VOL. I[ .]
CHARLOTTE, JV. C. TUESDJr, NOVEMBER i, 1835.
[NO. 57.
PUBM|HED WEEKLT
^ Bv LEMUEL BINr;HAM,
f AT TURSK DOLLARS A TEAU, PAID IN ADVANCE.
t No paper will be discontinued, unless at the
discrution of the editor, until all arrearages are
paid.
Advebtisements will be inserted at the usual
sates. Persons sending in ad\t^rtisements, are
requested to note on tlie margin the number of
insurtions, or they will be continued until forbid,
and chargcd accordingly.
PROPOSALS,
ron pcnusHiNo, wti-.KLr, in tue towst of Fay
etteville,
.4 RELIGIOUS PAPER,
TO UE C.VLLED THE
X ouUx-CftvoVinu TelegYOYjiVv,
CONDUCTED BY
REV. ROBEiri. II. MORRISON, A. M.
N ORTII-CAROLINA
(For the benejit of the Oxford Academy.)
SECOND CLASS,
To be drawn positively in November next, and
conjplctcd ill a few minutes.
. B. YATES 6? A. M'lNTYHE, Managers.
1
' 1
2
2
18
18
18
186
186
1488
13950
SCHEME.
Prize of $20,000
10,000
5.000
1,990
1.000
500
100
50
25
10
6
LAFAYETTE HOTEL,
20,000
10,000
10,000
3,980
18,000
9,."00
1,800
9,300
4,650
14,880
69,750
$171,360
The importance df periodical publications
has long l)Ocn t lt and ucknowkdged. By
them intelligenci. is diffused, error corrtctcd,
prejudice removed, vice restrained, and virtue ;
, clierishi d, to an- extent worthy of regard. As |
men feel a deep interest in whatever relates to j
their political rjgiits and temporal prosperity, j
vehicles of worldly lu ws have, in all civilized j
countrie.s, be n soiigiit with eagerness and sup
ported With liberality. j
Hut as the clunris of .Tehovah, the interests of
the Sou!, aiut the biilcninities of Eternity, far
surpass in magiiltiide all other thing's, it is rea-
so!ia le to expect tlud religious publications
would rise up, gyiiiing patron:igc among men
and i-.verting a bciuficial inthience in forming
their cinirjicters. Happily, ihe present age is
beginning to an!.\ter this expectation by a
: gTowing anxiety for religious knowledge, and
a lovely display of benevoknt i nterprise. We i
live at a time when plans for public good are |
boldly conceived and fearlessly executed. To ,
bless others is becoming the ambition of the
highest and the reconipt nse of the lowest. To '
$top the growth of hunnn misery by opposing |
the march of Ininiaii cori*u])tioi\, ;s now attempt-'
rd in almost every land. To carry, “far as the j
curse is found,” the tidings of peace and the '
means of purity, unites the strength of a thou
sand hands, and engages the prayers of ten
thousand hearts.
These efTorts are not without success. The
use of truth prospers. I'he kingdom of righ-
eousi»ess advances. 'I'he works of darkness
ive way, and unnumbered triumphs of tlie
ospel promise the approach of better timu.
'ut the work is only begun. Millions of the
uman family arc yet covered with darkness,
uilt, and polhition. 'I’housands in our own
ountry know nothing of the way of life.
To (’hristians the cry for help nuist be rais-
d. They arc the lianored instruments by
hich Christ will set up his kingdom in the
•orld. His standard they are privileged and
etjuired to follow, and to tlo so without tlis-
lay, and fight under it without defeat, they |
iu.st act in concert. To secure this they must;
now their relative strength and movanents. ^
n a w'ell-organjzed army there are watchmen i
o look out for danger, and messengers to re-
ort the acts of each division, and the success
f every attempt; so, in the host of the I-ord
here nuist be heralds to l)car tidings of w hat
s doing, and sentinels to guard against hostile
nvasions. The army of Christ is not drawn up
n one field of battle. It is scattered over the
hole earth. Hence the necessity and useful-
ess of religious papers, by which Christians in
!very country may know what iseft'ected, what
“emains to be done, and how to co-operate with
!ach other in doing it. 'I’hero is no other way
tn which to make know n the wants of every
lection of the Church, and to insure concentra-
led and vigorous exertions among the friends
if Zion. Accordingly, in all [larts of the
hurch, and among all denominati)iis ofChris-
,L/|kians, such publications are rapi'dl^r nmitijjlying
^ *^nd checrfully supported.
North-Carolina, containing a population of
lore than six hundred thousand, and many
(lurishing Churches, has iiol one .such /xijnr.
>Vhy this lamentable dcfieifncy r No state in
:he union, of equal importance and respi cta-
ility, but supports one or more.
The experiment is now to be made, wliether
the people of our state are willing to patronize
inch a publicatioji. That tluy are riclily able
lone will pretend to deny.
'I’he editor ot'tlie rnKonvi’il will use every
xertion to make it a ilnthfiil journal of rtligi-
lus intelligence, and an impartial advo ate of
liristian doctrine and vital |)u ty. He wdl have
t tore him a choice selt ctlon of the lustpa-
i-rs and magazines in this country, and some
if the ablest foreign journals, from which lie
hopes at all times to be able to jiresent an in
teresting abstract of use tid iid\)rmation. He
will also be aide«l by original commuMications
l.ysome of the most distinguished geiitleiiien
in this state. ^
As learning and religion adorn .nnd j)ronu)te
«ftch other, and cannot be separ.ited without
iTPitilatiug both, the colunnis ot'tiu- ’I't k-graijli
■will be filled in part with select literary pieccs,
designed to increase the knowleil;''e and grati
fy tin- taste of all its readers. And us Miris-
+i:ms owe many of tlieir (b arest jH’ivik ges to
tlie admirable constitution of our u i:se and liap-
yy government, and are di ejjly iiileresti 1 in
])rosperity, a faithful detail of political
events, domestic and foreign, will at all limes
be given.
Appropriate remarks on Agricultural Im
provements and Domestic Economy will occa-
bionally be inserted.
And “last, blit not least,” the improvement,
di^'-nity and usefulness of the I'cmale be.\ will
iii'i a willing and sincere ad\ocate.
'1 be pajier will be large, neatly printed, and
k'it'.i the best type. No advertisements will be
[ailinilted.
The first number will be issued as soon as a
tulHfieiit num!)er of subscribers is obtaiiu-d.
Price, three dollars a year, or t\\ o tlol-
Ui’s and fiftv cents, if paid in advance.
Jn!// 1, 18.’5.
*♦* i>'-iL»bcripliousrcc'-ivcd at lliis oflicc.
FAYETTEVILI.E, N. C.
This spacious and convenient House will be
open on the 10th October, for the acoommo-
d.ation of the Public. Besides a large number
of comfortable single bed-rooms, so much de
sired by travellers, this establishment contains
several handsome drawing rooms and apart
ments, particularly suited for the reception of
families. Boarders, with or without lodgings,
will also be acconunodated. The furniture and
bedding are entirely new ; and, as the proprie
tor intends keeping the House in the most gen
teel style, he confidently hopes to receive a
share of public patronage.
CLEMENT TRACY,
^ptember 28, 1825.—4wt57
MISCELLANEOUS.
15,870 Prizes,
26,970 Blanks,
42,810 Tickets ?171,o60
^ '1 his is a l.ottery formed by the ternary com
bination and permutation of 36 numbers. To
determine the prizes therein, the 36 numbers
will be severally placed in a wheel on the dav
of the drawing, and five of them be drawn out';
and tiiat ticket having on it the 1st, 2d and 3d
drawn Nos. in the order in w hich ilrawn, will b(?
entitled to the prize of J.20,000, and those five
other tickets which shall have on them, the same
Nos. in the following orders, shall be entitled to
the prizes aiKxed to them, respectively, viz:
The l.st, od and 2d to $10,000
2d, l.st and od to 5,000
2d, 3d and 1st to 5,000-
3d, 1st and 2d to 1,990
3d, 2d and 1st to 1,990
The 18 other tickets which shall have on
them three of the drawn numbers, and those
three the 2d, 3d and oth, the 2d, 4tb and 5th, |
or the 3d, 4th and 5th in someone of their sev-'
eral orders of combination or permutation, will !
each be entitled to a prize of $1,000. i
Those 18 other tickets which shall have on |
them three of the drawn numbers, and those I
three, the 1st, 2d and 4th, the 1st, 2d and 5th, ‘
or the 1st, 3d and 4th, in some one of .their sev-1
eral orders ot combination or permutation, will
each be entitled to a prize of $500. I
Those 18 other tickets which shall have on {
them three of tlie drawn numbers, will each be
entitled to a prize of $100.
1 hose 186 tickets which shall have two of the '
draw n numbers on them, and these tw'o the 2d
and 4th, in either order, will each be entitled to
a prize of $50.
Those 186 tickets which shall have two of
the drawn numbers on them, and those two, the
3d and 4th, in either order, will each be cnti-'
tied to a prize of $25.
All others, being 1488, having two of the
draw n numbers on thtni, w ill each be entitled
to a prize of $10. '
And all those 13,950 tickets, having but one
of the drawn numbers on them, will each be
entitled to a prize of $5.
No ticket which shall have drawn a prize of
a superior denomination, can be entitled to an
inferior prize.
Prizes payable 30 days after the drawing, and
subject to the usual deduction of 15 per cent. 1
Whole Tickets, - - - - - $5 tio i
Half do. 2 50 ,
Quarter do. ..... \ 25 I
Packages of 12 ticket.s, emttracing the 36 '
numbers of the I.ottery, w Inch must of neces
sity draw at least $21 *25 nett, with so many
chances for capitals; or shares of packages may |
be had at the same rate, viz :
Packages of whole, - - -$60
Of halves, ^0
Of Quarters, 15
Orders for 'PICKETS received at this of
fice.
Wttevs
Hemahnng in the Post-Office at Lincolnfon, N. V.
Isf (Jciobcr, 1825, some if which will be sent
away u.> dead Idtin, if they are not taken out
before the 1st January next.
Anthony Paul,
Abernatiiy D. C.
Abernathy .John.
Baker Joseph,
Brisendine Y oung,
Boyd John,
Berry William 3,
Blayloch William,
Buts Henry,
Bennet Abram 2,
Bennet Joseph W'.
Baker Mary,
Black Ephraim,
Burns .lacob.
Black 'I’honias,
Clark Jeptlia,
Cox Polly,
Colvin James,
Cline Michael,
Camp Abner,
Cuny William,
Cow en Reuben,
IJeets Jacob,
Elam Daniel,
Eakcr Christy,
Forney Jacob,
Fuleiiwider 8t Burton
Fisher William,
Ferguson Thomas,
Falls John,
Garret John,
Glen John,
Goodright Jacob,
Graham W illiam,
Gabriel Abvum,
Gullick Jonathan,
Gardner Andrew,
Henderson L.
Harmon Peter,
Hull Major,
Howard Joseph,
Hamilton Drury,
Horis John,
Haron Jacob,
Hunsickcr Joseph,
Harner Jacob,
Hull B njamin,
liarriss \Vilie,
Husstetler Henry,
Hartley Charles, Rev. Warlick John,
Hamilton Ninion, W bite Wm.
Lollcr E. Henrj’,
LineBarger Frederick
J.oraths Elizabeth,
l.ong Brunisic,
Lincli David,
Lorse Charles,
Milligin M’illiam,
Martin Wm.
Marshal Wm.
ftioiriss John,
Mielmm Nathaniel,
Moore J^iscpb, Rev.
M’Carty Jacob,
JIull John,
Nwton John,
Oats Charles II.
Petixe John,
Reeee Paul A.
Roderick William,
Robinson Mrs. Jane,
Robinson Elizabeth,
Ramsay Janies,
Richards Felty,
Roberts Col. John,
Robinson Anios,
Rhodes Hi nry,
Ramsour Jacob,
Ramsour David,
Roach ;Joseph,
Shenii Enos,
Snmmey Peter, jr.
Self W'm.
Stanley John,
Spencer Benjamin,
Sunirour Midial,
Sherrel Case,
Scott John,
Sholl Charles,
Smoyer John,
Spain Harteret, Rev.
Thomas Joseph,
Thompson John,
Taylor Janies,
Tallant Richard,
Irley Joseph,
Vickers Alexander,
W iley Austin,
W ilfong George,
W ilson John,
For the be/iefil and cncuurn^cnient of
ISSEC1L\MSM "
in the Western jiart of North-Carolina.
HCHEME.
'I'lcicKTs, at S'-Z.
Not two Jilunil's to a Prize.
1 Prize of $500 (IMutton and Cotton Saw
t’in) - . is 55UU
■•>00 (raniil\ Cou' h) - is JUO
■J.)0 ((.Ig) ' . . is
■ISO (do.; . . is hSU
(do.) - - i.s loU
dOO (tSide Board 5s (,'otton Saw (lin)
is
one i’eiiibroke') -
1
(b)
1
(ICJ
1
c!o
1
do
-
do
2
ilo
0
do
3
do
0
du
3
do
1
do
10
(10
10
do
I
do
1
llo
20
do
300
lio
431
do
793
2 J aid Cans)
(Hals)
^Candlestand)
(do)
(do)
(25 cast steel A
Shoes)
(Tin Ware, Je\
S.C.) . .
$3072
Tickets can be had in Charlotte of the
signed Commissioners, by letter, postage paid,
inclosing the money; or from tlieir i^geiits in
Salisbury, St;ites\ ille. Concord, Liiicolnton,
\oik\ille or Lancaster; wIn) jiledge themselves
to jjay the prizes as set fdrth in the sclume,
thirty days after the drawing, or ivfiind the
money to purchasers of ticket.s, provided the
sclieiiie shall not be drawn.
SA.M’L. HF.NDEHSdN,
CiUEEN KENDRICK,
JNO. HOY!).
N. n. Explanatory Hand Bills can be had of
the Coirniissioncr.s.
lo»
Jenkens David, 2
Jenkens Hugh,
Knox John,
Lutes Eli,
Lutes, Mr.
l.ong ,Iohn,
Long Hichard,
Linetjarger John,
117-
3it57
ilson .loshua,
^N'llls Isaac,
Wright Moses W.
Whitesides Bazel,
W'acaster George,
Williams Catharine,
'Leonard \S aggoner’s
heirs.
D. REINIIAKDT, P. M.
VVl^J^801l
FJJVCr CIIMR MJKLYG.
WILLIAM Cl LVEHIIOL.'^E
nAVINt; commenced the abovi business in
the tow n of Charlc.tte, resjx ctfull) solicits
a share of public patronage. His work will be
neatly and durably constructed, and will be
disjioscd of on accommodating terms.
SiTTLKs and Wkiti>(. Chaius, made to or
der, can be had on short notice.
Charlotte, Feb. 5, U.^j. lvtT3
A livst vu\e Fuviu l*Dv saAe.
for V
sale that tract of lancl,
(conin.oiily eul!cl the l.ee-
per tract,)’ lying in York
triel, ^outh-CaruliIUi, on the Catawba nvi r,-
and containing about
One Thoumnd andSixtij-six Jjcrcs.
rhe quality and local situation of this land w ar
rant the subscriber in reconimi lulhig it to the
cottnii plaiittr; and he requests all th(»se who
wish to vest funds in that kind of projjirlN, to
examine it. A further description is dei’nied
unnecessary. '1 erms may be known, on a|)pli-
cation to the subscriber, living near centre
meeting-house, Iredell county.
A. J. WOHKE.
August 23, 1825.—3mfO
MKf■ K1.K,\BUHCi COU\TV.
Wm. J. Alexander^ Original Attachment,
vs. V levied m the hands of Jas.
Davirl Martin. J Kirk and \\ m. Lucky.
IT is orderetl by Court, that advertisement be
made for three months inthe Cataw ba Jour
nal, for the defendant to appear at the Novem-
bi r 'I t rm of this Court, in 1825, and there to
replevy and plead to issue, otherw ise judgment
w ill be entered against him.
Test, ISAAC ALEXANDER, Clerk.
3inl60—Price adv. $4
JUSl’ published, and for sale at this oHicc,
price IJi cents, “A Sermon on the Atone
mtnt.” Uy bAJiCEi C. A- Mi
Prom the Boston Medical Intelligencer.
OCTOBER.
This is the last month of the season in
which we can expect to enjoy that nice
ballance of ag^rccble warmth and bracing
coolness of autumn, which is so grateful
to our feelings after the efieminating in-
llnence of a scorching summer. To in
valids and valetudinarians who dress as
though they think that cloths were made
for screens rather than to keep their bod
ies warm, we have nothing to say until
they entirely lay aside theii cobweb habits
of silk and gauze, and make use of some
thing more substantial to shield themselves
against the inclemency of the approach
ing season. Besides the scanty, light,
and flimsy attire of fashionable females
of the present day, as greatly favoring
the class of diseases from which they
mostly sufll-r, may be reckoned the
warmth and closeness of the apartments
which arc occupied by the opulent, to
gether with the great and sudden chang
es of temperature, to the full eifects of
which, from the lightness of their dress,
they are imprudently and needlessly ex
posed. In the winter, when persotis
leave such apartments to go into the o-
pen air, the change of temperature which
they experience, ol’ten amounts to twen
ty-five or thirty degrees. The j)assages
to the lungs, in conseciuence of being ex
posed to such a irasition from hot to cold,
are likely fail into torpor, from the stream
of cold air that must jjass through them
for the purpose of respiration ; and when
they re-enter their apai'lments, healed to
the meridian temperature of the torrid
zone, the blood rushes with violence in
to the vessels previously rendered torpid
by the coki, and, iipon the same principle
that one feels pain in his hands on com
ing to the fire, after being exposed to the
cold, they feel a sensation of uneasiness
and heal about the throat 5 this local in-
llaniniation spreads and they experience
all the symtonis usually attendant on a
recent catarrh.
It is not our business to dictate the
kinrl, or fashion of the garment most
suitable to secti-re the thousand avenues
of’ a weak constitution against the attacks
of disease; but wc strongly recommetid
to those who art* in good'health if they
would remain so, and to those who are
feeble, if they would not alter for tiie
worse, to adapt their clothing more to
the season and their own comfort; and
less to the folly of fashion, the propaga
tion ot^disease, and the ruin of their con
stitution^'' than is generally customary
with the fashionable part of the commu
nity.
Except warm clothes, nothing is more
conducive to bodily health, activity and
cheerfulness of the mind, than regular
and seasonable exercise. I'aken in a
suitable degree and at proper times, it
increases the power of digestion, quick
ens and rendev.s clear the action of the
mind, and preserves that just ballance
between the mental and physical powers
which is necessary to health, strength
and happiness. While we thus enjoin
upon all to cultivate habits of free and re
gular exercise, we would caution those
of fragile or impain'd constitutions a-
gainst using it so as to occasim a great
degree of heat or fatigue. To do good,
il must be regular, daily, and persevering-
iy made use of, so as to keep up insensi
ble perspiration. It is to tlie interrup
tion of this process, tendered certain by
the flimsy wardrc»bc in which I’ashion re-
(juires those who are devoted to her ser
vice always to apjiear, that we trace the
origin oi those fatal diseases which are
ronslaiitly making such cruel ravages a-
inung th(jse who conlriliute most to the
life and ornaments of social and dor’ies-
llc intercourse. How hjtig will the vo
taries of this healthdestroying system re
main passive under the absurd luul arbi
trary laws of fasliioti Must the delicate
fabi ic of the female conslilution be eter
nally sacrificed upon this alter of folly and
tyrant custom.^ Both humanity and af
fection declares with soirow that the
names are already too numerous of those
who have fallen victinis to the deadly in-
iluenee of that insidious class of diseases,
which preys with the most unsparing
voracity upon the fairest aud deuruil pari
of nature's work.
Progress of Enterprise.—Fourteen years
ago there was but one newspaper printed
in the state of New -York west of Canan
daigua. At this time, in the same district
of country, there are published tuenly-
two weekly paj>ers. In 1811, a house
and lot in Bufl'alo was sold for gSOO.
The same lot could not now be obtained,
exclusive of buildings, for S"000. It is
said, that in the village of Rochester,
which in 1813 coptained but three or four
houses, a mill, £cc. lots have been sold on
some of the principal business streets, the
present season, for glOO a foot front, e\-
ttuUiag- only or feet deep.
. JSdllooning.—There is ' something
very sinpilar in the idea of a man go
ing up into the atmosphere and travers
ing those fields of air which only the
birds of Heaven have heretofore been in
the habit of visiting. How easy the great
globular body seems to poise itself oa
tlio cloud, and rock about with the
slightest breeze, as if it were an airy no-
thihg ! There is no jolting in the jour
ney of a balloon ; no fear of being over-
turneil in passing sharp corners ; no im
pediments ill the way, unless it be tho
obstruction of an azure cloud. The pros
pect of the cultivated earth, from a bal
loon suspende*) in the atmosphere, must
be beautiful in'the extreme. The serial
traveller sits at ease in his decorated
gondoln, and looks down from his dizzy
height u|)on the cities, the vales, aud tho
seas below. Every thing appears in
miniature beneath him, but the outline*
of the object are as distinct as if he saw
(he pencil tracing the contour. Tho
spreading trees that adorn the side of tho
mountain, are- diminished to the size of a
gooseberry bush ; anl tho gigantic pala
ces and massive temples appear tt> tho
eye of theajronaut like so many pigeon
houses. The large ships that sit buoy
ant on tho water, seem to sink into their
native element, and the hoarse wave, a9
it murmurs up the sea-shore, appears
like tlio puny chafing of the -mountain
rivulet, when the rains have swollen its
floods. And all these new views of the
earth and its gohlen furniture, is occa
sioned by one of the simple elements, of
water obtainetl in an icriform state, by a
chemical process.
Steam carries our floating houses of
entertainment along the ocean and up to
the heads of our rivers, in oppositon to
winds and tide ; and another species of
gas wanders over all our streets, and
breaks otit in stores and repositories in
the most brilliant flooils of light; hy
drogen gas, confined within a silken
periphery, will bear up in the atmos
phere, and into the very bosom of tho
clouds, a man with all his instruments,
and bags of sand about him. There is
no eiui to the discoveries of science.
But yet the art of ascending into the
atmosphere must always remain a philo
sophical amusement, and little else. It
is one of the pretty freaks of jihiloso-
phy, too volatile ever to be made sub
servient to any useful purpose. It ne
ver can be made the means of attaining
some great end ; it is the means and tho
end, and all in itself. Nat, Adv.
Curious Piece of Mcchanism.—Tho
inhabitants of Kaslingvvold were aston
ished by the exhi.bition of an automaton,
made by Mr. Clemitshavv, of that place,
called the Alarm Statue, or Wooden
Watchman, previous to its being sent
to London for presentation to his Ma
jesty. This curious piece of machinery
represents a soldier in uniform, and is
six feet high. It stands erect, in tho
manner of a sentinel on duty, having a
blunderbuss in its hand; but upon touch
ing a wire it immediately turns round in
that direction, drops its head, presents
the piece and fires. It also, at the same
instant, rings two alarm bells, and gives
the command “ fire,” in a distinct and
audible manner. |
Singular cirrvrnJitance. —A few days ago,
at Swalwell, a man set his bull dt>g upon
an ass, when the ass immediately took the
dog up in bis mouth and dragged him to
the river Derwent, into wliicb he put him
over bis head, and lyingdown upon him,
kept him there until he was drow ned !—■
[Lei it no longer be said, “us stupid aS
an as>s.”J
A planter in one of the southern states
had two slaves who were fond of bun'ing„
One day, having finisiied their tasks, they
repaired to a neigbboi’ing wood, where
they found a cave, which curiosity indu
ced theni to enter. 'I'bey agreed that one
should remain at the entrance, while the
other entered the den. While thus en
gaged, a wolf, the inhabitant of the den,
rfturned, and not perceiving the man at.
the enirance, was seized i)y the tail, and
held fast. The other, alarmed at the sud
den lai kening of the den, and being at a
loss how to account for it, cried, “ VV'hat
de debil make de hole so dark Sambo
replied, “If de tail come loose, I guess
you know.”
SOVEREIGN REMEDIES.
For the gout, toast and water—whoop«
ing cough ipecacuanna—bile, exercise—
corns, easy shoes—blue devils, blue ruin—
rheumatism, new flannel and patience—
looth-ache, pluck-it-out—debt, oxalid-i^-
cicl—love, matrimony.