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I I ro - y .af w rli ll: - i I - M 1 J II III ' J 1 &L18.1UliY 1828. VOL. IX NO. 419. ' T f 1 i I . I I ! II 111 Si i . W Mf mt i-ipm. mS la ..mHh.iw p - r - i 'Ml. COMMUNICATION'S. , Ml kMKAW .m UMUlltl, i. Cmm uiv rue b citCiL.vbcrt women have obtained parliamentary er legislative divorce, - d tlf asawrsiwaiM'i irn mw mi iw : a Ce m leetawee bt prouVsotJ af av ,ooaiv 4 'ion t4 McatUaa f nardrrif JW, vrbere the (tarty has behaved sccofUinf to Hie general i rlved rnaxirM of honour f C. ' AT The above queries did aot come into our haBdstiniSofiAio-t. . E. a ni wiiTiae easoLimw. llsrried, on the 6th ult. by the Ilcv. Mr. Steele, J4r. Thomas 0. Colenuui to Mia Ann CUrk, daughter of Col John Clark, dee'd' Also, on the ilk ult. br the same, Mr. William Clark to Mist Elvina A. Henry, grand-daughter of Patrick Henry s AO of Halifax count, rg ima. A 80SC. IkScaltd fUu Tknpia AWWjr" faliiburj . TWkl ..! ft1"f 4 nwf mM mi mi i mh w, aw- a eh r s-iv-wa aw ,.'. itii -' i . - . cm to. n -. r - aM 9mm4 a I (nwirtluwwtl u-1 u fa f t M, ' A TW a.i mm w iVnrm . MSI Ml at t. lr, to. wmm m Iku, Mt H m. Mil. Cterk. hi .toll to I to ton tns viirtii rsaiiaua. Every one must fed "ti interest in the life of ihe Pott Lowpcr.by whose ArrUini the fancv U so pleased, and the heart improved j and more partic ularly, when in him we view the strange union of shyness and ambitioo, of cheerfulness and despondency. Mr. Cowper was born in lleartfurd shire en the 15th Nov 1731. At six years of age, he lost his affectionate mother) whose influence, had she been spared, would io all probability have rescued him from that depression of spirits, wtuch. hung in a thick cl ud over his mind during the irreater nart of h subsequent Xtf -Is ! MUrql pleasure, to read his lexers written 50 years alter her death, 4q- which he apeaks "f his mother, with an ardour of aflVctioo that would have done hon our to more youthful divs. Soon titer Mrs. Cwper's death, our Poet was taken from the family, and aent to a grammar school, where he was tingled put as. the t jbject. ou which an cldet boy might vent hi spleen. So constantly was he har assed by this ymithfut tyrant; ihat he dared, not to lift his eyes upon him higher than to his knees and he knew his oppressor by his shoe-buckles bet ter than any other part of his dress. After remaining two years at school, Cowper was sent to reside with an occulist, for the recovery of one eye, which was like to fail. Neither here nor in Westminster where he after wards spent 8 or-10 years did he en joy the advantages ot religious socie ty ) and on leaving school with classi cal attainments of the first order, he was as ignorant in all points of religion a the satchel at his back. Between the years of 8 and 18 Cow per was often assailed by a depression of spirits very uncommon at so early an age. The despondency was not how ever without long intervals of cheer- lulness and strange as it may seem he was now running a high career of T,ce I . as Jt respeciiJvipgrhe gloried m his DroiTcicDCv. Shortly after Ieaviot? Westminster,1 Cr wai pur under the - w J o care of an eminent lawyer. The dis TosiriotTbrthe family did not tend to cheer up his naturally pensive mind. He was never induced to attend pub lick worship, nor was the gloom which hung over his mind in clouds growing "pjore dark, tven dissipated by the rnrna .nnnr nl rrnnversatlOn.,i But little disposed to tudy-,anA hf ,ne much leisure time he, pent-.tbe greater part4f4 with-his-friends then voiuvn ju sney sometimes induced him to visit the .temple of God .from which by disposition and ociety he had previously -been ettire ly excluded. The study of law was to um a " Task. It was commenced trough the iotreaty of his father j and ater 12 yeart residence in the Temple, i that Cowper. could : boast, was a tikened constitution andanaccumu- M til MM llli nil S.UW, w Wr latioa of melancholy, from theoppres- sioq oi wntcn.it was scarcely possfliie mat nit mina should ever recover. During' this ong teasoo of gloom he louod tnu'h comfort in reading the oioua v pucnos of Herbert pbut- was strangely advised Ttoiay ,f Mide; 4I ihcvT would undQubtc.illv.-increaaehU oajectioo- bo itronjri8 ihe' dispoil tion to man. to attribute the deoret sioa.T this mind to. the loflucoceof rc igioo, and that the tatter tends only to increase the fortrie'r !j From an in difference to religion, Cowper pro ceeded to doubt of its reality, and question the truth of Ilevehtion : vain ly thinking that could he believe the bible to be of divine authority, the natural consequence would be, a full acquiescence in all that it required. The fallowing incident will shew to what a pitch of depravity he had ar rived t While conversing with a friend, he mentioned the clerk-ship of the Journals, and said he hoped the pre sent incumbent might soon die, for he had some expectation that the place would be conferred on him by the friend at whose disposal it was. Thus he coveted what was not his own, and that too, with the spirit of s murderer. Oar he at length obtained hiV Wgt or sire, i ne cicrx soon dying, cow per was appointed hi successor. He accepted the place without reflecting fur a moment on the state ol his mind, which altogether disqualified him for jwyiniatolimporunce t- he-was moreWymr 6ld: iT"WVs now thetrtttime- tfvef of't disposTtinn sd""reserVed an3 timid, as to. be, altogether, unable to appearin-publtckr"" As there-was op position, and dissatisfaction with the appointment from another quarter, Cowper was told, that he muM expect no favour from the House of Lords ; but that even' measure would be taken on his first examination to disconcert him. This put him upon the rack. All necessarv records were at his com mand j but his distracted mind was not io a state for culling information. He now had his own covetous desire to hit daily augmenting sorrow. To Mjni- publick rllti w M eivc up all claims to the clerkship, and his resignation was like to cast doubt upoo the discretion of his friend who conferred the appointment He compares his feelings every time he entered the office, which was daily for half Vcar: tu those of a criminal just coming in view of the gallows, lie looked to insanity as the only end of his trouble. For this he longed, and hjs greatest fearwas hat. his ret son mlfcht be" continued so long, as not to exempt him from an examina tion before the House Seeing this would in all probability be the case, he resolves upon self-murder as the only alternative. Calling at an apotheca ry s shop, he bought an hall ounce phial of laudanum, which he carried in . mm a his pocket lor several days, ready acainat the approach of the fatal hour. Seeing one morning in the News Pa. pcrs, a letter on suicide, ne was conn- dent the writer had mm in view, ne was so infuriated that he rose up im mediately and wlled hastily into the field, where he intended to perpetrate the dreadful deed. After proceeding about a mile, the thought occurred to him, that there was no necessity tor murder ; he had only to sell his eitccts and pass over to France : and in case every means of support should then fail, he might by a change of religion rasily acquire a place in some cloister. Without further consideration he has tened back i but while preparing for his passage, the plan lost all appearance of practibimy7pearingv lous; He then determined on drown inc. Havioir hired a coach, he pro ceeded to the destined place but the water was low and persons present, which precluded the possibility of ef- fectinc hi p"t"- H rHrd the driver, to, return,. 'and closing ; the shut ters ofubc coach,; twenty times. did he put the phial to his niooth and a$ often was inillnWtf olf wfftr an irresisif- ble fprce. When returned, he retired to his room and then prepared to drink the poison,, but .watt prevented by the entrance o a person in an adjoining apartment. Grieved of his ill success and trembling with fear, he emptied his poison and threw the phial into the street, and assumed quite ft cheer ful countenance m conversation with a friend who visited httn that eeointr. !Ie retired to rest, that night, hoping never to tee the dawn o! the lolowlng day, which was to bring him before the House. He t ought for hs pen knife, arid lying down, pUced I under hit left side, and 8 or 3 timet fore all hf ght sipoojtttbnt the jxjnjt was broken, and he failed of huDwoose. Towards morning as the dreaifttl hour wat fast ipproachinffT hi? took "lis car".' ter and having made us noose, 3te w It tignt around hit neck . With thisht sus pended himself successively on hree different places in the room t but lone of them would bear him. At Icljrtb by setting the door open, the gter being long enough to admit a Uge angle of the door, he here suspended himself, and pushing the chair fLm under his feet, hung till the "bittr- ness ol temporal death wat sa " While in this agonizing situation. he heard a voice say distinctly three tirtes ' Tu over' At leneth he felt as though a heavy blow had been recelv ed upon his head and after some mo ments, coming to himself, he found the garter had broke and he had fal len upon his face. With much diffi culty he reached the bed, sodxalling for a trUod, gave him his cosaouaainri as clerk, and ith it went all 'resolu tions of self.murderrCowper was ImiT mediately impressed with. t sense of his great sio, and wat driven even n despair. Although more than 30 tHafit could be saTd of him aVof P.TiT 'behold he prayeth." His friends obtained for him a place with Dr. Cotton, whose skill in maladies of both soul and body was of incalculable ad vantage to our Poet. While residing with Dr. Cotton, W, Co wper's brother from Cambridge came to tee him, and it was by his conversation the despair gave place to hope. Thinking a less expensive mode of living would now serve him as his health bad become quite restored, his brother obtained for him a situation near Cambridge ; where after a threatening of hit former with Mr. Un win, in whose family he resided until his death, which ' took place April 25th, 1800. The picture I have drawn it a gloo my one but it was for this purpose : to refutethe imputation ot infidelity, thst Cowper's melancholv was the ef feet of religion. We see it interwo ven with his nature, -and his darkest hours wetr, while- living in rebellion against God. The truths of - relicion - wre nirbaim that: Wd : $w only his troubled heart. Even while smart ing under vouthful tyranny, the text " I will not fear what man can do unto me" gave him renewed vigour. The melancholy which succeeded his con version had many external causes to aid the naturally pensive disposition of his mind. The death of hit brother . i i r. anu nis seclusion irom society were much against him. To this we may add his having too much leisure. Private devotion with him, seemed to take the place of active duty. Let the impartial infidel (if such there be) trace Cowper's melancholy from the 6th to his 69th year, and then say if he can that all was but the gloom that hangs over a mind devoted to religion. PR101. A note for a pennv, issued by the "bank of Nortr -Americar,1'- m 7l with all the formality and language of a bill fur. ten thousand dollars, was pre sented to the same bank in 1819, and p aid in specie ! If Beer is bottled when the bottles a . . 3 rr, I are wet, it is never gooa, i ne Dot tles ought to be dry, perfectly dry, and the corks good. TFive " tons of pfi''.(wt Been. made the present season- tnthe town- of ctM for the. copsumption of the inhabi tants of the town. " Suday Schools. It it estimated that there are one million two hundred thousand children enjoying the benefit of Sunday School instruction in the United States. BIANoIOtf HOTEL, MLlSBUHr, NORTH CJMOLLYJl, f iv iiaA Uemoio ' fllHIS ekgmrt establiktiment, situated ."Tl 1. at the north corner of the Court XJLIIouae, tu been recently rr paired and unci up in a nmw anu superior style, lor the rt ception of Comnsnr. The rreateit oalna La beea . jakrn. ,to oroeure, tW.this. latl )imM Mw. iurarturr ef errrr-tfeacrtpuoo, titer t hr the comfort of Travellers i the most sp- are r " bar stocked with huioe liquors, and we stables auenacd by UI)rinr Atul attcaUrr hoMlm '. Tbe,-(Mnienc of this situation-is equal to any in the place. The house contains a number of private rooms, and out houses, well caloulsted fur the accommodation of Travellers snd Boarders. Attached to whiih, there is a Dry Goods and Hook Store. ( To thoe ho may please to csll on him, he assures thrm that no pains will be tpare ; to render their stay comfortable snd pirating. EZRA ALLK.MONfJ. Satubury, Srfit IT. 1827. 82 ViUltrtttiinent. UK suh-cribrr has removed from the boii'e formc-rry owned by Cspt. lUheri II ak, dee'd. to th houM lately occupied by Mr. David I'orter, in the east end of the town t where he will continue his TAV EH.V. He sincerely I hunks his friends and tbe public for ihe pstronser berelufore eiten- ded to him i and he solicits the coutinuance of their lavors. lie pledges his unremitting attention to his business, snd kimliHs to thme mlto may be oleaatd so sail wpow him, - 13, W, KKUU. llUUtmHt. frttltU (. X C. April 1 4. 1828 r liliKmbKribcr having estabhslicd I a line of PACKETS betwern flUfuiLrpMa snd mimtntton. ."f. C. 'skes tin. method to inform 'he pub ic, that t V rwel wiH leave f hiladrlnhir .1ua-iHfiington, N. C. about every ten data. eicept when prevented by ice in the lleliaarc. Goods and Produce intended fur this convey. cr, b received and forwanf-d by les.rs. Uaritiu U Uuitim. or Fsyel'e.nllf, . C. and Messrs. Slow (J H'kitUrr, of Wilmington, N. C. at the lowest rates i-f freight, snd least espense powible. Having Mnrc rsod Veutli in the trade, Commanded by careful captains, wrll acquainted with the coait. and Cabins wrll filled up fur the accommodation of I'attrugeri ; he therefore trusts to meet with enciHirsreineni'. JAMES I'AriON Jr. Smilh Wharf. Philadrlptaa, MurrH, 1 8 rf nit 24 DUig Vialasi'isment, Bt Jattbh II sodwsrfA, . . WHO respectfully inform the citiaens of Sal isbury, and the surrounding country, that ha has taken the House on Main Htreet, in said town, two doors east ot tne Court-House, former, ly occupied by Jacob Krider,. Eta. as a store) where lie is prepared to carry on the Dying1 Business, in all its various branches. ilks, Cottons, and Woollen, will be dved any color that may be desired, and he will warrant his colors to stand. All kinds Jif Merclianta' tioods will bt dyad, and finished off as neat as when imported. I-adies Dresses dyed by pattern or otherwise, any color. Gentlemen's Coats and Pantaloons scoured and finished off in neat stvle. I-adies' Leghorn Mitt and Straw nonnet'dyedandfiiuahed.euual 7T IX 10 m Ue United Stales. Mouriung..Dre'icjL.j1(Wa, 28 fd!ln hortfl la ' tti a the hektest manner. The public are requested to patronize the subscriber'! estaliiisiuiient. ins utmost emu a- vorsahall be exerted to give the most entire sat. Ibfactio.i to sll who mav please to favor him with anv business ii the above Ine JO.SEPII WOODUriHTM Saliihtn-, Junr V. !82H . JO SPRIWi FASHIONS f tJS T received from Philadelpliia, the Spring ef Fathittu, accompanied bv the various co lors and forms now in vogue st the North ; which will enable the subscriber to suit all, both grave am (ray, who mav favor him with work : His work shall be better made Ihsn any in town, and warranted to fit well. The subscriber having been appointed by A. Ward, of Philadelphia, as a teacher or his Patent Protracter system of Tailoring, will instruct three who may desire to learn this superior mode of cutting out garments. BENJAMIN FRALEY. Salitbury, X. C. April lit, 1828. 09 BOOK BINDING. FTTHF subscriber respectfully informs the cit 'M. iiens of Salisbury, and the surrounding country,. tint he has established a Book Bindery in said town, on Main Street, a lew doors south of the Court-House ; where he, will be thankful a oia.a uswu IfsswI rC unrk in Isia linaa Ki ii nuas IV icvVfTr l'J kind of work in his line of business, From a number of years experience, in Europe and America, he feels confident of being able to give ntire satLJactioiv-to ail those who may s- vor him with any description ot BintUng. Blank Booki made to order, after any pattern furnished, on short notice, and at prices which no one can complain of. Old Botks Rebound, either plain or ornamen tal, on the most moderte terms, All orders from a distance, faithfully attended to. The pat ronage'bnhe public is r repectfutly solicited, by their obt servt JOHN H. DE CARTERET. WAGONE RS, TT7ILL fiiid it to their advantage, to stop at f F tle HAG OX YARD, where every con-J venience is provided for Man and Horse, to make them comfortable, at tbe moderate charge of 25 centa a day and night, tor tne privilege ot the Yard, the use of a good house, lire, water, and shelter. Attached to tbe Yard, are a Grocery and Provision Store, Bread Shop and Confec tionary, and House for Boarders and Lodgers, in a plain, cheap, wholesome and comfor table style. , L C9 FajetieviSetliC4pnIt. THE subscribe lJiist returned from thJ North, with as yi4i an assortment of Jewelry tWatchet $ilverJVarctWc, , si wasevar wiTaretl-iof MU iavthia piae. Ji Jcaelry is of the Isfest Importations, and thai most fashionable and elegant kind to be had in - any of .-the rsvanhe viHeat tfmtwr n4 ' " mU,ftMtt:Tki?t &c, fcr'An in :- few davs, he will receive a very clrgmt awn- -ment of Jtn ffrory u. - Alsoj alt kind of Sit- 'a, kept constantly on harvl, or snado to y order on abort notice. AH of wpidi will be aftld,: lower than o4 goods were -ever aliaposed -o--.1 oefore In this place. .... - The public are respectfully invited to can and eiamine these goods j their richness, elegsnce", and chespness, cannot fail uf pleasing those who wish to buy. All kinds of Irate St i Hepairtd, and warranted . to keep time : the shop is two doors below the court-house, on Mam-street. ROIJEKT WYNNE. SaViAurv, .Way 56. 1828. Itf To Ue Vubic T IIP. subscriber is now receiving a large and reneral aasortmer.t of i9ry Goodt, Cutlery, and Hardware, of all descriptions, from New-York and Philadel phia, where they were selected by himself, with care, and bought lor cash, and which are offered on the most reasonable terms Me will sell for . cash at the lowe.t prices otherwise, On time. Country Produce bought, at the highest market . priors. Arrangements are made to receive. UoU monthly, from the above named places I which . w ill keep , u p . t .good . supnljc oCgTesh , Goods. Call at his Store in Salinbury, snd ex- amiit f.r vtrsdves. JOHN Ml'KPHY. it. m. nugai, or., alt. vvmMolaaser, Rum, Wines French Brandy, kc. ke. Abo, for le, as above, SwaimU asaoiaa Panaceu, fresh from the proprietor in Philadelphia. Mm 8(A. 18?8 13(26 Vrtft 3oov. - - J l'T received from market, and for sale un usually cheap fnr tmh only, at the subsets. ber" store in Charlotte, a fresh and elegant as sortment of " "" "" Dry Goods f Gricrrie, c?c. comprising all articK s usually kept in a Variety Store. 1 heae Goods are of the latest impnrta. tions ; snd consequently of the newest fashions and rooit approved patterns and they will be disposed of for cash, at the lowest poaaibla prices. Please call, and eiamine i they will be ihown, with cheerfulness, to all who may wish to look at them, whether they want to buv or not. DAVID PARKS. Chnrhttt, ,fi 14, 1828. ' 420 ftutirb Lttiid for feale. THE subscriber being determined ta return to the ea'ern part of the State to nnin neat winter, uU'ert for sale his valuable Planta tion tn nuwan oxiiiIt, nonUinin thm AmioVwd and twenty -one acre$; all of. which is ol a supe rior quality. ; Those" who have seen the land," say it b eottal to- any in the county. - There arsj excellent btiildings of every description on the place, ' Person who want a healthy situation, a good stand for a Store, and sn elegant fnrui, will be very much pleaned with the land. 1'ba land is ten miles west of Salisbury, on the She mil's Ford rnad, sdjoinin; the lands of Mr. Allmaod Hall, Mr. Joseph Cowan, and others. I deem it onneceswfy to "say v any "thing furt he"r,' "as it is " presumed the purchaser will view the premises. rcnaser will view the premises. 1UCUAUD X'. HOLMES A f " V- ' j im ' .Ma atid Lands. rpIK vshiabre- Mitts and WJaJJ fiwmefly lie l -,,, f c,rm. .. .ij r !fercroriae by the )ate purchsser. This Isiul , iet 0 )utchman, creev 4 miles east of Mocka. P ville, adjoining the Giles Mumford tract, and is equal to any land in Rowan County, with a large proportion of superior meadow i the Mills are of superior construction, and have now a very good snd incressing run of custom i the water power can very conveniently be made to drive any kind of Machinery. For other particulars, and terms, apply to Thomas D. Uibbs, one of the proprietors, on the premises. 16tf THOMAS D. GIBBS, JOSEPH HANKS, PETER SANER, JACOB SANER, .May 254 1828. MARTIN SANER, " N. B. Another tract, belonging to Peter Sa ner, adjoining the above, containing 225 acres, will be sold in connexion with the above, or sep. arately as may best suit the purchaser j which is likewise first rate land. Ahi, will be sold, a lot adjoining the town of Mocksvillc, containing ten acres of land, with a good dwelling-house, with out-houses, and an excellent garden : this property will be sold low4.PiL!c9.?hAtii)g Jerrosv-Applv as above. I offer for sale, a small 7rae istttd, 'wherea-1 on I now live, containing 136s acres, by survey, lying 6 miles west of Salisbury, in Rowan county, with about 35 or 40 acres clear ed, and under good repair and high cuhivation, It is deemed useless to give a more particular description, as it is believed those who may be disposed to purchase, would wih to view the land. DAVID STEWART, May 22 1828. 3tl9 Commuted to ive Jail OF Mecklenburg oi'tmy, b th W day of 1 . April) 1 HiWj sa -ncrs wmatt named Ann who sayi ahahelQiica to a man by tbe name olL The owner is renuesteil to come forward, prof e property, pay charges, and take her away. ... JOHN SLOAN, ShcriJ May 12, 1828. 1 " Mecklenburg county. V toe Cents UevftrA TlflLL be diven for the delivering to me of a V f bound boy. .by tJie name of Xelnn Lurf wick, about 17 years of age, who left me, with out any occasion, on the 15th day of April last. .,. NICH0LS3E.LUDWHJK. Slay 22d, 1828, 2M9 B! M v.- a , !.:. )':, -a it .' i ? e a. - rrl- f . fi. . -4X' -va 3? ' ,' A V ,.T-rJ.asjg--ia( t ' -: - - ' Ti ' . ' - ' t A
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