SALISBURY:
Tl'KSDAY MOUNINCJ, APRIL 30, 1322.
ERRATUM, In our last wc mentioned that
"Wood, who was convicted of manslaughter at the
last term of our Superior Court, was admitted to
the insolvent debtor's oath. Wc were under a
mistake : the application in Wood's behalf was
made by his counsel, but the Judge promptly
rcjected it. It was Medley, after his acquittal,
who was allowed the benefit of the insolvent act.
A pamphlet has recently been published in
Baltimore, entitled " Letters to the people of the
United States, on the subject of ilk gal disburse
ments of the public money," Etc. The letters
were originally published in the Baltimore Fed
eral Republican. Some of the most esteemed
citizens In the United States are charged as public
defaulters citizens whose characters cannot be
traduced without wounding the honor of the
nation. The author professes to abjure decla
mation, and deal in facts ; but he has distorted
and exaggerated the facts upon which he founds
his charges. His arguments are very specious,
at first view ; but they art deceptive and un
tenable. In fine, although he affects to deal in
fairness, he is like the mole, a creature; blind and
busy, smooth and deceitful, continually working
under ground f On our first page will be found
a letter from Samuel Smith, Esq. which will give
our readers an idea of the nature of the charges
made against the general government by the
author of the pamphlet above alluded to.
On a careful examinati on of the pro
ceedings of Congress contained in the tivo
Intelligencers received last week, (for no
subscriber in Salisbury received more than
two) we discover only a few items worth
the attention of our subscribers that is,
if we may be allowed to judge from the
sleepy task ive had in reading them. But
ive cannot be surprised that so little busi
ness is finished, when it is known that
every motion, or resolve, or bill, which
gets into the House of Representatives, is
baulked and bandied about like a " biscuit
in a beggar's bag" is considered, com
mitted, reported on, and laid on the table ;
is taken up again, and r-considered, and
recommitted and if it thus runs the
gauntlet without getting rejected, it is a
lucky urchin indeed.
TOR.YABO.'
On Wednesday, the 10th in.it. several
of the upper districts of South-Carolina
Avere visited by a violent storm of rain and
bail. The hail fell like large pebbles ;
and the wind blcww ith such fury - as to
unroof several houses, and prostrate fen
ces, trees and palings. In the village of
Cambridge much damage was done ; and
a Mr. Thomas Drightman, jr. a carriage
maker, was crushed to death beneath the
ruins of his shop. He was a steady and
industrious man ; his death is greatly la
mented by all who knew him.
We have received a communication
from " A citizen of Lincoln" which ani
madverts very severely upon an advertise
ment in the Raleigh Star, of the 29th
March, for a runaway negro. The own
er, Bryant Richardson, offers twenty dol
lars for his slave Emsly, if delivered to
him alive ; and twenty-Jive, if delivered to
him dead ! It is upon this part of the ad
vertisement our correspondent remarks ;
and the feeling which he displays, and the
sentiments he utters, are honorable to
him ; they have our warmest approbation ;
but for reasons, which the writer will not
misconstrue, we must decline inserting
.his piece in its present shape. No one
can more strongly reprobate an advertise
ment like the above, han we do; and wc
would go as far as prudence, nay, as far
as duty, would authorize us, in holding it
tip to public execration : but this is as far
us we can go. ?
Wc know not what right any individu
al has, in any case, to authorize another to
kill his negro without an act of outlawry :
the laws in no part of this country, give
the master power over the life of his ser
vant : and if any one shall so far divest
himself of every feeling which gives dig
nity to humanity, and for the paltry sum
of twenty Jive dollars, take away the life
of Emsly, he will be guilty of nothing less
th a r u rder, and will most certainly ex
piate hh crime on the gallows. What
will be the punishment of an accessory?
it is not difficult 'to divine.
It is from such publications that the
Northern States have imbibed their erro
neous opinions of the South, and contrac
ted such groundless prejudices; and it is
a fact, unjustifiable and uncbaiitablc as it
may appear, that from an advertisement
like this they will form their judgment of
a whole community. The people of the
South no more approve of such induce
ments to commit felony, than their breth
ren at the North ; they would no sooner
justify them ; and we cannot but regret
that any editor should seem to sanction
them, by publishing them in his paper:
besides, it is very doubtful in what light
the lavj may view such a publication.
roil TIT E WESTE11X CAROLINIAN.
Messrs Editors : I read with great
pleasure the letters in your paper of the
9th and 16th inst. giving a historical detail
of the battle of King's Mountain, and of
other revolutionary transactions. What
gives to them an additional interest, is,
that the writer himself was one of the ac
tors in those pitriotic scenes. With a
knowledge of this fact, we feel assured
that we are r.-.ding history, and not ro
mance. Whatever in any manner affects
the character of our State, must be inter
esting to every true mki of Carolina : not,
less so, when it goes to show that the part
which our forefathers look in achieving
our Independence, is much more impor
tant than what existing historians assign
to them.
Mr. John Adams, (whose name, not
withstanding the errors of his administra
tion, is dear to every American, ? has said
that there is no true history of the Revo
lution ; and that, in a few years more, it
will be impossible to make one. If this
be true as to the country in general, how
much more so is it to our state in partic
ular ? Of other states there are histories,
though they may have their deficietices ;
but of North-Carolina ihere is none, after
the administration of Governor Tryon.
The part that she bore in the revolution,
the achievements and sufferings of her cit
izens, all live only in the memories of iier
few surviving patriots, and will in a short
time be lost with them. How important,
then, while they arc yet amongst us, that
some efforts should be made to avert from
oblivion facts and details important to our
charactci as a state, and honorable to those
worthy men that risked life and all for in
dependence ! Is there no son of North
Carolina, blessed with adequate talents,
who will come forward and redeem the
character of the State ? The materials,
as yet, arc abundant'; the field as yet tin
occupied ; and a rich harvest of honor and
of profit lying neglected and untouched.
The ground is untrodden, even before the
year 17T0, the period where Mr. William
son closes his history ; for, for to say the
most of that gentleman's work, it is a dry
detail of badly selected materials ; and
every North-Carolinian must regret that
there is not a better account of our caily
history.
It is known that Francis Z. Martin, late
of Newbern, now of New-Orleans, has in
readiness for the press a history of North
Carolina ; but even there wc cannot prom
ise ourselves much. Mr. Martin is thought
to possess but one of the requisite qualifi
cations of a historian a spirit of laborious
research. No doubt his work will supply
us with many facts now but little known ;
and, in that respect, be very valuable. But
if we judge from some other books of his
compilation, his history will be written in
the dullest prose, with bad arrangement,
and in large bulk. Mr. Martin is a book
making man ; and, like many others of
the trade, goes more for size than for the
contents more for money than for honor.
But we want a history of another cast
one that will do justice to our revolutiona
ry efforts.
Mr. Wirt, in his romance, styled the
"life of Patrick Henry," claims for Vir
ginia the honor of having started the rev
olutionary balU as he calls it : and Mr.
Adams, in some letters published a few
years ago, puts in a like claim for " old
Massachusetts." But without presump
tion, it may be said that the claim of North
Carolina to that honor is as susceptible of
good proof as in either of the other cases.
Written and living testimony may yet be
obtained, that will go far to show that the
spirit of the revolution began in North-
Carolina as early as the administration of
Governor Dobbs; and notwithstanding it
was checked by the energy of Tryon, yet
it was the same spirit which afterwards
spread like wild-fire through the country,
and ended in glorious liberty. William
son, in his history, brands the actors in
those efforts with the epithets of " rebels,
iveak and deluded fwodc" &c. But to say
the most of the regulation it was fire?na
turc, and not well concerted. Had the
revolution failed, it would then also be
called a rebellion, and Washington a trai
tor. " A successful effort of the people
to change their government is called a
Rezolution ; an unsuccessful one a re
bellion." But, Messrs. Editors, I have digressed
far from the subject upon which I sat down
to say a few words. I only wished to vde
clarc the pleasure I felt in reading the
letters above alluded to, and express my
hope that the same pen would furnish us
with details of other transactions of the
war known to him ; not so important, it is
true, as the battle of King's Mountain,
but still of too much value and interest to
be suffered to pass off to the tomb. ,
A NORTH-CAROLINIAN'.
Salisbury, Ajiril, 1822.
TOR TIIE WESTEIIN CAROLINIAN.
Messrs. Bingham If White :
You know it is common for man to have
a natural partiality for his native country.
I was born in North-Carolina, and in Row
an county ; and though now a resident of
Georgia, where I saw the prospectus of
your paper, I at once resolved to take it.
The matter in it, thus far, both original
and selected, I am pleased with. But in
none of your remarks am I more pleased,
than those in favor of a Convention to re
vise the Constitution of North-Carolina.
Your remarks perfectly coincide with my
own views. Common justice and neces
sity dictate the propriety of a 1 'onvention
in your state. I have been a strict perus
er of all the speeches for and against a
convention bv the members in the East
ern section, of North-Carolina against it,
and the Western section for it ; and have
to confess there was no argument advan
ced by the Eastern gentlemen (great as
they are ; for it appears they claim all the
consequence of the state, of course all the
intellect too) against the resolutions intro
duced by Mr. Fisher, but what, in my
mind, was lighter than air. However,
they reasoned tolerably well ; and had they
possessed a good cause, no doubt they
might have done much better. Why arc
the Eastern representatives in the Legis
lature so opposed to calling a Convention
or, rather, why are they opposed even to
submit the question to the people ? They
must be opposed on one of two grounds :
Either, 1st. that the people have not sense
to judge in such a matter, like citizens of
other states ; or, 2nd. if thev judge in the
case, they will carry the point that there
should he a convention. Oh ! here lies
the rub; the Eastern gentlemen fear this
last consequence. Thev fejr that the
Dagon of the East will fall before the Ark
of equal rights and equal representation.
As such, thev viewed the passage of "Sir.
Fisher's resolutions as virtually altering
the Constitution ; of course thev opposed;
them.
For my life I cannot see what state ex
citements exist in North C-irolina, of a
political nature, unfavorable to the call of
a Convention, in Georgia i,st spting,
when part spirit ran mountain high,"
the Legislature passed resolutions of the
same natuc ot Mr. Fisher's in our Le
gislature. But the people of Georgia
determined against a convention ; and
here the matter rests, for tfrc present.
Matters cannot possibly be worse in
North-Carolina than they were in Georgia.
When the Legislature of Georgia pass
ed the resolutions above alluded to, the
Clarkites and Crawfordites were at u dag
gers draw." The people thought the
times too squally for a convention. So
let the people of North-Carolina do. Let
the Legislature do its duty. Some of
their constituents require the passage, of
resolutions favorable to the call of a con
vention some, did I say ? no doubt a great
many. Let the Legislature pass such
resolutions : the people are not bound to
vote for a convention. If times are too
squally, if the sea is too rough, let them
stay in the old hull. But if ail is serene,
if the sea is smooth, let the people repair
the old ship, or build a new one, or live in
the old one as they please.
AMOR PATRIX.
The proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, held
at the Navy Yard, N. York, upon Capt. James
Barron, of the U. S. Navy, in 1821, have been
recently published by the authority of the Navy
Department. The following is the opinion of
the Court :
The Court is of opinion, that the con
versation, alledged to have taken place
between Capt. James Barron, and Mr.
Lyon, the British consul, at Pernambuco,
in the year 1309, has not been proved.
And the court is further of opinion, that
although the evidence produced by Capt.
Barron establishes his sincere and earnest
desire to return to the United States at
certain periods, and the difficulty of ac
complishing his wishes, yet the court is
of opinion, that the evidence of his ina
bility to return sooner than he actually
did, is not satisfactory ; and it is, there
fore, the opinion of the court, that his ab
sence from the United States, without
the permission of the government, was
contrary to his duty as an officer in the
Navy ot the United States,
rr.OM Tiir. avgustx iiimiker.
From good authority, we are authorised
to state, that a Gcrmar.diser of this vicin
ity did, on Thursday, the week of the ra
ces in this place, devour at one meal, one
large Turkey Gobbler, one old Rooster,
one gallon of Custard, two dozen fried
Eggs, one dozen of Shop Pound Cakes,
four large slices of Corn Bread, two
pounds of Butter, one quart cf vinegar,
one half pint of Brandy, and one quart of
water. These articles were consumed in
the order in which they are placed, save
the brandy, water, and vinegar, which were
taken at intervals ; and he assured the
company that he was not satisfied. J.any
respectable witnesses will bear testimony
to the correctness of this statement.
Extract of a letter, received at Petersburg, dated
Fredericksburg, April -13, 1822.
" Our little town was last night agaiu
visiled by that element, to the fury of
which it has so frequently been subject.
The cry of fire assailed the ears of the
inhabitants about 10 o'clock, most of
whom had retired to bed. It was discov
ered to be in the stable of Mr. John S.
Wellford, on the street leading up to the
Farmer's Bank, and there remains no
doubt but it was the vile act of some in
cendiary. The buildings being wooden,
and old, the flames were rapid in progress,
levelling to the earth in the course of ..
few hours all the houses on the street,
from the one occupied by Mr. W. to the
Farmers' Hotel, which being fire proof,
stopped its devastations. There were 27
buildings burnt."
The officers and crew of the brig Trav
eller, which sailed from this port on
whaling voyage, arc all of them blacks,
with the exception of the cook, who is a
white man !- J"'tj Bedford fiafier.
WILLIAM COB RETT,
In his Register for October last, introduces an
article " on emigration to America," in the fol
lowing style :
" How often must I say, that this is a
country for only two descriptions of per
sons to go to : Those who mean to work
with their own hands; and those who wish
to work no more, and who, upon the in
terest of two or three thousand pounds,
cannot live comfortable here. For far
mers, who think of gaining by the labor
of others, America is no country. Nei
ther is it a country for men with great
fmrcels of money, who feel impatient here
under the neglect of an aristocracv ; for
here such men have somebody to pul: a hat
off to them, and there iheyjr.d riot a scul
to do it They may swell and puff and
give themselves airs as long as they please ;
but, they will find no white man to look
upon, or to treat them, in any way but the
way becoming an equal. Nobody could
live a happier life than I lived in Ameri
ca ; but, then, I never attempted to stick
myself up above any thing that had a white
skin. I used to talk with them all that
came within the hearing of my tongue ;
and as I went along the roads, if I was
too far oh' for talking, I used to nod or
bow. I used to treat them in their own
way ; and they liked me the better. The
faults they find in the English are their
stiffness and commanding tone. " Free
and easy,' is the motto of the Americans ;
and they found me just their mark. I
liked their 9 I like them, I always shall
like them, and all that I can say is, that
those who do not like such a people have
no business to be amongst them. 1 bo-,e
who cannot live without having somehow
to hector over, would do well to Slav here ;
r i - i i ,
et will always get some poor devil to crawl
upon the belly before him
WICKED SPORT.
From the Savannah Museum, of April 8.
A splendid copv of the Holy Bible, will
be raffled for at the meeting house, this
morning,
chances.
The godly are invited to take
Two white men, lately convicted of
vagrancy in Christian county, Kentucky,
were sold for three months. The bidders
were two blacks and a white man.
The count! mav be Ciristian but, in our !
humble estimation, the people hardly deserve that
appellation.
By some late order, the King of Eng
land has unknighted all the Irish Knights,
as they were called in other words, those
who had received the " accolade, in the
drunken frolics of the Castle, from the
Lord Lieutenant, for the time being.
Lady Morgan's husband, Sir Charles, is
of this number ; and she is, henceforth,
plain Mrs. Morgan. N. Y. Amer.
MARRIED,
In this county, on the 18th inst. by the Rev.
J. Pickler, Mr. John Richardson, to Miss Mary
Dyson.
Saddling Business.
THE subscriber wishes to inform his friends,
and the public, that he has established him
self in the Saddling Business, at the plantation
owned by Dr. Ferrand, which goes by the name
of the Houk Place, 3 miles from Thyatira Meet
ing House ; where he is prepared to execute all
work in his line of business, with neatness and
despatch. He will make, on short notice, La
dies Saddles, with large skirts, at gl4 each, and
Gentlemen's do. at S1. All kinds of Bridles,
Harness, Sec. made at a proportionable price.
JAMES WILSON.
Ro-i-cn Co. April 29, 1822. GwtlOlp
A "Runaway JVegvo
""T7"AS taken up and confined in the jail of
V this county on the 16th inst. who says that
he belongs to John Woodward, in Fairfield dis
trict, S. C. lie says his name is TJICK. He is
stout made, yellow complected, about 35 j ears
cf age. Any person claiming said negro, is re
quested to come and receive him, according to
law.
JOHN ZIMMERMAN, Jailor.
JJncolnton, April 20, 1S22. 3vU02
11 ig oy SsvYe.
THE subscribers have in their possession for
sale, a new pannel Gig, made in New-York,
which will be disposed of on reasonable terms.
RANDOLPH & YOUNG.
Sausjurr, Mmcu IS, 1322, 93
SEMINARY for the- instruction of vouth
Jy. was opened at this place on the 15th instant.
Clashes for instruction in Spelling, Heading and
Writing. g2 50 cents per quarter ; Arithmetic,
Geography and Geometry, 3 per quarter j
lihetorie. Logic, and Ethics, g4 per quarter ;
Natural Philosophy, Astronomy and the Latin
Language, go per quarter. English grammar,
elocution and composition, will be taught each
student who can read and write, and no extra
charge made. Should health permit, this insti
tution will be permanent. Patronage from tins
and adjoining counties, and at a distance, is con
fluently solicited "and expected. Mild though
prompt government will be used, and each pu
pil's taste, disposition and talent, diligently stud
ied. Lax gov.;r .ment lias proved mischievous,
from ignorance in this matter; and energy be
come tyranny bv attempting to force nature.
Moral and religions instruction on the Sabbath,
and during the weo;;, will form part of the plan
proposed. This place nnd the neighborhood,
are indeed healthy ; and board can be had en
moderate terms. Three or four IJttlj boys will
be received as boarders, bv
13 EN J. D. ROUNSAVILLE,
'Principal cf th? Seminar:.
Lexington, V. C. . Ipril', 1822. C9tl-J4
AHssouon.
THE copartnership existing between .To". n M.
Greenlee, James Avery, and Edwi Poor,
under the firm of Greenlee, Averv Co. is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. Thosehaving
accounts on the books, will please settle the same
with James Averv, wiio is authorized to settle
the business of said firm.
JOHN M. GREENLEE,
JAMES AVERV,
EDWIN POOR.
Morganton, April 1, 1S22. SwtlGO
"jfTTAYING purchased the interest of Major
U Greenlee and Mr. E. Peor, in th-.- tVm of
Greeniee, Aery &f Co. will continue ' :o Mer
cantile business in the Fame house ; vlice h
hones, bv his attentiou to business, to merit a
share of public favor. JAMES AVERV.
Jforganton, .2nil 8, 1322. SwtlOO
TUST opening and for sale, at the Store of tl;i
9S subscriber, viz : Eluc and black Broadcloth,
very cheap ; do. common, various colors ; Cassi
meres, of different colors ; black and 'colored
Canton ('rapes ; Bombazcttes and black Velvets ;
Silks, and Silk Shawls, of every description ;
Cambric and Robes, for ladies' dresses ; l)r:ncs
tic Cloth, of the best quality ; Hats, Bonnets, and
Shoes, a complete assortment ; besides numer
ous other articles. Also, Powder, shot, and lead ;
best gunpowder tea, and chocolate ; Writing
Paper and School Books, &c. ZiC. Sec.
In addition to the above, a good supplv of
GROCERIES, &c. such as brown and loaf Su
gar, Coffee, and Pepper ; Copperas : Dutch and
English Scythes; patent hoes; Hard-Ware, of
various kinds ; Delf and China IT are, Sic. All
of which will be sold v-rv low for cash.
GEORGE MILLER.
Salisbury, April 8, 1S22 96tf
Wry Goods, &e.
THE subscribers have latelv received and of
fer for sale, at that eligible stand on Trio:
i street, formerlv occupied by Samuel M'Cornb,
Esq. a general assortment of DRY GOODS,
j among- which are some of the best elo'hs and
Labsmierfs, uisjeiuci v mi an ou er n i c' an-
thc,- M.;il be accommodated on reasonable terms.
A?so, a very choice assortment of ladies fmcy
goods, which will be sold at a short ?d wince from
cost. GRAHAM PARKS.
Charlotte, April 8, 1822. 4wtlvj
WWVuuu P-atton,
-Vo. 6 Crufl's South tVharf, Charleston, S. C.
j rjlENDERS his services to the plmters and
JL merchants in the western part of North-Carolina,
as Factor and Commission Merchant. The
facilities now afforded by Steam-Boats, in trans
porting produce and merchandize to and from
Cheraw and Charleston, will most likely render
careful agents more necessarv than tbnr.erlv.
W. P. will bur and forward Goods to order, and
sell all kinds of produce for a commission of 2
' Through the assistance of a friend, he will,
when it is required, advance reasonablv on pro-
duce which the owner may wish to hold for a
better market. He will also attend very partic
ularly to the forwarding of goods from Philadel
phia, New-York, &c. Persons unacquainted with
him, will please refer to Mr. George Miller. Sa-
j lisbury, N. C. David Reinhardt, Esq Lincolnton,
N. C. or James PattOD, senior, Ashvdle, N. C.
6vtl02
Sa(ieYT WaveAouse.
SMITH & WlilGHT
BEG leave to inform their friends and the pub
lic, that they have made an c-stablisment in
the above business at Newark, Neu -Jersey, eight
miles from New-York, where they have constant
ly on hand, of their own manufacture, an exten
sive assortment of
SADDLES sf BRIDLES,
Of all kinds, Harness, Trunks, Whips, and Spurs
Also, Skirting Leather; Rndk- and riarnes5
do.; Hog Skins ; Sheep, Can, ar. ; Morocco tio. ;
Saddle Trees, and Saddlerv Wrc, 'f eery de
scription. Merchants that are on to th:- North,
and deal in the articles, will find it to th; :r :;;cr
est to call and examine. Orders v ill be c ire
fully executed, and goods sent to any part cf the
United States. Thev respectfully solicit a share
of the public patronage
Aetrnrv, larch
AlexanAcY G"iraau,Taiio
f SHAKES this vehicle to return his grateful
9 thanks to the citizens of Mecklenbuig, and
the public in general, for the liberal patronage
he has received ; and hopes, by his promptness
and unremitted application, to merit a continu
ance of their favor.
Charlotte, April 8, 1 322. 4wtl00
To JndeYlaceYS,
TTOR the purpose of building a Male and Fe
I male Academy in Charlotte, N. C. Propo
sals will be received by either of the undersign
ed, until the Lost Wednesday in April next, for
making and delivering at thc place of building,
as soon as practicable, two hundred thousand
well made and well burnt brick, of the usual
size. Persons making proposals will say how
soon thev will undertake to deliver the brick.
JOHN IRWIN.
llOBT. I. DIN KINS,
4u-t99 WM. DAYIDSON.