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V 7 "character is as imfortamt to states as it is to individuals; and the glory of the state is the common property of its citizens BY W3l II BAYNBJ FAYETTEVILLE, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1844. olnme 3 Xnmuer 364 1 - -, ' " ..... -jfe'lh v. rrt i';? : .." '- rrt rff . T 15 It 31 s THE NORTH CAROLINIAN. Per annum, if paid in advance, $-2 50 i t'jjaid at the end of G months, 3 00 Do if paid at the end ofthe year, 3 50 Rates of Adrertlsiug : 3icty cants persquare, for the first, and thiry cets for each subsequent insertion. A. li Ural Ju4iction willbe made to advertisers hy t'ai y.ar. C J irt advertinamcntsand SherifTs sales, willbe eiiarjed 25 par ct. higher than the usual rates. All a lvrtiflemsnts sent for-publicatioa should hxve the nu iiber ofinsertions intended, marked u.;a Un n,otherwise they willbe inserted until 'forbid, and charged accordingly. No paperdiicontinued until arrearages are paid, except at the option of the Editor. "Cj Litters on lousiness connected with this es-v ttb ishtnant. must be addressed Alitor ofthe Nirth-0."urjw',ian toat-iaid. .S'.itxcribers vish:n to make remittances by mail, will remember that th:y can do so free of ao.age, ;is Postiuastrs ar authoiized by law t- frank lett-rs enclosing remittances, if written by thcsanol ves, or the co.ito'ita known to tluui. Prices of Job Work : II A X D Df LLS, will be c.iursi-d ucc rding to siae an i i n of in ttlf-r. II J .13 Z lilL-LS, .111 a shsetfrom 12 to 13 i nchss squ jre , 3 copies, Over 13 i m hos, and not exceeding 30, C:llDS, larye sise, single pack, An 1 for every a-IJ.tional park, S mliersiiis in proportion. C L .V ICS, printed to order, for 1 quire, An I fr every additional quire, under 5, Ex :e limr 5 quire-, oo 00 00 25 2 00 1 00 75 CIllCULVa, INVITATION TICKETS, and all kinds of BOOK & JOB PRINTING, exe cuted cheap for CASH. THii FOLLOW I IS Or BLANKS! Kept constantly on hand AND FOR SALE AT THE cAHOUNiAH orncE: G IlSCivd, tn Bank oi ihu btale, ami Cjpe Fear. PitOSECtJ TION BONDS, Supr.L't. MA" HI AGE LICENSES VENDl EXt'O., constables levy D do county cou t COMMISSIONS to take depositions! n equity. Do do Superior court Do do county court APP2 RANCE BONUS, . ivil and State cases WRITS, Superior and Co. Ct. CA SV liON OS, constabies' CA. SA. Stipr. Ct. In eoiinty c mrt C!2 t rn"IC ATii, Clk. Co.Ct. JU AY TICKETS OitDERS to overaaerJ of Road BVSTAROY BONDS; tax: RECEIPTS VI TNESS TICKETS EIEC TMENTS f.E rrSSl-" of A DM IN 1ST RATION Bonds LAND DSEOS, romrnon, and sherifTs DEEDS, S'urirt-", for l.ind sold for taxes ClUiT CLAIM DEEDS (JtJAROI -N ISOND3 APPRENTICES INDENTURES, for parents. DELIVERY BONDS, constables ilo do forthcoming APPEAL BONDS Ft P A superior court SCI FA, county court, to revive judgment SUHPCENAS,. equity Do superior court, instanter and common Do county court, do do do Male writ BONDS, colored apprentices STATE WARRANTS CIVIL do INDICTMENTS for AflYnv, superior court flo Assault and Fattrry, do rain of ardent spirits do assault, county court do traiiinz with negroes do affray , county court do buving Iro n negroes do overseers of roads NOTES, negotiable and common TOBACCO TICKETS SCI FA, Justices' ATTACHMENTS, and attachment bonds do co ntv court MILITARY" WARRANTS & EXECUTIONS g. .i. McMillan, ELIZABETIITOWN.N.C. SPEC TFULLY informs the public that he ias taken the House recently occupied by i i. T ; Rn.. and intends keeoiri a House 0f PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT. His rooms are comfortably lurnisbed, and on his ta ble will always he found the best I he market affords. For the comfort and accommodation of those who may favor him with their ptronagehe will ii3e every exeition, and spar no pains. prio;-s will be mo lerate in accordance with the iiiurfs. ril A 'raflsi"-' "iaite'w will re ceive every attention nocessary ut their comtort. Au-ust 5, 1843. 232-tf. NEW GOODS. The fourth time this Season. J & J KYLE IIAVE just received by the late arrivals a large supply of DP-T GOODS Among which nre Premium Prints, Vestings and Cloths, Striped, figured and plain Silks, Alpacaf, colored and black. Cloths, Cassimeres, and Vestings, Merino and other ShawU, Carpeting and Hearth Rugs, Cassimeres and Sattinets, Kentucky Jeans, and Merino Cassimero, Biankets and Flannels, With many other Goods; all of which being pur h the Package for Cash, willbe offered at verv lowDricesfor Cash, or on time to punctual Dec. 7, 1843. 239-y customers. Harness Making. The subscriber has on hand and for sale, at re duced prices. 35 sets of harness, assorted, and a tew carriage trimmings, &c, low for cash, or on ihort credit to punctual customers. Gig and barouche tops, and harness of all kinds repaired, and carriages re-trimmed in best style, at short notice, and at low prices. icy All orders will bepromptly attended to, and the work done in the most tasteful and satisfactory manner, or no charge made. De. !4.'43.-tf JAMES SUNDY. 82 NEW GOODS. I AM NOW RECEIVING for the Fall aod Winter Trade, an assortment of HARDWARE, CUTLERY, Hats, Shoes, Crockei-y and liollow-Ware, Besides a General Assortment of Aiuonj winch art Pilot, Beaver, Doe Skin and Mole HairCloths; Cassimeres; Vestings; Sattinets; Kentucky Jeans; Flannels; Blank-ts; MusIin-de-Lain s; Bomba zines; Alpacas; Merinos; Winter Shawls ; Fancv Prints: Dimitvs; Jaconet, Swiss, Mull ami Book J V r ',:, vMuslins, and B.shop Uwos ; White und Wtt , 1"' JZZ .04rhric; Shligsi; Irish L;inms Shirtgs; au,rf,Q. -e.While and bl'k Hose and Half Hose ; Worsted, Elastic and Cotton Suspenders; Sewing, Spool and Flax Thread; Coat Trimmings, &c.&c; which I am determined to sell low to those who will favor me with a call. (Next door to E. Fuller.) D. McLAURIN. Oct. 2, 1843. 241-tf. The Inclined Water Wheel. PATENT. f H 1 tJ IS valuable improvement in th! applicatiou ML of water power, is no w co:n( ioted and in suc ce?sful operation at the Cool Spring Mills in this Towii. Tin? invention w as designed to save water in its operation, and thereby reim-dy tiie liitficnlty now existing on account of its scarcity. Th.s w heel will perform the same labor with less than half the water itquired to drive the tub-wheel, and if ap plied in place of the flutter-wheel the saving must be still areater. The number of Mills (now in op eration by these whi-e's) thai become scarce of wa ter in the summer, is supposed to average 80 or 'JO per cent. Ilth-se Mills can be suecf.esl'ully operat ed with even half the water now required, it is ob vious that the supply of water will be abundant. The Inclined Water Wheel in its construction can be placed at any elevation to suit the condtiion of the pond, t hereby securing a sullii ienl head above the wJieeU which is i ifcpo tan ;n. all. "ills,-, wKerg, tlie water is at any timn liable to become scarce. In this particular Ihelnclined water w heel bus a decid ed advantage above the Overshot, which requires a sufficient fall and constancy of water, and is also expensive in its const rue' ion : Whereas, the In clined Water Wheel can be bui't at much less ex pense can be successfull v applied to any mi'I or machinery that is propelled by water, and wiil run well in back water. This Wheel is said to rank in power with a high breast wheel, an.l can be geared with either co;s or hands, but the latter bf inr con sidered che: per and more durable, I have adopted them. Having obtained a Patent inDeccmber last, I h'ave abstained trotn jiving' publicity tolhe inven tion, or offering to sell any Rights, until others, as well as myself, should become satisfied of its advan tages. I am now ready to dispose of (he ripht to use said invention by counties, districts and States as also single rights. Millwright-, Mill owners, ami the pub! ic generally are invited to call and ex amine the invention. The rnarhinerv, as represented in the plate above, can be made more simple, by which one half of the expense of construction will be di rnini.ied, but the amount of water saved will be less. I siiu l have ootli modes of construct ion w lib a statement of materials for each, printed in hand bills, which I design lor those who wish further in formation on the subject. JOHN T. GIL.MORE. Fayeiteville.Oct 21. 1843. 243-y. LIME! PC CASKS Fresh THOM ASTOWN. For sale hy 9 Nov. 25, 1813. . GEO. McNF.ILL. Sign of the BIG SHOE! THE Subscriber still continues the busmess ol SHOEMAKING 2 doors east of David Rhiur'o (L,n:eciinnarr ( not it hsla ndinjr he alo keeps a few articles ol general family use, in the Grocery line) and keeps on hand an assortment of shoes of his own manufacture, whi' h he can war rant of good workmanship, and will sell low for cash. j .ijjre,' K.;Dcere thanks to tho wbr. frmve. exiendeu to him their patronage, and will exert himself to please all his customers. ley Repairing and Mending done at the shortest notioe, and in a durable manner. JOHN S1LLBAN. ILncourage Homo. Manufactures. Gardner and. Mclvcthan, CARRIAGE MAKERS. HAVE now on hand and for sale a much larr er Stock of Work than usual, consist ing of Carriages, Barouches, Buggies, Sulkeys, Wagons, &c. Persons -wishing to buy, would do well lo call and examine their Work and prices, which have been reduced to suit the times. We warrant our work, as usual, forone year. rp Repairins neatly executed at short notioe and at reduced prices. Feb 2. 1843. 239-ly. RYE MEAL For sale at COOL SPUING MILLS. 40 HHDS. PRIME MOLASSES, now landing from Steamer Fayette- villo. For sale by Nor. 4,1845.--245-y. FRESH C0NFECTI0NARIES. JtlST received by the last arrivals lioui JNew YTork and Philadelphia viz : PeppeimmtCandy, Lemon Candy, Sugar do Cream do Birch do Peppermint Barley, Hoarhound do Lemon Lumps, Pcppcrmiot Lumps, Cornetls assorted Plums, Cornucopia nss'd Plums, Kisses with jM ottos, Fre;ich J iijube Paste, Cinnamon Comfits, Sugar Almond, Red Rock Candy, Burnt do W hite do Large Plums, Yellow do Caraway assorted P!ums,West India Preserves, Cinnamon Bar Candy, Essences, fur Cakes, Scotch Carvays, " Tamarinds, Peppermint Drops, Citron, Sugar Sand, oss'd colors, Cordials, &c.,&c, &.C, it - uii.ou 7? . . . - rf-t - t - r t . . vi. li .1 v.urians, cngiisn vv ainuis, riiueris Cbeetuust, soft shtll Almonds, Butter Nuss, Lem on Syrup, Port Wine in bottles, i'epper Sauce, Ca pers, Olives, Pickles by the galiou or jar, Mustard, dweet Oil, Table Salt, soda, butter and sugar Bis cuits, Cheese, New York dried Beef, ground Cin namon, Spice and Cloves, Nutmegs and Mace. An assortment of Children's Willow Waggons, Cradles, and Chairs, togelher with a supply of Frenpb Baskets for La dies. A fresh supply ol German and French Iare Dol heads, wax and commor., large and small Brass Cannons, Toy Guns and Swords, Whip-., Drums, Flutes, &c, &.c, &c, &c. NEW FANCY ARTICLES. Consisting in part, viz: Hair, flesh, whither, nail, tooth and sliavin? Brushes, Buflaloe and Imitation Rid nj, luck, and side Combs, Silver and German, silver Thimbles and Pencils, with a splendid col lection of Glass Woik and other articles too tedious to mention. I: 111? LTM IS KI JES. Military and Navy Shaving Soap, Wash Ball Soap, Cream, Bc!l, Rose and other scented Soaps, Macassor, A niique, and Bear's Oil, Pomatom, flesh Powder, powder Boxes and Pufls, Otlo of Roses, Preston Salts, assorted, Ladies' Fancy Smelling Bottles, Lip Sa've, Court Plas'er, assorted colors, Cold Cicam, Mac issor Cream, Bear Grease, w itha general assortment of Extracts of Perfumery for Hankcrcliiefs, Orange Water, and genuine French and German Cologne Water. PRINCIPE SUGARS Of cho;c-e Brands, "Regalias," "La Norma," and Ladies'Segars ; Mrs Miller's Scotch and Macco boy Snuff in bottles and bladders, Cut and Smok ing Tobacco, an J a supply of fine and common Gtriiiiin Pipes. MASON'S CHALLENGE BLACKING. SIX gross of the above article, very superior and cheap, C do., Masnn'u B ack and'Blue Ink, as sorted sizes. Fresh Oranges. i nr. s. i NEW GOODS. Silk Fringes and Gimps. Ashburton Lace. Gimp and G impure Lace and Edgings. Thread Lace and Edgings. Vah ncienne Lace. Ombre V Io"S Pcints. French Diinity Collars and Cuffs. Paris t.ace and Collars. Lish Thread Caps. 6-4 bine black Italian Crape. Paris PeLain. Dec. 2, 1843. 249-y. GEO. McNEILL. NOTICE. TAKEN up and committed to the Jail ol Cumberland county, N. C, on the 1st inst., a nero man ubosavshis name is LSHAM, mid savs he belongs to John H:.-niy Murphy, ot Halifax coun ty, N. C. Said negro is shout 40 or 45 years of aire, dark complec'ed, 5 feet 3 inches hisb, and had on when taken up black sat tinet pantaloons, rouiul jacket of the same, striped vest, and white wool hat. The owner of said .-lave is hereby notified to come forward, prove prooeity, pay charges, and take him away, or he wii! be dealt with accerding to law. W. L. CALLAIS, Jailor. Feb. 3, 184-?. 253-tf. State of North Carolina Columbus County. In Equity Fall Term, 1843. Wynne Narc, William Williamson and wife Prud- nee, Ehas Williamson and w ile Dorothy, and Everett N. Nance, children and next ol kin of Daniel 1. Nance, dee'd., and of Alfred Mares and wife Eliza, Dnniel F. Nance, Lahnn Williamson and wife Sarah Ann, and. Jbhn Waters and wife Lucy, children anJ next of kin lo Edward W. Nance, dee'd., vs. Mannadiike Powell, Administrator on the Estate of Dorothy Bobins, dee'd., James Biovvn and wife fjelsey, Jesse Faulk and wife Lucy, and Moore Lennon, Executor of. Edward Nance, dee'd., and 4maja'rator on the Estate of Daniel H. IS mice. dee'd." It appearing that Jes e Faulk and wife are not inhabitants of this Slate.it reordered that the Clerk and Master make publication in the Norlh Caro linian, published in the Town of Fayetteville, lor six weeks, that unless the said Jessis f aulk and Wife appear at the next Term of this Court, and plead, answer or demur, this bill will be taken pro confesso against them nil heard exparte. It is further ordered that Jesse Faulk and wife, have leave to swear to their answer, before any Circuit Judge of .Mississippi. Witness Richard Woolen, Clerk and Master of said Court, at Office, Feb. 5, 1814, and the sixly eighth year of Anierican Independence. RICHARD WOOTEN, C. & M. E. 250-Ct. FOR SALE. 6Pf BBLS. Hydraulic Litne, &9W i o do. Roman Cement, 10 do. calcined Plaster, 100 do. Thomasiown Lime, 0 do. rotten plaster for Manure, 100 bushels Ila'r lor plastering uses, and 100,000 Bricks; All of which I am desirous to exchange for cash. I am also ready to attend to any work in my line, as a bricklayer and plasterer, either in Fayetteville or elsewhere. The subscribe' wii! be found at his shop, nearly opposite the State Bank. JOHN E. PATTERSON. Fayetteville, N. C, Feb. 9. IS44. 259-5w. t'J3" Observer copy. SEEDS ! ORCHARD grass seed, (evergreen.) Clover Seeds. Buckwheat Seed. For nsle bv Jan. 6, 1844. 254-tf. GEO. MeNEILL. ' State of North CaroliuaIlladeu county. Court of JPleas and Quarter Sessions Feb ruary Term, 1844. DavWIUid OHginal attachment-levied Samuel C." Cause. $ on Land. , IT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that ibo dctendant, Samuel C. Gause, is not a resident of this State, it is therefore ordered that publication be made for six weeks in theNorlh Carolinian, pub lished in Fayetteville, notifying said Gause to be and appear at the next Court of Pleas and Cuarler Sessions to be held for the County of Bfaden, at the-Court House in Elizabethtown, on the Ist Mon day in May next, then and there to plead, or the land levied on will be condemned to satisfy the plaintiff's demand. Witness David Lewis, Clerk of said Court at Of fice, the first Monday in February, 1814. , DAVID LEWIS. Cl'k. 4-NEW AND CHEAP CASH STORE. THESutfcriber has taken the newly built Store on P, rton Street, next door to Col. S. T. liawley's ai c i i-irediutely opposite MrP. Taylor's Store, whert he if now receiving and opening from New Yoik and Philadelphia, A NEW STOCK of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC 1mong tvhxch may be fountf Superfine black and blue Broadt luths, Cassimeres and Satlinetts; super. English black Satin and other Vestings ; black and blue-black Stilts; figured and fancy co lored ditto ; black and colored Alpacas, some verv Uiandsoinc; French and English Challys and Me rinos; rench, imglieh, and American Prints, a goodassoitmeot of the newett.styhjs (very cheap;) Muslin and Crape-dc-Lains; Bonnet Crapes ; Ladies' fancy Silk Cravats ; Woollen and other Shawls, super. Beaver Clolh ; French Casgimere ; black Silk and Alpaca Cravats; Stocks; Irish Linens and Lawns ; Linen Cambric Hankerchiefs; ditto Hem-f-titched, some very fine; Linen Cam bric; Muslins and Cambrics ; Laces, Edjjing and Inserting; Patent and Spool Thread ; Sewing Silk and Twist; Coat Cord and Binding ; Velvel and other buttons; Silk Velvet extra; Flo ence, plain Straw, Willow, and Cypress Bonnets ; fancy Silk and single and double Siiei! Albert ditto ; bon netcap and neck Ribbons, newest styles ; artificial Sprigs and Wreaths, scarlet and white Flannels ; Kentucky Jeans; Kerseys; Bankets; Fur and Wool Hats; Men's, Boys', Youths', and Children's Cloth, Fur, and Giazed Caps , some fine Fur, Seal and Muskrat ditto; Shoes, ail sizes ; Umbrellas ; Hosiery ; Ladies' fine white cotion Stockings ; colored ditto ; superior Cashmere Prussian black djtto ; Gen: lumen's and Ladies' black floskin and Kid Glove ; colored ditto ; Silk and Cotton ditto; together with many other articles not mentioned. As I am determined to sell fur the lowest Cash prices, and for CASH only, persons may relv upon good bargains. Call and examine for yourselves. C. CAISO.V. September 20, I S4 3. 239-tf. Just received from New 61 York and Philadelphia, hv WIL LIAMS & L.U 'I'TJE RL.OII, 15H bags ofcoTee 10, 0IJ0 lbs brown and loaf sugars 10 I'logsheads of molasses 25 boxes teas (some very fine) It): M; i!,s hnr lead 75 kes while lead (in o'l) 50 bag shot, 200 lbs Indigo 75 t'oxes of window g!as 30O0 lbs copperas, 300 lbs Dutch madder I 50(1 lhs Spanish brown, CU0 lbs Epsom salts 75- kegs nails 10 tons of iron 10'Jd lbs of steel S boxes Collins' axes , 50 pieces 44 and 45 inch bairin 50 eoiN mp-, 300 Ihs'balin"" twine BCACKSMITH'S tools in fir! sets 25 cases SHOES and brnsnns 6 dozen LADIES' 1H.TSKINS and .-dinners J 5 cases FUR HATS 1 5 dozen boys' fine and common caps 25 dozen ladies' fine and common hats Together with a "erieral assnitrnent of staple und fancy -ID 9 HARDWARE and CUTLKKY. Also a variety of CHINA, Q,UEEN'S WARE COMMON CROCKEUV & GLASS WARE' consist 112 oi tunner se.its, tea sets.coif e sets ; glass and granite jugs of every variety ; cut iriass wines, cut and moid Ird tumbler? and decanters ; cmmon crockery put up in packages to suit the country mereli iiitd ; all of w hich will be sold on accom modating teims. S. nt. 2, IS43.-y FOR SALE. NE likely NEGRO MAN, about 30 vcars of air.;. 1' or blither iiit.irmsti R Gee, Eq., or st tliis officu. March 9, 1814. 2C3-3t. N 0. T I C E. '1AKLN up nnd commit ted to the Jail .f Sampson county, N. C, a nero man t ho says hjs name is Rf LEV, and says he be 'i oi i -'v'to' "r 'from asTlStrfrfrs o'i IS o rin Washington, and was sent south by Kintchen llut'an to be sold. R'ley is about 3t years ol sge, about five feet ten Inches hir,h,a little yellow compl cted. The owner is r'que?ted to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take him away, or he will be" dealt with as the law directs. A. B. CHESNXJT, Jailor. March 9, 1841. 263-tf. MORE GOOD THINGS Just received by the Steamer Cot , ton Plant. 'Fresh Oranees.Lemons, Fi, Curra Us, Citron, northern Apples, and Cocoanuts. For f-a leaf C. A. BROWN'S Store. March 9, 1814. -2C2-3t ran HE subscriber having qualied at March Tcim, 1844, ol Cumberland Countv Court, as Executor ofthe lat will and Ifstauient "of fc herrod Barksdale, dre'd , notifies ail persons indebted to the said estate to make immediate payment, and those having demands airainst it are required to present them within the lime limited by act of As sembly, or this notice will be plead in bar of recov ery. GEORGE T. BARKSD ALE. FURTHER NOTICE. O.N Thursday, the 11th of April, I shall expose to tale, at the late residence ofthe deceased, all the perishable property on hand ; also, five young ne nrocs. Terms of sale six mouths credit, the pur chaser giving bond with approved secuntv. GEORGE T. BARKS DALE, Executor of S. Barksdalc. March?, 1844. ,.. 263-5t. Mr .A REVOLUTIONARY RELIC. A SERMON, Preached on the Eve of the Battle of Braudy -viae, BT THE REV. JOAB PROOT. September 10, A. D. lf77. luessrs x ix. Ob a. 11. A-riiicr - -. .i i r c- a r t t:ii.. t- A IT T1 ' ' (ietulemen: Not long ago,, searching iuto the papers of my grandfaiher, Major John Joub Schdefniyui, who was out in the days of the Revolution, I found the following dis course, deliveied on the Eve ofthe Battle of Brandy wine, by the Rev. Joab Prom, -to a large pot I ion of the American soldiers, in presence of Gen. George-Washington and Don Wnvno aurt zilKctj rS tKa nrmv xV niaz-v-fe ,T..d owiicoufse tor me ctiainns or your valuable paper, if you should thiok proper. Your friend, A. HAMILTON SCHG2FMYER. Brynewood Farm, Che&ter co. August 30, 133. R EVOLUTIONARY SERMON. " They that take the sword shall perish by the sword." Soldiers and couutrytnen : We have met this evening peihans for ibe last time. We have .shared the toil of ihe march, the pei il of the flight, the dismay ofthe retreat alike we have endured cold and hunger, the contumely ofthe internal foe, and outrage of Ihe foreign .oppressor. We have sat, night after night, beside ihe same camp fire, shared the same rough soldiers' fare ; we have together heard the roll of ihe reveille which called us to duly, or the heat of the tat too, which gave the signal for the hardy sleep ofthe soldier, with the earth for his bed, the knapsack lor hi;S pillow. And now, soldiers and brethren, we have met in Ihe peaceful valley, on the eve of bat lie, while the fiiiijlight is dying away bthiud yonder heights, the sunlight that to-morrow morn, will glimmer on scenes of blood. We have met, amid ihe whitening tents of our en rntnpmenl ; in times of terror and gloom, have we gathered together God grant it may not be for the lat time. It is a solemn moment. Brethren, does not the solemn voice of nature seem to echo the sympathies of the hour? The flag of our country droops heavily from yonder staff", the breeze has died way along the green plain of Luaddsi' ord Ihe platn that spreads before u., glisteniug in sunlight the heights ofthe Brandy iviue arise gloomy and grand beyond the waters of yonder stream, ami al! uatqre tiTTv..f-pT-i;T!i ..vel.f; s. it tree," oil i.,o te oi the tip'oar of the bloodshed aud strife of to morrow. "They that take the sword shall perish by Ihe sword.''' And have they not taken the sword? Let the desolated plain, the blood-sodden-ed valley, the burned farm house, blackening in the sun, ihe sacked village aud the ravaged town, answer let the whitening bones of ihe butchered farmer, strewn aiong the fields of his homestead, answer let the starving mo ther, with the babe clinging to iho wilhered breast, wilh the death rattle mingling wiih the murmuiing tones, that mark the fist stiu"-gle for life let the dying mother aud her babe answer ! It was but a day past and our land slept in the light of peace. War was not here wrong was not here. Fraud, and wo, and misery, and want, dwelt not among us. From ihe eternal solitude of the greeu woods, arcse the blue smoke of the settler's cabin, and golden fields of corn looked forth from amid the waste ofthe wilderness, and the glad music of hu man voices M woke the silence ofthe forest. Now! God of mercy, behold the change ! Under the shadow of a pretext, under tha sanctity of Ihe name of God, invoking the Redeemer to their aid, do these foreign hirel ings slay our people ! They throng our towns, they daiken our plains, and now they encom pass our posts on (ho lonely plain ofChadd's Ford. "They that take ibo sword shall perish by the sword." Brethren, think me not unworthy of belief, when I tell ym that the doom of ibe Britisher is near ! Think me not vain, when I tell you that beyond the cloud tint now enshrouds u.t I se; gathet jtig, thick and fast, the darker cloud and the blacker storm of a Divine Re tribntiou !"- They may conquer us on to-morrow! Might and wrong mny prevail, and we may be di iveti from this field but the hour of God's own vengeance will come! Aye, if in iho vast solitudes of eternal space, if iu the heart ot the boundless universe, there throbs the being of an awful God, quick to avenge, and sijre to punish guilt, then will the man, George of Brunswick, called King, leel in his brain nnd in his heart, the vengeance of the Eternal Jehovah! A blight will be upon his life a withered brain, an accursed intellect; a blight will be upon his children, and on his people. Great God! how dread the punishment ! A crowded populace, peopling tho dense towns whore the man of money thrives, while the laborer starves; want striding among the people in all its forms of terror; a merci less nobility adding wronr to wrong, and heaping insult upon robbery and fraud ; royal ty corrupt to the very heart ; aristocracy rotten to the core; crime and want linked hand in hand, and tempting men t' deeds of woe aud death these are a part of the: doom and the retribution that shall come upon the English throne and the English people! r Soldiers I look around upon your familiar faces with a strange interest To-morrow morning we will all go forth to battle for need I tell you that your unworthy minister will march with you, invoking God'a aid in the fight? wo wiil march forth to battle! . Need I exhort you to fight the good fight, to fight for your homesteads, and for your vs vud children ! . 5Iy friends, I might urge you to right, bf the gailiug memories ol British wrongs! Wal ton I roiriht tell you of your father butchered in the silence of midnight on the plains of Trenton ; I might picture his grey hairs dab bled in blood ; I. might ring his death shriek in tour eais. Sbelmire, I might tell you of a mother, butchered, and agister outraged the lonely farm house, the' oVght assault, the roof in Humes, theehouts of the troopers, as tbey despatched their victim, " th cries of mprcy, pi paint ifiu iill again, In the terrible colors of the vivid reality, if I thought your courage needed such wild excitement. But I know you aro strong in the might of the Lord. You will go forlh fa battle on the moirow wiih light heaits and determined spi'its, though the solemn duty the duty of evenging the dead may test heavy on your sor.ls. And in the hour of battle, when all around is daikueos, lit by the lurid cannon glare, and the piercing musket flash, when the wounded tdrew the ground, and the dead litter your path, then remember, soldiers, that God M with you. The eternal Grid fights for you he lidss on the battle cloud, ho sweeps onward wilh the march of the hurricane charge , God, the Awful and the Infinite, fights for you, and you will triumph. "They that take the sword shall perish by the sword." , You have taken the sword, but not in tha spirit of wrong and ravage. You have taken ' the sword for your homes, your wives, your little tines. You have taken the sword of truth, for justice and right, and to you tha promise is, bo of good cheer, for your foes have !a!:en the sword in defiance of all that man holds dear, in blasphemy of God they shall perish by the sicord. And now, brethren and soldiers, I bid you all farewell. Many of us may fall in the fight of lo-moirow God rest the souls of ihe fallen many of us may live lo tell the story ofthe light of fo-mmrow, and in the memory of al' will ever rest and linger the mriet scene v this autumnal night. Solemn twilight advances ry the woods on ihe opposite he. , -long 5h;.Jov.s over the gieu ol n around osnre the tenfsof jbe r too "cap-jM i j..eu T,oswOrt-vtf - tramp of ihe soldiers Ho and . 4' '- - tents, the stillness atd ilence P.iat eve of battle. When we meet again, may the long thadowa of twilight be flung over n peaceful land. God it) Heaven grant if. Let us pray. Prayer of the Revolution. Great Father, we bow before thoe. Tm invoke thy blessing, we deprecate thy wrath, we return thee thauks for the past, we nsk thy aid for the future. For we are iu times of trouble, oh Lord, end sore beset by fori, merciless and uopitying ; the sword gleam over our land, and the du-t of the soil is damp ened with the blood of our neighbors and friends. ; Oh ! God of mercy, we pray thy blessing on the American nuns. Make the man of our hearts slrong in tby wisdom; bless, we beseech, wiih renewed life and strength, our hope, and Thy instrument, even Geo. Wash ington shower Thy counsels on the Honor able, the Continental Congress; visit the tents of our host, comfoit the soldier in his wounds aud afflictions, nerve him for the fight, prepare him for the hour of death. And iu the hour of defeat, oh! God of Hosts, do then be our stay, and in ihe hour of triumph be thou our guide. Teach us to bo merciful. Though the memory of galling wrongs be at our hearts knocking for admittance, that they may fill us with desires of revenge, yet let us, oh Lord, spare the vanquished, though they never spared us iu iheir hour of butchery and blood shed. And, in the hour of death, do thou guide us into the abode prepaied for the blest ; so shall we return thauks unto thee, through Christ, our redeemer. God prosper the cause !Tnii.i. ' . . Practical A?n speculative abilitt. The two kinds of ability here pointed out must exist more or less in every individual, but they re of'en combined in very unequal proportions. A nih degree of speculative is frequently found in conjunction wilh a low de gree of prnctical, ability ; and conversely, the practical talents are sometimes superior to ihe speculative. Men, who having exhibited the greatest poweis of mind iu their writings, have been found altogether inefficient in active life, and incapable of availing themselves of their own wisdom. Wiih comprehensive views and a capacity for profound reasoning on hu man affairs, they have felt bewildered in actual emergencies. Keen ami close observers of the characters, the failings, and accomplish ments of others, ihey have not had the power of conforming their own conduct to their Iheo retical standard of excellence. Giants iu the closet, they have proved but children in the world. This destitution of practical ability in men of fine iutellect often excites the won der of the crowd. They seem to expect that he who has shown powers of mind bespeaking au almost all-comprehensive intelligence, and who has, perhaps, poured a flood of light on the path of action to be pursued by others, should, as a matter of course, be able to achieve any enterprtze and master any difficulties himself. . Such expectations, however, are unreasonable aud ill-founded. A'ete Mirror. IS
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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