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1 V- i.- A . ..JIB. J , Hw-- W laF 'X i" 5. ttanSSfi' J'i w:iah 'T imagination hat connected with them, nor fr he gratification of impropriating them with sentiment ; ml thought, but for the sake of fbeir own sensible grandeur. To him her colours ond images, have j o nrrd nf a remote charm, by thought supplied, or any interest itnboir 'wed from the eye.' A Sai lor and an American,-he lias had lioble opportunities of forming an acquaintance Willi lier, ami nouly has heiscd them J lie ia not her poet : but her secretary and copy ist." In allusion to the Pilot, the editor says: compared to him our pets are fresh water-sailors, who know nothing of the matter; he alone gives us l he plain but mighty truth." In the Prairie his naked and masculine power of description is mt forth with Bt- least cquol force in (he tale of (he sea; and though we have not the ocean in all ita sub lime varieties but only the intetmi- cicd by long grass ; yet even these become interest wg by the vividness with which they are presented." Its piciut cs stand otlt to view, rd hold n plat o in some long past j tir ncy." 1 The article concludes by the re inark,; The merits of this and other Wntks of the ftUMioi are rssetttrally n ation -1 frrrir -rrr nrsr nrc A m rrt can ; and they belong to the infancy - nf - r literature whicb-may "fwc day become gigantic. Tbey are the first of the true American novels. Brown like Godwin, gathered his materials. from his own mind ; tliey are nil mad nf the carver s brain nd therefore bear the impress of individual thought, not the stamp of an age or country. "Washington li ving is F.pglish in his tastes and stvle ; but Cooper is a true, hottest American; his works in more than one sense, do honor to his country ; and they will not, we aie sure, for ibnt reason, be the leas welcome in ffn'M t'u: rn-C:roli' ia". Sajitbury Oct 10. SYND OF N, CAROLIN A. Wiihava been obligingly furnUhnh by the Ilcv. Coliu M Iver, Slhlcd Clerk of the rod nf Nftrth-Cnroli na, u i!b the following kelcb f lie peeediosof rhat cclfii4ASticJ Jo dicstary, dnriog its session in this town week before last : The Synod of North Carolina met ia this p'ace, on the even-rig of Wed ri'fdsy the 8d inst ; ar.d continaed their "stssion, bj ndjourpmeuts, until the evening of Saturday, the Ctb. Tle" opening Sermon was delveeti on Wednesday evening, by ihe Itv Win. McPbeelers, D I) from John i 4 ' The night comet h, when no ma: can work." The discourse was remarkably instructive end interest ing. During ihe Session of Synod, div.ne service was reguary perform ed three times every dy ; ihe audieo ces were large, seriona and attentive ; and there ia good reaaoo to hope, that under the Divine Blessing g(.d and lasting impressions, bave. during this interesting meeting, been made on the hearts of many. The ..number of M r iitcra who amended, was thirty seven. Of these,.thirty four were members of the Synod J the other hree belonged lo other synods but enjoyed the priv ilege of sitting wilh ihe Synod of N. fjV.olioa. a corresponding memberi. brides these Ihirly seven Mimaleti, there were thirteen Holing Kldiri, ho held scan as members; so that he whole number of members vho r.ttended the meeting, amounted to -.fifty. The llev. Robert IT MurHscu vas chosen moderator t and tbe Ucv. 2dessrs Culio Mrlver and Jemes V. Douglass, were appointed Clerki. l i e deliberaliuns of Synod were ol vn interesting character; and the va : ieus important topics which were .lircu'.srd, tonmunilcd the most ser i .as attention cf all who were present. --I here was but cHe subject, which iciud (omidercbte interest ; Mid vhtsh produi'ttl a lengthy dtbate, iu s n oche.s it j rt st nltd Isr eoi sider. r4iucn, a ijUrhViou, miinew hat cotnpli--iti (i in ii ilinrtcttr. 'i'be debate, Jire. e r, was ( ci t'uctedjf with tnueh f ;thef';irit of rntel neas'f nud lerinin ,1. 1 1 d in ll.o i (K t iou cf measures v.hieh were H!iiedwilh mt'fh uniTu i.n'y ; r.cd vl ich there is Aground to :rt-:;l: ':c interest ul (he iiedecra er'a Kinzdoia The dt.eusaioa here' a.-;no:ciit in their ardooiu labours. reft-ri.il i". ij.'itvu iu the run id eratinnofa net it ion from (be Prebv ferv of Bethel, prating the eooeur rence of ihe Synod of North Carolina and attached In the Synod of Souih l,arilin nno oeoram. In aeeniiflt fur l he fact, that t his petition prudent rd fT ennsiderarion e (jucrtioii of mm plicated character, it uny !. pronrrj to lake q rrtrodiM'c'ivi' view of unmc prominent facts in the IliKiorv f thei Synod. The P Da was originally rii)p'mI f t-hreel 1'resbyteries, y,t: I he I'rekhy in )- j C!) aracter, wen- adopted by the rynr.d ( slightest advance towards an intima of Orange, of CoMcnrd, and of I'uy- . ou the last day of ti;rir "edsion. Froni 1 cy with him. because 1 couiidered ctteville. -The Presbyterias of Or- thep, the four following have been him a vain, silly, unhappy tempered flDgf and Fayritevil.'r, are located cn selected, for present publication : aad man, always the tool of some aspirant Hie eastern, ami that or l,icomI en the wostern side of the Viu'kin Hivor Tha Presbytery of Concord, in the year Gnding (l'mlve increas ed Io the number of about 2.1 members, and being desirous of procuring, rb soon as practicable, the fnrniatioii of a Svnod tn the western side of the Y'tdkin River; in order to prepare the wj far such an event, petitioned the Synod to divide them into three Pres- Jbyierip. ..This wtAa-Jtecordiogly done; and two new Presbyteries were thus formed; known, sice ibat period, as the Presbyteries of Mecklenburg aod nf Bethel. The Presbytery of Bethel is cnniposed princfinliy of members redding in South Carolina To ef fect the object originally desired, an otber aep was nrcensary. One of the Prel)y!erits on the eastern ide of the Yadkin must be divided into Iwu ttia't "here rnicil be 'tliVeePi'VsvlVrf'elj1 Un-eacb sid (r rlirTvpr7uriT tTms a Synod on each side be formed, under (19 .auUmrit y r lb (J er,l As-ho-fily '. Uy tho Western Presbyteries, the cipevfution wis entertained, from yenr fo year, that one of the Kastern Prftbyteries would be divided; ami that the way iiild thu he opeui-d for the aceootplifehment of an cbjei-t Hbjch tbev lon wshed for. I l.e I ea?ero Presbyteries being rhus far, either ini!ipoed. or unprepared fo ucb a measure He Presbytery ol Bethel, under the; cppreheridton tha' the prospect of the long desired dtvi aim of ihe Synod, w nw be eon tefeiplalcd, ooly osato great distance petitioned the Synod to uii'te with them in an application to the Genera! Assembly, to he r!etaehed from the Synod .of Nor' b-Carolina, und attach ed to thft 8ytiod of bouth Carulinu and Grorgia. When this petition was mtrodapej. the Pfcsbyirrus of Con cord and Meakler.b'j g, itidolging ex- peciariocs r e I a t v r to tu; divtsion of Svnod, more sanguine than those en tertaioed by ihe Peafcy ter- of Bethel, tAV-eucu.fl.irec.noniri ii;e oeonie, as was calculated lo elicit from ibe members, thf'So arguments which in OuiMieed th m respectively, either for er ag'iin! the divimon cf Sj ooj ; ar.d thus tbe petition before the Sj nod, un der all those circumstance, gave a compliea'cd character to the question under dictnsnn. Ti e resuii of the temporal ml piiitijsl welfare.:' . f whole was that c-msideriog mat-1 fcr I'hc t.ei m etiag ..f the Sy nod ' ler in ail its bearings, ihe division of,i to tuk- p!tce on tle evf ointr 'I' he one of the eastern Preby ti riec, and of the Snod i'stlf, was in ihe delib- erote judgment ol the Synod, believed to be inexpedient ; the prajer of tbe petition of the Presbytery of Bethel was so far granted, as (hat those of its members residing in South Caroli na had permission in apply, in a P.enbyterial capacity, to the General Assembly to Se attached to tbe Synod f C I, r.rnlln. n .1 n.l vi uvuiu v i i 1 1 lit. fi i vi vwuiin, dim the Presbyteries of Coneord and! Mecklenburg were then, at their own r quest, united in one Predbylerv, to be henceforth known as the Pi 'resoyte- ry of Cncc-rd On Friday riflemen, Synod spent some time in free conversation on the State of Religion; and, in the course of ihe conversation, several interest ing facts were communicated. A re part on this subject has been prepar ed by a committee appointed by tho (Synod for tbe purpose ; and will short ly be published in the form of t Pam phlet. All we can at present say, in relation lu what it contains, is, that considerable additions baw been made during the pat year to the number of communicants; that, in many churches, there has been a pleasing increase of attention to Divine ihingj that Chrisiiaos heretofore luke warm, l,;ve become quickened and animated; that many of the thought less and curelcK s have been awakened to a tense of those thing 'bet belong lo Heir peace ; (hat benevolenee and uset'L'l institutions arr growing in pub- lie estimation and receiving inereai- iug patronage and that, although in many. pT..ces vice ord immorality fXlftSUlV!'! ; yet the Ministers rf Christ have much came for tharik fcSnere &ih1 mccb priced for encour - On Kabhelh ni"rn':g,. I Ke Lor.) a - ' H- noer wad Bdmini'."f,d t Hl)Dt - 400 eonmui'enii. The aervicealof the day were peculiarly S'lltmo. l)i vine sjrviee was aldo the altMrnoon, ond ai mcni : uno I'.e - j impreson made by the prcHeho - 1 the wnrd, during the aieninnirH ihne four days, we trust, hh foii'ul solid, noraule, and produ tc e of permanent happiness to many pre cious soujs. Si'vefBl resolution f an iateretilint;: mih ti eni. thin immy sketch of the Synodieal proceedings shall be eon cluJed. 4I1 The Synod of North Carolina, from long obdervation feeling deeply impressed with the great value, of unday School institution . and con vineedofthf important iflf'-cta important t fj-cia they are raleul'nted to produce on the ril ing generation, do hereby earnestly recommend to the friends of Zio. , within their boijcds. the formation 0f Mn'dav sehnol uniofn, for eacb enun ly in the state, auxiliary lu the A merican Sunday school union, winch hold its seasons in the city of Phil, adflphia. To this end, "Resolved, that the Rev. RJenSrs ('nhn MIver, Jand G ilaiti'ier, nod the Hon He'y IVtr, be a CitnimM. tae, to draft snch f..rm of a rononu li n as uiay Ic.expedcn! f r such o dred, furnishing the eirrtmuiiity with j in the House of . p resentalives, how audi explanatious aod riifetiond. as i th? Col'n had nfended to vole may he fe..4W-.4iti.i(BvLb pub. Geo--.SVfensibiftfr, -fm f he present he mind. nd exciting public exertion, lnceaion, is' somewhat surprising, as on tl.i sulij et." ho was charged with the aame re- 3 "Sirtioffrd. that this Synod will ' murk I hri utirihutnil i i.i... i... highly disapprove of ihe contluct of j any of tlf-r oiembTK, whooiay Irave Ihe plaeer.fr.- Scsions of this lidy, fur the purpose of letnrnmg homo, ou the abbatu day, without obviou ce cernity. . 3. tU solved, that it be rpcoamen ded lo our seisions, and to the fri-r;ils ol Zion ia general, to take joto sen ou an l prayprfal conideroton. the w irlhy examplfl set before the ebris liaa public, by the IJ.i-.le S'icietiad cf vlonroo eoooty. Ii-w York and of Nassau hall, New Jr-rsj. The ob ject of iji rcs )'ution is, to induce be nevolent instilitiinns and indivulutls, not to I. mil their exertions tn any dee tion i.f our country: hut lo introduce a higher degree of meth' d bim! cer tainty in then operation. For in itailCe. let any nersou. or number of psrsons, so, d'pos d agree to supply in any givc;i li:ne. every family with ia-a g'.v?.ftjgijui!!. 4 "It 'Solved, that Cis Synod are sine rely grateful to the inhabitants ol b ill-bury, for tbair kindnesii nnd hospiUliiy, 'urmg in present Session and that lh ft'in -d will return home,' wilh the iuot ard-rit prayer for iheiri first I'u. iv iQ ovember, 188, iu iihe city of Uateigh. GOV. KEN 1 j GKN. SAUXDEIIS From the National lntdlicncrr. Messrs Gai.fs& Seaton 1 hvo just seen the laUe f tul 'i i.'oum pub lication of li M. Saunders; arid un lit ' read a I did nut sup.jiwe ti.ero lived an individual so devoid of truth and decency as he has proved him- self to be. Diiierenee lor pnulic opi nion induces me to ask Ihe favor of you is puniisn me loiinwiog rept) : In the, month of May lat, I wrote a letter to a private gentleman, au old Congressional frietid iu Frankfort, in repiy 10 one receive irom mm, not Uherokee Nation, beginning on Un designed for publication, as every ,IOrth bark ol the Tennessee river, candid man would perceive, a. well fc , t (lf ,1p Chickasaw from its stvle as Us suuiect. unit lm I. . has since apologised for a portion oT it finding its ,Way into the public journals. In this letter, in consequence of (en. Sauirders' over zealous part io Ibe House of Representatives the pre- . - - ' ceedihg Winter, (tbe lot of all uew eonv ris) adverted to a conversation jvoinrnen' is to be divided into three he held wilh me the morning of the .distinct departments the Legi.sla Preaidential tlecaion-every word of live, Executive, and the Judicial. which I over to be a fad ; and I throw hack upon Gen Saunders the vulgar epethet he has bad (be auda city to apply to me. But a few minutes before (he elec- lion, (eu. launders approached the fire-place a the sou h end of the room lapped me on tbe arm, drew me aside, and used the strong language I have ascribed la him f a-nd, lurtherrfrsaW no iodividnsl. af'er the eleetioni! b"t trr pleared than General ($. appeared In be, in consi(jueuce of heiu rc'ie- rd. &H 1 suppokid, from the dileo.ina io which he had eonsidetod himself placed. ! (Jen. 8. approaching ma in that perfornM-d.n manner, d.l surprise me; Bnd caused icht : umI li.e'pe to recollcet the conrersaliou pe of (m liioh I repealed to a friend a day i.fj or two afterwards) b?eane, until that he moment, 1 did not auppose" he could Tiave been forced to vole for General Jaekdon. Our acquaintance was as limited as be stales, but not more so than I desired, bavina never made the exnectins. no doubt, io the event of their snecess, the full benefit of bis intemperate teal General fl onlv wanfeil tn Umr whether "Mr. Adams could be elected : on the first ballot, to save 'Miuii ihe j necessity ofeleciinsr Gen. Jackson !" 1 His attachment to Gen J. rnu'di have been aa strong as his inclination to ,b lige his constiruents, when Utih suited couid not render him willing to en counter tha iroiib! of a avonm! hut. lot How much Gen. S regards his ve raci'y yov may judge, when he calls the redeeming n pledge made by Col Mitchell to hid constituents, "a smci dical mntality of my eachin-;" IT-. frtiinited fur him. I Nad hut little i 0"y, coi):erj it.iot) witii .CnJ. AI ah u the Prei'!M;'ic election, wlii'st il VM .P.eji'LiRJXrr-s , h l ljjULhalX.diI..aot ... - . . w HIIII, KM mi. r u'l'iuouu iiiiur uouse oi Hep rf seiiiatives, as mil be seen by the j following x'ract from his speech !e livered in lbiaary last ; I he S e "rotary of Sidle did vote for Mr A "dams, and I might ak many who are now arrayed agHM.mf the Admin "istration if they would not have done so ? I rnight ask the ceu'leman from North Carolina (Mr. Sounders) ff. 'he does tnt know iume, who made 'earnest and solemn appeals to mem 4 hers who were utieommi'ted, iayiiig "save the nation, ave the na'ion, In the election of Vtr. Adumt, and w.o are how to be found arrayeil c.inong "the foremost of tbe Opposition r" "The" 'language' Mr. Johnson aiH buJei to G'fi. f' it stronger than w hat 1 ItavL- ued, and is. said to have .been rddresned to the uncnnimilted portion of the House ; and (Jen S is aerain mistaken in supposing that he (Mr MuHt) derived his information from me:, for. unhappily for him, not onetn either orally or in wriune. ever pased from me to Mr. Johnson on tha subject. JOS KENT. Rose Mount. Ort. a I82T . . CONsTITrTloN or rUB ciirroKFXS The 'Htintssil'e ( Alabama) news paper limiishcs us wi'b the follow ing grneral account of the Consiitu lion adapted hv the Convention f the Ciiei i kee Nition. held in July hist, I he setiMments of the ediJor with regard t the cajiacity of ihe people, r.iul theip prospects of suc c .m, are dianit rirallv oppnsetl to those exp!f"."i il in Hume of the other parol i, whose inleirst it is torn couiege rt belief -that (he Indians arc incapahic of civilization, and unwoi t,y ,,f (,e very land they inhabit. .V. Y. Mv. 'T!m constitution commences bv designating the boundaries of (he IIKI llPllu. A-r. I l!i lanala tn main the common properly of lie Nation, ..but the improvements made thereon, nre the i xrltinive and inde feasible property of the ci'izens who made, or may be rightfully in pos session of I hem. TIip power of co- ITlie Leiridativo nnwci to (in n iu... ... 1...... 1' J 9 IfllF inniiiK I III rt lit in n rt villu millrn ami ( 'uniiril . I...II. 4 1,1.11a o uTniinii nii,i uiimi HI be styled The Gicra Council of the Cherokee Nation.'. The Nation is laid offinllo 'eight Districts; the Committee to cotisint of two mem bers frotn each, mid to be clnsen for. two--yere theitsWtl-eciirti' to he h-ld ii the firsi Monday n Au g'ist, WiS. The tiercrn! C'onnrtl io bo Lrld cucc Jl year it New fc rliola ti,. t?..i;. ..p tion io be vested in a prinrir. I 7'? 8,,n" e ' by t,t. i-oyncil, d hold his ,,(Cr(, tor lour years. Three Cotjncil()rf. are to be annually appointed t0 r ," vie with the Principal Chief j ,'t, Executive part of the governmPn & The Judicial powers to be vev, t in a Supreme Coun, and surd ( cuit and itiforior Courts nathen' eial Council may from tim and establish. The Surme C. , toconssst of three Judge. u JU,,S1' "' " oe appointed for years. No miniver of Q, eligible to the i.flke ,,f iv; ... our (. i:-d Chief or ,0 a seat in lb r.. . 'fu cii. Religious freedom 1. 1, atc,h Sheriffs elected in P tricf by the qualified votera i ' i hold their ofiVe for two years ' marslmll o be annoinfeil Km, n j General Council for foui vear'n ... .:.!:.: .. . ''cih, ,,,, lurisdictiun fo extend over the h i. ft 1 - . ' w " is .ci..a,cr iiauon. I'he rigf,. frihl by jury To remain inviolate The mode of appointing tl: va' rious o her fOr era iudhpenHib e in a will reguJM il gve. nmen., ,s , down mu h irrdeuif; am ,t,KU TiiU'n i:gtuhe,we .rhink i veil rMhulated t(, produce the m-s Lhi lukw w ill-wirwrrlafe m hrr : ii -ns to adopt a similar policy .M1(i we may yet live lo see one frj,e . terrrntlwrDf hawk, and following lXam,,p set thro, rise fr m S4vage br- Bariiy to respectability m th " r rj' tzeu worid." In P 'litical contemn, swrh iac - one. vvhirh nnu.- ir i.,., , r individuals are glorified or reviled in a strain of moutlruus hvporbole Ph.- disgust which this extmagsnci is fitted tn exrile, must be agci ava. .ru u7 uieronBiaerativn thai he tii0 is m.st grossly ahuserf nr inorditiate. ly ext . lied would, without any res! ence or increase nf mn, .. thmerif, receive the very r,ntrrY treatment in the same quarters, if he chanced o be the adopted candi date, office versa. Manifold ob" I tquy or eulogy is lavished up: n a i i. an merely according as. he hap pens to have determined in 'the choice of candidates. This circum 8t8nce does not escape the obsetva tinn of the mass of our citizen-; J the consequences are tha. but lit-lo faith or weight is conceded to what is poured forth pro or con; that few, if any pnselytes are made; and ihat parties become more and m re exaiijie- ated against each other and prone to commit greater exercs. If congress should prove intemper ate dur ng the a preaching s-sr .u, on the Presidential questi'm, the ac tion and re action between the In at tl politicians at Washington ntvd (he raging zealots throughout the c unify, will produce scenes and re suits shocking in themsrlve flnd most discreditable to the national character. JVfcf. Gazct.c. 8 me of our brother Editors have fVI'en into an rrror relative io (be ivowal of Mr. Buchanan's predilec tion on ihe Prrsideutiul quex'ion. I bey seem lo think Mr Jamei D ch- anan, of Pennsylvania, is the geolte mso to whom tbe question on tbat subjet was propounded, through the Baltimore IL publican ; and represent, him ,a having addressed "a note lo the Ilditor of that paper, in which he avows himself unequivncalh friendly to the election of Gen. Jackdon;r and 'slates that be vot-d tor him at the last election, and pledges himself to vote for hint ngnin at the next provi ded he eniiiiiiues lo conduct himself as I . has don hitherto," For Ibe infer mation of those who have not hud Ihe tueans of being better informed t ..on hi aliilf. lliMt 1r .lump a Af i ' - - - - - - .;nm- , tlenino to wbm the question was pro and hotlt to; nounded, and who has answered it a nniini1 I' above. 'Star. A criminal who was to have been cxfcoud in Canada, e.boot the time the Michigan was to he precipitin! tlieJeni I to he In V'-irrrcJ w t I. I ' put ' ;,ilegf of conducts hvr iV-ocm' V, I ' - n ' t -4 1 1 I ' 1 ,M'.f V V. I V m v. -. J
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