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'v ? I1.- f.j.'W I- ? i Robert Bnraii Written on lie celebration of hi birth . , Sheffield, March 8,1820. B MMU MONTOOMBRr. ' I What bird in beauty, flight or song . stay mt n wiui uib wru cuiiiwro, t s I sang as sweet and soared as strong ever child of air f ' i , n wiui uie oara compare, Who I Aji Hit plume, hi form, hia note, 'could Burn For whim or pleasure change ; Hi) wiui -not one, but all by tuma With transmigration strange : The black bird, oracle of uminr, 11 'I a j l: 1 Ti "ucq uuweu uib moral ibj; The swallow, wheeling on the wing Capriciously at plsy : " The bumming bird, from bloom to bloom Inhaling heavenly balm ; . ' The raren in the trinpesfa gloom, ' . - The halcyon in the calm 1 In "anld Kirk Alloway the owl, At witching time of night; ' By" bonnie Doon the earliest fowl That caroled to the fight. , . He waa the wren amid the grove, When in hia lonely vein ;v At Bannockburn the bird of Jort, ' With thunder in his train : . ' The woodlark, in his mournful hours ; m ' meiroldiinch in his mirth; y" " -The thrush, a spendthrift of hia powers, Enrapturing heaven and earthv The swan, in majesty and grace, Contemplative and stilK . ' But roused, no falcon in the chase - " Lould. like bis satire, kilh The linnet, irt" simplicity ; , In tenderness, the dove t But more than all besides, waa be , The nightingale, In love. O ! had he never stooped to shame, Nor lent charm to vice. How bad devotion loved to name Him Bird Parodist r - Peace to the dead ! in Scotia's choir Of minstrel, great and small. He sprang from his spontaneous fire t The phamim of iltetn all ! . , ; ' SWEARING. - "A Persian" huniCfe servant of tlie sun, 'Who, though devout, yet bigotry had none, -Hearing a lawyer, grave in his address. With adjurations every word impress. Supposed the man bishop, or, at least - -God's name so much upon his lips a priest ; Bowed at Disclose, witli all his graceful airs, " And begged an interest in bis frequent prayers. American Chronology. REMARKABLE EVENTS. . 1750. An act passed the British Parliament prohibiting, on -the penalty of two hundred pounds, "The erection of any mill for slitting or - rolling iron, or any plating forge to- work with tilt hammer, or any furnace for making steel in - any of the colonic.'' The colonista were also compelled by law to procure many articles from England which they could have purchased Jwcn ty per cent, cheaper hi other markets. - The French encroached upon the English col onies in nova Hcotw, which commenced hostil ities between the two nation. It is stated that four thousand three hundred , and seventeen Germans, and one thousand British and Irish were imported into Pennsylvania this year. - 1753. English Bible first printed in America. Doctor Franklin's scientific discoveries. New style introduced into America. 1753. The French erect ForLDu Queane, now Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania. Difficulties existing between the French and English in America relative to their respective boundaries, and the complaints of the Ohio com- , pany against the French becoming more and more loud, Dinwiddie, Governorof Virginia, ac cording to tlin direction of the Assembly.duspntch. ed Uoorga Washington -with a mission to the French on the Ohio, demanding the reason of their hostility. Washington "commenced his journey early in November this year, and return. sd with an answer about the middle of January, 1754.- . 1754. The French hostilities still -increasing even of the colonies this year sent delegates to Albany to agree pn some plan for mutual de fence, .. . The Virginia Assembly organised a- regiment miner, uw wuiniiraim ui , . aniiuigwij, whiuh - marched towards the Great Meadows, lying witb. --m tlie disputed--territory, in order to expel the French, but the force being insufficient he capita. luted and returned to Virginia. 1755. The entire population of the American colon km, according to an estimate made in I Lon don this year from authentic sources, was 1,046,. 000. . Early in the spring of this year the colonists planned four expeditions t One against the French in . Nova Scotia ; a second against the French on the Iik ; a third against Crown Point, and a fourth against Niagara. The one against Nova Scotia (consisted of three thousand, men. , led by uen'ls. Monckton and Winslow, this proved successful, and ended in the entire subjection of the whole country. JTbe expedition against the French on the Ohio waa led by Gen. Braddock, and ended In his total defeat, with the loss of 700 men, himself receiving mortal wound, July 9. . The expedition against Cm wn Point was kd by Gen. William Johnson, member of Council of New York, and failed hi its mam- object. The expedition against Niagara was led by Gov. Shir. ley, of Mass but the season was too far advan. ed to effect sny thing of importance. t756VreatBritain-brmBJlyeclare4-4Va gainst France. Marquis de Montcalm com manded the French, and the chief command of the English troops in America was first given to the Earl of London, and afterwards to Gen. Ab. 'prcromhie. - . B .. The Fort at Oswego, one of the most impor tant points held by the English in America, was taken this year by the French under Montcalm. - 1757. Lord London planned an expedition against Louisburg, but sd dilatory Were his . oeas. urea that tits French reinforced the post, so that his expedition was abandoned a inexpedient - The French Under Montcalm, more active than Loudon, made a descent on Fort William Henry, situated on Lake iicorgo, garrisoned by three thousand men, under the command of Col. Mun. roe, who surrendered after sustaining a aeige of 'six days. -' . 1758. A change took place ia the British Min istry. William Pitt wa placed at the head of the administration, who gave a fresh impetus to the war. , l. The troops in the American esjonies under Ab. erenimbie amounted to 50,000. -- 1759. Three expeditions were resolved on by the English this year; One against Louisburg; the second against Ticonderago; and the third against Fort Dn Qoeane. The first (against Loo iaburg) was led by Gi n'ls. AmherM and W'olfand - a Urge naval armament commanded by admiral MCa-rn. AfUr considerable resistence the for. trees wii taken, mod new 6000 mea made pro. The attack on Ticonderaeo waa conducted bv Abererombie in person, but owing to his bad man. , agement he waa lepulsed with ' a loss of near 800ft. - .--v--"' .X-"- :" " . The expedition against Fort Du Ouesne wss Ird by Gen. Forbes, and proved successful. Gen. Forbes after taking possession of the fort called it Pittsburg, in honor of William Pitt. 1759. The chief command of the English forces was given to Gen. Amherst, and the cam paign of thiryear had for its object the entire eon. quest of Canada. The army was divided into three divisions, under Gen. Amherst, Wolfe, and Pridcaux. ; Amiherst was to attack Ticonderaro and Crown Point Wolfe, was to attack Quebec and Prideanx was directed against Niasrara. All of these posts were this year surrendered into the hands of the British. Gcn'ls. Wolfe and Pri des ux were killed. . i l 1760. Montreal. Detroit .Michilimackinac and all Canada was tliis year surrendered to his Unttamc Majesty by the French commander M. de Vaudreiiil, on the Sth of Sept l lul. i he Cherokee Indiana, who bad been committing depredations on the colonies of Vir ginia and Carolina were this year signally defeat sd by CoL Grant and compelled to sue for peace. ntu. a dcnnitive treaty, the preliminaries of wnicn naa seen aetued tne year before, waa sirn. ea ai rans, in rebruary, by which PI ova Scotia, Canada, the Lde of Cape Breton, and all other islands In the bulf and Kiver Bt Lawrence, were ceded to the British Crown. ' v 1764. The British Parliament commenced the odious and unjust system of taxing the coL 1765,TJie STAMP A ACT passed by Parlia- ment March 22. .X -When the news of it reached the colonies it created the greatest excitement The Legisla. lures passed resolutions against it The people forced the Stamp officers to resign, and transact ea tnir business without tnmp. When the news reached Boston the bells were mufHud and rung a funeral peal In New York the act was hawked about the streets with Death's head sffixed to it, nd styled " The folly bj nmgiana and ifie rum oj Amrnem." A colonial Congress met at New York and publiahed a declaration of their rights and griev. anees. ' ' : - -The-; herchants of Boston New York, "nd Pbiladehihia; agreed to import no more British goods, so long as the unjust measures. waa1 con. tinned. ' ' And 6 general was the 'opposition that the next year 1766. Tie act was repealed, v .1767. America waa again taxed, duties were bud on tea, paper, glass, and paints, imported in to me colonics. ;v To render this act effectual a Custom House was erected the same year in Boston. 1768, Two British Regiments were stationed at Boston to enforce the laws. - :. Massachusetts took measures against onnress. m oy mrming associations, ote. 8769. Both Houses of Parhament presented uuvt-ruur oi juassacnuseus io use nonce oi sucn ssirnjfht be .guilty of trfWon and tend t hem-to tnglmd t be tried there. tThis caused the House of Burgesses of Virgin ia the same year to pass resolutions in assertion of the rights of the colonies, and derffifas- the right of his majesty to remove an offender out of uie country lor tnaL .-"SK.. v-' - - HOW TO BE SICKT" I. Be good natured about it Yon irnir havs been very unwise, even foolish,' in getting sick' But do not now, bj fretfulness, render Uie matter . lie prompt in employing means of curei- vomm pnnapue, uie old lAUns would say) which amounts nearly to our vulgar proverb A it itch ia timemtxe siafcMaity- have ,died -who, bad they applied remedies a day earlier, might have lived. ; ;- ; Lj ..- v, -K-3- Take time to get well. Tfio constitution invaded by disease cannot be restored to vigor nu uroiiu m a uiomeni. ;ine regaining of its vraated energies must cost some time. Many, brrfrom the authority of ' Then as v.' n , u...., biuk BKain, and not a few die. There is no object in regard wiiicii are more appropriately pply the adage, Make hatta tlaiely, than that of getting well. 4. Rmolve to be more careful tn kr-n well in future; No man, sorely, should fail to learn wis. dom by the things which he suffers, a. Make a time of sickness a time of solemn reflection on the past Sickness occasions break, in the -cum-ttl of life. Inquire how that current hitherto has nowedt Inouire after neir. leeted duties. In sickness the soul views things with a moro sober eve. Estimates thn fe,r,l come nearer the truth than is often, under otue( vuvunmiHncca, uie case. - . ' In sickness, if vou have thenrmneet ef Ru ing well-again, consider how you may be more useful in future. Were you, when laid on onr 1 1 V' . fi J u, m urwuan i i uen yon nave - to pursue afresh, with redoubled ardor, your on ward course. Were yon not a Christian T Then let this he the time of giving all to Chnstt consecrate to him your returning strength, and commence living anew, and tdthe glory of his name. 7. In sickness recognize the hand of CA. " Aniicuon comets not from tho dust neither dotn trouble spring out of the ground." What ever may have bees your agency, or the agency of your feUow-men, the Lord's hand is to be ac know (edged in the things which we suffer. He still, therefore, before God. " Hear ye the rod ii uu wuv iiau spoinieu ii. let sickness be a time of acquainting yourself with God, with his character, hia promises, his thmttflninn .4 I i. .1. . . M . . . . ' With every thing by which henmkes himself known- i 8. In sickness brinir vourae.n nesr ta pinmiia God may have seen you too negfeotfujoipthe high interests of that state. Sickness may have been sent aa an admonition to awaken you to better viewsto a sense of your frailty, and a new course or action, tad not, therefore, to use a time of sickness for the high purposes of promoting your immortal well-being. Earn Re fitter.- -- ; . ir - Am . tmroarcMTB shovldkb or nimv. A few days ago a butcher in this neighborhood who has always been considered wide awake, lost a ahoulderof mutton, and bavimr ascertained that it had been stolen by a certain dng belonging to a certain attorney, ne lost no, time in repairing tofts owner and akreoated him as follows: Pray air, if a dog comes to my shop and runs away witb a quarter of meat, cannot I make the dog's owner pay for the loss f. Certainly, said the lawyer. Then, replied the butcher, I'd thank vou for 3 and 9d which is the cost price of a shoulder of mutton your pointer has just stolen from mo.. The lawyer paid the money: and the kniirht of the cleaver thanking and wishing him. a good morning waa leaving the othce ; but' the solicitor said, stay sir. I must trouble you for my foe. You cams to consult me, I gave you my opinion, and I charge 6s and 8d. The butcher looked ex ceedingly sheepish but instantly paid the amount and returned home with the kea of his mutton snd an additional o)v of 2a and lid. Cheltem ham CArea,. . t -J . - - Thi sjitt-hkoro -whkat- The many-headed wheat is -aa indige'noua plant of California ; lit heads of which was procured by Major Spering, from a man m the Osage nation of Indiana, who had been trading in the Pacific ocean, i The six heads produced six hundred grains, which were planted by Mr. Alpheos Baker, IbbevUle, S. C, the production of which was ten thousand heads. The ground on which the wheat grew was mcae. nred by an accurate surreyon tiie heads count ed nd one head shelled out, and the grain weighed, a calculation was then made, the re sult of which was, that the wheat produced at the rate of two hundred and thirty bushels to the acre. It was planted about the last of January, and cut on the 30th of June. The knd on which stiw ia nnnr. and sandv. was unassisted hv uiauure Wilket eounty (Georgia) Aries. - BOYS, HO YOU HEAR THAT ? , THE . WHOLE CREW CONVERTED. , The foHowing bet was communicated bv a respected brother who has been laboring among seamen in the port f New York ----- -u-r- The William Hannington, Capt Ben, master, left Newcastle upon Tyne about the 1st of April last, with a crew of fourteen men, laden with coal, for the United States. A lady belonging to the Baptist chapel in Newcastle, feeling a deep interest in seamen put into the hands of the cap. tain, a few days before leaving port, a' package oi tracts and magaxmes lor the crew. ; " I took them," said the captain, " and, according to her wishes, distributed among the hands, until the whole bad gone the rounds among them. In wery few days, after losing sight of the highlands of Scotland, the second mate, a well bred and in. telligent young Scotchman, earns to me and said, "Sir, I hardly know what is the matter with our men; but your tracts have produced a feeling among Uicui that 1 have never seen before If you have any doubt on the subject go look in to tlie forecastle, and see or yourself." I step, ped down, and sure enough every man was read ing with an engagedriess as though hia very bfo and soul were inrit On returning to the cabin the mate continued, "Sir, they wish the Bible read to them; and to-morrow (meaning the sab bath) thry wish to obtain your permission to hold a religious service among themselves in the fore castle." " " 1 can have no objection to' that, I am" sure," I remarked, " but who will lead them. mate, seeing none of us make any professions that way?" " I shall make my best endeavors," wss the reply, " and I suppose others will do the same." "Very well," I said; "there is a pros pect now of fine weather make all snug, I will take the helm, and let every one that wishes at tend the service." The arrangements were made the sabbath came a meeting among themselves was held, morning and afternoon. A privilege tor a prayer meeting was again asked lor the evening. I objected." - " But," said the mate, " you had no objection all day, why object now T" " MV objection ia," 1 replied, " that you do' not hold the meeting In the forecastle, but in the cab. in, where t may have a spice of a' privilege with yon myself, since 1 have accommodated yon all day by standing at the helm. Accordingly, in the evening every man cam down into the cab. in. I took . the Bible and read a chapter, and called upon the mate to-pray. ' In a moment all were upon their Jihe The mate proceeded little way, but soon choked up -with tears, and broke down. The cook then undertook H, and he soon swamped in the same way. I then said to one of the apprentice boys, "hilly, cant yon pray for us V The, littlo fellow began, and made an excellent sweet' little prayer, and seemed to get along best of any of us. " ITiefact is," said the captain, " we were all overwhelmed with sense of our sins, and aa there waa not one of tts thai had made any profession of religious expe rience, we made rather lama work of it at first : , but 1 do hope that God in his mercy has heard our poor petitions, and converted every man on board. As to myself," saidL the captain, " it my intention, if it please God, to connect myself wiui ins people, sna wren ine inurca OI Wincn my praying wife ia a member ; and I suppose it is rwv.nwu , -" Tner Sv. They say tells that which not true at least three quarters of the time-He is about the worst authority you can produce to support the credibility of your statements Dcarceiy was tnere ever a suspicious report put in circulation but this Mr. Tkey Saw was the au thor of it, and he always escapes responsibility ano aeicciion oecause, living lust no where he can never be found. Who said that Air. E. the merchant, was supposed to be in a failing condi. tion T Why v' They say so. On what authority do you affirm that neighbor F. baa been in bad company t Why "They say so. Is it. a fact, that Miss G. is not sp circumspect as she sliould be f Why They say so. Plague on. this Mr. or j ic m nun vruuier io war nr. .no body who always does all the mischief, and lives no where, but hi the inventive brain of those who, undeserving respect themselves, are desirous to puu down others to their own level. We at ways suspect the truth of a report which tame Button. Tkey oaf there is some truth in the above. w .. . If From the New Genesee Farmer.! ' ' IMPORTANCE OF THE EDUCATION OF FARMERS, Messrs. Editors : Although much has been said of lute Aixn the -education of fury mors, still much more needs be said before the minds of the farming community will properly awake to this subject t It ought to engage the pen of the ablest writers : it ought to be published in every paper, and proclaimed upon the house tons, that umor- ance is the greatest obstacle in the- way of ...,. r..i ii. : tr oiH-bcssiut iuiiiiiiiu. , n any pruiession on earth requires its fellow-citizcns. to bo well educated mevt thoroughly acquainted with the laws of nature, it is that v of - Agricul ture, in order to success in p.lmost every business- in liTc, it is necessary thut those engaged should be well acquainted with the first principles of the profession. Especial. Iy is his true of farming. And yet how ma ny there are who are engaged in this impor. Ltant business who are wholly ienorant. of its nrst rudiments. . ?io other profession has even been the subject of so much abuse by reason of ignorance its this. Before men can engage in most, other callings, they must first serve an apprenticeship and give a. year or more, oi tneir service, or they must spend seven or eicht veara and many hundred dollars in study, before they can be considered as prepared to engage in tlie intended . :professi6n.TBuTpTany can oe a larmer, is the general opinion. Any body knows enough for that No matter indeed whether they be any body or not, if they are only the shape of a man. No iaiter-M Iwtlier '-they-knew-A f ronr-fl;-or whether theysupjiose the moon is com posed or the same materials as our earth, or whether it-is madof ereetl-cheesK No matter whctlicr they suppose the earth revolves around the sun and is governed by uie nxoa laws oi nature, or wliether it stands upon the shoulders of tour hugecle phants! 86 matter at all about these things, if they only know how to plough, sow their grain and cover it up ; this is all that .is necessary. 1 his has been tho too preva lent opinion, although I am glad to sav it is fast doing away. Farmer s education has been greatly neglected they have general, ly thought that to educate their children was unnecessary. With many the opinion prevails that if they-can-nly-read'wefl enough to read - a newspaper, v (seldom though that they take one,-) can write a little, understand arithmetic well enough to add and subtract, their education is sufficient.- To stutlyGrammar and Geogra phy would be worse than uselsss. As the formed would make them talk more politely and correctly, and politeness is something that belongs to gentlemen, not to lannera. The latter would make them more , ac quainted with the world and therefore ere. ate in them a, desire of travelling. Philo. soihy, Chcmwtry, Geology-, Botany. Min. .1- i. i --.f. im.4.i;iSlii-.t-FrTt-iiTTI-Wli .T---'T.''iT'JJ.''t etatogy, &c., which are rt-ry essential lb good farming, are entirely beyond their comprehension, and are genrally supposed to be Greek or Latin words. For- such people to tend their children to an Acade. my, would of course, opoil themvaa' it would make them lazy and protfdv . And this latter objection : iroyJbaxirrretiiriea true I but It U always with those whose na. tural abilities are not sufficient for a farm, er. Tnererbresbrne other, business, to which such ones always flee, would be bet ter forihem. - What I have said, is not true of all far. niers. Yet it is too much so with the ma. jority ; and its effects are plainly to be seen. : By reason of such ignorance, they have come far short of that profit : which they might have, realized, had they been more thoroughly acquainted with the prin ciples of farming. And, "as a " crnse quencvfurmera have generally been con. sidered inferior to persons of other profes sions ; and, therefore farming has been looked upon by many as rather a low an? degraded calling. " And farmers have been contented to have it ao. Tbey have not considered themselves as good . as other men.' Like the African Blave, they have been too willing to be trodden . down by those whom they consider their superiors. They often regard men-of other professions far above themselves. But this should not be. Farming is the rnost important, and it should be considered the most honorable occupation in the wyrjld. v Let farmers arise and take a proper stand in tlie communi ty, and no longer let it be considered de grading to be a farmer. Let farmers be come to be educated men. .By becoming educated, I do not mean that they must be college educated ; but let them be instruct. - .1 . 1 ...,. ass ea in tiioso sciences, wnich are necessary tQ a thorough Knowledge of their-p rofessior. jueitnem oe inniKing, intelligent men- men of sound minds and honest hearts. 'uvWe more idea, and I have done. That is this. Farmers compose three- fourths of the inhabitants of this great re public, and upon them, therefore, rests the destiny of this nation. How import tant, tnereiore, that they be intelligent, ed. ucated, thinking men. Do they consider this f - Then let them prepare their sons and daughters to fill a station so high and important Ijci tnem prepare their sons for seats in our legislatures and our' Con eress : and I verihr believe were these. Jih. dies nowEcomposed of iarmers, we should not see that discord which now prevails in our national attain. ' . K- Le Roy, June, 1940. . : . l ftK Obbat Chandelier. Hits great luminary, manufactured by Messrs. II. N. Hooper ii Co. , of this city, by order of the last Congress, for the Hall of Reprcsenta. Uvea, at Washington, is completed, and we are happy to announce that it will be sus pended in Faneuil Hall, on Monday, where the citizens, will have an opportunity to ex. amine a beautiful specimen of Yankee skill andingenuLtyItJana.jof-tlie--large8t chandeliers ever made in this country, and reflects great credit on the manufacturers. Boston Transcript. 1 . w- . With your work always keep ahead, and the grass won t grow behind you. 11 If you feed low, you must work slow- much tutn requires, much physic. TO THE. WHIGS OF NORTH CAROLINA. tT It is the wish of the Whigs in many parts of the State that a Convention should be held in this place on the 5th of October next ; Believing una siiggreBuuii w Hare ran wiui general approoa. tion, we hereby announce in behalf of the Whig 1 arty of JNorltt 1 Uarolina.' Uiat THiax will BE W HKJ OTATI UONVK.VTIOHI HELD I! THK CTTT Or Ralimh om thk 5th or Octoses narr -the day am which yot achieved tht bottle af the Thamea when the friends of " Harrison and Reform" throughout the ritate will be expected to be repre sented, either in person or by deleontes. Whin of nortn Carolina ; xoar country experts ever man to do hi duty. ' IHA'B MANLY, J. H. BRYAX. . . GEO. W. HAYWOOD, T.J.I-EMAY, " 1 J AS. IREDELL, H. W. MILLER, W. R. GALES, Raleigh, N. C. H. McQUEEX. 15 Bnntombe conntjr, S. C. T1HE Proprietor of the Sulphur SPRINGS, in JL Buncombe county. North Carolina, four and a half miles west of Ashevule, begs leave to inform hia old visitors, and the public rcnerallv that bis entire establishment is in excellent repair, and open to accommodate from one hundred and fifty, to two hundred persona. His buildings have been lately enlarged his stables thorouely refitted his bath houses and pleasure irounds well ike- pored, and from his success heretofore, he hopes. I A .:.. - i - i.i , i , , . N w vwiuiiw iiwire a uwiu suaiv oi puuuo pat ronage. He would, also, respectfully inform southern gentlemen, who may desire summer , residences in the mountain country, that he basa number ofbeau tiful sites in the vicinity of the springs, which he will dispose of on the most reasonable terms. Ii . U. l imber arul every advantage for building ai nana. v j ; B. DEAVER, Proprietor, July, 1840. bU- 5fW Dollars Reward STOLEN out of the stable at John Love's, in . Haywood County, North Carolina, on Satur. day night, the 30th instant, a yellow sorrel horse. witb a pretty large blaze in his face, extending to hia mouth three white legs his hind legs both white, with wind-nlbj on the ancles s he is about fifteen hands and a half high very heary bodied, with a beautiful ear, head. and . neck ; he steps short and quick walks and trots well ; one of his hips is a little lower than the other ; he fa eight years old he will unlutcbunself, if he can, from any place. I swapped, for hum! four years are last February, with, a man by the name of Phelps, ! .1 :ll n1 . . . a f. . - . in ureenvuni jmisuici, b. kj. nave since roae him on the Blairsville. Lafavette.and Snrinir PI- Circuits, in Georgia, and franklin Circuit, N. C. f , UAH LcIL PAYNE. Franjdih, June 96, 1840. 3t 4 Blanks! Blanks!! JUST printed, and for sake at the " Messenger Office, a new assortment of BLANKS among which are Constables' Warrants, with Judgements and Executions, Superior and County Court Solicitors' Indictments for Affrays, Assaults, ate, etc. . CT All order for Blanks of any kind. nroniDtlv attended to. , Ashcvilk,7uly 94, 1840.. t BOOK6! BOOKS! - A HANDSOME lot of new Religious BOOKS, consisting, in part, of . K Oarke's Cotmnentary m the Old and New Tests , -inents, 6 vols, royal octavo. . Wesley's Sermons, 2 vols, royal octavo, Watson's do. " Watson's Biblical and Theotogieal Dictionary, Coral's Biblical Dictionary for Babbatb Hchools, (a lew work.) jJT Travels in different parts of Europe in 1836-7, by - Wilbur Flsk, 8. T.D. 1 Parents Friend, or Letters on tlie Education of Children, by Rev.D. Smith. Child' Magazine, 16 vols. , Voyages and Travels, compiled from the most au thentic sources, 14 vols. " ; EvangeUcal Rambler, 13 vols. A great variety of Sabbath School Spelling, Read- nig, Question and Hymn Books, die, &c. -Single Sermons, by different authors, on a variety of subjects. , , ; :.. A Urge supply of Religious Tracts. 1 ' All of which will be sold low for cash. Enquire at the office of the MeasengcT. -- ---" Asheville, June 5, 1840. , ' : 1 State of North Carolina, BUNCOMBE COUNTY, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessloiis-July session, 1840. Esko Jokes, .1 Original Attachment levied Willum Smith, on Land. rr appearhur to the satisfaction of the Court, that the defendant, William Smith, is not an inhab itant of this State, it is ordered by the Court that publication be made for six weeks in the "High, land Messenger," for the said William Smith to appear at the next Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to be held for said County, at the Court House in Asheville, on the 3rd Monday after the 4th Monday in Sept next, then and there to re plevy and plead to issue, or judgment will be en tered against him, and the land levied on con demned for the payment of the Plain tifl'a debt and SQstSi ' r--r-! - v-t v-T" --r Test, July, 1840. N. HARRISON, Cl'k. 85 25 86 Jtmplttd Mndlan JUttUng. THERE will commence a protracted meeting (God willing) with the Cherokee Indians, on Soco creek, near Oconalufty, in Haywood coajrty, N. C, on Thursday after the second Sab: bath in October next .. .' - : -- , , The meeting will be conducted through aa in terpreter, by JAHrj Chasteex, Thomas Henson, and Joshua Ammox, Wit. Hatnks. Sept. 18, 1840. pt 15 WE have now on hand, and shall continue to keep, a huge and general assortment of printed on good paper, and in the latest style, which Constables' Warrants, H Ca. Sa's. and Bonds, Superior Court Ca. Sa's, ' County Court Road Orders, f - " Executions, -- Guardians' Bonds, Apprentices' Indentures, ' V 1 Appearance Bonds, ' Constables' Delivery Bonds. - Superior Court Witness Tickets. County Court do. An. Countv Cniirt Ca. So'. JL. A- f And are how prepared to print to order. .u. neatest manner, every description of Blanks. s. ; BT All orders for Printing of any Dromntlv attended to. anv kind will K. any kind will be - Messenger" uttice, . I 1 ...v . - - i. Asheville June 5, 1840. f " JTBrrePFrTri nv tii? -L Anderson Districts S. by the first day of oepiemoer next, weeny journal or tne above f ills nf fjrsnas-viaKlatt siiwa mtnA wnAy) su.su A ' type, to be devoted to tlie duseniination of politi- Mtl nrinrinlii. in a.ttrtTAatft'multlX f- - wvw vixiryv n aas K oil lfUl struction of the Federal Compact, and the doc trine promulgated by the JerTcrsonian Republican School. As consistent with those principles it will advocate the Election of Wm. H. Harrison, ginia to the Vice Presidency of th United State, uuuuniuw IIKIM lor uie DUD. veraioii nf thenmvnt AAminimtmii. .i'ik c . 1 ".ui Conviction that its leading measures are in direct t . :! : ,L, i i ... uuvuiiij iu win pnmpcnij anu nappinesa ot ue great mass of the Citizens of our Common Coun try, "It will observe a mild and dignified tone, ami aauress iweu in plain language to tho com mon aefiM nf Avprv rl.M nf iti-io..- rn u benefit it i designed." It will be the uncompro- uaiBiii iatrcua. vi UM riuicuious system or pro- (Uainlssll'sl IfisTA flflrtnl A ha) 4l uuu..A A . "1"-" - 1 v "j"v j uw pii-raiTUs, ujiiinnuBiiun, ano win niuiniain me true CI18X And althratirh it will mAvnmta id. EMM:M -i . . .- " nawvaw ajvj VllCValtlU Jt . j m i is . . ..... awnwa ana lyiw wiuiaii uie seal and ability it vuuuiwiiu, m me wuv nope oi resionn Uie aTOVerninent to ita nriarinal mtrifv mnA miKi;H simplicity jpt will nevertheless treat with respect the opinions of those who differ with us, and its Columns will lie onrn Ut m ("mtvMfn Alm.i, r an political subjects, and it will under no circum- i wsvuanivu m wmnxm wwuw wo mucu oi a paruzan, out that it will SCmtinizA ftvprv mrt nf thm A m ' v i. M - Uie time being, and condemn or approve as mar ... rVUm Hisvlal.nsl Ca: I Ml a L - . . ft political paper, bat will devote much of its cot s :..ls PJ..i .. 7 uiuiu, w nncuiLuiT!, soaucauon, tjiteratore, the Arts and Sciences. History, Novelties, Amuse, ment. the Turf, Field sports, the markets, &c. and wiU Use every ezertinn tn urnaent of useful and entertaining matter that it can not sa iv "ui win uuw ui wi HawEi oi rcaoera nrwpecliis of the Southern Tunes and General In- tcilirenftar-.. whirJi na AnmirmoA u a.. .. a V " ""Hai IV VWUIJ UCUs tral trmunii in Fnlif ho mrmm nni ... l. m ? v wt-mma BRBIC Bit, JBJ i ms, in.i a.,4k r i: - i i .... ' tiiirc uwi iTumu vuiuia wooiu en ier me arena off rcsiaeni maxins; witn tne earnestness that she ia ikelv to do. But havintr rwvn AlmatmrtA i s weiMpuiuwu Ui hat eineetiitioti. mnW nnt "wi H1 n trtev i s. n 4 " t "'"'fh srMia4 mnnn aa uiu tmu miuuruinL iBTiiiiimi swwivasi ihiu changed his purpose and has hnued this prospec iiianHJ il Ul:J ai a .L- - mj ututi uim uie inenasoi roiorm ren- j roisivumii! s ib in ci ana otato) will make uniterfnd icIou effort io lnwure ana reuirn sunscriDer" Indeed to 7:"" w ui wim reaa wiuiout prciu. dice. ' : - . From the verv mhnrt iim tin;! L Commence. tilA DllhlilJktinn it ia i.nnni.nl I . i 7 . ..j wm -r r mmh -ftlf r Ult3 naiiiea tif KiirWrihrsi ti MsmnAj : iuiucu liiiiuvuiaicij. . Hioivfi; w wuwn una prospectus w sentv bubsenbera as tbey may procure. (Postage paid, or throntrh their Pootmiuitm in raiKAnM a Son Dutnr.t- S C mnA I i MMM4i i j afenUeilUfn VhA rnlv fat Aima-mA I. .-."aruur mma,j "rn w uulc ma ocuve tlllAHMt frvSF las f 3 . ; -f" auvvvuHwreiuTui, mna may una it m convenient tn miv with tho . COnnirsnbsrihem hr-iwmn tiiU m.A iks.JL.1 'a - ' wv inUUvoTQ IfflH nf htthliMhnn rill t t w.m tuu muj namDCT OI jwr cuuvateo uuti inay hmKi they can Drpciirt. 1Th thta-k i ... 3 m requested to copy this prospectus. TERMS. The Highland Sentinel wit be JHtblishcd at 92 50 in advance, or if paid in four months from the time of sohacrihinor. 3 00 if &a Sjl -arv aa, asasu UllEK TOUT months and within the year ; and f3,50 if paid if. ins Ina amJ vf 1. - 1 . . 1 . ."Tju- uenuemen wbo obtain SIX subscribers and beenmii mnuikU e- .l . . 1 ""iv aw uiem will be entiUed to a seventh number gratia, no subscription will be received for less than a year and no naner discontinnawr until on MulimLMBl ituMllMlt.. DJ.i I vimwa v, U1C MJUSWT. August 1.M8W. . A J-REED. PRINTING! PIIINTINC3 T' HIS Office having now on band . assortment of Book and Job VTp,r, prietors are prepared to execute, lithe weat toaMe sty le, and on moderate terms, all kiA. . LETTEE-PIISS flttUM, ' Such as Pamphlets, Show Bills, Way Bill,, fe, and Horse do.; Business, Professional aadvS Cardfi every kind of Blanks ; Ejection TkA &esVen ate. ,. - 7- ,leH ICT The assortment of Type ia this Office i, surpassed in any Office in this section of the 8tZ? aod being entirely new, we can saft-ly pmj!?1 that Printing of every description wttt fcVj omely eiccuted. ' . All orders Car Printing) addressed to Uie Pol i-j. era, will b thankfully received and prom.U tended to. , .T'J at. ... lAslieville, Juno 5. 1840. - j . ftotitonert' Hall, 83 East Bay, CHARLESTON, 8. C. AGENTS for Lothian eVHagar'a Tyne dry. New York, will contract to iJj quantity or variety of Printing Type to thTrW ersof JrorthandcthGmandGernt aa advantageous terms as they can be furnish!!! from the manufacturers. The Type made att? establishment is all east by hand, the metal eead rf not superior to any in the coon try. d . We are also agents fol K. Hoe 4 Co's alaefck. and Hand PRESSES, and all otherarticka mZ facturcd by them for Printers' and Bin dW oaT We also keep on hand, and contract for their. Bdar suply of Printing Paper, of any quantityi Johnson dt Durant's Printing Ink. alwavs -hand, forsaleby ."WJ r BURGES &. WALKER. March 3, 1840. , j MARRIAGE LICENSE, BONDS, Snptrior and County Court Writi, - ' A ND a general asscrtmcnt of other Blank. A. jiist printed, in superior style. For sale a this office, at our usual moderate prices. .J Sept. 18, 1840. V CONSTABLES'- DELIVERY BONDS, t, sale. Apply at the "Messenger" Office. ftrfeCflloil TrtSbTte ry-The Presbytery of Union, E. Ten. will meet in this place m liViiln. 1,. aA A . 1 . . . 7 SI 1 " eiooer, at wnicn tuneabt the Camp-Meeting at Newton Academy, one aiik and a half from Ashevilln will 1 membera of Presbytery may be expected to remaa unui uie camp-mccung is closed. r Southern Ladies Book, BDITKO BV P. C. PENDLETON A. B. P. Pivses . W ' BJ JIVVsTsSI To the Ladies of Georgia, and of the South seas. mIIi. il. : i. . - .j, .v luaivnuig iiun is most respecuuljy soa. aaitasd... It is. fciy H that It will icceTve'Shar serious sttentinn. anil moot h i..: , .... - .iauwiin since it is for their especial benefit Uiatihe work is nrniratoH. 1 r i . - - U d . ' PinmrrTnr: :r TNnibmitti TV the fol low in i. nlnn A -s- call the attention nf (h.. j -n .l who feel interested (and who are those that a not ?) in the welfare and improvement of theft mmm k, io uie prcsemcohclition of the Soutbert Press. Nearly all the publications which haw IWiik il in i:.: V I . . . pumicai ciscussioniL and I tiieir columns tiem with.' .1 a , uu,er lorm oi wordywarfare- earned on in language, frequently unfit for "e, i " iuuiii uiu:a io me aeiicacy and ee. ticness which belong so peculiarly to the Female rharnitf . Ot the few literary papers published Sooth si the Potomac, there is not one exclusively dedict ted to the Li oiks! We have felt this as a waat wnreu ougnt to He supplied : and we propose is maka an effort to do so, confident that our en da. '" oo crownea wiw success, if we can onh secure the heartv wniriin. - r v. . T i v. umm Ml, WSOS we propose to labor Tus uoial or the Sodtbvv " "peer, lunner, mat every inteUirat mind amons' the oih.-r u will .w. :.u b. -i " w im apian. bation, and aid in sustaining, an enterprise desira. M fn imnnr. I.a - : J t .1 .... . - . y uiiiiub ui nioso, wiinout wtwse cnemng smiles and soothing coinpadionship, life would be dreary and this fair world desert. "Ve WishraJso, to afford to the Ladies a held fof the exercise of their own talents, and for the de vclopeinent of the resources of their minds. Vm lists of authors, for some years past, have ft quently ensolled the names of females whose fit rious success has shed an additional radiance a the name of " Woiui.'' The "lords of creation have been forced to rLnnail.j. x ... waft Ulc j mind is, by no meana, deficient iu capacity anf intellectual endowments whilst, at the same that it IS DosaesaeH nf iimmyv. ..K i . . . i" wikbvt anu lacu XiOOf as woman's mind luM in ilfj i T .. . . uiiuiuuiu 'wig wer her powers underrated, and forced to remain in- mc or unexerenca, By ihe force of conventions! arramretnents : hut hir i i . , . ... " , ' - u-w unacn, ana ner hberty has been proclaimed. The article of Mos. lem faith tlmt " women have no souls,' no longer obtains anion? us. 1-1 th.Uu. . .1.. own privileges, and we offer them, in our proposes . " "":" .'"f . ejrpression or Uieir owi Views and seniiinont. An nll.l . . ... . -. " "iiihi spinairisi, si any degree, to the welfare and improvement af In offmnir thn nlnn nT m.--1 r-j.-jDi we do not intend that it shall be precisely similar m north. We lean to our Northern iOtemporary pictorial represents bona of fashion und dress, for the embellish mentof the neraon: h if our. nnHMr;jd . .. , . . rv.,uc . E.ro 01 purnr, eganee, reroiement and grace, for the adornment ot the mind. All that may contribute to form the nMrf inuiimMtA si.. i .. j 'Il ,,a' P""1 the affections, and renae the mannera h.n k. . - , . cmnTciai cmi. that our work may be a useful aid to the yoont, andbnutiMn preparing themaelm for the arduous duties which devolve en ivsasss, in her varied j.n..iw rv. t . ..... , m-.u -, . , r a'.uguiL'r, nut aas LMothcr. ', And we rtpeat, that in the accamplisa ment or fine hicrh Anit.M . . .. ' ...ii.i-, WVj connaeniif ex pect tlM? ttld inrf llinimrt 1 t- i. f 1 1- . ; . 7 rr1- w mw cniiiraicnea ana ! moVmus orboth-sew-Arrang lar aid will be made with several Ladies, whose 1 . ""'eaay gainea tnem high farnt in ttM lirorarw niAs J J .B . jLTsT . . i na several gentlemen si dKtinarntshed atfninnwni. 1,... .1 j " -7 .jicaur orrn arcn. red aa ontnhrrtn . .u . ;,v "" wuoui- scienuno trscu, I witfi notes and observations on the Arts, may be , . ... m panmentor the work will re ceive marked Utentinn 1.. niu omitted which may tend to give to the pubheatiod such character as will render it worthy the attea- UOQ Of the lemrnA .l . 1 . ,. . n - - - i unss 10 wnoro h VFlAlfcmU:-A ldieafth South md "'" " '"ina ia obtain the requisite number of iili.oniw... . . . 1 r lkiI j- iwo uiousana ane s mfmrt iTiT C npon' and " ourefforts, that. UVirAUboXZir?- 'm . , muuicn auiu ineiius, sun n is soon done. i ... CTThe work will contain sixty-four royal oe tavo mm .ih.k-j i- - -. . . - " cwarea eover, wiU appear monthly, JTsrina-Rva dollars per -m.uw.payawew tne delivery of the first pan The following .n, . .1 ..... j. , "s " ""iito oi uie contriDuiors w M'hharenv2iI? i President of Franklin Collcf PmfeJ. P. WaddCn, Fmnklin college. ( , Dr. A. Means, Professor of Phyoic, Science, Emory 5f3' J; AtIFw- ex-Prcsident of Emory college, i 7" : Kound' principal of Uie Georgia Com- ference Manual I jibor School. Key. Jesse Men.nr W..k: ... r. Rev. E. lIWiMiVn TJir10' ""V H. w W Z'' . no. I a ti V.i """""."avannsji, do, A. H. Chappell, Eso., Macon, do. Ilon.E.A.NisbcSIaou, do. ' v
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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Oct. 2, 1840, edition 1
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