, and will in six months more "in
spite of all the efforts of Biddle and modern
Whiggery," give us more specie in the
country than ever we had good Bank pa
per in circulation at any one time; and any
Bank that refuses to redeem its bills, now,"
may beput down as insolvent, or specula
ting upon its means, while it refuses to pay,
and must and will go down. The people
will not sutler such frauds to be practised
upon them much longer. Whenever this
question of attempting to suppress the re
port of the committee is disposed of, I will
send you the yeas and nays, and mark the
parties, and I want you to publish it in your
useful paper. Look out for Webster's
speech, the Whigs are carpeting North Ca
rolina with them. Yours.
State E!ectiois,Thz elections in Vir
ginia took place last week. Complete re
turns have not yet been received, but thus
far they are unfavorable to the Democracy,
and it is feared that the Whigs will secure
a small majority in the Legislature. Mr.
Slaughter, (Whig) has been elected toCon-grei-s,
in place of Mr. Patton, resigned.
In Baltimore, Mr. J. p. Kennedy,
(Whig) is elected to Congress, to fill the
vacancy, caused by the death of Mr.
McKim.
In Rhode Island, the Whigs have been
successful, but by a diminished majority.
Great fire in Charleston. Accounts
from Charleston state, that a fire broke ouun
that place, on-the 2Sth ult. at 9 o'clock, P.
M. on the corner of s King and Beresford
streets, which destroyed from 1200 to 2000
buildings before its progress was arrested,
besides an immense amount of other pro
perty. CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the 23d ult. the bill to
prevent the re-issue and circulation of the
bills, notes, and other securities of corpora
tions created bv Congress which have ex
pired, was passed by a veto of 2d to 13.
On the 27th, the bill to establish a Board
of Commissioners to adjust claims against
the United States, was read a third time
and passed.
The resolution submitted by Mr. Pres
totvfor there-annexation of Testis to the
United States, is the principal suojeci oe-j
fore the Senate.
In the House of Representatives, on'thc
27th ult. a message was received from the
President, stating-that a direct proposition
has been made by the Government of Mexi-
.1 i rr i . . i. ..
eo, to rcier trie uworences net-ween ui.u
Republic and this to the arbitration of a
third power, and that the offer has been ac
cepted by the President of the U. States.
The House of Representatives, had been
for several days occupied in discussing a
motion to postpone the consideration ot the
Report of the Select Committee on the
late duel for two weeks, and that it be print
ed. There are three reports prepared on
this subject; one from the majority of the
committee, one Irom the minority, and
one from Mr. Elmore, a member of the
committee, who did not agree to either of
the other reports. The report of the ma
jority presents a resolution lor the expul
sion of Mr. Graves irom the House, and
for the censure by the House of Messrs.
Wise and Jones, the seconds in the duel.
Execution. Negro Jim, belonging to
Dr. Mebane, of Bertie, was hung in W ind
sor, on Friday last, pursuant to the sen
tence pronounced by Judge Settle, at "the
late session of the Superior Court for that
county. His offence was Rape.
Edenton Gazette.
(QAt the Superior Court for Perqui
mans county, held last week, negro Jim,
belonging to James Leigh, Esq of that
county, was brought to trial for the murder
of a negro, belonging to the same gentle
man. The evidence not being sufficient to
convict him of wilful murder, the Jury re
turned a verdict of manslaughter, and he
was sentenced to be branded, which was
immediately executed.
His Honor, the Judge, also pronounced
sentence oT death on Thomas Roberts, who
at the Fall Term of 1337i was convicted of
t he murder of his wife, but appealed to the
Supreme Court. That tribunal confirmed
the decision below;,and it now devolved
on Judge Settle to pronounce the sentence
and name the day of execution, which he
did, and appointed the 25lh May for the
day of Execution. ib.
Shacking Tragedy. Wc learn that a
man by the name of Marks, in Prince
George, shot a man by the name of Led
better and his wife, on Friday last. .They
were both shot at the same fire, and died
instantlv. We have heard a statement of
the circumstances which let! to this dread
ful outrage, but do not regard it as sufficient
ly authentic to be made public. Pet. Int.
Extraordinary Death. While a Mr.
and Mrs. Van Arsdale, aged people, near
Somerville, were returningjiome in a wa
gon, a pipe which the old man had placed
in a basket, containing cotton set fire to the
latter, and catching to Mrs: Vs clothes,
she was so shockingly burned before the
flames were extinguished that she died in
a few hours after. Mr. Van Arsdale also
was severely burned in endeavoring to
save his wife's life.
fJ A person by i he name of John B.
Henderson was yesterday arrested by Mr.
Constable Beck, of this citv, and fully com
mitted for trial by Justice Morsell for hav
ing issued and passed forged Treasury
notes. In his possession wi re found seve
ral impressions of those notes, some of them
filled up and some blank. All the impres
sions are from the original plates, and are
what are usually known as proof imprcs
sions, and of course, must have been sto
len from the engravers, (Messrs. Rawdun,
Wright and Hatch,) in New oi kr who
have the plates in their possession.
m . i i i
i nere is reason 10 oeueve mat ne may
have passed others of these notes, and, as
all found in his possession were on India
paper, it is to be hoped that none of the
forged ones were, of the papt;r used for the
genuine notes. It such be the case, it is i
Randolph Manufacturing Comnanu.
On Monday last, this-Company held a ge
neral meeting of Stockholders; and all the
necessary arrangements for immediate ac
tion were made. Jesse Wheeler. Ksn.
was unanimously chosen Superintendent of
the whole concern. 1 his gentleman will
remove in a few days to the Company's
seat in this county, 3 miles N. E. of this
place, and forthwith commence building
(nit-houses, briekmaking, digging pits, &c.
Uiie ot tlie Directors, (probably Mr. Cof
fin,) will he off to the North in a week or
two, to engage the machinery. The Com
pany now have on the spot, a Merchant
mill, Saw mill, anil Wool-carding machine,
all in operation, and in first rate order.
The intended amount of stock is nearly
made up; anil we feel warranted in saying,
that the Company evince more than ordi
nary vigor and activity in prosecuting their
designs. Here is a fine owning for hardy,
industrious young men, who ore willing to
work hard, live well, earn money honest
ly, and enjoy one of tlie most healthy situa
tions in this or any other country.
Ashboro' Citizen.
Most awful Steamboat Occidents.
The boilers of the Steamboat Morselle,
with 200 passengers on board, exploded
near Cincinnati on the 25ih ult., and hor
rible to iv 1 Ue, tore the boat into atoms, and
killed about 125 of the passengers! The
accident is attributed to the imprudence
of the captain, in attempting to show off
the speed of his boat. He too lost his life.
The Steamboat Oronko, Crawford mas
ter, on h:r passage to Louisville, collapsed
one of her boiler flues on the 2ist ult.
while taking in some passengers at Prince
ton, and out of nearly seventy deck passen
gers only one escaped being scalded to
dear- or dangerously wounded. iVJany
jumped overboard after they were scalded,
The peril of baking gunpowder.-
Somebody at Attleborough, Massachusetts,
who found that some of his gunpowder had
been hardened into large masses by damp
ness, put a quantity of it on the stove to see
whether it had lost its explosive qualities.
I he experiment was soon decided very
much against the convenience of the philo
sopher, but highly favorable to the charac
ter of the damaged powder. -It went off,
and took with it a great part of the stove,
which it carried into the street,, through
the window of the store;. every pane of
glass upon the premises keeping it compa
ny. The experimenter himself found his
own way face badly scorched and his two
little children badly disfigured.
before they set out, invited Gen r
dine with him next day. tnts
; o ; "j iiwe UlPc
oji.wwiw ..rj't...-.., iur. Hives . i ;
unostentatious dress and diminutj
portions were so completely eclipsedu
more happy countryman, was eft Jl'
his own ragout and drink hi.rown
litary and alone, at his own Hold. VlQC''
t (Q-Thc arrival at Nw Yor!;0f .
rius and Western, Steam Vessels Pi'
England, has created a great stn's ,r;
The former was only 18 days outa
latter 14! London dates to the Gth '
were received. ' 1,1,1 ,
In the English papers there is noro
cal news of interest to us. The coro' '"
is to be in June. Lord Dalhousic isX
The House of Commons was occupied p I
the discussion of the negro appremicji V
system-. Several ladies came out pa!'
gers in the Sirius. The Spanish camn
was opening seriously. In Lisbon
has been a slight insurrection. r:
Liverpool j March 31. Cotton
There has been a fair demand fur Cotv
this week, but the market has been
ana a decline oi su. to t per. lb. has k.
submitted to in the fair and middle
QJThc state of the currency at the
South may be inferred from the following
paragraph copied from an Alabama paper
of a late date :
The Gainsville Reporter of the 15lh inst.
says : "We understand, that at the term
of the circuit court of Greene county,
which commenced on the first Monday of
this month, seven hundred and eighteen
new civil actions were commenced; and
there will probably be upwards of one
thousand in Sumpter at the Court in April
next.
The Irwinton Herald (Henry co., Ala.
we believe,) says:. "There is- a much
greater nuin er of cases on docket, than
was ever known, since the organization of
the county."
ties of American.
April 2. The market is rather stead,,
today than. of late,, and not so muchtv
(nn (TV r I r nr
IUI1 UIIV.I llll
Petersburg Market, May 1. Ccit,
doll, 85 10 94 Flour, $7 t. 7 50 Co",
(wholesale.) 3 50 to 3 75 Bacon, (n
Uound,) 9 to 10 crts. Int. :
Norfolk .Market, May I. Cotton;
to 9 cents; Corn, 70 to 75 cemsj Lar'
dull, 9 to 9! cents Her.
Washington Market, May 2. Turra
line, new dip, $2,25; Old $1,50.
(M on
very easy to detect the countei fcits, as the ,,lif,ui,,f;' ,: doubt, to obtain relief, and
i i uinm im.-u. nuverai were leu ai rrince
tu, at' least 15, dead or horribly mangled.
Virginia. The legislature of this State
nlj i.unfd on Monday last, afier a session
of 99 d.us, during which they passed 33 1
ari. The Kirhmoud Enquirer says "they
liAve passed several 'important bills, ihoueh
I'he signature of the Act- many have been smothered; they havedone
muni tor tlie cause of internal Improve
ment, but they have lefi much to do.,r
India paper, on which they are impress-j
cd, is rather thinner and softer than that of
the genuine, and on being wetted, nearly
dissolves, being easily torn, almost will)
breathing strongly on it, whilst the paper
of the genuine notes is of tlie strongest ma
terial. The signatures also, of the forged
notes, although well executed, can be rea
dily detected
ing Treasurer, Win. 15. Randolph, appears
as if written, Wm. 15 Itandolfh. That of
the Register, also, T. ll. Smith, appears to
oe written, i.mith. U S. Arsenal. -YUo FavetleviHo Ob-
v.c-ui ,c ..ws ,,;.eu ny nenuerson server contains a detailed account of the
purported to be for 54,000, the sum hHng ceremonies, attending the lay in- the Cor
hlled up by the pen on the impression used ner Stone of the United Slates' Arsenal at
for the fractional sums between bSO and!, hat place. Wo have only room for the
100. No note of that amount has ever following extracts
been issued, the issues as yet being only j The Arsenal will be beautifully located
notes of 51,000, SSOOIOO. S50, and the on Hay Mount, overlooking the Thole
Sinn , &u7rwcoauana:townyon a high, dry, and healthy spot.
felOO, the amounts and figures being filled The hnd connected with it is about 75
Uh!?PT r ' Jcres; of which, a squareof 500 feet will
We hasten to give this information, ,n be enclosed within a brick wall, surmount
order to protect the community from being' ed by an iron railing, and with T hTs Ta 1
imposed on, m case any of the forced notes the nrincinal building will hIT! ?f "
Important Slave Case. We learn that
the District Court of the United States, in
session at Trenton, N. Y. Judge Baldwin
presiding, has been engaged during a week
past with a suit brought by Culbrelh, of
Md., against Grissom and others, inhabi
tants of Salem, N. J. for rescuing a- fugi
tive slave which the plaintiff had claimed,
in the vicinity of that town After a labo
rious trial, Mr. Southard for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Frelinghuyscn, and others, for
the defendant, the jury returned a verdict
on Friday of S1000 damages and costs
against the defendants. A motion was
made for a new trial, which will be argued
at the next tQim.Kal. Star.
should be offered. Globe of 1st May.
Arsenal Building, to be 150 fpp.t lnn.r hv
55 wide, will occupy the centre ofhe
square, the Officers' quarters the Eastern
Bank Resumptions We are irralified
to learn that the good examole of the Nf 'VV : front' nnvt li ,-... , .1
York banks has already been felt in Bos-1 workshops will be dLosedon
ton. The Merchants Bank of that city, j eru, SouLrn, and Sn side'of thJ
one of the largest and most important insti- square. The drawing oMhe whole bv
lotions in Massachusetts resumed specie Air. Bell, exceed in beauty a, v thingofthe
payments upon all ,,s liabilities on the 24th kind that we have seen. An Sense
?u:,nljty of materials has already been col
lected, anu in nart nrfnir-rt nnc;:nnnr
7,w.., v,c. iifcojruiK lerm oi.'u'"""i "mck, ana stone. Some of the
our bupenor Court was held last week. j "locks of stone weigh from 4 to 5 tons
There were several very important Land j They are obtained in the vicinity of the
Suits, and one Criminal Case. Reiney town. J
Harrald was tried for the murder of Wil-
Ham Hines. The evidence not being sufli- (fcJ-The Navy of the United States con
?lnl C0"V,,Ct of murtlcr. the Jury re- sists of fifty fWvessels, One a 120 Tn
turned a verdict of manslaughter, and she
was hranded.
Judge Pearson, we understand, presided
during the Court, in a manner that won for
him the esteem of all present. His charge
to the Jury is said to have been plain and
able -his manners modest and unassuming.
Halifax Mv.
Halifax Fishery. At our Fishery on
Thursday last, 840 Rock Fish were caught
jn the seine at one haul, to the no little de
hght of the Fishermen. This is the great
est haul we have known made here for
many years. ib.
ship, seven of 20, four of 74, one of 54,
.j.u..CHui 44,1001 S2, eleven of 20,
three of 18, seven of 10, &c. There are
50 post capta,ns, 49 master commandants,
26 lieutenants, 49 surgeons, 181 passed
midshipmen, 247 midshipmen, one reci
menl of marines, &c. b
7Te.TTheNevv Orleans Bulletin of
1 hursday last, is much alarmed at the tenor
oT private advices from England," that the
nZl !l gTov?rnment s about to acknowl
"Pcndence of Texas, and thus
VZQn "on to e
Physicians. The greater the ability,
age and experience of Physicians, the less
medicine they give. The longer they
practice, the more they depend on the re
storative efforts of nature, and the less con
fidence have they in the specifics of art.
Therefore, do not think less favorably of
your Physician, because he prescribes lit
tle. Thousands arc sent to their graves by
the very medicine which is intended to
cure them.
-Drew. The following ar.ccdolc, illus
trative of the advantage sometimes to be
derived from gaudy apparel, is from a late
number of the Virginia Advocate.
While Mr. Hives, the American Minis
ter, resided in Paris, Gen. Wool, tho Tn.
spector General of the United States Army
uru.g on a tour ot observation in Europe
W r Vls,t lhe 1 "liberies.
Mr. H. readily consented to introduce him
at the next Levee. But when Gen W
arrived at the Hotel of the American Min
ister, on his way to the Palace. Mr. R
was astonished at the splendor of his dress
and trapings, which, added to a fine person,
made a very imposing display. On his
name being announced in the audience
cuamoer,with his title of Inspector Gene
ral of all the Armies of the United Stales,
l the !?av Pnilrtlnra mnnn -l 1.1.. . '
o j . .w.t -jjiuuauiy not aware
ot the extent of the Amnrinm P Tru
lishment, 5000 men, scarcely sufficient to
guard the King's person from the machina
tions of assassins,) the richness of the Court
aress, and the sol endcr nf hi nnn..l.o i
eathers immediately attracted the eyes of
r'T ,inaeeu the Inspector
general was evidently the lion of the even
ing, and was soon seen in close confab with
"c cmzen iinff.
Tl , &
Mp R. aay u?n. W. again called on
Mr.. Rires, equipped as before, and said he
TTlSV0 dine with the King, and
asked Mr. R. ,f he was not eoinir also.5 Mr
n. not being invited, never before having
heard of a stranger diring at the (iilleriJ5
assured lien. W. he had been quizzed..:
But he replied, there was no mistake in the
him rhT3 PhUliPP had invited
him himself. It then appeared that Gen.
W. had informed the King of his intentions
jo set out ,n a few days for Antwerp, for
the purpose of examining the fortresses &
Bock Yards there, and .hat his Majesty
having a similar visit in contemplation,
proposed that they should travel together
and in order to become better acquairted
(0Elder Lewis J. J Packet, may b:
expected to preach at early candlelight
the 3rd May, at Kingston; at candle 1!'
on the 4th, at Snow Hill; on the 5th I
6th, to be at Auirey's Creek; 7th, at Win
Oak;8th,Toisnot; 9th, Union; 10th, Pit
ant Hill; I lth, Tarborough; 12th and 13th,
Old Town Creek; 14th, Fork Chapel; 15
Oak Grove. Com.
CC?"In the Appointments of Bishop n-.
for his visitation, during the ensuing- sprin:.
we notice the following:
A week in hdgerombe county andparis
adjoining. 5th Sunday after Easier (May
20,) at Calvary Churrh, Tarboro'.
At Tarborough and Aew York.
MAY 2.
Bacon,
Brandy, apple,
Coffee,
Corn,
Cotton,
Cotton bafnnntr,
Hour,
Iron,
Lard,
Molasses, -Sugar,
brown,
Salt,T I. -Turpentine,
Wheat,
Whiskey, -
per
lb-
gallon
lb '
bushel
lb j
yard
barrel
lb
lb
gallon
blb
bushel
barrel', 125
bushel 100
gallon !
Tarboro. JSntr You.
8- Ifr 10 Hi t
100 123
13
50
7
20
$3
n
8
50
10
60
50
1G
55
7
25
9
5
10
55
12
G5
130
125
55
44
9
81
8
16
$3
"4
35
237
1G5
33
43
12
82
10
22
91
4
19
3f.
,10
36
23
170
37
CUT HOE
2
npriE Subscriher has received on con
s'gnment, a largo supply of
VERY SUPERIOR
Cut anil Roe Herring,
Which he will sell low for Cish.
JAS WEDDELL
Tarboro, 4!h May, 1833.
TW mr . -
Jflrs. Jl. C. Howard,
JNFOHMS her customers and' the p"&'
lie, that she is now opening
Her Spring Supply of
Comprising a handsome . ssortment of ar
ticles in the Millinery hhp,vz:
Pattern Bonnets, of the latest and most approved
fashions,
Cottage Bonnets, a superior article,
English btraws, Leghorn braids, Grecians, rais
ed Straws, &c.
Drawn Bonnets, various colors and patterns,
Flam and figured Silks and Satins, for dresses,
ureen India Silk, Black Mode,
nii CraPes Thread Edgings,
uiond Edgings and Footings, Insertingsv
Grecianett and Bobbinett, Handkerchiefs,
t-aps, Capes and Collars, head, Ornaments,
A splendid assortment of Ribbons, Flowers, &
'I hese Goods were all selecied by ner
elf, and are of the most fashionable and
best quality. They will be sold at a very,
small advance for Cash, or on the us'Jil
credit to punctual customers.
Tarborough, May 5, 183S.
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