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. .V THE PROPOSED JUNCTION taction otAc Portanbttlft and Roanoke and Raleigh and Gaston Rati Road its im portance to the People of North Carolina ,x The peculiar position of North I Carolina tender, or certainly should render, the sub ject of any internal improvement within her limits, one of the highest moment. With respect to natural location, she may be pro perly denominated the pent up Slate.' Rich as she is in resources, ber hard fate js to be cut off from the ocesn, and consequent ly, from free access to the markets of the world. : Oat of ten outlets to the sea, once possessed not one I is left! unclosed except Ocracock Inlet, and that of the Cape Pear Riv er ; and even'the former of thelt, it is said by Coh Kearney; of the U. S. Topoj graphical Engineers, who made a survey, of thecoast in 1 837, will in a few years be closed i the depth of water having dirainish ed,by filling up from 23 to 6 J feetat ordinary high tides. Should opinion of Col. Im prove crrecVtherelriH not be much long? er any 'communication between the ocean ,andAlbemarle and Pamplico Sounds ; her whole Coast from Cape Uenry to Cape Look . JOtwill be shoal bound walled in we might sayngainst the egress or ingress of the iraaifest sized coasters. f With no seaports of her own to foster and 4 build up, and no markets within her own borders in' which to send her surplus and purchase her supplies, she is. forced to seek elsewhere, by artificial means, those commer cial marts, which nature has denied her. Hence, every improvement that shall connect her withthe' Atlantic Seaboard, should be re ceived by her citizens with especial favor, t But let us consider more definitely, the advantages of the proposed work to our neighbors. ; 1: j First, by connecting the two roads, other markets in addition to Petersburg and Rich mond, are opened to all the farmers within reach of the Raleigh and Gaston Road, and in the valley of the Roanoke above Gaston. The planters in these divisions, comprehend ing a large and fertile portion of the State, when they shall reach Gaston with their pro ' duce,have the option of many markets instead of one or two.' They "can either send it to Petersburg.by theGreensyille and Petersburg Roads j or, it can be" sent by the junction line direct to the Seaboard, where, when arrived, belgg in immediate reach of the Ocean, it has the choice of all the markets of the Globe. J : " The inevitable effect of this accessibility to market, (which, will be effected by the proposed junction) will be, to give to the North Carolina farmer, all the benefits of competition in markets, and the effect of this competition will as infallibly be, to pro cure for him the best price for his produce. ! But the beneficial operation does not stop -here. This same competition in markets enables the farmerto lav in his supplies of I sugar, cottee, sau moiasses, manuiacturea i fabricks, kc. on the best possi we terms. It is in pursuance oiuie laeviwuie uu in- variable law of competition. s Increase the number of those whose business iJs to buy produce : and so increase the number of merchants that live by selling sugary conee, &c, and you lessen the price of those arti cles lb those who consume them. p Let the "farmer, then, of the interior of North Carolina, and the valley of the upper Roanoke; constantly .bear these things in mind that-when the Portsmouth and Ra leigh Roads shall be united, he will no lon ger be forced to send what he has to sell to Pe tersburg, and to purchase there what he has to buy but tnat in consequence ot me junc lion road bringing him within a days'teach j of Portsmouth and Norfolk, he will have the I c no tee oi tnese, anu oi an mantcis w wuicq i the ocean is the pathway, in which he may ell what surplus he has to dispose of, and purchase tne articles necessary ior ms con-1 sumption, ims junction roau, inaeea, win i be to all the region of N. Carolina within its t range, precisely wnai a navigaoie nverirom its midst, to the ocean would be. Either would open to that region -all the markets which accessibility to the ocean coolers; but witn tnis dinerence pernaps.itnat on a rail road, the transportation would , be more rapid, and that when arrived at Portsmouth ! or Norfolk, the produce would be at as fa- vorable shipping points, as any in the broad j uniona point in the very centre of the I Atlantic Seaboard a harbour unsurpassed er convenience or safety and where the wheat or other produce "arriving by the rail road, may b actually emptied from the j transporation Cars into the hold of the Ship which is to wait it on the wings of Com merce.; Secondly, the farmers and other consumers of North Uarolrna, will be benefitted in an other way by the coutemplated improvement viz i by the reduction of freights, which will result from the competition that will be es tablished between the two roads, leading to Pete reburg on the one hand, and Portsmouth . and Norfolk on the other. ' The exorbitant freight charged on the ?3reensville and Pe-J tersburg roads, has been long complained of as a great grievance, by. the farmers sending . their produce, and the merchants their mer chandise by these roads r so much so, that since 1840 when the' tolls were first raised, the amount of transportation fell off consi- u derably, many farmers and merchants prefer ring to send their cotton and iobacco to mar ket in waggons, and bringing return loads oi mercnanaise. , i txia, tact a most impor ' tant one, by, the way, is stated on the author, itv of James? Wyche; Esq. a mostintelli member of the late convention at Henderson, and is doubtless correct. The same trentl. man also states,' that the increased rates of freight fixed in. May, 1J540, produced to the ureensvuie anu reiersourg roads more than 815.000. .' Now this aum was drawn from the people of North Carolina that transport , , ted on those roads, -out wouia -neve r have beeri levied on theiir,- if there bad been a ri. tal line competing for the transportation of produce and m?f-Jandize, and rival markets Bolicitiir theTJe following that transport ation.- Construct tun Weldon and; Gaston i comncfi for the tr&deof North CwQlina,ybuaIsapiit road; and while you put themjixkets at .the' -1 respective termini of i the two great lines, -, j vi ( Norfolk and Petersburg, in competition 3a Jwo great branches from the common stem of rail road to a rival struggle for the trans portation. The treble benefit of which, will be, the best price for produce,' the cheapest price for merchandise, and the lowest possi ble freights to the farmers and merchants of Carolina south and -west of Gaston. In the two items just considered, there will be great gain to the people of North Carolina--an annual saving of sufScient importance to jus tify the undertaking of a more costly enter prise than the junction of the Portsmouth and Roanoke and Italeigh and Gaston JSaiI roads. ' :vU""v . . ' j y" There are other and perhaps higher bene fits in reserve from this work for our Caro lina frieqds ; and these we will consider in ournext.'. :-?-. NORFOLK. v It not un frequently happens that, men are entrusted with official duties that they are wholly unfit for. We once knew an old gen tleman who was persuaded to declare himself a candidate for the Legislature of North Car olina, partly as a burlesque and partly to try the strength of a party which was endeavor ing to gather all the county honors and emol uments of the oncjB- patriotic old Franklin. To give our readers an idea of " Forked Deer (as old Jimmy Davis" was sometimes called) we will attempt to describe him. He was what Davy Crocket would call , a perfect snorter," full six feet four inches, with the j courage of a wild-cat and the strength of.an j ox. His countenance bore (the marks of many a well fought : battle, which was so common in the days of the ring fights, before pistols, and Bowie knives came in fashion. It seems his nasal organ had suffered in some of these rencountres rather more than any other member of his rough and hardy person, for the end of it had been snapped off by some of those ' snapping turtles" or brui sers' which inhabited that region of country, and left bis piece of nose with the appear ance of the end of a forked stick -henco he received the cognomen of " Forked Deer." But to return. The old gentleman having been duly solicited, mounted the stump and let fly after the following fashion : ' " Ctatiemen ; Billy Williams sayed I moughtbe a candidate. I am for Ginral Jackson, and I am agin I am agio (Hon. Archibald Arlington, then a youth, whispered Tariff) I am agin the Tayriff and I am agin all kinds' of Banks; even down to a spring bank. I'll whip any man agin Jackson or me. I am a candidate for the Legislator, and you must all Tote for mef A person present asked, " Uncle Jim, what is a Tariff 1" The old man promptly repli ed, " It's reporting the fairing goods, and n em, I want none on 'em! Whoop- hee 1 boys, let's go and liquor." The election came, round -old " Forked Deer" was elected and the old man being quite fond of hearing himself talk, every mail from Raleigh, bringing legislative news, ' would be so many tortures to those who vo ted him in. There is no earthly doubt old Davis was a3 weu qtulified for the Legislature as John Tyler is for the Presidency. His every act IS a fresn torture to those who were green enouffb to vote for his nomination in theHar. rj8burg Convention, and ought to be a lesson t0 the Whig party never again to triut their fate to such uncertain assemblies. Port Gibson Herald. TRAGICAL AND NEARLY FATAL OCCUR RENCE ! To-day, about noon, the sudden report of a pistol, attended by the shrieks of females, was heard in tho vicinityof our office, fol lowed in an rnstant by the appearance of a woman leaping from a balcony, in the se- concl story of a house, on Commerce, between Little and Wide Water streets, occupied as a ooaraing uouse ior sea-iaring persons, by a widow lady, named Mary Ann Anderson. The facts connected with the case are sub- staniiaiiy as lollows ; it seems tnat an Italian, named Michael Francis, recently sail-maker of the revenue cpucr raney, nao, lor some time, entertam- ed a strong attachment, for Mrs. A., with whom he had been a boarder; for several years, bhehad repeatedly rejected mr ad dresses ; Francis had, several times, declar ed that she should never marry any other man than himself, and so jealously apprehen sive was he that she might become the wife of another, that of late he was seldom absent an hour from the houses This morning he again renewed the declar lation of his attachment, and Mrs. Anderson firmlv expressed to him her determination never to become his wife. He was then pa- cing the room in an agitated manner; Mrs. A. was seated in a, comer, near the window; engaged in sewing ; opposite, but a few-feet distant, sat her neice, and beside Mrs. A. was a vacant chair.--Francis suddenly sea ted himself near Mrs. Anderson!, and said " Mary Ann I" -at the same instant presen ting at her head a small rifle barrel pocket pistol, be fired. The sound of her name, uttered in a tone somewhat unusual, caused her to raise ber, bead quickly, when- the ball passed imme diately in front of her and lodged in the wall, whence it was-extracted with part of the wadding attached, and was since shewn to us. The sudden movement of her head, from the cause stated, alonV saved Mrs. A- from inevitable destruction. She sprang from ber seat, and rbshing into the balcony, threw herself, at once, into the street belowi a height of about feet. : 'Meanwhile, the young lady, the niec$ of Mrs; Anderson, who was an eye witness of the whole scene, dreadfully alarmed, raojn- to the balcony andssalled for help. Francis threatened her with instant death if she made any outcry. ' He then threw himself on the floor, presenting the empty pistol at his head in wliicbsiluation. he was .found vhien the crowd", alarmed by the cries of the females, entered the hdtfse: ;:::"; - fcvt He had, it seems, obtained ( he pistol men tioned, trom ' the trunk of a fellow-boarder, and had another loaded in an adioinih? rooni.- with which be designed (it is u pposed)'td take his own life after Tkillin Mrs. 'Anrflr. son, but was prevented from get'tinff Cfe the person who was thep in that room; who, it appears, was either intentionally by Fran 2 Widentallyj fostened up wrNorfolk Herald, - J . : ; . . . - y. . - ' M ISQT3LLANEOUS. ' .-' 4 i. ' si, -j i. - ' - -....)&;.'. A Militaet Ma. John; Dudleyj of Deer fie Id, N. IL a respectable and proper man, with a pretty good opinion of himself was honored with the i commission of captain in the militia. ' He was an old bachelor, had an old maid ' for a house-keeper, and tilled his own ground like an honest man. He was acquainted with Governor Weutworth, and frequently called on him when at Ports mouth that he might tell his rustic neighbors how thick he was with h3 Excellency. To T add to bis importance,, he once invited the Governor to call onliim at Deerfield, on his way to the. country, and the Governor pro mised to do so. He expected the visit some lime in . W certain week, and! kept near his house, busily employed as usual ; . one very warm day, bis housekeeper came puffing into the field to: inform him that a grand carriage, whicb must be the Gover nor's, was at a-little distance The captain ran into the house and had hardly time to slip on his military red coat and cocked hat, ere his Excellency drove up. With his trusty sword in hand, Captain t)udley ran into the street, ami assuming a true captain like strut, paid a martial salute to bis Ex cellency, who, on beholding him burst into a hearty laugh. This rather discomposed the man of he sword but. he was put to immediate flight by the following speech of the Governor: " Captain Dudley, I am glad to see you, but think your appearance as a military man would be somewhat improved, if you would add to youf uniform a pair of breeches" The latter article the. good captain, in his haste to pay his respects to the Governor, had entirely forgotten. Merc, Jour, Shower or Fishes, &c.-A scientific writer in the Rochester Evening Post, after scouting the idea that the frogs, toads, snakes, fishes, dec. which are sometimes precipitated to the earth during a violent shower, come from the moon, or have been drawn up to the clouds by the action of a water spout, propounds the theory that only the ova or germs of these reptiles are lifted from the waters, and the perfect animal or ganized and . developed while surrounded with storms and riding on the wings of the wind. This theory accounts for the fact, that they are all young and apparently in about the same stage of existence. Is not the myste rious power of electricity an essential agent in this rapid production of animal lifef The curious experiments of Mr. Crosse in Eng land, shed some light on the subject. We are very much in the dark as to what is the principle of vitality. Buffalo Com, Adv. We copy from the Philadelphia Gazette, the following anecdote, related by Mr. Gib- bows at the public meeting held in Phila delphia On Friday last. It is too good to be lost : " When Mr. Tyler had entered upon the duties of the Presidential office, Me. Botts, who had been inu mate with him in private life, and knew something of bis pecomary embarrassments, called It see him : while they were walking together through the grounds of the President's house, Mr. Botts made this remark to his friend : Mr. Tyler, yon are now in a position that affords you an opportunity of relieving yourself frum pecuniary difficulties, and making yourself com fortable for the rest of your life. I think, oy living in a plain, republican style, you can support the dignity of your stationfor about ten thousand dollars a year, and at tne expiration of four years, yon can retire with a snug liUte fortune of $60,000.' That may all be true,' replied Mr. Tyler, but Mr. Botts. why do you limit me to four years?' 'Why, sir,' said Mr. B . yoa are acquainted with the principles upon which the Whig party came into power. We sre surely pledged to carry out the one term principle' But, Mr. Botts, answered Mr. Tyler, that was only an electioneering pledge the people wont think of that now and we will not be expected to redeem tt ! The wife of one of the President's sons now approached them. My dear,' said Mr. Tyler, Mr. Bolts talks of limiting me to a single term! What do you think of it V Why pa' she replied, 'yon know we have talked that mat ter over amongst ourselves, ana we au agreea tnat you should servb two terms. J am sure I dont see the necessity of agitating that question again' " Club Foot. A highly interesting surgical case has laiien under our notice, a. lau oi m . a this city aged about ten years has, until re cently, been laboring under that great and painful deformity familiarly known as club foot. Both feet were turned so far inward and from their natural position,, that the boy could walk only slowly and with difficulty. Not long since however, our fellow citizen, Dr. Brainerd, performed an operation upon them wbieff it is evident will be highly suc cessful. Indeed it may be said to be now so, for the, feet are not only in their position but their movements are easy and unembar rassed. This operation,; like many of the most important ones in surgery, was remar kably simple and attended with very little ir 4 pain. snzcago American. New Style op " Shingle." No place has so many peculiarities as Marblehead. Every thing about it is unique. We noti ced on a visit to that place a few days ago a jarge wooaen figure nearly fcve feet in length representing me letter i. over what appear ed to be a grocery store, painted a bright green color. 'r Unable to divine its significa tion, we inquired of a by-stander, and was told that the owner of the sign kepi green tea ior saie i-isosion matt. The last Legislature of Louisiana made a ' W. 8 ai( d unconstitutional, entitled? fan act more effectually to prevent free persons Of ;coIor,,fjom entering into this State, and for oiner purposes.' It consists of 15 sections, arm provides tnat no colored person shall en ter the State in any capacity, on board anv steamboat or other vessel, passenger or band, under penalty of hew arrested hv anv fl "uiyjunaqnogingisucn colored persoiiaT leaves toe btate, arm pays all charges focaN rest, impTisoftmenL &c. A second return an hi jects Abe colored person to State Prison la- for fife years, ; iHeavy- fines and imprrs onment are ajso denounced against any one who introduces any free colored person; also; against any, citizen or family jn the Slate who shall board or'harbor free Colored peo pie. 1 ' v POLITICAL. PATRIOTIC DIALOGUE. -' T&r How many officers have you in the Custom Bouse at PhUaddpbial :: RobertsAtom one hundred.. - Tyler-rKow many QLAy MBPi are there among theml. - -., - - Roberts None to my knowledge have avowed themselves as such. This is the dialogue between the Presi dent and the late Collector at the port of Philadelphia. But notwithstanding the Col lector s assurance that there were no avowed Clav men. some 40 or 0 were directed to i be removed ; and it is manifest that but ior spies, the President never would have heard even of too existence of the' men whom he marked for vengeance. Is not such conduct worthy of France in the reign of terror? Could Robespierre, or Marat, or Danton, the bloody triumvirate, havej betrayed a disposi tion more cruel and despotic . If John -Tyler dared9 who doubts that he would shed the blood of the men as. readily as he has taken away their offices? The motive is as malignant in the one ease as in the other. Liyncnourg Virginian. The Globe is evidently much alarmed, at what it is pleased to term, " a renewal of the carousals of 1840." The sight of " that same old coon," too, has horrified our friend of the Richmond Enquirer. Now these CAROUSALS" were the meeting of the Freemen of the . Country, held under the bright sun, on the plains and vallies, and mountain tops, throughout the length and breadth of the . land and they will be held again. The. work ordered in 1840, was stop ped In 184 1. It will be .. recommenced in 1845. It may suit the politicians to. stigma tive the plain homely gatherings of the Yeo mankt, where theyiisie'n to discussions vital ly interesting and important to them-eat their hoe cakes and cold beef and drink their hard cider it may suit the office seekers, to call these gatherings " carousals," but yeomanry will meet together for all that. , Alexandria Gazette. Henry Clat. The National Intelligen cer thus speaks of the great Western states man : Having been led thus accidentally to allude to Mr. Clat, we take the opportunity to ex press the true gratification which it has affor ded us to observe the growing disposition among the People to do that justice to Mr. Clay's political character and qualifications which for the last . fifteen years we have steadily invoked for them. Desiring, for our part, that the question as to the next Presi dency should not be agitated so early as now, nor even for a year yet to come, circumstan ces have 'thwarted our wishes, and forced the question, upon the public attention. Nor can there be a doubt of the issue. The loud and general acclaim by which Hekrt Clat is now called to the Presiden cy, is the proudest tribute to the principles which he has faithfully and fearlessly main tained ; which gloriously triumphed in the election of Harrison two years ago ; and which are destined to achieve a no less tri umphant victory at the election that is to take place two years hence. ANECDOTE OF MR. CLAY. Extract of a letter from the Blue Lick Springs, Kentucky. I was in conversation with Mr. Clay one evening, when a hardy, honest-looking man approached us, and said : Is this Henry Clay," (addressing him self to that great man,) the orator, the statesman, and the patriot V My name is certainly Henry Clay,' was the response, 'though, as to the attributes you attach to it, my friends and enemies widely differ." Will you shake bands with a blacksmith?' extending his toil-hardened hand. I forge iron and you forge laws, nevertheless mine is an honest hand." 'Sir, there are other points of similarity between us,' observed Mr. Clay, "giving his new acquaintance a hearty shake of the hand, f we both have to strike whilst the iron is hot.' - . - - : - ;Yes said Elliott, for that was the name he introduced himself nyr; but my blows only make the anvil tremble, whilst yours shake empires.' This was well said. Louisville .Journal. At the Locofoco meeting, on Saturday eve ning, Gen. Pilcher, as he calls himself, made a speech in which he contrasted the Whig and Locofoco parties. " Fellow citizens," ex claimed the General, " the Whig party is like the fabled many-headed hydra.. If you cut off one of its head3, a thousand more spring out in iu place. But it is not so, gentlemen, with the glorious Democratic party. It b all tody and -no head 1 Tre mendous npplause. Lousisville Jour, - " ' ' TIMES IN OHIO. Correspondence of the Ohgo State Journal. . . ,NEW LISBON, Sept. 13, 1842. The spirit oj '1840 outstnppedWonderful Popul arity of Tom the Wagoner Boy- 10,000 freemen in council at New Lisbon This, the 13th day of September, 1842, has been by far, the greatest day that ever dawned upon this region of the State of Ohio. ' 8och numbers, such spirit, such enthusiasm sach speeches, were never ex hibited, or manifested, een daring the " memorable campaign of 1840.' , . ' - People from all parts of the State commenced pour ing in our borough on the evening of the 12th, and up to 12 o'clocR to-day, at which hoar Gov. Corwin ar rived, and every avenne to it was a perfect jam. AU sgree in rating the number present at 10,0001 There is no mistaking the signs of the times. Co. Iumbiana ii'wide awake, and will render a good ac count on the second. Tuesday of October. !, Yours in the bonds of Clay and Corwin. . CALHOUN'S OPINION (QP THE LOCQS. . v viuwiu voce, saiu ".rrjKY ftha loca cos) ARE HELDTOGETmsi? COHESIVE POWER nPnn COHESIVE POWER OFPUBJU0 PLUNDER? v:Tne horvV is ttrue now as when it was first; ottfereV;.tV'.-i;-: ;,-, -- .Lorenzo Dow once saio in ipeakiug i'.J?ra8Fg dianosiloo ot hnman nature 4 hough a farroej should get the whole vrorld within hianclosaie, ?be would still want a little snot on thm nntM for . ifM V LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES Passed at. the2d Session oftheTtth Congres. ... ofriciAt publication. . . 7 ' , Pob.ic Xo. 89. - . AN ACT making appropriations to carry, into effect a a treaty with the Wyandbtt Indians, and for other purposes. V I Be it enacted bv the Senate and House of Repre sentatives pf the United States of America in 'Con gress assembled, That there be, and hereby is, appro priated, out of any 4oney in the Treasury not other wise appropriated, for carrying into eflrct the treaty with the Wyandott Indians, dated Msrch tAtenleen, eighteen apndred and Jbrty-two, aadratjflfe4 by the KonniA on the seventeenth of Aaznst, eighteen hun dred and fort-r-two, with amendments, the sum of fifty fire thousan&sixbQndredsnd sixty dollsrs : Provided, Thar nd part of thisjtppropriation shall be expended wnUl the- assent of said tribe duly and formally- given to said amendments. To make good the interest on investments and State stocks, and bonds for. Indian tribes not paid by the States, to be reimbursed out of the interest when collected, "nteen thousand six hun dred dollars and ninety-two cents. ; ' ' : f For defraying expenses of the Supreme, Circuit, and Distria Courts of the United States, , including : the District of Columbia, also for jurors and witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from fines, penalties, and for feitures incurred in eighteen hundred and forty-two and preceding years, and likewise for defraying the expenses of suits in which the United States are con cerned, and of prosecutions for offences committed against the-United States, and for the safe-keeping of prisoners, in addidon to former appropriations, ona hundred thousand dollars. JOHN WHITE, Speaker oftKe House of Representatives. WILLIE P; MANGUM, . President of the Senate pro tempore. Approved, August 31,1842. JOHN TYLER. Pubmc No. 90. AN ACT concerning professors of mathematics in the navy of the United States. - . Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives ofihe United States of America in Con gress assembled, That professors of mathematics in the navy of the United States shall be entitled to live and mess with the lieutenants of seagoing and receiv ing vessels, and shall receive such rations as lieuten- . . - i ii . i ants ot tne same snip or siauon, snail receive. . .. vpproveu, August oi, iow. Pea tie No. 9 1. 5 AN ACT to authorize the construction of a depot for charts and instruments of the navy of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled. That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized to contract for the build ing of a suitable house for a l depot of charts and in strnments of the navy of the United States, on a plan not exceeding in cost the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. See. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of ten thousand aoiiars oe, ana tne same is nereoy, appro priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, towards carrying this law into effect. , Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That ihe said establishment may be located on any portion of the public land in the District of Columbia which the President of the United Slates may deem suited to the purpose. Approved, August 31, 1842. Pitbhc--No. 92 AN ACT for the relief of certain companies of Mis souri volunteers commanded by Captains Stevenson and Allen. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, directed to cause to 1e audited, and set tled the accounts of Uaptaina Allen and Stephenson's companies of mounted Missouri volunteers or militia which were called out by order of Gover nor Miller in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, said companies having been regularly called out and mustered into the service by -competent authority 't acd that the amounts found to be due, for provisions and transportation and pay, be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, August 31, 1842. Prstic No. 93. - ' AN ACT to regulate the appointment and pay of en gineers in the navy of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asssembled, That the Secretary of the Navy shall appoint the requisite number of chief en gineers and assistant engineers, not to exceed one chief engineer, two first assistant, two second assistant, and three third assistant engineers for each steam ship of war, for the naval service of the United States, who shall be paid, when in actual service, as follows : ; To the chief engineer, fifteen hundred dollars per annum and one ration per day ; to the first assistant engineer, nine hundred dollars per annum and one ra tion per day j to the second assistant engineer, seven hundred dollars per annum jsnd one ration per day to the third assistant engineer, five hundred dollars per annum and one ration per day : the chief engineer shall be entitled to mess in the ward room of ships of war, and in all cases of prize money he shall share as a lieutenant ; the first assistant engineer shall share as a lieutenant of marines ; the second assistant engineer shall share as a midshipman ; the third assistant engi gineer shall share as the forward officers-; but neither the chief nor the assistant engineers shall hold any oth er rank than as engineers. . ' .'. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Sec retary of the Navy shall be authorized to enlist and employ the requisite number of firemen, whoshsl! re ceive, each, thirty dollais per month and one ration per day, and the requisite number of - coal heavers, who 'shall receive, each, eighteen dollars per month and one ration per day j and the said firemen and coal heavers shall, in all cases of prize money, share as seamen. .... Sec 3. And te it further enacted. That the said; chief engineer and assistant engineers,' when waiting orders shall be paid as follows : To the chief engi gineer, twelve hundred dollars per annum ; to thefirst assistant engineer, seven hundred dollars per annum ; to the second assistant engineer, five hundred dollars per ananm; to the third assistant engineer, three hundred and fifty dollars per annum. - Sec. 4rAnd b it further enacted. That the Seciiv tary of the Navy" shall appoint a skilful and scientific engineer in chief, who shall receive for his services the sum; of three thousand dollars per. annum, and shall perfonn such duties as the Secretary of the Na vy shall require of him touching that branch of the service s ,tr-,rsy.i , i K . 8ec 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secre tary of the Navy shall be authorized to prescribe a uni form for the 'said chief engineers and assistant engi neers, and to make all necessary? rf'-s and regulations for the proper arrangement andrvernment of the corps of engineers and assistant engineers; not inron sislent with the constitodon and lawsof the United States. The said engineers and assistant engineers ball be, in all respects, subject to the laws, rules, and "gafcuon of the Hval service, in tike manner with other officers of the service; , 8ec 6. AndUit r erfttf; That the said chief engineers shall be appointed by rammission, end the assistant engineers shall be appointed by warrant fiom the Secretary of the Nary, in such form si he may prescribe. - .. "-'- - " -. 8ec, 7. And be it further "enaetedi Tbst toe Sec- reio7 we navy d?, sdd he is Jiercty, authorized to establish, at such nlacea as h ma-Mm nn.ayv suitable depots eXSor other fuel, 'fot the supply of stesjtpsnfwar. rr-' . Approved fugnayl 845 fTtfauc No. 94.1 j AN", ACT concsrning the payment of Florid Be it enacted by the Senate and House , ? sentativcsoflhs VmtedStaofArneZlV' asscTHOiea Jlrat ibe appropriations for 'Z made in the act entitled An act for th Z r Fhmda militia called into service in the v 01 teen hundred and thirty-nbe and eighteen h& and fortyUnd approved August twcntv.ihr., dN teen hundred and forty-twd, shall be 8pphc,kp seUlement of any elaims for subsistence fi i the Florida militia in eighteen hundred and eighteen hundred and fortv. nit hpr0i-.. Provided, That no supplies be paij for'Stllei further. That the anpreoriauon sDecifi.,1 -.jF0 euan not oe exceeuea. i r . ci Approved, 'August 31; 1842 TPuBttb No. 95.1 AN ACT to extend the collection district 0f w Set. 1SCJJ. Be it enacted by the Senate and House nf sentatives of the United Slates of America if gress assembled. That the town of NewcJJ NobleboroMjing.on the Damariscotta river i Bute of Maine, be annexed to ihe collection L S Wiscssset, as ports of delivery only. Apptoved, August 3 1, 1 842. (Public No. 9C AN ACT lo. establish sn additional land office tt Be it enacted by the Senate and House of sentatives of the IMted Stales of AmeHc gress assembled, That so much of the public lanX m tb-e Terrilory 0f east of the Sawannee river, and west of the line dS ding ranges twenty-four snd twenty.five, except Z lying east of St. Mary's nver, north of the basis n? allel, shall form a new land district, to becalWdC Alachua land disUict ; and, for the sale of the Dnhr lands within the district aforesaid, there shalV land office established in the town of Newi' in the county of Alachua, in the Territory rioreay Sec 2. And be it further enacted, . That thefe shall be. a register and receiver appointed to said nm,. f superintend the sale of the public land in said district. said, give security in the same manner and sums, and who compensation, emoluments, duties, and auibot. ides, shall, m every respect, be the same, in relaUoo to lands to be disposed of at said office, as are or mar be by law provided in relation to the registers and r ceivers of public money in the several offices estab. lished for the sale of the public lands. Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That all such public lands, embraced within the district created bj this act, which shall have been offered for sale to the highest bidder at any land office in said Tetmoty, pur suant to any proclamation of the President of the tJni ted States, and which lands remain unsold at the tat. ing effect of this act, shall be subject to be entered and soia ai private sate Dy the proper officer ot the ofin hereby created, in the same manner, and subject tt the same terms, and upon like conditions, as the tab of said land would have been subject to in the said several land offices hereinbefore mentioned, had thej remained attached to the same. Approved, August 30, 1842. Qtjaksels. One of the. most easy, the most common, most perfectly foolish things in the world is to quarrel, no matter with whom, tnan; woman, or child ; or upon what pretence, provocation, or occasion whatsoe ver. There is no kind of necessity in it, no manner of use in it, and no species or de. gree of benefit to be gained by it ; and yet, strange as the fact may be, theologians quar rel, and politicians, lawyers, doctors, and princes quarrel, the Church quarrels, and the State quarrels ; ; nations and tribes, and corporations, men, women, and children, dogs and cats, birds and beasts, quarrel about all manner of things, and on all manner o( occasions. ' If there is any thing in the world that will make a man feel bad, except pinch ing bis fingers in the crack of the door, it is unquestionably a quarrel. INo man eve: -fails to think less of himself after, (nan he did before one ; it degrades him n his o&h eyes and in the eyes ofjhers; and, what V ' 1.1 u f 4 j: is worse, piuuis uis sei iiiy iu ui&giu,e on me one nana, ana eases iub puwci of passionate irritability on the other. The truth is, the more quietly and peaceably we all geton, the better ; the better for ourselves, the better for our neighbors, . In nine cases out of ten; the wisest course is, if a man cheats you, to quit dealing with him ;-i"e is abusive, quit his company ;if he slanders you, take care to live so that nobody will believe btm ; No matter' who he is, or how he misuses you, the wisest way is generally just to lejt.bim alone ; for there is nothing better than Ibis cool, calm, quiet way of dealing with the wrongs we meet with. St', lected. ' - V;4 --Im Excessive Codrtest. -One of ourfriendi relates the following dialogue as having oc curred between an English Bishop and No bleman, both remarkable fou theiHotmal courtesy ;Hf?t. '" ' ' "Good morning to your lordship." . "I salute vour reverenceyours to the shoe-tie my Lord Bishop.'' - "Yours to the bottom of your feet, Lord.". . , . ; .."Yours to the centre of the earth, Bish op," exclaimed his lordship, "S little quickly- " Your, servant, my Lord, even to the an tipodes,' replied the Bishop in haste. . "Yours to the bottonrof belt 1" blustered out the excited nobleman, rather uncourtc- cusly.Krv5?' :?iA: - TTiero I leaTe you:, my- Lord," remarkea tne jQisnop, rauaiy, as ne passed on. A tall . Cat.1iKlA Frenchman caught a catfish, yesjesday with a hook and line m the mr - near this city, which weighed 187 pounds t It was doubtful for some minutes wbetbeVlthe Frencnman would catch a cat fish, or the catfish a Frenchman it was pull catfish, pul 1 Frenchmanbut the Frenchman triumphed. It must have been rare sport to those fwbo witnessed it. We " were not there to see." Detroit . Advertiser. ',ttdoii.Undecob'i?6bituary'lie8d, be found the xecord of the death of a daugh ter ofMr. JH: Cornell. The child to her death by playing with a loco-io match: t ignited, and set her clothes on fire find before the element coyld be et tinguisbed,she was so badly burnt as to cause her death after suffering intense agony. L , i ' v f JV. -X. Com. AUVy JS)iLm-A aa Agricultural Eihib'; tion held last week at Wilmington, Dela- ware, Hon. James ni. ,varncii. .- address. - and offered the following hh thourh poor in extent of territory, sue w" 1 the intelUgence, the enterprise, tbe ncui 1 sources, and patriotism of her citizen. 1 1
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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