FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1828.
QJThc Rev. Thomas Duprce will
by appointment preach at the Haptist
Church in this place, on the first Satur
day and Sunday in July next it being
their regular meeting, the members of
said church are requested to attend, as
business of importance will be before
the church. Com'd.
CANDIDATES
For the Gentral Assembly of N. C.
EDGECOMBE COUNTY,
Election on Thursday, 31st July next.
For the Senate.
Louis D. Wilson.
For the House of Commons.
Benj. Sharte, John G. Blcust.
Benj. Wilkinson,
HALIFAX COUNTY.
Election on Thursday, 14th August.
Senate.
Is ham Matthews.
House of Commons.
George E. Spruill, Wm. E. Webb.
Richard Jones,
The Speech. Mr. Clay's "war, pes
tilence and famine" speech, appears des
tined to pass as rough an ordeal as its
notable predecessor, the "ebony and to
paz" of President Adams, concocted
at the same place about a twelvemonth
since. Among other things that have
risen in judgment against Mr. Clay's
speech, we find the following:
Tn his remarks in Congress in
1819, on the Seminole war, Mr.
Clay said:
"He was far from intimating
that General Jackson cherished
any designs inimical to the liber
ties of the country. He believed
his intentions were purl; and pa
triotic. He thanked God that
he would not , but he thanked him
still more that he could not, if he
would, overturn the liberties of
the Republic."
In 1822, Mr. Adarns speaking
of Gen. Jackson, characterized
him as ono "whose services to this
nation entitle him to their highest
rewards, and whose whole career
has been signalized by the purest
intentions and the most elevated
purposes."
More Economy. The Report of the
Select committee on Retrenchment, ap
pointed by Congress at its recent ses
sion, has made its appearance in several
of the newspapers. Our limits will not
permit even an abstract of this interest
ing document; we cannot refrain, how
ever, from presenting a short extract
from it, adding another item to the ex
tended list of examples in which Presi
dent Adams' recommendation to have
"an eye to the strictest economy" in the
disbursement of the public moneys, has
been overlooked. It appears from what
follows, that Mr. Cook of Illinois has al
so been amply repaid for the loss of the
favor of his constituents, in consequence
of his voting in the last Presidential
election for Mr. Adams:
"In the Appendix, it will be
seen that your committee receiv-
ea a communication apprizing
them that the late Daniel V. Cook,
late member of Congress from the
State of Illinois, had received the
sum of 5,500 dollars for some scr
vices connected with the foreign
relations of the. country. As no
record appeared of this item on
any of the accounts transmitted
either from the Treasury or the
Department of State, your Com
mittee called on the Secretary of
State to inform them, if, in point
of fact, Mr. Cook had been so
employed, Where they were to
look for the settlement of the ac
count. This call resulted in an
overture on the part of the Secre
tary of State, to make to the com
mittee "a confidential communi
cation'' ' respecting this expendi
ture, which "he neither admitted
nor denied." On full considera
tion, your committee decided to
decline receiving a communica
tion burdened with such an obli
gation, as they desired to make
no report to this House which
might not be common to the peo
ple, whose trustees and servants
we are.
"That Mr. Cook, after the ad
journment of Congress in the
spring of 1827, received an ap
pointment from the President,
connected with our foreign inter
course; that one thousand dollars
were paid to him in advance, and
in part compensation for his ser
vices; that he actually embarked
from New-York for Cuba towards
the end of April, (which, it ap
pears, was the place of his public
destination;) that he arrived, ear
ly In June, at St. Louis, Missouri,
on his return home; that he was
in exceedingly critical health, and
in doubtful condition to attend to
any business, more especially of
a diplomatic character, requiring
so much labor and anxiety; that he
did not understand the language
of the people among whom he was
sent, probably as a secret agent;
that he must have been less than
one month in Cuba on this ser
vice; that he was to receive, and
has probably received, a further
sum than the amount of the ad
vance made him, in remuneration
for his services, and that this re
muneration came out of the secret
service fund, are facts which your
committee think abundantly ap
pear from the testimony in the
Appendix. They coerce, on their
face, the solemn inquiry, why Mr.
Cook, under such circumstances,
was appointed a secret agent, and
why he was paid out of this fund!"
Mildness of the past IVintcr. We
understand that there is now to be seen,
on the farm of Maj. L. U. Cherry, in
this county, several stalks of cotton of
the last year's crop, which are again in
a forward state of vegetation, and appear
equally fresh and thriving with those of
this year's growth.
after the intelligence was receiv
ed, the bells were tolled, the flags
of the shipping-were hoisted half
mast, "processions were lormea
and marched through the town, of
persons whose daily bread is ear
ned by the occupations of com
merce, followed by the emblems
of suspended industry and decay
ing trade. The vessels in the
harbor, which were preparing for
sea, stopped the taking in of their
cargoes; those that were ready for
sailing, were held in suspense, the
owners undetermined whether to
send them on their contemplated
voyages, or to discharge them and
lay them up, or change their destination."
hung at the same time and u
for the mnrder of Mrs. Lon '
James Sehvyn, a negro bov
hung at Elizabeth Citv . ' ?3
23d ult. for burglary.
MONEY MARKET
Ncio- York, May3.Qn'
dred thousand dollars of the5'
Five Per Cent. Stock, iSsileJ
the Delaware and Hudson rJ
I . r m r o r it uroo onl I . .
vvnipunjr, vto (5uiu yesterday K
auction, as follows: 85000 at Pi
$25,000 at 7-and 870 Owf
premium upon Stock bearing Ql
an interest of five per cent.does
not look like any great pressure
for, or deficiency of money,
the means of commanding or $e
curing it are not wanting.-lHcr
University of N.Carolina. ..The
oublic anniversary examination
of the students of the University Cotton Crop of the V. Stair
of North-Carolina, will be held at! The Savannah Georgian, of
Chapel-IIill, on Monday, the lGth '12th ult. contains a very long and
day of June next, and continue particular statement of thecrop
from day to day until Thursday, of Cotton of the United States for
the 2Gth; which last mentioned 1828. Also the
imports, con.
day is appointed for the Annual.sumption and exports, of Cotton
Commencement of the College, in Great Britain. This paper
states the total crop of the United
Raleigh, June 3. The Su- States for 1828, will be 667,000
prerne Court commenced its sum- bags, viz:
mer term, in this city, yesterday. N. Carolina and Virginia, 50,000
By an act of the last Legislature, South-Carolina, 120,000
the time of its meeting was chan- Georgia,
ged from the third Mondav in Sea Islands from Georgia
June and the last Monday in De- and South-Carolina, 36.000
cember, to the first Monday in Mobile Bay, 95,000
each of these months. Re". I New-Orleans, 366,000
Total. G67.UU0
Wilmington, May 28. Mr. We published an estimate in
Christopher Tillinghast, of this April, which made the crop of
town, terminated his life on Sat-. 127, 706,000 bags. Pd.lnl
urday last, by committing himself
to the river. He left his dwelling Petersburg, May 31. Yester
early in the morning, and not re- day, at about 2 o'clock, the jury
turning to his breakfast, appro- that jmci been impannelled on the
hensionsfor his safety were exci- ay preceding, to try Nathaniel
ted, and diligent search was madei Snelson, charged with having
for him. On Monday attcrnoon; robbed the Bank of Virginia, in
his body was found floating in an tlis town found a verdict 0f gu;j.
Tng wP nltl0n' rCUr llT,wharf and sentenced this unfortunate
ot K. W. IJrowii, Lsq. Ihc un- man t0 three years imprisonment
fortunate man in order to render! in the Penitentiary. We under
his purpose ellectual, had tied a:stand the ;ur reCommciulcd him
stone of about 30 lbs. to his body.! fi10 mn l1, Jnr vvr,u
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.mo nui ucf iuuuu aucuiuu unuer
Tariff Bill. The excitement
created in the Eastern States by
the passing of the new Tariff bill,
if we may form a judgment from
the newspapers, rather increases
than subsides. A general indiir
nation seems to pervade all the
sea ports, from New-Haven to the
eastern extremity of Maine. Let
ters from Boston represent the
people of that city and its neigh
borhood, as being not a little dis
satisfied with the course taken by
Mr. Webster, and quite disposed
to charge its mischiefs to his ac
count. It is said confidently, that
if he had voted against the mea
sure, it must have failed.
The passage of the Tariff bill
made a great sensation at Port
land, in Maine. The mornim
his coat, which evinces his design
to conceal whatever might serve
as an indication of his fate. The
cause assigned for this act, is a
melancholy engendered by inces
sant struggling with difficulties
and privations. Mr. Tillinghast
has left a wife and child to de
plore his untimely end. Rcc.
Another Murder. We have
been informed of another murder
in Lincoln: Joshua Irby, who lived
about 20 miles from Lincolnton,
on tlie iorkville road, was killed
by his negro fellow, on the 20th
ult. Mr. Irby and the fellow were
in the distillery together; and it is
supposed the negro knocked his
master down with a sledge-hammer,
and dragged him to a situa
tion where he let hot water run on
him till he was dead. The negro
was apprehended, and lodged in
jail on Thursday. Rumor savs
that Mrs. Irby was privy to the
murder of her husband, if not ac
cessary before the fact. Car.
Fxecutions. Joseph Wear, con
victed for the crime of kidnap
ping, was hung in Concord, on Fri
day, the 30th ult.
Negroes Joe and Mollv, WCre
Old Dominion.
Dewitt Clinton. The proper;
ty of the Mate Gov. Clinton, of
New-York, was recently disposed
of at public auction in Albany.
The elegant sliver vases, present
ed to the Governor by the mer
chants of the city of New-York
on the completion of the Grand
Canal, and which cost about
S3000, only brought 6'GOO.
Steam Boat Disaster. On her
passage from New-Orieans to
Louisville, on the 14th ult. the
boiler of the steam boat Card
Commerce bursted,and fifty-M
persons were killed and wounded.
A Cincinnati paper states that it
was owing to the endeavor of the
Captain to overtake one steam
boat and keep ahead of acother.
Foundling. The selectmen of
Roxborough. Mass. have offered
reward of $75,' for the discovery
of the person who left an info"1
child, a few hours old, at a tw
smith's shop in that town.
Slf) hills ivppp fi-mtif VI
a note stating that the
would be rewarded in the ma
world, for whatever kindness tlie)
mav show it in this.