H'ftofe -Yo. 460. rbotoughyCEdcombeOovnii,, JV. C.J Saturday, June 29, 1833. Vol. IX JVo 44. "Nor lh Carolina Free Press," BV GEORGH HOWARD, Is published weekly, at 'wo ZWnrs and Ffn, uuvance or, Three Dot Ur.t, hi the expiration ot the subscription year For ay period lew than a year, Twenty-Jive Cents per mrnth. Subscribers :iri nr lih.i.frw ... .1: . . . iu uisconnnue at any time, on gjvinjj notice thereof and paying arrears -those residing at a distance must-invariably pay in a lvance.or give a responsible reference in this vicinity Advertisements, not exceeding 16 lines, will be in.' serial at 50 cents the first insertion, and 25 cents each continuance. Lonr ones at that rate for every 1G lines. Advertisements must be marked the number vt mcnyms required, or they will be continued until (.ihcrwise ordered, and charged accordingly Letter, addressed to the Editor must be post paid, cr they may not be attended to. ' C7Tli Fayetteville Observer of Tues day contains the subjoined reply of Gov ernor Swain to the invitation 'tendered hirn by tins citizens of that towu to par ticipate wiih tiiern in tho celebration of the approaching anniversary of our Na tional Independence. Raleigh, 2th June, 1833. Dear Sir, I Imvj had the honor to receive your polite letter of yesterday communicating lo me the invitation of lh citizens of Fayetteville, "to partici pate witii them in the celebration of the approaching anniversary of our Coun . t Independence." Alio kindness of your citizens to me on a former occasion is so fresh in mv recollection, and all the circumstance's connected with it so agreeable to my feelings, as to render n renewal of these associations peculiarly desirable. The citizens of Raleigh, however, have determined to connect with their celebra tion of the National Jubilee, the consid eration of subjects in which all the peo ple of North Carolina ought to feel a lively interest, and about which 1 cannot bo indifferent. Delegates from the dif ferent counties and towns in the State have been invited to assemble in this citv upon that occasion, and I have promised to be present and co-operate with them in the attempt to harmonize conflicting opinions, and concentrate the energies of the community upon u system of inter nal improvements, which shall be com mensurate with our resources, ami cred itable to our character for cnterprize and .intelligence. Permit me to hone that thn nliniiim T shall forego, in declining the proffered civilities iof your citizens, will be compen sated in some degree, by that which 1 shall experience in taking by the hand upon that occasion, such of my friends as may. be delegated to be present with & aid us in our deliberations. Do me the favor to communicate to the citizens of Fayetteville, the grateful feel ings with which I receive this expression of their confidence and kindness, and for yourself accept the assurances of my respect and esteem. D. L. SWAIN, lo James Seawell, Esq. Mag. Police, Town of Fayetteville. Rail Road Meeting. On the 23th "It. a number of the citizens of Warren county assembled at Warrenton; when James Somervell, Esq. was appointed Chairman, and Mr. Benj. E. Cook, Sec retary. A resolution was adopted ap proving of the construction of a Rail Road trom the Roanoke, where the Petersburg or Portsmouth Rail Road shall reach i, to Oxford; and a committee was appoint ed to correspond with similar commit Xcea ln other counties on the propriety ot holding a convention on the subject, to be composed of delegates from the several county meetings, at such time and place as may be agreed upon by said committees. A committee was also ap pointed to institute an inquiry, in con cert with similar committees in other counties, into the practicability of effect ing said improvement, and to report all ?uch information ennected will the sub ject, as in their opinion may enable their fellow citizens to form correct opinions concerning it wFJions I - h !r.f "? Bn,n.ort Republican hMbeeu obligmgly rarore( wj,h . following parting address of tin, Pre, Mleiji of the United Stni,, delivered on rl(Jy morning, to whirl, the Proph, t made reply. a copy of which follows tile address. Black Hatch mu his party were intro duced to the President, who addressed them as follows: My Children Whnn I saw you in Washington, I told you that you had be haved very badly, in raising the toma hawk against the white people, ami kill ing men, women, and children upon the frontier. Your conduct laM year com pelled me to- send my warriors against you, and your neonle were. i,.r,,Hfnr7 ,;,i1 - I i .iUU (iu great loss, and your men aurrRndr.i to be kept until I should ho satisfied rl .if you would not try to do any more injury. . iu.u jkju i wouiu inquire wliethcr your people wished you should return, and whether if you did return, them wmiM un any danger to the frontier. Gen. Clark, and Gen. Atkinson, whom you know' navo iniormeci me that Shecknk, your principal Chief, and the restofyonr people are anxious you should returm, and Keo kuk has asked me to send you back. Your Chiefs have pledged themselvs for your good conduct, and I have given di rection?, that you should be tuken to your own country. Maj. Garland, who is with you, will conduct you through some of our towns. You will see the strength of the white people. You will see, that our young men are as numerous as the leaves in the woods- What can you do against us! You may kill a few women and children, but such a force Would be soon sent a gainst you as would destroy your whole tribe. Let the red men hum and take care of their families, but 1 hope ihey will not again raise their hands against their white brethren. We do not wish to injure you. We desire your prosper ity and improvement. Rot if vnn jutmIm plunge your knives into the breasts of ...... I.. I .,!... II l r iii uui puupiu, i anuii seno a loree wmcii will severely punish you for all your cru elties. When you go backj listen to the Coun cils of Koeknk and the other friendly Chiefs. Bury the tomahawk, and live in peace with the frontiers. And I pray the Great Spirit to give you a smooth path and a fair sky to return. To this the Prophet and the others an swered. My Father My ears are open to your words. I am glad to hear them. I am glad to go back to my people. I wain to see my family. I did not behave well lost summer. I ought not to have taken up the tomahawk. But my people have suffered a great deal. When 1 get back, I will remember your words. I won't go to war again. I will live in peace. I shall hold you by the hand. Blade Hatch's Arrival: Public ex pectation was disappointed, relative to the presence of Black Hawk and his party, in Castle Garden, to witness the flight of Mr. Durant. It was about 5 o'clock before the Warrior and his suite made their appearance near our shores. The steam-boat in which he was convey ed hither, then rounded to, and waited to nhsnrvn the ascension. These sons of the forest, of whom it is characteristic to give no. apparent heed and express no surprise at pbjects presented in a civilized country, exhibited greater astonishment on this occasion, than on any other upon their journey. Black Hawk, in speaking of the iEronaut, said, 'he must be a very great brave,' and seemed to think that 'he could go to the Heavens to the Great Spirit.' . The Prophet and others ex pressed equal astonishment. After the balloon had dwindled in the distance, the steam-boat proceeded to her usual landing, aud in passing tlu Castle, Black Hawk presented himself lo the assembled multitude, raised his hat, and made a few remarks to this effect: ?Hovdo you do? How do you do all? The Great Spirit above knows thai I love you, and that my heart is wiih you all." On reaching the wharf the crowd was so great that it Was extremely difficult to effect a passage for their conveyauce to their lodgings. It was finally accom plished and they were escorted to the Exchange Hotelj Broad street, where they will probably remain about a week, and then return, by-way of Detroit, to their forest abode. It was at first pro posed to conduct them as far eastwardly as Boston, but the Secretary at War, in eonsidesaiion of the fatigues tliey have endured, has directed their less circuit ous return.iV. Y. Com. Adv. The Slaves in the British Colonies. Few things, occurring abroad, are of more importance to the United States, in the present peaceful relation of this government to the rest of the world, lhan the measure now in agitation in the Councils of Great Britain, which has for iis object the amelioration of the condi tion of the Slaves in her Colonies. The last mail brought us by way of New York, an outline of the plan of the British Min istry for accomplishing this purpose; a purpose laudable in itself, doubtless, but surrounded with difficulties, which make it almost impracticable. If the object is ever to be attained, at least, we appre hend it will not be by legislation, on the part of persons not representing, in-any material degree, the interest legislated upon, and not sufficiently informed of its nature to be able to legislate upon it in telligently, ond providently. By this class of persons, however, the scheme of the British Ministry, has been obviously devised. An ignorance of the actual condition .of the colored slave population runs through the whole of it. The possession on ihe part of the ne groes of intelligence and habits of reflec tion is implied, to an extent not warranted by facts. The change proposed in their condition is, besides, too Midden. The requisition to the master to make weekly payments, &ci is not suited to the condi tion of an agricultural community, in which slave labor is extensively employ ed. Planters cannot, in the nature of things, make weekly payments: it is well if ihey can pay, once a year, the debts which they necessarily contract for ihe maintenance of themselves and planta tions. There are oilier objections to this scheme. There is, in fact, an inherent and insoluble difficulty in the legislation concerning slave-holders and their pro perty, by those who are not only not slave-holders themselves, but cannot be made to comprehend the nature of that relation. For that very reason it was, thaf, in framing the Constitution of the United Slates, that subject was left so exclusively to the legislation of the sev eral States,. that the Congress of all the States cannot touch it without a palpable usurpation of the reserved rights of the States and the People. The several Stat es alone, within which this class of pop ulation exists, could act upon it, even to ameliorate its condition, with the least probability of doing good, or indeed of avoiding to do mischief. The silence of the Constitution of the United Stales on that subject, therefore, is a most wise one. Nat. Intel. Myer, a taylor by trade and resident of Norfolk amused themselves for a time with shooting at small birds that were flying over ihe vessel They then re turned the gun to the owner, who very deliberately loaded it with a double charge of shot, aud fired it off at one of the passengers, a Mr. Young. He re ceived the whole charge in the left side of his head about the eye and temple. Myer then jumped overboard, but tho vessel being hove to and the boat put off, he was taken up, brought on board again and so secured as to put it out of hia power to commit any further violence. Mr. Young is seriously wounded though not dangerously. There is some reason to fear he may lose one of his eyes. Philadelphia Gaz. (rQn the 24th ult. there were 24 steam boats, many of them of the largest H iss, lying at the wharf in Louisville, Ky. which will afford some idea of the extensive commerce carried on in that city. A new Paper at Washington. Pror posals have been issued, by Mr. W. R. Collier for ihe publication of a daily and tri-weekly newspaper at Washington city, under the title of The Moderator; which will advocate the election of John M'Lean, late Postmaster General, to the Presidency of the United States r?On the 8th instant, Mr. Jacob Meetz was arrested in Charleston on a charge of having set fire to his own storej which was burnt down on the 25th Feb ruary last, in Columbia. The property was insured and the insurance money proriiptly paid. It seems that Mr. M, has been betrayed by one of his clerks in consequence of not receiving the a mouut promised by M, for keeping tho fact concealed. He has been sent back to Columbia for trial. flAh affray took place, a few days since at Cambridge, between the stu-, dents of Harvard University and the cit izens of that town. It originated at iho raising of a new church, in the course of which the students matters not going on to their liking: undertook to chastise the mechanics engaged in the building. Many blows were inflicted on both sides, and one of ihe students was dangerously wouirded. The students were, with diffi culty, dispersed by President Quincy, who rushed among them, and finally suc ceeded in compelling them to repair to their rooms. (t?"An occurrence of an extraordinary character took place on board the schoo ner Empire on Tuesday last, on her way from Norfolk, Va. to New York. It appears that some of the passengers having borrowed o double barrelled gun from a Frenchman of the name of Jonas Painful Intelligence We learn with regret that the brig Ajax, fifteen days from New Orleans, bound to Liberia, with nearly one hundred and fifty emigrants on board, has been compelled to put into Key West in distress. She lost her mate and two blacks, when she had been only two days out; and the ship carpenter a board reported that 30 or 40 of the emi grants died of the cholera, whilst the brig was anchored off the town. They are said to have been as fine a set of emi grants as ever left this country. One hundred of these were from Kentucky of whom ninety-six were slaves and had been manumitted upon condition ot their deportation to Monrovia. v Forty were from Tennessee and the residue from Ohio. Among those from Kentucky, was a female brought up by Mrs. Wick liffe, who possessed a superior education and gifted mind, and who was intended for a teacher at Liberia. The Ajax left Key West on the 16th ult. for her place of destination. Since that time there had been from ten to fif teen cases in the town, nine of which had proved fatal, out of a population of two hundred. No case had occurred be tween the 27th ult. and 1st inst. and it was believed at the latter date thai the disease had left the K y. N.Y.Com.Adv.

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