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Tarborough, (Edgecombe Counpj, X. C.) Tuesday, August 23, 1831.
Vol VIII No i.
North-Carolina Free Press,"
y BY GEORGE HOWARD,
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Copartnership.
THE undersigned having entered in
to co-partnership under the firm of
Andrciv Anderson & Co.
Take this method of informing the
public, that they have taken the store
house formerly occupied by John II.
9iuoon & Co. for the purpose of
carrying on the
Tailoring Business,
IN ALL ITS VARIOUS BRANCHES.
And where they will be found at all
times, ready to accommodate those
who may favor them with their cus
tom. All those disposed to encourage
Ihem, shall have their garments made
in the neatest manner and at the short
est notice.
We take this opportunity of infor
ming the public generally, that we
have reduced the prices on our work:
Coats that have heretofore been S7 for
making, we will make for $5, in the
most fashionable stylo and other gar
ments in proportion. We therefore
hope, by our strict attention to busi
ness, to merit a share of public pat
ronage. All orders to us from a dis
tance will be promptly attended to,
and executed with the utmost dispatch.
ANDREW ANDERSON,
E. C. MIX,
ROBERT II. MOODY.
Tarboro', Feb. 7, 1S31. 25
JTUIE Subscriber has purchased from
-- Mr. S. L. Hart, negro man
Advertised in this paper as a runa
wayand hereby gives notice, that
if said runaway will surrender him
self he can either go to work for mc,
or I will give him a permit to seek an
other master.
JAMES ELLINOU.
April 9, 1831. 34
Cheap Wholesale
Clothing' Warehouse
THE Subscriber has removed his Es
tablishment from No. 18$ Maiden
lane to the spacious Store No. 133 Pearl
street, over Messrs. Hyde, Cleveland &
Co. where he will keep constantly on
hand a much more extensive assortment
than formerly. The style, make, and
materials of the CLOAKS will be greatly
improved, and will be sold at about the
same low prices as those of the last sea
son. He has also on hand'
A large assortment of low priced
C to thing,
Made in good style, expressly for the
Southern and Western trade, that will
D6pld at about the usual prices of the
most inferior quality. Also, an assort
ment of STOCKS, with many other desi
rable articV. Those who will take the
trouble to examine this Stock of Goods,
n;Pr ?b,y sJlkfV lhemsetves that they
cannot select the same amount from any
tZ i" -he, ,Clty' that wiu be a safer or
more desirable purchase. For sale by
F. J. CONANT,
Ao. 138, Pearl-sf. New-Vorlc
K71EISMS.-'"Six ''months for approved
0 'tes payable at Banks in good standing
LvlT f the country-eight months
ount I ActTtances-ipr, 5 per cent, dis
iimpkr , In all cases where the
ie SWt will be charged
Any ,te ct 6 Per cent, per annum.
mehthat PurchasPat this Establish
vhich thevC n0t J'uit lhe market for
Ranged for o7hJymttnded wiU be ex"
New-YnA 5e". 36-12
'km 15, 1831.
NORTH-CAROLINA
Constitutionalist,
And State Rights' Advocate.
"The Liberty of the Press the Shieldof
Freedom the Scourge of Tyrants."
William S. Ransom Wm. Potter,
OROPOSE to publish in the City
of Raleigh, North-Carolina, a po
litical Newspaper, under the above
title. They promise to give to the
public an independent and consistent
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that will always support its princi
ples and regard the ruth; that will
labor to furlher the views of the true
friends to liberty and democracy.
They will contend for the "Union"
to the last support General Jackson
for a re-election to the Presidency,
and oppose Henry Clay and the po
litical promotion of those who would
advance his pretensions. They will
oppose all latitudinarianism in the
construction of "the Constitution,"
that instrument, by which the sove
reignly of the States is secured, and
our happy land, so far saved from the
direful influence of a grand, consoli
dated, general government. Believ
ing the present Tariff laws to be
violently oppressive and unjust, if not
unconstitutional, they will use every
exertion to effect their repeal.
Though from their attachment to
South-Carolina, the Proposers of this
paper sincerely commiserate and
would gladly relieve its embarrass
ments, and on most points agree with
the politics of that patriotic and tal
ented State, yet they must oppose the
doctrine of "Nullification," as their
reverence for the authority of the
laws of the country, and their at
tachment to the Union, are too geal
to allow a conniving thought also de
structive a sentiment. They have
now candidly stated the outlines of
their political creed, which they se
riously believe to be that of North
Carolina generally. It is a melan
choly fact, that the politics of this
State are much misrepresented, and
that she does not now, nor ever did,
stand as high as she deserved to be
elevated, among her sister States.
Fairly to represent her, to do jus
tice to her talents, to foster her in
stitutions, to bring forward her
promising sons, and to give to her
citizens correct statements, both of
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and are not ashamed of their
birth, nor do they blush to own her
as a parent. They wish only to ele
vate her to that station to which her
territory, population, and her moral
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and patriotic citizens of North
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May 14, 1831.
Mrs. D. Womble
AVING been well patronised du-
r:r ring her Ions residence in the
7 own of Halifax, has recently made
arrangements for a permanent settle
ment, and will therefore find it her
interest, as it ever has been her plea
sure and duty, to execute all orders
with taste, fidelity and promptitute.
Mrs. W. is now opening her spring
supply of Goods, in her line of busi
ness, and respectfully solicits her cus
tomers and friends to call and exam
ine them amongst her assortment
will be found
Pattern Satin-straw, Silk, and Battese
bonnets, latest fashions,
Diamond-straw dunstables, plain do.
Leghorn and straw bonnets,
Elegant turbans, &c.
An assortment of puffs and curls,
Gauze & barege scarfs Sc handkerchiefs,
Straw and fancy flowers,
A great variety of ribbons, Sec. &c.
All of which she is disposed to sell
at her usual low prices.
Ladies' pelisses, cloaks, dresses,
&c. marie to order, in the latest and
most approved fashions.
Leghorn and straw bonnets bleach
ed, dyed, or trimmed.
Halifax, June 2, 1S31. 42
mm u&&m
By the Subscribers, a quantity of
Corn, Uacon & Lard,
Which they offer low for cash.
D. RICHARDS CO.
Tarboro', May 23.
Just Published
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a second edition of the
Patriotic Discourse,
DELIVERED BY THE
Rev. JOSHUA LAWRENCE,
At the Old Ch urch in Tarboro' N. C.
on Sunday, 4th July, 1530.
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July 12, 1831.
Constables' Blanks for sale.
AT THIS OFFICE.
literature oiler the following premium: : silk9 and adapted, in the most
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS simule form, to the use of fami
to the writer of the best Original i fiha, h from
late, prepared lor the Saturdav Cou- , . . , 1 .
Agricultural.
(JExtract of a letter from Com
modore David Porter, U. S. Charge
d Affaires to Constantinople, to John
S. Skinner, Esq. dated
Mahon, June 8, 1831.
I am now packing up for Na
ples, to join my brother-in-law,
Dr. Heap, who is there with my
sister, and , dangerously ill.
Thence I proceed to Constanti
nople, where 1 shall endeavor
to get you a pair of "key-hole
cats," and perhaps some other
strange thingsf I now send
you some seeds of a nut-bearing
pine tree. We have nothing of
the kind in the United States.
It is a beautiful and useful tree,
and furnishes a luxury for the
table. 1 shall have a "parcel of
the apples put up, and deliver
them to Capt. Stevens, of the
Ontario, who will be home in
about a month after this reach
es you. You can cultivate the
tree as you would cultivate
corn, only a little further apart.
I here are some beautiful
groves of them near Algeziras,
opposite Gibraltar, as well as in
1 . 1 T .
Italy, xou may eat the nut
raw, or slightly roasted, and
you will find it a real delicacy.
The slight turpentine taste it
has is a refinement on luxury.
I hope they may arrive safely.
It Mrs. b. wants pretty orna
ments for the tester of her bed,
or her window curtains, and for
various other purposes, she has
only to send the pine apples to
a guilder, and he will return
them more beautifully perfect
thrm if thnv hnrl hppn mnlo Ywt
, . J ? .
. I shall try and send you a ve-
1 ry simple mode of cultivating
the silk worm,
r i o
nrRnannrr
the
plain Mahonese woman, who,
for her amusement, raises the
worm, separates the silk from
the cocoon, spins and manufac
tures, and sells it. She show
ed me several pounds of excel
lent sewing silk, of the remains
of what she had last year. 1
shall send you a sample. You
will be surprised at the simpli
city of all the means of obtain
ing silk, and of the little trouble
attending it.
This is written in haste, as
the vessel sails immediately,
(this afternoon,) but to-morrow,
if 1 can possibly spare the time,
I will give my attention to the
subjects, and be more particu
lar. The cultivation of silk is
not as troublesome as the culti
vation of flax, and infinitely
more certain and profitable.
The simple mode, which 1 hope
to be able to describe, will, I
expect, induce our good house
wives to give some attention to
the subject, and, by a gradual
introduction of its culture am
ong us, save, in the end, mil
lions of money, which finds its
way to this side of the Atlantic
For silk is an indispensable ar
ticle, and is one of the first ne
cessity; as much so as tea and
sugar. No man or woman can
put on a coat, shawl, hat, glove,
or dress himself; or herself, in
any way, without it. Excuse
haste more anon.
Yours, truly,
DAVID PORTER.
J. S Skinner, Esq.
Indigo. We arc happy to
state, that the growing and ma
king of Indigo has been revived,
and is extending in South-Ca-
roljna, with great improvement
in quality. Some of it will rank
with that from Bengal.
Dunstables... A traveller thro'
Massachusetts thus describes
the process and results of lhe
manufacture of the Dunstables:
"I stopped by the Way to exam
ine the manufacture of straw
bonnets. The platting of straw
is done in all the houses you
see by the way side, and by all
the females you meet. It is a
beautiful employment for wo
men; affording them good .wa
ges, with scarcely any exertion.
They get 25 cents a yard for
the present fashion. Some earn
two dollars a day, but generally
they make about a dollar.
When platted the straw is sold
to other women, who sew it to
gether and fashion the bonnets.
The straw is cut from the field
in its green state, abrout the time
it is heading, when it is steeped
in boiling water, and spread up
on the green to bleach. In this
way it forms an important branch
of household industrv. The
boys cut down this rye, steep it,
and prepare it for the bleach
ing, when it passes into the
hands of the girls who prepare
it for sale, when the fathers of
the family carry it to market,
and return with the money."
(TJA cow which had been
missed by her owner, in Boston,
twenty-five days, was found on
the 1st inst. in a barn not in
use, in that neighborhood. She
had nothing to eat in all that
time, and was reduced, to a ske
leton. It is stated that when
she strayed, she was supposed
to weigh over 900 lbs. and
when recovered that she weigh
ed only between 2 and 300.
Medlars. The Dedham
(Mass.) Politician states that
on the evening of the 23d ult. a
pedltfr sold to a pious old lady
for four round silver dollars, a
large quarto, labelled or libel
led -Scott's Family Bible, or
namented with cuts, or no sale.
The next morning the good old
soul carefully rubbed her specs,
and opened a backgammon
board!
Extraordinary Performance.
We had a view of a load, going
out into the country to ruralize,
a few days since, composed of
the following matters: A hired
horse and single wagon, a man
and his wife and two children,
three other ladies and four oth
er children, and a hired girl
making in all, twelve souls
besides the hired horse arid wa
gon. We pitied the children
we pitied the women we pitied
the hired girl we pitied the
man, and we pitied the man's
wife: but more than all, we pi
tied the hired horse and wa-
gon. Catskill Recorder.
I do firmly believe that women
are a compound of aristocracy
and rcbellion...ilrs. & G Hall