Mattamumet Ar An act 17.3 Convention tlica adjourtd Until
-twwwl dttlicMt'"' vi tl't4 19 uV-foch to-tuorrow.. ,
U of tliis Stui,lTniO.;VJ. . ... j '
fordVaining Mattimuisikcet LaLuiu llyda n. ; . ll; y
A Canal, three m cs long, and forty loct tr iLilr . . 7 m
Siffitate aiFthe draiiig of 1 ? .nUio Tom-
the like commenced about three weeks
.aa.- In the first ten days, it w estimated
ihut the whole Lake fell two inelics and
of cour se, as (ho"body,f water diminish
es, the rapidity of tlu fall will increase.
When it m borne in mind, that from Im'n
iv o lixtt.thoutawicrc of Land will,
kture may
esise of a judicious economy. -
TIic Legislature of Geo tfi:i ajwembled
a few days ago, RctartM. Echols V.B.
was elected Speaker of die Saiat by 0
maioritv ever Peter laitiar f John T,
4 AniarreewS!riCla lt
House of llq-reuentau'ves," Joseph Day,
V, 11 vseleeted Speaker by 1 4 majori
ty over J. A.'Mtnwe : Jos. Slurgut
reflected CJck, , . .r;
Aurora J7olVv--Wolai aljeauti
ful display of Northern, Uj11 on Tues
day night ihc 14 th at which lasted wv
end hours. The Fuyctteyilw Obiierycr
says, that some of its itietid were inclin
ed to regard it aj an ornuution in honor,
oftlicgtofioui yktory UiNew York, ; ,
"-.. -t . " -J
mimintlon Mil JWFifty-
dti, and forty-three are in a tate of for
wardness tw enty-three ami a row miles
of rails hare been laid, and thirty are in a
state of forcardness, tiotneof the most
important Bridijc have heca compkHoiL
Amung iniMV involving lao greaieia ana
r ulty, ami attended wiiti the createst orit
lay, u thatacrus UieXohheiut branch of
tape fear luver, ten mi lot from vtl-
muiioii. i ms linage u wu icei long.
, ituriai Cotnti9n.Vi6 thin
week publish the proceeding of the
Editorial Convention, which convened
at Raleigh, on the 1st Instant We very
much regret that we had it not in our
power to attend; as it would have afford
ed ut much satisfaction to hare taken
so many of our prufc'ssi6nal brcthcrn
by. the loud. : - ; - -
we hirii carfully perused the proceed
agand takercat pleasure in expressing
wir entire apobatbii.; Wp belief that
i doso adherence to the rules there
aid duwu, will.be beucficial to the
whole press of the state. ; . ,
Linctln Transcript.
The Raleigh papers contain jho pro
ceodigs of , the fcditorifll ..ContcnUon,
kid-the latt-wwk in that city. We
shall publish them in our next paper, and
we are hiippy to add, that they meet
wnn our ncany concurrence.
v, Tarboro Preis.,
"TEilPEU.lNX'E CONVENTION.
. . Published by request.
; TiiUforptixh H COcU 1837.
According to iiti e trevitiuslv irivcn
fr lf nieeimgof a State Temierance
Crorcntfou,delogate3!f from sevcralTein.
fanceicicUesa.cnbled in this place,
and ha .vuw bn calkl UitretlRr in nico-
tinjt tlto (x)nventiun was oucned bv mi-
ding a poniunf Scriotnre, singing and
ito ur oy net. u V. rnxinan. i lie
dokigales were - then requested to take
tht4rat)i In order arid tmwvA ur tht
t!winiif o.firurs. when Dr. 1L CL P.
Wts iHtrnitinlod hjmI eluMen Prtiimt
and J. TlKiinpii and Isaac Clegg Se
The nunilter of delegates Iwing small,
atrintatkn wa L'ivcu iiIl nKMnU!
iciiqieraiMie Hirietiex mtiit to take
port in the MitNrntRmit r, this tnctling.
as moved atn! oiMliHl.lhat there
"8 a Cuminitte anwHtited to reioive intrl-
hgKW from tlw dologatcsof nil iciotie
ippawifl in thi mcfting, mid report
llinHiu... . mi '1 I " '
.v.hi t-mrrv. 5inc inwiaeni an
uncixt fti T. KiCaiiioliell. llharlo.
nmhoimi Jamoi McMo as that
c'''Viuttw,. nd on motion, ucomuiit
tea v.'M uK ajMiinted to nrrnngo Ihisi
ncss Ar tlj nctmti f this rwivciitin n
tHi r it
Jwinftiuy.W.J. Finlay, Uev. VV.
1 'ft -C. Cn nplvlKJe.! llinshaw,
I h'wnjhmn nn, I r; n. (. i, K5.
'ii iit(ii, it vf:n ngrcnlthat themb j
annjiprtn.- meting thl i tlvi Mcth
r i1),,j:t,, Hiigk at 7 clM:k and
me Killowuig vei; apvinktl to addruxti
"11 lltUCrtiniri UMtft iiiifh ,vlk-
rhno-n in, nssistr.llcv. JE.Msrs. Fiw-
tnan, rmuyj ni p0s?n4(Canijboll. ;
"-f in llL,r in.iHMtrl
I'T!" r.Z:,r.r .1 uof ardont mrfe ukdriuk.ii t
Ikfl tfofli Vlfvllll I IIW 1 11 1 B K I "II a I II I I -J
w i ' . . . ! Ifmt nf mnm Iltirfcir.'tl ami nwiif'il
well be recommended lor Mo : . , . " , v "r"""
liur
was well attcniicd. Tlw following res
olutioiis were submitted, discuiwcd a:;l
unanimously adopted. " ;' ,. -Addresses
were delivered on them by.
those appointed; also by llcy. Dr. Car
ter. 1 " ' . .' - " ; '
Rtaotvf.tl That the "manufacture an J
ross
in-
dal civil and moral
liesolvfd, That all trvt philanthro
pists, patriots and christians ought to u
nite their efforts and can ibino their influ
ence to sustain and promote tho cause of
Temperance. . . t x . , . '
f Rctolvtd, Tliat the )joctn to Tcn
pcrance Socie'ties,' and theTempcraricc
cause, are futild, and often' (bunded in
error and prejudice, , ; '. ' ' 7, ' !
Thai the tidies are deeply
interested in the success of the Temjicr
ance refohndlion, and could they be in
duced to give H their united support the
cause would every soon triumph. :
jTho coinmittee appointed ycslcrday
to obtain formation from the ditlcreht
societies represented in tliis meeting
made the following; report; which, after
florae discussion to certain points in . it,
was adopted. -..".-.'; ...
That they regret that so few societies
arc rcprcsontcd in this convention, and
thir thcy-attribtite to the irregtdar titan-
ner hi which this moetmi .was caUcd,
and the probability that many societies
wero not aware of it And m view of
thoso circumstances this cannot with
propriety be called 1 fStatef Temjicr.
ance Convention," but rather a conven
tion of tho societies represented in. this
mooun,;. 1 ne opinion is exteiwively
prcvalenf.both among some of tV friend
and adv'cates of - Temperance as well
... '.' . .L.
as fis fipjioscrs, liiiu mo cause mux
wane; liulvour''eiminit;:ai of oihu
ion,' from the statements and facts before
thcin, that this is false; that. whatecr
may be said of the cause in other States,
11 S dk ou me uccjujb in uus 011:1; ami
wo al. think it i w jually as prosperoiw
in other States as in this, and perhajw
mnre sn. It is tnic and we arc sorrv
o say itr-r-that.tho catne has seemed to
anfruixh In tomo iJaors, owing dmibt.
less to the neglect of h- friends to hold
regular meetings; but there is no doubt
wnn your commiuoe, wncn raking
general view, that tho cause is progre
suig. There is not now, it is true, so
much ado made about tlTai r formerly,
yet it" is silently winding its wav, like
trie icaven nia u mre? inrrunrc 01 mc;u;
and its sacred and sef-jnr-rving prin
ciples are bccoinim; more and nmre
dwjty" rooted in the minds of both old
and vung, male and feiiialc.
e also trunk that in most places
wlicre the cainc has vuiml from de-
EmnRueies or inconasnccs among its
prlcs!ed advocaici, stNA imro(irieries
nnvc; gnicnuiy oijgiriaiea wim ihnms
whi were mt iuUreal frwaxk Atxl ytmr
roiivjytt also beltyvc that manv of
those who have avotyod the.caiw, Join
ed the society for the purpose of bring
ing 11 mho uisrcpuir; uiai mr.v n:ui no
idea of adhering to the pledge when
they subscribed it. ; Surh romtuct de
serves tins -most luinualihed censure of
every friend of temperance, and of nil
t hewero and camlid k4 every name
and -party r t- "
e are sfrry that we are" nnaMe to
report accurately tlie number nnd state
of the various societies 'in tle State; but
we think tlw facts we aliall pnwent will
fully justify us in tho remarks already
made t fe
i ' I The Pittslorough Temperance S.
acty was formed in' IHSt Itegular
meetings nave not oeen ncki lately, aim
though the principles of Tehiperance are
popular, the numlicr it members has not
liwn inr rcasiiig. - The jtrcscnt nimiln-T
is atnut .3.
4 'Chanel Hill Tompcrance Sicietv
fornv-d IVC.2&.1834. Several distille
ries have been stopped, and tliere is now
!Hiwncnrerthanl3or 14 miles. Through
thti influence. 'of the Society a law has
lwen mm bv the legislature .prohibit
ing tin) sale of anient spirits in tfic vil
bge'or within two miles of tho college.
At tlie titne tlie socriety was tomied,
tlicro w6re five houses that sold 'spirits ;
but there is ?nov nono liccnsHJiL ,Tlio
minilKirof members at. first was 180,
but a gol muny have Ixmn :xK'll!(l,
11 nd some have removed so that tlicro
uro tviw Vinly 00.
, antiocirrTeifpnf 0. Society, Or-
ango Co. 200 memlierm meetings are
licid (piarterly and new members add(;d
nt almost every mer
(now but few respect
meetings and uwo are
peotabio persons in the
liaucu inm-iing was ncui last nigni,an i
nciglilrhood tat do fcctjlcr Ij i?,'
' 4 Sandy Field Tc:n"r2:r,: the' W,
Orange Co. oiira:.!,: iXc'; J'
members. The caa
Ir'r:.! " -
'.nco V -
:
Uilcrics I. , . ..
5 New C,i ' i 1
ciety, Guilford tV,A .
I'M member-?, and r
liavc join.d has viil..
total abstiuancc. '"TL
utrm tq'pfril, and c. two over's,
- 'k
main in uio umiu 01 ts socierv. ...
6 fc5hilo!i Temperance Society. Chat.
ham Co. formed Aug. I S34rW members;
tho cause advr.hcin2. r.- : J'T"
7 iMount Gilead f.Sociujy, Chatbam"
i fonned in 1S3L- 1C3 inembcrsl It
lias done mucli good, and' is still pft-
perous. - .' ' 1
.8. JJount Pleasant f. Society, . Chat
ham Co. Meetings have-Wit been held
regidarly, and consequently there is noi
so much interest manifested as formcrlf.
u was lonnea m ana numbers 99
member's. "' " -' .
9 Mineral Spring T, Society Chat-
sui.iJiiu nqsnai-eriiioa ot tJio state arul
, . i:. :. n v
liana to, organized in Nov. 1830. with jof yourrcpectivo bodies a'dclegate, for
30 jnembers, but now numbers &0", oad 5 the pitrpose of organizing a State Tern
still increaaaig. 1 ", !ncraiM;e Convention, in tho ritv nf ILtl-
lft Now Salem T. Society: Uandili !
C. fonned in 1831, 20 members; some ltCX- '; 't . -. ;. -distilleries
liava been stopped in tho You, lirctlircn, profess to have realized
neighborhood, and several retailers Kdvof ; the imnortancc 01 our fcaiwc .and how
disc4itinued their business !
- TJicse aro all the facts which w'e are -
enabled to collect from official sources!
era) circum
meat;
Tenuier;
lea'c to submit the following ro)lntitnc
1. Tliat those cinirts hi vie State that
still grant ficca to retail ardent spirit
should be rcjjarded as hiivlerinir the pro
gress of Tcinpcraiire refonnation and as
aiding the caae of Intemperance; anI
that the ticemt tystrm should.lw regar
ded as a fruitful mmrr-c of most of the
evils which llw froui intcmjicrance. ; ,.
2.T1i.itthft
is both immoral and debasing, and should
X'TM WImai surcoss i f the Teih-
w "S uiijr gvniu iua-iu 5
pcrance c.iuse tinder the. yessings ,of
Heaven, is dependent upith3 continued, '
unite!, anruntiring eflorU of all the
friends of Temperance. . ' ' .
. llesioctfully submittedby the -i
.t .. . CQJIlIlTTEE. ; 1
The ctHnmiltce appoioted to- arrange
biiHuiesfi Cr Uie action of this convention
mnde their report whith after some dis
cusskn and several aUcrations and a
mendmcnts was a4opteds C4Iows, vis'
"j ll., Jicsotved, Tliat all tmcnibers of
tliis convention tuny in season do liereby
recommend Uie4ablisSiment of-Staia
Tcmpcriuico convention td'mect annual
ly. .,(,-' "ki
2. Hetnvfjf, l hat the hm mcetina of
the contemplated convention be hekl
in tho city of Raleigh on tho second
Wednesday of March IMS. S -1
3. Reitfved: That a committee of
five be appointed, whose duty it shall be
toprcpore a brief circular, a.ldressed to
tlie several Teinierance Societies within
the Suite, rdjuesting each of them" to
send at least ono delegate to Uie propo
sed convention. On moUon tho follow
sd a comnitteo to pre
jrftre the circular,, Ilex. Messrs. Fre.
man,('artr Finlev, Suijies and Dr R.
c. 1W - . ...) '
On motion itwas ordered that tlie
Secretary furnish a copy of the .proceed
ings of this ineeting,' with tlw circular
attached.. 10. thtt Eiiitortd". tlie following
jsijiera, ixuiwtirtg mi ..mserttou of- thcins
Temperance Ad vca te, . Southern Tem
perance Star, and Biblical Recorder,
and ;1k Uev. T. X CamjJbcll was ap
pointed to assist hhn in preparing them
for publication. 7
1 1t wan also requested ,by the conven
tion, thatotlKr pajH-rs in the State friend
ly to the. objects of this meeting,' pub
lish their proceedings, or at least a com
ietiliuiii op ilic!Ti, with'.the resolut ions
calling a. State conventiou and the cuv
Cularr---r- ... .
On motion tlie meeting adjourned tine
die. ItXll'OE.Pres.
CIItCULAlt
To tho various Tetnjwranf 0 Societies
within tlie State of North Carolina: :
-Rv ..reference to the jfrortotalinirs of a
Temperance tVnvchtbu held aojtJoFiling
U previous notioo in-tfitubonRigh, it will
I seen tltat it was made our duty to ad
dress yMi briefly iii the form of a circu
lar. . '
' TlM!rmloli(ict of thoe who have np-
iiutitl us. is the combination of moral
Kiremrth in onler to tin? conccntratioii of
effort lorthe tHirpiise of rescuing our fel
low men of the present age, and those
who are to succeed them m ages to
come from the delitcritus otfecui of in
toxicating tumors. Audit docs appear
out it does cjppeatf. Uw satisfaction of - cr exertion, we again entreat you, in the
yourcominiuee, tliecaiw? is(prrcssiiig7u!a of means docmed by us, and those
ultljo 8!ato generally;: In view of scv- i who aootiinted hjl htth ii!.i!b .nwt nnl
...ft ... ........
3'JinCCS wniChrin OUT 1Ud PRW:irv 1A ttur Auimni;ti.npnl " Af thf
oix;rat5 to mepreudlp.e of tho 'dtsired entL to' rnmn' im with m' In this
v,VAi caw ill the-Statai,wo beer rhf.fr of thin f iirArhttntmA ihrf mihfir.""
to U tliat a ccivcr.tic.!, such as tha or.5
WO:
"0 f
!1 nrCatly fcc:::?:!3 t!.3
lion, I f v:l t jx
L. . j alnsut a cc:r.c:;t cf
t..o..... .. Luch a ccir..."' ,:i coLln
put ?:;.!;:ncr.t collect i:r.form;'.!cn fea
l'..".jrcnt societies h t'.3
rrocpect
F:ranco among us ha obtained, end tl:cn
circulated in; the community, without
lch a convention? At the . same tis
such plans aiM measures could be adopt
ed as would strengthen the hearts and
rciw wLhe aims of all tlie frictiJU of the
cacjc; and thus prejMire .tlsnt ftf the
war of cxtcriTiir.ation, already Ygs." a.;
gainst the fell destroyer. ... V. , i ;
, Much has been accc rlisfiTd in '$
bcLalfby'thc friends of tho cause?' lat
ibiects already
pressed,' Ave' afiectionatety Invito and
desirable it wthat it sliould twrwnnr. but
as'no cmw' htrwavtr mmL in hnef.
.fectcdwitlKua suitable means and oron-
1LCLPOR
i; WIS. FINTJEY,
, M- D. FREEMAN,
WM. TARTER.
. m tii Hvnui timu.
. r i if . , . .There are two numbers.
which'. If added toirctlicr. the sum will
no, ; oui ii uio greater nutnper oe ai
vided by the lexttr the quotient will be
10.383. Vuert the numbers!
f Also give us a plain, simple, unerring
and general rule, to sol re all questions
of -like nature. - V. f. L.
; We find the following solution in the
Lincolnton Republican. , ' .
: "The numbers are, 8.7CS9 nearly and
.2301 and a amat fraction over. 7
We cannot present the calculation tor
want of the proper eharmeteri. The
rule bv which all like Questions may be
solved is Divide the turn of the two
numbers bv the ffiven Quotient plus 1
and the qutit-nt thus obtained, will be
tho aw number, subtract this number
from the sum of the two numbers, and
the remainder, will be the greater num
ber." V
Bean SwiflU rules for convtrta-
, " f MW.
Conversation is but carving,
(Jive no 'more to every guest
. Than be able to digest -1
1 Giro hira always ot the pnmc,
" t And 'but' a little atT time;"""
" ; Carve to all but just enough;
Ixsl them neither starve nor stuff;
r ?lnd,tkatyw may have your due.
Let your neighbors carve for ynuM
t
' "Papa,' said a little boy to his father
the other day, when a ; fellow strikes
another, haint lie got no ngni 10 strike
Certainly he haa," replied the father,
nhe laws of self defence sanction it
-Well, then, I'll lell you what it is,rt
said the boy, "the next time vou box my
' cart I'll hit you a devil of a poult under
""tU. Ak wiul t
..Smile." Modesty to the female
lanclcriiiikesaltpcirct'iJwciUinpaj'-
ting a blush while it preserves its purity
Q5 Notice.
TltK Suhtcnbcr hnvinj qualiSed ta Kan
dulnh Coiintj Cuurt at etecutpf of the taal
wilt and Teitament of laaar Reilfcm deceased,
and lUu at Adminiilrmtnr of hie widow Mild
red Kedfern, hereby firea notice to all BeN
aun haviny cUima giNt me emtte 01 in
Mid laaae or M.nlrctl Ho preM them prop
erly authenticated within the time pNacribed
ny law, otnerwtM inn owice wiu no ptcaa in
bar of their reeoverr.
JOHN RAINS, ficH. of
laaae Redferu fc Adm. of
Uiklred Kcdfern.
Nor. 5tlt 18 3r. 45-tf
BLUM'S
CAROLINA y VIRGLYL3
JlmanaCjfor 1838
Just received, and for tale, whole-
sale and retail, at this oCw.
' , I woi;!J be nt once both grat! i.-.t ei
t:c:n c
For tiitesct ttiU z.
1.1
75 c-r..:? Utit-ry U drssra baflctj 3
:;'tttij:r;.yvtts,:- ;;;
t !'
'Sl'WNUloSCHfiiiJJ
4,000,
do..
do;
"do
,1 Prix ct
EiOCX)
2,txr
2,003
1 'do;--(:xf'
1 . 'cf
do;
3Prior. htiC?
10 do. of , 00
10 do. cf 00
,io'
do.
a. . .
Dcsides raany cf SOiJJOO, 100r
; so, eo, co, eo,c :t
Amounting in all to $247,290.
,; Whole Tickets V' 05 ;
' Halves ; Y'' j
Y Quarters , : -v.'; 5i t5.
A certificate for a package - ' '
of 25 Whole Ticket in l'''V..
this L6ttery Will co,4 ; fiu
T-Ila4f J 32 75
f , Quartei'jdpr , ;i 6 87i
u v hwh ui 1110 grcatcm -ysn-j at .
fcatabfrs, cither by the l'Hcke or sin
gle Ticket, f ...
st v - - R.J. WEST, '
- ; ; AshboroughN.iC.
THE SUBSCRIBERS ard now re-L
caving and opening thein i:
; Fall Wintr
WMei, ti ddltion to their fonwglocir. iJt "
k fSMMd to eanpriM u rrttnl sq auortmenr,
if Mrt imrc , thM U neretofore bea offer-i
A n this mtrket. As for QUAUTTml .
CHCArNCSS, wt Ohty ms our friends snj i
eaatoiwrta M est, cstaio d decide fbf'l
IbaiMtlrcs. While fectinf fretcfUl for fut
tmm tfcey Sattsr tBeouehet tt,v by ifn Vsr
ed d penonal itteMtiM to bujioeoi, to taertr ' '
a coatinuaace of Ike Mine'. '" ;';
COFFIN & CLARK.
N. B. The tubscribeohave now been ; .
Im LnrnlmmM td M.tk.. Lm lk.MfiMI.-I.'
qtieM ell thote ksvtnf ope tccouqts sUikfln; 5'
on Uieir poks to eJl nd etoee tkeo ettHeir -bjreuh
r not they wish to ferity the old ,
and traeearmf; fbst most tettteneita auk
A'eur N..C ov.Ur 183747
QT0LEN from- tha
0 stable of Nathan
Hunt, in Guilford, tin
tlie night of the 4th
Nov. a Urge rbeanvt
Hiirml hoisf, 15 handf
higli,9ir lOyrarsold.
1 white foot Mnod. brgc feet ted
Ids miMith a kmh1 deal Mforti by the :
bridle, ahod all wand about six weeks
go '"' . .:'
I will fire the above reward for Jhe
apprrbeunion of the thief and horse; r
half the amoent ftMr the. horse alone.
Any infnrsnathn to be addressed to
N. Hunt at IIunt Stare, or ti me at
MaduHin, Rockingham County,' N. C.
; milton stamps.
Ney. 8, lMr. 45-3
TURNER BUGH8
I OAVINO norckas-
jJ-4 tha-remaiolai-
copirs of the 'MAN
OFllUSlNESSof.
fers thrai for aale i at'
the North Carolina Hook Store litRat-
f
rlglu Tliose who , wish to porcbtsf v
the wor ought te apply soon, as It if
growing acarcc. Sovtmbet 1 0, 1 S$f . -
iJlRST RATE CRAB CIDER cin
be had bv the quantity at 13 14 cti,
per gallon, (casks found by tbe purcna-
LMiiB., . " . m M .:- . " " '
scr,)trom .
Novrl8tWl837. 47
JOB PRINTING
Doit otktt, ntavncaa
HUtA fcft&ttlle at -
Tiusorms.
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