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Volume 3.
Lincolnton, North Carolina, Thursday, November Q6, 1816.
UJIDER 22
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Lincoln Husinsss Directory'
Court Officers eunei ior C ur F. A.
Hoke, clr-ik. fclqmty W tit. WiUm.s t,
cleiU. County court Robert William
son, clnrk. Each oi these offices u. ihe
Com l House. W. Lander, Solicitor, jaw
offic e on the main street, ettsi of ihe public
square. 11. N. Gaston, Sheriff; Paul
Kisiler, Deputy.
Register, W . J. YiIson;" Deputy, C- C.
Henderson. (Juutitv Surveyoi, Isaac Hut
land : County Procsstoner 1. II. Holland.
Coroar, W'ni R H Hand.
Lawyers Hay wood W.Guion, mam st.
one door oast. L. E. Thompson, main st.
east, 3d square W. Lander. mam st. east,
2d square. V. A. McBee, and U . VV.
liamson, -.fticcs at Mc Bee's building, main
St. 2d squir'-, tast.
Physicians S. P. Simpson, main street,
wst. D. W'.Sehem-k, (and Apothecary,
nm'n si. two doors ea3t. IClim Ca'dwcil)
jnrun-sireet, G door east. Z. Liuit, oili
ce opposite lrs io'.i's ho'el. A.Itanisour,
rnsir. sf. vei.
Merchants Wm H Je, north o: squioe,
east eoroei. B. .i i'-ou, north on sq..ire
west corn-ir, J. A Ram.sotjr. on sqoate,
nor h ve.--t. corner. C. C. H:ndisun, on
squ !;, (p'.'s; .dike) south. J. Ramsoui Jj-
S j i, mam st., o doors west. Jonnson 5t
Reed, on -square. '.cut!! we! corner main it.
Academies M'le, B. Sumner; Female,
under tiit? charge of Mr. Sumner aiso; resi
dr-nce main st. ot!i corner south east of the
court house.
Hotels MrstMeiz, s. w. corner of main
St. an i sqiure W m. isiade. main st. 26
ornsr Jt vl sqjre. A. A. McLatie, 2n
coiner, west, on main tt. B. S. Johnston,
north west, on square.
6at of qure. W m. R. Ed wud.-, nuui h
west of squajro. L. ttothiuck, south-v. t-st
corner f square.
'Tailors Daitey & Seagle, mam st. one
dor west of square. Allen Alexander,
on ?qnare, s. by w. side. Mo-re 61 t.obb
on square, north west cornei.
Watck Maker aid Jeweller Charles
Scumidi, ii:jin 4 d.!ors'ds?.
Saddle and Harness Makers J. T. Al
exander, m un st. 2d corner fcrt?t .( quai-e.
I?. AI. &, F. J. Jetton, on square, norih' b
west. J. A. Jettt'ti &l Co., mam st. v.-
Printers 1. J. Eccie, Courier ofin;
m nnst east tnd, bouth east corner id the
Charlotte roid.
Book Binder F. A. Hoke, main si. on
2d Nqi;are west of rouri house.
Painter H. S. Hicks, next to F. A.
Ilidie, est.
Coach Factories Samuel Lander, main
st. east, on 2d square from Court Houe.
Ahuer McKoy, rn'iiti st. east, on 3d square.
S. P. Simpson, street north of m&tr;, and n.
W. of court house. Isaac Br win, main st.,
west, on 2i square. A. & It. Garner, on
main st.ensi e nd, north side.
Blacksmilks Jacob Rush, main si. 5ih
corner easi 01 court house. M. Jac l.s,
main a:., east end. A. Dela n, mainst. near
ea?; end. J. Hy-sanger, h ick st. north west
of pu'ulx square. J. W. Puysour, west
end.
Cabinet Makers ThotnasDews & Son,
main st. east, on 4th --quare.
Carpenters, Jfc. D.niel Shuford, main
s., ej'S. Gin corner from square. James
Triplet:, main st. M'Hce's buiidm. Isaac
Houser.main st. west end. James eiis,
mai'isr. t?st of square.
.Brick Masons Willis Peck, (and plas
terer) rnam st., east, 4th corner trom square.
I'e'er llouser, ou east side of street north
of square.
Tii Plate Worker and Copper Smiih
Too. R Shuford, main st. east, on south
side or 2d square.
Shoe Makers John iiifrpins, on back
St., south west of square. Amzi Fori &
Co. south west corner Charlotte road and
main st. east end.
Tanners Paul Kisiler, main-st. west
end. J. Ramsour, back St., north east ol
square. F& . L" Hoke, 3-4 mile west of
town, main rodd.
Hat Manufactories John Cline, north
from public square, 2 doors,' west side of st.
John llutts &.son,on square, south side.
U 'Mill Peter and J E Hoke, 1 ntile
fiouth wsi ()f iowi, York road.
Paper Factory G. & R. Mosie ler, 4
mi;e. s outcast of court house.
Cotton Factory John Hoke & L. D.
CroWi; 2 HO,nl) of cour, ,OUse
Lim.KUn Uanw Shuford and others.
' 9 miles south.
WANTED A youth ofabou
of
a?e as an annrpiilirn .. J
sines.. APplVa...biiioffl:lr,t"",8bu-
TJig tl; iii Girl to Iter Sister.
The dream is past ! I'm dying now,
There is a dampness on try brow ;
The pang is o'er ; without a ngh.
I'll pass away and sweet'y die;
But, oh! thai pang cost maay a tear!
'Twas hard to yield up friends so dcur.
But that is passed I'll wt-ep no mo:e,
With nie the dream r.f life is o'er.
And now, sweet sister, neare r come,
And tell me of that happy home;
Shall I its pearly gates behold,
II sticets all paved with burnished gold!
And in that clime so strangely fair,
Say, shall I feel a stranger there?
Or will their harp-strings sweetly blend,
To wt-iccme me, a child and friend
But softly, lister, s.-ftly ?pnak,
And say the?e tears upou thy cheek!
Weep not fo me oh, do not pain!
I would not wake to ealh again.
Thy hand so often clasped of old
Thy soft warm hand, for mine gows cold,
And now. dear t-ister, Jet me rest
My weaned head upon thy breast,
And fold thy arms ab.tut my form,
It shivers Wath death's dark, cold storm,
But sing me, sister, e.te I go,
Our song our childhood's soner.ycu know
Ar.d let its gentle numbers flow,
As Jast you sun soft. t,vci end low
And when its last t:a:ii echoes die.
And tle bright tears steal from thine eye
I shu.il not hoed them as they stray,
I shall be gone far, far awa)!
The First Grey Kair.
Time's hand is eei there, sweet Kate,
V et let the sign remain;
It gives n.e no regretful throb,
Nor should it yield thec pain.
'1 is very white, I grant thee, Kate,
Yet pluck it not. I pray,
W hy should thy loving heart 1 egret
That I am turning grey? ,
Your Iutrcs, Kate, have ta'en their flight
Since thou and I first met
And darkened moons have sped since then.
Ard muiky tuns have set,
Yet light from that warm heart of thine
Has been around my way.
Ana with dear a guide and friend
1 would again turn grey.
The wife may view with unconcern -
Time's sipict on the' in'ow,
Who never gave the wearer's heart
A single throb of wot: ,
And if aiicl;c worth, sweet Kste,
Might keep ihe curl at bay,
Tiirre ne'er had placed in triumph there,
His banneret of grey.
Then let the stranger live sweet Kate,
Amid its neighbors dark.
Until they loo. in time shall pale
Beneath the spoiler's mark,
'Tis very while, I grant thee, Kate, r '
Yet j.hick it not, I pray;
Why should thy loving heait regret
That I am turmr.j, grey?
The N. O. P.c.jyune tells a story of the
snagjng of a steamboat, with her owner ou
board who was very tond of playing upon
a vioiiu. The Captain, pilot, and engineei
ere jn ihe cabin, playing cards one day,
when her bow struck a sna;, with a force
that knocked a hole in her as lare as a
hogshead, the shock upsetting the laio
bank and those uruund it, and causing gen
eral confusion and consternation among
all save the owner, who, hvioj; righted
himself in his chair, commenced his tune
where he had left ofT.ar.a vvent on as though
in-thing hid happened.
She is a eu kin,!' shouted an Arkansas
man dressed in a hickory-h-irk coat, who
was making his way out of ihe cabin with
a pair of saddle bags on his arm. Toma
hawk rr.e if she ain't sinkin Hure!' The
owner heard it, but fiddled away with as
huh; unconcern as Nero at the conflagra
tion ol Rome.
'Thiee feet water in Ihe hold ! Run the
Old Buzzard ashore, if you can!' shouted
the captain. These startling words reached
ihe ear of the owncr,who continued to saw
away. A passenger ran to him and bawled
out
'Die' you know the boat had snaffged.'
1 suspected eomcihmg ofthe kind, cool
ly answered the owner, as he laid his ear
upon his violin, a la Ole Bull, and appear
ed, perfectly enchanted wjth his own
strains.
'She'll be lost in five minutes, continued
the passenger.
She's been a losing concern these five
y ears-, responded ihe owner, as he drew an
excruciating r.olc from his fiddle.
I can feel her settling now, .responded
the passenger.
;ost by bt-r before she goes down, was th
only answer, as the ow ner's hnd sail moved
backwards and forwards over his instru
ment. -'Bui why don't you .speak to the cap
tain rr ve him some orders what fo do in
he emergency?' tjcuiafed a good-naiured
passenger. '
'lr.Jeifennj with the ffit era of this boat
is a very delicate rnatterPmeek'.v and quiet.
Iy remarked the owner, .a hp still w;ied
his head about and sawed away; The boat
careened, and the next momerit the cabin
was half foil of water. . '
The Buzz-trd, together wi:h her careo
and machinery, proved a total los.; the ofT'
cei:, cte.w and passengers saved themelv
by meat)' of tho yawl the uwn-r wn;n
Hshor" with his fidd'e under bis rihlarm
and the bow iu his mouth. .. iNo in-ui J
on re.
C'uricsif ics for the Wew national
Mi?seni? of Auliqiiiiit's. j
From tuJourri il of Commerce spJ Bos
ton Post, we Pelfci the foliuwiaj named
n!'iqH eurosities. V
The die and dice-box -that Caer used
before he passed the Rubicon.
A tea spoon full of Attic salt.
The notes to "the music of ihe sphe
re." .' '
One ofthe phials of wrath" mentioned
in the scripiures. :
An impression from the sixth peal.
A pair of boot (the Korsf for wear )
belonging to the Wandering jew.
Tne shadow ol a roTiung event. "
MatJUirciipt of an original Jo Millenem
(very unique.)
The tail of an Irish Rail. .. .
Some, sand Inm Time's hourglass
A torn ri.fil, , frotu L .ve'f last shifj.
The iron. Iron the plane cf the efipde.
A quandary, with a man in r..
Part of t'je patch with whcti O'Ccnnei'a
rent was tiended.
Half a dt'Zeo fcatheis f:oui a gin cock
tail. . . . i '
A fishing rod and two talking sticks,
made of hurricane.
A knock-down argument, and the iiii
pressviii it made.
The world in miniature; my old copy
faded.
A pound of butter front the crean f a
jokr, and a :hecsd. from tlie milk of hu
uian kindness.
The march of oind. arranged for a foil
oichestra, 'with Trumpet obhgaio, by
Fn.e.
Simp bristles from the last brush with
the Mexicans, and a little of Gen. Ampu
dia' dander on them.
A fluk? from the anchor of Hope.
Y hiskcrs and noses, from a masked bit
tery.
The shadow of the meat that the dog
saw in the water.
A pair of sculls from a 'White--Hall boat,
and a table shewing the phrenological dev
elopments. A bottle of th emoke lhai Mr. Polk's
message ended in.
So. oe ten-penny nails, mde fro.n a frag
ment of ihe iron duke.
A finger-post, fron the road to ruin.
The cap of a climax.
Musket and powder-horn of a shooting
star.
The faith that Henry VIII. defended; ra
(tier the worse for the scuffle.
A boot made on ihe last of the Molo gans,
with one -of the. spurs ofthe Rocky moun
tains on the heel.
The pearl that Cleopatra drank; and the
two diamonds that cut one another.
A silk tassel from the staff, of life.
The afternoon of ihe Dey oi Aipieri
Some of the eels that ere used to being
skinned. .
A pair of pointers, from the Great Bear;
well trained.
A hinge from the gttes.of death, and
some i ine sr.uii tuai iuv cuiiu vtasn i
quoe up to.
A distinguished clergyman, a few weeks j
since, being requested m one of our churches
to open the services with- prayer, bu' not
having been invited to preach,declmed, sav
ing that "if his friend was going to do th
mowing, he might whet his own scythe !"
GOT ERROR'S
'is
To the Honor alle the Genet ol
Jiiseinb of Xorth Carolina: '
The penodiral mce ing ol ihe represen
tatives ofthe people, animated with a zeal
for the puhjic welare, bringing to the Capi
tol a knowledge ofthe sentiments, wishes
and wenis of mcir consthuents, as well as
ofthe moM recent experiejK'e of ihe action
of the Government, in every region of the
Sate, and elotbtd with power n.ore im
portan, thati inve be-n gtanod to any o
iher of our public ageuts, is babitualJy ex
pccted.as an occurrence of inters! hy every
citizen. To none does it come with a more
welcome satisfaction, than to that depart
pent of our system, which is rharged with
the administration of public affair?, and w-ith
wa'ching over the public interest in the va
cation -f t(e Leg'slatorV. .
RHorv pr.seitMhg to your eonsidrr-tion,
the matters of eneral concfrti dentanding
cor j'Mtn counsels and mutual endeavors,
for he well being f the Stale. I deem it
meet to remind you, of our obligation? of
gra tuide to th" Supreme Ruler ol the Uni
verse, for the preservation ol our Institutions,
and the countless blessings of his Provi
dence, which have been continued to u
throngii another two years of our p .lineal
existence. " Though we have been afliictrd
by Cisease, to a greater and more fatal ex
tent il.an has usually tahen to ourhi, have
suflered front drought, and consequent fail
ure of crop, anJ from ca-uahies by flood
and fire, yet, have we abundant reason to
rejoice, in what has been vouchsafed to us,
ratiicr than to lepiue, at what has been suf
fered or denied.
The Rfcveime and Finances of the State,
always a subject oi moment to the people,
and io the Lrgisla..ure, w ill th rive addition
al importance at your present Session from
the circumstances which now surround us.
The Reports ofthe Public Treasurer, ami
Comptroller of Public Accounts, will mski?
you acquainted with the transactions at that
oepariu't-nt since the last adjournment l
the Legislature, and the demands whirl:
will fall upou it, before the next biennial
meeting. Our present poliural arrange
oient, comprising biennial Sessions of the
Legislature, and seven Judges ofthe Su
perior!, ou-ts, besides the Judicial ami Fix
eeiiiive establishment"' for&eriy X!S'ing,
i.fcs now continued for ten ears. During
Una period, the average expenditure for the
ordinary support of the (int ernment (exclu
sive of Disbursements for "re-building the
Capitol, and the interest on a loan effecte.l i
to pay tie Siaie's euhsenpr. n for Stock
'in the present Bank of the Sia e. irf former I
years, and of paymer;s on account ;f sure
tyships for Rail Ria.t Companies, more re
cently,) may b' ;iied with sufficient accu
racy at about 607,500 per annua.; or 90,
000 for ihe odd, and $45,000 for the even
vear of the series the difference being
obviously occasioned by the Session of the
Legislature in each alternate y ear. In the
same lime, the income from.ordmary sour
res of Revenue has averaged $83,000, the
excess of which, over and abovo the ordi
nary expenses, has been devoted to the
account of re bui din the ('apuol, interest
on the Slate's debt, as bef-re o.emioned.
until it was discharged, and of her liabili
ties for the Raii Road Coovpames These
r xtraordinary demands on ihe Treasury,
by uas. n of the Rail Road liabilities, l ave
so accumulated from .he Aolure of the Leg
ishiure,at either of the two last Ses-n-ns.
to make timely provision to meet ihem, as
to increase ihe d.fhcuhy of your task. But,
it is believed, that this may be readily over
come by proper and energetic action nos-.
without imposing onerous or unjust burib
ens upon our constouents.
For the W do mgo'ii & Kaietgb Rail
R-aJ Company, the Sia;e became surety
by the act ot 1840, for the sum rf 3G0,
000. pavable i fix annual iiist2!trei;ts o
! S50.0C0 ewi.-beginning on the ISi ,
j Jtn ho io4X ano enome ii.e iei M Jar.ua
ry 1047
The first of tio-e inrifclmeuts
Ma- pdtd bv -he t'impsriy. The -c'om
! latimg due tte sn oi Jimurv 1843. w hile
the Lxtnerai Assen:bly was m sefsu.p, and
being apprized If.ai the Con:-r.y was on
able-io d'sei;aige it. tl.ev directed ilie Lit
erary Board to intess $50.C0 of its funds,
by purciiasing the bends whirl; constituted
ihe evtdfr.ee of this debt; These bonda.
are still held as a part cf the funds of'thst
Board. But, for iIip instalmer.l. payable
the 1st of Janoary 18-14. no provision was
niade in the event of its tailing on .the
State; which contingency happening. It
was taten op bv ti e Treasurer, with the .
pt'Mic fmids, and that set of bonds is tmw
held at the Treasury. Bv the. Act f the
Legislature, at the lat Session, other b.-i ds
indorsed by ihe S'ate were allowed lo be
is-oetl, in eu ( those bee ir n" dm in
1845 & 1F46. on vbtfh cie.Mls were x
tended to 1648 & 1849. the uurrtM where
oft.a9beeti keptd wn by 'he Company,
as it has been nl?o on those brhl by t i Lit
erary Boird, suit the Public Treanrer.
A new mortjra(e or. sll the property of ti e
Cojopanv, ws tnken t s. cure die Sinte
ran'stJhis new ir.ihrment. I :jo not
Tntormed wheihtr tlos Company is prepar
ed topayfl"i! e t o.a roeg 'nsialno nt on
the; 1st of January next, but thnr incooe is
undoubli-tlly setFie tnt for the pnyn;eM of
all their tnterest or. h ens, rnd ti t- grailual
reduction of their principal d- bi. While
this rontinues to be the caf , t ert' r-n bu
no t.hjection to cnniinu't-g l.c State's en dit
to them, to ih extent of her present lia
bilities. It is not therefore art-cipated,
that an- demand on the Treasirv will, tn
future, arise from the afTairs ofthe Compa-
Bv an act of the Cenersl A-semhly in
183fJ the late becnn,e, in like manner,
surely to the Raleigh and Gaston Rail
Boat! Company, for the sum of 8500.000,
of which the interest was to be paid st-mi-ar.nualiy
as it aecuied. and ihe prit eip:d lo
be redeemed at ihe plea-tire of ihe L giss
lan.re at any time afet J mustry 1, 1860. A
hke suretyship fr $300 POO ua- uiuhr
ken for this Company by an Act pass-d in
1841, the n;erest w.ereol wjis to be paid
as on the farmer lo an, and the one-tenth of
th principal to l-e rep:.id on the 1st of Jatr
uary, in each ear fro.i 1845 to 1854
inclusive. Of ttns clas of bonds, it i n
derstood tMat S 13,000 was never ued bv
the Company, and therefore, tba th- Stale,
as an accomodaoon ihdorcer. is net liable on
them. Thi att r ( on pany. having paid
m- part of its pfmcipsl debt, and but a sin
gle instalment of interest, its urbole liability
has. for the present, fallen on the S ate,
which has, lb.us far kept down the interest
m both descriptions of bond, and dischar
eed-two iiitaitriens of principal,- being
30.000 r-aeh. and becoming payable tr. ihe
years 1845 r.d 1846 respectively. To
acrompit-h ibis, however, some portion
o he Literary Fund has been oed and
50,000 has been borrowed from the
Bank of Jape Fear. The Slate is there
lore, still bound for the interest cemianual'
ly. on the wbde sum remaining, viz
727 00. outd pant, as aUo r .-J30.000
per annum of principal, f,,r the nexl ,gji
years, and the re-idue or 8500,000 at such
ti.i.e af er ihe 1st of January 18G0, as the
Legislature shall hereafter appoint. For
her indemnity against these responsibili
ties, sb has 1st, ihe proceeds of ii,e snleof
the R;d. igh and Gaston Rnil Road, if it
shali he deemed expedient to make a ro
sale, or its income, over and above ex-pen
ses. if retained. 2nd, ihe obligations of v
individual Siockhoiders, under ihe 14ih
section f the Act of 1839 and or the
Siockhoiders and subscribers, w to gave
bo.jd under the A?-t of 1841. Whether .
tt.ese resources can be relied on, to indem
nity he Stale ultimately, agsinsther whole
iiaouiiy ior tins i;ompa.iv. admits of ques
tion; but that they will aff .rd the mea ;s of
indemnity to a very con?iderab'e extern, is
not uoucte j. i hese oceans, however. ill
not be in hand, in sea-on io oieet the more
immfc lirtie calls on die Treasury , as befote
. .i i , v" i . . . ...
siaieu, ami tiie scrupulous n:it lny and hon
or, wiih which North Carolina has ever.
maintained her public engagtments, require
mat ample means s all be provided m ad
vance, to save the public fai'h in any con
tingencv. V hde, tberelore, your efforts
ill be directed to the n.si eligible mode of
making tins indemnity effectual, it is mdis
pen;ible ihai nieasurcs shall be adop ed
tor an tncrejsc of toe Rivenae. How ibis
can be realized with the least hardship to
ihe people, has employed n.y anxious re
flections, and the lesnll is ofieted with the
deference due to the superor wiedom.of
the Legishiture.
Our income at present is derived ch:flv
from levies on lards and persons. Ths"o
should not be augmented uo'il oil; r sources
1 1 Rever.ue h;ive hen tried ; bu the rates
now laid should be lyithfully pudrd pone
tuaily ai d fully txcied. And independent-,
y of the pressing war.tsof ihe Treasury, I
shou'.d have r co.' mene'ed a rew ;is.-e.-s
ni-'i.t-.f Lands, with a view to gteler ac
curacy in the fixation cf value on each
trcf, and some provision lor a tuore cor
rect : er.listiM n; t,i polls, as a measure of
justice io the 3late, nd of equbzrig t fleet
aw.M.g her ciizets. Our land tax for "25
yebrspiot ha br-en ihe ri'oceraie rate of
six ei. is per annum n ihe $100 vidua Hon.
'Ihe h.bi!uai i egli't i ti w h rl, hits pie vai
t d in inuihiiig binds for taxation, nod as
ccr!-tii;tg thnr value, will be m roiest fim'
a few fac-s in the history ol the Revenue.
In the vear 1615 the hggregafe velu of
Ihe lard ol the Sthte, ttsees-tf- '.r i.xH.ton
ur.dtr the aw of C .'oogiees. we $53.521 ,513
Bur, it: ihf year 1836, the wioh auai.ntv
I ol laud listed forK taxation,' was valued a't