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f & a 4. NORTH-CAMOLIMA GAZETTE. Onrtaretlie plant of Mr, delightful Peace, Unwup'd by party ra;e, live like Brother. " . 1 FRIDAY, JUNE 20, ! Sir, No. 926; " Vol. XVIII. TTD A .TV TTSTTTNTTJ! iLvariiiL I : r r raox the txiinsW. j AMERICA, I A country almost fresh from the l- hand of Nature, which shoots itsel f in ' to almost every climate, am! teems ' vith the productions of almost every) soil, opens her bosom to me loreiguei of every clime. It is thm that the 1 -onngest branch of the human family ; expresses her claims. It is thus that J America addresses her older and ar ' rugant sisters: f Send your unhappy children hi ther. 1 ' ' Come unto me all ye who are hea i ;ly laden with the ills of .oppression, j and I will give you rest. Those who J cat the bitter bread of persecution, I M ill here taste bread that is sweetened from the cup of I iberty. '? I have land enougn to employ you. I My territory sv. eeps from the shores of the Atlantic to the wilds west of t!ie ? Mississippi ; fr om the lakes of Canada! to the verge of the Mexican G ul ph. ; M y earliest settlements are yet desti- tute of people ; but, if you travel west J aidly, extensive regions lay open before vcu. The wild deer still sport in my prairies, and many a fores. has never runs with the stroke of the j axe. Years and centuries must pass away before my country can attain a : moderate rate of population. There will be land enough, and to spare, aU most for the remotest generation. ' Tiiis large belt of country embra ces 'almost every variety of climate mid soif. The emigrant may pitch his teut on the borders of the lakes, where winter lingers on the lap of May ; or oil u.e boundaries of Florida, where tne reach and the apple tree bloom in JaMia ry- lie may breathe the varying air: of the sea j or be fanned by thes breezes of the valley. Every mode of cultivation, which is most agreeable to his interest or his taste, lies before ; him. He may hew lumber and drain I potash with tlie laborer of the North Le may reap the wheat and gather the ) J;emp (if the midland country he may l;iw the cotton or cut the cane of the louth and the AVest. If he be, a Swiss, lie may press thegrape:ifa Dutchman rulthation, almost peculiar -to my chddren, he may raise corn, crop to- h lJ,e n)a.v VlttencaV.' ni)tl nianutacttrre ) Maitratc t) tht. American liepublic I .eese;f t ine wiieat or nis native ileitis ; or 11 f! jJOvCl. " I lie chooses to launch into a nu)de of u rrf. pWhl bacco, or whiten his fields with cotton: j ..e region of the tlrone and the priest Jhcrf i no cuJtureto which he has jh(ici. tor the cci.trv of liberty and been accustomed, which he may hoi 'xei i:ie here : and therj are some which he .'may1' acquire by a visit to my " Nor are manufactures and com- j jrne tee n egl ected. The no fth f urn is! 1 - 1 ?s manufactories of cotton an t wool, j Tii e m rd d le con n t ry ca lis for workers of iron i n almost every variety of mode. ! There is no manufacture indeed, of! v.hich the materials are not to be met I yvithhere. The mines of coal are in- fori or to none in the World ; those f f ; iron a re superior to any. My soil is I covered with almost every variety of j I vood, tabulated i(r every pec;es ot wooden work. My field's are already vhiteiii:g with sheep ; and mv cotton is uriequaHed in its quantity, or tlie i fineness of its fibre. J.fost sorts of the !j ;-cca.rser manufactures have already ri- sen to a gs eat decree uf perfection.- There is n.ctm then, and employment fr t e ir.o-t of the handy craftsmen, ir?d aianufacturers,..; who bring their asd ,iii(ra:r!ents v.'itli tiiem. 4 In is'.p b iltdinir, who is my supe n sr r Frum V 'c Jit?i't rock boat, which j li:; ' y li v ri th e wave, to the.se- v ity-'.ou:- v.'.iich thunders on tlie v pr f my naval architecture 1 J-V1 a ---t:.; My canvass whitens i every Ft-a : and my seamen penetrate I every br.;i:rh f navigation. I Tlie Atlantic and the Pacific, the chores nf both Indies, the Hies of the I outh Sea. are witnesses to the enter- v PT,2.e i mv sons, Mv cnmmprr i extended upon the wings of the wind to almost everv department : and tlie ! I famc breeze blows into mv ports the spices of the Moluccas, the teas of Lnma, the nankeens of India, the su gar and cofi'ee of the West Indies, the il of Italy , the wines of France, and trie manufactures of Britain. There I ls u country uhich presents as-much nployment to tlie laborer in propor- u.e;r number, and none such acans ol i'iv o emptoyiRg capital in propor- to the amount of it which is in the ,u f markets Louie, tlxen ye laborers, 1 merchants and farmers : fly to a regi-( on, where labor & capital are so much demanded : whercwages are so dear, and profit so high ; where food is so abundant, and the poor so few. 44 Hut these are not the only bene fits which I mingle in the cup. I offer you a land of liberty a land, whose political institutions are framed upon the wisest model, where government protects without oppression, makes the fewest laws for the regulation of its government, and treats all men as equal who obey its laws. There are 110 mercantile monopolies, no corpo ration laws or statutes of .apprentice ship to control the exercise of industry but, where every .man may go as he pleases, and purTfc the occupation which he conceive! best calculated to r i his interests. Land is not confined to particular families by laws of entail nor to particular sons 01 those tami lies by an odious primogeniture.! 4 The burden which tlie govern ment lays upon the profit of the la borer, is as 1 ight as the restriction which it imposes upon industry. My taxes are moderate. M y d ehi is small. j Mv means extensive. Here the taxes j send no man supperl ess to bed . No ! portion of your wages is eracfed to pay the tvt lies of the priest. There is no established church. The rihts nr ronnrf, nr mncu respected jas t!)e alj.,rs 0f God. Every one may -ci,; TTvn .,mi;n,r t,. tl.P .iX ; ... a ! tates of his conscience. Ueligioni as free as the air that is breathed. Mv children visit the churches which they prefer, and pay to their minister wh at they dele rm i n e of themselves. " Nor do my benefits terminate here. You have no taxes to contri bute towards a pampered aristocracy. The re are no kin. n o p ri nee s , n a princesses, no rjueen dowager?, no lords of the bed chasnber, no ladies of honor, no dukes or marquises, or lords, ! or knights, to eat up your substance, J or to offend your sense ol equality anil liberty. There are no tyrants, no subj ects. Every man i n the eye of the government is equal ; here are no d i sti n ctio n s , w h Ich a re fou nded u no n J the vilest usurpation. Merit & genius Riiav rise to their level, and the Chief j V()Ur 'eycSnf unftunate emi-rant ! r - ,!fi on:Mvl;im. r-pnvi. toleration. Fly to mv anus they are opeii to receive you.' mo! T.I XATIOVAt IXTELLiaEXCKn. SAVK YOUH MOXr.V AM) VOt" 4 YE , YOUU COUNTRY, Wa an adage of the fatlrers of our ; Revolution : it could then be little ' j more th.an theoretical . it may now be 1 profitably practical. While we can ; keep cur money in our own countrv, , we need not to send n-ents abroad to I borrow: it, or to procure it at a prcnu -' : urn , bat how is this to be done ? No- j thing is easier -save vour money at hoi ne. oy encouragjng your own ma- !j j nufdcturtb, and you save y our coun- j try. h It is idle to boast of independence, wiuie every article oiour clotlung are humiliating ba v?es of our dependance on foreigners. The consequences of this state of things have been so recent lv and so se ri ou slv fel t b y us, when a (state of hostility prevented an ample I supply by importation, that it wil t be unpardonable in u to sutler them to be iorgotten. ' ,, " :'. ;'--:';-. Agriculture, manufactures and com- ! merce, are the prime sources i per- sonal ana national wealth : the two former are essential, nay, indispensa ble to curexister.ee ; rnd the excess beyond our own wants, should be the supporters ot the latter, which might extend, w ith safety and advantage, as far as the surplus of ou r I abo rs extend, j and no further. Our country embraces almost every clime of the earth, and is capable of producing not only all the necessaries but nearly all the luxuries of the ta ble ; so that in this respect we are really independent. Manufactures need but the countenance and encourage ment they receive in other countries, to render us equally independent in this respect. Our citizens are indus trious & highly ingenious in mechanic arts i their inventions and impro ve - ments are amongst those in the highest estimation in the old world ; the Ku ropean traveller is guided by our qua drant, and shielded from the light ning stroke by the rod of our Frank lin : to our inwnuity is the manufac tories of Europe indebted amongst 0 thers, for the wonderful improvements in the card machinery; our country affords raw materials in .an abundance to supply a world ; yet so far are we from availing ourselves of these ad vantages, that our raw materials are sent abroad & cur own manufactures neglected : even our forests are trans- i ported to England, to be returned to us in London dolls and brush-fmndles. How long, Americans, will you con I tin u e th a s bli nd to y o u r o w n interest and consent to this unprofitable de gradation ? Perhaps ho people arc more under the influence of fashion than the people of the United States j and as the fashions 01 this world I are fleeting and piss away, we are ' in hopes it may become f?.shion'a i ble to e n co urane our ow ri manufac tures, and by thus saving our money, to be instrumental in the salvation of 1 j ou r country. I The writer of this article was indu . ced the re to, by a v iew o f a n e s tab 1 i s h -, m ent recently got up in this t i ty 1 y our patritic fellow-citizen. Mr. Lee, ! late Consul at Bordeaux, now Au : ditor of the Department of War ; an I inter :ing & pleasing spectacle-which' ; every American, who can convenient ly, should witness, and to which eve ry one should render his aid, counte nance and support. Tiiis infant establishment e.nbraces the manufacture of silk, cotton.thread, and w(rsted hosiery of every descrip tion, and also of ladies' mantles and veils. The re are t v e n ty 1 00 m s upon the finest model, and four upon the most improved English model. The principles upon v. Inch th ey c pe ra t e ar? much lc-s complicated than thse of former times. The art of working them is easily acquired. Looms may he made from these patterns, at a mo derate expence; and a very little time, with reasonable encouragement, I may enable us permanently to estab lish as many of these useful and pro duct! ve machines, as totally to super cede the necessity of importation. The articles thus manufactured can be a Horded at least as cheap as .-.those imported, and tlir Iecided superio ri ty will be "ackuo w 1 edged by every impartial person who will examiue ' them. " A. B. PASTO RA L LETTE R . The General AssembV of the Presbvteri.nn Church, in the U. Slates, to the Churches under their care, wish trr:ce, mercv, and pearc, from Gfd the Father, anJ from he I. ml Jesus Christ. ' Very Dear Brethren Assembled by the good Providence cf God, as the supreme judicatory of oil r Church, we are -constrained to address you, and to endeavor to impart to you some of those views ami feelings to which our ' counsels have given rise, and which are sutigesieo y tue present aspect ot the Church and of the world. j From the printed " Narrative of the j state of Religion within our bounds," which accompanies tliis address, you ) will learn, that, although we have ; heard of some facts which arc matter 1 re?re ani' humiliati on, 44 tl i e gene fVal aspect of the Church of God, has I never been more favorable, within our j knowledge, than at the present time." The gradu increase of gospel light ; the extension of the blessings of edu cation to all classes arid ages the , growing n illusion m missionary zeal rami exertions ; the rapid multiplica ! tion of Bible Societies, and through their instru m en tal ity, the wonder fu I spread of the knowledge of the word of life in languages and countries hi therto strangers to the sacred volume : the numerous associations for evange lical, benevolent and humane purpo ses, which haye arisen, and are daily arising, in every part of our bounds ; and, above all, the converting and sanctifying influences of the Hoiy Spi rit, which have been poured out, for some time past, and especially during the last year, in many of the Congre gations belonging to our communion ; form an assemblage which cannot fail to be in a high degree interesting and animating to the friends of pure and undcfileti religion j aa assemWige, which, while it gratifies, for the pre sent, the pious and benevolent heart, must excite the most precious hopes j for the future. Such mighty plans of ! benevolence such wonderful ccmbi ; nations ; such a general movement of j mankind, in promoting the great cause ; of human happiness, Were, surely, ne- I. ver efore witnessed 1 The days of ; darkness, we fondly hope, are passing ' away; and the period drawing nigh when the angel bearing the trumpet i of the .everlasting Gar-pel, shall carrv his holy, life-giving message to every kindred, and people, and nation and tongue. I The General Assembly, standing, as it is their privilege to do, at the ! confluence of so manj streams of in formation on these great subjects, whi I e they co mn: u n i cate a sum mary of this information to the churches under their care, desire to accompany it with a word of affectionate exhorta tion, the object of which is to engage every heart and every hand, in pro j moting to the utmost of their, power the interests of that kingdom, which Via not mut and '-drink, but risrhle imujss and peace, and joy in the Holy ; Gliost. I At sucli a period, dear brethren, let it be impressed upon the mind of eve i rv member of our church, that we arc I called to humble, diligent, persever j ing exertion Much has been done; ' but much more remains to be done : j and much, we hope, wiil be done by j us. Every day makes a demand up j on the time, the auctions, the pray ers. 'the property, and the influence of vjthe people of God,. which it would be j ingratitude, cruelty, nay treachery, to repel. Let every' one, then, m his place and proportion, endeavor. daily to add something to the common a mou nt of effort to prepare the. way of the Lord. No one can tell how much it may please the sovereign Disposer of events to accomplish bv means of the humblest exertions. I'll is. howe ver, we know, that those who are steadfast, nnmovea ble, always ahon nd- in the trork rf the Lord, shall find that their labGr is not in vain in the Lord. : : Let the MIVISTEIIS OF THE GOSPEL in our communion, he everv where found engaged in preaching the truth, 1 as it is in Jesus, v. ith aSfectionate zeal, j Let them go before their. people in e I very holy example, and in every pi 1 ous and benevolent exertion, Let it be manifest to all, that they seek not their oivn, but the things which' arc j Jesus Christ's. Surely there never was a time when the watchmen on the 1! walls of Zion were more solemnly Abound to rive themselves wholly to j their work ; or wlnrn thev had rnoie encouragement to plan and labor lor their; Masters honor : Surely there never was a time, w hen those wtiose duty it is to guide the exertions of thcirvfel!ow men, had more reason t? feel their responsibility, and to ask for wisdom and strength, from above ! -Let ministers take great and com prehensive viev 3 of the signs of the 1 times, ami the prospects ot tlie ; Church ! and while they point out the way to .those '-.who are wiHir.rto be i workers together ' with God : let it be seen that it i their meat and drink to h?re in the labors as well as ..'in the rewards of the Redeemer's king - dom. I Xet all the members of our church- ns consider themselves niselvcs as called up - tions, to do something, for Christ. Millions on, in their stations, tn do much tor Ohnst. Mi ions I of our race are still sunk in ignorance and depravity. I)ai4 and waste pla- i ces abound, even in our most popu- ideas and enlightened neighborhoods, and still more in the remote portions of our church'. In very large districts i within the LTcited States, there are j no1 Eibles, no Sabbaths, no Sanctua ries, none to show men the way of Salvation. Can a singje hert be un impressed, or a single hand idle,'while j such calls for companion and exer tion abound ? No, brethren ; these o- bligations, v.e trust, are too tender' j not to be fel t ; these calls are too solemri not to be heard.- Be entreated, then, witlt one accord, o come forward to the help of the Lord against the migh- ; ty. Embrace every opportunity, to j the extent of the ability which God lias given you, to form, and vigorously j to support, missionary associations ; j bible societies plans for the distribu I tion of religious tracts ; ar.d exertions for eiteading the bensllts' cf inow- Hedge, and especially of, spiritual knowledge, toall ages and classes of persons around you. Lxeit your selves, individually, and in combina tion, to oppose all those degrading and destructive vices over which we'have jsoloiip; had reason to mourn. En deavor by your example and your-in-Ifluence to discourage the unnecessary use of spirituous liquors; to promote the sanctincation of the Lord's dny ; to guard against a criminal conformity jto the world ; to promote a general . jattendance on the means of grace ;- and to advance the great interests of truth, purity, aud righteousness, in, all manner of conversation. In these hallowed labors, let none refuse to join. It is among the dis tinguished glories of the commence ment of the nineteenth century, that nou-s females are more extensively associated, and more actively useful, in promoting evangelical and benevo lent objects, than in any former period of the world. Let them go on with, increasing activitv and ardor in these, exertions, go worthy ot women pmj Vs sing Godlixessy and so useful to man kind. And let them, by precept, as well, as by example, train up their daughters in principles and habits so well calculated to elevate the female character, and to enlarge the sura of human happiness. . Let not even listino childhood ok tender youth be idle. -Let eve ry 'Bible Clasz, every School -association, every employment which-brings your beloved, children together, be made a medium for conveying to their," minds that benign impression, which, shall enlist them on the side of, truth, and of the church of Gad from the ear- I liest dawn of reason. Happy congre gations, happy families, in which e J ven babes and suck lings, shall Be taught ias in times of old, to sing Hosanna to him that cometh in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest ! In a word, let your plans of co-ope ration in carrying on these works of piety, end benevolence, embrace eve ry class and every age ; and be pur sued with growjng ardor until every congregation within our bounds shall be completely organised for exertion to promote the teatporal and eternal welfare'' of men until every heart that can lift a prayer to the throne of - i grace, and every hand that can cast a mite into the treasury of God, shall be ifully engaged in this mighty effort of j christian charity. Until the desart shall rejoice, and blossom as the rnei j until men, tinder the reign of millen nial glory, (we trust pot far distant.) i shall live together as brethren indeed, i having ko other wishes than to pro i -. . - , . imo their commoti happiness, and to i glorify their common God. 1 To these eflorU, in behalf of the cause of Christ, join fervent, united jPitAYEP. Wc need) not remind you,; brethren, that nil Zion s blessings ciome down from her King and Head ; and that he will be enrpiired of by his people to do for them- that which they need and desire. We are persuaded that all "those periods and churches vvhich have been favored with special revivals of Ueligion, have been als( distinguished by visible ukion and ' coxckrt i.v Piiaver, recommended bv Sja tdrr.rur Assembly, and so generally ! j and happily observed. Has not the Savi(r promised, that if any two of ! his people agree as touching any thing: ; which they desire. . He wi If grant I j their request ? What blessings, then, hmay we not hope will be shed down ! may jj upon the Church, when the thousay' J of our Israel are found bowing.'7 before the throne of mercy.Y V for Zionys sake, n e will no' f peace, and for Jimialerix!i tvill "dot rest, until the n thereof go forth as brig.: sarcaiion mere oj as.a icj eth I Kndeavcr to mainta H . U M OM W IT I ! ALL . OK CHRISTIANS. W icfirxest!'! fv the faith tfo the. 'saints, aud bear jmonyto the Apcstolx i order, vhiclr we profe !let i!o biirotrv, or nreiut rancor or oticnsive err a ilute vour testimony, lie j the period is arproachi: jreal christians shall see - (when they shall be Tinite x .,z 1 ( as well as id aflecthu. X t ithft sentiments whir", rarre I this delightful auiicipativn; i I 'I
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