(continued from the first page.)
tho revenue as may not be required fur tliem. From the report
of the Secretary of the Treasury, it will be seen that after the
present year such a reduction may be made to a considerable
extenl. and thn snbicct is earnestly rnr.nmmemJed to the consid
eration of Congress, in the hope that the combined wisdom of
the uepresentativcs ol the people will devise such means ot ef
fecting that salutary object, as may remove those burthens
which shall be found to fall unequally upon any, and as may
promote all the great interests of the community.
Long and patient reflection has strengthencMl the opinions I
have heretofore expressed to Congress on this subject; and I
deem it my duty on the present occasion, again to urge them up
on the attention of the Legislature. The soundest maxims of
public policy and the principles upon which our republican in
stitutions are founded, recommend a proper adaptation of the
revenue to the expenditure, and they also require that the expen
diture shall be limited to what, bv an economical ndministra-
. ml
tion, shall be consistent with the simplicity of the Government.
and necessary to on efficient public service. In cifectin this
aajustment, it is due iu justice to the interests ut the ditlerent
A . : f I. II. -I ' r . . .1
KHiuo-ff, miucvuu iu inu prcservauon oi mc union iiscii, liiat the
protection afforded by existing laws to any branches of the na
tional industry should not exceed what may bo necessary to
counieract tne regulations ot foreign nations, nnij to secure a
supply of those articles of manufacture, essential to the national
independence and safety in time of war. If, upon investigation
it shall be found, as it is believed it will be, that the Legislative
protection granted to any particular interest is greater than is'
jnuispensauiy requisite tor these objects, I recommend that it be
gradually diminished, and that as far as may be consistent with
these objects, the whole scheme of duties be reduced to the re
venue standard as soon as a just regard to the faith of the Gov
ernment and to the preservation of the large capital invested iu
establishments of domestic industry will permit.
That manufactures udequate to the supply of our domestic
consumption would, in the abstract, 6e beneficial to our country
there is no reason to doubt; and to effect their establishment,
there is, perhaps, no American citisen who would not for a
while, be willing to pay a higher price for them. Bui for this
purpose, it is presumed that a Tariff of high duties, designed for
perpetual protection has entered into the minds of but few of
our statesmen. The most they have anticipated is a temporary'
and generally incidental protection, which they maintain has the
effect to reduce the price by domestic competition below that of
the foreign article. Experience, however, our best "uide on
this, as on other subjects, makes it doubtful whether the advan
tages of this system ure not counterbalanced by many evils, and
whether it does not tend to beget in the minds of a "large por
tion of our countrymen a spirit of discontent and jealousy dan
gerous to the stability of the Union.
What then shall be done? Large interests have grown up'
under the implied pledge of our national legislation,0 which it
would seem a violation of public faith suddenly to' abandon.
IWhing could justify it but the public safety, which is the su
preme law. But those who have vested their capital in manu
facturing establishments cannot expect thst the people will con
tinue permanently to pay high taxes for their benefit when the
money is not required for any legitimate purpose iu the admin
istration of the Government. Is it not enough that the hiHi du
ties have been paid as long as the money arising fromthem
could be applied to the common benefit in the extinguishment
ot the public debt.
Those who take an enlarged view of the condition of our
country must be satisfied that the policy of protection must be
ultimately limited to those articles of domestic manufacture
which are indispensable to our safety in time of war. Within
this scope, on a reasonable scale, ii is recommended by every
Consideration of patriotism and duty, which will doubtless al
ways secure to it a liberal and efficient support. But beyond
this object, we have already seen the operation of the system
productive of discontent.
In some sections of the republic its influence is deprecated as tending to
concentrate wealth into a few hands, and as creating those -nnsof d,"
dence and vice Which in other countries have characterised the existence
ot monopolies, and proved so destructive of liberty and the general -ood
A large portion of the people in one section of the republic declares Tt not
only inexpedient on these grounds, but as disturbing the equal relations of
property by legislation, and therefore unconstitutional and ur.just.
ascribed in V "Sf f15 in grCat de-reC' exasgeratedand may be
tin. i n? .1 T Uken V,eW f 1,10 consiins which led to the ado.
;ll !ela"ff syus.lfcm; but they are nevertheless important in enablin
in'sZ'Z SUbCl Wilh 3 more lllorouh knowledge of all its bear:
SiSr-V6 lnlereate r lh republicanU with a determination to
dispose oP.it so that none can with justice complain.
It is my painful duty to state, that iu one quarter of the Uni
led fetates, opposition to the revenue laws has risun to a
height which threatens to thwart their execution, if not to en
clangor jIe integrity of the Union. . Whatever obstruction
inay be thrown m the way of the Judicial authorities of ihc Ge
neral Government, it is hoped they will be able peaceably to
S2m ?.by the Prudenco of H'cir own officers and the
patriotism of tlu pe0plc. But should this reasonable reli
ance on tne moderation and good sense of all portions of our
fellow citizens be disappointed, it is believed1 that the law.
themselves are fuUy adequulc to lhe ion of 8UC
S rT !? llmn"utcly made. Should the exigency
to Congress, with the b 8,ve
as may bedeemed necess? meaure
(to be continued in ou'r ncxQ
ago, arrived in Philadelphia on Toesduv p. P,d?"lMe-
Extract from thu "Minutes of thcKehukee Baptist Association," for 1332.
BIOGRAPHY OF
Eider Bowen was born January 3d, 1774, in Beaufort coun
ty, N. C. of poor but respectable parents. His father's name
was John Bowen, who was born and raised on Town Creek,
Beaufort county, whose occupation was that of a cart wheel
wright his trade or calling was most assiduously followed by
ItnwRv wn a vcrv worthv
youth, advocatiug always by precept and example the noble
principles of honesty and industry he was very moral in his
life and conversation his parents were strict Episcopalians,
and brought up their children in the rites and ceremonies oi
that church, but no reason to believe that they were acquaint-
,l uritli fi vvorL- nf trruro in tin lion rt .1 lui r rilirinti tnlnriltOfi
sA H till "Vl 1 vl a v t v v . t- . wa..v. w .
civil amusements, such as dancing, &c. and John from his
youth was with this kind of sport greatly delighted, and was for
several years himself a (idler; and while he pursued these things
I I I I. . .1 1 I ' I "
ne nau no concern aooui mc saivaiion oi ins own soui, suppos
ing that to be safo, and all he thought necessary was strictly to
attend to tho outer forms of his then favorite Church of Eng
land. But it was pleasing to God for the gospel of his free
grace to be preached iu his vicinity, ami it was sounded with
that power which brought him to doubt his former religion;
and those innocent amusements admired so much by some re
ligious professors, he found to be a sword or thorn to his heart,
making a wound and causing a pain which he by all his refor
mations could not cure but notwithstanding his sin, guilt and
condemnation, which resulted from the violation of a pure law
which he had broken, which unsheathed the glittering sword
uf justice threatening immvdiate death but wlmii faith present
ed a dying Saviour to his view, he was brought to see the jus-
uce oi una in ins soul s salvation, by which means he rejoiced
in God his Saviour. From the time of his conversion he nev
er would allow his children to dance on his being reminded ol
his formerly doing so, lhe reply would be, yes iu my youth and
ignorance I did so, but 1 have seen the time 1 had to mourn on
the account of it. He became a member of the Baptist Church
at Marattock, in September, 1JJ02, in Washington county,
which was under the pastoral care of Elder Amariaii Biggs: in
the summer of 1304, he was set apart for the administration of
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gospel ordinances, hy prayer and fasting. His preaching wo
much approved by the churches, fie married as early as1793,
the daughter of Thomas Garrett, of Martin countyher name
is Mary, by whom he had at his death nine children- three
sons ami six daughters. The increase of his familv and their
helpless situation, called his ntteution so much at "home, that
he appeared to labor under great disadvantage in the ministry,
for his province was to work hard ail the time he was at homo'
and attend his stated meetings on Saturday and Sunday. A
kind Providence directed his way down on Mattamuskeet Lake,
where we believe about the year 1805 or G, he moved with his
lamily; where we arc satisfied he was a blessing in the hands of
God to many souls. The church at that place at his removal
was reduced to a very low ebb, which soon recovered under
his ministry. He was a man of unshaken resolution, a strict
republican in his principles, a very sentimental man through
all his life -his peculiar views in natural affairs, political, do
mestic or religious, he would defend with considerable energv.
hi religious matters he was a predestinarian, believing salva
tion to be by grace, without the deeds of the law the right
eousness ot Christ imputed to us by faith, and sanctification bv
his blood. 1 he dead slate we are all in by nature, he believed
cut us short of all power iu doing any tiling jn whole or in part
ot our salvation; this lead him so highly to espouse the effectu
al call and the saints fitiul perseverance; these are articles
which he held dear to his soul, but he was not so pointed a
preacher as some of his brethren in the ministry; he seemed to
border more, on a work of grace to the soul. It was thought
by the brethren of his acquaintance, that he was at times' a
great experimental preacher, and on experimental and practi
cal godliness he mostly dealt; The church at Mattamuskeet
as before hinted, in her low condition she was in need of such
a man; her condition was like Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones,
and God was able to perfect his means in bringing a revival in
the Mattamuskeet church through Br. Bowen, as he was in E
zekiel s time in causing u great army to Maud up. He preach
ep and baptised many, and among the rest Elder Gruk Caii-
mVA:VV,I I)rofcsctj to ,lave heen converted before he saw
Elder JJowew ho has expressed himself something like this
that Br. Bowen had been made to him, like Peter was to Cor
nelius, to tell him what he ought to do; under his preachin he
earnt baptism to be a believer's duty, and accordingly he'vas
baptised by Elder Bowen, and for the term of three or four
years never were brethren more united iu being workers tarre.
ther as tellow laborers. Soon after Elder Carkowan's bap
tism, he commenced in the ministrv o n ti ,p
riding mtli truth and meekness at the side of her heavenly
bridegroom, ... her full pomp of grace and glory her watch
men were zealous in crying aloud, manifesting a great love and
zeal lor Zmn's welfare. About this time a happy revival with
n. her bounds took place, that is, on MaltanLkeet Lake
fcwanquarter, and the island of Currituck-the church increa'
,ed to nearly two hundred members. . The church in Carter
ot county, mclud.ng Core Sound, Cedar Island, Huo nS'
crs Portsmouth, North River, and the Straits we e benefited
by heir labors. The church of Mattamuskeet in Hyde coun
ty, had formerly met on the north side of the Lake, but as X"
was composed of members who were dispersed over a larle
part of the county, it was thought best to divide the church and
ccordtngly n, thc yeir 1811 h WM d and the cSh S
the south side of the Lake, made choice of Elder r ..
oral funenpn of the church on the.north side. Sings went on
in harmony but for a little while U
vu uu ulu uiujj u LL-aroi sympathy
cry wiui one oi oia, "vvtiat is man1"
the enemy took the advantage of sowC
the seeds of discord between these minif
icrs, which creaieu a wound that neve
got healed. The unhappy division
tween those ministers was thought
many to result from one William AshlJ
(at that time a member of the church
who took a violent stand on one part !
gainst the other, and so continued until
such time as he saw an opportunity of
feathering his own nest, whereby gJiew.
ing his cloven foot, and proving hc
not a friend to eilher. Jt is certain tli'u
unhappy affair was food for the devil, fur
the writer of this piece has often been m
their public meetings, where the mcrn.
hers would meet and instead of talker
that which might tend to edify one au
thor, this unhappy division would be the
main topic of conversation, to the "rent
grief of pious and godly souls.
dispute ran so high that there were a
number of Bowen men, and a number of
varrowan men. 1 hmgs thus continued
until the fall of 1814, when Br. IJowd,
moved his family into a settlement called
Long Acre, near his father in Washing
ton county, but still continued to attend
the north side church at their quarterly
meetings also the churches of North
Deep Creek, and Blount's Creek enjoyed
some benefits of his ministerial labors.
He departed this life about the 1st of Au
gust, 1815, after a short but painful ill
ness. While on his death bed ho was
visited by a brother, who enquired of him
how he did his reply was, rough and
thorny is the way, but sweet wilf be the
issue; from which we can justly infer, he
was still strong in the faith, and stcdfastl;
believed a crown of never fading glory
was laid up for him in heaven above.
Blessed are they who die in the Lord, &c.
We hope his happy soul is far beyond the
reach of sorrow. His widow is still
alive nnd resides on the plantation which
he last occupied.
MERCHANT TAILOUS,
TJESPECTFULLY inform their friends and
customers, that they have just received, di
rect from New York, their
Fall Supply of Goods,
Suitableor Gentlemen's cotiing...asfoIlom:
Superfine blue, black, brown, 7 jfVFIfC
green, and sttelmixt 3 ijlj J X
Petersham, for overcoats, '
Superfine cassimcres, of all colors. ...buff casmanctt,
Figured silk velvet, plain black do.
Fancy figured silk vestings and plain black do.
Dark and light Valencias, white and fig'd Marseilles,
Patent suspenders, black stocks,
Cravats and cravat stiffeners, linen bosoms & collars,
Together with a general
ASSORTMENT OF TRIMMINGS,
All of which will be sold very low for cash, or on
a cred.t to punctual customer's. They also conti
nue to make and trim gentlemen's clothing in the
most fashionable style and at the shortest notice.
Tarboro', Oct. 22d, 1832.
IB (8tHfMo
TN order that I may pay my creditors, as welt
as to receive pay from my debtors, I will now
give fair notice, that all persons indebted to mo
either by note or account, will please to make
settlement by the 1st of January next. Baled
or seeded Cotton will hi tri
cash prices until that time, after which nothing
wiil be received hut
" , uiju ik muoi uuillt '
soon as a legal process will bring it. And I
wiusc wuu win not avail themselves of this
notice, will not attach any blame to me for the
consequences, as a hint to the wise is enough.
, M . ROUNTREE.
larboro', 29th Oct. 1832.
HE Subscribers are now opening at theirOU
Mand, a general
Assortment of Seasonable Goods,
Which they will sell at their usual Low Trice?;
For Cash or Country Produce.
u .xr D' RICHARDS 4. CO.
larborough, Nov. 24, IS32.
Mrs. A. C-Howard,
HA"? rSS!ived direct from New York, her
"FALL SUPPLY of Goods in her line 0:
business, consisting principally of
Pattern Bonnet; latest fashions,
eghorn, Dunstable and Navarino bonnets,
arved tuck combs, turn back and side do.
Sreat variety of flowers, ribbons, &c.
Mrs. H rnnlintinc in -n ...... . i ntfllTnorV'
and Mantua making business as usual. Order
from a distance punctually attended ta.