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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-24

y A Diabolical .7ci.-On Wednesday
lasl man named john Bird vas exam
med belote The Mayor Of Piusbn,s. Pa
and committed 10 prison, on charge OF
haviag ted his wife 10 chair. aud ,hen
set FIRE 10 her clothes. The poor NO.
man, after hasiug been drea lfully burned,
was relieved from her Distressing si'us-
ilon by the neighhors, whom her shrieks
brought to her assistance. Whiskey vas
The cause Of this tisudish Outrage.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-24

90 A Tsmperanse Meeting win Boz
held It Mars Hli. On ssipiesy ne "a
day Or April SER. One % more sc5wss-
Is may be exposed Cd sl.e secession.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-24

Anderson Mitchell, esq. Of Ashe coun-
~, is the Wing candidate ID that district,
% GIL ,hc vacancy OccasiOned by tie death
Of The Hon. Lewis Williams.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-24

LAND ENTRIEs.-All persons who have
entries OF vacant land in this state, made
previous to the LIST of January, 1910, are
hereby informed, that they lapsed an the
3lst December last, and cannot, under
the existing land law, be perfected into
grants. This notice is given. to save the
expense of sending papers thus situated
with the expectation Of obtaining grants
thereon. ". c. SimadGrd.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-24

Je5srsoa College La Burnf.-This
splendid and cosby building. erected by
the muni6cence Of the stale Of Louisiana
Cor the collegiate education Of is popula-
lion, was destroyed on the afternoon Of
March 9th By IRE. The building was
discovered 10 be on FIRE about two o'clock
p. NJ, and The flames ragged with such
fury that in less Than two hours nothing
remained but heap Of ruins. Few arti-
Giles OF value were saved from the eonHa-
grafton. No lives were lost.
The College contained fine library
with 1000 volumes, which have cost -,
40: achemical laboratory worth 81 600;
mathematical instruments, and large
quantity of other furniture. The total
cost Of he building and furniture, accord
ing to the last report Of the trustees, is
Elsa, 39s l3- The building was insured
for $4,000.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-24
MILITARY ACADEMY.


TIE folloWlag doeumsni, y rply q :
rssaluiion oEsrsd ID De Ssna,s - Mr.
Grshsm. has been forwarded % us lol
PuhliraiOn, Cor ne Satisfaction Of several
young men il lhis siais Who have applied
'10I warrants.
Rfporf frora ne Stcrdery II Har, IN
tsmp;Ernrs riik . rsnlEiirn :. zee Sfaaff. Il
ffisai1n 10 fks hmmIs na1 FE.f II sppaialne1l
sffks Csaeis = Hsa fsinf.
Deparimsas a ssr. Janusry =. 1st2.
SlRs-In compliance with resolution
az de Senate. of he Sd instant. l have
the honor 70 transmit hrrexiIh The fepnrI
Of The officer in charge Of The Engineer
Department. which has he general so
pennlendenee Of the Military Academy Al
West Point The arrangement referred
20 by him. Of refrrring 10 The member Of
Congress representing district in which
a ssraney exists. Tor Recommendation
Of successor. is adopted FOR the purpose
Of oblaining he most accurate mfoma-
ton, and Is not understood as necessarily
imposing an obligation 10 appoint The per
son thus recommended. The acts Of Con.
gress on The subject having vested the
President with The power Of appointment.
lhe best means OF determining The merits
and qualifications of the applicants are
employed. with reference 70 fair disia-
buiion among the several states
Very respectfully. your Obedient SER
vant. 70 SpeNcFp
Hon. s. l.. Southland,
Preside< y shs snais.
Engineer d pertinent,
hasaingtan. January 5, isi2.
SIR:-Ihe resolution Of the SeRaie. Of
The Sd instant. calling Cor information as
10 the number Of cadets al present in the
Military Academy. from each stale and
territory &c the Union, and from The dis
trict Of Columbia, and inqniting rs 10 what
regulations exist in the War Department
respecting the appointment Of cadets, so
as 10 apporiion them among the several
states, dc, having been referred 10 this
Office. have The honor 10 state, that The
number Of cadets ii present in the acade-
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-24

II lle iarmalion ef hew tlasl, d sep6pl
J considerable excess over al asoit Re
vacancies aeissIiy existing il ~ msl.ta-
non. Tbs excess y sohn TFin0Fec, tuW-
erer. and he nunbef i gradsaliy Teel .s-
belor re auI1orixed iimit. ~ tie lailuie
n some 10 leporl themselves a me aead
envy. by he Eiirrs q e,hrrs 70 psss ne
initiaiDEy exzminziinz. and By inc saenn-
eies occurring from resisrzzioDs. and from
other causes. This excess Is moreover
fred and limited BY srperienre. founded
upon he operations % DC academy for .
series Of years and il has slways been 80
regulated. thai ihe appropriations made BY
Congress Cor the support Of the aushoriz-
ed number. has never been exeeeded.
When. from any canse, : Faranry has
occurred in the corps Of cadets. success
sor has generally been appointed from he
same congressional district fIom which
his predecessor had been selected. This
has not. however. beea uniformly the
ease. II has been he uniform practice.
however, in die formation Of new classes.
to see that each congressional district Is
chzEged Is having . cadet in the acade-
my. before making out any appointments
on The list AZ large.
The resolution Is herewith returned.
Very respectfully. your obedienl ser
want, by order Of Col. Toiien,
GEO. l.. WELCKER.
Liaf asd last. Gki.f Eagiasu
Hon. J. q. SPEscER,
SseFsfely ef Hw.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-24

The Legislature Of Florida have passed
resolutions expressive Of their gratitude
for the services which Col. w. j. Worth
has rendered the territory as commander
in-ehief Of the military forces in that quar-
ter. They speak in manner highly
complimentary Of The skill and ability
with which he has conducted the military
operations entrusted TO his charge, and
state that he has been instrumental in rid
ding The territory Of nearly seven hundred
Of her murdcrous foes.
KENTUCKY.-The Legislature Of
this state adjourned on the Sd instant, at
ter passing an immense number Of acts,
Of which among the last was one vastly
the most important Of the session, being
an act for preserving the benefcent sys-
TEN OF internal improvement Of that state
from an untimely end, by plecging the
faith of the commonwealth for lis aid 10
an extent sufficient for the purpose. Sc
veral new counties were created during
the session, to which were given the re-
spected names Of Critienden, Boyle, Bal
lard, Marshall, and Leirher.
In spite Of all that we are suffering, and
all that we must expect TO suffer, from
the effects OF the mad and mischievous
measures Of the last Administration. we
cannot help being amured at the rabid hos
Utility Of tbs press which advocated those
measures against the banks-denouncing
them as swiudling shops, curse, dis
grace, an incubs, the authors Of the dis,
orders Of the currency, and the conse-
quent suiierings of the people. Poor
fellows! Like Saturn, they are devor-
ing their own children, the offspring Of
their mise :. experiments. Fight away
at The banks, gentlemen! Your experi-
ments on currency brought the larger NUM-
Der Of them into existence, and you have
the best fright to abuse and denounce them.
We never heard a complaint uttered
against the banks up TO the time your par
~ came into power. We had no more
Of them than were admitted to be useful
and indispensable. We had then the best
currency that ever was known, and the
People, without one exception in the
whole mass ofthirteen millions, we're con-
tent with it. Bun The great idol of the
" democratic" party, undertook to con-
vince them that he could give them bet
ter; and without going into particulars
which arc now somewhat trite) here ne
are, fiat on our backs, crushed by the
fruits of has " experiments, and gasping
for breath. NoToW { Ia. Herald.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-21

sident until lis terms were assened to by both the
Commissioners of Maine and MASSACHUSETTS. Ifsuch
assent had been obtained at the time Of the award Of
the King of Holland and the whole valley Of the
ARGOS ook now granted to Maine had been included
in the British territory, there was not a Senator out
of the State of Maine who would mol have voted for
that award. Considering the value of definite
boundary to the people of Mane-the vast territory
secured to her immedlte possession which had for
many years been in disputes 1t not folly for demo-
crais TO be capous about the terms of treaty where
a single years delay would be more injury to the
country than the value Of the territory gwen up and
claimed as belonging to US We like not the spirit
of those who complain Of the treaty because the
principal negoator happened to belong to different
party from the complaners If this treaty be par
" question, why did democratic Senators vote for its
ratification Hills Patriot.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-21
From he Charleston Is. CO. Patriot.
GOVERNMENT BANK.

There are certain words and phrases employed by
politicians TO bring their adyersares into odium with
the people, and which lose all pertnacy In their ge-
neral application. OF this character is the express
sion Government Bank" bank, sul'posng
bank OF discount and issue be meant lends its ere
dit This is It's essential character stic J he Ex-
chequer scheme indicated in the Presidents Mes
sage, has been called Government ba' k. In what
respect? One of the purposes of this scheme is 10
supply currency which is 10 be receivable Tor pub
lie dues. But tine Government lends nothing. II
makes no exchange of its promises to the pay OF
individuals, unless IL purchases as well as sells
exchange. In that II would present one
of the essential features OF Bank of Discount
The issuing of obligations to pay does not con
stitute bank ding to any precise definition OF
the expression.
But the plan proposed by the Executive may be so
modified to remove this purchasing feature entirely
without impairng IFS efficiency Let the dealings IN
exchange by the Exchequer agents be limited TO the
selling of domestic bills, or, in other words, TO an ex-
change of the drafts Of the Government for the notes
fspece-payng banks. This would not be lending
the credit Of the Government in exchange for The
promises or obligations of individuals, but for that
which is equivalent to specie. There, then, would
be an essential distinction between the Exchequer
and an ordinary bank Of discount, which take the
notes or drafts Of individuals in exchange for its
credit.
Such modification of the Executive plan, would
avoid all rirks in exchange dealings; for II would
have nothing TO do with purchasing bills. For eve
ry draft issued by the Exchequer agents there would
be previous deposte of the notes of specie paying
banks specie itself Certificates of deposi,e might
DC issued With the Limitation that they would repre-
sent specie and nothing else.
We cannot perceive how issue of Treasury or
ExchGquer notes can be viewed differently from
other species OF Government issue. Whether mil
lions OF q per cent stock ten millions of Treasury
notes issued, the liability is precisely The same.
Ii Government assume the functions of banking by
The last named species of emission il does by the
former Ii exchanges It's credit for the money, not for
the credit nj individuals, the usage of banks.
Public stocks vel as ExcheQuer notes contain
promises to pay with this sole difference that the for
mer always bear interest, and that the latt may
cannot perceive therefore, with III. limitations and
restrictions we have stated how Exchequer scheme
can be made to assini!ate, in the ordinary and &C
cepted sense to the functions and operations Of bank
ing.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-21
From the Providence Or. H. Chronicie.
THE FSIDENT,S MESSAGE.

The moderate Democrats all seem to be delighted
with the document They say, it partakes through
out of conservative character, and is based upon
the principles of truth and justice. 1t advocates no
bank, no sub-treasury, but system between both,
admirably fitted both for good currency and the
safe-keeping of the public moneys They lay it does
not take strong tariff ground and yet, it supports
moderate projections such in fact shall benefit
all parts Of the country. 1t fully and perspicuously
laws open the pable condition of the finances OF the
country, and recommends the adoption of such mea-
sures as cannot but improve them. 1t, in fact, say
the moderate Democrats, and the more reasonable
and dsinerested of all parties is just such docu-
ment as ought to come, not from the President OF
party, but the President of the United States.
We hope that Congress will set itself to work at
once and expedtiousy to embrace every suggestion
of the Message, and that disgraceful attempts at
sheading off," peculiar to the last session. may not
be repeated Members should talk less and act more.
Long speeches should be avoided, and personal cut
and harangnes voted unanimously nuisance.
The country is in suffering condition. All the arms
of enterprise are pasied the merchants, the me-
chanics, the f.rmers, many Of them idle, while
the few who are at work barely pay their way
Something should be done quickly. Something must
be done and done quickly.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-21
From the Utica Democrat.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The message was received at this place on Friday
evening about o'clock. 1t was delivered TO the
two Houses on "Wednesday.
The message is not very carefully written, we
should Judge, from occasional expressions III IL; OUT
is on the whole an able mes age
1t presents in a much more favorable aspect Than
welhad anticipated relations with other countries
and the condition of own is set iorth IN laVo-
rabe light
The condition of the Treasury is less disastrous
and unfavorabe than was generally supposed Inc
army and navy in good condition. Inc fost
Office Department has recovered itself from DEBT,
and there is increase of its revenues the present
year Of Sl66 900 over the year lSll
The President recommends the amendment ana
continuance of the present tariff law, and the adop-
lion Of war ;housing system for importations re.
news the recommendation of an Exchequer plan and
defends it from some objections maze against IL,
and recommends the return of the fine OF Sl,OUo TO
Gen Jackson.
The message is anti-f deral in all its recommenda
tons and tendencies; is strictly republican IN It's sen
tments and principles and is OF reasonable length
We prefer the Independent Treasury plan to the
Exchequer system, on account OF the exchange lea
tre of the latter and its other feature CT furnishing
q Government paper currency. Goid ana SILVER Is
the only currency contemplated by the Constitution
and we believe there sufficient of the precious me-
tails if put into circulation by the withdrawal OF pa
per, to supply all the wants Of Government ana OF
private citizens But it may be long before the peo-
rency, and in the time it is difficult tor thc 10
vernment do for itselfn The transaction oil Its own
affairs, that which the people refuse TO 90 IN the
transaction Of theirs-dispensc with the use oil some
paper money. Hence Treasury notes have been re-
sorted to under both the administrations OF President
Van Buren, and Mr. Tyler. OF their issue, constltu-
tional!y as evidences of debt the part OF the Co
yernmeDt there no manner of doubt. Their circu-
lation currency is not an oblect-but IS col'se-
quence of their issue. The President proposes 10 re-
verse this in the case of Exchequer bills. But the
amount is limited and if we only rely upon the
representatives of the people not to increase 1t,
their issue may not prove injurious but may
perhaps operate as safety valve for the graz
dual extinction of redundant and nearly worth
less local paper currency. The proposed Exche-
quer is not bank in any sense. There IS capital,
basis and issues but there no stockholders, no
dividends, profits TO divide, no discounts, no scrip
no borrowing, no loans, no expansions, no con,rac
tons, no suspension OF specie payments, no ia'ure
loss to the public, no charter, no ordinary pans
ing powers and no succession of existence. Inc ac
is a law. repealable or amendabe at the pleasure o
Congress.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-21
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

We have read, with unalloyed satisfaction this
concise and perinent state payer 1t CONFINES clear
ness with brevty and is alike characterized by the
Eberay and pat rio ism of it's views. Ii ntalns ne
reflections cacula ed to wound the feelings of either
of the grea, parties which row divide the country
and is aitoge,h her model in the purity of its style
patriotism of lis suggestions, and the force ofs rea-
soning. It assumes ground upon which all good
men, laying aside party prcjudices, nay meet and
unite in their exerions 10 resoe peace, laTm'ny and
prosperity TO our beloved country.
The Exc equer plan, which is altogether the most
port ant part of he Message comes next. IL pro-
poses to place under the control and direction oithree
individuals hold their Offices for the respective pc
RODS of two four, ard six years, with subordinate
boards in each State and that s. 600 600 in specie
should be retained out of the revenues of the Govern
ment as basis for the issue of notes not to exceed
in amount the ma xaum of Sl5 600 900, in denomi-
nations of not less than So nor exceeding 500, re-
deemahle in gold silver at Tie place OF i-sue, and
To be employed as medium for exchanges and tor
the payment of the public creditors, at their o. ton
these notes to be receivable at all times and every
where in paymen: of public dues Of course this is
hut an outline of its principal features and we must
ref the reader its details for correc conception
of il. We avowed ourselves as tav1rably impressed
with its provisions when the Executive FIRST brought
il before Congress in lS4l, and upon re-examine'
ton of the scheme, we discover no valid ohJec
ton TO it, IL will undoubtedly equaIze and furnst
a cheap medium of exchange TO tho mercantile CO =
munny and is, moreover, clear OF the objection made
to Bank of discount II will regulate the Stat
Banks in their ISSUES by weekly settlements, and doe
| no, come in conflict with the modern notions OF Stat
sovereignty, because the branches cannot deal IN ex
changes without the consent Of the Leg slatures 0
the States in which they are located. Ia our opinio
il rs plan upon which the Whigs and Democrat
can both unite without any great sacrifice of prime
pie, it combines he principal benefits 10 be derive
from Back, t. recommend to the side and suff
Gent of the features ofthe Sub Treasury scheme
merit it's being met in a compromising spiri, on u
! part Of the other,
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-21
THE FRENCH LANGUAGE.

MIR. GIkAULT'S Second Evening Class for
wi gentlemen will commence Wednesday
evening next at O'clock at his Office, street, be-
low 10th (at Mrs. DAus's). Those gentlemen who
are engaged will please attend, without further no.
tice and those who wish To become members may
apply 10 Mr. c. at his office, from 2 to half past
O'Clock previous TO that day
Mr.. GIRAuLr's mode of tuition tends to impart es-
pecially practical and coiioq,.ia knowledge of the
French, and precudes the possibility of his admitting
any scholar after the opening of the class. Appli-
cation may be made to him at his residence, Pennsyl'
vania avenue cd door above 10Th street, opposite
the Seven Buildings till O'Clock, M, and from
to half past p, IN.
Dee 2O-dif3t
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-21
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
From The Germqntorn (Pa) Telegraph
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

BY this time all our readers, We presume have
read the annual message ofhe President to Congress
and may be comptent 10 judge of its character and
merits as ourself. The President has very properly
observed condensation and point-an example ioI
those who may follow him-and although we cannot
discover more than ordinary ability displayed In IT'D
PREF araiion yet its plain, unvarnished statement OF
aairs, must favorably commend It to the good graces
of every reader. An important feature IN the mes
sage is conciliang tone throughout, and an arPa-
rent con ction of the proprey and usefulness ofthe
measures recommended. Probably for the last TWEEN
ty wears no similar communication has been made TO
Congress, to which, as whole, less objection has
been or could justly be made than the one under con
sieration and we have hesitation in saying, that
the cons unmation by Congress, of many OF the mea-
sures rec ommended-especialIy that in reference to
the Exchequeruonld materially relieve the present
depressed state of things.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-21
From the .Nor1rieh { CD .4irma.
THE MESSAGE.


This is well written document, and is better re
ceiyed by all parties than any other that has come
from President Tyler 1t is mild and conciatory in
its language and tone, and hope will tend to mo-
derate the fury of party spirit" We cannot give II
an unqualified approval, but we are not disposed ITO
be upon its faults when we fnd so much IN II
to praise.
The view it presents Of our foreign relations IS
highly gratifying and the light it throws the diff
culties in the way Of our late treaty with England
shows that great d, cacy, caution, and diplomacy
were necessary 10 BRING It to successful tcrmina-
ton We cheerfuy award to the President and MIR.
Webster all the rase due to them for the satsiaco-
~ adjust lent of these difficulties.
We cannot sympathise with the President in his
great sensliveness the subject of the "right OF
search as now claimed by Gseat Britain" Great
Britain does not as heretofore claim the right to
search American vessels, but only to search vessels
of suspicious character sailing under our flag, 10
ascertain if they American and she is willing to
CT ncede the same right to us. Now, without this
NUT al right, not how il is possible TO detect
piratica or other vessels engaged in unlawful bust
ness When British vessel Of war hearcs in sight
they have only to run up American flag to be Sc
cure against all molestation. We think this right OF
search should be mutually conceded.
With the sentiments of the Message the tariff
we have little ault to find for, though our views
a decidedly i'll favor OF free trade, yet we will
ing 10 tolerate moderate tariff for while to
tain manufactures that have been brought into eXis-
tencc by previous legislation. pat of our manu-
factories the offspring of partial legslation--a
sort of Illicit intercourse etween the Government
and particular branch of industry-and such,
have established claim to support, until they are
able to take care of themselves. On this ground
alone would we submit for moment to high Ia
riff.
or the Treasury Exchequer which the Message re-
commends would express no decided opinion I'M
til we have sven it more careful examination. II
strikes u.s. however, much the same as that recon-
needed the last session. The exchange feature we
think Objectionable.
The Message recommends the reimbursement OF
the fine imposed upon General Jackson at New Or
leans For this act John Tyler will receive the last
| ing gratitude Of all true patriots.
his proposal is the praiseworthy as 1t is indie
pendent Of and rises far above mere partisan feeling
for President Tyler (then Senator Tyler,) was poit
cally opposed to General Jackson during nearly the
| whole of his administration.
| 1t is said some of tie Federalists laughed wher
this part Of the Message read; must have been
so ne of those Liberal fellows who have not SOU
enough to do justice to political opponent.
| We shall have more to say of this Message here
| after.