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QJ A correspondent requests us to re-publish the strictures of the Wash ington Telegraph on the authorized call pf the Globe upon Gov. Bkanch we contemplated doing so, provi ded no counter authorized statement shortly appeared. In the subsequent language of the Telegraph, we saw "the propriety of leaving to the par ties themselves further develope ments." The following recent intel ligence from Washington, removes all doubt that the "malign influence" which produced the ill-timed anil ill fated discord in the Cabinet, will soon be made known to the public. From the Washington Telegraph, of Tuesday, Junel. Another Attack upon the li berty of the Press. The fol lowing correspondence speaks for itself; and is further confir mation of what we have said relative to the causes which dissolved the late cabinet. We reserve, for a subsequent no tice, our comment upon this extraordinary attempt to si lence this press, by holding o thers responsible for our state ment of a fact, which, so far as Mr. Ingham was concerned, had been stated in the Phila delphia Enquirer, several weeks ago, the truth of which cannot be denied. It is proper, howe ver, that ive should say that Mr. Ingham having completed the important reports, for which he continued in the discharge of the duties as Secretary of the Treasury, had made his ar rangements to leave the De partment yesterday. In the morning he was engaged in ta king leave of his friends, when INajor Eaton, accompanied by several others, made his ap pearance in the Treasury buil ding. Their conduct was such fis to attract the notice of the clerks; and a report was soon circulated that he had come there for the purpose of mak ing a personal attack upon Mr. Ingham. One of his friends immediately apprised him of it; and he, having prepared him self for the occasion, passed to his office without molestation. Some short time afterwards Major Eaton, with two of his brothers in law, Dr. Randolph and Major Lewis, left the buil ding. Mr. Ingham, we arc in formed, will leave the city for Pennsylvania, to-morrow. MR. EATON TO MR. INGHAM. Friday Night, lllhJunc, 1831. Sir: I have studied to disregard the abusive slanders which have aris en through so debased a source as the columns of the U. S. Telegraph. I have been content to wait for the full developement of what he had to say, and until persons of responsible char acter should be brought forth to en dorse his vile abuse "of me and my family. In that paper of this evening is contained the following remark of my wife: "It is proven that the Se cretaries of the Treasury, and of the Navy, and the Attorney General, re fused to associate with her.-' This publication appears in a paper which professes to be friendly to you, and is brought forth under your immedi ate eye. I desire to know of you. whether or not you sanction or will disavow it. The relation we have sustained towards each other authori zes me to demand an immediate an swer. Very respectfully, J. H. EATON. S. D. Ingham, Esq. This 'is not fairly quoted. Wo said: "It is proved that the families of the Secretary of mo l reasury, and ot the Navy, and of the Attorney Gene ral, refused to associate with her." Ed. Tel. REPLY. Washington 18hJune, 1831. biR: I have not-been able to ascer- tain, from your note of last evening, whether it is the publication refer red to by you, or the fact stated in the Telegraph, which you desire to know whether. 1 have sanctioned or will disavow. -If it be the first you demand, it is too absurd to merit an answer. If it "be the last, you may find authority for the same fact in a Philadelphia paper, about the first of April last, which is deemed to be quite as friendly to you as the Tele graph may be to me. When J'ou have settled such accounts with your particular friends, it will be time e nough to make demands of others. In the mean time, I take the occasion to say, that you must be not a little deranged, to imagine that any blus tering of yours could induce me to disavow what all the inhabitants of this City know, and perhaps half the people of the United States believe to be true. I am, sir, respectfully yours, &c. S. D. INGHAM. John H. Eaton, Esq. MR. EATON TO MR. INGHAM. Slh June, 1831. Sir: I have received your letter of to day, and regret to find that to a frank and candid inquiry brought be fore you, an answer impudent and insolent is returned. To injury un provoked, you are pleased to add in sult. What is the remedy? It is to indulge the expectation that, though a man may be mean enough to sland er, or base enough to encourage it, he yet may have bravery sufficient to re pair the wrong. In that spirit I de mand of you satisfaction for the wrong and injury you done me. Your answer must determine wheth er you are so far entitled to the name and character of a gentleman as to be able to act like one. Very respectfully, J. J I. EATON. Sam'l D. Ingham, Esq. REPLY. Washington, 2Qth June, ISSt. Sir: Your note of Saturday, pur porting: to be a demand of satisfaction for injury done to you, was received on that day; company prevented me from sending you an immediate. an swer. Xesterday morning, your bro- ther-in-iaw, Dr. Kandolph, intruded himself into my room, with a threat of personal violence. I perfectly un derstand the part vou are made to play in the farce now acting before the American people. I am not to be intimidated by threats, or provo ked by abuse, to any act inconsistent with the pity and contempt which your condition and conduct inspire. lours, bir, repectiully, S. D. INGHAM. John II. Eaton, ksq. MR. EATON TO MR. INGHAM. 20th June, 1831. Sir: Your note of this morninjr is received. It proves to me that you are quite brave enough to do a mean action, but too great a coward to re pair it. Your contempt I heed not; your pity I despise. It is such con temptible fellows as yourself that have set forth rumors of their own creation, and taken them as a ground ot imputation against me. If that be good cause, then should you have pi ty of yourself, for your wife has not escaped them, and you must know it. Hut no more; here our corres pondence closes. Nothing more will be received short of an acceptance of my demand of Saturday, and noth ing more be said by me until face to tace we meet. It is not in mv na ture to brook your insults, nor will they be submitted to. J. IL EATON. S. D. Ingham, Esq. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1831. CANDIDATES. For the 3d Congressional district. Dr. Thos. II. Hall, Joseph R. Lloyd. Eq. Edgecornbe County General As semblySenate. Gen. Louis D. Wilson. House of Commons. Mr. Hardy Flowers, Gray Little, Redding Pittman, William D. Hopkins. Congressional Candidates. The following gentlemen are candidates to represent the several districts in this State, in the next U. S. Congress. 1st district, William 13. Shepard is opposed by John H. Wheeler. 2d. Jesse A. Hynum, John Branch Willis Alston having declined a re election. 3d. Thomas H. Hall, opposed by Joseph R. Lloyd. 4th. Jesse Speight, no opposition. 5th. James J. M'Kay Edvv. 13. Dudley having declined. 6lh. Robert Potter, no opposition. 7th. Edmund Deperry, opposed by Lauchlin Bcthune. 8th. Daniel L. Barringer, no op'ti. 9th. Augutin II. Shepperd, do. 10th. Abram Rencher, do. 11th. Henry W. Conner, opposed by Bartlett Shipp. 12th. Samuel P. Carson, opposed by Anthony Casey. 13th. Lewis Williams, no oppo'n. Af'jsonic Celebration. The an niversary of St. John the Baptist was celebrated in this place on Friday last, by the members of Concord Lodge No. 5S, and Skewarkee Lodge, No. 90. At 11 o'clock, a procession was formed ai the Hall, and proceeded to the Old Church, where an eloquent and appropriate Oration was deliver ed by Dr. J. W. Potts. A sumptu ous repast was prepared at the Hall, by Mr. W. P. Hadly and a Ball in the evening closed the celebration. So far as we h ive understood, noth ing occurred to mar the festivities of the day, which appeared to give gen eral satisfaction. The President's Visit to the South deferred. In reply to an invitation from the citizens of Wilmington, Pre sident Jackson states, that a proper regard for the public interests com pels him to forego his contemplated Southern tour this summer. Latest from Europe.. My the ship Cambrian, Liverpool dates to the 18th May have been received atNevv-York. The markets continued dull, and Cot ton had experienced a further decline in price. The excitement produced by the elections in Great Biitain was fast subsiding the difference in favor of Reform is said to be 142 members. The news from the continent is un important. COMMUNICATED. Nags-IIead. The following extracts from the Report made by Hamilton Fulton, late En gineer of the State, on the suh-. ject of opening the Inlet at lT Til . iags-neau, may throw much light and information on that subject, which at this time is so particularly interesting to the citizens of this Congressional district. Mr. Fulton entered into a particular examination of the cxpences and practica bility of opening an Inlet, as well as the expediency he says: "Although I have felt it my duly to insert the above extracts in this report, it is not with a view of exci ting a supposition that there-opening of the Inlet is impracticable, or that an Inlet cannot be made and main tained of sufficient capacity for the existing trade It is merely to pre vent the sanguine expectations of those who may conceive it possible to have an Inlet capable of receiving vessels of any draught. "The level of the surface of the water in Roanoke Sound is equal to the half tide in the ocean; or in other words, it is 2 fret above the level of the sea at low water neap tides, and 2 feet below the level of the sea at ntgn water. "In order to open a communication between Albermarle Sound and the Sea near Naggs, and keep that com unicalion permanently navigable it is necessary to cut off all communication between Albermarle Sound & Pamli co, by embankments (or walls) across Croatan and Roanoke Sounds. I he average depth of water in the first ot these situations is 7 feet ex- frTmin0;ofPhanne, vvhihis t l i5i,n SOme Paces 30 Z ?'l ,lthesecond, thereisa Snff0; half a mile in width, with a deplh of water from 1 to 9 feetihe remainder is across the i,J. ands and channels between them where the depth of water does no! on an average exceed 1 foot. The length of the first embankment (or i wall) is 3 miles; the distance over the several channels of the second, amount to H; and the length of the embankments across the island is 7 furlongs (making the whole length of the wall or embankment to exceed 51 miles.) -The principal reason for selecting these stations is their sound ings and distances being best calcula ted to effect the purpose intended at the smallest expense. . "The best material for the con struction of a work of this description is stone." The Engineer then estimates the smallest expense of this stone wall at $2,363,483. If the wall were to be made of earth and timber, the cost is estimated at Sl,206,297. But this he says is liable to decay. The 25th Section. A friend in Kentucky not having access to the Journals of Congress, lias intimated a wish that we would state in our paper, for the satis faction of many who desire in formation on the subject, what number of propositions have been made in Congress, for the repeal of the 25th section of the Judiciary act. We have ac cordingly examined the Jour nals, and find that in three in stances only has the repeal of the section been moved 1st, by Mr. Stevenson, of Virginia, A pril 2G, 1822; 2dly, by Mr. Wickliife, of Kentucky, on the 2d of January, 1824; and 3dly, by Mr. Uavis, ot feouth-Caroli-nn, at the last session. Neither of these propositions was deba ted; but the subject has been, incidentally, on other questions, introduced into debate. Nat. Int. Qlh June. FOR THE FREE PRESS. A Remedy against the late calamity in Raleigh. I have been informed that the Slate House in Jtaleigh has been destroyed by fire the question now is, in what way can we re build it with as little burden to the citizens as possible! First, I would recommend when the Legislature is convened for the purpose of transacting the busi ness of the State, they proceed immediately to the business which they are convened for I do believe the sessions would not be half the length they now are, which would be a great sa ving to the State. Secondly. elect such men to represent us me ensuing election, who wil serve their constituents this year gratis. The cost to the otate of the Legislature for the year ending 1st Nov. 1830, was A free Voter of Edgecombe. Awful Calamity. Destruc tion of the Capitol of North lt ia wan indes cribable emotions of regret that we announce this awful catas trophe. On Tuesday morning about 7 o'clock, the building was discovered to be on fire by 1 "lu"e wuicji issued from the roof on west side. 1 he alarm wa hediately gi ven, and our I ins hnctonli to the fatal spot with a hope of i.iiuisnmg uie name. But it was soon discovered to be practicable, and the exer tions of all hands worn thn reeled to the object of saving PupCi in me aiuerent offi ces and defending the other public buildings in the Square. In this they were happily suc cessful; but, most unfortunately the whole State Library was destroyed. The house having peen newly covered with Zinc tt was perhaps half an hour af ter the smoke was discovered before the fire was seen tu outside; but in a few minutes after it burst through tho i0 r the spreading flame covered the top of the house; fle, which the top began rapidly lo break in, and by 9 o'clock the walls alone of that once beau tiful edifice, which was justly the pride of the State and ad. miration of all who have visits our city, were to be seen, wjtjj the rolling smoke and curlier flames gushing in terrific Vof. umes through every door and window, and at the top of j, wide and coverless Great concern was manifest for the prcservaiio'n of the Sta tue of Washington, which stood in the centre of the rotunda and an eflbrt was made to savt' it; but it was vain and fruitless and this monument, reared Li the grateful and patriotic citi zens of North Carolina, in h011, or of the father of our country at an expense of about 830,000 and which was said to he the finest piece of sculpture in ih1 world, was abandoned in des pair to share the fate of the su perstructure which it had so long graced. After the house was filled with flames, the sta ture presented an awful aspect, being alternately enveloped in dark volumes of smoke and cur ling sheets of reddening blaze and when the dome fefl in, tho head and arms were broken off, and a great portion of the fin! tire reduced to a state of cal cination; and it now stands a midst the general ruins, a mel ancholy witness of the incon stancy of earthly things. We areglnd to state, however, that the elegant full length portrait of Washington, which hung near the Speaker's Chair in the Commons Hull, was saved. All the furniture, with every thing else, save the papers in the Comptroller's office, the of- ncu oi me uierK ot the Su preme Court, and the offices of the Clerks of the two Houses of the Legislature, was consumed. The House had just been covered with Zinc, agreeably to the provisions of a resolution of the last Legisfature, and the wTork completed, with the ex ception ot a little soldering that remained to be finished; and it is supposed that the fire was accidentally communicated to the building by the use of the furnaces nccessnrv in such . j wnrlr If i o n tvKirtift'irirr rp- vsii. m., ic n I1IUI 111 HH, " flection that the very means a dopted for the security of tbft building, have been attended with a fatality that produced its destruction. It is due to our citizens tosay that every exertion within the compass of human power was made to avert this dreadful ca lamity. Thn fiir rniirrlif urnn two or three houses at the distance of one or two hundred yards front I. O i Tt t . I riint me oiate riouse; out uy nvr exertions it was immediately extinguished. It was a hapP' thing that the ill-fated building was surrounded with a ihicfe grove of tall oaks, and was not covered with shingles. Tll? atmosphere was very da and the wind was also in a very favorable direction. But & these propitious circumstances' the fire might have extended its ravages over the city. The books and papers trcr removed from nil the nublic of fices; and the state of derange ment into which thev have bee- uiua precipitated, win iuipw task upon the Heads ofc' Dartmpnr whinh will TCQ manv months of the most assi duous labor to accomplish- j hersC the Presbyterian Church 3
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