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H AtJSTJN & C. F. FISHER
tbVOR'AUD PROPRIETORS- :
NO XXXI. OF VOL. XI..
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SAL I SBUItY, N. A JANUARY 17, 183a
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TUB DOCTOR'S THEORY I'KtKiltislVE
.".;'..'.- , EXISTK.NCK. . ; ;
Qttim'Iw''ppco.dct'huiino' incorpore vivunt ! v
", ,;' '''.'., PAUrMiliNlf.
tide Mason, Pr. JPore looked to the' future in
hat MTe and certain hope, without which the'
V-ni would be intolerable to a thinking mind and
,,n' heart.' Put in hi speculations he looked to
pafit.alwv r ' ' ' . ; -
VataotU btshop of LlandafT, amused himself with
!,;n,rfiio whom hi rrrind descended? where it
x bfifttre -he bft Lend-whfr Inshmo'd
have been lifTe had not been Richard Watson t
.The bwhopNuw a philosopher," says Dr. Jarrod,
iand ought not jo heye as'ied such idle questions."
UMv doctor would not have agreed with DrV Jar-
fold io this opinj) Who the bishop might have
wi if he hud not been the discontented hero of
Jiisotfo autobiography, he could not indeed have p"
Bfeicnde d to divme but what ne was oetore he was f
L . 117 iia lis. atafifi ttnJ swviatrl Itif.. j f
Richard Watson, where his mind had existed before
lie was born, ana irom wnorn,or ramer irom wnai,
it had been transmitted, were lesttotiswhichrac
cwlingto' his notions, might 'admit of a probable
julution. --; s' v' ' "',-' ' ' "-v
It will not surprise the judicious reader to be told
that the doctor was a profesned pHysiognomiHt,
though Lavater hnd not in, those days made it fash.
innaWe to talk of physiognomy as a science. Ilap.
list! Porta led him to consider the ubjejndjhel
Kimood.xutrofffrig1in Italian eliictduted
the ystem aerlectually as has since been done by
Ir. Ilolloway's graver. But M r. Dove tarried it
farther than the Swiss enthusiast after, or the Ne-
ipolitanpliysictan before him. riile iiiaisled that t lie
unng animal iiKenesses wnicn are oiicn so qir.
tinctlv to be traced (a rrton, and the correspondent
propensities wherewith they are frequently adcom
pied, are evidence of our having pre-existed in an
inferior si ate of being. And he deduced from it a
6eorrrr iKHton, ai he modestly-called iti whfch
k would have firmly believed to be a part of the
pMrwrclralftirtirrf te had -Jfrrtwii h6w niuclilt rc
leinbled. the doctrine of the d raids. , ; ;
""Bii not I6n vas that the A rcheus, at living 'firia
ciple, acquires that perfect wisdom with which it
icts, by passing through a long progression in the
!ietworld.befure il becomea capable pf being ni
ted to l rational and immortal soul in the human
body. He eveo persuaded himself that ho could
"IIlinulfflJtiOllfll'.liidivtnnaw mdioatHwe cf ther
lint bv which their archeus had travelled through
A w jrdable and animal kingdorpa. J '
ilbere was a little pragmatical exciseman, with
i hungry face, sharp nose, red tyes,rand thm,
oarae; straggling hair of a vcjlow cast, (what was
fcrmsrly fcalled- Judas-eolorA whom he pronounced
fcbw been a ferret fn bis Ias( stnee. ' " Deiwnd
iipua il, ne ssiu, " no nil win come unncr me rtxu
. ' r. M 1 'l .. ..'t - - j . L t
there he resides 1 I And he was particularly cre-
til nbea they met in the open air always to take
ftewiadoThim. V "" "
One lawyer, a man of ability and fair character.
kit ready to avail himself of every advantage which
m prolessioo aRorded, he traced from a bramble
into a wasp, thence intn C butcht f-bird, and Inatly
iota i fox, the vulpine character being manifestly
ntained io his countenance. 'There'wws itrnther;
trha, fiam aweepinir his master's office and black
bis shoes, bad risen tq be ine most noted poti
Hpt ' those parts.'- This fetlnw was his peculnr
iiflorreQce : Jua.Umna piwciple, h atliroied, eookt
wi have .e jistod in any -ether ftrm than lhat of
i Bmance :. and accordingly he made out hie ge.
Kinjy thus : a London bug, an ear-wig, a pole
a!,nd, still worsoning as -he went wva-knavtsh
u convicted an old mninrinthe VVestYork mi-
ttasrnavih'ir boen a turkev-cock: and all who
the major were aatisfiedof the likeness, what.
wthey micht be of tho theorv. - " v- V
. t ... y - v
yw ot the ncichborinir i.isticea was a1 wree.
l'"tre-builtn.lMttVv.iMri)nnwik ft tmim 4ieftd.- a
nlMnoiith, little eyes, and a slonuVr proportion f
" :. mm ne sci iiuwn lof a nimionoiamus.'
A brother magistrate of the mnior's had been a
Pwe, beyond all dispute - There was even proof
tlieract: for it a as perfectly well remembered
t at baa been born web fiWred
; All those perwns who habitually ait up titl night
w spent, and a
uorninir in bP.d. hn mitimwl In hnr hufin hnt
tbirdi, night-prowling be.ojts,and ioHects whene
r""wi ot active hfe has been assigned to them du
nof the honni of darknrxa. One iiulicalinn of thin
mat candle-light could r.ot have such attrac
""lortliem unless thev bad been moths.
tt dOif WU frnniw-nlla A,ntoA lit aft ila vnfwt.
torn r - - 1
.1 J.!.JxL.W?ftJW.WIR
1 II
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ZmLpditrimUrey andrros srtfrt6;e'eye, .wliV,ra they believed would brine Inem off
w m now ,j,e bandy-legged bilker's boy t.i the
eldest son, who had been a Jurcher the
"'"fr, who had been a bull-dog; nd jo. enntin'ued
' m the same line of life Lord A' domestic
PWin. harm1n
I s M fimt r 1.. 1 j .1 . f 1 ' . . - .
""t itmii ''hit ami mil urn mmii
h "11 a pnnor apamei ; nir . i uiinm
huntatnan. who rsereineit tinur'lhn whin
''dhe had fertivhen lt vpm four jegs, and
Jw" 10 u8f-v bwd, though stanch j an3
!"!' 'n "u, Barnnhy, whoin for stendl
. iKienty, and eonrage. he iironQunced to l.av
kirul., - .' - - -
"ofis had been a lilv
You saw it in fneTTrT
. Mi.acy of, her complexion.- Moreover,' she
n"t, neither did she spin.. V
Av
young lady, in whose feroilv fie' was nerfeetlv
" '', bad the singular habit of sitting alwav.s
w or the ot .rri
'tiVt A "'""j WHiviitisrin; iHrvt(iim
. Vf.vc dextenstsly into tliu seat of her chair,
" ' one who
.. ayt could possible perceive the movement.
llt" a her r ,!k-. .1 ' 1 .....
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"r mother's observing one day that tlo
"lh t - - . v. - ... v", uu iimii inin
'! f cj 1 M'lnnccounlblc peculiarity, tlm d-ytor
' I ml ' B"rtm i I can aecramt f r it to
S Wllf
re-
v,lln. Mlislaction. 1 our rlatiL'liter wns a Hrd
' . RPnUo a"d beautiful species, in her laH
j - ff existence j in that state she used Ua tn
;W tt.l r.n I .. i
5,. ., ... -r.-."ro "--g wm-n nt rem. 1 he habits that
j J. V'"r m otir pre-ei?ont sUte. continno with
we
1 ns
! !Pf fcr,; ?lany ,N,sofour ro;'re 'your dangh
i tiwT, 'f ai anSf:' m hrr nrxt 'promotion, and
1 'i ''.B,nirtJs c,oi,? Hieir rvw in plumlr, she will
..; t.er heaj undt
ier tv.'r vin.
'!-.
b.ige, a blue-bottle flv, a tame 'duck, and a bacon
" Who could doubl thut Yauban hid been an earth
worm, a mole, and a rabbit t that Eucli Acquired
the practical knowledge of geometry when he was
a spider j and 'that the firm builder of a pyrumid
"; imitated unconsciously the proportionately .far great
) er edifices which he hud been employed in raising
when he was ono'of a nation-of whiteantst' : v
' Mrs. Pove had been a cowslip, a humble bee,
, and, lastly, a cushat. r : . "v .,, ,
He himself had been a dove and a aernent Jar
DafrwarrwrfTnryTlie way and. moreover.
be flattered himself that he had the wisdom of the
one and the simplicity of the other; Of Jhi other
Z2i!H5lia'0'LS crfa'n"cepMhaLJhe-Jiad
probably oncTboen an inbabltant of the. waters, in
the abape of tome queer fish. 'fj ; 1 ;
WALTZING.
But ye, who never felt a sinele tho'uchL
For whal our morals ire to be.orpugbt;
Who wisely wiih the charms Von view to rcsn. .
JSayi would you make those beauties quite so cheap! "
' As many of the retired matrona of this city,
unskilled in gestic lore, are doubtless ignorant of
the movements and figures of the modest exhibi
tions of waltzing, 1 will endeavor to give some ac-
cowi( of it, in order that they may learn what odd
capers their daughter aometimea cut when from
under their guardian wings. '..
" ulJLJ;ga!Jbl"gtenJy--the muaicthegew.
tlcman seizes the lady round the waist. - The lady,
corning to be out done in courtesy, very politely
takes the gentleman round the neck, with her arm
resting against hia shoulder, to prevent encroach
meiits.-A way, then, they go, aboutt'and about, and
about- ' . - '.",, ... "'. -; . '
M About what,' sir T I 1 1 : . ; '.
About the room, madam, to be sure." , , ;
The whole economy of this dance insists in
turning round and round the room in a certain
flioaMirtd step j and it w truly astonishing that this
continued revolution does notjXlizJomii
tWlmthlti1ikTari7
sured that it only occasions a gentle aeusatiou which
is marvellously agreeable.- In the course of "tins
circumnavigation, the dancers, in order to give the
chami ot variety, are continually changing their
relative -aituatibna.- : Now,-then, the "gentleman,
meaning no barm in the world, 1 assure you, care
mm .iMhif-feiTBr.j",tru. I
e--f -eetestrat" i rrfpulleTiHyii ndanon, the lady,
meaning aa little harm as the gentleman, takes him
round tun waist with most ingenious modest Ian
guishment, to the great delight of numerous speC
tators and amateur, who generally form a ring, aa
the mob do about a pair ot pulling caps, or 9 coup
le of fighting ma8tiffa.ZAtter continuing the divine
interchange of bands, arms, and so forth (or half
'. an Jioororso, the Jady begins to tire, and with "eyes
praned," in tnost betwitching langtjor;" petitions
her partner for a little more support. I hia is k.
ways given without hesitation. The lady leans
.. gently on his shoulder their arms entwine, in a
t, thousand seducing, mischievous curves do nt be
ala rmeil, madniTJnaiad-leef-they pproacli
- eacn otner, ana in conclusion, me parties oejn
overcome with ecstatic fatigue, the ladtseema a
- most sinking into the gentleman's aricianiLllicn
Well, sir, what thenl- - " , V X" '
". .iLaw matliun; 4imhMl'M:iwTir;
pt utmngion Arcing.
THE PROFESSOR OF SIGNS.
- . oa two wits or tillino a stobt.
-4- In the days of King Jamei the first, the v Solo-
mon " of England, the Embassador from the King
--4wTHervmtiot-irith- Jamcs.'Spoke
t of the diflicullies he met with in bis intercourse
' with strangers, and lamented that there was not in
' tho colleges Profeseors to teach the languages of
Siiin8,VhichVihoi3ldbe univenjullungufte among
"""tTie'peopTe of all countries. His Majesty, as much
. given to the sin of boasting as any man need be, do
dared that at his college of Aberdeen, there was
- an officer, a Professor, who taught the language of
! algns. lib! mid the r-moa-wsdor, 1 will go and
. converse with him. But said the King, it is a
' great way ofl, manv hundred miles. .If it were ten
'" thousand leagues I will see him. I will start off
, tomorrow.;- Saying which, he bowed and left the
r King. James finding in what a dilemma bd had
f placed himlf, immediately wroto to the headsof
the college, stating what he had done, and .order
in j them to prepare immediately for the Embnsna.
dor's visit, and to rft off as well a thev coidd.
The profors were botbered at 6wt-wbaHrr do ;
bol the Kinir'a command thev dared not disnbev 2
' m - - . - j
if.any could. t Ueordy, was accordingly procured,
and-was daly tutored, wigged and gowned to pre.
partffor the Embaswidor.', In due time (lie Enu
basfflHor arriving, made known bis business, end -
wns
ushered, with due .ceremony, into the room
whTrrC'Virily WAS, the professors remaining iremb-
ling in n ailimiiing room,
The Emhasadoriifter a bnef conversation with
Geordy, returned to the room where tho, college
otficers were, and declared himself highly gratified
with his intercourse with thejrofe8sor jifigns
I ley wisliea mm lo ffive ine parncuiaris - f ncn
I enteretl the room, I held up one finger, signify.
iii2 there isonsGorf, v lie replied by holdinglip
fir 11 meaning that there was two, the Father, and
the Son. I held up fArer, signifying the Father,
8 m and ll ly Spirit. - tie answered by cwnching
. Ims hiHidraianil'ving that these three were one.
(For. the Kmliassador was a good Catholic," and
of course iKilievod in the sublime mystery.) "1
' then took from my pocket an orange, signifying
..that God was good in giving us tho luxuries o( life.
IIi answered by holding iipa'piero of bread, sig
nifying that Gt.d gives not only the. luxuries, but
' the necessaries of life." The .Embassador then
left' the place, rmd Geordy was ralh'tl in to give
his version of what, took place. 'The rae,il,'!
. said Irt:, "dont you think til" fi rst provoking thing
he did, was to hold up one finger, nt much fts to
. siiy, you have got but urn ' eye. I held np two fin
ger to let him know that thought , my one eye
as good as his two. He 'lien held up thn e fingers,
to s ir tliern were but three htween us. I clenrh
ed mv fchouk it in his f.ice, a.'.T had a mind to
tnnrk bioi down, hnd would hive
d-iue it hot. fur
.)ur worships.
Vt
l, tl .1, to pr; v okc
me still further, he held up an ortuigp, m much as
to say, 'see here your bejjgurly, cold country,
can't produce the like of this.' I held up a piece
of barley bannock, to tell him I did'nt Care a d--n
for his orange, so long as I could get (his. Hut
I'm sorry after all, I did'nt knock the rascal down,
and will do it if ho provokes me again."
; ; WITCHERY OF POLISH LADIES.
I was ushered into the presence of an eldcrlv la-
igu ui an tnuuny ia
-pLlr-i r - JLuSi e '. LZ :..:. . 1.1 L.
luitut a ain.iuui&;u i"r hit iiiiruniuii; iuiu tnnm
intrusion! told them
my extreme anxiety to goon that night,' and bozired
them Jo procure.. tKnjft. oaoja takaulhiMwrMaV
orderjiolthe juiaunandantf in fact, I had become
. nervous, and did not consider myself safe till out
of the place. They caljed in a younger' brother,
'.who started with alacrity on the errand, and I sat
. down to wait hia return". . There must be a witch
ery about Polish ladies. I was almost savage
against all mankind J had been knpt.up to the ex.
tremest pdint of indignation , without any .opportu
nity of exploding all day, and it. would have , been
in a few minutes all mv b tlernoss and ma evolenee t
. " . . . 1 I
melted awav. and betore tea was over I furmil
I before tea was over I.forgoJ that h
. I had been bandied all day from pillar to post; and
even torgave Hbe boors who had mocked me, in
consideration of their being the Countrymen of the
ladies who werexshewing me such kindness. Even
with them I began with the chafed spirit that had
been goading me on all day: but when I listened
it was annoying, but rt waa light, very liirht, com
. pared with the scenes through which they and all
meir menus naa paswa,i was nstiamed ol my pet.
ulence. A few words convinced lite that they were
the'Polea of my imagination and heart. A wid
owed mother and orphan children, their staff and
protector had died in battle, and a gallant brother
waa then wandering an exile in France. : 1 believe
it h my recollection of Polish ladies that gives mo
a leaning toward rebels. 1 never, met a Polish la
dy who was not w reheljlnd I could Imf thinkj as
Jong asthV
To fait life music from their prettylips, so long
the Russian will sleep 00 an unquiet pvjlow in JV
landi It waa" Irsoje 'than ahliour befor the broth,
er returned, and I was sorry when he came ; for,
after my professions of Haste, I had no excuse. r
remaining longer. -1 was the first American they
bad ever seen ; and il they do not remeni
r me
tor any thine else, I arrihaDjULiaJus
them ot one prejudice against my cwntrv. for thov
'believed the Americans were all black. At part
ing, and at my request, the eldest' daughter wrote
her name in my memorandum book, and I ' bade
them farewell. - . - , - ' .
Magnirtni Vault. The vault of the Scharcma-
toll family, is an ohiact of Ihe ffreute-a tcurioailv.--
It is as large as a ball room and, warmed by stoves
constantly, heated; no don,p can approach these
mouldering remains, enshrined in -tombs of prmu-
tu, beautifully chased) and though some are more
than a hundred years old, though their tenants have j
aireaay cnimpieo jivoiiuai, tnesecoMiy monuments
ill remain fresirand unimpaired. as. thev came
from the hands of the.1 workmen. RaiWf Citji
On the third mornine wa aet.out earlv ttoin iU"Uo.rH by:
f convent for. the summit of Mount Sinai, with two
" V" - I
Arab guides. The ascent was, for some time, over
long and broken flights of stone steps, placed ther
bv the (ireeUs. The nnlh wna often harrow anit
stoep, and wound through lolly masses of rock on
each side, in about half an .hour wejca.nML.toa
weir "excellent water: a short distance" above
which is a small mined chapel. .About half way
up was a verdant add pleasant, spot, in the midst of
which atnod a hi oh and aolitnrv naltn.and the rnfka
LiraiWavMMir.
I We were sot very long now in reaching the sum-
mit, which is of limited extent, having two small
buildings on, it, used formerly by the Greek nil
gnms, probably lor worship, t I5ut Binai has tour
summits; and that of floats stands almost in the
middle of the others, and is not visible from below,
so that the spot where he received the law 'must
have been hid from the "View of the multitudes
.around; and the smoke and flame, which, Scrip
ture says, enveloped the entire mount of Sinai, must
have had the more awful appearance, by reason of j
its many summits and great extent. And the ac-1
1 count delivered gives us reason to imagine that the
summit or aoemrwhere tiod appeared, waajhra
ed front the" h65ls around as the seventy elders on
ly were permitted to behold "the bod v of heaven
llcferne the teet of sapphire, ic,"' tint
what occasions no small surprise at first, is the
scarcity of plains, valle.ys,or open places, where
the children of Israel could have stood convenient-
ly t behold 'the glory ,on the mount.. . Frool 1 .the;
summit of Sinai you see only Innumerable ranges
I of rocky mountains. y One generally plnriig,'jn
gmatioti,around Sinai, extensive plains or sandy de
'serts, where the camp of the hosts was placed
where the families of luael stood at the doors ot
' their tents, and the- line was drawn round the moun-
tain, which no one might break thrnttgh,.oa.paianf
dealhrHirt iris"not Ihus. have the Valley by
t which we approached Sinai, aliout half n mile wide,
,' and a lew miles in length, and a small plain we af
. tcrwards passed through, with a fockf lull in the
middle, there appear to be few npn places armmd
j the mount. : W e did not, however, examine it on
. all sides. On putting the question to the superior
of the convent, where lie imagined the Israelites
, stood: every where, he replied, waving his hands
about in the ravines, the valleys, as well as the
-plains.' -VI ":-.-' ' ;..-, ;,
St. Catharine's, tnippowji by some to be M.-unt
Iloreb, is tho highest mountain in nil the -region'
" around; but from its summit, ns fir as the eye could
reach, nothing was to bo seen on every side but
ranges of nuked mountains succeeding eseh other J
hko waves of the sea. Between these rocky chains
tnera are in general only ravincs or narrow valleys.
We at last begin to descend, and, with great plea-
sure, reached tho well again and having climbed
to the ledge of rock beneath which it stood, we kin
dled a fire, and boiled some entire, whii h drank like
nectar; the cold was quickly baoirbe.l fioni V
frames, and we got into excellent spirit.-'. U'r
L . rrxhuir.v- stio'R.kvjtk.CiisWr'i.- vatterv l..slia.
1 .,exlmti..t it all ia praise of this p.-t excellent kv.
rage, which is tho real amulet and never-failing ro
aource amidst fatigues aod all sorts of hardships
and privations. , - s
, .,VV now descended to the desolate monastery in
the glen, and, taking ench on Arabic pipe, 'olced
, ourselves in the abtnles of the falhors, till the sultry
heat was paused, and then proceeded for about two
hours, till we came io tho celebrated rock of Meri-
hah. . It stilt heare striking evidence of the miracle
'about it and is quito isolated in the midst of a
. . . . - l- l L r i
yards broad. There are four or five fiuros, one
.k . . - .
above the other, on the face of the rock, each of
t hem about a fwqd,g baltlong, and a few wehea
"deep. - Wliut is remarkable, thy" riiiTalong the
breadth of the rock and are not rent downwards ;
they are. more than a foot aeiiuder, and there is a
channel worn between them by the ginhing of the
water. The Arabs still reverence this rock, and
stuff shrubs into the holes, that when any of their
camels are sick, they may eat of them and recov.
'eir. - tTwo of the holes at this time were filled with
' reed for this purpose and they believed it to be
- endowed with a peculiar virtue. The. rock is of a
- r ' " r " "
IWkfaiif mil irnihitn alrul- ai aatwttit iivi uorrla Intitv fitsi
,n ne, ?"a ,our Brtt8 w,ueV 1. , v
MEMORIAL OF THE INTERNAL IMPROVE-
v ' v"v ment 'convention,-" V .'. ; 1 1
;, ;a 7VMe General AemWy of AW(& Carolina.
To the Honorable,' 1 -':;i'1: -X-
r";. The'.lseneral ''AhtmbTg of- HI Jjf,t ,
V Tne undersigned have bwm deputed a Commit-'
: tee to present to your Iwnorable body a memorial,
repressive of the view and wishes of a large and
respectable portion of your fellowitizens, recently
- assembled mthe City of Raletgh,.in Convention,
. upon the important subject ofimproveing the inter
nal condition of the State. In-the discliarge of
this, duty, we feel well assured of receiving a favor
able hearing, as well io respect to the oiimenm
and patriotic tody whose-lNcw are esiecia!I
charged. to. preaenUJS
dresses itself so powerfully to the Representatives
, of the people, to whom has been committed the
" high trust of "guarding the interest and advancing
' the prosperity of our common country. ' : ''. J
.' -What is the present condition of the 8tatcl
"What is its means for improvement I " And in what
way are these mesns to be most effectually applied T
These arethe .interetiiigj.quistiow'to wj
nave been directed mow respectfully to invite your
.attention; and which, aa your memorialists humbly
- "xnceive,sre of such high public concernment. ' In
-examining into the condition of the State, whet h
er we advert to the past or view the present, whilst
.much mav be found to warm, the bret of the pa
riot, tbore w-but little to gratify the' pride or to
stimulato lb" enterprise of the eitir.en. " We fnsy
indeed proudly boast of the exalted character of
L the nation, aod claim for our citizens tha nut do
voted attachment to the Union of the Static; that
there has been engrafted Into our own constitution
those principles of rational freedom, the soundness
., of which has been so fully proved in Uie success of
T;.inai represcniauvB sysiem .wnicn constitutes our
pride and boast as a nation onforrinir a decree
of. freedom on the governed", unknown in the old
world, and socurine to industrr ita rich reward
.wac4i and f lerrty trmitlhrtrtKease
'-r;tttwr,agticultUrl
tiw rt and wrienws, and ttt'civiliziitioni have
- I.'.. :V.. : el .l. i.i .l J .: r
uicniiigs iiiBpirv(cuiiiiirijciiBai.i inc. ingil oiniiny 01
; the Republic, and call forth sentiments ol gratitude
to the Supreme Diwoterof all events. But whiU
we may thus boast of our rapid advancement as a
nation, we regret to say, ouV.own State shares hut
littleja,lbifJneraLproBpeTity.Tprov-th
tacts must be submitted, however mortifying tq your
pride, or painful to our feehngsA,' In the appoint
ment of Keprescntativei among the States, unde
the first census, North Carolina at)d New York
'P1y ro 00 r vana in comparison 10 oew i nra
under tne census soon to be taken, embracing a pe
riod of fifty years.- She will have exceeded her
forty members, whilst out Slate will remain Or hare,
ly exceed her original tan." What startling con-
trast ! Vet, in point of territory, North Cartlina
has aer fifty thousand five hundred square miles,
whilst New York only exceeds it by two thousand
'one hundred and. twenty-five. At the first period
our population was nearly equal; whereas, at pre
: sent, she will exceed two million, whilst ours wil
be but a fraction beyond seven hundred thousand,
Yet this immense (I i He re nee is not to be ascribed
jo jjurclim:ite or souVhut in paft et least tnthtrra
pif- tide "of emigration. There, every thing has
been dono to Improve theCPndition of, her. poop
here, bur citizens have gone, with the Bible, En
cycloposdia, and the axe, thoao pioneers of civilir.a
lion, 10 give population ana cnaricicr in iiiq wi
deroess of the West. In this way, more than ba
1111 i.of our people have left the-place of their
nativity, and carried with them wealth, talent, and
prisa. It nay gmtify-wir. pruw to wTOIJ
in one Congress, there were nine- Honators, native
born citizens of North "Carolina ; yet the fact only
proves how much we have lo-t, hy failing to ren-
nor our peopie prosperous ana snusnou ni nome.
iWe might puie- this-inrpiiry'sliirTurtfier", and
examine into the rapid growth of our sister States;
but we fl itter ourselves thnt you is we feel assured
iovory patriotic citiam ta-the queation whether
the State shall remain in her. present condition ?
- are prprtred to reply most emphatically, no I If
so, this brings us to the second inquiry, an estimate
of the means of the State. .,"'.
STOCKS. In the Dink of the Stler (ioOOWO
" , In lbs Bsnk of ane Fear, MO.IKK)
M , lij Uis Buncombe Turninko, - . 5,000
. ?; Roanoke and Caps. .Fear Navi. ;,
" " ! gaiioe Compsmcs, ; 85,5(0
" , Wilmington and Raleigh Rail -
-Road, 000,000
, " Bonds far the sals of Chero- .1.
' " ". .kee IiSnds, in and of
a prior date, .,-.'.. 7 ,350,000
. The cash balances in the Public Treasury are
not included in the above cxtjmates, as they may
be required to wet current excuse and other ne
Clssary appropriation The 'a'e, then, has a
capital of more than two mijo;is, yeste 1 in pro
tljctive stKks and in bondi on interest,. , is trun,
a part of this arm is 1 pledged aa a Literal y Fund;
but it 11 equally true, we presume, 1I1.1L no part of
jbii-fikicipl of thisjfind is to b"
IN'
am that It
: will ctmtitwb to thcrctwe, tmtil tl;c interrt t aecra-
irg on it irisiy be called fr, it) purpov ,( !
tion and of .free schools. Tho ,Si,uo is free ! ;
debt, and ha a crotli supported by her ii.itnr.il 1
source and tho habits and uimniemir bnr c.il..
"Tho taxable property of the State may, a the r
mittee think, bo estimated at near 50Q mi'.li .
d iilurs. Sliocompi-ine millioiieof acn a (if !.,n
whioh may hi? estimated at two dollars tlw cr-
she hus 3W,0Q'J Uven, which .may be valued .
three huiidei-ilullttt.' ..ear,hr IwstdeV the pciv
stocki7merchaiiJise, and other prfierty auhject f
taxation. ut it is not proposod to resort ti tax a
tipn, nor is it nectwsiry tq carry ut the vjews nr 1
ilan of those in whose name wo-liara ?Jva eutho
rised to address you. Tliesn matter are njon ! ,
referred lo to show the ability of the State, an i
tho ample means she hnsto sustaiq that credit v. -ikh
' it Is proposed to bring into market.
, Having shown the condition f the State, l!ic ne
cessity "and demand for a clmnjrej and tho mea
for etlecting it, your niernoVialiHts are brought to
the intrroaling question, as to what is best to U'.
done ! . In answer to thut question, we have to pre
sent to you that plan or system whicri was the rn-
"suit of thd anxious deliberations of thoxe in who-;
behalf this memorial is prented. No higher evi.
deuce could be given of the actual wants of our pen
pie, and, of the demand andDecesxity for somethiti :
to lw done, than in the' voluntary congregation i
that assembly, whose wiahej and opinions we have
been directed to rrialie kiinwn. A lvn!y cmnpri
sing pear 200 delegates, selected from forty rmm-
ties, menof cbsracler, of mtelhgence, and of wc 1
yoluaiarily obeying the .call of their country, ar
gues a distress in the community, and a loud de
mand tir itaremoily. The strifes and stnitt-s :
party" have bedn silenced, ami the voice of patrio
tism alone has been heard, invoking you to action.
It is the first and dearest privilege we, enjoy as u.
free people, thai by tho. fundamental, principlea of
our Government, every plan for changing our con
dition and promoting our happiness and prosperity,
both in choico mid execution, must originate with,
v-'. ti-i;f .:;.! "t.. .i...' r fi . i
nr i suiiciiotieu vy imi ptiopiu. inn pian, iiumi,
Whicb-wehevethemroHrrresept;fTrigT)inted wWi
a large portion of the people, and claims your moit
liberal and attentive examination, - YnurTnemo'i
alists shew, that after a week of earnest and anx
iout consideration,' Ihe Convention agreed ttnoo u
-jdarj -which is embodied in a series of resolution's
herewitu submitted, and annexed to this memon
The tjonvention came to tlie conclusion, with -great
"works metiti
toned ui kuii
resolutions were of a great and uwduLVharacter,
and constitute a system of improvements which, li
begun and successfully prosecuted, wtaild eminent
ly conduce to. the prosperity of the Slate, both as
increasing tho common wealth and in elevating and
fnufirming its moral and political character. ,
l" Of the merits of thegenoralaysteiri 'rennmmend..
cd, it is, proper to eay,whilt there existed adillcr
encC of opinion as to the grade or class of tho re
spective works, yet there was none as td their emi
nent utility and meritorious claim to the aid an j
patronage of the Legislature. But the Convention
was admonished, as jut must be, by past experi
ence that the works proposed 'must bo brought
within the available means of the State, or all wouU
fair. Hencejhe necessity and .expediency of a,
xlaswficatitin-' In this, too, they werefiillowinttin
, ex.ampUsiif th NMMar legislator eyfii (tie'ir work's
of llar.rs.nAJFDrtificAtioiw..U'hnl -tho- natMWi
V- could not accomplish with its amjdo rusmircea, it
was noi io ue expcciea a single niaw cojiiu eu.xr, ..
-with "It tfimfed ." mcahiiiKough confiued to works
within her own borders. Here then collision be
gins, here is the danger of failure, and bore tho
demand for disinterred and enlarged patriotism.
Hence it is deemed important that your honorable
body sbmld be fully and candidly informed of. lLa
-feasons-and 'Views,"' wl'iicTrinfluenced the Conven
tion in recommending certain works for prempt
and immediate execution.' Let tbem not bo charged
with selfiisliness or with. bcal preferonces, but re
meml)er thaditficuliy of tbq subject and tho rsn
cessity for pctito. , , . . ,
1. A guarantee by the State of five ImnoV I
' thousand dollars to the Gaston and Raleigh Rail
..Road. This is. not a subscription nr a loan, arid
does not call for any expenditure. It is a mcr
loan of the credit of the State, upon such a surety
as the Legislature shall require to enable the com
pany to obtain a loan on better term than tli -y
otherwise could do. and thus enabled to rnw;lct--
their great work. This favor sppeare I re.t-m-
ble in itself, as to meet with but littio opposititm.
; Il ls deemed due to the liberal spirit tif t!w en
terprising citizens who bad been willing to n.-
theirjwn good fvrtunes in so greats work.. Ital
siiTecrtmmeiTded itself to the Convention, as a work
penetraVyig to the Capitol of the State, there to ho
nveomteetOTwtttl other vorks, artdj-'accoihnimtating
many of our, citizens 111 the transportation of their
.produce to mirket. . Ilivmj already received the
favorable action of a cuiu.niitee of both branches
'of your lionor i'o!'i b-idy, in t-i is nA necowary to
7be said. . '
' 2 A aubscrijttion hy ' ;' ef f.r ffih j tf .
the rapitul stock ol- th! -'iv't!i and Vadkin
Kail Road ..This is one of the t vorU in t'
general system, and may bo coi, i ; I & n'
at the head of those, focomidcnded in the ,' .1 r!
Ja regard jo this work, tho Cotivnti 1 i, 1 1 , 1 ,
- data, tx.th as to i'.a necessity, its i:ii," 0 t a
largq portion of the State, its policy ru ;ion 1
by a vote of the Legislature and of t'm 'o, v !
certainly as W thd cosVof its construction. As t
4he work itself it is to connect the Kitnnl V.--t,
to commence with a home market, from tl 1 banks
of a river, rising and t-raiinaiin v ' i -
J limits to be extonted for tho pr. it-''- V '
. kin, a stream which passes t1 r a j
and populous section ro.t.i i
Erinluct must be carried t.) a 1 -.t.
ef, unless this at work ' ", - Asr-.r.
ly as H15, the i.h a of conm 1 i , i'i' Uu',
that of the Caj-o IV u, ri-eeiv.-1 t'.. favo,.-, r. ,.
tion of the ig! .hiture. B.it uuf irtunately t!-.e;- .
.ologiral structure of the infrvening country. iC
sented ditnctillies not th.-i lo he s ir I l y n.
Canal, with the limited ine:iisof the ! 'i "i
diiliculties disappear, ho v vpr, Itft-.r t' a rm.;htv
- etijino of Pt"stri. The it rvi . j" inU-ir. .!
.cominimiefttiou, by inei;.a rf rivers and mnU,
, which l : . t'y ur mdma iiy cmnect itself with this
road, rannot ba estimated at h s t!mn thirty coun
ties, embracing at leant 15 iii.Urn'O acres of Inn !,
and probably touch exce-ls tV; t, q;:;-.i '.V rT!;.-
1 1 " t k' 0 1 1J ' I ii t j f f ' -!'! h' 1 I r: -l.O Ct.1 .
t'erl to make p:"""' f-r r i f. -'-fvn i'"