Western Carolinian

              wliot^h i fj saiasi\\jiv x c t\s ba 3y1a 31v 1s31 — l-l i .! ■ ■ iiiwmkk voli wj . . .* yveaiu goods " those families sjnd hw whrtse smoke houses aid well supplied m_tl_^g6od da ' con viill !>«_• generally healthy where you fni'.l but a partial supply they will bc sickly and win re thi ie is none to bc found ihave little doubt but tbat most cf : the family and perhaps every pas of them will bc^ttacked with fevers intcrmit ents ste u.c " i ve considered it a well establish ed maxim in my family that what wc save annually in the doctor's uill more than pays thfe bacsn bill with us during thc summer season whiter and blacks have at least one substantial raeul of liar on aday,andoftenerif they choose — we have heen blessed with so much good health \\,\ the summer and fall season that if a 1'hy hir.ian should accidentally be called in he is as polite as a dancing master the old farmer further remarked to mc tl.at " during the revolutionary war when | we were in ramp th men ol our regi uent in usual healih i have known in the siiinmer'se-son particularly in the month of august one drove of cattle brought in and butcherfed the rations of fresh beef dealt cut and in a fe.v days one half of the men would be attacked with the fltk es fevers '•<*• $*.•:. — it w.-.s the general i opinion of t e on the ground that the j sickness cd the men could he traced to no i otbei cans but me fresh beef which had recently bi-c-.x brought to camp and ol ! *■'• bicb the ni(-i had eaten — when our men ; were fed on bacon or s ill provisions in the sumnler season wilh th ■ same exposure and fuigue we generally enjoyed good health ,,„ r > ni.rsilki everv tci*ju.,r "* bt uingham & aviiht rf 1hk srfb-scribi r is just opening and offers jl ihr sale at his store opposite mr slaugh ter's salisbury a good assortment of uu fh'k-l the new-havex j01i..nal ie subscription lew-awwc-i-^u-ftm i •,'>'.,„ dollars per annum payable hall ycarl f^r p aper vvill be discontinued until al anl s ara es are paid unless at the discretion ol j editors ; and any subscriber foiling to give boaceofhiswishtoiviscoiuimieattheendota year yviu bc considered as wishing to continue he paper which vvill be sent accordingly whoever will become responsible tor thc pavment of nine papers shall receive a tenth rulis v.iivi btisemkxts will be inserted in the cus tmiiarv terms persons sending in adver tisements must specif tlie number of limes they -,-.;,!, tl a inserted or thev will be continued till 1,,'i-e.l out and charged accordingly f\o advertisement inserted until it has been j u id ror or its payment assumed by s-niqww l t ■ r or ''- 4 ini'v dry good china in setts and queen's is glass-ware hard ware among his dr goods arc superfine black and blue ilroaikl-jth of a very superfpr qualit ; common clothp of different colors very fine and enii mun cassiineres canton crapes black and other colors i silks sarcenets vestings of difl'erent odors robes for ladies dresses i ambries mid calicoes i blankets ike le s_e also lu-u-v bonnets ; a general assortment of hats and jockey caps aud of gentlemen's and ladies shoes best and common quality ; ladies and men's saddles bridles and saddle-bags ; cotton car.ls ; gun powder and shot ofthe best quality ; and a variety of other articles lie has likewise fresh imperial tea of thc first quality as well as a good assortment of lil.'ht.l ,!.«•, in general as he v.ishes to make quick sales he vvill dispose ol his cjoodi for cash at a very small advance from cost witchcraft — plitiy relates that fu rices cresinus was accused of bewitch ing the lands of his neighbors yvhich hough of greater extent yielded a less crop than his few acres.—to such a height did llu ir envy rise that a charge was drawn up against him and he was indicted for using unlawful means to enrich himself and uiu others a day was appointed on vihich he was to receive a public trial ' pie following was thc method which he took to con lute his adversaries he brought a long with him on thi day of his ap pearance all his instipments of btis b.inilry and spread ii.em before his judges saying if i nm guihy of any witchcraft behold here 1 set before you all the tools of i iy wickedness : i never used any other enchantment to make my land better nan my neigh bors except what you will find in these spades ploughs and oxen together villi this my good daughter .* unless you will reckon much pains and sweat to be such unlawful rugs that none but witches use * ind these i must confess i cannot produce in open court ' it was enough : lie was im mediately absolved by the suffrage of all thc judges and dismissed wilh com mendation full tlir wksteni , ilium in *■ such nl wasps am y i •. 11 erf snit " i'-.v bu i mere insects ve in mi chief strong messlls kiiitou : ll.ivin ; had occasion i few evenings ago to ev m ine onr acts of assembly my attention was for the first time par ticularly drawn to ibe art giving the countv courts power i . licence ccrtai.i individuals to i ei il spirhous liquors ir may safely be uflirmed that with re;ai,l io the object in view there is nof f blr'itet in but statute book vv bicb is r.nrc slpon'g lv marked with wis in the art has for its object the previ niiun of the ii temper ate use of >. pli its the legist itn •. •■•■ '.! aware of tbc per nlcioui effect of the petty grog-shops whh h infest and . in • our couitfmg x'i-v i ■>•■; them ,. , t , . . ll\s si4.il y i e . and ilar . - crimes which b*l > . n and deform tbe human character > nd well ki-jowin , ■ ie iiiiii ulty ofodfhtn&'ti r inga correct - ! .- passed the act of it 1*4 l'lnit in . declai • „ lh it all persons wiabijw in retail spii-ium liquors by the n til meat ure shall ,.; ily to the county court of picas and quarter sessions of this • oi.i.iy iu which tbey reside and obuiii a license there fori which license shall bo granted by tbc 4 1 coort seven ju ui i ein present on i bench to such per son or pcrso is i .' . nay give stilisfai - lory evidence in the said i'-mrl of ther good conduct and moral character tho legislature was studious to grant this privilege of ret tiling to those least likely fi abuse it where subject to thc least abuse . certainly in the hands of the good und moral where says the lcgislu'iu e i m wc safely deposit this delicate and in vidious power of granting or refiisitr a license ? — good sense founded on exp - riencc answere i place the ti-iiat in the bosoms of seven ol vour ju-.ii es your justices an ih iwn lo eourl from the differ ent sections of yourcoun'.i is ; one of the seven will i -..- acquainted with tho njiar acter ol t applicant or will know some one n whom he cuifcall for iutcy mation 1 imagine few of the jt'i ii s in our state have for one moment vt (]< . t ed on the delicacy and importance of ifits trust delicate in the extreme is the i k of siitb '" j'l kthetu v.m i un ■ duct and character of our citizens per haps our ncigl hors and intimate acquaint i'ances when placed in this situation we not unfreqiicntly have to contend wuh those amiable feelings which do honour i i human nature it is important thai th giant in or withholding the license should square vvith thc truth of ihe affirmative oi negative of this inquiry : have we satis factory evidence that the person applying is or is not of good conduct aim ■>>-.- a character p now the tru.st is well oi ill executed a < ording to the judgment pio nounced what is satisfactory evidence ? simply lhat conviction which a raiioii.il min i in . that the person applying is oi ls not . t ... i conduct and moral charac ter ibe i would ask are not many licen ced wuir n being required to produce iheir proofs ! and if on some occasions cvidi lice 4 required what is its nature '. the person wishing a gianl calls a friend iu vou li foi his character which he does without anv olher obligation to speak the truth tb ui the one which moral feeling iii,i create the court is unacquainted ' ivith lhe t lability ol tho witness yet : tbe li cu e is granted ; and it may so hap ] pel • tb il thi . very witness vvho has maili his iiei hbuur's character current for re • bility was only the sabbath before gcd with the very applicant in tippling and cu d-plaviii/t i usmmc not the ch.u actcrul tin i'/f'd moralist ; i pretend not to be schooled in thick ; — 1 ahall nnl af tempt to teach what is good conduct what i moral character : i shall t w slate what acts are at points vvith my . of good r.onductf hb-d moral char belling spirits tojmf coe s otl l bc sabbutn ; permuting them to get drunk and there tyr nendcring them useless to their o\.n erajfl-eejl-ng gr -■•■'. fi -■■ constantly f 1 with idle dissolute cotnp nv wh - by their savage noise blasphemous and impious language destroy the quiet ol tin ir neigh bonis and outrare lhe fcciiiigs ol the chaste in languhgd and conduct and i would say to lhc kecpei ol a grog shop who permits negroes to assemble it bis house on sunday you conduct '. i no good your character is not moral ; — md i would sav to grand jurors bu h hoti es and the keci - rs ought to be presented as offcimv lo good morals i would ask the justice ofour state have you not lassed those s,inksoi iniquity where the keeper and his compai i'.uy ihcii conduct and language \ .,„,., | j ., voice as loud as thunder hut they y • ' : : iw(j1 u enemies to all 4 , . .. j i ivil life ? and 1 would ... have you not day afterday seen . the most respectable sections oi le villages rubbed of their quiet . h av e ■ * ■' observed th i ; ixuthei dm a all lettevs to the ( ditors must be post-paid the vvill not be attended to vvrw goods wll-i subscriber is now opening at his ston [ in sail lure a general and well selecte h i iiiiii i i mi.dicinf.s friini new vork and phila hjiliia and laid in at prices that will enable biin it sell remarkably low mis customers and the public nre respectfully invited to call and ex amine for themselves all kinds of country produce received in exchange iat78 j murphy • in the summer season the cattle be fore thev are butchered arc thiven a r at <■■• cr les . distance ; they are mote or less beatechj the flesh exposed to tbe influence of the utmcaiyhere is proxies i.i toward putrefaction — v ren die air taj.cn in by i e juration charged with putridity is the cause oi almost all the fevers we experi enced ; i i n see no reason why yve may not receive in our lood and more espe cially all kinds ol iresh meat in thc sum mer season a portion of putridity yvhich may be tii cause in part why fresh pro visions are found to bc more unhealthy lhan bacon ji sail provisions boolv-rvwdmg business . trees young trc s should not he nted in places where there arc any rutins of dd ones decayed roots ome the receptacl or abode of an mense quantity ol worms which iltiply excessively and sutk their id in thc roots of ' oung trees of ich they open the gap vessels so that sap instead of nourishing the tree vs to waste in earth and causes the s of thc tree • deep ckgging is also ential to the growth of young trees order that the rain water may filter ler the roots which otherwise would rotted by the gag - gmatniggfstag it urouifd l-i-ju __ trees ire _ r p , ,„ , 1 of their branches too high they inn-lie ii j-ei not bc atraidthttt the quality oi it is ' , . *> ' .-' to be redmcj also ; but ort the contrary i will run li p to *&", ha their growth in warrant mi work to bc made ofthe very best thickness is stopped ill proportion to materials lid as fashionably and durably execu t } k " n - height and if their branches are ted asanylhat can be done in this part of die __._.■ i • 1 country cut too low their growth is stopped ; the /..•/.*_• w itt please call and try they have mote the appearance of fruit ind if ihey don't like they need'tit buy t }. in q f timber trees ami they languish 15 s r , hoes m repaired at -.,. i ■ u th ■ t r.'tes ::, ■) j iioi ajgjfee above pne.-s iar ' manufactiuh.g e dickson •' — 1 zz i t2,'to2f 5h rno»l i-iii;ra.i-,n u'vimi-iii j feuuo vti ; ; y ? c r;r ll ' : v i!l ""•'" p v t lir r .,,,,_ ,. , ni broiled ham would be preferred to a dose ot may * is ■:.-,„.;, 1821 : amtt m&ridc in •' 4 '"' l '"' "' """ '' k '' '" ; l " ; ' '' "" ol ,; '/" . right his ivife harriet vs george hamp >"■ '- tartar but in d ihan e oi all i hoi 1 1 to lhc ton adn.ini rator of doct thomas ii nd rson : eontrary there arc limes alien thc ap])etite v ill petition ihi distributive share of the estate it .,,,, cau fm , .;,, one , .;, 1l ma , „.,, ,„ rcativ appearing fo the satislaction of the court that , ,. , i * .... • ', tin defendknt geo^ehasn resides vvithout dcl r h '» ,! *"' oxhcr " ' '" r s ' hwew « "" ia ■ i i i.s ■-, i in state ims therefore ordered h doubt much . it ' a ,.; a lie opinion lhat the ' ■■■:■■■'. i ' l ' l '- - atia_lbel!aa-l_9-«ix'we'-taiin th n >. :•• t.i i'.iii ■■ h s mil ,, -. c mn-r '!... health a pp ■- • r n--*.-tchirt < f plfimaild qaiirtel .. , ... , , , • scssi -.. 1 1 held flip the county of mecl.l.»4 4 <>' u ■ "' '' m "' ! ' "' '' m preserving burg a ihc court-house in cftirlotle on the ! muscular eiu-r and ; ron ling good humour fourth monday in august next and ph ad an h ther a i - he " i ' ■ ' ' vi>lc i'or a fani svu.-1-i -.!. ia.i-tosai-lpetitio n otherwis,.it«;il h . , ,.,,,, „ ... ,, llculate „,,„„ he ta n pa confevo aguiust him witness • , , is.ue vl.-vauder jclq*k of 00p sa d curt at ' nig tb - ' : ■• i ., ■ < - ei vv.-.-ii i is usual harlo'te the lib mjmdav of may 1821 supplii s of substantial food ■ - re circumscribed _^'-> - i aat yjix/vndkh c ■ v ""- i u , ',,,,,, i ,„., ,,, , „,,,,, .,- , i„n ihe h.-.r stu u"r xht^cwowua m.ii.:-.i:-d »-'-;-'- -' -.„...;,-. ™^;:- ■ u1 ' s.ai-hs.-l i i ,,'....,! ■..- i nl . ■:*. j ■■■ ■ ■ 11 a e,j,,ons 1821 : . pltition for p-e , an 4 ' '">« ' i • , . 1 8 of the real estate : t*nz u j s ,. . ;,,, j to find one lact t seems to advance conclusive established that good bacon v.is.an antid-jte ■ against fever — and then we should be still far ther gratified to learn that all our readers were abundantly supplied with this pleasant suu-.tini tial family remedy wa make these remarks as in troductory to thc following communication hand ed us by a worthy friend a day or two ago with a , equciti tg£t ve would give ifph.e the \\ ikes t*hwftv i'.i-ni i sf r-n of in it wai on ci lhe eiii itioiiar ti'n r , who as for n-any yt-.irs ; - t umi -' - ••'." ■ '■' woriiiy plan ter-in the up-country wnere h -. . y i • !> j lownaiidunivei-sallyr ted an :, mi>i - house being gere ly well i.ip-pl 1 i may be oposed to 1 ive ad some p ., ideal .!, monstration t he theory he adroc.i ■ . lib tluti r •' ii.i atiaenmeiu les.se a ivarvai fstetn c dd c extended so as to i:')it a unifodict immoned as garnishees it a ; ,, rhod z ,/, t ci,art onstant sup-.:i ol his fa inuiinth satislaction ot the eon that th d . . .- i . t v not ari inhabitant of this sl . n - ucle it v una -. ; j 0mewbri . ,.„.,,„, , i ic . . , : ... , r i.-red that publication be imdi ghv bout tissiu s in'i^nto i'i ■ time months in the western carolinian pi-in '.._ i'oui.i hi '.!.■ hints e-atai^f \ n . , ,- , ,,,.,;'.',., thai the defendant anneur at i!i r,si f pleas and quarter.scs.su 1 r ' : u ,' ■ ll f a'n0n held for i county of bowan attliecourull i '•■■ ' a reiua - . - *. ol an ol '-"■.■<*■ ol - on ihethiwl monday in augi . •'. i wilkes i .. ■ ■ time in i _■ montii ol then and liere to replevy plead or dc.ar june more tl i tv-enly yeai ■ i . ti r igmci rill be • ik ■. . unsl i m by d u (! ...... . nonrtnj nelgi an i zz • ' v^l ' i'eve-yf.i .:...-. o will be s ■ -. -,. oti b\tt«\w ol -■' : iubrslrf m.«eas ii _~_ pth ski i.-o a jieniurki ■., j**mr-*voa 1 9 ,- . m f jmlik subscriber i peetfully informs the . iti j zeii ofthe western section of n carolina and the adjoining districts of s.carolina that he lias established the liook-biniling dusinessftn all nfils various branches in the town of salisbury n.c if bas taken the store formerly occupied by wood st krider on main-street three doors jiorth cf the court-house having devoted considerable time to acquire competent knowledge oi his business in ii,e y ofjjaltimore th subscribei flatters himself i in uill be able to execute even kind ■■' ork in his line in a style ud 0,1 terms that will ire general satisfaction merchants an i others can have blank jlooks nil dai ! und to any pattern on short notice is cheap and as vv ii finished as any that < an be irought from the north . >: . iv .... ... ,.!,. must rea 6naoie terms an 1 t short notice i will take tbe liberty of adding one fact to the remarks of the wilkes county far mer 1 1 — it is well known that the latter part oi ine sirrfilncr uu a pui . id tlie lull of ltfi7 was very sickly here — it is also well known that bacon was never scarcer or dearer during that season there are no doubt a number of concur ring causes which produce a si de of at mosphere unfavourable to general health ; at the same time through our regimen we can do a great deal towards counter j acting the influence of these causes ! ordi ■ iv in 11 di , . nee for hindi ■; of every scription uill bc faithfullv attended to william ii voung vv - ./, june s 1821 -*> 3 w stage to ivaveigvi mile subscriber who is i contractor for carrying • the li states mail between — - aii.;t8-_w3a8a kaleigh mid salisbury by way . f i an . iph chatham kc respectfully in fo the public thai he has titled up an entire nk , v s i ,]• ; which added t<i otlu r improv • sent led have been made vyd enable him to em-ry passlxueus with as much comforl and c ■ li ion as they can bc carried by anj line of i e-i a in t i part ... the countrj , the scarcity of money t!ii reduction in the price ofproduci , ts il nun : a correspondent reduction in ev 11 ilepartint f life : therefore the subscriber ijus de a .,..■,' to reduce th rate of passage from '-,•■'.' o •' * cent per mile l.entlcmeii travelling from the west to kaleigh or bv wav oi lulcigh lo the north are invited to try the subscriber's stag as hc li-el assured it only i .!. a rr i to gain a preference tiie stap-i arrives in salisbury every tue-.d.-i , '■• or 9 o'clock and departs thence for raleigh i'n same day at 2 o'clock it arrives in bah ig-h i nduy evening and leaves t.ici-e for salisbury ••■' ra'.urd.i at 2 o'eli ck mr brougham the following character of thc oratory of mr brougham the celebrated advo cate of lhe british queen appears to us who h ive beard him speak tolerably ex act in all particulars it is drawn from a lale london work containing notices ol lhc leading members of ibe english bar ; national gazelle the chief characteristic of mr brougham's style of speaking is nervous energy he aims at little refinement he would rather say a thing in a strong than in an elegant way ; and to make himself distinctly intelligible does not scruple sometimes to utter acknowledged vub;a i i mii : he takes no pains about the lot illa tion of ids periods and if his express ions arc well uda-pted he is more indebt ed to thc inspiration of the subject than to previous and deliberate purpose i doj not think thai his eloquence ever goes much beyond the forcible and arguincn-j tative ; and though when he was a young er man i have once or twice known him attempt to wlh'd up an hafsrtguc b ia studied pcror-ktioh t'elannot say that'hc was successful and liis early abonddn ment of the practice shows tfc-it his per ■ suasion was the same • his voice arid manner are not the j happiest : tbe first is capable of mush al i int.mation but he ncglei ts all art ind ol t<-n very impoliticly commences in so high a kev that be is cxhau ti d before he j arrives at ids conclusion ; many men who arc not : iftcd with lungs so strong would be worn out long before h's action is unvaried an i not by any means well cal culated to add to the force of what he is iirgim ; be sways both arms in the same dire i -... nd at thc same time and if he i ;,,:;; „ ,. accident to place his hat under j , no of them it is a considerable relief to the eye ■ '< ■ • 1821 john lane v irwaic entertainment r i t ! ! ! '• u'.s.-rilier takes this method of iiiform .;* hia ivi ads and the public in general • ' : - lias established himself in the house fl r 4 4 '--■ npied hy the hev pctei eaton in the i ■ huntsville surrv county n carolina ■ ai mi i •• .--,;.'. tbi , .. - o j making 1 j.il^h '■•*. if travellers aim itli th ir , ustoin ill jd ■ 1 ra liquors of the il . everv tiling i 4 particular at .:•-■ ot public patruiiage i mumfoud ■'• -•.-' ."... d($.i7,imf n.1 tl.e subscriber con cabinet j.u.fi>,-:s ' and wi < -. li ii«il,,,:s and ilesnuti antry ?» w away from lhc subscriber al chavloh *»• mi kl nlai.-.r .-,,, ,,;,,. \_ ci-olinnj a vl ' ; . ■ name of sinli>n dark cnnplcyml ,,; '. and live feel seven or eight inc.nes - ■ ll '- speaks low when spoken to it is ■' thai h will make towards the county 1 •'• illla.ii virg ni as he was pun ;,,,. | . ' - - mty i wil'l i - .. the above reward if d nei ro isilelivi rod to isaac wilie c n ';'"'■' ' county or 25 dollars if secure i in ■ ■ i iu nation given so that i pel him evan wilie ■ 4 ; : 50 '.. of t 1 - uichmond enquirer arc '■ • - nis i-i tbe a .- •■ adv rti ■■ nn nl •; ■ i ■ ■ *. i ... ■■;• account to the i •' " ~'' •' < iroiin • lor p .*• ,.. t ..-,... \ ' ' ' t th yff.ee thc 7 ; ■ i of thi few 1st a good ■ , ■: ... m ii 2d a good deal of [ i ., ._ . a cause — 4th a good ttorncv — ith ' - - '• counsel — 6th,go'od , i ',;.., . . . . 4 jury — nth ago ■ . ii you will be d • fyl ir ' •■ • rl luck ,'