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"Ours are the plan of fair delightfril peace, nnwarp'd by party rage, to lire like brotliers.' volt. xii. JclIGtiST 31, 1839. i JQSEPH GAL1SS $ SON, EDITORS AND PROf RIETOHS. . TERMS. ' . SuBcniPTioir, three dollars per annum one ' half in advance. " r j . Cj Persons residing without the State will be required to pay the whole amount of the, year's " subscription, jn advance. ; . JRJtTES OF lA&VMnTISIJrG. For erery 16 Hues Mft aire type) first insertion OnC llUl IAI BUiawviivin arm, a vv. Pnurt Orders and Judicial Advertisements will be charged 25 per cent, higher and a deduction of 33 per cent, will be made from the regular ! prices, for advertisers by the year. qtJ LiEttkrs to the Editors must be post-paid i ! l- . i.1 . ... --J i - . - -Tr 7 j A Slf nation Wanted. 1 IN THE SOUTH Oil SOUTH WEST. riHIK Subscriber,: desirous of locating permit X nently-tb on of the Southern" State, for the purpose of prasecUtinjf lit profession, takes this means of infVirniihg t!e public, that IHs his design, should a favorable situation ! present it self, to establish sni Institution of Learning for the education of Bys, in some heahhy and mo ral section of the South, where the youth of the surrounding country ;may receive a thorough "knowledge ofU branches necessary to a com plete and accomplished education, including ihe Ancient and Modern languages, and the va rious brancnes"-of Mathematics. A' course of studies, wifhra view, to make the, instruction of you'h Ae u.Jness of his'jife, and anexperionre '. of 10 xevrsin his profession, together with un ', exceptionable habits 'and good moral character, are the recommendations on which' -he relies be fore the public. -Haying. been born and edu cated in the South and. attached to Southern Institutions, he'prefrs a situation io the South. Those who wish such an institution 'establish ed in their neighborhood would do wll.to ad dress cnmmunicationa,.45a.st paid, until the 1st , of November, to Jackson, Northampton Coun ty, N. C.; . : UOIiT. A. EZELL, A. M. HETKaKcis. Hon. John Branch, Enfield, North Carolina; Hon. James Iredell Raleigh-,. N. C, S.jJ. Bker,jM, Raleigh, N. C , John It J. Daniel, AttofneyGeneral, Ruleigh, N. C. Andri'W. Joynt-r, Esq., Wtldon, N. C:, Hon. J. ABynumy.lIalifax, .JJ, John Bragg. Esq., Attorney at Iaw, Mobile, Ala., Solon Borland, M. D., Memphis, Tenn. "' ' . August 12- ..' 43 4w 1 OFFER for sale the TractTof Land where I now live tm I Jncoln ContynhJ CHtawba River at Beatiea' Fortl: Tr contains i few acres over one thousand,' and is'-rell improTVd; hay ing a lrge and convenient Dwelling", ant many ou -boused on it.; It is wt-n w-iterd and healthy. ' It is an! exelleht ' standfor a Store and HoUse : of-Entertainment, and the land-is of the firsYqiality-for'laVmmK', and has good Mea-. dow's. It'comtainVaJsii ciod water power,which can be Improved t'iladrantagf-. Any person "wishing,to purchase, :ah know; the iterms by application to the subCriber perso'nally or by letter. Also, about1250 Acres of Jand near the above tract, which is'good fur farming.eoii taihVng a lrge qu(otlty of excellent Meadow Ltnd, which could be divjded to suVt'purchas ers. ROUT. H. BUR ' OV. August 16, 1839; ! 43 3w CLAIRMONT NURSERY, JVear Baltimore, Maryland. MORUS M ULTICAULIS sMVLBERKY TjtEES AND Cl'TTINGS," FOR SALE ON TH MOST REA SONiVBLri TERMS, IF TAKEN THIS FALL.. THE Subscriber has been raising these trees for seven years, and from. knowledge thus obtain ed, persons desirous of purchasing, may rely upon Celling of him a well raised and genome article of any size or quantity required, and packed and tor warded with all that careful attention so necessary where they go a long distance ; and as is custom ary among large Nursery concerns, orders sent by-Mail, or enquries-Post paid, will receive early attention. H aving a very large stock of both Trees and Cuttings, he expects to reserve one half for Spring sales. From bis experience, he hopes .to be abta to preserve them in the best order for - Spring planting. .' j v .' Also,, on hand as usual; a large and general stock of Nursery 'articlesonsistbig of Apple, Peach, (of the latter he. has 20.600, lare size,) Plum, Pear, Cherry, Apricot, Nectjtrine, ;and Quince Trees, " all grafted or budded from the most choice varieties taken mostly from, bis ; standard bearing .Trees. Also, Fig, Grape, Raspberry.Strawbcrry, Gooseber ry and Currant Plantsi; Succulant Roots. Togeth er, with a largo and genetal assortment of large sied thrifty - Evergreen - and Ornamental Tres, Shrubs and Creepers of the most beautiful varieties. Printed and priced Catalogues will be sent by Mail to order, gratis. When more convenient to pur chasers, orders or hirai wjll be received byR. Sin clair, Sr. & Co., Seetlsnen,"Light Streeu ' ' ; ; , ROBTV SINCLAIR, Senr.. ; . ' I t : Proprietor, Augnst, 1839. ' , . 43 ta$3 MORUS JlTtTICAirOS. I WILL conthine io sell my Mo,rus Multicautis Tn -eav if wbJch I haye ahiut three thousand; the roots a ;'20 tents; Atti tbe.bndsat one ddffar ancl fifty cents r er huhdreJ,' ( which is one dollar less than the prilce in this narkei' last fall Y if applied' for 'by the 10lh of October neitt.' I qa'ye how Tr'ees ftorti the bud nearly seven feet highl ; I will fursb $ilk Worm Eggs; without eharjje to perdns porchasihg my Trees; and will agrBe'tm boy of themy i the merchantahle cocoons made from such eg at the Baltimore pricea.' j 1 ' r. WETMOdREJ ' FayetteVilleV August 15, 183V' 3 H0O BA C O Ni BA C O N! ! u ' 1 FREEMAN ;STirHS WiierweK thdy a part of a. large, lot of. MiddlingBacon,; which tbnr will ietf either by ''.retail or'by the quantity. ogusi,3V;i63?; j. " 'yf":' - v . SIIOCCO SPRINGS. ' s SPHERE will be a 0ALL at Shoeeo Springs, on - Tuesday, . th 10th! of September. Fine Music wul be pro'idsd on theWwron l :-'l$ H?. r;n.; ANN JOHNSON ! August 30, 1BZ94 . ; ': pwnw i::T S MULES, from JSVe to 'eight years old next Spring well broke to the Wagon and of good quality. ALSO, a four Horse WAGON, and GEAR.'but little worn. The Mules will either be old with the : Wagon or separately:-For terms, which will be moderate, apply t the Reo it-ran Of nci. ALLEN ROGERS,,. ; Wake County, August 21, 1839. t O. Y. ' NOTICE. ,, Spence, Esq and Daniel Spence TAKE NOTICE, that 1 have been arrested at the instance of Robert Julian, and shall .appear at the next Superior Court, to be held hi Randolph County, at Ashborough, N.'C, on the fourth M on day in September .next, for4he purposeof taking the benefit of the Act of Assembly of 1822, fair the re lief of Insolvent Debtors when : and where; yon may attend and cross-examine, if you think proper. BRYANT BAKER. August 20. 1839. 43 3w. Iff. Afi. Stiff HAVE JUST RECEIVED a few fashionabrf STRA W & N LiN.'S B ON N ETS. R aleigh, July l,;iS39. ' ' ",' 37 HAMPAGNE VVJSE, SOAP RvACON and CORN, iuat received and for gale by FREEMAN St STITHS. July 23, 1839. ' t ; 59 ;. Invtlnct of Aulmals. A writer in a New York paper gives the following interesting anecdotes id illustra tion of Instinct, QTthe Ifeasoning Powers of Animals : . Jrjdge Hopkjnson, of Philadelphia, has two dogs, both, of thern possessing uncom mqn intelligence. Oscar carries letters and newspapers from his master Is house to a friend who lives several squares distant. He barks when he reaches the hquse, is ad mitted, allows the parcel to be untied from his heck.' waits patiently for ah answer, re- turns nome, gives nouce qi nis arrival dv barking, and is ready to go again on similar errands. Spring, the other dog, is a shorN legged half terrier ;' he ! possesses memory and the reflective, powers in a great degree. A. lady, about half a mile distant from his masters house, being very fond of animals, always paid great attention to Spring,when ho was oh a visit Vwith' his master1 or mis tress." Find.ing this very agreeable, be took it in his head to pay bis visits alone. With out any tuition he raised "hithself on his Bind legs, and attempted to ring the bell) bi all his efforts could; only produce a jar ring of the wires. " eing aii unusual sound, the. servant wiihia sight of the, bll "below, went to the street door to ascertain the causf, and Spring rushed in. After that, is his visits were generally atthe.sahie hour, the rattling of the bell-wire wis ihe signal for the dog's 'adrflitUmce .He paid these visits for several. years, and was always re ceived with great kindness. About two years ago, on entering the. house, he found the family caressing a beautiful little Italian greyhound ; and, although they paid Spring the same -attention as fqrnveriy, he showed his displeasure at the intrusion of the new favorite, by grpwling.and keeping at a dis tance. He would neither take the cake or sugar that was offered him, bet went away sulkily, and never returned by himself. If this is called instinct, then all the ac tions of huma.n beings arq impelled by in stinct. What I have said of dogs is appli cable to many othec animals, for education does as much for a pig, a lion, a canary bird, ah elephant,' and a monkey, aa it does for a man whose intellects are of a limited order, which inferiority embraces more than half of the human family. Some in tellects are4 so obtuse .that they, can scarcely receive any complex impression. . . : There is an Irish girtein our family who has no reflective powers. She looked at the; movements, of. a small group of automa tons, on a square board of a foot diameter, without any . wonder, conceiving they were alive.;. She had always been an out-door laborer in Ireland and therefore one object was as much novelty as another ; she ex pected to find every thing , in America dif ferent from what 'she . had been accustomed to see, and was therefore prepared for va riety; yet she is not an idiot. ' know a dog who would barter a piece of money for meat at the stalls, and he had the consciousness that he -could 'Hot' get' the meat without itffor he would steal themo ney when it was not given hitn. Mr. Dickin son, the miniature painter. Would end-his dog to the baker's forbiscuitsi the tlog would lay down the irooney on the counter of the baker's shop, and wait patiently until s the biscuiu were put into a bag around his neck. Similar instance are common. . In this re spect, therefore, an anirnal can make bar gains for himself and others qual, to man. iTheir: faculties, to be sure, are limited, but 4hey difier only in degree. The aptness to leatn is jthe same when the object "to be at tained is not too Complex, i i t :i fj Fear overcomes all their instinctive fac ulties. A: horse: will 'trerable with :agony when he enborinters 'sounds., and: objects which, are of an unusual nature. There is scarcely, one who can see a' locomotive en gine pass without shrinking with terror, and it is a well-known, melancholy fact that he wilVperisrfn the flirries of ?a' burning stable with6at:Havmff 'the'b'bwei'uf ikvifrsr hFfhselfi altHousi? tKe'asgels'cleaTiria,' IHs WttHHhergffeafesf ''difrHil tfjeV considered ift relong ic rthe -trfstirictl vr thr innate faculties tends to self-destruction ratherlhan self-preservation. A horse loses his presence of mind, as it is called, when uncommon dangeij is before, him s The inference of all this, o my .mind, is, tliat animals of the brute species, net onf have instructive faculties, butrcasoning ones likewiseV and that they are subject to the same passions and feelings ntfrely in dependent or. whaL' are called the animal propensities. Has no one ever seen a do: fitting at a door, looking out with a curious eye at whatpras passing t Has no one ev er een the change of eye, the peculiar ani mation of countenance, when a barrel-kirgan is playing ? Has no one ever seen a dog look ai"a baby ? .. wniGs Anro democrats. This is the title of a Comedy, in three Acts, just issued from the Press by Mr. T. W. White, 6f Richmond, Ta. and tor sale by Messrs Turneh & Hughes, of this City. Like every thing else, which Mr; White has a hand, in, the typographical appearance of this Pahphlet is most beautiful,' while it has great' merit, also, as a literary jjojnposi tion. The natural arrangement of the in cidents of the plot, and the fidelity with which the " very age and body of the time -its form and pressure" is exhibited, must strike every reader. The whole piece de monstrates that " dramatic interest may be sustained by the delineation of simple, ev-iery-day circumstance,s, without the aid of wild and extravagant incidents, so often re lied on for effect in the modern drarna.' The principal characters are Wortking tonr a wealthy country gentleman, Hound tree, a Tavern-keeper and great -V. demo crat," Gen. Fairweather, a late Admin istration member of Congress and candidate for re-election, Henry Fairweather, his son, Supine a Schoolmaster, Catharine daugh ter of Boundtree, and Clara, daughter of JVorthington. fairweqthetjind JVorthington are inti mate personal friends, but the antipodes of each other in politics. The latter. is very wealthy and influential, and, on thafcacceunt, the former is desirous of uniting his son Henry in marriage to Clara, the daughter of his friend. For that purpose, he brings him down to Boundtree's (which is an Elec tion precinct) two days before the Election comes on for Congress. In the mean time, however, Boundtree's daughter Catharine, who had been away at boarding-school, where she had met ifenry Fair weather, and between whom a mutual attachment had sprung up, without the knowledge of their Parents, returned home. Major Boundtree, it must be borne in mind, is the warm and devoted pattypan of Gen. Fairweather and one of his main-stays in the District.- This little history of the Dramatis Persona? is necessary to a proper understanding of the passages which we subjoin from the Comedy ; ACT II. ..SCEJVE'I,,'. OT7TSIDX OF THE HICKORY TREK TAT1RJT. Enter General Fairweather and Henry, Gen. Fairweather. We have made a good ride, to-day, Henry, and here we are, safe, at. the old Hickory Tree, kept by my worthy personal and political friend, Major Roundtree. The Major was a' host in himself at the last election. Be is one of your out and out ihorouglngoing fellows, and wbeh once fairly in mbtipn is- altogeth er irresistible.'.'''"''- ! ; Henry.-A valuable hand at electioneer ing, I have do doubt, sir. Jlpart locking at the house.) This, then, is Catharine's dwelling ! Gen. F.. It is said that he has at least thirty or forty voters in this precinct, com pletely at his disposal, -and, by the by, Henry, I believe from what I hear, I shall prpbabjy stand in need of them. Whigge jry .has made sad havoc of late in the district. Henr.t-:Do you think, sir, it augurs well for the republic or'speaks loudly in praise of self-government, that one inah should govern forty so easily ? ' ; "Xjip'ti': FTTltat is" precisely the Question which a young Jbo6kvorm, green - in tho jtno wledge . of . mankind , would be likely to ask. : : Don! t you know, that these notions of human equality are mere empty specula1 tions, and that we are obliged to take men, not as we would have them to be, but as we find themn reality T 1 ' "" ' ; : Henry. Butl thoughtyou were one of those politicians. . who- profess unbounded confidence in . the wisdom and virtue of our species; ;and consider it as no less than-moral treason to doubt that our free govern ment will endurefbrever. - -; . 5en.- FiEike aUybungtheorists,Henry, yo'Cr: have - liaiot"'iiil5-i6ijiirE. enough to know, that upon most: subjects nen carry aopuvthem Two opinrons--one tor tfte pub- pi for I lie; and'another'or; their, bwtt r; cldsets private circles.1 ' 'I do not' Say all', men,' there are some fool-hardy 'ehdu'jjn 'to ebbe out with their real sentiments and the con sequence is, that they are generally laid flat on their backs. A" man who would pass along the highway and call the first travel ler a knave,- the second a fool, and nhe third a thief,--would most likely be thrown into aditch, ot have Jiis cranium decently fractured, . although in every instance' he might probably speak the truth; You musi learn to chime in with men's humors, pre judices, andrdeluions. When any advan tage is to bejgarned Jflatter tnerh'' ; '."arid vre-' rnerhber never to offend,-unless you have the powcto disarm. ,or defy, their resent-5 ment." - - ' ' ,: ' ' '- ' ' i Henry! -Your opporinnities, sir, have enabled you to understand these things, but I alwaySs thought, myself, that honesty was Jthe best policy . . Gen. F. Oh yes, honesty is an excel lent thing, in its way, and is doubtless "very essential in all private transactions. All men profess to hold it in great respect, especial ly those who have very little or none of it themselves. In public affairs; however, there is such a thing as being honest over much. Henry. If I were a statesman, sir, it appeaMib me I should 'aim ' at the public J good, and make it my governing motive' Gen. F. Very true. A statesman should take care of the public, and for so doing the public should take Care of him. . In these degenerate days, a man cannot be expected to labor for nothing, and find himself in the bargain? True charity, my son, always begins at home; and, depend upon it, we never provide so well for society at large, as we do by. first providing pretty welLfor ourselves. But this is a subject, I perceive, u pon which you are yet to be informed, and which, therefore, cannot interest you much'. I desire ydtir attentioh to a different matter. "Henry. Which you think will be more interesting. I am all attention, sir. Gen. F. Within a mile of this place lives my old friend Worthington, of whom Vou have heard me speak. I promised to reach his house to-night; but on reflection it would be better to tarry with Roundtree until after the election. JVorthington is an inveterate Whig, and possibly some of the Democracy might take fire at our intimacy. I have, therefore concluded, so soon as you have made your toilet, to send you in my Stead, with a note of mpology. Henry. Well, sir, that is reasonable enough. s Gen. F. But I have another motive, which I hope you will consider well as I confess it induced me to send to town for you and to take you on this electioneering campaign. Worthington is a man of fami ly and wealth, and has an only daughter, who I am told, is beautiful and accom plished. Henry. -And you wish me, I presume, to fall in love with her; but love,you know, sir; is an involuntary passion. Gen. F. Involuntary indeed! I wonder if you found that-doctrine in Blackstone. Love, I suppose, is a species of involunta ry homicide, a sudden killing by accident! Well, why may not accident and thirty thousand dollars bring you to the feet of Miss Worthington? Marry first, and love will come afterwards. . Henry. I confess, sir, I regret to hear such sentiments from such a source. Sup pose, for argument's sake, my affections were placed upon another could you ex pect me to transfer them so suddenly? Gen. F. I will not suppose, for the sake of argument, what I hope is not true. I trust that hitherto you have been too dili gent in your studies, to allow attendance on the court of Cupid. Now, indeed, as you have just obtained your law license, it might not be amiss to take out a matrimonial one also, with the approbation of the young la dy I have qamed to you. . , Henry. But, sir, is it possible you could desire a family alliance with Mr. Worthing ton an influential Whig or, as you would be pleased to call him, a Federalist? Have you not denounced that party, as every thing odious and detestable, as bank-bought traitors, and enemies to republican govern ment ? Gen. F- Pshaw!-ilav'nt I already told you, that every man every politician, at least has, upon most subjects, two opin? ions? I grant you, that Mr. A. B , for ex ample, may be a scoundrel in politics, and yet a very worthy and excellent fellow in private life. Worthington was my class mate at coHege, I know , hira well, and he has less of the corrupt dross of humanity about him than any man I ever knew. As to his political heresies, he may be honest in entertaining them', but it is necessafyj nevertheless,, to hold the'ni up to. public ha tred, or else how is it possible for our par ty to get along ? . Henry. Your party, if you please, sir. As for me, I will never belong to any party whose creed would confound all distinction between public profligacy and private vir tue; or whose principles , would rebuke dis honesty among individuals and yet tolerate and. applaud it in governments.. ' Gen. F. Very seHtimemal truly !-. Weir, I would tank you to say nothing abbuy politics Us'J. at the girl iierseif, and decid'e,'if a ycnglady, andrthirty thousana dollara in the bargain. M.pe.qvw corniortaoie,, : , au, CCato enteti with bdgerage.l Ge'n".'T; CatoVseVthat the baggage is secured, and inform Maior Roundtree of our arrival. - Cato.- Yes, sir. !; Gen. F. -Andime Henfy's horse sad dled ih an hour. . . . - ' T. : Cato. Yes , sir.-; G oes into tht houseJ Gun. F. -You must see- the girl "this night, andr having seen- her once, I doubt not ybuwill be stiflicientljr anxious1 to re peat the visit. . : Henry. I do not ear to encounter her, sir. Every young roan moat be, prepared to meet tiw arcnerV.of the other-sex wheth er if consists intnentaf and personal charms,1 or, what is of no less consideration in the present age, a valuable stock ot goods nd chattels. . Gen. F. Spoken like a lad of spirit 1 (Enter Boundtree-from the htiust.) Ah, my dear Major, I'm rejoiced to see you. Maj. RotND.-T-My. dear General wel come to the Hickory Tree precinct. You have done well, I can tell you, to come a- mong. the democracy a 'little betore the elec tion We want stirring up. These wick ed Whigs .have been undermining us .by. spreading false rumors. Who is this young ster.? - - ' - - "." Gen. F. My son.. Round. A chip of the old. block, I'll warrant. My boy; give us your hand. 1 hope, General, you have tauglit him ' to be a good democrat; for some hojv; or other, I find these youngsters when they return from college, or even from our acadetnies-generally tainted with, the confounded aristocrat ic, notions of; modern Whiggery.' ; .' Gen. F. Major upbrvmy conscTence I believe it is so. . I have had my son read ing law for some time past, and I want him thoroughly indoctrinated in the genuine principles of democracy; ; " " . -; Rotjb. rReadinglaw! Why, confound me, if that iVht,the very, worst ;way in the world to make a good democrat of him.- Don't you observe that these young, law yers are almost to a man against the ad ministration? What's the cause of it? Gen. F. That's rather perplexing question but I suppose young minds are apt to be poisoned by certain doctrines not very favorable to democracy, hich are found in English law books. Round. Aye,- and daughters are apt to be spoilt loo, by. the trash they pick up ai city boarding schools, My Kate, no, you don't remember Kate, General, for I sent her to school just before the last Congress election, Kate, as I was saying, instead of coming home in holiday times to see her mam and dad, what must she do but gad about with rich folks,, to learn fashionable airs and refinement, as they call it. I've one consolation left, however, it was all the old woman's fault. Henry, (to Gen. F.) I will retire, sir, and make preparation for my evening visit. Gen. F. Very true; we will excuse you. (Henry goes into the house.) Major, my son intends-going a step further this after noon, bu t I shall mysef remain under your comfortable roof. Some of my constituents may be passing, and may desire to know what the last Congress has been doing. (Aside.) By the by, it would be a very puzzling inquiry. Mr. Round. Your son won't leive us, General, surely. I've just sent out to scrape up half a dozen neighbors, true blues, to welcome your coming; and I'm resolved we j sha'nt part until we crack a few bottles to- j gether. I'm a tavern keeper, it is true, General, but I've made a little money, and intend to do things in my .own way, and af ter our own country fashion, and what is more, sir, at my own expense. Gen. If. Very true very true. My dear Major, I admire your fine spirit. I will meet the democracy with great plea sure; but you must excuse my son, as I wish to despatch him on an errand to Mr. Worthington. Round. Worthington!. Odds bother it! If your son keeps such company he will be ruined thoroughly Mr. Worthington is one of the most decided Whigs in the whole country, and he'll vote against you to-morrow as sure as I'm a Militia Major. Gen. F. I certainly do not expect his vote, and he may be, I dare say is, strong ly tinctured with federalism, which is a most dangerous heresy; but he's an old ac quaintance of mine, and privately a rery worthy man. , , Round. To speak the honest truth, he is, privately, a right clever sort of a man. I wish he was on the right side. Gen- F. An excellent uishj' . If there were mwe 'persons on the right side, Major, there would be fewer . ?Vn the, wrong.:;! J3y way: of : changing the subject however, whatVthJtprospect in the district? Are the people up-Ohink you," or ' nas Whiggery b6eh dokig mischief ? ; Let's have your can aid opinion, for in such matters I rely more upon your judgment ! than upon that of any man. of my acquaintance. , Round. I'll tell you the honest truth, General; its a right nice calculation. ;;Your opponent,' Mr. Manly, has .been' all along in this neighborhood; and has left after him. Some of the .democrats say they heard he was a federalist, but,- after seeing with their own eyes,4hey took him for a right decent sort of 4 a man.- . Mark me, though I trpudm)r,say .this pubIiely--not ., I ieli ,thte .demoeracyj .ihey'J Vooly stand up ib ine racjk:we fhall carry the, day. ? ;t j Gen.' F. This is noble! It is one of the greatest of the electioneering arts to appear" confident of success with tlie certain' pros pect of defeat; I own to you, I think tlie contest willlbe a close one, and without in tending to flatter, I believe every thing wiU depend upon your precinct. Round. Like enoughl butl think I've got the boys in good training hereabouts; I can make them wheel to the right or to the left with as much ease, as muster my bat talion. 'I've only to' blow a horn, "and" the rogues swarm around me, iikshtees in sum mer time. Gen. F. It is a good thing to possess infiuerrce, if exerted in a good cause: You're a Valuable friend, Major and - thi'earae . time a formidable foe. : - . :. . ; . & Rounds When I take a liking, -1 am very apt to like, General and when I hate, I Tiate in good earnest and there's no mis take about it. But, come, let me show you my spring, where I've put up a tip-top shelter, large enough td dine twenty peo ple under it. We'll have a few of th de mocracy there presently, and a little some thing to go upon. Gen. F.-i-With all my heart, Major. (Enter Slang' Bengali Rowdie and. Chippt.) Round. Boys, yon are all welcome. This is our Congressman, General Fair weather, and a candidite for re-election. Surely you hav'ntforgot tfreGeneral. All together." Hurra for the .General I Hurra ! ; . Slang. Forgot the Gin'ral no not w"e. Gin'ral, give us a shake of your paw; Why, we could as soon forget old Hickory himself. Y yl . j Fair. Gentlemen, I am most happy tq meet with yon; l am very sure; that your late Representative has not forgotten his . faithful constituents. - BANoj.L,-rril he drot f , the Gin'ral don't look fresher about the gills, and more youthfuller, than he did: two years igo. Don'.t he, Major? , Round. He looks amazing well. Rowdie. Gin'ral, what sorter tobacco do they chaw in Washington ? I should be glad of a good chaw.' Fair. Oh, with great pleasure. Here . is some of most excellent manufacture. I generally take two or three pounds extra with me, for the special accommodation of my friends. Chipps.- Gin'ral, have you forgot Jern myChipps? 1 voted for you at the last election, and mother sard 1 wer'nt of age neither. Fair. Oh Mr. Chipps,' your most obs dient., I remember you now, very well I very seldom forget faces. How is Mrs. v Chipps,lmy good fellow? Chipps". Mrs. Chipps indeed! I hay'nt that misfortune to answer for neither.' I icaii hardly take care of myself, much more of I one of your highflyers, who likes to put on' a quantity of finery and the like of that. Rowdie. -Gin'ral, don't you remember that famous speech of yottfn at the long i session, which you sent me ? 4 Fair. Speech! ah rah I I believe I do. Let us see, what was the particular subject?. , Rowdie. Subject! AVhy I don't bother my brains much about the subject ; ' but I read every word of it to the old woman I am . sure of that. Oh, yes--I do remember; you gave the Bank monster a lickiug. It was a real soaker. , ' Fair. . Ohyes yesrJ remember. The Bank was a great enemy to the democracy and I did'nt spare it. . Rowdie. And I think there was some thing in it too about the Tariff. That Tar iff, Gin'ral, must Be a monstrous mischie vous thing-i-a sort of sea sarpent, I reckon.' Fair. You are perfectly right. , The tariff was like a great robber who ..would, thrust his hands into the pocket of one person, and put the stolen purse into the pocket of another person But we've chain ed that monster too. Chipps. ,WelI, that is rather better than the robber's putting the money into his own pocket. Gin'ral. For my part, I should like to have- mine pretty well fill'd. , Bangall. Gin'ral, I suppose you're id favor of the soyerarity of the peopled ' Fair, Oh, my dear sir, that is one of the fundamental articles of the democratic: creed. - In this country the people are stH preme. (Enter Supine.) Ah! here is my old acquaintance, Mr. Supine; I remember him . well. Praiy, Mr. Supine how ' fares il with you ? . . .. . '-",!. . ; - ; , " t Supine Indifferently well, General. ' 1 1 hope you enjoy all the substantial bless ings and that you are not troubled with the weariness of spirit which we scholars call tedium vital - & "' FaIr Thank yVu.lMr. Supine.. I po sess' quite a reasonable -share orcitatureiy comforts. Moreover, I believe I hae found out the, true jpbiibsopher's storier (hat IS aK ways to taVoifyirigs as find themJjmi . never quarreL with our bread and batter. ,v i Sup. 4 Excellent doctrine ! W should likewise be moderate in ourdesir;!GenjjM r,Cen(us yprvoil JFVrximpIei T? ; peravenure, yon should, be defeatedjin ouii election to-morrow, you will no doubt bear it like a man and, as a good demo crat should always do submit lo the fOJ? populi. j.. : . . ; . '-. '":r;4'i - " Faib;v That w i a cpningency,frf:tiY pinjp,' wcfii rpugnVi rounded by eo many good friends.: I believe I had the honor of your vote laet election. ! a. I - as -' s -
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Aug. 31, 1839, edition 1
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