r . i v':-",-; -.v.-;.v i,lt-j , ,0POS ALS FOR A NEW PAPFJl, TO BE PUBLISHED TWICE! A WEEK. Office of ih Raleigh Iferrtster, C October I. 1823. , Tbat a people who are self-governed j5(f ctfiwteieuuea ; wno nave ine im pciiite choice of .tlieir Legislators; res nMbie periodically to their constitu- wlio have formed their own con ditions, and have the right of amend - ip. r han2nir anu even annum njr jnem : TJg are individually liable toear arms, tifl to p.y taxes when demanded by I the constituted authorities selected by Lw.5drs that such a people ousrht 'i b fn'lv and frequently informed Ton Restate "of public affairs, of their do ippuc concerns' as well as of their fo reign fe!?tions, is a self-evident propo rtion. J otters ana laws, lanjjuages and theorieji, arc taughtln the schools ; lat it is from the free and general cir .'nfinn of "Newspapers Only, that a iust knowledge can be -acquired of passing cTPTt vori a true estimate formed, by 'h their conduct, of the 'merits cfpnbhc men. It is now four and twenty years since i'fte establishment of the Raleigh Ke- eisTER a term of time comprising one yf of the whole period of the .Indcv-' peruler.ee ol tnis 3 anon, ana more man No-tiiirds of the period which has in tenened since the adoption of ,tlie Conr ftifition of .the Unitea States. About the date of tlsr establishment of this pa per, and subsequently, several other pa pers were commenced in tins state, vlsere, previously, tne circuianon or Kew?naper5 was very limited, andpret- rj nuicn Vonfined to the main post nites. The support of so many 'pa pers shews, that a certain' value is put upon them by. the people, and it is hop ed their beneficial influence has corres ponded with the support which has been given to them. , ". In the outset, the, establishment of a Xetvspaper herewas an experiment of doubtful success, nit was necessaritj' zm on a small scale, and limited to veel.ly publication Indeed, at that iiune, there was but a small portion of j w.,.A A.,,ol V1 annv Counties which a Newspaper scarcely ever penetrated. - ' "With the lapse of time, the State has undergone a great change. Its resour- ; cts are praduall y developing ; education is more and more cultivated ; public iptrit is . consequently'enlarjred 5 and florth-CaroIina is assuming, if slowly j Jtt surely, the rank in the Union to frhich her rektive population, her poli- tiral 'disinterestedness, anil the private virtues of her citizens, entitle her. During the same interval, the post- toutes have been greatly multiplied, and the transmission of tte ' mail W bee. ! accelerated and made "more frequent, in every part of the estate. . Tlie considerations, as well of a mo nl as of a physical nature, -Hvhich we We thus briefly sketched, seem to de mand, rather than ...recommend, (after u 1, e zf..nc k 5 H?ahlihVnrn nf n .Tmimal of more fre-l lent publication than once a, wcek.j 1 leldmg at length to the suggestions Vich have long impressed upon the ilind of the Proprietors of the Register tis necessity, he undersigned. Co partners in the Bookselling? and Sta tiopery, as well as Print in;' Business, lave determined to commence the pub lication of a! Newspaper twice a week, on the third Tuesday of November next .(tlie day after the meeting opur Gene ral Assembly) on the terms , stated ,bej The considerations, of a general na ;ire. which have led t& this determina tion, .have-been already stated. ' To vhich may be added the followingi "in Under the presen arrangement, it l;as too often been a subject of regret, "'AiiAews sometimes oi greai iniere&i to our readers, becomes stale before it a be imparted to .them!;.: it reaches !taci tlirouh traditionary: channels! ;cner thanrthe Kewspapersconyeys it . ; Jaw-giyers, ,who decreed ;publhc"-ie- its cusiomaryf readers, 'and loses that 'j Vards to persons liftjingui&hed lor lisliof novelty which makes it accepf their. virtdes3 " . t4tle. It frequently happens thatwef.f Under tliis imprp&sion, Ismail occa obliged to'c6mbress Sews witliin ajl sionally . Submit to the public, vxaui rrtjw gndce wjucnought to be ; ted-;i pe7r. 'fbe Deficencie.-beneiolehc pai reat large 5 and. rriaiiV things wnich:l!trioti'smv, manauiinity, heroism; au.: v are desirous pf. publishing, tor, want trreneTOity, in the fontl hope bfsexcit- room, we are,;corhpelIed altogether ,; tb imitation notmerely tfe-rfsii 7nuu in VPter, iottv r -rneration, bUt; those 'who afe Tar ad l , enabIed in tlie proposetl semi- ( Janceii: ,U their career towaidi that tl tates, rmT of. the Debases in' eath ; am!, in the Sum.The'rT to find : room forv infprefmjr matter of a miscellaneous character, which, at present, we arc obliged almost wholly to exclude. A Greater space, is proDOsel,; also, to be atlotted to Editorial matter, including intelligence of a mirely 'domestic or in ternal character. '-Lastly, but riot least, a better veMele' will thus -be afford'Hl fop Advertisements of 'everyv descrip tion, and particularly "for such as, frpm the 'tardiness of a .weekly publication, cannot now obtain a sufficient circula tion to answer the' purposes of .adverti sers, or those to wtiom the Advertise mcnts hre interestinc or important. 'To this plan,. the undersized invite" me anennon anu iavor ei tne citizens of this State, generally, and partifcular ly of those ivho now patronize the Ra leigh IlEGisTEn.' . The. undertaking thus announced will be costly and some what liaiardous ; but it will be steadir ly.ahd perseverindy pursued, with "a firm reliance for indemnification on a liberal support from xour public-spirited and discerning fellow-citizehs. J. GALES & -SON. J TERMS. t':t, Semi-weeklv laleip:l Registers .will- commenw on the 18th day of November next ami he published even' Tuesday and Friday throng out the year, at the rate of Fve Dol lar pet1 annum The register will al?n continue, as nt pre sent, to he published weeHv, at Three Dol lars per annum. Until the editors hear fron; ineir Mioscrioers,rj.tne.,KemjtreeKiy rapert will he sent to all such as reside.in situations, where they can receive it twice a weet, and to all those who can receive the' f'aper hut once a wet sr, tneweeKiy paper will be con- tinued. Such of their friend as shall be cissaiisnea with ims course, wiii imse in make known their wishes as won as conve nient, and they shall he attended to. , Advertisements not exceeding1 15 lin s in serted three fTmes for a dollar, and for every succeeding publication 25 centsl , ' Adver tisements of greater length in the Same pro portion. ' ; IBOK TO8 JTATIOWIL IKTELJL1GEXCSH, ANNALS OF BENEVOLENCE. No. I. f : r On eagles' wings-, immortal, scandals 9y, :u While. virtuous actions are. but bori and ,i." -iThe powerful influence o? exarup'e In' iraoeiliug mankind t ood ur ill can scarcely, escape the notice of the must superficial observer. Numerous cais, in proof, ptesetit 1 thetnstlves dailv. jt i4 Iherefore imthensiiij im porfant to the, virtue and liappiiiess of a coinmuhitv, to Ijave instances of laudab't? actions briuht forward as tonpiruoulv and iu as sfron; n lief as"pmibl in order to "arouse and perpetuate a nonie' emuiaiion iu tne career of virtue. It is to be 1 eirretted car.jr ry i .enlmn . 1111s iiiiuarxniii noiui. a wnicn ha tivrn rise to the morCHviac c??ti- inent expressed in my ihttto. Any atrocious act, perpetrated in a-iy'cur-verof (he United b'fates, in nninedi- an'lvdonrer with all its ermrn-.ii v the npwtai'ers, ami travel; imui ;ew fLimrtfsirp to GfMiiia. and iroio. fi e I Tf - . a. Atlantic to ,he Mississippi : and, n$ if this were noTenough, we hava !(n often detailed in newspapers the en or inifies of- Kurope, NVhcrea1, the knowledge off actions deserving of mi mortality is frequently confined ta the." very neighborhood in- which they are lorn end die?9 This is lauienuble and pernicious; Mankind are to ge nerally trrpida'nd indoiett,aod protie to centre their regards iid cares in self. Thev renutre potent fitium It tu ! elevate their rntnus TO;greai ttpti gio f rioug'acfinns.. Thoe who have vvatch- ! ed lhe salutary effect, in the elevation 'of. mind aihf noble disinterestedness j inspired in youth, by the perusal of .J;the Grecian and liomaii hisloneH, j which abound in instances pi an me :.Teat heroic virtues of patriotisui. puhr Tic spirit, magnanimity, courage, ge I nerosity, &r. will uuhesitafiogly t oiii I cide.in the se opliifons. 'This was well' I understood i bv soineof the ancient effects Should but- one wenlthv in dyjdua!aiuP; T wou!d -gladly flatter myself that there r will be nany wh now hoari's hi riches witH the rasfp of death, be induced to- part 'With a portion of them towards building: a hridge foandinr an' hospital estab lishing or enbrginsr a public, library- rutting a canal lelieving merit suf fering under distress patronizing promising but depressed tateritsJh the arts ofi scienceRpr toward any of the laudable objects in which some of the persons whoe case T; shall fcite, have displayed their munificence, I shall rest satisfied ' that my labors are . . '. . iuiiv rewanlea. . Hut, should my ex pectations be disappointed; I shall at least enjoy the satisfgetion of having made an effort jto eicite apirit which unfortunj?feIv is too rare at present. I shall liot.confine'mysplf to instances n thip side the Atlantic but .shall "ccasinnauy range over a wider spnerei1 and exhibit some select caes. from Great Kritkio and Ireland, where par t rnUrty in the : former, they abound to an extent truly: honorable to that cnuufrv.' " !' 1 An eloquent preacher in Tjosfori, whose - congregation . comprises some of the wealthiest ritrrens of that place, lately made, a feeling address to them, whicidejterves the most serious et: tension of evr. wealtljy. man io Hie vorhi aiy denrly bejoved brethreb,' ;4ys n, oin ot your have in opnes ot 10,000, some 20i:000snme J,01)0, and i ii nt 4f)X 00 ,dlgf?' per annhm. if, you were to dry hie 4, ?s 6, or 7,u00 doFlaVs . per annujj! iti ridi;iiaUs, chari- tMe. 'philosoihtca! 1 purpesj yu trtmld still retain fnr'urte etwuzh to ) e Halle jjtiuT children to ruin them (ss(ve$ What -a field for reflection this opens to a contemplative mind ! 1 What a les.-on to irleu of wealthy who 'are amassing treasures in countless jb'ap for the dehtrnction of their chit jrlren ! Jf we look roufl, in every di jieriion, we shall . find numbers " of yf;ui.ig men who gave the highest pro n.ie of great usef ulness in early life, but have been actuaily ruined in fame and fortune merely by the exorbitant wealth bequeathed them by their pa-' rents,; which tempted ' them into the indulgence of every species of vice and fulty. Those .misguided parents m?;ht .have immortalieVl themselves bv devoiing, during their lives, a, part of iheir fortunes to charitablejjr gene ! ri:!is purpose and hv the remaioder securii iiappioe nere, a net proDaoiy here'iiftr, to tlieir children.. What t'ey hoarded with 6such tenacious graj, their heirs squander kwayj'with orotlisal hand. I I. '(jl'pt'fra Van tfnsselaprvoi the State of New-York, appropriated 5C0 dollar' fier" Mf iio. for three years, .tio wanls' makiry; geolojical survey in' Ih tieij'hborhood. 'I'he three i yt-urs li:ivin elrj!ed lately, he extended his liheraM'Onation for three ) ears . more To h't4 honor various otier instances of liberality are. reconled of hin. 41. Samuel Ji. Elliot, tfsq. of Bos ton, late.y purchased the library! of 1). H. AYaideii, foHnerly American Co'n sul iat Pa ris, whic h he! presented to U a V v ar d ,U n i v e r s ity , y?;(l1l ltcoil ec t in ft contains about 1S00 volumes, chiefly n American . History, and SOU map. 1 do not know the amount of the pdr ehitue, hut believe: it was a very con siderable sum jis the owner estimated itluMo at a verv exorCitaot rate. .. : III. Israel Thorndike Esq. of Bos ton, borne years since j purchased and prevented to; life same University the valuable library of C. D. Ebling Pro fessor at Hamburg, collected with the utmost care, attention, and liberality and directed chiefly towards enabling Mr. B. to write a lustorv or this coun, try; in which he sjient tfije greater part r Boston stands proudly pre-eminent in this ncbe.Ciireer over the rest of the Union. Manv of her wealthy chkens have displayed a princely munificence in the support of pub lic estabiisnroents, and tne promotion oi ob jects of tgre&t tttility.v Individuals in that ci ty 'have contributed as much in a, single in stance for such purposes as all our wealthy men united in Un years. With a few ex- exceptions, ours tuive no ambition for making j "su u4e ot, ilieir wealt h. Their motto seems itd'beH ' ,,v - ' ..- ; '; W ' . ; v 'k."-) JIM plaudo, A ! . Very ifearly patronage thatthe ;aitrff? encs arid iteramre receive in ,r phia is from the'v gentlemen of the! lewnedaCcompahied a with a witKUravyatFtTiur proressior.s, ana iuose in uie uuuuic w xa of his life. Hjs history of; rennsy I vania is acknowledged to be far superior to any account of this State ever publish ed in the English Janage. j iv ;1 W 'fftidfrpv IfazaS -EsfcM respect table ; Oilman ajred about 76 for half a century a citizen of Philadelphia madehis will some timoinceL in which he bequrathed 5000 dollars to the Mo ravian Society of which he is a mem ber. .;nVe society, - about two years a 2(:, havin?j determined on rebu i I di ng their church, he cancelled theljtem in his will, and presented them with the full sum above specified. What a lav - dable example, and how worthy oftb l imitation of; those who are rolling in j wealth ! u ;-;'H ry' : j V.-Of all the cit'zen9 who Hav done honor to Philadelphia, none eve-' more than WmM'plure, Esq. a native of Scotland, but long aresidehf othis c?ry, formerly of the firm ofM'Ciure & Uohertson. He made a bandsouie for tune by commerce : arnl being ardently devoted to the promotion of therts iSc ( sciences, was one of tlie principal foun !er of the Acatlemv otuatural scienf c& in this cityan institution stand inV till 1 Society Mr M'Clure has prftseatdd numerous andsplendM collectionsticif j hooksJ purchased at various tirhei on toe conTinenr 01 Europe, . coniaminjf many of the most valuable works, et4 tapt, on natural philosophy, ' ceology: j mineralogy chemistry and botany i he whole number of yoIume is about 10,000, which . with fie philosophfcal apparatus, and numerous specimens of ihin eraU,' cost 10 or 1 2,000 dollars; ileing an enthusiastic admirer of the Peitalozian system of Education, he sent M rvNeff, and one or two other Gentlemen, at a great expense to this country, to open academies on this' Plan : ana l nave reason io oeneve coutributed largely to their support for some time after their arrival. -'the project failed, virhether fof .vant of pa tronage a radical unsouhdries in the system or the incapacity of the per sons seat her to carry M; Pestalofczi's vieivs into Operation, I cannot deterj wine; "But the failure does not detract an iota fronl thogreat inerit otHhis esj I i fn a bl e c i t i ze'ri j i b in a k i n h i s Wea 1 1 h subservient to the great cause of what Le presumed to be the promotion ot the. illumination arid happiness of his fellow-ineif. : j :'?f . -.:':'.. '' G6-and do thou likewise. ConimiWicaf ions, properly autheu tica f el t add rested Eor the Annajfe of 1 ? ep e I i ce n c e , ' Post officer Phi lad elf piiia,-' will hekhankjuiiv received. lJiihukqfca, GcU 16, 823. :: . j r ' BRITISH OIIDEIUH COUNCIL: ! The llritifch order in council for lay- j ing a dttty of :4s. 3d. sterling per tori j upon our vessels trading to the colo j nies, and ten percent, upon Jtlid other I dutios,:t() liieet 6ur toreirii Hiid : ton-?' nae duties, nil fail tery heavily upon all bulky articies? Upon a cargo ; of lumbet-j it, is saiu,1 that, in some' instan ces, it will amount 'to 30 or 40 percent on rne wnoie. Aiie urjasooyeriiuieui has " been willing that British vessels should be placed upon no better footing, fas to that traded than our own, hut ! wishes to favor the colonial productions, pin whF we rivalled them in tiie.West Indian market, by placing a smaller duty on them, whether brought in their ! or our , vessels. The edect of the new ! tounase and couutcrvailmj; duty will not altogether fall upon the producer, j tout more, neayay pernaps upoa xne xin-tisb-colonist, asVe supply hini with ne cessarles wh icb' lie cannot do without If the duties upon a' cargo of lumber be 30 or 40per cept. th .will, generally speaking, raise the price go Gar. upon himv arid so pf other articles but tca.-: 66 -yrhere they are produced bjr-ario-thef coloriyf 'and are favdred-by the act of Parliament, he willt tiieni perhaps something lower,aridan tlie mea tiine th dillerence between tJSe atnourit; of ! duty paid upon , them and upon the same articles, fcoming from, the Unitett i States wilt operate as a bounty to pro-1 I What Will be tlie cpuW ta be taken I by Conirress,vcanhot feibjreseenJWe have no doubt, that the mercantile class Jjrefer the accepce of trnis tue new isnusn lonnage ana coun- tervaihns: 'duties to tne .lormercom- slate ot th?ps3uheth jtion would ibe wise, Ifupon a broad nai ' " t tional scale, utikreni& H Ifthe qostion'dependeir kL 'f s'trictions prj bur i'iTye-sKouW ot doubt: oflftreir efilcacyi ! Q 5 - . ...... i '.. --t i m - i y INTERNAL, TMPROVEMENTS. t of the ate' of :6r?hCafonnt wjll . hold, their' Annual Alectmata!e?ffa, on the 3d ' Monday in Novear.ber tiitfiOl which, all persons concerned will pleaje take norir.e. J, .GALES; SV. ; .Oct. 22, 1523. i RALKIGfl ACADEV.; v . nriflK Examihatiori of the PubihMale a I - Female, of this ; Academvi will Commence y- By order. VM. l!lLU 3ey. r October 23. JIU1 AMSBOUOU G H, IACAI) EM V fIE semiannual examination of 'the Stu v .iy $ents belongiinpr tp this Institution Vilf corhrfienc on the 10th an close on the llthh November. Parents arid Guardians are re-' guested: to ittehf.'. ;'' r V"4 -l-J- 'VJ,:- f ; f The Erercises of the Institution trill again commence' pft the, 1st Monday in Jariuaryv i'' , 4 WM. liOBARDS. Sec'vl ' Tuesday- fbllowine. v - r trfW ' v . j ;'.'V-v,;-r :r. ; i. The Kjere'stsVe lnsti ,; reSnmed on the 1st Monday of January, 182 " j r, t r WiUiamsboroiuin, Granville Co. ; ; i "v ' ; . -; I October 15th, 1833. , ff5 . 57-its ; ; v: 3(lndrew'&' Joiief't Female. JLcddetthLf, t ! :t TV I lfTXT l mtAT i. -i. . SIIIE ; Semi-anmial, 'xammatio:i will com 1- science,, not uanafly attained bv Female Wiljiamsboio,1 Granville eft, N. C.7 v ' ' Oct.2Qtht 1823J S7-$t h $HOCCO FEMALE AC ABE MY, Examination ofy the yoiinj? Ladies inV .R. the abbve prostitution will cdnmence oft , Tuesday the tlth of November. The conV pany of the Parents iniV Guardiana? of the J fjJtttdents, and of alii; others ; who may v b -pleased to iittendl js respectfully inyited.7v The Exercises of the Institution 11 be resumed.on the 5m of Januar.next.,' S' ' MAItY J. LUCAS1! October 12. .r '-.56 3t . : MIDWAY ACADEMY, . j Inence on AVednesdav the 12th of :No-? ; yemVr, and continue the Jtynb follo-ving :'dayv':'jrT T. ' ' ; ""T" (1 !,ecW3 will : be" publicly; pVe,'sented ':i64hoe';'j: 'iP'i pupils who have completed ieir studies! :and7'.fv ?. who 4vill evince & proeress lrti lit -rat ore and. . i 'V ' , ', . tit In Franklin count u .10 wile i front Lou- y-i" JUffitrg and 1$ miles J ram IVdrrentoni' S-IE Examioatiori of thetudens wilj," v . take place mi Thursday 4nd 'Ffajrr, ;t the "t:h nd th of No1 verpbef.' vf iThere -'V k wiji piinnr. n eaKire on ine jasciay ac ; ujv about; 1-1 r.cJockyA. Mffl'he public aye-- ":' resncttullyujnyitfd - to attendir ': rj.c ExefH4es of the Academy will be 4, resu lied oh the fi.;t -Monday in January; , ' next; under the .superinten'darce of ithe - I Subscriber aledb Mr. George B. Prry,-. ho jh as before assisted the subscriber in Warrentoh. and has bad' the t;bafj of 'K 'iv the HiUiardston and lloitibura: 'TAcade- miesjfcjr the last fou'r.,6riVe yea'rsr;wbet)8'i- v ,'.:l.v he his given very geneyatf sa0sfacitibn.f' ? ; ( ': ,J-l-: -i ;;... Board with all necessaries except i - candle , v ' H-$4Q-)er .scswo'a; Tuition ; 4AS IP per stssioni3 i UCJODer .20,182V .A .57. 2sy 1 TSJrtwM.ri wrtr iwi-tfiTiTBnixw f'. ? 'm?:- ." Raleigh, :"iJcl.'"l,:i823..-'. A GUERABLY to the 2d section of the act' ' -H. incorp5 orating the State Bank of ; N,' Car- I' olina, an Election of nineteen Director's of tlie Princirial Bank, is to taRe place anndally bni T.' the lbt Monday in -December The Stock holders cvf said Bank are therefore called uport . to meet and hold said Election, and to attend i ' to such other bu&ines in reUtioa to the gene - : rsil interests of the , Institution sU may, be! ; judged necessary, '."o.iiVMoh'day'the, 1st "'day o? December at 9 o'clock In the niorriing at thft ' 'f " i BankUnvHaleigh.; IX:': J r.. 'ft.-.'i.. & By order of the Board, .' : ';',- 'I' V ' - - . ' : ? wm ,h. 11AYWO06. Clsa.-' ' ( Ct Such Stockholders ai canaot cooveni- ' endy atteiUd, will plejb to send their prdtu les. , 1 - : v.. . ' .! ' 57-tm W-' TUAS ylyama Universi v .1 fjl JLeetures jo thbf IastiCution will coqi ( Js- riience on the HrtiUondayjn November next, -anu .leruunave i.oe nri wek in llarchJ 1 ' The cdtirse of instruction Viil be" - 1 " ; Anatomy and Surgery, By Dr. Dudley; V 4 Institutes of Uedicine, ; - Df; CaldweuY v TKevfyfind Practice, VZDr-Brownj:-' Medical. Botany, .J Obstetrics and the Dis-.") v," r V ''i' - y ,r cases of Women and ' Chjldren. ; f A , ' ? 1 wr. lucnarasDtU' - Chemistry and Pharmacy , Dr, Blythe: ;f- ; -Assisted b Mr. BtU' Aa hitherto, the Professors will lake th ciurebcy of Ibe State in payment for their" w " ,tT Tickits. ' : 4- , J! H '1 :A f 4 ' nrt Til HTKK Until the 1st; of January, a Negro .VanMnv.' accustemea 10 upoung x au aunea ci Jioc i Wrt-. AntirvtvifW Prrntanc. ' .Jk-:, i! n ft; ''4 . 4- : 1 . . i i . : it 4- if! 1 i i If.: -1 '! 'J' 1: 'Wi1 5f ' '11 i ri r; I1 . ? '-, ," ' ,' h si V. -A ' . I". 4 H ll ... f - - -. c .11 Wii . if'PS3 1 r. vl er returns." .1 lie 'examples, 1 J'tfci ire-offrnino noia . t; . .- hiiiw -irAi" rsemt tmd ?f tie .Jfte WW; Jurist,, iiouot .fail tS prodaWiiliury JS.-.c,-. njW-' - ff?, W"? - " ' ' . l-' -.' :'i i ' - - --i 1 , r.. . . : '1. V