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Tarborongh, Edgecombe County, .1ST. C. Friday, December S5, 1829.
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THE "FREE PRESS,"
fy Geo. Howard,
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Nashville Jlcademy.
rpIIE Trustees of this Institution have
the pleasure to announce to the
public, that they have enngicd Mr.
THOMAS G. STONE as Principal for
'Aio. ensuing year: whose celebrity fs a
icacher, and the healthiness of the
place being such as to render it useless
U) say more, than that the School will
open on the ad Monday of January
next at the very reduced price of $G
per session for spelling, reading, wri
ting and arithmetic SS per session for
English grammar and geography, (with
the use of the Globes) and SlO per
session for the languages ami mathema
tics, payable in advance.
Hoard can be had in town at $30 per
session, and in the immediate vicinity
at $25.
By order of the 7?oml,
If. BLOUNT, Scc'y.
Nashville, N. C. !th Nov. IS2-). U-(J
Cetera,
JYieur Fishing Creek,
ARY & E. JENKINS respectfully
V- inform the Public, that the exerci
ses of their SCHOOL. will commence
on the first Monday in January next.
Terms, $6 per session for spelling, read
ing, writing and arithmetic; and $2 ex
tra for the additional .studies of gram
mar, geography, (or needle work, plain
and ornamental.) Board, $24 per ses
sion. One-half the amount of the first
session will be required on entrance,
and the balance on the pupils leaving
school. Those sending children to the
above institution, may rest assured that
every possible attention will be paid to
their comfort, morals and improvement.
P. S. The first session ends the 19th
June, the second commences 5th July
and ends the 17th December, making
the scholastic year eleven mouths.
Sth December, 1S2IJ. 1G-3
King y GalUn
UENSIHLY grateful for Use very lib
eral encouragement heretofore mani
iLSted by the citizens of this ai:d the ad
jacent counties, have the pleasure to an
nounce the arrival (direct from NEW
YORK) of an elegant and extensive as
sortment of every article pertaining to
GENTLEMEN'S
5fasl)ional3le Clotlnng,
Selected by a firat-ratc judge, and at
Ihe most reduced prices among which
"plendid assortment may be found:
Black, blue, olive, steel and mixed Cloths,
Tiain black silk Velvet,
l'igurcd and striped do.
I'lain black Florentine,
'dencia vesting, of various colors,
White quilting, of a superior quality,
ALSO, Patent Suspenders, and a general
and well selected assortment of
Fashio nahle Trimmings,
AH of which will be sold at reduced
prices for ea-h, or to punctual customers.
Tarboro 2Sh Sept. 1829.
$50 Reward.
HAN A WAY on the lGth September
last, a negro man belonging to the
Subscriber, by the name of ALTI
MOIE, 5 feet S or 10 inches high, has
with him a permit to look him a master
from under my hand. It is believed
that said negro is lurking about the plan
tations of John and Turner Bass, hav
ing been seen there repeatedly in open
day. I will give the above reward for
the safe delivery of said negro to me or
deposited in any jail so i get him again.
All persons are hereby forbid harboring,
employing or carrying viT said negro,
Mirier the penally of the law.
BLAKE T. SESSUMS.
ISlh Oct. lS2y. 10
Constables' Blanks for salet
AT THIS OFFICE.
Notice.
4 N apprentice wanting, to the Tay
loring business none need applv,
unless they can come well recommend
ed as to th'wir good character and steady
habits. KING . GAT LIN.
Sepl. 2, 1S29.
Stale of v'-Torik-Cai olhut,
e i) c i: t : o ?a 15 r. c o u s t y.
Court of Picas and Quarter Sessions,
November Term, 1S29.
William Taylor "i . . , ,
t Original Attach
vs. James laylor.
j Stephen Taylor summoned as gar-
Mshc?.
I ?T appearing to !he satisfaction of the
J Court, that .Luis.; Tayloti. deiond
'ant in this ca.se, is r.r- ;:: inhabitant of
this SlUe: ,v thznftrc. ordered, That
publication mjee in the laroorough
Free Press for iy wxck. that unless he
appear at our nrr.l Court, to be held for
the County of J'Mgceomhe, at the Court
house in T;u!)ijn)ugb, on the fourth
Monday in February next, and replevy
property and plead to issue, judgment
final will br; lalu'ii against him, and exe
cution isu? accordingly.
Viinofs Icl.rL Hl'.akn, Clerk 'of
our saiti ('crirt, atTarborough, Ihcfuurth
Monday of November, A. I). 1329.
MICHAEL II EARN.
Price adv $3:'Q. IG-G
The following remarks are extracted
from President Jackson's Message to
Congress:
PKKSI DENTIAL ELECTION.
1 coniilor it ono of tho most
urgent of my duties to bring to
your attention tho propriety of
amending that part of our Con
siitution vvhieli relates to the elec
tion of President and Vice-President.
Our system of govern
ment, was, by its framcrs, deem
ed an experiment; and they, there
fore, consistently provided a mode
of remedying its defects.
To the People belongs the right
of electing their Chief Magis
trate; it was never designed that
their choice should, in any case,
be defeated, either by the inter
vention of' electoral colleges, or
by the agency confided, under
certain contingencies, to the
House of Representatives. Ex
perience proves, that, in propor
tion as agents to execute the will
(of the People are multiplied-there
is danger of their wishes being
frustrated. Some maybe unfaith
ful; all are liable to err. So far,
therefore, as the People can, with
convenience, speak, it is safer for
theru to express their own will.
The number of aspirants to the
Presidency, and the diversity of
the interests which may influence
their claims, leave little reason to
expect a choice in the first in
stance: and, in that event, the elec
tion must devolve on the House of
Representatives, where, it is ob
vious, the will of the People may
not be always ascertained; or, if
ascertained, may not be regarded.
From the mode of voting by
States, the choice is to be made
by twenty-four votes; and it may
often occur, that one of these will
be controlled by an individual re
presentative. Honors and offices
ire at the disposal of the success
ful candidate.. Repeated ballot
ings may make it apparent that a
single individual holds the cast in
his hand. Pday he not be tempt
ed to name his reward! But even
without corruption supposing the
probity of the Representative to
be proof against the powerful mo
tives by which it may be assailed
the will of the People is still
constantly liable to be misrepre
sented. One may err from iinio
ranee of the wishes of his consti
tuents, a not Iter, from a conviction
j that it is his duty to be governed j
I ty his own judgment ot the fit
ness ot tife candidates; finally, al-
tnough ali were inflexibly honest
all accurately informed of the
wishes of their constituents yet,
under the present mode of elec
tion, a minority may often elect a
President; and, when this hap
pens, it may reasonably be ex
pected that efforts will be made on
the part of the majority to rectify
this injurious operation to their
institutions. But although no
evil of this character should re
sult from such a perversion of the
first principle of our system that
ihe majority is to govern it must
be very certain that a President
elected by a minority cannot en
joy the confidence necessary to
the successful discharge of his
duties.
In this, as in all other matters
of public concern, policy requires
that as few impediments as possi
ble should exist to the free .opera
tion of the public will. Let us,
then, endeavor so to amend our
system, as that the office of Chief
Magistrate may not be conferred
upon any citizen but in pursuance
of a fair expression of the vyill of
the majority.
I would therefore recommend
such an amendment of the Con
stitution as may remove all inter
mediate agency in the election of
President and Vice-President.
The mode may be so regulated
as to preserve: to each State its
present relative weight in the
election; and a failure in the first
attempt may be provided for, by
confining thp second to a choice!
between the two highest candi
dates. In connexion with such
an amendment, it would seem ad
visable to limit the service of tho
Chief Magistrate to a single term,
of either four or six years. If,
however, it should not be adopt
ed, it is worthy of consideration
whether a provision disqualifying
for office the Reprcsentatires in
Congress on whom such an elec
tion may have devolved, would
not be proper.
While members Qf Cohgresg
can be constitutionally appointed
to offices of trust and profit, it will
be the practice, even under the
most conscientious adherence to
duty, to select them for such sta
tions as they are believed to be
better qualified to fill than other
citizens; but the purity of our Go
vernment would doubtless be pro
moted, by their exclusipn from all
appointments in the gift of the
President in whose election they
may have been officially concern
ed. The nature of the judicial
office, and the necessity of secu
ring in the Cabinet and in diplo
matic stations of the highest rank,
the best talents and political ex
perience, should, perhaps, except
these from the exclusion.
There are perhaps few men
who can for any great length of
time enjoy office and power, with
out being more or Ies3 under the
influence of feelings unfavorable
to the faithful discharge of their
public duties. Their integrity
may be proof against improper
considerations immediately ad
dressed to themselves; but they
are apt to acquire a habit of look
ing with indilTerence upon tho
public interests, and of tolerating
conduct from which an unpratised
man would revolt. Office is con
sidered a species of property; and
Government, rather as a means of
promoting individual interests,
than as an instrument created
soleiy for the service of the Peo
ple. Corruption in some, and, in
others, a perversion of correct
feelings and principles, diver1 Go?
vernment from its legitimate ends,
and make it an engine for the
support of the few at the expense
of tho many. The duties of all
public officers are, or, at least, ad
mit of being made, so plain and
simple, that men of intelligence
may readily qualify themselves
for their performance: and I can
not but believe that mo.te is lost
by the long continuance of men
in office, than is generally to be
gained by their experience. I
submit therefore to your conside
ration, whether the efficiency of
the Government would not be
promoted, and official industry
and integrity better secured, by a
genera) extension of the law which
limits appointments to four years.
In a country where offices are
created solely for the benefit of
the People, no one has any more
intrinsic right to official station
than another. Offices were not
established to give support to