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GREENSBOROUGII, N. C JANUARY 21 1840.
VOLUME L
NUMBER 49.
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REEKSB0ROlJOII PATRIOT.
JANUARYS, 1840.
The lotlowing'LeUer, designed for last
ceV jpirper , came to band too late for.
insertion---delayed no doubt by the rc
fJcut derangements on the' northern mail
route. Although if of course contains
butTfiuifinbat ia new, at to fact, it fur
bishes" a synopsis of congressional pro
ocoding,&c, which will very agreeably
refresh the readers recollections,.
.WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WjCsniNCTon, Jan. -9.
Notwithstanding youf very liberal ar
rangment for a Washington Correspond
ence, I regret very. much that I have been
compelled to delay writing until this p.
rlod. Indeed tt was my intention to havf
commenced my regular letters irnmedi
ftf. Jle PPnipx of thedQQjrs of
the House, but a variety of unexpected
du tie st imperatively demanding my at.
tantion, has, tip to this moment prevent
ted ' me from taking the "Reporter's
sembted
before .Tmjthe excellent and talented
WhigJSpeaker, Hunter before them,- and
the most beautiful girls of the great Me
tropolis before all of us. Well, these
are incentives sufficient to make a mnn
patriotic, ami as 1 have been unable to
correspond ..regularly with, you from the
the commencement of the Session, 1 will
SAX 9, jm. ,,94 MM, akeJc.h aa.po8sitl, of
the whole proceedings up to this time.
Firat, I will observe, in limine, that in
calling the roll of the House the first
step towards organisation the Clerk
thought proper to omit-the names of the
members from -New Jersey, holding the
tegular certificates of return and of elec
tion from the Governor, that this omission
was objected to, and that thence arose
the great controversy of the contested e
lection case. This debate developed all
tho eloquence, wit, anger, vehemence,
strength, power and pugnacious qualities
of the House, and resulted in having the
veteran atateeman, John Q. Adams, cal
led "to the chair as president of ihe con
vention. After this preparatory and ne
cessary step, the angry feeling cf the bel
ligerents on both sides having cooled off'
o little, there was less confusion, though
but little ... more progress. Successive
votea were then taken on the subject,
which as you are aware, resulted in re
jeetiog the legally returned members
from New Jersey, and thereby disfran
ohisixo a sovzbeigx Statk. The clcc
. tion of R M. T. Hunter, an independent
and eloquent Whig member from Virginia,-
to the Speakership followed, so if we
lost the first game we won the second,
and from present appearancee, l.lhink
we shall give them a pretty hard run1 for
the rubber. Out of the thirty three stand
ing committees of the House he has giv
en twehty-two Whig chairmen, and for
the to nmittees which have Administra
tion chairmen, the party in power may
thank the suggestions of the Whigs
themselves, who wished to throw the res
ponsibility of the duties devolving upon
tbor " Committee on Ways and Means'1
and a few others on the proper shoulders.
The election of Garland as Clerk, Dor
scy Sergeant at Arms, and the other old
officers to their respective stations then
placed the House in a complete state of
rganization-Tew Jersey, all the time
remaining unrepresented.. The Preii
dent's Message next made its appearance
nd fijled the House, and every avenue
leading thereto with Sub-Treasury spec
ulatloo, The whole document was in
tjnlJ! ami oocado fair promises to as
sume greater responsibility with regard
to therighta of the State, than any aim
jlar document of the kind ever before at
tempted.
The thrice rejected measure" forms
the major part of the' Message, and lljat
is urged with l he most insupportable
sophistry and political shuffling. Kb as
not como up fo.the expectation of its
friends and 'has disgusted all who were
prepared to receive from the Chief Ma-!
gistrate a plain, republican" communica
tion, adapted to the present wants of tbe
nation and the spirit of our form cf gov
ernment. The truth is, thP annualMea
sages, instead of being the unstudied,
brief histories of the matters claiming the.
attention and action of Congress, are now
becoming political signal-guns for a cer
tain. party, after which eaeh man flies to
1ms post and stands in readiness to com
mence the attack upon the constitution
and the Taws of the country. The Mes
sage has not yet been referred to' the
committers, nor will it, perhaps, for some
week a yet to come. t.
We have had a row between Messrs.
Byrium, and Jenifer, and Stanly. The
first named gentleman called the two last
bullies," and they retorted by denoun
cing him as an unworthy blackguard,
whom no gentleman could condescend to
notice. Mc. Stanly was brave and a
bold as a lion during the affray. He
told him that he could have -nothing to
do with a msn who once brgyed bis life,'
and, in the whole, made the little wrang
ler quail beneath his manly and inde
pendent firmness. Mr. Stanly ha taken
quite n eland this! 8ession,ahd is" now
looked upon as one of the most active
men belonging to the Whig party. Ol
Mr. Hill, Lean only say that lie has as
yet, attracted na, ma.nj&tL
the House i in the voting pari of the bu
sinessi however, lie pulls fn the harness
as bravely as the bravest Locofoco a
mongst them all. lie possesses but lit
tle moral courage, ond is, no doubt, pre
pared to go with the party through thick
and thin. Mr. Rav ner has delivered and
published one of tho best speeches'! have
heard this session. It is eloquent, and
f is sought, after with great eagerness.
During its delivery he comtiuindec) thr
attention of the whole House and the
most fashionable and crowded galleries
that have attended this session. Ho is
truly a member such as North Carolina
ought to' have in the Congress of the U
nited Slates. With such men as Stanlj,
Rayncr, and a few others, North Caroli
na will contribute h?r just portion to Ihe
party, that are pledgrd tn.ruscue tho coun
try from Executive thraldom
Mr. Wise has fallen off a little from
his wonted fire and animation. Although
he is as prompt, energetic and useful as
he was last year, from some cause or o
ther it is too apparent that he lost much
of that tirida tit which characterized
him during the past few sessions. After
much debating on subjects of little or no
putjlic importance, the House has the
New Jersey contested case again before
it. Yesterday Dr. Duncan of Ohio made
a flaming speech on the rights of the
claimants and to-day Mr. Botts of Va.
replied to him in an eloquent and happy
style. ' Mr. Botts will be amongst our
first debaters, and will, no doubt, be a
most useful member. The . contested
case may be before the House yet for many
weeks, in consequence oi the opportunity
it affords young members of making their
maiden speech. This evening the ad
ministration' tried to press the question,
but were prevented by the frequent calls
which were made for adjournment, each
call beingdecidedby the "yeas and noes."
Their object was thwarted by the motion
for adjournment prevailing the third time,
so that tomorrow we shall have it up a
gain. , "
In the Senate the only thieg of inter
est we have had so fur, Vasa tremendous
blow op between Mr. Clay and Mr. Cal.
houn. The' latter gentleman has' recent
ly pone over to the President forgotten
all about the force-billdjf law,and proc
lamation, and degraded himself irretriev
ably. Mr. Clay charged him with thj
abandonment of principle, upbraided him
for the unholy alliance he had formed
with the party..-by. whom hie was, but a
short time sincej so bitterly denounced
Mr. Benton's $11 ' for providing for the
armed fortification of Florida, is now un
der debate in the Senatet and te-day Mr.
Preston mado au eloquent and powerful
speech against it. -Ho repudiated, in the
most 'touching language I ever listened
to, the idea of employing bloodhounds
to hunt the Indian, and charged the cru
elty of sueh a scheme bomb upon " the
administration". , The bill will probably
pass a third reading to-morrow. Amongst
other provisions it grants a bountyof 300
or 350 acres of land to every volunteer
who enters the Florida service This
Florida question is every day assuming a
more serious aspect, and God only knows
when or how We are to get rid of the
treacherous enemy we have there to con
tend against. -
The President's Message will draw
forth several speeches, so that between
that subject and the one now before the
House, I expect to have little new to
communicate for aeme time yet. The
city is quite lively, and yesterday, being
the 8th, the battle of New Orleans was
duly commemorated with fife and drum.
Last night the city was alive with galas,
parties, and sprees of every kind. The
Secretary of War treated the whole Cab
inet and many of hid friends to plum
pudding and egg-nog and tho. usual re
joicings were kept up until day-light.-
Old Hickory had a glorious day in Xew
Orleans, having been public!) invited to
unite with (he citizens of that place in
e.ckbrating the glorious day that gave so
much renown to our arms.
Yours truly,
. for The (jrensporovgh Patriot.
SKETCHES OF WESTERN CITIES.'
CiifeisNAir.-" The Queen of the
West, the great " Pork Empjriuni of
B-rt7tmTry7trianU!oinely. located on a
gentle bend on the Ohio ri ver, imtfledi.
ately opposite the mouth of Licking riv
er. There are two abrupt ascensions be
tween the river and the hills at the back
part of the city; the streets however have
been so graded as to make the ascent
gradual. It may be proper to remark
that the City of Cincinnati, and the the
opposite towns of Newport and Coving-
ion are completely surrounded by hills
doting in to the river banks both above
rid below on either side, forming a va
ley' of about 10 of i miles in circumfer
ence, and presenting o the eye an am
phi theatre of hills of pleasing effect.
The City is supplied with water by
two steam engines of tremendous power,
which pump water out of the Ohio, and
torcc it up a hill to the reservoir. The
amount of water raised by these engines
is about 180,000 gallons per hourl The
city is improving very considerably, and
many fine buildings both public an pn
vate arc to be seen here. , Manufactures
and mills of all descriptions are exten
sivtlv conducted both bv steam and wa
ter power, for which latter the Miami
canal, is very useful. The Poik ware
houses are numerous, and some of them
very large. The country in the vicinity
is finoly improved. Population, (in
round numbers,) 50,000.
Two canals terminate here the one,
towards Lake Erie, called the "Miami
Canal," is completed about 80 or 00
miles, and the remainder of the distance
towards Sandusky on the lake, rapidly
progressing. The other runs into Indi.
ana, and will be open for use this spring
about 25 miles, which brings it into that
State. A railroad from, this towards Co
lumbus, the capital, (to be continued to
the Lake) is graded to the City, and
rapidly completing; besides which there'
are also several ,fino turnpike roads
branching out into the interior. All this,
who o J) ut fifty years ago was heard the
savage, yell, and about which period, the
land upon which Cincinnati now stands
was purchased for the trifling sum of
$125! (not $40, as has been errone
ously published.)
JTheonly remnant of aneient fortifica
tions or signs of the workiugs of some
extinct race of beings, now remaining, is
ond mound or hillock of earth in the
western, part of the- City, about 30 feet
high and perhaps 150 feet in circumfer
ence at its base. . Even this is much de
faced. r '
Covington and Newport, two conside
rable towns immediately opposite, are
place? of some business, particularly in
the manufacturing way. Their interests
and prosperity are of course identified
with Cincinnati.
Dattojt. -This place deserves notice,
because here a veryxonsiderable portion
of all kinds of manufactures which find
i market in Cncinnati, and thence sent
abroad, are .made. The plnce is located
in the valley of the Miami, immediately
on the canal, about 60 miles north of
Cncinnati. The water power far manu
facturing purposes is almost unlimited,
awljajenaji
of almost every kind, are in successful
operatiot. In the manufacturing way
Dayton promrsea much, and wiljj doubt
less rank about, the third city in the
State. It already contains 6,000 or 7,000
inhabitants, numerous buildings are
rapidly springing up, and new-comers
commencjpg business.
Louisville, K. The location of this
place is somewhat advantageous, and its
natural-advantages are doubtless the
chief cause of its prosperity thus far. It
is situated immediately above the falls
of the Ohio, and boats passing up or
down inuat of necessity stop, if even on
ly to enter through the canal round -the
falls (about two miles in length.;
There is also a railroad from the heart
of the citv to a little village called Ship
pingspori, on the same side o the river
lust below the falls, about the same
length. A railroad from Louisville to
connect with the one how in operation be
tween Lexington and Frankfort has been
long talked oit but is not yet commenced.
The biil making provisions for this road
was defeated recently jn the Kentucky
legislature. t
The site of the City adds nothing to
its general appearance, being built upon
a levet open plajrf of many miles in -extent.
'The public buildings in general
are not so costly as those of Cincinnati,
(with the exception peihaps of a new
court-house now building,) nor is there
so much taste displayed in private resi
dences. With respect to public street
ligthsr1 Louisville ia about on a par with
Cincinnati" rather in the dark, though
in the latter city active measures arc now
being taken to carry out the design al
ready commenced, of lighting the city
with gas. Upon -the whole, Louisville
is a Vcrv pleasant place " very clever,"
as a Yankee would say.. Population
from 15,000 to 20,000, slaves and all.
New-Albany, opposite in . I rid ia naajusJL
below the falls, is a thriving town ol
perhaps 5,000 inhabitants, and possesses
some advantages for trade. Numerous
boats are built here more perhaps than
At-aninne point upou the Ohio cr
Jetfenonville is the name of a small
place nearly opposite Louisville above
the falls. Not much. Population about
500.
(T he continued.)
For the Grtemborougk Patriot.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
) congratulate the country on its hap
py and prosperous condition except that
some distresses by fire, and pecuniary
embarrassments may ex tut -inflowe-of our
great cities.
I congratulate you on our happy rela
lions with all foreign nationp. The fo
reign debt, of the United States to Eu
rope, is not more than two hundred mil
mionsf and the balance of trade against
us not more than fort million! I con
gratulate you that this foreign debt may
be demanded at any time from our fel
low citizens, in gold and silver, or at
least the interest of it, not less than one
million of specie annually ! I have good
reason to rejoice with you on the pros
perous condition of our country fortius
money may be demanded from our vil
lainous state banks !
I have further reason to rejoice, and
congratulate Congress on the happy in
troduction of Mr. Say s system of politi
cal economy. He was a Frenchina n, and
animated with the cunning of the groat
Napoleon; for he has taught thu South
that when individual merchants get rich
by importations of foreign goods, that
this individual wealth of merchants is a
blessing to the people and nation, though
every dollar of money be thus taken from
our country ; that the different prices of
things made by a scarcity of money makes
no difference to the nation, for the mo
ney will always get an equal quantity of
property ; and though toreign nations
have their prices of things raised by their
villainous banks, thpse nations now can
get our goods at half price, without any
injury to the industry of the nation ! for
merchants are made rich, and our money
all dragged from the banks which should
any how be pulldown. .
I congratulate the Congress that I be
lieve myself and officers under me quite
competent and willing to assume the di
rection of the national treasury, and with
that the whole monetary affairs of the
nation ! I am willing to make defaulters
who use the public monev felons. I am
becoming quite an honest man. An4
though John may have had some little
share in land speculations, sanctioned by
my authority, I mean and do order that
severe economy -be used in the appropri
ations of the public money in all time to
come, with the view of getting out of
debt ahd of the ensuing elections.
And Tith the same view, to make good
sale of the public lands, and the lands
purchased by speculators, I think it would
not be amiss to reduce the price of (tub
lie lands according to quality '; for in
these times ol retrenchment of expenses,
we must find some expedient to make
money. , '
I hope we shall sll have money enough,
iLc3el-LTOubMjeasur
well, for I assure you it is a deep laid
scheme and one worthy of myself. .On
such a glorious prospect (I must confess)
I set ray lace like a flint, and am hard to
put out. of countenance in a good thing.
As to a national bank, it is out of the
question. On this subject I would rath.
er follow the great Jefferson and Jack
son, than Washington, Madison and Mon
roe. This Washington was a mere gran-ny--he.was
no acute attorney bis rea
soning about a national bank is folly in
the extreme; Why should he think mo
ney in the hands of individual capitalists
more dangerous than when put in banks
under the supervision of the Icgitrialuref
There is no need of lending and bor
rowing money in the country. . He who
borrows mooey to trade on should break
in all nalioni. .The rich men should be
made richer, and the poor men poorer.
We are a sound democratic order of men,
and freedom must bo sustained. With
these glorious doctrines of out worthy de
rnocracy, we stand with our feet fixed on
the temple of truth, with pur eyes fixed
on the sun of riiin, firm la our purposes,
and will go on in our work of reform un
til all our enemies fall down in submis
sive murmurs at our feet Until thefeign
of unrighteousness and jacobinism shall
trinmphrand pride, villany and specula
tion fill the land. On all these topics I
hope committees will be appointed to in
quire as to the state of the country.
One of the People.
THE CORPORAL.
During the American revolution, an
officer, not habited in his military cos
tume, was passing by where a small
company of soldiers were at work, mak
ing some repairs upon a small redoubt.
The commaridt r of a small squad was
giving orders to those who were under
him, relative to a stick of timber, which
i hey were endeavoring to raise to the
opf the wwrkiu- The timber -went up
hard, and on this account the voice, of
the little great man was often" heard in
his regular vociferations of Heave a
way! There she goes! Hcaveho!jfct.
Tfiefficl;rH&ew're spoken" of slopped
his horse when he arrived at the place,
and seeing the timber sometimes scarce"
ly move, asked the commander why he
did not take hold and render a little aid.
The latter appeared to be somewhat
astonished, turingto the officer with the
pomp of an Emperor, said, "Sir I am a
Corporal!" ' You aro not though, are
voul" said the officer; " I was not aware
of it." And takii.g off his hat and bow
nig,'' I ask your pirdon, Mr. Corporal.
Upon tbfs he dismounted his elegant
stern; ; ffungthe bridlevef tfre-piwriTind
lifted till the sweat stood in drops on his
forehead. When the limber was elcvat
id to its proper station, turning to the
man clothed in brief authority, " Mr.
Corporal," said he, when you have an.
other such a job, and have not men e
nough, send to your Commander in Chief,
and I will come a ltd help you a second
time. " The Corporal was thunder
struck! It was Washington.
From the Ndtchci Courier.
A CABIN SCENE.
"Tiain up a child in tho way he should go."
. . '
Rather crowded with passengers of
every rank and size. A score of little
children, singing' as many connubial
tunes, upon the highest key, made Bed-
lam-discord through tho cabin. Ah!
here is a happy exception in our sett
Judge 's Children. All cheerful and
sportive, they are running hither and
thitherto find amusement. .Shriek and
squeak ! in the ladies' cabin, mingled
with a doZen voices of scolding and
soothing mothers and nurses. W hack,
smack! squall and bawl! I give it up!
reading is impossible here.
Sauntering towards the social-hall, my
attention was attracted by a passengcrof
some 40 years, at. a very earnest game of
cards with his little son. I had several
times observed ' the lad, who cannot be
more .than four or five'years of age, very
constantly at his father's side or upon his
knee. His skill was truly remarkable
tn cards and his enthusiasm that of the
veriest gambler. See him snatch up
the cards, be has won, with glad, but
smileless triumph, and dash down the
succeeding one with compressed lip, and
the eye of a young eagle 1 Behold the
father's delight; and here comes his mo
ther with her smiles, and chcerings of
approbation. She sits dawn at the el
bow of her only one, and winks, and
pvompts" him. lie catches her meaning,
and thrashes down the approved card
with new fierceness,. cheating at the ma
ternal nod, and maintaining a lie stoutly
for its fairness.
Yesterday was Sabbalh, and I saw lhat
same instructing father, wilh the same
hopeful child, at a -game of Back-gammon
; and in this, also, ho manifested
skilljndicative of mental precocity. "I
will watch that pair," said I. "Perhaps
this fond father has been equal ly prompt
in the instruction of his son in manners At
morals ; and perhaps this devoted moth
er has even taught him bis prayers, ahd
that ho has an infant immortal in his
breast,. Hu mamfcata gsnius to apptcv!
ciate much, and certainty Could be mou!-
aea to virtue ana trutn.
This morning he sits opoa his father"
knee, while two gentlemen are con ver
sing with bothi I catch tho convert,
tion, as it runs along. -
"Do you know, my adh( why the geni
tleraen is pffended wlth yout Becauso
you curat himr!!)"
the boy looks np into face" of tho gen
tleman alluded to, like a little fiend,
grinding hia teeth, and striking at tho
face, scratching pouhdjng, biting and
pineh.pg the knees of the map, who ie
evidently annoyed and offended,' though
the father laugh at his aon'a smartness
' V '
And this morning early," as t pas n
to tbewash.atandi t .ee the same father
in dishabille at ,the bar, and his eliihi
standing on a chair at bis side. I un
consciously paused, as I beard the latto
exciaim : .
"Father!
me!"
I cant drink tbia it choke
"dao't yet iDyion t Wll tented that.
Bar-keeper, put some more auar ia
this glass."
The brandy, well seasoned with stigaf
and nutmeg, is mado tolerable, and swaN
lowed to the dregs ; though tho watec
started from the child's eyes,aa he turned
from tho bar.
Every succeeding morning whito t
remained on board I saw the limb dos
repeated.
Ah father! little dost thou dream of
the pain thou art preparing for thy decli
ning years. The seeds of ruin are takimr
deep root in the bosdmofthy bright one:
and wben years shall have matured those
bold but misdirected enerwiV. U.U..
desperation and shameless ctimo shall
lurnmii mine eye a bitter tear, for every
fond smile of thv I in. whi'U .i.i
ai of thy offepriog's character for infa
toy- F.
Steamer ClarkstiUi, Nov. 1839.
HOW TO TREAT A CHALLENGE
W'e have t always admired :ihe moral
courage exhibited by an old American
shipmaster once inNew Orleans. Can-
tain iNorton was passing along the street,
towards evening, when he saw a young
" honorable" of the olace afar'tnt, in.ntt
to a "beautiful and well-dressed female,
who was trying to escape from bim in
vain. With all the gallantry of an Ame
rican sailor,. Capt. Norton hastened t
her rescue, regardless of the conscaueti
ce,a ta( huAself. The youth wss- indisw
nant that any ono should interfere in
his amusements, and did not confine hia
demonstrations to words. Ha
blow at Capt. Norton, who caught it on
hia left arm, and returned it by a facer
which laid him prostrato oa tho pave
ment.
The young man was connected with,
some rich and respectable familiea in tho
place, and as was to be expected from
a man of honor end spirit, he resented
such unceremonious treatment and after
ascertaining tho name and address of
the champion of the insulted fair one, ho
sneaked off, declaring with a disgusting
oalh that he would have satisfaction.
Accordingly the worthy shipmaster
was waited on the next day by a gentle
man who brought a hostile message
couched in the most lady-like and af
fectionate terms, requesting an early
meeting. Captain Norton ascertained
where the young gentleman", who was so
eager to take his life, was at that timo
waiting an answer to his message, when
he expressed an intention to have an in
terview with him immediately. With
him to execute and to rcsolvo were sy
nonymous terms and he forthwith pro
cceded to a noted cofTec house, where
he found the man whom he had felled to
the grtfund the evening inefore, pacing
the coffee room with hasty fteps, , Ho
immediately addressed him- :
" You have sent me a chaliengo to
fight a duel which I peremptorily , re
fused to accept. I hive no idea of ex.
posing my own life to attacks from any
rash and hair-brained vouth. who mar
be willing to expose bis own to an e-
qual risk.' In the first tdace t am not so
disgusted with, the world, as to wish t
qnit it at the present time. In the hekt
place, I live more for others than fo
myself and my death would carry sor
row and desolation into a large and hap.
py family. Besides this, I wish you d.
tinctly to understand that to lift mv hand
against my fellow man in a duel would
be contrary to the moral and reWin.M
principles, Ly which I profess to guido
the actions of my life. You acted last"
evening in a manner unworthy a man of
uonor, ami i gave you a lesson I hop
you will long r membor--arid so far from
regretting what I have dbne. I
doubtless reDeat thn f.n.p if
II V U I J JIT
provocation were aeain offered. I tr
not fight a duel 7ut T arn altvavs ;nre.
pared to defend myself agauist the at
tacks of bulit a and assassins."
The sturdy seaman went his way in
peace. He was a man of trvt covrng
a quality which is never wntttettrn
a dnjl. - - ; -- - - --'-t
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