North Carolina Newspapers

v t.-jt ouv tU test corn of 'i's!!j rub in its growh, an! . The o' ' r f t!iB rorji e.v.e, to p . I up one of th M;i i tiiip.lig the grtw- Cti, to r .1 up one of tha '' , ...,.,.,.,. ,,r ... i: J t, t..e crro, ti see b"W it wa that such i-r was itj.;,! d to it; he Mini that the ount r.'jn.W of little thread like roots, whi.-h mainly C ' rj.te to th ;;! of (he 2''ttii. to Iwve jrf.r'i:ct t',5 w.ster k-d an.f parity dway-J . lrui.ua n.l limtis ol the pine tree, buried brio. IIre, Mr. Editor, in a f-Mirilaiu of manuie, ,h -!, in ' georr! i lii-.iK thr mgli our S'ate, an t ia it practical ii-xkI tlC rl. as OVire'initt rated eVve, bids fair to rural the b-ild marl-beds of t.wer Virginia ;aod thai which has been re;jardd as in! cation of poverty and. inray jn our Lint, may m made the instrument uf their reatoraiiuu a4 recovery. . : . ' " Your QtiletlK-nf'ifenrvif, 1- T. CAKRINGIQN. Fruit Tret The new metWxl of rawing fniit trrm by plant llie aci'Kin, ia a great doaiiit-raliirn in tiie an id t)btaimot nnd fruit. It ha a many auttvanlas crf Eraftittj tvx-atiw ii ia mnr m I ttti, anj renuire no tot be planted wher9 they are required to aland, and the labor fr one day will be mjfficifiot to plant out enough ht a Urge orchard after the ackm are ou tlined. T'uta nicthod of preparing the p'ant fjifowti "" ".' ' Take the iri-wn at for g raflirijf , and at any time after the lit tf February, and until the bnl bein to grow cmaidtiiab'y.atid dip each ew) if (heahjt in fin ll-1 pitch, wa'l of tallow, and bury in the er ki!. rite tiu iinnrrnkdf. w!ii! line Ikalv lie inab'iriarul(KM1il.tf,.a1iattl-e d.-pintwo or three incbea, . We are hf -rmrd ih it trwobtiiiiiiH iaISm way will" K aFTrTrliree or lour years from I : i a., v is 1-4 i v i , ; - lEne pfcifirij We h'm S'HiW'iXw prciyr - klttjr of thia method of raii.in fruit. A g'mln , Dvm in thi ticii.ity tl ut em, plinted a l"'vw aeiows of diflirrenf. kind of pear, whirh appear to Birnh. Tle. competition he irH.. melted aboetoaker'a wax A'. J. Cultivator. 'n Va t Furmer$' Rfgiitrr. r IZOOLTT OF XKEPpfU SWt r PO PATOfX ; .Thert arc'tw anetiMide'tMml (or putlinsf away .awasil a-Ytaioe. One plan i t botld a tm-.rl hnnan f brick, riuk one or two feet in t tie. ground. The ; aim of ih aooae :o be l pnxirtim to t he wua v tbr farmer; they are p-Dtrnlly T or feet qr, frith a ana!l door opening to tlievMith, atil a brick VA u w tlftutrtli i end, to be atiiu.;d br oiwuod ai a hiaj te iKceaAryTo ii vCitiSm iir. WhenT ''- ' j" "the pottoea are. put Into thi Uoums, Some clean . .1.-... ..ll .. Ai tTT- "nVhich we have thi, day met to celebrate ; and at- ,mt 1 'TT'of&rptaa'whTc1i1hWlte moot cnln' rftntt. Hi to But tficrn up iii hiH out of ii,tt(,''iii ...... enrs : A bed of tiurvleavM ia Jaid dona on the ground about It Uml ileep, the putatovs-aro-tlo placed upon it in a pile of a eimical form ; a cover- . .. IflZ til dry pine liravea ia lUen pot 11 Utem, fciot thick, and then dry earth thrown over the whole, about 6 or 8 mche thick and carefully pal. led dftmn with a spade, tJome leave an aperture - at the top, and Ntaert ait oblongdbnt, '4 inches I aqiar, down to f potatnes,' and lay piece of plank over the outer or.fice, which i to Im removed in wairm Jay to admit air, as it is considered that nroch beat giytnou. If the-e lulls be not made LifJx imidk. caU Wrlvrl and destroy them, to prevent this, I have, (or several year, put ap my potHto in sneh a bill a I have oWnbed,'rnarle in my celler instead of the them, aa it at im heaver raiahaa lately fallen, amf aome water got into fij cellar, and I fear it may injure tliem. QUAXTrriES OP MAXCRE. . 1 ,. " A Subtehbrr mnd m Yof Furmet " ha in- ttireJ. cf- wlit- oat4ty- wf nmnaee' hisilas"bejf put oo aa acre of land in corn. 1 o tin inquiry -' ttpfy 4-- 1st. If tlw manure be stnble or harn-yariljria-::mnf a in riMHttpw! wtf4t 'i4onW orie eart-loa&s of 25 l IfyMJMjIe '"lo f "rodtjce a gf erviTit sprettJ bromkast1; that 19 lt Vi4t wiB hrt-qiTifiiiil tut alnirrabirip' " (.' 'That if Hrend to -nwrntr irt ih hit! half a shovel full to each will he siiiTicierrt, and as - - th ordinary too handle shoref of Vie store hold balf a gallon, ht will give to. an' acre of corn planted 4 feel each amy, about 85 gallons, or a lit. jU.-fcft.ter lhaa.1 lXrwdx f Jnoaiimf laU as it impoaaibie to d4o out precis) half sHovetfuJla, we should think five load about the right quantity per acre. .. .. ;.. ,; 8.L If ashe I the manure to be- used, and it ioteodnd to be applied bradcaat lOt) buhelt to the acre ia enough t if used o the hill tea bushel to the acre will be Aiflkient. " " 4;h- If plaster And abea are used oa the hill, 1 fcuahel of the former and 3 of the latter will be aotficinnl. But whether the ground be manuted with barn-yard or stable manure, decomposed or siadseawpnasd, tks rrf t ewe sviH ka greatly ' improved by the of a rmall portion of plaster and asltea on lite hill just as the corn comes up ; ' even a g 'if to each hill will make a JihWnre of two or jbree barrels to the acre in gad gnwnd. 6ihZ If barn-yard or stable manure he not at- - v U-aiHIn, a cmnpoind formed of marsh mud, road acraptror. and lime, will be f mod a good substitute. tJth." ForTOot ea!rurrtO JouUe liorse'carr loads to tiie acre h about the proper medium qraitityv . the: la coscliniatvve mu!4 remark, Ihat no v... snvwr kosT miich mjmire wrj"re-rofnt.rnsy apply, lie eaay rest assured of this that unless he keep dowa the treed and grass, fctd has the ground frrquenily stirred and kept open Cr the ac thia of the son, air, dew and ruin, he will make fcat aa tamaVientxr-'p "f corn, s tjtgilittfe is the pricr of hherty.'Sri k tttMlattt il.u ;.f . good crop of corn. : Cure foe tit Bits in Horse To make the . bot of grub let go its bol l, give thai honm a auarl - of maUaecs. or di-jutiedsuajJgA;b. a. qxul of sweet milk in thirty minotra yow will find the borse at ease ; then pulverise the eighth of a ' ound of alum diswdve in a quart of warm wa ter, and drench your horse "alter two hours or leea, give the -horse one pound of sails, and yno will find the bots in the dung. ', I have never failed, I think this ia after all the speculation and enres 1 have been, the ooly thing that wilt lo a certainty reroost) the bots. j no mousse, ami sweet mil a win cause tne not i to kvt g and prey apoo the sweeteeing ; the alum j contracts koa, and the itUt passes bim off. Great Speed Th Steamer J kn TT. Rich atoMii.- male tbe run from New TtJirk -to'rovi- land 4rea4-the "il where 4t transpired some ofr , sjeoetk, on Thursday, ia H hoars and 45 minutes, j whom are the Cotemporane, and other the d. tba ahortest' pawatge-'ever-maile The rlisttnee tcendantt of it illustrious actnrs, and wh.rr re s. froo New York to pro ence, according to Mitch- j collections of its truth are as early and a atrong H,afl8wiliilc.i" " 'ai he first imprftwiona in their infancy, and as vt- ADDRESS , (it 'OX. D. M. rui KH, delivered t tlie ei'l'-lraiioii" of t) ' snimersary of th Mecklenburg Ik rlaralun of 1 i-K-i.(l.ncp, in Concord, N. C, VUy '.'Ot.i, , Fiukvh. aid FrxLow-CrmENfi': I am inurh graiifw.l with t he "r -vnc e of so rry large dtA re niifctuble mi ,!- i .l lt on (bis occasion. For, tiioogii reliitlt uii tit hctome lh oran of the Caiii;" notice in addreinjj you to-day, fiir reasons as in ilit'iti ami not necessary to be repeated ; yet, at we have resolved. to tntrk this day by an -act of public delebratii-n' ; and at it ia thti'Timt at tempt at thia place to do public jtistir,e to ihn memo ry of. the arton in a memorable evertirr-our Ilia tryj tl must bw highly gratifying loevey .citizen' of Mir (Miuty, ami eery friniid to the roputalion of our Slut, to kfio llint our peoie..are Milling and anxiou to ilo all in their power I" n'n.lcr the ocraooo worthy -of the deed it ia inliHxli.d to cotn (eiiKirtiif. ; ' 'x i ) F ll..w Citlxeiit: Th close hf the 1 9) h- century wan fimnrkiililo in the history of Ibu world, both fir the irHigmtiKle of ,tl eeiita by which it w I: ' 1 1 i .L - ..I. . L ' L 't II 1 .!.'.,... uiwiii(;iiiiHo, ana inn revuna which iinf-ii uiv i IV, I. wa m.mHl uy iraraaction oi miichi moment The laat quarter of thai owury wit- neoia d.our eniarn ipalion from thethraldoin of Co lonial vammlajr. Il w people without mean bil with a firm reliance rwi tJo.1, and the justice of llMrir can eiiler the litf, and contc,ti(), against the moat li-arful k!iI, with the thi-n ni(t furmida bl mottarrhy on enrth. It' ciw that pvople tir m' Jint -very iilwtacle, aiul roipe out From .the con- lt triiiiiiidiHiillv Victoriotia. !l aaw thit w-oi'lo ' "ry "-w pumv.m u n gn. ii-mrw oi riiiiinn action , huh ruiMuimu ir iiirm- Iil. t.n. i ,f aelt'-governnn'Ht,by which they have pfcis?'tiy-7wdHiated---thej iualn'-niible-'-right--of man acknowledging no Vesponaihility but to their Creator, and the government of their own choice 1 a system, which has ijocome the wonder and admiration of mankind ; which haa sheil hap. piuers and renown on ihe nation it protects, and by whom it it mamtMined." We are all familiar, my friends, with the history of our' Revolutionary struggle, and. the important results it has proiliiced, and as a grateful people, we tier recur, with just pride and satisfaction, to j the part which was bonw by our eiirrimon tfnuntry in tli it rver-menv cable controversy. e dweU. , with i,arritM: noVreMf Jio every uici'!eutrwUntaver may have bevn its beitrings on the glorious end, so arror-iHW wished for.the etaUlialirmint and security, !ajljjLr?LS!!iMili4nent baws. of our freedom lol" Independence. . " ) Ill 111-. 1MB In the history of that period, we find the event T.t .t.- : -. .-n . t. . - - j . . t :- i--ir- liumi u..iiiy jiot.navo.t!iixrijat'U.Jtt.niucii.iM-iua UtwUrw CHc.connf.ine,iuo ihe world, so large a stwee aa that other great deed, by whichbujr, w hole ciMintr jprocldiined its Itide- eme ; ei, 10 at nere aneiiiuiej to tne cm lensof Ihu CMmty of ti Jarrti and. Meclilenbvrs- a'rtf follift'iwtiple rtb'e'liite"TiVl Carolina., it "'" po-senses a high and pectilrat inter-it, and chwerv to be remembered, with the liveliest gratitude, by o slid our descendants, to the latest po-lerity. W hen (lie British, deluded by fulxe and mischiev ihj eounwlii, ariogatt-d the power of taxing Auieri- c withrai) her content, the latter iiwlauily rmirsied " tlie issiinipiKin, not ao much on account of antK ! ' . . I I - . . 1 pie on ibe great taxnn principle of " no luxation mUkotU rtpresentatimfno imitosilio of burdens without the rmuenl of thote irAtf are compelled lo ' had been recognised and sutaiiied by life example oi. nniuinmr,-4, ..a ,.i I. wh jmmU-iuua.iumhuid--. in it deat ruction, the entire overthrow of the liber. tk.uf the Usdotiiesv arid thsj suhjnjtion ofA Welt"." ca. ' Reaiatanea to this utoiuthonted claim became the general spirit of the country : evty part wa more or es under It iolloence and determined lo Z SlSXifeSjJJitt dvfi;KejUipU.ktaMjugliUai4 privileges. As might readily have been foreseen, I his coulctt aoun resulted ui tlie.euiplu) nte.nl of the law ajgtinientjil aing; Ui?.2rT.A(.(.0i WfamakM N.c.tCho.'iii4adJl,,a. eoatinent accepted tne-CTrattcngc.rr TWu:e'iTi;reri.sis, howeyer, bad arrived, .gif rMtortp!''hirmii -;dlwnjrw a'ltfiiseel mrmtr our (a-ople; and the -moment of ciadlict Paind an infetiigChT and fearless yeonmnry " prejinreii, at all ha inls, to meet it, and abwln the fate of arms. Meetings, in every section of the country, had - been, bi j d y ero, d)aMuiiiL.3acreIreidy utd billy eutertaiocd oo ihe uaurHitiiina of the mother coun try and the mean of organized reaist.ince to her tyrannical claiina. The (ire of patriotism spread over the land; and when the Congress of T6 de clared one entire political separation from tirrat ISntain, it but re echoed the ardent naA all America, it taurktJt chord that vibrated in every' t roe American heart, and exploded a njagaine of feeling which bad long belore been collected and c hen tlied by the patriotic sons of freedom in our land. This truth is illustrated by the whole history id ihe rerululiunary cnnuasVfrtNt the neat- attempt of Ihe Iviglish railiament tn afnsv us w ith a tax agntnat mir consent, till the final declaration of Congress that we were a free and telf goevrn iitg peopte. Cut, fdlow citixena, to our beloved Stare, and lo our imnu-lt4l4 lectio of that State, belongs, irr an especial manner, the high and single honor of nxving frtt publicly proclaimed to the world that we would no longer submit to Ihe rawles demands of a tyrannical Parliament, in which we were nn.. reprsseoted ;-rtrs belTrrg tiagtorirais distiiict nia rmg, natgiietore atrtirherv-lat we wereawovevergn people, recognizing no other power hot that if. ' our Coil, and the government of noron creation, . It na, my friends, for a while recur to the histo. ry ot tint memorable transaction. Iet us content- pint lliefaawa;l'lref st event wlneh hn plttrrrj ' the name of mir Mevoliitimary Wtiiga in the ltFC-rimrw . - . ed in our tate and throngrKiut the Union. -The truth of the Mecklenburg Declaration of I mlepetidanee, is now - placed bey omf the - confirm ' geoey of d.sibt. The praise worthy 'eJeriirm nf our native sows, and the public acta of our legisla lure he established, beymid the reach of Contro versy, awl made known throughout the land, an era in our history, which waa attempted (for rea sons, it at not now necessary to examine) to be thrown in the aha.de, and. perhaps, obliterated from the memories of nen. To at, and the generation mm im pmni us. ii nas ever been laminar housi-ho d words. T .n.mM .i,..f... k. fre ibis audience an argument to prove the existence of the eve nt -vre- have asmbled to commemorate. wraild, be insulting to the under- atandings afiil feelnigs if those who breath. Jhe ait I fid a the remruihrancH of lln-ir father w ho er led Hioir live and (li'-ir fi,rtiine in wipi Mipnurl of (Ik-it pledje.on lh.it exvanrditrirt occaion. rreviout to a id on the 'JUih of May 1 1 1 J. Iho pn-sf.i t Count v of Cabfirra. as you all know, wui a pan ii the 'old County cf Mecklenburg and o continued till ll'Ji, therefore, thia county waa a constituent part of M-i klentmrg at that time and waa fully represented in her famous conven- turn fhavhig'not lew, I belie e,-MtJ on laim.onarmrwf . -" I""""" - all the deletes ) and eq nlly entitled to the hw-T withmit means or friend exci-ul the cheering en. a.A 4 . at .an.I..f ,i ( ilA fltMrVNf If tfltt WHim ! are mil.) ami intended to apply equally to both ' counties, between wlemi the only rivalry should be, j which shall most appropriately commemorate the deed and mot-t successfully piantaiii the princi ples it pronwlgntedf.,4... .J... ; . Injtlw early part ol the year (1770) the urinn troop were atutioired in the City of U.atonr and as tlmt City hd always been distiniruirihed for its eijjhusirunn in tli'e cause id the coloniea, the eye of our country-men were anxiously turned to the early cradel of republican Ji'ierty, in lively expec- tut ion of Some hiwlilu movement, that wo.ild brinjr the unsettled' affair nf the two countries to a'cri- sis sod riiki up the i.ue of lilierty ir auhnto. iTTe"3eciiTT(I oiiTvTiy fli'u To3Tf oanlest. " "'' In M.1'7 of that jear, f be then county of Meek lenUirj, always conspicuous for its attachment to .the Whig caiwe.of the Revolution, and once hon ored by Cornwallis with the compliment of being deiiotiqced as " the niool rebellimi County in Aine ricaikld ih-tach'-d n.eetinKS if the people in he d 1 IF tent neiijhli'irlm'KU : at which neighborhood lueetiiigs, (KiiiiM.of which are doubtless remember, ed by the veteran, who sit before me,) the people di-M U-:d the fe:icral..tata of ajlairs, expressed their nympathy fur the common cauae, and epecial. ly, for their siifP'riiix hrethrcn ii4jie-city of Bos ton, in whrwa fall? were identified the interest of all th4r Country meo,-aaHcrtmi -tbeir deter miimlioti nrerr to submit the enactions of. the British Crown j an4 to suppirt their brethren-jn liberty, IhrouglKHit all the trials nl their perilous situation, t'liese meetings and discussions, prompted by the feve of liberty among the people themselves. pVe- p.vred them fir Ihe event of which we now speak,' uad thi day celebrate.' j Acconhngly and order was ttsued by the Lelo. oel Cooiinandaia of ilm County, directing every militii com patty to elect vo dtlfgale$nA to veat them with anlinuted powers for the general good ami safely, lhis order met with a hearty redpooae. Iroin the people. The delegate were elecTi'if a reqliireif, and "niu! In Ihe town of Ctiar. Mte on tte ilhh f May, I775i A rnmrktble eaiticidetec orrurredon thaToecanoti, WTiehTlrc deleifttes were asemblwf and Hieprlo7iiiir"e of the hiiih trui'.s cominiUed to their charge, gree ted and urifrri on by the warm approbation of their assembled eiMHiUyuiianaaKxprea amvejaonoua. ciriiJijiU.if.?'!0'''' blme had been atruck id dcfeiKie of iiirrtiTt iiit ThTlotKeToT HBjpafflttf wereendel: that the Rubicon had been passed lli.it the tvord wa unsheathed and it scabbard thrown away and that the blood the firt blood of American CitViehs had b'nlilied" oh Hie plains of Lexiiiutiih ami cried aloud for vengeance ! The very (aides of liberty herself could not have fur ii is lied a more powerful motive for prompt andde eisive actieu, a more irresistible incentive to that noble deed which has crowned our part riot ic fore fathers with imperishable renown. - Suppose, Fel-low-(,'itizen, our Ixdoved Country now insulted and .our right, trampled nndejLtoLiig JUuiMpeii ou enemy supiNiee that enemy to invade our dhorea with an hired soldiery and beseige our ci lies and to complete the climax of insult and in drink tiie h.ibt.f American Citizens," inhumanly butcheren I v hat son ol tier a would not ouit h fireside aiijtoeef jiVTlie teii'tej "fieTJ the VMilatof ir hi- count i'rwjttml right7 and Tumour I Yes, my friemla, aonwnJt of swonja would leap from their scablwrd lo avenge the wrong nnd defend our couniry thousaiidH bf pat riot-war ridrs would brate, as we shall presently show, wa of atill high. er daring and jilnry. . . - --.. - s -HXllt!0L tb?niejwngexJirrivedrid- iiuuerauua pujporL.of.Jjk,iutcUiuica,mif xtctega tear were rrwridWjerf Tu" ,M'W ditUcultie and atill greater responsibili- ubupThcjiii fioniM!.J'ije 19lk passed over, The night was consigned in. hlecplea and grave. nut unweartea iDoinn'ration. jnestioot tneauth of May rose upon their labour a. They felt the awful resiMMisibility if their situation. They knew thej langerai by'w;hir)i heyern aarroundtid the extent of the power Ihey defied, and the weakoei of their men arrri to contend against II.- Still they wavered not. Tlie proposition flit independence was finally prepared submitted discussed arid unanimously agreed to, in the form and in ihe chaste tun pic, firm and sublime language, which na mi uay neen so wen read in your hearing by our venerable friend. " The sense of America ot that moment has never been so well expressed be f re nor since. After devising measures for the safety of their npw gomnmHiUei'Lfi'r.Uie tccurily of the per. sons and property of the citizens, and Ihe future progress and success of the Whig cause in our sec tion of Slate,-our Conventual dissolved, and its delegate again returned to the ranks nf the pep. pie, but not to bo idle spectators of the heart-stir-ring events that were occurring in our country. Look, then, my friends at the glorious deed as we have described it a deed worthy the cause rf liberty, and the praise and gratifude of her friends as k.,g as she can hud a home upon the Kirllu E- I 1.:.. 4 - " 'irT ----r V i-o-.j:iis rnuiit ueeii, we aio assemuled lo do grate- uy, nur iq mum ai a uubiaiv deapoL laurel, htva been dyed in ihe blood nf thousands ingluriousty slain ; but to the parrioitjoa, tbe ener ejf. the prudence and unyielding Jim en of a small but fearlesa band of pluin but intelligent mrn. who knrw llirit ,1, ami 3awd in -wane ' ' 1 men, wno, allured by no promptings I fkittti tH nf ivi taataaaa t.wvb ll it . L 1 1 1 l L ! frowrw af power; tmk tU first hold steo in" the his tory of our liberty j of nien, who, unaided but by the common sympathy of our people, and gncwrn soiled but by a knowledge of their rights, were the precursor of all others, in proclaiming themselves free from the shackles of royal dominion. It wat an act worthy the enduring admiration of posterity, deserving the noblest gift of the orator, and tbe brightest page of the historian. It evinced a Ge rmans rqual to Ihe best days of Greece or Rome. It wa unsurpassed for in daring boldness and mor al courage. I do wot inean that reckless audacity which ia heedless -nf consequence, and (braces no dan-er, but that true fortitude' which is seen in great exploita that 'ifice warrants, and that r at guide. Recur, then, fjllow-citizens, for a The awe eloquent and ilistingtiiabed John SMn son, D. P.; who himself well remembers the particu lars of Ul declaration of lli 20ih Miv t snJ srmally sequaioted with aearlv all its turners, srut wha testified (this dy) to their high individual worth, at ihe public acts of that eventful period. That spir tvell as ths tfflth of ths event m which tbey were actor, ir is teen illuminating the pageaof thedcclaratioa moment, to t!io 2!):h of May, lltS, and r ! ct t dr trW circumntuncrt that di cluialu n w as iihiJii. We 'were then a-feeble tiation, thinly aettled, m what iiiiiiht well le teriiicd, Ihe u t'Jerncia v( the 4New World. We hud alj domestic f ea to divide our ranks, and cripple our reaources, aonie from the natural propensity of men to uphold Ihe forma oi fc'oeniuicm uuocr wiiiv.mirj, ..u Vfrom the baier tnofiveaof intereat, ofor, andrak Cf JU !Ilf7UI "I 1 "iw HWWH VI II -DC it'll i.ttuaaw arms, except the double armour of the justice of our cause. Without an orgmized and tflicienl government for our protectn. , Without concen tration of power to give energy to action, u ah- out credit abroad, or an army or navy at home, . Yet, in tho midst of all theae privalwna arid ohata- clei to success, and with the gloomiest prospect before litem, a little band of patriots assemble, in a remote section of the country, and hurl defiance at the common enemy, dissolve all connection with a government on which they had been so long de-. pendent, proclaim themselve a free and eelf gov erning association, and pledge their lives, their for.' tunes and their most sacred honour in defence of vhrnrTtnivfTTitffltl nit It Mtmrr tiBfflrnTv ciiuuttf:'.'1 men, was this pledge given! Why, against tne then most powerful kingdom on the globe, against a nation whose prowess had humbled) he proudest armies of Europe, whose wealth abounded in every hind, whose commerce whitened every sea, whose ' victorious armies were spread in every quarter of Ihe world, mid whose navies had won her the proud title of" Miit reus of the Ocean." To oppitse such odds, was an elevation of courage," and firmness of -purpose that arc can scarcely realize in thi otir day of palmy prosperity. It has few parallel in the anna! of time. LeonidaS and his Spartan liand have not more deserved the applause of man- ' THiiOir their nyin;W , '. '.i . " it , ii f hosts, lhan-otr.ancestors for the noble boldness of I their manifesto in behalf of liberty and the imtnu- . table right or man. II the heroes ot I bermopylis have gained immortality tor their desperate bra very against the invasion of their country, by the armies of Xerxer; tqvallf high' ill the temple of lame should we inscribe the names of those who pledged theia live, and their all, Upon the issue' with aV enemy not less terrible, in defence not on ly of thfYeowrryi but of their principle, sacred to all mankind I But, fellow citizens, our forefathers were men, not merely of wrwrds and professions. They prat liced whanhey" 1aught,"and ucttd; tmt what' (hey profeaaeiL-LThe delegates t of the h May 1775, wcrgtheerntrrof manyjarwcll-fought-baltle-fielil. " the purifying iofluencfeUif-Ouc rkcipiet,- f ? Throughout Thexamparena of the"Sowhriheir roio valor was displayed j their blood freely shed ; and aome of their lives sacrificed to attest 'the sin- &U-y7uribeirli' guinary contest orliberty, and amidst the. moat appafttirg-dimeuUiea, sheyever -avincad. the same. intrepid courage, and immoveable constancy. The influence of their fearless example, pervad ed all rank of society : and our part of Ihe State teCame prw common cause a reputation which it nobly sus tained until the great object of ihe Revolution was achieved. But that influence was not confined to oar section of the State. It diffused itself far and wide : it decided the fate of (be Whig cause ia North Carolina. The lukewarm wen confirmed ; the bold encouraged. County committee and as- which every effort was made, and pledge given lo maintain and band down, unimpaired, the juat righla and privileges of the people.' u No Stkte was mora' ISaad or fowtird T Tba ftroviiiciaH'sngresa of N. Carolina, on Ihe-1 3th April, I77B, waa the ffraf organized, dclilierative assembly under the authori ty:or -ttw daw governments, that- recom mended toe-dnclara tioR of AwieriCTn-liidependencei The- Mecklenburg declaration was Ihe first link in that great chain which terminated in the establishment of our National Freedom. Our State, however, .nuchas. th.trrjb of tbe times, waa the first to put the Ball of that Independence in motion and amidst all the em barrassmentTind TdisTresarSWwYicIf aha was en- cuujpaaaeU;,flu.Slata. ntainlauicd the iVUg auaa Mhat day with more jaeadinew -and Integrity' of purpose, with more ability in council and alacrity in the field. ; - " r" "" "-- Sutler meTiere to say, my friends, that although our Stale luaylmf, with a TmUe ambition and bvefv bearing vanity, have blazoned forth ber praise to the disparagemenf of her sisters none have adher. ed with more rigid cbo-istency to the free princi blessed with a belter Constitution. There is no 'Siate, where tbe laws, tempered with mercy ,are ailiuinistercd with more ability josticoland impar tiality ; where licentiousness is mors iletested and avoided ; and w lie re the people bctterunderstatid and practice upon tho principle, that true liberty, consists in a willing obedience to just and eqinl laws and restrictions imposed by lhem Ives Iii short, no State, that ha juster and higher preterj- ftifina In all lli flltriLjM lk.l A'.n'.C. . .l .....l.l .t an ...w uiiuwiw. .Mat uiguiiy (IHU VUIIUU1V I a moral, relii'ioos and l;iw-ahidinr n-onle. - 1 fidlQW.JCiluriU ..Wa hate, durnaj. grateAd- joy in Ihe eontemplation of the event we have this nay Drought to our remembrance : shall we not also, team wisdom from the soma source! We should never sofllr occasions like the present to past unimproved. " History i philosophy, teach, tng by example It is good policy often to recur to purer and better lime Let us, then, imitate tha-example, and emulate lit virtue of our ances tors. We may never be compelled to make auo. liter declaration of independence nder aimilargirw - ' cumMances. 1 hot is an epoch that ran happen but ince- in the life of a remiblie. Yet still we Va'dii'fte io'perfciVm. "VTe haveneed to jrvard r tne gilt, and twprorc the legacy bequeathed lo us by ihe blood and virtuous intrepidity of our fo re ntiers. , Liberty is lo be preserved, only by the : practice of the virtues by which it was obtained. ihr lurcfathr rs were ytairhful if lU f.tU my of their rights were promnt, bold, rfisinlereated.- and psrswwwg in tbxeeutoa f ths gn at Uuais '-. committted to their keeping, and m redialing tlie tyranny of unconatitutiooai oppression. - Let us, also, imitate their vigilance, their promptitude, ibeir disinterested patriotism, their boldness and eon stancy io preserving, improving, and transmitting. unadulterated, to alicr timea,ttte blessings, civil and . religious, they have bestowed upon us. i bey also understood the nature of their rights. as well as exhibited the courage to defend them: They felt that virtue and intelligence are prove f. many tne puiars oi a repuoiic J and that vice and degeneracy are the offspring of ignorance. Let us, too, cherish a virtuous love of country, and let anowienge reacn erery Dome. Tbese are the foundations of pur greatneas, these tbe ground of our hopes. " .. But there was one peculiar characteristic of tbe time of the Revolution which it would be crimi nal to omit lo notice, on thi interesting ricrasi m. I allude to the spirit af rtliant-e en Dimne Prori. dcct for protection and auccesa. which oervaded ej.a iliii!-sy c. 'rai..,'t , , tl-S-t 'I, ahi'tldio its he.H- I in the public ret-on! -i uml ti.-tuiutiiti (i( our ttomny tune, t r- V " i ! i ari.ui ruther ,n roimtry, down to h e common soldier in ihey lilt and acknowledged ihe force of tu''r npired trulh, " rihtatLineiu tJrjiltJh a tui'i, L I tin is a rryroach to any peojiU." ''uia t shield and buckler of their cause: ttius ""i jfimratity f ii success, lluw opporitt the ole. and how awful Ihe contrast whieK t,.te ,c,...,.r.i ..r.., ""'udtl i of trnxlern times ! I ranee, in the prid ,,r t " "f 14 1 . . . ry, and meridian of hit greatness, ue tjie ' 5 of Europe, became the iflf-dcitroyer of th j " new of her own people. Infatuated with t)e j ' of a falt philosophy," and intoxicate) ...,'i ''';!' height of her own grandeur, she rejected d ' ....i .:l.-l !.... i... c 4i. . Mut;',)! aou piwnviiu,-u uic wuiu, u tne living God A 1 desecrated his very temples aud rioted amid hT ruins. Atheism, like a demon stalked over tULj Irreligion became the boasted fashion of if And whatever was holy for its iiwpiraiioi or ii erable for flat sanctity, was contemned and ..,i ted by the vain wisdom of human reason w-a ...ir ..it...: . ..rc.tr.ku -.-j. : ""u to Bll-suuiinuuv Ul imiiifiQ biiu- loonsl getUtcenTmiMriiith tliVmost Iligh"! Aadm, er were the vials of his wrath, poured out more unsparing bitterness on the devoted u.j ' any people. Social order was uprooted, a fe lar government was abolished. The n.om institutions were cromuieu in the dust. A rarer had undisputed away, and the " reign of uwi was triumphant throughout her beautiful but k oiutea tana. , tier name was fuisgraced by specie oi violence anu crime: anu tlie histon i.... . . ii i i ii- .. ' licr w'm oi wiiiicu oi uiooo. AlHt nnallV i1'.,, ufTering tbe most heart sickening aeries ofm. tunes and misery, , her people became.the ai oi .uujc-via oi iiui-jimi iviboiiv. . 1 lie oelhmu . . t -i . rr.i . ,ii Bnoinei7fngtii,isteau oi a goyernment or their; choice, their kingdom became the play thing ofrt allies of Europe! and even to (hit day, rW once Republican r ranee, ia ruled by a inonircV Constitutional in form but despotic in fact, and tj representatives cf her haughty, but disconiw? people, have little to do but register the editti tneir ougu.it and royal master ou the throne) But how different my .country men the pb with" us I After the lapse of a hall-century, c, government has remained the same, through vicissitude of fortune. - The success of our tjr is witnessed by the world. And although el' may sometimes darken our political horizon, it are soon dispelled by the virtue of our Mocki tnejoyotrs recof lecttons -otrtne past,--we haw t brightest hope for the future. Utrvt toourxlv the destiny of our great empire will more tluer aUza (ha happy : vision of themoKt ardent w.t : ir... f .:.ti . .l . mid. u umrue, u laiiniess io ine principal Uav ao foa aaoeucoeasfully chemKsd, t and best hope to man on tho Earth will bt' and lost perhaps forever We shall dcscrti execrations of the friends of liberty throughoui wunu. win uaiiuis IU Mill iiwu gion cause the sun ever shone upon t And ths npj'n: freedom, as it lakes its last farewell of id k' home among men, io the bitterness of iti if will exclaim i ' ,.v Oh ! fir tongue to curse the day .. When treason, like a deadly rlipht. Ctma o'er the councils of ths free- f ' Before., conclude, Fellow-Citizens, permit i io your nahje, to address a word In our Rerotuiw ary friends who have honored ua with their frt ence en this anoiyersBry twaainthT'--- rr:-r-.- j My veteran friend ia behalf of this Urpt sembty aud m the name of our common couotrM I greet yout I welcome you to the hortonoff 8avy7a"rid 6fTor y ou t ne pa rt i rig tribute of grailv and praise, it may. Indeed, be a parting that we say i yosiJkfijre another aiinnert hall have rolled around, tfio places which ks -ywtrsaiytiraswysat silvered locks and tittering frames speak .the t:: queneeof language "no humah tongue cast ploy, Those eyes, which once flashed with it rrfej country ,"are now dimmed by tbe shadows of liw those bodies that once bore, with firm and out . Stapv tho-artrrsj-eiid the prrrad emblcrnir rf thr o Ci!be,l?Jf.arS .P?w. bowed ilbwn with the it& lie of age and those hearts, that once bit1 swelled, amid Jhe thrilling tumult of the b field, will soon cease to palpitate forever. 1 the sturdy oaks of the forest, you have briv&i tempest "bf tTme"; bTtf likia thorn," i'ooVyou o M4i mingle with 6ur mother dual, and yield Ic great law of our nature., ' But, my venerable friends, you tre not rid eoasofVin'o.- Yrm have enjoy ed-a peculiar p lege. While your departed compatriot t ' have gone, one by one, to other and, we hops, I ter scenes, you, a' little remnant of that il!utr band, have been permitted to linger ami"'? witness our success, and "partake of the fun your labors. You have seen a mighty spring up and flourish og the field of yvtr 1 you have seen our States doulded in nun! r; popubition increase seven fold : and our bm. and laws spread far and wide. You hare commerce extend to every clime xnd our n'1' ture and manufactures, our science and srt u--ted only by the boundaries of tlie Occao. I have seen us victorious in war and happy to ; yoo have seen a munificent lovermnent rt you for your service t an l a free and galM s tion -perpetuating the lilierties your val K aehieved rnd.-abore all,- yoo nave seen th nose of heathenism, and the- waste placet of lfc , w -'denies, lie4irp-antrr rjwiccj its the" w"! flitencesof Chrinf iaiwty --- - o -- . , These sre your eorrsolationa ! These are r hopes! May you long live to enjoy them! A when, fir tlie last time, you shall behold o Air , can sua sink below the horizon, my yna in llieTiotia of tlie Christian natriot; aiiT-r" each of you be able lo aay, with Sim f Now, b-rd, Tcef-fKn,1n"y Vwrva'hT' dtT peace, mine eye have seen thy salvatio". the aalvaiion of my country I - - 1 Summer Goo ErRINGS , tj- SHANKXE nAVE just received from New York tnd Fii'' phit, to extensive asoortmcnt of : SPRING & SUMMER GOOI - coKsimatf or Dry Good, Hardware, Tinware, Creek cry, G ROCERI ES. Drugs anif Mo dicines, Dye-Stufls, Faint ind Oil, Boots and Shops, . Saddlery, Ac, &.c, In r-hort, their Stock comjrine hnoi-t Dee,1;d bf Uie Farmer, Mechanic, o: th of the town or country. ' . N. R Tiny will sell low for .cash, or to r-, . dealers on 'time; or in exchange for country J ' Concord, May 2 !;h, .. ... 0 s i X.-...:E fiiB1i.jtV-itTi iiMjavHi'i"