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SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1841. TO THE POLLS t ! The Polls of Election will be opened at the different districts in this county, on Thursday next, the laih inst. We per ceive by the following article from th Washington Republican, that the name of H. I. TOOLE, Eq of Pitt county, is pa tented to the Democracy of the district as a suitable person on whom to be stow their suffrages. The Federal pol icy in calling an extra session, and the necessity of anticipating the tmnl period of election, prevents a regular nomina tion and canvass of the district. Mr. Toole is well and favorably known as the unflinching champion of Democratic prin ciples, and we hope that no Democrat will stay from the Polls. From the Washington Republican. HENRY I. TOOLE ESQ. We publish below a letter of Henry I. Toole Esq. to ourselves, declining to be n candidate for Congress. The reasons Mr. Toole as-igns fully justify his deter mination. He will not be a candidate: he vvill not present his name to the district: he will not consent to stand in so unequal a position, under present circumstances, towards Mr. Stanly. Mr. Toole refers in his letter to our knowledge of himself and we venture to say, upon that refer ence, that nothing could give that gentle man more pleasure than an equal contest with Edward Stanly. We do know him, and thus knowing him, we dare to say, that whilst he would hring into a con test of that sort, a talent and a spirit equal to his adversary, he would enjoy that su periority which a sound causf and a sin cere heart always impart. He is a warm hearted, enthusiastic, open-breasted, States Rights Republican, one who, on the eve of the last Presidential election, unprompted, unpaid, lent the aid of his abilitie;, in the darkest hour to the cause of Republican freedom, and maintained ably and boldly, even by the confesston'of adversaries, the post of Standard bearer of the Republican party of North Carolina. Whatever may betide him, we believe that he may yield to no Republican of his age in North-Carolina, much less to Edward Stanlyl This is, perhaps, the language of eulogy, but Mr. Toole refers, in his letter below, to our knowledge of him, and we will not miss the occasion to speak our sentiments. We speak, however, not only our own sen timents, but those of the entire Republican pirty of North Carolina. We see in this hurried and premature election, the policy of the Federal party. Unwilling to rely upon the full expression which the people would render in August, after their crops are laid-by, and their at tention could be directed to measures of j Government, thev seek to take the public .mind by storm, and force down the throats (of the people, without discussion and with out the opportunity cf deliberation, the most odious and unjust measures, such as a protective Tariff, a brilish Dank of the tJnited States, an enormous Public Debt, &c. Such is the policy such are the measures, of which Mr. Stanly is the mere agent. The wire-workers, the master-federalists, know very well that the strength bl their party resides in the towns &. villa gesand country shops, and that it is only necessary to give t lie word, march! and march, it is. Whilst on the contrary the Uepublicans generally, are plain, laborious, hardworking people, living by the sweat of their brows, engaged in the agricultural or mechanical pursuit-', and who abandon their avocations with reluctance in the, middle of May. Can it be possible thai the country will not perceive the real se cret of the Extra Session, however it may be disguised under falsi; pretexts. The real object is to secure a Federal Congress. It is impossible, at this late day, to or ganize a regular opposition to Edward Stanly, the late incumbent from this Dis trict. As we informed Mr. Toole in our letter to him. a renlv tn which is niih!ishpl ' r j - i below, the opinion of our party pointed to him. He declines an unequal contest, but we are sure that if the district should choose to commaud his services, he would not refuse to serve. We make this decla ration simply upon our knowledge of the man. As it is too late to ttai t a candidate, and as such we learn, is the purpose of ma ny of our party, we Miggcs that all D cmo crals, who attend the polls, vote for HENRY 1. TOOLE, of Pitt County. Jit IIomey 26 th rfprit, is II. Dear Sir: 1 have received )our letter in which you inform me that you "have re ceived letters of inquiry, &c , about having Deniociaiic Candidate for Congress, ami that 1 (you) ieQm to have been elected by it i " vnti "think 1 au, ana you auu, - "ouo-ht to consent to run. I "eplyk I cannot consent to be a can didate, without assigning any other reason, it is sufficient to say, that the time between this and the election is too short to allow me to canvass the District, and do justice either to my principles, or to myself. I fppl much flattered at the evidence you fur nish n.e of the regard entertained for me by the Republicans of the District, and es pecially yourself. 1 feel ure that all, at least all who know me as well as yourself, will acquit me of any backwardness in supporting those great principles which 1 inherited, have advocated with the enthu siasm of youth, and my faith in which has been fortified by the reasoning, anu ousei vations of riper years. 1 am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, HENRY I. TOOLE. To Mr. Alfred L Pi ice. (TpOn Wednesday last, Mr. John Wil liams was re-elected Magistrate of Police of the town of Tarboro having declined qualifying as such within the legal time af ter the regular election held on the first Monday in last month. FOlt THE TARBORO' TRFSS. The Opossom Fighter's thoughts. When 1 was a boy, Georgf, my comrade boys and myself were used to opossom hunting all night. Next morning by day break, we would arise and have an opos som fight. This was done by tying the two tails together, and hanging them across a stick; one of the boys holding each end of the stick. Such fighting, George, you per haps never saw. As they have not much nails to fight or scratch with, they fight altogether with their mouths until the stronger prevails by the sullenness of the other. You would laugh to see a fight of this kind. Now, George, this puts me in mind of the present cn?is of American affairs; for the Legisl atures of the States have tied the tail of self-interest of Dank stockjobbers and incorporated companies to the tail of the interest of the people, and one is on one side of the pole of the Legislature, and the other on the other side. Then is it any wonder, IhM there is through the States pen and mouth fighting by the citizens, now the Legislatures hold the pole, if the peo ple will go on in the dark of their sovereign ty? For no opossom likes his tail of self interest to he tied to the tail of another, for every opossom likes to have his tail free. And the best way that I ever could find to part them was, to make the boys that held the pole throw it on the ground ;&. I saw then it was the nature of the beast to pull by the tail, so that they would soon quit the States, as well as others that they claim a right to. But remember, George, that opossom tails have no lur nor meai wumi Irnlnrr frr irrt I Viav nptfpr SPfin a man or dog feed on them. And so I can't feed on State Banks, or a United Stales Bahlc; or Corporations of exclusive privileges; to me they are worse than opossom tails, without fur or meat, fit only to lie on the dunghill and rot. However, let every body think for themselves and let me think for myself. For, the interest of State Banks and Corporations, and the interest of the peo ple, is like tying two opossom tails togeth er, they must fight because their tails hurt. So with State and a United States Bank, the tied tails of self-interest hurt each other, therefore they must fight. Mark what 1 tell you, George, for you know I do not write for gold or silver; but opossoms will fight, when their tails of self interest are tied in opposite directions. So then, George, I tell yon opossom tails will do, when men have the meat, hide and fat; so Banks will do for them that get from 7 to 10 per centum on their capital stock, as a monopolizing system oi exclusive privileges; but not for poor folks, who in time of war arc the bulwark of the nation. And I should think that the poor farmers and mechanics would swallow an opossum's tail, little end foremost, with all its scales, as vote for a Bank man represen tative. As for my part, I had rather swal low eel skins, than swallow the banking system. And corporations, where the Stale takes part of the stock, is of the same cursed breed; for if the slock taken falls through, the people must pay it. Deny this, ye stock jobbers. Next time, George, I shall he a little more serious and take better aim at the hub. JOSHUA LAWRENCE. : Washington, Jlpril 26. President Tyler received the Diplomatic Body on Saturday, at two o'clock, at the President's Mansion. In the absence of the British Minister, Mr. Fox, (who, we are sorry to say, was kept away by indisposition.) the Russian Minister, Air. Bodisco, appeared at the head of the Corps. As the members of the Body were res pcciively presented, the Piesident spoke to each of them of the relations, present oi past, between his country and the United Slates, and of his hope of the continuance of amicable relations; and received from all congratulations, and the assurance of the desire of peace and amity with his country. In these short conversations with gentle men, mostly strangers to him, the Pres ident was particularly happy, and this. Ibis, his first official intercourse with the Representatives of other Nation, was, we doubt not, exceedingly satisfactory. No thing, indeed, could be more appropriate, er of thern, the inspection of the money in his hands. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the duties and fees to be collected by vir tue of this act shall be received in gold and silver coin only." After this a connection between the go vernment and the first U. States Bank look place, which Jefferson recommended 1o be discontinued, but it was left for Van Buren to bring about "a consummation so tlvto be wished." Dare the federa lists renew this unholy alliance? Extra Session will settle the quest ion. New Era The uguiing anu vaizw put mis ueuu .. .... ulVu- or ,n ueUer taste than the President s re site direction. So then, let the Legislatures I mark j therenlies of the several imow uowu uic pom iiiji uiiuea uiu i.u. interest of Ban Us and corporations, for they are both of the same unconstitutional bad breed, against the interest of the peo ple, and fighting wiil cease among opos-i We bovs one soms. But once more, George. night caught rather an overgrown fellow, whose tuk was about one inch and a quarter long. We found from trial, out of the other four opossom, that be whip ped all one after the other; and the reason was, his long tusk anil size. 1 then thought to myself, old fellow you shall have a whipping before I leave this grit. M. iking the boys hold the tails of the four, 1 tied all their tails together and then tied all their tails to the big one, put all four on one side the pole, and the big one on the other. And I te'l you, George, this fight was worth a Jew's eye; for in about half an hour, the laid the old fellow out as dead as a herring. .Now, then, should there be an United States Bank chartered, this great tusk opossom the Slate Banks need not fight him singly; but have all your tails of self interest lied together, against one big tail of sell-interest, and then you can .stand this curse of nations, the poor, and the people. The only lelief from this mon ger, or the best is, that no State should suffer a Branch of the United States Bank within the limits of the S:atc. (See sec tions 1, 2, 3 and 4, of the I5iil of Rights of this State.) For tho liuih is, if this old tusk opossom fights any of the State Banks single handed,' he whips the best of them, by reason of his size and tusk; but have all your tails tied together on one side the pole, and you can stand a good fight and lay the old fellow out as dead as a door nail. For if every State is not a sovereign within i lie limits of her own territories, old Lawrence is a fool in political tactics; lor no State has any power but what is del egated from the people, and Congress has no power but what is delegated from the Slates and Hie people. And what will set tle all this is, I think myself equal in point oi rights to any man in any State in the Union jdnce the formation of the Constitu tion in 1 7Si); if not in point of talenls and delegated offices, j ct in point of rights, equal to any man, or set of men. Now, George, I want the States to re member I he four opos.soms' tails tied to gether, and in a way of conclusion 1 would i-ay, that the United States has no power over any State but by Jier consent, lor to establish a Branch Dank in any State in the Union. This right, J think fiom the Constitution, is respectively reserved to members of the Corps, National Intelligencer. University of North Carolina. Wil liam H. Haywood, Jr. Esq has accepted of the appointment of this body, to address the two Literary Societies of the Univer sity of North Carolina, on Wednesday, the 2d cf June next, being the day before the Annual Commencement. More oft he St Louis Murdcr.Kv the sipatnhn.it Km iasv. which ariiveu lasi evening, we have the St. Louis Republi pan of the 19th inst ant, ( Monday last,) con tnininis the detail of the horrid affair which we noticed yesterday. For want of time, we condense the principal fact. On the night of Saturday, (or rather morning o! Sunday), flames" were seen bursting from the windows of a store on the corner o Fine and Water streets, occupied in front bv simonds and Morrison, and in the rear bv Mr. Pnttti. as a banking house. It had been fired in several places. The al arm was given, the doors of the banking hous'? forced, and the hotly of Jacob Wea ver, a clerk of Van Phuland Med ill, found, dreadfullv mangled with a hatchet or ho wie knife, and the skull penetrated by a pistol ball. Near him lay the hat and handkerchief of Jesse Baker, clerk of Simonds and Morri son; but as his body c vild not be found, it was supposed tint it was consumed in the (li nes. The two young men wer- in the habit of lodging together in IMtus's hank ing house. Both were young men of ex eellent character, about 22 years of age. Tlp house in which the fire orig'mitedj was consumed. Mr. Peitus lost all his! book. At gi eat personal risk, he saed a drawer containing h's bills receivable, a mounting to $200,000. 1 1 is large vault was enveloped in flames, and could not be approached. Simonds and Mori icon's loss wa 40 or S50.000. The store of Ken nett, White and Co. was partly burned; loss f,om 10 to 31.5,000. A wall fell upon Ansell S. Kimball, chief engineer of one of the fire companies, and ciuhed him to death. The excitement w as intense. A public meeting was held, anil a reward of i?5,000 ffeied by the Mayor, and S300 more by the St Louis Fire Company, for the detec tion of the perpetrators of the horiil.de deed. The Republican says that seveial suspicious persons were taken up and ex amined on Sunday, but discharged, and that no clue had yet been found to the real murderers. From a private letter we learn, in addi tion to the above, that Mr. Pettus h is ob tained access to, and opened his vault, and finds every thing safe. Simonds and Mor rison's iron safe alo was unbroken. Louisville Public tddverliser. communicate (P-Elder P. Puckett ' preach at Red Banks, on .ttei,. June; 4th, at Greenville- ?,t ddVii wrtmp, ulii, ai Vvonetoe- stV. 9th, at J own Creek; l0ih tlarW nea; 13th, at Old Rla4 r al(V: ......v Ul i"N auhunt, sat Pleasant Plains; 19lhand2niK 1SV Bottom. 'Ulh at SaJJ Elder Wm. Burns, from V; . . ' expected to preach at Richland 7? the 24th May; 25 h, at Sou J W 26th, at the Hay; 27ih. at v , 30th, at Stump Sound; 31't ville; June 1st, at North VJ1 White Oak; 3d, at Hadnot's 0 5 at Bell's; 5th, at Newport Chaft Mocumus breek; 8th, at S;f, 9th, at Galloway's m. 1, tn u it ,n!.-6. 1 1 ih ot (i ., ' a n. . ..... .ccuvuie; I2th MP . '"'UPfct Pper S.vamp; 13th, at Conetoe; H-h I.' to'; 15:h, at Town Creek; lGth ! p Town Creek; 17th, at Falls 'IV Rive? At Tarborough and Aw York, MAY 8. Bacon, Hrandy, apjde, CoflVe, Oorn, Cotton, Cotton bagging, Flour, Iron, Lard, Molasses, -Sugar, brown, Salt, T.I. -Turpentine, wheat, whiskey, per lb gallon lb bushel lb yard barrel lb lb gallon lb bu.shel barrel bushel gallon truoro1 9 in 50 13 40 8 20 $1 5 9 40 10 60 150 G5 35 10 i CO 16 45 9 25 63 6 10 45 65 3 i 7 13 22 30 6 9 32 a 1G0 2-2-, a ... " 13.) 32 i ?5 40 JYegroes at private Snk rglllE Mihscriher wishes to sell 25 or3o very l.k, ly slaves of v rious and ol hoth sexvs. He prefers to selfit such pcr-ons a wish to purchase for iheir own ue. The prices ;ire such as suit lh; limes. Gentlemen wishing to purcha are invited m call at the teidenceo: llenrv I Tnolr, H-q near P.ictolus P.O. Put county, No. Ca. wlvi will show ihea. HUGH TELFMl 1 May, 1F4I. 193 Southern Citizen. The publication of this p.vcr has ceased, for a lime at least. The Editor says: This number completes our 4lh volume and will probably be the last paper we shall ever issue as a weekly periodical. The mat ter however depends altogether on the success we may have in making collections. There are now due to this office over three thousand dollars, which we .-lull en deavor to collect forthwith, in order to pay up our own debts. We should like that our exchanges would continue till the first Monday in August next,al which time we shall resolve permanently on our future course as to the publication of a pnper here. We are willing to resume the '-Citizen" at any time when we have the necessary assurance of being well paid for it. Great Expedition Value of our Hail Road. We are informed on good authori ty, that Mr. V. C. Tucker, a Merchant of this City, shipped a part of his Spring Stock of Goods at New York, on Wed nesday, the 14th inst. andth.it they were delivered in this City, through the agency of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road, on Wednesday, the 2lst being just eight days from New York, although they were detained one day in Petersburg. The dis tance between Raleigh and New York is five hundred milesl This seems like an nihilating both lime and space. hat. heg slight The Independent Treasury. Uncle Sam formerly was or felt competent to take care of his own funds without deposi ting them in banks for safe keeping. An act to establish the Treasury De partment was passed by Congress and approved by Washington, the 2d of September, 1706. Here are a couple of sections from this act: Sec. 4. And be it fuither enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to re ceive and keep the money of the United States, and to disburse the same, &.C. He shall at all times submit to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller, or eith- Slight Cold Let not those com plain of being bitten by a reptile which 1 hev lia vt- rheri-hed to matuniv in their ! 1 1 .1 1 . 1 1 very uosoms, wnen uiey migm nave ciusn cd it in lheejiir. Now if we call a slight cold the eiig, and pleurisy, iidhmmation of the lung", asthma, consumption, the veno mous reptile, 1 he matter will be more than conccily figured. There are many ways in which Ibis egg may be deposited and hatched. Going su iclenly, slightly clad, from a healed imoacold atino-nhcre, cs jpecially if you can contrive to be in a state ol perspiration; sitting or standing m a draft, however slight it is the breath of death, reader, and laden with the vapor of the grave! Lying in damp beds for there his cold arms shall embraceyon ; con tinuing in wet clothing, neglecting wet feet these, and a hundied othcis, are some of the wajTs in which you may slowly, im pel ceptibly, but surely, cherish the crea ture thai shall at last creep inextricably inward, and lie coiled about your very vitals. Once more attain! aifain again p I would sav, attend to this, all ye who think it a small matter to "neglect a cold!" Diary of a late Physician. iFovcfflir. New York, 'lpril 24. The Great Western made her appearance in our harbor between one anil two o'clock, bring ing late news from England and the Con t nent, but nothing of much importance. The imprisonment of Mcleod has al most ceased to be a subject of serious comment in the English newspapers, and. so far as the public voice is heard, it seems to be for continued peace. The political intelligence from the East is un important. Fiom all parts of the Con tinent the news is later, but we see nothing, in a hast'-reading, which can be regarded as of the least importance. The commercial intelligence, being but four days later than received bv the Co- hunbia at lioston, is noi important. The t'Oitun market was dull, but no change in prices. The Havre Prices Curicnt speak of improved pi ices. The Grain market was dull. I Washington Market, May 5 Corn wholesale, Si 75 a S2. Uaon sides 8 a 0 cents, hams 1 1 cents. Naval Stores New dip, Si 90; Old, Si 75. Scrape, 70 cents. Tar, $1 00. Fish shad, 7a SS. Herrings, cut, $4 00; whole, $2 50 a S3 00. fiep. Notice. ! jOST, or mi, laid, a Note of Hindpir j-- aide to Louisiana Knight, Adm'xo C. C. Knight's estate, for S65, dueJai'j IS 12, given by John W. Pui vis aspic eipd and Gabriel Purvis as security. Si note was given lor the liiic ofa negro tb preset t year, and is the properly of iL late Chailes C. Knight. All persons an for bill imdins for the above Note. Af informaiion respecting the same will tt thankfully received by A K BMLQK May lt. IS II. 19 3 PIANO FOUTE .lud 1IU8ZC STORE. Hp II E Snivel il.ers 1 c-prct fully annou to their friend ami f lie public, lh ilu'V are now rpe ii'g at 1 heir Store fn Sycttncre tieet, a large as?oitmnlofP' ano, ol snpfiiuf rpiahiy. FR3M the manufactory of Messrs. Acinus & Clark NEW YORK, Which ihey sulrnii to ihe examinafion 0 their friends and ihe pubhf. Theyj a Is ) on h i.rd ihe hrge-i & bel -election1' Afiiirricnaa azitl European Tnai ha ever been rxlubi'eil here , o. M,pf.rj r Guitars V.olins, Accon-'ec Fluhs, F.f-s and I).urm--3 I irjje meniof U. , man, French & lU' Ci.iii ar and Violin Suing. , They will receive weekly from Not tin i n Cities ev.ry new p-'bli' Mu-ie. intending to keep al all " l.r-.M an. I mo-t con.nhte assort' of .is Teacher-, ar. in ecaLi" o u 1 . In 7. Mi.mc .I IiMrummts, we iop ,w :. nubled t.. ierpurh an aoilmcnl 3? able and u-eiui thur natror.. i .1 III II - . II" 1 Ami b ini: b th 1 t or ..Mine. 1 x perienre uid b pleasing, agt e who w V, bt u h ave 10 say al-o, b" ;:!ad to allow purrh3crs of cur o kep 1 hem lor a reasonable try th,-m. b -fore pivh'S for r.y v'.ll lake birfc any Piano pud defect vr, even hum - r 1 1 2 nv" viron-, vi ved to h( ir!,. Any P.an 1 s.M 'T,nvn' I kept i'irr '- ClhiRLES " V -ri 1 .,,i !pi on r'lC' U 1 li,ll,ls ojiiru jg PcM i-b Mjr. April 1, JYolicc. 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