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t fm p F. C Hill Editor and Proprietor, UJE JTTST lJVn FE&R JVOT. Wilmington, North Carolina VOL.11. NO. 27. (DM -dJHd- lib 4 ! - i i: : . . I ' - 1 - , ( : ; : : : : 7Hm A V ulJIT V 111. iQO-y ' titwavti i JL'AVJLX-TXJL JL!, U JLI JL jLlll) AOt . V - , XmXJJUIU lJi it? 1 - " ' PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. i , " Tbecb Dollahs per anncm, in advance. ADVERTISES! G JITS Not .tceeJlnc a rt.itiaro tn.ierte.1 at ONE DOLLAR tht nrt,ndf .VB.TV,FIV!i U&NT3 for each subsc . qu.nl lu.rtioii. No Subscribers taken for less than one year, and all who permit their ubscription to run over a ye.tr, without giving notice, are considered bouud for the second year, and o on for all suc ceeding years. , .' No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the optinrv of the Editor. CO- OFFICE on the oull Wle at Market Street, be lowth. Couit llnna.. A' T a meetinsf. of ito rinri m .'.irf.tois n. tc Wilmington n-i'l it -ti..j:.j I v.-.. oau v,!" any this 'day. Hi jv. H.j:Mfv:i v.-s ; ed mil ordered to be pu'..lisir-.d. r:.: Retained, That lmTe?i -v-,!- i ?V rn .. Stx-h.ldrs, as shall f,i -.. o.ly.ti-.r wi'. ii the iimi: prrsi'.niK-.'t by : xS. :'.: !..'.;;?. -' -Trua coy'.from th. ...uit;v-. j. win ? ,Ytu-: . In'v 1 W3v St - t ' ' Ham. Hin" '-" : I . w:tltlr.tfiZ.n,-Occsn l3ti. V A' T a late Meet in of th' liwJ ot' Oincmrs J- aL of the vV'ilniiaig;i'.- ami RahMh Rail. ll;ad Cwni.i.tnv, I hs lollttw i i; It -solutioiis were passed And ord "rd to b: piiblishnd. Uesfilvt'd That a DiscjuhI be allowed, at tho ' rale of six por ceiit pi-r aimurn, fr all anti cipatrd paym its' of subscriptions to ihe uick of this Com h n y, to beystiniii!. d uft-i all the puytnents of iln-r subs-.tib-T-i. shall have been vnadc: and th.'. a.uuuci th -n re ' funded ajtf.jtbly to s:nne. Resolved Tlfl-lnti'-P si b - allowed on .ill In -slalments paid notles lii.m , tinny ilays oetoif; they are due. Tnur 'opy from the Minutes. - . December -23ih, lH3fi , JAMES S. CRF.EN, Seer. : : , N O T I C K AS Aent of the Rail Road 1 find it absvl'dcly necessary to ewfoice the law against persons' Iradm; with negroes. .Til is therefore to warn all persons against trading with any of the hands u ih Road, without an c tcial pass from my ielf or ionia on! of the Engineers. A. McRAE. Superinten&ant. . Wilmington, Febr. 3d, 1837. 4 t f RaII,-RmD Or'Klt'K, , Wilmington., May 1WA, 1837 ) TTJURSUANT to an ordt-r of the Board of Jl. V Drecion. lhStKrlho!d'T!of the Wilniin loii and Raieigh Rail Road Company will be called on fir the following instalments, viz: nr. share lobe paid onovbttforc 1st July next, 5 5! tt . . 1st Oct. " 3 10 " " " I5ih Dec. " " JAMES OWEN, President. May 19th, 1837. t f- To Wood Cutters. THE VVilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company will contract for a quantity ot WOOU lO DCOKIivcrcu un uan o wuan. Persons who wish to contract, will please call at the Engineer's Office on Mr. M. T. Goldsbo jrough or on the undersigned WALTER GWYNN, Eng'meer. Wtljuingtorv June 9th, 1837. 22 t-f. JFayetteville and Western fTC.TlCE is given that the Boks of Subscrip lion to the a lock of this Company, are opened t the Bank of the State. An instalment of Two Dollars on each share will b required at the tima of subscribing. By the Commissioner" ' JAMES OWEN. AARON LAZARUS.. ALK.XR. ANDERSON. Wilmington. Feb. '2 1th, 1837. 7 t-f. Wanted by the S.ubsriber W AK and Bay Bark, for which the fpllpwing W. price, in .cash, will ba paid on delivery, 5 6 00 pr. Cord for Oak, and 3 3 50 do for Bay, llirered in good order. . JOHN.J. HEWETT. ' April 7th, 1837. '.. 13 t-f. F OR Just received, and for Sale by the Subsrib-r: 50 Bales Hay,- ( 50 Kes of first quality Lard " J "U BREWSTER.- Febnfc'ry 3d. 137. 1 -t f TilPHEN U. WALLACE nuvn.j inh.i S3 n assignment of -uU ins pMp'-ny- incluJitig OUKtM'1 till Ueili UJe r.uu en:tr eba.w, to the subscriber hi la.'tsr yv ii ir iu- n.i- -o notice to a'f p .-rc.ns indi Ou d, t'o ca.I 'i.. B'or. aiid m.t'i2 ntst-.u.t'.' ia vue:u u ' lea. steps wtli ie takei. fr lljeir'collectiOi''. I hn sun-tcrturr uereUy nt jia lor sate au i i-. Si'JClv IX TRADE recently belonging to tha tail Stephen D. Wallace, consisting ot SADDLERY of every description, HARD WARE, &e. CHRISTOPHER WALLACE, . i II . . Assignee. 22 t-f. Wilmington, 9lh June, 1897. kr. ' -- ' DANS OF CAFE PEAR, Jet if 21., 1837. AS mi-apprehension is uiiderstood to exist as tb the willingness of thin Bank to receive in payment of stock, notes of Bauka out of the te, tbe imblic are informcu.ihai uuuer a rule Bonro of Directors, ot tne r-w oi iviav :b botes will not in fuiura ue received JOHN HILL, Cashier. r and Salisbury Watch ive ibis one insertion. 1 u TIMBER LAND. I WISH to sell at a fair price, 4 Tracts, of G10 Acres eachi of weil timbered Land, situated on both sides oil Little Cohira, on South River, and Black Mingo run in Sampson county, and on Black Mino and Black Ri ver Run in' Cum berland County. Persons vwishms; to purchase, can apply for particulars to rtie in Fayettvillc, or to W. C.Lord, in Wilmington. i C. P. A1ALLETT. March 17th 1837. 10 t-f. WEST & MARBLE, Sealers in STAPLE and FANCY pew?; sobs, Heady made Clothing, Hats, V Shoes, &c. J'o. 19, Market Street, April 31st, 187. j 15 t-f. A LL persons having borrowed Bonks from jrsL. the Subscriber, are hereby requested to re tain the same, or pay for them Also those who ! indebted to rue either by Note or Account or .ut-.rw'ise,- will cjoi frr a favour by cabling and fJinj. And 1 filso warn the nuMic from trust- y ortraJins: wnjii atiy person whatever on my cciunr, as 1 will; not be responsible, wiihjUt ;ny wrillf n ovderi ' . H. R. FOY. 13 13 A-ril 7 h. is:n, Family Supplies. 000 lb chu.ee BACU, 'for family If) Bbls. fifst qunli'v LARD, 100 DrtHnslfrish FIGS. , Also on, hand A good nssortnient of ! Family Grocer ivs' of the best qu-tlityi,; which! are. offered on reason ubie terms. ( usiome.s are invited lb call and examine. ! j i ' IT. DEN & RUSSKLL. ' r-nl Ut. 17.1! ! l ' i f jST $25 Reward WILL be pay 6 any jperson who will lodge my man Die's in any jail of the State. Dick is a 8i idayer and PI isterer by trade, and has worked in most of ihel Counties in the Eas tern pait of the State. jHe is a stout black fellowf about 2(i years of age;f riiher aslg:sh walk, and his toes arc well turned out in walking. ; !! ! W. 1. BEATTY. Beatty's Bridge, New-Hanover Co , Jnne lG;h, 1837. ;. 23 9-t. The Newbemi Spdetator will insert the above for two months; and forward its account to th's nnVe. Hi. j '.- Caution to the Public, hereby request the Citiien of this Tovn not to sutler niy ;slaves, Incy and Sarah, to go upon their L.os. j All persons detected in har boring said slaves, shall not escape prosecution. I'fcTfcit ROtSS. Wilmington, May 23th, 1837. 2l;6-t. NOTICE ! M ' 1 fflHE Subscriber li-aving qualified as Executor to the Last Will and lestament ot Ann Garvan deceased, at February Term, 1837, of the Court ot Pleas and Cluarter Sessions of. Bladen County, hereby gives notice to all persons having claims or demands ajrainst the Estate of said de ceased, to present them duly authenticated within the time prescribed by. law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar ot their recovery.. . JOHN LLOYD McKAY, Exectr March 3d. IH37. 1 ' K t-f. FEMALE SCHOOL In Hillsborough. MRS. BUR WELL proposes to open, on the 17lh of, July, a! Female School, in which will beiaught the usual branches of English edu cation.' - I i For young ladies wishing instruction in music, the services of an experienceJ and well qualified instructress can be procured. ; Board can be had in some of the most respect able families in this place. The year will, be 'divided into two sessions. vacations corresponding with those in the Malo Aeaileiny. Terms. S17 50 per Session Drawing and Pmntihg SIO. Payment in advance. June 3 th, 18:t7. i ' I 25 t-t: S U 36 Hhds. Superior Porto Rico. Just received per Schooner Polly, ."Md for sa'e by BARRY & BRYANT. ' Jun- 30th, 1S37; i 25 t f. Montague's Balm, A I idian Remedy for the. Toolk 'Ackt. rj!HE -established ' reputation and' constantly ti aoreasmj oema f paoi, aiid preserv. ;cq th- sub--cnber.iO id for this eff ctual rt-mt'dy tve o' the teth, has indu jtF.r it lo the Aincricwn pub lic. ' Arr.iis ntt-nis hae b'en made t. sut ply A tiis in ull Ui3 principnl cities uiid towns of the United States, so as (o placej it within the'reach of those suffering ;vml likt ly! i su4fer..with the tiiost h.irrassitijf nf ull ich i, (iool-ache.) Wh n appln-d according to directions givrn on the bt tje,. i I has n-ver failed to afford immediate and ertnancnt relief It a so arrests the decay in de fective 'teeth, and relielves that soreness which so fr. o,uemly renders a strong too h useless The application aiiijl remedy are simple, inno cent, and not unpleasant; and ihe large number ot persons in various sect ions of the country, who have already experienced such delightful and sa lutary benefits from the use of the b dm, are ready to bear (fur the public good) their testimony lona Unrivalled 'lualities. It i an indian remedy, ol- tuinn1 incrnl jrl-w ami unTrvrf Wlv. and UiaV be regarded by the civilired world. as thSmnst remarkable discovery ofvthc Red Man of the wuuui. i Price, 1 dollar per bottle. MONTAGUE. 25 t-f. Jane 30, 1837. PROCLAMATION ihe Governor df N-orth Carolina. t 200 Dollars Reward. WHEREAS it has been made known tome by the verdict of an Inquest held by the Coroner, that A. G. Keys, of the county of Mar tin, was recently murdered in said county, land that George V. Cobii-n, (of the county and State aforesaid,) stands charged with the commission of the said felony ; and whereas it is represented that the said George W. Coburu is a fugitive from justice : Now, therefore, to the end that the said George W. Coburn may be apprehended and brought to trial, 1 have thought proper! to issue this my Proclamation, offering "a reward of two hundred dollars, to any person or persons who will aprehewJ and confine hiin in the jail, or deliver hint to the Sheriff of M ariin. county and I do moreover hereby require alt officer's, whether civil: or military, within this State, to use their best exertions to apprehend, or cause to be apprehended, the said fugitive. j Given under mv h VivIrs Governor, and the Great Seal of North Caro lina, at .the city of Raleigh, this 2o;h May, A. D. 1837. i EDWARD B. DUDLEY. Chhistopher C. Battle, P. Sccfy. G; W. Coburn is about 30 years of age, about 5 tVet 9 inches high, thick set, of an uthlelie land muscular consiitution, complexion railier flkid, full fuce, speaks short and quick when spoken to, with eyes somewhat downcast. It is ibelieved he wore on leavin ' a blus cloih coat with velvet coi ar. I 37. 22 t f. Valuably Property For Sale. 1 UJA T valuable Plantation in ths, County of Brar.sw.f.U, kii"wn by the named H ulutn. situated n urtl.e sea shore, abour forty nviles trorn Ar iliiiiii1 n, sit the Ge-Hitetown (S. C.) nhnin road, "-id si ven ol',i!es ' from the State line, oon- ainin1' 1500 ucics, or more, 3- to 400 acres of whicn is in high swamp,' and well adapted to the culture of Ccuon, Cor-Uj-Oats, Peas, or uny tl.iing else, 'riiis'i uid is so situated, that the wjater which falls up n ii,runsi,u in oppositedtrectipns, nu'tvin itself into Litile River on the Vest, ajid Shal otte River n tlie East, which prevents its ever being mandated uy tieshets. Aljout ilo n i.. i L..1M or .U acres is now uniici tuuivnunu, nnu :w,hi produce as much, for what 1. know, as ai:y Ijand- in! the state. 'Ihe balance is wen covereti w.tji White and other Oaks, ' illack and Sweet G'um. Ash, Poplars, Swuuip Palm- tto, &c 6lc. The les'iJuc of the tract is of Hummock and Pine laud calculated for Timber, 1 uipe.ni me, lr,;&c. The rane for Cattle is excellent, having 'thej be nefit of a large salt marsh, and the lleg range not to be beaten. Fish and Oysters of the jjest kind, are to be obtained .within one and a half miles of the settlement, in srr'eat abundance. The advatanesol'Shallotte aiid Little Rjvers are very great, when vessels of con'siderable size, can I ap proach wii hm five to seven miles of the sejitle ment, and carry produce to any market.. The settlements are new and in pretty good oryer ; the water is excellent, and the s'ruaiion not ony pleasant, but very healthy. I well sell the pace as it now stands, a oart of the crop planted, land u.itUnr under wav. with a rood stock of Catile and Hos, Oxen, Carts, plantation Tcjols, and about 200 Bushels of Corn, Fodder, Pese, &c, and hire the Negroes for the ballance of the year. Also : 1000 to 1500 acres of Turpentine land, with four tasks of new boxes cut, work snops, :c tached situated on Smith's Creek, about fivb or si r in ires from Town, and about two from the Creek, where flatts can receive Turpentine o Tar at any season, and in one tide bring it to Town. Mv Teims shbll be made accommodating. . HENRY NUT' Wilmington, March 24th, 1817. 11 t-f. 5- Persons ind btcd to me are respectfullyj in vited to call and settle, as tunncr indulgence can not be granted, .v - - .' ti. i : .8? Ife- . Hf PROPRIETOR OF The Jtlasle ItisZiHcru, and Dealer in Naval Stores, WS prepared to supply orders for Spirits of H. Turpentine, xsrignt aim liiacK vain Rosin, Pitch, &c- Wilmington, March 24th, 1837" 11 t-f. FOR SALE. 15 Hhds. Molass-s, 15 Hhds. 50 Bbls. Sugar, W liagsftt. uouungo r r 30 ' Rio j UtUce' 20 Bbls. N. Y. City, prime Pork, 50 " No. 3. Mackerfel, t Lm t 7.Y " JN. fc. Kum. i T M0 Kegswrot Spikes, 4,, 4 1-2,5,6,6 1-2J 10 ct (C ' Cut Nails, (assortedj White Lead, 10 20 qr. Casks Sicdy ) 20 " Claret S VV inC' ' 20 Apply to June 9 h, 1837. Wino Vinegar. BARRY -&, BRYANT . t-f $20 Reward. 1 'HE rdjovc rev. a-d will, bn" given to any one who will return ta tins subsorilx-r ins slave. .1 A NI. who has absconded. JANE is abou; 32 years "of iiig --, tall, th.n, and very black chc is ti advanced l?r r.'i.n uic.y. f I CHARLES CRAIGE. Fed ral Point, New-Hanover county. Ju.if 2vi 1?3 . 'Jl b t. p $20 Reward.. ANA' AYfrnnifheSubs-rior on Sun io.ii i s: my Nero Worn in Betsey . ay rick, wnii her thrrt children. Edvard. Margaret Ann andCarol.n".; Said Betsey is of dark coiii- ph-etiou, low stature, ,;xuks very slow, and ha a downcast look ; h.-r c.-Mren in e Mulattoes, l"or mcrlythe propertyof Charles Nixon. Her you ig est isn intent. The" above irward will be given on her delive ry to m,or bing lodged in any jail where I can e l her aid her children. W. A. LANG DON. Jane 30th, 1837. 25 t -t. BALLATSUOCCa ON the eveninsr of the tlth and 12:h of Jqly next, there will be a BALL, at Shocco Springs. I Shocro Springs, Jitn 30th, 1837. 253-t ! ' I ' . '; ,iir,' ' i ,i ., . i ; s i From Ihe Plymouth. Mattachutttlt Mtmerial. THE EVENING STAR. I saw one little star at eve, - i Just as day-light took its leare, It seemed to move thro' fields of air, As if the dove of peace dwelt there. It looked so bright, 'mid yon blue sky, The only gem I saw on high, It sparkled clear, and lightly shone, Altho that star was all alone. . And there it lived and moved so sweet, Where none but stars and angels meet, Then, as the evening curtains came, More stars appeared and looked the same ; 'Till rnid the glorious, splendid host, . The little evening star was lost. Boston, June, 1637. C. A. Wno, AND WHAT, HAS NOTFA1LED1 - BY MlSS C. M. SEDGWICK. ! To tkt Cdilort of ike Metropolitan Gentlemen : I was, a.fetv evenings since, at a friend's house, Mr. J'a. He is oue.of the severe sufferers by these disas trous times. Somo few weeks ae;o, he be lievtd himself -worth half a million. Loss has accumulated upon loss herejand lat week the return of his bills upon a bank rupt house jh England completed the wreck of his fortune. At the time of his failure, his daughter, my lovely friend Ellen; was oh the point of marriage with a young lavyyer, who, by dint of talent and industry -has earned an educatiun.and who, during the la&t year, the first of his professional career, has b-en in the re ceipt of some ten or twelve hundred dol lars. This, of course, was a very inade quate income for a lady accustomed to an esiablishtnent.scarcely surpassed in luxu ry by any in our c ity. But, this mattered not to Helen, or He len's fatht r. !He " chose," he said, " that 1: is daughtersshould marry poor men, he had enough for tht-m all." And he was acluully in treaty for a fine house for He len, and decided on thr amount of a most liberal portion to be settled qn h- r, when the blow came which deprived hiin ot'the ability to give her a shilling. Circum stances added, mortification to disappoint ment. Miss J. had left her "at home" cards at the houses of her friends. The wedding dresses and the wedding pre sents were made. The bridal veil nnd wedding ring were bought, and the wed ding cake was actually in the house. At this crisis it wrts that I had gone, my lace full t-fucondolence, if it did any justice to my heart, which was full of sympathy, to pass the evening at her father's. I did not find Helen at;home, but there were, seve ral persons there, casual visiters, friends of the family.; like myself. Apprehension, sadness, or dismay, sat on every coun tenance. The conversation naturally turn ed upon the all absorbing topic of the day. Each one had ihis melancholy tale to re late, for each one had had his hopes dis appointed. One told of one failure, and one of another one ave a list of disas ters abroad, an'd another produced an ac tual repord of bankruptcies at home. It tvasprophecied that all who had not would fail. ' i I " There is nothing left to fail," exclaim ed Mr J., striking his hands with vehe ment impatience, "the banks have failed, and the government has failed every body, and every thing has failed !" ' Not every thing, my dear father," exclaimed Helen, who had just then entered with her lover, her face radiant with an ex pression that indicated her happiness was secured from failure by bond and mort gage, not every thing, sir the moon ha? not failed!' This happy turn of my friend gave an impulse to my m,ind, and set me to observing who and what had not fail ed I give you the result of my observa tions in the hope that it may lead others to look bejv'ond the shadow of the eclipse. While returning home I echoed my friend's words,-" Indeed the moon has not failed!'1 She, with her glorious train of stars, was looking down serenely on our troubled city, bearing a message of love to the disquieted spirit, an assurance that there is a better joy awaiting those ' who have ceased to rejoice because their wealth is great, and because their hand is gotten much." On the way I met a' friend re turning from the theatre. 14 Did Ellen Tree succeed?" I asked. 'Did Ellen Tree ever fail,' he replied. No, all the world may fail; but Ellen Tree, sweet El- ; len Tree, cannot fail.' I entered my home, my old dear friend Mrs. S. was sitting alone reading so in tently, that she did not observe me. Her book touched the fountains of feeling. She wiped, her spectacles, and once or twice laughed aloud. Ah ! thought 1, books have, not failed. These exhaustless ma gazines of happiness, these silent minis ters to the soul, these welcome and tac cessful missionaries to all parts of the civilized world, bare noi and tannotfailP As I went to my room I met our faith ful curse, going her accustomed round to take u last look at the sleeping children. ' Kindness tnd fidelity in domestic ser vice have not failed,' thought I, as I look ed at their impersonation in this excellent woman; 'nor has their aveeUrt reward failed,' I farther thoughC when one of the little girls, herlumbers for a moment bro ken, murmured, kissine her nurse, O, is it you, mammy,' and then shv (ell into the arm of sleep, the 'sweet restorer, who never tails to innocent, healthful Child hood. . Morning, and the sun, who always meets his engagements, carne, and clouds, which, in this spring-lime seldom fail, ap peared, and poured down their nourishing stores, threatening to disappoint mv pro ject of a stroll to Hoboken with a party ot cnuuren who were watching the hea vens, as nothing else is now watcbtd, but the money market The morning passed, dinner came, and the desert, and the babj, the youngest of the six, and the pet of them a!!. She looked as bright as Gui do's Aurora, as she made her grand en tree in her brother's arms, attended by her train of sisters. At sight of her the clouds of care, that in these careful times accumulate, vanished from her father brow. Her mother, greeting her with the chorus of her nursery song. Ching a-ring a-ring chinf chec Iloa ding a liukcm darky !" -4 To which she replied by clapping her hands and dancing her feet, and. then amidst the exclamations of her loving au dience, she played her part 'almost standinglone,' 'almost saying mamma.' sitting in the centre of the table, and roll ing an orange to each, and replying to the caresses of all with a grace and signin cance never in the world seen except from the youngest of every happy home. 'Riches may take to themselves wings,' thought I, 'and fly away,' but the love of parents, of brothers, and of sisters, the beauty and joy of infancy.the riches which heaven has ordained and watches over, nrer fail.1 The clouds passed on and we went to Hoboken. The grass, freshened by the recent shower, seemed greening under our feet. The birds were on the wing singing a te deum for the return of spring. The buds were bursting into leaves, the dog-wood was just unfolding its white blossoms, and violet opening its blue eye 'Nature has not faileil,1 thought I. Oh ! that the worn, disappointed, heart-sick denizens of yon city .would come forth, and enjoy r possession common to all which wealth cannot buy, nor poverty sell, chartered by heaven, and independ ant of this bank-note world.' On our return, I met in the boat my frien'.'s Mr. and Mrs. E. They have shared the disasters of the times, "without having provoked them by speculation or axtravagan'-e, and now square for a humble country lodging. They were both cheerful, she rather more so than usual; and when I remarked this, she said, ' I have a reason for it, I know' what we enn and what we cannot loose; and the balance is, beyond estimation, in our favour. This is no place nor time for sentiment,' she glanced her eyes fondly from her husband lo her little boy who held her hand, or I would tell ydfb what is most precious I have not lost, but even here I ma v sav. that though mv husband business has failed his intpontv nV.iliitr industry, and enternrise has not hild 1 Neither,' thought 1, does the fidelity of .l-4a J a true neartea wile, ner tenderness, forti tude, and elevatedness, put her to what trial you win, ever fail I 1 he next day wa3 Sundar. In the evening our pastor preached upon the times, ana iromtne text, wno shall sepa rate us from the love of God;' and I be lieve not an individual left the church without a sense of the littleness of those temporal possessions that are liable to faW. and a deep gratitude for those eternal and illimitable riches that are offered to our gasp. When I went home I found the following note from Helen J. " My dear friend, my father has at last consented that I shall not participate the great bankruptcy, so pray come to-mor row, tne day originally appointed for my wedding, and witness my non-failure Thanks to my mother 1 have been so in structed in domestic economy, that I may indulge in the luxury of marrying the man I love though be hare not above a thousand dollars a year, and as I hold true love, capacity, industry, and frugality to be a sufficient security, I do not fear that we shall fail in our conjugal partner ship.' A Parisian belle, during thecho!era pa nic painted over her door, no cholera to be spoken of here !' I vou!d go a little farther and daring the panic, not only prescribe the agitating topic, but suggest others which if duly considered, would re lieve the pressure, to which even the good and manly are too passively yielding. iYeu; York, May, 1837. From Ou CkarUUon Ouritr. THE MORAL LAW OF ACCUMU LATION. We hare received an excellent paraph let, vvith this title, being the substance of two Discourse, delivered in the first Rand at Meeting: Hons. Providence, (R. I.) on the lith May last, by Francis Wayland. The author wields truly an elegant pen, and under the influence cf an enlightened piety, and a noble Zeal for the welfare of his MlgSv men, has under taken in the discourses before us, to draw' moral lessons, and both religious and practical uses, from the distressing erisis which now convulses the commercial world. -The task bc.'ore him required aa allusion to political matters, but he has performed it with a delicacy and proprie ty, showing him to be above the iafluence of party feeling, and to be actuated only by the spirit of that gospel, which pro claims 44 peace on earth, and good will to ward mn ;" and in touching on matlers" so much out of his usual line of duty, be has exhibited a fund of practical good, sense, from which even the initiated may draw instruction. The author selects as his text, the que ry of the prophet Amos, fiii. 6.) "Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?" After a few preliminary re marks, he proceeds thus eloquently U pourtray tkt evil which has orerspreai the land. " That theio is, at present, evil in ia city and in the country, no one, 1 pre: sume, will be inclined to doubt. A crisis "I apparently inextricable lioancial em barrnssment has arrived, to which no.li ing man hath ever beheld a parallel. Wv are already in the midst of a mcmorab'.. ' commercial catastrophe. Exchanges throughout every part of our country arr almoitat au absolute Mnd. The sales man sits, the livelong day. with folded hands in the warehouse which o lately was thronged with eager purchasers. Tbo busy mart is deserted. The exchlnga shows, here and there, an anxious group, trembling at the hourly intelligence ot some new and moro alarming disaster. Yoa may . pass, in quitt meditation, through streets where, but a few month since, you could scarcely thread your way, elbowed aside by jostling multitudes And if you go abroad into the country, a no less melancholy spectacle awaits you. The hum of the manufactory ij dying a way. The watetfall is turnt d off from thus wheel. The whirl, of the spindle has eased. Theciick of the loom is unheaid. The manufacturer, who but yesterday gazed with pride upon the stately edificu and the smiling village encircling it, that hath told to all the country the story of his opulence, now beholds it all' turned into useless heaps of stone nnd mortar, which are proclaiming on every side tho tale of his hop lo?s insolvency. Nor hath this calamity fallen only upon the rich. The operative who, a few months since, in the importance of a man who could command his own terms, was at the same moment demanding hiirher wares nnd insisting upon returning for them a less amount of labour, now wanders unem ployed ; and gladly would he accept of any compensation that might avert the danger of starvation. Fortunes, which it cost a lifetime to build up, are passing away like a shadow. He who, but yes terday, reckoned up his ealih by mil lions, would gladly eurrcftder all. itthere by he might tavo his credit unimpaired, and amid the general ruin find himself solvent. He who, but yesterday, beheld, on every side, the trophies of Ins success ful enterprise, now beholds with astonish ment his hoarded treasure transformed, ns if by magic, into bits of worthless, aye. it is well if they b not worsd than worth ss paper. It reminds tu of the Mofies of enchantment. It seems as though wo had been living in ant ideal world of grove?, and forests, and towers, and pala ces which, at the watinr? of the necro l.mancer's wand, have disappeared in an tMomiiL , ouu uuiiiing remains out me oar ren heath, the arid sand, the naked rock, stretching away as far as the eye ran reach, mocking expectation after expecta tion, until imagination itself cannot pass beyond the boundlessness of the desola tion. 3Ir. Webster's Speech AT T. LCCIS. TheCt. Louis Republican of Thursday the 15th intL says, that "Mr. YiYUlcr, havmg sojourned among us since Friday last, finally embarked on board, the steam boat United States yesterday morning for Alton, in company with a committee from that place, together with, a large number of our citizens. We ventcre to say, with out fear of contradiction, that no man who has visited Missouri, was ever more cor dially received by all parties." 1 The Bulletin sa vs of the barbecue given Mr. Webster on "the 13th inst. that - tha Western shores of the Mississippi never before witnessed such n cpneourse of cit izens as collected to honor the great talents and faiae of the Hon. Daniel Webslsr.od the 13tb inst. Where the barbecue waj prepared, the whole grove was animated with thousands in their gayest costume, with splendid equipages, filled with lovely oecop&nis, with the young and the ola, the professional man and the mechanic. the studious and the bard working, all anxious to henr and see the man, whose, arrival here had aroused so much curi osity. A tier of tables was arranged ia the centre of the grove et conveniently, as that the position ot the guest was ele vated above the space around. Ore r thus centre, tha banner of the stripes and run m richly tutpendedfornic j a canopy
The People’s Press and Wilmington Advertiser
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July 14, 1837, edition 1
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