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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1835. Republican Nomination. FOR PRESIDENT, MARTIN VAN BUR EN, of N. Y. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, RICHARD M. JOHNSON, of Ky. -::- DISTRICT ELECTORS. 1. Robekt Love, Haywood Co. 2. George Bowers, Ashe. l3. John Wilfong, Lincoln. 4. Arcii'd Henderson, Kowan. 5. John Hill, Stokes. f5. Jonathan Parker, Guilford. 7. Wm. A. Morris, Anson. 8. Abram Venable, Granville. 9. JosiaiiO. Watson, Johnston. 10. Nathaniel Macon, Warren. 11. Wm. B. Lock hart, North'n. 12. Henry Skinner, Perquimons. 13. Louis D.Wilson, Edgecombe. 14. Wm. P. Ferrand, Onslow. 15. Owen Holmes, New Hanover. Election on Thursday, the 101 November next. -MB ELECTION RETURNS. FOR GOVERNOR. Spniqht. 23G 4S9 123 12 C26 185 CG8 GOO G8 1191 5G4 391 4G5 157 C72 120 339 679 241 1132 493 511 115 507 117 891 G73 34 71G Dudley. 755 33G 359 400 932 210 2G7 500 1218 71 SOS 977 5G5 4G0 3G4 228 192 102 592 1237 230 483 1009 408 1G42 6G4 92 377 180 Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Camden, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Davidson, EJgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Hyde, Johnston, Jone?, Lenoir, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Robeson, Rowan, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wayne, 130G7 'Reported maj's, 193G 15358 311 15003 15GG9 Tiie above 29 counties have re turned 40 Republican and 40 Whig members to the next Legislature, agreeably to a statement in the last Raleigh Register. ln addition to the above, we have the following reported ma jorities: Bladen, 27 Cabarrus, Carteret, Duplin, Greene, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Onslow, Sampson, 200 111 1936 311 FOR THE TARBORO PRESS. Mr. Howard: Having of late fcen in several of the IVhig pa pers charges against Mr. Van Bu i en for volinc in favor of Interna Improvement without sDecifvintr or reciting, any votes of his to prove their assertions, and having Accidentally perceived an article in the Kandolph len.) Kecorder, (a White paper) extracted from the Nashville Republican, which proves to the contrary and urges the people of the West to vote a gaiust him, I am induced to re quest a publication of the follow ing "Extracts," which are said to he carefully extracted from the Senate Journal: In 1824, April 24, l,e voted against au act to procure the ne cessary surveys, plans, and cs- 445 150 250 550 267 247 timales upon the subject of roads and canals. See page 318. May 19. Mr. Van Buren vo ted against an act to improve the navigation of Ohio and Mississip pi rivers. Page 441. In 1825, Feb'y II, Mr. Van Buren voted to strike out a provi sion of a bill for making surveys and carrying on the operations of the Board of Engineers, in rela tion to internal improvements. Feb'y 24, he also voted against an act for the continuation of the Cumberland road. Feb'v 2 L he voted aerainst sub- scribing in the name and for the use of the United States, for four hundred shares of the capital stock of the Dismal Swamp Com pany. Page 195. April Gth. Mr. Van Buren vo ted against a bill to remove the obstructions in the Savannah river. April 22. Mr. Van Buren vo ted against a bill authorising a subscription for stock in the Louis ville and Portland Canal Com pany. May 10th. Mr. Van Buren voted against a bill to grant a cer tain quantity of land to the State of Illinois for the purpose of aid ing in opening a canal to connect the waters of Illinois river with those of Lake Michigan. (7By the following official notice it will be seen that the a mount in the National Treasury on the 1st instant, exceeded For ty Jlill ions. Treasury Department. ) August 2d, I83G. I In conformity with the resolu tion of the Senate, passed July 1st, 1836, directing that "during the ensuing recess of Congress, the Secretary of the Treasury cause to be published, at the commence ment of each mouth, a statement of the amount of money in the Treasury subject to draft, and al so the amount standing to the credit of disbursing oflicers," the undersigned hereby gives public notice, that "the amount of money in the Treasury subject to draft," as shown by the running account of the Treasurer, was on the 1st instant, $36,551,845 95, and "the amount standing to the cred it of disbursing officers," as shown by the latest returns received, was $3,G75,730 23. LEVI WOODBURY, Secretary of the Treasury. Xorf oik, August 12. The sub ject of the subscription to the WiU imngton and Halifax Rail Road was presented to the Common Council at their meeting yester day afternoon; but the information called for on certain important points not being before that body in an official or definite shape, the subscription was, for the present, declined; and a resolution adopted having for its object the procure ment of the desired information. So the question rests undetermin ed for the present. Perhaps this was the safest course to relieve the Council from a responsibility, which, while all were satisfied of the expediency of the measure, few of the members felt themselves at liberty, under the circumstan ces of the case, to incur. Herald. tt?"The President and Direc tors of the Portsmouth and Roan oke Rail Road Company have disposed of one half of their De pot Wharf in Portsmouth to the Corporation of the Borough of Norfolk, upon conditions entirely satisfactory to both parties. We hail this event with heartfelt plea sure, and in the fullness of our feelings would take the freedom to say to the two pouting sisters "There, now, go kiss and be friends." 16. (GThe Hon. Sam'l P.Carson, Texiau Secretary of State, arrived at Halifax a few days since and was invited to partake of a public dinner; which circumstances com pelled him to decline. He left there the day after. Robert Potter.VQ lcnrn from a gentleman, high in authority in Texas, that this individual jH 0j. ready in disgrace. The Presi dent and Cabinet of Texas have not the power to remove any member from office; but they have the authority to veto any of his official acts. In pursuance of this authority, they have officially an nounced that no attention is to be paid to his orders, as one of the members of the Cabinet. We learn from the same source, that at the lime he received the ap pointment of Secretary of the Na vy, the Convention confirming the appointment were almost wholly ignorant of the character he car ried with him from the U. States. We are highly gratified to be able to make this statement, be cause, the fact that Robert Potter was thought worthy of a seat in the Cabinet of the Texian govern ment, has excited no little odium against it in the United States. When, therefore, it is understood that the Texians were imposed up on, and repaired the wrong done to themselves as soon as they were aware of it, we hope they will cease to suffer from it. Rutherford Gaz. Health of the City. Since our last, two new cases of Small Pox have been reported, and one death that of Aaron, a servant of Mr. John Devereux. The Com missioners, however, have taken such strong measures for arresting the further progress of the disease as is hoped &t believed, will prove effectual. Raleigh Reg. Diedt in Mecklenburg, on the 22d ultimo, Mr. John McCord, in the G3d year of his age, leaving a large family to mourn his death. The circumstances connected with the death of Mr. McCord are tru ly melancholy although to ap pearance in health, he refused to eat or take nourishment of any kind for more than twenty days thus in a manner starving himself to death. The reason he assign ed for acting thus, was an expres sion used towards bun by one of the lawyers during the last Court, while attending to the prosecution of a suit, "that he would be broke before next Court." He was in good circumstances. Charlotte Jour. Elizabeth City, July 26. We stated in our last that a murder had been committed in Gates County. The circumstances as we learn them are as follows: A drunken, worthless fellow, by the name of Andrew Baker, w ho was in the habit of abusing his wife and children, sent word on the 3d inst. to his mother in law, who lived near, and where his wife and her sister Lydia Overman, then wer, that he was coming there during the day to kill them. Airs. Overman said that if he did she had a gun, or if she had a gun, she would shoot him. In the evening, his wife hearing a noise at her house, asked her sister, Mrs. Overman to go home with her that she believed Andrew was killing her children. When they got there Baker had left the house; and soon afterwards the report of a gun was heard by their mother, who, on going or sending out, found Baker at the back door of her house dead, having been shot through the heart, divested of his coat and vest, his sleeves rolled up, suspenders lied around his waist and an axe and club by his side; prepared probably to put his threat in execution, when he received the charge that rid the world of a monster in human shape. Lydia Overman is charg ed with the murder, and was summoned to trial at Gatesville, where we understand considera ble excitement prevailed in favor of the accused. She, however, did not appear; and we learn has made her escape. Petersburg, Aug. 1 3. Infanticide. The body of a newly born male infant was found floating in the Appomattox, a short distance below the bridge, on Thursday morning. From appearances, it had been in the water two or three days, in which it was thrown exactly in the state that it came from the womb of its mother. This is the fourth cose of infanticide here in a few months: for the credit of the town, and the protection of the innocent, all must agree, that the guilty ought to be ferreted out, exposed and punished, be they high or low. Con. Petersburg Market, Aug. 15. Cotton. ..We have but little change to notice in this article prime qua lity yet commands our highest quotations while ordinary and middling descriptions are neglect ed. We quote 15 a 17c. as in quality. Int. INDIAN WAR. We have collected since our last, the following interesting items of news from the Indian countries. A party ofOsceola's warriors, it will be seen, have des troyed the Light House at Cape Florida, and the question is set tled as to the fact of the Mexicans engaging the Indians against the Texians. Who will now dispute the propriety of Gen. Gaines' prompt movement upon Nacogdo ches? Pet. Con. Destruction of Cape Florida Light House. The Brig Cathe rine, Capt. Joye, arrived here this forenoon from Havana. Capt. J. slates that the schr. Whale, arriv ed at Havana 29lh ult. by which arrival the American Consul at that place had ascertained that the Light House at Cape Florida, was burned by the Indians, a no tice of which he published at Ha vana. Capt. J. was also inform ed by the Capt. of the Whale, that a negro was killed at the Light House by the Indians, and the keeper made a most miraculous escape by ascending the Light House atid holding on the Light ning rod while the building was burning, the Indians shooting at him while in that position, and wounding him in the foot. A Revenue Culler hove in sight at the time, when the Indians made off, and he escaped with his life. Charleston Pat. The New Orleans Bulletin, of the 27th ult. contains the follow ing: lA letter from a highly res Dectable source, dated at Mata moras the 29lh ult. says "It is an undoubted fact that this Govern ment (the Mexican) have made, or are malting a treaty to engage eight thousand Indians to join them. The Cherokees are al ready engaged. There are four teen or fifteen Chiefs of different tribes within a few miles of here, who have daily communications with the officers. The commis sioners were this morning turned into the common prison w ith crim inals. It is not improbable we shall be invited to take French leave of this country soon." The New Orleans Bee of the same date says that letters from the same quarter state "that six American Indian chiefs of the Cherokee tribe, with forty run ners, are in close negotiation with Gen. Urrea at Matamoras. The letters have been sent to Wash ington, and copies to Gen. Gaines. These letters came via Tampico. ib. From the Floridian of the SOth. An express was yesterday re ceived by the Executive, stating that a body of four or five hun dred hostile Indians, have crossed the Chattahoochee near McCra ry's ferry on their way to Florida. The Georgia volunteers had sharp encounters with them on Sunday and Monday last, in both of which they were repulsed with some loss in killed and wounded. They have been since reinforced and are again in pursuit. Two armed steamers have been despatched up the river to prevent the return of the Indians. Gov. Call has or dered one hundred and fifty mounted men to repair to the scene of action. It is reported that Capt. Jarnigan who distin guished himself on a former occa sion, was among the slain. On the 22d inst. the remnant of Jim Henry's band, as is supposed, was discovered by the Lowndes county Ga. Volunteers, who char ged on them immediately. Twelve Indians were found dead and it is supposed several more were" kill ed, hut were concealed in the thickets and water. At a subsequent search on the field of battle in which the brave volunteers of Thomas county dis tinguished themselves, of which we gave an account last week, se veral additional dead Indians were found, making in all twenty five. It is supposed that upwards of thirty were killed xm that occa sion, as several were known to be shot in a pond in which they had talien refuge, and were carried down by the weight of their am munition. The Cherokees. The Colum bus Ga. Herald of the 2d inst. says: We learn that the Marines in our neighborhood will take up the line of march forthwith for the Cherokee country. An ex press arrived in town yesterday, bringing intelligence that the Ross party had arisen in their wrath, and were destroying all before them; and bringing an order from the Secretary of War, for all the Marines at Fort Mitchell, and in that vicinity, to hasten to this new scene of savage depredation. TEXAS. From the New Orleans Bulletin of July 30. A rumor came through the At takapas Gazette of July 23d, that another battle had been fought between the Mexican and Texian armies, in which seven or eight hundred of the Mexicans were killed. We attach no credit to this rumor, much as we hope it might be true. The intelligence comes through a very circuitous route, and at the time it must have started to reach this city, the for ces of the belligerents could not have been in a proper distance for an encounter. But that the Mexi can powers are again straining every nerve to raise another army to prosecute their savage intents uponTexas, there can be no doubt, though their final success in the undertaking may be quite prob lematical. A young man who came pas senger in the schooner Henrietta, who was one of Fannin's men, and who escaped the slaughter by the circumstance of speaking the Mexican language, informs us at the time of his departure from Melamoras, about a fortnight since, the Mexican army quartered there amounted to 3000 men, and that about 4000 were also en camped near the city. He states that he saw and conversed with several Chiefs of Indian tribes and that it is his confident belief that an arrangement has been en tered into between them and the Mexican General Urrea, by which 5000 warriors, of the Cherokee, Sac and Fox nations, are to join the Mexicans in their offensive op erations. By his account the Mexican army was nearly in read iness to march, their baggage waggons being packed, the sol diers having taken the oath of fidelity, and carried their banners to be "christened" by the church. This intelligence of contemplated conjunction of Mexican and abo riginal savages, only confirms the accounts we published in letters a few days since from Metamoras. The Mexicans, our informant says, still denounce bitter vengeance against the Texians, and swear they will take no prisoners, but kill every enemy upon the battle field though there appears to be great repugnance among officers and men against revisiting Texas. If the Mexicans consummate their plans respecting their savage allies, they will create an "ugly customer" in the person of Gen. Gaines. The steamer Caspian arrived last night, and brings a contradic tion of the report that Gen. Gaines had crossed the Sabine; he was still at the encampment on this side of the river. Surplus Revenue. Michigan has been the first State to legis late in reference to the act of Con gress concerning the depofites of public money. Her Legislature, now in session, has passed an act, which the Governor has approved, authorizing the acceptance and reception of her share of the De posits to be made under that act. The Governor of Teunessee ha: issued his on the first Mn...i. . "" oiatf eit. The olj J''? . Ji m view in .i the assembling of u, etelf, lo enable that bod, to" 7""' requisite steps for ret4i,, e "' Rencontrc.- seri took place yesterday on , r -v few miles from Uiis citv ! a gentleman, formerly a , TV winch the latter was verv s "U-red from the discharge ofJ gun loaded with duck sl10? h It appears, as far as ' ra earn the facts of this painfu, that the son-in-law with lis l two gentlemen and a-MaRi ' drove out to the seat for K ' pose of enforcing the claim of lady to a portion of tle e The father warned then,' to I, ' off the premises and ,len -J diately discharged the gu t charge of which looked o high and groms of lhe So aw and also slightly Wounded the lady in the knee. Baltimore Tms. WEST INDIES. From Barbadoes.W'e hm received through a friend, fi!c, Irom Harbadoes to Ju!v I8th j. elusive. Informati.m" there from St. Kilts, states that the troops at that place are sufler ing much from fever, which has proved fatal to many of them, e$. penally to lhe Europeans, as usual The previous aci-nnnte m,u:,i. eU ot the successful working of lHC dJFreimcesnip system at De merara, appear to have been en. tirely erroneous. At the southern estate of Dis trict B, there was lately a serious strike on the part of the slaves; who rebelled against the manager and the magistrate, and fled to the bush, where they built houses, but were ' finally captured after a se vere action, by the constabulary force. Nine out of the thirty, seven received corporal punish ment as ringleaders. Prom Havana. Extract of a letter received by a geutleraan in Providence from his correspond ent in Havana, dated July 19: Yesterday afternoon there was a revolt among the negroes out side of the wall. They fired a wax manufactory and killed a cor poral of the army. They were attacked by the cavalry and were sooii put to flight- G negroes Le ing killed and 10 taken prisoners. MARRIED, At Palmyra, on Tuesday even ing, the 9lh iust. by the Uev. G. N. Gregory, the Rev. William W. Williams to Miss Elizabeth B. Harvey. Prices Current, At TarbmrS and New Yorl UG. 15. Bacon, Becswaj, Brandy, apple Coffee", Corn, Cotton, Cotton bag'g. Flour, supf. Iron, Lard, Molasses, Suar, brown, Salt, T. I. Turpentine, Wheat, Whiskey, pr r lb. Turt9ro 10 12 ?0 25 45 50 13 16 65 70 14 15 20 25 750 8VK) 4J 5 10 12 55 60 11 13 60 65 2Mf 225 bo yo iVctel'fl'i 12 H 29 if" 34 33 11 I SO 61 16 1 22 24 750 3 12 1S 30 47 8 ni 35 -i" 2c0 & 125 1 34 & gall'it lb. buslt. Ib. yard. Iilil. lb. lb. gall'n ,1b. buh Lbl. bush. hbt 45 50 I U Carriage Mulr' THE Subscriber wishes some person I f ia- above business. A young muus uaui " . Pfai'ii Stick work, Together with Would find a good chan JJ my shop near Tiwi. . - ote . 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