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VES.TON 111 GALES,
EDITOR; ANT PROPRIETORJ " ' ?
50ijciTio Five Dullara per annum fcalfit
AsrKRTf KMKBTs.-rr Terr 1 o line, cm inter
Oil uraera aou Jouicial AdverMsemeiua win io
Ajrjfd 25 per cenl Ligber; iiul ileJucliwn of 33J
uf cent, win oe mada lrum tne regular prices, lor au-
jrrniaetiif nt. inerted in th8rroi-WeekF Rtm
llTu, will alau appear la Weekly Japer frea of
All Lettera to the Editor must d poai-paia.
PRAISE AND CENSURE,
The truth and practical good sense of the following
0u from the Trenton Emporium, give, them
(jjin to our notice.. .There are not a ' few who may
profited by the wholesome instructions they impart.
worm, aoiuo peopie say is ceasorious
Land it to a certain extentt rue. Bat
the world sometimes complnneuta very high
lyand I have a strong - iucliuaiiwt to. y9
lliat tw praicB u mule uiisuiiiei man 115
eeiwurp I will y it. Censure, when ap
plied w lie re 11 19 uicrncu uen uas ;a sjiiU'
tary effect. - When bestowed where ft is not
dwerytd, it produce nd 'injurjr ;onj a," well
reflated mind. The strung and prerailtnf
Idispoaiuonainong people to think mote high
It uf iheiutfelve tlvau they uugtit to tliink,
need some general corrective Hind Censure
thuDgh ah unpleasant, ts often; in these case
Praise, on the other hand, touches a moie
aueroui key it nurses instead of suppress
a genius, people sum 01 my young ineim
jUciUzor - and it got to , Alcanzor ears, ,as
such tilings wilt niue cases out of ten. - The
roudi was protnising fair fiir manhood -with
judustry and pradence to follow up the ad
rantages he enjoyed, he would hae Ibecome
in ornament to society., But the idea of be
ing genius haunted him njght and day.
He put on a thousand ridiculous aira and felt
liato as man? ridiculous Dracticea became
puffed up with vanity and self conceit,1 and
el slip all his golden opportunities in grasp-
latter the foolish phantoms that flitted be
lire Ins bewildered brain.' He turned out
fmrereaiure7 Praise did mischief.. What
ibeautiful girl ! the young gentlemen used.
i say when they passed Jane Seymour a
nndow and got a glance at her fine face and
I pretty figure. It was no wonder they called
lser beautiful for she was ao. But persuade
lijwpg lady she is beauuiul very beau til ul
j-anu sive.musi oe a sin oiextriMrutnary
good sense if she doVitJet th tiiuig run in
her head to the exclusion of mdtS&ftogsP .
thoughts. Jane once cultivated her mind
wd iiidustriouii and jugenioiis jwith her
oeejll; bid fair to become an excellent house
keeperand she wonld have been a rare
prie, if left to- the guidance of her natural
judgement. But she soon began to! conclude
flu the 'was beautiful-lhat beauty coin pen
aWd Uir'jivery . thing and ahe jneglected
etery th inf .. else. Those of the beaux who
Were worth having thought differently the
Olivers she. would , not accept, - and this mis
nuderstinding lost ber'a husband.
Pnie has made more fools and cpxcomhs,
tlian censure ever made misanthropes. Thev
are both good things in their exac places
i rmu re a urni iii(ir.i.ni -tt
pee them there. When, misapplied, the
first HOWS TPIlPrMlIv from a Kl tar Tnt..r
tliaa the last and it U
00 One Hnnthtr an isepar TriAa Uvmni.
n'1 to be always borne in mind.!
THE SAILOR AND THE ACTRESS.
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7 'V hen I Waa a nmr orirl. aaul thr- (tiitrhii
"'St. Albans, working very hard for my 30
"imngg a week 1 went down to Liverpool
linn... .1.-1 1 .-I'm' fl .
me iiouuays.. ' wnere -1 was always
umiy received. 1 was to perform in a new
r -v, r.imcming ime tnose pretty , utile ai
urauias they get up now at our mi-
Dr theatres ; and in my character I repre
i "f iiiviihi... uilflliu KII1 K&MUV
ft t.. L . 4
ru ' ine most wretrhPfl . mttvrtv. A hoori
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i - , BENEFIT OF CLERGY. , A
As the meaning of the term may perhaps,
not be generally known, to our : reaoers,
we cive the follow mar definition . Irom a cor
EFFECTS OF PERSEVERING INDUSTRY.
, , GicaxBii, Joa BcttitAw -" j -
One of the roost distinguished officers in
the f arm v of the i Revnlutfon. ws awnrui
respondent : Felony which comprehends ; f rtI"1 ocllivan, a man of obscure parentage
.. i i " .. r r ; : : bred .: in th; hitmKIa :r..itb. r: :
- ' - ww aHaaauBU i aiiavn m.mm aiiawaraaw.. -i w s m
almost numberless species of crimes, is sub
divided into two classes with or without
benefit of clergy." Benefit of clergy at pres
ent, signifies an exemption from capital pun
ishment, in all felonies7: where the Legisla
ture has not taken away that benefit by ex
press words. --The imgjn of tins t principle,
which is very little; understood, lis as fol
lows:' At the time the Catholic. religion was
the established one in thin country, the cler-
gy ciaimeu an exempuon irnm punisnment
for.all secular offences, and the legislature
was so far duped by them as to grant them
that jpri vilegN v therefore, wlieher J priest
was convicted of a crime,, for whtrh another
mart would; suffer death; he was" jilischrged
without punishment, on "proving himself to
be an ecclesiastic;? The clergy, did not" fail
to avail themselves of this nil vantage ; f and,
if any credit is to be given to historians.
were guilty;, of all knds of ennrmittett and
depredations.' This induced Parliamfnt,
at various innei, 10 lunieci memip capital
punishments firr particular offences, by lak
ing away from, those offences the benefit uf
clergy In those dark superstitious times,'
every person who rould read was presumed,
in law. to bo a priest in orders.and till the reiVn-
of Anne, a, man who was not possessed of that
qualification, was liahle to hange'J for an ofv
fence which one possessed of it would only
ue uurut in ine uanu lor, out since mai lime,
laymen are allowed "the benefit "of tlergy,
and, are entitled to claim it as often as they
havei occasion, and. are exempted from rthe
punisnmeni oi ourning in me nana ny me
statute. I Edwani -VI; which extends ihe
same privilege.' to Peers of the Realm, whom
it also exempts from capital punishment for
the crimes of house-breaking highway; rob
bery, horse-stealing,"and robbing of church
es, t Felony, without benefit of ;lerey4 are
capital offences,"nf which Sir William Black-
stone, in his time, enumerated 100, and since
his death upwards of 50 have been added to
the? cataloguer s We trust; that in" the; altera
tions in our criminal code about to be pro
posed by Mr. Peel, these circumstances will
receive their due share of that , gentleman's
attentive consideration. EAghth Faper.
44
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... ... piugriuicv aaiu ... nrruiue
"r a heavv (UKt ani n.:... i...
for
have no
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" rnson, unless some one will be bail
"c". 1 hi ctipI Tl t
.. n, - inn a inenu in tne
uJatl will no one be bail for you to save
?nu from prison ?,r asks the stern! creditor.
e navet,(JyouI have! not a
"rlh; was my reply. But just
-r,? Ule words. I saw t aailitr in ih nn.
r-Mllery sprinirinir over the railins-. Ittinir
i n..ir r . - a , - :
nsrii Unwn fram th nna S. .l
Ilnti'l I 1 ' " VIIB . HI IIWtll&l
f. "I . ,"'t(1ed plear over the orcheslraand
nil placed himselr besiidi me ; in
v t t. DISCONTENT.
7How::iJhiversal it is I we never yet knew
the man who could say, I am contented."
Go where you wilt; among rich or poor, the
man of competence, or tlie man whq earns
his .bread byy the daily sweat of his ; brow,
you Jieaf the sound of mourning r and the
voice of compIainU 1 he other day, we stood
by a Cofffl w,lu war piayiiig i.uierry MiiiB.
around the casCw;": 8a n " mine is a
hard lot forever trouinfouWl? a uo
driving a hoop. Heigh hb, sighed aTaew
smith; in one of the hot davs, as he ? wiped
the drops ;df J pefspi ration from his - brow.
while the red-hot iron ; glowed on his anvil.
thU is life with a vengeance it melting ami
frying one's self over a burning fire." Oh
that I was a carpenter,,, ejaculated a shoe
maker, as lie bent over his lap stone, here
am I, dayafter djr. wearing my soul away
in maaiug soies ior nuiers, coopeu up in a
little 7 by 9 room.' . Heigh ho! I am sick
of this out-door work, exclaims the car
penter, broiling" under a sweltering sun, .or
exposed to the inclemencies of UiC weather ;
"if I were only a tailor 1 V This is Umt
bad, perpetually cries the tailor, to be
compelled to sit perched dp here plying the
needle , all the day' lone ; would . that mine
was a more active lire. Jast day ol grace,
Banks want pay, what shall I do ! rum
bles the merchant, ! had rather be a truck
horse, i og,ny thing! ffUnhappy fellow!
groans the lawyer, as he scratches his head
over some dry musty record, I had rather
hammer stone than cudgel my brains on this
tedious question. And So through all tfie
ramifications of society, all are complaining
of their'condition, finding fault with their
peculiar calling. If I were only this' or that
or tha other, I should be content, is the uni
versal cry, any thing but; what I ani. JSti
wags the world, so it has wagged, and so it
will w air. .
raised, himself by his talents and industry, to
the highest offices in the gift uf his country.
"He wis the son of Scotch-parents, who
resided :at Berwick in Miine, and in , early
life was 'the architect of his own' fortunes
Desirous of. procuring an education, he went
to Portland, and offered his services to a Mr.
Ltvermore, a-. Councillor at La wi r He of-"
fered to take care of M t. Li vermore's horse,
split his jwood, cj-cif Mr. Livermore would
board him. and give hiuv the privilege of
reading Ids books. The bargain avhs conclu
ded J Jho -as faithful to his trust ; ahdVaa
enabled Vssendm
ployer't j library, - One eveuing,, however,
Mr. LiyennoTe" returned from an excursion,
and Jhn not at hand to take care of hi
horie7i Wasfounit on : inquiry of a dimes
ticr thai; a cUenCKad " calfed jiir Mr Liver
more to maiiajre a case to'be brought before
a Justice that evening," and as- Mr. L. was
absent, John had offered his services, and
had actually gone off with the man. .
Mti) iverinoreaT curiosity was excited,
and after taking care of his horse lie slipped
quietly into the court, without being perceiv
ed by John. The case was managed with
suchyabiiity f and:- ingenuity, and so much
native talent was displayed, that after his re
turn, home,' .Mr. L. addressed him. Johii;
my kitchen i. is no place for you ; follow, on
with your studies i give them your undivided
attention:, and you shall have what assist,
ance you need from me until you are in a
conuuioQ to repav it. - .; . ; - - .i
. riie result is welt known that he became
eminent at the bar; and at the call of his coun
try,, he niadei a great personal sacrifice i in'
leaving his profession to. enter the .army.
Here ne anont as a star oi tne nrst magni
tude; and will have his ' name handed down
to' posterity as the compatiion and confideh
lial friend of the Father of his Country .
After the close of the Rovolutionary war, be
was President of New Hampshire 3 years,
in : which State he has many, distinguished
dtacendanU.' ' ; ; 'f. '
James Sullivan, brother of John who was
afterwards Governor: of Massachusetts, was;
employed as a boatman on the " Piscataqua
River, between -Exeter and Portsmouth. He
was encaced in this-, business when both of
his legs were broken, the marks of which he
ever afterwards bore. "7 t-" ' T;-" ;
: : What noble examples are here given to
stimulate young msn in the acquisition of
knowledge, and the improvement of : their
natural talents. 5 , : , "-
ORIGIN OF GENIU8.
Columbus was the sou ot a weaver and a
weaver I hbaif If. Rabelais the 'son' of an
try cook. Motiere son of
la : ' m
nend on
as I was
INGENIOUS DEVICE. 7.1
The folio winir curious story is told of an
old lady in Buckinghamshire, (England.)
Her husband had died without f making his
will Jin consequence of which neglect, his
estate s would have . passed awsy imm Jiis
widow, had she not resorted to some expe
dient to secure it. - .She hit upon the follow
ing. She concealed the death of her husband
N-iighu
'nnient. Yes, you shallhive one "friend and prevailed upon an old, cobler, her neigh
ai I.
: , ' raV poor young woman, I said he.
me greatest expression in hie 1 honest.
"'"urnt countenance, "I will go bail for you
. '"V amnitnt: ; Anil
,ne, W'tened actor,) if y ou don't bear a hand
. - -in your moonnsr. vou luhher. it will
ne un. r. - i r. .! ' . -
i ir you wnen i come atrtwari your
w. Every 'creature in the house rose "i
bor, who was in person somewhat like the
deceased to eo to bed at her house, end per
annate him; in which character, U was agreed
that he ahould dictate a ; will, 7 leaving - the
estate 1 to the wife. ; A n aUotnerwwas " sent
for to draw no the 'writimr7 The .is widow.
who, on his arrival appeared in great affile
tion at her fiood man's danger, besran to ask
" I'tiiw iiT tuuctiiuiiir,.pcaii in ner preicnucu iiubiiu,-
"taw i
screams of terror, cheers from d to elicit the answers she expected and
wny messmates in the gallery preparatory desired. The cobler groaned aloudrv end
Smr?j)Lnf! "f violins from the orchestra ; and looking a raueh like person about to give
up the ghost as possible feebly 'answered.
T intend to leave you "half my estate, and J
ithink the poof shoemaker who lives oppo
se is aeservmsr tne other lialf. for he has ai
He was only persuaded 1 ways been a good neighbor The widow;
b of me by the mart ager'rf was : thunderstruck : at receiving a renly so"
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with a 1 "inereni 10 mat which he expected. , but
dared not negative the toill. for fear the
pretended htishand . would expose her, and
she lose all, so allowed the attorney to record h.
"''t the universal din there stood the un
'"'cinus cause of it7 sheltering1, me, the
"'dressed young woman, and breath-
"IT (laK , ' . .
- " uii r.R lanil n.itpiiAlion'.' tiraimt mv
pereciltor.
u ri h...: i,
Preteni!m.. 1 . .. 1 . ' 4
Cmr.. "T1"" nd' rescue me,
r ..Miiicai oans: notes . :
To lewn tdValk; weli, learn first io hear.
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7lRGINIA STATE LOTTERY, for the benefit
i r, of the Pfterehurg Benevolent Mechanic A saoci
ati'n. UlasaNu 5. for .1810?. t o be, drawn , at
Alexandria, Va. Satarday. May 3Hh, 1840, y . .
.. . CAPITALS.
$30,000 '$ 1 0,000.-5 000 3 5003.0703,000
,2500 40 Pnie.ot $1,50050 of 250 60 of 200
Certificates of Packages of 25 Avliole Ticket $130
i.7Da 4t ,,U -.,,25 Half. ..do.V, 65
-Do , Mr n -s 4to A 5 Quarter do t r 21
-- r. OruVrs er Tickets amlbare nr.,Ceitiflcate
of Packages in the alxive HplenditlLnUeries, address
, i. o.'GSEGORY & Co. Managers . , ,
" ' ; Wasuins'n City, D-Cr, a.
. f - x- 7.r . 3 Or Riihmond. Va. w
;Prawinea acnt immediately 'aAerihey are over, to
all who order as above . . . v So
-MIMTAUY NOTICE--Attention
.OIfieera4f ilbft- 35ih.Rgimeiii: of, ;Nrtb
Carolina Militia t Tou sr? hereby ordered;
to appear at the Bati4 Grave, in lhe.l;ity
of Raleigh, at-13 -oVIock the taut Saturday
of Ulsy instant,' being th 30th 4yi fully
uniformed and 'quipied . lor Jgi menial
Drill and Court Martial, i Hereia fail not.
v W.. L. OTE Y, CoL Com. r .
I hf rad Quarters r ? -f:' Ht h ?h
Rateiah.' Mar- 7. S -;t--K f '
-W"".
SATuE. li tcpding to remove to - an
oiher'part bf the rlty,I bftVi for sale my
: brese'nt Residence on Fajetteville street.
peron, not acquainted wiin4 tne preroiaea.r u
m? V be remarked that the Lot on which the Dwell
ing ;Hhii is sUusteJ.cbntaiiis about half an acre, tn
tfi I beat t of the busines of the place, has an exci l-
t Well sod Ice House m the yard, ; and all couve
M offices aiid out liousrhr Dwelling " Is ,iii
th t form of an L, is well arranged for the accommo
dl loir of a large Rimily , and" sit In excellent repir
Aypurtenant to.ine uweinng. nui me !(.
..r tti st rert. ia amolher half acre on which - are
al 9ated a ood UardVn, SiableaGrahary, riage
H wse &C.&C J- .:.7t.r ,
n V wy liberal credit will be given in wp.
it aerei : , v CllA. MANLY.,
.Raleigh; May .6tht1840.,-Av7'--
tr Hie Wsahuigton .Whif.i and mdmoigtoil
A iVvrtiMr, will pleaM insert 4 times ana seua locu
tfotit tn me .. - . j
APE FEAR NAVIGATION COMPANY
The Annual Meeting of the Btoikboldors in
.. - vom " a Will - &
b7i ComiMinv will be held tn tne I own oi r ayeue-
V41eJ on Friday S9tk May, inatanU t. ; ; ? .
rhE. 7 'r ''SSL.
RAIL ROAI
N OT I CE.-The
W. third Annus! Meeting
of the tnckholtfc-ra of
f iT.. RnUioh tiastoii
" "V:
Rail Koad " uompany.
will le held at the Office of the Company, in Raleigh;
oii .Mnndav.the firat day of June next. A punctual
ailepdance ia requeued in p ron or by proxy. 4.
-; I By order of the Board, -77
.7 ' 8. F.TATTERSON, Pru
" Raleigh. May 6. 1840. . 38 Sw,
I ti3T Petewberg Intelligencer 3 weeks. I
maker.
Cervantes served as a common soldier.
mer was a beggar. ' Hesiod was the son of a
Ksinall farmer... Demosthenes, of a cutler.
Ference ? was a slave. Richardson Was f
printer; OlivcrUrom well meson or a brewerf.
Beni. Franklin a Journeyman Printer. I)r
Thomas, Bishop of Worcester, son of a linen
draper Daniel Defoe was a hosier, and the
son of a butcher. Whitfield the son of ari
innkeeper at Gloster. Sii Cloudesly Shov
elrear admiral of England; was an appren-,
lice to a shoe-maker, and after warns a cabin
hov. Bishop Prideanx worked in the kitch
en at Exeter College, Oxford Eng. Cardinal
Wolaey, a Son of-a botcher, rerguson was
a shepherd. Neibher was a peasant ' Thomas
Paine, i sou of a stay maker at Ipeitord. -Dean
Tucker was the son of a small fame?
in Caniliganshire,and performetibis pmrney
to Oxford -on foot. Edmund Hallywas the
son of a soap-boiler at Shnredilch. Joseph
Hall, Bishop of Norwich, son of a farmer at
Ashby. W illiam Hogarth was, put an ap
prentice to ar engraver or pewter pots.
Doctor Mountain, Bishop of Durham, was
the son ot a beggar, j-iucian was me son 01
a statuary. Viigil . a potter. Horace of a shop
keeper. Plums, a baker. Shakespeare, the
son of a woolstapler Miltmuson of a money
scrivener. Cowley, son of a hatter. -Mallet
rose fnm poverty. Pope son of afahopH
keeper! Gay was apprenticed to a silk rher
cer. ur. csamuei jonnson was tne son
of a bookseller at Litchfield. A kenside son
of a butcher at Newcastle, f Collins the
son of a hatter. Samuel Butler, : son of; a
farmer, , Ben Johnson worked sometimes as
a bricklayer. Robert Burns was a plough
man in A v nh ire. i nomas C hatter ton, son 3ni
a sexton at BedclifT Church, Bristol. iThos
Grey was .the son of a money.; scrivener.
Matthe w Prior son of a. joiner in London.-
Henry Kirk White, son of a hutcher at Not
tinsham. Bloomfie'.d and Ginord-were shoe
makers.1 Addison, Goldsmith,' Otway. and
banning, were sons "of. clergymen. J Persprj
son of 8 ' parish clerk. The mechanic - arts
especially -rliave reason . to be proud of. the
Vf?1 OODS! GOODS!! GOODS !!!Jlfore Good
r thtvi Cah The Subscriber has lately re
iurm d from the (lityiof New York, willi a very gens
tutfattaortment f arliclea for' the retail irade. Alsbt Si
ixtensUe atock of all; kinds of family finding good
b usbt at the lowest Auction cash aales. and will be
iitd' low to soit" the timea. ' Msrchaiits from the
Twna and Uountry. who may le out of auch ead-
artrcles, will d well to call at the well an wn
FayettevilgBBf r tlu,,9 BOOda. cin-
tsey will find a great variety wti.te BlacV
mount 01 nniie anu u'arK on, nojf,
Blue. Mixed and unbleached Hae; all km
Cotton Socks. Black and While,; Snd; Colored fcilk
Glvf. While and Colored, Lille Thread Gloves,
Men'a Berlin ' and double-threaded vUotton Giovea,
Tape - Bordered and Woiked- Cotton and ; Biliop
Lawn H dk'f Black. ' W bile and (Stored open-work-etl
SilkGlovets Ponge ami tJilk ..Pocket H'dk'f. L
Uies' French Coraets, Cambricks, Jaconet and Mull
KMuslms, Plain laiid Figd Swiss Muxliii. Linings
and Long Lawna; all kind if Bmbinti ! iMcvm and
Qoilingsf Velvet. BoMiiet and Cap Riltbona. flatter,
liinding and Banding, Sleu'a Satin Stock Bsom
and Collars. Honing heat Needle 5 to 12, Lsiiiea
low priced Hnbbonet and Muslin Capes Furniture
and Stay Bindtnga, Linen and Cotton Tape. Black
an.t Wiiire Cation Ball, Bluck and White Patent
Thread. White, and all collors of Spool Ctio. Cor
Sts and Stay Laces; all kinds of Muapenders, Black
and AV bile,; Cotton l and Lining'. Buckrura. Houm
Paper. Geriing. Flas Shoo 1hicad ; all kind of Pa
per and Pound Pins bent Plated and Black Hooks
sod Eyes ; alt kinds of Gilt. Silk , Lasting, Bone and
Pearl Butlona ; all kind of French; Diwing, Tress
and SideJLJomb, Puracaand Wsltets, Table and Tea
Spoon; with a grat veriety of fiuding arliclea, not
mentioned, for sale by '
JOttiS PK1MKUSB.
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7,-. PR08PECTU8 " '"s'i
The Subscribers propose to establish In the Town
of Bab BoeRTi lxs, Wilcox County, a. weekly News
paper, entitled the Alabama Hks. lb, to be devoted
to Political, Agricultural, iiiterary and Miscellaneous
Inuingence. . : ' . 4,'
In addition tn the importance of a Press in Wil
cox, in a political point of view,' the convenience and
interest of the people' of ihi- and Jbe neighboring
connties Vequire that a Paper should be established in
this region; congenial to its feelings and devoted to
ita interests. 'The erowiue importance ol this section
f South' Alabama and the wanisrof its citizens, give
every sanurance that we will be liberally sustained la
the enUfitrne.' f Abd being prattical i Printers, we
flutter ourselves that we will- be able to render the
Paperal bnce respectaMe and iritrresting.'' 7
. WhiU We disclaim any intention to act illiberally
towards 6cr poruiral ppon nts. nr a refuse them ma
opportunity of defending their principles, in an h'on
est manier. Lhrough our columns. !we wish, not to con
ceal the fact, that our own aentiaaents aie in accord
ance with .those of the Wme patty ; ai.d of course
upon its members we moat chit-fly depend for encour
agement and support. Lr common with Jbe great
mj-.rity of the American People; ws look to W hig
principles sod to. Whig measures as the only means
of restoring the Government to its former purily, and
of eradicating the pernicious snd factious practices
which corrupt Administrations have infih ted uikd.
the country. We have witnessed and till viinesa
the iervaitU whom the people have called to admin.'
inter the affairs of the GovernmenVdisrezardinff the
clearly expressed wishee of their constituent, and
openly contemning the known il of the people
Nay, we have seen a President of the United 8iates,
choNeo on ncciunt of hia loud professions of Deno
enfey and ifc?u6tccntm,aitdconiing inti office with
hvporntual declarations ol . attainment to popular )
righta. presumptuously accusing s. large , portion of
the people with' bribery and corrcption, because ihey
expresaed.in a constitutional manner, tbi ir opposition
to one 01 bia propositNtn. : - vv e nv aen aeopnan-
tic omce-holuer and uojinocipleu eculatint plmnly
encouraged and jwttlectcd in thVuf sets of plunder and
corruption.' We have beard - a t Democratic Prei-
dent tell the people. tbH,ley x peeled too : muehT
from their own Government, an that H v a the 1k
ty of ? the Government bimself emd his underlingal)
to take care only of it own afiair. and leave tne
people to extricate themarlves frotn their embarrass,
ments embsrrassuients which h& own snd hi "il
lustrious predt cesor,aM cspricHJs experiment hsd
fattened upon them; We hsve keen honest and ca-
ltiie putmc. servant conteinptunusly dimtssed lront
office, because they dared .to difer in polilicai opin-
10a with thoee who seem determined to rule the pun
trm Biilh r.ul nf lon Anil. r'.noW behold the ,n-
tliors of these wrongs, the perpetrstora of ibexe outra
ges.; soiiciiing an afproval of thejr curee and a con
tinuance of their power, at the hands of the Ameri
can People,, ;;.iy7;'t S"7777i-
It i against these practices, these doctrines, and
thee" kk.M, thatfwe jutend (If our undertaking shall
meet with the favor of the public) to raise bur hum
ble voices. It is to ojien . to lhe citizens of Wilcox',
and the adjoining count iea a medium of making known'
and defending their political opinion, lhat we make
this attempt to establiah a Whig Journal in Barbour
ville. . . ; . j.-.-- : y
; , la the approaching Presidential contest, the Rsa
ai.d will eordiatiy and zealouMv sustain tlie claims of
Wau Henry Harrison and Johek TyierBeiieidg
ihem souud in political opinion, and above all, hon
est, capable. ; and fMithful ioviheJri8timUn.',,iwe
shall cheerfully sndneslly surrt Iheireirtion.v ;
' Whigs id" Wilcox, ei Monroe, ylsiae. &fc will you
second oureffirts1 Wdfyou lend a hand Jn.estsjb
fishing a Journal devoted jto lhe advocacy of your
own political seutimenla; and inseparably attached lo
the cause endinteresta of the people! The caune in
which we -a re engaged demand Jthat - we should be
more active and - selous 4n advancing oar politi
cal went imenla. K Let us then imitate, the zeal and in
dU8try of our opponent ; let us be as sclive in circu-
atKl oeieiuiing; political . iruin, ; .as viiey bio in
..Im .iiUMnfuMilitiAn rj! artA, Anil hilw
lasemmaTtrrg rjh.n by the estab
can this object be belter enWleasasL-. '
lishmeut of an independent Prne 1 We at"c-onu'
R ALE OF VALUADLELANDS;The Sub
tOcriber Will ouer for sale. on,A! onday.'aAe' 1st day
t Juoe. next, at the . Dwelling House lf the late
Nswton W'bod,Ue followih Tracts bf LANP, fai
Wake County; pursuant to a decree of the Cebf t of
Equity, diteciing he sale, for the purpose of 'divhiion,
viar,.- b-'fA'rH -7' -
i TJ Manor Tract, contatniog 1 0C6 acre,1 aujofd.
ing Hartwell Hbrton and othbra, on which there is a
comfortable dwelling house, afid all other Accessary
out heaseey--W.1tv-;.vfc. 'wi.4'?-S 'it-' " .
T One ether Tract, of about600 acres, on bafialer
creek, f on which ..(here is a good i Dwelling and oat
houses, and a good lrit and Saw MILL adjoin
in the lands 6f Paul Ferrel, Benj; Marriot and
others.F1-;-'? . ;- --.j-i"
Another Tract, known as the Chsmldy tract con
taining about 900 ceres. Von which there ts a Dwell
ing.andut houes---aJlotDing thb Uhdsof Beni. '
Marriot, snd ntbe'fi. ,j 77.:
Another Tract, knowo aa the Morpby tract, eon
taining abbot 160 acres, adjoining the lands of Joe.
ioites,'and-olhe'rfc"i'';pf
And one other Tract known ss the Rabun Tract,
containing about 200 acres, and adjoining the Housb
i The foregoing Lsnds wUI le sold on a credit of 6,
1 2. and 18 month.; with Jnteiest fro.n the day of
ssle. S ' H Master.
April 2i, 1 840. j S4. ii.
fTnO BREEDERS OF HORSES. The imported
U and thorough bred Race Horse' Flexible, and
the high Wed Americas Race Horse TuakenoVone of
be finest iookui'sr Horses in the Coantrv. wftposland
at Wilion the present slawb (l84.). For' terms,
se-hsndbUls,;:;;7UED. H. CARTER. ;
Wilton, Uranville County. Wt C ;? .9
v March I, 1840. 5
pioin PA nioiy to ia iss le sLi e's
yYJ Cookery!. The House Book ; or A Manual
of Domestic Ecouomy, by Miss Leslie ; containing di
rections lor Laundry Work. Removing etaina, Clean
ing Furniture, W'aitina on ConrpSny. Carving, Ms
king up Lineo,"&c" 'This day received at the North
Caroline Bobkitiore.fr-"t;:.;r! v-' i . .
MsyJ9.1840.;:77' ;7(Sun)'; 40
' iMsy 10, 1840.
AND FOR SALE. On the Monday of An
euat County Court next, shall sell at the
Unurt House door, in the City of Raleigh, a Tract of
ItmnA adjoining the lands of John Sym, Solomon
'Walker. Joeph Horne and John Smith, containing
448 acres, or thereabout, belonging to the heir and
devisees tf William Phillips, decd. and snjd under a
decree of the Court of Equity, for the County, of
Wske. . , : v
'. . Tsaas. Six and twelve monihs credit, with good
security. H. W. MILLER, C. M.
7 Msy 22, 1840. - ' " L 42.6w.
HOCCO SPRINGS.---The Proprietress respect
fully inform the public that she will le prepar
ed to receive visitors on the 10th of June.' Addition-
si accommodations hsve been provided end tbe great
est attention will be paid to the comfort and convent-
once of invslids7:vf :. fiw-'-Ji.'5 5
Families can board at tne very ressnnthle price or
txteen dollitrt a month for each person ; children and
aeivaitts half price.. ' . , ,,.
contributions which - their pursuits,' le-din JlixJ" The Springs are 12 iniles from Warrenton
to a direcUiess and practical exercise of thev. n the R-Ieigh and Gaaton Raif Road. whence
intellectual faculties, have added to the glori
ous constellation of taleul.which has illumin
rated. the wbrl4f ?:-:'-?477 - l
rNewsPAJBRS-Newspapersalwaya tt
eite uri(aity7No;nne ever fays one do wif
without a feeling of disappointment. 7i7 -7l
"TVfOTICE.- The undersigned wishes to hire, inr
LNI mediately. ftr the space of four or five months
nve or six strong able-bodied men, to whom good wa
ges will be given. : -;
FRANCIS WALTHALL, f
May 10, 1840. 41 tf;
3here is a hack to cthocco three times. a week, en
Iondsy, Wednesdsy and FmUy.
May S3, 1 840.
42J7m.
''. - BANK OP CAPE FEAR, V
.-"f 4 1WA May. 1840.
WrOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO DELfN
JJ qoent Solwrribers to tlte Stock of this Bank, that
unless full payment be made on or befire the 30th
day of Jone next, alt the unpai I Shares wilt be rx-
pied to public sale at auction, agreeably to the pro
visions of the Act of AaveoiMy. to amend the Charter
or said Bankv passed at the Session of 183S-'39. ,
f . C: ?-. J. D. JONES. jPresV.
I Mat 23. 1840. :: . ! 4-4w.
t " , . !, .
MOT1CTE. TAKEN UP nd committed to the
Jail of Anon County, b'h the ltih bf . Decern
Uerinrt.a PiegroMan. who call btmself TOM, and
save he . belongs to J OHN 1 8M fTH, of Alabamt..
and was bought of Dasisl Williams, of Roleon
.-CooniyV- thisifta1e; 8aitt iegro .is about 5eet
10 inches high, stout .built, coper coloured, snd,
apparently, about 24 years of sge. , . The owner fi
requested to come , forward,,' prove . property, pay
charge and take him awsy: W he wilt be dealt with
as the law dut-;ii..Yi.B;-.ALLBNj Shernt
Wadeboio Dee. j4, 1839: 8-6m '
TATE OF SOUTH SJAJlOLIWA.Ber.
tie County, Court of Plbss snd Quarter Sessions,
February Term, 1 84't7 Jsraes K. Jtsy nef e. Jsmes
V. RufselL, Attscbment. B. Ii. Rttll, GariushCtfi
v' It, appearing, to the satisfaction bf this Court, that
Jsmes V Russell ha removed beyond the flmiu ef
tins oni-j in, inererore eruered, trial pubucalion Be
made in the Raleigh Register' frS sis weeks for the
said James V. Ruasell to make his appearance at oar
next Court ot Pleas and Quarter SessiobsV end defend
the sskl scut, or Judgment by default wfll be entered
sgainsthinvi;r7f?
:77m:.':.. SOL. CHERRY,-6k
: .May 1 54 840.VV-"-. :.-v in ' 40 ; .
ATT WOTICK & GEXEliAI LAND
AGE3IC f Hkst B. 8. Williams, At
torney at Law, will attend to Uie adjustment end col,
lection of claims throughout the Wrsterq District cf v.
Tennessee and also act as Gen'l Land Agent in selling;
listing and" clearing old disputed titles. Person re- '
siding it a dUUnCe, espWrfaflly , NbYtb Csroltntans,
'whoe Interest is so extensive in this country, wottld
do well 10 notice more strictly .' the situation of (heir
Lsnd .clsims.,.i;it-V;A 'pit igij & --
h Office at 8omerviilet Tenn v 7 'T'
Refer to Cot Samuel King, Iredell County, N. C. .,
Thomas V, Devereux. Eq. Raleigh;. "
i.ent in the hope that our call Ur : aupport . will meet
with a hearty and cheering response.
The Hcrald will be issued, on an Imperial sheet,
as soon as a sufficient number of Subscriber csn be
obtained to justify the undertaking, and will be print
ed with good type and outline paper,' 1 - -
Tkhms. Four Dollars per sanum, if pavment ob
made within three month after the commencement
of the subcriplioo or Five Dollars If made after that
time. . .. ii-,;;-:. uV-ki-iw. .CSiS;'ii
Communtcationa should be addressed to the 8ub-
scribera at Selma. t J
- . JAMES H. CURTIS.
J 7 7J0HNH.MARTIN.,
April 10. 1840. - 1 '
C3. Eiditor friendly to . Lbs- undertaking are re
quested to give the above an insertion.. '
fTAGE Fare reduced from Ral.
3 e-S- Waynesboro 'and Gold,
borongn.- From the dale hereof. TWO DOL.
LARS only will be demanded ; from Passengers for
Msge Fsre from Raleigh to : Way nesbore' or Golds
WoA This; Stage leaves Raleigh ihree times a
week, via smithfield; viz: en Monday, Weduesi'ay
sud Friday w . .f h.-.
- -1 ;-"j-,E.P.GUJ0N.7
Raleigh, April 4.1840., 7 . 29 '
fpiOOKING STOVE FOR SALE. The 8ubscri-
Vl ber has for sale on moderate' terms, a first rate
Cooking Stove, or would exchange for a smaller ons
his being too. large for & single ramdy. ( -u;
v " . 7 WESLEY WfflTAKER.
May V." 7 kV.v ; ; S 36 8w.
A LVAUADO OR EICLTIOOLLEO
M CTITOH SEED- bavf a small lot
of Uie above sent to us from 'Chsrleslon, ; S. C ' Oii
sale. .Price, 6 rents per ad Those seed were
grown from seed which sold fori 50 cents a piece in
'.Seoih-Carolina and Geireie.-tif Jf-Hrt" ' I
CJCII at the North CaroKn Book 8tore.
April 17;
mm
Tf ATE FRANCES STURXlYANTWThe 8ab
II iscrit'er; sdministerel to tie Eute of . the Iste
FTsuces Sturdivant, of Wake County, snd is reedy
to pay Id John Sturdivant. brother of the deceased Or
to the other Heirs of said E-Utwhslever'is coming
to them therefrom, on sppliesion- 8ome of these
heirs are reMiients of the Ute jof Alabama," or some
other of the .Western States, end will take notice
Ibis advertisemeTit. HENRY STURDIVANT;
Wake Ceonty May, 1 8th 1840. ' - 18 3w.'
irvrToiOins&o EIAD-
jvtJ ame Blallbran. by the Coonuss De
Meriui. JUt pubtuned and tor sale ny ' - " " -
' TUKJEK & HUGHES.,
May 10, 1840.
(ttr.)
iMqJjQll, SeaofState; .. . 77.
" '"7 ' .Turner . fc. HugheC!?-5i j
s.' ' W.'M.'Lew4s,.MtIt6n-.w7 '7'': 7'
, Eiheidred .4 Peebles, Northampton, l
'.V-'-b.H0-vTayettevtllei
-v ' 7 John McN. il, Cumberlahd County,
' February. 8. 1846. ; r .. i'x " : ' 15 6m.' '
3TBA YED, Frem the Subscriber; some time
Slast month, a SORREL MARE four years old
this Spring, about"four feet two inchea high, her left
hind leg white and a blaze in her face. "Any informa
tion resDectinar her will be thankfulrv received, and if
delivered to me at J; W Harris Wafke Forest N. C.T
a Reasonable reward will be paid. W. F. F0RT;
April. 20, 1 840. j--!; S-6vt r
0JTATE OF NO RTH CAROLINA---; Washing
County. Ia Er---Sprmg Term, 1840
larah Aon Keith e William Keitb ; Bill for Divorce.
Ou motion, and it appearing to ibe.Conrt thai two
subpoenas lb answer tbe Bill of Complaint issced to
Bertie county, s gainst Woo. Keith, have been return
edby the Sheriff that he is not to be found In that
county Snd also, that the said William Keith is net .
an inhsbiUnt of this Bute, or net within lhe jurisdic
tion bf this Court: the 1'ourt doth order that edveV-
lisement be 'made for thirteen successive weeks in lhe
Raleigh Register and North Carb ine Gazetief ed
vising tbe ssul Wiilisui Keith that,-unless be appear,
before the said Codrt-at the Court house in Piymontn '
on th second Monday of September next,' and plead,
snswer or demur to tbe UompU'naut's Ltill of Com
plaintv it wil be pro cbnfemi snd sacb decree
made therenpbn, as abstt be considered ftist; ' ? -
v .J 1 est, TH t TURNER. 6. fc tt;Bf
TTTNIVERSITY-rThe PaUie Anniversaiy Zxu'--Uj
sminadon f the. University et North Caroline
wiU be held at Chapel Mil on Monday the S5ih day
of May next, end be continued 10m day to day ontil
Thursday the 4th dsy of Jone, being the Crtt Thurs
day in the month, which last mentioned day is ap
pointed tot lb Annual Gommeuteiaent of the Col
legb x ' t - j t t , , ;
Th following Trustees compose the Committee of
Visitation.- . . : , ... J , v
Hi E'tt ey. Gov, H Bv Dcnttr. Pretties officio.
Hon. D.. I. 8wAisf. Prttideut mf CnUrtre.. - :
of College,
- Hiehael Hoke r
- Edward Jones' 1
Willie P. Mangum "
Charles Msnly; v
' James T. MoreheaJ
Samuel F. PalterstVn
. Remales M.- 8aundersi
- Jsmes H. 8miih l.
Richard D. Speight
John D.Toomer j
. Lewis William . 7-1
Ge.sge E Badges
Simmons J; Bakei
John L. Bailey :
John H. Bryan
Duncan Cameron .'
James VV. Clarke
Isaac Croort v.
John R-J. DanUf .
Robert B. Gilliam ,
John D. Hawkins
Louis D. Henry
fTK.-Ua f: tr;..iAn
' Bf a " resolution ofmelJMrdthe Comt&tioners
:
are desired to sppeer at Chapel UWca Jloud.y . j r 7
preceding. Maei -'7
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