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: , GHREJVSBOROUGH, JV. C WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1826. NO. 2fl VOL.. I. yjjjj PATRIOT, printed and published weekly by T. EARLY STIUXGE, At Two Dollars per annum, pay able within three months from the receipt of the first number, or Three Dollars afief the expiration of that time. No paper to bo discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the Editor; aud a failure to notify a discontinuance will be consi dered a new engagement. ADVKttTISBMBNTS .... -;'JNot. Wcefdfn'gtyjnes, neatly in serted three times for one dollar, aud cation those of greater length in the tame proportionbetters to the Edi. Cor must he post paid.1- WESTERN TKNNES3EK. for bis mansion house; the other is within the enclosure of his garden, and '""upon which he is preparing a beautiful and picturesque summer house. Mounds fiooi 5 lo 8 feet high, arc found ic almost every section of the country, some of which are level upon the summit aod others are more in the shape of a sugar-loaf. It is uoied that all of them are placed near tome spring or water course. Suc hat beu the want of curiosity among the settlers of this country, thai few if any of them have been opened. Some suppose them to have been ceuv etnes, while others assert, (but i can not vouch for the fact,) that oue w:s opened, not long ago, a few miles from Jackson, in which no signs were dis covered of its having been a cemetry, but that some earthen and stone ware of very curious aod ingenious work uiauahip wa found in. . iu Bui. ware of this description, which is much su perior to auy manufaciu-ed or used by any of the present race of Indians inhabiting the western country, is found in very many places in this country. Many other things also in dicate that this country was once in Jixtraci oi Rjeueiu . . North Carolina Journal, aDeed w the art. or civilization than ..Western 'leanestee, August 29 he o ,; ' s36, . , , said firtt the Chickasaw, who lately '"' "There are some artificial cunosi h,w d this country, can give no uc ties in this country, which are calcu-jcuut 0f these mounds, nor have they lated to arrest the attention of the ttnj tradition concerning them. A inquisitive Jrayeue Mounds. The most ' r nurkable are veAr amonc thVChickasuws and that Mount Pinson and those in its neigh iH ver( oJ(j maiJ 0r,jie trjue informed borhood, situated in a level country, nillf tjut w ,.(; j10 wa, a boy, he had from eight to twelve miles above heard the old men of the nation say, Jaeksoo, and from.one fourth of a( that many inuons ago, their people milo lo one OJlip aii irom.eailt?ru,t.(t from the niirt i. niiu v;irrel her sleeping infant, aud as 1 gazed cu her, lailnit tbruogh the blue expause fs heaven, witb her attendant-ir at u uf sparkling orbs, 1 felt my mind soar beyond this earth and all its concerns 'Whoever gazed upon them shining, Aid turning to earth without repining, Nor wished for winga to fly uwa)-, And niix in ttyeir eternal ra) .' . . While J leaned over the ship'tf how, watching the moonbeams duue co tlKi glassy bosom of tho dec j.j (ii) ears sootiied with the rippling ol the ve&sel as she urged her way thro' the waters 1 lell as if shut out Iroui the world, and emancipated from its lwaud co.iirol. At sea is the place for reflection aud couteuiplation there i lie memory, as if secure id her privacy, unlocks and draws forth her secret treasures, and broods over 'hem with miser care. "Before mo tho softened outline of thadismnt 'elrMfebtlaiincdnM:be seen, its rugged points bursting thro" the gauzy film with which they were enveloped; hut the well kuowu rock of A lis i -too'l forth in bold relief, iis giant mass towering proudly above tho waves, alike defying ihtir fury md the Hand of time; the of 'Morning of life! too soon o'ercast Young days of hl'us, too dear to lose Ah! whither have thy visions past That brlghteiiiil &tl njy chmlwTi'vTicwa? For ntvrr ytt when poet's jnusc, Or maiden's dream in huwers alor.e, Vhere lorioiiS ision8 iiiore profiii-j Ah! wliiiier have thus.i vihioih gne? 'l was roastd front one of memory's owet'test (Ireamx, h the distant suuud of bells they were ihiiSo of my na tive city; i had ofito heard them nr. the Home hour, they spoke of woe de votion, and joy, and scenes long gone by. In this softened state of fif img, 1 entered the town, and heedless of tho throng, I hurried to the home of my parents readied the houe threw myself into their arms, and the first tumult of feeling over Ism down at the fireside, with my father on the one side, and my mother oh tho o jther, gazing affectionately upon me while 1 1 aj keij.. of all I . had. . seen, and ail 1 had felt. f,Being tired after my journey, my mother suggested the propriety of my g ing to rct, and the tetder .hand that had of.en smoothed my pillow, again performed tliat office. 1 c uld not help comparing my situation wlhv tho tiights that I had fain exposed tor (f;c storm '.villi the cold earth fur my bed, and I felt a Hvely impulse of gratitude -(worth n thousand formal j$aycrt) to the JDivino l'eing who had watched ovjr aud. protected mo through every ditncer and brought Forked Deer. The elevation of Mount Pinson as 1 was informed 6y a, geutlemau living near. it) was ta ken by Judge Murphey, when he was in this country, and ascertained to be .78 feet. It appears1 nearly round to its base, and is so steep, it is with difficulty that, by the help-oC. trees and shrubs growing upon its side, one can ascend to its summit. The top of this mound is table land, 70 feci squared There are several others in this neighborhood of about one half the height of Mount rinson, one of which has upon its top about one acre of table land Several are de nominated twin-mounds These are united at the base, and arp of a coni cal form, resembling 2 stacks of hay nlaeed adjacent to each other. The summits of all1 these mounds, except the twin mounds, are table land of a square or oblong form; and, what is rery reniarkabler-Jthe lines by which they are bounded) all vary exactly twentv-five degrees from the cardinal points. Upon the sides and tops of all of them are large trees, apparent ly the same ae;e with tlje growth of the surrounding country. At the dis tance of about tBO yards from Mount Pinson, and at1 about the same dis lance front several other mounds, on every, side the earth is raised about six feet high, in lines precisely cor responding with squares or oblongs upon their summits In the middle of each of these lines an outlet or o pening is left, about ten feet wide, which suggests the idea of its having with the people then inhabiting this country, conquered them, and dr tve them hey nd the Miiippi; and they went uud settled very far to the icutli. If it be true, that there is such a tradition &mo:i" tho Cliicku- m . t saws, would the conjecture ue very extravagant, that these were the race of people '-who inhabited Mexico, when that-country was . invaded by Cortes, and who were certainly much further advanced in civilization than others of the aborigines of North A merica? This is, however a very, vague speculation Without "more facts than ue are yet in possession of, no rational conclusion upon the subject can he-drawn." brought him a fairer share of honor than often falls to the lot of a private soldier. ' VI "I bad received letters from my pa rents since? my returni they wished me to come Home to see mem. it wa sometime before I could accom plish this; but at length it was effect ed, and having taken a seat ou the coach, 1 set off on mv journey home. oeen once occupied oy a gate. iNear j On reaching Dublin I luckily found a fiome of these outlets or gateways,' vessel prepared to sale far Irvine, within the lines, a mound is raised and securing a passage, I embarked overlooking the euclosure or breat-j next morning. Tlu vind being fa -work. Iike watch-tower. All these rorable, we set sail and were soon tnuiffs lead an observer to su'il)dyr;iirrri r"into the-"ebaiiii.l.iiuLiins on MY NATIVE HOME. The following lively and well told tale, is taken from 'Scenes and Sketcbe of a soldier's Life in Ir? land,' The same author has publish ed the previous part of his life, un der tho title of 'Recollections of an Eventful Life.' and making allowan ces for asoldier's ambition, to shiue as a hero in literature, must have tnat rocK which the euiigrtsal asso ciates with the farewell to his coun try, caJled forth iu my bosom a tide of recollections. V hen 1 last saw it, I was returning, as now, from one of mv Willi wlpant... ;.. nnurat. f -r w...u,co ... a..t.. u. lhrou danger, an.l Hiuva auu iuiuei itio resuiL.oi iroin i : ,,., , ; , v ......... v. iuu. uwiivfu.tt nun i .i i. - . : : IF !C I IV IZ1.IK1 11 21 l npp HIK in 1,1 I . . . uifise reiit ction, my mother ag;un en tered my chamber to s'e if I wanted any thin; Arejou asifep. Jam; ?' .My eyevwera shut and I did not re ply. .She sUud.over mc with a I i;!it in her hand, g -zing on my wcather beaten c-tunlenance. f-My poor w;ui deror,' she ejaeuhted, ' what must you have f eudured iuce Inst 1 r.ntv y -ii danger ad death Juts surround ed you fiitigno nd hu ger attended you. steps; bui et you m be.n kindly dealt with, mercifully fnt rv vd; i r-turn tiles thaukK, tho i Al mighty gtvor of every good tor thy bounteous mtrcy to my p tor buy (j guide him to thyselfj' She stopped lo kisrf'-ify forehead her warm tears fell upon my face, my emotions be came too strong for concealment, and afraid that she hnd disturbed my sieep, she sotly left tho ronm." "Those wbo have felt tho rude storms of adversity, and the endear ing kindness of u mother, u ill. appre ciate ray feelings." been the m"os severe lesjon. 4ml 1 was now, like tha.prodiga! son, re tractiug my way from a far country where 1 ha3 hien rjlul (literally.) to red on-ihe huskii which formed the food of the 'swine: My past life glid ediueview before my mind, and I could not help exclaiming what a fool have I been! I have bartered every privilrg-? which waft my birth right, in the pursuit of vaiu dream of renown and happiness; selling n side tho misery and ha d. hip I hav endured, has not the last 6 year of my Me h.eo a blank, that period of time employed in my education at home, what might . I have not been? hut my dunmJs fixed, 3 hiye sealed it myself there was distraction iu the thought. That day I landed at Irvine, and resolved to pursue my journey home ward without stopping. As 1 travel led nlon", I felt that tumultuous flut tering aud overflon in heart sensitive oain visit infr the land may have been fortifica- I - our course; the breeze contiuued sfea dy all that dny, and by night wo had that these tions. , About one milo and a half . from run a Ions way down tho coast. Mount I'inson, on the pluniation of Keeling little inelioation to sleep, Col. Thomas Henderson, late of lta- about midnight , I came on deck; con- oign, are iwa mouan auaui oo yards siderms: tneseason otthe year, it was a'PrtC.A-6'i. ni5n? 000 wf a d?l igbt f I :n?5h; lijr:..fno.qa;sh ed hctWo wn . .its;, -channel .'-jtvitbl' iaVp?-tuoi.s wnicn is iou. anuno otuer aooui oo silvef radiance o er reposing nature, ftet 5qt4re.' One nf ihcse iailis scite like the -smile- of, a fond mother over of the and buoyancy of tread which evry must have felt on re of his birth, after yeais of operut i n from all that was dear to him. ! he sun was setting when I reached the uood of , it had been the haunt of many of ti:y childish wanderings, there 1 had often roved, unconscious of where I was going. My soul awed with the deep shade that the trees cast around, 1 trod as if on holy grouud, while the ceaseless hum of its insect inhabi tants, mingled with the wail of tho cushat, cherished the deep pensive feeling which the scene had .excited in my bosom, It was hero that I first learned to commune with my own heart, and my imagination fir at soared From the Rale'pb Register The Grand Jury of our lafpSupe rior Court, when they hud fioighed the buineb before then:, m d a He port of certain matters' in relation to the County Jail, which call for a rem edy. They also complained of the increase of petty rogues and vigrauts, and recommend to our 1 eprestnta tives in the next General Assembly" to endeavour to obtain an Act t au thorise such County Courts as think proper, lo lay a fax in their . acveial counties, for raising a sufficient sum of money to erect suitable (louses of Correction, in which may be placed Tread-mills, or some other mode a- into the realms of faacy. Near itsjdopled for employing idle, roguish margin bauks I murmurm", tyas me stream, on have laid liste.iitu; mv cjaze fixrd I iioe lo it .4 un ail dtisoluic person, wno rn y he committed for temporary punishnjentj and sq to amend our uresent a world, pourtrayeJ. in iu trauapiuva: Mu wrwvid? far punishment by hrd la bosom so beautiful, so bright 1 cot:!d bcisr in such cas s , We should be glad if our Limb's. tare wo u I tl epr s ii 11 f r I h er-, n 4 ind r 6tarceJy;lhelievo it was not som?; world of spiritualft v iHiirealm of blis? The Rcene wa changed winter hadJtake acomnleto reviiuj, of our Crisii .utript it olali its attraction the hUn howled through the leafless trees and t he s tfeft ni ., Jfi a t Jia.iT.ja ?MJ mLlhnL . m m . tne verdant psatn. av.is now-roann force. ' The scene yu jcitarred; bu! he who faoked ofi it n r.s.not Iosj, hU slijcct, hns bo ?n more th'ao once ii i i-'Oue, eorreciij uuii inng; , mo ami punUhtnenti. and providiu'sja iita s e . I'jt i i oJi- a u flU' b n 1 ly x j t iicnui . tti keep at Imrd labn-iir. and lutlly in solitary c o n fi me i j a 11 t h r c r i u i ix I hi WUJCil mtgiil Ir iu e KTI'ltV x.j:- '-V..--stJ..-
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