continued 'from 1st page)
Luckily for him, though the
persons who had the manage
ment of the investigation were
politically opposed to him, and
the supporters 01 cmer candi
dates, had too "much self-respect
to condemn him without cause.
A strong reason with me for
preferring this man for the Pre
sidency, is, that placed in that
situation he will be surrounded
more, as his political and per
sonal friends, by that order of
politicians who, I believe, to
iehest qualified and most de
termined to support the original
principles of the government,
in 'the interest of the people.
-r . il, TinnorVit nrnnpr tn I
rive my opinion, With some of
the reasons for it, because from
the lateness of the session it will
be out of my power to see my
friends generally in the district,
and because the questions that
are asked may in this way be
answered with less trouble. And
here! must be permitted to say,
that I protest against its being
supposed that my opinion,
cither now or in the meeting al
ready mentioned, is or was giv
en in a spirit of dictation. In
either case I have only acted as
a free man, and have given an
opinion which no man is bound
to follow, which I ask no man
to follow. It is idle nonsense
to say, as has been said, that the
nomination by a Caucus meeting
takes away the rights and privi-!
leges of any one. It was an act
entirely independent of the re- J
preventative character; an act j
which everyfrcemaninthecoun-j
try lias the right to do; which 1
he not only has the right to do,
but what in effect most of those :
ohjecting to it have done, at .
some ume or piace. nomina
tions of this sort take place eve
ry year in every part of the
i tvt :
country. Candidates ior state
legislatures or for Congress rare
ly come out without some pre- t
vious consultations among their j j
friends. Such meetings and
consultations of two or more
persons are in principle the!
same as if by as many thousand,
and are only right or wrong ac
cording to the purpose or inten
tion and measures taken to ac
complish the end in view. It
is what has been and will . conti
nue to be done, preparatory to
elections, so long as our free
form of government lasts. And
has it really come to this, that
Members of Congress are to sur
render all the rights and privi
leges of freemen, merely be
cause they have received this
distinction from their fellow
men? Since I have had the
honor of being your Represent
ative, I have endeavored to as
certain and to do that which
was best for your interest and
that of the public, and shall
continue so to do as long as I
continue in that character. But
I must assure my fellow-citizens,
that it is my determina
tion not to give up one of my
rights as a free and independent
wan, for any consideration.
Highly as I prize the honor
thcyhavc conferred on me (and I
feel as grateful for it as I ought,or
as any other would
could wish,) I would f) it
entirely sooner than give up
any of those rights and privile
ges which are the pride and the
boast of every American citizen.
And let me leu you, fellow. t;
zens, that any man who would
even for this great boon, sarr;!
fice his principles or privileges
would, when occasion required
sacrifice vour rights to other ob
jects of interest or aggrandize
ment
T A 1 1
cannoi, nowever, te -
that there is a feeling so Speaker, one of whom is Mr. Jef
n character with genuine ferson, Dr. Franklin, and Mr. Sam-
ilins
. . fr"f fhe3d district, as
inanypartofth
to require any s
In looking back on the course I
w nursued, I feel gratified m
having it in my power to say,
that I have my own approbation;
nrnIi(i. indeed, shall Taiwan's be
to meet that of the citizens.'of
4ht fid district cenerallv. liut
should it be unfortunately other
wise, I can only say that I am
no'electioneenng time-server.
And in these my views should I be
I would not change my free tho'ts
for a throne..
"Tisnot in mortals to commanu
i
success .
But do you more, bempronius
don't deservfe it,
And take my worn you won , .....
Be wary, watch the time, ana al
ways serve it:
Give gentle way when there's too
great a press:
And for your conscience only learn
to nerve it
For, like a racer or aboxer training,
'Twill make, if proved, vast cttorts
without paining."
T. II. HALL.
Tarboro'fJuly,1824.
WASHINGTON'S STATUE.
We have been requested to re-fiub-lish
the following "Extract of a
tetter from a gentleman in Ra
leigh to his friend in this filace;"
which originally afiieared in the
"Halifax Comfiilcr," in 1822.
This beautiful Statue of the Fa
ther of his Country, is erected in
the centre of the State House; over
which the architect ot the state nas
erected a lofty serial dome. Its
beauty and exquisite workmanship,
the design and skilful execution,
entitle him to the thanks of the
state. The Statue is of the purest
white marble, and rests on an cle-
gant historical pedestal
The Statue is as large as life, and
is sitting in an easy posture, dressed
in the Roman costume, the toga or
tunica, which floats in light drape
ry over the left shoulders, and ra
ther shades than conceals. Itsout-
ine is highly graceful. Other ex
quisite ornaments of Roman dress
adorn the Statue in basso relievos.
remarkable for the extreme beautv
cf the sculpture. The dress is well
adapted the toga was the charac
teristic dress of the Romans, the
habit of peace and of ceremony,
the badge of freedom, and the dis
tinguishing ornament of a Roman
citizen. The General holds a stylus
in his hand, and is in the act of wri
ting his Farewell Address to the A-
merican people; it is said to be an
excellent likeness. The marble is
of so exquisite a polish, that the
eye of the spectator can discover
the veins in the neck and the arms
at some distance; and we may safe
ly say, all that is sublime and beau
tiful in Roman and Grecian sculp
ture, ail that is grand and magnifi
cent, is to be seen in the Statue.
Human ingenuity seemed to have
strained its powers, and art to have
exhausted its resources in this last
best work of the artist, the Mar
quis Canova. "When nature
stamp'd him, she the dye destroy
ed." The pedestal is superb, and e
qually elegant. On the back part
of it an urn is displayed, by which
stands, it is supposed, Mercer,
Warren, Hancock, and Sullivan.
A Goddess draws from the urn the
letter W, emblematical of the man
ner in which the ancients chose
their Generals. On the left side cf
the pedestal is seen Hancock, sit
ting as Speaker cf the old Conti
nental Comrress, and in the act ot
delivering to General Washington
his commission as Commander m
Chief of the armies of the United
States; several members of Con-
egress are ,PP, iust behind the
a n,;,.;-. nrmcinles prevai
uel Adams. On the front of the
pedestal are. seen three large
groups; in the first are Gen. Wash
ington, Marquis DeLa Fayette,
Geri Rochambeau, Gen. Lincoln,
Col. Hamilton, Sec. In the second
are Gen. Knox, Secretary Nelson,
and the Duke de Lauzun. The
third is descriptive of the British
surrendering their arms, where is
seen Lord Cornwallis, Gen.O'Har
ra, Lieut Col. Abercrombic, Lieut.
Col. Tarleton, and Lieut. Col. Dun
das. Lord Cornwallis appears pre
senting his sword to the first Gene
ral he meets, but General Wash
ington is pointed out to him by the
Marquis De La Fayette, General
Knox, and the Duke de Lauzuni as
the only person to whom he can
surrender his sword Gen. Wash
ington points to Gen. Lincoln, who
received the sword. The grand
and last is, where Gen.' Washing
ton, like Numa and Cincinnatus,
returns to the plough; where the
General is seen holding a plough,
and driving two large oxen before
him the oxen are led by a servant.
Behind the General, stands Ceres,
the Goddess cf Agriculture; hold
ing up to him the cornucopia, or
horn of plenty. Closely behind
this goddess, in basso relievos, is
Mercury, pointing towards the Ge
neral. The Statue, the Pedestal,
the tout ensemble of which may
challenge the world for a parallel.
Every heart must exult with sen
timents of affection at the sight of
this Statue and every eye is turn
ed with complacency towards this
image of paternal and popular
goodness. Men secretly bless the
hero it immortalises, and all voices
unite to celebrate his memory
His name is held in veneration to
the uttermost parts of the world.
Ilai'li. A Society has been
formed in New-York, distinct
from the African Colonization
Society, for the purpose of co
operating with the Haytien A
rrnni in nii tt i n or thf PmioT.lt.lOn
to his Island. 1 lie Lolomza
tion Society generally disap
prove of this scheme and the
Auxiliary branch oi IN. lork
have removed Mr. L. D. Dewey
as the Agent, because he opened
a negociation on the subject
with the President of Hayti.
Mr. Robert G. Harper, of Mary
land, who was originally named
in the public meeting at New
York as alncnd to the iiaytien
scheme, has now given his
views of the matter in a letter
which he has addressed (June
7th) to Mr. Dewey. Mr. II.
draws the line between the two
Societies and discourages the
introduction of the Iiaytien
scheme into the Southern States.
He assigns his reasons, why it
appears to hirii "the most desir
able course, to form a Northern
Society for this special object,
wholly and avowedly distinct
from the American Society,
which (he thinks,) ought to de
vote its whole attention and
means to the establishment of
colonies on the Coast of Africa,
for the four-fold purpose of
improving the condition of the
blacks of this cou ntry of open
ing the way for the entire but
gradual abolition of slavery in
the United States, with the con
sent of the slave-owners them
selves: of completely extin
guishing the slave-trade and
of imparting to Africa, by means
of those colonies, the benefits
of civilization, and the blessings
of religion. These are the
great objects which the Ameri
can Society has, and ought con
stantly to keep in view. The
two schemes by no means inter
fere with each other."
Fatal JErial Excursion.
The London papers contain a
long account of the death of Mr. i
Harris, Who went up in a bal
loon with a Miss Stocks, from
the Eagle Tavern, City Road.
It had ascended a considerable
height, wKen Mr. Harris told
his companion that as a spot pre
sented itself which appeared
favorable for his purpose, he in
tended to make a descent In
consequence of some improper
management in letting out the
gas, the balloon descended with
so much rapidity that it became
entangled in a tree, when both
the aeronauts were precipitated
to the ground with great vio
lence. Mr. H. was found lying
doubled up, and on being lifted
from the ground, he instantly
breathed his last; his sides crush
ed in, and his skull fractured.
At a short distance from him
was lying the young woman in
a state of insensibility, with one
thigh broken, and otherwise in
jured in a shocking manner.
Two carrier pigeons which the
deceased had taken witn mm
with intention to despatch them
to London to announce to his
anxious friends his safe descent,
were found in the place in which
thev were deposited under one
of the seats: thev had suffered
considerable injury in the de
scent-thev soon revived Miss
Stocks had recovered.
"United tve stand, divided
we fall" The Washing!
Republican has been united to
the National Journal; which
now assumes the imposing title
"The National Government
Journal."
State of Jforth-Carolina
Northampton County,
Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions June Term, 1324.
Henry Gee and others, ) Petition for
to partition of
1 he Court. J lands.
TT appearing to the satisfaction
JL of the Court, that the heirs of
Mrs. , (who are unknown to
this Court,) reside without the lim
its of this State: 7 is therefore or
dered, that publication be made in
the Free Press, printed in the town
of Halifax, for six weeks succes
sively, that unless the said heirs
appear at the next Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions to be held for
the county of Northampton, at the
Court-house in said county, on the
first Monday ol September next,
and plead, answer or demur, the
same will be taken pro contesso,
and heard exparte.
Witness, John W. Harrison
Clerk of our said Court, at office,
the first Monday of June. A. D
1824, and in the 48th year of the in
dependence of said State.
J.JV.Harrison,C.C.C.
Issued 11th June Price adv. 3:50,
Postponed Sale.
LANDS & NEGROES
FOR SALE.
N the 1st Monday of Aug. 1824,
at the Court-house in Halifax,
will be exposed to public sale, pur
suant to the last will and testament
of the late John Wilkes, all the re
sidue of his estate, both real and
personal, consisting of
1 hree likely young IsEGROES,
mostly lellows and boys.
The TRACT OF LAND and
the premises, whereon the said
John Wilkes did live, near Roa
noke river, adjoining the lands of
James C. Johnston and others, ly
ing on Conoconary, and the road
leading from Halifax to Pollock's
Ferry, said to contain 208 acres,
having thereon the necessary im
provements for a small family
One other 1 KAC 1, not lar ofF,
in the Pinev woods, adjoining the
lands of Mrs. Tort, and others, and
lying on the road from Pollock's
i erry to 1 arborough, and is well
timbered, said to contain 723 acres.
Terms will be made known on
the day of sale.
Henri Wilkes,
Ex'r of John Wilkes, dee'd.
Halifax, 19th July, 1824
NOTICE Tlil$t
.N the 3d Monday in An
next, at the Courf.TT5-
Halifax town, will be cxtos J ?
GROES. to whirh NE
GROES, to which unque4Ltr
titles can be made. Terms o f
made known on the day. Sa!p
Jvf'C.Faucetf
Adm'r of Sally fiarres
19th July, 1824. q ,7
FISH & Oil
THE Subscribers have hstre
ceived on consijmmpnf : .
dition to their former stock tu?"
M voo xmu, oi a SUnerir'
quality; also a fresh supply 0f p
and Cut HERlUNGSfLt
halt narrpk; nnrl iViahi. . "l
bctde, CASTOR OlCra
hp. sold lmv fnr Pod, ' UCU U
J.J. W. Simmons.
Halifax, June 10, 1824.
.MASONIC NOTICE.
N Sunday, 1st August next, ti
V nd Members ;
Royal Wlnte Hart Lodge N 9
will attend the funeral solemni
of their deceased Brother Fn
WARD O. RHODES, at his
residence m the town of Halifax
1-hTeTm,einbers wm assemble v
their Hall,onthatday,atUoW
The fraternity generally are re
spectfully invited to join in the sc1
cmn ceremonies.
By order of the W. Master,
Sam? I Johnston, Scc'v.
Halifax, 14th July, 1824. i7-$
Vrs G. T. & R. Kennon,
HAVING located themselves h
this place, offer their profes
sional services to the citizens (
Halifax and the adjacent countrv
Halifax, June 6, 1824. l2-8t
NOTICE.
HAVING qualified, at H&Iifc:
February session, 1824, as Ex
ecutor to the last will and testa
ment of the late JOHN WILKES,
deceased, this is hereby to notify all
persons who have any claims or de
mands against the estate of the said
John Wilkes, that they present
them duly authenticated for pay
ment, within the time prescribed
by law, otherwise this notice will
be plead in barr of their recover'.
Those who are indebted will make
payment without delay, as the es
tate will not admit of indulgence.
Henry Wilkes,
Ex'r of John Wilkes, dee'd.
Halifax, 30th April, 1824. 7tf
Mrs. SNEDEli,
HAS the pleasure cf informs
the inhabitants of Halifax and
the adjoining counties, that she has
opened a fashionable assortment ci
MILLINERY, in the house oppo
site Messrs. J. Halliday & Co.'s
store consisting of Leghorn and
Straw Bonnets, of the newest pat
terns artificial flowers, wreaths,
and bunches gimps, black, white,
and colored curls, caps, turbans,
See. &c.
Mantua-making done in the mcs:
fashionable stile.
Halifax, June 9, 1S24. 12-tf
Fifteen Dollars Beicard.
BROKE Northampton Jail, on
the night of the 30th of Jane,
two prisoners PATRICK PIKE,
a stout young fellow, two or three
and twenty years of aee, light com
plexion, black hair, large whisker?,
six feet two or three inches high,
has lost one of his upperfore teeth.
Pike lived in Halifax county, and
was committed to that jail some
time last year, charged with house
breaking; he escaped from thence
and was shortly thereafter appre
hended in this connty.
BETSEY, a negro woman, appa
rently twenty-five years cf ae,
dark complexion slender mace,
five feet seven or eight inches high
committed the 17th of last May, as
a runaway, owner unknown. Tfu
Dollars will be paid for the appre
hension and delivery of Pike to my
self, or the jailor of Halifax county.
and Five Dollars in like manr."
for the negro woman.
Samuel Calvert,
Jailor of Northampton county.
July 1, 1824. 16-tf
Frinlinsr neatly executed