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Ttivboroush, (-Edgecombe County, A". V.) Saturday, June 2, 1835.
Vol. XI Xo. 26,
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((iiniiufl until otherwise onlered, and
c;iarrt--I accordiiiRly.
I.eitPi" avltlrsed to the Kriitor niut lie
pst p.iiJ, ofltiey may not be atW'ndcd to.
(rpTiie following is Mr. Van: 15(1 ,1,s polil support, or
Karen's replv to the letter of the! ,,,at 1 ,,;iVt; 'tered or sought
Committee appointed hv the XaJtu L'mt,r vvitM into any
lional Convention to inform him ! "rninjjrmwnt, bring about
0f Lis nomination for the Presi-1 nomination which 1 have
w,
n h mine m r f ptukii i
the sentiments avowed therein,
which car.noi fail to gratify the
in jiiibers of the Democratic party
throughout the Union.
Washing"', May 29, 1835.
Gentlemen: 1 have the ho
nor to acknowledge the re
ceipt of your letter of the
. . . rin
'J'jJ instant. i in; uomma-
lion You have been deputed j lH'i'M n,u M,, object of al
to announce to me presents! as r!n,M'!ess as il
the onlv contingency, upi.ii! ,,nmi violent and unremitted;
the occurrence of which, I ' f'''.V, I nhmo can
could consent to become a a,1wt'r ,"r " 1,1 I o n to
r uIU:it: for the hi"h ofii,;eal1 my countrymen, although
WlWident of the Unite(l,,,l,lltf:,l,(,s m;,' 1,0 ronH' to
Elates. When my ,,lfnc: answiT in relation lo thorn-
w;it; first associated with rlu'j st,Vf,s-
(jaestion of General Jack-! L,,,,t?r ,h'?sfi nrcumstan
Ws successor, more thiV! C,'H' I"ocracy (d the
the ill-uill of opponents than ,n nnventton asem-
jihe partiality of friends, lMlod, having, as you mlorm
'.'eiermincd "to wait for the' m(J' w,tI) a ,le-re,! ol lin;,,n
tievelopment of the views of! m,i' t,,;,t 1 marmot ton highly
the Republicans of the Uni-1 'Ppruciiit. pronounced me
on, and tt) pursue that course! worthy of st, gr(;at a trust, I
onlv which their unbiassed cannut iU- " making
judimenl sliould recom- llwlr wishes the rule of my
iiiid. 1 deemed that course' l'ol,,,ucl- 1 1(' ,hrerore,
uhcduc! to the Administra-i vv,lh a ,,(M:P. an(1 1 Uo
lion, of which I was a mem-(,,n- SRI,S" ,,f ,,1H ,H,nor cnn-ter-to
the best interests of ferreii "P011 llu' ,,u',r Pro
the country ami to the indi-j fer,!l,c1 '"'Ci,)l lUii nniina
MMbiliiv ufa oolitieal r,artv llinn which Ims been tender-
i .i
- i
lv in; original organization
t which the overthrow of
iiejtubl it;;i ii principles in the
lulled States was prevent-
C'l, ami upon the a.cernlen
cv of which, we can alont; I
depend fur their preserva
tion. To the oilers of sup-
j)fjrt which were at that peri
H occ-isionally made to me'
irotn diitcreiit quarters of the j
llllOn. I reri;rtfnllv ronltwt
' - f J w I "
thit the public good, in my
opinion, required the servi
ces of General Jackson for a
sond term, that the agi
toti'in of the (pjestioo of his
lucccssnr, at that early peri
' nitist of n;ctssity t;mbar
filss the Administration
,I;1 that it was my desire
ltlll my nrune should not be
Rimmed with the subject.
'rr!n Hun time to the pre
'hl have neither solicited
T aid nor sought the sup
Pfl ol any man in reference
tQ tlie high office for which I
luiv been nominated; unless
j?) replies to interrogatories
.IJ!I my fellow citizens up
0! public questions, and my
M,1,:ero endeavors to make
y'M worthy of the respect
"I'l confidence of the Ame
7 l,Mple, are liable to
. construciiou. For the
i of this declaration, 1
' s:delv anneal to the bun-
j v ii -
: .- ot honorable men who
composed the recent Con
VlMlllull to f t i uiiiDcroii s
'ditors and politicians thro'
out ilit; Union, who havetlis-
' iuguished mo by r Ium r pre
ference, anil to my private
t r i cspondents and intimate
friends, not excepting i he
considerable number of per
sons, once my friends and
associates, whom the fluctu
ations of political life have
converted into opponents.
In none of these classes, nor
in any other of our commu
nity, is there a man who can
I truly say, tint I have solicit-
now received, or to secure
my elevation to the Chief
Magistracy of my country.
The liberal men of all par
ties, 1 trusr, and Yen ami
those you represent, I am
sure, will pardon mo for hav
ing thus spoken of my own
conduct in reference to a
point upon which I have
en 10 me oyr mo vonvt:uuou.
I a til not a wart; that there
is any point of interest in the
general policy of the Federal
.1. :
GovernriKMit, in respect to
which, my opinions have not
been made known bytnyofi
cia) acts by my own public
avowals, and by the authori-
7Al explanations of my
inends. It there no any
such however, you may rest
assured of my ready disposi
tion to comply, on all suita
ble occasions, with the wish
es of my fellow citizens in
this regard. 1 content my
self, on this occasion with
saying, that I consider my
selfthe honored instrument,
selected by the friends of the
present Administration, to
carry out its principles and
policy; ami that as well from
inclination as from duty, I
shall, if honored with the
choice of the American Peo
ple, endeavor to tread gene
rally in the footsteps of Pre
sident Jackson happy if I
shall be able to perfect the
work which he has so glori
ously begun.
It cannot be denied, that
there is no country in the
world, whose inhabitants are
so well secured in their civil
and religious rights, and en
joy so large a share of pros
perity and happiness, as the
people of the United States.
I1 or this, they are indebted
less ro salubrity of climate
tnd fertility of soil, than to
our excellent system of
Government; by which, more
than by any other, every
man is protected in the
application of his power and
(acuities to his own benefit.
That dissatisfaction should
nevertheless occasionally a
rise, even under the best
administration of a system
capable of producing such
happy results, is not to be
wondered at. Until the wit
of man shall be able to de
vise some plan of represent
ative Government, by which
all who think themselves
qualified, may be, at the same
time, admitted to a partici
pation in the administration
ol its affairs, we must not ex
pect to be relieved from the
spirit of complaint, nor even
urprised to lind it most
vehement at a period of the
greatest prosperity. But
between partizan complaints
as to the management of our
Government, or even diver
sities of opinion in relation
to the wisdom of supposed
improvements in the details
ol its construction, ami a
desire to undermine and
overthrow it, there is an
immeasurable difference.
Whilst the oik! can, at worst,
btlt produce pai lial and tern-
1 '
porarv obstructions in the lMt ' "'jedgevuie papers, that the
public service, success inlhci!ud1,;;i!council hM i' ?l Koss
.i . ii- ii and his party, at Hed 'C lav. on
other wouhl inevitably p unge .i, .1 1,,,1 ,,, , ,
. Jl the lltli nit. resolved to reject
our country, from its present the ,ale lrcaty propose(1 byUe
iimy t.uoueuce, imo an uoyss
of anarchy and ruin.
W e hohi an immense Htake
for the weal or woe of man-, sissiPlji- It appears that the con
kind, to the imnortance of "uci ofRo.s.s has btea -per-
i , . .
which we should not be in
sensible. The intense in
r , . , !
rerest manifested abroad in j
every move here, that threat-1
ens the stability of our sys
tem shews the Jeep convic
tion which pervades the
world, that upon its fate de
pends the cause of Republi
can Government. The ad
vocates of monarchical sys-
terns, have not been slow in
perceiving danger Jo sjch
institutions in the permanen
cy nf our Constitution, nor
backward in seizing upon
every passing event by which
their predictions of its spee
dy destruction could he in
any degree justified. Thus
far, they have been disap
pointed in their anticipa
tions, and the circumstances
by which they were encour
aged, however alarming at
the lime, have, in the end,
only tended to show forth
the depth of that devotion to
the Union, which is yet,
thank God! the master pas
sion of the American bosom.
Thoroughly convinced that
the overthrow of our pres
ent Constitution and the
consequent destruction of
the confederacy which it
binds together, would be the
greatest sacrifice of human
happiness and hopes that
has ever been made at the
shrine of personal ambition,
1 do not hesitate to promise
you, that every effort in my
power, whether in public or
private hlc, snail dc maac
for their nreservation. The
-w - i
Father of his Country, fore
seeing this danger, warned
us to cherish the Union as
the palladium of our safety;
and the great exemplar of
our political faith, Thomas
Jenersou, has taught us, that
to preserve that common
syrup thy between the States,
out of which the Union
sprang, and which consti
tutes its surest foundation,
we should exercise the pow
ers which of right belong to
the General Government, in
a spirit of moderation and
irotherly love, and religious
ly abstain from the assump
tion of such as have not been
delegated by the Constitu
tion.
Accept, gentlemen, my
thanks, for the kind manner
in which you have performed
the duty assigned to you,
atid believe me to be, verv
sincerely,
Your friend and obedient
serv't,
;M. VAN BUREN.
To Andrew Stevenson, Esq.
President, and James Feil
ner, Edward Gondii, Up
ton S. Uealb, Robert
Strange, J. B. Nevitt, and
Franklin Cannon, Esqrs.
Vice Presidents of the late
National Convection.
Cherokee Treaiu.We lpnm
from authentic information le-
"ived in this city, as well as from
.ini'iii -ii
President of the United States
providing for the removal of the
Ulieroktes to the w est of the Mis-
Itidious. He cave a written
ph dge to abide by such treaty as
hp TT. S.
w ..v..v.:Maiiii importance u correct, was
proper, which he now violates on 'stated bv Dr. Gregory, before the
the ground that it was only given
to try the strength of his party in I
the Senate. At the council, he
umu various a onces to e.cue me ,
fears of his tribe, ;md to deceive
them with regard to the provi
sions of the treaty; and laid be
fore them false statements, made
by Indians of worthless charac
ter, relative to the new country
offered to them, which he' would
not suffer to be contradicted by I the cow, for the purpose of vaccin
those of good character who were I aiion. He was led to this con
present. He has great iiiiluence ; elusion by the prevalence of small
over his followers, and will great- i pox at this time in England, and
i) paraiyze ana retara, u ne does ,
I i i . i
not entirely defeat the efforts of
Ridge and the other Chiefs fa
vorable to emigration. The
State of North Carolina, as well
as Georgia, Alabama and Ten
nessee, is interested in the final
adjustment of this question.
Ral. Star.
Bank of the Slate of North
Carolina.- By an advertisement
inserted in a subsequent column,
it will be seen that this institution
has declared a dividend of two and
a half per cent, for the six months
ending on the 23d ultimo, being
the first that has been made since
it went into operaliou. ib.
Distressing Fire. On the
night of the 7th instant, the dwel
ling house and two kitchens of
Air. Alexander Burridge, of Mont
gomery county, together with
their contents, were consumed by
lire. The family with difficulty
escaped from the flames. It is
supposed to have been the work
of an incendiary. ib.
Bank Robbery. The vaults of
the Bank of Darien, Ga. were
forced open on the night either
of the 6th or 7lh iust. and robbed
of upwards of 100,000 dollars,
between 0 and $7000 of which is
in specie. The Bauk has offered
a reward of $5000 for proof to
conviction of the robbery and re
covery of the amount. lb.
Marriage
Extraordinary
iHarnecl, at Montgomery, Ala
bama, on the 25th ultimo, Mr.
Walter B. Wright to Miss Pauline
Snyder. The bride has no arms,
and has been exhibited through
out the country as a curiosity in
consequence ot that deformity .-ib
Gin. A man in Philadelphia
swallowed a pint of strong gin
at once, which soon deprived him
ol the powers ol locomotion and
of speech; and, though attended
by three physicians, he died in
twelve liours. ib.
Fatal Jljfray. On the 1 5th
ultimo, a rencounter took place
at Uourtlaud, Alabama, between
Alfred Gibson and Henry P. Joy
ner; in which the latter received
pistol shot from the former,
and died almost instantly. The
deceased was formerly a resident
of this city, and emigrated to Ala
bama when quite young. ib.
Another JVamingl On "Sat
urday evening last, about two
miles south of this place, a uan
by the name of Barnes Russum,
was found dead in the road. A
coroner's inquest was held over
him on Sunday morning, whose
verdict was. that became to his
death by drunkenness. Greens
borough Patriot.
G7The editor of the Grand
Gulf (Mississippi) Advertiser has
a description of a real Kentucky
giant, who visited that place a
short time ago. His height was
seven feet three inches; his weight
225 pounds and his age but 2 1
vears. His residence is near
Louisville.
Small Pox. An opinion of no
small importance if correct, was
London College of Phvsicians. on
Mondav. the 97th nfAnril ib0
course of an essay which he then
read, on ihe mutual relation be-
tween the vaccine and small pox
irus. He considered the vaccine
lymph to have lost much of its
virtue from having passed through
the systems of so many persons,
30 years having elapsed since
matter was ohtninpH dirrt fYnm
i;ie number ol established cases in
which the disease had been taken
by persons who had been vaccin
ated. He thought it indispensable,
to ensure the proper effect to this
preventive process, lhat fresh mat
ter should be obtained from its
original source.
Council with the Indians. We
understand that the Secretary of
War has appointed Oov. Stokes,
Gen. Arbuckle, and Major K. W.
Armstrong, Commissioners on the
part of the United States to hold
a Council with as many of the
civilized and uncivilized Indians
west of Arkansas as can be con
vened at the time which shall be
appointed to hold it, for the pur
pose of effecting a general treaty
of amity and friendship between
all the various nations and tribes
roving on our western frontier,
including those in Texas, in the
neighborhood of the Rocky
Mountains, &jc. This council can
hardly fail to be a very interesting
one, as we understand lhat sever
al thousand of these untutored
sons of the forest and of the prarie
are expected to attend. It was
not known, when the, s. b. Arkan-
sas left Fort Gibson, on Thursday
last, where the Council would be
held; possibly at that post, but
mure probably at Fort Arbuckle,
or perhaps sumewheie in U.e
prairies. Thiee Camanche In
dians had been at Fort Gib?oa
several weeks, and excited con
siderable curiosity. They were
highly delight with die Arkansas
and Compromise, which were the
first steamboats they ever saw.
They .were to leave, in a lew d.iys,
under escort of a Company of
Dragoons, for the purpose of in
viting the various tribes or bands
belong to their nation, to attend
the Council. Jlrkun&us Gazette.
mammoth Hotel,
on Broadway, N. V. occupying
an entire block of lots, and 5 sto
ries high, is progressing rapidly
towards completion. The Messrs.
Hoyden's, of Tremont House,
lioston, have rented it, and are
to pay the enormous sum of
S40,000 annually.
The Crops. The Norfolk He
rald says. "We learn lhat the
wheat crop in the . neighboring
counties of North Carolina was
never better in appearance than
at present, in a few places,
w litre the seed was sowed late, it
came up thinly; hut what grew is
uncommonly luxuriant. The In
dian Corn is coming on finely,
and if the season continues favor
able, the product will equal that
of any past year."
Save cate. A case of the
deepest interest is nuw in pro
gress of investigation before
Judge Randall of this city. A
mulatto girl, of a comphxion so
light, however, as to pass lor
white, was arrested on Maun day
last, at the instance of a gentleman
from Baltimore, who claims her
as his slave. She is said to be a
bout IS yeais of age, and ha3
resided in this city lor the grea
ter part of her life indeed,
she cannct remember when she
was brought to this city. She is
a modest and interesting girl, and
her case being one of a very pe
culiar character, we shall endeav
or to obtain all ihe important par
ticulars of the trial. 1). P.
Brown, Esq. has been engaged as
her counsel, so that she is ure of
being ably defended. PtA Iuq.
(fyi'he ship Canton, which
left Gravesend last month for Van
Dieman's Land, had on board
240 female emigrants, all young
unmarried women. This ship
ment forms the f.arih that has
been sent at the public expense,
to the number of fcOO females; and,
moreover, it is altogether Iree of
all expense to the passengers,
each tl whose cost is computed to
be about jS17. Great care was
taken y the committee appoint-
ed, to have none sent but females
o" unexceptionable character. In
July next, .it is arranged that
another vessel, the .John Kerr,
will bad with similar freight.
Ar. Y. Star.
American Flannels. The
great difficulty in irgard lo A
merican flannels, is their liability
lo shrink. The texture of the
fabric the fineness and evenness
of its thread have lorg been as
good as need be desired; but its
shrinking tendency has induced
good housewifes to shrink from
purchasing it. We are gratifiett
at being able to state, however,
that the pvil has been obviated in
"Jfoworth's Improved Fiannelf
which is warranted not to shiink.
We have examined ihe article,
which is in all lesperts equal to
the best imported. Ample trial
has made of it by some of our
cilizens, and it answers the pur
pose perfectly. The article can
be obtained of Steele, W'olcot &
Co. Pine streei.-AT. Y. Com. Adv.
(7TTHe thai hath a trade hath an
estate; and he that hath a calling
hath a place of profit and honor.
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