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'■■whot 01i i salilsbyh k c tyjesu&x max aa 18ai cxo hss printed ajvi pcbli9iied evert tfesdai bv bingham f white a\is\iuvy academy f|n the 16th of april the exercices of the male de w partment of this institution commenn-tl under the tz\t tl "'. rev :. d k r - rrecinan who will also superintend thc education of the females during upwards of twenty years dr freeman ha presided principally over the flourishing academies at kdenton and newbern in this state ; irom which institutions he received the most lion oral e testimonies of his superior talents as a teacher and his uncommon success in the difficult task of uniting gentleness with a due regard lo discipline in the gov ernment of his pupils tb c . best evidences which can he given ot the qualifications of dr freeman mav be itemed from the facta that during this whole period the institutions over which he has presided have flour ishet beyond any former example for the satisfaction ot tlio.se who may not be acquainted with the character of dr freeman we would subjoin the following ex tracts from a voluntary tribute of thanks communion ted by thc trustees of newbern academv on his rctir mg from their service ; among whom we notice some of the most distinguished names our state can boast j this seminary under his direction has flourished be yond all former experience in school discipline in the varied qualifications of a teacher in success iu advancing the progress of his pupils and in unwearied diligence and zeal dr freeman has always been considered bv the i rustees as unrivaled and entitled to their undivided acknowledgments and the trustees would avail themselves of the opportunity to tender their testimony in the mghcat . iiiun.end.itioii of his social moral and re ligious deportment i he following branches of education arc taught : bnto lish reading writing spelling arithmetic m,(hemat ics geography and use of the globes natural and moral i'h'rlosopliy rhetwls logic composition and declama tion agricultural did he truly estimate his own lot in life would see a hundred reasons of gratitude to one of complaint a practical farmer whose livelihood depends upon his calling — should make it the pinnacle of his worldly ambition to excel in it if he neg lects his farm for almost any thing else he is generally a loser both in interest and credit solomon the wisest observer of men and things tells us of his disgust at the sight of the lands of a slovenly farmer " i went by the field of the slothful — and lo it was all grown over with thorns and nettles had covered the face thereof and the stone wall was itiroken down owner where art thou ? perhaps dosing away thy time in slumber and sloth : perhaps spending it at the tavern : or perhaps dreaming of promotion or engaged in the business of some petty office belter mind thy own business ; else " shall thy poverty come as one tli.it travelle.li and thy want as an armed man a farmer on the other hand who keeps his hinds and his stock in excel lent order need not be ashamed even were so lomon himself passing by every passing tra veller no sooner casts his eyes over such a farm than hc honors thc proprietor in his heart the proprietor moreover is sure to receive for his pains something more solid than mere honor a comfortable decent livelihood for which he is indebted to him only whose is the earth and thc fulness thereof it is nol the abundance of land but the thorough and skilful cultivation of it that fills the barn wjth hay the cribs with corn and the mansion house with plenty for one to crave a larger farm than he can cultivate to profit is therefore an expensive folly ; for whatever a neg lected field is worth the interest of tlie capital together with yearly taxes will at length eat the field up if a farmer neglects his farm his farm will neglect him the husbandman must first labor else he partake not of the fruits he mutt be economical and frugal else his out goes exceed ing his income he is sure finally tb come out of the little end of the horn he must not feel above his business else he will find himself be low it he must always mind to do every thing in its season else he will havo double work and half crops finally he must study agriculture as a practical science and make use of the means in his power to increase ; else will he neither shine in his calling nor reap lhe profits from it which he might and which others actual ly do terms : ci-tumbia's sons spurn not the rugged toil i yuur nation's glory is a cullur'd soil o.v tii.li.yg the gnoir.yll " willi timely care i'll sow my little field the subscription price ofthe westnurcanolinuic is three dollars per annum payable half-yearly in advance c/*no paper will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid unless at the discretion of the editors whoever will become responsible for the payment of nine papers shall receive a tenth gratis advkiitiskhknts will be inserted on the customary terms ,*, persons sending in advertisements must tpecify the number of times tbey wish them inserted or they will be continued till ordered out and charged ac cordingly no advertisement in_<jrted until it has been paid for or its payment assumed by some person in this town or its vicinity and pjaut my orchard with its masters hand i nor blush to spread the bay the hook lo wield ? or range my sheaves along the sunny land '^,'' cjr*all letters lo the editors must be post-paid or tbey uill not be attended to hthclubors of the field rank first in point of utility to these all classes of human beings from the king on the throne to the peasant in the cottage are indebted for the necessaries of life they also lay the surest foundation for national independence and wealth nor is agri cultural labor properly considered less honora ble than it is necessary and useful adam in innocence was a gardener and his fair 1_ve as sisted iim in that occupation vulcan the blacksmith had divine honors paid to his niemo rv for forging the tools of husbandry ; as also i.acchus for his skill in raising the vine ancl ex pressing its juice ; t cehes a notable house wife ol old for her skill in making bread cincinna ti was taken from the plough to be general of the roman armies ancl dictator over the com monwealth ; and as soon as his country could dispense with his services he contentedly re turned to his plough again dioclesiak vol untarily resigned the government ofthe roman empire to follow thc occupations of agriculture j and declared from experience that in point of 1 retvl happiness he gained much by the exchange i gideon marched from his threshing floor to de liver israel as a general in chief elisha was ) ploughing when he received his sacred commis i sion as a prophet of the lour our great ami ! good washington and our venerable lincoln were practical farmers ; the latter if i have been rightly informed used before thc revolution to drive his own team and labor daily upon his farm with his own hands jj jjk the celebrated fmfpbt w-'vrtv yuym\lm.m lajmotsjl now in full health and vigor will suind the ensuing season at my stable in salisbury at the moderate price of twelve dollais the season j seven dol lars the single leap and twenty dollars for insurance ; which will be demanded as soon as the mare is discov ered to be with foal or the property transferred the season will commence the first day of march and end the first of august fifty cents to thc groom in every instance michael brown february 9 1821 38t50 iii i.atiii — ilinbl'miun's and adam's grammar t'orde n hi.torbc sacra \ iri ltomx 6 btiol.s of l.'xsar clvitl kxpurgata virgil cicero's sekct orations ftal lust's wars with cataline and lugurtha horace through i out mair's introduction prosody in e.rcck valpv's or wette'nhah's grammar crock testament evangelists and acts ofthe apostles graces minora e'raca majora xenoplion homer ncilson's i'.xerciscs and prosody in the female department dr freeman will 1 c as sisted by miss slater in the literal v and classical branches while miss mitchell will continue to conduct the ornamental of the talents and qualifications of these ladies to improve the minds and polish the man ners of their pup i -', the trustees from ample experience can give the riiost decided approbation under such auspices the trustees feel assured this institution must flourish to render it a liurserv of all the polite antl useful hi-amlies ot education as we'll as of correct moral and religious principles and feelings will be tlieir unremitting aim and they feel conlidencc in saying that no similar institution in the state can now claim superior advantages in this department lhe studius ami books used will hc : heading writing spelling english grammar pike's or walsli'a arithmetic geography with lhe use of the globes whelpley's and tyler's histories blair's klieto ric conversations on natural philosophy moral philoso phy astronomy andrew's logic chemistry f.uolid composition and if required algebra anil the lan guages as it is the natural disposition of youth when unre strained to run into extravagance the trustees earnestly desire that parents or guardians bringing scholars to this academy should place them under the special care of some judicious person with instructions to attend to tlieir wants and regulate their purchases of necessary articles out of the stores the importance of this requi sition must be apparent to every person of reflection and experience the trustees have no other interest in the success of these institutions than to furnish to the rising generation opportunities of education to ac complish this object they have devoted much of their lime and attention and have gone to very considerable expense in erecting two large and commodious edifices in procuring maps and other indispensable articles for the schools besides these disbursements the current expenses of the institution for salaries to the teachers and other purposes amount to about g 3,000 per year lt is therefore indipensuhlc tbat parents and guardians should bu punctual in paying the tuition charges ; and to avoid the uncertainty and trouble of after collection it is positively required that the tuition money in all cases shall be paid when the certificate of admission is taken out — by order of the board may 1 1821 t l cowan sec'y co boarding may be had in respectable families for to 80 dollars ''■■■' - _^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_\ description napoleon is a beautiful sorrel ten years old this spring sixteen bands and one inch high of most excellent symmetry anil possesses as much power and activity as any horse on the continent ; and as a lttcc jiurse stands unrivaled m b pedigree sky scraper the sire of napoleon was got by col holmes's famous imported horse dare devil who was bred by the duke of rafton and got by mag net out of hebe ; hebe was got by chrysolite out of au own sister to eclipse sky-scapcr's dam was the cele brated running mare oracle who was got by obscurity ; his grandam by celar ; his grandam by the imported horse partner ; jt'.scurity celar and partner were all fine bred horses de i-iided from tlie best blood in england slow and ha the dam of napoleon w.as got by uic imported it.jse baronet her clam called camilla wus got by t'c phalus her dam who was sistcrto brilliant and buml's travelhy was got by old t.-aveller ; her grandam by fearnought out of col bird's famous imported mare i-.llistcr the above pedigree of camilla was given by g#.n wt-da hampton of s.'carolina who bred her for gen gunn of hritactclplila t signed jno allston performance.—i do hereby certify thatnupoleon has run four races all of which he has beat with great case ; the last over tbe salisbury turf beating branches sir druid singleton's bay horse and jones's colt ; bramih's and singleton's horse he distanced he bas never been brought to the turf since ; and i do recommend him as a ure foal getter john thompson it betrays want of sense or at least want of due information to despise an occupation which the first of men in his best estate followed of choice and by some of the noblest and greatest of his posterity it is an employment highly favorable to health to self enjoyment and to morals : it affords the greatest variety of scenes ancl occasions for religious contemplation and for raising thc eye of gratitude to him who " givetb rain fiom heaven and fruitful seasons — divers of the parables and other divine lea sons of our blessed saviour were taken from rural scenes and the employment of husbandry a garden he chose as his place of resort on divers occasions anil particularly at the com mencing agonies of his passion the varying seasons thc growth of vegetables sowing anel reaping anel other labors of tiie field he im proved for lessons of morality and religion thc pursuits of agriculiurc with diligence and prudence seldom fail of yielding if not wealth a moderate independence for the far mer who is not in debt antl thc produce of his farm is sufficient with industry and frugality to support his family is rci-lly as independent in his circumstances as though hc were worth a million state of so\i\\i-ca_fo\h\a in equity camde.y distict ? february term 1821 s robert cunningham adm'r d s bailey deceased vs peter smith jun et al — bill for relief tiie complainant having filed in this court his bill j among other things praying that the creditors of daniel s bailey may come in and establish their de mands and receive their proper proportion of the assctts of tbe said estate and that he might be discharged from his administration under the direction of this court ; and it appearing to the satisfaction of this court that the following persons having demands against the said es tate reside out of this state viz : jane troy petci smitll peter smith jun george ilcdrick llenrv frai ley pearson &. murphey james smitll satterw.iite 3 ! travis jacob boe thomas allison john frailey thomas l cowan peter w smith moses a locke alfred d kerr clary & doherty anderson ellis lien pearson james clay dr 8 l ferrand thomas seott robert woods crider avilliam dixon robert moore : lt ia there fore ordered that the persons above named do appear to the said bill on or before the first day of june next or in default thereof an order will be made that tbe saitl llll be taken pro confesso as to the said defendants and it [ tj further ordered that sarah hailey who resides out of this state do appear to the said bill before the next court john carter com eg camden dist march 3 1821 uel 41 farmers venerate the hoe the scythe and the sickle if you exchange the implement of husbandry for other means of livelihood you venture where there are several blanks to a prize ! " look over your lands and see what parts may be cultivated to more advantage how you can raise more grain and flax keep more cows and sheep ; fat more cattle — sell more beef apd pork and other articles of produce study agriculture ; carry it lo the greatest perfection it ia the basis of our wealth of manufactures and commerce connecticut courant ■' "«•-' ' ' i i ' ,_,, mipolcon and the alps in passing through the stupendous and sublime scenery of this part of the alps napoleon will have no inconsiderable share in exciting your wonder ; especially if you are a disciple of that sect which sees nothing sublime or beautiful that is not founded on utility for while you gaze with astonishment at the monstrous masses which nature has here heaped one upon another in every mode of shapeless desolation and feci that sensation of awe which it is the effect of such scenery to produce by impressing thc mind with a vague but over whelming idea ofthe power ofthe mighty mas ter of nature it is impossible not to be filled with admiration of the man who had the boldness to undertake and thc genius to accomplish a com plete triumph over such fearful obstacles in this as in many other instances hc has far out done all former achievements hannibal it is true passed thc alps at the head of his army ; but napoleon not only did this but as a lasting record of his contempt of all impediments phy sical as well as moral that stood in the way of the execution of his purpose he has left this " royal road by which every puny whipster may do the same without the precaution of even drag ging the wheel of his carriage this work does i think eclipse all the fabled accounts which grttcia tjtendax or roma mendu cior have handed down to us xerxes's adven ture with mount athos was nothing to it na poleon has burst through solid rocks that would ikivc dc.ficd hannibal with all hia vinegar catawba navigation company notice is hereby given that the president and directors of the catawba navigation company have required the payment of the third instalment of ten doll upon each and every share subscribed to hc made to the treasurer of the company or to such agent as he shall appoint to receive the same the sliares of subscribers failing to make such payment will be sold at auction in the town of l.ineobiton on the 18th day of june nt xt and if the stock should not sell for the amount due with interest from the time it was call ed for and expenses of sale the stockholders will he immediately proceeded against for tlie balance accord ing to the terms ofthe charier uy order of the board isaac t avehy presidenl may 8 1821 6w48 yviyavu fintevtaimntnt the subscriber takes this method of inforniii g his friends and the public in general that he has batab lisbcd himself in the house formerly occupied by the rev i'eter eaton in the town of huntsville surry eoiinly north-carolina ; and has been at considerable expense in making his rooms commodious and comforta ble for the reception of travellers and all who riay fit mir him with their custom if sideboard is provided with liquors of the best quality and his stables with every thing requisite for hor.es ; and hopes by particu lar attention to merit a share of public patronage mcmi'ohd dejornatt oaitsvilte dec 17 1830 30tf n is the subscriber continues to carry on the cub \ i.tci-hii-iiiri and will execute all orders with neatness 1 and despatch for cash credit or countrv produce t m 1 this calling the least dependent of any and the least exposed to fatal accidents affords on the whole thc greatest sum of contentment gilbert burns of scotland himself a laboring farmer remarks in a letter written in the year 1 800 " i have always been of opinion that if a man bred to the habits of farming life who pos sesses a farm of good soil on such terms as ena bles him to pay all demands is not happy he ought to look somewhere else than to his situa tion for the cause of his uneasiness this mr burns a man of superior cast of understanding was a small farmer on lease land : and if such a situation could afford contentment and happiness to one of the first rate sense much more might a moderate farm in our country free from in cumbrances and belonging exclusively to the occupier a farmer in these rircumstawfu uoimnuu'a to w tn montgomery county north-carolina on the isthof april a negro fellow who says he belongs to jacob hylcs of lincoln countv n c saitl noero is of a dark complexion about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high about 30 or 35 years of age and says his name is tom the owner is requested to come forward pay charges and take away his property otherwise the law will be stric-tlv at tended to i kirk sheriff april 29 1821 iw49 1 iwnuwoy xegvo i,\,4\*i taken up and committed to the jail of lincoln t f county on the th of april last he says his name jt-uhoml ite is about _>_> or 30 vears of age about £*«** iq^uclies mfctldurk complected has a scar on his jt't fi>vt s lie is s__.r4i-.11t1 r bv trade and savs he bc lung to robert d m ad in person countv any per iij*tdtliiiig said negro is ji tested to cui'ni and prove i'jwpcitjvl charges tec <■' '._ *' : .. : 10hx y.lximki'.mav jalh tmcolitttn y c xfiiy j 1c21 ;..- :>,: ran away from the subscriber living in lincoln county seven miles above lincolnton on the south pork on the 3d instant a negro man named tom — tom is 35 years of age five feet eight inches high pret ty active yellow complexion and large white eyes — any person securing him in any jail or bringing him to n.e will be reasonably rewarded ajml 14 hv . t$2 jacob hoyle
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Title | Western Carolinian |
Masthead | Western Carolinian |
Date | 1821-05-22 |
Month | 05 |
Day | 22 |
Year | 1821 |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 50 |
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Creator | Bingham and White |
Date Digital | 2009-04-13 |
Publisher | Krider & Bingham |
Place |
United States North Carolina Rowan County Salisbury |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
Digital Format | JP2 |
Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The Tuesday, May 22, 1821 issue of the Western Carolinian a newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
Rights | The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers. |
Language | eng |
OCLC number | 601573720 |
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Title | Western Carolinian |
Masthead | Western Carolinian |
Date | 1821-05-22 |
Month | 05 |
Day | 22 |
Year | 1821 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 400 dpi. The original file size was 1929990 Bytes |
FileName | sawc01_18210522-img00001.jp2 |
Date Digital | 4/13/2009 8:04:59 AM |
Publisher | Krider & Bingham |
Place |
United States North Carolina Rowan County Salisbury |
Type | Text |
Source | Microfilm |
Digital Format | JP2 |
Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | An archive of The Western Carolinian a historic newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
Rights | The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers. |
Language | eng |
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ibs diub-dilama^s -. '■■whot 01i i salilsbyh k c tyjesu&x max aa 18ai cxo hss printed ajvi pcbli9iied evert tfesdai bv bingham f white a\is\iuvy academy f|n the 16th of april the exercices of the male de w partment of this institution commenn-tl under the tz\t tl "'. rev :. d k r - rrecinan who will also superintend thc education of the females during upwards of twenty years dr freeman ha presided principally over the flourishing academies at kdenton and newbern in this state ; irom which institutions he received the most lion oral e testimonies of his superior talents as a teacher and his uncommon success in the difficult task of uniting gentleness with a due regard lo discipline in the gov ernment of his pupils tb c . best evidences which can he given ot the qualifications of dr freeman mav be itemed from the facta that during this whole period the institutions over which he has presided have flour ishet beyond any former example for the satisfaction ot tlio.se who may not be acquainted with the character of dr freeman we would subjoin the following ex tracts from a voluntary tribute of thanks communion ted by thc trustees of newbern academv on his rctir mg from their service ; among whom we notice some of the most distinguished names our state can boast j this seminary under his direction has flourished be yond all former experience in school discipline in the varied qualifications of a teacher in success iu advancing the progress of his pupils and in unwearied diligence and zeal dr freeman has always been considered bv the i rustees as unrivaled and entitled to their undivided acknowledgments and the trustees would avail themselves of the opportunity to tender their testimony in the mghcat . iiiun.end.itioii of his social moral and re ligious deportment i he following branches of education arc taught : bnto lish reading writing spelling arithmetic m,(hemat ics geography and use of the globes natural and moral i'h'rlosopliy rhetwls logic composition and declama tion agricultural did he truly estimate his own lot in life would see a hundred reasons of gratitude to one of complaint a practical farmer whose livelihood depends upon his calling — should make it the pinnacle of his worldly ambition to excel in it if he neg lects his farm for almost any thing else he is generally a loser both in interest and credit solomon the wisest observer of men and things tells us of his disgust at the sight of the lands of a slovenly farmer " i went by the field of the slothful — and lo it was all grown over with thorns and nettles had covered the face thereof and the stone wall was itiroken down owner where art thou ? perhaps dosing away thy time in slumber and sloth : perhaps spending it at the tavern : or perhaps dreaming of promotion or engaged in the business of some petty office belter mind thy own business ; else " shall thy poverty come as one tli.it travelle.li and thy want as an armed man a farmer on the other hand who keeps his hinds and his stock in excel lent order need not be ashamed even were so lomon himself passing by every passing tra veller no sooner casts his eyes over such a farm than hc honors thc proprietor in his heart the proprietor moreover is sure to receive for his pains something more solid than mere honor a comfortable decent livelihood for which he is indebted to him only whose is the earth and thc fulness thereof it is nol the abundance of land but the thorough and skilful cultivation of it that fills the barn wjth hay the cribs with corn and the mansion house with plenty for one to crave a larger farm than he can cultivate to profit is therefore an expensive folly ; for whatever a neg lected field is worth the interest of tlie capital together with yearly taxes will at length eat the field up if a farmer neglects his farm his farm will neglect him the husbandman must first labor else he partake not of the fruits he mutt be economical and frugal else his out goes exceed ing his income he is sure finally tb come out of the little end of the horn he must not feel above his business else he will find himself be low it he must always mind to do every thing in its season else he will havo double work and half crops finally he must study agriculture as a practical science and make use of the means in his power to increase ; else will he neither shine in his calling nor reap lhe profits from it which he might and which others actual ly do terms : ci-tumbia's sons spurn not the rugged toil i yuur nation's glory is a cullur'd soil o.v tii.li.yg the gnoir.yll " willi timely care i'll sow my little field the subscription price ofthe westnurcanolinuic is three dollars per annum payable half-yearly in advance c/*no paper will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid unless at the discretion of the editors whoever will become responsible for the payment of nine papers shall receive a tenth gratis advkiitiskhknts will be inserted on the customary terms ,*, persons sending in advertisements must tpecify the number of times tbey wish them inserted or they will be continued till ordered out and charged ac cordingly no advertisement in_ |