M 1 S C E L. Li A N Y
PARENTAL FONDNESS.
The author ot “Anecdotes of Actors,” in Fra
zer’s Magazine, relates a droll anecdote of paren
tal fondness, as exemplified by little Glnick, the co
median. He had invited a friend to dinner, when
the subjoined scene took place between himseli and
his daughter, a spoiled child about six years ol age;
“The main dish upon tablcAvheu uncovered, ex
cited the curiosity of Miss Ciuick, who either had
not seen the joint before, or had forgotten the name
of it, which she now eagerly demanded, and on
being told that it was a saddle of mutton, she stood
up and promptly announced her intention to ride
upon it forthwith. To this preposterous recreation
the parents were fain to entreat the little imp’s for
bearance. In ATiin, for she declared saddles were
made to ride upon, and to ride she was resolved.
After much ado, her patient father and motiier
luckily suggested that tlie obvious heat ot the scat
she aspired to, and the inconvenience lik‘‘Iy to arise
from such exercise, w'ould distress her and spoil her
iiewlrock; the diiHcuhy seemed surmounted, and
ili8 child desisted from farther importunity; but
immediately after, perceiving the dish almost ovei-
flowing with the juice ot the mutton, she cried otit,
“Oh! let me put my foot in the gravy! \ ivdl
put my feet in the grain/1 ’ The father, albeit not
unused to see such cccentric fancies, was a lUtU'
fctavtled at his sweet pci- s novel desire, and exclaim
ed, in a tone of assumed wonder and of depreca
tion, “ Aly precious love I what a preposterous thing
you propose! it’s quite out of the question; now
'^ood dear child, and let me help Mr
a _
some mutton.
sure, I
vain the
-to
‘iQh!” reiterated the little trea-
will put my feet in the gravy In
devoted parents argued, threatened, and
coaxed ; in vain they promised that the next day they
were without a visiter, she should do whatever she
pleasfKl, all. all in vain! for upon a more determin
ed opposition, the sicect little angel yellwl out her
wishes in such a piercmg key that her mother, a
very mild mannered person, addressed her husband,
“My dear Mr. Uuick, I’m afraid we shall have no
peace until we allow the dear child to uo as she
likes.” W^ll, but, my love,” urged Mr. Uuick,
in repiv, a little ashamed of their tnulual weaK'ness
before tin r gu*^st, “ what v.'iil I\ir. say to such
a p!ooc«"Jin£^? it is reallvso i/nproper. ’ Air. ,
M'iliin£r to see to what extreme parental folly could
go, Vv itlilield both his opinion and permissiitn, pre
ferring a state of. neutrality; ami Mr, Quick, fiiivl-
ing the little tyrant’s deterraiuatiun warmer ('.vtry
minute, and the mutton cooler, proposed a com])ro-
inist'. namely, that the Utile darling should have^
another dish brought in, and placed in a corner ot
the room with some of the gravy in it. atui then
paddle about whilst themselves and iViend were at
dinner, and return to t^.ble when tiie Iriiit came in
JVo, the ••treasure.” at the very top oi her voice,
once more declared that she icould have the dish.
and nothinTTthe disii, before her; and. farther,
tiiat she would not abate one drop of the gravy. -Vt
this perplexing juncture, Cluick turned towards his
friend in apology for the scene betore him, assuring
him. at the sume time, that it was of nn use to
thwart the dear child, who would have her way
Then calling for another dish, the poor ilitlier placed
the s!:ivering saddle upon it. and Ihting that lioin
the table containing the gravy, carrietl it to a remote
corner of the room, where he v.'as followed by tiie
•• little duckwho, after a persuading kiss Irom
the goose, her father, consf^nted to have her shoes
removed, and to remain splashing about until the
desscit apj.carcd upon the table.
witliout pain bul with an intense delight—a lellsh
keener than appetite known at our jaded and list
less age, and learns in one-tenth of the time w'hich
in after life would be required for its acquisition.
Perverse and obstinate habits are formed belore the
age of seven, and the mind that might iiave been
moulded like wet clay in a plastic hand, becomes
sullen, untractable, obdurate, after that age. lo
this inextinguishable passion for all learning, suc
ceeds II dislike iur instruction utnounting almost to
disease. Gentle feelings—a kind and compassion
ate nature—an ingenious, open temper—unsuspect
ing, and wanting no guard, arc succeeded by 'lo-
lence, and recklessness, and bad morals, and base
fear, and concealment, and even falsehood, till ho is
forced to school, not only ignorant of what is good,
but also much learned in what is bad. Ihese .iie
the effccts of the old system; the postponed educa
tion, and the neglected tuition of iiilants. Specc.i.
Fti 24, 18-25.
Effect of ilahit on the Infant J[i?id—“ I trust
every thing to habit: liabit, upon which m al! ages,
the lawgiver, as well as the schoolmaster, has main
ly placed reliance ; habit, which makes every thing
easy and casts ail difllculties upon the deviation
from the wanted course. Make sobriety a habit,
and intemperance will be hatelul and hard; make
Irugalitv a habit, and reckless profligacy will be as
contrary lo the natJire of the child grown an adult,
as the most atrocious crimes are to any of your
lordships. Give a child the habit of sacredly re
garding the truth—of carefully respecting the pro
perty of others, of scrupulously abstaining,- froi.i nil
acts of imi)rovidence Avhich can involve Iiim xti dis
tress, and he will just as little thinl: of ly ng or
cheating, or stealing, as of rushing into an eLucnt
in which he cannot breathe.”-—//'.
Karly formation of good llat Js.—If a cliiKl
is neglected till six years of age, no subsrqwont edu
cation can recover it. If to this it i.s brought
up in dissipation and ignorance, in all thr. baseness
of brutal habits, and in that vacancy of miuil whicii
such habits create, it is in vain to attempt f> reclaim
it bv leaching it reading and writing. You may
teach what you choose afterwards, but if you iiavf
not prevented the lormation of bad habits, you will
teach in vain.
“ An infant is in n sta?!"' of per.-snnal cnjoytncnl
from the intensity of curivV'ity. ’i'hfrf^ is no one
thiiig Vv'hich it does not learn soon» r or better than
at anv otlier period of life, and wii!;out anv burdrn
to itself or the teacher I5ui learning is not all. ni»r
the principle consideration—moral habi'.sare acquir
ed in these schools, and by their means children are
Icept out of the miseries of obscenity, vulgarity,
vice, and blasphemy. In the establishment at W'Cit-
ininiirter. none but children between fhree and five
years of acre arc admitted, and there they are kept
out of the streets, and taken care of by a parental,
indulgeni dame, 'kvhile their motheis arc set at lib
erty to go out and work. Whether the ciiildren
learn less or more is of little consequence. Tlie
moral discipline is the great consideration.”
round, said In a melancholly tone: Heij, land
lord, give the young gentleman a glass of pop
I’ve lost the bet.”
Her^i^s a good idea on the subject
of advertising; “ If a dealer has an article of which
he Avishes to make a quick return, and consequent
ly is willing to sell at a small profit, he is sure to
advertise it; but if he means to make a large profit
out of his customers, he is generally sly about it
Men and women who have their eye-teeth cut, will
never deal at a store where they do not advertise.
Remember that when vou come to town, reader.
Martin Rarrahan, an Irish Servant at the White
House in Washington is quite an original. When
Harrison came to the White House, Ranahan ad
dressed him as follows: “An plase yer honor,they
say you’re going to make a clane swape—I am the
last fnartin in the nest: must I take wing ? ’ “ No,
Ranahan, they say ’tis ill luck to drive the house
Mautixs from where they build. Slay where you
are.”
Last Notice.
The subscriber hereby notifies ull persons in
debted to the late firm of Alexander ^ Bioth-
ers, that the business of that concern must be closet*
forihwith. All who do not comply with this notice
between this time and the 1st of^January next, by a
settlement of their notes or accounts, may rest assu
red of having to settle them with an officer. This
is positively the last notice we shall give on this sub
ject. ADAM ALEXANDER,
One of ihe Surviving Partners of the
firm of Alexander & Brothers.
November 2, 1841. 34...F
Charlotte Journal insert until the 1st of January.
TO THE
Fashionable Public.
Modesty.—Madame de Genlis, says somebody,
reproved Jier librarian for placing books written by
male and female authors on the same shelf. “ Ne
ver do it.” said she, “ without placing a prayer
book between them.”
.1 Gone Su.ckcr !—A beautiful pair recently ap
peared before a magistrate in Illinois, to be married.
“ ] >o you take this man to be your lawful husband.”
&c.. said the ’Squire. The feminine Sucker lifted
her blushing countenance, and in touching accents
replied : “ Weil, hoss. I does!^^
“ Poor Job.” “Job Printing! ” exclaimcd an old
woman, the other day, as she peeped over her specs
at the advertising page of a country paper; '• Poor
Job. they’ve kept him printing week after week, ev
er since I first learned to read, and if he ^vasn’t the
most pati(;nt man in the world, he iKiVor could have
.stood it so Ion”f, no how'
THE Subscribers respect
fully tender their thanks to the
citizens of Charlotte, and the
public generally, for the lib>
ral patronage they have recei
ved since they commenced the
Tailoring
Business
A ("nance for a Alnn of Small Oapdal.—A
Wej;tern Editor advertises for a partner who can
write leading
sorve the paper
wlicn any of them lake the ague.
ui auvcjiicuo 1V.U
articles in supjiort of" the veto policy,
er. and do the shaking for the family
A man wiio had a scolding wife, in answer to an
inquiry after lier. said “she u-as pretty well in ge
neral, only subject at times to a hrcal'ing out at
the /:io}/!h
(Most parents, on reading tlie above, v. ouid ex
claim, What parental folly ! Wiiat criminal neglect
of parental duty! Let such, however, inquire ii
they are not daily extending to iheir petted olkipring
indulgcncics, though less glaringlv improper, yet
equally injurious and fatal to their luturc usefulness
and happiness. Thr-* may not indulge their Miss
Q,uicks with a lije upon a saddle of mutton at ta
ble, nor permit them to paddle in the dish ol gravy,
either in the presence or absence ol visitors;—but
when they set to crj’ing for any object v.’hich it is man
ifestly improper or dangerous for them to have, do
they not generally come off conqueror:-, through the
weakness and folly of the parents ? Are they at once
taught, in a calm, firm tone, (not in a railing, angry
manner,) that their wishes arc not to be gratified,
and obedience and silence promptly enforced ? Tliis-
is the duty of parents, and for its strict pertbrmance,
they rest under heavy obligations to their otlspring
and to society.
We recollect hearing, several years since, a ser
mon by a distingui.shed divine, in which he forcibly
remarked :—“If you give a cliild anything when it
c'Hes for it, you thereby pay it for crying, and pay
■it to cry again."’ This maxim should be treasured
up by every parent.
As an accompaniment to tiie ahove, v.’c recom
mend to parents a perusal of the following opinions
of Lord Brougham, on the early education of chil-
dren.—Meek. JeJ^entoiiiun.]
Capacity of Children, to acquire Knondcdge.—
“ The child, when he first comes into the world,
may care very liule for what is passing around iiim,
ahhough he is, of necessity, always learning some
thing, even at the first; b'jt, after a certain period,
he is in a rapid progress of instruction ; his curiosi
ty becomes irrepressible; the thirst for knowledge
is predominating in his miad, and it is as universal ^
as iniatiable. During the period between the ages
of eighteen months lo two years and six, I will even
say five, he learns much more of the material world
—-of his own powers—of the nature of other bodies
—even of his mind, and of others’ minds, than he
ever after acquires during all the years of boyhood,
youth, and manhood. E'/ery child,, even of the
most ordinary c«pacity, learns more, acquires a
greater mass of knowledge, and of a more useful
kind, at this tender age, than the greatest philoso
pher is enabled to build up during the longest life of
the most successful investigation, even were he to
live to eighty y« ars cf age, and pursue the splendid
career of a Newton or a La Place. The knowl
edge which an infant stores up—the ideas which
are generated in his mind—are so important that, if
we could suppose them to be afterward obliterated,
all the learning of a senior Vv-rangler at Cambridge,
or a first class man at Oxford, would be as nothing
to it, and would, literally, not enable its victim to
prolong his existence for a week. This being alto
gether undeniable, how is it that so much is learn
ed al this tender age.^ Not, certainly, b}' teaching
or.i)y any pains taken lo help the newly arrived
guest of this world. It is almost all accomplished
by his own exertion—by their irrepressible curiosi
ty—^the thirst for knowledge, only to be appeased
by learning or by the fatigues and the sleep which
it superinduces. It is all effected by the instinctive
fcspirit of inquiry, which brings his mind into a per
petual course of induction, engaging him in a series
of expetiments W'hich begins when he awakes in
the morning and only ends when he falls asleep.
All he learns during these years he learns not onlv
7V, '’ ■'orinnate Cypher.—The Marseilles Ga
zette relutes an amusing anecdote of one of the first
commercial men of that city. This gentleman, ha-
vmi^ a businrss corresj)ond«*nt on the coast of Afri
ca. uethou'jfiit him some time since tlint. as ."iome ol
iiis family had shown a partiality fur Monkeys, he
miarl'it oa-atifv them by sending for one or two spo-
ciinens of this animal f'rom Africa. Accordingl3%
he v.-rot''-. to his correspondent to procure two or
three ol the finest and most admired si)ccies, and
trar.s'port them to Marseilles. ChTnce so ordered
it, that thn merchant, in putting down the o’/ (in
English 0/) between the figures *i and made the
0 very prominent, and the scarcely visible.
'• vVh?.; rr.at (.vents from tnrtiiig causcs fpnng I”
>oiAC Hiondis nfferwards, a ship porter came in
all ha.?t? to‘lie old merchant, aiul announced to him
that his menagerie had arrived. •• Menagerie!''
cried the merchant. •• Yes, a menagerie; a whole
cargo of monkeys had arrived to his consigniricnt!”
'!’he merchant could scarcely credit the announce
ment. until the letter of his jorrespondcnt was put
into his hands.
In that epistle, the African negociate, a man of
the n^ost uncompromising exactitude, excused hiin-
seir very earnestly for not having been able, with
all his exertions, to procure more than IGO monkeys,
in ])Iace of the *i03 ordered; but jironiised. as soon
as possible, to fulfil the entire demand 'J'iie feel
ings of the honest merchant may be guessed, when,
on moving down to the quay lo satisiV himself on
the subject by occular inspection, he beheld his 160
monkeys, ail duly cagcd and littered, and grinning
at him with the most laudable pertinacity. It was
a moment when a man might reasonably doubt
v.-hether it would be best to laugh or cry.
•- Hoy, why don’t you go to sehool ? ” •• Bekase,
sir, l>j(idy is'afeard if I learn every thing now, I
shan’t have nufiin to learn wlien I comes to go to
the academy ”
K^ep out of bad company;—lor thr: chance is,
that ^viien tlie l')evil fires into a flock he will hit
somebody.
The Little Rock (Ark.) CJazettc of the tiOth ulti-
nio contains the following paragraph, which it says
is founded on information derived from a letter writ
ten b’>' Mr. R. A Galloway, sub-agent of the Osage
Indians.
'^i’lie Carnaiiche Indians, it is b* iiev(‘d. arc con
templating an attack upon the frontiers of Texas so
soon as the leaves fall from the trees. 'I'hey have
made propositions to the (Mages to join them v.'ith
four hundred warriors, which the Osages have re
fuse'! They harc als .> sent the pin'-to all of the
neighboring tribe;.'
The quantity of cotton consumed by manutac-
tures in the United States during the year enilmg
the 1st instant, was 297.288 bales. l'hi.s is exclusive. _
however, of ;dl consumed South and West of* Pe- ♦
t''rsburg, Va.—-p.-obably amo\mting to r>0.0«'0 bales.
in this place. From past ex
perience, they now have no
hesitation in saying tliat they
are prepared to give general
satisfaction (o all avIio may fiivor them w'ith their
patronag'e. All work done in their establishment
will be WARRANTED, SO far as making and cutting is
concerned. Ttiey have just received their
FALL & WINTER FASHIONS
If"®© asiia-as
and will continue to receive regular reports of En-
glisli and French Fashions.
Their Shop will be found fn tiie south-east wins
of Mr. Leroy Springs’ brick buildinir.
BETHUNE & JOHNSON.
Charlotte, April 20, 1840. 7....V
3mnesi conmv,
T V I’ K F O U N K H ,
Corner of Ann and assail Sis, Ncw-Yor/:,
RESPECTFULLY informs his old patrons,
and the public generally, that lie continues to
manufacture and supply every article used in the prin
ting business, as well as to stereotype all jobs that
may offer. He embraces this opportunity to return
thanks to those wdiose patronage he has extensive
ly enjoyed for so many years, and to say that he is^
to be found at the old cstaV)lished stand, corner ot
Ann and Nassau street^?, I'ully prepared to cxecute
aiiy order that he may Vie honoured with; and that the
Type manufactured by him, is from iiselection fa
ce^ taktn frotn. his okl specimenii, together w iih a
number ot’ additions of a superior cut; that he is
enabled to supply sorts as well as kolxts. ol the
most Ix'autitui of his old faces, and of a greatly im
proved (luality of metal. He is also engaged in get
ting up, bv a newly discovered process, an ex
tensive series of new and highly ornamental arti
cles. Arrangements are made with the manufac
turers ofPresses and other Printing materials, that
will enable him to execute orders as expeditiously
as any other Founder in the Union, and on as favo
rable terms.
A new specimen is now in the course of priming.
II ^c.
ri^HE Subscriber respectfully announces to the
JL citizens of Concord and the surrounding coun
try. tliat lie has oponed a GROCERY STORE in
the town of' Concord, where he will keep «'ont'tanlly
on liand a large and carefully selected supply of
George Sckajfcr and the Salamander ilaf ■—
Whilst Schafier was at a tavern in Epping, N. II..
he noticed a raw looking would-be-dandy sort of a
fellow', strutting about with all the consequence al
lowable to persons who wear new hats and fine
clotlies; and taking this to be a fineo[)portunity for en
joying a liule sport at the bumpkin’s expense, he ac
cordingly addressed himself in a very respectful
manner to the fellow in the follow'ing words A
beautiful hat that of yours, sir: pray, young gentle
man. if I may be so bold, what did you nivc for
that V'
'' Eight dollars,” replied the fellow, with an air
of consequence.
“But eight dollars! Indeed, sir! 'Why, I pre
tend to know’ something about hats, being"a haUer
m3^self, and I consider that hat to bo a® much worth
tirenty dollars, as the one I wear mvself, w'hich I
gave twenty-five for by the gro.ss. W'hy, sir, they
nre very scarce, very few of the hats iiri-
ported now a day.s.’'
“ What are they ?—salama>ider hi‘s?’ asked the
fellow.
“To be sure!” said SchafTer, ‘'did you never
hear of the salamander hats, which a;e made of a
sub,-tance called asbestos, wliich rp£i.srs ihe action of
heat?—so that if you should leave one in the fire
o.n hour, it would not burn ?”
“ What! ” said the fellow, “ won’t my hat burn,
if I should stick it into th;it ’ere grate?”
“ Burn! ” bellowed Schaffer, staring in his pecu
liar manner, “ to be sure the salamander hats never
burn.”
“ What will you bet, now, that my liat won’t
burn?” said the fellow, taking off his hat and ex
amining it.
“Bet?” said Schaffer, “I never bet; yet as I am
positive in this case, I shall bet a glass of pop, that
that hat, (as it is a salamander hat,) won’t burn if
you should leave it in the fire txco minutes}’'
“ Y'ou’ll bet that my hat won’t burn, if I should
go to poke it into that ’ere grate i'
“Yes,” replied Schaffer.
“ Done! ” said the other, and, immediately thrust
ing his hat into the grate, (which was W’ell filled
with Lehigh,) he had the satisfaction of seeing it
comsumed in less time than was stipulated in the
bet; while he was prevented from rescuing it by
ihe company, who affirmed that they would see na
cheating in the matter, and that the hat should re
main the appointed time.
After the hat was consumed. Schaffer, turnino’
We b'avn from the Philadfdphia papers tiiat the
case of the TTnilri States against the Bank of the
United Stales u'r.s decided in one of the courts of
that city on Mond.iy last. Verdict for the plaintifl'
8‘'2,31.213. T’he suit was brought to recover the
aaiount retained by the Bank out of the declared
dividends upon .stock owned by the United States
as an offset for commissions, losses, »S:c.. in the nc-
j^-otiation of the draft of the Government upon
France some years ago. The Government has
gained the suit—but will she ever get the inonry'!
That’s the C[nQ5\\on....1jynchbu'-g Rrvi'ldican.
PorJ:.—-Y\iC. b.st Charlestown (Kanawha) J('fier-
soniau says, that “ between fifteni and twenty thou
sand fine hogs have pvassed lately through this coun
ty on their way to the Lynchburg and Richmond
markets We look for Pork to be cheaper this full
than it was the last, from the low* price at which it
is now’ selling in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio—-
being no more, we understand, than from 81 50 to
per hundred weight. A few days since it was
offered in this county, by drovers, at ^3
Administrators’ Notice.
The Subsrfibers, having qualified at October
Term, 1S4I, of Mecklenburtr Coimty Court a.s
Administrators on the estate of William Alca'andcr,
deceased, request all persons having claims niramst
said estate t.-> pesent them for payment within the
time prepcribed by law, legally authenticated, or
this notice will i»e plead as a bur to tiieir recovery.
And all those iiidebted to the same must make ear
ly bettlemeni.s, as loni; induljrence will not be rivcn.
ADAM ALEXANDER, } . ,
CHAS. T. ALEXANDER, ^
November 2, 1841. 34...f
C(MCH~mKmG.
THE Subscribers having entered in
to copartnership, will carry on the above
bu.siness in all its various branches, at
the old stand formerly owned by Mr.
Carter Crittenden, opposite tlie Jail.
All work WARRANTED and Re
pairing done at the shortest notice, for moderate
chargefj.
CHARLES OVERMAN,
JOSHUA TROTTER.
Clvirlotte, June 15, 1841. 12m
Strayed,
FROM the Subscriber, on Monday,
the 25th ultimo, a large gnay HORSE.
He was last seen at the plantation of Mr. John Er
win, near Charlotte, on the Tuckasege road. Any
person taking up said Horse and delivering him to
Col. Alexander in Charlotte, shall be liberally re-
w’arded. JOHN F. HUNTER.
Mecklenburg Co., Nov. 2, 1841. 34...p
JOB PRINTIN6.
WE arc prepared at this Office with a handsome
supply of Fancy Type, to execute all kiijds o
UitUjv^
in a very superior style, and at short notice Oderrs
will he thankfully received.
.retlVrsonian Olfice. Charlotte, March 0. 1841.”
Such as—Wines and Liquorf?, imported and domes- j
tic ; Suijar; Cotlee ; Bread ; Crackers ; Cheese ; Le
mons: French Prunes ; Cakes ; Raitiins; Candies of
all kinds. Toys; prime chewing and smoking Tobac
co; Spanish Ciirars ot' the host quality; Garden
Seeds; of (‘.very kind ; ladiiio ; Copperas; Madder ;
Gingor ; Spice ; Pepper, Almonds ; Cloves ; (Jinna-
moH; English Walnuts; Maccaroni ; Vermaselli ;
Sardines; Herrings; Essence of Cinnamon; do. Pep
permint, and a variety of other articles too tedious
to mention.
The under;?i£rned hopes, by strict attention to bu
siness. and by keeping a complete stock, to merit
and receive a liberal share of public patronage.
F. R. ROUECHE.
May25, 1S4L 12...y
TO THE PUBLIC.
JOHN O’FARRELL announces to his custom
ers and the public generally, that he has disjio-
sed of his entire stock of Groceries, Liquors, &c., to
Mr. John B. Roueche of Lincolnton. and Avill close
liis business in Charlotte on Thursday of the ensu-
incr April County Court. Until then, however, he
will continue in business at his old stand, and be glad
to accommodate his customers with ever)' article in
the Grocery line, on the most reasonable terms.
J. O’F. gives this early notice of his intention to
close business, in order that all who owe him, cither
by note or book account, may have due time to come
forward and make settlement, which he earnestly re
quests them to do betw'een this and July Court, for
his notes and accounts must positively then be
clo.ced.
Charlotte, March 5, 1841. 1-tc
Taken Up,
And committed to the Jail of this county, on the
27th of September last, a Negro man, about 20
years of age, round full face, smooth forehead, thick
lips, and flat nose, five feet 7 or 8 inches high, with
a scar on the fore finder of the left hand, male, he
says, by a cutting knife. The owner is requested to
come fbrward, prove property, pay charges, and
take him away, or he will be dealt with as the law
directs. * T. N. ALEXANDER, SherifT.
Mecklenburg Coimiy, N. C.'Oct. 10, 1841. 32.
Journal of Banking:
BY WILLIAM M. GOUGE, OF PHILADELPlftH.
This Journal will contain—
1st. A new edition of “ A Short History of Pj,
per Money and Banking in the United States,” by
Wm. M. Gouge, with corrections and additions
bringing the narrative down to the present time. ’
2d. Essays on Banking, Currency. Exchangeg
and kindred topics, in which efforts wdll be made to
place these-subjects m the clearest light possible.
3d. A semi-monthly review of the times, embra
cing the most important events, especially those
wiiich affect the general operations of business.
4th. Such miscellaneous matter as will, while it
will add to the interests of the w’ork, subserve its
main object, wdiich is that of showing the true cha
racter of our paper money and banking system, and
the effect it has on the morals and happiness of the
diti'erent classes of the communitv. . , „ _
This Journal will be especially intended lor Far
mers and Mechanics, but it is lioped it will not prove
unuseful to Merchants and other productive meiu-
bers of society.
It w ill be published once ev^ery two weeks- Each
number will contain sixteen pages octavo, doubW
column, with the leaves stitched and cut, thus uni
ting the advantages of the open sheet with a form
convenient for binding.
The paper will be fair and the type good. The
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For one copy, one dollar and fifty cents a ^ear.
For four copies, five dollars, or one dollar and
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THE CULTIVAT&R,
A consolidation of Enel’s Cultivator and ihcGcnos^it Far;:irr.
WILT.IS GAYLORD &IXTHERTI'CKI:K, EdUor?.
Prospectus of I ol. S,for 1S41.
HE Cultivator was established to improve
and elevate the Agriculture of the country ; to
giv'e a proper tone to the morals and niind of the
farmer; to show him the dignity and importance o
his profession ; to store his mind with useful know
ledge, and conv’ince him that while all classes art*
aiuf must be more or less dependant on each othe.-,
lie alone ol’ the whole can make any near approach
to independence. If there is one thing more thim
another, wdiich in this country gives a man superi
ority over his tellow men. it is knowledge; and this
knowledge,—knowledge \vhich is essential to the
success oi'the farmer us to other men,—it is the Jl-
sign of the Cultivator to aid in imparting.
The volume for 1S40, is filled entirely yiih
OfxiGi.XAL Co:.i-MUNiCATioxd, embracing articles from
about 300 Correspondents, from almo.st every
in tlie Union.
If an increase of siihscriplion beyond any preca-
dent in the history of Agricultural Journals,—if the
almost unanimous voice ot the public press in our
favor,—if the multitude of private yet flattering tt b-
timonials wii have received, added to a circulaiio;i
amounting the first year to Twentv-two thou.-^.vni'.
maybe admitted as'evidence. then we have cer:;;:i-
ly liiost abundant reason to be gratified with the suc
cess which has attended the Union of the Cultivator
and the Genesee Farmer. No expense has been or
will be spared to render the Cultivator worthv ol
the patronage it has received. In the nuni'ner, va
riety and excellence of its Illustkatioxs. it is wi.a-
out a rival at home or abroad, tfie last volume being
embellished with nearly Onk HrxnREn E^'c.KAVI.^c3.
illustrating the improved breeds ol‘ Horses;, Cauk-.
Sheep, Swine, Building, Implements, &c., making
the Ciiliivator, all things considered, it is bcliuvcii,
tlie Ciieapest Agricultural Paper ever publit^Uei i;i
this or any otlier country.
7^ERMS—One Dollau per annum—Six copies
for S5—tlie maney to bo remitted in advance, iive
of postage. A cu!iimis.sion oi’20 per cent, will 1-e nl-
lou ed t(» Agents who will obtain 25 Or more subscri
bers, and per cent, to those who obtain 100 or
more. All iiubscriptions to commence with a v'>
lume.
Po^itma.:^tcrs and gentlemen disposed to lend tkv'
intluen'e to aid the cause of Agricultvire. arert-
specifullv veuuosted to act as agents. Address
.1ESSE BUEL & CO.
eltci-
WILLIAM HUNTER would inform his custo
mers and the public generall}% that he still
continues the BOOK-BINDING BUSINESS at his
old stand, a few’ doors south-east of the Bran h Mint
He will be happy to receive orders in his line, and
pledges himself to spare no pains to give complete
satisfaction.
Order.^ left at his Shop, or at the Office of the
Mecklenburg Jetiersoiiian,’‘ will receive immediate
attention. [Charlotte, March 5, 1841.
“With Scii=isoRs sharp and Razor keen,
ril dress your hair and shave you clean.”
Buonaparte, the Barber,
RESPECTFULLY jnforms his customer.*?,
that he has removed his establishment to the
east end of Col Alexander’.s: Long Row^, a
few doors east of the Courthouse, wdiere he will be
pleased to see them at all times. He professes to be
master of the “ Tonsorial Art,” and will spare no ef
fort to affordre enti satisfaction. Charges moderate,
to suit the times. [Charlotte, March 9, 1841.
Almanacks!
A SUPPLY of Blcm’3 FARMERS’ & PLAN
TERS’ ALMANACK for 1842, just received
and for sale at this Office. This Almanack is cal
culated for the meridian of Salem, N. C., and con
tains a large fund of valuable information.
Nove mber 2^ 1S41. 34
P K (_) S P E C T’ U S .
THE undcr:.;igned proposes to pubii.sh a Dciui''
raiic Nevv'spaper, under the title of-” Tiif. iNrr.>:.'
to be edited in. W’ashington city, luid pnnicd ia'Ai-
exandria. District of Columbia, three times a ueek
during tlie session of Congre?-:s, and twice a week
the remainder of the year, at five dollars per annum.
Tiie first number to be issued about the 1st ol'Sep
tember next.
There is a demand for a paper of this dcscn^Uoa
at the point indicated. The call is creditable to tl.o
vigilance wliich dictates it, und„ shows a proper a?'-
preciation of the exigency of the tinier. The tTiii-
cal condition in Avhicli we find the great and peniKi
nent interests of the country, resulting from an ex
traordinary combination of men and circmnstance>.
all antagonist to the just and abiding principkoi
the Democratic party, and the injury likely to ei;suc
from a system ol’measures wdiich there is every rea
son to believe liiai combination is about to establi-'li
will, we doiibi not, insure the co-operation of
true friends of the Constitution, in all Avell direcifil
efibrts to resist it. So far as the abilities of geailc-
men high in public contidence can be emj)IoyCii
efiect this object, we have an assurance ol’their
and rely upon the Republicans of the surroumli;
country for a corresponding evidence of there i.v
probation and support.
AVe look upon the present as the most imporlan!
juncture for the re establishment or final overthrow
of the Republican party, whicii has occurred since
the termination of the last century. The celcbrateJ
report of Mr. Madison of that day asserted the tnis
creed, and sustained it by an argument which
never been answered, and is unanswerable.
The external party badges of fbmer times nce'J
not now be recapitulated. The intrinsic grouniis
of separation at the first still exist; and the prin>
pies \vhich animated and separated tlic Fcdcr
from the Republican party have not remitted in
operation. A fundamental difference of opinion;^
the interpretation of the Constitution, and as t^ 1”^
pov»xrs of the General Government, severs no’v.
in earlier times, the latitudinarian from his oppo
nent. Parties in their ascendency have fluctuiiteti
alternately ; it is a fallacy, therefore, to say that cer
tain points of difference being removed, the Fcdcrs)
party,.as such, is extinct. The opposing princip'L’^
of construction, above referred to, are destined
remain in permanent conflict as long as our Govc.Ti
ment exists.
A crisis is at hand. The shadowns that hang over
tlie face of the future must soon pass away, and then
we shall know whether John Tyler of Virginia
politically a friend or foe—whether he will, in
hour of extremity and danger, stand up for the Con*
stitution and his oft-repeated and long-cherishw
principles, or yield to the influence of those whoil^'
sire to use, but will never sustain him. “ He is
foe, w'ho does liis country* wrong.” If he pro'CS
friend, we must defend him; if a foe, condemn
as we go for measures, not men; and we cstinia^^
and measure by the Democratic standard of
Jefferson. .
In conclusion, w^e would direct attention to the
cilities and advantages attending this locafion.
contiguity to the Capitol of the Union, and the
dence of Mr. Jesse E. Dow (one of the Editors) 0^
ing tliere, will enable us to give the political
and proceedings of Congress as early as the
printed in Washington. We are situated in
midst of several Congressional districts ofVirgi'*^
and Maryland, whose commerce flows hither,
whose people are at present overwhelmed by papf
of an opposite character. ..
|l3^Communications for publication,
the paper, will meet with jjrompt attention bj
addressed to the proprietor and
xandria, D. C. JOHN M.
mg
Alexandria
Del. 12, lS4i: