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r"SIIK subscriber respectfully informs the citi
5 zens of the Western section of N. Carolina
and the adjoining districts of S. Carolina, that he
has established the Hook-llinding J!usiness,n all
of its various branches, in the town of Salisbury,
N. C. IJe has taken the store formerly occupied
by Wood Sc Kridcr, on Main-street, three doors
V.. N. I,, from the Court-I louse.
Having devoted considerable time to acquire
a competent knowledge of his business, in the i
city of Baltimore, the subscriber flatters himself;
that lie will be able to execute every kind of j
work in his line, in a style and on terms that will
give general satisfaction.
Merchants ami others, can have Wank Hooks
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 Hooks rebound on the most reasonable
terms, and at short notice.
Orders from a distance, for Ilinding of every
description, will be faithfully attended to.
WILLI AM II. YOUXC;.
Salisbury, June 8, 1821. 53
jj a f SHIL subscriber respectfully informs
a list or
MttUnrv inu AVvvvvnnts
TSSUr.D to the President and Trusters of the
ITniversitv cf North-Carolina, since the sitting
of the last Cc'iu ral Assembly.
Warrant.
Original
Claimant.?. Jj
' 'if
Win-rant.
Original
Claimants.
665 .lames Ainiuins
666 Peter Wough
667 Jesse liowcll
668 .lack I Jock
67.3 Wm. Kichards
674 Nathaniel Harris
677 .William Logan
67 il Join i Wonks
670 Hains White
68 Moses Steam
681 Michael Srantlin
6SJ John M'Kean
695 William Clifton
8 1 ) John Nccdham
811- Jesse Nettles
SL5 Abisha Oliver
816 Patrick O'Kelly
817 Leonanl Parker
818 Samuel Parker
81.) Thomas Peavey
8.50 Drury Perkinson
8.31 Joun'Pobcrts
8.5J John liichurdson
U53 Wm. Rochester
8.51 Ciiarles .Stewart
855 lenj. Stedrnan
696 Sim. Christopliers 856 James Scott
697 William P.arbcr 857 Martin Slavers
698 Hardy Cheshire
699 Arthur Arnold
700 John P.revard
701 liicliard Ward
702 Kn'.bb Wynn
703 Peter Duncan.. . ,
70!- C.ilbert Miller
05 ViIi:ini Womack
706 Pight llass
707 WiH'a:n Wynn
708 Samuel M'bowg
709 Thomas Ward
710 Tlu s. Warwick-
711 Kdv.ard Possett
712 Abiel Andrews .
718 Pandol IJrvant
719 Wen). Pennett . ,
720 CVlP.n Crown
721 Vv iliiutn IIiii.g
722 Jt;!,n ltrh ' "
72.1 TUcs. Sikicklcach
724 Jesse IJei.tcn
725 Jtj! Putts
7 ..-ft JL the citizens of Salisbury ami the
adjacent country, that he has removed
858 William Shield
859 Jcs.-e Siciule
. 860 Thomas SilLird
861 William Talton
- 862 Andrew Yanov
86.1 Joseph J. Wade
i6 I James Varkize
8f5 rdisha White
860 Thomas Walker
867 John Purges
868 Levis Weaver
881 FJi Ply
882 John Ldwards
882- James Ilolden
884 Thomas Loyd
885 Thon.as Tucker
81'6 William Douglas
887 Cc orge Harrison
888 David Jones
889 Hardy Iiidley
:890 Ildmimd Plo'unt
bOl Willis Davis
892 John Purrows
89.1 Job Mitchell
89 i John Southerland
895 lsrac Po'oerts
89:1 Cabri'jl Terrell
897 Ltneldred liosman
:9- Allen Paggott
899 1 Ienrv Jason
V'J ) Martlet Moreland
901 liohcrt Palmer
902 William Shepard
90.1 William Hill
. - - siz&ht;
from his late residence on the north side of the
Yadkin river, on the main road leading from
Salem to Damille, 15 miles from Salisbury, ar.d
has taken the house formerly occupied by Capt. !
Ja. Krider, in town, on Main street, a few doors ;
north of the Court-House ; where he is prepared
to keep a House of Private Entertainment for;
Travellers and citizens. He will at all times
furnish Stabling, Fodder and drain for Horses.
THOMAS HOLMLS.
Salisbury, Sept. 25, 1821. 78
X. Pi. Light or ten POAPDLIIS will be taken
at the customary prices in town.
II IK subscriber, who is
ontraetor for carrying
ia.- the U. States Mail between
5 Palcigh and Salisbury, b-
way of Randolph, Chatham, cvC. respectfully in
forms the public, that he has fitted up an entire
NKW STACK; which, added to other improve
ments that have been made, will enable him to
carry PASSKNC.KUS with as much comfort and
expedition as they can be carried by any line of
stages in this part of the country. The scarcity
of money, the reduction in the price of produce,
ccc. demand a correspondent reduction in every
department of life : Therefore, the subscriber
has determined to reduce the rate of passage
from rr,f to sr.r cents per mile. Ccntlemen
travelling from the West to Palcigh, or by way
of Raleigh to the North, arc invited to try the
subscriber's Stage, as he feels assured it only
needs a trial to gain a preference.
The Stage arrive s in Salisbury every Tuesday,
8 or 9 o'clock, and departs thence lor Raleigh
the same day at 2 o'clock; it arrives in Raleigh
for Sal'iMjury
JOHN" LANK.
725 Christ, lirar.non
727 William Cornier
723 John CoTiley
729 Charles Coi.no:
7.10 John Condon
7.11 John Darby
712 William Lord
71 Tiio ;ias IP: win;.;
7.14 Janice Hilfard
735 IT vba Hu'obart
736 Hardy Hinc .
737 Malcom M'Dan'u 1 9)1 Larie Linch
738 Matthew Newly 905 Charles Richards
739 Kd'v.d Pendleton 906 James Chambers
740 J;unes King, sen. 907 Kekiel Criflin
741 Hezekiah Rice 908 Nichols Kdmunds
742 Atvdi'v. Simmons 909 P.enjamin Callield
743 Adam' Skes 910 Howell (k-e
74i Philio Thomas 911 Solomon Cooper
745 Willinm Townly
746 Jolm Tillery
747 Matthew White
748 Henry Wiggins
749 Thomas Pulloek
750 Uaxter Poland
912 Thomas Watson
9 i.l Ceorge Close
914 Joseph Hodges
915 David Walden
916 Robert Williams
917 Penjamin Pinl
returned file 1918 Josiah Creen
Vridav evening, and leaves ther
on Saturday at 2 o'clock.
Mm 22, '1821. 50
TlIIK subscriber ha ing employed a compe
tent person, will keep on hand a constant
mi p ply of
Bread and Crackers, and Cakes, cf ev-
enj description,
:?s well as the various articles usually kept in a
Confectionary Store, all of which he will dis
pose of on very reasonable terms.
THOMAS HOLMKS.
.Walnr;: 71, c. IP, 1821. 80
jJD ANAWAV from the subscriber, on the 9th
.tL& of this instant, a negro man named JOK,
anil his wifo named SIN A, and two female chil
dren, of the children four, the other two
years old. .Toe, the negro man, is twenty-five
or six years old, five feet eight or nine inches
bigb, stout built, very black, with uncommonly
large feet ; had on when he left m', a coarse blue
broad cloth coat and a black wool hat. His wife
Sin.a is twenty-eight or thirty years old, middle
'.ze, has large eyes, high check bones, spare
fi.ee, her dress not recolh-rted. It is thought
that a negro girl named SiUia, the property of
'J. Purvines, mv ir-ighbour, who was missir.g on
the same dav that my negroes left me, is in com
pany wi'di them. Said S:lvia is fourteen or fif
t en vcars old, well grown of her age, dress not
known. Any person who will apprehend said
negroes, and lodge them in any Jail, so tbat I
can get them, or deliver them to me, sliall be
rewarded for his trouble, with all reasonabl? t x
penses paid. JOHN CiRIKR.
Jf:cklenbirz Countr, tV. C.
Feb. 15, 1822." 7.9Q Cr
751 W iliia n Pake:
752 Robert Krewer
75.1 Henry Cokcr
754 ILmn'.s Dow ling
755 James tiilliham
756 Thomas Crisurt
757 Jacf)b Moore
758 Matthew Warren
760 Ccorge Ivedner
761 Samuel Scott
762 Nathaniel cat
765 Negro Prutus
766 Negro Frederick
767 John Hardy
768 Joel Martin
769 Josiah Miller
770 Thomas Hutson
771 Matthew P.viekel
772 John P.ignall
773 Henry Prantley
774 David Puniett
775 Charles Crabcn
776 Martin Cole
777 Cebit
77i William Ha goo I
779 Jeremiah Messer
780 William Stemm
781 Henry Yie
782 Peter P.roun
783 Christ. Parl.,w
784 M.JscsPyrd
785 Janus Palestine
786 l.'iehard Cordle
787 William Fox
i on m. i lemming
789 Pdaek (.arri( k '
i
919 Cerrard Craig
920 Villitiin C.roves
921 Richard Pradley
922 .Ino. Chcesborough
921 Roijcrt Duncan
924 Peter Kippey
925 William Hue'l
926 Robert Singleton
927 Jcthro LasViter
928 Levi West
929 Henry Plurton
9.10 William Roark
931 William Kennedy
932 Wm. Washington
933 Daniel Wade
934 Thomas Whitley
935 John Cottle
936 James Pincr
937 William Scantlin
918 William Turpin
9.19 William Yates
910 Joseph Ilvmaii
941 I sham Cains
942 Thomas Coff
91.1 Lewis Outlaw
914 Joseph White
945 William Klks
9 16 John Arnold
947 Samuel Purrows
948 Richard W hcabcy
919 William Neil
950 Jacob Waddle
951 John Curtis
952 John Low
961 Matthias Prickle
962 Thomas Kent
963 James Keltou
790 Penjamin Patrick 961 Samuel W. Lewis
91 Jolm Foney
792 Daniel Twigg
791 John Atkinson
795 John Paker
796 Samuel Pradley
797 John Poon
965 Jerome M'. Mullen
966 Joseph Miles
967 John Morning
968 Drury Chavous
969 John Cummingcr
970 John Cook
798 Lewis Piddlehier 971 Jacob I lamer
799 Joseph Peaumont 972 Isaac Cornelius
800 Joseph Cook
801 John Cook
802 John Campbell
803 David Conn
801 Kdward Cox
8'J5 Charles Coleman
806 Thomas Cook
807 Aaron Davis
808 James Dupree
809 Ocorge Dixon
810 Thomas Endless
811 Thomas Kb urn
812 David Faster
818 John Krwin
814 William Kwell
815 Joshua Fentou
816 Robert C.rifTin
817 James Cunn
818 Stephen Harris cf 901 Richard Pond
D irnaH's company. 992 John Pilchard
819 Purrell Hughes ' 99.1 James Faddles
820 John Hart 994 Thomas Pvot
S21 Stephen Harris of 995 William Ward
Stedrnan's comp'y. 996 Richard Lucas
822 Shadrach Homes 997 Joshua Stocks
823 Samuel Hcllowcll 99$ William Kinkaid
S21 James Hall 999 William Risk
973 Thomas Pierson
974 Richard 1). Cook
975 Caleb Koen
976 Robert Caif
977 William Hurley
978 Josiah Daws
979 Sam. Norswortliy
980 George Nicholas
981 James Roper
982 Robert Harper
983 Richard Martin
981 Caleb Albcrtson
985 Kbeneer Plack'ey
986 David Proadwcll '
987 Purrel Davis
988 Thomas Litile
989 Jeremiah Modlin
991) Micliael Leoney
825 Thomas Hill 1019
826 George Hill 1020
827 Thomas Hopkins 1021
828 Thomas Hicks 1022
829 Littleton Johnston 1023
''80 James Jennings 1021
881 Thomas Jeffries 1025
Kliiah Jenkins 1026
1
835
336
8l7
838
839
810
841
842
Jacob Kitth
1027
Armweil Herron 1 "5
George Richards
P. Harrington
Charles Ilaslip
John Donnelly
Penjamin Dorland
Proton Jones
Francis Jack
Prvan Montague
Archibald Kennedy 1028 Sam. M"ontague
John Ledum 1029
John Liscombe 1030
Willis Marshall 1031
Charles Mixom 1032
John Moore 1033
Pryan Madry 1014
Samuel M' Kirov 1085
Joseph M'Daniel
Published by onler of the
Job Ward
Timothy I'lumpus
Wm. Stewart
Jacob Owens
Sam. Goodman
Wm. Gregory
David Charney
3M87
General Assembly.
IJISSOL. UT10.X.
TT1IIK Copartnership heretofore existing un
i dcr the firm of Samuel W. Lindsay & Co.
is this dav dissolved by mutual consent.
"SAML. W. LINDSAY,
ANDREW LINDSAY,
JOHN LINDSAY.
MerkJenhur-. Jmi. 17, 1822. 1w92p
T SHALT proceed to sell the following tracts
2. of land, at the Court-House in Morganton,
on Saturday, the 27th day of April next, to satis
fy the taxes due on them for 18 .0, viz :
250 acres, jriven in by Kphraim Evens, P ing
on a branch of the Catawba river, 6 miles eastoi
Morganton; value S'-
150 acres lying on the waters of Silver Creek,
given in by John Rcinels ; value SL50.
50 acres on the waters of the south fork of
Catawba river, given in by Daniel "Workman ;
value S25.
100 acres given in by Eli Hufman, on Pock
Cree k, a water of the south fork of Catawba, for
1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820; valued at 100 the
three first years ; at 50 for 1820.
T. r ? M. PRITTAIN,
Sheriff Jlurlce Countv, V. C.
February 20, 1S22. 7w91
THE following tracts of land will be sold, to
satisfy the taxes due on them for 1820, on
the third Monday of April next, at the Court
House in Salisbury, viz :
190 acres, belonging to Allen Ccok : tax,
Si oi.
161 do. belonging to Thomas Pollard : tax,
S00 50.
196 do. belonging to Julius Daniel ; tax,
SI 05.
JOHN PKARD, firmer Sheriff. .
Salisbury, March 2, 1822. 6v 91
"J) AN away from the subscriber, at Charlotte,
k Mecklenburg county, N. Carolina, a Negro
Poy b- the name of SIMON; dark complexion,
stout made, and five feet seven or eight inches
high. He speaks low when spoken to. It is
supposed that he will make towards the county
of Prince William, Yirginia, as he was purchased
in that county. 1 will give the above reward if
the said negro is delivered to Isaac Wilie, Con
cord, Cabarrus county, or 25 dollars if secured in
any jail, and information given, so that I get him
EVAN AVI LIE.
March 24, 1821. 5()
The Celebrated Horse
NOW in full health and
vigor, will stand the ensuing sea
son at my stable in Salisbury, at
r the moderate price of twelve elol-
lars the season, which sum may be discharged
by the payment of ten dollars, if paid at any
time within the season; six dollars the single
leap, to be paid when the mare is covered, with
liberty of turning to the season afterwards; and
fftccn dollars for insurance, which will be de
manded as soon as the mare is discovered to be
with foal, or the property exchanged.
The season will commence the 14th of March,
and end the 1st of August. Mares sent from a
distance will be kept on moderate terms. Prop
er care and attention will be paid, but not liable
for accidents or escapes of anv kind.
MICHAEL PROWN.
Jiori 1st, 1822.
nnscRiPTioy.
NAPOLEON is a beautiful sorrel, sixteen
hands and one inch high, of most excellent sym
metry, and possesses as much power and activi
ty as any horse on the continent ; and as a Race
Horse, stands unrivaled.
8.vt99 M. L.
The High Pred and Celebrated Foal-Getter
mi got
proposed
aqfaiu
FL.OFUZKJL
A fine sorrel, upwards
VXHJ WXT s,xleen "amis high, hand-
nY somcly marked, of large bone
1LjJj2J&m and great muscular' power,
will stand the ensuing season at Salisbury every
Friday. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday and at
Concord every Wednesday and Thursday, ex
cept when shewn at public places; unavoidable
accidents excepted. He will be let to mares at
the moderate price of twelve dollars the season,
which may be discharged "by ten dollars, at any
time within the season ; six dollars the single
leap, to be paid at the time of service ; and fifteen
dollars to insure a marc to prove with foaJSw.
Floriel, as a foal-getter, is equaled by few, and
excelled by no horse ; which may be seen by
reference to the hand bills, where the certifi
cates arc signed by a number of the most res
pectable citizens of Halifax, relative to his colts,
and the performance of his stock, and other par
ticulars ; also his pedigree. The season to com
mence the 20tu of March, and end the 20th of
Julv, 1822.
WILLTAM HOWARD, and
P-ltf LPAVIS SIIERLEV.
U7TIEREAS my wife, M'arguret IlicLs, lias
? absconded trom my house, bed and board,
without a just cause for so doing ; I therefore
forewarn all people against harboring, comfort
ing, or trusting her on my account, as I will not
pav any debt she may contract.
PENJAMIN F. HICKS.
V.;v;-i Cc.Mch 18, 1S22. tP5p
Y
TIIO! THE KAtEIGII KEG1STEII.
DERATE ON THE
COjXVE.XTIOX question.
HOUSE OF COMMONS dec. 1S21.
Mr. Morehead said, this subject was
one of great interest to the State, and
on the decision of which no man could
feel indifferent. It is a question which
is calculated to call forth that kind of
public feeling which is necessary for
the welfare of the country.
Mr. M. was sorry to see any thing
like party feeling introduced into this
argument. He must tell the gentle
man from Newbern (Mr. Hawks) that
he had misunderstood the remark of
the gentleman from Salisbury, (Mr.
Fisher,) when he said we will have a
Convention ; it was not the language of
menace which he used, but of predic
tion. If he could prevail on his friends
from the Kast to attend dispassionate
ly to a plain statement of facts, he
should have no doubt of convincing
them that our present representation is
unequal and unjust, though they
still doubt the policy of the pr
amendment.
But the gentleman from Newborn
has endeavored to excite an alarm in
the committee, which was calculated to
prevent a fair discussion cf the merits
of the question.
The gentleman from Halifax (Mr.
Alston) had compared the situation of
our large and small counties to the
States of New-York and Rhode-Island,
under the General Government.
Mr. A. explained. How are these
btates represented in Congress: Like
the counties in this State in the Gener
al Assembly? No, Sir, the United
States are each of them distinct and
independent Sovereignties, whereas our
counties are marked out by lines
changeable at the will of the legisla
ture. Congress cannot divide a State,
or interfere with it at all. Mr. M
hoped, therefore, this comparison will
pass for nought.
Do we, asked Mr. INI. see property
represented in the General Govern
ment i No ; the Senate is composed of
men representing the sovereignty of
the several States. Go, then, to the
House of Representatives. Is any
thing like property there respected ?
No ; nothing but freemen, with the ex
ception of three-fifths of other persons,
which was a matier ot compromise
with the Southern States at the time
the Constitution was formed.
And is there anT reason (asked Mr.
M.) why property should be represen
ted in this government? If so, how
would gentlemen have property repre
sented? How is the Senate at present
composed ? Is it not the representa
tive of the landed interest of the coun
try ? Is not this a sufficient representa
tion of property ? Would you have
your slaves represented as in the gen
eral government? Would you have
property represented in both Houses ?
If so, you would put it in the power
of wealth to dispose of the destinies
of your country.
But the gentleman from Newbern
says that Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Mad
ison, whom he calls the high-priests of
Republicanism, live in Virginia, where
no person unpossessed of freehold pro
perty is permitted to vote for a repre
sentative, yet he says they do not com
plain, nor are their unrepresented peo
ple less readv to fight the battles of
their country- Sir! in the late contest
with Great Britain we have seen the
sturdy yeomanry of Virginia ordered
to Norfolk for her protection ; we have
seen them fall victims to the climate
and to exposure ; and they now lie
mouldering in the dust, sacrificed by
the laws of a country in which they
had no voice ; sacrificed by the laws of
a State in which they were legislative
Iv annihilated. Mr. M. said he ad
mired the character of Virginia ; he
reverenced her sages ; but he hoped he
should nnt be considered as a political
iniidel, when he told the committee,
he shuddered to think, that the poor
freemen of his State should ever be
excluded from the Legislative councils
of the country.
To whom, asked Mr. M. did this
Country belong, when it burst the Bri
tish fetters and became independent?
It certainly belonged to the whole com
munity, and not to the wealthy alone.
Why, then, thould the people he de
prived of any prh ilege for which they
jointly fought and to which they are
justly entitled ?
Mr. M. believed, If he could assure
himself that the situ uicn of this Ssate
would always rem:iin as it now is, he
would not be in favour of calling a
Convention ; for no gentleman of that
committee held the constitution more
sacred than he did. He approached
it with that awe, with which Moses
approached his God while the thun
ders ot Sinai were playing around him ;
he touched it with that diffidence with
which the Israelites touched the ark of
the Covenant. But the foundation of
our political Fabric is rotting ; we
must repair it in time, or in time it
will tumble.
What, Mr. M. asked, was the situ
ation of things at the time when our
present Constitution was formed ? The
Eastern part of the State was almost
the only part which was inhabited.
I he West had but few settlers But
our lands are now rising in value, and
our population is every day inert-isiiig,
while the Eastern part of the State re
mains much the same. Take us, said
he, poor as we arc, and where is the
boasted superiority of the East? Mr
M. apologized for this remark ; buf
said, the moment this subject was in
troduced, the gentlemen from the East
made it a party question.
Mr. ??I. said, he had made a fe
calculations on this subject, which ).
would offer to the committee. In ti -is
estimate, he had given Granville the
West. He had considered Wake as
neutral, as she ought to be. She V s
much the darling of the West ns of the
East. He had made his calculation
first as the gentleman from Neu bern
wished it to be, according to Federal
numbers.
The total amount of population (in
cluding slaves and free persons uf col
our) is 638,829. The whole i-rdrral
population of the State is 556, 839.
The Federal population of the- 27 W s
tern counties is 305,015, which, reck
oning 2,993 persons to send a mem
bcr, entitles them to 102 members, r
stead of 81, which they now send,--The
Federal population of the 34 l :
tern counties is 234,100, which enr
ties them to 78 members, instead oi
102, which she now sends.
The Federal population of Wake
county entitles her to six members.
Representation, then, upon the Federal
principle, entitles the West to 22 mem
bers more, and the East to 24 less than
they nowsend to the Legislature,
and Wake to 3 more.
Go to the next principle of repre
sentation ; that of free white popula
tion and taxation. The taxes of the
whole State (exclusive of clerks and
auctioneers) is SG5,735 60. Taxes of
the Western counties are S31,183 9 ;
of the Eastern, S32,203 41 ; of W .ke
county, S2.348 7. Estimating S353
for each member, and the Western
counties will-send 88: the Eastern 91,
and Wake 6.
Go to the next branch of the princi
ple, that of free white population, to
which the opposersof these resolutions
have the greatest objection, and the
Western part of the Stale will be en
titled to 31 more members than she
has at present, and the Eastern part to
34 less.
For the total white population of the
State is 419,200. The Western coun
ties have 253,235, which, allowing 2,
253 persons to send a member, will
give her 112 members. The Eastern
counties have 154,014, which will give
to them 6S members. The white pop
ulation of Wake being 11,951, gives
to her 5 members.
So that upon the principle of free
white population and taxation combin
ed, the Western counties are entitled
to 100 members, 19 more than at pres
ent. The Eastern counties, to 79
members, which are 23 less than at
present. Wake county, to 5 members
instead of 3.
Then compound the representation
of the Federal population, free white
population and taxation, and the Wes
tern counties are entitled to 101 mem
bers, 20 more than at present, and the
Eastern counties will be entitled to 79