V I srWT.r.W '" smst. 77tj 1axoRA.yr.4m) degraded of every katioxqr CLIME MUST BE ENLIGHTENED, BEFORE OUR EARTU CdXtrRB TilSL MrSKSE.' VOLUME 1. GREKNSnOROUGH, N. C. STUKY, SEPTRMBER 5, verdant and flowery meadows ; the cool fountains of water ; umbrageous forests; and the plaintive melo dy of the aerial songsters nil conspire -to render rt delightful and engaging, ail tojustuy trie aoove asser tion ;-to make it .a haunt lu lor inc ;uuscs, anu thy the cause of propitious Genii. In our progress westwardly we presently catch fight of tlic stupen dous Blue Ridge, rearing its lofty columns to the skies. We know indeed that it height is nothing to compare with that of mountains in other countries ; but we also know, that whether, from the country below, we view its summit, or from its summit look down on the country below, it is high enough to in spire our mi nds with a feeling of grandeur and awe. Beyond this range other ranges suceed , and licre and there a peak lilts its head up amongst the clouds. Beautiful id cultivable valleys inti ivenr. ilii-Ms a fuieaiid ample grazing country, and extends to tl.c western limit of tlv: Si:te. Ttiese mountains are also the repository of valuable metals, especially iroti. Thus otr State luis every variety of feature, from " . rM"..rlnethintheiiTprt1ortioifc the level, uniluin marsh ot our inarauine tusui t.w, Ht-thoeeofRrerlcngtu nx ' ' . w . i' elite and- nrofound v!1eVS of our mocir- i ,Amniiimratai W uiei-iiwr, r -v .. r , : iwrnifVP THE GRKKNSHDKUiii.n r vnuv, printed and publish. every Saturday morning, by WILLIAM SWA1M, . navablc within three iWt frcn the ctate tV Hrst ..unber, or Three DolUrs after v. ..iruhm of that period. : I h. at liberty to discontinue at any time lC,S . .Tl . , months, by p.ylng for the number. u .. . hut nonawr will iwr.huH-d until all arrcaragi-J. a.c , discoutumauce will be consiflentaa new c..8abv to oi (U-r ii mint lihoM- ho m:iv become irsponsc for Ten copies shall n - f r. TMM-r.fcTlt Wll ,U ., nvute to aoth-nfd agetvlM-T rr.KiinuS ana warrai-.ti.ig tlu-ir solvency or rrrnlfn the ca-u ADVEH TISKMKNTS, Wot trxXns K vsill benwtly inseited three times for ... ji .rand t wot V-fivc cents for ejwh wcceedinB pu IPlkV. strain these body curem declare that the Amencwf --Up the.WicatK'B no hiiwi ucac j a;: r I rw(rf. The first nzacUtion t4 -rs b tJub- forelincdipuie? are oLnowpus- to f conimes ; that the most' Riir,rle growth o( nature i no withotvt its ppreoriate malady t and that the sarage iwiumi, if possible more ignorant tixm uwmswnv;?, thcsupeiiortact.of arguing and appropriating each plunt to its concomitant onsease. now nuiauwni the extreme f Are there not strutural Ji?tfafcf v datly ocoimngthat admit only of a pa.lia.tive course Are not Biany oftlie diseases amongst us iitportcd f -arti in fact are vrc not ourscUe exotics, natfttali?ed? .u . ,ir.t rnmniinicatan to th lath e to the paper, imi h post-p Airs or they will not be attiTjdtd to. "c o mu r.vc.i no 'I!ut stilt rrmrmhtf, if uou wan to filraxe, To irtss your pAnt ivi, ti modenfu and ram: For the Greensboro gh Patriot. h OUT 1 1-C A KOL I N A , No. 1 L GlOGKATUU At. SL'llVLV. Delectable both to bthold t-iste ;M ,u ,rt :irp lu i-eth..t all th' earth kUIs, 1 ..vrirtv without end." MutriF.L If.W.v SSS Let us hot take a Geographic:)! surrey ot our State. We shall find it situated between 3 1 and 36 andsomft minutes of north latitude. The 35tbdV Erec runs through, or near Fayettevilk. Now if we vcould pee what countries in the Old tYorld, or on the Katern Continent, lie ivear the same parallel, je shall find the southern parts of Spam r.nd Italy, the island of Sicily, and the northern parts of the Mates of Rarbary, Greece, Asia Minor, (now called aNato- !ia,) Syria, the northern parts ot 1'ersia, miiec, anu China. The greater part of Italy he but a little north, and Palestine and Egypt lie ltit a httle swith f this parallel. Thus we behold our own mi pre tetg litatrv-rWtftl xurly ani latitude of (hose countries which were most fomoi in antiquity; -where man attained his highest earthly perfection, and nchiered the mot admirable feats of inventipn ; where a Homer invented the most sublime- poem that was cvrr written by uninspired man ; and David, the Ki;v flsrael, was inspired to compose those HolySoiigs of Zion, with a fervour which enkindles devotion in the coldest climes, and in tk- remotest gem:ratitms; atd wliere a Vuil tolJ tlie late and aclsic rm-nts of his hero, in the sinoothot verse, ami with tlie most elevated pathos; where Science flourished, and the Arts were discovered ; m short, where tlx: mind of man developctl its greatest peifec tion. and dinlaved its hri-ihtot. sublrmest capacity.,' Nnr arc we to suppose, tliat the concentration of all that is grand in this particular climate, is merely a casual cirewnstance. Doubtless the local advauta ie tniht have made a permanent occupation a de- bideratum ; the holdups of tle surrounding scenery miht have inspired sublinwty of thoiht ; and the incidents of fortune might have impelled to deeds of valour; hut it is to the climate itself, we are to look for the most efficient cause of human greatness ap pnn uniting to a parallel of latitude. Tlrese coun tries are situated in the medium of temperance, be tween the extremes of heat and cold. vVe shall be the more convinced of this, when we reflect that tli frigid iones of our globe arc scarcely habitable by humai beings. Extreme heat of climats debilitates v tlie body, and renders it incapable of achieving great and adventurous enterprises; or of assisting the mind in the accMiplishmenrof any daffn'g or lofty intellec Hual exploit. On the other imnd, extreme coldncsg Lf chtnatc, thrdughlhoUorporeal powers, ehttfi lh6 mental t and destroys ardour and vivacity of thought. Corporeal strength, and activity may ar rive H full perfection, whilsC a lively aud Rowing imacinntion may be wanting. But, in a temperate Climate, the DOduy aiXl mcnuu mtuiaes, oenrg njuaity vigorous and active, afford each other mutual aid. fc)ur own State possesses, in an euuucni acgree, uk- Advantages of a temperate clime. Beginning at our extensive sea-shore, and advan cing towards the interior, the first section of country s low, level, swampy, and unhealthy ; yet fertile in certain places; and possesses greater commercial fa cilities than any other part of the State. To this succeeds the sand-hills the land begins to undulate; an ! the people arc less unhealthy. This section : ncmarkahle for nothing but sterile pme barrens; however, near streams of water, the land is produc tive. Advancing still westward towards the sources of the rivers, you en'cr into a country, which, wiieii Wl its natural advantages arc taken mto view, mav, itlwyt exaggeration, be pronounced one ot Uieunesi tu&torians and geographers to the contrary not- i M I i m1 ' i i ii ili i Ii ii nf its nm. fain .... ... . ..'-,- . ii .L ' r.; e tauv J lie soil is no less tU vetsdiea iiKin inc iacu i tliccoantrjv and every variety of soil is wktptcd to itsowm particular production, and brings it to the lugheAt:.' petfectiott isiwt generally of the most fertife (junKtjk but tlus is a less serious disadvantage, than it it weic not so amply counterbalanced by tliat felicity of clumte, wlach wc : have aIreay"'holiccd'f'aid by it capacity for improvement. No portion is m oor, rocky, or bro ken as not to be capable of protlucinng somethHg valuable, as a vine, a ntllctn tree, or pasture for a herd of cattle, or a flock of sheep. To pepcwiderateaffitut all the alxve advantages, we can enumerate but a single iiicvnveinanie tlia.t has been ttm,osed irpon i by the band oi nature. Our whole coast is so securely Uh kailtfd by rocks, shcxils, ever-chanfsng sAnd-biiN, aiwi tuiy c.nes, as to ejtclude us front a free, access to the open, ocean with large sca-ressels, and tints to cut us otf frotn di- revived. Th fiii jiral;itori 4 sJrs by tJu.:'i&- mi was in the riign ct I" Jbelb, in 1 5C7. lais Xllf. fFr!vce woutt not .ftttsvjfve inntivflj f slaves ho hh Afericau bl:wdl br wwam-d tlwi! it was the rrttditst tocrrt ihtm to Chci tiaidiy. The-first l-ac broufjbl Jfe.U lis? ll'wsisl States, w by a Dtkh ship tC.L'O hkl laiwkd ' A .UtirttHtown m Virn. rfU-im.Ser war- AUktiw of the .Siun fro. I Mar 271?, by a tkc isiM f tliA- liigU tvuri of i'r;tfd, it was dttlar-tdrti-i3li tli- Bsitish ("rsii.tfiii ikx-r ncv4 re cognize a state of slavery 17," t?w- Rev. IV. ?clc Pti 'nknt of JVLjgdtkn (gtf', Ca3nfrtTitt gi'tve ol a a th? Sir v prize f svvr "-fe. it riglu to make h'ts tif 4l-s agintt tj'v TU- VTTZf vr guutd by TIiwbj ClarLvm. h !Vty 17&7, a CouMtittee ( 4 lwttvt- iiiwUvkiiuuis r;-i& (b.ri.'it ia LfXiuhm to pro- iierv tlic abolittoti tvi" tUvery- Ji wv ht ?. port? &fLt k&ML, Li vipo, Mi Kns.lT Mr. nrisn a-crtan tliC uwrces of t,CXi Efig,?irh ."fttntco, wlliadpistoed rn trwc- sXave trul. tu FHrary i ie?r, by mVcr of the titng, aCenisswttrt- of tSvt Pri vy Council iw.k MUTMM(i:r.i'.Uf tltt- of tfc Africai vhii, rdv. Th sutycet irm3rcd w to I'arltaiiMvt wv uhiiU of May b Vt'ithasn Pitt. A UH w;s n;-vi to Xiwj.t th? manbtr of 4art-s leadloi; utothe liver, canes out, tl utkt, j tw - ; 7: a u, from its etlects expires, deserve the nauicof ScJjauu toaUA.J. rr- c. ti7.de mtU .a StMe& , IOr IIMT D, ailU IUMm.it ''""'o , l - . " " Why not then import srr medicines f vhP? lva ture would be title to conjure up. as many discos-, as there are dillcrcut sjitcies of plant ? Vi ve tlirHaii would not excuse him. M;ny ptut& are of a!ue ii skilful hands 5 but far tlie greater numhcf fve pi.wers so weal: ftnd feeNe, tld tlve-virtue okp cart h id would net-be a doe &r a chicken. Then wtv Itbiuourci'awt exotics f Jfrtgruws iit India. aiKi thcrt acts as a valuable am; tic, m possesses-. &ny v iIkt tpiality, will it uatitt be as ahwU? tf the bark of a true, in lveiu, will Msucure- nu in.temvit tent, wijl U not A;-f prothnro. the like result I Its tliepoor savage, who r when. lalxuing irndef the partly filled with hot stones, !nd fidjiuiitfy delrtged the life from his " afllicled iiUhour, tlcse diiiigs should be considered. Certain rt is thtvt p.uts, iutj Ue I5cxf of'l-l- 5ir :t? iinmcrltatc arid twaJ a-buliiion. and cvfrtti tlX to V.v lu tier Cimwowv, ii rV vas pitetd atst by vUin2.t'U ; tvM. hi r.r fli ni rrwnmercc-, Tins dwihttess w a serious prejudice to. the interests oftlie State : but where we ccvusiderhow many natural advantages we still pos sess," we caruirot,m reason, attribute to tliis wJitary inconvenience, the ftight of oirr civiens, carrying; a- lony; with tltem our capital ami cult ipri.-e ; t.i more e-jicially, as in time w-t we were ttomLMun Mau.gretlie barrier wtm tur.it ml lr;s rrtpumir commerce. That our coiubticm i- kad almMt to des- oaration and cotwtautly Wt-trt-airfj ; and tUU ou- . . . . mot euerprihing speed they can; arc superficial uWrver to are we to account for tt not be found iu the rustr.iiiit i;A!.u;'e Uv irUKtd wi our commercial euteipiMj, siwfst i iw-t loolc lor ii m the state of our socia? reLtioiiA ' Th'it vvc mast, is the opfoion of Wily dork. .1 t II.. i...,,.... K(1iF.k ai kK.iwit 4 1 1 ' it i-4 - : ! t me same rami.; u. gv vi- -:!.,(;;' hfl,l w uith ,tr. ::tb a so the same pr;it,s mnereiu seasons, rura pwp- . " . ., c ,, n , , look at tL- tMo)v,.. R ,nci, .4 -UJ ' fJ' lO Ue WfflU ueCCM;iM5r. ukiikuwui 011,1.1 "-" ' ... t . k .1 . f 1 S : Id fee, VoIvoIuh W mto that eUy. TIm- Unx, rl. jalap) is a well known eatliartic. The sweetpota to (convolvulus butitits) needs no description. Faid bind-weed Cconvolvulrw sciiirf has esculent prop erties, and De Wit Gron siys,iiv one of his essays, It'll 9. If tlavt he brieves tlie root may be okkTi ti vatiorr. h ttvs somewhtt-the tate cf the to. Scauummy (ccivolvulus scaminonia) is an t tic ytt not ilu-le-v elllc.tcious a a ditto Cu: purgv- live isit to icttvm : .CiMitiiwMiig my walk, tl-c- prdb rw swept round All chililrMi Lfim of sbxe u tk state of I'ciufiU nb after Macch 1st I750v wen? sve. la tt- vute month the cwst'ttutv'rn of U:at hfstll? wa r;.it-ied, wlitb sn.terdict'fd sI'Avef. Iy the ct-i;tunof-. f de edible by cul-f New lfaipsbiriatipkd in i7K?T pffr. rcid Wthe Iri-h pota- he held a slave; by that ofVeruxrt io 1 ..un u tiislativt eu.unaetit i hlntd .in I78"; : 'Vo. neclkut a was fvismiI in. 1724', riiK lar.fx; Uvt: J-pft;4i.vbin a:eiJtli;it y-Arshtild hV?. w .' ruu- ungtci; au.c et twvuu -tv e yt-ars; v ,ivwtise, a lw wasiiassed hi (301, i-eclai-i: that evevy chi'd ttcr; r,otts r n wamW Ikre-aixf there by, m bn.kei nnd de- Su ,V w-o,k July 4th, ; toir.ij u. :u tt.i..4r . Uthtf cause carv r . i(,;;m K, ' ;,, ,v ed bw,itrtdii.tt!: lavv UetCT freu the rao- w;v a snxttl bnuuli, hetMititulS- ilecoratod with lne cardinal dower, (Loheha cardiuatii, ivfn.-.jh'd, ami delit'.hted. Vnd or ic (irtm.inonnigk Patriot . M a. Editob; : A few evenings since in one cf my pereg.rinations, Icliauetd to stix4l alonganalmost un freipiented path, that presented m either hund ol jects flattering to the eye oftlie N.itutalist,aml pic turescme scenery. to tlie Rotnaivtic novelist. On tlu risiht, arose rocks of massive granatc a small stream let gamboling down among their rnetualities into tlie dark ami sullen stream below. ,Oi the left, the ground, for a few rods, descended with a gradual slide, tlien becoming more precipitous and broken, seemed tiimLly to end in a deep,daik andsilent cliastu. I fere the trumpet flower (Bignonia nuhcans) eonsu nwtes its liobltsl wilu Attaclung to, and entwining itself around IIk most lofty trees, that erect themselves upon the verge of the precipice, towers above their uppermost branches, and reclining proudly oVrlooks the scene below. Climbing upon the copse-wood was to be seen, a my right, the blue passion flowrr( Passi Flora coem lea ;) one among the most beautiful that Ffora Exhi bits, as well as emblematical of the suffering of our Saviour on the Cross. A little farther on, in, the direction of the path, I discovered, travelling upon the ground and twining around live smaller bushes, the muhaacan, or man ol the ground l(Convolviilits pandurutus ;) about the, . . 1 ' 1 I it. 1 virtues ot wiMcn mucn naj oeeu saui oy ine ignorui ami superstiticKLs. Its vine and blossom, with the addition of a tinge of red iu the corol, resembles the sweet potato. It has a tuberous root, and some uum s grows quite large. It is indeed the very talisman of quackery. They most ridiculously assign to it tlx human shape. 1 ho superior part ot t!e root rests below the surface, from three to six inches. Tlie vine, as it approaches near the surface, forms a kir.d of bulb, which is denominated Uk? head ; and the inter mediate, part from this to the root, is called the neck. Usually, near the superior jiart of the root, two small brandies make off, denominated the .superior extre mities. From this the root descend: a number of inc lies, according to its size and soil, where it biti.r cates. This bifurcation completes the similitude : head, neck, arms, body', legs, and where a furtlier di vision of the branches take place, secures to this man of .the ground a sufficiency of foes and fingers. No two parts secrete the same or like virtues: lor in stance, if tbenatieut wlo a;nlies for relief is afflicted in his arm, a piece froirt the corresponding member of the man of the ground must be used ; and in hlte manner in all other cases'. Whenever this most -lent rule is deviated from, its talismanic power is list ceases to be a remedy. In almost as lorcibW a hvl 'tis tft fed cqHtfUiiutf, and almoHl true. Whatf't r vk vjrifc mt bung jurth notfisix nevj. 31KM0K A Nl Li M Of T fife. SlwWk' TTt.VDC, AVD SI.AVbav. Slavery anionic the Aiveients. Homer otten allude Icy betwe.-ia th Dti'.o aiui Hbssspji r'.xrrs. Jma ry 1st, fbUG, tlu: aiatt-trudf cut-rti by the ccv.stt't tiKNioflhe C hi W.nrft t-y at ofCwgre- all t .itLmw- A 'the- C b. whoshtiid W (wad. i-iv.;- "M m ft? lave trade, au-d be cobs ictcd oftheoitet.ee' iiuvLl H'jjtr ditilh. .dfmui) (uiJi:nit. lu Jve, J7&7 the ll" glish Colony a. Sietn I . e estahiubed. i r-is U raAwf ltv 13 cltg. I i" u. vrth btitudt-, atid jiUjI i "2 (Vg. w i: iongitixk'. - -In H'J-1, Hc sctJVtRnt v (it,)U tte-itn.ed l.v is Fr ntl tUvt. 5 ISvT.ah :iie I jmo-um t the company were sirm?Mdvitd J tc iti.itislc LH'svn. Tli Cokii twvr cwit;i.ii HIjUOO to tlie custom ot Kidiupping in the pnu:tie.d er.pvdi-, jiii ;0 ,ts. I J,(w0 o wlvom ar- .Uiu.d negn.v The sreud-it oik shipa-itt ivttwW fwm tLut colt ii was aetidy JOUtX:V Tlw Ameiicai CtJwu'a'wfi S'cwty firiecl iiv 1 VccnlxT iaiG. In Ul'-.u jmrtivm -.f .In Afn-f-.MMXM-t v;v e.plAi.tt Uy Vjift- atvd U'.jruf: ttv I V.V incbU eifi:v:i'.V7 vv.rt- M.ti. t?t. lit i cet ftbi c U't, Cpe MtmseiuJk sjta,vpwiclia.'d, awl sy Alter, a pennant nt sutk'uipnt cornniuu ei. Tlie prtlaticti of the toiw.iv ,now'ect ett- I .)t, ivf xvlxun were sent out in t7. 'lUmt two years past about 1,000 slaves km- k-vn liber.-?.d to il United S Vales many of vhoiu tae lte tcdiu mitted to Africa. Msivlhwovs. lu Austria, it ttas declared hy royal edict m i826T that every slave from the nvt ment he tt ccbes the Aivsttiarv sil, or Mt Au-triaa ship, is hee. hi li25, a decree was parsed by ihv (iovermivent .of France, declaring tlt all rugvt.i iu the sJare trade as proprietors, supercargoes, ike. shall b: punished with banishment, and a line ep4aJ to tltc value of tlie ship aud cargo ; 'officers of the ves w.li rendered incap;btc of sewing in the French f--vy; and other individuals pnntshol v.ith impnvm ineut. hi Brazil, it is to be abolished iu three yc-rs after March 1. Wil. Six Spaniel ships were captured in whivh had on board I,jUO slaves. One ship uf (9 tons, hid -221 staves, hi 1827, a Spanis.i ac'rifi.:r (ons w.-ts captured ; has rug in her hold 220 slaves ; 3i' j died. It U accounted a good voyage, if uot more than 20 in 100 perish. In the month of J.. -u:',ry lU2d, 2, 100 slaves, were lauded in H vlna, hrazil. The travtllcr, Burkhardt, sas that the number S slaves in Fjipt i.-20,000; in it plague rtci ittl v u Cairn, 8,000 perished. In tlie kingdom k Dortour in- Eastern Africa, the uurrdter of slaves is aboai U, 000 ; iu IWnoon, Bageruie, Haoussu, iv.c. tlie slates are about 10,000 to 100,000 fret men. All the Be douins ate well stocked with slaves. In Syria the ft: are but few slaves. From (i to COO annually , art bought up by tlie Turkish fdlktrs in Kg) pt.. In. the British West Indies the number oilavts is W)0,000. They are constantly decreasing. In thu United Slates, in 1020, theie- were I.76'l,fl3..i slaves, -wji tious, and of reducing prisoners of war ten the r Mh tku oisuives. Atheus, on tlie hwest twKut,ttni, contained three grovs n male slaves to one fret- uuiti. The treatment which tliey receive, svas cuuarative ly mild, If able to purclnkse hecdom, hey deaiaiv ded it of their nvasters, at a certain lixed price. Vi ly two inconsiderable iusctrrections are reconkd. At one time tliey seized upxMt the castle of Smiiuui, and cMniivittcd depredatkwvs ia tliesurrouirfuiuf coun. tiy. At Sj,rta, tlie condition of slaves Wiis deplora ble iu the extreme, aud several times by their nx:;uis, tlie Spartan state was threatened with extinction, flgypt was aily a mart for slaves. Stchosays that irki m (.ihcia, 10,000 slaves, a day, were sold tor the benellt of oc Romans. At Sicily there were very fremieut insurrections fslaves. Two consular armies were destroyed in one war. Some of tlu; Romans had from six to ten thousand slaves each. A Roman nobleman being assassinated, four hundred slaves were put to death vir consequence. Adrian was . tne uomeiu tiinpenr, x ik ucpnveu the master of a tamiiv of the power of hie and death :r its members. Coostanhnc abohVf ', T'.'pna over slavery. Slavery iu Europe, in the middle ages, xvas such as now exists in Pokind. Marriage among the vassals was a religious and solemn rite. They wor shipped at the same altar with their Jonls, Arc. The Slave trade and Slavery in modem times. A bout tlie year 1500 a few slaves were sent from the Portuguese settlements in Africa into the Spanish col onies i a America. In till Ferdinand v. ofSpuin permitted tlvem to be carried in great numbers. In consequence of the terrible destruction of the Indians in America, Bartlioloinew de las Casas,a benevolent Catholic DLshop, proposed to Canlinal Xeuiincs, in whose hands the govcrmikcnt of Spain was lodged, before the accession of Charles V. to establish a reg ular system of commerce in African slaves. This proposal was in order to save the Indians from extir pation. Xemines replied that it would he very in consistent to free the inhabitants of one continent by enslaving those of anotlier.-ln 1517; Charley V. permitted one of his Flemish Eivorites tiiimport 4 ,000 Africans into America. In 1542, lie ordered thut all slwvttfin his American doiniuioua ihuuld be st .rree. 233,100 free Ijlutka, Qui tour i nil

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