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11. Ii lias made at leas: one million of orphan children. 12. it has endangered the inheritance left us by our lathers, and fixed a full I bio! upon the fair fame of America. For these and other considerations ir is, that every patriot and every frieud of man should feel himself bound to take up arms against the common enemy, and expel bin trom our borders. 7V vcnrraWc name of Washington*? which should never be ufercd, save wiil low. h'^hed voice and uncovered head* ani a loeliug of deep reverence, is doily drag god before the world as a standard by whicf to glorify?no4 to measure, f w who couli bear that tos???the pretensions of oihci . men. Bolivar was a second Washington until he became unfortunate, and then be was a traitor; Santa Anna was a W ashing ton when he overturned the government o Bus amcute, and until he was captured a San Jacinto; and in our own count rv, thert is scarcely a Stale, or even a milria regi menf, that has not produced its Washing ton, or at all events, its mighty man of valoi upon whom that glorious name has beei l?es,owed, as the meed cf praise for somi v?tv common-place achievement. It i: time that this sacrilegious lolly were don( away. Let nnr heroes he compared to Na poleon, or Wellington, or Alexander, or Ji? fins Caesar, or Chrononho'ronthologos, if s( their admirers will, hut desecrate not tlx immortal name of Washington. Let the ascription of that noblest title, to any /iuini - man, he rebuked as it was in the instance wiiicli we now record.?A. Com. Tilt: ABORIGINES, Like tiio setting sun, the Indians reccd< farther and farther to the ucs\ but unlik* the luminary of nature, they never appeal again in the east. The bayonet, the rifle and the whiskey bade are the arms whief the whites make use of to exterminate, ant no idea can be formed of the dreadful po tei cy of these enemies of destruction, Where violence and carnage are not sutli cien.ly speedy and wide spread in their opt; ration, diplomacy is called into requisition and treaties of cession tire entered into wi:l t e n for tlie surrendrv of their homes, theii limiting grounds, and the tombs of their fa thers. For an inadequate, or, in fact, nc cornsJcration at all, tliey are cajoled intr approving these documents, which they bu imperfectly understand, and whose insian execution is insisted u|K>n as the white mat: is greedy of their acivs, and dreads thcii neighborhood- The measures taken foi their compulsory removal ar- resisted by tiiem, and a sanguinary contest is the resuit. What originated in cupidity must b ; carried through from necessity, and the e.v patriation or extermination of the red man nn inpvitnlilp nnd imoerious dlltv, WW.IIWW ? I ? < after he has been provoked beyond the limits of patience, and after the outrages he h is undergone, leave no room for reconciliation, and no confidence in a hoi Tow and piocarious truce. Such is the brief epitome of the intercourse ot the settler and the Indian, since the former first intruded upon the domains oftlie latter, and gradually encroached from the sea shore to the interminable and eternal forests of the West, driving the aboriginal occupant from the Sr. Lawrence to the iMississippi, from the ocean to the WithJa u:? Uamancnes, ?,w,Madone, 15,000 Mineterees. 15.000 Assinaboins, ?,(0 Crees, 3000 Crosventres, 300.1 Crows, 45,000 Sioux, 29.000 Quapaw, 450 Cadaoo, *00 Pone as, sOO Osages, 120 Konsas, 7,171 Sacs, 1,SM) Arickaras, 3,(MN) Chazenes, 2,000 Blackfcet, 30,000 Foxes, 1.6(H) Arpehas and Keawas, 1.460 There are five principal tribes yet remaining among- the Southern States, estimated thus: Seminoles, 2,420 Choctaws, 3,500 Chickasaws, 5,239 Cherokees, 10.(KH) Oeeks, 22,66S V. V Trw-b'. CWH:IIR-. Hundreds of tribes !iavo disappeared from the face of the country, like the woods and forests that once ovbr-canopied the soil, and the comparison of the numbers that once erected their wigwams where our cities and villages are now located, followed the chase where the husbandman pursues his avocations, and launched their frail canoes where the stupendous steamboats fly like birds upon their course?would be an interesting but a distressing document. We should like to contrast it with a statement we have recently seen, which gives an estimate of the remnant of some of those famous tribes whose names are interwoven with our history, as enemies or allies?in eitltcr case equally destructive to the Indian. The tribes formerly resident to the North of the Mississippi, but who have emigrated to the West of that river: Choctaw?, I.*,!"*' Apalachicolas, 205 Cherokee?, r?.( M h i Creeks, 2450 Seneca and Shawanese, 21 1 Senecas (from Sandusky,) 281 Potowatomies, 141 Peorios and Kaskaskias, 132 Pienkeshaws, 1(52 Wees, 222 Otto was, 200 Kickapoos, oTO Shawanees, 1,250 Delaware?, 626 The average nnml>er of an Indian family is four, and from this an estimate may be formed how many warriors can be brought into the field. The names and members of the Indian tribes resident West of the Mississippi. Ioways, 1,200 Sacs (of the Missouri,) 500 Omahas, 1,400 Ottoes and Missourias, 1,000 Pawnees, 10,000 - 'I "Ears to hear.11?A gentleman who was ' not very celebrated for his wisdom, once told 1 h ' his parish minister, whom he heard preach ( " ' the preceding Sunday, tha* he thought his , \ discourse was too long for his hearers?; w , that ho wearied their patience. " And 1, sir,*' w i; said the minis or, with perfect good humor, k > think that your hearers are too long lor my o i discourse." f, . : i 1 if ija lost?scene in a Steam Boat?an j i actual occurrence. "Which is th'? captain j ^ ? ! of the boat??inquired a tall, athletic man, | 1 j as he came up from the gentleman's cabin j y j with great precipitancy. ? "That gentleman vondcr," said abvstar- ! 1 i "or. \ ... !e r j "Are von the captain, sn! j "Ves 'sir." ? "Where is my wife?" a -1 "Indeed, I don't know, sir?I've not'scen j f her that I know." 11 t i "Now, captain, this is too bail. I came : P > .... ttiJo iwvit lnct nifiu. and naid von k Ull UU'HU I/'MU >?< /? | six dollars passage for myself and wife? h and I should like to know when? my wife i r has been put?" : i , "Have you been in the Indies, cabin"?" < "Yes?but she's not there." , h 5 "Shall I have the pleasure of the lady's : e name, sir?" } ' I "Mrs. Mi rah Smi'h. the wife of Jerome ' h . Y. Smith, your humble servant.*" j t, 3 "Man*, (to the chambermaid.) is IVIrs. I j, -, Mirah Smith in the ladies, cabin?" ' -j 3; ".Yo sir?I've inquired, and she's nor I ? there." | ^ s: "There?I told you so," said Mr. Smith | in much uneasiness . 1 "Captain," said a wag standing by. "sup-1 pose John should ring the !)ell all through j e 3 (the boat, and say?Mrs. .Mirah Smith who' t came on board last night cannot be found." I r \ "That's a good idea," echoed a hundred | > VUIOCS ill J iSo John?a cream colored Loon, with an ' g J j eye? like lago's?set his hell a going, crying J ^ . aloud at every interim?"Lost, Mrs. Mirah Smifh Any person who knows where she , j is. will please hand her up to the captain's i o of nee. Tor the benefit oilier disconsola.e hus- j si > j band." J5 1 John bawled through the boa', somewhat f r: to the amusement of the passengers, and (i-! ^ nally reached the upper deck, when in pass- 1 ' ing the s'ate rooms, in a sort of desperation J > j for his want of success, he raised his voice j l to the stentorian pilch of a Knox,?" Lost.:??, t, Mrs. .Mirail Smith,"?when the fair-lady jr 1; ruslied out of K.. eviden'lv dis'urbed in her a r 1 slumliers, with?"Who says I'm lost?? ! j Here I am, whore's Jerome?" It is needless to say that tnis gave a very 1 i pleasant turn to the whole affair?and the h ! j captain (good soul) escaped the charge of j tx ' stealing a man's wife.?Sat. Cour. g i; , j A rase for the Lawyers,?if properly fol- 01 ! lowed up.? Last Monday, Andrew Cassels 1 was brought up. on complaint of C. Babbit,1 b; -i i,;m I ot tlie Ui-'Hiro uicn, (,'iiiii^ni^ linn ?i mi . stealing n horse he was found with: lie stated 1 ti j that ho obtained the horse hv exchanging i ai i another one for it. Cassels told the truth,' ^ | but the Court did not believe him, and he w , was committed for further examination at a future day, thereby giving time for any , ^ I person who had lost such a horse to come ; : forward and prove property. ^ It is now a fair question, whether lie can- j ' not sustain an action for damages for false j imprisonment, for the first arrest and de-en- ; 1 tion. The horse was not only not stolen, j ! but no person claimed it as his property.? ti< ; The very evidence that proved his guilt in ; II ' the second charge, established his inocence i on t.he first; that is, the prosecutor, instead j ^ ' nCnrm-Iiwr hi? ornih. aetnallv nroved his in- | : v'* J"" n / ?------- . , I noccncc. The English books contain a J y ! capital cnsc something similar to this in | 1 . c 101 1 operation. I j A felon was convicted and executed for sa .arson and burglary, though he was innocent sn ; of the crime, and could have proved an 80 alibi; but in proving the alibi he would also : at I have proved that lie was engaged in com- j ca mitting a murder and robbery in another of 1 county, at the same moment the crime was ! ' being committed for which lie was con. I -i i iii demned. He knew he must ho hanged at; j any rate, & very wisely decided to die with i the consolatory feeling of conscious inno-i ' eence of the crime imputed to him, rather 1 r< than wait a week or two and be hanged .Cf without that sou'-sustaining satisfaction.? 1 ; Cassels may have had the same preference, | w ; hut was not {permitted to indulge it, as the j English rogue was.?Boston Post. ! tli " 1 tl CHERAW GAZETTE. !t! i I TIKSDAV, .\OVF.HKFJ( 13, 1SUU. i ^ 1 Our advertising patrons arc requests J to ' j hand in their advertisements as early as Alon- j ^ day morning. j c< ; o! Mr. Brecken ridge's letter to Dr. Wardlaw, j ^ , which will be found on our fourth page has fa been published in nearly all the religious pa- ' jj, j pers of this country, and in a very large pro- : ! portion of the secular papers, j i Southern Agriculturist. For contents of the J ; November No. of this valuable periodical see tr ; first page. We are sure there is no farm- 11 ! er or planter in the state who would not year-! ^ V derive much more profit than the price of j n j subscription from reading it. ! ? | We would take the liberty to make a single : s] I suggestion to the Editor, that he admit no me- " I Of? " ' j i dical recipe or prescription for the treatment ! of any disease, unless furnished or approved by " j a physician. No one else can be a judge on j 81 this subject. ^ Tiic city of Cincinnati, last winter, upon j , learning that the charter of the Cincinnati and j Charleston rail road had passed the Legisla- j ture of Kentucky, expressed their joy by illu- J t minatingthe city, firing salutes, kindling bon- q fires, &.c. and when books were opened for ta- t< king stock, how much does the reader suppose ii was subscribed for! Why, 122 shares amount- jj ing to ?12,1200! About five times the amount' was taken at some of our court house villages i n :a ^ v'p. f* A. ? Kat\j. Stags. Accins.vr ?On Saturday morn- j lg, the 5th inst., the stage going South w is 1 j?sot about 1(1 or IS miles from this place, with j swril passengers in it, all of whom escaped j] ithout serious injury, except a Mr. Furand, J ho. wo regret to learn, was almost instantly illod. lie was from Trenton, X. C. .and was 1 n his way to settle in Alabama, whither his 1 imily were proceeding a lew dnvs a head of him. |1 lu are requested to state tint his baggage and j loncyr.r.! in the possession of .Mr. John D. Ic M i lion, IT miles from this town, on the Stage J nad to Camden, who will give them up on proper \ pplication, Mr. G. M. Dallas the author of the aiu/rhrnl letter, claiming for a State convention ! oworto supercede the provision of the Feder- j 1 constitution, was a candidate for election to I lie convention about to be held in Pennsylva- ! ia. But the people did not deem him a lit deository of their sovereignty. They chose to >t him digest his theories with his dinners at ?i... 1.:.. ni.nn?on UU1L> dill! at lit? UWli t.NpLUCV . I Abolition Treatment.?The Maine Antillaygjr Society lately held a meeting u^ortxndr. *Thoy applied to the Mayor forTCave to ccupy the City Ilall, which was gi anted, hit a large and respectable public meeting was j eld on the subject, which requested the leave 1 o he withdrawn. Whereupon the aboli- 1 ionists assembled in the quaker meetinghouse. !'he jiopulacc surrounded the house, broke pen the doors, and pelted the occupants with J otten eggs and other missiles, till they were ? bliged to disperse. The city council of Charleston have appoint- j d Thursday the 17th inst., to be observed in j hat city as a dav of thanksgiving for the res- j oration of the health of the city. < i The city council of Lexington (Ky.) have ] ubscribed 1000 shares, equal to .$100,000 to be Cincinnati and Charleston rail road. The Texian Congress has assembled. The j fficial returns of votes for the the Presidency how that Houston received 3,335?Austin i 31, Smith 141. For Vice President, Lamar 1 ,733?Rusk 1,159. The vote for annexing ' ^exas to the United States stood, ayes 3?30, j oes91. j The IjO^islature of Georgia commenced its 5 DO g ession in MiHedgcville on the 7th inst. Mr. r ichols was elected President of the Senate; \ nd Mr. Davy Speaker of the House of Rep- * jsentatives; both Van Buren men. ( Presidential Election.?The election which j as so long and so fiercely agitated the coun- ^ y, lias already taken place in many of the t tates. The following are the only accounts f fthe result yet received. 1 Maryland has gone for Harrison and Tyler, j; y an estimated majority, says the U. S. Tele- g raph, of from three to four thousand. Reims have been received from Baltimore'city ; a id twenty counties, which give a majority of ? 850. But the counties to be heard from t ill probably lessen this majority. p Fifty two counties of Pennsylvania heard I om, and the city of Philadclpliia have given ^ r Harrison, 41,993, ^ an Buren, 39,05S, c n 2,935. ? At the October election titese tame coun- !' :sgarc the Van Buren candidates, 80.951, g arrison candidates, 72,250' v Making an actual gain to the Harrison J C - " ? i a ;Ket oi i i,ix*y. i. The counties to be heard from pave the i ^ an Buren ticket, in October, a majority of ily 2,277. Supposing them to give him the n me vote now, Harrison would still have a ! nail majority. But as Harrison has gained much in the counties heard from, it is prob- j1 >Jche has gained in the others also. So there j J in be little doubt that he has received the vote i tj the State. !p In Georgia the White ticket is considerably i11 " c lead in 13 counties, from which accounts ! ? r. :._1 | ive oeeu rtrcun uu. ^ p Only four counties of Ohio have been heard ! r; Dm. The majority for Harrison in these ex- ' P ied? that for the Harrison gubernatorial candate, Miv Vance, who was elected a few ecks since. In Virginia, ten counties heard from give j ie White ticket a majority of 1426. How ; lis result compares with the last State elec- p ons we do not know. The following communication was sent us ; a friend, who enclosed the advertisement b : Mr. Scarborough, and we are sure without ie knowledge of that gentleman. But the immunisation was set up in the office as part t1 f the advertisement, which we did not notice c 11 the paper was worked off. We state these * icts to prevent misapprehension, and repub- ? ?h the communication. i c For the Cher aw Gazette. e Society Hill, Nov. 2,1836. C Mr. Editor.?Mr. Scarborough, the Por- J? ait Painter, who is soon to be at Cheraw, is, n i the estimation of many who have witnessed o is performances, an artist, of rare talent. Du- s ng his visit to our State last winter, I enga- J ed his services and he succeeded to my entire ^ itisfaction,?more than that, to my admira- g on. He received considerable patronage in I ifFerent sections of Darlington, and his labors ! 11 avc generally been regarded as singularly ., neccssful. I trust he will continue to receive lat patronage to which his skill so well entiles him. A SUBSCRIBER. [ c The States composing the Germanic Con- \ deration have entered into a compact by ?] ,'hich they agree that all attempts against the ^ rovernment of any one of them shall be held y o have been committed against all; that the idividual or individuals accused shall be given p bv any one of the States in those territories 1 e may be found, to that against which the c tteinpt has been made; and that the punish- 1 lent in all shall be the same, namely, death as t >r h'g'' 'reo^nrj. < The Empress of Austria was crowned at | ; Prague, as Queen of Bohemia, on the 10th. 1 Lafayette left a very voluminous auto-biogra- j ohy, which will immediately be published in j Paris and London. I ' A Liverpool correspondent of the Peimsyl- { < rania Sentinel says, Miss HarrietMartineau is j i now in that city, at the house of her brother, \ ; the Rev. Mr. M., and that she has brought j over a book on America. Mexico.?A brig of war has been recently 11 built at Baltimore for the Mexican service. [ ] A New Orleans paper states, on the author-1 1 ity of Mexican papers,that Gen. Bravo is about i to put himself at the iiead of 18 or 20,000 men : ( for Texas. ! j Gen. Bernard, formerly in this country, has been placed at the head of the War Depart- 1 if gunjn)irdery ana nine passenger, mwrs. ^ fileazer Early, James Story, VVm Stevens, * Peter Robinson, James Todd, and four Colom- ^ jians. On the night of the 31st August, in Lat. 19.10, Ix>n. G6, 4, the Captair and pns engers were aroused from their sl?ep by tlie nate, with the awful intelligence flat the brig vasonfire. Captain P. with no cDvering on 5 jut his? night clothes, hastened on dock and or- 1 lered the after hatch to be taken df; when a d lense mass of smoke issued from the lower lold; attempts were made to extinguish the ire by throwing water on the goods on fire, vithout success. Captain P. then ordered out he long boat, into which himself, crew and ? >asscngers, fourteen in number, emoarked with 10 covering save what they slept in, and not a c >articlc of provisions or water, tnd had not c iroceeded half a mile from the vessel before v ho hi Pin un. 0 The long boat was then pulled by the crew e nd passengers towards the lani, for thirty- " even hours, but finding they cotdd not make * t, they squared away for St. Domingo, where a hey arrived on the 4th of September, at a M lace called Macau, on the north end of the 81 sland. having been four days without a par- ? icle of provisions or water. After two days 8 ojourn at Macau they crossed the country w 0 Iliguny, 40 miles distant, and thence re- ?' eived assistance to get to the city of St. Do- " lingo,where the captain,crew,and Mr. Eleazar ri loriety, passenger, took passage for this city M 1 the schooner Exchange, arrived yesterday; ? he other passengers had engaged their pas- * ago in a vessel bound to St. Thomas, and ,-ould sail the day after the Exchange left.? u Captain Park states that he codd in no way ccount for the cause of the fire, but supposed lf : must have occurred from spontaneous com- P ustion.?Mercantile Advertiser. ir d In reference to the pressure in the money h larket in New York, the Star makes the/ol- e iwing statement: * n "For a loan of 815,000 a bonus of ten and a ft alf per cent, per month teas paid :?on short sj >ans of a day, and sometimes a week, five ri ollars a day are paid on 81000, with unques- ti onable security; this is equal to 182 per cent, pi er annum. Our most responsible brokers find a: for their account to take money, liable to be ci ailed for at any moment, at Jive per cent, per re lonth, with thoriew of loaning it at enhanced ti ori/lmrr knoo OVeocciUO tr nctj5. nutwillioiaiiuui^; tlltcv vavvww*fv v\ ates, scarcely a commercial failure of any im- ti ortance has taken place." a< Extraordinary Balloon.?A Mr. Green late- a r carried up with him in a balloon 27 persons. u t is said that he intends bringing his mam 10th balloon to this country. R. Barnwell Smith, Esq. has been elected t( a Congt ess in the Beaufort District, over the ^ resent member Mr. Grayson. LINCOLN COt*NTT, N. C. Y1 The delegates from this county to the Salis- fjj urv internal improvement convention give tie following statistical facts. Flour mills in p be county, which have more than one run of tones 36. Annual wheat crop of the coun- 11 y from 100,000 to 150,000 bushels. In a w ircuit of 4 miles there are 65 distilleries! and hey suppose that ten times this number, , r 650, is far short of the whole number, in the 1 ounty!! The cotton factory in the county onsumes at least 360 bags of 300 pounds . ach, per annum. There arc 6 oil mills, .j )ne woollen factory with 40 spindles. Five . on forges. Four extensive iron furnaces .I.lnn knllnnr nroK> miirlnnprv J>Tid nior )Y IlJ<mili?? 11 nutvf muv.i<i.v.j ?? ^ ^ aetal. In the village of Lincolnton, there is w ne extensive Coach Factory, and one exten- * ive Dearborn, and two other Shops that make )earborns; three Blacksmith Shops; three 81 latter Shops; three Saddlers & Harness a ilakers; one Copper Smith; five Tailor ? Ihops; one Cabinet maker, (but no Shoe and loot Maker;) three Physicians; four practis- P tig Lawyers; a Male and Female Academy, ?ne Printing Office, and between 800 and 1000 j1 nhabitants. r STEAM BOAT BURNT AND LOSS OF LIVES. G I L The Steamer Royal Tar, on her passage rom New Brunswick to Portland, on the 28th r Jet. took fire, several miles at sea, with from K) to 100 passengers. She was burnt, and c rom 26 to 32 of the passengers perished. a The remainder were rescued by ineaus of the v >oats,and with the help of a Revenue Cutter ? vhich came to their relief. !' b American Timber.?A Glasgow house, ? ilessrs. Pollock, Gilmour & Co., who are c chiefly engaged in the North American tim- s >cr trade, have eight different establishments, s hat ship annually upwards of sir. millions a iiMc ffey fJ?fit)? r". to cu* nni vlii'-b. s ment in France. 1 There is gome" pressure in the English money market. The Texian Congress is in session. Tiie Message of the President, Gen Houston, has * been published, but it is no: very highly ^ spoken of. A destructive fire lately occurred in New- | j ark, N.J. The loss is estimated variously, 1 from 8200,000 to 500,000. Disease among Cal'le.?We learn that the distemper is raging violently among the cattle ( In the neighborhood of Ijexingtor, Davidson ?, County: one man has lost twenty-four head, ( nearly his whole stock, another thirteen, Sic. i N Salem (N. C.) Chronicle. j Ilis Excelleivy, Peter D. Yroov, Governor 1 aftbe State of New Jersey, was reelected to that office for the ensuing year, on Friday ( J8th iLlt. , { Huge Cattle in CJamnonf, JY. U.?There t s a cow in Clarcmont, N. II. weighing 1>990 bs., having gained, says the Eagh, over 250 bs. since March. She is a pcrfeit Iiambert n the barnyard, nearly as unwiddly as an Mephant. She was raised in Oxfo'd. There s also a steer in the same town, owned by [saac Hubbard, Esq. weighing 2801 lbs. SHIPWRECK. Loss of the Brig Ariel, of tow York, it sea.?The Brig Ariel of this aort, John it 3. M. Park, master, sailed hence forCarthagc- s ia, via. St. Thomas, on the 14th ?f August, h ivith a cargo of600 barrels of flout, 25 sugar M)ilers, 15 ton" of cordage, and half a ton , * * ? *f + and to prepare it for -.bipment, requires up-,' wards offfleen thousaH men and six hundred \ < horses and oxen in contant employment; and ' for the accommodation^ their trade, they are ! t owners of 21 large ship the registered ton-. 1 uage of which is 12,0O5.ons of timber at forty ^ rnbic feet per ton ; ail f which ships make ji wo, and several of thee three voyages annu- 11 ally. ;1 Baron de Roenne presented by the c Acting Secretary of Sate to the President, to i ivhom he delivcrd histre^entials as Minister resident of his Prussir Majesty near the Cni- j fed States. () An extensive series of forgeries have been 1 committed by a man nmed John McNiel, on j R [he Manhattcn andBrooilvn Banks, New | s ir'ork. lie has perpcratedno less than seven ; forgeries in the nam of mother person who ' c was blind, .and thereto had his checks coun- j * fcrsigned by his moter. j J The New Fork Epning Star savs: " The Ir i *.T . I ? - J - - * 1 ' - I 1 scnooner ixorin .vnirica was capsized m a j Talc of wind on Sunay, by which unfortunate j iccident, twenty-cm passejgers, besides the f Captain and crew, fre drowned." j A schooner of 121 tons burthen, intended : c "or the {South Sea tplorinf expedition, was j aunchcdon the lotinst., at the Navy Yard, 11 Brooklyn. J t General Gaines ks been recalled from the | command of the arty of observation, on the ! y Sabine, for the purpse of attending the Court j ^ )f Inquiry, soon to issembk- in Frederick, in } ' vhich he is so g*atly interested. Brevet j Brigadier General irbucklc takes the comuand. * At a meeting r the Stockholders of the j n - _ v_.11.;,' i n i??:i DnnJ ' ^ii|? i' cdr, x aui\it auu ret" i/vc itdu ivuau u Company, the follwing gentlemen were elec- i h ed directors for tb ensuing Tear. j d Edward Lee Onslow, Charles P. Mafett, I John H. Hall, j J! John M. Dobta, ' ^ David F. Calaell, Rowan county, David Reinhadt, Lincoln, Col. \V. P. Wugli, Wilkes. A*. C. Journal, i . . * 1 ^ Death from *a$sion.?William Thomas fc idl and died instatly at Poriand, a lew days i d< ince, while engfcd in angr; altercation with , c; lis wife. ri A Tjady clothHn American Silk.?At the Agricultural Exhiition of Merrimack county, J3 lass. Mrs. KimbU, of HopKnton, X. H., was resent, robed in ich and durable silks of her ?' wn manufacture* She raised the silk worms, \}{ - . . ... . * to eeled, twisted, dyd and wove tiie siJk, witii ,w ler own hands. g1 d( According to a sUement published by the lecretary of tie Teasury. the amount in the Jk treasury on tie 2a< day "of Oct. subject to te raught, was fcfci6.7,3Ul 3.3. m From the fotional Gazette. J. There can letb fpestion that the fiscal af- ^ lirs of the eoorfry a-e strangely embarrassd. Instead of fcienlly relations, and that acility of opeations ihich arLscs from mutual onfidence, tijen is dstrust, timidity, and a lose and pirtiil sv|em of operations, in ,*hich each inlivdualiistitution seeks only its wn defence inr! securty. Credit is sustaind, not through the natiral channel of accomodation,, but iy a me? scries of expedients. Jmergencics re not in* with promptness, or voided with fciiity, 5m bought oh by means rhich not onl; violate lav, but which mu6treult in an extrded and asperate ruin. The p veil currentjf affairs i? turned or impeded " y artificial bstruction? The Pnblic have J "aited long aid patientlj under a severe and ontinued pnFsure, stru^ling against what m as seemed :o them an inexplicable embarissment. The accumlation of specie, ^ hich shouhgive strengti and stability to the 0f Derations olthe banks, hs failed in its effect. nstead of Incoming the hsis of credit, it has, ? y the operiions which iave been founded pon it, distrbed the wbfe balance of the fstcm. Ittuses have ben controlled, and ~ s direction pointed out bran agent who had o right to reddle with it. A new party has itervened btween the tw> great classes of _ ebtors andthe creditors. The Government M< as virtuallj altered the raps of interest and Ti xchanges/jlaced specie at i premium, dimi- W ished loanj, contracted opcatioas, and modi. T1 ed the cirrency. It rescived to make a hr >ecie circuaion, and now, p-event the natuil effects of circulation, to locks it up, or ansports it vhere it is not waited. The ? recious metis, and their representatives too, re scarcer tiau ever. Tie former are seare in the chtch of the Government, (where I ?port says, the Governnenl intends that ? ley shall reiain;) the latter have returned ) those wJo made them In Cie mean me credit, fld the large diss who, by credit o dd to the geieral stock of national wealth, ^ re the suffeers. The cordis stretcled to its ga tmost tensin, usury thrives, and tin fall of :ocks denofrs an approachng depreciation Co i other greit representatives of value Co A Bear &ry-?The story .hat I an about ?L? ) relate, is )iie which has excited a great eal of feelitf in the vicinity vihere it bppen d, and is wrll worth a conspruous pljce in p~ our paper. The facts as handed to ne are lese :?OnFriday the 30th cay of Sotemer last, near the close of the diy, a littli lad, |ro bout 8 yeas old, by the nane of Gorge Inc arks, start*! in pursuit of tie cows. lie Lii lade his wf along the path through a jiecc La: oods, of abut halt a mile in length. On Le? caching tie opposite 6ide of the wcxls, e found lis cattle liad staited tow.rds k?i ome. ' ' Mc They conisted of a rery gertlc old tow nd a numbf of young cattle. His mother 0 )ld him preious to his Parting, to keep n?ar qJ le old cow,fts she wou?d conduct lim on a 1 :raight coufe home. This he was tarefulto bey; but siortly after he had entered tie pd oods on hu way home, walking by lie site f the old c<w, he hearl a crackling in tie Pes ushes, and tn looking rtund, what slruld le Poi ?e but a larje bear niakng towards hin witi Ri< 11 the speetimd fury thct those ferocics am. Sli lals are pressed of. At this criticaberioi; trange as t may seen, the boy posesset Su resence of mind enough to make use of his nly alternate, which vas to jump astide ot , and lnarinor forward he CUfrht lit; l/VW o ua/'M ? _ ^ _ J er by the lj?ms, and in this perilous sitBtion ode "througi the woods. The bear seeird to ^ nvy him hiselevated siuation, and fain *>uid .j>c ave pulled lim down. The cattle ranand oared?the boy screancd?but all dicnot p0 errify the tear; ever ind anon she wuld tvi ome along ide of our |allent rider, growing nd 6narlingand striking with her paws-^nd ( rould havetorn him ii pieces, but for he the ther cattle, which woud as often attack er mo i the rear, aid as she wuld turn to give thm tht: >attle, the <j>w would fain of her some roc She would ihen leave the young cattle* ad ?. ome with all speed iter the boy, wliic. eemcd to te her whoa aim. Several time! he roscujxti her hind legs to take him, andfl: is often the cattle wfliW give her battle; i?i?l *li ic fVv ftJjfonjjh th" V.'?"ds. ?? I intil the bear's cubs came up, and the young" ;attle turned upon them. The old bear took :heir part, and the cow and her rider had arrived at the door of the farm house ere the old' jear could again renew her attack. The boy vas almost senseless with fright, and it was lot until some time alter he had alighted from, he cow, that lie was enabled to report to his nother the why and wherefore. It is thought hat the boy will hereafter prefer that some mo else should drive the cows to yard. Bradford, Me. Oct. 2, 1636. PosTscRirr-.-Returiu. from 20 Counties inrirg.nia, give Harrison a majority of 1461. 'rom 15 counties in Ohio 3323 maj. for Harrion. Partial accounts from Connecticut shew omc re-action, but uot enongh it is feared to lect the Whig ticket. Farther accounts from Pennsylvania reduce the Whig majority to 941. I'lie remaining Counties gave Van Buren a najority of 1133 in October. MARRIED, On the 20th ult., in Concord, Carbarras aunty, by the Itev. Robert O. Burton, Mr. ?...."ir "o -i-o-w-i ?< ?? uni> >?. ixainky, oi oausoury, loruiss 31AHsarett Virginia Wilke.nbon. i In Cabarras county, on the 23d ult., by the lev. John Robinson, Mr. Benjamin F. Fray.xv of Salisbury, to Miss Jane P. Wallace. In Robinson county, N. C* on tlie 13th Sepember last, by the Rev. Joseph Browne, Mr. fVlLI.IE Alford to Miss Clarissa Fvlliore, daughter of Andrew Fullinore, Esq. DIED, On the 25th of October, at the house of Na? ban B. Thomas, near Bennettsvilie, Marlbou' District, S. C., Mrs. Elizabeth Pearce, i the 69th year of her age. This woman, by er exemplary conduct, had secured the conhence and esteem of a large circle of acquainuices, whom she has left to mourn over a >ss that may not be soon repaired. . In her lere were embodied all those amiable quaiip? that r.nnstitiitp a fripnil tn tho rwvir an ffectionate mother, a lovely companion, and n eminently pious person. She was an abler dvocate ot Gospel truth than is commonly mnd among those of her sex, and had been ,\vorthy member of the regular Baptist Church ?r more than 20 years. Our hearts were gladened when she approached us. But she beime ripe for a better world than this. Dung a long and lingering illness she evinced a oly resignation, and rejoiced much in the lessed Redeemer. And when the last trying 3ur arrived, having retained her senses, sheave with the utmost coolness some mstrucons relating to her worldly matters, and then 11 asleep in Jesus without a struggle or a oan; Hebrews 11th 4: "and by it, ne being. ?ad, yet speaketh."?Com. In Georgetown, on the 2d inst., Andrew lckson, son of Ebenezer and Eliza G. Warraan, aged two years and three months. The Postmaster General directs the followg schedule to be observed in relation to the rival and departure of the mails at this of :e: Leave FayetteviDe, 6 A. M. * Arrive at Cheraw, 9 P. M. v a a mm ixjave L/neraw, v A. OH. Arrive at Fayetteville, 12 P. M. Leave Cheraw, (South,) 10 P. M. Arrive at Camden next day, 11 A. M. At Columbia, 7 P. M. Leave Columbia, 11 A. M. Arrive at Camden, ? 54P.M... At Cheraw, 8A.I*. Po-,t Office hour* are from 7, A. M. to 5, M., and from 9 to 10, P. M. The mails ill be closed half an hour before the for e arrival of each. B. BRYAN, P. M. We are requested to announcj Col R. F. \ Allston as a candidate for Major General the 4th division of the South Carolina Milil, at the ensuing election. DIARY OF THE WEATHER, In this Town last week. Ther. F 5 ? z *3? ?'ind x h o on. 7. 48 54 54 cloudy, w. rain, 108. 8. 46 57 60 44 w. cd. 9. 48 56 56 clear, s. w. mr 10. 55 60 62 cloudy, n. e. rain, i. 11.86 74 74 44 a. k. rain, t. 12. 60 64 68 clear, s. w. I 1 I ' ' ' COMMERCIAL RECORD. PRICES CURRENT. NOVEMBER 15. efin market. lb 5 6 con from wagons, lb 14 16 by retail, lb 16 18 itter lb 30 eswax lb 20 18 gging yard 16 55 Jc rope lb 12 14 (fee lb 12* tto.n new lOOlbe 1750 1775rn bushel 65 70 >ur, scarce brl 900 1000 Northern, brl athers from waggons lb 40 4.V ddor. 75 100 des green lb 5 dry lb 10 n 1001 bs 5 00 650 lij*o lb | 75 250 no ca?k 350 500 rd lb 16 18 ithcr solo lb 25 2& id bar lb| 8 10 gwood lb jf dasscs ?*1 ^ f * ils cut assorted lb 8$ 0 wrought lb 20 ts bushel 40 f 50 curriers g^l 75 100 lamp 125 linseed 137$ ints white lead keg 350 Spanish brown lb w 75 100 rk' brl 000 0000 ,c lOOlbs 400 500 ot Bag 200 2 50 u 5 lb 10 Car lb 12$ 1^ [t sack 000 300 salt bush 87 ; jel American blister lb 10 English do lb 15 18 Gennan lb 10 llow lb : 10 10^ a imperial [b 12?> 13<| ^ hyson lb 100 105 bacco manufactured lb 10 15 indow glass 8 x 10 50ft 325 350 1 10x 12 350 | 375 . : } ?o?tox.?The number of bales received during i. i week 747; which sold at from 17 to 17|, stly at 17$. The market a shade better than. \ : last week. . EXCHANGE. iccks on New York, For sums under ?100 ! 00 For sums of and over ? 100 1 iccks on Charleston,Columbia and Fayetteville * For sums under ?200 50 ct<* of ?200 Ipr ct lltfci