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Tarhorough, (Edgecombe Count y,JT. C.) Saturday, October 31, 1833.
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.v aiio r uiose re-i'ltn? at a 1'
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k f0 im-piHoo ri-quimt. uril.ey will lf
!'iiiiii''J oihfrw' or.lrr.-d, and
l(,r:,d nccr.lily.
; Ll.llf,rsa.llreJ t. tW Mii-ir must Im
1 i n iiJ or ihev inav nol hi allendcil to.
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jcommumcattdiis.
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JlctdiiiZ and die itiTi're,ire J sttfJel correctness of the accounts. An
and character of different kinds jollier peculiarity, which however
of tenting ail publications, j is more applicable to the charac-jo.-y.
! ter of the Bible than to the style of
'Vhv shun to m.ikc our duty (u ; its composition, is this: with those
'(K-licht.
LttpltaMiri- l)c the motive (and allow
Tii.it immortality be quite tori'.ot,)
here sh.ill we find thro' all the
" n::ce tivot'anc
i; vt 1 it-r plcaiure c a purer source!
Of innocent delight tli.ui tl.e fair hook.!
0: holy truth presents." j
; I come at last, and in the last
piper I intend to trouble the pub
lic with at present on this subject,
5r tliis collection of subjects, to
puke a few remarks on that ever
leili a lav line, i;ci uim.iluiuii?, ii.i-i
I i i i.i
i i-f-.iiU-i . npt'iected. vet in-
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tntvvitlisuiidiui:. There it is be
fire u?, the most valuable or the
r,:ut worihless book on earth.
Eery one may read it, judge ofj a
It. and o! what I have to say on it
for himself; and 1 am sure that no
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uiiuiu person can onjpn io , itw
'ii-. i
conmou sense llmuSl,.S on a work ,
Md.recily po.ni.ng to ami inler-.
feriner with our every day and i-
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la interests a work so lull ol alll
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kinds ot inlormattou aud instruc-
lion
Alilioucrli the IVibie was writ-
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ten in acres very distant from one
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rmnthtr iiinlor rlirtwrptit rirr'nm.
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er dillerent circum-
v . .
lrent occasions, and
, . .
di lerentlv situated '
Stances, on dill
d umuors uiuereniiv Miua.eu,
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jet tne door lias a styte pecuar
... -(sell running through it from
tegmntng to em . A stvle which
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translation from one language to!
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anotlier, or the ddlerent nliomsi
ml peculiarities f the difiereiil
laiimiaires do not alter or afiect.
Aitvleihe most theoretical and
conijtrehensivp of anv, yet the
;.i i i-
lmrst mid most practical oi any .
asile the most pnoirent andat-j
active to the indifferent mind,
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i'c iihim irauspo iiuir anu orei-
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."'c iu ine most sensitive a siyi"
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the most interesting and instruct
h, , .
ne lo Hie wise and understan-
.tiuif, and what is still more re
markable, il is inimitable or is not
susceptible of being employed by
any writers at the present day on
any occasion or for anv nurnose
.whatsoever. One peculiarity of
the Old Testament, and one which
Ave will first notice, is that the rea
der on reading tbe first sentence
0r first narajiranh of a subiect.
perils to find himself in the midst
M ihe story and the principal
points that are to follow. This
niay be in part owing to some
prominent or the principal point
()f tlie subject being selected for
he beginning, which without pre
.Jirnhle or ceremony if properly
ideated, never fiiils to give the
"Herstanding mind some know
p of the path in which it is
aij0"t to travel. The next and
i le "lost prominent and important
-peculiarity of style, is ll le unequi
vocal and unexceptionable Ian
H'u.e and phraseology pervading
tVei' pari of the ir.ble ll irouLh-
3"ut) whether historical, prophetic,
I j ";c"Jiai, aurnoiutory, or para-
"J'lc Whatever exceotions oth-
j trs '"ay uke who read and discus-
luteins of the Bible, or what-
, , I ii I I well dill UIL UOiOWl .iH'JTa jim
foiupirihle volume called tliej . , c . . . .
Luii - nr. ,v tbmg else. 1 he five books ol
I LL infii e htv, superstition,! . . . , r
. r.r ; .1 . ! Moses exist and ihev speak for
ii,J inchlleience to the contrary I, vtt:' nr ,,,
ver apology it may seem to tliem
o need, there is no exception nor
my apology to be found in the
book itself, although one part is
often referred to by another part.
Again: in the historical part when
the history of an individual or
community of people is given, the
blackest deeds as well as the
brightest and most eminent vir
tues ol individuals ind communi
ties, are recorded and treated with
the same unreservedness and im
partiality. Among the great num
ber whose history is given, it is
remarkable that not one individual
who was considered as a mere
man, is to be found without the re
cord of some eggregious fault or
error in his life; ibis is an evidence
of the fallibility of mankind, a
well as a substantial proof of the
individuals whose history is given
at length, the substance of the his
tory is to be found in the writings
and sayings of the individuals
themselves. As for example, in
the history of Mioses we see no
learned historian portraying the
man or magnifying his deeds; but
e have the writings and sayings
of a man by the name of Moses
to say the least, we have those
which have originated from some
, .
source or other, and we rnav as
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t wnisp ve. Kxanil) es ol tne
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same kind are (he histories of Job,
David, Solomon and I'aul the
istle. 'J'he live books of Mo
ses, the book of. lob, Psalms, Pro
verbs, Kcclesiastes, and the ep.is-
tn - S ot 1'aul.wiiicn contain niese
. ,
spet imens, are unsurpassed in
, . . of iIye amn
,ilera ' work of ;,ie worW;
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Another peculiarity of character
. .' . .
of the Bible, is, the specimens ol
c . , . i .mm
reproof, rebuke, preeept, admoni
tion and moral philocophy are in
Lreueiai sum iis nc miu m mv,
. i i r . ...w.r
nnc nprnn nrnt ft rnrt manlier.
most personal ano mreei iiiaiiiie ,
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in. despite of selfish interests, ol
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gt'vernors, kuits, parasites and
b, ' ,., tn
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'clamorous multitudes to the con
(he secon book
ofmuel , 2,h chapter; Nathan's
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reproof to David alter using a
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I'noil examn e to illustrate Ills
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man." Moral philosophy is taught
also without the aid of preamble
and theory, or in other words, the
, tiroamufl
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selffor instance, the parable of
sell In
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the talents in Matthew, chap.
r.,, . . ,l(t-nroe.
'l lioto 'l n r I mntiv oilier infiiances
. . . ,, . .i0(io
ol the kind, all must acknowledge,
i- . ij;m o,i
are peculiar in mc -Lfioivr,
superior to any other mode for
enlightening the minds of men,
curbing their refractory propensi
ties and dispositions.
All, I believe, whether infidels or
believers, who have perused the
Bible, acknowledge it to be the
most talented and greatest literary
work ever compiled. The book
itself, setting aside the momentous
subjects on which it treats of a
spiritual nature, as a philosophical
. i i. i n r I otu cii-
ano; Historical wunv is m."-"
perior to any thing of the kind
that can be produced. It is a glo
rious standard by which to mea
sure every principle of morality
and philosophy, every muuBui
and every imagination of the
mind. And now in conclusion
permit me to say, if the base doc
trine, that "There is no uou u..u
death is an eternal sleep," were
true, 1 would cling to that hook as
the greatest and most valuable
treasure ever possessed by men.
COMMON SENSE.
(T?Fifty-nine tons of Bibles
have been shipped from England
to Antigua & Jamaica, for the use
of the emancipated blacks-. "I)
you make good use of your bible,
Cuffee?" said one of the class
leaders. "O, bery good use,
massa ! trop my razor on em."
Religion is like liberty it cannot
be conferred on those incapable of
appreciating its value. Upwards
of 20,000 sterling has been
raised in England to educate the
negroes of the West India Islands.
Every thing for their souls no
thing for their bodies. Instead of
being taught the mechanic arts,
the use of the plough and harrow,
the plane and adze, the awl or
needle, the anvil and lap stone
instead of practical industry, tem
perance and integrity, they are
taught to read their bible and sing
hymns. They all begin at the
wrong end they attempt to finish
the superstructure before they
have laid the foundation. But
the movers in this grand "religious
scheme feel strong in the faith
they are sure that Ciod is with
them. 'They raiss $ 1 00,000 to
teach the negroes religion, w hile
thousands of their ow n poor Ire
land are perishing with hunger,
actually dying with want they"
must die in a land of plenty, be
cause it is deemed more charitable
to look after the souls .of the
blacks, than to feed the hungry
and clothe the naked whiles of
th .'ir ow n soil, and this is called
religion. It is delusion it is
fanaticism. Thegreat atonement
for sin on earth, is to relieve the
wants and distresses of our lellow
beings. V. Y. Star.
Bank and Stock Frauds. Two
events cieated considerable excite
ment yesterday in Wall street.
.Mr. Barlow, cashier of the Alba
ny Commercial Bank, was miss,
inir, and defalcations to an im?
mense amount were discovered. It
is supposed that speculations in
stocks, the temptation 'to many
men connected with banks, have
been the cause of this ev ent, w hich
has lorever ruined me tmnerto
fair character.of the individual and
destroyed the hopes and prospects
of his family. The absence f
Mr. Bartow has prouauiy given
to the transaction a worse aspei l
than it may in all probability mer -
it. i ue mlooo .n .hi "i'.'" resistance. 1 lie inanimate corpses
bare-faced fraud, perpetrated by aj()f me ,i()ren, one about 4, and
very young fellow by the name of j,)e ol,cr o years, as they lay
Wiiding, who purchased $4 1,000 j stretched out upon the cohflloor,
of stocks of two brokers, gave his ; slet.pe,j jlUht,jP young ami inno
checks, sold the stocks, pocketed i cenl blood, formed one of the most
the spoils, and ran oil. ri he bro-, heart-rending "and heart-sickening
keis at an expense ol $ 000, 1 spectacles e ever witnessed.
caught the delinquent and recov
ered the money. to.
A Profitable Customer.
i ..u;,wf li'..vicir s.
- j ..Tie murderer instantly (led,
tJre;!.,.lroppe, H at '" Aintn-I proceeded-over" Mil
can House, early last month, livedf ' .... .
i.,ti. ii j creek bridge, about three and a
alb s ease a lew days, broke a gig, ? n.
n i i . hall miles Irom the scene of his
and takinc: r reuch leave le-. .
u u' , , i' i " nrU crime, when he was overtaken by
moved to the Exchange. Here ' J
. , c i c r i.,;.l the oiheers ami conducted to the
he booked as beth S. t-irten, staid ...-, , .
. . , , , 14.1;nc.P Fi lollovved by an immense
a fohnight, driuik wine copiously, J
ai, ' .i .crowd, who were so exasperated
and made an unceremonious ad-- , , ,
- , . , cAlfr!1 that ihev would no doubt have
ioornment, without day. Several . .
J . i i :.. ii.i..- Lynched him, had he not been
trunks were broken in the house J .
11 ,. .. ;ro...r hurried oil on horseback to the
dur nu his residence, and it any . .
during ma , prison. On his arrest he stated
charitable person is disposed to ' , . . , i t a
n,a ,i :,! ;, . tha he had murdvred his wife, and
pay h.s bill, lie d find .1 ,. re-, ;
ceipted. On ,l,e 25h, He U-d ; - ,
into the Hroomlield rlouse .
uuo me j was (jetermined to leave no
where be staid ihrce days, as Mr. -
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Geortie C. Green, and lorgot to
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settle his bill. In the interim four
trunks were broken open and
.$20 stolen; and some people have
been so scandalous as to suspect
Mr. Green. Then removing to
Kilburn's and entering himself
as George C. Wyniau; tlie same
unlucky trunk-breaking disposi
tion was manifested in the house:
eight trunks were opened, and
two watches and $43 in money
were abstracted. Here he was
arrested, examined, and bound
over in the sum of $1,000 to take
his trial at the Municipal Court.
Boston Mas.
JMulish. Some time last year
we recorded the remarkable fact
of a female mule belonging to
John T. Kilby, Esq. of Suffolk,
having brought forth a colt, which
was doubted by many, as it was
deemed a point settled that mules
were incapable of propagating
their species or even producing a
cross breed in short that they
were obstinate anti-amalgamation-ists
by nature. The fact, howe
ver was true as Davy Crockett's
rifle, and has lately been placed
beyond dispute by a repetition of
the Phenomenon by the same a
gents. Mr. Kilby informs us,
that the same mule bose a colt on
the. 13th of last month, by the
same horse, and that it is now by
the side ol its dam in the pasture
w here it. may be seen bv evtry bo
dy. It is well formed and par
takes more of the horse than
the mule, of course. We should
like to hear the opinion of the
learned in such matters on this ex
traordinary, probably unique
case The mule is 11 or 12
years old. Xorfolh Herald.
CJIt was our province on Sat
urday last, to witness one of the
most horrible and revolting scenes,
that human atrocity ever devised
A woman and two children, lying
upon the llor of a single room,
all murdered by one hand and
thai ttte hand of the husband and
father. The horrid' deed was
perpetrated by a monster in hu
man shape, by llie name of John
JHcCuwen, a cabinetmaker, who
lived on Walnut near Columbia
street. There are various reports
and opinions', with regard to the
circumstances aiieuding this un-
precedtnied ami unnatural mur
der. ' But there is bnt one opinion
as to the foulness and atrocity of
the deed. The annals of crime
do not contain a more cold-blooded
and black-hearted murder.
The woman, when we first saw
her, was writhing in the last ago-
nies of death, the blood gushing
f,.om .i e ,j . i monli, nt pv
,PU'Ve id'the chf st. Her head
a,;(1 fare'-were most shockingly
,mitil.ted; one side of her head was
. COmpetely crushed in. From the
j mnber of gashes upon her, it
j vvo, swm tj,at sie jiatj ma(Je
The following particulars of ihe
temporary escape, and subsequent
detection of the wretched man,
aie from last Saturday's Evening
I'ost.
OUSIJIUI1' in uc uiiiiiirii uy i
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crime Cincinnati (U) Ben.
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(T7We are exceedingly pained
to state, that Mr. James Kowe, the
partner of Mr. R. Russell, in the
management of the New Orleans,
Nashville, Louisville and Cincin
nati Theatres, put a period to his
existence, in Nashville, a few days
since by shooting himself w ith a
pistol. The rash act was commit
ted on Friday evening the 2d inst.
The ball penetrated his breast,
and he lingered until Saturday
evening when he died.
-Mr. Rowe was a highly respec-
table and estimable man, and has
left behind several children and
a large circle of friends to lament
his melancholy death.
As Mr. Rovve was doing a pros
perous business, and in very inde
pendent circumstances, no cause
for the horrible deed can be as
signed, unless it be attributed to
his affliction in the death of his
accomplished wife, a fijw months
since, in New Orleans. Since
that event, he has appeared mis
erable, dejected, and, at times, so
melancholy as to border on de
rangement. We had onrself a
letter from him, written but a few
d;ys before his death, which
gives evident marks of his mind
having been in an
unsettled stale.
Cincin nati If 'hig.
fl?Ve regret to hear that the
jail at Halifax Court House (Va.)!rp onic
together with a quantity ol mus-
i "7 i c j . . .i
kets, swords, &c. deposited in the
unner story for safe keemnir were
uppersto lor sale Keeping, w ere
consumed bv fire on Saturday
. , , , ,p. i .
nighl last. There were only two
? tii i i .
prisoners, a black and a white
man, neither of whom escaped.
It'
is supposed that the fire was the
woriv oi an incendiary, tnouen
suspicion has fixed upon no parti
cular individual. Efforts were
making, however, to discover the
i n c end i a ry . Lyn chbu rg Virg.
-Villainous. One of the most
unmanly tricks we have heard of
lately, is that of a man being una
ble to beg, borrow, or steal mo
ney to buy his accustomed dram,
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actually cutoff his wife's fine head
nllmwl snhl i.-I1pl,r,p
for about forty--"Cents, spending
the whole pfoceeds in rum. None
but a de-graded wretch would have
thougfit of so disgraceful a meth
od x)f raising the wind, and none
but a worthless besotted creature
could have carried it into execu
tion. Philadelphia Cour.
(tThe Mississippi lawyers
who practice under the Lvnch
code, have lately adopted a new
mode of punishment. They late
ly caught a fellow named Wm.
Earl, and after stripping him na
ked and laying him on the ground,
took a large torn cat by ihe tail
and dragged the animal to am! fro
fan his back. Grimalkin plied his
claws with great effect, ami "made
his mark" with so deep an im
pression, that the fellow's back,
will hardly need scratching again
for a twelvemonth.
Boston Gazette.
(jtIt is stated in the Charles -
ton Courier, of the I2th inst. that
the British ship Adam Lodge,
just arrived at that port, has on
board eight full blooded Lnglisli dialely to Ireland, but she will
horses, for Wade Hampton, Esq. now, most likely, be compelled to
purchased at the last rfing's sale postpone Iter travels until she shall
in England, by Dr. Nott, for Mr. j have answered the accusation of
Hampton: among them were two ' fraud and swindling.
brood mares. Col. Richardson
received a superior brood mare j The American Baptist Ma
by tlie same ship; and Mr. Hamp- i ?azile for August, (says the
ton, some valuable English sheep. ;Ziorr's Merart) contain fxnacts
from the journal of the U : Mr.
Jllurder Bobbery, and in- Kiucaid, missionary in Burmah
mediate execution after arrest!
Mr. George Robinson, a bighly
respectable citizen of Arkansas,
travelling in his wagon between j girl ten years old, completely eov
Memphis and Little Rock, was .ered with hair about five inches
murdered and robbed of $1000,
Dy u young inui vim lie
fell in company at Memphis.
They left the wagon near Black-
i ...i. i.
fish Lake, with the intention of
reaching St. Francis River in ad
vance of it. On the way, the
young man murdered Mr. "Robin
son, threw him behind a log, and
covered the corpse with brush.
The murderer, James C.Johnson,
was apprehended and brought
back'to the spot where the crime
was committed. He here confes
sed before about 50 persons as
sembled, and expressed a desire to
be executed forthwith, which, re
quest was immediately complied
with. After which, his body was
Hun;; behind
the same lo
where
his victim was found.
(XTTho Anniversary of the in
vention of Printing has been cel
ebrated at Ilaerlem, in Holland,
by Orations, Poems, a public
Dinner and Illuminations. A
monument lo the memory 6f
Lawrence Koster is lo be erected,
ll is now 400 tears since printing
was invented. The Chinese
claim to have invented block
printing 500 years before; Lut
Europe knew nothing of it.
. G7""Mr. Gurley, the respectable
Secretary of the Colonization So
ciety, we are sorry to perceive,
.w iau"s u
. 1 V . c . m.
isionary Irom Africa. 1 hese an-
, J , . .
1 pea,S l l,ie wointn Aether made
Rlr. Gurley, or Mr. Thomson,
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or I"r- anv hody, are disrenutab e
, i" , t- 1 ,
i and ought lo be discountenanced
i, n , w
jjviiiiciimiii- tJltlCI
j aflajr
nave no ousmess to meddle wim
s of Liberia, anv more
than they have w ith the immediate
emancipation of slaves. If lint
travelling agents of benevolent
societies cannot effect their pur
poses by addressing their impor
tunities directly to men, it would
be creditable to them to seek some
other employment.. Boston Cour.
Serious Affair. The Philadel-
.,. r i.
n ? "m"u.
between lhd and Fourth, was
yesterday afternoon thronged with
persons altracted by. ihe opera
tions of the Sheriff. Ii appears
that a short lime since, Mar Mc
Kinle, who has done business in
the fancy drv goods line, for some
time past as a feme solet upon a
. pretty large scale, stopped pay
j ment for 120,000 to 150,000 dol
lars. The ciicumstance created
no litile surprise, several meetings
of her creditors were held iu con
sequence, which resulted in a full
conviction that there had been
some dishonest dealings on her
part. Yesterday it was ascer
tained that she had hired
a lame
vtore. house in th? rear
tue, and suspicion was
of her
at once
raised that it contained some of
the goods that had unaccountably
disappeared: ihe Sheriff was there
fore empowered to attach, for the
benefit of her creditors, whatever
could be found; the doors and
windows were well secured, but
an entrance was finally effected,
! and a large amount of valuable
goods discovered and taken,
The woman, we understand, had
mane arrangements to go unme-
We select the following:
"August 27, 1831. -We hid el
singular
visitor to-duv a little
1 long, very soft and light colored.
Her father is a hairy nvn. He is
a Shan, and was brought to Um
erapoora by ihe old king. 1 was
struck with the features of this
child. Was it not that the hair
was parted in the front, so that she
could see, you would not know by
the shape of her head which w as
the front or back part, her nose,
ears, cheeks and even her arms
being covered with long silky
hair. She answered a vari
ety of questions, with as much
propriety as most children of her
age, and as very tnaunerly in
her language."
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