The Wilmington Centinel

              and gene ft a l a d vertise r on the other fcs extreme of mifery snd wretchedndi this great man muft bc.ur.derftood witi a littie rcftrichorj in troy fociety theie are perpetual efforts for the acu.u'uion of {.; .;• orityj the oppofite follows as a cenfequen ot the prior accjul fition and is by no means t;,e caufc oi-a primary s.x£rt m the human mind only a it tonuuees to the fcrn ev.-y at fition of fupiriority being an inevitable benucfl of inieriocity 10 a different objeft the fuprerne power thz j tie ot nuan carolina have beautifully illuftr-itcd the above politic n winch we hall oc prefently at the aw of peace when t'-.e dare of military life bsfjn to contraband to all appearance at ler.^cii entirety ranifiuu ins acqiiifition of property the molt nectliary ngrejiont o upe;i ority became the tcgiflative purfuit the groui:d-work of whic we find laid with great judgment and forecajt in a number of adts which precede the one under view which is aiio a iu irt the great chain and tends to facilitate the approach ot grearneft and power the blefled ar.d infcpawihle train of proper y large territories have been lecured in fertility and extent grejtly ex ceeding any in the world which p o rt a brilliant lad envied fuperiority the next obj is to get inhabitants from whom ;<; lo be exacted the constituents of this longed-for elevation j !,; s ;\ the main and only ir.tendtnen 01 the atit und;i view whatever oftenfible caufes might h o re betn thnmn in by the fi/auous few i«r the employ of ok greater nurr-btr that compofe the af fembly leaft by poffifiiluy thej might ft<r 4 linie forther thaa was convenient ; lor there are a great number oi popular lead ers in the affembjy who from the gr<v iofluence they have ia their refpeclive counties and tht:r ftvtr.il facrcd gr i tudcs it be-.ofnes neceitary to jive great allowances and even accede to afts whiah|.for their injuftice,srs unequalie-1 by every thir hue their abfurdity whicli h.ppiiy like a con rary power in muha nics prevents them fiomniuing into executi'-n at this place it becomes necetfary to make a vtry ontoderabie digreffion p > which good reader if yoa w,u k*r ip your eve you wui knd'to beef confiderableufcm/eitin 5 in a.cicar light and meaning the ceceffity ol thofe cohce.tions and sucwances which rai^ht dtherw.fe reflccl upon the undergo 1 ji m itora&soueaed few '. .■ iriitaa «»»».».-. tlisas hi^*s hmneniaflv •- - lows the fubjeft ci ur owuni iiuric tminco •• j n i c t , o bring ro condign punifhment arc c there is a new aim unheard-of punifhment crtafed death without benefit of cler gy for forfeiting a recognizance il is even death without ben it of clergy for a pe:fon to afiist r.is friend to remove out of ti«<j ftatewhen his conveniency might dictate ; and property boti real and perfonal wsfind besod by virtue or a n*kra ciur whkh thcmfelvts l&vs made bailable ; a d op?n and violent rcb bery fanclified and purged by a fabfequent u v here we nnd there is no n<^d to hunt t-icfe ytnainous co.npiiations c f iavsr and the minutie of ca>.i8 wto y/hich tht judge iid the uv ycr muft be acquainted in orrter to 10 bw rht ciae oj juftkc jd truth fo neceflary to fuppor a uniioimity in detiiidns and har mony of precedttits this law s|wsjpported ftrikes out a new path wit rut deigning to receive l^nt or iihrtan^c trcm jr.y quarter b-^t the pepuiar ferment ran high a<rain«t a nui.be r iodtyidaats and wnilft thofe leaders were citiiaatk their snagnitude hy he rrernendeufn fs of their innovations the itw had lelfuie to l geft their fctiemes and bring them iorward into ia-v witiiout the leaft danger in this inftajice the conceffion of the few might npppar too great but if there had been a oeccjsty for this law to have applied in ajl its p-rts the lawyers v ould have ovcrfet it in tlefiiftinitancs — again the jadges woa.-i not have decided upon it again in the aft unpohr.g certain difquaii fications c and it peraticns again extended in a fubfequent aflembly in n 2riendmentot faid aft fierrwe m ocd a law created to rperate upon certain pelons who b'd iot befor hnderwent a kgai purgation by virtue of the indemnifying aft tantalizing tyranr indeed ! i ardon and aiterw«rd pdciih if there was any virtue in the indemnifying uw the above re trofpeftive aft could poffibiy havs no lubjecvmatt ■ j operate upon the crime being previously frrept away by th ac of in demaity another inhancc of acquiefcence we wi,i ftnrt in a ac^for increaimg the jurifciclion or the county courts ; ind ir a following aflembly an act to amend the abovr act there u * ftr ing inftancc of the great power and difference rhefc turb-j lent leaders extort in the rirft cafe r hey ave taken it into their heads that the appellate jurifdi&ion of the fupertor ccurt is an vilthat calls for their mighty intervention ; acojrdingly we finj the jurifdiclion of t!ie inierior court extended r a great part of thefuperior and to refidcr tht latter aiii ncre conten>ptib4 in its appellate capaciry^bey havec eated * p'mr.tom u rri ; n the honeft a r id undifc^rning from having rcc.irf to an 3ppe<j when they mighr think themfclves aggrieved in the court bsiw this is ths twelve and a half per cent irt e;t 6at from tie paffing judgment in the court betow till the final dscifioa ia the court above to be paid by the appellant if unfucce/stul y n this as makes a mighty addition to the importance of thofe • who begot it and no damage done at the fame tiihe a j caa have no fphereof operation under curfyftem of laws and cook proceedings ivery caufe brought up by appcil is determined in t!se fame manner as ifjt had underwent ad precedent acjjsidi cation in any court bclow whatever confequcntiy there caniiot be any fuch thing as eiiher an affirmance or revcrfal wb:zh cnf takes place in writs cf error where an account ei p?v>ceec!ta below is carried up by the record whicii rorni&e in 1 j-cr u\ix ter for either the one or the oiherj thus we tec rslrh.r in zlv norjuftice any recovery can be made of the twelve and hsis percent although it licks there as a conydr.au fcatecraw s and in the amendment before-raenticnerf tfity hv.'c cnce*vou;.f t curtail hf jut ifdifdoa of tar rv..r i v tmainf is'l - for falmputh or plymouth in england fgjk a thc brigantine hit p s4 a4 t sjgf john hands mafter wilt iaii wind and weather permit ing in fourteen days for light freight or paffage enquire of the captain on board laid veflel or of john burgwin wilmington july 23 21 — 22 to be sold the following t rafts or parcels of l an d being part of the eft ate of the late gene ral waddell viz r w o tlunureitacies bitland in **■ anfon county on jones's creek adjoining the upper line of j meadows on the north fide of faiii creek 500 acres of land in anfon county en the s w fide of pedee river the north fork of wild cat on the laft fide of waxhiw path 640 acres of land in anfon county en the south weft fide of pedee river n the south-eaft fide cf richardfon't crreekf 640 acres of land in anfon county on the south weft fide of pedee river on wild cat in the u prr line of james m'manu«'^|and on fajdcreek 500 acres in anton qj it on the s w fide of pedee river south fldj feof lynched creek about half a mile above stnjfl fcttlemeut 600 acres in anfdi mn the s w fide of pedde river on the ibibn'i 300 acres in anfpn c^®wfon the waters of dutch buffalo adjoininf ijte itfihw john brandon's and henry swifler's lands = i 490 acres in anicm county on lean's creek below the catabaw path 500 acres in anfon county on the s vt f^e of pedee river n the waxliaw path where it croites the north fork of wild cat 1320 acres in anfon county on the jeutvweft fide of pedee river n the j$prth fide of tht north fcrk of cat creek n b the above-mentioned traces were all patented in anfon but that county having fince been divided it is probable fortic of thefe lands may now be in the | adjacent counties 140 acres patented in cumberland county but now in chatham upoft the eaft fide of bear creek 720 acres in rowan county fituatc * n both fides of crane creek adjoining salisbury town line also . a lot in the town of salisbury known by no 13 in the north-eaft fquare joining john dunn efquire's lot for further particulars enquire at v/ilmington f hugh waddell . or john b waddell wilmington july 2 3 1 78 8 tl-rr to b e s o l d at au&ion on tuesday the fifth day of august next jf negro tvench belonging to the cftate of john lyon efq deceafed said negro being fold in order to difcharge the debts due from faideftate by rder of the executor thomas wright fheriff wilmington july 1 6 20 — 1 * to*be rent ed the h of s e where the late mrs lyon refuted inquire of a macla1ne to be let a convenient dwelling -"• house with a wa(h-houfe yard and garden for terms apply to william hooper juti wilmington july 16 20 — b h a n k s of various kinds forfale by the printers hereof miscellany •$»•$<$ — — a commentary on the firft chapter of*the law made in the year one thoufand even hundred and eighty ffk with observations political and ufeful b y a modern commentator fmtinued observations in our brief explanation of the aft as we palled along we occafionally mingled it with a few%.fe_fervations in order to pave the way for fome notable do«ftrines and remote though certain cenfequences which are oflly *© be pervaded by the better informed and the comparative /.«>, who move in the more elevated walks of life for which fuperior laf i alone condcfcend to wri e as for the mafs of plebeians which com pofe infinitely the greater part ojf mankind if they were even to , read they would understand little orn>thing of the matter and it would be extremely unfit they flirinv . voltaire fays «« in every fociety thee is a conftant effort to confer on the one put the bight of power and greamefs arjd vol i t k s numb 22 w e d n e s d |: y july 10/1788