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51 KUCHA 1ST TAlMiH,
ESPKC TFULLY informs his friends
and the public generally, thai he has
received his
Fall and Winter
Consisting of superfine blue and black
Cloth?
Invisible green and brown do.
Striped and corded Cashmeres of various
culurs,
Plain black and figured Vestings,
I do black ar.d figured V el vets,
' Plain and fig-ircd Valenci as,
j do do Marseilles,
; plain black and fancy Slocks, Umbrellas,
I lioso ds, Collars, Gloves, Suspenders, &c
j All of which he will sell low for Cash,
I or on a shot I credit to punctual customers
lie trusts by due attention to business,
j and his Ion experience iherein, to ivr
j line satisfaction lo those who may favor
I l;im with their orders.
I He also will keep constantly on hand
anassorlment of
I Heady made Clothing,
i Tarboro', Nov. 5th, 1S3S.
II. Johnston,
EGS leave to inform his customers
and the public, that he has
Received hi Fall Supply of
GOODS,
Of all the most Fashionable Articles,
Suitable for Genfemen's wea?
SUCH AS
Siperfine Cloths, Cassi meres & Vesting,
li ner cloth and Lion skin, for overcoats,
Cimblet for clonks,
Slocks, Collars, Bosoms, and black silk
Cravats,
Spenders, of superior quality.
He also has a ftw
Tine black In aver Hals,
Of the latest fashion. Gentlemen wish
!"2 lo purchase Goods in bis line, will do
u' ll lo call and examine before they pur
c'iisp, as he is detei mined to sell low for
C't, or on a short credit to punctual
cj'omers.
Carbon.', Nov. 15ih, 1S3S.
& the cheap Cash Store.
JAMES WEDDELL,
S now on hand a large and general
iortment of
Groceries, Hardware, cutlery,
Glass and Earthenware, Cot
x ha ft'tghis Hope, Twine, &c be
I'ich he nffprc ohom f. Cnc-u
P'oduce. or on o chJf .i:. . i
Nov. 24th, 1838.
Cotton Yarn,
subscriber ha? just received a
quantity of Cotton 'Yarn, different
jers, from the factory at the Falls Tai
er which he will sell on reasonable
,u accommodalin!; terms.
Ta. , GEO. HOWARD.
j reoruary 27.
pa
orough,
From the Washington Republican.
PUBLIC MEETING
fnn r Ice!inSof;h; Kepublicans of Bcau
foi t County was held at the court house in
ashmgton on the evening of Friday the
Sth of March 1S39. J
On motion of John W. Lath im, Esq.,
Colonel John VV;. Willi,ms w,s called to
the eh ur and George Iloustou, Senior,
appointed Secretary.
The Meeting being organized, Henry
ioole, Lsq , r0Se, lo explain the pur
pose for which the Meeting had been con
vened Mr. Toole referred to the Repub
lican Meeting held in Greenville recently
at which resolutions were adopted, pub
I'shc 1 in U,e first number of the 'Republi
can, fins Meeting had been called for
the purpose of responding t j those reso
lutions, and recommendations of our Re
publican brethren of Pitt. Mr. Toole said
tie was h.-.ppy f0 avail himself of the occa
sion to exhibit bricflv the views of the pir
ty and (if ho might be allowed) to define
Ins own position.
Mr. Toole said, the opinions of the Re
publican pirly were correctly and happiU
set forth in the Greenville Resolutions.
I hey first asserted, that there now exists a
great crisis in our public affairs, and that
it was necessary for the Republicans or the
South to forget past feuds and unite. It is
very common (said Mr. T ) for excited pol
iticians to dignify small putv issues with
the name of 'great crisis.' "lie knew no
party so apt at this, as the federal party,
whose chief political capital consisted of
'crisis' and punics. But be thought with
our friends in Pitt, that the present was
truly and emphatically a crisis,' a porten
tous crisis in our national affairs. lie rcallv
considered it little, if at all, inferior to the
great Republican era of 17.98, when feder
alism attacked the most sacrrd onnr.nntpo
of the con.stituion; but under the auspices of
ituuM)nanu ins compatriots, was driven to
the wall. There was a singular coin
cidence between the two epochs. in Mr.
Jefferson's time, the federalists attacked the
liberty of the Press. During the recent
session of Congress, the same party had at
tacked thc liberty of Speech.1 He would
not dwell upon these points. So thinking,
he concurred most heartily in the sentiment
of the Pitt Meeting, that it is necessary for
the Republicans of the South Mo forget past
feuds and unite.' YVs. it ivns nnnprr
for the Republicans of the whole anion, of
tnc rsorth as well as of the South, to unite
heartily to unite, to unite in counsel
to unite in action.
There had been (said Mr. T.) feuds in the
party. Hc should allude to them more
particularly. lie did so, not for the pur
pose of opening anew old wounds, but for
the purpose of healing them. All wore
familiar with the controversy which arose
between the general government, under
General Jackson's administration, and the
Stale of South Carolina. lie should not
discuss the morils of the controversy, nor
even narrate its earlier events. lie should
start with the proclamation of the Pres
ident; a document bearing the signature of
a Republican President, and which revived
all the exploded federal heresies of 1 70S.
The day which ushered forth that docu
ment, was tho darkest day in the history
of the Republican party. A large por-'
tion of the republicans of the South, who
had for some time thought that they per
ceived as much of personal feeling as of
patriotic motive in the controversy be
tween their President and the sister slate,
hesitated no long-T. Finding the general
government sustaining its action, by the
extrrmcst federal fictions, they had no
choice but to abandon the party in power,
and take sides with the gallant little state
of South Carolina. The speaker was
among them. He should not dwell upon
the struggle which ensued. He would say,
however, that the struggle was sustained
by that little sovereign State with a spirit
unsurpassed in Roman or Grecian story,
and under a leader (Mr. Calhoun) whom he
considered in point of pure intellect, (not to
speak of his other qualities) superior to any
man to whom the Republic has given
birth. All this, however, was a lamilv
quarrel and possibly in that case, as in all
like cases, the fault was on both sides.
The consequences, however, were unfor
tunate. The strict Republicans of the
South, by the compelling force of political I
events, were driven into a temporary and
most unnatural alliance with the federal
ists under Messrs. Clay and Webster.
Alliance, was too strong a word there
was no alliance, but simply a concurrent
political action. But he had no little sat
isfaction in remembering these tilings, he
should pass on. Events were on the
wing. The constitutional period for the
election of a successor to the then Presi
dent approached. The strict Republicans
of the South entertained for the nominee
of the Republican party strong objec
tions: perhaps prejudices were a better
Tctrb
(m?ecomhe County, JV. 6j Saturday, April 13, 1839
expression. The speaker shared warm-'
lyin those prejudices. He had always
attributed to Mr. Van Buren.the unfor
tunate family quarrel, to which he had
just alluded. He had also concurred in
th general charges of intrigue, &c, and
specially ne believed him destitute of
the political energy, neccssiry to the
times. He opposed his election with
zeal. H
Jhe commencement of his term of ofliee,
nis firmness was exposed to a severerordeal
than had happened loany former President.
He alluded to the suspension of specie pay
ments, and the general derangement oftho
currency of the country. The occasion
forbade a discussion of the great and kin
dred questions of finance, currency, and
banking which have agitated, and are now
agitating the country. Nor was it neces
sary: for a flood of lig'u had been shed
uponthescsuhjectsbythe Republican press,
and Republican statesmen of the country,
which would drive Error into her dark hi
ding places. The President had the sa
gicit y to perceive, that a general and strong
reform w.is necessary in our currency, and
m the financial policy of the government.
Th" country was flooded with irredeemable
paper, and the NatioualTreasury was bank
rupt. Unobserved, the wide face of the
Republic had become dotted with more than
eight hundred banks. They held the com
mon weal in their hands, and they had abus
ed the power. Having the sagacity to
perceive the necessity of a reform, Mr.
Van Buren had also the boldness to pro
pose a measure as strong as was the neces
sity. He alluded to the Constitutional
Treasury, miscalled the Subtreasury.
The very boldness of the measure startled
many of'his friends, some of whom have
not yet recovered from their apprehensions.
This was natural, as the question was new.
But to those strict Republicans who, from
a distrust of the firmness and principles of
the President had opposed his election, the
policy of the President on this subject, his
firmness especially, give no less astonish
ment than pleasure. The speaker was of
that number. He admitted that his pre
conceptions gave way slowly. He still
distrusted. He feared when he saw the
public mind startled and timid Republicans
giving way, that the President would shrink
from his position. He did not shrink.
He has found himself equal lo the crisis.
He has staked himself before the country
upon a great question of reform in the cur
rency. Thenecessityof such a reform, Mr.
Toole said, he thought no man could doubt
who had attended to the events of the last
two or three years, or who would even con
sult a common Bank List, as published in
the newspapers, if he would give his rea
son fair play. Look at the little State of
Rhode Island, not much larger in territori
al extent than the county of Beaufort, with
her 70 banks! Look at New York, whose
banks are increasing faster than the press
canrecordcorrcctly ! Look at Michigan, at
Massachusetts. Look at the whole North !
The evil was of tremendous extent almost
too extensive, Mr. T. feared, to be correc
ted by any action within the constitutional
competency of the General government.
It was most f ortunate for the south, and es
pecially for North Carolina, that her system
was comparatively sound. But we of the
South were acted upon by the unsound sys
tem of the North.
Mr. Toole said, when he considered that
the President, in assuming his position,
must have done so with a full knowledge
that he should encounter the hostility of
eight hundred banks, with the mass of their
stockholders and debtors, embodying a
very I rge portion of the wealthy and in
fluential citizens of the Union, and that he
was compelled to admit the former mistakes
of his own party he could no longer with
hold his support.
Mr. Toole said the Republican party
formed a strict construction of the Consti
tution. He had never known a firm Re
publican who did not maintain this princi
ple, and he had never known a Federalist
who did sincerely maintain it in act and
professson. He considered it the best
test of political orthodoxy. This principle
of strict constiuctioh was the foundation
of state-rights. The original division of
parties in this country into Federal and
Republican was based upon this principle
of strict construction. The Federalists
had always sought to enlarge the constitu
tional power of government by construc
tion. It was natural they should. They
did not believe the people had capacity to
govern themselves, and hence they consid
ered it right to admit them to the smallest
possible share in government to strength
en the government itself. Mr. T. dissen
ted from this view. He thought it viola
ted the fundamental principle of our form
of government, which recognised the capa
city, as it did the right of the people to gov
ern themselves. He went for a strict con
struction, the strictest. A departure from
this principle had been the root of all the
great errors committed in the legislation of
the Federal government. To this might be
traced the Alien and Sedition laws, which
assumed that Congress might abridge -the
liberty of the press and of speech, although
forbidden s to do by the constitution.
Hence also, the tariff of protection, which,
by favoring the North at the expense; of the
South, was well nigh bringing the Union to
a bloody end, by introducing the dominion
of the bayonet. Mr. T. thought that this
great principle of strict construction (or
state-rights) was the surest safeguard of our
national Union. E nbracing so great a di
versity of interests as the Union dida di
versity of interests as great as the diversity
of climate, it was impossible that its legisla
tion could beimpirtial and just if it enlarged
i's powers and s night to regulate those in
terests. Iiit if it should confine itself toils
delegated powers, which chiefly respactcd
our foreign relations, and leave our domes
tic interests to the regulation of our State
legislatures, which were theappropriate au
thorities, he saw no reason why the Union
might not be perpetual.
The occasion was propitious for a re
union of the Republican family, so long
and so unhappily divided. It was their
duty to unite. If they did not, they must
be defeated. If they did, they would
march to an assured victory. The great
question, the great reform before the coun
tr ought not, must not be periled by di
visions. Toe broad Republic m banner
must be flung freely to the breeze a ban
ner, consecrated by the blood of the revo
lution of '7G, and the services and talents
of the illustrious Jefferson, in the great rev
olution the civil revolution of 179S.
Mr. Toole continued. Hc could not
dwell upon the various opinions expressed
in the Pitt resolutions. However, he
would for himself, and for every Republi
can whose opinions he knew, concur in
the disclaimer of hostility to a sound bank
ing system. It had been attempted to pres
ent a false issue to the people. It had always
been common to charge those who sought
political refomrs, with a design to subvert
and destroy, instead of reforming. So ihe
friends of a constitutional treasury had been
charged with general hostility to the
whole banking system. the charge was
untrue, and was made for the purpose ofj
prcsanting a false issue to the people.
The question was not banks, or no banks;
but sound banks, or unsound banks; reform
or no reform.
It would be perceived, observed Mr. T.,
that the Pitt meeting recommended that
the Republicans of the District should meet
in Convention, and nominate a Republican
candidate for Congress, and that they had
appointed delegates to attend the same from
that county. Mr. T. said, that his person
al and professional relations towards the
present member were such as to make it
very unpleasant to offer opposition to his
re-election. He respected him as a gentle
man, and indeed, he could add that the
member enjoyed an uncommon share of the
personal regard of those who dissented
from his opinion and course as a represen
tative. If this question were personal, he
should act on personal grounds; or even if
tiie times were quiet, he might surrender
political to personal considerations. If
such were the case, he knew few persons
he would support in preference to the pre
sent member. But such was not the case.
Great questions are before the country,
and both parties confident of victory. He
had made up his mind, reluctantly, to con
cur in the opposition proposed. We
should give a temperate, respectful, but
hearty opposition. He dissented from Mr.
Stanly on nearly all questions which now
divided, or were likely, for the next two
years, lo divide the country. Thus situa
ted, in the present posture of partie s and af
fairs, he should act on the approved Re
publican maxim, 'Principles, not men.'
Mr. Toole begged to be allowed one
more remark, entirely personal to himself,
and he would detain the meeting no longer.
He said he understood that some ill-natured
persons, who were always ready to impute
to others, motives, of the influence of
which over their own minds they were
conscious, hadattributed his feeble efforts
to organize the Republican party of Beau
fort, to a design for his own elevation it
was untrue. He wished to place himself
beyond suspicion. He declared therefore,
what had always been his determination,
that hc would not accept a nomination from
the proposed convention. Mr. Toole was
apprehensive he had done wrong in notic
ing such miserable imputations.
After Mr. T. had concluded his re
marks, the substance of which is given
above, it was moved that a committee of
three be appointed to draft resolutions ex
pressive of the view's of the meeting
Whereupon, the Chair appointed MM.
Henry I. Toole, Samuel Clark and Jno. W.
Latham. The committee retired and repor
ted the following:
Resolved, that we concur with our repub
lican brethren of Pitt, in the various opin
ions expressed in their resolutions adopted
at their meeting in Greenville, on the 14lh
Feb. last. We agree that it is time that the
republicans of the South should forget pa si
feuds and unite we agree that the divorce
between bank and state, contemplated b)
the measure miscalled the sub treasury Bill,
vol. xrxo. to.
is expedient, constitutional, safe and just.
Ure agree in the disclaimer of hostility to a
sound banking system. We agree that
the Banks have no right in law or reason,
tj demand the keeping of the public mo
nies, or the use of them; and especially that
the people should not be taxed for the ben
efit of the banks. We agree that the gen
eral government ought to collect no more
revenue from the people than is- necessary
for an economical expenditure. We agree
generally in the necessity of a reform in
the currency of the country.
Resolved, that we assent to the recom
mendation of a district convention, to be
held in this Town, on the third Monday of
April next, for the purpose of nominating
a republican candidate for Congress in this
district.
Resolved, that the following persons be
ippoin'cd delegates to represent this county
in said convention, viz.
Washington. Benj. Bunyon, Henry
C. Hoyt, George Houston, Junior, William
B. Rodman, John W. Latham, John Sel
bv, W. T. Pratt, W. C. Copeland, and John
Wiley.
Tranters' Creek. Bc-aj. F. Latham, D.
II. Latham and John Hodges.
Uppzr Broad Creek. Zachariah Jud
kins, and Jno. P. Bay nor.
Long Acre. Arnett Waters, Jno. Lath-,
am, and Geo. Harriss.
Balh. Joseph Bonner, Esq., Dr. S. C.
Benjamin, William H. Oden.
North Creek. Robert. M. Eborn, Thos.
Barrow, and Jno. Salchwell.
Lower Broad Creek. Thomas J. Lath
am, Jos. D. Satchwell, Richard Respiss, and
Samuel Topping.
Log House. Samuel Clark, sen., and
Jas. W. Satchwell.
Pungo. Richard Davis, and Reuben
Allen. ;
Chocowinily. W. A. Blount, Jos.
Green Godley, and Charles Kinnin.
Blount's Creek. John W. Williams,
Lodowick Redditt, Thomas M. Adams,
Jno. Jones, sen. and Charles W. Crawford.
South Creek. Owen O'Neil, and Henry
Carrow.
Goose Creek. Noah Gaskill, Amos Ire
land, and James Potter.
And, on motion, the resolutions were una
nimously adopted.
Resolved, tnatihe Chairman and Secre
tary sign the proceedings of the meeting
and that the same be published in the
Washington Republican, and in all the Re
publican papers favorable to the views there
in expressed.
JNO. W. WILLIAMS, Chmn.
Geo. Houston, Sen., Sec'y.
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comodation of those who have occasion to
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charge of their own duties, to establish and
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(JpA daily line of boats have commen
ced running from Norfolk to Baltimore, in
connexion with the Portsmouth and Roa
noke Rail Road. On this route, agreeably
to the calculation of the Portsmouth
Times, the time of transportation of mail
and passengers from Charleston to New
York, under ordinary circumstances, will
he from 70 to 75 hours.Halifax Mvx
(jThe whig convention for the Cra
ven Congressional District, assembled at
Kinston on Monday the 1st inst and se
eded Mr. Biddle, late State Senator from
Craven, as the whig candidate for Con
gress in opposition to Mr. Shepard, :