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F. C. Hill Editor anil Proprietor.
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Wilmington, North Carolina.
VOL. .II. NO. 44
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 1837.
WHOLE NO. 96.
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B VERY F RID A Y MORNING.
Tsans,
Teres Dollars ikr annum, in advance.
ADVKflTISEJIESTS
Not esceedin? a rtquare inserted at ONE DOLLAR
tht drat, and TWEM Y-FIVB CENTS for eacii aubse
gaant insertion.
No Subscribers taken fo less than one year,
and all who permit their subscription to run over
a year, without giving notice, are considered
bouud for the second year, and so on' for all suc
ceeding; years.
No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
paid, unless at the option of the E'iiior.
KX OFFICE on the outh side of Market Street, be
low the (Joint House, i
Crockery and Glass,
AND -
Family Grocery Store
Zi. B. PHIPPEN",
TTAVING piirrhs-H a large part of the
"SPLENDID ST002C of crockkht
; a Nn oi. ass wjA'tK, beionin to tlie estate, ot O. K.
1 Wli.LirORD, deceased, would respectfully inform
his friends both in town and country, that he has
taken ihat .well- known stand, southeast corner of
Second and Market streets, formerly occupied by
H. A. London, wh re he will be cvr ready to
accommodate them with such articles as may be
store, and trusts, by particular attention, to
pain the cor. fidonce .and receive a share of public
patronage.
Crockery:
Beautiful Dining S-t, Breaktast and Tea do.
Large' China Coffee Cups,
Dining and Breakfast Hlales, from 23 cents to-
tS$ a dozen.
China, Fronch,and common Dishes,
Fruit Dishes, iSteuk do. Howls of all sizes,
Pitchers of various patterns, A " .
Mugs, from Gd to Is. Sc. &c.
Glass.
" A large variety of Glass Dishes, and Plates,
cut onu plain,
CutGlais Decanters, Glass Pyramids,
Champagne and Wine Glasses, Tumblers,
Glass Mil's, and Cundiesticks,
Common and cut Glass Lamps, large antj small,
Passage do. Shades andJluss Jais. ;-
Also, STONE WARE,
Groceries, Sc. i
Sugar, Tea, and Coffee, super, and fine Flour,
Rice, Corn find Meal, Laid, and Butter,
Table Salt, Molasses, Lamp Oil,, Race' and
Ground Ginger, Starch, Pork and Beef,
Plug and paper Tobacco, Segnrs,, and Scotch
Snuff, Lucifer Matches, Blacking,
Powder -and Shot, Bar Lead, Pocket and Pen
Knives, Padlocks, Jlorse Fleams,
Razor3 and Razor Straps, Brace and Bitts,
,,; Steels, Percussion Caps, a few good shot Guns,
and one superior Hifle, " double trigger"
4 worthy the -attention of sportsmen, &c.
A few Pieces 5-8 Sheeting.
A I. SO,
' CONFECTIONARY.
r Most of the above Stock is NEW, and of first I
Quality, and 1 can safely say I can afford to sell
at cash '23 per cent less than the usual retail
a
prices. ,
L. B PHIPPEN.
Wilmington, October 13th, 1R37. . 3i- tf
(Carriages.
rTWO Splendid Carriages which
were made to order, and of the best materials,
for sale low by
rORTER & SIIELTON.
WHmine'pn, October 20iU, 137. 40 tf
Cheaper lha n eve r before of t red in
this Maiket.
TfcRY GOODS Ol almost every CleSCVip-
. . it . i
l otion, and FANCY ARTICLES, i'fcttM
. ! FUMEKY, Ac. &c: at wIioies.de ana retail,
By PORTER & SIIELTON.
Wilmington, October 2tKh. 1837. 10 tf
Tin Jlfanuf actor y.
THE Subscribers would inform the
Public that ihoy till continue the business of I
manufacturing TXUin all its different branches. !
AUo, repairing of all kinds done at the shortest
notice, and in the best manner.
j . LlKtWISE,
They have constantly on hand a full
I Assortment of
JAPANNED TIN AND BRITANNIA
Wares.
PORTER & SIIELTON.
Wilmington, October 2"th. tKT7 : 40 tf
Will A. u imams
HAS just returned from New York,
'and is now opening his FAIXa XJXL
POHTATIONS. He rl.uiers n,niscll that
bis 6i I UoK. wilt atloid a choice to the nmst fas
tidious taste, npd his PRICES no ground for th?
most parsimonious to chuflVr.
. Wilmington, October -20 h, 1337. 92 tf
LIME.
(0 Casks for sale.
Apply to
P. W., FANNING.
. 's. Also,
; ' Paints, Oil, Glass, Putty, Dye Stuff, Looking
- Glass Plates, for all siie . frames Sal Sod, for
washing Clothes without labour- Oil Sonp, very
f powerful Emery, Salanumiac, Borax, Pearl and
Pol Ashes, Chamomile Flowers, Acids, Canada
fjalsam, Camphor, Gold and Silver Leaf, and
various other articles.
Painting, Glazing, Gilding, Papering, Bell
Hanging:, &c, as usuat.
Oct. '20th' 1837 40 t-f.
TDIL PLEASANTS,
T DENTIST,
WILL be in Wilmington in a short
time. He has biought wilh him from
. prance a BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF
rPMITPTr. His slay -will be short ;. and he
would be obliged to those who may require his
ervices, to apply to him immediately on his
lyetteviHc, October 29th. 1837. 43 tf
Rags! Hags!!
vT ASH or Goods at OASH prices, will be
eircn for COTTON AN L LINEN RAGS,
: , L. B. PHIPPEN,
' R E. Cnmer Court ITouxe.
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BY MRS. ABOT.
The mystic science is not mine
Thai Eastern repords teach,
I cannot to each bud assign
A sentiment and' speech;
Yet, when in ybnder blossomed dell
I pass my - lonely hours, .
Methinks my heart interprets well
The eloquence of flowers.
Of life's first'thoughtless years they tell.
When half my joys and grief -Delt
in a lily's opening bell,
A rosebud's drooping leaf
1 watched for them the sun's" Bright rays, .
And feared the driving showers, ;
Types of my girlhood's radiant days
Were ye, sweet transient flowers.
And sadder scenes ye bring to mind,
The moments ye renew
When first the woodbine's wreaths I twined,
' . A loved one's grave to strew; .
On the oid turf I weeping spread
My offering from the bowers, , v
Ye seemed meet tribute to the dead,
Pale perishable flowers..
Yet speak ye not alone, fair band, '
Of changefulness and gloom,
Ye tell me of God's gracious hand,
That clothes you. thus in bloom,
And sends to soften and to calm ,
A sinful world like ours,
Gilts of such purity Bnd balii
As ye, fr;sh dewy flowers.
And while your smiling ranks I view,
In vivid colours drest,
My heart, with faith cofirmed and t rue,
- Learns on the Lord to rest;
If He the lilies of the field
With lavish glory dowers,
Will he not greater bounties yield
'To me, than, to' the flowers?
Still, still they speak around my track,
Some faded blossoms lie,
Another spring shall bring them back, '.
Yet bring them, but to die :
But we forsake this world of strife,
To rise to nobler powers,
And share those gilts, of rndlesa life,
Withheld from earth's frail flowers.
O may 1 bear your lessons hence,
Fair children of the sod,
Yours is the calm mute.eloquence, -
That leads the thoughts! totJod : .
And oft amid the great'and wise, ;
My heart shall seek these bowers,
And turr. rom man's proud colloquies, - -
To commune with the flowers.
Petition to Her Majesty for; Preserving the Royal
&lud at tliniiplon Court.
BY, THOMAS HOOD.
Liege Lady! all the nation's in higfrdud-
geon that Lord Melbourne s brains should be
so muddy, ) '. . , ' ':
As to advise you sell your royal stud,
VV hich to preserve should be your royal study.
Poor nags you would not ; in your stables ,find
Lvkecavalry of Lvans called Dc Laeey-1
No! I do rather hope your royal mind
Is naturally tonu ot something racy.
Prayj what has Hampton done, that you should
trounce ill-
naturedly its prancers and its sport 1 r
You have a breed of asses in the council,
Do keep a breed of horses in the court!
His truth, who says that you should sell them,
fails ;
eve,' li
Believe, liege lady, he tells a crammer;
You'll
set your people biting all their nails,
.. If.you put up your horses to the hammer.
I like these money-turning Whigs, indeed ; .
Who into coin change every thing they're
able
You're just i?isfaZZ, and .'they would sell the
steed
It does'nt make me think they're very stable.
I dare say thy believe they're very knowing,
think thev re close to their official
official shelves:
And when they sei the horses "going
gome,
Its nearly time they should
selves.
bo gone
thtm-
The nation quite in Hampton Court rejoices. '
.What sell its stud of sted beyond all praise!
Say, shout the people with indignant voices,
And the stud echoes with a hundred neighs!
Trjen sell them not, dear ladj, I implore ye;
Of tears 'twill set your people shedding
floods ;
I'll tell you what will make Vm all adore ye,
':.' Kick out your Ministers and keep your bloods
SOBAPS.
" Vill you allowr me to inquire vy you
makeup your bed under that 'ere deal
table ?" said Sam.
" Cause I was always used to a four
posted afore I 'came here, and I find the
lees of the table answer just as well,"
replied the cobbler. L: Pickwick.
There is now living: in Spitalfields an
undertaker whose christian name is Mark
a nihnr.tr A wtitr observino- a funeral at
" o - c ...
tended by this personage, ana lorgeuiag
the solemnity of the passing scene, ap
plied to his friend the words of Brutus
over the dead body of Caesar Here
comes his body, mourned by Mark An-
thofty, who, though he had no nana .in
his death, shall receive tne oeneni ui
dying."
Lahor and Recreation. is said that
. r ni-uiu th (tit j haw
m meiuwnoi iuaiuicucau, iuv 6"- ' .
made improvements in ironing, which
Kpnt"ttio Anr;no nn rhmmon roads
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a emnotK ni,r oJi f,cro ibp hot flat
.. UlUklUI U1IU J0VI .
m ' -j Kom
ad libitum tk;. ;,.mi,;r,;rYtriA rncre
aUye with the useful and ornamental.
.
A Ilia ! LUU1U1U1UC a ww-
. From the French.
TWO EMOTIONS.
It wu about sixteen vears sinc that
old General had withdrawn him
self from the world, its pleasures, and the
epucrr oi pontics, a soldier iroinjtne
early days of the empire, his manner of
life was changed, and his time eiven! un
to the exercises of a double nrrn nation
He consoled himself as well as he could
with .the gone by dream of glory, and
superintended with great diligence jthe
siudies of his niece, who with himself
occupied a m'odest cottage washed byjthe
pure waters of the Loire, a few miles
below Amboise. To nis iitle of preceptor
the old General added the still morelen
dearing one of "comforter." His niece
was of, that age when the heart vibrates
.with the softest emotion and the gentlest
sympathies in brief she loved. A union
was about to take place which, for its iful
filment, awaited the return of a young
officer of the army, then in Algiers.
Une evening, 'twas on the edge of sum
mer," a barque driven by the wind and
current, ladened with young people of
both, sexes, " gentle dames and gallant
squires," proceeded in the direction of Am
boise: The! echo of the river repeated
the sounds of a light Guitar, and the lac
cents of several musical voices v.ere
heard from its banks. The young troop
were singing the songs of the Loire,
compositions no less applicable to the
time and place than romantic and well
suited to the occasion.
"Let's take this' world as some wide scene,
(Through which in frail but bouyant boat,
WiuY skies now rude and now serene,
Together you and-I must float,
The old general saw little save the
wreath of blue smoke which was slowly
undulating from the bowl:of a Turkish
pipe "the charmer of an idle hour;" but
his air niece was lost in reverie.
The gay party on board had just finish
ed a beautiful canzonett entitled, Espour
et Retour,' and the young maiden, whose
thoughts V light as the air which fanned
her countenance, had flown on wings: of
love where Afric's golden rivers flow."
leaving behind a sentimental langour not
to be controlled, and two big round tears
fell almost unconsciously upon the hand
of t,he general " Well, my dear niece,"
said the veteran reposing his pipe on the
table, "are you so weak that a song should
affect and distress you?" adding 'withal
some quaint but good humoured irony-to
his remarks. A few moments of silence
ensued, and now another boat glides by
It was freighted by the inhabitants and
some, of the dwellers on the banks of th
river. Immediately was heard sounds ot
rough music like the clang ol arms loud
and deafening; while the crash of instru
ments that seemed to rend the firmament,
harsh and discordant as the din of war.
Just then a moonbeam played upon the
liver-boat and the tri-colored flag is seen
reflected on the blue surface of the water
and two masculine voices are heard join
ing the clashing cymbals, and the clari
on's trump echoing to the skies the na
tional air.
"Allons, enfans, delapatriel"
"Uncle, what is the matter? You
shed tears I feel them hot and burning
How is this ? Can a song disturb you
dear uncle?' said the damsel: ironically
" It is; not a song, replied the old gene
ral : " it is the freeman's cry the people's
voice the national hymn. Weep, weep
tears of joy my child. The romance
" Du Retour is worthy of .'our best sym
pathies the women will understand thy
appeal, and the olc veterans will compre
hend mine."; In the first boat was th
friend and lover returned triumpnant
from Algiers ; in the second the citizens
who had come to the general, set-king
in
j him a chief pledged to maintain the cha-
racter and extend far and wide the renown
of the old soldiers of La Loire.
PIRA C Y AMD THE DRAMA.
ThP Inie rlarinrr niracv committed On QUT
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noblest packet ship the Susquehanna,
has ojven rise to a lew reflections in our
mind, oh the1'-subject and tendencies! of
certain dramas that we think will not
be altogether unacceptable to our readers,
We derive these reflections from a recol-
' .
lection of the iono and succeSsful " run"
eniovdatthe Walnut street Theatre ! of
this citv: durino the last winter, witn tne
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magnificent play of " La title tie fx- io proauce, me juuge oruereu a ceniucaie suits, i ne numoer oi rrefsei repreient
rate of the Gulf the very obiect of which to.be made out in favor of the claimant led was not so great a we had reason to
J ' i .
is, to render that hero worthy as u were, oi
public esteem and admiration. Un one
.. ..?!
ic esteem and admiration, un one
sion, we well remember, counting
.a friend, a large number of tars the
e of our country in. the pit of this
occasion
I . .
Innde ot our country
. ,nn.p lhp were
most enthusiastic, ever during the - excel
lent acting of Conner, their eyes wre
nxed uoon hi motion. their ears arann
in everv word that he uttered. Alas I
that in this our moral city, sac h noble fel
lows should have Irequenten tne tneatre, one oi tne most respectable journals in I Committee, provided they meet the appro
only to have theiriminds contaminated- that or any other State of the Union. It nation of the absent Presses. Thst this
to be taught that a man who, although
Daniv irucnucu iu iuc munwu vi uu
V ' . . 'a'.j
countrymen oy an m pmuuusm.-uau
Otnerwise irampieu on eery mw, uumau
l.nd J!nirMl finH that !lh II mn hl
- sentiments apd conduct, should be worthy
I - . . .
1 of their aonlause 1 -
- Round after to una, ot acclamalWD, peal
. m ,
after peal of cheers and bravos, resonnded
I :.U: il,. anallc nf thet IhMlra pliiltM1
by whom an d by what? Why. by the
speeches and acts of a pirate, a robber, a
murderer
It is not our intention to preach a
long sermon on this matter. The infer
ence is obvious; and will, we think, come
home to every well-regulated mind that
thus robing Vice in the garb of virtue on
the stage, has a tendency to demoralise
our youth that this representing a pirate
captain, the terror of his day and genera
tion, asa hero is an inducement to young
and thoughtless seamen, celebrated as
they are for bold enterprise, to emulate
the deeds of a murderer especially when
that murderer .is placed befere their eyes,
as an idol of national prido and popular
affection.
We are supporters of the legitimate
drama. We deem the staire to be
. "The glass of fashion and the mould of form;"
and therefore, would approve of such
plays onlv, as shew Virtue in her fairest
and most fascinating colors, and Vice
" As a monster of such frightful mien,
That to be hated, needs but to be seen."
On .these grounds, we object to our
emples of Thalia and Meloomene being
polluted with such nieces as either induce
a morbid taste, or encourage a profligate
and wicked example. The plays and
operas ot " La Fitte." " The Brigand."
and,4Fra Diavolo," are of this class: and
in literature, the same just denunciation
will alight on Bulwers novels of Eugene
Aram and Paul Cliflodj'for in them, all
he hner sympathies of the audience or
he reader, are enlisted in favor of crimi
nals the common enemies of their race,
the foes of domestic peace, and the con
temners of rel igion.
. Let us, then, deem it a national dutvto
discountenance all such depraving exhibi
tions as the drama of" La Fitte," and as
virtuous Americans, armed with the spirit
of our fathers, encourage only such plays
as are calculated to
" Reform the morals and improve the heart."
Saturday Chronicle.
THE LA TEST SLA VE CASE DECIDED
From the New York Sun.
Henry Metsler. otherwise called Nat,
who was some weeks since arrested on a
claim brought against him by Mr. J. Me
fherson, ot Fredric county, Md. and com
mined on a writ of habeas corpus granted
by the Recorder, was yesterday brough
before Judge Betls for an examination
into the identity of the prisoner as the
slave of the claimant. His counsel. Mr
Dresser, objected to adjudication of the
case in the U. S. Court, inasmuch as the
claimant, by taking recourse to the state
law in the obtaining habeas corpus, bad
bouhd himself to abide the issue under the
state jaw. ana naa aeourrea nimsell irom
transferring the case to this court. Judge
Bet(s decided, however, that the claimant,
in availing himself ot the state law, in ob-
taining the detention and securing of the
prisoner. did not withdraw the case from
the authority of the court. Upon this
decision the counsel for the claimant pro -
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posed to go into the evidence and called hafJ by the office holders, and the favor
a witness pn the part of the claimant ; but jles of the Administration.
Mr. JJresser oojectea, and contended that
the statute confined the claimant solely to
documentary testimony, taken before and
certified by magistrates of the state from
which ''the alleged fugitive has fled. Judge
tsetts, however, was of opinion that the
statute contemplates no such restriction,
and directed the testimony to proceed.
Otho I. Cook deposed that he knows
the claimant and the claimed, and the lat
ter was a slave to the former. Prisoner
wa3 called Nat. and witness had had al-
most daily interpourse with . him for a num-
berol years, ; down to October, 1833, when
prisoner eloped. Is positive the prison-
er is the man, and equally positive that
he fled at the time staled
To rebut he testimony of Mr. Cook,
Mr. Dresser produced a paper, dated EI-
'lisburgh, N. J. Aug. 15th, 1833. purpor
ting to oe a certificate of Joseph Ellis,
that Henry Metsler had labored for him
a oraaun, mm was oi gooa cnarar.ier, ,c.
&x. On the strength of this certificate.
Mr Dresser moved for time to bring into
court Mr Ellis, or other witnesses to prove
the validity of the certificate and its nuth ;
ill . w- - . .
oui juage celts aeciaea mat sucn evi
dence was entirely incompetent to in.
peach the testimony ot 3lr. Kooic, and
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ir. uresser navmg no mnner eviuence
c 'mi. . : c . I : I .j
x ue ceriiucaie wan nccuruiugiy rxrcuieu,
and tne prisoner was remanaea .o prison
I r i : :n . k i: .
ana tne prisoner was remanaea .o prison
for safe keeping till the claimant shall see
proper to remove him to Maryland, where
he will have the right of conttndine, be-
fore a tribunal of that state, the raliditt
- Mr. McPherson s claim.
i.F.iiirjriirjLia.
TWESTY FIVE FACTS,
The subjoined array of facts, succinctly
- stated, is from the New Jersey Frtdonian.
presents a brief but pregnant history
vm vtiniurm jut me lari eiui vears.
n J . t. .
vic auu weigoty as are me wnoie
inw tuarges. mere is not one Ot tnem,
irP Ml lVP tx-Kiok ii nnt om.iIU. .(
clearest proof; and, what is more, the
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list miznc oe extended to doable the length
witn otner lacu, equally coridemnalory aud
-
eqaally true. . Posterity will read with
Anflr thai a m4 ntl VivahI
with such abuses of potrer, and to limit
a failure in all the promises by which it
deiuded the multitude, and obuined pos
session oK the Government, should have
been able to preserve its ascendancy for
eight years, with a People so well inform
ed as the major part of ourown certainly
are. History, howerer, will solve the enig
ma, when it unfolds the influence which
patronage is capable of exerting in cor
rupting the People, and controlling the
freedom of elections. . For the lfonor of
free government, it will have also to re
cord, we trust, that imposture and i is rule
soon had their days, and- were theu dis
caided forever.
PACTS.
It is a fact, that when the present party
came into DOwer. the rountrv tva at
peace, prosperous, and happy.
is a fact, that we are now at war. and
in a state of deplorable miserv and ruin.
it is a tact, that the party promised to
make the nation better offthau they found
it.
It is a fad, that it is incomprably
worse off
It is a fad, that they promised reform
in abuses which they said had crept into
tne administration ol atlairs.
It is a fact, that these abuseJ hare in
creased tenfold.
is a fact, that they promised econo
my in the national expenditures. This
was a cardinal point with them.
is a fact, that these expenditures
have increased threefold.
It is a fid, that an expenditure of 13
millions a year, under the Administration
of Mr. Adams, was deemed so eitiavu-
gant as to be the cause of his dismissal
Irom office.
It is a fad, that the expenditures are ;
now otiween thirty ana forty mil
lions a year, and more called for.
is a fad, that under the former Ad
ministrations, the sending of numerous
diplomatic agents abroad was considered
ground for serious complaint, and a source
of great corruption
is a fact, that this description of
agents are more numerous now and nnnh
more expensive, than they have ever been.
It is a fad, that the occasional employ
ment, by the Administration, of pn-on
who had been members of Congress, was
denounced as a gross abuse of pat ro nitre.
and made " corruption the order of the
"ay- . ! ral condition of ram. at the epoch of the
is a, fact, that more members of Con- j discovery of the Art of Printinp ? Monk
gress have thus been employed by the ih Aupemition hung like an incubus of
party in power, two or three to one. than I niht uoon him. Kinps ruled bv direct
ever receivea orace under lormer Aumm
isirations.
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is a fact, that the present party found
9 a
plenty ol money in this country, aud
Of
the very best description,
It is a fad, that money is now ruinously
scaice, and hardly worth having when ob-
tained.
is a fact, that silver and gold were
as common as paper when this party
took the reins of Government
1 is a fact, that it is now only to be
. a raeL that silver and trnld were
then the property of the People.
j . o
It is a fad, that they are almost exclu
sively in the enjoyment and under the
control of the Government.
is a fact, that from the very day that
the present party came into power they
commenced experimenting upon the capi
tal, industry, and currency of the nation.
is a fact, that this capital is now
greatly diminished, the industry paralvz
fd. nnrl the rurrpnrv in unutterable CON
fusion
i. a fac, that the Dresent party have
had mntrnl in nlmost all the Ftates as
Well as in the United States.
is a fad, that whenever they have
exercised power, it has been to the public
detriment.
is a fad, that with a surplus revenue
in the Treasury, one year ago, of more
lhan jorty mM'ions; the Treasury is now
declared to be bankrupt !
From the Raleigh Register.
editorial Convention.
We subjoin the proceedings of this
body, which met in this city on Monday
last: and we are nrmly persuaded that
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iney win oe productive oi benehoal re-
t .Ti i.. . ,
i anticipate, oui tne leuers laid Deiore tne
Lonrentton eTidenced the tincere regret
!.. , .
uonrentton evidenced the tincere regret
entertained by several of the Corp, on
account of their inability to attend: There
are 25 Presses in the State, and 13 re-
nf rrtntJ f -
tablishmenta unrepresented. This, how-
I eter, will offer but little obstacle to the
I main nurnoses of tne Convention. J neir
assent to the agreements entered into can
I be easily obuined by the Corresponding
of will be the case, we have bat little doabt.
ana ioil nrecnunu, iuv nwuu v vhui
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ol rress win preseoi o niHp.t wuiiuy
Jtne imiUlion oi ne ii-;iuiijr iuivu8uuui
iL. il. ITam.
Notwithstanding the difference which
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I ezistea oeiween iue rocmoers in poiiuca
sentiment, me greatest narmony prermiled
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hi their oeii Derations. May the arrange-
I mnft ntereO into nmv lh hvViaar
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f a general return to that course 1
courtesy and kindness by which the Prtd
hould always be characterised.
CONVENTION OF EDITORS.
According to previous notice, a Con
vention of the Editors of North r.mli
assembled in the Court Huse in the city
of Riltigh. on WVdorsdiy. the 1st Nor.
inn. for the purpofeof adopting rnrararrt
lor the mutual txnrfu of thf fratrrnity.
The following Prfe vr-re represent
ed, viz: the SlanJirJ.Sla rand llerister,
of Raleigh; the lle-orle-. Hillsborough:
. I Vestc rn Caroliniinnnd Cd rolma Wctck
man, Salisbury ; Southern Citizrn. Ash
borough ; Spectator. Newbern ; Obst ret r,
Fayettevilltj ; Teletype. Grecnabo rough.
Free Press. Tarborouh ; Journal, Char
lotte; and Spectator, Milton.
On motion of Mr. Loring, Mr. Heartt,
of the Recordrr. was appointed Chair
mi n. and Mr. Gaief. of the Register. 8.
cr.-Ury. j
Alter i free iiiterchsnfe of opinion, re
alive to the a;y-o,ui4te milters for the
sansi.leration of th. Convention; on mo
tion of Mr. L-nM v. Committer, consist
in j of M.-JMr. J4"S.?, Liring and Hamp
ton, wrrr appointed, uith, instructions
to embody in a Preamble and Resolutions,
the views'of the Convention, and report
the stmeto the Convention, to-morrorr.
On motion of Mr. Swjiin,the Conven
tion adjourned u:ul to morrow, lOoVlock.
TnungDAY. 10 o'clock.
The Convention pi?e:nb!eJ. when
Mr. Gales, from the Committee, yesterday
appointed, made the follonin Report:
Of all the advantjg- which have re
mhed from wrmt ure called modern disco
veries, it i. now universally admitted that
not one his produced o much brnt-fit to
soridy. as the Art ot Printing
Its prodigious -ff-ct. not only in our cwn
country, but throughout the world, is be
yond estimati on. I-t political theorists
argue as iney may let their wide-drawn
speculations tru-e relations between things
remote, and co-meet them by chains too
."ub'le for the eye of common sense let
them account fur the diffusive range of
popular principles and their necrarv
concomitants, popular inflitutions let
them impute their stability to peculiar
forms we trace thee wondrou effects
to a single wondrous cause the rant.
i ins conclusion reruns irom the rr-
J fiction of a moment. What was the rno-
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permission of Heaven. The thunders rf
the Vatican spread consternation through
entire kingdoms. It was the press ihut
dissolved the spell. This was the j?nat
light that burst upon the world and dis
rn tied its more than midnight darkness.
This it was, that gave winps to the spirit
of the Reformation a Reformation that
extended far beyond thepale ofihr Church.
It unfettered the intellect, and left free ibe
human mind. It raised man from the
dust, and taught him that he was not born
the tlavc of his fellow-man. It stripptd
tyranny o( its mask. ind placed power and
rigLt in happy counterpoise. It dissemi
nated those immutable principles, which
tench us that the end of all Governments
must be the happiness of man.
Such was the Pref i ; but the fct is not
j to be concealed, that its present rendition
is far beneath what it should be, whilst the
profits and character to be acquired bv its
conductors, are far from being commen
surate with the benefit it has. and is still
conferring upon society at large. Instead
of being the luminarv ol truth and intelli
gence, it has been unfortunately convert
. .
! "d. in too many instances, into a vthicle
' of ribaldry and personal defamation. In
the political contest, instead ot candid and
conscientious approval or condemnation
of measures, it has drawn forth from pri
vate life the venial erors of men and ex
aggerating an hundred-fold, has bt-!d
them opto the public rontempt and xidi-
cuie. 1 our WrOmmitiet) are, however, -gratified
by the reflection, that the Prrra
ol North-Carolina is as little obnoxious to
these strictures as that of any other Slllo
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iui uuiuu, uui wc nave mn occa
sionally gone astray; and to elevate lbs
character of the Press, its conductors most
carrfullyguard against those departures
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num cornxi course, wmcn nave so grrsi -a
tendency to impair us usefulness. By
siuuiousiy cultivating a mutual, spirit ct
kindness and forbears nee, and by doing"
justice to one another, the conductors of
the Press rosy raise it above the influ
ences which have depressed iu
To aid in this "consummation, so ce
rootly to be wished," your Commute
rrcommr nd the adoption of tne following;
resolutions ;
1. Resolved, That it t hould be the
pride, as it is the duty, ol those to whom
is confided the control of a free Press, so
to conduct, thai whilst, on throne hnd.
its whole energies shall he brooch!, to
hear opon public wrongs, tbcfSratVst
care should be exercised, ihsC in no cafe.
shall tt violate the ssDCtiry of private life.
io mis rna, tdttors should carefully su
stain in their discouions, from all person
amirs ana indecorous language, icrj,
should compel Corrrspoodrnts. in their
bested controversies, to respect the charac
ter of the Press and the community. nrt
find the means of poblicstion t lsewhtre;
and, in a word, they should endrarcr
October th, 1837.