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k YTD V IliV I I .A JUL XII JHWttJJUJiSB Oli. II. S.IASIVYjlV, 2 C. TJT.SU.Vl, 0CT01YER, 2, 1S2L .NO. GV. -PiuxTEn anii ri-BLisarn, eveut tcesbat, Br BINGILVM & WHITE. Ti;n.Ms: The subscription to tlie WrsTr.nv Caiiolima:? ! Three Dollars per annum, payable half-yearly in advance. OCT No paper will be discontinued until al- MTearages are paid, unless at the discretion of ihe Editors ; and any subscriber failing' to give notice of his w ish to discontinue at the end of : 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. Advertisements will be inserted on the cus tomary terms. Persons sending in Adver tisements, must specify the number of times they wisli 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 person in this town, or its vicinity. CCAll letters to the editors must be post-paid, or they will not be attended to. 2VisT Goods. F4PUIE subscriber is now opening, at his Store JL in Salisbury, a general and well selected rvssortmcnt of DRY GOODS, HARD-WARE, 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 Countrv Produce received in exchange. latrs j. MunniY Boolv-Bm&uig IViislncss. rXlIIE subscriber respectfully informs t!;e citi J3. zens of the Western section of N. Carolina and the adjoining districts of S. Carolina, that he has established the Jtook Bin ding Jhtsivess, in all of its various branches, in the town of Salisbury, N. C. lie has taken the store formerly occupied by Wood St Krider, on Main-street, three docrc; north of the Court-IIousc. Having devoted considerable time to acquire a. competent knowledge of his business, in the city of Baltimore, the subscriber flatters himself that he will be able to execute every kind oi work in his line, in a style and on terms that ill give general satisfaction. Merchants and others, can have Jilan1: Jlock: 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 ever' description, will be faitliiullv attended to. WILLIAM II. YOUNG. Salisbury, June 8, 1821. 53 s Stafc to Waei. HIE subscriber, who h contractor for carrvintr the U. States Mail between Raleigh and Salisbury, bv wav of Randolph, Chatham, &c. respectfully in forms the public, that he has fitted up an entire NEW STAGE; wliich, added to other improve ments that have been made, will enable him to carrv PASSENGERS with as much comfort and expedition as they can be carried by any line of rtages in this part of the countrv. The scarcit of money, the reduction in the price of produce, &c. demand a correspondent reduction m even department of life : Therefore, the subscriber.' has determined to reduce the rate of passage from eight to six cents per mile. Gentlemen travelling from the West to Raleigh, or bv wav of Raleigh to the North, are invited to try the subscriber's Stage, as he feels assured it only needs a trial to gain a prciti-cr.ee. The Stair e arrives in Salisbury every Tuesday, 8 or 9 o clock, and departs tnence for Raleigh the same day r.t 2 o'clock; it arrives in Raleigh Friday cve::iu.r, an 1 leaves there for Sohsbun on Saturday at 2 o'clock. jniy22,'lS2l. CO JOHN LANE. "J AN array f-om the subscriber, at Charlotte, Jl.ti Mecklenburg county. X. Carolina, a Negro 3 Joy by the n;.nic of SIMON; dark complexion, stout made, and five feet seven or eight inches high. lie speaks low when spoken to. It is supposed that he will make towards the county of Prince William, Yirgir.ia, as he was purchased in that count'. 1 will give the above reward if the said negro is delivered to Isaac Jf'ilie, Con cord, Cabarrus county, or 2a dollars if secured in any jail, and information given, so that I get him again. EYAX WILIE. .March 21, 1S21. 50 The Editors of the Richmond Enquirer are requested to insert the above advertisement six we eks, and send their account to the ofHcc of the Yestern Carolinian for payment. vCoy mallow WawtcvV, Y the children of John Cunningham, dc 5 ceased, w ho departed this life in Greenville District, S. C. whose wife was named Jane. Their youngest daughter, Jane Cunningham, is now residing in BloomfielJ. Nelson county, Ken. an 1 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 r.inluim. The said Jane was bound or put un der the care of Mrs. Armstrong, of South-Carolina, who removed to Kentucky and brought th; said Jane with her. Any information relating to them will be thank fully received, by JANE CUNNINGHAM, Jil'jontield, Ken. Editors of newspapers in "Washington CiU North and South-Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, will confer a particular obligation on nn orphan child, bv giving the above two or three insertions in their respective papers. AGRICULTURAL. Hail! first of" Arts, source of domestic case ; Pride of the land, and patron of the seas. FOR THE WESTEIl.V CAItOLINl AN. Te. Tvwsi w lioUon. Messrs. Bixhium h White : I have seen no communication in your paper respecun the Rust in Cot ton ; and yet, ironi the injury done by this disease to cotton crops in the sec tion of country in vhich I reside, 1 should think it a subject worthy at tention. I do not pretend myself to be an experienced planter : I desire to obtain information on this subject, ra ther than presume at any attempt to impart it. The object of this commu nication is to excite inquiry, and to ex tract information from those who are qualified to alibi d it. The disease in the cotton plant, call ed Tie A'zsY, has, during this season, attacked many crops in the neighbour hood of the Catawba river, from Heat tie's Ford to the Mountain Island Shoals. How far it has extended from the river on either side, or how much farther up and down, I have not heard. It is stated in a late news paper, that in some parts of Georgia, and it is re ported in some parts of South-Caroli na, the cotton crops have been serious ly injured by ihv rust. All farmers with whom I have con versed on the subject, agree in the fol lowing account cl this disease : It has been kr.ovn partially to affect their crops fo a number of years back ; some seasons in a greater, and some seasons in a less degree. About six, seven, and eight years since, it was more general and destructive among crops, than it has been since then, until the present year. Crops in fields which have been cleared and planted for from two to five years, are more liable to be attack ed by the rust, than those in fields which have been longer under cultiva tion. In some fields, cotton is affected by the rust early in the season, say about the time it begins to blossom, in other fields it is not discovered until a much later period, or nearly until the time when the cotton is killed by frost ; whilst other fields in the vicinity, escape entirely. The rust makes its appearance gen erally, in spots, in a field. From those spots it extends itself over the fields ; from some of themi very slowlv, and from others more rapidly. On the first appearance of the rust, the leaves only appear to be affected. These become yellow in spots, gener ally near the middle of the leaf. Those yellow spots iti a short time become brown :;nd dry, v. hile, in the mean time, ths whole lef grows yellow, and soon fails. Tlie other leaves on the same plant, progress! very assume alike appearance, and share a similar fate. In a short time the leaves, forms, blos soms, and all the lesser bolls, fall to the ground ; and only the stalk or stem, and naked branches, with the bolls which have made themselves or are ful ly growrn, remain. rYom the first appearance of rust, the plant upon which it is discovered ceases its growth, and even seems to diminish in size. It loses its tenacity for the soil, and is more easily drawn out of the ground, than healthful plants. This would indicate that the roots are affected ; and, in fact, in diseased plants, most of'the lateral or fibrous roots, are found to be decayed or dead. let some plants, which are entirely denuded early in the season, will, after some time, appear to recover ; tney will take a second growth, and again be covered with leaves. But other plants die entirely. When this disease makes its appear ance, the under side of the leaves are found to be covered with very small animals and their eggs. Hence, many are of the opinion the rust is occasion ed by these animalcuke; whilst others contend that they are always found at the same season on the leaves of cot ton, even in its healthful state ; and that if they are most numerous among the diseased plants, this is an effect of rust, and not the cause of it. You have, Messrs. Editors, an Agri cultural Society in Rowan. Some one of that society, who has the advantage oi so much concentrated knowledge and experience as is no doubt afforded in their meetings, will confer a great obligation on us, who have not such advantages, by informing, through the medium ot your p.iper, What is tlie cause of rust in cotton ; How its ravages may be prevented or arrested ; Is it occasioned by those small ani mals mentioned above i Or, is it generated by peculiarity of season, which, by producing a cer tain proportion of heat and moisture, destroys the fibrous roots of the cotton plant ? Or is it owing to some other cause than either of these I The rust is, in my opinion, occasion ed by the latter mentioned circum stance; and if so, to plough a field where it makes its appearance, miht be of service. But 1 may be mistaken. A rARMER. lAncAn Co. Sejit. 17, 1821. P.S. I forgot to mention that we wish to hear, in this neighbourhood, nothing more of smoking fields with brimstone between day-light and sun rise., or any other quack remedies of the kind. The brimstone has been fully tried with us ; but the Cotton Lice appeared to enjoy the smoke of it with as much delight as a first rate dandv does that oi a Spanisn segar. rou ran western caiuilixiax. Messrs. Eixn-TAr Sc White: I submit to vour consideration a few desultory remarks on a supposed rem edy to destroy the ravages of the Cat erpillar n orm. If you think they will be of any service to your readers, or be the means of stimulating some abler pen to a similar exertion on the same subject, you are at liberty to give them a place in your highly useful and val uable paper. To these natural ene mies of our gardens, this bane of our happiness, there certainly must be some antidote ; they must have their ene mies, their destroyers. As I perceive they are quite averse to the leaves oi the Pride of China Tree it of course must be one of their enemies. A few days since a gentleman informed me he had seen an experiment made, some five or six years ago, on tbe Cut Jlrorm by pulverizing the berries of the China, and sprinkling the powder around the plants of cabbage, after being set out; this plan was pursued on part of a square ; the balance was left in its usu al way. The experiment proved quite satisfactory ; the powdered plants re mained entire and untouched, while the others were entirely destroyed. As this proved an infallible "remedy against the Cut Worm, why should it not be one against the Caterpillar V I would suggest the propriety of mixing the leaves and berries of the China Tree, together with the leaves of the Elder, with our manure before using it in the garden, as a preventive against the ravages of this worm. I am well convinced, in my own mind, by pursuing this plan, that their career would be cut short, and the gardener be left to enjoy the fruits of his labor. A FRIEXD TO GA11DKNS. FOR THE WESTERN" CAROLIXTAX. MORG.WTOJS AGRICULTURAL SO CIETY. A number of respectable citizens cf Burke having1 met at the Court-Uouse in Mcrg-anton, on the 4th of July last, for the purpose of form ing an Agricultural Society, 1). Tate, Esq. hav ing been appointed chairman, the following gen tlemen were appointed a committee to draft a Constitution : Coi. AV. "NV. Envin, Col. I. T. Ave ry, Col. J. Erwin, and James Murphey, Eso. who reported the following, which was unanimously adopted : Laws of the Morganton Agricultural Society, as revised and passed at their first regular meet ing, July 4th, 1821. AUT1CLE I. The Society shall he styled the Mor ganton Agricultural Society. AliTlCLE II. The Society's attention shall be confin ed to agricultural and rural affairs. Thev will carefully avoid topics which are pro ductive of dissension, or calculated to with draw their attention from the objects of common concern. ARTICLE III. Every member, subscribing these arti cles, shall contribute one dollar, or more, annually, for a fund to be applied to the purposes of tbc society. ARTICLE IV. The Society shall consist of every indi vidual, friendly to its objects, provided he sh.tll first have been nominated and elect ed by the ballots of two-third's of the mem bers present. ARTICLE V. The officers of the society shall be a President, a Vice President, a Treasurer, a Secretary, and an Assistant Secretary, when the increase of business shall re quire it, and a standing committee of five members. ARTICLE M. The society shall hve five regular yearly meetings, and at the following pe riods : on tlie 4th day of July, on tlie re turn day of the election, and on the first Wednesday in January, April, and Octo ber. ARTICLE VII. Tlie officers of the society shall be elect ed annually by ballot, on the 4th of July ; and in case of vacancy by death, resigna tion, removal out of the county, or from any other cause, the same sball be sup plied by nn election, to be made at any stated meeting of the society, the person or persons then newly elected to serve the remainder of the vcar. ARTICLE MIL At all meetings of the society, the Pre sident, or in his absence, such person as the society shall elect pro tern, shall exer cise the usual duties of that officer. All motions shall be addressed to him ; and on all questions he shall collect and declare the votes. lie shall have power to call special meetings cf the society, by notice through the Secretary, at as many public places in the county as he shall direct. He sball, wit!) the standing committee, have power to correspond with other societies, or individuals, on agricultural subjects ; uTuhvith the standing committee, he shall attend lo and regulate the pecuniary af fairs of the society, order expenditures to be made-, when necessary, by their order on the Treasurer ; whose duty it shall be to make a report thereof at the next reg ular, meeting of the society thereafter, which report shall be subject to the ratifi cation or rejection of the said society. ARTICLE IX. The Secretary, and, by his direction, the Assistant Secretary, when appointed, shall have in charge all the books and pa pers of the society, and keep the same in exact order ; they shall also keep, on regu lar files, all letters which shall be written by the President or standing committee, or by themselves by order of the commit tee ; and at the stated regular meetings of the society, submit the same for the fur ther order of the society. ARTICLE X. The Treasurer shall keep the accounts slated on the books of the society, and when called on shall produce the same for inspection ; hut at the last regular meet ing of every year, and also whenever his office may end, he shall produce a fair and regularly stated account of all receipts, payments, and expenditures, and deliver it, together with the books and all other property of the society, in his hands, or which of right ought to be, to his succes sor in office, or to the order of the society. ARTICLE XI. A quorum for business shall consist of at least nine members. ARTICLE XII. The society shall be kept in order by the rules which are observed for that pur pose by the General Assembly of this state. j ARTICLE XIII. I Donations may be received by the J Treasurer, to he added to the funds of the society. AliTlCLE XIV. All such distinguished citizens of this stale, and of other states and counties, whom the society may elect for that pur pose, shall be Honorary members ; and they are hereby invited to aid the society, and if convenient, to assist at their meet ings. Strangers, who desire to be pres ent as auditors, may be introduced ; and for that purpose each member shall bo authorized to bring one friend along with him to any meeting. ARTICLE XV. Whenever a new member is elected, it shall be the duty cf the Secretary, forth with to notify him of his election, in the fol lowing form : On the day cf IS A. B. of was elected a member (or Honorary member) of the Agricultural Society of Morganton, the Society invit ing his assistance. C. D. Secretary. Provided always, that no election for members shall take place except at one of tbe regular nice tines of the society. ARTICLE XVI. At the close of every regular annuel meeting, the Treasurer shall lay before the society a list of the members, speci fying those who have, uiul those who have not, paid their contributicr.s ; and if the contribution of any member shall be found more than one vcar in arrears, after tlie. same shall have become due ur.d payable, and if the same has been personally de manded of him bv the Treasurer, or col lector authorized by him for the purpose, such member shall be considered as with drawing from the society, and be no long er deemed as a member; and tlie same shail be entered on the minutes. Any member of the society may with draw from the same, by sending a letter of resignation to the Secretarv, and pay mg up any arrears, w hich, at the time, ho may owe the institution. ARTICLE XVI L As a source of information, and a means of gaining and diffusing useful knowledge, auxiliary to practice, the society sb?lh as soon as the funds of the society will ad mit, purchase a collection of books and models, and shall propose prizes for ex periments and improvements in husband ry, and the manufactures connected with it, and for improvements in the breeds of our domestic animals. To promote these views, the friends of agriculture are invit ed to assist the society, by furnishing facts, experiments, and incidents in husbandry. ARTICLE XVIII. The society shall have power to add to, alter or amend the present constitution ; provided, however, that no addition, alter ation, or amendment to this constitution shall be adopted, without the concurrence; of two-thirds of ihe members present, at one of the five regular meetings of this society. ARTICLE XIX. The society shall hold tSieir meetings in Morganton, at such place as the stand ing committee shall ptovide for that pur pose. The Society having postponed the elec tion of officers until the 10th of August, and having met on that day, the Rev. R. J. INliller having been appointed Chair man, the following gentlemen were elect ed officers : James Murphey, Esq. President. Col. Isaac T. Avery, Vice President. Ma j. William Ballew, Treasurer. John Murphey, Secretary. Mr. W. A. Erwin, Assistant Secretary. STAXmXG COMMITTEE. Col. "W. W. Erwin, Col. James Erwin, Maj. John M. Greenlee, John Rutherford, Esq. Capt. Jno. B. Tate. ADDRESS, Deliered before the Trustees of the "Western College : concluded from our last. Were the destitute condition of the Churches in the United States taken in to consideration, it would exhibit a Lde cf woe. The addition of some thousands to the present public ministers of religion, would be required to furnish a pastor to each ten hundred. Agreeabl to the iato census, the population of the state of N. Carolina amounts nearly to six hunched and sixty-nine thousand souls. The pro portion just now mentioned, a pastor for each thousand, would require six hun dred and sixty-nine. I do not know the actual number in this state, who profess lo u labour in word and doctrine :: but to avoid casting too deep a shade over the narrative, we will suppose two hundred, including all denominations of Christians. If this be nearly correct, any reader can calculate the deficiency. Can we then rationally depend for an adequate supply from our present respectable University, containing something upwards of one hundred students,- and perhaps not more than one tenth of the graduates engaging from year to year, in the office to which we allude ? By these observations, tha slightest disrespect or opposition to the above named institution, is not intended. The number is greater than that of which the college of New-Jersey consisted, at any time, before the American revolution. The advantages resulting from thence have already been communicated through the medium of this paper, with a view to enlist the public in favour of the Wester!! College. A moderate number will al ways be found most conducive both to learning and morality. The reader may, perhaps, be led to in quire, " can there be no preachers with out a collegiate education, or that which may amount to it ?" I shall only mod estly answer, There ought not, if the state of mankind, at this time, did not re quire it. Cut how far apparent necessitv may justify us in overleaping the bounds of propriety, must be submitted to the judgment of those who have the manap e ment of these concerns. That preacherr, who have not been favoured with a liber al education, have done good to the world, we arc not disposed to deny. " That Paul
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