:v- N(TImTlH-(DATre(0)I,irNA BTATE GiH; ; , ' ;; .:;! ; ;:; - 1 " 1 ;; . , , y r ' - Unwarpd by-party rage; to live like brothers.? j.;, ,y '1. ' f - :r . c ' j? " - fa TlTshed every Thisat and Tnir, by F JOSEPH GALES & SON, ; - , 4t Five DoDars per annum half in advance JgDVERTISEMENTS j v f t- -rAipdincr 16 lines, neatlv inserted three. inies for a Dollar, and 25 cents for every sue- Ar& tmblication ; those of greater length w the same proportion.. ..iCoMMtrtiCATiosa thankfully received... .Letters to tne manors , must be post-paui. y . : 'lS SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. ' JatUaht 29th, 1823. fk fnllowincr amendment to the I Constitutionof the United States, being under consideration " No person, naving Det?n xwic ejecieci f president of the United States; shall again be i ! 1' . . J it . . a t Cligip110- i.5! j - , - t ir' ThcKEnsoir observed,' that the amend- f ment now proposed, he.had the honor to of- r-,. v tVif Senate.' near, the close of the last i session, . in connection with another1 pro-doubt will be feo, at some future period, when posed amendment, as it respected the choice f our army, from its numbers, i shall be dang'e of Electors of President and Vice-President Jrous to our libferties. f , of the United States?-'; It has been deemed ; In, Rome, dnrinpr the time of the republic, more correct to separate these propositions, ; two consuls were elected, each a check upon that each may be discussed: on its own me-j the other. They were chosen for a single rits. At the last session, the amendment I year, v No one could be elected before the i. no under conskleratibn underwent some age of forty-two. Vt a law,, o which Rome discussion, and appeared to meet with ndop- was indebted for ages for hejr -liberty, was K'itinn from any Quarter, although, for want this, that no one ccuTd sue for the consul- r 4;m to riecision .was naa uoon it. Ana VI VI : 1 the committee of seven, to which it was late hmitted. were unanimously in 'favor of its adoption. It nyist appear strange; thatfJulins Cjesar w the principle of this amendment was not a-1 consulship1 whili donted in the orisrinal Constitution. That it was not, is owing; to circumstances which j it wouia oe aimcuu, anu penmps iiui u y uu portant, to explain. In the Federal Convention, there was pro bably no question of more intrinsic difficulty, than that of giving to the Chief Executive, that exact degree of power which the inter est and safety of the country might require, without infringing upon the rigid principles of republican government; On this subject, the obinions ! of srentlemen were , at opposite points. Some were for an Executive during good behaviour, or for life, with extensive powers', that would have made our govern , ent an elective 'monarchy. Others were for restricting his powers, according to the maxims of Roman jealousy. The course a dopted was an intermediate. one. ' j " No adequate limitation being fixed, as to the time or' extent of the authority of the Su preme Executive, the natural ; tendency of our system is to increase ana perpecuaxe pow er in that branch of our government.! That tips result has not been pr.cticallylfe4t,is not ;to be attributed to our . Constitution, but to , the virtues of the illustrious statesmen who have presided over the councils of this nation. I We should always be fearful of introducing neV principles into our Constitution ; but .there is nothing new in the amendment now proposed.. It is as old, at least as the Con stitiition itself. Mr. Randolph, of 1 Virginia, tw the Convention, proposed, that nb person should be', elected President of the United : States a second time The term of service ' j thenincontemplation, was seven years, j This proposition was" adopted-height statesyoting for it, one against it, and one divided. The proposition of Mr. Patterson, of New-Jersey, contained a similar provision. '' 'jOn the" 6th of August, 1787, a Committee tf the Convention reported a draft of a Con stitution, containing this provision, .j This drait was re -committed, arid, in a month af terwards, reported as an amended di-aft ; but this Important provision, for some mysterious cause, had disappeared and is no more to be found in the journals of the Convention. . A proposition had been- submitted by a Delegate from. New-Yorktthat 'Imustij&aye created a great sensation iithe Converition It was, that the Senate and Chief Executive should be elected to serve during good beha havior, - that is, for life. The Chief Execu tive to be vested with extensive powess so as to make him an elective monarch. It is to ; be presumed that this plan met with but little counterwmceinthe Convention, but the Dele gate from New-York would not have made his proposition, without an assurance of some support It probably served to defeat the views of those 'who were anxious to limit the torn of service of: the Chief Executive. , The plan adopted avoided both! extremes -saving- one party to hope that, bv ome fu ture amendment, the principle they ; advo cated might be adopted. The other to hope tfiat our system of gt3vernment,qH tla tural tendency, would in time becomeJn sub stance, if not in form, an elective monarchy On the ratification of the constitution by the States, several of j them proposecjtmend nients. Virginia proposed that no person should be capable of serving as President of the United States, more than eight years in sixteen. North-Carolina proposed the same. New-York proposed that no person should bre !ble a third time as President of the U. States ; which is precisely what isi now pro posed. f;,p ' The illustrious" example of Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, of retiring to the valks of -private life after filling for eight years, the most important olBce , Within the &t of the people, has acquired, in: some de gree, the force of law i; and this is strengthen ed. by the weight of puolic opinion. But Vr V"the 17th Juv 187, on a motion to strike "'out the words seven years,! j(theterm ot service proposed for the Chief Executive nci inSert during good behaviour-i it was de-J - f ncptuve i; iNew -jersey, f ennsvi vanfa, Delaware, and Virginia, voting in favor 2 t ; and Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ma. yland, North and Sbuth-Carolinaj arid GeoN gia against it, Journals of Convention, p. 815. i neither example, nor public opinion, can re f strain ainbition, when combined with power. tThey are not law. but may point put most aistincuv wnat tne law snouaai ne. Ana xncv do, in thV most impressive manner, admonish us, while the dang-er is ret remote, to adopt the 'proposed amendment, 'as a permanent part of our constitution. . I in many of the States, their Executives can serve but for limited periods. And this re- gulation has . been found sound in principle and afe in practice. The State Executives, thus limited, possess but little power; yet the President of the TJnted States, with his im mense patronasre, lis not restramed by thi : salutary limitation. In some parts of our con stitution, we i mav see traces bf ' tho iealous maxims of the ancient Republics ; but in the election jand power of our Chief Magistrate, where tne app n cat' on or sucn maxims was most wanted, we perceive nothing of the kind. J' 1 ii " h i- ; A candidate for the PresMency must be a native-citizen, or a citizen at the adontion of . ' i i , T : " . I -; the Constitution must be , thirty-five years Gid, and a resident within th4 United States ioiure en years j previous ry to me eiecxion. No further considerations are required. A Genera at the head of ojur armies, may be a candidate for " the Presidency, and no ship unless personally present, and in a pri vate capacity. I : , j ; " Pompey suffered a law to pass, by which was ; permuted to sue tor tne t aK3ent, and at the head of a viciorious and po lent the aid of toh -rfnl army, and Cicero "oq'uence In favor of this ' soon rlrsr!nvprr? Vii pr. measure. Ponr,rs ror, and ndenv. wn o counteract the effects of his rashneaf overwhelmed; 4 ever.lost. "Mf-r was too late. He was liberties of Rome for Tins period -of tfr 'Roman nistory furnish es us with the most instructive leissons. and none more sothn the profound dissimulation of Octavious Cxsar, in his insidious and suc cessful march to monarchy. When he had subdued all his enemies, and had under his command an army that could instantlv crush any resistance to his power, he professed a willingness to relinquish his i authority, and restore the ancient! republic ; and the honest Agrijipa, to whom he was more indebted for success than to any other mill.-advised him to dq so. But he listened with more com placency to the advice of his friend Micze nas, who persuaded him" that he ought to consult the advantage of the jcountry, rather than his own repose, and that he could not lay down his power with safety to the coun try or to himself. In the Senate, he. absolutely offered to re sign his authority, mdesly alleging that to g-overn such an empire was a task to which the, prods alone were equal; TheSenate, as hn knew they would do, besoiight'him not to relinquish the administration. He yielded to their solicitation, and consented to be consi dered as prince of jthe Senatle for ten years, arid tn administer the affajrsj of the govern ment with them for that period by which time it was presumed, peace jand prosperity would be restored to the commonwealth ; and this ridiculous farce of rflinquishing his power was jacted over and ovier. at the expi mtion of every ten years dringhis long reign, and he was persu vded o retain his au thority by Senators who held their lives and and fortunes at his will and pleasure. Even the detested and gloomy tyrant Tiberius nwde.a'st ow of resigning his! power, but the Seriate intreated him in the most humble manner to accept j tjie administration of the fovernmerit, and not to reject a task to which e alone yas equa. Tiberius, overcome by the importunities of all' around him, yielded to their entreaties an condescended to take on him the. labor of the government, purely tosatisfy their wishes and ncjthis own ; add ing, that j lie would keep itf only till they should think fit to: give repose to his age r He was then' 56 years old. He soon found artinfamous retreat in the Isjand of Caprx ; but' he never resigned his power but with his breath. Mo Jem history: Would furnish us with lessons equally impressive, were it ne cessary to cite them- Although there seems to he np opposition yet, by s0me, it mav be to this resolution, thought unnecessary,that the principle it con- Tains is so nrrmy csiauusucn,; a vj. iu nccu the aid of a constitutional provision The il lustrious example of Washington, .lefferson, and Madison, has acquired the moral, but not the absolute force of law a jforce that will yield to the first pressure of ambition and pow er. Our Presidents have retifed from power after holding their important (offices for eight years. Their characters afford the most pos itive assurance that in this they were govern ed by patriotic f motives- motives which would have produced the same determina tions at much earlier! periods of their, lives utftler similar circumstances. It is, however, a fact, that no one of them has retired before the age of 64 or 65 t Ambition it is hoped begins to subside at ffiis period, and the ap proach of the infirmities of old age, admonish us to retire from the bustle arid, cure of pub lic life. But suppose a young, ardent, airi bitious man, to be elected President at the, age of 36 -his eight years Would expire at the age of 44 precisely at that period of life when he could be most useful to his country and to his friends-would he willingfy follow the example of our illustrious chief Magis trates? ? If hedidit would prbably; he by le s0rin'notat .h expiration ;of 8 years, ser vice, but on? hi reaching thejag-e of 65 year3. He woold be easily persuaded by,hisTrier4j that the "good of his country abs"6!utely te- quired that he should remain in office, anV tie possessed talents to maJte Utraostof iusr ii natronace and f bower, he would secure i his re-election as often as he should think pro perl ' And this rule once broken, although consecrated.by the example 'of Washington, Jefferson, arid ! fadison; would never after; have the least effect. H 1919191 Original Letter from DocU Samuel - - f Johnson Not published in his Works. J ; ; Mabch 17, 1752i 6. . ; Dear SiR,-Notwithstanding the warnings of philosophers, and the daily examples oi josses ana misiortunes, which life forces upon us, such is the absorption of our thoughts in the busi ness of the present day' such the re signation of our reason to empty hopes of future felicity, or such our unwil lingness to forsee what we dread, that every calamity comes suddenly upon us, and not only presses as a Surden, but crushes as a blow. V i I There are evils which happen out of the common course or nature, against which it is. no reproach not to be pro vided. A flash of lightning intercepts the traveller on his way. The con cussion of ah earthquake heaps the ru in bf cities upon their inhabitants. But other miseries! time brings, thouoh si lently, yet visibly forward, by its own lapse, wmcn approaches un&tv9 be cause we turn our eyes away, and they seize us unresisted, because we would not arm ourselves against them, by set ting- them before us. s That it is in ivain to shrink from what cannot be avoided, land to hide that from ourselves; which must sometimes be found, is a truth which we all know, but which all 1 neglect; and per haps none more than tne speculative reason er, whose thoughts are always from home, (whose eye wanders over life, i whose fancy dances after meteors ot happiness kindled by itself, and who examines every thing rather than his own state. Nothing is more evident, than that the decays o age must terminate in death. Yet there is no man (savs Tul- ly) who does not believe that he may vet live another year, and there is none who; does .not Upon the same prinople, hope another vear for his parent or his friend y but the fallacy will be in time detected ; the last -year, the last day will come : it ias come and is past - The life which; made mv own lif plea- sant, is at an end, and the gates ot death are shut! Upon jny prospects. ' The loss of a friend, on! whom the a heart was fixed, and to whom every wish and endeavour tended, is a state of de-f solation in which the mind looks abroad: impatient of iself, !and finds nothing but emptiness and horror. The blame less life, the artless tenderness, the na tive simplicity,! the, modest resignation! --the patient- sickness and the quiet death are remembered only, to add va lue to the IosS"4-to aggravate regret for what cannot be amended to deep en , sorrow fo r fvhat cannot be recall ed, j! ; " ! - ; These are ihe calamities by which Providence gradually disengages us fro nj the love of life! -Other evils fortitude may repel , or j hope may mitigate ; but irreparable privation leaves nothing to exercise resolution,! Or flatter expectaf tion. The dead cannot return, and nothing is left us but languish and grieti 'Yet such is the course ot nature, that longf. must outlive those and honors. -Such is the wnoever lives whom he loves' condition of our present existence, that me must one time lose us assuciacionsi and every inhabitant of the earth must walk downward to the grave alone and unregarded, without any partner of his joy or grief, without any interested wit ness ot his misfortunes or success. f Misfortunes indeed he may yet feel for where; is the bottom of the misery ojf man! but what is Success to him who has none to enjoy it? Happiness is not tounci in sen contemplation 5 it is. perw i. i t i IT ' a " m - ' a I ceivea oniy wlieiifit is reflected from another. I .1... .f - ' ' . . . littlejof the-state of de We know parted soulsj ecause such knowledge is not necessary to a gpod life. ' Real son deserts us at the brink of the grave, and'eives mi. rther intelligence. Rej velation is not wholly sil ent. ' Th ere is joy among tie angels in heaven over one sinner that; repenteth. 9 And sureiy the joy is nolincommunicable to souls disentangled from the body, and made like ahgelsV iope refore, dictate what re- revelation does notr confute that, the union of souis may still remain ; that we, who are I struggling,: with sin, sorrow, anaj inurmities, may nave our part in the atiehtiott andmdhess of those; who have finished ti t;r: coursei and are now irecevint t!ic reward I 1111 These are the isreat occasions which brce the mind to take refuge in religi- h. J When! we jhave yo help pi our- elves, what can remain i but tnat we fook up to a higher and greater power ? And to what hope may we hot raise our eyes and hearts, when we consider tnat the GREATEST FOWJER IS THE BEST ? Surely there if no man wlio, thus af licted, does not seek succor in the gos pel, which has brought life and immor tality toihe light V The; precj&pts of Epicurus-' which teach ua to -endure what the laws tf the universe make ne cessary, may silence, but hot tontent us. Ihe dictates of Zeno, who cora jhands us to look with indifference on bstract things, may dispose ud to con ceal oW sorrow, but cannot assuage iti Ileal alleviation of the loss! of friends, and rational tranquility j m tne pros hect of our own dissolution, can be re ceived only from the promise of hint iii whose hands are life and l death, and rom the assurances of anoiher and bet er state, in which all teais will be wip ed from our; eyes, aud the whole soul shall be filled Twith joy. I Philosophy jnay enfbrce!stubhornnessi but religion oniy can give patience. ii SAM. ! JOHNSON". State of North-Carolina Montgomery County. j- v, -lU- TAKEN UI on the 16th day of November 1823, by Eli i ah Hirison, iliving: on the road leading from Salisbury to Allenton,; a- pout eight miles from the latter place, one Sorrel Mare with all four feet white near to he knee, and a white nose, also. her under ip is white, her near eye inclining to be a glass-eye ; ,sorhewhat marked ivith the gear, jand a spot on her back just behind the wea i rs that is mixed with white hairs. Sup posed to be four or five-years old next spring, tour feet seven inches and a halt high. Ap praised to forty dollars. M f RICHARD STOKER, Ranger. January 8J I 18 w3t A ND committed to the Jail of this county, I on the 23d instant, a Negro Man- named JACOB, between 25 and 30 Vears old, stout built, dark complected ; says j h belongs to John Foster of the High HiUs of Santee, S. Carolina. ; The owner is requested to come forward, prove ' property,, pay charges, and take him away. S. GEREN, Jailor J Greensboro, N. C. Nov. 29. j 7 law3m CJ TRAY Geldinsr, taken up by Sam'l. Mitch- O ell on they waters of Souh Hyco, about two miles west of Simeon Cochran's store, on the 19th of January last. The Gelding is a bay with black legs, six year old this spring", about five feet high, the horse works well, A and is a natural trotter, no- other particular mark, valued to sixty dollars.! j -I WILIilAM LEA, . : Ranger of Caswell County. ' I ! 26-3t, " February 5. AND committed to the Jail in Rertie Ooun ty, North-Carolina, on' the 4th instant, ; Negro Fellow, who calls himself DICK, a bout 24 years of age. He says that he-belongs to William Miller, living near Lancas ter, South-Carolina. He is rather above the common size, well made, and fsays ne was born 111 Afncai The owner lis requested to come forward, prove properly, pay charges and take him away, or he j will be dealt with as the law dU rects. .,' ;' WILL. KEITH, Jailor. Windsor, iNf C. January 51 I 19 8t WILL be spld on Monday 1st March en suing, at the CourtiHou$e in Elizaj beth-Citv, and county oFPasqiiotank, the following tracts of land or so much thereof as. win satisiyii xne xax aue tnereon lortne year 1822 and cost of advertising and as sessing, and which tracts of land j were given in agreeable to law in such cases made and provided. ! : ' j-. t ..j. . 13 acres laud said to be owned by! John Grays heirs adjoining the lands of. James Smith and others; '; - J S ) 76 acres; land said to be owned by Horns heirs adjoining the land of Nathan Overton, et al. ! - ' !';-' . j- One half acre lot in Elizabeth-City, said to be owned by Thos Harris, dee'd or some one unknown to me, : adjoining the lot of Grandy s heirs in said town. ! f-- WM. GREGORY, Sh'ff. Dec. 1, 1823. - I &-lafMar. State tvf ;;3fef ot t-C iAiiva ; - , . Vilkes County, ij-v- . Court of Fleas and Quarter Sessions, Februa M' rv Sessions. 1824. I :::- . - Wiuiam Baiiy,l Orina achmenV sum- mone4Valier R. Lenoir and Samuel F. Patterson, Garnishees)--. '':-.---::v j , Baily Johnson. ', .'-' i ;,h: - J IT appearing to the satisfaCtiSn qf .the Court, that the Defendant is not an inha bitant of thislState i it is jtherefbre ordered, that -publication be mad' for .hree months successively in the Raleigh Registers ppnted in Raleigh, that the Defendant appear at our next Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to be held for the County, of Wilkes, at the Court-house in Wilkesborough," on ;the first j Monday in May next, then and there to.plead, ur juurmeni wni De tasen accoramg 10 me Plaintiff's demand., nyi v. Test, jBT itARTtN, CPk 1AVING settled himself, in Smithfield. .1 ofTers ;bis Professional Services; to the ; citizens of Johnston county. Feb. 1?. . .. v -. j - 27 6w .1 . -V- A . CASH will be given for Five Shares of thd Capital Stpck of the State Bank: of this Statf, if offered imnlediatelyi, - r- Enquure at the Office of the Register. Feb: 15. 27tf iBLuiiavfayv: r-r .... .. FHAKEN up and committed to the Jail of Moore county, on the 1st inst. k Netrro Manj who,1 when first imprisoned, stater! that he belonged to James HMrris'of Mecklenburg county, and that his name .was JACK but now ays that his name is GEORGE, and thai he bfelongi to Abraham, M'lee of Cabarrui fcpuny. Said,Negro is dark jbomplected and has 4 scar over his rigit eye; r he issti)fpos ed to be about 27 years of agej ; 5 feet 11 in : ches hierh. The owner of said neerrbis reV quested to' apply for hjm, pay charges ' and t4kehim away s otherwise he ifl be dis1 charged as he law directs. . j ;-. L I DANIEL, MCNEILL, Sheriff t . j of Moore ibuntyi '' January 14. ' j 19 tf Stte of XoYtl-fcaY oliivd County of Randolph Priscilla Cox, Petitioa for sale of : I VS. real estate...1. ,, In Equity. Brooks Iewis & others', IT) appearing to tlie Court that j Brooks Lewis, David Lewis, and John Johnston ; & Eleanor his wife aref not inhabitants of this State r eordered that publication be made in the Raleigh Register for three weeks for the said ( defendants to appear at our next ' Court ot Equity to be held for the county of Ran- . dolph, on the first Monday after the 4th Mon day jof March next, and plead, answer or de murto the said ,' petitioh, . otherwise the same r will jbe taken pro confesso as to . them i and i heard ex parte. ' - i ' -. j ' L .1 f A. copy. " j&- ; v r-: t "-'.PI 153t tJ ELLIOTT, C. 5L E; Stete ot Xsxti-CjaToiiiai RUTHERFORD COUNTY. ! Court of Equity Fall Tcrmi 1823. . JVilliam Blanton Origin. bill of Injunction Ausrustus Sacket. IT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court "ithat Augustus Sacket is not an inhabitant of this State ; it is therefore onleredthat pub lication be made for three months successive ly in the Raleigh Register, that unless the j Court of Equity, to be held for the county of Rutherford, ; at the Court-house in Kuther fordton, on the third Monday after the: fourth Monday in March nfxtp and plead, answer or demur, the bill will be taken pro confesso and heard ex-parte. if v '.j - - " f Test, . T. F. BIRCHETT, C.-&M.U' Pr. adv. $5-25 1 - 2-25wl ..'' State of Xot-Cot cAina RUTHERFORD COUNTY.! Court of EquityFall Term. 1823 v r vriiua oiu oi in inm,cf.,. Qv.f junction. y IT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court ! that Augustus Sacket is not an inhabitant of i this State ; it . is therefore ordered Ithat publication be made for three, months succes sively in the Raleigh Register, that unless the said Augustus Sacket appears at the next Court of Equity to be held for the county df Rutherfortl, at the Court-house in Rutherford ton, on the third Monday after the fourth Monday in March next, and plead, answer or demur, the bill will be taken pro confesso arid heard ex-parte. " . ;. ,:V- v" '-' " -l HI. Test,- T..F. BIRCHETT, Gi&'tU' State ol Xoi:tV-CaTbliia4 Ill MONTGOMERY rpUNTY. I In Equity Fall Term, 1823i Titus Bunnell - - "tf ;" - v. V JIVrii oflniunction: Edmund Langdon.j : v t v "TTT appearing to the satisfaction of the JL Court that. the defendant Edmund LangJ den is not a resident of this state j It is there fore ordered by the court that publication be . ntade in the Raleigh Register for four weeks, that the defendant Edmund Langdon appear at the next term of this court to be holden 2n the first monday in March -next, at the jourt-House in Lawrenceville, in the coun ty of Montgomery arid put in his plea an swer or demurer, or the bill will be taken pro coniesso, ana xne injunction .made perpetu al. - - i-,-: . v, r . , j . A true copy from the Journal. j j 1 v JN6. EvjCHRlSTlANM. States of oHh-to Court of Pleas andf Quarter Session ! . m: Augirst Term,' i B$Zf:i . - . -;- Morris HatcheU 1 tevied piiUlbridgtorf i;ijvv':-- v -' jt? f- Brown's house & lot in t ' "t, ? the town of Murfrees-' Albridgtou Brown boro adj6inirigrthelot? fff'-?vl.iiV.": .- -.'if.Dr;Vilsori&'cithtrs;,';' Iappearingto thejsatisfaction of the ' Coiut, &at.toferiariV'.is:,iis ? not art inhabitant jof this State it 13 ordered -that publication be made in iJie Raleigh Re gister for three months, that unless the! UeJ fen'dadt appear the neit Term of ihis Court -ip-ba held forthe county pf; Hertford; at thtf' v: Court-house in Winton, on the f-uri tt-lion- a day ih NovemSdp.ncXt replevy the-propcrt 1, so attached, of plead to issue, that judgmexit f ' ( shall be entered gaith1wtad':extcitic :'r H -V s..: ! I V r i 4 i f . 4 r'. a- s 5 , . 1

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