A BILL amendatory of the several acts es
tablishing the Treasury Department
Be H enacted hi the Senate and House f
Itcpresenlatives of the Vnited Slates 'if
America in Congress assembled, That there
hall be, and hereby is, created and esta
blished, in the Treasury Department at the
Scat of Government of the United States, a
board to be called tf.0 Exchequer Board of
the United Stales, to be composed of the
Secretary of the Treasury for the time- be
ing, and tho Treasurer of the United Stales
for the time being, and ono commissioner,
to be appointed by the President of tho' Uni
ted States, with the advice and consent of
tho Senate ; the said commissioner .to be
appointed lor four years; and neither he
nor tho Treasurer of tho United States
shall bo removed from office, ..except: or
physical disability, incompetency, or ne.
gleet br violation of duty ; and in caso of
nnv sucn removal, h snmi uu uio ouiy ui
tho President td Jay tho reasons thereof be
fore the Senate ; and the said commission,
er shall recefvo an annual salary of three
thousand dollars; and'tho Secretary of tho
Treasury shall presldo over tho board.
SecuiieJlfurthetLnacled, That
said board- ninv establish agencies or ofhees
in tho United States, not exceeding ten in
the whole and one of slid agencies or offi
ces shall be established at the city' of Bos
ton. in: tho State of Massachusetts, "one at
the city of New York, in tho State of New
York, one at the city of Philadelphia, in
the State of Pennsylvania, one at the city
of Charleston, in tho State ot South l,aroli.
nal find ono at the city ol New Orleans, in
tho State of Louisiana, and one or more of
all tho other five agencies or offices, if ne.
cessnry for the public service, may bo es-
tnblished. from time to time, nt such other
piace or places, as said board may deem ex
pedient ; and it may chanoro the location
thereof at intervals of twelve months, as
the public service may require for the trans
for or safe keeping and disbursement of the
public money. r -' " " -
ec. 3. And be it farther enacted, that
for tho said board there, shall b. a princi
pal clerk with a frnlary of- -dollars per
- annum rana a rcgui'cr with a gawyw
dollars per annum ; and for each agency
or5ffico dfsald board, to ho established as
aforesaid, there shall be one superintend
entwith n salary of dollars per an
num. and a register with a salary of
dollar's per annum ; and if tho business of
such agency or ofiico require it, a clerk lor
each superintendent with a salary ot
dollars per annum, and a clerk for each re
gister with a salary of dollars per an
num ; and. tho said superintendent and re-
gtstiirohaHrrointed jy-thfr-President
- of tho United States, by and with tho ad-
- vice and consent of tho Senate ; and the
Secretary of tho treasury shall have power
to appoint the said clerks; and tho said
superintendents and registers shall bo ap.
pointed for four years, and may be rcmov-
rti by the President of the United States for
physical disability, ur incompetency, or
neclect. or violation of duty ; but in all ca.
sesof removal, the reasons .ihcrefor shall
bxlaid before the Senate of tho United
State And the Secretary of the treasury
askdiJiave power, in case it shall bo fouud
necessary nt any of the agencies, to ap.
point temporary clerks, not exceeding ten
in tho whole, for the transaction of the bu.
Biness of the said board and its agencies,
Subject to thesupervision of Congress, with
salaries at a rale not exceeding dol.
f .
jars pcruiiuuiu.
.... Sec. 4. And beU further enacted, that
the Exchequer anihts officers shall bo the
general agents of the Government of the
United Siatrs for receiving, . safekeeping,
and disbursing tho publir. moneys,; and
transmitting the same, under tho direction
of tho Secretary of the treasury; and all
public moneys received from whatever sour,
ces, shall under tho same direction, bo
paid into tho said Exchequer or its agcti
riest the -order- of4lw-tre.nsurerQf.ihe
United Slates. And tho said Board of Ex
chequer and its several agencies shall pay
all warrants, drafts or, orders mado there
on by the treasurer of the United States,
and by all disbursing officers and agents of
. i - ,i . .. . t.
thO liovern.mcni naviiig numoniy iu num.
such drafts or orders. And tho said Ex
chequer and its officers shall perform'r.the
duty of Commissioners of Loans, in re
ceiving subscription:., transferring stock,
and paying dividends and interest "thereon
Lunde r the direction., of lhe Socrela ry of the
treasury ! and shall render to the treasurer
of the United States all necessary facilities
for transferring and-GUsbursing-tlvo puoue
fundsas shall be required by him; nnd
. shall perform all the duties of pension
acrents." under tho regulations prescribed
t . 1. c . . f WT n . a nA li n 1 1 rr if li p
nnd perform all other duties and " services
in relation to the collecting, keeping, nnd
disbursinsrof tho public fund:., as shall be
J . . .. . . .
.prescriueu oy law, or oyno oocreiary ui
.. .. f ..I. C1.'. . f
-tha.trcasury. , -
Sec. 5. And le it further-enacted, that it
shall be lawful for the Exchequer nt the
seat of Government, and its several acen.
cics, to receive on private deposite gold or
- silver coin or bullion, the property of indi
, viduals. to be held as in other cases of de
posite made by individuals for convenience
And security, and issue certificates of such
deoosite having been made ;bul the amount
rli-iwsitpd' shall never exceed in the
-. whole, ten millions of dollars unless other
. "wiso provided by la w,"to be received on de
posite cainay.be apportioned by lhe board
among its several agencies according to
the extent of their business respectively.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the aaid board and its bgencics or officers
are hereby authorized i?nd directed, in all
cases where tho public creditors may, pre-
'' fer the same, to issoe to them certificates of
. deposite for tho amount or amojnts of debts
r lue them by the United States : but the
amount of said cerCficates to be issued to
isaid public creditors shall'nof' exceed " the
iipm often millions of dollars issued and
outstanding at any onfetftiie, unless ether,
wise providedly law, -' And it shall be tjie
duty" of the said "lioard-vof Exchcqucr and
i-atf Itl tlretk) njocice nt all times ,o
to limit lite nmottnt of certificates so isan, 1
ed that it . gold end silver on hand shall be
equal to the amount thereof outstanding. -I
See. 7. And he it further enacted, That
the proper officer of the mint tit Philadel-
fihla, and or the orancn mints at - xxew ur
ea bs, in the State of Louisiana, . Dahlone
ga, in the State of Georgia, and Charlotte,
in the State of North Carolina, respectively,
instead of the receipts now by them given,
shall have power to issue like certificates
of deposite to individuals or to the Govern
ment for the o-n.ount of all dcpositcs ol bul
lion or foreign coin of gold and silver made
in said mint oriti. tranches for the purpose of
coinage, unuer such regulations and cnecKs
for the security thereof as tho Secretary of
the treasury shall prescribe.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted; That
all tho said certificates of deposite shall be
redeemable on presentation at tho olhce,
agency, mint, or ornnch mint where issu
ed; they shall be receivable every where
in payment of tho public dues; no premium
shall be demanded for issuing tho same ;
and they shall be issued in such denomina
tions not less than five nor more than on?
hundred as the depositor or public creditor
may desire Hnd th Secretary of the trea
sury shall cause to be prepared a nd signed
certificates as aforesaid, in such form as
he shall prescribe, to lie signed by the
Treasurer of the United Staics77nd coun
tersigned by tho Commissioner of Ex
chequer. And tho amount of all such ccr
tificatef of deposite, public or private, out.
standing ufthe end of every quarter shall,
so soon thereafter as the same may be as-
certnined, bo published by the Secretary of
the 1 reasury. - i
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted; That
the said Board of Exchequer may draw
bills or drafts on any ol its agencies
and may authorize any usrency to
draw bills or drafts on lhe board
or any other agency, andjnay sell, and au
thorizo its ngencies to sell, such bills or
drafts for a premium not exceeding the fair
cost of remitting specio to tho place otpay
mont, and in no case to exceed two per
centum on tho amount of such bill or draft
Provided, that no bill or draft shall be . so
ami excrmt for cashivrhrTrrn-nd:. fccciva
ble in payment of public dues, as hereinaf-
tcr prescribed.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be lawful for tho said. Ji.Srd -ot Ex
chequer , and each of its ngencies, when
ordered or required sojo do by the Sccre
taryoftho treasury ,to purchase domestic or
foreign bills of exchange, for tho purpose
ot transmitting tho public funds of the Go
vcrnmcnt to pay its creditors, or for public
use, and for no. other purpose whatever.
And it shall not be lawful forthc Board of
Exchequer, or any agency, to purchase or
sell any bill or draft drawn by or upon any
member or officer thereof, or in which
such mcmbe. or officer shall be in anv way
interested, nor to receive any deposite of
any money belonging to any such officer or
member ; and no bill shall bo purchased,
or draft sold at any agency, without the
assentouwaof its membcrs.
Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That
nil payments mado by tho said Board of
Exchequer, nnd any of its agencies or offi
ces, or any disbursing officer of the United
estates, snnu do made in gold or silver
coin, or, with consent of the public credi
tor, in treasury notes, or certificates ofde
nosito to public creditors ns hereinbefore
provided, and in no other medium ot pay
ment whatever. And nil dues to the Uni
Ted:Sn5.es7WTlTT"offieer or department
.hereof, may be paid in gold or silver coin.
in certificates di deposite issued under this
act, in Treasury notes, or in the notes of
banks which shall be immediately convcrti
ble into specie at the place where received.
And the Board of Ivxchequcr nt the scat of
Government, and each of its agencies,
shall settlo weekly or oftcner with all banks
in their neighborhood whoso 'paper they
have received, and pay or collect, as the
ease .nay 4m. ral.4 lane rs between- it and
s .id banks : and no individual shall bo nl-
lowed at any time, ns debtor to the Ex-
chequer, or any of
Us agencies, in ac
count.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That
no agency established in any State under
the povisions of this net shall, contrary to
any law which such biate may enact, re
ccive any other deposites than those of tho
United States, or mako or sell drafts, or
purchase bills other than such as shall be
necessary in the collection, transfer, and
disbursement of the public, funds.
Sec. 12. And be it fu
the sair4onrd -slmlf havopo wer toT.ro;
vido regulations for the government of the
ngencies aforesatd, the transaction of their
business, and tho rendering n .counts ofal
their proccedi ngu ; nnd1,! rr stich regula.
tions, thev shall soassign and arrange the
duties of the superintendents, registers
and clerks herein provided, as that the said
superintendents and registers shalt" be
checks upon each other ; and, for that pur
pose, they shall require that tho account
ant proceedings ol each shall be entered
by them, or by their respective clerks
aforesaid, in s.!iorale and proper books
and the said board shall require of all the
principal officers employed in such ngen
cies, bonds to the United Slates for such
an amount, and in such form, as the Secre
tary of the Treasury shall prescribe fo
the faithful performance of their duties, to
be' renewed annually, or oftcner, if the sec
rctary of ihe treasury shall require. And
fullaud exact accounts of the proceedings
ol the board and its several agencies shal
be furnished to the Secretary of the Trca
siirv, as often as he may prescribe ; an-J it
shall bo the duty of the said secretary to
lay abstracts of the samo. before Congressj
at the commencement ot each annual ses
sion, with an account -of all regulations
made for the governmer t of said ogencies
and to furnish full and particulaoaccounts
and statements of the. transactions of the
board and its agencies when required by
- S-C. 14. And he it further enadtedf Xhnl
the Board of Exchequer and its severa
agencies shall Veep separate, and "distinct
sets of ljpk, frr the purpose of entering
-.ad recording tn one 'set all trbhsacilona
respecting the collecting: keeping aud dis
bursing of the publio rvenue,iand trans
mitting the publio moneys from place to
place, Tor. the service ot -uovernroent, . and
in another alt transactions and accounts
arising from , dealings in ; exchange and
other, transactions not on Government ac
count. And all profits accruing from deal
ing in exchange on individual account shall
be applied , in the first place, to pay all sal
aries, and compensations, and defray all
expenses incurred undor the authority ot
this act, and the resiifeo thereof shall be
placed semi annually to the credit, of the
Treasurer of the United States. : -
" Sec. 15. And be it further enacki. That
if it shall at any time be necessary H bring
suit on any bill of exchange or otherdebt
or liability arising out of any transactions
under the provisions or thisict, such suit
may bo brought in the pamo bfho United
States, in any circuit court of thoMJnited
States or any State court having compe
unsdiction. '
Sec. 16. And be it further enaski, That
Mhc necrssarv rootis nnd vaults for the safe
keeping of tho .itihlic moneys, nnd for the
transaction of lha.buslucss. Jif the Board of
Exchequer and its agencies, shall be pro-
vided by the Treasury Department at the
city of Washington, and in the custom-
houses, mint, branch mints, and other pub-
ic buildings belonging to the United blates,
so far ns thg same can bo' furnished with
out detriment to tho public service ; and
when the same cannot bo.' so furnished, the
said board may provide others.
bEC. 17. And be it further enacted, I hat
the gross a mount of the public moncyscTthe
United States, by whomsoever it may be
reecivedor kept, and wherever it may be
placed or transferred, shall be deemed and
.considered in the Treasury of the United
States to the credit of tho Treasurer of the
United States; and no part of the same
shall, ns heretofore, be taken to pay any
expenses whatever in collecting br retieiv-
ing tho same belorc it is brought inttt the
Treasury ; but tho said gross amount shall
be accounted for, and all the said expenses
of collecting and receiving tho samo shall
bc-rrppropriated by law out of llicTrensury,
as in other cases of appropriation: rrovi
dect, That "nothing lierein contained" shall
be construed to prevent the transfer of pub-
lie. moneys from one place or office, or offi-
cer to another ; nor to repeal or modify any
of the provisions of law relative to the Post
Office Department.
Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That
if any member of the Exchequer Board, or
any officer or clerk employed in its business
or any of its agencies, or any colluding,
receiving, or disbursin;t)ihcert)r agent ot
the United States whatever, in any manner
concerned in the collection, safekeeping,
transfer or disbursement ot tho public mo
neys of the United States, shall convert to
Ins pwn use in any way, or shaih5cJ3Mvay
of investment in any kindof property or
merchandise, or shall loan, with or without
interest, any money or security deposited
with, or belonging tojheijJaiidoany.
of its agencies, or belonging to any other
person or personsdealingor depositing with
the said board or any agency, or shall so
convert to his own use, appropriate, or .oan
any money or security belonging to the
United States, or shall malce any .discount
or exchange of funds other than, an ex.
change for gold and silver, or shall make
payments on account of the pub! U service
:n any currency other than that furnished
bim-and 4egalize4 by-this-aetrt every such
transaction of such person is hereby declar
ed tobe felony, and, on conviction thereof
before any court of the United States of
competent jurisdiction, every euch officer
or agent ol the United Mates, nnd all the
persons participating in'such acts, 'shall be
sentenced to imprisonment for a term not
loss than one year or more than seven years
and to be fined equal to twice the amount or
value of the property so cmbczzttd.
JSecJ OJl nibe it furtlicr macledtJI.mL
if anv officer or member of the Board of
Exchequer, or of any of its agencies csta
blishcd under tho provisions of this act,
of the-mint, or any of its branches, shall
give or sign a false certificate of a deposite
having been mado with any agency, mint,
or branch mint, or shall issue r : deliver
any certificate, draft, or bill or exchange
without having received the full value there
of, and caused the- receipt of the same to
be duly entered in the books of said ogencv,
mint , orrbra nch mi nt7"orshall be guilty of
nbyother wilful malpractice by which any
rcsjionsibility of the said agency or of tho
Boardof Exchequer, or of the United States
shall be improperly created or increased,
he shall be deemed guuty of felony and on
conviction thereof in any court of the Uni-
. tod Rtntea of competent jurisdiction, shall
be sentenced to imprisonment for n term
not less than one yean nor more than seven
years, and to a fine equal to tho amount of
the responsibility so created pr increased
See. -20. 4nd be tt jttrtliervnactcdr I hat
if any person shall falsely .make, forge, or
counterfeit, or cause or procure to be false
ly made, forged, or counterfeited, or will
ingly aid and assist -in-falsely miking, forg
ing, or counterfeiting any certificate in im
itation of, or purporiing to be, a certificate
of deposite aforesaid, orshull lalsely alter,
or cause or procure to be falsely altered, or
willingly aid or assist in falsely oltcring any
joertificate of deposite issued as aforesaid,
knowing the samo to be falsely altered, eve
ry such person shall be cfeemed andadjudg.
ed guilty of felony, and being thereof con
victed by due course of law, shall be sen.
tenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard la
bor for a period not less than one year nor
more than seven ycarsv and be fined in a
sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
. Sec. 2U And be it further enacted. That
if any. person shall moke or engrave, or
cause or procure to be made r engraved,
or shall have in his possession or custody,
any metallic plate, engraved after the simi
litude of any plate fromjwhich any certifi
cates issued as. aforesaid sha.lrHave. becr
printed, with intent to ose sucp gJatei pr 16,
cauwor utTer the jfjirnp W W.d Mftrtf
ginger, counterfeiting any of the certificates
issued ns aforesaid, or shall hive in hij cus-
tody and possession any blank certificate or
certificates engraved and printed alter the
similitude ot any certificate issued afore,
said, with intent to use such blanks, or
cause or suffer the same to be used in forg.
ing or counterfeiting any of the certificates
issued as aforesaid ; or shall have , in his
custody or possession any paper adapted to
me musing 01 cerunca.es, anu similar to
the paper upon which any such certificates
shall hove been issued, with intent to use
such paper, or cnu-tc or suffer the same to
be used in forging or counterfeiting any of
the certificates issued as' aforesaid, every
such person, , being thereof convicted, by
due course of law, shall be sentenced to be
imprisoned, and kept to hard labor for a
term not less than ono year nor more than
s-ven years, and fined in a sum not exceed
gin five thousand dollars.':
THE MESSENGER.
0. R.M'ANALLV & J, ROBERTS, EDITORS
To all whom it mf3Kcopcern.
We dislike exceedingly to sayany thing
that has to be construed into a dun
hate to dun any body but we hate worse
to be dunned, and as we are compelled to
bear iho latter we are driven to the former.
Wo owe money we have it to pay (when
wo get it) and our only hope of obtaining it
is from those who owe us. If we could get
one dollar in ten of what wo havo earned,
and what is justly due us, we could get on
very well for the present. The courts on
this circuit commence next week in Chero
kce; we shall send out accounts, and our
friends will certainly pay us soma money
Let each one try and pay us a little. Those
in Cherokco will find their accounts with
Messrs; dcmmev & Uamsocr those in
Macon with J. K. Gray. Come, friends,
it's hard-time8-wo- knowbut do the best
for us you can, and in return we'll do our
best for you.
Mr Henry's Letter.
The letter of Louis D. Henry, Esq ,
accepting the nomination made by the late
Democratic Convention at Raleigh, is, of
course, much praised by his friends, and
highly censured by his political opponents
There arc, certainly, some things contained
in it, which, aside from the political charac
ter of tho whole, sound very strangely
- w"j
ing a they do from an.an of acknow.
lodged
acquaintance with the political affairs
of the country for a number of years last
rpast. 1 here is a disingenuousncss and
want of candorthroughout thc-whole letter
that wo arc sorry to see manifested by any
gentleman of any political party who as-
pires to an office as high and responsible
as that for which Mr. IIenrv is a candidate.
Take for example the following:
" It will be recollected that the Whij have ec.
nerally had the direction of the Banks, during the
whole period or our monetary embarrassment."
Now, docs not Mr. Henry and every
other intelligent man in this country know
that tho most liberal discounts were made
by those banks of the country, wfiich were
selected as dcpositcs for the public moneys ;
and that these banks were under tho direc
tion of thofricnds of the then existing ad
ministration ! And does not he and every
body else know that, when the wild spirit of
speculation was abroad, and banks spring,
ing up like mushroons all over tho country,"
that tho party to which Mr. Henry n6w
looks for support had tho ascendency in the
Legislatures generally throughout ...thc
Union? To these large discounts, and this
spirit of speculation consequent upon them,
we arc to look for the true cause of tho
present pecuniary embarrassments of the
country; and when the whigs were at that
timo so decidedly an the minority, how
could they have been to blame?
Again Mr. Henry says :
...! The. Federal Treasury may be managed with.'
out a bank, as was proved during the administra
tion of Mr. Van Buien.when the Secretary of the
Treasury, 'Mr. Woodbury, conducted its affairs
skilfully, through a period ot Uie greatest crauar.
rassmcnt."
" Skilfully," indeed ! When the Van
Burcn dynasty was driven from power, this
same Secretary left, aaxxnpty treasury, a
national debt, and a bankrupt government !
Skillful had been the manogement of that
party, who, with an overflowing treasury,
a surplus of many millions', had thecountry
several millions in debt in a few short
years! Truly Mr. Henry and his party
are " skillful" men.
Buucombe again.
Mons. Coche, of this village, sent us the
other day a beet of last year's growth which
takes the " shine off" any thing we have
seen lately. It is fifteen and a half inches
long, ana nineteen and a"half inches in cir.
cumferencc at the thickest part, and weighed
six and a half pounds ! Come; gentlemen
editois, walk up and try your hands. Ve
are so far in advance .in Agricultural and
Horticultural products, that we do not ex.
pect any other part of "the State to come up
tq us,ut we think it f coper occasionally to
remind others' of our whereabouts In these
things, thattheymay keep trying., A "
myt tbi Ge4F.ir:
field and six oat of seven of the Executive Coun.
cil f Maine, have signed thTetpevawe pledge."
. 5
Ifews of the
There is, In fact, but littio important
newt afloat. From every quarter, the cry
of hard times ! hard times I . grows louder
and longer. Congress has begun to talk
about the Fiscal Agent,? and the Legis.
atures of tho different States are for the
most part engaged in quarrelling about na
tional politics. We mean those of them
now in session. In two or three States,
the members of tho Legislatures, after
quarrelling themselves out of breath, ' ad
journed without effecting any thing of im-
portance towards the relief of those they
professed to represent. Through the fac
tiousncss of party spirit, the Legislature of
Tennessee failed to elect United States
Senators ; and from tho same cause, the
?gislature of Virginia is like- to fail to
electa Governor for the State. So we
go. Things are sadly out of joint in almost
every part of tho country, and but littio
prospect of being better for some time to
como. I:ideed, we seriously fear that wc
have not seen the worst.
In Boston and New York they have been
dining nnd wincing, and fiddling and danc
ing, because Charles Dickens, tho English
Novelist has been pleased to honor them
with a visit. Some three or four ladies
sent a polite note to him, requesting
a lock of his hair, as a keepsake. This
he promtly though modestly declined, al
ledgingasyhis reason, that it would bo lay
ing a precedent, which, if followed, would
soon leave him with a bald pate.
Wo would advise those faironcs,inasmuch
as they have been disappointed in regard
to his hair, to seize upon the first old coat,
or pair of boots he may chance to cost off,
and cut thenuip tnto memorial fragments,
The Legislature of Rhodo Island has
electecT the "Hon. Wm. Sprague UnTfe
Statcs Senator to fill the" vacancy occasion-
ed by the death of Hon. Mr. Dixon. Mr
Spraguo is said tobe a "Tyler whig," that
is, we suppose "sorter whig and sorter
not."
We suppose that almost every body ere
this, has heard that President Tyler's
daughter was lately married, at the White
House.- Truth but what we wanted most
to tell about it was, that a very ro-
spcctablc paper affirms that no wine, or
ardent spirits was used by the company
on the occasion ! Hurra for cold water,
hot coffee, and strong tea.
At Peoria, Illinois, a company are ma.
king extensive- preparations to manufac
ture Castor Oil, with a view of making can
dles from it. The candles are said ft be
preferable to pcrm, and can be furnished
at about half the cost. -
There havo been very unusual, and, in
many places, very destructive freshets du.
ring tho past winter, in several parts of the
United States.
A bridge of ice was formed -in-January
last across the river just below the falls of
Niagara. It was so thick that persons daily
passed over it in safety, andino man erect,
ed a small building about the middle of the
river, and used it as a grocery, to sell spi
rits to visitors.
.
Wo had quite a revival in the temperance cause
in this place last week. Two meetings were held,
at the last of which a Young People's Totl Ab
stinence Society was formed, and a large majority
of the young ladies and gqntlcmcn of the village
took the pledge. A Committee f Vigilance was
appeintcd, consisting of three young ladies and
three youn gentlemen, who,;we understand havo
been very active since, and procured a number of
names. There is tobe another meeting this week.
Let the work go bravely on.
There has been quite an excitement m N. York
of late, in consequence of an elopement and mar.
riage between a certain Capt. Shinly, 'late of the
British Army, and a Miss Croglian, a rich heiress,
who was attending one of the numerous boarding
schools on Statcn Island The captain is said to
be old report makes him some where between
farty.fi ve and seventy the young lady was under
sixtcen. Immediately after the marriage, the
parties embarked for Europe,
' Young Combs, son - of Gen. Leslje Combs, of
Kentucky, who accompanied the -unfortunate
Santa Fe expedition, has been liberated, and
reached New Orleans. He has published a nar.
rativc, setting forth bis sufferings in common with
the other prisoners during the long march from
wh.crc they were captured to the eity of Mexico,
a distance of two thousand miles. The treatment
they received was mast cruel, and their sufferings
almost incredible.
We have had heavy falls of rain and quite a
swell of the waters in these parts this week
OCT Is it not high time the Whigs of this
district were selecting their candidates for
the next Legislature, and making some pre.
parations to send delegates to the Whig
convention at Raleigh, the 4lh of Apri'
ncxtt
As to the latter, it may be well enough to
hold such a convention, though we have no
doubt onr present efficient Governor will
be nominated , for re-election, and if the
election should turn upon the vote of this
district, we have" .as little doubt of his sue-
cess.
We have but little doubt as it is-
but oar mountain region will be good for a
h?ndsome majority in hit favor.
Tonnar People's Temperance So
hA, -cletjr of Ashevllle.
A mors pleasing event has not occurred in this
tillage for many monthi paat than the formation
of this association. We beheld the accna with
the deepest ratcreet and with fond anticipations
of the happiest retalU to all concerned. And we
feel aacured that if the signers of that Dicliia.
tiDN of Independence shall persevere, through all
their lives, and perhaps through all their future
existence, they will look back with joy and thank.
fulness to that evening. Let them then feel that
they have enlisted for life, and bo assured that
they will never have reason to regret Hie step
they have token. Soon they will be ablo to testi
fy, wo trust, that tbey have been amply rewarded
for any trifling sacrifice they may have made in
so food a cause. If tbey will bear with me a mo.
mem, I will suggest a thought or two, that mhj
serve to encourage and st rengthen them in tho
virtuous resolution they have adopted. "
1. Arm yourselves against tho puny ridicule of
tipplers and coxcombs, who will feel your better
course a sort of silent reproach on them. Expect
it they will sneer, they will jeer you, but re
member, you have alt the reason to laugh on your
id. Your resolution will rteve. eewt TouortmT-
one a tear, but their practico will bring some of
them and many of their friends to " lamentation
and mourning and woe."
2. Get information on tho subject. Read tho
interesting books and essays, and take some of the
useful periodicals that dincuss and enforce tho
great doctrines of temperance." Enquire into tho
real grounds and principles of the pledge you have
taken, and the Temperance Reformation, in all its
length and breadth'.- Thns you will be prepared
to withstand opposcrs and check the flippancy of
ignorant scoffers,
3. Let it be a rule of your society to meet frc.
qncntly, and lot several members bo appointed at
every meeting to communicate at tho next such
articles, facta, intelligence, &c., as thejr may meet
with that' may be interesting. 1 his I suggest, in
addition to regular addresses to be proparwt V
longer intervals.
4. Carry the war into the enemy's territory.-
Procure as many signatures as you ca- ; convince,
if possible, your young friends of the truth and
iniiwrtance of the
temp
kindly watch over and encourage one another,
especially at times of peculiar temptation, as when
in company where wino , &.C. are ofTcrcd, and ridi
cule is applied. Jf you act only on the defensive,
the enemies of the cause will think you timid, and
you will be in danger of becoming So. Tho active
amf enterprising are most apt to be successful.
lie who waits to be attacked, is often unable to
defend himself. Go. forward, therefore, and at.
tack intemperance and moderate drinking, and
the use of intoxicating articles as beverages not
with rude, harsh, unconciliatory language, but
witli llin ( rnn a'fct.nrcriiniont- )in bnnral n.ti
the tondcrcst picas you can find. Neve br
ASHAMED OF TOE GOOD CAL'SE ! It is S glorious CBUSC.
It is a generous cause. It is the cause of liberty,
the cause of virtue, the caune of domestic hnppi.
nc! - SEN EX.
FOE THE MESSENGER. ' ,
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country village are unquestionably depend,
ent in a great degree upon its local advan
tages, but unless a spirit of public improve
ment ond a liberality of feeling are fostered
and realized byjhe citizens, neither adven
titious circumstances, nor natural advan
tages, however preeminent, can ever im
part to it a tone and dignity of character
necessary to give it a standing abroad. Our
village is situated between two watering
ptacex of coMiitnt)T(rn olo riLTy7T6"wlTIci "
strangers resort for health and pleasuru
from almost every direction, and nothing
but proper efforts on the part of the cilitens
to build up useful and flourishing institu
tions of learning is necessary to render it
the most desirable placo in the upper coun
try. Surrounded by mountains that breathe
forth exhalations of the purest character, its
healthiness has become almost proverbial
throughout the southern country. The
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Bcxrircry , tiTirngmnJVTirarnnv, is ui iiiu,v mini
and placid description which never ceases
to inspire a cheerfulness of spirits, which
combined with the bracing and invigorating
influence of a balmy atmosphere is admi
rably calculated to refresh the powers of
the mind, when worn down by dint of stuJy
and close application. Hence it is that na
ture has seemed to render it as eligible as
any spot on the face of the globe for tho
dissemination of learning. Wo have al
ready a female seminary in existence, that
promises to do well rthe patronage of se
veral southerners being secured, who find
it grateful to their feelings to educate their
daughters at a place where on opportunity
is afforded them of enjoying their socie ty
nt leost three months of the year. At tho
i .i .... it, i
ncau oi tins institution sianu a inuy nnu
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genttemm erniftemiy ttuanneu to teaeu .
ry branch of education that may be re
quired. Corincctcd'-with it is a board
ing house, kept by one of the priiml
teachers, who, as is generally undcrtood,:
gives entfre T satisfaction to the most fasti
dious taste. The rales of boarding and
tuition, though considered high by some,
are7if properly estirratcd, low as can be
afforded, -or even desired by any person
whose liberality extends far enough to con
fer superior advantages upon their daugh
ters. The exertions, then, of the citizens,
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cuuiicticu wiiu u io weigmy luuucaccui im
press, to make its advantages more exten
sively known, are all that is wanting to
build up a large and flourishing school.
The benefits which would result from its
successful operation would soon t&'fdt and
realized by every class of the community.
A spirit of laudable ambition would becrt.'.
atea throughout thiVand the surrounding
counties, to burnish the radiance of intel
lects now Idcked up in caskets of exquisite
loveliness and beauty. The strangely self
ish and infatuated notion now entertained
by many of the most respectable yeornanry
of the country, that the personal attractions
of thn'r daughters, independently of mental
accomplishments; are alone sufficient to
carry them respectably tiucpugh life,,woul(
give way to convictions of a more h"?
character- The cost of an education would
no longer be estlmatei in comparison with
tbe richest fc-gaey they could possibly be