l wuswhibs a.b(dll!i£fi__a r ih iu.1s1il hy kridf.r f 11incii.vm saias\yi_iv tyy.s _\, aax^aivx ta ism o i xo sa _ < — . — . — ■ . — - • m--.l-il»»wii»tj«mc»ma»mjm — 1 m until time shall he no more thc last rene ra don that shall be horn may " rise up and cull you blessed " when preparing this discourse four distinct particulars presented themselves to view as con nected with the object of our present meeting : 1st to science and religion under the auspi ces ofa kind anil propitious providence vve stand indebted for that distinguished rank vve now hold among the nations ofthe earth jd the nature ofour government ; the exten sion of our territory ; thc rapidincrra.tr of our population ; ancl above all tbe state ofthe church imperiously demand that every practicable mean b used to diffuse knowledge throughout our the vwrrsfm c.-niiuxivn is published every tues day at tuuef dollars per annum payable semi annually in advance dj*no paper will be ivs.-imtinued until all arrearages are paid unless at the discretion of the editors whoever will become responsible for the payment of hine papers shall receive a tenth gratis aiiviaerisume.vrs will be inserted on thc customary jxoaiftcwuon lirilkreas the honorable the general assembly at t t tbeir last st ssion passed an act to establish a col lege in the western part of the state — the trustees of this intended institution of learning are hereby request ted to meet in l.incohitoi on the 1st wednesday of feb ruary next to fix on those liieasircs which mav appear calculated to promote the design and to discharge as far as possible that very important trust which their fcllovv citizefis have reposed in them : and is all is yet to be done and much depends on the first steps that may be taken as all are equally interested in whatever may tend to the good of tbe present and future generations others from each county in the supposed district besides the trustees arc invited also to attend to give us their countenance and their aid in suggesting those means which ihey may deem most conducive to the prosperity ofthe institution should it unfortunately happen that a failure in thc attendance of the trustees be experi enced at their first meeting it may blight it in the bud cool the fj.rvor of its friends and givft occasion to those if such there be who are somewhat inimical to say in derision " thev began to build but were not able to i finish james mtm'.k chairman of the cuin-eiiiiou a lituolutoit i linrtny 8 1821 out xew coltogo we have been fivored with a copy of the following discourse for publication delivered in liniolntoii august 2o 18;?0 to a numerous and respect k confcen tion of citizens from the adjacent counties by j_.-c.-l mirlk ii n we shall continue it weekly till finished its publication has been delayed tnuil the result of our application to the oeneral assembly should be known it is now made public to excite lhe minds of thos who may al ail inclination to favor by their influence and liberality ihe intended institution of learning in the-wes tern part of the state of north-carolina no advertisement i : ted until it has lieen paid for or its payment assumed bv some person in tills town or vicinity b m^jwll letters to tlie editors must lie pout-paid or vi-ill not be attended to christian brethren and i"rllora-c : ti:cu : ww uthh\s it was deemed expedient that ihis mecliivj should hc opened vvith an address explanatory of the object ; to point out its importance and to inspire us vvith zeal and unanimity in its prose cution : which instead of retarding the business might have a tendency to unite our judgments unci our hearts unci hasten our progress to such mea sures ancl decisions as may in the issue he hon orable to ourselves und beneficial to thc world 3d the smiles of divine providence on many of those literary institutions which have bcen al ready established in thc united states and lhe advantages that have arisen from them may en courage us to follow their example 4lh that the western district of the state of north-carolina is a favorable situation and con tains resources to accomplish thc object for which wc arc assembled country t!.f subscriber is now opening al his store in salis bury a general and well bclccted assortment of dry goods ijard-vzure cud medicines just received direct from vew-york nnd philadelphia nil liid in at prices that will enable him to sell remark ebb low ilia customers am the p-iblic are rcspect tal'v invited o call an.l examine for ibcmselves all kiiuls of country i'rodiic received ill exchange dec 12 1820 lt-2r j mul.-mv vouce the subscriber is now finishing a large and commo dious house in this place on the western side ofthe town situate between the male and female academics which he intends as a boarding-house for voung indies he will furnish them with good board washing and lod ging for seventy-five dollars for this year he pledges himself that nothing shall be wanting on his part to ren der satisfaction to those who may favor him vvitli their custom as parents and guardians are desirous that their chil dren's expenses may be so managed a_.it thc money had ' actually all passed through their own hands he therefore j considers the following method of keeping their account will answer the purpose those vvho come to this place well provided with clothes will not require any additional ones for some time however when they write home it is very easy to let tbeir parents know what they require and an an swer to said letter will contain an order for said articles if their parents think it necessary the next time they write home they will mention what such articles cost which will enable their parents not only to know what articles their children get but what thev cost them it will at the same time with the assistance of the tutoresses habituate the children to keeping their own accounts which will be very essential to them during life and the improvement they maymake in this little business will bc v cry gratifying to their pa rents lt is unnecessary for thc young ladies lo trouble their parents with the purchase of books quills ink paper c as what the academy exercises require must be had it is only necessary to include them with the cost of other articles so that they may bc acquainted with every expense hc recollects ome years ago of having two young ladies at the salem catlcmy ; at that time mr kramct attended it ; he wrote to the subscriber frequently and each letter contained a statement of the young ladies accounts with what additional articles they might have had since he wrote the last : therefore by having refer ence to his last letter u view was had of their accounts to that time this led the subscriber to the above meth od with what he considers a little amendment those little attentions although apparently of but lit tle importance when carefully attended to may prove to he of considerable advantage to the young ladies and to the welfare of the academy the trustees are nicely attentive to the choice of as nicely attentive to thc care ofthe ladit-sj anil in oilier that tlie business ofthe acad hiu.j v go on with success thev must be as attentive ladies expenses which it is believed the id will regulate john fulton m ji n tary 1831 twsq he who now addresses this intelligent assem bly feels u pride ancl a pleasure to be honored by an audience of freemen and christians whom the hand of cod has placed on higher ground on a mure elevated situation lhan has fallen to the lot of any people upon earth during the long lapse of six thousand years as freemen enjoying equal rights you bow to no authority but the constitution and laws cf your country ai christians you '* call no man mas ter i you bow to no authority but thc laws of christ lhc great king and head of his church ; " vvho sitteth king awl shall forever — the scep tre of whose kingdom is a right sceptre you also know and feel that you stand lesponsible to cod to the church thc state und posterity in exact proportion lo your light privileges and means of doing good it is now time to bring forward tbc object for which this convention wis invited to assemble on this day in this village expressed in thc follow ing words : — " to establish in the western part of the state of north-carolina a public seminary of learning to pre pare young men by the knowl edge ancl influence of the christian religion with the aid of sound science to act with honor and advantage *« those public departments of life which the church the state ancl the condition of mankind now do ancl vvill in future require : which institution ahull be founded on the broad and solid basis of christian and republican prin ciples to the entire exclusion of all parly nnmes antl distinctions whether civil or religious should this detail bc considered cither errone ous or wanting your candor will overlook its er rors and your wisdom in deliberation will blip ply iis defects introductory to our discourse and in some measure connected vvith the design ofour meet ing you will now lend your attention to the read ing of the last four verses of tbc 144th psalm tbe description which a wise and picus prince has given of a happy nation : that our sons may bc as plants growing up in tluir youth that our daughters may he as cornerstones polished after the similitude of a palace " that our garners may hc full affording all manner of store : that our hut-p may bring thousands and leu thousands in our streets : that our oxen may be strong to labor : that there be no breaking in nor going out : that there be no complaining in llie streets happy is that people thai is in such a ease : yea happy is that people whose god is the lord in this description of a prosperous nation the psalmisi places in front of the items and with great propriety a rising generation of promise coming forward on the theatre of life preparing to act the parts assigned them with honor to them selves and advantage to the world " that our sons scf is there a parent in this assembly — is there a friend of man a lover of his country or a friend of zion but would wish that all the youth both of lhe present and future generations would ful fil this description our sons growing up as plants in a fruitful soil in vigor courage knowl edge and piety : the pillars of the church ; the future defence of iheir country ancl the state — i our daughters prudent industiious virtuous ! healthful ancl amiable qualified to fill the im i portant relation into which they may enter cou big milies together as polished corner . connect beau ify,and strengthen the walls iiagnificent building happy the city where tlieir sons like pillars round a palace set " and daughters bright its corner-stones c-ive strength and beauty to the slate to these four distinct propositions wc shall speak in the order in which they have been na med 1st to science anel the light and influence of the christian religion wc arc indebted under the propitious providence of god for that distin guished rank we now hold among the nations of the earth how long nature had slumbered in awful soli tude on thc western side of the atlantic ocean until her soil was first impressed with thc foot of man ; and how or from whence it received its first human inhabitants is coveted with the veil of obscurity nature had sported in wild profu sion in this vast region and that lumincry now in the heavens had measured 53 centuries when i this new world was opened to the astonished eyca of europe by the bold and scientific christnpt •* columbus under the patronage to the honor ot the sex be it spoken of isabella queen of spain , the beginning progress ancl issue of this ad venture form some ofthe most splendid and in teresting pages in the history of mankind sci ence made the discovery ancl religion planted our happy soil about 130 years after this no ted discovery a few emigrants under thc influ ence of the christian religion and thc love of lib erty planted their standard in plymouth in new kngland then and there however unseen by the eye or unconccived by the mind oz man was laid the foundation of american indepen dence this handful of puritans ioc in num ber was the richest treasure that ever sailed the ocean they having fled from bondage knew how to appreciate the blessings of civil ancl reli gious liberty ; ancl by education impressed thc value of these blessings on the minds of their posterity had the latter been suffered to jjrow up in ignorance america would never have been free 1 hey bowed thc knee to thc cod of tho ocean and the land — the ocean over which they had been safely carried ; thc land in which they then dwelt they established schools for tho education of their children ; built churches for the worship of cod ; and infused into the mines of their youth the principles of civil ancl religious liberty i'besc descending from fauier to son i'i oui one generation lo another fur lhe space of ore hundred and fifty years gathering strength in iheir progress when oppression was threat ir.ni'.l ancl our rights invaded burst forth in the noble and patriotic breasts of samuel adams ancl john hiir.-.ock ; ancl a spirit of resistance " quick as thc light reflected from a glass from maine to georgia spread itself over thirteen provinces an ignohmt people would have submitted without resistance to the ch.'ins of oppression an irreligious people without principle would never have concerted a system of defence per haps no war was ever commenced under circum stances apparently mure inauspicious but a good cause fears not danger all lhat made life worthy of contending for was at stake they loved life bul feared not death -, tbey loved lib erty but hated bondage flic'ir patriotism ami ibe hope of success were founded on their reli gion ihcy knew that " verily there was a god who rulcth in the earth :" they knew <' that tho race was not always to lhc swift nor the battle to tbe strong in the name of the l.ord of hosts did ihey set up their banners ; and his right hand and his holy arm crowned the contest with vic tory and independence " the lord is a man of war ; the lord of hosts is his name " at thy rebuke 0 cod of jacob phuraoh and his mighty army sunk like lead in thc mighty waters " lt might also be stated without a dread of contra diction that in no age nor country was there ever a body of men collected who for imforma | lion eloquence and virtue — for true dignity antl i grandeur of soul could bear a comparison with | the first american congress in ihat council of i ages lhe least was great \ 1 bus as vve are indebted under the auspices i of the kind providence of cod to science and thc llight ancl influence ofthe christian religion for itbat high and distinguished rank wc now hold lamoiig ihe nations of the earth it will then l'ol llgwj thai thgscj also arc the means on which we fl u ftvate ot mecldenbiirg county november sessions 1820 john lawi.v ~) ,, ■-,.., t ' f original attachment • z t z levied on sundry articles it appealing to thc court that the defendant is not a rts'.denter of this state ordered therefore that pub lication be made three months in the western carolinian that the defendant appear at the next court to be held for said eoiiniy at the court-bouse in charlotte on fourth monday in february next and replevy and plead to is sue or demur otherwise judgment final will be entered agiiust him m29p i-eovr isaac alexander cm c state of xoy\l\-eai!o\u\ft iredell cocnl'y maxwell and henry chambers and others petition for vs the division james irwin robert and samuel chambers 3 of land it appearing to the satisfaction ofthe court that the defendants in this case are the inhabitants of other states therefore ordered that publication bc made for six weeks in the western carolinian published in the town it alisbury that unless they appear at thc next court of pleas and quarter sessions to bc held for the countv of iredell on the third monday in february 1821 and plead answer or demur to said petition judgment will be ta ken pro confesso and heard exparte 6wc9 r simonton cleric state of north-carolina itoit'an cousrr jesse a.pear.-ion and others vo i /,, er/itily fall term 1 820 john tickler ah.l others j tn this cose it is ordered that publication lie made for six weeks successively in the western carolinian for william langhom one of the defendants to appear at the next court and plead answer or demur otherwise the bill will be taken pro confesso against him and heard ex parte 6w:_l geoimje i.ocke c m e state of north-carolina fi.v:n:i county court of ei/iuty fall term 1820 taints bryson n j 0 f rev j vo r and supplemental „ * r4 l t c bill filed rem-ge houser y okdered that publicalion be made six weeks suc cessively in the western carolinian for alfred bre vard l.dward brevard sarah a brevard and eaegene * brevard infants and heirs at law of eli kershaw deceas ed also lames chesnut duncan m'crae john taylor nd lames h dens executors of the last will of lohn chesnut deceased ; alto james chesnut duncan m'crae ami mary his wife john taj lor and sarah his wife james s deas and margaret 1 his wife and harriet chesnut heirs at law cf john chesnut deceased — to appear at the next term of this court and plead answer or demur to thc bill filed in this case or the bill will be taken pro confesso against them and heard ex parte 6wol qborge locke cm /.'. jtt\u woss sen 1 *. persons who hav e lawful demands ale of john ross senior deceased d to make them known to me on or eitltl^^rh il against thc^j are hereby vcqui-m before the 20tfl dayofh pare for s.-ttlemen for tb ofthe estate at february 1 irv next so that i may pre to make a fund settlement imu 1h-31 od"bl«)wn ej-ecutor january 10 fl i&_v the cei.ep.i.ated house vuytat'tin isi-tssjjat^'ar will stand lhc ensuing spring season at nu siable in salisburv the terms will be cadi lcnoivr in due time michael bi.own sblisbury jan is ih 5w32 private v-utcvtixnuwent . tiie subscriber takes this method of informing his friends and the public in general thut he has cslr_h lished himself in the house formerly occupied by the ilcv peter eaton i:i the town of huntsville surry county north-carolina anil has been at considerable expense in making his rooms commodious and comfort blj for the reception of travellers and all who may fa tal-him inth their custom his sideboard is provided with liquors of the best quality and his stables vvith every thmg rei-uisi'e for horses s and hopes by parlicil i*r attention to tneiit a share nf public patronage mumfobd dejobnatt l&ttotft remaining in tlie port-office at charlotte n carolina on the 1st of january 1831 axs.viiki.i.v atr.x.mikii 2 william andrews myriok allen evan alexander joel i alexander man-ii ret alexander major thomas alexander col charles alexander b samuel black jun john black shadrick bond benjamin bacon margaret barr f'rittith baker william barnes isaac bradwcll nancy barr w bibb c — falcott curtis jane caldwell thomas cashon wil liam carson 2 daniel caldwell 11 john davis 2 street dutton john ii davidson margaret duck iv t.10s field messrs fleming james sc co t george graham david ii green martha cray mary cingles r jeremiah hood cecilia g harris samuel heuvie reuben hill thomas hunter j — andrew jones 2 reuben johnston jacob liilin k thos kirkpatrick samuel knox john knox i — samu 1 w lindsay llobert lin.lsav jamea latta m lie y m'bride al exander m'ciav 2 l'hilliinon morris john montgomery hev sam ul math joseph m'cullah jun alexander m'kibben jamea maxwell abner m'lcod p — jamea porter isaac v pelt aaron perry et william c query it john ilea joseph w l(o hubert rogers edward bodgen william hiee william koberts s william scott arthur smith catharine shinn john sv.ami seth sexton 2 john c stockinger robert silli tn:i:i limn sandford t — taints tl torrence jesse a thoinliill v joseph vernar w joseph wilson 2 david wilson jtunes wilson william walker 3«-31 wm smith p.m k p the subscriber continues to carry on the cab itiet husiiiess and vvill execute ftll'ordera with neatness mid despatch for cash credit or ounlrv produce m d rmitsvill dec 17 1s2j 30tf the 12th verse of the 144t!i psalm on which you have received a short comment designed rather as a mono than a text on this occasion sng ge sts "///«< a well educated virtuous youth arc the stability defence tin i glory of a nation ." l'vom which it is fairly deduciblc and perfectly con nected wilh the tlcsi.;ii of our meeting that we who arc now on the stage of action intrusted with the invaluable legacy of civil and religious liberty are the guardians and trustees of poste rity and may establish a public seminary ol learning which in its happy effects may de scend from age to a^e do mi ihc current ul time 17tli instant years m o|ien from was stolen by hsays hc lives iir.nii ; ore a tvccasioucd from a cool'f.u i