RALEIGH
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KALEIGII, W. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1813.
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Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 14, 183 ,
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
The"Hiiie Conjrefsional Districts ol the Slste of
North Carolina, laid oft" and eslabluaed bj, the
act of the lt Sruion of the General Aitenblv, are
tiinposed of the following counties t
1st DISTRICT.
Cherokee, Kuihrrford.
Macott, lluike,
Uajwo'il, Yaticy,
HiMeAnibe, C!eln,f,
llenderwn, Calittrell.
Copulation, 69,3811 Whig nojoriiy, 8702.
lis BirrBIOT.
- Meelenburg. Uitie,
Lincoln, Howan,
Iredell, Cabarrus. . '
Population, 76.293 Whig majoii'T, 49J.
So nirrstcT.
Ahr, Stokes,
Hi ktt, HockingSsro,
Surrjr, CasH.
I'opulinon, 7I,3.0 Demnerati majority, 883.
in BUTaiCT.
Riclimnnd. Itaiidios,, .
Mwigomrry, t.nilloril,
Anton, Ka(ltilih. '
btanl) ,
Pof,uUiion, Whig raojoiitv, 4905.,
ira UUTB CT.
Wake, . Mnwe,
Chaihant, - ' Johton,
Cumberland, - Wajnt.
Population, 71,192; Democratic majority, 745.
Sth Dirra.fcr.
Robeaon, Satnpton,
JolamlMt, Duplin,-
HUden, l-enoir,
Hrnntwirk. Onilow,
Nw llanntrr, J-Mies,
rouialim, 8,6.58,- DrrooeratUi rofcjorily, SJ97.
7t BirrairT. .
Oranfe, Kranklm,
rVrtna, , Wsrren,
Gmnille, lisifaat
Populatioa, 76.559; Democralie mjority, 150. ,
" ' tra nuTBicT. ,
' Kath, , WaihinHen,
KHjcwnb, 1 ''Tjrreil,
. 1'Mt, - .:...,: - . . Hyde,
Grrene, ....;.!,' ;s Crtv, -
Heaulort,-- Cartel rt.
Poiiolation, 76,400 f Demoeratia majority, 727.
Bra BiiTaicT. ,
Martlnv Chowan, '. 1
.. IWrtie, Prrniwona.
Mertlord, t , A ,; I'uxjuwauk,
' Gtc, ' '. Cam.len
Munkamptoa, Currituck,
fopalatioa, 69.185 Whig majority, 474.
' ANOTHER WONDER m THE .
r'Z heavens,';'
. . The Brnnswir.lfpr f lain aava iAViiti.
m a few days past aeveral citiaena-of this
place have observed a luminous body nedjt
the sun which might be seen through tie
tea of broken , glass. Wers not that the
comet w, now leocdinj; from the un, it
might be sappoeed that thit was its rinck
Accounts of the'.henomenoft as ob-
'.''. m wncr places, are now wailed
for." ,
-ww-rides and fuhiug-parties is all the
hion now. , , , , . '
NOTICE .
WILL be offered for isle, for cash, on
the premiies, on Wednesdar, the 10th
day of May nest, the following tracts or
parcels of land and town lots, lying in
Hertford county, fur the purpose of satufy-
inz the taxes due thereon and poll taxes
due lor the rear 1841, (there being no
personal property of Isaac Pipkin's on
which 1 can distrain for the poll" taxes)
aaiL,tuli. fit BjlxMUainz-JJieainauUe
same having been listed by Isaac ripkin,
viz.
House and lot lyinjr in the town of Mir
freiboro,' and 15 acres of land aljuin.
irip the town of M urfrciboro', bring1
the house and lot whereon said I- Pip
kin and family lived, valued to f 2,5 JO,
!Ioue and lot lying; in Murtresboro, ad
joining the Mason lot, valued lo $V)0,
Store house and lot, tying in, Murfrrnboro,
S'ljnitiing the Mason lot, valued to
$250. ...
16 rftlf acre lots tying- in Murfresboro, ail
joining the lots of J no, O. Wilson,
8m'l. J. Wheeler and others, valuad
ti J80.
Gin lot lying in Morfresboro, sdjoining
the lots of Jos. G. Rea, Beni, D. Camp's
heirs and other, valued lo $100.
586 acre land, lyinp near M'irfresboro',
adjoiniag the lands of II. M. Uank's
heir, T. Capchart and others, .alued
to $3,516,
183 acre land, adjoining the lands of
$7 50
90
75
25
30
2C0
Oenj. Wall, John vv. Sautlull and oth
, valued to $732,
5125
3C6 acres land, lying 10 Mary's Neck, ad
joining the Umla of John Magetl a
lieira, J'io. C. Wilson and others, lying
on Mehtrrin river, valued to $1,464,
4 40
95 aoees hmdrJy)f i - Mary's Neck, ad-
joining the lands of James Msgett and
others, lying on Meherrin river, valued
to $380,
1 15
Also will be offered for sale, on Thur'
day the 11th day of May next, on the pre
mines, in the town of Wintori, the follow
ing town lots as above mentioned, viz.
Town lots (number not known) lying in
the town of Winton, adjoining the lots
of John A. Ai."d?ron, Wil'ism T By-
num, Lawrence Eley and other,, valued
to $234,
AnA of poll taxes due for the year 1841,
70
38100
KlUllAKU ti.
by
COWPER. SldT.
JOHN P. BRIDGES, D.
Hertford county, March 2nd, 1843.
Plies dr '$10 15 5t.
ShfT.
PROPOSALS
rOR THE
RALEIGH HERALD
AND
IV. C. BIISCELLANO
The undersigned proposes to publish, in
the City of Raleigh, a weekly newspaper.
bearing the above title, to be devoted to Mor
ality, Agriculture, V it, News and General
Literature. A Pole by birth and a citizen
by adoption of this happy Republic; having
been engaged in the late arduous struggle
by his native land for the recovery of her
ancient liberties, and being indissolubly wed
ded lo the great principles ol human freedom,
he trusts he will not be considered presump.
tuous in making, as the conductor of a pub
lic press, some ieeble attempts to enlighten
the popular mind, and to contribute to the
permanency and duration of the common
happiness and welfare. And yet, when he
measures his humble attainments by the ex
alted standard of the periodical press in this
country, he is at once involved in the gloom
of despondency, and (eels that he will not be
adequate to the accomplishment of what ho
nronoses unless he Is assisted Si sustained in
his efforts by the approving and encouraging
voice ol the reading community. And he
is happy in being able to alate, that he has
not ventured upon the performance f this
fhsk without due consideration and advise
men!, or widiout having secured repeated
promises of such aid as will enable liiin to
renJer his Journal . acceptable, jn every
respect, to (hose into w hose hands it may
fortunately full. , . j.
The undersigned, will endeavor; make
the Herald a useful miscellaneous paper.
To the farmer he will labor to piesent such
articles as will meet the sanction of the most
approved agriculturalists; to the mechanic
and the merchant such items of news and
general information, as may promise to be in
teresting and valuable; to the lover of litera
ture whatever, in the judgment of the best
ci itics, is esteemed for its laciness-piirity
and dignity; to the me re politician noth
ing of a rancorous or malignant character but
only such articles of general intelligence as
may teem calculated to do good and to sof
ten the asperity of party feeling; to the wit,
budgets of humour and sentiment; and last,
though not least, to the ladies (not more
beautiful in the palaces of Poland than they
are in happy America) all that is elegant,
pure and fascinating.
' 7rm The Herald will be printed once
a week on a large medium sheet, at one dol
lar and fifty cents if paid within the first six
months, or two dollars after that time.
' JOHN KVATKOVSKEE.
'Raleigh April 22, 183,
SURGICAL, OPE
, , MESMERISM, ' - 'J
An interesting and satisfactory demon
stration of the value of the magnetic influ
ence in Surgery, says the S. O. Temper
ance' Advocate, was shewn in this place
n Friday last, on a young lndy. who has
been afflicted With Polypus in her Nose.
She was placed id the magnetic sleep by
Dr. Gibbes, and operated on by Dr. Fair,
without the least apparent consciousness
611 the part of the patient.5 The perform
ance was witnessed by three physicians
and others. -" - '
THE FARMERS' ADVOCATE.
VOLUME 4th.
Having brough the third volome of the Farm
ers' Advocate 10 a elose, we new present the
fublio with a, Prospectus for a forth volume
laving succeeded in forming an association by
which the services of W. V. Richards, will bo
secured to assist in the Editoiial department of
the office, we feel confident that we shall be a-!
Die loiuroian .paper wormy mo auenuon
farmer, and the community in general.
io conducting the Advocate, an undoviatinir
-,, u.?..Jii .-
course will be steadilv pursued with a view o 1
TaJvaVeni
mending such measures as may seem to promise
his improvement, and exposing fomented cen
sure whatever is inimical to his prosperity.
In Politics and Religion, every thing calcula
ted to excite partisanship or sectarian prejudice
will be carefully avoided.
Science in lis various branches, will meet
with that attention it so richly deserves.
Education in general, will receive a due
share of attention.
The constitution of the U. S, and that of
N. C, with propably others, will be copied.
An impartial and true record ol important El
ections; together with a variety of oilier interest
ing events will be given.
Virtue, Morality, and their twin sister Tem
peranen, will ever find in as, a faithful and un
tiring Advocate snd Friend.
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cate the favor.
JOHN SHERWOOD.
WALTER P. RICHARDS.
SJ1SW SlPSiHSJ (MXDISSio
'f HP. SUBsKIBKU has jol received, and is ao
I opeoitig, a sboice aad well arleettd attortmoDt
Spring and Summer Goods, .
of the latest style and importation, which for beauty
ot ttjle and texture, together with the manner the.
will be made and Irmm.ed, be thinks eannot be
uriiatted by any other establishment in Ihe Union
H ii terms will be as moderate as the qaalilies ot the
articles admit.
His Slock eomeriws ia part
Superior Hiak Krtnch
do Wool-dyed Black English
do do do Blue do
do ' Browa
do Ciiwea various shades
do Black Caihiaerett, a beauti
ful article lor Gentlemen's
Sammer Coats,
o
3
Superior Wool-dyed Black English 5
do do do Blue do J
do do do Bl'k French Doe Skin
do Faney Elastic French 3
do Black single Milled j J
VEMT1XUS.
Superior pla.n black Satia
do Fancy
do Hich fifured Paris Silks
do de do ' Freach Quillings
dj Wne Silk Figure (I Chally
Wove fiirured London Mersailtes
do Satia striped do
Plain while do ,
Fancy London da
Also a beautiful aitortment of Faney article,,
eomnrlainr Black and Fancy Satin Svarls aad Silk
Cravats, While Cambria and Fancy Silk Hamlkcr
chief Black and Wbita Silk, Faoay Kid and Black
Hmkia Glove; 8 ock, Collars, Bosoms snd Suspenders-
Orders from a distance promptly attended to.
N. II. All indebted are respectfully solicited to
sail and settle cither by Csih or note.
THUS. K. FBNTPESS.
April 17, ISW - 16 Jt
mmsBBmsBBsm
Thern is trouble in the enmp of our pr
liucafsxlvcrearies in New York. The
Locofoco General Committee met at Tam
many Mall, in the city of New lork, on
Monday evening last, chiefly in reference
to the resolution of the Youog- Men's
Committee denouncing the Albany mani
festo. A preamble and resolutions were
presented, censuring the Young Men's
Committee, and in favor of Mr. Van Bu
ren for the next Presidency On count-,
ing heads (says the Express) the friends of
the measure found they were likely to
come out second best, so that- an amend-
ment was made referring the subject to a
committee of seven, who are to report at
the next regular.meeting of the Commit
tee to take place a month hence.
; . Nut. Int.
MILLER'S ISLAND. -
. Our vendors tint Vinro Vionrd nf tbn
beautiful Island in tlw Parish of St. Mar- r,? m,?rt' " Ptnt Of uie ear-
. .' r i , t l c a, i, ' tv : riage, in all directions t and at night, a small
m,owneJhy John , P. Miller, Esq.-A ijj of t)lcm rewrnwl4o Vcity, h
late number of the Franklin Banner gives company with Mr. Ayer, who promptly sol
an interesting description of this "garden .icited a hearing before the people end ten-
spot" of Louisiana, from which we extract
.h fnllnwinrrt '
tana, in iw, mere were on it one nun-
drcd and fifty orange trees, which are now
about thirty years, old. Mr. Miller has
since planted out about nine hundred trees,
most of which are bearing, and yield a rev
enue of three or four thousand dollars per
annum. Those treea hare withstood the
severest! frost, while trees in ell other sect;
lVns of the country hare been killed---Last
year Mr. Miller sold in New Orleans,
Louisville and Cincinnati about - 63500
worth of oranges." ' - '
From the Columbus (Geo.) Eng. April 19.
EXTENSIVE BANK ROBBERY.
For a few days past, our city has present
ed a srene of excitement and commotion nn
paralleled in its history, and which for the
circumstances originating and eoniintiiii"; tt.
is probably without a precedent in the annals
0 villainy. On Friday night last, at be-
",tWeeil 10 and 11 O flock, the CltlienS Were
alarmed by the announcement that the Office
I' r ,. . ,v . i i n .. .
of the estrm Insuranre and 1 rust Com
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the Cashier and Teller confined in the vault.
and the robbers escaped, carrying with them
an amount of money estimated at from 60
to 6100,000. The cries of the Dirtik offic
ers before named, had reached the ears of
the family occupying the upper floor of ihe
Hanking house, and upon entering the Bank,
they were found lacked in the vault, where
they had remained seme .two or three hours,
-without having been able to make therm-elves
heard. When rescued from this solitary a
bode, they gave such an account of the trans
action as satisfied the populace that the work
of villainy had been most artfully planned,
and mbst daringly executed. Three men,
according to their sUlement, or ns nearly as
they could tell, in disguise, had followed
them into the Hanking room after tea, and
possibly concealed themselves while tlicy
were procuring a light and making other ar
rangements to scale the cash account and
put tip the money: and upon their enter-j
ing the vault to put the mouey away, the
villains had rushed upon them, put out their
light, clinked them down, and threatened
their lives if they made .the least resistance
or gave any alarm. ThnV overpowered by j
physical force and lhe,appreliension ol im
mediate death, they were subdued, after
some slrutrffle, out beioro -any one count
hear their cries fur help, and the vault rifled
of a Jarge proportion of its valuable contents.
The Volunteer Companies, wuh commend
able promptness and zeal, immediately turn
ed out, and the citizens generally, Willi the
City Police, came up, and were so dispersed
throughout the city aa to afford every fjcili
ty for the arrest of the perpetrators, upon
the slightest intimation of their discovery.
No clue to the robbers could be obtained du-
ling the night, aud the excitement incieased
till 10 o'clock next morning, at which time
a general search was- ordered by the City
Authorities a reward of 5,000 having ear
ly in the morning been offered by the Bank
for the thieves and money. At il o'clock,,
a package of 64,300 of the stolen money
was found by Mr. Barucn, a member of one
of the searching committees, carefully bn
ned iu a flower vase, under a growing ge-
raniutn, freshly watered, in the gallery of
the room occupied, by I nomas C Mo
Keen. The bundle of bills was carefully
stored in a sock, and had evidently been
watered, if not buried, only a few hours be
fore. McKeen wss immediately sought.
and taken up in uroad street, by Messrs
Ayer and Robinson, under authority from
the City Mwor. lie was allowed to re
main under their charge during the whole of
the day, under the pledge that every exer
tion would be used to procure a Ml account
of the transaction, to recover tlie, money
stolen, (about one-half of which was said to
consist of special deposites) and lo obtain 1
disclosure of the accomplices. At 3 o clock,
inthejfmdst of great excitement, McKeen
was escorted lo a carriage by Ayer and Hob
inson, and rode out of the city, for the pur
pose, as it was said, of getting away from
the excited multitude, before which AlcKeen
was unwilling -to make any disclosure
They had been gone but a short time, when
the report became general through the city,
that the Officers ef the Trust Co.npany had
pioposed a compromise, by which McKeen
was to be escorted into Alabama,' and set at
liberty, with funds to pay his way,' if ho
would restoie the stolen treasure and deliver
the names of his accomplices. As might
have been expected, this, report increased
the popular excitement to a degree truly al
arming The public indignation for a time
seemed to be turned from the robber aud his
accomplices to the Directors of the Bank
who had suggested the compromise, and it
was w ith the inmost difficulty the friends of
good outer snd law could persuade an incen
sed and indignant popu ace from acts of vio
lence that might have resulted in deeds nf
horr r and bloodshed. Indeed, this could
not have been done, but for the solemn as-
BUT9tKt! gven by leading individuals of the
1 rust Company, that nothing hnn been dune
by them which could result iu the escape of
the accused, or prevent the ends of justice
from being- readily attained. And tven this
assurance could not allay the suspicions of
the multitude,! , Many of them, nolo end
'dered an explanation of hi instruction and
IwAiey" - : ' W-'1 ; -
populace, as to what farther he should do in
the ease. ' The assembled multitude respon
ded, "Bring him back ! bring him back !
money or no money 1" At 1 1 o'clock Mc
Keen was brought back to the city, in the
custody of ihe Sheriff", accompanied by as
brave a body of volunteer guards as ever
started in pursuit of s fulon and was safely
lodged in jail. On Sunday morning - Mo
Keen was brought bcfoie Judge Sturgis, on
a warrant for tlieff. Ayer and Robinson
were sworn,, and McKcen's 'guilt was fully
established, and he was required to give bail
in 45000 for hit appearance at Court ; fail-
ing to give the bail, he. was committed to
jail.
During this investigation,, the Solictor
General of our circuity Col. John L. Lew
is, wns implicated,. as i receieet of the ttoL
... , ! j.
rn nwnry. iewis ueienuea nimscn iroin
the impliention with a good degree of plau
sibility, and nfterross-exammiug tlie witries
ses thernughlv, it was believed by many that
Uhe my connexion estahliahetl was such
as
was perfectly consistent with his own. Stale-
'J , . .u'. . i- k:. 7-7" 7IT7p1
fret the
Co., and to procure McKeeh's escape, the
hitler bad communicated tobim a knowl
edge of where the bulk of the treasure was
concealed, and -which; through his insttu
mentality, hid been recovered after the crowd
dispersed the night before. Rather a mys
terious affair some thought to recieve' the
sanction uid aid of tie I'rotecuHnir Attor
ney of the Stale! l However, the Judge
thought that Lewis was implicated, and ac
cordingly lequired hiin to give bait for his
appearance at Court in the sum oft 1000.
We have detailed Iho drcumslarfces tin
ier which the bulk of the money was recov
ered on Saturday night We rtlrawv from
saying more at pre-ent, than that McKeen
had given Ayer and Robinson an order to
Lewis for 'the delivery of the carpet hag.
containing it, and that Lewis had pointed
ihrm to us place of concealment. The bag
was recovered containing $4,0004,300
had been previously recovered, aa above re
lated ; and there is yet 5 or $6,000 to be ac
counted for. . '
Thus stood the affair on Monday morn
ing, liut Uie accomplices had not yet been
discovered. So great was the excitement
of the citixens on monday, that, after sever
al unsuccessful efforts to reveal the remnant
of the story, a eompanr of citizens, nrged
forward by die entreaties of the populace.
and by necessity, too, (for the whispers of
suspicion were hoard in every quarter, un
dertook to ferret out the whole matter.
When we mention the promii.ent names of
tins commtlfe, our friends abroad will be
prepaied to estimate the value of their la
horn and we are pleased to have it in our
power to say, from a personal paiticipation
in their deliberations, that ws have never
seen a company of men set to work' on such
an occasion with more earnestness, with
more absorbing concern for the honor of the
city, or with spparenuy so determined
purpose to divest themselves of ail excite
ment, brejudiceor prepossession , among the
investigators we noticea uoi. J. it. Howard,
R. B, Alexander, Esq. Hun. J. S. Calhoun,
Gen James N. Bethune, Judge Wm. II.
Mitchell, Gen. 8. A. Bailey. Dr. W, S.
Chipley, Wm. F. Luckie, Esq. Wm. 8.
Morion, J. R. Jones, and seveial others of
our first citizens. . V iih e part of these
members engaged to quell or modify the pub
lic excitement, and the remnant thoroughly
investigating the various rumors that had
been in circulation, the whole of monday af
ter noon, and till 10 o'clock st bight, was
consumed. It is enough for thtf present to
say, that their arduous, delicate and deliber
ate labors have resulted in the arrest of Col.
Lewis, tlie Solicitor, and of Mr. Allen G.
Bass, thu Teller pro tern pf the Trust Co as
accomplices of McKeen in the robbery. Mr.
Wm.. N. Jackson has also been taken op, as
possessing a knowledge of the whole trans-.'
action, aud the three individuals are at the
time of this writing (Thuiiday noon) in the
hanc's of the officers of the law. , ; ,.
It is no part of our duty to ssy how far, if
at all, any of them are guilty of the magnifi
cent robbery... Such facts have come, to
light as seemed to require their apprehen
sion, anil the charges are now undergoing
judicial investigation, the result of which will
be known in due time. , . y ,;
We have thus given a brief, and necessa
rial imperfect detail of the occurrences which
for days past have overwhelmed our city
with astonishment, indignation, confusion,
and sortow. Vs believe we express the
sentiment of our whole people when we say,
that tlie universal prayer and anxious desire
of every heart worthy the name, from the be
ginning, has been that this bold and daring
act of villainy might be traced to some
lawless gang of ruffians, having no abiding
place among usi or even in our country
Thathey are deeply humbled and mortified
at the bare possibility of implicating men
vt hose character has been hitherto above re
proach,' amf that for the friend and relatives
of each their sympathies are unusually ex
citetL' Yet we should not otter tlie whole
truth,' did we not say, that in this hour of
our humiliation and sorrow, the motto of ev
ery honest heart is? ''Let Justice be done,
lho,ihe Heavens fall.' ' " 8 V
' DREADFUL STEAMBOAT1
.-,. ACCIDENT.-'":
'As the steamboat "Harry of the West
was about to leave e wood yard on her
trip from cwOrleans to St. Louis, twp
flues of the second larboard boiler collaps
ed.. Three firemen" were, killed on the
spot. Several of the hands end deck pas
sengers are missing. One cabin passen
ger is missing another had his jaw bro
ken in two places., A deck passenger
with $1200 oa hi person jumped over
board and 'was drowned; leaving his wife
end cjiild on board the boat. Several
hands were badly scaled, end the mate had
his leg broken ia two places. . ! :, ,
.The steamer drey Eagle which wo
wooding some three miles above the Har
ry of the West, came down and towed, her
to Memphis. . . " v ..
TIIK EXTENSION OF OUR EM
. ' t FIRE WESTWARD. .. .
-The progress of our settlements towards
the yest mark one tendency which seems'
destined 16 i full consummation in spite all
accjdents or disturbing contingencies In
prosperity .or adversity, in peace or wtr
ith good policy to bless us or with bad to
krirlaT s4 islnsit Ata ita aklM .t. ...f 1 ' 0 .
. " " .l? ' " auvanc. 01 our
cific. Every year adds something to iheie.
ten! of oflir oeeqpied territory. Yet we gain
empire not by subjugating other nations but
by conquering nature. ,The axe and, the
plough, not the cannon and the sword, are
the weapons - with which our warfare i
waged and our victorics'aahfeved. The foP
lowing passage from a spfigcibr Mr. Oal-'
houu on the Oregon bill, during the. late sex'
sionof tlie Senate, presents a striking view
of the astonishing progress of this Republic. -
In the penod of thirtv-iwo' v'cara wfcirK
"have elapsed since' I took my seat in the
otner iwuse, tnc Indian frontier has recetled a
thousand mile to the west, Atlhatjime,
our population ; was tntlchltfss than half 1
wnat it is now. It was then increasing
the rate of about a quarter of a million an.: '
nnally, it is now not less tfun sis hundred1
thousand, sn l suli increasirir' at tlia mi of.
something more than Uiree per cent coroi - .
pound annually. A that rate," it will soon
reach the yearly increase ofa million. If to
Uwa bo addetL that the region west of Ark an-
sas and the State bf Missonri, and south of!
the Missom i ri ver; is occupied by half crvw
lized tribes, -who have their lands secured to
inerany treaiy, and which will prevent th
spread of population intiiat direction, and
wianiiis grcai anu increasing tide will be. -forced
to take the comparatively narrow chan
nei tome norm ol that river and south 'of
the northern boundary, lome conception may -be
formed of the strength .with which the
current will run in that diie ction, and how",
soon it will reach the eastern gorges of the
Rocky Mountains. 1 say soma rnnniin. ."'
for I feel assured thai the rcality.will outrun
the anticipation. In illustration. I will re
peat what I stated when I first addressed the
Senate on this subject. As wise and ex.
perienced I as-.was President Monroe as "
much as he had witnessed of the growth of
thecountiyin his time, so inadequate was L
his conception of its rapidity, that near the .
cioso oi nis aaministraiion, in thevear 1824 '
he proposed lo colonize the Indian of New
York, and those north of the Ohio river and
east of the Mississippi, in what ia now call
ed the Wisconsin territory, under the im-"
pression that it was a portion of our territo
ry io remote that they would not he disturb"
ed by onr increasing population for a long
time to come. It is now but eighteen years
ince, and already, in that tliort period, it is
a great and flourishing territory, ready to.
knock tt our door fori admission as one of
the sovereign members of the Union. Bnt
what is still more striking whst is really
wonderful and almost miracukms, is that
another (enitorv (lows) still further west be
yond the Mississippi, ha sprung up, as if
by magic, and ha already outstripped Wis
consin, snd may knock for entrance before
she ii prepared to do sol Such Is the won-'
derful growth ofa pnpulstion which has at-
lameu me number ours has, snd is still year-
ly increasing at the compound rate it is; and -tich
the impetue with which it is forcing "
iu way resistless westward, - It will soon S
tar eooner than is' anticipated, reach the
Rocky Mountains, and be ready to pour into
the Oregon territory." , i? - , .
IMPRISONED FOR LIFE. m
The steamer Prilliant yesterday loft this , 4
city having on board of her Adam Larkin,
who was sentenced by Judge Canon'ge
some months since to be hung for having;
committed the crime of murder. Owing . "
to the peculiar circumstance attending 4 '
hi crime, tiut.gontir- behaiyor, while in
Pwon, and the possibility (hat he is s unjeci .
to periodical fits of insanity,' the Govcrnrjr
has" commoted hia' punishment to impris
onment for life in the Pcnetentiary at Ba- ' !
Rogtie. ' : T,Z Picayune: ;' ,
MORE GOrD. , , ! ."
f Gold ha been discovered on the land of
Martin Jones, about 12 miles from this city,
which if properly managed,' wilt no doubt -prove
handsome fortune. The gold is'
found Jn small particles, mingled with the
oil... ., :; : nr f"
DECLARATION OF. INDEPEN
; v . . . DENCE. ;
Tlii dooument, u appears from a printed
eopy in the office of the Secretary of
State; ' transmitted to the Convention of
North Carolina, in 1777, by John Hancock,
and bearing his signature, in his own hand
writing, as President of the Congress of .
"70, was originally printed bye woman
there were women iu tho$e days Mary
Catbmink Gopdard. No wonder that
that glorious declaration wits succrssfully
maintained by the gallant spirits of the In
volution. V '!'.
:1 " QObV REGION. " I
Mai. Collins, has bought a Ianre portion
of the gold region in the Western part of
this county, and is preparing to ro to
mining iu real earnest. ,