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" ii aabfUKftd week) j TwdDdUai ter Jeaf
If Bald in adradce or,n ltq 'ffiltdft &tid1 Fifty
t CW al ihe expiration of tMfe stibscHplibn iear.
I Substirl B8r are ft 1 iberty td discontinue at any
lime On .Itinj notice thereof anay in? arrears;,
j" AdvefUsementsnot exceeding a ijuare will be
I inserted at Otic Dollar the firat insertion, 5
cents for evefJcontinaance. Longer advrtUe
':. menu at that fate fer sqnare. Court Ofdete and
Judicial Ad vertisern'elPkirs 35 per cent, higher !Ad
rertisements must be marked the nu.roberof Insej
tions required, or the MM be continued until
otherwise directed, and chatged accordingly.
i letters addressed4 to the fttor must be post
;paid or they may not be attenie to.
Volunteers fat Oregon:
Mieniionkrheiimatic Jiatlalidn!
IN anticipation tff a, war
with Fland, the
duals com posing ihe lf
mafic Battalion are ea ch
cd and warned loj ap-
5; pear (rmcd as shall here ,
gaiter -be d irected , ) before
Orderly Surgeon GEO. .HOWARD, in
Tarboro pnrchase a. tlle of
1 Helves' iAnametit and Eluvi
which isr warranted tocure all the old cases
of chronic ;r tnflmrnatoy Rheumatism
that have remained iincured wp to the pre
I ent tioe. This without delay, so that you
way be in readiness to march, if called upon:
I To the Universal Rheumatic Hattafion!
I ; Given this day at. Head Quarters by
I , 1
I I ; Cdmmttnders GkneraL:
1 1 The above article is sold wholesale, by
Comstock Co. 2 1 Cortlandt st. New York
by Geo. Howard, Tarboro'M. - Wes
on,Gaston F. S Marshall, Halifax Ben
nett" & Hyman, Hamilton F. VV. Moore,
JWilliamston and by one person in every
I village in U. States and Canadas.
March 19, 1846.
APPROVED
Patent JMedicines.
Goelickes Matchless Sanative, for the
cure of Consumption, coughs, colds, &c.
i Bernard's remedy for Asiatic Cholera,
cholera morbus, diarrhoea, &c. r
Compound Chlorine Tooth Wash for
preserving the teeth from decay, protect
ing the gums, &c. ! i
. r Dr. Phelps's celebrated tomato Pills.
Dr. Thomson's celebrated Eye Water,
a never failing remedy if taken according
to directions which accompany them.
Ballard's Oil Soap, for ceansing coat,
collars, woolen, linen and cotion goods
from spots occasioned by giea.e, paint, tar,
varnish, and oils of every . description,
without injury to the finest goods. It also
possesses very healing and penetrating
qualifies, and is used with perfect safety
for bathing various external complaints
upon man or beast.
i CondittonPowder s, for the cure of 5 el
low water, botts, worms, &c. in horses;
I IVormelVs superior Bussian Cement
I lor mending glass, china, or crockery ware
a most ti.eful article. .
Judkins9 Specific Ointment 1 for the
cure of white swelling, sore legs, felons,
chilblains, tetters, eruptions, &cv
For sale by GEO HOWARD.
Tarboro', Feb. 20, !tt4G.
I -
1 njlHE universal celebr ty which thls
j " medicine haa gained in every section
of the country, and the many astonishing
'cures it has effected, have established its
efficacy beyond all doubt; as a general
Tamily medicine it has no rival. In all ca
res of indigestion, bilious fevers, dyapep-
ia liver complaints, sick headache-
Jice, asthma, dropsypiles, colie, worms,
jisease 01 me neari, ; ami m ail a flections
of the stomach and, bowels, Peters' Pilfs
will be found a neiver-fatling remedy.
"V Peters'. Pills are purely vegetable,; and
30 innocent that the infant of a mouth old
may use them, if medicine is tsqnired, nor
only with safety, but -with, a certainty of
receiving all the benefit medieine i capable
of imparting. Females may use them du
ring all the critical periods of their lives.
Peters' Pills will insure their health l and
produce regularity in all the functions of
life.
gyPrice 25 and 50 cts per box. For
GEO. HOWARD, JjsenL
Tarborb Aug. 18, 1845. 1 :
: Jtfotice. - - .-'
JTUST RECIVBDT, a- supfny of Dr
C n..fr.T'a A ntl.Killn.ia PJlla- nnA 'ri-
Mixture, an effeetual remedy for A cue
i . . , .,..,, ... , j
and Fever &cl :
1 - GEO HOWARD, Agent, i
TarljQrb Jul i :AV .'i:'t;-H-'
i4
.u:
; . v . ;.t I August 1 VStftf. 1 J545
rnt A VM lk Store and ?areHrecelvihg the
.4f-follbwiiig;GoodUftli r,.;
,1 60 hhds PHfcOi Wd., Cfolxind
refined SUgarj i f : ; ,
bags Lguira, Rio and Jaa coffee,
2d hhdd P: Rieb in Luoi rtdlassejsj
- . - pjirf firMVV- tx-rtx hhu
;WOO slidks L;i P.; ahd A Al salt, :
200, ps. cotton bagging, part tiY tfttal.
t 300 coils Bale. rope4 , fJ .
1 000d ribs. Virginia curtd badonj . v
lOOOO! 'f' U!tern.i
j 96Q tttdei g6dd" anc! damaged' Sole
' - -LeatHierV- -,: 'i
; 50do2.rKWssetrjpr ! di, !
. ,500 IbsJiSllbeUhread-3.! yx -.jr
; ;i$0 bls.i:Noj! and 2?Nit)a herririgsid
: 100 boxes. jSperrnand TaltoW riaridles;
f approved Brands. ; f
20 boxes& bls Loaf & Crushed sugar,
'S bis. superior Pulverised do. .
tttO bagsDrop and Buck shot, 1
100 kegs D. powder, ;:
C(i tons Swedes and English Iron,
I 5 brid and hoop ; h).
3 f blistered, German & Cast steel,
.250 kegsrut and, box nails,
' 10 doz. Wells & Co. approved axes,
50 casks London porter q?ls & p'ts,
; 10 hhds Baltimore whiskey,'
50 bis. r do. do.
50 superiorNorthern A. Brandy,
15 N. E. Rum, j : ,
10 Scuppernong Wine,
; 10 nr. casks Tenet iff and S. M. do.
I 1 pipe superior old Madeira,
if; 5 qr casks Port wine, :
. 5 half pipes superior Cognac & Cham
paign' (brand, warranted genuine,
30 bis. old Monougahela whiskey,
; 2 puncheons best Jamaica Rum,
3 pipes H. Gin,
100 nests If an ancl Wood bound tubs,
, . 20 bags.pepper, spice and ginger, . ,
6 half chests supeftor U; P.j Imperial
and V, H. Tea,
50. doit Bed cords, best Hempt
loo Cotton Ltnes
100 reams Wrapping papr,
50 Writing & Letter do '
SO boes WhUtimofe'a -lntffo Cotton
j and Wool cards,
) 100 bis. new City ground, family jfloUr,
i lfao 8. F. ditto ditto & country,
j 2A superior Cider Vinegar
lpO bushels bestClover seed -selected,
Together with other articles usually
kept in the Grocery liner all of Which we
offer for sale, upon such tefms as we think
a fair examination cannot fail to approve.
W e are agents for the srile of J abea Parker's
Threshing Machines 1
FAN MILLS, -STRAW CUTTEflS &
Which are sold at the sa me price's as" by
the Manufacturer
We also solicit a continuance df the Very
liberal patronage heretofore received In
the way of Cdnstgnments of Produce say
tvouon, iucc iicHi, uauu.., etc., uu
pieuge ourscifc.' ue uii wavcriiig in uur
terms df Commissions as we place all on
an equal footing; Say fijty cents ptr
Bale fur Cotton, and all other kinds ol
Pi od uce2j per cent. Also, the receiving
and forward i ng of M ercha nd i se.
Ttie unparalleled pnpiiiuHly of
I Hayls Liniment,
"JTS ja surety of its virtue - the genuine
Hay's Liniment has cured over twenty
thousand cases df PI LErS in the United
States. It is the only article ued and pre
scribed by the Faculty of New Vorkj and
it is; recommended by every Physician in
the Country who has used it or seen its ef
fects on others. The genuine; has Corn
stock . Co. '.s. name on ech wrapper.
Sold wholesale by Comstock & Co 2f
Cortlandt st. : New York -by Oeo. tiuw-
iaun-inrdl Trir hard4 1V1 Wesson. ! aston-F
S Marshall, M alifax
Bennett & Hyrhafl,
H.imilton FrW. 4 M oor W illiamston
and by one perqn irt every Vilfae in U.
States and ('aiiadas, March l9, 1846.
f J ust Meceiv&d
J . ' &y the Subscriber
A LA R(5E ASSOH I'M KM T Swedes,
American and English Iron,
German & cast Steel, ciit &!w rough t Nails.
Castings, consisting of 6 ient pens, spiders.
skillets, tea: kettle, and iron, Cart and
: wagon boxes; pfoUgrsVpbints& heel J
Spades, long handled shovels; ho6s, trace
and halter ehainyi wfky springs,
Turks Island salt, blown & ground salt,
White lead, linseed and train. '.oil-; r$y I
$X W and 1 Oi 12 window glass; potty.
ALSO, a very;iarge & gemeral assortment o;
f aIocBur:4;?S
t m liapdvyare and Cutleryf l f
lChina,Gld&;Ctt
For sale od jaccom modatmg terms
'.-if '
JAS. WEDDELL.
1
,.t.., , . ..... ... ....
&otn the FayettrttitetTa 1
Tflfi iatfdttcY oy dRirf CArfdiiM A Btfiii
, Diya a Penitentiary.
As fai4 ay we ianieirnrier jfre Sdrrie
thing more" thari twenty Penitentiaries in
tH U.' State; all df them heaflyj jrt'fdpui
lous States; dur
fei in Malriyf MssadhusitVs,' j PenWsylva
tiid arid thd 1 Distf iKt bf Cdlillnbi m a
burthdri td thd oVrirherits which' created
IHmj dr wer6 adebrdin1 to the last reports
we saW frdnri them. Four of thdrrii we
have no means at hand of knowing wheth
er they support themselves di not. Sev
eial others support theriiSei VeS orhd J6arS,
and some years they do not
. If We conclude to have a Penit6ntiafJ'j
we must tn the hrst place expend a pretty
round SUrh Inf sedding a Committee to the
Nbrth to ascertain the bestjyste-forcdn-ductinga
Penitentiary; artof 'most ap
proved plan for building Itf Then the
cost of site and building, could not be less
than 100,000, from What We s'efe df the
cost of other Peniteiitlarles. Then the
wholecrimlnal code of the State Is to beUhe rtitentiary, and be tllrried but d6e-
aiterea, at a great expense; men ot he
cessity the "UeVised Statutes" must be re
printed and distributed tit ahbther ex
pense. Then there must be of-
ficers, at considerable salaries, and the dfli-;
cers must be paid Whether there are any
prisdriers'dr hob One profession is eqdally as indispensable
We do not know that any one cdnterids as the, other. The laws 1 of the cbuhtry
that a Penitentiary in this State Ctiuld supjjrojiss to be based tni equal privileges ttHd
port itselfl; it is very eyidetit that it. equal rights, but'man;ar:e:'the'igreis!dnk
Could ndt, tinlesSeVefy little Cf ime Wefe from" that same; InUiiS State mechanics
made "a Penitentiary offence. The coUh- do ri jt ntlmbe 1 strong enddgrr td make'ahy
try is tod thinly Settled for that, it would impfbssitfn ttpdft 1 thejublie; Kilt at the
take a large numbeV of prisbnerS td stip- "NdrqiW severely ha ve they beerl goaded
port a Penitentiary by their labor The by tlj is iiy Stem that they haveheld Meeti
Maryland Penitentiary has been a.biitthen j ings jknd 9tate Conventions, and demanded
to'the State since iSCf, iti CdnseduenCe ofa redress at their1 fcrievances, arid irt Pitts-
a law Which tefy Cdnslderabiy reduced its
. ' - .i-i t . - - -
ndmber of cdnvicts, tidtil lately, it iS said
to be supporting itself.
Does a Peniteritiar'y leSsefi Crime as
sdme Suppose? They are" many well-mea-tllng
people Who belieVe that sL Penitenti
ary would lessen the arhdunt df crime.
Such a ooncluslofl is entirely precluded by
actual experiment In the prison in .Maine,
the niimbef ot cdnvicw in i&Bl Was f 7,
and the average number for 13 yettfs Was
30. In New Hampshire prison, the nUmber
0f cdnvicts in 1839 Was 73; average nuril-
ber for 10 . years, 73, In the Ver-
mdrtt prison, the ntfmber of conviefs in
1839 Was 95; average' number for 2 years
iOOl tn Massachusetts prison, in 1838,
302 convicts; average' number in IS yeaH
281: a small decrease. In Connecticut pris-
onfjirt i83&, 183 convicts; average nUm ber
in 5 vears 19S! art increase. .And
SO lit
goes on to the end: df the chapter
There: are thddsands of Wretches in the
;iV.IIC9 111 lilt
World, Whoi would a lief live in the Pen i- the degraded Jrmmes oi inis insiiiuuon.
teritiary as Sny, Whefe else. Thousands Sne; WaS liberally and patiently gradted
who woujd not mind a ieW years iri the Rpnatiofl afte
Penitentiary; for the sake of glutting thdr. M . citable return in money or im
X ; ,j i. rtiuHJi, Droved nidrals in the Cdnvicts woUid re-
Hir.n hi nort mi v rff dfirtth Wrtti hi feA-
if ilti, but art Whdtfl.0e fear of the Peniten-
tiary is as nothing. , We are not among
those who would suppress capital pun isfh
merit altogether. n vf . i.;,'; ;v.
We have, before UsY the Report of ;the
Cdmmitttee on the Penitentiary, as repor
ted to the Leglsiatdre df" Nortfi Cafdlm
in 18?44. . ; . . f
This report sets otit, with the deciaratidti
.,'..: " ; ij37'-H
"The experience of other States botb
foreign arid domestic,- which have given
the Penitentiary system a thotddgh trial,
furnish sufficient data for arriving at a ; safe
conclusion as tp it beneflciai dperatidnJ
It is-ccmeldSiveit shewn to have checked,
iflt has not iaferia
commisseFn:cCTmev, f-fi,,
Yet after 'itidnniiti the
tvvd table Wtrfefl!trief Cotfttoittee attached
ta their report, shew tffiinefetise pfefifne!
Whatdistinctioiithe Committeefmeantlb
d raw bet Ween checking, crfme, and "di-
diimshmg,, iti! we dp- not understands J
It With regard! to Mcchanicsi L The-Peni-
tentJary sysW
"!M."i v " F w men wuuurjs a. pri-
cal trades, canhrjt be Supported; r, ;4 . ;
ard, that work made in our Penlteritlaiy
cli's
fhU lonimltteen Wisoh: toVtfufifcft'rtf'frt
the tate bf Marjrid
iiicii3uoea are accumi
td a riiirtdUs extent
we dd nrit KiidW what
Cles that Wddld J be
Iina or south of jtj for the north is over-
stacked with Fenitetiajfjf wtiVk,! whfch acl
Counts for the decHneirt revenues :of the
tdeked with PenitehtiarV wttVk j wKfch art:
northern PenitentfaHes.' " : ''"t ?l
IVfecharilcs In thl SiStb are ! riwadj8 ''Ji
bofUg tinder the disadvautagesd ne
grd a1 lid slave cornpetftibri;' and now add
Pen
teritiary iJompetitibn, would prostrate
them
at drice. Arid without Mechanics
ate, City dr town can prbsner. it Is
dd
jUst' as impossible' as it is for" the'humiin
sy ste m to perlbr hi 1 1 s" fU n ct f o n s wl tfiptit
And another uisad vantage 'td" me
Cs resulting frbtti this system that
ichan
convicts will there be learhed some tisefUl
and honorable pursuit add ' at the ejiptra
tidn of their term, be turned but (& times
out bf Idj Hd better meri ihdn when they
entered) td seek emplbyment dmdHgh9nbr
auie meenanicsr Muppdse fur a
mdment
that they were td study physic and law in
tdr arid lawyers, merchants, &e.7 Does
any one suppose that these honorable pro
fessions wduld suffer ii for a mdment? No!
therd wtiuld-ndt Ijetf enltentiarVirt the
land. : And why are not meCha nteS rtes-
pected as milch as ddctdrs lirid flaWy'ers?
I ' 1 "1 ' . .iO.'-. ) -'-1 J
btirgl a bill of indictment has been laid be-
fore the grand jury to test the right of the
State td Jearri cdnviCtS trades to the injury
and ruin of hdneSt meChadics; and the pub-
1 ic see the efror that has beert Cdm mitted
id establishing the Penitentiary system;
but custom is harder to alter
than law.
And shall we dowyatthis day,
rear a Sys-
tetti Which ejlpetlehce proves df So little
Utility, arid of sd much evil? It
Were folly
to think of it
The State df debrigia has af Penitentiary,
but so far as We can learn from her expefi-
ence,
from
f x - i -.
little If any henefithas been 'derived
it; The Jb ederai union, a newspa-
per published at "the tJflpitdl of deorgla,
1 wherethe Penitentiary )S also located, Said
of the Institution, itnd the System in 1644
as follows?
"Whit is tb fie ddne Witb i he f enitenti-r
ary ? Geofgia has made a noble experi men t
itt this attempt to rescue from destruction
I . - -. , 5 -: , ,- -. , : ' i . i :
i eU 1 1 f She ha s t
f on
mora
den bf the sick lion, the 'money sent into t
.... I -
sent into.L
the Penitefntiary, fnakeS dd fetUrnfng
lc. : df a dollar has eter been . retur -
ned t&theVTreaSury, and stiff , the' annual
jiauncon meir nanus ;"W'wui uay mvciouer, loio, - ueiwccu
iaria If MIrfVielllitHe tiwltdiStlts-or America and the king,.
made Iti NdVtH.Cafdr1 eland, fdr the period 'of ten years, flttd
7een sauiy oisappoiniea. flllpnrfifi t nft fellbW td Subfn t to tho
Viet is evidently hot improved operation Which was dbhe in a most bar-
s, ana itue me nea&is going iq me . K,r,i XiXnrMH: ' wHh frimmeiti ezttlis
apprbpfUtidn is tolled' for.- ,fhe,laW reVl huri 8b much thathe hedged them
Wr'Pgthe CentfarBank to discount alltd JesiSt, btft thet tdld him that Unli ft
the; npiesi.il can geiior iw prouueuons soia i 6 he Cotild nbt pass ;eXaXiiha
br sacrificed n;ereH f vV'hen erbsiuestibned by ;the rfefen-
gjs;ijepH tejattipn eeasidj ;;altf Jef,-Wf tfi a-ri Implied doubt of
gemef. -Remove this Iburthen from 'the e truth of his evidence ha.ofiercd tb
Central ank,and jhe ebfiticu Wilf be fdle., . tfee 8iii WiMTT itself in corrob-
in three months.' ''
e have lemi sJnee shewn otfr opinions
v ma auujwu,, "' v. ,
them
aanclioneo oy almost every one wco'tTie satisfactidfi bf the Court by t
iiSaffed. Setldthe COnvfCtS Of the ffi Tfi ft ner-rietratorS of th
the
increasing-the expense
u will oea measure. cuwuwv.
.'.fit ? i
We have heretofore urged the plan of
" at
making convicts wfork rr-ds or make new
roads as the. case may - r..a the, cterC
w6 sjudy itthtnatre rnV areivinced
01 iib urauucaoiuiy 01 Ultimate useil jness.
1 - r (rYAi.-,i ;c
7
JOtNTftESOLUTlON
- r.- -
CdRNtGTEREiTORr.
j irUSpassm. Congress.)
atterwards 'indefinitely extended andl con
tiriued IdioWbv another cbnVehtiondftho
samHa'fties'ConclUded the 6th day of Au-
gust In the year df ourljord, l827 it wa
agreed that any Country that may be claim
ed by either party on the' ndrth West coast of
Amefiew
RbhtanS,;nrJW' Or
egdhtT territoy,-ihduld, ' together: with H
harbdfsVbays creeks, and the tiavigatiort
dt'alU rivers vVithiri the same, be free and
dpen td the vessels, "citizens, and subjectg
df the twd pd wert: blit Without prejudice td
any Claim Which either of the parties
might have td any prt df Said , country;
and With IhisVdriher prdVisioh. ih the 2d
article df.the said Convention of the 6th of
Augustj iS2f ,,that : either' party might ab
rbte and aiihUl Said Convention on' giv
ing the- HtJtice bf i Welve' moriths'td the dtfi
et cdntraCtirift party '
Aiid Whereas it haS ndW become desira
ble that .'the 'respective claims of the Unt
ted States and v Great Bfitaih,- should hd
definitely settled, and that said territory
may hd'lonier thait hefe be retftaitt ' sub
ject to the evil consequences df the divided
allegidnde df its American dnd British pop
ulatioriiaridipf tKe Confijsidii arid doiiflictof
national: jUrisdictidnS ' dangerdUS o the
cherished peace add good Understanding
df tlietwa countries; ' 7 '-: ' ' ' '
; WitH a ' View, therefore, that steps tj& ta
ken fbr the arirogatidn bf the said convert
tVdini of the"7iH df Augiisti l827i in the
mbde prescribed in its 2d ftrtieie'; and that
the aftentioiidf the governments of both
cbuntrifes may.be inore earnestly diredted
to the' addptidn df all prdpfer measures for a f
speedy and amicable adjustment of the dif
ferenceS and disputes in regard' to said ter'
ri tory: ; ;.' - ; ' ' ' " ' v-. -
ttesdiyed by th Senate and riodss M
ItcpreentativeS of the United States of
AmeridaHri Congress assembled, That the
President df the be, and he is hereby
authorised, at his diSCretidfti td giVe thd
government of G r'eat Britain the notice re
qblred by the seebnd article dfr the Said
cdrt ventidn df the Sixth df AUgUst eighteen"
hundred i nd tWenty-SeVen, forthe abrd-
gatidn of tlhe same " , -
Making Aft Obi) PelloW, Quite ad
amusing trial came off last Week before thd1
Cdurt df Common 'Pleas dTthiS Districti
It appeared that a party of fhiSchievbU' ,
Sapd-Hill Wags persuaded ad indolent fel-
low named Barrentime, that he could. 'J& '
rid df the ! necessity or wdrking: if hd
wodld consent to let them make him art
b)i would allow him tvventy-five dollars a
quarter, for lifei When he Was initialed,--" (
wfjich Was "'td bedbne by branding! Thd -persuasion
bf his comrades arid the pros
pect bf ease and cdmparative affluence in
- . -j uu th letter E and adiarhond orl
it apPned to the fleshy part of thd body
!'SEtfi The fellow, stated itt ftia
I evidence that the first auDlicatibrfdf xtiw
I tv4- Kt TTMnn'M .tlr1na tTrl YvfT
ouid disbedse5 "with that sort of testimo-
ov. I he lacw however; was esiaonwicu
other tee
14 1-
irHawis.it pdrlible to expec ifei
mankind will take advice, when ftfey ; vill
hot so much as take warR'?y rl - ,
wllil'V'Nd;1 tfirrfif.! Of the United kingdom fGreat Britain V
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