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Tarborough, (Edgecombe County, X. C.) Friday, December s
7, 1833.
Vol. XJfo. 15
The "Tarborough Free Press,"
BY GEORGE HOWARD,
Is published weekly, at Two Dollars and Fifty
Cents jut year, it p:wcl in advance or, Time Dol
lars, at the expiration of the subscription v-ar. For
any period less than a year. Twenty-five' Cents per
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any time, on giving notice thereof and paying arrears
those residing ut a distance must invariably pay in
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Advertisements, not exceeding 16 lines, will be in
serted al 50 cents the first insertion, and 25 cents each
continuance. Longer ones at that rate for every 16
lines. Advertisements must be marked the number
ot insertions required, or they will be continued until
otherwise ordered, and charged accordingly.
Letters addressed to the Kditor must be post paid,
or they may not be attended to.
Female Academy.
rlMIK public is respectfully informed, lhat al
ihe united request of the citizens of Wanen
ton, Mrs. Hakriet J. Allen has consented io
take a lar;e and convenient house in that place
for the purpose ol opening
d Female School,
"Which will commence on the second Monday
in January next. The various branchns of ed
ucation will be such as are UMially taught in all
em ale lnsiilutions.
For Hoard and Tuition per Session, $50 00
Music, - - - - " CO 00
Pointing on Velvet, - - j t0
Payable in advance No extra charges will be
made for Painting on Paper, or for Plain and
Ornamental Needle work.
It is expected each young Lilly will furnish
her own bed clothing and towel-.
Dec. 5th, 1SS3. 13 s
Notice.
4 SCHOOL for the instruction of Male and
J Female sludents, will be opened in Tarbo
rough on the 6th January next, under the di
rection of Mr. Lemuel Whitehead. Spell
ing, reading, writing, arithmetic, Kntih gram
mar, geography, and the rudiments of the Lai in
hnguage will be taught. Terms of tuition will
lie moderate. The School Fund will enable the
Committee to pay the tuition of eight scholars.
Those wi.shing the aid of this Fund will please
pply to Mr. Lewis Bond.
Masonic School Committee.
Tarhoro'jSih Dec. 1S33. lj
To be fou lid at the
Cheap Cash Store,
THE LARGEST STOCK OF
XEJV, Fresh and Fashionable Goods
IBT TLHSOHOUG2Z,
AT SUCH EXTREME LOW PRICES AS TO
Defy all Competition.
rpHR Subscriber feels no small degree of pride
-1- in the knowledge of the fact that' the unequal
led and incomparable increase of patronage which
he continues to receive, is a convincing proof
that he still sustains the enviable reputation of
selling the best of goods at the lowest prices, and
demands the expression of his warmest aeknow
edgments. jS. t FIJI) DULL.
Dee. 4, 1S33.'
JYow Receiving,
( Two doors above Mrs. Gregory's Hotel.)
A VERY EXTENSIVE SUPPLY OF
Fancy and staple American, French,
English, German, Swiss & Irish
FOR THE FREE PRESS.
Mr. Howard: Having lately met with
an article going ihe rounds of the public
papers, ccintniniiitr a statement that seve
rul British officers who were in the buttle
at New Orient!, had given a statement
denying that on that occasion ilie coun
tersign and watchword of the enemy was
BLSAUTY and BOOTY, accompanied
with a farther statement that the alleged
fact first UDuearod in "RMtnn'u r.if,."
Jackson, I think I am enabled from the
i i i
loitowing tacts, to show that W nwm.t
discovery is in some degree, if not allo-
gi-mer, inaccurate.
In "O'Connor's History of the War,"
which appeared immediately after its
close, Ihe author says, "On the authority
of Judge Poindoxter, it is stated, that,
'the watchword and countersign nf th,.
enemy, on the morning of the Slii, was
imwU l i and IJUU I Y!' "
In addition to the above, Mr. Shields,
purser in the navy, wrote letters on the
lGth and 17th of January, to Mr. Miln
of Baltimore, containing much informa
tion Iroiti w inch the lollovving is extracted:
"Defeat has humbled the arrog.mre of the en
emy, jvho had promised his soldiers forty
eight hours pillage and rapine of the city of
Xew Orleans!'1
It will be perceived from these facts,
lhat Major Eaton was neither the firi
nor only witness to this statement, now
lor the hrst lime denied, afier being pub
lished fur more than 18 years.
QUCVEDO.
FOR THE FREE TRESS
Mr. Editor; When I addressed the
innocent article signed Tyro, to you, for
publication, calling in question the con
sistency of ihe" Whig's" doctrines, I did
expect an answer explanatory of them
and was actuated by the purest motives:
but Jo! the "Whig" instead of taking the
trouble to reconcile the incohcreney of
his principles, adopts a shorter and more
convenient mode of argument, by repeat
ing the trite but very true maxim that,
"young folks think old folks fools, but old
folks know young folks to be fools."
1 have al ways admired the great pow
ers of the "Whig's" mind, have ever en
tertained for him a strong personal re
gard and gone heart and hand with him
in his elforts to resist the encroachments
of the clergy, but I cannot subscribe to
the doctrine promulgated in the "Basket
of Fragments," believing as I do that our
salvation, consistently with the attributes
of Deity, must in a great measure depend
on our own conduct, on the same princi
ple that "he who would reap must expect
to toil," and that if the contrary opinion
be established, man cannot have any in
centive to acquire distinction in this
world or happiness in the one to come.
TYUO.
6HOCElSBS,
JIardivarc, Cutlery, &c. &c.
Which with his present Stock will be by far the
most ext nsive in Tarborough,
Being upwards of $35,000,
And as the above Goods were bought for Cash
and by a. first rate judge, I thinkk more than
probable they were purchased as cheap as any
Goods in this market; but whether they were or
not, they shall be sold as cheap, or to punctual
customers a little cheaper, for Cash than they
can be bought at any other store in this place, (1
mean goods of the same quality.) I have no
fear or hesitation in saying this, because I am
determined to do what I say I will not tell one
lale here and when a person comes into my store
tell another. Hut do not take my word for it,
call and examine i'or yourselves, I do not charge
any thing for looking. All kinds of produce Ta
&en at the market prices.
J. W. GOTTEN.
Tarboro', 8th Nor. 1S33,
FOR THE FREE PRESS.
Not at Home, Dec. 1833.
Mr. Editor: A mental revolution in
the bosoms of every Carolinian evinces a
disposition, eager for political eminence
and literary embellishments. Such ma
nifestations must arouse the patriotism
of every citizen and lax his genius to the
invention of some efficacious proposition
to succor "his own his native Stale" in
the grand career she is just commencing.
Conscious that she has long occupied a
position far inferior to what her just mer
its deserve, the whole population appears
ambitious to elevate her as far above her
sister States as she has hitherto been ex
ceeded by them. And since this patri
otic spirit seems to have pervaded every
section of our State, I hope your commu
nity will not be unprepared for the pro
position these lines communicate. If it
meet the hearty congratulations of your
fellow-citizens and be put into speedy
execution, they will soon gain an emi
nence that will command for them diver
sion and knowledge at home respecta
bility and fame abroad. The method of
accomplishing the end 1 have in view is
that a Society be formed upon the follow
ing principle. Let a capital of sufficient
amount be collected by subscription to
erect a suitable edifice and to supply it
wi'h hooks. The building should be
spacious enough to contain a large con
gregation. This h.rge room should be
used as a Society Hall for the meetings
of the regular members, who should be
composed of all subscribers and such
others as might afterwards be admitted.
The meetings should he public and re
gulated by a Constitution composed and
sanctioned by the silling members. The
duties of Ihe Society should be to pro
mote literature exalt patriotism rand
develop the true spirit of American self-
government. Io execute which at sta
ted periods there should be meetings at
which all regular members should alter
nately exhibit composition and debate
such queries as should be deemed most
suitable. The regular meetings should
he as often as practicable at least once
in every two months. A Librarian
should superintend the Library and every
person borrowing a book should be ame
nable to him for its safe return, unimpair
ed, in a limited time. With such a Soci
ety thus organized in the heart of an in
teJiigent community, who can doubt that
its results will be in the greatest degree
beneficial. The doors being open to the
public ihe novelty will attract attention,
while the knowledge imparted and in
struction gained will infuse a literary
spirit in the bosoms of every attendant'.
Thus the poorer classes of society who
cannot otherwise partake the blessings of
wisdom, by repairing hither will feci its
influence and appreciate ils inestimable
value. To the educated it will add a new
momentum in exercising their intellects,
and render them brighter gems for the
circles of society by familiarising them
with the functions of enlightened and
virtuous citizens.
In the pages of history we discover si
milar institutions blooming with the most
propitious resultsshedding lustre and
renown on the era in which they flourish
ed. And no obstacle presents itself why
such results from such a source might
not redound to our own community,
l ong since have we mastered our stately
forests and converted them into luxuri
ant fields that annually yield Io us the
richest fruits of a fertile soil. The spi
rit ot Internal Improvement is abroad in
our land and as a co-operative and co
ordinate blessing, the sweet inspirations
of wisdom ought to reach every hamlet.
The time is now matured for every im
provement. And nothing can claim our
more immediate attention than the me
thod of infusing general knowledge be
cause every other improvement will fol
low on its train and none other can avail
without its salutary influence. The ten
dency of such a Society would certainly
he to promote every social virtue and
frustrate every evil design. As sure
passports to fame the composers would
lampoon vice and ignorance and portray
virtue in such lively and fascinating gar
ments, that all would admire and "strive
to acquire it. The debaters would revi
gorate ihe fading beauties of oratory and
thereby create a virtuous emulation in
the bosoms of each individual. In short,
the aspirations for fame would necessari
ly discard every licentious practice and
create in the stead thereof an indefatiga
ble research for literary acquirements. It
is needless to mention the influence it
would exercise over society in general as
establishing a new and permanent stock
of social enjoyment.
There are other and important views
that argue much for the establishment of
such a society.. The two leading of which
are its direct tendency to give a new sti
mulus to southern literature and to ele
vate the character of the southern press.
Divested of the gratification and know
ledge that would accrue to its own mem
bers ami the community in which it might
be located, is it not evident that such an
institution would incite an ardent desire
for literary enterprize? The sensibility
of man ever longs for enjoyment. Expe
rience leaches that novelty affords the
greatest as well as the surest means of
temporary pleasure. And it is a promi
nent characteristic of man that ail arc
subservient to the charms and allure
ments of wisdom. Since then such an
institution would inevitably affect the
moral condition of the people, no one
can doubt that it would raise us as well
in our own as in the estimation of man
kind. And no age however heroic is so
famed and so much lauded as that whoso
beams glitter with the rays of knowledge.
The importance of the proposed pro
position cannot be disputed; and the ex
pediency will fully justify tin; expense. L
have thus concisely made these sugges
tions to apprize the good people of Tar
borough and beloved old Edgecombe
what a great entertainment there is in
perspective.
I hope some of your intelligent citi
zens will bestow a litile reflection upon
these remarks and submit to the public
their estimation. You, Mr. Editor, will
do well to preface them with a few lines.
If approved I shall take great pleasure in
again subscribing myself your humble
servant. SY BRANDT.
The Arts. We are gratified to learn,
that the celebrated sculptor, Mr. Ball
Hughes, has completed a model of the
Bust of Chief Justice Gaston, of North
Carolina and with his usual success.
Some gentlemen of "sound direction" iu
these arts, speak in high terms of praise,
due to the artist. New York Cour.
A dense population. The New York
Journal of Commerce says: A man com
plained yesterday at the police office, of
having been robbed at a house in the rear
of No. 130 Duane street; and Mr. Hun
tingdon, a police officer, was sent down
to the house to inquire into the matter.
The woman who opened the door denied
all knowledge of the aflair, on the part of
herself and family, but said that there was
another family in the house, who were
perhaps the delinquents he was in search,
of. The representative of the second
family then presented himself, and made
a like asseveration of innocence, but re
ferred the officer to a third family who
resided in the house. A person on tho
part of the third threw the onus on a
fourth; the fourth on a fifth; the fifth on a,
sixth; and so on, until it turned out that
here were twenty four families, consist
ing, on an average, of six persons each,
making in all 144 persons, living in tho
same house, which is not more than twenty-five
feet front, and two stories high.
They are all people of color.
Real Reform. The Legislature oF
Rhode Island have a resolution under
consideration, declaring all assignments
hereafter made for the benefit of credi
tors, void, unless all the creditors share
alike by the terms of the assignment.
The idea of a man, under such 'circum
stances, having the right by law, to select
a few favorite creditors, (seldom the most
worthy) and to seclude the rest from a
participation in his property, in our opi
nion is anything but justice. The soon
er it is stricken from the statute books
the better. Ohio Rip.
C?Ve remember having seen in an ad
vertisement for the sale of real estate in
a country district, a singular postscript as
a peculiar recommendation intended to
enhance its value., h was Cohere i o
lawyer within 15 miles ot the placed
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