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FOR THE FREE PRE5S. TO Ga2e not, my friend, on M 's eye, Where thousand loves in ambush wait; Kow while thou canst, the danger fly, Nor dare like me, to tempt thy fate. - Those charms I view'd in' luckless hour, Awe-struck, as Persians at the sun; My bosom ownd their instant power I did but look, and was undone. So through the air, with winged force And deadly aim, the bullet flies; a uv. v : 1. 1 The warrior feels it, and he dies. F. A RECIPE FOR COURTSHIP. Tvto or three dears, and two or three sweets, Two or three balls, and two or three treats; Two or three serenades giv'n as a lure, Two or three oaths how much they endure; Two or three messengers sent in one day, Two or three times led out to a play, Two or'three soft speeches made by the way; 1 wo or three tickets tor two or tnree times, , ' , , Two or three love letters writ all in rhymes; Improvement of OUr Stater Had Two or three months keeping strict to these rules, Cannot fail making a couple of fools. whence they came, or. whither they were going. The great bo dy of the emigrants were from the middle or eastern part of this State, wending 4heir way to the more4highly favored climes of the West." A gentleman just from Georgia informs us, that the roads in that direction, also, are throng ed with emigrants from North Carolina. What a melancholy picture of distress! Thousands, of au ages,, encountering tne Hard ships of a long journey, in such a winter as the past, in hope ot Find ing a fancied land of promise! Fay. Obs. A writer in the Greensboro' Patriot, has the following remarks on that part of the late message of the Governor of this State, which relates to reclaiming swamp lands, as connected with the subject of emigration. "What" (says Gov. Burton,) "can stay the tide of emigration now flowing to the West, but the EPITAPH ON A SCOLD. &ere lies the wife of neighbor Thomas, Whom death in mercy carried from us, For, when alive, she was so old, So ugly, sluttish, such a scold, That round about her for a mile, All things were in a constant broil; ' . I've known her storm at such a rate, That even the chimney back would sweat; Trammels through fear forget to hold. And red hot coals of fire grow cold. Her husband never dropp'd a tear, Till he had placed her body here; And then he blubber'd like a lout, For fear she'd scratch a passage out. reflections of this kind received that regard, in due time, which was, and is yet demanded by their importance, they would have con tributed much to the advancement of our prosperity, and found our present prospects infinitely supe rior to what they now are. But whether draining the swamps, will be found a suflicient "improve ment" to "stay the tide of emigra tion, may well be doubted. A the small profits arising from tree deed any oi the old States, tn.t i;ii)(ir ui ;i i.iiiii ui . oiu., imva thnmsplvps lin.ihlft to settle, their sons in profitable business; they . . , therefore rlisnose of their decaying property for cash, . and take up their line of march for the West. The young men, on whom the State must build its future prosT oects. are rdidino into' the same 1 ' o--- o . ....... current of emigration; or strolling through the country, unable or un willing to take up their permanent residence, and prosecute an hon est employment in this State, with out which we must eternally re main barren of resources. Would to God this were all: But the de solating calamity stops not here the defective population left in the State by the causes just mention ed, together with the unparalleled increase of the coloured popula tion, winch is uniformly regarded as hostile to. our existence, has driven thousands from this coun try in order that their children may be sheltered from the gath ering storm of insurrection. This lamentable state of things has not only subverted all rational pros pects, but has in fact driven the spirit and the means of improve ment, with many of our most re spectable citizens, from amongst us to the fertilizing vallids in the West. Internal Improvements. The fol lowing remarks are extracted from Mr. brief glance at the condition of Hickcrson's Speech in Congress, on the things, will convince us that morn powerful causes than this, contri bute to the depopulation of the 1 he alarm- bill proposing to distribute a portion of the revenue of the Union among the se veral States: A grand national system of In- ternal Improvements already pre sents a front that is truly formida- (11 T r, . " blc. It not arrested, it wi de- and actually driven such vast num-1 expending more than a h bers of them from this State to millions of dollars, by the lundred - w 7 J wH JM. where an equality of rights has .the General Government. Our produced a corresponding harmo-j desks and ' tables groan with the ny in the sentiments, feelings, and i number and weight of applications "HARD TIMES!" 1Varrcnto?i,Fcb.23.' The scar- State by emigration. city of money cannot be more per- ing increase of the coloured po fectly evidenced in any way. than pulation, together with the delete by the fact, that at a Dublin sale rious effect nmdnpn1 lur if . ' 1 j 11, UJJUU "Wi. UJILOH.U, it Will UU- by the Sheriff of this county, at the moral and physical energies stroy what remains of the federate the Court-IIouse door of this of this State, may be regarded as principle of our Constitutionit town, for North-Carolina TCnnfc tho nrimn pnnco tl.of will nlilitarorn i .i k Notes, on Monday last, an tin- of feeling nlu commonly likely black girl, aged unsettled the foundation of its defined, and reduce our Union of 3 yearsthe title unquestionable prosperity; produced such a dis- confederated States to a consoli- was soiu ior oiou ou, and ano-, contented, restless, and wander- dated government. ther, aged 13, for 131. Wcdai-jing disposition among the people; Projects arc already on foot for lv snn rinnnlp wlin until nmvnornr .mul nrtimlltr . mM.mwi:.. . i i 11 J I r" v" knew what it was to sufter for the comforts of life, actually begging for corn, for meal, or for money to purchase, bread. And we have the best reason to know that, not withstanding the number who have, some in the day time and some between light and light, left us to seek a more genial clime; notwithstanding our fellow-citizens of Guilford and the upper parts of Orange, have brought to our doors considerable quantities Corn and sol i 84 50 a 5; notwithstandinvw-A Messrs. Salt marsh & Co. the entcrprizing new contractors for carrying the mail, waggon meal from Petersburg to feed their stage horses we have the best reasons for knowing that bread is, if possible, scarcer than money. Hep. Emigration. A letter from Ashville, in Buncombe county, N. C. to the editor of the Salisbury Carolinian, states, that "during the last four months, the flow of emi gration through Ashville has sur passed any thing of the kind ever witnessed. It was not uncommon to see eight, ten, or fifteen wagons and carts, passing in a single day, -surrounded by groups of little children, who know not from North or South of the StV meaiaieiy a( joining this DistrU to gain in this scramble for public money! llc The great National system r Internal Improvement, if a(0p J will lead to the most extend scene of profusion and wasted our public treasure. All n,,. periehce of works conducted h the United Stntns t. 3 r iuvus til Our public buildings and fortifi' cations would afford an impressjv chapter upon this subject. 6 ot the Union, particularly of th old States, the original parties to the Constitution, believe that tliij system of making roads and ca nals by the United States, is in di. rect violation of the provision and spun oi mat instrument. To press the system into operation, under such circumstauces, must be at tended with the most deplorable, consequences. Another Warning. A man by the name of Major Griffin, died in this .. city, . on Wednesday nHn last, from the effects of intempe rance. Some person at one of our tippling houses f those t of society) gave him, as we learn, a quart of liquor, on condition he would drink the whole at one time. He succeeded in settini? it down and soon fell into a profound sleep, from which he never awoke! Raleigh Register.- i li ( mi:.f rt L a , T 1 1 1 iniuicawui socieiy. " i lie reason is obvious: ' A large, portion of uiai pan oi our soil which can be made subservient to profitable cultivation, is monopolized bv slave-proprietors; and immediate ly torn to pieces, and converted into barren wastes by the stupid drudgery of inanimate Slaves: While thousands of freemen, whose condition is bv no mnnns to be envied, are left destitute of prolitablc employment. These poverty-smitten hosts of our coun trymen; discover that penury has stamped their character with in feriority in the estimation of their more fortunate neighbors they see themselves slighted and des pised by their superiors, neorlnrt- ed by the world, and destitute of the means necessary to raise them selves to eminence or even respec tabilitythey therefore seek re fuge from the insults of afiluence, in a land where their labor will be respected and rewarded. The more substantial settlers of our State, too, who depend upon the "sweat of the brow," for the means of subsistence, in consequence of for, and reports on, roads and ca nals. This District, it seems, is to be the centre, to which many of these magnificent improvements arc to tend. The great Jfxitioiial Cum berland road is to be continued to this place a great National road is thus to be made from this place to New Orleans a great Nation al Road from this place to Buffa lo; and a very great National Ca nal from this place to the Waters beyond the Western mountains, with more than three thousand feet of lockage; and a great Na tional tunnel, of four or five miles through the rockv summit nf thn Allegheny, by which the waters of tne louginogeny are to mingle with those of the Potomac to cost twenty or thirty millions of dol lars, and Jiow many more roads and canals, from this place, I know not. If we adopt this grand National system of Internal Improvement, the two halls of Congress will be come the scenes of scramble for the public money. K What has New Jersey, or in- A bill has been introduced info the Legislature of Louisiana, an- propriatinff $10,000 of stock to the daughter of Mr. Jefferson. It is supposed that the bill will pass. 32 JVolice. YffAS stolen out of the house of the Subscriber, some time in December last, adouble cased SILVER WATCH, Made by J. Williams, London, No. 4016 -the outer case is rather lare for the inner case, and much thicker. FIVE DOLLARS reward will be given for such information as will lead to the re covery of it by Joseph Harrington. Tarborough, Oct. 19, 1S26. 11 Notice. I LL those indebted to the Subscriber, are earnestly requested to call im mediately 'and have their accounts clos ed by nute or otherwise. Those whosa accounts are of more than one year's standing, are desired to call before the first of February next, or thev will find their accounts in the hand of an officer, as longer indulgence cannot be given. I). SNE.iDEB. Halifax, Jan 3, 1827. Slop the Thief! A YOUNG man by the name or vjv-rjuuriii v liviurav, came iu house on Tuesday, the SOth ult. and BORROWED MY HORSE, To ride about one mile, and has eloped with him. Winjber is about 21 years of age, dark skin with black hair; his eye-brows extend entirely across his nose, he is parrot-toed, and will neigh about 135 pounds. The Horse is a bright sorrel, and on close examination is, inclined to be a roan, about seven years old, with weak eyes and a bto face. I will give Fifteen Dollars Ue ward to any person who will secure said Horse, so that I get him again and also Fifteen Dollars for the apprehen sion of the thief. DREW KIXG. Tarborough, 2Sth Feb. 1S27. 2S
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