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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09
For the Recorder.

will Me- Heart have the goodness to
publish the following extract from an
English Grammar by Peter Buttons,
Professor Of Languages 10 the albany
Academy.
Ill has lately been common 10 use the
prssen, parIeiple pasi,e 10 express the
suffering OF an action as continuing, i'll
stead Of ,he psrticiple in ing ia the pas
sive sense; thus. instead Of, The house
is building,' we naw very frequently hear.
The house is being built This mode
of expression, besides being awkward. is
incorrect. and does no. express the idea
intended. This will be obvious. | think,
from The following considerations.
81. The expression. is being is e.
quivalent 10 is and expresses no more;
Just as. 'is loving. is equivalent To,
.loves.' Hence. is being built is pre-
cisely equivalent TO. rs built.
-. Built is perfect participle, and
therefore cannot, in any connexion. ex-
press an action, or the suffering Of an ac-
,ion, now in progress. The verb to be,
signifies TO srisf; being therefore is equi-
vslent to sristing. lf.hen We substitute
the synonyme, the nature Of the express
sion will be obvious; thus, the house is
being built is, in other words, the house
is sristing buiit;' or more simply as be-
fore. the house Is buiit;' plainly import.
ing an action no. in progress. ba. now s.c-
listing in a finished state.
80. II the expression is being built
be a correct form Of The presen. iadica'
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09
THE NORTHERN FRONTIER.

To every true pslries, 70 every lover OF
bis country. 10 whom her welfare and
character for good faith are as dear as his
own. the recent occurrences on The Nor.
.hern Frontier must be source OF regret,
for they eyince not only contempt for the
majesty Of the laws, but also a want Of
good faith and total disregard TO- The
rights ofo,heu. To every dispsssionats
observer OF events, Il must be evident thar
the people Of Upper Canada do not wish
for change in the present form Of their
Government, for al he time OF the irss
disturbances occurring in The neighbor.
hood Of Toronto, when the outlaw Mac.
kenzle, endeayOred 10 induce his few
deluded followers TO imbrue their hands
in the blood oftheir fellow citizens, there
was not single regular soldier in Tho
whole Province, yet. instead Of focklng
10 the standard Of their miscreant, Tho
indignant inhabitants raised en- n.asse 10
defend their liberty and their laws, and
nothing but mackenzie's precipilsle filghs
prevented his meeting with that fate
which he deserved. Every attempt TO
revolu,iOnize the country since, has imme-
diately been pu, down by the people,
and every attempt at invasion by the
sagsbonds assembled on our ironuer, has
also proved fruiIless, owing to the de-
termination Of the Canadians to maintain
their rights.
Wha. then can be more at variance
with the true principles Of iibery, than
The proceedings Of the miscrean,s assem-.
bled on our northern frontier. for The pur.
pose Of invading country with which
we are on terms OI the most perfect an lly,
and forcing It's inhabitants into measures
which they are known 10 be opposed 10.
Should they invade the country and
penetrate it 10 any distance. we trust they
will be rewarded as such soidisant patriots
deserve. Vest. Carolinia,.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

Lead Mine.-li affords US much plea
sure to state that valuable Lead Mine
has been recently discovered IN the lower
part Of Davidson County. b
The Ore Is the carbonate Of Lead.
which unl,es the advantages Of gres, yield
aud very easy reduction, and the VEN is
said to be very extensive. The carbonate
of lead has never been found in consider.
able quantities in Europe, but exists in
abundance al the celebrated Lomotie
Nine IN Missouri, where, owing 10 the
ignorance Of the miners. it was until
recently considered as worthless; but that
niue having been taken up BY company
who have brought the lights Of science
their assistance, the carbonate Of Lead
is now preserved with great care and con-
sidered the most valuable ore.
The mine IN Davidson has been pur-
chased BY MIR. Roswell A. King, whose
skill and persevering industry are well
known, aud insure success. .
Western CaroliniGn.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

Surrender Of the Bambers.-Gov.
Marcy, Of New York. has concluded 10
surrender two men u the name OF Bdm-
Der. fulher aud son, 10 the British Gu
vernment, charged with having fred q
gun IN possee in Ireland, on collection
for rent, in which sergeant Of police
Vas killed. The old man aud his sou
were defending their house, which was
assaIled by an armed fnrce. and dad not
ERE the gun which KILLED the police man,
lIll one Of his sons was killed al his side,
BY shot from without. They bave liv.
ed, siuce the fracas above mentioned. 10
The city Of New York. ior period, we
believe, Of 9or 10 years, aud have all the
time conducted themselves as peaceable,
industrious, aud orderly culztns
They were brought before the Recor.
der, by writ OF habeas corpus, on the 26h
ut. To be heard bv counsel, why they
should not be delivered up to the BRUSH
authorities. Farther time was allowed
the prisoners 10 Law their case helare the
Supreme Court of the United States, nov
sitting at Washington CIV. This was
done al the suggesIun ut Mr.. BlUut, in
behsli oi the state. vino had doubts 81 the
cansniuliansliIy Of The Law under witch
Gov. Marcy had acted. Standard.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

The Convention chosen BY the people
Of the State Of Pennsylvania. which has
been so long in session, frs, al Harrisburg
and lately al Philadelphia. adjourned on
Thursday week. having completed their
lsbors BY forming a new Constitution Of
government for The State, 10 be submitted
To the people for acceptance or rejection.
The Pennsylvania lntelhgencer expresses
the opIniun that the amendments will be
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

Aaecdofe.-At meeling 10 Boston. an
orator hssiag become quite engaged in
running down bank bills. calling Them
rags. woghless, &c. be finally wound
up, BY asking who would take such
worthless stuff! A gentleman in the
meeting spoke out, and replied. that he
would be glad TO take fifty cents on the
dollar, for debt the orator owed hin.
and would cheerfully take bis pay in
those worthless bank rags, aud give him
a receiP' in full! The orator was silenc.
ed.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

We have no newspapers from Detroit
for several days; but we have inlorma.
ZION from thai place, by way Of Cleveland,
up to Tuesday week, Two days after the
idle story Of bloody battle al Maiden on
the evening Of the Sunday preceding, J
aud nothing had then been done By The
Patriots, by which title the cunspirstors
against The peace OF the Uniied States
and the possessions of The Canadians are
dignified in some Of the Western papers.
The Toledo paper ol the 2lsI ullimo
states thai large number Of volunteers
lpauio,s, Of course. had lately passed
through that place Ia tie north. Gene.
raj Mcleod, aud other patriot officers,
had been al Toledo. and left in the same
direction, an the 2OIh ul,imo. The force
which was encamped al Pur, Clinton. on
the Peninsula, had been Withdrawn, and
the design was supposed 10 be to con-
cen'rale the patriot army at or near Glib
raltar.
The Cleveland Herald Of the 24lh ex-
presses the opinion that the persons hsv-
ing command or su,horily among them
are destitute Of the energy necessary TO
carry on the enterprise they have engag.
ed in. National Inisligenesr.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

bsloags 10 free sale. ssd de Frankfort
Aqua . leading Vsn Bsrsn paper in
ksniueky. warmly sdsocalss The call Of
. Convention. Hov many o.hsr Van
Barren Prinls advocate he sane measure
se have bad no means Of asosrlaining:
bai - ne Argus leads. ~s may suppose
some Others follow. These are facts
from which. il Ne had he inventive ina
ginslion d The Standard. ss might con-
iurs up .raw head and bloody bones
worthy Of being admitted among he most
renowned aursery tales. Unll ne have
more Light upon this matter. We shall be
constrained 10 believe that the Slandard
has PAT The saddle upon the wrong horse.
Fire Al Hills5Or0ugh.-We haselearn-
ed with deep regrel, that The handsome
dwelling house 81 Mrs. anderson. az
billsb0fO. I0geiher with The kitchen and
al their contents, was destroyed by FIRE
on Sunday morning last. A negro boy
was also burned 10 death in The kitchen.
The house was occupied by Geo. w. b.
Burgwin, Eco. al Of whose furniture.
and also The furniture. books and papers
Of William ,. Anderson, Esq his son-in-
Law, which we're IN the gaUet. were de-
siroyed. The IRE communicated from
the kitchen, and so rapid Was he pro-
gress oi The flames. thai the family had
barely time 10 escape, without saving
any thing. Il is but year or Two since
Mr.. .Burgwih's own dwelling. in The
vicinity Of the town. with epsry article Il
contained. we're destroyed. IN The absence
ofthe family. Fayetteville O6serrsr.
We republish the above notice Of The
recent ere in This place, for the purpose
Of showing how many errors may creep
into one small paragraph. when the oc-
eurrenee is beyond The reach Of the edi-
tors own observation.
LIST. The house wss not the properly
Of Mrs. Anderson. IL having some time
since been transferred 10 Mrs. Burgwin.
2. The contents of the house were not
all destroyed. Several ARTICLES Of furni-
tire were saved; uncomfortable, it's true,
when compared with that which was de-
sIroyed. bu. still j. ~ss no, ioia! loss.
3. The books and papers Of William Z.
Anderson--.noi William \.
&. Il is mol true that the family had
barely time 10 escape; on the contrary,
when first alarmed. the FIRE had not pr
nc,rated into the house; but they were
females only, and the two. principal ones
sick. Mr. BurgwIn and Col. Anderson
we're both absent; il they had been pre-
cen, 10 assist and direct, no doub. most,
IL not all Of the contents Of the house
would have been saved.
s. II 10 not true sha, the fire Two years
ago occurred ia the absence ofthe fani-
iy.
o. Neither is il true tina, every article
in the house on the occurrence ol that
disa,er was destroyed. Mr.. BurgwIn
himself was al home, and his presence of
mind and active exsriion enabled him 10
rescue every thing that was in The house.
If. with q perIec. disposition TO give
things as they are, rumor leads an editor
into 50 macy Measurements: why should
we wonder Q, the multitude Of errors and
prryersious Of fact which are in conlinu-
al circulation, When strong pejudlces and
party violence are Admitted as auxiIiaries!
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

Afirfher Opening ofihe Railroad
On Monday last, The cars on the VIII
mingtnn and Roanoke Railroad, took The
passengers oui as Gar ss Armstrong;,
freafy miles from Wilmington. Thus
onward speeds the great work.
Wilmington advertiser.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

uEs passive, hasR IL n8sl be sgsslly cor
reel 70 cay IN tie present perlsrl. : has
bssa being bails:' in the past psrises, had
been being bsilli' in he present iakai-
i've. 10 be being built in The psrlscl n
hnilise. 30 have been being built and IN
The present parieipls, being being buill:'
which all win admit 10 be expressions :
incorrect ss they are ineIlegsnt. bul pre-
eisely analogous 10 thar which now be-
gins 70 prevail"
hope our lawyers and ministers and
teachers and printers viii read and d.
gesf these remarks. To forsslaIl quib-
bisns. | beg leave 10 make one observation
more. or many verbs The partieiple in
ing Is MOI used in a passive sense. For
example. we would not say the horse is
riding, or'lhe book is reading Iiwould
be equally ineOrree, 10 say, the horse is
being rode the book is being read tie
must be novice indeed who would main
Tain that because all participates 10 ing are
MOI admissible 10 the passive sense. there
fore qone are. Our no, using The former
expressions in the above and similar ca.
ses. is owing 10 the fact that custom has
established different mode Of express.
ing shs sane ideas: while il is manifest
thai The usage Of the standard English
clsssies-,he L<r e. nonmI lOqusndf--
fully susiains such expressions as The
house Is building,' The horse is train.
ing.. Willis, these things we're doing.
The corr is grinding &c. z.
MasehSd.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

si'sFs Vill b s,irrns nsss bsSs lOr = is@
days. .....
4 rum01F has reached here. thai Gen.
Wool has been ordered oal 10 Sarketls
Harbor. shish gives some seiirfto lhasa
whose fears have been errlied sb0ul a
stack from The csnsdians rather The
Indians, who have been called IN % ihs
defence Of Kingston, 10 he nsmbeT q .
or 900.
P. 3. Since he above sas received.
We hsss seen and eoasersed wlGh several
gentlemen from Ossego. xho Jeff thar
place this morning after The arrival Of
Sackeiis Harbor mail. which broughI The
gratifying intelligence Ihal the Patriots
had left Hickory leland. (ominous name. \
and taken possession of BrocksIlle. u. G.
Ia large village on the ST. Lssrence IL
yer. opposite MnTrslnwn. 81. Lawrence
county, IL miles above 0gdensburg-ll.
beraIing all The patriot prisoners 10 The
Rockville jail. aud taking > large qBan-
iiiy OF hour and other provisions, &c:
and thai 10 WAS the intention Of the PAIN.
ols 70 proceed towards Kingston. taking
possession of Preseou and villages On
their onward march.
The Cleveland. Ohio. Advertiser. an
IRA. Of ibe 2lsl instant. has lelIer ds,sd
Detroit. Feb. 10Th, 70 The effect lhsl Van
Rensselaer,, Soulhsrlsnd. and Frerlsud
we're then in De,roil. he first ineog., and
that Duncombe Was also ihere-lhs. The
militia ordered out BY Gen. Brady, had
been discharged, for their supposed sym-
pathies with the Painols--lhai the only
force then embodied lor the preservation
OF neutrality. was . company of u. 8.
troops stationed AZ GIbrallar-lhat the
Patriot force i scattered along that FROM
her from 1900 10 1000 slrong-and thar
. descent would be made BY Them on Ca
NADIA as early ss Sunday or Monday fol-
lowing, in The neighborhood Of Fort NAL
den. The Advertiser extra has The lof.
lowing IN . possseripl:
4 ~ Detrslt, Saturday, FEB. II.
Intelligence reached here this morn.
ing. that the patriots crossed over 10 the
Canada shore last evening, with q Strong
force. They entered the province below
Maiden, according TO previous arrange.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

A New Stale House is Ia progress or
erection al Jefferson. The capital Of Mis-
sour. The cost VI which is ssnms.ed al
8225. 900.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

VOTED doHn, and thai the old Constiu-
llon' un1sr whieh The Stale has PEOspsrsd
iora hall century. will bs sustained.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

An sei has just passed he Lsgislslure
o. The siais u Mississippi. 70 incofpOrals
. bank % Be called ne Union Bank, silh
capital, 4 . said. u fifteen millions of
dollars.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

Mr.: Greedy. who was imprisoned by
the BRUSH Authorities, whilst engaged
an taking the census in that part Of Name
called lhs disputed territory. has been
liberated.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

appointments By fhe President, By and
4iih ias advice AID eOnstai eftas Senate,
James N. Barker 10 be Firsi Comp.
iroller Of The Treasury. IRON he FIRST Of
March nerL 10 shs place Of George Wolf,
resigned.
Peter w. Gautier. Jr. 70 BE Marshall
for the Western District Of Florida. in
the place Of ]. w. Exum, deceased.
George Wolf. Collector OF ibe Customs
Tor The DisIncs Of Philadelphia, from The
.hrst Of March. 1888.
James Logan. Of Arkansas. 70 be Agent
for the Creek srloe VI Indians, vice ]. w.
A. Sanford, resigned.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

The OldsBnlk United Siatss.--rhe
bill which soDe time ago passed the Sc.
nate, 10 prevent The sba,emenl OF suits and
actions nov pending, in which The late
Bank Of The United States may be par
~. Was yesterday taken up aud passed
b. the House Ut RepresenlatIves-yans-
ing only nos the signature Of the Presi.
dent 10 become law The passage Of
some such bill was. We suppose, Amos.
a matter Of courss. MAJ. httel.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

Arrests Tor treason slill continue n
Csnsds. Two members Of the Provincial
House Ut Assembly we're lately lodged
in the Jail al MoBlresl. with several others
OF less mole.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

The judiciary committee OF he Senate
Of Indiana. have made quite full report
70 that body. upon The subisc, Of abolish
ing public executions, and have reported
bill for that purpose.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

The Lials Rock (Ark. Advocate comes
oui N favor o. Henry Clay Tor President.
and declares be IL The choice Of Arkan-
sas.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09

There were destroyed in Massachusetts
within the last two years, ss4s foxes, %
wild cats, two wolves and one bear, the
bounty % which exceeded $4,000.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09
Ftom the New York Fourier and Enquirer
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM CA
Mana

By the Northern mail Of this evening
We have received The following highly
Interesting news from the seat Of war,
in Upper Canada, which We hasten to
Law before our readers. The letler il
from our frontier Correspondent. and its
statements may be relied on.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09
Waterfowl, February 20, |
snl.ck u "a


Dear Sirs-l arrived here last evening
and found high state Of feeling on the
state Of the Canadian affairs The Patri-
OF forces were concentrating at French
Creek. on the ST. Lawrence, 90 miles
north Of this place. To-day. il is said,
they have crossed over to Hickory Island,
in the Canada channel Of the 81. Law
renee. Their number is variously esti-
msted--from FIVE hundred to two thou
sand men.
Their intended movement or point Of
attack 10 only ccnjec.ured. Tits said TO be
Kingston by some--by others tina. their
object is to make a stand on Canadian
ground, to give confidence to the people
in favor of revolution, and when suffi.
Glen, force shall have joined their standard,
then 10 act on the offensive, aud adopt
such plans as shall be thought advisable.
The people Of Kingston are in high
state Of excitement and anxiety. They
anticipate an attack. and have bsrricaded
their streets--keep up vigilant police,
and what force they can muster, under
arms. Some hslle apprehension is fell by
the frontier towns. that an attack may be
made bv the Loyalists in case the Patri.
OTIS should hazard battle and be driven
back. Orders are therefore being issued
calling ous,she milisSs, Tbs prospects,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09
Detrelt, Saturday. Feb. N.

"In,slligenee reached here this morn
ing. tina. the patriots crossed over 70 the
Canada shore last evening, with strong
force. They entered the province below
Maiden. according to previous arrange
menls."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-12-07
Brattleboro, Sept. soth, 1888.
{ From The 81. Augustine Herald. J
WIN. H. ROCKWELL.

ANECDOTES The intrepid bravery and tender aec
Of those Indians strkngly verified the following
and the Of Peter he removed his residence
island which makes the urbor the city,
poyed hunter by MIR Fish English gentleman who owned
that island and who gave celebrity by the or
Peter being sena his enemies crossed the
surprised his haba,on and murdered his wife children
On his he did hesitate the
dwelling by borrow he knew that MIR Fish had made
with large bore expressly for shooting ducks large nocks
this large load OF bushot getting
his proceeded The river about six miles the
though instinct had pointed him the way
He had assembled the creek far when distant smoke curling
above the forest ppstd him an Indian He landed taxi
ing his through the woods Of hostile country discovered
Indian sitting log side by side and fifth by
poyed in cooking he cced round so as bring the four in
close fred threw down his and rushed
tomahawk The report the fall ofhe four Indians Peters
presence armed with such weapon and very pleasant coun
sudden and impressive that the who cook
neither attempted defence nor flight and became easy prey
vengeance BY this time he found that Of the fallen
wounded and endeayong reach his but Peter
being already armed On searching he found
scaps OF his wife children stretched hung TO dry which
he brought Off with several articles OF his property they had
their and the scaps ofhe five Indians he had killed
home and buried his wife and children the evening and liter
ally pinned death their This anecdoe had from Mr.
Fish, who pointed out TO me poor Peters grave.
The following instances of Seminole heosm however worth
mentioning In skmsh between party Of Spanish troops and
Indians Tohophany chief severely wounded BY load of
bucksho He for years. bu; becoming dsordered
from the effects his wounds and being the opinions Of his friends
that would at length his death he exclaimed shall
be said that killed By spanrd and deliberately hung
himself
Penhajo young Of respectable Standing had for years
sought retaliation Of another ndnn who had killed of his
rcaonsa forfeit inevitably claimed in such whether death
had been accidentally inflicted by design and the nonobanance
Of which entails disgrace family deceased while it dis
ubs his spirit the distant country which he has gone Penha
had made several long travels vain he could procure IL
him public with ofnegy seeking tribute due the de-
parted spirit and her feeling She called him old wonanthe