Newspapers / The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, … / Aug. 10, 1844, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
1 " TARBOROUOUt SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1844. 0R PRESIDENT, James K. Polk, of Tennessee. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, George Italian, of Pen it; fTFAn inquest was held in this county on Sunday last, over the body of a negro girl, aged tboct 12 or 13 years, who wa found dead in an old well, near the resi dence of Mr. Allen Ing, near Batlleboro'. The girl belonged to Mr. Ing, who had purchased her about six months since, and had been missing about TO or 12 days. The verd ict of the jury was, that she came to her death by intentionally throwing herself in the well. (PVVe invite attention to the Prospec tus in our advertising columns of "The Columbian Lady's and Gentleman's Maga zine. Edited by John Inman, and filled with contributions from the most eminent and accomplished writers of the country." It is a paper that richly merits and cannot fat! to receive a liberal portion of public patronage. FOR THE TABBORO' PRESS. Mr. Howard: There were 1 IS votes polled in this county for the Whig candi date for Governor at the recent election Curiosity prompted me to examine the poll books as returned to the Clerk's office, and the following results were obtained: Insolvents, Bank President, do. Teller Regular Physicians, -Steam Doctors, Idiots, Merchants, Farmers, Rail Road agents, Manufactu rers and Shop Keepers, 62 I 1 4 1 1 4S THE ELECTION. JThe Raleigh Standard contains re turns from about forty counties in this St:e, and remarks as follows: The vote for Col. Woke, the derriccratic can4ible in the above counties, is 24,991, and the vote of Mr. Graham is 23,2M. Thus far therefore, Col. Hoke is 1710 votes ahead. The vote in 1S42, in the same counties, was, for Henry, democrat, 21,133: for Morehead, federalist, 22,510. Col. Hoke has gained 83S votes upon the vote of Mr. Henry, and Mr. Graham 341 upon the vote of Gov. Morehead leaving a clear gain of 517 in faVor of Hoke. In the preceding counties the democrats have gained two members of the legislature oiiz from Rowan, and one from Frank lin. The Federalists have gained one in Chatham, four in Orange, two in Johnson, one in Brunswick, two in Stokes, one in Beaufort; and in addition to this they claim a gain of three in Bertie, two in Surry, one in Hertford, and one in Moore. The demoivsis had 24 on joint ballot at the last session. We have neither room nor lime for comrrent this week. ELECTION RETUltNS. Nash For Governor, Hoke 796; Gra ham 70. Senate, Dr. J. H. Drake 322; Ford Taylor, 160. Commons, W. D. Harrison, 639 no opposiiiort. Sheriff, Thomas Cooper, 818. All democrats. Pill For Governor, Graham 607; Hoke 441. Senate, J. L. Foreman. Com mons, S. H. F. Harris and C. Perkins, all federalists arid hb chaiige. Beaufort -For Governor, Graham 882; Hoke 483. Senate, Tayloe, fed. without opposition. Commons Stanly fed. S7I; Grist fed. t51: Blount fed. 31; Williams, clem. 539. Sheriff, Ellison, fed. 759. Sm?!l, dem. 437. Alirlin For Governor, Hoke 523; Graham 3 1 6. Senate, Asa Biggs, dem. 213; Jesse Cooper, dem. 23; Williams, fed. 153. Commons, Woodard, dem. 291; Roebuck, dem., 251; Ellison, fed. 263. Messrs. Bigg? and Woodard elected. She riff Mooring, dem. 429; Latham led. 367. ft I fax For Governor, Hoke 37S; Graham 569. For the Senate, Joyner, fed. 2C7; Whitaker, dem. 92. Commons, Gee, Ted. 581; Moore, fed. 542; Purnell, dem. 409; Savage, dem. 350. From the Raleigh Standard. COL. POLK'SANrtiSTftY. We inviie the particular attention of the public to the lemarks of i this paper in relation to the charge of i . .7 r. P 3 1C 'ons against zekiel Polk, the grandfather of Col. James Knox Polk. The facts submitted by Gen. Saunders are conclusive. No one can doubt the certificate of Capt. Jack, without at the same time doubting the genuineness of the Mecklenburg 'Deciifration ot lnde pehdence. The evidence which ""sustains the Declaratibn sustains also the fact that TTrfiklel Polk wa's a true Whig and a pal riot in the ftevblution. Let the harpies 6f party beware how they :fix their claws upon sacred things: But here is additional evidence, and such as has not before "seen 'the light in North Carolina. We quote from the Frahklin (Ala.) Democrat of 'July 251S44: "Another fVhig Lie nai'ed. "The Whigs are endeavoring to mhke some capital for their pa ily by asserting that James K. Polk's grandfather wa$ a lory. We hope the annexed certificate from the Kev. Solomon Keeseol tmspiace well known as a worthy minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, will shut the mouths of those base slanderers ukn hivo nrnnairntpd this falsehood. 1 O what an extremity must a paity be driven when, to adVance its candidate, it not only slanders 'the living but the dead. Tuscaloosa, Ala., July 24, 1844. To the 'Editors of the Franklin Demo crat: Gentlemen: Where is there is a tale go ing'lhe rounds of the Whig papers, assert ing that the grandiather ol the Hon. James K. Polk was a tory; now, inn is to ceruty that I was intimately acquainted with Eze kiel Polk, the grandfather of James K. Polk, during the revolutionary war, and that neither him nor any of his relations ever had a drop of tory blood in their veins; but on the contrary, Ezekiel Polk was appointed to and held the office of Colonel of the Militia, vacated by the pro motion of Thomas Polk to the office of Hrigaditr Geneal. Any one who says or publishes that Ezekiel Polk was a tory. says or publishes th t which is utterly false. SOLOMON REESE. ftrom the Globe. Position of Mexico on the Question of Reannexing Tex tb the Lnioii. The rr port made by Santa Anna to the government at Mexico, of the communica tion made to him by the agent of oar gov ernment, touching the I exas treaty, will be found beloCv. Upon the proposals sub mitted by Mr. ThompSom, (the represen tatives of our executive,) in his conference with Santa Anna, it will be seen the Mex ican Secretary of State has made a com ment, in a circular letter addressed lb the ministers of France, Spain, England, and Prussia. The communication which Mr. Thomp son, as the express of our executive, hasten ed to Mexico to make, explains the motive which induced the application of the Secre tary of State (Mr. Calhoun) to the Senate of the United States, through Mr. Archer, chairman of the Committee oForeirn Re lation to suspehd action on the treaty un til the return of the agent sent to Mexico. That executive agent of the United States was charged to make known to Santa An na that "it could not have been the inten tion of the President, as it certainly was not that of the Senate, to decide upon a subject of so much gravity without pre viously consulting the wishes ot thi the Mexican republic, and in such case otier- ing a competent indemnity; ana mat, therefore, not only that body, but that all friends of justice, and pei sons of judgment, agreed in asking the consent of Mexico as a preliminary step. From this, it will appear that the whole object of the administration, in seeking to delay the action of the Senate and prevent the consummation of the inchoate treaty Was precisely that contemplated by Mr. Benton's bill that of asking the Consent of Mexico ;.s a preliminary step. 1 he administration it appears, proceeded fur ther than this; and upon the supposition that Mexico "might yield up some part of her territory in view ttf a . coi responding indemnity, proposes to "set on foot the preliminaries of a treaty, which, having a regard to equity and justice might do away with the difficulties which presented therriselves, &c." This is the sum of the proposals sent to Santa Anna by Mr. rhompson, the agent of the administration. The whole of his message besides, i but inducement. The executive agent admitted "that in no manner could the rights of Mexico over that territory be denied" asked ulhe con sent of Mexico, as a preliminary step" to the treaty annexation offering a com petent indemnity," and proposing to set on foot the preliminaries of a treaty to do avvay the difficulties that presented them selves." We repeat this language of the message that the attitude in which the ad ministration has placed itself in reference to Mexico and Texas may be impressed on the public mind. It is one which, if con firmed by the gdvernment of this Country that is, by Congress interposes an in superable bar to the annexation of Texas. The government of Mexico refuses to yield any part of her rights to the territory which rights, our government declares, can be in no manner denied. Santa Anna says "that in no manner will she consent to dismember her territories; rather will she carry on the war to any extent which may be necessary to sustain her rights; and that, as nations do not die, the right of reconquering that territory shall remain to our children and grandchildren; that this . . . "a - ' rwi f was IMOpinwqoi ,ne gnn.au. inp trPTiranM. i trie're is n6 doubt but that Mexico has theVrgtit tif ecbriuer'irfg Texas; bQt, in the'rnean tiWe, the United States has a right 'to regard Texas as a conquest, on the part oT its present possessors, irom mw-tu. The Very phrase of the manifesto to which Santa Anna sets hfo harrie admits'this. As a conquesYfrom Mexico admitted by.lhe great nations ol the earth into the fraternity of independent Stale other independent governments have the right to make com pacts With her. With a vievy to disem barrass a c6mpact of union with Texas of all difficulty, it was ceitainly the part, of prudence to "seek to conciliate the power setting up the right of Teconquest to the proposed arrangement; a'hd it might be well even t6 buy .off the threatened aggi es sion with a view to reconquesl; but that the consent of the government which has lost a province by conquest, is at all necessary to give validity to compacts with the people holding it, as acknowledged by the world, a perfect independence, fs utterly repug nant to 'theseMeci principles on which all oiviliVpd nai'inns act. The consent of Meic6 is not necessarv to a compact of union between the people of Texas and the people of the United States, perfected by theYulI authority 6f 'their respective go vernments. IT it be true, as Santa Anna says, "that Mexico was resolved again to undertake vigorously the campaign against Texas," it might be proper that the United State's should not interpose. It would . be just to the principle of heutraliiy, which it observed as a unty between the belligerents while war actually sabsisted between the two powers, it w6uld be resprci'f '! too, to Texas; for it would be robbing its brave jonAuerors of their fair renown, to inter pose, after they had bbrne the brunt of bat tle, to share the glories of the reneVed tri umph which inevitably awaits them if in vasion is renewed. But il this threat ot Mexico 'to undertake vigorously the cam paign against Texas, ifor which she held irt readiness a large army awaiting the result of the armistice agreed up6u," be, like thai armistice, a mereartmce to conceal her in capacity to attempt invasion, ami a nick t prevent the beneficial arrangements which Texas might otherwise make for he'rse If with an6ther pdwer, then such affectation of war for a conquest should be treated with the contempt wriich all dissimula tion deserves, and relations entered into with Texas, wSthdOl the slightest regard to the pretended hostilities of a large army existing only 6n paper. As Santa Anna has had already eight years allowed for his proposed reconquest, and has not ventured calare arrnv" in all this time within the compass of Texas, he cannot hope that the present generation will look upon it as any thing more than A vision indulged to save his pride and his popularity, and maintain the dignity of the Mexican republic, which will not consent to be dismembered. He seems himself to cbnVider that he has done enciigh for the present age, and remits, "as nations cannot die, the right of reconquer- ing that territory (Texas) to .the children and grandchildren of.Mexico. On this remote posterity we are rpiile wilting the matter ot reconquest may re.-i: but w'e do n'Ot presume that the world is willingthat the present races that make up the independent nations of the earth shall be deprived ofth'e right of pursuing their happiness irt their own way, with the ac quisitions acknowledged to be nghtluUy eu to oe rigmiuuy ine siwni.eawaiung ne omnci uno,.n rhilnrftn anrl ranrlrnihltpri to rnnonnuer .if n,t ... .i, l . Li j r i and strip them of their rights. pm mm - " 1 From the Democratic Signal. Mysterfdiis Affair Murder. A Ut ter, dated Hillsboro', July 26ih, to a gen tleman in this City contains the following particulars of a most mysterious occur rence, that lately happened in that (Or angfe) County. The letter states: 4VVe. heard here yesterday of an occur rence whichi inthfe neighborhood where it happened, 1 suppose is creating a good deal of excitement. A company of men, a day dh two since, went into Peter Geringer's Mill pond to dravV the seine. In- drawing it, the seine became entangled in some Ob ject, which soon yielded; and as it passed over the spot, a dead body ol a genieely dressed man, with the head and one hand cut off floated to the surface. The head and hand were, then recovered. Upon an examination of the features, which were not at all distorted or disfigured, the de ceased was ascertained to be a stranger, at least irt that part of the country, a no one recognised the face. A day or two before this discovery, a strange horse having on a bridle arid bloody saddle was taken up, not far from the Dlace where the body was found. Jt is supposed that it is the body of Some stranger who was passing through the County probably some negro specula tdr having money about him. Suspicion has as yet fallen oh rib bne. (QWe learn that on Friday evening last, Messrs. Benjamin and Henry Mace, Executors of the late Joseph Physic of this county, lelt the port Of INewbern for Phila delphia with twenty-one emancipated slaves tinder their Charge. Mr. thysic died a few years since, and left these persons free, making arrange ments for sending them from the State, in accordance with the laws of North Caroli na. Newbernian. (JIt is bur painful duty to announce Lucas, Esq. for- r"" ly a merch,nt at Plymouth j his es timable gentleman's death was occasioned by a stroke of lightning, while on hi pas i.OW!,rrl from the 'Ocean Retreat. rrP ' i .-., cWtinor at the time 01 i ne aeceaseu vra -- ---- his sudaeh departure from ''time to eterni ty" near the foot of the mainmast, ol the Schr. John C. Petlijohn. The mainmast waslshivered and Mr. Lucas was fdand dead, sitting up in the same position in which he was previous to his death. -Edenlon Sentinel. anch Mint tit Oharhtte Biirntl The Lincoln Courier of the Slst ult. says: "We understand that the United States Branch Mint, at Charlotte, was consumed by fire on Saturday morning last, and that there is bat little doubt of its having been the work of an incendiary. The fire was communicated to the roof from the 6u'ts:de, were some carpenters had been at work; and everything contained in the building was destroyed, except the gold in the vaults. Mr. Caldwell's, loss in furniture, &c. has been estimated from one to two thousand dollars. The building Was of brick and stone, and with the beautiful and excellent machinery it contained, new destroyed, will be a great loss to the State, as well as the country at large, for no sreps can be ta ken io rebuild it without an appropriation from Congress." j Jltrival of the steamship Caledonia at Boston 15 days later fr bin Europe. The principal foreign interest of the last fortnight is centred in the squabble be- tween France and Morocco, which is in a fair way of adjust me n't. Louis Philippe has given a formidable "stab to his popula rity, by calling upon the French nation to make provision for the members of his fa mily. The other foreign events Since Oar last, aVe destitute of interest. "Cotton has suffered a decline of id pe pound since the last previous dates. The ijales for the week ending July IS, amoun ted to 17,500 bale. MARRIED, Irt this county", on Thursday night last, by Rev. John F. Speight, Mr. Jacob H. Pope, of Halifax county, tb Miss Martha Frances Purkert daughter of Mr. Richard Parker. ELECTORAL APPOINTMENTS. . We are requested by Henry I. Toole, Esq., the Democratic Nominee for Elector of President and Vice President In this (2nd) Electoral District, to publish that he expects to address the people of the several 'counties composing the District, as follows: At the Cottar H'ottsr of Nash Co. 13th Autr Edgecombe, Tyrrell, Washing on, Martin-, B'eaufort, l.vde,. 27th A'dg. 3rd Sept. tfjth Sept. loth Oct. 29th Oct. 5th Nov. Pitt, on the day of Presidential election, beinsc 14th Nov. It will be tJerceived that ihe above ab , , t Ai,iQ Ia. aa;, .Jr i lunniiiiiiw muni nivuivca idi lie uiiiuu uiui : 0ncom ntl ,abo am, w?n therefore . . . 1 . ...... constitute a satisfactory reply to thfe seve ral requests received to address the people at their gatherings in detached sections of counties. AUGUST 1844. . Just Received', AT THE DHEAP CASH STORE, A licautiftii Assortment of NEW AND FASHIONABLE GOODS, Among which will be found, Clack and coloured Silks, Balzorines. Printed Liawri-, Muslins, Organdies, Cal icoes, Needle-worked- Collars, Cravats Fashionable Uonneits, Parasols, Neils, Laces, Edgings, Ribboris, New-style Neck Laces. ALSO. Bleached and Brown Sheet ings &nd Shirtings, Lawn and Cambric Handkerchiefs, &c. &c. ALSO A General assortment of : China, Glass & Crockery Ware, naruware, Urocenes, &c. &c. The above with many other Goods were purchased in New York by the subscriber during the Dull Season, and will be sold at a small advance. Call and See. James iveddell. LADY'S & GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. Edited by JOHN UVJIAIV, AND FILLED WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE MOST EMINENT ASb ACCOMPLISHED WRITERS Ot THE COUNTRY. npHE motives which have led tb ihe commencement of this iinrti.: may be briefly stated. It is believr.d b proprietor that there is in ik . 0y. may be briefly stated. U is beli,v,:, -Vng State an immense nrnvi;nn r ..t.IIci,I United iKp death of Martin ability, for Wriich as yet there is -a , quate encouragement, or field of ,i; that besides the numbers of " a)'; successful writer, whose p'roducii0nl anJ weekly, and monthly, ahnftally read delrght by thousands, there are yefferW,l!l numbers constantly arriving at maturjaler power, who have 6nly lo appear ortif stage of publication to receive a brip award of fame; and that the power'1'01 those whose names are alreadv nrn ' c ced with respect by lips of wisest censti are capable of mote and still higher e tioh than has yet been called forth. believed, too, that the demand for uVr production in this country, especially -"V the peiiodical channel, exceeds the stiLl'"1 in a very large proportion, and that supplies haVe only to be presented of a right quality, and in the right way, to 5 sure a hearty welcome and profitable r" ception. No doubt is ascertained of th American mend's ability to sustain itself Certainly On its own ground, if not abroad against all the corn petition that the iatel, lect of other lands can bring to the encoun ter; and foil assurance is fell that amon the millions of American readers there cari be, and is, a cordial welcome for all that American writers can prodace of the excel Tent and interesting. From these premises it is undoubtingly inferred, that there is abundant room for another Magazine, notwithstanding the merit and success of those already ia j,e ing; that there 'can be no lack of ability t0 till its pagf-s acceptably, within the reach of capital and liberal enterprise; and that 'such a periodical will not fail to be greeted as a welcome visiter by thousands, who as yet have done little or nothing toward the supp6rt a'hxl development of American pe r'iodical literature. Another and Vfrong motive has been the feeling that New Vork, the first city of Union, should be the home of a periodical owning no superior inhereit merit or suc cess. The Columbian Magazine will be pub i sh'ed on the first day of every month. Its mechanical ar'rangehients will comnrise the best of paper, type, and vVo'rkrnanship, that money can procure. lis 'contributors will be sought for among the ablest and most popular writers in the country; and 'no efforts will be spa red to seed i e the aid 6f the most distin guished, such as Jotin L. Steph'efi&, J. f Cooper, ?. G. Hal leek, H. VV. rfer&ert, H, V. Tuckermarr, J. R. Chandler, VV. C. Bryant, J. K. Paiilding:, N. P. Willis, Nathaniel Hawthfiroe, H. VVi Longfellow, C. F. Hoffman, T. S. Authur, H. F. Harrington, H. Hi Weld, John Neal, Park Benjamin, R. H.,t)ana Rufus Dawes, R. M. Bird, Mrs.'"Mary Clavtrs," Mrsi Francis Si Os good, . . Mrs. E. F. Ellet,. Mrs. Volnsy E. rtow , a'rd, . . Mrs. M. St. Lec.d Loui, Mrs. A Mi Ff .Annan, Miss Hannah F. Gould, T. C. 'G rattan, J. q, Neal, W. G. Sinaihfr, Epes Sartrent, TheckttreS. Fay, It. Griswold, George P. Morris, Seba.Siriith, Mrs. Emrha C. Embury, Mrs, Ann S, Stephens, Mrs. Se&a Smith, Mrs.. Hi Ei Beecher Stoe Mrs. Ljdia H. SigouH ney Mis Eliza Leslie. Miss C. M. Sedgwick. With rriahy of these, arrangenients have already been niade, as well aS with others whose reputation is sure, though yet to be established Vn the public regard. The proprietor entertains Sanguine hopes of ac complishing an objeel lo which he looks forward ivlih nrM fKii b'o.nort n.nnora ; t" nu v-ui v vi. - Uioh of regular and occasional contributors, t. . . ........ lormm'sa list Uneoualled irt thiscountrv. Irt each number there will be two or more Engravings, after such artists as Chapman, Ingham, Intttan, Osgood, &c engraved in mezzotint, line and stipp!e by H. S. Sadd, W. h. Ormsby, &c, be sides a plate of Fashions colored, and occa sionally other Illustrations, so that every subscriber wilt receive, in the courseofths year, at least twenty-four elegant produc tions oTthe graphic art, which eotild not be btherwise procured at three or four times the annual cost of the whole Maga zine. In each number there will also be two pages of Music, original, or judiciously selectedby a competent professor of the art. Proper regard will be paid to the currrent issues from the book press; not so much, however, vviih a View to notice all the vol umes that may appear, as to the expression of matured opinions concerning those which shall be deemed worthy of the pub tic attention and confidence. The aim of the editor will be rather to furnish judi cious criticisms, on which readers and pur chaser may rely for guidance, than to pre sent a mere Iaudarnrv nhmniMp of netf publications. TERMS: The Colombian Magazine one year in iuvance $3 00 5 00 5 OP Two copies bnte tiea. tJealers nited States and the Canadas. wy " to becomp UffMfB rr iko rt.. j0 zine, will please apply tc, the m-' u -f mediately. The u5Val d . P -0,ltfh?1 1? made to them. u,,-count will be. In addition. tQ i- simplyads r -ie above the pabJisher work will ' ' 'or ln.e b8efrt of all, that the Edi' . susiamed bysoiEcient capital. en' V u yvi" rnsert this prospectus auu send a topy marked, and ad dressed to the Columbian M.ijn, shall a .CW sent them one yean Address, Post Pa,. . " lSRJlRf. hnehn n.ui.i . 1844. 3 Astor House. r
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 10, 1844, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75