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Tarborough, (Edgecombe County, JY C.J Saturday, Ftbruaiy 5, 1843
Vol: XV 1 11 JVo 5.
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Tarboro', Dec 3, 1S41.
State of J"orlh Carolina,
EDGECOMBE COUNTY.
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions)
Nanny Edwards
vs.
John S.Edwards, Wil
liams Edwards and
others.
Petition for re
probate of Siley
Ld wards s
mil.
TTN this case affidavit being filed, that
JL two of lh? defendants, to wit, John S.
Kdwards and Williams ivi wards, are
non residents: Notice is thetefore hereby
given, to the said John S. Edwards and
Williams Edward, to be and appear at
the next term of the Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions to be held for the Coun
ty of Edgecombe, at the Court House in
Tarborough, on the fourth Monday in
February next, then arid there to plead or
demur to said petition, or answer the
same; otherwise, it will he taken pro f on
fesso and heard ex parte as to them.
J NO NO It FL E E T Ct'k.
Tarboro,' January 17h, 1842. 4
Stale of JS'utlU L'tuoliiut,
EDGECOMBE COUNTY
Superior Court of Equity.
SEPTEMBER TERM, 1841.
Dempsey Taylor, Prnelpe Pope, Bet-ey
Whitehead, Kincheo Taylr, Allen
Taylor, and K'r.chen Iv amey jud wife
Mary, put of the heirs of the late Reu
ben Taylor, plffs.
vs.
Susan Taylor and Martha K. Taylor, in
fant children of one Kindied Taylor, a
son ofo!)e Jee Tu'lor, a brother id
said Reuben, Jesse Taylor and Dent
and wife Eliza, which said Jesse and
Elizi are children of the said Jese, the
brother of said R-uhen, Allen H 0110
and others, the brothers and sisters oi
the said Allen and heirs of one Polly
House, a sister of said Reuben whose
names are unknown, defendants.
Petition for sale of Lands for part it ion.
JT appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court, that the defendants in thi- ca-e
are not inhabitants of this State: It is
therefore ordered, that publication be
made in the Tarborough Press for six
weeks successively, giving them notice to
appear at the next term, to be held for
said County, at the Court House in Tar
boro', on the second Monday in March
nxt, then and there to jdead, answer,
or demur to the petition of the plaintiff-;
otherwise it will hi taken pro enfesso
and heard ex parte.
Test. . NORFLEE7 CM E. .
Turner Hughes'
NORTH CAROLINA
ALMANAC.
For 1842,
Just received and for sale at this Office
at the Raleigh prices viz: 10 cents single,
75 cents per dozen, S3 50 for half a groce,
$6 for a groce, &c. Oct. 1841.
Constables' blanks for sale,
AT THIS OFFICE.
FOlt THE TArtBO'to' PUF.SS.
TO MY "BEAU IDEAL."
Oft. bayp I sat in pensive mood
ReiliH-.tinjj on my fate,
Ofi have viewM thp 00M fair moon,
When niorht was (Trowing late.
Oft have I minolH with the crowd,
The gay, i,e fair, the ffnve,
Oft have 1 met congenial souls
The nohle, frank and hrave.
Oft havp 1 wander'd over groves,
In gloomy silence wrapt;
Oft have I tnought how sweet to know
That out f r me had wept,
Amid such scenes my youth has flown
Like visions of the past,
An 1 now I know how to regret
That years roll on so fast.
But scenes of light are opening now
Dread visions! vanish! away!
Gladly I hail My spirit fair
To guide me on my way.
Oh! how I sigh whene'er we part
Perhaps to meet no more.
Yet thoughts 011 thoughts will fondly rise,
Tho' wrecked upon a shore.
And now fair nymph 1 wish thee well
Whatever may he thy lot,
At home or in a foreign land
lie sure thou'rt not forgot. MODESTUS.
FOR THE TAKBORO PRESS.
TO FANNY AWA
The pale moon is streaming
Thro' the lattice to-nigl,tt
Its soft light is gleaming
So mellow so hrighti
Not a zephyr is breathing
Its low-vhipered sigh,
But the brifjht sars are wreathing
The jewel-deck'd skyi
The river is flowing.
The arched sky is clear.
The stars are all glowing,
But thou art not here.
Then haste thee dear Fanny,
Come softly come stealing;
Make gladsome the many
Thy presence revealing.
SPOONS.
FOR TIIE TARBORO PRESS.
Says Lizzy to Martha,
V hat makes you so ivrathy?
Says Martha to Lizzy,
Don't make yourself busy. PENTILLY.
From the Globe.
BORROWING.
It would appear from the letter of the
Secretary of the Treasury, accompanying
his application to Congress for a new emis
sion of $5 000.000 of Treasury notes, that
having failed in the disposal of the J&12,
000.000 loan authorized at the extra ses
sion, in the United Stages, he contemplates
appealing to the charity of the money len
ders of Europe. A resort to Europe,"
he says, "will be indispensable, but the
d lay that must necessarily intervene will
be such, that unless some other mode of
supply ing the wants of the Department is
provided by Congress, the greatest embar
rassment must ensue. Under these circum
stances, 1 have no hesitation in recommen
ding an issue of Treasury notes as a measure
of necessity." Thus the Secretary has two
strings to his bow; one for a long shot, the
other for a short one; one for the supply
of present, the other of future, wants.
Not a syllable about economy, or the pro
priety of retrenchment in Government ex
penditures. Economy may be good Eng
lish, but it is not found in the vocabulary
of Whig reformers, except on the eve of an
election.
Now, what would a prudent man do
under similar circumstances? He wants
perhaps a new barn, for his old one begins
to be ricketty; or his house would be the
better for painting; or he requires some
other convenience or embellishment about
his premises. Well, what is the first thing
he does? He consults that infallible ora
cle, his pocket, calculates his present means
and resources, and cuts his coat according
to his cloth. If he can pay his way clear
ly, he makes his improvements; if he can
not, he waits patiently till he can. This
humble example we would respectfully re
commend to our magnificent VVhig reform
ers. The course of these prudent and dexter
ous financiers is, however, exactly the con
trary. They first give away all they have,
and then plunge into new and extravagant
expenditures, upon tick. The Secretary
of War and the Secretary of the Navy re
commend measures which, however salu
tary under other circumstances, can only
be accomplished by incurring many mil
lions of additional debt. The Postmaster
tieneral recommends a Government part
nership with certain railroad corporations,
which, he says, are already deeply in debt,
n . I III 1 t -.1 -I
ami wouiu.oe pteasea
with acautring a
sleeping partner who would contribute
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some eight millions of dollars to the rick
ety concern. In all the Departments we
see the same vehement desire to be run
ning up new scores, coupled with an utter
incompetency to provide the means of de
fraying them, even hy borrowing, much
Ls of liquidating them afterwards.
We do not deny that if the money could
be procured from the legitimate resources
of the country, it would be very desirable
to fiuish the public vessels now on the
shocks, build new ones, and put them in
commission, if it were only to give active
employment to our naval officers, many of
whom remain so long on shore tht they
not only lose their sea-legs, but their pro
f.'ssional habits. But in our poor opinion,
the Secretary should first satisfy himself of
two things of some little importance first,
whether the money will be forthcoming;
and, secondly, whether a sufficient number
of efficient seamen can be procured in time
of peace; when the merchant wages are
one third higher than the pay allowed by
Government. We can assure the Secreta
ry that ship are nothing without men, and
that these cannot, as in days of old, be pro
cured by sowing dragon's teeth, and reap
ing lull grown warriors. I he line of posts
recommended by the Secretary of War, to
circumscribe the encroachments of the
Hudson's Hay company, would be also ve
ry convenient; but where is the money to
come from? In short, we could su truest a
great many clever things to be done, which
would be very desirable could they be ac
complished without loading ourselves and
posterity with new accessions to debts, the
payment of which is already beyond the
sphere of all rational calculation.
(fyit would seem from the following
that the Court of Errors of the State of
New York, do not hold the doctrine that
the States must pay their bonds, whether
they were cheated out of them or not.
Eighteen to three of the grave jurists of
New York maintain, in regard to the II
linois bonds, the doctrine of repudiation.
as it is asserted by Mississippi and Arkan
sas:
"In the case of Delafield vs. the State of
Illinois, the Court of Errors have affirmed
the act of the Chancellor, granting in junc
tion and appointing a receiver of 583 Illin
ois State bonds held by Mr. Delafield. The
votes stood 18 to 3. Globe.
(7 Petitions on the subjefctof repudia
ting the Stale debt were referred to a com
mittee of the House of Representatives of
the Stale of Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
The committee was instructed to report a
gainst it, and to give unqualified assurances
to the creditors of the State every where,
that the faith of Pennsylvania would most
solemnly be preserved. They reported
accordingly7, and the report was adopted
unanimously by the House!
jJIt is worthy of mte, that on the 1st
of January five States failed to meet the in
terest on some of their Bonds. Mississip
pi, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland and Michi
gan. The effect of which news cannot but
add to the alarm already felt in Europe a
mone the holders of their Bonds, and to
add to the number of remonstrances they
already make to the authorities of this
country. Ral. Star.
Important from China The Albon,
direct from China, arrived at New York,
brings Canton dates to the 15th September
22 days laler. The news is interesting.
There had been renewed scenes of havoc
and destruction. The English had taken
Chusan and Amoy, with great loss of life
among the Chinese, and have probably by7
this time captured Pekin! ib.
Case of Rev. Mr. Van Zant. The Ro
chester papers are nearly filled with this
trial. The first witness was the. alleged vic
tim, Miss Sophia Murdock, now 16 years
of age, who is described as very fine looking
apparently artless, confiding creature. She
slated the commencement of her acquain
tance with Mr. Van Zant; the commence
ment of his advances towards undue fami
liraity till the final accomplishment of her
ruin. The testimony in defence augurs his
acquittal, as Rev. Thomas Britton testifies
that he was with Mr. Van Zant from hall
past 10 o'clock, A. M., till about 4 o'clock,
P. M , of the same day when the crime is
alleged to have been committed. The
girl says it was committed in defendant's
study, about half past 2 o clock P. M. If
Britton's testimony cannot be overthrown,
Mr. Van Zant's vindication is complete. It
is corroborated by that of James De Wolf.
Bait. Sun.
Case of the Rev. Mr. Van Zandt.
This popular and accomplished clergyman,
who has been for years the pride and boast
of Rochester and of Western New York,
has been convicted by a jury certainly
not prejudiced against him of the eeduc-
t on of h lovely young female of his con-
. r '
gregation.
Viewed in its proper light, this is one of
the mot terrible events that has occurred,
in this country. Hero was a man, pledged
and sworn to a holy life. Every Sabbath
hestoo I the vicegerent of God, the media
tor of man, at the altar th-rT, and at the
bedside of the dying he administered the
holiest rites of our religion. He was the
tavorite clergyman at marriage ceremonies
and administered the forms of the church
to those who swore truth and consiancy to
eah oilier. For such a man as this to be
guilty of such an offence is terrible it
comes over the minds of the community
like a blasting curse a moral desolation.
In the moral world, it has the same effect,
as a great defalcation in the financial; bu
how much more dreadful"!
As virtue, honor, reputation, character.
purity, peace of mind, are beyond all price
cannot be reckoned in dollars and cent
cannot be bought though often sold; s
is this crime, uf which Mr. Van Zindl has
convicted, worse thao lhat for which so
many are imprisoned, outlawed, disfran
chised, and confined amjng felons in the
cuate prison.
We do not wish to enter into an abstract
argument respecting this crime, which the
law punishes in pecuniary damages we
will not here enter into the force of S:iel
ly's argument, that it is no crime; or Walk-
elr's :ut we may say tint the case of Van
Zi.indt is a warning to the clergy, especial
ly such as are fat, young, and handsome,
lond ol good company, rich wine, and have
a cliurcn full of fine women a warning to
all good mothcis, not to let wolvt a in
sheep's cl jthing pull the wool over their
eyes and especially, most especially t
all young and pretty girls, to be very "care
lul how ihey go to young clergymen's
soirees, set books out of their libraries, and
allow them to hn-r and Li tho.n in th
bright moonlight. In every way it is a
caution. N. Y. Aurora.
Mr. Van Zandt wasan Episcopal Minis
ter, and has a wife and children. He is
charged with having committed the act in
his own house, abut 2 o'clock in the after
noon; all his family, with the exception
of his wife, being at home. Both the girl
and her sister testified that he had taken im
proper liberties with them.
Force of Sympathy The Jury who
gave three thousand dollars damages to
Miss Sophia Murdock, whom the Rev.
Mr. Van Zandt was charged with sedu
cing, also unanimously agreed to present
her with the full amount of their pay, in
token, they say, "of their sympathy for
her misfortunes." The N. York Sun
thinks that to judge from the testimony of
the lady herself, never was "misfortune"
more willingly met. Bait. Sun.
An affecting Casualty. The Dayton,
(Ohio,) Journal of the 3d ins!, gives the de
tails of a most affecting casualty. On New
Year's morn, a farmer came to town, accom
panied by his wife and infant child. The
morning being very cool, the mother loak
extra pains to secure her lntant irom its
effects, and wrapping it up warmly, held it,
as she thought sleeping quietly. What
were her feelings, when uncovering it she
found it deadl It had been smothered in her
arms. 1 ne vcrv care sne naa laten to
preserve it harmless, had been the cause
of its death.
Horrid Murder. We take from the
New York Tribune the following account
of one of the most awful Murders that has
ever fallen to our lot to record:
"New Year's day in this city was mark
ed by a murder than which few more atro
cious stain the records of crime. It seems
that an Irishman, a shoemaker, named Top
pen, residing in the rear of the house No.
89, Orange street, where the murder was
committed, had lived with his wife for
some time in a quarrelsome manner, and
especially during New Year's day they had
violent altercations. About 11 o'clock,
his wife expressed a wish to go to the
pump and get a pail of water. She was
seized by her husband, who endeavored to
prevent her from going. She made sever
al attempts, and was as often compelled by
her husband to remain. Some angry
words ensued between them, when he seiz
ed a chair and struck her sevrral violent
blows over the head, in which he broke
the chair into a number of pieces. The
brute then got hold of a broom, which he
broke over her head; not salified with this
he stabbed her in several places in the
stomach with the pieces of the broom-stick.
The fiend then seized a hammer and struck
her several more blows on the head and bo-
His murderous appetite not yet satisfied,
he told his wife to go to bed, which she did,
when he dragged her out and still continu
ed to beat her. Their son, about 14 years
of age, called to visit his parents about one
o'clock and on entering the room he found
his mother laying on the floor bleeding
profusely from the head, and his father
1 beating her with a grate-blower. The son
retreated as soon as possible from the hor
rid scene. A woman named Kelley who
resided in the same room, wasan eTe wit
ness to the transaction, and stated tint he
continued to beat the deceased until near
five o'clock in the afternoon, when death
terminated her sufferings. Even after
death the murderer seized a knife and fork, '
with which he t re out her eyes, and dis
figured her faee in a horrible manner. The
deceased and hr husband were persons of
intemperate habits The perpetrator of
this horrid murder was soon arrested, and
eo lfesse I his crime, and was committed to
prison.
A Com i-rs inquest was held upon the
hod)', and the jury returned a verdict that
Elizabeth Toppen came to her death hy in
juries received from her husband, Thomas
I'oppen. "
The Legislature of Alabama adjourned on
the r-st ins ant, after a session of two. months.
Nothing was done towards a change of the
hanking system; and the only act passed
which seems to excite much intt rest is kan
act to prevent the sacrifice of real estate,
riiere were, during the session, 145 appli
cations for divorce. Surely, the "silken
cords ' don't d.-a-v easy in Alabama. What
is the mafter? Ral. S!ar.
The numb -r of cases of sickness arising
from the ue of poisonous smoked beef in
New York, has been so great that the May
or of tint city has issued a proclamation
mating the facts, and that experiments are
being mide up n beef, the results of
which will be h- reafter communicated. The
b :ef which lias occasioned the sickness had
a hhieish unlit alt hy appearance, and the
Mayor's notice is intended to caution the.
Jpubl'C agiin-t the use of such. Noneof
I the persons aff -i ted have died of 1 his poison,
althon.gh mao ot them were dangerously
ill. The wh de number of cases has been
forty one. ib.
A thrilling quarrel and tragic endr
A man named Durham has been com
mitted to jail in Mercer Co., N.J., for kill
ing his v ife in a quarrel as to the mode in
which the tea should be made, "he insisting
upon its being made as his mother made it,
and she refused to make it any other than
the way her mother taught her. Becoming
excited, he struck her with his fist, and
knocked her down. Her head struck against
something hard and her skull was fractured.
She lingered in distress about tea days.
The husband eommunica'ed it to no one,
b it some neighbors visiting the house found
her derang'd, hilling herself under the
bed, with her head very much swollen. Her
death, it is alleged, might have been pre
vented by proper treatment." Ball. Sun.
JThc Globe of January 17, announ
ces ttie death of Hon. Linn Banks, late a
member of Congress, and for many years
Speaker of the House of Delegates of Vir
ginia. He was thrown from his horse in
crossing Conn way River, in his neighbor
hood, and drowned.
Another Great Fori
TVall
Street. A series of astounding forgeries
were discovered on Saturday, in Wall
street, perpetrated by a broker, whose
business was the selling of notes and com
mercial paper. The amount already dis
covered is equal to SS000. It seems that
he was employed by certain houses to
raise money on commercial paper, at 1 to
2 per cent, per month. These notes,
passing through his hands, gave him an op
portunity to imitate and to forge similar
ones to the extent we have named. The
'financier" is now in the tomb.
From Florida. A correspondent of
the Savannah Republican under date of
Eat Florida, January 8th, says: .The
news from Tampa is, that small parties of
Indians continue to come in. Nearly all
the renegade Creek Indians by this time,
it is suppos-ed, have arrived there which
is good news and relieves the settlements
of Middle Florida from all dread of these
hostile wretches. The steamer Isis was
burnt up at Tampa Bay on the 6th inst.
having just returned from Gadsden Point
lighleting a vessel. She accidentally
caught fire near her after hatch, after reach-,
ing the wharf, and was entirely-consumed;".
Another correspondent of ihe same ::p;;'-3
per, writing from Pilatkajjfih; ih,:.fa'-
"We are in hopes thatxjjgrf 'w&H;w$.'??'
soon be over. Many of the lndiacr(,''.t,: '.
surrendered; and thoc who still "ft." '!
hostile are so worked upon by the emltl4
ries sent amog them that ihey will soon!
doubtless, choose rather to "come in" and
be led on U cie Sam's rations than to re
main out and die by starvation or the
sword. Col. Worth declares that the war
shall be ended in a few weeks. The re
cent Indian outbreak in the vicinity of
Mandarin does not seem to dampen in the
least the ardor of the gallant Colonel.
He has directed a prompt movement of"
iropsto that quarter as long and as far
as provisions can be forced to them, or
until the enemy be overhauled."
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