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J ' ' i , " ; : : ; . -mm . ....,UiJutUu,i,l,UM,MiIJ, ,, , -,:,; " ' KV J 5fV -' -- it t r f . ' ' . 'r fl 8 W T. rifW v fcsV 4sw VA Q I T"15I . M E3 151 IJ IPS - IU fe9 Si 'vlU' - F3 8 "C II A n A C T KK HOLMES & BAYSE, Kditoi- i:irOUTAM- TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS; A.D THE GLORY OF THE STATE 13 THE COjIMOJI PROrKJlTT Or ITS GiTiaOS' or FAYETTEYILLE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1640. THE XOKTJI CAI10LIXIAX. Per annum, if paid in advance, 0 -0 Do it'paid at (!-, ,:n.l ,1 CinonriiK"" up, JO if p.a:d at the end of the year,' m Rates of Advertising : ity cent, per square, for the first, and ihfrv cents Tor each .subsequent insertion tnvr!ll,rled"Ctiua WiU 1,0 "iad to vcrtiscrs by 'irt advertisements an 1 Sheriff's ,.4,, nil p., All advertisements sent tor publication should lvo "the number of ins-rl'ioii intended. ,;,!;,,! IIOfin thern,rf,terw-ise they will be indued ,,mii forbid and charged accordingly. ' . No PaPer tliscontiiHioti until Drp-ur;"' ;.r- except at the option of the El;;r. " " ' " ' JNO subscription received f..r less than twelve inonths. 55'Lettcrs 011 business connected with thiftab J.;shment, must be addressed I Ioi.mks & JJ-xe bditore c:' the North-Carolinian, and in all cage's post-paid. Id" Snbseri!ir: wi;',:,,-, ,..-,!- . - ...... 1 ., 1.. i- 1 u. 1 u ;u:e s t "y ,uai, WU1 r.-mem'ier Jhat they can !o so five of postage, as Postmast-rs an at'hoi iz-d hv law to Jrank. letters enclosing reniit1ap.ee?, ,f wnttr n by themselves, or the contents known to th-in. lricesof Job IVork : HAND RILLS, printed on a in tli h:,i, royal, im super rojai tncil, lor 6i) cop e, .:2 Por 50 cop if f, 3 Aid tor every additional I CO copies, HOUSE BILLS, on a sliou from 12 to 18 1 nclies fq ia:c, S 1 t pi' s, 3 0" Over 13 im lies, and 1. of. exceeding 5 0' CARDS, large size, sinch; inek, 3 no And for every additional pa k, 1 oj Smaller sizes in proj ortimi. BLANKS, when printed to order, fir 1 quire, 2 00 And f .r every aildiiional qniie, und r 5, 1 01 Exceeding 5 quire-, 75 -CIRCULARS, INVITATION Tr KKTS, and all kinds of li )( K c JOIJ PilLNTIN'J, exicuird cheap for CASH. FEMALE SEMINARY. ..ou!d xpre,s , s f,:i-r patrons and frie co wiib ability and fiithtul V.'l ..... .r,, ptt! n.retotorc purged. Mr. Spencer i ilCr. IS Till d- ...I, I ... ' . , uvmaiu ami p! rCv fill I "t l OS O.-:. U -r l.ex. and ! .. - K . -J . :' R. W. BAILEY. or ii tin: Seminary on tl.-e 11 . " 'Oi.-:c;u-iv..' :.t:0 ilion to th- bn?;n:-ss I'M ill .:e ( lieil : rf. ..o.. I.. -. . - . ... I-TMIF inr' - eomp. ienl, em,iei.t u'. I '-L-R. 10 men; th p ,:,o r. e her' . 1.1 e I .-. .., !.. 1 . . ,i t n I- t.i y, i;.. li on iifj i s i il. i -. 1 : t ' i i ... '. , " .uincac.-mrse Ol insli'iC- i ion mi caen d p .ru-e nt as THOilOUII as , osi',Ie 1 he Acad, m e year wdl be the?ane as before: coin. 01 tu" ! ath ( ), f,.h, r nnr! .u . II:' ;ei ' I J..I d divided into two inn c " T.,.;i.- !.:-L r d from t-m of v .trance to closu of session, aiio n-, -i ilnction m:;d,- for absence, except in eases ': 3JCn.il S-'. 5 00 1 00 THE FOLLOW 1XO B h A N K S! Kept constantly on hand A XI) IV) II .SAM) AT THE cjAKox.irjxiiM crnca : CHECKS, on Bank of the State, and Cape Era r Ban k . PR( SE(.:lT 1'ION JUJfND., Sui.r. Ct MAURIAOE LfCi.N-ES V EN Dl EXl'O., eons ai.'es levy CO-M.MISSt)N.s t., take lej -ositions in equi ty, and Supr. court A lrl ' E 1 1 A N C COM ) AVPvl'I-i, Sn . r o.- and Co. Ct. OA. SA. S,i' , -. Ct. INDlOTAlE.TS tor A If ay, and Assault and E;a'ti r . Co. and S'u;. (';. ;i;r tieic a ti', cik. Co. ct. JURY TICKETS ORDERS to i vcr' i-s of R- aU BASTARDY If i.S'US TAX RECEIPTS WI TNESS TiCKE PS EJECTAIEX 1 s PA I'ROL NOTICES LETTERS of A i).I ! NI s'l'R ATI ON Bonds Hceds, couinion. SliLM-ilV's Doetts, Const'i Ides Cn. S:i. Bonds, J)o Delivery do Appeal Bonds, Kiuity Sul'pu'nti s, Siij)erir fyOitrt Fi. F;' County Court Sei. !':, to re vive juiiimu'iit. County Court Suhpc.nas, Suporir Court Y:ri n nts, Bonds for Cofnl. A t: out i - npir iitin LAFAYETTE HOTEL. l-'ayctteville. North Carolina. ripiIIS ESTABLISHMENT will b.- open after H j!ie 1st of August, under the inanatreiutnt and direction ol the Sulscriber. The Hons.- has been thoroughly repaired, and will, in a few days, be well furnished; and every effort will be made to render it worthy of patronage. " LDWARD YAH BR OX."; II. .lu -ust 3, IS.".!). 2 5-tf" :rpThe Augusta Chronicle (weekly,1) Raleigh 1. "... i .. ..,1 . ,1 V 'i ! i! . 1 ) 1 Advertiser. li.;2isiei .in" ........". Orrecnsborough Patriot, Salisbury Wa tehman, a m. Cheraw Oazette will insert the above three mon'hs 1 1 fl .-.....-.. 1.. i,- : t ! 1 l' f 1 II ! 1 i -Tl nrwir L H' i .ILL U 11 1 U IU ..-11.'. i:. Y STATE OF NORTH CAlIOLLNA, ) .la-ton Con nl if. Court of Pleas anil (Quarter Sessions, October Term, IS H. John Sturdivant and wife, and Bjnj. D. Henry, vtrsvs The Heirs at law of Unity Hammond. Petition for partition. tt appearing to the sat L-fact inn of the Court, that Dickerson Hammond, John Hammond Jod Hammond, Arm--tead Hammmid, Wilhe Odmore and wife Elizab.th, and Giifhn tiatcwood and wit, Unity, are not inhabitant? of thi, State, it is order rd by the Court th..t publication b. made in Hie North Carolinian, for six weeks, of the pendency ot (his suit, for said heirs to aPi ear at the next term o! this Court, to be held for the county of Anson, at the Court House in the town of W ad. sborouh, on the -econd-Mondav in January next, then and tnere to plead, answer or demur, the petitioners petition, or judgment pro confesso will he entered againM them, and the case set down to be hearo exparte, as l Witness Norfleet D. Boir-an, clerk of our said l omcc' 2i. ,! doggan! ei 'eic0'' 91 6 w r 1TO AVhrrras n.r -iK, MAIIOARET 1). MeEAR I ND has left mv bed and abode, iviM.-.mt iny con ent I hereby forewarn all persons ho n hnrboung Laurel Hill, X- C, October -2:',, 1810. 92-Ct iKWEAYTLtTUR! For sale hy Nov. 24, W: L.ciiietitary Department, or Se cond Ciat s, First Chss Erene'i i..angurf., Driving a -d P7 intinr, Music on tie.' Piano Fo te ac -ompa".i' t by the Voice, Music on Ouitar, Use of Piano, Incidentals. S3 00 per session 10 00 . " 10 0 ' 10 00 " 25 00 25 00 3 uO 50 (C it August I, IS 10. G. SPENCER. 73-1 LAND ! LAND ! LAND ! El lie T '.rfi. a- - .- .1 I; SNOAV o'Ter for sale a v. ry valuable farm on the Ea-tern side c f Cape Fear Riv er in the county ol B aden, about IG miles below the Town of Fay ettevd.'e, and immcdiat' ly on the River. There are 7G :ie es of land (ma r survey,) and 12 aon'S of hack land j -ruing the same. About 250 acres were in cuhiva' i an tin present year, and there are suitable bu Idints for ihc convenience of the farm. Persons ac reqmtcd to xain'mo the same before the crop is hou :(!, as they can then judge properly . of its pYodui.tioii. It is unnecessary to sav it is a first rate f.rn;, as ail wjil he satislu-d of that fact when they see it. Terms will be made to suit the conve nience of the pnrchas-r.- JOHN T. GIL?.! ORE. Fnvettf viile,Oet. 31, ISIO. ; 83-tf Tine Observer will copy. Sigour-Sirour- Si-..i,- FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. Sg AN OFF m the 22.-1 inst., from my residence on the oj.p v ear uivcr, 3 mues aonve F Fnvoiteviile. iny negro mnh A PRILL. He is a" little htight comp'ect. d, with thick bushy hair, very bow-legiieit, when walking re.c.ks verv much, and has a areat 'r-?s3 impediment in his speech, partic ularly wh n frigl'.tened. Said boy is about live feet, live or six h ehes high, 'and weighs about. 1 15 lbs. ; ag- d about 30 years. The above reward will be ; aal for hi eehvr ry to me at my residence, or for confining lri.i in any Jail so that I set him again, and ah reasonable expense? paid. It is more than probable that he may make an attempt to -n to Mr Areh'd. McArns, Robeson County, near Oi!ehrits bridg ", who owns one of his brothers, whither he has made the attempt to go heretofore. HENRY R. KINO. Octoher 31, 1-340. fS-tf ivl p h 1 i il I xV o sJ i. J. ij ix . Ph Firkins (assorted.) Some v: rv sir erior. at. prices from to cents per pound ! for sale by GEO.' McNF.lLL. Nov. 2 4, IS SO. ScIigoI Books The foUowingr School Books have the strong Approval ci' Air J. Okville Taylor, Secret tary ot Hie American School Society. JLUtle Thinker, Parts first and second, by Sa lem Town. Kay's Infant and Primary School Reader and Speller, No. I'? These are the fi st books to bo given to the child. Incompleting the spdiitiij and reading course, the follow ing should be used, and in the same order th'e books are here mentioned. Town's Spelling Book. Kay's Primary School Reader and Define N o. 2 and 3. Child's Guide, by Merriam. Young Reader, by Piernont. Girl's Heading Book, by Mrs ney. Boy's Reading Book, by Mrs ney. . National Reader, by Pierpont. Town's Analysis of Derivative Words. These complete, the Spelling and Read ing course. For the Writing course, "Foster's Copy Books," No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, and 8. Olney's small Geography for beginner.?, to Le followed by Smith's Geography aWAtlas, lato improved edition. Olney's History of the United States. Robbiu's Outlines of General History. "First Lessons in Arithmetic," by Professor Davies. Adam's New Arithmetic. First Lessons in Algebra and Geometry, by Professor Davies. " Brown's Grammar smaH and large. Civil Polity and Political Economy, by M. Wilsou,ysq. This book teaches children the nature and form of our government and the first and most obvious principle of Political and Do mestic Economy. It should be studied by every child in a free government. Physiology for Children, by Mrs Jane Tay lor to be followed by "Lee's Physiology," in the hi.jher classes. Uncle Davy's Chemistry to be followed in the higher schools by Comstock's. Miss Swift's Philosophy, oarts 1st and 2rl 1 . " L followed by Comstock's Mother's Geology. Marsh's BokICtf?rf - ' 'r'-.-.o -m-k r : r. he nurchased of 'J AtLoit and Clement, Wholesale Booksellers, No. ISO Fearl Street, JNew-York, and ot the isook- sellers generally in each of the States. a it-'z- ft i U V ijh Cw 1 0 V jrj-i 11 h rpiHE Subscriber has on hand, and ftors for sa'c, ,5L ; h gr. a t. 5t as -o; tm n.t of TU VE S ever be " f re lT red m the State, ; I cnnsi-taii of Box-Stoves, ix. rsoen ana .inn 1'iat--d Stoves. B, filing, Baking sy ':L '"T' "i ad C ock in g Stoves, of the most app.-oved p-itten-.s. i..e-;;fjj-."".?4j C U c.1 M. iV. S. s-'lt:U.I- vlS 'or ' -ii 'rc'os, Court anil ,. ... - 'ify J--to- ies. See., assort' d, from " ". IS to 3G inches in length. rh-.ee Franklins, with an assortment of Stove-Pipe and !".!!miv . t eth r w.r'i a large and verv g meral .i.,..t..u.rf 'f J PANNED and PLAIN TIN ware, at WHOLESALE and RETAIL, ail of wiiieh he will s-dl on the 'nest terms. ;r7-He still -o-ti nues t manuiaetnre f verv ar ticle m the COPPER, TIN and SHEET IRON v. aie line at the shortest not'ee. JAMES M.ARTINE. Favettev'.lle. Nov. g.7. IS id. :-3ni NOTICE. FWIIIK late firm ofN.iit Starr beinrf dis solved by the death of Mr William Nott, Of said fi m, Notice is hereby t iven by the Subscriber, as Surviving Partner, to all persons having c'aiins pgain-t the said firm, to presi nt them for pa-me.jtj and to ail persons ind hted to them, wliose notes and accounts are due, that immediate payment is rtquir d, as the business or the firm must now be cksod according to Law. JOHN D. STARR. Surviving Partner. FajcRevii:., Doc. 15th, IS 10. 95-tf. TsJOTiCf' is hereby riven, that at the last J- TYi m of the Court of Pleas an 1 Ouarfer Ses sions of the CVuntv of Cmnbir'and, the Subscri ber qna' fi:d as Admin's: rator on the Estate of the late Vvi liaon Nitt. All persons having claims sga:n t trie paid lirtat are h reby notified" to pre sent them wit di the tioie pr se ibed by law, a-.d i II pe s ns indebted to said E-tate, to make im mediate payment, as ind i gence cannot he given. jwii-s u. or auii, .(tm'r. 95-tf. Dexcmber 15, 18-10. Purtlxer Notice valuable Stock of Goml- belono-ing to the late firm of Nott & Sta- r, wi 1 be sold at Public Auction on Monday, the 11th dav (if Jan uu v, 13-11, at their late stand, on a credit for all sums over one hundred dollars, of six months, for notes with approved security, navahO ntBa-di. JOHN D. STAI.'R. Surviving Partner. Dec. 15, 1 - iO. NEW CJOODS. WI l, , 1 A 31 3IcI X T Y R i: TTcf AS jnst received and oil' rs f .r sn'e, Superior Era. B ack. Invisible Green & Bine Ch.ibs ; B a v. r Sc Pilot Cloths ; Donbie-M IIM Dsah Lyon Skin , Sattitmitts, Ker.tu. ky Je r.s. Strong TwulM Kevseviueie-, Fk.nne's, stings, B ank fis, B! a n -ket-Coats; F.ene! Merino, s Circassians ; Cali coes, Mus:'ins, Mouslin IVLain-; Siiawls ; Plush, Musk-P.at & Seal-Skin Caps; Wool & Russia liir Hats; B.,ots &. Shots; Hoods F.orettcc Braid Bonnets. GROCERIES. Teas, T.oaf-Suga-, W'mes Sc Liquers. Cheese ; Raisin, ha'f i-c quarter Boxes, "White Figs in Boxes: Window-Glass, Putty & White Lead. Hardware Cutlery. Carpenters' iS- Ulacksmith's Tools ; Collins, & Co's. Axes, and Whettmors Cards, ecc. Favetteville, Dec. 1 2, 1 S 10, 9 1- I sCt FRICTION MATCHES. & fsfc CROSS, HOLMES Itrproved Frie oPr tion Mat. i.e. s, just received, rind h-r sale by the Gross or Dozen, a spe; ior ar'ie'e. and warrantrd. Applvin J AMEs MARTI NE. A constant s i; plv ot the above kept on liar" M ill bo sold low. to sell a"' '" -- "-:" Fe. vcttt t TA.MFS W. CRAWFORD, rMarion District, h iving in id..- an assignment to the sub scribers, it' al lis estate and . ffccfs, for the bene fit ..f Hsoh. c-ed iters as shall within thirty days from the pnbkcatien hereof pr; snnt their cla ms against hnn, d nlv anth n tea ted 10 the subscribers, and shall, also, within that time, execute a lull release and d sclia rge to him, of ih.jir debts against hnn; the .said e editors are hereby notified that the said as signment is ready tor inspection as well as the deed of rel as lot Ex'cution. at the office of Wm. W. ilariice, E.,q., Marion C. H. JAMES G. CRAWFORD, JOHN H. CRAWFORD, lssisnees. Marion C. II. S. C. Dec. 15, 1840. D5-3t The IJi csidcjicj-. An article in the New York Standard shows, that the President elect has "succeed ed Ly the skin of his to, th." 3Ir V.B. lost 3Iaine by 410; N. Y. by 13,293; Pennsylva nia. 301; N. Jersey, 2,228. In all, 16,232 votes, and these four States, giving 90 elec toral votes which added to his 60, woiild make 150. "It results, (savs the New York writer) that in the lace of all this tremendous ho isting, all this nvghtv concentration of par- ; tv and of pipe-lnyit g, if Martin Yan Burel had received but ?,ouu more votes in itJ above four States, instead of General Hatfi sou. he would have been re-elected Presidnt,' and had two electoral votes to spare." To Tin: LuMfs. it i- satd. it you nil ;l"ver pids abi'iit half full of quick limecover over this a thtr-L mould, and the flowers may . ih-- -f lined in a vr. v short time and at on season .' The earth should 1)'- kept slight ly moistened and pressed down wheneer it! :-s by the swelling of the lime. From the Baltimore Sn. - K,ef?ort of tlle SecretaiyofWar. This document is characterised bV an economy of words, that renders condensation a matter of difficulty, consistently with jus tice to its author; yet we shall endeavor to adapt it to our dimensions, while we couvcv its import to our readers. During the past civil year, the army has been actively and usefully employed in Florida and ou the northern and western frontiers. Whenever it has been practicable, the regiments' have been kept entire and the troops concentrated, and this has been attended with beneficial results. .The plan of establishing depots for the reception of recruits has been commenc ed, that ihey may be drilled and disciplined before they are sent to their stations in garri son or the field; which can be better done at regimental than at general depots. By di viding each regiment into two bodies, every important station in the country may be occu--pied, either as , a place "of depot or a - ren dezvous of the regiment; and, by iirdper dis tribution of the latter, the i nlcrme$ate forts may be temporarily occupied byralfde-v tachmeuts, without injury to the disgpline:pr t he w hole corps, I can not too strdfigly arge the adoption of this method 1 of distrtlugfai6r little army in time of DeaeV.' DifeuWfrt works which have been planned, and which arc deemed sufficient to defend die several points of attack along the wholo coast. The Secretary does not believe that an enemy could long hold possession of any part of our country, if he took it; but he is "in favor of obviating the necessity of loss of blood on our side, by being "prepared for repulsion, rather than be obliged to resort to expulsion of keeping the enemy away rather than being necessitated to drive him out. It is stated that tho military academy, at West Point, has been conducted in a man ner highly creditable to the superintendent, and satisfactory to the department; and schools of practice are to be established, to which the graduates are to be sent for one year after tbey are commissioned, and their destination ascertained, to perfect them in the practical duties of that branch of the ser vice to which they may be attached. The barracks are represented to be in a bad con dition, aud the erection of new ones is re commended. -.e-n.Hftary. operations f the past y-ear iti 'jffijBfo, have . not been extensive. A' mcct .'tpiLrinted for the 7th u!t., between nrftpd and some hostile chiefs, on tbeTdcrsfirjthe latter, to treat of their eniigia ttJiTto' tUKest.-- After some davs spent" in small permanent . detachments wbuUdestr6PgPtiating, and after giving reiterated assur es euicieucy aim discipline, and would .Jb&i aocesot ;itieir, uesire 10 emigrate anu rejoin disastrous to it in case of war. In view f the well-grounded jealousy against a large standing army, and for considerations of economy, the necessity of providing means of defence for our northern and maritime frontiers at the commencement of a war, he- recommends central positions for the regular forces, from which thev could move unon anv rittack or defence: and such an- or-' r of the volunteer or milit5:i frrro aiktio-enable them to maintain the posts intrued to tht'r charge until relieved by the regukuktroops a system which ought to be matuijeujin time ot peace. A plan of posts for therwestern frontiers, the biUJiir tft bba nre-proojjand lnt bedsteads ol ifon, jVised by the chief engineer, haiC ",''"?jen5i4. th' change from the present fbti" t o. 'instruc-'- i r. :l:. ;.'!: , " " i-J . fot in tion and furnishing,.-is ifoccrnc; troduction into all tna Jbarrl. " I States. The chief concentration of tnpo)Jt!5b regimental rendezvous, ; tsj- l frontier, near Albanys in.tuV-:r York- 'rv-303&X.' Stiirf-i.-- ' ' '"'; the Western; ancTfof TTreoara!rarae-vMwcfr the Gulf of Mexico, I .'would recommend, in adaition to the permanent wrtifications plani ned for its defence, and noW'noinecteid, the establishment of a depot, .pocroewhere Kv low uie ians oi me wniq, ior arnv s&lartf sels. . -s- '.- 4 jpf Among the various alleged imprdemeiK.r in fire-arms, the only one recommended for, adoption, is the percussion, as a" substitute for the flint lock, an alteration which can be made on the' muskets ilowrin the arsenals. The Secretary alludes to the. 1 neglect with which former recommendations for the estab lishment of a national foundry have been treated, and submits the report of a board of officers sent to Europe to acquire such in formation as would enable the department i permanently to regulate this impoitant branch ; of the service. They were well received I abroad, and the knowledge they have acquir ed will be applied to the practical improve- I in cut of our ordnance. An officer of the en- gincer corps was sent to the school for sap- j pers and miners in France, to obiain practi cal information of that art, which is not pos sessed and cannot be obtained here, in the expectation that a corps of sappers and min ers would be created by Congress. They well received and generously treated, their, brethren west ot the Mississippi, the In- djatis 't suddenly disappeared without tiny as signable cause for this abrupt rupture of tho negotiations. .Hostilities have, in conse quence, 'been renewed, and will be prosecu ted vigorously. The regular troops now in Florida amount to about 4.500 men, and the militia-in service to r'Uout 2,000. I recom mend that authority beiyen the Executive to engage .-tho services' SjY-this description of troops ' for a twelvemomlf, or during the con tinuance of hostilities in Florida. The term of three months is much too short to ensure efficiency; and frequent enlistmcuts are a .fruitful source of insubordination, as well as rjfeJdittonal expense. Of the 41.010 t emigrated since 1S36, about five "fere removed during the past sea v,v,are said to be prosperous and -ponies. to diffuse education ""d, and if well carried y improve their con fsubject, says the Se great gratification to be frTfernis of merited pstiise of &t manual labor school in the nntryThe laborers of that sect, act distinguished for their Christian zeal in ihe causa of Indian civilization, are likely to JtK? CKrtitfifc. , . a-sttccegs: and I he re is reason to hope thati the 'high expectations raised by Uiis . exiensive cslabiistimeiit will be fully realized under its present pious and com petent instructors. The countenance and encouragement of the Department will be given to other demonstrations, that mny de sire to do likewise. s were and the same may be said of the officers sent tj the school of cavalry at Samur: whose ac q.iired knowledge will bo used for the im provement of the cavalry service. A separa tion of the staff officers from the hue doom ed advantageous, and the abst iu c of super numerary officers is set down as i:.jt.:t ious at ill times, and as a fatal dt.diciency it! the field, in opposition to regular force-. An extension to the army, including the ordiiance corps, of the law for the enlistment of boys, ts apprentices, into the naval service, is pressed again on the notice of Congress. I Within four years last past nearly 41,0CO itdians have been removed to their western liome; by which an obligation to provide ad ditional securities against this increased dan ger to the border States, has been incurred: ind the erection of works of defence for that Purpose is suggested. No disturbance has iccurred on the Cau'ada border during the iast year, and none is apprehended. The Secretary thinks the excitement there has en irely subsided. A suspension of the appro bations has delayed the progress of the vorks on that border, but it is expected they rill be complete next season. , In addition to those already authorised, the election is iecommended of barracks at Spring Weils, near Detroit, and at a position between Buf falo aud Black Rock, in the State of New York; and also a strong work at the outlet of Lake Champlain, and until the boundary questiou is settled, it is advised that the work on the northeastern frontier be confined to the erection of barracks at the junction of the Mattawamkeag and Penobscot rivers. The works on our maritime frontier have made slow progress; and it is stated that the whole coast from Passamaquoddy bay to the Sabine river is exposed, on every point not detet.d r-d bv Nature, to be invaded with impunity: at. d. in the event of war, the expense of attempt ing to protect this long line by troops for o:h vear or.lv, w-uld cost more than to "tcct thr- ' Tiic- Postmaster Gcucral'illcport. This document commences'" by shewing that the extent of the post routes in the United States covered by mail service, on the 3 1 i h June last, as near as can be ascertained, was 155,739 miles. The annual transportation on these routes, at the rate existing on the 30th of June last, was about S63370,776 miics. - The annual cost of transportation, estimated at the rate of pay existing si the close , of the year, was $3,296,870, viz: By horse and sulkey, 1 2, 182445 miles, at a cost of !g7S9,66S; by "stage and coach, 20,209,278 miles, at a cost of Ssl, 911, 855; by. steamboat and rail-road, 3,889,053 miles, at a cost of ss595,353, making a total of 36,370, 77G milc3 at a cost of .3,296,870. In addition to its service, the mails by steamboats and other vessels, under the 5th and 6th sections of the act of 1S25, are estimated to have cost, the last year, about 9,000; aud there has been paid for ship and way letters, about $26,000. In consequence of a resolution of Congress, passed ou the 14th May, 1836, the contracts which would have expited this year, have beeu extended to the 3Cth June, 1841; the leltings will consequently not take place till the spring of that year. About seven hundred new routes established by the act of July 7th, 1639, have been put into operation, and have incteased ihe expense of transportation: which with the belief that the usual increase of tove nue would not be realized, indicated the poli cy of retrenchment rather than improvement. Some improvements have, however, been ef fected, which seemed to be called for by the public, interest, and at small additional ex pense. Some additional contracts have beeu : made on steamboat and railroad routes; soitk- j retrenchments have been effected, neatly j equivalent to the new liabilities, and addition- j al expedition has been given to the gre;.t . north and south mail, aud to important routes connected with them. The number ot con- , tractors in the service duringthe last year wa -about 2.100. The number fined, or had c - ! ductions made from their pay for dehnqueti- ; eies in the performance of their engogen-.n-s. . is 628. The fines and deduction.-,, i:ig ! the year, exclusive of the remissions, amom.t j to $60,685 60. The transportation service i has been generally well performed, and the ' stacles which, for a time, caused ifrcculuitie- j in the mail South of Washington, tire b liovcd j to have been removed. The itttmbrr f pot offices on the 1st day of July, 1S, was j 519: the number on the 3Cth day rf .June, 1 : 12. 8 : on tne same o.iv oi .ne p.t .- o; , tug number was j.).h.s, .-i.-.i.n... -. luring the vcar, ot 65. Ihcre tibTifcd, riunns the ymr, jjj post otoccs; and 271 discor.t'nued. The number this day is 13,638. There have been, during the year, 3231 postmasters: appoin ted, of whom 959 were for new offices. . The revenue of the ifcpaitmcnt, for the year ending June 30, 1810, was: letter postage tfvl, 013,776 07; newspapers and pamphlets, ;S535,229 6l; fines paid to postmaster for violations of law 260, making $4, 539,265 68. - The expenditures for the same period were: for ccmpensation-to postmasters, $l, 028.925 92; for wrapping paper, office furniture, adver tising, mail bags; mail locks and key a nd stamps, mail dep;edations nttd special agent blanks, and cltiks fur cfiices, ai d ni-cella-uecus, S4l, 778 So; for .-hip, steamboat and way letters, $35,410 81; tor tratispoitutiou, 83.252,995 16, making $4,759,1 10 85.. Ex cess of expenditures, 8219-845 17 . Ihc excess of the expenditures for these two vears was met by the turpios fluids which had acc umulated in 1S37, and neatly exhaust ed all shut surplus which was available. "Ho says the decline in the re venue of the depatt- inent for 1810, already noticed, litis been oc casioned mainly by the second suspension of the banks in a large section of the Union, billowed by a gent r:d depression of tho com mercial interests of the country; but he adds, 'ihe present apparently unfavorable financial condition of the dcpaitmont need occasion ot anxiety. It can bo sustained upon its own resources, and soon placed in a safe and pros peious condition. let, to afford it ten. poiarv relief, curtailments of service, to a limited ex tent, are ncccstuv. 1 his has already bee n commenced, and will l e continued as far a-j may be found requisite to place its finances in a sound condition. '. .. Periodical ; tit nth meiits be uuavoidable'it is suggested thut Congress prescribe - soirie rule bv width ur titihrttnts fchall be effected, so ;ts to ii.m. o ex ecutive discretion, and appoition i :;;. tion- of service among diifeietd si(ti ii-. oftiio country. Tne causes which h;ivo ; .1 ;:-.( I the department in its present coi,.; o'o n, toe set down as the unexampled comou-rcinl and fi nancial fluctuations since 1S3 1, deomgiii the calculations 'based m the j'.'-t office tee nuc, and the high rate at wV.i. h cot. tract-: ! !. been made since 1S3J. la iitg an iveiii.e ud vauce of 50 per cep.i. no tin: i ocs paid piiur to that year. It is expect. .'. ;.--t f.-.tou- h ;t:i gs can be made at gr ut'.v h ti .. ! nt. s. A a reasonable expect it:..;i e! a o (i't-ti m int'no expenses oi Hie- oa.i-p. i i.tWett, and noni) a certainty of a con.;.ide:ao'.e iucicj-c in its rev enues, the futuic prosprcts. of the depnituu rit are highly satisfactot y. '1 he fu-ilhies which railroads afford for v t!'!;r-miio;t of 1, tters and papers out of the m i l, li n e ;.!- o dimin ished., the ..revenue, ;isi proi.d.v .i hlJujrr c,ff at mose point-, wie m- tto,-,- ;.i, ipoos b id been recently p:e.i i J. Jb- thinks he has succeeded iu ref'ormi".': 'Ik- ptnetice, in rrgaid to letters carried bv : m:. is nn I Lett with regard to the. pisoiis in tin; same vehicle that 'transput!;? thg ti.ail, there is j prohibition... Rehilive to tiie practice of'car rying newspapers out ol the m ill, without having the privilege sro-ei d m tl:" conti.-r t, ;o "i t ,'j;r.-at i ;o tii : a,.,!.. i:ci;d, that it oil - 1 1 i : v he says, I found it !" I could not be suppressed venience to the public; .o of tho law admitted f doubt -i in r: gr.;d 1 tie: restriction, I conclu'h d thnt I .-he -hi r ..f ,lis. charge my duty by pt-rtuittiog th. . e ptu? ( to continue, and 1 -avo it eithf r for C"i,"i ciiher to, remove the prohibition or to mako the law more explicit for its cMtforcement. The unprecedented e xtent lowhii !i the ex ercise andahu -o of the fiunkiug privilege hns been carried, is .stntrd to have hr-en gKtd.'v oetrimcntai to toe ovum- (iuit.g in.. . . -i -1 venr. n: !! to lowir." h- t ic ' ; . - the post office in H n-hiegtou taken of the nonr.'.-r ami w. letters r.nd pa. !;? ts ' ! I I ing the 2d I;iy -. July last. Th..!e and packets !i..:o 20,363 free e " u- and 292. "iCs ''' franked packet n :;.!:;; It t.. :y be e i !:;. ' . ! ;'. stracted Irotu l':.g v ;i!loo;tt.t r ci' !. -the o' l.'.ety . :. . tho tw o cent-: pr. : tor . tho . u.'u ol si . 1 . of ti.-- tVatikiiig ; p. im-:.' cr-d !i ' t.i !. no'A it !,.'-; r. cd cio.ei t . e:.:;:. 'y ;.: e lis ot' ..: I.e. i -t. f'o; cr-d. It i- ::' rr u.:i.e::d. ante to j-'osTii.i.-.'l'. ; . ; t w. f ;: "nt w 'i it of ih" f- or. ' g Mil ''(j W f.n lp- e;;d- !' J'"i". and tho 7-a .. 3s i;. o j, . -.'-'.'! . e I ) -p n ti.K-t.t : , i I:.' ;:.!)' . - . d Congo 1 e i'.tie nts and (.'.net " it it no i:'.i.(,7D. : is been ;i!- li.e ; i-t yr ar. in th' !; -!:e-i-n t - fjr ; i ii !.. P. ti i .. j : - . .'; fo-- h.-'o-j , . :i ( !e!ish e abu-e is stu'' U tr be de,i ;- ls refornmeiK -n.-h !t or letii' rJv P" ' --ns tu it can be cu- " i ' ni.-. -,.-i; ,nc ;o, '. O (.'!.! ) oa !"p-o ,e.- Tir-a-urv act cannot foil of hiv fi . icrs. 'I'iie , u. g a s.i.u.arv intpp.i.eo in promoting pio.n.pt payment f the qnaiteiiv balances by po't mastcrs. and in pipvr-ntii.g d.-f.i!c;iti.. n-. lie says, w pfi a view- to rrrnovc, o.aiiy oi the grow ing evils -f the tun il e-.Pi!jiishtii l!t. tltei .-.CMtt; liie I ed ictioii of bite; p-.tag. I i esp'-f tf.iijv po.p'.se a r iintge in toe pic--' rt sv -'.:. i. ou tho fi llov. ing basis : 1. '1 he c-nt ! was vear, me increee. have been vnc-e excord.ori '' pattmr nt-. : '.. ItitP f,f f::', ..nd tie 1 Oi J. The r pip t.- 'tt.d -atice oi r,ni 4. A revi is an exch jr.tl ' :'i e a t n - ' an 1. 1 r. g pt t- ;! f Igkt. tv IP: too n! i.-.ad-i of I o- P 't' eoirr.in a, nul- pjn Ol post 'gO n't i:ev. 5 e p..att' r, w ith aa a.i- ol .: t.i: ilfo'." loiter po- I--', with a red tidi'd ot fvci-ty-tive per c. i;r. The eti'ei.' of tie f-rst of ;hcc chnngri wo 'id be gteativ to diminish tho bulk and l n cV (
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 26, 1840, edition 1
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