Volume 05: 28 January 1841–4 February 1842
13 Feb 1841: On N.C. being scorned and ridiculed by Virginia and South Carolina.
1 March 1841: On national hard times and tightness of credit.
4 March 1841: Harrison's Inauguartion Day.
5 March 1841: On the nomination of George E. Badger for Secretary of the Navy.
10 April 1841: Extensive comments on the death of Wm. H. Harrison.
14 April, 15 April, 16 April 1841: Extensive comments on succession of John Tyler to the Presidency and other effects of Harrison's death.
17 April, 21 April 1841: Eleven pages of comment on the press in North Carolina.
4 May 1841: Meeting at Bethel, N.C., to elect the Free School Committee.
21 October 1841: On the contemporary political situation regarding Tyler's Bank bills.
26 October 1841: Comments on the members of the N.C. Supreme Court: Thos. Ruffuin. William Gaston, Joesph J. Daniel.
4 December 1841: Opened a small law office in Winton, N.C.
29 December, 30 December 1841: On the unexploited resources in North Carolina.
10 January 1842: On the slaves traffic at Winton.