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Whole No. 10G. TJf BOROUGH, N.C. TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 182Q. Foi. 111. No. PROPOSALS, for publishing; in the town of Tarborough, (NX.) a weekly newspaper, called the FllEE PRESS, Tun Subscriber respectfully in, forms the patrons gf the Fva:e Punss, and the citizens of Edge combe county and vicinity, that owing to unexpected difficulties he found it impracticable to re move to Tarborough so soon as lie originally contemplated, and con sequently was compelled to sus pend its publication fqr a short time. Having, however, procur ed additional materials, stock, &c. lie purposes issuing the first num ber of the third volume at Tarbo rough, on Tuesday, the 22d inst. being the second day of the Quar terly Sessions of the County Court of Halifax, and the week preced ing that of the County of Edge combe. As doubtless a number of me subscription papers which were formerly issued, have been either destroyed or mislaid, he has tho't it advisable to issue new proposals, requesting a repetition of the friendly offices of those persons who kindly exerted their iniluence in the first instance, and have not retained the subscription lists. The paper will be sent to its for mer patrons, excepting those who hive signified a wish to the con trary. Geo. IIowakd. conditions. The Free Press will be issued wcck.lv, at TWO DOLL.1RS per year, (or 52 num bers,) if paid within one month after Sub scribers commence receiving their papers Tivo Dollars Fifty Cents, if paid within six months and Three Dollars at thcexpi raticn of the year. Subscribers at liberty to discontinue at any time on paying arrears. Advertisements not exceeding 16 line will he inserted at 50 cents the first insertion, and 5 cents each continuance. JLc:icr ones at fhit rate for every 16 lines. Tarborough, August 11, 1226. Agency at Halifax. 4 N arrangement having been made by the Editor of tle Free Press, with JAMES SIMMONS, Esq. of Halifax, persons in that vicinity dispo sed to patronize the establishment by subscription, advertisements, or job work, will please apply at the Post-Office, where Constables' Blanks will constantly be kept for sale, and orders received for any kind of work connect ed with the Printing business. Mr. Simmons is also authorised to receive any monies due the etablishment. Tarborough, Aug. 1826. Stop the Runaway.' K ANA WAY from the Sub '.scriber, near Tarborough, N.C. on the 5th of June last, negro TIM, about 25 years of age, of a lirrht dark color. Tim is stout and well made, and will weigli about 170 pounds; he once belonged to Mr. Henry Mason, of Halifax, and jt is pro vable he is now lurking about Halifax county. I will give a reward of Twenty-jive Dollars, to any person who will Pprehend him and secure him in any jail in North-Carolina, so that I get him ?ain; or if delivered to me at home, the above reward and all reasonable expen ds will be paid. I will sell Tim, if I get him again, at ;fair price, if application be boon made. By thai Staton, Jun'r. Tarborough, ICth Aug. 1S26 1-3 Millinery &? Mantua-mahhi" & IKS. SNEADER respectfully in- lorms the inhabitants of TT.ili fn y and vicinity, that she still continues the Milliner? utd Mantua-making busi ness in Halifax, and has on hand, as as usual, a general assortment of Ladies' fancy goods. Persons indebted to her are earnestly requested to call and settle their accounts immediately, as she is de sirous of laying in her fall supply as early as possible. Halifax, Aug. 15, 1S2G. Lottery Office. fplIE Subscriber having established a - Lottery Office in the Town of Ha lifax, will at all time be ready to fur nish Tickets in any of the Lotteries that are managed by Messrs. Yates & M'ln tyre or J. I. Cohen, Jr. & H. others. I am at present unable to boast of haying sold any great prizes, as my Office has but recently been established; but it is possible that there are now many good prizes in it remaining unsold. Therefore, if there are any who owe more than they can conveniently pay, and whose prospects from the present year's crops are gloomy, would it not be well for them to call and obtain a piize. If the mcehanic'is a little tight in his business, and would live a little more at his ease, let him call. If the merchant has heavy payments to make, and but little prospect of meet ing mem by collections and sales, he houlu certainly call. Young ladies particularly are invited to call ami buy a package in the combi nation anil permutation. All others wiio think that money would in any way benefit them, ere re spectfully invited to call and obtain a prize of J.1S. SIMMONS, P. M. No. OS, corner of King Sc Shop streets. 1 1th Auc 1S26. P. S. The Virginia Slate Lottery will be drawn the 27th of next month, the prizes returnable to October Supe rior Court. Money will certainly be acceptable about that time. J. S. SDomesttc. Ilk Thirty Dallam Reward. C?. IiAN AWAY from the Sub vsciiber. on Sundav nipht. the liith of March last, a negro wo man, named POLLY, about 2S years old, nearly five feet high, yellow complexion, spare made, has a mild look aid genteel appearance, (for a negro,) when well dressed; she is an expert hand at roguery, and is well cal culated to deceive unless tightly and closely examined. She was seduced a way by a black free negro, Carter New born by name, a shoemaker by trade, .ho is about 30 years of age, 5 feet G or 8 inches high, thick set, has a pleasant countenance and very white teeth, which he shews very much when speak ing or laughing: he is strongly suspect ed of being a runaway slave. In my former advertisement, I stated that from threats which the wench made prior to her elopement, they would, by chang ing their names, and getting forged free paper?, endeavor to make their escape lo some free state: since that time, they have been lurking about Halifax town, in the vicinity of which, they probably are at this time. All-persons are for warned from harboring or carrying off said negro under the penalty of the law. The above reward, with, all reasonable charges, will be paid for securing said woman in any jail, so that I get her again, or for her delivery to me. Lunsford IV. Scott. Halifax co. N. C. - August 15, 1S26. 1-tf Blank Warrants for sale. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT. Extract of an Address, "to the Citizens of the third Congressional District of N.C. by Thos. H. Hall, formerly member of Congress, and a candidate for the same office at the ensuing election. "If the power exists in Congress to carry on a system of internal im provement, it must be because it has been specifically granted by the people jn the Constitution, or that it is incidental or necessarily subordinate to some power specifically granted. Examine the specific grants of power; you will not find it among them. It has only been claimed by its advocates,! as incidental to certain cardinal powers' directly given. They shew, I think! most clearly, by claiming it from so! many, that they cannot justly claim it from any; and consequently, have it not; in any shape. The sources from whicl'v they pretend to derive it, are in number six; From the right to establish post ofiices and post roads. From the right to declare war. To regulate commerce. To pay the debts, and provide for the commpn defence and general welfare. From the power to make all laws neces sary and proper, for carrying into exe- cutiou all powers vested by the Consti tution in the government of the United States, or any department or officer thereof. Ami lastly, from the power to dispose of and male all needful rules re specting the territory, and other proper ty, of the United States. I think it would require great logical powers, to shew that the power claimed is a neces sary incident to either of the above. Hut if belonging to either, then it was worse than useless to press them all into the service. It must be of a varierated and singular character indeed, if belong ing to neither, it still belongs to all. Hut the new doctrine upon this subject. laying aside the idea of obtain'ms it Irom these sources, clearly and unequi ; vocally admits that no such power does 'exist, and that consequently the general government cannot constitutionally car ry it into effect : And yet most wonder ful to be told, allows that it may still be accomplished bv the application of mo ney, under the power given to Congress to appropriate money lor carrying into effect the given powers of the govern- ! ment. I had always supposed that. Congress haying the authority specific ally given, to raise revenue for the ex penses of government, that is to carry I into effect the civen powers, that the 1 " right to appropriate it necessarily fol lowed, as the means of effecting this ob ject; but should never have dreamed of its extending so far beyond this end, as to effect a power acknowledged to be neither cardinal nor incidental. In other words, that the appropriation of money used as means could not be carried be yond its appropriate end. The general government is an agency, established by the people, with a specific enumeration of its powers, to carry .on the business committed to its care. And the neces sary and proper means for this end. (among which is the proper use of the revenue) follow. Hut it is surely a perversion of all order, to use a mean or a subordinate power, given to effect a cardinal one, so as to make it become it self a cardinal power; or what is the same thing, to e ffect one acknowledged ly no;t given. IX the government has not this power expressly or incidentally given in the Constitution, then it fairlj? follows, that every or any method by which it effects a work of this kind is unconstitutional. Hy what other means than the use of money, (even if , the car dinal power to execute a system of in ternal improvement, had plainly been given,) could it have been accomplish.- ed? Certainly this is the. principal means of effecting such works, whether carried on by the general or state gov ernment, or companies of individuals. No one ever supposed, that the persons carrying on the administration of the government, were to do the work them selves; but with the money of the peo ple collected for revenue, they would hire men to superintend and have eve. cuted a system of works, by making roads and canals, and wprkipg on the water courses as public hiehwavs. Had the right plainly existed, contracts would have been made with individul als, to execute particular iobs. the monev advanced from the treasury, and with it the contractors would pay laborers to do the work. But every cent of the ex pense must come from the pockets of the people; the government never spends one dollar that comes from any other source. Every cent is obtained by a tax or contribution of some sort, what ever name or epithet is given to it; but the new doctrine, though admitting that the right is not given, arrives at the ob ject in an indirect way, though the ac tual means are the same: the applica tion and use of money, to aid in the completion of such works, carried on or commenced by s.ate authorities, or com panies of individuals. Hut every body must see that the result is the same, and that it is a mere evasion of the Consti tution. If I were to follow out this sub ject into all its ramifications, it would carry me tar beyond the proper length ol a communication like this. ' The new method of construing the Constitution by which the tariff, and plan of internal improvement have been foisted upon us, and by which any thing else may be, is in my opinion improper, and if perseve red in, will ultimately change the nature of the government. These are my sin cere and real sentiments; if I am in an error, it is not a wilful one. If leaving the plain indications of the Constitution, which is the authority or power cf attor ney, given by the people to all their public functionaries, they insist on doing whatever may suit their fancy, where will they stop? What rule, what guide have they? Or, sanctioning such doc trines, what check, what control have the people over them? Literally . none. They give up their rights, they bow down their necks, to the yoke to be go verned by a constructive assumption of irresponsible power, which will become just as effectual, as the most explicit prac tical monarchy or despotism. In a repub lican government, with a written Consti tution as a rule for legislation, by which the representatives of the people are to be guided, their conduct should be squared as nearly as possible by the plain and obvious .meaning of the char ter. If they are allowed to make its meaning, they can of course make it rvjan any thing; and are no longer un der rules prescribed by the people. The Declaration of Rights of North-Carolina, which is a part of the Constitu tion, declares ."that the people of this Slate ought to have the sole and exclu sive right' of regulating the infernal go vernment and police thereof." What. Montesquieu has said of the judges in a republican government, should be con sidered as far as possible, a governing maxim in all its departments: "In re publics the very nature of the Consti tution requires the judges to keep to the letter of the law." Let us apply this to every public functionary in our repub lic, ihey all have prescribed rules, constitutional or statutory, to cuide them, , If they had not, they would not be responsible agents. 3? Jlmhcv. -A specimen of amber has been found in the deep cut of the Chesa peake and Delaware canal, near where several large fossil bones were lately found.
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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