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mai a tie iuia 10 inBuence an fliieyi i f";
lead An t matter of general licy, ought to-be
lost so math l he more reorobaied than a fieuLat
affcta an individual mtreiy, as ihe concerns of a
nation ars jmore engrsing and Impotont! than
1 the concerns f a priir ate citizen. V n v r
1 In America an election ought to le; sod in
the inaj'n H is. an expression ortb:ripuf ill.
fur great ' National' objects ) ' i" England, jitj if
merel a struggle fox personal power, between
the owners! of properly. The voter witriJUo; is
one of s body which controls the results; in En
gland, he is ooo of a body controlled byj direct
personal ' infloence. No ereat tr ordinary erime
lajjai&si goqd morals and public safety, can .be
-'committed,-than to mislead the public In matters
of facts connected with an election; and jet an
f electioneering lie, is almost ordered a yental
offence in America, because they are so deemed
here, where, as a role, every thing is setiled by
direct personal influence and biibery. We give
the libertv bf the Press bi far too much latitude.
perhaps uot so much in the law itself, as by onin
i IV : J ton and in the construction of the law. j he
' j Heabing is in favor of poblicaiion; firstly, buse
i t man is inherently selfish, and he . cares j little
I 'what private wrongs are commuted in feecing
i the morbid appetites of the majority ; and secend-
Ijjby confuundinj a remedy with diet. When
' poicer is id be overturned, the Press becomes a
- tore engine, and its abases may be tolerated In
order to ecure the inestimable advantages of
liberty; but liberty attained, it should riot be
forgot ten. that wbile arsenic may care a disease,
j taken as daily food it is Ceitain death. I (
I I Every honest man appears to admit that:; the
? Jjress in Americans fast getting to be intolerable.
1 Troth appears to be no longer expected. tSTf r a
1 this all. An, evident; dishonesty of senttnient
; pervades the public itself, which is beginning to'
f regard acts of privatedelinqoency with' a dange-
ivu9 indifference ; and acts too', that are insepara
I. by connected with the character, security, 'and
I alright adecinistratioa of the State : Poiiiical
jtjckfy8hip being how regarded very mocbj: as
iKtkvshio of another order. is notoriously esteem-
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task of making a' brief record of. one' of
the most disastrous fires with w hicK bar
devotfd town has ever been yisitedJ At
about 2 oclock this morning the alarm
sounded & proved to proceed from the store
occupied by John t Dawson, a the drth
East Corner of the Court .Houses fie
Court House itself was soon on fire, as were
a)s( the huiidings adjoining Mr. Da wsOn'a.
The flames progressed thence, with terrific
fury, ui an easterly and 'northerly direction
of the square iii which the fire originated!
irV a few mlnntes caught the buildings across
Front street, in a westerly direction. iThe
- progress of the fire was then in every di
rection from a common centre 1 Soqtbj
however nothing was burnt but the Court
House. In other directions' indicated, ;'no
barriers could be interposed until the two
squares immediately N. W. and N. B.of
the Court House were entirely destroyed,
with the exception of the bank of Cape
Pear, and two small houses next hoi tfrj of
it, on the former square, and three brick
hiil(lings on -the N.. W.! angle of the latter.
The whole number of buildings destroyed
13 ! about one hundred and fifty, including
tjiii Olfioesjof the Advertiser and proritcje,
thc" Custorn house, and the Clarenden j lid
Heston's Hotels.' The following is ai list
csiFRl aiwtbw blotT to hit prosperity, lint
many years will niotf serve to;recoei her
from: She had just gotten over ihe eflects
of similar visitations formerly ears and
had taken upi a load, in the construction of
the Wilmingmni &jBlegb Rail Roadthat
almost staggered herlstrengtb whenl this
last misfortune cam,1and Jiearly paralyzes
her energies and hopes. Add to this the
unpropitious state &f trade gieneral Iyt and
our lot seems most an happy. But we are nei
ther dismayed nor disheartened , We look
to the future, to redeem the present and the
past, and by the j favor of Heaven, will
struggle with redoubled diligence
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Ticettty-Sixih Congress.
in r siik at u.
Monday, Jan. 20, 1840.
Mr. Benton's bill for the armed occupation of
Florida.passed its final reading Yeas, 24 ; Nays,
15 Mr. Strange of N. C. voting against it
The Sab-Treasury bill was then read a third
time, and on the question of its passage Mr.
Clay addressed: the Senate at great length. The
Senile adjourned before the question was taken.
f HOUSE ;0F REPRESENTATIVES.
The debate in regard to the reception of abo
lition meaiorials occopied this day, as it had sev
eral days previous, and the House adjourned
witaooi any uecisive aciion on me subject.
IN SENATE. 1
. Tuesday, January 21.
The Vice President: commonicated to the Se
nate a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
in obedience to a resolution of the Senate, con
taining a letter from the! Surgeon General in re
lation to the selection of a site for: a marine hos
pital on the Arkansas river. !
Also, from the Navy; Department, containing a
statement of the number of clerks, their names,
salaries, &c. belonging to the Navy Department
and the Commissioners bf the Navy .
Also, from the War Department, a report of
the contingent expenses; &c. . 5 -"'
The following memorials and petitions were
presented and a ppropuately referred :
BylMr. Phelps: (From citizens of Vermont,
asking some farther legislation fbr preventing
the foreign slave-trade.! j ; . "
r Also, from citizens ofl Windsor county, in the
same State, complaining of the laws of the Dis
trict of Colombia in relation to: the imprison
ment of free persons of color, presuming them
to be slaves, whereas the presumption ought to
be in favor of freedom.' and asking a change of
safdlaws. ; v: I ! i.,.; Ill ::;, . '-".j :
On motion of !Mr. Sevier, the motion to re
ceive was ordered to lie oo the table. i
REPORTSlF&QM COMMITTEES.
The resolntion soboiiited yesterday by Mr.
Strange, asking the Committee on the Judiciary
o inquire into tbe expediency of so amending
the Jaws asito circulate, free of postage, in the
respective Stales, such; papers as .should publish
tne laws or the u oited states, was taken up,
Mr. Bniler. cf Soath- Carolina,' fallowed In
some remarks, io ihd course of which he tlndica'
ted the Administraiion and ihe Adnuntstiaiion
lMy geflaliy ffbai the imputation of favoring
Ihe doctnnrs ot aboiwion, uie aovocxcy oi wnicn,
be coniended, was jone of ibe characteisticVof
tbe Wb ig par ty Ijofl fthe ; present ; day , f Mir. B.
was odce or f Ic called to order by the. Chair,
but proceeded, with ibis remarks, in obedience to
a call from several; parts of tbe House that he
should do so. -;; 1 fl T.
Mr. Dromgoole rose, he said, Tor the purpose
of bringing1 ibis debate to a close. He woold not
undertake to reply to remarks that had been made
by other gentle menj because, from the motion he
was about to submit; he. did not consider himself
at liberty to take part in the discussion, either on
me one sice or me joiner, a ne simpie uuesuun
of the Hpcse: done under tle rcsolottaa of lftl9
He said that! tbe public setvice imperiously ro
qoiied that someuch orilejr be passed. f
-IThe Chair! said the reiuHition could be cjlered
only by general consents f K"l :M
j jvir it. oaiianu ojecieo,f -
I lr Wt Cost Johnsen Jeqoesied Mi Jones to
ia modi f his resolution so is td confine it to the
bills and documents which had thus far been re
ported. H -fri Wi'$ l N;-
AO mis iir Clones sssnteo. - ?
MrR Garbhd said hd must slill object, unless
te gentleman (would furlhlr modify his resolu
tion so as to require the Clerk to get this printing
done on the best terms which could be obtained
in the District. , hi - -
I Jllr Junes slid he saw rt was impossible lor
him to shape bis resolution :so as to please every
ew eawo wa i tuw -j,va va .t g - f
to be decided wasi whether the House would a- body ; he had already yielded with a view to
dopt a standing role in regard to ceitain classes
of petitions which,: as experience! had shown,
were crowding in.' upon them, and ! in relation to
which the House must have some standing reg
ulation. Four years' experience had shown that
the only practicable mode of quietly disposing of
these petitions was to permit them to be present
ed by the gentlemen who might hold them, and
then quietly to consign them to the table. He
had risen, therefore, for the purpose of moving an
amendment to : the! pending proposition, which
would conform to9 the; previous practice ;ot tne
Hotue. Intending, as he did. to nut an end to
mtet the wishes of . gentlemen, but lie could go
no farther. ;
Mi Garland! Then I object.
1 Mr. Jones! i I must then move that the rule
bf suspended; to allow me to move the resolution.
IiIr..-Bris2S,-ol JUassachuseiis, tnoogni u
would be better to reconsider the order to print.
and modify the order a$ now proposed by the
mover: tnen 1 a vote 01 a eimpie majomy
would be sufficient. Whereas the rules could not
be suspended! but by' a tola of two thirds. He
moved a reconsideration! i k
Mr Rice Garland said be hoped the House
the discussion by ;mbvoglh previous quests I wold not: recoider j he should gite his vote
be woold not so into tbe discussion, as it migni sgainsi lnsieaa ot iob nuuso appuiuuuS
committee to which the resolution should
ferred; when . j . ; ! ' ;
Mr. Davis remarked that he thought the sub
ject ought to be referred to the Committee on tbe
Post Office and Post Roads, to which committee
the memorials for reduction of postage, Sec. had J profitableness of the debate, he moved the pro-
been sent. - He thought i; time that tbe rost I vious question
Office laws should be revised and amended. I Strong appeals. were made to him by Messrs.
The resolution was! referred tothat committee. W. Cost Johnson and Dawson to withdraw it,
On motion of Mr. Clay, the committee on the I and be asked leave to explain ; but tbe House
Judiciary were instructed to enquire into the ex-1 refusing, he adhered to his motion
)eoiency 01 puousning a sieroiype eauion 01 me i Mr. rionman men moveu a can 01 me xiouse ,
awsof the United States, to embrace the laws I which motion prevailing, the House was called
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sufTerers, as accurate as it can be
amidst the confusion of the moment.
ST.'RES, OFFICE, KC. ON
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MAEKCT ST.
-' - - ' full
J.ihn Dawfion, Thos. -W, Brown, C. !C.
llotchkws.'G. & C. Bradley, O. Fennell,
(Sheriff,) T. C. Miller. Dr. Berry, Dr. Pois
son, Owen Holmes, C Shelton, Dr. DeRo$-
sett, fen. Iver McCallurn, VVright & Savage;
S M West,' W A Williams, Thos. Howey,
j west & uowey, y. cy ii, Latimer; Owen
Holmes jr.! Drs. McRee Anderson, John
Wotster. James Anderson, Samuel Shuter,
Irowo cV Deltossett. Christonher Miller.
eUy McCaleb, U W Bradley, Jacobs
ft Fitman, Peter Smith,! B Solomon, J Pe(
to way, F. U. Hill (Adv. Office.)
1 ' ON WATER STREET.
Hathaway & Peckman, James M'Garv,
AV W Hewlett, Hood Sc Stanton, W Giles,
Aaron Lazarus, Wr-H Lippitt, J I Bryan,
Custotrriiouse. A A Wanet, :M McKay,
li. u savage, "h-i - -rj
' j ON TRQNT" STEE Zll
J G Wright, W A Wright, P W F
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ning, A A Browrf, (Chronicle Office,) J 'J
Miller, J C Yopp. t ' , . li '
:: ' )' families;- 'it
A ios. Eferett, Mrs. Lord, sen. MrsMlat
ridge, Capt. Davis, Dan1!. Sherwood, :Mrs
Jieston, I Peterson,4 Horace Burr, Mrs Ooxf
ever. J Pete way, Mrs. Miller, P Basadier,
John Wooster, U. Dudley, Mrs. Jones,
" Dajcti Poisson, Doct. BerryA Bryan, K P
Purnell, B Gardner, Peter Harris, B. P.
Miichell, Mrs. Unffiib:- Piner, ?rGf-
don.
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uflerers by the loss of buildings not isj-
d tided in the foregoing
John A Taylor, Esiaie John Lord, Estate
Win McKay, W 0 Bettencourt, K Better-
when ' some discussion, arose as to the
proper
be re
have the appearance of presenting him in the
light of doing an unfair thing by preventing re
ply. He moved to amend Mr. VY. Thompson's
resolution by striking out all after the words "of
any," in the first line, aad inserting
" Petitions, memorials, remonstrances,address
es, resolutions, propositions, or papers of any de
scription, touching the abolition of slavery or the
slave trade in the District of Colombia, in the
Territories of the United States, or in any State
of this Union, or the transportation of slaves from
any State, District, or Territory, or relating in
whole, or in part, in f any way, or to any extent
whatsoever, to these'subjects, shall be laid upon'
the table without a question, and without action
or debate, and the 6ame shall not be printed.1
Mr. D. made a few further remarks in sup
port of his amendment ; when,
Mr. Adams rose to make an inqairy from the
Chair on a point of older, but the Reporter could
not hear it. . j ! I jl
Mr. Dromgoole thin moved the previous ques
tion. . j HljNr :- r-
Some discussion! followed on a point of order,
i After which, Mi; Dromgoole's amendment was
propounded to the House ; when j .
i Mr. Brisrsrs contended that, as 1 this amend
ment proposed the same disposition of abolition
memorials, &o. as was proposed by tne resolution
offered a few days since by Mr. Coles, of Vir
ginia, and which bad! been laid on the table, it
could not be in orders 5
Both tbe resolutions were read, and the point
of order debated for an hour, when the Uhair de
cided the amendmentiof Mr. Dromgoole to be out
of order.
Fromlhis decision Mr. Dromgoole took an
appeal : but the decision of the Chair was af-
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armed by the House-f-Yeas 120, nays 64.
A contest now took place for the floor; Mr.
Black claiming it to offer a short amendment de
claricg that abolition memorials should not be re
ceived. . I . 1 1
air. Dromgoole ? finally obtained it to speak to
the original resolution', (Mr. 1 hompson's,) where
upon, after remarking upon the length and un
ot a general nature i r
THE SUB, TREASURY.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
bill to provide for the col lection, safe-keeping,
and transfer ot tbe public money.! 1 he question
being on its passage-' !
Mr. Walker spoke at much length, ch:efiy in
reply to Mr. U lay, of Kentucky i and in argu
ment to show that the nominal reduction of the
price of labor and capital, by specie, Is no real
reduction, because it makes them and their pro
duciions, all equally oheap ; while, by means of
that cheapness, lit renders the sale of the pro-
d actions ot sucn labor, and capital certain in a
foreign market. ; . ! "f
Jut. Buchanan (after an interval) said he had
intended and did still intesd to : speak on this
snbject He had supposed, however, that some
gentleman on the other side might wish to fol
low the Senator from .Mississippi, but if not.
accordingly. The doors were closed, and ab
sentees called ; when thecal! was suspended.
Mr. W. Thompson amendment having been
read, the Chair inquired whether mi. Drom
goole's call for the previous question was seccond
ed ? , ' I. r
Mr. Howard. Of Indiana, inquired whether it
would be in order to move to lay the resolution of
Mr. Thompson on the table ?
The Chair replying in the affirmative, he said
that he should not make the motion till be nan
stated his reasons ; but the House refusing leave,
rart . i " . t? . si
me question was i put on secoooing me can
for the previous question, and decided, by tellers,
in the nesative--Ayes99,noes yy.
Mr. Adams thereupon offered the following a-
mendment :
Resolved, That the following be added to the
standing rules of mis House, to be numbered tbe
Cttat ?M ill
Air, B. hoped theSenfte would pass this bill in- k Xi TO;!
un io-morrow u. was noi now pre- iis Clevis, shall helreceivet
pared ; and it was so passed accordingly.
The " bill to provide for the relief of certain
petsons therein nameo, was taken up and or
dered to be engrossed, t 1
1 he Senate proceeded to the consideration of
Executive business, 1
1 And soon after adjourned.
i HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mt Gar land, oj Virginia, who was entitled to
tne floor, rose to address the House on the sub
ject of Jut, W. Thompson's resolution in regard
to the reception of abolition petitions, &c.
Mt. Pope asked Mi. Garland to yield the
floor for tbe purpose bf enabling him to lay on
the table, with a view to have printed, a report
on the subject of the disputed boundery of Iowa.
Several objeetiens were made- mingled with
cries of " it is of no use there is no one to print
; A similar application Was i male by Mti Prof-
fil, for the purpose of enabling bim to introduce
whch her Jir. t.) deemed of great importance
as calling forJnformattoh whicbl the i country
the whole country demanded. Mr. P. said that
if the introduction of the resolution gave rise to
i, received unless objection be
made to us reception i tor special reason : and
whenever objection shall be made to the recep
tion of a petition,' ihe name of the member object
ing, and the reason of the obiettion, shall be en
tered upon the journal. ( The question in every
such case shall be; Shall the petition be rejectedf
and no petition snaibe rejected but by a majori
ty ot the members present."
lie said ihe proposition was general in its
character, not referring to abolition petitions
more than to all others.!: It proposed that none
should be rejected j but by a majority, and for
reasons assigned. ; It admitted the principle that
the House might-reject; a memorial ; but insisted
that the name of the person objecting, should be
recorded, and the reasons for the rejection given
ne tnereiore m?Taa, an aojoornmeci.
And the House, adjou rned .
a
printer, or taking up the; resolution which had
been moved as to a more economical i mode of
bavin? the mintm? cone, it was attempted, by
a roundabout process, to let the Clerk, in effect,
appoint the printer to this House. Every body
knew who would get tne printing u me jicjk
had anv control in the matter ; and the practical
effect of ordering him to get it done waa to allow
t ' ; . ,tt;; Ji. rtv. lit.
mm in annniniine nnouc Dimier. iu iuu aiui
G.was utterly opposed, tiff the resolution should 1
be so modtned as to require: tne me pnnting to oa
done on the best terms,; he should vote for it ;
otherwise he would continue his objection to its
introduction. I'i S "l!"ff!
Wr Briggi now withdrew his motion to re
consider, r i f -iii : . . " - ; :.
Adims.! who! bad been entitled to the
floor, havina ; yielded ! it at the request of Mt
Jones, said he bad done so only that an appro
priation bill miff ht be reported : but as a new
subject was introduced, i debate on which might
occupy the day , he claimed his right to to tbe
floor. ' P-l ' ; ; !.;-" -
Mr Sergeant wished bim to waive bis right
long enough to allow Jli S to report a bill sup
plementary; to the census bill. -
Mr retrixin oojectiuE q mis-
Mr Adams insisted on the floor, and thereupon
proceeded to address thai House at length in sup
port of the followieg resolution, moved by bim
yesterday nil HI f-1:4 1 - . u
Resolved. That the following be added to the
standing rules: of this fiouse, to be, numbered
n iet i. . tin
Every Petition nreserad br the Speaker, or
by any member, with k brief: verbal statement of
us contents, snau oe receireo, uniess oojecuon oo
made to its! reception for special reason; and
whenever objection shall b made to the recep
tion of a petition, the name: of the member ob-
lectinff. and the reason Ofl the objection shall be
entered upon the journal J IThe question in every
sucn case snail oe, atttui im peimon oe rejecieaf
ana no petition suau oe rejec.eo ou oj s msjornj
of : the membes present.' S ' .- :
. Jlr A. continued to sneaK until a lew minutes
past two o'clock, and,!whfn he concluded.
a ne opeaKer gave me ,uwi io atr aiioio ui
Georgia Pi j riiolM-' . ...
Some struggle enstiedjss to that; after which
Mr Alford proceeded nd addressed the House
until past 3 oclock. U f i !
Mr Hunt, of N. Ybrlrithen obtained the floor ;
but appealed to the Htfue, on the ground of bod
ily indisposition, to extend lip him the indulgence
which had been granted! to other gentlemen by
adjournment, j liil U
Which motion was agieed to and tbe House
adjourned. J ' 5 i jj 1
! 7e UrhtdMkHth The New
Orleans papers contain descriptions of the
celebration of the dtbod the reception of
Gen. Jackson. Semli of them represent it
as a tame a flair, wbileptbers say it was cred
itable. The Generai wis received at the
State House, and fron !thenee was escorted
to the old Cathedral, 'wbere an oration was
delivered, after whieb 1)9 reviewed tbe troops
arid was then escort to bis lodgings.
This ended the ceremonies of the day. In
the evening, agreeable, to tbe invitation of
Li it. H.1...I j u:.
iuu DiauBg.cui.cni, iuo luouciai aim uia ouiia
attended St. Charles Theatre. At the close
of the comedy then performed, the curtain
dropped, end the anthem played according
to announcement. The curtain then rose, I
arid Mr. J. AT. il delivered a poetical
address from; his own ben to the Defender
of; New Orleans. A&6t7e Advr.
tThe MesshgcTM editor of the Ken
tucky Commonwealtbi m speaking of ttie
annual Message of tbe president, says, with
mocn point: MWc tore struck with an ex-
tiaordmary feature it
ATGHMAN
aJLWSBWrilY:
FniPAY, JANUARY. 31, 1840.
REPUBLICS WHIG CANDIDA TES
.-. -"for prcsidext, . .
WILLIAM nENRY HARRISON, -;
oip onto. I r -
. FOR VI OK PRESIDENT,
. JOHN TYLER -
. " i OF VIBGIMA. - "
FOR GOVERNOR
JOHN &l 1UORCIIEAD,
. OFi GUILFORD COUNTY.
ICF" 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
election. . : , : --,'- T
iTCP We are authorized to announce JOHN
H. HARDIE, as a candidate for Sheriff, at the
ensuing election. J T
Appointment by the President .-i Mat
thew Birchird, at present Solicitor of the
General Land Office, to bo Solicit or of Ibe
Treasury, in the place of Henry D. Gilpin,
appointed Attorney General.
FA111LV C
From a Comaianicatij.,
atd,M we take tha fjlluu 1
" Let it not be suf:,:
office, or bis friends, to ui:
olitionists ; you are tu ju.! ;
for a man may not be zu .
an Abolition deed, fur v.!
respinsible. Witutss t!
Representative in Conrt
trict in-Noith Carolina, c:.
tor, both of whom disown '
wis, whilst the former s :
seming a memorial upen i!
of Repreoentaiives, snsi t
another one before the be:
Oh ! most righteous J :
come to judgment ! Tl c ;
on the subject of Slaver
Abolition deed ? Head.: !
This is no Whig issue, :
up. by "the Van Curen ;
which tbey have, for r
candidate for Govern::. .
that B ever presented r
brother did ! And cu s
the Standard " has r
with being at least a I .
How little did they ill: '
they were about to pS :
Out of their own mom!
Before it became fashion
Judge Saunders, the Va n "
vernor, represented the t .
District " in Congress ; a:
House of Representativ;
1824-25, Page 37, we f
THE
AND
Mr. Sackders pre:
AMENDE! HONORABLE
THE CONTRAST.
The Charleston Courier, an avowed sup-1 abolition of Slavery
porter of the Federal Administration, after
making various attacks upon General Harri
son's opinions concerning Slavery, has late
ly cocoa cut and admitted that be stands ac
quitted of that charge. The speech which
he delivered tit Vincennes two years ago he
says is satisfactory on that score. Such con
duet ia t political adversary is as raro as it
is magnanimous. I .
The contrast between the coarse pursued
by tbe Charlestoa Courier and that 1 of the
maybe adopted for the ri
eery within the United i
rial teas rtferred, c."
, ,VVe can imagine oar r.:
ard," and others of his r
ing on reading the abore
done if." Yes, gentlerr
this matter alone. Yea !
a difficulty, from which ;
out merited cecscre. O'
is as bad as the ether. I
criterion, which yon 1.:
Abolitionism, your cz r
course. If you now c:
which you have, hither:.
Carolinian of this town, is strongly marked, j with such bitterness, jc
the document, and
that is, while it purpott$ to be a message to
Congress, it is subttartlally, and to all par
ty intents and purpose a; message to the
Lesislaturtsflf l&ef siftral States. A few
more sucn lanes 10 inpiaies, in meir sops.
rate characters, and wblwill then see State
iff
1- I
court, H Uaxter, 31rs. Wright, Mrs. Ca
borda, Mrs. C Harris, John Owen, Mrs.
Riyera, Thos H Wright, Samuel Potter.
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Trios. JlilH Rev. VV M Green. Estate Mc
Leran, Estate R Bradley, John W Huakl,
C P Mallett, Estate W Wilkings, Estate j
Mcllhennyv -'-j-. -'f:- ijf
The Press, and considerable, portion of
the materials were saved from the Advertiser
ofljee, and pith them this slip is printed,
after the delay consequent upon a hasiy re
moval of the contents of a printing oltcp.
From the i Chronicle oflice, nothing was
saved but tbe account books. A great deal
of i goods ahd furniture were gotten out jof
the houses and stores, although the loss pf
property of those kinds is immense. .M
ay 01 tne puituings on these two fqiares
were among the most valuable in town,faod
these two " was done probably three
fourths of the business of the place. We
have heard no critical estimates of the, ag
gregate loss, but we are inclined to think it
will sum unto nearly five hundred thousand
dollars VVhat portion is insured, is un?
aiccruinejj. Thct hfs Wilmington
SENATE .
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Wednesday, Jan. 22;
. Mr. Clay of Alabama, desired to refer some
documents to theiCommittee on the Judiciary,
connected with the resolution offered hv him va.
one word of debateif a single objection was terday, in relation; to' the publication of a- stero-
u wu-viti uw uuij, hi iciuiu 1 1 vv eaiuou ot ibo iaws(o: me united plates.
Legislatures looking t
not to their own Exec
dafions of wbat policy !it j is incambent
them to pursue.'
Washington city, and
ives, for recommen-
on
ft
for the courtesy of the genlleman from Virginia,
10 wiiuuraw tne resolution, giving notice, bowe
rer, that upon the first opportunity the subject
snouid be brought before tne noose. f
JJr. Garland having yielded; the floor, Jlr.
Promt read the followins resolution: .-t
Resohed. That the secretary! of. War be di-
rented to inform this House, at his earliest con
venience. whether he bss not ordered or author
ized the use of bloodhounds in the war with the
Indians in Florida; also, if soch order or autho
ity has been ffiven, whether ant importation of
bloodhounds has been ordered,! and from wbat
country ; also, the name of the agent employed
to purchase aod select said blood bouads : also,
the number of bloodhounds ordered : also, whe
ther anv bloodhounds have actually arrived ; and
i use 01 oiooaoounas is aetcrminea on,
th secretary of war ts further directed to state
the name of the officer in the American Armv
un-. : who5e idiate charge1 and command
miu oiouunouoasare to be used.
Alter the resolution; was read, some member
.-...s wUJruua ig us miioauaion, air. rromt
withdrew it. !' V i - -
air.. Garland then proceeded in
and addressed the House until half past one o-
Mr O. 6a;d that an edition ot 10.000 "cocies
could be procured at one dollar and thirty-seven
and a half cents per copy. The papers were xe
ferred. r-H ItHlV' .rM-- - ' "
THE ;STJB-TREASURr.
The bill providing for the collection, 6afe keep
ing and tranaferj.of.t8f public , moneys cpming
op again on the question of . its passage i j
The subject was further discussed by Mr.
Buchanan, Mr i jClayl of Ky- and Mr Walker,
till a late hour ; whep - : '
On motion of Mri Henderson, "
The Senate aojouihedr 5
MOUSE jO RESENTATlVES. 1
Mr Jones, frocaidielCommiuee of -Ways and
Means, reported he military, appropriation bill
lor the year ;18 Which with certain docu
ments and estimates accompanying ft, was laid
upon the table and, ordered to be printed. c
, Mr. R Garland aiked how the priming was to
he done, no printei hitiBg- been appointed, and
the resolution authorizmw the Clerk to have the
printing done having expired f , . ;
Mr Jon f s said all he bad moved was the order
to print. But he would further ask leave to in
troduce a resolution" empowering: the' Clerk of
the.Hcu53 for ten days longer to gel the printing
THE COALITION.
The Chariot t esvtile Ueffersonian presents
the organ of tbe coalitn at Richmond with
the following: valuable souvenir. We hope
all dubious Van Buiem
profit by itp'j f
iThe editor of tnl
in his paper jof the 1
es will Vpaqse and
Richmond Enquirer
h Febuary, 1838, in
i ' i 1 : 5 r t 1
reply to an article oi oars a tew cays previ
ous, on the subject of i comprombe j of the
Sub-treasnry,:8ays tbat- P '
fMr Calhoun has besn jiving too long in
trolled Waters? ti expect any compro
mise from him; and thin gives us his char
acter thos :H J'His MffCalbounVygigtntic
buj ECCENTRICf miiid,i WANTS BAL
LASTV John P. Kiniihas, we fear, drawn
bis! portrait .by one master-stroke of the penH
en : ii we give mm control ne win nuuv
US' : and if we do not, he'll leave as in less
than twelve monins.:f
I'
The latter, although it professes to be im
partial, and even to give extracts i on both
sides of the question, is nevertheless, still
found multiplying extracts from those infa
moos Northern Anti-Slavery prints, to es
tablish that he is with them in sentiment.-
By the bye, the extracts on the Whig side
of the question we have not yet seen. Al
though so much might be "written by - anv
one the least inclined to impartiality in fa
vor of the gallant defender of bis country
in her darkest hour so moch in favor of
tbe sound constitutional Statesman the
firm and consistent politician yet we have
seen nothing jof that kind in the Carolinian :
so far from it, we have seen a labored ef
fort to fix indirectly a slander which it is
ashamed to charge; in express terms : for
even this ' Northern gentleman with South
ern feelings"! will not now be hardy enough
openly to say; he believes Gen. Harrison to
be an Abolitionist i ! He does it by. insin
uation and innuendo, " he lives among ab
olitionists,1' ' he is supported by some of
them," " Tappan is for him," "and that
you know is a bat never mind and
so the vile slander is as effectually propaga-'
ted as if it were roundly and boldly assetted.
MORBHEAD AND SAUNDERS.
It will be remembered that much outcry
has been made by tbe Van Burenites in
North Carolina, because a brother of tbe
Whig candidate for Governor had the te.
merity to present to the Senate of the last
Assembly, a petition froo a portion of hi?
constituents, (a quaker society in Guilford
county) praying that body to legislate for
the suppression of ; Slavery in this lState:
So far has this kind of objection been car
ried, that the mere pramt7y of oar candi
date, to the residence of this society was
made in the Standard the subject of grave
remark but it will be seen from an extract
in our colamns of to-day, that these same
people wereronce the constituents of their
candidate, and that ho then fell into tbe
worse predicament of pfesenting to Con.
gress a petition in every respect similar to
those which are weekly offered to that bo
dy by Garrison, Tappan and Gerritt Smith,
ana wnicn are now viewed as soch fla
grant encroachments on Southern rights
He thereby not only recognized the right
of petltionlng,, on this subject, but tbe pow
er in Congress to legislate on it : not in tbe
District of Columbia alone,, but tbrough-
out the nation. This petuion, for aught
that the journal shows to the eontrary, was
presented, receipt and referred without
protestation or objection, while in the in
stance of Mr. James Morehead, be express
ly disclaimed anyj concurrence with the
views andivishes ohhe petitioners, and was
wining mat the memorial should be rejected
m the most summary and ; ctmtetnptnoas
way
seems to cs, however, that a certain set
of men 10 this countryjook upon, Abolition
as no offense in a Loco foco, while in
Whig, the bare suspicion of it is a! flagrant
and onpardonable sin : Why this is so, un
less better things are expected from the one
party than the other, we cannot divioe.
ble of palpable taeannerj.
We candidly cosier: ;
should never have ft he.
Judge Saunders. It ii ;
business but the more '.
faction the greater, ia t l
mate, and that efTeottal,'
ments of a wily adverser.
Men are often capable of greater things
than they perform. ! They are sent into the
world with: bills ofxre'dit. and seldoa draw
to their fujj extent.
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Another Steamboat LostWe learn from the
ISew 0 1 leans Picayune- of j Sunday, that" the
steamboat Bridgewater, on her way to that city
struck a snag j as is supposed V and immediately
sunt m lour fathoms; water. MoMe ChrojijtJL
An attempt vn 2 :
night of the 22d t.zz
mington; but it V7S3 f
before any injury h-d
The loss of properr
17th. is supposed to I
and abont $140,000 :
ranee.
There is a report i:
death of General Sir.:
as, by a pistot shot in
This report comes tj-
Had it been true wo t!
eceivcd-it through the 1
at which city there z:
vessels from Texas. J
THE DINNER TO
The public dinner
Judge White, on Fri !
have passd off with n:
teresting festivities. '
one hundred gentler: c
members of Congress,
gers. : 1
, Mr. Lewis Beard c
Maj. John Beard, of t.
ted States Navy.
I. A t
Gen. Robert T. Lv
Ohio, late a member cf
New Orleans, on. the c:
SUPERIOR
The following Arran"
the ensuing SpriDg, ht
publication : s
Edenton Circuit
riewbsrn
Raleigh
Hillsboro'
Wilmington
Salisbury
Mountain
do.
do.
do,
do.
do.
do.
Judge Saunders I. -:
on the Bench will ta s .
Council, which meets i;;
of February. i?aZf ih .
ICP The smoke h-3 ;
above tbe ruin3 of our 1 v.
for rebuilding are alrc:dj
dering embers surelj i
relumine ashes. JJlh.: !
A qtiarranline hss
tween Charleston v.:
quence of the prev;!
Boston.
A SPECIAL
Gov Pennington cf Ii
special Message to tl
State relative to the !
of the House of lie; :
to his Slate five-sixth
senUlives in that t: .
closing paragraph :
- " I have thus pre--'
this case. I find in it r, ;
nothing but a most cr;
rights a Stale and i ,
acter as a people, U I
proper to take opon it :
. ment and sound di.-t-T.
rejressstatiTe? t-f t!."
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