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! t ,V W IK n ffnnnnf i Tarborough, ttagecombc County ;, M e. Saturday July 27 1850 uniiii "5. ZD 1 nmnnnimniiniiiHfflnifiiffl in PI tlT mnnni lllill nil im ffit ttw titnm Htm 1 The Tarhorpi JPrcsS) BY GEORGE HOWARD, - . Ia published weekly at. Two. Dollars per year d in advance or, Two Dollars and Fiftv !nal ' at the expiration of the subscription year. Advertisements not exceeding a square will be . at One Dollar the first insertion, and 25 ,rartr cnppirlinnr one. Loriffer ones a Cents lOi o , o ?,at rate per square. Court Orders and Judicial advertisements 25 per cent, higher POLITICAL. m&i From the Raleigh Standard. We publish to-day "Sketches of the N. Carolina Press No. 2, from the pen of Col. John II. Wheeler. This number will be found interesting and valuable, and ought to be filed away for future ref erence. Col. Wheeler deserves the thanks of the Press and of the public for his dis- j interested labors in his department. Sketches or the IV. C. Press. NO. 2. Messenger of grief, Perhaps to thousands, and joy to some; This folio of four pages, happy work! Which not e'en critics criticise, that holds in luisitive attention, What is it, but a map of usy life Its fluctuations and its vast concerns?" Cowpeb, In the first number on this subject, pub- lished some short time since, the history 1 of the Press was collated from its discov-j ery in the loth century, down to our olution. ihe rress of our own State from its first introduction into the Pro vince in 1749, by James Davis, and the names and characters of the different Ed itors, were stated. From that period to the present much information is collected, yet much is need ed to make its history complete and satis factory the ruling powers ot England seemed, says Williamson, in his History of North; Carolina, vol. 1. 165, to have regarded , knowledge as a dangerous plant in the Provinces, else they would not have in - ' - structed Lord Effingham, the Governor of Virginia, "not to suUer the use of a Print-; ing Press on any occasion whatever." It was a cause of gratitude, for which Sir j William Berkley gave thanks to Heaven. "that there was not a Printing Office in I any of the southern Provinces." ! Surely, if such " subjects aflorded his j Lordshin anv cause of concrmtulntinn. tho! J O - ..w. early history of our State must have filled bis loyal heart with happiness. j But, under the influence of free govern-', ment, the Press, during the period which we are now considering has attained in our Government position and power hitherto unknown in the history of our race. Tymperly, in his Encyelopoedia of Lit erary and Typographical Anecdotes, in forms us that the United States had in 1834, with, a population of .13,000,000, more newspapers than all Europe with a population of 100,000,000! Such are consequences of Institutions and Laws that realize the idea of Locke's perfection of a Government, where every wan may think what he plcase3and speak what he thinks. At the commencement of the Revolu tion of 177G, the only newspapers in our fcLwe' wcre at Newbern, VVilmington, Halifax "'lenton, and Hillsborough. In 1312, ther wcrc newspapers print ed at Newbern, Vyihujnon, Eden.ton, Tarboro', Murfrecsborough, Fayetteville, Raleigh, and Warrcnton. It is to be .regretted that no files are extant of this period, or within the con trol of the writer of this sketch, which show "the form and pressure of the times or tho characters of the Editors. . VL!iT"" .V ''' 1 v 131a w that the Legislature o( Wisconsin, at a recent session, has order ed that the County Court Clerks of each county shall subscribe in the name of the county, 'for a copy of each paper printed in the bounty for reference, to be bound up and preserved. . It would be a worthy enactment of our General Assembly; and further, to direct the State Librarian to procure a copy of each paper printed in the State, to be pre served in like manner. Their value would increase with their years, and be a most useiul and reliable source of reference. The- Constitution made at Halifax in 1776, was printed as. well as the Acts of the Legislature, the" first that assembled under the Constitution, by James Davisj at Nevvbcrn, in April, 1777. James Davis was, as stated in a pre vious number of these sketches, a Virgin ian by birth, and was appointed under the Colonial Government, . Post Master at Newbern, by Benjamin Franklin, and al so held the commission ot. a Magistrate, from Gov. Tryon the last but one, of the Royal Governors. The Private Acts of the General As sembly from 1715 to 1790, were printed at Newbern, by Francois X. Martin, in 1794. The life and character of Francois Xa vier Martin, is full of interest. The lesson it teaches is full of encour agement to the industrious, prudent and i nerscverincr. Hfi vn :i Frpn-rhmnn hv hirlh ,a h u namfl :nf.:nfltM withnut fnr. j ....... wut.vs-', " v . . . - tune and friends, but by application and industry rose to the highest ranks of so ciety. . In 1791, the Legislature afforded him aid in publishing the statutes of Eng- land in torce and use m this Mate, lninimnrk 1S03 he was employed by the same to j publish a revisal of the acts of the Vroprie-; tary, Uoyal and State Governments In 1809, he was appointed by Mr. Madison j to a judicial office, first in Mississippi ! Territory, afterwards Orleans, and when the latter became a State, Louisiana, he was appointed a Judge of the Supreme 1 Court of that Stale in which office, he re-' Rev-jcently died, full of years, wealth and hon-jy t)r. In 1829 le published a History 0127 I?lpiorVi Timps. I?aleiTh.0. C. iioha- North Carolina in two volumes. - i Abraham Hodge, uncle of Wm. Boy-.3S Ian, Esq of Raleigh, was a cotemporary,; and was early an extensive printer in thei39 Spirit of the Age, Raleigh, Alex. M. State. Of his life, character and death, the writer is not informed. The name of Joseph Gales appears in Tymperly's Encyclopocdia as the pub - iisher ot the JShellielu Kcgister ino. 1. m England, in June, 1787. He tleii to America from the persecutions of tyranny i in 1794, and settled in Raleigh, wliere in : 1779, he established the prrsent lwaleigh j Register, now conducted by hisgrand son,; Seaton iiales, HJsq. In 1801, tnc oince 01 j the Register,.with all its appliances, was j burned 10 the ground; but by the gener- S ous aid of friends with the enterprize of the Editor, it revived, and took a"n active' part for the country, in its perilous con-. test with England in the war of 1812. An accurate account of his tvpocraphi- V. , cal labours, by a faithful and familiar hand, would fill the period now alluded to, and is most desirable to the country. 10 those who have the material at hand, and more ability than the writer of this, this duty is confided. By many now alive, he la ro rr r m KfrPft with nlp.asure. His life was inoffensivp and full of gentleness, and his tnlftnts and his virtues have left behind a character worthy of regard and emula- tion. The Newspapers now published in North Carolina, are as follows: 1. Aurora, VVilmington, by Henry I. Toole. 2. Albemarle Bulletin, Edenton, T. C. Manning 3. Ashville Messenger, Ashville, J. M. Edney. 4. Buncombe Dollar News, Atkin and Sherwood. 5. Biblical Recorder, Raleigh, Thomas Meredith. G Common School Advocate, Guilford, , N. Mendenhall. - ... . r, 11 1 Tl 7. Carolina Watchman, sansoury, rru- . . . . ner and James. - 8. Christian Sun, Pittsborouglv Com. Chris Church, 9. Charlotte Journal, Charlotte, T.J. Bolton. - . . io Communicator, FayettcvilicrWilliam Potter. 11. Deaf Mute, Raleigh, W. D. Cooke, street, and reaching Callowhill st., and 12. Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, extending eastward from Second St., cross ly J. Hale. ing Front st. and reaching to" the river. 13. Goldsborough Patriot, Goldsborough,! Between 300 and, 400 house were de W. Robinson. , jstroyed. An explosion of 1000 bags of 14. Goldsborough Telegraph, Goldbo- Saltpetre occurred, killing some 20 or 30 rough, W. F.S.I Alston. i 15r Granville Whig, Oxford, George destroyed on Front st. Jt is said that a Wortham. j woman and 5 - children perished iri the 16. Greensborough Patriot, Greensbo- flames, and that 17 dead bodies were ta rough, Swain and Sherwood. jken from the ruins. The loss is roughly 17. Halifax Republican, Halifax, C. N. Webb. 18. Hillsborough Recorder, Hillsborough, Dennis Hearlt 19. Hillsborough .Democrat Hillsbo rough, John N. Bunting. 20. Hornet's Nest, Charlotte, J. h. Badg er. 21. Lincoln Courier, Lincolnton, Thomas L. Eccle9. 22. Lincoln Republican, Lincolnton, J. 1). Newson; 23. Milton Chronicle, Milton, C. N. B. Evans. 24. Mountain Banner, Ruthcrfordton, Thomas A.JIayden. 25 North Carolina Standard, Raleigh, William W. Holden. 26. North Carolinian, Fayetteville, Wm. II. Bayne. 27. North Carolina Herald, A she-borough, R. II. Brown. 28. North Carolina Farmer, Raleigh, T. J. Lemay. 29. Newbernian, Newbern, William H. May hew. 30. Newbern Republican, Newbern, Wm. B. Gulick. 31. North State Whig, Washington, II. a a xjt mm 32. Old North Stale, Elizabeth City, S. f) p00c 33. Primitive Baptist, Raleigh, Burwcll Temple 34 Plymouth Times, Plymouth, Wm. jJ0rn - 35 Kaleigh Register, Raleigh, Scaton Quics. 35 Raleigh Star, Raleigh, Thomas J. Le and Son. v 7 r-t r teau. Religious Intelligencer, Wilmington, j . McDaniel. Gormon. 40. Southern Advocate, Raleigh, Bur ueu Temple. 41 Tarborough Free Press, Tarboio', Qe0 Howard, Jr. A2. Wilmington Chronicle, Wilmington, Brown. 43 Wilmington Journal, Wilmington, j,ji0n and Price. 44 Wilmington Commercial, Wilmin I (T. a tO0i t. Loring. 45 Wadesborough Argus, Wadesbo r0Ugh, Samuel Fulton. 46 Weldon Herald, Wcldon, J. F. Sim ons It would extend this sketch far beyond j jtg pr0per length to detail in this number ti,P merits of each nanr. or to attemnt to HIV 11 sketch the character and pursuit of each Df the proprietors. The material has been pro :ured, and will be. given in another number, at some luture period. lhis snau be done fairly and justly "nothing extenuated or set down in malice," so U whn cntno nftpr us shnll not lift! at the same loss, as xve are now, of the nrimp. character and talents of those who!1" ine I.or; states ana wilt con- eXercise at this day so important an influ- ence on the public mind and morals TACITUS. "Ion," writes to the Baltimore Sun, June. 20, as follows: "Thfi Nashville Convention is to be! promptly followed by a free-soil aboli-Few person have any idea of the tion Convention of the Northern and vast amount of mechanical labor, indepen Western States, proposed to be held in,dent of the mental exertion which is re Philadelphia on the 4th of July. What- red in the productton of a newspaper, ever they do will tend, of course, to the The London Times with its mammoth defeat of any adjustment and to the con- supplement has , 72 closely printed col tinuance of the agitation until the Wilmot ums which contain 17,500 lines, made Proviso and the abolition of slavery in P of more lhan a m,,hon P?eces of type, this District, vand the restriction of'the .Thirtyifour thousand copies of this paper inter-state slave tradewill be effected. ' ! and supplement have been printed in about ;four hours. The greatest number ever - ; j printed in one day was 54,000. and the Grtat Fire in Philadelphia. ' paper llged weighed seven tons, the usual AT?exlensive and destructive conflagra- weieht being four and a half tons tion occurred in Philadelphia, on the 9th inst. which extended four squares, run- ning north from Race street, crossing Vine persons. 20 or 30 large buildings were estimated at a million and a half of dollars. Villainous Act. The Petersburg In te 1 1 i ge n cer of Thursday , Fays that some miscreant placed a rail across the track of the Petersburg and : Roanoke Railroad, about-five miles from that city, by which the engine was thrown off on Wednesday night. The Engineer was seriously in jured, and the engine knocked to pieces From, the Fayettevilie Carolinian. Paid. We see it stated in the papers, that the last payment on the debt of three and a half millions to Mexico, according to the treaty, was made on the 5th July. Huira for thatl . Indian War. General Brooke has is sued an order for a vigorous eamnaiVn against the Indians on the Texas frontier. All the United States - disposable forces, with three companies of Texas Rangers, are ordered to take the field for a two monins campaign, general lirooke in : r " t tr timates that operations will continue un til the Indians are chastised and subdued. The Siamese Tivins Dead. The Pa ris Journal des Debats announces the death, in England, of the famous Siamese Twins. The Debats states, that accord- ling to the London Medical Times, two brothers died ot marasmus. A postmor tern examination proved what has been i vv nee,ei pastor 01 me nrst baptist aocie condtantly supposed oy the faculty, viz: y o Sari Francisco, asked the trustees of that the two cavities of the abdomen tbe society to reduce his salary from the communicated by means of the hollow 1st of April, to the rate of five thousand ligament which united them, and that the doliars Per annum, being just one-half the livers of the twins were connected by a sum generously tendered him. This is membrane bridle about half an inch thick. (3 A committee of scientific menwere appointed by the Boston Gas Light Com pany to examine the process by which Mr. Paine claims to make gas out of sim ple water. The report of the committee is that Mr. Paine uses spirits turpentine as well as water! u . Bmnt Jlhve. An express Indian's canc in. from rort Laramie, a few davs , . , . ' , , . , . r t. a layman proceeded to read the service. pox had gotten among the Sioux Indians. ti t . 1 l- ic 1 1 1 , fe " . A 1 1 he Rector presented himself and claim- who, to stop its ravages, had burnt lo j u- . , . P. . ' - . , , . .. ed his rights. A strong party of per- death a number of tnose that took the dis- sons supported each side, and -a fi ht wouId ease. The small pox was also prevailing haye ensued had d6tthe- RectQr anJ hjg ,n several companies of the emigrants: jfrfends withdrew:; ;Th took their scat Western (Mo.) Bepnrler. and the services were performed by the " ' ! usurping party. "In the afternoon the "The Area of Freedom." Walter Rector, on entering the church to'per Savage Landor publishes an article rn the form the evening service, was brutally London Examiner, in which he predicts! assailed; several violent blows wnre given that the United States wiirproceedjn an-j him, and his robes 1 were torn from his nexing foreign States and establishing in ; back. The Sheriff interfered and ordered them the English language, until the Uni-the building to be cleared! Thef-e facts on will embrace all climates. Within two ; are stated by a correspondent of the Bos- more centuries, Itio de Janerio and j P0 "l" b3 !h' riheSt : .f lh?,cities lend with each other which of the two speak with most purity the Anglo Saxon tongue. Germans, Polanders, and Hun garians, will sing their insurrectionary traditions in the same tongue, &c. The Mechanical Labor on a Newspa- The -urface printed every nights'with a single supplement) is thirty acres, the weight of type in constant use is seven o j tons, and 110 compositors and 25 press men are constantly employed. - Scientific American,- The Funeral of President Taylor was a great procession. It took place in Washington city, on, the 13th, last Satur day. Maj. Gen. Scott, commandex-in-chief of the army, was the chief marshal I. There were about twelve hundred troops under arms; (seven companies U. S. troops, and the rest volunteers of the district anU adjoining States.) It is supposed" there were about 100,000 persons in the city on that day. (The population is about 40,? 000) The religious ceremonies took place at the President's House, and closed at about 1 o'clock. The procession soon after commenced moving, the military above mentioned, taking the lead. The remains of the President were on a large funeral car, elegantly-decorated with black velvet, white satin, &c.; surmounted by a spread eagle, shrouded in mourning; The whole drawn by 8 large white hotses richly comparisoned, and each led by V groom dressed in Turkish costume. Immediately following the corpse was the late Gen. . Taylor's war horse, "Old Whitey," caparisoned a la milttahe, and led by Mr.-G. A. Schwarzman, formerly of this town. The procession tvas about two miles, long, of which the military occupied a third. The remains of the President were put in a patent "corpse preserver," lead coffin with mahogany case, with silver decora tions, and a glass plate over the face. The preserver kept the body in a frozen state; The corpse, was deposited in a sepul chre in the congressional burying ground, to be removed hereafter to the family residence near Louisville, Ky. ' Another Wonder. The Rev. 0. Gi iltl greatest wonder yet irom that won- derfulcountry. QJA scandalous scene occurred at St. Luke's (Episcopal) church,' ' in Chelsea, near Boston, on Sunday last.- A division in the church, as to the right of two par ties to occupy it, has for some' time pre vailed, and had been compromised by j agreeing that neither party should occupy it until both should consent.' In violation tu:- r .1 ,:4:.,i u 1 r reptitiously obtained possession of it, and vi mis agreement, one 01 vne parties sur- ton Atlas. " ' '' New Mode of Making Bread. Take three pounds of flour; mix with it three teaspoonstul of soda, passing the whole through a sieve, in order that the soda may be well mixed with the flour; to one quart of water add a table spoonful of mu riatic acid in the liquid Torn-; pour the mixture into the flour, and mix the whole just enough to get the ingredients fairly incorporated together. Wet the hand in cold water and mould it into shape, clap it at once into the oven , and during tho cooking of any meal, with five minutes' labor, you can have excellent bread. The soda and acid constitute the elements of common s tit, and they not only raise the bread by combination, but salt it in the bargain.- -Try the experiment, ladies. . . " r-. . Chicago Tribune, ; The Cholera. The re appearance of the Cholera upon its last year's line of march, enforces the necessity of thorough and systematic measures of purification iq every city and town. t: . - - t s X, ;.. i
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