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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
MESSRS. NATHANIEL r. WILLIAMS. and
1Vl GEORGE w. POWELL, take notice, that
as yon are not inhabitants OF the Common wealth
OF Virginia, SHALL at the house of Collin w
BARNES, in Northampton Comfy, State of North
Carolina, proceed to take the Dispositions of Nicho.
las Boon, Etheldred Fly, Noah Odam, Eveliuc Ed
wares, ana Others TO be read as evidence in IA suit
now depending in our Circuit Superior Court of
Law and Chancery, of Southampton County. Va,
In winch l, and others, plaintiffs, and you and
others, are defendants. shall commence on, tue
Goth day of May, and continue from day To dav
until finished at which time and place you can
attend if you think proper.
March 20 JEPHTHATFT. POWELL
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VIRGINIA CONVENTION OF THE
UNIV ERSAIIST CuIII.Cn

1NHIS ecclesiastical body will bold its next an
Il nual Session at Bcehaven, A ccomac county !;
to commence on WEDNESDAY, May 9th, and
continue till TUESDAY, June End.
large assenblage of persons, believers in q the
common salvation" are expected from Richmond,
baltimore and many other places The lay and
clerical brethren generally, wherever scattered
abroad, are most cordially invited TO attend as bu-
siness of vital importance viii come under CON
sideration at this session
1t is hoped that the delegations from all the
Churches will be complete. Ample preparations
will be made for the largest kind of a gathering.
The Bishops OF Richmond and Baltimore are cx-
ton.
Steamboats, leave Norfolk on Mondays and Thurs
days, and Baltimore on Mondays for the Eastern
Shore of Virginia. JR WEST.
JAMES WARN
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RED BUG POISON.-Tho Subscriber has re-
~ Gently prepared quantity of that superior
BED BUG POISON, which is so wellk known in this
community as an excellent destroyer OF those trou-
besoIne insects that frequent the Bed Chamber du-
ring the warm season.
Persons wishing to be clear of such nuisanccs
would do well to call, and purchase bottle of it,
as he Is confident that it will give entire, satsfac
ton. II RITES
April ii Corner of High and MiddI. sis
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IG3-DR. JOHN II. YOUNG, respectfully in
rms his friends and the Public, that those wishing
rs PROFESSIONAL SERVICES will leave their Orders
T. his Office during the day, and at the Crawford
House during the night, and they will be promptly
attended to- Dec. &c, 1S45.
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ZINES FOR MAY.-G raham,s
IfI Magazine and Godey's Lady's Book for May,
received and for sale by
April 30 w. H.H. HODGES K co.
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THOMAS TATEM.

ATTORNEY AT LAW
MILL practice III the Superior and Inferio,
w Courts of Princess Anne. Norfolk and Nan
semond Counties, and of the City of Norfolk He
VIII attend to business when desired in any other
County. Portsmouth, April 7-OD
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JOSEPH ANTON FARINA.-We have re-
- ceived together with assortment of Layen
der and Florida Water, Extracts, Sc, &C. a lot
LoGNE. Call soon if you want bottle, as we
have only few left.
April 30 w. II. II. HODGES & co.
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THE ATTRACTIONS OF HEAVEN
u a neat Miniature Vol, edited by X. A. Graves.
For sale by w. II. II. HODGES & 70
March %
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NEW SPRING DRY GOODS.-JOU

NJ EW SPRING DRY GOODS.-JOHN
IN COOKE s. CO, arc now opening their Snrin,,
assortmentoi New and Fashionable GOODS which
they invite the buying community in town and
country TO can ana eWiminc Their Stock is largo
and embraces every article usually called for In
their line OF trade-a u Of which will be sold at a
small advance by retail and Wholesale
In their assortment will be found a beautiful col
lection of new style Bcrriges Balzoreens, Mnslins
Lawns, Ginghams, Shswls, Scarfs, Neck Ties
Cambricks, Check cred Muslins, Furniture and
Canbrick Dimitics, Thread, Cotton, Laces Edo.
ings, Gloves, Cotton and Silk Hosiery, ParasoIs
Paragoles and Sun Shades, (cheap,) silk and Cot.
ton Umbrellas, Furniture and Garment Calico
superior Blue, Black and Fancy Cloths and Cassi.
mercs to which VIC ask particular attention of the
Gentlemen.
linen Drilling, white and eolaycd some very su.
Py!iIoI Vregaj1 and Texan Cords: Gold and other
mixed fweeds for Summer Sacks BlacL Frcncb
Gunner GUNNER ,Cloths. Of superior quality; Window
SsnaoeS' curtain Muslin; Musqacto Netting &c,
April IS
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SHORTS, SHORTS, SHORTS.-14OO bush
- els heavy SHORTS, momenUy expected, and
for sale at 1S2 cents per busbel.
!. BATEMAN,
April 2l-3t County st., near the Wharf.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-18
THE TARIFF OF ,A6

The revenue Tariff passed by the Democrats
at the last session of Congress, went into OPP
Grafton on the 1st of the present month, and
time will shew how far the predictions of the
Federalists about the ruin and distress which
its operation will bring upon the country
time alone, we say, will shew how far these
predictions will prove true. For our own
part, we have every confidence in it's happy
workings, and hope to witness the day at no
distant period, when the revenue laws of this
great country will be still more radically and
thoroughly remodeled The benignant prin-
ciples OF Free Trade are rapidly gaining ground
all over the world and it is to be hoped that
that Republic which boasts herself the freest
of the free,'' will not be behindmost in the
great race. Yes, the Bill of '46 is now fairly
before the country in full blast, and we have
not yet been able to see any of the terrible dis
asters of the Wing seers. No, nor will we
ever see them. The manufacturers of the New
England States are still spinning and cardine
away as if nothing particular had happened
So also, are the iron moEgers and the Goa
diggers of Pennsylvania pursuing their bust
ness with the same activity as under the ac
of AZ
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STATE, CAPITOL,

1t is really disgraceful to the State Of North
Carolina that the beautiful public square a.
round oar State Capitol should remain, up to
the present time, without even the semblance
of an enclosure We say that it is actually
disgraceful to the State of North Carolina that
she has notlong agomade a liberal appropria-
ton for erecting an enclosure around the Cap
itol, compatible with the splendid structure
which stands in its centre. Just think of
wagons and carts encamping around the doors
Of the State House. We do hope that both
Wings and Democrats will unite in making a
liberal appropriation for this purpose.
Gz-We see bill has passed the Legislature
for regulating the manner in which licenses
are henceforth to be granted to retailers OF
Spirituous Liquors in the Counties of Rich
mond and New Hanover, but, to save us, we
cannot ascertain what the provisions of the
bill are So far as we can gather from the
Raleigh papers, we don't see that any of OIL
members had any thing TO do with the bill
Will some one tell us what the regulations
are
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THE RIGHT SPIRIT

There are two things, for the doing of which
the Democratic members of the Legislature
have our hearts and cordial commentator.
The one is the running of our distinguished
representative in Congress, James J. Mckay,
for the office of Senator, against Willie P.
Mangum This was tribute which was due
to Gen. Mckay, and shews that gentleman
that his course has been such as to give en-
tire satisfaction to the Democratic party thro'
out the whole State The other is the voting
for Asa Bggs for Senator, against George f.
Badger. For this latter act we give them our
warmest thanks, because, by doing SO, they
have exhibited their frmness-and that, too,
in the most imposing manner-in condemning,
as body, the course which William H. Hay
wood pursued last July. Mr.. Biggs was the
first man to denounce MIR. Haywood's course
in the House of Representatives, and that, too,
in no measured or qualified terms, and the
Democratic members of the Legislature, oy
voting for him to succeed Mr.. Haywood have
in the most solemn and authoritative manner
endorsed and approved of his conduct on thai
occasion. This is as it should be. It will
give lesson to sucn men as Haywood, in al
time to come, of what they have to expect
when they are about to betray the interests
contlded to their keeping.
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THE PETERSBURG RR. COMPANY

THE PETERSBURG E. Z. COMPANY.
It will be seen from the Legislative proceed
ings that the Petersburg Rail Road Company
has applied to our Legislature for authority
to subscribed portion of the Stock, of either the
extention of the Raleigh and CASTOR, or of the
Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road companies
We understand the amount IS $500, 900, and
that the Petersburg company is ready and will
be able to raise this sum. We do not know
whether the Legislature will grant the priv
ilige, but there is one thing of which we
feel pretty certain that the Petersburg people
have not the least IDEA of subscribing one
cent to our road. True they ask authority to
subscribe to either road, but we opine that this
is merely matter of form as regards the evil
mington & Manchester Road. We know where
their feelings and their wishes lie If ever
they do subscribe money in this State for the
porpuse of building any road, that road will
be on the Metropolitan route This we feel
assured of, and suppose that they have only
mentioned our road in order to smoothe
the way for the grant of authority. We think
time will demonstrate that we are correct in
this con lecture.
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.I,HE pRESENT SESSION iOF CONGRESS-.

THE PRESENT SESSION OF CONGRESS-
Congress convened on the 18th inst, and al
though the present is what is usually called
the short session, we feel convinced that it is
destined TO be one of tie most important SIS
sions of that body which has taken place lor
many years The recent elections which nave
taken place in some sixteen or seventeen States
in the Union, have resulted in an apparent Ia
vorable manner to the Federal party. We
saw aDparent. for we feel convinced that the
strength of the great Democratic party was
not, scarcely, in any instance, called forth
We say apparent, also, because the aggregate
vote cast in these sixteen Or seventeen States,
has not been, by about half a million, as large
as in the Presidential election of 1914, shew-
ing clearly that apathy, to an extraordinary
extent, existed somewhere And any one at
all acquainted with the political history of this
country, well knows. in ordinary contests
where the apathy exists. The Democratic
party seldom or never comes out In It's full
strength, unless on great occasions; when some
great principles are to be settled, and then the
Democracy of the Union is generally found
equal to the emergency. This every Demo-
crat knows and believes, and therefore it is
that we are not one whit disheartened by the
apparent defeats which we have suffered in
the recent State elections. On the other hand,
however, the Federal party will be unduly
elated, and we feel confident that that they
will shew it in the next Congress. Never,
perhaps, was there session of Congress when
the stuff of which the true Democrat is made,
will be more thoroughly tested than in the
present one. The friends of the administra-
ton will be called upon to exert every faculty
and every power of which they are possessed,
in the defence of our glorious cause. Strong
arms and brave hearts will be required
Union and harmony will be essential Can
we doubt but that the Democratic members
of Congress will do their duty in the crisis
We suppose the Mexican war will be the mos
prominent question, at least at the commence
ment of the session. On this question thu
| most deadly blows will be aimed at Mr.. Polk:
administration, by the combined hosts of Fed
eralsm and Abolitionsm We fear not thu
struggle Let the Democrats be only true an,
| firm, and all will be we'll But no waverin,
will do now. Nobickering and recriminafion
All must be united and firm.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL,

As we predicted the WING party in Con-
gress have already Commenced the campaign
OF opposition to the administration on the sub
Ject OF the Mexican war. Mr. Carrot Davis,
OF Kentucky, Federalist of some note,
leads off the attack. He introduced, the other
day, resolution in the House of Representa-
tives, calling upon the President for informa-
ton with respect to the manner in which Gen
Kearney and Com Stockton, had acted in or
ganizing territorial governmental the conquer
ed Mexican PROVINCES of New Mexico and
California. Well the Democrats have no obiec-
ton to the call for information, provided it
will not disclose matters important to be kept
secret But Mr.. Davis, and MIR. Winthrop,
of Massachusetts,, took occasion, in the course
of debate which arose upon the resolution,
to make the most gross and fagitious charges
upon the administration. They limited at i'm
peachmant, if Mr.. Polk acknoyled or ap-
proved the measures of these brave officers.
But the administration has strong arms and
brave hearts in the House of Representatives
and these charges and aspersions were hurled
| back upon their makers in the most trium-
plant manner by Mr.. Douglass of Illinois, and
! Mr. Rhett of South Carolina. Scarcely had Mr..
Folks message been read to the House, when
this attack of Federalism was commenced.-
But let the Federal party take care, less the
same brand of indellible infamy be not stamp
ed upon those of it who, as Mr.. Polk, in his
message remarks, aid and comfort the enc
N.Y." as upon the brow of those who in 1912
opposed the war with Great Britain. We feel
confident that Mr.. Polk is ready and willing to
give the country all the information consistent
with sound policy, upon any subject connect.
ed with his administration; and we for one, are
perfectly willing to abide the issue General
Kearney and Com. Stockton did nothing bu
what they were warranted in doing by the
law of nations.
AS a matter of course, little has vet beer
transacted in either House, beyond organization
We have not yet seen the committees, should
we ascertain them before we go to press W.
will endeavor to give them to our readers.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-18
NORTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEERS.

1t is Win extreme regret that we hear float
ing rumors to the effect that the Companies
composing the N. C. Regiment of Volunteers,
are not coming up to the mark as well as
could be wished. Every body recollects the
enthusiasm with which the call was answer
ed last summer, and the number of Companies
which were formed almost instanter, and who
rendered their services to the Governor. If
we remember rightly, there were between 80
and 40 Companies from all parts of the State,
whose services were rendered to Government,
and that as there were only ten required,
his Excellency determined that they should be
chosen by lot. This was all as it should be-.
We learn, however, that those upon whom
the lot thus fell. now that they are actually
called into the feldmdo not exhibit the same
alacrity and promptness which characterized
them when they rendered their services They
say, we believe, that they only rendered their
services for 2 months, and that now they are
required for u months '' or during the lUar;''
that the terms Of service are changed, and
that they are not bound by their previous &C
ton This we all hear as rumor, and trust
that it may prove to be mere rumor. We do
not think that the war will last more than -
months longer at any rate but even if it does
we would suppose that the brave spirits who
are willing to devote themselves to the service
OF their country for this period, would moi
mind If it lasted little longer. For the hon,
OF of the old North State, we hope that there
may be no faltering now that the actual fight.
ing point has come. We trust that the Reoi
ment will be filled up with promptness, anf
that all these rumors will be nailed to thu
counter.
Since writing the above, we have seen tn
Raleigh Register of Tuesday, containing tn
Proclamation of Gov. Graham, the substauc
of which is, that several of the Companie
who volunteered to compose the Regiment
having declined the service, His Excenenc,
now notifies those other Companies who ten
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COME no THE RESCUED

Our readers will see that DR.. PRICE, and
Messrs. McRAE and FLANNER, have called
upon the young men of New-Hanover to JOIN
them in raising a company of Voluenteers to
serve against Mexico. We do trust that the
brave and patriotic sons OF New-Hanover will
step forward promptly and enroll their names
The gentlemen who have taken the matter II
hand are just the men to carry it out in the
right spirit. They are all well known-good
and true men. Give them your hand. then
citizens of New Hanover ;'let ours be the trs
company to report to his Excellency.
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LINES TO MISS -.


Thy beauteous cheeks Of roseate hue,
Are stamped upon my memory face;
Thy every smile is fostered too,
And Fancy paints thy every grace.
And, in thy soft expressive eyes,
| see so many visiters shine,
That heart and soul both PROSTATE lies
Worshiping at thy beauty's shrine
Cold as ice that heart must be,
And harder far than hardest steel;
That eyes should once thy beauties see,
And yet, that heart will not feel.
would to heaven mine were steel.
If I've chanced to love in vain:
For death alone that heart can heal.
If loving-Pm not loved again.
Thou art an embodiment, forsooth,
OF minds most high conception;
offemale excellence. beauty and truth,
There's not in thee one irnperfection.
Were to search creation round"
q feel conscious Of this truth,)
Another such could not be found
10 please the eye ofraptured youth.
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THE RALEIGH REGISTER.

The Register of the 9Th inst, calls our lit
tie sheet &c Jacobinnical paper" This is terri
BILE, and of course we feel deeply distressed
almost, not quite, annihilated. 1t is much ca
sier to call hard names, however, than to argue
any point fairly, and we wish the Register all
10y in what he can make in this line of bust
ness elbow many Democrats will dare to
adopt this doctrine or carry it out into prac-
tee Not one, we opine." OF course no Dem
ocrat would have the dare devil temerity to
attempt such thing after this terrible threat
of the great wing organ. We tell the Regis
ter, however, that there are Democrats in North
Carolina who would dare to do any thing they
might think right and Just, even notwithstan-
ding the denunciaton of the organ of the Fed
eral clique of Raleigh. Speaking to the Demo
cratic party of the State, the Register holds
the following language: " Gfoan my hearties
it is good for your wholesome" This, indeed
is beautiful language for the Federal organ tc
hold. The tune may change, however, one Of
these days, and tins high handed clustering Of
the Register will be remembered by that very
party whom he SCOTS at and derides in thi:
unmeasured language. The people of Nortt
Carolina are not serfs nor slaves, to be treated
in this manner. The day of reckoning will a:
certainly come as that the sun will rise on thu
morrow, and depend upon it, the Federal lead
ers, of whom the Register is the mouth piece
will find it TO be day of just and merited re
tribution,
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od-The Wing press, particularly the South
ern Wing press, has been stating, ever since
the recent election in the State of New
York, that that great State has condemn
ed the Tariff of 1S46-that the election
of John Young, & the defeat of Silas Wright.
was clear triumph of the Protectionists.-
We have all along asserted the contrary, and
we think that the following pithy article from
the Journal of Commerce. the ablest paper
in New York, & moderate paper, too, proves
beyond shadow of doubt, that New York is
an anti Tariff State -
sThe protectionists assert that the results
of the election in this State, prove that the
people are opposed to the new Tariff, and in
favor of the restoration of that of 1912. We
have a multitude of facts which lead tosa diff
| ferent conclusion but we cannot detail them
now. One of them, however, is, that Silas
Wright, who voted for the Tariff of 1912, re-
celved less number of votes In the State by
| 3,700, than Addison Gardiner, on the same
ticket, who is known to be In favor of the
new Tariff. But as part of this difference
may be attributed, and Justly so, to the votes
of the ant-Renters, we will further state that
the same Addison Gardiner received, in the
State at large, near 5000 votes (say 27O0)
more than john Young, both of whom were
on the Anti-Rent ticket Is not this tair test
If then the election turned upon the Tariff
custom, (Which we do not believe it did to "a
ny great extent,) it follows from the above
fact, that majority of the people are u favor
of the Tariff Of 1916, and opposed to that of
1872
:" Another fact is, that the sum of the votes
for the Democratic candidates for Governor
and Lieut.. Governor, Wright and Gardner, is
more than 1000 greater than the Wing candi-
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a+The Fayetteville Observer thinks our ;

0GThe Fayetteville Observer thinks our ar
ticle of the 4th inst, upon the redistricting of
the State, is very amusing Well, it may be
so to the Observes, but we assure that paper
that the subject is anything but an amusing
one to US. We think that it is very grave
matter. and that the people of North Carolina
will SO consider it. We were never more in
earnest in our lives than when we penned that
article. and we don't see how any right think
ting citizen of North Carolina can be other
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREA-
sURY.--We have read this able document with
a great deal of pleasure, and will lay it before
our readers just 30 soon as the pressure on
our columns will permit US. 1t reiterates and
reafirms the doctrines. of Free Trade contained
in Mr. Walkers first report. Mr. Walker es-
Inmates that the revenue, under the act OF 1916,
will be greater than under that of 1912. His
reasons for this estimate are good. He also
estimates that a loan of twenty three millions
Of dollars will defray the expenses OF the
Mexican war up to June, 1S48, should 1t las1
so long. But we hope to publish the Report
in full, and will, therefore, not anticipate.
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wise, when he contenplates the CARVINGS on
of the Federal party in the present Leglsia-
ture. But we suppose. from the tone which
the Federal press of the State has assumed,
the Democrats, poorsdevils, ought to SIT down
and witness every act of "wrong and outrage
which the Federalists choose to enact, without
even opening their mouths. This, we can as
sure that press, will not be our course we
will speak out our mind freely and boldly, and
endeavor to make ourreaders acquainted with
the manner in which their affairs are admins
tered by the s'powers that be"
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FOREIGN.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA

The Caledonia arrived at Boston on Satur-
day the 9Th inst, bringing Liverpool dates up
to the 10Th of November. The intelligence
brought by the Caledonia is not of any stri-
king importance. The American provision
market was dull at the sailing OF the Caledo-
MA, The grain market on the continent was
also dull. The money market was easy and
money was plenty.
The political intelligence is no wise inter
esting. For the. European markets we refer
the reader to the commercial head of the
Journal.