II .
"7" ; - r r-
It it tn ic tokUuin from Li, which, tucvcr tiM al oJ in tUrm-If th rmtUnc l(jtilitjr, lkh
Anitnvr-ip3fUllc heart of id ciiaco, a4 ).,b Ui U tal4 'nh little temofie. Th wbdoi of Irgulailon la
ttpcclki'jfkctaUeultdif Uwton cuiuclcnco. " Dr. CLuwin.
SALISBURY, 110 WAN COUNTY, N. C .'.MONDAY, APRIL in, 1831.
VOL. 11... ., NO. iCf.
I m&m
'v. .... !... ...
, ll'.Ul -...
v
.uisqnhh.is :oj.v.
f It m with great ulcAre that we
Wirt,t the Honday School meeting
atdy hdd in Wahtugton. The cause
of religion, (loci Dot to U sure, stand
ia need of the influence of great names,
to sustain its principle or advance its
progress, tot there something cheer,
ingia the apectacle of the homage
ametimei paid to its excellence, by
those high in the lavour and esteem of
their fellow mm, anu inose opinion
re received with attention and regard,
Jhe sentiments coutained in Mr.
Wirt's letter, do honor to hie feelings
it a true patriot, and will elevate his
character higher than ever. We wilt
nol, however, by any remarks of our
own,"lon(;er detain the reader from-a
nerusal of ibis truly excellent letter.
p Ed.Caz.)
Washmoto, Feb. 16, 1831.
arXf-lichlilita2lJll
my power M be with you this evening,
thu I might have united my humble
efforts withthoscf our fell w citizens
vho' will be present, in advancing
this great and, a I believe it Heaven
Hirer.rd cause. That 11 Liberty and
" 11 a rrutn wr.icn nas ion iiecn
nomn to the wise, and of which we
art a'1 becoming convinced by fearful
experiance. It has been the ignorance
cftne people hieh ht' -o long en
Rbl-.'d tyrants to hold the world I
chains nd they have never Uil d to
hurst thfin asunder whenever lighi
has broken in stronglv upon them
Rut if thev arc permitted to relapse
into ignorance and its natural attend
.m omvpllinff vice, tvrants will rise
a tain, under the nme of patriots
and we snail see the world replunged
intrt f Jothir rJarkntsr and tJesp-rtism
It is not jn .the ..nature of things, that
lar Ai trnment can lone" aub-
r I . v
aist, xt epl amDg 40 enl'iibtenedan(J
ifirtM-Mia - oeoDW- nothine -else-an
hiciii3hem"ag3insr
wicked ana inirigumn puiuiviu.
tk . iIimvi cAme in the name and
- grb of ptricuimt.aadrcalUngjhcm
frm nf the necDie. cnea
fi.m tn thir ruin. Every rffrt
iherefore, to enlighte'he peop1e,"de
the ii-lu suntiort ot every
nenuine fri-nd of Liberty i id I Hail
with onafffcted joy the ardr with
which this great and philanthropic
plm, has breo every where received
Viewed in a temporal and politics
lightv meTtlyJtjk3ervc the , stro-g-
st support from all vho wish the co
tinuance of our free and happy insti
totions at home i und when we see the
efTt that our example is producing
on the world, the motive ior our c
eri'mn re to far loftier and no
bler sentiment. It is the cause, not
nfrh TTnWpil State onlv. but of the
whole earth. It is the cause of man
throughout the world j and who is
then so poor and sordid ot spirit, as
to think only of himself, when the
great question is,- whether this CdTLh
shll be inhabited by enlightened and
virtuous freemen, erect and tirm on
the basis of independancc, or by hordes
of ignorant, grovelling and prostrate
tni? the dust from the feet of their op
pressors ? But in connexion wiih
these great temporal benefits, your
trocietv has a stall Higher ana. noiier
aim spreading the light of the Gospel
and advancihff the kino-doro of the Re.
In relation to the world at
large. I believe that public virtue
has do solid basis, but in Religion.
I mean by public virtue, that which
tmpeliTTn aff,in all his public acta, to
look solely to the good of his country,
withoot any view of personal nggran
dizement. I believe that the fathers
of our revolution, were for the most
part such men. A great crisis called
Aemout, and the common danger,
as well as common hope uppljed a
great motive of actioni which "lield
(hem tbgctherand directed their u
oited efforts to the )ibertioo of their
h rtiua once passed.
dtheobiect achieved, the oaoiralj
passions of man came into play and
ihcucamc personal ambition, with !!
ita uiastrous retinue of fiction, in
trigue, injustice, barbarity, slander,
cootention and strife, until! dur whole
country preseots scene from which
every benest and peaceable man re
cu, without a ray 01 nope, eicept
froWthepdwer:of;lheA
Private vjee always keeps pace wi
public immorality. Principles
ith
and
manners descend n4turally from those
who occupy distinguished places, to
those who dwell in the humbler walks
of life. This is an admitted truth in
monarchies, and we have bad experi
ence enougi ti know, that it is exteo.
sively true in republics. ()e distio
guished man is able to corrupt a
whole neighborhood by his example
aod machinations J and the sphere of
his pernicious inSuance becomes en.
Urged, itj proportion to the eminence
lo which he has risen. The onl cor.
recti.m is that which you seek to apply r
and the plan is laid in the profoundest
wisdom."" negln at the other 'end 6f
society, with the rising generation.
in the humbler walks of life. Phnt
in them the seeds of that Gospel, to
ho4 powr-tb world-ofcivdisl
man bears evidence, and vou faise up
great antagonist pnnctplo which
will overwhelm corruption, though
seated on high. The people in truth
hold the 'upper placeamong'us , They
are the sprint head, the natural foun.
taut -oali-powcr.- Purify thcioun
tain and its stream will be pure. And
what is there so efficacious, nay, what
Is there that huiny power -ar'all to
produce such an effect, but the Gospel
of this recTeemer carried home tothe
heart by his spirit. Mere human vir
tue is a cheat a scintillation at best,
which we see contiually extinguished
by temptation. It has no power l re
sist the call of selfish' ambition, and
the tisuie of vile means and agents
which such an ambition never fails to
employ. It may make a shew in pub
lic j hut it has no power to resist the
man in private, aod which have al.
ready poisoned all the springs of moral
setiotis am irrg "Nothing te ss th an
the living conviction of an ever present
GouVlefore wfiowFarFac
thinking and apeaking, and that we
have a future state of uever ending
fxistencei -dejciint-aift-l.ta-approba
tiou. can impose a moment restraint
on the indulgence of human passion j
and the formation of a ne w spirit with
in him. which will convert that re
straint into liberty and- privilege, and
make the services of G d his highest
hannineus. here, as well a; nis i
here, as well as his only
sure hope, nereaucr, ih
soiritual work of the Gospel of the re-
1 . i r. ' ti.:. :. .k.
dmer,-wlMchhaibroug!ilJiieana
....
immortalitv to licht, and furnish to
man a motive and a spring of action,
which enables him to tread the earth
ai
and all iti vile pursuits b:oeatn nis
feet in the contemplation of that im-
i . L!.t i.. L 'kaaSajninnr
mortality to wnicn c i . uivui..B.
With these sincere and deep convic
tions on this subject, it is delightful
to anticipate the change that will, in
all human probability be wrought by
this great and magnificent scheme of
Sabhath schools, in the ncn aua pop.
ulous v alley ot tht-Missi ssippi. It is
happy to see that there is notning sec
tariiin about it. but that the whole
chHsiiinc
ment. And it it not less nVVj
artfreatiwr-pM
ty, or of temporal dominion to the
church, hs ;no concern in mis case,
that the great objects in ytew are of
universal concern, the ainuaioo oi
i;ht and knowledce. and the deep
aod wide disseminating of that pure
religion, without which human Virtue
degenerate into an empty shqw, or a
hypocritical instrument of ambition.
That this truly noble and benovolent
phn ma --be-.placexL-under, wjieaod
juditious direction, that it may be
crowned withsuce'essby Him alonewhd
has power so to. crown it.'and that the
ki lRdom of that Redeemer may come,
is the fervent wish and prayer of
Your felkHfrcitiaeo,
WM. WIRT.
The Rev. Mr, Rreckenridge.
Rncietn. The manners. ol
- ,
tbc Pulish ladies are more exooisiwly
fascinating than those of all others.
To prefer another city tn Warsaw is
impossible. There you find the most
refmrd ton of Paris allied with orien.
tat manners, the g d taste of Ivirope,
and the tnsgoibceoce l Asia unltsd,
the politeness of the most civilized so
cietv with the plain Unaffected hoipl
tJJtjC',C barbaroQirnillop C.Vf ho
would, not admire. a people whose "ex
ternal appearance is universally noble
and propossessiog i and whise manners
though plain and unassuming, are po
lite and cordial. In the cities you
meet with good breeding aod urbam
ty every where and in the country a
good natured roughness prevails.
The comprehension of the Poles is
quick, their conversation light and a
greeable, and their educatin has made
them possessors ofeiery talent. They
have the gift of languages, are deeply
read in general literature, eloquent and
accomplished. Their taste in every
fetats -highly-cultivated j they are
admirers of the fine arts passionately
foudTjffetef"indpTivate theatricals;
and of their national dancing. - Their
dress is original i some of their customs
extraordinary ; their style of living
magnificent, Theyjre. goaLando
pru.heartcd, and very gratefully iu.
dined. Jour, of a Xvbieinajx.
Frrm tkt ffrm-Ttrk Dailg Jdvtrtitr.
' 'FurttffpartiailaFf of
Guerrero.
Messrs.- - Edit4r Th- attentive
and continual perusal of the journals
of this city, has convinced me that
very erroneous opinions are entertain
ed here about Mexican allairs. and
especially about the causes of the as
s tssination of President Guerrero. Rut
it is in relation to the latter event alone
that I now propose to communicate to
you the contents of two letters received
here hy a friend of mine, per brig
Virginia, from respectable persons, in
order to warn you against the fallacy
of the ministerial Rcgistro Official ol
Vera Cruz.
Guerrero was peYce fully" living in
AcapulM;constanUyjLjirimgerjij.thc
operatibnVf thelaouihemlinaurgeais
of the country againstjhe government
ot uustamente, aiuiougo uuugcu io
live sheltered amone tnera, that he
might not fall into the hands of hi
enemies, by whom he had been de
clared to be-aooBtlsw But Busts-
mente ana ma ministers, yiiamau auu
Frazio, thinking that the destruction
of Guerrero-alone cotsld cause that of
all the democratic part ot the nation
formed in January last a secret con
trsct with a Francisco Pitsluga then
in Mexico, captain of the Sardinian
brig Colombo, anchored in Acapulco,
and an agent of the house of Girslamo
Rossi, Genoa, Pitaluga- waa then
seen to depart again for Acapulco.
On arriving at Cbipalcinago he was
imprisoned, (probably in virtue of a
previous plan concerted secretly wun
Gen. Bravo, residing there,) as a spy
of Guerrero t he was tried and set at
at liberty, for want oj proojs He
then proceeded to Acapulco to ahow
to ftuerrero an official copy ot this
sentence, as a title to his confidence
nd friend. Guerrero fell into the
snare they became intimate i they
gave dinners, to each.otherandfinalty
Tiraluga invited Guerrero, together
with Primo Tapia, Tavlita, and two
othe
h Colombo. There they spent a
THtorfoWaHhaigh
coffee was served in the cabin when
Pitatuga went suddenly on deck, thut
the door of the cabin, cut the tablet
and set sail. The darkness of the
night prevented the garrison of the
Fort from perceiving me ireacucroua
movement of the brig. She left the
port in safety, and went and landed
the victim at Hautulco, a' amall port
of the neighboring state of Oajacv,
w.hwe.eyeryrt
receive them.
A few days previous to this admiri-
bUtoap fetal, Bustamente had said
to a friend of his io Mexico, How
much will you bet that before the end
of fhis month (January) Guerrero
will be in my power V 7
The news of the arrest of Guerrero
having reached Mexico a counciKof
ministers was held to determine
whether the affair ootfitto belaid be
fore Congrra, but It was resolved that
Guerrero ought pot to be locked upoo
as a more privdaged person than any
other criminal. There was, however
an individual who tried to save hi
life, by speaking ofclemencv aod gen
eroiity to Vice President Uustamente j
but behold the reply, of this Jicro t
When 1 drcsvnhe iword.istmjt. the
revolutionists, I threw the sheiih away
untill their distraction should be com
plete. Who had more right to Met
icao gratitude than Sroor Iturbide,
who did not cause "a single drop of
Mexican blood to be shed to sustain
himself? But the negro (Guerrero!
who has cost so much to the republic!
Ruitsmente. Aleman. Frazn. and
others, aim at the centralization of
the if public ; that is at the consolida
tion of their throne.
TUE UOUXMRT UYE;
aoM via Tioai asttra.
Much dissatisfaction with thedecis.
twet of fc4ttg'INUI ia expres.
sed io Maine. Tins leehng is oof,
however fully warranted. All that is
wanted cannot be obtained in every
a . m a a
case oi arbitration, aiucn nas oeee
accorded-ia-ibta-insuoce... Wha.t-rt
mains will one day accrue to our Union
io another mode. Dome of the Maine
writers have bestowed uncivil epithets
a a . a
on the royai umpire a proceeding
uniust and indecorous. It cannot oe
presumed that he waa psnial to Great
BntaiiuJlis decision was xpmmunj
cated at a time when he had taken
much umbrage at her conduct in rela
tion to Belgium.
The editor ot the Boston Daily Ad
vertiser,- a qualified - critie at to the
geographical question of the North
Eastern Boundary, says.
The leading points of the decision
have been reported unofficially from
Amsterdam, and from London, We
know of no reason to doubt the sub.
stantial accuracy of these reports. I
they are cofrecfrtheiimpire has difld-
ed the territory in dispute, between
the two parties, making theSt.John
river the boundary line, aod giving to
GLeJIritfina
of the territory ciaimea oy ine.ynuea
States, arid to the united t3tatei nearly
5.000,000 acree of te territory claim
.1 U.. r Wriitn
The question appeared to be one
which mighLbc. with the utmost pro
priety submitted to the arbitration of
a friendly power. - it was ao suomit.
ted j sod-the decision is now. made.
We find from the language of the pa.
pers of Maine, and from other sources,
that the decision is entirety unsaimac
torv to the people of thatute. I
wai not to be expected that it would
be satisfactory but we had hoped that
whatever mightbe the dectuoo.
would be submitted to with a good
grace and in a becoming temper. We
trust still that auch will be the course
pursued by. the people of the State at
large, though some intemperate ex-
pressions may be thrown out in aome
quarters. - .
Admitting that the St. John is to
be excluded from the discription of
rivers emptying into the Atlantic, we
do not see that so reasonsoic a princi
ple could be adopted for settling the
controversy, as that of dividing the
territ6ry,to wwcni-unaer- tne aamiS'
sion, each party had but an imperfect
title; -Admitting ..theu
principle, tooVwe have the advantage
in the decision, by gaining the best
part of the disputed territory, besides
gaining two and a half times as much
as ia awarded to Great JJrjtain.
Street Preaching. An individual
calling aimself Adam Paine. wearing
beard which reaches nearly to nis
girdle, has been engaged during tbe
last two or three days in riding about
the streets on horseback, and preach
ing; joauch individuals as curiosity
draws around bim-YMterday Ke"was
rather roughly handledbyomJdle
boys, who collected about him and
perpetrated sundry annoyances aa well
on himself, as on theaniraat he rode i
buxthiris not alh he seeroa to be an
ooyed by the police, who threate4o
confine him, for gathering crowds U
the injury t the public peaceynd de
cency. He aeems, howeyer, to be
nowise ambitious of be, crown of nftr-
tyrdom. ' He told a trwd yesterday
who were around hiiaBer the Park
that he was not in the pov r r j 1Wf
as he had not CiLlltd th, together,
that he knew both the vine Jaws,
and the corporation , la, iy9 jatvi
and all. In conclusion, H re com-
metaded all to read a. particular chapv
the abofrrinatiofiipfoneoffte indent .
cities, and to apply the description and ,
denunciations, io our .good cty of
modern Gothem. N F. Courier
BAD COMPANY. ;
' The srerr sound of the exprnslot
bsd company,' is painful to indent
andpiousear. The soul of the go man ;
trembles at the idea of being thetana..
paniott of the wicked. And wk is
thereaaohf IU has many remos
or it. He has reasons which rttae
to time, aod reasons which relate ta
mm m
eteroitv, lie knows sucn comptty
to be disgraceful. The wise and g4
udce of men by their company r
with them it Is always counted disrr.
oublc to be aeen in the society cl
those whose character is stained. C
vil company also hinders religious im-
provTmmTnkrs-off-thc--hert-frotn-
Godi gradually lessena the fear of
sin Imperceptably drawa men into
the commission of iniquity f and ia
this way, destroys both the .usefulness
ancLcomfort vt life.- It has been . the ,
ruin of thousands and tens of ihousabdi
By H multitudes fcav beew led oo- to
actiona and rrimea at the bare thought
of which their souls oce shuddered.'
By means of evil compsnv, they hsve
had their minds filled with fears, and
cbnsciences'ovcrwhclmed with horrors
sod for one that has escaped by true
faith and sincere repentance, there is
reason to expect many nave gone ,
down to hell. ;
If therefore vou value your credit ana Z
comfort in life, your peace in death,1
or your Juppinesa in eternity, shun
evil company aa i Hestructioo j and re '
member, that junder thejdea of dani 1,
geroue aocletyjrwe are to Include "not r
only the drunkard; the Profane wc
ter .the UBchasie,c or! the -iahone st
but Bkewisrallrho-TtoTiot love Godj
and obey the gospel of Jesus Christ
Lordi keep me wear thyself -
General Guerrero The NewYorlc -
McrcaVfilcAdvertlscrt. after saying -that
the Mexican paperaJbayc ndt in
formed ua of the' manner in' which .
this General was made prtsonerVstatcs
on the authority of a private letter,
that it is reported that he hart charter
ed a Sardinian vessel at Acapulco, to
convey him to a small, port eooih of ,
that place, in the' possession ofhil
particiaos. The Sardinian captain
enticed by the expectation of a larger;
reword carried him to another port
privately informed the government.
authorities of the panengera .he had
on board and demanded .the sura of
25,000 dollars for delivering him in .
to their 1aads.Afterlome parley;
the captain agreed to take 6QfO doll
ais for bis' treachery, and Guerrero)
was thus delivered into the hands of
his enemies. His subsequent fate js
known. The letter states that he wis
tried and condemned by a Common .
CQuriMirtiaUpf no highet rank than ,
would be required for the ttiat of
common soldier .
Behind Hand. An idle fellow tho
other day complaining of his hard Jot '
said he' was born the last day of thd'
year, the last day of the month, and
the last day of the week, and he had
always been behind hand, tie be
leved it would have been fifty dollars
in his pocket if he had not Beta bora
at all ! V . . -
This mn belongs to the same schoot -
of wits no doufa with him who. hired
himself uut to labor for life at eight "
dollar arvtnonth, r with-n agreement;
that he should have half hia pay at the
end of evertrraonth and the rest wbcO.
hip time was out.
Taunton Reporter, " .
A gentleman in Georgia advertif
ing a farm fur. sale, says that thirty or 1
forty bushels ot Bull frogs may be rais
ed to the acre- and alligators sufficient
to fente rtt tract, hy. QGZ&lr' "
-
-- i , . j . 1- : V
- i ,