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'.'V i'l ' .- "ft-- jBOM TK w? " r 7 To the Frrtrnni of yrth CaroKnrt. A snbieeto! grew imerw v - iU?eet of great interest at present ; the puWr-'tn-nc!' The project of Con don is the order t the day, and appear. iwn m-rrossthe attention f the tat PnB,. A correct nnderwrmir othe. "fc? -t;on'to a fw. pMn remaps SIS, I u-i.b to pubtnitforvmiretaTntmo. Txich exists in tne.pumw, .., i. kt enlisted on the side IS Conn, ncI -.h.t the. current of pop,,- the passion ofConvenr nth the current than aunst it SnehViw sUuadon, and s,icn rnay be rr.v fv lnv wish is, to he of senice to ' coutrv in thr day dftr w SSfN'the consequences to myself, I feel W -Lir t optical theorists in all. a ir interest; for wtnmix . -ification they cannnt exprct nccess. Tbr eaters cf convention have coended for vrnr adoption rr.easnres intended to efiect portant changes in the existmff ronh ; tion of the State ; and have ured thorn with ?eml and industry, as calculated to pro Se vour int- rests. A very inmoi.. va Sm manaTcnent'in furtherance of the t cause has also been adopted, ad veil calculated to have an imposing appear ance, at least on paper. . Notwithstand?nK this very formidable plav, it is a serious &iY which you owe LirVelres, to ermine with care prppoj Vd alteratiors, lest, in the P10 .rrove yourpoUtical situation, it may be ren- dcred worse. - rv,. n,n" Pefore entering into the mfTitsof thepro- poscd alterations it vould pm4rcf,ess.1! famine sbme defects ascribed to the exist 5rr Constitution, which have been mjeel trhh Treat zeal,in a way well calculated. to .ffJ nitons, andto inve-tbe subject a nonular direction. Amongst the most pro- inihent of. these, is the followtnjT s 1 t un- derthe existing: .Constitution u yf n and govern the' majority, wincn 1.'" -be hijrhlv ontfep'MUan, &c. &c. This al leged defect has been a source of great grie vance to some nf the corresponding commit, tees, a subject of declamation to many in our Ountn',and a happy theme for the occa sional display of popular eloquence. It admitted, that in theory, a minority may go vern the rra'oritv, btit in practice, it is con toiuUd ihflt'it ver rarely, if ever occurs. It can only happen nndcr the following cir tKa state of North-Carolina s cum since the last Legislature, is divided into 63 .coun ties. If the representatives of 32 of the les oo. on one suk; of question, Wmst the remaining representatives or the 51 large counties, in both houses, fleiv.te and take nlace is conceded ; x J- i but that anv law is now in operation passed by the representative of a minority ot me people against the representatives of a ma jority, is strongly doubted, and if such a law does exist, I should be hapry to see it speci fied, and proof drawn from the Journals ct the legislature to establish the fact. -If, howe ver, such an occurrence has ever taken place, it -will be easy to prove, by undeniable t?cis, that the same thing may happen under the remedv proposed bv the friends of conven tion to cure the defect, viz : the principle of federal numbers. The friends of convention it PaTeigh in December last recommended to the T eonle to elect one delegate for every 50OO of federal numbers, giving, however, to- each ccunty one clciejrate. ims wi-vb ul i,iwvfe tnlled bv manr of the corresponding committees,; aw appears st least on paper to. have met with general jpprohation.. Federal numbers is, then, the principle adopted for the election of deJe Kates, ho are expected to meet t .Raleigh in Ko ember next, and I hazard but little m asserting, that it is the intended base for the future r.fretenlation inVie Legislature ot -Carolina, should a change take plaCe. Throve that the contemplated remedy will adiht the result, that a minority may rule the majority, I beg leave to turn your atten tion to'tbe operation-of the principle in the existing congressional district of this State. The six latter "districts, contn a Jederal sumber of 281,000, while the ttxtTi smaller - divtricts contain but 776,000 of federal num bers. If the representatives of the seven smaller cHstricts vote -on one side of a ques tion, against the representatives of-the slx larger dkt ilrt. . the' ' conclusion is certain, iU thft maiontv. I ne onewtion of federal nunibcrs,'- then, m our .congressional districts contains -a defect si- iriilarto that ascribed to the constitution, m this State, and no doubt is entertained, ihat the same principle, applied to the represen tation in tn ftTOcifltun-'. will admit a similar rtsult. Thf friends of convention, "if success ful, will probably fH ipto the same pit which dty are attempting to dig for the existing constitution, and will furtlier prove the. truth t the tld proverb, that it is easier to point cut faults, than to correct tbem. lhepimy fcllcu, -.ciiint' vntf. will no loncrer sufl'er vc ur inp inatioiis be alarmed at this fright hil deft ctascribea"to tlie constitution cf '76, 1 Unst I have demonstrated, that the poli tical doctors-who have so kindly ofiered their services to .flWt u. radical cure, will leave it .juhiect to the same disease. 1 shall dipmiss for the r-resent. the. potent principle of federal numbers, for the pur pose of examining another, no leas specious, cotmrnes nave f1":;1"' i" c in ronton. They uniformly re?reX tVpbns w-wlciilatto to promote the pub- Commons, a minority rmght TUle tne inuiori tv. Under no other possible conr.c:frti of ': it bannen. That such and" probablv more i dangerous the doc-' trine of equal rights and equal privileges. 1 wish not to be misunderstood ss ascribing this doctrine to all , who, advocate a,Conven tion, on the. 'contrary, I lcnow it s opposed by manvn'ere t to e opposed bv many others. , As jt is however, advanced by ma ny who are; in favor of x "Convention,, and well calculated to ndd popularity to it,1 and aprieara to be malting rapid pTopTpss in some sections of pur i?tate, it seems necessary to 'g've it; a m'nutfe examination; The:fathers of well kneV. that-Focietr would be ne- cessarilv 1 composed of tn'O description:, of jpersqns the one, who would possess .the frWfl 'nf the ronntrv. and the other, who would hold no interest in the soil. They well knew also, that the freehold interest would have to sustain the greater portion of the pnblic burdens,nd in consequence of that, they gave to the freeholders a greater weight in goverriment-i an exclusive right to vote for a' Senator, and an equal right to vote for a -Commoner, with the non-freeholder. .Vou!d tere be any kind of justice m sub jecting one part of the community to the al most exejusive burtlen of. taxation and mak ing them no allowance for it ? .-Would it be consilient with the safety to theTreehold in terest, to Rive equal pan'erof taxing the ftee hofd,.to those who would par no portion 'of lhat tax themselves ? , The freehold interest are in no danger of oppression in taxation, under the eitipg constitution, as 'the Sen- ate is bottomed cxc'usiyeir on mat mxerest, and the freeholders possess complete con troul 'brer that branch of the government. T5ut. break lown that distinction in the con stitution, and give to those equal power in laying burdehs on othei, which they cannot feel themselves, and a speedy change in the present happy state of our country may be experienced. It would, be tantamount to giving to one part of the community the power of laying the tax on land, and to the other the privilege of ptv'ng it. , It is further J a!ledged in support of this doctrine, that all J are equally bound to defend their country in time ot war. Certainly tney are ana oniu to.be. A difference lowever exists on that subject. Tlic freeholder is bound to fight equally with the non-freeholder, and in. ad dition to tKat his lands must Ve taxed o pay f himself mud the non-freeholder for fighting tn'- ,-ttue oi ins cohtittt. I trust the freeholders of No. h-Carolina will not surrender aright nf vital importance to themselves, -and therr country,' although it should be in j' furtherance of the great cause. COMMON SENbE. JVom the Xational Inteltisrenter. AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY. The Poard of Managers of the Ameri can Colonization Society, urged bv the moc powerful motives of religion and Hnmanitv, appeal to a generous public in Khnlf of t' eir ereat desl$rh. ' Six years h.ve elapsed since the insti tution of their Sociftv ; and, though want of funds has prevented very vieorous and extensive e-xertinos, thoorb sadjneenrren cis have obstructed its operations, it his advanced ; gathered strength in its pro gress; been instructed by misfortune; and, aided bv Heaven, has demonstrated the practrcableness cf its plans, and con firmed tU1? hope, early entertained, that its efforts, if well sustained, would be suc- AmA Kir cr.lf.ndid and suolinie results. Y hetber these efforts h II be tius sus tam'd.Tt' rrmauis with this enlightened community to decide. The territory purchased in Africa, ap pears to have been judiciously selected, nd. it is believed, combines a grrateT miriber of advantages for a coWal es tabl;shment, thnn any ether situation on. the Coast. Elevatetl, and open to the ea- with a harbor to be easily rendered excellent ; fertile, and well watered ; in-' terected bv the Montserado. River, ex tending several hundred miles into the intci'ior; bordered y; tribes, cornpara- tivelv, mild in character ; n.pr m'ses io the settlers ejvery V'dity for the attain ment of their objects.;-. The numlier now at the Golon includ ing the sixty who recently : tptifef passa . in rtie Brig Oswego, probably amounts 10 one hundred and ninety. The African tribes in the neighborhood are neither fe rocicus nor brave. ; and the recent contest, in' whichthcir forces (amounting at one hime to fifteen hundred) Attempted to ex terminate, our Colony, nobly detendea Dy its thirty men, proves any thing- rather kon tbotihSmltv of maintaininer a stand licia - w against tHeir power. ;,; It proves inaeea,,xiiBi uic uau v Africa, like most uncivilized men, 'arc treacherous; that, incitefl-Dy tne siave traders and the hibue ot plunder, they will not hesitate-to-wurder the . detenceiess, and that a. colony, if it sirvlves at all, must live; not by then: favof, but oy its wn strength. ; It proves that our settle- ment. ccmnienceu at me expense .01 m niiich lime, and money, and suffering, may: 'perish but only.. through.' neglect. And sbnlt this Colony be abandoned? i The Board believe it impossible that their ea rliest friends, who have watched :.ll the movements of their . Society with the deepest concern ; hnploitd for it the favor of God ; rejoiced 10 see it living amid misfortunes, and' acquiring conh dencc in its march; .will ret use their aid at'thjs crises, "when tHe queiuon is, shall all past extrtioi) be' lost, through present in'aciivity.or shaUan immediate "and pow erful effort render permaaent the iounda-J 1 HJII3 Sl o "Ui . - . . . nrove ah honor to our coontry. an mcaj culable advantage to Afnca, a magmh cent contribution to the light, freedom, and happiness of the world ' . . That the resources and strength of the Colony should be immediately augment ed, appears to the Board indispensable; and most earnestly do they solicit their countrymen to - furnish them with .the means' of perform mg iti The Colonists, increased to double their present number, supplied with implements of husbandry, and (for a few months1) with the means of subsistence, will, it U believed, never afterwards require pecuniary aid ; but, ' from hostile violence. n mt.K.'o mnral certainty ot success, in the peaceful and profitable f-mnlnvments of life. The immediate oh ject of the Board, then, is to give stahihty to their establishment in Africa, and it is n behalf of that establishment tnat tney make their anneal. . - It is their determination, should the charities of the public equal. tbeVr expec tations, to send several vessels to the A- frican rna in tht tntnre Fall, and to&r dont and evrirt without de.Jay,, snch nthp mi9ciiie.9a -ifntr contribute to the strength mid prosnerity of the Colony. , What mind, susceptible of benevolent deling, or even of common sympathy, n. .n;tnKn'm. nnon the dan- nil ir.iiii i, J''" grrs, privation, and warfare, endured for many months past ny in nmc ra I Cape Montserado ? Widely separated (from the civilized world ; surronndt-dby barbarons foes ; suffering the untnea m rnence of a tropical climate ; destitute of he comforts, of the necessar'es of life ; in the daily expectation of death ; no de fencr but their courage, no protection hut God, they have stood with unbroken ener gy, and deserve for their conduct h'gh commendation and a cherished regard. The Board have. not heard with insen sibilitv, of the trials vof these men, nor wanted the disposition to rfiievc inc.... They have not possessed the means. But, though retarded in their efforts' by the destitution of funds, they have recently rejoiced in the departure of the bi-g O wi tro, well supplied with arms, ammuni tion, and provisions,- and havmg on board a reinforcement of more than sixty colo nists ' The Board are harpy to state, that, since the foregonpr part of thi Address was written; communications have been received from Africa, of a highly inter esting and encouraging character. Health and harmonv now prevail in the Colony ; hostilities with the natives have terminat ed. The children who were taken cap tive on the 11th of November, have been ,i.,nar;iv rpvtored.' and the settlement -rratlir imnroved. The condition of the Colony, previous to the arrival pf the Cvane upnn the coast, though rendered niore tour?ine oy i - Mn and nrnle. assisted bv an officer and several sailors from an English vessel, was. indeed, distressing; and tne nooie services of Captain Spehce andhis gene rous crew, cannot be too highly appreci ated. This officer, when iior"med of the sufferings of the Colony, immediately re paired to Sierra Lionel:- fitted for sea the? schooner Augusta, belonging to the Unit ed States, and, to the great joy of the Co lonics, arrived at Montserado on the 27th of March, where he offered to the c lony every aid in his power. ; Captain Spence, though the cruize of the Cvane had been already protracted, in an unhealthy cli mate, lesolved, without hesita"tion,.to re main so long on the .coast as should be neccssarv to prepare, the colony for the approaching rains, and to strengthen it against any future attacks. He complet o cnita'hle house for the Agents and -mka n tower of stfone mason work, which, it is believed, will prove a safe de fence agauist the barbarians, fiaving nearly accomplished his designthehene w,dni: and efhcieht exertions of this'qtn- intfrrnritpd bv the, sickness of hto increased, no doubt. DV their exertions under the burning sun of that climate ;fand he was compelled to leave h rnlAnv on the 21st of April. Several extracts from. the letters of the Agent of the Society will be found in the Appendix., "It is too obvious," he remarks,' in one of them, "to require j repetition that, what yur Colony now wants, is a strong pclnffirrpmptit of orderly andl efficient emigrants..',. - .. r-u'r f Havinsr exhausted their resonrces,,ine Board can look for the'I power of future exertion vnlv to the liberality of a great. humane and" Christian nation. ' They ap peal to the several auxiliary institutions, and to an tneir inenu5i,tf u . wtiuuvnv for they have experienced; even in times of deeD discouragement their: vigorous exertion. Tbey appeal to their' country men in eeneral with high hopes, Decause the bossibilitv of effecting their design is no longer problematical, -while its bene volence and its greatness 'admit of, no quebtion. The obstacles deemea msur mounuble haveihegrT; overcomethe thinira'Uioueht oossiblehave been accoro nlished. Standineon an eminence which, it was said, they could not reach, the Board see btforethein an extensive pros pect, fair as the morning spread .upon the graded thousands-the ? rich inheritance which God has given to trioes AvUohaye .t- r avV "whirh. comDieteu, : ' '; , t h -wa tpre nf affliction. la bored and wept in a,land of nf Shall they not maintain their.stHtiQh. ' p rather shall they not Advance a.nd possess the land ? !" '-':-b' s Kg rJn, conclusion: may not , the -Board be permitted to! as-How? shall th grek notion so favored, free, and hapny, which LGod has delivered by his own right arm; and exalted as a light and example too.e world, exhibit, in an equaV manner, mc strength of its gratitude, the consistency of ts principles, the purity of its justice, or the power of its, benevolence, as by en gaging at once, and with energy7 in an enterprize which, while it relieves our country from an immense evil, shall -ex- tend the empire ot noerty ana irm minate the worst of traffics, rescue from present and future ruin a miserable race, and confer upon them, their descendants, and upon the unenlightened population of a mighty continent, knowledge, civiliza tion, dignity, all the blessings and hopes of a Chiistian people?- ' jA'-.i .. -.:' J. MASON,'. -r; : .. : w.jones, r , Vv F. s. key, , ;:. '-..-''-.'; : E. B. CALDWELL, y JAMES LAURIE, i ' I ' Acting Go.Timitte. N. B. It is hoped that such auxiliary institutions as may have funds m;thetr possession, and such benevolent individu als as may wish to aid the cause of Colo nization, will transmit their donations im mediately to RtCHtfRD Smith,. Esquire, Washington, Treasurer ot the Society. . it? Editors of newspapersor ot reli gious publications, who; may be friendly T i, -cte f th Colonization Socie- ty, are respectfully requested to copy the above address. . t From the American Farmer ON THE DISEASE COMMONLY CALLED ; THE HOLLOW HORN. : Afr. SHrlner There is, perhaps no disease in this climate- irom ,w...o.. .u neat cattle have suffered so much, as that commonly called the Hollow Horn ; and unfortunately, tew persons nave u.uu5,v ..ceorr to P-ive anv attention to it. or its cure, for we find but little said anY agricultural work relative to its treatment. The name appears to me to be badly applied, as the horn atone wnoivu. of the disease : it pervades the whole sys temand cattle without horns are quite as subject to it as; those with tuemu:- ing often seen those witnout noma u-'V The hollowness oi tne no yy from the violence ot tne ;ever uruuSyu. the-system. .1 haye Known in the-stall attacKeoxwiui it, those in poor condition ; ana .u-:- : uA ri5trbt are more liable to its UIUSC J" l'"0,' . , . , - i.A, attack, their system not oemg m - to resist any disease: it occurs too at all seasons of the year, but more particularly in the spring. , . , .,.u tl iw The .animal attacKea wiui u, .,rh (t-rp much in its coat, ana tans off very fast in flesh, its ood having but .. . . . inUin,, it Th eves little e'teci in .noui isnjs r . look very hollow and dead, and run with a yellow matter, which collects in the comers, and arouna iiietu. sons rely uporf the teel oi tne ncru, k.. iniiroimn .nf the disease ; but this, l think, very uncertain: income cases, it is, at the roots cold to teei, wnucju S very hot. vA yery sinaii,s"7l however, remove an douots, a.nu ii.h-i on the horn not visible alter a iew uayS. If the disease does exist, the norn win oe found without pith, and le or no mood will follow the, boring ; whereas, if the disease does not existyou will find blood immediately upon entering , uicrM.w--The gimblet used for boring, should be well washed ana greascu , for if it is not, and should be usea to try the horn of an animal not actuauy ed with the disease, it will most generally give it. to, them. :, it is a V'r . - V , highly inflammatory and . infectious; and the animal having it ought to be removed from the herd until well. The following mode of treatment, x nave i.hiuu ' r .i t Kt ennn restored to successiui, auu vuc v-",,s".----r a thriving state. As soon as I discover an animal affected witli ;the, hollo w, horn, I, bleed it in the neck, (in the same vein . m which a horse is bled) from two to si or Svrn onarts. accrdingt to its age size and condition, and giveomree qur- ters to one poona a,id a aaii,gtuuc ..vu Vni.tii. ie "-imblet open the horns through and through, makmg the boles, so that tHey be perpendicular tn the usual Ltibn that the pus iormcu my ..wv u. rnr. as the holes are opened : put trough the holelinto each, about at table, spooh full of strong vinegar, m which some salt and black pepper-grouiiu been put. The day following.-the horns must be again openeacanu" the pus, whipn generally i u r- .iC?.,a h!f a.tea-sDOOnfullof spirits ttirpeui'ine put into each horn, and aJUUe on the poll ot tne animai uah, conti nuncelof he disease' One pieedtng is generally sufheient ; but I haVe known cases in which! it was necessary to repeat it three times, as also the salts. ? The fbirduring the comMnce pf: j is bapotatoesf grcat jmau o.uauuiy s u-r hay Potatoes have a wot erfal effect on the bowels are , wei person willhe convincn - rT.k the:dhai from V-,; a half to an ounce ot nitrespnn.c. potoes. It islmportanu fthfint bleed Sto take as much blood as the animal will bear, ah, miho checked by one large bleeng,an two all ones, and the animai - oe ;1 To nianv cases, the bleeding ana salts have been sufficient; w.thoucnmS the horn; and when Uken m thearljr staee, will general V be found tonswer anew the internal part .w r which, as soon as it commences (ormtng the holes in th horn should be allnwea ; Close. .!" - ' ' " . ' -: ' ''""":)',., '" 'Xrt ' . a " .iinn1 havincr the hollow hOtTli . should be sheltered from the inclemency. of the weather, ounng us ""'ZZLi.'- No age appears exempt from havine seen it'in a yearling, as well as at all subsequent ages. lam induced tu- fer this mode ot treatment. to ypur bers, ha of restoring . i j ., annually lost : several ne , pe-i.. bleeding cattle, should Mi rather deeper than that used for a horse the vein In he. laving so near tne - suriaw orifice is closed with pin td the same way as in bleeding a horsey fr , :v, June 30, 1823; : V x in the winter, ana gra vihg never, in any lnstancc,j-r a the animav wnrrcas, yv. .. c tmampiit'i!iv' adopteo,. Jy CHRISTIANITY' A RELIGION OF EACC y Think' not' that 1 hayt enmeto tend firave on earth said Jesus tphis disci-1 : V tfzst J came not.6 (tace, but aJ s orci-Matt. x, 34? ; Thts eclaratioTi i has sometimes been thought f contradict the peaceful sentiments uttered -on other occasions by he Savmuiand to he arva- i - s I riance in general with .'themiW spint ot ; , the Gospel. Such a .vicw m it, nowCvCl ; may be shown to bcf altogether Unrtrason- i able, by attending to. the cirqumstances . 7 , il. ii. mal an rt its connevJ nnoer wnicu iv w if, - ion nith other parts of the discourse And here we may observe, oyne way. that much misapprehension .might have been prevented," and many false doctrines and opinions might neyer have been.cin ceived, had not the connexion of Scnp tore been - so much; disregarded "oy .itf readers, and insulated .passages beea made to express sentiments, s fbiCh other passages; in immediate . relation with them, would have modified; or entirety changed. ' , ':C'''""V . tn tbi chanter from whicfr the passage before us is taken, Jesus is represented sendingforth his twelve disciples to preach the kingdom of heaven to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," conferring on theni the power of working miracles in support of their mission, and giving them Instruc tions with regard to its performance; r He warns them not to indulge any. high rais ed hopes of immediate and dnobstrijetea success ; he bids them " beware of men fr he sends them innocent and vqnsns- . pectingto contend with fraud. vvlolence. and passion, or io .usq ..-.- and energetic language. ' as sheep in tho midst- of wolves." ; He cautions 'them, ' therefore? not to flatter themselves. that the "purity of his doctrine; nor the divine v power by which it was enforced, would hA'fihli tri eonouer oreiadice, or convince bigotrv. He assures them, that, on the contrary', tney wouia w imicu i for hs 'sake, and be delivered up to thd councils, and scourged m the synagogues.' Again adopting a figurative mode oi ex pression,, he thus repeats the same tau ; Son;. " Think not that am ;cdme to send peacVpn earth'; I came not to send peace, but alword.'V We win endeavor, to eat- press the full meaning nf; these woras tnv n the fbliowln paraphraseV " 4 Think not that my coming is to pe.9 signal of pepetual harmony ; think not that my doctrine, all pare and peaceable! as it Is, will at dnce communicate its spi rit ito '" those? amnng whom - you are tof preach it;, for those very qualides Will be one cause of e" opposition 'which it will roeetitn. -VThe religion which priw lioonpe a blessing on , httmUity, ''c;an ex pect jb favour, from trie - prouo ; ino teAfeher ; whtfr acknowledges as his discP pies, only; the meek,, the ngnteous, tne meixifultherpurein heart, the peace makers cannot be cordially received by , th'mtbTtin cruel, tthe - sensual, anu . uic wmicuuv" bqt yourselves y ou Will be bppoicd, per- , secuted, 'rejected, ana put to aeain 4g- norinceivJ-ide power,; supeiUtion, and interest, Jwill ; leaguehemselves against you. ; Nof b a common submission tp my authority to be looked fori even among -the well disposed. AIL cannot se wilv the same' eyes Dor hear with the. sabic f understanding. And thus will dissension be uwn between' friends and kindred ;. a man will. be set at yanance against his father, attd the daughter againt her mo thcr, and the daughter in law-againsi her mother ia law, and. a rt an's fei shall ..V I)' hi' 1 X .
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