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--rtrT ' : Voiim . FRIDAY, OCTOBER S4, 1817. JVo. 1J35. .:v ivi lunnwiiinn: RALEIGH, (N, C. PRINTED. WEKKLf . BI At IW0A1 TV- V v Ascription : Three dollars per year.One. half! to be pva ui auvaace. paper iu oc win u wu , ecr tnri three months after a year's subscription be-. iliKvaaJ. notice thereof snail uave oeen riven idvtrtisemeiiti not exceeding '14 line3, are inserted f.ii one dollar : foritwentv-five tents each sub- - wqaout insertion ;j-ul.in like proportion where there j a renter ntimber ofl'mes'than fourteen. The cash .niint accompany thaseTiOm persons unknown to the ' cf'iiv. .:-.': " ,1" .. ,' ' . . ,-r.j,.ij3eriptinn c '.i. in art case be received without C.iUi!r.tsi:Ke ftritWc Lp yment of arrears anWss at the ctfor of the e4 it r. ,, PHILOSOMICAL. . . ' ' . 1 . "i.' 1 -rOA TH E, ALSIOH MINERVA ...iil yitei tlitu -Ui -follfttfitsg Aatheflie maiumeatjori- would aHorq either amuseneut f :". .... . ... j ... v- : or ijuormauon togoy pari oi jur iciwcu, n is feats of his art, immediately step behind the speak of him, in connection with this suitjeet curtain and disappears 9. R. G. RURAL ECONOMY. CVLTURE OV THE COMMON HOP. By John St, Nicholas, Esq. " The intrinsic value and extensive use of the hamulus lapulus, or hop, is so universally known, and all its ex cellent qualities converted to their full aceount with so much simplicity and ease, that it ex eite9 our sarprise to see the cultivation of this inestimable vine, so little understood, or so much neglected, especially in those sections of the eountry where it is most used, eommandiug the highest priee, and in a soil wnere ik would flourish (to the hiebest degree "ot prodaetlve ncss. y, fl. JBinsmnat porueniariy in uh auuc of Stassachasetts, where the hop is cultivated with great success, on an extensive scale, the soil is far inferior to those of the western er middle states ; yetin one county (Middlesex) and a few towns of another (Esiex) there are undoubtedly' more hops raised than in any oth er five states, or even perhaps the whole Un ion. The vine is cultivated with: much more labor and expense, and yet the produce sells at resp:jrtiuliyfcs,j'jaiUWa.lor puoiicaiion, oy your niyst o'uedieiit . " ' . , , B. .R. ii. . V OilANOe COUSTT,' OCT, Utm, I8f7. - On Tliarsdav, the 3d inst. about f O'cloelc in tie Vvaning. rv(slsf 1 tvas casually passing by I a price lass than in those states where it is most g?. nf my pianttions (which borders on a con-! used and might be cultivated on the. nost ad- -f i,ir ; able siarsu,; 1 diicovcreu a I'gnt at some stance, m ;t he, 'field apparently about the size f;au "ordinary faggot, a'nd near the height they arc uu'il!y earned, A there is a tootpath which passes near this place I was for the mo ' inent iinpressfd with the belief that it was some jpcrgon passing with a torch, nS the night was . uiiusuiliy aik : -B it before I had gone many keeps fdnher, it insUntly arrested my atteniion b.y suddenly elevating itseifnear a hiinilrcd feet. Sunictimes it ivould rite, and then sink, thus onhfiniiiiig altcf uately to elevate and depress rfs"lt' for about two minutes, when it became al most stationary. 1 was fully pursuaded that it was an ign s fatuus, and resolved oh rxam iritii ir,4is miotilely as possible, ft continued .'Rtionary but far a mnmanl j when it aa'm be Rar. (o eievate itself, at ibe same time makinir small depressions until it rose (as well as I couii! judj;e,) tqli two hundred feet above the jg'lifaro,---For a Jew moments it agdiii became stationary, except & small vibratiou whieh it lFmeu (o perform. v.- Afier sportins; iiir soma time in this manner, rpp-a'.edly .spre-aing aud contracting itself, as if. emulous to exhibit its greatest and least magnitudes, being anxious to lears every mi Duua of i hi ph (znommon of nature, I was re toVa r its ps.iU' but instantaneously ( when most brilliant) i: darted uffor sooie b nil J red yards with the rapidity of ; a nmeor. in a rignuine, some wnai approacn - Sng (Ite earth " This was indet-d a scene truly nutilimc, and if surptisaed by few that I have - ever witnessed either of aatui c or art. Whilst TiUvfts rVafbis jirmofion. i eoiild plainly dis ; if... emitting small, glowing particle's, re seinhiuig sharks f fire, which fell hut a liule distuuci- bcf.tre they beeanif extinguished. Af ter "H'bSeving this last seeoe of grandeur, which nrought it nt-ar luat sitleor the helil upon which 1 was staiidinf) for a moment it totallv disap peared, bnt soou again presented itself in a juace (I.rTereut irom that in which it vanished, N mihI not more than fifty yards distant from me, appearing more brilliant than at any former nttof uc;io, nnd affording more ligbt than the largest faifot, throwine so considerable an illumination around it as to render the neigh boring object Visible. Its height, which was bw about 15 or 20 seet above the emund. and its notion; whieh was both rapidjaml tinrtulating, seeinet ti,jree uy towanls me. . Attho' Ihad no ' reason to dread any annoyance from an object which (Itbirtk) owes its origin merely to a de- , coinpusition of aaimal cr vegt-table substances, 3 l must i n, whilst u was 'thus so arrogant :v apjC-u aching me, I was not altogether void ojiiiaso K"arnii cMiaUons with which the pa ri-n-s of 3 liitis limit have been impressed - liilat a lamhwTt fliine plaved around the head !. oltfieirsnu However after opprearbing with- llJMatciii! or me, add being ooU more Ui n six feet above the surface, (more fortunate tha i I could huve expected,) it again became sui.waiafy. Here 1 Irad the sdtisfaeljon to view, i i. i!ie greatest advantage, jts herc wa no i-ivrv.?riiijg ohjiMM between us. It appeared ii Jri:..rn lo!y of lisjht. At brst it secw ui a giubular form, but kept ho certain shape, L'ipaniliug w sometimes contract- UK?. U.a evhibittil bv p.:i'yon ot sporting insects. It mast be f a lig!it e-x'nwisiti,,!!, fr J here discerned it make ' little mavemgut which was 1 thihk occasion- 1 flu f I. ill nl tlik air A flop tr wiiir Jin - . - i- K-rrw VHV - iSHVI SI. IT vaotageous seale ; not only as an article of do mestic utility, hut astanle commodity for ex portatioa. ' The hop is of the reptile species, and is sexified j the female flower being: far superior to the male, both ia size,, weight and equality. Its culture is simple and easy when welt under stood and wilt render a profit, even in Maa chusc-tts, at 12 1 Scents per pound. The ground selected for a hop field should be a dry, rich meadow or river flat, as far from the stream as may be, but never ascending a steep. If the field has been under agrowth or crop, it should be well ploughed in ti e month of October, and the roots placed at the distance offour feet upart ; four roots in parts contain ing one or more joints placed in each hill at a convenient distance from each othor and the whole eonvered with earth or. manure : in April or as soon as the frosts have subsided, the mounds are to be carefully opened, as the voung shoot is very tender. The vine will then be suffered to row, the plough--having passed at right angles across the field, until the vine shall have acquired a suiheieut length ana strength to ascend the poles. Polos must then be et, two or three in a hill, according to the; anteaancs fcf.Uie -vine. - Ttw ',Kt t'v?- then very,e.rel'ully wound spirally up the pols, with the. course of the sun ; no more than three healthy vines to a polo ; the residue are suner ed to languish'; those whieh ascend being se cured by a thread, generally in two or more places, as the poles are of length, say from 12 to 20 feet. The hop field is generally plooshed and ho ed from three u four times, first at the time of . . It I'a poleing ami lust wnen the nower oeiis, wnicn -,vill ue in August, either earlier or later accord ing to the season and climate. It ripens in all September, and whieh is known by the seed, which changes its green color . to a brown smoke; it is then gathered with the utmost expeaiuon, us me equinoctial siorms uesixoy the flower when they oeeurat this state of the npen?u hop.-"- tt may be supposed, in the impressive language known ; and the power and infloenee which Almierhtv Gnd hat nmmif( it tn m .li.ll ef the poet, that he " 2a.6or without rtst, anil ver be employed I trust, in striving to secure operates unspent - T . 'o the nations the blessings of that peace which they now enjoy. t : Considering tha object of. your society, the promotion of peaet among mankind, as one so Success, commensurate with his meritoriona effarts, attend him. Should the attempt for im proving me navigation or the rivers and clear ing out obstructions to commerce, as reerards the inlet to the ocean, prove successful, what a town might and must North Carolina, in a few years, boast on her Atlantic border.' At pre sent the has no town of either commercial or inland importance. Wilmington is, perhaps, the only one that enjoys auv commerce, irt the usual acceptation of the term; and her pre tensions, apprehend, are moderate., , ;H'eiffh (the ssat of eoveromentT is at deV l.'fully situated and Jourikiv inland teal ! importanee nawever, is enuceiy flenvea from its being the capital of the state, and the various public offices established " there. The growth of this infant eity, has heretofore been kindly aided by the, Legislatnre of the state. How long this patronage, so justly due, may be continued, is, 1 suspect, a doubtful point. She appears lately to have a formidable opponent to her progress, in the town of Fayetteville, on (Cape Fear river. The Penitentiary Bill, introduced the last session, would, I am told, in all probabiHity, have passed into a law, but for a division of sentiment ou the part of the Legislature,, in regard to its location some, operated upon by prejudice, or interest, striving to fix it at Fayetteville. It is supposed, that had this design succeeded, the gigantic grasp would eje Jong have been made, and the -seat of government, with the' appertaining public offices, soon . followed This is the place at which the Directors of the United States Bank have determines to locate a Branch, i his was an error The city of Raleigh ought fc have been selected. Iler claims, as t .under stand them, wee'euot only feasible, but, conu paraiively spealctvg) unanswerable. i As the seat of ihe stite government, at which both propriety and r usiom have sanctioned the prac tice of plaeiu all public offices, ceteris pari bus. 2dly, In romp'isance with the wisdes. and. Tor the betti'i - aecommudation of th general government. SdU , lii-ause the holders of the greater pari njthe stock were in favor (if iotz ting v Udieih. 4tbly, As bein ; imderslood that tht, dividend on ttvdc of the state bank was greater there than eheivhere in the state. Sthly, nTaiiiis'ftTi the place selected (Fay le) that ther wai njt on original 'stockholder in the t-'icx i lu'se daitfl, however. t he nreier- rt,k tv rr rtnr-U'.rt -M4:Uielp"i. appear to Iaye ha-j :j weight iu foir,parison uith that eminently congenial to the spirit of the gospel of Jeius Christ, I hive judged it propei" to ex press these sentiments respecting yonf'Jaborg, in answer to your eotnmnoieation to me. on thia BPjecr. - 4. ALEXANDER. ? To Bev. No in WqacniSTEit, Secretin iA Matt. Peace Socieq ; v .;. V v- St. PetersburghtJklfiQAr,. 1 . juttsr TosaiKpa'oAitrTxnr? ' " - v firigbto (fag mopWttf? , flPrr-Yaurjrame is koown and revered in A mericftas tfie President of the Russian Bible Society. The confidence which tour excellent official letters bare inspired, induce! me to send for your perusal all the publications which have been- circulated by the Massachusetts Peace Society. . SiuiUr copies will aeon moan v these f r yoor worthy Emnerori The noblo ground which be has taken in the Holy leaguT has greatly encodraged the hearts of the friendt f peace in this eountry. At the namnbleta will give you information of the prospects of the Peace Society, I shall oaly express tho hope which is entertained, that your same will be enrolled among the avowed friends of peaeef and there shine with as great lustre as it haa done among the" Presidents of National Bible- Societies. . . ',' , . - iS'fZX N o ah Worcest ibl, Cor. See.; ii.1 P. 8. ; '' His Exeel. Prince Alexander itel.:T:;--tv- ,; vsWer of prince OALLfrxiN. - ' '1 . y fif;rl received, your letter of the tfi April with the Numbers of the Fronds of Peace ac , companyiog it, Jiy the bands of Mrv Parsons for which 1 return you toy hearty thanks. --.Tha object which yoiir Society has in view is of :X ' u I great importance ' to the well bttbg of the hu- - '.r': ' ... r . .1 . . . . t . . man i ace. inueru u seems to me io be almost . the same as the Itible Societies f :fbr it is only , ' ' s in proportion as. th Divine and peaceable principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ prevail : in the hearts of men, that laslipgand universal peace can be expected.' kt7'. ' v A blessed period is promised in the word of God, when man shall learo the art of war no V l? more. This period I understand to be the same as that in whieh it is prophesied that all men )' shall know the Lord, even from the least ubto the greatest, and that the vartbaluiJUJiflLfitlLiiiL - - tbe -in!W4r-"; 'v ' r.. : " 1 bese latter promises seem to be daily nil- VavPi.-sville drivp.1 fro,,, her enmmtreial cha-, ing in every quarter or tbe woria, by tne cx- rader. For, agreeably to the informrtiion of crtiou of Bible and other Christian Societies, age',M.an (a large stockholder, th(M. at Phi- to disseminate among men the saving and pacific lade'jhia) it vas made evident by tie state-pr'iples of Jesus Christ. They are preparing metit 'fttfompauying the memorial, that the' way for your Society's g&iring if s object trad ' ii i- ettevil!e wa worth eonsiderabl ' peaee-r-universal peaeewben men shall-Jeam raoro a that of the rest of the towns of th'ei art of war 00 moTC- Most earnestly piay- stat?: c iSleetively. Thus fell "to the ground the nretensions of the seat of government. How'the Le gislature of the state, aribeir next session, will fcfel affected on the su'ct, time must she,..' Arguing a priori, it may be in ferred that the decision will give some offence to that respectable body. ANOBSEUVEU. DOMESTIC. PEACE SOCIETY. Correspondence between the Alasaeiuisetts' Peace Soci ety atd the Emperor ot ltnssia and l'rince Galiitzm. From the Correspo ding Secretary to the TO THE EDITOR OF THE AMERICAN STAU. Eiltiperor,. Sir 1 "send you some few remarks, which, , BiiKham, (near JJs on,) April 9, 18ir." cn perusing, if you think not objectionable, you Sire The frieudly- disposition w: uh you can insert in your next number. As your pa-' have manifested in lavor m- uie iuru(un re- ner has considerable circulation in Morth La- lia-inK and the iieace o the world, na v ncou-, roiiua, the piece 1 suppose cannot be too local raged this a idress. The very week in vhich for your purposes. . the lloly Leogue of the three Sove-rejgrtS.wa NOR 1H CAROLINA. 'a-inouneed in Itttssia, a society ...was formed in Anions; the states of the Southern section of Boston, by tho name of the Massai-husetts the Union, which by population, wealth and Peace Society, the object of which is to ilissein- inii.g a ii cuiil.tiu lUvUOU, UOl UU- or a suarming hces, wg-it here as minutely as I could, lattempted,to iTroneh by degrees some' whatluearer, but it, ''ri; r sneiur or bearioar me, t if 1 mav use the Mvion,) kpt continually recediug before J"v being yet a luminous as ever. Presently waling iueir little, it directed its way to- t he marshy ground and soon disappeared. eliier this object owes its nrigin'to a decom P' oti of auiiiial matter or whether it is a f'Hection of Inininous particles or what? 'I all wave conjecturing. I am unskilled in "'nee and my name is unconnected with aca ,Z:lfHl honors. It must therefore be left to " Pl'dosopher to' determine. Tht Ignis fatu ttiinweveri lias long been ranked among the I'M insslerious appearances, of nature. ' 1 r1"?1 Sjn add that there are but few scenes - ""'Ibc vo aff rd more interest to the spectator .J f-Hjiotg. presented by thin itriiw rpthrfa e m 1 y H.'l'',rj 'lke 8 C'misu mate eommedian, ur a full display of all. the progressive advancement in civilization and seienee, deserve respectablo rank, North Ca rolina assuredly must be numbered. Until late, it is known, she has not assumed that attitude, nor urged her pretensions to that character, to which her resources justly,, entitle her. "This tardy developement of strength mnst-bc sought for partly in the narrow minded policy of those selected to legislate on her affairs, and partly in the ohstacles and apparently insuperable difficulties which nro liable to meet every im portant essay towards m. internal improve ment." But it is a glorious effect of the spread of literature, that the means of man become more extended in proportion to the enlarge ment of his desires- arid the developement of his j wants. A respect able & well 'Asuiat ed yn i ver sify, in co-operation with a number of excellent Dcnoois,tnave witninaiew years, so-uiuusea the light of science throughout the State, that it may be said with truth, her rise and pro gress has been rapid and surprising her ze nith promises to the lasting and brilliant. Happily for the interest as well as honor of North Carolina, her sons seem to be aroused tjr a sense "of her many "natural "advantages advantages which a moderate portion of time mm uue energy aione are requisite io uispiay- i rue, u may oe properly said, wnere so mucn isyet'to be effected, nothing has'' been done But let it be considered that a zeal in the cause of internal improvement has been excited, and a spirit shed abroad, not possibly to be suppress ed. 1 understand that a certain Archibald D. Murphy, a member of the-Legislature, has been the Prospero of this tempest of popular feelings patnotioeiertion and laudable effort '..'ate aggrandizement. Indeed, fronj the animated manner in which his fellow citizens inate the very principles avowed in tli v viou derful alliance, and to do., whatever ui. v law fully be done to preveut th.e recurrene of war, and to promote weac; on earth and s aid will among men. I take the liberty to present a copy of ail the publication which have been cwculated by tho society, f rom r.ese jou may outaiu information of the stateof ttie soc ty, the number of its members. at the close o"h: first year, and its' prospect..'- The first A'iVu.:il lie port, aid the list of officers and;inemi!'cs.. tin contained in the seventh nuinber of th-Friend ofPeme. Mativ members have si.;, o been added ;;a new society has sinee been i'n-ied'in the State f New-York. ( At least ft:r-Veace Societies have been or.anizi d the United States others are aoout -funning, i.esiues these, we have in our country nearly one thou sand congregations of- Friends cr Quakers, which we regard as so many 1'eace Societies by profession and practice. - The pamphlets your Majesty will be pleas ed to accept, as a token ct the veneration and esteem in which your character is held" by tBc Friends "orPe'ace in tL,ir cduhtf y. . ' In behalf of the Massachusetts reaee bociety. NOAH WORCESTER, Cor. Sec. - His Majesty, Alexander, Emperor rf cllthe Mus las. ' " , " .- ; . . ; i THE EMFE RORS ANSWER. i' Sir -Your letter i'a behalf of the Massachu setts Peace Society, with the Books accompa nying, it were received. The object which this Philanthropic institution Jias in view, the dissemination of the' principles of peace and amity, among man, . meets with my. cordi al ap protutiou.-' My endeavors to promote peace ad ood will among the nations are already ing for every blessing to accompany yur labor, in promoting peace on earth and good wilt a mong men, I shall reckon .it a peculiar honor to be among the members of such a burntine Society. 1 remain, Sir, your most obeditut servant, - Prince Alex. Gallitzin. To the Rev. Noah Wobcestxb, Secreiary of the Mats. - Peace Society. ' -- . - - -' - St. Petersburg. July 4, 1817. At a meeting of the Trustees of the Massa chusetts Peace Society, Sept. 23, the foregoing correspondence was cominunicnteu, and by ' them ordered to be published. If '.he Edii'-rs of newspapers shall see tit to republish it, the officers of the Peace Society will he gratified, and, it is hoped, that the cause of peace will be promoted. Xv . CONNECTICUT. New-Haven, Oct. 9. : Govemoih Speech. We hasten to lay be-' fore the public, his excellency Gov; Woicolt's ppeecb, delivered this day before both houses of the assembly, at about half past 11 o'clock. The" house of representatives have made choice of Wm. Bristol, Esq, republican, speak-. W, and Gideon Tomlinson and James Lunman, Esqs. both republicans, clerks; The vote for sneaxer were, u m. oristxi, r.sq. io,iiiiiwuiii. Vv . KdrdH Esq. federalist, S2. -Majority for Bristol 74. Gentle nun of the Council, ' ' - Jlr. Speaker, and 1 Gentlemen vf the " Bouse of Representat ives The eircntnsfaoofs under which we are now convened, to deliberate on the concerns of the slate, are peeulierly auspicious. ' Peace "and tranquilly, general health i and a genial sea son, favoring the exertions of unusual industry, has been succeeded by ample rewards. While these blessings demand expressions of gratitude to the' kind disposer of events, they encourage' benevolent dispositions towards each other, and united exertions to advance the prosperity of our 'constituents.-" - "Since- the last meeting of the legislature, propositions have been received, from the states of NewTJersey and KentuckyTtoT ao.ehdihg'tbe constitution of the United Slates, which' will be submitted to your consideration. - -- t . ... Inforuialion lias been received, mat tne orui nance department of the United States is pre pared to deliter the proportion of arms and e- quipments to which this state is entitled, by art act 01 Congress. , t nave, accviuiuiy, nuccua the quarter-maslcr general to adopt the .requi site meosures for effecting a settlement of our accounts to thee'iose of the year 1816. An of fer has been made to deliver, in artij ery a pro portion of tho value of what may be found ('ue. There being no aathority to asscut to this pro- 2
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