Vate relations of amity with that empire,
that it is hoped the unequivocal tokens of
the simf ;erit towards us, which an ad
justment of the affairs referred to "roiild
afford, will he given without further avoid
able delay.
The war with the Indian tribes on the
peninsula of Florida lias, during the last
summer and fall, been prosecuted with un
tiring activity and z al. A summer cam
paign was resolved upon, as the best mode
of bringing it to a close. Our brave offi
cers and men who have been engaged in
that service have suffered toils and priva
tions, and exhibited an energy, which, in
any other war, would hive won for them
unfading laurels. In despite of the sick
ness incident to the dim ate, they have pen
etrated the fastnesses of the liulims, bro
ken up their encamp ;ncnt, and harassed
them unceasingly. Numbers have been
captured, and still greater numbers have
surrendeied, and have been transported to
join their brethren on the lands elsewhere
allotted to th-in by the Government; and
a strong hope is entertained that, under
the conduct of the gallant omeer at the
head of th'3 troops in Florida, that trouble
some and expensive war is destined to a
speedy termination. With all the other
Indian tribes we are enjoying th3 blessing
of peace. Our duty as well as our best in
terests, prompts us to observe, in all our
intercourse with them, fidelity in fulfilling
our engagement, the practice uf strict jus
tice, as well as the constant exercise of acts
of benevolence and kinduuss. These are
the great instruments of civilization, and
through the ue of them alone can the tin
tutored child of the forest be induced to
listen to its teachings.
The Secretary of State, on whom the
acts of Congress have d'jv.dved the duty
of directing the proceedings for the taking
of the mxiIi census, or enumeration of the
inhabitants of the United States, will re
port to thp two Houses the progress of that
work. The enumeration of persons ha
been completed, and exhibits a grand lota!
of 17,009,453; making an increase over
the census of 1830 of '4,302, G-16 inhabi
tant, and showing a gdnin a ratio exceed
32 per cent, for the last ten y ars.
rrom the report of the Secretary of the
Treasur, you will be informed of the con
dition of the finances. The balance in the
Treasury on the 1st of January last, as sta
ted in the report of the Secretary of the
Treasury submitted to Congress at the extra
session, was 2$9S7,345 03. The receipts
into the Treasury, during the fir.t three
quarters of this year, from all sources,
amount to 323,467,053 52. Thi estimated
receipts for the fourth quarter amount to
$6,943,095 25, amounting to 530,110,107
77; and making, with the balance in the
Treasury on the first of January last, S31,
397,512 BO. The expenditures for the
first three quarters of this year amount to
$24,731,346 07. The expenditures for
the fourth quarterns estimated, will amount
to 37,290,723 23: thus making a total of
$33,035,070 70. ard leaving a deficit to be
provided for, on the 1st of January next,
of about rfG27,557 yo.
Of the loan of S512,000,000,which was
authorized by Congress at its late session,
only j5, 132-726 S3 have been negotiated.
The shortness of time which it had to rnn
has presented no inconsiderable impedi
ment in the way of its being taken by capi
talists at home, while the same cause would
have operated with much greater force in
the foreign market. For that reason the
foreign mirkct has not been resorted to;
audit is now submitted, whether it would
not be iidviable to amend the law
by nu
pay a bit-
king what remains undisp 'sed or",
?t a siioie distant day.
r Should it be necessary, in any view that
Congress may lake of the subject, to re
vise the existing tariff of duties, 1 beg have
to say, that, in the performance of thai most
delicate operation, moderate counsels would
seem to be the wisest. The Government un
der which it is our happiness to live, owes
its exisieuce to the spirit of compromise
which prevailed among ilsframers jarring
and discordant opinions could only have
been reconciled by that noble spirit of pat
riotism, which prompted conciliation, and
resulted in harmony. In the same spirit
the Compromise bill, as it is commonly
called, was adopted at the session of 1S33.
While the people of no portion of the Uni
on will ever hesita'e to pay all necessary
taxes for the support of Govern me it, yet
an innate repugnance exists, to the imposi
tion of burthens not really necessary for that
object. In imposing duties, however, for
the purposes ot revenue, a right to discrim
inate as io thej articles on which the duty
shall be laid, as well as the amount, neces-j
aarily and most properly exists. Other
wise the Govertiment would be placed in
the condition of having to levy the same du
ties upon all articles the productive, as
well as the unproductive. The slightest
duty upon some, might have the effect of
causing their importation to cease, whereas
others entering extensively into the con
sumption of the couutry, might bear the
heaviest, without any sensible diminution
in the amount imported. So also the Gov
ernment may he justified in so discrimina
ting, by reference to other considerations
of domestic policy connected with our
manufactures. So long as the duties shall
he laid with distinct reference to the wants
of the Treasury, no well-founded objection
can exist against them. It might be es'-i
teemed desirable that no such augmentation
f the taxes should take placets would
nave the cffeclof annulling the land proceeds
distr ibution act of the last session, which
act is declared to be inoperative the mo
ment the duties are increased beyond 20
per cent, the maximum rate established by
the Compromise act. Some of the provis
ions of the compromise act -Which will go
Into effect on the 30th day of June next
may, however, be found exceedingly in
Convenient in practice, under any regula
tions that Congress may adopt. I refer
more particularly to that relating to the
home valuation A difference in value of
the same articles to some extent, will, ne
cessarily, exist at different ports but that
is altogether insignificant, when compared
with the conflicts In valuation which are
likely to arise, from the differences of
iininlnn ;i mnn or t hf nn irtpi ons annraisers of
I"-"" w"o ; ,
merchandise. In many instances tne esti
mates of value must be conjectural, and
thus as many different rates of value may
be established as there are appraisers.
These differences in valuation may also
bv'. increased by the inclination, which,
without the slightest imputation on their
honesty, may arise on the pari of the ap
praiscrs in favor of respective ports of en
:ry. I recommend this whole subject to
the consideration of Congress, with a sin
gle additional remark. Certainty and per
manency in any system of governmental
policv are, in all respects, eminently desi
rable; but more particularly is this true in
all that aff cts tride and commerce, the op
erations of which depend much more on
ihe certainty of their returns, and calcula
tions which embrace distant neriods of
time, than on high bounties, or duties,
which are liable to constant fluctuations.
(Remainder in our next.)
J
v- i fir , .
4? -SSr5
SATURDAY, DECEMBER IS, IS 11-
fnWe are indebted to the Hon. J. R.
J. Daniel, for a pimphlet copy of the
President's Message. We give part of it
' il.' 1 Ml ..
:n mis paper, anu win give me remain
der next week. We doubt not. that our
Democratic readers will join in the expres
sions of condemnation we gave in our last,
of the President's views on the Protective
policy, and of the "Board of Control."
Indeed so far as we have ascertained, the
M essage neither pleases Whig nor Demo
crat. (JCongress met & formed a quorum on
Monday the 6th inst. Some debate arose
on the Rules of Order, which were finally
left to remain as at the last session. A cir
cular was laid on the table of the members,
calling on those to whom it was addressed,
lo be at their posts on the first day of the
session, to meet the question concerning
abolition petitions, and saying that it was
the important question of the session. This
shows that there is an organized abolition
pariy, wiio have th ;ir agents to go ruu.td
the House and dictate to its members.
Raleigh Standard
Democratic Convention. We are
glad to see manifestations of the true spirit
in regard to a Convention of the 10th of
January. We Irust the same feeling will
operate throughout all our borders, and
that every County will send Delegates to
this important meeting. We respectfully
recommend lo our Democratic Republi
can brethren, to appoint no. proxy, if it
can possibly be avoided, hut let us see the
Representatives of the undismayed Democ
racy of the Old North State, in their own
proper persons. A regard for the sacred
principles of equal rights; for measures pro
ducing i he -giatest good to the greatest
number," impels us to a participation in
the Councils of the Convention; the signs of
the times invite us to action; because suc
cess is before u, and triumph within the
reach of our exertions. We would not be
instiuinenial in creating excitement, or in
holding out delusive hopes. Hut we tell
our friends they can carry the State if they
will. Not by hard-cider carousals and
coon-skin revels; not by appeals to the pas
sions and appetites of the people; not by
falsehood, chicanery ami humbug but by
truth and truth only, soberly, iustK. righ
teously administered. ib.
Prince De Joinville. This French
Nobleman has been honored as much as
his brief stay in the country could possibly
permit, and far more than in the opinion
of many is compatible with our Republi
can independence. In Boston a Ball was
given in honor of him, which seems to
have excelled in magnificence any thing ol
the kind ever bel'o:e got up in that cTty.
In New York a splendid dinner was given
him at the Astor House, of which upwards
of two hundred persons partook, and to
which tickets were $20. Also, Mrs. Dr.
Mott honored him with a private ball and
party on a most expensive scale. He
is described as an unassuming gentlemanly
young man. He sailed for Fr mce on Sun
day last, the 28th ultimo. Rat. Rtr
Yet Another Slave Case. Two color
ed seamen and a colored boy were brought
before lud$e Wilde, at Boston, on Satur
day the 2fth ultimo, upon habeas corpus.
The vessel to which ihey belong is owned
in Neyvbern, In this State and the two
seamen are slaved to the owrier. On exam
ination they said the"y had wives and chil
dren in Newbern, and would rather gd
back slaVes that! remain freemen at the
North-. The boy was proved to be an ap-
nrenttce to the master of the vesselof
course not a slave". All three were dis
charged, and the Writ dismissed It was
sued out by DaVid Ruggles, a colored man
of New Bedford, where the vessel arrived.
U. Rank. Gov. Richardson in his
message just laid before the South Carolina
Legislature, uses the following language in
relation to a National Bank, which is start
ling information, but no less true than as
tounding, and therefore it is, that we can
not, for the life of us, see why the State
Banks are not opposed, en masse, to such
an institution. It takes business out of
their hands, and keens them in a state of
subjection:
1 1 was an honest confession, of one of
the ablest presiding officers of the late Uni
ted States Bank, before a committee ap
pointed by Congress to investigate its af
fairs, that it was at any time within its
power to crush State and local institutions!
What an appalling fact for the contempla
tion of the Sovereign States of the Union!
What a prophetic warning lo the institu
tions chartered by their authority! The
institutions of the country to be uprooted
and erased at the bidding of a heartless,
soulless, cent, percent, calculating corpo
lation!"
Instructed to Resign. A majority of
the committee in the Georgia Legislature
on the Slate of the Republic, have, made a
report instructing Judge Berrien to resign
his seat in the Senate of the United States
The minority were to make a counter report.
fTT"The Army and Navy Chronicle
states it as an interesting fact, and one per
haps not generally known, that within ;
few years past, as many as 12 or 15 officers
ol the army, and it is believed some from
the navy, have laid aside the military pro-
lession for the more peaceful, but not less
arduous, vocation of the Christian minis
try, and are now usefully employed, in va
rious portions of the U. States, in preach
ing the gospel.
Extraordinary Punishment. The
court of Newcastle county, Delaware, was
in session last week. Several persons
were convicted of larceny, and sentenced
to receive twenty-one lashes on the bare
back.
We copy from the Delaware Gazette:
A young girl (whose name we omit on
account of the respectability of her parents.
and at the urgent request of several of our
iriendsl plead guilty on ten different in
dictments for larceny. Sentenced to pay
two:otu value ot goods stolen to the own
ers, to wear ten T's on her outer garment,
ami to receive 21 lashes on the bare back,
I .-.A i. i .
i.n laiu uu, in eacn case, matting s:iu in
all. And this on a woman a very gen
teel looking young girl! tied up to a post,
her naked body exposed to the gaze of a
lascivious crowd striped and scored!
"ut enough: the theme is shocking. The
barbarous law must be repealed it is a
crying disgrace lo the State. We are glad,
nowever, to have it in our power to say
that this shocking cruelty will not be in
flicted in this instance, as we understand
the Governor has interposed his clemency,
and pardoned her as to the corporeal pun
ishment. With this view, the court inter
ceded in her favor, all the members of the
bar, the officers of the court, the prosecut
ing witnesses, and hundreds of others, pe
titioned in her behalf; and his excellency
readily acceded to their wishes. So she
will go unpunished."
The Gczette may well ask for the rcDeal
of so barbarous a law. The marvel with
us is, that it has so long been suffered to
disgrace the statute-book of the State.
Death in the Pulpit. The Rev Fred
erick Tuckerman, while preaching at Man
chester, N. Y., on Sunday last, fell down
in me puipit ana expired. His disease
was probably one of the heart. Mr. T.
was formerly a preacher amonz the Meth
odists, but lor several years has been con
nected with the Presbyterian denomina
tion. (J The national debt of England now
amounts lo (64,000,000,000) FOUR
THOUSAND MILLIONS OF DOL
LARS!!! At three per cent, interest this
sum requires for interest about one hun
dred and twenty millions of dollars an
nually. The interest on this deU may
continue long to be paid; the capital never
can be.
Good. The ladies out West have re
solved to marry no man who does not take
a newspaper, anu iurthermore, they wont
auow a man to look at them who ows for
more than six months' subscription.
Turner '$ Hughes
NORTH CAROLINA
ALMANAC,
For 1 842,
Just received and lor sale at this Office
at the Raleigh prices, viz: 10 cents single,
75 cents per dozen, $3 50 for half a groce,
6 for a groce, Sic. Oct. lt41.
WARRENTOIV
Jflale Jlcademij.
rjjlHK Exercises or Ibis tiwtittitinh will
be resumed on ihe lOih January next,
uhder the continued superintendence of
Jtlt JR. Ji. JEzCtl, f . Jfl.
The present Principal, whose qualifies
lions and experience every way lit him
for the duiie of an Instructor of Youth
The general satisfaction he has given, the
progress o his scholars, iheir order. re-u
laiiiy, and general good conduct, evincive
of a high and healthy stale of discipline,
give every assurance that fherffiirts oflhr
IVu-tees to place this ancient Academy
upon its Conner high and respectable fooi
mg have not hern unavailing The su
pervision of the morals and general de
poriment of the students ha received a
due and proper share of ihe Piinripal'sat
tention,and it is no less creditable- to him
than gratifying and encouraging to the
Trustees, that no serious act ol imrr.ornli
ty h is occurred during the present year.
The Academy has recently undergone w
thorough rep . ir, and is one of Ihe largest,
most commodii.us, and comfortable build
ings of Ihe kind in ihe Stale.
(VI- 1 1 .... il i. . . .
i.l ii win ue as.sieu oy a younj;
gei.ueman ol hue mor.il character, and ol
excellenl literary qualifications.
Hoard may be procured with Ihe Pin
eip.il, or in respectable private families in
ihe village, al JSS per month.
Terms for the session of five months:
For the Latin, Greek, and French
i
ivinginges 15 00
For all ihe Knglish branches 12 50
The undersigned, in behalf of ihe Trus
tees, confidently recommended the insli
.u jiuunc, as in fvery respect,
worthy ol the patronage o! Parents and
(juardian.
IV EL DON N EDtrjlRDS,
Prei. ol Trustees.
Warrenton, N. C. D. c. 4, 1811.
TRUSTEES.
Geo. K. Spruill, K-q.
(i. D. B,ik. rville, K,q.
H. L. Plummcr, M. D.
Alex. II..U, M. D.
H )h. D. Turner,
Wm Plummer, Vln
Wm. Katon, Ji. K-q.
T. K. Green, Kq.
3. U. Somerville, K-q.
Thos. While, Ksq.
J. W. Hawkins, Al. D.
H. E Cook, E-q
Slate of North Carolina,
EDGECOMBE COTJNTV.
Superior Court of Equity.
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1841.
Winifred Warren )
vs. Petition for divorce
John Warren, )
IT
ji.
appearing lo
the satisfaction of the
uhpoenas regarlv issu
Cnuri thai hvo
ed against Ihe defendant in this cae have
been returned "not to he found," and
that copies ol ihe plaintiff's bill h.ve been
left at ihe place where ihe defendant lai
resided, and proclamation having been
madeal the Court lJ.uise door at thi
term: It is ordered by ihe Court, thai
publication be made in iheT.irboro Press,
lor ihiee months, notifying the defendant
o app-ar, at Ihe next term, lo be held ,,
-aid c.nnty, at the Court II -use in Tjr
boro,' on the second Monday in March
next, then and ihere lo plead, answer, or
demur, or the cae will be heard ex parte
TeM. NORFLEE7 C. M. E.
iilate of JVoitlt Caioliiia,
EDOKCOMBK COUNT V.
Superior Court of Equity.
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1811.
Demps.y Taylor, Penelope Pope, Retsiy
Whitehead, Kiuchen Tayh,r, Allen
ray,,r, and Kmchen Kearney and wife
Miry. pt ol (he heirs of the late Reu
ben Taylor, p!ffs.
vs.
Susan Taylor and Martha K. Taylor, in
lanl children of one Kindred Taylor, a
sou ol one Jese Taylor, a brother ol
said Reuben, Jesse Taylor and Deni
and wife Eliza, which said Jesse and
Ehz i are children of Ihe &aid Ji sse, iht
brother of said R-uben, Allen House
and others, the biotheis and sisters
the said Allen and heirs of one Polly
House, a sister ol said Reuben vvho5e
names are unknown, deft ndants.
Petition for sale of Lands for partition
JI' appearing 0 ihe satisfaction or the
Court, that the defendants in this case
are not inhabitants of this State: It i
therefore ordered, that publicaiicn be
made in the Tarborough Press for six
weeks successively, giving them noiice lo
appear at the nexl term, lo be held for
said County, at Ihe Conn House in Tar
boio, on Ihe second Monday in March
n xi, .hen and there lo jJead, answer,
r demur to ihe petition ol the plaintiff.;
otherwise ii will bo taken pro confer
and heard ex parte.
Tst. XOR FLEET, C M. E.
Gonslubles Blanks for sale.
JkT THIS OFFICE
Notice.
rin Hfi subs'cHVfer being desirous of a-
From500tolo66Acre4
Or more if required. Thi a
;o,e.o LanJ.iml deemed , t t h"'
oon.i.iingorrichSry,nd--y;
adapted to ihe cultivation of vVn
Cotlon, and excellenl hog ran-. 1
perlec.ly reclaimed at a" s mY' C'n b
y cut. i a few sma ditches j ;icncpS
nala.Ij.cent then to, already tJt
lus on - ihe roa.l leading from t.rbo ol
to U.lhamsiou, and about tlirfP
mm me loimcr place lo ihe
. - - V
irr.Drmrb-
men.s .hereon, which
consisi
foriable dwelling house for a small r-L
lv. containing il
Y . . . , ' two fi
r..., uo.i.ui. auuiKe nouse, harn
tiles, and ntlipr am lmu t.
slai
7 . "uu,ic g Here is I i
a small proporiion of il chared, the hi
.nee i heavily timhered. Il no, Sod
vately, .. will he oiT,,ed a. public sale 0"
.he premises al ,he former ,esidence J
the lae Win. Sutton, 1
On Thursday, the 23d inst
Those w.shM-gto purchase and unac
q.ia.n.ed can view the prmi,M
w.ll be shown al any time by ap.,vi(M,
.he subscriber. Terms m,de kno(vn
the day ol sale. MIC II L II EARN
: Tarixiroush, Die. 7h, 1SU.
1LANB, STCK
Furniture, $c. $c. '
rjlHE subscriber having determined to
remove, will on Tuesday 1 1th Jam..,
y next, sell at Public Sale "
STOCK.
Hordes, Mules. t..g., Cows, Corn, and
tanning utensils. Also, a RCnera as.
son men. of n w and supe.ior Household
b urn i lure.
LAND.
I hall offer at ihe same time, the Land
on which I reside, situated three miles
east ol Luuisburg, containing three htm.
dred and hventy five acres, one hundred
A errs of which is good Tobacco Land
anil the balance good corn Lind.
This place, for health and beauty of
situation, is not surpassed by any in this
section of country.
Good Orchards and water convenient
to ihe house.
The improvements are. a two stnrv
dwelling house, kitchen, mpni hn Mr.
riage house," stables, corn crib, ice house
and tobacco barns. The Land mav hp
seen at any time previous to the day of
saie. Any prnn wishing to exchange
Slaves lor a desirable residence, in a very
agreeable neigbl orhood, can do so with
the subscriber on nd v:itii.irprtii irrm
Te ' ins of Sale. For.be Land, Ihree
qual bonds, payable January 1st, 1S43,
IS45. The first without interest;
the other .wo n carry interest from date.
Ml other articles will be sold on a credit
ol nine months, will; int. rest from date.
V ppr ved security will be required in
evt rv instance. Ii T RJILLJiRD.
Fjanklin county, Nuv. 1S41.
PLEASANT BULL
Female Jlcademij,
Situated in Nash cofinfy, near Dr.
St Us' s on the road leading lo Nush
Vtlle, in a high healthy situution.
npiJE Su'criber respectfully informs
his friends and the public generally,
'hat his school will be agiin open for (lie
reception of pupils on I he second Monday
(I Oth) of January tu x'. This school will
be-under ihe entire control of
Miss SUSAN R GARDNER,
lady liom iew Hampshire. She comes
well recommended, but havii-g taught
school in (he subscribers family the pre
ceding year, he is lully confident her ex
pensive acquaintance wi II be a satisfactory
recommendation, to many. II - r s-kittul
management, good discipline, and gentle
mode of reproof, all combine to lendtr her
'he student's favorite. The subscriber is
well prepared to accommodate boarders
1 seven dollars per month, who will con
stantly be wiih Ihe in-ti uctiess at a
times, nc iving correction, insTucuoj
&c. She will leach all the K-ghsn oran
hes per session of five months
Fiench ditto -Vlusic
on ihe Piano Forte,
$0
o
15
5
Drawing anil Painting,
Needle and IJaskt work extra.
JAMES UARBtSOU.
Dec. 2, lb4l. 49
JYoticc
HOWARD Informs her
mints, a. c.
ITJi. fri
iends and the public, that Mir
- .. hot
just received a In sh supply of Goods soii
able for .he season, viz: Bonnets, Ml"
Salin, Ribband-, Floweis, Curls, W
which makes her assortment cowpl"
She has also received some new and beau
tiful patterns for dresses, &c.
Tarboro', Dec 3,1541,
ilk Jlf