rtproach of republics. Tlic
f;.ecmen of America, when ask
ed for their jewels, rejecting
classic example, point not to
their ' sons, but the surviving
heroes of the Revolution.
You, Sir, have been the Stead
fast friend of liberty in every
period of your life. In youth,
you fought the ' battles of free
dom: in. age, you advocated the
rights of man. You embarked
your life and fortune on the tem
pestuous sea of American liber
ty, when clouds snd darkness
portended the most fatal disas
tars.' Neither the admonitions
of prudence, the precepts of
wisdom, nor tne irowns oi pow
er, could restrain you. Our
Commissioners" at the Court of
Versailles frankly represented
10 ou ine giuumy aspect ot our
1 1 ' . r.
affurs, at that crisis, and advis
ed you not to link your fortune
with ours in the struggle for in
dependence. Your Sovereign,
also, interdicted your participa
tion in the contest. Notwith
standing all these adverse cir
cumstances, at the age of 19,
such was the ardour of your de
votion, you left wealth and
beauty, family and friends, in
fluence and distinction, and all
the fascinations of the most po
lished Court, to encounter the
perils of the deep, and to brave
the dangers of the tented field.
Y'our embarkation quickly
sounded the tocsin of alarm, and
the fleets of France and Great
Britain were ordered to pursue
and arrest you; but, protected
by the Genius of Liberty, you
escaped the eagerness of pur
suit; Your ardent devotion to
this sacred cause, and your
youthful enthusiasm, "touched
a nerve which vibrated to the
centre of Europe."
The Southern States of the
Union, Sir, have strong claims
to your affection. North Caro
lina is the birth-place of Amer
ican Independence. At Char
lotte, in this State, indepen
dence was first conceived, and
first declared. Although His
tory may not have recorded this
fact, yet witnesses still live to
attest it: and we now have be
fore us, in the patriotic troops
of Mecklenburg Cavalry, the
sons of those heroes who made
the bold declaration, that we
were, and should be, free and
independent. South Carolina
was the place of your first land
ing in America. Virginia was
the theatre of your youthful
glory. Forty-eight years havee
iapscd since you passed through
this Slate, to join the Army of
the Revolution. You disinter
estedly lavished your treasure,
and shed your blood, in the
hallowed contest; and, by the
influence of your high example,
you consecrated the principles
for which our ancestors conten
ded. The heights of Brandy
wine witnessed vour valour and
vour sufferings; and on the
plains of Yorktown you obtain-
od a wreath of laurel, which
circles your brow with unfad
ing verdure. Never, never
can we forget the youthful
Granger who, in the darkest
hour of adversity, so generous
ly flew to our succour, and so
gallantly fought the battles of
freedom.
The names of Washington,
home; Lafayette for liberty a
lone. Your ardent devotion to the
rights of man was sealed with
your blood in America, and at
tested by your sufferings in
Europe. Your love of liberty
exposed you to th.e persecution
Lafayette, and Hamilton, will' to adopt my name, 1 can at once
ever be dear to American. patri- admire its actual progress and
otism; and let it be remember- anticipate its future destinies;
ed, that Washington and Ham- convinced as I am that the gen
ilton fought for country and for erous and enlightened people of
of tyranny, and you were cdst
into tho dungeon of Olmutz; but
incarceration could not extin
guish the sacred flame which
fired your bosom. An Amer
ican youth, of chivalrous feel
ings, aided in an attempt to res
cue you from imprisonment,
the attempt was abortive. Op
pression riveted her chains, and
rendered yourx confinement
m..re .oppressive. Amid all the
vicissitudes of your fortune, it
is gratifying to us to recollect,
that your suffering alvvays ex
cited the sympathy, and, on
occasion, induced the mediation
of your friend and compatriot,
the illustrious Washington.
Nature- has lavished her
choicest prison my native state.
We have a salnhrinnc rllmato
..
fertile soil, and numerous rivers,
susceptible of the highest im
provement. I fear, Sir, your
anticipations may not have been
realized. We have neglected
to improve Our advantages; we
have relied too much on the
bounty of the Parent of every
good. But the spirit of Inter
nal Improvement is, at length,
awa"kened; North Carolina may
look forward with pride and
pleasure to her destiny. We
place our confidence in the lib
erality and exertions of suc
ceeding Legislatures. Colle
ges will be endowed, the arts
and sciences will be patronised;
roads will be made; rivers will
be opened; our resources will
be annually developed; and
Fayetteville, at some future
day, may be worthy of the dis
tinguished name it bears. You
have just left, in the Capitol of
our state, the statue of Wash
ington, the master-piece of Ca
nova. Would to God that you
could have visited the Univer
sity of North Carolina. These,
Sir, are monuments of an en
lightened liberality, in Which
we indulge a generous pride.
The darkness of error is van
ishing before the light of truth.
The doctrines of divine right &
passive obedience are viewed as
relics of , ancient barbarism.
Our political institutions are
founded on the sovereignty of
I the people, from whom all pow
er is derived; and here th- jar
gon of legitimacy is not under
stood. We recognize no Holy
Alliance, save that of rcligion&
virtue, liberty & science. The
sun of freedom is extending the
sphere of his genial influence,
South America is "regenerated
and disenthralled ;" thf 'hrones
of Europe arc supported by bay
onets, and must totter to their
fall; and the genius of our coun
try is ready to hail the spirit of
''universal emancipation.
Sir, in behalf of my towns
men, I wTelcome you to our
homes.
To which the general replied
as follows:
Sir: At every step of my pro-
gress through the United States,
I am called to enjoy the emo
en-,!tions arising from patriotic feel
injrs and endearing recollections
from the sight of the improve,
meats I witness, and from the
affectionate welcomes I have
the happiness to receive.Those
sentiments, Sir, are particularly
jexcited when, upon entering the
interesting ana prosperous town
which has done me the honor
North Carolina will continue all
assistance to improve the natural
advantages of Fayetteville and
make it more and more useful
to the State.
Your kind allusions to past
times, your flattering commen
dation of my personal services
-m-r . i -i ! :ii i: -ii
in our common cause, your re- j
membrance ot my peculiar state
and jconnexions, and particular
ly of my obligations to my gal
lant Carolinian deliverer, call
for my most grateful thanks.
The spirit of independence ear
ly evinced by the fathers of the
young friends who so kindly
accompany me, is highly honor
able to that part of the Union.
I cordially join in your wishes
for the universal emancipation
of mankind; and beg you, mv
dear Sir, and the citizens of
Fayetteville, to accept the trib
ute of my deep and lively grat
itude for your so very honora
ble and gratifying reception.
At the conclusion of the ans
wer, the multitude assembled
expressed their admiration by
three hearty cheers.
In the evening the General
attended a Ball between 3 &
400 ladies and gentlemen were
present. In the morning he
received a visit from Mr. Ishatn
iilake, of Fayetteville, who was
one of his body guard at York-
town he then reviewed the un
iform companies, and Mecklen
burg troop received the con
gratulations ot the citi2ene vi
sited the Lodfire, where he was
addressed by Maj. Strange, in
nehalt ot the fraternity, to whom
he returned a neat and appropri
ate reply and at 3 o'clock sat
down, with about 150 gentle
men, to dinner. A variety of
toasts were given, among which
were the following:
The Nation's Guest The only
surviving Major General of the
Revolution.
When this toast was drank, Gen.
Lafayette rose and expressed his
thanks for the welcome he had met
with from the citizens of Fayette
ville, and proposed the following
toast:
Fayetteville May it receive all
the encouragement, and obtain all
the prosperity, which are anticipa
ted by the fend and grateful wishes
of its affectionate and respectful
namesake.
The company rose from the
table between 4 and 5 o'clock,
when the time had arrived to
which the General proposed to
up.part for Cheraw, on his way
to Camden, which place he was
under an engagement to visit on
the Sth inst. for the purpose of
laying the corner stone of a mo
nument to General De Kalb,
who fell before that town on
the 16 th of August, 17S0, brave
ly fighting the battles of his
adopted country.
The General was accompanied
from Fayetteville by General
Williams and Col. Williamson;
Judge Taylor and Maj. Stanly;
a committee from Cheraw, con
sisting of three gentlemen. Who
met him here; a number of the
citizens and the Fayetteville
troop of Cavalry, which escorted
him to the South Carolina line.
Col Ion. A letter from E
gypt, of the 21ist Oct. last,
states that, through the'exertions
of the present Pacha, the face of
this country has been entirely
changed, and, in the course of
three years frqm the first expe
riment, his highness has made
the cotntry this year, yield
300,000 bales of Cotton."
Petersburg Rep.
MARRIED,
On Thursday, 10th inst at the
seat of Mrs. Pugh, in Northamp
ton county, Mr. Andrew R. Govan,
member of the House of Represen
tatives of the U. S. from S. Caroli
na, to Miss Maiy Pugh Jones.
On Tuesday, 1st inst. by James
Overstrect,Esq. Mr. James Sykes
to Mrs. Catherine Pittman, all of
this county.
On Thursday, 10th inst. at En
field, by Jesse H. Simmons, Esq.
Mr. Thomas Mason to Miss Eliza
A. Lane,
Price Current.
MARCH 11. Peters' g. Norfolk
Bacon, - - 6 to 7 6 to 0
Brandy, Apple, 34 60 32 48
Peach, 60 75 55 66
CogniaclSO 200 100 114
Corn, - 175 200 150 160
Cotton, - - - - 15 18$ 13 16
Coffee, 18 22 19
Flour, superfine, 450 475 500
family, - 600 700 600 650
Gin, Holland, - 90 100 90 96
- American, 39 40 35 40
Iron, per ton, - $86 100 90 96
Molasses,--- 33 35 28 30
Rum, Jamaica, 125 150 90 96
Antigua, - 75 100 70 74
New-Eng. 37 45 36 37
Sugar, brown, - 9 13 8 11$
loaf, - 15 23 15 20
Salt, loose, - - 75 48 57
sack, - -' 300 325 300
Tea, Y'g Hyson, 110 125 100 110
Imperial, 150 200 140 146
Tobacco, $3 10 2 J 8
Wheat, 80 87$ 75 0
Whiskey, 25 30 28 30
North-Carolina Bank Notes.
At Petersburg, 2 disc.
500 Dollar Prize.
TICKET combination numbers
20, 28, 37, which drew a prize of
Five Hundred Dollars,
Was ordered at WHYTE'S Of
fice, by a gentleman in Halifax,
North-Carolina,
The no led, thorough-bred Ja
nus horse
TRUXTON,
SO remarkable for
getting capital colts, a
beautiful mahogany
es?-jKs5oav, rz years old this
spring, and possessing more of the
blood of Old Janus than any horse
now living will stand the ensuing
season at my stable; 9 miles from
the town of Halifax, and on the 9th
and 10th days of each month at Joel
II. McLemore's tavern, one mile
from the town of Halifax, and will
be let to marcs at the moderate
price of FOUR DOLLARS the
single leap, SIX DOLLARS the
season, and TEN DOLLARS to
insure a marc to be in foal, with
25 cents to the Groom in every in
stance, to be paid soon after ser
vice. Should any person put by
the insurance, and part with the
mare before it is ascertained that
she is in foal, will be held bound for
the money. TRUXTON is a sure
foal getter, and it is ascertained
that his Colts are handsome and
powerfully formed Good and ex
tensive pasturage gratis Mares
can be fed if required, at the neigh
borhood prices Servant's board
gratis No accountability for ac
cidents or escapes of any kind, but
care shall be taken to prevent ei
ther. Season to commence the
tenth of March and end the tenth
of August.
TRUXTON,
Was got by Old Jolly Friar, his
dam by Old Twig, who was got by
Old Janus,. out of Switch, also by
Old Janus, out of a Jolly mare; his
grandam by Col. Ash's horse Bril
liant, who was gotby OldFlimnap;
his great grandam by Old Mark
Antony. For the better informa
tion of the blood of TRUXTON,
the following is annexed: Janus
was foaled in England in 1738, and
bred by Lord Godolphin, gotten by
the Godolphin Arabian his dam the
little Hartley mare, by Bartlett's
Childers, his grandam called Fly
ing Whig, by Williams' Wood
stock Arabian; his great grandam
(also dam of the Saint Yictorsbarb)
gotten by Whynot, a son of the
Fenwickbarb. Old Twig by Old
Janus, out of Swich (also by Old
J-mus, out of a Jolly mare, and cal
led Pucket's famous quarter mare.)
Celer by Old Janus, out of Col.
Mead's old mare by Aristotle, dam
of Clodius, buckskin, Fitz Patrick,
Tippoo Saib, Pilgrim, See. and may
proberly be said to have been one
of the first rate mares of her day.
Garrick by Celer, (and sire of Old
Jolly Friar,) his dam by Old Janus,
grandam by Old Janus, and great
grandam by Janus. Friar's dam
by Old .anus, his grandam by Jol
ly, and his great grandam by Old
Janus.
James C. Faucett.
March 8.
Printing neatly executed
AT THIS OFFICE.
(P The Rev. kohl. T JDajh
iel, and two other Baptist
preachers', will preach at Rocky
Swamp, on Thursday, the
14th of AprilFriday, 15;,
at Halifax Saturday and
Sunday, 16th and llth, at
Smith's church, in Northamp
ton Monday, 18lh, again at
HalifaxTuesday, 19, at
Quankcy Chapel Wednes
day, 20th, at DanieVs Meet-
in
house.
Stale of North-Carolina,
Halifax county.
Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions,
Stephen Bennett vs. John H. Ed
wards original attachment le
vied on one tract of land and
premises, adjoining the lands of
Win. R. Smith and others, which
is said to belong to John H. Ed
. wards, on Roanoke river.
T appearing to the satisfaction of
the Court, that the defendant in
this case is not a resident of the
state It is therefore ordered That
publication be made for three
months in" the "Free Press," print
ed in the town of Halifax, that un
less he make his personal appear
ance at the next Ceurt of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions, to be held fnr th
county of Halifax at the Court
house m Halifax town on the third
Monday of May ncxWreDlevv the
property so attached, or plead
mat juugment nnai win De entered
and execution issue accordingly.
Teste,
S.M.Johnston,D.C.
March 3, 1825. 52-3m Price adv. $7.
The celebrated Race Horse
BYRON,
A MOST beauti,
ful Bay, with black
legs, mane and
tail, four years
old this
spring, .five feet 5 inch
will stand the nresent
es high,
season, at the residence of Mr.
Thomas' Eaton, in the County of
Halifax, on the road leading from
Halifax to Mr. , William Eaton's
Ferry, about 4 miles above Mr.
William W. Wilkins' Ferry, and
18 miles from the town of Halifax;
he will stand at Mr, Eaton's on.
each Monday and Tuesday in ever
ry week, and at Mr. James Haile's
on each W ednesday and Thursday,
in every week, and will be let to
mares at the very reduced price of
TEN DOLLARS the Season, Five
Dollars the Single leap, and
TWENTY DOLLARS to ensure
a mare to be in foal, with Fifty
Cents to the groom in every in
stance. Mares furnished with good pas
turage gratis, and fed if required at
the neighborhood price, but will
not be responsible for accidents or
escapes.
PERFORMANCES.
BYRON when two years old was
entered on a stake to be run the fall
after he was three years old, for
Two Hundred Dollars entrance,
two mile heats, five Subscribers, it
being the only time he was trained;
he won the race in great stile,
beating Mr. Johnston's colt by Ti
moleon and Col. Wynn's sorrel filly
by Archie, at three heats; Mr. Har
rison and Mr. Wyche paid forfeit.
PEDIGREE.
BYRON was gotten by the cele
brated Sir Archie, his dam by.the
imported horse Bedford, his gran
dam by Federalist, which mare
was half sister to the celebrated
old Jolly Friar, his great grandam
by Fearnaught, which mare was
the property of Archibald Hamil
ton, and at the sale of his blooded
stock, was purchased by Mr. Ben
nihan of Orange, and supposed to
be the best mare in North Carolina
of her day, his great great grandam
by Janus, and his great great great
grandam by Jolly Roger, out of a
Double Janus mare, so it is obvious
to all those who read the pedigree
of Byron.that he partakes of two of
the best stocks in America; To
wit: Sir Archie and Janus.
i7"The Season will commence
the 1st of March, and expire the
1st of July.
Tho's TV. Jenkins.
Woodlawn, Feb. 24. 50-4t
Blank Warrants for sul
AT THIS OFFICE.