is not true; and to test which,
I refer the reader to that article
of the Constitution.
Finally, a little before the
Governor concluded his re
narks, he used the following
observations: "As has been ob
served by my honorable col
league, the Congress have al
ways made the President, and
will continue to do it. Yes,sir,
the voice of that orthodox and
experienced statesman has said
so, and I have no reason to
doubt the correctness of his as
sertion.'' What an acknowledgment for
the Governor to make, after
Jiaving commenced in such a
rampant strain to probe the sub
ject to the bottom, and to apply
;ui effectual remedy! Does he
not, in this acknowledgment, go
.it full length with the broad as
sertion of Mr. Macon, which in
his commencement seemed-so
very much to alarm him? Does
lie not prove, by this acknow
ledgment, his declamation to be
without a cause, and without
foundation? for here he confess
es that no alteration can be made
to prevent that influence of
which he complains. Why,
then, all this unnecessary decla
mation, if the thing is unaltera
ble; unless it be a mere elec
tioneering parade, to impose on
the unthinking ones of the coun
try. Ihit here let me take leave of
the Governor, and leave him to
reconcile his errors and incon-
5;siencics.
Northampton.
VOKVAGX.
GREECE.
ness at Paris. No progressed
been made in the negociations
with the new Russian Minister,
and it was said that a Turkish
army was assembling at Sophia,
to act against that power.
SOUTH AMERICA.
By an arrival from Rio Ja
neiro, information has been re
ceived, that the present Empe
ror Don Pedro, has granted a
Constitution to the Brazilians,
and the government is to be
considered hereafter as a limited
not absolute monarchy.. The
Roman Catholic is the establish
ed religion, but all other forms
will be tolerated, though they
will not be permitted to be pub
licly solemnized. The reigning
dynasty is to be Don Pedro I.
and his legitimate successors.
ed to see people independent ini
their mode oi living. He did
not belie ve that manufacturers
were more industrious than o
ther people. He denied that
this measure was for the good
of the nation. When people
used the word nation, on this
this subject, they generally
meant themselves. He said he
On the opposite page, over the 1 Browning;, of Franklin county, to
signature of "JYuma," will be found Miss Sally Pullen.
some strictures on the character of
vvm. H. Crawford; and some re
marks, over the signature of
"Northampton," on the Speech of
Gov. Branch, published in our
fourth number. The Presidential
contest is draw
With l-an.1..
disliked the tax on cotton bag- the heroe ofp ted eal
iiiiiiL no ujutii us una; uiiu 11c ui,ri..., . i .. o o
uaiiiic
should call the attention of the th
senate to that subject again.
Mr. M. again recurred to, and
remarked further upon, the po
verty of the Southern part of
the country.
On the 7th inst. Mr. Branch
succeeded in getting the follow
ing lines struck out of the bill:
"on frying-pans four cents per
pound," and "on pepper ten
cents per pound."
eir
London dates to the 1st April
have been received at New
York; Success continues to at
tend the Grecian patriots. Co
ron surrendered to them on the
iStli February, and they had
succeeded in taking the out
works of Lcpanto, in which they
derived great assistance from the
Knglish officers of Engineers.
Lord Byron had been at Tripo-
lizza, and returned to Misso
longhi. The Greeks are also
said to have effected another
landing in Caroburu in Macedo
nia, that all of them who were
in prison at Salonichi had been
released, and that they had sup
plied parts of Thessaly with
arms. .
Accounts from Constantino
ple, of the 20th Feb. still speak
of armaments fitting out for an
other campaign against the
Greeks. If the intelligence,
however, received there from
Kgypt, by the way of Odessa,
prove correct, the Porte will
have enough to occupy its hands
without renewing its attempts
on the Morea. A ship, it is sta
ted, had arrived at Constantino
ple, in 40 hours from Egypt,
with the alarming intelligence
that Ali Pacha, theenterprizing
"viceroy of Egypt, had declared
himself independent of the Tur
kish government. This chief
had been long suspected by the
ortc, who had, in vain, tried
every method to weaken him.
latterly he had been ordered to
rnarch "l 0,000 men against the
Greeks; but, instead of obeying
the sultan's mandate, he embra
ced this opportunity to set up
lor himself. This event is not
only expected to complete the
iiuiicipauon of Greece, but to
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Algiers. Information had
been received in London, that
the differences between the Dey
and the Lnirhsh government
had been amicably settled. No
particulars arc mentioned. The
French frigate Ilermoine, of 44
guns, in passing the blockading
squadron off Algiers, thinking
it unneccssarv to hoist her co
lors, was attacked by the British
frigate Naiad of 3G guns, when
an action took place, during
which, it is said, the Ilermoine
received a'jrood drubbing: after
ie loss of several men, and ac
knowledging the country to
which she belonged, she was al
lowed to proceed. No inter-
iT . r i i a x
lupuon oi me., armony sunsisi- laiJ Qn the
mg uctwecn tne two powers
was expected from this circum
stance. The Spaniards taken
by the Algcrines had been given
up to the Lritish and landed at
Carthagena.
II. of REPRESENTATIVES.
On the 3d inst. Mr. Taylor,
of N. Y. from the committee
appointed to consider the sub
ject of the day for terminating
tne present session ot Congress,
reported an amended resolution,
proposing to substitute the 19th
of Mar for the day proposed by
the Senate. The report was
laid on the table, where it will
probably continue until Mr.Ed
wards returns to the City, and
some definitive steps taken in
relation to his memorial.
A bill has passed the House
to create a Stock to bear an in
terest of 4 per cent, to payoff
il, . 1 1 il Ci ? .1
me awarus unuer uje opanisn
tn
I rca-y.
1 he Post-Officc bdl has been
rs of
respective leaders.
course, in the pending contest, vill
be correctly to note the movements
of the contendingparties; and could
we, by the assistance of pur nume
rous literary and political neigh
bors, aid in delineating the charac
ter and qualifications of the respec
tive candidates, it would yield us
great satisfaction. However, we
wish to have it distinctly under
stood, by our readers, that we do
not vouch for the correctness cf
the opinions of our correspondents;
where truth is not directly violated,
we shall publish all cemmunica
tions, which "display some share
of ability, and are couched in deco
rous language," without note or
comment. As an individual we
have a preference, in this all-im
portant straggle, and do not hesi
tatc to express it freely; but, as
conductor of a "Free Press," we
shall endeavor to continue it as its
name implies, "open to all, unin
fluenced by none. "
,uia tUl eastern provinces
of the Turkish empire, if not to
give the death-blow to the now-
er of the Porte. The news is
stated to have produced great
consternation at Constantinople,
but some doubts appear to have
been entertained of its corrcct-
IVesl-Indies. Demarara pa
pers to the lGth ult. inclusive,
have been received at Norfolk,
from which it appears that the
spirit of insubordination among
the blacks of that Island is not
yet extinct, and that intelligence
of new plo'.s on the East Coast
has caused .the militia to be a-
crain called into active service.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
The Tariff bill is yet on the
tapis. With regard to its ulti
mate fate, in a modified shape in
the Senate, much is supposed to
depend on the arrival of the new
Senator from, Illinois, who is
said to be daily expected.
On the 4th inst. the duties on
cotton cloths and cotton twist,
yarn, or thread being under con
sideration: Mr. Macon rose. He was
surprised to hear persons from
the rich and fertile country, in
the Western and Middle States,
endeavoring to impress upon
Congress the necessity of impo
sing taxes on the poor country
in the South. He spoke of the
general poverty of his part of
the country, particularly in re
gard v to soil. lie alluded to
early marriages in the West, as
a criterion of its prosperous situ
ation. He had always been,
individually, a patron of Ameri
can manufactures but he wish
ed to be a volunteer in that
cause; he had no idea pf being
forced into it. He spoke of the
folly of supposing this nation
was to pecome great in conse
auence of its manufactures, be
cause England had become so
He had rather see people living
upon their own lands, than pent
up in manufactories. He wish-
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1824.
SMALL POX.
Rejiort of cases at the Hospital in
tne vicinity oj Jiatijajc tozvn.
Immediately after we made our
last report, two of the women sick
ened in the morning, with symp
toms of violent inflammatory fever
and two more in the afternoon
these cases were made public. On
the third day two of them broke out
with a very doubtful and suspicious
eruption, which, however, in the
course of 36 hours, proved to be
measles. One of the other two
was the effect of intemperance, the
other a case of well-marked vario
loid, which has nearly run its
course, and will probable cause lit
tle or no further trouble.
We, therefore, deem ourselves
justified in saying, we believe the
Small Pox to have ceased at the
Hospital, and have discharged the
whole of them from the sick-list,
except the last named case.
All those who were sent to the
Hospital, have passed through the
vaccine disease under our immedi
ate care and inspection, except
those reported with Smallpox.
The danger now can be but tri
fling, and those from the country,
who have business in town, may vi
sit it without dread.
Geo. T. Kennon,
B. H. fVilson,
Attending Physicians.
DIED,
Near Washington, on the the 3d
ult. Mr. Israel Harding, at an ad
vanced asre. He was one of the na-
triots of the Revolution.
In Duplin countv- on the 20th
March, at the advanced age of 90
vears, Mr. Simon WonH cnlHiVr
of the Revolution.
New-Market Baces.The
Races oVer the New-Market
Course commenced on Tuesday
4th inst. on which day the Pro
pnetor s Purse oi 5300, 3 mile
heats, was won by Mr.Wyche
horse Henry, beating Mr. John
son s JJetsy Richards.
On Wednesday, the Jocky
Llub lJurse, $600, 4 mile heats
was w on by Mr. Johnson's hTorse
IV asliinzion, beating: Mr.
Wynn's filly Squirt, and Mr
Harrison's horse Jlratus.
On Thursday, a Handy Cap
Purse, S100, 2 mile heats, was
won by Mr. Harrison's horse
Jlratus, beating two others.
Marine ist,
FOR WELD03T, N. C.
ARRIVED,
larch 29 Albemarlp. St
from XnrfnlV
. ..tu. uvjui, lUUi, JHU-
Tlymouth & Halifax Trader,
1 elloyrt v. '
A?J2:R?liinond Blades fr0m
Norfolk, ballast.
layst5SarahMurPh Rob bal-
foit eV ' oiarvrofromNor
lolJc sufar.nim m,vi
10thPlymouth & HalifaxTader
Yellowly, from NorfolfcliSS
SAILED,
April 1 Albemarle, Starvro, Nor
folk with 301 bbls flour and 22
hhds tobacco.
3d-Plymouth &: Halifax Trader.
lenowiy, JNorfolk 100 kegs
manufactured tobacco, 2 hhds
leaf, 30r bbls flour, and 3 passen
gers. th Richmond, Blades, Norfolk
221 bbls. flour, 16 bales cotton,
13 kegs manuf. tobacco, and 1
cask fur.
May 8th Sarah Murphy, Robin,
j. v, luia tl UUUS lUUaCCO.
12th Albemarle, Starvro, Rich
mond 62 hhds tobacco, and 1
passenger.
:: Plymouth & Halifax Trader, Pe
tersburg 32 hhds tobacco, and
52 bales cotton.
Price Current.
MAY 7.
Bacon,
Brandy, Apple,
Peach,
Internal Improvements.
The bill authorising certain sur
veys and estimates, for Roads
and Canals, has received the
signature of the President and
become a law.
Failure of Mails In conse
quence of tfie great freshet, last
week, the Northern and Western
i Mails failed in arriving at the usual
time; to that cause, our Subscribers
residing on those routes, must at
tribute the delay of their papers.
We are pleased to learn, that
the President of the United
States has re-appointed our re
spected fellow citizen, Gen. Be
verly Daniel, Marshal of this
District, for the ensuing 4 years.
The General, we believe, has
held this office for a longer ne
riod than any other Marshal in
the Union, this being: his fifth
appointment. lialeigh Beg.
Medical University of Penn
sylvania. At a public com
mencement ot this Institution.
held on the 8th ultimo, the fol
lowing: young gentlemen from
this State, received the Degree
of Doctor of Medicine Ed
mund C. F. Strudwick, John
Arlington, John Haywood, and
James ii. Glenn. ib.
MARRIED,
On Thursday, the 6th inst at the
seat ot Uen. lili B. Whitaker, in
this county, Mr. Miles Nash, from
Norfolk, Va. to Miss Rebecca Whi
taker, daughter of Gen. Whitaker.
In Orange county, on the 17th
ult. Alexander Kirkpatrick, Esq.
to Miss Louisa Ann Dixon, daugh
ter of Mr. James Dixon.
In Newberry district, S. C. on
the 18th March, Dr. Marmaduke
T. Mcndenha!!, of Guilford countv,
to Miss Phcbe M. Kirk, of the for
mer place.
In Guilford county, on the 22d
nit. Mr. Sidney Porter, of Cmnrr-
ticut, to Miss Ruth WTorth.
In Wake countv, near the falls
of Ncusc, on the 28th ult. Mr. Was.
Corn, J150
Cotton,
Coffee,
Flour, sunerfine
fine,
Gin, Holland, -
American,
Iron, per ton, -
Molasses,
Rum, Jamaica,
Antigua, -
New-Eng.
Sugar, brown, -
loaf, - -
Salt, loose,
sack,
Tea, Y'g Hyson,1
imperial,
Tobacco,
Wheat,
Peters' g. Norfolk.
8 to 9 8 to 8$
56 60 53 55
60 62 55 60
130 150110 125
150 175 155 160
13 15 12 14
20 25 20 23
500 525 575 600
450 500
100 110 100 106
30 40 39 42
$85 100 $90 95
30 32 22 26
115 125 9 0 95
75 80 64 70
40 45 36 37
8 13 8J 12$
15 25 15 20
75 S7 56 58
300 300 275
120 125110 115
150 162140 145
$3 10g2J 8
95 103 80 10O
30 40 29 31
North-Carolina Bank Notes.
At Petersburg, A to 5 disc.
At Norfolk, 4J disc.
New Advertisements.
NOTICE.
THE Subscribers have recently
associated themselves in busi
ness, under the firm of
JAMES & JOHN W. SIMMONS,
And have just received a handsome
assortment of Dry-Goods, Groce
ries, Hardware, Cutlery, Shoes,
&c. &c Ali of which will be sold
at very moderate prices for Cash,
or on a credit to punctual customers.
James Simmons,
John TV. Simmons.
Halifax, May 10, 1824. f8-tf
. & J. W. SIMMONS,
HAVE just received, and offer
for salp. bbls fSir HER
RINGS, 25 do. Roe do. and 20 bbls
Family SHAD, all of which will be
warranted "and sold on reasonable
terms. The great inconvenience
that one of this firm has experien
ced, by selling articles consigned to
him on a credit, WH1 in future com
i c n oil for CASH onlv. It is
therefore hoped, that all orders
will be accompaniru wun me easn.
Haliiax, ivia7 au ao. -it
Blank Warrants for sale
AT THIS OFFICE.