'They fell devotee, Lut unng;
The very gale their names seems
sighing; - .
The waters murmur of Licirname;
The woods are peopled with their
fame;
The silent pillar, lone and gray,
Claims kindred with their sacred
- clav;
Their spirits wrap the dusky moun
tain, Their memories sparkle o'er the
fountain;
The meanest rill, the mightiest river
Koiis mingnnswu.il uiciritimi.
ever. Despite of ever ill she bears,
That land is glory's still and theirs!
Tis still a watchword to the earth;
"When man would do a deed of worth
Ie points to Greece, and turns to
tread,
Vo sanctioned, on the tyrant's head:
He looks to her, and rushes on
Where life is lost, or freedom won."
In that land, amid whose re
lics the soul seeks repose from
harsher recollections; where ev
ery thing conspires to lift the
heart above the sordid passions,
and to infuse a love of virtue
and contempt of death, no won
der that her children should
rouse them from the apathy of
K-es. ond emulate the deeds of
their sires. But not alone on
classic ground, is nourished the
.tree of liberty: in climes which
have no mementoes of eld,
where grim-visaged despotism
hath ever lorded it with an iron
hand, even there are its seeds
sown deep in the hearts of men;
and they will flourish, despite
the insidious efforts of the ho
ly few. Events of latter times
havedisenchanted nations; they
have exposed the quackery of
royalty, and held up to derision
the apish agents ot superstition;
they have taught men to think;
they have shewn them that man
is but men, though he wrar a
diadem on his brow, and bear a
scentre in his hand. T'But the
time is not yet come to proclaim
this glorious result; the march of I
truth, though inevitable, is tar
dy. The mind abandons, with
cautious reluctance, errors that
have canker d on it for ages, and
the miscarriage of the first great
effort, has confirmed the doubts
of the dull and the timid, and
furnished a pretext to continue
the kingly parade: 'the pageant
try of a band of mountebanks,
of grave hypocrites and solemn
dunces, who, "with devotion's
visage and pious words, do su
gar o'er the devil himself;" this
knot of villains, assuming a title
at.oncc abusive of religion and
insulting to reason, under the
specious guise of restoring order,
antf preserving tranquillity,
have leagued together, to root
from out the souls of men the
germs of thought and freedom.
But vain their effort, though
aided by all the bloody imple
ments of persecution; a flood
of light has been let in upon the
mind, which power cannot ex
tinguish, nor bigotry obscure.
France, the cradle of the giant
and misshapen child of freedom,
who leaped all wildly into life,
to gambol tor a while and sink
under his own incumbency,
France has felt the hyena rage
of the holies her chivalry has
fallen; her chevaliers and mar
shals have been forced to yield
to the effeminate members of a
superannuated regime; the hel-rr-et
and the lance have given
place to the stand ish and the
quill; and to the point of honor
h:s suornpflod the intrigue of
diplomacy; yet has she choice
spirits still, hearts that were
:noulded in the happiest moods
of nature, and tempered "to en
dure more than torture can deal.
Despite the relentless hate, the
ceaseless vigilance of tyranny,
they confer in masonic fidelity;
and with hopes unrepressed,
and zeal unabated, tender their
off-rings at the shrine of liberty.
ToVp' on this registry of immor-i
tal worthies, with what emo
tions do we greet that name,
which occupies a proud place
upon the annals of the brightest
and most glorious era of our
country, of the world; that name,
the mention of which can never
fail to rouse into action, a host
of the finest and noblest associa
tions, the early history of which
is identified with that of the
f-rand event we have this day
met to commemorate, the name
of La Fayette, the stern pa
triotj and the gallant soldier; his
youthful ardor was devoted to
the establishment of liberty in
America, his age has been con
secrated to the defence of it at
home: on him, "time's scythe
and tyrant s rods" have shiver
cd; he stands unbowed by age,
unwarned by power; the ball
and the blade have assailed him
in vain, mav he vet live to
see again the shore, which fifty
years ago trembled beneath his
tread; and here, in the filial ten
derness and reverence of his fos
ter children, find consolation
for the coldness and the ingrati
tude of France. Safe in the bo
som of America, relieved from
the din and turmoil of faction
surrounded by the children of
his early companions in arms,
he will wend quietly down the
vale of years, in communion
with the few venerable compa
triots. who still remain, the
lights, the landmarks of the age.
He will here retrace his early
life, and mark with wonder and
with rapture, the advancement
of our country. To him, who
so efficiently contributed to its
prosperity, how grateful to all,
how magical the scene it un
folds. From the current of Ni
agara , where the genius of pow
er bathes - his brow in the cata
ract, to the golden sands and
slowing clime of Florida: from
the rough coast, lash'd by the
Atlantic surge, to where the
savage of the western wilds
roams on the borders of the
peaceful ocean, is one unche
n uercd scene of liberty. O'er
these extensive ana ueugn
regions, the embowering ele
ments on high appear to have
dissolved their virgin zone, and
unbosomed their chastest, choi
cest tressure. Here, bounteous
nature, with a lavish hand,
showers down the richest bless
r i.l t I k 1
mgs 01 lnuuigcni neuvun; lucss
ings which the world has never
known 'till now, and which it is
the glorious prerogative of Ame
ricans to preserve unsullied and
undcfiled.
Let us not, however, in ad
miration of the result, forget
the process which effected it.
Let us never forget, that the re
nose and security we now en
joy, are the result of perils
in
the tented field; that the digni -
tied independence, stamped up
on the brow of the poorest A
mcrican, is a seal coagulated
from the blood of his fathers.
'Twere vain to repeat the won
drous tale -of all they said and
did; 'twere rfnto recount each
effort of wisdom, and each act
of valor, that called into life the
Instrument which has this day
been read to you, with such
feeling and manly emphasis;
they are fresh in the recollec
tions of all. Our ancestors
wilFd to be free, and were so;
they won their liberties with
their swords, and then sat down
in calm and silent dignity, to se
cure and Dernetuate them. If
imagination were left to riot
through the regions of fiction, it
could not conceive a scene more
worthy the admiration of men,
ihn nnnrobation of heaven .war
riors who had triumphedftver
the foe in the field; who, while
a hostile foot pressed the shore,!
refused to sheathe the ministers
of vengeance, now laid aside
the corslet and the glaive, and
mingled in counsel for the be
nefit of posterity
Well has the result repaid
their labor and anxiety: they
constructed an edifice, the pro
portions of which indicate th
hand ot a master. It would
seem that every other form of
government liad been tried, that1
political experiment had been
exhausted for the purpose of
furnishing America with the
materials, necessary to the form
ation cf a perfect system. But
this view of our situation, how
ever gratifying and delightful,
should not produce a vain and
delusive confidence of security.
The efficiency of our govern
ment, wise and munificent as it
is, depends at last upon the peo
pie: on their virtue and intelli
gence, more than its own intrin
sic excellence, rests the stabily
of the Constitution. A system
devised in heaven, would fail to
command the respect of a licen
tious and abandoned people: the
tables of Sinai could not con
trdl the Jews-v must the pro
visions of our Constitution, lose
their influence over us. when
we reject our simplicity of man-
ners and our regard
lor virtue.
So long
as we remain true to
ancient feelings and principles,
we have nothing to fear: when
we depart from them, our digni
ty and prosperity .will leave us
It is beneath a nation of freer
men, to entertain an ambition
for dominion and luxury. Let
monarchs and their ministers.
shuffle for power .-it should be.
our aim to disprove the asser1
tion, that philosophy exists on
ly in books: ice should give to"
the world a living' instance of
genuine philosophy in real
life. We should show mankind
that we place our glory and our
happiness, not in vain titles and
empty baubles, but in magnani
mity and moderation: that we
are too just to infringe the righW
of others, too firm to permit tin
invasion of our own. We should
look with contempt on the trap
pings of office, and the ostenta
tion of wealth. We should, re
cognise no dignity, but that
which is founded upon moral
worth and intellectual power.
The Spartan gloried more in
the exercise of virtue, than, in
the possession of riches; and thus
acquired the mastership of those
whose coffers were stored with
treasure. That was a principle
worthy the pure heart and ele
vated mind: it is one, which
must inevitably insure the pros
perity of every community Vind
every individual, that has cour
age to adopt, and fortitude to
pursue it. And we shouldkeep
ever present in the mind, as an
mernal monitor to our irajlties,
this sublime though scvere.truth,
that virtue alone can secure our
own happiness, and perpetuate
to our children the heritage we
have received from our fathers.
Kaleigti, July 2. the fol
lowing young gentlemen have
received Licences to practice
Law from our Supreme Court
since our last publication:
Superior Court Charles L.
Torrence, Salisbury; William
Miller, gladen; Dillon Jordan,
jun. r ayetteviue.
County Court Samuel Sil
limon, Salisbury; Hugh M'
Quecn, Moore; Thomas Sum
ner, Hertford. Register.
Edenton, Ju?ic 29. The re
spite of thirty days granted by
his Excellency the Governor to
Negro George, for the murder
of Mr. Jesse Kassel, of this
county, having expired, he was
executed yesterday on the tpwn
commons pursuant to his sen
tence. -Gaz.
Daring robbery, or a rogue
outwitted. It is said, that the
atrocious crime of highway rob
bery was a few days since com
mitted in Richmond county, un
der circumstances of the most
aggravating kind. A person,
sent out by an employer for that
purpose, had disposed ot a va
riety of goods; but while on his
return with the proceeds of his
business, in some way or other
it reached the ears of several
desperadoes that money might
be had peaceably or by force.
The unwary traveller was ac
cordingly surprised, overpower
ed by numbers and plundered.
Alas and alack, what evils a-
wait miserable mortals. But in
a country of laws, the business
was not to end here. 1 he un
fortunate man made the best of
his way for a mile or two to
some vigilant magistrates, and
with much of alarm and agita
tion in his manner, entered his
complaint just as tlreT were set
ting out for the morning service
on the Sabbath.
These gentlemen entered up
on the case with spirit,
him some refreshment
gave
made
him tell the place of robbery,
describe the bills he had lost,
and niiirm that he could swear
the crime upon the person with
whom they should be found.
Now is to come the unravel
ling of the plot; the magistrates
proceeded with him to the place
where he was attacked, and ob
serving no marks of a scuffle,
. i
searched the plundered man
himself, and found the identica
bills sewed up in the lining o
his coat, ihe poor man was
sent to a place secure from such
attacks, to wit, the county goal
v The credit ot the state must
suffer when there is so little sc
curity forJfavellers, that an in
genious person can, in some bye
place, succeed in robbing him
self. However, the truth wil
out, and it may as well come first
as last. Fayetleville Obs.
Spain. We arc informe
by our attentive correspondent
of the Boston Courier, that the
ship Coral arrived at that port
on Sunday last, from Gibraltar
bringing letters from Cadiz da
ted the 22d of May. In one o
these it was stated as certain
that 25,000 trops were to enter
Spain immediately, and tftaTs
veral regiments had been order
ed from Carthagcna to Cadiz
1 A
wnere preparations were ma
king to receive them. "The
movements (it is added)
Spain, with the recent events in
Portugal, lead many . to believ
that all is not well, and that
war is breicinsr.-N. Y. Post.
Monied insi Hut ions. The
New-York Post states that th
whole capital of the monied In
stitutions in that City amounts
to the enormous sum of thirty.
six minions six hundred thou
sand dollars. The editor con
eludes, that when the newappli
cants (47 in number) obtain
their charters, the fabric, not be
ing able to bear its own weight,
win tumble. The present
number ol monied institutions
in operation, is 57 applied for
47 total 104. Total capital
about fifty-six millions of dol
lars! !
Deported slaves. The Board
of Commissioners under the ar
ticle of the Treaty of Ghent re
specting Captured Slaves, &c.
re-assembled in Washington ci
ty on Monday, the 28th ult ac
cording to adjournment: present
both the Commissioners
Arbi-
trators, snd the Officers of the
Board, who are engaged upon
the business confided to them.
iVaz7....The following ves
sels' of wrar are now equipping
for sea with all nossible des
patch, to wit, North-Carolina,
74, Commodore Rodgers; Con
stellation, 44, Commodore Mac
donough; Hornet, 22, Captain
.enneay; unuirio y uaptam
Nicholson; Shark 12, Lieut. Ste-
ens; Porpoise 12, Lieut. Skin-
I TV ' T
ner; store, snip iecoy, jieut.
Gamble.
Official paper... ..It appears
"rom a paragraph in the Nation
al Intelligencer, that Mr. Ad
ams, Secretary of State, has sus
pended Communicationwith that
print, and at present employs
uiu j.uuunai journal, as tne
organ ;of his Department.
MARRIED,
At Edenton, on the 24th ult Mr.
James CoffielcT 'to Miss Lavinia
Knox, daughter of Dr." Andrew
Knox, deceased. '.
In Burke county, cn the 8th ult.
Mr. James Bowman to Miss Eliza
beth Ballou.
DIED,
At Warrenton, on the 27th ult.
Dr. Littleton H. Coleman, a gen
tleman highly respected by his ac
quaintances, and holding a respeet-.
aoie standing in nis proiession and
in society.
Jn Pasquotank county, on the
16th .ult. Mr. Josiah F. Ramcke,
son of Dr. Ramcke, deceased. .
In Orange county, on the 1.0th
ult. Wm. S. Harris, in the 26th
year of his age.
Price Current.
JULY 2. Peters'g. Norfolk.
Bacon, - - 8 to 9 8 to 81
Brandy, Apple, 56 CO 53 56
Peach, 60 62$ 55 60
CogniaclSO 150 110 . 126
Corn, 150 200 155 160
Cotton, 13 15 12 15
Coffee, - - - - 20 25 20 23
Flour, superfine, 500 525 525 575
family,- 700 800
Gin, Holland, - 100 110100 106
American, 39 40 39 42
Iron, per ton, - $85 100 $90 96
Molasses, - - - 30 32 22 26
Rum, Jamaica, 115 125 90 96
Antigua,- 75 80 64 70
New-Eng. 40 45 36 f 37
Sugar, brown, - 8$ 13 8h 12$
loaf, - - 15 25 .15 20
Salt, loose, - - 75 87$ 56 5S
- sack, - - 300 325 275
Tea, Y'g Hyson, 120 125 1 10 116
Imperial, 150 162140 146
Tobacco; - - - $3 10 $2$ 8
Wheat, - ... 85 90 80 100
Whiskey, 30 40 29 31
North-Carolina Bank Notes.
At Petersburg, 5 to 5 disc.
, At Norfolk, 5 disc
New Mvcrtisenents.
Fiflccn Dollars Ecicard.
BROKE Northampton Jail, cn
the night of the 30th of June,
two prisoners PATRICK PIKE,
a stout young fellow, two or three
and twenty years of age, light com
plexion, black hair, large whiskers,
six feet two or three inches high,
has lost one of his upper fore teeth.
Pike lived in Halifax county, and
was committed to that jail some
time last year, charged with house
breaking; he escaped from thence
and Avas shortly thereafter appre
hended in this connty.
BETSEY, a negro woman, appa
rently twenty-five years of age,
dark complexion, slender made,
five feet seven or eight inches hierh.
committed the 17th of last Mav, as
a runaway, ov,Jt jmknown. Ten.
Dollars will be paid for the appre
hension and delivery ofPike to my
self, or the jailor of Halifax countv.
and Five Dollars in like manner
for the negro woman.
Samuel Calvert,
Jailor.of Northampton county.
July 1, 1824. 16-tf
Blank Warrants for sale
AT THIS OFFICE.