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r TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1821. ELECTION RETURNS. Stokes County A. R. Rufiin, for the Senate. The votes were For A. II. Kuffin, 483 ; K. Sho ber, 478. John Hill and Joseph Linn, Commons. Jiuthcrford County Col. Benjamin II. Jirad ley, for the Senate Gen. John Carbon and John M'Dowell, for the Commons. State of the 2'ull. Senate. Col. Benjamin If. Bradley, ilaj. William Greene, Commons. Gen. John Carson, John M'Dowcll, Richard Ilarrald, Esq. 535 429 007 426 Congress. Walker, Vance, 905 523 "A SIGJS L' THE IV EST!" Says the Wilmington Recorder, in republish ing" from our paper a toast drank in this county on the 4th of July last, and which concluded with "peaceably if we can forcibly if we must" and he has said truly ; "it is a Sign in the West !" But we suspect the editor of the Recorder is not a believer in Signs ; as there certainly have ap peared signs enough in our political horizon to convince him, or any one else, that the western people are determined to do soMtTuixe -something- more, we mean, than talking. We would by no means, however, have the editor suppose they have any notion of " rebelling far be it from them : for it would puzzle them greatly to tell whom they should ' rebel" against, unless it be themselves ! And they would be simpletons indeed to break their own heads, and declare themselves o it of the pale of. their oun pro. iect'-.n 1 he editor may rely upon what we say as fact ! consequently he can put one side, for the present, the "strong- hand," which lie now holds ir. terrorem over the heads cf " western dem agogues." We hope our language at this time is not cal culated to " excite irritation;" as we really do not intend it. e are in the most perfect good humor with the editor of the Recorder, although v. e find it necessary to condemn the course lie is taking, and to speak rather freely, perhaps at times too much so, of the badness of the cause which he has espoused, contrary 4 we firmly be lieve, to his own trood sense and iudir;Tient. He will at all times find us neighborly; and when ever he shall give us a " call," he may assure himself it will be reciprocated. IRISH POTATOES. About one-half of the people in this section of the state as firmly believe that Irish Potatoes cannot be made to do well here, as the bloodiest JVIahomedan believes n the saving efficacy of the Koran : but as the delusions of the latter, on comparison with our volume of inspiration, mav be dissipated into nothingness, so the mistaken notions of the former will vanish before the test of a single experiment. Irish potatoes, of a good qualitv, can be raised amonrr us. In confirmation cf this opinion, there have been shown to us 15 of them, raised in this town by a family distin guished for public spirit and liberality in promo ting improvements of every kind, which weigh 7 lbs. 2 oz. : One of the fifteen alone weighs 15 ounces. Potatoes of this size are large enough ; i.n J, by a little care in cultivating, they can easily ,be made good enough. Irish potatoes do the best on new land, or land newly broken up from the sward ; but old land, if well manured, will produce a handsome yield in both cases, the land should be cf a dry, loamy nature. Wc wish and the wishes of a great many others, we are confident, will be with us that the farmers of this part of our state would turn their attention more towards the culture of the Irish pctatoe than they hitherto have done. It is one of the most wholesome and nutritious table vegetables usicl. For our part, wc would ahr.oit as soon dispense with bread at our meals as with potatoes... ..at least for one meal out of tlie three twenty-four bours. Destructive Fire On the 17th in it. the grist and saw mills of Saml. and David Linn, on Dutch 2d Creek, in Itowan county, were entirely con sumed by fire. Wc are told that the fire took in the grist n ill, in consequence of the toe of the solr.dle bc:ir.r overheated in the ink. CA SUA LTV. Killed, on the 10th inst. at the plantation of W. Harris, in Ilowan county, by getting her head entangled hi a threshing- machine, Miss Sopaa Cobble. Her head w as mashed and mangled in a shocking manner. It has been suggested to us, that accidents of this kind may be prevented by nankin- over the face of the machine. A O Colonel J-k-ts Gadsden- has been appointed Adjutant-General of the army of the United States, under the act of the last Session of Con gress, and has arived in this city in order to en ter upon the discharge of the duties of that of- National I.itd'Jgencer. roll TUE WESTERN CAHOLINIAX. Did Washington but live to see His statue drest in Roman Toga, In spite of all his mildness, he "Would be provoked to say, " you r e-a ! You've drest me out, like stage buffoon, In Toga, Braccsc, Sock and Sandal, And to your shame, you'll find too soon, The thing is, to your state, a scandal." Messrs. printeks : As all your read ers may not be acquainted with the par ticular cut of the costume, in which the statue of our beloved Washington is, un fortunately, attired, I take the liberty of Riving, then, a short definition thereof, Irom the best authorities. " Toga, in Roman antiquity, signifies a wide woollen gown, or mantle, which seems to have been ofa semicircular form, . . " ,aulLli' Ui" lo u,c circumstances of the wearer, and used only on occasions of appearing in public. Every body knows that the Toga was the clistimniishini' mark ofa Roman : hence the jus tog ce, or priv ilege of the Toga, was the same with the privilege of a Roman citizen, i.e. the right of wearing a Roman habit, and of i-uiiig, ab mcy explain ii, lire anu water . i ! r t . tnrougn ti:e Kotiian empire. So much for the Toga. Sandal, "in antiquity, a rich kind of U) u.cck and Roman ladies, made of gold, silk, or other precious stuff, consisting of a sole, with a hollow at one extreme to pmhrarc the ankle, but leaving the upper part of to iti the foot bare. In modern times, Sandals jre worn by the Pope and Romish pre- lates, when they officiate ; likewise, by r, - I several coiKrrccrationsol rc ormcu monks. ... . , . . r . . ne lasi consists 01 no more tnan a icatn- er sole, lastencu witii latencs, or Duckies ; all the rest of the foot being left bare." It is a great pity lht whoever contract ed, or arranged matters, with Mr. Canova, respecting the statue, should be so over- 1 cached, as to accept of some old heathen, ilege of amplifying a little the discussion as a substitute for the true representation of l!,cse to!,ics as. Pnted in his lucu r ,Tr 1 , bration. His design would not allow him bvery classic reader that might see it, without knowing who it was intended for, would immediately look back among the . r- , , , heathen Oods, and heroes, and endeavour ... to class it in its proper place. It would never occur to him, to search for the oii- ginal in modern times, and, more especial- Iy in Amsrira. I he sock, or sandal, was a most unfor- tunate thought, as it never was worn by Komans, except on the stage, and then only in the lightest and most frivolous , ' . . ... , characters, (downs, jack-puddings, and merry-andrews, still appear on the stage in sandals ; and so contemptible were they held by the ancient Romans, that the - , . . ... , gravity 01 tragedy was never permitted 1 J to be invaded by the presence of the sock. No performer in tragedy durst appear on the stage, other than in buskins (boots.) , , , i-iii 1 he symbols are as unhappily selected - - as the ch less, wnat has tnc ratneroi ins country to do with the head of Medusa I whose hair was changed into snakes, on account of her adulterous commerce with Neptune. She was one of the three daughters of Phorcus, who had but one eye between them, and could change into stone those whom they looked on. This might be emblematic of the qualities of some Roman tyrant, who delighted in the destruction of his countrymen ; but never can apply (by any possible construction) to the philanthropic and benevolent Amer- ican hero. X; , f ' Sculpture is the' most ancient method known of recording events. Long before letters were given to man, the chisel and the brush were made use of to transmit to posterity historical facts. Every known hero was attired in the garb in which he usually appeared, or in which he perform ed his greatest actions. Hercules is clothed in the skin of the Namcan lion, and later heroes in full ar mour. When posterity wished to know the pe culiar dress of any particular age, they had only to refer to the statues of that age, for the fact ; and whether it referred lo a military or a civil dress, the question was at once solved, and fairly solved. It is not necessary to say much on this subject, to prove how gravely the Italian has imposed on us. The thing itscll is as ridiculous, as it would be to introduce IJrcnnus in corsets, or Canicktacus in breeches and fair lop'd boots. The explanation cf the whole imposi- tion consists in the difference between making a blanket cloak, and a full suit of uniform. My neighbour, Squire K can give every satisfaction on this point. It requires much labour and care to finish a number of well worked button holes, and to put on an equal number of buttons, together with all the facings, capes, lap pels, &c. of a suit of uniform : a blanket cloak is nearly finished with a single flour ish of the shears CONCORD. The following communication came to hand too late, to be of anv service, as our paner will barelv reach Lincolnton. before the irnnortant question of the location of the college shall be decided; but as our correspondent thinks it may irau'"J . rusxees onore u.e he is irrev ocably cast, and as he is anxious to .-v A. A. I I 1 A T I I A I nave it published, we feel no disinclination to gratifv him. In the discussion of this question we hold the scales impartially ; although, from a private remark of " P." we judge that he thought we mht possibly be inclined to favoritism roil THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN. To the Trustees of the Western College. gentlemen : To you is committed an I 1 imnort:mt tnmt Institution over which vou preside, re- quires you to bring to its aid all the zeal, and talent, and disinterestedness, which ' .c?n command- Jt .Cui,1 into re: vour individual and assnriateflfdTorrs. An important crisis in the history of the Western College is near at hand ; and 'on will shortly realize an event with .w,ich the prosperity, if not the very ex- isterice, ot this seminary is intimutely connected. In a lew days it is exnect- ed that you will select a spot for its loca Hon. Your attention has been recently r- m 1 1 o rl t f lir rnnci'lnrMtinn -! line cii'ninrt VM,4V'U ... u,i. In a late number ot mis paper vou have t 1 i .1 . ? : i- 1 been advised that in selcctmir an eliirible site, the following particulars must be re garded : I. Public opinion ; 2. Centrali- ty ; o. Healthiness ; 4. reitihty ot soil ; and 5. The state of society. The author of the article referred to must grant a brother of the quill the priv to be as diffuse in tiic consideration of this part of the subject as the other. You will therefore admit the propriety of a kher elucidation, particularly as it re- irards the three former items. T - . . , , ... . . . It is important that public opinion be consulted in a transaction in which there is a general interest. This consideration, however, is not paramount to every other : tnc rcason s obvious. Public opinion is often erroneous, and generally capricious. If you attempt to regulate your decisions according to the movement of this unde- fined and ever varying something, the lelm you guide will become unmaiiagea- ble, and inevitable destruction must ensue, , Jfec Qlher fllIlctionaricS) you arc bound jn foro conscientix, to act from a regard to the bryit-Jit, rather than the oiiniou, of t,,e community. It is proper, however, in the present instance, to consult public . . 1 . , . . 1 opinion. In doing so, you must have ac- cess to corrcct sources of information. In this respect you must feel yourselves in a dilemma : you cuiinot, as yet, have re- ceived a full and correct expression of the ...... . . T. 1 ' 1 iiuutiu bemiuiciiL. 11 ua-i inn ei ween certained ; nor are you possessed of any data that will authorize a legitimate con clusion. The state of subscription must not be assumed as a criterion of the wish es of the majority. If, for instance, the sum subscribed in favor of the eastern side of the Catawba exceed that of the western, you are not to infer from this fact that the former-is the spot in which, according to public opinion, the Western College must be located. In the one case, more wealth may be possessed by indi viduals, or more effort may have been ex cited to procure subscriptions, than in the other. Either of these facts will account for any inequality of patronage that may be realized. To secure the approbation of the com munity, and a general patronage, a central and healthy situation must be selected. If the Western College be fixed in an ex tremity of that district of country which it is principally intended to furnish with the means of an extended education, the other will be aggrieved, und withhold its co-operation. It is highly desirable that parents and guardians, w ho have children and wards to be educated, should be situ ated within a moderate distance of literary institutions. A frequent intercourse, both personal and by letter, between parents and children, is necessary to the preser vation of parental influence and filial af fection. Very few of cur citizens are in a condition to meet the expense ol lime and money which is requisite to maintain this intercourse, when a distance of sev eral hundred miles intervenes. More over, it is net a fact, as has been affirmed, that students generally remain within tbe walls of a college from the time tf ma triculation till they are graduated. There are two ortbice months every year allot ted to vacations. Where bhould youth spend this time, but under the paternal roof? If it is true that " a few hundred miles distant from a public seat of learning is not an object of much weight," what, it may be asked, is the necessity, or even propriety of establishing a second college in North-Carolina ? Why do we not pat ronize exclusively our University ? espe cially as, in the opinion of the author of the sentiment quoted above, 44 tiicre are few public seats of learning in the United States in which the real constituents of a liberal education mav be more perfect ly obtained." Would it not be infinitely preferable tor the talent and wealth of the whole stale, which are to be appropriated to the department of education, to concen trate in Chapel Hill ? if, notwithstanding the absence of public and private munifi cence, it has acquired a rank so respecta ble among the literary institutions of our country, would not the fostering hand of patronage, judiciously and liberally appli ed, raise it to an elevation equal, if not superior, to that of Vale, or Middlebury, or Harvard ? There is no difficulty in ascertaining, with a sufficient degree of correctness, a central situation. It is distinctly under stood that the Western College is intend ed for the benefit of the western part of this state, and the northern districts of South Carolina. Hence the Vadkin river may be assumed as the eastern, and the pvtrpmitv of tbe state as the western line of demarcation including a distance j bu- a fjw ?, during which time she had from east to west of about 250 miles, j undertaken the "delightful task to rear the tCn This statement will determine a central j dGr thought, and teach the young idea how to situation. Another consideration, in con- 1 shoot,'' in which sphere, she shone conspicuous, nexion with this, is worthy of being re- Her death is a loss which will be long regretted irurded with particular attention. If you shall be able to realize an Institution of high literary, moral and religious charac ter, students will come from the interior, and even the southern parts of South Carolina and Georgia, to imbibe the healthful streams of science and religion. In the location, then, vou must accommo date those states as . far as is compatible with the advantages of our own. That a college should be placed in the most salubrious region attainable, is a po sition the importance of which all admit. Youth are inexperienced and imprudent. They are neglectful of the preservation of their health, and require to be watched even in this respect with parental tender ness. Kemoved from the inspection and discipline of their fathers' house, their hr:.lHi i in ifnn;tv!v frr.Tv, ,-n. tcr. It is assailed on one hand, by excess of study, on the other, by excess of riot. A thousand trivial and unnamed indiscre tions, in an insalubrious climate, may gradually undermine and ruin the best constitution, before it has acquired a firm ness and consistency of character. Tacts prove the truth of this assertion. That the health of students is generally impair ed, and often irretrievably ruined, every days observation abundantly testifies. Parents cannot but feel a deep solicitude for the health of their children, when re moved from their immediate notice and control. A primary consideration with them is the salubrity of a college atmos phere : Thai their children may breathe pure air, and drink wholesome water, is an advantage which has the ascendancy over every other. If, then, there is to be found in North-Carolina, north-west of the Vadkin, a spot of earth which w ill en sure to the Western College a degree of health above that of another, there you must fix its location. If, on the other hand, any part of this generally healthy country is subject to autumnal intermit tents, on that spot you must not erect an edifice lo be devoted to the pursuits of literature. Select a salubrious situation, ind you may expect to receive, from time to time, large accessions of students from the sickly regions of the south. Neglect this precaution, and you will be deserted bv those of your own citizens. Chapel Hill, and many others, will be preferred, on account of healthiness, to a college in certain counties south-west of the Vadkin. As to fertility of soil, and the state of society, additional remarks are superflu ous. Moral and religious habits pretty generally pervade this part of the state : Industry and frugality characterize the great bulk of its population. Provisions, too, of the various articles of food, are easily procured to any given extent. Five hundred or a thousand studentss could be abundantly supplied, in a single county, with all the necessaries, and many of the luxuries, of life. Gentlemen you need not be informed that on the western side of the Catawba these several advantages are combined, and demand vour preference in the loca tion of the Western College. Vou may travel from Iincolnton to Ashville, at any season of the year, and find uninterrupt ed health, and an abundance of provisions. As you approximate the lilue ridge, these blessings of human life are increased in value and quantity. If the location be fixed east of the Catawba, you will prefer en extremity, and the most unhealthy spot of that region intended to be benefited by this Institution ; unless, indeed, you were to select a spot near the source of that ri ver. There, on either side, you may find a most desirable site, exceeded by none in beauty, healthiness, and fertility. May you have that wisdom which is profitable to direct. P. The true poet is always great, if compared with ot'-r' : not a!v ""-"d with himself. tsr X MARRIED, In this county, on the 12th instant, Mr. D j-h':-: R-Instetter, to Miss Elizabeth UrengooJ. On the 15th inst. Mr. Jacob Fisher, of Cabarrus ; county, to Miss Christina J filer, of ilowan Co. DIED, In tms county, on the 17th instant, f:-ni kick of a horse, Smith filler, son of Jueob Mil ler, aged eleven years. On the 12th iil'start, at Fulton, Major Juc-k Ilaynes, of that place. I:i him the eonj iiiin't I has lost an intelligent, honest, and useful citi- i At Washington, N. C. on the 3'Jth ultimo, r.f ; ter an illness of but a few da' s, Mr. .!;r - Jf ' ! , cotf, of New-York, consort of Samuel Woleott. ! a'xou,iu'1 sujoarc.ou. wn us fl.!. V.V1 I. J.. 1. . J t 1 . by the citizens of Washing-ton. Recorder. At his seat, near Utica, X. Y. a few dys since, the venerable Willtati Fx.ori, one of the sign ers of our Declaration of independence. All praise of this excellent and patriotic gentleman would fall far short of his real worth. TAMKS THOUBURX, of Norfolk, Virginia, Merchant, sole surviving Copartner of the several Copartnerships heretofore doinjr business as merchants at Fayetteville and Wilmington, under the Firms of Robert James Donaldson s? Co. JDonahhonSy MacJlillan sf Co Donaldson, MacMillan Co. v- 1 Having, bv his Power of Attornev, bear'mrr date I th March, 1S21, appointed liobert Donuldson f raycttevilTe and John Hocrir of Wilmington and Favettcville, jointlvand severally, his Attor- nies, with power to ak, demand, sue for, recov er and receive the debts due to said Firm or any ofthm, and generally to act for him as survivor as aforesaid, in all things needful and necessary to the final adjustment and close of the business of the said several Firms: J:ic? is here'nt 's-v-en thereof, and all persons whatsoever, in any wise indebted to any of said Firms, are hereby requested to make payment of the debts ty them respectively due, to either of said Attori.Ls at Fayetteville, at their Counting ISoom on Hay street, opposite the Branch Bank of the United States. JOHN HOGG, Attorney, in fact as af oresaid. Fayetteville, JV" C. July 20, 1821. 3 64 ON the 4th day of October, at Mock's Old Field, therj will be sold, on a credit of six months, several valuable young NEGRO FOYS and GIRLS, belonging to the estate cf the late Col. Richmond Pearson, deceased. . J. A. PKARSOX, Executor. E. PEARSON, Executrix. August 24, 1821. 64ts Ctv.avba Savings lov Sale. BY virtue of the last will and testament of Joseph Jenkins, deceased, the Executors will expose to Public Sale, at the Court-1 louse at Lincolnton, on the 23d da- of October next, five sixths parts of the lot, including- the Miner al Springs and Bathing House, formerly occu pied by Captain John Reed, together with a tract of land adjoining the said lot, containing 243 acres, more or less. Said land w ill be sold on a credit of one and two years, the giving bond with approved security. purchasers 13 A ID JENKINS, V AVM. J. WIL.SON, 5 jErec?'Jorff Uncoln Conntr;, ,V. C. July 19, 1821. toi5 IwViic Sale. "lnLL be disposed of at Public Sale, on Fii V 7 day and Saturday, the 14th and loth days of September next, all the stock of the subscri ber, consisting of Milch Cows, Calves, Horses, Hogr,, Farming Utensils, Fodder, Hay, &c. Sec. and likewise, some Household Furniture. Also, his Distillery, containing two Stills, one of 110 gallons, of a superior quality, and one of GO gal lons, with a complete set of hogsheads and troughs. Terms of purchase will be made known at the time of sale. At the same time, the subscriber will rent to the laghest bidder, (unless previously rented by private contract,) for one year, the Plantation, with all its appurtenances, on which he now lives. THOS. HOLMES. August 23:h, 1821. 5w64 Tuip block's YisUe. IVTOTICE. At Rowan County Court, Aurrust .1 term, lo-Jl, tne suDscnDers obtained Let ters of Administration on the estate of Vrdlip lvcA", deceased. All persons indebted to said estate, are requested to make payment ; and those wlin have claims, to exhibit them within the time limited by law, otherwise this notice will be pled in bar of recovery. JACOB MOCK, , , WJI. SPURGIN, 3 ,u,ir . lugus 2 J, 1 S2 1 . 3 wC4 p (fF the various kinds commonly in use, for si!c V. at the Office of the Westers Carolinian-. "LieUci! Press luting, OF every description, neatly and correctly executed at tlas Olhce, cn short notice. ( 4 0
