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" i SBSSI " .. UALKIUII, (K. C.) FK!UAY,'l)i:riiini:n W;' - Vol. XV - ' the star, f . .V Ji ,rti-raraiaa Gazette, ' XBRLL'&LA WHENCE'" fjukwttlpriwa,' three aotrar fVnna Xa pa ' Mrwifl hw wvdaws M bras f,l SO is mmml - M MnWk Vff ill lima, mt tk aaha nf lb r 4ara, 1 m lb " diiwca, liillimtnin ; ra pV wtimW wot eswacdiae fcf- ; yuri) hwW Urw fmr for CM allar. aa4 tif ave asms nr wb MliMtut -( AH lUn 10 is uitor M (. Grand Ie nf X. C'arolina. V " - tlut o lhe9l or lrmkrr Imi, ihcir ' mi( Gnnd Annual 4'maroojiiavtioa will hvlri I lh Mionl HH, " tbit Ohf . rm Morning, tV ItH of .DMtnbtr aclt. at T Veloek in hr ft v . . ALEX. J. LAW RRNCFv d, Art. .AND FOB 8A1.E, AT THRSTAR OFFICE. '.K tV & iaw reixc el's : NORTir Carolina;-- - ' .' . for' -,. " 'Conta'imnir Astronomical Oatculat'ons, sbe , lug; the rising-, getting, place nd eclips of the Huh anrt H,orn Moon't Jhses; tlie.Ttsinf, sett'iK' nd touthin of the mot conspicuous Plcn andExtffl 8tars; state of the Weather; ' . the iiK-reaxe, decrease and length of dayt; l!irv)iiFcsti1sj 'Miscellanroin Articles "useful Reclpear: Anrfcdotest times of holding the d'nTereni Cous 1n the Stte Lists of the "'officeri of -Ooverninent of the Un'rteil States - jUnoVpf North Carolip.n Members pf Assembly V Md of Conress &c, &c. . vr ..i r : WhicU will b sold, wholesale and Retail, at v g3 Or'fers from Country MorchanU and Others will be promptly attended to. UEAI) THIS! ehatH ihe vigHt of Laiturd'i newly inrpme'l . patent COT TON P.UKSS. fortlii coimtitu fit r rnknt and imniHe,-,beg tca.tflr mlovio ' .fcit friendl and tlid poMto generally (hut he U . no ctrrvinr on' tlte busin'H in both ( anii! ouutlea.1 oj penom pithing In have xny.if' aru (irewit built, art reueweu to piy t(i tnt aabMiribt r, Uiring three miles hortli 'of tiaysviltp, - Or to William A Madilnx, (if Oxford," do ' ijl ' on(t aitf. hatM hsfcr prtei Wthe thortekt Wievandlhul'Krjber"will further add, thai r be bierlv comiletrr1 neTi ral of taid prrje, wbieU srti tnjgive general tsfaotion, and far ; , eiwd the expectation f jjioap.tor wbom.e i " ," buiMinp., Ai)y1ron' iil(irit; ' )o purehste a sainple patent,' can' do ao by appUoutinn to either j-mysslf or Mr.1 William AM a.ddmf. ;who will . foii.ish lben witb 'a"iierfrci model ot theaame, t for the sum of twenty dollara, or fifty dnllara. if ;' t ild the wraK hijaelf and materials furnished. ' ' Tha -inbicriVer hopei to receive . a liberal aitarr -' Sef(rmbef SO,' 182?." ; ' (Htf:- PtttentCotton Press ti tHK jsobseriber0 jwneotlulI ? inform his :friiid and pobHc, P; general, that - hi k invr.nipit ' .V. ' ' , 'Vmi rneifr- 'and useful KVachinefit the fmirpcse of Paying ppttohinto iqmn alesl bi( fiie power of .ajeverticjmg cn a futaifn Mich drives ihe follow- The powet of this machine, j inch: ibat lronvj ' 450 ta 5t)6noaH1sor Ok ton can be nresatd luirt v iveynitlsof W Snebbiptug with-eeMidmlib. ; M' easehd la'aer short tunas ;'rh. auprrltir , , v "ihaiiii'addiikm to the" small iraantitv rl baetii "'(. ;, . remir,CtMcA. cerirfuy m n aSjej-tao I Vtiaiiitaasii tifli great 'sue, pad from eight K '-'IS bales none day, if Ihe cotton U (mviK'nt, i by baln(t some assistance In si-wing, which is h , , ir, far the most tedious parV ,Tbe sinipliotty of litis Machine atuVitasuperMV power are grvntty al, . ,'iniiwdliy,-mchatiicalvr,.is(s, and In faetaJI who W Jiara seen itX 3By a tneahaiiicat demonstration it , tH; prorenj th. the power f( the Jeveii and j's ? womktAiire equal if no supennr to ar.yj 4- 'i'.-fewt the wedeei' it" property applied.; ;-,Y-X', . iv- i fVom th.-J'5h':ftti fretfuenteneomiunis psn(, i;' w h'4!WentiV- the jiubseriter hi ImloeeO tr frfTrr it to tlw, public, as orarthifr worthy pi llictr Immediate nolir.e j - Any pro ftat may i ---want,'can-4pplito'the snhseiiber- 'Tbc pWhs'l S ble yst wilt b.F! fJY 1 H'HX A RS, vhen , he materials are, found, pod. J- Hi HTYi.il V(Ot ; found.1 Psfent Latter' having bren 'tjM iticd . rrom-4he ' IXpirtment of Jltate nf . the L'rittd . States, aM persons are, , prohibited from n ak'niR ); etsinR the same Whh'ont lrnt rfeht All In-. Irinnemriitb will meet with theriporof tbelvw, VifV tnade and, provided in ueb ,asf .. .Any, pe-'-,haia that jnajr. wish to b bear Cttcdby the ta ntwn. riaT ey "psjnigp vrr? wiofipnue'uia areqre Indiviituxl anuntr or? tal rtfeht.?' The . am-iiiirimt 46 fErntrS ai.d all ttl.rrs : "i.i&'ihfflSe JWtchittit mxteen feet knt. ' Jhree Jfft ytufc. mi " be: ve4 in.4 hovt turieeu Jeet fnlthyr fcawjftt wenr i mt- . ' cice ana Mr rwtim .rnn im. euwvevea ov a mot - iT vl I hare Mithotird Vr' Jordan I'ertaon.cf trie .. eonnty of Krfntirin, act at my agtnl in eeltint: . .'Tiny. J"atrnt 'Mjfhf for pat V ire -fttoii in' the to-tww Id Iredell, t.Hten;-,KMberfoit?,iBttn-' r;ir,lje,t5otkfc. Wilke.,earry;Ahe, PertonO- , . .t raujsn, RanlpV Rowan, 1 avalarm,'' fjailfprd, ,v- Jotliinel.suB.'t'aswell, Cnberland, Cotcimbps, y moors, Hohftwn, uicnnwyt, stores, monicont 'L :Ay, BJaOto abd ttmnsaUV.' . inivts i.TSAnr. L "Dstlfci. iff. X?. fce,. cs Ai-flia ' Jan.t r h ni'iited. rnlv. bv aunnosinfr entire checrfvlly lend rt WT agsianijo Van jutKiw CSept. SI, 125, -Teacher 'Wanted.". I M eWiae inr rVMH m (U DarCattaa. Aarait wiN Lkr lb Uta f TWrasker. TV ailart ta f,SCi a4 tk iio- m vuet apw arrnart mm U krm oU; itmmmrj, ar M am aftrrwarda miUr htHmm,jTmm trfmm, satr be miW mmwmntr, at !AvlMite larl Ua, ew1 taratiaa, .- t. v By enJcreflUOtrMara, ' i Wrl IIU. 474 Hell ar . t THf snbaariWreapratraliy Ufcrau bis tritf aad tb MiMia rrMr.ll. inar M aas rvsanvaal ta fcta aM mad. asaviarely at f be Sial HM cawan-. 4 UvU la tba assays ef Mr. Rwbert H. wtaaet where Ken artnorcd la - I ravetlera, Koardraa aM whers Pa will at sa be prepared is aaMwsaadale fre AO la fa RaWitVpt If, IKS..,. . . 31 tf 1 K.. 'vForSale. TS O AaresafLAKn, iTiof on bath sides of "dH ieea.ra ;naiham MiiMt.Uwt o mile frawi it moalh. adinininf ihe tracts of A, tkony Arrttr4, Jmm Hrantlry aad WeatwaN Armatr4. Tbis tract t.aa ia well 1apted U 1- aiturr o. . nuoB or i obaeo. and I be re rat ran mill Seat, inferior b mm in the state It it also bealihv sitiiMioa, wetl provided with a number W Brw rme sprinr. J will take rnunr nncroe ia pan pay. tnrthe parlieuUra ap. Raleigh. Sepf 89, 5 4atf Xnhvihle Property for Sale, IN Rrwaiill l bounty, rarnlin,l. oi.r I'rant of l()oa "Acres of Land, on It treekt one TmcFoi 0f terea. on the nni Trae nf no AerrS, on Tuihomiav reekt and nae of 3U00. on lInif fTrrck the Watei s f C.i aa-y Crek. Tk afonwd Tract of Lund hsve Plantation an each nf ilw nf in jolerahle eoml repair he 1stt lareo cnont;b to work 10 hsads on, to advantage the nd 4 or 5 hai.d; the 3d, eight or tent and Ihe 4tb, iffloient for AS or tl hands. The other iro- pmvemenu on rch clsntntioru- are liilnmhlv good, (eleirsint buildings excepted )' tts belie, ed that the Orchards nn two of the plaeea are more valuable and eoniain more Fruit Trets, than any oihor to plantations in the aniintv. and which are known to besrvrrry year. One ot iht above Trans ot Ijind ia within 6 or 7 miles of O; forV the other three Tracts -re in the North Western, part' of the OmntV The auharriher Th snbseribei' wil also set) two other t racts oih-trf 4X) Aires, etch with small 'improve- Weftts, tyibt; IB said eounty; '; . ; t-; , Th shove Lands are situated in the moat- healibv part of OranvUk, affording a pleat of exoellni- spring and other cvnirnt stream of water,- with a mill on two of ssld Tracts. The soil well ntlxiiteti ta lha uhuror fjtt Tobsetoj Wheat Gutron ka. and mn mall he rankeft with the vaulthlti t jnd r.uuju The -PlKntatKms arc in a eooil anndiiioD for rua-. king a ex p the eatnuig year. . Persona incline' 10 purchase ae requested toexarnine the pram Ues,' and iifv themel, The mubsenhe ; or Samuel S - Downey', Ksq; living l; ihe upper part of' tinnville will sliow ihe property, and tnukaiknown ilte lerros, The-ernps of Corn nil Fh!er and slook of. Horse, Moles, Csttle and tloea. on two of the above nlafltation art for ' aVi also a vpt) ' -vataah'le Jack and three, Jen evs,:rnrea from thevnoit approved stock. ' 'Two- nf the above Ttacn ot Land will he i. changed for Westero I and. uMim q n.niiu, Granville County. 6ih Let, 1835 4l-4mp , i , State of ; Ifortb-CaroHnfi. T N '-ohedieiiee to the Act " of the General A. - armblv. of 193, tlhapter the rh,,the I'uh x lie Treasurer hereh eives notice bat he will purehase of the Stock or Share 0 f any rr ill of the three several Banfcs of th.is.Mate, for the. Use and benefit of the Fubliet Letters ad dressed to him on (hatsobjeet, post-paid, will ht promptly replied f. ' , - . . ji.mi: tf AYwuu' I no tresr. RaleVgh, f tet 45; 124. . , 4-ji Neuse: Rivr avipttion';, -r T a meefing of the rVesidtirt, arl Ditea'or of tiieKeuse Hiver ivwioni'oiMny,j r Kleii?h, this day, Wrco-d, that the subscriber for Mock in taid Compart) be.reouirwt forwi whh to nav to Sherwooil I'uvwood, t q.' Treasur er of, .wid Corjpi.ny, a llurd It'stalment of fet dollars on eneb and every, shsre b.th ip hcJd. vr order trietiahte theeompsny to tske jmmdu.t; snrt etteewve measures tor rendering the saiu ri rer navigable. , , - ' : ' ADVFRTISKMENT. TO THB PUBLIC. .. . ' ' .i - A rublicatioR in the Ptar of the 25th inst. tinder Wt signature of Jobp I. TIawkin, T.tt(. ia" ealcnlatea to impress upon the pub!J$ Tf;ind a very iinjMSt repreehtationvof (anf, ordinary transaction namely, an application to a Court ; of-Equity for its rito.,injnnction, or ,f pe exeai, H prevent a . T)erson n possession of( property i-laimed by another, frorn removing it from the states until a decision upon the' ti tle could be had Iri 'due cdurse of law."' The object of tt. IlawkJn'. advertisement ia? to degrade lliel)racter of Bishop pJyenscroft:: the fime hotsnjbf itl appearance f a during the absence of that genueman utt a pastoral visit to the western congregation of - pi dio ceae., Wfinheiy were Je jpreseht,ite .wotdd deem itaeceasary er bccomingrn him to notice rt t all, we presume not to decuiet Dut we hope, asthe wbiehasbeeTsOBnnecearily intrtided upon ibt puhlie during liia absence tpom the- city, we shall e parrtoneti tor prp sentinjrthe sul joined itatemeritf from Wiri, H. Havwood. - lnr.' and -Geovsrev- Bartger, Raquirei, of tbe facta, on which Jnri Hawkins grounds. 'his attack a ar refulation of the gratutrious imputations containedJn Mr,. BaW kina piece. .-ri!' -V-; S'V-'v l&l . ine inciivewnica inaucestoims pnoiw tton we feel "to be at least'jutif)able' As ifriends to th.Bihop, we are influenced by an at!ectionate Tetrard lor the cnaracter or one, who is at 'oihso pious. christian, s, learned gentiemaa ami a .eerDte pastor tb Tne ihtintvli.' sTxl hvi Arm ennvictinn tliat the attack ks! ilr Hawkins is entirely csuseles; BalatppraKBka oa Lis part. bsvwcwrv aU. aad Ous we ia earweat aik, that all who have oetwpied any portw of rbeir time n reaairg air. tuwkina' " rvenewpc' will do tw IWtow Ravwaacrqt tha jtasuca U rwruaav ine lonowiar wtatciMWU, t s air, JV,2r, ltCJ. - J. ITAsl.T. ' ' ... -r GAVIN MOCG r,. i J.IL BRYAN, , , J 4SS, M. aUULKSU.l, i. Slstemtnt tfWt. IT 7Aawrf,.rt. Ow tha 2nd day eOctoler bnt, in the mt- tetwooa, I received a 000 from 6 aixna kta yenaemft, iaJurwung ne that a geutlewun wiahad to tee tne at his house urma boaiaesa, and. as it was of a nature that did not adaut of delay, 1 would perhape have no cject'ioa to come uo lAew. 1 went aeeordinHv. and round at th Blahopb Mr. Joha Bt.ford, of Virginia. . The Bishop jniorned me that Mr. Buford wished to Cow suit with me in my ptvfessionai character, and that hi library room could be uaed for that oowsufcation. I attended Mr. Buford to the library, and the Bishop accompanied us, when Mr. Buford gave me a stalvmrnt, which ia substantially contained in die affidavit made by kirn for ob- taining the srevwnxitim. This affidavit, fol lows:- . T v " " L'lrro Ststs or Awsarca j Circuit Court .1ri LorsAIM iMttnct. ofU S. John Buford makctb oath that he hu knowledge of the fact, and therefore affirm, that Alexander Boyd, of Mecklenburg, m Virginia, did execute Ibe Deeds of Trust set forth in the Bill of Cornplaint hereto annexed that he .veri believes Alexander Boyd was at tbe time ot toe execution of said Deed to the complainants John W. Lewi and Wm Towns poaaemed of and abaqlutely entit'ed to id slaves that said Boyd before then is-d & claimed them as hi own that they contin ued in his possession after said Deed was ex. erutcd un'.it , lately, y)s.vsix months sgo, or thereabouts, "... '1 , . . Afliant liyes in the neighborhood of the complainants' Lewis and Towns, and bo has heard it spoken of fr six .months past, orj- thereabouta, in the neifrbbOrrtopd, that Jme said slaves hd beeit-elwideatincly rejaoVed, but whitber it was unknown, . AudTtliis aiS- ant, On his vay to Raleigh -JesteitUy, ' as surprised , to find them on tho high-way, in Franklin county, in tins State, and on enqui ry of said slaves whom they belonged to, they answered that they did' not know; but that they were lately the property of Alex. Boyd, in Virginia, and that they were then on their way to Major Bowerayof .Granville, and that said Bowers was. lo remove , them to Tennessee, or, elsewhere to the western country and there was 4R0 -ufuie man. alaug wkh thesu Said slsves seemed eauiime.1 for travelling, and had along with them- wa- gon, which they said belonged to .id Bow., " iwiw.niiiiiiin, Irs. . And affiant understood from Mr. Perrv, no! Mjr in my J hearing, who resides in eight miles of IJowera, that th Te ",nf" ,u mA Bower intmidpA home for'tlur! Proca to dsitatrfthb Negroes until security westeTTT-eouTiny-with- negroes w --rfJ2ir. mnrnlnc-w Affiant swesr that wben henaw ; said slaves, heunderstonJ they w ere within 15 or to miles ot Bower- nouse, an.t on tt.e road thither, , Amanf furthers wears th at he tllinKS nc negrvca sue wotui n icnx inm thousand dollars. . - -, ., SiemedV ' JOHN BUFCKD. Sworn end auhseribed before :t;r '-' . i ,t. me this 2r.d Oi-t 1 825.- - - - K WM.tr; jf a V wood, S"; ' Cleik of Circuit Court of. U. S " . -'--. ', .- -i-f.- ''. - ' After thii 'statement : f of which 1 took down memornd&,s hlsb sue dates ss wear deemermsterial by me) Mr, Bufbid asked me if there was "no way, by the laws of lhis state, to 'VP thf , negroes which were ab'0i,t : being, cvrriea ouioi,iic ,uc, ami iiin w ish iod'-'"iy themVas rsainly on account of Thomas' Ooodr, ofVirfipitt, I thiiikhc1 called him J)cttrty who was Arjindorsi'T upoti'thej note, to secure the pirymcnt of which a Deed of Trust had been; executed' t6 Charles Has- kerville, of the same, state, tor roeae among Other negroes. 1 told Mr? Buford that the only way of delaying the Negroes wss by a Bill in "Equity in tbe name of John W. Lewis and Wm Towns,.--who had the first Deed of t rust to secure a debt of 817,000 on these snd other negroes, and of Charles Basket-- ville. the Trustee for Dr; Gootle, and Itlieii asked hint if ho knew any thing of the situa tion of . Major Bowers, as bis situation in point of fortune would perhsps tfc material itpon the question of -rding a Sequestration, snd in order to lay foundation, for the seqties tration a Writ in Detinue ' at law most be sued out in the name of those who had the lesal fstate. yii.-Lewis and Towns, ; Mr. Buford said he knew nothing cf Major Bow ers,f hating never heard of htni before toi affair. I tben asked the-Bishop if lie bad any interest in the Deeds of Trust,, who re- olied that he was an lndoHter upon' the same note with Dr. Goode, but tubtequeni la Aim, so that hlsinterest was remote, I enquired Of Mr. IKrovd if be hsd spy knowledge whence the nce'roes had come immediately ..before, he saw them' on the rosdi, whosnswered roe," by stating he hadtiot, pTcept that the negroes themselves naa torn mm sit. aaasins uan ept them toiaj. Bowers, who was ta take thenV'to Tennessee of elsewhere out Of this statev": I told'hinttliat it would be advisable to exhibit thi bill (-whick 'was afterwards fi led) hi the; CiVrti. m oA United States, rather than in k state pourtt for that the pro. ceas of thst court might bo directed lb the Marsltal. wh wHuld serve it, let tne negroes be found in any county whtevcri but that, ii vraa neesaarv that the nearoea should be found in that county in which the court was held, -as all wia complainants resxien out 01 this 1 state, vT. "is -counsel, Mr,; Butoro yietded.'snd desired Bie W draw. tho Bill and take the proper steps to bave' ptwess issued as soon as 11 couia oc none, mentioning i the time thafifMaj. Bowers started the. next monunit.sshehad learned was his intention, the bilL should be exhibited evly the Pest day; I told him it would be out; of hi power to have it done the nexfroomnr, ss the gt. nerior Court commenced its Term thent and 1 should Je 'emrsffsd as well SS the other attornevs wm, reside here;. but : tnat a tho matter was important and -fid not admit of dc'ay, at ought to be attended to intUiuta. 1 1 then infuruiec? him thaj tljnugh I w,oU be req iired, I cemM set IW tba hia as SJui- l h'g U Clerk cf tb Circtut Court. im UtMp far) eaxjtiirwd of sae if Mr. Bd rr r was ia tc-ww, , and I inioraaed bias that 1 believed he wa aad wawid write kira a ot., -.', ' -. - I the wen komeT, and accord! crv wrote Mr." JU(?per matt; who met sne at Via oPWc in complianee whk th reurwt eoatained In the note, and 1 seated la kue briefly th aa, ture of the case and the eatargencv, and k greed witk'me si Va the snxlt of proceeding aad theprnpriety of proceeding instantly. After tb arerMona service, Mr. Badger h 1 a gain metal ku office and proceeded to draw the BJI 1 acting aaareiW. In the courae of the evening, and when we had nearly fmah. ed the B lfwe teat for Mr. fitifbrd, k order ta bare the affidavit made, upon which the FVat of "the Jwdge era to be obtaiaed. Mr. BuRwd caane dowa, and waa accompanied V y tha Kaliop, but they did wot arrive till rhe Bill was eompletrd, and an a 9i davit prepared from the facta furnished sae ia my first rotrr view by Mr. Bufonl. Soraw a he rations were "iggewtad ia the arodavit wa had drawn, bv Mr. Boford. and I then wrote it over again with the alterations suggested by bitm where- upon Mr. Badger and 1 want to the house of judge rotter, who, upou examining the Bill and affidavit, anada the Ami for tho 8eaurstra- tion, which proeess I inued, of course, as an ofticer of tbe Crt wbenoa it was ordered. I have to sUte further, that the B Jl filed is in the name of John W, Lewis, Wm. Tons and Charles Baskerville. Trustee, snmst Wmu O. Brmeri that it does not cantata the name of Mr. Hawkins, nor is there any alluaion to Mr. Hawkins, unless the charge agaiast Bowers of combination' and contederacy eaw be con. vtnied into such an alhiion he name of Risiiop KavenscToft la not introduced into the Rill, the primary object of which was to secure ilr. Goodo, the prior mdoraer, JVot a single statement, allegation or charge contained in the Bit' was introduced at the uirsrestiow or founded upon any information of the Bishop, cjtcept me ftate orcnarir; Haakerville's Deed, which hejCajLfeatia.led infnriiili.if be reenl. Uctedl. :;J"hefac!s were all derived from Mr. Buford, as stated above, and the wholo Bill framed thereupon by Counsel,, . Neither the Bishop nor.- Mr. Buford were present .when the Bill,was drawn, though they were present wnen i copiea t to issue witu the writ and other proceav ."''!1"t""'-,-.'-'.i . ' It may be proper that I say furthetf when the Bill and aifidaVit ere presented to the District Judge, net even a hint -waa eiven to h'nv that Bishop Racnscra t had even the re motest interest in the proceeding, nor was the- Bishop's name mentwned or alluded to in-hi presence, y ;.'. ' VV.&i.ivV- -M''M lean say. with confidence, that i beheve H''f charging Mr. Hawkins w,ith kid- "P"1 hail no ptace in .the mind pf the ers of removing the Negroes but of the state. - ;7 t nj : - - ; as the foundation of that process. Ot tlw fact orthe) intended: remdval, no doubt 1 niadtYantl.aatd ?np monnerof chargini' this' in the Hill, H was' the fllrof the Solicitor who signed it. If there be any" thhg offeiisive m that frumner, it spplies to Major Bowers, and no' to Mr. Hawkins. Of this former Gen tleman, I think it right to say, that at the time the. Bit was filed, I had no persoiml acquain urir Aith ,blm, and hbd to'send to t friend to ascertain his christian name. From iufor ipttion since, pbtained, 1 . have no doubt he Was free from any design pY -eecretly removing the slaves or otherwise hehasing iinpropwly hi the" matter ' At tht only interview I re collect ever to have had with him, which was st the time he filed bis answer to tl Bill I related to him the material Circumstance of the transaction, and be exhibited no i" r.. 1 .-. At l ranum superior vourr, on the lUtft October. Cbeinar the lh day- after the cir. cumsianceo 1 have stated above ipok place,) I saw Mr. Hawkins, when, his manner to mo expressed at once that he, ws greatly offen ded.' Of the offencehe had taken st the ser vice of the nrnSeas. I wis aware, and his re. ceptlon of me was so diff erent from that which he had heretofore eiven. as to shew that he retained H still, 'And ss the only ground "of displeasure which I had anorded Was the per formance of professional and official duty, slid without cousciousness tliat even that 'was a lust ground for. it, I could pot feel myself at iberty to entrent that he v would accept ex planations which he had never asked,; to cure his feelings. ' Thoiigh hsd he desired dr in timated a wish for sucli explanations, it would have been aff orded with pleasure and prompt ness even after the reception I had met with. Dumur the week of. the Court, two Gentle men; who are rotrtual friends of the Bishop, Mr. Hawkins and myself, bad several inter. views with me, with the kind purpose re moving the orlence taken by Mr. Uftwtius, and nreventir.sr the storm which they thought they foresaw.-,; In the course of these cohver sations, (which it vouid t tedious ana is.un. necessary to relate,) I informed these gentle men that I thonght Mr. Hawkins wss mista Ken as to tne pan we uiauop naa ian.cn 111 uic matter, andlliat there wak no design to cast . .... . . i. 1 1 , 1 SIl.V impuutiion in yiv.am.vwn- uic, ti"ut ' . . . .U Tl'. II . .V .L.. ter of Mr. Hawkins. I further stated to tbem that had we! ppssessedv such knowledge of Mr. Hawkins having these negroes irt his pow- session, by htrnseU or ms Agent, ss would have furnished,clear proof of the fact at Law, I should not have advised the - filing .of vkny Bilk nor would any cquestratioo har b(n asked for; as the object of it was not to dis tress of injure: kny'one, but it was wished on ly to bsve k. responhible person to answer tlie suit of the parties 'interested, end thatl t had no doubt, as Mr.-Hawkin wa a mstf of for tunc, if: he wodld atlimt hit pofsetsioti, lr. Biidger would instant!) consider the Seques tration at an end, and direct the" Bill to be dismissed and -thin Mr. Badger af erwards affirmed to flie same gentlemen in my" pre sence And I also stwted to these gentlemen, that this information would hive been cheer fully given to Mr. Hawking but for the maiii- 1 know to he ciuiseless, &' I could hot present mvs. K in the aftrtudeof a bngar for thf ki.id f.'eliriMof anvonei and that the information would still b given, if asked for I added- thai 1 was wiCrg (nd ff, ba reuea!r! that wht I bad aj1 tS- stated tw Mr, Haaktna, fjr b wdm:. n. ! bciRk not as s a mumrt frosa Ss, ai-4 a 1 hl luentj. ' ff good reajoaj U b aured CX th in fur. ma'iow was ewmaMiturated.U run W ' Mr Hawkins, I foe a while inhtled tht beps) ,, that tb onpleaaant ivault hi whwh tt.ia mat . ter hit iwd, wwtitd bs been preveatcd. Tbers W one otberfmet, whirh, ta irice tw) tho Bishop, I owcht to Birn-n, and ' is th'tai ' On Fridsy of M akc Suf,e: 'Jourt, Irecer .. ed ;whil in Court) a aou , - th l)iii-fi ' aceompanied by the letter fron Mr. Bwk4ii ' to himself; a copy of wluch, wjt ai " Taaafiosa, appears U Mr. Hawkins puhi'ica- ' tkm of the Ji;b: and ia this note, the lhsnopV requested ox, I would e Ma lUakins st Franklin Court, if I should hae nppurtuoitv1' , " to disabuse Mr. If. s to the share lie had i'r th baainewi l h request of tho Bishap'o . made sne more anxious to give tbts explana. ' . 'ion to Mr. Hawkins, and bad bn received by him in any other tha the aiott repulsiv manner, I altould have off ered it akdi and even after thai rwceptioo I should u ost '. Willingly bare gir it, kad Mss Hawkiut evea ' ' hinted that he wished, or would receive in s 1 suitable manner, the eiplaoatlon I was aUe to make. : '- . - . ..v ' The foregoing im' a far as ! am able ta rex oolleot it, the subtttiice of every thing mats. A, rial n relunon to the matter referred to in ' Mr, Hawkms advertisement against the Bih pp, so far as resta witbin mv knanltdire. V- " , WILL. H, UAYWOob.jr. ' . iiafaVAVwClSai. , , SrateiHtHl 0 Ui-irge E.Bt 3(t, Esq. " . i ,VThe sttemeot of W. U. Haywood, jr. Esq,' '. is so full, as to leave f ttle for me to sod, aftei " , aajing that tho facts sia'cdby btm, so far as -: V they, relate to matter in whieb t was con- earned, or of wh.ch 1 had knowkdge, are no " " far as I recollect, faithfully and accurately v-' stated., j ,' .,- ";t -jf s' ,:- !. .. " It Is right, however, as lam the Sol citor who signed and filed the Bill In Equity, to . say, that it was no intended tlierrby to(' : charge Mr. Bowers, the defendant, either - with atealinir Mrllb 1rt1nr&;n. .l .,-.t ' icas was sucn a enaige intended sgs.nat Mi -Hawkins, who waa not the' defendant, ami1- " '.. whose oame is not mentioned in ariy pan of N -the proceedings. The allecation of" I om." ' " . bination and confederacy," at whicil hftenco . is uxen, n wea Known to be a formal charge j ' usually introduced into B,Us for centuries past, and rarely .omitted, except in England ; m case of a Peer, from re;ec. ta the peer. ; age or from apprehension thst such a chutvn ".''.. against a peer might ,be construed In tho ' House of Lords jnto a breach of priiiUjjo. . i It means no more t ban does adeclarati u in v ' asuir upon promise to pay money, winch , -ehargea the defendant With " contriving and fi-audulentlj' intending craftily and subtily to cheat and defraud" the plainiiir( and certain- 'v; ly alTorxlsno ground forcomplaims of wound- " ' ed character. But. however 'bis may be. Bish ."t bUl wasframed under mi direction, signed -1 mt , and for the iMnner in fthich th allega tons are made, I mlohestn iMJ.nsblt. Not ' onweharge or allegation iiit was dree ted, or suggested by the B shop; but the bill was drawn in his absence, as stated by Mr. Hay. vood..a Indeed it would be strung il, in th ' ' proleaMonal -employment: of framing a hillt f should ask advice .or take suggestion from, v the Bishop.;J.l' - . . g. l is proper to add, ibst not one Ivor I wa said to the' J .ulge, or .in his presence, respeU ' ing the Bishopi nor had be any reason 10 sup pose that Gentleman at all interested in t ue 'T application ,,for the "yvtit. There a , not, :j therefore, any itrluence', ued or attempted upon that respectable' magistrate, ' who, I " -'-doubt not, is incapable of yielding; to any jm- , f proper iufluenca in bis'ofheial, duties' the) ll!.L.A 1. i . . A ... ...... a. . V - I, ,, i ne tnueninn;, ot wincnir, uawtins speaks, is not required in our practice t. iain a sequestration,"' and. I recollect no Iihi in wtli.h 1 hftft fu.rll ttmonrtI V Tm V writ was ordered 'upon the examination of . the bill and aflidavits. according to the eoiirser. : Hawkins Is not left without legal redress, ier -'i. want nf aiinh linnit .i Thil' Rulleitnli urhn mj" .ii.'. J bibiu a bill which .irat;intioUoiied by lh.-V',?"-' plaintiff 'naiiiod M Itj Is responsible to the 5 peratm'-svhv roay . be injured by kny ptwe,!.; issued upon the bill,1 1 am, therefore, reion ..'- -''', V iible to biiti in lawj and, if 1 were pot, 1 should feel bound (as soon.as his loss is ascertained) v, , by an obligation higher; than legal coersioa to renair it. Wt".avf : , v t 'r .'''' -."As to tlie bill having been u'roWoufoTv v Court," as Mr; Hawkins is pleased to express , . A ; . .... .1... .1. . i--. 11 ... it, 11 is suiiiviciii vu. ay, iiisv viic uiu wva missed by rov order, and not by the orde the Court. 1 filed it upon the statement OF ;. Mr. Buford, (ss mentioned by Mr. Haywood, . n V which I deemed fufBcieat warrahv for mat . step, he being: ft than-of respectable connec-i j;." i 'v tnns, and, j baa no reason 10 uoudi, 01 up-, -v ; , right and honorable eharacter,,' But I inform-' i kd him M tbe lithe, that a proper, ptiwrf'.V wmild be effieeted from the Trustees to eon; : duct the suit in their names, or it must bo'i ;' f;1 . disniissedi and tliat bower not being recciv " , --.",, ed, I directed the bill to be dismissed SceordV 'Vifi ':' injrly.. So 3ht the bill was loivn or with;-" ti drawn not thrvn tut of Court. ,,. s ?'-Vt- Uoon the whole, this case seems (even u : ''. ' .' V. on the statement of Mr. Hawkins) at most hut mistaken aoDlication ofleo-al urocesa ' - hot proceeding from hostility nor intended 'J&'i"f. to defame, '. And, at all .events, thcBitihonS ',ii."',?: f " neither dry ot suggested the bill, nor 'jt-!- of its allegations;; and consequently the" wn jv'- putations cast upoti Urn are as uumerited ii "'-fif they are harshs and. insulting, j,' ' '-; -:: " i'l he subject however, is now brought b'e-i '..' fore, the- public,, and to them it is subioittedl , to determine Vho, in this instance, has been ' disposed to cherish resentment or to d character. r-& iVft'.., . rK'ito e.;badg; .NoV26, 182$. rj'v: defame? af BADGEB.. In iht State wtMVsaachuMttts; there) are, according to a Ute tensut, 523.28r : inhabitant-7' -61,803 : bouses G,845 un,i.a mita ' 'Ptitt mimt rumullH4 o'liiiri"'. .'--. 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The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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