North Carolina Newspapers

SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1837. Republican Nomination. Election on Thursday, 27th July. FOR CONGRESS. Gen. LOUIS I). WILSON. (7"Ve do not remember ever to have seen so large a concourse of persons in this place, as that which assembled on Tuesday last. And so universal was the determi nation not to surrender voluntarily the political guardianship of this Congressional district to the Whigs, that without previous pub lic notice our citizens assembled at the Court House, and with a unanimity highly encouraging, nominated Gen. Louis D. Wilson as a suitable person to receive the suffrages of the Republicans in the district, unless the parly generally should manifest a pre ference for some other individual and to test public sentiment on this point, they suggested the pro priety of holding a District Con vention for that purpose. We earnestly hope that the Republi cans in the other counties will res pond to this call, and will desig nate some suitable time and place to hold the proposed Convention and appoint delegates to attend it. We flatter ourselves, however, that in the .event of this not taking place, the citizens of Edgecombe have presented a candidate on whom the Republicans will unite, and act with that energy and con cert which alone can ensure suc cess to our cause. FOR THE TARBORO PRESS. At a large and respectable meet ing of the citizens of Edgecombe county, held at the Court House in Tarborough on Tuesday, the 23d .May, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of nominating a Democratic Repub lican candidate for Congress in this district, in place of DK Hall, declined Col. Joab P. Pitt was unanimously called to the Chair, and Gtorge Howard appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting hav ing been explained by the Chair, on motion, the Chair appointed Wm. Norfleet, Esq. Henry Bry an, Esq. Willis Wilkins, Esq. Go!. Daniel Hopkins, and Maj. Edwin Barnes, a committee to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting. After a short interval, Wm. Norfleet, Esq. in behalf of the committee, reported the following preamble and resolutions, accom- panied by-ome pertinent remarks: Whekeas, in the opinion "f wn .ueeuug me ...ics.uj . 7- I limn nnil inn mdlllllill'lni'O in lie I VillVMI aim lilt luuimviimiv. no purity of our happy system of go vernment, depend upon a rigid ad herence to those principles which brought into office a Jefferson and a J ickson, and him who now adorns the Presidential Chair and whereas, in the approaching Congressional election it is high ly important that some individual should be selected to whom such of the people of this district as are favorable to the present adminis tration may give their suffrages and whereas, the people ot this county, notwithstanding the impu tations which have been made to the contrary, everhnve been and are now disposed wholly to dis card: consiuions of a local cbaracteVahtf to unite with their fellow citizens of the? district in making "a long pull, a strong null. and a pull altogether," in support of the great principles of republicanism Therefore resolved, That this meeting recommend to the Re publicans of each and every coun ty in the district, the appointment of delegates to convene at some central point and nominate a can didate who shall in every respect meet the views of the party. Resolved. That, in the event of. no such Convention taking place this meeting recommend to our fellow citizens ol the district, Genl. LOUIS-D. WILSON, as a suitable person to represent them in the next Congress ol tue Uni ted States The resolutions were advoca ted at considerable length by Benj. R. Mines, Esq. who deliver ed an eloquent and appropriate eulogy on the public life of ex President Jackson, and approved the prominent measures of the late and present administrations. Dr. John J. Daniel also advoca ted the resolutions in a brief and explicit manner. The question was then taken on the adoption of the resolutions separately, w hen they were unani mously carried. After some preliminary remarks, Mr. Wm. E. Bellamy suggested the expediency of selecting indi viduals to attend said Convention, should such be held. A discus sion ensued as to the manner in which the delegates should be ap pointed, in which Col. Benj. Sharpe, Mr. Bellamy, Wm. Nor fleet and B. R. Hines, Esq, par ticipated when, On motion of Col. B. Sharpe, resolved, that Wu. Norlleet, Esq. and George Howard; be appoint ed delegates to attend said Con vention, itr behalf ol the citizens of this county. On motion of B. U. Hines, Esq, resolved, that the thanks of this meetiug be tendered to the Chairman and Secretary that the proceedings be published in the Tarboro' papers and that the Democratic papers in this State be requested to publish the same. On motion, the meeting ad journed. JO. P. PITT, Cli n. George Howard, Sec'y. 03 We learn that Dr. Hall, has sent to the Governor, his re signation as a Senator in the State Legislature from this county. In his retirement from public life, we believe that the Doctor carries with him the best wishes of the community for his continu ed health and happiness. He has been a long tried and faithful pub lic servant his political opinions, it is true, have not always main tained the ascendancy in this Con- gressional district, which Dr. Hall; has represented sixteen years out! of the last twenty; but for integ- rity of purpose, and firm and un- flinching adherence to lhe princi p.t3 U,U ..v,U. -wjr M o,.l.,l I loniicp inn Ua stands unrivalled; and ranks fore- mosl among lhe ufew and fearless 6tjlvho remain unmoved, altho' the times are sadly out ofjoiut. " , (7 We are authorised to an nounce Col. Joseph Bell, as a can didate for the office of County Court Clerk. dOur County Court was held this week. On Thursday, the ose of the contested will of the late Godwin Cotten, of this place, was tried. The jury, at a late hour, returned a verdict in favor of the will. (7The Banks in New Or leans, Mobile,Char!eston, fee' have all suspended specie payments. Duncan Cameron, President of our Slate Bank, has issued an ad dress to the Stockholders, an- nouncing that the stoppage of spe cie payments by that institution was adopted with the most painfui reluctance that they have redu ced the outstanding debt during the last six mouths nearly half a million of dollars, and the notes in circulation upwards of that a inount that it is not intended to extend the business of the Bank, but to curtail its operations as speedily as may be consistent with the ability of its debtors, and se curity of its debts and that for the purpose of enlarging the secu rity of the creditors of the Bank, no dividends of profit will be made during the suspension of payments in coin. The Raleigh Standard states that the Bank of Cape Fear will continue specie payments and, that South Carolina notes are at a discount of from 1 5 to 20 per cent. The banks in Montreal, (Cana da,) have also suspended spe cie payments. Money Market. An express slip from the office of the New York Evening Post, dated Satur day evening, 20th inst. says: There is a general improvement in the stock market to-day. Mo ney is getting more plenty as lite excitement abates. Three of the Wall street banks have refused to come under the suspension law. Country money is petting to be more abundant, ami the Brokers change it for 1 a H pr cent, discount. Dank of Cape Pear. We Ipain, that in consequence of the embar rassed slate of the money market, 1 tiie establishment of the coiitem- plated Branches of the ' ape Pear ik at ua.e.go ,u.u ,......, win u" auspciiutru rirsuu ! the Act t of Assembly, amendatory . of the .i.ariei oi im iijbuiuuoii, makes the location of two Bran ches within a year, imperative; so that there is no doubt before the expiration of a year, that the Di rectors will put them in operation. The total amount of subscrip tions to the extended Stock of the Bank of 'ape Fear did not exceed $000,000 including what the State took. This being $100,000 less than ihe Act of Assembly au thorized, there will bj, of course, no necessity for the scaling pro cess which was anticipated. Raleigh Reg. (7"It is an encouraging fact for those who hold Stock in Rail Road companies, that they have experienced a less depression in value, during the present hard times, than any other description of properly. All other Slocks have unk ruinously. In the space of three days, the Slock of various Banks fell in the New , York market $50 on a share. ib University of jYorth Carolina. .. We have received a Circular from J the Executive Committee of the j University ol North arolina, giv i . ! inc in ormation wiui resoect to its ! present condition and future pros-1 r if t . r ! r -o o- I npric IVo miiTlit on irrro unnit of (.om.,aim an(, a peal to the patriotism and interest ! of the citizens of North Carolina, ! in support of this institution; so j far, at least, as to send their chil dren to it, if they find its claims eq'ial to thwse of other Slates but the letter itself is full and ex plicit, and we shall endeavor toi lay it before our readers in our j next, or very shortly. j Raleish Standard. Progress of the Capitol. We have been favored with the fol lowing communication, in regard to the progress of the Capitol; it contains a plain and lucid exhibi tion of facts, that cannot fail to be acceptable to our citizens. ib. Raleigh, JV. C. May 19th, 1837. Dear Sir: Agreeably to your desire, I beg leave 10 inform you, with reference to our progress in re-building the Capitol, that the stcme work of the whole exterior of the building is completed, with the exception of the western portico and the dome and the workmen are com pleting these portions at present, as well as the! interior walls and steps of stairs. The carpenters have completed the several roofs, as well as the exterior dome, and are at present in the act of prepa ring for raising them. They are to be covered with copper, which, as well as the glass for the win dows, is in the square. The quarrv of the State not being suit able for the purpose of pavement, a new quarry is about to be open ed, about eighteen miles in a wes terly direction from this, whiclris found to be of an admirable tex ture and quality, and requires ve ry little labor in preparing the stone for flagging the vestibules, corridors and passages of the Ca pitol. In fact, the building is progressing in an orderly man ner, and at present it is fully ex pected that the whole works ne cessary for completing it, in the finest possible sty le, will be finish ed and ready for the meeting of the next Legislature. 1 am, dear Sir, Yours respectfully, D. PATON. GTWe learn by Capt. Farrow, of Ocracoke. that the first of last week, there drifted ou shore a black man With both arms and one leg off; also, on Portsmouth, one white man, a pari of the quar ter deck of a steamboat, and a trunk, containing a lady's watch and other jewelrx; also some wearing apparel, marked Jane Hervey. Washington Whig. Sound T)octrine. A large pub lic meeting was held at Philadel phia on the loih inst. at which upward of 20,000 persons were present. Among the resolutions adupled we finj lUe folJovving: Resolved, That the practice of hniwJiiwr foreign rrnods at lorn? credit u- a dangerous measuret . , . ,a llt which holds out encouragements to our importing merchants, ruin ous to themselves, destructive of the best interests of the farmer, the mechanic, and the free work ers of this country, certain to drain it of its metallic currency, by lea ving to the community only prom ises to pay, in place of the perfor mance of real payment in consti tutional coin. CyThe steamer Boston arriv ed here on Wednesday last from her first trip to Charleston. Many of our townsmen embraced this convenient opportunity of making a visit to the metropolis of our sis ter State. They report well of her performance. This boat, as we mentioned in our last, was purchased by the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company, to run in conjunction with another boat, between this place and Charleston. From the trial made of her capacities, the Company has every reason to be satisfied with the acquisition. Several of lie Directors, together with the President, "ere among the pas- sengers on her return trip hav- Ill it rcnairort In Plintn.i " r -r",,-M viiuu iu brinS aboul soe arrangement of mi.lnnl ir.C. U .. .1 II7!I vciicui, ucivvtreil llie V 11- mington and Raleigh Rail Road 0,Pany, ad the Charleston and "amuurg uail Uoad Company, wmdl n,ission proved entirely successful. The best feelings are manifested by our Southern neigh bors in this matter, and an earnest is given, that, hereafter the two Carolinas will become closelv co.nnet let 111 ll,e bonds of frieud smP anc interest. Wilmington Mi C7"The steam packet Boston left Charleston on Tuesday after noon, 9ih inst. between the hours of 5 and 6, and arrived at Wil mington in 16 hours. The time from bar to bar was perhaps a little more than 12r hours. 1"6. (E?Among the names of those invited by the Secretary of War to attend the examination of ihe Cadets of the Military Academy, at West Point, we see that of Mr Alfred M oore, formerly of our community, and for many years Speaker of the House of Commons in our State Legislature. ib. ft?The cars on Saturday were delayed till 9 o'clock, by an un lucky accideut, which was well nigh followed by serious conse quences. While moving along a curve in the road, near a bridge over a small stream aboul fifty miles from Portsmouth, a bull was descried on the track, whose mo lions indicated no willingness to give way to the locomotive. The engine was reversed immedi ately, and every effort made to a void a collision with this monarch of the herd, but to no purpose. He turned away for a moment, but almost instantly changing his position, presented his bold front, ready for the encounter. Down of course he was knocked in a twinkling. The locomotive clear ed its way through his carcase, remaining on the rails, and pro pelling the body several yards till it cleared the bridge. The cars came together with a violent crash; two were crushed, others thrown from the track, and lodg ed on the brink of the embank ment, there 15 or 20 feet high. Yet as good fortune would have it, not one of the passengers was hurt. Portsmouth Times. Extract of a letter from,Ma jor CJwynu, Engineer of the Wil mington and Raleigh Rail Road, to a gentleman in this town, dated on ihe 13th inst. "In a fortnight ne shall have a double line of stages in operation beuvcen Halifax and Wilminglon. Our steamboat has made one trip from Wilmington to Charleston. r, , . . . . By this route in connection with the Portsmouth road, a traveller from Augusta in Georgia to Bal timore, will save twenty-two hours in time, and ten dollars in expense, and will find more comfort on this route than on any other. I shall continue the line of slaces until the Rail Road between Wilming ton and Halifax shall be comple ted, and then there will be a con tinuous rail road and steamboat communication from Augusta in Georgia to the Northern cities, via Charleston, Wilmington, Ha lifax and Portsmouth." 16. (UCommodore Dallas, Com mnmtr r,l c..or.. ' X ,, . , , . . Cll"aw""" the UUM Of JMeXICO, has thought It his duly, on examining into the . circumstances of the capture of the Mexican national brig Gen. Urrea, by the U. S. ship Natchez, to give orders for the immediate release of the captured vessel. Baltimore Pat. Washington Market, May 23. Turpentine, new dip, $1 50; Old $ 25. Tar,$l 00. Whig. Pltersburg Market, May 22. Cotton 6 to 10 cents. Int. "XfCWPiCTXt Ulvll!! Latest from Europe. Liver I i i . - t -t pool advices to the 16th April, nave been received at Iew York, The Liverpool correspondent of the btar under that date, says: You can have no idea of the ait- uation of the mercantile classes in England. The non-arrival of six r..v..v. v..v.w Lionaonj caused great anxiety, but it was a fear mingled with hope. But, now that two of theru have come (the Pennsylvania and the England,) and without specie, the despondency is great aud in creasing. Money it money now, and the best paper can scarcely be discounted. The prices of all American pro duce are tumbling down, especial ly of Cotton, for which there are few buyers, though the price is, in many cases, not one-half of what it was twelve months since. In France and Spain commer cial distress has commenced, and people affirm that its results will be dreadfully disastrous. In politics there is nothing new. C5The Rev. Alfred Norman. Benjamin Watson, and others, oi the Methodist E. Church, are ex. pected to hold a two or three day meeting tnihe Old Clllirclli ,p borough, to commence on p-, night and include the fourth urdayand Sunday, 27lh of this month. Com. DIED. In this county, on Fridav , 19th inst. Mr. John Cod about 55 years. Also, nesday, the 17th inst. Mrs. Uza IVorslt V. COllSnrf nf!t" ". Worsley, and daughter uf Spicer, Esq. 1 Jti On Friday, the 5ih iMt county of Greensville, Va j Lucy Cargill Blount, Gen. Henry Blount, of ' rj ged 45 years and 12 dayslafi protracted illness of many 10ll Prices Currtnl Jit Tarboro and New York, MAY iU. Bacon, lieeswnx , per II). Ib. ,10 " in Braiul v, applt gwH'i.l lb. bush. lb; yard. "blil. lb. lb. gall'ii lb. husil bbl. bush, bbt 43 50 it; Coffee, Corn, CoMon, 42 7n ba H 20 25 Cotton ba".l Flour, supf I run. Lard, Molasses, 1(1 12 q... 55 6i) M n TO 75 3: i lor i; 225 10" 125 liiip' rto 6. V Suar, brown, Salt, T. I. Turpentine, tVheat, Whiskey, Notice. THE Subscriber havinp qualify Administrator on the estate ol Neivsotn Cromwell, dn' ! At May Court of the County of Ei!;.. ! combe, request all persoii having ciiii ' a";:;:," T.'Z'Z'? scribed by law, or this notice P,ead 1,1 l,arof ,heir "cover. Alit i who are indebted to lh estate are r 1 qneslel to come forwar(, Mnd se.tj( , debts, ns no indulgence cn b given. Lemuel IV. Lawrence, Adm'r May 22, 1S37. JYoticc. (ffk UESTION. W by are different Pis.ct sold iii this day of improvement? sin. ' Because persons in the geutrv are not judges ol the article, audited almost entirely upon the tivre svv the seller, instead of having a music; to judge for them. Que. Does not the sad experit-nce if many teach that purchHsers should be ry particular wha' manufacture iliey;'' Aug. Yes, for there are very man m sous at this time, who are sorrowing ov broken down instruments, that are ow, one or two vems old. - Q"s Does not the peculiar constw :n I " oi tome riauo, miuer a mpt i for theru to last? j Ans. Yes, for if you will rail r" ' son,e who have Purcl,asel '"s,runien,i ! different makers, thev will tell voH.tr!,,, when lh first b ,;t lhfI1 wai mute sweM. but ala! i h not smi 1 The above questions ami answers'' '" the impropriety of bu vine; e. Pi.init' giving proper attention to the qtiiili'.4' &.C. I would say, that when a pT-'"1 sired a good iustrumnt. he shmiiti know the opinion of judge up ll'ei"? jeet, and then to know who had pivfi"" article lair trial. Tho-e who rf to buy Pianos at all, are just s!i;f: buy good ones, as had ones; ami It commend such, to ask hov. and Pr. candid musician, young or olil.so1'1'1' is a judge of the at tide, v. hat is t!.t cl racter of Slodarl,IVorcheslerlfDurM Fiuno For Us f For which I ant sole acent in a of Virginia and North Carolina? ' Uere ,aj4e occasion to say 10 tn-e : - !bi"i th "n Pci.a-e l.anosc i'cw JUIIS limn ill f "e- ; owing to my arrangements with H" gpmiemen, I am enabled to T&Tl I fully appear, suggest that they send" he makers fcr their printeJ ti' EDWARD P. MSf c , A 'Tfcf1 May, 1837. i ! Examination lid- BALL will be given at M' ler's Assembly Room, on UJ' day evening, 7th June next. The Manage Tarborough, May 19. Stale of North Caroll MARTIN COUNTY Court of Pleat and Quarter SeW'J' , APRIL TERM, 1837. - Biggs L Brothers . Attachment" t F. G. Fierc Haughton,Boardman ( moned s & iNoble, J shee. IT appearing to the satisfaction Court in this case, that the Aetfi are non-residents of this Sta"; Ur ; that publication tie made lor siJ i the Tarboro' Press, for the s' ta';f ants to appear at next term f I"' ur pieau, nr nuai juagni-i" dered against them. . t Witness, Joseph D Bigg. Cr e, said Court at Villiamt'n- '"' J Monday of April, A. f). 1 S37- JOS. D. BIGGS, V Price adT $2 60. j