S ATUtt D A Y, FEB. 15, 1836.
Wilmington and Roanoke Rail
Road We leavn that upwards of
$20,000 worth of Stock in this RoafI,
was subscribed for at Nashville this
week, and it is expected a considera
ble amount will shortly be added to it.
The Books of Subscription will be
closed, agreeably to the Charter, on
the 19th inst. Until that period, the
Books for this county will remain
open at Tarborough. at Dempsey
Bryan's, at Pitt's X Roads, and at
Stantonsburg, under Commissioners
appointed for that purpose. Will
the citizens of this county permit
this laudable undertaking, in which
their pecuniary interests arc so deep
ly involved, to pass by unheeded?
We hope not. Now or never, should
be their motto.
Wilminfftoti, Feb. 5.
Our Rail Road. We learn,
from a Circular issued by the
Committee, that a Convention will
be shortly held by the citizens in
the vicinity of Waynesboro; and
from other sources, that great zeal
is manifested in that quarter on
the subject of the Rail Road.
The Agent, Gen. McRae, from
whose exertions the most favora
ble results may be safely antici
pated, is expected to return in a
short time, when the Stockholders
will be called together.
We would here remark, that
our River has become considera
bly deepened; and there are four
English brigs now in port.
dThis is the only port in the
United States, where all kinds of
naval stores, rice, flour, &c. can
be obtained from the home mar
ket. Adv.
The Abolitionists. Mr. Renton
stated in the Senate, on the 27th,
that he had understood, from pri
vate letters and other sources, that
in the massacres which had taken
place in Florida, the runaway ne
groes of the South were the most
conspicuous. They traversed the
field of the dead and cut open the
throats of those who were expir
ing. Two weeks ago he had sta
ted there, that what had already
resulted from the movements of
the abolitionists, was sufficient to
cast upon them a sin, for which
they would never atone. Great
as that mass of sin was, they may
have a greater mass to answer for,
in comparison with which the past
was but as a drop in a bucket. ..6.
CONGRESS.
Senate. Mr. Linn submitted
the following resolutions, which
lie on the table one day:
Resolved3TUai the Secretary of
War inform the Senate what num
ber of Indians now occupy the
frontier on the Southwest, North,
and Northeast of the United
States, and what number it is pro
bable will be transferred from the
States and Territories, to the fron
tiers of the United States.
Resolved, That the Secretary
of War also inform the Senate
whether, in his opinion, the pres
ent military force of the United
States is sufficient to garrison the
fortifications on the seaboard, and
at the same time, give protection
to the inhabitants residing in the
States and Territories bordering
on the Indian frontier; if not, what
force will, in his opinion, be ue
cessary to such protection.
House of Representatives. The
debate on .Mr. Adams's resolution,
respecting the loss of the fortifica
tion bill last session, still occupies
a considerable portion of the time
of the House.
Both Houses are yet occasion
ally engaged in discussing aboli
tion questions. On the 1 9ih ult.
160 petitions were presented for
the abolition of slavery iu the Dis
trict of Columbia.
0C?-The Protest of the Anti
falavery Society of New York,
gued by Arthur Tappan and oth-
crs, states that the number of abo
liiion Swedes has increased Irom
250 to 350 during the last year.
Washington,
Feb. 6. The
Rraiwh Hank at liie vape rem
Rank, recentlv established in this
place, commenced business
Friday last. Whig.
on
Cold Weather. During a few
days last weeli, and In the, begin
ning of this, the weather has been
exceedingly cold. We have not
ascertained what was the precise
state of the thermometer; but the
sensibilities of every one must
have told him that the cold was
intense. Those who possess Ice
Houses, have had an admirable
opportunity of filling them with as
fine ice as is generally procured
in this latitude. Raleigh Stand.
NeiD Newspapers in JV. C.
John Gray tsynum proposes to
publish the Carolina Gazette, at
Rutherfordton: Zevelv and West
The Lincolnton JVews, at Lincoln
ton: and Reniamin Swaim the
Southern Citizen, at New Salem
Randolph county. The two for
mer are to be political, ana pro
mise to oppose the election of the
democratic candidates for Presi
dent and Vice President, Messrs
Van Ruren and Johnston; and the
latter says "all parties shall have
fair play.1' ib.
OyThe National Intelligencer
of Tuesday, states that it is repor
ted that Andrew Stevenson has
been nominated by the President
of the United States to the Senate
for the office of Minister of the
United Stales to Great Rritain
and John 11. Eaton for that
Minister to Spain.
of
Indian War. We understand,
that Major General Scott was or
dered last week to Florida to take
the general direction of the opera
lions in that quarter, and with full
authority to call upon the Execu
tives of South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida, for whate
vcr militia force may be necessa
ry. He has been directed to push
the campaign in the most vigor
ous manner, and to reduce the In
dians to unconditional submission.
We further learn, that the dis
posable regular force, w hich can
properly be moved, is either in
Florida or on the way. The gar
risons on the sea coast have either
been sent there, or have been re
duced to the smallest practicable
number. Circumstances have ren
dered necessary the removal of
the Gth regiment from the Jeffer
son Barracks to the Mexican fron
tier, and General Gaines has been
ordered to proceed there to lake
command in that quarter. Our
army is scattered over an immense
frontier, and the posts it occupies
along the Indian line cannot be
withdrawn, without almost cer
tainly leading to Indian distur
bances. We understand that such is the
naked state of the seaboard, lhat
there is not a soldier at Boston
nor one between Philadelphia and
the ocean. Only four companies
at New York harbor and four at
Old Point Corfort, those two
great naval positions. Both the
garrisons in North Carolina, those
of Charleston, and Savannah, and
that at Key West, and those in
Pensacola, and Mobile, and those
in the neighborhood of New Or
leans, are all either now in Flori
da or on the way ihere. In a
word, the whole Atlantic frontier
is drained and lhat from necessity. !
.. ..... 'wimi Homier Hcie aiM j
stript of its garrisons, a general
Indian war would, in all proba-1
II the Western frontier were also
bility follow. Globe
The Mediation. We under
stand lhat the British sloop of war
Pantaloon, brought despatches to
Mr. Bankhead authorizing him to
tender the good offices of the Bri
tish Government as a mediator in
adjusting the difficulties now ex
isting between the United States
and France. Whether any deci
sion has been made upon this offer
or if so, what it is, we have not
been advised; but we cannot but
hope, thai the good offices of
Great Britain, in the character of
mediator, equally friendly to
both the parties, may be so em
ployed as to restore that amicable
intercourse which has so long ex
isted between the people and the
Government of (he two countries,
without any abandonment or pre
judice to the principle on which
our Government lias taken us
stand, and in a manner satisfacto
ry to France.
In any event, however, as a con
siderable period of time must
elapse before the result of this me
diation can be known, it must oe
obvious that the necessity tor
adopting the measures of defence
recommended by the rresiaeni in
his special message remains un
changed. ib.
Public opinion. Resolutions,
sustaining, in the strongest terms,
the ground taken by the Presi
dent's Message, have passed both
branches of the New York Legis
lature, unanimously. Nothing
can speaiv more aosoiuieiy mc
sentiments of American people,
than this unanimous expression of
the feeling of all parties, where
the party line is most strictly
drawn, and firmly in -untamed.
There was never, we presume, an
unanimous vote on any great ques
tion in lhat State before.
In Alabama too, the Legislature
which has just adjourned, closed
its labors wilh a patriotic declara
tion that the State would pour out
its blood and treasure like water
to sustain the Executive in the
stand he has taken for the rights of
the country. The resolutions
were feebly opposed, (and to their
honor.) by a handful of Nullifiers,
headed by Mr. Calhoun,, a near
relation to John C. Calhoun. ib.
The Minis and the gold Cur
rency. The Director of the mint,
Dr. Patterson, has made his annu-;
al report to Congress, and from :
that it is seen that the sum of 2,-!
186,175 in gold had been coined;
during the year 1835, which, ad-
ded to $3,954,270, coined in the!
preceding year, makes, in round
numbers six millions of dollars.
The Director of the mint proposes
two important alterations for pro
moting the supply of gold for
coinage, which, if adopted by
Congress, will greatly increase
the coinage, and make the whole
amount of the coinage, under the
new law, by the time President
Jackson goes out of office in
March, 1837, amount to twelve or
fourteen millions of dollars. At
that lime the three new branch
mints will be in operation, for they
are all expected lo begin lo coin
by the first day of January, 1 837.
These three branch mints, and the
principal mint, will consequently
be at work, and in all, probably
willcojn twelve or fifteen millions,
to wit: the mint at Philadelphia,
three or four millions;lhe branches
in North Carolina and Georgia,
from one to two millions each;
the branch at New Orleans, six or
seven millions; thus giving, at ihe
end of 1837, about $25,000,000
of gold currency. Bui to accom
plish this brilliant result, it is tie
cessary that the Directors' sugges
tions for supplying the mints with
regular and ample supplies for
gold coinage, should be adopted
by ihe present Congress; and also
that the suggestions in the Presi-
uen i lasi annual message, to sup
press the paper circulation under
$20 should be carried into effect.
Such is the prospect for our gold
currency in the year 1 837; for the
present, we have to repeat what
we have said heretofore, lhat eve
ry inemuer oi vvougress may now
draw his pay and mileage in gold;
that it lies ready for him in the
ry member of Congress may
Metropolis Bank; that the last ses
sion, and the present session of
Congress, are the first instances,
in thirty years of Congress being
paid in gold. ib.
Fatal Duel. We have seen a
letter, giving a brief account of a
duel between Samuel Gwin, Esq.
an officer of the Land Office in
Mississippi, and Isaac Caldwell of
that State, formerly a partner of
George Poindexler, in the prac
tice of law. From ihe letter it
appears, thai at a party given bv
Governor Lynch, Poindexter had
publicly.abused Mr. Gwin, which j
being resented by the latter, Cald
well took the quarrel off of Poin
dexterV . hands. The parties
fought, en- h armed with four pis
tols, taking their" positions thirty
paces apart, with the right of ad
vancing. Mr. Gwin advanced,
receiving the fire from four of his
antagonist's pistols, one ball tak
ing effect in his breast. The
wound is considered by his physi
cians mortal. When Gwin dis
charged his third pistol, Mr. Cald
well fell, and soon alter expir
ed. ib.
A srood Law. Louisiana seems
to have hit upon the true course
to punish duellists and prevent
duels, in making the survivor in a
duel fill heir to the obligations of
the man lie has murdered. Put
in the hands of the creditors of the
deceased, and his bereaved family,
the legal power to compel a per
formance of these obligation?, and
it will be found lhat the tenderness
of the pocket excels lhat ol the
heart which beats beneath it, in
preventing sanguinary appeal
Mercenary selfishness will prove
more than a match for the honora
ble selfishness of duellists. ib.
Arkansas. The Little Rock
Gazette announces the meeting
of the Convention of the Ter
ritory. Members from all the
counties (wilh the exception of
three) appeared in their seats the
first day. John Wilsou, of Clark
county, was chosen President, and
C. P. Bertrand Secretary , of ihe
Convention.
After ihe organization, a reso
lution was offered by Mr. Roant.
that it is expedient forthis Conven
tion to proceed to form a Constitu
tion and Slate Government
which was adopted, with only one
dissenting vote, (Mr. Walker of
Hempstead.) ib.
Exportatiou of Cotton Jor 1SG5.
Our commercial readers niav
recollect that during the last sum
mer some discussion occurred be
tween the Charleston Patriot and
the Globe, as to the probable a
mount of the exports of cotton
from the United States for the
year 1835. In commenting upon
one of our calculations, the Patri
ot insisted that the quantity ex
ported would reach 478,000,000
pounds, and that the value at ihe
ports of exportation would be up
wards of 80,000,000 dollars. We
had estimated thai the quantity ex
ported would exceed 370,000,000
pounds, and the value'at lite places
ol exportation would not exceec
00,000,000 dollars.
or -i i .
oince me ciose oi me year, we
have applied to the proper quarter
for authentic information on this
suhjeci, and have been furnished
with a statement, which shows the
actual exportation of cotton dur
ing the bscal year 1835, to have
been 370,194,184 pounds, valued
at the places ol exportatiou 61.
4o5,74G dollars. These amounts
coincide so nearly with the esti
mates made by us eight months
ago, which were then assailed
from quarters assuming to possess
full means of knowledge, lhat we
think it bui simple justice to the
calculations .of the Globe to lay
the facts before the public. ib.
Indian War Volunteers.
Chivalrous Georgia, is pouring
lortn tier thousands to the assis
lance ol our Jb lorida brethren.
Gen. Scott will have nothing to
aoontns arrival in Florida, but
to take command of as gallant a
uuuu in imzeii sotaiers as ever
wielded a sword or drew a trigger
in behalf of their own rights or
the rights and safety of their fel-
iow citizens... Six Companies - of
noble hearted Volunteers, have
already marched from Milledge
villeand 3,000 of the Georgia
Militia, are ordered to be in read
iness if their services are required.
Vet. Con.
The Poles. Two Exiles from
this gallant nation, Col. Maravis
ky and Mr. Joseph Dervinskv are
now in I own asking ihe aid of
our Citizens to enable them t
commence farming operations on
their land (granted by Congress
in Illinois, and for other purposes.
The latter, bears on his person the
most honorable testimonials wnicn
a soldier can carry, of his bravery
in the field and his -fidelity to his
Country. The former has testi
monials of a dillereut but ot the
most ample character in his be
half as a gallant I'olfsli Uliicer and
as a gentleman. ib.
The Indians. The Creek In
dians are said to be acting in con
cert with the Seminoles. The
Macon Telegraph of the 2 1st. ult.
states that two men had been kil
led, in Baker county, by a party
of 40 or 50 of the former.
As an evidence of daring on ihe
part of the Seminoles, it is men
tioned that a party of four of them
way-laid and fired upon the whole
body of the Florida militia, nearly
GOO strong, as they were passing
through the Alachua country
they were pursued and all four of
ihem killed. ib.
Indiana. A letter from Indi
anopolis of the 17th ultimo, slates
that "Yesterday was a glorious
day for Indiana. The bill to
provide for a general system of
internal improvements, lhat was
sent up from the House of Repre
sentatives a few da3's since by a
vote of 50 to 18, passed the Senate
yesterday by a vote of 10 it 12.
This bill contemplates a loan of
$10,000,000,to be expended un
der the direction of a Board of In
ternal Improvements, on the fol
lowing objects:
$1,400,000 on the White Wa
ter Canal;
3,500,000 on ihe Central Canal,
to terminate at Evansville;
1,300,000 on ihe extension of
the Wabash and Erie Canal, to
Terre Haute thence, connect at
the point on the Central Canal,
which will be most conducive lo
the public good, at or between the
mouth of Lei river and Black
creek in Knox county;
1.000,000 on the New Albany
and Lafayette Rail Road;
1,300,000 on Ihe New Albany
and Crawfordsville McAdamised
or Rail Road; and
1,150,000 on the Louisville and
Vincrnnes McAdamised Road.
'The bill also provides a loan
lo the Laurenceburg and Indiana
polis Rail Road of $500,000."
More Lynch Law. A letter
from Clinton, La. under date of
the 2Gth ult. says:
"The mail rider, who just
reached this place from Jackson,
brings information that a white
man by the name of Williams.
i .
anu a negro, were executed at
Jackson this day, by a mob." The
reasons assigned for it were, that
they were detected and identified
as instigators in an attempt to in
.1 ,i .
uuce me negroes to rise against
the whites. The greatest excite
ment prevails throughout this and
adjoining parish on account of
the reports respecting an intended
insurrection."
CTA little girl, aged five years,
the daughter of a Mr. Lancaster,
of this county, was burnt to death
on Thursday of last w eek, by her
clothes taking fire while left alone
in ihe house. Warrenton Rep.
The jYew York Plot. The
Richmond Whig lately published
a curious correspondence between
Messrs. Griffin, Cleaveland, and
Campbell, Counsellors at Law
44, Wall St. New York, and Mr!
Joseph Mayo, a respectable law
yer of that city. These very wor
thy Counsellors applied to Mr.
Mayo, for his assistance in estab
lishing a system of espionage in
that city, he. It seems from the
circular of instructions, and the
specimens of returns exDectpil
that this firm is sustained by a por
tion of ihe Merchants of No
York, by the payment of an annu
al subscrinlion: that it h?.
Hshed agents, members f
Bar, throughout the U. S. that oil
collections for the subscrihprc
made by these agents, who. in r.
turn for the patronage the firm i
44 Wall st. are bound to make a
semi-annual report of ihe slamlm,,
of the merchants in iheir reaper
live -Towns and districts. The'
circular is Very ir;vi,i- :
rectionsas i0 il,e hti
obtaining hhxniHiU ,
sheriffs is ' reunlt.,i' , '"'pu'v
ry informally, in f l
fortune, connexion, " lHe
Merchants, is eanUkt
But they camht a T-ir.
positions with scorn
tiun.
More Indian );:
Pro.
c ... .
oavannan
Geo i
Tl,
ultimo,
states that
plan if
Creek Indians or... . 1
friendly, to fire ihe city (V,
and attack 1 1 v'Mn-
had ins, Ln A pUief0W
confession nf a i.in. '. J
niarsna.. Ureal ,;,,, -
been created, and pro,pi D
ures for salety adopted.
The Columbus Sentinel nf ,,.
22d u tirno states that
nau cmnmim;
VJ mrans out old
ger The Sentinel says ,ha,C
IV9S Iwt nn
i u.c ravages nave been liUA
violent. A town mmncr.
wiw.. uuve measures tor,
ihe place in a state of dtferte
It is rumored, M)., llle '
paper, that a large number of it,
Creek Indians, pnniriiarv
! hp nnninnr tn i ... !.:.
, t"'&i i" iiiif'iut.te ar
.uu,is,,iliea,
sent from their homes, 8!
supposed to he co-oneraii'.:
the Seminoles i:i Florida. jt
turning from that section
with their temporary sun es
is no calculating ulnu tiiey ma
next attempt. Dark, maligna,,
savage and treat herons, h .
hooves the frontier settlers to i
prepared to give a good acccml
of them should hostilities be rced
itated. They dare not be tn-ste.1
T ,... i" -
i ul-j uiujr ue cairn as sum:ne
t.. ...... .n "'i5 uu n-uav. an.-
have the murderous knife at vni
throat tn-morruv. Iln$not).
lulled into a fancier! sernrin
which may be fatal to us in ii
eud.
The Augusta Constitutional:
states that a letter has been recei
ed in lhat city from JJilledgevil!
dated the 23d ultimo, which s,r.
"A report has reached nstlii
evening, that the Indians have ta
ken one of our baggage wagons
loaded with muskets and ammuni
tion, which we were sending to oar
lower counties, to protect the citi
zens of this State from the intra-
sions of the Creek Indians, k
arc committing depredations a'
most daily. The report i? ver
credible. The Governor isk
ing orders for three thousand k
hundred - men, including the to!
unteers. Pet. Int.
More Indian Murders-
arrived in town vesterdav,
the Macon Telegraph of the 21
ult. of 2 men being killed in Bi
ker co. Georgia, hyvx pari)' oh
or 50 Creek Indians, and seven
wounded. We have no timet1
state particulars..
It thus appears as ilionght ik
Creeks and Seminoles were actmg
in concert in their savage ffar!3ft
TallahaseeF.)MM
Seminole War. Since the
eracrement on the Withlachoork
no iutelliceiice has been had of&
main body of the Indians. Trf
situation of the inhabitants ea5:
ihe St. John's and south of 5'
Augustine, is truly deporable.-j
New Smyrna has been burnt a"
all the fine plantations in J1'
neighborhood arc broken up.
ny of the negroes have been
ried offor have ioincd the savngf-;
The Indians are dispersed in s
parties, and when pursued .;r.
thickets !""
abound every where, ana
..,:i. .innari;n until tlier ar
UCrlU, III J UJrtlll I "J m
they may be assailed. iu
nllw o w'srnf extermination
liter-
no hope is
entertained of p'
an end to it, but by the nwsMu
orous measures. In the ro
time, the number of the enemr
daily' Increasing by 'Pi,,
from other tribes, and abscon ?
slaves. The Mirkarooky ri
vonsidered the leading band
Seminoles. They have