Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, August 23, 1836, Page 162, Image 2
Indeed there seems to be an immense !
population here, who have nothing under 1
the sun to do, but to run here and there '
to see what is going on. Thou-unds are !
D r
always wandering idly the streets, thronging
the puplic walks, and on the qui rice i
for every excitement. This class of the
population is more evident to the stranger
when the bell rings for fire. Then there
is a general rush front every lane, alley,
groggery, and vile sink of filth and infamy,
and the pavements are thronged with
crowds of ill dressed men; boys and females
hastening to the coullagration, and
for no earthly object. There are regular
firemen, who are alone the allowed combatants
with the daily fires hero, f rom
one fire the nioh rushes to another always
on the move---a restless, mischievous and
dangerous raultiude. And this class of
population is still increasing. Within a
few days, fifteen hundred homeless and
often penniless emigrants, were landed in
the city.
I am not much giver, to the prophetic
vein. But if events cast their shadows be
fore, we must be indeed blind it we do not
see them. There is a restlecs spirit in
the "mob population" of New York daily
breaking out from the most trivial causes,
which, unless checked by severe nmncipal
regulations, is destined to overwhlem this
city. It is gathering in every lane, alley
and low bar room?it is rapidly gathering
to a head and soon will burst, when New
York will experience the most stupendous
raoA ever known in this or any other country.
This spirit must and will have
vent. P.
The Express Mail.?We are not a little
surprised to find several of our conteinpo.
raries objecting to the Post Master General's
establishing an express mail between
this city and New Orleans, which shall perform
the whole distance in sb instead of
thirteen days, carrying letters only, at three
times the customary postage. But it* wc
are surprised at objections to such a measure
in a commercial community like this,
we are still more surprised at the grounds
upon which those objections are based.
One editor tells us that he will not be
able to meet the increased expense of paying
three times the ordinary letter postage
on newspaper slips, and another that letters
will anticipate and render useless lor cornniercial
purposes, his newspaper, and consequently,
he will lose his circulation in
New Orleans! These arc rare objections
indeed, and our especial wonder is, that editors
should be found foolish enough to give
publicity to thein. What has the Governinent
or the commercial community of the
( nited States to do with the fate of this or that
or any newspaper, that a great national measure
should be discussed upon such grounds ?*
Newspapers are entitled to public counte
nance and support just so long no longe r
as they continue to be useful in imparting
early information and sound principles
; and if any other mode can be adopted
by which early Commercial information can
be so generally distributed, the Press has
no more right to complain than Type-founders
and Compositors have because Bookjnanulacturers
chose to cheapen their labor
by the employment of Btereoty{>c plates.
Let us suppose that even printing itsel (should
bo superceded by the discovery of some
new process?would it bo good ground of
objection to such process tliat its general
adoption would injure those engaged in the
printing business ?
That the Express Mail will render the
Courier d* Enquirer, Jonrmil of Commerce
and other papers useless to those merchants
in New Orleans, who take them solely on
account of their early commercial intelligence,
there can be no doubt; but we cannot
discern in this any good reason why we
should oppose the measure, much Jess any
which should for a moment be taken into
consideration by the Tost .Muster Ueneral.
If he can accomplish the truly desirable object
of expediting the mail between the great
commercial marts of the country, as is
proposed, we care not if he impose six times
the customary letter postage;; .and if that
will not cover the expense, we would unite
in urging upon Congress to make an annual
special appopriatioUj lor the purpose,
even it should be the certain cause of losing
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every subscriber we have in the Southern
States. The benefirs of such a measure
would be incalculable to the commerce of
the country, and in the inert; item of Exchanges
alone, would save millions annually
and in fact, operate as an increase of nearly
one-half in our commercial capital employed
in this way. In 1935 the Bank of the
United States alone, did two hundred and
forty-millions of domestic exchanges, and at
this time the whole domestic exchanges ofthe
country in one year, probably amount to
four hundred millions of dollars. The
greater portion of this is on the route of the
proposed new mail arrangement, and it is
only necessary to remind the reader than
it will require less than half the actual capital
to accomplish this under the proposed
Express Mail system than at present to demonstrate
to him its incalculable value.
That this will be the result evident, as the
dullest capacity can comprehend .that any
person can do double the amount of business
in Exchanges, when he can turn his
capital every twelve instead of every twenty-six
or thirty days. W hv the bare annunciation
of the establishment of this Express
Mai!, would do more to render money
abundant tharfthe combined efforts of all
our Banks; and for the very good reason
that one-half of the immense capital employed
at this time in domestic exchanges,
would immediately become idle and seek
other avenues of investment. That " time
is money" is a trite adage; and in nothing
? O ' o
is this more clearly illustrated than in the
whole system oTExchanges, whether Foreign
or Domestic.
But independent of the effect of this express
mail on exchanges, what safety and
security will it give the merchant and plan"
ter against the speculators when private expresses
are constantly rushing through the
jjoufctry with intelligence in advance of the
1 ?
the advantages of rises and depression in
the great staple commodities of the countrv.
! We do not mean to censure such enterprise.
! If is rendered necessary by the competition
j of the age; but we do mean to say, that i;
is a sacred duty which the government owes
the farmer an J ;ho planter, to put it out of the
j power of any s?>rt of men to take advantage
i of their ignorance, arising from the snail,
like course of the public mails from one pari
i of the country to another. It is a species
1 of protection that the (iovernment solemnly
i pledged itself to bestow in consideration of
i being invested with the sole direction and
j control of the Post Office Department; and
i oar only wonder always has been, that
i the farmers and planters generally, have
j been so <jui< t under the neglect of Congress
! in ailordmg tie jn this jiu>t and necessary
; guard against the enterprise of our specu!
iators.?JV. Y. Co:ir. iV* Enq.
t
l'rttm the (Unfa.
, ORGANIZATION OF TUB POST OFFICK DEPAUT,
MEM* UNDER THE LATE ACT OF CONGRESS.
j i h" dtiiies oftlie Department are divided,
and distributed as follows, viz:
| 7 #
i Contract\ Office.
To this office ar assigned trio duties of
o\?i*iif)iPiiiir tlw. A,M)iiitvi/tno i\f tlt/? moilo an till
?4i 111*./ tUiUIVAll/IIO VI INV Niuuo Vil ?*||
; tiio mail rou es in the linked States, adjus'Jin-the
speed of the mails, fixing 011 the
: frequency of the trips, and the mode ofoon'
Veyance, making out advertisement for mail
j service, receiving the bids, preparing them
for the action of the Postmaster (icnerul,
1 preparing forms of contracts, sending them
i out and seeing to their execu ion, exnmin!
ing and preparing for decision all proposi|
tions for changes in the mail service, fixing
! on the location of distributing post offices,
! directing the course of distribuiion, providing
{ and sending our mail bags and mail keys,
i and performing all acts appertaining to
; post roads which are accessary to put the
1 mails in motion, and regulate their convey,
ance, speed, ann connexion.
This office is under the superintendence
of S. R. Hobbic, Kstj., First Assistant Post
i T ? - i n i.. r..?
Master IrCHCrUl, TO wirun a.i proposals iox
(mail service,find all letters relating to the
making or changing of contracts and schedj
u!es,to mail bags, locks and keys, and everv
tiling els having reference to the duties 01
j the otlice, should be directed.
Aj'poinfment Office.
To this office are assigned ail questions
which relate to the establishment and (lis'
continuance of post others, changes of site
! and natnes, appointing and removal of post.
< masters, as also the giving of instructions to
j postmasters, furnishing them with blanks,
j and the performance of all other acts ncees.
j sary to prepare post ofliees for the reception
| and proper management and distribution ol
| the mails.
j This otlice is under the superiutcndanco
j of Robert Johnston, Esq., Second Assistant
1 Postmaster General, to whom all letters
. relative to the subjects mentioned above,
j and all complains against postmasters should
! be directed.
Inspection Office.
To tliis olfice is assigned the duty of see.
ing that ali postmasters at the 1 eginningand
ends of routes, and such others as may be,
directed by the Postmaster General, keep
j return registers of the arrival and depar;
ture ot the mails, according to law; of ex|
amining said registers, noting ail delinquenj
cies of contractors, and preparing them for
| th<? action of the Postmaster General; recti
ving and preparing ldr decision all special
1 complaints against contractors ; of seeing
; that all postmasters render their quarterly
! accounts according to law and the instruc.
I tions of the Department, promptly reporting
i all delinquents to the Appointment office,
! and doing all other tilings which may be
| necessary to secure a fai'hful and exact per;
forniance of their contract service on the
j part of contractors, and the prompt rendiI
tion of postmasters' quarterly aceoun's.
I This olfice is under the superintendence of
Panii'l Coleman, Esrp, Third Assistant
Postmaster General, to whom all mail regis;
tors, all letters complaining of or reporting
j contractors, and all quarterly accounts ol
: postmasters, should he directed.
Postmaster General.
? In addition to the general superintendence
of these ofiices, the Postmaster Uenend
reserves to himself the special superintendence
of the business connected with mail
depredations; the payment by postmasters
of the balance due from them ; the bank
accounts of the Department; the opening ol
) dead letters and the disposition of valuables
found in them, and every other matter having
relation to the administration of the Department
not committed to his three assisi
tants.
j All letters relative to losses by the mail,
or mu.il depredations; all letters from postj
masters enclosing certificates of deposite; all
j letters of banks having reference to their accounts,
and all other letters in relation to
any matter or thing appertaining to the Department,
which is not assigns! bv law to
* I ? i. .t... .! ,l._
trie Auuuor, or nv rejruiauon 10 one 01 me
Assistants, should be addressed to tiie Postmaster
General.
Auditor a Office.
The late law established the office of "daditor
of the Treasury, for the Post Office DeJ
part merit." To this office, the law assigns
the duty of settling all accounts of the Post|
Office 1 lepartmeut, whether of f?osf masters
i contractors, or others,
i Charles K. Gardner, Esq., is the Audi'
tor, and all accounts against or with the Post.
! Office Department (oth"r than postmaster's
: quarterly accounts,) all letters in relation tu
accounts, all letters inclosing the receipts ol
contractors, all letters returning draf.s on
postmasters, and all other letters making
claims, or explanatory of accounts, should
1 be addressed to him.
Printers of newspapers throughout the
United States would render an acceptable
service to the community, as well as the
Post Office Department, by inserting this artide
in their respective papers.
From tJic Xew- York Express.
A r.BEAT PROJECET?TIIK N. E. BOE.VDAItV.
The plan which the Canadians and the
I of a Rail Road from Quebec to St. Andrews J s
j in Now-Brunswiek, or to the city Sr. Johns, i 1
! on the river St. Johns, so as to make, as it is i v
said, the Sr. Andrews a wharf, and the Bay t fi
of Fundy a harbor lor the St. Lawrence, is | c
one of tiie most magnificent that lias yet i
been projected uponjhis continent, and cal- 1
culated to involve ultimately the most im-i
portant political consequences. The idea j
was stolen from the Maine Legislature, ,
where the project was originally started; j
I hut (ireat Britain, with that sagacity and j
i foresight that distinguishes Jill her political (
| movements, has taken it up and adopted it, ^
{ and is likely, for want of sufficient enter'
prise in t!ie .Maine Legislature, no: only to j
i rol> that State of the honor and t!ie profit, j ^
I hut even of the territory over which ir is ah. j
solutely necessary to construct the road, j
Hence.undoubtedly, the reason why Sir'
Charles Vaughan, in his correspondence | t
1 with our government relative to the X. L. ,
? I (
Boundary, alter the starting of the project. t
| refused even to fall hack upon the award of j
' the King of Holland jis to tin* dividing line 1 .
between Maine and the Brittish Provinces, i
j though he was very willing to adopt that line I *
immediately alter the award. The object |
i of the Brittish government now, is to secure ' .
enough ol* this disputed country to make a i
Rail Koail upon, between the Bay ol'Fundy !
and Quebec. The Hon. John Holmes, late '1
i U. S. Si-iia'or, says, in a letter to the Port- c
I land Advertiser, that this road, an act of in- '
i corporation lor which passed the LcgislaJ
tare of New Brunswick and Lower Canada
J in December last, is to cross near one '
i hundred miles through the State of .Maine, i (
including a tract of one hundred miles hy
! fifty. Mr. Holmes, therefore* very naturally j
|: calls upon the (lovcrnor of Maine to adopt; 1
such a course as shall avert all foreign leg- ; '
isiation a\ itliin the jurisdiction of Maine, or is
#'v? n within the disnutcd territory. The : *
Governor of (\mada, Lord Gosford, it ap-i(
pears, li'ts a oft lie rente, and a report i ^
of the eommissamcrs and surveyors, Arc. | (
, | which Mr. Holmes wh^n in Quebec endca-;
vored but unsucessfully, to a copy of ' 1
The length of the route does not exceed j t
1 ? . '
i 2") 9 mil s,?t lie est i i nate? i expenses of-J .000. <
000 dollars being at a rate of 10,009 dob i 1
lars a mile,?a mere drop in the bucket for ! *
I a wealthy and powerful government like *
| England.
'I'liif irft tnvfi / nltrwl mnnritifinpnt i 1
* JL J/lWjWVl ?> V/ IIU? V \ U1IVVI I ||U^iMMV>v?av J
j ?not only on account oi'tho greatness of *
: the undertaking itself, but on account of I
j its high and and weighty consequences. It i
1 enables the Brittish Government to trans- <
port all her troops munitions of war, &c.
j with all possible speed from that important
* naval position. I lalifax, where the British |
Government is now fitting up one of the j
! strongest fortifications in the world, to Que- j (
I bee, Montreal, Toronto, the Lakes, and all! ]
' along our Southern and Northwestern Tor- ]
! ritories. In five or six days soldiers can be :
: taken from the great military* and naval do-! <
pot at Halifax, and upon the St. Lawrence ! ]
' from Quebec to Lake Ontario. The difli- j \
cult and dangerous navigation of the Gulf!
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of St. Lawrence is thus avoided. St. Johns, I '
* . I
! in population and wealth, being the great j !
j outlet oftlie vast Lake and St. Lawrence j J
country, will soon rival New York. The ]
j British will also thus have a port where their ]
I produce can be sent to and from the . ]
I West Indies. Military and commercial
| advantages prompt the British Government f
! not only to expend 4,000,000 of dollars, but \
j 40,000,000, if necessary?for with the har- [
: bor of Halifax near Europe as it is. a cor-1
' I 1 '
i don of British bayonets can be made to sur- j
f round us in the shortest possible time, and
i the* produce of the Canadas, now seeking a
I mart in New-York in American ships can i
! thus be turned to Sr. J ohnson St. Andrews j (
; in British bottoms. ,
i Having had, when in England, much J j
{conversation with distinguished English- ^
! men upon this and other topics connec- j
. jted with the Canadas, and with the North i <
i Eastern Boundary, wc confess th .t we look i
j upon the movements the Briltish and Colo- <
j nial governments are making, and the de.
velopemcnts in the late published correspondence
between Mr. Forsyth and the British .
Minister in Washington, with great anxiety j
\ and alarm. England is vigilant, active and .
I Argus eyed in all quarters of the globe,
j The advances Americans are making in *
; Texas dp not please her, but she will not interfere.
Her eye is upon the North and
, East, upon the frowning battlements she
. has reared at Halifax, and tfie Hock of c
: Quebec, that the gallant Wolf won for her. ;
The disputed territory, the right or wrong, *
she means to have enough of, to make this
Road over. Talk then as we may of Tex- '
as?of the 5,000,000 with France?oftreai
. 1
tics with Naples, Prussia, Ac.?but rely J
upon it, there is no questions w ith, a foreign power
now so vastly involving the future des'i
tinies of this country as the Disputed Doun- j k
| darp Line irith England. . |h
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From the Ohio People's Press. (
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ANOTIIKR LAND OFFICE FRAUD. ' [
The following facts have been related 11
| to us, upon respectable authority, and 1
! name's left with us, which will f>e given, \
: whenever the statement is dented by those
j concerned in the transaction. t i
| A few days ago, a person applied to the (
i new Register of the Bucyrus Land Office,; I
| i John Caldwell, Esq. (Mr. Gillispie having < (
j resigned,) to enter a tract of land in Wood j \
j County. The Register, not being well | i
! acquainted with the plats of his office, and j 1
fearing the land might be in the L'. S. Re-}
servat ionoftive miles on the Maumee,which !
i * . t
-j is not for sale, replied to the application thatj j
he would consult the Receiver, Joseph f 1. j I
, j Larwill, and if the tract did not lie within j ;
i the said Reservation, he shourd have if.? ; \
The applicant went himself to the Receiver |
, and obtained from him a written statement | i
, that the land in question was not within 1 (
the (J. S. Reservation, and might bo en- ( (
tered. This he presented to the Register,, (
who told him that he should have the land j r
! ?but as it was then five o'clock, and time ; (
| to close the office,he must call in the morning ! '
: and his entry should be made as be desired.' j
| The applicant was the last man who left i i
; the office that day, and the first to appear j
tops for sometime, wailing lor the office to j t
10 opened, !io was at length admitted, and 1 g
vas then informed hy the Register that,
>oun? LartrUf, brother to the. Receiver, had t:
nte.rcd the tract which he wanted! s
AND YET ANOTHER, i Jl
We learn from the same authority, that '
lot longsincc a farmer entered the Huevrus ^
-<and Ofliee to purchase several small tracts ; '
or his children. It was in the afternoon,and ' '
lefore he had paid for all his entries, Mr. I
Liarwill closed the olfice, as the hour had j ^
o/ne, and the purchaser was told he must ,
inish his business in the morn in?. rriie , J
text morning when he called, i/ouriLC fl/V. !
hand II had entered and paid for all the
lalanco or his tracts. 1 '
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KAIL ROADS.
^\ e see it mentioned that in parr of the 1?
,_.i ! <i
nvel country 01 .Missouri h is esum<ui-u ?t j ontumplated
Railroad will cost a thousand ; *
lollnrs the mile. I '
This corroborates the opinion wliicli has I
lecn expressed in this paper, regarding the ! j\*pense
of a Kail Komi to Charleston.? ! t
iVe believe that Io.0(H) doilars would car- ' 1
y a single track to the San tee, and that
n the best manner. ! Our
friends in Clieraw ought to think i '*
t 1
>f this. Fayettevilleis by her enterprise and I
exertion dailv taking awav business that j *
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laterally belongs to the former place.
Camden is also an interested party. A j |
lailroad from Santee to Charleston would 1
dford her the best and cheapest communi- <
ration with Charleston.
We have heard it nsked, "what is j J
Cieorgctown?" It would not he dillirult j 1
a answer this sneer by another. But a sneer 1
s no argument. We hope to be able to *
.how in deeds not in words?what George- 1 {
i i
own is. In speaking of Georgetown we I
A"course refer to tiiat portion of the State ; 1
vhosc interest are the same, and whose !
Commerce is injured hv Georgetown Bar.!'
J m C
It has been said that the ree Dec coun- i
ry being so contiguous to R>p, had caught;
ho infection, arid was as profoundly asleep ! '
is the slumh'Ter himself. Iiip however ;5
us roused himself?look at the enterprize |
Wi> JVC VUiloiiiKTfr.n Porliarw vi'i1 ?
llltl UIIIVJIJ U1 ir iiiiiui^ivMit - ? . .. -J - .. - J
;iiall awake too. There are symptoms. |j
We must apply to the State Legislature !
or a share of the surplus. Wc should de- I
?erve to be<iA'/p"pcd forerer if we any j [
cngcr assist in appropriating the public j [
noney in every quarter of the State but ^
)ur own. j *
Winy aw Intel.
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North Carolina Election Returns.
Cumberland,8. members.?Duncan Mc- (
Corniick, S.; Stephen Ilullingsworth and'!
Dillon Jordan, Jr. C. Poll; Senate?Air. j
McCormick 518, James McLethan [V. B.] j [
>S2. Commons?Ilollingswortli [V*. B.j '
)9(i Jordan [V. B.] 728, Duncan G. AJac- !
llae [\V.] 524. For Governor, Dudly 499, j1
Spaight 800. Sheriff, A lex. Johnson.
Richmond, 2 members.?Geo. Thomas 1
John McAlister, Jr. Pol!: Thomas 514, i*
UV \ lictop471 Snm'l Gibson lfi2. A. Hunt ^
14(3, S. D. Pemberton 33,?all for White, j(
Kor Governor, Dudley GIG, Spaight 6.4. j t
For Sheriff, Sam'l Terry 377, John C. 1
\ night 310. ;
Robinson, 2 members?Alex. Watson '
ind O. K. Tuton [V. B.] elected. Poll:/
IVatson 528, Tuton 524. A. A. T. Smith !A
W] 404, A. S. McKay [ W.] 342. Slier, j(
if, Neill McAlpin. For Governor, Dnd- (
ey 409, Spaight .307.
Robeson and Richmond.?In this Sen- *
itorial District, Gen. Alfred Dockery
'W.] is elected bv a majority of 246 votes
>ver Shadrach Ilowell [V. B.] Dockery ;r
180 in Richmond, 340 in Robeson?726. i
Howell 52 in Richmond 428 in Robeson '1
-480. j1
Moore, 1 member.?John A. D. M"- j
Veil!.?Poll: McNeill [V. B.] 488, Josiah j1
Tvson [W.J 404. for I Governor, IJudlev J *
U2, Spaight 505. For Senator, Kelly 545, j *
Vilen 50. Sheriff, Mclntosli.
Bladen, 1 member.?Joseph Gillespie, 1
\V.) Poll: Gillespie 233, 11. Lyon (V. 1
!J.) 152, Benj. Fitzrandolph (V. B.)jl95. c
for Governor, Spaight received a niajori- r
v of 27 votes.
Bladen, Columbus and Brunswick.? J
from this Senatorial District, Col. James 1 ^
Jurnoy is elected by a majority 243 votes j *
>ver Robert Melvin. Barney Bladen 228, l
5'olum. 249, Brims. 203?080. Melvin
>44, 87, 107?4381
Brunswick, 1 member?Dr. Fred'k J. *
Jill, (W.) Poll: Hill 317, Jacob Smith j
L83. For Governor, Dudley 359, Spaight!
123. Sheriff, Wm. Hankins Poll: Hankins c
>01, Robeson 187, Mintze 101. J
ri ?i *iri i I
Wake, -t members.?sam i ? nnaKer, ; r,
W. R. Gales, VV". II. Haywood, Jr. }
ind N. G. Rand, C. Poll: Senate-Whit- a
iker (V. B.) 485, C. L. IlintonfW.] 484. c
Commons?Gales [W.] 1070, Havwood !?')
V. II.] 982, Rand NV. B.) 947, D. B. |a
ilasscy (W.) 864, A. Rogers (W.) 805, jj-'
4imbrough Jones (V. B.) 089. For Go?- ! t
rernor, Dudley 864, Spaight 891. L
Sampson, 8 moiybers.?Thomas Bunt- !
ng, S.: I. W. Lane and Dickson Sloan, j
J. all for Van Buren. Poll: Senate?!
hinting 893, David Underwood 333. L
Jomnions?Lane 607, Sloan 667, Bur- j -i
veil Dawson (W.) 45-3, Smith (\V.) 434. | r
Sheriff Thomson 656, Hargrove 411. U
:'or Governor, Dudley 419, Spaight 666. j (Duplin,
8 members.?John K. Ilusscy,'
>. without opposition; O. R Kenan and i c
Jarman, C.?all for Van Buren. j ^
'oil: Kenan 636, Jarman 712, Hill (W.) \ t
L70. For Governor, Dudley 263, Spaight 1
,'54. - . f
Chatham, 4 members.?Win. Albright, J f
8. AIcLenahan, J. 8. Guthrie and R. j *
\ Cotton, C. Poll: Senate?Albright .
W.) 550, Win. Foushee (V. B.) 436. J
Commons?McLenahan (W.) 904, Guth- (
ic (W.) 353, Cotton (V. B.) 846, Isaac ! <
(\V.) 844, Edward Hives (V. I).)! J
'13,A. Ci. Keen (V. II.) G->8. Sheriff,!;
Fohn Harman.?For Governor, Dudley j i
133, Spaight 627.
on, on tlio ground of illegal vott s being
iven to the latter.
Orange, o members.?Hugh D. Wad!el!,
S. (W.) by 29 votes over Gen. Aliion
(\*. B.)?YVm A Graham, N. J King!
itul John Boon, Whigs, and John Stock-1
ird, [V. Ik] C. Poll: Graham 1358,
viug 1314, Stockard 125G, Boon 1214, !
ark'er, (\V.) 1154, Sims, (V. B.) 110G, I
Iurdle, (V. B.) 110G, Jones, (V. B.)942.
"or Governor, Dudley 1237 Spaight I
1132.
Dacidson, 3 members.?J. L. liar- !
I rave, S.; C. Brummeland M. Pinkston,
J.?all for White.
Cabarrus, 2 members.?C. Melchor,;
S.; Harris, C.?both Yhigs. Dud- j
ey's majority 200.
Randolph, 3 members.?M. Redding,'
by a majority of 99 votes over Afred i
Staley; Michael Cox and \Vm. B. Lane,
J* all for White. For Governor, Dud-;
CV 1UIW, cpnigiu ii?
Xorlhampton, 8 members. John M. 1
Moody, S.; Herod Faison and I*. 15. Ga-i
v, C : all for White. For Governor i
[judley 50-, Spaight 241.
Halifax, 4 members. Col. Andrew j
foyner S.; Sterling II. flee, II. F. Moore j
nid Isham Matthews, C. Poll: Senate j
loyner 205, Thomas R. Neville 154. j
Commons: Gee [W.] 587, Moore [W.] i
>75, Matthews [W.] 588, Major Wilcox,,
V. B.] 510, W. M. West [V. B.] 470, |
iv. W. Daniel TV. 11.4 405. For Gov- j
;rnor, Dudley 505 Spaight 405.
MccUenburgh, 4 members. Stephen !
Fox, S.; J. Hutchinson and (J. Caldwell, j
C: all lor Van Buren. Poll: Senate
Fox 059, W. J. Alexander [W.] 501. !
Commons Dunn 1058, Hutchinson 1177,
Caldwell 1191, VV. Morrison [W.] 8,89,
W. A. Ardrev [W.] S57. For Goverlor,
Dudley 809, Sj)aigbt 1095.
Hertford. Kenneth Kavnor, [W.J-lias i
jeaten John II. Wheeler, [V. B.]
Person, 3 members. John Barnet [\Y\] j
8.; by 0 votes over J. W. Williams [V. 1
[{.;] Moses Chambers and J. M. William- j
;on [V. B.] C. Poll: Chambers 452, Wil- j
iamson 421, E. J. Read (W.) 334, II. 8. j
fonesfV. B.] 355. For Governor, Dud- i
ey 230, Spaight 498. 8 her ill", Hardy
Walters.
Bertie, 3 members. A. W. Mebane,
xr I> 1 w, . L? C.V
V . It.J o.j uy \ji vuius u*n 1 uuwnj,
W.] John Leo and T. U. Speller [V.
iL] C. no change since last year. Poll:
See 557, Speller 541, Thompson [VV.]
114. For Governor, Dudley 335, Spaight
189.
Camden, 1 member. David Pritchard
\V.] For Governor, Dudlev, 400, Spaight
[2.
Camden, and Currituck. From this
Senatorial District, D. Liudsay [V. IL]
s undoubtedly elected.
Craven, 3 members.?J. M. Bryan, S.; j
Vbner Hartley and Abner Neale, C.?all; <
or Van Buren. Sheriff John B. Dawson. j
r'or Governor. Dudley 207, Spaight 069.
rrecn and Lenoir.?In this Senatorial
district, VVilliaa D. Mosely [V. B.] is j
decied.
Burke.?For Congress, Graham 10G3,
^ewlan 1 708. Senate, Ballew (\Vr.) 595,
laker 354. Commons, Irwin, Miller and
Perkins elected. All for White.
New Hanover, 3 members.?L. II.
ilarsteller, S.; John R. Walker and '
Charles Henry, C.?all for Van Buren. i
Stokes, 4 members.?M. R. Moore [W.J
Matthews and Covington (W.] and
>itz [V. B.] C.
Martin, 2 members.?Jesse Cooper, S.; '
laleigh Roebuck, C.?both lor Van Bu- j
An ;
Caswell, 3 members.?J. Kerr, S.; L. i
V. Gwyn and W. B. Lea, C.?all fur
k'an Buren.
Guilford, 4 members.?James Moretead,
S.; without opposition; Lindsey A:
\dams, all Whigs, and Simpson, V. B.,
Commons.
Yancy, Senate, Ballcw, 35, Baker 470,
laker, \r. Barcn, elected in the District
jy a majority of 194. Byrd, V. Buren.
ilected to the Commons.
Buncombe.?It is said that the White
ficket for Commoners is elected.
The Legislature stands (39 V. Buren, j
i.3 Whit*, and 13 counties to be heard !
roni. I
IOUEIGX.
?urresj)ondciic8of the.V. Y. Courier <}'* Enquirer
I'vris, June 30.
From Spain we liL.e accounts of the arrival
if Cordova at his head quarters, and of his
narchinghvith two of his divisions on Logrono.
)n the 'idth inst., the main body of the Queen's
Troops had been attacked by the Carlists, who
lad been repulsed with the loss of 400 men,
nd 0:1 the 'J7th, a separate attack was made
in the English line at St. Sebatian, which had
;lso failed with a loss, according to the French
,ccount, of thirty men. It is said , that the
general election in Spain has already produced
10 less than 130 sure votes for the new minhsry,
and there are other indications which give
t some promise of stability.
russia.
The following particulars relating to the forign
and -domestic trade of Russia are exiractd
from a late number of the Petersburg!! Ga
:ctte, iii which it is admitted tiiat one haifthe
xports of the empire are sent to England altho'
lot more than a twentieth part of the exports
?f England are sent to Russia. In the year
.835 the total value of the exports amounted |
n roubles to 230,419,880, including 10,656,341 j
ent to Poland and 2,440,993 to Finland. In !
he same year the imports from foreign counries
amounted to214,324,630 roubles, from Pound
2,798,804, and from Finland 969,919. The
allowing is a comparative statement of some
>f the leading articles of raw produce imported
nto Russia in the year 1832,1833, and 1834
espectively. The figures represent poods, a
)ood being equal to rather more than 26 lbs.
ivoirdujHtis.
Cotton Wool, 127,124 139,032 152,110
Jotton Twist, 544,255 517*693 525,296
ndigo, 33,318 22,950 , 25,284
ladders, . 69,565 46,013 79,440
lil, 200,079 251,948 105,529
flaw Sugar, 1,357,723 1,537,6711 1,574,137
Of inar.utactured articles the following is a
1830, 1833, 1834
Cottons, 10,383,165 10,686,723 8,780,072
Limns, 746,694 776,284 905,634
Silks, 10,317,676 8,289,817 9,442^67
Woollens, 10,982,916 8,412,957 7,699,198
Lace, Blonde, 2,259,288 1,693,463 1,207,744
From the tables it is to be inferred that even
in Russia manufactories are making considerable
progress, from the increase in the amount
of importations of raw produce coinciding with
the decrease of manufactured articles. Three
fourths of the whole exports of Russian hemp .
and more than threefourtiis of the exports of
tallow are sent to England, without counting
the shipments for Elisinore, which in tlie end
have the same destination.
. Yours, &.c. X.Y.Z.
MEXICO.
Accounts from the city of Mexico, of the 29 th
June, state that Congress was still in session,
and that the treaty made between Santa Ana
and General Rusk, was then under consideration.
Another letter of the 2d July, is to the
the following effect: That the force loan had
thrown all the foreign merchants into a state of
alarm, and that they had protested against it
through their respective Ministers.
TKXAS.
"We hail heard a riunor last week which w?a;.l
did not credit for want of confirmation, that tho
Texians had attacked tho Mexicans and defeat,
cd them, killing 90U without any loss on their
part. .The last accounts front New Orleans
represented the armies as within a day's march
of each other?the Texians confident of their
strength and burning for the conflict. Since
then we have received an Alexandria paper, giv.
ing tlic snme account of a battle, which rumour
came in simultaneously from the Sabine and
New Orleans. A gentleman from Lafayette informs
us that he has conversed with a wan direct
from Texas via the Sabine, wh o confirms
the rumor. Upon the whole, we think it far
from improbable.?
MEXICO AND TEXAS.
The New Orleans Bee of 5th of August contains
a Proclamation of David G. Burnett.
President of Texas, declaring the Port ofMetamoras,
in' a state of Blockade, by the Tdxian
anned vessel Brutus, Terrible and Invincible.
The latest accounts state that the Mexican
Government have opened their ports to all kinds
of provisions, during the war, imposing an ad
valorem duty of ten per cent: another account
says forty per cent. The Blockade of Matamoras
by the Texian cruizers does not appear
to be very efficient. Mexican and Americ
an vessels pass. There are rumours of threatened
revolution in the interior of Mexico. A
decree has been published levying a. forced
loau, not to exceed $2,000,000. The Mexican
army is reported to be still inactive at
Matamoras.
The Texian elections take place on the first
Monday in October?Gen. S. H.* Austin is
announced as a candidate for the Presidency.
A New Orleans paper of the 4th inst says:
' It is confidently stated that the'Mexican fmc^
at Matainoras alone, exceeds 15000 men, now *
tho hnrptnfnm hnrftp* art* npatlv
all concentrated together. Upon the whole, it %
is evident that the Mexicans are fully determined
tipon retrieving their lost fame by some
desperate effort.
Natciiitociiis, (La.) July 22.
News have reached us stating that the Mexican
army is again retreating to Matajnoras,
in consequence of the Cholera having broken
out among them, and committing great destruction.
We learn from undoubted authority, that
several tribes of Indians have collected on the
Sulphur Fork, in Texas, and preparing for hostilities,
in behalf of the Mexicans.
Gen. Rusk has ordered the Mexican families
on the Guadeloupe and La Baca, and ail those
who were likely to afford information to the
enemy, to retrire upon the Rio Grande, or take
themselves off to Colorado. Corhajal de Leon
and some others, intend mafcing a summer sojourn
in New Orieani. Health to them!
n wAK triB.
A letter published in the Columbus Enquirer
of the 11th, from Major AJford of the Georgia
militia dated: Camp Hacey, Aug. 6, gives
an account of another engagement with a
party of Indians in die same swamp in which
Capt. Jernigan's men had previously had two
engagements. At the commencement of the
battle a ball slightly wounded major Alibrd.
His lite was probably saved by a large knife in
his pocket, against which the ball struck. The
Indians were routed by a charge immediately
after the commencement of the action, and
escaped leaving neither wounded or dead behind.
No account is given of the wounded or
dead among the whites.Chcrokees.?We
were misinformed in relation
to the hostile movements of the Cherokees,
alluded to in our paper of last week.
The country, ice are 71010 informedy remains
quiet.?Columbus Herald. ,
CHERAW GAZETTE.
TlteSDAY, AtJGUST 23, 1836.
Washington Mirror.?We have received
the first number of a new series of this paper.
It is published twice a week in Washington
City by Rufas Dawes at five dollars per annum,
and supports General Harrison for the Presidency.
It is conducted with spirit and talents,
and is calculated to produce a favourable
influence upon the growing popularity of the
General.
Lincoln Transcript. W e have received
the second number of a spirited little paper' *
with this title, published in Lincolnton, N.
0. by A. R. Porter & Co. It is Whig in politics.
* . j
It is stated in the Danville Reporter that a
letter was ."ound among the papers of the lateGovernor
Burton of N. Carolina from Gen.
Jackson, stating that Texas would certainly
be annexed to the U. States and offering the
rix-Governor the Governorship of the Territory.
We cannot credit without direct and
positive testimony! a story which if true, i
would be so discreditable to the President.
It is also said that the President, on his way
home, expressed himself as being opposed to
the Cincinnati and Charleston Rail Road, because
it is a party measure. Whatever prejudice
the President may entertain against the
individuals most prominent in getting up this
splendid national work, it would betray so
much puerile weakness to transfer this prejudice
to the work itself that we hope the rumour
will turn out to be a party slander.
A planter who has traveled through several