w
^ernment would he willing to pnterintonn
arrangement for a mutual right of search
on the coast of Africa, for the purposcof
putting a stop to the slave trade. Mr.
Adams told him. that such had been the
vnannAp tfkioh fllH (lOVCTlJ HlPfl t Ol
IHdllMUl III *? MICH ,
England had exercised that right which
thev hail claimed and we had denied, that j
he "did not think his countrymen would
ever a^rce to any such arrangement j but
if thev chose thev could make the propo- i
sifion. The proposition was afterwards,
while he was Secretary of State, made;
he opposed it vigorously and a 1 mast alone,
in Mr. Monroe's cabinet?the members
of the cabinet, who were slaveholders, and
Mr. Monroe himself, favoring it. Roth
houses of Congress too favored it, and
passed resolutions recommending the
President to enter into the negociatinn.
He had a conversation with Mr. C. F.
Mercer on this subject, and so widely did
they differ that they had warm words
about it; anil another member from \ irginia,
General Alexander Smyth, after
ward? in a letter to his constituents, used
.as an argument against his election to the
Presidency, the laet that tie was opposed
to aholishiii" the slave trade ! He wanted
to state the conversation tie (Mr. A.) had
had with Gen. Mercer, hut Gen. AI. pos
iiiv ly forbade him (Gen. S.) to do so, as
it was a private conversation. The reso
lutions recommending the President to
enter into the negotiation for the mutual
right of search, passed this House with ,
but junk negative votes! Such was the
Ej
feeling then, on this right of search among
slaveholders, a right about which we hear
so much now.
Mr. Adams said he saw no difficulty in
settling the question of the right of search.
He had taken the correspondence ho- i
tween the two nations on this subject, and
w I
he had asked himself wherein they dif.
fcred, and really ho could not tell. England
did not claim the light of search;!
??he ordv ciaimcd the right to visit mer*
. ^
chant nhips?it might he a British vesvl. i
?to see that they were not pirates?and ;
to we it they hoisted tho American Hag, I
that thev had a right to do so. That flu*
should protect all who had a right to pro.
lection under it ; but it might he used by
u/f.rt luid no ri(/ht to use if. and ail I
fhey claimed* and this we most concede]
to thern, was that they should go on the i
deck of the vessel and see if she were an
American v-rssel. The same right to all
!
inorch intincn winch our cruisers meet
on the ocean, is exercised by us, and by !
all nations.
Mr. Ingersoll had spoken of the influ- i
ence which Gov. Cass's pamphlet had
had ii? France, to prevent the rntiliration
of the quadruple Treaty in regard I
to the mature right of search. Mr. A. j
did not entirely concur in Gov. Cass's
views, hut if the pamphlet had had any
ouch effect as Mr. I. imputed tc it, he
very mtich regretted it. He regretted it,<
because it was inducing France to act in
bad faith. The treaty had been negotiated
bv an authorized public agent and
jra* binding on France, an I the refusal
toiatify it by the French Chambers might
involve Europe in a war. I Jut h: regretted
if any such influence had been
i# ?& -ko i ??vaI_
(IM.ll, (I'll ail^uiin v "M il , it ?? no imv/r
vinous in the war which must one of
these days couie in Europe, and he wished
to keep clear of all participation in
European affairs. This was the policy
of Washington and Jeffjrsnn, and it was
. the true policy of this country. lie said
tliat when a war should come, it would
f not be for tne right of search ; hut it would
he for the destruction of (he dynasty of
I.ouis Phiilippe. That was not avowed
by those in France who opposed the ratificntion
of the Treaty, but it was their
object nevertheless, there were those in
the French Chambers who were more hos.
tile to Louis Piiillippe, than any party in
t!?is house were hostile to Martin Van
Huron or John Tyler.
During this recital, Mr. A was Jistene 1
to with breathless attention, especially
by the Southern men into whose tninds
new light seemed to break?many of
v whom were entirely ignorant that any
such negotiation had evct taken place.?
Hut that Mr. Adams should then have
been so opposed to this search, and the
? > " w w ) n I ,
? ? ?p|ir.nrcii niiii li'i "us u
rhturgiug his duty. Ho saw no occasion
tor jitteifcrcucc,
' I ;
Mavruomers in ;?ir. Monroes v^amnei
should have been its advocates, was a
new phase of the subject altogether. I;
will be recollected that Mr. Calhoun was
one of the members of that cabinet.
In speaking of war. in reply to Mr. In.
gersoll's remark that it was not so much
of an evil as was generally considered.
Mr. A said that, standing as lie did, upon
the verge of the grave, it would matter
but little with him personally whether we
had war or peace, hut he prayed God to
avert such a scourge from our country.?
He said he did n<?t agree with the sentiment
once given by an otfic* r of our navy,
when he gave as toast, " Our country;
may she always he right; but whether
right or wrong, may she always be successful.
" Ho preferred to ?av, "Our
country; may she always be successful;
but whether seccessful or not, may she
always be right"
Washington, April VO.
Ti;e Senate did little business to day.
J hey were long engaged on a hill to
charter the Manual Labor Institution of
this city. The subject occupied nearly
the whole day?a certain evidence that
the Senate is much at a Joss tor employment.
Mr." Allen, of Ohio, called up some resolutions,
intended to express the sympathy
of the Senate with the Rhode Island
insurgents.
Mr. Preston expressed a wish to learn
the views of the R. 1. Senators on the
subject. He supposed that the Kxecujvo
was constitutionally charged with this
and t ...? I tU.t 1.? ..,na -tic?
igBasi'u -yai" .y j? ..wrg,-: . v TT-T
.Air. Simmons moved that (he resolution |
lin on the table, for the present, which !
was agreed to.
April 21. j
In the House, after attempts to avo/d
the npporlionmrvt hill, it was taken up
and passed in good concert. Many different
ratios were presented and defended
and voted upon.
The highest number presented was
j 150,000 l>v Mr. Gilmer, which was lost.
! The next highest number offered, as the
ratio, was 141,000, bv .Mr. Underwood,
j Tin's last ratio would give ns 100 memI
hers of the House, instead of the present
; number of 242.
I Mr. Holmes, of S. O., opposed these
1 ratios very warmly, and advocated the
j adoption of a much lower ratio, with a
j view to increase tho number of members.
Mr. Wise advocnted a small representation.
Manv votes were taken on tbeso
propositions, and, at last, the ratio of 6(>,7.K)
was agreed upon, wbich gives us a
' house of 150 Members.
| April 22.
.Mr. Allen called up his resolution in
relation to the affairs of Rhode Island.
| Mr. Preston objected to the consideration
of the resolution?remarking, very properly,
that it was not for the sennte to eonsidei*
the subject until it came before
thorn in their constitutional capacity.?
He moved to lav the subject on the table,
which was agreed to
O
In the flouse, Mr. Hosts, as soon as
the Journal was read, stated that one
entry, that of the presentation by Mr. P.
G. Goode, of Ohio, of certain resolutions
of citizens of Ohio, complimenting Mr.
Ghidings, and censuring the House for
their course towards him, was incoirect
?inasmuch as the paper was not received
by the House, nor brought to its notice.
The Speaker said the paper wn<= presented
under Iho order of the 29th March,
and was, therefore, received hy that order.
There was no rule of the House which
authorized the Speaker to exclude such
a paper. J
Air. Notts moved to strike out the en- J
try, for the reason that the House would :
not receive it, if they had an opportunity 1
to reject it. He intimated tjl.so that the J
House would do well to exclude the abn. ;
lit ion reporters, who were engaged in
representing one part of the House ns l
owners, and the other part as slaves.
After various proceedings, the motion
of Air. Notts to strike out was agreed to.
So the entry was expunged from the Jour!
nnl.
AQUATIC AMUSEMENT.
I One of the fishing boats in our harbor
* 15
had a delightful excursion yesterday,
without the use of sail or oars. It appears
that while the persons in the boat
were quietly pursuing their avocation of
hooking the finny inhabitants of the deep,
otr Holmes' wharf, a monster, in the
shape of a Devil Fish, became entangled
in the cable by which the boat was anchored,
and much to the astonishment of
the crew, made oft' with her, taking a direction
down the river. Persons on
hoard other boats, observing an unusual
struggling and splashing in the water,
made olt' to their assistance, and after a
hard contest, of some hours, (six boats,
using some twenty oars, being engaged)
| the monster was brought up on the flat
near Castle Pinckney, and killed. It whs
| then towed up to town, and became an
j object of much curiosity, being visited by
' large crowds. Shortly after reaching the
Market wharf, it gave birth to a young
one, which was landed, and placed in one
i of the stores. The old Sea Devil measures
about fifteen feet from wing to wing,
and about sixteen feet in length, being
similar in form to the Stingaree. It is
supposed to weigh about a ton. The
young one is about six feet bv five and a
o w
half.?Charleston Courier,
We have positive information, that
every distillery in the city of- Brooklyn is
closed. So much for tho Washingtonian!
Horrible Emit.?We are pained to
learn that on Thursday evening last, a
most horrible transaction took place in
this county, nine or ten miles from this
place, which resulted in the death of David
Jarnegan, Kaq., and tho wounding of
several ottier norsons. Tho rirrnmsfniifoa
of (he nfriir aro net sufficiently known to
justify a detailed statement. The general
facts we will state as we have heard
them. It appears that n Mr. Morgan had
arranged a matrimonial elopement with a
daughtor'of the deceased, which with the aid
of friends, was accomplished on Thursday;
the parties having repaired to a house in
the neighborhood where the marriage
ceremony was legally performed. Upon
learning the fact of the elopement, Fsq.
Jernngan became vcrv indignant', and dei
termined to go in pursuit. Taking a few
! friends he soon reached the house where
! the marriage party was assembled. We
learn that he forced the door and entered,
when an attack commenced, in which the
deceased received sundry wounds, which
produced his death early yesterday morn,
ing. Some others were wounded: among
rt 7 o
them Mr. J. F. Simmons, who we understand
is seriously if not dangerously injured.
We have not heard further fiom
] the matter. With the deceased we were
| welt acquainted. lie was a wealthy
| planter, unci possessed many fine points of
character, 11 is ^untimely end is mtich
regretted by bin numerous friends. rI be
affair will no doubt be investigated, when
the whole of the facts may he given to
the public.?ha Grange ( Tcnn.) Gatherer.
44 Dad?dad, I come plagy near selling
my pig to Mr. Hobson to day." 44 Ah,
sonny, how near did you come to it?
" Why 1 ax'd Hobson if be wanted to
buy my pig, and be said no; but if be'd
olllv said tics:. llMU? ll/cjr i'A kill,
i-""j *iv '? ??vut 1 u UUU Ullll
though."
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It\\V iiAZETTE.
Tuesday May 3 1942.
? I
The Farmers' Gazelle is lor sale.? j
There is no other printing office between
Fayetteville and Camden, nor between
Charlotte und Geoigetown. It would he
I r
, sold on favorable terms to a person ol j
suitable character to take charge of tho j
1 u r\Mrnnt IPAQ r\ if tvlm ftlilf*
? ~ ? I
i to (!(? all the work of publication, as well ;
as the job work.
' We have seen with pleasure, at the
l , ' .
| Post Office, a subscription paper of the J
Hon. John Lyof. Wilson*, in which he i
announces his intention of giving to the
1 public his edition of "Cupid and Pysche."
! Horn within si<jht of our town wo mav
i fairly claim him ns u Chernw man, and
share the lienor which the work is said
by competent judges who have seen it in
! manuscript, to do the editor. Lucius
Apulius from whose metamorphoses of
the (iolden Ass is taken the Allegory
' of Cupid and Psyche, was cotempomry
with the Saviour; and although a Pla.
; tonistand Mystic, ho intended in this allegory
to typify the immortality of the
soul in a futurostnte of bliss. The crude
notions of a heathen of that ago on this
| subject, are themselves, an object of cu,
riosity, independent of the intrinsic merits
of the work. We understand that the
subscription paper must be returned in
! two weeks, and that the work will be out
in a month. We also learn that the
cheap edition which was advertised in
| the Charleston papers \vtll not he, puh!
lished, as no one in that city has km!).
! scribed for anV hut the fine edition, which
i is to he embellished with fine cngrai
vings.
|
Soutiieun* Literacy Messenger.
The April No. of this periodical is out,
1 ami well sustains the chancier of the work.
The leading articles are: Moral anrt Mental
Portraits?Civil law by a lawyer of N. Carolina
?The Am'Ticm Revolution?The Enthusiast
?History of th<? Knights of Malta?The Pro.
tective policy?B'ackwoods Magazine vs. George
Washington?Mon ildi, the cliaractcr of Washington
A listen?The right of search. The article
on the character of Ads ton is dated from
this town, wliich circumstance of its If whets
the curiosity of our town readers?When we
have time to examino tho number more particu.
I irly wo may notice it again
! Co.vgrp.ss.?Tn the Senate not much is doing.
I . ?
Numerous petitions arc sent in and refered, asking
for p ot -ctio i to domestic mantifactures. Mr.
Allen of Ohio trii's every day in vain to get up
a debate on a resolution offered hy him calling
011 the President for information in relation to
, tho Rhode Island controversy. Tho Senato
always refuses to take up tho resolutiui. Ho
called for *he Yeas and Nays on the 27th April,
which stood 18 to 2'h
Tho House is engaged upon the "Apportioninont
hill," end adopted an amendment on the
. 26th, by a vote of 90 to 59 fixing the ratio of
i representation atone for very 50,175. This
will m ke the whole numhor of members inoro
than 3'!0, and will give the smaller old states
jaj tornlly t eir present number of repfsent*lives.
The motion now b' foro tlio lloa^o is one
! to muke the election in all tho States by districts.
This motion otiginatod with Col. Campball, who
sometime since offered a resolution instructing
the Committee on Elections to inquire into the
expediency of adopting such a measure. Tho
resolution was adopted by the House, and that
committee instruetod their ch<irm*n to move tho
present amendment to the apportionment bi'l.
We shall copy a brii f sketch of the debate next
i week.
A rumour having so.tne how got In circulation
that the people of Fairfield district
intended to prevent the holding of. n
I Court at the spring term, a public meeting
was held at the Court [louse, after the
! adjournment of the court, for the purpose
I of repudiating nil doctrines which could
i lead to any such insurrectionary movement
; and lest their own words would
not he taken, they applied, by committee
to Judge Evans for a certificate that he
had been permitted to hold the court
without interruption. The judge returned
an answer whictt was quite complimentary
to the district ; but not too
much so. The district is among the
. .?1.1_ :.. ?u~
i InOsl rcsjicciitum ill mo .nan i
RiiorE Islam#.?The rognl.ir election in th a
state loot place a few days after tlie election of
the insurgents. The present Governor, who is
I a Whig, was elected by a large majority over
| the Democratic candidate. The constitutionalists
kept away from the cloction of the revolutionists,
and the revolutionists kept away from
the e'ecii-in of the constitutionalists. The
number of votes cast by the constitutionalists
was moro thin two thousinrT greater than tho
number cast bv the other party. This fact it is
supposed will bring the revolutionists to a halt,
and mako them peaceably retire frc:n tho coni
test.
At a recent session of the U. S. Circuit
. Court at Philadelphia, Ai.ex. \V. IIolmf.s
j was found guilty of manslaughter, /or
! l?eing engaged in throwing persons out
i of the long boat of the ill fated ship WtfHam
firoicn, which it will he ren 'inhered
I was lost oft'the hanks of New Foundland
(a little more than a year ago. Much
! excitement was caused at the time by the
published accounts of the affair.
:
The Governor ot Rhode Island has
i called an extra session of the Legislature,
' and in his message recommends making
, a requisition upon the President for aid
> to put down the domestic violence with
1
which the state is threatened, and also
| the organization of a military form, and
(lie appointment nf^ Hoard of Council to
advise with the Executive.
The Rev. ])r. Capf.rs has been offered
the Presidency of Randolph Macon College
in Virginia, which he declined.
The South Carolinian* hns a^ain
made it? appearance after a suspension of
only one week, from the effects of the
recent fire in Columbia.
4 ?--i ii i.?i i ?
[MIDIIC KHX'ling M'll.l IIUHI III V H.ll ir-^ton.
on the 25lh April, in favor of Texas,
at which the Hon. J. L. NVilso?? presi.
(led. Committees were appointed in the
several wards to receive contributions.
Anderson Mitchell has hren elected to
Congress in place of the late Lewis Williams
of N. Carolina.
The Washingtonimi is u spirited Temperance
paper published weekly by IIkrricx
& Ropes, 1G2, Nassau St., NewYork,
at $1 per annum.
Ai'ousta A rim., 11.
There have been a number ofdrfalca.
lions (44 that's the new name") among
the Rank Officers of this State, who have
not been publicly mentioned. Officers
in the Augusta Insurance and Banking
Company, the Augusta Branch of the
State Rank, the Georgia Insurance and
Trust Company, and two of the Savannah
Banks. One of the defalcations is said
to !>e for a large sum. It is said, too, thnt
Levi Eckley of Macon, a man of high
standing as a merchant, and formerly t.
member of the State Senate, has absconded,
under the charge of forgery to a very large a
mount ; and that I G. Seymour, President of
*L - D ? ? - .. 1. iKnlf ..f ? U/% kl I *in/l f/%? m Anltr
me DrawUM wan* III mc wan-) auu iv 111 M ; r
Mayor of ihat City, absconded some time ago,
under the charge of embezzling a large sum
of the money of the Bank, which he had but
very recently sworn to be safe in its vaults.
The money was supposed to have been long
used in speculations, as most of the money
thus abstracted has been.
Correspondence of the Savannah Ceorgiin.
FLort ida. April %l'l% 1?4?.
My dear sir?The troops in the field, commanded
by Col. Wo: tli in person, a.ter some
[efforts, succeeded on the 19th in bringing the
enemy under Halleck-tus-te-nug-gee to action
in the hammocks near the sand lulls. After
a severe and well contested fight the enemy
precipitately fled; their route was complete;
all their baggage and food were taken; the
enemy's loss was one killed, two wounded,
and one prisoner; our loss, wne private killed,
and three wounded.
Among the passengers by the Great
Western, was Mr. Carlo Ghega, Chief
Engineer of the Austrian Rail Roads.?
He was sent here by the Emperor of
Austria, to examine our Rail Roads and
the progress made in Steam Engines.
Mr. Ghega has been to England, on the
the same mission, and expresses grout
admiration for Morris' Steam Engine,
\vhich he snw on the inclined plane hei
tween Birmingham and Gloucester. We
! have no doubt that this distinguished
: stranger will receive every facility from
I our countrymen in obtaining the information
which he seeks.
N. Y. Jour. Com.
I _
Mrs. Madison.?.-This distinguished
j lady, the widow of James .Madison, has
; arrived in this c ty. accompanied by two
of her nieces, and taken lodgings at the
' O O
I Astor House.
It was about thirty vcar3 ago this lady
was last in our city. A whole generation
j has grown up since, and New York must
I have the air and look of altogether another
city. jV. Y. Express.
The Washington Correspondent of the
j United States Gazette relates the foliow:
ing story of an affecting scene which
took place between Mr. Clay and Mrj
Cnihoun, subsequent to the the retirement
| of the former gentleman from the Senate
! Chamber:
As Mr. Clay was passing towards the door
to leave the {Senate Chamber, Mr. Calhoun
! met him?they had not spoken to each other
: for five years, but they now simultaneously
1 extended their hands, and rushed to each
! others arms; neither spoke, but both wept.?
| At ienghth VIr Clay said, on parting, 'give
j my best regards to Mrs. Calhoun," Hov
; much inorc noble was this reconciliation and
; parting, than if they had seperated looking dcj
lianoe at each other! They had almost sp^nt
: their lives together in Congress, and at various
, limes stood shoulder to shoulder, animated by
patriotism and emulous only of 6crvinp the
' country. Time had passed over both, and
the young- had become old. One was about
, to retire, and both must ewe long "sleep that
i sleep that hath no waking." The retirement
1 of one would leave the other with no companion
or rival of his younger days, and it
: told emphatically that he too must soon follow.
Thoughts like these soften the heart not
j wholly indurated, and cause the fountain
[ of generous feeling to gush forth?it came
; nnd the distinguished rivals and nn.
1 tagonists under the influence of these.
I sympathies were drawn together. Would
that they had never heen seperated.
IVTKRKSKING LAW HKfOJtT.
In a few days will be published "a
Report of the case of Edward Pngg,
against the Commonwealth of PennsyIvania,
argued and adjudged in the Suprcme
Court of the United States, nt
January term, 1912, in which it wus decided
that all the laws of the several
Statca relative to fugitive slaves are unconstitutional
and void ; and that Congress
have the exclusive power of legislation
on the subject of fugitive) slaves escaping
into other States, by Richard
Peters, Reporter of the Decisions of the
Supreme Court of the United States."
The importance and interest of this
nublication to the whole community- i>
] well stated in t!ic preface to llie Report.
? ' 1 * . /
"The rjonornl and deep interest of all
citizens of the United States in the case
now published, has induced tlie Reporter
to present it to the public in its present
form, before the regular reports of the
: case decided at the late term of the Sitj
preme Court of the United States can be
) completed.
The principles of constitutional law
which have been applied in this case to
; the legislation of I he several states rel*
j live to fugitive slaves, have established
j the invalidity of all the slate laws on this
J subject. Hereafter, under the Constitu
j tion of the United Slates, Congress will
have, exclusively, the protection nnd
maintenance of the rights of the master
| over his absconded slave, and can alone
supplythe means of executing the (constitution
of the United States for the nr.
' rest of such fugitives, nnd for their being
carried back to the state from which they
may have escaped. No stale judicial ,
officer, under the authority of stale laws. J
enn act in the matter; so such otficer is
hound to act ; nnd Congress have no
right to call upon such officers to carry
into effect Ihe laws enacted by tiie gov.
ernmcnt of the United States.
4,In delivering the opinion of the Court,
Mr. Justice Story savs: Few questions
which have ever cntne before this Court
I involve more delicnteand important conj
siderations ; and few upon which the pub.
! tic at large may be presumed to n feel a
more profound and pervading interest."
Among the principles settled in this
case, is one which has a general national
importance: and which it is understood
is now in discussion between the Government
of the United States nnd that of
Great Britain,"?Lr. Gazelle.
I
* '
From the Baltimo.e Sun.
A RF.MAttK.AHLK mkteor.
The Chntauque county (N. Y-) Messenger,
of the 13th inst.. gives an account
I *
; nf an extraordinary meteor which appear- ;
ed at that place, on the morning of the
11th inst. about 3 o'clock. Various ohservers
decide it as being vory large, and
: brilliant beyond example?that it made a
grating or whizzing" noise as it passed,
and finally exploded with a report something
like the sound of a distant cannon
At Dunkirk it was alsrt noticed, and - Mr.
Palmer, whose veracity is vouched for,
thus describes its appearance to him. We
I copy from the Mossenger:
Do was two or three miles frona^Dnn;
kirk, when he appeared to be instantly
i- i ?:.l a. :_r.n?
i surrounded wim a most pmiuuiiv viviw
I light, proceeding from a mass of fluid or
jelly like substance, which fell around and
upon him, producing a sulphurimis smell,
; a great difficulty of breathing, and a feel;ingof
faintness with a strong sensation
1 of heat. As soon as he could recover
' {r*?in his astonishment, ho perceived the
l>ody of the meteor passing above him,
: seeming to be about a mile high. It then
i nppcared to be in diameter about the size
1 of n large steamboat pipe, near a mile in
length ! Its dimensions varied soon ; hecoming
first much broader, and then
waning away in diameter and length
until the former was reduced to about
eight inches, and the latter a fourth of a
mile, when it-separatod into pieces which
fell to the earth, and almost immediately
ho heard the explosion, which he says
was tremendous.
On arriving hero in the morning, his
face had every appearance of having
been severely scorched; his eyes were
much affected, and he did not recover
from the shock it gave his system for two
or three days. This is reully a marvellous
story ; hut Mr. Palmer is a temperate and
an industrious man, a-nd a man of integrity,
and we believe any one conversing
j with hirn on the subject, would be satis,
j ficd that he intends no deception ; but doscribes
the scene as nearly ns possible,
as it actually appeared. Probably, however,
his.agitHtion at his sudden introduction
to such a scene, caused the meteor
I to be somewhat magnified to him,
i Other observers noticed that it threw
off sparks in its passage, and describe its
size from six inches in diameter to the
j"size of a horse"?rather indefinite?
I with a long tail. The Buffalo Corniner!
cial also copies the account, and says:?
"At Erie and at Rochester, places about
150 miles a part in a straight line, the
j light was nearly as vivid as that of day.
, This shows the immense magnitude and
i great height of the meteor."
O ?
We may also add that the same mete,
or was observed in this city. The "Sun"
| of the 12th inst. published the following
paragraph :
A Meteor ?A meteor of surpassing
! brilliancy was noticed to shoot across the
j sky, above this city, about three o'clock
yesterday morning. It was ho light for
some seconds, that the carriers of the pa.
pors could see to read the smallest type
1 distinctly."
At the time wc penned the paragraph.
| wo did not mike particular inquiry into
tho matter. Its brilliancy w?s casually
remarked by ooo of the carriers, who did
not appear to notice moie than its vivid,
ne.vs and the suddenness of its disuppenrnnce.
This will go further to show its
immense magnitude, and great height.
A Democrat courted a ladv, who was a
genuine Whig. She said sue was astonished
at his presumption. Siie was n
genuine Whig. Look at my apron ; on
one side is a log cabin, and. on tho other
i is a cidor barrel.
Now savs he, show me your coon-skin,
and I'll be off.
Mki.anciioly Accwknt ?A voting
man named William Reynolds killed'himself
with a common pocket-knife, about
' a tutloe Irnni III., nn ThnriHnv
j Inst, fin wan engaged in cutting a board,
and it in .supposed that the knife Hipped
and entered his breast, wounding him
mortally. He died two days after.?Gnx>
In the House of Representative*, yesterday
a vote , was taken in Committee of the Whoi'-,
hy which a strong indication waa given of a
| disposition, not to say <i< t minitiation to fix the
rep escalation in Con 4ress, under the new cam
su>, .it th*? ratio of one repiosenlative for every
sixty thoimniil fi.o Imnlred q ' federal poptdatioo*
The c?t ib i"tiiiieni oi' tins r.itio wouni nukii tfie
Iloose of R?!?rnxeiiMtivt>* 1*0 isist fiereal'tec of
j two hundred and fi'ty members.
'1'li.t 111 ijoiity on tins v te was IS. 'argn *n/"iu?h
i to iusLif'vair cnnxideriii* the quest-on settled.
hse no'x i ul iuy in- iu'hms ( ib?ul ninoty) hren
ab?e?t. (of whom a Hum er are atw-mi from tin*
city, a<id soma fri??? i ml imposition! A lull rut a,
therefor*, may ol cour-u- yet rtveruo this Uocu?
ion.?iYu/ I at til.
Quirk, upon being asked whether he wa* in
favor of capital poiii?hui>*itt, remarked thai
i he was ; as when he whs a boy at school, lor
; trivial offences, he was condemned to
I among the girls?which bethought was ra^iI
tal pupishment.
Action before worm?114 T did'nt li?*e
I our minister's sermon 1 ist Sunday," said
( I)eae?>n I).?ze to his neighbor Higgms. (The
| deacon hnH *|rpt all -erinon time.) M Did'nt
i:keir! Why, deacon, I saw yotJ nodding
assent to every proposition he made."
Cheap rtaooif.?Tht Cincinnati Repuhti*
can says: 44 To convey an idea of the low
price of provisions at Cincinnati, we mention ^
the fact, that 9!MKK) pounds tjacon, hog
round, good tfountrv cure, was offered lor sale
on Thursday, at 1 1-2 c. per pound, without a
purchaser. The higheal offer he had, ~waa
1 l-4c. per pound."
A Worthy e*atr*t.e ?We have just
1 heard that the Proprietor of one of the largest
! and besia lintels in rhi* place, has closed hie
Bar. If this be so, ?Jje proprietor will And thn(
his firmness and mural example will not only
[ he appreciated, bui that he will be liberally
j sustained, aa he richly deserves to ho.
i Temperance Adiocate.
According fo Mr. Bancroft, 100.000
I Indiana are ail thtU remain east of the
Mississippi of 'he numerous tribes* who
formerly possessed that range of countrv#
Ardent spirits, the small |>o.x. famine, and
the rifle hove destroyed the r<nt of therur
VW- The
44 Learned Blacksmith."?EJihu
Btinit, * the lear. ed blacksmith,'' is lectur
i ing before the New York Lycpuin.T(n
the district in which the city of V*w
Fork is situated,t.he aggregate debts of those
: who have applied for the 8ankrnpt Act, will
; amount ta ? 10,(100(100, or more. "
The word Gazeite is derived from the mime
; "f a V-mitian coin, which was the price of
the fir-t newspaper; J-Y" 1 *
The pthnfers and rum makers" of SL.
Croix, W. I., say they intend t<> sencf
thoir poison to Copenliaga n, as there is
no sale for it in America.
Them a man in New Orleans *o henpeckM.
by his wife that he has tyk-n te chicking like an
old lien, hint h ivlng got Ifims^lf * pair ??f feat h'?:f ?y.
brooches, otfira :q patch eggs hi three cm is a'4 SS
doion,
Yc'eran T*is 1aforn. ?The London - r"
Times give? a list of 59 members of the
House of Lords who are 72 years of age ^
1 1 - C\C *U1. n.nnkdr 17 xrtt Htl
ana upwaru*. ui mi* numm.. ...
yoars oldand upward*.
r TTT" I' 1 1 WBSmSBmSam '
JIA&AltiU
In this town, by the. Rev. Mr. Coif,
j #?n Thursday evening last, Mr. John A.
I Moore to Miss Emma L. McjClakv.
? . gg^
MKD m
In this town, on Sunday morning last, . .
' Mrs. Caroline C. Duv\ll, with of Mr. '
G. W. Duvall, and daughter of Mr. .
j Thomas Powk, Senr.
In Kenii**r county, Miui aippi of Hropar in t..
the cbtmi, tuo Ri-v. Martin P. Crawford, iur. rj
iner'y of iiicliRiouiil county, N. C.
cTiIial^TrHio^uRREN'T. L
.M?v 3, H4Z. . V.
; AaTiCf.r.s. rxt J $ C. j $
Bee tin market, ji> 0 3 ' 01
B*con from wagon*, *'lb 5 a 7
' .-~-by retail, lb 7a#
; (bitter lb a la
itn.aiu.y lb 22 a ?'5
' ttuggiaf yard 20 a ' 23
< Rale Kope lb 10 a 1?$
Coffee lb. I9| a 15; i
Cotton, lb 4$ f a *$-.
Corn, bush bii a b'-'i
Flour, Country, brl 6 a t>|
Feathers fin wag. none lb . 37$
Fodder, lOOiba 75 a 100
Class, window 8x1 ft, 58ft 3 25 "a 3 37$
, ? 10x12, 30ft 3 30 ,3 75
! Hide*, grcon ||? 5 ,
dry "lb 10 a
' Don lOOlba 5 50 a 6 .W
; Indigo ' lb 1 1 S 54
Lime cask 4 a 4 .V '?
Lard scarf# lb 7 a 8
1 Leather, sole lb 22 a 2d "
j Lead, har ih - 1ft " a
Logwood lb 10 a 13
; Molasset N. O, .* jaL / 35 'a 40
I % |ih 28 a 35
j Nails, cut, assorted lb' 7$ a ft
I The Rivek is navigable by boat* Uritft ;"
light loads. Weather drv,
I ?' .... ?
Mr. Editor; Vou will please announce ,
Robt. C. Da via aa a Candidate fur; the office ...
I ?n_ ,?_!? . . L.. .w. Vl^.tLnr*
Of 1 >IX lyOIJutlvr <11 U1U aj'pi unMim^ UIWIKIM in
October next. MANY
VOTERS.
[Cr^Vo an? aothorivd to annonnoe Malcom
K. McCu.-kill ax a candidate for the otKce
I Tax Collector of thm Oietrict at the cn?uing
ctrcLiou in October iwtU., 4
Jamnry Slat. 1&12.
! Jj We a.e authorized to announce C*,p?.
Sfephcu P. iVideraaa candidate f>r T*ft Codec1
tor for Chesterfield District at the rnaninp ei?:c.
ti??n in October next.
STATIC OF SOtTH. AROLlif .r
Dvatt^ivfi District.
I.v the Court Common Pi.kas.
I t -*
Petition for the benefit of the Insolvent
Debtor's Art.
^OAfl A. BACOT hqying thia a'xteentU.
j ll day of April, eighteen hundred and forty*
' two filed a Petition Prayi up that he may have.
. i* i L' i
the bum hi or ?ne act or n?uni? j commoniy
' culled lha InKo'vent DoMere Act, It if literature
ordered hy ?!? Court that ail the Creditor* of
I the n'aM No lb A. Bacot. do appear personally or
1 l?y Attorney tie ore the ( ourl of Common Plena
on the second Monday alter the fourth Monday
in October next, to ahojir cause if any they
bavu, why tlfb Prayi.r of the aaid IV it ion thou lit
not he ^rioted. and that notice of the amid
I Petition bo p<ahji?h'*d for trie ?paca of throe
i iiio^tha in tho J*Vrfti"rVGftz.:ltfl.
I . r*? * m r,> a v n/kw? f*
If* n Il,ira? r-t. \ . I .
r ... 01 W of il#? Court* % &
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