Yholc No. 3(53
f;t North-Carolina Free Press,"
BV GEORGE HOWARD,
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k liter mast be post paid, or they may
not be attended to.
milK undersigned having entered in
A to co-partnership under the firm of
Andrew Anderson & Co.
Take this method of informing the
public, that they have taken the store
iicuse formerly occupied by John H.
Mathewson &. Co. for tho purpose of
cirrying on the
Tailoring' Business,
IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES.
A n J where they will be found at all
limes, ready to accommodate those
v. ho may favor thorn with their cus
tom. Ail those disposed to encourage
ihem, shall have (heir garments made
in tae neatest manner and at the short
est notice.
We take this onnortunitv of in fur-
j -
ming the public generally, that wt
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nave reuueeu me prices on our work:
Coats thai have heretofore been $7 for
making, we will make for $5, in the
most fashionable stvle: and other er.u.
ments in proportion. We therefore
hope, by our strict attention to busi
ness, to merit a share of public pat
ronage. All orders to us from n
unce will be nromntlv attended tn.
wd executed with the utmost dispatch.
ANDRE IV ANDERSON,
E. C. MIX
ROBERT H. MOODY.
Tarboro Feb. 7, 1S31. 25
HPHE Subscriber has iust rpppivprl.
- J ..vu,
in addition to hi former stock of
goods, and intends keeping a supply
of first-rate and common
Bridles and Martingales,
Made of the best materials and work
manship, which he is disposed to sell
lower than can be had in this market,
either for cash or credit.
N. IL ROUNTREE.
Tarboro', 18th July, 1831.
Cheap Wholesale
Clothing- Warehouse
T1 Subscriber has removed his Es
. tiblnment from No. 18$ Maiden
lane to the spacious Store No. 138 Pcarl--treet
, ever Messrs. Hyde, Cleveland &
0 where he will keep constantly on
hand a much more extensive assortment
materials of the CLOAKS will be greatly
,Sd WiU he at out the
son h T1Ces as those last sea-
Hehs also on hand
A large assortment of low priced
m a Wotling,
SomhMln g00,dtle. expressly for the
be so S , WeStern ade, that will
no t If HbUt the usual Pces of the
, , ,CKS- with man7 otr desi
trl Z .Those wh0 " te the
nrrK0ie.Xarai,.lelhi8 StOCk of Goods,
onn! r V sft,sfy themselves that they
stnri- 1 Ct . lC samc amount from any
nwrn , " , ,CUy' that wiU be a safer or
"we desn-able purchase. For sale by
F. J. CONANT,
TUDvic 13S Pearl-St- New-York.
N'oto! ,TS,X ,T10llths for :,, nroved
an partoftht 0;,,t. ;.10nths
, 1 pv annum.
ew-crk, April 15. .
Tarhorousl,, (Edgecombe County, C) Tuekay, An
AVING been wpM nnfrnn:.i 1.
rincr npr innn. .1 .
arrr,;:" " naS reCent,' ade
m piii j 1 1 1 a Paneni settle
ment, and will therefore find it her
merest aS it ever has been her plea
sure and duty, to execute all orders
M ta u6; r'dellly ahd Pomptiiute.
supply of Goods, i her fine of busi"
ness, and respectfully solicits her cus
tomers and friends to call and exam
ne them-amongst her assortment
will be lound
Pattern Satin-straw, Silk, and Battcse
bonnets. Infect f... . Ul,,c
Diamond-straw duntables, plain do
J-eghorn and straw bonnets,
Elegant turbans, &c.
An ;i v; crrr rvi o.-, f if . .
"'iH ui puns ana curis,
laUZe & h:ii'fiyr t.f.. :- l 11 .
c , ; o "'tnuKercnieis,
btraw and fancy flowers,
"fa111'1 variety ot ribbons, Sec. &c.
All Of Which shf i rtirrSco,l t 11
at her usual I
Lad ies n
t. viuunc, UICI3C3,
&c marie to order, in the lalest and
uiosi appr,-ved fashions.
Leghorn and sti aw lionnpt IiIaioVi.
ed, dyed, or trimmed.
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U.nlitax, June 2, 1S3I. 42
By the Subscribers, a quantity of
Conu Bacon. & L
Which th.ey offer low for cash.
J). RICHARDS CO.
Tarboro, May 23.
Slate of North-Carolina,
EPGECOJIBE COUNTY.
Court of Pleas Quarter Sessions,
May Term, 1S3I.
Patrick S. Cromwell Petition to re
vs. move Admin-
Asa Pate. is'rator.
T appearing to the satisfaction of
the Court, that the defendant is a
non-resident of this State: is there
fore ordered, that publication be
made for six weeks in the North-Carolina
Free Press, that the said Asa
Pate appear before our said Couit
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to be
held for said county at the Court
house in Tarborough, on the fourth
Monday in August next, th?n and
there to plead to issue, otherwise the
said petition will bo taken pro con
fesso and heard ex parte. ,
Witness, Michael Hsakn", Clerk!
of said Court, at Tarborough, the
fourth Monday of May, A.D. 1831.
M1C11L. HEARN, C. C.
Price adv S3: 50. ' 44
Slate of Yorth-Curolintt)
EDGECOMBE COUNT!".
Court of Pleas $ Quarter Sessions,
May Term, 1S31.
Joseph Bell Judical Atm
William!). Collins, hment
Louis D. Wilson summoned as
garnishee.
IT appealing to the satisfaction of
the Court, that the defendant is
not an inhabitant of this State: is
ordered, that publication be made in
the North-Carolina Free Press, that
the said William B. Collins appear
at the next Court of Pleas and Quar
ter Sessions, to be held for said coun
ty at the Court-house in Tarborough,
on the fourth Monday in August
next, and plead, answer or demur, or
said cause will'be heard ex parte and
iudyrment rendered accordingly.
Witness, Michael mearn, ierK
of our said Court, at Tarborough, the
fourth Monday of May, A.D. 1S31.
MIC IV L HEARN, C. C.
Price adv S3: 50. 44
Just Fuhltehedi
At this Office, (with additional notes)
a second edition of the
Patriotic Discourse,
DELIVERED BY THE
Rev. JOSHUA LAWRENCE,
At the Old Church in Tarboro' N. C.
on Sunday, 4th July, 1S30.
ALSO,
The North-Carolina Whig's
For the Kehukee Association.
Price, 10 cents single or, gl per doz.
Tarborough, April 18.
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FOR. THE FREE PRESS.
K AGS-HEAD.
That the Nags-Head project
umy ue properly understood,
the Following extracts frnrri rh,
Report of the civil engineer of
lorth:Carolina, and from the
Report of the United States'
engineers are made. Page 16,
Fulton's Report: '
"In order to open a communication
between Albemarle Sound and thf
sea, near Nags-head, and keep that
communication permanentlv n a intra.
hie, it will be necessary to cut off all
connexion between Albemarle Sound
and Pamplico, by embankments arm
Croatan and Roanoke Sounds."
Page 17:
"The best materials for the con
struction of a work of this description
is stone."
The top of the embankment to be
5 feet above, the ordinary huMit of
the surface water in the Sound"
"The sides of the new Inlet must
be protected by a facing of rough
stone, from the bottom to 5 feet above
high water," &c.
The wall, or stone dam, ac
cording to the. engineer's re
marks, to be nearly six miles
long- his estimate of expense,
82,363,483.
It will be seen, by rending
the report of the civil engineer
of North-Carolina, and of the
United States' engineers, that
tho principle upon which the
plan is to be oflected, is by dam
ming the water, to give it an
elevation iu the Sound, to esta
blish a current at the outlet at
the rate of more than three
miles an hour to make a cur
rent of this kind the elevation
must necessarily be considers-j
ble. The observations of the
United Slates' engineers shew
that they doubt the permanen
cy of the outlet, if effected
they give as a reason, the prob
ability that from the washing of
the current, and the external
water meeting at the mouth of
the outlet, that obstructions will
form so as to prevent its utili
ty. They also say:
"We add that it appears to us of
no little consequence, before going
into the execution of the project, to
ascertain with certainty that the wa
ters of Albemarle Sound cannot force
a passage towards Ocracock, through
the swampy grounds and creeks
which lie (according to toe map of
the State) to the west of Croatan: and
in coming to a conclusion on the sub
ject, it will be remembered that the
waters are to nave an issue very con
tracted, compared with the present
one, and will therefore be raised, un
der certain circumstances, in this part
of the Sound, to a greater height."
The present width of the wa
ters near the contemplated In
let is at least five miles the
new outlet is to be two hundred
yards wide and ten feet deep.
With a permanent elevation in
the Sound by an embankment
made, as will be seen by the
map, below the mouths of Alli
gator and fecuppernong, what
fs to become of the lower parts
of.Tyrrell about Alligator riv
er, as well as all the neighbor
ing parts of Hyde! An eleva
tion of two feet only would pro
duce vast injury but with eve
ry wind setting, as the heaviest
and most destructive storms
would, into the mouth of the
new Inlet, who' docs not per
ceive that the water of the
Snund must necessarily be dri
ven backward, elevated to a
height sufficient to ruin the
gust 2, 83 !
whole of the lower part of Tyr
rell and Mattamuskeet! Look
at the map it will shew this.
According to the scheme, a per
manent elevation of several feet
would probably be established;
with this, every east wind would
flood all these low rich lands,
so as to render them wholly
valueless.
The contemplated stone dam.
which according to the plan of
the engineers, is to cut off all
connexion betweeu Albemarle
and Pamplico Sounds, beside
stopping up a public highway
through the Sounds from Ocra-
cock, must of necessity ruin the
navigation of Pamplico, and
consequently injure the interest
of all those living on the wa
ters of Tar and Neuse rivers--
because it will cut off the main
supply of water to Pamplico. at
least three-fburths of which is
supplied by Albemarle, which
being cut off and turned in an
other direction, will necessarily
dimmish the water below, so as
to lessen it on the Swash where
there is already too little.
1 he people of Tyrrell and
Washington believe Mr. Llold
to be pledged to support this
project it is a favorite project
with them they say generally
there, that he is pledged to its
support, and that it is on thi3
consideration principally, that
lie is to get his support in these
counties.
In addition to this, beside
what I was told by the people
themselves there, 1 have letters
from many respectable persons
stating the grounds on which
Mr. Lloyd is tiupported.
I have understood that I have
been found fault with, because
I voted against a resolution to
give away wood purchased for
the use of Congress. What
right had I to give away what
did not belong to me? It be
longed to the people of the Uni
ted States was purchased with
their money. Has Congress
any right to squander the mo
ney of the people for charitable
purposes'? This is not authori
sed by the people. I had no
right whatever to give cither
the wood or the money which
belongs to the public, to any
one. But this vyas not needed,
because it so happened at the
time, that the chief magistrate
of police of the city of Wash
ington, whose business it was
to take care of all the city con
cerns, told me as he did others,
that this appropriation of wood
was wholly unnecessary, as he
was in possession of ample
means to supply all the wants j
of the poor. j
What in God s name are we
coming to in this country, if 1
am to be blamed for not squan
dering the people s money upon
every thing, whether needed or
not? Do my lellow citizens
really wish me to give away
their money to every applicant,
for whatever purpose for the
Swash, Nags-Head, and to all
persons who may ask it for any
purpose? It they do, let me aok
them if they do not know that
they are heavily taxed upon
iron, salt, molasses, sugar, cof
fee, and every article of store
clothing they purchase, to put
the money into the public trea
sury to be squandered upon
such purposes! Is it possible
that mv fellow citizens desire to
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Vol. FILNo. 50.
continue the taxes imposed bri
them by the tariff for such pur
poses? If so, all I have to say
is, God help us all.
I hnVe been long the repre
sentative of this district 1 have
thought it my bbunden duty to
take care of the interest of my
constituents, and have faithful-,
ly done so as far as able. What
encouragement is there to do
my duty, if for doing it I am to
be censured, instead of commen
ded? Let the money be ap
plied, to pay the public debt, and
then reduce the taxps this will
do more public good, than all
the idle expense upon internal
improvement, or any thing elsci
IV H. HALL.
July 26, 1331.
Charity should begin at
home. The following article
from the North-American Re
view, presents a striking con
trast between the lenity and li
berality of Southern laws and
feeling, compared with that of
the North. It seems that in 17
jails in Massachusetts there
were in 1829, no less than 2742
persons imprisoned for debt.
The same amount of popula
tion in the Southern States on
ly furnished 35 of these victims.
How is it that the philan
thropists of Massachusetts are
so desirous to save the Indians
from the operation of the mild
Southern Code, when they wit
ness, without a touch of mercy,
thousands of their Christian
neighbors imprisoned for iheir
misfortunes? These people
should recall their sympathies
from Hindostan, Liberia, the
South Sea Islands, and even
the Southern States, to warm
their hearts in their own frozen
region. Wash. Globe.
"MORTGAGING THE BODY."
The April number of the
North -American Review, con
tains a notice of the Fifth An
nual Report of the Boston Pri
son Discipline Society, and a
great number of facts in regard
to imprisonment for debt.
The Society have returns
from 100 prisons for the year
1329. In 32 of these, 2841
persons were imprisoned for
sums less than S20, and 902 for
sums more than 820, and less
than $100.
In 17 prisons, in which 2057
persons were imprisoned, only
294 paid the debt.
In 17 prisons in the Northern
States, in the year 1828, there
were imprisoned 2742. In the
same number of prisons in the
Southern States, for the same
period but 35 were imprisoned.
It is computed that in the
Northern and' Middle States,
during tho year 1829, more
than 50,000 persons were im
prisoned for debt.
From the returns, it appears
that the average number of per
sons discharged, by taking the
poor debtor's oath, is twice as
great as the numbers who pay
the debt.
Blacks. It is estimated that
there are 2,350,G80 blacks in
the United States, 339,360 of
whom are free denizens of this
republic. In New-York city
alone there are, by the last
census, 14,369 free persons of
color there are in fact proba
bly about 15,000.
Ohio Repos.