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MIAN. . J JBWgW'"HB UlUU. M!WffgB'g"WgggiMBggBggB"gggBgqgHWOg!g'l!., ,1-UL -U 1 JH-- J U UU.J1I - -WW-LLJU . UggWBgS FOWBBS WOT DELEGATED TO Ttf B UNITED STATES II Ml COSiTITBTIOS, HOI PROHIBITED BT IT TO TUB STATICS, All BRSBBVBD TOMB lllfM B BsreCTIVgLT. 0 TO TUB PBOPLB.- Amttulattntt tO the Constitution, Article X.y-" dumber lb ot Vome V&.l SALISBURY, NC, MARCH 18, 1842. '.it.' Whole JYumhcr 1,109. I THE WESTERN . , ' TUMI or thb a C II A 8. P. FISHER, 0 Editor end Proprietor. The Webtibb Caboliniab ia published every Friday Mornxnir, it ftf per annum in mhanr or 42 SO if paid w'IAib Mref Bsoafas otherwise $-1 uf iMvarts- bly be chtrgtd. 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OFFICERS OF THE 64 REGIMENT: YOU are hereby cnrainand-d to pa- rade at the Court-House, in tin Town m 01 ouii8Uury,,oii paiurasy, ine itfnoi r a a CI . l A.I f&A 'March, 4nsBnt, at. 10'oVWk,AM.,.kthe";iled(cBi Snhool in that J:ity. It seems tbil vj' t arn armed with Fide-Arms for "the bur poe of Drill and Court martial. By -f der of - U. W. LONGfjpoJom'dt. Cro. M. Wkant,' AHj't. M '; ',; 3t, , ' . BANKRUPT LA tMTSO STATBB BOBTB CABOLIMA DWTaT. lA r,.:- HKRF.BY GIVE NOICErThat on the first lay jd February neat, I siiall hold a Court at my lUJUtieiu K yeuoviiw, ii iu y pvw i cv tition undervAn act to esiablmU a unifflf m fj s, loin of Bankruptcy throughtrit lb United Biaiea," and lht the said W"un win do aepi open oyry day in succession (Sondiys excepted,) until notice shall be given to the contrary. .? In the rM) oftoluntarf bankruptsthe Act pro rfe that &D pertone lrf residing; in the Aate,dce owing tiebta, whwU ahull wh have been created in cowequence of a defilcation aa a puolic iilficer. fit 4 ettculorrBl'1Hr,, or trustee, or while acting in any otn;;rjiUiiiuatc icity. Vlio alisll. bjc.avUiiou, setting forth to the host of their kuowtotlre audDeiiet.a list ot tneir credilorsheir respective placet of residence, and Ihs amount due to each, together with art accurate -wve4-bhtrnyTrhtBn4 ii'j of every , oauiej aina ari. n-sg.iipiiuu,jMiu. ion. I lotion and situation of each and every parcel and poruw llwreoff verified wwath or -nnirmBtion) lply to the proper Uourt, lor tue uenent ot me Act, buJ therein declare themselves to be unable in meetl heir debts and engagements, shall be doem rd bsnkrunU within the purview of the Act, ami miy bi eo declared ae6ottJing')rby a decree of the It is my opinion, that all persons coining within the purview oflha Act, though lbeyvmy be eu. tirely desntute of property, are entitled w its oene- fits. . . . , . ' '. , r I priwive in the rmhliejitSns of several of the District Judges, a diversity of opinion, asl aorict- Piled, on the construction of the act, even in the : . . . . ...it IHCipieni Stags Ol prwceeuinji uiiu'ir iv i, are (hut. other and more important difficulties will oecur n the sequel B H I a-u now engaged in a eorresp tndtmce with several Distnct Judges, with the view nf reconciling, as tar as we cbo,1Iis discrepancies of the" Act, and of eisvia, at least, a anything like a uniformity of praciico. I shall, however, hold invself in leadjness to uut the in operation, according to its apirit and tlie best ot my ability, wliethe it be amndod or not. The iwccssary rules and f.irmVt"Kc,her tn tariff of fees, shall be given in due time. According to, my construction of the Act. the petition may bo verifiod bofure any Judge or Jus life of the PoacftATlhis Stale J but I think Ihe pe. Iitiner is required to appear in t'ourl7Ube hear ing, either iul persiaiLiir- by atlaciiey, to declare linnwlf to be unable to meet his debts and engage. IIMNIf S. j, av . . The ite.titionrr must comprise in his. petition all the hema required and it will be found sneal to adopt the. very letter ot the AcU He roust name "Itin louolv in winch he resides.. s The pennons when receir d, will bo referred, for besring, lo iheir respective Stated Courts, in the Spring, v- " , " - For instance, all within the District of Albs marie, will be heard at renton all within the Diitri..t of Pamlico, will bn beard at Newbern i nd all within Ihe District of Capo j eer, at Wil. mington. And piibl nations Will be oidered as di lorted bv the Act. The Diairtct of Albermsrle comprises Ihe two Mute Districts of Eon!nn and Halifax ; the Dis trict of Pamlico comprises the Dial rids of New. tern and IlilUWMiuh, togetlmr with sll that part "I the D.strict of Wilmington which Im'S to Iho Northward and Eiiward of New River ; ami the District nf Cape Fair omprisea Ihe remainder piti t,f the State. All Cummu'iications on the subject l Bankrupt cy, adilresoed t me by mail, if not post paiif, will remain in the office. . 'a II. POTTF.R, Judge V. Staff for Dirtrict of North Carolina. l oyr'trvule. January 17, 1942. lOR aLE. A' first-rate AVir Cntleing Store on cheap terms. Apply at this Ollice. - Dccrmuerl?;lll ' " 8w; THE MORAL COURAGE OF PAUL The appearance ol Paul before the Areopagus ol Athens involved an exhibition of moral courage thai has seldom been equalled, and perhaps never surpassed, in the history of man". Ho was in the I presence jjfLthe stateainanr Philosophers, orators, and poets of the most intellectual and refilled nation upon earth.' He was there to humor no popular sect, to flatter .no national vanity, to move upon no springs of ambition or future fame. He waa ' there to unfold, to fortify ami rivet upon the judg . rocnt and i on science of hia enlightened auditory, doctrines al variance with every previous conviction and present impulse : doctrines totally aubveraive ol that faitb in which they went born, in which their fathers died, and which they wisbd to bequeath to their off-wring. He had no splendid and). Imposing forms of wor hip, or mythological mysteries, to aid his argu - menta, or concilitnte the pride of his audience.,, lie had no divinities peopling, each hill and vale, and grove and fount; to take the places of those whom he disclaimed. He bad only the pure abstract conception of the one supreme, holy, and self ex isting God ! hia universal providence, and" nian'a final accountability." He delivered his" message asl : one raised by his mighty Jhuioe above the frown pr thej commendation ol.his hearer. Miu, was jw clear and discriminating for' I he subtle snares ; too earnest and iiiipreivr the skeptical jeatjtmd too cogent and innsivela thought for the dialectic al evasion. AnuM hough no correspouiUircsults were: immediately' obvious, yet conyicfin.,were planted there which at ruck at length, into the very heart of Greece I Bud which finally enthroned a forsaken God upon the auvctions and allegiance of repentant nation. PW. If, Amrtean. lT-t. i , r" Doctor! "can't agree. The Louisville Journal contains art account of a disgraceful explosion in twos,of ibe Professors, Doctors Cross and Bush, have for some time been Upon terms not the most -friiidlyi"8oine drtfie students determined to , make the latter a present of plate ; a report went 'abroad that Pi. Croas had determined to mark r ever aludeot who should have any part in the matter) and in one of his lectures he denied this, and made some severe remarks upoo the student whohad started the report declaring that he cared not a fijf whether Dr. Bush or the janitor was honored by the prese ts of the student. A young disciple named Hunt conceived himself es pecially alluded Vyo the Doctor's remarks, and after the lecture eMacked him with a cane. He had proceeded e fa as to knock bim down : the l)octrgo( up, fired a pistoh without effect, waa again at rock, and then assailed Hunt with a aw.ord m cane wbmrpw-f Hunt's fnW inleWeret and .topped thought. Dr. Croas ,then refused to iccture till Huof should be dimiwed ;and Le was - "-dismissed accordingly, Boston Pott. " Tejraa Tun.T-The new Tariff of Texas, which jook efleet ou tlie 2d ult., levies the following du ties on imports, all payable in gold or silver : "07f flour, per barrel. Jte wnd corn rheai; St) cent s jfwr bushol7 Outs, 13 cents per busljel. Other grains, 2U cents per bushel rtrown sugar, I cent per to. Tallow candles, 4 cents. Lard, 3 rents. Butter, 6 cents. Cheese, 2 sents. B icon. 2 cents. Rice, 2 cents. . Whiskey, 23 a 75 per gallon according to prooi. - Manufactured tobacco, 30 per cent. ad. valorem. American segars, S3 per Ih msand. ; B-wf in barrels or otherwise, $3 per 200 lbs. Pork, 13 per bbl. Peas and beans, 50 rente per bushel. - Cabinet wares and all other manufactures of: wood, All maoufsctures of tin, ready made. (lothmg, chairs, and saddlery, 30 per cent. ad. valorem. Hats, shoes and boots of. sll kinds, 23 per cent Pleasure carriages and harness of all kinds, 23 percent. Bsgging, bale rope and twine, 10 per cent Arabic Prorrrbi. When you-have said the word, it mgna over you, but while H is not yet spoken you reign over it. Tune will teach him who has no teacher. He who cannot understand at a glance, will not umlevaml at much explanation. Ue who sleeps without supper gets up without debt,". Borrowed dresses give nn warmth. freed deve'npes th? mind, The best friend an those that, atimulate each other to do good. The best visits are the' shortest. Silence is often an answer. ' -Science are locks, and inquiry the key to them. Take counsel of him who is greater, and of him who is lns than thyself, Vnd then refer to thine own judgment. '- The worst kind of men aro those who do not care when man see them do wrong. In adversity the roal principl-s of men appear. Honor yourself, yndj you will be honored de anise Yourself and yoi will be desptaed. . An honr's patience will procure a long period of rest.-- - " . CJlocouff.It may not be generally know that the aoed id the broom corn iaan excellent substitute for the cocoa or cli'-colate-iiul in making this ' pleasant and wholesome beverage. We supped with a friend s lew evenings since, who sot before us as good chocolate as we ever tast 'd, made as ha assured us of this very chenn material, The manner of preparing it ia quite simple ; The grain is first parched and ground coflue ; after which, TtheptticwlthTi(anie si in making it of the preparation of the Cocoa-nut. Thia drink, we undunttaod, ia used in some, parte of Pennsylvania instead, of coffue and tea, and we think is worthy of being adopted here aa it would lop off no in considerable item from the private expenses of every family.' 1 he kind of broom corn rsied for tfiia purpose, ia that which has black or purple grain. Lincoln Republican, ' - Never waa a pleasanter inorsl couched in aweetor language than the following gem, from the mind of some sensitive besrtt A little word in kindness spoken, A motion or a tesr, ' Has often healed the heart that's broken, And msds a friend sincere. f . ' A word a look has cruahed to earYl) , Full many a budding flower, if t " , Which bd a smile but owned its birth, Would bless life's darkest hour. . ....... f . Then derm it not aa idle thing, S" A pleasant word to apeak ; The Hce you wear, the thoughts you bring, M ''A litis, rt asnaiar IiasiI as Lkra U ... a) Mvn w sssB si aiaai . ... - i ; " 1 ... .. if- , MODER peFlNITIONS,y Not fon in- an) of the Aacitnt Dictiovariet. araJimt, Setting on a colV grind-atone, and readiughd Presidenl's Message. Loft. A liuls world within itself, intimately connected with shovel and tongs. Progrtu of Time. A pedlar going through the land with wooden clocks. ' Politician. A fellow that culls all hia knowl edge from borrowed newspapers. ' Rigid Justice. A Juror on a murder case fast asleep. : Ftitnd One who borrows your money and then turns you oul of doors.,, - Pottrv.k bottle of ink thrown at a sheet of paper. M' K lJ, -.' ' Pairiot.jL raao whohas neither property nor repotStioo to lose. ;. t Honest a. Obsolete ; a term formerly nied in the case of a man who had paid for bis uewsimpcr and the coat on bis back. Indtttendtttee Owing fifty thousand dollars, which you never intend to pay. . Literw Stable. A place where you can pay a five dollur bill for the privilege of being upset. UUum cum Vignitate. Living at the expense of tlie public, al me Slate Hotel, Sing Sing. . 7rrintiio of tar. Unving the enemy out of one hammock into another, capturing an old negro and seriously wounding s squaw. Damly.k thing iu pantaloons, wilh a body knd two arois a head without brains tight boots a caoe a white handkerchief two broaches, and a ring on hia little bnger. Coquette. A young lacW with more beauty limn sense more sccompnsoments iiiau i ruing ra re admirers than friends more tools than wise men for Bttenoan s - . Crtdil, A wise provision by which Couatables getB-trvmir Benevolence. 1 o take a dollar out ol one puck et, and put it into the other. ' yewspaper Patron. A fellow Who subscribes for a paper Bud slops it iu a few mouths jrithqol, pjrmg-tip. : " ' "7 ::.tXa6rcfaAa article you aoay borrow or steal, ' as yisj see fit. - Ajfrrfroi. To sing Under a' lady's winilow three hours by moon light. Flattery. Physic that makes every body sick but those who swallow it. . Interesting. A horrible murder or execution. Intti net. What is it that guides the ox in se lecting two hundred and seventy six kin Is of herbs, and at the same time teaches him to avoid two hundred and eighteeo, as unfit for fond. A pecies of spider digs a hole in Ihe earth about two feet deep, and closes it with a curious trap door, so aa lo deceive and keep out every intruder. The tortoise, though hatched a mile from the water, no sooner leaves its shell than it runs di rectly to Hi ocean without a guide. The sphesi fabvlosa prepares little shells in the earth, theu fetches spiders, and deposites one with each egg, that the little ones may have food as soon as ihev break torth from the shell. All rnimala, without instruction, move wilh per feet skill from the time of their birth, from one place lo another ; and they use their limbs sud select then food at Ihe proper lime and place. Mil salt and arsenic, and a sheep will select the former from ihe latter, a thing which you could not do. Female Influence on Lengthy Legislation. The ladies, heaven bless ihem, aro 4bs4iglit and We -id tha world ) but just about this time the condition of the Commonwealth's treasury imperious y requires that they should debar themselves of the pleasure of visiting the legislative halls, as their presence invariably, and, by a law of nature, irresistibly provokes debate a propensity afhirti cnnlM be indulged at a less cost lhan two hundred dollars per hour. Another consideration, and one which we are sure will not be lost upon our fair city friends, is, that the absence of the 'country mem bers from their families has already been protrac ted (d a painful duration. The members them selvesabsorbed as they are in the public bumes by dav, and having at hdiid many resorts for re taxation in the evening may not be very sensible ot their separation from home, but their wives and children must led it most keenly. 'Boston Post. " A Jue d'Esprit. One ol Ihe very beat things we have seen for a long lime, is the following " Latin OJe," in the N. O. Picayune : Ml Rosa amsfiilis ! Ssmboius vcnlt. Nun Iu audits banjoiuru, turn,' turn, turn t O, Rosa ! Anlhracine Rosa 1 i ' . Inccndiri Voln, si no Rohaoi sum '." I The Editor comments upon the beantiee of the " Roman bard," as if it was the production of one of the great poets of antiquity. ..The claasica' scholar will not be slow in perceiving- that it is a burlesque translation lino unuitni iua negro song f the " Coal Black Rose.1? The . phrase " An thracina Rosa,", will put the gravity of jhq most grave at defiance. Bankrupt 'and Distribution Th-ae twin chil I " dren of Wmggery haveTust been condemned in the Slate of Mississippi. 1 lie House of Represents .. riii. . ': i .: ... i I TT i .k.. I lives of that Slate ave just passed instructions I'M ine rept-ai oi ootn measuroa. iuisis rigni. uey came into the world together, and should so go out. Bankrupt med Distribution; and 'Distribution pss'd Bankrupt f and neither had a majority ex cept by virtue of bargains for mutual suport. The MissiasippfSenntors both voted lor Bankrupt, one of them (Mr. JValker) under instruct kits. The Maine Senators did the same, one of them (Mr. William-) under instructiona. In both cases the instructions are ipealod, but the law still stands. Georgia instructed against the law, but Mr. Ber rien disregarded the will nf the' Legislature, and Mr.' Cuthbert ia not yet here to conform to it. Ihe Kentucky House of Kepresont itivea nnani hiously condemned Ihe law: Mr. Morehead con forms to the will of the ll iusei Mr. Clay does not. Thus the act wa- parsed without a majority, for it only had 23 v tea iu its favor ; and of these pirt were purchased by passing distribution. Bod part were given under instruction, which have, beea rescindouVXlie House of Represen'aitves voted Ihe repeal of the act by a majority of Si : in the Senate it wa lost by a tie vote, Mr. Cuthbeu being absent Mr. Clay and Mr. Berrien disre garding the voice of their Legislature against it, and Mr. Williams of Maine voting against the re peal under old intt ructions, which were) rescinded before he voted, lai the resciston of which waa not known to him. Thus it ia evident that the act is upon the statute book by accidental and unfair means that it was passed by bargain and without a majoiity, and the repeal prevented in the same way and that the act, repugnant to. the country al first, is becoming more and more odious every day. Pr balily it will be unanimously repealed, if not vacated by the judges, the next session of Congress. It is a Whig relief measure, and one of the most abominable ol its tribe. -Abolition of debts is its objtjct an object as monstrous and unjost as the law itself is jmconstitytioual and "WiCkerf. II is no bankrupt svstein, but a mere abolition debt law. Globe. On Wednesday evening a memoriaf to Congrev was presented to the leather dealers' convention for their approval, which urged an increased protection on shoes, boots, and leather. At the conclusion of the memorial, tlie principle of freo trade was ad milted to be sound. A member objected to such sn apknowledgmeiit. Tlie president defended the principle, and remarked that he held in hia hand a Voluminous report of llio English manufactures wherein they acknowledged the protective tytttm of England teat RUINING them Boston Pott. THE PROTECTIVE and BANKING SYSTEMS." The piMiiion of England inconstantly appealed to as an evidence of the benefit to he derived from a rarirl and a-fnational Bank. What IsthatcOndi lion socially and as far as the masses of the people wS. a- parliamentarjrglerCffi- HWnn.n nt-iJ recently in Parliament, offered the following stafe' moot a to ihe condition of Ihe working people of Ihe lowu winch Ibey represented : $ s. d. 13d Families lived upon per head, - .m. , .KL? -29T do ., 155 do 1500 do S12 do Trtal visited 6,242 five-sixths of I0l 2 10 1 6 1 9 . 2 2- bom, had hardly a bUnket Hd families were without blanket and 47 laimliea slept on chaff beds and wood shavings. Now if thia is the result of the protective system of England, which amounts almost to a total prohl bit wo ol foreign articles and produce : if ibis is the benefit derived from a great National Bank, as il 1 lustrated by the social condition of her people, well may we be Ihank'.ul that Ihe Tree trade and anil moiHipoly doctrine of Ihe Democratic party, will one day be in the ascendant. Aa Era. A few days since, a suit was brought in Judge Jackwai' court against the Atchafalaya Bank, for Ihe recovery of five dollars, on a promisory note ot that institution, payable on demand. The bank denied that it owed that money. Judgment was given in tavor of the plaintiff, on proof being furnished that the signatues were genuine. The marshal called ai the bank with a writ of seizure. The cashier laid the matter bef re the board, and told the marshal to call again. He did so, when he was told that ths bink could not pay the amount of the judgment. " I shall wis your banking-house." !!.l M.s.im!.UlU!S!j Jigj:,more than it is worth." " Your furniture, then." " It does not belong lo ua." Whereupon Ihe marshal returned M oo property found!" Anil yet this bank dares issue its promissory notes as a mnssum f v iloo in ihe ciinmumi y, Hint; when sued to recover the amount of one of them, denies the debt, and, when condemned lo pay .it bv a tribunal of ju-hce, pleadsthat it has no property ! The Misnssippitnte Bonds. The Lgisl iture of Mississippi have solemnly repudiated the five millions of bonds a ld by the commissioners of the Mississippi Union Bank lo Nicholas Biddln, on the 18th of August, 1S:H, and decl ire that the same were sold illegally, fraudulently and uncotiatiiution allv. Th?y sav, however, that the holders nf those bonds may have every legal aqd equitable remedy for collecting the amount mil on sud bonds; they are invited to pursue the remedy af forded by tho law and the Constitution agnnst the Mississippi Union Bank and against all and every person rendered liable cither in law or equity for the debts of mud banks. We suppose now that there will be one universal howl among Ihe stock jobbing interests against the dishonesty nf Missis sippi, because she will not permit gambling lejis lators to set aside her Constitution and laws. That ' Miasissippi would pav her just debts we have be fore dWIared our firm conviction, and this belief is confirmed by I ho declarations of Ihe papers of thai ' 8tate. The Fiee Trader, in speaking on this sub . jeel, says t-" W acknowledge our just liabilities ; we will pay other heavy reionilMlitiea by taxa lion, by the coinage of blood and sweat into gold I.I.- .... . : c :ii .. lika tne ancient Egyptians, we will pawn the very hones of our fat hers, but not one dollar will. we pay, not one cent, not one mill ol a debt conceived- in fraud, squandered in iniquity, and now threatened to be extorted at the point of foreign bayonets We rally around our Constitution! wa about the battler cry for Mississippi! rr our homes .and bresidea. rsnidoa.".'kThis ia a decisive talking upon (his 0 rinu-Ptiblie Ledger. : . .-;'. point. I 4 From the, Notches (Miit.) Free Trader. NEW 'MOVEMENT-MR. CLAY-EAST INDIA HUMBUG VALUE OF COTTON LANDS. r . l : . l 1 l i vw csnoin nn uiweiinm inv n-iiiarsiiio rim- cert with which iha great Federal organs through out the Union, are attempting Iu demonstrate Ihe oapaoity of the East Indies to supply the British cm ton manufactures with raw material. I he Bos ton Atlas the National Iutelligenrer Ihe Plnla-" delphia North American, are emistantly arraying . argiimeula and statistics, to establish this greatest of humbugs. They are striking for a protective tariff) that is'jheir sole object. They wish' lo create the impression, that England is taking steps to make herself independent of the Cotton interest of the United Slates ; that, thereture, it ia the inter est of the South to impose higher duties on British cotton fabrics, and thus by encouraging home man ufactures, furnish a domestic market for the cor sumption of our annual crops. This is the new movement of the Whig party, suggested by Mr. Clay, and upon which notwithstanding his repented rejoction by the people, he Mill Dopes to n e into the Presidency. Defeated upon hia great hobby v( Internal Improvements compelled by the firmness of a single State to abandon the American System- failing to mount into power on the back of the Untied States Bank and the credit system thwar ted by Ihe Providence of God at a late peiiod when he expected lo concentrate in his own hands ihe functions of Government disappointed in his at tempt to'dragooa John Tyler, tbs head of his own -party, and seeing the poopje Yise up, alinost in rev olution, al 'lis jacobimcal proposal to emasculate the Constitution he now project thia tariff movement, and entail, upon the country another, epoch of dis aster and agitation. The interest manifested for tho cotton planter is hypocritical. Every duty laid by Congress is so much additional las on the planter. We produce the raw material ; we consume the manufactured article j we manufacture nothing in Ihe South. I he greater the competition ; the more the market ia stocked with foreign goods, the cheiper shall wa he able to purchase. Bui let Congrats impose such duties on ths products of the British loom as lo exclude them from our markets, and the Eistern manufacturers could not only demand why they pleased lor their fabrics', hut by a combination among themselves, might at any lime.' affect the mice of cotton, Give Mr. Cl.iy his protective tariff and his national Usui, and, jveolhe South, would WJwJ JbiLWrjrytlitajes; 3tawfrdrM""""lriT",lw,"01l (hat ever crawled around tin mi wor. Aato thg ridiculous assumption ffist England can obtain a supply of cotton from her East India possessions, a few words will show its utter fallacy. Is this) attempt to produce cotton there, a recent . . VV..t Sn . - onavi iioi ataii. rrom an earty period alter the conquest of Ihe country, the East ludia Company laiwaya cinsciy osmecieu wun ine Drilish maiiu- Ucturmg -mterest) -spared no "piins fit encourage the culture of cotton. But after years ot trial after hnving shipped seed from Egypt, South Auieri cs, and Carolina ; and exacted from Ihe wretched natives all thecaie, attention and drudgery necess ary to success, they could only produce a coarse. interior, short at a pis cotton, of the very lowest grade; and their imported seed sooo ran into the indigenoua plant, without increasing its staple or production. Although lb r is cheaper ihere then in any part of the world, Ihe miserable Indians working for a scanty daily atlowatsss of rice, yet so inferior are they as laborers, so small is Ibe yield of the plant, and so little are Ibe soil and the loog ps riods of alternate drought and rain, adapted to its culture, it wss found, that when sold in Liverpool, -il scarcely netted the cost of transportation over such a waste of waters. In India, too, it was as certained that the rich alluvial lands, unlike similar localities in this country, were not adapted lo cot ton, and, consequently, it is chiefly cultivated in interior and more elevated districts, and is trans ported from thence, on bullocks, lo oa viirable Doints: a mode of carriage not only slow, but expensive. The whole culture languished, notwithstanding the efforts of the company lo extend it. Finally. Capt. Bayles was dispatched to this Country and on nis return he carried with nun cotton gins, seed, and ten or a dozen practical planters from this state. what has been the result 1 Why, a total failure. as we are well advised. The laborers wont do ; ine seasons wont do ; lie Mississippi seed produces the old coarse East India cotton ; and the drouclits and rains must ever render the crop uncertain. A grea'er humbug waa never started. Lei our plan ters scout all such alarmists. The idea that thero will, in-a few ye ton ia fallacious. The cotton croo has not t cm. reached ils maxtum, is very true The present quan tity produced will perhaps be tripled, in lime, but There it miiit stop. The cotton region is not half so extensive as superficial observers imagine, and where it is extending in one direction, il is circum scribing itself in another. If new ,inds are beimr plained in Louisiana and Texas, darge portions of Tennessee, North Alabama and A kansaa are abandoning ctton, and in twenty years it will scarcely be cultivated North of Memphis Texas will never provs the formidable rival that many anpreheud. Hr Southeastern frontier is very poor. Her red lands are productive, but n il d irahle and are remote from ajavigation. North and East of the Colorado the country i not adapted to cotton, owing chiefly, to the protracted droughts prevalent there. And unlees Ihe Republic be annexed to this Union, we predict, thnt in twenty years or leas, slsvery (so indispensabl to the cotton grower) will cease lo exist there, in ita present form ; its abolition will be brought about nut only by Euro pean influence, but by the proponderanco ol ihe free I tbi ing class, in ita Ea-t srn territory a pop. ulatum which is fl twmg tl.uher now, with all the prejudices of education and Ihe dictates of interest, lo arm them against the aiaveholder. Panic ma kers and politicians may say what they pleats but rottnn l uids have not yet reached their true esli- ' ' ;
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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March 18, 1842, edition 1
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