tcrtained with respect to these
gentlemen and though they are
making a convulsive etibrt to roll
back the tide of public opinion,
they can't allay the feeling the
suspicion rests upon the facts
and, do what they may, facts will
pot bend at their bidding. .Ad
mit it to be suspicion, it is equal
ly fatal, as regards them and the
public service, with the reality.
ir. R. would not go in pursuit of
the alibis and aliases of the accu
sed of the tubs, whether with
false bottoms or double bottoms,
thrown out to amuse the public.
The whole conduct of the accused
had displayed nothing of the calm
dignity of innocence, but all the
restlessness of conscious guilt.
Every word of Mr. Clay's late
pamphlet might be true, and yet
the accused be guilty, notwith
standing. Mr. R. would riot now
examine his inconsistent declara
tions, to different persons, and at
different times and occasions.
The Secretary was not the first
witness who had proved too much.
"He who pleads his own cause
(says the proverb,) generally has
a fool for his client."
Sir, as I was returning the other
evening from the Capitol, I saw
what lias been a rare sight here
this winter the sun dipping his
broad disk among the trec be
hind those Virginia hills, not al
laying his glowing axle in the
steep Atlantic stream and I ask
ed myself, if, with this book of
Nature unrolled before me, I was
not the most foolish of men to be
struggling and scullling here, in
this heated and impure atmos
phere, where the piny is not worth
the candle! But then the truth
rushed upon my mind, that I was,
vainly, perhaps, but honestly, stn-
will be a sacred bne-and who
would wish to survive it! there
will be nothing left in the country
worth any man's possession. If,
after such an appeal as has been
made to the people, arid a majori
ty has been brought into this and
the other House of Congress, the
Administration shall be able to
triumph, it will prove that there is
a rottenness in our institutions,
which ought to render them un
worthy of any man's regard.
If we succeed, we shall hnvn
given a new lease to the life of
the Constitution. But, should we
fail, I warn gentlemen not to pour
out their regrets on General Jack
son, lie will be the first to . dis
dain them. The object of our
cause has been, not so much to
raise Andrew Jackson to the Pre
sidency, be his merits what they
may, a tlie signal and condign
punishment of those public ser
vants, on whorri; if they be not
guilty, the very strongest suspi
cion of guilt in list overjtistly rest.
It
FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1828.
The Spring term of the Superior Court
for this county was held in this place
last week, Judge Maktin presiding.
We understand that there were no cases
of public importance brought before the;
Court this session.
Congress. ... the Senate, the
bill for the relief of the surviving
officers of the Revolution creeps
nn but slnwlv.nnil its finnl nnssri'
vingto uphold the liberties of the is somewhat doubtful; on the 12th
people who sent me here. Yes,
fcr, tor can those liberties co
exist with corruption! At the ve
ry worst, the question recurs:
Which will the more effectually
destroy them! collusion, bargain
end corruption here, or a military
'despotism! When can that be
established ov
er us!
the Congress has become odious
and contemptible in the eyes of
the people. 1 have learned, from
the highest of all authority, that
the first step towards putting on
incori uption is the putting off cor
ruption. That recollection nerves
roe in the present contest; for I
know that, if we are successful, 1
shall hold over the head of those
who shall succeed the present in
cumbent, a rod which they will
not dare, even if they had the in
clinmion, to disobey. They will
tremble at the punishment of their
Predecessors. Sir, if we succeed,
wc shall restore the Constitution;
We shall redress the injury done
10 the people; we shall regenerate
the country. If the Administra
tion which ensues shall be as bad
as the character of the opposing
cadidatc5 Gen. Jackson is re
presented hy his bitterest foes to
K still, I had rather it were in
the seat of power than the present
yasty, because it will have been
inst. a motion was made to post-!
pone the bill indefinitely, which ;
was (leculecl yeas ZZ, nays Zo.
On Saturday, the 10th inst, the
"Bill making appropriations for
Internal Improvements," passed
the House of Representatives by
a vote of 124 to 57. It is stated
Never, till jthat this bill is theirs of its title
that ever received the sanction of
Congress, and the majority in its
favor much larger than on any for
mer occasion.
The Tariff is under discussion
in the House, and there is every
symptom of its being fully deba
ted again, which will probably
make it a protracted session.
Scenes at Washington. There
is said to have been an unplea
sant rencontre on Monday, 10th
inst. on Pennsylvania avenue, be
tween Messrs. Kremer and Wright
of Ohio. The interposition of
two gentlemen prevented it from
going any further.
A Cherokee Ncicspapcr. The
press has been employed in New
York and Philadelphia for estab
lishing newspapers among the Af
ricans in those cities. It is now
shedding its light among the In
dians. We received yesterday
morning a newspaper printed in
ai the source. But, if we perish part ot it lit type specify um
fertile spasmodic struggles of the purpose of representing t ie
' e now in power to rcmstatc! Cherokee Alphabet invented by
themselves on the throne, our fate Mr. Guess. Aw. Jnq.
Hard Times.... The re is at pre
sent a demand for money which
has notoften been equalled in Phi
ladelphia, (says the Gazette,) and
which has come iipon us like a
thief in the night season: We do
not believe that the time for a ge-
neral explosion has yet come: but
such a crisis as this demands great
energy and decision. The banks
must support one another; and all
must support the merchants, to the
utmost extent of their ability. In
this way our commercial commu
nity may be brought through their
perils in safety.
We have seen it stated in the
Raleigh Star, that a man by the
name of William Cline was com
mitted to jail in Lincoln, on the
1st ult. on a charge of having
murdered his own child. On in
quiry, we find the statement in the
Star to be substantially true.
Cline and his wife were at a
neighbor's not far from home, at
a chopping frolic; sometime dur
ing the day, Cline went home,
where a negro woman and two
little children had been left: he
took a dram, although pretty well
intoxicated before; and on being
asked by his oldest child where
its mother was, which inquiry it
repeated a number of times, he in
a rage knocked it down, put his
foot upon his neck, and pulled it
by the legs till its neck was bro
ken! The negro mounted the
horse, with the other child be
hind her, and alarmed the neigh
bors; on arriving at Cline1 s house,
they found him sitting at the fire,
the child lying dead near him.
On being asked why he had killed
his child, he manifested no con
cern, and said he did not know it
was dead. He was completely
stupificd by drunkenness. - A co
roner's inquest resulted in a ver dict
of wilful murder, and Cline
was committed to jail.
Salisbury Car.
To the Publishers of papers and
periodical Works throughout
the United States.
It is intended before, or certain
ly by the 1st of May next, in a
pamphlet with other statistical
matters, to notice all the News
papers and Periodicals in the U.
States, and the city or town where
published, by whom, and the con
ditions of publication, &c. A co
py containing the above shall be
faithfully forwarded to each of
you, who will insert this notice
'once, and forward a naper or copy
of the work you publish to Phila
delphia directed to
"The Traveller:'
Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 1828.
(jyWe are authorised to announce
Gen. LOUIS D. WILSON, as a candi
date to represent this county in the Se
nateand Col. BENJ. SHARPE, Col.
13 EN J. WILKINSON, and Maj. JOHN
G. BLOUNT, as candidates to repre
sent this county in the House of Com
mons of the next General Assembly of
this State.
?yVe are authorised to announce
GenT JESSE SPEIGHT, of Greene,
as a candidate to represent that county
in the Senate of the next General As
sembly of this State.
fcpThe Rev. P. W. DOWD has op
pointed to preach in this place, on Mon
day night after the last Sabbath in April,
and Tuesday following. Corn.
Frice Current.
MARCH 14.
Bacon,
Brandy, - .
Coni,.
Cotton, - - -Coffee,
Flour, family,
Iron, - - -Molasses,
Rum, New-Eng.
Sugar, brown, -
loat, -
Tea, Young Hyson,
Imperial, -
Wheat, - - -Whiskey,
- -..
per Pcterh'g. jY.Yorfi.
lb 7 b 9 10
gal. 28 30 .
bu'h 35 40 50
lb 8 ,9 8 10
16 17$ 13 17
bbl 600 , 475 550
ton 110112 90 96
gal 35 40 32 36
- 42 45 38 SO
lb 8i 11$ 7 10
18 25 17 19
100 125 90 93
140 150 120 140
bu'l 80 82 90 94
gal. 33 36 27 34
North-Carolina Bank Notes.
At Petersburg, 5 to 6 per cent, discount.
At New-York, 6 to 7
do.
Cheap for Cash! !
rORN, Fodder, Bacon, Tar, Lirae
Castor Oil, Gentlemen's best Fur
Hats and Caps, Mackarel, (in whole and
half barrels,)- Flour, 1st and 2d quality.
. ALSO, some superior Scuppernong
Wine together with many other arti
cles, which will be sold very low for
Cash only; by .
JOS. L. SIMMONS
Halifax, N.C. March 10, 1828.
Q25! would take this opportunity of
saying to the public, that my intention
is to do a GENERAL
Commission Business:
Therefoj-e, persons who may favor me
with any article on consignment, may
rely on the strictest attention and punc
tuality. J. L. S.
To Wm. R. Lupree and James
C. his tcift:
T HEREBY give yw.i and each of you
notice, that I do refuse to take under
the devise in my father's will, the Land
given me on condition of paying to my
sister the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dol
lars, and that I claim to inherit an undi
vided moity thereof as one of his heirs
at law. . D. GUION.
March 14, 1828, 31-3
The Celebrated and thorough
bred Horse,
Young Sir Archie,
A BEAUTIFUL Gray,
8 years old, 5 feet 3 inch
es high, was got by Old
Sir Archie; Young: Sir
Archie's dam by Childers; Childers by
Medley; Medley by the old imported
horse Janus. His grandam was got by
a young Janus stallion from Virginia.
His g. grandam by Buckskin. We
deem it entirely unnecessary to trace his
ancestry further, as the size, form, pow
er and elegance of the horse will recom
mend him any where in the U. States.
WILL STAND this season, com,
mencing the 10th of March and ending
the 10th of July next, at Mr. Allen
Jones' stable half his time, 7 miles east
ofTarborough on the Williamston road;
and the other half of his time at Gol.
Benj. Wilkinson's stable in Edgecombe
county, 12 miles from Tarborough on
the road to the Falls of Tar river, at the
very reduced prices of FOUR DOL
LARS AND A HALF the single leap,
with the privilege of going on for the
season SEVEN Dollars the season,
and TWELVE Dollars to insure a mare
to be in foal. Mares put by the insu
rance, a transfer of the property before
it can be ascertained whether they are
in foal or not, forfeits the insurance mo
ney. Twenty-five cents to the Groom
in every instance. The horse will be
at Col. Benj. Wilkinson's on Monday,
18th inst. and remain 8 days; then back
to Mr. Allen Jones' 8 days, and so on
alternately through the season. All pos
sible care will be taken to avoid acci
dents or escapes,but no liability for either.
JJLLEN JONES,
FRED ' K JONES,
JOS. JNO. PJPPEN.
March 9. 1521.