SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1339.
FOR THE TAKBORO PRESS.
"Fine limes at our house," exclaimed a
"dingy damsel," by way of preface, when
about to announce an event, which neither
time nor space will allow me here more
particularly to set forth. . May we no',
Mr. Editor, with equal propriety exclaim,
fine times in our town! Why, Mr. Edi
tor, who are we and where are we? Can
it be true, that we still "live and move and
have our being," in the same little old
"jumping off place," of "this vile of
tears," called Tarborough, and that we arc
the same ungallant, unniannered and un
tutored race, which has so long distin
guished it? It cannot be! Talk not to
me of things earthly, of sighs and groans
ana tears: l win none oi it. convince
me! that we are still inhabitants of earth!
Impassible! Whence proceed those bril
liant lights, which during the past week
have illuminated different quarters of our
present abode? Whence those flowing
bowls of nectar by which we have been so
exhilarated? Whence those heaven-born
strains which have nightly saluted our
ears? Behold how melodiously that iellow
rattles on the 'jaw bone of an ass," by the
by, the very weapon with which Sampson
slew the Lord only knows how many old
bachelors! Look at the two "dusky A-
pollos," who so earnestly vie with each
other, which shall enchant his hearers the
more and wear the badge of superiority!
0! vvh:it soul-rivet ting, and feet-stirring
notes! Do you not observe, Mr. Iviitor,
not wilh our fancy alone, but with our un
derstandings also.
Mr. Editor, you and I used to listen to
the "tin p3n" productions of our former
abode without being moved to porpetr.ite
the least "weaving;" and now, Sir, not to
speak of myself vou fairly quiver and
tremble all the while. Can you any long
er doubt our new existence? But alas!
poor me! Cruel fate hath decreed that I
shall participate with you in the enjoy
ments of our new home no longer! My
nature is too gross for the ethereal region.
Already I grow delirious. I know not
whether it be the effect of wine on the
"fearful heights" I'm treading. Present
ly I must loose my hold (not the old wo
man's) and tumble pell mell right back in
to Caswell.
A word at parting by way of advice.
Amidst your enjoyments let not the inter
citing truth be forgotten, that it is the cus
torn of all "ladies who love their lords"
occasionally to present them with pledges
of that love in the shape of responsibilities:
therefore, be ye ready for the advent of the
little strangers. 1 must now "return to
my vomit" Peace be with you. Fare
Well. VULCAN.
(JfAmongthe recent Opinions deliver
ed by the Supreme Court of this Stale, as
published in the Raleigh Register, we no
tice the following:
Also, in case Sharp v. Farmer, from
Edgecombe, judgment affirmed.
Mr. Clay. The reader will And in the
subjoined article, an account of another
extraordinary conversion from Abolition
ism. Had we confidence in the polit
ical integrity of Messrs. John Q. Adams
and Henry Clay, we should hail their re
cent abjurations of Abolitionism with de
light, as certain indications of the waning
fortunes of this dangerous faction; but as it
is, we will merely say, these movements
appear to us strange and incomprehensible.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the 7ih inst. Mr. Clay
(siys the Globe) appeared in a new part.
For some years past he was one of those!
who saw no harm in the abolition move
ments. His biographer, Mr. Prentiss, (of
the Louisville Journal) in his sketch of his
life, has taken pains to varnish up for dis
play in the light of Northern philanthropy,
Air. Clay's early emancipation principles.
This Mr. Clay carefully kept alive himself
by proposing to set apart in his distribu
tion of the public lands a portion to carry
out this scheme. In 1S3G he voted against
the effort made by ihe Administration to
prevent the circulation of incendiary
prints in the South, tending to excite in
surrection; and even as late as the last ses
sion, he voted against Mr. Rives's resolu
tion throwing cold water on the firebrand
petitions continually sent into Congress.
But to-day, what a sudden change we have
had in all the Senator's courtesy, kindness,
and forbearance for Abolition no sudden
flaw of our variable city weather equals it.
During the first part of the session, Mr.
Clay cfodged every vote, and avoided, by a
retreat behind the columns, any exnres-
sion of opinion about the reception of abo
lition petitions; but, to day, he brought in
an anti-abolition petition, and never was a
party so belabored in a set speech of hours
as ihe fanatics! fanatics!! Hp ,lpnn.,n i
. 1 , . - - uvuuuuvicu
mem all, and did not spare even the fair
spinsters of the East. He conjured them
to remember that, when, with their fair
hands, they dipped their pens in ink to sign
an abolition petition, they dipped them in
blood!! He exhausted his pathos in por
traying "conflagrated cities," "desolated
fields," and scenes of "butchery and mur
der." There was not a man in the Senate who
did not see through this new act of the dra
ma the moment the curtain rose. Mr.
Clay finds Harrison has the start of him
with the Abolition-antimasonic-Whigs.
"The dark spiritof slavery" which Ritner
conjured up in vain. He had expeeta'ions
from it, but it embraced Harrison, and per
ished with Thaddeus Stevens. The Nor
thern friends of . Mr. Clay began to ques
tion his availability, also, and then a new
coalition presented itself as his only alter
native. Mr. Tallmadge and Mr. Rives
proposed to embalm him with Conserva
tism, and this sudden h-jpe m ikes it neces
sary that a Southern aspect slull be given
to his politics, to enable Mr. Rives to de
clare openly on his side.
After Mr. Clay concluded his rne'amor
phosis of this morning, (reversing his for
mer position,) Mr. Calhoun ;rose, and
congratulated the side of the Motive which
had supported him in resisting ihe aboli
tionists by the operation of the State Rights
doctrine, on the happy conversion of Mr.
Clay. He said the triumph was comple
ted. The leader of the Nor; hern force,
which alone made the phrensy of the fana
tics dangerous, in surrendering, disinned
them. Mr. Calhoun's brief conclusion of
the scene was so appropriate that Mr. Clay
had not a word to say. He had capitula
ted, resigned his sword, it was courteously
received, and so there was an end oi ail
swaggering.
On the 4th inst. Mr. Strange presented
resolutions of the Legislature of North Car
olina, askirnr tor a law oy winch silver
change may be coined at the Branch Mints,
and comDlainins of its scarcity in that
State. On the presentation of these reso
lutionsan incidental debate arose, in which
Messrs. Clay, Strange, Niles, Benton, and
Brown took part.
In the House of Representatives, on
Mondav, the 3d of February, when the
Male ot .North uarouna was caneu ior pe
titions, Mr. Montgomery rose and presen
ted certain resolutions passed by the Legis
lature of his State, relating to the distribu
tion of the public lands or their proceed a
mongthe St-itcs. Mr. M. said he had in
tended to have accompanied these resolu
tions with some remarks, hut would post
pone them for a few days, when the subject
would be before the House in a form that
would not only afford him an opportunity
of giving his views relative to the public
lands, but would require itofhim,asa sol
emn duty not only to the Slate he had the
honor in part to represent, but also to his
immediate constituents, in defence of their
private rights. He referred to the Senate
bill which had passed that body, and was
pending before the House, ceding all the
public lands in the State of Tennessee to
the said State, which lands, by the cession
act of North Carolina, were set apart and
secured as a fund to pay and satisfy the old
North Carolina Revolutionary soldiers'
claims. He would, therefore, for the pres
ent, only offer a hearty response to the res
olution, and hand them to the Chair, and
ak that they be laid upon the table and
u'inted.
John the Painter,) was found dead In the
ctrPPts in this nlace. On Saturday morn-
in" an inquest was held over his body;
which come to the conclusion that he came
to his death by the visitation of Divine
Providence, there being no marks of vio
lence on his body. io.
North Carolina Conference. We learn
from the Raleinh Star, that this body ad
journed on the 5th inst. after a session of
six days. .
The next Annual Conference n to be
held in Newbern, on Jan. 29, 1840.
We extract the following from the ap
pointments for the ensuing year:
Raleigh District.
H G Leigh, P E
Raleigh William Johnson
R.deigh Circuit James E Joiner
Tar River P Anderson J T Brame
Warren Wm W Koan
Granville Joseph Goodman.
Person W E Pell
Hillsborough Addison Lea
Hillsboro' Circuit R C Maynard
Robt O Burton, Agent R M C
S S Bryant, Agent Greensborough Fe
male Collegiate Institute.
Joseph H Davis, and G. W. Lnnghorne,
transferred to Virginia Conference.
J B Corn, transferred to Holstein Conference.
The gold Eagle This beautiful coin,
ftera long abserc-, has appeared in our
country. Ihe mint at Philadelphia is
striking them, and a quantity have arrived
here. It is not only a noble coin, but. in its
improved appearance, a fine specimen of
art. As vet, onl v the mint at Phi adc nhia
has issued this coin; but the branch mints
will soon follow, as it is found Philadelphia
is an exceedingly difficult place to diffuse
the coins from. It is found that they dif
fuse much better from other points, and
therefore the coinage of the branches will
be sedulously attended to.
It is now thirtv-five years since an ea
gle has been coined at our mint. The coin
ing of this piece was stopped in 1S04, in
consequence of its exportation as fast as
coined. Globe.
S'llk Culture. We received by last
evening's mail the 1st No. of Mr. Skin
ner's Silk Journal. It is beautifully prin
t il in in Svo form of 40 pag s TheSilk
cans' thrives apace Near 800 gentlemen
attended a meeting of the Franklin Institute
of Philadelphia, last Tuesday, and recom
mended a Silk Convention at f IarrNhurg
on the 22 1 February. We shall publish in
our next the Prospectus of our abbfriend,
J. S. Skinner. Editor of the Journal Our
best wishes attend him and his Journal.
We have all heard of wooden nutmegs
Bu some of the Northern folks are playing
offtheir tricks ur-osi the mulberry. It is
said, that they hve actually sold the cutting
of the B iss wood, and others, slips of the
poplar, for the "genwine" morus mulli
caulis. Prenez garde! Rich. Enq.
Mexico. Hostilities have been termina
ted between France and Mexico. Through
the intervention and mediation of Admiral
Douglas, commanding the British fleet on
the Mexican coast, terms of accommodation
have been mutually agreed on by the bellig
erents, and hostilities had ceased.
Petersburg Market Feb. 8. Cotton.
There has not been much doing since re
ceipt of the last English advices up to 24th
Dec. The holders generally prefer wait
ing the next arrival. What sales are ma
kinir have been at 14 to 144 cents, for fair
to good quality. Com, 54 50. Int.
can now say thai I am permanently cared
of the disease, and I can confidently re
commend it to all who are afflicted with
ibis distressing complaint.
SARAH SIMMONS.
Prince George, co. Va , AW 10.
QJ M. Redmond, Ag( nt,Tarboro
At Tarborough and Aew York.
FEB. 12. per Tarboro New Yvrk.
Bacon, - lb 10 10 10 11
Brandy, apple, gallon 80 100 44 48
Coffee, - lb 13 16 9 13
Corn, - bushel. C5 70 95 97
Cotton, - lb 11 Hi 13 14
Cotton bagging, yard 20 25 15 21
Flour, - barrel $7 8 $8 9i
Iron, - lb 4i 5 3 4
Lard, - lb 10 10J 13 15
Molasses, - gallon 50 55 35 41
Sugar, brown, lb 10 12 7 10
Salt, T I. - bushel CO C5 48 50
Turpentine, barrel 225 250 275 288
Wheat, - bushel 100 125 180 190
Whiskey, - gallon 05 70 42 44
fid
Hp HIS br-autifui ami thorough-bred
Norfolk Market, Feb 8. Cotton, 12
to 131 cents; Corn, 81 to 84 cents; Bacon,
(hog round) 11 to 125; Lard, 11 to 12
cents. Herald.
Washington Market, Feb. 1G. Tur
pontine, new
Scrape, S0,90.
dip, $3,00; Old, 2,10;
Tar, J5l 45. Whig.
(TpElders Parham Pucket and D.
Matt are expected to preach on Fridav, the
Sth of March at Upper I own Creek meet
ing house; on Saturday the 9ih, at Law
rence's; on sundav the 10m. in larboro ;
on Tuesday the 12th, at Old Town Creek:
on Wednesday the 13th, at Autrey's
Creek; on Thursday the 14th, at White
Oak; on Friday the 15th, at Meadow.
Unfortunate Affair. On Thursday,
the 7ih instant, an affray took place be
tween two gentlemen in this town the
one resides in the place and the other in the
country. We allude to the fight between
Mr. Nathaniel Eaton, and Mr. Littlebcrry
Wilcox, Jr. We understand that there
had been some misunderstanding between
the parties the night previous, and proba
bly had passed blows. But however they
met on Thursday morning and four fires
ensued. Mr. Eaton struck Mr. Wilcox
with a slick on the head, and discharged
one pistol and snapped another at him,
while Wilcox discharged two pistols and a
gun at Eaton, making four shots between
the two in a very few minutes. Eaton's
shot did not hit. All three of Wilcox's
fires took effect, and Eaton's life is some
what despaired of, being shot through the
arm and hand and having fifteen or twentr
i.. i i i r . f . . .
snoi in nis oouy. uai oi respect to the
parties we forbear expressing our opinion
in regard to this unlortunate ahair. We
regret its occurrence, and deeply sympa
thize wilh the parties and their friends.
Halifax Advocate.
Found dead. On Friday morning the
Sth instant, Mr. John Herring, (known as
MARRIED,
In this place, on Tuesday evening last,
by Rev. P. W. Dowd, IVilliarn M. Cren
shaw, M. D. of Wake Forest, to Miss Ca
tharine E. Austin, daughter of Henry
Austin, Esq.
Also, on Sunday evening last, by L. D
Wil son, Esq. Mr. David C Rell to Miss
Mary Williams, daughter of Mr. Benja
min Williams.
In this county, on Tuesday evening the
5th inst. by H. Austin, Esq. Mr. Joseph
J. Freeman to Miss Eliza Jones, daugh
ter of Mr. Allen Jones.
Also, on Tuesday evening the.29th ult.
by Benjamin hatts, Esq. Col. Charles Ma
bry to Miss Penny Bryan, daughter of
Mr. Drury Bryan
The sick are all lakingGcelicke's Match
less Sanative, which is astonishing Europe
and America wilh its mighty cures.
A perfect curt oj Asthma, fifty four years
standing, efftcted by the treatment of Dr.
Win. Evans. This is to certify, that 1 was
attacked w ith ihe Asthma in the ninth year
of my age, and from that time until the pre
sent year, a period of fifty four years, I have
been subject to that disease. For the last
five years, 1 had it almost incessantly not
being exempt from it more than twenty
four hours at any one lime. 1 had con
suited the most skilful physicians, and tried
many remedies without any relief. In
June last, 1 commenced using Dr. Wm.
Evans' Vegetable Medicine, not with the
expectation of effecting a cure, for I be
lieved my case hopeless and my dissolu
tion near, but with the hope of obtaining
momentary relief. Before I had used two
packages, I was entirely relieved; and I
have not been attacked with it since. 1
ghsh lt ice Horse (lately imported by
Dr. Merrill of Virginia) will make hi
.iexl season (S,iiog 1839) at Wilton, in
the county of Granville, commencing the
14th ot February and ending 11 July, at
such prices as will enable A classes ol
persons to avail lhemelvs ol the sei vices
of this distinguished Rce Horse and get
ter of Race Horses, a I am instructed to
stand him 1 w. His services are offered
ai TU1KTV" DOLLAUS the season ami
iuti7 i r x i - ; . i
pum i-rivn uoiiars io insure, wim
One Dollar to the Groom; the insurance
to he paid as soon as Ihe mare is partei
wilh, or ascertained to be in loal. No al
tpraiion will be made in the above prices
He i a sure foal getter, and will alway
he found at his stable; great care ivill be
taken to prevent accidents, but no liability
lor a iy; his Groom is careful and may b
relied on; mares will be led for thirty
cents per day. Black servants boarded
gratis, all while persons $ent with mares
will have to pay board which will be rea
souable.
Is a rich iU orci, full fifteen and
a half hands highy
I3red by the Earl ol" Eg'einont and wa
loaled in 1822; he is in finer health and
spirit than 1 have ever seen him; and the
breeders ol fine horses are particularly in
vtied to call and see him. He was got by
Whalebone; his dam, I hemis (sister to In
canlator) by Sorcerer, her dam Hanna, by
Gohanna, out oi Hummii.g-bird, (sister u
Catharine, Colibn and young Camilla)
by Woodpecker, amilla, by Irentham,
Coquetl, by the Comp'on Barb, (alter
wards tailed the Sedley Gray Arabian.)
Uotlclphin Arabian mare, (dam ol Jug
gler, flic. &c.) Gray Kobinson, by the
hild Galloway, old Snak; mare, Gray
Wilks, (sister to Clumsey) by Iljuiboy,
ut ot Miss D Arey's Tel mare.
Whab bone the sire of Flexible i. bro
ther to Whisker, Wolull, and Webb, bv
r . f l i i
axy. nam rcneiope, ny nunipeier,
rrunella by Highflyer, rromise by Snap,
spectator's dam by Fartner. In FlexbJc
is thus united the Blood of Herod, Match
m, and Eclipse, and on both sides the
rr. s; fashionable, blood of the dav; his run
niifg in EtiglanJ will establish that fact, he
having contended with the following Hor
s. s, which were considered the best of the
day. Such as Scandal, Velasquiz, War
wick. R;illnrin Should P lltlllv-
7 - uiiu,-,
H;ija B.ibi, H 'Hentot, Mazitne, Doctor
taustus, Sigi Orina, Rapid, Despatch, A
rachna, Gei.eial Mina, Cindeiilla, Keu
bens, Brutandoif, Long waist, Merman,
Uinaldo, Luzborough, L via than, and a
host of others, which will be set forth in
his hand bills.
EDWARD H CARTER.
Wilton, Granville county, N. C.
Jan. 20, 1839. 7 20
Rail Uoad i,l8t(ll
Office rf the Wtimiutonr ,
R R. Co. WUmingZ 7?"
31, 1839. 'l A- C
rjnilES-ockholdersof the Wi
nd Raleigh Rail RoiVmiN
hereby notified, that the rem,; N
lion of their subscription t sf P'N
this Company is rtq,ied to ckof
following manner, vfzi v
On ihe 1st March next
$8 on the share,
On the 1st July, g7
By order of the Board of Dirl
He
an
'nstalm
ent 0
6 G
rpciors.
JAMES OWEftp,
Thompson $ Beck
Watchmakers.
II A r Ult M the nubl.rv ,h
Hi in aiienU ,aeK;ll. . " l"5
and Tatb.ro' February Court ,
lor sale an assortment of v
Gold and Silver Wnlchn
Jewelry. $c $r. '
And will be prepared to repair
-cnp'ion of clocks and watch ' t!e'
Feb 4h, 1S39.
62
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Notice.
wish to nuichae it ...
Mules, for which we will
rale
iAy a lib.
Look Here.
npHE subscriber will sell a fine young
Mare by Andrew, in foal by a tho
rough bred horse. Also, a tip top saddle
and harness Horse. Persons wishing to
buy will apply, or address me at this place.
J. W. W. DRAKE.
Nashville, Jan. 4h, 1839. 2 5
UWILL
" v without
JYoticc.
BE SOLD, at nnhli calf.
, - --.j
reserve, on the nremises.
on Tuesday, 26th February next, (being
Court week,) the
Store house, to are house, Dwell
ing house, Lot, &c.
In the town of Tarborough, recently oc
cupied by D. Richards. On the premises
are also good stables, an excellent gaiden,
well, &c. A credit of six months will be
given, the purchaser giving bond with ap
proved security.
LORENZO D. RE LI,.
Jan. 2, 1839. 1
ii- j 1
Conslnbles' Hlanks for sale,
AT THIS OtflQK,
l . ... n..-L
..... p.,ce ... ineymusibejouL.
I .rge, and well brokV.
Apply immediately to
iasiiviue, reu. 4, I8M9.
C3
IS,
Morns Multicaulii
OR GENUINE
J C7P Chinese Mulberry.
A LARGE STOCK of best Soulhen
raised, lately put into the kamf
the subscriber lor disposal, at 30 dollar i
thousand for buds, and 20 cents a foot lor
main stem and root, and a discount for
laige trade; say 5 percent, for 500 dol
lars, and 10 lor a 1000 or more. But a
the price is still linn, owing to thevey
inadequate supply lor the increasing de
mand, it is suggested, that to pnveniW
appointments, those noi immediately ap.
plying to secure at above prices, should
-xpct an advance, and ay in their order,
4a going rates.19 Again, as the season
is advaucing and lilllt; lime for negotia
tion, as to distant deliveries against early
(best) time of spring planting, it is slated
loat no quota is to be forwarded until
payment first made or secured at the
place where ordered. Say, litre, Enfieid,
Hull fax, Gaston, Petersburg, Cheran,
Charleston, Baltimore, or at any place iq
our country accessible by water or rail
road conveyance.
SIDNEY WELLER.
Brinkle ville, Halifax county,) g 0
JNo. Carolina, Feb. I, 1839. "
(jlrpApjjIications can also be mik lo
Geo. Howard, Tarboro', who nill rUJ
Agent lor me in that vicinity S W
JYew Copartnership.
Wh AVID DONNAN. Jr. of the late
ILM lit -in of Ar M. Martin 4 Donnaih
has asociated with him r.i t;ro'her IM
tor the purpose of transacting die Grucery
and Commission Business
UNDER THE FIRM OF
David & John JJonnnn.
They have taken the house on Old Street,
recently occupied by N. M. Martin
Donnan, where they intend keeping 0"
hand a general assortment of brocene-t
which they are disposed to sell on reason
able terms.
They will give particular attention to
the sale of all country Produce, entrusted
to their management.
DAVID DONMjr'
JOHN DONNdNjr.
63
Petersburg, Feb. 1839.
Rocky Mount
Manufacturing Company.
PURSUANT to an act of the us' "
: .In Ihe
Mount Manufacturing CompaW
Oi f .ill hPODPneu"
ijijuks oi suoscnpiiuii " r
Rocky Mount under the superi
ntenJence
ol BMle & Brothers; Rsfeiffh, C t D
tie; Washington, B. F. Havens; W
boro, John C. Wright; and at
Henry Wilkes; to be opened im.
i., i, . ;ii 4he Ift of ;
Copies of the Charier, and thpa Uenby
. 1 . . .... c fieI on c;
escription ot tne property,
- ra r-r. i -
nrpspnr na-nprs. mav -
the present owners, may
places of subscription.
Jan. 29. 1339
63
JYoticc.
-:.$:" .int.
FOUND, a short lime since, a "l
d ...h;.h ihe owner
lie t c un.il tjz,
tiavft by applying at this
Feb. 5, 183.