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C. HILL, Editor and Proprietor.
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Wilmington, North Carolina: -
VOL III. JVO 30.
AUGUST lOtl. )l838;;
WHOLE NO. 134.
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WILMINGIVN RALEIGH
R A 5 1, KO A L , A N i
PETERSBURG RAILROAD.
TRAVELLERS arc informed that an
Engine connecting from the North and South,
with the Wilmington Jiailrood Company's Line
efS ages leaves Biakeiy every SunUuy, Monday,
"Wednesday,' and 'Friday, and always arrives in
tune at Petersburg to cotmect with the daily lines
of Railroads and Steamboats passing through
Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, dc. This
line leaves Petersburg for the South on Tuesdays,
(Thursdays, anil Saturdays, , in tune to connect
with the Wilmington Railroad Company's Line
f Stfttje.
Travellers may rcly.upon finding on this Line
careful and exj)ciicric.f-d Erfgineers,' attentive
Cantains of Train, atad comfortable Coaches.
Petersburg, December 15th, 1837. 101 tf
Oflc of the Porstmonth fe ilonnoke R. R.
Potrsinouth, V. May 23tli, 183S.
Great Central lioule
BETWEEN THE
NORTH AND SOUTH,
Via the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail
road, arid the Chesapeake Day
Steamboats,
'MIROUGFl "irom Halifax, N. C. to
New York,; in FORTY ONE HOURS,
Vel'TilRRB HOURS IN ADVANCE QV
-ANY OTHER LIME, and this without a Mo
ment's night travelling vn rttilrcfad soih of
Philadelphia, and Wl i'UOUT THE LOSS
'Of SLKEPr'l'ttus:
From Halifax to Portsmouth,
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14
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8
hours.
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Portsmouth to Baltimore
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elil
Pliiladelphia toNew YovK,
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Stoppages
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LcaVes llalifiix every Sunday, Wcdne
'driy and Friday, Baltimore every . Monday,
"Wednesday and Friday, and Washington City
every' Wednesday. Fare from Halifax to Phila
tlalphia, including every expense, (meals, pbrler-
To be published ur-ti! f-rbid in tile 'Augusta
Chronicle, SuVainmh Georfciaii," Charleston
Courier, Norfolk Herald,! Baltimore Patriot "&
American, Natior.al In e!ligenc r, U. S. Gzette,
Pennsy Ivanian, and New York Star, and ac
teounls sent to. the Office of the Portsmouth &
Roanoke Railroad Cmpany.'s 125 tf -f.
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS.
A LL Merchandisr, Ac. intended to be for--jHUwarded
on the RailroaiH, must be sent bei
Xween sunrise and eight otlock, A; M. Any
Un:g S'jnt aftet that 'tune cannot be taken-on that
tUy. Nothing will be received, uhlea ' it is put
Up n t lie rn'i.-fi substantial man ier. EvKry thiu
in.i-t have ilu owner's name liuukcd distinctiy
.tin :t. and a bill accompanying rt, specifying" the
toeigli, stating who it is from, .v ho it is for, and
whoro it is to nc kli,
r
merchants wii! r, heia responsir;i m
. i . 4 ...
eTery cao, ilr the f-vi$r:uon ev.y thing sent-by
ttis'it ilcrch:tii: hav.'ii c.oij'dir..if rU ot pr.Vi
Rrtr.!es
from tha' counu v, jii;
I t'xa them ;
ii-; c;:v i h it try v aviive, es
.lie
ComrAn v
til net U? r.".so:i3Tli!fc.for any th
s'liTpiert 'O reniain att :i? l-'pot nil niiriu.
Articles-, wtd .be diivcrd jut, and takcnofrHni
thd' following points ni
io;i;'. viz. ii
Point DcDot, .Vvsur oration, linr nuraw
S vAnip, aiid Utc J)epot, ncarc-otirh t'aslii-ngtori.
. 1 - L. Ii. H. SAUNDERS,
" ACi't cf 'i'raiisoortailr-..
Mny 12ih,:Sa. . ' 12 u
Pittsborougli Acadt ziiy, N. (j.
B1 HE Trustees of this Institution take jreat
M !lesur6 in announcing sao t'i? ti tends ot
! -education througJiout tne Staje, that they have
' enoa,red the --valuable services of Mr. J. M.
I Lovejoy to take charge of this Acad. my. The
Trustee -have' received' very, flattering icstinio
ni ils, (both as regards his ' qualifications ns a
1 tervchoi, and his habits as a gentjetiian,) fVom
1 several . gihtlcmrn of Gi eanvilie, N. C. wiiere,.
i 'in coiU5cqfianc9 of the sickliness of .the. climate,
1 Ir. Lovejoy ha ben r compelled- to abandon a
: Very flourishing school, nuniocring about seventy
boys ' which, in addition to letters received from
V Greenville, is an evidence of the estimation in
i whicJ this gentleman was held as an instructor.
Mr lvejoy i a grJuate, is said in be a first
rate mathematician arid linuist, and (what is of
irroUt importance,) is said to possess the ra.e
faculty ot imparting knowledge with facility.
The course ot instruction in the Pituborough
Academy will embrace all the lower and higher
branches of education, including Latin, Greek,
" and French. . U is designed to make this, as it is
believed it will become, a first rate Pxeparatory
School, for such ns are desirous ofenttring either
oahT classes of the University. Tlrssion
6f the school will commence the 4th Monday
Julv inst. Boanl can be had in respectable
v famiiiesitt SIO a mouth. Tuition at the ordinary
IUUunnteessarytospc
ta Pittsborough offers m point of health and
i locSy as it i- believed they are superior to those
H Racretarr to Trustees.
,ly ilth. 1KB. V., "Xb?
PrSy tnd Elizabeth Chy Phenix wUl PubUsh
the W :." - 2TV .borourh
abore
their accounts 10 me f uiuiiw ,
ccoc
IMPORTANT FACTS
Upwards of 150,odo of
DRi LEIDY'S BLOOD I. ILLS
Have been sold in Pennsylvania alone the past
six muuhls.
J rg'tlinSE Pills are recommended to all person
; ':. i,.-wever sfflscied, as a sate, gentle oi active
j 'Ugauver re mating '-and o!earrne the,stmach,
! P1r!',n the b'ocl, and rr;ovatink thej' whole
j-yMni, requiring no reclaim tVem Lccypution,
l-e.'iiperate living.
Tlic V ictor Woii?
v
i-
After loog. ted.ous.and xpensive experiment,
Dr. Eci i' ha, d.sciovf.'i-pd a inetholl whereby
the virlLe of Sarto-rarilii is extracted, so as to
lie . I'onucii in:u !ils, Qiith?aL destroying its
ejjLcacv.
iitiiu'iiirable attcmrfs l;ave been npade to ac
cci'rnplish this impot ti.u:i c jcct,Ebut alt failed. It
is liiipo.tant, b'ccjtise tue iSarsap'jrilli. as a
'.jMdieine. in all disease-? to which ioir.)und is
suojtjct, is yroducLxi e oi more real govd, than the
w.tiote catalogue oi meuicines in use.
Ask all respectable physicians the questfon,
'I What is the most effectual purifier cf the Hood,
and the inosl popular medicine used? I They
will answer unanimously, Sarsaparllla. "What
better recommendation can be asked t '
. DR. LEIDY'S i j
Sarsaparilla or Blood Pills,
; Price twenty hve Cents a Box.
One box of these Pills contains as niuck virtus
of the iSarsapaniia as one ooU of (he various
preparations of tfarsaparilia. uhidh test one
dtllar a buttle.
They must sorely command preference, for
they are not composed cf Sarsaparilla alone, but
contain in a concentrated state, in i the for net
a pill, the virtues of the principal lngidiems
Syrupa, and other preparations of Sacsapariila.
They are highly recommended bj numerous
physicians and ethers, (see directioins around
each bottle, in' ' ! t l
Rheumatic Affections, .
Scroiula, Er8ipelaa,
JaunJice, lieariburu,
DUeuses of the Livar,
tSkiu, Bones and Glaudfl,
Pato of the side, along
the Back and Cpme, over
.the region of me Heart,
Htid ttomJch,'' Li ward
Fevers, Jiad Taste In lha
Mouth, Foul Breath,
Flatulency, Indigestion,
Ulcerous Sores of ths aose,
throat, and body, fecal t
eruptions and! blotches of
the SKiu, j it
Drj aod" vratsry Pimplss
snd Pustules id .(lis lacs
and body, Tetter and Ring
worms, Dwelhhgand hard
suiug of the Glao.de oi ths
neck, in the groins, breast,
&c.fetiimach Cwuglis, Liver
Complaints, ! Water brash,
wantol appetits, ;
bour Lructations, and
Acidities ot the :Slom. cli,
And all the whole train of diseases resulting
from Impurity of the blood, constitutional Dis
eases produced by Mercuiy, or other minerals,
or the consequence of Syphilis, Lues Venerea
&c
For convenience of taking, as well ps making
but u small bulk, being in flat square foxes, con
venient for carrying in the pocket or for travel
ling ' purposes, they must be preferable to all
other preparations of oarsapanlla.
Aiso, -within the past six uiouih?, I Were sold
upwards of 4UUU bouiesot
DR. LEIDY'S
MEDICATED FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA,
Recommended in all the above affections,
wherein the Sarsaparilla B food pills are reeom
mended, and forming, an ex'cettent aufxiliary to
their employment; tot as the tnorbirl tiiscaed
humors, and other impurities ot the wlood,
corrected by the Medicated Extract fof Sars
panlla, they are gradually and most effect ua
removed from the system by the purgjativo pr
perties of the pills, which contain also A poraon
oi barsapartila in them.
oo superior to ah other preparations ot otrsa
panila is the above, that Diuggists and dthei
are in the habit of procuring froul the ppprifetor's
Store, one bottle, which costs but one ioilar, and
making therefrom one gall n of fcSyiiup, ( Con
pound cJyrup, and, as some call it, Cohceiitratexi
Comp.ui'd Ciyrup, which t'ey sell froni nfly cents
to Ooe d liar a half pint bottle, costing ilcm but
T O.DOLLARS PER GALLONi tl he fol
lowing is the way it is prepared, i I
1 aue olbs while ougar, cost abouj 12 cent?
per lb. 6 pints of Water, boil to cdnsBtence of
Syrup, then add one -bottle of Dr. Lady V b
trac'l of Barsapautla," the whole nfikin one
gallon of Syrup, and costing bit TWO
DOLLARS. ; . ;
lxunierous recommcmiations irom 3hysic3ans
and others, accompany the directions areliind
each bottle. Besides, usu all repe.tabie fljysiciaiis
the qi estton whai is the most enecit
of the blood, auu the most popular mcdiisne used t
Fliey wili tell vou ur.aniuiv.usiv. SARSAPA-
KILL A, the component parts ct the! foregoing
picparat'ons.
i - n
'I i rra v-:-rs, Mid aM persens, i;i la
ii u mm a r
sns r ihty are particu'arly rccurnme
'iiv.d'-u!. n symiuer- excursions wiu-'j-rv
lisel'i.
.did- ln-
finu them
riU'JE. ONE DOLLAR A BOTTL
J'rrepa.retl snd sold wholesale anjd ret,ai!S,
i'r. L.:u s .ilcaith cmponuia, lid bdrsel e3ja
VmeNo. 12.1, FJaladtlphia.- .'
' A I. SO,
Sc!d 'aUbe eff-ce of
in,
Wilmington, N. C. July SOth, 1838.
131 1Y
t.ork, Hum, Sugar,
20
BARRELS Mess Pork,
i0 Hogs' Jo! es,
50 " . L.Tltm,
; 10 Ildcis. Porto Rico bugiir,
6 " Cuba Muscovado do.4
f0 Hags Green Cuba Ccftee,
100 Casks fresh Thomasion Li
800t feet White Pine Boards,
5000 Gunny Cage,
S40o0 Prime Principe Segarw,
30000 Curacoa do.
10 Cases Boots and Kip Crogane,
LJ.0 dozen liuckeiSi . .
100 Boxes Soap, No. 1, i, & 3, in Urge'
1 1 and small oxes, I
0 Kegs Nails, assorted sites,.?
iO
Wrought Sptkes. jdo:
5 Puhcheons Refined Oil;
Molasses, Sugar in Barrels, Flour, Rice.
Wine, Vinegar, Bacon, ac.
FOB SALE BY
barry&brtant:
Jun 25th, 1838.
V2 tf
superior duality Socar,
bi Hhds. )
28 Tiercea, MOLASSES,
2fi Rhla.
Just received bv the Clara, and for sals hr
V BARRY & BRANT.
July 6th, IS38. 4 129 tf
Wanted to i Charter
A - VESSEL or Vesiela : to carry 135,000
Al BRICKS to Savannah. Apply to . J; ,
R. W.BROW!&50N.
vr;tm;rton. JulrSWi. 1838. ; t 133 tf
!
" To the Afflicted"
;. ' MUCH IN FEW WORDS Kv
tacts speak -Jor; themielvei. jC trial of
w jouwing preparations-will
. 'i: ' 'confirm the fucts. I -"gITHlN
thejpast six months Vere sold
V V upwards of J0 bottles ef
! Dlji. BEOHrE!tS
P ULMONA R Y PRESER V,A TI V E
For Coughs, Co!ds; Asthmas'; Calarrlis, lnou
enzas. vV hooping Cough, Pain of the Breast
. and Side, Spming of Blood, diseases of
tiie Breast ai.d Lungs, and aj proach-
ing Consumption. I
This medicine has been emnlovd tnr
ihrouv huutthe various parts of GermanV, and is
w(c jHcuLciTie, iv. wnicn confidence s ilure
placed for the oIojlc objections, ltisttu re em
ployed ' by physieiahs themselves, and univer
sally byeail. Certificates and recein'mifndaiioiis
accoinpiiny the directions.
. Price filly cents a bottle .
Also, withm thei past six months vr ere sold
uproar As of bottles Of i
DR.? LEIDY'S
TONIC AND AN riDYSPEPTIC CORDIAL.
An effectual remedy for Dvsoeosi a nrinHi
tion, for general debility or sveakness, Flatulency,
Loss pf Appetite, Sour Eructations und Acidities
or tneijtomachosiivencss Headache, Jaundice.
miuieni ana vinous oolic, &c &c. 6ic.
This medicine has cured rmnv cases. 'of from
one to fifteen years' standi,;, and tchere cdlvther
specijica, as, lotll as valuable meatcn.1 dzd. had
Jaikd to Cure, lis known reputation a suffi
cient warranty for its future success. Dyspeptics
are earnestly requested to make trial oi ii. 1 uay
will not be disappointed in its effects. Numer
ous recommendations accompany the directions.
, Priee one dollar a bottle.
" LEIDY'S j
VesrctaMc Febrile Elixir,
Warranted a permanent and effectual .Specific
for Fever and Ague, lruermiltent and Remit-1
lent Fevers, also, highly serviceable;, in
the BlauK Vomit, Typhus aud j
;,..'' , Yellow Fever.
This medicine has been employed throuffhout
the different Fever and Ague Districtaj in -the
United States and Mexico, with uncommon suc
cess, never having heard of a single failure.
. l'riee on dollar a bottle.
fThe foregoing; preparations are' putiin half
pint bottles, with fluted corners, and the! words'
" Leidy'8 Chemical Laboratorie, Phila.' blown
in the sides, and the signature of the proprietor
accompanying eaeh. . j
N, B. 11 the above preparations are prepared
by a regular physician and apothecary, and
warranted tree from Mercury, minerals, vr any
deleterious dings, that would require restraint
from occupation or temperate living.
or sale at j
I Dr. Ltidy's Health Emporium,
-. tiecQnd Street below Vine,'
I :! Philadelphia.
jTJrFor sa'.e alo at the office of
i W. WARE, Agent.
Wilmington, N C. July 20th, 1838. 131 1Y
THE undersigned, or in his absence, (Linton
James, Esq. vriil receive until the 15th of
September next, proposals for delivering on
board of lighters, in the Cape Fear River,! about
seven miles below ; ihe town of Wilmington,
2,000 perches of such stone as would be con
sidered the refuse of quarries. The stone to be
heavy and durable, and no one stone to weigh
less than six pounds, .
Also, at the same place, 1,100 blocks of heavy
and durable stone, the length of each block to be
about eight feet six inches, audits breadth and
depth to vary from sixteen to eighteen inches.
Also. 1000 tons of I heavy and durable stone, to
Be delivered at the wharf at Fort Caswell, 500
tons of which to be in blocks weighing not less
than one ton each, and the remaining 5001b be
composed of stones weighing not less than, fifty
pounds each.
The delivery of all the above Iojs of stone to
commence by the iirst of November next. I .
ALEX. J SWIFT,
Capt. U. S. Engineers.
Wilmington, July 2Gth, I83S. . Lte'bw
i f!3r The Fayeltcville Observer, and Jodrnal,
the New. York Evening Post, and Star, Phila
delphia Gaiette, and: Enquirer, Baltimore A me
rican, and Chronicle, will publish' this adver
tisement, until the 1st of September, and send
their accounts to the subscriber. 1
Proposals for Pilee. j
rElHE un lersind, or in his absence, Hlnton
H Jarpes, Eq. will receive until the 10i of
Septesnbo: next, proposals. for delivering al the
j.Ate.s' l.low Wiimiftg'cn, TvO PILES, vary-
WMalfs to be of pins i'bcr, and srbared'.bnj two
opfTcsiie:icesL so tnat the jttistance tiom taf-e o
tace .shail be
twelve inches.-- 1 he dei.very to
the .first t-f Oictrbr ntxt. f
J ALLX.J. SWIFT, j
cofnnence by
' j r. Cap: U. S. Engineer.
Wilmington. July-Ch-h, lS:. i: TW
iiANIk iii (.'Art i t'.v
26th Julr, 1S3S.
IS
A T ameetiqgof the Board of Directors his
. ji.dav , I 1 I .
iccsolved unnnimmslv. Thst this Bank ib
on lo-hiorrow resunia'the payment olits liabiUtitt
in specie. ;
' Copy from the-minutes.
! 132 tf JOHN HILL, Cashier.
WILMINGTCN, NPC. July th,
Viee Conau!ate'o! Foriaal for )
the Mate of North Carolina.
ALL persons- that are bound to any of the pt.rts
ofihe Portuguese dominions re requested
to apply to thi"Vice Consulate for their pass
ports, the strictest orders having lately been
received from the Government upon this subject.
1 JOSEPH A. SINTAS, j
1 t30 4W i Vies Consul fr Portofs!.
VILMlSGTON,23 Joilliq, I8W
! Vice Consuladode Portugal par'
b Estado da Carolins de Norte.
TPJOR ordem superior sao eonvivados todosos
Portugueres, resicnies n'esta Ciudhdsj do
Wilmington,! a ; coaiparecerem no Escriptari
cTeste Vice ConSUlad sn Second Street, nojdia
24 do coiTiente das 9 horas da manhan ate as!
da tarde, afin de darem o seo jure men to a nova
Constitoicao da Blonaiquia PortUEWia. i
s JOSEPH A. SINTAS, !
1 132 3 " '! 6, CojstiI de PoriajaL
GaltBoxca Snfjar, and Pork
3Q)0 Tork''
16 Boxes W hit and Brown Htva'na Sugar,
' 9tr Barrels clear Fork
1 25 do Joles, I? I
50 do'fresh No. 3 Mackerel, . ..
I Just received for sale, by i
f 1 I - BARRY & BRYANT.
: JalT 27th. im ii IS3 tf
Frovihe N'ctr York American. .
Good, wine needs no bash,' and goo.1 verses no
praise. Oar readers of taste will agree wrth us i:i cj!1
iug the follaw ina, bj Lieut, PaUc;, poetry real poetry :
TUB TWO VOICES.
BY; tltUT-.O. V?JPA7T$S, U 3. AUY.
TAVO voices swelled ?l'Uwarl the lea,..
I haicut-d while ihey sarg;
One. s i"i as lute on summer sea",
One hniili us
trumpet' & clang.
1st Voice.
Dau;:ht
r, rest ! No cloud of sorrow
Uuws thy urow wtin tears ut slam ;
Sleep to-ight ihedawnirigmorrow
fcioon for thee will smile again.
. Starlight siceps upon the water,
Sunlight slumbers in the West- .
Close thine eyelids, ijcniie daughter,
Nature's oiccs whisper- rest!
i - .'
Daughter, rest, T smooth thy pillow,
Lay thy heud upon it, sweet;
Here doth nevei roll the biliow, .
Here the. drum may never btat;
Light of war will ne'er come o'er thee,
SjuuikI of conflict rent! thy breast,
But, thy Father s lips before th-.e.
in thy dream, shall murmur "rest!"
Daughter, rest No thorn shall wcund thee,
'AJid thy dream of roses wild,! :
Mother's arm is clasped around thet,
other rocks her widowed child.
Sleep, the weary hei'd ia folded, .
Drowsy birds have sought their ties,
Hush! the song which :. father moulded,
Dies in slience daughter, rcsll
i . ; v . -
Two voices swelled jathwart the lea,
1' listened white they sang,
One 6oli as lute on summer sea, '
One harsh as trumpet's: clang.
2d 'Voice!
Forward ! 'mid the battle's hum,
Roughly rolls the daring drum ;
Victory; with her burned breath,
Calls ye, from her mouths of death, .
War, with lumd of crimson slain, '
Waves ye to the front again ;
Onward ! ere the field is won- , '
. Forward ! ere the fight is done.
- ' i. - 5
i j -
Forward I raise the banner high !
Toss us spangles to the sky, :
Let its Eagle, reeking red,
Float above the toyman's head,
Let its stripes of red and white,
. Blind again his dazzled sight.
Onward ! ere the field is won
Forward! ere the light is done.
. j 1 .'- . -
Forward ! to the front again I
Urge the steed, an'd loose the rein ;
vSpur! amid the rattling peal! -Charge!
amid the storm of steel.
O'er the stream, and through the glen,
Cowards watch the strife of mens
Onward I ere the field is; won -Qnward
! ere the fight is done- t
Buwanee, Florida. " .
PnAablv alludins to a certain battle, in which it was
sard certain troops could not be brought into action.
Life preserving Vest.-A. new fashion
ed ie preserver, in ithe shape of an ordi
nary waistcoat, has been invented at Hart
ford, Con. . It is made like any common
vesLwith the exception that ifie breast
anqa portion of the back are lined with
Injia rubber, which jean be inflated by thej
breath, in a few moments, and as well
in 'the wafer as out of it. It is not intend
ed that these shall be put on only when
immediate danger threatens, out worn at
all times when travelling on the water, a
the India rubber, when uninflated, does
riot injure the appearance I
; Am Com. Advertiser.
DWELLING HOUSES
roa sit.ci
TME subscriber offers for sale that de-
sirable, and p'easantly t tuated HOUSE
AND "LOT, on the north side of Market Street,
between Second and Third Streets, at present
occupied by Nir. A. A. Brown, This is a large,
i conven ent, arci pleasant house, ami the is
unusually large, wiih every convenience, vacant
space t oih er-os cf ih4 house, a large yard, and
a tin" grd-rt spt, stable!, &c. and sitoate in the
most hea'.tiiy aud pleasant part of Wiimihgton.
Th?'. ccTer.iei"!t and pleasant BRICK
DUELLING, wt;h ah excellent store ur.der-r.f-r.ti.,
siuistird near the Town Hall, and adjoin
ing Mr John Wooster's, at present occupied by
Mrs. La-p-yre. This: is a very convenient and
plesatu h"use, in excellent rtpair, near the
market, and Very convenient to tbe business part
of the town. The lot extends from Market
Street back to sh alley f -- ..
For particulars, apply to; Mr. "-y'''0"-
j I T. H. BYRNE.
August 3d, 193g.' j '.'' 133 tf
. tottecior'e Offlee, Wilmlngtos, N. C. )
AaaallBt, 1838t
TOJOTES of the Bank of Cape Fear, and of
l(ihe Wilmington Branch of the Bsnk of the
State, of twenty dollars and upwards, will be
received at this Office, in payment of Custom
House dues.
L. 11. MARSTELLER,
133 3w Col eetor.
FOR SALE,
A
GOOD seconl-hand double panel
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At the Roekepring Rnrr
Wnmington, August 3d, 18i.
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NOTICE.
'PHE copartnership heretofore existing
-1-under th-. firm of HOWEY &. ALLEN,
was dissolved on thei 21st instant; b j rautul
consent. '. ' ' - '. -
Those who are indebted to said firm, either by
note ot book account, will please call and sett's
on or before tbe first or October, with l no, rj.
Howey, otherwise, such claims tnutbe placed in
the hands of ancfScer for c4 lection. , - ' -
Wm. A. ALLEN.
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WHrnington, July 37th, 1838. , ISi 4w
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. From the Raleigh .Standard.
No. 9. STATE AFFAIRS.
Mr. Editor :'
ith dijftrenee eoHliriued. All my ob
jections lo ther plan u( lending cut the
funds of the Slate for Internal Improve
ment, stated in your last paper, assume it
to be certain that every thiug will fce fairly
conducted, that the Board will be-vijiiant
in the selection of debiois; and thej debtois
honest in applying the money solely to
the purposes of Internal Improvement.
Now in all this I may have ukemoo
much for granted.
. L"t the .Board be ever so ho!H tby
are not capawlr of enforcing and if rapt
bl they are not clothed witli anthori'v to
inquire into the application of th;. iTiOney
by oorrtpanit s which borrow it. Thes -are
speculating tiftis, and though I coubt
not North Carolina people ate as horns:
aa those of any State, yet even the assein
bl v of North Carolina is obliged ti& guard
by thnir laws against knavery anij Trands,
and he has lived to little purpose vyho has
not discovered that we also need rjray not
to " be led info temptation." It will oc-
ptatK
cur to minds less astute than thosej of spe
culators and usurers, how easy itito take
the covering of " a joint stoclt compnny to
construct sorrie work for improving the
means of internal transportation," and use
it for the purpose of procuring a loan for
I individual trajfic. A company mysi give
security- the members of the company
bein in the posssession of large jestates,
will he accepted by tbe Board tbe com
pany is entitled to the preference over in
dividuals and after a loan is rrjade at
4 1-2 per cent, the securities being in fact
the company, may each take his shir of
the. loan and use it for private speculation.
1'ney, as a company, may oree to
such a division of it until the company s
ready to commence their works, and that
period may, never come. In, the mean
time the fOnd for. Internal Improvement
is put outof the control of the State at an
interest of less than the current rate, and
used in the obiecta of individuals
may not occur, but then it might happen,
and if not, the cause will not be found
in the system proposed, nor in tlje vigi
lance of those who would adopt it. No
system could offer a stronger jempta
tiW to the cupidity of. the wealthy, and
consequently it ought not to be enlenain
ed nor can it be amended so as to
meet my objection. The defect is Radical,
It exists in theprincipleand not in the de
tails. The Board cannot control jhe ap
plication of the funds after they arejloaned
out, unless the Assemoiy appoiniea om
cers under the Board to overlook the ope
rations of each company which borjiowed
money of the State; and the payment of
such officers for their services would ex
haust all or nearly all the Interest re
ceived for the loans 1 A Boarc sitting in
Raleigh cannot supervise at once the eon-
duct of comoanies in Buncombe
INew
Hanover and Currituck, &c. 1 need not
dwell on the demoralizing tendency of
such a state of things.
But if none of the objections mentiobed
had any weight if the plan were free of
fault in the points already presented, I ask
the reader to elevate his View above the
calculation of pence, and look at this, sys
tem with the eye of a slatesman,jxnd see
what will be its effects updn the legisla
ture of the State ?
Regarding it in this light, we may sup
pose the security for the money unques
tionable, the works which it is loaned td
foster certain of being executed, and that
the borrowers will faithfdlly app y the
money to the objects coQlemplated, and.
still it is questionable whether ibis system
be not a bad one. It must be conceded
that anv company on obtaining aj loan,
will be seriously embarrassed and probably
ruined by its withdrawal before the colii
pletion of their works or Soon afterward.
These borrowing. companies will be scat
tered through the Stale, and each one will
have its friends, local, political and pecu
niarv. Kacb will require indulgence
from the State, and if need be, ALL will
club together to get it. For this purpose
each one (after a .while) will send its agent
to electioneer with the Assembly, and it
requires no prophet to forsee the fijuit? of
their mission. " Log-rolling" legislation
will become the order of the day tri the
house, according to those argijiments
which have been made out of it during
the bight proceeding. These debjts.wilt
in effect be' turned into perpeiual loans
and the mbney spent in discussing the
phtyers fbr indulgence &c. will consume
the interest received and probably! more.
,Nor is this the worst ot it. The evil
habit of " log-rolling" once fixed upon the
legislative councils of the State will ex
tend itaelf tb other topics And ultimately
destroy all wholesome legislation.! The
greatest evil lbat ran afHict a free State is
to harts the people to suspect the! repre
sentatives distrusting the honesty of each
other I beliere next to a legislature that
is really corropt. this may be considered
the very greafest political eril in a free
government ' Who will say that tbe pro
posed plan of lending out public money to
corporations and those' corporations year
after year soliciting indulgence, &c. does
not have a tenancy to excite popular sus
picion ' A boJy of lobby-members, a
class .of lectionerriug agents of corpora
tions selected5! Atheir address, and aim-
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ing only at success in procuring money
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or delay of payment for whether ha?
got already, cannot fail to d(Trouch, mis
chief and will excite jealous and distrust
among the people. These seem to brie?
Kimtle consequf nces of( the system pro
posed by the Committee of 26 Fortu
nately the General Assembly of North
Carpi ipa rejected it Not a member of.;
that body is thought capable of advocation
o system which he, believed could be pro- .
ductire of the ills I hare alluded tcs 1
do not mean to be understood as chang
ing these Vvho .voted for this plan with be
ing less honest .than those oppo to itrr
I-think, however, they weje wrong, and
in giving my -reasons for it, 1 "attack tbo
5ys!em the plan that was proposed an4
and not its authors or its aarocaie.
The next question that presents ilkelf
is i Was it proper to invest the Tnone-
in t,he. Raij Roads as proposed in Air.
Hoke's resolutions ? i will endeavor td
answer this inquiry to the satisfaction of
every boc'y. but-1 am forced to postpone it
till nother opportunity, or else inakelhia
essay too lon. MENTOR,
From the Raleigh Register..
itiPROVEMEST OF OUR SEACOAS7
We. ha ve before us a Report transmitted
to Cohgrt s? in May last, by James Ream
n EY. " the Engineer cha rged with roa
king a survey, with a view to determine
the practicability of opening an inland
communication lor steam navigation, from
the Chesapeake Bay to Charleston." -The
object of the work is to proride a
passage for "the accommodation of the
coasting trade of the Union in peace, and
its protection during war. The Engi
neer reports, that the practicability a.n4
importance of the work are unquestiona
ble. Although the surveys aje unfinibi
ed, the. Heport presents in stiong terrna
the advantages to be derived from the ac
complishment of the work, .The Engi
neer says: i - ' .V v
" The coast between Beaufort, North
Carolina, and the Chesapeak Bay, for a
ThUfength of two hundred and jiwenty or twd
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nunarea ana tniny miles, is nearly, nna,
in i few years, will be quite destitute of
inlets capable of admitting even the smallet
class of coasters. The closing of 'those
which formerly existed, (and there hava
been at least a3 many as ten: of them) hai
been steadily progressive. tn my opin
ion, (and it has been long and deliberotrly
fprined, and frequently expressed, thei
maintenance oft direct navigable com'mu1
ni'-ntion between either Albemarle, or
Pamlico sounds arid the ocean is imprac
ticable, n I purpose, in my final report, to
attempt the demonstration of this proposi
tion ; and I think I will be able to show
that Ocracopke, the only inlet now capa
ble of admitting thei passage! of coasters
will probably also close in a few yeariC
This inlet, which formerly had 13 feet at
low water upon its bar, was last summer,
reduced to a depth of 6 12 feet at ordinary
high tides, notwithstanding, the efforts of
the Government to resist the encroach
trientorthejshfl 'upon it. By the storms
of August, Sept, and October last, these
efforts were paralyzed,vand the hope of
improving the inlet was ahandoned?'
The Report then recommends k. eon-.
Inaction of the trade of . the Sounds with
Beaufort Harbor, asserting itbaL :
" Beaufort, since the tetflelinent of the
country, has never bad lfs than 15o l(
feet on the barof its inlet a h:gb, tides.
It Has now perhaps, 23 feet at high lidesj
I Ceruinly it has nearly thai depth, ano
there are few bars to the toulliwarcj of it
! with more; at low water it has 1 8 feet.
A navigable coinmunication tot Coasting
vessels would, therefote, open for the trade
of a large part of North Carolipa, at least
one of ifie best, and, taking; ihe depth
water at. low tides, the character of the
bar, and the salety of the roast near it,
perHaps the best Ailnntic harbor south of
the Chesapeake Bay." f V -
The Report alsu recommends that a
Canal be cut uniting the vaters of. the
Neure and . Cape Fear River, which
-would suffice to open an inland coming
nication for steamboats from ihe Ditrittil
Swamp Canal to Wilmington! and to Ihe
fVf.nn The line of the Canal la esllma-
Ud hi 56 1 2. miles n length. ; .
We Anxiously look forward td the Air
when three works may r. accomplished, i
It has always been a source of grief and
mortification to bur cuireus, tlat oof tea
coast possessed ucb limited advautagea '
for commercial business, The prodpee
of North Caibliha has heretofore .found
its way to tbe scaports of the neighhorinf "
State, ie the great detriment and Josa of
our reonle." This scheme of iroprorrnient.
if accomplished, must operate lor trie en
ter. Concentrating &9L it will the wtt;!e
trade of the Eastern shore, and lea'djh it
to the marts of Wilmington or BkauforU
a great dis.id vantage will be overcome.
and the commercial interest of the Stats ,
be greatly benefitted. - And if the eCbrta -of
our citizens to establish a Ratlroa4 ll&e
from ast to West, should be consumma
ted, and. the fertile productions and mine
ral wealth of Western Carolina find in
easy access to : the ocean, our State will .
assume a new position, a greaief .energy ,
will be tent to the industry of oar peopie.
and the tide of emigration, now drainiDjr
check, ' ' " ' - w -
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Walter Herrori, Esq, fot folk, deceased; boff
Sefi SlCCOiotbeColoiu&aiou Society.
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