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above 'he 'urbid atmosphere of political at ne He h ul been c ll-l by the fate to h - npre:n--ry and hi course there m t wi'ih general approbation Hew.isre glided by the profession to which he wa anaeh-d.as its ornament and exemplar H ippy in every btesing which encircles the domestic hearth; honored and loved more universally than any. Noith Carolin ian of his day, lie fell in the maturity ol his genius and the zenith of his fame. So to have lived, could content any man to die. We cannot forbear hoping that Judge Manly will publish a collection of the Speeches, together with a memoir 01 ms u lutrious connexion and friend. Such a work would be a useful contribution to the history of the State, and a most acceptable offering to the Bar. TAKBOStOUKU: SATURDAY, FEHUUAKY 10, 1844 FOR GOVKKNOR, Cot. .Hi fluff I Hoke, of Lincoln. (JThe North Stale IVhig hiving re ceived a kick from our '-pony", evidently smarts under the blow and .seems to won der that his writhing, instead ot their sympathy should excite the minh and de rision of the wheel horses in and about TarboroV Had the discretion of the "Whig 'equalled Us presumption, it nevtr ' . ' . would have exposed itself to the dangers which invariably attend those, who offn i ously intermeddle with "family quarrels' But as the "Whig" has now experienced a taste of the qu ility" of our steed, we opine, that hereafter, it will prefi r to re main at a more respectful disiance from the heels of the "pony." (JThe nomination of James II. Por ter (appointed during the recess of Con gres) lo he Secretary for the Department of War, has been rejected by the Senate. JohnC. Spencer, who was appointed by ihe President to fill the vacancy on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States, occasioned by the death of Judge Thompson, has also been rejected by the Senate. (JThe Democratic State Convention of Louisiana, which assembled in New Or leans on the 8th ult. declared in favor of Mr. Van Bnren, with only one dissenting voice. A Resolution declaring Mr. Cal houn the second choice of the Convention, was unanimously adopted. The Slate Convention of Mississippi, which assembled at Jackson on ihe same day, nominated Mr. Van Buren for Presi cipnt, and James K. Polk, of Tennessee, for Vice President. (JJWe are highly gratified to learn from the Mississippi papers, that the Hon Je.se Speight has been elected U. S. Sena tor from that State, in place of the Hon. John Henderson, Whig, from and after the 4th of March, 1S45. Gen. Speight is a rative of Greene county, in this State, and has always been an able, firm and con sistent Democrat. The Presidency. In our next paper we will inert Mr Calhoun's letter, withdrawing his name from the list of candidates for the Presi dency to be submitted to the Baltimore Convention. We find in the Globe the following letter from Col. Johnson, on the same subject. To the Editor of the Globe. Sir: From a great number of Utters re ceived by me, from various sections of our country, 1 find a difference f opinion ex ists as to the ground I occupy relative to the canvass for Ihe offices of President and Vice President of the United Mates And 1 find as great a diversity of opinion among my Iriends Ss to the course I should adopt some advising that, under no cir . cumstances, should 1 permit my name lo oe used lor tne vice Presidency others advising that I should notubmit my name to the decision of a national convention, and the most numerous expressing a vih that 1 should accept the nomination for thc office of Vice President, provided a majr ity of ihe delegates to the national conven tion should think proper to select me as a candidate for the vice presidency, after prelerring another for Ihe office of Presi dent. In January, 142, I was nominated at Frankfori, Kentucky, for the presidency. oy a mass meeting, composed of the I)e mocratic members of the Legislature and citizen ef that State, subj-ct to a decision of the national convention. In January, 1843, 1 was nominated for Ihe same office by a State democratic convention t Frank . fr, Kentucky, composed of five hundred leW.es, suMeet lo . JeeW-on of a n,l,on.. convention. I was anerwaro mi .. nated by a subsequent State democratic convention, composed of more than five hundred delegate, for the same office, sub ject to the same condition Each of these nominations was unanimous In January, 1843, the democratic Slate convention of In. liana called upon me, in common with others, to know if I were willing to abide by the decision of a national convention; and further, if I would sustain the nomina tions of thai convention for the offices of President and Vice President of the Uni ted States. My answer to these interrogatories was without equivocation, which was, that 1 would support the nominees. I have no reason to change that determination; but, on the contrarv, have good reasons for be ing confirmed in my opinion as to the ne cesity of adhering to my resolution, to in sure the triumph of the democratic party. I intend to redeem my pledge faithfully, wiihout r Sj)eci to persons. S ii I j c l to the foregoing conditions, I hive permitted my name to be placed be fore the public, and the national conven tion to be held at Baltimore on the fourth Monday of May next, for the office of President. I need not consume lime in referring to my nomination for the office of President, by friends in other States than Kentucky. No matter how flittering ill se demonstrations of public confidence, (all of which is duly appreciated.) my as senting to their wishes was not predicated upon the conideia in that I was nomina ted for the first office; my ass nt to th ir permission of the use of my name would have been equally as sincere and cordial for the office of Vice President. i n i k . . . hrrwith the democratic parly. I never expert to change that identity. The suc cess ol the measures of that party arc too dear to be j-oparded by any selfish consid erations on my part; and, therefore, I ask nothing, at the hands of the convention that will in any manner injure or hazard the success of the common cause. If the con vention, in their wisdom, should consider the ue of my name for the fir.st or for nei iher, as advisable, my acquiscencc is hear tily given. To such of my fellow-citizens as are nominating me for the office of the vice presidency in advance of the met ting of the Baltimore convention, my thanks are due. i.d cheertully given. Il docs not become I me to condemn an honest inherence of opinion among my friends, or to take pari in favor ol ihe one side against the other in (heir friendly efforts to procure the nomination for the office of President or Vice President. And as I could do noth ing. coiiM-tent with my public pledges, in thi respect, without giving dissatisfaction to some of them, the national convention, k in re a majority will rule, must dispose i ol me, and decide the controversy between them. In Ihe mean lime, lei every one be fully pcisuaded in his own mind, and act accor dingly; and no cause of complaint can ex:s with any, or against any. I wih, of ours-, to give no cause of offence to my Iriends. whether they prefer me for the first office or second. I hope they will readily ield up their prefeiences to a ma jority in the convention, no matter how ad vere to their views or wishes. 1 shall pursue this course, and exhort every friend I have lo do likewise, in order to preserve larmony and secure lh united effort of ihe paity. I repeat, between my friends my jnsition is that of neu'rality, until ihe con vention shall act and dispose of me; in the mean time, 1 am in the hands of the people .houid it be the pleasure of the convention to nominate me lor the first office, 1 should iccept the honor wiih gratitude and reluc tance. 1 should accent of the second wiih thanks and with pleasure; and am willing to take my position among the rank and file, if such be the pie asure ot the conven tion, without a murmur. Wherever I may be placed, I shall try to animate my associates to do what I consider our duly to our country ; ami, having II us discharg ed It, according to nnr cnnicitnrs- tvp will hope for victory. R. M. JOHNSON. January 28, 1844. Congress In the Senate, on the 23 I ult Mr. Merrick reported his bill to regu late the postage s stem. It proposes that all letters not exceeding hdf an ounce, shall pay 5 cents for 100 mile, and 10 cents for any greater distance. All other letters in the same proportion. Several other important changes are made, in rela tion to the postage on newspapers and pam phlets, restricting the franking privilege.&c. On the 25tb, the resolution annulling the 3d article of the convention of 1 SI 8 with Great Bri'ain lor the joint occupation of Oregon w;is discussed. On ihe 26th and 27th, the Senate was not in sesion On t1e 30th, the bill to refund the fine imposed on Gen. Jackson in 1815, was re pot ted. On the 1st inst. thc tarifi question was postponed till Monday and a Convention with France was ratified. On the 2d, th death of Judge Porler was announced, when the Senate adjourn ed till Monday next. In ihe House of Representatives, on th 25th, shortly before pravers a fight took place in that part of the Hall which lies immediately behind the Speaker's table. ... . . 11 i - r.. ht,:a , Z"' ofSlo in-ul, ,. a highly rospeHab.e U,U of and a iir. nrrver, unnwj"iiucm. Baltimore Patriot, growing out of a certain publication made in that journal. On the 27th, the House resumed the consideration of the Report on the Rules; which has been the principal subject o. ; discussion up to our latest dates. I he De mocratic Signal says: Both Houses of Congress have been in undated with petitions for important chan ges in the Pot Office laws and the (Com mittees of both Houses have been busily employed in Ihe re construction of the system. Mr. Merrick, in the Senate, has reported some important changes Mr. Hopkins, (Chairman of the P. Office Com mits e in the House of Represe ntatives.) is expected to report immediately. We suspect that they will agree in some of the important propositions. The postage on letters ought to be materially reduced and the franking privilege ought to he greatly circumscribed and stripped of its enor mous capacities of abuse. The heavy ps tage on letters, operates like an oppressiv e Tariff. They both lead to evasions of tin law the latter to the smuggling of goods the former to the transmission of letters by private opportunities, or agencies establish ed for that very purpose. It has also giv en rise to a very debateable question, whether the power to establish pot offi. es and post roads, is an exclusive one in the Federal Government, &e. Cut down the postage as Mr Merrick proposes, to 5 cents on 100 miles, and you will probably avoid further controversy and extensive evasion of the law, on the great commercial lines of communication. (You avoid loo, the in justice of taxing too highly the greal At lantic line, lor the purpose of establishing new mail routes in the interior.) The late English sy stem perhaps carries Ihe atiemp- j tetl reform too far on the other extreme by bringing the postage to one penny, uli over the country. Lop off also ihe enor mous facilities of abuse, which are encour aged by the present franking privilege, and you would no longer be tempted to tax pri vate letters so heavily, and throw the bur den upon their writers, for the benefit of licensed public officers. From the fVushington Republican. attention Democrats of the Eighth District! Recollect that a Convention of Delegates from the several counties com P0!m thc 8lh Congressional D.9t. ict, u ill assemble in this to ami on the 22d February for the purpose of appointing a delegate, to represent the Republican parly of the dis trict in the approaching National Conven tion. It is important that every county should be r epresented in order that the will of the people should be ascertained with regard to the choice of a candidate for the Presidency. In Carteret, Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, Greene and Nash, no meet ings hive yet been held, and conseq-iemly no delegates appointed to the Convention It is to be hoped, that the Democrats of ihese counties will attend lo this matter speedily, and send delegates to represent them. Coinage at the Mint. Thc Lincolnton Courier says, the coinage at the Branch M int at Charlotte, the pre.-ent year, amoun ted to over 237,000, being over $1 30.000 more than has been coined in any one year since the establishment of the Mint. Cold Weather. Since our last publica tion, (Saturday.) we have had some v ry cold weather, and on Sunday night we had a small fall of Snow. The Civeks were frozen hard enough lo make fine skating and the ice houses have been filled with ice. Yesterday morning, however, the cold had moderated, and we now have fine wea ther. The Newbernian says: Albeit most of our readers have found it out, we yet state it as a fact, that old Winter, who had been touching us but softly up to Friday last. has been since the day aloresaid, giving us a hint, that he is alive yet. He sprinkled on us a little soow, on Sunday night, and this ( Tuesday) morning wrapped the eaith in a mantle of while The Norfolk 'Herald of Tuesday says that the weather has been excessively cold for our climate during the last four days, and ihe amusement of skating on the ponds has been going on with great glee. The New York Commercial says that ihe river and bays are full of ice, and the navi gation has not been so much impeded since 1836 and '37. The most powerful steam ers, wiih great difficulty force their way through it and several of them on Thursday afternoon were fast for some houis, sur rounded by large fields. Edentun Gaz. Misery and Death in New York A New York paper of the 15ih inst. sa s: "We are informed that twelve dead bodies have been received from the Dead House in the Park, this morning. Six of them were men who have been found dead in various parts of the city since Saturday night. The re mainder were children." It is supposed that ihese persons perished from want of the necessaries of life a melancholy sub tor reflection, whether reduced to their wretched slate by improvidence or misfor tune. Summary Punish?nent. It is stated that Judge Turley, of the Supreme Conn of the Stale of Tennessee, was knocke down on the 2d of last month, with a bitle of wood, by Mr. Turner, Clerk of the Cir- -rut Tnurf. The JuoVc ofl". red an outrage- Nashville Mr. Turner being a reiame of the insulted female, look up her cause, mid as Ihe .Indue was walking from the Court Room, attacked him with a club. ami beat him severely. The Legislature ol Tennessee is now in ses-ion, and should, in iustice to Ihe viol ted honor of the State and the Bench, lum this fellow out of oi rice. Rale gh Ind. Murder. The dead body of a man named Samuel Currier, mate of the school. pi' St. I homas. of Boston, was found yes- iim lot rrwiriimr in I hp Lumber Yaid of in "at Messrs Ferguson & Midndo, wiih his hea and face very much bruised and covere with hi, mil An innuesi was held over him and a verdict returned, that he wa killed by a person or persons unknown to the jurv wiih a club or some other nun in sirumeni. His skull was severely fractured After an examination before the Mayor vest r lay, the following persons wen committed for a further hearing: Martha Nuckles, Wm. Blufford. Edward II .in i"on (Jeorge Snyder. B-mh. Franklin, Leah Johnston and John W. Hca'on; and as wit upsses. Jo hn Gardner. Wm. Simmons and Rosa Davis. Norfolk Beacon Remedy for Cholic in Horses. -Th Southern Planter savs: To 2 quarts of cob water add a shovel full of hot ashes or em bes. and cut off an inch and a half of tobae co and stew in the mixture stir up and lc it stand 15 minutes oour on a common black bottle full and drench the animal. (yit 's computed that the advance in cotton in Liverpool, is an increase; ol ralu on the whole crop in this country, of lull seven millions of dollars Washington Market,. Feb 7. Corn- wholesale, j51 6 5 per barrel. Bacon 7 cents. Lard, 1 to 8 cents. Naval stores New dip, $ 65; Old, $1 65. Scrape, j J C5 cents. Rep. COMMUNICATED. (JfRev. Thos L Cnrt'r is expected to preach in'Iaiboro , on the third Sab bath in February and Saturday before Tuesday following the above, at Harda way's meeting house, near Mr. S. L. Hart's residence. Kl.lcrs P. Puchett and D. J Mo't an expeiMed to preach at Meadow meeting house on ihe 3d day of March next; 4th, at Audrey's Creek; 5th, at Old Town ('reek; 6'h, at Tarboroogh; 7'h. at Hard sway's; Hh, at Williams's; 9ih, at Law rence's; 10th. at Deep Creek; Uth, at Skewarke ; 13lh, ai Joyner's; 15ih, 16 h' and 17th, at South Quay; 1 9th, at Joy. tier's; 21st, at Log Chapel; 22ud, at Cms Roads; 23rd, at Conetoe; 24th, at Gum Swamp. DIED, In this counlv, on Tuesday last, Mrs. Knight wife of Mr Peter . Knight. At Salem, very suddenly on Monday. 20th ult. in the 1 3'h year of her age. Lau ra IVard. daughter of Dr John F. Ward, dec.'d, formerly o! this place. ELEtiUC LINKS Oi the much lamented death of Miss Laura JJ'ird. Hurst are ihe bonds winch once sustaiu'd Life's fragile, tender thread; And that fair frm which always gainM AtTection, lost and dead! Yes, jjenlle spirit, thou hast sought I hy native sphere, the skies: lhil in thy hapless sister's thought Thy image never dies! Fond mern'ry there shall often trace Thy virtue, worth and Fense; And fancy, then restore that face Full of intelligence. Restore it, beauteous as the mom, Bright as the opening day: Fair as the blossom of the thorn, And promising as May Sweet as the just expanding rose, Impearled in dewy tears; Mild as the summer zephyr blows When evening first appears. But ah! thou fair and blighted flow'r Not destined here to bloom. Teach us to bow to that jreat pow'r Who will'd thy earthly domm Thy spotless life one lesson taught Twas purity reveaPd; And from thy birth no single thought Required to be conceal'd. The. blushing rose that deckM thy cheek Became a lily pale; Droop'd its fair head, grew sick and weak And told a sad. sad tale: What did it tell! that Laura's worth Could find no equal here; That she mut break the ties of earth To gin her native sphere, And ah! if in the realms of day, A delegated race Ofar.gels can their power display To guard an earthly placer Then will her gentle spirit bend ith all a sister's care. To save its first and dearest friend From that dark fiend despair. Yes, Laura, by seraphic pow'r Some comfort then impart Shield her in sorrow's sable hour And sooih her troubled heart. ALPH Tarboro' Feb. 6th, 1844. Communicated. At her residence, in Greenville, Put county, on the 1st inst., in the 64th ye.r of her age, Mrs. Margaret Bond. The deceased had been attached to the Haptis Church for a number of years, and has efi a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn herdeaih. 3?rtcc0 dtmut, At Titrborouirft and jYcw York. FEU. 10. Macon, brandy, apple, ColTee, Com, Cotton, cotton bagging, Flour, Iron, Lard, Molasses, -Sugar, brown, Salt, T.I. -Turpentine, wheat, whiskey, - per lb gallon lb bushel lb yard barre lb lb gallon lb bushel barrel bushel srallon Turboro jyew y0r 8 9 4 5 50 13 52 8 16 5i 4 10 20 n 33 110 25 40 13 30 6 20 $5 5J 6 35 9 45 140 G5 35 50 15 35 7 25 5h G 7 40 12 50 150 75 40 40 9 47 6 15 $5 3 7 18 6 32 225 100 20 ll:tlc and rfmale School. npHE Subscriber avails himself nf (n;3 opportunity io call public attention to He ibove men ioned Institution, of which ie Ins char re as Instructor. In. struction viil he gjven in any and all the Ivijjlis'i orauche', to any extent r quired; bo in the Hebrew. ( reck, Latin, and French lanjn?;g" Students, designing l enter our U iversity, will be taught he course of lu lies i ecommeuded by he Ficuliy in their Cita og le. Toe p -"en session commenced on 2J Mond ty in Janu it y, and will end on Fri lay beloie the 2 1 Monday in June. Siu tents may enter at any tim during ihe ession, and pay for the time sent. T Kit MS. Knjjlish branches per quarter, $5. I.an;ni:ies do. 7 50 Payable quarterly. R fer to ihe Trus tee ol ti e Mai-- Academy. .. BROOKS, Principal. Feb. I0 h, 1844. 6 Taft V brother, WVOULD ii.lorm the citizens of this place and the public generally, lhat they now have n hand a very desirable iid magnificent assortment of iFauco nnO Staple BUY GOODS, H its ;.nd Caps of Ihe lat si style and ve ry b -' q i ili y 13. uts and Shut s Hard- waie, Cut ler , Crock fry. Glassware, Porchisers of ihe above articles will find it i their ioteiest lo examine their ock. If they do not purchase of us they will at rasl have the advantage of learning the lowest market prices. 1 ar horo', heh. 1st, 184 4. 5 To Parents and Guardians, mjgjii,i. K invite the attention of Parents iind Go h dians to I he UlaEcaiid Fc:n:ilc School, commence at R icky Mount, Kdge- 1 eombe county, on the 15ih J.m'y. The Male School will he under the direction l Mr Quiftn I). Bus bee. a gentleman ed'icoed at our University, and well qua- died to prepare student for College. Ihe Female School wil be conducted by Miss I uli a Harrison, who is qualified by ex perience to leach all the uselul branches f an Kngli-h education. In the Male v hool ih" price ol tuition will be. fr Sj lling, reading, and wr;tinr, S7. For grammar', gengr ph , aril hrnelic, &c. 10 -ami lor the chsjr. Si 5 per session. In ihe F- male School the price will be 56 I r spelling, i -fading, an I writing -and 'or grammar, geography, arithmetic, $S j.er esion. The first session will C inmi nce .lan'y 15ih,and end June 15di. The second session wj) commence June I6'h, and end lan'y 15ti. 1S45. The vacati n will be from Aug. 1st 10 Oefr 15th. giving ihe children an oppor tunity to 1) ar home during Ihe sicUy m uihs H ard can be h id in the neigh b rrhood at from $5 io$7 p-r month. RENNET BUNN. N J PI VTM-iN. R. H BATTLE. Jan'y 10. 1 45 4 4 . 2 4 The Wellington Whig will give the ab ve four insertions. Horses and Vehicles. 'jPHK Subscriber having replenished his siock of Horses and Vehicles, now offers them for hire on the following Terms per Day. For narouche, two horses, and driver, $4 00 Barouche and harness, - 1 50 Carryall, two horses, and driver, 3 50 Carryall and harness, - 1 00 Biigtry, and horse, - 2 50 Ihiggy, and harness, - 1 '25 Cijr, and horse, . 2 00 i, fig, and harness, - 0 75 Sulky, and horse, - 1 50 ,, Sulky, and harness, - 0 50 florse, saddle and bridle, - 1 25 Horse, . . i 00 Morse and cart, . 25 ,, Cart and gear, . n 25 ,, Horse, and plough, - 1 25 ., Plough and gear, - 0 25 Draught wagon and dray, per contract. T..e above charges are for an ordinary day's travel longer or shorler distance by special contract. GEO. HO IVARD. Tarboro', Jan'y 10. 'A
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