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m 1- f ..... i' . "... .id n -- " - cvMay t; I Ha rhfiTiHifi it ..Jot n Kanaoinn is . re.-eiecxea a.ue-t suc y uioimusa ooara-w AguuP. - ' i.f -FRIDAY. MAY.Z, lo-i 'i-'''''.Ir I i i.aI 'iL. i i 'i'L. i Cl'L! '.'2l-f'm.,rJL .iV 'i.L 1 1 -'T'Tnfi r tOiiO Wltlff ; tjSrflffTSOfl . tTrOin tjftri; II (AMlnffH Swivmaf mn'FtfirliiiBf :':ttr itohterffl '-r.Lnn at5o'cloclt,oo.miwn8,pt the 1 i A minffl 'mff 4n tbig Cftj Vpti;? M onHay ; f ' l.tfi the 8fh?ilt.:: Preentabrifi; 1 : Vno'' Duor anCamf riio Jn&l OwVn . :' Choreas Turner, f Eqrilres,' Membp :' Mr ''Fu1poC!aM V Prre ih e Hoard a Frar River; l?el6wWitrningfoni niade t . Ktm ri behalf 4 nA-jtbe'Boanl ,w with 'RitUrA 'Caviar WiUldl the VorK to be competed byrthe 1st of, .urrjst, I824, iai;.ine ssum i o i .$ipuuvf T The contract was Teceivedjand rsitifi. ? r bf th;Boarfc-hnd.ifffnt,6nJanth' : !; jsqWaa appointed SuperintendanCof in Works, ipee.inai.uipuc com rVed according to tbe plans and ape Sfications of the contracti; r ; ; V; cmi infmc!ionS:WPre given a to ' the emplovment of the Civil Engineer . ana his Awitih't, and the Board ad journed until tbe 4th Mondays in July KoT. Kature burstsfrom: April': humid Antl'springs impatient to the arms ofMayJ V " Poefs and Lovers 'intallase jiave ; com meliorated the i return of thU 'de. " Jightfol mbnthV aridJvre tfibueh not ap- ;- Wrfainin,to Neither of these clasHes, ffel pleasure-in its approach. In, Engj Jaricl particularly - iri the Northern Coonties, May Day Is celebrafeil vith 'all -the vivacity ofyouthf'd feelins:'. So' fate as James he 1st. or fcnglanrv (ard f fh of Serbia nd) the nobiJify, nay ' royalty itself,' disdained .'not : to go a XT'?': 'VriiP V- ' . v The observance of this dar appears to be a relique of the 'Roman FfarnHa, ibstitutedin Honor ofFlora, and which consisted - of dancing, mosic, a 'Mayjf . Pole rjanded with flowers, &C. ! The "r Selteinl held on. this day in Scotland, . was a upertitious rite, cbnsideredas ; a rnral sacrifice, and Intended to pro.' v, ritiate thev various"; noxious animals' wMcfi rhijht destroy their'JIocks and n hcrtls. jPennantl describes !the' cere f n$ies ; at , largeV 'in which JJibations yete made and fonrV'castwer'tiie 'i3puW.er,p -conciliate thefwild "ani-inil5-asvthus,'40h Fox; 'spare mv Lambs7tV.Tb?s to.tbe hooded Crow V Thr;tbT.the-lEal The ' Druids bf)a'cietyBrifaiP,tehoivere ' the Priests fcfyfprt; have left rnemo- rialiof theic observances of f this day of less simple and pu re a "nature-tbi.y !eM the? Mhhtpf sa cred a p d ipoch . remonywasr'0ed5 . bet the season ofFloVers.Va s 8 jesa :' rere"n-this dayj it isnotdifficulf vt6 ' (and;-bloody "catalogue contains three BelieveV that, they wereh . j' v. Batefl;topromofeyirfuou principles iX--:-4y':-.' s jV''-'.-r -V mon8f;iheAftJaen' ji&ithe & father ' JlmeHcan murdered J-iThe lower, c!as.v?nVKngiandi;ttnan the brig Alert of Portsmouth,' from :New tTrosementsof the present da jwhen Orleans, with adeck load of ho-s ar'-;,isff-fo between ..W5,anff; hi chosen ; ri y-ed a t -Havana on , the 29th ult. Off Wept, is therefined fnterfainment f Nobles and Princes Jn the; nine- . - . r"K" " vv rld,-however..withipofekn Tt tVilO l V maIaKbm! Art VnSlk Aual !nx . . v"?r. ,."?,B'ri. arH "'- ffte citizens of :Nbrtb.CaroiinaV aa tle '; period nf abrogations of one1 of the la jt proofs of feudal oprKession, which dis fnced our country.: Oor readers will fewllect that the ?u7.sf sessipn ;of bur . fepsltttire was distirigutshed by pass ng a law for the abolition of tmpiisbn- ;Jfnt for , DebV in th,is Statefor a jl Ms tonfracled aftr tbe' 1st instant,' )Z Wa! fntobperatio jrom this time .(except for previous eM no hopetf but utifbrtunate man ;be incarcerated.at;the will of his; o-hearted creditorT--po innbeeht fa "fly can be exposed 'to pennrvi sutTer ? nd misery, A5 because their; legal tor,has been unfortunate. M ( spective view of tbeVmiWry nnderlthe (laws . ianbtionini P"5onment'for7cJebV is.paibfuKtb JJf7 fceliDg'heart. A sodden trari Ty tthe xomforUf ;i,fe; to a rI if p - - ,?in roe rdupgeon-ifair e Wwf ed, ahd happy prospers de- ii J)enal1er tedious im grnjiit; thedebtorlleaveathe pre S8f Vnnds;;his;family fnoj " tfieir vwn estimation; his rowh; coldly;carelesa of him, te ??s 001 "CTe t seek sub- ttr ose wno nave endured Blll l' -"rj'H'MIB WVllUII 1.111, CSV.. nUbe,equallr vorbl W ricceMrifr mtire cir! t ;ww: ,,e. power oi imprt-' debt is doDeawav i con- t rrimi t Mantj; as is manifested on the" ?rnPrig tlie hogs, and nearly eaten' up ?cw;0n! observances; it ln otorV before" beinV: discovered;- Several of ewa happy ctiunfry, ': : r ; v j Uh'e crew were badly wounded and the : Bot ..;;;t 8S;.if mark- jbrig robbed r- v ' i v ' ! w with a bicher decree of. interest to . -. . 1 . ' . .v . f--: Uf'iJ I --l1" Preyent: too great an ! Minister, Plepipotenfiary of hii fe j.'. hJKcit, wbichjs frequent !riaMajesty, the':Emperbrdf tL .3 MQarce cf ruin to amall capiul- "Rusiika, to this ioveranent; Z V . o taPS sincr rirWhtative Congress' TrbmjthV T$ 'ww.to all r V J1 's: J r? ij. y ' v ' 14' ?' i sVfcSr.-, I information rrelatwe toitbeuv purpose, ,anf fre will; Jimft cMite Utter f tate fp iv?- Ir,- ?feTrem msih!be 1 f Y n hdertantPv from . an ao tfieptic sQiiVfthatthe.ReV JobnCS; RaTens croftofVirximai ly. elected atf the? late: Convention? of thePrnte? atit Episcopnl Cburch at S lis5dvry,Bhon of tbe Dtbcesf of North Qarolina hak conspnted J acceptfbat sac red office. '.fe ma y be ei pected to rjmx ini s. pi aoe soon ' af ter h is conse tirhnn, vvh;hill take1 place during the Session of the General GonVention iifj th e Episcopa 1 ; VJin rch taBeofcl en I . wc ?, . v. if j-, of : rmiaueipnia, ;i n v ine ' present' month : :and irther nartiof the j nioces?, )no(; tp'&) remote du'riner the approacbih summer. As by an act of l:ne onTention. only half ontbe Bn i shop's tirne' is to be especially devoted f l ! Vcf ssitNis u nrf erstood .that be .friends &memhers nf the Church in thisto wfi9: and its tnjtyVw)lVn't ;a'l to avail themselves of the prfyileee of enffaginjr the rem aininsr Dart for Pa- ';T!Ve next Cppyentlon istooelield j at ' VVil iarpsbon)' in i Granville cou nt . oh ; the third Thursday after Easter, j-i 824. s-i'-'i T u ? A Nero: maPfJ the ; proprietor of a ! waj&nn,atii ( team at Favettevillei .be-- coming: en ragetl at some imasinarF of- - fence, fell upon one of his horses, and h usfng v indhcrimintelyf the butt and flash of his whip, brought the poor ani- mal(tb the ground deprived of the ; power i of v resistance, expired :the vie j tim of bis cruelty; -Weare-'Jglad to add. for the credit of our sifter town. : that tbe offender was promptly and se- verely punished. t r -V- - The Stcam Boat Henrietta, Capt. j Rush, aVriveI on . Monday,' in thirty i hours frjifti; Vdminton,with SprinV, Goods forMessrs.' StoartBfrdsa!t & j Co.. and A; WhitinK. It is worthy of j remark, that the Goods received bv j j this Boat; were in ore on the-10th i day a ter leaying' New-York. Thus ; have trie; vaJuable improvements in na vigation and tfie facilities afforded by the removal of obstructions in the! ri ver, given us here, 100, miles from the ocean, all the advantages of a sea-port town. '--V';'1 - . . k .The Steam Bpat North Carolina, CaptainvTa ws, set off the . same day with. 25 passengers, besides a consi derable freight, on board. V k- ; ' - ";r j' i Fay tit eviUe Gazette. PmciA-The Editort.of a Phila delphia paper. has had the patience-to j keep adjournal of the piracies commit- ! tediSincethe cessation of hostilities Y lbetr,'?en then American Government land Grat-Br!tain in 1815. The dark J;the Moro,'she wasboarde in the niht j ;by two piratical boats withvpine men ?8C'i aim viji., ,Viiarie muni tjcus m v I . .' . .. - ril'ooic was staaued ana inrowru in a The Philadelphia 0eTriocratic Press of ' Wednesday " last c say s " Abou t three years ago, v'' Flohrr sold in our rriarkeVat one dollar a iewt. ; . It is this d a v. a t iro , d pi I a rs. kixtytivo and it half.Jeents perewt. Tbhis is an impbr apt-fact;-.,r, i v, :.':'" s The Salem Register, add,re$sitigr the Republicans otMassacbusetts, on he occasion of .(her decisive victory obtain ed by them; ( h t h e resu It of th e , I a te Election;' expresses . the fol fowi ng libe ral sentiments ;VV-i' . The I?epubhcans being in power, Cannot again lose it but by an abuse of their power. If they eitend to alt classes and denomina tions etiuai and just protectiori, they will have j the support ot all'-. One of the most difficult lessons ror a xriumpoan? party, w no nave oeen Ibhg'depressedj'to learn; is jilodcrativrli' Mo 7erauon ts uic oniy course wnicn can - secure us in p.wer. - A respect .to. onr' principles and'professions requires a course "of modera tion.' f ,Weioughi not ta tocopy the example we have' condemned. , ; Persecution and pro- Bcnpiion ' iur uui.icbi ujiicreuce oi opuuon can never be justified. ';; ; v'"'', - vr ' -l" . -" .' In,J these sentiments ver recognize the fruits of experience engrafted on a s mh d' j u dgm en t. It will be well for the party if it Is guided by such coun- On:Tu esday , Ihe 22d, .Baron de TBUTtLvcbmtpUsipoed traoidinary and Minister Plenipbten tiaryfrom, ftussiaVf .was presented to the Preside At py Mr. Adamsj' Seci t&fj: of State igvrfien he delivered ois credential letlers, and ,vras according U received by thev Presideiit' th' hia characrer of Envoy Extraordinary and r governnvent. 1 , firstlBtpearapcofth flaar in i-BnUsbrf V"2i& Captain 'Moores,1 beldnbinsr to: he-'Magsachq- aett??, arrived in the. powns the 3d of.Febru ary. passetiiravesena pnaneini ana iraare- portea at xne custom nousepn inejpo ,ins She was not iallowed reenlar entry until some cbosidtation Md tatenfplacebetweehllhe commissioners of tlie custom's and thellqrda of mmci'v bn acctmt pfnyacfapatlia ment yel Irf force a'mtb'ebeWiri.-AihV lnca..v'She-is loaded witH"487hurfs.'of whale J oil, an3 : is American unt,mftnhed wholly by; 'American seamen, wears .'the' rebel; colors. ; and belongs to tfi? "Wand f NintUcker inta sachiweUs Tijis i.9itn9 rrstvTesselwniCo ! diiplaye4 theOtbirleen whellious Srrtpes n l anv TJritish port; k The vessel-lies at jlorsley- nown, auTue oeiow ine i oweranu sHitenu ed to Immediately return to NewJnglantl. L Tntb e Frjehch C bambof 31)epni ties; ori;tHe ue tian ITnr explljpg HjVfahuefMd 'HVfiae'e'ayiUe mai i tamed that tbe.Chamber hsra the; pnw- er to. expel " ariyJo its) mfembcrsahd i referred to thepractice of the iBritish Parliament, and or the . Congress,. of the United States,' Happen ingfto cite the , part icjul a r fed erative-states' op'tbe banks of the Ohio and the Mississippi ; M. de Gerardin exclaimerfi 't may AGRICULTURE b F JORTH-C AR0L1NA Littib Til.' -Timifojrits to th UTUrrx or Geological SravxTS. -v 7'o Charfa Fisheft,Estq. Secretary of tke Ratetm ' 'V;'.' Jlgnntbvruf Soeiety.i .-. ., v 'SrttIn the fbreeoini? fetters, it has been mvi object lo show that not only present but permanent advantages are to be const)lted.by ;our Agricultiiral Scdeties ;-j--that we ; ouht i not to attach so m"rh importance toa single i ' extraohlinary',ctop,'a9 to.thcwe iniprovements i which fitamp an additional value upon our Soil 'and territory itself, and. which will add .to the wealth and conveniencies, and nujlli-, . ply the resources of ll fotufe venerations and that to the Boards of Agriculture, - tliese permanent ami general interestsof our IfusT . mittea : that hence, the discover)' of certain mineral substances, is to be considered as 'adding, to the native Ticties of a country' and to tjie value of individual estates; et en wlen ' those substances cannot be introduced im mediately into use." Stilf further to ilhistrate this point, I hare endeavored to slow, in answer to the inquiry; rAo tnbetance doe the Jfineral Kingdom afford toitriciilfvre ajul .the ;Ji'tst that a gTeat number, of. these, as rlron, v Gypsum, : Salt, Limestone, Coal, Free . stone, Paints, Dyetuffs,' Suites awl Metal lic Ores, constitute the very -soul of both A griculturc and the .Mechanic Arts, and are frequently .sources of the. greatest wealth to clearly ; manifest, thai North-Carolina has strong" and irr many caaeaertiirtr induce-, j ments, to' turn her attention tthis" subject V ani that notntng will so much promote the discovery if these useful articles as Geologi- 1 cal Surveys, iand nothing conduce, so much to extend their use as to have a detailed He-v nort rosneetlnff thvm ' mnd tn.th Hnnrd of i I r -- ---- - a ; -T. t -mj- - -1 ' .. - , ' .-t W prov nicated to the public. , -A'lthough I cannot but think that such rea sons have been offered the views already ex kib themselves in aiavorable manner to every '" liberal and candid mind, yet I am aware that j with respect to almost every subject, people I . entertain different views ; and where a pn I r TT .1 ' . " i I noiuon is new, it is uaoie w tne suspicion i ot Dcinir r visionary. ' Aunouen -1 says one) the reasoning seems satisfactory, yet I suspect there some fallacy in if if the ad- vantages to be gained' were, as great as is pretended, we should ' have heard of them i ! r; ;? Tl 1 ,l,l?W5tnc" the partiality and enthusiasm of the writer . . . . . - iu ..c iuu nuuic-ruHw many -nnc scuemcs j . . ; of improvement we have seen ; come to ; no thing-v-a v-:rt:.v -v-.-jv; m These Letters ire not intended for the pei fusal of those who are either .indifferent of hostile to Public Improvements, nor to those with whom it is sufficient 0 say, do not sefe'.kny'use in it,'' arid therefore infer that there is none but "still there are ma ny 'who are .cautious and vlow in admit ting whatever is proposed for ; their assent, thougli, tney examine with candour,, and when once convinced, embrace with nrm- procee favour of Geological SurveysV".as are erived from the lessons of experiences or offered by the highest authorities." These testimonies are gathered from the following sources i ; 7e French Government. ,1 C iJ ! ; ; f tThe Government of the rUnited '''States TTie opinion of enlightened Statesmen and the -;; practice bf extensive Lan&-Ifoldert in En- 'J.rope , oiicf America, Vs -T.-" : 5;f " ' "V , r,TA authority of the best public Journal? t 'The Howl Society of ' i v ; ; I. Tax Bbitisb: or" Abai(n7tTtmiB This bbdy' exhibits an example of the jrreat- esteffprt that was ever tnade to improve the ai ana conaiuon oi ACTicuimre. wnemerwe consider the pnncely . funds jwh which it Standing of its members the feaiiand dfli gence with which its measures were; "prose cuted, or .the ? great and important, effects whch it produced. ' At Jtar head was a gen tleman;whO! had enjoyed the highest pppor tunities for acquirinir the lessons of experi ence, havings travelled for the purpose bf earning- .tnis exoenence throucn everv Dart of Europe, and haying acquainted himself to an" astonishing degree of mihuteness,lwith all the different mades of Hu"sbanrv prac tised within the kingdom of Great-Britain. The example of a Board ao liberal in its con stitution, and- so' efficient., in' its measures, will, so far as our circumstances correspond with. theirs, afford most useful pattern ' for imitation. What then was the course par '? v.' j-'7 y":?,"'!"...- r i,-l''-.y ' See ITultory'of the Board of Agriculture by Sir John Sinclair, some account of which be fouii la mt.Vaf tho liacyclopcdiss. jrnemture : ooio 10 rurnisn , materials or ti j .i j" ich to make out the.r own plans of im- u.flJ9 n Mn1rtrfh. Mr dm1M f emem, ana to oe tarouffn mem commu-i .u .':...: l r , in connection With e'u. .: uaui ited, as will address ' u o ; nesS. Such claim bur high respect,' and it is principally out of regard fpEthem, ; that I how proceed to" exhibit such eatimotiies' iri lTherichea ta1e obtajned; froni the wurjace m, iiic HAuonaf, ferrnpry, ? ? ; - :;The ?3rf inJidBf :0 wjlph' iheomivy:ts 'possessed 3$ r !- -- . . . i ' - m . t respecting i which ,tney desirel information,' Weiw printed t and. as ai 'spepjmen :of ,the tea! 'and industrv with which' their ensraeed Ih their ehferprise, it is stated ?ihat; durfiiig their firs session 80,000 papers containing their queries, had been circulated i and that "within; six months after their second meeting 74 Reports: of PamhesamiiCbunties: bad been'xendered in full to theBoard.. If i country - so well known as; the- kingdom ' of Gfeat-Bntain, it ; was necessary: to, take ; so muchVpains to collect arid "diffuse statistical miormauon, ine imerence respecting our selves, and our unexplored territory, is. pJajnf ita'nbon-dav'i' -X' 'i-'SI-ti II Thb.Frswch GbvxRjrairr. -JX is Well knownlhat the late'Enmcrcth'Fi'ewIi, tank, the most unwearied pains M Thy estigate me native treasures anu resources, ot ma em pire, and on . these- pfedcated all :hia rplans ot Erreatnes, inaeea can any uunsr oe more obvious; than that -i&veryefrort to improve the condition btl afeounfj-v. Ousrht to-' be i Dreced- eaby an extensive and intimate 1 knowledge pr us5Taie.aija resources r j; sucn wa yuc p piBiorfpf th French Emperor respecting the. titifltytj now irartic that He' tookapecial care to haye lt thqroitghr y taughv not .only , in we Umrersities, put al so in , all the Military Schools "of France Whatever opinion may be etiteriuined- reV,; petirigein'braV-haracter, of A theVolitical j designs, of this extraordinary personage'ho one will question "that, he exhibited the most profound and Judicious y iefs pFiinteTOil pp iicy,'vbr that he was a::c6lhVuramaT3hdge6f. whateyier contributed toaddtoj the inherent wealth and glory, or multiply 1 the )rea6urcea of' France." --:: ; ;. '::, ? III. . Tme GoyT.iBireyor .STAtsa.';!;- 0ur own governmentalso ' furnish es ah example of jtne aame enharhuhed spirit, of hringing- into notice, the hidden resources of : the; cpiintry. 'The missi!h;:bi!' r General "Pike to . the head . waters of the MissJsippi of Lewis and Clarke up the' Mis souri, both Ihe? eve, proiecled by Preset t ef- j lerson ana aucuuinjisneu unaer'nia aammifl- traiion tn expeaitum - or uovernor. i;a.ss to the North-westerft .Territory, and of Majbr Long o the Rocky Mountains, support ed on a most liberal sealery, the War Department -each and all of these enteiprizea furnish ex am pies of the sama spiritr I The two; latter expedition were untderUken at a great ex pense rrthiit of .Govej-nor V Cass consisted 6f 38 persons including an escort of soidiers t (Schpolcrift's Expedjfiph p 78.) Lbave seenio statement of ".the exp'enrse of this en. terpfise hut it must evidently have been ve ry great, since the company was exceedingly wen nirniHneu jwiui every- ming tuai couia promote.theircpnvenieiice or :-;fiirthertlieirl: object, an 1 they 1 were without doubt well paid for their 9eirice8.'X Yet I do not know ; that any one has tlisapproved of 'this eicpen diture of the public money :r on the contrary i it has generally been considered as indicative of a highly enlightened administmtioh. The plea for incurringuch expense in exploring the territories of the United States doubtless isJthaf'the discoveries made raise the value of the; lands : this is precisely jn accordance wmi iihjc ficwa wuivii nave cuucavuicu to exhibit; respecting the nature and tenden- spectn more important for the United States to in- the State of North-Carollna to explore those native riches which lie icbncealed .Within her own boundaiyj i at her Pwo door, and .which she'needs for. immediate ind daily use.',;' . IV. Tna oFiirioxs or aatioHTxwap statbs- AXfc OTHER BtSTIWOCISHED IWIVIDI7AI'. That the most distinguished Politicians have. general ly taken great pains,and frequently ex- 4 penaea larc-e sums, m: exploring1. ne natural resources of the respective countries which tney governea, it wouki oe easy to su numerous examples. It is upbrf the" they governed, it would be eisy f b show By . 7 i . -.( ti.j-. v. numerous examples, mi is upon me kuow- i . , nf .h-SP thntVfhV fnnd thi oMfi plans of improvement,' and it is by meana lof these thafe they are. enabled J to . carry those plans infh execution. It is only necessary to ,i lnstancb tthe late enlightened Gbyernbr of ;$ me.5iaie oi nfew-i or.it: wuo, oy iu expan- ri sive views of the resources of the State over H taking's ever accomplished since the buildinc, ! of the walls of Babylon This jntleman' s known to hare cultivated van intimate ac-d quaintan'ce with thestudy of 6eologyt and was hence, personally, a competent jiuige of ' its practical utility ; and, accordingly An W it speeches to the Legislature of Ne w-Xbrkj he; j - repeateoly urged the importance of geplogi- cal surveys, as of the highest Value in devef y loping mc. rcnuurbcs, vi 'j- " . not be. improper, to add, thai .while- most Cdf our own citizens have been regardless "of the mineral riches" thev' possess, theame ;dis-J .f TV tinguished individual has preferred a request, to have a selection cf specinrensulusti'atife of our Geology, made and forwarded for his own atudv and use. U. ifk Of private ndjyiduals; of ;bigh :sting3 f who have Dome testimony to tne? ntuiiy oi i geological surveys, 1 iuigm kuuucc mc muici of several extensive land-holders in England who have had minute, surveys taken of their own estates. In imitation of these1 high' ex amples, bne of the most publiCf spirited,aa well as-brfe of the wealthiest ofourowp coun ttymen, (Genl Van JRehsellaeirV ;pf Aibaiiy hacaused similar surveys to b e made, ppt on1 lv bh his own estates,, but.alioi of the entire counties of KenseUaer and Albany, Tb en-'.4 terbrize is thus mentioned in the American Journal of Science : XJhder the dir?etion of the Agricultural Societyy pfthe county pt Al bany, at geological ' survey bf that county, has1 been recently' executed 'by Dr. Beck , and Professbr Eaton: with particular1 reference to thef improvement octf; Agncfeu-Tbe attemnt is novel in this countryi'randis tre-. Ur, ed ditable both to the patrons and agent in this work, which, appear' to : be - executed with laudable fidelity and aM!Uy;.'V.rU;t 1 And again t We ;snformedj that a si milar survey is now-jr.a.Ur.-j of the 'county , of cy ot such surveys. . une ot tne principal , . - j.. - - -r - frr-jf V ;A ' . . ' T Aki D44A r TMMU flJ iw. 4M , Wl AM flA.. which he presided, , and pis zeal to promote:' ! iron, per ton.; its improvement, has v had no small sharp in Lard, fijfSf' completing that stupendous wbrkk the: Great JlolassesV; 'W Canal, one of the most magnificent' urider-fM Potatoes,bbl.l ; ficcscllaer. ' Tho cJcrta ara very crWilaale x?en I ramo'2,'thfem. :noon,s cettalnlT. hai stronger claims orr public approbatipn' . and gratitude. :thjite (tenvVvnj Rwsellaw).1stSe;j!fe excuses we are n forme!, both these Jenterprisea-were iindelS' ' j.y.-.THs .AtrraonrTT'or ttti cist 'Pfit JotAwiVThe articles juit quoted, from the lAnieriean JoumtiLoJ ' Skncf, a work of the highest authority on subjects pf this.kind. would? naturally fall tdider Vlv ho atl l Anch , work, which bears more directly on theaub- hi Ject beforexis The Editor it appears; -Jiad ' '-is -J been informed of tne, Proposition, which was formerly made. to the '-'Board Internal Imj provementa. and through them to the Cegiii lature, to erTect a Geological Surrey of this State, and expresses his opinion of it in tho following ferms' by the lOal government, or by patriotic irH.fi. dividualsthe Vnterprize ywpl produce viirV' important 'advantages tb Science,-A gricuT- i ture, and "other useful arts, jsac, wHl prove highly; honorable to j the veryi capectahle?',; tate of North Carotin? Jn noWejV hi PfJ' apprebensfbri, iCpuld the same auirt ofmoney? be more usefully 'expended and it would bqla ho small honOT to Kaye aeli the first examfJle r of the. scientific survey itf an entire American Btate.'VCVvl4T. eight of its. testimony 'to, the same bb iecttf -'J ?So welt) 'established (say this able work) J C re: xue ireiauons ana connections oi many -robsr," arid so eonfident are jtve of certain mi ' nerals ihi k' certain Jt'i.t rocks.' that . with ' 8dme.knowledge of Geology, we -can assure) ourselves of the irohable. existence of Coal" bf Gypsum, of Salv and of .many otberuseral y-; jrmbatanceshen'e'atbj'tl' . " atandi.bcfdre a .shbv el full of earth'j s remov ed. .pb ds'Bu orprnament 'wbicn sball1tltitand"the:. va- Ik ' geS b timet'Geology will epabU ua to jelect J, ' the rnaterials i nor, shall! we 'dfriye. less aid' v -in bur-endeavors, tio improve a h'Arreh apil,.tof;'. Duua xne.mosx permanent roaas, xo' proaucc mcnts Ltb thd'study of GeoIolgVi , antti but C Institution conferred their' Iastitiunuaf tnedal , ?ssioni a .These'; 'were deed, in thai instance.Vihtito id thW t f1;fiv -.Ktlt f irtiwritr 4 W f.f i Wri i' a sman proportion or tne Denerusrro oe ucriy .- ea jrom it. t 'i voi.,j.i...w.i :-r upon the Professor of .(plogyirffeUhi ; Versity, of .Oxford fr djaves'c v with "his profession; a These were not 't in to show the sentiments of Vh :t bbdrf as tttiis ? AV ; jjccin.mg , inc.; IIJCUH 'w- Jil. uuvMaXm, -'" ', Humphrey desired. him to rede'ive itas.a tri . bute of .respect from a body1;' which ' he be dual; hy which tbey -were, effected, titi :.said ' he hoped his'exam"Dle wouJd' stimulate other ' . which considered the:advancesv Sciehce had- ' madei rathef than the natiom schijbl, or fndmw - members of the "S and labmirsforl thai Geology Vas ahundant, y ?. -jv . in object of? researchrand' r.'r , being pursued. hctopiiiU the tme ful artr.Afrom the nappy viewa ita- ; ;; fprdj of t . the5 bf der o natu ance itnsf ttrue' religi siujUmeobje it'es i.theatrboTmmeh theTev4lutibna cf the gBbeVC (Museum pf:; ; J. ij Foreign Literathre ahcVScience: .No'XiV X ;V'r. :' j'J I hope SuVthe foregoine? tefiiinioniea. will , exempme'-ptesenufion. made in my jpre v' ' cedmg letfert? respecting theutilityof Ahe , . measure proposed' by thexltb Wan Agricultu , j ; ral .Society, from eveiy ; sujBpjcioh of enthb- 'V'; i' siasmi or gToaricllesg partiahry; ;h' -' - r It only remains to asctiss this tfrfrz wittt I X which' therpwedehtet i';;, dertaken, and the Wm by rwhach it is ta bet -- i U carried ?into Vxeciph,-pi& '; occupy rnyrj ext and cbncluaiug letter." j .'r v:' 1) v'ritb; iiiucA'espe5t-&ci'. 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The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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