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Titrborougli, (Edgecombe County, JV. G; Tes .Uit7i 5, 1833
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Virginia and South Carolina. The
Kichmund Enquirer contains the corres
pondence which passed between Benja
min Walkins Leigh, Esq. the Commis
sioner sent by the Legislature of Virginia j
to South Carolina, and the Authorities of
the latter State. In his letter to the Gov
ernor of Virginia, communicating this
correspondence, Mr. Leigh says; "The
Convention of South Carolina, will in a
very few days be called by the President
ihcreof to re-assemble, in order that the
resolutions nnd request of the General
Assembly of Virginia, may be submitted
to its consideration, and that that body
my determine whether, and to what ex
tent, the request of the General Assem
bly shall be complied with. But consid
erations of convenience will necessarily
postpone the meeting of the Convention,
until about the 2d Monday in March. 1
pray you to ascertain from I he General
Assembly, whether it will be its pleasure
that I shall remain here and attend the
session of the Convention." He further
says: "It is proper I should say, that the
determination to re-assemble the Conven
tion of this State, is to be attributed en
tirely to the sense, entertained by the Go
vernor, and by the President of this Con
vention, of what is due to the friendly in
tercession of Virginia." The Legisla
ture of Virginia have requested Mr.
Leigh to remain in South Carolina dur
ing the session of the Convention, or "so
much thereof, or for such time thereafter
as he may deem most expedient to pro
mote those great and desirable results
which constituted the object of his mission."
U. S. Senate. In the course of his
speech in the Senate, on the Revenue
Collection bill, Mr. Tyler of Va. said:
He was somewhat in the situation of
the Senator from Maine, who says lie
finds himself with strange bed fellows,
and wonders how he became so thick
with them. It was singular, indeed, that
the Senator should support and he resist
the measures of the President. He hud
himself given the Administration as libe
ral a support as it reasonably could de
serve, but could not go so far as the Sen
ator from Maine in approbation of its
principles and measures. The Senator
from Tennessee, with whom he had re
cently acted, had gone over to associa
tion with the Senator from Maine.
There was many years ago existing a
co-partnership, under the firm of "James
Madison, Felix Grundy, John Holmes,
and the Devil." About two years ago,
the co-partners called for a division of
the profits. ri he Senator from Tennes
see withdrew his name and that of the
senior partner from the firm, declaring
that they would have nothing to do with
the rest, of the concern, and trusting that
his Satanic Majesty would take care of
the other partner. He would like to
know if the old firm was renewed and
Still in business
Mr. Holmes begged the Senator from
Virginia to yield the floor while he cor
seted a slight error which the gentleman
had made in his statement relative to the
affairs of the firm. The original firm
was "James Madison, Felix Grundy, and
rte Devil." The Senator from Teuncs-
see withdrew ami inserted my name, lea
ving me and his Satanic Majesty to
manage the concerns of the firm. If the
Senator from Virginia wishes to know
how the . concern stands at present, he
would inform him that his Satannic Ma
jesty had gone over to the Nullifiers, and
much about the same time with ihe Sena
tor from Virginia.
Mr. Tyler resumed. He had conclu
ded that his Satanic Majesty had obtain
ed a complete mastery over the whole
concern; for he should show that nothing
but the workings of his spirit could have
produced such a bill as this.
Mr. Iiices.Mv. Rives, of Virginia.
yesterday addressed the Senate on the
bill reported by the Judiciary committee,
mi me suojeci ot the controversy with
South Carolina; and although it was dif
ficult to say whether his speech was for
or against the bill, it was apparent that
he was with the administration. He de
claimed much and prettily on the subject
of liberty, the Union, public opinion in
Europe, and the reserved rights of the
Slates. He advanced what, tons, was a
novel idea that the Federal Govern
merit was created to protect the States in
the exercise of their reserved rights!!!
Mr. Rives claimed great merit for the in
dependent expression of his opinion
spoke of the probability of his being re
called, &e. Some have entertained
doubts as to the course he would take
upon this question. We have never
doubted. He belongs to the side of fe
deral power. U. S. Telegraph.
Mr. Mangum. The debate in the
Senate on the enforcing bill, has called
forth the best talents of that body. We
were not so fortunate as to hear the re
marks of Mr. Mangum, of North Caroli
na, but, called up after a laborious ses
sion of many hours, We learn from those
who heard him, that he was peculiarly
forcible and felicitous. "He marched
boldly up to the question, met it as a Se
nator representing the State of Norti
Carolina should do, nnd delineated witli
a masterly hand, the deformities of the
bill. ib.
The Great Debate. Mr. Webster and
Mr. Calhoun have at last measured
strength on the interesting subjects which
now agitate and perplex the nation. We
copy the following notice of their speech
es from the Alexandria Gazette:
We had the gratification of listening to
Mr. Calhoun's speech on Friday. It was
impossible to look unmoved upon the
Orator. The deep tones of his voice ;
the energy of his action the fire of his
eye and the expression of his counte
nance, all told how deep and soul-felt
were his convictions. His denuncia
tions of the bill were bold and haughty.
He denounced it in the strongest lan
guage and in the strongest manner. He
declared that it was an efFort "to legalize
murder" to "enforce robbery by massa
cre." While the burning words and
breathing thoughts were pouring from
him, the restlessness of his person show
ed how much his mind was agitated. As
he involuntarily walked to and fro, we
thought of the chafed lion surrounded by
the hunters, exhibiting his power to the
last. He spoke without turning to a note
or reference, and with an uninterrupted
animation, and concluded only when he
had become too dizzy to proceed. He
finished his speech on the next day, and
Mr. Webster immediately followed. The
Senate chamber was, if possible, more
thronged than it had been the day previ
ous. We are told, that this effort of Mr.
Webster was great and powerful. He
compared Mr. Calhoun to a strong man
struggling in a morassevery step he
takes, sinking him deeper than before.
His constitutional argument was most
convincing. It was full of the soundest
loic and the most correct reasoning.
He was occasionally very pointed and
sarcastic. He concluded with an elo
quent peroration, exclaiming that he
sought no distinction but "when the con
test for the preservation of constitutional
liberty did arrive, he desired lobe placed
in the front ranks, where the blows might
fall thickest and fastest and that, if he
was destined to perish, he would exhort
his countrymen with his latest breath to
the rescue- to the rescue." A sponta
neous burst of applause arose from the
galleries mid lobbies, which were in con
sequence thereof immediately cleared of
spectators by order of the presiding officer.
Gov. Troup. The Milledgeville Re
corder contains a letter from the Hon.
Geo. M. Troup, formerly Governor of
Georgia, and now one of the Senators of
that State in Congress, in which he gives
a full exposition of his political creed.
He deems it utterly folly in the South to
ask for a General Convention, believing
that such a measure would only result in
establishing, by a formal grant of power,
the constitutionality of the very !aw
which now aggrieve the South. He puts
no faith in Nullification, believes resist-j
ance to the laws of the United States to'
be unconstitutional, and recognizes no
other modes of asserting State sove
reignty tliau negotiation and war. As
to what Georgia ought to do, in the pre
sent crisis, he holds, if we understand
him aright, that she should do nothing
more than she has hitherto constitution
ally done, unless the aggrieved States,
becoming satisfied that the abuses and
usurpations of which they complain have
become the settled policy of Government,
determine in, concert to prcseilt to the
other States the) alternative either "to re
turn to the bargain and stick to the bar
gain, or give up the Union."
ttTwo sailors, belonging to the reve
nue cutter Dallas, have been committed
to the jail of this county, charged with
the murder of Mr. Horatio Worthington.
The deceased was a farmer, who resided
a few miles from this place; and a more
inoffensive man never existed. As the
charges against the accused are to un
dergo judicial investigation, we decjinc
giving publicity to the particulars of the
case which we have heard. ib.
Tobias IVatkihs.'- The National In
telligencer states, in substance, that the
Supreme Court discharged Tobias Wat
kins: but that he had hardly crossed ihe
threshold of the door, before the Marshal
arrested him on three ca. sa.'s issued un
der the judgments under which he was
originally confined.
GTThe Charleston Mercury says:
We learn at second hand from a gentle
man who was on the spot, that a late un
fortunate occurrence at Barnwell was not
as has been reported in Charleston, an
affray between the political parties. The
facts are these. A quarrel arose be
tween four individuals, two of each party
and a fight ensued between them, in
which dirks and sword cane3 were used
and one of the Union men was badly,
but not dangerously wounded in the neck,
and the other in the body seriously, and
it is feared mortally. A number of per
sons being present, the excitement occa
sioned by the occurrence had nearly pro
duced a general fight between the two
political parties, but it was fortunately
prevented by the interposition of souk?
gentlemen of influence who were pre
sent. We have not heard whether the
quarrel originated in politics or not.
tt?'The Baltimore Patriot says: It is
observed that the Government are. for
warding munitions of war to the new for
tifications in Charleston harbor, by al
most every vessel tliat leaves Baltimore
for that place. The new beautiful brig
General Sumter, now fitting out bv
Messrs. Buck & Hedriek, as a regular
packet, is taking on board a number of
heavy well constructed gun carriages,
calculated for long eighteen and twenty
four pounders.
Appointment by the President. Syl
vester Brown, Esq. of this place, to lie
Collector for the port of Ocracocke, in
the room of Joshua Taylor, Esq. removed.
Wre understand that Mr. T.'s predilec
tion for the South Carolina heresy was
the cause of his removal; and as we know
that his principles and character place
him far above the suspicion of having ne
glected or mismanaged the duties of his
office, we are inclined to credit the re
port. His successor is in every respect
worthy of the public confidence, and his
appointment gives general satisfaction.
Ncicbcm Spec
ClTA proposition has been made by the
Legislature of Delaware to that of Ma
ryland, fur an union between ?!ie former
State and the eight counties of the latter,
lying upon the Eastern shore of the Che
sapeake the united territory to be call
ed the State of Delaware.
Suicide. The Boston Atlas says:
The public mind was a little agitated in
this city on Sunday morning last, by a
statement that the body of Mr. Ackers, a
confidential Clerk in one of our first busi
ness houses, had been found in the basin
near the mill dam, under circumstances
which justified a belief that he had been
robbed and murdered. Nearly all the
public prints of the city on the succeed
ing day, contained paragraphs respecting
the case, corroborative of the statement
which was first made. It is now satisfac
torily ascertained that Mr. Ackers delib
erately committed suicide, and it is-duc
to the community that the fact should be
made known. Among his papers was
found a memorandum addressed to his
employer, in which he informs him that
he had embezzled about 9,0UO of his
property, which had been principally ap
propriated by him towards the purchase
of lottery tickets. A considerabh num
ber of undrawn tickets was found in his
possession. It has since been discover
ed, we learn, that he formed one of a club
of young men, who speculated very deep
ly in lotteries, and who ometimes bought
the half of an entire scheme. What an
awful premonition is furnished to young
men by his conduct and melancholy end!
The Cholera. The Quebec Qazelte
of the 4th inst. states that several cases of
malignant Cholera occurred during the
preceding week at Montreal; ami that
some suspicious symptoms had just made
their appearance in Qtubec. The edi
tor is apprehensive that the disease will
break out seriously in May or June.
The Cholera has also made its appear
ance at Hollis, in York county, Maine.
Out of eleven cases which have occurred
there this mouth, six have proved fatal.
The remaining patients were recovering.
Improved species of Cotton. M r. Bur
re! Lyles, in Newberry district, South Ca
rolina, lately brought to' market diree
bales of Cotton, the staple of which is al
lowed to be superior to any heretofore
seen in that country, and for which 11
cents has been refused. It appears, that
four years ago, Mr. Lyles observing in
his crop a single stalk remarkable for its
height and the number of its pods which
came to maturity earlier than the rest, sa
ved the seed, and from year to year plant
ed it in a separate patch, and this year
he was enabled to plant 14 acres. " He
calculates the produce at a bale of 325
lbs. to the acre. Mr. L. proposes to dis
tribute the seed in different parts of the
State, and if it succeeds agreeably to ex
pectation, it will be of more value than a
discovery of Gold Mines! We hone
- - - i
some of the seed of this improved Cotton
L lant will find its way tnto our fciote.