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CoiumunicattoitSu TOR THE FREE PRESS. -Speech of a Representative elect. Silence! friends and fellow-citizens Silence! friends and fellow-citizens sir lence, I say, gen-tul-men, silence!- Now, silence then, and hear! As ye have elected me, to sarve ye in the next Gineral Assembly, gentlemen, in the' House of Roily, for the Commons, gen tlemen, I shall en-dee-f or to act. I shall cn-dee-vor to be sarviceable, for I wants America to have high intrust. Now, gentlemen, when the time comes I shall go to Roily, I shall be there among the Reep-ra-sent-a-tives, down below, and from away off as fur as Buncome. Now rest ye, gentlemen, well assured, that in all my acts of the Commons, I shall be guided by that power which I hopes will make ye happy for your intrust, i hopes it will extend to pos-tee-rity too; for, ge'ntlcmen, I looks a good ways I jwant politics a flourishing. I wants it in all the world, and in this part here; and most every where. Pos-tee-rity must have it too, and Virginia, and the whole Commonwealth of ns, and Eu rope shall have a benefit in it. So. gen tlemen, I'll say on; as I've got elected, as you all know here, gentlemen, as the Sheriff "Has jest now cried it that Pvc Wilmington, "and the corn too, though corn is dear now. Though I sposc some folks wouldent like the canals for negur speculation; though I think that ' Craw ford wasent so stained with negur spe culationand the presidential candi datesI think, gentlemen, a leetle while I stop some on the canals and Cravv-ford-ousht to been President. I know how Jackson's a great man, and he went to New-Orleans. And Adams I talk ed with a man I got in company with, how he writ about being pal-se-fied, and dident care for his constituents; but his big talk I dont care for, he's too lamed. We want somebody for our intrust, arid I tells you, they go to Congress to make laws and about altering the Constitu tion, I shall en-dee-vor to see something about it. And, gentlemen, for the Banks, I wants attention silence! I says there aint no justice in um; parti cular the State Bank of Newbern. The President and Directors, I spose, would ent like to have me say much at Roily, but I must stick to your intrust; I dont see about their lendin money at six per cent, and git ten; and judgment too, and the No-try gits cost too. The great jfolksdotoo much, and if I dont say something about its at Roily, I dont know who will. Now, gentlemen, as I'm in politics, I shall begin to talk a heap about schools arid about roads; and I wants to sarch too a good deal about . patrols and musters particular; and if we cot elected, at th dnnr at tho Court-1 i., , . . , I can make any laws about um we shall, house;, so you've toted me on your- -V , ti . j i We must consider on um. Gentlemen, shoulders, gentlemen, here; and amone: , . . . , , .,!rcst ye well assured, I shall think on the these ginger cakes here, gentlemen, and; J , . , ' u- . . i j i A II ; muster business. IMow. gentlemen, the on this cart fetched here to sell ginger , i. , , . , t u i t , law must be made, for we couldent live cakes, so I thank ye. I think ye, gen- . ,, r , a c . twa nt; and we shall make some, I llemen, for the high mark of ree-spect . T ,, ... , , t ' u , j xt .i reckon, at Roily this time. I ha'nt you've showed me. Now, gentlemen, , J t, i 4 , tj-j ,u now, gentlemen, got time to talk on our as I'm elected, though I dident git the , b , , r . . f . , " Courts and Supreme Court;-but I sha ! foremost vote; but I wasent but a little ... , . . . .. i l i i think on um all when I git to Roily, behind Jum; but no matter, as Pm elect- .... . J nuu i gu mere, l snail sarcn some about the army; and I shall, I reckon, find out what Great Britain's doing; and cd. Now, gentlemen, my heart is right for your intrust; I shall do too all that can be done. So as I'm plprtnH. T lnnt-c to the good, gentlemen, of things and Sd ny, lhinSs that 1 dont ta,k on to posteerity. And, gentlemen, I calls your attention as Pm elected, a lee-tle while to the internal improvement. As 7 'm flpft T Knp.it! it fnr rnur rrrsnr) ii lU . P world Washington was a jrreat man Now, gentlemen, the improve of the. . . , . , 1 i j I i , . UUI lamvis iuu"iu IU UIC UIU ilUVO Ul Oil. tm-hrprrl rn 1 trnntv com r ohnnt onrt ) now. Oenllemen. tis the rocd of the country I wants; I wants to have folks think on our independence. Now we are the biggest nation a'most in the we raise some of the best hoss-breed and fillies that's better than Virginia; but I shall go now to the water and canals. Though I know the importance of the hoss-breed is important, Pm looking to the canals now. Now, gentlemen, the canals if we begin down as fur as Ocri ,coc bar, and cleans out the creeks and swamps as high up as Na-hun-ta, and some canals too for flats, twill be, gen tlemen, advantageous to- our country. T would be, and I hopes a good deal for Polecat, and Tice's marsh, and Con-tent-ny, to be cleared up aud navigable for "flats and boats and some other sloops of war; though I ha'nt paid much attention this good while to the Navy. And I guess John Bull wont want to fight us atter this. We must though leave it to the House in the Sinate and Commons. But I'll recommend to the best, and stick to um and vote too, blame my skin if I dont. Let's, gentlemen, have Pitchkittle cut off in a canal; twill, gen tlemen, save the State a good many dol lars, and shorten the way to our abidan ces. Now, gentlemen, I wants much the. country and the Univarsity improv ing; and the county and every where; in Mad-am-a-skeet and bout Chapel-hill and Roily, and to the town of Bun come, and by canals particular. So, gentlemen, the agriculture of our coun try, and the pork and cotton would go ry the canals to Jccms'-cs-riyer, and to and Jefferson was for independence. We have a good many States to our go vernment, and if Bonaparte comes we'll beat him away. Now jet the French come, if they dare. .Gentlemen, we have trade too; aur ships ,go clear across the sea, and come back; but the sea sometimes runs up high, and tis stormy sometimes, and in the night lis dark. Gentlemen, Louisiana belongs to us, and Mr. McDuffie is in Congress, lay, gentlemen, we have a good many States. Now, Commodore Rodgers I have heard of a good while Aaron Burr was Vice-President, and he shot a man once through, I've forgot his name. Gentlemen, I could say a good many things, but I ha'nt time. There are more vessels, I spose, in New-rork than there ever was at Newbern. gentle men, the world is very large. Now I a'nt I spose to talk much on the stars nor the sun neither; you've elected me a politician, and so I talks only on poli tics. Now ye've elected me, I thanks ye. You dident elect mc last year, but I thanks -ye. .Gentlemen, I thinks for your true intrust, rest ye well assured. Now, silence but you've raised me higher than last year, .so I'll say on but if you'd done a .Utile morel should been up to the foremost man; but I run him mighty clost my opponent, though I spose friend, in the Roily Commons. So as I'm elected Pil say 0n, tho'u-h I a'nt in the Sinate, but I hope for influ ence in the Assembly of Commons, and do somewhat with mending the law on hoss-stealing, printed in :Hay wood's Jus tice and Acts. Twoiild be for the in trust of the community, if detected from stealing hosses from negurs. Now,gen tlemcn, I thank yoii for the plumpers which elected me, and if my crop was rood, ve should not lose nothing by it. Gentlemen, I thank ye for electing me, very politely; and we'll all take a friend ly drink of spce-iit and water. Ye have elected mc as we've been a try ing for some time, so my conscience was clear, 'since I wish for the good of the State and G : county particular, and for Roily too. Now, gentlemen, I would say something about the Engi neer, but I thinks the Governor will fix that business, so I'll wait till I git to Roily before I wrftes ye about it. But now, gentlemen, I hopes that my office at Roily will be for the good of the Uni ted States and particular for the Union. Gentlemen, if my friends dident have confidence in my knowledge, they wouldent give me sich a vote. I'll stick up for your intrust at Roily, as fur as my vycak abilities must admit. If my acts should do any tiling at Roily wrong, rest ye well assured it will- be for -the better. But, friends and fellow-citizens, silence! If I should do any thing wrong, i hopes I sha'nt, as you've elected me; as I knew you would when your true intrust come. Gentlemen, I thanks ye agin for electing mc and now, gentle men, huzza for North-Carclina. Gen tlemen, I thanks ye, ail of ye, gentle men let's take some speerit and wa ter, gentlemen. From the Warrcnton Reporter. Mr. Editor Thinking that it would appear a little strange to persons that are not acquainted with the circumstance, that after my being solicited by most of the leading mon constituting the nn. posite parties that have existed for some time in this place, to offer to represent the Town in the next General Assembly, that' I should be beaten by so large a majority; I have determined to make a plain statement of facts, and submit them to the public to determine whether I have been treated hon orably or not. Early last spring, after two or three caucuses, it was agreed on bv some of the fending men of both parties, that neither Mr. Byniuii nor Mr. Potter, should be run for the Town. It of course devolved upon them to fix upon a third person. After some cere mony they determined, that as I had been so nearly neutral in the former contests, that I sdiould be the candidate, after which, I was solicited oy many of the citizens, particularly -by Edwd. B. Free man and Elisha B. Smith, of the Burges party the latter positive ly assuring ine, that if I would of fer, there would be no opposition. I observed to Mr. Smith that I had understood from Mr. Potter's friends, that it was somewhat uncertain whether Mr would decline or not -to which he replied, that Jie knew that Mr. I otter would not be a rn and -that he (Smith) had'nt acted without his authority. Under these circumstances, i consented that my name might be run. fetrange as it mav aonenr tn mnn of correct principles, it is never-! theles3 a fact, that these Very nien that have -been almost the noh cause of mv offering, voted acrainsi me. l understand tnai inese. men have attempted to excuse them selves, by saying that it was a par, ty question and that they felt bound to. vote w ith their party. T would ask - the gentlemen who it , . 1 '. - v. wras that made it a party question! For I had been under the impres sion that the object of my offering was to reconcile, rather than arouse those nnnlcasant feeling that have hitherto existed in cur Town. Dixie C. Fenneii. Halifax, Aug'. 21th, 1826. Ij is but justice, to say, that in; consequence of the appointment of an inspector .(Mr. Halliday) who is a foreigner, and who has distinguished himself hf promoting the Burges interest as well as by his hostility to the Bynurn party, and w:ho at that time labored un der serious accusations, that so few of Mr. Bynum's friends voted it is due to him to say however, that niy priyate opinion of Mr. H. is better, than that of my friends. iiy uujuct Hi puuiisiiiiig cijiis uans action, is not to attempt to prove to the world,- that if all of my friends had voted, that I could haye been elected,, notwithstand ing my private opinion; but it has been to expose .the manner ia which I have been treated, by men that I have hitherto had the best opinion of, and in whom, I blush to say, I have been sorely disap pointed. . D.C.F. TUESDAY, SEPT. 19V 1826. . 03 The Ojficecfthc Fre Press is removed to the; house recently occupied by Dr. B. B. Hunter; on 'the . ivest corner of the square on which the store ofthp $fcssrs. Cottetis is situated. Superior Court.... The fall term of the Superior CourjrTor this county, was held in this place last week. Judge Manguji presiding. .. We have' been favored, by a gentleman of the bar, with the follow ing sketch of two interesting cases (oce in Pitt county) that were decided this term: . ' The case of Cotten vs: Bowers, an action of trover for 12 bales of cotton, excited considerable inter est. The plaintiff in the month of April, 1823, Durcha Sed find nnid off out-standing judgments against his brother to the amount nf.QlfU had the same levied on 80 bar rels ol corn, 100 head of hos, arid me cotton in the cotton-house, supposed to be 10 or 12,000 lbs. 1 he day of sale was advertised by the constableon the day of sale hut seven persons were present, including the, two brothers and constable, and some of them wero requested to attend by the bro thers. The corn was7 sold in a lump. Thexotton in the cotton house was offered, when the bro ther of plaintiff wished the per sons present to sec that in the barn, and called on the constable to sell that with the other, suppo sed to be 2000 lbs. The consta ble refused, savin hp hrl vied on jt, and would not sell it,
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