; 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

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