TARROROUOII :
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1851.
Congressional Elections.
The returns indicate that the Congres
sional delegation of this Slate remains
.unchanged, as follows:
1st District, Thomas L. Clingman,
2d
3d
4lh
5th
Gth
7th
8th
9th
Joseph P. Caldwell,
Alfred Dockery,
James T. Morehcad,
A. IV. Tenablc,
J. B. J. Daniel
JVm. S Ashe,
Edward Stanly
David Outlaw.
Those in italic are democrats the oth
ers, whigs. So soon as the returns are
complete, we will publish the vote in llw
several districts.
FOR THE T 4KBOUO TRESS.
Cot I on Crop oj Edgccombj county i
1S50.
The undersigned were appointed a
Committee, by tne cugecomne Agncul-
tural Society, to ascertain as nearly as
practicable the crop of Cotton of the last
year, made in this count y. The Commit
tee feel confident that they can now an
swer with certainty the enquiry so often
made by our farmers, how many bales of , sec extracts from your paper and the Re
cptlon did this county make last year? ! publican, giving very favorable accounts
The pi in devised by the Committee tojof the Crops in this and the adjoining
ascertain the number of bales, was to re- j Counties. Von arc certainly misinfoi in
quest two or more gentlemen in each Cap- cd as to the Crops from Halifax to Hill's
tain's district to enquire of each owner orj Ferry. The drought has seiiously and
manager or a cotton gin, how many balcsj irreparably afllcted the Crops of Corn,
of cotton of the growth of Edgecombe of! Cotton, Oats and peas. 1 do not think
the crop of last year he had packed dur- there will be a half Crop of either of the
ing the season?. n the districts bordering above Crops and I am sure I have never
on other counties deductions were made known a year, 1S42 not excepted, when
for cotton brought to the gins from other j there was a greater prospect of general
counties; such also as was carried from the; distress. I speak particularly of Halifax,
county in the seed was estimated. The Northampton and Bertie The "Crop in
report of the committee shows not the the pincy woods is ruined and the Crop
products of the several districts, but only on the river is not half a one I am no a
the number of bales packed; large quanti larmist, but I think it bad policy to up
ties of Cotton raised in one precinct was resent the Crop of Corn as being bettei
in many cases carried into an adjoining than it really is. A Farmer.
district lobe ginned and packed. In our rcmarlis jast wcck aboill ll)C
The following exhibits the number of
bales packed in the several districts:
ManCr's district
Cherry's
Bulluck's
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Holly Grove
Ilarrcli's
Pender's
Sparta
Stantonsburg
Wilson
Armstrong's
Edward's
Gay's
Aggregate product
10G3
6G0
721
516
55G
3SS
231
313
422
300
MO
93
fJ2
IDG
S91
In the foregoing cstitnatc, the bales of
Cotton in the greater number of the dis
tricts were reduced by the gentlemen re
porting them to an average of 400 lbs
s 1o
the bale. Making allowance for the cot
ton retained for family use, the Commit
tee believe that the crop will a little ex
ceed G000 bales, making 2,400,000 lbs,
which at 12 cts. per pound will yield
$2SS,000. If the naval stores, corn, ba
con and lard, sold from the county be add
ed to the value of the Cotton crop, the
aggregate value of the sales of the crop of
Edgecombe county for 1S50, will exceed
the sum of S400,000. The crop of cotton
of 1839. as shown bv the census of 1840.
was 1528; of 1849, as shown by the cen
sus of'. 1850, was 3300 bales. For several
years past the quantity of Cotton planted
has been gradually increasing; but the
chief cause of the continued increasing
crop is to be found in the liberal use of
ud, marl, ashes, lime, plaster and putre
scent manures, draining &deep ploughing.
1 here are many, farms in this county
that will yield 1000 lbs of seed cotton per
acre and some few that will yield from
13 to 1400 lbs. pcr acre. Many of our
farmers during the two last seasons have
produced from four to five bales of cotton
to the hand; besides an ample stock of
piovisions. Bobt. U. Brid"-ers
Josiah Lawrence, '
B iker Staton. .
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Commercial Banks hy reference to
the notice of the Commercial Bank in a-
nother column, it will -fco seen that this in-
stitutiori has declared a dividend of 60,
per cent for the last six months This,
wn lonm ;a rpnaratorv to the admission
or the subscribed to the additional capital,;
(now $350,000,) as stockholders. The;
Pnmmercial Dank was organized and,
went into operation on the 9th of August,
1847, since which time, including the
present, dividends amounting to 34 per
ct. have been made to its stockholders,
besides allowing the new subscribers, in
terest on their instalments.
The profitable employment of the capi
tal stock of the Commercial Bank is ano
thcr unmistakeable evidence of the in
creasing business and importance of our
town. Some 10 or 12 years since, the
Banking Capital of Wilmington was only,
we believe, about $350,000: now it is
$1,075,000; and wc should judge from
I he dividends now made, that this great
increase of capital was profitably employ
ed in the Ir&dc and commerce of the
place. Wilmington Herald.
jQWe are informed that there area-
bout 200 visitors at White Sulphur
Springs, and a pretty large number also at
Shocco. Persons are passing through
here every day on their way to these, re
nowncd Watering places, ficiliiies for
reaching which from the Railroad are
now greatly increased, as will be seen by
public notices on the Road.
Warrenton News.
From the Weldon Patriot.
Scotland Neck, Ji ug. 9, 1 S5 1 .
To THE KlUTOK OK THE PATRIOT: I
Crops, we spoke from our own personal
observation, and not from information re
ceived; and only had reference lo the '
Crops in 'his particular section. j
Ed. to It 'publican. '
. j
1 i i . ii .i -
rjj irougnt in .viaoama, mrougnoui r - J
the State, is verv severe. Corn, on light., A resolution was passed expressing a de
sandv soil, is irretrievably lost, amNhe ; termination to expel these men from the
planters are cutting it up for (odder. ThejSl;ltc' peaceably if they can, but forcibly
cotton crop had also suffered materially,
land even should rain now come, it would
j not insure a good crop. On the road to
j wards Tuscaloosa a gentleman passed
thousands of largo forest trees which had
i withered and died. At Tuscaloosa there
' had been no rain of consequence since
April last.
Mr. tVebster on the Bight of Seccs
sion. The National Intelligencer of yes
terday contains a correspondence between
Mr. Webster and a citizen of North Caro
lina, who being anxious, with many oth
ers, to possess correct views wTth regard
to this subject, puts to Mr. Webster ihe
following interrogatory, with the succeed
ing remark:
Do you believe that aStatehas a right
to secedc from thc Union?"
" answering this question, sir, you
u il1 confer a favor upon many of your
eountrymen here, who believe, as I do.
that an opinion of yours, thus expressed,
would go very far toward quieting the
excitement that the agitation of this sub
ject has caused in this section of the
Union."
Annexed is Mr. Webster's response:
August I, 1851. '
Dear Sir: I have received your letter of
thc 25th of July.
'"The Constitution of the United Stales
recognises no right of secession, as exist
ing in the people of any number of States.
It is not a limited Confeileration, but a
Government; and it proceeds upon the
idea that it is to be perpetual, like other
forms of Government, subject only to be
dissolved by revolution.
I confess I can form no idea of seces
sion but as the result of a revolutionary
movement. ' II ow is it possible, for in
stance, that -Sguth Carolina should secede
. -trass Jsf---?-
and establish a-govcrnrnent- foreign to
that of the United Statethus dividing
Georgia, whicldolstnot -secede, from the
rest of the Union?., ( "
Depend upon, it, my dear sir, that the
secession of any one Slate would be but
the first step in a process which must in-
cvitablv break un the entire Union into
j i
more or fewer parts.
What I said at Capon Springs was an
argument addressed to the North, and in
tended to convince the North that, if by
its superiority of numbers, it should de
feat the operation of a plain, undoubted,
and undeniable injunction of the Consti
lion, intended for ihe especial protection
of the South, such a proceeding must ne
cessarily end in the breaking up of the
Government thai is to say, in a revolu
tion. I am, dear, sir, with respec1, your ob't
scrv't. Daniel Webster.
The Sale. The Weldon Toll
Bridge
was exposed to public sale on Monday
last, agreeably to previous notice, and
knocked off to Capt. Francis E. Rives, of
Petersburg, Va., for the sum of $ 19,000
The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
Company have, however, taken posses
sion of it, under the charter, as they were
authorized to do, and intend as soon as
they can to put it in complete repair,
which they will perhaps be able to do in
some two or three months.
In the course of a few weeks we feel
assured of heinir able to announce the
completion of the above road to Garys
luiig only twelve miles unfinished inter
veiling to nring it lo that place; and then.
1 . 1 I I .V III
in a very nine wnue inereaiter, we snail
look out lor the Locomotive and Cars in
Weldon. Speed on the work hoys.
Weldon Patriot
Crooks (Did Bacon. We have watch
ed with surprise the patience and forbear
ance of the citizens of some of the up
country counties in regard to the two
northern emissaries and rogues, Crooks
ami Bacon, who have been fur some time
past in the western part of North Caroli
na engaged in their nefarious practice of
preaching abolition doctrines. A large
number ol citizens from Guilford, Rock
ingham, Forsylhe, Randolph, and David
son, assembled on the 2(ih ult., having
understood that Bacon was to preach at
Union on Dren River on that da The
meeting sent a delegation in search of
in m, hut he was not to be found. Befoie
separating, a committee was appointed
consisting o( .fohn A. Gilmer, W. S. Hill,
and F. juries, to report resolutions oxpres-
sive of the sense of the meeting. This
committee made a report, showing from
the annual report of the American and
Foreign Anti Slavery Society, that these
iripn ni-n in tlo fmnlnr nf s.-iiil sni'fv.
if they must. Another resolution was
"V-V
passed offering a reward of S5100 each for . have been made at 14 for small lots a
Crooks and Bacon. Anout 300 persons j shade over 14 cts. was obtained yesterday
were present at this meeting. There , Cor 3000 lbs. Lard is very scarce, and
were about 100 abolitionUts also in attcn-j S;1es at 14 to 1 11. Owing to the amail
dance. Both parties armed with pistols amount of Flour coming in, the price has
and guns. An abolition captain appeared advanced sales of 40 barrels yesterday
with his company armed and equiped,' at 6,45 for super, cash; arul unlCSs the
but on being ordered by Gen. Simpson lo-arrivals incrcise, a further advance may
disband his men, he did so in double be expected. Thc supply of 4 Corn is a
quick time. Fayelteville Carolinian. S bout equal to the demand sales yester-
; day at 92 and 95 cts. Cotton has again
Highly Important if True. Thc declined, and we alter our quotations to
Charleston papers stale that intelligence
has been received by steamer Isabel,
which left Havana 22tu July, that the
revolution in Cuba is progressing bravely
that twelve towns have pronounced in
favor of the patriots, that there were 5000
troops in the field against the Government,
and there have been engagements in which
the Queen's forces have lost several hun
dred killed and wounded. The principal
leaders in the revolution appear to be Sr.
Sanchez, and Sr. Agucro. This is rumor,
and needs confirmation.
Cuba Movements at New Orleans.
The Charleston Courier has a despatch
from New Orleans, dated August 3, which
says:
"The Pampero sailed at five o'clock,
this, Sunday, morning, with eight hundred
passengers for Cuba, via coast of Florida.
Three hundred and fifty have gone by the
way of Mobile.' It is now stated that
the Spanish Consul sent the Cincinnati. "
The New York Express has a letter
from New Orleans, dated 28th ult., which
state, in addition to the above, '"that Col.
O'Hara and Major Hawkins gentlemen
who, it will be remembered, .figureiliin
Ihe Cardcnas'foi ay-Terc expected from
Kentucky, with a large body of rifles frm'
that part of the count ry." Norfolk Neio$.
Distressing Occurrence. We learn
from a letter written us by Bro. Wm. S.
Gunter, that Wm. Henry Neal, aged a
bout 11 years,ason of Bro. John Neal of
Chatham county, was killed in a most
shocking manner on the 26th of June.
He was returning from the field, riding a
mule, and while the mule had sloppedand
was standing still it threw him off, and in
the act of falling one of his leet became
entangled in a chain. The mule becom
ing frightened ran off, and commenced
kicking almost at every step, and drag
ging the boy over stumps and logs, to the
distance of some SO or 100 steps- dread
fully mangling and bruising him. He
survived only some 10 or 15 minutes.
Christian Sun.
Baltimore, August 8. The murder
ersof the Cosden family were hung to
day in the presence of 8,000 people, w hose
behaviour was very orderly.
The prisoners ascended the gallows
with firm steps, Taylor and Murphy
made short addresses positively denying
their guilt. Shelton also denied his guilt.
When they were slung off, the rope
slipped from Murphy's neck and he fell
violently to the ground, a distance of 15
feet; this occurrence caused a thrill of
hoi ror amongst the spectators. Murphy
was picked up insensible with his throat
terribly lacerated by the rope; he soon
however revived. '
Taylor and Shelton, in the meantime,
swung in the air lifeless corpses, dying
with b'it few Mruggles. When they
were cut down VI urphy was again brought
on the scalfold, and in a lew minutes he
was swung olf, and died easy. The crowd
quickly dispersed.
iForcffitn
By the Europa, we
have
Liverpool
dates to the 26th July.
Cotton. Prices for the week Jiavc de
clined nearly id per lb. Fair Orleans is
quoted at 5d. Sales for the week 40,
000 hales.
IVilminglon Market, Aus. 13.
Turpentine. One lot of superior was
sold at 2,30 for Yellow Dip, a:ul Virgin
at $2, GO. On yesterday, sales of about
700 0aI r-,,s at & '-,0 and 62,50, being
tormer rates.
Bacon. N. C. stock on hand very slim,
and the article much in demand.
Corn. Market pretty well supplied at
present, retailing at 75 cents.
The difficulty of obtaining Vessels, as
well as the low stages of the rivers, pre
vent any transactions of importance, and
things will continue dull until we can
have heavy showers of rain Herald.
Fayelteville Market, Aug. 9.
The stock of Bacjn is light, and sales
6.J for prime. Carolinian
MARRIED.
In this county, on Tuesday evening
last, by Elisha Cromwell, Esqr., Mr.
James Thigpen to Miss Galsey A. Pitt.
daughter of Col Jo. P. Pitt.
Commercial Bank
is
OF WIOSIOTOX.
A DIVIDEND of six and three quar
ters per cent, on the Capital Stock of this
Bank has been declared by the President
and Directors, payable to stockholders or
their legal representatives, on and . after
the ISlh, instant.
By Order of the Board.
T. Savage, Cash'r.
Aug 13, 1851. !
; 'FisIi!psh!!sh!!!S:
I For sale by v Geo. Howard., ; j
i ; Southern Made
Plantation Rrgans.ii0ll
C4yants Shoes, &c.
fir nn, f r rw
r r i J c,,
nay, nariesion, So. C.
(lit
THE subscriber. Agent fJr the So
Carolina Shoe Factory, at Charles
So. Ca , and the Chcraw Factory n q'
ket by the first September, a large
mar.
of Southern made Plantation Jim J
and House Servants Shoes, toietherv K
a general asaorimeni 01 uoois and Sh
which will be sold at the lowest
prices for goods of similar quality.
tt
A'. A Prinsk,
Dealer in Hrogans, Boots and Shoe?
No. 30 East Ha,. "
August. 7, 1851.
JYoticc.
THE FUNERAL of Bro
Kelly, will be solemnized by
ners oi i own liieek Division, S. T 0
the 5lh Sunday in August, af his late res
idence, near the muster ground at Ibid,,
ers's. The members of neighboring Di.
visions aVe respectfully invited to attend
Aug. 15, 1S51.
List of Letters,
Remaining in the PostOfiiceatTarboro'. ilie 15th
cf Aug 1851, which if not taken nut Uforeihc
1st of Oct. next, will he seiu to Hie General
Post Office as dead letters.
AllsbrookP Miss Morgan Henry
Armstrong W V Moore Hatha Mrs
Anderson Henry R Mercer Thos N Dr
Allen William McDowell V
Barnes Wright Nelson Jonas
Hucknall G P Narriys Martha Miss
Bradley Benbery Neal & Powell
Brown Elizabeth Powell W II
Brown .lessee Perry Oliver
Bennett M Ucv 2 Pitt Warren
Cotton F R
Cook Samson
Disablce G W
Flie Thomas
Garrett J J
Parker Mary P Miss
Ro unt ice M Miss
Simmons William 2
Staton Benjamin
Staton Nancy J Miss
Gatlin Caro'e Miss Savage Fredrick
Gormor John Savage L A
Gay Allen Smothers Hopkin
Hamlin. Ed ward Tillcry Mary A Mrs
Hamlin John Taylor J C
I Johnson Lewis D 2 Wilkcrson F W
Jenkins J D Warberton S
JenkinsLouisa Miss Williams David Col
Knight F II William Mr S P M.
Lewald George 2 Ward C Mrs
Legit. Noah Wimberley M A Mrs
T VV
iyon mai ma .wis
59 S. E. MOORE, P. M
JYoticc.
AT a meeting of the Directors oft!i&
Greenville and Raleich Plank Uoad Com-
pany on the 15lh day of July, 1S51, the
following resolutions were passed, to wjt:
Bcsolved, That the President be re
quested lo call on the stockholders for an
installment of two Dollars per share, pay-,
able on the first Monday of September
next. Payments to be made to Charles
Greene, Esq., Treasurer.
Besolved, That the board of Directors
of the Greenville and Raleigh Plank Road
Company will meet on thc second Thurs
day of August next, and on the second
Thursday in each month thereafter, with
out further notice.
Alfred Moyc, President,
by Goold Hoyt, Sec'y.
July 30, 1851. 3
$5 Reward.
R ANA WAY from thc subscriber
on the first of July, negro boy
JIM. The said negro is about ID
- ... I .,om!l
years old, ol a liglit comjM
and about , five feet five inches
high He is su pposed to be lurking m
the vicinity of Tarboro'. I will give t
above reward to any person or person
who will bring him to me, or lodge him
any jail so I get him. All persons are
hereby for warned not to harbor or em
ploy said negro under the penalty oi -law.
CaderAbrams.
Hamilton , July 30, 1 ?5 1 .
c racrenbcrg;lflcliciiic
JUST RECEIVED, the Gracfenbci
Sarsaparilla Compound the celeb,
Children's Panacea thcfc.yei.ouu..
health Bitters thc Fever and AgucM
the; Vegetable Pills, andjthe 'c
Mountain Vegetable Ointment,
i For sale V" co. Howard.