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UfCSr C.. -1 -j J.-; " ,- - o-.rfga .... r,A., J't- it? - - "i V ' r 3 0" I 2; .3 ?--w ftp -r a J, if Mid m wnL . i 4 N-M MU. 4T MJT V VU , t' if Mid at tf rndtAf.Tv 'tZT&tVL '. . X ' ' - 'm-'-- I AftI NOW RECEIVING Jv- t 1. Q f II 1 SiMtt c$a per square for W fin9b.'4nd ? TO THEfPElililjDii h rTTlAKE tUia nil hod to inform their fcifrnds V Ji. and cuiloniem.'ftoth in town and cUilpK4aj hat they -bave Just . received their stocfe for ItttfW Spring and Summer trade. As we have" selecle. our gooiia from tiio best and cbenpeat va?sortmrri9' in the market, we fKetonfidweare enable-lS pie eruire satisfaction to lhfese ifno will favor na with their cuftoro, both in the nrlce arid qnalgy of bar goods. Opt slock consitfn part of Rio & Cuba Co6, P6iiico, N. Orleans mod Loat Sazir, Liverpo ack, Alum, Blnwn and Salina Salt (in bShJtN Orleans and West India Molasses. Swedes Eiilish anil Mountain Iron, English and Amercan Blister Steel, Nails, &c-, t'orjeitv r with a general assortment of tabic and pocket Cutlery, &c. &c. . A L SO, Bleached and uibnclied Dom.-s:ics ; Bed Tick-ins;- MnaJinj Muslin detains;, ifjsh Linen;.AI- tl ajiwls ..and Hitnkerchicfsj, Itibbonstlars; Shoes; Bontiets. &c. &c. ' " bWI STORE & FOR Ali 10 bbls. prime Mullets, 3000 lbs. Western Bacon, ; - - 500 lbs. prime Lard, '(in small ' Firkins,).:- ;:i:.'--Vr 800 busliefs alin Corn. rZ0W do. Oats,- f: -100 . do. "'Peas, , tfvs AUt of whi.-h will be sofcCat tb fewest mar ket tMfiCCAStl, by May j8,'iS473-CC ,s. P.Srt of ljaf inount. VinT'l'! .have iust rtwetved fron:'New York and Philadelphia, our stuck of SPUINS SD SUMMER GOODS,;consist!nj; of a general 0 D S t, RRflESAND - GROCERlCf 1 )CI W),M.h iv will e1l at rhe lowest maiketrTi f- - fsSHETER PifrWVWNS JN & CO. i i " i4fPTEIl PSTIJNSON Si CO. r-- 1H44. ' . - Jrrs- - Z4-iil. . . . "r--v-7 - . - - , - i nrnciiTwii iiHt iiAuk t unoit S." , Mir on bad mtjailJiS8 .oL 'April l.sriaL-v 2f"r ' '.Ike tatove.l UuJ.a dramatic flory py ivirs noi lind r -The'GajpfDferhy Miss Ellen Pickering; . Trr HereUeVMroieiw' ; ,Th trarchJof Mons. Vio v'lel.Hly Marryai, Jack nf.rli'e. Mill, a fireside Story, - Hy TlftwiUj re-BitthrightT by Mrs Gore; the MysterfeVof NeJ? Vcrk j Cjmp Charlotte, a tale i.f 1774 -iodith Bmsaddwtne Jewess; the t' Mxrhants;- the Ladies' Fir ; the stolen wife. n" "Aeri:an Romance ; Fanny Dale, or the first year t-after marriage, , by T, S. Arthur; the Crock of - GoM, a rural novel; the Bankinz House; the ; oitring ol Arthur O'Leary ; the Deserter, a le- Rend of Mount Washington; Wilfred Loycl.a Re voluiibuary Romance; the American in Paris ; the Jew ; Silvio Pellico ; A Christmas Carroll; Matilda, by Eugene Sue : Nicholas Nicklehv. April -20 1811. R. W. HARD1E. - MG-.I. Me3ULLAV, ELIZABETHT0WN,N.C RaSPECTFUL.L.Y informs the public that he lias taken the House recently occupied by David Lewis, Esq., and intend keeping a House of- PUBLIC m ENTERTAINMENT. His rooms ar comfortably lirrnished, and on his ta ble will alway be found the bestthe market aff irds. For the comfort and accommodation of those who may favor him with their patronage he wilt me every axeition, and spare no pains. ,rT Prices will be molerate in accordance with ,the timcs t raveller ana transient visiters win in attention necessary for tbeir comfort. XI 8. aaa-tc -. . j rJsrilhrr has on hand and for3JB, at re eiaced prices. 35 sets of harness, assorted, and a tew carriage trimmings, etc., low for cash, or on .short credi: to punctual customers.. - Gi and barouche tops, and harness otall kinds repaired, and carriages re-trimmed in best style, at short notice, and at low prices. jt3AH orders will be promptly attended to, and he work done in the most tasteful and satisfactory "SZiZ-ZSr" m""- JAMES SUNDV. WANTED. fSAflV BUSHELS OF ASHES, imme- JPll'V diately, for which a fair price will be paid. March 9, 1844. W. M '-.L. McKAY. 263-tf. Sign of the 1BIG SHOE! THE Subscriber still continues the bus:ness ot SQOEMAK.ING 2 doors east of David Shaw's Conlectionary (notwithstanding he also ban. few articles oi general family use, in the ,oce.ry line) and keeps on hand an assortment of a&oes of bia own maawficture, which h on war rant offood workmaai!, d sell low for HirssarnaliWsaBWfi&nketotlioso vho ban ekwodedii&r. fliet', Pfttropase, and Will exert r. hinlf.io pealYs"2"rB- . t. .,. " VCJ ReTpsartiM an4rfadp(T done at the knrtea& nottca. ajid ia a durable manner. xaftorte nc, "jp- IORNIl.r.RA ; -vBcMdti KGbaena Assortment of .-w'.:'Aiugn.waKfl arc- 1 Pilot, Beaver, Doc Sk m and M-- 'vJt r j, owrss, mini arwrisooirT Murnns, wta Bishop ruwns ; VVhUe nd colored Cambric Sheetings; Irish Lineoe ; Shirtings: VVIjiABfid b!'-.ilose od Half H.se WefH, EPasiVand Cfttjtin Suspenders; Sewinir, Spool and b laan.nrea j Uoat '1 rirnmin&c.&c; which M n--ieriiinctl to sell low to (hose who will favor nwflh atsall.-JNText door to E. Fallen) -1 yri$3l& ' ... D. McLAUMN. The Inclioeii Vater Wheel . PATENT. tf valuable iinproveinent.ln th-s applicatiou ol water j ower, now conipieted andin suc cessful operation at the Cool Spring Mills in this Tub'i.. The invention was deined to save water in its operation, and thereby remedy the difficulty now existing on account of its Scarcity. This wheel will ptrloim the same labnr "with less than half the water required to drive the tub-wheel, and if bp plied i n place of the flutter-wheel the saving must be still reajrijy. The number of Mills (now in op eration by t base wheel?) that become. scarce of uf af ter in the sumineris supposed to avem r 80 or 90 per cent. It Ih se Mills can he sueere-iiullv operal ed with even half the water nov required, it is ob vious that the supply of water will be a'liindaur. The Inclined W'ater. Wheel in its construction can be placed at any elevation to suit the condtyon of the pom), I her'-lajr securing a sutii ienl head abjrie the wheel, w!jjJiij fujportaiMiito all mills where riia r iai m i . i Jnispj id !HTMjtae ; T&e the Overshot, which requires a JuiflSieicnl -fail and constancy of vvater, and is also I cxrenslve i n its construe! ion J expensive in its construction : Whereas, ih In. 4 ctinea v aier ivneticjti oenitii at nmcihuss ex- , i : c. pense--can be .inCcessful! v applied to any mill or machinery that is propel led hy water, and will run well in back water. This Wheel is s iid to rank in Bflvvvr Willi a tHgn nreasl w heel, an ; can Lie geared Mmnwtier cogs or annas, dui ine laner oeing con sidet'ed.che: per and more durable, I have adopted them. Having obtained a Patent in December last, I h-Ave abstained trom givin-r publicity tothe inven tion, or offering to sell any Rights, until others, as well as myself, sbyild become sutisied of its advan tages. I am now ready to dispose of the rifiht to use said invention hy counties, districts and States as also single rights. Millwrights, Mill ow ners, ami the public .generally are invited to call and ex amine the inverUKin. The machinery, as represented ,.irv the plate nb nc, ran be" "made more simp'e, by w iifch one halfofthe expense of construction will bo di minished, but the amount of wnter saved will be less. 1 shall have hoth modes of construction wjth a statement of materials for each, printed in bills, whicli I resisn lortnose wtiowish fur' formation on the subject. JOflN T. G1LM Fayetteville.Oet 21. 1843.--243-y. I, I 31-K! 50 CjPLS Fresh THOM ASTOWNArnong which For sale by t rench ant Nov. 25, 1843. GEO. McNEILLT . r c . . . Kncourage Home 3Ianufactjires. Gardner and 3IcKetlian, 31RIAGE MAKERS. "AVE ow oiv hajid-aiid for sale a mucV'Iar Vr-' S-'ock "-pf Wurk lhan r consist- -- r rriages, tsaroucnes, tfuggies, - Sulkeys, Wagons, "&c. Persons wishi ng to boy, would do well-to call and examine their Work and prices, which have been reduced to suit the times. We warrant our wdrk, as usual, forone year. ICUP Repairing neatly executed at short notice and at reduced prices. June 2. 1844. 233-ly. NEW BOOKS. : JUST RECEIVED, Kendall's Santa Fo Expedi tion, in two volumes. Alison History of Europe, in one volume. The Farmer's Larjd Measurer, or Pocket Companion, shrwinjr at on view, the jaakJ ..f .nwVer: of Land, from dimensions tnkflSt l:iii " J . vards. witnrti set of useful Agricultural tahl Tim Select Works of Mrs- El lis, 1 vol. Arabian Niznts Enteitainrnenls, large and smaTI copies. The Marriaire Ring ; The Letter Writer, beina a Series of Letters, as CJ.ndes for persons learning to write letters, on different subjects. Amjeajpan ChesterfieM Daughter's Book ; Sm.VlhV siastical Republicanism : Smyth on PresfiSjrari Prelacy ; Calvin's Institutes ; Coil's Booksiklep. ncr. Stewart's adventures in cajituring Murre.ll. Mason's Farriery. A very cheap edit jort of a Biography oikJohn Randolph; also the Ashland Test BoOSn, KUoCiii I w.-nAKUlE. OOLi. CASH Sfwen fr Wool by ceo. McNeill. Juno 1, 184.. mm 10 for BroTl do wiXiMiBt, -Sbit-sell Almonds, Butter Nots, Lrrh uHtese,ewyjy. died Beef, ground Th-; naflSP':eian J Clltmegsd Mace) GU'Prllow Waggons, Cradles, and Chairs, Ht supply of Prench Baskets fof L.a A freshJCJly of German and French larjye Dol beads, :-dnd commoi., large and small Brass Cannons, Toy Guns and Swords, - Whips, Drums, Flutes, &c., &c.,&e., &c.'- :v-. IfEW FANCV ARTICLES. ,o.n5twg i part, viz:--IInir, Heth, whisker, niiil; tootlrtwd-sliaving Biushes, Buflaloe and ImitatlonJ Itidinsr, tuck, and side Comb?, Silver and Gerioaufl silver Thimbles and Pencils, with a splendid col-n tiiioyrup,rori4VHe-Hi bottles, feppe, Sau.CJi, pers, 01ivcs;gcfes hy the Milion or jar, Mustard? Csu eet (il,-'E"W5SSrt. snd:. hnltpr ftV.d . .., vjjds, tv oik ant. oilier articles too ledfous-Tin to mention. - PERFUME mutuary and iSavy Shaving - oojp, uream, tiell, ICose and Macassor, Antique, and B. ar'a m, Mesh irowder, powder Boxes and Pi C Roses; frestoi baits, ussorlcd, .Ladr mellina Bottles, Lip Sa've, Cburt Plaster, assorted ci.lorj? Cold Cream, Mac.issor' Cream, Bear Grease, w itha aen-ra assortment of Extracts ofl Perfumery for Hankerchiefs, Orange Water, and genuine Frenefc and German Cologne Water. --it v4 or FRINCIFE t3E Uf clio ce Brandsr R.-S;,jas,' ' L.adios'feiegars ; Mrs Miller's Scoli ooy nnua in Oolites and bladders. ing Tobacco, and a. supffy of fiaa' aermnn ripe.. 9 MASON'S CfiAILENG cheap, 6 do-, Afason's B ack a' sorted sizes. " -, . kji.v 1 1 -l 1 1 vif nnnvp nmi it. C! V r.L . i .- i JPresfe an Nov. 9 IS 13.: pore- ' a. JOHN D.ST H AS received by the 1 ite arrivals fiOin-3S"ew York his slock of Spring and Summer - GOO D. S.v Comprising a large and extensive ?Sortmen Dry Gootls, Hard w aroand Cutlei v. Hats.-Rnnm Sh(S, Umbrellas, Parasols, QojrlrV and V5pV Cards, wr'ting and wrapping Paper7 Cofftt; -ugar, wrugs and .Mcaicines, Sec Medicines, &c. &c, well ivorTf. intry Merchants winch will Jj ;s lor cash or country produce. . the attention ol con ollorej at low nrices . J OH IN L. STARR. April 20, I 344. NEW SPRIM afAMESg HAS just recei:ed rivals from the Nor sortmcnt of GOODS arc I Eiie'i-Ii Lawn. ( Premium P.-ints. f rteSfsi v'e.l A. Ipacas, colored ancblack, Jatomtand Cambiic Wuslint, Gurips and Fringes, assorted, :-s . ilj islj Linens, La wns, and Diapers, CoD-.net L,aces and lidgings, -- - . BHak and colored, Lace Veils, . Sttperfine Cloths and Caseimerfs, ' ;-Merjo Cloth and Kentucky Jeans, ; DfuHtle-le and French Bombazines, J'tajtch aod. irsbLinen Drillinsr, 3"f4;i6 1gL ftandjorown Domestics, CarlLietii antfaarih Ross. ; 7 PenjgsjfljTwbi-arid othef Jeana.ii, "Q With 'hfi articles, comprising a etB,'rrj as'ortiienriI' of whicli, being ftrAasedjV lhe4 "Eakae foiiJasli.w'.il.l he oaerefi.fi t very low prices 'lo'lCask3.ont.l.ieia'it"!U'nift to piincriiakcus- IW"it I - v .ai-hv3i 3944: WorsteifrWCanon. -Batzontws ; arsnteirjif lins ., I , naSeoleh Ginp-liams: f. .BhioilabfcWnts SiaLfeagA. tpuiy JU"i p;and Fnngcs,; Elatic vi ir5 ' KfaZmJLm&s : Hosiery"; wrowsht and ftmity jfiarf;'4UnjB'Jandkerbi.el anlCraysrHiJ Jaci.hr 7pwl atid striped ivnisnns ; owist ana B'utktXdf, Cambi ics ; Veils ; Laces and Edgings ; Bnnnefand Ribbons'in grtSat variety; Drap de le; slimmer Cloths; Brown Linensand drillings; fancy Cottonoo-; Nankeens ; brown and b eacfod Slirt inss - wiecks ; fine Cloths and Caseimeres; Irish Linens and Lawns, &c. &c. A large assortment ol Hats Shoes, anil Ufljrbrellas, toselberi.with . . r . .i r. -aeH . i i ' e.. . UA ... u ooii variety r oilier otoii .s sunauie iui miu'w le and retail trade. . ' A the above coons were bought at ' hftiWati ni. :..c u-ernn attorn tn ne Inem nail pi 1 1 i - r . for ca.-h or on the ustia! lime for good n"eiQ il. & L. J. i-.lL Junol.lS44. 2-75-HJB : r.i. JVA'tC w HEREAS my t3 SiFW"n' "oS lell my bed andW. 4(lX;nsenif and refuses to return hoirjliiyrewarn all persons not to credit herjpO?al(g?&gInt, ehhej provisions or clothing fBifberseff or my children wh'om Ehe conteals from me, and I have reason-s K, l,ve lm orevents them froni-returning to my own home, where they would -all be hnnntlfidlv provided for. AMASA " B.ARN tbt w sr iL t SACeP-nsh Bull osC i -Vfr SoarsT e-rMrv Cazr-? car Jtf -arW TrtVtprirvr nnrf uc Ink. as Or mm rf&ataro- T? Mav24. 1844. 274-tf. -L SERINfiAND SUMMER pMery ad Gasfare, tiM lies, Sugar; (Coffee, Tea&q. Yor. that want CHEAP G OODSajCa3fr coiwhere you can gel thein. C. CafSOjfe?. Apf 13, 1844. ' 263;; HARDWARE T0RE, nn t...,. 1-" - : : to iftmtes t cnaracterj stretigtn ana eu- pn fsvson Street, opposite. tlienrUoy, Mtt. lf, Jn(l,ora Rank ofTaiip r -Viioii:iacriuer announces to Hie p Jt'VSrerral, and loins' Iriends'and old cu uflrrc in narficir. tha.t he is now nniiii m, ntl,. nnu- j pirficiar, that he is now npmiing an ent L , . . bck of Goods, Jn "jsftGpnsisting of II and Cutlery tis' Materials, U Carritge Makers' IMaterials, -. Carpenters' Tools, Jrglts, Oil, and Groceries. ks quick sales lire desirable, all mnv M&.l"An .C I .. .,.: "l WOJIli.iCOCC Oil ilCLlIU" "OOU " JAMES BAKER 263-lf. NOTICE. - TAKEKup and cofnmitted to ftfiwJail dlCuiii'uerland county, N. on iw ii ini., a neoro man who SaW'his " name is ISHAM, dm! lie 'belonirs to John Henrjt Psjjrfl hv of Halifax coun ty. NsSISfltaid'-'neffro is tbout 40 or -15 years of ao, dir .""comblected. 5 feet 3 ana wniie worH naU - m lie owner ot sar slave hereby notiftgd tee:NaiL 'Wat-ur-jue-rv. paf-cbarces, -a tk-e h(niV. r lie w'lH be t idaaM with aecSrcirtg td liw j -Ts'C v - . - W. UJUALLAIS, Jailor. cb. 3, 1 843 25S - tf. and thoroughbred otisi: . WW X, ' yPmorthis Sea- &f4t -his - Stable ti j T a r Thegauflta 9 t- ' -. 1tenam!Gra,wtteville.. lFJWy ne Academy ol ilu.treesOoro , SWstipfaffSsihd Jeplifeun'ajinhessee, then under the direction of Mr OT!fciy.WreeleW.ygMt,,ru rw.-.Bfeeoearawaiuisjarnuel Jf. Black, justly celebrated ni that f Qny every MtfAy$.nd .;,. .- r.:1s;rn, ,Pil(.hr. In ih .tb tJtWjgjHmmfil Hgnnw's every -MonJayf nd ayifra'iy after ffteSifi of April, throuoh -sorlr- rui- tliererfldue ot llifl lime at Ford's. 2(i8-rf. i. TroEa ihe'Democratic Review, May, 1833. ' - f AMS K. POLK. Mr PoJkr who iathe oldest of fen children, " '" r.. il 1. 1?.,!,..-.. , V .-.u f in iiicj.Ricuuuiyi.imuo, ioriii iar- wiJhe serbiao day .f November, 1795, aaGoosnuentlyii lhe43d now 4atblvaar T Jmhisage. HisaBcestorSiWoseoTigiBaijjifpl . i i Pollock, haSjAy obvioifs transition, yStOuui thsfcJeut foTiiv-emigrnted, mpre ihan acen iO&fo fronr Ireland a "country from whirl) man t-of our most distinguished l-to derive uieir oniii. - BiiDea lbenrsllBsirst in MaryiaudJhjale ' ot. lliefr -d?cendants still sojourn. Tbrach of me ftfnuiy Irom wtiicn is sprung apubjet t jClhiieinoir, remoye.d to the r41 tioiffflfgpiJ'ieciioH wigialevatt- f.iJ aTnW&mS' 4TOr:.- On the ,HT7S, conseqJ4i(iro thau a fior t'o Ihe drc!aratiorjrji.lhe f.iuith assembled inhabitant of Meek. 'jjtv, publicly absolved, themselves tuce m ,RHMif4j.isfi crown, iguiK Uffial mannestoinqepen- hae beemiliadlrholddja tire puaafTrnover in thU act of njaj;3 and oij of the signeis of this firiH firifbndence, was the great incTvgpD?' the Lpreiejfpeaker, James K. Po1jg&&fa v-wuurc-tit Willi nip pvnnruirti? iwiiTim and aacretnry of ihe fam i.ns ihvijkeH. ifnih " Dr ; Ephrairrf Brevard, the author of dHlaratiou itself. , '" . . 7Sr- Jeftersotilhaviiifr. srncereiv. no doubt. . r . , .. tpotmerely negative grouiids, ' cprajrlj f- iiioiniLHjr oi mis. iHteresiiiig pieooi rJV'Ste legislature -of North Carolina, comms pride of, .patriotism, caused evfdcace estafflishimr ils ' validity to ho collected in n comjiletti sVraiie, and deposited n me atchtVelJ W Ihe "State. The people of wnburg,vere, aToiQst to.a man, staunch "nejienuiue. revolutionary accent- "tTMid hiave beep UfrtrMhe pre- abla lur Jlveir unwtiverltig ad- lrTtf:,.'i,c pritiMWa-an . i -i ofi antral NHlLL.fW 1rKendetfe' The father o OIK assuming pretensions, but aeler.; - -Thrown iiponhl V riwn resources id I ed life, he became The architect qf ti ower1 knowledge orlhe law, hi reoiSneis . aod -ry -i-i-fbrtoues. He wajla warm supporTer-4C- jnf .sources is debate, his unwearied application ' Jefferson, and throuiih life a lirrn aocPeon-ir sistent republican. In the autuii'yof '9 he removed to Tennessee,' wKeteiias among the first pioneers of.. te fettilelVai1ey of Duck river, then a wilJSfSfeiN, but rtow-'tfie most flourishing and popi'tloosr portion cl'the State f The magical yrowih - of a Coutrtry which was but yesterday redeemed from the sole d'4TiMpn of naturl is it phenomenon of greai. raoMi ana political interesi, anu caiiuoi the woudeiful' em-lfiican man languish . - "'"" . r ' , or halt, when aJW'nAhrro w expauding aud advancing v ith irwepreiaiible eticrgy luthis region, Mr Polk sliH'resides, ,so lhat he may be said, literally, to have grown . with its growth and strengthened with its strength, Jf course, in the infancy of its settlement, the oppoituui ties for instruction could not be great. Not withstanding this disadvantage and ihe still' more formidable one of painful affliction, from which, after years of suffering, he was-finally relieved by a surgicdfoperation he acquirer the elements of a good sound English edur cation. Apprehending that his constitution had been too much impaired to permit the con finement of study,- his falhet determined, much, however, Hgainsl the.will ol" the son, to make hima commercial man; and with Us view, actually placed him with a merchant. Upon what slender threads hapg ihe destinies of life ! A little more, and the uncompromis iivfir opponent of the liuuk of thelJniled States, the democratic Speaker of the House of. Representatives, might have been at this day, in spite of hi? origin and early tendencies, a wboteacber s na n ics. uliatws jeremiads lfW 1 Or Hubstance migflt be cailed, 4Jjiat shadow see; For eavb.aeein'd eitrier." -J.- He remained a few AveeWTn actuation adverse to his wishes and iucomnZwith hi taste: Finally, his - earnest rS4a suc ceeded'" iu overcoming the resistatfceljof his CiUierand in July, 1S13, rhe ws placed under thseore of the Rev.-Dr Henderson, aud sub if 1815 he entered the Ujaiverity of 'jpfe'rjh Carolina, having, in less than twiers' and a half, thoroughly prepared btjfwelf' to" C)tD meuceHhis collegiate course. oRiM be ffreeu from this hastv sketch, thattbeiTf ry of 'Hhe speaker furnishes an . ifiteiesff Sample of . i X .. '.u: j:. laicui tuiu icicvciii.itir iiibjniii over uis- heaiteniiig difficjesfSly Jife. So fre quent tbciuatane'uH it would almost seem njaTni6-tpwt ,iC'riires tho ordeal'of ad verse fcijATrarCees to strengihen its temper and rjiatinguish it from Uasubstantiai prelcn- Ulli W III', li 1 . . . af pjoiiT3fHa Ib enrcer at the University was dis- ffirjjgunMeo. .11 eacn semi-annual HXamina- e bore avv.iy tfje first honor, and linnlly itod in lS18, wiih ihe highest distinction jot nis class, and witn lne reputation ol beioz ihe first scholar in boih the. Jnathematics aud classics. Ol" the former science he was pas sionately fond, though equally distinguished as a linguist. His course at college was oiarked by the same assiduity aud studious ap plication, which "kivo since characterized him. His ambition to excel xva equalled by his per- .-s.. cimmr, in prooi n( vuicu.h is said, mai ne Qever missed a ree it (!, tnfcirniUGjJ ttl& ptuc- tnious.periormance tf,any oaty. nnitfA.wr cfose application at eoltege are apt" to bo'tdei spised by. those-. who pride thetelves on bril- ;iauy of mind, as if (hey were incompatible. ? melancholy mistake Genius has even -been defined the: faculty of application. The latter is, at least, something better, ""and nunc available. So carefully has Mr Polk Fa voided the pedantry of classical display. wljich is tho false taste-.of . our day andcoun lry,4N ilrnt o hide lKe acquisitions which "distiljiuhed his eaily career. His prefer- etif fbr yie useful and substantial, indicated by. tn.'-yoiithful passioli. fur the yjthernatics, has ijie.biiivelect a style of elocution which would,-SjU(JberjjBeined'tali) plain by Ihe sTiaiflfoxv admirer iiffisy det-lainaiion sThe worst of atFsjtyle.? i ie uWc?d and exaggerat ed. It is that of ittiaiit. 4pfrare, as it were, overlaid by theiicqoisitiOsSw They break down beneath a, burdeiw-vhitf ba've not strength to beari- Vf?r . e, , Deep versed Ija'bonks, but 'slialji'tothemsea,? vrhe- naiad should ratherertiiaWady culture4han encumbered with f'oreJgpro duethsti Pedantry is af once the tesuU-abd root ot.acii'iism. Reluming to lennesseo,. from tht) State thorough iei mic1 prepawrfcOi.-ia t,. to 'business, secured him, at once, full etn- -gioyiueni, aiia iu less luuii a year oa was ai- " I I - i; . T r - . - L - .realty a itiMiig praciiiiouer. pucn . prompj iuccess ia'a Wofessioa where the tarly siage are wovprbiairjiulojprv .iud discouraging, falla to ifet oCtt?.fjfe? ; " - aiolk "oe'ntlnued to deyota some year exclusively to the I'ibojous proaecutiou of hia profession, with a pgrAgreaaive aogmeutatiun of reputation, and the more solid rewards by which it is accompauigrj. In 1823 he enlereu upon the stormy career of politico, being cho sen to represent his county in the State Leg islature, by a. heavy majority over the former incumbent, but not without formidable opposi tion. He was, for two successive veara a member of that body, whare hi ability fn dd bate, and talent lor basifrBs, at once gave hint reputation. The early personal and political friend of General Jackson, he was one of thos4Rbo,-in the session of 1S23- 24, Called ' that distinguished ma it. from, retirement, by electing him to -the Senate of the United Stales j and he looks back with pride to iho part he took in an act which was followed by ' such important consequences. In August,' IS25, being; then in his thiilieth year, Mr Polk wa-hosen to represent his district ir , -Congress; iidiu the ensuing December, tool his seat iu'th it body, where he has remained!: evpr Kl lir-p ' ' Mm brnilohl uilh bif ! niyl' '. ilitit national -pounr HsTvlose fu u da mental fut laciplea to which be has adhered tbroogh all lh. par- ..soiial -mutntions of party.--- " Kroni bi curly youihhe'wasa republican of the strait est sect." He ba ever regarded the conatitutioD of the United States an instrument of spe -j :.- : ' li--., . . . . ' . cine huq iiiiiueu federal isio which' ta'iilS to the consolidation of all power iti thetcentiiil government. He. has signalized tis hostility to these usurping doc trines Hi all their modes. He has aj ways re fused his assent to the appropriation rftjioney by the federul government, tbr what'ha deems the unconstitutional purpose o( constructing works of . internal improvement within the States. He took ground early against the constitutionality, as well as expediency, of national bank aud iu August, 1S29, conse quently, several months belore the appearance of .General Jackson's first message, announc ed then bis opinions iu a published letter to his constituents. He has ever been opposed Irk n onriri va InrifT fur nmlrt in n nnit .-- at ail times, tho strenuous advocate of a' f-r duction of the reveuuc to the economical wants of the .government. Entenaiuiug -these opinions, as we shall h ive cause k" -illustrate, aud entering; Congress, as he did, at t he first session after the election of the youuger Adams, he promptly took bis stand agaiat the broad and dangerous doctriues developed -in tha first message of that chief magistrate, " ' and was, during the continuance of his ad ministration, firmly and resolutely, but not ,' fuctiously, opposed to its leadieg measures. ' . '-" When Mr Polk entered C6ngres he was, '.' with one or two exceptions, the junior member " of that body. But capacity like his could not long remain unnoticed,,.- Iu consequence of 1 the palpable disregard oftliepublic will, maiii - -tested in the" election !y;";the House of Mr . " Adams, together with tire -means by which it . . was effected, a proposition Was brought lor v- ward, and much discussed at the time, lomneir the Constitution in such rrraoner e,,l" rtim i-JioioB.-of Resident and.iVi9' nniieuuiiery uuo irreversroiy lo In'lavor of ibis proposition", M? PiiLa his first speech in Congress, which t '.'fc. attracted the attention of the country by that '" r force of its reasoning," the copiousness of it ' research, aud the spirit honest indignation "", by which it was animated It was at once -. seen that his ambition was to distinguish hint -self by substantial merit, rather than rhetorical display, the rock upon which most young ora tors split. At the same Session, that egregioue measure of political Quixolism, the Panama mission, which was moposed in contempt of ' the sound maxim, to cultivate fiiendship with all nations, yet engage iu entangling alliance with noue, gave rise to a very protracteg -de-. ' bate in both Houses of Congrese. " "The ' ix- -ploded federal doctrine was, upon this- ofica-. ' sion, revived, that, as under the constitution, the President and Senate exclusively are en dowed with the treaty-making faculty, aud that -of originating and appointing missions, their acts under that power become the supfenaff V Jaw ot the land, uor cau ihe House of Hepre- : ; sentatives deliberate upon, much less, in, the exercise of a sound discretion, refuse the ap propriations necessary to carry them into ef fect. Against a doctrine so utterly subver sive of tbejigjjbta and powers of the popular if ' r, - -1 1 7" X ' i -V" 7 - ' I ia, to two sensos, his alma rxnter, glv . ..tU" ...V '. j - 7 1 . 'f i " f". - .. a"" . ... 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The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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June 15, 1844, edition 1
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