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WE VOIi. XM. J; FRIDAY, AtlARY 31, 1810. s t THE SBGISTEB TUESDAY, AWIJAIIY 8, IS 10. THE CITY AUTHORITIES Held thek firstmf cting at the Court House on Fri day. The newly (elected Intendant of Police and Commionera being present, the oath of office was administered to each1 by VV.. Thompson, Esq.,. The Intendant taking the Chair,' the i Board proceeded" to bu ciness. j - . . ' ' . - Major T, L. Wist was unanimously appointed Clerk pfthe Board, and SAlixajtmb J. Laweixci, fisq., City Treasurer. Mr. Jambs H.iMckhat was also elected City Constable, for three months. : An J the following Standing Committees were an. jointed: ' . ' j ' The Street Committee Messrs. Ashley, Thompson md Hutchin. ! : . -'- . ' ' On th't Grave Yard,- Mr. Hutchins. ' T On the Pumps. Mr Womble. To classify the Citizens into a Night Watch. Messrs. dark, Litchford and Womble. The Intendant is required to take the necessary -steps for forming the Fire Company for the year. See his advertisement on the subject in this paper. ' SUPREME COURT. " Opinions have bfeen delivered, during the present Term, in the following eases: ! By Rcmy, Chief-Justice, in den on dem. of Zach triah Candler,. Eli Lunsford, from Buncombe, affirm ing the judgment below. In State v. John Harshow, from Burke, affirming the judgment below. By Daikl, Judge, in Thomas S.Deaver, p. J. M. - Rice, Adm., from Buncombe, reyjErsing the judgment ielow, and granting' a new trial. John Osborne, v. E. . fl. Cunningham, from Buncombe, affirming the judg ment helow. Alfred Hofner, v. John Irwin and others, from Mecklenburg, reversing the judgment below, and granting a new trial James Thompson, v. David W. Saunders, from Orislow, reversing the judgment below, and granting a new trial! j Joseph S. Jones, v. Thomas J. ; Judkins, from Warren, affirming the judgment below. 4 ' By Gastok, Judge, in den on dem. of John Hardin, , t. Francis Beatty, and Dowell --Hague, from Ruther ford, reversing the judgment below, an t granting a new triaL Butler S. White, v. George White, Sen., from Iredell, affirming the judgment below. -'William White, t. George Whife, from IredelL affinning the judgnaent below. -'" Alexander Donaldson, v. John Ben- ion, from Buncombe, affirming the judgment below. Jese A. Dawson, v. Mark H. Fetway, from Halifax, " fitting aside the judgment for the Plaintiff below, and entering judgment for the Defendant. " " JUDGE WHITE. , We publish in this paper, the scorching Letter of Judge Whits to the Legislature of Tennessee, read in bis place in the Senate" of the United States, a few days got at 'the taoment of resigning his seat. UNFORTUNATE WILMINGTON, "Tie " Wilmington Advertiser," came unexpectedly to hand on Sunday, and gladdened our eyes, for we feared from the current reports, that it could not re-ap-: pearuntil new Type was obtained. . We trust, there fore, that our friend Hill's loss is not so great as we imagined. .The Chhoiticli too, it will be seen from' e. notice in this paper, will be speedily resumed. , "Ye learn from the 44 Advertiser,', that an attempt was made to bum the. Town again, on Wednesday night last, but it was fortunately discovered before any injury had been accomplished. What punishment could be severe enough for the diabolical wretches con cerned in such villainy 1 " With prompt liberality, the Mayor of Charleston has transmitted ths sum of two thousand dollars for the relief of the sufferers at Wilmington. We know that the time is most unpropitious for such a suggestion,! . but w2f not the citizens of this place come forward al so with their mite 1 I When we were sorely afflicted by a like calamity Wilmington generously poured the balm of consofation into our bleeding wounds. We may be too poor to be generous, but are we top poor to be just ? Let us do something, if ever so little. Let us act on the principle of Sir Philip Stdnit, who, dangerously wounded on the field of battle, generously relinquished a cup of cold water to a dying soldier, ex- claiming "This man's necessities are greater thanl mine GEN. HARRISON DENOUNCED. Some friend has sent us a copy of the Emancipator, of the 16th of January, which thus regularly reads Gen. Harrison out of the Abolition communion.- What will the "Standard," and others of the same kidney' now sav ' - - itt 3 "-. ' , '5 We have long wondered at the expectations which seem to have been cherished by some of our associates, that Gen. Harrison would show himself so favorable to the Anti-slavery causers to make it possible for conscien- Uous & consistent aboUtionists to give him their support. Certain proofs in regard to bis views of slavery, which we knew were in existence, have not been within our reach. We have just obtained possession of one of nem, which we now lay betore our readers, begging that those who tnsist, first, that all abolitionists are bound always to vote: secondly, that they cannot vote for a friend of slavery, and thirdly, that it would be a breach of faith for Abolitionists to nominate a candid ate, for the Presidency will just tell us how we shall contrive to vote at the next Presidential election, in such a manner as not to make child s play of it. ' VIRGINIA SENATOR. The Electioii of U. S. Senator from Virginia, has been postponed! by the Legislature until to-morrow, the 29th. HISTORY OF GEN. HARRISON. As the histoiy of this distinguished man is hut im perfectly known to the People of North-Carolina, the Whi CsHTRi !v Cojkmittsk have thought it their duty to prepare! a brief sketch of his Life-and services, for disseminatioki throughout the State. This sketch accompanies our Paper, to-day, as an Extra. In this form, it can be more generally and speedily circulated, and we are enabled to publish it, without depriving our readers of their usual variety. e trust that every individual who receives a copy, alter reading it, will aid va. giving it as extensive circu- ktion as possible. It shows that the claims of this distinguished citizen upon the affections of the People of the United States, are not confined to one single achievement of brilliancy, or based upon isolated in stances of greatness; but thatTheyToe founded upon a life-time spent in the service of his country- upon a long and faithful discharge of confidential trusts, and upon a conscientious and steady performance of his duties as a Soldier, a Statesman and a Citizen. GEN. HARRISON AND THE SOUTH. Gen. Harrison, in a Fourth of July Address at Che viot, Ohio, 1833, said, that " the disccssiox oir th - - ' SUBqT OF S3f AWCSIPATIOW I3T THIS X05-SLiVIH0LD- i ire States, is hJiaui injurious to Slates and their MASTEKs, AND HAS NO SANCTION IN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION.' SIGHT TO THE BLIND. An interesting Letter was' handed us some days ago, frpm a Miss Mart A. Smith, of Stokes County, con taining a request that it should be published in the Rxoistsr. In it, 'she says she was born blind, and remained in that condition till 18 years of age, when she was brought to her sight by an operation perform ed upon' her eyes by Dr. John Beck with, of this City. Having recently heard through this paper of several similar operations, she says she is reminded for-. cibly of her remissness" in having so long neglected what $he considers a sort of religious duty, towards those whom Providence may have placed under a simi lar affliction ; and she requests us to supply any den-, ciencies in the history of her case, by enquiries of Dr. j B. who has related to us, substantially, the following: j Nineteen years ago, while residing in the western part of this State,-he was requested to visit the family of Gen. P. some miles from Town. As he was about to take lejave the next morning, the Gen. remarked that he was one of the Wardens of the Poor of the Coun ty, and as it was not much out of the way, would join him in the ride as far as the Poor House, and shew him the comfortable arrangements of the establishment. - It was a warm morning in August, and they started early, -aiid had not been long seated in the shade before the door, when a finely formed and rosy young woman ; approached them,' bearing a pail " in her hand. The Gen. addressed her with Good morning Mary, how . do you do; can you see ytour way to the Spring 1" "I thank you Gen., I know the way." The Doc tot then learned that she, was blind from her birth -that her pa rente died while she was ybung,and Saving no hear rela tions who felt much interest in watching ovpr her help lessness, she was thrown upon "the' world's bold chari ty," and finally found her way there, where she receiv ' ed whatever of kindness and comfort the place afforded. Among other enquiries, s she was asked if she would be willing to submit to an operation upon her eyes to ob tain her sight 1 She replied "I don't know it would be a great blessing; but as it has pleased God to bring me into this world blind, I am not! sure iV would be right to try to alter his will I am not Unhappy , but; would be thankful to be like other people." 44 ButMa4 ry, though God has' been pleased to afflict us with many infirmities, he has likewise given: us the means to remove them, and are we not bound to avail our selves of such goodness?" Thenj seepiing to doubt the possibility of relief, she said "fan it be done 1"- O yes, it has been done." 44 I know" she replied,. " the story in the Bible of the voting man that was born blind like me, and was restored to sight by our Saviour, but that was a miracle, aad I: know that the people who would not believe it, said, fince the world began was it never known that any one opened the the eyes of him that was born blind!' After much con versation of this sort, she consented to submit to what ever they thought best, and she was (accordingly re moved to Town where 6he could be conveniently at tended to. 1 Her eyes were in continual motion, and she had no control over them- the pupils werp of chalky white ness, yet she had a strong perception of light, could perceive the outlines of large objects, and distinguish some bright colours, in a clear light; but nothing to any useful purpose. The cataracts were what Surgeons call cavsular ( the lens being absorbed'! and very dense. She bore the operation with perfect calmness, and when it was over, said she suffered no pain, and should not have known that a needle had entered; the eye if not told of it, havinir felt a mere pressure against the ball. On account of some strong adhesions, it became neces- feary to repeat the; operation several times, as much could not be accomplished at once with safety to the eyes, yet she never betrayed any signs of pamOT alalia. It would hardly be useful or proper to give the mi nsie circuiiiBtiZCCg and progress of the cure, as they could be interesting only to aedical men. Her eyes were ultimately " Opened," and she saw as well as per sons in such cases ever do. A new scene was disclos ed to her she looked upon a world of wonders, and all was new, yet knew no objects by sight, nor could she determine their distances. She was much perplexed when walking in the yard, on comparing the trunk of a tree, with its shadow upon the ground, and was ob served to step higK over the shadow to avoid stumbling a lar cat.iof similar colour they had early against it. There' were two pets in the family, a small come intoihigh favour with Maryland she knew them well by touch, but to distinguish them by sight puzzled her exceedingly, and she often amused herself and others by her attempts and mistakes. . Some interesting and amusingj meetings between Mary and other) patients of the saihe class, occurred at the Doctor5 hosse after they were; restored, particular- ly, a Miss Sarap Brtan, aged 20, from Iredell Ooun- ty, who had been blind several years, and a young man,' aged 21, from Cabarrus County, who was bum bUn named Hibajt Blackwsldbr. A moderate degree 0f benevolence of feeling would have sufficed to make one enjoy mfamei Df conversation, and their metnoi of comparing notes of their several discoveries, it caled comparing where all talked at once. The were tumultU0U8 in their expressions of j t in Mary's remarks, there might often be oh- ksrved a simple and touching tone of piety, that shew- l d sh boked the humble instrument of her ielicf to nm, who first eave sieht to the bhnd." Her progress in acquiring an accurate knowledge of obiects by sia-ht, was at first rather slow, but by tre- quent repetitions of comparison, and a good deal of natural spnghthness of mind, she at length became " like other people," and could discharge all the -ordinary duties of life with comfort to herself and usefulness to others. She returned no more to the Poor House, but became an inmate of a respectable family, where she has ever since resided. In the conclusion of her letter 6he says " After 19 years have passed, my sight remains unimpaired. I can see to go wherever I please, can walk miles with out embarrassment, and can perform every kind of do mestic duty required of me. I can never find words to express my thankfulness to the Doctor, for the benefit stowed, f by the help of liod,) in restoring me to sight, and I earnestly hope that all those who were born blind, or have lost their sight, may hear ot my case, end go to him or some other source, said that they may be as much favoured by i roviaence as 1 nave been. It is a remarkable fact, that blindness is almost in variably accompanied by cheerfulness. j - 1 - 1 i , The "Whigs oi Connecticut have held a State Con vention, and resolved to go heart and hand in the sup port of Harriso and. Ttlkk. They win do it. With the exception of New Hampshire, New England will present ah unbroken front for'the Whig noinina- tion. POLITICAL PORTRAITS. Van Bpren, Calhoun. Pickens t and Messrs. Blair, all now belong to the same political family. They may be supposed to know each other welL We therefore exhibit below, sundry Portraits, the, fidel ity of which may be relied on : ; I The Administration bt Pickens, in 1837.; " The rooks, together with obscene birds Jiaie perch ed themselves in the high places of the land, and we sit here beneath surrounded daily with their filth and corruption" . " The gentleman," (Mr. Cambreleng) said3tr. Pick ens, " has said this nation has been converted into a great gambling house. He asked who Juid brought it tn this vsi77v THB PiPTV VflW IV PflU'. i EK A VILilSK, A MOKE DEGRADED, A MOKE CORRUPT SET OF WRETCHES NEVEll LIVED." Calhoun bt Blatr. There was one, however, reprobate spirit, that could not bear to look upon the bright and auspicious day, (the dajB, Van Buren was inaugurated) and it was a pleasunj to all tluU the face of CataIine was not seen on the occasion i TheplaceheccupiedwhenGemJaclUameinof - fice, was filled by the kind and brave Col-Johnson," &k i Blair bt Pickens. " A galvanized corpse." " that hideous visage whereon envy and rhalignity are Dlenaed m cadaverous union. 1;. . ; 1 Hi For the Register. Louisburg, Jan. 20, 1840. Mr. Gales : From your Register of the 17th, I leam that you accede to the "proposal I madcon the 9th inst. Accordine-lv. T spnd nn nrtiflA frotn TWR AT T THA I TOR TRUNK. It appears to have been in print be fore, and the old Newspaper from which I have taken it, says, " The following tender and dedicate little sto ry is from 'Anderson's Recreations in Agriculture, &c.,' under the head of 4 Travelling Memorandums.' " Yours, &c. H. " At a village not an hundred miles from Shrews bury, I overheard the following conversation. "I would give my heart,' said a well-looking young man to a beautiful young girl who Bat beside him, " I would sive nj heart, Samui, fin xnar kluilly SLlss ktT thuoa vcwlfeh- ing hps of thine, were it not that I have no heart to give ; it has been gone from me a long while. "And pray," said Susan, with an arch expressive look, "where hath that roving heart of thine so long concealed itself?" " You little enchanting rogue," "said he, with an em phatic look, which met her consenting eye, " and you pretend not to know where it has been." Then clasp ing her in his arms, he imprinted upon her lips a warm ecstatic kiss, expressive of the softest rapture. "'After she had a little recovered herself, with a sweeter blus suffusing her cheek than ever Aurora yet displayedr-t " Well Robin," said she, " I also would give my hearty to have back that -kiss again, were it in my power to give ; -but alas ! it is gone, and 1 tear will never more be in my power." " And when did this little wander er take flight, said he, " and where hath it takeirjup its abode since it left thee V ult made its escape," said she, " the moment I knew I had got possession of ! yours ; no sooner aia l ieei it warm witnm my Drcast, than it filled it so entirely that I could find no place for any thing e&e ; sd off it flew directly, and here it took refuge, (putting he hand updn hia breast) feel how the little flutterer frisks about in its new abode; It is a' kind little heart, Robin," said she, concealing her face upon his bosom) and will prove ever true to you." " Blessings upon thee, my dear Susan," said he (press ing her tenderly to his arms, and "gently leaning his cheek upon her's, the rapturous tears flowing conioyg. ly down) "for now you have made me tie happiest of mankind." Blessings upon you both, said I, retiring ; and blessings upon thee, Mr. Editor, and blessings.on all mankind. My heart is full; for is there any plea sure we feel, equal to that of participating in the bliss which is the reward of innocence and virtue ?" Ra-Ndolph Manufacturing Company. The Stockholders in this Institution had a general meeting at Franklinsville on the 1st inst. and," among other, business transacted, they proceeded to the election of Officers for the present year, according to the terms of their charter. The Officers of the Company are a President and five Directors. For the year 1840, they consist of the following: gen tlemen, viz i Hugh McCain, Esq., Presi dent; John Miller, Henry Kivett, John A. Kivett, Dr. ohn G. Hanner and Elisha Cof- an, Directors. We had occasion to visit Franklinsville last Monday, whjch gave us an opportunity of viewing the work. It appears to be going on finely. The Factory House, (a very large brick? building) is nearly completed ? and they are putting up the Machinery. It is expected they will commence spinning in a few weeks; by the first of March at furthest. Success attend their laudable enterprize. ' Southern Citizen. Another Slander REFUTED.--The last Raleiih Register contains a correspondence between Gen. Harrison and the Editors of the Richmond Whig, and a Cincinnati paper, confuting in the most triumphant manner, the charge that lie voted for a law to sell freemen for debt." So far from such beinjr the case, he proves that he has always been opposed even to the imprisonment of freemen for debt. ' I hese letters are extremely well written, and contain the most sound and hu mane principles. We shall give them in our next. We cannot but congratulate the friends of Gen. Harrison on the facility and complete ness with which he has put down the charges that have, thus tar, been brought against him. He has literally overwhelmed those who have put Abolition at him. This other charge is blown with equal success. Verily the log cabin and hard cider candidate" is, in the language of Mr, Buchanan, "likely to prove dangerous. Carolina Watchman." An agent soliciting subscribers for the life of Bonaparte, showed his prospectus to a man who read, "one dollar in boards, or one dollar and twenty-five cents in sheep.1 Af ter considering for a moment, he replied that when he should be called on for pay, he might tiot have boards or sheep on hand, and he would not subscribe. A strong Position. Gentlemen of the Jury: ' There are four points in this case ; in the first place we contend that we never had the plaintifFs horse j second, that we paid him for the use of his horse ; third, he agreed to let us use the horse for his keep ing, without any charge ; and fourth thai the horse hementions was a jackass. CONGRESS. editor's correspondence. Washinston, January 21. . In the House, to-day, Mr. Garland, of Va. who was entitled to the floor,' rose to address the House on the subject of Mr. W. Thompson's resolution in regard to th0 reception of abolition petitions, when Mr. W. C. Joknson requested him to vield tie floor for a moment o allow him to move the foIloWng resolution : f Resolved, That the Clerk frform the Mayor of feshition to amend the rules by adding one, prescrib Washinarton.sthat he have leave to take from the sur- ln manner of dealing with memorials on the sub- Phis Wood belonging to this house forty cords, if so milfh he norocai I lUu .lfik.w;,-. the suffenn? poor of the citv. Some doubts being expressed" whether, if Mr. G. gave up the floor for this object, he could afterwards ; resume it, Mr. Pope then asked Mr. li. to yield the floor to him for the purpose of enabling him to lay a. j Report on the table and have it printed in relation to Lv j;erri.i-v x - c t i - ' l 1 of W . vend objections were maae t0 Seating the required suspensions, nun gled with cries of "it is of no use." "If you make the report, there is no Frinter to print itf" Mr. Proffit also asked for a few moments suspen sion to introduce a subject of the greatest importance to the Country that if the least debate cr dissatisfao i tion were to be produced, he would at once withdraw , his proposition. W hat Mr. P. proposed, was a call on the Secretary of War to infqrm this House, at the ear liest opportunity, whether he has, or has net ordered the use of Bloodhounds in the War with the Indians in Florida; whether any such order for Bloodhounds has been issued, when they are expected, under whose command they are to be placed, &c Some member objecting to the resolution, Mr. P. withdrew it. Mr. Garland then proceeded to address the House till about one o'clock. I Tift. r o a jrt n , fcaunca itxr. vrarianO, and vindicated the Administration, and the Party gene rally from the imputation of favoring the doctrine of I' Abolitionism, the advocswv of which, he. rnntpnnil .was confined to the Whig Party. Mr. Dromgoole rose, he said, from a desire to bring this debate to a close. He did not wish to take part in the discussion on one side or the other. The simple question to decided was, whether the House would adopt a standing rule, in regard to certain classes of petitions, which experience has shown are now crowd ing upon the Housei Four years have shown that the best general rule is, to permit them to be presented by the gentlemen who hold them, and then quietly con sign them to the table. Intending, as he did, to put ! an end to the discussion by calling the Previous ques tion, he moved an amendment to Mr. Thompson's reso lution, so as to effect the object he had stated. " The Previous question was calledfor, and agreed to be taken. Mr. Briggs contended, that aa his amendment pro poses the same disposition of the subject as was pro- I posed by Mr. Cole3 of Va. which had been laid upon the table, it cdjld not be in order. Both resolutions were examined and discussed for an hour, when the Speaker declartd Mr. Dromgoole's proposition was not in order. I From this division, Mr. D. took an appeal, but the House 'confirmid the decision of the Chair. ' After some confused debate, and an unsuccessful at tempt to obtainjthe previous question, Mr. Adams of fered the folloying amendment; Resolved, That the following be added to the stand ing rules of this House, to be numbered the 21st: "Every petiion presented by the Speaker, or by any member, witita brief verbal statement of its contents, .shall be received, unless objection be made to its recep tion fof special reason; and whenever objection shall be mode to the reception of a petition, the name of the member objecting, and the reason of the objection, shall be entered upon tne journal. - ine question m every such case shall be, Shall the petition be rejected? and iiO petition shall be rejected but by a majority of the members present, j He said the proposition was general in its character, not referring, to abolition petitions more, than to all others. It proposed that none should be rejected, but by a, majority, and for reasons assigned. It admitted the pjrinciple that the House might reject a memorial; but insisted that the name ot the person objecting should J be recorded, and the reasons for the rejection given. He thereupon moved an adjournment. Ana tne llouse adjourned In the Senate, the debate on the Sub Treasury bill was continued by Mr. Walker m reply to Mr. Clay Mr. Buchanan-expressed an intention of speaking on the subiect. but was not then prepared to do so. The bill therefore lay over till the following day. ! Wa3hikgton, Jan. 23. On the opening of the business of the House, yes terday, Mr. Jones, from the .Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill making appropriations for the Mditary Department for the year 1840, which, with the accompanying documents, were ordered to he on tha taole ana be printed. l Mr. R. Garland enquired how the printing was to be done, no printer having been appointed, and the reso lution authorising the Clerk to have it done, had. ex pired 1 Mr. Jones proposed to move that the power of the Clerk of the House to have the' printing dona, be coa tinued ten days longer. . . The Chair said, the proposition could be offered only by general consent. Mr. R. Garland objected. Mr. w . . jonnson nopea ivr. juues wuuiu cumuie uis proposition to the bills and documents which had thus far been reported. IMr. Jones assented. Mr. R. Garland said he must still object, unless the Cler shall be required to get the, printing done on the best terms which could be obtained in the district Mr. Jones siid he could not go further. Mr. Garland then added, he still objected. Mr. Jones said he must then move to suspend the rule. , To this objections were made. Mr. R. Garland observed, that instead of the House appointing a Printer, or taking up the Resolu tion to enquire if a'more economical mode of having the Pointing done, could not be obtained li was at tempted," by a round-about process, to let the Clerk, in effect, appoint the Printer to the House. To this, Mr. G. was opposed, and he could not agree that the Clerk should continue to manage this business, except he ob tained the wroxTiaxiw en the best terms.; Mn Adams, who had been entitled to the floor, but had yielded it to Mr. Jones, to report an Appropriation bill, now claimed his rieht, and proceeded to address the House, at length, in support of the Resolution J i ..- i .i a jt r Air i r who addressed the House for an hour, when Mr. Hunt, j of New York, rose, but appealed to the House, on the j ground of bodily indisposition, to extend to him the in j diligence of an adjournment. This was at first object , ed to, probably from the reason assigned not being gene rally heard, but was afterwards granted. : ! In the Senate, yesterday, the Sub Treasury bill un derwent further discussion from Mr. Buchanan, Mr. LIay and Mr. Walker. After reading the Journal of yesterday's proceed- mgs, the unfinished business was, Mr. W. Thompson's Je?1 ot slavcry, to which Mr. Adams had oflered a sub- Stltute. Mr. Hunt, of New York, being entitled to the floor, rose. Several applications were made to him. to allow . Specific motions to Kf mid hp.fnm bf rniWmpncpfl Ilia address; but he resisted them, and continued his Speech past d o clock. Mr. Bynum of N. C. next succeeded in obtaining the fipor. He pjr fer-ta ltr itt vvmm tfupporrdf Mr. Thompson's proposition; when he way gave for a motion of Mr. Turney to adjuunu - Mr. Black of Georgia, entreated Mr. Turney to sus pend his motion long enough for him to move that the Clerk be "empowered to get the printing of the House done, under the Resolution of 181 9, until further or dered by the House. Mr. Williams, of N. C. objected to the motion. Mr. Black (amid much confusion and loud cries of order) said something about certain mem bers of the Georgia delegation having been denounced in advance in a Southern paper. When he was called to order by the Chair, Mr. Hoffman wished the motion for adjournment to be suspended that he might move for a further extension of the Rules of Order. Other wise, the former resolution expiring to-night, the House would be, to-morrow, without rules. Mr. Black hoped he might still be admitted to introduce his resolution in regard to the printing. Mr. L. Williams still objected. Mr. Hoffman acrain pressed his resolution ; but the House refused to act on any other motion, except the adjournment, which was put and carried. In the Senate, to-day, the discussion On the Sub- Treasury bill was continued by Messrs. Henderson. T.n , o - i.u, .u TierncK, oi maryiana. It finally passed its third reading by the following vote: xiu AS Messrs. Allen, Benton, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay, of Ala., Cuthbert, Fulton, Grundy, Hubbard, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Mouton, Norvell, Pierce, Roane, Sevier, Smith, ef Connecticut, Strane,- Tappan, Walker, Williams, Wright 24. J AYS--Messrs. Betts, Clay, of Kentucky. Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Dixon, Henderson,Knight,Merrick, Nicholas, Phelps, Prentiss, Preston, Robinson, Rug glcs, Smith, of Indiana, White, Young 18. 1 he feenate then adjourned A BRIEF REMINISCENCE. The importance to the South of the votes given by General. Harrison on the Missouri Arkansas question in 1820 1 , do not seem to be properly appreciated. This pro ceeds, no doubtl from the fact that nearly 20 years have elapsed since these votes were given, and that many, very many of -those who participated in the feelings and excite ments of that day have passed 'OUt of , exis tence. But certain it is, that nothing has ever occurred since- the formation of this Union, of more decided importance to the entire South than the single vote of General Harrison on that very subject. What was the full scope and extent of those questions ? Missouri and Arkansas had been, whtle they were territories, open to all the inhabitants of the United States, and a fiood of popula tion had poured into them from the South. Southern men had gone thither with Uueir slaves,, purchased lands arrd settled. When Missouri asked for admission into the Union " upon an equal footing with the old Statas" the proposition was made not to admit aer unless she would by her Constitution stipu late that no more slaves should be introduced within her limits, and that she should, more over, declare free, without making any com pensation to the owners, all slaves already within her limits ; And at the same time it was proposed that slavery should be forever prolubited'and abolished in Arkansas. Thus was the grossest injustice intended to be consummated on the actual settler, at the same lime that the right of self-government was denied to the citizens of Missouri. The whole North, and the entire non-slavehold-ing West rallied in faror of those proposi tions, with trie exception of three men. WIL LIAM HENRY HARRISON of Ohio; Mr.' KINSY, of New Jersey, and Mr. MOOR, of Pennsylvania and through their instrumentality was a gross injustice pre vented, the Constitution preserved, and the rights of the South maintained. The meas ure was defeated by a single vote! But for these votes, the South Would have been strip ped of all influence in the Government;' for Missouri, Arkansas, and the two Floridas, constituting, sooner or later, four Stales, and giving a large representation in the House of Representatives, and eight Senators, would have been lost to thel South. Should not Southern gratitude have enshrined the names of these three men in its heart of hearts ? - Mr. Moor was appointed by Mr. Monroe the Director of the M:int at Philadelphia, ir.d Gen. Harrison, uniting this claim upon National gratitude along with others of a high and imposing; character, is now a can didate for the high offide oi President of the United States. With this historical fact before them, the hirelings of the Administration press charge him with abolitioni while they support the very man, Martin Van Buren, who was chief v. ins tru cental iii aiming the blow which was designed to strike down South ern prosperity and !Southern influence, against ail principles jof justice and every provision of the Constitution. Norfolk Her ald. , ; , irT'' In all aees, and in all countries, it has hpn observed, that the cultivators of thcsoil are those whd are the least willing to part with their rights, and submit to the will of a master." Wf. H. HARRISON. h . The People of the United States ' ana ineir own dhuudei ' VM. a. HAKttlbyW, Shocking affair. Ar gentleman of Da-" vidson County, well acquainted with the cir-". cumstanees, a few days ago- furnished the particulars,briefly, of a supposed murder re cently committed in that County. The ac count is substantially as follows : -! Oa Saturday, the 11th irrsfv a Jury of In quest was held over the dead body of a little' girl named Phebe Floyd, about five 'years old. The deceased lived hi the family ofone Jacob Tyce. After she had been buried;' suspicion of violence and ill usage grew no strong, that the corpse was disinterred and submitted to a post mortem examination bv Dr. L. Wood, in-the presence of the Jury and some fifty other persons, at Zion Meet-1 ing House. Whereupon the Jury, after hearing all the evidence adduced, reported a vepiieL iUCttl 9(i gainvX Jive nt Mr. Tyce's family, viz : two women wilhyoung children two irls, one 12 and the other 16 years old, and a.boy of about 14 ; all of whom: are committed to Jail, to await their trial at the ne?t term of ' Davidson Superior Court These!afe & the facts communicated ; and as a legal investigation lias to take place here after, it would be improper to give the re portSjOf the neighborhood, even if we had the mi at hand. SoUthern. Citizen. Murder ! JRlliam Jiedditt was killed in the district of Blount's creek, in this conn ty, on the 18th instant, by McGilbrcth Bed- ditt. The following, we learn, is a brief summary of the particulars of this melan choly occurrence : M'Gilbrelh Reudilt and William Redditt commenced boxing in the store of John S. Peed. In the struggle the deceased proved too much, and discovering his antagonist t0. be angry, let him go and went to the other, end of the store. He was followed by; Mc Gilbreth Redditt, who gave him seVeral blows with his first the .deceased crying, out to hira to desist. The bystanders inter fered. Soon after, McGilbreih Redditt in flicted two blows on the deceased with an iron guaging rod which felled him to the floor, and in a few minutes he expired. The deceased was about 19 or 20 years of age, and has left a widowed mother with 3 small children, who depended upon hint for support. McGilbreih Redditt has fled, it is presumed, for Texas.-WashingtonWhig Newspaper Postage. Mr. Strange in the Senate of the United States submitted a prop osition for allowing newspapers which pub-' lish the laws, to go free of Postage, with in the State wImmn 4tytoitrputni5Tretr,nTr!ff all others are to pay it ! -Very just indeed 1 a newspaper is selected to publish the laws for its devotion to Government it is paid exorbitantly for the Rouble sometimes to the amount of hundreds of dollars per an num and it is now to be presented with the additional privilege of exemotion from pos tage! Why it is the most Vdpab party trick ever yet suggested. EveYi thejfiDerali ty of the Administration Press will disdain to ; accept of the unfair advantage thus proffered them by a Senator of the United States. We have no. idea that such a measure eau pass Congress. Richmond TVhig. The Locofoco philosophy is to make ev ery thing a subject of rejoicing. The editor of d,he State Paper says that, on the wholes he is glad his party were defeated in New York, because, if they had not been some thing else would have been 44 to pay.' It was pretty much so with over the 'mountain. His old father Hodge,3 son Ben- came in one day and said, j 44 Father, that old black sheep has got two lambs." . '-l Good," says the old man, 44 that's the most profitable sheep on the farm." 44 But one on 'em's dead, added Ben. 44 I'm glad on't," says the father, 44 it'll be better for the old sheep," 44 But 'tother's dead too,'-' says Ben. . 44 So much the better," rejoins Hodge, J4 she'll make a grand piece of mutton in' the" fall.'1 44 Yes but the old sheep's dead too," ex claims Ben. $ 44 Dead ! dead ! what, the old sheep dead !" cries old Hodge, 44 that's good, darn her ! she always was an ugly old scamp." i Middlebury People's Press. In Chatham county, on roesday evening: last, by the Rev. Win. M. Green, Maj. James M. Palmer, of Hillsboro', to Miss Sophia M. Lutterloh, daughter of Gen. Charles Lutterloh. In HillsborV, Mr. Henry Crabtree to Miss Louisa Crabtrce. " v In Orange county, Capt. Allen. Brown to Miss Le- titia Clark, daughter of Mr. James Clark. . On the 14tb inst. by the Rev. Daniel VV . Kerr, Mr. William Murray, jr., to Miss Elizabeth O. IC, daugh ter of the Rev. Thomas- Reeves. On the 16tb inst., by the Rev. John Pickard, Mf. Joseph Tate to Miss Margaret, daughter of the. Rev. E, Curne. ' . On the 9th inst, Mr. Calvin Bacon to Miss Martha . Woods. ' , . .j'-" On the 16th inst. Mr. John Hunter to Mis Ehz& Crabtree. . . In Wilmington, Mf. Nfcanor Murray, to Mrs Su san Cox. - ' . 'j -. i . DEATHS. . In Wilmington, on the 2 1st, Walter Davie, infant son of Mrs. John 11. Holme. . ' In Fayetteville, on Tharsdiy morning : last Mr. Barnum Beach, aged 54 years, a native of Bridge port. Connecticut, bat for the last SO yean a citizen, of that place. In all the relations of husband, father and neighbor, no man was his superior few bis eqaaL In Gainesville, Alau, of apoptetjr, Dr. Abner Frank.. I'm, aged forty-five" years, late of Statesrille, Iredell County, North-Carolina. , ' .-;- -141 - rn6 HIRE BY, THE TRAU Trdfirrt li rate PLASTERERS and BRICKLAYERS For terms, apply at this Office f ' January 28, 1840, 9 9t v n . r .iV I k f !- , f A u 5 i i
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