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i -'ii ' ' ".: "ft .r". .7 '"SB"""""!!''!"'1 . - l - . J - fr -; '-s.tev:T' 'i v-'-.-. ,V---"' ""- ' v- .-, . .. . . ' . ' w m'' - .-m-mmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmm r , - -- , , nrm-i. . ... i i.r .IM , .. ! , - ' : - - ' . ' - , ; - z -Y-rV . - . . - r ""- - v l.v ----- . v.v, , , .. - - -. - . Oars arc tlic plans of lair dellglittnl peatcViitrarp'd toy party rage, to live If brothers." VOX-. Xli. SATUROAT, OCTOBER 26, 1839. 1 BDITOR AND PB OP It IE TOR. So8CiF'tJqi, three dollars per annum one lilf in arnccr r . : tk Persons resiling without the State will be recmirett Py the waox amOun Vf the year's aubscnp""" in auTance. WlATES OF Jin VEItTMSIJrC. 1 Tofery 16 L'nes (this size type) first insertion ne dollar; eacn suosequem insertion xst cents. Qourt Orders and Judicial Advertisements: will "h chanred 5 per cent., higher and a deduction of S3i per cent, be made fton the regular YertV VauLhn prices foi-'adrertisersby the year. iliLl j rfr I.sttkbs to the Editor must be nost-nauu f .. B E RN A RB B tf p U Y NO. 10, FAYETTEyiLLE SyaET , KEEPS constantly on &anuY a' rich: extensive and fashionable assortment of Watches. Jevr lry, Fancy Good and Perfumery. Also, Musical Instruments, fine Guns, Pistols, Canes, and Whips, Ro'ers' fine Cutlery and Steel Pens, which he sells tjreu IToric Prices, t Clocks and Watches - repaired in his accus tomed superior manner Alikinds'-of Gold and Sil ver work manufactured to order, in the most approv ed manner. OldUold and Silver taken in exchange. February, 1839. - 14 f jTery Valuable City Propfelrtyo cj-roiasAaLB.co THE Subscriber, desirous of moving to theWest, offers for sal tbat very valuable ltoperty, in the City of Raleigh, known as the (CITY H OTEL ; Tegetber with the Out Room,' Furniture, &c, &c. This Establishment is in complete repair, and the purchaser can enter into immediate possession. There ard in the House, and connected with it, 28 Kooms, all well furnished; capacious Stables; a two Story.brick Kitchen, fine Gsiden, c The great improvements making in this City, as the Hail Koad "SiaWs near to completion, render this JEitaWishment of great value. The Bank ; of Cape Fear is now erecting a large Brick House for the use of its Branch, within a few steps of the Hotel, and its'oroiimity to the Court House is well known. A farther description of the Premises is deemed un-j neccsarr, as those disposed to purchase can exam ine for themselves. DANJ.EL MURRAY. Kaleigh, September 10, 1839f 46 Wo tic e XWILL offer for sale, for Cash, at the Court House door in the Town of Statesville, on Mon day, the 18th day of November next, the following Tracts, of Land, or so much thereof, as will be suf ficient to satisfy the Taxes due thereon, for the year 1837, Ugethcr with all legal costs for selling the same, to wit: - K l837.lCBXS.T0LtS.lcTS, John C. Dunoan, William F reel and, JohuKlutts, , Jane M unlock, Vincent Reid, -Margaret Watts of Thorn, .4 FOR SAIiE a COMFORTABLE Two Story Dwelling Xl. House, on w ummgion oireei, in toe uuy of Raleigh, at present occupied by Messrs. O liter aadPATTOs. The House has sixboms, a large front Piazza, a good Garden, spot,' and all necessary nt-houses. For termsppiy.to ; , rAIEli MURRAY. Raleigh, Septembef" id;.' 1839. 46 Joshoa Brineear. JosepU Hair, TBasil Summers, .Sarah-Tucker. Peter Vaufrhn. - S Joseph Allison, George W. Allison, Thomas Coudrey, John M. Campbell, Elisha E. Journey's interest, Thomas Moss, Jr. Stephen Wiles, Anderson Johnson, Amos Gregory, John Dowel!, ' David Lackey, Zedekiah Pope,, H J3enjamin Munday, Hancel Hicks, John H. Smith, Martm A. Wallis, David Dummire's interest, James Hooper, John Pendergrass, William Clme, Elisha K. Johnson, Robert Sampler, John Browning, John Stewart, Reuben WoodsiJes, James Jones, Eleanor Martin, Peter Brawley, k Archibald York's Heirs, John r. Cook, Senr. Zadock Deaton, John Fleming, Henry Irwin, r James LaslejTfpr Clendening's GeorAe Morrtsoa, Andrew Naili J. M. BOGLE, Sherift September 25. 1839; 49 Pr. Adv't $15 TJiXHE SUBSCRIBER, having been salisfactorUy 4sk engaged for more than three years iu attending Feels encouraged to say to the public, that her HOUSE isd STABLES are well furbished for ths reception and accommodation of those who miy be pleased to call. E SMITH. AH the STAGES arrive at and depart from my House, where Seats are secured, and no ex ertions spared to sive genera! satisfaction to Pas- seogers. ' i QjMy Residence is on the corner of Gillespie Street, the Lot Jbrmerijr occupied by Mrs. Barge, convenient to the Market and near the State Bank. Fayetteville, August 14, 1 839. 42 3m. GENERAL, AGENCY ,'' V AND COMjlllSSiOJrBVSMJYES s. . . -- J fTtHE Subscribers have formed a Copartnership X under the Firm of Frixmabt cc Stitbs. and offer their services to the. public as Genml Agpnts im vuiuuiiBBiuii lucrcunuuk nyyiy, lur iuc pic cent, at the Store of Messrs. W. & A. Stith. E. B. FREEMAN, W. A. STITH, A. B. STITH. Raleigh, May 4, 1889. 27 JUST received, at the Store of Blows, Show $ Co., a very large assortment of Ladies, Misses and ChUdren'sas&ona&fc Shoes, of Philadelphia oitke. Raleigh, October 1, 1839. 49 6w Alt. Pleasant and Danbury for sale GTnHE Subscriber offers for sale his two Traets of J I T ' A 1 I - I 1 1 1 sv jana, siiuaiea in a nne neignoornoou on unit River, Rockingham County, North Carolina. . The oiOttnt Pleasant Tract contains 1700 acres, sixor seven hundred of which is cleared with about one hundred acres of river few grounds; also a new and commodious Dwelling, with all the necessary Out Houses, fine Garden, well selected Orchards, excel lent Water, and a first rate Milt Seat. The Dan- bury place contains 1000 acres, of which 500 are u nk?r fence, with about 125 acres of Creek and River bottom. These lands are well adapted to the cultivation of Corn. Wheat and Tobacco, and for beauty of situation, and purity of atmosphere, are unrivalled in the Slate. Persons wishing to see the place will apply to Mr. Rawley Gallaway, who will take a pleasure in howing the premises. ALEX. HENDERSON. October 1. 50 2m. Pleasant Hill for sale, I now - offer for sale, the very desirable situation on 4frhich I reside, in the Eastern part of the City, containing 2 3-4 acres of land, on which is a large and com fortable Dwelling House, built this season, in the latest style, with all necessary out houses, new Car. riage House and Stables, a fine Garden, yard, well shaded, and an excellent well of Water. The pro peity will be sold'low, and, if desired, , possession given immerifely , DAVID CARTER. , Raleigh, Augusts VI 839. 50 (O Jn my absence, Mr.' Wm. Psck will act a my Agjsn to whom persons, desiring to purchase, will pfeas make application D. C. For Rent, THE ensuing year, the Plantation in the Wes tern parjt of Wake County, known as the West Tract. . For term!, apply to J. GALES. ' Kaleigh, Oct. 1,1839, 49 - 200 . I f 26 200 80 416 2 16 100 20 195 2 74 182 158 100 86 172 48 184 30 lUW i 58 160 - 14 '87 78 322 2 68 120 1 44 74 76 88 84 550 2 30 155 -1 6 444 2 3 ! 80 13 55 79 40 80 -69 16 100 16 230 56 54 1 9 150 16 ,128 90 97$ 86 130 91 138 92. 18$ 24 200 72 307 62 50 8 90 22 257 3 69 105 15 100 16 296 64 100 44 " 130 26 -ISffS -I64f - 3 26 --iig- ' - 2d 236 ,1 .26 128 1 1 134 43 J. H. It IT TE It, SCBGEOH DEKTIST, BEGS LEAVE to present his very grateful t hanks' tti ther Public generally for the very liberal support heretofore oesloWed on him in the tine of his profession and begs a continu ance, and now wishes call the attention of the Public generally, as well as Parents and Guardians, to tlie 'great impfirtante oftimely attention to the" teeth" of their chjldren, to have them properly cleansed and regulated in time, so they may ever afteftake' a regular course and a proper fixedness, as U is for life they either suf fer ornjoy the benefits timely regard there to, as well to beauty as to comloitd,. indeed, lasting, liealtb. -"'r,. , His profession is that ot uentai surgery m an Us Vast sndomprrcatedfwms.-wth all fnodem improvements, as well as many inventions of hts own, exclusively ' He imkeS and selsall krud of metallic teetli, they being incmiptdl,Jrom one to a . wuoie sec, . wii n or w-miou : n wn euros. No matter what difficult .may present Itself, he wiil overcome it at once safely, with out pain or damage, and give to. each- tooth t very impression of nature, in all its beauties, and can offer the best authority from all on whom he has operated, at nis omce, between vta ana 10th streets, Pennsylvania Avenue, where he invites the Public; to call and examine his pre parations and operations for themselves, when he will be leased to exhibit specimens pf his art to all who may wish to see them, as he has the most complete set of machinery,instruments, and tools for all purposes of the kind; and he otters to supply all other Dentists with teeth, from one-to a-full set, as may be required. Washing-TDK Citt, OcWl5, 1839. 51-3w. MR. McQUEEX'S ADDRESS. CONTINUED BIORUS 3IUI.T1CAULIS. fip have a few Thousand Moms. Multi fLBlj caulis Buds, for which 1 would be glad to get one Cent per Bud. t JNO. J. CHRISTOPHERS. r I ORHS MULTICAIIUS -I wiil sel ILv A 40 or 50 thousand buds of the Morus Multi caulis at one dollar per hundred, and will furnish Silk Worm Eggs without charge to persons pur chasing my Trees. I will also sell two or three hundred Roots, with 8 or 10 inches of stem, at 20 cents per Root. I can have them delivered on fair terms.at 100 miles distance, if the quantity purchas ed will justify. Address, S. ALLEZi. Snow Camp, Orange County, N. C. 10th Mo. 2d, 1839. 50 5 1 Fayetteville Observer 5t and forward bill, as above. BEAD AND PROFIT! TIE following Letter from - the Hen. Bsyeblt Tcckkr, Professor of Law in William & Mary College, Virginia, was recently received, and affords very strong evidence of the'efficacy of Becewith's Anil-Dyspeptic Pills, in ths disease for which they were desigi ed : LttU Springs, Virginia, Aug. 7th, 1 839. Sir: As accidental meeting with a friend of yours has determined me to offer you the acknowledge ments which I have long felt to be due from me, for tho benefits I have received at your hands. Four teen years ago I was left by a' most malignant fever with a diseased liver, a disordered digestion, and a constitution in ruins. ' My Physicians permitted me to hope that with care and prudence I might drag on a few years' of precarious existence, and assured me that the least indiscretion must be fatal. Soon afterwards I found myself becoming dyspeptic, and became acquainted with all that indescribable mise ry which dyspeptics alone can know. This, as usu al, grew upon, me, though less rapidly than in most cases, ' because a consciousness of my danger put me on my guard, and experience had made me familiar with the proper management of myself. By the constant use of the most approved remedies the pro gress of the disease Was retarded, and my life was - made tolerable, but not comfortable. . I rarely ate two meals in regular succession, and for some hours of almost every day, was incapable of any exercise of thought or feeling. A peevish impatience of ex istence occupied my whole mind. . - . Two years ago I met with your Anti-dyspeptic Pills, and confiding in the accompauying certificates of respectable gentlemen whom I happened to know, I took them according to directions. The result is that I now eat what I please do what I pleasesleep soundly and enjoy life as much as any mail living. Your young friend, who has been with me a week, will tell you that he has never seen my strength or spirits flag, pr my elasticity of mind or body fail for a moment. For this it gives me pleasure to say vou have mv thanks, and to add the assurance of my high respects. B. TUCKER. Dr. Beckwitk. 49 ' A valuable Plantation for Sale. ineir bright spires to heaven.' on scenes uaw shaded by the grpwtliofthe forest and There is scarcely any enterprize on , by ;t,,e miserable hoyeh-thQ passions of;the earth, Avhich is considered -worthy of the i ag would be meliorated nnd softened, the interest of a free people, but lifts ts droop- ; feelings of the people would be chastened ing crest and rises to a lefiy height of pros- an(1 enlarged, and our manners and langua perity, beneath the genial influence of as- ges polished and reBnedY sockted effort. The sacred counsel of The tie of association wields a - creative wisdorn and peace, which are to sooth the power 'and influence by the continually cir expino? Bosonj, and to raise the emancipa- 1 culated-syrapathies of its members a re- tied spirit to realms of eternal light, are i ciprocity of Literary favors and beneGts is propagated and planted Junder the benign ! established . among the members of such a wino- of associatetl efTart" Tin van wish ta Society, which never woukl have existed ' ... .. . ,f . j ft ---a-; - Temples dedicated to science would raise 1 and scattered in isolated and rinconhectea Swift Creek Iuid for Sale. THE Subscribers, having qualified as Executors to the last will and testament of EJinm Lewb, deceased, hereby request those having claims against the Estate to present them for settlement; and those indehted, to make payment. - f They offer at private sale,; the Tract of lAind near this place, lying on Swift Creek, 8 or 10 miles north of Tarborouirb. and 12. or 14 miles south of Enfield, containing about 2,000 acres. A conside rable portion of this Land is cleared on which are several settlements with Dwelling Houses, -and is so Vituated that it may be divided into 3 of 4 good "'farms, it purchasers desire it. ' Person's disposed to '.!- I 1 1 . II i. .Uli C -uurcuuse vruuiu uu wen iu ciaunuo tun iiuvi ui Land; There are several Marl beds on, and near the Land, by which it may be greatly improved. A reasonable credit Will be given the purchasers, upon their giving approved security. JNO. W. LEWI8, 7 THOS. C. HUNTER, V Mt. Prospect, Edgecomb County, Octoberr 1839. $ OA Jt Ex's. Private school for Misses, will be opened on the second Monday of January, in the house to be occupied by the Rev. M. D. Freeman near Wake Forest cJtleg. TWfHiplk will board wh Mr. Freeman, and will be under the tuition, and constant care of Mrs. White, who will board in the same family. The number of pupils will be limited to 20, and those who may wjsh to enter the School, must ap ply before the 25th of December. Board, washing, &c. per month $10 Tuition in the common English Branches, per session of five months '. 15 In the higher English Branches 18 French and Latin $5 in addition. Music 15 Address the Subscriber, W ake Forest. JOHN 11. WHITE. October 5, 1839. 51 3 w Fashionable Hat Cap Store, Jfo.25. AVERY handsome, as well as large stock, of both the above articles, for sale at their usual low price.. BROWN, SNOW A Co. Raleigh, October 1, 1839. ,49-6w To Undertakers. : k very valuable Plantation on Tar Riverjs now JTJL offered for sale on accommodating terms. The Tract contains 2,1 83 Acres, and is in Edgecomb County, 1 0 miles above Tarbero. "A particular 'description is deemed unnecessary, as itis presumed ' the purchaser would wish to examine the Lfend per sonally, before buying; but the fact may be stated with confidence,that the Land is equal to any On the River, and the Plantation is in good onler for farm ing. The - Stock, Crop, Plantation Tools, Wagons, Carts,' 4cr Jr& will be sold with tho Land. ' Persons wishing to purchase will please apply to .Thbophiitjs Pabkeb, Esq. Tarboro or to Mrs. Elxaso Hitwoon, Raleigh. October 14. 1839. 51 (Xj Tatboro Press will copy. 1EALED Proposals will be received at the office Ql lhe Intendant of Pohcean theOily of Raleigh, for building a Market House and Town Hall, until Friday the first of November. A plan of the Build ing can be seen at the office of the Intendant afore said. Octobor 8, 1 839. 51 3t Building Scltes for sale. CjTfJHE owner of the following described lots in sUin thet Eastern suburbs of this City, having been frequently applied to recently, to sell them, 'now of fers for sale, to the highest bidder at public auction, 1st, the Lot of ground, at the termination of New born street, and fronting the Capitol, containg 18 acres the highest and believed to be the most beau tiful and eligible spof for building in or about the City. 2d. The Southern half of a acre j0jjing Northwardly, and nearly adjoining the jtbavetor which is a small improvement, a'good VellandTui onen'OnArnr itf RtaniCt. ' The above Sale' will be, made wiAoutFjrtet4 the Court House in this establish a Road, to cut a Canal, or to open some Btreato, "which i to bear upon its gen erous, bosom the precious fruit of a, farm er's annual toils t Tile laudable undertak ing' must be- accom plidhed b v hsv resistless iprce oi associated eiiorU Yes, tne!';Uhierf Magistrates; of the nation are elevale1 to Uieir high places, and hurled thence again candidates for popular favor amrdistinc- tion are raised to general acceptance and effectually put down Banking and other commercial institutions are established and signally prostrated the cause of Temper ance, and ot every other cause within the range of human thought and of human care, are both advanced and depressed by the ef ficacious influence of public meetings, con ventions and : associations. Is it expected, tha5cierrce g,nd Literature and Education, are to form exceptions to the extended cataloffue of human interests, and force their way to solid strength and permanent prosperity without other assistance than such as mayrflow from their own superla tive and persuasive excellence? This ap pears rto be the reigning sentiment of the public, at least in Nortli Carolina. For where is there within the limits of this State, the voluntary association of individ uals permanent in its character, fervid in its spirit,' and active in its exertions, which has been constituted and organized for the: .avowed purpose of fostering; the interests of Education, or of any brauch of general! ocience or JLtteniture. Very true, yop have had Historical Societies and Literary Insti tutions, and other Education Societies with titles as long and imposing as the Dutchman s name the" superscription of which occupied more of the paper than the letters which were directed to him. But where are those associations ? Transient as the vernal shower, and fleeting as the dew of morning, they have faded from the roll of living things, and belong; to there- cords of,the past. No association of prac tical service to the- interest of Literature and Science now exists in the State of North Carolina; no public spirited Society, which might serve to hedge in by its active and beneficent care, the sensitive "and fra- 4V j a grant uowers oi genius which spring up within our borders ; which might serve to incite matured intelligence to active opera tion for the public good; which might stimulate youthful talent to essay the strength of its early pinions ; which might preserve Irom oblivion many interesting facts and productions which are occasion ally elicited in the intercourse and opera tions of life, and which might disseminate extensively among the people, sueh liter ary documents, and productions as would renovate the aspect of letters in this depart ment of the Union, and convert our pres ent dreary surface into a Literary Arcadku It is by a communion of counsels, sympa thy of feelings, and unity of action, that Science, Literature and general Education, must be prospered and advanced like every other pursuit in life. What means within the range of man's powers of invention, would tend more largely to give fresh im pulse to the cause of Literature and Educa tion in this State to impart a new com plexion, tone and character to public feel ing, than a Society organized at some point within Ker comprehensive borders, whose professed object should be to encourage and expand these inestimable interests ? To such ah association would be presented, a broad and productive and inviting field, in which to accomplish solid and durable benefits for its country, and to accumulate laurels of imperishable vendure to ardorn its ov brow It might rescue from the spots overdue broad surface 'of 'the State, rendered inefficient ' and , uhbroducii ve ;bv the want of some potent OTperat brin them into vigorous play. Provide that im petus, and the tree of litbraturr,will bud arid blossom like the vernal rose 'itij : ricVy a vored fruit will be suspended front its nealthi ful branches, in luxurious and mvrtingic1usi tersy for the benefit and gtatidcajion of her own sons and her character"teUl jftnerge i n to an enviable notoriety, froin theVdatk ness which now hovers oyer it, like an Elysian landscape after the shades of night have been dissipated by the blushing splen dours of the morningsun. . - . Upon whom can the holy task of build ing up deso sacred interests in this Slate by the efficacious charm of mtiifedelLer- tiork more anaronrintp.lv derulve thaff.'b'h ?1 wuiiSst'of her sons io Jiave Wrtici nited uca uvur iuu tuau, lur ine guuu auu gtury i i"TTI,i t "T wrting earn apiHIt BBJ."'"?i under any other circumstances a benevo lcnt collision of intellectual powers is thus produced which arouses the . torpid from thetf lethargy which encourages the dif fident ta actionwhich attracts' the seclu ded TtrtaofleUers iVjm- Ui a cellof hisre; uremeni, to amuse-nis inwAicyiai-y rcsour . trart nnri trinn mantr nraoinnv t j ria r r n is Cityv on Motiaaf ibShi Jhs.i; n. uiJ, Znu- (fl day of November next, being Court week. A cYedMTr - i of 6 months wiil bo given arfjliond an J security re quired. FREEMAN Sf STITHS; ' - Jlucfrs. Raleigh, Octohe&oY 1859. 51 C3 Standard,-3 "weeks. lExecutive Office, Raleigii, Octobers, 1839. ALLEN R. BUSH, of Marianna, Florida, is ap pointed Commissioner of Affidavits- for said Territory, by Gov. Dudley, agreeably to the 21st Chapter of Revised Statutes of North. Carolina, of which 'appointment,' by 4th Section of said Act, each ilerk of a Court of Record, within this State, i to, take notice. . .Attest, -'j? 1 1 it XK IMf"v- .P)rtt 'Secretary. xvA Jonrsbi; on Wilmington Street, near the Capitol Square, in this City, offers for sale THREE HUNDRED MORUS MULTICAULIS TREES, beinff frornnS to 9 feet high, and the wood well ma- tured. Theuds were obtained from France, and are the real, genuine, article. Raleigh, October 10, 1839. 50 4t JOU'JPniJYTMJYG EXECUTED at this Office with neatness nad despatch. t tivdl scpn be irrecoverably lost. It might imperf conclusive inforrAalion to the world, respecting incidents of a Revolu tionary character, which are intimately associated with the glory of the State. " It might forever tear away from the public fame of some of her darling . and patriotic sons, that thin veil of uncertainty and doubt, which has been woven bjr the fingers of a malicious and satanic jealousy. At its an nual meetings, it might also set apart ques tions in general Science aud Literature, with a view to draw forth from their living repositories, those choice treasures and be neficent lights, the hoarding up f of vvhich consumed many years and much treasure. It might too select topics of general interest in-the department of Education, for the. purpose of eliciting public Addresses and private dissertations from its members. It might insUtate-qofrespondence with the Literary ocie; of other .Countries and States, ami it mightreceive and dissemi nate such information at home, as would fan into a flame of inextinguishable' and, commanding" splendour, the present smothered embers of Literary ardour. of his country, and which preserve for the benefit of the passing and of future genera tions, those illuminating suggestions which frequently fall from the lips of men oCge- nius, in the glow of the passing moment, and which would be otherwise consigned to perish without leaving a perceptible trace behyid them. 'jfhe Royal Society of London, in the splendour and value of its contributions to the Literature and' Science of Britain, and in the imperishable celebrity of its mem bers, has,raised a monument to perpetuate the glory of its character, which will out live the pyramids of Egypt, and survive the wreck of the most stupendous fabneks which royal munificence has erected. Yet, vasits origin so - humble and obscure, as scarcely to excite observation. The French Royal Academy1 of Science, which has communicated the warmth of the genial beams of knowledge to distant shores and countries, was indebted for its birth, to an accidental "-meeting of private individuals which ocedrred at a public inn m Paris. The Royal Society of Antiquaries in Lon-; don,' which has separated from the useless lumber of the times, so manv of the most precious fragments of the Literature of past aes, was so insignificant iu its earlier la bors, as neither to merit nor receive even the smallest share of the public attention. There arc also Literary Societies in many of the States of this .Confederacy, which have powerfully contributed to elevate aucU adorn the character of American Literature, and which, like the foreign associations just referred to, had almost imperceptible beginnings. But they have continued to grow and strengthen, -enlarging the circum ference of their usefulness and influence, whilst years were passing away, until they have provided a tower of strength for the interests of Science and Literature, upon which the waves of popular prejudice and the sordid and selfish passions of mankind have wasted their energies in vain. They have ushere4 wonders into the world, at the first appearance of which, the young and inexperienced stripling in Literature shrinks back with the same sensations of amazement, with which the inhabitant of our Western forests starts back at the first view of the. Ocean. In this State, there are citizens whose attainments would have reflected lustre on the reputation of any age or any country; but because there is no common purpose, object, or interest, to draw them together in one solid mass, where their views could be exchanged and compared, their literary experience revealed, and the interesting facts in their possession made known to each other and to the world, we are exposed to the humiliating charge of being afflicted with a literary pauperism. If the accom plished sons of North Carolina could be brought together, at stated periods, by an imerious sense of interest or of duty, .or by the patriotic ties of fraternal associa tion, the character of the State would be elevated both at home and abroad ; for the fact would be clearly demonstrated to our selves and to the world, by the labors and productions of our citizens, that this State was not the Arabia Deserta of polished in telligence; but that it was,. on the contrary, a land in which the sweetest flowers of Literature might bloom, and where its most delicious and inviting fruits might be reared to perfection. The war of the Revolution,, by bringing the intellectual giants of the country togeth er at tire different points of legislative de liberation, raised the character of the United States for eloquence and ability in the coun cils of peaceful wisdom, as high as, it did for deeds of heroism and hardihood in the field of martial strife. Britain, and other foreign nations. were not alone astonished at the brilliant Speeches and other produc tions of American Statesmen, who were drawn together from the different parts nd extremities of the Union by the magnet of common perils and common Interests, ai one central point of deliberation. The peo ple of this country were themselves amazed at the sudden' revelation4 of intellectual re sources which had been formerly hedged in by State lines and exerted within the re tired shades of local theatres. Thus it is with. the literary talents ? and acquirements elegant and diversified attainments and cor rect taste of her enlightened sons, arp now hid in the depths of retired life, buried-under; the mass of professional engagements ors wmcn now Irom this insutuUQn- a Seminary, which'has been established. and r sustained through all tcicissitudeV';T Jo tune, by the watchful solicitude ai4 iartat ? munificence of tlie SUle-'t."H6WcbuU'jhV.-Alumni of this Irslttulioa. illustrate their own public spirit in a more conspicuous and impressive manntr ? How could they possibly apply the , intellectual treasures which they have borne away fiom this Inr slitulioh, to a nobler and1 more hallo wed purpose Is IIow could tliev make a more splendid return to the public for the. benefits which they have derived from the endow -inents of .this University ?, And fo what way, could they m anifest the affection which they cherish for the scene of their early laJ bbrs and associations, in a more honorable and imposing manner, than by forming art association which should annually convene at this place; for the avowed purpose of waicmng over, ana promoting me literature of the State ? ; ' '-. -; The veterans of' the American devolu tion, after the drcle'of'our'i.mie been completed by a successful conclusion of that ever memorable strnggje; wefe senst bly affected at the ' thought4 of the dden . severance 'of those ties, which; had been formed and cemented by a long association in eomrftOTV hardships, sacrifices andllari gers, and for the purpose oT periodically reviving their heroic sympathies vitU each other, and of preserving that correirpend ence of affecuo which would result from the efficaciousovfer 6t an'dceasrtohal in tercourse, theyr established the society of the Cincinnati. But notwithstatiding the ohject they had in view, was equally sanc tified by the sacredness of the purpose up on which it was founded, and by the hal lowed pleasures which were communicated to the war-worn bosom, by the occasional meetings which the held, these tried 'and accepted patriots were severely censured by a rigid, if hot fastidious spirit of Repub licanism, for; the establishment of an asso ciation which drew a broad line of separa tion between! the Military and Civil .pro fessions, and i tor that principle of exclu sivenesa. which entered as a prominent in gredient into the essence of its constitu tion. ' ' ' t : ' Against the force of such an objection as t his; tle Alumni of this University -might studiously guard any. association which may be hereafter formed byHhem, by inserting in the code of its regulations, an article, which would render admissible by the cbh ;scit of a majority of its members, any dis tinguished citizen of this or of other states, whose moral character, "literary qualifications- and general reputation, might prom ise an accession of strength to the bodyV And where, permit me to inquire, is there any locality in this State, more admi rably suited to the labors and delibeialions of such an assembly, than the theatre of your early intellectual struggles. It arises to the judgment invested with a combina tion of attractive circumstances, to which no other situation in this State -can make the remotest pretensions. For it has-been already dedicated in a solemn1 manner to the guardianship and advancement; of the best interests ef literature, and the -Society would only tend to consummate and expand the grand designs for which the Uhivershy itself was originally called into beirig. This Institution is , wi Uidrawn . from' the bustle of active life, and . present- to . the philosophic eye, one spot ? of verdant re pose one peaceful and serene abode,- which is neither poisoned by the, sordid passions and selfish cares of the, worjd, tier molest ed by the boistassm, vf7CjjV rations, tha jar.. ri ng interests and maddenTngotnfes which pervade lhe circle jot political editen tion. Here, the tree drinowledge:nay b;hedg ed in by a strong and impassable enclosure, and. may grow and extend its branches in security and in strength; for the benefit of all who may hnneraiU irm't or pint for its. 'shade. . And this secluded spot, by Del ing converted into Cm metropolis of letters, wiil become the most attractive circle in the The obscure and unTrequcnted situation of this -place, which 4 ha ' proved a prolific lonrcf fnbMronsJee a em i nently auspicious to the preservation of of North Carolina. The profouiul learning, four tariguage.-and literature in their primi- tive prity4rce pure streamf lastic reflecwV seldom p by the noxious exhalations vrfiTcli frequently arise from sthe.-'VletL'ool of party pqlitrcs, i ... - I I- ' 7 1 - o 1
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 26, 1839, edition 1
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