North Carolina Newspapers

i -4 r I P UBLISHED BY SEAT ON GALES, I rplTOR AND PROPRIETOR, Aif THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM A ' ""t Vh olans of fair delightful psace, 0 "hV party rage to live Ufce brokers yrarp' IIA IJIIC II. N. C. Saturday. April 12 1851. M C W. JAMES, No. 1, Harrison Street & ; Ohio is our General Travelling Agent for 0lirmnati. ' by j. R.S VUTH, J. T. i xC)S TAYLOR, J. W. ARMSTRONG, K IOCKE, W. RAMSAY, Dr. JOSHUA jWOltTH, ALEX'R. R. LAWS, and A. J. 5Mr HENRY M. LEWIS, of Montgomery, lour General Travelling Agent for the States of Mr" ISRAEL , JAMES, No. 182, South tfot-rf Philadelphia, is our General Travelling rth Street r jj WELD, JOHN COL- UMES DEE RING, A. KIRK WELLING v' v A EV NS. JOHN T. JUDKINS, P. IKFJOS. BUTTON, GEO. P. BUTTON, and TgOS. D. SU EL DEMOCRACY. ' "lie Editor of the "Standard" parades, in his j issuei a string of vague and unsubstantial gen tries (copied originally, we believe,-fronw the Simond Enquirer,) as constituting the "im jattai prineiplesot the Democratic party. We i,. tkui here with the simple observation, that f ley alone comprise the practical creed of the I Fivo party, we are not aware of any mate- njl difference of opinion between us. For they general principles, to which any man may give assent with safety: j. Tl,c people, the only -source -of legitimate pow- 'jrhe absolute and lasting severance of Church aud The freedom, sovereignty, and independence of the rective States. jhe Union, a ram:uciw.j,w.upv., - . ..i.ui,m. nor a centralization. ti, Amstitution of the Union. a special written ' ,t J iKiwer limited and definite. "The civil, paramount to the military power. The representative to obey the instructions of his p,fctituents. . f.!ertions free and suffrage universal. Xo hereditarv office, nor order, nor title. 'o taxation beyond the-xmblic wants. So national debt, if T-osible. v., .?lr snlondor of administration. . Vn rror-enption of opinion, nor of public discussion. o unnecessary inuTiuieuw nu mui.,.-. daft, property, or speech. Ko favored classes and no monopolies. So public monies expended, except Dy warrant 01 mcial appropriation. . No mvstenes of government inaccessible to the pub- iic eve. , ,. ... Public compensation for public service; salaries narrate and pervading economy." 'It's Democracy) fruits mat be seen on all rtEPAf.ES OF THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY.' A"e, wjquesiionably, may they ! There is no instance in the history of Government, where the principles of ajrarianism and anarchy have spread with such fearful and fafcil rapidity as in this Country, wiih especially, the past fifteen years. In 133". whe'n the banner of Locofocoism was 5k raised in the City of New York, with the a- vowal of orfranising a distinct party, or rather of insinuating itself into the' councils of the Demo cratic party, it excited a burst of indignation from oe end of the emintcy to the other. The honest Democracy of the interior spurned the contami -niting toueh of the hydra-Jieadcd monster. Near H forty thousand voters abandoned a party that W thus polluted itself with the plague spot of ajrananiom, and they were four year-in recover isg the ground they had lost in as many months. Bat, by degrees, this political poison has diffused itself through the entire Democratic party, infect, upmost of the leaders and aspirants for office. or" has its pestilential influence been confined, If any means, to the Democratic party proper. Wherever a man has come within the each of it, who possessed more avarice than principle, more imhition than ability, he has been found to em brace it with all the zeal and generally the want f diseretion common to a new convert. Appeal is? to the baser passions of our nature, it has untraeted within its polluted circle all that is sel in character, all that is corrupt in morals ; T,d the his(ory of our country for the past few fears will furnish a mournful illustration of the in evitably fatal results which must sooner or later Mow the blighting footsteps of this enemy of jational libertv. Adopting, as in the "Standard's'' Numeration of principles, the motto, that " the people are the only source of legitimate power," Wofocoism has sought by every means in its Jwtr to stifle and suppress the voice of the peo Se until a majority could be driven by distress, or feuded by deception, into its support. It has not 'tnipled by fraud, and .eve. l violence in our large f 'tits, to overawe the quiet citizen, and drive him fan the exercise of one of his dearest pririleges. Has raised its head in the Legislative Councils ''t'the nalion, and denied to the people of a sove tip State, the right of their chosen Representa 'Kesto seats in their councils. Nor this only, t made a vital attack upon the Constitution of w country, by arrogating to itself the right to fWse Representatives for them, and aggravated e insult by choosing the very men that had been 'ejected by the only tribunal competent to elect taeni. In one State, its advocates having posses "oii of one branch of the Legislature, once relus- for two years, to go into an election of Sena 'M. thus openly violating the Constitution, and M far as one branch of the Government was con Rrned, withdrawing virtually from the Union. 1 another State, Locofocoism attempted to over sow the estab islied form of finvernmpnt bv 'Wc, and to substitute another in opposition to tl!f thrice expressed opinion of a majority of the IJple of the State; while in others, it has de the people of the State absolved from all "fetimio f..ici i i j i. 0-....0 juiHi suiuiiiu contracts, emertu into their previous Legislatures. In one State, it declared that the Lefrislature possess the povv- I -'to alter, amend, nr hrnrrat and rptwal nil pnn. b r -i entered into, or charters granted by former 7il:,t.... l.i , .. . r - .uico. unas even enterea me oenaie oi Lr.iu-d Sta chl,raeter of the first deliberative, hndv in the. rK by altering f i)"perate struggle, aided by the power and pat- a?e of the General Government, and the pros J m of the public Press, finding1 its men and '"ehnin mo:..:.. ... ' t, u,aJuniyi ii uas published to the world liUl upon the character of the American Hh.Vh"ginj that they had been maie drunk eider. unJ w j ..i- that --. -..i uuugut aim boju UKe caiue, more than one hundred-and fiftv thou- v0tcs Hvpn cr...;,.. l . 'ti :j on of 1840 were tainteK'withfraW and per- Volume LII, jury! UI still later years, its fruits" have peen seen in a series of measures which haveprecipita ted upon the nation one of the most appalling crises that ever visited any people. The fault lies mainly at its door, that our countrymen liave been brought to look the monster Disunion in the face to familiarize themselves with the idea of a dis solution of tills great and glorious Confederacy. Well then may the " Standard" say, that the fruits of Democracy may be seen. They may be fell they are felt. We have been betrayed into this cursorj' investigation of the " Standard's" claim of immortality for the principles by which it professes to be governed It is our intention, shortly, to tike up the series of artie'es that have recently appeared in that paperjand sift its preten sions more thoroughly. j NINTH DISTRICT. We learn that the District Democratic Conven tion, which met in Gatesville a few days since, nominated a Dr. Hesrt M. Shaw, of Currituck, as their candidate for Congress. Pshaw ! The " Old North State," noticing the nomination, says that many Democratic readers of the " l'ioneef," seeing the date of the issue , (1st April)were disposed to view the announcement of the name of Dr. Henry M. Shaw, of Currituck , as a joke of the Editor, and were inclined to be angry at the attempt to make " April Fools" of them upon a subject of so much im portance. Having however, made diligent inquiry, we are enabled to inform our Democratic friends, un palateable as the truth will no doubt be to them, that our neighbor was never more serious in his life, and that it is an undoubted "fact, that Dr. Shaw, of Curri tuck has been selected as the standard bearer of the Democracy in the ensuing campiign. For weeks past the Democratic mountain had been in labor, at length the time of its travail came, it brought forth, and its astonished accoucheurs stood aghast at the ap pearance of the puny offspring, of so much toil, trouble and auxietv. dp"-Mr. RiTCniE,in the Union of Sunday morning, announces his return to his post, after a visit of more than two weeks to Virginia. Expecting to resign the helm in little more than a week, he says he will, un til the change, confine the paper to the current news of the day, " and such political articles a9 we feel oursel f bound to lav before the public." He acknowl edges the kindness with which the press has general ly noticed his retirement, but express his indiffer ence to two exceptions which he finds in the Ration al Era (Abolition.) and Southern Press (Disunion) of Washington. With a parting word to dismiss his quarrel with John C. Rives, he adds : - "No provocation from any press shall wring any other notice from us about the public printing. We have complied with our contract faithfully ; we have suffered deeply by it. Our case is now in the hands of Congress. To their justice we confidently look for relief. The reader must excuse us for - saving even this little. When we announced our intended retire ment from the Union, we had hoped to be done with all unpleasant discussions with all vindictive feelings with all angry attacks" upon ourself. We shall not permit ourself to be provoked into any further contests, but shall attempt to lay down the helm with the' same equanimity of spirit which dictated the an nunciation ol our retirement nearly three weeks ago. LIFE INSURANCE. 1 We are informed by the Plymouth News, that Joseph Alexander, Esq., late of Tyrrell County, insured his life in the N. C. Mutual Life Insurance Company for $5,000. Mr. A. has recently died, and the amount insured been promptly paid over. Thisinstar.ee illustrates, at once, the benefits of life insurance, and the ability and willingness of this Company to meet all its just requirements. O Mr. Vexabi.e causes himself to be annonnred for re election, " with as much coolnes3 as though he possessed a life tenure in the Office." We have no A means of knowing whether he will have opposition but we hope that he may. His re election will doubt less be claimed by his friends as the sanction, by the neoDle. of his mad and dangerous course. A thorough organization among the friends of the Union in the Fifth District would certainly defeat him a consuma tion devoutly to be wished by every lover of his Coun try. Congress is not the place for the brawling agi tators who would talk- others into fghtingtmA Mr. Venable should, and may, by a proper effort, be pla ced in a position where he may not, by any pos sibility, talk less but be less able to contribute to a revival of the agitation through which we haye pas sed. SPEECHES OF DAXIEL WEBSTER. Messrs". Little fc Brown of Boston, have issued their proposals for publishing, by subscription, a new and uniform edition of the speeches, die, of Hon. Dan iel Webster, making an important part of the politi cal, judicial and diplomatic history of the country. This edition has received the sanction of Mr. Webster and he has himself revised and written notes to some ot his 8peechea,and others have been prepared by oth er hands. The work will embrace a notice of Mr. Webster's life and works, by Edward Everett; speech es and discussions m Congress ; orations and addres ses on various public occasions ; legal arguments ; es says and diplomatic papers. The publishers expect to deliver the whole work, complete, early in the en suing autumn. The New York Journal of Commerce, in copy ing from the Republic a reason why certain papers should have been deprived of the publication of the laws, makes the following remarks ; " Good ; and very true besides. What claim has a rabid Abolitionist to call himself a Whig? Even we, who hold sound national doctrines, in accordance with the views of the National Administration, do not presume to call ourselves Wbigs ; how much less should an Abolitionist ? The grat question at issue before the country is : 'Will you sustain the Compro mise !' Compared with this, on which the preserva tion of the Union and every ether national interest de pends, tariffs, banks, and harbor improvements, are less than nothing and vanity. The Whig Adminis tration at W ashington answers the question affirma tively: ' We will sustain the Compromise as it is ;' for it cannot be altered at the instance of the North, without being destroyed. The Whigs of every slave--holding State in the Union, fifteen in number, except South Carolina, say the same, unanimously. A majori ty of the Whigs in more than half of the non slave holdinff States say the same. Now, for a few infuri ated, one-idea papers, like the Albany Evening Jour' nql, the New Hamphire Statesman, and the Boston Atla, to claim that they are the Whig party, and that all Whigs who do not agree with them are here tics, is a little too mighty entirely. These papers are frequently inviting us to go entirely over to Locofocoism ; they will allow us to reciprocate, by inviting them to go entirely over to the Free-soil Abolition party. That is clearly tha place where they belong." A CURIOUS AND SHOCKING AFFAIR Mobile is much exci'ed by a recent affray. Mr. Jas. Donaldson, a young gentleman of that city, ofhigh reputation, has been shot by Mr A. An drews, a Jeweller, and wounded so severely that his life is despaired of. It is said that Donaldson at the time of the attack, was walking arm in arm with the wife of Andrews, when he was met by the husband, wbodrew a revolver and deliberate ly sli t Donaldson down. The husband, it is al leged, was roused to jealousy by letters received by his wife, which were supposed to have been writ en by. the wounded man and by the belief that the parties were on their way to a place of assignation, to which his wife had been allured. Mr. Jas. Donaldson was formerly a resident of Raleigh, and a' son of Henry A. Donaldson, Esq., well and favorably known to the most of our citi zens. A new version was afterwards placed upon the affair, and the wife was also arrested as acces sory to the murder, and lodged in jail. Donald son's brother has come out with a card, correct ing alleged mis statement, in which he say3 : The living and the dying, only desire that the truth should appear before ex parte sta ements should be relied upon. The facts are plain, and the story of the circumstances which have re sulted in this cold blooded murder of a young man just entering upon the ways of life, buoyant J r i l.i mi joyous and nopeiui, easily io u. ine woman who was the leading ac or in this aeea oj bio a, has no higher reputation than that of a dissolute and worthless creature, prostituting herself al most indiscriminate y in the city of St. Louis, and during her residence here has rendered her self notorious by her repeated liasons with many persons whose names, delicacy to them forbids me naming, but who will know how to appre ciate the character of an act so fraught with tur pitude on the part of Andrews and his wife. The dyi' g young man, perlect'y conscious of his fate, most so'emn y asseverates that he nev er wro e a letter to the woman in his life, and challenges the world to produce proof to the en irary ; or that she has ever recived one from him. The negro boy who has a very great acquain tance among the yojng men in the ci?y,J b'ong. ing to Mr. Donaldson, has been in the habit ol carrying bouquets and no es to the woman from different persons, and it is probable, from :his cir cumstance, Andrews connected the idea of the young master of the boy with the letters. But why should the sensitive husband have wreaked his sole vengeance on the innocent, when he had proof positive of her gui ty commerce wilh other men and to that' fact abundant testimony can be produced. The unfortunate young maa a so solemnly declares, that the meeting in the street was purely casua', and that no understood as sisrnarion was made on his part, nor can he con ceive how such a statement could have origina ted. The sta ement of the Tribune is defective in the assertion that only the pistol was used. Andrews had previously to the use of the pistol dealt two severe blows, which prostrated the young man to tne earth and on his rism dis charged his revo ver twice one only taking effect t is also well known, this cold, daring and atro cious murder was concocted and premedka ed,and that several persons had been told on the morning precedins lhe occurrence, iha. ihe woman was to decoy the unsuspected youth into the fatal snare which is to terminate his life. Can a just peop e and a moral community tolerate the bloody deed ? Having.published the above statement of the brother of Donaldson, it is proper that the other side be also heard, and we also subjoin the exphv nation of the prisoner. Having voluntarily surrendered myself to an swer a supposed violation of the law growing out of mv recent rencontre with Mr. James A. Donald son, I desire to make a brief statement of all the circumstances connected therewith. I have had no acquaintance whatever with Mr. Donaldson, and c:mnot but feel a profound regret that our first meeting should have ended so sadly Gladly would I have avoided itbut feelings over which I could exercise no control, the ieelnigs ot aii insulted and wronged husband and father, im pelled me. fcome time since a letter signed Jiyron, was de livered to my wife by a servant in Mrs. Herbet's house, where we then boarded. ' This letter eon tained dishonorable overtures to my wife. Under apprehensions that it might lead" to vioenceifl was informed ot it. she withheld all knowledge of its receipt from me, but exhibited it to several persons staying in the house. The fact subsequently came to my cars, and feeling justly incensed at this attempt io corrupt the mother of my children, I determined if possi ble to discover who the writer was. Ueing una ble to trace him in any other mode, I prepared a note which I compelled my wife to copy and sicm by an assumed name, and address it, as the letter to her had requested, and had it delivered to the servant who had brought that letter to ray wife, In the letter signed Byron, the writer stated that if he received a reply, the correspondence could be carried on through the post office, his letters to be addressed to Ellen M- Turner, and my wile's to be directed to Byron. In accordance with Bv ron's plan, he immediately replied to my wife's answer to his first letter, which I received from the post office. To this I framed an answer ad dressed to Byron, which I compelled my wife to copy and which copy 1 placed in the post office, I then spoke to a gentleman employed in that office, to ascertain who the person was that might call for such letters. Two or three notes passed in this manner between my wife and By ron. A day or two before the rencontre between Mr. Donaldson and mvself, I was informed by the gentleman before mentioned, that Mr. Donald son had called for and received the letters addres sed to Byron. This discovery very na'urally exasperated me, and although 1 was most anxious to chastise the man who was thus seeking to disgrace me, I was yet unwilling to incur the hazard ot a mistake and thereby possibly wrong an innocent person Being solicitous to guard against this. I determin ed to wait, until the proof was conclusive. To obtain this, I caused my wife to meet the person calling himselt tiyron.at the place designated by him in his last letter. I thus became satisfied that Mr. Donaldson was the man. Finding him in company with my wife, and conducting her. as he had stated it was his intention, to an assig nation house, i could no lonzer command mvseli and at once approached him, seized him by the collar, demanded that he should" account for his conduct," and struck him with a stick I bad in m hand. He thrust his hand in his bosom, and supposing that he was in the act of drawing weapon, I drew a pistol and shot him. Previous to my attack, I had no thought of using sucu a wcapuu, npy uigect was io cane mm for i he insult he had offered, and nothing but the excitement in wnicn i lanorea, ana tne beliet that he. was about to endanger my own. life, induced me to employ the pistol. The finale is a lamenta ble one one not designed or anticipated bv m one that fills me with profound sorrow not be cause it may place me in great peril (for a man whose home happiness is forever gone, can nlace but li'tle value on his own life) but because of the painiu! consequences entailed on others RALEIGH, ft C, APRIL 16, This statement is made at this time in order that the truth may be known and to protect myself from misrepresentations, and to offer to others an opportunity to, show, if they can, this narrative is untrue. " P. S. The charges made in the city papers a gainst the character of my wife are wholly- un true, and wi 1 be shown to be so. A. Ahdkews. March 29, 1851. In addition to the above particulars, we have been shown a letter received in this City by a friend of Mr. Donaldson, from which wej have been permitted to make the following extract Certainly, from all the circumstances, we: have never heard of so cold-blooded and diabolical an assksinatioh. James was alive on the 31st March, when this letter was writ en, and the Physicians supposed, hat he might linger some 1 1 or 12 days but no chance for his recovery ; the spinal marrow being severed just below or between the shoulder blades James was returning from his business as usual, in the evening, when a woman met him, and said she had something of importance to impart to him nd 1 1 he would accompany ner to acertain part of the city, she would let bim know what it was, nd he, not suspecting any thing, accompanied her to a remote part: when suddenly, this man Andrews, a low-lived Jew,came suddenly up be hind and struck him with a loaded bludgeon, over he head, which felled him to the ground then celiberately drew a revaver, and bred three; shots the second taking effec just below the 'neck. under the shoulder joint, lhe body became lm mediately paralyzed, from the moment the shut took enect. 1 he man and woman are both in prison ; Judge Chanbland and the State solicitor have his testimony : and is visited bv 3 Clergy men, and is perfect V resigned io his fate and thanks God that he was left these few days to make some preparation. He says he never saw he woman in his life and cannot divine the cause, or wnat c .Hid have been their motive. 'oorold Mr. D. and wife are nearly deianged; the pride and hope ol his lamily to be so suddenly cut oil and ihat by a inning Jew and for no cause. May that tjod who afflicts (and not without s cause) be wnh them in this, their hour ot trial. t was hard work to keen the population from tak ng Andrews out and hanrm2 him without J udse or Jur, .but the v were prevailed unon to let the aw iahe us course. &c. . - ' . - r r SLAVE CASE IN BOSTON. We give in another column a brief account of the recent arrest of the Fugitive,Semmes, in Boston. Thus far, it will be seen, the laws have been upheld, and the citizens aud police anxious and active to prevent a repetition of the outrageous proceedings in the Shad- rach case. The failure of the Morthern mail, on yesterday, (Thursday,) north of Petersburg, leaves us without any farther particulars than those given. Martin F. Tipper, Esq., arrived in Washington on Friday last He expressed himself very much sur prised and mortified that the speech, extensively published, as having been lately made by him in New York, should haveeen received as matter of fact As to his intention of writing a book; about this country, we are assured that nothing could be further from the truth. He never intended to doi nor will be do. anything of the kind. Mr. Tltpkr is a gentleman of ample fortune, and has left bis fanii ly in London for a few weeks simply, for the purpose, as it were, of paying his respects to our countrymen, who had previously paid bim the compliment of pa tronizing one of his literary productions to the extent of some too or three hundred thovtatid copies FROM CALIFORNIA. The steamer Georgia, from Chagres via Havana arrived at New York on Mouday uight She brings dates from Sau Fransisco to the 5th March. In the State Legislature there had been one hun dred and fifty ballots for United States Senator, without etteotine a choice. The candidates were Thomas Bltleb Kino and John Weathered, Whigs Chabi.es J. Fremont and J. P. Hatdemfeit, Demo crats. Messrs. VV eathered and Hetdenfelt w ultimately withdrawn, and John B. Weller substi tuted for the latter. On the last ballot, the two Dem oCrats had an even vote, and W r. Kino lacked iix votes of an election. The Legislative Convention then adjourned without making a choice, till the 1st of Jan uary next. i A gambler named Wroe had been condemned and hung under the Lynch code at Sacramento City. His offence was the shooting of Mr, Myers for inter fering in a quarrel ,and he was executed in five hours afterwards. Business at San Fransisco was dull ; the miners do ing tolerably well ; and the arrivals of foreign ship ping diminishing. Cji We understand thatH. W. Miller, Esq., of this City, has consented to deliver an address at South Lowell Academy, in Orange county, on the. 3rd of June next, that being the last day of the examination of the pupils of that institution. FSF" Three prisoners, John Ti'ghman, convic ted of murder, Henry Brown and Henry Bryan confined on a charge of burglary, made a nearly successful attempt to escape from Craven county jail, recently. They had worked their way a must through the wall when detected. AN EDITOR TURNED SHOEMAKER. The " Yankee Blade" thus notices the connection of one of the most enterprising citizens of Charleston with an extensive manufacturing establishment in that City, and is as merry as the prospect of success ful competition can render Yankee cupidity. There is, however, some philosophy displayed in the humor ous method of handling the subject, which will no doubt provoke a smile from all who read, as well as him whose industry and enterprise are so fayorably commented upon. "Hop. John E. Carew, editor of the Charleston, (S. C.) Mercury, has determined to mend the understand ings of the people of his native State, and confer a lasting benefit upon them by establishing an extensive hoe manufacturing establishment in the city of Char leston. That looks a little like declaring indepen dence, and is one of the most sensible movements that could be made. It is best for every State to foster the mechanic arts, and, as far as it can be done with profit, manufacture all articles which they are obliged to consume. Especially if a State is ' deter mined to retire from the Confederation, it is impor tant that its citizens should stand in their own shoes. "I that woman's tongue always go iog" Ljmtof heard it whnitwaaa''t." 1851. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. Reported expressly for the Regislei . Boston, April 1 1th, 1851. The arguments in the Slave case have been con cluded, and the Commissioners will give their de cision on Friday. In Connecticut, the Whigs have just carried the Legislature, which will give them the Governo- and the other State Officers. IGN KJEWS. (Reported expressly for the Register.) New Yorc, April 11th. The Africa arrived from Liverpool, on yes terday. Cotton has advanced another one-eighth. The British House of Commons has ordered the Ecclesiastical Title Bill to a second reading, by a very large majority. 09 Dr. Drake.of Cincinnati, has addressed a series of letters on the Slavery question to Dr. Warren of Boston, which are in a course of publication in the National Intelligencer. In the first letter he contends from his own observation and experience, that, in all Southern States, as a general rule, the cfindition of slaves is far better than in former times. They are better fed, clothed, and lodged ; less severely punish ed ; receive more religious training; and, in all re spects, are more cared for, than they were forty, thirty, or even twenty years ago. In this City, on Monday, the 7th inst. of Pul monary Disease, Mrs. Sarah Findlater, wife of Mr. Robert Findlater. During the long and tedious months of her af fliction, patience had its perfect work. With the exception of a few short intervals, she enjoyed throughout her whole illness, great peace and tranquility of mind, arising from an unshaken re liance on Jesus Christ, and a sense of his love and favor. Her piety was humble and devout, marked by an entire reliance on Christ and his righteous ness as her only ground of hope and acceptance with God. As a wife, mother, daughter and sis ter, her loss will be severely felt But her rela tives are not left to mourn as those who have no hope, for of none could it be said with more truth and propriety, u that to die was gain." one approached her latter end, conscious of the fact, with perfect composure and resignation nay. more, with a peace and happiness which the world can neither give nor take away, assured of rest with Jesus alone she loved Com. in this city.aitern protracted illness, on the niirht of the 9th instant, R. Tucker, Esq., in the 56th year ot his age. He was favorably known as one of our oldest, most active and successful mer chantsas one ol our must useful and estimable Citizens- and as one of the most zealuus and prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The death of such a man is a public, as well as private ca'amity ; and while it creates a vacuum in the circle of his family and friends which never can be filled, will long be most deep ly and sincerely lamented by the entire communi ty. It is, however, a Consolation to his friends to know.that he met death wilh a firmness and com posure rarely witnessed, expressing a "lively hope" of a happy immorta ity. Taking each by the hand, he bade all who surrounded his bed side an affectionate farewell,charging them to meet him in Heaven. Com On.the 26ih ultimo, near Augusta, Georgia, in the 23d year ot her age. Mkss Sally J . Brodnax, of Halifax county, Virginia. NEW BOOKS. LOUISI ANA; its Colonial history and romance, By Charles Goysrre. Mount Hope; or Phillip, King of the Wampan ogus; a historical romance. By G H Uollister. Francoiiia Stories, Marr Bell, By the author of the Rollo Books. London Labour and the London Poor. By Henry Mayhew. For sale by HENRY D. TURNER. April 11th, 1851. 30 THE UNRIVALLED, Harpers' s New TCouthlv magazine, FOR JPRIL, 1851. BTBECF.IVED THIS DAY. BY HENRY D. TURNER. April 11th, 1851- 30 Spring Importations, 1851 MUIR & JAMES, Importci s & Wholesale lealers in China, Glass and Qneens' Ware (Corner of Sycamore and BoIIingbrook Streets,) Petersburg, Va. -o- ARE now receiving of their own importations per ships Centurion and Silas Greenurau.from Liverpool, and from the various manufacturing es tablishments in this country, the largest asd most commsndiDz stock of Goods in their line they have aver had the pleasure of exhibition, consisting of French and English Plain White, Gilt and Decora ted China Dining and Tea Sets, English Iron stone and esrlhern ware of every description and quality, Britannia Castors and Tea Sets, Looking Glasses aud plates, Lamps, Giraodoles, Waiters, and a vari ety of Fancy Good, French arid German Toys, $-c. embracing almost every articU usually found in their Hue of business, and of the newe&t and most desira ble styles. With the view of offering greater inducements than heretofore to Southern Merchants to patron ize a Home Market, wa-have made our importations and,other purchases much larger than usual, and we respectfully solicit from them an examination of our Stock before making their purchases, believ ing that we can supply them on as good terms as m FOKJL any establishment in this country, and assuring them that we shall use every effort to do so. MUIR $ JAMES. March 3rd. 1850. 6w 19 $50 REWARD. "IT AN A WAY from the subscribers, in Chester field District, S. U., on the 20th instant, a negro man, who calls himself WILLIAM STO KELEY, of black complexion, 5 feet 10 ioches high, 35 years of age He has a downcast ap pearance whebspeken to ; he had on when he left, a black janes coat and black cassimere pants, with a glazed cap. Ha can write and may write a pass for himself. The above reward will be given if the said boy is lodged in any good jail out of the State, and $25 iu the State. The said negro will try to make his way back to Baltimore, Md., where he was purchased. . Any information concerning the above negro, will be sent to our address, Hamburg P. O., Perry ee., Ala. S.F. &, A. J. POOL, April JatlSSl.. , . 37 dumber 28. LIST OF LETTERS, REM A ING in the Post Office at Raleigh, the 1st of April, 1851, which, if not taken out be fore the 1st of July next, will be sent to the Gen eral rost Umce as dead esters Jone. C W Anderson, 1'hilander, Alston, Wm E J Alston, Wm N Amis, Sarah Allen. Alley Mrs Anderson, Kody J Miss Anderson, Thomas J, Atkinson, Peyton Allen, P W Johnson, Alfred Joiner James Johnson Jesse L Johnson, Drury Jordan, J T Jinksy, Seth Jordan, John P K Kyle, lohn Kirk-, John E Ashley, Charlotte D C Armstrong, J Col Heirs of King, Allen Armstrong, Jas Col do Armst ong, W Cant do Lassater, John Lisby, E Miss LttU, Wm Lewis, Sarah W Mrs 2 Lyon, Jacob 2 Laws, Wm Lewis.Wm E Lanice, M V Lowe, Caniday Linker, Robert F Loom i, A 2lee, O M Lambert, WHAT Lyne, Edward M McLean, Joseph F N Mainord, Wiley MrCullera, John S Massy, John Mitchell, Susan Morris, Jeremiah Mears, Selahr Miller, Lory Miss Mr. Knight, A. Mitchell Tempa Morion Mr N Keel, Elam W Armstrong, W Captdo B ' Booth, Mary H Mrs Bason, Wm. F Dr. Baddus, Perry, Bragg, Thomas Jr Bass, Samuel Brady, Polly Bracket, E Bullock, John & Co Bell, Sarah A E Mrs Barfoot, B Blalock, Wm Brown, Lewey Mrs. Barlier, Zachory Britmore Archibald Bradford J J Rlackwell L Bond, Harvey Blake, H G Ballard, John W Bell, Bains Barnes, Wm H Buffalo, Rebecca Brown, Henry Bron, Wm M Brown, Wm Borough, Frances J Mis Nance Simeon BellRobt. Lieut, heirs of Nicholson. Marv Mi urevara, jos i.ieui uu Bush, Wm Lieut do Bailey, Benj Capt do Butld, t-aml Cupt do, Ballard, Kedar Capt do Bncot Peter, Capt do Brevard, Alex Capt do Bradley, Geo Capt do Blount, R Maj do JVewby. W H Newton, W NichalMon, M E P Miss Nowel, Wm O O'Neal, J W 2 Olds, Lewis P P Pool, Jefferson Polls rd, Henry, C irapbell, Margaret Miss Powell Benj Clarke, Saml L Mrs Parish, Wm Corvintou, Robert Perry, Wm Penny, Hardy Potter, J W Poole, Rebecca Clarke, John W Clark, Charles W Carter Virgil Cole, H H Pergaron, Wm Chandler, Anson G Hon Pope, Simon Coslin, James Poole, Strpneo F Cook, Jos W 2 Pool, A J Carpenter, Reuben Clements, Calviu Clarke, D H Cosby, Vincent Chapel, Minton Y C ocket.Geo W Conned Henderson, D Poole, Lewis 2 Perkinson, Wdj W Parish, W illiam Parker, O H 2 Poole Mr Passmore, Bennet Pool, Joba Pace J amea Poole, George Dr 2 Pullen, B Miss ' Parker. L V a Peitch.BronnoArchitect 2 Potter, Wm J 2 Pettiford , Jesse Parish, Susannah Mrs R Richardson, Nathaniel S Raiford. Henrietta Russel, Elizabeth Miss Reid, Edwin A Robinson, Samuel ' Rhodes James, 2 Rogers, Wra A 2 Reynold, K Rowland, Samnel 2 Robinson,M:iry P Mrs Rogers, Ann D Rogers, John A Rogers, Jackolin Robertsou, George Dr S Shaw, Martha F Miss Stabbtefield, Tliomaa L Scarborough, Daniel 2 rnith, Lucy Miss ' SeiJel, Charles Smith, Alexander A smith, A A Snioes, Alfred Streeter, M H Skinner & Yarborough Spikes, Starling Smith. Azark A Scott, Z ichariah Smiib, Jacob Sione, Wm A Shipp, Wm M shekou,Dttid Smith, s Smith, Simon Simmons, Abel B T Turner, Nancy Tunsiall. Whitmel P . TurueV, James A Trustees of Masonic Col, U Upchurcb, Kerney V Vannest, T V VandergrifT, Archibald Vaughn,Samuel E W Walton, H W "Wilder, Jonathan S Wise, John J 2 Walton, James 3 Walton, Valina Williams Albert Williams, Samuel Williams, Virginia William, Andrew Williams, A M Miss Davis, Manny H Miss Dowd, C F Doiin, John Dunn, Nathaniel Dencen Candis Dobbin, Robert Dais, Dudley P Dupiin, James Dew, Sandy Davis, J Daniel, Lewjs W Dardin, James E Edwards, Richard Eaion Carumel Emory A Emry, Lewis Emoree, James L Edwards,- Joseph F Ferrlll. P C Fowler, James Flowers, Wm R Flutus. Mr French, B B Flanars Elizabeth Mies Fortesque. Walter 8 Foushee, Nelson Flag, John Fin I us, James Foy, C D N Fiizgerald, H Farm, Alfred Faulcon, James Flower Joseph G Goodwin Jefferson, George Forney, Gilbert, Jno W G -etavus, Samuel Gill, C J Gref n, George Goodwin, Fredrick Gastin, Silvia Miss Gardner. Henry Green, Henrv J H Holt, Mary J Miss Harrison, John Horton, Rufus H Hurst, Asa Harrison, J W Hinton, P W Hester, Sidney Hart, S M Hawkins, Rufus Howard, G. M Horton, Josiah Margrave, Samuel Harris, James N. Haywood, Wm F Dr Haywood, Wm H S Hardiug, Wiley Harding, Nancy Miss Hill, Speight Hwton, Benduta H Mias'Wsddell, Charles Hunter, Jacob Hnff, Wilts Hicks, Andrew J Horton, Benj Howard, Ann M Mrs Horton, Mary Mi as Hinton Nancy Mrs J Ivins, Samuel John, Ransom Jone,John -Jones, Henry Jones, Sidney M Jones, J H Watson, Wm W Wilson, Sherrid Wilson, J 3 Willous.C M Whitroore, David T Woodall, Marion J Woodatl, Absalom Wadkins, Newsom White, Tempy Min Watson, Walker & Co Y Yonog. R WDr 2 Young, John Jr Yats, AWis Persons calling for any of the above Letters, will please say they are advertised. WM. WHITE, P. M. Apri! 9. 1851. 29 3t Cotton Seed ITIeal.' Valuable article for Milch Cows will keep constant oc band and for sale by WM. PECK $ SON PHOSGENE GJIS AND BURNING . ' FLUID. A SUPPLY this day received and for sale at the Drug Store of J WILLIAMS. HAYWOOD & CO. DeeemW 26b,135GV V After protracted -delay Tjeierhh, ON THElfc WAY TO THIS PLACE 1 1 FIFTY pteees assorted rich ani baaatiftil Baa vet and Nek: Jtibbtfft M Cap and TsfTeta, Printed mV4 Uwaa ttf Mosiias, Bobbin mad LW EdghiS . , , .t Cap and Cap Laces, GwjrhaiBW dee, ntr FasbicMsable Hata." ' . April II, 1851. Cot- lany also without collars, well adan$ will JT antes to givs a fit or no tale. -r , . -i 4 w . E. L. HARDlKQ CO. nu;.)t. aii iitM--iMi'V-,''W ' SHERIFF'S 8M.Bar ; 2: PURSUANT to an Order of tha-Cfort, pad,, at February Term 18Mj f shall axp)sa W.s'. 1 nt the Conrr Hanse door, in Albemarle, eatatlM J Monday of May, the following Tracts lartaV IfctTM Taxes due thereon for the years 1848 and 184 Vr Robt. Stel70 acres on Davids Creek. ,M PoWy Bass 40 acres on Ugly Creek, " ' fr David Morton 04 acres on usviea utmk, !'; John Bosworib 153 aer Viekory Branch, r9 r 5 Martha Bosworth 100 acres Pee de River P J Aaron Russell 10 aoret Mountain Creek, ,,.34 ,, A. McCallom 18J acres long Crsek,. Solomon Lowder 95 teres Bear Creak, ' ' Jesse Pate 100 acres Cucumber, ;"' 1TV Jahn Gibson & Co. 600 acre Racky River -a . Springe, " : 8 . William Carelock one, Town tot, 45 r A. HunnycQt one Town lot, .' 41'- D H. Stoker 229 acres on long Crsek. 9 Tt Duncan McRne 300 acres Mountain CVay 4 tT ' M KIRK Sheriff r i T of Stanly -,CoBly. April 2nd. 185L (Pr. Adv. 82J . 30 U ., he Trustee of St : JW CoUagaffllaald a meeting in tha town of. Oxford -,s Wadsiaa . day, the 9th f May. A punctual attewlajpce bj: tb , friends of the College is very desirable, ai mattert of importance will be the subjects C thir?dBlibara 1 tioos. '' r' ": April 11th, 1851. . i: ' BANK OF CAPE TEAR, Arm oth, l8dl.it! nn HE Annual Meeting of tha Stock holder f H this Bank will he held at their Banking Room. on Monday the 5th ot May, proximo, at which tiraa ( the propriety of accepting the Act to amend tha Charter of the Bank, passed by the late Legislature, will be considered. r 1 M ; r.j b? ,H. jR. 8 AYAGE, CasVr ; April 10th. ,atj j'' N t y . EtonpwbtU and attractive RaUroud and Stetmkoal Jtnt f j Baltimore and theNots , iment vwieawv.r 1 Via Piney Point and the month, of Potomac - FARE. v.,-., 2- : Between Petersburg and Baltimore, y ; 85,50 Forward Cabin passengers, including steals, ' 4,30 THE public are hereby advised that an T&nrt day the 3rd April, the swift nd Splendid r 8tenmer Baltimore, Cap. Alexander McCauslaadV fitted up with state Rooms and on hundred end fifty Bertha, will re-commeiiee running on.thia , route; and on and after that data will run eemU weekly in connection with the Richmond and Pe tersburg and Richmond and frederickabarg Rail- n roads, between the landing at Acqaia Creek ad Baltimore. ; .V ' - t 'J Passeugera leaving Petersburg la the Northara Mail Train at 5 A. M., on Mondavi and Tharadafr. will arrive at Acqnia Creek about 12 M , where they take the Baltimore. Descending the Pete mac, they have a view of its Dae scenery by day light, and arrive at Piney PomJ. about 5 P. Ml and at Baltimore in .the course of the night This Line, it will be seco, avoids entirety the wide portion of the Bay and,-' of course, in a great - degree any danger of rough Weather sod sea lickaesa, and Passengers by H going farther North, bare the : advantage, on their arrival at Baltimore, 0 remain- - ng for the night, tree ol charge, on board: a bant , havine superior accommodations, and avoiding the expenses at Hotels. - ' ,fc ee Returning, ranseneera leave Baltimore en Taaa days and Fridays at 5 P. M. and arrive at Riohoead the next day about 12, M ' . , . iHUMAS DO DAM BAD. Sup't R. fc P t. ll March 28th, 1851 38 4a Uary Butter For Foreign1 Station. . Navy DErAaTaerr lJuazAU or Paovjsiow and Clothiim, Mabch 24V 1861 PROPOSALS will be received at this B areas until three o'clock P. M. on Monday, 21st April next, for supplying the Navy with sixty theae and pounds ol Butter per annum, to be used on die taut voyages rind on foreigu stations. As'it is neces sary the article procuied under this contract shall stand the test of tropical climates, and' preserve it sweet and wholesome qualities for years, persons of fering proposals will be required, not Oulj to tpaatV fy terms, but to produce satisfactory evident" f ' their ability to furnish Butler of the description and manufacture required. The Batter must be of the description, onafitfl and manufacture of the present Navy Batter, (used in the service for the last Tour years,) made is the' node of Irish Rose Better i the milk meat, bar thoroughly worked oat, and the batter -cleansed ef all impurities and extraneous substances ; mad be pat up in new, well seasoned, whit oak firkina. ena third of the qnaDtity to be in firkins contafuiflg' about forty pounds each, well and strongly hooaad- so as to oe perfectly air ana picxie iigut ; eue mst be delivered in the month of November annnall fre of charges to the Government, at either ol tha Navy Yards at Charlestown, Mass, Brooklyn, If . '" Y., or Gosport. Va.; as lhe Chief of the Bureau af Provisions aud Clothing may from . time te time ' direct. . ,.- For the purpose of diffusing any benefits the Gev ernment contracts may be supposed to confer, among our farmers whe may be willing to extend ' taeir V dairies, proposals are invited for contracts five " thousaud pounds" each per annnra ; and if eodiav ' posed, persona willing to roc tract will offfr for enjr-. greater quantity at the sam time. Contract Wil( " be made lor three years. " ' . The firkins and half firkins most b branded ky ' buraiBgon lis bead "Navy Butter".wa(tb theCoa-.' tractor's name, and tha year end month when aaa x afactured. - The Butter and firkin shall, en deUve ry, be subject to suck inspection pi the Chief af til , Bureau may'direct,aud Shall in all respects be aatis factory to the inspecting officer, selected by the De ' ' partment. . ; i'T The Chief of this Bureau will reserve the right i to cancel any contract where there is aatisfactory ; . proof that the article furnished by any contractor ' does not stand the test of climate, or lolly answer. ' ti e requirements f the service he -will at liberty to annul any contract for other CtdSeieat cause on giving the contractor at laast aiz nMmtha.v 1 Two or more sureties will be required la a nnj equal to one-third the estimated amonnt of there pective contracts and paymeeUwillbemade by tha Nay Agent at the port at delivery; (0 by uak -other Navy Agent is my b mutually agreed epea) w within thirty daya after bill, doly utheatieaUd. shall have been presented to him ler each aaaaaf delivery. " :' 4 " '' f' : March 23. r".-r fr-a4w5".va GRAND LODGE OF THE STATE OjTj w NORTH CAROLINA. finHE Grand Lodge of thi eiaia will meat . la. J the Hall of Mateo Looec, No. 8, ia tha Ctry . of Kaleigb. on Wednesday, the foartaebth day '" May, at 11 o'clock, A. M. , " S - ' WM D. C90KE Grand Secretary. ' ' ; April 1st,.- : .-)-. i-iksj 87 4 1 Notice mM$ THE UBderagnedrv1Com'aMionri wiB meirat-' sealed proposals until Saturday, the Sd day f . May aext. for building a rock er brick Jail la tha Town of Louiaburg, N. C. ' r The plan, specificationi, d!0,' at tied la lbe'ef. fice of the Clerk of the Coaaty Cenit.?fnreianH-i ' " nation by those who aiay wish t eater bid for tha conuact ,' ... . . .,, Z : ' , . . a v a at it am ar r i- - r'T'iar;' vw pa) a'MSV- . N. B. MASSENBORa ' I la l'l . k Hii.i.. ,.i ' Cbm'i. PHIL. HAWKINS. 1 H ALLEN C. PERRY: Iaibburg, March 2. . - -,' v AJU $7 . f fcVv nn7cu (Mviria. Luna EMM'1 ftU Vanrf Collar, bath Btroto 4SUXuli Til 1 1 1.11 f 1 ? 111 1 in.' 1 4 55-,. 1 .tf 1; n 1- i- ir-i.