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;r 1 lit ft lw North'Qarolhia r State Gazette, . i -I - RALEIGH, (N. C.) FRIDAY, JUY 24, 1810.-; No.!. Vol. VULl THE: STAB, ,.. rtlltllUBD WlttLT, 1 BY TII0MA3 HENpEIlSQNJUN. jbcnptun, tLree WlUr rr annum but no paper will baent without at least half a jrer m raid advane. nopaperdiaiGaued but tf Iheeniouofthe Edi lor, flle U rrHgti are paid. kcrtitmat, not ftuxadinr 14 Cues inserted three tiax for g I, and 2;' eewts for etch ecvuitmanca. POETICAL. row th UtU a Falriut ami Patrol. joTr rn farmer wl om nw rnuriad wile, 4 joit lakes reaidenoa with him for life hit w, early oe morniit,:. to sturdy ad awi.vt m Ue rof olhis eoUajt tbe ropa ct ms cart. hen! rori Seet ! o sooner be said it Uun a lolly u there. i la accents cfhonej. w Mlfy.n be aaid, month Wl wot paTsM si a tb parti I wwtw wt Moll, t tV buck m d o'cottafe repair, ' Sow draw down that ror hanrs over the roof;" Dnw harder, cries e , you don't draw hard e noujrh" ill harder ahe drew, hut ht w evil the caae, l.o' ahe puli'd it and twitcl d it, it still kept ita place. To the front of the cottage, sweet Molly with mc, raw gently now lore, for tisl cominjr you ace." i gentry they drew, and the it pe soon was sprawling, s'ow let's have hereafter one way in our hauling. f onward, while passing the j'ourney of life, nupull againit Ned, or Ned p ills against wife, be rope of contention will aiwi ys hang over us, here's nothing but diaco! and jarring before us, ut let us forever, as time rolls t long, nd cares and vexationa 'gin roi 'td us to throng, -Whatever the tide be,he wind 4 c the weather, oth choose the same end, and ti en both pull togetljer." Clinton, Feb. 28, 1816. lT ',.!. , , . -rtrt ... . . LAtnericans (kni ta thi tij of ctviliiation) nl the example w as aet by a Untuh sutyrc t, A3 a1.! hold Baptism a pre-requUite to comma niou, I think all intellirot persons at least, ehht to ccie to upbraid us (Baptists) fur not iuviUng other denumtoatjuna to the LortTa table, unless the j prove t us that infant sprinkling is believer Haptism, or tint God has left us in the darken this aubjeet The Methodist ought to be the last to com plain j since we with pleasure admit Ihem in our meeting houses to preach, and Uve 8ee tliem set in conference with us. All we can do iu our oun nantf, we do cheerfallj. I earnestlj wish all denominations would act up to their pi o fegiou, that all bitterness and backbiting was out f fasion, and I .wish all preachers of the Gospel tii particular .would set their faces against them, bTTJrweesi aad cusniet am! ear thesriaelTc more to rat down that Dera'tcious Drattice of Srunketuttsf. 1st. By example 2, bv pursinir thcir"churches 3, bj sharply reproving those of their society who mix themselves with rog-riu-ers in hih places 1, by crying from tin' pulpit , against it, and shewing the many curses that at ' tend it 5, preachers would do well to set their laces against those candidates whofrea to cam their efectnn, o the great encouragement of v t uiiivvii lic'i n iiu irvum ui iui a iuiui w ur professed object was to make a law for every man to become a uruu karri. i et we make no con science of-voting for a man who tioes all in his power to make every man drunk and a diniukaid. 1 make to the candidates of my county this fair and liberal proposal. If any one, two or tbree of them will sivc ine the money they psrpose to plcavr In feeing j or if those who were born deaf werw t sir there was no pleasure in hear in;. Those fco see tile beauUea of nature, and hear and rliithe harmonioas sounds of music, have a witness 411 themselves that there is a plea sure Kl seeing and hat ing. ' It "w trut,tta observation of the sabbath mar flhtprodtce t'M sa degree of pleasure to all believers. Bttae diminution of their happiness hr'ars an ttactrotwruon to their faith. If their faith Uj lively ud in strong exerrist, their hap piness will berrifat; but if then faith be weak & wavering, thevcajuiot expect to rrap an abua dant harrest rfjuj looking with a steadfast eye to ChrisJA a strong faith fn him in thecarv ful vbsenrtne of tJi vuhKifK -;ti ah which iii writ UaM that no on maylb nin pected of haviar Biuadernd m. I la rrtiT k.; have kuled myself eo accovet of oreUiie4. ' love." IM another pjeco of pajver wu writUa.' Si 01 Elirabeth.if I diout!drou woild tteji tX-S,- . ty me, I woild die conteoUd.,'Thf will U ah' -1 iU.tcuuTtrwe ooay, as sown as VsA corf net Ao v pivcure xsumcienc TPet, Sep. .ijt i procure a auffic Bt nuiuW of men U tons sMt-T" BI0GHAPI1Y. , if.4! 1 From tktSWmal IriiUirttY. , thr tiir uti pxtiU ' iasuun ettemecn umnaii lt3itMl a ft. i :5 L- . i- rS ; . . .1 . a -KfV, until w&aaail cumiTsence us ceivwavma T""i w ww vwtlw put wwij to f' ' T, J i of that evc-laating sabbath In the heaveua, wbicli : fat worft bjr piAIiC J-iractef.tJ ni cartridge j : ti' (ul fcathwr pared as the eternal rast w his of Jehanclez'br mirior irtioTia, kia jnttStha' ' V i "J j child M1SCKLLANY. THH LADIES FRIEND. .. :.M. T.. .1 l "'C ' 1 rtr vi - He ctual. and tla fiov . j u a void in the mural, the intellectual, and tJia litical world, which will remau long OQoccvpie'tl ; -If wo view him aa a moralist, we must give) j. him the highest grade ; for he practised TOOraJity." before he preached it'. Ie established hi prio " ciples after long and severe investigation, and not until he bad turned every tide upon the light -j oi reason, vv rren once esiaonsneo, n never ue-u Historical Extract and application. The Roman Itepublicans were ' plain men and womtn, accustomed to daily labor, and quite un accustomed to finery of apparel, or luxury of liv ing. A jCom.in of pvn nnhlc hlcKxl tillpif hia lit. tie held with his own hands, and was proud of i scrtea mem ne never ieu mem ior a moment, tilling it with superior industry and skill ; whilst ' Jnnd as strong, aound and capacioua- hisladvifladvshemiL'htbecalled.madeitherchiefiNo brilliant flashes of -eniusr no dazilin? ambition to be an excellent house wife. -While ths state of thintrs lasted, and a very lone i.me spend in their ensuing electioneering campaign., j it did last, the Romans were eager enough to I will exert myself to procure their election, and-i they may stay at home ami take care-;'i their domestic affairs, which I know must be far more agreeable to them than to be under the ne cessity of going about, making people drunks I 1 he money thus obtained 1 will give to the Jrlis a noble srnrit sionary Society, to send the Gospel to the poor r a man to acknowledge hi faults. For want drunken heatliensy (that Mrs. Judson tells u a- KELIGIO US. FOR THE STAIR. 1 have long thought it requb -ed get themselves wives. They married generally, and they married young ; for they thought, and well they might, that who so found a wife, found a good tning a real help-mate, as well as a dear and faithful companion. And what is singularly remarkable if true, it is recorded by ft Roman historian, that there had not been known, in the city ot Koine, a single instance ol divorcement t tliis many have, I fear, pcrarated in known er- bout) and shew them tliat drunkenness is the road Uu"n? te whole space of five hundred years r. In my collection ol llymi is, Heel it incuin- w neii. n a vuui.ar uuer was maue uy me aim jnton me to acknowledge tha; t from ray leal in ,f8ionary b&rd, and extended to the several coun hat I deemed a good cause, 1 6 ave fallen into an t',es tne money would be more honorably spent, Tor. In one of those Hymns, beginning 'Come d Some of our counties would probably be bet iristians all I pray give heed, ' &c. 1 have per- ter represented. The Yankee Tin Pedlar, who ipa, insisted too strenuously oi i some of my o- complains so much against public men, would pro inions which do not corrcsponil with those of my hably then sec cause to settle among us for we scdo-baptist friends, although Vhey appeared to should then have men of public spirit and indo le to be both scriptural & ration ah I find, by ex- jpendence enough to risk their popularity in the erience that love is the most eft ectual means of support of a Penitentiary, aad other worka of pub nantrtff theif hearts : some thinn ; are lawful that He utility. I rejoice to find that an association ire not exuedieat. I wish not t rive offence to formed at Stetcaville, whose sentiments' are in tho' the law had put it in the power of the hus band to-repudiate hi wife almost at pleasure. Unfortunately for the Roman republic and more especially for the female rrart of it, a great aim spienaiu event qnite changed the morals, the taste the habits, of the whole- of the country One hundred and ninety years before the Chris- nan era, the Komans Idr the first timi ed into Asia with an army, which under Scipio defeated and conquered Antiochusthe Great king of Syria ! and from thence they brought home such a taste forrthe luxuries of the Ea6t, as pro uy saint on earth, and I should r -eioice to kuow i nmsoa with my own on aoinoof theesuiyetta. it r meted ari4 Jaslent;d wUmsirBir emmnoa. hat all preachtra of tha Goimlr ndjdx prate-. n,Pel uou WUI pr"8 u" ivumv aiiempi. i cxxn j.inu m no away more oirecuyj tnan oy nn fl;AAkd WrnW. wKal I think I hare To toncIudAtherifeitiarks, (which I am sorry a practical forbidance of marriase. sarned on tnis subject - For whei e envyingand , I could not confine in a smaller compass) I ear- ! The Romnn woman, once so plain, frugal and true are, there is contusion. 'liutthe wisdom j l8UJ W1SI1 ulc Cttl "'c "S"iy eu auu rnuusniuuo, uetauie enamoreuoi me cosuy nne liatia frnmshnveia first nure. then r aiceablc.iren-1 tht chief captain's would think more of these ' ry that was brought from the East.. One of them leand easy to 'be entreated ; full of mercy & good ! thiugs ; tliat tliey would more respect the preach- named Lullia Paulina, when dressed in all her ruits. without nartialitv and withw it hvDocrisv.' ir f tlie Gospel ; lor their conduct has great jewels is said to have worn to the value of three Koi;v tliftt nil nhristinna U.ivp n nrinrinlp of ': influence on the minds of others. The srreat men ; hundred and thirty two thousand Dounds ster pve in their hearts, towards God an d man : and I lope I am not departing from this n rinciplc when I ofler.it as my opinion that .every Chris tian ought to be a Baptist. This 1 1 m admonish td to believe from the confession o Mr. Wesley, vho says, in his note on Romans, 6, 4, that im version was the ancient mode of Elaptism that it was a figure of a death to sin, and resurrection to of the nation, like King Solomon, ought to bow before the God of Heaven, and make prayer and supplication for the poor little christians ; we have long been praying tor them, 'tis time for them to begin to pray for U3, that all the people may say Amen ! How short is our time! and how unwise we act when we think more of it than of eternity 1 newness of life. Burketsays,tb(j apostle alludes,; how much better to lay up a treasure m heaven no doubt, to the ancient manner and way of bap- than on earth, for we must soon leave it, and a tm- the few feet of earth hold all our ambition. ' How loved, how valued once avails thee not ; To whom related or by whom begot, Aheap of earth alone remains of thee; 'Tis ail thou art, and all the proud shall he.' ELISHA BATTLE, Jr. Extract of a letter fromilie Rev. Benjamin Da vis, to his friend in Raleigh dated St. Fran cisville, Jlarch 6, 1816. The committee of the Louisiana Bible Society has chosen me agent to the institution, to visit tising in those hot countries, v.hich. was by merstbn,' &c We are credibly informed vreeka v ilowed the same way) uicota countries, (see Benedict's history of the I'aptists.) I also Believe it to be my duty (as tho Lord works by Qieans) to do whatlics in my ptnver, to inaki as many Baptists as I can. What I mean by Bap tist is, one who is dead to sin, .and buried with Christ by Baptism. I believe thxit Moses had a rtrofi impression that he was tobl; God's instru ment in. delivering Israel from bandage j but he Jaade Ir wfonc start, in slaying the Egy ptian. mu iniiiK preacners oi me vjus pei are ioo upi to oner suDscripUoiis, to receive aonauons, ciiatn P start wrong; aa4 some, I fehr, do harm in a bute Bibles and appoint agents in each county ; ' good cause. ap4. from good m otives having a to aid U3 in our endeavors to obtain and distri Mal not sufficiently tempered y ith love. It is to bute the word of life fdr which I receive sixty e lamented that some young n-eachere, for want dollars per month. The Catholic priests now ,f other matter, spend too m uch ol their time in permit their people to read the scriptures and I the pulpit, jn colidemningjther denominations, have given, some of them Bibles. . They receiv tftfo Hot' assert that preachers ought not to con- cd tnem ast, they ought a book from Heaven, and iefcdj for Paul bad to prcf.ch with much conten- declare thera to be the first they ever saw. I r tiottan'd we are comma'aded, earnestly t) con- Ukewjse meet with the same encouragement from ieadf '--'bttfl think the-ejrv or is mostly in the man the Spanish I have distributed hundreds in a Iter. " It bught to be do.ie in love and meekness : day, and have received 8140 in a day, by way of X . j . "i'u-i . - 11 -l'L. .'... .. . . . rmi . . .i"' . i. . peoumcnta , contrary "to our own couiu men oe donation to the society. aney smciiy auena . ioraa tvithOut wounding the feelings. Different my preaching though not more than half are able i.woffiinations.., ought occasionally to converse to understand. I never was treated more kind- fcviiigtr and openly o& controverted points, and lyj This is the most beautiful and plentiful coun l nlea4f of rading only our own books, and shut- try I ever saw. , What shall I say 1 The ' t6$u,' against ill others, we should deal , harvcfSt is great and the laborers few. Pray the !ABhraHj and candidly with each other, or we can-, Lord to send his ministers here they will be re ,'Jiat expect to be united in love. I think Meeting I ceived they have nothing to fear. 1 houses ought ' to stand open to all ministers who Make known to the North-Carolina Bible So r re ii good, standing in their own churches. Not ; ciety our intention of supplying the French peo only ministers! hut alh Christians ought to te-i pie here with Bibles and Testaments. Ask them ling. And though this was the most extraordina ry instance of the time, yet it is reasonable to suppose that, ot the rest ot the ladies every one . j -. - . i l i r , r i irue to cittsuenr io uiej;()j oi me lasnion as she could : and that, with all the females who thought any thing of themselves, the rage was to oe nne anu iasroonanie. This new order, of tilings, while it precipitated me repuouc into ine anyss oi rum, Drought mar riage almost into disuse: insomuch that Augus tus, the first Roman Emperor, finding among the men a general disinclination to marry, was fain to pass severe, penal laws, to force them as it were into the bonds of matrimony. But it was all to little purpose. Despot and tyrant as he was he found it impossible to compel the batchelors to marry, as Peter the first, long since did,- to compel the Russians to shave oft' their beards. Was U owing to the licentiousness of the men ? Considerably- it was no doubt ; but not altogether. It was partly owing'to their prudence. A Ro- monBntchelor naturally enough would commune with himself thus: "these extravagant flirts of whose attire a single article costs more than one of them would eanj in her whole life time, are fit only for show. I like mighty well to be in their company at routs and assemblies : but to the gods save me from an union with any of them ! If I marry, unless she bring me d fortune with her she will quickly devour mine. Wherefore I will loolc out for (number one only, in spite of the e dicts of the Emperor." Consider- ye American fair, that in all times and countries, tjElik'cau lite en ecu. : rays to cross his steady lirht. The march of hid mind, like bis natural gait, waj deliberate aiul i firm. He adopted no opinion 'till it had been ac 7' curately weighed, and then (in his own wordsl - i. i . u i i : : , . As an advocate at the bar, (and here, almost entirely, was he known to the writer) he 'deyeli ' oped himself completely. He never sacrificed to his client the respect which was due " to hii I country and to himself. Honesty was his polar star, lift never even conceded an opinion which , believed to be right. I shall never forget the o -1 enmity of his tone, the expression of hit counted, . nance, and the firmness of his mannfery wentjd . lately commenced an argument-1-" AUy it please your honors In every great constitutional queg' , " tion 1 consider that there are two distinct duties, - of an advocate one which he owes to his counrv try, and the other which he owes to his client.'', lie spoke from the heart to the heart 1 his argu- ments were solid and convincing, becauRe.we i were certain that what he said he" believed him- ' self. He seemed to spurn all orhameht, lest ft " should dazzlfttbe Understanding i buf wlien he' 4a4 attempt ivw were'eonvineew"4t he couhl " do, were he to pursue it further. Particularly he disdained to use it, 4s others sometimes do;' to supply material deficiencies, or it conceal ra dicil faults. , He always seemed nrottd to throw open his whole mind, conscious that it could siiti ' port the strlckest scrutiny. His manner-was go-t' verned by the dignity of his mind. .. And t4 v sum up his merits as an advocate at the batfheO never ceased to recollect, that he war a inan,- t citizen, and amoral agent. . . v- ( As a politician, what shall I say of him ? Wlio does not remember that important mornent when a whole host was arrested by his single arm I 1 mi ll m m i Who his not heard of the man, whr threw him self before the epear which wan levelled at his country. We cannot enough admire that moral courage which he displayed and 'that n6ble attt- r tude which he assumed, when, with almost a ms ; gic influence he held faction immovable, even ftfU ter she had vaulted into her chariot, while thV dogs of war, leashed in like bounds,?, were k crouching at his feet. It hasbeenaid nSf' by" Some believed, that Mr. Dexter deserted h5 nntC, ty that when he discovered the direction' which' they had taken, and the lengths'' ttf which thev tended, he.withdretv from them and stood aloof,,' that he might secure the votes of all of the thef party, as well as ol the moderate of his Own in ? f bis advancement to the post of governor of Ms.1 sathusetts. " If it ,were bo, it was a grievous fault, v And grievously hath Csar inswer'd It" ' '' ' v Letit rest in his graye. But no, this is liot l ' be supported. His niind and all his feelimrs above it. When a politician is accused of seccV ding from bis party, we smile to hear him answer, that his party has deserted him. - But is'not thfe more otten true than the former r Ah honest Mi m .' ' v ; i '--ii i i i v . . f - t m ill piember thev are the lisht- of the " world, and -should oppose the kingdonv of darkness. Of the Methodist -; denomination I believe there are raa , y Godl v rieonle. who do tnueh good in the cause freligionj bufl think jbj would prosper more may were to'desistlrpni that rule ol jvir w es ; ley V (who was but a man) of shutting; themselves v-up, eicludiffdr resneciable tieonle from the housca had assisted in building, 43 if they were to help us. THE SABBATH OAT. A late writer concludes his essay upon the Sab bath Day, in this manner : " How erroneous is the opinion which worldly men have of the hap piness of the children of God ! Because they themselve's (cannot find any pleasure in piety, nicy cuutiuiu; mai mere is jiuuu vo ue uiuy eu, But this is just as absur'd, and irrational as if those I.Hjacuce jite moinilerable' i 'free born who wer bora Mini Werw to say that there ia no tklMt:- j -' j'''". '"' v ' ..!," ' ';, . s, .. . v ' ,("'' ' ''''' --" HORRID SUICIDE. On the evening of Tuesday the 7th instant, the body of a man was found about fiftv vards from the road leading from Petersburg to Richmond, about 7 1-2 miles from the former place, by a ne gro boy looking for cows, who run directly to a gentleman hard 'by and informed him of it. He went to the sriot. and found the body of a man about 5 feet 6 inches high, with large Black whis kers. On the bodv (which was Derfectlv whdlel there was a coat of fine brown cloth, and a waist coat of white Marseilles. His pantaloons were so blood y,.that i was difficult to tell what thet were made of. He was shot in the jrroin, and a pistol was lying just between his legs. He had on ah elegant pair of gilt spurs, and from other appearances had been an ofheer of artillery. Qn examining M3 pockets, therr. was found a pock e 'liook of read . morocco, with the letters E. "B :'V . - V litician egfablihofl hie piinciples, and by ;thetu graduates his rule of conduct So did Mr Dex- ten When his party had degenerated into fao tion' r- '--;.-:2?J"-zfs ' When judgment had fled to brutLh beaits '-, , . And men had lost theiF reason. f - then he refused to accompany their mad career then it was, that he retired, within Va princi, -vl k u anil AniMiDdil 4)iai. Mftw. - If. z , r1"') ujjfuu vuci jii ugi cs. uv ucy ec johj; ea nis opponents, ne;never changed even hisopi- niohs. He was always a federalist, and aathW , avowed it in the last stiecth which he everdeli vcred at the bar. v Such is the honest politician. Such only is the politician who can ever be n statesman and such was Mr. Dexterhe who preferfed to be great in himself, rather than in the opinions of others. Perhaps it will be long "'ere we shall look upon his like aain, unless it may be some one, who inspired with admiration of "hii ' character, shall keep constantly before him this illustriousrfeiample. s .J, "V V Tlie epocli of hia political life, when ? he' wm summoned from the. world, forcibly reminds us of that elegant dweression of Burke, in hio sneceK kt Bristol, decfining the election when naljudea to the sudden ; death, of one of the c" H il r H 1 it sttupten lUnitfi a ma'r piece m paper in tt, ojl Uenuemen.tue Utu;. 'j z v. t a i ill - '-TCTf - - J -r v..
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