The surviving Soldiers of the Revolu
tion :
The Military Academy at Wet Point:
"'I'hfi Loan Bill and One Hour rule of the
House f Representative.
The term or service of Hon. William A.
'Graham, a Senator of the United States
from this Slate, expires with the present
Congress. You will supply the vacancy.
Durine the nat Spring. I received the
Mandarrl YarH Measure, and Ounce
Weiehts. furnished by the General (iov-
ernrrent. I advertised lor a Contract to
make them in tint directum. A proposi
tion has been received, to execute the work
in a style so superior, and at a prire so far
above any thing contemplated by the Leg
islature, that 1 did not feel warranted in ac
cepting the proposition. The capacity
measures, intended for Standards, wre
not then ready, and have not been deceiv
ed. Bv a Resolution of ihe last Session, I
was directed to cause the 1st Volume of
the Revised Statutes, to he distributed to
such Magistrates as had been appointed
since 1836. I have caused all the copies
al this place, except such as are required
to be retained, to be distributed; and, it is
believed, a few Magistrates are not yet
supplied, There were a few extra copies
in some Counties, fr-m which I have en
deavored to supply those who were not
supplied.
In conclusion. Gentlemen, should the
wisdom of your Counsels, tend to elevate
the moral character of our Staie. to enligh
ten its youth, to relieve the helpless, to
protect the innocent, to improve our phys
ical condition,.to aid the debtors, to re
ward industry, and to encourage honesty,
integrity and morality, none will be more
grateful to you for thes essential services,
than Your Fellow Citizen
and humble Servant,
J. M. MOREHEAD.
Executive Office, ?
Raleigh, Nov. 21, 1842. $
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1842.
Congress. On Monday last, being the
time designated for the assembling of Con
gress, a quorum appeared in the House of
Representatives; but none in the Senate,
twenty-four Senators only being in attend
ance. There still being no quorum in the
Senate on Tuesday, the President's Mes
sage was not sent in; it is conjectured the
Message would be received on Wednesday.
In the House, on Monday awd Tuesday,
aftr the preliminary steps had been taken,
Mr. Everett of Vermont, stated he would
soon ask leave to introduce a bill to repeal
the Bankrupt law. Mr. Adams, a resolu
tion repealing the 21st rule of the House,
touching the reception of abolition peti
tions. Mr. Wm. Cost Johnson, an act for
the relief of the several States and Territo
ries of the United States that is, assuming
the payment of their debts.
(PMr. McDuffie has been unanimous
lv elected U. S. Senator, by the Legisla
ture of South Carolina, in place of Mr.
Preston, resigned. Mr. Calhoun has also
notified the Legislature of his intention to
retire from the Senate, at the close of the
present Congress.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The two Houses have had four ineffec
tual ballotings for U. S. Senator, in place
of Hon. Wm. A. Graham, whose term of
service expires on the 4th of March next.
On the first ballot, Mr. Graham received
70 (Whig) votes the Democrat votes
were divided as follows: Bedford Brown
55, Romulus M. Saunders 36. On the
fourth ballot, Graham received 64 votes
Hrown 60. Saunders 37. '
Spier Whitaker. Esq. of Halifax, was
elected Attorney General, on the third bal
loting, by a majority of two votes over
Thomas Bragg, Jr. Esq. of Northampton.
The first ballot stood: for Whitaker 51,
Bragg 49, J. R. J. Daniel 42, J. B. Shep
ard 15.
Cadwalhder Jones, Jr. Eq. of Orange,
was elected Solicitor of the 4th Judicial
Circuit, by a majority of 9 votes, on the
4th ballot, over John F. Poindexter, Esq.
the present incumbent.
SENATE.
t
ivir. cooper presented a resolution, which
whs auup.cu, uwi me committee on finance
lnnni rr inlrt tnP PvnoHian... r
..... -rucy oi causing to
uc imucu m. ii e nundred thou
sand dollars in Treasury Notes, redeema
He at such time, and in siirK .
'dinner as
inav ?eeni insl am nroner: ami
oun djjiuiidiiuij ji uisiribution of
i ne same, as may De Dest calculated to af
ford relief to Ihe good people of this State
irom our oresent HiirPp,l ancmk,. '
cu condition.
Mr. Held presented a preamble and re-!
solutions in relation to the North Carolina
Arsenal, al Fayetleville.
HOUSE OP COMMONS.
Mr Barnes, of Edgecombe, introduced
the following Resolution:
Resolved, That the Governor be re
quested to furnish the names of the several
debtors to the Literry and Internal Im
P'ovement Boards, from the period of the
first, loan bv said Boards up to the present
time: the amount due from each, and the
y
security taken for the payment of said
loans; specifying particularly when
the
several debts that are paid were dish r
ged; and the several amounts now due;
the names of the debtors, and the security
taken for the payment.
The question being on its adoption, Mr.
J. Barnes called for the ayes and noes.
Before the question was put thereon, Mr
Barringer moved to amend the same by
striking out all after the word Resolved,
and inserting, "That a select committee hi
appointed to obtain from the Governor as
President Ex Officio of the Literary and
Internal Improvement Boards, the names
of the several debtors of the said Bo nds
from the period of the first loan up to the
present time; the amount due from each
and the security taken for the payment ot
said loan, specifying particularly when the
several debts that are paid were dischar
g''d; the several amounts now due and the
names of the debtors and their securities."
And further, That said commi tee in
quire into the solvency of the obligors in
the bon Is of the borrowers, and their secu
rities; and whether any loss has ever been
sustained by either of said Boards, ami by
whom and when, and that siid committee
report the names of the borrowers to this
lliue, and report in full on all the sub
jects contemplated in this resolution, and
have power to send for persons & papers '
rUn. noestinn reenrriner on the adontion
nf Ihe amendment as offered hv Mr. B:ir -
rimrer. was decided in the affirmative, vcas
66, nays 48.
We only copy such of the proceedings
of the Legislature as we conceive to be in
teresting to our readers. J
fJWe have heard the unusual propor
tion of new membets, in the present Le
gislature, made the subject of such lie
qtient remark, that we have had the curio
sity to examine the list, and find thai, out
of 170 members, constituting the Senate
and House of Commons, 120 are new mem
bers; there being only 50 in both branches,
that were in the last Legislature.
Raleigh Register.
Land Money. Just as our paper is
going to press, we learn that the Public
Treasurer of this State has received from
the Treasury Department, at Washington,
the amount due North Carolina under the
Land Bill, viz: 5522,917 97. ib.
Univerxihi of North Carolina J?Wp
have received a neat pamphlet copy of the!
Catalogue of the Trustees, Faculty, and
Students, of the University of North Caro-
lina, for lS42-'43. The Executive Com-
. I
mittee are Gov. Morehead, Ch urman: !
Hun. Wm. H. Battle,' Hon. John H. Bry
an; Charles L. Hinton, esq.; Charlc Man
ly? e-q ; Rev. Dr McPheeters, deceased;
and Hon. Romulus M Saunders
The members of the Facultv. are D.virl
L. Swain, L. L. D. President and Professor !
of National and Constitutional Law; Rev.
Elisha Mitchell, D I). Professor of Chem
istry, Mineralogy, and Geologv: Rev.
James Phillips, A. M. Professor of Math
ematics and Natural Philosophy; J. Deb-
ermere Hooper, A M. Professor of the
Latin Language and Greek Literature;
Manuel Fetter, A. M. Professor of the
Greek Language and Literature; Rev.
William M. Creen, A. M. Professor of
Rhetoric and Logic; John J. Roberts, A.
M. Professor of French Language and Lit
erature; William H. Uwen, A. M. tutor
of Ancient Lancuaees and Librarian;
alph H. Graves, A. M. Tutor of Mathe
matics.
The number of students is as follows:
Resident Graduates, 3; Seniors, 33; Juni
ors, 4 4; Sophomores, 44; Freshman, 39;
negulars, 11 total 174. Hal. Stand.
JThe Wilmington Chronicle, of Nov.
30, gives an account of a young man m
Wayne county, who being on the eve of
marriage with a young lady, turned out to
be Gtimsley, one of ihe men for whom the
Governor of Mississippi offered a reward
some time ago, cnareti wun a murder in
that State. The advertisement was seen
in a newspaper a few days previous to the
time proposed for the marriage and ihus
the young lady escaped its consummaifon,
and Grimsley is confined in Wayne county
of Mississippi. ib.
03 We see an account in an ex
change paper that recently, a miller near-
Mobile, for some purpose or other, poured
several pounds of melted lead into the eve
of the runner stone. The lead becoming
loose, and working between the stones,
was ground up wilh the corn. The meal
was consumed on the plantation of Mr.
James G. Lyon, and a number of his ne
groes were poisoned by it, and some of
whom died while others were palsied and
altogether helpless. It is said to be a com
mon thing for millers to use lead in this
way, and the misfortune just related ought
to be a sufficient warning against it. A
similar accident occurred recently in Eu
rope id.
A New Paper. -Messrs. R. Williams
ton, Jr. and R. A. Knox, have issued Pro
posals for publishing in the town of Lln-
eolnton, a new paper to be Called The
Democratic Press. " The Editors say
thev will support ,ionn u. iainoun ior
President. Wash. Rep.
Case of Slabbing. A midshipman
named Archibald McRde, a mere strip
ping, was brought before Alderman Mitch
ell on Saturday afternoon charged with
stabbing Mr. Harvey Harmstead, of No.
14S South Thirteenth street, with a knife.
It appeared, that on Friday evening last
the parties were both in the Menagerie at
the corner of Thirteenth and Spruce
streets, when, in consequence of the large
concourse of people there, Mr. Harmtead
was accidentally pushed against McRae,
who thereupon called him a brute. Harm
stead immediately struck McRae on the
nose. McRae then left the Menagerie,
but shortly afterwards returned with some
of his companions, again insulted Harm
stead, who wished to avoid any altercation4
and finally stabbed him in the left side with
a pocket knife; very fortunately the wound
is but a slight one. McRae's companions,
it appears, were all armed, as another one
of them threatened to stab one of the spec
tators in the Menagerie. The prisoner
was then required to find bail in 1500, to
take his trial for an assault and battery
with intent to kill... Philadelphia Gazelle.
The above statement of an unfortunate
occurrence is, we feel well assured, ealcu
I ited to make an unjust impression as
Misconduct of Midshipman McRae. It
will indue time appear, that what he did
was, if not justifiable, not very much de
serving of censure, under all the
stances. Those here, where Mr.
cireum -
McR ae
' belongs, who know him,
will
bear ready
! simony to his mild and urbane
disposi-
i ion. Wilmington Chronicle.
Murder at Hick's Ford, Greenville co.
fra We were informed by a gentleman
on the Portsmouth cars on Thursday last,
tint a man by the name of Brat ley wns
.-hot. last week, by five brothers by ihe
name of Davis, at the above named place.
The particulars are these: It appears that
Bratley was a troublesome, worthless fel
low, and was a kind of bully in that pait of
the country, so much so that he had render
ed himselt extremely obnoxious to ihe
peaceable citizens of his neighborhood. On
the 5th inst , he went to the residence
of the Messrs. Davis after dark, and de
manded admittance, but knowing the man,
no reply was made to him. After attemp
ting to force the door, without effect, he
drew a pistol and shot through it, but
without any serious damage to the inmates,
and left the premises.
On the following day, the five brothers
araied themselves and proceeded to a
brldSe wh.ere Bratley was at work; he saw
them com,ng but could not escape he
beSSed for his ,ife a"d fRl1 "P his knees
and Praye(1 to hem not to kill him, but he
...... Ui L 1 i II, i
lulu uiat nis cnauci naa oeen suen.
that peaceable citizens could not feel secure
while he lived, and a very few minutes
only, could be granted him to make his
peice with God; after uttering a short
prayer, the guns of the five brothers were
Poil,ted at
his breast, and deliberate aim
lawen at ine woru lire, me leaoen mes -
sengers of death were lodged in his breast;
he sprung upon his feet and with a convul-
sivp shiwhter. fpll with nil hi sins and
1.1 -i.l- 1 I' At l 1. I
crimes upon his head. The five brothers
fled to Charleston, S. C, and were imme-
daey arrested and sent back, and are at
this time lodged in the Greenville tail to
aw.iit their trial. What the result will be
it is impossible to tell, but had they have
shot him the night previous on the premi
se, no blame could have been attached to
them. Norfolk Harp 4' Compiler.
Ranking Capital of Alabama. A
statement published in the Tuscaloosa Flag
shows the amount of debt created by the
Slate for banking capital, and now outstan
ding, to be 9.834,555 the annual inter
est upon which is J5502,S65
(7Jas. Watson Webb, Editor of the
New York Courier and Enquirer, has been
sentenced to two years imprisonment in
the Penitentiary, for fighting a duel with
Tho mas J. Marshall. Possibly the Gov
ernor of New York may pardon him.
Washington Market, Dec. 8. Corn
wholesale, 553 per barrel. Bacon 7
cents. Lard, 7 cents. Naval Stores
New dip, $2 00; Old, $2 00. Scrape,
SO cents. Tar, 550 90. Fish, shad, 6 a
$7. Herrings,cut,3 00 a S3 25; whole,
$2 25 a &2 50, Rep.
We have but very little alterations to
notice in our prices current. Our quota
tions will be found generally correct The
season having arrivedjfor the opening of the
pork market, some small parcels, of not a
very good quality, have been brought to
market and disposed of at $4 OO per hun
dred weight. This we presume will be
about the standing price for good pork du
ring the season. ib.
COMMUNICATED.
Elder William Burns, of Virginia, is
expected to preach at Red Banks m. h. on
the 20th Jan. next; 21st, at Great Swamp;
22d, at Grindle Creek; 23d, at Beaver
Dam; 24th, at Concord; 25th, at Bethel;
26th, at R. M. G. Moore's; 28th and 29th,
at the Court House; 30th, at bouth Matta
muskeet; 31-t, atNorlh Lake; 1st of Feb
ruary, at RoS bay; 4:h and 5th, at North
Creek: Cth, at White Plains; 7th, at School
Houe; 8th, at Morattock; loin, at ricoM
Ilth, at Skewaikey; 12th, at Spring
Green; 13th, at Conoho; I4:h, at Cross
Roads: 15th, at Conetoe; 1 7th, at Hrda
way's; 18th, at Falls Tar River; 19th, at
Sappony ; 20th, at Sandy Grove.
MARRIED,
In this place, on Thursday evening last,
by Elder James Osbourn, Mr Elisha
Cromwell to Miss Sally Ann King,
daughter of Mr. Cnffield King.
DIED,
At his residence, Hope Lodge, near this
place, on '1 ues lay nght. 7th int. after a
few days illness of bilious pleurisy, Ed
mund D. Macnair, E-q. in the GGth year
ot his age. leaving a large lamily and an
extensive circle of relatives and friends to
to i mourn their sudden bereavement.
The deceased was one of the oldest re-i
dents of our county, and distinguished for
his many and sterling excellencies of cha-
i racter. His mind noble by nature had re
i cei ved the highest culture of education, and
i to his variousaccomolishments in liieraturp
j and science he united the brighter virtues
of friendship and hospitality. His strnne
j feeling sometimes led him to excess s, but
I they were oftener those of benevolence
than injustice; and his prompt and ready
atonement for a supposed wrong, constitu
ted the uprightness and honesty of his cha
racter. His open and generous nature ad
mitted of no disguise in friendship, and ihe
grasp of the hand with him carried the wel
come of the heart. He lived a quiet unos
tentatious life, and although a warm politi-!
cian and deeply versed and critical in the
institutions of his countrv. his natrmfi.m
was of that rare kind which preferre
countrv to self: and orients th,'.nmu
r- r. r - r.r.
.dci oi a man oi nis intelligence so devoted
iu pumiu iijrfucrs, uving io sucn an age
wiinuui ever naving aspired lo any office,
civil, military, or judicial. His polished
mind, extensive literary acquirements, his
easy pleasant manners, and the singular
beauties of his conversation, rendered him
bright ornament to our societv. a loss
which cannot be supplied. Com.
3?ttcca Current,
At Tarborousrh and jYew York.
DKC. 10.
Bacon,
per
lb
gallon
lb
bnshel
lb
yard
barrel
ib
)b
gallon
lb
bushel
barrel
bushel
gallon
Tarboro. Hew York
7
50
13
50
7
20
$0
5j
7
30
10
50
150
G5
35
8
GO
16
5
8
25
7
6
8
35
12i
55
160
75
40
4
40
9
47
8
15
6
3
7
18
6
32
225
120
20
5
50
13
52
9
16
6i
4
10
20
9
33
238
130
25
Brandy, apjde,
Coffee,
Corn,
Cotton,
Cotton baflrffinfr.
Hour,
lrn .
; rj
' Molasses,
(Sugar, brown,
I fcalt, T. I.
"U"f
Turpentine,
wheat,
whiskey,
JYoticc.
APPLICATION will be made to the
General Assembly, now in session, for
an act to incorporate the Trust bps of NnUr
an act to incorporate the
Hope Academy, in Edgecombe county.
S. P. JENKINS.
J. P. JENKINS.
DecJ5, 1842. J. D. JENKINS.
Carriage and Horses
FOR SALE
A ,Rsr-RATE spring-top Carriage
and a match of young well bioke Hat
ses for sale, al two-thirds' their value, by
L. B. K. DICKEN.
Uec'r I, 1842.
48-3
JYoticc.
N TUESDAY the 20th day of this
i rVnmi,C S0,d 91 Ihe dwelling
house of VViiam9 Hineaboul seven miles
lrom .Sparta for cash
Fourteen likely IVcgroes,
His stock of every kind, hoasehold and
kitchen furniture, by virtue of a deed in
t nisi executed to the subscriber by the said
v llliams rimes, for purposes therein ex
pressed. 1 shall convey such title as is
vested in me by said deed. The property
is convex ed to me to sell and pay his cred
itors generally. I hereby give them all
notice, lo have their claims there at an ear
y hour of the 20th for the purpose of ad
Ji'siment. lfany should fail to have their
claims there on said day, or make them
known to me by that time, they will be
considered as having no claim, and this no
tice will be plead in future as a bar &c
December 1st, 1842.
(WARRENTON, N. C.J
ROBERT A. EZKLL, A M. Principal.
ripHE Scholastic year is divided
into
i wo nesM"ns oi nve months eacH
th fir-f commencing n the first Monday
i January, and the second, ou the first
Monday m July ol each year.
In bunging this I ust irion again be
f re the public notice, the undersigned
egs leave respectfully to point to the
sc . lars ip and standing of his Students
as well of thoe who hive b en prepared
for Coll ge, as of ihoe who have comple
ted their education with him, as the best
le t of his m thod ot teaching, and of hM
sill and fidelity in his proft ssj0n.
he risk of b'ing deemed old fashioned
in the discipline of Hoys, he hesitates not
t say that he has . metimes found the
Moderate use ot the rod indispensable in
ihe management of some Students and
therefore, whilst he Uk s no pleasure in
its use, as a last r sort, he will continue to
pply it whenever! in his judgment, the
cae leauire it.
In insiincesj however, in which all
neaiis fail of correction, the oflendin
Student will be invariably dismissed
from the Institution, 1 si his example
prove pernicious lo ihe remainder ol the
bys. And no Student wnl be admitted
to the School, who is kn iwn (o be disor
derly in his conduct, or rude in his beha
vior. None, thetelore, of ?Uch character,
need apply for admission.
I i the Mathematical Depirtment, the
Text Boiks used are chiefly those by
PrnfeoMtr DaviksJ and Professor Ax
thon's series oi Classical Woifcs is used
in th- Department of Languages.
Board may be obtained in the family
of in- Principal, or in oiher private fami
lies, at the ordinary rate, say &$ io 10.
R rf. EZRLL.
IV
ane-'ton. N. C. Nov. 2.9. 4S-4
JSotice.
npHE subscriber still continues in charge
of the school at Whitaker's Chapel, six
miles east of Enfield, Halifax county. He
has much experience in his profession,
teaching not only all the branches prepara'
tory to admission into college and those of
Ihe freshman class, but those still higher
viz. Philosophy, natural, moral anrt
1 7, " 7 ,", d,,u "
I Z mZ T
J !.?. 'n.' . .Uhet.onc .Wic, &c.
I he school is divided into thru rlaepa.
the tuition of the first is 12, of second 10,
and of the third 7 dollars per session.
Board and washing may be had for 0 dol
lars per month the lowest in this section
of the State. The place is very healthy
and society proverbially good. Of all
these advantages the subscriber flatters
himself parents and guardians will not fail
to avail themselves. The first session of
the ensuing year will commence the 2nd
Monday in Jan.
WM. RICHARDSON.
Nv. 19lh 1842. 4S.4
JYoticc
npflE School nrar the residence of the
JL subscriber will be opened agu'n the
iecond Monday in January, 1843. undei
his own care, and continued without inter
mission through the year, except a short
vacation in,the summer or autumn.
Hoard wiih himself, or others near, at
S5, to S5 50. MARK BENNETT.
29 Nov. 1S42. 4S 3
$10 Reward.
(TJ)N Wednesday night, 23rd inst.
(Thursday being the day appointed for
the examination of the pifpils of the Tar
boro Male Academy,) some person or per
sons entered the Academy, through a win
dow, removed all the books, and after
conveying them a short distance, threw"
them into a ditch, thereby rendering them
useless, and evincing a criminal rudenessy
Which betokens an infamous end.
With the view, therefore, of preventing
similar outrage for the future, b) prosecu
ting the? perpeirati rs of this to ihe utmost
extremity, I am induced to offer the above
reward of ten dollars, which will be paid
to any person "who can establish their'
guilt. 1 would also mention, that on
Monday night, previous to the commission
of this act, a cloak, which had been inad
vertently left in the Academy by one of
thestudents,'was stolen; probably by a'dif
ferent person. WM. S. BAKER
Novem. 24th 1842.
Robert Norjlcct,
npilROUGH this medium returns his
sincere thanks, for the Very liberal
patronage received since his commence
ment in bosiness. Gentlemen, wishing
o procure a suit of clothes, equal in eve
ry repef to fhe best that can be made ir
the United Slates,- can do so by giving
iim a call.
Always on hand,
A goad Stock of Cloths, Cassimeres and
Nestings, of the newest styles,
And an assortment of storks, cravats, bo
oms, gloves, silk nd wool shirts and
drawers, hats, pomps, boots, umbrel
la r, &c. &c
Tarboro', Feb. 1, 1842.