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VOL. XXI V. 1 'FRIDAY; AUGUST 1, K 1 i - " 1 r in n 1 jign'ir uv ; nUVKKR im.L MONUMENT, ASSOCIA- AVe rfjnice" in '-tvt'rj indication of tnent of our common country: ,norjire thf ee few; or of, rare Occorrencf . fin fvpry side we perceive the "workings of a "misHty eOnrt to fender the nation worth v of communion and comparison -with tli e greatest and noblest empires, that have jidornfcd the'-earth with tro- TiMfR of their mental energies. The ' period is not far distant when we shall lie no more tanntedr by foreigners with the want of literature, -road, I canaFs, statues, monuments, and all other or namrnts lnd tonvenienc es of highly imnrorei ocieiy, man we are now ior ignorance 01 ine an or war, or me im becility; of our government. ryorth ' Carolina has covered; herself with ht nflr bv erecting a worthy monument to the mewnrv of our "Washington, at. the Seat of the State Government; anil now New Fngiand is about to hand down to posterity a memorial, in ar chitectural simplicity and grandeur. " of the daring deeds of the heroes of our Revolution. We hope the day . vill come, when the slnmbering dust of Washington himself will be sur mounted by some maiestic monument raised by the joint contributions of the whole nation, whose strength and sim plicity, whose grandeur amj loftiness, shall be a suitable memorial of the ser vices and sub'ime character of the man whose mighty mind could tear an em pire in twain for the :sake of freedom, andhold m contempt the rewards which' lpw, ambitious, selfish souls are eager to grasp at.in successful revolu tions. At. such a shrine, -travellers from every distant nation, would pause in solemn silencfc. and pay the tribute of fheiryenerafion. Our. .children would learn wherein imperihableglo Ty.lies,4and vowfo conpecrate .them selves to the service of their connfry, without .daring to indulg the lawless wUhf being its oppressors But our feelir8 hurry us A way from .our ab ject, which was oply .to introduce. the following "Address, which vc find in the Boston newspapers. " A te late ;csiirn of the Legislature rf this Stated nn Act -wV passed to ircorpo . rte thtJRuxKER Hill Monument s- sociATrox. The subscribers. as aCora Tnittee, and in bebalf of their., esociates, jar? fUrected addis the Public in re gard to the rbjects of the Cor'porPtion. . The erection cf some public. mniiiinentv which should, bear latinit Xest'mon'y to national gratitude, and cherish a national . ftellng-, has often been the subject of dis cossicnjyid con versaHori, in this part of the country ; ; bu'tv none, worthy of the name, and the purpose, has yet been exr rntecVyTt.is true that the public records, the productions. of th pres, hHorj' and poetry, are n re tot preserve and perpetu ate the remembrarce of the great events "of the American Pevolntirn. Neverthe less, same grand and 'strikin? object. of ten recurring to the ?bt. and impressing the, mjnd switb interesting associations , vould be onS is thought neithertise- 'est, nor unworthy for the, present gene Taticn to rar, to the memory of Jth'past ' The first battle ! in the war of our Inde-, fcimt-ncivs an event so aisrinci ana siriit-. ing iD-its characterjand cbijsequences; as not to be. lo$t and overlooked in the Series ; of great recurrences ; so important, as that no comparison diminishes its magnt tode.s The- heights 'of Chariestown are associated in evety breast, with the no West recollections. They , are the first point of jcuriosity.f with '-every stranger ; . and without dispute, as think we may say, the mnst interesting spot in our coun try. If this be ttrue, need we.lorcould p. say more -Fortunately, the scene of 5 the battle of Buaker Hill possessed distin guished natural advantages tor the. site of a monument.. It Is high, conspicuous, and j s present nntxovend 'bv ' buildings.. In this last respect, its advantages, without some inteference," such as is now content? plated,-will, in a few years, be complete ly lost ; as the progress of population and building is rapidly .surrounding it,;and ere hug the place where Warren fell, if nq- . thing be rtcne lb prevent h, will be cover ed by streets and houses. vv r ' ? -Believing tb at the time had arrived "nen a successful appeal could be made to'the cemm unity on this subject,' an as sociation was entered into for the purpose "f making such' appeal ; and an act of in Jtrporation was applied for, and obtained fcr more covenieatly carrying the design, 'otxecution. . 4 ' i; v -i : .v io solicit the ; necessary aid frora'thej Sc, collect the fundsplace it ad'inte-MS at Sf.James, had the effect at in a secure iand productive invest- home. That then the public mind. cent Oeddeoh anitable nlace.and make arrangements, for its execution were Ob jects which required lime, dclibw-ratiou, responsibilitv, and system ; For this rea son, and no other,' it was deemed expedi which, shall bei conecratedjJto the' great Teadinir characters and events, both civil ind milifarv. of th Arnerican 'Revolution up to the 17th of June; l?r0 ; tb bear ap propriate inscnptions.of nannes and plates. j i so nappenen inai injs pare or me union rwas first called on' to act and to uflferin the- great revolutionary contest Th storm of war burst here : and it may well I be our happiness, 'as Jt seems to us to be our duty, to rear the first er'during monu ment to events of so unmeasured ah im portance. "X f: r l,ty"- ' , . . ; As all the provinces ; and Colonies of "Kew England, which nowiconstitute the F.astern, Division of the United States, produced conspicuous actors, in thdse times, and sent soldferS of trid bravery to contend, in the conflict of that day, they have all a like interest Q the honor and J happiness of the'result; and, if the pre I sent design should meer the general ap probation; the generous and patriotic .feel ing of six prosperous States may, we have supposed- be sately relied on to furnish adequate means. ; v. 'Z. At present ic is not practicable toI 6nei the character; or magnitude of the Monument which may he erected. This msl depend, essentially, on the extent to which thefeejngs of the country shall be interested in the updertaking. The ge nera.! view, however is to erect a,Monu jnent, wljich shall be distinguished by sim plicity! and grandeur, raher than by fla-i borate of elegant ol-namehts. IikeMhe events which it is to commenF.oraterve Would wikh it to exhibit the chafacteivf natural, inherent, durable greatness. Tt is obvious, that if the undertaking is tp succeed, it. must oe adopted, earned oh, and completed, by the Public. The Association aspires only to ti e praise of having attracted the public patronage to the pbjectt Jaod to the pleasure of bestow -ingheif own best services snd labours mQsttheerfuily and zealously in further ance, of the design.-, It ;s composed of gentlemen.jn different parts of the State, of such numbers as to ensure intelligence and good Counsels, andof.such character. we trust, as to ensure the public confi dence in .the faithful appropriation of the contributed iunds. t As soon. as arrangements cab be made, appeals will be made, through .Commit tees,. individuals. klAH will have an op portunity ot contributing , as their ability lr . . . l! or-inclination may prompt. The .smallest, donation . will be eladlv received, and .the humblest citizen may have an opportunity of saying, that he has contributed sonething to' testify his respect for the labors and sufferings of us ancestors, jtwh waci account or all sub scriptions will be kept : tboe of eacli U town rntrpd eDaratelv." a eacn nonor rcorweu m a permanent o lumev to be deposited and preserved in the Monument, t ? - 4 - m.i-a.r'.'T It remains only that we submit this un- dertaking to the consideration of an en-- lightened and Patriotic public. . DANIF.L WEtfSTER,' WM. SULLIVAN, H. A . S. DEARBORN, W. TUDOR, RT). SULLIVAN, S D. HARRIS, F. C. GRAY. ! ,f SAML. SWFJ?T; GEORGE TICKNOR. ; From the Salem lie gister "What gave peculiar novelty to the performances in the Meeting-House, on tnein insr. was ine novel, mier estine and candid remarks of the ve nerable Col. Pickering, preparatory to the reading of the Declaration of Independence.- The. Colonel com menced by stating, that he jjad acced ed fo' the call of his fellowtcitizens, to read the, Declaration of Independ. ence, n order that he raiht lay be fore them some interesting information on the subject, in his possession. He first commented on theV propriety of anniversarv celebrations, and their. early origin with the feast of the pass over observed by the4 Jews, in c onune -miration of the: deliverance of. their offspring frrnn that destruction which overwhelmed thediildren of their op pressors. He then gave a concise statement of the motives which led to that declaration, and the measures that were taken; first to avert its ne cessity, and next to prepare for its heartyN adoption and support. Tbat petitions and remonstrances were ex nausted, without producing any. sus pension of the determination of the arbitrary councils of England tojtbihd us in all cases whatsoever, without bur f consent." Ihat : these, th ough' u n ava il j was graduallv prepared tor "this deci Hicasuic, uu lurciiTii auxiliaries ent Jo proceed ; under the provisions of a Corporate.Charter,vj:V h.;:. .'J.Jt is:. intended to erect 'a MoNrBiENTv I sought., Inatno foreiea stated was willing to aid us, unless with the view to lessen the, power of Great-Britain; and that therefore; every ste short pf Tndenendence would have firecludcd foreign , assistances The Cplpne) f.h en proceeded., to . FCacipupt of the manner in which this snbject was in troduced into Congress.; He stated that ihere was ho - mail Jjvin able to ive so opd an account of it as the venerabl e Job n Ad a m s ; ihat he had ivritten to him in thev iast I Jlusrusf on the subject, and he now gave the facts obtained 1 from htm, I he motion which produced the Declaration, wks made op the 10th of June, 1 776. by Richard J Henry Lee of Virginia,; the largest o the Thirteen United fCoIoniesj who was authorised to roake it. b v the. votes of his constituents, the Assembly of Virginia. Mr. Adams seconded the motion, Massachusetts being at that time the" 2nd state. The Colonel here alluded to the ability and zeal of Pre sident Jldums in carrying through thi measure He obser ved of him, that he possessed that " bold and darikg spirit," without which no revolution could fye successfully accomplished. A commiftee offive was appointed on the subiect, consistine of Mr. JeflTer- j son, Mr. Adams, Dr. Franklin, Mr. j Sherman and Mr. Livingston. Mr. Jefferson though the youngest on the j committee, was chairman, h- having one vote more than Mr. Adamsi . That Mr. jenerson naa come into ongress with great reputation as a writer- and although he was a silent member of that body, yet he was most useful on committees,, and felicitous in his writings. That Mr. A 'dam's had made use of eyery exertion to procure totes for; Mr. Jefferson, in order to place him at he head of the committee. iThat the.committee met.and appoint- ed Mr. Jefferson and Mr, Adams a j sub-committee. That Mr. Jefferson I urged on Mr. Adams towrife the De- j claration. and Mr. Adams turged Mr. J. to do. if. That Mc Jefferson at last (consented, and the. next day, submit ted. the original draft, as i- was pre sehteI to -Congress. That Mr. Adam. thought the.ony objectionable, part of it was that in which Geoge IH; was hstyieo a jyram -inav : ne cunsiuereu jtbaj as.too personal tnat ne only con jsidered him such officially, and-.-that s he ,was. deceived arid-misled by his j Cabinet. v Hy did .hot, however, state ""J "wjMM a"lHs - wards to Dc submitted to the wnoie committee and (hesfeelings and tem- per oi ifie peopae were luuy iqj ui. ine tone of 'the t Declaration. That . he thought some pf-fhk,mpsi.beaitiful passages, if ere affertbards stricken out by Qotigressi t particularly that in which it wa enumerated as one. of. the evi! of Mr bolotiial state, ihatxtfie Parliament had ?efused, t to allhjpXthe colonies to prohibit tlie importation of slaves, and had thus entailed vpnn them the evils, of a slal'i. iftopulatian,---Tlie sub-committee afterwards report ed to the committee,' who did not sug wet a single alteration or amendment. The committee then, reported, the De claration to Congress, on the 1st of Julvr 1776 : it was discussed and a mended on the d, 5d, ami 4th of Ju lr,. and. adopted op the latter day, a- Tbout a quarter of the reported Decla ration having been stricken out. Mr. Pi ck eri ng d i ffered fro m M r. A d a m si n iopinion, ana tnougnt tne ueciaration improved by the amendments. In thjs opinion of C6K Pickering's, we most readily concur, as we consider hearl y every al te ration made by Congress, with the exception of jthose in relation to slavery, as a real amendment to that instrument. Most of the ideas in the Declaration had been repeatedly main tained in previous papers, especially in a Declaration of Rights in Massa chusetts, penned, in a lucid interval, by James Otis, and pruned and pub lished by Samuel Adams, That great credit, however, f was doe to Mr. Jef ferson for the ability of the vcom pilar: tion, and we heartily accord the same degree of credirto the candor of :Col.' Pickennir. ;-..,. r-c.-r-. The following letter has been re cently : received" by the President, of the Am erica n Colonization Sdciety from one of the Committees of the So ciety of Christian Morals inPans Acd'py of the Journal of this flnstitu tion accompanied 'the letter, anUseve fal copies of t hUonstitutibn ofthe Slave Trade Coramitteeh: A tfarislai i tion of this constitution was published in the las I An nual .Benor of the" A m erica n Colonization Society : Society af. ChHstitMt Tfie ! Wjce-President!ofe the bocietyn the name of the Committee for ; the abo lition of the Slave Traded to thehonora ble' the President of jhe American Socie ty for ; the Colbnizatidn of the free color ed people: -..j,. . ; - r Sir : The Society; of Christian Morals, hayinglin view the application of the pre cepts of Christianity to the social relations of life consider; among thechief objects engaging their attention, ' the effectual a- boJition of the trade in Africans, as a ne cessary; measnre for the. amepration of their condition, and. their progress m civi Ii2ation. Thev have, therefore, formed a Committee for the purpose of ascertain ing the best measures of hastening the ac plishment of their desires in this respect. Belie vine that our labors would obtain the countenance of the respectable Socie ty oy e r v w h ich- you ; preside; we have the honor, of addressing tb you, in the . name of the Society of Christian morals, a cdpy of its journal, and. fifty copies of tbe Coq- ' The members of ..this committee yould be habpy to form Wd continue an amica ble intercourse with the American oocf- ctv, wnose countenance ano . counsels would support and direct them in their course. i'5. We will receive with thankfulness the communications you may be pleased-to make to us, and the encouragements you may oner to ourhumble efforts. ; We have the honor, to be, sir, with high consideration, your very humble and obe dient servants, : . ' j ; TURCKH EIM, Vice President. Charles De Remusat, Secretary. -U i, commodor porter; ! Com. Porter's health, we arc glad to find, is perfectly restored the last accounts leave him busily engaged in Key .West in erecting barracks and an addition , to the hospitai---thus the gallant little felloW is ever ; actitejy employed in promoting the good of his country, and the comfort of Ms men His behaviour towards the privateer Centella shews his judgment and con duct in the clearest light,' and they must meet;. with' the approbation of his countrymen. Therri val ' Ty the. Wild-Cat stafes that, the Columbian privateer Cen tel la , Captain Hopner coritihued cruising.offH ayana and had takia lajrge number of Spanish mer chanfment. The Spanish tmen of war i h a d , fr en u e n tl y been sen t out aft e r her. ana sometimes seen ner, uui sue t iuicr utsailed them, or from lier sufienor force they considered it two warm a iob to enirajie her. The Centella Uid ! run' several of her prices ashore oh the 1 Florida coast and. sposed of their cargoes and materials tp the wreckers, by whom they were intrdduced into the United States, in violation pf the laws of nations, inasmuch. as the property so captured and disposed 6f had not been formally condemned as prize to the captors, and of our neutrality towards Spain. Commodore Porter, however,' soon put;af stop to the' practice, by the seizure; of one ofthelpfizes in behalf of the. Spanish c iwnersThdCilitelia had been to Thompson's Island, but jlat not permitted to-anclr bytbe Co'm":'who''-sen Capti Hpneri stating hAt as there ex isted- the best tinderstahd ing between me 'uuueu otaies ana ine opanisn authorities of Cuba, in relation to' tKe su ppression of piracyin which, both pa rties were zealously engaged as in a .corpmon cause, it did not" become hira to exci te any ? u'n pleasant eeli rig hir the Spanish - authorities, (whose frfendly disposition towards the Ame rican squadron was no leg's mabifest than beneficial) by affording even in- nirecny anyTKina oi countenance to so active and successful an enemy to them. as he had proved i hitoself to have been j1 and that howeyiprtl warmly the Commodore's leelihgswereinlisted in favor of the Colombian .-Republic and however; ;unpleasant the task whieh his duty enjoined on hiiomighV bje jioii 1 d n 6i from :. t h ese consid' rationsV permit him to' efiter the ha r bor'wl)ich, Indeed wasmerely aen dezvous for the naval force of . the V uited States' engaged in : the suppres- sioa oi piracy. juetropouian. '-:J 'A' -'in. JUST FUBLISlHED; MyValeSon, oi ueppns oi uie auDreme Court n1 North-Carolina. Bv F.L2 Hawka.T.n: ViNo. 1 by Mr. Kuffin, aii Nos. 2: & 3 by r r"!' icjt ,uiu jjieie a volume. qe iHdex &c. will be funushtd as soon as It obs. ; lin. b:s : DRY, GO BrSMITtt lias just rfcetveda feW - pieces ( handsomB ? Angola; Cassfr ; mere, jind: Unipn fMxtort.oj;; Gentler, fl men's summer wear.; and he hason harr. manv desirable articles, ofv this rSpnng'4. j purchase, Qjiiisting.'lnpart;'.1- Broad Cloths and CasMmei3;V-- Russia Drilljng.and: Striped Jeansr ;.; ' Bordered and Plain Valencia . Vesting;; ' Twilled,; frl aiij and Figured Bombaxette y A few handsome patterns Mvjaoaarmo v , .- :' Crane. " ? Cv:.; X:: Seersucker; Calico and Omgnams, . , Plain and Figured i4 and b- IJooi: ana: Jaconet MuslinsiV p '--;v "') do do Cotton CambncicSwv bomestlc Sheeting and .Shirting, tfroni; ,. W WPJ LCmn, , ; v,,;.; i, .y-'.t . Irish Linens' and Long LiT.:..-:kT Large .Shell 'Cntf)si; v-! Fashionable liats and Shoes, t v. CbttonlCardsNoib, at jbne dollarv . - ?: icraw; Bonnets, at 3 and 4 clollarsii .'f, Raleigh, July 38, 1823. 43-3t f t BANK, STOCK? OK CREDIT. .- i ONThursday the"j21st of Agst next; - : (be'rThursday of the tnty ; . Court,) one : hundred : and . ninety-four Shares Stock of the StateBank bfNorth-: Carolina, and iiftr-sbt Shares Stock oC :; the Bank of Cane-Fear; belonging to the estate of Daniel Cress,lt.of Sal isbury. easedi will be sotdidri a 'credit or she in nths. Bonds ;with5 at; least two good; . securities, w ill be -eauired; ana otirer pan ticulars made known on the day 'of sale ' 'c bv the executors. . EDWARD CKr:- r i JOSHUA GAYr Hr V v . .ALEXANDER GRAHAM.: Salisbury. July JI? 18.234-5 STATE OF NOHTH-CAROLlNAi 1 Guilford CouwTyi. v. Jane Short - .s',;. 'i Petition for Divorce.' Aaron Short.. appearing to the; satisfaction of the ; . Court that Aaron Short is-not an iriha Wtant cf this State, it islherefore ordered J that pubbcation be made for three montps r in the Hillsborough Recorder and Raleigh! Register, that ,hej)e and appear beforft " -hk trpnoor the fJuReouri Superior ' Court of Lawv'to be holden fortte Cotin-',;' ty of G uilford, at the Courthouse in the t - town ot ijrreensbbrouirli on.; the'? fourth i Monday afier the fourth Monday o(6ep- . the charges of thaid petition, otherwise ; ;. itwill be taken pro confesso and heard ex parte., - -:V . '.. Atratcopy;:)- : . 44' THOS.CALDVVELL;C,SCi: y NORTH C ARUL1JS Av REGISTER; ' ujvrmb STATES calejvdar. v J a oM.H nr2:JUy'i-. :t: J. I X for the year 1823", was compiled by Jhe ;' V Subscriber.; and published last Winter, at the f Printin-Office of Messrs; Jo&f(&des,& Son,' In the Preface it was announced that shoidd, ?: suffioient ; encouag-einent be given, a sinular. publication might - in future.be anbtiaHy ept? J pected, Ar frUe d&ygn of this publication wasiT ta furnish the citizens g-enerallywith aeon ve , ' nient book of reference, cdntainincr within a j small coppgss,' & at; a tnoderat e; pricermuch' considerable trouBle, b obtained from any of othoue.ftoin'tbe fay bicable, bptnipn ve-, ry eenrally expressed respectinfr the-uncom- monntility;pf thisprk5 the compiler wa le ia beljey, that publfc pW nave.equaueq ms expectation. This expec r V tation, howe .so far from beingrealaedi has i been more than i--joppbmtevvilbi-'-V-,x1 than six months have elapsed since the Ite-y , giiter has issued Amthe ress7-and the sale? ; bisnot yet defrayed t 'expences :vof print b)g: Thus; instead of being ' remun emted ; tor tneir laoor, tne .Editor and the Printer are both out of pocketr Alvery roodcrate compensation would- haver satisfied, bbtb v but neither of them can think of continuing a pubjication which .must subject thera to, a loss. Preparations : have been made for . the publication of a Register for 124 x and for presenting it to the public in a stat if r considerable improvement j'ernbrVicinV the uroll hairA Kuan n imAUJt ill .'jiL- a ' ' . . toerether.with an acCesViori of valuable infor. matipn, which the first did not contain ?-but unless some assurance 6f a more ettensive sale can be; secure,' the project of cbntinu-' - ' f'y ing a Register for N. darolini must be entire- ly abandoned, iff such assiU'ance can h-nKi:V;.- tained in a;reasonable tmie; theworJc,viio ' preparing .'wilt, Jn due season,' beconimitted " -: tothc press. Jrisucb an cyent,St vriUappeii- bv the time fixed for the meeting of the e. ' slaturef this State rand such coniii . jinaybenedwill bient to the several ' ; v rcprcwciiutuvco. inose wno leel -interested in enccniragihgt the Wbrk tJicre referred t are requested ;to inform the Bubscriber bv' ' ri ( pics uiey are ywuung w u.kc j and it m d. slrable that this shouJ4 be lone with as liftl all ouglitfto . be in the press before thcUt of September. ; . - . V:1 COLIN M'lvEtt. ; Tayetteyille; July V.; Va BLANKS : - Of ali-kindi 'may be haS ' at th ' -4 I T ., 1 If' " . - I 4 y T Hi I- 5 : 1H 4 - V . i ,i is .: f .1. .-y'v--. 'tfe 1 ' - v 'll. f : A- r -A.AfA:
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