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Communications. FOR THE FREE TllESS Pursuant to previous notice, a meeting of the citizens of Tarborough and i? vi cinity, said to ho the 'largest political meeting ever 4ield in this place, assem bled a the Court House on Monday, 31t M irrh, forthe purpose of uniting in a public expression of opinion in relation to the great questions that now agitate the country. On motion, Turner By num, Ksq. was called to the Chair, and Charles G. Hunter and George. Howard appointed Secretaries. The ohjeel of the meeting having been briefly staled, it was moved and seconded that a com mittee of five persons be appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of this meeting. John VV. Potts, Phesan tou Sugg, James Biggs, Benjamin Sharp and Daniel Hopkins were appointed by the Chairman to constitute said commit tee, who after having retired for a short lime returned, when the following reso lutions were submitted to .the meeting by John V. Potts in behalf of the com mittee, accompanied by preliminary and explanatory remarks: 1. Resolved, that under the Constitution of the United States the executive authority of the Go vernment is vested in the President, whnse duty it is to see that the Ijws are faithfully executed; and that the responsibility which the Constitu tion has devolved upon the chief executive offi cer of tne Government, can only he secured by giving to him the ultimate supervision and con trol of the several subordinate departments be tvveen which the executire duties have been di vided. The President, therefore, in removing William J. Duane from the office of Secretary of thj Treasury exercised a right secured to him by .the Constitution. 2. Resolved, that the Secretary of the Treasu ry in directing a removal of the public deposites from the Hank of the United States, did not vio late any right of the B.ink or commit any breach of the public faith: but act. d within the line of his duty, and in accordance with the powers re served to him in the act incorporating the Bank. 3 Resolved, that the distresses which are now said ti afflict the commercial cities cannot legiti mately be ascribed to the removal of the public deposites from the Bank ofthe United- States: and that their restoration would g far to streng then an institution which in the opinion of this meeting is subversive of the. Constitution, de structive of the rights of the States, and hostile to the genius of our confederated system. 4 Resolved, thai apart from the -constitutional objecions, which in the opinion of thi meeting are insuperable, that institution has so perverted it- original design by interfering in elections and directing its business with a view to coerce th constituted authorities of the country into its measures, that to extend its corporate existence would be, to compromise the honor, the dignity and the characterof the American people. 5. Resolved, that while it is the right no less than the duty of the Representative, in the ab sence of direct instructions from the constituent body, to act upon a sound and an enlightened discretion, still we feel authorized in saying that the opposition of the Hon. Willie P. Mangum to the measures of the Administration, has been marked hy a captiousness and at) asperity which we are bouiid in candor to condemn. 6 Resolved, that we approve the course of the Hon Bedford Brown of the Senate, and of our immediate representative the Iini. Thomas H. Hail, and that copies of these resolutions be forwarded by the Chairman to each of the above named gentlemen, with a request that they be laid before the bodies of which they are respec tively members. After tlie resolutions had been read, and enquiry having been made by Rich ard Hinsj, Esq.whether views adverse to the resolutions would be heard, John W. Potts and Francis L. Daucy assenting thereto, the meeting was addressed at length by him. Francis L. D iney, Esq. followed in reply and sustained the reso lutions as reported. After the conclusion of the argument, the resolutions hav ing been again read, were adopted by the meeting with but one dissenting voice. Oil motion it was resolved, that the proceedings of ihi meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secretaries and pub lished in the Tarborough Free Press, Rn leigli Register and Washington Globe. Resolved, further, that the thanks of ths rneeiiuu tendered to the Chair, nrin and Secretaries, fur the satisfactory mmuer jt, xviiich thev have discharged their duties. J'urnn- fhnunt, Chairman. Qto Howard, Secretaries. j FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1S34. We are authorised to announce William D. Petway as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of this county. - (JWe invite attention to the proceedings of a public meeting, held in this place on Monday last, which will be found in the preceding cob umn. .We are'confidently assured that it expres sed the nearly unanimous sentiments of what has been always regarded as the republican party in this county. JA public meeting was held at Washing ton, iu this State, on the 11th ult. at which Co!. Joshua Tayloe was called to the Chair and John Myers and Wm. Ellison wt re appoin ed Secre taries. A committee was appointed, consisting of Geo. Houston, James Ellison, Daniel C. Free man, Samuel C. Fisher, Thomas II. Demill, John Norcom, and Samuel Masters, who reported re solutions, which were adopted without a dissent ing voice, ascribing the pn-sent embarrassment and distress to the unconstitutional interference of the President with the currency of 'he country approving the course of Senator Mangum and Wm. J. Duane, &c. A meeting of the citizens of Tyrrell county, was held during the late term of the Superior Court of that county, at which Gen. Daniel N. Uateman was appointed Chairman and Joseph HaUcy, Esq. Secretary. Resolutions similar to the above were adopted, and a committee appoin ted to prepare a memorial to Congress. Similar 'meetings have been recently held also, in other parts of the Stale. (JAn inquest was held in this county, on) Friday last, on the body of Joshua Sussnclt. j (bund that morning in his brother Z:chariah"s j mill dam. "The verdict of the Jurv was. that he 1 came to his death by drowning, having tallen from the pier head of the dam in attempting to cross it the preceding evening. The deceased was naturally an infirm man on the day of his death ho attended a sale in the neighborhood. which he left in a state of intoxication which no j doubt heightened his natural infirmity and was j the immediate cause oi Ins deaih, as the water j was not of great depth where he was found. He has left a wife and several children to mourn his untimely fate. - (Q"We learn that the Scarlet Fever, in an aggiavaled form, is prevailing to such an extent on Cokey creek, in this county, as almost to re semble an epidemic. The families of Col. Denj. Wilkinson, Edward Griffin, and others, have suffered and are suffering severely. The dis ease having once entered a dwelling, scarcely an inmate escapes ah attack, and deaths frequent ly occur. (JWe arc informed that a few days since Mr. Richard Harris, of Pitt county, had one of his hands so .shockingly mangled by the unex pected discharge of a pistol which he was load ing, as to render amputation necessary. (3We have been favored with a pamphlet co py of the '-Proceedings of a meeting of Members of the Legislature, held in Raleigh, January II, 1.S34; with an Address to the people of North Carolina, on-the subject of amending the Consti tution of the State." Irwa printed by J. Gales & Son, and occupies 20 closely printed octavo pages its extreme length precludes its introduc tion into our columns; but it can be seen on ap plication at this office. FOR THE FREE PRESS. Franking Privilege.-- VVe have seen a package weighing one and a half pounds which was conveyed by mail to this place under the frank of YV. S. Franklin, Clk. II. II. The said package was not marked "Public Documents," nor is it at all probable that it contained public documents. By what latitudina rian construction is it, that certain officers make the maii a means of transportation of their goods and chattels as well as the goods and chattels of their friends? These things are not light and should with all other abuses and irregularities of the Post Office Department be cor rected. CONGRESS. Senate. On Monday, the 04, ujt after the presentation of several memori als relative to the deposite question, the Chair communicated a letter trotn Line en .nt Levy, of the U. Si Navy, request i,n Congress to accept of a bronze status ofMr. Jefferson, executed under his di rection by a celebrated French artist; the letter was referred to the committee on the Library. Mr. Benton concluded his retnarlis in opposition to the bill to extend the charter of the Bank, when Mr. White of Tennessee took the floor, but had not .nn..imii.il wlinii the Senate adjourned. liUlliJUVlVU " . . - - v On Tuesday, the 25th, Mr. Mangum presented a memorial from the citizens of Wilkcsboro', in the western part 01 w. v. and, also, one from citizens of the coun ty of Halifax, in the eastern part. Mr. Clay noticed the perilous condition of.the Union Bank of Baltimore, selected to re ceive and keep the public deposites; and offered a resolution for inquiry on the subject. Mr. White concluded his re marks on the Bank bill; when, on the motion of Mr. Webster, it was laid on the table until the first Mondny in May. On Wednesday, the 26th., after the presentation of several memorials, Mr. Wright spoke on Mr. Clay's first resolu tion, and when he had concluded, Mr. Clay, after inquiring whether any other gentleman wished to speak, moved to ad journ, and expressed his design to endea vor to close the debate the following day. On Thursday, the 27th, several memo rials and resolutions were presented, all of them complaining of the removal of the deposites, &c. Mr. Clay spoke on the special order, the removal of the de posites; but before lit? had concluded, the Senate adjourned. On Friday, the 28th, Mr. Clay conclu ded his remarks on his two resolutions in regard to the removal of the deposites. I he question was then taken, and! the resolution declaring the reasons as- i signed by the Secretary of the Treasury ! for the removal unsatisfactory and insuf-i ficient, passed by a vote of to 18 and j the other, declaring that the President in the late Executive, proceedings in re-i latiou to the public revenue, has assumed i upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws,! out 111 derogation of botb, passed by a vote of 26 to 20 Messrs. Hendricks and King of Ga. voting with the minority on the latter resolution. The yeas and nays on the first resolution were as follows: YES- Mc-ssrs. Bibb, Black, Calhoun, Clay, Clayton, Riving, Frelinghuysen, Hendricks, Kent, King of G-,. Krwght, Leigh, Mangum, Naudain, Poindexler, Porter, Prenlis, Preston, Kobbias, Silsbee, Smith, Southard, Sprague, Swift, Tomlinson, Tyler, Waggaman, Web ster 2S. NAYS Messrs. Benton, Broicn, Forsyth, Grundy, Hill, Kane, King of Ala. Linn, Mc Kean, Moore, Morris, Kobinson, Shrpley, Tall madge, Tipton, White, Wilkins, Wright 18. Oh Saturday, the 29th, after the pre sentation of sundry memorials and reso lutions, the Senate went into Executive business and then adjourned. In the House of Representatives, on Monday, the 24th ult. 110 other business wastransacted than the reception and reference of petitions and memorials, principally relative to the deposites. On Tuesday, the 2Gth, Mr. HALL, of N. C. presented a memorial in favor of the restoration of the deposites, from the inhabitants of Plymouth. A variety of bills were reported; they were severally twice read and committed. The Bank question was then taken up and discus sed by Mr. Clay, of Ala. until the House adjourned. On Wednesday, the 2Gth, Mr. Clay of Ala. continued and concluded his re marks on the resolution submitted by Mr. I Mardis, concerning the U. S. Bank.! The Report of the" committee of ways; and means, on the Bank question, next! tiune up, ami was discussed by Mr. Schley, of Ga. until the adjournment. On Thursday, the 27th, after the Usual report of, and action upon, bills, the con sideration ol the resolution on the subject of the Bank, came up. Mr. Allan, of Ky. spoke upon the question until 'the close of the hour. The Report of the committee of ways and means, on the re moval of the public deposites, was then taken up, and Mr. Ellsworthof Con. ad dressed the Housp- until it adjourned. On Friday, ihe 23th, Mr. J. Q. Ad ams oilercd a resolution, calling for infor- mation of a comprehensive nature, con eerning the Stte Banks to which tho public deposites have been transferred. jVlr. Chilton Allan resumed his remarks of the preceding day, and continued utnil tbe expiration of the hour. .The Report of the committee of ways and means on the removal of the deposites, was then discussed by Messrs. Choate of Mass. and Dickersqn of iN. J. until the Housu adjourned. On Saturday, the 27th, the resolution submitted on the preceding day by J Q, Adams, was taken up and discussed uti tih'the close of the hour. Tho House then proceeded to the order 67 the day; and after the negativing of a motion made by Mr. Porter to suspend the rule for the purpose of taking up the Appro priation bill, proceeded to the considera tion of private business, in which it con tinued engaged for the residue of the sitting. G7The Acts arid-Journals of the last General Assembly, have been printed, and will be despatched to the several counties without delay. The work has been completed in-about the usual-time; but, in consequence of its extraordinary increase, it was with great difficulty ef fected. Whilst there has been no dimi nution in the length of the Journals, the volume comprising the Laws has exten ded to double its ordinary limits. They have not, in some instances, exceeded 80 to 90 pages; but in this they occupy more lhan 200 pages; of which about GO are devoted to rail road charters. ..A'a. Star. CCr'A singular incident occurred in this town on Sunday last. It appears that some persons had been amusing thi m selves by worrying an ox that had been confined in the wagon yard for the pur pose of being fattened, and that they had employed for this purpose an old ragged coat. After he had become much incen sed, an individual put on the coat and sallied into the yard, when the ox made' at him, and followed him up a flight of stairs, into the second story. Here, missing the object of his purssit, he bolt ed through a window, and came down into the street, considerable injured by his leap of about fifteen feet. Faycttcville Obs G7At Chatham Superior Court, held last week, Judge Norwood presiding, Wm. R. Volintine was convicted of the crime of Bigamy, and sentenced to be im prisoned 12 months, and to pay a fine of S100. Hillsboro' Rec. fl?Wc understand, that two valuable negroes, the property of Mr. Thomas Cowles, who absconded last fall, were ar rested by the Police of New York, and upon proof of their identity, the authori ties of that place immediately delivered them up and they are now in the pos session of their master, in this city. It may not be improper to remark, that the slaves are highly pleased with this change of destination and to use their own lan guage, "that they would have returned he fore, if they had possessed the means that they would much rather be slaves in the State of Virginia, than freemen in the Slate of New York." We hail with great satisfaction this active spirit of co operation, .on the part of ihe authorities of New York. We look to its further ex ertions. Richmond Enq. " Melancholy. On Wednesday, the floor of one of'the buildings which are be ing torn down on the scite of the new Custom House, corner Nassau, Pine and Wall street, gave way, and precipitated four men, with a mass of bricks and mor tar, into the cellar. Two were instantly killed, and the remainder conveyed to the hospital in a dangerous state. iV. Y. Paper. (T?An awfully sudden death occurred in the fumily of a Mr. Bohen, at Balti more, on Tuesday night. Being awa kened by the cry of one of his children during the night, he attempted to rouse his wife from ber apparent slumber when he discovered she had been dead for some time, being perfectly cold. She had retired to bed in perfect good health and spirits. Her death is attributed to a
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