; THE NORTH-C ARO
.. , ' - . ...
a Dols. & an half per Ann.
rn t v Printed on SATURDAY, by J. V. LEWIS & T. GONNOLY, in the St a,t e -h o us e1- where
FAYETTEVILLL. fRiNTfc intelligence, &c. will be thankfuBy received and carefully Infers . .
Lumberton, Aug.yiW:
Mclfn. Printers,
WHEN 1 forwarded yoa my hrU j
publication of the conduct of George
lames, I did not know that his ad-;,
mirable letter to Mr. Rhodes was
to appear in print, for the informa
tion he fays or the good citizens of "
Robefon," it now becomes neccflary
that I fhould explain to the public,
"what they never underftood from
Mr. Tames, how he was in danger
of being (windled out of 5 $ol. men
tioned about 50 times in his nota
bena. The truth of the cafe is that
when he arrrived here i6th of April
46 days after his appointment, al
though my bufmefs was put upon
a new arrangement, I was ft ill dif
pofed to render him every friendly
afliftance in my power, and as he
had no money, to enter lands, he
wanted to employ me to enter for
him 500,00 acres, and for my cafh
and expetlces to give me ,5501. in
certificates, 1 at firlt agreed to do it,
hut upon further conversation, (all
of which was in prefence of Mr.
Rhodes, J my opinion of his want of
integrity was confirmed, and 1 de
termined immediately to have no
thing further to do with Vim, I then
believed what I know, that he had
fold the land for art advantageous
price, and kepi it concealed from
ine, fo much for his nota bena.
This man lent me a line after
this, i will not now fay what were
the contents, but this 1 can fay, that,
for vulgarity of fentiments and want
of decency it is inferior to none,
this was arifwered, but before he
received it, he appeared late on
Friday at the election, to make the
world believe that he would carry
his threats into execution, in about
ten minutes after his arrival, he fent
me a note to enquire if controverfy
was. to be fettled by the news-papers,
nr did I intend to have him
mobbed 1 returned him an anfwer,
that if it was the intention of the
people to rr.ob him, 1 did not know
it, and would if in my power pre
vent it, not that I was bound to pro
tect him, for any regard to him, it
was a treatment too generous for
him to expect from me, but that I
would do it for the fake of my own
reputation neither would 1 make
. myfelf anfwerable for what a fet of
people might do, who were much
cxafperated againft him : in a few
minutes an interview took place in
mycomptinghoufe, when Mr. lames
confided tome,he hadfold the lands,
before he left New-York, and that he
had rihw to pay on the wantage one
(hilling per acre, that he was rain
ed in property, and reputation this
believed, and to confefs the truth,
was forry to know that it was ow
ing not only to his want of confi
dence, buthis want of what is much
more to be lamented. Mr. James
went otF before the people came out
of the court houfe, or as I dp fup
pofe, it would not have been in
my power to have faved him from
being infulted and perhaps abuft-d ;
to funic, I denied that he was here,
others 1 begged to put it off till the
next day, until they could Lc pre
vailed upon todefifi.-
I do not wifh the world to take
roy letuimcnt alone for my juflif.ca-
V
1
IT
A N
SATURDAY,
tion. 1 believe 1 might venture to
rifititon Mr. James, if I have t&
jufed hinvwhy in the name of GOfJ
is it not made public if it is I con
fefs I cannot fee it it is true that .
this imprudent young man, might
worry me a great deal in this Vufi
nefs, and it has already givel trie
great nneafi nefs don't let the pub
lic be deceived, I never will da an
aA that, is unworthy of an hineft
man, at lead when I do letiLthe
world come forward and impeach
me, and let me die with it hirft
' ing round my ears, but if I am not
to blame, let my friends fpesk it
out, let my euemies iflhaveany,
fuggeft their doubts, and let t be
once over, that I may return to the
enjoyment of my domeftic life, vhich'
is the end of all my wifhesMr.'
James's fcurrilous publications may
pleafe the ears of manyj thete are
numbers who no doubt will ircu
lateit with avidity tomy prejudice,
it is an endlefs talk, for me tojufti
fy mvft-lf to every body; if my
friends do not defert me if I ftand
fair in the eftimation of the feridus
and well thinking part of tie com
munity 1 will be content, nay, 1
will in fpight of malice ancfcalum
ny be content with myfelf can this
man have any credit for what he
has done, an afTaffih may coter him
felf in Mood, lbtii Mr. James is not
d bloody minded man,,) onennaii is
ftronger than another, and a full
is ftronger than either, a dog will
bay the moon, and the moon rill
keep her direction and this rcan
in my opinion has given the publichis
portrait, is there one fingle line or
word in his whole rediculons publi
cation, that would induce any rran
of common fenfeto believe their vras
one'trait in his.. character becoming
an enngnicntti mintt wnere is mat
delicacy and decency of Mile, that
fhould attend the pen of a gentle
man, or does he not rather poflefs
thofe foldings of art, thn which
no naiive atfectiofl, is permitted to
penetrate, does it not difcover a
heart unamiable in every feature,
and what is to be expected hen he
is longer hacknicd in the ways
of men and experience fhtll have
improved hinf in all the arts of
guile if he had even parts and
learning, they would be loft in the
malice of his heart, the path of
vice is a perplexing maze : one ar
tifice unavoidably leads on to ano
ther, 'til as the intricacy of the la
brynth encreafes, he is left entangled
in his own fnare, to let out in the
world with no other view than a
crafty intention, to intereft, beto
kens one who is deftined to creep
through the infetior walks of life,
he may be fortunate, he cannot be
happy, he cannot taftc the fwcets
of confidential friendmip, and his
evening of life will be embittered by
rvuiverl'al contempt.
Since writing the above, Mr.
JaincVs laft and moll fcnrilious, and
I may add, the moft fliameful, and
iwg?iitlem5nlike thing ot the kind
that I ever Jaw, has prefented itfelf
in your paper, I am no match for
Mr. James in that way your cauti
on of malicious invectives to me
was unneceffary, and I only wifli
to have the conduct of Mr. James,
and myfelf placed in a fair point
. ' ' .- i y. .- , ...
' ' . 'Ii.'"' ' i Ji i ill lii
v. V
LIN A CENT IN EL
D
Auguft 795
of view iwe -will therefore f or the
lake of argument, , fuppofe that .the
public has no" "Wore knowledge oj
my character, than they have of bis,
and that they only have to take the,
aflertions of each as they appear,
he will fay one thing and 1 another,
and the evidence on both fides are
equal, as. it is nothing more than
the bare aflertion of each of the con
tending parties, and they alike to
the public, unknown. Then let
it be remembered as an invariable
truth, that there is no man, howe
ver abandoned he may be, or loofe
to morals, 'that will do. an. unwar
rantable act, or be guilty of a crime,
without fome motive, now I defy
the world to point out a motive in
me, to, tell Mr. James, that I had
one millionacres of land entered
that I coul4:i$ot pay for, when it is
to be confidered that the contract
was made that day, that the, law,
altered the bounty to the ftatef from
30 to jo (hillings per hundred if
1 had told Mr. James fo, would we
not have taken the land, at 30 flnU
lings, and faved icool. or could,
it be entered the day the law pad,
" and I was at Raleigh, Mr. James
fhould have reflected a little before
he made that aflertion, it will not
" bear fcrutinizing he alfo adds, that
it was not contemplated that he;
would return in three weeks, or in:
three months, or until, the land was
furveyed, that will not bear a better
examination than the former afler
tion. When it is remembered that
the contract was reduced to writing,
which I apprehend could mean no
thing more then to exprefs the in
tention of the parties, the public
will there fee that three weekswas
allowed for Mr. lames to come for
ward and that the land was to be
had under the 50 milling law, bc
fides this I have a letter in my pof
fellion from him dated at Peterf-
burg 7th April, apoligizing for
his not coming at the time he pro?
mi fed, adding that he knew I muft
be anxious to fee him, that the prof
pect was tot flattering, but he hoped
to make fomething Dy it I have
no doubt of his hopes, nor am I at
anjfc lofs to guefs at his motives, as
no man acts without motives, he
had fold the land, and conceald it
from me, and never intended that
1 fhould be benefited by it now let
us apply Mr. James's polite phraly
oligy of the word " fwindling," and
fee who was moft likely to be fwin
dled, with refpect to the quantity
of land to be entered in each county.
I did not relyn my own judgment,
Mr. Rhodes was confulted as a per
fon of undoubted information, and as
a proof of his not being deceived,
he has entered for him felf, fince
that time the quantity pointed out
to Mr. James in fome of thofe coun.
tics. 1 did not want Mr.' Jamess
j col. Lei any man, able to make
the calculation fee how far I fhould
been benefited by advancing my
money in exchange for his certifi
cates, an offer made, from the mod
difinterefted motives at the fame
time advifing him to do the bufmefs
himfelf, as 1 had neither time nor
inclination to do it 1 fay nothing
more than what 1 am able to prove
from fufliclent teftimonyjdocuments,
and probability, that is equal to
1
Number XIV.
Ad vertifements, Effeys, articles
,T -
the moil pofitiv evidence. ome ,
of my-friend?; have advifed me to,
bri.ig ah action- agaiuft . Jrn!
I have no difpplition on my own
pan. -I truft he has. not been able to
do me an injury : I owe no money
but what I am able to pay upon the
firfl application, 4 haveno difpofition
to ufe my credit in the way of my
bufiuefs, I 'am! perfectly fatisfied If
with my lituation, in point of pro
perty, 1 want none of Mr. James's,
nor no other man's mojiey without
an equivalent nothing is more dif
agreeable to me. than news paper
writing. I am forry indeed to take
u p fQ nmch of, yours that might be
better employed. -I hope I mail be '
excufed, and the neceffity will jufti
fy. the event.
I am told that their is another
publication of .Mr. James's in the
papers, I don't no what it is, it
muft be like the firft, andl truft is
fully anfwered in this, without fee
ing it, and I now believe that I
mail take my leave of the fubject:
forever, and the public decide,, as
they may think proper.
' JOHN WILLIS.
Extratt from tin ordinance to amtnd
an ordinance or carrying into ejf fd
a certain afi f the general aefnbly.
" "D Eit bfd'alnedi by thbTorfees,'
JJ that the feyeral commiffion
ers of confiscated property fliall pay
over into the hands of the Trealurer,
from time to time all fuch monies as
may come into their pofleffion, as"
foon as conveniently may be, and
in any event when thefum fo receiv
ed mail amount to five hundred
pounds or any larger fum fuch money
(hall be paid within one month after
the receipt thereof, and when fuch
monies fhall not amount to five
hundred pounds then within three
months after fuch monies fhall be
received, deducting their Commiffi-
ons, and all bonds by them re
ceived as Commiflioners aforefaid,
fliall be regularly lodged with the
Treafurcr within, three months
after they are taken and .received by
the Cortimiffioners.
Be it further ordained, that the
faid Commilfioners fhall once in fix
months,' that is to fay, at the annu
al and femi-annual meeting of the
Board, make full report at:d ftatc
ment of their proceedings and ac
counts, and fliall alfo make report
to the Board at the end of tnred
months after fuch annual or femi
annual meeting, of all bonds and
monies fo rcccired liy ilicm during
that period,or fince their laft report.
I certify the forgoing to be a copy
of the Ordinance, palled the 14th
day of July 1 79 J.'
J. GLASGOW, Sec. pro tern.
A CERTAIN john PYBURN,horfe
thief, was committed to goal
in Fayetteville the 20th inft. who
was taken on the fouth fide of great
Fedce, near Mares Bluff and had
in pofTcflion, a large bay Mare,
about fix years old, branded on the
near fhouldcr G. The owner may
have her, by proving the property,
&nd paying charges to
W ILL
I AM COOK;
July 2$.
tf
1,
I