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COFFIEL& JaI.YG,
MtillCIIAM' TAILOR,
f I ESI FX IT U L L Y i n for m s h i s cu st o m
er i"-.l the public generally, lh.il Ik
Hjs rccc i from Sew York his supply of
Spring and Summer
Consisting of Cloths and Cashmeres of va
rious colors;
Olive mciiii'.i & eamhle, for summer coals,
Wellington and Highland drill, for panla
loon,
Qieen Oron and Victoiia do. Vtry fash
ionable articles,
Plain ami ribbed Gnmhroon; do;
Plain and figured velvet Veilings
Black and colored figured Satin, dC.
Pliin and filmed Marseilles,
Plain and figured Valencia's
Plain black and fancy Slock?,
Plain and rufil 'd linen Bosom?,
Collar?, Suspenders, G loves,
Silk Handkerchiefs, &c.
Hi invites an inspection of hi floods,
f i ponfidf nt they cannot fail to give
j,:;viir,:j as respects quality and price.
jJJeiiiicuen who wish their clothes
made up, can have them made and trim
med in the most fashionable style. AN
orders from a distance will be punctually
lilended to.
Tarboro', 15th May, 1S39
c
R lay before our Republican friends
a subscription paper for our cheap
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'ssiou, we publish tho ''Congressional
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It the interval between the session el
Conges, we piblih the " Extra G tube
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'printed weekly, in book iotm, to rcn-
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';tr and fall, Will giv p'cnliar VahlP to
information txj be dei i ved from thi
1JirIP, during ih canvass-. Th new
of parlies in ih North, and the
!ro',!led ape'et which foreign agitation
K'v.es our -nfitional afTiiVs there, will al
impirtto the country for the Si months
''"".g the nveeving ol the next l-oii
'y,m.u. inn ordinary inieiest.
i I
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THK D1J.LY DO.
From the Tale of a Modern Genius.
Dearest Mary,
Twas when the was was Rorin and waves run
mountain hi,
tber I L:iv Wlnr!,, ..,;.u
hind,,,,y Mary' lhat 1 musl ,cuf Be"
Jhe H0 u ruPatrS' She i9 "y in "V mind
he fir.t time I Beheld her, he. sot my hacrl n fier
to beaciua.uted with her Twas all my sul's de
sire; 3
to view her painted Bosom, her brut as whit a
siu
youM think she was an angel to see her walk or
for sucli i another Woman was surely never Born,
But if she Do profo Cruel, ala.! I am undone;
my heart it Burns like fu', and I distracted run.
I ueiiiam, my dearest
Mary, your everlasilnir lover
through fire and amok and blor d
and water, JOHN liAUTLETT.
second heftenant on board the .
llEV. JOHN LELAND.
An allusion having been made wm
weeks ago in our paper, to ihe celebrated
letter ol this venerable patriarch of the
Baptist Church, and having been fortunate
enough to procure a copv, we hasten to
lay it before the public. Mr. Leiand i
probably the most aged clergyman belong
ing to the Baptist denomination in the Urn
ted States, being upwards of eighty years
old; yet he is still remarkable for the vig
our of his mini! and his uiulev iating devo
tion to the democracy. What he writer
is the result of a long life of careful obser
vation and experience, and his opinions,
therefore, respecting the evil tendency of
banks, must be entitled to the fullest credit.
It w ill be recollected that xMr. Leiand was
selected by the democracy as the agent to
picscut the mammoth cheese to Mr. Jcf
ferson, on his elevation to the Presidency.
The warmest personal friendship ever exis
ted between these distinguished men. Bui
we are keeping the reader from the letter
hue it is let it be read attentively, and
circulated: Portsmouth Old Dom.
Banks and People. Nine hundred
banks, containing three hundred millions
ol stock, with nine bundled presidents,
nine hundred cashiers, and nine hundred
bank lawyers, five thousand directors, (all
influential characters,) fifty thousand deal
ers on bank credit, a great portion of the
niembcis of Congress and of the Slate Leg
islatures, who hold stock in banksj fifty
liiouoatiU ia.su! veins, (who waul (3o v:i
menl to pay their debts.) one hundred
thousand ollice seekers, from the presiden
tial chair down to the lowest t lerkship,
with a multitude who have itching proptu
sities for new things. All these form a
mighty host; flanked on one wing with anli
matons, and on the other with aboliiionts,
with a i ear-guard of conservatives, and ma
ny scouting parties besides.
Is it possible for the democracy of the
United Suites to withstand this formidable
army, who have already bid defiance and
5et the battle in array?
Democracy is principally composed of
the tiller of the ground, and the mechanics
of the most necessary articles. This class,
for the most pait, are not seeking nor ex
pecting promotions: their wish is to be
protected by the (jovernmnt in the enjoy
ment of their honest earnings; deducting
therefrom what is necessary lor the securi
ty of the remainder. Caucuses, conven
tions, and e.en the necessary polls of elec
tions call them from accustomed and cho
sen pursuits; if there is no imperious call,
they choose to be in their occupations. A
description of this class, forms no great
splendour on paper nothing for the pom
pous (who despise the dull pursuits of la
bour) to admire. '1 heir motto is "equal
rights and no exclusive privileges." And
their boast is lhat the two Presidents Jef
ferson and Jackson which they alone elec
ted over all opposition, have purchased
moie land, paid more debts, and obtained
more indemnities, than ail th rest of the
Presidents. The first of these favorites
drew the Declaration of Independence, and
the last effected a victory and deliverance in
the "Battle of New Orleans." These two
events will neVr be forgotten while history
exists. Should the banks triumph over the
people, in the coming conlestj and forever
hereafter sustain the preeminence; yet the
whole community will ever riijoy the ad
vantages achieved by the two democratic
Presidents, as long as independence, the
great western vallay of the Mississippi, and
freedom from debt are advantages; al
though many may vilify the men by whom
these rich advantages were gained.
The outcry, hard limes and little mo
ney' has bl-cn constantly sounding for
eitfhtv years in my hearing, with but small
variation) and excepting those who have
(Edgecoihbe County, JV. C) Saturday, August Si, 1639
"een trad in
Joans; in speculations that have been rather
injurious to the nation, it is hard to con
ceive any just grounds of complaint any
naVe at this time. Hard labour and all
productions of the earth, flocks, and herds,
taken in trie aggregate, demand current
and handsome prices. If the prices were
higher the money would be proportiona
bly of less value.
I he- batiks have proved the'r power over
- v..., iji ourjji;iiuiii ajjLu.v:
paymentsthey stopped the wheels of
government, which cost a special session
ol Congress to remove the blocks. The
same may happen as often as tho banks
please so lung as the banks and the govern
ment are united in marriage. Some are
lor dissolving the Union, and thereby re
tain their rig'its, while others arc shnntinn
0 bank live forever! who is like unto this!
.)oast! who is able to make war with him!'
To have money sufficient for a medium
of trade, facilitate all useful commerce, in
which individuals may grow wealthy, and
the public reap advantage is desirable; but
to have a circulating currency so abundant
& to cheek useful industry in some, and as
si.-t others in gambling speculation, in
which one cannot grow rich without others
grow poor, is rather injurious to society
at large; but moral reasoning, though ever
f'o sound, is but feeble evidence against hea
ted disposition.
lion-owing nothing from history, but
confining myself to what I haveseen, there
has been, from the administration of North
down to the present time, a raging war
between the claims of aristocrats and the
rights of man.
In the year 1774 the aristocrats conten
ded for the doctrine lhat Kings were ap
pointed by God; and to resist them
would be resisting the ordinance of
Cod, and bring on condemnation. The
democrats plead that opposition to ty
rants was obedience to God 'liberty or
dcath' was their countersign. In 1787,
the aristocrats labored to establish a govern
ment above the control of the people.
The democrats sought for a covernment
that recognized the sovereignty of the pco-j
pie tnengnis ol man turner equitable law
a government of expressed and defined
powers. Afer the Constitution was put
in operation, the aristocrats exerted all their
power to bind the administration into a mo
narchial channel; and by construction made
considerable progress; but the beginning
of the present century brought the Apostle
of Liberty in the chair, whose elevation
checked their designs, but did not change
their wishes; for in 1815 they chan
ged their ground of opposition, and ex
claimed wc are all one now is the era of
good feeling drop all contention and let
us build together!' 1 hese good words
and tair speeches deceived the hearts of
many who were simply honest, broke
down the line of demarkalion, and amalga
mated the nation into a hotchpotch. Do
ling this apathy of tweh e years, the aristo
crats gained great strength until the hero
of New Oilcans was called from the Her
mitage to preside over the nation, who
boldly withstood them eight years. As
the deposites weie removed from the Bank
of the United States, and that bank could
not obtain a renewed charter, it showed
such glaring baseness to the government
anil towards ether banks, lhat the power
of such an institution ought to be shunned;
and yet the bankruptcies of all, and the
suspensions of payments in all banks is laid
to the charge of Jackson!
During the revolutionary war, the dec
laration of the whigs was, If we can save
halfour interest and gain our independence,
we shall be satUfigd.' Btit now the whigs
of the new school say Give us money
give us the offices giveus thegovernment;
and we shall be satisfied, otherwise we will
cast all the blocks in the Way lhat is in
our power, to Slop the wheels of Govern
ment. '
The love of money; is common with all
political parties; and if a majority of the
people cf the United States believe al
though the Constitution gives no power
that a bank incorporated by the General
Government, will pay debts of insolvents
aid speculative enterprise foster manu
factures and raise the prices of hand labour
and the productions of earth j the adminis
tration of the government icill fall into
other hands. It is possible, however,
that the people will realize that it is not the
abundance, but the money that makes it
profitable. The rage for useless specula
tion may die away, and the people may
yet liiumph over the banks, notwithstand
ing the present excitements. The nine
hundred iron chariots of Sisera, were diV
comfitted before the patriotism ol Barak.
From the declaration of Independence
up to the present time, my Unmitigated de
sire has been that the United States might
enjoy freedom without licentiousness
good government without tyranny pure'
religion without hypocrisy and wealth
without haughtiness. And how, at the
close of a very unprofitable life, my wish
is ardent, that the States in union, and sev
erally in their sovereignty, may by good
customs, virtuous habits and wise counsels,
shun the faUl gulpli of LEGISLATIVE
USURPATION OVER THE RIC1ITS
OK INDIVIDUALS.
JOHN LELAND.
Names. -The torres of England claim
for themselves the apellation of Conserva
tives, and the Whig party there were the
authors of the East India Company, the
Bank of EngtJ, and all the other great
monopolies with' which that country has
been aHl'.eied. Our opponents hive man
Sd to assume the names of both the
great parties known in the kingdom of
Queen Victoria. Thdy are welcome to
wear them.
Counterfeit Coins. -The Lynchburg
Virginian cautions the public agaiust
counterfeit Mexican dollars in circulation
in that vicinity which are so skilfully ex
ecuted as to deceive the most scrutinizing
inspection. The color and the impres
sion are both good. Copper or brasi
seems to be the principal ingredient, the
color of which, when the pieces are a lit
tle rubbed, appears on the surface of the
coin. Counterfeit quarters of the Spanish
mint have also made their appearances.
2 Large Body of Indians. According
to an estimate made in 1S3S, the number
of emigrant Indians west of the Mississippi,
amounted to Sl,0S2. Of the indigenous
tribes, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
reported 231, SOG as within striking dis
tance of the western frontier. The whole
number of removed and native tribes to the
nest of Missouri and Arkansas, is3l2,SS8.
Of these, it is officially estimated that every
fifth individual is a warrior constituting a
force of 62,577 warriors.
Of the Indians remaining to the easl of
the Mississippi, in November and under
treaty stipulations to move there were
2o4S2. In this estimate the Florida In
dians are Pet down at 835.
Singular Gambling Machine. In re
novating a house on Camp street, yester
day, a curious contrivance was discovered
for cheating at cards. In a back room in
the second story was a round table fixed in
iron shoes so as to be immovable. Two of
the legs of the table were hollow. Down
the hollow legs, wires were run to the
floor, and along the floor, in grooves made
for the purpose to the wall, then up to the
wall to the third story$ thence to a point
immediately above the centre of the table.
The wires were commnnicated from the
tabic to the point above in the manner used
in bell hanging. The grooves ihroiigh
which they run were inlaid with the softest
buckskin, so as to prevent a noise in pul
ling them; the grooves were then covered
over with thin copper and a carpet screen
ed all from view the grooves in the wall
were papered over so as to prevent detec
tion. Immediately above the card -table
the ceiling w;-s ornamented with a circular
painting, after the fashion of some parlors.
In the centre of the painting was a hook as
if to suspend a lamp. 1 he ceiling was cu
into small holes, which could not be detec
ted from below, because they represented
certain portions of the figures of the paint
ing!. When a party was engaged at play,
a person above could look down upon the
hands, and by pulling the Wires give his
pattner at the table any intimation as to
the strength of the opposing hands which
an agreed signal 'might indicate. The
room above was kept dark, which also
prevented the players from ascertaining
the cheat, particularly at night.
The house was formerly occupied by a
person who professed to be a commission
merchant. The clerks in thecstablishment,
we understand, were not allowed access
to the card room sr the room above. The
former proprietor left the city some
time since and so cunningly was the
whole contrived that it was not until the
house was overhauled for repair; that
this ttlost ingenious deviqe for swindling
was discovered. Ar. O. Bulletin.
Strange Occurrence. Amongst Ihe ap
parcntly endless catalogue of strange occur
rences and crimes with which the press has
teemed, the following; which has been
communicated in a letter from a lady resid
ing near the scene of action to her iriend in
this vicinity, is a little the strangest we
have met with. Not having seen the let
ter, we are under the necessity of giving a
second hand accGtmt of the affair, and may
conse'quently be inaccurate in some of our
details; but the substantial facts are as fur
nished to us. Being personally acquaint
ed w ith the writer ol the letter, we have no
hoiHiinn in p-snresSintr nur belief of her
iitiiiiui"'.. ... i
statements. Here is the strange tragic
late.
Some time since, the sheriff of a county
in the southern part of Mississippi had re
(VirJnl hharacter. a lame sum
of money say fifteen or twenty thousand
dollars. U nder pretext oi a can irom noine
for a day or two, he placed the money in
the keeping of his wife, whom he charged
to take good care of iU
" -
To. XV JS"o. 35.
Late in the evening of the day on which
he left home, a stranger of genteel appear
ance called at the house, and asked permis
sion to remain over night. Disliking to en
tertain a stranger during her husband's ab
sence, the Wife of the sheriff" denied the
request,-and the stranger rode on. Direct
ly after his departure, however, the lady
camQ to the conclusion that she dono
wrong in refusing to take him in, and sent
a servant to recall hir. The gentleman re
turned, and soon after retired to rest.
Late in the night, three men disguised as
negroes, came to the house, called up the
lady, aod demanded possession of the mon
ey left in her charge. Believing that there
was no help for it, she at length told them
that the money was in another room, and
that she would get it for them.
It so happened lhat the money had been
deposited in the room occupied by the
stranger; and on her going for it she found
him up and loading his pistols. He had
been awakeried by the noise, and had over
heard most of the conversation between his
hostess and the robberS.
Telling the lady to be of good heart ho
gave her a loaded pistol, and instructed her
logo and present the money to one of
the robbers and to shoot the fellow whilst
in the act ol doing So on her doing which
he (the stranger) would be ready for the
other two.
With a coolness and courage that it is
difficult to conceive of in a ivtiman, she did
as directed; and the robber who received
the money fell dead at her feet. Another
instant and the Stranger's bullet had floored
a second robber. The third attempted es
cape, but was overtaken at the gate by the
stranger, and fell under the thrust of his
knife.
As soon as practicable the neighbors
were alarmed, and oh washing the paint
from the faces of the dead robbers, the oue
killed by the lady proved to be her own
husband, and the othfer two a couple of
near neighbors.
Such is the story, in substance". As be
fore stated, it comes in a letter from a lady
for whose credibility we are willing to
Vouch If error exists in the statement, ei
ther the writer of the letter was misinform
ed or we have been most egregibusly hoax
ed. Jackson (Z,a.) Rep.
Extraordmary case of poisoning frfrtri
eating fresh water eels. The Abingdo
(Va.) Statesman of Aug. 3, says: A few
jdays since two families, residing on the
j north fork of Holsion river, in this county.
were poisoned by eating an eel caught in
that stream. They partook of the eel at the
usual breakfast hour, and, in the course
of a few hours were assailed with the
symptoms usually attending the dis
ease called milk sickness. Medical aid was
promptly called in and they are now reco
vering." India Cotton. The English are turn
ing their attention lo India for the supply
of their cotton manufacture. A Society
has been formed called the British India
Society, the object of which is to bring
this abbut. A meeting has been held iii
London, at which speeches were made by
Broughahi, O'Conuell and oilier distin
guished men. I twas stated that India is fully
capable of raising cotton enough to supply
the whole world; labor can be had ata
sixth of the cost in the United States, and
the quality of the cotton is unsurpassed.
Two children of John Warren; 4 or 5
miles West of this place, were killed, by
lighttiing on the 29th of last month. Botli
parents were from home. The children
a little boy and girl, were under, an apple
tree in.lhe yard, the little girl with aknifd
in her Hand, when the lightning struck tho
tree which it slightly injured. The flue
was probably attracted toward the children
by the knife, lloth were found, lying
together lifeless. Grecnsborough P'dL
Worthy nfrfltehtwii: Persons struck
by lightning, if deprived of their senses
and discovered before they recover anima
tion, should immediately haveone pr two
buckets of cold water dashed upon the m. f
People who have been considered, dead
have frequently been restored by this ex
pedient; tfMr. Lemuel Sawyer, of Grand
GuffjMiss. (formerlv.of this State) a bro
ther of Hon. : Samuel T. Sawyer; of thb E-'
denton District, was thrown from his horse
recently, on his way from Port Gibson, tind
instantly killed.
The Massacre of the ChippcivaS , ly
the Sioiix; is fully confirmed. . I hey had
been, at the solicitation bf the. latter,, smo
king the pipe of peace at St. Peters; but on
the return oi ine cnippcwas hiuc, mu oi-
st.iv Toll ilKnh 4 Vibm trPH cherouslv. as before
related, (and now fully confirmed by Gov.
Lucas, ol Iowa; at me rans auu cu. ruix;
and murdered 220 of therii. The Siouj;.
lost 50;
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