Western Carolinian

              l|«f*rtt m m aiaismjt_t tvv.ftd.v .\ , yye.n\v»\yv 1 ssttt o i no 33 published hv khluer 8c bingham the western caholijtijiw is published every tues day at three dollars per annum payable at die eml f ms months ttno paper will be discontinued until all arrearage :« art paid unless at the discretion of the editors whoever will become responsible for the payment of nine papers shall receive a tenth gratis advertisements will be inserted on the customary terms no advertisement inserted until it has been paid for or its payment assumed by some person in this town or its vicinity cj*a1i letters to the editors must be post-paid or they villniitb attended to toh the west1.1in general laca-ismi tention that he formerly did it repelling th assaults ofour enemies w'liatev.r he i!o • . u dors thoroughly t\u athenian eyv l b \\\. bf ohauiah 0sgstaff ts mom tiiu bai.timoiu monxiiro tiiimv-i ir _ there was a claim ily gsneroua ti-iemlship given loiii1 of thk isles the private character of general jackson has been much abused and misrepresented — it is from a desire to follow in the wake of popular and vulgar admiration sometimes de ceptive sometimes fortuitous anel often in open violation of all justice conferred on an individual that vve state tho following facts and circumstances — they are derived from a source unquestionably authentic surely it is not to be said in our hay that a man who bas so often led the american armies to victory is to be denied an act of common justice be cause his brows are covered with laurel a personal friend whose comnii.ric.il engage ments rendered his attendance at nashville necessary proceeded on his journey with feel ings and sentiments decidedly hostile to the character of gen jackson it is unnecess;iry ft inquire from what source these impress j ions were taken : such however was tbc fact i on his arrival at nashville he was somewhat surprised to find that the whole family when | he resided including himself had received an | invitation from the gebeff.il to spend the day j at his country residence about ten miles irom nashville : the general's carnage was in wait ing for the r caption of the family on their arrival tbey were hospitably received by the general in a house fitted up in a plain re publican style destitute of all sort of ostenta tion or parade the general entered into conversation on the common topics of the day with that freedom and urbanity so peculiarly well calculated to retno ethe embarrassments of a stranger guest : he was perfectly at home on every subject that was started and thc guest was bo:h astonished and delighted at the freedom and openness of his manners the conversation was at length interrupted by the arrival of two little boys in the room who clambered up the general's knees and threw their arms around his neck ; they were dis j missed to their infantile amusements wilh a slight paternal reproof that they must not in trude upon his company his guest found on inquiry thac these boys were two little adopt ed orphans whom the general had determin ed should inherit his property after his de cease having no children of his own an el derly clergyman arrived shortly afterwards who received the same hospitable welcome and private worship was performed the gen eral kneeling with the rest of his family his guest found on inquiry that this reverend gen tleman was principally maintained by the gen eral's bounty at whose table he was a fre quent and always a welcome visitant the general rode with our informant over his grounds explained to him the nature of his intended improvements and introduced him to several religious families in nashville to whom he had distributed religious tracts 8_c much to the delight of his guest who passed a verv agreeable week at his residence a bat we have thus far intruded ourselves into the private family ol gen jackson for is thia he has been regarded only in the light of a suc cessful warrior as one qualified only to grap ple with and to prostrate clanger in the tent ed field here we have been taught to stop our admiration we presume that these soft er shadings amongst the more brilliant traits in the character of a great man vvill be accep table to those vvho delight to contemplate the moral portrait in the various lights in which it may be presented his bold and decided tone — his fearlessness in the execution of a public service — his stern and unbending de termination promptly and effectually as a pub lic man to discharge a public duty have made impressions unfavorable to his private charac ter which it is evidently no more than an act of common justice to remove the public traits of gen jackson are mark ed by too decided characteristics to pass unno ticed in a crowd he was formed for dignity anel high exploit and he coerces respect even from those who are pi one to censure his pub lic measures if he undertakes the vindication of his cause with a pen he shews the same fearless promptness and energy that he for merly die with the sword strong in tlie confi dence of hi own talents he speaks to com mond and to be obeyed he hurries the mind im petuously along by his own impulse and the reader participates in his fervor he scarcely knows how surely it lorms no uninteresting spectacle to behold the hero of new orleans in a new light uc is now employing bis leis ure moments in the cultivation of his farm to which he pays the same devoted energy and at i.vi>s'.i.y summer from ti1v nkw-m tfl'sh i 111 sl \ hstt since the first frost about ten elays since we have had a continued series of clear and beautiful weather this season is denomina ted the indian summer and is thus finelj de scribed by dr l-'reeman ih tne e:>l his peca sionai sermons : — in this number it was our intention to give a luminous description of our village ; but in consequence of the reception of the following polite note from a vener l ble matron in our vicinity for whose good sense and friendship vve have ever entertained tbe most scrupulous regard we are under the necessity of defer ring this interesting subject fur a future num ber of the club in giving publicity to this note it is far from our intention to injure the delicate feelings of our venerable friend ; but were it withheld irom the public we could not escape the imputation of vanity for giv ing a description of our members the note follows : the south west is the pleasantest wind which blows in nevv-f.ngland ill ihe itfonth of october in particular after the frosts which commonly take placs at the end id september it frequently prextuc^s two or three weeks ed fair weat!u.r,in wh4h the air i perfectly tians | parent ami the cloud , which fioftt'ht a sky qt i the purest azure are adorned vvith brilliant colors if at this season a man of an affec jt innate heart and ardent imagination shoule i v is.t the tombs of lii..friend the south western breezes as they breathe through the glowing j tries would seem to him almost to articulate ! though he might not be so wrapt in enthusi asm as to fancy that the spirits of ids ances tors were whispering in his ear * yet he would at least imagine that he heard the still small voice of god this charming season is cal led the indian summer ; a name wdiich is de rived from thc natives who believe that it is | caused by a wind which comes immediately from the court of their great and benevolent god canuiutowwit,or the south western god tbe god vvho is superior to all other beings — who sends them every blessing they enjoy and to whom the souls of their lathers go after their decease agyu . yvu\yva . hail ! first of arts source of domestic case ; pride of the land and patron of the seas from a northern paper gather ufi the fragments that none may be lost was a family order given after a plentiful meal by one vvho coulel instantly command a supply of bread the power of providence is exercised with the same wise economy as the power of mir acles neither of them is prostituted to the to oiiaiiiah r.iim.stirr ksei sir since the appearance ofthe athe nian club my daughters have ben contin ually teazing me to use every possible exer tion to ascertain whether your members are married or single men ; and also their ages and such other particulars as you-may deem interesting to our sex and as you are the ostensible member of the club i thought it most prudent to address this note to you alone.h gratification of luxury or the negligence and laziness in the divine works there is no profuseness anel there ought to be none in ours providence is bountiful not waste ful ; its blessings are bestowed freely but not lav ishly we are to receive them thankfully ancl use them frugally ; not lose them by careless ness nor squander them away in extravagance the man who gathers up what heaven gives and who suffers nothing to be lost will always have a supply he vvho receives not what is offered or preserves not what is cast into his hands vvill always be in want my friend providus is a pros perous husbandman his crops of grain and hay are plentiful j his cattle are in heart and his cows afford him butter and cheese in abundance — " very truly yours maria rosebush competition " wednesday — neon perhaps there is nothing better calculated to promote the interests of agriculture than the establishment of societies in which prizes are held out to the individual member who shall reap the greatest product from a spc ified portion of land it gives * stimulus to industry calls into action the skill of the parmer ancl leads to experi ment and improvement in cultivation we have been favoured with an extract of a letler from the neighbourhood of statesburg in which wc are gratified to observe the happy result of this com petition the competitors for the prize for the product of one acre of indian corn have evin ced the fact ; as the harvest of many of them was from sq to 85 bushels the successful com petitor dr robert 1'rovvnfield had a pro duce of 87 bushels and 12 quails from one acre of old high land — c/iarleston courier on the 25tli of august a meeting was held at birmingham in england of the merchants ma nufacturers and traders of that town the high bailiff in the chair to hear a report ancl a peti tion to parliament on thc public distress of the place nothing can exceed the picture of de cline and misery which is drawn in the speeches made em the occasion among other resolutions passed unanimously was the following : " that lit tiade of this town is reduced to a most deplo rable slate tin manufacturers not being able to supply their workmen with more than three or four days work per week and otic-fourth of the working classes being reduced to the necessity of supporting their existence by relief from the parish " when ibis condition of things is con sidered in connection vvith the colemporary em ployment of parliament in the trial of the queen and with the immense expense of that proceed ing accruing to foreigners it cannot bcaeuibject of surprise should the whole political and social system fall ere long into a frightful chaos nat gaz ' in reply to this interesting note we vvill briefly state that one of our members is a youth of a fascinating appdrance ; his dispo sition is mild and his greatest felicity con sists in pleasing the ladies ; he takes a pecul iar delight in participating in their agreeable conversation but he is no dandy another is just in the meridian of life ; his personal attractions are not equal to the one just des cribed but his dignified demeanor commands esteem and regard from the wise and virtu ous a third is a bachelor of an easy dis position and graceful deportment a fourth is a widower on the shady side of 40 — but a warm friend of hymen the other mem bers amounting to four are married men consequently a description of them would be dry and uninteresting to the fair sex we trust this short but circumstantial ac count of our members vvill at least restore harmony in tbe family of our esteemed ancl never to be forgotten friend and we also hope that the future numbers of the " athe nian club will be read vvith a greater degree of interest by mrs k and her fair daughters and by ail others vvho may be placed in simi lar situations sonic who live near him on farms as large and of the same quality buy half their bread corn are destitute of hay every spring anel from the same number of cows have scarcely milk for their fam ilies they wonder what is the matter they say to providus " there is a peculiar blessing on your husbandry " no says he there is no greater blessing sent to me than to you the only difference is i am always ready to receive and improve it the sun shines as warmly und the rain falls as liberally on your farms as on mine ; but they vvill do no good if you sow no seed in season or make no fence until the crop be de stroyed i prepare my fields well sow them early fence them effectually gather my grain when it is ripe house it before the rains have ru ined it thresh it before the rats have eaten half of it and what i mean to spare i sell when 1 have a good market i never so consume my old stores as to reap my grain before it is ripe or run so much in debt for rum or any thing else us to thresh for my creditors when i should be preparing for another crop i cut my grass when it is in its proper state ancl proportion my stock to my fodder ; i never destroy my grain or mow ing grass by feeding them clown in the spring i keep my cattle well and my oxen are strong and my cows yield nie plenty of milk my wife in her department uses the same economy she gathers up the fragments and suffers nothing to he lost what cannot be immediately applied to human use she applies to some other use which ultimately turns to the benefit of the family she cuts her pork in the barrel with attention so that one third of it is not reduced to morsels and w raps anel thrown by for soap grease her dai ly she attends with care ancl her cheese is not half destroyed by flies when she makes her bread she does not let it stand until it is too sour to be eaten or leave it in the oven until it is re eluced to a coal anel then throw it to the hogs — knows how to time her visits she mentis her r hildren*s clothes before they are tattered to ' ags : nothing is lost in her hands thus we manage our affairs we act in concert often advising but never opposing each otlicr if there conies $. blessing we have the benefit of it use he sarfte economy antl industry within doors as i without and you will have your share of tlie com iron blessings anil find that providence is more wtfmriial thun you seem to imagine it may not be unimportant to remark that our members generally are averse to indis criminate " novel reading we are aware that there are some well written novels and some of which contain advice and admonition not unworthy of the attention of theologians but the greater number now afloat we think are well calculated to corrupt rather than beautify and expand the faculties of our de generate nature we would therefore ad vise our fair readers to exercise a certain de gree of caution in making selections of nov els and light reading generally it has been well remarked by an ingenious essayist that some writers consider their readers a species of dray-horses upon whom thev can impose the greatest burthens with out offending against the commonwealth of letters these remarks vve think applicable to novel writers whose productions are be coming as uninteresting as newspaper adver tisements 8zpmn fhom the i10kton dill.t we have received the government gazettes of madrid from august 19 lo august 25 bring ing down the proceedings of the cortes to the evening of the 24th they are filled with ac counts of a vast number of the different strange ancl absurd propositions made by the deputies and given over to the committees ; a fow definite decisions and a few final edicts i'he govern ment stems to be chiefly in the hands of persons who like quintana quiroga and vargas-ponce feel themselves to be personal enemies to lhc king and many of the discussions show a desire to punish the injustice of the administration from 1814 to s'20 anel to give interest anel import ance to the transactions of thc revolutionary pe riod of 1808 — 1814 there arc however no in dications of immediate civil dissension though in subordination seems to be fermenting very deep ly in the minds of the leaders of thc nation still very little of a decisive character has been done perhaps the two most important events in the history of the cortes thus far arc — i hat august 18 a decree was presented to lin king and favorably received by him for thc aboli tion of llie order of j oui tain the spanish elomir there are no greater wretches iri the world th n many of those whom the world esteems most bappv