' m - ..,: ' , ' ' Til lAtEIGl' ST11 111-IIITtCIliLWIySllEWI.::. . THOMAS J. LEMAV, Ebitob as PaoeataToa.J 2 'aoaTS casousa: te-wsarci ix naait, lXTtitirTuil ax ravstCAi atsoracxs ts Lass r n, tt rat lout or or ArricTiosi.' (THREE DOLLARS A YEAR is at a.s. RALEIGH, X. C, WEDNESDAY, JANIJAIl.i, 1843. VOL. SUPPLEMENT TO THP OIiOBS. PIIOSPECTIS FOK THE CON GRESSIONAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX, These, vorkshsve saeb mule eireulatien, iwl have beea an sally approved mm! eoue.lit after kf lite public, (but we ilccro II ry onlj in this nrotpreiut to Ml that (lie will be continued el lha ml Miiion 01 CongreH, and to Mai xiacinat'jr. iknr aontenli, lha form h vhiah ihtf will prml l, and the pried lor thrra. The Conrionl Gloks h mle ap of h J"'y 'proceeding! ol the two llnutel of Concrete Thr ieeahei ol the mrmbera are ab b'ged, or oden Ml, to bring them into a reasonable ar readable length. All the retnluiion offered, or. raoltoni matle. are glea at lrnth. la the aooeer't own wurdai and the )eaa and ) on all iirpoHwri auevttuna. It it prlated with amall type brefier a I noiMall 'in d ible-Mal theet, in ejiiarto form, raeh number a mlaimng It artnnage. It printed aafatt at the bethiea don in Coiirren far. i.het mat er eoiugh lor a number. TheSrat four weeki of a lenieo uanally ln-uiih mailer enough far one number a wetk and tlx balance of the araaioa ennogh (or two nr three number a week. The coming aeniea of Congreta will fu'oith mat ir eaengh, vi wppoM, lor teot)-fire or thirtjr Biimbera. The Appendix it made op of lh PtiBtT't . annotl meatag, the lepnrtt of the ptineipal ofli aen of .the Government thai aceomnane M, andall the -long ipeeshet of membera of Uongreit, writ ten out or retitrd br thrmaeWe. It it printed in the aame form at the Congrettianal Globe, and uuMllr mahet about the m number of paget. Thrre a-e not to man; numbcra publithed the firat wrrki ol a tettinn, at thrre are nnmbera of lh Uoagreatimial Globet aeeaut the memhert are alow m willing out their tperelici. But towardt the a'ote ol a tettion th numhrn are publithed annre Irequentlr than the Cingrettional &ibe. Raab of theae workt It eomplclr m itteUt but It U aeaettary for eeery aubaoriber ho drttreta full knowledge of the prneredingt of Congratt, to hat b'Mhi beeaua, then, it there ahould be any arnhl. gnity In Ihe tjrnoptit of ilia tpeeh. or any denial ol . bt correeinett.at oublUhed la lha Congrettional 0 Globe, Ihe reader may Mrn to th Appradii to tee the tpeech at lengih, corrected by tbe mem ber himtelf. ' Kow, there it no tonree but th Congrattional Globe and Appemlii, from which pertoa can ob tain a lull hittnry cf ihe proceeding! of Congreta Galm and SnAToji't Kegitter of Debatee, whoji enniamed a hittnry, aat wtpeaded la the year 1HS, anal hat aot tine been returned, ll coat about fire timet ai much f'r teulm at th Uongreteinaal Glob and Appendix, aad did aot contain an equal amount ol matter, a great portion of th current proeeedinl being onwitd. The ipeechet ol both partiea are publithed la the Daily Globe, aad in lh Congretinoal Globe and Appendix: other pa pera pobliah their eww n'nronly. We arc enabled ! print lb Congrettional Glob and Appeodlx at ih low rale now propottd, by hating a large qoan. liiy cf type, and keeping th Cougrettiooal mat er that we art up for the Daily and Semi-wetklt Globes Handing for th Congrettional Globe and Appendix. Complete indexes to both the Congrettional Globe and the Appendix are printed at lb clot ol each retiion, and aent to all tubtaribert for 'hrm. The rrportt of the Congrettional Globe and Ap pendix ar not in ihe leatt degree affected by the paity biaa of the K lilort. They are gieo preelte ly at written nut by the 1r porter a and the Mem bera Ihemtc'T. t. Ant the whoU are tubjectto there titinnaml eorrreiion nt the apeakrra, at they pat in retiew in our dully ehrrt, in eate any mimnder aianding nr roitrepretrntalan o their remarkt thnuld o-nr. We make a dtily a-a'y a ol tbe dtiage in ('ontrrtt. and gie our opir.iwt in it lrrel)t but Ihia in publithed oidy'tn Ihe Dnile, S mi wrrkly. and Wr-k'y fUwbet VTlie U-My Glnbe la $10. theem wrtkly Globe S, and the Weekly (ili.be $3 per annum, in mlvtnce The W eekly Globe it printed in the t-ne form at th Crmgi-raiWinl Glnlre artl Appendix, and a eomplel hidex roaile to it at the . I of each year. Hnth I loia a nf Oongrrtt take ibe Congrettional Globe and ApHndix for their enenmiltee-rooma anil for the lihrariet of Cnngreta. So eonBdent are we that all who my euhterib for theae worka will be pleated with litem, thai we heicby pledg out (elect to take thrm back and refund the monry to all who thall be ditaatitSed. If any prttont thill have any f lh preeiaut rotume on hand, and hull with In ditMteo( Ihem, if they will aend them tout, we will aend to them the like number ol Ihe fu'ure mi nion The Whif Mambert ol Cnngreat, wha did ant tuhtaribe for theae workt at firtl, are now al moti comi elled to bate lh back numbert, to ena ble ihem to nndcrt'tnd the prioui legilaiinn ol Cnnrett We hate back nnmbexa on hand; but we a ditpoi of them, and all that nay be relumed to TERMS. For the Pongrettiofial Gh.be, (I per copy. Km-ihe ;prn li f t per aope. Sit eitpiet nt eiihee ol lb above workt will be aent lor (5 Mr, It eopliea foe f IOi and eo on ia pro portion Inr a greiter numb r I'nm-nta miy be trantinitteil by mail, bttaft pniit, at our rik, Hy a;hilol the Pott OftVe I) partment, pntlmnlC'l are jiermille.1 in Irank let trrt wr'ttra by themaelvea, containing money for tnheiiptinoi. , Ihe aotrt of any btnk, ei'ont wS're a anb erribtr rraiiht, will b reeeieed by at at par. . To enrir all thi aaubna. lh aub aripiion thaaM he m Waaliingtoa by the 10th Deeembar axt, at lurthe-t. XT A a Bltenlitn trttl b finiit f Any erter Nairn ike men re attmpunle it- BLAIRb BlVEl. . Weahingloii.Cr'y. O.lnber 0, 14-2 PROSPECTUS I Pf THE NeM-th Carolina Literary Record. The aiibacrjher propoaoi lo publisb. ia the city of Raleioh, a m:igxinr with the abote title. It will be printed in mimlhly nnmbera, on forty octavo page of (rood paper, with new and ele gant if pe and a neat cover, for two doixaiu A r.n is advance"! It ia designed to be a publication of general intrreat, enntainins biographical ahetchea of the llluatriflua nativea nf North Carolina! hia lofkral pa pera, embrjcir.g particularly aiMiitt. ccNci by the present aged public men; and cifnii6o srtidr. This mar;asine trill eheriah the purtiy literary, and it page will be graced with poetic conirihution. A prominent place ' will be iven to the inirmaia of the Commok KcamoL ayalum of education in our Slate. A Hgviaw department will b added, which will present notice of new publication; and it ia drained that the wcrk shall hate a monthly cnitoxicLt. of literary intelligence. , The aubacriher feel tale in makiny lh jhgv atatetnenia, brcanae he haa the promise niar ai.unce from aoversK dialinjniabed wenllemea 4n th Sie, In whoee arqtiiremenia the publio ha all eonfiJenre. Ha (iearrea lo make it a pe Tiodieal which ahall compare) well with any Noaihern magaz ne, ornament the. table of the literary man, nd b a welcome vititer to any lirnily in the Slate. It will be aeeri that the "baciiptinn la unusually low Four Jhindrtil and Eighty octavo Paget . . , for Two Dollar !U t Tli work ia put tl litis price that ila cireula '!" may be the frejter, but it will he tat once perceived thai ihe publisher cannot ri.k a ccftt- mencement until a aofficieiit nomher of eubacri bera ahall be obtained to cover expenees. y 47- A eoon aa jitt hundred reaoonaible aoh acribera ahall be secured, the fireijmimber will be issued, at which time the payment for the firat volume will be eonaidered. in advance. When aubacribera receive that number thej will forward the amount of their aubacription imme diately, and will take the publication of that number aa a guarantee that the magazine will he iaaued for at lean one year, Tliia arrange ment will eecuretoth pariiea. Who can douhl that North Carolina needa such a majrasinel Who cjin doubt whether there be not more than eufliticnt talent al leisure in our Stale to fill it pagea with profilable and entertaining m alter 1 Who will not risk two dollar on an experiment so well worth making? We ahall paten for a reply, and expect a hearty response. Let no one wait to soe how it will appear; for such a Course may prevent the publi cation entirely; but let every one friendly lajiie wora try it lor a ikak, ana then, ii iiDenot worth taking, let him abandon it. We want the names of all who will subscribe, by lbs first of Janoary next, or earlier if practi cable. Postmasters, every where, will no doubt take pleasure ft! forwarding them, as they ar authorised to do free of rmsias-e. ,as Editors who will give this prospectus an insertion, and send the pa tier, marked with ink. to the Raleigh Star, shall receive a copy of the work one year. -A Poslmaatera and others," who fif be come responsible for e subscriptions, shall. likewise, receive a copy for one year. - All communications to ho add reared, poaT paid, to THOS. J. LEMAY. Raleijrh, N. C, Nov. 14, 1842 THE PLAI1T DEALEPa. "Win is a mocker, Krone, drmk'ia ra(igi and whosoever it drcetted thrreLj it aot u." Piov., Catr. 90. It having been decided that the Temperance 1'ni on is to be discontinued, Ihesuhscriher pr.ipoacs at tlte request or the Kirtn Carolina Slate Tern perantc Sneiely, expressed in a Resolution f the- fame, to publish In the city of Haiti gli. a paper rnuer iiib auovu line, in rpmmrace immcuiniriy alier the suspension of the I empefance Union, No labored essay is required to show the im- riortance of publication of this character. Pub ic opinion Is settling down on the sWe of the great moral reformation now in successful pro gress, and every exertion should he made by Ihe mends ol the cause to promulgate its puts and sacreVl principles. Though this paper comes forth lo the world aa tbe advocate of the Trmpcrance Keform, yet the mailer will not be exclusively of that cast. Moral Tales and Kssnys, Miscellaneous mailer of eeneral intereat, Foreign and Domealic In telMgeSce, and the record of events of in por ta nee, in condensed forma, will occupy a por tion of- its pages, with poetry and other litera ture of a moral character; so that the Pint DcAi.ca will not only bo a Temperance Journal, but a Family Newspaper, calculated to enlishi en, instruct and amu-e ils readers. Though this paper is published at the request of the above-named Society, it la a private enterprise, undertaken by the aubacri her with the hope and reasonable expectation, ihat the friends of Temperance throughout th State will lend tbeii aid, in carrying out lbs be nevolent views of the Stale Temperance Socie ty in the promulgation nf Washingtontan Princi plee, by exerting themselves to procure subscri bers. The price of suhsciiption is such, that, the Plain Dialcr can find its way to every family in our State. It I decidedly ihe cheap est publication ever issued from the North Car olina Prea. The Plain Dealsr will be published every other week, in a, neat quarto form of eight pa ges, on new type and good paper, at $1 per an num, to he paid in all cases in advance. Our friendt will pleatt return the eubtribert lo utat Jtaieigkby the Nth of January. 1813. WILLIAM STHINOKK. Raleigh, Dec. 21st, IS42. LOUISBURG ACADEMY. The duties nf this school will be resumed the first Mondav in nuarv nrt. Urnler the manair - ment of JOHN II. BOBBITT, the same. principal, who will b prepared to take bnarders at $70 per annum, p able at any time durinjr tbe year, at lh Convenience of patrons. Board lo be had with others also, on moderate terms. lSih Dec 1 848. 5131. Rrgiater and ttahiUfd 3 Injertiont: Classical and English School, 'pill SCHOOL will commence on 1 Ihe 9th if January. TUITION. The Clawiea and Modern Languages, $20. English Branches, 15. . J. M- LOTRJOY. Raleigh, Dec. 30. 1813. 51 3t Register 3 insertions. DEATH OF WASHINGTON. The following vivid and touching sketch of lha last moments nf the Father of his Coun try i from a letter in the-New York Ameri can. Passing the great hall ornamented with pictures i f English hunting scenes, we as cended ihs oaken staircase, with its carved and antique balustrade We atood at the door-we pressed the handle the room and the bed where he died were before ua. Nothing in the rframanfhis existence surpass es the grandeur of that final scene. The cold, which he had taken from exposure in over seeing some part of his grounds, and which resisted the earliest .domestic remedies that were applied, advanced,' in the course of two short days, into that fi ightful form of the die case of the ihroHllaryngitii. It became necessary fr him to take to his bed. His valued friend. Dr. Clark, was instantly sum moned, and, assisted by the best medical skill of the surrounding country, exhausted all the means of his art but without affording him relief. lie patiently submitted, though in great diatress'io the various remedies pro posed; but it became evideot from the gloom settling upon the countenances of tho medi t.d gentlemen that the case was hopeless. Advancing insidiously, disease had fastened itself with deadly certainly. looking with perfect etdmnpss on the sobbing group a round him, he laid: "Criers not my friends; jit is. as I anticipated from the first, the ileht which wc all owe is now about lo be paid; I ain resigned to ine evenu nequcaung ty, n loom nr lUo production of the van Mrs. Washington to bring him two wills j ousfabrics of silk is now in operation. We from his escrulnire, he directed one lo be j called a few dnys iure nud witnosKed the burnt, and placed the other in her hands, asjprcess of weaving hniidkcrchiclav- Two his last will and lestaruent; and then gave f otlu r lorunn will soon be vrected. There some final instructions to Mr. Lear, his se- j &re also in operation a variety of fixtures for cretarv and relation, ait lo (he adjustment of j reeling, twioiir.jr, spooling, &C, Vc were Ins business atlmrs. lie soon alter became gieatly distressed, and as, in the paroxysms, which became more frequent and tiolent, Mr. Lear, who was extended on tho bed bv his side, assisted him to tura, he, willi kind ness, but with dilliculty articulated; "I fear I give you great trouble, sir, but perhaps it is a duty we all owe, one to another; 1 trust yon will receive ihe same attention when you shall require iu" . As the night waned, the fatal symptoms became more imminent. H is breath became more labored and suffocating, and his voice soon after failed him. Perceiving his end approaching, he straightened himself lo full length; he folded his own hands in the neces sary attitude upon his check; placing his fin ger upon the pulse of his left wrist, and thus calmly prepared"and watching his ownulis snluijon, he awaited the summons of his Ma ker. The last faint hope nf his friends had disappeared. Mrs. Washington, stupified with grief, sat at the fool of the bed, her eyes fixed steadfastly, upon hun. Dr. Clark, in deep gloom, stood with his face buried in his ha mis at the lire: his faithful black snvani Christopher, the tears uncontrolled trickling down clown his fa e, on one side, took the last look of his dyinir master; while Mr, Lear, in spee hlcs grief with folded hands bei.t over his pillow on the other. Nought broke the stillness of his last moments, but the suppesscdsubsofthe afleetionatescrvants collected on the staircase; the lick of ihe large clnck in tbe hall, as it measured off. with painful distinctness, the last Heeling moments of his existence; and the low moan of the winter wind, as it swept through the leafless snowcovercd trees; the laboring and wearied spirit drew nearer and nearer to ils goal ihe blood languidly coursed slower anil more slowly through its channels the noble heart stopped -struggled stopped lltittcreil the riplil hand slowly slid from the wrist. upon which its finger had been placed it fell at the side anil the manly cfligy of Washington was all that remained, extended upon the death couch. AN ECDOTE OFJEUOME BON A PARTE. lie was one day, he said, absolutely in want of twenty-five louis, his purse being empty, although General Mural, governor of Paris, and who was very fond of him, often assisted him with his; but this time the latter resource failed him; and the quarter's allow ance which he received from the consul had been spent in advance Whatiras lis to do! To whom address himself? .To his other brokers? They were absent. Josrph and Louis commanded regiments at a distance; Lticien was on an embassy to Lisbon or Madrid. As to his mother, she cmild not see any leasnn Tor giving money to a scape grace like him, whom she lovotl tenderly, but whose morals she was mote anxious fen than his prodigality. What could he think of? It came into his head lo pay .a visit to a holy man, hi uncle Fesch, (become a car clinal.) He presents himself, and is well re ceived by this worthy relation, at whose house a numerous party is assembled. He is invited to dinner, after dinner they pass into the saloon to take coffee. At this mo men'. Jerome watches the cardinal entering another room; he follows him thither, draws into a corner this dear nncle. whom he had already so often wheedled out of money, and requests the same favot again; but the other is immoveable, and refuses flatly. Cardinal Feh, it was very Well known, was always agreat lover of pictures; now" the room in which they were, formed the commencemcnlof hi line gallery, which has become so remarkable for its collection of the masterpieces of all the schools. When Jerome heard this positive refusal, he turned abruptly round, "Set!" said he, "there is a rascal who seems to be laughing at the affront I hava received. I will be re venged." At the same time he draws his sarvB.nd directs -the-point against the fare of a tine old man, painted by Van Dvck, whose i eyes he threatened to cut. . :. It may be Imagined what s fright the car dinal was in, at seeing him ready to trans pierce a master-piece: lie attenpu lo stay his arm i but the young man will not hear reas on till the twenty-five louis have been prom- : I u: im.- . I. . :...i, ' iku iiiih. a I'u uin:io cifjibuiaics, penre IS made and they embraced. David Douglass, the murderer of Cunning ham, was rxecnted in Niagara county, New York, on the 25th ult. A few minntes before the execution, Douglass asked for a drink nf water. .After drinking a little he said to his attendant: "George, if I had never drank any thing stronger than this, I should never have come to the gallows. Thousands and tens of thousands have been brought to an untimely , end' by slrogrlnltrt.eorge': M waf n4 from me. Wow, while you are young, em ploy the means of giace." This confession of the now dead culprit should have iu influ ence upon the living A tee-to-taller up country thinks he has discovered slcohol in water rEx paper. . Not at all unlikely. It may frequently be observed in bar rooms. Boiton Bee, Nails ate prevented from rusting by heat ing them and dropping them while hot in oil,- - ' ,. ; - "I'm in good ipirilt," the fly remark ed when he fell ipto a glass of Jamaica. i Xariivilm. fTonn.Y Dsrcxarit 2S' At Mr. Cnrden'a manufactory, in this u- snowii some bcautilul veslmo-s. vehet csi ntrg. veittiLs. kc. manufactured nt the e,ttiUishment of Mr. (iill, in Ohio, where n fair proportion ot i ennessee cocoa iu is sold and inanuriicl ureu; tie prottuctton beinc nt tins tunc more than equal to the wants of the rstab- iisnment here. .Air. U. pays Tour dolluM perbuhel for pood merchantable cocoons, one half in cash, and the other in manufact ured silks, of which he is making one thousand dollars worth per month, nt a profit, he says, of ten per cent., over all cost. May we not soon expect to see oth er establishments erected in Tennessee? It is believed to be certainly profitable, nnd possesses the decided advantage of requi- rtn tne mtjor only ol lemules qnd small childr en who cannot be profitably employ ed otherwise .-Banner. DAD MATCHES. Mr. Bim was seized with a bad nain in his stomach the other night, and got out of bed to look lor his hot drops. From the ustinl place on the mantle-piece he took up what he supposed to be a row of matches. and, one niter another, he scraped them off without ettect, and as he threw down the last he gave vent to his vexation by ex claiming, "Dang it, these matches won't go." Ilis wife now came to his assistance, and upon the other end of the mantel.picce found some matches, and having obtained alight, the first object that met the aston ished eyes of both was the head of her best tortoise-shell comb, with every tooth bro ken out ana thrown upon the floor. As Mr. Bim stood looking aghast at the des truction worked by his own misrruided hands, Mrs. 13. cost a reproachful glanoo at him; and retired to her bed without uttering a syllablw.-JuosoH Pott. a Novel informer At a trial before the Correctional Tribu nal at Montpelicr, on the 23 ultimo, that proverbinlly stupid animal, a mule, turned out to be a most sagacious witness. A cart coming one day into the town, drawn by this mule, and loaded with charcoal, it was discovered by the officers of thr? octroi or town duties, that, in tho centre of each sack was a small barrel of brandy, intended to be thus surreptitiously introduced without payment of duty. Thedriverwasarrested, but denied all ownership of the cart or its contents, and pertinaciously refused to declare to whom they belonged". The offi cers, having their suspicious, conceived the idea of verifying them by means of the mule. ... At nig hi they led the animal lo the entrance of the village of Lnvergane, a short distuncc from Monluelier. and there letting him loose, heat once galloped off gauy tut iw rencnea ine door ot a Inrricr, named Pulary, where he stopped a minute, and then walked quietly round to the stable. To strengthen this proof the officers forced the animal from this spot, and he went to a watering-pluce in a retired spot at some dis tance, ami having slaked his thirst, return ed ogain to the stable. This evidence was so conclusive that Palary was unable to res ist it, and-at lengthconfessed his delinquen cy in confederation with others, ' whose frauds were so extensive that they brought down upon them an assessment of fines a mounting to wf?15,000. GalipxaMt Met tenger. rThs Circuit Court of the United States, Chief Justice Taney nnd Judge Heath on the bench, have decided that insolvent Laws of the State of Maryland have been entirely repealed and annulled by the pas sage of the Bankrupt Law, and that a dis charge under, them., p-ranted under appli cation made since the Bankrupt Law went mo enect, win not avail to exempt the person of a defendant in whose favor it has been granted from arrest upon a capias ai tatitfitciaulum issued out of the Circuit Court. ' ' A arminrv lnrlir at tti VihIi wt,A .A been troubled for some time with a nain in her side and having used several applica tions without effect, finally tried a plaster of Burgundy pitch upon its removal the point of a fine cambric needle was discover ed protruding through the skin. A good dividend then hard tmes.' The Dismal Swamp Canal Company, at its annual meeting in November last, declar ed a dividend of 81 percent. Brooke co.. Virginia, has not a solitary tavern licensed to sell intoxictted drink, and the jail has been tenanlless for a con siderable time. " ' ! CONFIDENCE IN THE CAPTAIN. iag in The Mississippi, and being in a I snarr in ine iviississmpi, ana Doner sinking condition, the Captain rushed into the cabin, exclaiming, "Gentlemen, by I leavens, the boat will be under in h ve min utes.' Some fellow, engaged in rolling out a box of specie, roared out in imploring tones, "Good gracious, Captain can't you give vt tenf" . "Come down from that building, yon in fernal rascal, and I'll knock yonr eyes out." Yon will, will you?" Yes, yoo seoundrel, I will." " ! " "Then I guess upon the whole than! om down. , " '" .V: TO THE LEGJSLATUBE OF NORTH CAROLLXA. A vessel arrived at Vilmingion a few days a?o, having, as part of hff r cargo, 50 kegs Lard. 100 barrels Flour, 20 hhds. Ba con, nnd ISOObushels of Corn", the product ion of the State of Ohio! and brought to w ;i, :......, ..,!.. k..-.;.. i. -C to convey such articles from Ohio to Wil - , Milling wn in, suit;, unuusc ll Jtilirq'irr mhiL'tou, than from I!ovon to Wilininrton! Surely no North Carolinirin can hear that O- uia is permitted la supply us with food, without blushing for the Legislatures which have gone before you.nnd which have lft their luirliways ineusit estate, that 20) miles of tran-sportation over them ia more expensive than in another directions Will you remedy this evil, or must those who succeed you, blush for you tool Fay. Obi, IN DIAN BUFFALO DAN CE. It is a remarkable fact, that the notion of a ecncral deluge pievails among almost every people on the face of the earth. In many heathen nations, there are not only traditions of such an event but their sacred writings contain accounts which agree, in the most important patticulars, with the history given by Moses. The Mandan tribe' nf Indians, inhubitinz a section of tho Missouri river have a ceremo ny which may be called the Bnffalo Dance continuing for four days and nights, and de signed to commemorate the subsideing of the flood. In the centre of their principal village they have a wooden structure which hey rail their "Big Canoe," and whicir they lielieve to be the remains nf the vessel in which their first ancestors were preserved, when all the earth was overwhelmed with water. The feast is held in the spring, when the willJw tree leaves are out: lor they say that a dove, with a willow leaf or twie in its mouth, first gave notice of tho subsiding of the waters. Instead of an httnble prayer or a song of praise, commemorative ol their deliverance, they cover tnemselves with a gr.m mask for med from the shaggy hide of the buffalo, and eight nf them by lurnfV dance around thr piece of wood with loud cries and all kinds of odd motion, brandishing their bows anJ spears. . The dance nnd cries remind us of the con duct of the priests of Daal; when they called upon their trod: and the Indians, think that th Great Spirit is pleased with their folly, and will sent! them a plenty of buffaloes in the hunting-season. How sad it is to think that our fellow-men who have souls like our own, and who are as capable as we are of loving and obeying God, should be so vain in their imagination. But their foolish hearts are darkened, and they love darkness rather thun light, because their deeds are evil. We have had the ili ble and tne means of grace, and of those to whom much is given much will be required. THE THREE APPLES. A young gentleman once mentioned his surprise, that the possession of great wealth should ever be attended with undue solici tude, and instanced a merchant who although in the possession or unbounded wealth, was as busy, and much more anxious, than ihe most assiduous clerk in the counting-house. I ho doctor, in reply, took an apple ftotn a fruit basket, and presented it to a child in the room, who could scarcely grasp it in his lianiw He then gave it a second, which fil led the other hand; and choosing a third, re mailable foi its size and beauty, presented that also. The child, after many ineffectual attempts to hold the three apples, dropped .1.1 . I . 1 l . . V mo i am noon me carpci, anu oursi into lenrs See there," said the philosepher, "is little man with more riches in the world than lis can enjoy, r: , CARELESS USF OF FIRE-ARMS. The Philadelphia Ledger says that forty- seven deaths have been recorded as occur ring from the careless use of fire-arms, since thelrf oj October last! This is almost incred ible, and would be quite so, did we not our selves sec such continual acts of imprudence in the use of guns and pistols. But what woukl yott-eay to an attempt 40 urrpTess their reneral use bylaw! This is .serious ly proposed, though it strikes us as prepos terous in the extreme. ' , , ACCUMULATION OF HONORS. The Rev. John Gregory was recently elected to represent the town of Quincy in the Massachusetts General J Court. Sines then he has been arrested and held to bail to answer the charge of roLvoAWT. - THE LAST TRICK. . A few nights ago, at Philadelphia, a wit ty rascal resorted to the following cool ex pedient to 'make a raise" of a new coat. A tailor sent home a coat to a customer by on the I j a t steps a person who appeared to be in the act of pulling the bell, and who, on the boy's approach, said to him, "Ah; that coat is for me," at the same time taking it and placing it across his own arm. Toe boy, supposing it to be true, returned home; and the first news the maker received of the loss was the complaint of the disappointed cus tomer. ' . : It is said that the profits arising from the sale of Dickens's "Arrjonean Notes" in En gland was aKSrOOO,-"',. , . . , , (ir.XLHAL AxsrwnfcT, I.N SENATE. . ' , 7 ueiday, Jan. 10. Mrv Elliott, fim ths-ejommitteTnrlhe f,ihrarv, reported a resolution to authnriaa , ine printing of Indexes to colonial , docU I me'"'' North Carjil na, and the i-ivn.uicMii-iii ui ciijhc i nam uurumrnts in the proper offices in London; which passed trie nret reading. The Senate refused to adont a resolution offered by Mr. Lark ins, to hold evening sessions from and after ibis day. ' Mr. Joyner presented a bill in relation In) the Literary Fund; which passed its first renling. '- ' - , The propoa! ion of the Commons to re . fer tha documents in relation to ihe Treasur er's bond to a joint seleet rdmini.ttee, was sa mended, on motion ; of Mr. Joyner, by an. thorising the committee to send for peisona and papers, and adopted",, ,,s . The resolutions relatiiij to the Bank of the' State were taken up, and read the second lime; when Mr. Joyner moved an anicntl. ment, " that it is not expedient to instruct the representetiveofjh i State jnjhe gene. ' ral meeting of the stockholders, to propose) the adoption of such- measures aa may b necessary for cloaine the business nf iha said hank, ir. Mr. Shepard moved to strike I out tho word "not,' in the second line of the ainendmel; which wu decided in lh af- 4 Urinative, by the casting "vote nf the Speak er. I lie question then waa, on the amend ment of Mr. Joyner, as amended, which was decided in the negative, I yea to 65 nays- Mr. Mieparu alone voting for the amend ment. ' , ' ' "V The resolutions heretofore offered by Mr. Edwaids, providing that if the Bank will tender iu charter daring the present session, the State will accept it, were then adopted. o to xu. . JVre. Messrs. Arrington, Allison of Grant, , Unykln. tlnvd. Ilriwn. Conner. I)ulion. Kd- warda. Ennett. Kxijm. Heater, Larkins, Melvin, ! Mitchell, Moore, Pasteur, Rny, Shepard, :' Speight, SulTird, Stalltncs, Swiusnn, Totulin. son. Walker. Jno. W. Williams and Wm, P. ' Williams 26. ' , . Anye Messrs. Albright, Allison of Iredell ' , rturgin, Cathy, Dokery, Kllioit, Howard, Hudirfa. Jaeocka, Jones, Joyner. Moreliead, t Move, Mvers. Pharr. Hibelin. Itooera- Knrulll. . Thomas and Worth 80. ' The bill to prevent malicious prosetulionsi ' was taken np and rejected. - , , - , , " HOUSE OF COMMOXS. Mr. Doak presented a memorial from Guilfotd, accompanied by a resolution di recting the Committee on Propositions and Grievances to inquire into the expediency of imposing by I iw a tax on all horses, - mules, cattle and hogs brought into this Slate lor sale. I he resolution was a JooteJ. " : Mr.Williams of Beaufort presented a bill concerning fishing with seines in Besu- fort crannty ( which passed its first and se cond reflilings.""4""-1' Mr. Memlenhall, from tha Library eorrl miuee, reported a hill in.relntion to the State Library: which passed its first reading, Mr. Francis, from the Judiciary commit ' ; tee,' id whom was referred a bill exempting " certain articles of personal property from execution, reported a substitute therefor by vsy of n amendment; hich was amended, ' on motion of M. Baxter, by striking out " s hoise, mule or yoke of oxen. The bill ' was further amended, nnmmion of Mr. Bragg, snd passed its second reading .'Y Mr. Barringer repor'ed a substitute for ihe ' bill to prevent unlawful raining t which waa : adopted as an amendment, and passed its se ' cpud rending, ':'';f'1 ':r--?;:.- v . Mr. Wilson, or rerquimons, moved that the bill to amend an sr f the establish. meat and bpttcr regulation ."7of " eommort adiorrfs, be laid on the table until the first Monday in March next. Mr. Mrtmre moved -' t that it be la d on the table for the present, which latter motion prevailed.' . ' Messrs. Dragg, Bower and Moore were appointed iho committee on he part of the House, on the Treasurer's bonds, and mat ters relating thereto. Messrs. E1 wards. Joyner, and Arrington' form the Senate's branch of said committee. , . - On motion of Mr. Mendenliall. the clerk of the House was instructed to pmchase for the use of the General Assembly a eony of Hstsell's Precedents on Parliamentary Law. Mr. Fianma. from the select committes, . to whom was referred a bill for the further relief of insolvent debtors, reported a suV slitute therefor as an amendment, which was amended, on Mr. Bower, and. on tne" lion of Mr. Bragg, laid on the table.' r " Adjourned. .-; , ' ; ;' IN SRNATB.; f i ' tr tdnetday, Jany II. ' Mr. Moore, from the committee on Pre-., 11 positions and Grievances, Id whom wss re ferred a bill concerning commissioners of the town of Washington, reported a subsli der of the day for to-morrow. Mr. 1 1 od ires presented a bill to niter the . time of collecting the corporation taxes of the town of Washington; which passed im first reading, and was referred. " Mr. Albright presented a bill concernine county trustees and treasurers of pnWie buildings; which passed its seeoni reed- The bill to arhend an set of 1 840. for (V relief of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company, was srsd the third time, passed ami ordered to b engrossed, W te 15. The bill erpvUse that tbs State sha'J fy