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. '.' ' ' V''VV-l.V-v::;-.i jREPUBUCANisil: TllE PALlDIUM OF tQLAL RlulIT. i I V k -;- 1. j : , ,-) 1 1 - -85 - -----1 ! 1 i ' ; -;f . . ? . ; ' I ' ' l! ' ' ' ' I.I" !- ' I ' ..-.!'. i! ' I-' ' -'J iv--.lt i v ;,. - j., ' . ' ' I ' ' . - ' ' ' ' . 1 J IVLV.JJE I. Tinnonoran, (EDGECOHBE COrXTY, A. CJ FRIDAY, AIGCST 1837. to. io ! - - - r " : - ' : ".- - ; EDITED BY M. K. MAXXIXG, Jln'l printed by J. 4 .JK Manning T 12 RUN. published every week at Wr -dollar! per annum, if paid within the yr, or Tbr.e dollars and fifty cents, if not paid iTi iie end of the snbscriition rear. It will he ttsarr frr those living at a1 distance, or out of fa Stale t- pay invariant? in aance. .-( iud Wiptin will he received fur ales period than' a - 1 "11 1 j. - 1 . Tn na me paper win wn u: uisvuiumafn unui rf,r are rcceif ed to that effect, and all arrearages Utirra to uie taiur. moncome iree 01 postage, will net he attended to. " I liiTCTtM-CTrs win De insenea aun raie 01 dollar per square, for three Insertions, and fcVrenUi for each subsequent insertion. A liberal &ivunl will be mide to those who advertise bv the year. Those Aendin7 in advertisements will tiuk the number of times tliey wish them inserted. "jfli s c e 1 1 an co u s. (From the Pennsylvanian.) TEX AS. 1 Philadelphia, July, 1837 My. Dear- : You ask if it is proba le that I exas can maintain its indepen ence? I answer, without hesitation, in the affirmative. Unexpected and acciden tal ai many events of the Tcxian revolu tion have been, (and how often are the eras if history occasioned by accidents!) the Iconicst between Texas and Mexico, is a ye fy different affair now, from what it was at i(5 origin. The same principles are still involved,1 but a thousand powerful interests iiave Dccn cniisieu,in inissiruceie, inesym pathic, the indignation of mankind havp been awakened in behalf of Texas, and Jdcxico has only exposed its own impo tence and invoked just retribution for its treachery and cruelty, by this fatal collision uith the A nelo-American race. The lex ican Government is su called a'Jtl ubtic; but almost every act in its history us rendered the name a libel on human liberty: It Has been, and seems destined linz to continue, a despotism without hope cf melioration, even from revolution. It fas never acquired sufficient stability du ring its frequent changes, to avoid the evils oj anarchy at home, or to: comprehend the reciprocal rights and obligations of aii inde pendent national existence. After a lapse .. . ., , . 01 more man zou years, tne civil conditio! of Mexico is little better than it was when Cortes first planted the dag of the "Kreat cjnpcrbrr,i on the palaces of Montezuma; The population and wealth of Mexico (if vie credit the Spanish accounts of this con tricst) are not creator now than then : and cL-riairily the cause of enlightened freeiloin has pined little py the process ol.. cxtcrmi iatiri the tribes of national Indians with fie Aloorish and ' Castilian stock, by de posing the clouted cazique from his vvig- Tarn, and installing the more polished hut . 4ore treacherous tyrantsr who for many Ipfg years of painful misrule, have wielded lie sceptre 01 that country. ' I The time has been when the armies of Mexico dared to invade Texas, but it never las, when, even in a just cause, they were any thing like a match in powess or discip Hite, for the militia of the republic. But Texas ha gained a friend, an -ally in every friend, of juttice and liberty ! it has been strengthened by the revolting humanity of i World which could regard the cold blood ed atrocities' of its foes with no other senti rifriit but horror It is vain forusto dis- cuss nice Questions 01 national etiquette or, M Cavil aboutthe moral propriety of our cititcus emigrating to lexas, with rifles in their hands, to avenge the blood of murder ed relatives,' or to Vindicate the great cause -of constitutional liberty. It has never been ir the power of governments to restrain thjCse impulses, nor is it now often attempt ol. Has not England, with hit her cir cumspection, and France, with all her cal ciil.itioQS upon the balance of power, and at mojt every other European power, conniv d at, if they ;did not encourage their citi 2tnsto engage in foreign war, whenever IcaaoWof private interest, or motives of public humanity, attracted them to the cnc of action? It is sufficient, then, for te justification of those who liave gone frpm the United States to take up arms in Texas, that they have done so in a cause wjhere it would have been glorious even to f'djand our government stands acquitted b a course ol more guarded neutrality (not withstanding the. wrongswhich Mexico has hfaped on our citizens) than was observed the contest between Mexico and Spain. Although in point of numbers Mexico wn eount its millions where Texas can its ten thousands, yet the effective resources f tbc latter arc' most formidable. Texas Has never been so much in need of soldiers of other essential requisites for war. It ij impossible that, in the short time of her jiitional existence, under the circumstances H which she has been placed, the fiscal affiirs of the country, can have been effectu ally arranged.. The people have 5 lived Post of this time with arms in their hands. vw threat as the fertility of the' country i?,1 t would not yield even the sisienre witnout cultivation therefore been compelled to ample of 'our own and everv tionarv liistorv. uui'-r rruiu- resources, in order to establish her nresent credi . This has been done, wiithmorc econimy, perhaps tKanr was ever (lone belore. The nub ic rlfhtnf ' rV:ni 'rlrw , nnl probably exceed a million and a half ofdol lars. This estimate has teeh deemed ex travagant by some who had better opportu iiiuesi man 1 01 lormtnir correct oninions Werdit much larger, it would still be insiz- nificant for the resources which a lfttle time must place at her command. The; value of our dwn exports in cotton alone, and the revenue of our imports, may : furnish some data by which1 the future revenues of Texas (exclusive of direct taxes,) may be! estima ted.' The' Congress which recent! vi ad journed, you I will perceive, has ; laid the foundation of a revenue svstom: anil iri this respect, as in all others, it has copied al- hterally the svstem "of our eountrv! The public lands of Texas, alone, constitute an immense source of national weaEth. Til revenues of the U. States, from a! similar source, will aid you in estimating its ex tent The. located lands of -Tex a.,' for which ti tles have been vested under the; laws of ico, arc chiefly near the coast,; and within the ran;e of the settlements already formcjd, - while vast regions of unexplored country Vet lie in the interior. J 1 The commerce of Texas, like every thing else, is sun in 11s intancyi nut even intne midst of war ;arwl. blocka r es, vessels nave continued to arrive and depart freighted with jvaluable cargoes. ; Until the first oi last month; no taxes -whatever were im- posed bv life laws of Texas. While Texas was ah integral part of Mexico, its financial as well as a U ; other mterrsts depending in any degree on government protection, were neglected, so that the revolution was not merely the reformation of existing abuses, but litcrallv the bejnrinmii of the first ! do vernment A charter of a bank, st vied the Bank of Commerce and Agriculture had been eranted bv the irovernment ofi Coahuila and Texas. No steps had been for its organization when the revolu- lion cbmmenced. This c bartcr, wiih very extensive privileges, con emplated a rapi- tal oli one million of doilars, .ami it had been con hrin'ed by the government ofi by Texas. Another charter has been granted since Jhe revolution, with' a capital of 5.000,-! 000 dollars, of combining banking privilei; ges with .objects of internal improvement It is expected that the former of these bank- j the Secretary of the Treasury to the Senate ing institutions will oon be in a condition h Mr. Biddlc's jmemorial. ; to commence ofKritiohs, jas probably tiiey 3. It was not lill Mr. Galbraith's corn both would; but for the unpi c cedented mittee had repoiied soine penal provisions phock which has recently iUnited Slates. Except the Mexican dollar. and now and then a glittering doubloon, the currency of Texas has consis'ed in the notes bf our batiks. The suspension of spe cie payments in the United States must of ;coursi affect the circulation of these bank notes ut that country, arid renders it more important : for Texas to have a currency of its oivn. Its interests and destinies are vet 5too intimately connected with those of the .UnitedStaHes (if the commercial relations jvvhicn'it must ; soon bear toother countries ;would permit,) for Texas'. to test by expe jriment the theory of an exclusively metal lic currency. its wants and 11 s res urces in this res;ect, must be regulated in a great measure oy tnestancurus 01 vaiue anu nao- !its of commerce, which'have been establish ed by those with whom loan of five millions of dol it is to deal. A ars has been au- thorised by the Congress of Texas, and measures have been taken to present the terms to the capitalists of the lluited States or of Europe. They j are such that at any other 'period there would be no difficulty in their acceptance, and even now, since the credit of our country ;is rapidly recovering from the shocks it has borne, it is probable that tnis loan can be negoiiated without re sort to the capitalists of Europe Its ne gotiation would not only dispel the last doubtjas to the permanent independence of Texas, but would subject the fate of Mexi co to its mercy. I u This war can be easily earned to the gates of Mexico; but it was not commenced lor conquest, I and invasio t would Only be resorted to as a measure of defence. If Mexico had armies at its disposal,! (and it can bring little more than a rabble into the fieldj)it wants the other means of waging efficient war,, offensive or-defensive!. Be sides the intestine feuds and total instabili ty of its government, it has been hitherto too fluctuating and despotic to establish a system of domestic finance orfon igii cred it. It has frequently been compelled to anticipate its revenues b falling into the hands of shavers, and when such expedi ents failed, it hw resorted to forced loans," by which it has run up a long account yet to be settled with t ranee, United States. England and the There, is little probability that Mexico will ever attempt again to invade Texas. An army has been stationed for about 12 months at Matamoras and that viciniu , said to consist of firoa 2,000 to 2500 cen, means of , sub- but it has never approached the confines ol fTexas has , Texas, though many llireau have beea ut follow the ex-, teredj I saw a Texian prisoner who haa urr;ii cunuueu at, .iaiamoras, anu ne in formed me that many of the recruits of which this army was composed, were brought in handcufied. The prisoner now in Texas declare thit they marched there with reluctance, and that the people of Mexico is bv no'means formiiable. though it is sufficient to afford means of. annoying the commerce of Texaa, and thus, with lit tle risk oft protracting the war. If Texas shall succeed in her Dresent efforts to obtain the! means1 of increasins? her navv.a fw vessels will suffice to sink the Mexican brigs of war, or drive them under the nuns of the celebrated castle at Vera Cruz. When the! finances of Texas shall Im ar ranged (as 1 trust they soon will be) ou a permanent and efficient footing, Mexico will i be reduced at once to the necessity of putting a period to the war, either by the unconditional recognition of the indepen dence of t he Republic, or by measures of decisive hostility. I Correction the last Philadelphia Herald we notice a tissue of rnisrepresenta- ttons as to the nettlement with the Btnk ofl 1 he United States, for what it owes the Treasury. ' ' r:" I As .the object seems to be in the usual l.auncr made a toprc for the eulogy of Mr. Uiddle, we have inquired and communicate ;o the public the following plain and un varnished facts in refutation of the distorted siatementsof thellerald: j : 1. Mr. Bi-idle got an fx parte commit tee appointed, and forwarded the result of their valuation of t he shares to the Treasu ry,at about Si 10 jer share. But, contrary to tne Herald's statement, he hd not Softer to pav even that valuation. inis appears distinctly .in his correspon dence 'submitted -to'-Cutt-'ress earlv in the last session by the Treasury 'Department; 1 n 2- Mr. Biddlel when a committee was w - , m . appointed by his bank and ihe old one "to act with, another apoinied by the 'Treasury Department; did know the result of tlie v.aluajipn placed, -on the 'shares -by fhe lat ter, because it was submitted to his own eoinmittee; and they, atter deliberation at Piul.ulelphia, and doubtless with him, re fused Ito assent to that valuation, or to asree it snoiiiu be patu j - Contrary to the Herald, hethcreforc had f oil notice, and declined.' to' settle in that way through his committee.! t This appears also in the printed report of y sustained in theiagainst Mr. Biddle's Bank, that he came forward aud proposed to pay what had.le fbie ieen refused, and what was about three dollars more on a share than he at- t emptcd to palmjoff by; his ex parte com- mittee as the just value. 4f n respect to the final settlement, it is further the fact, that he never executed the bonds to the U. States till the very day be. stopped specie payment assigning variousj Biildle reasons for delay after delay. : 5. It is further the fact, and contrary r to the Herald, that after he had thus reluc - tautly signed the bonds, and thus promised to pay over about half a million which be- longed to the Navy Pension fund v he was " L 9 not called on to pay it at, dillereni places, because the Navy Department could not transier itsiunds tneie; out ne wascaiieu on by tht- Secretary ot the Navy to pay what Us li.J.l i t I . l-f l4 nAirlit a 'D1P on1 ii f trom the widows and orphans ot that lunu, because thev were sufTcriun from the want 01 it. I !-;,.-; . When he agreed to pay it after so long delay ivere presu tne places wnere ne was 10 pa u bf Jninor importance; and were, we me, places mutually convenient. lid w hard pushed Mr. Didaie spariizans must be, to make a merit for him, and to bestow eulogy on him, for such a course of conduct one that Would be ol so uouotiui, if iiot! I dishonorable, a character, in private iifer-LoVooc. , '! ;-, '' ' :- v THE TOMATO. Ben net, a pro lessor in the Mediaal e of JUke Erie, Ohio, made the fol . siaiemeats, : m one of his lectures Dr r'.,7i eg low in before the students, upon tne subject of the Tomato " . - ;j ; ;. .: , j ' 1. That it is one of jhe most powerful deoustruents of the Iattna Mcdica, and that iu ail those affections of-the liver, and other organs where calomel is indicated, it b probably the most effective, aod leat harmful remedial agent1 known by the pro t ess 1 on. ' " ' ..j .' " "" - , : 2. That a chemical extract will probably soon be obtained from it which will alto gelher supersede the use of calomel in the cure bf disease. ' ' i. Tai he has successfully treated wjnbtJs dbrrhoea with this article alone. ! .4'.': "Thai wncn use as an article of diet, it is a most asovereiga remedy for dyspep sta or utdgeHion. j 5 I nat Wioos removing from the East or North t9 the West or South, ahoufd by t -.' !- , I x means mike use pf it as an aliment; as it would in that cvjjot save them from tl danger attendant upon those violent bilious attacks to, which almost all unaccliuuted persons arc liable If, f 6. That j the cjtitens in genera) ahouM make use of it either raw, cookrd, or in the form4of catsup with their daily food, as it is the most healthy article of the Materia Ali- mentana. i -,.-.' : '. We know but little of the medical pro perties of the Tomato although wd arc satis fied that it is one of the most wholesome of vegetables.! We .are pleased to learn howe ver, that professor Bennet has acknow ledged theinecessaty, inVthis indirect man ner, of procuring; a substitute for calomel. If it is a 'sovereign .remedy for dvspepsia or indigestion," as he states, the medical faculty may announce that they have dis covered, for the first time, how to cure this most distressing maladr. The ilnrtor r just beginiiiig to liearn that they have been groping theirjwhcjle life time in the dark. The following method of preserving tomatoes, was translated from the Pre och by Gen. Dearbofn, for the New England Farmer: The boiling required for the pre servation of fruits., always changes their q-nlity, and sometime? entirely alters their! character; and il often happens, when the fruits are acid, as in the Tomato, that they imbibe in thej copper vessels in which they are slewed jto a cjertain consissence, metal lie principles whijch are injurious to health. This double consideration induces us to publish an excellent method for preserving the tomato, whir 0 . does not alter the quality of this fruit, and Joes not require the action of heat.; ". - .j '. ' "'." ' ; " K sufficient quantity of salt is dissolved in spring or river water to make it lrhg enough to bear aq egg; select peTfecliy ripe tomatoes, and place them well and! without pressing them, irj a stone or glazed earthen pot, which is tq be filled with the brine; cover the pot wjth a deep plate in uch a manner that it presses upon the fruit, and by this simple process tomatoes may be preserved more than a year without atten tion.' Before cooking they should be soak ed in fresh; water!, for several hours. Mrs. Childs Has given some" useful in structions for cooking this excellent vegeta ble. She says: Tomatoes should be skin ned by poqring boiling W3ter over lliem v are Skinned, they should be;'1 (rm GcoloRil Heportmadcto lhe ffanhotir, in tin,wilha little saJtl I LcP,s,alure of North Carolilna several Aiier tnev stewed ha An excellent catsbp may be made of them, when ripe, in the Following manner. The vegetable should be squeezed up in the hand, salt put to them, and set bv for twen - tied after it is cobl. No liquid is necessa- ; ry, as the tomatoes are very jucy. A gocd deal of salt and spice is necessary to keep the catsup well, fit is delicious with roast meat; and a cupful adds much to the rich- mess of soup and' chowder. The carlic should De taken tout Delorc the catsup is ' bottled. . 1 " Horrible and distressing Occident. We regret dcepli to learn that last even- inz .Mrs. a Dallas; mother of the Honorable iiiiutiici ui Liir iiuiiuiduic n m n .n i- a : --7 Vt-uiiit xdiias, lean iiiiiiiaici iu Kussia, wa? liistantaneo usiy killed, oy a? e particulars k . . i melancholy! casualty, the part I L ; I . r'' I i ' I J which, as they have reached us lrs. Uailas was returning alter mgt in a carriage irorrj the country, acconipa nied by Mrs. Alexander Campbell, when in passing through Brown street, lthc hof ses attacl tached, to thf vehicle, took irtghl and ran a way. t1 ne prea,n5 01 ine,pan 01 the harness! brouglit a piece of wood con nected with: it, inlcontact with the ! heels of the horsesand increased their progress to their topmost spefrd. At thb juncture tlic timorous driver sbrang from his seat, leav ing his horse .to tieir own guidance and di rection. The furious animals swept along the street, until pn coming cither in coo tact with some obstacle, or turning a cor ntr, the carriage Was partly upset and one of the affrighted Inmaus, dashed headion upon the pavemeot.- Mrs. Campbell was the lady throvri jout, and we are gratified to hear that she wps saved, as by a miracle, although it pains us to ado, that she was n vcrely bruisvd aud wounded, and it is greatly feared, rt ay not survive. Mr. Uni remainta in ine carriage, ,11 are mis take not, tiotil thl horses were arrested in their flight ; Being taken into a bouse, sl.e was scarcely able to speak, and merel) complained of the! oppression of her dress, whidi prevented itt trom brvathiog freely. A groan or tw o jeusued, and the laisent ed udy had ceased to Jive. . There was no external injury uru her persoof except au inconsiderable bruise upon her arm', aod it is believed that she. died of apoplexy, n suiting from extreme terror, although it is not improbable that 'the ditto very of suave internal hiina might ftuJt; from a tiioroojh post ooftea eaumicatioa. Itj a small bit of butter, and a spoonful of wa- !-3? aP nY 'ro!essor iflmsted, ihca: ter. This method is for sa lice toeal with ! Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy at roast meat for Idinher." When plucked 'the k"ersify of that Stateand a? present green, tomatoes make an excellent ricUc. : 1,rofVs?Pr Mathematics in Yale Col-. tv four hours, after being passed through a J?1 a Krcai numoer 01 parsiici oeiis, varyinj; sieve, allspiie, pepper, mace, garlic, arid j)n w,J,h frm a Jew inches to tucnty feet, whole mustard seeds should be adaed. It j They he in a sihgubr .yarietyl of iingb should he boiled down one-third and boN I rock (micaceous schiStaU) tally f a Mr.' Dallas wasi an amiable, aerortinlish eU anl high bred woman; one lias fa I filled in her day- and generation, with exemplary, purity and truth, the duties cf a wife, V mother, aud a member of the society Which hc has so long aJorncd. Her loss will b deepl3; deplored by! all who lore goodness and virtue, and the lencficnt infWnceof personal v on h. Philadelphia Gazette.. British Xafionul Jri. A corTcsnon dent of j the LiverpX)l Chronicle, p-escntl' 9we curious siaiisursoi me .ailOQai Uvtsl . of Ortil Britain which it is CilrxiUted that its amount U so enormou that if laid down in sovereigns side by side, ami toucning eich othe the line of gold would cx-nd nearly l2,000 miles, or more ll time, round the moon! ; If laid downvin bank ' notes end to end, ihey Vould form a belt' long enough to go four times jarour.d the earth! Ifthc debt was carried in one horso cart each loaded with half a ton of gold, the carjs would extend in one unbroken line 361 miles! If the carts Were' loaded with the debt silver, they would fxuod 678 miles, or from John 0Griat 11 01 so in Scotland, to the Land's Entl in Corn-' vall! If the entire population of the world' (man, woman and child,) was laid under' cu'iuiuuuuii, 11 wouiu require 10 witwtngJ family to pay this debt! If all the g!d ia the world was brought to England it would , not pay one quarter of the debt! All the gold in Great Britain and the colonic jvoiild rtot pay not. more than half tVrn of the interest of thVdebt! The whole ot t 1ms circulating medium (gold, silver,! Banlt. ot tncland. country and toint 'mnrL Kant - i ' , . J 7K J notes asscs niore Ihau .times civryt year through the Exchequer in payment of the covcrnment taxes, to uv nothfn f parochial taratron! chial taratfon! ' . .1 Pltimbago:T-h was lately slated in the English papers, that the celebrated Aline uf Plumbago, or Black Lead, at Borrow dale, in England, wis exhausted, and that no othr source of obtaining this useful miner al was known. . has since been stated, ia some of the aperi of this coantr, that Plnmbagotraoi be obtafrtetl in any quantity, in thu vicinity if liatetgh, in North C:r- olina. I To lorifirmHhis statement, we h ve pleasure fin pnhlishins the follonSnc ex rroiessor uimsted. This great deposite of Black Lead," says the Professor, HicsU little wtstnard 'i of Roleigk. The whole formation consists 1 1 . . . i unni cherry red, out somHimcs.cf a silve ry white color. These beds occur thnvh. !ou.t a sPate not ,rss 'han thrc-jfounU of a ile wide, and ten miles long havo ncVtT read any mine of nurr iMgo which can compare in extent with this, aud have reason 10 oeiicvc it is tire largest m .... I' ) D . ic 00 record. " i ruicjwr niiiiman naving nad a FjKfie men of this Plumbago prrscntetl to him by the late Judge Johnson, of the Supreme Court of the United Stat . . . , f J J I . . vcrv line auainv. and innrirt rn n ,.,ii ; t i j- i I tv ' Kn! h p, i' It A J tt. r ,,v nna rruirs 'W 'lharn's College, Maa. , are theae: ' cnucU, on sewing another specimen, de er nicthullc,jreJ fit waav the finest he cTersaw.t' : Nat. Int. K A M I L Y . W O RH Hv Family religion is of unspeakable impor- j fance. Its eflect will greatly depend on the sincerity ol the head of the family, and on. his mode of conducting the worship i,f 1,',$ household. If his chil-Ircu aind '.avrvanU do not see hb prayers-exemplified in hit temper and manners,: lhy wilj be divus ted with religion. ; Tedicuneis will wea ry them. Fine Language will shoot jaliove them. ! Formality of connrai&n or rompo sitionthey will net comprc)eud. Gloorni ntss or auMerity of i devotion', m ill makei them dread religion as a hard sen ire. Let them be met with smiles. Lei it-m he met as for the roost dclightjful it nice in which they ran be engaged. Let theia fiodit ihort, savory, simple, plain; tender, heavecly. Worship thus condocttd, may be used as an engipe cf iJt ?pgr.er in a family. It diffuses Ja sympathy through the members. It caH off the Bind frorn the deadening eUtctj ol worldly affairs It arrestJ every member, with a rnoruin- and. evening sermon, in the midal of all tKe'hur riws and carts of life. It ays : Tliere 15 a God V There is a spTrhual world I" There is a life to come!" It fixes the idea of responsibility in the mind. ' It fur iiislies a under and judicious father pi mas ter will) an opportunity of gently glancing at, faults where a direct adiuinbtratioa mrght Le inexpedient. It enables him to , teV.eve lite, weight iUi which sulcjrJini- I uonoraerrtctf oli n sit on the mi&dsof in- ! feriors-AfK' lark Mirror,
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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