9
well arc ma la have Wit long enough iu Congress,
ud long enough in office under President Polk, to
come to the conclusiou Uial the President m "the
government," doctrine which has become, un
fortunately, all but universal witli the Locofoco
party, a doctrine which prevailed when the Pre
sident sent the army into a osiliou which waa eal
rulaled and intended to produce thai war which
Congress only had the right to F M,t Mi i
disposilion to wage, abWruis wli eh m gruauaiiy
undermining the authority of the co-ordinate
branches of the government, the Is-gislalive and
Judicial, and is mating the Executive as supreme (
an Um roost dc.-potic u km i arch of Europe. (May;
we uot say, has undeniiiued and has made.') The .
rraolittiou so vulgarly denounced ia as follows: j
Whereas by the action of the Executive and
the sulisrOjttciit sandhill of Congress, thin rcMihhc
m ifnlvfl ill ii fitreimi war. and our Stale ia called
on for volunteers; wliereaa it a. the duty of thii !
Slale to give nil the aid die conveniently cau to
tlie operations of the General Government, to bring
Hus war to a sja-edy and houombic termination;
mimI whereuM it m detiirahle to wnure tlu itunii,.
dmte comfurl aud tmppurt of the aolditrt who mav 1
volunteer in thi- Slate: Resolved, Tliut the sum '
of ten thousand dollar be and is hereby appro-
printed to provide for the equipiHiig and paying
exiK-iiM.. of the volunteer, to WUuiinirlou and 1
Charlotte," Ale ;
It mujrt require some verj rH-cnl'mr acuteneas to
diacover either a "lie upon Hie yoventmeul" or a
"stigma n disgrace Unii the cause," in the abovev
lt us compare Uial part of it to which we sup-
HMe Capt. Caldwell aud bis men ubjeel, wilh the
preaiuhle to a law passed hy CHigreak in M last
a law prepared by tlie rivsideufs party in Cou
"reas, if not bv the President "s onler
I'rrmmklt f Gungi-,
jtf.4f l4"l.
"Wherean, by the act
of the pnlilio of fel
tc, state of war exists
ketweeu that Republic
aud tlie U 'Hie re
hire." Jltc. sitc on to
Mfppr;ate lu uiijtioiis
of dollars and unthorize
i),(l()(l voluuteers.
l'reamh lit If. C.
Igitlutmrr.
Whereas by the ac
tum of I lie Executive Si.
the KilbNeqtieiit.sauetiou
of Congress, this Kepuh.
lie is involved iu a fo
reign war,' (&.C. see a
Uove.) As every bsly known, the Preamble to the
North Caroiiua resolution was prepared exw-easy
in retaliation for tlie Icofoco fn'ri, by which the ;
Whig iu Cougre were ohTged eitlier to vote fisr
this "falriMd" (a it was pronounced by Mr.
Holmes of S. f., one of the IsKofoco iaiiy.) or to
refiaa to vole the iim-u and imniey to carry on the
war in wIiktIi the country waa Hctually euguged.
The Congress law was forced through the Mouse
with two hours dilute only. Did the Whigs
Ihroiighoul the count r mI Ciipt Culilaell and his
In-!! any example of the gross colli nniary they
iiiauiti st, Is-csinse Congress hud pasx-d a Pream
ble which they in tls-ir hearts Is-lieved lu Is- TaNe'
N. It reuirtiued for X'art. Caldwell to discover
that lie rould ls insulted aiul disgraced by a Pre
amble which had no reference tn him or his lien.
It reuiaia-d for Cstaiu Caldwell to assert it right
In scoot the action of the IcgiIalHre of the State;
In disdain to receive iimum-V 'propria ted hy il. In
"hurl il back," "ausMif the miMTubie partiXits,"
Ac. Ac, lluaifh nearly every im iuls r of llsr Is
giwlature (iucliHliug slsiul till of his nxu political
frieuds.) voted fur tl.c appropriation i veu wilh the
pruujblc.
Itul the third -f 'apt. Caldwell's resolutions,
(coupled with a remark in auoiher psrt of the
Jrtfvnsiuiuli alsiiil tlie fitness of ("apt. Caldwell
himself for s Ksrld OfKcer.) pnMSalily furnishes the
kev tn all this excessive iiidiguntiou. It' Cupt.
( aids ell had Is-en .ipsiinted a Field Officer, as
the JctfiTNouiati think" he oujlit to have Ist-u, all
would have kiu right, we should never have
heard of Capt. Caldwell's indignation resolutions,
aud the t'oni.inv would uot have hern guilty of
the inconsistency of refusing tn have "(VHiimuud
ers tlmrft upun llw-m against their will," and in
the same breath ntR-riug to go into the regular
service, wis-re llwy ran have no will of llieir own,
either as In t 'otiimsiHlers any thing rise.
As to tin- mod.' of appointing the Field Officers,
(hy the Governor .) it may be well to remark, iu
addition to the conclusive reasons urged by our
Kaleih Corressndeut during the Session, that
I lie lM'ofo LegslNlure of Virginia did precis I y
the same thiuj. They tlceiiM-d il besl, uuder nil
the c rcuui.-4ances, to authorise the Governor and
Council of thai Stale lo apjsiinl the Field Officers,
lie did aojsiint IIk-iii, ami ihniih one of them was
taken from the lacofs;o "Tel. ill legion," mliii h
furnished no volunteers, und we reuiiie all three
are laKvifwns, all parties in Virginia enneurred in
the seleclion. Whigs and - laictsi have without
Iwsitatiou ranged lhemelvea under those otTicers.
The Field Officers selected iu Virginia wrre
neither from counties which furnished volunteers,
nor wrre I bey volunteers ttwnisclve. Yet nobody
iu Virj.liis flouted as these Meckleuhurs people
have done. Again; President Polk had a number
of Generals to appoiul. Every man selected was 1
a l.cofoc, und imh ouc of them was a volunteer.
Tliey were ull taken from priate life. Ciovernor
Graham, ou the contrary, hus appointed one Ln
rofocu to two Whips. Wilh Major Stokes, the
Jssofn?o officer, these Mecklenlmrg gnimblrrs are .
srfertly satisfied. "No objection is made lo the
appoint ineitt of Mr. Stokes, suys the Jeff.-rsouiaii.
"Bui who in KoU. T. Paine?" il asks iu the n t
breath. It M unfortunate that Mr. Paine should !
be so obscure ai to be unknown iu Mecklenburg,
nud about equally unfortunate for the character of
the Stale, involved in this strange outbreak, that
( apt. Caldwell was so well known Ihcrn as lo he ;
deemed indispeOMuble to the regiment as a Field
ff;er. j
N. C Votx.vrKicxs. In another article we have
noticed the retirement of the Mecklenburg Volun
ti-era. It is also said that the Uowan C-ompany,
Capt. long, has been distiauded, for what cause ;
we know not. Fortunately, two companies have
already stepped into the places so iuglorinusly va
cated, and the Regiment is slill full. These two
companies are, Uie, KiMrkiiigtiam, Guf.ford, and
Stokes Company, monticiied iu our last, aud the
Wilmington and Wake Company, which has been
accepted and duly commissioned Tlie ofBcers arc,
W iu. J. Price of Wilmington, Captain, Geo. E. R.
ringellary of Raleigh 1st Lieut., Win. B. Flamier
f WilraiB-toii and aiward Yarbrough, of Ra
leigh, "2d Lieut .
We regret to hear great complaints of tlie want
r ....ii.. i it. coofon r .... .. , . .
l-v. gone to Wilmington. TUy have, we ,,-
uersiaiHi, ioiiimj is-hisi uor oiankets pro
vided for them; and but for the provision made by
voluntary subscription, there would have Utu
j . i r . i :.i... i.i.:.. ,, . .
much snfn-rrag among llwin. The volunteer from
thia place went lo Wilmington expecting there to
A A,i
, ic. Of
i i
much of a
Hion raised
find Ihe necessary eloUiinf, blankets,
course. Uiey UiougbCjt useless to bike
i.. i o-, i . ..i :..i
eupp,, .,oj. ,r .u-,... "I
in thi. town waa the used iu part to a valuable
purpose to srevcat actual suffering. Nor had auy
quarters Isreu provided for them, and but for the
Yinduea of Capt. Rush, in rjflering them the use of
two Fayetleville Boats, tliey would" bavo had DO
pkoe to sleep.
Tlie Caswell Volunteers, about 73 in number,
-en arriving at Raleigh, on Tuesday last, were
tnet by the military compauies of that city, and
escorted to the Capitol, solid firing of cannon aud
cheers of the multitude. Tier Governor addressed
them fn a brilliant -peeck, and Treasurer lliutou
invited tliein lo partake of refreshments, which he
had provided at his own eapenac Gov. Graham
being prevented, by liaiiapoaitioii in hi. amily,
from entertaining them as he had done the Or
auige Company. Mr. John Hutchios then took
the whole company to hi house, where they re
mained during their aUy iu Raleigh, as did the
Orange company, without a eeut of expense, Mr.
Hutcnine nobly rrfuatug auy compensation, either
from the Volunteer, the Slate, or the city. Sucjt
a man deserves to be remembered aud respected.
The Caswell company were alao entertained iu
Hill-borough without charge by the proprietor, of
t,,e HHfte, Messrs Long, Webb it, Co., R. Nichols, 1
and It E. Morris.
Tliey arrived iiiWilmiiigtnn on Friday lost.
n. oeauuiui nag, worked by the l-idies of ;
a i :t., w ... .....
Edgecombe coauly, hna been preaented to CaK. '
Wilson, of the Voluuteers, by a Committee of the
imr makers.
Adjutant Gen. Haywood has gone to Wilming
ton, fur the purpose of uuitiug fragments of com
panies, &.C.
r ,
Mr. Baiickb. lu the debate on the Ioan Bill,
ou Tuesday last, (the Senate being crowded in ex
pectation of hearing Mr. Badger speak.)
Mr. SmKiirv inquired of the Senator from North
"'''"a (Mr. Badgi r) whetlier it was his rMirpow
to ""dress the Seuale iu n-latiuii U thi Ull. as lie
"T1" intimation to that efltct iu one of the
morning puM-rs.
MT- "" rru,,-u V'"1 M WM """"V 10 P""
ceive that there waa au impression existing, in con
sequence of the iulimatiou referred to by the Sen
ator which had been jrivi-u iu one of the morning
papers, and which he supposed arose from the
mere fuel of hie having, at a late hour last even
ing, made h motion to adjourn that he intruded
to address the Senate this morning. He could
only suy that nothing was further from his iuten
tion. for he was not in Us? habit of speaking upon
subjects that he did uot uuderMaud. lake the
set George Cnlmau, the younger, he would have
to say he never boasted much of his knowledge of
arithmetic. He had no intention, therefore, in
this presence, to lake part iu discinatious upon
schemes of finance. His only purpose in moving
I lie adjournment was to gel Uavm all off the floor,
UOt In get hillua lf on.
What a small number of speeches would lie de
livered in Congress, if members adopted Mr. Iftid
jrrr's rule of not speaking on subjects which they
do not understand. And we may add, that there
are few subjects on which Mr. Badger would not
speak, if he spoke on all that he does understaud.1
GEN. TAYIJOR The remarkable letter of
Gen. Taylor, which will be found iu this mis r,
has produced a great sensation over the country,
aud especially in Washington.' It was evidently
written without any view lo poblicHlioti. Rut the
Editor of the Express says, that on a visit lo Wash
ington, he "usci-rlaiucd beyond ull question, that
the Administration whs iulriguring for the over
throw of Geu. Taylor, and that iu nearly all thrir
slitical circles, he was aspersed in some form or
other." Indignant at this attempt to disgrace the
gallant old soldier, merch Ucaue he is a W h.g,
llsr Editor pns-imd the letter from Geu. Gaiues,
and published it.
It may hitmen the recall Gen. Taylor, for il
is not d-s.ila.cil thai the Admiuistrit'iou has long
wanted a pretext to recall or supersede tiini. lint
il riBet the inefficiency al Washington, wliich
has il.nblcd Taylor from doing more thnii he hss
done, and which several limes placed him aud his
litlle a I un iu sikIi jcoanU as nothing but the
greatest rkill aud noblest daring on his and their
psrt could hare rescued them from. It is well re
marked, th:it "the Administration may remove
Gen. T.isliT from his picseul mmI, und he litem
fnim tketrt." The country will never see its gal
lant aud glorious defender disgraced hy party, for
party purjMk-ea.
The Union publishes the letter with a very few
remarks, of which the lolluwiug is liie material
part:
"Il is only in view of the public lasechief re
sulting, we regret that this letter has ever Isreu
written or pol)!ilied We have no fears bill lliat
the administration. wIhsm course towards General
Taylor is known to the world, triU he aide lu tltow
I km I their in un jml JiniiiilaliuH fur the rom plaints
mndr tlie in :m lint publication."
P. S. See latest Congress proceedings und post
script. M. BtrNToxs SrKKCH. Not having room for
the eulire speech of Mr. Bcu'on, (in defence uf the
Adniinmtr ilion and glorification of hiuiM-f.) wo .
copy an abstract of it. which presents all ma
terial po uts, divested of the multitude of words iu
which the speaker clothed them. It is marked hy
all Mr. Benton's self-conceit. His idea that he is
entitled now tn iiK-rM-de those veteran Generals,
Scot I aud Taylor, because be once commanded a
regiment of militia whilst I key were subalterns, is
worthy of himself. Every Issly know Scott aud
Taylor as military men: but uot one in leu thou
sand ever heard of Mr. Ilcuton's military distinc
tion, until Me told thrm of it. He evidently thinks
the country, and not himself, is the loser by the
refusal of Congress tn make him a Ijeut. General.
There is one reflection' pnsjeediu from Mr.
Benton's exssqlMin which is not pleasaiiU Mr.
Beutou had taken a position of decided coolness, if
not hostility, to the Aibiiiuistiatiou, during tlie
session of Congress which terminated in August
lust. In the beginning of Srptcmls?r, less (halt a
mouth after thai session closed, Mr. Polk offered
to buy him up," hy ihe Mission tn France. That
tint suiting, 'he next bid is a Lieut Genemlcy.
And this does Ihe work. There aipeare to be now
no belter friend of the Administration than Thos.
II. Benton. Such is the influence of Presidential
patronage!
Tiic Tai.Rua.tri. W ill not our cilizrus take
some steps to secure a station of the Telegmph in
this town? Il is tn come lo Raleigh, and thence
we lake it for granted, to Columbia. Ws are in
formed liiat a reasonable amount of stock' snb-acrilN-d
lo the Com puny in this place, will insure
au office here. Shall it not I had?
Gbrxt Nana The news fiom Eng'and. of a
rise of about 2 cents a pound iu Cotton, $1 2t a
l.bl. of Flour, and Corn and Wheat in proportion,
is of immense importance to this country It is
worth muuy millions of ifbltars, aud is a subject of
congratulation tn all classes.
Cotton rose iu New York 4 a ceut, Flour &l to
91 50, W neat to I .lo to 1 co, l orn to V cent,,
Tlie Ixicofoco papers, Willi their usual assil-
rafce, are claiming all Hit- credit of tins prusperi-
lyTor the tariff of lo4b:: 1 he starving couditioii
of millions in Euros, by the failure of llieir cmis,
aid tlie scarvriy of cotton by the partial failure of
j emo. ia this connlrv. hsve had no
i -IT..... .1 .11. it U all .,.-i,,r tn the Tariff of IKlli!
j TV Administration is undoubtedly most fort.
note in ull this. Not only is there an immense
I. , . , , t .
import of specie to pay Hies extra pricea for our
pnsluce, but tliere will lie also an abundant import
' of goods, growing out of our additional ability to
purchase them. This will increase the revenue
r h. , w'" "- "'c '
from the tariff much beyond what it would have
been- m-l,il t.m a,ei n-ill neiitnilrcs the other,
I . " xnilsttlie specie win neniruirt uie oiner-,
' w d'lro... effect, of lis- Sub-Treasury. The,
I - r ul""ri
, .prcU, brought by the Hibcrnia amounU lo 2
500,1100.
Ainoug the Volunteers from Chester District, S.
C, who are ou Uie way to Mexico, we observe the I
name of George Washington Curtis, a native of i
thia place, who ia lt Sergeant in the Chester!
Company.
And Mr Ralph Bell, formerly of thi. town, is j
3d Lieutenant of the Charleston, (S. C.) compauy.
Tlie quantity of Turpentine inspected '.a Wil
mington from March to 27th nit. is 233,000 bbls.
Iu same time 145, the qnaulity wan 280,(K)0 bbls.
a fulling off this year of 47,000 bbls.
Book, for sulawription. to Uie Stock of the Com
mercial Bank of Wilmington, and to the stock of
the Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road, were
to be opeued iu WiUiiugtou and other places yesterday.
Til Was, In a lo'ug article on the war, in the
"Uuion," we find the following remarkable pan-age:-?
"Let the origin of the war be what it may
eveu admitting fur the moment that it did dot
spring, a. Uie Mexican. Uieniselvc. assert that it
did, from destiny aud the nature of things, and
that Congress solemnly enacted a disgraceful false
hood in proclaiming te the world that it originated
on the part of Mexico still there m now no ulter-
native left bnt to make the bent of it, and nomode
eft ns by Mexico herself, of making the lst of it,
! but by prosecuting it with the utmost vigor. We
must therefore consider ourselves a seriously en
"J i
gaged iu a wur, which we cannot terminate ul our
option and beiug lliila compiled to continue it,
we Iihw Hie right, and it is our dutv to iinrxelves
WM ImV 111 rlfTllt ll ... Ai.r .liil. I.. ...... .
to make tlte enemy pay the cost of the wur if we ,
cun." " i
The Uuion goes on to senk df "the shower of
blowings, uot only upon the U. Stales, but iimu j
the whole world, as well as Mexico itself," rna ;
wiioi.k world nnd M'ziro leulrt,) from the poe- '
semiou of that part of Mexico which would ojeu ;
to lis "a shorter passage to the Pacific." "Our ee
iuvoluiitarfly rests on the Soutls?rn part of Mexi-
co," says the Union. Yes, and it is this coveting ,
of our neighbor s potwesHious which has brought '
thia war npou us. The Prcsideut's eye, the eye i
of the whole Locofoco party, "involuntarily rests
npou" all that il would like to own, und forthwith
steps are taken to wrest the coveted possessions
from their rightful owners.
As fur the prosecution of the war, we agree with
Ihe Union. Seeing no hos whatever of gelling
out of the war, except by fighting our way out of
il, we desire to see Congress proiiiUiy grant all
that may be necessary, of men and money, to
bring it lo a close. And we could wish that the
W bigs iu Congress would forbear from olleiiug any
plans to bring about a peace, plnu w!i' h cannot
succeed, both Ix-cause of l,neofico oMjsitioii at
home, und Mexican ols4iuacy abroad. I-t the
Adiniii'stratiou have rope, but let us take care to
bruig it tn a strict accountability for getting ux into
u wur which every body wishes to get out of, and
cannot.
A Disavowal. lu the debate on the Isinn Bill,
the Isicofoco M-akcrs having indulged in insinua
tions against tlie Whig SenuLorv of a desin-u lo re
tard actiou, Mr. Maugiiiu iulerrnptrd Mr. Cuss an
follows:
Mr. M iNcil u. Will the houorabie senator per
mit me lo iolerrjipt him for a moment? Tlie sen
ator has remarked that e are ins recily muuifest
in n hesitation of pursise or opinion. I desire to
know whether that remark was made in reference
ul all to gentlemen ou this side of Ihe chamber
Mr. Cass would answer, must distinctly, 'thirt
such au idea never rulcrcd" into his mind. He
trusted that the honorable gent email from North
( Caroiiua knew him better.
Mr. Mamii m I merely wished lo obviate the
(suability uf nay uiiscnncepliou.
Mr. C.ss had Ist-n merely Kjs-akinir of the effect
which would be prtsjuccd ablead. He liojs d the
expliinalioii was f stisfaclnr v.
Mr. Manoi m. Certaiiilv. sir.
Mr. Cass would repeat, then, that it seemed lo
him that Ihe old-fashioned mcde whs the only pro
per way iu which ihe war shoimi b- prias-cutcd.
Mr. .Miei n fioni his seal.) Vrs )es we
go for thai.'
Mr. Msngnm is right. The Whigs mre in favor . iug delenuined to make a suitable enclosure -of
-the old fashioned mode"' of pmsecutiiifr the I round that iuuuifireut building, the State Capi-
war. But, as Mr. Croxier
of Tennessee, well re-
maiked. iu (lie House of Rejiresi'Utatives, a few
data ago, the President and his parly deemed to be
I ui ic 1 1 more iuienl on waging a war on their poll- ,
lir-al opponents at home than iiM-u the enemy
abroad far more intent on a silitical victr , and 1
on k ep.ng hold of ihe spoils, thau ou conquer. ng
Mex col '
A Vilk. Sn.Mma. Tlie Uu.ou, Mr. Polk's offi
cial organ, suvs,
"In Ihe Slate of North Carolina, we find in the '
message of its federal jrnveruor lo ils federal legis- '
lature. deuiinciatioiis nf the war, and, in I he lcris.
lature iLself, a resolutMHi lliat the Slate of North :
Carolina irontd fnpfftit the nor eminent in Ihe
war trith M-xim, was. in the popular brnuch,
ruled dinrm hy a majority of four cole. In ad
dition lo lliat, it has. iu a preamble to a resolution
for raisiug money, denounced out owu government
and taken 'de with the enemy." I
Tliii is a Imtch of as impudent assertions, un
supported by truth, as was ever seen. "Federal
Governor aud Federal legislature!" Pretty lan
guage, truly, to lie uttered by the confessed tool of ,
the President, the unscrupulous defender of ajl
the acts of this oiie-iinm-government. The Gov- :
ernor of North Caroiiua uttered no "deuiinciatioiis
of the war." What l.e did condemn was, the uu- :
c. institutional act of the President, iu wiig.ug the :
war, without the authority of Congress. No such
resolution as the Union mentions could have been
rejected by four votes, we presume, for wc think
we should have heard of it if il had been: and this
is the first we ever lie.ird or saw of it Aud the
miyerai!e falsehood iu regard lo the Celebrated
preamble, is sufficiently disproved by Ihe prt amble
itx-lf, which the Union has never published, we
beliove, but wliich the reader will find iu auotiier '
part ol this paper. We have no objection lo our
readers seeing it. and judging fur themselves,
whether il dejioi iiccs our own government and
lakes sides with the enemy. Tliey can see also '
whether there is any I rut Ii in the Mecklenburg
Jeifersoiiiau's description of it. lhat "The Legisla
ture tells them they are going to fight iu an unjust
war. thai their own government is iu the wrong i
. ami .Mexico iu the right.'
; Il is hy such gross misrepresentations, tn use the j
' mildest term, that the Whig party is slandered. ,
Riuiit au ai n. It gives us pleasure-onco more to '
concur in opinion with the Wilmington Journal.
That paper lushes the present Congress with a
' will, charging it with "un pardonable tirdinesa," j
with being "engaged, day ufler day, and week af-
ter week, in m'inerable, petty, pnrtizin broil: 1
Shame, ahame, upon such a course. hen every i
man in the country, no matter iu what aseel he .
may view the commencement f war, i mix-
sins and desirous to see il vigorously prosecuted. '
so that au honorable peace may be obtained for
our country, Ihe course which Congress has pur- !
sued, and is pursuing, is actually disgraceful tn the ;
nation. The very tirst thing, according lo our no- I
tion, that Congress ought to have done upon iht j
meeting in l)ecem!s-r lasl. wns tn vote supplies,
both of men and money, to carry ou the wur vig
orously.' Spoken like a man and a patriot!
It should not be forgotten, that in the Congress
j t,iu, rmp,aticuiiy d,0uuced, the House of Re-
j prpHrtaiives contains a msiorily of about 70, and
t,,e Senate 8. of the Joiimal's own party
! IS HE BLIND, OR CUAZY I Mr. C.J. In-
IT'rsoii, (.uu- ism oioco woo .,u ..e wo.uu a0
rrjf if be had lived in the lime of live Re-
it .i t f i.-. : j t . i.i i 1
I "".; - "l-' .
i . i . ,.. -li: I - l. - . II
aUI "''! frreat
which it was very tau to talk alMtil to thw. lK-
....
' '
, " . . ,,
one to tell him what these calamities were; FOR
HE HAD NOT YET HEARD OF THEM '!:
He added, that 4, capture of Cap,. Thornton,
' ,-'...."' ' .
the murder Cross, and the loss rotter, were
' J ,
MOST FORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES
for the United States".'.'.'
The N. Y. Express say. of these abominable
sentimeuls,
"The rf raves of nearly five thousand brave meu
liuve beeu made upon the bank, of the Rio Grande. ( fry us, as a whole people, but to fight il vigoroosly
It is, indeed, but au extended grave yard, from out in order to obtain peace, Shoald we then,
Point Ieubel lo the heights of Saltillo. 'Tlus great j although we believed the war conld have been
heart of the nation weeps for the departed dead j houoraWy avoided by adopting wise counsel., fold
for Ringgold, and Ridgely.aud Watson, and Cross, , our arms aud say we would have nothing to do in
aud Humur, and Graham, and Duncan, and Morris, ! the matter, though peace may never be obtained
aud Gillespie, and a host of other brave men who I He thought differently fronrUie senator from Alu
fell in the service of the country. They feH, too, j bama! Aud be waa ready now, and bad been all
with five hundred other brave men, whose loss has , the time, to vote, and senators on hie side of the
..... ,i. . .;r. . m,'ln- nianv children or
phans, and many house, desolate. But all tbi. is
uo calamity iu the estimation of Charles Jured
Ingersoll. He bad no brother, nor kindred, nor
friend there, and with a heart as cold as ice, bouud
mi the feller, of wiuter, he shows none of the sym
pathies of a man, aud none of the feeiiugs of a
Christiau.
Tub Natusal Wall ik Rowas Cocntt, N. C.
Thia remarkable atructure, which haa excited
much atlenliou iu various quarters, was lately via
ited by Col. Isaac Csoom, of Greensborough, Ala ,
formerly of Lenoir Couuty, N. C, who still cher
ishes a lively affection for his native State. . The
following Communication in the Greeusborough
Beacon is the result of that visit and the feeiiugs
which it ijmpiied;
Ma. Habvrv: .The 'Natural W-.u" in Rowan
County, North Carolina, m one of the leading na
tural curiosities of our couutry. It is subterranean
and many miles in extent Iu outline as well a
iu its details it present a strik.iig rcsenibls nee to a
work of art each rock comuonn it. has the ap-
O
pears nee of having received its finish from the slone
cutU r's chisel, and ia besides imbedded iu its owu
cemeut. The sides of the wall are regularly plas
tered wilh the same cemeut The constituent
rock is Basaltic, the tine, close, bright texture and
uncommon hardness of which give it quite a me
talic face. The pieces are of different forms, the
prismatic being most numerous, and are of ail sizes.
This wall is only to be seen at a few points where
the superincumbent tartli has been accidentally
removed. Iu my visit to one of these during the
part summer, 1 was told that it was exswd at two
other places, one of which was some nine, and the
other seven or eiirlil miles distant and iu such dir-c-
lions that u line passing thro' the three points would
give two sides of a rectaniriilar fitftire,
I huvc iu nej- possession a smill specimen taken
from the wall, which it will afford me pleasure to
show to auy person desiroiw to see it
My curiosity was mi mnoh excited by this ex
traordinary freak of nature, that I requested Pro
fessor Sillimau's views in regard to it, which he
was kind enough to give iu the polite aud satisfac
tory Idler herewith sent.
Yours, truly, I. CROOM.
Gree iir-horoiigh, Ala., Jan. 14, 1847.
Nr:w Havk.n, Nov. lr, 184".
Dear Sir:
s a a
There is no doubt that this wall is a Basaltic
I) ke divided iuln prisms, as is often the ca;e Willi )
this eruptive igneous rock. As to finding tlie hot
low of it no such result could he reasonably ex-
is-cted, as it may have hcen ejected from a very
profound depth iu tire earth.
ton are aware that these small column of the
iiatnrnl wall are of Ihe same family as the grai.d.
columns of the Giants Causeway' it. Ireland or
v... ii- n-
FuifTaH's Cave in Stafla.
Any additional views lliat may be desired will
be cheeilully given.
Yours n-?isctfullv,
' B SILLIMAX.
C.iNDiu.vrKS Koii Cosuats In addition tnGeu.
Hawkins, lieu. J. Ii. J. Daniel, who is now iu Con
rrress, is a candidate in the Wake District. Both
lcus.
The State Cufilnl. We are gralified Instate,
that the legislature made an appropriation lo en
close ihe Capitol Square. The proposition, was re
jected smr.e days since iu Ihe Cuuimons. after hav
ing passed the Senate; and a day or two before
adjournment, Mr. Flemmiug. with a noble lils-ral-ily
of spirit, called il up iu the former body, and
I after au animated debate, iu whieh Mr. Courts of
R's-kiuirhum distinguished himself iu favor of the
1 pnipoKitinn, it p:icd by lour mujority. In the
Senate the Resolution passed by six majority.
j We repeat we are gratified at the result. Both
parties united in paming the measure, and Imtti
: parties are theiefore entitled to Ihe credit of hav-
' ''"'' Sadrd.
i e copy Ihe above, for two reasons. First, it
is nmre tli.ni likely, ll.ut iu the next campaign it
will be made a Locofoco hobby, ou which sundry
demagogues will endeavor to ride into the Legis
lature, thai this Whig Legislature had squandered
some thousands of dollars p enclose the Cnpitol.
This paragraph ought to setile the Lush of all
such candidates.
Secondly, we quote it for tlie purpose of calling
the attention to be exact parallel it presents lo
tl-.e Rail Road IiCgislation of C or 10 years ago,
which involved the Stale iu its present debts.
The Legislature of 1840 contained a small Whig
m ijorily, just as the late Legislature did. Most
of the Whig, with a resectable number of the
f r. t . J r- i. D..:i r? 1 i :u r
1HH UIIN UB, VUM U IU IIIC IXBII 1UHU UOIB Ol lliOl
sission, exactly as most of the Whigs with a re-
sM'clabie iiiimber of Ixeo'iscos voted for em-losing
the Capitol. Without those Ixcofoco Votes the
Rail KoaJ bills could not have been passed. Ex-
aelly the Cusc with the bill to enclose ihe CupilU
Sipmre.
But precisely alike-aa tlu-se two cacs are, there
is, iu the eyes uf tlie Locofocos, and especially of
the Standard, a most ren.arkalHo difTerence.
They iuvariubly contend, thai Ihe lugs alone
are responsible for the Rail Road bills, whilst the
Locos are entitled to a full share uf the credit of
passing Ihe Capitol bill!
Fiafc in Bosion Abool 70 buddings, mostly
su.uil wooden dwellings, workshops, stables. &.c.
were burned in Boston on the 22d ult. About 70
poor families were thus rendered homeless.
Disaster. le) persons were killed and 13
wounded by the bursting of six boilers of the tow
boat Plucnix lwlnw New Orleans ou the 22d ult.
The government has purchased the Steamer
Anson, from Chaib ston, lor IM.0O0. She It-It
New Orleans for the Brusos on the 22d.
CONURKSS
Iu SENATE, on Monday tl.e 25th, Mr. Benton '
delivered the speech of which a nopsis is given in !
another part of Ibis paper.
The Treasury Note and Loan Bill was then i
taken up, and its immediate consideration pressed, '
(though it hud only beeu laid on the tables of mem- 1
ls-re half an iKtur before',) on the ground of the i
urgent iat ccssi lies of tlie Trrasxiry. Messrs. Niles,
Calhoun, td Evans, nsjsjHed such precipitate at
tiou, but il was lakeu up by the casting vote of the
Vk e Presiden. 'Ilie Vote was 21 to 24. Messrs.
Butler, Calhoun, and Niles voting with the Whigs.
Mr. Lewis offered au amendment, which was
debated, and then withdrawn. Mr. Ni'es prosjsed j
another amendment, which produced a debate I
lasting till the Senate adjourned five locofocos lo
three W bigs participating in the debate. I
(.! -Tuesday. Mr. Westcott moved an amend-
tneiit lu Mr. N lies' ameudmeul, aud the debate
was resumed.
Mr. Cuss made a long speech in reply to some
remarks made yesterday by Mr. Evans. Mr. CasB
maintained thai the bill was a measure of the Ad
ministration it belonged to tlie Administration it
was necessary that il should be passed ut ouc
1 tie Administration was responsible for il, and why
not pass the measure al once:
Mr. Speight was urgent for its speedy passage.
The uiouey, and mure ihsn the bill asked for too,
(28,000,000,) wus wanted, and wanted now.
Mr. Bagby made a speech ami reflected upon
the Whig side of the chamber for offering amend
ments and slaving off final action upon the bill.
He did not like any I wo-sidedtoiirse: if he believed
tlie w.r ullJUBl w
ould not vote a mau or a dollar
carry
la am tAnk vi n . m I u T
. fr nui imputations, and showed clearly that
.'"" .""" ,-";
the delay was caused by the action of Senators ou
the Administration side of the Chamber.
Mr. Bagby disclaimed casting censure; he had
great respect for Mr. Clayton and olher gray head-
' ed Senator, on the other side of the Chamber.
, ,, . . ..
Mr. Majigum followed in some very patriots?
m to Mr Bagby'. declaration that
he would not supMMl Uie war at all, if he believed
it unjust. Mr. Maugum said the war existed be
tween our own country and a foreign nation. It
had gone so far uow tlsxl there was no alternative
- i chamber were all readv lo vote on tne
bill at
once, ll wa. the oilier awe mat nun causcu ura
delay ou this as well as ou the bill to increase Uie
armv!
m .. .. " , ., . 1 I J .1..
Mr. Evan, next took the floor and reviewed the
course of the Administration Senator., particularly
that of Mr. Speight aud Mr. Cass, with great aridi
ty Sod sarcasm. After son: further remarks from
two or three Senators, the Senate commenced
voting on the amendments.
Mr. Nilea said he ws mortified and hnoibleU by
the financial measures of his own party. lie might
feel bo if any party was in power, but as a Senator
and a citizen he felt bumbled by tlie measures of
the Secretary of the Treasury. A miserable,
shiftiug, shuffling aeries of measures were submit
ted by the Administration, and the only difference
between ii and Mexico was that she was eudearor-
l ing to force a Loau, and we were endeavoring to
coax one from the People. Mr. Niles in all tins
referred to the Tariff of 1 K46, a measure lo reduce
the revenue over a measure to sustain the revenue
as did the tariff of 1842. This good act bad been
overthrown iu lime of war, and the act was one of
pure inadueaa in his friends. The present art would
uot yield half revenue enough. Tlie idea of in
creaxi ig revenue by reducing duties was absurd,
though there might be a duty loo hirh. Mr. Niles
quite startled the Senutc by the bold manoer iu
which he rebuked and denounced the financial
(sjlicy of Mr. Walktr.
On Wednesday, Mr. Cilly Rpoke ou himotion
lo withdraw the army from Mexico. His object,
he said, was to withdraw it fur the purpose of re
iuviguraliiig it, that Llie war might be prosecuted
with still more efficiency. Tho resolution . was
then laid ou Ihe table, 41 to 0.
The lan Bill was passed, 43 to 2, (Messrs.
Cilly and Corwin.)
Tlie bill to increase the army was then resum
ed, aud debaltd during the day.
Ou Thursday, Mr. Niles offered a resolution lc-
daring, thai the revenue should be increased 5 to '
10 millions bv aJditioual duties ou imports, aud j
moderate duties on the free articles, i
The armv bill was further debated, and amend- !
ed iu several particulars. j
...... ., . , . j i . j . i
Ou I-ndav, the Army bi was debated. Mr.
. : ' 3 . . . , 1
licntou made a lonif speech arraiiiKt ei vitirr boun-
, , . , , ... .
tieH in and to the so diers, and was reii.'icd to bv 1
Ir Corwin 1 " J
' ', . . ... , . I
I ' 1 ' ' :
I the provision diving the laud, or a certificate for
I .5liMI, at tlie soldier's option.
Mr. J.irioiin introduced a resolution of thanks
of Coiifrress to Gen. Tavlor.
! In the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
i on Saturday the :.':)!, a hill to estshlish Pot Routes
, Texas (many of then, in the disputed territory.)
hf'ii" taken mi
!,",, '
j . Vmlon moved lo anicud the bill by add.ng
the (ollowiinj, viz:
Proriiled. That nothing in this act shall be un
derstood In cautaiu nil express on by Congress of
its np'iiiou as to the miestkiu of boundary between
the territory of the United Slates and Mexico.
Mr. Vinton said that the establiliment of a cus
. lorn-house at Krazo. Sautiaifo, and a po.-l route
west o'the Neuces, both iu the disputed territory,
. had been taken by the President as ground upon
which lo found an excuse for bringing nil the pre
I sent war witli Mexico, und he desired that a pro
, vision might be engrafted iin this bill guarding
iilfaiust any further claim of title iu said territory
by inference.
The amendment wns debated ut cousidernUe
length, and rejected. 93 to li7.
Mr. W G. Brown submitted tlie following rcso-
bilious; which weio laid on the table, und ordeied '
to be printed.
Itenlretl, That tl is expedient to prosecute the
existing wur wilh Mexico wilh all possible vigor,
until that re pub ic consents lo give or receive pro
posals for mi honorable aud periutiueiil euce be
tween the two countries.
Rrsuhed, That this House will promptly vote
means and money to prosecute Ihe war in the
manner and for the purposes indicated iu ihe fore
going resolution.
Rrmlrrd, 'Jliat it is inexpedient tn connect
with Ihe subject of the war any subject of internal
sjlicy calculated to embarrass the vigorous prose
cution thereof.
On Monday, considerable debate of an angry
nature, occurred nu a question raised by Mr. Ralli
hiin of N. Y. (Irfco.) iu regard to the neglect, and
as he had heard lefuial, of the Secretary of the
! Treasury to answer a call made on Air. R's mo
i tion, as lo the number of "secret agents" employ
j ed hy the Treasury, llieir duties, pay, and the
authority by which they were employed. One of
; those "secret agents, is Ihe man implicated in en
deavoring tn bnbe a niemlsr of Ihe legislature nf
Iowa to vote for a focfoco Senator to Congress.
The subject was finally luid ou the table by a
, party fote.
; Mr. Schenk offered a series of resolutions, propo-
I sing that the anny Is- withdrawn to the east side
, - . , . . I . , . . .
posM,.MBion i,e disputed lerritnn ti'l pence be
miide: that the volunteers be discharged: that all
'he Mexicau port. be blockaded and seiied, custom
' i",nm' n'rA' '"'" collected ou imsjrui,
until peace be md-: tlisl the regular army Ik? not
increased: nud that no further territory shall ho
acquired by treuiy or conquest. Resolution object
ed to
The hill In increase the pay of the anny was
debated al length.
Oil Tuesd iy, the same bill was fcill.er debated
. and amended.
On Wednesday, the bill was pnssrd. 171 to K.
The Senate's amendments to the Loan bill were
! concurred in, and it is a law.
! A scene of utter confusion next occurred on a;i
attempt by Mr. Schenk to introduce his resolutions
relation to the war, mentioned above.
The Navy impropriation bill was then taken up,
i ami some debate arose ou a motion to allow C cents
' a day lo Ihe sailors instead of "grog."
' On Thursday, nearly the whole silting, until 10
; o'clock al night, was wasted iu a scene of uproar
I und disorder, produced by an attempt of a few of
i the Ijocofisin members (Sawyer, Kennedy. &..)
, to stop debate ou the Navy apH-oprialiou bill at 1
o'clock to-day, instead of one oVbwk to-morrow,
1 as had been fixed by a resolution p.ised this morn
l ing. Iu the course of the iqa-oar, Mr. Holmes of
j S. C. said "he wished to spH-l In the hk1 sense
; of the House," when he was put down by latigh-
ler and cries of "there aint no good sense in it."
i Mr. Henley (IjOCo) said, "It was a shame aud d'm
j grace lo the prevailing party in that House, to
: waste or allow the waste of time iu that way, and
i he asked the Reporters to put it down, that he was
i ashamed of it."' Mr. McKay said that he thought
it would be beet to put au end to tlus matter, und
therefore, without saying anything as lo which
1 party was in the wrong, he would proose lo the
i other side of the House that they agree to Ihe re
- consideration, and adjourn, with an understanding
. thai they should take the bill out uf committee ut
! 1 o'clock to-morrow. He thought it would Iss
! very proper to postpone to some other lime the
trial of the iwers of physical endurance of Hie
two sides of Ihe House. Cries of "No." "no,"
from the whig side of the House. We quote
tltcse, from the "Union," because thst puper, edi
torially, affects to throw the blame of the disorder
ou the Whigs.)
Ou Friday, the Naval Bill was amended and
passed.
Mr. Cocke offered a resolution of thanks and a
gold medal to Geu. Taylor, and thanks lo his offi
cer and men. Objection teas made to the recep
tion of the resolution.'
On Saturday, the rules were suspended to re-
ceive the resolution -of Mr. Cocke, by a vote of
136 to 28. Twenty-eight Locofocos, with Chas.
J. Ingereoll and Gen McKay among them, voting
against susjieudiiig the rules to allow such a rrso-
lution to be received! An amendment was then
.a- I U.. 1. .1 1 1., our
oue-reu oy Jir. r arrau uevinun "
"commenced and forced npou us by Mexico, and
K Mp 'rt,mn-, of Miss, that "nolbiiur
hereiu should tie constniea mio au approoauou 01 ,
n . . . . ... , . ,
I V J ..... MVllinwn - ,
the terms of the capitulatiou of Monterey. Mr. JaJy 2f?re(lrnrr Cotton Plant, with Rood.
C. J. Ingersoll moved lo lay the whole on the ta- ' for n &. E J Lillv, II L Mvrover &. Co, G Lau
ble. Rejected, 164 to 10 I lies amendments dpf Dr R r,,,,, Hon H PoUer, R W Bardie, J
were adopted, by a party Locofoco vote, aud then ma.,,, . I l. Rrvan. Cunt J A J Brad-
the resolutions, as amended, were adopted 103 lo j forrfi j (-roa, of thi. place; and Snndheimer &.
C2. Mr. Cocke then proposed to ameud Uie title, , C( -nd Washington Mining Co, of the interior.
by declaring it a vote of censure, iiistead of thanks. I SlelnM. r Meares, wHh Good, foi E
And so it seems, that le 6rire Gen. Taylor is Yl-r, Mallett &. Huske. Mr. E Mclntyre, D G
disgraced, so far as tit Lncofoco House can dm- j McRjMlj Mn w'altou, M N Leary, T S Lutter
grace him, by tt$ censure, for the gloria battles Wl g RoBO & h l Myrover A. Co. John M
of Pale Alto, Resaea, and Monterey.'! We have j Ro-e jmr. Dodd, R A Stuart, E W Willkings,
no time for remark. The scene wa. one. most Capt j A j Braford, Williama, McGilvary &. Co,
appropriate, of disgraceful confusion in the House. ! of thk ljM.e. .d j H Haogl.ton, J F Marab, C
Mr. Thompson of Miss, then moved a call ou
the President for certain part, nf the correspond
ence wtUi Gen. Taylor. 1 Ire W nigs objected un
less Uie whole were called for. Mr.'Tbompsou
refused to call for mil. A violent debate thro,
sprung up, Mr. Ashmnu charging the Admjni.
tratiou and Uie party with a studied effort to sa
crifice Gen. Taylor. And Messrs. Douglass aud
Thompsou replying.
For WllmlntTton. Tlie Sumner Wm.
B. Meares will leave to-morrow al 9 o'clock. Ship
pers will get tlieir freight down to-day. Passage
r,3. T. S. LUTTERLOII, Ag t
: Feby2.
By I his Morning's Mail.
The Salisbury Watchman of Friday confirms
the report that the Rowan Volunteers have dis
banded. It gives as the reason, that the men be
came impatient of the three weeks' delay, bad ac
commodations, and want of necessary Camp E
quipage, at Charlotte, and iliopt off, one by one,
until the whole company, except 8 orl), was
broken up. Some were arrested by the otflceis
aud brought hack, but they would nut stay.
The Watchman adds:
"The greatest blame, however, is laid to tl.e
charge of Capt Loujr, by (every man with whom
we have conversed,) who we understand hus ten
dered the- resignation of his office to the Governor.
They complain against him on several accounts,
whether justly or uot remains for him to disprove."
"But there is a hope now dawning thai thia re
proach will be removed from the fair character of
Old Rowan. John W. Ellis, Est., has put his
band to the work of collecting the men, aud obtain
ing others if necesiary, to fonn a compauy, and
potvessing as he docs the confidence of his fellow
citizens here, we cannot dnubt his success, il is
due Isetit. W. P. Richards, also, to state that he
has returned fr an Charlotte, and is now actively
engaged iu trying to bring tlie men into ranks."
A public meeting was lo Is? held at Salasbury to
aid Maj. Ellis iu his patriotic purpose.
A public meeting in Mecklenburg has endorsed
Ihe conduct of Capt. Caldwell aud his men, in s
"et ol resolutions adopted with only J voices in
'"(r81""- The preamble to Ihe resolutions de-
clare ll,e U hie majority in our Legislature
""enounced H'e war with Mexico to be unjust and
unconstitutional inaMiiiMrh as Mexico was right
und our own government wrong." Il is hanl-
. . . , . : .
lv necessary for us to sav, thai this assertion is, so
r" i. l i-". . r , ,
far as wc know or believe, utterly unrounded.
ki . . - i i .i
Not only the majority saiduosuch thing, but no
individual of the niajorily, we are erfectly confi-
dnt. ever ullered sue l III Uirilafre.
The Caluirms comiaiiv was mitvfered into ser
vice on Thursday lasl: and wer- to start lor Fay
elteville and Wilmington in a few (lavs
The Rockingham, Gnilfonl and Slokcs Com-
panv wa miiNtfred iu on the I2.it h. Officers. Pat
rick M. Hury. ('Hptdin: Peler Scales, 1st Lieut.;
E. W". Hancock and Jiepli Mas! in. 2d Ijents.
-13 are rm Rockingham, 5 .from Guilford, aud
15 from Stokes.
They were provided for several rlays in ( 'reens
borouf!i with the best the citizens of that pace
could irve, of plentiful tubles. fmod Is d-i and Warm
fires, at hole's and private houses. About (5is0 j
liuve heeu suhscrits-a lor tiieircxmiort. i'iey
CJreeiinlKiroiiyii on Thurnday last, after a farewell i
addres by Mr. tuliner, and a response ol geatctul
thanks by Capt. Henry, (who is a gruudsou of t'ie
celebrated Patrick Henry.)
Tlie President has revived un uld anny Regu
latiou of 1 r2."i. (not included among tins utihiish
ed in 1HII,) and onlered iU uiblicalioii and strict
observance, as follows:
Private letters or reports relative to mililnry
marches and operations are frequenlly mischievous
iu design, and alwaysd-sracefnl to the army 1 hey
are therefore strictly forbidden: &. anv officer found
guilty of in .k;ne such report for publication, wiih-
I out special permission, or ol piiieilij tlie wntinj
bevond his conln'l, po that il tinds its way to the
press wilhiu one month after the termination of the
campaign to which it relates, shall be diMiinued
from the service."
This is of course a blow nt Gen. Taylor. Tlie
old Hero is clearlv under the ban, both the Presi
dent and House of Representatives Tissailing him. '
It id Mated that Was ii.vuton wrote many such
letters as Taylor's, whilst iu command during ihe
Kevs!iition. and lliat they m;:y be fouud i:i Spuiks s
Life of Wushington. j
Thousands nud thousands of Inters have been
writtoifcby officers from the seat of wur, and writ
ten for publication, and published: pull shed loo
bv the Uuiuu. And this order is never thought of '
till a letter from Gen. Ta)lor, not written for pub- I
licxticn, is published by the friend lo whom he
wrote it! Gen. Taylor is doomed. But a day of t
reckoni u j will eome. I
Geu. Taylor is nominated for next President in
the Washington Fountain. !
MAltRIFD,
In Washington. Beaufort Count v. on the l'?th
ultimo, bv Rev. Mr. Gregory, Mr. JOSEPH D. 1
SATCH WELL to Miss SARAH A. RESPASS '
Iu Wilmington, on the 20th ult. bv the Rev.
' Mr. McDaniel, Mr. E. J. LUTTERI.OH, Mer-
chain, to Miss SARAH O. FRENCH, daughter
of Mr. George R. French, all of that place.
Iu Columbus comity, on the 2(lh ult, bv the
Rev. (Utiles lnnon, ABSALOM POWELL.
Esq. to Mi EXPERIENCE LLNNON, ul. of
Coluuibiui.
At his residence in Cumberland eonntr. on the
26th u!t., after a painful illness of eight sr ten da s,
of inflammation nf the stomach. Mr. WILLIAM
MURPHY, n the 6M year of his age, leaving i
his wife and ten children to mourn their irrepara- .
hie loss. He was a kind hushand and tender pa
rent a grsul and economical farmer a man of
iude'atigub'e industry and flerling integrity
l lu the viruiitv nf Raleigh, on the 29ih Pec.
last, WILLIE JONES. Esq., aged 80 years. j
In Washington, Baofcrt County, on the 13th :
ultimo. Mr. THOMAS KEsPASS, in the 21! ih ,
. year of his age. Also,
, " On ihe 25th ult. Mr. JOSEPH D. SATCH-
WELL, whose murringe is announced above. j
At the residence of her husband, in Moore co., i
on the 15th January, Mrs. MARIA J. PETTY,
consort of the llev. T. Petty, and daughter of
James Neill, dee d, of Chatham county, aged 41 I
years. Mrs. P. has left a large family of children, )
one but a few hours old, to mourn her loss, als to '
them irreparable. She waa an affectionate wife.
a leuder mother, a kind and rood mistress, A i
' niemlr of the christian circle for twenty-two i
years, she possessed in an .eminent degree that '
meek and quiet spirit which in the sight of God
is of great price. Alw.o.ys patient iu afflictions,
site was never heard lo monuur tinder any of the
dispensations of provideuce. Retaining her men- '
tal faculties to the Isst, she gave a most delightful '
and satisfactory evidence of the sustaining grace
of od in a dying hour. For her to die waa in- !
deed gain. W hen arked a few inomen's before
death, if the religion she had so long professed sus- ,
tajued her nnw, her answer was, all is sace with- j
iu, and the Saviour is indeed precions.
In this delightful state of mind, apparently
without a sensation of nain. she fell asleep in Je-
sus. She lived a christian, died a christian, and
1 has doubtless received a christian's reward.
Her soul has now taken its flight,
To mansion" of glory almve,
To mingle wilh nrgels of light, j
Aud dwell in the kingdom of love.
t'ommnnicated. I
In Wilmington, on the 24th tilt Miss ANN
ELIZABETH RUSSELL, aged 16 years, dangh
ler of Capt. Samuel Uiewell. deceased.
In B'sden county. Miss HA K MET MATIL
DA TOLAR, daughter of Jacob Tolar. She wus ,
a member of the Baptist church. . !
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; apwj 3 yearm- . J
Eltrobeth Citr, on the 21st inst. FRED. A.
, s: MATHEWS, Esq. Etlitor of the "Old North
i Slato, " aged 24 ytrnTu.
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1111. aud W Hall, of Uie interior.
2H Steamer Henrietta, wilh Goods for Hall &
Johnson, 8 Boon, J W Baker, J M Beaaley, C T
. Hai4i &.&. 8 W Tillingliast, A Johnaon Sl Co,
J Jsaaaiau C A Brown. C P Mallett, 8 J HiBsdale
J fi &. J Marline, Gardner Sl McKetban, J &. T
Waddill, J D Williama, Rock fish Co, J M Rose,
Cook A. Troy, W Wiuslow, E J Hale, H Leete,
W Prior, D Jolinson, T 8 Latterloh, J Brown, A
A E McPherson, D G'flomphreys, and Hall &.
Hall, of this ptaee; and J H Jeukins A. Co, J tc
R Sloau, J Haughlou, aud N McNair, of interior.
DEPARTURE
Jan'y 28 Steamer Cotton PUal. with
nJ mj a XaV J W aw
frrigtit Coltorj, Seed, Rags, Sheeting, Ac.
Tlie commerce aud trade of our Port is in a very
depressed state at this time, owing to the tightness
of the money market Or.r Ban, although they
are doiug all they cau consisteully with justice to
themselves, are discounting but little, and are ex
acting a rigid conformity to their rules fur full in.
slalmeuls ou past loans, which cripples ih: only
the Merchant but every oilier branch of Industry,
aud tlie cry is geueral throughout the coinnitintly,
that the Money market Was uever felt to be iu a
more contracted state in Wilmington thau at the
present All parlies conversant with money mat
ters, will be comppii to admit that thai state of
tilings ar.ses from the finauciul Dolicv ol the Gen-
I erul Govtriiliieut The Sub-Ti turn,, r v. iuooeralivs
iu all its intended bearings on the public revenue,
serves only to oppress the trudmg community aud
paralyze Ihe energies of industry.
Such has beeu its ellects ou this community,
aud now, in the most biMiness part of the seusou
our Wharves, Con uling rooms aud Store present
an iu activity seldom wituessed during the sum
mer mouilu. W.lmiugtoti Cummeraut.
t
Gold Mine Ditcovcred! We learn tl.at
a vein of this preciuus ntetal was discoer
ed, a short time situ . on the lands ol' Mr.
Daid Merrell, of this County, which pro
mises to le very valuable. Ti e vein,
which has been followed to ihe depth of
some 30 feet, varies in thickness, from 12
to 18 inches. By the politeness of Col.
Drake, of this place, wlm has an interest
ia the mine, we had ihe pleasure uf sCt in
a specimen of ihe ore, which is, indeed,
very flattering. The oie which we saw,
aud which we understand is very e.ti!y
obtained, must bo worth at lea.ct $40 or
$50 per bushel.
Several other mines have been recently
diacoveicd, w hich promise very fair pn.ltts.
Axheborough Herald.
V. Y ETT E VI IXE MARK ET t k b.
Brand) , peach
Lhllo, awle,
Bactiu, uevv ,
Coffee,
Cotton,
i5 a 40 Iron,
3U a 35 Molasses,
7 a 74'oats,
I a 5
4 a f
3o a 40
b u IU
11
50 a Ml
Nails, cut, 51
Sugar, hi 11, B 1 III
Salt, bu., tU
I Corn,
' Candles, V. F., 13 a 15
iitto,sack,$l a 3 00
rlour, h! i 5i
Wheat,
fVathers,
JU a 1 00
20 a lib
5
50 a GO
Whiske) ,
Beeswax,
25 a 3d
'J4 a 25
li a 2
h cents,
lb
Pork,
peag
Rags,
4-4 Brown Sheetings,
Cotton Varus. 5 to 10,
Rli.M A KKS. Cotton in advnnciirg and receipts
fight; principal sales at II. Flour lias also. Ad
vanced and sells at 54, to 5J Corn 50 to 60. OuU
3o Ui 40 No other change to uotice.
WILMINGTON MAKKF.T.
Turpentine has falit ii lo 2 15 to 2 25, sales of
the week 10,000 bbls. Timber and I -umber both
dull; Timber 5 to 6 50. Flooriug'7 to ti 00, Wide
b 25, Scantling 5 25. Coru (i5 to 70. Bncon 7
lo t- J. plenty. Fayefteville Flour 5 75 to 6. Two
cargoes W. I. Salt sold al 20 aud -2$ cents, 'j0
days Rice 3 25.
Al Cheraw, Cotton ? lo K J, principally IU to
10J.
At New York, Upland Cot ti n II to 13. Flour
C 50 lu 7. Wheat 1 4l to I 5r. Corn lJ0 lo $1.
At Charleston, Cotton 1( J lo 12.
THE Exercises of the Aulioch Academy hnve
couinienced under the supervision ol Win.
Nelson, of Hampden Sydney College, Va., a gen
tleman who has had successful expencuce as a
Teacher.
Rates of Tuition. Elementary Department,
$6 00; English Grammar and Geography, 00;
Languages and Mat! entstlcs, $10 00, per sessiou
of five mouths, payuhle iu advance.
Board $5 00 per month, half payable in ad
vance. The location of the Academy is healthy,
near the stage road lending from Fnyetteville to
Cheraw, 23 miles from the former place.
A. H CURR1E, Sec y.
Robeson county, Jan. 2C, 1847. 4t-2w
JUST RECEIVED,
t ff WHOLE and half boxes RAISINS,
5 bhls. crushed and powdered Sugar,
1 quarter cask Oid Madeira. Wine,
2 do. - do. Sicily do. Uo
An assortment of Ready-made CLOTIIINfif
consisting of Tweed business Coals, black Cussi'
mere Pants Ovrrcouts aud Cioaka,
For sale by
S. W. TILLING HAST & CO.
Jnn. 30, 1H47. 4t-tf
NOTICE.
ALL debts due to the Estate of John Mulliua,
dee'd, remaining nupsid on Ihe Kith of Feb
ruary, w ill be immediately put in suit
WILLIAM S. MULLINS. Ex'r.
Juu. 27, 1847. 4c)-tf
New Supply of Fresh Fruit.
d & d Cocoa N uts,
G W 50 Drums Figs,
25 Boxes l isi us,
Icmons, Currants, Prunes, Filberts, Almonds,
Brazil Nuts, Citron, Pickles, Cassia.
Also, Mustard, Blacking, Scotch Snuff, &. smok
ing Tobacco, just received and for sale at
PRIOR'S.
Jan. 30, 1847.
4-tf
DAVID SHAW,
CONFECTIONER,
HAS opened a few diKirs below his old standi
ou Person street, 3 doors above Isbtrty
Point, where he will be glad to supply his old
fiieuds and customers with FRESH AND PURU
CAN Dl ES manufactured by himself. He lias on
baud a few Boxes of B M Rawing.
Half boxes do do
(jr. boxes do do
Figs, Almonds, Filberts, Nutmegs, Mace. Clovesi
Essences, Ac. Wliolesale price of (.'undies 20 els.
per Ih. Orders, enclosing tlie cash, or reference to
houses in this place, will receive prompt attention.
Jau'y 30, 16-17. 48-tf
NOTICE.
T1HE Subscribers offer for sale uhont 800 a
cres of LAND, in a compact body, on Big
and LitUe Rock fish, including two Mill sites. On
tlie former one are a Saw and Grist Mill. This
situaliuu is well adsjrted for the (Vection of a Fac
tory, the water power, oeiug sufficient lo propel
machinery lo any desirable extent. Thi. may bo
inferred rom the fact, that Uiere are two exteu
sive Cotton Factories above, one on Little Rock-1
fish, tho other on one of its tributary streams.
Those water courses are narrow, with high and
abrupt banks, surrounded by und hills, with aeve-
al choice spring, of water, and is, probably, a.
healthy as any situation in the Southern eouiitry.
The distance to the Cape Fear River at Fayetle
ville i. six mile., and the most direct route five
miles. The Charleston Rond passe, immediately
toroiiffh the I .and, where Cotton and other Pro
duce regularly passing to Fsyetteviile market
Il early application is made a bargain may be had.
wifxiAM McMillan,
HECTOR McNEILL.
Cumberland couuty, N. C, Fen. 1, 1847. 3w
FURTHER NOTICE.
N Saturday the 27th inst., will be sold at
McNeill'. Bridge, Rock fish, if not previous
ly disjsneed of, about 200 acres of I .and on Gum
Swamp, immediately south of Rockfisli. 44 near
Rocknah Factory village, both tracts are wood
land, aud can be aeen on application to either of
the subscribers. Alao 500 on both .ides of Little
RoclUwh above the Factory.
Terms at sale.
. william McMillan,
HECTOR McNEILL
Feb'yl,I847. Wu.
"Carolinian copy thi. last till aale.
.J. W. EVANS,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
FAYETTE VILLE, N. C
"fyrCT-1 LL practice in the couolie. of umtwr-
land. Bladen, Sampson, and Johustou. J
When not on hi. circuit, he may be found al h
full j new Office ou Old street, ue.r Ur. rnson-scot-
a