N'Oft'l CAROLINA SENTINEL AKD NEViTBERN COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND LITERARY INTELLIGENCER.
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HANK OF THE UNITED STATES
! The subjoined letter from Mr. Madison to
C. J IngersgTll, :Zsq. has been sent to us for
publication. Nat: Gaz. ,
, Montpblier, June 25, 1831.
Dearfiir: I have received your friendly let
ter of the 18th; inst. The few lines which an
swered your former one of the 21st of January
last, were written in haste and in bad health;
but they expressed, though without the atten
tion in some respects due to the occasion, a
dissent from the views of the President, as to
1 Bank of the United States and a substitute
; for it, to whieh I cannot but adhere. The ob
jections to the latter have appeared to me to
preponderate greatly over the advantages ex
pected from it, and the constitutionality of the
former I still regard as sustained by the con
siderations to which! I yielded in giving my
assent to the existing Sank. i
The charge of inconsistency between my
objection to the constitutionality of such a bank
in 17U1, and my assent m 1817, turns on the
question, ; how far legislative precedents, ex
pounding the constitution, ouffht to guide suc
ceeding TegislatuTes, and to overrule individual
' opinions. , j ;- j
; Some obscurity. lias been thrown over the
question, by confounding lit with the ; respect
due from one legislature to laws passed by
preceding legislatures. But the two eases are
.essentially different A constitution being de
rived from a superior authority, is to be ex
pounded and obeyed, not controlled or varied
bvthe subordinate authority of a legislature.
A law, on the other hand; resting on no higher
authority than that possessed by every succes
! Kivn legislature.' its expediency, as well as its
w - o ' a - w
.meaning, is within the scope of the latter.
j 1 The case in question has its true analogy
in the obligation arising from judicial exposi
tions of the law on succeeding judges: the
- constitution being a law to the legislator, as
the, law is a rule f of decision to the Judge.
And why pre judicial precedents, when for
med on due discussion and consideration, and
deliberately sanctioned by reviews and repeti
t tipns, regarded as of binding, influence, or ra-
mer oi autnpruauve lorce, in settling tne mean
ing of a law? It must be answered, 1st, because
it is a reasonable land established axiom, that
the good of. society requires that the rules o
conduct of its members should be certain and
establishing a Bank had undergone ample dis
cussions in its passage through the several
branches of the government, j It had been car
ried into execution throughput a period of
twenty years, with annual legislative recogni
tions; in one instance indeed, with a positive
ramification of it into a new State ; and with the
entire acauiescence of all the local Authorities,
it r
as well as of the nation at large ; to ail oi
which mav be added, a decreasing prospect
of any change in the public opinion adverse
to the constitutionality ot sucn au -
tion. A veto from the Executive ' under
these circumstances, with an admission ot the
expediency and almost necessity of the measure,
would have been a defiance of all the obliga
tions derived from a course of precedents
bern "faUely ascribed to them." And we regret still
that he uai not s,Ten (llBl cfeueuce 10 wnicn 11 was
gurelv entitled, to the solemn am unanimous declaration
recently, made a? a pauiic meeting oi me ataie itignis
PartyJn city. " that to preserve inviolate the ckioh
or thi Statbs, according to the true principles of i the
Constitution, is our sacred and imperishable aim' -We
shall not stoop to make further professions of our attach
ment to the Union. This has been conclusively shewn in
our past conduct, as well as by that forbearance wihich
our
known, which would not be the case, if any
judge, disregarding the decisions of his prede
cessors, should vary the rule of law according
io his individual interpretation of it. Misera
est scrvitus ubi jus est aut vagum aut incogni
turn. 2d, because an exposition of the law,
publicly made and repeatedly confirmed by the
constituted authority, carries with it, by fair
inference, the sanction of those who, having
inade the law through their legislative organ,
"appear. unHcr such circumstances to have de
termined its meaning , through their judiciary
organ. , . . ; " ."t .
j Can it be of less consequence that the mean
ing -of a constitution should be fixed and known,
than that the meaning of a law should -be so ?
Can indeed . a law be fixed in its meaning. and
operation, unless the constitution be so? On
the contrary if a particular legislature, differ
ing in the construction of the constitution, from
a series of preceding constructions, proceed
to act on that difference, they not only intro
duce uncertainty and : instability in the consti
tution, but in , the laws themselves; inasmuch
as all laws preceding thp new construction and
j Inconsistent with it, ard not only annulled for
the future, but virtually pronounced nullities
from the beginning. -
But it is said that the legislator having sworn
to support the Constitution, must support it in
his own construction of it, however different
from, that piat oh by his predecessors, or what
ever be the consequences of the construction.
And is not the judge under the same oath to
support the law ? yet has it ever been supposed j
that he was required, or at liberty to disregard
all precedents, however solemnly repeated and
regularly observed; and by giving effect to his
own. abstract and individual opinions, to dis
turb tho established course of practice in the
business of the community ? Has the wisest
and most conscientious Judge ever scrupled
to acquiesce in decisions in which- he has been
overruled by the matured opinions of the ma
jority of his colleagues; and subsequently to
conform himself thereto, as to authoritative
expositions- of the law ? And is it not reasona
ble that the same view of the official oath
should be taken by a legislator, acting under
the constitution, which is his guide, as is taken
by a judge,, acting under the law which is his?
There is in fact and in common understan
ding, a "necessity of regarding a course ofprac
lice, as above characterized, in the light of a
legal rule of interpreting a law; and there is a
like necessity of considering it a constitutional
rule of interpreting a constitution.
That there may be extraordinary and peculi
ar circumstances jcotrolling the rule in both
cases, may be admitted; but with such excep
tions, thje rule will force itself on the practical
judgment of ihe most ardent theorist. He
will find it impossible to adhere to, and act
officially upon, his solitary opinions as to the
meaning of the law or constitution, in opposi
tion to a construction reduced to practice,
f durinsr a reasonable period of time : more cspeci-
; ally where no prospect existed of a change of
Construction by the public or its agent6. And
if a reasonable period of time, marked? with the
usual sanctions, would not bar the individual
prerogative, there could be no limitation to its
xercise, although the danger of error must
1 ! jnwease with the increasing oblivion of explan
tory circumstances, and -with the continual
' hangds in the impbrt of words and phrases.
intn? rC be left t0 the decision of every
intelligent land candid Judge, which, on the
Arhole, is most to be relied on for the true and
safe construction of a conw, .t 1 i - u
i,o r,;r" :p?nslumion, that which
i i. .t . - "U OI successive ifto-islft-
of
:a"fLpartlC9 that which
amounting to the requisite evidence of the na
tinnnl iuHo-ment and intention.
It has been contended that the authority of
nreeedents was m that case invalidated by the
consideration that they proved only a respect
for the stipulated duration of the Bank, with atol
eration of it until the law should expire, and by
the casting vote given in the Senate by the Vice
President in the year 1811 againsta bill for
establishing 'a National Bank, the vote being
expressly given on the ground of uncohstitu
tionality. But if the law itself was unconstitu
tional the stipulation was void and could not
be constitutionally fulfilled or tolerated. And
as to the negative of the Senate by the casting
vote of the presiding officer, it is a fact will nn-
derstood at the time, that it resulted not from
an equality of opinions in that assembly on the
power of Congres to establish a Bank, but
from a iunction of those who admitted the
power, but disapproved the plan, with those
who denied the power. On a simple question
of constitutionality, there was a decided majo
sity in favor of it. JAMES MADISON.
Mr. Ingersoll; j
... SOUTH CAROLINA.
From the Charleston Mercury.
At au unusually Jare assemblage of the State Rights
and Freef rnde Party, convened at Fayolle's on Tuesday
Evening," July 12, 1831,
- The Hon, HENRY DE AS was called to the Chair, and
TnoMAS GadsdeNi Esq. appointed to act as Secretary.
Mr Peat having briefly stated the object of the meeting,
Henry L. Pinckney, Esq moved -that a Committee be
appointed to take into consideration the letter of the Union
Party to General Jackson, and bis answer thereto, and to
report thereon. .
The motion having been unanimously carried, the fol
lowing gentlemen were appointed on that committee :
M. I. Keith, Chairman, B. E Bee.Elias Vanderhorst,
William P- Pcrroneau Finlay, Jacob Axson, Stephen El
liott, S. L. Simmons, Col. Cattell, Dr T. Y, Simons, E.
B. Lining, C. M. Furman, R. W Cogdell, Alex. Mazyck,
B. R. Smith, Thomas Lehre, R. Q, Pinckney and T. P.
Lowndes. . : ! '
The Committee retired, and subsequently reported the
following Preamble and Resolutions which were read to
the meeting and ananimo-isly adopted "
1 he state Kights and Free Trade party, have seen
with deep regret the Correspondence which has recently
taken place between a portion of our fellow-ciiizens,
styling themselves the ' Union and. State Rights parly ,'
una me rresiueni oi ine uniea oiaies, on me
her
as induced South Carolina, (whott nrinciplea art
own) to refrain for ten years froiri the assertion1 olr
sovereign rights in reference to "a system," wbich
L.eeislature. several years since, solmnlv denounced i" as
utterly unconstitutional, grossly unequal and oppressive,
ana such an abuse of power as is incompatible with the
principles of a free government, and the great ends ot
civil society" The State Rights and Free Trade Party
ire at a loss how adequately to express their astonish
ment at the course pursued by their opporents. especial! v
when they call to mind the fact that the grounds whieb we
now occupy in relation to our existing controversy with
the Federal Government, are the very same which have
beeu over and over again taken by the State, with the
almost unanimous concurrence of all her citizens. Can
it be possible that our opponents rgmember the language
of the Protest adopted by both branches of our Legisla
ture in 1828, or the ResoltUtons passed in the same year
by the Senate by a vote of 36 to 6? Or do they mean
to denounce as treasonable the recorded sentiments of
South Carolina f Lest these things may have been for
gotten, we will here quote a portion of-the proceedings
referred to, and leave it to the world to decide who are
most unmindful of the obligations of patriotism, those
who maintained these sentiments in 1828, and now de
nounce us for continuing to support them, or those who
refuse to abandon the high grounds so publicly and so
lemnly assumed by the State herself. In the proceeding!
of the Legislature in December 1828, (in reference to the
American system) vte have the following solemn declara
tions, "that this Legislature are only restrained jrom ttit
assertion of the sovereign rights of the State
(which they declare to be purely a question of expediency,
and not of allegiance") " in the hope of the abandon
ment of a system, partial in its nature, unjust in its ope
ration, and not within the powers delegated to Congress."
And further, "that as South Carolina from her climate,
situation and peculiar institutions not only is, but must
continue to be, who'ly dependent upon agriculture and
commerce, not only for her prosperity, but her, very exis
fence, if bv the loss of her foreign commerce her pro
ducts should be confined to inadequate markets, the fate
of this once fertile Stale would be poverty and utter -.dt
solation. Awn that, Impressed with these considera
tions, they feel it to be their bounden duty to expose and
resist all encroachments on the true spirit of the Consti
tution."
In the proceedings of the Senate to which we, have
above referred, (and which passed the House by a majo
rity of six to one,) it is among other things stated, that
" to use and exercise powers not delegated by the consti
tution, or to extend the verbal meaning of the expres
sions of that instrument so as to include, ly ingenious
implication, powers not meant to be conceded by the
States, who met in confederation, is on the part of the
general government usurpations ; to- act upon powers
thus assumed, and to compel obedience to them, is ty
ranny ; to permit such usurpations without remonstrant
and if need be, resistance, is to betray the rights of the
people; to change a confederated into a consolidated go
vernment ; to sanction tyranny-, both in principle and in
practice; and to deliver our ci'izen. and their property,
hound hand and foot, to a despotism, whose existence and
character was never contemplated, enc
That, "the several States, South Carolina among the
ret, have also their iwn distinct, reserved, undelegated
rtghts, which it is equally their bounden duty to watch
over and protect from all encroachment; and this duly
the State (of South Carolina) will not neglect, but, on all
JOSEPH M. GRANADE, & Co.
At tiie Store formerly, occupied toy Wm. Diuui)
COBNSB OF FOLLOE & RHDDLD-STRX3ETS,
OFFER, FOR SAL.;
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
ffoxtim Domesttc
UDmtr- (BOD (DID 89
GROCERIES,
her Spirits, Wines, Hardware, Glass &
9 stone are.
They have just received from New York and Baltimore the following
articles, wnicn iney win sen w -u,
1 hhd. very superior New;Orleans SUGAR,
4 bbls. English Island Do.
5 do. Loaf Sugar,
4 qr, chests Gunpowder & Hyson TEAS,
5 bags Rio COFFEE,
1 qr. cask very superior old Sherry i
1 do. L. P. Teneriffe WINE.
1 do. sweet Malaga - t
Cogniac Brandy, HollandGiri, Jamaica Rum,
10 hbls. Apple Brandy,
10 do. Baltimore Rye Whiskey,
5 do. old Mononerahela Do. (s
5 boxes Sicily ORANGES,
6 do. do. LEMONS,
4 do. LEMON SIROP,
20 bbls very superior New York Canal O
10 do. Baltimore Howard Street FLOUR
20 half bbls. do. do. do. )
1 bale Scotch Oznaburgs, in half pieces,
1 bbl. Lorillard's Scotch SNUFF, "
4 doz. " N. Bears" cast-steel bitted AXES, j
50 pair Trace Chains, '
10 doz. Carolina Weeding Hoes,
20 bbls. prest HERRINGS N. Y. City Inspection.
ALSO IN STORE,
40 bbls. Mess ) Oirrr
4U ao. rnme
20 Kegs LARD, of 20 lbs. each.
800 bushels Indian CORN.
Newbern, July 1st, 1831. '
A SPECULATION.
tErSomethiiig curious, and worthy attention.j
From the great success attending' me last ivlun, o. J.
SYLVESTER. Licensed' Lottery Broker, 130 Broad way,
New York, respectfully submits the following plan to his
friends in this section of the country : - .
The !EW YORK LOTTERY, Exra Class, No. 18,
will be drawn 21st September 36 Numbers 6 drawn
Ballots. The chief Prizes are
. $50,000, $40,000, $30,000, $20,000,
- $10,000, $5,880, &c.- &c.
It is the intention of S J: Sylvester to club
25 Pack's. Whole Tickets. 300 300
35 do. Ifalves 420 210
40 do. Quarters 480 120
Tickets 630 at $ 16. $ 10,080
100 Shares, at $ 100 80 $ 10,080
630 Tickets must draw $4280,
100 Shares, ea:n $42 80, 4280.
Deducting $4280 from $10,080, leaves $58 0, divi
led into 100 shares, the greatest possible loss will be
$ 58 each share.
UjT It is certain the Tickets will draw more than the
above named sum, but this amount is mentioned as they
cennot bring less. To those who remit $58 in Notes or
Pnaes, a regular certificate of each Package and Com
bination Numbers will be forwarded. The Tickets'" ill be
lodged in the. Bank 'till after the drawing, and the Prize
the Shareholders.
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of their invitation to the President to unite with them, inVf,rme' ,ne mertcan inciuoing me ngni 01 prv
money immr diately divided among
occasions, if need be, will, faithfully to the utmost, and at Such a chance seldom occurs to obtain the splendid Capi-
all hazards, perform. tals. Ine 'plan has met with so roucn approbation in
That " the system, of late years, introduced among us, New if ork and rhiladelphia, that already 43 shares have
tivq bodies through a period of W i g
depends upon the opinions of everv t1T"1
I lature, heated as it maybe by the snirW r !
' , easrer in the purstnt of some favorite obiect. '
ilea astray by trie eloquence and addreaa nV
popuior otofccauicu, meinseives, periiaps, under
the influence of the same misleading causes.
It was in conformity with the view here ta
ken, "of the respect due to deliberate and reiter.
; ated - precedents, that tho Bank of the United
States, though on the original question held to
be unconstitutional, received the Executive siff-
nln t 101 TV .'-- sn
tneir attparly celebration of the Anniversary of Ameri
can Independence. It is well known that an invitation
had heretofore been extended to Gen. Jackson, in behalf
of the citizens of Charleston, and with the cordial concur
rence of all parties, invitiusr hira to honor us with a visit
at his earliest convenience ; and the promise had been held
out to us, that " the man whom the people delighted to
honor1' would come among us a welcome guest not for
the purpose of mingling in our domestic strifes, or throw
ing the weight of his name into the scale of any party,
but for the purpose of receiving the friendly tribute of
our attachment and affection. - Instead of this, we have
seen the attempt openly made, to bring Gen. Jackson into
South CarolinaHn order to connect: him with a party in
one of the strongest .and most decided party, movements
ever witnessed in this community." When the ground
was taken by the Union Party, thai the Anniversary of
American Independence, should be commemorated by
them as a party, in a celebration from which the members
of the Tree Trade and State Rights Parly veremecessarily
to be excluded, the patriotic feelings of many even among
themselves, revolted at a proceeding which manifestly
conveyed a harsh and most unmerited imputation against
their political opponents, and which no one could fail to
see, was calculated 10 engender animosities, the conse
quences of which no patriot could contemplate unmoved.
Though justly indignant at. tlus proceeding, the State.
Rights and Free Trade Party stifled as much as possible
the expression of their feelings, and proceeded in the
spirit of peace to celebrate the day by themselves, merely
proclaiming to the world with one voice, their nnalterable
attachment to Liberty, their perfect fidelity to the Con
stitution, and their entire devotion to the Union. ,They
did hope that such conduct on their; part, and especially
this public declaration of their true sentiments, would
have shielded them from any further imputations. They
had irtdeed, been accustomed of late to listen to the de
nunciations of the party against whose , fatal policy their
efforts had so long and so faithfully been directed and
they had seen themselves deuounced'by certain presses as
" the Disunion party," Conscious however of the integrity
of their principles, and the entire disinterestedness and
patriotism of all their views, they have treated such at
tacks with the scorn and contempt which they merited.
They cannot but regard, however, the late invitation to
the President, taken in connexion with his reply, coming
as the invitation dors, from a respectable and responsible
source) as cavilled to a different treatment at our hands.
The character q the proceeding, and the whole tone and
temper oftha correspondence, manifestly imputes to the
State Rights and Fre Trade Party of Charleston, a settled
hostility to the Unton, and a determined purpose to bring
about, not a redress ot our grievances, but a dissolution
of the confederacy, and General Jackson, as the executive
magistrate of the United States, is eiven .to understand
that such are oar views, but that there is a party among
us wuo are really attached to the Unusn, and determined to
preserve it, and h is in effect invited to come and unite
with them in putting us down. If this be not the true in
terpretation of thi proceeding, it is most manifest that it
is that which has been put upon it, by Gen. Jackson him
self whoin allusion to the " civil convulsion" with which
he is told this community is threatened, strongly depre
cates "a separation ' of the Slates, and at the same time
holds out as " an insurmountable barrier to any plan of
disorganization, tne exertion of the executive power
of the Union.
We have looked in vain in the records of party for a
parallel to this extraordinary proceeding. Amidst her
most violent political straggles which have heretofore
taken place in South Carolina, we believe no precedent
is to be found for an attempt on the pari of either of the
contending parties to bold up to the world their own
brethren, as disorganizes and disunionists, much less to
invite the co-operation of the national executive to put
them down. But we trust that those who suppose, tbat
the State Rights Party are to be in the smallest degree
influenced in their coarse, or the State of South Carolina
to be deterred from the prosecution of what she may be
lieve to be her constitutional rights by measures like
these, ,have grossly mistaken the true Carolina spirit,
which, even smarting under a sense sf injury, mav be con
ciliated by kindness and forbearance, but can never be
driven from its honest purposes by injustice or menace.
We deprecate this proceeding the more, because nothing
could possibly tend more directly to give encouragement
to the supporters f the American System, and to call into
action those feolings which may put an end to all hope of
redress and make reconciliation impossible. It is with
the most unfeigned regret that the State Rights and Free
Trad Party find in Gen. Jackson's reply to the invitaticn
i the Union Parly, evidence or the partial success 01 tne
wnicn nave oeeii raaae 10 iniuse inio a romu ui
rastand suspicion as to our true motives, principles and
find C9 We caunot hiit regret that Gen. Jackson did not
virtnlnthe acKuowledged " private worth, and public
voted fr f !!" ci,iw own long-tried and most de
"thesen!? fBd "PPortera) conclusive evidence tbat
Uuion " wSS ! wklent with an attachment to the
ewnM-.r.?.ei?Tor" w have beenascribedtolhem:'
o y oeentemtned, and therefore most havei
tecting domestic manufactures, by taxes imposed upon the
consumer, Qnot lor the puoiie necessities, or tne . public
good, but to foster and protect one favored class of citi
zens at the expense of nil the rest) including the whole
plan of internal improvements, by means of roads and
canals, by-which certain States are benefitted at the ex
pense of the common Treasury, is a system, not only
partial, unjust and oppressive, but is entirely as a whole
and in all Us parts a gross and inexcusable usurpation
on the part of the General Government This American
System has been gradually imposed upon the Union ly
means and measures unjust and unauthorized. It admits
of no defence on constitutional principles. The powers
claimed, and connected with it, are no where clearly to
be found in that Constitution. It erects the manufactur
ing States into a favored Aristocracy, tt degrades and
depresses the character, the industry and the prosperity
of every agricultural State. It imposes burthens, for
which the South receives no equivalent. It renders us,
in fact, tributaries and laborers for the benefit of the ma
nufacturing States-) - Against this state of things, South
Carolina has reniatedly remonstrated in vain, she has
been contemned in her sovereign capacity", her rights have
been trampled upon ; her remonstrances; lie neglected on
the table of Congress , her oppressions have been almost
yearly increased ; and no system of redress has been
held out to her hopes or her entreaties na it was
therefore Resolved, " That the Acts of Congress for the
protection of domestic manufactures, are unconstitutional,
and should be resisted; and the other States are invited to
co-operate with South Carolina in the measure of resis
tance to the same," &c; '
On these proceedings 110 further comment is necessary
than this, that the evils thus complained of, still remain
unredressed in every particular, and yet to this day South
Carolina has done nothing to disturb the peace and har
mony of the Union. The State Rights and Free Trade
Party have hitherto submitted with most exemplary pa
tience and forbearance to the grossest imputations' upon
their patriotism, they have all along manifested a sincere
desire to preserve the public peace and to cultivate the
most friendly, relations, towards those who diner from
them in political opinion. They have not indulged, and
will, not even now indulge any feelings of personal hos
tility towards their opponents, lney have not com
plained, and will not complain of any fair and candid ef
forts to point out what may be supposed to be their er
rors of opinion, and if it can be shown that their princi
pies are false in themselves, or calculated to produce the
fatal consequences attributed to them, they shall be ready
and willing to acknowledge their errors; but they are
men, and claiming also to be patriots, will not submit to be
branded as Disunionists and Traitors.
Be it therefore Resolved. That the imputation upon the
State nights and tree trade Party, of their entertaining
aoy designs against the Union of these States, come from
what Quarter it may, is A BASE CALUMNY
Resolved, That the proceedings of this Meeting be
published in 'the Charleston Mercury, ard that copies
thereof be transmitted to our friends tbioughout the
State.
The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the
Chairman for the able and dignified manner in whieh he
,iad presided, and also to the Secretary, and the myelins;
men aajournea.
THOMAS GADSDEN, Secretary.
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE.
On Saturday the 6th of August nextr
WILL 1SK SlL,U,
ON THE PREMI8E8,
That very valuable Plantation
Ye.tes &i M'lntyre, the Managers, will,
been taken.
ttZT Messrs.
with each Certificate, give a guarantee for the payment
ot nil theprizes.
S. J. SYLVESTER begs leave to remark to those' who
do not know him, that he has permission to reter to the
Managers, Messrs. Yates & M'lntyre; and also, if re
quired, cn give the names of the firt houses throughout
the United States and the Canadas Many will not wish
to risk so much; S. J. Sylvester has therefore for sale in
the nanif scheme, VYhole Tickets $16 Halve- H, Quar
ters $4. All Letters by Mail, mert seme attention as on
personal application, it' addressed
S. J. SYLVESTER, Nsw York-
NEWBERN PRICES CURRENT.
CORRECTED EVERY THURSDAY
do.
do.
TTN t?(e.County of Jones, formerly the property of
Lfurant watcn, Hisq. Tnis Plantation is situated
about 16 or 17 miles from Newbern, and is in a high
staie oi improvement, naving on it a large and com
fortable Dwelling House, & all necessary Out Houses.
The entire quantity of Land in one body, exceeds two
thousand acres, and nearly seven hundred acres of it
are cleared and under lence. The payment will be
required in three equal annual instalments, the pur
chaser giving notes with approved security, interest
payable from the first of January next. The public
are assured that the sale will be made without reserve.
JOHN M. ROBERTS, Cashier.
June 17th, 1831. ts !. - ,. ' tl
r NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the firm of JACKSON &
HIGGDNS are requested to make immediate
payment, as they are determined to close their busi
ness on or before the first of September next
The Store and Dwelling House now occu
pied by them on the Old County Wharf,
will be sold cheap to any Derson who mav
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wisu vj puicucusc an engiDie siana lor Due in ess.
Newbern, 5th July, 1831. f
JilM
BEESWAX, lb.
BUTTER, do.
CANDLES, do. - -COFFEE,
do.
CORN, bbl. quantity,
CORN MEAL, bushel,
CORDAGE, cwt. -COTTON,
do. U
COTTON BAGGING, Hemp, yd.
. fclax, do.
FLAX, lb. - - -FLOUR,
Rochester, bbl.
, Baltimore, do.
, North Carolina, do.
IRON, Bar, American, lb.
Russia & Swedes, doN.
LARD, lb.
LEATHER, Sole, lb.
Dressed, Neats do.
Calf Skins, dozen,
LUMBER, Flooring, inch,M.
Inch boards, - do.
Scantling, do.
Square Timber, do.
Shingles, Cypress, do.
Staves, w. o. hhd. do.
Da red oak, do. do.
Do. w. a. bbl. do.
Heading, hhd. do.
Do. bbl. do.
MOLASSES, gallon,
NAILS, Cut, all sizes above 4d. lb
4d. and 3d.
wrought, - -NAVAL
STORES, Tar, bbl.
lurpentine, do.
Pitch, do.
Rosin, do.
Spirits Turpentine, gall.
Varnish, - do.
OIL, Sperm. - - do.
Whale & Porpoise, do.
Linseed, - - do.
PAINTS, Red Lead, lb.
j White Lead, ground in oil. cwt.
PROVISIONS, Blcon, lb.
Hams, do.
Beef, bbl.
Pork, mess, do. J
Do. prime, do.
. , Do. cargo do.
SALT, Turks Island, bushel,
Beaufort, do.
Liverpool, fme, do.
SHOT, cwt. - .
SPIRITS, Brandy, French, gall.
Apple Brandy, do.
Peach do. do.
Rum, Jamaica, do.
Do. windward Isl'd do.
Do. New England, do.
Gin, Holland, do.
Do. American, do.
Whiskey. do.
STEEL, German, - lb.
Encrlish. blistered, rln
SUGAR, Loaf, . 7 do.
- do.
- - do.
18 20
20 25
12 14
HI 13
2 75 300
70 80
14 16
7 ' 7 50
15 18
12 " 15
8 10
6 50
6
5
5
6
8
25
1 50 3 00
22 00 30 00
12
8 0
8 9
17 18
1 10 1 25
16 17
7 8
8
18 20
8 10
26 28
7
8
15
80 85
1 20 1 25
1
1 50
30
25 ,
00 l
35 40
1 00
15 18
15 16
7 8
Lump,
Brown,
TEA, Imperial,
I Gunpowder,
i Hyson,
Black,
TALLOW,
WINE, Madeira,
Teneriffe.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
gall.
do,
12
9 501
11
80
50
75
50
40
45
50
20
80
45
25
40
35
16
10
19
16
7
60
60
50
80
8
6
10
13
10 50
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE
ELL
Si
1
6
1
3
1
60
60
60
60
25
90
1 50
38
18
12
20
18
1 80
prnHE subscriber intending to remove f
LL the State, will sell at Public AnrJfm
at Beaufort, Carteret county, on the 29th H
of August next, (being the sitting of the Su
rior Court,) his present residence, a feiy u"
dredyanh to the eastward of the Town cUn"
tairiing 40 acres of partly hammock land
a growth of hickory, holly, live-oak, &'c. -which
is a comfortable Dwelling House oYt
stories height, with eight finished rooms (
elusive of the garret) and the usual out hous
The situation is considered one of the most rT
sirable and pleasant in the county ; it i8 imrn6
diately open to, and about two miles dista
from the ocean, and is not surpassed in point
of health by any residence on. the scuthert
seaboard. Among other advantages, it afford
a very superior Spring of water.
ALSO, WILL BE SOLD,
Seven vacant lots of ground in the town 0
cated in high and airy situations ; two tracts oi
land of a superior quality, situated on North
River, one containing 80 acres and the other a
bout 150 acres through whicfi. it is thought
the expected Canal or Rail Road will pass;aad
at the same time he will sell about 20 of the lot -of
ground atLENoxviLLE. This place waslaid
off in Town Lots by the late James M'Kinlay
Esq, and the subscriber. It is situated at the
western entrance of North River ; the lots are
at right angles, of 110 by; 200 feet square, and
the streets 90 feet wide, affording at each corner
three water views. It is unquestionably the
most desirable situation of any within the limits "
of the State, on the seaboard, for a township;
the harbour having at all times, at least 12 feet
water to the ocean, which is 5 or 6 miles dis
tant, j Vessels may load with' perfect safety at
all seasons of the year, within 20 or 30 feet of
the shore, and be at sea, with any wind from
N. W. Eastwardly to outh, in one hour. The
scite is high and healthy the water plentiful
and good, and the storm tides never overflow
the premises. Strong efforts will doubtless he
made during Jthe ensuing Congress to effect
measures to open a Canal between the waters
of Adams' Creek and North River, or to con
struct a Rail Road from Adams' Creek to Len
oxville. A survey has been effected, and a re
port in favour of a canal, made to Congress bv
Capt. Bache, of the U. S. Engineers. Either
project has warm and influential friends,, not
only ia Craven and Carteret, but also in remote
places. It is the most eligible situation to con
nect the Northern and Southern link of com
munication which is deemed indispensable in a
mijitary point of view. - Lenoxville is now a .
good stand for retail stores, and the most desi
rable point within the State for Steam Mills.
Those concerned in Steam Boats and commer- "
cial business, as well as those who desire pleas
ant summer residences, or eligible stands for
mechanical operations, are invited to examine
the premises and secure lots while they may be
had at prices greatly below their-value. ' -
Hp will also sell, at Newbefn, on the 3d of
September, the House and Ground on the OM
County Wharf, formerly owned by Capt. John
Merrit, suitable for a family "and Retail Store,
and a good stand for a Boarding-house.
, A credit ot b, 1, 18 and 24 months will be
given for all sums over 8400. bv Daviri one-
fourth in advance and giving notesvith appro
ved security, with interest from the date for the
balance ; and a credit of 6 and 12 months, fnr
sums over $50 and under A400 imdpr ftrtf).
cash. ji
HENRY M. COOKE.
Beaufort, 15th July, 1831 tds
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Pitt County.
Superior Court of Law ; March Term, A. & 1831.
George W. Randolph, i
V- I Original Attachment.
Absolom Saunders. j
TTT appearing to the Court, that the Defendant i
-U- not an inhabitant of this State, It is thereon
ordered, that publication be made in the North
vaabolina Sentinel, for six weeks, that said Defen
dant appear at the Superior Court of Law to beheld
for Pitt County, at the Court-House in Greenville,
on the first Monday of September next. anH rpnlwv
or plead to issue, or judgment final will be entered'up
Attt, R.S. BLOUNT. Clerk. -
i .
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, )
graven County. S
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions.
May Term, A, D. 1831.
Isaac W. Hughes, i
T V8- ' ' Original Attachment.
William Lewis,
IT appearing to the Court, that the Defendant w
not. an mhahitnnt rf S2 r -.
- - " v.. wllo kjuxlc it IB, tntrtjuio
Ordered, That publication be
Carolina Sentinel for six weeks thnt TWpn-
dant appear at the Court of Pleas and Quarter Ses- "
sions, to be held for Craven County, at the Court
House m Newbern on the second Monday of August
next, and replevy or plead to issue, or Judgment final
v cuwcu up agumsi mm.
Attest, j. G. STANLY, Clerh
IVewbern, June 10, 1831. 8 et
JOHN W. NEJLSOIV,
CABINET MAKER.
TtgESPECTFULLY informs the Publick that he
continues to ma.nufa-r.tiim pvpn o;iA h
line ot business. He is at all times provided with the
best materials : and in return for the liberal and in
creasing patronage which he receives, he promises
juuvi,uaui.jr aixu liucuiy.
.neKTTi?T0make-P?FFIS' and to superin
tend FUNERALS : and that h mnr k,. oi,Lr to
conduct the solemnities of interment morebecomingly
ana satisiactoruv. hp hue.
WlARbE,jDr the use ot which no additional charge
will be made. Newbern, June IsU83h
NEW ESTABLISHMENT
Hp11 subscribers announce to their friends and the
u p, hc m e116 that they have established
themselves at the stand lately occupied by Mr. W.
on Craven-etreet, near the State Bank,
where they are prepared to accommodate such as
shall give them their custom, with all kinds of Spirit
Beer and Cider of the best quality. Also, RELISH
ES of every description thafmay be called for ; and,
in the proper season, OYSTERS will be prepared in
any manner required. Every effort shall be used to
preserve the most perfect order, and to render their
house an agreeable and respectable resort for those
who may favor them with their company.
A share of the public patronage it is hoped will be
extended to us ; and it is confidently believed that we
will be enabled by our unremitted exertions to afford
.general satisfaction,
, FRIOU & BOWDE'
Newbern, 12th Julv, 1831.
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