Whole JVb. 882. Tarborough, (Edgecombe County, JV.fcJ Saturday January 28, 1843 To. JYo 4.
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THE FARMER..
Those who labor in the earth are the chosen
people of God, whose breasts he has made his pe
culiar deposite for substantial and genuine virtue.
. Jefferson,
Drive on, thou sturdy farmer.
Drive cheerily over the field;
The pleasures of a farmer's life
No other life can yield.
Thou risest with the morning sun,
To till the fruitful earth;
Atd when thy daily task is done.
Thou seek'st thy peaceful hearthi
Thou lovest not the gaudy town
With its tumultuous roar;
Plenty and peace thou fireside crown,
And thou dost wish no more.
Monarchs with robes in crimson dyed,
Are low, compared with thee;
They are the pampered sons of pride,
Thou'rt God's nobility.
Go on, thou sturdy farmer,
Tread proudly on the sod,
Thy proud and goodly heritage1,
Thou chosen man of God;
From the Globe.
GONGRESS.
After a great deal of hesitation, trie bo
dy of Federalism in the house (wnich
achieved such a triumph in the passage of
the Bankrupt bill, for the reliet ol the
country,) came forward to-day, and by a
vote acknowledged that they had made a
sacrifice of the public interests, of honest
principle, and the spirit of the Constitu
tion, in that act, which expunged the obli
gation of contracts. Having given the
alert speculating gentry, for whom the law
was enacted, an opportunity to absolve
themselves from their engagements, the
Federal party are now willing to pay so
much homage to honor and principle, and
the sentiment of revolt among their coun
trymen against this act, and thus shown
how ready they are to destroy their own
offspring to save themselves. They are
not willing to risk another election before
the people, with the burden of the bank
rupt act upon them. They have done
enough already by it, to secure the allegi
ance of thoe active partisans who fought
through the hard-cider campaign to dis
charge their debts by political service.
This class of the Federal trained bands be
ing satisfied, the repeal is iniended, we
suppose, as an oblation to the sounder por
tion of the party, to induce them to renew
their fealty to the old political leaders who
thus play fast and hose with the most sa
cred principles of morals and politics.
This extraordinary law of the extraordina
ry session was repealed to-day by a vote of
nearly two to one.
The bill contains a proviso lhat this re
peal shall not extend to or affict any case
which at the time this Act goes into effect
shall be pending before any ourt, nor to
any proceeding which at said time shall
have been legally commenced, and which
shall be then in progress, and underway,
by virtue of the Act hereby repealed.
The Exchequer scheme. The National
Intelligencer publishes the Report of the
Committee of Ways and Means upon the
Exchequer, in which that scheme is re
viewed at great length, and the conclusion
arrived at adverse to the whole project, as
unwise, dangerous and unconstitutional.
The Committee, in concluding their re
port, say:
"That in their opinion, if this plan
should be adopted as recommended, it
would overwhelm the 1 reasury with bank
ruptcy, corrupt the Government, and con
fer upon the Executive most dangerous au
thority; and, if it should be stripped of its
lormidable powers, it would be useless in
effecting the great objects for which it was
resigned, lhey, therelore, deem u es
sentially defective and incapable of any
Modification, at least without an amend
ment of the Constitution, that could justi
fy its adoption.''
bubscribers are at liberty to . ted to them by the Secrelary of the Navy,
time, on giving notice thereof nn i ,. ,pu 3 ... 3
-those raiding at a distance I ?" 1 hl 1 V1' 1 heA c?'"rt '
e Vomers jnquirtf. Decision of the
t c X nVmr.y- ) m New York Jour
n;U of Commerce of Friday says: On vis
mn lhe North Carolina this morning, our
reporter was informed that the court of in-
qiry came to a decision in the case submit-
When thev Will finish their l:ihrtiSv ami
transmit the result to the tfavy Depart
ment. Of the complexion of their opinion
nothing can be known, until made pubiic
by the Secretary of the Navy; but, from
sri ume wnicn elapsed trom the clo
i.:n,...f la . . .m .i .
aiu ui liiu testimony unui me agreement
of the court, it is supposed to be favorable
to Lieut. Mackenzie."
The Somers Case. We learn from the
New York Courier, that the counsel for
the widow of Samuel Cromwell appeared
before the honorable Judge Betts, of the li
nked States District court, on Thursday
evening, with her affidavit, alleging that
the proceedings of the court of inquiry had
closed; and charging the murder of her
husband and others to have been commit
ted by Commander Mackenzie and Lieut.
Gansevoort, as she believes, from admis
sions and statements made by the court of
inquiry, and moved the judges for a war
rant to arrest them on the charges. On
Friday, Judge Betts decided upon the ap
plication, by refusing to grant a warrant for
the arrest of the parties.
Cureless use of Fire arms. The Phil
adelphia Ledger says thatforty-seven death
have been recorded as occurring from the
careless use of fire-arms, since the 1st ol
October last! This is almost incredible,
and would be quite so, did we not ourselves
see continual acts of imprudence in the use
of guns and pistols But what would you
say to an attempt to surpress their general
use by law? This is seriously proposed,
though it strikes us as preposterous in the
extreme.
QTj A fatal epidemic called the black
tongue, is raging at Saratoga, N. Y. Some
twenty or thirty of the inhabitants have ai
ready lallen victims to it.
Usury. Judgments to trie amount of
SSO,000 have been rendered against the
Planter's Bank of Natchez, Mississippi, at
the late term of the Lawrence County Cir
cuit Court, upon the ground of the Bank
extorting usury.
.? mystery painfully elucidated. The
New Orleans Bulletin of the 13th instant
says: The body of Mr. Ogden, late Presi
dent of the Canal Bank in this city, was
found yesterday before noon, in the canal
leading to Lake Ponchartrain, by the new
Shell road. The persons employed on the
raft of timber discovered him as the)' pass
ed, in an upright position in the water.
The body wan drawn up, and placed on the
bank of the canal, when the news was im
mediately despatched to Capt. Carson, su
perintendent of the canal. There was no
wound nor any sign of violence, upon any
part of his body; and an examination of his
skull proved that there had been no con
cussion of the brain His face had been
mutilated by fishes, but his cravat was on,
and his gloves also, and his pencil-case and
a five dollar gold piece were found in his
pocket. The inquest held upon his body
pronounced a verdict to the effect lhat he
came to his death by means unknown
The impression seems generally to be, that
he was thrown accidentally from his horse
into the canal, and there drowned. He
was buried at 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon; a large body of friends and citizens
following his remains to the grave. Mr.
Ogden was a valuable citizen, and his fatal
end is sincerely regretted by all who knew
him well.
Important news! The only item of in
telligence which we received by the Nor
thern mail of last night is the following:
The time prolonged. It is understood
that Miller and his associates have recent
ly carefully reviewed the calculation upon
which they found the prophecy of the near
approach of the end of the world, when an
error was discovered in the footing of one
of the columns, of a thousand years. This
is a very important discovery jut now. It
will dispel the uneasiness about so sudden
a go-off, and give promise that we are yet
to witness the filling of many a bubble, and
realize the enjoyments of many a panic,
before the end of all things. The ascen
sion robes' with which many of the Mil.
lerites on Long Island have provided
themselves, are not likely to be wanted.
Journal of Commerce.
Counterfeiters. I hree persons were
recently arrested at New Albany, Indiana,
on whom, and in a carpet bag in their pos
sion, was found about 20,000 of counter
feit paper of various denominations, and
on different banks, chiefly of the State
Bank of Indiana, Bank of the Mate of Mis
souri, and New Orleans Municipality, No.
I. The men were named Tincher? Kelly,
and Webb, and are notorious in various
"ranches of roguery. They were taken
before a magistrate, and discharged, after
an examination, on the ground that ther
was no evidence of their having passed an v
of their trash. A queer decision that!
Wonder the magistrate did not politely re
turn them the counterfeit money, with a
handsome apology for the trouble and in
convenience to which they had been sub
jected. Gld'be.
J Clergyman tried and acauitted.
The York (Pa.) Press says: The trial of
me wev. Mr, farke, charged with causing
the death of Mrs. Miles, has been before
the Court for nearly two weeks. There
were a great many witnesses examined on
both sides, which consumed so much of
the time that the case was submitted to the
jury on Thursday morning without any
pleading on the part of the lawyers. Af
ter the jury heard the charge of the Court
they retired, and returned in pbout twenty
minutes, with a verdict of not guilty.
ratal Rencontre. A letter from Co
lumbus (Ga.) dated 6lh instant, gives the
following account of a rencontre between
Gen. McDougal and Col. B. Hepburn,
which resulted in the death of the latter'
gentleman:
"One ol these appalling tragedies for
which this place has been notorious ever
-ince its settlement, was acted here this
morning Col. Bertoon Hepburn was shot
lead by Gen. McDougal, (brother of the
candidate for Congress, and formerly Pre
sident of the Planters and Mechanics' Bank
f this place,) in McD.'s office the old
Insurance Bank. It seems there had been
ill feeling existing between these gentle
men for some time, in relation to the set
ilement of a cotton transaction of old date,
and it was known for several days that it
vvas assuming a serious aspect. Yesterday
many thought thai an honorable faceting
would be the consequence, but immediate
ly after breakfast, (about 9 o'clock,) this
morning, Col. H. went round to Gen.
McD.'s office, (as is Said by his friends to
bear his own message for hostile meeting,)
and almost immediately after he entered
the office, the report of a pistol was heard
and instantly after a cry of distress, which
alarmed the occupants of the dwelling over
head, and on the entrance of one of them,
Col. H. vas found just inside of the door
sunk down upon a trunk with his head
down on his breast, gasping for breath and
entirely unable to speak in a few moments
he was a corpse. Gen. McDougal, in ex
tenuation says, that he yesterday received
an anonymous note cautioning him to be
ware of an attack from H. and advising him
to arm himself, which he did and that as
he saw H. pass the window of his office he
cocked his pistol; that on his entrance a
scuffle ensued, and he was compelled to
shoot him. But some of H. 's friends think
he was shot immediately as he entered the
office, and the position in which he was
found, and the situation of the wound
would seem to bear them out. He was
shot in the left side just below the heart,
and the left side, on opening the door,
would naturally be turned toward the of
fice table. But there were no witnesses
McD.'s clerk having passed out a moment
before, meeting Hepburn in the passage
leading to the office (near the door.) The
Jury of Inquest rendered a verdict justi
fiable honicide. Gen. McD. at once sur
rendered himself to the Sheriff, and will
doubtless be bailed if he has not been alrea
dy. I met Hepburn yesterday several
times, and he was looking as well as I ever
saw him, and seemed in fine spirits.
A letter requesting a meeting was found
in the pocket of Col. Hepburn, after his
decease. Charleston Mer.
Another Bank default. Considerable
excitement existed at New Orleans, on the
3rd inst. in consequence of the alleged de
falcation of J. B. Perrault, late Cashier of
the Citizens' Bank, for 50 or 260,000.
Perrault had disappeared.
The Baptists. According to the table
in the Baptist Almanac for 1843, there are
in the United States and British Provin
ces 611,522 members of the Baptist
church, 5.39S ministers, and 8,383 church
es. Adding the more recent accessions,
the whole number of communicants is esti
mated at 700,000.
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iValches made by machinery. A
watchmaker in London, after devoting 20
years of his life to inventions, is now ena
bled, by a variety of machinery, to con
struct an incredible num6er of watches of
every variety of size, in a day! By one
machine, 300 perfect plates can be produ
ced in one day and by five machines also
centre, third and fourth wheels crossed,
polished and cut with balances for three
hundred movements. By another, three
hundred pinions are cut and roundedan
other drills the holes, the trapping, screw
holes, &c. planting the depths and escape
ments. Four other machines will make
iivots for sixty movements a day. Twen
ty other machines for every description of
work Connected with watchmaking, make
up the set. The best chronometer makers
in London have declared that every part
produced by them is far superior to any
thing that has been, or can be, produced by
other means at the present day.
Accident. We learn from the Mem
phis Appeal, that Mr. Norris Williams, of
Madison county, Tenn. was killed neir
Raleigh, Tenn., whilst driving a wagon
loaded vvith cotton, destined for Memphis.
He fell from the tongue of the wagon, the
wheels of which passed over the back of
his neck, causing instant death.
Nashville Whig.
ft noble bequest. Mr. John Bdstard,
who recently died in Louisville, Ry. be
queathed to the Protest Orphan Asylum of
that city, ten thousand dollars, which is
to be safely invested, and the proceeds ap
plied to the current expenses. He also
bequeathed a lot of grdund on which to
erect a suitable building ib.
From Vera Cruz. Lieut. J. H. Hart
stene. United States navy, arrived at New
Orleans on the 12ih instant, in the schoon
er William Bryan, from Vera Cruz, with
despatches from Commodore Jones, com
mander of the United States squadron in
the Pacific, and from Gen. Thompson, U-
nited States minister at Mexico. Advices
by this arrival give the details of the cap
ture of the Californias by t ommodore
Jones, and the subsequent release of those
provinces. We learn that about the 1st of
September last, while the squadron under
the command of Commodore Jones was ly
ing at Callao, arrivals from the United
States brought intelligence of the angry
correspondence between the Governments
of Mexico and the United Sta'es. Amongst
other items, the letter of Bocanegra, the
Mexican Minister of War, was received at
Callao. The American consul and Com
modore Jones, judging from the tenor of
this epistle, concluded that war had been
declared between the two Governments;
and a rumor prevailing at the same time,
that Mexico had agreed to surrender the
Calirornias to the British, for the purpose
of raising money to prosecute it which
was confirmed by the mysterious departure
of the British fleet at Callao the night after
the reception of this intelligence caused
Commodore Jones to weigh anchor imme
diately, and sail for Monterey. Upon the
arrival of the squadron before Monterey,
on the 19th of November, Commodore
Jones caused the fleet to anchor with spring
cables, and sent Captrin Armstrong with a
message to the commander of the fort, with
a peremptory order to surrender, upon the
penalty of a bombardment, allowing him
eighteen hours to decide upon his couise.
At 12 o'clock at night, the Mexican gov
ernor, Alvarado, anticipated the expiration
of the time allowed, and sent a message to
Commodore Jones, informing him lhat the
fort was surrendered to him. together with
all the property of the Mexican Govern-
ment, and the command of the Californias
as well. Wheieunon a detachment of
troops was sent to take possession in ihe
name of the Uniied States; and on the mor-
f "& - j
seen nuttering over tne Dauiemenis oi
Monterey.
A few days afterwards, (on the 21st No
vember,) Commodore Jones, whilst on
shore, got possession of a file of American
papers, of several weeks' later date than
those received at Callao, which contained
information of the pacific settlement of the
controversy between Mexico and the Uni
ted States. Upon ascertaining that the
capture of Monterey had been made under
mistake, he withdiew the American
force from the fort, released the property
surrendered, and, on the 26th, the squad
ron withdrew from the coast.
fhe citizens generally at Monterey (na
tives and foreigners) appeared to be ex
tremely happy at the capture of the fort,
and congratulated each other upon the
prospect of becoming a province of anoth
er country than Mexico.
Aew Orleans Bee.
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Recalled. It is rumored that the Navy
Department has recalled Commodore Ap
Calesby Jones, commanding the U. S.
squadron, that took the town of Monterey,
on the coast of California, supposing that
Mexico and the United States weie at
war.
-Raleigh Star.
The Times. The Philadelphia North
American says, that a statement from the
Treasurer of the Giranl Fund has lately
been made public, which furnishes a prac
tical comment upon the financial wonders
of these days. The great sum of $2,000,
000, which was to have erected the magni
ficent monument to the memory of the
bequeathes has dwindled to a ptttance;
S63l,89S of it has been expended; the
balance is in depreciated stocks, whose mar
ket value is about 675,000. The 300,
00 0 which Was to have made the Delawaffl
front of Philadelphia, the most imposingoi
river sides, is in stocks of a like charade n
I'he Si 0.000 which WaS to have warmed
the fireside of many a poor housekeeper,
yield, d in the year S465, and is worth in
he market 5.600. The residuary fond
of $525 635 of stock and loans, yielded
nothing during the year. How much it is
worth is a problem that time, not mathe
matics must decide. The receipts into the
treasury during the year were 55245,273
92. The balance in the Treasury at the
end of the year was $34,562 6d. Who
n eds a better sermon than this upon the
vanity of wealth?
Ji Defalcation. The Balilmore Clip
per says that a letter carrier) lately employ
el in the City Post Office, in Washington
D. C. has absented himself from that place
having been detected in embezzling funds
variously estimated at from five to fifteen
thousand dollars. The money, itappears
vas abstracted at sundry times from the
drawers of the several carriers in the office,
and from letters containing remittances,
which it was his duty to have delivered.
The name of the individual is not stated,
and no notice of the affair has yet appeared
in any of the Washington papers. ib
E irlhqnufee at Cincinnati. On the
evening of the 4th instant about 6 min
utes past 9 o'cl .ck, there waS experienced
in Ihe city of Cincinnati, a considerable
shock of an earthquake. Some of the hou
ses shook so severely, that their inmates
scampered away like rats from a sinking
ship, and thought that the world Was real
ly coming to an end. A shock was also
felt, at the same time, at Columbia, S. C.
and at Augusta, Ga. ib.
(QVe Understand that on the. night of
the 4th instant, in the neighboring county
of Rockingham, a certain house shook so
violently that the plastering of the walls
fell off. This shaking was attributed to a
ghost, which some of the neighbors had
strong reason to suppose entertained a par
ticular spite at one of the inmates of said
house! Is it not probable that the trem
bling of this building was caused by the
earthquake which was experienced in the
South and West on the 4th
Greensboro Pat
(3tn Consequence of the pressure of
the times, and the lack of employment,
there has been much suffering in our city
during the present winter amongst classes
of inhabitants who have heretofore been
enabled to provide comfortably for their
families. We have one society, but it has
proved inadequate to afford the needed re
lief. To provide more ample means, a
meeting was held last week at Dr. Plumer's
church, at which addresses were delivered,
and donations received to the amount of
S323. Committees were also appointed
to solicit further subscriptions throughout
f the different wards, and ward meetings
have been held, at which liberal donations
j have been obtained. Richmond Her.
End of the apostles. M at the w. Th is
apostle and evangelist is supposed to have
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SUUCi UJifll Jf I Ui'lll) VI ww oiuiu Willi u
sword in a city of Ethiopia.
Mark. This evangelist was dragged
through the streets of Alexandria, in E
gypt, until he expired.
Luke. This evangelist was hanged up
on an olive tree, in Greece.
John. -'I his apostle and evangelist was
put into a cauldron of boiling oil, at Rome,
and escaped death. He afterwards died a
natural death at Ephesus, in Asia.
Peter This apostle was crucified at
Rome, with his head downwards, at his
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own request, minning nimseii unwortny
to die in the same posture and manner as
his blessed master.
James, the Great. This apostle was be
headed at Jerusalem.
James, the Less. This apostle was
ihrown from a pinnacle, or wing of the
temple, and then beated to death with a
fuller's club.
Philip. This apostle was hanged up
against a pillar at Mierapous, a city ot
Phrygia.
Bartholomew. This apostle was flayed
alive, by the command of a barbarous king.
Andrew. This apostle was bound to a
cross, whence he preached to the people
till he expired.
Thomas This apostle was run through
the body with a lance, at Coromandel, in
the East Indies.
Jude. This apostle was shot to death
with anows.
Simon Zealot. This apostle was cru
cified in Persia.
Mathias. This apostle was first stoned,
and then beheadc I.
Barnabas. This apostle of the Gentiles
was stoned to death by the Jews, at Salania;
Paul. This apostle was beheaded at
Rome, by the tyrant Nero.
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