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mimmmmmmmmm (St '1 7i7ii; PwwaryVi by party yagttf iNtilfct &hfcW.1 v-..v", V- - " v''7"7 'v VOL. XIX, " FOR THR EOXStR. ? Vhen a young author first determines SSSnd vary cmotiofis itate his b. S ;. hope and fear Talternftcly possess Kn He resolves, he re jresolres,- yei i-n 'remains inactive, unlil ashamed of S oWn indecision or impelled by a sene Urtntv e hazards. the events and-rel0cr. ntircmmits hi hafiriished.compqsi- . 1 . "... --.'", i' -t' : k -J-'r j v"' llnw tremblindy do J enterMs IFst, for . aIR all unused' to :enidethe author s but humanity forbids 'irif silence, & Srtes me to sptokf6rJh o;annoi m. fr themselves ; but whose Implor Sc'snence addresses the feeling heart ia a language which words canj never equal ; she tells me if I 'succeed In- awakening ccmpassion in but oibosmybour Vifl not be in vain ; and iffaill shall fcil in a good cause. ' uthshovlffjt fail The cause I advocate is it, not he cause of humanity ? : It depends not upon the exertions of an obscure Individual;: it B common cause i it must prevail. ; : Is tliere a mother whc.wpile she gazes vitb delignt upon hersming infaht;:kinf die into rapture as in broken accents it fers(lsps an indistinct artirttlatinn, - that can-refuse to phy her who, hfter days nd veekV and months- and even yrtrs, of pahjfoi :expect4tSon;h5choId4 her child ' ua aWe to utter a single sourAlf-save such an cne as thrills her soal-with agonv what ran such a-mother doT Cftrt ke whisper to her off-pn'pe words of eorasolatioiv? Oh! bo ; the souni dies unperceivc cpon- the car ; its lips are sealed, but thespeaking eye telis what passes withft ; - and whlle the bosom swells whh . anguish; intreats, '.ch help memothijrl' : 1 7 ; i n there a father, whose hepe, h.jgh renting rpon the, son cf hi,vouth, or the child of his old age, behctd bim ripening into manhood, promising to be the pride nd the, prop of his declining yearsJ who ivJs net feel for the haples s father of the Deaf and Dumb ? He,', too, xh4id;his iopes, bnt alas I - . J : . I'.V l? ,: Like tlieriew onineTOoumain; - LT6e thparn on the jriverj , ; ' Like Ihe bubble on theountain ; r Mr They, are 'gone and forever!' Is there 'one, wha hath ears to hes r, whoKasnever taited theent earingcharms 'ef social converse, who njever ktjew by eet experience the thouiand -nameless sympathies of friendship ? T ; J ; yi ' Where het meets heart, reciprocally soft; Kich other's pillow to repose divine. r !f Fuch.tbere Ix;? then there, may be, K,'wbo 'does not feel ' for thp . deaf and !tr.b ; Tor hirn, who in the mfdst or social blessing, finds himself V solitary exij.e, anre an object fi.t comrojseraiion- thaa the shii)-wrecked marineH upon ades,art wle ; or the lonely pfisonerjof i dungeon's jWn ; these ma be checrea nope, n rot the hype of recnt peace, their's may be the hope of Heaven.. But hope,-that ccmes to thee, to me, In comes not tc bim, who has never hatn cr Jesus : fcrhnw'can they beftye oahim of whom, thevhavejnot heard ?' ' ) " ;, :. 7. V Pt he can sec' 'tis true; ;yet. fiops not the brightness 'of tbetrospect round him; increase by sad comparison! e'obscurity. his own horizon ! weulq not the.tran iicnt lustre: of the noon-dar suni seem to ' double the eloom of midnignt darkn&s ? . ! xie -:eeis, .on yes, ne leeis wim an acuic Efss of sensibility exqjjisitelv more intense thr.n curs. And here is his misfortun- to excess of feelinr : jnurs daily draxvnout i . . . . i i . r r Let us exert ourselves that we may be the means of snatching them from ruThey are tleft to our compassion, .tdprpv obedience to him Whd- hath said-tinas- much as ye?dSd it not to tms leasfidsp'' my brethren, ye did it not to4ne.' .ft-M IRIS WOTK. wiu go oniitijetus oijpcr. thatwemay twthe,rfvat6r8 vvilicu Will BUUC1CU W OJUUI mit anotljer to tae our crow trontus. The Lotd ldvetK a.cheerful giver and rev Wardeth the Vibcraldul with fathings, reason to fear that. this judgment fall up on, their children, and 'their children's children.evenf as that of aamanthe Sy rian, ieUupop.Gchazi& bis seed forever. ; Remember, M say to the hungry and naKert depart, oe,- ye , warm eo ana oeye fed.- - is 1 noanv acctfp table offerrafe''! unto our God, but to da justice; ioJoyeroer- the control of thu scant minority. een so ouen;reiTerateu,ttainst luucn inV the fcorisiUiitioni sa Ifiintf 4an- 'tin Am',rrTo ttaa li.ttA rt t rt'T rr fAirTtArf vbeir :QtUttttpns f amendment pstbiy said the. Stdteplftrl ")p j; fdr$'exi 11 :; naoral : juravit&tlt Kcariu6l be tnistetl . jivluj :JhB ;$uuigt f men t 'of i t wa ptibl 5T ore- 1 b veri is -it f eas ohabl e t-eitrfer that -a. v , j , .r. -i'iiij Jt... 'i,if uivbV' Hia' mu ntiif iiaiiicM, miv,ii-" 1 iay in w lui-uriijr, as, iu iua&c au iusu ment which should be perennial, which f Should suit the' circamstances tf soci- a droD of cold' water to the least of these in the name of a disciple "shall; not fail of a'dibelpleVreward;' -i -7; hf-fl-' -i .7a Raleigh pee. 2V1818. ; Oft THE 73 ; r. ..V7i.--7C: iCbJfyENTIO" ;OH NO CONtXOTIO. I That the'efeti ronpa;requires to oe; rerisea .ana cor rectetnnstjt)e have -but a sligJiracquaintance- wiih our political institution 7 7 ; :'. It is lefective in. tany parts and in applicable to the present state of so ciety' Setting aside minor consider ations on thir. subject, it is 'radically Je fective in two important a rticfcs; irt the first pla.ce,;jt giv-representa-tion v i fhou t th c Joas tr ega rd t 0 P 0 P latipuV in 'the seco'nd. (and which pro b ab) y ro v S t o i t of - th e ffi ra it ) i t gives7 too inoch. re rcehtatioh7- t .V :; "V v Notwithstanding the Vhfen'Ccpcoltnii urns o wisdom an 4S ntagri ty; appl i ed to that enji'tenedbbdy- of men. who framed bur; present Constittition, they wnsteu uwn . a tnousana trmes, arsr t ; but as a drop in jthe budkeC, to his whjch deeply concentred in bis .bosom, and ton- i j i tnualh eailienntr Mrecgth , struggles ii Tain for ut terance.JKe "would,, but-nndt tkim misfortune's privpegjs, 7; - , . .S.'.'U.- Fori 4 iho'divide, v ' 'Ther weaken too the torrent of their erief 'h Cut single andtmassistefe! he must'repel fcrs consolation to alL theriweary and the .fccavy ladeni but "his -soothing oice has pver reacnea this ccuajoi suwenuj-y--And shall it:never.Veach htm ? -.Must he and must; he die, a sjtrange to; the own of Jesus f xc$4 tor no can unstop eavs of the deaf; orhds itbeen heard ftat since the days of the Son of Alan any avr -tipr ned the mouths. of the dumb? roc, ut tnere haw oeen n way cevisen a n.cn even the; deaf canv.pe; .maae to war, sud the dundAo speik j a way, 7'- ,Tn pr,ir t,e fresh ul5trnctjo i of cf the mind, lj hrcmh thcenrtTenifi'sr sp rit and to fix 7 1 f f generous purpose in theglowinhreasUN Tailed .. F0, through nature's labyrinth to" oivore Cod. ' ; fe .s rrjoiee, ch ! friends of hnmanityV 'H' frien-.is nf tlie Redeemer, rejoice tint is oiscover has beenriiade, amUfet I?rre that it has been brontht Jto .our na- ;'Tf shores. .Let us lift ourWoices in praise Ithcse ho hire devoted their livesSto 8 orkcf bene volence,toJ those whoave 'J! e-'SaS;ed in this ardiioijs seriice; . "aenpt.wh& to. become vcpadfatbrs wmJ of Mercy Wheif 6uV Re jemcrinake up h5s. . , -vcs. r a pi:tce in thi!- constellation? t$ rk of chart- were certainjy -guilty c fan egregious overstght-in jzirin" equal' quantity of representation to ithe severaf coun ties of this, state. : 7 ;y . i.v However ! this distribution might' hayeyited th46v then Estate ;pf societv, it would be absurd jEo continue it lon- : c.Were it possibk that .those Viseatt(i hoD'otaJble men who framed the presefit Co nsti t tion , could ; be raisecV up nto converitibn again, - at thi$ ; day--some from amongstthe .living and others from the regions of the dead Y how is Uvliktiiy they would act; on a subj ebt of sich vital j importance to; the 'state; '? Would theyj in framing an instrument or this kind arranffeit tn such a man ner as. to ive-a, decided ascendency to the minority o veHihe m ajority in the . state; government f , ' Would they violate-' that strong principle (which rests at the bottom of all our bdlilicai 1 rsf i tii t i on y j; v n&v" t Jul ij jre p fesc n t atitbJ sjiouiu De apppruoneii ti population r 7I0 :.tie fi rst-sectiphbf ou r bil Mbf rights which is adopted as a part of the Constitution it is said that 4. all politi cal piyer shall be vested inaiid tlcrbrr coxa;thc; peple oIy'r 7 ;.i Now" I have r an i nclinatidn ' to en quire what they could have meatjt here by wf people f -thesoiutionr is .ea$y and l think concluslveFil oliti- cat power siiau uevescea jD aua de rived fromi a roajorijty of the free ciy- zens, of North-Car6lina,'and iot; from ra minoriiy. as me present oojisututron wouia ; impiy.' pnouia it. qe uenieu . jhatHhis "minority priJsilnl; it iseasyia reduce it to. 'denVdrisfration. "There are siJtyrtwo counties in. this state anu ipr the sake or eipenmeut we wit select thirty four of the small ef xountjd1 whTh by"the :IaStfCnsas containcci; a pppulation of 204,219 whi (s t the; twenty eigh t large r conn ties contained ! population ofi feavih an excess of population ir(fa vor"6frth e iaroer cou n'tiesof f4DS62 Y'Jt has alsoxbeeiff instriuated that the luaui vuuunts. pay; more -laxes tuaa the larger. ; We . will also try thj po. sitibp by VaiVca Coroptrojierstime 1 315,; titafcrementioned ; thirtyvfour smaller" counties-baid a tax amountipic ety tci JI gegerationSi rls'wbal be an hyperbole Vs.-'--I yK-:S:U''t I svould.invthe' next blace; encmife whether the Constitution was made for the peopl e yr the people fbrhe Con stitution If theiatter,' the peopl er "th e slaves 0 f tli 1 e Cctnsti tu ti qui iney; nave ujweir eieaiea autnoruy raaSe an instrument which is calculat ed iinalterably to hind themselves and their posterity to ttie latest period of ume: uuih uic vonsiitunon was maae arid adopted by the:' people " and for ir.M?;1.Herai"d amend 1 it u ntil it; arrive at tbe highest stated of ner- fection as" a standard of legislation. ' v e ooasi or(, a fiign privilege ynicn we enjoy imthis tVee T and liappy nati on I mcaii the right tf suffrage. Ba t how does' this Jbpastiog squntf when appliedto tle State of North-CaroU-na ? It is true the larger counties en joy th et privil ege of elect i ngthei r me nx bers tp ihe i General f Assembly ; it their voice is not heard in oar Legis lature 5 7 they are overwhelmed by a torrent of 'Representation from the smaller counties . which bears Qoyvn ei very thi ng before jf so that our boast ed ' righ t -6 f s u ffrage anion d its' tp a mere nullity,- x . -.;7-,7--:'v-.J-. '-7'.;7. And why air thi9 torrent of repre sent a tiou u n I ess j some - thing could be dn e worthy of oursel ve and honora -ble to the tate ? Why calf out a host of gentlemen from different parts of the State" to prey on the ' vitals. ftf a lean emaciated treasury utiderTtDie sem- blance of d oi ng th ir publicbusi riess 9 wne one nan me numoer vouia aoit to better ptirpose, '- withjinore ifacility, mgdespatch apejat half the expensed V expend hejre at every session nearly, thjrtjr thousand dollars of the pubc-in' ' n ey jeje til ng gates , ba rs and':bklKe3,7Jeffitimisin2:: children, "&c. proper suhiects for the j u riAu iciion , o 1 me ciou rjty con rts i whist the, more important- branches of intern at I m pro vemen t, Fuhl it ScIhioIs, &care 'left tolanguishundef oureye. TU -i: j( 'a2 -f 4 uc aim : uiguiueu 7seits 01 j uur Judges v have been frequentlyi vacated thro the parsimony of those who ought j ur.nave peen pmars O! the state; 7 our uniyiJiry iws ueen .in-a ranffuia imper- fect state for man V years back whilst me wise anu Jiuerai ,pi tne commujiiiy. have been Joi king up with anxious so licitude" to;the helping hand ctf the Le gislature to raise it outf ilie dusti and give it aV tone .Which would calculate it;tor.'dtn moVtal crefcl i of ; the present; Grener Assetubly thexi veredeemed ithe pledge which - reason and the' fitness of things had been 1 calling -for Jlbr twr?:te years back, - vr 7 Ji . - J 'ii ine wte.ot orw-aronna. pe so wretchedly poor thatjwe? cannof up- por . government on a, more; dignified p1anTe,t 'ua Treytrcncb ourirepresentation oyreduci g jhe nu mbFifembers amf, havjn5ejssion;brily rbnee :'n; tveo yearpi g wo uld" prod u ce a sayi ng of vnearlif4rW every two years ; this iuccpnpanyv ment with our other resources.; would give liew spring; toour;financesVand savBj usfirom trie unpopular moae: 01 ta S30; '55i whereasr the' twenty- 1 eight larger counties paid S54rrs :3, li 'x;l1icse meB leaviug a. uaiauip in ittuut uie larger j amendments t(r the Uonrttati on; but cOu n ties, of g,402 -68.17 Jlere is 1 igh t f why ; sh6u3d w i& fcesi tatefeei rig sheer here k demonstration; clear as noon dayWill anytg principles commitnimself so.ipir ?ie3n j Mess we have recourse t more energe astp assert that; ecfesriiallerltifr measures .7:: countrwos entitle ' to luch; bentatiori,as each" of thJarker K; conVientioifrtW ; giuy nw 11 wiK.Hyui wauci pectus : vuuuiuuun may lermmaiet i win not naany nafbjiat are poor to be this : that in all our elections for : 'bc:cS detuUofalUhin be or eep until spme modification of th Constitution take piace.i 7-7 fiCTberpeopfe0 lojl the totehere the most of )he iar jer. counues 1 iet are a .iiigu-iuiuueu petmle - They! are! jealous; of ;their hightjftkted onthis versubjeit They ihavepo: disposition tonringie ont4trihtsdf; thesmalleJciies hWrineli sioris Htlietriv prpvidetTtliis mattBrari bc;jamicaly3f ttfedls iieiS rijesentr ; the'halqwerjtate with iheimut tlieu'epreciteh ne; cessity of calling it intoractipnOTlTiJ mayi sumce lnxiiefence; curneprincime cpnjelor' mlrWn( some;-originality ipl this; riuntry!;! I feusbe agencyJa pemlericie Marif i anojir?s rKerp have 1 1 pit yhiist I Kef my nocturnal ; ytlswatictrirMaVer thCdestiriieivpf this i'tej&W inhabitant of lpdia m igh t be Irid uced i6( IpyreK; ejms. tb:ilJie7rightof(5mari knowledge t'b place a proper' estimate on the blessi hgSf I enj oy;7 But- when I see;; mysel f the inhabitant of a natiojl peculiarly favored by tae;best7bles5- mgs of . a oeneucent rrpviaence,; wnoj igpoiTtrl fathettePresMerit not merttakfrdrii hh M Idrri thd E ji Unheritlncfr'nrthft; taken.' and sa ifc there' arc V -X Muni iucs jiai. Has Qeen.':. , ,. T. Ldbb&Wg k opi iaultursjij anu we; impute noneto theitates; -7 Quifathcn;the President iiitendsctidtT Qrpthere are chinirigoufhibU:! and mode of thtfiklribut thT cn&;t 7 v &potmee; nioris pfurTa Mqcate4 like! fwu w pU77wl;; whitlnen are' estabV "7 ' ; 'wuj5 ouiiuuivinwr uanon. v"x ney , , , , - . has spread ilie fair face of natnre,with an .us ciiaruis, ueioie mciyr coraroodation, and -feel thyself uridr the ipehceof the most beningriw ernnient. ever tlevisect by man 5 ; lean pot reconcile it to-" my feelings to sur render a single iota of that mighty Soon which ha3 been conferred oil me by the God of. Nature and Rations; , tok thi gftitoisTsa.7 KING'S SPEECH. Substance of letter from CJirpfeee Natibni assembled in oancif at " Hielnvaee, ?Tot:mhcr31, 1813, to ,ht3 W r ccllencjr Jos eph M'M.Ihn, Govern jr hfjhe. I Statp oTTennes3ee. in rentf tO his letter p i fconcernin their lands and te removal of , ; their 'Nation tome west ot tne A3i3Stss:p- pi, &c c. v 7 ' ?V Prkftd & Brat her K 77 -V: 1 . "7 jj. ' v .7-,v Your I etter jvas to:d ay read;in Council ..and ititerpfetfedanu eiplainedi- deeply, and; we haye corisiderei ;it with, profound attention. 7 tjrhisia our answer. It comes from the center of our hearts,, and thoughTwp, maV want smth ords, .youw f rit' pntiminfs nf nnr fod hrnthrrS- jjrotner we Know, xnaj weare um der the protectiorKof the gbyernment or tne V nuea oiacesj anu werejoioe thatwe areOur father e President ad his Council aregre and generous, nq wisn ip see ineir red 'chUdreW '; to theni .by.strongcords, of Ibye,7and we shall :alway" remember nur obliga tion s to thfem. ;' 77 w Brother, you say that you desire we 9HOU1U remai 11 1 11 in vnin i p " . V iriit i thosjc s our nation who wish to remove : to the Arkansas to d o go. Bri)&er,;vycrir:areift thinlc as you clo. But why d o you give u thi3 advice r as; the fednduct of any bad,men riiade you think it neces sary'? ?The Cherokee nation Is just &. wilt he not frown upon, tis, if, as yob proposef w -compel purwnoie;naiion, againstf theirHrill to leave the s lahd TneTe they vvere bornf which contains the bones of their fath 'fair';1 distant nlace7Brbther-, weirove that chooe to! retnaihi We' are apt aluriteraoAvnerr becorairia: farmers : and we ; love, our homesA- ;:i.7r" 7:?:- r 7. BrotherTyou seem to th inkjthgChie ;rokic;ilre:fcoand6 of Oacres of lanujoreriw rlcansawvl The I treatdoe:sJ pat ay so' to cur ears hlfiy dftl the treafjr proyide-thata census iot Tthe nation saragesNpi otir ;; wlyes ' sptri; ancl .ayefSvefKayp fi;ir; ! cattle and housed alidi'ifurriiture 7 pur children are Iearrtiiigythe ' 'gooal7 ; ;H ' v'ft things;..iri own' t'th'e ' v But ify,u drivjeus intb"thwilderne0i!v. uupes ..pi;u r latner ana njs gooa peo- ( 7 t s; i 7 ti Conentto;leaye burcWntry asVyod'y-V; 77 desifandesipnciC treaty ae;pbseivfetl arid carried;' 7 7. ;iatoiulleffectgft; ;w;7Broher,weshtn 7:;; 7 s Aricy'thWdajaft 7 7 r . you -agree, to xnis cause tne cannao to 7 ; be fireoV that we ,may triow ydur (ri 7 - - i rition..77;:;7 7 Brother, may the Great Spiritfatc!i7 ; 77 v veryouand'epbuttity;;-7-'7 Signed; by the Chiefs and tteste4by; ;. ,; ; John Ross at fnember of the Com-.- ' .v 77 . triUteeof the National. Council: : ' .7 vt V 'A 'TAT.!?''' ;.'i''''' -" f : -7' .,.''' . rEliyered by ;Path-kill?r,v the' Kftig of t64 ( ; JunpoKee watjon, to hi; BxcencyGovv. ernor Ai'Mfinn, at liignwassee, November K " &rul v cosiderelf your -Whjcftije;;;th' natmrif tb ft-7; Surrender to the United StatcjaTrtheiir T larids W tHpeastside of tne Misissfpi':,V 7 pi Mifter a- ipngvcaridid; arid delibe-' 4 ; ' rate conideratipri ofall the points v r a ftfer ha v4 rig acnu amted ourswitbT-i - ler lisa our anxioti s wish that , you,! Vi 1 1 ass u iet V A " our father th'e President of the tmtetl lt - States, that in malciri&un rjrpritth;ebestnte 'A tiding: Ihki 'wA'hftiv' m$"nAV'va .itoAr- n '' ill! tin 1U' if it: VI i i tipiTi, that ve now are and trust ivd shall ever remain, 1 the firm friends of " V " 71 our white; brpthei3& United4States,Vof whom, arid of : oaf . V laiherihe csidenti tr impiote mer ; .ti JUST, PUNISHED. V 7f 7 S W : 7 l MFORTHMjTEAKVt 877-' Wr':M 1 y ::r;5TAB';No'RTiCAibi4 . Uourtot equity ran Term, A. U lBWv." : - 1 V If ME A; that Waiiam llv Winston the Defendant "; f 7 I f limits of this State it is therefore ordered" ' 7 ; 7; , that 'publication' bfemadeitv 'the Baieigb'ReV 7-' ; 7.7 lister for $x weck5suessivelV!ihi unless 7 ' V ; the pefejidtappeaiTthln. 7 7' :'r, Gcrntbni commencinii fhe. th'mtMon- 7 7 i Ml I i1 witl.be -taltejH J i 71 set dotm for .hearinrxplev: I 3 'rlWHutoeKMelrs for aleiheTW'' 4' .'7;.V-i' !h JLf CANDbri Which benw;lives,lyujtf V bii Swift Creeled? miles j&uthVeJtn 7!v- 7 1 1( 1 t' I I HHUaLluII CALCUUHif v.. tin niiniiy-i. I imnprl. . ' . w V fl sKbnrd fie'Jakien ?om..otbidei, GralFaga, sussedby'horie iarXf ;(i Mississippi ? Was It not that the-na- rthe County.; There are (tderahle'lWf .'s-ia1-? tiorifsheuhl weVripndlotuoneide Pfnm;a.nfe ft lafeS &i77g as they removed rVedq, not under- .v ftn.tVr -Vt vzSi- . -.1 :l II ' a T a s :J" ? t- If-' till.- in".'" iviw. vi jrawii u. . 4-.,'.'. .- U7 I undertake to utvioe knowa,4by jQsehhluuje,en.livmgriar'U ' -' i M i77vM'7777':7r;tcf:? -s.;x ' ! tvf r;' ., V.v v' 7'.- - v- ' ; v'--v -'-'7 Vr-7;r N77'' i - . --'7--.r.-'..Ti m-vt-r -7.-7 : .-";.v7' ' 'Hvkf W7;:f77:s7 vj rf , v t--. -- '
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