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arcultiiral society ; t'i mi,r; 1 Convention. Ti.c ;. , ,A ' . Governor Dudley will perimj- f l-i ftt.;rJ ly the j the ineonveriitnce f procuw.g.tl.e ootoacf our own hrurty approval winch hui ammul J'cvjiw and Into Iu- Rinks, to pay taxoa auJ other dubtn of the State, end augural Las found among some of the ultra-Federal pros es of the Country. It i not often that iliey commend Republican tloctrinoti, TjlEjVESTEIlN CAROLINIAN , XHcksDAt Evesi.no, January 10, 1830. -.The Legislature adjoumcd, we learn on Tuesday ImL We apprehended and deprecated' from the first, tlit influence of political exeitement in embarrassing the iciwn of lite Assembly. subjects, .which, to the state, are of paramount importance ; :. the result hat mirHheiepprehention. The: discussion Hod com ., i t rr j i. if. n jiieratiQOl. jnejwawuiionjuoresE. vxjnbjvei uer osumed much time 5 However -we migni approve : Resolutions, (and' we do approve noma of their sentiments, especially the condemnation of the sla-; ish expunging act) we do not approve, the manner - i which the whole matter wni couductcd j , we think iK.t the Sute-Riffhts membere have not stood up to their principle! as it was fitting they should do, even if ,. ity could go so lar Wlin wc pauonaia as io suppon we ' : Resolution as passed, why did theyaufibr themselves to be misled, by refusing to vote against the insertion of web amendment (there were such offered) as contained. the expression of opinions decidedly orthodox i by a rc&iaxl sustain tein cy nav? abandoned their prin ' eiolta. and whether they did so on trie ground of expe- ' fona.at otherwise, it is the same,tbey are not justified. On the vital and important, "subject of Internal jm- mv&eol there has Men Jio enectivo action, so we ,.-. fast' where we stood before, '- i ' y i- ' Our Legislature did not secaj ftftliiukHiarthe ,r tide in our affairs" bad yet come,-ur we are enchained by -he ape? of strange delusion fated, la. slumber and ,, sleep, bat no , " The fault i Dot ia our stars,-- " . But in ourselves, that we areunderlings," -nd knowing thia we have yet hope that North Car olina will not continue forever a bye word for somnolen- cv her great reeourcesatedaily dcveloping,manufacturet springing-p, aodthere hsva-beea eheeringaigns that the people are now awake to their true interest, and will, we treat, when ihey are next called upon to elect l sacs an unequivocal expression of their will as can (either be misunderstood, or disregarded. .Let no man then, dispair because of the refusal of the Legislature "to adopt any measnres lor the redemption of the State, bat let all who feel the necessity of action exert them selves wihin the bounds of their influence, arid the re sult will be all that we can desire. . , .By the last mail we have accounts from Raleigh of a liter date, ;from wbten we learirthaf the rirfgfslatarchaj ; pissed the bill for the relief of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company (see proceedings 0 and also the aiii luinorizing a oiaie suoscnpuon oi mrcc-jijin uj the Fayettevill and Western ami. - A kill for the establishment of Common acbools.hu - passed the Cooimoiis, and was confidently expected to , Our Senators in Congreu have written an extraordi , .Mry letter to the Legislature, which will be found in the report of proceedings. ' We are aorry for the credit of ' these gchtlfirnen tllit they have i Jone V if ia not woir- thy of their high station, although, in Jiuth, it Ja pJsy- .og back M ther Legislature-pretty much -their own tame yet, according to the Republican doctrine.-whicb . hoMi that whenever, by any means the representattre ,Ctittina that a majority of bis eofiatitBggta are eppoeeri to ha osxirae, -or wmiW prefer to see hit place filled by prerions oVmonstrations to ac.U.nicpCflflenUf aoi resign Ui. Rivi The Iz-giblature of South Girolina, at tlio Into Sos sion, passed an act to secure the payment of any Iuan which might be maue by the Charleston and Cincinnati Rail Road Company A policy somewhat difforervt from that which governed the deliberations of their neigh bora in our Assembly. ; .." The following communication of A Aimer" is from a gentleman of ability possessing much practical in formation on the subject of which he treats. ;, U, is. in answer to some inquiries addressed' by the Senior Edi tor of this paper to the writer, requesting his views on the Ueology and Miueralogy of North Carolina. . -r :A ,",'-A:-':i XHAatorravNov.'80,1838';; Unusuaf occupations have so much enirad mv attention aa not to leave me tljat leisure for oonaidering the subject of your letwr whlcyujniDoriaJicftaflddLifl ficulty require. TTis'fmportsnt in the highest degree to Jiv eloP the mineral xesoureee f JViortb Csrolinaf inai mis valuable element ot her wealth may contribute its proportion to the irrneral Drojtneritv. It ahrailJ h an object wiiffill who feel interested in the matter, to adopt, as far aa possible, m their investigations a strictly scientific character -and submit no view which are not tested ov t close, faithful and enlarged examination of facta. It is no easy task therefore to perform the duty aright, wliile at the same time the spirit and object of your communication place it ot of n'X. power.tade. cline It altogether."" Truth on this as on 'any other sub ject muHt ultimately triumph. In the restless anxiety tor the acquisition or wealth, to which til are mure or less subject, the character of mining operations is liable to be greatly misconceived wild and unfounded expec tations are liable to be formed and when ruin and die. aster visit ignorance, imprudence, and inconsiderstion, mo uusiuns oi Biimiiff suiicrs in me csiimaiion or uiose whose wisdom and industry might render it profitable. If all the employments of life, by which gold ia ulti mately obtained, demand labor or are accompanied by hazard, can any reasonable man expect to lav his hand on the native metal as it exists inits motber earth with out care, intelligence or toil 1 v s no business can escape discredit nndcrsuch circum ttancea. - Most of the experiments which lis ve beco made ia this region or country have been conducted br persons not acquainted with the character of our people, ana onsaiiiea in economical mooes ot ousiness. 1 be character of ores and processes of decomnositirjn have neen Dadiy understood, while there has been an almost entire inattention to the treoloerical formation of veins. This latter consideration isof the greatest consequence in mining, i tie course and continuance of the veins will generally oe i governed by the peculiarities of the sur face under which they lie, A judicious miner will pre fer a ran which has some likelihood of permanent and regular prriuctfyenes occasional fertility. - lie, will observe the surface of the ground to be operated as being smooth and unbroken, aa gently declining by a regular slope, or as being alto gether irregular." Br this means' he will ascertain. with great probability, the direction of the vein and, of course, the prospects afforded to industry andcaoital. Every valley or ravine which intersects the course of the vein will nave some euecl on its onitormrty. Some times it will be suddenly sunk deeper by such a cause, sometimes it will be cut off entirely, - ndjnat.sorft!el, smaiiue noiu ine original poinuoi operation. , in ei ther case it ia the disappointment of the hopes of the miner, the loss of his labors, and the sacrifice of his means. -Other Consequences arise from irregularity of surface which 1 do not consider it important to detail The eeieneoof Geology ia chiefly valuable to the miner in connection with this subject ' The great truth that, the earth has been subjected to the influence of some general power, which, ia th course of iu operation. has produced stupendous-changes oil its original form is every where indicated in the structure of sold veins' It would seem as if, in ages gone by, some tremendous energy, in its wild and irregular exercise, bad broken the continuity of the surface, transported portions to other locations, and supplied the meaner created by foreign and disassociated earths. The fairest prospects have become illusory trorn this cause, "and 1 trust that this alliraioii may serve to direct the attention of those who-may-embark in the enterprtze. ' - ' a I ahftW, m soon aa possible, resume the subject of your letter, and t ' more extended consideration. ' pay renewals in Dank at ninny times 'to sutler a lo- in j ixclmnije of 2, 3, and as luyh as 5 pr, Ciut. Kritilvvti, thertfort, Tint the location of a branch of tlin South-Western ltail-ltoad Buik, in the Western suction of this State, will advance tlio interest of the citizens IhureoP; and correct, in a great measure the irregularities in the currency, of which we have so much cause to complain. 2. Jfrsoverffliat we prefer Lir.co'nlon, aa the loca tion of said branch to any other point west of the Ca tawba, because it will be nearor ilie centre of that por tion of our Ntate, "using South Carolina Bank notes for a circulating medium, and of course will benefit a great er number of our citizens. 2d. Because Lincoln ton will more nearly divide the distance, between Charles ton, the site of the .mother Bank, snd Knoxvilln, the site of the Tennessee branch., 3d. Because Lihcolnton is more in the direction of our trade to South Carolina and Georgia, and of the tra velling from Norta to Bouth ; And 4th. Because of" The established character of ber cilixcns for prudence ami businese like habits. ' Rnolvtd, That the proceedings of the meeting be published in the Salisburv osoers. '-, - T110S.'McNELYiCna!rmanr r.miuiM Omasa, 1 o,. of Virginia has abandoned his position of " armed aeutrality " and is now an open opponent of the - Aihaiaistration. Hia reception into the- Whig" ranks vroper, in hia state especially, is hot altogether so cor dial aa it might bebor aa unhesitating aa be perhaps otlcipated, there are hints that the near approach of the election for Senator at the expiration of his term, baa kid ita influence in settling bis position,' some ot the 3'J"CMJ JhU he has oulyhaadotd Uk Vaw Bureflt P that be thinks his fortune is declining, in the hope of conciliating the Whig party, and persuadiug them in to i lorgetfuluese of hut past transgrcssioM, but there are "M that he will not be able to atone so easily I the ' truth is, thai Mr. Rivee had fewer supportsrs of his "armed neutrality " than he expected, and finding him- kirin rather a close place,-distrusted by his former hands, and coaxed by the Whigs, "lie has finally de toraimd after maturely considering since last Congress, m bands with the latter ; from present appearan ce- his re-election far doubtful if not improbable, al fiioa ne njjj now considered as occupying a place n m whig ranks. ' ..;. 1 .'.; -. - .jr.' ;:7:TEXAa Oa the 10th ultn General M. B. Lamab waa Inaugura- I resident oi the Republic His address delivered on ,tia occasion toCoogresi Is att 'kble and interesting 'stale . .P,ry,r, allogotlier creditable, from ah extract which we ;'P thia week it will be awn lhalhe'isi exitireli adverse to.the auexation of Tcxu to the United States, for ma ty reasons, and declares that he has ever coniderdJt, fy Impolitic snd can conceive of no possibility of ; resulting favorably for Tefas either In- a civil, polit- or commercial point of view.' . - t ' -,Th Rcpotlsof the D. partmenls represwt the affairs the Country aa being generally in 1 flourishing con- Extract from the Inaugural Address of President La mar ' ;:: . ; '' .; , . ' : . .There ia, however, one question of the liTgnSt national concernment.on which I frel it a ifi5ileee and at duty to address myself to the great body of thQ people themselves f mean -the annexation of our country lo the American Union. Notwith standing the almost unanimous voiee of my fellow citizons, at one time, in favor of the measure fand notwithstanding the decision of tho national Con gress, at its last session, inhibiting the Chief Magi strate from withdrawing the proposition to the Ca binet at Washington I yet still I have never been able myself to perceive the policy of the desired connection, or discover in it any advantage, either civil, political, or commercial, which could possibly result to 1 exas. liut. on the contrary, a long train of consequences, of toe most appahng character and magnitude, have never failed to present them. elveMvhenever I havtrm"ertainediheenbject7nd lorced upon my mind the unwelcome conviction that the step, once taken, would produce a lusting regret, and ultimately prove as disastrous to our liberties and hopes as the triumphant sword of the enemy. And I say thia from no irreverence to the character and institutions of my native country, whose welforw, J. by ever twnnrul, and 4a atill ae. sjre, above any individual happiness. But a deep and abiding gratitude to the peopln of Texas, as well aa a fervent devotion to those sarred prmci; pl'bTeraiSseiiir'woM . defence invimd me to this country, compel me to say, that however, strong may be my attachment to the paretit land, the land of my adoption must claimoiyhighest allegiance and eduction ; her glory and happiness must be my paramount consideration ; end 1 cannot allow my self ''to epsak-Jn any -other than the language of freedom end frankness, on all matter! involving her safetv. dienilv and honor. ' -:W htratirfttrcrtnvin zha iDvTuuTle rights wliicli I I exas will have to yield up with the surrender of her independence the right of making either war or peace, the right of controlling the Indian tribes within herboidors the right of appropriating her public domain fo the purposes of education and in ternal improvement of levying her own taxes- regulating her own commerce and forming her own alliances and treaties when 1 view her divested of the most essential attributes of free government J reduced lo me level oi an union traction oi a giant power, or peradventure divided into temtoral dis tricts, with governors and judges, and excise men, appointed from abroad,' to administer laws which she had ho adequate voice in enacting, and to gathei imposts (or the benefit of those who levy them when I look upon her, arm soon will b, theor nucnpia of the world, pourinir her Bbondunt trea sures tiifo ttieTlHD of another pwpIOwri Hfii own - iriouiaiv vassal icuiuio piiu uin.uiifT-iiiai rnirrrunrtieiOntniuninsM widely, aepareted from her in pursuits as in distance, who are known to l)e bppod fdlief pcculTar and essential interests, and who are daily sending forth their denunciations against her from the fireside, the pulpit, and the couricircTia TiiberTa'ni S wheirrTie5rlnmdrTKaTin this sacrifice of right and dignity and character is to be made, for what T lorthn privilege of going into a union in which ane carnes weaun wiinont proportionate influence for the glory of identify ing her fortunes with a gowrnmem in which a large portion of nioTnhabitunta are alarmed for the aafb. y of the tery institutions upon" Which Tier own nopea or nappiness are nusea j a government em bracing conflicting interest and irreconcilable prej adices, with lasting causes of domestic quarrel where I exas can hone for nothing but a particip lion in the strifes that distract the public conm ils and alter passing through many thousand convul tons be the means perhaps of producing or aeeel erating an awful catastiophe, which none could be more ready to avert or sincerely deplore than her mil f when I reflect upon those the inevitable and total consequences of the proposed connection, and then turn from the dark and dreary picture to the contemplation of the high destiny that awaiis our . . . a a a ; a .-" country ; me great prrwperiry wnicn lies wiinin nei attnihntent, if she will but ippreciute her nature advantages, and not part with Ibe right of develo ping and controlling her -incalculable resources when I yiew her vast extent of territory, stretch ing from the Sabine to the Pacific and away to the southwest as far aa the obstinacy jofthe enemy may MAnHna a, MyMAuan.M Cm lliJ Mfn.J in M.L.llia Iu.i.m wjfiluckUv to iiiLliMkinfHkrtlto Hou.l,- M" ry f 1 the n. hgMfiited l ne ricnew sou in ino worm, ana vnoia u an in a high atate of cultivation and improvement her mountains of minerals yielding then vast treason ' V ' . rrM... r jjjn- 61839; Business is almost entirely suspended for the present- very little worth notice has been done durinir the week just ended our quotations of prices re nominal. We nonce sate oi country vv oisaey irom stores ai w cts. ; Corn ftom waggon 75 a 60 cts., (ready ;) Flour is dull at our last quotations, the stock on hand compared With last year ia much larger ; Cotton appears to be sought afer at our last quotat ons ; Leaf Tobacco ia much in quired for and would meet a rdy market here al a fair price, aa buiiklk baa been brought tottria tnaiknt yet in me aosence oi any amies inis weea, we quote oj a 71; Feathers 43; Beeswax 25: Tallow 1'2 a 13; Wheat $1 85 a 1 40; Flaxseed 1 65 a 1 62. No change in the price of groceries worthy of notice. No auction sales to report No arrivals since our last. . Departed, on Monday, the 81st ulr:; -Boat Diligence of Die Henrietta Company line with Flaxseed, Flour, Cotton, &.C.; also, on i uesday, 1st insC, steamor Hen rietta, with Beeswax, Feathers, Flour, Cotton,1 Flax seed, Wheat, dtx., &c., fur merchants of thia town. The shipments of Flaxseed during the past mnnth amount from 10 to lXJO casks of 7 bushels; eooal to 8,000 bushels. - We notice also the shipment of 75' to 100 bales cotton yarn from Factories in this town to the Northern market, where we learn thai It meets a ready safe at better prices than that produced from Northern factories, t. We have seen the cloth made at the Phwnix Mill, just gone jnto operation, in this town. W were pleased with it, and hope the proprietors will realise a reward equal to their enterprise, . . .' - Mocaavnxi, Davii Colmv, Jan. 5, 18M. According to previous notice, a large number of mcr Catron MaanEt.-Livcl-pool te1 WXtus 2ttfi"Ni ember report an advance in Cotton of per pound the oemod wai good, and sales had been large. . : K " " '! i w i ii i .. . . . - C"wisa.-The Washington papers containing the ,. PWeedmgs of Congress for some time past, fkiled to ti us until too late to extract for this week's papers. "Yaninof the mails sccording to new contracts, pan, rave se deranged our means of information v,t we have been almost entirely in the dark, lately,, "ceming the progress of events in the, world; we , ,r'-u!Ce the expectation, however, of having more ligl'it- &CT W are indebted to the politeness of a fnend in ' ibr several interesting public documents, for hich he Wljl accept our thanks. 1 Western Rail-Road Bank ia thia State ; and alter call. ing Thomaa McNeelv Esq., to the chair and apnointint? bphNim taither and M. t. Miller, Secretaries, adopt ed onanimouely the tollowing preamhle and resolutions; llaereos, the Western half of our State Irom Haw River to the Tennessee line, has never been supplied with a currency by the State, but has been Ml to de pend upon the Bauksof South Carolina and Virginia, over which our Legislature baa no control, and with the condition of which, our citizens, although using their paper, are necessarily ignorant, which atate of things may be attributed to the fact that North Carolina has never incorporated Banking capital sufficient, to supply the demand of the whole state, but hue content ed herself with about one fourth of the Banking capital to which her population and wealth entitle her compar ed with her water States, and to the tact that this tec tion of the State trades mostly with Sooth Carolina, Georgia and Virginia, and in no email degree to the tact, that ii ie iMnas or mis state, nave pursued the narrow policy of refusing to receive the paper of spe cie pay ing Banks of other States either in exchange or in payment, br reason of which, their own notes, instead of being sounded in circulation and forming a curren cy for our citixrna, have been callod in ss fu.-t as Ueued, thus leaving a targe field for the circulation of the notes of the Banks of South Carolina, and which state of things his had tho cflcct to compel our citizens, beeide? lo the touch f industry ; her luxurai.1 pastures all alive tab flocks and herds, and her wide field whitening with a staple commodity, in the produc tif which-elrocan hare no rival ja-ttb tho whole world for its market ; and then consider the noble purpose to which this immense and exhnustless wealth may be applied, in adorning and beautify ing the country, providing tor its safety and dofonce eu-lowing institutions fur the spread of virtue, know edge and the arts, currying to the door of every citizen of the republic, peace, plenty and protection, and when in addition to these glorious and grand results, I look stilt further to the important improve ments which she will be able to devise in govern nsntit, and lo the entire revolution which her ex amnio in free trade will t floe I in the commerce of T - .... . . -ii . .it . i a Other nalioua, emancipating it from the thraldom of, cn y-iu wnen you airiva uere, consequence-!, so fatul to l-l-r!y on tLc ot e h;n i, ami ti Iran .J t with 'hrtppincss anJ glory on the oth er, I cannot rcgarj tho annexation of Texa to ihe American Lnion in anv uther licht than ss the rave of all her hopes of happiness and jrrvatnosx; and if contrary to the present asjK'ct of aihurs, tho mulgam-ition ahnll hereafter take place, 1 ahull feci that the bliKMl of our nmrtvreJ heroes hud been shoJ in vain that wo had riven the chain of Mexican, osHiitsin, duly to fi tter our country with more in- isKoiulde bondi, and thai a young Republic just ri sing into high distinction among the nuti'Mis of the earth, had been swallowed up and lot like a proud bark jn a devouring vortex. , , I hut the people of I exas should have beetrm ivor of annexation at the time their votea were giv en on the qneatiou; is not a matter of surprise when. we consider the existing condition of the country. She was left, after the battle of &n Jacinto feeble and exhausted, without nicans end without credit ( her settlements broken up ; lier villages desolated by ' ruthless invasion j atidjjimidsLallhjreatened fti her doTenceTess situation with the return of the foc4 Tind a. renewal of tltfi aid calamitte of. tmr.- Judersuch a atate of things, oo wonder that the people, harrassed and almost ruined, bleeding with present wounds and apprehending a -farther accu mulation ot ills, should be willing to purchase mo mentary cecurity by a surrender of their national ndepeudence. I'erbaps there was wisdom in the choice : but 1 am free to confess that even at that time, amidst, tha darkest period of oue country's history, 1 never despaired of the Republic, but with unshaken confidence in the strength of our cause, and a full knowledge of what the energies of free and determined people were" capabfe of achieving, raised my leeble voice against the aacnnce which we were about to make, without any reference to the dmicultiet of the mordent t and with an eye ex clusively directed to the future glory of the nation,' and permanent prosperity and happiness of all. . 1 liut flies imposing considerations which at one time rendered the proposed connection seemingly desirablef have lost their validity and force indeed they exist no longer.. Our desolated plaina have bsomegre4mnicadows and liixufwfrt field. W here the iron car of war rolled with destroying energy, the ploughshare of the husbandman Udriveu in peace and. safety and instead of a aparse"'aiidnsiillering population, weighed down with poverty and blight H In pes, we behold s powerful and prosporous peo pie, daily- increasing in Wealth and numbers, hap py in their prewjnt posseations and looking forward to alill higher and, more glorious resullaV" Invasion, too, has lost its terrors. - Conscious of our own strength, we know very well that the.enenjjfJ)aji grraicr rcasuii 10 sippreiiena nanger Irrnn us, man we from him. A change haecome-over the aspect of our affairs. We hays l-isen from our prostration with redoubled energies. And shall we now, in the midst of glorious hopes and increasing vigor, perse vere in a suicidal policy, originally founded in neces ity mthef than than in choice t Would it not be far better for us, since the reasons which influenced our former verdict can have no further application, 4 wwon-vk thaHiNmlictrariif DrrOKandJaliJ ehrwitig, reverse thejudgmentT c.Nin.i) in wi:dix)c:i, In thia Coun't. on tho Sid instant, hf J ' , E.. Mr. SAL!;.! r S. TIIOTT to Mum UAAl A A iu;.nt. . . a. lo this CiMintv. on l!ie 3rd instant, bv the H'-v , D. HalU Mr. AARON KAINLY to Mi. A.N JJ 1.1 A.N. .,. - . In this Conntv, on the tr iiwtaiif. bv the Kpv. Vr. Daws, Mr. JOHN DAKBCit to Miss CLEMUNTLVl BAttBKIL ' In this Count v, on the 3rd tnsf.x by Jacob S. Mvom, Fq.,Mr. ZACllAlUAU EU.Kltxto Mrs. CUlii-Sll-NA ELLKR)widow of the late Jacob Kller. At Fort Hill, a C. on the 12th ulCtv lha R,v. Mr. Potter, Mr; THOMAS U. CLEM SON, of 1'hilad. 1 phia, to Misa ANNA; Jaughter of the Hon. John C. Calhoun. ; -: v . ... . , - la thia Cmmtv, on the 16th alt . by John Shaver. L'i.. Mr. JAMES DANIEL lo Misa Lye HQDGli DEPARTEH THIS LIFE, - In this Town, on f undsv. the 6th instsnt. after a rain- ful illnessi ,oljix.mnntba, MnvJJARY-MA M PTON. widow of Mr. William Hampton, in her 63rd year. Her children and a numerous circle of relaUojiaaiwkft to naurn"thoir bereavement, but with lha consolation, that she has exchanged this world of affliction for one where neither affliction nor death is permitted to enter. Not one word of complaint e-scaped from her lips, al Utoiigh she waa in extreme pains her soul trusted in God, and ahe was not confounded, Sho waa a mem ber or the I'resbyUrran Church for a number of years. REMAINING in the Pit Office' at Salkbury, Janu ary 1st 1D39. ' A " . a. , . - k. , Misa Mira Kennedy, Jesse Kincaid, Mrs. Elisabeth Krider, ; L ' : Charlee Lucas, " RoU. K. Love, , Misa Nancy Larely, Daniel LinUaugh, Thoa. F. Low cry, AVm. J-Love, ... CoL Wm. J. Alexander Chaa J. Aldrklgc, airs. Margaret Anderson, Enoch Brock, James Brown, Jos. Brown, . Horace II. Beard, Ebenezer BurkheaJ, V LETTER FROM VON SCIIOULTZ. : A (Lalrly txtcultd in Canitd.) ' ' . AA '- FoBT lIaniy,27th Nov. 1938. -Dcia FiiKNDt Through Col. W. II. Draper, Judge"Advocaie at the Oiurt Martial by which I am to be tried, I have required you and CJorden to be called aa witnesses to be heard in my defence. I know yon will not refuse to give your testimony ; by which their may find I fiaf F started from Saline in search of the cowardly rascal, General Birge, and not with the intention or going to rreacott ; and they will then also hear that we were told about a new. funned Oovernmenl in vaoadi, where the President and hie cabinet wera. chosen. cc." A Bon1fldMerident of voor rresone'e here as wif- neaa," I wish 16 deposile in yourliandi div VlUiina oiner nocumenu relating to my property, woicn you know may amount tq couple of hundred thou-j sand dollars., r urther I wish you to be present a my execution, in case I am condemned to death, and which latter I think is vary probable. If it ia permmed,-lirltt-yndm it where my dear Lmvline can find my tomb. 1 re. frain yet from, writing to her, because I am not suf ficiently calm, or reconciled with my probable fate, to do it properly ; but I beg to tell her that mv ran-praypr-will beor her,!.!LiUJ cojiU Tiave iileen her a moment, or that 1 had not been rob bed of her miniature. Hut periapt it is butter as it' IS. . f- . " " - - - - I pray to God that my death may atop further bloodshed but I know very well that it will ope rate exactly in a contrary sense, and that thousands wilt take up arms to revenge my death. Yet I beg you sincerely, to tell every one that my last wish m, that nobody may any further interfere with the Canadian struggle." Il seems onlv to add new tuf- ferings and to tell you the truth, it appe are to me tn bt only some selfish echemes, planned by the few instead of the many. ' - - - A. " Except when I am thinking of Eineline, I $el calm and cmrjposed ; and 1 think I will meet my fate with perfect indifference. I will thus be able trtiatisfy' that turning"" tUrst afteir knowlcdgei which,, in my- htoly-hJiurs, when-contemplating this splendid creation, nearly suffocates me. If it ia permitted to the departing souhe mam amonjprt thiMe brilliant, yet unknown orbs, how inexpressi bly happy will I not feel in soaring over them, and see with eyes which are not clouded by any mate rial covwMig, tinie wnndera whrclratrTjftctrmada me full down and adore the Supreme Being. - Ub my dear friend, wh,en the Ions, long night is ap. proaehing, and ,we stand at tha door of the tomb, how different then does not life appear, with all its small and petty sorrows. . They fere scarcely worth a second thought, were it not for those bosom friends we leave behind--- - - ; If my cousin (you know he bears "exactly my name) should come toSalina, I beg you tell hire that my eurse rest upon him if tie undertakes to revenge mv death. I Will leave jhat in the hands of God j and wnth no body to interfere therewith. . Now God Almighty bless too, and yotir sister. Tell Eineline my heart is too full lo enable me to express what I feel in thinking of ber. I will,' moat asss redly, write to her before my execution can tuke place. My love to your brother's family and other friends. With regard to .my powesiiona in Virginia, 1 MissC. Berd, Mefc-Amelitr Ballard, 3,- - Sam'L Linn; Jacob Beaver, , s Patience Ix-wiii, or Austin Uradshaw, Henry Bnssinger, , Psul Beaver, Susan Bulling, . Elizabeth Bolin, Mrs. Sarah How, - JobaBarrmger, 1 ' A Mrs. Mary Chambers, Andrew Cranford, JirA'."dcmrnous7 " W infield Klutts, ' VVra. n.Xurfeton7T Carter Cnt tendon, 2, John Clement, . - David Curry, Tims. Conrad, - , D. F. Caldwell, 13, Adam Casper, Mrs. Marv Dent. Tfcnry IWand, Wm. U Davis, . ; . RobL L. Edmonds, - Allen lner, - Albert R. Elliotte', " . TForknor, - . Rev. Wia Henry Foote, ; G. U . Warren Green, . . Davkf Gardiner, ' . John Goodmao, s John.Grshaai, - Dr. Ja S. Gilliam ; II. Rachel Ann Hampton, , Guy Hill, , Ut. f. ltenderaon, .-; ; Williamson 8. Harris, John Hcadcnex, lariflTrcstrictionsand placing it upon the hish ground of equitable reciprocity, all of which will ascer tainly (low froin the maintenance of her present in. deendent position, as the sun courses (he heavens. -When I reflect ipon these vast and momentous Farewell,' dear friend, Yours, truly. (Signed) S. VON SCIIOULTZ AVarranU lot Were. Humphrey Linster, . Bis ; - Tobias Moyers, . ' John AV. Moyers, f Sam'L Marin, Henry Miller, . Nathan Morgan, Jan., George Miller, John U. McClain, A ; Dr, W, L,Moulttu.ti,.. Mr, MtClain, Miss Scots, Mchia, ',1 ""John McNeely, . ; John McLeod, . , P - R Parsons," :" ;;-;r' " John Pscker, . ' Jacob Pmpst, , . Wm. Peainger, . R. -A JJuahIlobertf;- . Peter Rwigb, - . Jolin Rosaman, Wm. Rough, ; Wm. Robertson, James Rush, " " '- a-; ', : a i Harriet Steele,' .... i Mrs. Nancy Bmilh, .; Bory Bimma, Wm. 11. Scarborough, 2, Henry Sechler, - ' Jamea Sloan, . Joseph Scott,':' Susan 8wink,"r A A; Leonard Swmk, - - r T. 1 Ret. II. IL Tippctt, , I. W. Taylor, i ' Dr. Rott S.TiowirA . Mose Thomas, . ...Wm. Taylor, . .. , " Richard liarri"7i.'.Wia.XTui w'."S' SL IX ilMrtmiiir, Solomon Ilielick, ThoaT-Huiit, Wm. Hornbarger, David Hunt, Wra. Harris, " Paten Uasket, Preston Harry, ' Cai-per Holdnhouscr, John Hartmsn, '- -- Mrs. Nancy Hall, 2, Kindle Jacobs, Nil ha a Johnston, John Josey, or I - ' Pewr Joeey, " BlIrj;csaTrl6mas,, ; ,'- V. Georjre Vice, .. ' " ' W. . .....,; : Aaron Wool worth, " " Mrs. Elixabeth Williams, - l lV M. VVlis, - James Williams, or ) " George Goodman, y ;' Nosh Wyatt, - - -Mrs. Ann Wilson,. A Martin Wilhclm, .ThoeVomack,. Philip Yoastc, Sen. IL W. CONNOR, P. M. ' LIST OF LETTERS, UEMAININQ in the Post Office at Lcxin;t on, January, 18:19 s ... A. Beni. Albertson, . - B. - - hfflM Itrwant. " - - . . .Casper Bringle, lrnb ftiflrtv. I s George Bierly, William Butler, -O. Biyan, --'- --tr Jacob Clullelterr- - - IX- .' N. J. F. Douthct, ; Dahiel Delsp, , II.. - Jesse Holmes, Micharl llfdrick, -JiJut Hwlfiefc, ' John P. Hedrick, -Philip Hedrick, - William Hill, J. Lexington, N. C. John Jemler, L 'John-Ixng, x;-;; 'Long,' Wm. McRory," Geradus McDonald, William. McCirn,. ' Mia.l'enny Mallard, - - - " R. - Jv ' ) h Rice, : -s, . Lewis Wowors, .'"'. James tluder, .. Lawrtti.-e .-eacristt W. l.'lW ' :. Henry V, V r, Jacob - n'r r, John Ward. .- .M. ROUNSAVILIX. 1'. M s-).;it ; , !liomas -YosVcv , jwat - fNFORMS his friends and the pull. tat he has taken tho limn lurtneriy Wm. F. Kelly, iu tl c, Dnvifl C'.HintV. w. :.o i;.;.y la sou .a BAR '.-tee sre if' -.occupied by Col. t ., Jtown of Mocksvi the view of keeping PRIVATE ENTERTA IX ''" The House is roomy and comfortable amJ ui t' 1 nes psrt of tho village. The stiWr;l- r (''.'. best exertuHi'!n- render satisfartii'ii t a.t ;.o i call o him. His TA2LK will at i I t. plied with lha best llie country a!'. , s stocked with the choiuc.il Lniunra. 1'; extensive and safe. Will be well su- plnd uith g.n.J rrcenuer, ana sitenoeo oy a urn rate juwurr. Mocksville, Fib. 3. 183d. -If Wanted ImmrdUfi!)-. I GOOD Joiirjeyman Tailor, i f m-!i: triou habits, a. to whom constant employ ", a--d ! w".a will be given. . v C. N. 1'lUCK, - Concord, N. C, January V), l4- j. t
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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