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ttgteaasssa- ai .- bmiimiii M'iol JV7. 79- Tarborongh,f Edgecombe County, JV. C.) toalurdayyJ1pril 25, 184l roixrijco; 17. Tic Tnrborough Press, BV fiKOUOE IIOWAHD, Is published wppklv at Two Dollars and F'fty n-r vn.ir, if i 1 1 l in advance or, TTirc.e :h!l:rm uV expiration of the subscription year. :'..r an period" less t!ian a y.-.ir, Tocnfi-fice "mfs opt month. Sulncribers are at liberty to "i-couiimie at any i;11'"' nn -iVa? notice thereof u. A nnyiiijT arrpus t!ioso resi.lin at a distance ;,.t invr.ri-i't'y I1V '-Evince, or givearespon rfforfiicr in tl"is vicinity. .Ivri'iiiP!!fs ii't eKeeHiivj a square will he iim.-r:M :ii (',r Dn'.ltr the first insertion, aivl '2." rr jif-- f'-r every cvv.itimr.inee. Lon'rer advertise MK'ti's in like proportion. Court Orders and .lu ilioiil :i -Ivt'rtiseMier.ts '25 percent, higher. .VI vrrtisenienlR must he vu.uked the nn;n!er of in sertions required, or they will be continued until otherwise ordered and charged accordingly. fitters addressed to the Kditor must be post paid or they may not he attended to. Doctor Win. EVAAS' SOOTHING SYHUP For children Teething, PREPARED BY HIMSELF. To Mother and Xurscs. TIIF. passage of ihe Teeth through the gums produces troublesome and dau 1 gerons sy mptoms. Ii is known by moth ' ers that there is great irritation in the j nwmth and gums during this process. The , gums swell, the secretion of saliva is in creased, the child is seized with frequeni and sudden fiis of crying, watchings, start I ing in the sleep, and spasms of peculiar part?, the child shrieks wiih extreme vio- lence, and thrusts its fingers into its month, j If diese precursory symptoms are not spee- dily alleviated, spasmodic convulsions uui i versallv supervene, and soon cause the dissolution of the infant. If mothers who have their little babes afflicted iih these distressing symptoms, would apply Dr William Kvans's Celebrated Soothing Syrup, which has preserved hundreds of infants "hen thought past recovery, from being suddenly attacked with thai fatal malady, convulsions. This infallible remedy has preserved hundreds of Children, when thought past recovery, from convulsions. As soon as the Syrup is rubbed on the gums, the child will recover. This preparation is so in nocent, so efficacious, and so pleasant, that tin child will refuse to let its gums be rubbed with it. When infants are at the age of four months, though there is no ap pearance of teeth, one bottle of the ' Syrup should be used on the gums, to open the pores. Parents should never be without the Syrup in the nursery where there are yono children; for if a child wakes in the niti'it with pain in the pirns, the Syrup immediaiel y gives ease by opeu i' tr ihe pores and healing the L'um; theie bv preventiriii Convulsions, Fevers. Sic. ; To I i to Auent of Dr. Lv.uis' Sontbiiuj: Svrun: Dear Sir The meat benefit nirr!-d to mv sifi'ring infant by our S "'hitit: Svrtp, in i case nf protrarted inn! p iinful duiiion, must convince every fe. Hiii pirein how essential an early ap- dii'.stiim f so h m inv.ibnhle medicine to relieve iiil";nM ( i i i' i v ;i ii ( I torture. My inni, nh'de teething, experienced such c-'i:.' i'iffu intji. th:il it v;s ;it( i( ked with ,,Uj n, ;itnl my sile and family sit p m ' " . J that deiih would somi release tb i.i't V !ti an"ih till we procured a hoi f ymir Syrup; which as soon as ap-,'i-'l ihe t'oms . ivonderlul 1 1 -m t; e w;s r-. In (", and afler a few applicali ns the rhd 1 disvl hi'i! obvious relief, ;ind by con it : 1 1 i m j io i's usi. I ain i!ad to inform : V.i, U(M rliilil " h:is cnmp'elelv recvered. I ao l no recurrence of ih.it uwful complain! Ins since occurred; the teeth are eoiana I tinir d lily and the child enjoys perfect health. I give von mv cheerful permission to nvike this acknowledgment public, and will gl dlv give any iufoimation on this circumstance. When children begin to be in pain with their teeth, shooting in their gums, put a little of the Syrup in a tea-spoon, and 4 with the fincer let the child's gums be rubbed for two or three minutes, three times a day. It must not be put to the breast im nediately, for the milk would tike the syrup off too soon. When the : teeth are just comintr through their gums , mothers should immediately apply the Sy. p; it will prevent the children having a .ver, and undergoing that painful opera tion of hincing the gums, which always makes the tooth much harder to come through, and sometimes causes death. Be ware of Counterfeits. VjCaution Re particular in purcha sing to obtain it al 100 Chatham St., New York, or from the REGULAR AGENTS. 1 J-M- Redmond,) , . j Geo. Howard, J Tarboro . I M. Russeu, Elizabeth City. I January, 1840. . 5 FOlt THE TAHBOIto' PllESS. "Westward the sbte of En pi re tikes its way." Tint individual has examined hi.story t ) little p irp ie, who had (Yl'cd to observe 'he never c-'asio prg ess of national rise and n tioo;d ruin. Thu stability of Empire i a subject cu ri us in itself an l inoncaivubl v impitaot to Anvricans, who have every thin-j; at vSt.ike io t tie future gr w:b and prop -rit y of a Reji ihlie, whii:h has just been liunch.'d o.i the :r.ckless sea of experi nent. The result involves in itself an issue no less important than the "wed or woe" of rrnny millions of the human family. The ques i n presents itself, 44 what can secure to empire stability in its possessions"? An exnninaiion of some of the leading St;Hes of antiquity, will e nable us to form a toler ably aecurale idea of the destiny of our o vn, in mtny respects the most interesting in the world. The hitory of the world, from the first dawn of authentic narrative to the present era, furnishes us with a long catalogue of Monarchies States, and Republics, which rose under the most flittering aupices, rul ed with wisdom, moderation and justice, dispensing impnthlly both the blessings of peace and the inestimable prerogatives ofpub'icand private liberty ; but by some c ipricious change, to which all human ope rations are liable, ending in anarchy, bloodshed and crime. Egypt was the first country inhabited by mill in a civilized stale. Its origin is involved in obscurity and fable, and what is recorded of the early years of its progress, conies to us in a "questionable jhape." Mo narchy is the kind of government, found among all the primitive nationsof antiquity. Its very simplicity made it suitable to the manners and customs of the times, and it seems to have taken its origin from the obe dience due to paternal authority; whatever Views we may take of it, we who have been taught from earliest infancy to lisp with reverence the word "Republicanism," and to regard with 'holy horror" every tiling monarchical in its tendency, it must be acknowledged to be the most natural form of government on earth, &when hap pily administered, has never failed to pro duce the most auspicious results. The Egyptian monarchy rose to a degree of splendor and magnificence, far exceeding any thing that has been witnessed in mod ern times. Twas here the light of heaven fust dawned on the infant struggles of philosophy, & science arose from the alum berof ages. But her glory has been long since obscured, and nought remains to attest her former grandeur savethoc stupendous labries of art, which have tojd so many cent ut ies, ''Unhurt, amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter and the crush of worlds." Wlvire now is the haughty Republic of Carthage, which, in the pride of its sireng h and power of its resources, bade deli mce to a world in arms? Wh.o e too is Greece, de mocratic Greece! and Rome, with its pomp and pigian'ry, when a Roman citizen, reading ihe ideal glory of his country in the unalloyed piopciitv of the moment, exclaimed in the height of Ins enthusiasm, "While stands the. Coliseum, Rome shall sand!" Rut the Coliseum yet stands and' the days of the Repuvic have lo g since been lumbered among the 'thing', that were. " I migot add likewise thit Proja fait," but why multiply eximples? In vain may we ch:-iMi the fond delusion that there is permanency in government. There is no prmanencv. The progress of civi lization is "westward," and its tenden cy is in a circle. The lessons of sa I reality warn us of the utter instability of all human affairs, and teach us the mel ancholy tho' moral reflection, that noth ing is immutable, save the eternal laws of Mini, who controls the destiny of nations Who does not then see in this wreck and ruin of the pat, and the irresistable tenden cy of civilization '-westward," the inevita ble downfall of our OA-n Republic! Let no one charge me with dealing in gloom) forebodings. Let him trace the progress ol empire from the downfall of the Egyptian monarchy to the pn sent moment, and he will be forced to exclaim, "Westward the star of Empire takes its way." The time will come when this proud Re public, which waves its gorgeous ensign ot "stripes and stars over hi teen millions of people, will be trodden by the foot of the timid slave, groaning beneath the oppres sion of a heartless despotism, and ignorant of the glorious associations of the land ol his birth. And if in our own day this ca tastrophe should befall us, if civil war and all its parricidal horrors, should stain the escutcheon of a country, yet untarnished by a single act of treachery or crime, thp patri otic devotees of liberty, standing aloof from this unnatural collision, will exclaim with .Julius Caspar, while viewing the fitd field uf Pharsalia, strewn with the blood and carnage of bis fellow citizens, "They vould have i so " Yours truly. B.H. Chapel Hill, April 4th, 1S40. Frr,m the Globe.. THE VICE PRESIDENT'S LETTER TO THE ABOLITIONISTS. We insert the Vice President's excellent let t r, which was inserted in our daily paper, in this evening's semi-weekly Globe. We hopi our Democratic eoidjutors of the press will give it an extensive circulation. ABOLITION PETITIONS. The Letter of the Vice President to Lew is Tappan, of Nexv York, upon decli ning to present to the Senate an iflbo- lition petition, signed by 140 women. tVashington, March 23, 1840. Sir: Your letter of the 7th instant was duly received, enclosing a . petition to Congress, signed by 140 women of the city and county of New York, praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and in those Territories of the United States where they exist, and to admit no new slave State into the Union, requesting me to lay the same before the Senate. I have also received yoar letter of the 17th instant, requesting me to inform you when 1 would present the petition. Having declined to present the petition, it is, perhaps, due to the fair petitioners, and to you, their organ, as well as to myself, to state some of the reasons which dictate my couise. The constitutional right of petition is con tained in the first article of amendments, as follows: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religior, or pf-ohibiling the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom ol speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assem ble; and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Congress has nerer made a law abridging this right; but the people assemble at plea sure, and petition at pleasure, for a redress of grievances. Of course, this part of the Constitution has not been violated; and if it did not exist, Congress could not, constitutionally, have passed such a law, because no . such power is delegated to Congress. This right, reserved to the people, does not devolve upon the presi ding officer of the Senate the obligation of presenting petitions of every conceivable description. There are considerations of a moral and political as well as sf a constitutional na ture, which would not permit me to present petitions, of a character evident ly hostile to the Union, and destructive of the principles on which it is foun ded. The patriot of the Revolution made great sacrifices of blood and trea sure lo establish and confirm the doc trines set forth in the Declaration of Inde pendence. Eieh St ue was then an inde pendent soveicignty; and to form a per petual Confederacy for the safely and ben efit of the whole, embodying the great doctrines of the Declaration, a compromise of interest and feeling was necessary. That compromise was made; and the principle which your fair petitioners are now agita ting, was settled. The right of regula ting and abolishing slavery was reserved to Ihe Stales; aal Congress have no more right to destroy slavery in Virginia & Maryland, than thvy have to establish slavery in New York or New England. The right of pe tition for these objec's is reciprocal; and the obligation of the presiding officer to present a petition to the Senate, if it exist in either case, is equally strong in both. But I cannot recognise the obligation in either case, though I acknowlege the right of the people in both. Is a difference made between the District and the States of Maryland and Virginia, from which it was taken? The question was settled in relation to this District by those States, by the formation and adoption of the Federal Constitution, when it was a part of those States; and a subsequent cession of jurisdic tion could not deprive the citizens of the rights already secured to them by both the Federal Constitution and the Constitution of their States. The right of Congress to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatever, does not mean omnipotent legis lation. Congress have no right, in the District of Columbia, to take away the right of trial bv jury; to pass an ex post facto law; to abridge the freedom of speech or of the press;, to establish religion by law; nor to destroy the rights of property or the personal liberty of the citizen. These reserved rights are as sacred in the District of Columbia as in the State of New York. They have the same right to consider the abolition of slavery in New York a griev ance, and petition to Congress to establish it there, as the citizens of New York have to consider it a grievance in tha District, and petition Congress to abolish it. Their right in either case to assemble peaceably and make their petition, I do not call in question; but the obligation on my part to present it to the Senate, I do not admit. If a number of citizens should consider! a Republican Government a grievance, and petition Congress to establish a mon archy; if others should consider religious toleration a grievance and petition Con gress to destroy heresy, by abolishing all religious sects but thtir own, I should not consider it my duty to present their petitions to the Senate, nor do I consider it my duty to present a petition, the certain tend mcy of which is to destroy the harmo ny, and eventually to break asunder the bonds, of our Union. In regard to new States, the case is, if possible, still " stronger. They must be united upen terms of eq ality. Eacl State having reserved the right of regula ting this subject for itself, no one can hi constitutionally deprived of the right. The state of New York has abolished slavery; but this abolition is not the condition on which she holds her place in the Confed eracy. It is her own policy; and if it shall be her pleasure to change it, Congress cannot interfere. So, if new States are admit ted into the Union, when admitted, they will stand upon an equality with New York. They may establish or abo iish slavery at their pleasure, and neith er Congress, nor any other State, will have any more right to interfere with tin subject, than with the laws ot" primogen iture in the Biiiish empire. The obje?l of the petition does not alTect the abstract question of slavery; that is a subject which the Abolitionists of the free Stale can no more afl-ct than they can that of the privileges of the British nobility. The plain question is this: shall we continue a united confederate Republic, or shall we dissolve the Union? If the prayer of this and similar petitions should be granted by a majority of Congress, Ihe inevitable effect would be an immediate destruction of the Confederacy; and, With it, those bonds of affection which have united us as one great, one harmonious family. It has been my grief to observe a recklessness on the part of some, whom I otherwise Highly esteem, showing an utler disregard of all the conse quences which must result from the perpe tual agitation of this subject We have an interest at stake too dear to be compromit- ieu ior a pnaniom wrucn we can never gain, however enthusiastically we may pursue it. sairee, a powenui, anri a happy nation, we stand unrivalled in the annals of the world. Turning the eye alternately to every region ot our country, it is greeted w;ih the smiles of happiness, amid the scenes of liberty, and peace, and plenty; and yet imagination frequently pauses upon the localities which remind us of the price at which these blessings were gained. Do we compare our condition with that of adjoin ing co onies? We look to Quebec & there Montgomery fell. W-e return to view the beaut ful town of Boston, and take our stand on Bunker Hill there Warren died. We cross the delightful fields of Connecti cut there Woos.er bled. We continue our observation through the Jerseys, till we reach Princeton there Mercer per ished. Even from the Capitol in which we are assembled, we cast a look to the South, and the heights of Vernon remind us that the mighty Washington slumbers there, who forsook those peaceful shades for the toils, the dangers, aud the privations of the sanguine field, where, with thousands of others equally brave and patriotic, the ene mies of our rights were defeated. It is at the price of their blood that we, in com mon with your fair petitioners, now enjoy these. When these rights were a:ain threatened,.! regarded it my duty, in humble imitation of these apostles and martyrs of liberty, to offer my own life upon the altar of my country, to confirm to you and to them the permanent enjoy ment of those blessings. A merciful Pro vidence protected me, and I rind a twofold recompense in the preservation of our in stitutions. With these views, I cannot reconcile it to my sense of duty to present the petition. I shall enter into no discussion on the prin ciple of slavery, as that is not involved in the subject. 1 can view it in nj other light than that of an interference with the con stitutional rights of others, and in such a way as tends to the destruction of the rich inheritance purchased by the blood and toil of the fathers of the Revolution. Another circumstance exists, aside from what I have noticed above, which wooki make me reluctant to present this petition it comes from ladies, ordained by nature and by the customs of all civilized nations, to occupy a higher place in society than that of petitioners to a legislative body. If courtesy could induce me, on a sub ject that could not become a matter ol injuiious notoriety, to present a petition from females, yet 1 should regard it purely aa a matter of courtesy, and not of coasti- tutional right The rights of women are secure through the coarser sex their fa thers, their husbnnds, and their brothers. It is the right of a woman to maintain a modest retirement in the bustle ol politics & of war. She does not serve on juries, nor perform the duties of the bailiff or exe cutioner, because it would be a degra dation of her dignity. She does not take up arms and meet her country's fues; be cause she is a privileged character, and man is her substitiute, who represents her in all these drudgeries. Every man is bound by th perfect law of custom, of nature, and of honor, to protect and serve her. This ii the light in which the law of God places the woman. She is veil ed and silent even in religious discussions; not because she is unworthy, but because she is exempt from the strife of man; and it is her right to observe that retired modesty which renders her the object of admiration and esteem. In this respect the Constitution of our country is estab lished upon the principle of the Divine law. If the rights of man are inviolable, they are of course confirmed to women; and the most dignified of the sex are the east inclined to meddle with public mat ters. I presume lemales, who sign pe titions, would not consent to the pub lication of their names. I should be very reluctant to be accessory to an act which should, in any degree, cast a shade of reproach upon an individual of that sex, whose modest dignity is the glory of man. Thus, sir, I have frankly stated my views in returning the petition, as 1 now do. 1 trust you will not deem it disrespect ful to you, nor to the ladies for whom you act. Be assured that, for yourself individ ually, I entertain high respect; and could I serve you personally, it would give me great pleasure to do so. Though a stran ger to the signers of the petition, I do not doubt the respectability of their character, and 1 deeply regret being requested, on their behalf, to perform an act with which I cannot consistently comply; but with the views which I entertain, 1 cannot better testify my regard for them than by return ing the petition. Most respectfully, RH. M. JOHNSON. Lewis Tappan, esq. New York City. (JpThe Buffalo Journal of the 21st ult says: On the authority of a gentleman di rect from Toronto, we learn that instruc tions have been given for the immediate erection of block houses, extending from fort Erie, opposite our city, to Chippewa, distance of about 20 miles. A cannona ding from the Canadian shore will probably awaken our government to a sensa of its duty. (JpThe New York papers contain an ad vertisement offering a reward of $500, with all reasonable expanses, for the appre hension and delivery to the officers of jus tice in that zy9 of C. G. Newcomb, late first teller of ihe Manhattan Bank. fJpThe circulation of the banks of New York decreased from the 1st of January, 1839, to the 1st of January, 1840; ten millions of dollars, or about two-fifths of the whole amount. On the first of January, 1839, it was about 24,000,000. Ob the first of January, 1840, it was only about 314,000,000, although within that time over gl 5,000,000 of banking capital was created under the free banking law. Texan Independence. The postscript of a letter received in this city, dated at Galveston, Texas, the 23d ult. says that "the news has'just arrived, that Mexico has acknowledged our independence." gpThe New Orleans True American says that real estate is daily selling in that city at the rate of from 20 to 3100, for what cost some years ago S500. The National Silk Society have offered numerous bounties, varying from 8100 to Si, 000 each, for the b,est specimens of raw silk, to be produced during the coming summer. The whole amount of the boun ties is 16,000. Suicide. A melancholy case of this kind occurred yesterday at tlie Glohe Inn. Mr. James Cowles, who had been unwell, and under medical treatment for several days, in a moment of mental alienation, committed suicide in his cham ber, by cutting his throat with a common pen knife. The ap proach of a similar paroxysm of the disease sometime before had induced a watcb to be set upon the patient; but a moment when the latter was off his s;uard, the unhappy deed was done. The deceased was much esteemed by his associates, who speak in high terms of his generous and amiable qualities, while they lament is tin- thaelyxnd. Baltimore Pat,
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