CninMia
VOL. I.]
CIMRLOTTE, X. C. TUESDAY, JVLT 5, 1825.
[NO. 40.
rCBtlSHED WEEKtT
By LEMUEL BINGHAM,
.J0BE* DOttAIlS A TF.AH, PAID 15 ADVAHCE.
•d*
paper will be discontinued, unless at the
crxtion of the editor, until all arrearages are
•I _ *
Abvirtisemewts will be inserted at the usual
I’ersons sending in advertisements, arc
quested to note on the margin the number of
scrtions, or they will be continued until forbid,
J cliargcd accordingly.
BOCKERY and glass-ware
IIF. subscriber has just received, and is now
otFtring for salt-, at his store four doors
nth of the Court-llouse, gn elegant assoil-
ent of
Croclicnj and Glass-Ware^
pethcr with a general assortment of
Groceries, Confectionaries, &c.
Iso, a choice collection of Wines, Cordials,
d Spirituous Liquors, all of which he will
11 low for Cash.
PEARSALL THOMPSON.
Charlotte, May 26, 1825. 6t40
"EiAwcatiou.
The Tnistees of the Pleasant Retreat Jcade-
my, of I.incolnton, N, C. have contracted
with Samuel P. Simpson and Nathaniel N.
Smith, to take charge* of this institution the en
suing session, which will commence on tlie first
Monday in November next, and which is to be
carried on permanently under the care of Doc
tor S. P. Simpson. The testimonials which he
has produced (from highly res]}tclable authori-
t)) of his irreproachable moral character and
his qualifiptions to teach, and the well known
and established moral character and tried abili
ties ot Nathaniel N. Smith in the instruction of
youth, have impressed tl»e 'I'rustees of this A-
cademy with tlie highest conlidence, tliat the
greatest attention will be paid, not only to the
correct instruction of tiie students in the Lan
guages and Sciences, but likewise to tiieir mor
als. From these considerations, ldg» tber with
the healttitul situation of this Acadc niv, and the
low price of boarding, it is confidently expect
ed they will receive due encouragement from
a Uberal and enlightened public.
Dr. Simpson e.xpectsto continue the practice
of phjsir, as usual; and iuivini'' four students
of medicine under his care, S(;UU' of wtiom have
been with him for some Icngtli of time, and who
can assist hint in his jiroftfss^nal duties, he ex
pects to be able to attend to the Aiailemy with
t)ut loss of time.
l$y order of the Board of Trustees.
HENKV FlJLEWVIDblK, Scc'y.
.Iiine 22, 182.5.—.Ttll
or the benejit and encouragement of
MECIIAMSM
1.1 the Western part of North-Carollna.
SCHEME.
1536 Tickets, at iS‘2.
Not two Blanks to a Prize.
1 I’rize of $500 (Pha-ton and Cotton Saw
Gin) .... is iSOU
I do $300 (Family Coaclv) - is oOO
1 do $2oU (C.ig) - . is 250
1 do $180 (do.) - - is IH'J
1 do $130 (do.) - . is 130
2 do $1U0 (Side Board h Cotton Saw tiiii)
is 2U0
do $80 (Gig and Sociable) is 160
do $20 (Bedsteads) - is 40
do $14 (a set of Table-) is 42
2 do $12 (Windsor Chairs) is 24
3 do $1.0 (two Ladies’ M ork Tables and
one Pembroke) - is 30
1 do $8 (Bellows top Cradle) is 8
10 do $6 (6 Ploughs, 2 Street Lamps, and
2 Lard Cans) - is Oo
10 do $5 (Hats) - - is 50
I do $4 (Candlestand) > ' s 4
1 do $3 (do) . - is 3
2D do $3 (do) . - is 6f)
90 do $2 (25 cast steel Axes, and 275 pair
Shoes) - - is f'OO
do $1 (Tin Ware, Jewelry, Shoes, &c.
5iC.) • - -'is 431
( OMMUNICATION S.
FOR TH£ CATAWBA JUCRKAL.
Diasolution of Copartnership.
The Partnership of Springs, Dinkins and
Co. is this day, by mutual consent, dissolv-
ed. The business will be continued at the
same place, by .1. &. K. Spring*.; where t’hey
will be glad to accominodaic their former cus
tonicrs.
June 23, 1825.—3t41 ,
The subscriber having removed from
Charlotte, re|uests all those inlebted to the
firm of Springs & Dinins, to make to him im-
meiliate payment. In his absence, his p.ipcrs
may be found in the j)ossession of F.li Springs.
_ K. L DINKtXS.
\a\A\vv\Ae livvuvV.
ON Tuesday, the 23d day of August next,
at t!ie (Jourt-House in Charlotte, will be
sold a valuiible tract of L.VNHJi now in the pos
session of Samuel Porter, lying on the waters
of Long Creek, about nine miles from (Jhar-
lotte, containing about three hundred acres.
This tract is nearly all woodland, there being
not more than fifty acres clearcd. It is well a-
dapteil to the culture of cotton, corn, wheat,
&c. iuul is remarkably well timbered; One half
of the purchase money to be paid in three
mnntUs, and the residue in fifteen months from
the time of the sale ; tlio purchaser giving bond
and security.
Due attention will be given, by
JOHN BLACK, &. ^ Exemiors of
WM. L, DAVIDSON, 5 UuL'id Smith.
Jime 21, 1825.—9t47
$3072
Tickets can be had in Charlotte of the under-
ig'ned Commissioners, by letter, postage paid,
nclosing the money; or from their agents in •
(iooiVs»\ iiooAsi'. iimiAsl
I HAVE on hand a general assortment of
Dry (joods, Hardware, Crockery and Gro-
a]isbnr”v, Statesville, Coiicord, Lincolnton, ceric.s,’which I will sell luw for cash, or on a
orkville or Lancaster; who pledge themselves credit until tall, to ]>ersons whose punctuality
0 p.iy the prizes as set forth in the scheme, ' can be relied on. I hose who niay fa\or me
iiirty days after the drawing, or refund tlie ■ with their custom, will be thankfullv acknow*
oney to purchasers of tickets, provided the ledged. As all my stock of goods was purchas-
k ti for rash, and tlie irreater oart ot them before
heme shall not be drawn.
SAM’L. HENDEKSON,
GREEN KENDRICK,
JNO. BOYD.
N. B. Explanatory Hand Bills can be had o‘
e Commissioners.
M->
A Bargain.
Any person desirous to settle in
the village of Cluirk|ie, N. C.
and save the trouble an^^xpense
of building, will do well to call on
1C subscriber, who offers for sale his house
.'id lots on terms to please a purchaser, viz •—
^iree front lots and two back, lying in the Sandy
lollow, and adjoining W illiam Lucky’s land;
isn, two lots, the front on Broad street, and
:ick lot, adjoining "the Methodist Church.—
Iso, a two story dwelling-house on Broad-st.
ituated a few rods north-east from tl j (Jourt-
llouse, with two lots. On the premis.es are an
fxcellent Cellar, Kitchen, Smokc-Housi-, Bum,
5>tables, and every ol her necess.irv out building.
EDW’l). M.'bKOXSoN.
Yorkvillc Book Bindery.
To the cilizcns of Charlolle and its vkin 'thj.
The subscriber hereby gives notice, thut he
continues the business of BOOK BLND-
'Nti, in all its variety, and on reasonable terms,
.^iiy orders left with the editor of the Cat-wba
Journal, for binding, or Blank Books, v. ill be at
tended to.
JOHN DE C.VHI ERLI .
June 9, 1S25.—3t.'9
ed for cash, and the greater part of them before
the late rise on gooils, I expect to sell as low as
any merchant in the village.
SAMUEL M'COMB.
Charlotte, May 12, 1825. 33*
Coach Trininiinj^ ^ Harness
Makinj^’.
ri^HE subscriber has opened a shop for the
M above business in tlie house one door be
low Isaac Spencer & Co’s. Carriage Making
Shop, where he intends keeping constantly on
hanil, at reduced prices for cash or a short credit,
all articles in his line of business, viz ; Hoad
and Jersey agon Harness, t.ig Harness, plain
and ])lutetl; wagon ami gig Collars, &.c. £cc.—
Repairs done at the shortest notice and on the
most reasonable terms.
ELIAS WATLLNGTON.
Charlotte, June 28, 1825.—3btf
M\mv DoVVcWS Wtiw cwd.
WAS stolen from the substrihcr in Char
lotto, on t!ie night of the 16th ultimo, a
I’rench AT('H,’ with a second hand, da\
hand, month hand, be.side the minute and hour
hand ; gold chain, and a fl.it brass kej. Any
person delivering said Watcli to Dr. Samuel
liendersoii in Cii'arlotte, or to me, or will give
such information as shall lead to its discover},
shall lie entitled to a reward of ten dollar^:.
N. B.—The above liamls are gold.
BL'CKNLK L.VNILR.
June 18, 182.5.—4t 11
AARON AVilEELKK,
Coach, iSigHn Chair Oniamaital
VAIN rEH,
pETUP.NS his thanks to his friend* and the
'- i public, for the liberal encouragement w liich
has alreadv received, and res])cctfully solicits
Cv-)ntinuance of patronage, lie is prepared
tri do all kinds of Painting in his line ; and cu>-
^^•I'crs may dnpend on having tlieir work neat
I'vccuted, ami w itli tles])ach.
O'" Painting in the country will be done on
t^'vivt notice.
and re-gilt,
hf
COWX foY fea\e.
The subscriber has for sale, at his plarit.ition
on the Yadkin river, eight miles east ot
'^ilisbury, two thousand bushels of prime Corn.
K. MACNAMAWA.
^ May 18, 1825. 8142 _
_ Constables’ Kxcoiitions,
Tor sale, at this O.'KcC. —
B. 01(1 ch.iirs rc-pa'ntcd a
('hnrlott:\ ()ctubrr‘l, 1824.—1
M r.C‘ K L1. N nI K(i f'oI’.NT V.
Superior Cotirt »f Lnic, .'Spring Term, 1825.
Jane PEUKY vs. t.ray I’erry.—Petition for
Divorce.—It appearing to the satisfaction
of the court, licit t!ie defendant is not a resi
dent of this state • Ordired, therefore, that ad
vertisement be maile three months in the Ca
tawba Journal, that the defendant come forward
on or before the next Superior Court of Law,
to be held for the counlv of Mecklcnburg, at
the Coiirt-Uouse in Charlotte, on the “tii .Mon
day after the 4^h Monday in September next,
anil pl ail, answ er or demur, otherwise the pe
tltion will be taken pro confesso and heard tx
* J. M. HUTCHISON, ClIc.S\C\
3m51—l-rlce adv. >•?.
VIRGINIA.
Render unto Caesar those things which are Cxsar's.
The greatest revolutions have origina
ted from apparently trivial occurrences.
I'o the energy and influence of a few ar
dent patriots in the diflcrent sections of
the Union, we are indebted for our inde-
pcndcHce: history ought carefully to per
petuate their memories, and award to
them their proper meed of merit.
Every legislative transaction, during
our revolutionary struggle,—at least those
of a dignified and leading republican im
port,—ought to be sacredly appropriated
to those originating the measures; thus ai-
fording the proper data lor tracing the
origin of the purest and most dignified
republican government which has ever
existed.
No historian of our revolution has been
sufhcienily attentive to these first and im
portant leading measures; or, from the
confusion in which transactions of those
days were necessarily involved, and a
want of regular authenticated records, it
was found inexpedient. It is not yet too
late to redeem a number of important e-
vents from inaccurate statements, false
impiessions, and undesigned misrepre
sentation; and every person who docs so,
merits the gratitude of his fellow-citi
zens.—The greatest obstacle at the pres
ent time is a want of candor and impar
tiality.
The ingenuous observer must notlcc,
with regret, tho^c illiberal sectional pre
judices which have always existed in the
United Slates, and which narrow the
rnind, deaden the feelings, obscure the
understanding, and evidence, in degree,
a want of that Uberal patriotism which
ought to unite us as brothers. C ertain
prepossessions often take hold of the
mind, domineer over our reason, and thus
prevent correct investigation—resting a-
lone on customs or current opinions sanc
tioned by the mere declarations of those
possessing the greatest sectional iniluenro
in society.—-This often leads to a detrac
tion from others, and a supercilious arro
gance in ourselves.
Perhaps in a national view, this is more
applicable to Virginia, than to any other
of our confederated states. 1 his ancient
dominion not only has ever claimed a
genpral pre-eminence, and in degree, a
dictatorial influence, but she has always
exultingly claimed the pre-eminent honor
of giving the first and leading impulse to
the Declaration of Independence by Con
gress, and ^f.cstablishing “ the first writ
ten con^HU^ever promulgated to the
world,which, as a model, all
other st^WRistitutions have emanated.
That the first declaration of Indepen
dence in the United States took place in
.Charlotte, N. C. May 20, 1775, and was
immediately transmitted to Congress, is
now, we trust, placed beyond all doubt;
that a number of those patriots V'ho then
abjured their allegiance to Oreut-lirituin,
were at Halifax on the 12th of'April,
1776, and through their zeal and influence
efTected the declaration'of independence
i)y our State Legislature at that time, we
have no reason to doubt. 1 hat this de
claration of our state legislature was tlic
operative cause of the declaration of in
dependence by the Virginia legislature,
on the 15th of May, I77C, will be };ener-
■d\\y conceded;—that the coiabiucd itidu-
ence of these three declaration.';, al lea'it
accelerated that by Congress on the -1'ii
of July, 1776, v/ill be universally believ
ed;—and that the committee of Congresr.
wlio drafted rhat all important declara
tion, had the Mecklenburg declaration
before them, is demonstrated by the phra
seology of each declaration.
As to the arrogated claim of Virginia,
of having “ promulgated the first writ
ten constitution ever exhibited to the
world,” we find her pretension equally un
founded. In Doct. Ramsay’s history of
the revolution in South-Carollna, vol. 4,
page 83 to 95, we have the constitution
of South-Carolina, in 30 distinct.sections,
as formed by the le;.;ishuure of that state,
and ratified the 2Cth of March, 1776—
the executive ofiiceivs, civil aiul milltury,
under this ronstitution, v.‘rc appointed,
and it wetii into iiniiiedi.t(c operation, re
gulating the whola civil polity of the
state. (0
In a review of the Journal of the le
gislature of N. Carolina at Halifax, A-
pril 4, 177C), welind that on the 13th of
April a conmilttee of 18 members was
appointed to prepare a civil constitution
for the stale ; on the 27th of April, the
committee reported, in part, and discuss
ed the sections, Stc.; on the 11th of May,
the Legislature adopted a temporary con
stitution of 10 distinct sections, which
went into immediate operation, limited
to the meeting of the i onventlon which
formed our present constitution.
On the "9th of June, 1776, the Legis-
kitnrc of X'irginla formed and ratified a
civil coiisliluilon dor that state, (Wirt’s
life of l‘.;’rick Henry, page 196,) three
months after tlic consiiiuiion of Soulh-
C:irolifia had gone into operalioti, and
uiie month after the temporary constitu
tion of North-Carolina.
MIU’KI KS’l'l'nn.
(c) A.s tlii.^ in the lirst written constitution in
the w orld ever sanctioned and pronmlgateil by
a delegated representative as.scmbly—I hope
yuu will publish it.
I’Oii xnE C.VTAWI1JI jornNAi,
JUVENILE 2.
THE EVH. OF PROCUAHTIN.\TION.
“Vivendi riictc qui prorogat horam,
Rusticus cxpertut dum defluet amnis, et illc
Labitur ct labetur, in omno volubilis ;cvum.”
IIOUACE.
“ He who puts ofT (he hour of living well, is
like the rustic who walls till the river flows by,
but it flows and will continue to flow, swiftly
running on through every age.”
The term prnn'iislinaliun is derived
from two Latin v. ords, pro for, and cra.'f
to-morrow. 'I’he word, therefore, liter
ally means a deferring till to-morrow. It
is used by Cicero, and many other an
cient writers, in its Latin form, and is
intended to mean what I have already as
signed to it. It is also used by Mnglisli
writers, and othei' moderns, and still
means the same thing, viz : A pulling
olVtill to-morrow. It is used as ap])llca-
ble to our dilaloriness in all business
both as concerns temporal and spiillual
things. I’hus far concerning liie deriva
tion and definition oi‘the term jwocrasti-
nailon. 1 will now speak of the evils of
procraslinatloti. “ Proci astlnallon,” says
a most celebrated poet, “is flie ihlel ol
time,” and 1 will endeavor to prove it is
so. 1*1 Dcraslinalion seems to be used by
man as x means of soothing the severe
lashe.s of conscience : il is a way by which
a man acts nefjatlvely anl answers afhr-
mallvely to his duty. U hen duty j>ress
es u[)on him, that eveti nalnre says is
riglit, but which he has no v. Ill tf> do, he
gives his assi iit to il as bi iiig his duly,
but eludes the [j.M-forin;inc,e by saving,
to-morrow I will do it. 'I he ])oet Jlivrace
repiesentr, a diiatoi y man, as a rustic
flow by, and then we will send for thi.‘?
messenger of peace, and attiMul to his
precepts.” lJut Horace says, this river
flows, and will continue to flow through
every age. A poet says :
“ Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow’k sun on y ou may never rise.”
Could we have the assertion of the po
et completely imi)resseil on our mituls,
il eertainly wouhl make a very visible
difVerence in our conduct, liut then pro-*
bal)ilily comes in, and persuades us that
to-nioirow shall be as to-(!ay, and much
more abundanl. 'I'herefore we defer
the ilutles v. lilch are daily incumbent up
on us. y\s it respects difliculty, we may
rest assured that to-morrow will not be
so fit for the ijiisiness of to-day as the
present time—because when to-morrow
comes (if it ever r«)mes) it brings toll
and dilliculties, which are peculiur to it
self, exclusive of the business .vhich was
defen-ed from the day previous. 'I'o-
morrow, properly speaking, cunnct be
said fi» exist. When the l)ell speaks tho
midnight jieal, fancy may picture it as •
being born, and during all the dull hours
of darkness, its expi'cied approach may
excite all the feelings of which our nature,
is suscejilible. 'i'he critnc covered wretcli
may anticipate its approach wilh fear;
the young and ardent with joy ; ami thft -
avaricious with pleasure, as a means of
enlarging his coflens with the pelf of ihiA
world. The philosopher may hail it
wilh a placid mind, as being the means
by which he may enlarge hiy fund of
knowledge ; but it disappoints them all.
It never comes. Loved and dreaded as
it is, it still shrouds itself in obsruiMly—-
still it remains unseen. It is a disem
bodied spirit,permitted to haunt the mind
of man*—it is ever suggesting to us that
the day is departing, and rapidly sinking
to the tomb of its predecessor. To-uHf-
rovv either buoys up the mind of .i > i.
with hope, or harrows it with fear of
what it shall j)roduce. But lo! the niwr-
ning breaks forth, and it is to-day—i!ie
best boon of heaven to man. To-c ly
gives every op|)ortunity of improving
our existence, and of beconting, whattiic
(,)miilsi lent intended we should be, viz:
useful members of society. Then it is
policy in us to obey the dictates of Him
who is the author of our being. Cer
tainly we should “redeem the tinre, be
cause tlie days are few and evil,” and not
by any means defer till to-morrow the
business of lo-day ; lest, as says the poet,
“'fo-morrovv’s sun on you may never
rise.”
When we look into the history of man,
from which we are able to draw infer
ence, and know where this evil does vis
ibly exist, we see numberless instances of
tiie evil of Procrastination—One which
is very memorable, was in the case of
one of Iluonapart(‘’s generals, on the
morning of the great battle between the
the Kmperor and the Duke of Welling
ton, in which the I'.mperor was defeated.
W hen the historian describes this re
markable battle, in which many thousands
of English and Trench niingled in gore,
he gives il as his opinion, and also as
reasonable, that had it not beeti for the
[)rocrastination of this general of Uuona-
pane’s, in delaying tti march and meet a
large body of Prussians, who were to
cjine (and by his delay did come,) to
reinf')i'(.(! Welllnglon, IJuonaparte would
have gained the victory—IJy their aid,
the Duke won t{le victory, wliich was of
irreparable loss to the I'rench nation, and
proved the downfall of Huonaparte. By
the delay of one of our American Ciener-
als,- (len. Jackson sufTered much, andl
also the Indian war was prolonged; the
cons^Mpient es of which were of the most
serious nature to the fronViers of(ieorgia
and other Stales, liy this same pnjcras-
tlnation, tlie general, with many of his
brave soldiers, were reduced to the last
extrcniliy lor food.
I’locrastinaiion is man’s great enemy.
who by his conressiou says he v.o\i!{l liv.,-, j Xhi' h deijemlence is frequently placed on
iUi\ rtNv\i‘v.
lASH will l>e f>ald fur .my (juantity of OLD
J I'FU I'ld?, if delivered within sixty d-iys,
E. M.
Kutrv Takers’ Warrants,
ati.!us OfTicc,
[a) Mr. .TcfTcrson’s publication in 1821', on
the t.ubject of calhng a convention to anieud
the }jre^ent constitution of Virginia.
{h) I’roni the journal we find that .Tohn Phi
I'cr, I'obert Irwin and .John M'Knitt Alexaiul>.T,
were the delegates—Whitstill Avery, A\ IIIkiui
5h>\rpc and Hez. Alexander, were the niemln i '^
of the Council of Saf'etv from this rouu*v —
I hcs. Polk, Wm. Davidson, Martin Phifer, M m.
llennon, and pcrlups ethers, cn ofuc:.'l
yet he wails uiiiil the stream of opj)Osi-
ti(jn glides by, and then he v. iU begin lo
do well—lie s ivs to his du’y, as I cli.': of
old said to .Si. i’aui, ‘"go ih/ w\-iy .it this
lline—at a more. eonvrnieT.t ',:!ison I will
call for lliee.” llul ?lii. “inoro conve-
tiienl u .ison” never arriv es; I'or, s^.ys 1 lor-
a( e ein{diati(,ally, “(7 tlh- lahitu,- et Inhilur
ill rif/ini: I'ohr'ji/-;: nccci15'it this nver
“jhr.vs, and will (f.niinue lo flow” v.ith
v(/l'!!>ili'y “!lijoii;;l> every age.” 'I'hik
d( .iie (>f li.uig well, 7i»ay b.: aj)j)lied
eitlie:M/j i.ur condition in >hno oi- in eler-
ni'y. I lov// vei'imporUitil il may ajjpear
to us to ivoiil pi’ocra'iiir.ution in our
worhily allair.-., yel when we consider that
ue ai-e ]»rorr:)sti;ia!ing otir i ternal inler-
es'N, and daily m-iking, byonr i>rocrasli-
nalion, our duty, as it regards eteinal
tliinj'.s li '.idcr to perlVjrm, we sec that
to uvoi(| p;'/rraSU’r;‘.io?i hei-e, is still
more i’n|)Mrt;ini. L’ally are we sayint
like J’' li>', “!;o thy '.vay loi- this time, at
a more convf:iiiciit f-ea'-on 1 will eull i’or
thee.” are v.altin.g for this river of
opj^'si’io)’., u'lr v.orl'.'ly uilndc.ln'.’i's, to
the leisure of'I'o-niorrow, but we never
ali/.e tho'.c Hattci ing anticij)ations, and
ro!iS'‘qucntly arc invariably deceived.-—
^V'e prorrastinate, and wliyf—that “a
niore convenient season” may present it-
Negligent as nc may be in our
it niporal aflalrs, still we are more so
v. iih regard to eternal things. When
things piesent themselves which aie so
palpable, that we cannot give them a
|)Ositivr denial, we endeavor to satisfy
the bearer of those thlni's^ ;is I'"elix did.
Thii>, we cause the gates uf bliss to be
siiut, and de|)rive our'-elves of eternal
life. Vv'ell mighf it puzzle human ken,
lo uiulersland how il is possible, that
man is blind lo his best interests. Wheu
we are young we cjleulale—when riper
years have coniirnn d us mcjre, then wc
will “pnll in our burns,” to u!;e a fami
liar phrase; and l)ccomc fully religious;
or, othcrwisj, that when we have enjoy
ed all tiie pleasuie of sense, thei e will he
a jiroper time to cinbrace Chrl.stianity.
Hut by appealing even to Horace, we
find thut wc cun never rcaliac this, fo.~