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irday, December 18,
thanks are due to Messrs. Badger and
f the Senate, for Congressional fayors.
I THE MAILS.
ttenceofaflJf Snow, on Thar1aj,
'n Cars have bees unable to leave since,
attempt has been mado; and, for-the
ire hive receited no Northern MaD,
asday. ' ,
'hlg meeting ras held in Orange this
jhaTc not yet received the preeedings.
Commnnication in this paper, nnder the
f "Tar West,", is from the region
roposWtohailjand .was vritton by
lg.. Vv:; 2
WHIG MEETING.
that the crowded state of our columns,
(o omit into-day's paper, the proceed
7hig meeting in Halifax. Col. Axdrew
Geminated for Goteinor, and one hun
ies appointed lo ihe Conrention. We
( them in onr next.
IAND MASONIC LODGE
cent Annual Communication of the
nic Lodge of North Carolina, the loi
rs were elected for the ensuing year :
F. Comas, f Grand Master.
CONGRESS.;
On Monday,;ijftHry Dickey wasre-elected'Chief
Clerk, receiving 40 out of 43 totestUKL -Rr Mr.
Stiter, (Methodist.) Chaplain.
On Mr. MangumU motion, - the following gentle
nlen Krere appointed Chairmen of the Standing Com
mittees, viz : . . - - :
Foreign Relaltlons, Mr. Sevieri Finance, Mr. Ath
erton ; Commerce, Mr. Dix 1 1 Manufactares. Mr.
Dickinson; Agriculture Mr. Sturgeon; Military,
Affairs, Mr. Cass ; Militia, Mr: Rusk ; Naval .Af
fairs, Mr. Fairfield j Public Lands. Mr. Breese;
Private Land Claims, Mr. .Yolee Indian Affairs,
Mr. Atehinson ; Claims, Mr. Mason ; Revolutiona
ry Claims, Mr. Bright; Judiciary, Mr. Ashley;
Post-Office, Mr. Niles ; Roads and Canals, Mr. Han
negan ; Pensions, Mr. Johnson, of La. ; District of
Columbia, Mr. Cameron ; Patents, Mr. Westcottj
Retrenchment Mr TurneyjJTerritpnes, Mr.pou-
Expenses, Mr. Felch; Printing, Mr. Bradley; En
grossed Bills, Mr. Downs ; Libraryi Mr. iearee ;
EnroUed Bills, Mr. Rusk.
In the House, the following Chairmen wert an-;
nouncedT vix: Ways and Means, Mr. Vinton, of
Ohio; Foreign Affairs,! Mr. Truman Smith, fj
Conn.; Military Affairs, ; Mr. Botts, of Va.; Manu
factures, Mr. Stewart, of Pcnn.; Post-Oftlce, &c.
Mr. Goggin, of Va. ; Judiciary, Mr.' J. R. Ingersoll
ofPehn. ; Publie Expenditures, Mr. Clingman, of
thisjStatc; Naval Affairs, Mr. T. Butler King, of
Geo.-; Expenditures of State Department, Mr. Bar
ringer, of this State.
The foregoing are the principal Committees. We
see that of our members, besides, Mr. Boyden is on
the Committee of Elections, and the Committee on
Expenditures of Navy Department 5 .Mr. McKay
on Ways and Means ; Mr. Daniel, on Claims; Mr
Barringer, on Indian Affairs; Mr. Outlaw, on Rev-i
olutionary Claims; Mr. Donnell, on Revolutionary
Pensions and Expenditures of Treasury Depart
ment ; and, Mr. Shepherd, on Agriculture.
REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS;
' The several Departments of the General Govern
ment, have madetheir respective reports, Ho Con
gress, but were we to attempt the publication of
them ent ire, we should have room for nothing else,
this two months. All we can hope to do, is to giv
a bird's-eye view of thfir contents. Andfirst, of
that emanating from the -
TREASURY PEPARTiylENT.
Thn receipts for the year ending 30th June, 1847
were:
From Customs
From Public Lands -From
miscellaneous sources
From avails of Treasury notes
and loans
$23,747,364 60
2,49S,3p5 20'
100,570 51
Total receipts
Add balance in Treasury July!,
1846
25,679,190 45
$5:2,025,98? 82
),12C,439 08
$G1,1G.2,42S 90
59,451,177 65
$1,701,251 25
Total means
The expenditures during the same
period were
Leaving balance in Treasury July
1, 1847
The receipts to 30th June, 1S48, are estimated at
$42,S86.545 80, viz: $31,000,000 from Customs;
$35,000,000 from Lands; $400,000 from miscella
neous sources; $6,285,294 45 from Treasury Notes
and Loans; and the balance in Treasury, July 1st,
1847, $1,704,251 25.
The expenditures to the same time are estimated
at $5S,615,GG0 07, being an excess of $15,729,114 27,
above the receipts. On the 1st July, 1849. the es
timated expenditures exceed the estimated means
$36,274,055 99.
Lieut. CoL Watson, appointed to aid the cotamiT of 1
Gen. Scott, were performed with the highest Tionor
to the torps throughout the brilliant operations in
therilley of Mexico.
-POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT
The Union "gives the 'following account of
this document :
"The exposition given of the workinsr of the new
Uaw" is, emmently gratifying to the friends and ad
vocates pt cneapr postage. It appears that during the
last fiscal year, ending on the 30th of June last, the
pubc'nsaiis were transported over an aggregate dis
tance or 31B87 899 miles at an expense of $2,406,
848.,i Theiaggregate extent of ths routes on that
dayjfas l33,S 18 miles, and since that day 8,239 miles
bf ney routes have been put inoperation. The rev
enues of Jhe department during the hut fiscal Year.
J (incsludirg the -amount appropriated to pay the gov-
h iuv;i easeu mure man xair-
trafi3! aqathe revewpe of the la precwl
ingTsarr amounted to 3,945,893. -Thexpeihll-turcs
for the sanl? time were $3,99770 being on-"
ly $33,677 more than the revenues. The estimate
of revenues and expenditures Of the-department for
the present fiscal year shows tu? considerable ex
cess of means over expenditures of $il3.951.
" Two of the principal points to which the report
invokes the.attention of Congrees are, the law fix
ing the rates of payment for the vario'us grades of
transportation,' and the existing position and pow
ers of the department in respect to foreign and inter
national postal arrangements. The necessity of fur
ther legislation upon both these subjects, in view
of existing facts, is demonstrated in the report with
so niltch force and ability, that Congress will doubt
less give their favorable attention to its suggestions."
Jr.
HuTCHlXGS,? .
T. Bai
tl. Mead,
u
Sen. Warden.
Treasurer.
Secretary.
Jr. Warden.
re glad to4earn from the " Fayetteville
lat C. F. "M. Garsxtt, Esq. formerly
the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road, and
.he Georgia State Roads, has been ap
ineer of the Columbia and Charlotte
struck' with the gallant bearing of the
I Register, towards us, in the last num
1 uable Journal. If under the excite
xtoment, ixi our paper of the 5th instant,
thing unkind, we sincerely and deeply
id now make the amende honorable by
Editor of the Register our hand and
same time, challenging him for a full
next we meet. '- -t
ad to find by the above -paragraph in
: Republican," that no unkindness was
ards us by the recent remarks in that
tch we took exception. If any feeling
t was experienced for the moment, it is
re our cotemporary, u in the deep bo
3ean buried." Hence forward, let all
a directed to the maintenance of Whig
id the support of those Candidates who
lo defend and uphold them.
'IE NEXT GOVERNOR.
the absence of the Chairman of the
ho prepared tfce Resolutions at the
I on Wednesday last, (saya the " Fay-
rver,n) we have not received them for
Gov. Graham was complimented, no
S expressed as to the candidate to sue
1 the following Delegates were appoint
e Convention :
William McMillan, Dr! John Mc
S. McNeill, Major A. D. McLean,
iliot, E. L. Winslow, John C, Smith,
J John Winslow, Walter Draughon,
n, James Banks, S. J. Hinsdale, W.
G. Smith J. W. Sandford, W. II.
Mullins, Dr. B. W. Robinson, Capt.
eill, John C. Blocker, Colin McRae,
- Vn-
OHIO
Iature of Ohio "met at Columbus on
Cth inst. In the Senate, Charles B
big, of Muskingum, was chosen Speak
Tt. Galloway, Whig, of Greene, was
s :
ise. Joseph S. IlAkins, Whig, of Pre
n Speaker, and Henry A. Swift, Whig,
lerk.
VIRGINIA!
The Message of Got. Smith partakes of tho great
vice of the age, so far as relates to such documents,
and is almost of interminable length. We learn
from it, that the receipts into the Tjreasury during
the present fiscal year, will pay all ordinary demands
thereon, including $274,343 75, the interest on the
Public debt, $95,381 66, on account of Public Roads,;
"and leave a surplus of about $45,000, a sum which,
it is presumed, will enable the Board of Public
Works to meet all demands upon them without re
sorting to loans. The Legislature, at their last ses-i
sion, passed Acts which may increase the liabilities
of the State in the sum of $2,8S7 800. Of this sum,
about one-fifth has been, and a very large portion of
the residue will have to be incurred. The Gover
nor suggests an enlargement of the Public Revenues
assuming it as a fixed determination of Virginia, to
carry on these improvements, which are requisite
to develope and secure her resources and advanta
ges ; and recommend that fhSTgUatw ertUKTUli'
$600,000- as a maximum annual limit or expenditure
for these objects, and that appropriations shall, under
no circumstances, transcend that amount. For this
sum, the Treasury, he intimates, may be relied up
on for one moiety the other moiety to be raised by
loan. The present debt of Virginia is $6,447,445,
of which $3,799,189 is held within the State.
This message is the first that has met our eye,
that has boldly taken grounds against usury laws ;
and, so far as Virginia is concerned, it urges that
they be repealed. 4 Laws cannot prevent dealings in
usury, as is attested by universal experience. The
needy will borrow, the usurious will lend, and the
certain effects of attaching pains and penalties to
such transactions, are to swell the premium paid by
the borrower, and to tempt him to become a dishon
est man. Why should a price be fixed j law on
money 1 It is property precisely as is a bale of cot
ton or a hogshead of sugar, and fluctuates as they
do in value.'
WAR DEPARTMENT.
The Report of the Secretary of War occupies
eight closely printed columns of the "Union." A
brief synopsis furnishes the principal items of in
terest : " - ; '
' The force employed in the prosecution of the
war, is set down at 4J,ojg or waicn 21, 009 arc
regulars. This force is distributed as follows,
With Mai. Ueneral acott, and belonging to his
column including the troops en rovte at f aiupico, at
and about Vera Crux, and on the line thence to his
-headquarters, the aggregate force is estimated at 32,-
156. With Mai. Gen. Taylor, at the several posts
under his immediate command, it is about 6,727.
In Santa Fe, aud on the Oregon and Santa Fe routes,
and in the Indian country, there are about 3,634.
The force in the Cahlornias is about 1019, includ
ing 200 now on the way to that country.
There are no means in the department of calcula
ting the deductions which ought to be made for sick
ness, disability and other casualties ; but the effec
tive force is considerably below the foregoing estimates.
The Secretary then gives a detail of the opera
tions of the Army in Mexico proper, after capitula
tion of Monterey, up to the capture of the City of
Mexico, including the several skirmishes which have
.i. o..- -r:. n . : Tbeinjc directed to the subject of Female Education,
' I anrl VA Khnil rl Kaii with hlAnsnM t H n Bornhttfllimfint
3BORO' FEMALE COLLEGE.
ffom the "Greensboro' Patriot," that
mox Lea has resigned-his situation as
this Institution. The vacancy occa-
'Xe.v resignation, has since been filled
an of the Rev. Aleeet M. Shipp. of
iy, and a member of the South Caroli
ne. The Board have also elected the
JUxieson to one of the Professorships,
filled during the past session by Mr.
Dous. i So the Faculty now stands as
I "
I . '
sbt M. Shipp, President, and Professor
tics and Modern Languages ;
iett T. Blake, Chaplain, and Professor
id Moral Science ;
"s Jamiesos, Professor of Ancient Lan
tatural Science. f '
u To Mai. Gen. Taylor, and to the gallant officers
and brave men under his command, is justly due the,
eminent glory of this victory. Considering th dis
parity of numbers in favor of the enemy, the steady
valor and firmness with which our troops, often in
small detachments, withstood and repelled the re
peated assaults of superior forces, and the many deeds
of noble daring displayed amid the changing scenes
of this perilous conflct, the battle of Buena Vista
will well sustain a comparison with any of the bril
liant achievements of this war, which have given
such wide-spread renown to our anus.
In speaking of the battle of Cerro Gordo, the re
port says:
"The Commanding General merits high coramen-
- elation for the masterly arrangements of the attack on
Cerro Gordo ; and not less credit is due to the of
ficers and men by whom they were carried iuto com
plete effect.
And ,in the account of the battles of Contreras and
Churubusco, he says :
" A summary and more than a summary could
not .find a place in this communication would ut
terly fail to exhibit in their true light these brilliant
operations aud the unsurpassed merit of those who
directed and executed them ; but, fortunately for
the memory of those who tell, and for the fame of
those who survive, this is most ably done in the
despatches which accompauy this report
The capture of the City of Mexico is deelared to
be a memorable action and the subsequent defence
of the garrison at Puebla by Col, Childs, and the
battle of Huamantla are spoken of in terms of high
and deserved praise.
NAVY DEPARTMENT. U
This Report, owing to the limited opportunity for
active service for this arm of our National defence,
presents but little of interest. Sm .
An unsuccessful attempt to open friendly Inter
course with the Japanese by the visits of th'e Colum
bus and Vmcennes, in J uly, 1846, is reported ; to
the most friendlv overture "thWt'w-w rmirta th
Thompson, of Pa , Robert A. Thompson, of.VaJa- unchangeable reply was "Go away, and do not
Cob ThomDSOn. OI Miss.. Richard IV. IVunmntan nf I on-ma Hrr amy rnnfn"
The proceedings of the Squadron, and the chances
that nave been made therein, on the , Pacific coast
XT-From the " Mebile Tribune" we learn that
the Whig&SMKle a clear sweep of the City at the
Municipal Election, t or Mayor, the vote stood
J. W. S. CniLDERSj (Whig.) 1056
T. B. Tonn, (Dem) 793
THE NEW CONGRESS.
The New York Tribune remarks, that in order
to prevent confusion and mistakes growing ont of
the similarity of names among Members of the Con
gress, now assembled, it will be well to remember
tnat
There are three Smiths in this Congress, all id
the House : Truman Smith , of Ct Caleb B. Smith
of Indiana, and Robert Smith, of 111. three Browns:
Charles Brown,-of Pa Win. G. Brown, of Va-and
Albert li. Brown, of Miss. twd Davis' : (both Sen
ators) John Davis, of Mass., and Jefferson Davis, of
iMiss. nve jonnsons: tieverdy Johnson, of Md,
Henry Johnson, of Louisiana, (Senators :) James H.
Johnson, of N. H., Andrew Johnson, of Tenm, and
Robert W. Johnson, of Ark. six Thompsons : Jai
cob lhompson, oi Miss., Kichard w. Thompson, of
Ind., John B. Thompson, of Ky., and Wm. Thomp
son, of Iowa two Jones: John IT. Jones, of Ga,
ana Geo. W.Jones, of Tenn. two Millers: Sena
tor Jacob W. Mtller of N. J. John K. Miller, of
uuio two uutiers: senator A. P. Butler, of S. C,
siicacr Jiuiicr, oi ra. two Holmes' : JLlias B. Hoi
mts, or our State, and Isaac E. Holmes, of S. C.4
two Duncans: Daniel Duncan, of Ohio, and Garnett
Duncan, of Hy. two Adams? : John Q. Adams, of
mass., ana ureen jiaams, of rLy. two Evans7 : Alex.
Evans, of Md., and Nathan Evans, of Ohio two
diuarts : Anarevo Stuart, of Pa and Chjm. E. Shion
FOR THE REGISTER.
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
Mr. Editor : The recent letter of Mr. Rayner
shoald at once arouse our WThig friends. Public o-
pinion had for a long time pointed so distinctly to
that jfcmineut citizen, as the next Whig Candidate
for Governor, under whose lead, we Would march
nt xmiin triumph to victory, that but little inter
est has yet been manifested in getting. np the norni-
naung vonveuuon. uut the action of that body,
new however, will be important to our success and
to the welfare of the State.
It isgenerally conceded that the selection should
be made from the East. It therefore behooves the
Whigs in that quarter, to hold their primary meet
ings and indicate their preference. And for the
purpose of allowing full time to do this satisfactori
ly to All concerned, it is highly advisable that the
meeting of the Convention be postponed a month or
tiro later than J annary, as has been proposed. The
middle of March would probably be the most desi
rable time. .
I hope, Mr. Editor, the attention of the Public,
will be immediately called to this subject Let the
East but give us a gallanted a worthy standard
bearer, as she's well able to do, and you will hear
again the mountain-thunders of
. THE WEST.
" TOR THE REGISTER.
MrEwTOR: I was very much gratified a few
days since, in attending the Examination of the
1 oung Ladies School," kept by. the Misses Part-
of every Institution among us, which promises to
enlarge the sphere, and elevate the standard of Wo
man's intellectual and moral cultivation. The ex
aminations, which were conducted in public, were
various and interesting; particularly in History,
Astronomy, Philosophy and Physiology. The exer
cises in Composition showed that great care had
been taken to make the pupils thoroughly conver
sant with the proper use of their own language, and
to&lQ pieces of Composition, read at the close of the
Examination, would have done no discredit to more
presuming authors. Nor. are the more ornamental
jhartiTof Education neglected. Instances of remark
able proficiency in Musio were given, and sam
ples of ornament;! work in wax, and worsted,
and painting in Water colors, were exhibited,
some of which were really beautiful. To Parents,
who' were interested, the whole Examination was
of Ihe most gratifying : character, and I cannot
but Express the hope that the Principals, who-are,
as yet, strangers among, us, will receive from, our
corattiunity the liberal encouragement to which they
are o richly entitled. A MOTHER.
. .3 t
SECRET DISCOVERED.
ty-six years ago, when the fence, was
d the Park in New York, there was
ntity of public documents, coins, mcd
ke, deposited beneath one of the piers
2rn gateway. Amongst other things
3 sealed bottle, whose contents were to
jret for twenty-one years. The fence,
a process of removal, this bottle has
roi its receptacle, and an investition
jght contain was held on .Friday even
Mayor and Council of the Empire City,
ial the bottle, was found to be filled with
nongahela Whiskey, which speedily dis
4er the vigorous efforts rof . the corpora-
are noticed ; and the measures adopted nd carried
into execution for the suppression tf the insurrec
tion at Kio San tiabriel, with deserved commendation
of the gallantry ana perseverance of the sailers en
gaged in the affair.' .They have saya the report,
served in the most creditable manner aa anfantrvi
artillery and drazoons."-
Tranquility is reported in Upper and Lower Cak
lfornia: and the confident belief entertained that
CntnmoilorR Shnhrifik hn hefora lhi tima nnnttif
of Mich.Jthree Clarks : Senator John II. Clarke, of Mazatl.n, San Bias and Acapulco.
R:b Pklia Clark, of Maine, and B. XTClark, The execution ;of the orders under which the
wm, 'I n u JSathan K. Hall, of N. Yn and Squadron in the Gulf acted in the attack upon Vera
Willard P. Hall, of Mo. two lngersolhj: Jbs. R- Crux-lia highly approved j nd the warmest admira-
. r.." v x fc"u ooos-: noweu or lion expressed ot tne eouauct oi omcers or
ta and W. 11. of Ala. two Phelpses : Sena
tor S. 8. Phelps, of Vt- and John S. Phelna. of Mo:
two Rockwells : Julius of Mass., and Jofm Af M
it. two naies : benator John P. of N. H, and Ar
t etnas, of Mass.
There; are doubtless some other coincidences, but
these are all that now occur to us. The names in
Italusy are those of Whigs.
j 1
, METHODIST CONFERENCE.
The North Carolina Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church closed its annual session at Greens-
borough on the 7th instant The Rev. Robert O.
Burton (was again assigned, to the station in this
City ; and Rev. D. D. Nicholson is presiding Elder
of the Raleigh District Sidney D. Bumpass is Pre
siding Elder of the Salisbury District ; William Car
ter of fhe Danville District; James Reid of the
Washington District: and William Closs of the
Newberh District ; Ilezekiah G. Leigh is Agent for
Randolph Macon College. The next Conference is
every
grade, and the courage bf the men. - The proceed
ings or Com. Ferry in the capture of Tabasco, Alva
rado, Tuspan, Laguna, &c are referred to in the
same terms of liberal commendation. 1
The co-operation of the Squadron in the ievyinz
of duties upon Mexican imports, is satisfacterilyjre-.
ierrea to. rue policy bas been liberal, and justly
appreciated by neutral nations. The moneys collec
ted have been, applied to the uses of the squadron. ,
The trips of the Macedonian and Jamestown" with
stores for the relief of the Irish sufferers,are referredr
to, ana tne neartreit acknowledgments of.highfunc-
uonaries oi me rsniisn government suitably noticed.
The Observatory is in successful operation, and
an appropriation of $6,00d asked for its support, es-
! .11. :.l 0- .' x ll . .... . '
pectaiiy wnu reierence w. ine compiation or a nau
tical Almanac x ne refunding of duties upon in
struments for the observatory, amounting to $2,279,
is suggested. The Naval School is spoken of. ae
progressing with favorable indications. The plan
of appointing Midshipmen from the States,accordiug
A it - J. A. ? S .
to be. held at Danville, Virginia, on the 15th of 1 to the representation in Congress operates welh
WoTejaber 19A9. Standard. p J The duties of the battalion, marinesj under
SMITHFIELD, JOHNSTON CQUNTY.
The village of Smithfield is destined to become
not the least amons the villages of North Carolina,
It is one of the oldest Villages in the State, having
passed through several vicissitudes of fortune. It
was once, the seat of Government of the State for a
short time. It then dwindled down to almost no
thing, and then it rose again. It came near having
the seat of Government fixed permanently thereat
one time, and only failed by one vote, and that vote
was given by one of its own County members.
The Village however, is now, far above its former
most. prosperous condition. Eight years ago, there
was but one Store in the place, and that a small one ;
now there are six regular Stores, besides Groceries
and Shops. ;There are, also, two large Turpentine
Distilleries ; two Taverns, besides other boarding
houses; two Churches, and it third spoketj M ; one
Steam Saw and Grist-mill In successful operation ;
and several Stores and Dwelling Houses going up.
But the prosperity of the Village, R'wold seent, is
not yet at an end. The new: Steamer, " Bough md
Eevdys" Is now hourly expected to arrive at Smith
field for the first time." .This is a small Boat, only
19 feet wide by 60 feeC long, made to carry a few
Passengers anu s, small load of. freight-and goat
all times Summer and Winter. She only draws S
or inchd water, when empty, andof course, can
ruirtbc year round, provided she does not have'too
much. load. -' .'.J-'
: It is said, she will only draw 12 inches water,
when carrying 100 barrels of freight which depth
she can have at all times to. Smithfield.
This Boat, in connection with their other Boat,
will enable-the Johnston Company, to whoui it be
longs, to establish (as I understand they contemplate
doing.) a regular weekly line of Steamboat tfans
portation from Newbcrn to Smithfield. This.Jbeing
accomplished, its effects must be felt by the up-country
farmers, who are and have been, sending their
Wagons loaded with Products, in quest of Salt, Iron
and Molasses, and "some of them from the immediate
vicinity of Smithfield, to Fayetteville and other pla
ces." Its effects will be felt too by up-country Mer
chants, for they can get their Goods much cheaper
by, this rout,; than any other to a certain distance a
ronnd. The growth of Smithfield, under these cir
cumstances, cannot but be onward, especially if the
Valuable Iron Mine in the vicinity, shall, be worked
successfully, as contemplated, and a few other Man
ufacturing establishments, such as Cotton Factories,
AxTifiaking establishments, &a be got ;up in the;
neighborhood, in conection with' the tarious Qth
er enterprises already nnder way. tct
' r V.- oRiSlVl847.i
Polks Message, andth accompanying docu-
mentshave furaisbedihe publie and the Press, the
main staple for "conversation, and. comment, during
the week; though tamastrinclined to belteve!
mai not one individual 6atcC--very thousand in
oar population of half a million can' be found free
to Confess that he has-red it, from beginning to end.
A Loco Foco Senate got disgusted with the docu
ment, and voted to dispensewith its reading before
the Clerk had read it half through r and 1 think
you will be disposed to agree with me that what
Polk's own partisans jould not endure, for the space
of a brief half hour, must, of necessity, be sufficient
ly mephitical to render it abhorrent to those less ac
customed to such nOxJ ous draughts.,
vThexposmi. of thfr ovrnweBjyianccs,;j
set forthr in the Report ef Sir Robeet Walker,
doe3 not at nil enhance the value of his Treasury f gs
in Wall Street, which are still held at oneeighth
per cent bdorc par. . Tea and Coffee,- necessaries
which every laboring man in the land consumes ev
ery day, are recommended to be taxed ; but it is to
be hoped that the people's representatives in Con
gress will have the good sense to frown down this
oppressive mode of raising the funds necessary to
epable Polk and progressive Democracy to carry
on their bloody game in Mexico.- Tax tea and cof
fee 25 per cent ad valorem, forsooth'! Try it, gen
tlemen. There's no better way in the world, to
bring the inordinate expenses of the Mexican War
home, to the " door of the poor man," whdse peculiar
friend and benefactor Loco Focohm professes to be 1
The melancholy loss of the Stephen Whitney, off
the Coast of Ireland, has caused a deep feeling of
sorrow and. regret in this community, where reside
many 6f therelations of those who perished. A
more apaJling catastrophe, a more complete ship
wreck, than this, has probably never occurred. In
the words of one of the survivors, half an hour after
the noble fabric struck the fatal rock, it appeared as
' r . i t j i - i ....
! me snip naa ueen grouna in a mm, or as it ft num
ber of carpenters had been employed for months, for
the mere purpose of chipping her into fragments of
some thri or four feet iu length. The W hitney be
longed to Mr. Robert KERMir'si line of Liverpool
Packets, was one of the first class vessels, and com
manded by one of the most experiencedniavigators
in the country, whose untimely end is deepjjhwle
plored.far and wide, wherever he is known. There
was insurance, in several Offices in this City, W Jhet
extent of $60,000 on the Ship, and above 570,800,,
on the Cargo. s i
The commercial intelligence brought by the Bri?
tanma indicates a brighter future, in mercantile and
monetary affairs, in England, though, it will un
doubtedly require a long time yet for trade to reco
ver its former activity and healthfulness, and yet a
a longer time for the re-establishmeht of British
credit, so "disastrously suffering in the general revul-
sion. Nevertheless, it is some consolation to know
that' the crisis is past, and that the ad vent ofabctter,
more prosperous state of things is at hand. Upon
our own business affairs here, the news is having a
beneficiarinfluencc, and all apprehensions (at one
time so seriously entertained) that the reverbera
tions of the financial panic in England would affect
our own affairs, are thoroughly dntsipateu. With
rjTlHlS valuabhr Property wiirbeiojd, if "not disV
ii. pefed of previously t private fcafeittthe town?
ot Ejisabeth City;, at Pubfic Sate, on the 6ih of
Match next. Th main '.building f 120 feet Idnr. 2Jt
Hrteries biah. There! are besides 10 other hnihi;nw..
including anJcV House! with 65' acres oiF land t-
tached. The advantages of ihis pface as a summer
retreat are too' well kno wn, to be repeated in ezteriad
tre. xi is suiticient to state that the
nealthv
Si
tic Ocean.
situation rrf
; it is imowdiately contiguous M -ihe Allan- ; , av
m. I Jle j6"ea-hathin is vrte fin ,! kdl tl
Table can be furaUhed wuh die fineasea-iwh, crabsil M
oypiers, c. The
deemed necessafy tif give, isno state the fact that J If!
since the first opt-mng of the Hotel, 6 yejifs ago,
u ii ail inure TruiiPTa m..n .nn ii iA i r s -.
. - T lvu"1 vo Btvuniuraavreu.
during the season. Packets run frprn, Elizabeth Cilyf
Xifienion, riymoatb, Hertford, od numerous other"
piaces. . ror particulars enquire f
, t 4 fc.iivM
Dec. II, 1?47.
rt5
9i
Mi
p. EHBINGWATJ.
low
. 4
winter, the ruinous exportation or specie
hence,-
raust necessarily cease, and with this certainty, con
fidence or credit, on this side of the Atlantic will
remain undisturbed.- R.
l MARKET Dec. 10.
Cotton-The foreign advices by the " Britannia"
have strengthened the market not a li tie, and there
has been considerable sale to day, at a small advance
upon previous1 rates.
Naval Stores. Turpentine is dull , vast sales of
North County at $2 37 Thfere is a good demand
for Spirits, at 37 and 38 ct
Costivesess, headhCh;; giddiness, pain in th&ihle
and breast, nausea and BickueS?,- variable appetke,
yellow or swarthy skin, are the usual ymptops of a
disordered liver. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills
are certain to remove the above complaints, because
they remove from the body those morbid humors
which are the cause not only of all drsorrkr of the
liver, but of every malady incident to man. A sin
gle 25 cent box will iu all cases give relief, and per
severanceaccorJingto directions, will most assuredly
drive every particle of disease froni the body.
Beware of Counterfeits of ail kinds! Some are
rcoated with sugar ; others are made to resemble in
oulwSrd appearance the original medicine. Ihe sa
fest course is, to purchase from the regular agents on
ly, one or more of whom may be found iu every vil
lage and town iu the United Slates.
The Subscriber is the sole Agent for the sale of
the above Pills in Raleigh.
H. D. TURNER.
TS3E SfllSSCttlBEflS ' :
AVE JUST RECEIVED; a large supply o
many desirable articles in their line, to which
the attention of purchasers is incited ; consisting in?
part of the foHowiftf. viz f '
A full supply of fresh Spices 5f all kind.
Essential Oiks, Perfumery, Gelatine and Isinglass
Brushes, of all kinds and qualit.es.
1 bbl. No. f Castor Off. '
1" Case Sap. Carb Soda.
I Case, Asphaltom.
Half Pipe SuWer's best French Brandy.
A full supply of White Letfd, of Various brands
No. I and Pure.
tJase No. I Chrome Green, 2 Cases Pari
Green, dry and ground in oil.
100 lbs. Litharge, f00 do. Red f,rI.-
100 lbs. Salt Petre, 25 lbs, Cayenne Pepper,
Spanish Brown and Yeltow Oehre.dty and ground
in oil. -
All kinds anJ qualities of -Varnish?.
Superior Sand Paper.
Canary Bird and Hemp Seed.
Balsam and Oil Cubeb Capsules.
t- Bull's, Sands and Pelletier's STsa-pnitf4
Hasting's Syrup of Naplhaf.
200 lbs. Stuart's Superior Chewing Tobacee, rf.
PESOUD & JOHNSON.
fX On the road, and expected constantly to ar
e, 400 Gallons of Lamp and Whale Oil, 50 boxerf
-Window Glass, assorted sizes, sml a great Variety of
Surgical and Dental Instruments. ' P. & J.
Dec. 13, 1847. , 101
D. Pame & Co
IBLlITAOEiTS OF LOTTERIES,
RICHMOND, VA,
" - H
tnprecedeRterf lnfk in Painc's Lotteries.-
Wiihin the last 40 days, the following; Prizes hv'e'
been sent to' this Ageftcy ?
1 of 20,000 Dollars (
3 of 10,000 Dollars fs .
2
of'8s00CTlXofrarr
VTrthinthe past week : -2 :
1 of $2,500 ; 5 of S2000 ; and -, ole S1000 '
The above Prizes have all been sent to jhis Agen-'
ey, some of which were sold, o'thers returned for want
of purchaser's. D. Paine & Co. have ffent more large'
Prizes to Richmond Hi the last 9ft dfyz, than- all otb
er managements put together. IN'otice the following
Brilliant Schemes, make a Selection,, and forward
yourorders to us, or to C. W. PURCBLL,
Agetil for Paine & Co.-
-jar-
m
m
il
s y
And stiirsitJollie- Prizre!
Ticket, rft U 27 56, tbe Capital of 4;00D, irf
the Delaware; No. 276, was returned on Thursday
htst, from' ihis Agency, for the want of a purchaser.-
AnotliC? f 2,500 Dollars ! .
Kos. 26", 40. 59, a Capital of ' $2,500. . Sent tcf
1 this Agency on Friday last.
$4(J,00tH 25 Of $15j00 1,
Grand Consolidated Lottery. No JS2j to be tUawtf
at Wilroingtoji, Delaware, orr SatUTday .-iDecember
2ot87.
GYffnd Capitals,
lpuzeof $4 0,000 j 1 prize of $4,000
t dV 15,000 j 100 oV 3.377
1 do 10,000 j 2 do . 2.0U(r
I 6,000 f 23 do ; . f ,500
Tickehff I6 Halves 5, Qnartera 56".
BaskenrimeN. Oct 10, 1845.
j Columbia, December 10.
. In the Senate the biH to provide for the subscrip
tion, on the part of the State, to the stock of the
Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad Company,
the Greenville &ni Celumbia Raifroad Company,
and the Vilmington and Manchester Railroad Com
pany, aftereine discussed until half-past 4 o'clock,
.was rejected,;
Mr. Seth W. FowlelCcton :
Dear Sir : I perceive by all the newspapers that
you are the General Agent of thaffcry useful and
highly popular Mediciue called Wistaria -Balsam of
Wild Cherry. .Allow me to inform you, "sir. that I
have used that, medicine in my family with decided
success. Last fall my wife was quite sickY-lwul.
very bad cough. I consulted a physician twhQ!fTis
ited her and prescribed some medicine which did
not remove her cough. At last he ordered Dr,,Wis-
tar's1 Balaam of Wild I3hery I immediately "pro
cured a bottle, of your agent in this place, Mr. Dan
iel W. Doty;: she took it, and Ifr cured her cough en
tirely I During the winter I had, a fever myself
which left me very weas ana ieeoie- naa a aeTrr
cottgh,;which troubled me.ometiesC I ' had re
course to your Balsam again,and found it highly
beneficial ; i was obliged, however t take . two bot
tles before I was entirely well. All who have bad
colds, severe coughs or diseased lungs, I wo old ad
vwe to try DR: VVISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD
CHERRY at once.
Signed, DAVID AYERS.
1 am personally acquainted with Mr. Ayers,- and
believe hi3 statement to be true and entitled, te the
rii y A at i rflT nr till Mte.' " Siirned br , '
REV. OSCAR HARRIS,
Pastor of the 1st Presbyterian Church at Basken-,
ridge. ' v
None genuine without the written signature of
I. BUTTS. ' " ' rT
For sale iu Raleigh, wholesale and retail by Vll
L1AMS, HAYWOOD & CO., aud by Dl" "
Medicines generally ia North and South Carolina.
t h'; Citv. at the residence of Maj. Charles L
Hinton, ou- Wednesday night last,, by .Rev. D
i VArA Irwin. Eso. of Virjrinia to Miss
rury
Jane
F. Lewis, daughter of the bite Warnei-M. Lewis, of
Jilton.
CLOTHING STILL CHEAPER
Quick. Sales Suaalf Profits! l
EING determined to reduce my large otocK or.
i tJpa.lv Made Clothing, I wiH yfT r from his
dte every article in my line, fifteen per cent low
er than heretofore. The style ind make is equal, if
not superior to any that can be loun in - any mar
ker North or South. E. L. IfARDlNG
J)ec 17. , !0lr3V
C3 Standard copy-
Tfjiuies lievr ISoraance-Convjcl pf
rjiiijia&KMi, oy J.tr- rr.
Thh dsry received by .
H. D; TURNER
..j. ji -7-- i
All the Hypocrite'
Va.' rruic 2 cents.
Esq.
' D e e. 14
184-7.
AMniUlWCThsArt and Miseries of
GmWiftfir by J. H-ireeD, 4lh L.dilion, price
75 ceniSf thw &zrt reeeived by
f . H. D. TURNER.
Dec. 0, 1847. ' l&l
Camp Life of aToluutccr.-?A cmrf
pa'rgu iu Mexico,-or Crfinipses at life ij Camp,
by. On who has seen the Ele phaut," this day re-
deived at the Norih Carolina Dt!''kffVTe,T,
H. D. TURNER
Weleiglu Dee. 10, 1947. , t ' : 1UI .
Tbe American Almanac for 1848
, mi ReuosUery ef Usefai KriowU
for sale M the N. C. X
mm
etfge;
Dec. 12
OIIIMA. A : Narrative bf.-a Exploratory
and to the Islands 6i Hongkong and CJusan, w.ttt
engravingy by the Rev. Geo. bAu
rcervedby. lOi
Dec l , i
It
$30,000.1 100 of 1,000 !
Susqu'ehaAna LtteryaH Class No. 5, to be Jrowrr
at Jthrrnore, m Wednesday, December 29 847.
. . v GRAND CAPITALS, 4
f prize cf " ' f3;00 - I prixe of 1,500
i dc- ' -J r,ooo I i do- t,isa
trjdr ' y,228:i friodV -: r,ooa
T&kets $10, 'Halve 5, yearters z 50.
: - Paek8gesaJdertcates4 fo'.le ha, Mr the usual
liberal iVrms. in anyeCthe abnvepjendid lotteries.
' We have every day Lotiesv pQje&l to 2,, anJ
when a remittance U made sto u large or small, we?
will always invest itf the most popular Lotteries on
hand. The drawings 'sent, when requested, lf air
who order from us. ,The cah fiM4l Caprftrs rirt
be hat m usuaUat eiht; On , a 11 letter enclosing
cash or prize tickets, the postage need tioi be paid.
The TfckeJjs ra the above LtAUr jes ar received, an
alt orderraddieised to us wi iieefthe most prompt
and confidentiataUeutionv :M:n :
Por Grand Capitals nd prompt pay address Us
' D. PAFNE CO ,'Managers, or
. U. W. PURUEhrRietanoqd, Va-