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i I - - .-,;V 1 (-..' ;-t': : ; i ! i- - , ; it ' ! -, . - . :-:r- '. - - I:''" ; " ' k - ; - ": ' ' ' " I" 1: 3. . . I 1- . ; .MESSAGE V - C Governor Most a cad t relation to the KMxy r tf the Slate, I I . .frf;. To As' Honorable ' ; T v ":,''-' - The General Assembly of North Carolina . GEXTttMtNIn my Message, it the begin ning of the Session, I called your attention to various subjects in connexioq wkh the history of ihe State, and suggested the propriety of send in an ardent to London, to procure from the . -proper efiicea there, eopieo of document, with out which, it iaimpoMible that our Colonial Hia tory can erer be correctly written. f ; Subsequent reflection and examination into the ' condition of the records and papers belonging to tbev Executive and Legislative Departments of the. Government, hays satisfied me, that we have a work te perform at-borne, ; of deeper interest, and of more immediate Decessity,-thau that con . templated .by the foreign agency which baa been commended toy our consideration. .... ' The Act of Assembly, requiring: that letter books should be kept in ibis Department, was . passed in 1734, shortly previous to the close of ' Got. Martin's administration. On the retirement .of that gentleman from office, he placed in the hands of bis successor, three well arranged ma'nu scripf. volumes, cootaiaing his official correspon .dence. during theyears 17S2. 1783 and 1784 ilia example baa been faithfully followed; and . we have, consequently, an unbroken series of Letter Books, from, 1782 to the present time.- - Froai the close of the revolution, so far ea the Executive Department is concerned, we possess Ample materials for history. To what extent the . files of the two Houses, the State Department, and other offices, can contribute, memorials of f that great struggle, ia an exceedingly interesting enquiry, whieh no one at present is prepared to I answer. ' " - : Gorernor Caswell's first administration coin ' rnenced with the adoption of the State Constitu tion December, 177ft, and extended through the I years 1777, 1773 and 1776.1 A. memorandum, in his handwriting, found among bis private papers, shews thaVt the expiration of his term of ser vice, he deposited the papers which had accumula ted in hia office, in a chest, for preservation. The cheat Is not to be found in thia Department The interesting papera it must have contained, are probably preserved m scattered nlesinvar i . ions offices. .. "I- -t ' j Gov. Nash presided1 in the Executive Depart ment daring the year 1760, and until the summer - of 1731, when be resigned! his office. Of this brief but moat interesting period, memorials pro ' bably exist ; but none, it is believed, are to be found in any Department of the Government. ilia crrreapondence, if it can be traced and ee- cured, will doubtless aSbrd interesting informa tion in relation to both the expeditions uoderta ken by Lord Cornwallia for the subjugation of this , . Bute ; hia advance to Charlotte, the gallant de i fence jof that village, the defeat of Fergusoo at King's Mountain, and the consequent retreat of j bis Lofdship to South Carolina, are events which j crowd tbemwervea into the history of a few weeks, ; in the autumn of 1780. The battle of the Cow- ' pens, tne tali ot uenerai Davidson at Cowan's Ford, the apparent coo quest of the State, con ! sum mated by the erection of theKnyal Standard at the seat of Government on the 22d February, 1731, the defeat of Pylea, the battle of Guilford, and the retreat of Cornwalls to Wilmington, foj. lowing -in on iek succession, are among the most I prominent events which give character to Aineri V can history. f The course of our patriotic State, ! from the earliest period, ia imperfectly known and lif Ktly appreciated ; CornwaJlis and Tarleton had' UJier opportunitiea to ascertain the true character of our people, than any American his j torian; and they-have borne bitter, but faithful , testimony, of our rebellious nature. : I Governor Nash was succeeded by Governor J - Burke, in June 1781. The true character of i this able, energetic but most unfortunate Chief Magistrate, seems to have excited but slightly the attention of those most familiar with our his tory. Nothing in relation to him has been ore. served in any of the public offices ; hut his entire correspondence, preserved by his xnly child, an intelligent ana amiable daughter who atill aur vires him, may be obtained, and will abed light on the few dark but eventful days, during wbkb he held the reigns of Government. Few incidents of the revolution are calculated to excite deeper interest, than the circumstances - connected with the descent upon lliilsbore'.tben the seat or government, by the Tories on the 12ih . September, 1781 ; the seizure of the Governor in the midst, of hia friends; bis delivery in eleven Bays thereafter to Major Craig at Wilmington ; ms close confinement atWilroington and CharJea m as avrisoner.cf Stale; his escape from St. ?Jtmes' Island, and return to him nfti in th. j V i-iing of 1782; the.dutiea of which in the in. - j teriin, had been diacharged by the Speaker of the Senate, Alexander Martin. ( ,S ( One of the modes, which has occurred fo-me . as best calculated to effect the object of this com ronnication, ia to authorize, my anccessor in this , department, to collect, if possible, such papers as ? may be necessary to complete theseries of Let ter Books, and havo them eoDied and mnrrA under his supervision. In addition to th5h might, with obvigus propriety, be authorized to obtain, as far aa practicable, either the original pa pers, xr copies f the proceedings of various lownj county and district committees, prginized i the province, iri- compliance with the. recom mendatioorof the Continental Congress of 1774, for the purpose of carrying into effect the Articles of American Association, and of the proceeding f the various Committees and Councils of Safety subsequently convened under the authority of t!e Provincial Legislature. Whatever ny be iia plan wbwb may secure your favor, I cannot suppose that the subjecLwill fail to excite a pro per degree of interest. t Justce to ourselves and to our illustrioue revw Jutionary patriots, requires that we should pre serve the matenala of our revolutionary history. Already, have we redeemed , from oblivion our glorious Mecklenburg Declaration of. Indepen- 4 ii : UiUI"ea u 'nito and certainty, be- commnnicated marked A. will4hew tlie manner 1 In which the enemiea of America were received r .Jndeed, oar whle hitory of the Revolutinoary J rVJ, , - . -tl tf f siraggie, snows war no oouy oi cbbihici iv qj jjn can Jjtnerty, whether joreign or aomtxia, orui or Tories, could find rest for the soies oi ineir ie upon our soil ; and it ia our solemn ana pairioi.c duty to prtserv'c, by"all meahsiti on? power, every memorial of that tioble struggle. fTbeee memorials are now scattered over the State, and gradually diaappearing;,aud Jike the leavea of t be Sybils, they riae in value as their number decrease. Very respectfully, J Your obedient servant, J. M. MOREHEAD. HoiiseSof Commonsl . 1 '. ' ' " ' ' ' '.. I - 5 fri-i WAsnndTon, -i Execntive Office, -t t r, -"S Dec 21. 1844. ( ' M Extract from Tarleton's History of the Southern Pages i Campaigne of 1780 and 1781. - "It waa evident, end it had been frequently mentioned to the King's Officers, that the coun ties of Mecklenburg and Rohan (Rowan) were more hostile to England than' any others in Ameri ca., The vigilance and animoaity of these sur rounding disticts checked the exertions of the well afiected, and totally destroyed all communi cation between the King's troops and loyalists in the other parts of the province. No British com mander could obtain any information in that posi tion, which would facilitate hia designs, or guide his future conduct. 7 Every report concerning the measures of the Governor and . Assembly would undoubtedly be ambiguous ; accounts of the pre parations of the Militia could only be vague and uncertain; and all intelligence of the real force and movementa of the Coniinentala must be totally unattainable: -.v.-.-'-f -l ! . ' S I ''' " The foraging partifcs were every day harrass- ed by the inhabitants, who did not remain at home, to receive payment for the produce of their plan tations, but generally fired from covert places, to annoy" the British detachments. Ineflectuat at tempts, were made upon convoys coming from Camden, and the intermediate post at Blair's Mill; but individuals with expresses were frequently murdered. An attack waa directed against the picket at Polk's MilL two Miles from the town ; The Americans were gallantly received by Lieu tenant Guyon, of the 23d regiment ; and the fire" of his party from a loop-holed building adjoiuing the mill, repulsed the assailants. Notwiihstand ing the different checks and losses sustained by the militia of the district, they continued their hostilities with unwearied perseverance and the British troops were so effectually blockaded in their present position, that very few, out of a great number of messengers, could 1 reach Charlotte-. town in the beginning of October, to give intelli gence of Ferguson's situation'. ' I -REM ARKS on the Dili. to anthefriz b Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company to issue lwiioa to tB.anM" - w 91,, iir "deem a tike araouni t3o3s Issued, tinder thi .j'Actrf enUtled f An Act toe the relief ot the WUJ I mington and Raleigh Rail Road Company" : Mr. SrsafER:: I have not risen, to- Inflict a speech upon the House at tbia stag pfthe de batei but simply! to correct some erroneous iof preesions which gentlemen seem to entertain, as THE LATE LEGISLATURE. j The Captions of the Acts passed at the recent Session of the General Assembly are copied into this paper for the reader's inspection.. We refer to them with a satisfaction never before experien ced on contemplation of the; enactments of our U assembled wisdom." No Session, since we have been observers of public affairs, haa ever worked harder, or done more good for the people of the State. Their acts, in the present- strait ened condition of the finance have been prudent and sagacious, and governed by the strictest re. gard to the honor of the State, i The laws passed touching the relation of debtor and creditor evince a moral courage never manifested in any prece ding Assembly, and will, we doubt not, hire a good effect upon the general! business -of the country, and conduce to the comfort of wives and 8hape of an application from the Rail Road5mpa children, who have hertofore endured toa wretch- T w , . . J&a k to the means of jthe Coropanyahd their ability to meeitheie engagements: i;;;'. ;;fv'" H '.i It ia urged, Sir, that thi roeana 0 thi"Jmpa ny have been greatly diminished lately,vy the; loss of the contract for "c'arryio the ma.it Nov Mr. W. took it upon himself to say, m''1! fromj hia owa personal knowledge of the; matter, a from information; derived from t lie President an4 aome of the Directorr,' tbatftbef Cbpajiy had- sustained but litjtie if any Joas tn y teldmg up that contract.' Owing to Ibv! shortnei of .thej mHaiaA thom fnr mrwMBcr it. and 4 be riirid rule adopted by (he Department in enfori'lg' for4 feitures, they naa irequentiy jounu iiiBiuuirscij inconvenient and embarrassing to their opration and would, he verily believed, do bettejc?ivithout it than with it. But even if the contract were; desirable to them, ho fears need be entertained on account of ha temporary loss. It was perfect-, lv certain, that the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road (Trannnnv cannot loner retain that contract, and it must eventually be given back to !lhe iWi)ming. tnn nd Roanoke Rail Road Company :-; for hei had been assured by geTitlemen weU "actual nted wiih anirh matters, that the DMsengeiaf - bit .the latter line will always he from" twenS.fouf to tMn v.x hours in advance of the mat; Now ..... j j could it -be imagined for a moment thai the peo ple interested in Jhis matter would loi submit i ... .b it to such a grievance. - lie dia nor pet we mey would. ' ' ,r rr. " v j It had been also said, that there was a fnort gae on ihe property of th'ie Company, f.f money borrowed in England. Mr. vv . was a iinonzeu bythe President and aeveralof thd Dirt itfora and Stockholders, to aay that there waa aifcn roon ga ire. And it was perfectly certain he j(3kid,' that if such a roorgage had been girenit wutld have had no force or effect until it was j registered in the Counties through which the Road rwn f and no such instrument was to be found in ti Regis ter's books in any of those Cotioiiea.. Tle ent lemAn from Rowan, (Mr. ElHeJ had insisted that if there was no such mortgage given to secure. tbat'debt, then the State jof NVth Car olina was bound to pay it. Mr. W, did not in tend, he said, to argue this proposition af length, but he must be allowed whib np, tp exprers his dissent from it. ! Every lawyer m thia f Iduae knew that the State held her slock; in thai Com panv, precisely in the same way that tn indi vidual Stockholders did ; and she waanot bound as a State, either in Jaw or m morals, to pay the debt contracted by the Company in; England. Gentlemen, said Mr. Waeem to overlook the fact that this bill haa not come before ujin the .: There ia aa episode, n the Texaa epic, which creates some interests j The bistoryj is tbns given la the New York Courjer; and nquirerJ Our readera w not likely to have forgotten the aharp! and intereatine controversy! between John Qujnn cVAdama and Gen. Jackson, which has grown; ' l & 'I.. '-1 I 1 - Wtnai the Sew York ! Observer. I f Hn'' tf mt wfft r t MninciMtn KCiAU i n uii xa v H A' ') ; f:' f The following incident occurred a lew weexa since in; tillage of one of, the" fouthern cban tiea of bur Sute. It waa s wann Sabbath aie noon, and the doors of the village, chorch' were of the nueation of the thrown open to let in the balmy air from the annexation of Texas. ThiaUej ioneCpfpttielt eongregation had aeaembled, rr. iA A whUh ha ha been ioaocea wwrna npoD the anbjecttook iccaaion to charge the ad- mifltMAttbii of Mr.'Mofaroet W rather n eecre- taryof SJateMr. Adatie, .h; Mftng stfrrei dered to Spain, by tfce jpwiofi tt$ lreaty ( 1819) the terrkory bf Texas; when ft waa at hia mtinn. Ia Mi.m it -,'I'h t PhafPO WSS ICHCI4WU uj vaifavaar mm the echoes of Genipral JacKeon, aaq Biwg y.-F v n by MeseTfc &iVJ Browiiand CCfc Ingerr swelled threogbjthe tem0epf pX. and whilst the ninjster ' was reading the firat hvmnT a"TeautimT dove entered the door and came' walking up the aisle. " Sucha vUitordrew of course universal attention.' ' But I the j cliolr arose to aing, hej seemed startled, and lifted him self on his wings, alighted on the stove pipe above him,-where-ie - sat bending his glossy seek' and harmony as it ' m v ' . a"' J w newer u all i .olL ft waa verv fullv! examined by Mr. Adama was tbd cberosses of s voiced orltbe .futlloned intwolbngaddreases which ieIivered in Mas4 notes of the organ that captivated him, I cannot i .... : ... ,iv vmuummi eiecuoii. i : obi imj rv itw uiuuis-i sacnuseitB, vrviivvw iv-mv rv i - . - t ... l - V; .r ... i ml ..r' thnmnirhlr disproved, ib? reference to attention tilt the tnustc ceased, r Waiting a .mo. .r.jott rrA-nAhdence whicbiended in the raent as if jte heartlie rain commence again, negotiation of the treaiy jBut (he went further, he started from fiis perch andjsailed tb fhe Wp bf t.d,tion Ibftthe ibouodarrl line the organ, where he furled hic pi nwns and sit ... --.T r V-T.-TS-r-J r - , ..i. i ' 3 ! I . J 1 J' Uen. JacVsomiP which he expressly commended 1 as he stood wifh bis hands; around, the Bible the assevtiob, and' UesdrL A. V' Brown, C. J. In- te father of all good to send ;His Holy Spirit gerSOfl, affd ine tOC?ejOineU II-, SO w"n y" j uvmui vhm iwku.uvui Ma ioyu Mr. Adattis, cbareing, with a bJtterness or person ality se1dom'qoaMiiKal3ieiMih?:iro tended extract from bis liaryt for the purpose of sustaining his 'assertion. -,tfe ..;p: . ; i Mr. Adams, of course, remained I siJent as to this charce upon his personal 'veraciryr leaving lime and his own character, to sustain bis asser tion. But the matter is not suffered, by others, to rest hereand Mr. Adanw is Mreidy sustained and vindicated by flwsewho hav determined that truth aod justice shall prevail.-; y. jtr; , 3 e . Those who take an interest in (this Subject have probably not failed to notice this passage in a speech made by Hon. J. P. Kennedy, of Md, in the House, a few 'days" iincef 1 1 W-','i''. ' " Mr..K. stated distinctly, aid cilled he particular attention of all, to the fact, that the treaty of 1819 re ceived the express sanction of General Jackson, that h wai consulted as to the question1 of boundaries du ring the progress of the hegotiaiion, that it was' sub mitted to him after, it had been drawn hp, and that hit letter arinramhtr of the treatv iceri ia existence and could and would be1 produced , if ihe fact : teas flentea on the floor of the Jiouee. place on the organ, and saving " down on level wings the whole lengt h of the church, perched on the Bible directly between the bands of the cler gyman. It! was merely a natural occurrence, hul how f. heautiful i he pjdture f There stood , lth messenger of G d, with face toward Heaven- the Bible before him,' around which hie hands were reverently clasped, while Jon it -stood that innocent and beautiful dove, j Tbe three thus- tot gether formed a 'group full' of interest, ; symbol. zing all that is dear to man.' - The word of; was before the people, with God's chosen emblem upon it, and God's herald clasping them as he prayed. .. VV hat wonder is . itr pf a superstitieu feeling ran through the house as the peopl watched, the dove the emblem of innocenc and purity and the divine ' spirit itself standing on the Bible and looking down on them. Beau tiful bird ! it centered for a lirne the afjfections of all on it ; and he who could 1 have injured it would have injured hundreds of hearts ', at th The' 5 t wV'tten Hy a' The clergyman feeling the presence of the bird, V J 4iE . aiul fearing it might distract the attention of his jaie President . t.'.i t:. v. .u nttiJ at same time. The! pressure of fits tiny f feet wa . 'Vr vi :7 'rriV:'V- .t ' no sacrilege there, for the expression of: its so; inis siaiemem or au. j.enneny unaouoieuiv , . . 4 t i i . i a xr a m. i rt nruonj. q r in.. - - c t i nl.H Ia . itiihlixfiAn! miHa innia'linu mmet I t . . through the National Intelligencer, r r . , i I hoarpr. ironHr ha.ud hi. taMniicr t ho RihlL Monroe, in which ccufs the folIow,ng explicit , SLa, WrftV bonned over it on the cushion, where it sat till prayer was ended. It then rose and flew away'. In former times the dove would have j been regarded as a spiritual jrisl hint from the unseen .world, and awakened feel ings of awe and Reverence. To s ii was only a natural occurrence, awakening aimply the sentii ment of beauty. It was a new and accidental figure -introduced suddenly into a beautiful pict ture, giving greater harmony : and perfection to ed extent the penalty attached to the crime or misfortune of the head of the family. f So far as politics was mixed up with the Leg islative proceedings especially in the Senate-'- we roust express our entire and cordial approba-, lion of Whig action. ' Particularly in regard to the organization of the Senate; and the action up. on the case of Ennett in that body, did they no bly sustain themselves -paying scrupulous re gard to the old republican maxim that majorities shall rule, in the one case, and in the other hold ing sacred to the" last the honor and purity of the Senate CTreens&orV Patriot. J J ! the Committee on Finance aa the best m ns of enabling the State to meet eiigagementalhat are pressing opon her. The facts are simpljfi-these : t RANDOLPH MANUFACTURING COM r . -'PANY. Ml :! :"-!( This establishment is situated in the handsome village of Franklins ville, on Deep river, in Ran dolph county. , It has done a flourishing business the past year We are informed that the Com pany divided 15 per cent, ami left 6 per centvfor contingencies. They use 700 pounds of raw cot ton per day, and make, in the weaving department. 700 yard of cloth per day. The operatives are all white, and sustain a moral character equal to mai oi any pomon oi tne surrounding population, i paired. Secondlyi that the Company a xuce.pu.iot uie mpany is kkuw. , , . a mortgage on other property, of the v miles above Franklfnsville, under the immediate superintendence of its proprietor, II. B. Elliott, Esq., ia likewise doing a good business. Greensboro PairxoU - i , ,Thi Head asd the HabtI -It is an unwel come truth to the Toun? and the aspirin?, that a character for moral worth, no matter how humble the individual may be in the cale of intellect, is preferable to the most shining talents,1 where in tegrity of soul is wanting. It is but an evidence of the depravity of poor human nature, to aee so universal a disposition to cultivate the head and neglect the heart How it stings us to the quick to find our understandings disparaged !, But how carelessly do we hear of imputations against the susceptibilities of our heartat And yet, if we would cultivate the esteem of the good ; command the ultimate respect of all ; and be prepared for the trial of eternity before the Judge of the world the Searcher of heartsnothing but moral m- legruy oi sum win avail ubm aia. MESMERISM AND SURGERY. A surgical operation was performed by Dr. jond all question, notwithstanding the insinuation Pugas, on the 12th instant, which satisfied the, mm iMuairiuas American citizen, that it was a H," iuubciubui me mesmer- hoax and a fabrication. ; , , . : t -. ... ic sleep. The aubject was Mrs. Clark, the wife Papera and letters now. in the office of year of Mr; Jesse Clark, of Columbia county, who bad Secretary of State, intk hnAw.ruinnf William been for sometime afflicted with cancer of he Hooper, oneof the delegates. of North CaroDna j re,,l - Alter Having been, for several days pre in the ConUnentalCongresa, and whom the same J T.'0"1 hBint the mesmeric sleep by Mr, r.aOTirivi, Hioruer 10 arrive ai a state ol in sensibility in the patient, which was satisfactori ly tested by the usual tests, such aa pinching. iHustrious citizen ' cbotu to pronounce a. Tory, prove beyond all question, -the assertion to be whoTry'unauthorized, 'notwithstanding hs high orrgio. - It is due to ourselves that our revolu tionary hiatbrf should be placed fairly before the world. No Stale has4 more to be proud of than "im wrnuna. . sticking pins in different parts of the body, and ; T : finally by the knife, on the leg,' the" Doctor pro- Mortautt ak The State of North Carolina has eudorfd cer tain Bonds for the Wilmington and, Raleigh, Rail Road Company, some of which will fall doe on the firat day of January, and others on the first day of July next, j The Company have promptly paid the interest on said bonds up o this, time, and are now prepared to pay the interest djie on the samel They are not, however; prepared to meet the principal. ; Now the holders of? those bonds have expressed a willingness, upon paving the interest paid, to wait longer foil the principal, provided new bonds shall be given jin renewal of those now outstanding, with the guaranty fpf the State. The Company is wilJieg to ado! that course, and this bill authorises the execurion of that agreement upon' certain c0ndtioha.What are those conditions 1! First, that po lienw se curity, which the State now holds on the proper ty of the Company, shall be in any respfi irn- rue ;of xty or seventy thousand dollars, not inci xled in the previous deedj ' And it provides, in tli third place, in case the State should ever be impel led to. pay said bonds, for a more speedy frcclo sure of the mortgage and remuneration fhf ' the money: And, Sir,' how any man who regards the interest of the State can vote against thii-bill, I am utterly at a loss to conceives If hnpe,)ir, the bill will be passed, and passed immediately. . Abrest or. a Murdeker -Our f reader' have seen-an account of the murder,' in BaltnaKe. f- n ma.i named Pa vt. Roux, of Georgia, in Ionian's Hotel, on Monday night, as was ,uppoeby a man named Henry Mc Curry, in whose ron Mr. Koux, on his arrival, was put to f sleep. After the murder, McCurry (who is an Irishniaiis aged twenty-six) locked the door of the iroom.tftok the key with him, went dwn to hw breakfasfuabdl left the city at eight o'clock in the eveniug in the Philadelphia tram.- v. p "l- ... We wertf informed through Professor Mobse's Telegraph yesterday eenmghat pfficer Rzdge LT of .Baltimore, who went in pursuit of McCor ry, succeeded in overtaking bim at -New 'York,' where he was arrested qn Tburiday . morning' aitd duly committed to prison to await the en a . sition of the Governor of Maryland., McCurry naa suippeoon ooaru a vessel wntcn was prepar ed to sail for England on the day of discovery In his possevsion was found the gohl watch ofiirJ famx. as well as his- purse and ; other art cfo, which ivere identified by a personal friend if the deceased National fatelliencer. j-- , . and' important: paragraph, which we quoted be time--oo the 25th of December : " It is eminently due to the meniory of Mr. Mon oe esplicitly to state thai, in; the execution 'of the high duties involved in this measure,-he did not fail io avail himself of all the lights which patriotism and exnerienee could shed upon HI' 1 Its provisions were ihe subject of friendly couuittion wiui Jefferson and Madison, names identified; with no concession unwor thy of their country, and the policy dictated, tpez- ciallv as to boctndart. hat the written o-pnrobalwn of Jack-eon, well versed ra the localities pf a territo ry te which they refer, then lately the seene of mili tary services distinguished by high personal responri- bility, which gave hira new claims to the grateful tecolleetioas of his country.". i .k r ! " Marbiage Scene is tub West. The N. O. Picayune; gives tlie following description of a wedding among emigrants I i l:":!- . iH".;; MA few; Sunday mornings: since, as a large number ofwemigrants, with their wagons, cattle,' &c-, were journeying through Mississippi, on their way to Arkansas, and shortly after f passing through a small town, it suddenly: obenrred to two ot the party, a young man and woman, who bad been for a while greatly troubled with the wily snares of Master Cupid, that they, could go no further unless they were converted into one ! A halt was therefore called, the' difficulty made what we deemed; perfect before. There was no Religion in it, but it was full of beauty. 4 known, and f a message despatched back for fSouire. In aT! short time I the officer appeared and in the presence of a large company, in the openx road, ne pronounced wimam a. Motes and Nancy Plant, huaband and wife, j After the knot wasUied,' says the Yazoo Banner, the father of the bride invited all who had voted for Clay to come forward audi M salute her ; and all who had voted for Polk to "take bujs at his old woman." j The scene .closed by a renpral distribution amonor the comnanv of'nu. merous slices of gingerbread, in lieu of the bride's cane, anqine nappy pair; accompanieoj oyiiiei I r ienu resumed tneir journey, aiay; vv uiiain find the climate of bis new his young and tender Plant home congenial to i The BrUieh. troops, in no part of America met with such stubborn and unremitting resistance. im proportiea to the eif)u and numbers, as they encountered among the, iuhabitanta of North Carolina. Cornwallis" prenobneed the 'country between the Vadkin and Catawba,the most reWZibus dis trict in America ; and be found his reception at Charlotte, jo 1780 so warm and hi sUy so.much embarrassed by tile, ttnerremonious manner in Which the surrounding inhabitants were in the habit" of paying their respects to hs Lordship, and tho under his command, that he had to retrre into South CaroKoa toavoid such aunoylng calk; and the recollection of their .sojourn i What r.Tf I-.J I .1 Tt t VLV i i - ucwMig wiuen soldiers to entitle me uomet e.rvest.' , a u extract, from Tarleton's ; History of the 11 . i - . ceeaeq on ine lxtn instant to remove the entire breaaU - which . was accomplished without' the slightest exhibition of pain by the "patient. ' In deed, so complete was the triamph, that the pa tient,'who was not aware when she was put to sleep that the operation was to .be performed, cct ldhot be persuaded that the breast had been removed, after she had been relieved; ef the mes meric influence, until, she had satisfied herself ny an examination of the part, which had till then been carefully covered and concealed from W view. We presume the case j will be folly re ported in the Medical Journals! ; ' t ; .y; . .;,'. H Georgia Chronicle. CT Mr.;Hale,of ft. JL it seems, has written, a Obcalai-, in which be avows himself an otrt sad out epponenf sxalast the'AnMx&tioa mt TVtwJ-. IMft t(ai ie forthwith denounceiC la, the Richmond vircr, ib euecv,a.aJ poiUMaJrenegmde and trai- iono the Fisa. Mr. V it ' M B. Strobel a'ceonnts tn the Charleston (S.' C.) 3u4 rier. for ' thm fish oq the sea coa8t,thi8 . seasoD, by. ths'sadden cold m the early part of December.-, He .soppo- ses inat iney were suddenly exposed to umisuaN ly cold water, ' which made them torpidi We never heard of each 'an event' before, but -'as U is i-novn-that sudden beat is equally unpleasant as witness the folhwing true- and graphic stated mentr1) 'l'H ;f r-h-fS l; "The snne perpendicular heat, ' --1 Illnrn'raed the depths of the sea J -',' '4 im nsnes, peginaing to sweat, f"-,? - Cried, hang it how hot we shall be.i t , And we think U 'wonhf be weir for sotne 'on piscatoriany afiected, to' provide means of.conck fort for the fishesj near the Jersey' ehore,gin8t these sudden changes of temperature to which' they are expojed Jort, of fuel; savings' for wmn and bats, would meet the object, . BEAUTIFUL ANECDOTE . A happier illustration of the wonderful charac ter of the Bible, land the facility with-whkh even a child may answer by, it the greatest .of questions, aud solvQthe sublmiest of mysteries, was perhaps never given, than at aa examination bf a deaf and dumb institution, come years ago in London. .A little boy was asked iA writing. .'who made the world Y He took the chalk and wrote under the question, In the beginning God. created the Heavens and the earth." j; The clergyman then inquired in- a similar manner, ;iWhy did Jesus Chi tat cotne into the world i" ; A- smile of de Ight and gratitude rested i on the countpnance of tne little fellow as lie wrote.:; ;; : ja ? ;u This is a fuihful saving and worthy of all ac ceptation, that Jesus Christ jcame into the world to save smners.? vA third was then proposed,' evidently adapted to call his . most powerful feelings Into jexercise ; "'Wti vm, VtANi'flAF mnA ftmKf vKak I can tear and speak Y . HJver ' said an eve-witness. " shall-'f - Ibrtret the look .p( ,resignatwtVh,'Rn' i 'PjM Cjoun- tenance, as be took taj coatK and wrote, j i: . .. Even so. Father, for so i.t. seemed , good in thy. ight,f fH'-mtrf:1-f.y- THE DEFEATED TURNPilfea i TheSouthern" Citizen," speaking of t he t rejec tion of the bill for the construction of jturnpike- roads from Raleigh and Fayetteville tof the wes-' tern part of the State, justly and jodieifasFy re mark's.- VVe very in n.-h regret the loss of this Billas the constrnctiori hf j these 1 Roads WotHd liave conferred c Uiting benefit ion thef western and middle portion of the. State and the means by which tbey;'1reppYiisdt ts' be constructed, would have been no burden ion t he . people. : .;In fact if we (are correctly informed as r t6 the'pro visions of the BilU- (for we have' not seen it.) Jt was impossible fLff any demand to; arise against the State. 5The, vote by which it .was, rejected was aimoscn, pany vme ar. u"ieroo, oi vum berland, and Mr. Ed wards, of V. 5en, beinsr the. only Democrat ic r Senators who' voted for it t our vv lugs voted against it. HowsoMe oX the Democratic Senators can reconcile their ivote on this "Bill with Iheir doty; to their constituents, we cannot aee. ' The: Legislature made! amends. port, howeveiv for this rejection, byi ordering ; the Gorernojt before- the" meeting of the' next Legislature,1 to cause surveys to .be made with the view of constrdcting these- Roads'p Z This is correct : for Am only means to lie soDlieJ to their const ruptQn; were the moneys which miuht be collected from the taUi of Cbffok. lajidf. I r ; FATHER SMITH AND MA'AM' JONES, Widower Smith's wagon stopped one morning before widow Jones' door, and be gave the usnal country signal, that he wanted somebody jf tbe house, by droppiig the reins and setting dottble with his elbows on his knees. 4 Out tripped the widow, 5 lively as a cricket; with a tremendous f black ribboo on her snow-white cap. Good marl nihg was soon said on both sides, and the ; widow watted for what was farther to be said. ! "Well, Ma am Jones, perhaps you don t wan to sell one of your , cows, no Iiow, for, nothin any way. do you r' ' ' ; :;i,v-;,r:;i; U f- "VVeli, there, Mr. Smith, yon couldn't have spoke my mind better. . f A pour, poor lone widder iiiKe me, does not Know what to do with so ma; ny critters, and should be glad jto trade if we i can fixit." ;'f1fi!VIJfti.li So they adjourneiIr to the tneadoW. fc Father Smith looked at Roan-then at the widow--at jthe Downing cow and then at the widow again j and so onj through the'whote forty.'TThe attie call waa made every dayfor a)week btFari per Smit h could j. not decide w)i cb cow he wa ni ted. At length on Saturday, when widow Jonea was in a hurry tb-get through with her baking for Sunday and had ever so much to . do in ihe Houce,' as all farmers' wives and widows nave on Saturday, she was a little: impatiexitJ-i Farmer SmttbJwas as irresolute! as everj j : a j . That 'ere Downing cow is a pritty fair cre-ture--' but he stopped to glance at t!e widow face, and then .walked .found, her -not tbe widow put the cowv-:;4 23? vi: f-irf r-.A-.M k Thaterel short borri; pDorhara is rtot a bad ivumjijr uvaei, ut i uom nqw; anoiner mkjk tbe widows ::m-l-- ?-: f .lheJiwning cow I knew before the late Ml ones bought her." ; Here Jie sighed at the allu sion to the late MK-Jones, nhe sighed, and both l-. t. .t .1 . . .' l r i f - . ' ' ' ' I kiukcu ai eacn Qiner.- it was a nigniy imeresv- 12 moment, "v-" ! -uc::'"f:: ':' lit ::r ''ti : Old Roan is a faithful old milch.' and so is Brindle hut. I have known better. :, ! A lonir stare followed' this speech the pause was eeui ting awkward, and at last Mrs. Jones broke out- Iord I Mr. Smith, if i'm the oce you want. do say sor:. I j The intentko of the widower Smith and the. wiuuw jvuva were auiy. puojisnea me next dav as is the' law and the 'custom ia Massachusetts :' u u iufwt hs mey were; - outpuDiisDed," Uiev were married.' c ; ' Prdcefedings In ! CongresSr, I . ! I:. , I . : ; i U" In the Heose of Representatives, Friday, by itw order, C.J, McNulty, the Clerk, was brought to tne bar in the custody of the sergeant at Arms, to answer for a defaleatierr amounting to 044,000 reported against Inn " ; ' .; i ) j ' -v Mr. McNolty being informed by the Speaker that the House, was ready to hear any defence, averred that be bad never used for his own nur. poses, or.ioaoeu w inamuum icr. tat ir privats use, any of the public funds entrusted .with him. He asked the House to suspend its judgment uiu til next Jda, a: 3 P M-when he'would be able t to' settle up to tbe last ollar.c, ; : ll I . After, much discussion the Jlouse (Jecided To V suspend bim from his duties until after the invei. -tigaium, and he was, by its order, discharged ? frointhe'custcy of ihe Sergeat)t:at'Afros.' p The Senate did not sit tiK Saturday, havin on -Thursday, adjourned over until Monday. " The f louse proceeded to consider the report of L tb,e Committee on Accounts, in relation to, Mc NuittTs defalcation.. H U Mrt TAYLOR, of Va from the Committee,, ; rose stated that, in consequence of i the ! pro , j ' ceeding yesterday, in. relation to MrNulty i case, the Committee on Accounts' had mot this nu rnmg, for the purpose of receiving the' Clerk's explanation:; S. v f-:'1 : ! ' . ; They had met at 10 o'clock" and con inued in session until 12 o'clock, and that McNulty did not appear, but sent his accounting clerk," Air. Kereharri, at ha Tf. past II, with papers and b.xjkt. . Thei Committee had hot time to go into a full examination of t6etn and asked Mr. Kifshij where the money wasthat was deficient ? To tLi enquiry he said he could not tell, and that Mc Nulty would have to answer the question hira. The committee, said Mr. Tatlok, were iod te nant at this, Inasmuch as-Mr. McNtrTr bad in- . formed .tli House yesterday that JUr. Kebshim, i his clerkJ would be able to make a satisfactory. . explariation as to the disposition of the funds. ? The committee hadjvccived letter from Mr. McNoltt this moa-ning in which it was; atatcd that he (McNoxty) had en depoait In the Bank u of America, in New York, the sum of 29M0--' J .Whether this was. true or not, the committee .''. could not determine, but it did not, in any event, materially alter the aspect t)f the ease. - ! j Tbe Commit teeticoneldered him deserving of , dismissal and puniihmeqtl He had disregarded the authority of the Committee in not appearing . before them," die. r c ' -j--j : .J ,i ;, , Mr.j Welleir,' of Ohio, rose and stated! that he hoped there was not a. person present who be, l lieved that the opinion, he expressed yesterday; that" McNulty could satisfactorily explain his ac counts was not honestly, at that time, entertained by; him (Mr. Weller.) JIe sti 1 1 thought the Clerk '. would not In the'end prove a'defaulter.'and ; that . tbe Government would. hot lose a dollar by him. ; oui circurosiances ii appearea, wouiu prevent . McNuIty from clearing up the difficulty at present, but in a week or two that would probably be done. ' .He (Mr. WO bad himself been grossly deceived by the representations of the Clerk yesterday, and he felt the deepest mortification on account of it. The question was then, put on the adoption-of ; ; the first resolution reported by the j Committee, dismissing Mt-Nulty from his ffice;aS; Clerk t tbe Housevl f " ' -.(:'' -M.-H 1 -I. ' v The Votes was taken by Yeas Md Nays and . the resolution was unanimously adopted ; leas 196, Nays 0. " j 4 -;M, : j h ' The second resolution I was then taken sp;. which directs the Secretary of the Treasury to institute legal proceedings, to aicertaiaahd aecurt tbelbalance of public money due bjrSTcNnlty. It was unanimously adopted." , - j' ' The third resolution requires the President to: cause j criminal proceedings .to be commenced against MeNulty. for an e tube axle tne tit of the publicJ money, and all persons participating jin . Mr.' Duncan, of Ohio, and McDoAvell.1 of Ohio. -ci S opposed the adoption pf the resolution, on the groqnd that sufficient evidence waa not, urn shed that an embezzlement had takes) place.. , ; I t The vote was then taken on the adoption of R tbe resolution and it was adored Yeas! 170, Nays 4.- :V ::,. -': ';. I , , .1 -.! ; ) j Mr.' Hopkins, of Vs , oficrtd a resolution ap pointing Benjamin B. French Clerk of the Houie, ana movea a suspension oi me ruies tor us in troduction;.W -Vr u; ',-f j 'The roles were suspended and the resolution was adopted, fco that Mr. French, the " Chief Af-TJ sfstant Clerk, was appointed in the place of Mc- BMkfi'yW 't ',: r ;'i-' vi. v-.r .The Speaker then administered the oath of office to the new Clerk, when the House adjourn- ed at 3J o'clock . 4 ' ' "J ''.r "' -'iu : On Monday, in the Senate, Mr. Benton pre sented his instructions from the legislature of oiissoun, wmcn, ne says, are an exactly rigni anu confirm' bfs yieWsU".- ' ;v. f . -T,'-"; ' i ' '..-'I. The House ef Keprescntatives. bad. the Texas question up again, for discussion. , j 4 be Hi in. J MEXtCOFjLlGllTyOFANT The recent news Jrom Mexico is of the retreat of Santa Anna, the desertion of mauv of his troops,1 a battle with uen. Parades' arrny the defeat of Santa rArina, andj his flight in disgaiseJ f Therev.; lolut ion was progressing thwugheiit the. llepubiicJ LATER.Ah'arriyal at Chaest froni Vera Cruz, with ' news to the second jnstl-. apearsi to discredit the above. It is slated that .Santa An-' na was still at the head of fiJJOO men. thit Parades, with 9,fJ00 men; avoided a battle, a hi. tfces rejcontahtlyj jncreasiW whilst Santa Anna's were deserting Th Meiicin Coot bad; declared .Santa . Anna a traitor and anduthorlzed hny one to uke his lifev Meihs had also been adopted to preveiit his' escape; W T- v ? 'f?. eMies ion IM WHOIe ountry is in state bf the" umest confuaioavii rebheries W travellers were "cesmitteaiiy, awl be himself fwas wicefVippedWw amabte about bw; Tn hit ogress aiougfi liaxJ ico, bnwhhoDi any inienitr f he&hfiA u hi PWVll tepinioii0f Ur.T.(rom what he could learn, that the new swernment woeld J c B. mutif u uoi more virulently opposed to tne annexation of Texas as the former, and statea that 9 ittktibhwrnce; at: insult's at lbs bands, of the JJxi-' Americans are m - I receive frequent rre(juen: K Ftot.rA fire was discoyeredt about 5 o'clock on" Friday morning kisi, in a wooden building on Hay street, in this tow?r and was not 'arrested until that and three et her baUdings. all occupied as Grocery Stores,', bad ; ber destroyed, j The house in which it originated beleeged teD. BakeE, Esa; and was occupied by Mr. Tbosi J. Andersonv Two JadjAining frame nouses, on the Easf, - were ewneiJ by'DjC Car The: loss of. these three sufferers is. very severe, as they -saved : nothing and were : not inuTedv On the' West, tbd three story double brkk bsiw- y t h ingot ur. aaocs xiorrougns, pecupiea f try us m wect L or Lt srr tl J f f i :-!' i' tSe ttd int pwn'e and ;,bjrj . Mr.'p'ayTdMcp'MfteV; was oo soon. after, the alarm, aud before tb$ Enginea breoght tobear. Mr. Eurrougfts had CUOQalnV surance dn tlie buiidiag, and saved considerable, portion of; his stock but his lose is still heavy J ) Sn the"Wet of that Building,1 and io actual eon ct with ftJ was the large two story wootlep store house, iMvoed ani ecupied by Mr..7homis ! S. Lutterloh, to the prescrvatkni of which tbe nn- iring efioris of the Firemen and Citizens were Jfi ieyoted; for j perhaps two hours, faring. whirh il" i 4ut was several 'times On Tfire.' Itf is high" prajse ti I D Jl concerffied U eeqrd the fact, that a bu Unz so I sibl exposed, asd- pf such ccwl?stiblo materjalrl.waf yet preserved.1 It should animate our exertiens i" Cn in sny future emtrpenevS If r. I suffered somo s. 'i damage h repaovin his goods and" by Wateh wiMured.-; i ;i f". A-iof. blow, ins bn one of the wooden buildings, Ms. HLeeta was considerably ,injs redl by the falling timbers but we are happy to say that be- is re jeorerlnf j -t-lj V : a-'n . -iV,'. ' -'A We understand that the inquiries instituted by be? Magistrate Pohce showed that the fixe wi doubtless scciaentaL - i H y Cf'f .1;"- ' f; A! w?b boarder al onV 'of oVf faslnonakle hotels; where HKeV ire'M the'haWfr -nf ntilnir eyeryi man's bill net t. dopr weekly, has naiU' i a tin sign at the , foot W his door, on the ouU side, wkh the noted 'inscsiption-- Stick n bilk "J fl here. - - : ' . i I -I t i ! 1 tea HneU Ti 1. Mi Of lei ' GaMWd-It ls!possfhWtBat a wise and 'rood ma?;Pr7Jed on te-game ; but it is inbyJ possible thai a prbfesroJI gamestet; 'should! bf fc T' : :u. ;": wis ana good man, Lavater. V. a "4 4m-