RALEIGH REGISTER Afll ftORTJI-CAROfilff A OAZETf.
j i;;: ILLINOIS. '
: .The Whigs and Conservatives of the
3d District of Illinois celebrated, on tlre29th
vU at; Springfield, their victory, in the elec
tron of their candidate for Congress and the
defeat! of Locofocoism The Sangamon
Journal states that 2,000 citizens were pre
sent and Dartook of a sumntuous Barbaeue.
This great assemblage formed and inarched
With music through the town to Porter's
Grove, where the Banquet was provided;
The following are f a few! of the Toasts
dranklon the occasion: 4
Thel United States N one star can ever be
strickrn from the glittering firmament, without
dimmtna: the brightness of all.
; The .Constitution A the mariner turns to his
compass to direct him, so may our rulers, to all fu
ture ages, turn to the Constitution to guide them.
The IVhig and Conservatives They have uni-
teu to suDdue a common toe : - unueu we siauu,
divided we fall."
The State of Illinois She tas now only com
menced; what she intends hereafter to accomplish.
Iu 1840, Locofocoisrn will find no home 6n her
prairies and no hiding place in her forests.
HENRY CLAY With the deathless affection
f a father for: his froward child, he clings to his
country; despite its ingratitude.
DA NIEL WEBSTERSo long as our Consti
tation stands, will he be remembered as its boldest
champion.
WM.HENRY HARRISON As a soldier and
a, statesman, we honor him, and should he be the
candidate of the Wuhr party, we will support him.
WM. LiMA YBy his patriotic opposition to
-the oubTrpasury schemo, he has exchanged the in
' sipid flattery of a few palace slaves fur the, over-
Sowing applause and gratitude of millions of free
men ,,:
When this Toast, was drank, Mr. May,
in answer to the calls of his fellow-citizens.
appeared upon the stand. In conclusion of
his speech, Mr. M. offered the following
sentiment:
The union of all honest men, of whatever name
or denomination to arrest the further progress
of EXECUTIVE USURPATION.
In rebiy to an invitation to the festival,
Gov. Duncan addressed to the Committee
tho following independent and characteristic
letter, which, from the home truths it con
tains, deserves to be given entire;
( Jacksonville, Sept. 28, 1838.
Gkvtlrxex Being disappointed in attending
your celebration, I beg leave to say that I rejoice
sincerely at the result of our Congressional election
in this District.
You say yours is a celebration of Whigs and
Conservatives. To me party names are of but little
consequence. . I commenced my political career a
Democrat; and continued to claim that name 60 long
as that party acted pon the principles with which
they set out v but since they have abandoned them,
I am ready to join any party,' careless of its name,
advocating true Democratic Republican principles,
such as I have ever adhered to, When I learned
my principles of Democracy, that party was in fa
vor of a cheap and economical Government, and
we turned Mr. Adams out for expending $13,000,000
per annum. Mr. Van Buret, the loader of the present
ruminant party, has increased the expenses of Gov
ernment from $13,000,000 to 39000,000
per annum! It was then considered dangerous and
anti-republican fur public officers to interfere with
elections. It is now made a part of their duty, and
xe present Democratic Chief Magistrate has the
lory of having been elected by the personal influ-
ncc and official dictation of the highest officer in
the. Government When I belonged to that nartv.
; . w a -
every pullc officer was a freeman could .vole,
speak, and act independently and was considered
crrnt of the public, governed by and acting un
der the authority of taw, which made every one a
check upon; the others, from the highest to the low
est, and all 'guardians of the People's rights ; but
. now, they are' regarded as mere dependants of Gov
ernment, to do the bidding of the President, and
are required to act as a unit, or be dismissed, dis
graced, and denounced as refractory subordinates ;
which policy has removed all those checks' and bal
ances that have heretofore so effectually secured the
public interest, bach policy must soon reduce the
public officer to the condition of an alject palace
slave. The; Law and Constitution vajk construed"
By the Courts, was Uicu Ue4u sacred by an, and con
sidered, by the Democrats especially, to be the main
bulwark of Our liberties, and their strict observance
ns the best protection of the weak and poor, from
the oppression of the arbitrary and -the rich. The
President, claiming to be the great head of the
Democratic 'party, has advised and fully sanctioned
the doctrine of his predecessor,' iu administering the
laws according to his own judgment, and violates
them and the Constitution whenever 'they stand iu
tko mn nf III. .mkil.n. n A Tl - T"
uv vi ouiviuuua, giusp unci iuvtur A Lie
freedom ol congress and the freedom of the press
were then considered by that party as the great pal
ladiums of our liberty. Its leaders do not now hesi
tate to bribe and corrupt both by the most shameful
and barefaced beslowment of high public offices up
on Members of Congress and Editors of Newspa
pers, to anextent never known before in our coun
try for the manrrcsr pot warding their ser
vility in obta'uing support for the party. "
"When I belonged to this party it professed to be
jealous of e very unauthorized exercise of power.
It has since sustained the Executive in his illegal
removal of the public money from the custody vf
me iav iu veposuorics oi nis own arbitrary selec
tion and it now sustains the same power in its ex
traordinary diforts to get entire possession of the
pulditf-money by which the purse, in violation of
the sqiundesV principles of prudence, as well as a
gainst the Constitution and spirit of our free Gov
ernment, will be controlled by a power which does
- not only command the armed forces of the country,
but holds despotic sway over thousands of depend
ent, servile mercenaries, who are 'taught to support
kis authority, and do his bidding at their peril.
Since roast of the old blue-tight Hartford Con
vention Federalists have become .patent Democrats,
all wilt confess there is great power in a name. I
koow it by my own feelings; for never could I con
sent to yield, my claim to bea Democrat until I paw
the "old Fejralists changed, as it were, by a ma
gician's "w'iiid, into the most loyal power-loving
Democrats. Then what shall I call myself Whig?
Yes, if Whig means now as it did fifty years ago
the true friend or liberty, who could not be bribed or
intimidated by the favor or threats of power. If
Conservative, means such as are striving to wrest the
Government from the hands of those who, from an
unholy ambition, from fear, from contempt of the
People's rights and free Government, or from igno
rance of the machinations of the leaders, are nlune
ing the country into ruin, then I, also, claim to be
a Conservative.
"Although the political lizard" that has crawled
to the summit of thd column is already seen skulk
ing down uhejerthe frowns of an infuriated and in
sulted People the friends of law and constitutional
restraints will have much to do in correcting and
eradicating the dangerous precedents' and usurpa
tions oi tnosewtio nave been in power tor the last
eight or ten years. ;
V Allow' inej gentlemen, in conclusion, to offyr the
following sentiment, believing it will be acceptable
to all those who desire reform of the' present abuse
of Government t . r
- HmrtOut--The best! hope of his country .
lie Knows ner true interests,- snu nas me nonesty
ana nrmness io maintain ujeui. r
Willi great respect, your obedient servant,
: : T ' . JOSEPH DUNCAN."
Mason's an Dixon's Line. -This line
is very frequently referred to, in debate and
conversation." 4 A. "correspondent requests
us to give him the history and location of
it, and to comply, we borrow the following
explanation from the Salem Gazette;'
This boundary Is so , termed ? from the
names of Charles jIason and tJeremiah
Dixon the ' two gentlemen who were ap
pointed to run unfinished lines in 1761, be
tween Pennsylvania and Maryland, on the
territories subjected to the heirs ! of Penn
and Lord Baltimore. A temporary line
had been run in 1739, but had hot given
satisfaction to the disputing parties, al
though it resulted from an agreement in
1739, between themselves A decree had
been made in 1618, by King Jrimes, de
lineating the boundaries between the lands
given by charter to the first Lord Balti
more, and those adjudged to; his Majesty
( afterwards to William Penn ) which di
vided the tract of land between Delaware
Bay and the Eastern sea on one side, and
the Chesapeake Bay on the other, by a
line equally infersecting it, drawn from
Cape Henlopen, to the 4th degree of north
latitude. A decree in chancery rendered
the King's decree inoperative. But the
situation of Henlopen became loner a sub
ject of serious, protracted, and expensive
litigation, -particularly after the death of
Penn, in 1718, and of Lord' Baltimore in
1714 ; till John and Richard and Thomas
Penh, ( who had become the sole proprie
tors of the American possessions ot their
father William ) and Cecilius, Lord Balti
more, grandson of Charles, and great grand
son ot cecums, tne ortsrtnai patentee, en-
tered into an agreement on the 10th of May,
1772. To this agreement a chart was ap
pended, which ascertained the site of Cape
Henlopen, and delineated a division by an
east and westline, running westward from
that Cape, to the exact middle of the pe
niusula. Lord Baltimore became dissatis
fied with this agreement, and endeavored to
invalidate it. Chancery suits, kingly de-
crees, and proprietary arrangements
lowed, which eventually produced the
pointment of commissioners to run
fol-ap-the
temporary line. This was effected in 1739.
But the cause in chancery being decided in
1739, new commissioners were appointed,
who could not, however-,- agree, aud the
question remained open till 1761, when the
line was run by Messrs. Mason and Dixon.
ANSWERS WAITED.
1 Was General Jackson a 41 Federalist"
when he petitioned for a Branch of the U.
S. Bank to be established at Nashville.
Was Mr. Van Bujien a " Federalist,"
when he petitioned for a Branch of the Uni
ted States Bank to be established at Albany?
Was John C. Calhoun a "Federalist"
when he voted for the U. States Bank char
ter, and subsequently proposed to extend
that (barter twelve years? Was it not the
blueht sort of' federalism" that prompted
him to boast that he had done more to pro
cure the charter of the late Bank than any
other man ?
Was Mr. McDuffie a Federalist when
he affirmed the constitutionality of the late
U. S. Bank, and is he a " Federalist," now
for asserting that Congress has full power,
under the Constitution, to establish such
an institution.
Was Mr. Forsyth a "Federalist," when
he voted for the charter of the late U. States
Bank, and was he abank-boughtslavewhen.
a short time, ago, he owed the said Bank a
heavier amount of debt than any other mem
ber of Congress ?
Was Felix Grundy a Federalist,' when
he1 went tooth and toe-nail for the late U. S.
Bank and stigmatised with opprobrious epi
thets, ail who opposed the location of a
branch of said Bank at Nashville. Is Felix
a "Federalist" now, when he says that his
opinions have undergo.no change, and
that he is still a firm believer in the consti
tutionality of a National Bank ?
We have just received a neatly printed
volume, entitled "Memorials of North
Carolina" by J. Seawell Jones, Esq. and
dedicated to the Hon. Wm. C. Johnson, of
Maryland. We have not yet had time to
give it a perusal ; but publish with pleasure
the following complimentary notice of it
from the pen of a gentleman of learning and
taste : National Intelligencer.
The spirit of inquiry and research, manifestly in
creasing in tbe several State of the Lnion, promises
results not only honorable to the individuals en
gaged in rescuing from oblivion the most precious
materials, and eminently conducive to the exaltation
of the national character, but incalculably valuable
in developing the resources and capabilities of the
country.
Reflections on the lcneficial influences of intel
lectual treasures, daily diffused by the teeming pres,
have been elicited by the perusal of a recent publi
cation, entitled Memorials of North-Carolina, by
J. Ska well Jones oShocco," the style ef which
is at once graphical and lucid, and its proofs and ar
guments are strong in support of the facts presented.
The work referred to is, indeed, replete with most
interesting matter, and commends its enlightened
author to the grateful consideration of the American
People. The philanthropist, the statesman, or the
antiquarian, will duly appreciate these memorials;
and. in view of the varied field for mental culture to
which they induce and invite discussion, the intel
ligent reader will entertain a patriotic aspiration
that the march of a mind so competent to subserve
and promote the common weal in tbe most essential
particulars will be onward, and never weary. ' j
PHILOMATH.
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Acquittal of Mr, Truelt. We hear
from Springfield, Illinois, that the trial of
Henry B. Truett, charged with the murder
of Dr. Early, ofthat place, was had during
this week and the accused acquitted. Mr. !
Truett is the Register of the land office at
Galena and son-in-law to the Hon. Wm,
L. May. The controversy which ledv to
the deathof Dr; Early (grew out of politics,,
and especially the proceedings of the Van
Buren convention, held last spring at Vkn
dalia. A great degree of rancour has been
manifested towards the accused during the
time intervening before his arrival.
Missouri Rep.
The Globe, of Thursday uight,xontain
a dinner speech of Senator.Brqwnt:of North
"... ":" v '"" '
mg:. . ' --r:
I cannot permit myself to doubt, gentlemen, that
the system of the .Constitutional J'reasory, the ad
vocacy of which has drawn on its fi ignds all these
abuses and violentHlenunciations from those oppos
ed to it, will finallyi and at ati early day, prcyait--The
power of the bankswbeti left to their own re
sources alone, is great and darnjeroun.'jtpr.hat Jliber
ties of this country; but when united' to the Gov
ernment with, the mighty engme of the public de
positca in their hands, they become too powerful for
the Government too powerful for the. people. If
tbey ore ever, again permitted to obtain possession
of the public deposiles, the cause will be lost per
haps for ages to come, as no Administration which
shall succeed this will venture tp oppose them. The
banks and their partisans will consider themselves
victorious over the people victorious over Govern
ment." Mr. Brown belongs to the Globe clique.
which paper but a few davs since said, "the
Government makes no war on the banks
yet here is one of the props of the adminis
tration who declares that the "power of the
banks is dangerous to liberty P Is there
not war on the banks in this assertion ?
. Madisonian.
Jin Irish Quack Doctor.
John Kyan, a stupid locking .old man,
was tried on a charge of having bled William
Ryan to death, on the 18th of June, at Bary
more. Mr. Scott, Queen's Solicitor, stated
that the Crown would not go on with this
case but for the hope that the result of the
trial would be such as to warn many illite
rate persons who, he understood, were go-
injr ahoutthe country in the practice of bleed
inir. Daniel Ryan sworn Deposed that
deceased was his brother, and that deceased
lived in his house. "I'll tqll your Lordship
all about it,' said he. "The deceased came
to my house.says he to the prisoner, 'John,'
says he 'the first time you bled me, you re
lievcd me lor six years, out now l am very
bad again,' pulling out a raiser. (Laughter.)
'Here John,' says he, gi me a couple o'
tips now.' (Laughter.) Wid that, my Lord,
he gave the raiser to the prisoner, and pull
ed out a bottle of whiskey (loud laughter )
and filled out a glass tor himself 'Here
goes,' says he, 'for courage.' Then the
prisoner an' myself tuck a glass apiece.
(Laughter.) The pr8M)erihe.iivjBUrapped
the raiser, my Lord, an' says he to the de
ceased, 'William,' says he, 'I'll only tip
wan leg now, and thry that for a week.'
(Laughter.) 'Oh! says the deceased, 'I'd
be in bea tor a ween wiu wan leg, so you
may as well tip every leg I have.' (Great
laughter.) So wid that, my Lord, the de
ceased tuck off his stockins, and settled
I himself with his back to a chair, and says
he to the prisoner, 'John, says he, 'it you
lip me atall,now do it well,and draw blood.
Liaugnter. ) oo, my Lioru, tne prisoner
took the raiser, and gev the deceased tip
tip, tip, on wan leg (loud laughter) and
then two or three more on t'other (con
tinued laughter) and when he was done,
the deceased turned round this way, and
looked at his legs bleedin' away, an' says
he, 'Ha! I like that.' (Shouts oflaughter.)
Well, my Lord, he was standin' there "till
I'll 1 I A . , .1 1 Oil
ne oiea aooui a quart, an mm ne tell over
the chair, an was a corpse in about air hour.'
Dr. Bradshaw proved that the loss of
blood sustained was sufficient to cause death.
The legs of the deceased were full of vari
cose veins. The prisoner was found guilty;
but from the mitigating circumstances of the
case, sentenced to a fortnight's imprison
ment only, on the condition that ho would
never again attempt to bleed any one.
Young men beware. We heard of an
old gentleman once who had three daugh
ters, all of whom were marriageable. A
young buck went a wooing the youngest
and finally got her consent to take him 'for
better or worse.' Upon application to the
old fellow for his' consent, he flew into a
violent rage, declaring that no man should
'pick his daughters in that way,' a,nd if he
wished to get into his family, 'he might
marry the oldest, or leave the house forth
with. Carolina Gazette.
ji Hint to the Ladies. In singing let the
words of the song be distinctly heard.
Hence the tone of an accompanying instru
ment ought to be kept entirely subordinate
to the voice. The sentiment in some of
our English songs, is worth much more
than the melodious noise of our best sing
ers. In fact, without it, it is not singing,
but mere warbling, in which the birds can
beat'them greatly.
Carolina Watchman.
Sam Houston's Eloquence. A gentle
man direct from Texas informs us that
President Houston has been addressing pub
lic meetings in Texas, on the land law and
Indian affairs. Four weeks ago he made
the following hit at the American land spec
ulators; "They come," said he, "like the
swarm of locusts that overspread Egypt,
bearing famine on theirwings; and uttering
but the single hungry cry of land I land 1
land! Yet, let the land they so much covet
be invaded by the Mexicans, or a straggling
band of Indians, & these men are the first to
fly over the Sabine. Had I had the creating
of Texas, I would have made the Sabine as
wide as the Atlantic, to hem in suclf dastard
ly fugitives." Natchez Free Trader.
Gov. Pennington, of New Jersy, we are
pleased to see, has so f far recovered as to
send in his message to : the Legislature. It
appears from this excellent document, that
the State School Fund is now over $278,
000 after paying the $30,000 annually ap
propriated. The number of persons in the
State prison is 163.. The Governor is Or
thodox and Juminous onhe Currency, and
denounces the Sub-Treasury as a war on
the credit of the country j which is the stim
ulus to labor and enterprise, and which if
crippled by . a metallic currency, would
throw all the power in the hands of the
rich and j impoverish the poor. -
i GUBERNATORIAL DIGNITY.
Mr. Speaker Polk is performing the
grand round of electioneering in Tennessee,
for the office ot Governor ol mat &tate, w e
pCrceivethatlike a missionary field preach
er,; he has his appointments -weeksa:headf
and it is stated that he: will make ; the " tour
of the State in this way. We. know not
how far custom will permit a candidate, for
this hiarh otftce to maKe personal solicita
tions for it, but it is degrading to any man,
that can be degraded, to do it. It would be
prostitution in a State to elect one, who
thus shamelessly auurcsses ner. l ne salary
for the1 office in Tennessee, we perceive is
small, only $2000. The honor of the placet
is the .only thing- therefore, which could
make its attainment desirable, - When that
honor was freely conferred by the voice of
a sovereign State, it would be evidence either
of great merit, or of great popularity. But
when the office is sought nay begged tor
in stump speeches -when party feeling is
roused to inflame, when partial statements
are used to mislead, and ail the unhallowed
arts of electioneering are practiced to gain
the office, it is evidence of neither merit or
popularity. It is no honor: it is a reproach
alike to the officer and the electors.
But we presume these extraordinary pains
are taken,' not alone from the lust of office,
though we know not the gentleman in whom
that passion is more indecently strong. It
i3 said and believed, that the State of Ten
nessee is to be reconverted to Humbuggery
and Jacksonism, and that orders from Heads
of Department, have gone forth to this po
litical missionary, to do this for Mr. Van
Buren, and liis reward shall be greater than
a Governorship. But if we mistake not,
the eople of Tennessee, and the assaila-
bilily of this aspiring gentleman he . will
wish he had not set out on this untoward
journey. We doubt whether he will not
meet with some dangerous animals, and
see some . strange sights, and hear some
dreadful sounds on his road. For instance,
about Nashville,
" The awful knell t ' '
Of a death Bell"
Will be rung in his ear. At or near Knoxviile,
" lie will see a wj?ht,
Look dimly White
, Aiid he'll take- to a ImiIIow tree."
s.
Carolina Watchman.
i,ovc ana mamase.-A. case was re
cently tried iu Rutland, Vermont, in which
Miss M unson recovered $1425 ofa Mr,
Hastings, for a breach of a marriage con
tract. The curiosity of the thing is, that
the Vermont Judge charged the jury "that
no explicit promise Was necessary to bind
the parties to a marriage contract, but that
long contiuued attention or intimacy with
a female, was as good evidence of intended
matrimony as a special contract." The
principle of the case undoubtedly is, that if
Hastings did not promise, he ought to
have done it ! and so the law holds him
responsible for the non-performance of his
duty. A most excellent decision: a most
righteous judge: compared with whom
Daniel would appear but a common 'squire.
We have no idea of a young fellow dang
ling about a woman for a year or two,
without being able to screw his courage up
to the sticking point, and then going off
leaving nis sweetnean nan courteo ; we
hate this everlasting nibble and never a bite:
this beating the bush and never starting the
game : this standing to the rack without
touching the corn ; it is the crying sin of
the age. There is not one girl in twenty
can tell whether she is courted or not.
No wonder that when Betty Simper's
cousin asked her if Billy Doubtful was
courting her, answered " I don't know
'xactly; he's sorter courtin', and sorter not
courtin'." We have no doubt that Hast
ings is one of these " sorter not' fellows,
and most heartily do we rejoice, that the
Judge brought him up standing with
$1425 verdict. tea Democrat.
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Important to the Ladies. A curious
trial was recently held at Middlesex Ses
sions, in England. Thomas Saverland,
the prosecutor, stated that on the day after
Christmas he was in the taproom where the
defendant Caroline Newton, and her sister,
who had come from Birmingham, were
present. The latter jokingly observed that
she had promised her sweetheart that no
man should kies her while absent. It be
ing holiday time, Saverland considered
this as a challenge and caught hold of her
and kissed her. The young woman took
it as a joke, but her sister, the defendant,
said she would like as little ofthat kind of
fun as he pleased. Saverland told her, if
she was angry he would kiss her also ; he
then tried to do it, and they fell to the
ground. On rising, the woman struck
him ; he again tried to kiss her, and in the
scuffle she bit off his. nose, which she spit
out of her mouth. The action Was brought
to recover damages for the loss of the nose.
The defendant said he had no business to
kiss her; if she Wanted kissing, she had a
husband to kiss her, a better looking man
than ever the prosecutor was. The jury
without hesitation acquitted her ; and the
chairman said, that if any man attempted to
kiss a woman against her will, she had a
right to bite off his nose if she. had a fancy
for so doing, Mercantile Journal.
An Internal Improvement Convention is
to be held at Raleigh, N. C. early in De
cember next. The several counties are
preparing to send delegates. No State in
the Union has entered with better spirit up
on the career of improvement than North
Carolina. Sound in her national politics,
and sagacious in her State policy, nothing
can now retard her prosperity.
We are gratified to learn from the Ral
eigh Register, that a sufficient number of
shares have been taken in stock of the Kal
eigh and Columbia Rail Road to secure the
charter of the Company. Thus is the great
line from North to South extending link by
link. Richmond Whig.
Speaking of the case of Stewart lately
tried in Baltimore, for killing his own fa
ther, -the National' Gazette says v si
' l he verdict given m the case of Wil
liam Stewart, of Baltimore, indicted for
the crime of , parricide, , excites Kynuciv as
tonishment. Sortie . ancient iiaw-frtverphad
no puuisumeno ior. wis Kinu ol ! muraer,.
deeming i too atrocious lor committal. A
modern jury rankp it as homicide of .secon
dary magnitude."," - - -
' On the same subject the New York Star
remarks:-
"" The jury in Baltimore, in the case of
Wm. Stewart, charged with murdering his
own father, in a most brutal manner, brought
in the extraordinary verdict of murder in
the second degree ! If it r was murder at
all and by Stewart, how could it possibly,
have been in the second degree? by which
verdict the life of the parricide is spared !'
Kentucky is about to take the lead in
race horses. Mr. Dickey's gr. c. Grey
Eagle, by Woodpecker, whom we noticed
the other day, as having won the two mile
heats at Louisville in 3m. 41s 3ra. 43js
has agaiiii three days after, w on another
two mile race in 3m,. 48s 3m. 43s ! and
the track at the time very heavy, so heavy
that the four mile heats Were run in 8m.
16s 8m. 14s, and were thought to . have
been done in good time f Grey Eagle is
inree years oiu. jl uc juuuur ui uic iuwuia
ville Journal says that so astonishing, was
the first of these races considered, that
many supposed the track must be short.
To satisfy all doubts, it was measured by
skilful Engineers the same evening, -and
found to be twelve feet and four inches
over a mile. These two races of Grey
Eagle, taking into consideration the state
of the track when the last was run, are the
best on record in this country.
Baltimore American.
Important Constitutional Question.
We learn that a case has been made in
Northampton, with the view 4f bringing
before the Supreme Court the decision, of
the question, " whether State residence and
the payment of a tax entitles the person to
vote ior tne commons in any , county in
which he might at the time be a resident ?"
Judge SAtTNDERs held that the payment of
a tax and twelve months residence in the
county, immediately" preceding the day
of election, were necessary to qualify the
party to vote From this decision there is
an appcal-ro that the Supreme Court will
have the opportunity of settling this much
contested question. standard.
The Charleston papers reiterate their in
vitations to their friends to return home,
and the physicians have expressed-the opin
ion that the fever has now left that City.
The burnt district is filling up with sub
stantial and handsome houses, about a doz
en of which are completely finished and
waiting for tenants
The act abolishing imprisonment for
debt went into operation in England on the
first of last month.
A Beautiful Idea. Mr. Stephens, in
his Incidents ! of Travel, mentions that the
tomb-stones in the Turkish Burying grounds
are all flat, and contain little hollows which
hold the water after a rain, and attract the
birds, who resort thither to slake their thirst
and sing amongst the trees.
In order to prevent the effusion of blood,
the Mormons have abandoned their lands in
Carroll county, Missouri, and joined their
brethren in Caldwell, the citizens of Carroll
agreeing to pay them for their ' property,
and such damages as shall be assessed by
two men, chosen by each side, from the
counties of Howard and Chariton.
On Saturday, the 27th instant, Wm. L.
Yancey, Esq. who had been indicted for
the murder of Dr. Earle, and convicted of
manslaughter, by the Jury, at the Green
ville Sessions, was sentenced by Judge
Evans, before whom the cause was tried,
to an imprisonment of one year and a fine
of fifteen hundred dollars. The Judge, in
passing sentence, stated he was fully satis-;
fied from the evidence, that the homicide
had been the result of provocation and sud
den excitement, and not of premeditation
or deliberation, and warned the prisoner and
bystanders that the fatal deed was undoubt
edly attributable to the improper habit of
carrying deadly weapons about the person.
The prosecution was conducted by James
E. Henry and Henry C. Young Esqs., and
the defence by D. L. Wardlaw, B. F. Perry
and A. Burt, Esqs. Chas. Courier.
The Election in Arkansas. We learn,
through the medium of the ArkansasGazette,
which reached this city on Saturday, that
we haye been entirely misled by the Wes
tern paper on whose authority we stated, a
few days ago, the probability of the election
of Mr. Cummins, the Whig candidate for
Representative to Congress. IH3 now cer
tain, on the contrary, upon thereport of the
Arkansas paper, that Judge Cross, the other
candidate, is elected, aud by a large majori
ty; which last news does not surprise us as
much as. lh first did, as it was one of the
faintest of our dreams that Arkansas would
come out right at this election. Her time
is not yet. National Intelligencer.
IMPORTANT. SAEE.
ON Monday, the 3d day of December next, Will
be sold to the highest bidder, at the Dwelling
House of the late Joicsr S. Rabotkau, deceased, of
Franklin .County, all his Stock of
Horses, Ctit tic, Jllules, Hogs &
Sheep, Crop of Cotton, Corn Fod- -fer,
IFfteaf and Oats,
Household and Kitchen Furniture. Plantation Tools,
&c. One Waggon .and Geer, One Sulky and Har
rises' HnA fit tlarf ml ll K. YinnDa vn k.n.l
cc. esc xvine months credit will be given and
bond and approved security required. '' V '
JOHN LIGON, Adm'r.
Franklin co., Nov. ft, 1838. - ; 2 3t '
LITCHF0RD e OLIVER
... MERCHANT TAILORS, '
Fayetteviiu surest. iem
- :-; - - " r j JT, ft
rjLaoor:below theCuniPi.nu. ore' n
asoriinentf GOODS in their lineJ'M
Clotla Cassimeres and v.ic"&
of every Color ami quality, of which the f.ti
-ing -comprise a part : 1 ,u,Mw.
Superior Woof Dyd Black -
ao. tlo.. . . Ulue
Uifle Green .
Drake Nck- Green nf r4
Grass Green -
Clothe
SpinislvfFly 5 " i-S'fT'f
Harrington ndPilof, ajvev
artielefor.pverj.,vi
SuntVior Wool IKettBIart"
loe Skinff do..
Diagn tlo.
Strhiulitr do.
Plain Itlue
ItibM do.
Figured Vjctoria
PUin Dr-tb j
S ripe do.
BulfCaiihmerctts
fCassimer
Sup'r plain1 Black Mole-skin
v civei
TiirWr5- do.
Figuretl do. '
Woolen do;
Figured Satin
Plain . do.
' Valencia
Buff Cashmeretts
tlo.
cTii."
do.
Tojrether with an assortment 0f
READT-MADE CLOTilllVc
Flannel and Flitr.k-kin st,;- j n '
u urawej!t
Lmen Bosoms and Collars, '
BUFFLED AND PI.AIN
G UM ELASTIC SUSPENDERS,
Hoskin, Buck-skin and Berfm GlovCS
Blade JSUk Victoria Cravats
A SPLKNDlb ART1CIK,
Stone's Stocks, Satin, Bombuzine and Vrlyef
. Tennanl's celebrated Stocks,
OK EYEUT K1ND
And in fact erery thinfr that can be found in
any similar establishment, North qr South.
These Good hare ben selected by the junior
partner in person, who spared neither expense
nor pains ir their selection, arid we confidently
believe, are the Best assortment ol Goods em
opened in me ataie; for tne truth of whidi,
call and examine for yourselves. We hav m
our employ firt i ate Northern Workmen, ami
vail ourselves of.all the changes in the Fashions
as spoil as they t.tke place at the N-n h. We
therefore have no hesitation in warruning evety
tiling we make to be as well and as tasltiwnahly
cut and made, as can be, North or South. Mem
bersuf the Legislature, and others visiting the
City during the Session, would do weil to call and
examine our Stock before purchasing. Those
fnrnishing their own goods may rely upon hy.
ing their work as well executed as though we
furnished the materials. Orders from a distance
promptly attended to. Thankful for p .st favors,
we respectfully solicit a continuance of public
patronage. unmtuKU & ULivbu.
Raleigh, Nov 7, 1838.
2 4t
NOTICE.
THE Subscriber has lost a Note on Edwix
Ovxbbt, and Wliwak Johxsoit, Secmity,
for $15, due 25Ui December 1838 and one oti
James B0F?Ai.ow,wUh Alfred Uevbrs, Security,
for $10, credited by $5. The public are caii
.tioned from trading for said Notes, or paying
the same to any one but me. The No'es were
in a Pocket Book, containing besides aboul $10
in money. Half of the money will be gives or
the return of the Pocket Book and contents.
WILLIAM FHANKUS.
Wake county, Nov; 9, 1838. 2 2
WAKE FOREST HfSTTTUTE.
rHE Public Examination at tho Wako Forest
Jl Institute will commence at 9 o'clock on Mon
day the 26th inst. and continue till Thursday, the
29ih, when there will bo an Exhibition, and an Ad
dress before the Literary Societies.
The 'Exhibition will commence on Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock ; and at I o'clock, P. M. the
same day, the Address will be delivered by! W. R.
Gales; Esq. J
All who take. an interest in the Exercises of Liu
erary Institutions, are respectfully inviud to attend.
In behalf of the Faculty,
JOHN B. WHITE.
Wake County, Nov. 10, 1833. 2
lISSOEUTIO OF
rtE COPARTNERSHIP of JTOBtJirSOA
1 WHITE if Co. w this day dissolved by
moiual consent, except so far as relates to the set
tlenlent of their ' affairs. Those having claims
against the Firm will present them for payment,
and tnose indebted to the Firm, by bond, account,
or otherwise, are requested to pay the same without
delay. The bonds and accounts are in the hands
of Charles M. Joassov for collection.!
C. Mi JOHNSON,
THOMAS WHITE,
2 3t JOHN WHITE.
Reid's X Roads, Halifax Co. Sep. 4, 1833.
BOOTS SHOES.
ISO pair McCordy ot Thome's Kid Slippy'
50 pair Coloured ..... do.
SO pair Gent's. Water-proof fine Boots
For sale by iv:: . i?
HAYWOOD, LITTLE, &Ji2l,
MOUSSEEESES DEEAEVS, SIEKS
ANDCnAXEEYS.
-. - -
ft MMB i
SO pieces of Reps' & Plain Silks.
15 do. Mousseline de Lam.
20 do. Plain & Striped Challys.
' IO do. Satin Luxors.
15 do. La Yanbeleurs. .
' Also a beautiful lot of Indies Silk & End
Aprons. For sale by ,
HAYWOOD, LITTLE, A
November 13, 1838. t lib-
u X Baur; Iron, Steel & CastlnS
At ARGE lot of BAR, jfhAT, ROUND M
SQUARE IRON, German, Blistered and w
STEEL and Castings. For sale by
, HAYWOOD, LITTI.EJ
WAISTED immediately, two jgl
B 0 0 T M A K E R S , to whom the Wfih
will be None hut firs "tej
need apply; "1UU'"1" 2
Nov. 7, 1838.