North Carolina Newspapers

1 v j , 'I ! ' -I -4 ; j . - H T5 , . -' s , , : 1. 4-1 'Us v f r.-j bt, ' ... ' : ir.- A. 4 l ; nt -. umsr rittyt r.cjwrr, lietha arrival at New.York, on lh ' tDia .Mt Leeds end, on the Uih, of the ship Canada, fHul'm paper to U H J l-Wvrpool la ih 34 of Jsmis7, have been received. Iht h..!.. m takta from Naw.York pr to L tJdktdt.. . " ' aril. tk- d.tta ere to the Slit of De cember. Ferdinand presided at Council .! tti.ia Ait I tin thttheobiectofihemee; - tin It mJ to bfl rnuic ' which wee expected lobe pblUhea on mi - rih n- .k. nther hand, wo Bnd It st eral amnestr, 10 lonx expected, h mil a disputed point majority ofjhe Council of Castile ppote It, anil the'fahetlct do their utmost to excite discontent in tne -lUbt.P'PplfJ.?J.?.ll!?i! province! wiih respect to tne concilia lorr measures, which to the moderate teem Indispensable. Addresses and re monstrances to the Klnic succeed ech other; tever.il are written in such violent language, and hold up 'o the Sovereign the Ero p ft of so many evil and disasters, ii e pardons and unite round his throne so inanr thousands of rnltled subjects, that hi Afajetty, naturally inclined to listen to the Servilea, will very likely follow their advice, in ipite of all the objection and the efforts of the Foreign Minister, and the counsel of tome wie Spaniard, who feel that reconciliation i neceary . AYcan time, the prison ere full, the trial of the unhappy person confined in them are without any relaxation of eerity, and thouwh the war hat been terminated these promised them before the King left Ca dix io join the Prince- The son of the jrquisde Cast Irujohas been morally wouniied in a duel with French Oflieer at Midrid. He was 23 tears of ce, and on the point of a mat ri monil Jl'unce i it is taid the origin of the dispu'e was more political than amorous I he prelates and all the ertlcsiustics who are at M,dril, hve presented a pet: tion to the Kin,?, for the establishment of the Inqii-ition. Tnr Ktn answered that he ws not authorised to d't it br the Pope. The Duke of San Frnundu has been banished to hit estates, for hating refused the embassy which was offered him. It is stated th-t the people of Grenada had proeeded in a nvb to the piisons r.f tht town, sod assassinated more than 2000 Constitutionalists. " FRAKCI. From the London papers, we learn that at, important change fm been made in the French Chambers. One fifth of the De puties hve heretofore been elected annu ally. 7e Chambers have been dissolved, and the ner election are to be for tfven yean, for the whole lumber of Depu ties. SOUTH AMERICA. The French papers do not conceal the designs of the Holy Allunce against South America. Die Etoile says, that the men of war San Pablo, San Bias, and I three corvette, are arming in the port of Cadiz ; that the expedition is dcttined for the Pacific ; and that, with this maritime succor, the Vicerovalty of Peru will soon find Vtseirin Tcondition to destroy the re volutionary army of Chili, as well a the force from 7erra Firma, (Colombia) which now desolate that beautiful region. The Pilot e, a Parts pper, announce, on the authority of a letter from Touten, dated December 9th, tht six frigate and eight sloop of war were fit ing for tea in that port, whose destination was said to be Braril and the South Sea. A letter from Madrid, of the 9th Dec. lays' The new government rioea not re nounce the colonies ; a small expedition has already sailed from Cdi, (but with out troops,) for L ima." ORkFCE. 7Tie strucgle between the Turks and Greeks, says the Morning Herald of De cembi r 54, is so lingerink- with scarcely an affair deserving the name of a battle, that at present it is little though of. Hie advantage of the Greeks at sea are deci j aive ahHftContet .Die. -Mrf tms element they meet the Ttrrks-with a ientrment of thetr superiorittr, and an assurjnee of sue, cess, which must alone be sufficient to de cide the victory. The latest account we find is u article "7TaTedAntona7 Decri 2, whieb-Bvr that letters from Cotfu, Cephalonia, Trieste, and Calami, confirm the defeat of the Turkish fleet, Out f 52 vessels, onlv 22' have made their escape, with the Captain Pacha, to the Dardanelles. Twelve have been taken, burned, or run ashore, and the rest remain blockaded in the Gulf of. Le la by the Greeks. ; fr,mtltriefltTOannef,-the-te-bt;Uig ailed Vhh rfttten and damaged cotton, was de tected in King street on Thursday la'st f and may be seen at the Tobacco. Inspec tion. It was from the jgin of Henry ilson, in Colleton District. I he wag oner refunded the money, and went off, leaving the cotton-behind him. Cii. Conner. siiiLiiaiiiiiiiiiiya Tt"tnAY MOHMNti. MAnCtl 2, " YOICK OF THE rEoilLK. Aeeordlnr to a nrevlou wotUe, a Urt "J napectabU nombtr of the eltUens of CUrrua enunlj convened at the eourt houae In Concord, en tha 21 at uh. fo eor.ilt who shall ha the No. t.V, en,!uLta n wtxxiuon to the mcm noon nation, fi an tbcU from thia district, U elect t.t irvl Vk: Prtw.lent of the Va.tel fltateai when Wiir.am M Lead waa appoUted ehalrMn. wt J.U Beard, Kcrrtryr-T-- Allison, Gen. Paul Rirrinptr, Jiruc A. Nvsim, James M. Hutchiaon, Raq. and Alphonao Aleunder, Esq. waa apppointed to draft mo. lutioni to that effect ami the follow in j were aubiiUd.vUt. Fttohrd, That we are opposed to cau rut nenilnatinnt, either in Congress or ihe State Lrgiltture, by which Electors are nominated to sole for President and Vr President of the United State. Which resolution were - unanimously) m - a aeopled. - , Krtvhrd, That we will upport Gel. Jut k ton, J. C. Calhoun, or John Q. Adam, lor the Presidency, in opposition to Wsi. II. Crawford. Which was oppose! t when, on motion of James M. Hutchiwn, the resolution was explained, and ques tion submitted to the meeting, in the fol lowing manner, viz t Whether would we !reler Gep. Jackson to Wm. II. Craw ordvor not X The votes were taken, and unanimous vote, with exception, was given in favor of Gen. Jackson. Ano- -' 1 "'.-'l ini.lLi inlmiiti i I -- it. LrawfordT or not which, like the foreeoine, resulted unanimously in favor of Mr. Calhoun, with the exception of one vote. A third was then submitted, to give a full explanation of the second resolution, whether would we prefer John Q Adams to Wm. II. Crawford, or not ? which re suited unanimously in favor of Mr. Adams. I he second resolution was then adop ted, with the above exceptions. Nctotvrd, That we concur with the nomination made by the people in Lincoln roun'y.of Gen. Peitr Forney, as the Elec lor who is to be placed on the People's Ticket, from this district. This resolu tion was on -niniously adopted. RrotvtJ, That there be a committee of fire app' inteil, to correspond, when ne rrtary, with other committees appointed by the People of this State upon the sub- yictof the Piesieotul Election. Which wns adopted unitt'imoiiOy ; and Col. Wm. S. Allison, Jamrs M. Hutchison, George Kluttt, Gen. Paid B.nlnger, and David Coleman, were appointed a committee of correspondence. " .. When, upon the motion of James A. Means, it was resolved that the procee dings of this meeting be published in the Western Carolinian. WM. MtEAN, CAairwM. J. L. Bxaao, Sterttuty. 1la (mi) l.Lwt.1, sad Lrtn.fht rV. r lit litatct Osr rrtdrrs will f 4 hcW, ta arc mm of a pol.tii si farce, whkk waa anactad U tK Mall of tha cajtitol at W AsUnrtnn, m the 4ib lilt, by 1 eoalittod of resrlcas, anbitoia eieml.ers of Cow. rrta. Wt know hMng that thl ef Urs of radical caa ha mora J''y liktaed to, Ihsa tha IreasotwbU eonveaii aasemlled at Hartford, In ConiwcCeu, in I W I ami we know no r. ward beer si'id tdthe merlta of the partlel. pants in ualat'afnu'e at uaurpatWm, (laa that contempt hd aabeil of the alula Amerkae peoj.le, whlcbesta Un the heads of all the actor In the'nx jI ra 'una , i J' ' -' ' ' , -. ........ , '- j- i .UjiDlCAIAlTCUH. c Ren Tkt. .vanlna. about 7 o cloc .1. -whn thmaof the radical faction in iW nd iho e the edvoote of if. Crawford for the Residency, aem- WeoJhe, Chamberjof the Represents U, for the purpoe or procee dinj to i In.ilon. which the v hope will super- atde the exercise of any choice on the art of the people, endforee upon trem iho eandidate whom, if ill others, they have the less! dUpoVnlm (o elect. About f o'clock iM member arrived pretty generally Tee ttrsgglers having previously found lhei In'o the Hall. About 8 o'clock, Jlr. J Barbtur, one of the Senator from Virginia, called the m.mKri in attendance to order. Mr. Rarbour then moved that Mr. Rnegles. of Ohio, take the chair, which was agreed io unanimously t aiul Mr. Hugeles ducted to the chair by Mr. Lloyd, or Me ryland. . . Mr. Barbour then moved that Mr. Col lin, of MfT-Yr h I "PH"'1 -cIiA Our friend in Milton, (whose damdU indeed. may be this side of Dan river, but whose politi cal sympathies have nerer been eipatriated from the ppiilc thtre,) baa grown very testy cf late. The few remarks we published a wetk or two back, relative to the bad r Meets of the extraneous Tnflue7iceuhdef wMcftThatpaper ia conducted, appear to have ignited the latent tinder of the Editor's spirit, and set him all on fire! The flame srema soon to have been ex-littgtHafod,- otherwise.-. humjneffortt we should suppose, could have taved his mental faculties-they must have been completely cor. bo mitt d ! But seriously, this printer, who is pinned to the skirts of the "ancient dominion," had better chsiten his temper a little i he has enough to do to beslaver his radical patron with the spit tle of t cophancy, without standing on the bur. ders of Virginia, and emitting the venom of her caucus doctrine into North-Carolina. Cunterfat$.Yte have been shown, y a mer chant of thia town, a counterfeit $5 note, on the branch of the State Bank at Newbera which so well executed at to deceive those who are not judges of bills in general. This note is made! payaWeto H. Collins whereas, all the genuine notes Of the State Bank eft the branch at New. bem, are payable to i, Collins. -Thiaia the first Jive dollar counterfeit note on the State Bank, that has been seen in this part of the State. It may be distinguished from the genuiae bills, by its aoft, oily feeling, and glossy appearanceT B is msrked with the letter G j and the signatures and filling up, are all done with the same kind of ink, and apparently by the same person. The old ichool-houte in this town, took fire on Wednesday the 11th ult. and would soon have burnt' to the ground, had it not been for the ac tive exertions of the citizens in pulling it down : it waa nearly razed with the ground, before the .progwsvoijft fire originated : in the chimney; which -hanpeied ioWoinngteew baffled every effort to extinguish it and would, most probably, have communicated to other buildings, paitings, fences, be. This building waa respected more for its an Hqidty, than its value t no less1 than eight or ten generations have been taught the rudiments of their education in the venerable boose. Jlrnfuggle trie By stated the object for which the meeting was convened. Mr. Dickerson then moved that the member present proceed to ballot for proper person to ie recommended to the people for the office of President and Viee President. Mr. Marklrv ofcred to the considera tion of the mcctinc, a preamble and reso lutions, the object f which was to adjourn the present meetbg until Saturday the 20th March, to g;ve an opportunity for the other republican members, who dif fered with those present, as to ihe eipeii enry of the present measuse, to consider the subject more fjlly. Before these reiolutions were read by Mr. Marklry, brief disco vl .n took place betwVen Ms. A. Stevenson, Mr. Holmes, and Mr. Van Bnren, aa to the proprietv of first calling over the names hof the members present. A vrggesuon to this ellect was witnnrawn. mu Mr. Jtarkle? statrd his object in mo ving the resolulinn to be, to protnoie u nion among thtiipemocratic party, and to give the Influence' tn- the nomination, which would be derived from an accession lo their number.1 Mr. Van Btirrri would havr had much pleasure in seceding tn the motion, hut lit thought it would be productive of injurt rather than benefit! H thoucht it would be inexpedient potpone the mreing at nil. We sbonb' now pursue thr eoutse which had alwnys been puru d. Aanv gentlemen thontht with him. thit the meeting had already been too long delay ed. With respect to a call of members he thought it would be better for ll.e members from everi laleJoKWHntheir n .mes by states, as they fame up tojwl lot. The question of Mr. 3arkley's resolu tion was then put, and negatived- frrDickemon moved that the meeting now proceed to the ballot, which was agreed to, and Mr. Bsett and Mr. Cam bretenK, were appointed tellers. It was then ordered that the ballots be for President first, and afterwards for Vice President. The Chairman then proceeded o call the republican members from the states, in the following ordei : Maine, Messrs. Chandler, Holmes ; Conneetieuty Lanman, Barber, Stoddard ; Rhode-Inland, -Eddy ; Arm-York,- Hoe boom, Dwinell, Frost, Herkimer, Rich ards, Ten Eyck, Dav, ' yson, Jenkins, Clarke, Foote, Van Buren, Litchfield, Enton,CambrelengrCollins ; JVrw Jertry, I- Dickerson ; Penntyhania, Fot ward, i,owTyy-Aarkley" JUaryhrd Uoy d, SpJtluHjy ward lSirg!J?!ai-J'fli A Stevenson, Rives, Leftwich, Tucker, Wliams, A'Coy, Wm. Smith, Archer, FloW, Arthur Smith, Alex. Smyth, P. P. BarbigiATearHlerBssetJ3alLXtjr. proxy Mr. J. Barbour ) North Caroli an, Slight, Hall, Williim,, Gatlin, Long, Sunders, Burton, Hooks, Ed wards; oitafA CaroHna. GIhI, Wilson; Georgia, VorsythV Elliott, Ware, Cobb, Cary, Abbott, Thompn, Cuthbcrt, Tat: nail, (by proxy of Mr- Forsyth:) Ohio. Ruggles ; ndynjNoble ; I'linoi,- Thomas. The Chairmin began,to call ihe dele- eates fm th4eiuaief!iLom fject ion were -, wnicn were repie ; Twrir.TWTr--" The call was then proceeded in, but no one answering, Mr. I. Barbour Bgaip sta ted that these gentlemen, not understand ing that they had a right to vote on the subject, were not present ; it was there fore unjust to 'call over their names. , The tellers then proceeded to examine iha Isllatt, and declared the following re uTtl. ' Whole number 64 For Wm. II. Crswfurd 61 Proxle 2-64 J. Q. Adam i , Andrew Jackson . ' I ill - If w - I Mitre the spectators In the gallery which wit crowded) set up i tnlrerial isa. ,- - f - Mr. Dickerson then moved to proceed a aa a a . to oaiiot ror Vict rrcsUent. Mr. Van Buran stated that tha .Vlea n'"t4drW.hI 'eVWviviw.Uak.i . . In il.a urn oratep aa bafnra i and tVe ballot beinj examined, IMjel lerdeclsfed the following result I " For A. GaimlirTJrQAdoanw-lam. Fra.tti Hoot 3-J.Tod l-W. Lourle I Samuel Smith I-Wllliiro Klni I W. Eostl l-n. Hush 1. 4 " Some little confusion occurred ai the "rrttdec1arartort-ofm TWinbem-essWr one vote a named for E. Root, end Ar. i-.l- r Wa- York said, that Mr. Foote and himself had voted for Mr. Hoot 1 he mistake was then reclined. M. Clarke then moved tome resolu tions, exprelve of the ene of the meet ing, at hewn by the ballon end alto latins; that the member attended In the character of private r itlxens. Mr. Holmet proposed that the Com .in., .klrh railed tha mectbaT, with the President and Seeretsry, be appointed to prepsre report of the proceedings j and to address letter to Ihe persons nomina ted, to Inform them of the fact, and to re quest their concurence. 1 he meeting then adjourned. Hie Binn e u ibortlvTtna j" was Rugjltt It will be seen, by the above statement, that instead of 80. (the number whkh-we acceded tn the Radicals,) only 60 could be mustered t and out of thrte, four Individ vats were so perverse as to vote against the radical chief. A few days since, the National Intelligencer and the Citr Ga xette, the radical organs in this city, told us that Mr. Crawford would be nomina ted by IS votes more than the number which nominated Mr. Aonroe, in 1816 Where is this boasted majority ? Is it come to this, that Mr. Crawford has only sixlv two friends in the House I It may be truly said they have made up In noise what their wanted in numbers. We re quest our readers to deduct the number of ihose who misrepresent their states, and then to say whether we were mista ken when, at the commencement of the session, we asserted that the election of the Speaker tested the real strength of Mr. t.iawford. H'oaA. N,fiyh Extract of a letter received in Raleigh, dated Was'iington, Feb. 13 Sumlav. You wiil se by the printed " Extra" of Ihe Rrpt;blirn. that the mountain, has again brought forth a mouse. I he Radicals gave out that the doors of the II dl would be closed, in the hope that the public would not attend at the C ipitol. I hey intended, however, to ke ihe doors often, well knowing the i flVrt which closed doors always has with the puhlir. 1 There was an immense crowd from nil scrti ns of the adi'dninc; states. One idea seemed to pervade the crowd generally Vhcy likened the Caucus men to certain m eTt7ngsranspl ratorsrptonin j; against the liberty of Rome. Two or three per sons (supposed to be attached to the Ga zette office) attempted to cheer the Cau- c us.ih.ul. jl e ne ral his Ls puj tj hem down instantly. We view this result as a complete prostration of all hope for Crawford. Your members hsve heretofore, I am told, always contended that they would take 110 or 120 into Caucus. The vo ters were completely in the horrors. Not a smile irradiated the countenance of one of them during the Caucus; and one of the South Caroina members, in putting in his vote, stretched out his arm and aver ted his f.(ce, as if in the act of pu ting a lighted match to a magazine of gunpow der; and, in truth, they will all be blown up in the explosion. oaya Baltimore. One of the most numerous and respectable; mectingf (the Baltimore Patriot in- . forms us) that ever took place In that city, was hekl on Fridayl' the 13lb tdtT" Besolutrons dis approving in the strongest terms, of a congres aional caticvt, were passed almost unanimously. The BaUimercanaaae aound Rcpublkaiivtolhe. core, An almost universal sentiment prevails among them, as well as in nearly every section of our extended Union, in opposition to a con gressional caucus dictation ; and so rapidly is Ibis feeling diffusing itself amonp the people, that we would not be surprised, if the caucusites should, ocwrc Ihb n.mii.i iniiiijUlSn all efforts to elect their favorite, ( Wm. H. Craw ford,) in opposition to the will of the nation.- -WJW?-; - . Penntyhania. XI a jrety.nurPeJSUi ftheitiaesf BuckacO.i)ty,.P.ennsj lyania, to ctoosdeF be held at llarrishtlrg. In that State, to nominate Presiden lial Ejectors, a resolution was passed, declara tory of their preference for Mr. Calhoun as next President. -' Another resolutioo was passed, recommending a national convention, to nominate candidates for fftudeni and Y',r f rtdenl ami at a met'in te npowd of dclrrUct from the mend w arda and town!iI.s In rti.UUIj.liia euntv, Nsola. tioo to the tame purport, wsa tinsnlmoudy adojitad. 1 Every Rail furnlshtt new Irvlicsilafi of the growing popularity of Mr. Calhoua and General Jackson, In the state of Pennsylvania, It la now certain, the rJectora Vote of that (rtat stale in be fivea to one of the candidates named above oo one else can concentrate sufficient Interest there, to afford the moat distant proba bility of securing her vote for her eatallUM course of poKey always has bsea, to throw the TVe mot eonaiderat part of tha kcpul.Uan m friend) 'ia" Ae Elcctlots of Mr.CaUiouni ,:. but a vast many, In different parts of th State, amoof all parties, ara lntnj to CWr7aClolr-- WE8TERr COLLKOE. At meetlne of the Trustee! of the WesteetvCollege, htU X LUnlrtatir -the llth day of February, 1124, the fol lowing resolution were brought forward in regular manner by ihe board t 1st. Offered by ihe Kev. jno. Mutnttr That thit bodv, sdopi measures relative te the erection of buildings, with view t commence education, as soon at laid bull dings may be considered in siste of rs dlncit for Ihe reception of etudent. 2d. Thai it I the'conslderstlon of thit board, that our present funds ire Insuffi cient to put this Institution into operation at ihiifilace. 3d. That the Trustee, it their next meeting, petition the entulng Legislature to amend or to alter the charter of tho Western College lo confer Ihe prhilego .tg , el,., ahould l a-!.. expedient, at the nca ieeUng of the board. These resolution were laid over, tnd to be ectrd upon at that timet which meeting is appointed in Lincolnton, on Tuetday, ihe 304 day oj Marth next. These resolutions were ordered lo be published in the Western Carolinian tnd notice given, that each Trustee, or oth ers, holding subscription pi pert for the Western College, forward the tame to the Secretary, or Treasurer, on or beforo Ihe day above mentioned. By order of the board. J A VIES MUEE, rreoiaenl. From the Annus!" Siatementi of the , Commerce and Navigation of ihe United i, mm menu, tibiii mu ted by the Secretary of the Treasury to Congress, it appears, that " the Import during the rear ending on the 30th of September, 1823, have amounted to g77 579,567, of which amount &7l,5ll,54l, were imported In Am"-, u ! 6,067,736, in foreign vessels that tho expor.s have, during the tame period, amounted to 74,699,030, or which $47r 153 408, were domestic, and $27,343, 622. were foreign ankles, that of the do mestic articles, S'r074,362, were expor ted in American vessels, and 88,080,846. in foreign vessels ; and of the foreign ar ticles, 82 $,241, 004, were exported in American vessels, and 8 1, 302,6 1 8, in for eign vessels; that 775,271 tone of Amer ican shipping entered, and 810,761, clear ed, from the ports of the United States ; and that 1 19,468 tons of foreign shipping entered, and 119,740 cleared from tho porta cf the United States, duting the same period. THE NAVY, Ibe message of the President of the U. S. ac companying the report of the Secretary of the NavyrcUtive-la a natal Peace Estabriahment, we shall endeavor to give in our neit. We are anxious our readers ahould have the benefit of readin; and preserving a document as replete with sound political doctrine. It is, we vent-ire to say, consonant with the sentiments of four fifths of the freemen of the Union ; ami must, assuredly, serve to strengthen the affection of Americans for that enlightened Statesman and venerable patriot, Jamet .Monroe. Ed. Car. ' The President has transmitted tn Con gress a message in relation to the Navy in which he urges the necessity of placing this branch of national defence upon a per manent footing, and maintaining an effi cient peace establishment. The outlines of a bill from the Secretary of the" Navy, which iccompaniet the President Met- sage, provides for the creation of V Vice" Adrntral, 2 Rear , Admirals, .3 Common . dores, 2a Captains, 33 Msfers Comman dants, 149 Lieutenants, 31 Stib-Lieuten- antsy 19 Masters, 6 Second Masters, 10 Chaplains, 40 Pursers, 40 Surgeons, 56 Surgeon's Mates, -400 Master's Mates and Midshipmen,' 26 Boatswains, 26 Cun ners, t6 Carpenters.. 16 Sailmskers, and 3564 petty officers, seamen, landsmen and the public service may require it, The Secretary recommends to be kept in con stant service, two whips of the line, four .fMK,.i?f..!;i?hi . loop of war, 'and six sThoonefs.K pr of the navy yrds,aqd,lhe iubstUiMton.of..,1 fixed wlaneslw the emoumenisnawr en joyed by tht7 officers stationed at them. The bill . 1A enacts, that the Marines stationed irtNavy Yards, or on board ves sels in ordinary, shall be subject to the lws and rgulations ofrthe Navy, Mw-York Pat. Feb. II.