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efftr&oiiian.
JOSEPH W. HAMPTON,-
-“The powers granted under the Constitution, being derived from the People of the United States, may be resumed by them, whenever perverted to their injury or oppression.”—JMadison..
-Editor and Publislicr.
VOLUME 2, \
CHARLOTTE, N. C., MARCH 15, 1842.
NUMBER 53.
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Weekly Almanac for March, 1842.
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6 0 I Full 3Iooii, 2o 6 30 M.
I) 1
II'cl
ri!
■mxrOULD inibnii .such ol' Li.-i friends as desire
T T his proressioiKil services, that he has removed
]iis Oftire to Mr. Johnson’s! brick house, two doors
ubuve the Carolina Inn," where he may be Ibund
at all time.=, unless necessarily absent.
1 ,'harlotte, February S, IS l'xJ. 1^^...!'
^ 4:r!
DR. C. J. FOX
Has just received a large and general assortment of
MEDICINES,
Dye-Stuffs, Perlainery, Thompsonian
Medicines, Wines and Spirits for
medical use.
And a variety of other article.^, all of which he
warrants genuine, and will .sell low for
Charlotte, April 27, 1840. 8....P
COTTON,
AND
Cottoii-lfarii.
rpHE MILLEDGKVILI.E COTTON FAC-
JL TORY, (situated in Montgomery County, '22
miles east of Salisbury,) is now in full operation.—
Tiiose intiniat('ly acquainted with the Yarn of this
Factory, prefer it to any manufactured in the State.
* EDWARD BURAGE.
N. B.—The Subscriber wishes to procure about
FIVE HUNDRED BALES OF
(Of tlie best quality,) to be delivered at the Facto
ry, which he will sj)in, cither one half lor the other,
or at eirjht cents per pound.
EDWARD BURAGE.
December 7, 1811. i59...F
New Concern.
FRESH STOCK OF GROCERIES!
^aiidry & GuiidiT inl'ortn their friends and
_ the public gLiiprally, that they arc now recei
ving and opening for sale, at their Store nearly op
posite the Charlotte Hotel,” a very heavy iim\ se-
fec stock of the various articles embraced in their
line of business among which will be found the
followinj]::
tinctly understood,
cases be Reason.vblk.
Jan. 4, 1842.
J>i*. J. 31. llappoldt
HAS removed to the Office directly op
posite Ma]. .Toseph Smithes Hotel, wlu-re
he liiiiy be fuund ;>> his friends and the
public, and consulted at all times, unless I I'pench Jiranfli/ and Holla'nd imi of the veiy best
quality, and variotis domestic liquors.
brands. ,
Cordials, Rum Shrub, London Porter, and 1 erlect
Love.
Oysters, Pickled Scotch Herrings and smoked Spa
nish do.. Sardines (from V'enice,) Codfish, Colfee,
loaf and brown Sugar, Tea, Molasses, Cheese,
butter Crackers, Arabian Dat«^s, Candies, (a great
variety, including French Kisses,) Currants, Or
anges, Lemons, Pepper, Spice, Cloves, IVutmci?s,
Rtusins, Almonds, Figs, line Soap, Starch, s])erm
and Tallow Candles,
A LARGE ^ STOCK C)F
l)rofessionally engaged
A report has been Ludustr^.afcily
for relative to his charges. They have been
pronounced extravagant. He takes this opportunitj^
to Btate to (he public, that he holds himseu ready at
any time to comparc charges, and w’cigh his eervice
with any of the Faculty. He wishes it to be dis-
linr.tlv understood, that his CHARGFiS ahull in ull
43...tf
Ljhw Notice.
T
HK undersigned takes pleasure in
ylTering his professional services to the cit-
of Western North Carolina, and solicits their
Hendly patronage in the practice of Law and Equi-
V, in the following Courts, viz; Caljarrus, Meck-
enbur'^ Lincoln. Iredell, Burke, Yancey, Buncombe,
ic.v
Clliciv^i
i/cen
1
ty
Henderson. Rutherford, and Clevelatid. He furth
er assures the public, that his w’hole time will here
after be devoted exclusively to the prolession ol
Law, and tliat a strict attention to his client’s inter
ests shall be given, and a regular attendance in the
above CourbT may be confidently expected. Those
who have hitherto confided their interests to his
keepino', will please accept this as a tender of his
]iiThesr regard and best thanks for their dishiterested
friendship. His ollice and residence is in Lincoln-
ton v/here he will be pleased to receive any commu
nications addressed to him. in his professional line of
J'.ALiS M. EUNEY.
January '23, 184::^. 48...f
* I -JL—
The Bankrupt Law
IS in operation since the 1st instant, and the sub
scriber has received several applications for his
professional aid. He is about to engage his servi-
ce?!, and is willing to increa.':e the number of appli
cations, which will diminish the expense to the ap
plicants.
The District Court of the United States has sole
lurisdiction in all matters and proceedings in Bank
ruptcy, which for this District. (Cape Fear.) Bits at
\V ilniino’ton, aiul all Petitions are referred by the
order of^Judge Potter to that Court, which next
sits on the 2nd of May next.
All persons owing debts and wishing to avail
themselves of the benefit of this act, and ot the ser
vices of the undersigned, w'ill apply early ; w'ith an
accuratc list of their creditors, the residence and
amount due each creditor, together with an accu
rate inventory ol all their property, rights and «.re-
dil9 of every kind and dcBcriptioii, and the locution
and situation of said property.
Application can be made either in person, or by
mail, post paid, to the subscriber; who can always
be found at his office in Charlotte. He w’ill, howe
ver, be at the next Superior Courts of Cabarrus and
Lincoln. JOHN H. WHEELER,
Atto. at I^aw’.
Charlotte, Feb. 15, 1842. 50...i'
The Lincoln Republican will please copy 3
w'eeks
SHOES,
OF Tlir: VERY BEST (iUATJTY;
And numerous other articles, comprising the largest
and nmst desirabln stock of Groceries ever olicred
in this market—all of which will be sold on very
mod rate terms tor ctish, or on a credit to punctual
dealers. They solicit a share of ])ublic patronage.
Charlotte, >iarch 1, 1812.
WILLLVM SANDRY
GIVES Notice, that, as the firm of Norment
Sundry was dissolved on the first of last January,—
all persons indebted to the same, in any way, must
make early settlements, as the affairs of said firm
7)Mst be closed without delay.
W. S. would also give notice, that all accounts
made at the Shop formerly owned by John O’Far-
rell, next door above the Charlotte Hotel, between
February, 1841, and January, 1842, are due him,
and must be closed immediately by cash or note.
Those not complying with this notice must not
complain if they are called upon before long by an
officer.
March 1, 1842. 51...F
SPLENDID STOCK OF
OROCERIES!
THE WAR-WORN PATRIOT.
We have heretofore ipentioned, that the New
York Legislature had passed Resolutions instruct
ing their Senators and requesting their Representa
tives in Congress to use their endeavors to have a
bill passed refunding to Gen. Jacksox the fme cf81,-
000 so unrighteously imposed upon him for declaring
martial law while defending New Orleans in 1815.
Major Davezac, who proposed these Resolutions
in the New York Legislature, was aid to Gen.
Jackson at New Orleans, and has published the fol
lowing extract of a letter on the siibjcct from the
w^ar-worn veteran.
“ My health is much impaired; and I am for the
most part of my time confined to my room, seldom
able to visit my friends, end writo with difficulty.
1 am trying to put my house in order to meet that
call, which must soon come, to that other and bet
ter world from which no traveller returns. In do
ing this, I pass in review often my whole official
life; in which 1 find but little to regrrt and much
to remember with satisfaciion; and j)articularlv all
my acts and doings in ‘he successful defence of
New Orleans, my conscicucu fully approves. Still,
no one has ever brought to the’view of Congress
the iniquity and injustice of the 81,000 fine with
costs imposed upon me by a vindictive judge, who
deprived me of my cons‘itutional right of being
heard in my ovvn defence, and this foi an act justi
fied by the necessity of the case, and the only means
byAvhich the city of New Orleans, with all its
“booty and beauty,” couM have been siicccssfij lly
defended. All now must acknowledge and do ac
knowledge this—that only by my order declaring
martial law, could tiiis city have been saved.
Without this we might liave gallantly sacrificed our
lives, but lost our country, and the city must have
been yielded to the brutality of an infuriated inva
ding soldiery. It was for this act. and fur enforcing
it until the country was si cure, that this ui^just line
was imposed, the rccord of which still remains an
imputation on my memory.
“ Congress is the only body whose action could
wipe this stain from my memory, by a jomt resolu
tion, ordering the fine, wuh costs and interest, to
be n turned, it having bt‘-u so unjtjstly, so unright
eously imposed, and without my being heard in my
own defence, from which you remember I w'as per
emptorily debarred. Tiiis is the only imputation
that has not been by Congress exptmged from the
record; and going out of life, when I reflect how
much 1 iiazzarded in the defence of Louisiana, (my
life, my health, and wh.;‘ was dearer than all. my
JL mill siaitj
my name should be permitted to pass down to pos
terity.
“ But be it .so I go hence with a clean con
science that 1 did my duty faithfully ] and although
this act of justice hns been withheld, still my con
tinued praycjs will be for my country’s safety and
prosperity; and that, if war should again come,
from this precedent, which, starting the command-
ng oflicer in the face, may not prevent him from as
suming the responsibility by which alone it may be
secured. For you must well know and remember
that it was martial law alone by which we were
able successfully to defend the city; and that Judge
Hall, who afterwards imposed the tine upon me,
wh€in the order was first read, exclaimed, with up
lifted hands, “ that by tiiis the city might be saved ;
whhout it, it was lost ”
“ 'Fo you, my friend, for the first time, have I un
folded my feelings; determined, if my country would
not voluntarily do me this justice, that I would pass
to my grave in silence and without a murmur.
But as this is perhaps the last letter 1 may write
you, I could not refrain from expressing to you my
feelings on a review of our privations and dangers
together before New Orleans.”
—and fourteen of those who voted on that occasion
have gone to their final account.—Ral. Register.
Disappointment.-—The/ce House built upon our
Governor’s Palace is still a matter of consideration.
We have asked the Register to get the facts from
the Accounts of the Literary Board, or some of the
other Boards, and let us know what fand paid for
it? We insist upon knowing ; for we are curious
to know the cost and all about it. W^hat a pity it
does not freeze so as to get some Ice to fill it in time
for the 4th of April Convention! Poor w’higgery
-—every thing works against it about here, and ac
cording to the best information we can gather, it is
not much better any where.—-Ua/. Standard.
There have been several heavy failures in Louis
ville, Kentucky, and the account says “ many more
are cracked as though they had been wind-sha
ken.”
er varied, signify little; it is the tone and manner
in which they are pronounced that must guide you
in forming your estimate of the cruel one. If they
are pronounced with evident marks of sorrow in
stead of triumph, showing unfeigned regret for ha
ving caused pain which she could not alleviate, if
her voice is soft, broken and tremulous, her eye
dimmed with a half formed tear, which it requires
even an effort to subdue—then, I say, you may
share in her sorrow, for you have probably lost a
prize worth gaining ; but though you grieve you
may also hope, if you are a man of any pretension,
for there is evidently good feeling to build upon.—
Do not, therefore, fly out and make an idiot of your
self, on receiving your refusal, submit with good
grace; solicit a continuance of friendship, to sup
port you under the heart-crushing affliction you
liave sustained. Take her hand at parting; kiss it
frequently, but quietly; no other conduct of any
kind, just a little at the expense of your own fail-
I ure, without, however, attempting to deprive her
\ndrew Steven.'ion and laiiy, left this of her victory. Rise in her estimation by the man-
r, on Saturday last, on a visit, as w'e understand, j ner in which you receive your sentence; let her
Co\. Singleton.—Charleston Courier of Ff b. 1st. j sorrow be mingled with admiration, and there is
■ no knowing ho'.v soon things w^ill change. These
^ When fishermen sing, what part do tiiey prefer 1 j iugfiu^iiions, you will perceive, are not intended for
They take the Bass. ( evory one, as they require skill, tact, quickness and
Why do fishermen drive a profitable business ? j fueling, in order to be appreciated and acted upon.
Bej.ause their gain is equal to their gross le- jj.' yQn want these qualities, just make love purse
, I in hand; it is a .^afe mode of proceeding, and will
i?am came up from the river w'lth a fish pole on | admirablv with all ranks, from Almack’s
his shoulder. Hallo,” says Jo, “ what have yon ; Borouf-h.’ There is only one class with
caught“ Nothing says Sam. - \ es you lu.ve,' | ,v,at is the very claSS
says Jo, you have brought homt; a perch. ’ •* A t u Uavimr
perch !” Yes, you have a rod and isn’t a — ^ -
perch ?” “ Give it up.”
The Hon.
city
to Col
A
I If, on the other hand, the lady refuses you in a
1 ready-made and well delivered speech, which had
T H E Subscriber would beg
leave to inform his old friends and
customers, that he is now receiv
ing and has on hand, at his form
er stand, one door above Major
Smith’s Hotel, a superb stock of
GROCERIES,
Comprising every article kept at such establish
ments in the interior country. His supply of COR-
DIAX.S, WINES, LIQ,UORS, &c., ernbraces every
variety, and all of' the choicest qualities. He also
has Candies, Raisins, Almond-s, Fish, Sugar, and,
in fact every thing to tickle the fancy and please
the .aate. Call un.l see,
Charlotte, February 1, 1842.
Coach Making.
THE Subscribers having entered in
to copartnership, will carry on the above
business in all its variouii branches, at
the old stand formerly owned by Mr.
Carter Crittenden, opposite the Jail.—
All work WARRANTED;—and Re
pairing done at the shortest notice, for moderate
charges.
CHARLES OVERMAN,
JOSHUA TROTTER.
Charlotte. June 15, 1841. 12m
Warrants, Casas, and Casa Bonds.
Printed on grcd rncr. nrd for sale nt this Office
Those who owe me debts due previous to
! the 1st January, 1842, are once more, and for the
last time, requested to make payment. Those who
do not eomply with this notice pretty shortly, must
not complain if they have
February 1, 1842. 47...F
Notice. cCH
All persons mdebted to me by Book Account
the past years, are requested to close them
imrn^dialelv by cash or note ; as all not settled one
wa%r the other by the 1st of March next, will be
put^in the hands of an
From Callin't ttf r.-^.
THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS.
AN EXPOSED LM)IAX.
“ My attention w^ns directed by Mujor F’.a?if:»rd.
the Indian Agent, to one of the most niiserabiu and
helpless looking objects that I ever had seen in my
life—a very aged emaciated man of the tribe, ^vho
told me he w’as to be exposed.
“ 'I'he tribe were going where hunger and dire
necessity compelled them to go; and this pitiable
object, who had once been a chief and a man of
distinction in his tribe, who was now too old to travel,
being reduced to a mere skin and bones, was to be
left to .starve, and meet with such death as might
fall to his lot. 1 lingered around this poor old for
saken patriarch for hot^rs before w’e started; to in
dulge the tears of sympathy which were flowing
for the sake of this poor, benighted, and decrepid
old man, whose worn-out limbs w^ere no longer able
to support him; their kind and faithful oflices have
loprr ivPrf .rmnd- nnd his body and his
mind doomed to linger into tne wTtnering' ayunj v./.
decay, and gradual solitary death. I wept, and it
was a pleasure to weep, for the painful looks and
dreary prospects of this old veteran, whose eyes
were dimnied, whose venerable, locks were whiten
ed by an hundred years—whose limbs were almost
naked—and trembling, as he sat by a small fire
which his friends had left him, with a few sticks of
wood within his reach,"and a buffalo’s skin stretch
ed upon some crotches over his head. Such was
to be his only dwelling and such the chances for his
life, with only a few half picked bones that w’ere
laid within his reach ; and a dish of water, without
weapons or means of any kind to replenish them,
or strength to move his body from its fatal locality.
In this sad plight I mournfdlly contemplated this
evidently been prepared and kept w^aiting for you,
j tiien, make your bow, and thank your stars for
your luck\’’ escape. If she admonishes your incon
siderate conduct, bids you calm your excited feeb
ings. and support atiiictijn— if she triui'npiiij, m
! fact, and is condLSCc ndingly polite—tin n cut a ca-
, per for joy, and come dou’n in the attitude of John
j of 15alognt;'s flying Mercury, for you have ample
j cause to rejoice. If the lady snaps at you, as much
as to say, “ You are an impudent fellow ”—w’ljich
1 may be sometimes true, though it should not exact
ly be told—then reply with a lew stanzas of Miss
Landon’s song;
‘‘ There is in southern clime-i a breeze.
That sweeps with changeless course the seas,
Fixed on one point—oh faithful gale !
'Fhou art not for my wandering sail.”
If she burst out into a loud fit of laughtm*. as I
once knew a lady to do, then join her, by all means,
for you may be sure that she is an ill-bred hoyden
or a downright idiot. But if, unable to speak,
ffrievcd at having caused you pain, make her burst
into tears as a rmie awetijsn giri unce uiu vttuch
such a propoposal was made to her—then join if
you like, for the chances are that you have lost one
worth weeping for.”
COUSINING.
A..\ AMUSING .STAGE COACH ADVl.NTl'KE.
A short time ago, a gentleman went into the coach
office at Utica, and booked himself for a residence
near Oswego. In the coach office was a beautiful
girl. The gentleman thought of all persons in the
world, he should like her for a travelling compan
ion. To his great delight, as the coach drove up to
the door, he found she w'as a passenger. Upon be
ing asked where she would like to sit, she said ‘ by
this gentleman,’ alluding to our hero. He felt much
* ^ . - I 1 1 liattered, and thanked heaven that his personal ap-
miserable remnant of existence, who had unluckily | p^arance had captivated so charming a female,
outlived the fates and accidents of war to die alone, | g^ack went the whip, round went the wheels,
at death’s leisure. His friends and his children had ; n-entleman conversed with the lady, he found
all left him, and were preparing in a little time to j and easy, and from her agreeable manner,
be on the march. He had told them to leave him ; | had'known her all his life. Evening
‘ he W'as too old,’ he said, ‘ and too feeble to march. , upon them. With evening came twilight,
My children,’ said he, our nation is poor; and it is gjiortly afterwards, darkness. On rum-
necessary that you should all go to the country where coach, jolting and jerking in a most remar-
you can get meat; my eyes are ditr.med. and my manner. It was an act of politeness, doubt-
strength is no more; my days are nearly all num- p^j.^ qJ* gentleman, to encircle the
A dissipated British Captain lately enticed a
young girl from a boardicg'School in New \ ork,
married her secretly, and mmediately sailed w’ith
her for England. The gi’l is a niece of Col. Cro-
ghan of the Army, and is thus spoken of by a
Pittsburg paper:
‘‘ Miss Croghan is the grand daughter of the
late Gen. James O’Hara, and the richest heiress m
the United States, or probably in the world, her es
tate being difl’erently estimated from two to_ three
millions, in her own right. She w”as about 15 years
of age.”
More dcht--more. ^«.rc5.--The other day, Mr.
da'll introduced his string of Resolutions to raise
tl>c Tariff on imports, to such a degree as will pro
duce a net annual revenue of tu'cnty-si.t millions.
When the election for President was going on, the
Federal party told the people that they would, if
elected, carry on the government with Fifteen mil
lions per year. Behold the humbug! Noiv, they
w’ant nearly double that sum. Mr. Pope, another
Federalist and friend of Mr. Clay, has oflfered Res
olutions in the House of Representatives;
First: To fund a debt of one hundred millions;
the stock to carry interest.
Second: To create an additional funded debt of
millions, to purchase the privilege for the
bered, and I am a burden to my children. I can-
waist of his fair companion with his arm, just to
not go, and I wish to die. Keep your hearts stout, |^^gp fj-ee from the joking to which she might-
and think not of me; I am no longer good for any otherwise subjected. He did this with some ti
midity. To his surprise no objection wos made to
It. Encouraged by the freedom allowed, as dark-
iiess had spread its sable veil over that portion of
thing.’ in this way they had finished the ceremo
ny of exposing him, and taken their final leave of
bim. I advanced to the old man and was undoubtedly
the last human being that held converse with hun. {on which the coach was rumbling, he
1 sat by the side of him; and though he could not ■, and iniprinted a kiss on her necta-
distinctly see me, he shook me heartily by the hand j |-pg
and smiled, evidently aware that I was a The coach did not travel very quickly, bi2t the
man, and that 1 sympathized with his inevitable
misfortune. I shook hands again with him, tuin-
ing my course towards the steamer, which was a
mile or more from me, and ready to resume iier
voyage up the Missouri.
This cruel custom of exposing their aged peo
ple belongs, I think, to all the tribes who roam
about the prairies, making severe marches, when
such decripid persons are totally unable to go, un
able to ride or walk, when they have no means of
carrying them. It often becomes absolutely neces
sary in such cases that they should be left, and
they uniformly insist upon it. , -i
“ When passing by the site of the Puncah vil
lage a few months after this, in my canoe, I went
ashore with my men, and found the poles and
the buflalo skin, standing as they \yere left
the old man’s head. The firebrands
over
DecemberSS, 1S41.
United States to use all Kail Roads, Steam Boats,
and other privileges in various corporations.
Third: A United States Bank, \vith the smallest
sum for its capital to be Forty Millions.
This is going ahead pretty fast. It will not be
long, at this rate, if Federalism has the swing, be
fore we shall have a National Debt, equal to that of
Great Britain, whose policy and practices the whig-
gery seem determined to adopt, “ monarchy and all.
How long, oh, “whigs!” will you abuse the pa
tience of the people?-—Standard.
Political Mutations.--l^'^^ stated that Mr. King,
of Alabama, and Mr. Benton, of Missouri, are the
oldest members of the U. S. Senate, the first having
represented Alabama, and the second Missoiiri, from
the introduction of their respective States into the
Union. Only four members of the present Senate
were in that body in the year 1823, when the vote
was taken to re-charter the late Bank of the U. S.
viz ; Messrs. prtntiss. Benton, King and jfavgnm _
enamored youth thought it flevy, when he found
himself on the following day within a few rods of
his uncle’s house. He told his fair companion that
they must shorily separate, and became quite poeti
cal upon the occasion. Spoke of “ here we meet
too soon to part,” and made use of many other ro
mantic speeches, expressive of his deep regret at
being compelled to sevar so soon from one who
had been as a bright and glorious sunbeam on his
earthl}’’ pilgrimage, one whose memoiy would live
forever, and a day after, in his bosom, lo his ex
ceeding surprise, the young lady declared he had
been so exceedingly kind to her that she couldn t
think of parting with him, and that she would go
w'ith him to his uncle’s house.
He told her he dared not take such a liberty.—
That he had been in Europe for some years, and
that himself a stranger, comparatively, to his uncle,
ho could not introduce a lady, who was a stranger
to him and his relation.
The lady evinced hysterical symptoms; his arm
were lying nearly as I had left them; and I found
at a few yards distant the skull, and others of his
bones, which had been picked and cleaned by the ^ ^
w'olves’ which is probably all that any human be- | encircled her waist and their lips again o\vii-
ing can ever know of his final and melancholy faiv. i ^ secret communion. The coach stopped^ Ihe
gentleman had arri\'ed at th
ile bade the lady farewell.
POPPING THE QUESTION
This imnortant science in the economy of matri- [ insisted upon his’ protecting her. She got on
)ny. is sensibly and philosophically handled by j the coach with him, and followed him nito his
I irentleman had arri\'ed at the end of his journey-
■ It was no go. She
ffot out of
uu-
mony, ^
an old Bachelor in Frazer s Magazine:
“ Though it is impossible to say any thing very
much to the purpose about refusals generally, a lit-
tie tact and observation will tell you whether the
rirl w'ho refused you would have been worth hav-
mg. had she accepted. I am speaking of verbal
communications only; as nobody ever writes who
can speak. It is usual, in all cases of refusal, for
the lady to say she is deeply grateful for the hon
or you have done her, but, feeling only friendship
for you, s^e regrets that she cannot accept your pro
posal, &c., &c. I have heard the words so often
that I know them by heart. The words, howev-
cle’s house, . . ,
He was in a dreadful state of mind. However
pleasant a kiss in the dark was on the previous
nio-ht, the incumbrance of a petticoat on suc.h an
occasion, was anything but satisfactory. He walk
ed into the parlor, and, with what he conceived to
be unblushing impudence, the lady follovycd.—
While he was thinking how he could explain the
affair, he w'as welcomed by his uncle, and the
young lady was welcomed too, and kissed by all
the famjly. She was his cousin.
On his entering the coach office at Utica, and
booking his name and place of destination, she