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1 i ; i 1 t t If 4 ' d ' Iaddrbss before the literary societies UNIVERSITY OF NollTH CAROLINA. '" V-; -Jtfstl! 8, 1866, '" . BY GEO! DAVIS, ESQ., . 'OF .WltMINQTON. . t . v -" - cOtfCLCJOD. J . niLan of the IHanihvpic V - an4 JHeittUc Sodttiesi ai. th tioneera of the Cap Fear, And it ia.neeie8 to say how- great is the re proach Of the peopttUWtO pV Ki mmht uauieo of the hillattop, feeing the river, and nwl TWHitn tb "SuMif Loaf Hill wWcbLfe point out by the old as the scene'pf bne bf his fearless exploits with the Indiana,' " King Roger", aleepr, mJwtwTllrtf'Kia ftihirv. without a stone to re- h irtUeai otivMi-to'teU hia.paroel The earliest' grant-of land iroon the Gape Fearll wasone,(QfWfiicn.i navevseen a reciuu in a uur deed) irom toe rropnevors to -xjanugrave iuw Smith In'lGQT.Tdr lbrtveiffht thousand acres." If this kraut wad ever surveyed and located, (of which ttiererij.npw no. evidence,) it is certain tnat it waa net er 'occupied prior . to the year 1723. The next oldest, as far as X have been atle to as certain, was -one from the Proprietors to Cob Maurice Moore, the 3d of June, 1726, for fifteen hundred acres, on the west bank of the river.r Of this tract, in the same year,0 he laid off three bundled and -sixtv acres upon the river, sixteen miles below Wilmington, into half-acre lots for a town, which he named in' honor of the reigning Aprily.- This was the out Dorougnoi crunswics: i,v.mntlv mo distinguished under the -admin- ittrationi'of Tryon and Martin- for ita enlightened -mtrfotuan.-aiid.-iti 'bold cod active seal in the Suae tfrtyP&:fialBe.of .Howe-,-of .Hiuyarf Haftefc tad of Dry the cynosure of the refiae mmt of the oar where generous wealth built taftei-r mansions, and delighted in elegant hospi- tahtywhert high-toned honor and chivalrous courage, and gentle courtesy and social harmony, wit, education and refinement, met to make themselves a home. The voyager upon the Cape Fear now looks in vain for the traces of its an cient state. .Ichabpd .was written on its walls, and desolation reigns. - Its lordly mansions are in the dust, and its glad voices gone. The bat and the. owl aip its only dwellers; and nothing remains to mark its site but the solid walls of the old 'Anglican church, and the silent monu xnents of the dead. Begun '-under auspices such as I have mention ed. the success of this colony " followed as the night the day ;" and men of note from all quar tets soon came to swell its numbers. . Here, from the Chowan, came thedistinguised Lawyer, bam uel Swann and his brother Joel, Edward Mose- ley, President of the Council, and his . kinsman young Alexander Lillington, John Baptista Ashe, and Cornelius Harnett the elder. Here, from Boston, came the decant gentlemen, Wm.-Hill Wm. Hooper, and Gen. Thomas dark from South Carolina ; Chief Justice Allen, and Wm Dry. the. elder from Ireland; Archibald Mac lame, from Liverpool ; tne regies, trom London the Quinces and here came James Hasell an; Robert Hal ton. and Arm and DeRosset, and Beni Heron, Capt. Edward Hyrne, ColJames Innes, CoL Thos. Memck, tne Claytons, the Kutner fords, the Rices, the Rowans, the Watters, the Strudwicks, and a host of others. Here, hi 1736, came the Rev. Richard Marsden, - bringing with him the sacred offices of religion. Here, in 1724, the Governor, George Burrington, came on a visit to the young colony ;t and soon afterwards he purchased and settled a plantation five miles be low Brunswick, on a creek which is "called after him to this day, Governor's Creek, and resided there for many year. As everything pertaining to our early history is important, it may not be amiss to correct an error into which history has fallen in relation to Gov. Burrington's death. Williamson saysj that soon after his abdication of the government, in 1734. he was noting one night, and was found murdered the next morn ing in the Bird Cage Walk, in St. James' Park, in London. . The manner of his death may be true ; but there is certainly an error of at least twenty years in the date. I have in my posses sion an original letter , of his, dated in 1789. And in 1764 he mortgaged to Samuel Strudwick, of London, his Stag Park plantation upon the river the same which had been so named by the explorers from Barbadoes, under Capt. Hil ton, ninety years before. The deed is recorded in New Hanover county. I cannot but think too, that history has done him injustice in the delineation of his character. Wheeler attacks him with the sweeping denunciation that " his character is unadorned by a single virtue!" Certainly the crimes with which he is charged are not of a heinous magnitude; nor are the proofs very conclusive. They consist mainly of certain indictments against him in the General Court at Eden ton, in two of which the gravamen was his having said that Sir Richard Everard was " a noodle and an ape," " a calf-head," "and no more fit to be Governor than Sancho Panza; (an opinion; by the by, fully entertained by bet ter men to an- ueorge Burrington ;) in another. for an assault, he was a co-defendant with Cor nelius Harnett the. elder, and some others of the fu3icntlenlen in the colony ; and there were ftSjjjth'ers against him for rather riotous as saults: In hone of these was he proved guilty. It is true he did not appear to stand his trial. But that may very well have been, because his enemy, Sir Richard Everard, was Governor, and he did not wish to be tried by his creatures and friends. Moreover, he lived in a lawless age, and in a country-,.-where, according to Col. Byrd, of Westover, " every" one did what was best m his own eyes ; and none paid any tribute to God or to Caesar. And it is not fair to judge him by - the purer morality of later times. That he was a wise, or a prudent Governor, is not pretended by any. But, " he was not chargeable with fraud or corruption ; for he despised rogues, whether they are small or great. id or could he be sus pected of cunning ; a vice which is more danger ous, because it personates a virtue."! I believe that he was open, frank, bold, spirited, and gen erous ; but he was also weak, imprudent, dissipa ted, and reckless. A -social and agreeable com panion, and a staunch friend ; but careless of his personal dignity, and regardless of law or author ity. His virtues we're his own ; and his vices were but too common in the times in which he lived. Among the emigrants to the Cape Fear there was one about whose history hangs a meloncholy Bnaue oi romance, oome ume aoout tne year J760 there came thither from Virginia a gentle man of Irish family named Thomas McGuire. Young, gay, and frank, of finished education and gay address, he was warmly welcomed and en tertained by the hospitable gentlemen of Bruns wick ; and, among . others, by Col. Wm. Dry, whose mansion was afterwards celebrated in the Journal of Josiah Quincy .as " the house of uni versal hospitality:"0 Rebecca, the daughter of uw. inj, ana great niece ot (Jol. Maurice Moore, a gentle and lovely young girl, was won by the attractions of the handsome stranger, and bestow ed on him her hand. She Hved but a little .while, and died in 1766, at the early Age of sev enteen, universally loved and regretted. Her tombstone stands in the churchyard of Old Bruns wick, bearing a ' finished tribute to her memory . . . from the. hand'of her husband, which concludes with this genuine Irish sentiment : . " Quisquis bocmarmor sustulerit, . Ultimus suorum moriatur.'' Tradition says that this Thomas McGuire was the lineal descendant of, the Lord McGuire, who was the friend and associate of his wife's ancestor, in the Irish Rebellion , of 1641, and who was con- . Deed from Mr. Moore to C. Harnett,leg, 01 N. H. Co. Book A. 71, t Martin, 1 2. -.. . g Address at Davidson. . College, . Ch. Mag., .' Dec. 1862. $ Journal of the Boundary Commission, West over MSS. . ' - r - -..i. WllHamson,2 14. ! - . - . . . 4 it. 1 demncd and executed after the attacR ugon ine Castle pf Publin. I know not how tms may De. But it is cytamiyvtrue, ana prrange vu the names of Roger Moore and McGuire, which nowhere appear together but in the history of that rebellion, and which disappear, together when that was quelleJ, should be found, more tnana cemu rv ltr iinitAd bv friendshii) and marriage, on the banks of the Cape Fear. And sadly Mo nnrn't-Miru wtnmM nTMD mm. cor mc iubu.- ble still stands above the dust ot ms ,wiie ; ana K himself " died the last of his race," and left no fnmnrial of his life or death. . Abnnt the vear 1730 or 1731. some habitations Wm to be'bmlt bh he sand-hul bluff opposite the, junction -of tne-nortneasx ana. nwiuwrai arancnesoi tne (jape i eai ny w. uw" creased toaKttle VUlagTOtbout ceToYregula ir -which -received; the samerxn. Jsew werpsw Jh 1733, it. was regularly surveyed into tots for -a town : but the mhabiUnts bad stunio ne to tne land but by occupation. In 1785, a grant Ksuea to John Watson for 640 acres. Including the vil- laee. andTstyhngTit Newtonr and for several years atterwarda it was.mai3cnminaiiy jchcu A xrn T,ivrnool In- 1739. its-" name was chanrad bv lemstatrve enactment to Wihnington: in honor of Spence Compton, Baron of Wilming ton, the friend and patron of Gov. uaonei jonn- ntxm.. Almost-side bvside. WUmineton ana Brunswick advanced with nearly eaual steps un til the. Revolution, when they were of about the" same size and importance. After the Revolution, when peace and good, order returned and com merce revived. Brunsjvick began to decay.. The causes which produced its decadence l nave not time now to examine. Its principal inhabitants one by one removed to the sister town, which flourished over its decay, and gradually absorbed it altogether, until the one has become a flour ishing citVi and the other a desolate wilderness. In all the disputes with the royal government the Torl of the CaDe Fear were from the be- einnine amons the foremost friends of freedom A tiistincruished. statesman has said that the war of the Revolution "was fought upon aptean bte-." With them it was as nearly as could be war. uponan abstract principle. They were not a commercial people. They were principally planters, many of them wealthy, and all posses- sine a comfortable independence, residing upon their estates, and living almost entirely within themselves. Secluded from the world, and de lighting chiefly in rural sports and social enjoy ment at home, what need they care for a trifling duty on government paper ? Why should they hazard their fortunes, their families, and their lives, for two-pence on a pound of tea ? But it was not onlv a war uixta an abstract Drincinle, but a war against substantial benefits. They had received extraordinary, favors from the govern ment. A fort had been built at the mouth of the river for their protection from enemies and pi rates. Their religion had been cared for by leg islative aid in the erection of their churches of St. Phillip and St. James. In 1745 an act was passed ibr the declared purpose of biuldiug up the town ;of Brunswick.f And they had long enjoyed a substantial bounty upon their peculiar production of naval stores, in which their capi tal was principally invested, and from which tlleir chief revenue was derived. Moreover, with most of them the sentiment of loyalty was hereditary. They had never yielded a willing obedience to the government of the Proprietors ; but in com mon with all their compatriots, they had strug gled long and arduously against it, until they succeeded in bringing themselves under the au thority and protection of the crown. They re vered their king ; and to rebel against him was to them like raising one's hand -againt the gray hairs of a father. But all this was nothing when weighed against a single principle. Gov. Dobbs lived there for many years in constant intercourse of friendship and hospitality with their leading men. But yet, m all his measures for increasing the power and patronage of the government, he could never win from among their representatives a single advocate. Gov. iryon by turns cajoled and threatened," courted and denounced them. But they despised his blandishments, as they de fied his power. When the Stamp Act was introduced into Par liament, they watched its progress as men watch the storm which they know is to burst in fury on their heads ; but they watched without fear and with manly hearts. When the news of its passage came across the water, their Chevalier Bayard, John Ashe, was Speaker of the House. He boldly proclaimed to the Governor that he would resist it uuto death : and that his neonle would stand by him in the sacred cause.J Cid he miscalculate the spirit of his people ? Had he read them aright ? Let as see. In the first of the year 1765 the sloop of war Diligence arrived in the Cape Fear, bringing the stamps. The proclamation of Gov. Tryon announ cing her arrival, and directing all persons authoriz ed to distribute them to apply to her commander, is dated the Cth of January in that year. Now look what shall happen. She floats as gaily up the river as though she came upon an errand of grace, with sails all set, and the cross of St. George flaunting apeak, and fier cannon frown upon the rebellious little town of Brunswick, as she yawns to her anchor. People of the Cape Fear, the issue ia before you! The paw of the lion is on your heads the terrible lion of England ! Will ye crouch submissively ? or redeem the honor that was pledged for you ? Ye have spoken brave wordabout the rights of the people. HavT-ye acts as brave ? Ah, gentlemen, there were men in North-Car-olina tsVthose days 1 Scarcely had the stamp ship crossed the bar, when Colonel Waddell was watching her from the land. - He sent a message to Wnrnington to his friend Colonel Ashe. And. as she rounded to her anchor opposite the custom house at Bruns wick they stood upon the shore with two compan ies of friends and gallant yeomen at their backs. Beware John Ashe ! Hugh Waddell, take heed ! Consider well, brave gentlemen, the perilous issue that you dare. Remember that armed resistance to the King's authority is Treason. In his palace, in Wilmington, but a few miles off, the "Wolf of Carolina" is already chafing against you. And know you not that yonder, across the water, England still keeps the Tower, the Traitor's Gate, the Scaffold and the Axe ? Full well they know But with shows and sports. Iu February, of he same year there was a muster of themilitia of tunr tv in Wilmington. ,The Governor, in his armable condescension, causeaa nne repai w j ti"7-v- for them at a considerable .expense, uui :.wueu the.feast was ready; the people- rushed tp. tn spot, poured the hquor mto tne strews, ana riwT m He foreot that he was in the home of John Ashe, and that the people whom he led could neither be bougm nor intimidated. . - , The repeal of the Stamp Act, which nappeneu ?,irai after, though iovfully received, was noi a an act of eTace. but as one of tardy re pentance for an unjustifiable- wrong. - It was far produced a 4phit of great forbearance towards the i iMrMnnr -- And the rest dt his, adininistration -f minninall-J nnnfrnT ' with the erection of his splendid palace al"NewJ3ern, andjbis'diffacul- ties with tne tteguiators; noni.oi wmuu " pi cm to mv sumect. . of Gov: Martin, he had not the prudence to avoid the errors and" follies of his predecessor. He attempted, by frequent prorogations of the Assemblyliihlby leaving theJ neonle without tne- Droiecxrcm xn i w ui justice, to weary out their representatives, ancJYe-" duce them to SUDmissuon. . .tjiu tney gw wmw and bolder. . They Tefused to pass his relief bilk. -They bearded him upon the Southern Boundary Question: Time and again they bullied him upon the Attachment Law. Until aVlength, on the 24th of April, 1775, when the daring -Whigs of New Bern seized his artillery in his very palaee yard, he fled to the Cape Fear. . But he found no comfort there. If Mecklenburg was the "Hornet's Nest" of the Revolution, "truly the Cape Fear was a . nest of Yellow Jackets to Tryon 'and Mar tin. He took refuge in Fort Johnston, at the mouth of the river. . On the 15th June ne issuea thence a proclamation, in which" he denounced the Committees of the Province and attempted to deatrov their influence with the people. - On the 20th of the same month the Committee of the W7ilmingtou District fired back a Inllletm. m which they declared him "an enemy to the col on v." more than hinted that he. had endeavored "to gloss over the most palpable violations of truth with plausibility, and denounces nis pro clamation as "a poor artifice to seduce, mislead and betray the ignorant and incautious into ruin and destruction, by inducing them to. forfeit the inestimable blessings of freedom. a "A .certain John Ashe," too, as he afterwards called him in his proclamation of the 8th of August, was then at home ; and he had not forgotten his old style of hospitality to the roval governors, lhrowmg up the commission which he held from .the gov ernment, and accepting a colonelcy, by election from the people, he collected a body of five hun dred troops, marched to Fort Johnson, and on the 18th of July drove the Governor on board t lie ship of war, Cruiser, and burnt and destroyed the fort under her very guns. Thus nobly, upon the Cape Fear, closed the first act of the drama. And when the curtain rose again, George, by the grace of God, king, was king no longer ; but the Constitution reigned, and the free people of North Carolina governed themselves. : I said there were men in North Carolina in those days. I would that I had the time and the ability to portray, in fitting colors, their claims upon the gratitude and- remembrance of their countrymen. But a brief allusion to some of the most distinguished of those who adorned the Cape Fear is all that I dare now attempt. And I mention first the noble family of Ashe, which gave every grown male of the name, nine fighting men, to the service of their country, in the darkest hour of her cause. And yet, so mod estly have their claims upon the State been pres sed or rathe, so little have thev been asserted at all, that the commonly received account of the origin of the family is entirely erroneous. It is generally said,5 that the founder of th family in Aorth Carolina emigrated from' England m 1727, Under the pratronage of. the Earl of Craven. 1 his is incorrect. 1 he name of Ashe was distin guished in Carolina at least as early as the year 1700.t Under the administration of Sir Nathan- of the Stater I ft I66 he W pubhsued an able argument against the constitutionality oi tne Stamp Art, the motto on the.title page of which was' the ftrue index to ms own cusrwner , "Non sibi, sed patriae. ' He was" also, the author 'of thdcelebfated li tter to Gov- Tryon, signed "Atticu-4. "A learnea ju rist, an astute advocate',"a keen-sighted statesman fortune . U-caust' he fought fW.the liiml bfliw country, aud not for hi perwmal renown. His family, who worship hia memory, have still the silver crescent which he wofetipop his hat that dav ; and it bean iuscrited the word,! which were his. cry of battle, Ids prayer bv night, and liis hope-always-" Liberty or Death." To all the men of whom I have spoken, hit;- ry has done some ju-stic , more or less partial. -.it- .Tndo-e Mootg alsr nossessad the highest moral ; itlt i.uPP wna vet another wlio shone like a star qualities Among: these was a devotion to the ! in the eary troubles of the State; of pure and ex cause of rajiopal liberty. Amidthe conflagration j ajtej character, of unsurpassed influence With his and tumult Jvhich. precede emi war, countrymen, and the value oi wnos services a ted tQ impending perils, amnne mstamwiu , ontj. 1 by the extent ot ni cajjouahkssings which lay hid. in the clouds that ; sacrifices in the" cause of liberty his sufferings and And. yet, so oyerhung his cqUnlfry. : He meditated oh tlw ap-. Uttle is he jmOWn that I doubt not, gentlemen, rnni?iiinsr storm, and determined to stake hishfe, .h. f vcia have not even, so much -as heard his his fortune; and he. destinies Of his family, on the name 1 Speak of Cornelius Harnett, the pride of !5Kle of dvil-libertj in the dubious issue." He Qipe Fearr-"the Samuel Adams of North did Hot Hve; wess the determination of the Carolina."!! To the shame of the State, his hirth- iisue which he V 'nobly dared. , . place has not heretofore bwn even conjecture 4 ; ' His brother ; James was-bred a soldier from his an4j meagre M are the accounts of his early his- ybuth ; apd from.the first espoused the cause 01 they ure fuu 0f rrors. Heis always spo m8.coHjrtryiv:H wjis considered the first miuta- j.ia Qf tne 5 an(i onty one of his family in nXVho - nnvvinVwt and .'there can be no n.i;na -anA ia id to bave emisTatwl better t$stimoniarof his merit, and of the high es- I froni England to the Cape Fear, and one histo- tsem in wluch-he :was neKr py nis counirmcu,i riang maeti nim to have oeeu ope 01 uov. than the" fact that- when the-TrpVincial Congress rirrintfton's Council in 1730. This is all wrong ' . .t- -- if.jLJL - : r n Af , u it:.. of 177&itmdertOOK-.tne -miutary- (wwiuauw " Tn 1730 nc wa9 oniy seven years 01a. ni the- State,-h? was elected' colonel of the first regi- father, of the sime name, was among the ear mnt ftWh bis cemTjetitor washisbrother-in- i- t .'-niiirrftnla to the Cane Fear, and was for t brave -John Ashelt For some months m. leaJin? inhabitants : and after his appointment ne was -swiiioueu un ui ne noT. go t)iere frorn ngianti, dui irom ine raciment on the Gape Fear to watch the ships of pcmiltv Qt Albemarle. I think it nearly certain c . .. . - - . -- 1 ii ' 1 V. rirtT. I . . . , . . ., -r - j-rn . war.tnen in tne river, ana ttxa irne.. vu. tn,t ne mmsell was oorn in tne 1 recinci oi vnow Martinis : In the early part of 1770, when the j most nrobablv in the town of Edenton. 'iclans 6f Cullddetf' were gatheringat Cross Creek T t e '5 Office of New Hanover county; undcf:MeDbnald and McLeod for the purpose, of there is the record of a bond from Col. Maurice ... . . ...1 mil. ill: 'AillMrl1 t, t.iat 01 wt ex Hui r, y z - 2l V- .1 L- tl : 4 n. -nf rM,TSTnTP. l'lIHITin, el1l YeUow Jacket." frota thee . f itfcfl. Kisi, ehieflv the work o hw nano. IS HZ the. first bo,ik prints in N,rth i 1:.. VMPniiiii. . n a T.u-rv was Ar.-hiUUd Ai iciame, au-u-s-i-"-" ed lawyer and aH!e Uriter; a 1111:1 learning aiid probity, and aa aoove-awi. Whi". He was repute 1 tlif- prir.np ii - the ilol.rate. C urt I aw of 177. ; an at wiiuii had for its4jeot the important worn 01 uu u;i"K upajiidicorvsy.ni f.r the Stateaad etablis.,-ino- tlie nro&sn and rict'ue of die C nirts. AIM sinih w;is ibt -merit, that it has, perhaps. U-eii less dteml or amended t han any act l n up-r- tence in the Statute liook, lie was ais.) a meiiilK-r of the; C .nveiitiou 01 formed the Crtistitnti.i ot tlie Mate, ani was one of the eleven eoitinsioners appoutieu iL'tho Statutes. " and lf I IM b VUlt IMl'iu v ' to may 1 Fall Trade, 1855. ffttpHnir V -iiinetion on the Cane Fear with Sir Henry Cmtbn, and executmgthence a well plann ed scheme-for the subjugation of the State, Gen. Moore inarched with'his regiment to Cumberland to meet and give them battle. They deemed it firndAnL - however, .to avoid him. And. it was guish.! wllK-h MUIH k BRYAN, . m r 1 y-f m t American ttardicare, L,iuierijt GUNS,&c, No. 8 S3caair Siree:, Petershurg va- ")MTE re uiw r;iiiiiig eur-FaU Stock 1 Yn W gltsh, Ueiuiau iiud Autericau Harilware, eiuW.nCiug a lrge.ssoitn.ent ot W'onv uholm's. hU,( "Rodger's PuctetOuitery, Tab'.e Cutlery, rrnm .lit- t'ereitt tuauutucturers iu smjcir . iriio uu .-iris ot &i pieces- AVrlt. Truce, L g and Breast Ohi.iUS) Kpob; Stock, fa"--", wwer, i'..iterfcev and Solid Bux Vices, An vila, of utl grades and urices ; Ames' and , H.Ilaiid' riDaues uJ Shovels, Oen- ..ino Hertford". Collins' and LevertU's iim' Axles aud Splines o uU sites; Circular, Pit d Cross Cut Saws, of Hon & Co., ud Spr & Jack-ton's inaaufacture ; Carpentfis M " ... it. i .. t and Cooper roots oi iiuriiiuuus,.ii a trene- ini- 1. sJi prq)-.,re sun tui .1)!,". r establisbmts Tp all of which we invite t ie tvisiMuit wan uie gi.. - , . , f.w trade "ieuentllv . .le. the f..rni of r.ivmimuf -.wo have kvwi, MUIH & BRYAM in! our IK-al situatKWu tue rcuu of llie pH i Lock, No 3b Sycamore st . ors of this comimsiion m;iy he seen m ine a 1 .' ; . , Petersbure, Va others Which were . . . -Q-,. 1m Moore, of New Hanover IVecinct. to Cornelius Harnett, "of the same place," dated 80th, June 1726, and conditioned to make him a title to two lots in the new town of Brunswick, upon his building good habitable bouses therein within eujht momns. i nis nxes tne periou 01 uip wt while flying from ho hot pursuit, that y" er's emigration to the Cape Fear. But where countered Caswell and Islington atMoorc's Creek, and . lost the battle, thejfe,- which saved the State. In the isummer of 17-75, upon the departure of Qe,n, Lee, Gen. 'Moow was appointed by Congress CommandCT-in-hief of the Southern Department. And after executing the duties of nis office for several months, he was called home on private business, where he was soon after taken ilL The 15th of January, 1777, was a sad day for the Cape Fesu, and for the State. For on that day, iu tjie uiie house in Wilmington, and within an hour of each other, died the-brothers, Maurice and JamesiMoore, in the prune ot life, and in tne meridian of their usefulness and fame, i Judge Alfred Moore . came nearer , to our own times, imd is better known than his distinguished iatherjand uncle. ; He, too, was a soldier, and while hot vet of atta eommanded a company at Charldston in the ..memorable attack upon Fort Moultrie. But his family misfortunes soon called iim from the field. And although he was after wards! active in the militia service of the State, mid s incurred the animosity of the British com mander, Maj. Crafg, that he sent a troop to plun der aiijd dastroy his dwelling, yet liis principal fame Vas subsequently acquired in the walks of his profession. The heavy sufferings of himself and his family in the cause of liberty, and the heroic? fortitude with which he endured them, so won ujpon the love, and gratitude of the State, that in 1782 he wa elected its Attorney General, while yet a perfect novice in his profession. He soon rose to eminence, however, and was called to the; bench in 198, and m the next year wai had been his previous residence 7 There is an other public record which gi ves-us the information . At the General Court sitting in Edenton, the 20th of March. 1726, "George Burrington was indict ed for that about the 2nd of December, 1725, with Cornelius Harnett, of Chowan, and others, he as saulted the house of Sir Richard Everand, &c.,' Now, from his abetting Burrington, even with, force, in bis quarrel with Sir Richard Everand, and from his afterwards being appointed one of his first councillors when he became a second time Governor in 1730," we may fairly infer that Cornelius Harnett the elder' was the intimate friend and associate of Gov. Burrington, and a man of distinction in the colony as early as 1725. And to have attained that position, he must have been resilient there previously several years at least. If these inferences are correct, his son, the sul)- ject of this sketch, was a native born North-Caro linian ; for we know that he was born in 1723. From 1765 to 1780, there was scarcely a move ment in the patriot cause in which Cornelius Har nett did not bear a conspicuous part. Aud a bare enumeration of the appointments which he filled, and of the men with whom he wa associated, would lie sufficient to show the influence he ex orcised, and the estimation in which he was held. He was one of the faithful representatives of the people, who, unawed by power, so fearlessly re sisted the government on the Attachment Law. He was the first chairman of the Wilmington Com mittee, over which he long presided, its very cen tre and soul, and the life-breathing spirit of lib- ort-tr nnutntr tli nmmle WVien flip Provincial appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme (wres.s m 1775 assumed the government, and C. ,ir -nf tha ITniWl States Ot hi merit as ft I - . j ?i .. i . r (iiurtofthe United States. Ot his merits as a lawyer we liave the highest evidence. Chief Jus tice Taylor, lrimself pre-eminent as a jurist, on the solemn occasion of a capital judgment,' de clared of him that "he discharge! for a series of vears the arduous duties of his office," (of Attor- 1 ney general,) "iu a manner which commanded iho gratitude and admiration 01 his cotempora ries. !s His profound knowledge of the criminal law tvas kept in continual exercise by a most va ried knd extensive practice. No one ever doubt ed his learning and penetration : or that, while he enforced the law with an enlightened vigilance "They have set their lives upon the cast, And now must stand the hazard of the die." By threats of violence, they intimidate the com mander of the sloop, and he promises not to land the stamps. They seize the vessel's boat, and hoisting a mast and flag, mount it upon a car4 and march in triumph to Wilmington. Upon their arrival the town is illuminated. Next day, with Colonel Ashe at their head, the people go in crowds to the Governor's house, and demand of him James Houston, the Stamp-master. Upon his refusal to deliver him up, forthwith they set about to burn the house above his head. Terri fied, the Governor at length complies, and Hous ton is conducted to the market house; where, in the presence of the assembled people, he is made to take a solemn oath never to execute the duties of his office. Three glad hurrahs ring through the old market house, and the Stamp Act falls still born in North Carolina. And this was more than ten years before the Declaration of Indepen dence, and more than nine before the battle of Lexington, and nearly eight years before the Boston Tea Party. The destruction of the tea was done in the night, by men in disguise. And history blazons it, and New England boasts of it, and the fame of it is world wide. But this other act, more gallant and daring, done in open day, by well known men, with arms in their hands,' and under the king's flag who remembers, or who tells of it ? When will history do justice to North-Carohna 7 Never, until some faithful and loving son of her own shall gird his loins to the task, with unwearied industry and unflinching devotion to the honor of his dear old mother. Alarmed by the daring opposition of the people, GovernorVTryon, who had bullied before, deter mined to change bis policy. "High reaching Buckingham grows circumspect." He began to court the people, and to flatt them fDavi' BevisaL 98. t Jones Def. JJo. Ca. 21. iName given to. frQn.by the Indians. f Jonesy.-25 j Wheeler, T-41. iel Johnson, in South Carolina, an effort was made 1 and Untiring zeal, his energy was seasoned with humanity, .leaving the innocent nothing to fear, and the guilty but little to hope." These things history has preserved of him. But tradition alone speaks, of his charmrhg traits in private life his varied accomplishments and brilliant wit his chivalrous honor and gentle courtesy his noble hospitality and most winning manners which won him the love and admiration of all, and have handed down his memory as the finished model of a North-Carolina gentleman. Of General Robert Howe, the wit, the scholar, and the soldier, it is hardly necessary - for me to speak. His fame has received ample justice at flie handi of his biographer.0 He must have deserved well of his country; for he was feared and" bitterly hated by her enemies. It was at himiand his friend Gen. Ashe and Richard Cas vellj that the celebrated proclamation of Gov. Martin, of the 8th August, 1775, was specially aimed. And upon the arrival of Sir Henry Clin ton in the Cape Fear, he called to mind the dis grace which Gen. Howe had inflicted upon his ti ieild Lord Duirmore at Norfolk ; and he signal izetjljat the same time his own ignoble character, and the incorruptible patriotism of Gen. Howe, by excepting him from the general pardon which he offered to the people, and by ravaging his plantation and, burning his dwelling with cir cumstances of wanton bajbaji. Alexander Lillington is another name which the people of North Carolina ought never to for get; for it is associated with one of the brightest pages of their history. His grandfather, Major Alexander Lilhngton, emigrated from Barbadoes to the County of Albemarle, but at what pre cise"; time is not- now known. He was early distinguished, however, in the history of the colony. The oldest public record in the State is the commission which issued the 3d of December, 1796, to George Durant, Alex. LillingWBalph Fletcher and Caleb Calloway, to hold the Precinct Courts of Berkeley Precinct. And upon the de parture Of Grov. Ludwell, in 1692, the adminis tration of affairs in Albemarle devolved upon him as Depatv Governor.""- His grandson, Alexan der, was Idft an orphan at an early age ; and when Edward Moseley, who had married his fa ther's sister, emigrated to the Cape Fear, about the year 1727, young Lillington went with him. 'HJ"was early known as an active and leading Whig, and Was a prominent and influential mem ber of the Wilmington Committee. Though he served through the "war with distinction and at- ptained to the rank ofBrigadier General, fet his tame principally rests upon the battle of Moore s Creek. The importance of this battle has never lxn properly Appreciated, and, indeed, was never fully demonstrated, until the delivery of the in teresting lecture of President Swain before the Historical Society of the University, in 1853. It is hot my purpose to discuss it here. But, with out the remotest intention of detracting from the well earned fame of Gov. Caswell, whose memo ry! is very dear to'me as a North-Carolinian, I must say that if the traditions of the people a to make the religion of the Church of England the established religion of the colonv ; and an I act of conformity was passed, he effect , of which r . i.ii. 1 1. , 1 ,11 was to exciuae aissenters aiiogetner irom xne Assembly. The inhabitants of Colleton county, 1 who were mostly dissenters, were" justly incensed at this injustice ; and they sent John Ashe, who was one of their leading men, to England, as their agent, to lay their, case before the Proprietors, and seek redress.J This was in 1703. John Ashe died while in England on this mission ; and soon afterwards his family emigrated to tlie All)e marle settlement in North Carolina. From thence his son, John Baptista. Ashe, about the year 1727, removed to the Cape Fear. He had two; sons, the John Ashe of whom I have made fre quent mention "the most chivalrous hero of our Revolntion" and who is usually distinguished by his subsequent title as General Ashe, and I Samuel, afterwards Governor of the State. "The Ashe family," says Jones,. "contributed more than any other to the success of the revolution 111 the !tate. tjren. Ashe s son, Capt. Sam 1 Ashe,' served two campaigns in the Northern States, with the rank of captain in the light-horse, and although he resigned his commission yet he eon tined to serve in the militia expeditions of the State. So that there were five officers of that. family all actively engaged in the war: Gen. John Ashe, and his son Capt. Saml Ashe, Gov." Samuel Ashe, and his sons, Colonels John Bap-f tista and Samuel Ashe." True so far. And he mitrht have added, that Gen. Ashe's son John "Miid Jack Ashe," as he was called- served nearly throughout the war with the rank of cap tain ; and that the. boys, William, Acourt, and Cincinnatus Ashe, though too young to hold command, were old enough to follow the exami pie of their sires, and march against the enemies of their country. It was not my good fortune to know but one ok these distinguished men. In my early youth I re member an old man, bowed by age and infirmii ties, but of a noble front, and most commanding presence. Old and young gathered around hira in love and veneration, to listen to his stories of the olden time. And as he spake of his country' trials, and of the deeds and sufferings of her song, his eye flashed with the ardor of 3routh, and his voice rang like the battle charge of a bugle. He was the soul of truth and honor, with the ripe wisdom of a man, and the guileless simplicity of a child. He won strangers to him with a look, and those who knew him Usved him with & most filial affection. None ever lived more honored and re vered ; none ever died leaving a purer or more cherished memory. 1 his was Colonel Samuel, Ashe, " the last oi all the Komans. I must speak also, briefly, of the family of t)ve Moores Judge Maurice Moore, and his brother Gen. James Moore, sons of Col. Maurice Moore, the pioneer ofthe Cape Fear ; and Judge Alfred Moore, ,son of Judge Maurice Moore. They, tod, had inherited the rebellious blood of their race' and were genuine scions of the old stock. It wa not in their name or blood to be other than pa triots, or to shrink from any sacrifice at the call of their country. Judge Maurice Moore was the elder brother, and had been bred to the profession of the law. He, with Martin Howard and Ricbr ard Henderson, composed the judiciary of the State when the Revolution silenced the laws. He sympathised with the Regulators, though called by his office to sit in judgment upon them. An?! wnen, m tne great riot at riillsboro , in 177t, Howard was driven from the bench, and Edmund Fanning severely chastised, the character of Jndcm ' Moore was respected by the rioters. He was a member of the popular house in 1771, and intro duced the bill extending a general pardon to ajl who had been concerned in the Regulation. He was an active and influential member of the Con vention of 1776, which formed the constitution appointed a Council to administer the affairs of the province at their most cnticai juncture, he was chosen President of the Council, and virtual Governor of the province ; a noble tribute to his worth aud abilities. But there is yet a brighter jewel in "his crown of glorv. A member of the convention which met at Halifax, the 4th of April, 1776, he was chairman of the Committee appointed to consider of the usurpations of the king and parliament, and the author of their cel ebrated report and resolution, "empowering the Delegates for this Colony inthe Continental Con gress to concur with the Delegate's of the other colonies in declaring independence. Tins reso lution was unanimously adopted by the Couven non on tne izui 01 April, io ; more- than a month before the celebrated resolution of Virgin ia on the same subject But yet, it was done in North Carolina, and the fame of it remains at home ; while the other has coursed about the world upon the wings ot the wind. . Thus faithfully did Harnett serve the cause of liberty. And the enemies of his country did not forget him for it. In the spring of 1776, Sir Henry Clinton arrived in the Cape Fear ; and his first public act was to issue to Cornelius Harnett and Robert Howe a patent of nobility. Here it is, written in British ink, and dated 6th May, 1776 " I have it in command to proceed forthwith against all such men, and bodies of men in arms. and against all Congresses and Committees thus unlawfully established, as against open enemies of the State. But considering it a duty insepa rable from the principle of humanity first pf all to warn the deluded people of the miseries ever attendant upon civil'war, I do most earnestly en treat and exhort them, as they tender their own happiness and that of their posterity, to appease the vengeance 01 a justly incensed nation, bv return to their duty to out common sovereign. and to the bjessiqgs of a free government estab lished by law ; hereby offering, in his Majesty's name, free parVon to all such as shall lay down their $rm and submit to the laws ; excepting only from ike benefit of such pardon Cornelius Harnett ana Itabert Howe. He little knew how he was immortalizing the men whom he sought to render infamous I Har nett continued active in the service of the State until 1781. In that vear a British force occurred Wilmington ; and so dangerous to the cause of the long was he esteemed, that the first incursion planned was for the purpose of taking him" pris oner. In attempting to escape from his enemies he was taken ill of the gout at the house of his friend, Col. bpicer, in Onslow, and was captured there, and carried in triuimh to Wilmincton Thus, wrecked in health and fortune in the storms which assailed his country, he died soon after in his imprisonment, childless and forlorn, having nrst penned, with his own hand, the epitaph which stands above his grave. " In the northeast corner of the erave vard of St. James' church, Wilmington, lies the body of one than whom a nobler and purer patriot never lived. The rank grass grows over his grave, and almost hides it from the view, as if it would con ceal from the stranger the forgetfulness and in- gratituae ot the town. Two simple brown stones. aiscoiorea ty age, mark the spot. On the larg toi, mmvu i iui upngni siau, is lncnoea, ' Cob nklius Habnett, Died April 20th, 1781, ' Aged 68 years.' ' Slave to no sect, he took no private road But looked through nature, up to nature's God.'0 These were not all, nor nearly all, the bright iiaura vi mc vijmj r ear in its early times. There 1 iiKst mentioned.-.and many passed 111 the years unmet uareiv reuuis "- which clearlv evince the :rbi1it learning, and ac curacy of the Commissioners, and which have given" shape and tone to our legislation for three quarters of a centurv. - ' ITiere was William Hill.. whom Josiah Qumcyll found "a most sensible, polite gentleman, an I though - a 1 rown oflicer, replete with sentiments of general lilerty, and' warmly attached to the cause of American Freedom." We need do no guar anty for the patriotism of a man, who, as carjy as the 24th of November, 1774, cuuM write to the Wilmington Gjtnmittee as follows . a o a yne safety of the people is", or ought to be. the sttpmne law The gentlemen ot uie Committee will judge whether this law, or an act of porliamebt. should, at this i patjtkiiLar time, operate in North Carolina. I believe that every tea importer will cheerfully snlimit to their de termination. I can answ.iT, gentlemen. Your most olicdient, W.HILL." There was John Walker "I'M Major Jack" rough aud eccentric, but a stiirdy patriot, lw-u-cst, I old ami brave. " A fiery cttereap, a fractious chiel, As hot as ginger, and as sticve .ts sted."" It was- he who va; t-tken while on a scouting par ty aud severely Hogged by the Regulators; thero colhi tion of whih treatment made him swear bit ter oaths to the day of his death. And it may le as well, for the truth of history, to state, that his brother officer who was taken with him and Hog ged at the same time, was not Gen. Ashe,"as Mar tin and sifter him all others relate; but ltis ne phew, Capt. .John B. Ashe, son of Gov. Samuel 1 Asiie. Ami there was William Hooper, aspersed by Jefferson and defended by Jonew. whom all now admit to have- Ihjcii as g.od a patriot as his lefaihcr, and incomparably a hotter man. We . t - - A. i 1 can searceiy now re-j;r.'i tne injusuce wuiur was done to Mr. Hooper; since it resulted in the triuiunhant viudieati m of liiin, anl of the State, from the pen of the brilliant, but ec centrfc Jo. Seawvtl J-jnes. He, t x, lias passed from earth : and whatever niny have leen his er rors, North-Carolina owes him a lasting gratitude. Let Us bury bis hunts with the sod winch rests , . 1 . 1 i . 1 . ii . upon ins Heart; ana remeinoer amy me generous love he cherished, and the stalwart blows he struck, for the honor of his native State. My task, gentlemen, is accomplished how feeb ly and imperfectly, none know U tter than my self. Mv tlieme, though local, has been purely N01 th-Giroliniau ; and its purpose was, by n me striking examples, not solitary in their greatness, but onlv shining pages t,l a luminous history, to how vuu how rich we are in all that makes the just and honorable pride of a people. The moral strength of the true and loyal gentleman has no ingredient so, powerful as an ever present pride of personal character. I he mau who lacks it n ay move without discredit on the plane 01 nit's or- linary level ; but he can never ascend to moun tain tops, nor least bis soul with the glorious con templation of great temptations nobly fought and conquered. The uudcJhtable spirit of jiatriotism has no element so powerful as a high and justifia ble State pride. Tlic citizen .who cannot feel it, may punctually pay his tithe of mint, annise and cummin ; nut 111 all the higher duties 01 citizcn slup, he will neglect the weightier matters of the law. Ill fares it with the State which can appeal to its children by ho nobler tie than a "narrow affection for the spot where they were born." While rejoicing, as North-Carolinians, that the reconls of the past entitle you to the most honora ble pride, remember, that in so doing they call A Proclamation, fly Hi Excellency Thomas Pra Governor of tKe State of Xorth Carolina.. WHEREAS, BY" A RESOLUTION OF THE General Assembly, it " is maJe "the duty vf the Governor of the State, for the tuae.belhg, "to 9et apart a. dty iu every year, and to give no tic thereof by Proclamation,..? a J iy of solemn anj public i'aiaiiivia to ll-niity Oil 'for past blessings, and of 'supplication for1- his" c'ODtinunI kindness and care over. us as a-State and; as a na: tion :" . Slow, therefore, I do by thi9, my Proclamation, set apart Thursday, the 25th day of October next, as such day, aud do mostjespectfully and earnest ly rebummend that it be .observed Accordingly by all the good people of this St't. Ui yea under my hand aud the great Seal of TL. S the State, at' the Executive office, in the fjity 01 liaieign on tut inu uny ui Sep tember, l8;5, and in the 80th year of Ameri -an Independence. THOMAS BRAGG. By order of the Governor : - Pulaski Cowpe, Private Secretary. Raleigh, Sept. 21, 18iij. 76 4w. SO Reward Each, tor It una ways i RANAWA Y from the subscriber THREE NE GliO MEN, Aleck, Sura, and Johnson. ALECK is a Mason, Carpenter, and Black smith, of yellow complexion, iucliued to be bald, sharp featured, stout and active, with a good long foot, about 30 years of age. He took off with him a -carpel bag, and 1 presume he took with him a memorauduiu book, in which 1 authorized him to keep and collect his accounts for work done in ui&aoury. SAM is a younger brother of Aleck, also a Ma son. may be known by hid being very likely, straight, with a smiling, gnod humored expres sion of countenance a shade darker than Aleck, These two may be trying to get employment as masons, or at some other mechanical work. JOHNSON was raised by Mrs. Patterson, of Orange county, N. C, to which place, I suppose, he will resort. Johnson is somewhat of a black smith and carpenter. He is about the medium siie, copper complexion, 80 years of age, teeili not good, eyes red, as though he was fouj of drinking, quick of motion auJ.of speech, a little inclined to stoop in the shoulders as he moves. I ill give the above reward for the iippreheu sion and confinement in jail of each of the above negro men, so that I get them again. JAMES W. DOWNEY, KlDllKWAY, N. C. June 26, 1855. r" e. o. w. 3m 51 GOLDSBO ROUGH STEAM, GRIST, AND FLOURING MILLS. The Subscriber has enlarged his establishment iu Goldsboro', and is nor prepared to grind Whujit as well as Corn, on a more enteusive scale. One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Bushels of Wheat and Corn will he re quired to keep the mills iu operation for the cur rent year, for which the highest market price will be paid. The farmers of this county and the eouuti.es along the line of the N. 0. Rail Road and the interior will hud it to their advantage to call on or address me at the Mills before selling, and thus build up a market in this State lor their Wheat and a manufactory of our own flour. Constantly on hand a fresh supply of superfine Family Fl m Meal, Homouy, Horse feed, Crack ed Cbrn and Husk. Also, Lime and Hair. Wheat sad Corn ground on tell. Mr. Lynn Adams, of Raleigh, is authorized to purchase Wheat for-the above mills. D. L. DURBAN K. liTwn vnn for HioPTPnnfPn-W nrintkm UOIOBOOTO , Depi-emoer O, lOO. WU ,.1 ivci-u ever litvcu uie uk-uhh-v iu Your numinous 1 m . 1 . . 1 a x Z i- ii--- 1 i r- i40uoe 10 iuerouauts. iuecu&uics, .laarl Tt thorn li ro aru ahina in Iumi4g f,-n- I ww vw( ever; not prompting you to empty boastine. but FARMERS. AND OTHERS I quickening every generoug impulse, and stirring I - . n . in you the purest ambition. A rough field of uettf Daryains ! battle awaits you. Arm for it now. Make your- "It T ESSRS. Q. & W. L. MORTON having by deed selves strong, while yet the evil days come not.-- 1VI assigned to -us, as trustees, their entire stock And while you stand here upon the threshold of of the world, and, looking abroad, see nothing but HARDWARE, &C, the glad sunshine and the green leaves ana the which is said to be a complete assortment of the still waters, and hear the singing birds, -resolve to- best article in their line, all Engish goods having day towbe up to the highest mark of the duty j been - which you ojte to yourselves, to the Stalk to God, 7MPnnTT?n T1TR PflTT.V tup( 1 1 gentlemen. t Williamson, 2 86 93 95. X Jones, 120. H Journal, 1773. v Pro. awn. of Wil., 4. 278. mng whom the battlewas fought are to be be- were many others; but I cannot now attempt to lieved, Gen. Lillington has never yet received the them, justice. Some of them I will briefly due meed of praise for his part m that da v's work.- mention. Those traditions agree mainly with Jones' account There was Col. Hugh Waddell, early distin ofthe battle ; and they tell that he bore bv far guished in the military annals of the Stat a the hardest brunt of the fight, while he has only steiiing patriot, and a brave and chivalrous gen ben permitted to wear the smallest share of the tleman. He commanded a regiment of provincial II Jones, 29 Wheeler, 1 52. 0 Proceedings of the Wil. Committee, 32 33 34. 0 Wheeler, 2279 ;, Caruthers, I2C. t Oldmixon in Carr. Coll., 2421. t Carr. Coll., 1 48 ; Id., 2431 : Martin- 1 219. Martin, 1219. f Jones' Def. of No. Ca., 209. - " Def.of No.Ca., 211. glory. Whether he commanded in chief or not, he certainly had the post of danger and of hon or, iu the front of the battle ; and leading the daring charge across the bridge, he bore himself like a skilful and gallant officer, while fighting like a common soldier. There was honor enough for all, and all should have shared it alike. It troops at tne aeteat ot liraddock in 17fifi. Ami after that disastrous day, the Indians upon the frontier having become very troublesome to the Bettlers, he was selected as " an officer of great firmness and integrity " to lead several expeditions against them,.and finally succeeded in overawing Mieniio peace. j ttis conduct was most unjust that his name was altogether o- and bearing upon the arrival of t.h Starr,. mitted in the vote of thanka which was after- if North Carolina ever did such thines have w,wl wards passed by the Provincial Congress at Hali fax. It has been said that he himself never com plained of tlris.t It w "true. He never comDlain- ed, because he was a patriot, and not a soldier of . 0 A. M. Hooper, in Un. Mag., Dec. 1863. t Mem. of Gen. Howe by A. M. Hooper Un Mag., Dec. 1863. t Un. Mag., May 1853. State vs. Jemagan, 8 Mnr. Rep,, 12. A. M. Cooper, Mem. of Gen, Howe, Un Mag tMartin, 11 C4. JA. M, HoQjer, Un. Mag, SejtT 1853. him a public monument. I regret that some of hia descendants have not thought it worth their while to vindicate his claims upon the gratitude of the State. i . There was Samuel Swann, "who had filled the Speaker s chair for nearly twenty ears, and had given to that station a dignity but little inferior Journal of Josiah Quincy Wheeler, 2282. HBook A., page 71. Williamson 2 226. 0 Memoir of Harnett, by G. J. McBee. A FIRST KATE MISSISSIPPI PLANTATION For Sale. A QKIAT bamaih mu BR GIVEN. I WILL positively sell on the 26th day of De cember next, at public outcry on the premises, if net previously sold at private sale, on a credit of one, two, three, and four years, my well known Bogne Chitto Plantation iu Hinds county, Mississippi, within five miles of the Jackson and Vicksburg Railroad, at Clinton, and eight of the great New Orleans Railroad, at the City of Jack son, containing. 1120 Aores, all nnder good fence, of which W0 acres are clear ed, and the balance well timbered. Its advanta ges are almost. unrivalled in position, fertility of soil, splendid bottom land, aud fine adaptation to the production of corn and cotton upwards of 800 bales of cotton, and 6000 bushels of corn, hav ing been mad oh the place in a year. Its pasture lands are unsurpassed, for grass, cane, and never iaiung water; na considering the market, for bat ter, beef, and mutton, at the seat of government, is of itself a great source of revenue. And thea its improvements, with paled garden, two cisterns, dwelling house with brick chimneys, cabins for 100 negroes, with plank floors and rafter roofs, gin house, horse mill, cotton press, &c 4c, make it one of the most valuable estates in the country. Possession civen on toe first of J&uuarv next To any one who may wish to buy the planta tion privately, my terms Bhall be liberal, which may be known by application to my brother, Gen eral Patrick Henry, who resides near the premi ses, lie can have the option to take (he provisions, stock, &e., on the place, at a fair price ; other wise, 1 will sell on a credit of twelve mouths, at the same time ud place, 20 or 30 likely moles, about luu licttu 01 cattle, loO stock hog-, 1U0 head of sheep, corn, fodder, peas, and potatoes, and far ming utensils of every description! G. A. HENRY, Of Clarksville, Tennessee. June 5.. 1855. ' 45 w6m To City Tax Payers. POSITIVELY THE LAST CAXL ! NOTICE is hereby given to all persons who have not psid their City Taxes, that I shall potkiody advertise for sale the property of all such as have not paid upon the 6th dav of Oc tober ensuing. This is positively the bust calL as any duty requires that I should collect the Taxes without delay. So pay up, and save cost and extra charges I E. E. HARRI3, City Co'l. Baleigh, Sept 24, 1855. w H We are Selling tb Same off at Greatly REDUCED PR WES, AT THE OLD STAND, No 14 Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Va., and would invite Merchants, Farmers, Mechanics and others, before purchasing elsewhere, to call and examine as to price and quality for Xhemselve?. We are at present selling by retail for cash, but would be pleased to sell the Entire Stock, upon reasonable terms as to time and price. A rare and most favorable opportunity is thus offered to individuals who desire to carry on a Hardware business . The storehouse may also be had, and it is one of the best business stands in Petersburg. BtS. Come early and secure Bargains ! THO' 8. GIfOLSON, ) Trus B. II. MANN. teen. Sept. 4, 1855 . 4w 71 A VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. fllHE Subscriber offers for sale one of the most desirable and valuable farms and tracts oi lafcd in the County of Lenoir, situated one mile from Neuse River, and three miles from the At Uratic and North Carolina Rail Itod, and about equi distant from Kinston aud Goldsboro'. This tract of land contains 1 440 acres , of which 1100 acres are pocosin. The whole is well a dapted to the growth or Indian Corn, and a ou Btderable part to the growth of Cotton, which pro daces 1200 to 1600 pounds per acre. There are about 400 acres in cultivation. This is considered one of the healthiest locali ties in tho country. There baa been a single c c.e only of bijiou ftver on the premises for four teen years, anl very rarely a c.-ise of sickuesi of any kind." If the purchaser shall desire, I will sell with the land fifty or sixty slaves. Terms will he as accommodating as can be de sired.' The plantation can be examined by im plication to my Overteer on the premises, or to myself at Kiuston. J. C WASHINGTON. Sept. 24, 1855. 77 tf. ANm ATER POWER ON NEUSE RIVER, EIGHT MILES EAST OF RALEIGH, FOUR FROM THE CENTRAL RAILROAD. The subscriber is desirous to sell his water power across the Neusc River, known as the Stoue and Cobb Mills, where there is an abundance of water at all seasons of the year, aud a sufficient supply of rock at the old dam to build a new one. Ten feet of water can be obtained with a duin eight feet high. Should it be preferred to form a Company tor manufacturing purposes, 1 am willing to become a member with a good and substantial Comp toy f gentlemen. If a Company is formed, it is desirous that it should be done soon, as I have this day begun to re-build the old dam across the river. Wil. B. POOLE. January 22, 1S66. J
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