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i miiA v i i i n i ft ! Aw i r 1 it i x ii i II i i i w i i 1 1 i i i i i y?w i i I ii i m in x r i TOXi. 11. SAIASWVSlVi, 2S C. TXTESBAX AUGUST 38, 1831. PRINTED A!fD TCBLISHEn, EVEItT TCESDAT, Br BINGHAM c WHITE. TERJIS : The subscription to the Westeiiv Caiioliman is Three Dollars per annum, payable half-yearly in advance. CCj No paper will be discontinued until al arrearages are paid, unless at the discretion of the Editors ; and any subscriber failing to give notice of his wiih to discontinue at the end of a year, will be considered as wishing" to continue the paper, which will be sent accordingly. "Whoever will become responsible for the payment of nine papers, shall receive a tenth gratis, Ativeiitisements will be inserted on the cus tomary term??. Persons sending in Adver tisements, must specify the number of times they w ish them inserted, or they will be continued till ordered out, and charged accordingly. No advertisement inserted until it has been paid for, or its payment assumed by some pei"son in this town, or its vicinity. C3AU letters to the editors must be post-paid, or the)' will not be attended to. fjpJIIE subscriber is now opening, at his Store JL in Salisbury, a general and well selected assortment cf DRY GOODS, IIAKU-WAUE, and MEDICINES, Just received direct from New-York and Phila delphia, and laid in at prices that will enable him to sell remarkably low. His customers, and the public, are respectfully invited to call and ex amine for themselves. All kinds of Country Produce received in exchange. Iatr8 J. MUKPIIV. lioolv-Iimiliiig IVusmess. fTlIIE subscriber respectfully informs the eiti .1 zens of the Western section of N. Carolina and the adjoining districts of S. Carolina, that he has established the Book-Binding Business, in all of its various branches, in the town cf Salisbury, N". C. He has taken the store formerly occupied by Wood & Krider, on Main-street, three doors north of the Court-House. Having devoted considerable time to acquire c competent knowledge of his business, in the city of Baltimore, the subscriber flatters himself that he will be able to execute every kind of work in his line, in a style and on terms that will give general satisfaction. Merchants and others, can have Blank Books ruled and bound to any pattern, on short notice, as cheap and as well finished as any that can be brought from the North. Old Books rebound on the most reasonable terms, and at short notice. Orders from a distance, for Binding of every description, will be faithfully attended to. WILLIAM II. YOUNG. Salisbury, June S, 1821. 53 subscriber, who is r3p5Ssf -8- con &4p2& the U. S contractor for carrying" States Mad between Iialeigh and Salisbury, by way of Randolph, Chatham, Sec. respectfully in forms the public, that he has fitted up an entire NEW STAGE; which, added to other improve ments that have been made, will enable him to carry PASSENGERS with as much comfort ind expedition as thev can be carried bv anv line of stages in this part, of the country. The scarcity of money, the reduction in the price of produce, fee. demand a correspondent reduction in every department of life : Therefore, the subscriber lias determinecj. to reduce the rate of passage from eight to six cents per mile. Gentlemen travelling from the West to Raleigh, or by way tf Raleigh to the North, are invited to try the subscriber's Stage, as he feels assured it only needs a trial to gain a preference. The Stage arrives in Salisbury every Tuesday, 8 or 9 o'clock, and departs thence for Raleigh the same day at 2 o'clock ; it arrives in Raleigh I'riday evening, and leaves there for Salisbury on Saturdav at 2 o'clock. JLnt 221821. 50 JOHN LANE. Fitly loa'S Wwtvi. R VN awav from the subscriber, at Charlotte, Ji Mecklenburg county, N. Carolina, a Negro j Boy by the name of SIMON; dark complexion, ! stout made, and five feet seven or eight inches hicrh. He speaks low when spoken to. It is speaics low wiicn spoKe supposed that he will make towards the county of Prince William, Virginia, as he was purchased in that county. I will give the above reward if the said negro is delivered to Isaac Wilie, Con cord, Cabarrus county, or 25 dollars if secured in anv jail, and information given, so that I get liim M.-ain. EVAN WILIE. .U.irch 21, 1821; 50 The Editors of the Richmond Enquirer are requested to insert the above advertisement six weeks, and send their account to the office of tiie Western Carolinian for payment. XiiCoYuuitlcm Wiie(V, BY the children of John Cunningham, de ceased, who departed this life in Greenville 1 district, S. C. whose wife was named Jane. Their youngest daughter, Jane Cunningham, is now residing in Bloomfield, Nelson county, Ken. and is desirous of obtaining any information that will open a correspondence between the widow of said Cunningham, or John, James and George, children of the aforesaid John and Jane Cun ningham. The said Jane was bound or put un der the care of Mrs. Armstrong, of South-Caro-Hu.i, who removed to Kentucky and brought the said Jane wiih her. Any information relating to Ih.ni will be thankfully received, bv JANE CUNNINGHAM, Jiloomjield, J,en. CtT Editors of newspapers in Washington City, North and South-Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, will confer a particular obligation on an orphan child, by giving" the above two cr three insertions in their respective papers THE subscriber is just opening, and offers for sale, at his store, opposite Mr. Slaugh ter's, Salisbury, a good assortment of Dry Goods, . Cluna in cetts, and Queen's cJ Glass-Ware, Hard-Ware. Among his Dry Goods, are superfine black and blue Broadcloths, of a very superior quality ; common Cloths, of different colors; very fine and common Cassimeres ; Canton Crapes, black and other colors ; Silks; Sarcenets ; Vestings of different colors; Ilobes for Ladies' Dresses; Cambrics and Caliches ; Blankets, Sec. &c. Sec. Also, Ladies' Bonnets; a general assortment of Hats and Jockey Caps, and of gentlemen's and ladies' Shoes, best and common quality; ladies' and men's Saddles; Bridles and Saddle-Bags; Cotton Cards ; Gun Powder and Shot, of the best quality; and a variety of other articles. He has, likewise, ircsh Imperial lea, or the first quality ; as well as a good assortment of GROCERIES, in general. As he wishes to make quick sales, he will dispose of his Goods, for cash, at a very small advance from cost. 8wt64 GEORGE MILLER. Houses au XioVs ly! SaVe. tX rjlIIE subscriber wishc M -3- v. ell known possessi IslL on which he now lives ; 1,'IE subscriber wishes to sell all those ions in Salisbury and also, an ad joining' new house, not quite finished, with two back Lots. There are on the premises large and convenient Buildings, suitable for any kind of public business. As the stand and property are generally well known, it is not ncfvssary to give a minute description. It will be sold in detached parts, or altogether, as may suit the purchaser. A short credit will be given. Any person wishing to purchase, will please call and view the premises. B. P. PEARSON. Salisbury, July 4, 1S21. 6vt6 t Xu&Illyi XtwlgaHon COMPANY. "jTOTICE is hereby given, that the President J3l and Directors of the Yadkin Navigation Company have required the payment of the sev enth, eighth and nmth instalments, of ten dollars each, upon everv share subscribed, to be made to the Treasurer of the Company, or to such Agents as they shall appoint to receive the same : And that payment of said instalments be made on or before the 26th day of August next, other wise the shares of subscribes failing to pay, will be sold at auction, at the town of Salisburv, North-Carolina, on Monday, the 10th day of Sep tember next; and on the same day, and at the same place, the shares of subscribers who have failed, or shall fail by that day, to make payment of instalments heretofore required bv the Pres ident and Directors to be paid, will be sold at auction. FREDERICK RANDLE, Treasurer of the said Company. July 14, 1821. 55tSpiO Yioot uttiY SAo Mftkiig. JBENEZER DICKSON begs leave to inform JL the inhabitants of Salisbury and its vicinity, that he has commenced the Boot and Shoe Making Business, in all of its branches, on Main street, nearly opposite the new bank. As our provisions are much cheaper than they formerly were, it is no more than right that we should reduce our prices to suit the hard times : I have, therefore, come to the determination to charge, in future, the following" low rates, to wit ; Gentlemen's Bootees, first quality - g 6 50 Gentlemen's Shoes, do. 2 50 Women's Shoes, do. 1 75 Shoetees, best quality ------3 50 Footing Roots -- 3 25 Bottominsr Boots 2 00 Although the price of work is reduced, the public need not be afraid that the quality of it is to be reduced also ; but on the contrary, I will warrant mV work to be made of the very best materials, and as fashionably and durably execu ted as any that can be done in this part of the country. The public will please call and try ; 2nd if thev djn't like thei; necd'nt buy. Boots and Shoes neatly repaired, at as low rates, in proportion, as "the above prices for manufacturing. E. DICKSON. Salisbury, July 12, 1821. 58 THE subscriber informs the citizens of Rowan and the adjoining counties, that he has a quantity of prime St. Domingo MAHOGANY, and ether materials suitable for making good and substantial work. Persons who may want Furniture of Mahogany, would do well to call and scc a specimen, which the subscriber has ,no'v on I,and an,tl Jl"e whether they cannot be accommodated at home on more reasonable terms than abroad. Also, Furniture of common wood, made on reasonable terms. J. CONRAD. Isexington, liocan Count"," July 16, 1821. " 3 Gvrt64 "Plantation Toy Sale. "TWfOTICE. For sale, a valuable Plantation, 12 JN miles from Salisbury, on the Main Yadkin i iver. This plantation contains 360 acres of fine land, attached to which is a very valuable Ferry. Terms will be made convenient. For particu lars, applv to Dr. Ferrand, in Salisbury. Jlowaii Co. July 3, 1821. " 57 TIIE CELEBRATED HORSE JKIPOLEOJW "TT7ILL stand the ensuing Fall Season at my f V plantation, seven miles west of Salisbury, at the moderate price of twelve dollars the sea son, seven dollars the single lean, and twer.ty dollars to insure. Mares sent from a distance will be kept and fed on grain r.t the market price. Pasturage will be furnished gratis. Pro per care and attention will be paid, but no lia bility for accidents or escapes cf anv kind. MICHAEL BROWN. 4 AGRICULTURAL. TEES Hail! first of Arts, source of domestic ease ; Pride of the land, and patron of the seas. YtvliMlicta-rj &&fti?css Delivered by Thomas Pinckney, Jr. Esq. First President of the Pendleton Agricultural So ciety, So. Ca. Pendleton, June 12, 1817. I offer you, my brother farmers, my best congratulations, on the return of this second anniversary of our Society, and I fervently hope that each succeeding year may still find us in the path of public usefulness, and supported by the voice of public opinion. All reflecting men must applaud our motives, and I trust that the wisdom of our measures will equally merit their approbation. It is a source of the most pure and heart felt joy to me, that I am enabled to state to you, that we have already been useful. The first object to which the Society turn ed its attention, was the improvement of our wheat crops, and behold our lields arc now loaded. I have been informed, that one third more wheat will be reaped this year, than was ever raised in this district. This is an inspiring fact, and should stim ulate us to proceed with increased ardour, in our laudable career. The term for which I have been elect ed having expired, permit me, before I retire from the chair, as my last official act, to implore your attention to an object, without which, there can.be no good farm ing; an object that will double our com forts, and quadruple the value of our lands ; that will enable us to raise four fat oxen, where we now barely sustain one ; and in short, will raise us to the rank of real far mers, rioting in abundance, instead of be ing mere labourers, struggling for subsis tence. This important object is meadow. And never, in my humble opinion, shall we truh prosper, until we admit hay fields, as a regular rotation among our grain crops. Sow clover seed on your wheat before the frost is over, strew plaster of Palis on your young clover, you have the secret of abundance, and improvement with the least labour. Give the clover a fair and impartial trial and should this trial prove that our sun is too hot for its successful cultivation, we have native grasses that may supply its place, afford ing a finer, and I believe a better hay, though not so rich as a pabulum for our soil. I forbear to trespass on your time at this moment, to detail all its various ad vantages, your own judgment and your books will convince you, that the intro duction of clover and plaster has formed a new era with agriculture, it has resusci tated whole districts. Would that my power of persuasion were equal to my zeal on this subject, and that I had the tal ents to tempt or persuade you to depart from the beaten track, even for one smali experiment. I deem this object so all important to us, that I will not risk divi ding your attention by mentioning anoth er subject. I hope and persuade myself that the views of the Society will encour age individual attempts to introduce grass fields as a regular rotation, and the last words of your first president are, " gen tlemen, make hay." THOS. PINCKNEY, Jr. mOM THE AMEHICAX rAIiMF.Il. To lciVV Hats Jfire useful then to drive them to one's neighbor. Dear Sir, 1 have read a great deal about driv ing away rats from barns and houses, but I have often wondered to myself what good that could do ? The time chosen for this purpose, is when the barn is empty and there is no longer any injury for them to do, or any in ducement for them to stay, and of course they are willing to go where they can fjet better supplied with food but is driving them away, any re duction of their number ? if they lsave one barn will they not go to another, and return with augmented numbers when a new stock of food is laid in for them ? The man who drives axvaij a rat, al though he may for a time relieve him self from an inconvenience, it is at the expense of his neighbour ; and wheth er he does it with u hound's tongue," or "Smiiax," he renders no permanent benefit ; but he ivho kills a rai deserves as well of his country, and better too, than " he who makes two blades of grass grow where only one grew be fore and the reason is obvious, as in the one case a benefit is rendered to the community, whereas in the other, it is confined mostly to himself. Now, sir, I have a plan for killing rats ; it is one which has long been a secret in our family, and was brought from France by my great grand uncle Nehemiah Simple, Esq. and was call ed there, A hi capuchin, which lie, be ing a French scholar, translated 44 Cap-push-in" a term ver' descriptive of the manner, which is nothing more than to make them push their heads into a cap, which completely blind-folds them while you kill them. This was done as follows : he selected a room in a house, or a part of the barn, out of which he took every thing, in order that the rats might have fair play, then sprinkled some Indian meal, or flour on the floor, locked the door, and suf fered no one to enter the apartment this he did every three or four days for about a fortnight, by which time this place became the general rendezvous of all the rats in the neighbourhood, and it was quite amusing to hear them dancing their rigadoons and country dances about the floor ; to be sure they seemed to be in riigh glee but all at once, he stopped their supply of pro visions, which seemed to stop their sport ; and from 44 chassez" and 44 bal lanccz" they got to fisticuffs about the crumbs. When he discovered that they had consumed all their supply, the next thing was to pay them oft all old scores. He takes a number of pie ces of paper, or parchment, about three inches square, and rolls them into the shape of a cap, or funnel, in the form of the paper in which grocers put sam ples of tea and sugar, and each of these he stiches so as to preserve the shape in the bottom of each he squeezes in a crumb of soft cheese, a little suet, or butter, and around the edges, on the in side, he puts a little tar, or bird-lime ; and when all are prepared, he strews them all about the floor of their favour ite haunt. Next morning, he arms himself with a stick, and marches in to the room, and behold ! there are my gentlemen, every one hoodwinked in his night cap each one wanting the sweet morsel at the bottom of the cap, thrust in their heads ; the tar, or bird lime stuck to their ears, and how to get it off they did not know they were also equally at a loss how to find their holes to retreat to ; and my uncle had nothing to do but kill them at his leis ure. What my uncle did, any other man may do. So, sir, I am your friend and humble servant till death. JEREMIAH SIMPLE. P. S. I have a great many other things which I want to inform you of, but have to attend to my harvest. An account of a remarkable Tree in the state of OJdo. Taken from a Cincinnati Almanack. On the land of Abraham Miller, in the township of Seal, county of Scioto, in this state, there is a forked, hollow syca more tree, which measures, on the inside, 2 1 feet in diameter, and more than 90 feet in circumference, tapering from the base upwards, so that at the height of five feet it measures only 42 feet. The opening of the cavity at the bottom is 10 feet wide, and 7 at the height of 5 feet, terminating at the height of 9 feet. The fork Js a bout 8 feet from the ground. One of the branches is dead, and broken off about 20 feet high ; the other is green and thrifty. 44 The spacious cavity attracted the at tention of the people in the neighbour hood ; 14 of whom assembled, on the 5th day of June, 180S, on the spot, and 13 of them advanced, on horseback, into the trunk, and, at the same time, sate there with perfect ease- The other, being on a skittish horse, did not venture in ; but there was room for. two more to be per fectly recnTR from a falling shower of rain." riiOM THE CHARLESTON rouiIIEB. It is the vulvar fashion, as every body knows, to rail at ladies for being talkative. The Editor of the Jc-v J&nfhly ifajaziae, (the aathor of Gertrudj of Wyoming,) has inveighed in his mis cellany against this female accomplishment, and gives the ladies credit at best for lively ?ia?:s?nsc. It gives much pleasure to publish in vindi cation, if it be necessary, cf the conversational talent of man's best associate, the following cor rect and ingenious article from the Ladies Lite rary Magazine, published in Lexington, Ken tucky. Its spirit indicates the philosopher, and its courtcsv, the ralhnt. Apology for the Loquacity cf Women. It is a very ancient adage, that nature does nothing in vain. To women she has giv en the talent of talking more frequently, as well as more fluently than men ; she has likewise endowed them with a great er quantity of animation, or what is com monly called animal spirits. Why, it may be asked, has nature, in this article, so eminently distinguished women from men ? -For the best and wisest of purpo ses. The principal destination of all wo men, is to be mothers ; hence some qual ities peculiar to such a destination, must necessarily have been bestowed upon them ; these qualities are numerous a superior degree of patience, of affection, of minute but useful attentions, joined to an almost incessant speaking. Here, however, 1 must confine my ob servations to the last conspicuous and emi nent accomplishment. To be occupied with laborious offices, which demand ei ther bodily or mental exertions, and not unfrequently both, is allotted the men These causes, besides their comparative natural taciturnity, totally incapacitate them for that loquacity which is requisite for amusing and teaching young children to speak. But the employments of wo men are of a more domestic kind. House hold affairs, and particularly the nursing and training of children, are sufficient to engross their attention, and to call forth all their ingenuity and active powers. The loquacity of women is too often consider ed by poets, historians, and unthinking men, as a reproach upon the sex. Men of this description know not wdiat they say. When they blame women for speak ing much, they blame nature for one of her wisest institutions. Women speak much they ought to speak much na ture compels them to speak much ; and when they do so, they are complying re ligiously with one of her most sacred and useful laws. . BRITISH PEERAGE. The number of peers of Great Brit ain, independent of the bishops, is ex actly 500 ; of these 56 have become ennobled as courtiers ; 19 as yourgtr branches of nobility ; 39 as statesmen , 1G by diplomatic, 17 by naval, 57 by military, 29 by legal services ; 33 by marriages ; and 227 by the influence of wealth, &c. There are 72 bachelors, 6 4 widowers, and 344 who are married Of the 408 married and widowers, 9l are without children, and the remain ing 309 have now living 755 sons and 703 daughters. The paternal descent of 156 peers can be traced to the con quest or 11th century ; that of 54 to the 12th ; 52 to the 13th ; 35 to the 15th ; 60 to the 16th ; 49 to the 17th ; and 3 to the 18th centurT ; the geneal ogies of the remaining 54 cannot be traced with sufficient accuracy to war rant insertion. The ancestors of 78 of the peers whose descent can be traced to the conquest, were settled in Eng land previous to that event ; the other 78 came over with the conqueror. Of the ancestors of the remainder, 21 have emigrated to this country since that period. From the National Gazette. SELF RESPECT. Wc arc told in one of the Xew-Ybrk papers that " His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Commander in Chief of the British Forces, has given directions to Mr. Buchanan, the British Consul at New-York, to remove the bones of Major Andre for the purpose of depositing them near the monument, erected to the mem ory of that gallant, but unfortunate offi cer, in Westminster Abbey." The American Editor adds, 44 This measure reflects great credit upon the parties con cerned. Major Andre, it is well known, was employed by General Clinton, Com mander in chief of the British forces in this country during the revolutionary war, to negotiate with Arnold concerning the base treachery which the latter medita- ted arain?t the safetv and independence I