Communications
FOR THE FUEE PKESS.
Sir. Hoioard: I -hud the pleasure of
witnessing, a few days since, the opera
lion of a newly invented labor-saving
machine, the invention of Air. Samuel H.
Jenkins, of this county, which certainly
deserves the attention of cotton planters.
The machine is simple in its construc
tion, and is so constructed that it will
open the cotton ridge, drop the seed at
equal distances, (which will obviate the
necessity of chopping out,) and cover at
the same time; thereby saving the labor
of one horse and two hands.
The cost of the machine is about S5,
and it may be worked by one horse
vith ease. D.
upon his hands. I would say return them
as you get them, pale and weakly, with
out meat or drink, with oil necessary cost
attached to them for we at the South
can drink or let it alone, without Tempe
rance Recorders or societies.
One icho sees and hears.
The Franking Privilege. The Post
master at Louisville writes to the De
partment at Washington, that about 20
volumes of large books from Washing
ton, franked by Walter Lowrie, came in
the mail of the 29ih ult. Among them
were 12 or more volumes of the Ameri
can Encyclopaedia.
FOR Til 12 FREE PRESS.
Since the adjournment of Congress 1
have been an eye witness to a vast num
ber of large packages, which I took to
be public documents, addressed to seve
ral of the southern and western members
of Congress. I thought nothing of it,
knowing they generally receive a num
ber of them during the recess of Con
gress, which relate to public matters and
things, all of which are sent to them un
der their franking privilege, and of course
without any postage being charged on
them. They are also authorised by a
law of the United States, to receive or
send letters upon their own individual
business free of postage, for sixty days
before and after the sitting and rising of
Congres. So far is well enoughbut,
I would say, here halt and reflect; do not
transcend your limits. At the time or
times 1 saw those packages, I had not the
shadow of a doubt but they were of the
above named characters. Among many
other members, which they were sent to,
our member, the Hon. T. H. Hall, re
ceived one or two of said packages, of
course under Ins frank as did all the oth
er members, though 1 fear very few of
them pursued the same course that he
did. He being a very conscientious man
upon such matters, and by no means too
much so in the present case, after he
opened the said packages, to his surprize
and astonishment, instead of its being a
document wherein himself, or the good of
the public or the general government,!
were the least interested, he found it to!
be a large number of poor little, 4 by G,
perished up Temperance Recorders, pub
lished in Albany, New York, with a re-!
quest to circulate them among the poo-i
pie of this district. He did not give them
publicity as requested, but carefully fold-!
ed them up and addressed them to the
person who sent them, with a charge of
postage on them; and returned them per
mail to Albany, from whence they came.
1 think this is highly worthy of imitation,
and a like course should be pursued in all
similar cases; for my humble opinion is,
that as all members of Congress are well
paid for their services, besides the many
privileges they possess by law over the
common people, it should satisfy them,
without violating the law or aiding others
in any manner or shape to do so, to the
injury or curtailment of the general re
venue. I know another instance wherein the
franking privilege has been abused.
A certain member of Congress, not out of
North Carolina, previous to his leaving
Washington City put his frank upon a
number of blank sheets of letter paper
for his friend; arid he at leisure, for weeks
afterwards, would write letters on those
6heets and forward them per mail free of
postage, and they continued to come in
this illegitimate manner for weeks after
the honorable member was at home. I
speak for myself, and those who will not
speak as they think. Old Uncle Sam is
well disposed and does not complain oft
en, but 1 nm his friend and will take his
part; he has been imposed upon long
enough with impunity he pays all the
cxpences of the great men of the nation,
he takes equal care of the sot or drunk
ard with that of the lord or noble, and all
this does not give satisfaction here
comes temperate men and Temperance
Recorders, and free letters uncalled for
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1833.
fJThe Fayctteville Observer states that
John A. Hogan, Esq. of Davidson county, is a
candidate for Congress, in opposition to Mr.
liencher and that Col. J. D. Williamson, of
Person county, opposes the re-election of Gen.
Daniel M. Barringer, in the Wake district.
Mr. Calhoun's letter. The reader will find
on our first page, the letter of Mr. Calhoun in
reply to the Ldgefield committee. It seems that
the enforcing act will not bepermilled to rest un
disturbed in the statute book, although it is now
represented to be a mere dead letter. "In time
of peace prepare for war," is a most excellent
and approved maxim there being now appa
rently no danger ot an immediate collision be
tween the General government and the State au
thorities, and experience having shown conclu
sively that conflicts between them may rise to a
dangerous height, we think it neither improper
nor imprudent to re settle as soon as possible,
peaceably and amicably, the principles upon
which such difficulties arc to be adjusted. Al
though most of our politicians have repudiated
the doctrine of nullification, "as avowed by South
Carolina," there are yet a goodly number of
them that equally object to the bayonet and hal
ter as "rightful remedies" for political dissen
tions, in a country professing to be free. We
therefore feel no disposition to throw any obsta
cles in the way of a full and free discussion, and
earnestly hope that it may eventuate in firmly es
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laousning mose principles that will best secure
our liberty, perpetuate our Union, and enable us
distinctly to understand "what is what."
Lafayette Extract of a letter from Gen.
Lafayette to a gentleman of Philadelphia, dated
2Sth February, 1833:
"I thank you for your letters; they are
more and more necessary to me. The
anxiety that I experience on account of
our unfortunate American dissentions, is
beyond any thing that I can express.
The last news seems to point to an ami
cable settlement, It must not be believ
ed thnt the glory of each party consists
in the triumph of its opinions. It is quite
the contrary. The friends of America
will rejoice when they see both parties
animated by n spirit of conciliation. It
is in this point of view that the patriots of
kurope consider this business. They
would wish to contrast the internal poli
cy of the United States with the violent
measures, for instance, that the British
Ministry have lately proposed in Parlia
ment with regard to Ireland. They
would wish to be able to say "See the
difference between the political system
of the United States and that of the Eu
ropean governments, even to those who
pretend to act on principles of liberal
ism!" This view of the subject is of
great importance, and ought to strike our
citizens of all parties and of all opinions.
It is right that there should be a diversi
ty of sentiment, respecting State Rights
on the one hand, and the powers of the
National Government on the other this
is necessary for the maintenance and pre
servation of the Constitution. But the
thing must not be carried too far on cith
er side. My anxiety, I may say my an
guisht not be at an end until 1 shall
know that all is amicably settled. The
spirit of mutual concession that will pro
duce such a result, will be more honora
ble in the eyes of all .the frienda of lib
erty in Europe.11 . ;
fTIn the Boston Patriot, "Major Jack Dow
nint, of Downingville," is made to use the lol
lowing witticism in a speech delivered at a , din
ner given to him on his return from Washing
ton City. The Major is a shrewd fellow his
ebullitions have been very generally read and
duly appreciated:
"When I left you, all was dark and
dismal despondency. The tariff, that
terrible monster, was abroad like a roar
ing lion, seeking whom he might devour
all was going to wreck and ruin. The
sun never rose till noon day, the moon
hid her palo face behind a nullification
cloud which grew thicker and thicker,
until ray arrival at Washington, when on
the 10th day of Dec. anno domini, 1832,
Andrew Jackson and myself issued a
proclamation which dispersed the cloud
and produced (if I might be allowed so
to say) a day of political penticost.
When Parthinns and Modes, Elamitcs
and dwellers in Massachusetts, were all
amazed saying one to another "what is
this we hear7, our own tongue wherein
we were born!" A truce was sounded by
squire Calhoun, and a nine years armis
tice agreed to by and between the keep
cr of the nullies and the keeper of the:
tariff', by which it is agreed that the tariff
is to go at large, having one inch of his
tail cutoff every year for eight years, and
then the whole to be clipped close to the
rump, provided they can hold him to per
form the operation. Thus you see, fel
low citizens, how all our difficulties are
settled to the satisfaction of every body,
and the lariffis now as tume and as harm
less as a pussycat even before one inch
of his tail is cut off."
grandson of the aoihor of the Declaraticn
of Independence, has been beaten for ihe
House of Delegates, in Albemarle coun
ty Virginia. Ral. Con.
Rhode Island. The Newport Mercu
ry states, that the returns of the votes for
Governor, Senators, &c. had been recei
ved from all but ten of the towns, fr0ra
which it appears, that the Jackson Anti
masonic ticket for State officers had suc
ceeded, by a majority of 3 to 400. J0Ja
Brown Francis, of Warwick, is tliere
fore elected Governor.
C7The inquiries we made yesterday,
(says the Alexandria Gazette of April
24,) relative to Com. Rodgers, neet not
now, we believe, be answered. As far
as we can understand, the inquisition has
closed its sittings, and the gallant Com
modore comes out unscathed. To
wound him, even through his subordi
nates, has been found impossible.
07Wc learn from Washington, says
the Journal of Commerce, that Morgan
A.Heard, who made an outrageous as
sault upon Mr. Arnold, a member of
Congress from Tennessee, in June last,
and who has ever since been confined in
the jnil at Washington City, was brought
into Court on the 17th inst. and dischar
ged on his own recognizance in the sum
of $500. He is considered insane, and
was not therefore put on his trial.
The National Intelligencer states, that
in the case ex parte Tobias Watkins, the
opinion of the Circuit Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia was delivered by Chief
Justice Cranch, on fcaturday last, quash
ing the three writs of execution against
the prisoner, over-ruling the motion of
the Attorney for the United States to
commit him, and ordering him to be discharged.
Treaty icith Spain. The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Cou
rier and Enquirer states that despatches
have been received at the Department of
fetate trom Mr. Van fVess, our Envoy at
Madrid, stating that he has arranged the
conditions a treaty with the Spanish Mi
nister, in which provision is made for the
payment of the claims of our merchants;
& that he expected its speedy conclusion.
Indian Hostages. Black Hawk, the
Indian Chief, has arrived at Washington
City, accompanied by the Prophet, his
eldest son, and ati adopted son. They
are to be transferred to Fnrtrn IYI.
roe. We learn that on the arrival of
tflack Hawk at Fortress Monroe, he will
be furnished with comfortable quarters
and attendance, and simply be required
to report himself to the commanding offi
cer once in twelve or twenty-four hours.
An act of Congress has made ample pro
vision for the maintenance of these hos
tages. The situation will render it next
to impossible that they should ever es
cape, and their detention is rendered ne
cessary. CGreat ancestors profit a man but
little. Thomas Jefferson Randolph, the
U. S. Dank. The New York Journal
of Commerce states that U. S. Bank
Stock is up to SH31 per share. The
tide of speculation is setting hard in fa
vor of the stock, under the notion which
is gaining strength, that, by hook or
crook, the Bankwill yet be re-chartered.
We do not learn, however, that any neiv
evidence on the subject has recently
come to light.
Nftcbern, April 26. The Spring terra
of Craven Superior Court terminated
yesterday. The only Capital cases that
came before the Court were those of two
sailors, and a negro man named John
George, the former charged with the mur
der of Mr. Worthington, the latter with
that of a free negro. The sailors were
acquitted; mainly on the ground that Mr.
Worthington lived ten or twelve days af
ter the infliction of the wounds, and died,
according to the opinion of the physician
who attended him, of pleurisy. The on
ly witness in the case of the negro being
his own father, he was acquitted of
course. Spectator.
GTThe Seventeenth Annual Conven
tion of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
in the Diocese of North Carolina, will be
held in the town of Warrenton,on Wed
nesday, the 29th day of May next.
Fayetteville, April 30. On Friday
last, a lot of 152 bales of Cotton, belong
ing to two planters in Rowan county,
was sold in this market at $10 Q7...0bs
Prompt The Directors of the Ports
mouth and Roanoke Rail Road appear
determined to lose nothing by delay.
They have already commenced the gra
ding of the road, the route of which was
laid out some weeks ago, and the neces
sary amount of stock subscribed only
within the last two or three weeks. W
believe it is not more than six months
since the enterprize was projected. This
is the way in which great public improve
ments should be undertaken; and when
thus undertaken, little apprehension need
be entertained as to the result. ib.
GTThe Augusta Courier cautions the
public against receiving the bills of the
Bank of Daricn, Ga. as they are not ta
ken by the banks, brokers, or individu
als in Augusta, or if taken it is at a ve
ry great discount.
OA young white lady, by the name of
Miss P. Crandall has occasioned a great
uproar among the good people of the lit
tle town of Canterbury, in Connecticut,
by persisting in her design to open a se
minary for the education of "young la
dies and little misses of color," con.trary
to the repeated remonstrances of the ci
tizens in town meeting assembled. It
appears that she justifies her principles
and proceedings on the ground that "Mo
ses married a colored woman" it was
suggested that she might as well advo
cate polygamy now, because it was lawful
in the days of antiquity. The young la
dy seems determined, notwithstanding, to
maintain her ground and we see no oth
er way than for the good citizens to re
sort to a forcible ejectment or marry
her to one of the sable gentry.
Wilmington Press.
Melancholy Accident. The Philadel
phia Pennsylvanian says: We are infor
med that, on Saturday afternoon a dread
ful accident occurred on the Germantown
Rail Road, whereby a highly respectable
victualler. Mr. Wm. Severn, wns Henriv-
ed of life. The circumstances, as stated
by our informant, arc as follows: Mr.