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Tarhoroxigh, (Edgecombe County, JV. 6y Saturday, February 14, 1835.
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'In'crnal Imirovemt-nts. We find
"the t"l lowing remarks of the Hon.
Jesse Sieigit, of the Newborn dis
trict; in a debate in the Hous-e of
Representatives, on the 3d inst. on a
motion to re-consider the vote rejec
ting the bill for the relief of the city
of Alexandria:
Mr. Speight said, he did not
suppose his opinion would have a
tendency to change the vote of
any member on this question, but
he felt bound to give the reasons
which would impel him to vote
against the re-consideration. Up
held different views from those
advanced by the gentleman from
Louisiana, (Mr. Thomas,) of the
relation in which the District of
Columbia stood towards the Gen
eral Government. lie consider
ed this projected appropriation as
a mere entering wedge, looking
to future expenditures of the mon
ey of the People, and of the States,
on works of internal improve
ments. He asked what they were
rial led on to do? To cut a splen
did canal alongside of a navigable
river, fully equal to all the wants
of ihe people in its vicinity. He
could conceive of no project more
absurd, and called on gentlemen
to go and view the works, and
convince themselves. He had
' always found, when the public
purse was opened for such works,
individual enterprise was relaxed,
and the works thus professedly
fostered by the Government were
most liable to languish. Mr. S.
said he was the friend of internal
improvements; but they should
be confined to their proper con
servators. His doctrine was, that
.the money requisite for their ac
complishment, should remain in
the hands of the people, and be by
them expended at their own op
tion. Those works which had
been prosecuted under the anspi.
ces of Government funds, had
i generally given more evidence of
; peculation than enterprise. The
1 General Government had been
accused of extravagance by inter
ested pattisans, and the fault was
laid at the door of the President
or the present administration,
while the extravagant appropria-
lions on that floor, were the
-source to which all these com
plaints were attributable. He,
therefore, called upon every gen
tleman on that floor, who profess
ed to sustain the principles of
economy avowed by the adminis
tration, to put a stop to these ex
travagant expenditures. Mr. S.
said he should vote against the
motion for re-consideration, as he
believed the work inexpedient,
and liable to cost a million of dol
lars, rather than the hundred thou
sand applied for.
The Moralist is the name of
an octavo periodical sheet, which
has been issued at New Salem,
Randolph county, in this State,
by Jesse Stanton. The main ob
jects of the Moralist, as avowed
by the Editor, are to 'facilitate
the spread of intelligence, enlight
en, improve, and elevate." The
size is eight pages per No. lar-e
octavo; price one dollar a year.
The Moralist is already at logger
heads with the Man of Business,
published at the same place; but
the hone of contentipti is not a
political one, verifying the old
adage, that "two of a trade can
nev"r a2Tee.!,,iV Standard.
(QCol. HuJry, who we sta
ted in our last had committed sui
cide at Washington City, is now
said, on autnority ot a corresnon
dent of the Charleston Courier,
to have fallen the victim to a sud
den violent hemorrhage, which
destroyed him before he had pow
er to call in any aid. The quan
tity of blood which flowed about
the room induced the report that
he had committed suicide. Tin-.
Hill for the relief of his heirs and
legal representatives, passed the
Sen ite to-day, and was transmit
ted to the House of Representa
tives. ib.
Black Lcad. h is stated in
the Salem Reporter, that a bed ol
black lead has been discovered
near Hamptonville, Surry county;
and that a gentleman who pur
chased 50 or GO pounds for the
use of his factory, says it answers
a good purpose. ib.
QWc are authorised to an
nounce Col. Sandy Harris as a
Candidate to represent this Dis
trict in the next Congress of the
United Stales. Oxford Exam.
Hugh Lawson White. -From
an editorial article in the Knox
ville (Tenn.) Register, we make
Ihe following condensed biograph
ical summary of this distinguish
ed senator: He was born in North
Carolina, in 1 773, of highly re
spectable and pious parents, and
removed with them while a boy
to Tennessee. He was consider
ed promising and talented. His
education w.h extensive tor the
opportunities afforded. He stu
died the law, first at Philadelphia,
afterwards at Lancaster, (Penn.)
with Mr. Hopkins, and returning
to Tennessee, obtained a license
about 179G. Very shortly after
he distinguished himself for his
legal learning, adroitness in the
management of causes, his logical
arguments, and the facility with
which he comprehended and
analyzed the most complete sub
jcts. In a few years he was
elected a judge of the old Superi
or court, in which he presided
with universal satisfaction. He
showed strong native sense, and
sound vigorous judgment. His
judicial opinions were neat, aigu
mentative and luminous. When
the Supreme court was created he
was made a member of it, and
gave great satisfaction. He after
wards resigned his scat on the
bench, and was made president of
the bank of Tennessee, which
office he filled for years with great
skill and the strictest integrity,
ror some time, he was a senator
of the tate Legislature, in which
office he displayed statesman-like
talents of the highest order. In
1821 he was chosen by Mr. Mon
roe, one of the commissioners for
the adjudication of the Spanish
claims, in which situation his de
cisions and opinions extended his
reputation over the nation. When
Gen. Jackson retired from the
Senate of the United States, Judge
White was chosen by a voluntary
unsolicited vote as his successor,
which office he accepted, chiefly
from personal regard to the gen
eral. He has ever avoided the
degrading contentions of party
politics and personal invective;
mild, modest and conciliatory in
his deportment, he possesses a
firmness and inflexibility which
never wavers, relying in debate
on reason and argument, rather
than on vehemence of declama
tion. No man has been ,more
uniformly consistent in his polit
ical course. He was opposed to
the chartering of the United States
Bank from the very first, to the
mania for internal improvements
and latitudinarian constructions
of the constitution, and to in
fringements upon the sovereign
ty of the States. He has never
wavered in his republican princi
ples, and never will. It is in his
private character that his virtues
shine still more resplendent.
Kind, affectionate, and fond
of domestic retirement, he is un
ambitious of the honors and plau
dits of the world, esteeming ;
good name more precious thai.
riches, regarding his friends with
a font! and too partial attachment,
anu exercising towards his ene
mies the magnanimous virtues ol
charity and forgiveness.
It is in his character, as a law
yer of profound attainments and
of eminent success that he is not
known.
His eloquence is plain and com
paratively unadorned, but forcible,
argumentative and convincing,
sometimes descending to the levi
ty of ridicule, sometimes indulg
ing the severity of sarcasm, but
occasionally touching the heart by
sweet and simp'e effusions of
pathos, or astonishing the mind
by unexpected flashes of sublimi
ty. His moderation and pru
dence, his plain republican char
acter and his spotless reputation
eminently qualify him as the suc
cessor of Gen. Jackson. His
course will tend to soothe the vio
lence of party feeling and restore
to our agitated and distracted
country peace, harmony and un
ion. Me has too much sense.
virtue and patriotism to be an in
strument in the hands of any par
ty, lie has no narrow and selfish
views, he has never been fascina
ted with the baubles of ambition
or delighted with the pageantry
ot olhcc. Possessing habits of
indefatigable industry, great ex
perience, a judgment clear, solid
and strong, undoubted indepen
dence and patriotism, we conceive
him peculiarly quahhed to preside
over the destinies of a great na
tion.
The writer thus concludes:
ikhe is peculiarly formed by his
habits, the soundness of his judg
ment, the maturity of his mtel
led, the purity of his principles
and the energy of his character
to check the encroachments of
power, preserve the privil-ges ot
Ihe people and maintain the tnte
grity of the Constitution. Such
a man is Hugh L. White.' I
N. K Star.
11 Lo, the poor Indian." A
letter from Tucaloosj, to the ed
itor of the Huntsville Democrat,
dated IK-rember 22d, describes
an interesting scene which re
cently took place in the Hall of
the House of Representative?, be
fore the Legislature of Alabama.
A large party of the Creek tribe
of Indians were in Tuscaloosa at
that time, on their way to Ar
kansas, under the conduct of Col.
Hunter, the agent, and a nrinci-
pal Chief of the Nation named
Kulawla. J he letter says: "
A motion was made bv Mr
Jackson to invite the Chief and
his warriors within the Par of the
House; agreed to unanimously.
Mr. Jackson was then instructed
to convey the invitation of the
tlouse. Ihe Chief and his war
riors were then conducted in and
seated themselves in chairs ar
ranged around the Hall below the
lower tier of desks.
Eufawla then addressed the
House from his seat in substance
pretty much as followshe spoke
in the Creek language, which was
interpreted from time to time as
he proceeded by Col. Hunter.
The effect upon the House and
gallery was solemn and interest
ing. The tear started in more
eyes than one. The Chief an In
dian of fine appearance his as
pect grave his voice low and
subdued his words slow. He
proceeded
"I come brothers to see the great
House of Alabama and the men
that make the Laws, and to tell
them farewell in brotherly kind
ness before I go to the far West,
where my people are now going.
I did think atone time that the
white men wanted to oppress my
people and drive them from their
homes by compelling them to
obey laws that they did not un
derstand, but I have now become
satisfied that they are not un
friendly towards us, but that they
wish us well. In these lands of
Alabama, which have been my
forefathers, where their hones In
buried, I see that the Indian fires
are going out; They must soon
he .extinguished." New fires are
lighting in the Wet and we
will go there. I do now believe
that our great father the President
intends no harm to the red men
but wishes them well. He has
promised us homes and hunting
ground in the far west, where he
tells us that the red men shall be
protected. We will go. We
leave behind our good will to the
people of Alabama, who built tlie
great House, and to the men who
make the laws.
This is all I have to say I
came to say farewell to the wise
men who make the laws, and to
wish them peace and happiness
in the country which my forefa
thers owned and which I now
leave to go to other homes in the
West. I leave the grave of my
fathers but the Indian fires are
going out almost clean gone
and new fires are lighted there
for us.
There are two Houses of the
men who make the laws I have
already bid farewell to tlie other
House I now bid farewell to
you, and wish not only you, but
all the people of Alabama, to be
happy and prosperous. 1 leave
you in friendship and good will.
I have nothing more to say."
When Eufawla concluded there
was a peal of app!aue through
the House and Gallery.
The Speaker replied in a hand
some and appropriate manner to
the address of the Chief briefly
adverting lo the cause of the ex
tension of our jurisdiction, and
stating the advantages of a remov
al to the Indian "tribes. After
which the members rising from
their seats as a token of respect,
the Chief and his warriors retir
ed. The reply of the Speaker
was interpreted lo the Chief by
one of the Chiefs, a half breed,
by name Grey son.
Indeed, sir, it was an affecting
scene, and forced upon the minds
of the spectators a current of rec
ollections that carries something
of a pang to the heart of the white
man.
The Writings of Gen. Wash
ington. Two volumes of the
wiitmgsof General Washington,
edited by Jared Sparks, have re
cently issued from the press.
Dr. E. G. Mygatt, the agent for
the work in Virginia and North
Carolina, has submitted these
volumes to our inspection, and
we take much pleasure in giving
our testimony of the great inter
est and value of the compilation,
and to the beauty and fidelity with
which the typography of the work
is executed. The subjoined ex- j
tract, from the Prospectus of Mr. j
Sparks, will explain the scope i
and plan of his patriotic effort, toj
give in a form accessible to all, a !
lasting and valuable memento of;
the leather ot his Country. The
"Writings of Washington," inti
mately connected with and illus
trative as they are of the history
of the times in which he lived,
should have a place in every Li
brary. We hope the editor and
publishers will be amply remune
rated for the risque of their heavy
undertaking, and that our citizens
will not be wanting in subscribing
liberally for a Work, which is in
itself, so valuable.
'The work is to consist of the
writings of Washington, selected
from the voluminous papers left
by him at Mount Vernon, which
have all been in the possession of
the Editor for six vears. The
object has been to gather from thel
wiiuic vi me?e. papers, amounting
to more than sixty folio manu
script volumes, the best portions
of Washington's writings, and to
combine them into a methodical
arrangement, accompanied with
explanatory notes and historical
elucidations. They will be pub
lished in the following order:
I. Letters and other papers re
lating to Washington's early Mil-
ttary Career in the French War,
and as Commander of the Virginia
Forces.
II. Letters, Instructions, Ad
dresses, and other Papers relating
to the American Revolution.
HI. Private Correspondence
from the time of his resigning the
Command of the Army, to the
Beginning of the Presidency.
IV. Public and Private L?t
ters, Instructions, and other na-
. c i . . .... .
pcisuuu, me time ot his lnau-u
ration as President to the endt
of
his Life.
V. Messages to Congress and
Public Addresses.
The whole number of volumes
cannot be precisely ascertained,
but it will not be less than eight,
nor more than twelve. The work
will be printed in the octavo form.
and executed in the best manner,
each volume averaging more thai,
five hundred pages.
The first volume will consist
of a Life of Washington, written
with a view lo his personal acts
and character.
The second and third volumes
are just published, and the others
will appear at the rate of three or
four a year, till the work shall be
completed.
Gentlemen who prefer it, can
subscribe to receive the whole
work when complete.
Doct E G. Mygatt is the au
thorised Agent for Washington's
Works in the States of Virginia
and North Carolina."
Chief Justice Marshall and Gov.
Tazewell, have given certificates
of the high estimation in which
Ihey hold the compilation of Mr.
Sparks, so far as it has progressed,
and of the conviction from his
character, that the remainder of
the work will he as faithfully ex
ecuted. Pel. Con.
Extract of a letter dated
Natchez, January, 4th, 1S35.
Yesterday was a great day here.
Foster, the murderer of his wife,
was acquitted and set free, but it
was only for a minute or two.
Perhaps you may have heard of
him before. He was tried for the
murder of his wife last year, who
he killed with a negro whip. He
was a planter and is worth 80 or
90,000 dollars, and gave Eli
Huston, one of our first lawyers,
3000 dollars to get him clear of
the gallows. Yesterday at 3
o'clock he was set free, but the
moment he made his appearance
outside of the Court House, a
mob, composed of the most re
spectable citizens of Natchez and
the surrounding country, laid
hold of him, took him out to the
edge of the town and there strip
ped him, gave him one hundred
and fifty lashes, well laid on with
three good cowhides. None but
gentlemen of good standing flog
ged him, and after they had done
so until his back was cut to pieces,
they got a tar barrel, warmed it
and poured it all over him, then
laid about two bushels of feathers
on him; after this, they made him
walk through all the streets in the
city, followed by a drum and
about 1000 people, with all the
yells and cries of "kill him" "whip
him again," &c. All this I was
an eye witness to. Whilst whip
ping him, some of the crowd called
out for mercy, when one of our
first lawyers rose and said, "his
wife called for mercy when he was
killing her and he did not hear
her." It was the intention of the
populace to have taken him to the
river and put him in a canoe with
out oars, carried him out into the
middle of the river and then let
him go. This they did not do,
on account of it having been said
among the crowd that there were
several waiting on the Bluff to
shoot him. What else will be
done with him I do not know1
India Rubber. It is incredible
to what numerous useful objects
this invaluable article is now ap
plied. We stepped in yesterday
to Raymond Sc Co., No. 211
Pearl street, the agents for the
manufactories to the east, and was
surprised to see so many articles
of use manufactured from the
India Rubber; and we particular
ly recommend ladies and house
keepers, if it is only for curiosity,
to call in and see for thetnselvs
how far ingenuity connected with
domestic purposes can be carried.
' 'Among an immense stock, we
examined air beds, air cushions,
and air pillows, of drilling and
silk; light and excellent articles.
Large and small aprons for ladies
and nurses; caps and capes; bag
gage and stage, covers; broad
cloth, camblet. and drilling ooat?,
cloaks, and jacket; pea coats;
firemen's coats; cloths, of various
kifirjs, saturated with the India
rubber; velvet cushions; gas hags;
gaiter boots; hose; hand reins; life
preservers; leggings; long and
short, with and without shoes and
soles; mail bajrs; prunella shoes
and bootees, for ladies; thorough
braces for coaches, carriages, k.c.
Boston wrappers; pantaloons,
and a variety of other specimens.
All these articles, from being pre
pared with India rubber, are
impervious to water, and are most
valuable for the preservation of
health. We are convinced that
when the western states shall ap
preciate the importance of this
new branch of manufactures, the
demand from that section of onr
country will he considerable and
increasing. Farmers and those
working in the open air, should
fortify themselves with these
preservers. A. Y. Star.
(tT'The cashier of the Perth
Amboy Bank was awakened on
Monday morning about 4 o'clock;
by the barking of a dog. Get
ting up he discovered that the
counting room of the hank had
been robbed, and collecting to
gether a number of young men-,
they started in pursuit of the rob
ber, till getting on his tra k, they
followed him from Woodbridge to
Rahway, Elizabethtown and
Newark.- By this time they were
convinCe'd that the robber was a
man named " Jefferson Hoddy, a
native of Babylon, L. I. and lat
terly of Railway, N. J. following
on to this city, they -'discovered
him at the Washington Lunch,
w here he was arrested by Sparks.
All that he took from the bank
was a few counterfeit hills, which
would have been of no use had
he escaped. On entering the
room where he was confined, a
few hours after his committal, he
was found lying on the floor, his
face covered with blood. It ap
pears he had attempted to hang
himself with his comforter, which
broke, and it is supposed finding
no other way of ending his exist
ence he attempted to dash his
brains out against the walls of his
prison. He was so far recovered
in the after part of the day as to
be placed in a coach and carried
to the steamboat to convey him tc
Amboy. The motion of the coach
restored him so much as to be en
abled to stand by the lime he
reached the boat. ib.
Improvement in the Cotton Gin.
Mr. William S. Cooly, of this
town, has obtained a patent, as we
understand, for a very valuable
improvement in the ribs of the
"Saw Gin," now in universal use
at the South. It is said that the
advantages of patent ribs are, that
they are more strong and durable
of a more uniform size and
shape more simple in their con
struction less exposed to get out
of order more easily repaired,
and cheaper than those now in
general use. We understand that
Mr. Cooly is making arrange
ments for the manufacture of these
ribs in this town and their sale in
New York.
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