; . .. -' .'. ? , -. . . - ; .! " ' ' ' : v : . -1 .jj
j- - -i v. : 7 . 'v; , ; - UiWairp'a !yptrty rtft, toll v. like Brothers , - .- ' .' .. ,. ;- "W : C Zi'''
deili ... - r :Y . . . '-' Thurso NovEMsim 26, lo7. . : . vv: 'iVNdr.:v?W
Ufs! 'CKI?- W J'' R?r y 'af the atmlitioa of &e County Courts
(QUC11XuVh8 if thk was ddfce 1 dout very inaach whether ach a-m;- cf4tei- If
- r. prUdetice-aii the. presenti 1 applicable o.the'sUte of So'dettr'V(:Hbwe- I 6ehiri&mfr,i$tare' W-i
: r9 Honourable the General AffemMy eftki Stttt
of NortJj'Carolina,
f AT a period when ihi peace and sarety of ottf camtoett
rnttOWV are endangered, it .exhibit, an interesting jpecttclc to behold
S xZdturional Cbttncil of the State, convened for the purp&.e of
a,,;rrthose measares which are beat calculated to promote the
I TSefi add return the general Welfare of its Citiaenst auch, gentle
tri8"X S During the rece of the Leslature, at an
W moment at a time when the moit fnendly intercourse
Sh lenr
wbou 's a most cruel and unparalelled outraje Was commuted upon
2 o( the armed vessel of, the United States by a Bm.ah Fngate.
This aRfrreiDrt U of such character, and accompanied by such cr.
mJ.Ss r''te at the very existence of our Independence, and
a invade the essential rxgnts 01 our awvccittuvj , uu4.
Sen from that proud atfdtlevatedrawrhaVC assumed, amwt
alien iiuii
. , ' .. J
the nations o! tne earm, uu wu
' WW 1 ,
tyranny anriopprwstona- f
When it 11 wen '
desolated the fairest portion
have
he United States . has endeavoured
wirh ai! the b-Uteerents, by doing
j . 1 r-i .tinnjwith?intesrTity ana
tt I her reUtionu im y
becomes exce,dm
indignation, ww? L"'"
8 "Ti, ' Ti: . .
ndtranqauuty If n",.' with te.vwn&k Mfa of
rn . v romneiiea w huukwiuw u. " - - .
U a secret enveloped it. obscurity, and only UtioW to mat
r ' - vi ii-ttfirl and
Vise Demg wu -u .
. , .?!.. .u. ;n,.trflhMn
.nnnn miiii
1 ... k
those wno nave mc uiuiu'"w" 1
the miseries of War may be averted from thishappy land .But ye
whilst we sincerely hope and earnest wh for Peace, it seriously
behoves us to prepare for adverse events and be rcady to meet, with
firmness and resolution, the horror and cd'amttiet of War , belipvmg
and hoping that our National Govern meat 'has given no cause for the
bringine aoout this greatest of all evils
In the month of JuW last, I received a letter from the Secteury
tif W requiring an immediate detachment from the Militia of this
Bute of s-ven thousand and three men, including officers, being the
-Bubta ot this State of one hundred thousand Mi'itia, which the Presi
dent wai authorised upon any extraordinary emergency to detach,
B?rteaby -o an Act of Congress passed on the 13th day of April,
1806 to cam into effect this requisition, I issued my orders to the
Adimant-Generai, instructing him to have tne cetaenmenx raiscu wun
all possible dispatch. Though no returns have yet been received yet
I bdieve that my orders have, with alacrity and readiness, been observed
bv ill grades of officers and soldiers J and, to the honour of our State,
the detachment will be principally composed of Volunteers.
It is highly grateful to a patriotic mind, to see with what cheer
fulness and promptitude the people of this State are disposed to -obey
She orders of the General Government, when properly called upon by
the constituted authorities of the same, to defend their injured and
Wi'ted Country , ,
The act of Congress under, which this detachment is raised, re
quires the sarrte to be armed and equipped at the expence of the State.
Thisart of the law cannot be complied with as this State has made
fco provision for arming her Militia. If the exigency of the times be
udi as to require this detachment to take the field, it would prove a
miserable and cruel delusion to expose such a band of Patriots, with
xnl such arms as chance hath offered them, to a regular and well
organized army completely equipped In such an unequal conflict,
fcothiog can be expected but defeat and misfortune. So long as it
continues to be the public opinion that it is best to depend upon the
Militia of the United States, in the nratjnstance, for defence against
foreign invasion, some provision ought to be made, eidxer by the State
or the General Government, for the establishment of Arsenals, from
which the Militia might be equipped to take the a field instantly, when
Squired. It is high time that a proper unaerstanaing snouia o naa be
tween the General Government and this State on the subject. If it is
found to be the duty of the State to furnish arms for the Militia, when call
ed upon for general defence, they ought, without delay, to be provided.
The common objects of legislation may be comprised under the
following heads iEducationlnternal fmprovements---The Security
of Property, and the Punishment of Crimes Your attention has
been often awakened to these several objects, therefore it is unaeces
ary for me at this time to comment upon them; ytt they are vrorthy
f your consideration ; for, on the manner in which they are accom
plished, eVentually must fdepend the happiness of the community.
However, suffer me to make a few observations on the two latter
objects, as they form the basis of our jurisprudence v
The Judiciary Department is an important branch df our Goyern
ttent, as our freedom, property, and all that is Valuable in civil society,
depend upon its wisdom and purity The strongest feature of a good
Government is, where remedies can be obtained for ttrrongs, in a cheap,
eady and plain manner, and the execution of contracts speedily com
pelled by fixed and established rules where Gentlemen, venerable for
their age and t&lentt, preside upon the bench and men of intelligence
selected to compose the juries j in such a Government it may be ex
pected that justice Will be faithfully and impartially admh-istered. and
the laws strictly enforced How fat these observations will apply to
our present Court System requires your most serioua attention It is a
duty that the situation of our Country imperiously imposes upon yoU
The change that was effected by the last Legislature in our Judi
eiary System, has produced a scene of confusion neVer before wit
nessed ; such a clashing of Courts j posUug of Judged, Lawyers,;
Clients and Witnesses, as to prevent all regular proceedings. Our
ttizcns, have been harassed to no purpose, for there ba$ nearly been
suspension of justice. , ThU coUUiotl of 5tt$,5 1 premie, dmi6
- i - .
..'ntn'il tr hArame thft Victims
.7 "T .'
J K
v" -e - - r
of Europe the Government of
miuwuiuwo ,
Akrnest
by attending to , the articles,
.. nrf nmRtfiV or
itSA and nroSuiC eY or
ind controls tnc aixairs 01 men nowever, nwm
v?.- irll T
, , , , 1 .. . i4
i n nninpnrs hiu cniiiii- ar:n-ic: ux
of the General Government, tUat
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prudence as the presenti is applicable
rer correct the principle niay be upon which the Jaw of last stssWa jwas
predicated yet it will bi found upon practice to be incapable of ete
cution Under present circumstances; There may Be a few counties in
the State possessing sufficient population and talcnttofurnUh a rotation
of jurors, provided they are carefully
expect a just ana lraparuai vcruici ; out 1 apprenena tnat otner counties
are not thus qualified ' . -
The impracticability bf Vhe ekisting ystem, belieVev Vpr
vell ascertained tiader its present provisions. Indeed, if six more
Judges were added, the duty would be found sufficiently arduous It
is cruel and oppresaive to compel your Judges to travel through ten
counties In ten successive Weeks twice in the year, and perhaps traVelt
two or three" hundred mileBefore they enter upon their judicial careen
The fatigue is greater than a common constitution can support
The. file marked A, is a Report of the Commissioners appointed
fof the settlement of territorial disputes of their proceedings in ascer
taining and fixing the boundary between the State of Georgia and this
State It is Jiighly pleasing to find that our differences with that State
vhich Unfortunately were attended by so many acts of violence by the
inhabitants residing on the disputed territory have been happily and
finally settled, much to the satisfaction and interest Of the State.
As this dispute was adjusted, not by ascertaining the 35th degree
of North Latitude and running a line Conformable thereto, but by two
Conventional Agreements, whereby tlState of Georgia bf her Com
missioucra, uitiairns an ngui ;o urc son orjunsaiction Ot any part
f the territory north or west of the ridp-e of mountains, which divide
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ratified by an act of thVcKisiattire,
part of this State, stipulated to recommend to the Legislature to n
Part ot this State, at)
laws of amnesty, forgiveness and oblivion, for. all offences committed
ii.r4u; - .i r t. u j
wiww.u.uuu biuucohu
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wl.-.1. A. l. . ... .J ! . JX T kk .
1 uuuk uiat suuuu poucy uiutaics
way of establishing order and harmony;
As the Commissioners ruVe pretty well ascertained that the Table
Mountain lies under the 35th degree of North Latitude, and also that
the Ridge of Mountains dividing the Western Waters from the East
ern, does, from this point, take a Westerly direction, nearly, if hot
immediately under tbe said S5th degre. This being the case, might
it not be proper to establish, by law -said Ridge as the temporary
Boundary Line between this State and the State of Georgia? J
The file marked B, contains Resolutions received from several
of the States upon various subject!.
The filenarked C, contains such resignations as have been re
cetVed during the recess of the Legislature
My Private Secretary will lay btfore vou the Book containing tW
public Letters written to and by the
togetner wun tne journals or congress and such or the Laws as have
been received, during the recess, from the several States.
Be assured, Gentlemen, that, oa my part, nothing shall be
omitted, which will render this Session pleasant to you and beneficial
to your constituents
I am, Gentlemen j . T
With high respect and Consideration
Your most obedient Servant
STATfi OF N. CAROLINA, )
Randolph County. 3
'IpHiS may certify, that I Samuel
Roberts, senn have several Months
past mads my abode and residence in the
coilnty of RoVranj m the neighborhood 01
a Mrk Jameis, Daniel, agajntt whom Ha
inan Millet, sen. oRandolph coantj afore
said, and myself, haVe brought shit to re
cover a certain number of Negroes in tne
said JnmCs Daniel's possession, which Ne
groes the aforcsaid Haman Miller and my
self claim uncer a Deed of Trust, made
and executed to lis by and frra Win. Ro
bards, sen. of Ha'ifaxconnty.and State of
Virginia and 1 the said Samuel Roberts
do further state and Ceftify, that the sad
James Daniel got me to his the aid Da
niel's own Hduse, & offered to give me one
handred and fifty Dollars to fix and adopt
some means, by whieh he might Be enabled
to defeat and cast the aforciaid Haman
Miller, sen. and myself in said Sutti stating
that myself and the said Haman Miller,
rud received a consideration in full from
the said Wm, Rbards in hi the said Wil
liaras life time, which afler i refused to
accede to, stating to the said james Daniel
at the same time, that for me to ia any sach
thing would be acting dishonestly as nei
ther Haman Miller nor myself had ever re
ceived one cent in consideration for the
Deed oFTrust before alfoded to f and t fur
ther state, that 1 am mfomed thaf tbe afore
said James Dauiel has procured an initth
men t of writing, perhaps itk intention
to carry he dishsnest proposition Wade by
the said jame. lanil to me into effect .
I iherefore declaie, that if tht aioresaid
James Dsnid ha any sich an instrument
of writing in his possession, or produces
anr,stlch papet with my nathe to the same,
that he said Jame Daniel has made it him
self, r procured the slid paper ; front me
at aUme When I as entirely senseless and
not in a sircattonj t know what I was do
ing tod I frthW stateviahd dedire, that
neither' myself not Hama- Miller have ever
recetyedany thingJin jatriot soXolW
fortaforesakl peed ofttsti: :
' Certified Jur nife this 1st day. of Korenl.
ber. 1807. u 1 S AMl. ROB ARD3.
: Witnkiiit' V ' 2 '
to the state of Society
selected, from whom yotf might I
- w ww
if approved of It will be nh.
that the Commissioners on the
nr.i-.-' 1. . ,
,v Louociween certain periods
uiu wiwu u , inueeu
I.L . . f m -
tne measure as me most eitectual
Executive, for the present year
&ATHANI&L ALEXANDER
A GREAT BARGAIN
0"ILL be sold iii d Tract of iand,
containing 4-0 Acres, lying on Man
nmg's creek, adjoi..ing the Fall road, on
which is good dwelling house, sufficiently
large, calculated for a public house, and
is the best stand in this settlement. The
land 13 well adapted , to the culture of
wheat, com cotton br; tobacco, and is
well watered, there being a number of
never-failing springs ort the land. On the
premises are two small plantations in good
repair, and a young apple orchard, begin
ning to bear. I will sdl the abow a
for tfashi or trade with 3pch as jt may suit!
r tn uiic nurac . f ne or two" v bun
negroes, and the balance ih cash t or u
paying me one half dowfi, I will wait tiS
Christmas, 180-, for the balance, the puiv
chaser giving bond With appfoved security,
The price is tfiree dollars St a half per acm
Gentlemen wishing to purebasej Will please
to apply soon, as I shall sell as ouick a
November 9, 1807.
Raleigji, on the road above mentioned.
NORTH-CAROLINA
treasury Jty&tmentt iSepi. IS, l&yfi
" And be it funher enacted bv ins
" authority aforesaid, that on tbe first day
ot November next, and h the first day of
November in each and every year tk're
" after, it shall be considered the duty of
4 the Public Treasurer and CbmptioHer for
'! !hilnSvn make citify 8hand
fuc Printer, to be by him pub
? hshed forope months a JList nnf;;i
" th acs of aU the Revenue Officers in
V va inai aay nave
faded to accoantfor the Public Taier fc
" othc Monies due by them for the last
" year, and which, by law are m,
v V . j"-sTOnrg in such list
fkeum due fro each dflker respective
" and every jear fe e 7 1
kJff.tiW,ii thi eighth
ftaection the
iourth. and boblkhd fA- .r" t
J I of -himitPmmxs hrtittc
: r . - s, - it
; Elegant Assbrte
(Consisting df 4 gret .ya)rlety) :
f,. ADtfeSatkv purple and jeh'
coloured Velvet Shoes hitfe, falaefe,
and purple Kid do. plain, white kid do
black Morocco -do:.. I efl-ettotif' ' ien&1" " ,
I-8die$ and Sehtfefeen Silk ind Gdtitnk -StocEgSi
I.eno Shawl, .ll -Ma.lisi " -Camtjnck,
Dimith Silver ahd Ti-ifal-
Corcfsi Superfirfe .CtvkhS' arid C-sfrhentsi.-lT
i-ace ,i)ireaa i-aginjj. short Hidvivea
blue lahd yfeiloW J indanai, taia'diia
tlemeiis Silk ind Biic-kiQ Clov&, vt$p
finie Irih Lihef ditto Cotton Shii-ungil
ditta C-ttort Cilmbrifek for rjetiti-toeba
A eck j Handkejpchjels "ditto- Tnitad "Q& -brick
j.indliong Lirim, pink arrd pifA
Ginghams G-niremens1 fine ksi UK
nd-cott6ft Umbrella-K ShbfF, Spanish Se- i
tarij best London Mttstatdj, ;G)Ssa ixa1'
Queers Vitre i ibo & jgnetai storthicnfr .
ot lii-ors, lioaf and brown -.Dgar 1A :
aiid Coffee --Ai the iabovt Gobds hav r
:en principally J6gfc't?ith taihf;ihe ".
wid be sold rtmaikablot for the iartifei
or tn n short: cred?r;toHhtisft Who hav '
hwetofore been pttnttiiali " :
. A large and general
ASSdtltMENToiF GOGDSt
A bur Store ih Tarb-.ughi '
general Assortment of GR QCBjXESi all '
of jvhitn rill be turtered Veicjv jfot all
kidisof CoUnbodte (a? cddrtoii i
shbrit Credit "tot is f4 Qdir -ustorners whd . ;
bavfpiinct-aily diseharged their aecbiintSi ...
As usital we contintle id g"iV6 the higfesi
price in cash for T-baccdi - frev. 10.
" Fifty Bolters Reward,
AWAY from the Subscri '
bers, On the night of the 20th cf tbi
mohth, TWO NECR0 FEI,OWS--one
blacky alfbSO- br
aboiit 5 feet l0 Vnhes high, (ia Wgbh' mi
kei and -arpentsr by ttade). He writes i
tolerable band; iitd it 1s supposed has writ'
eii Passes and both will jirobaoly palsjbf? ;
freemeflj and attempt tbet to sorh. of thd
Northern States! or the State bf Ohio4:
The other is yfclldw j'elow, about , 3d
years of agfej 5 feet 11 Inches high: Their'
clpaths hnknowttj as they have Severii
suifs. The above itewstd will- b givent
if the Negroes ate Comhiitted idihy Jail '
on the Continenti so thai the .Subscribers
get thenii br they te delivered U Natharl -Chaffing
urn HunlsViHfej or 5 dollars fof
either: p CHAFFlij jiiPi .
Sep. 30 jbSHUABEfiSON'rf
Ten Dollars Reward
OAN AWAY frortt the Sdbscribei'
xv about th. niiddle bt AugUst lasti a
Negro Man itemed NlCEOLdSi 25 yars
f ag about -a.fet il intbts hihj of .
yell w coffipleiioni has lost one fore tooth
I from his upper jSw sbeaks gbod Eoghshi
Had oh when he weivt a ivayi ah X)zhahii&i
Khirt aud OvetalU, 'and neWAVoblHat
He was raised by a Ml? flropki JtVfcoevef
will secure said fellow hi any jiili a tha
1 may get hifii Sgkinji shall receive tbd ":
above reward) and all reasonable -bargest
paidhy GEO. I. AVIDSON
Jiuncoihb iiouktyj, vWg2
JEHU SCOTT
J ESPisctf tLit inforins the iadieS '
and Gentlemen bf Raleigh and its VU
ClTlitv. that Vi Um u.i. lKi.:J....l t".
.--r-.-p ... w . j u..v un ncMuciicc
,Kaleigh, where he ihakes and sells all
Kinds ?Vtfedt&y &Sihdr Wort.
watches repairei, Haif Woiki Ehgra
ving, &ci dohe with Accuracy & Dispatch
He has oh haridj food Mm VVatcheSi
Gold GhaiftSi SealsT Key Locketiar-
Rings, Finger do, BreUtRfeast iPinSi
crnamented Combsi set Necklace dp; Sil
ver Soup Ladlesiunthdol Table Spoonsj.
Desert , do Tea dos' Sugar Tongs, Salt
ShoveSsr&c-Tht highest Pricfc giveit fo
old Gold and 6Uver4 ;';' .,-
For'B.000 rjf mi rfdtezfal&p
the last diatfi, fiiank edtitil ifc '
-a Pnxe of 'W-- Rlfi
The fet ttran Bllrlj
Numbers are drawn eatitU WK
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178 Priies
322 Blanks
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cmedte ar the J-tate.Hoe ritdeigV
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