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THE REGISTER.
uO tr'r arc the plans of fmty dehghUuf peate.
; uVnwarpd hy party rage, live like brother:
91 ARCH 6, IS SO.
FOR GOVERNOR -
JOIIX M. HIOREIUMD, ol Guilford,
rm rtiBiDixT,
WILLIAM j KENaanillSOJT.
On? Vresjden Hal Term t h t integrity nf Pu bile
Servant the tafcttf nf the Public Money, and
'the zeucrdt good of the PEOPLE f U , ,
TOU VICE-PESInKXTy
JOHHYYtEIl.
' "Xsituir t:ik St a-tes where "SlatxiTt nots
SOT EXlTi SQK T,lS GoTKnXMKTbr TIIK UxiTED
. fTATES, CXX, WITHOUT ASSCMFTIO OF POWr.lt, AH
TiI vionf iox of a solkmx coxru x, no AST TlUXn
TO REMOVE IT, VHTUOIT THS COXSETT OF TirOSE
VIO IM'MKIU VTttf IXTERESTE1V -Geti. IliiT-
riso:i's Spfcft at incenner. .
OlIl RAIL R0AD7T
The Cars now-run to Forcstville, within fiftecn.milcs
of this City. There is tobe quite aa Entertainment
there, on the 19lh inst to Celebrate the- extension of
the Road thus far. , .
i -..CORRECTION.
The " Standard says that "the charge against. Gen.
Saisdeus of having preferred Mr. Auams to Gen.
Jackson, for the Presidency, is without foundation;
and that those who make it, know full well,! that he
pave theory- aflat contradiction in the columns of
the " Stir" many years ago. This paper is-the only
one, no far as wc recollect, that has noticed this matter;
ami we ccrainly knew of no such contradiction as is
now stated, or wc should .not have alluded to it. We
have always understood, that Judge SiindcHs was
not oily in favor of Mr. Adams' election' hy. the House,
but tlUt he was warns in his cause. As, however, the
Standard", doubtless speaks on the sulyect, ex aithe
drn, we make this correction.
encouraging.
j A respectable gentleman of this county, who was a
; Delegate to the late V-an Bufen Convention in this
City, has openly enounced his adhesion to Van Bu
! rcn ec Co. an X expressed his determination , to go for
r the Whig Ticket. ' He says he has voted with the Ad-
ministration party for the lat ten or eleven years, and
j thin? have been constantly getting worse. Convinced
that something is radically wrong, he has come to the
'"conclusion to try the Whigs awhile; for, as he justly
I rcasws, it is impad-nMe talOsc by thfr change. And
this is. the dictate 1 of good comaion sense and sound
'judgment. Let others imitate his example; let all
i who are dissatisfied with tjie present situation of ocr
! National affairs i I'tfy the' Whiffs awhile" they can
1 not be worsted by' the experiment We think they
I will GnJ thcix situation speedily bettered ; but if they
j do not, w hy no one can grumble at their returning
. again to their first lore. . - .
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THE NEW' MARSHAL.
The Editor of the "Standard" mayVndcavor to pal
liate, as much as lie chooses, hc conduct of the Ad
tntnistration in REMOVlxd Gen. Daxif.l, but the
people, who know his faithful services and appreciate
them, will regard the heartless vindictiveness of the
act inks true light. Ia justifying Mr. Vas Bcues,
. the '-Standard", is only laboring in its vocation, and
the public will place-a proper estimate upon its plea
apologeUe.( W really regret for the sake of the new
Marshal, that our assertion is contradicted, with regard,
to his having remonstrated again.-A Gcru Daxiel's rc-
moval. Tlie impression extensively exists that he did
bo; andv,cohKidering the Tong and int'mate association
between himself and the General such' a step Would
certainly, have been crcilitablc'to-him. Our motive
for mentioning the current rumors on the subject, was
to present .the new Marshal to the public In as accep-
table alight as possible; knowing a3 we did, that the
acceptance of Office, under truch'circumstanccs, is al
ways regarded with rather an' ungracious asiect. Wc
t'ave him, however, credit for an act of magnanimity,
which, it seems, he not only did not do, but the mere
imputation of which is rather testily rebutted.
SCREWING THE COURAGE UP. '
Fo some time after the developments about Judge'
c.iukiis' prc3cntation of an Anti-Stavcry Petition,
the 'Standard" .was very coy on the subject of Slavery;-
It begins, however, to be a little more bold. In
the last number, there is a sort of indirect insinuation
hat, Gcn.-HAu:itsox is an Abolitionist, though the
"Uitrment on which it is predicated, carries on its vey
focc the evidence of fraud. By and by, as the Editor
gets over his gca're (for that aflair about the Petition
'tightened the party terribly) he will come out flat
"otcd, and jenew tlie charge in a more direct form.
d . Since. the above ivas in type, we find the fol
lowing 1'aragraph in the " FayctteviUe Observer" :
""3'IIE ABOLITION , SOCIETY" STORY.
1 he Tory papers have circulated far and wide, a
'orv trumped up by an Ohio paper, that Gen. Harri
son had joined an Altolition Society. Tlfey oflered to
rove it if it should be denied. It via denied, but no
jjioof came, nor no retraction of the falsehood by tlie
r.v papers. . ..
e now stale, that wc saw, last week, an original
,Lfcr from Gen. Harrison, .to a private citizen, da!,ed at
Ll'innati, lCih Feb. 1840, in which, in reply to a
lW's(ion, whether he now is, or ever has been, a
iwmher of an alwlitio'n societv, ' lie answers eraphati
Ca''.V, no ':.; j . i
fco ends pne more slander ! What will come next1
A Convention of the W hig Young Men of Indiana,
18 to be held on the21sf.of Maynetil, on tl Battle
C'nud of Tippecanoe ! -,
CRIMEAND ITS' CONSEQUENCES.
"e are informed that a Clerk in the Petersburg
isi-Uiju-c, of inostreapectable connexions, having
Jen detected In embezzling money from letters, rather
' survive the disgrace attendant upon the exposure
vius conduct, committed suicide.
FIRE.
' he Cotton Gin of Messrs. A. S. Wrxx & Co. in
- u County, was consumed a few nights since by Fire,
to:ethnwith:iS pr X5 Bales pf Cotton.
1 ' "'"dTTT tfi 1 WfHT-m--n .. .. . 'r-
l : F : "Sgyg M . ,uiil JM
;, SELF SATISFACTION ' ; V
e lay it down as nmim, that every man is
pleased wttli himself; and eeca only deformity and ug
lirtcss in pthors, who repay him the coihpliinmt exact
ly in the same coin. The tall mart thanks his stars,
that he is not sfcdrt, and likely to be lost in atrowd
The shorrmai & happy; that he k-pds inanif thminps
on thejhea hy entering doors of ; contracted dlmen
siojif?, and that lift is in no danger of liaving1 h hair
rumpled, by coming in contact with the roof of a
Cach. The ft man (that's the 'Standard' and our
self ) thinks there is something j dly and slick, and
Corporation-like in liU frame; whilst the I. ring A-ee-tori
would not carry about such a superabundance of
flesh for the world,! The fat man telU the thin one,
that he is a umttcinffihread-paper, a ram-rod for a
cannon, and ma .b blown away by the gentlest ze
phyr. The lean ono retorts, that Mr. Tunbelly is a
mere animated hogthead, a larder weH replenished,
and laughs to see with what difficulty lie gets through a
crowd, or clears the' upest esses J in -the fickl. Ugly
people' are remarkably well pleased with themselves.
. He that has a face marked like the Plan of a City, is
exceedingly happy, ihat he has not the. nose of Mr.
such a one, which w, only; fit to he the index of tSn
d.ul. The hand$oxe man, we need scarce remark is;
wonderfully well pleased with himself ; whilst Utk
ktmp-back is consoled witdj the, reflection that he es
capes the imputation of being a fortune-hunter.
, IThea why all this grumbling about our situation 1
Ejrcry man, wc repeat, in opposition to IIoracf., is
pleased with his own. ; Kay, we ev,cn glory in our
diseases. lVo man but thinks his srout a more digni-
fied and respectable ailment than! the rheumatism; and
the possessor-o a sight cough is well pleased, because
it subjects him to many kind j enquiries. We have
hcardof twe men, each of vvltujn had -the misfortune
to dislocate a shoulder o far they were equal. But
the disiJtc was, which met with the accident in the
most genteel way. Oie fell from his horse in a Fox
hunt ; the other received a olpw from -an enormous
ch esc, w h.ch fell on him from fi crazy. shelf. The for
mer, of course, insisted on the dignity of his fall, and
v0ry properly thought it beneath a man of courage to
die by a cheese. Wo iliall conclude this paragraph
with a short story A highwayman and a chimney
sweeper were going to be hanged" at the same time.
When they came to the -place o(f"exccut!ion, the high
wayman pushed the S&ttErkin out of tjic way and bid
him keep his dii-tance. Stjoterkin replied with proper
spirit : MD n me, -if I do, I have as geod a right to
be here as you."
Extract of a letter to the Editors of the Greeirsborough
i Patriot, from a gentleman of ciurry county :
j " I cannot forbear to mention the increasing pros
pects of JOHN M. MORE HEAD in thh section,
whiqh has heretofore been the seven times heated furi
nace of political a..aticism and locofooism. The flim
sy cliarges brought against him by his opponents have
recoiled -with more than double fury upon the guilty
heads of their designing authors. And the yeomanry
Of tlie country arc awakening in their might, to the
glaring impositions the pretended love for the "dear
people" and the repeated and oft, violated promises of
that party whose whole and sole desire is the fleece
and not the flock. Such wolves in shecps' clothing
will be stript at tlie next August election, in this coun
ty, of every vestige of their assumed, boasted and long
abused power.
grAnnyism.
We see that some of the Van Buren press-gang still
harp upon this childish nickname. In a Speech late
ly made at a public meeting in Mississippi, Col. Bing
aman, after giving a hasty sketch of the splendid ser
vices of the General, concluded by asking the perti
nent question, " would it not have been well for the
Administration to have had such a granny in the
Florida war 1" j
PROSCRIPTION.
In reference to the recent unjustifiable removal from
office of Gen. Bevejilt Daxiel, as Marshal of the
District of North Carolina, the "Fayetteville Obscrvwr"
has the following' remark :
"We never wiH believe that the people of this State j
will sanction the introduction here of se degraded and
degrading a principle, that faithful public officers shall
be removed for opinion's sake; that ofricp are the spoils
to be conferred on noisy partisans for partisan services.
It is so abhorrent to every generous Southern feeling,
that Geh. Jackson, who knew, what stulT the South
was made' of, did not darj to put it in practice South
of the Potomac. Mr. Van Buren is exhibiting his
want of '-Southern feelings," by making the. attempt,
and we predict thatit will recoil on .himself? Vrhom
the Gods would destroy, they first make mad." This
mad policy of Mr. Van Buren is but the precursor of
his political destruction."
j - EXCEPTIONS.
Nothing can he rendered more exceptionable, than
an exception, even when accompanied with an invidi
ous eulogy. Cases may occur Where parties are not
to be conciliated, cither 1y their incluwbn or exclusion.
"How many fools, including yourself, went to the Lec
tures on Phrenology," demanded on Collegian of
another who, instead of answering tlje enquiry, took
the term applied to him in high dudgeon. "W ell then,"
resumed his friend, "how many fowls were there, with
out reckoning yourself T" - !
THE SCALE TURNING, i
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Delaware county, New York, has come out for
Harbison and reform. At the town elections on
Tuesday, the Harrison men. carried ten out of the
e'ghteen towns by hand some majorities. This county.
gave 2,023 majority for Van Buren over Harrison in
1836. . f - :
rr The Hon. Joits RuTKnonn, of Edgerston,
the laot remaining of the U. S. Senators during the
Administration of 'Washington, died, at his, residence
on Sunday week, at the advanced age of eighty years.
v BRAGGING HIGH.
The " Standard" will certainly get some of its friends
into diflSculty ; that is, if they rely sufficiently upon
it3 statements, to-back tlw Editor's judgment pith their
money. In th,e last nnniber, tiic confident belief is
expressed, that Mr. Van Buren will carry Virginia ;by
10,000 majftrity ; aDd the calculations ofthe Whigs
nn Ohio is set down as a " titvtoD ahsurditv.'1' In so
ber earnest, Mr. Standard, do riot thus deceive your
selt or entrap your readers. Your friends may bet,
and they will be ruined. Brag is a pleasant sort, of
game but there i sch a thing as exposing the weak
ness of your hand by too heavy a bluff. 1
N. Y. SPIRIT OF THE TIMES.
This i not only a valuable Paper for persons inter
ested in the Turf, but posjjesess a high order of excel
lence on account of the taste with which its literary se
lections are made. The fast number contained two
splendid steel plate Engravings of SWA, owned by
CoL W. R. Johssos, and of Hedgeford, owned, by
Col. iTo of Miss. ;
; . JsEW YORK; f
. " A spirited,meeting of the; Whig Members of the
'Legislature was held a few days since, to respond to
the nominations of Harrison and Tyler. Mr. Speaker
Patterson was called to the Chair, and a scries of Res
olutions reported by Hon. G C Verplanek. The
meeting waV'uccessively addressed by Senators Ver
planek, Root, Livingston and Tallrhadge, and by
Messrs. Taylor, J. A. King, D. Sibley, Hawley, Law.
rence; E. Clark, Rogart, Van Schoonhoven and other
Members The Resolutions, pledging the support of
Xcw York to Harrison and Tyler, were unanimously
adopted.
The Administration Party at Washington must be
in some trouble if the statement which follows, from
the New York Commercial Advertiser, is to be relied
on. It is furnished bv a Washinston Correspondent:
"The popular itidicafiori-? in favor of Gen. Harrison
have struck the cohorts of the Administration- with a
paralysis added to. which arc tle wails of distress
raised from every portion of th&.Unionr and the reccit
of some eight or ten" thousand letters pouring in upon
the members daifyj iitteringlhe same complaint, and
demanding a reform. These things the Administration
cannot stand. T',cro are indeed indication almost of
a breaking up. ?iTiie Sub Treasury bill is dead. It
nia$: lrtdeed be revived for the sake of appearances, in
the House; but no hopes of jits passage are longer en
tertained by the few friends it has left. Farther still,
the expediency of dropping Mr. Van Buren, and en
deavoring to rally upon some more promising candid
ate, is privately discussod even among the sacred le
gions," . r :
At the Clay Dinner, m . Richmond, the following
toast was griven:
The man whose spirit-stirring voice is ever heard
the highest and moat cheering amid the storm impart
ing new lifc to the crew, and assuring safetv to the ship
HENRY A. WISE.
Old Virginia never tire."
"Mr."' Wise rose, and raking up-the mctajhor of the
toast, delighted" the company with a conoisc speech, in
his peculiar manner." He concluded hy.otToring the
foUowmg sentiment:
The Old! Fbg Sh'p TT-ffVa Hoist the Union
Jack, and back topsails for action.
Thq Charleston Courier, an able ami candid .paper,
friendly to the Administration, thus speaks : ,
We deem it right-to make our readers .aware that.
contrary to our. original expectation, the prospects wf
ben. Harrison for the net Presidency are iiBprovinor
and brightening. Division and schism no longer dis
tract and paralizc the Whigs, but they are united in
solid pUalaux tm one end of the Union to tle ather,
and nVovi.ig ht"a?en and earili, by vigorous, concentra
ted and cnhusiastic t fiorts, to accomplish the over
throw ofthe fHrcfsetU Adrnini 'tration and the- triumph
of their favorite candidate. The removal of the stain
of Abolitionism j from the skirts of Gen. H. (a work
which only needs a line ortvvo from Gen. II. to give
it the coup de giace even an against his bitterest foes,)
and tlie financial follies of the present Administration,
the latter much to our regret,) give Gen. H. an ad
vantage of position, which bis friends are making the
most of, and which calls for the most active counter
exertions on the part of the powers that be; to whom,
notwithstanding their fi nancial sins, we yet cling wit h
the fondness of old affection, and a gratitud-V founded
on their noble and gallant stand for the Rights" of the
South, the integrity of the Constitution and peace of
the Union."
The Albany Evening Journal, speaking of thellar
risburg nomination, says :
" We know that even James Buchanan, the emi
nent Senator from Pennsylvania, and an heir-exect-ant
of the Presidency, has assured a fellow-dignitary
that this nomination would give them hard work in
Pennsylvania."
" We know that Senator Benton has proclaimed, in
characteristic phrase, that ' the nomination of Harri
son would make a tigftt figfit in the West." Such
is tlie conviction of our opponents every where."
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
By the ship Galen, arrived at New Orleans from
Havre, dates from that place have been received ofthe
10th January, and Liverpool ofthe 6th.
The English market, from the 26th Dec. to the 3d
Jan., had advanced Jd on American Cotton thus re
storing the quotations of the 14th Dec. while accounts
from manufacturers are much improved. The stock
of Cotton in Liverpool was 45,500 bales less than at
the same time last year, of which were 30,230 Ameri
can. Sales of the week 22,720 bales.
LORD BROUGHAM.
The Rev. Mr. Claiik, in his " Glimpses ofthe Old
World," thus describes the appearance of this celebra
ted Orator:
44 Lord Brougham's appearance is rather .striking.
He is somewhat tall, ratlier carefess in his personal ap
pearance, with a face, into which, wben lie is speak
ing, is thrown infinrt expression. I never saw a man
who played oltwith.so much focihj and cltect, whole
volumes ofthe most 'keen and caustic satircl . '
When assailing an opponent, having cut off all pos
lbilitv of retreat, he seems. to delight to stand and
wave over him in tannt his shining scimitar, before it
descends with merciless and exterminating power.
His words do not express half the mectning thJtis con
veyed while he is speaking. He has the habit of
drawing up one idc of his face, and especially the left
nostril, into such an acquihne sliape when about to
utter any thing particularly caustic, that every word
seems to derive immense point from tho peculiar ex
pression of his countenance.
(rjj Upon opening a codiish, which was bought at
thc Bristol, Rhode Island market, on Wednesday, by.
a centlcnjah of that Town, a sea fowl' was found,
weighing wo nounda and ten ounces, whieh had been
swallowed entirely whole. Tho finh weighed about
thirty pounds. '
Advertising a t jfe The editor of the Belfast (Me.)
Republican having received a notice requesting hrm to
advertise a man's wife for one dollar, says; Now be
it known, the world over, that we love women, and
that wc will not advertise them for a less sum than
three dollars, and that not on tick, but cash in hand.
We are unwilling to disgrace a man. his wife and funis
ly at any price, but nevertheless, for three cool dollurs,
we can Ikj bribed to do it.
Editors in North Carolina have a still higher res
pect for thc-sex. No price can 'bri'nc" tKem to ad
vertise a wife.
Foa the Rkoisteh..
Readings across the National Liteligencer.
Lcmbeu waxteo A. gentleman wishes Alci
phroiv a Poem, by Thomas Moore, Esq,, author of
" Oak Rails," to be delivered at some place on the
Banks of the Potomac.
Best Cavexpish Chewixo ToBACCofuH bound
in leather, with an engraved portrait ; gentlemen who
desire a superior article upon ''chewing, by Sir Walter
Scott,' with the Ijfiv works and gems of the Tobacco
are requested to call afthe Old Snuff Store. Q.
Thk MocPKTAisr Boisw By a letter received from
a ''Hardy Mountaineer," we learn that John M. More
head, will receive a cordial support from the bold Spi
rits ofthe Highlands. Move on, Freemen, thy strength
will not lie expended in vain, nor be wasted in an in
glorious cause.
When the pure air of the mountains, shall cease to
inspire feelings friendly to liberty's cause, then may
tho lowlander surrender himself to hopeless despair.
Lincolnton Wilis.
CONGRESS,
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EDlTOlt's CUHRKSPOXliriNCK.
WTAsnt2GTOT,- Feb. 201
The Journal being read, this momirtgj the Speaker i
for the first time, proceeded to call on the Committees
for Reports :
The Committee of Ways and Means accordingly
reported a bill for the support of (he Military Academy
for 18i0, and six other bills for relief of private claims;
which were twico read and committed
The Committee of Claim? reported, sundry bills for
relief of Claimants, and maJj several unfavorable Re
ports, which were differently disposed of. '
The Committee on Commerce reported sundry bills
and made several Reports, which were severally referred
The Speaker announcing that the morning hour
had elapsed, Mr. Habersham moved a suspension of
the rules, ia order to proceed with the Reports of the
Committed. Tha- suspension not being carried, Mr.
Johnston, of New York, was desirous of o.Tering a
Jvesolution concerning S. D. Lantree a contract for
xj. tiuiuniv, a v.iil... iui 1
Stationery, &c and agjin catled foF a suspension of j
the rules. This call being again refused, Mr! 4Jones
moved that the House resume the consideration the
bill from the Senate. continuing he office of Commis
sioner of Pensions. The motion being agreed to, the
bill was taken up.
Mr. Davis, of Ivcntncky,(bcing entitled' to the floor)
resumed his argument in favor of the amendment here
tofore offered by Mr. Promt, proposing an additional
amendment (which Mr. Proffit accepted) of a general
reduction of salaries on a graduated scale, commenc
ing with ten per cent, cm the lowest salaries and rising
gradually to 25 per cent, on those of $3,000 and up
wards. The Chair pronounced this amendment out of order.
Mr. Davis first appealed from the decision, but find
ing his appeal would not be supported, withdrew it,
and proceeded with his Speech. After quoting, the
compensations allowed to various pjiblic oliiecrs in the
States, he argifed that the proposed reduction of tlie
Salary of the Commissioner oi" Pensions would ; be no
more than just, From which he proceeded to take a
view ofthe fiscal condition of the Country, the Suh
Treasury lull, ccc.
Mr. Petiiken called him to order; but the Chair de
cided that a question of Satary opened the w hole sub
ject, and Mr. D. continued, .until rrc gave way for a
motion to adjourn.
The Senate did jiat sit to-day.
Every day adds to the prospect of regenerating the
government of the country by a thorough change of
Administration. Indeed, I have been somewhat sur
prised at the perfect confidence with wlrich many of
the most intelligent men here speak of the election of
Gen. Harrison. The manner of their doing it, evinces
that they actually feel as. well as express this confi
dence. The hypocrisy and profligacy of our present
rulers, as well asthe integrity, worth and correct and
popular republican principles of Gen. Harrison, lead
me to think that their confidence is not shaken. Al
ready his cabinet is spoken of as likely to Imj among
the ablest and best the country has cyer known. Aloof
as the General has stood from the late party broils, it
is well known he. can have no personal enmities and
no petty jealousies to gratify. He will only look to
the best good of tlie whole people, and his simple man
ners and hospitable habits have been such as to make
him intimately acquainted with their wants.
WAsuisao, March 3.
In the House of Representatives, on Monday, Mr.
Davis, of Indiana, from the Committee on the Print
ing of the House, moved that the Committee be al
lowed till the 16th inst. to make their Report, on ac
count of the absence of Mr. Black, their Chairman,
which, after some objection, was agreed to.
The Chair stated, that the question before the House
was, the instructions proposed to be given to tho t Com
mittee in reference to the Cumberland Road, and that
Mr. Bell was entitled to tlie floor.
- Mr. Lincoln suggested to the Chair, that by an ex
press rule of the Hou.e, this day had been set apart
for the reception of petitions. The Chair replied, that
as (he Cuml)crland Road, whirn came up by petition,
had been taken up on the lasr petition-day and deba
tedt but not concluded, that subject now caine up,- of
course, as unfinished business.
After further objection from Messrs. Lincoln, Adams
and others, Mr. Davis moved the previous question,
which was carried, 120 to 61.
The decision of tlie Chair being sustained, Mr. Bell
took tlie floor ; but befocc proceeding with his speech,
expressed his willingness to wavehis privilege for the
present, if the whole subject could be postponed to a
day certain. . But cries of uNd, no." 'Goon Ho on"
heing loudly made, Mr. B. proceeded and particularly
noticed the conduct of the Executive Department in
relation to the appropriations for this Road, and Can
tended that it afforded no" pledge to the South-that the
President Was opposed, 'on principle, to works of In
Improvemcnt, nor to the North, thai he was iu favor
of triem. Such management formed a despicable Jug
gle, undeserving the countenance of any honorable
man.
Mr. B. spoke till 1 o'clock, when Mr. Casey . obtain
ed tlie floor, who. said he should make but a short
speech, and, iu the fn-st place, he would modify his
amendment, so as .to lejive the amount discretionary to
be appropriated to the Road for the year 1340- And,
in order to wake way for the reception of the large
number of petitions which were blocked up by this me
morial, he would move the previous question.
Loud cries of " No, no." A' call of the House was
made, and ainotion to adjourn, and the question on
the latter being put, was carried, SG votes to 57.
In the Senate,, a number of petitions in favor of a
Bankrupt law and" other subjects, were presented ; and
a nu.mler of bilk vycre reported.
A Resolution was infroduced by Mr. Lumpkin, of
Georgia, for jin adjo'uniment of Congress on Monday
the day of May.
A debate took place on the Report of the Commit
tee on Commerce in relation to allowing a debenture
on Coal to the Transatlantic Steam Navigation Com
pany. On motion of Mr. Clay, of Alabama, the sub
ject was laid on the table, 26 votes to 16.
Gen. Harrison has one great point in his favor.
The more hi actions and services are known and in
vestigated, the tnore certain are they to be properly
appreciated. Gen. H. " shines brighter the harder he
is rubbed.".lcx. Gazette.
A well dressed wilty.fi'l.ow,came to the
Market House. last week, ami thinking to
puzzle the butcher, asked him for a yard of
pork; when the latter, wunoui Hesitation,
cut him "off three feet, (pig fet-)
1 . MISSISSIPPI BANKS. ' v
By aote of 30 to 33 abill has passed, the House
of Representatives of Miisslppff requ'tring the banks
of that State tncluding thci Union Bank to resume
PJmt on their five! dollar notes on the first
ureir icita ,011 iuu jui) iweimes un
the 1st October and all other liabilitips on the let
January, lS4l. k "
Should ariy bank fail to pay specie as required, the
Governor is to issue his Proclamation declaring the
charter forfeited, and appoint a Commissioner to wind
up iU affairs. :
It is msiile a Penitentiary offence to del any act of
banking after such forfeiture has been incurred.
The bill further provides, that hereafter no bank
shall issue any note payable oft demand, and that no
individual or firm shall lr allowed to become indebted
to any bank in t!io State in; a greater sum than ten
thousand dollars.
Among tlie yeas there were four Whigs, and among
the nays four Van Buren men. '
Xashville Banner.
' SELLING AtlHTE MEN."
The Tories arc getting rather sick of their sympathy
xr .1. m .1 u- "'
iTsrrIson voted to sell, or rather hire out, to pay tine
and costs, instead of leading an idle and vicious life in
jail. The puhlic-havcfotind- out,, that it was not "scl
ling poor white men for debt," as they falsely prctcn-i
ded, but selling rogues as a punishment for crime, and
the public are very mui:h oi Gen. Harrison"s opinion;
and they think, moreover, that those who make srlch
false cftarges have sold themselves cither to the "old
boy," or to Van Buren, or to some other evil genius.
The States of North Carolina and Virginia have
both nmv in force, a law to sell white men, not for debt,
or even for crime, but simply for being vagrants- The
law has existed in this State since1 1734, and not one
of the Tories has ever been so shocked with the awful
1 depewity of "selling jmvv white men," as to move its
repeal. Moreover, :n 1S37, it was re-enacted, among
the Revised Statues, and we believe was voted for by
the whole Tory force in the ; Legislature, leaders and
all! That was the Legislature which elected -Judge
Saunders to the Senate.
Fdtjftfevilfe Observer.
INSPI RATIONFASTRONOM Y
There are several recorded instances of the powerful
effect, whic h the study of astronomy has produced up
on thft huinan inind, Dri Rittenhouse, of Pennsylva
nia, after he had calculated the transit of Venus, which
was-to. happen June 3d, 1760, Was appointed at Phil
adelphia, with others to repair to th to.vnsh'p of Nor
riUni, and there to observe, tlie planet until its pdssajre
over the sun's disk siiou.id.veri y the correctness of his
calculations. Tms occuirencc had never leen witness
ed but twice iK-t'orc by Any inhabitant of our earth, and
was never aain, to be seen by any person then living.
A phenomenon so rare, and so. important in its" lear-
ins upon astronomical science, was, iudecd, wellcal
ealutcd to agitate the soul of one so alive, as he was.
to tiie great truths of nature. The day arrived, and
there was no cloud iu the horizon. The observers, in
hilence, and trembling anxiety, waited for the predict
ed moment of observation, it came and in the con
tact, ail emotion of joy so powerful was excited in the
bosom of Mr. Rlltenhouse, that he fainted. S!r Isaac
Newton, after be had advanced in his mathematical
proof of one of his great astronomical doctrines, 69 as
to see that the result was to be triumphant, was so af
fected in view ofthe momentous truth which he was
about to demonstrate, that he was unable tc proceed,
and begged one of his companions 111 study to relieve
him, and carry out the calculation. The instructions
winch the heavens give, are not confined" to scholars;
but they are imparted to the peasant and the savage.
The pious shepherd often feels a sudden expansion of
min" 1, while attempting to form an idea of that power
which spread out and adorned tlie heavens with so
many worlds of light.
What single English word is there, equivalent to
the expression, am I able ! Amiable.
What is that, which, though your own, is seldom
used by you, but Is very often, and without asking
yourpermissioa,.used by all your acquaintances !
Your name. (
Why is avarice like a bad memory ! 'Tis always
fur getting.
What are the three scruple f which every body has,
when he drinks a glass of spirit ! A drachm or dram.
What is that which is seen when it is in visibh ?
The letter t.
What is tlv.d which is the beginning of eternity and
the end of time ! The letter el
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE -BIBLE.
The venerable Dr. Boudiuot, oiie of the
most distinguished 'philanthropist of the
present age, in a letter to his .daughter, Mrs.
.Susan V. Bradford, inserted as a preface to
his Age of Revelation," has the following
very i i-pressive and just remarks :
; - pur nearly "half n century, he says, 44 I
have anxiously -uul critically studied thai in
valuable treasure ; and I still scarcely ever
tike it. op, that I du not find iu H something
now tlr.it L d not receive some valuable ad
dition to my stock of kuow ledge, or perceive
some iustrpctive fact, never , before observed.
In short, were von to ask me to recommend
the most valuable book in the world, I would
fix on the Cfhle, as the most instructive, both
to the wise and LgnoraiU. Were vn to ask
me for one allorilwig the most rational -and
pleasing entertainment to the inquiring mind,
1 should repeat, it is the Bible ; and should
you renew the inuuirr. for tlie best philoso
phy, or the most interesting history. LshouM
still urge you to look i:it' vour Bible. 1
wwrid make it. in short. he alpha and omega
nf knowledge; and be assured that it is for
vau of nderstiMliivs the Scripture or the
' Old and New. Testaments, that so liiik- Vl-
ue is set upon .them by the -world at large.
The-.Utte, 1nwever, ismitijir oft when they
will command a very -sitTereut reception a
mong tlie sons of imu."
Mr. Maury, the first American Consul at
Liverpool, whose death recently rook place
at New ork. .witnessed the tiTst importa
tion st that wrt of Americjut Cotton, and
which was seized under ah impression that
it had Wn' grown in lndt.1; tlve British laws
not permitting the import of India articles
save -in' British bottoms. He lived to see
the er. p of this conn try reach nearly two
millions of bales, nrrd the import from this
country into'G rent Britain nearly on mil
ium of hales, and the money market of both
countries preHy much governed by the trade
in this aiticle Alexundria Gazette.
lIunD Times. We h ive he?wl of a cir
cumstance, which 1 at once evinces the tpm
hles f the ftmes" and the prudence of the
people of North Carolina. The. merchants
of the most flMir shing town in the Western
part of N. Catnliua.'luve entered into boi d
with each other nt to go or send to the
North this Spring for the purchase of goods
This is a prudent step, whether as regards
the people or the merchants, and wt hp
the ovwid sense of tlie people in that region
will sustain them in. It. The present seaon
mav be well devoted to disposing stocks
bn h jnd, settling accounts, &c, and the fash
ionable may well deny themselves in these
vime.-FayettevUle Obstrvir.
" MOVEMEN-fS IN THE WEST.
Wo learn from the Nashville Whig that
the Hon. E II. Foster wi tu ' adtirew th '
FrePl,e oC RuiUerfusJ, at MurfreeaUfou rl,,
mv Saturday tlre IStrf. ilr. Joe t,e e.
qnent candidate for Efedt(r ht-tTie pnvi&m
I)itru-t, uddreseil the people i.f WtUnn
Lehni.on o .Vlotulay tlie 10th. This rnks
likp Iwmg i earnest, ami shos a spim of
rimliiliHii-e and ze.,l worthy of tin cwuse.
Otir own ciHiriitlniea iir end of the Sfate
will soiui be in the field with. .!, propei-ti
of success, as wilt stimulate their eueraie
aiitl tuge them to the must ffallant pfli.rtJ.
Kiioxailh fiegister.
A SINGULAR GAMBLING MACHINE
.In renovating a house on Campsireet yes
terday, a curious Contrivance whs 1 Wove red
for cheating at curds lu a lai:k .room
the second story was a round table fixed in
iron shoe so as to he immovable. Two of
tlie leoS of this table were hollow. Down
in the hollow leo-s, wires were run to the
Hoor, ami along the iloor in irroovea ninda
tor tho purpose to the wall, then tip the wall .
to the third 'story,- thence to a point immedi
ately almve the enure of the" table. Tim
wires were communicated from the table to
the point above in the inamier used in bell
hanging.' The grooves ihrousrh which thrv
run were inlaid with the 'softest hm kskir,
so as to prevent a noise in pulling- them ; the
grooves were then covered over with copper
and a carpet screened all from view tho
grooves in the wall were papered over io,
as to prevent detection, I iiHticdiaieiy a4iovo
the card tab e the ceiling wot oni unenled
with a circular painting, after the fashion, of
some parlors. In the centre of ihe paintih '
was a hook as if to suspend a lamp. Tho
ceiling was cut into hole, which could not
he delected from below, hecinse they re
presented certain portions of the figure-, f
the paintings. When a party were engaged
at play, n person -above could look d rvu
upon the. hands and by pulling ilu wire
give liis partner at the table any iniiinaiioiv
"a- to the strength of the opposing band?
which an agreed signal mioht indicate. Tho
room above w is kept dark which also pre
vented the plavers from ascertaining lli
cheat, particularly at night.
Tlve house was former y occupied vv a
person who professed to be a commission
merchant. The clerks in the establishment,
yvt: understand, were not allowed access to
the card room or the room above. Tlie forn-
er proprietor left the city ouie time aWe
and so cusmuigly was the whole cmirlfed
that it was uot until the hon was over?
hauled for. repair, that this most ingetiiuUi
device for swindling was discovered.
New Orleans Bee.
POSTSCRIPT.
VVAsaixoTO-r, March 4. I
The unfinished business 3-esterday .which was the or
dcr ofthe day was a resolution for printing a large num
ber of a Map of the Southern Coast by Chas. Wilkes,
to which Mr. Clifford had moved an amendment, di
recting the work to Imj done the Printers of tho
House. Mr. Clifford now modified his amendment
Mr. Smith opposed the Resolution, from a desire to re
trench all unnecessary expenses. (Thc previous ques
tion was called and was taken, but was negatived 93
to 84. So the resolution was rejected.
The House then took up the bill providing for the
continuation of the office of Commissioner of Pen
sions, notice having been receivedfrom jhe War De
partment that the office would expire on the 4th inst.
The pending question was on reducing the salary from
53,000 to $2,500.
Mr. Davi!, who was entitled to the fiSor, declined
speakin further on the subject and nove l the previ
ous question, which was ordered to be taken and Carried
8 ) to 85. So the amendment was a lintel. Several
aitempts were made to obtain a reconsideration, to re
commit, &C. which failed, and the bill was read tho
third timS and passed.
The ReJ River Raft bill was next taken ur and de
bated, but th" H-vise adjourned, without taking any
question on the bdl. ' -
The Senate continued its debate oa tha Rep-rrt f
the Coat .uttee on the Assumption of State debts, in
wh -!i Messrs. Fulton, -Webster and Calhoun "took
part. No question was ta'ren. "
The " National Intelli rencer" ofthe 4th inst. states
that rumors have reached that City, via Nuw Ortej-u
of the entertainmont of a serious ds in bv Mexico t
inva lo Texas. From the parti vdars f -rfhed, wo
should Ihink there was ground for the ruanrs.
it' v
Near "Wake Forest, on Tuesday evening!!, by
John Ligon, Esq. Mr. Jacob Hunter tt arvU
Jane, only-daughter of tha hte Mr. Willis R !ert
Iu Stokes county, Mr. Andrew J. Folger to Hui
Surmira Perry.
In Ro!esori County, Mr. Daniel MtPherson to Mis
Mary Ann Monroe.
Also, Mr. Archibald McNeill to Miss Nancy Mc
Neil!. At the, residence of Capt Diba?y C.,Qo!lier, of
I lay wood county, Teniiese-j, 01 ths 2Stbf Janua
ry, 1310, hy tho Rev. Samuel M. WilliS n-oa, Siai
uel P. Ash Evj.. of Wesby, Tenn to Mb Ldcf
A. DcLwu, late of Lynchburg, Va, .
deaths
In Ca-nSiKland, on Sulay last, Tery sullsnly,
Hector McNeill, ( D ctor,) a rel a') rat 6 3 ye w. :
In Richmond County, Mr. Archibald, McDanala,
son of Mr. Alexander McDon dJ.
At his residence, in Chathi n Couritv, on the 2J of
February, in the Goth year of his a je, E Iwirj) Rives.
JEs). ' In him the citizens of Chath ni h ive I Jj ono of
their best, most useful arr.l ina jentiil citiEeni. Cracx
wiLs hi.s devotion to justice and probity, that ha wa
the namsof the "honest mm" anl impartial migu
trate; while his generous and liber. il sml m irkel ai u
for the most confiding and enduring frienJiarp,
THE MARKETS
RALEIGH. Mn-r-h?.
Bacon 8 o fll Beeswax 17 a 20 ; Bale $ a
10; Coffee 3 a 15; tjottnn 7 a 8; Cotipu ir , '...
a 20 ; Cotton Bagging 15 a 20; Corn StU Meal Of
Flour i A a $5 ; Flax Seed $1; Urown feugar r.
Loaf do. d 8 a 20 ; Tallow 10-,. Whiskey 40
FA YE TTE YJLLE, "kst&
Bacon 8 a 9 Beeswax 23 a 23; B. a of 8
a 10 ; Coffee 12$ a 131; Cotton' G a 8- Co:toa
Yarn 18 a 26 ; Cotton Bagging 16 a 20; Co-n 60 n
65; Flour $4 a $5 FlaT Seed SI a $1 10; Brown
Sugar 7 ' a 12 ; Loaf do. 18 a 2 ; Salt (sack) $2J a
$2 ;" Tallow 11; Whiskey 30 a 35.
7LmNGT0NSe&?l S
Bacon'SflO; Beeswax 23 a 24; CoCGw 11 13t
Cotton 7$ a ; Corn 60 a 65 ; Meal "70 a 80; FToc
a fi: Brown Su2ar7i a 10: Salt (buahelV 40 a
45; TaUow 12 a 12$ ; Mohusas 2S a SO f WUWbef
40 a 42. - V