TVia Lere Cettca -l'rest.
i ,1 t a" x arto
to ilia ail aatjaae aU la f-ar be eaa
V MarTa CarWaav ta T
K ki--V U ; f avUoAeal rV r
ittnH OieaartdaaraHrartoawil
1 ill - TUTitiO af
f v -
taimirt tov any "? jane whiff.
a Wm act sac apaa?Ma Ml
tie her.
FaUie4
lata.
- J. C, TKUMAHi
, 1M7. -- vr
fade faee U An well to itwil lb
(kilt af srtoaaweUh twraiXra ?,?-
tJaDet
ItUUS. imuai eject ttUrtoea to
t7, arae e( Va ae Way
lor a tun. eaeiae m -t
U tv rwpu CoL DMU H41aML' Ail
art turnmd aot t4 W (w lh
WM larhet Boot, or iu tort H. will ha ihU-
.THUS CABREU
nriii a, , iw.
WM st tow oa the road to tfiiUriU so
fsWay I ir-irsed my Packet Rook; -ootam-lag
npwirds ti rr Debars in Httk MoKi-om
was f Be Wise Owk pT Hewltern, th tol
w tone 1x4 main- ' also eaeitemed imw
arodatioo f m Mmm Cale k Bob, momj
sobnetv aod fcuHuOT. printed moUmO to eftand
mutter end ether paper which will to
vkna tha Rank VI jori. Al this W til th BJO-
ttey seM, 1 hnpe the pblj Will feel mtur-
en Mm ST tejpicioai White fwrtoa asTer
rvmlT ioljac 4I at J tt tM Mre d Ap
la BalrieK, Wnrmtio ?UI pJi t Wf
1 1:1. -L. - tr. l- Bnl.kk. t Kail ih
Book k UltK oil 8tardy, Md (W ot toa
wtiut fc iu ot ia.Bi xke .o(fl M abo
DAVID BR-4f ME&
R.ViB,F.H,l7.i . -
' Tint Baldnoro Lottcrr
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coots? ornct-.TTi
v tcint so-10. or m f
Otfc And .Syttim)
f 4ir bTt r V
t lMM a .i.ir . bMi Um fra. toi
m rwi-r TV vVito to UWt
li OS DAT, Mrf U tohi W h aUhtoin
hi Ub
On thcM4lh March.
10,000:Dollars.
t. ' M, 4i , , .10.00. ......... .10.000
1 .-.i3,.... ...
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a.. i- a - " ikil
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.rTkl aalBilat MmMM
-- Hara a4 Lk otaaW
arjat4. ' -
TW WiL tWt Hoe. W
Wiacd, bvMxmi W Mr. Wt -MrJ7
4...,0W) I
One wlt l a Prize !
rarr arb saWbh) h CaM. , U Mll
meai tkey ara (irava. -, .
-TkkMU. tJ tfl t Quarters... ;rtH
Ta be kad la th treaUa varirtr. of Namtora
b tad tha i-f
C50HEN'S;
aeadiac. Mr. JotoUtoa, af laiuiaM.to
la rpr Mr.
wpoort f ik Bill aa irt4. Mr. MnW.
Uii. ahr4ani. l-vi of wara
iMIarAet M baWd trade Kh Caaada,
abkrb
AjctSl.
. . ' -
l. . Ta p-eoraWi
nrdfir LSrea "after ibarW
Jraua. Mr. feayar Ue4 f of tb pr-
lELdr n d-o aai to 80. (Se
Journal, p. 591.1 v . . r-
utte tr Hip IUp contract, maJe a re-
port: wkick a aa praereu
!V. ..vi. rt.liiiiiuL n. 5S V.1
TU erruf into whick Mr. McOuB
a al If. teaaMfA tl.Bli tkfl tC tdH
.JUrTai Viewed br a of certaaJf 4 the aubataaoa
m ChW TMprW. eait-m U Metope aJ
LTa th. 7ih of Mar. fbu iay. -ubaueot t. r-rj not.c. hi th.i public , mana v
aia thai I datkarya a duty cf ata . m
thpOtoav kid) I rtaf. 4 fe (
Matcaiia aaa air. waaaa at
lavaay. "ara aai a 0-apaa-.,
tang Ml a WWtnj w auaara. C
kew aai He'Kfla.raacii- eDas-ae.
TOMJWaf fr f baa
tVaarSt it a-eeaaarr aaau aac aa Ua
asa t Jm raw. rtaadawt, aa ikati.
faarenf Mlblaff iaj tka aaac, atthcr la 4
tnaaA T va jwy " Fa
eontrorrvr whick ar anat kctanar,
and nrarlC a tfu auhjeet. ba eaa kar,
aort of aornietraait aar i a-a P-ai i
dbtiacthr. U.al ka kad M afamy ia Ika av i
dtiowM f tUe Hmar kjek kaa prat4a
ffeaaira. rartliar (ft toaarcattka araa
of pat ar two atattooec, aad dw m'ifitaj
of UMUaraaa.al pwfcaj)a. at toaay
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES
- , Saturday, . 17.
Tka Military Appropriallga Bil, waa aaia ta
bra apiato Comouuc of tba V boiaao Ubuu
af tW Tfaiaa. akea ke eUaae aaored by Mr.
VaaWftaaanienhnent,amfaBajiproprsM-v nte, when Uie tpteaj pK
fortkcUearr MiWia Claiaaa, wa. agr-at A, ouJ. important, particularly
inaan-jM-a- . rf the aewion. wlieii Ure
Mrtiiai aaa
r-rH, and l aporoprtaOoa tor waaMKaare.
Tba wtoWOoa atfrred br Mr. saonder. wa apm
diacaaasd Irr Mr. f. JollMoa, ba bad aot aoa-
alaMd bia rark. kea tia Ohaiuaioa
tba Mcral rejaeiivft. - oeaioea. iomu
na Tote ia the Hound wa -atrikinffwut Hi
word raakinn an approprialioa for Fort Ca"
baun. ila ka. beta a member ofConjrei
lonr enough to know, tlwt a call for the pfe
v'khi queaUoa, when m.(ainI. pota aside
U amendment, anl preclude frlber debalei
Thia queauon i ott miuinea 07 ine
ta a am
near, the
elnaa of the aeavon. wlieii there unouioe
ft diarunion. U no.Me, tIJat Jir.i.ai-
kn.ln. thrauHi hi. friend Mr. MtDiiffie,
a. JDean. to prove, b the vote of tha Houae of
Notice, 1 ,
Lnat or maialald, (if aotaladatvljr parloav
-4 from tha aubamber,) a ppcr awntWhaig a
jndn"ntm"t Joha Brooka, aa principal, and
John Kaiaea, arattriir, aid by William Und-a-wood,
hi faror of Samael Browa; tnt tfty -Ian,
WearitiC hiterett from Ua 7tk Marah, 182ft.
The oate of the jodfrmenraot reaelleetrdi but
wa. tttken, aix nr acffrn month, ahiae fcefare A
brmkara Lane, Eav eaeeaud by th aubaeriber,
aponwhiob aa paymeat whatarer ka beea made.
Any person or person., wha may lad aaid pa.
per, ahall be liberally rewarded, by giving the
aokanrrW iitfurmfitkm, M that he nay get it a
fain. Aad he doth hereby forwani all pcraon.
from trad m r or apptyiaf aaid judgment to
thebtftearUaelt, - ; ;
. IRA LAKE, Cm,
j;bjdWaoaiiry,7aa,'t7jlg- ,-atp '
Lxrj U Rrchmg Office, Ill,
Where both tha great aanfcal prieea of CHS
HUNDRED TUOUUAND IMKLL4KS wan ob
tained W the late Grand Stat. LotUrk-n and wwre
tha HIUHKST CAPITAL of ao.OOO Oollr. in
tlteUSl Grand State Lottery waa,aa asaaLpaid
!s C-S the aaoment k waa nreaentedi and ahare
mora Cankal nrisea hare heea ob(amad Una at
any other1 Ones in Aawriaa. .
w - . t . w . a iL
nUrartlromaaypart oitne uaneu naiev
either by mail post paal) ar jtrirate eoaTeriinee,
eaelosidr tha Cash or frrie Ticketi b any of (he
Lottarka. will meet tha asme prompt andpunetn- I committee,
. ta . 11 L .1
ai auonuua a a oa aoraooai appiKauon.
A utMttt fa
J. t COltEX, Jr.b BROTUeitS,
JiiJtimtrt.
1TC0rfEX,S ajrfmy Coftery Heguteri
Tha anfmrrther who ha. vrealded eeTcral
War. ka ptrWia Scmlnsrie t deairou.to super,
intend aa Arademf m'tome liealthy part of N.
Carolina. Batkdactorr testimonial of abaraeter
nnd aompetenry eon be produced. Letter, f pt
bead) dlreetsd to Ralaigh,; wm. be promptly
hotieed,. J ' :!, .tivj;
Teh. IJ, 1S2T. ,
JU lubrated Horse
ttQl itand the1 enmmi teason M my stable,! 1 .tugfjwacplk OwIli ;
V2l
Northampton, eoantyi' Notth-Carolina, about
3 miles tromth. unirtaiioaie, v mue. irom the
town of HaUtait, and SI mile from llelfieid, Va.
lie will sorer mare. at $7S he?enaon, parable
on the Irtof January next, with 1 tothe irroom
in all easeav Sack of Sir Arehje't friend that
lire at a distance wul amd their notes with the
marc, oavable-otl thelitof Januam.alao feed.
ing of the mare, to he paid foi when Uken a
tiar. The. eaea will eommence on the 1st
f i-liruary.aad terminate en the first of AiigitsU
Extend fiald. of mall gram and eiorer are
sown for the benefit af mares, wUeh may be W-ft
with the bora, with the addition of train feed
ing, at S3 19 eenti perdity. -'. Separate faidosurea
re nrovKled for mare. wHI eolt. na pain, will
ha spared lo taking the bent , possible ear of
marus. Ice. which may be ieft, but no oepuai
bUity fie easape or aecidpal. ' , .,
!tj"Sir Arehie'd blood, freal' iwe, perfor
tnanc on thetnrf, aad arlrbritjr a. a foal getter,
4re arUfieitiM immeadatiob. ' v'.., '
, W'- . iOUll D. A MIS.
Fehruarr If, 18T. ; -'"' trt .
At the lart Court of Plea and QifiT Senioas
if Wake eounty, the tuVtriW ooalified as exe
rotor apon tlie entate ol William CUivp, dereaied.
AU perfMrnsharingctaiml ..;ramnfhr aaid deceaa
d are uestfaa prescm tnem wiatio tee time
ftreseribed' by law, otberwiiie this notke H1 be
-pieaa m ear 01 ineir 'eeovery 1 ana tnose maeotea,
Are requcrted to mak immediate payment - -.
? ; fc Vl IIOWEL.OUVE.
, Feb.S2,1837. , .:.,'..-$tp':. v
A raluable tract of ::-'a
a..-'
land, Jyjng in. Wake)'
' eountjr, on bothailc ; 1 -
f Min Creek, wiOiin miles T
of, Rideiehi aorth ef Cmbtree ,'
Creek, eontamine 589 aerea; or It
tiervabout,-adjoIomg the land.
d. Barwett Jones. '--Dentil Roeera, Wt th
We would offera great bargain in tha-'mle
oLruislaadi aad if Bsoaner dispotedMif at nri-
rate aale, it V-tlL wkhoutreaereet he aflered for
mlr to thn hittcot bidder, at the Tavent of Mra.
Jeter, m Raluh onth? TadT in April Supe
rior Court week.. Apply to Sherwood bUy seed,
Ksft. or to Die anaei signeo. . - v , '
. v WfLUAM HAREISOk'
. ' IT, ItVNT.
FranUSn Co. ,tn. W, 1827. w "4-liw
bifty Dollars Je ward i -J i
run ,rivuxiii
Vho rspaway mbe lith
sataat. lie w a yellow fellow, of
common size, hit bah inclined.t0
"V ttraitrht. hu foreteeth some-
.-Tiat derayed, the fore finger of
one orma hanosoff, (1 beiiere
thei-it,)tpjite mteiiigemt, tomi
af drink, bad treat at -the odd
triek. He wore aaray a alien blue eamaVett eoat,
blue broad elotk wsuatooat, with yellow buttons,
grey panudnona, Imuen shirt) which be may e
ehamrr. a he will no doubt attempt to past aa
frea man, stid probably ith puper prepared for
the purpoae. . y , - " ' - - :
Fur the aerttrinr of him In any Ja3 within tLu
State, so that 1 get him, I will pay twentylee
soUara, ami oulcb, accural, k. eaa. n uiu oavc.
dollar. M;;a
'Jtaletgh, K. C. lct XT, 187.
arretted by the Speaker. Mr. LaUe preamtad
tandry Dortfmeats, prepared with a ajw to the
M.ortioameat of Ke-reeotatie prepoaud to be
aaaiietoMtotekeerfcetaOerthe next CaBi
arbith ware eruerad to be printrd.
MonUuy, Feb. 19. J
The hiilitaj-y appTeprialioa bill w aaain distil-"
ed, and the ameadueau made in aummittee of
the whole were all eoacumcd in. Mr. t John
am ntautaed bat chart-ration on the rasohuioa
ofMr. Kaumleri; and had not atmeloded vhen
the Speaker arrcatod the diamluiori. Thu Hie
took a recet from shoot S otlotf. nnul 7. In
the evening the Howse took rip the bill etablnh
iug auadry poat roads, and reguhuing th! port
otfiee deinirtraent, which were patsfd Onwigh
and oroerea to oe cngrowwu nu rrwa
will be nuhlMhed Immediatrty -after Ave draw,
big, and; will eontain the Ufficial LUt of the Prl
ica t will be (braarded rralii, to all who pur-
chase their ticket, at COHEN'S UFflCB, ani
who aignily their wish to receive k.
Baltimore, Kb. la, t-m
Notice
Wai be told ob Monday, the 13th of Mirrn
next, at tba Court Uouie m Ralerli. rhrht K-
(KUCS.eoaiiirtuig of men, women and children,
belonging to the estate, of Matthew M 'Culler,
doecateu, lor aooommouauon paper at nans.
WILLIAM M-CULLEK8,
U JITEPHEN'SON,
AchninUtratort.
i Feb. 80,1157 9-Jt
ih. u f Mi 1822. that the renTt af the
Committee, if made at that time, waa rejrcxeu,
and thereby all the ii-refuinritic of the fon
tract fully aanctiooed. Thi. fact could only
he ajcrrtfined by pM? the member, who
voted an that occasion, as k it not practica
ble to ascertain, in any other way, the mo
tive, and reason by which gentlemen-were
iaSuenced His declaration, to say the least
Of h, i. wholly gratuitou.
We fuel no disposition toeigein tjCon
trovery with Meters. Calhoun and McDuf
fif, respecting thi. contract: none to decline
inch a controversy, if necessary to our awn
vlndicauon, amuflst anv unjust imputation,
i Tilt). METCALFE.
J. W. CAMPBELL.
a tkvd tone to-morrow.
Tuuday. tV. 20
Mr. F. Johnson contkioed his romirki on the
fresolution ot M.. Sauadert, but lad not concluded
when the liwcumon atun arreited by the
'I l. Um.u thvit tiHlfc nil thl. hill
maxius approuiiauoB lor toe muun Krrice,a&a -
the Houe wa engaged the whole of die day, iia- chanfe airaint the Vce President, demand
til 9 o'clock m theevetiing, on the clause making of me a frank acknowludjrnient, ami a brief
an appropmtion of $3ti,J0 for surveys coimerted etplnnjlion of the error into hirk I really
wiui ine Htojeci oi arenai mipnTciurui. mc jui f;lii, m m' rtterence to a rormer vote oi
' The publication made hy General Metca'!;
and Mr. Campbell, relative to an error con
tainrd In my communication to the Select
appropriation ultimately agreed to by avate tjle Hse of Kepreaenutivcs on the Hip Rap
of 101 to 67 The bill wa. tiifn oi-deied to be cu- eontrs,ct Hy mwtake, wltich will bv -.hew n
wum hi.H nail n ihiMi ttm n-mnrrnr. . . . . .
. . to have been merely lornul, ami hi no prac-
H tHMSiiay, rm. SCI . , Qncc either to the gentlemen who
gro.ea aua reu a uuro time m-morrow. . , f - . , f n
Ifte lloasepaw-l tue DUI entaoiisnrng sunory : exe.entiou to it. or to the oilblic
xkta lir , . 1
the nitlitary senrice of the L!Bitei ri Lutes.
State ; of North Carolina,,
:''i':i ,' Antan County.
Court of Pleat ant) Quarter 6tision-
f.-- t.-f Januar lerin, 1827.
i Oriffiotl attaehment
Levied on one tract of
land, containing 40 aerea,
join.
one
Other tract, of 80 aerea.
ininin. lu..itkMtal.l..
ft annearhir tniht utiiuictHHi nf llie Canrt. that
the defendant is not . air mliabitant of the , aiuter
it Is therefore ordered, that botinB be eirenia
the Raleigh Star, for fix weeks, that uidess the
mid John E. Perm in tor tome forward within the
time prescribed by law, and replevy and plead p
imuet, that judgment final Will be rendeTed a-'
tisthim, and tLe property levied on 'will beoa
ucnnai ana; maus auojeci n we ptaiuuu t
uv-'- . wjl,.W5.UtS, Ctav
21.
r sua
pw row., ana me u. mating appropriauon or ,. innosinl, ,lle vote wa takctton
t he niimary enrice ot tne United slates, me" . , T.1. "...
Iloose it. J went into Committee of the V hole nln ,0 str'e out tl-e. PP-oPr'"0' r
on the bdl making appropriations lor the service Fort Callioun, when, in fact, the previoa
Of the Navy, ahich, with some amendment, question precluded a vote upon tliat pro
moted b th Cluuroum of tlie Commijltee ol position, and forced a vote upon the engross.
Wiyt and Means, wa ordered to be encrotsed ment of the itnuropriation bill. Th vote
and read a 3d time tonjptrow. Mr. F. Juhnson
flnubed bit obtervation in opposition to the
resolution offered by Mr. Stundett, and Mr.
Houston obtained the oarfor to-morrow to speak
in reply.
4, uuraaiiy, rtu. x-z.
rfrx512urT: taken. I made the atetement entirely from
was certainly no test of the opinion of the
House on the report and resolution of the
Select Committee, and I never sliould have
thought of makintr such an impression had I
not inadvertently confounded the different
questions upon which the. several vote were
CONGUESS.
.a-;, SENATE. :. -;
:.".". - N Saturday, Fet. 17,
The bill autiioritmg a subscription of stork, on
tha part ol the U. i, in the (Xaumbus and San.
dusky Turnpike Company, was oomfidered, and
as amended ordered to third reading. The bill
to establish eertaio pn4 offices fai post road wa
read the third time and aed. The hill for the
gradual hnprovement of the Navy of tl L'f'tad
Statea was read the third time and passed;Aye
fa Noes IS. Oa motion of Mr. Smith of South
Carolina, tha bill to provide for the trial of
Clauat to laatuin tne ntati'spi ftlissoorl, Louiiuaaa,
Alabama, ana Mississippi, anqvi tne 1 erritories
of Arkansas and Jiurida; In tlie cases iherein
smtiSed, was taken jipand considered. Some
uwunm nw ui cumtrucircc ui via ounina m
Mr. Uirkeraon ta lay tne bill en the table, with a
view to take n the Woollen bill. The motion
beh Mtwuved, the nrovinobs' of tlie bin were
discussed by Measua.' Smith of South Carolina,
steea aau Mie, - -- -.
. On motie ef Mr. Bickerson, the Woqlhm hul
was takes! aft. Mr. Bcrriun nraved to refer it to
the Committee od Finance, AAer ' some urn -
sion, thia xnotiou waa rejeeted ayes 83, noes k
Mn Benton moved to i-ecmmuit the bdl to .the
-otftaminee oa Maaufaet urea, .With instructions .to
amend 4t so a to prolutat tno smporpitim-olfor.
eien wooL after the 1st of Januanc. 18S8i lost.
area $3. noes S5. Mr. Heed moved to) reeora
mK the bdl fist n enquirv and report whether
L It- L L!, . 1 !.
aort Si. Other motions ware made aad rejected,
waetv ton tku..waa, ea mouoa 01 jut. iMkerson,
postponed toy and made th" special order af the
day for to-morrow, Air. Rowan presented reso
lution of (ho Lrgidature of Kentocky, approba
tory of the Objects of the Calonixatien Society
The Senate resumed the bill DreviditiK for the
trial of land claims in die several State, and Ter
rsumcai Mr. Johnson ot La. moved an ameaor
veot, siiich was dissiuved at great lengQv - j.
The eonsMerst'iOB f "the hill nroviline for
the trial af land claims It the elates of Missouri
l40uiMana, Alabama ana Tuwlppj, anJ in toe
tettttoriesaf Arkansas and Korida,in the aaaea
therein speeiHed." wa resanmk the .motion of
Air. joubsob et Kentncxy situ pending. , Alter
eontidentble debate.-the motion wa carried.
The bill, after farther diaeitstibssajtdendmest,,
wu reported to the Senate. ':." -
; ,; i: s v fVtdnetdmf. Jfebi: '
1 ne dui 10 amenu or m ivgwaiBiB; was row
Office Department, was red t ice, sou referred.
Mr. Johnston tailed up the bill to regulate the in
tercourse between the United State, and Great
Britain.,. The tnessvr was opposed, a. super
ceding the Woollen Bill, which wM a tpeeial
order, hftt was sxrrkd-Af ciifl, Vea9. JUr.
of die resolutioa offered b? ft!. Saunders, but
had not concluded when tba-bucaker again r
rxieU tba discussion. Tha bill mRfc-r"t'l',
Pf-,he I ndiw. JirJ-' tlie bill
making arpvSmlCrfti-tinfktion, severally
passeu uirougu llumutes)- ol tbe W Bole, and
ware repot tea, sad ordered to he .engrossed and
memory, witl the exception ot tne result or
of the House - by another gentleman, and
handed to me- ) made it, however, under a
full belief, from my own recollection, that it
wa. correct, ana it it now apparent, from the
tor the Nay was rea third time aud passed.
The drscattWrn oa the resohiuon of Mr. Saun
readaUju-dlime. The bdl making appropriations journal, that it was substantially to. The
ii-jr Lilt NutV Wtia Mrul m fliipwl lima at..l rianaai . . . . .
senate proposed to amend the appropriation
for Foil Calhouiit by declaring that " this ap
'""!eriA,,ont'el )k firmatioo of th. contract mlde with Elijah
aarrl ZZZ! Mix." The House rejected thi, which was
1 .1 . a. ni.ih fnilHoW rtrsai r inn than sVfhuf bbaaim
uuiing ,uii! nrescBV aC-taioni and thia ojtct.Mion' ....w p-.w-...-.. . ...... ,vUll-
rennuned aiifuiished, having bten anestod by tha mended by the Select Committee, by a vote
Spel, wrniseeueiweofthe expiration oiihe of 80 to 40. It is telf evident, that every
hour. 1 The ttwf theis went into Comaiittea of member who voted against the amendment of
fne tois oHvue ttate ot Umj Union, oa a rUU the Senate, would have voted against the
twkiig appropriations for the erection of barracks, resolution ,of the Select Committee: forit can-
ttore-huowt, 4te a BiH making appropriationt nott,e supposed that any of thote who refused
"''t" a,RPPn- to declare iliat" Uie appropriation should not
be regarded asa confirmation of the contract,"
would have voted that the contract was null.
priatiou ibr the libmrj; all hK odlt were re
uunvu wiui auicouuients, aua oruerea to 00
innrossed and read a third time to-morrow. A
renolation was agreed to, oti motion of Mr. Peter,
eferiug jt te the' Committee on the library,
so conuuer tne expeutency or purebaamg tha
Medals belonging to tkiler d W ashington, which
kve becnadtdrUpd fo public sole, '
! . tlU MttinAl tnUlU fencer
and that no further appropriation ought to be
made for its fulfilment. On the contrary, it
may well be supposed that some of those who
Voted fo the amendment of the Senate,
would -live voted against the recommendation
of the Seleot Committee.
Although it was not technically correct to
cay, that tke report and resolutions of the
belect Committee were rejected before tlury
for the terms w which they hee cUanctq, 1
oa that subject, they say, "ilia aaiare.'
aeaUtSptM, wa wiM not aay U)tauoaJ oaav
demand, a.d ibaH receiva, correction
wih ant assume the retpontibility ;,.
preti (his Hnjdage. tur feat hoaJj
injuatica to tha (fenttemeit oy whom it
aadifrm oo4 atfhp" least. I thonrw
1 bad right Hi expect ordinary kindness a4
courtesf . Out. as til exjMetaScVxMe. to
those jrentlemen may ha regarded by otbtn
M beiiMT enuivocat, t am irresistlWy-imneV
ledL hr a monitor' whete mtfnfeMioaa I aKal
alwaye hold sacred, id state etpi'icitiyi tkL
if they, or either of them meant to insinuata
that I made an tiilmsn'.nal swsrrraarwtatir
the insinuation U -months mad mbttUt
' Geo. cluFlTl.
A nuhliaation in the National IntelTiraietr
of the 19th instant, over the sjgTtature ot
George McDufhe, has attracted my notice
and shall receive an answer, which wenll
have beeimnre promptly .furnished, but Ja
I was then associated ill tbe affair with an,
Cther gentleman h frletid, whom, f considea
rdit my duty to consult, before I proceeded
to act singly, and on mv oTn respoaslbifaf.
Havwir been justly renrdful of .that ditty,
r,o,v ptoceed to state, that jt it not my intetv
tion, upon this, or any other occasion, to to.
; st'ijeiti a newspaper controversy; but mertl
iu huh a remark, or iwo, in relation to ma
ccsirse which Mr. McDuffie has thoucrht St
to pursue, and which, ha acenia to beliessy
wns necessary to tlif protection of kit -chs
a-fter. , . . ;
The m'.s-statement of facts which be,maV
i acknowledged hy him. Dental " mM
I have added nothing to hit j9tification.--r-'r
I Ue regret, exceedingly jihai Mr. CarflpheS
and mvMflf, in correcting hit erroneoti. .tabt
ment ot tlie tacts, should have thought it pes
cetsary to make the stlusion we 4'id, to th
Vice Vres'ulent ' And Why so? Becauso fca'
says, the Vice President "hid no mgencf '
tiro prothiction of the letter wWch had proved '
so tffentiy, further hn to tVgjctt the enaf
tifre of one or two awntftnees, and the awigt
Hun of the, language Of perhaps aa ' maay
more ' i certainly havt no disposifioti
rob M Me ttffle of the credit of be'mjj the
author of that Jotter; whilst, at the same time
I conoeive that it was made out with that
knowledge and approbation, and under tha
direct sanction, of the Vice; President. Jt,
therefore, felt myself ea1Id tu tS notice it.,
witn tull authority t? naHle that frentlemaa.
What part he may have takea in dramwaas1
preparing it, and how far the rashness 0? the
avowed author may have been bridled if W
suggestions, are matter, about which X feci
the most entire ; indifference, nor are tber at
all material to my purpose. -
But Mr. McDuffie add, MtthouU fat
been rwre than willing myself to avoid asy
controversy-, and there it certainly rradtmtf
in, the substance of the; commumcatin of
Gen. Matcalfe and Mr. Campbell, that I tVoali
have deemed it necessary to notice ia that
public manner, bnt forthe tens in which
they have characterised the error which I
committed," And again "that he wiltttt
assume the responsibility of interpret! eat;
language, for fear he should do injmtice."..
What, under 'such circumstances,, s'xiritd ,
have ben Hr. McDufne,'a course, at a jreav '
tlema? ft was the term, in which hie arsor
was characterised to which he object. '
those terms were offensive to. him, his
dy, as : man of honor and bravery, wa. sjbvi.
ous. If e; language wa. so -eqwocaP1
that he could not aMume the rttpom&tih
ty-of wterpretationi it wtu not lesa tUti
Its interoreUtion. or anv hnnn.kU i:v
The com'municatioh of Mr. McDuffie to the i slet rommitt h-ft..- i. ! , aUe? ff .would have been nritxaptr'
c"v"B!tu mtd at the request of . were formally preseoted to the House, aoda S thlnt!t r T"
the yiM..Fres1uen.,daUdteaeth of January, ; certainly .houl5 not have oommittedTuch an 1? t M
contain one lenience to which we think it 1 aonarent saleeism. even ' in h.A Juflffrn?t the comitnictionof the mvrtittg
our duty to rc.po.KL ft m the,eword?! consulted theur.mlf for the chronoloirical Si-iS.'
- Such was the conclusive f.-rce. of this teU. order of event vet it will he obvhma ?mm V.'lf tloB.of other. he wurt oeweasatt-
winnv in that th. K-va N.-.l.rt nf i. ... ' . m t- . . ...
mony in liUA. that the bare reading of it,
M-ithout a .mgre word of commentary or ar
anient, induced the House of Uepreaeot
report and resolution of the Select Commit
tee, which recommended suspension of all
appropriations for the fulfilment of that ccn
tract. '; 5- r ' ' - -
iraving been member of the Select -Com.
mine, of 1823; and fully satisfied with their
report and jesolution, vu feel disposed to
lay optething in our owa defence. : Had
Idf. M'DulHe confined himself to facta aad
just ctachisinos. wo thould have abstained
from' all reniarkv Th'ia be hat not done.
His misrepretenutioua, We will not aav in
tentional ones, 4ettiand, and shall receive
.Uowillint; to depend excluwyely on mem-
ory . we- save ativertea to the Journal of the
House of Repretentativea, from which the
iQiwwtnr extract si made -
Butler, requiring the . appointment of a Se
lect Committee, to inquire whether the Rip
Rap contract' was. auule according to lav,
and whether the contractor had fulfilled hit
covenants, was adopted - The- Committee
eontisted of Metstt, Butler, Metcalfe and
Cambell," (See Journal, p. S47.J i st ,
M19 i 3. Mr.. ocke . ntw ed to strike
from "the hill making farther appropriations
for the military service for 1&22, and for other
purpotet, the words '"J'or Fort Cajlioun
ifty Ibousand tWlara: The House ad-i
journed without a decision. (See JournaJ,
p.94.t ;-F -',-' ... -.' ' ' .. .
Muy 1 " Thia tame bill being; the un
finished bushie of the preceding day, was
sfaia tinder consideration. A debate ari
sing upon Mb, Cocke'a aaternierrt. Mr.
Colder tCHd for the reM tluestioii,
1 1.. 1 . ---- r
the t atement of a few facts, which do not ap- "nXe " m UnuaSe
near upon tlte journals of the House, and
... Ik . V. a"' 1 a a a a n a ia
wmiwi ucurrai mcicaiic ana Mr. amptieil with uk.nl. r 1. . .. , . T
will nrobablv recollect, that mv staieme.u i .Wh,c en of honor should settto lk
0ipN)!,riou. epithets are not thie
; controversies.
H'-. ".t every practical ! SSr!
.n . 1 1 . - . . . . . .
purpose, with the single exception, that the
trying vyte waa carried by a-majority of only
two to one, instead of the still larger majority
which was given on the previous question.'
When (he proposition, of General Cocke, to
strike out the appropriation for Fort Calhoun,
was indrr discussion the" second day, Mr,
Butl the.Chaatmao fxf the Select Commit,
tee of three, supported tha motion to Strike
out, upon the authority -cf the Tdence
produced before that Committee,' and 1 was
under the impression that he had their report
read. y It seems, however, from the Journal,
that thi. impression was incorrect, but I bare
a distinct recollection that be stated substan
tially the result of the t lamination made by
It"h9. ims-ihs:' tot- iZT wr' uoer "a.praia some
..r.. rrauaanra vi oar. i mine lOat induced me to 4el ev thaf h. hJ
w - - -t w"wa a.Ava
the papem of that committee then in bj. pet,
trwion. JI cajled for he mdinr of the
evidence, atating that I would tubmit the
oufiftion, after that was done, without a word
of argument on tny -Rarj. ; ,When the reading
of the ridence -was closed,' Vki. CoHen. of
plew Tork, auted that, though he had. enter
lvi.wi.uayiix. uuprcsnons Ol UM COTK
tract, the evidence so clearlv ahnart it 1
had been fairly madei, and was highly advaiv
tagejus to the Governraent,.thar he felt bound
to put an end to air uBprwfiuble discussion,'
by etUins; for fce previous question The
call was sustained by a large majority, and the
bill was ordertd to a third reading with only
twenty dissentinc
... ' 9 . uuuumm iV
this, the proposed amendment of tlie Senate
. a a . . r I
ynaiuerea ,oim,jfM inguUeL 5 Othertriat,
ms repucatioq was uncalled forj aad that,
without demanding an expUnation, be kas,
by hi. publication, attempted to tedeeea tnmv
e f from tfee Snflijebce of that supposed
suit : .- ,. ;
THOS.' METCAIE-',
HALEIGIL
FRIDAY MOpNlNG, MARCH 2. 1937.
Fmm indignantly up the irtt domwisf
.on attempt u, aUenait tne portion of the Cm
from another.. j. .. . , ., , WatarssrisnL :
The late message of PdetA AdanM .teC
B. ik' nohappy eontiwrty exisliati be
tween the United Stateti Georgia and theCtetsk
Indiana, we are afraiiL is likely (diouph we VsaJ
he loth to believe'' k wai desigped) to prwntfste,
eva against which we are instructed ta Mmrbf
one whose name and sentiments are' eaualhtsB-
ofTSF ArUrt, and reverediA-e-
;."J "wwuHonv as weij as ty tptr ajgtestttae
rests of oreeommon eounhyt We d'hotfev
? dieate' the part ated by om; 'istet
previousry to the measures take by the Geasttsi
Govern meet to check her nor do we attosnpt to
exonerate her Executive from blame la the haa
Hk manner with which those measures hayeaeesi
subseonently met tint wo cannot fcrbetr asi
pression of our diasapprobirtkm. to 'the. 1
which hat M purtned by the President la tact