corae 10 order ; but finding hit eSbrCs 10 vtjn,
he teured to his seat, exclaimiog with empnt;
" V Now, we nr a mub!M v j - I j K
; This day.his also passed over without any
rncM in llm riM f and. indeed, the mefabers
I seem to be as fat from a decision as everi At
! the opening or the silting, Mr. Wise offered the
J following: v ''. 1 R l!
! " iZeiofceil-Tliat the Representatives of the
1 Congress of the United States; now assembled.
land difficulties which at present obstruct the f
piniziiioo of the House, will prhceed.by tbiat.
;i ing Clerk, to call; the names of those gentlejmpe
whose rights to seats are not dispated or contest
ed, and after the names of such roecnSers ate ill
called, and before they proceed to elect a Spf afc
er, or other officer, er'jt'o organize to any manner,
tbey shall, provided there bes quorum of snjb
present, hear and decide upan all credentials,
ccrtincates, aoo commissions ei persons ciainiis
seats ia the Honseof Represetotaiirea, under the
Cunstiluiion the United States, ana the laws
of the respective Slates." 4 I
Upon this proposition a wide debate of much
interest and animation arose, running beyond jibe
points presented by Air. ( Wise, into the general
merits of t be cases pf contested, elections. Which
t .11 i 1 :m k - .'..La
lSyHiij going uu, suu win piuuuij u wutiuuvu
to a late hoar ; and even till to-morrow;; , j
Tho points of the discussion, and the grounds
a?saraed by the Speakers of both political parties,
were very nearly the same as those I bate 00
tie.ed in my letters of Monday and Tuesdays, i
, THe Senate did nothing1 to day but receive re
tire f a few -private bills for the benefit of in
dtviduals. ' . " i "
Mr.
ill
From the tiorth Carolinian,
J
the
, The following ate the remarks of
1 II I1C VI - iYCIUUC J) ,JU III OUWjCV v
nfusal of the Clerk to recognise the Co 31
mitftions of the five New Jersey members
to seats in the House of Representatives:
i Mr. WHITE, of Kentucky, next obtain
ed the floor, and made a speech, of which
time allows the Reporter to furnish onlyj a
l britf and faint abstract. He began byjipjo
testing against the authority, undertaken to
be exercised by the Clerk of the HouseJof
determining what members possessing da
h doubted legal evidences of election, -are! or
i are not entitled to their seats. Tbfs JrL
; TV. said) was a most extraordinary prdpbsi-
liofj. and. in their necohar circumstances of
the case, involved a responsibility whichthe
Clerk! of. the Uouse bad; no color of right to
assume. You (said Mr. V. addressing (he
Clerk j undertake to cetermine wnai cerun
cates of election you will receive, and which
Ul lICUI JUU Will ItJCWt- AIB MM.
candidate for re-election to the 6tation wpch
1 you occupy as an officer of this House ?
And, being so; do youj riot, in the course
you have pursued, undertake to determine
w hat members snail compose the tiouse irom
1 which you seek a re-election ? Under such
circumstances, ! (Mr. j W. said,) the Clerk
r ought pot, and cannot assume to determine
i who are anJ who are not the members of
, the House. With what kind of propriety
: (said he) or icspect for myself, or ioNhe
rights of my constituents, can I myself for
one moment consent that you shall deter
mine whether I am or am not a memr of
this House ? 1 Sir, ! protest against your ex
! ercise of any such authority.
! Mr. W. protesting: against all the glosses
' and subtleties by which the true question
V before the House had been attempted to be
! disguised, said that the ! naked question for
RAIL ROAD MEETING
'Pursuant to notice published in oar r pa
peri for some weeks past n numerous as
semblage of , citizens met "at ; the Court
House in this town; last Wednesday ; Dr.
Thomas N. Cameron, was called to the
Cbair-H is Excellency Edward B. Dudley,
Col Cadwalleder Jones, and C. P. Mallett,
Esq. constituting the Board of Internal
Improvement for the State, were present,
and from this Board, a' report was made
by Governor Dudley, accompanied with a
abort address, announcing the opening of
the; books of subscription, for stock in the
Fayetteville and Western Rail Road Com
pany, and the appointment of the Rev.
Simeon Oolton as agent on the part of the
Board to procure subscriptions.
Jl committee of ten, was, on motion, ap
pointed by the Chairman of the meeting,
with, whom were also associated the Board
of Internal Improvement, Hon. David L:
Swain, and General James Owen. This
committee reported a preamble and resolu
tions, which were unanimously adopted by
the meeting, strongly expressive of the spir
it and zeal with which all present entered
opon the great work j r J
Oo the motion to adopt one of these
resolutions, the meeting was addressed by
the Hon. D. L. Swain, in a very practical
and effective speech, well calculated to in
spire perfect confidence in the practicability
and easy accomplishment of the enter
piize. I I 1 i; 1 1 ;
I Louis D. Henry, Esq. also addressed
the meeting, in a short appeal to the patri
otism and public spirit of his hearers, the
eloquence of which was testified to, as
was also that of Governor Swain's during
its delivery, by repeated bursts of applause.
- iThe meeting adjourned at about three
o'clock, when a numerous company pro
ceeded to the La Fayette Hotel, where a
dinner in i Col. Yarbroogh's best style a
waited them, given by the citizens of the
town to the Governor and Board of Inter
na! Improvement, and also to the strangers
Who attended the meeting. j
The relish of the entertainment, which
was characterized throughout with perfect
harmony and good humor was heightened,
by the circulation of the wine cup in cheer
ful bumpers, quaffed 'with oft repeated
cheering, at the good humor, patriotic feel
ing and wit of several of the company,
glowed arid dashed in successive toasts.
We are sorry: we did. not obtain for publi
cation, the sentiments given at the dinner,
aj well as the) resolutions adopted at the
meeting - Our readers who have any State
pride, will take our word that resolutions
and toasts, fully sustained ihecharacter for
patriotism and talent, to which the citizens
of the Old North State lay claim. ,
We are informed by, an agent of the
company that the amount of stock sub
scribed has already reached the sum of
$200,000, r J ;,
gf- Contractors from abroad, are request
ed to correspond with the Rev. Simeon
.-;' The Ohio Canal js elosed tv ttUJce, probffTonson, late fipni; Weatherseld I in the State of
ably for the iseason v 5 ('Connecticot, taints that two articles in oorjast
paper une concerning njmself and the other con
cern ins . deroocratic 'meeting, (which did'nt
ibly
; The; Maryland t;EpiscopaL Convention
adjourned last week! without , being able to
elect a Bishop. rlLrK TU'lrj?!
The Channel of the Delaware River, op
posite Philadelphia, has increased eight
feet in seventeen araJ It. is y cow from.
57 to 60 feet deep.'; , - -
Forty thousand mulbeny trees in parcels
of 10,000, were sold at Treritonfon Wed
nesday, of last week, at one and one-eighth
of a cent a tree.
Nr J
mme are abortive attetnptaat wit. - We know
better, MK Repobhcan ! If there had cot been
something preljy keen in these paragraphs they
would not have provoked yo out of your decen-
cy. uor articles nave qa wp, om ioe ftcjuon
can, by way orshowing ; what toit is calls us "a
poppy !" ' Well f is not thatjsevere ! If not that
the true attic 1 1 , What Northern mah uiih Sou
thern principles can beat it ? And this is the
Gentleman who talks about 1 scurrility .n b ie f
Our Agnculluial readers will have to ex-
cuse any, deticiency that may nereaiier ap
pear in thai department. Congressional
matters will claim our" particular attention,
while that body is in session.
Correspondence of the Petersburg Intelligencer
The
Washington, Dec. 6th, 1839.
closing bourf of the sifting of the
was,
who, accdrding
usages are
Representatives of the people yesterday were
FRIDAY, : DECEMBER 13, 1839. f oore fuH of Merest and excitement than
-. j-i ... , j) ii,., , :ii . i . , -.-.,.- : -
any lever spent in either House of Con
gress, during the whole period of my at
tendance at the Capitol. ' One great step
has at last been taken towards organization.
After having been led by the conduct of a
Clerk, acting under the advisement of a
crew of unscrupulous partizans, into a use-
REPUBLJC&JS friHG CANDIDATE
V j; fOB GpVERNOB
JOHN MJ MOREHEAD,
OF OUltFORD COUNTY.
C!P We are authorised to announce Col. R.
W. LONG; as a Candidate for the Office of
Sheriff, for the. County of Rowan; at the next tess and idle discussiop, because it approach-
election. . I 1 ea no pom;, ana couia lean 10 no practical
decision, the iriemberi have at last been ex
CONGRESS. . tricated from .the difficult and embarrassing
It will be seen from extracts in to-days paper position. ,14p; ejpoijjitmefit of John Quin-
from tbe latest news, that the first week after ct Adams as temporary Chairman, is cred
the meeting of this nbody has been spent in itable to the judgment of the members as it
squabbling. Contrary! to all precedent in this
budy in the Legistataes of the States or in
the British Parliamentthe Clerk of the prece
ding Congress who acted on tbe occasion, refus
ed to call the names ef certain New Jersey mem
bers, wbo tendered thiir commission beating the
signatnre of the Governor and the Great Seal of
tbe State If that did not entitle them Co take
their seats as members prima facie, we wonder
what a commission is intended for ? We can
think of no 'other possible use it coold be applied
to. Tbis Clerk, be It remembered, acts merely
as a volunteer. He has no authority except by
the mere courtesy of the members present. We
thinkthis a right bold 'stroke for a mere volun
teer. But tbe game. Is Well understood at Wash
ington. It is thought that if this trick of fraud
and violence can succeed, theLoco Focos can
. . .A' j t:;i. : :
r
I
pus purity of life
better fitted to act
is a feign and merited compliment to bis
clear arid commanding intellect his hones-
ty and impartiality and
and conduct. No man is
1 Hi i . Sf . W
as Moderator during the stormy discussions
that may ensue. Others osay be greater in
tbe halls of Eolus; but he is pre-eminently
capacitated to assume tbe) indent, and rule
the wares of debate with authority and wis
dom, i 1 1 . i ' - H
His appointment is also k great victory of
the Opposition over those who, through a
jtool of the Executive, self-appointed to con
trol the deliberations of the members, have
for four days obstructed the organization of
the House, and endeavored to strike down
elect their Speaker! Was there ever a greater from tbe hands cf a Sovereign State her just
outrage upon tbe rights of the people! right to a full and fair representation.,! Mr
Adams diarecarded the Clerk. set aside
FAYETTEV1ULE AND WESTERN h dJ'nlinA .lillln .h unmtn
RAILROAD. J. .U :A,.1I 1,
aci tor inemseivcs, ana 10 p&je me innereni
be seltled foj several tlays though the dis
cussion on tbe point of the appeal will doubt-
ess be brought to an end to morrow.
The Senate to day had a very short silting.
U r, Benton gave notice that as soon as
the Senate could act as a legislative body,
he would bring forward a Bill for the armed
occupation of Florida. .
Several notices of Bills were given; and
the Senate adjourned.;
Wehave or decisive news from Harris
burg yet. All was unsettled at the latest
.Aonnnll .-.V. ",
--1 FROM HARRISBURG.
Haerisbcro, Dec. 4j JS39,
1 , , 7 Pa8l,2 o'clock J
Dear Sy roe. Agreeably! to promise I hasten
to give yuo the earliest tidings from the Nation
afVVhig Con veo lion which assembled to day in
this City., . - -
At 12 o'clock the Convention was called to or
der, & on motion ofohe of tbe Pennsylvania Del
egates, Mr. Bates, of Massachusetts, was called
to tbe Chair, pro fern, and Air. Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, wa9 requested to act as Secreta
ry pro tern, ! i . 1 1 -- 1 "i -.
On motion of Mr. Leigb, of Virginia, the
names cf the Delegates appointed by the differ
ent States was called, commencing with Maine,
to ascertain the number present. A9 well as 1
could hear and count in my seat, two hundred
members answered to their names, as toitovrs:
Maine,
New Hampshire,
Masaschusetta,
Rhode Island,
Vermont,
Connecticut,
New York, .
New Jersey,
Delaware,
Pennsylvania,
Maryland,
Virginia,
North Carolina,
. My couat may not be exactly correct, but it is
nearly so. You will perceive that four otates
are unrepresented, but it ia thought that Dele
gates will arrive from two of them this evening,
and that other Delegates will : also arrive from
Louisiana If not, tee shall not look for a Dr.
Racket to fill the vacancies. The season of tbe
year considered, it is not surprising that come of
the distant Southern and Western Statea ate
unrepresented ; bat on tbe contrary, the large
attendance at tbe Convention shows that the
Whigs throughout the Union are ' still animated
with zeal, hope and determination. After com-
pletinsr the roll it was moved by Mr. Sprague.
of Mass., that a committee, consisting of one
from each delegation, be appointed to nominate
officers for the convention, who, being . named,
retired for that 1 purpose, but before they return
ed, the convention adjourned Mr 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. It seems, by the common
consent of all, that James Barbour, of Virginia,
will be the President of the convention. v
7 S. Carolina ! ?
4 i; Georgia,
13 Kentucky, " 9
8 Tennessee,'
5 Ohio, '16
7 : Indiana 5
40, Mississippi, S
8 Louisiana, ' 1
9 Missouri, - ' 2
25, Illinois, . 3
9 Alabama, S
' 15 Michigan, 2
12 Arkansas,
The late sninted action on this subiect:.! and
i rJ?i5f r cit,ie" 4 F-Je'te""'. t.e csid-: them, of complefng the .p,
1 members to consider
r to riohtl reason, and
entitled to vote for 'Officers of tbis , U(ju8e,
on the assemblage of a (new Congress tlcltil
the House js oiganized? ibe answerj jto
. w hith oueition was. that a certificate of
N election, in due conformity " to law,-hai jfever
and invauably-faceii held to entitle meroDers
in seats.' Mr. W. proceeded to qtote at
Urge several authorities to sustain this) post
tion, which ho considered impregnable.
?- The 'firut authority he Quoted was frcMi Mr.
PiYNUMs spwech in ihe case of Gholsoh and
v Claiborne, in which! that gentleman fa am-
tpi'ifedtbat the ceiMficate of the Governbr of
a State w,as prima facte evidence, nqf to be
disputed; of a uicmber'd 1 title to a seat.
then quoted the speech to the same efJect,
in tint same case of) a member from wary
land, (Mr. Thomas) of the same pbftical
patty as the genileman from North QapU
ua. j He then quoted to tbe same jfect a
speech of the tatev Speaker i of this House,
(Mr, Polk.) ; Commenting upon th ? and
tither fxtraci s referred to by him, ijjej said
that n sunbeam could be clearer tlian the
demonstration that, faccording to alfusage
and untvercal opinion heretofoie, the. legal
return was irrefutable evidence of title to
seat And (s tid Mr. White, still address
ing the Clerk,) yon jhave by yoor w4 act
shown your own conviction that such is the
law. When you came to New Jeryjyou
called the nme of Josaru F. lUNt) LPH.
And why did von dhp it hut from y con
sciousness that he had, in the GojHpor'sj
xvrtifiralD of election, a legal and 8ificient
lule to a sent? Yet the names of the five
other: Representatives from New Utrseyj
having precisely similar certificates jpjfjelec4
. tion, you reject, thus setting at ide filrife the;
I4W hose injunctions you have youlilf re
cogi'istd in the case of Mr. Randoih.
After some further observations, pit. W.
took bis 6cal; nd, ' .
Mi BYNUM, or North Carohla) rose
apparently for the purpose of replying Jo the
allusion made by Mr. White to his speech
in the case of Claiborne and Gholsoo.
The shades of evening had, however, by
this time began to fall, and there ws a gen
eral call for adjournment. '; I
Tbe CLERK stated it as his opirin that
in the present state of the House me roll
having been only partially called) qo ques
tion could be taken either by yeas and nays,
or by tellers, or by count, and tht iio decj.
sion could be arrived at but hy genital con
tent of the House.
By general consent, the House ihpn ad
lourned. to meet again at 12 o'clock to mor
row. .
ing stocK in tnjs worK. jcvery
be made to get the stocks taken, and we as
sure the public that tbe prospects at present,
render it almost certain that the work Will
!ie commenced at no distant day.
Three cheers for old jGrosS Creek ! Cit
zens of the West, rouse up from your in-
erably revived the drooping hopes of the j did so; and the proceeding was hailed with
friends of this enterprise. Only Two .Hun- acclamation by the public. 1
dred Thousand Dollars remain to be raised When the House assembled this morning,
to ensure the completion of ,the-work. Fay- the pending question was on the following
etteville and its? vicinity have subscribed resolutjon, oeped by Mrf Wise, yesterday :
Resolved, That the acting Clerk of this
ttifTerence nnd send on1 vnur mitesFav I most liberallv. and if the VYcstem Counties
etteville will Ido her nart ! . -a h;J ii L Hwise, lahalKproceed w.Uh the call of the-meuH
hn h. .4;e4.t r Wk T?oll Pn.il iro J ' ou0" ' bers from the different s Stales! of tbis Union, in
On the subject of the Jlaoad we are Wfl learn lhat bertam contractors on "thel the usual wayalliog the habes of such mem-
anthnrivfn liirlhpr in bv, IhA tVkmmittPe I ill. . f- . 0 ; . i. .. -"
"TIT: ""J. r:: W.lminoion Ril Rosd. will take Stock in bsirom Jew jersey, as now me regular and
nave uepaic ueu a specia ageni, appuinieu M 1 legal commissions from the Executive of that
by the Governor, to Salisbury, Lexington, payment for their labor, to the amount
A def and domb person being as
was his idea l forgiveness, took the pencil and
wrote : "ft is the odor which Duwers yie
when trampled -upo,M
e whit
Greensborough and other towns in the
counties West of this place, to solicit im
mediate aid in the construction of this rail
road this tsdont in order to secure the lib
eral conditional subscription of those con
tractors who were present at the meeting
on Tuesday last. Ontv 200,000 noio re
main to be sub$cribej&, before this great
work will be put under contract. If that
I t .! '! .t . . I
sum can oe securea previous to tne 10m
of January -we are authorised to say, that
a meeting of the stockholders will imme
diately be convened, and the work be com
menced about the first of February.
Apple Butter, Tbe Germans of Penn
sylvania make a superior kind of apple sauce,
which is called apple butter. The manner
in which it is made is thus described by a
traveller who visited them : To make this
article according to Geiman law, the host
should in the autumn invite his neighbors,
particularly the young men and maidens, to
make up an apple butter party. Being as
sembled, let three bushels of fair sweet ap
of One Hundred Thousand Dollars: this!
with the liberal: subscription of tbe $tate
and the sum subscribed by tbe Cumberland
people, will only leave about $200,000 ta
be taken by the j Western people. It would
be a burning reproach to our citizens to bold
back their hands, when so much has been
done for them by others. Mr. McRae, a
special agent, appointed by the Governor to
obtain subscriptions, is now at this place on
the business. If Old Rowan will only do
as well as she once did, it is all that is ask
ed of herjj
'Northern men with Southern Principles
It is not a Utile singular that the three
i f ; I' S ) ; -" if
great lights of the Van Buren press in N
Carolina Lonng of the Standard : Thomp
son of the! Lincoln Republican, and Austin
of the Western Carolinian, should be 'Nor-
State. in t- -.. ;
;s -hi t : j
Mr. Rhett moved to lay the resolution on
the table ; intimating that be intended to of
fer another, proposing thai the roll should
be called, omitting the members whose seats
are disputed) and if there should be a quo
rum present, they should; proceed to hear
and decide on tbe evidence of election pre
sented by the claimants. I Tellers were call
ed for, and Mr. Dromgoole having been ap
pointed one of tbe Tellers asked the Chair
how he was to decide between the different
'ii . ; ,i j; : -J-
sets of claimants, in counting the members ;
and whot were to vote.
( ;
Mr. Adams, as Chairmao, decided that
the tellers must courit those who had, under
the Constiution of the (Joited States, and
the laws of the respective S
certificate of election.
Mr. Vanderpoel rose in
denounced tbe opinion as a gross usurpation
of the; power of the House.
ates, the regular
great heat, and
" Order ! Or
Mr. Vander-
thern men with 1 Southern Principles.'.
pies be parecl quartered, anoV the cores re- These men would fain teach us, that wef der , was cneA on all sides
mrivorl Mnnivhilp 11 tun harrAls nf nAm I . . 1 ? . . . . til j j
: K" ;;" n & rr mi: W rcared a ! poel contended that! the! Chairman had not
this is done commit the prepared apples to wnere syery nas exiaiea since me counrjbeen appointed tor any sucii purpose, and
the cider, and thenceforth let the boiling go ry existea, aonot sumcienuy appreciate that these members, it permitted to be
on brikly and systematically. But to ac
complish the main design, the party must
lake turns at stirring the contents without
cessation, that they do not become attached
to the sides of the kettle and be burned.
Let this stirring go on till the liquid the a-
maigamated cider and apples, become as
thick as hasty pudding then throw in
seasoning of pulverised alspice, when it may
be considered as finished, and committed! to
pots for future use. This is apple butler
and it will keep sweet for many years. And
the dangers to which we are exposed ; nay, counted, would vote on their own case,'
that some of 09 are so unnatural as to wish 1 which was prohibited by , the roles of the
to take sides with! the ' negroes and aboli 1 House.
l - J-- . T. " ? si.-. :i
tionists and wish to have. our own throats
cot. and that if it were not for the kind in-
terference jof good Northern Loco Focos
like them, it would be certainly done. This
extravagant i and extraordinary pretension,
The Chair decided that the members re
ferred to were not personally interested in
the question ; but only their constituents
were. &
Fwm this decision of the Chair Mr. Van-
reminds us of the boast of Steer Hamblin, derpoe! appealed, and the debate arose on
the honter,E who declared that he beat the the aoseal, in which, Messrs. Stanlev. Wise.
depend upon it, it is a capital article for the old turkey gobKler a yelpin sofartbatwheri Grander, Ogden Hoffman j and Biddle sup-
.-, ... me oia leuow law oia wiDogn we coiai, pod ibe decision of the Cbtir: and
com under .be head of apple uce. V hi, H h mortified and ..Jon; Cr.ig.oma, oflMd., and Van-
Old
has gained
since he
suppose his narrow escape from the jaws
f the insatiate monster, into which the
Press attempted to thrust him, has inspired
him with new life and vigour.
A severe shock of an Eaithqoake was
felt at Tuscnmbia, Alabama, on the morn
ing of the 14th ultimo. r
At Zanesville, Ohio, one thousand bar
rels oi Flour were recently offered for sale j
at &2 75 per barrel, and no purchaser found.
liniv
ern man With Ndrthern nrincinles. But he 1 . i , &
. ii i . - -. f .'-- . - I niipnre. acrifnxf IIia imnttiifAn nf hainn
Knew well that hermil.Cl thritfl bv .Jealmtr I "I"' t- r "6
in such notions as the 'Yinkeea trade unonl commuted a usurpation, to expressing an
so he most nt$ds have a little office lacker opinio the certified members mustv pie
to his official patronage, and then a top Tb!e "fbfte Wls till going oo, with grea
horse is loose among the hitched horses.'! animation and interest, when, in order to be
; i - ; .! , . I 10 t,n?c'?r fhe ,0lt was obliged to bring
n Begor here Jlonsicvr Tcnson come coin," this bart of mv renort in rlo. Ii i.hmh.
. . ; -r;-,- -t IB-
The Lincoln Republican, edited by Monsieur ly probable! thit the main question will not
There will b& a shower
light, the air almjst (hr
dred thousand copies ( !
the rising of the sun. 'j
Press !
Our cana! naviaii
Winter is upon us. A
hard. Professor Lspy f
ging at the Southwest 1
is still raging, iMar.i i
STILL LATER FROM HARRISBURG.
We learn by a lettter from Washington that
letters have been received in that city, from
Harrisborg, which state that the National Con
vention is tbas dfvidedj in reference to the can
didate for the Presidency :
Henry Clay, 103
Gen. Harrison, 101
Gen. Scott, 50
Extract of a letter to the Editor of the Intel
ligencer, dated ;
j . ' j KlCHMOND, Uec. t.
" The Northern cars did not arrive until 1 1
o'clock tbis morning, and I am informed by the
passengers who left there on Thursday evening,
That the House was organized by the appoint
ment of John Q. Adams of Mass. as Speaker
pro tern., and that the House was still discuss
ing the New Jersey election.
The Administration: members nt the Legisla
ture held a caucus last evening, for the purpose
of selecting: their candidate for the U. States
Senate. John Y. Mason and James McDowell
were both nominated, and the vote stood for
i Jobn Y. Mason,'', 43 -
: James McDowell, SO
A resolution was then offered i fecommfliiding
Mr. Mason as the Administration candidate,
which was carried, j with but one dissenting
voice, and that was " Fayette. McMullen," who
declared be would vote for, any Administration
candidate but John. Y. Mason, i -
It is thought by some, although it is a mere
conjecture, that the election will come on about
m .. .' l
JLuesuay nexi.v ;
Correspondence of the JSational Intelligencer.
New York, Dec. 3, 1839.
" The British Qaeen, according to tbe costom
house returns, took out $362,000, but this is no
sign. Custom house accounts of the import and
export of specie are no worth much. T'hey are
good to begin to guess upon. The Courier thinks
she has a mitlioo on board. There is no alarm
now, however, about this export of specie. As
much cones in a9 goes out. Oar banks have
enough. Their circulation is yet limited. The
calls on them for new discounts are but few.
There being but little business, nobody' is run
ing into debt, who can run in. The grand effort
is to settle up old affairs, i
Another Canton ship, tbe Nantasket, arrived
here last night with a cargo of teas. Brother
Jonathan is cow reaping his profit out of Jtihn
Hull's difficulties. The smuggling of opium,
however, is not prevented in the Celestial Em
pire, and the Chinese who cannot get opiun?
have found a substitute for it in the decoction of
the hemp flower which has been extensively
used in parts of Russia, Tartary, and the East
to prod nee intoxication. The English merchants,
July 20, remained at Macao, all trade with tbe
Chinese being prohibited by the British superin
tendent. This business, by the way, is goinw to
give tbe Untish Government a great deal of
trouble, lbs loss of three millions sterling in
destroyed opium is so serious m loss that "the
Government seem determined to make the Chi
nese pay for it. It is Dot probable that any ne
gotiation will compel 'he payment; and it is prob
able that actual force must, be reeorted to, in
which case the trade,; if we are not involved iu
the difficulty, to a great extent will be ours.
L Siocks have guoe down to day. U. S. Bank
one to two per cent. There are fears of bad
npws by the Liverpool. The sale3 cf stock gen
erally were large. . -i
The Liverpool, London, and Harvey packets
are detained by contrary winds. If the Message
comes along to-night, they will lake it off to Eu
rope in the morning. v
The power of the Printing Press, by the way,
if tbe Message cuthes as we expert, will be shown
off in tbis city to-high I as oaly ooe other city in
the world can show it off. Hundreds of Primers
stand with uplifted fingers steam and manoel
j power is gr&spiog the wheels uf double cylinders.
fob tug
i .. .."'.! it
r r.T.'j . t
tiuessrs. juuhui s : t
your correspondent v
tu of hostility to the T
A A . II ,
ai ursi Bunpustu. ji i.
I think there is a lair t
long, not only write "
cense Law, bat become
us repeal oi uwuiuwh.
"Not Guilty, ".calls
that the Licensa L .
taxe?, 4c I am
which 1 hope will be f
not been so very irap:
furnished with " fact
referring to the free
he will discover t!. -.t
ty, represented in t!,? t
to collect tbe "fads," t
Law greatly increa? 3 t
I am prepared to t;
(Cabarrus,) bat I ha v
' facts,' can and will 1
jority of tbe Counties i
ty of Cabarrus, paid ;
Tax to the amount cf
lhe expenses ot ts e i
year, from int crape r
assertion is not cs.'
TCTAL ISFOUyATION t
the Courts Coinij
the poor. Now if i ;
License to Retail 1 t
three Licenses grant
Court : three times J
this " Revenue " Ir
leaves $1,1 SS !! f :;
support ot in temper s
meotary upon the v i
Legislature com pc;
most enlightened ?
License Law, is, ho
the REVENUE 1" I
revenue in this way, :
verted from bad to t
It is perfectly p!:
ment lhat tbe Litt r
es. Are not . Pacim
weansvsr yea Kir
ed by our Counties
ofwoe and ruin. 1
increased, by intn:;'
Law the Taxes uf t:
to support thera. B
paapera increased ; t
sault and battery."
for two thirds cf th:
casioned by interap
of cases, the" etMs1'
People must be tax
continue lhe subject r
cessary. Let any :
' Revenue " bror;
by granting Licen; ,
can be easily done) t
the County Solicit;
cases of assault '
paid to support Pat:;
and he will see, tl
saT3 nothing but tna t,
License Law greash
Taxes,1, 'C In c
" Not Guilty " to-:.
the peisons appoin'c i
have collected the in:
rou ti:
, ' NOT '
JlJessrs. Editors :l
correspondent with ij
iou9ly looking for zn
tions from some met:
I would inform hini, t"
not been lor the
tbejiroductions of I.'
sufficient amount f
reasons, if such vh
assumptions too. T.
be.;-: forthcoming. II
have been edified ly t
the writer of this li
ke has not heard
either as an auihur t:
however, I am sati-f.
emies of the Temreri
tt tlia tioTnliToi-l t r w i'
no abler advocate thai
ter reasons than Nut
ward with so much t
posite party need huv
triumph. Such rea
refuted, even should 1
lacy by the rules tf 1
rely upon reasoning, c
linn T vnoLA T ni ii f -
figures." f am not i:
and thus granted tr out
with the prvif
U8TB biiapeu a cuur -
to our purpose. An J I
tne convention tenuf r
feigned thanks fur t!
cussion. We ate n '
meet him or any t:.f r
has espoused. We i:
cussioo j for we arp
pfer by a t horoua h :
lo bringTorward tSu-
a candid and cnl:'
whether or not the .
accusation' against i.'
thai ihey create a ;
increase the amount
ly was a looker in t
have heard many s : :
ses delivered bfcfcre t
clearly to show tint
license law drawn
and that the pro' u
posifire. It c.uU 1.
at the time. b..L tl. - (
necessary fr the r.L:
law did irpaily ir,Tt
to he. stated, so ih 'U
lhe matter might e; ,
maiiun in thotr rtv'.i
S'on has been bt-v.t
on through the j i.i !:
of their asseriior.3, I
feel lhat longer
that, as a lover cf .
patriot and gucd .
peiance cuse, zv.-. ;
as it is I vviil Lr'r ,:
in my possess':? n ;
irubeh&lf of the taw
lhe onus proband :
the plaintiffs in t! .? r
thai i should b3 v
tf!