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lj3C0' " ls 5l Q) , toMagg. ...... " ' ropwma 11 mini um iiwiii m i,,,,, - t a mm.TTWMtwlr. M mumu ,mm,mm im iHiiiMWI mm Whole -V. 058. Tarborongh, ( Edgecombe Countij, J 0J kalurdmj, October 6, 1838 Toi. Air -Vo. 40. 1 sagacity or greater boldness, than in con summatmg this unholy alliance. hi ;nV" responsibiliiy, i direct defiance of y his treasury order of 'SO. It has done more to consolidate the Government, P,,rT, ""J.., : ... i:U : .. me tederutive character of our nir m.)iiiii. ijolitical si-iu... .1.-.. if .. ' , ,,iv timo, on p-ivina notice thereoti ' J v.., id au other measures The Tarhorotigh I'ress, BV flF.OUrfE HOWARD, l,lis!ip.l weekly at 7Vo )ortr cnrf Frfty r veir. if pail in advance or. Three nt tlx' expiration of the subscription year, period less than a year, Twenty-fire tlint:. r.-ailmar at. : dit:ini.A ,'.t iiiv.iria!)lv pay in advance, or give a respon !' rt f. r.Mii-e in this vicinity. ' Viverti-'Miients not exceeding a square will hp It,. 1 at Oie Ihlhir the first insertion, and 25 ''"i'i, ir 'every continuance. Longer advertise "' " ., proportion. Court Orders and .Tu '.'ni' ;v!v rnse:aonts 2" per cent, hi-jher. Ad--iicnts must he marked the number of in- ; recuired, or they will he continued until ..'rvis.' .'r.lered and clrann'.l accordingly. I rs a Klressed to the 1'ditor must be post or they may not be attended to. an' MR CALHOUN'S LETTER. LhiIhmmip dinner was given in the ;;, !, I uul district in South Carolina, on , it, 5 'i ult. to Mr. Elmore, the Represen l,:ie in Congress, and Senators Calhoun Hl C - I I 'i t-s! on. i ne senators um not at liul each sent a letter and a toast v!;i,h were read. The following is the l-er from .Mr. Calhoun. Fort y.7, S-pt. 1st, IS3S Di'ir r : I have received your note, ;,j t iniiiunii of the Committee of Ar r.niUfaieiiK, inviting me to a Bnberut ) ) to be given by the Republican and bii'r lights iinz'us of Richland district, i i.iv r tt i separation of Government and iJ ,i.h, on the Sih itiit. I It el a dt t p sense (l i iiiiuile ! i r the honor intended, bui li, .-.hmii ul the year, the great distance, an i 'iilier causes not necessary to slate, t,; .eiii ;ne from accepting the invitation. much a has been said on this greai HK.tMii'e "ul delieiauce ai.d liberty," it is n hail exhausted, and I propose, io t iii, Mi .ee viih your it-q iest, to preseni a It a iitiv views on a Mugle point, thai 1,1-;, .1 hitherto received a due attention in U;e Milj-M-t. We musl all feel a deep regret, that so nn iv of utir old IricMi'fs, whose allach r.i ;h l' i -publican, Slate Uuhts piinei- . . s eauiiut q icstii'iied, ht e M'arated li i ii us on tins tiie.tt q lestion. In this eat I v stage, bt loi e it has become ton late I) niMce a Idise step, it becomes both lie-ui. and us, deliberately to review the L--i mg ol ti.e positions e i ejjeelively giiii,', in reference to the great and cher iiit'l iimeiples ol the parly, to which we L'UijMidess I ) belong. What I propose, tiieu, i in throw out some itllectmns, v.uu u may aid those, wlio may be disposed to in ike tins review. 1 ne fust step is to fi on the leading piiinijjles ol the party; and here, Jorm- inHl, Uitre can ue no diversity ! opin- I-m logemei j and if ,t should become the established policy, it would in the end, in evilably draw all the powers of the system into the vortex of the General Government. W ithout going fully i,llo the reasons of tins opinion, I shall present two views that are in uiy opinion conclusive. The cer tain effect of the union, whether it be a league of Slate Banks, or a bank of the United Stales, is to throw the entire weigh, of the banking system (by far the mosi powerful interest in the community ) on ihe side of high duties and taxes, extrava gaut expenditures, and large surpluses: and that, because, the greater these, the greater the profits of the Banks when tun ied with the Government, but, when sepa rated, the less. in the treasury, to be loaned out or used as they may think proper, till wanted for disbursement; or to receive the notes of lo fa I banks or any other medium, except the legal currency, in its dues.? But, enough lias been said, to show beyond all contro versy, that as far as the strict coustiuclion ol the Constitution is concerned, the mea sure we support is decidedly more confor mable to Slate Bights, than that which is supported by the friends who have separa ted from us. 'I hat a departure from a system of strict construction, must, in the same degree, lead lo consolidation, and that in turn, to the overthrow of our free Republican in stitulions, and the establishment of despot ic power, is so fully established in the ce lebrated Virginia report, as lo render it un necessary to say more in addressing those, who profess lo belong to the old Slates Uiglils party of '9S. I might indeed greatly enlarge on this point here, and bow, that of all unconstitutional measures he onion of the Government and tin and has pushed it so hard as to compel its friends in London to defend it against the charge of '-insolvency," openly made by the Times. A writer, evidently Mr. Jau don, the Bank agent affirms "There is in England alone, as known to every merchant in LivernooL a stack -of Cotton little under 50,000 baits, held BY THE AfitNTS OF THE Bank, and which could he sold, in case of pressure, for probably 000,000. But the parties have not only shown no symptom of com pulsion to make sales, but have been prin cipally instrumental in efl'ecting the late rise in the price of Cotton." Here is an open avowal, and a boast that the United Slates Bank has been tra iling in the market, and monopolizing the business of merchants to the extent ol three millions of dollars in a single operation. A merchant from the South, the other da v. saiil he must pull up slakes, for Biddle was doing all the business. Boston Daily 1du. 1 lie reasons for this are so obvious, and Banks, is the most directly subversive ol . i i ... ... W e have a living Man Ion. juiiirijiu-s u our pnty, in which all who L i. lue name ol Republican and Stale 1 -litis men, are agreed, however they may il lF r in other lespects. 1 relcryou to the "iiu report, and Ihe Virginia and Ken hn k Resolutions of 'lJ6. I'lie great and leadi..g principles asserted in those docu ments are, that ours is a federative system ol Uovei anient, to w hich the Stales, and li it the imJiv nlual ciuz-us, are pal lies; that hf Constitution ought to he strictly cou iti'iieij, and, as far as practicable, literally Itdht 'ied lot and lb.it Consolidation, or the 7 nceinraiiou of the poweis of the system m lii" General Government, must nei essa ri lead in despotism. These being ac Lnaalfdged to he the principles of the rty, i!,e question, between us, and our blends who u ave separated from us on the resent occasion, is, which of the two, the Hiiidiion or the union, of the Govern Holland ihe B inks, couf rms uiosi strict ly i J them? Let us examine, taking the piincij,ies in the older in which they stand. Wliii-b, then, of the two, is the most la vnrable to the federative thai after of our system ? We uny well leave this point to be deci 1h1 by our old opponents, the Federal or iVuinu.il party, which tinder all changes ) n ones, have been so true to ibeir pi in Clp!es and policy. Which are ihey in fa 't in me separation or the uuioi.r ihe E;isver is easy. On no other question, or any other occasion, have they ever been ,!' 're united. From their leaders, down, UT-Mighoui ihe entire rank and file, there i nn division in tluir ranks; all being bit t' rly hostile to the separation, and devoted ly attached to the union of Government Bnuks; and well may they be so. Of all measures, the union of Government and oiks lias the most powerful tendency to consolidation, and is of course, the most he.siilH io die federative character of our H'Mern: and never did the great original Ip.i I. r of the Federal, or National party, Aiexatiaer tlamiliou, display proluuuder have been so fully explained on other oc casions, that they need not be repeated here. It has iu ver, indeed, been denied, or controverted. Assuming, then, the far; to be so, the necessary result of the con ueclion is, to cast the whole influence ol the banking system, w'nh us irresistibl. weight on the side that aims to enlarg. he powers of the General Goven:'.ient, t draw within its vortex every object of ex penditure, and lo favor the policy best cal culaud to iuci ease its revenue and diabi.rst -uieuts, and keep op an oveill iwing treasu O ;i-, in a word, in fav or of consolidation, and against the Stales. 'I he next t If. ct is not less clear, that it will most certainly m the end lead to tb establishment ol a great National Bank t coniiwl ihe State institutions. 'Ibis, the National, or Whig party, as they are now calbd, themselves clearly see, and have ihe candor to at know ledge. They know loll well, thai the Stale B ink y U m urns! tail, however u 1 1 1 1 iK d, as a lis. at agent ol the Gov eminent, li has tw ice failed al- rea;!y, and the causes, which render it in competent, are daily increasing hi lorcc; and it i now supported by the National Bank a measure so favorable to thei principles and policy, and therefore so ar dently desired by them. That such an in stitution is, and has ever been, opposed to the Stale Rights and Republican creed, w e have ihe high authority of the Virginia report itself, a large portion of which is initialed lo prove its uucuhSlituliuualtty and dangerous tendency. But it is said by some of our friends who have separated, that the Independent and Constitutional Treasury must fail, and that its failure, would lead to the same re stilt, and that it is on that account they op pose it. li is a si.fiieient answer to ibis, li daul of the ll,al 5,"b is 'ul the opinion of ihe two tempt, but strange to say, she carried her intention into effect, and no sooner was one off than a second shared its fate; when, with the , most extraordinary perse verance, she exclaimed, "here's to go at the hand." The hatchet, for that was the instrument used, fell just below the wrist, and severed the w hole of the tendons, but without injuring the bone. Mr. Harry ' ry, a surgeon, was sent for, and the lady was destined lo undergo a second inflic tion, by having both the stumps amputa ted, and her mutilated hand was dressed. She declared in the presence of.ihat genj tleman, although she regretted the loss of her fingers, she would do the same thing again rather than any restraint should be put upon her reasonable inclinations. great parlies, who support, or oppose thai measure. The former, is known to be as hostile lo a National Bank, as the latter i ardently iu favor of it; and il may will confidence beasserled, that the zeal of the one for the measure, and the ardour ol lb other against it, would speedily abate, ii either thought it would fail and iead to the result supposed. I The next inquiry is, which of the lvv'' confoims the in st closely to the principle of strict coiisti ticiiou, and a rigid adhe rence as possible lo the letter of the ( on- stiiuiioii. On this ivmiii hre t an be in Joubt. No one ever has, or can pretend to raise a constitutional objection, to the separation of Government and Banks. 1 "hat the former has the right to coiled its dues in ihe legal and consiuutional curren cy of the country, and keep and disburse us revenue, by its own responsible out. ers, appointed for the purpose, is beyond pos sibilily ol a doubt. Far different is the union, whether we regard it with a Nation al Bank, or an organized league of Slate Banks, hither is full of constitutional ob jections, and neither can be maintained on the prmt iple of strict construction. On that principle where will the right be found lo charter a National Bank? Or, if thai difficulty did not exist, where to constilutt ir, as the agent to regulate the exchanges, and the credit of the community? What power has the Constitution delegated u the Government oyer either; and how cai. such power be inferred, but by the boldesi construction? The banks are state iusti tuiious, created by their authority, am there is no construction of the Constitu tion, that would enable the General Gov ernment to regulate, or control them, lha. would not equally authorise it to regulat. or control any other of the domestic in stitulions of the Slates, including that u which we of the South have so deep an in terest. I might greatly extend these ques ,inc and ask wh;U right has the Govern jmeui to fcive the Banks the public money Republican principles, by destroying that quality between citizen and ciiiz-u, and xirsuit and pursuit, which lies at the bot om of all Remiblicaii Governments. Ii learly gives great and decisive advanta- ies lo those engaged in banking, and to he business ol banking, over all other pursuits, and those engaged in them. This, io one would doubt, if the same advauta- es were conferred on an individual. Suppose for instance, that the Government uould select any individual, and contract o give him the exclusive advantage ol having his notes received iu the dues of the Government, and to give hint the use ol he public money from the time it was col- le led till il was disbursed; is there a man o dull as not to see the immense advanta ges il would confer tin him, compared lo he rest of ihe community ibal il would give him, to a vast extent, a control over ihe exchanges, the credit and commeice ol the ouniry , and through then), over all other pursuits? L ii not also clear, that u similar advantage coiilerreti on any com bination of individuals, would tend to in crease the power, by adding their individ ual influence, to that bestowed by the Go vernment? And is it not equally clear, that the conferring of such powers on chartered companies of large capital, and possessed of important chartered rights, with all the means of prompt union and concert of ac tion, would be but to render it still more formidable, and destructive ol all t quality between them and the rest ol ihe community; and of course, destine live of the very basis of our true Republi can institution.-? But all this is so clear, as lo require no illustration, and lo super cede the necessity of dwelling longer on it. As concisely as I have presented my re flection, 1 have said enough, I trust, lo es tablish, beyond all controversy, that il there has been any departure from the principles of the party, we, who advocate ihe separation, of the Government and Banks, cannot be charged with it. Uur friends, who have separated from us, may think, that ihe measure we support is in expedient, inconvenient, weak, or imprac ticable; but I do think, that on a review, ihey must concede to us, strict adherence, at least, to the old land marks of the party . This is a strong position to occupy When we rtfl'-ci how much depends on inaioiaininur the Federal character d r our system, how much on a rigid ad- herein e to ihe Constitution, and a success lul resistance to consolidation, and all at tempts to destroy that republican t quality , which is the pride of our institutions, we may well bear many such objections lo our measure, even if well founded; for what are these, in comparison to the mainte nance ol great fundamental principles? The same kind of objections might, iu fact, be urged against free institutions, ge nerally, compared lo despotic, which, for convenience, promptitude, and simplicity, far exceed the former. In conclusion, permit me lo offer the following sentiment: '1 he present crisis In many respects si milar to that ol '98, but vastly more im portant, as to the question immediately in volved, and the magnitude of the conse quences lo follow. With gieat respect, I am, he. he. J. C. CALHOUN. Col. R. H. Goodwyn, Chairman, &c. Flour Speculation. There can be little lonbi that the recent advance in the price of Flour has been brought on by the ma chinations of certain Flour dealers iu New York, who monopolize the trade iu bread stuff. When the price of fl.iur is low, they buy up larce quantities, and store ii in their warehouses, refusing lo sell, and keeping it out of the market, in oitler to create a factitious scarcity. Next comes rumors of short crops, famine in Luiupr, and when by those means they have enhanced the value of ihe article, they sell out, and nett an enormous pn fit by the operation. At this present moment there are warehouses iu New York filled with thousands of b-trrel of fi-iur, and 30,000 barrels are stored in A ibany, S. henecta dy, he. Though the crops throughout tin Union have not averaged the standard of years of extraordinary plenty, the pro duce will be such as to y ield a fair profit to the farmer, and afford fl ur to the con sumer at a moderate price, provided tin breadstnUs do not fall into the bauds of forcstallcrs and speculators. Baltimore Sun. Long Copartnership. The articles of association l the North American I rusi tnd Banking Company, (formed under the New York Bank Law,) provide that the association shall commence on the 14ih of July, 1838. and terminate on the 1st of November, 2.301. ijlvister's X. Y. 7?c;?. A Sheriff and a Mayor couhided correspondent of the Louisville Ky. Jour nal, relates the following amusing affray w hich is said to have recently occurred iu Mississippi: "An affray also came off recently, as the snme correspondent writes us, in Raymond, Hinds county, Mississippi, which, lor a se rious one, was rather amusing. The She riff had a process to serve on a man of ihe name of Bright, and, in consequence of some diffi: nlty and intemperate language, thought proper lo comment e the service by the application of his cow skin to ihe de fendant. Bright thereupon fl u. red his adversary, and wresting his cowhide from him, applied it to its owner to the extent "fat least five hundred lashes, meauw hile tln atenirg to shoot the fiis.1 bystander w ho attempted to interfere. The Sheriff was carried home in a state of inset1 i li ty, and his life has since been despair d of. The Mayor of the place, however, issued his w nn ant, and started three of ihe She riff's deputies in pursuit of ihe delinquent; but the latter, after keeping tlum at bay ill they found il impossible to an est, sur rendered himself lo the magistrate, by whom he was bound over to the next Cir cuit Court. From the Mayor's liit e, his Honor and the parlies litiuanl proceeded to the tavern to lake, a drink by way ol ending hostilities. But the civil function ary refused lo sign articles of peace by touching glasses with Bright, whereupon i lie latter made a furious assault upon him, and then turned and flogged "mine hnst" within an inc h of his life, because he inter fered. Satisfied with bis day's work, Bright retired. Can we show any such -ptcimens of chivalry and refinement in Keutueky?" YnnJcpe Shrewdness coming it over the Jiftein gallon law We understand that picvious io the Division Muster ai Dedhaui, yesterday, a shrewd one hit tip on the following novel expedient lo evade the license law. lie made application to Ihe Selec tman for a license to exhibit a striped pig during the parade day, which was granted. I le accoi dingly procured a pig, and with a brush painted some stripes on his back, and yesterday morning he had a tent erected on the field, with due notice on the exterior, that a striped pig was lo be seen within: price of admission, six and a quarter cents. The rate being so low, numerous visitors were induced to call upon Ins swinish majesty, and every one on coming out appealed highly grati fied with the kind and courteous reception he met with from ihe keeper ol ihe re markable pig, for each comer was treated to a glass of brandy and water, or gin, or whatever liquor he might pieler, without any extra charge. S.-me were so web pleased that they were induced to take a second look at the animal, and were as kiunly and liberally treated as at their first visit. At the last accounts the exhib nor was driving a biisk business, and was likely to make a profitable day s job in exhibiting bis "sniped pig. Boston Uuily Adv. tiffined barbarity in a negro woman. A black woman named Sarah Fnllertou, jealous of her husband, went to a house in vYoosicr sireet, lo the supposed cause of hxr trouble, a young mulatto girl, who re sided Ihere as a servant, and immediately on tin ouuteriug her, took from her puclut a bottle of oil ol vitriol and pouied it over the girl's fare, producing the utmost ago ny, and in a few minutes literally separa ting all the flesh Irom the bones. 1 he de mon who did this ..ct was iivnudiately committed. A similar case happened in Paris some years since, and made much talk. A". Y. Star. Mr. twiddle's sptculations in Cotton confessed. Il has been stoutly denied that Mr. Biddle bad violated bis charter by tealing in merchandise. The statement f his cotton purchases are declared by Federal papers to be false. We now hav proof. The London Times has recently com menced au exposure of Mr. Biddle's Bank, Horrible A mother in Washington, Maine, murdered her own child last week, by cutting its head with au axe. Being afterwards shown the axe, she said it look ed pleasant! She labored at the lime on der a religious mania, and believed that her child would go to heaven, if despatch ed on that day. Female Rashness. A circumstance oc i urred at Newport (says a correspondent fa Bristol paper,) on Monday last, which diows how unbridled are the passions ol -ome ladies, when thwarted in their incli nations by their husbands. A woman, by- he name of Philips, wished Jo attend a fashionable bazaar, civen lor the benefit ul he new church; but her husband object d, on account of her services being re quired at home; upon which she declared, tt he did not allow her to go she would mmedialely chop off her finger. The threat was of course treated with coti- f I retched Superstition The school master is far horn being abroad, and the liberties of the country far from being -secured by education, when sin h events as are related in the Abinglou (Vngioia) Statesman of the Sih, an lake pi t e among our population. An un ffmdit g liee mu latto named Yates, near that town, while riding home on horseback, was brutally shut down and killed by an old white mail named Marsh, (since arrested,) on the plea that Marsh, who was v ff ting from King's. Lvil, imputed it to a spell, or charm, put upon him by Yates. ib. A Rare Hen. Mr. Wells, of Roxbury, has a lieu which last year laid an ordinary egg on Mondays Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 1 hursdays and Fridays, but on Saturdays she laid one of double ihe ordinary size, containing two yolks, and omitted laying altogether on Sundays. This year, for the last five weeks, she has commenced in ihe same remarkable manner. Boston Trans, (a Joke for the Ladies The Editor of a paper in Providence lately iulormed his readers, that the ladies always pull off ihe lift slocking last. This, as may be sup posed, created some little siir among his fair readers, and, while in positive terms, they denied the statement, they at the same time declared that he had no business ic know it, even if such was the fact, and pronounced him no gentleman. He proves it, however, by a short argument. "When one stocking is polled off first, there is an other left on; and polling off this IS taking the fefstockiog off last. ti II
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