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i .-- - s . -r i . I- " - CI CAM VOLUME II. NEW BERN, N. C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1819. NUMBER-' 89. TERMS. . THE CAROLINA tENTlNEL IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY JOHN I. PASTEUR, At Three Dollars per annum, one tfiird payable in advance. '.' H Xo paper will be discontinued' until all arrearages are paid up, except at the op tion of the publisher. ! .T . Advertisements inserted at 50 cents per square the first week, and 25 cents a I square for each succeeding insertion. AGRICULTURAL. FROM THETNATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. On the Grape Vine, with its wines, bran- dies salt, and dried fruits No. III. The object of these papers is to excite to objects of agriculture.- manufactured, commerce, and consumption, of the ut most importance to the prosperity of our country. The forms and niceties of Iite rarv composition will yield their claim to attention to the more solid substance of the pertinent information and sucrges- ' ; j - lions. rJ I In the course of the consideration of tiin subject, several letters from living friends to our prosperity, have I been brought together. The remainder of 'this paper will be appropriated to the publication of one of those letters, of very recent date, from a native of the U. States, of the best opportunities, in Bor deaux, the emporium of that part or the: Kingdom of France which 'gives to us the hrgest quantities of the most esteem ed wines and brandies which enter into our regular consumption. It here fol . lows, in its own clear and instructive terras : 4 . il I have been favoured by your letter of the 24th. Chaptal, sur la Culture de Vine, PAbbe Rozfer's memoire sur le .,'mellieu.re maniere de faire et gouverner ; les ins, and JullierCs Topographie de tout les Vignoblcs, are the authors the Vr.as-t in repute in France on the Vine and cn Wine. The first and last can be had in Philadelphia; and if Roziers memoir U 'riot to be .found, as it is an old book, . yoa can doubtless find, at your French' bookstores, his Dictionary of Agriculture, '.5 voU. in 4to, which, under the head of Viae, will give you all the information yoa desire. " The district which produces the best wine, abaut Uordeaux, is Medo&S That country is divided into upper and lower Medoc, lying between the Gironde and Garonne and the Bay of Biscay. It is much such a country, as to hill and dale, or ireneral surface, as that between Phila delphia and Trenton, of a sandy, sandy loam, and gravelly soil, with some few exceptions of small patches. About seven leagues from north to south, and three, from east to west, of this district, is occupied with vineyards, which pro duce the best? wine, whose expositions are from east to south'. In this district, Lafitte, Chateau Mar jraux, Latour, Leoville, La Rose, Braune Mouton & St. Julien, with various other qualities of Claret, are produced, which hrin from $60 the ton, of 4 hogsheads. (or 232 gallons,) to $ 600, acCoiding to hie estimation the' are held in. The vines in this district are not suffered to grow above three feet from the ground. Hauibriant is produced on a single estate of that name, lying in La Grave, ubout a league south of Bordeaux. The soil is sandy and gravelly ; so much so that you would hardly suppose it capable of vegetation. j .- , "The districts" which produce Sau terne. Barsac and Grave wines, lie from the skirts of the city south about four kajues, presenting much the same swell of surface as Hhat part of New-Jersey through which the mail runs between t renton and Brunswick. The name of this district, (or, more properly speaking, the northern part of it,) Grave denotes Us soil Gr airier Gravel. I have seen hundreds of acres of vines hi Grave, growinsr in oehhles. from the size of a bean and nutmeg to that of an egg, without the least vestige of earth, crack-' Jin? under foot, and filling one's, shoes. ' Of the white wines of Bordeaux,lbaM- f-Barsac, and Corbonmeux are of the I first quality ; but there are many other growths which vie with them, and the ordinary quantities of these white ines are various. I have purchased good pleasant white wine at six dollars the ! cask of sixty three gallons. The qualities sent to this country cost from A dollars the cask to 40 dollars. Of the other wines you mention, I have no knowledge. 'jit has been stated that two millions C crea are taken ua in the cultivation of the vine, in France, producing, one' year with another, five hogsheads of sixty three gallons to the acre ; which, at the moderate price of fifty francs, or. ten dollars, the hogshead, gives one hundred millions of dollars. This produce is'im mense ; and, what renders it still more valuable, is, that it does not lessen the quantity of other necessary productions, i such, as wheat, &c; for where the Vine I generally stows in France, nothinielse will grow : such is the poverty of the soil generally employed for vines, j " They have the. wild vine in France. I have seer large quantities of it near Bayonne, a.nd round the foot of the Py renees, up to Pau. The inhabitants make beautiful hedges of it and. I have been assured by a distinguished naturalist L Mr. Pennieres who' is now in the Alaba ma territory, that some of the excellent grapes of France have been produced Irom the wild vine, after some years of carelut cultivation. He is now engaged in inoculating our wild vines with those of France, from which he expects the most, favorable results, "I shall conclude these hasty obser vations by an-extract from Rozier: ' The vine h a plant whose transpira tiQ and suction is abundant and vehe ment, which sufficiently indicates the soil and exposition natural to it. For' this reason, grounds, . composed of sand, gravel-stones, and rotten rocks, arc ex cellent for its cultivation. A sandy soil produces a fine pure wine."' The gravelly and stony a deli cate wine. Rotten and broken rocks a funny generous wine, of a superior quality.' f A rich, stroma:, compact, cold, or hu mid soil, which is pressed down by the rains, and which the sun hardens or ! bakes, is essentially prejudicial to the j quality or tne wine. The rno'st advantageous exposition for the vine, is that of a gentle slope, or side of a lull, facing east and south, on which the rays of the sun continue the longest time. f Hills, in the neighborhood of the ocean and, rivers, ought to be preferred to all others. The lower parts of these hills are not so favorable to- the vine as the upper, and neither are equal to the middle region, the soil being the same. ' All trees are unfriendly to tlie vine, as much from their roots as their shade.!; AH who cultivate the vine, should, remember this precept of Virgil: ' Aperios Bacchus amat colles91 The vine flourishes in the open unshaded hills.' 4 Irija word, the .vine ought never to be planted in soils that can produce grain, &c. because it wants: nothing but heat, and thrives best in the poorest ground. This will appear ridiculous to those who look for quantity ; but, as to the quality of the wine, it is in strict conformity with the laws of vegetation and with experi ence, l must be understood to speak here of countries -only whose tempera tures are favorable to the success of vine yards. We must except those in more northern latitudes. These general' pre cepts admit of no exceptions: They will be acknowledged by all those who, with good faith, and free of prejudices, have studied the cultivation of the vine. If other modes and precepts are followed, we cannot answer for the age of the vine, or for the quality of the wine' These views of the locality, soils, and exposures of the fine Bordeaux wines, such as the! white, or Saulerne and vin dp Grave, and the red or clarets, such as ha Fitte, Chateau Margaux, 8fc. will be left, for the present, on the public mind, with a firm confidence in their due im pression, accompanied by the remarks that the difference between our tempera tures, in our present wooded condition, and that of the . south-west of France, may be safely taken at eleven or twelve degrees; and that ll:e progress of clear ing lands & draining swamp will reduce that difference, in a few years, below ten degrees. Thus, St. Marys, in Georgia, will ultimately prove about as waim, for vegetation, as Oporto in Portugar, and the productions of Europe, in any given latitude, may be' found in or, as we drain and clear, introduce! into me uuueu States, in latitudes nine or ten degrees far ther south. The pride of all Europe is certainly the wines of the following nlaces: Chamoaiffne, in latitude.49 N. in Europe equal to 39 to 40 in U. S. Burgundy, 48 33 39 Old Hock wine, 49 39 40 Bordeaux, Cla- ) ret, and Sau- S 45 35 36 terne, ) s x? rntrn ao s tn 5?fi mi jUrWnf rnmno tot th fint ". rmmiun,.: k 3-4 to 4Q In nay V. S. 27 3-4 to SU pr 40" 7 Friend to theNational Industry. j Philadelphia ftev. 5, 181? GENERAL ASSEMBLY. IX SENATE. Saturday, Not. 20. The Senate resolved itself into a com mittee of the whole, Mr. Gaston, in the chair, on the petition of Wilmington Da vis, contesting the right of Andrew Wil son, from Carteret, to a'seat in this house. On motion of Mr. Cameron, the report of the committee of privileges and elections, I : f rL ' , i J in idvur ui me peuiiuuer, was sustained by the committee ; the seat of Mr. Wif son vacated, and Mr. Davis declared 'to be entitled thereto. After lhercommittee rose, and the speaker had resumed the chair, Mr. D. appeared, was etialified and took his seat. 4 5 t .Wednesday, Nov. 24. J BANKING. ! '' Mr WrADE, from Randolph, submitted the following resolutions : I llesolvea. That the selectjoint com mittee, appointed on the partnf the Gov ernor's Messagerelative to the5 banks, &c. be and they are hereby dirtcted to in spect the books and examinb into the proceedings of the State Bank of Ndrth Carolina, and to report, j Whether the provisions of . their char- ter have been violated or not. Whether instalments, of the capital stock of said bank have been paid in their due proportion, in gold or silver coin, by the subscribers nrior totheyear 1818 ? Or whether; ther were, in any instance, paid by the proceeds of notes of stockholders, discounted for that purpose, and to what amount ? Also to report the names , of - those persons who now own, or who have owned, any part of the capital stock of the said bank, subscribed for prior to the year loilS, and the amount of discounts, if any, to such persons respectively and when made ? Whether the said bank have establish ed any office or offices ofV discount, con- trar' to the provisions of its charter ?, Vvhether the bank or any of its offices of discount have reiused to pay the notes of said bank in specie on demand ? Whether the bank or any of its offices of discount or any of their agents, have sold drafts upon other offices, or upon the bank,' at an advance, and have receiv ed a premium for such drafts ? Whether the said corporation has at any. time, purchased public debts and to what amount ? U ( ' Whether the officer at the nead of the Treasury Department has been furnished from time to tin.e,' atjeast once in three months, with a statement of the amount of the capital stock of said- corporation and of the debts due to the same, of the monies deposited therein ; of the notes in circulation ; and of the cash in hand, as requited by the act of incorporation pass ed in IS'10, chapter 5, section 9. Of this the said committee are instruct ed to enquire, and report to this .session of the Legislature these several facts, in the same manner as if the report had been made to the treasurer of this state ; partic ularly of the amount of notes issued pay able in raleigh, and at each office of dis couHt respectively ; also, the amount' of public deposits made at the bank and at each office, and an account of the trans fers ; and the total amount of bills and notes discounted by the bank and its branches, since its organization. Provided, that this shall not be construed to a right of inspecting the accounts of any private individual or individuals with said bank ? Resolved, That the said committee shall have power to send for persons and. papers and to examine? such persons on ! '.'.1 oath, and to make a report tnereon as soon as practicable. These resolutions were read and or-; dered to lie on the table. CONVENTION. Mr. Cameron, from Orange, presented the following resolutions, which were read, ordered to b1 printed, and to lie on the table. Whereas all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded oh their authority, and estab- lished. for their peace, safety and happi ness : and that for these ends they have at all times an unalienable right to alter, reform and amend their form of govern ment, in such manner as they may think proper : And whereas there are many defects in the Constitution or form of govern ment of this state, which require altera- ! tipn, reform and amendment. And there being no provision in the said constitution whereby amendments to the same can be made: The General Assembly, desir- ous at all times of manifesting their at- tachment to tle rights of the people and their ieal forthe promotion of their ire- fare, deeait their boundeo duty to point j out some of those defects, and provide a moae oy wnicn me people may express onooer, ana uwen, oi tne J5enate. their opinion on these and all other mat- , 2nd. So much as relates t() the Banks ters touching ihe security of thlir rights and the circulating medium of the, State, and the advancement of their privileges. Messrs. Alston, Mears, Scott,' t Will iani- Resolved, (as the opinion of this Gen- son, Cald well,' Haughton, Dickson, Wins e ral Assembly,) low, and Ramsay, of the Commons, , and That all elections of Officers, under Lock, Charles E. Johnson, G4st6n, Glas the government of this State, should be ton, Steele, Terrell, Cameron, and Per vested in the people, where the -right of kins, of the Senate. -election caaTjeconvenientlyr exercised by 3rd. So much as relates te thejudicta thera. ; ' - ry system, to the revision of the insolvent Resolved,' That the constitution of Laws, and of the Laws to restrain usury ; this State ought to be so altered and a- to the examination of the modes in whicb mended as that the Governor or Chief prosecuting Officers are paid of thenar iNlagistrate of the State, shall be elected ture of the punishment inflicted on per by the Freemen qualified' to vote for jury and other offences, to Messrs. Hen members of the House of .Gommohs j and dersbtr, Mangiira, and Ramsay, of the that he shall at stated times receiie for Commons, and Gaston, Conner, and Ben- bis services a compensation whichjhall neither be increased or diminished during the terra for which- he is elected. Resolved, That the said constitution ought to be so amended as that the She riffs of the respective counties shall be e lected by the freemen qualified to x vote for members of he House of Commons. Resolved, That the said constitution ought to be so amended as that the Judg es of the Supreme Court and of the Supe rior Courts of Law and Equity, shall be removed from office for instability to per form their dutv, or anv other reasonable cause on the address of both Houses of the General Assembly for that purpose. , ! llesolved, That the said constitution ought to be so amended, as that the Judges of the Supreme Court, and of the Supe rior Courts of Law and Equity, shall at stated times receive a compensation "for their services, which shall Ineither be in creased or diminished during their con tinuance inJ office. iM Resolved, As the opinion Of this Gener al Assembly that the representation of the people oi this State, m the henate and House of Commons, according to the ex- lstinsf piovisions ol the constitution, is s greatly unequal and highly unjust. , ; llesolved, 1 hat the said Constitution ought to be so amended as that, the re- rresentation of the people in the General Assembly, shall be equal and' jconibrma-. ble to the principles of Republican Gov ernments. Resolved, That the said Constitution ought to be so amended as that sessions of the Geneneral Assembly, shall be held only once in every two years, unless the public good shall otherwise require. Resolved, That the said Constitution ought to be so amended as that jno member of the" General Assembly shall, during the time for which he shall have been elect- ed, be appointed to. any officeAinder the State, wiuch shall have been erected, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased, during such time. " Resolved, That the said Constitution ought to be so amended as that no person, holding any office underthe United States, shall be a member of the General Assem bly during his continuance in such office. Resolved, That the said Constitution ought to be so amended as that all im peachments of officers of this State, liable to impedchment, shall be tried by the Sen ate siting as a Court for that purpose! . Resolved, That it be, and it is hereby recommended to the Freemen of this St.ats, that on the" days appointed by law, for the election of members to serve in the next General Assembly, that they sig nify their assent or dissent to calling a con vention of Delegates, to be, elected by the freemen, for the purpose of revising and amending the Constitution of this State, by voting by ballot "'Convention" or "No ConxeiUion' Resolved, That it sliall be the duty of each and every of the Sheriffs or other re turning officers, at the close of the Polls in their respective Counties, to sum up, and certify to the Governor of this State the whole number of votes for " Conven tion and " No Convention." The said Sheriffs or other returning officersall deliver a Duplicate of such return to the Senators of their respective Counties, to be by them taken to the seat of Govern ment at the next General Assembly. Resolved, That at the next meeting of the deneral Assembly a joint select coai mittee of both Houses shall be appointed to receive, count and report the numbei of votes so returned for and against the call ing of a Convention for the purposes a foresaid... HOUSE OF COMMONS. Friday, Nov. 19. The House took up a proposition made by the Senate, to refer the Governor's message to sevenselect joint committees, which was agreed to, and the committees were named by the Speaker as follows, viz : . ' ' - ! - 1st. So much as relates to public in- iStroctiooMessrs. Spaight, Hawkins, and Hill, of the Commorw, and fHawkins, ton, Senate.. tion o'f the public arms, to ' Messrs. Sol. Graves, L. D. Wilson and Barringer, of the Commons, and Atkinson, Bethall, and Lindsay, Senate. ' . 5th. So much as relates to the Statue of Washington, to Messrs. Moore, Hill, and Silers, of the Commons, Martin Calloway, and Eraser, Senate. ( . 6th. So much as relates to the land" acquired by the Treaty with the Chero kees, to Messrs. Stanly, Williams, and Love, of the Commons, and Lock, Wel born, and Hawkins, Senate. 7th. Internal Improvements and the distribution of the funds, to Messrs. Ire dell, Hilman, & King, of th Commons, and Cameron, Terrell, and Farrar Sen, ale. . . - . " ' ' ' Monday, Nov. 22. A message was received from the Sen- ' ate proposing to ballot to-morrow, for a Jude, and informing that John R. Don nell of Nwebern, was in nomination.- Read and ordered to lie on the table. The following bills were preseuted and read the first time viz : - . Mr. Lamb a bill to make compensation to the Clerks of the County Courts, lor certain services. V Mr. Hilnian a Bill to compel Sheriffs, Clerks, and Constables to pay over iucU monies as shall have been received by them in virtue of their office, to the par ties intitled to the samei This bill pro vides, where any of the abovenamed of ficers are called upon for monies in their hands by the person to whom it properly belongs, and they fail to pay, that twenty per-cent. damages may be "exacted from that date ; and ou giving ten days notice to the officer and his securities, summary process may be had against him in court, &c ' -. ; . -Y , -' ' . Tuesday, Nov. 23. The House, by message, informed the Senate of their readiness to ballot for.- a Judge, The names of Archibald McBryde- I unu v.v ui .v. uaugCI V CIC auucu lO III nomination. xveceiveu irom me senate a pVoposw tion to ballot on Thursday next, for a So licitor in the 2d- Judicial circuit. The names of Wright C. Staply, Stephen Mil ler, John W.. Youngs and John F. For rest, are in nomination. ! On motion of Mr. Stanly, the Judiciary committee were instructed to enquire into the expediency ot" altering the mode of appointing Solicitors, and the manner irk which they are paid for their services. Mr. L. D. Wilson, from the bUotmff committee, reported, that John Don nell had 121, George E. Badger 3 and A. M'Bryde 33, for Judge, and that Jeha R. Donnell was duly electerj. ; . . Mr. Perry, presented a bill tt repeal an act of 1818, increasing the fees of Constables, in certain Ciiuoties . ' 1 Thursday, Nov. 25. On motion of My. J. Hill. Resolved, That the Comminee of Finance be in structed to inquire into the expediency of repealing or amending the act of last Ses-. sion, laying a duty on Auctioneers, &cr. A balloting for a Solicitor of the 2nd J 1 Circuit took place. No person elected. t' c : Stnte of Ue Poll Stephen Miller, 77 Wright C. Stanly 56 John F. Forrest, 33-Jno. W. Young, 15 Blank, 2. On motion of Mr. Montgomery, Re solved, That the Committee of Finance be instructed to inquire into the expedi ency of making the owners of Land re sponsible for the noil tax of all persons who may reside thereon together w;tV ir hirelings who may be in the ernployment ,t any person on the 1st April each year. F( B SAT E, SEVEN SHARES OF State Bank Stqck, " Enquire or. . V J M. Roberts, NQY. SO, 1819. 3187 i
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