wubswj.iu2f diiuicdm^tlia • vwi \\\.] sa\i\sv,v:vv x c tu^sdax jy:n ii isaa xo lt\r fbisttll a < .. i'l l.l i •,' :,, llvkiiy i i i 1 i ), iii bingham :. w imtii rowan countv uig toe sale llll.m tilt ii a 1.11.1 1 hi...is-i i ... tern people he could pledge himself they meant to use no other weapons but those oi fair argument a convention is objected to because it is committing alt the political pow ers of the community into the hands of the people and it is feared that when the delegates to a ( onvi ntion are met they might break down somen the old barriers ol the governmi nt it is ap prehended that certain powers would be taken from the judiciary and pla ced in the legislature lie did not fi ar any thing of the kind though some two or three gentlemen n ight have given such an opinion he believ ed the people of the west are as much attached to the judiciary as any other citizens in the state no danger he believed need be apprehended from thai quarter arc vou afraid asked mr s to trust thi pi ople with the power that belongs to them r the doctrine that the pi i - pie are unable to govern themselves cannot be tolerated in this free country it might btiitthe subjects of george iv or of the emperor ol all the russias but lie hoped it would find but few ad vocates with us he should always be the supporter of self-government it is cont tined in the first clause of our j i laration of l.ig'.its ; and the people have never passed the sovereignly out of then bands and he trusted never would 1 he next gentleman who addressed the committee was from granville mr hiilnian and he adopted thc same strain of argument with his friends 11 that side of the question he asks if the governor be not now in effect elected by the people through their representative s mr s observed that he had already stated that the present m ijority ol the legislature elect he officers of govt rnment and make laws without our consent which is a sufti t iei.t answer tothe gentleman's remark hut asks lhe gentleman if vou form a constitution may not that also have its defects mr s presumed it would it would be the work of man ancl ns man is imperfect his works will neces sarily be so but what said he does this prove ? not that our present con stitution cannot be amended i cannot v made more conformable to republi riliik subscrib r have in their possession for i sail :. new pannel gig made in new-york which will be disposed of on reasonable terms li vndolph 8c voung v.v .. ,." ch 18 1822 9.i debate on the convention qi estion house of commons dec 1821 air smith's speech concluded liut gentlemen say our constitution has had an an existence ol 1.5 years therefore ought not to he touched — i if an argument of this kind ought to have any weight it might have been used with much greater force against amending the constitution or charter ot conn client which had existed since the days of king charles but such arguments had no weight there and they are entitled to none here time cannot sanctify error if your consti tution have nothing to recommend it but the rust of antiquity that ought not to protect it ii you are not able to shew that it is perfect in all its parts or superior to any constitution which the present age can form the people ought io have an opportunity nf amend ing ii » hen they express a wish to do so mr jefferson had been referred to as authority for the system of repre sentation adopted in virginia you are told that a portion of the people in that stat an disfranchised ; that no man who is not possessed ol a lre hold can vote for a delegate to their house ol representatives mr s said he obje cted to this system ue tared not who was in favour of it he respec ted mr jefferson a-a much as any man , but in would not call such ,. system of governmi nt a democratic republic ; but in th language of vnttel an aris tocratic republic mr s read a pas sage from vattel in support of his opinion j what asked mr s constitutes the strength of the state ? there are two kinds of strength ; the one moral the other | h sical the moral is the good opinion which the people entertain ol the , lodness oi its form ; the physical is the force and ability which it posses ses to meet an enemy suppose your republic is invaded all your citi ens would be called upon to defend it whether they have land or not and if a man be obliged to fight lor his country hi surely ought to i njoy the rights of a citizen 1 i 1 /',-, ■• .... !•_„ , i m 18 ' li , p irs foscph pearson and others the subscription to the wkktcbs cuiohwias is three dollars per annum payabl ■ half-yearly in advani t ag.ii ■'. willinm b i hoi 1 \\ xan i r ii i ho mas willi •■■■, 1 u gh in e ah 1 i'u il i'l ,- ivy away ant f may ii,'l denjamin 1 hair , . - . ui . 1 1 y no paper v 11 be discontinued until :.!! arrearages are paid unless at the discretion of the editors and an subsi rib r failing to give notice of bis wish to dis ontinuc t il end of :. year will be considered a wishing to continue the paper which mill ba sent accordingly whoever 1 ill become responsible for ll.e payment ol nine papers shall receive a tenth gratis aiivi 11tiskment8 will bc ins rted on tl 1 119 tomary terms ,*» persons sending in adver tisements must specify ibe number of times thi ;. wish them insi rt il or liny will be continued til ordered out and charged accordingly of il • last w ill of william thorn , lei .■ ised it a earing a tb courl that william lang hon i i.k in virginia and v ii n ii thi.'iui alexander ii thomas and i'l . a ii ma reside in south-carolina : it is ordered that pu lication be made for six u ks in the westen carolinian that tlir ul 1 aidants william langhorne william ii thomas al \ ander ll thomas and pleasant 11 may.cl 1 make their peiional appearance ait tin next 1 3 t i equity 1 > bc held for the < mntj ofhowan afore said oil tic . ii.l monda after the fourth mon day of s ptember next and answer plead or demur !■ tl.e complainants bill 1 complaint ol li cm is lhe same will b taken pro confcsso against ti in and in ard ex parte 6tl ; test i.l i i in l-l cm /.' d i.^hom the subscriber on the 9 i 27th of mav a ii gro man \ named sambo about 26 or 27 9dk years old tall and rather inclin t i ■* ing to yellow he has a dim ar .... !.;^ left ch ( !;, :.'-. inch or b t | / ter long is of a good countenance and wi ii spoken any person ile.t will take lum and confine him so tint i g i lum or i ring i.i home shall b handsomi k re warded i i:\iil.l i johnston 1 i 1822 4t7r state o1 noi.ta\-cayo\u\a ashe county no advertisement inserted until il has been paid for m its paj ment assumed by some person ill this town or its vicinity ct vii b i rs to the editors must be post-paid r they will not in attended to 1.11 i t of i'l a and u'l r sessions man sessions 1822 elizabeth humpbris atj ministi-utrix va john llumpluis original at tachment ambrose parks summoned 3 gar nish . • — m herein it appears to tl satisfaction of the court lhat lhe defendanl is an inhabitant of another state ii is therefore ordered that publication in made for three months in the western carolinian that the defendanl appi ar ii tin court of pleasand quarter sessions to be in id for tbe count of vshi , a1 the court lions in 1 ri is ii i the i mond ,\ after the ltb monday m octob r next then and tin re to answer plead or demur otherwise judgment j will be taki ii pr euiil'i sm i thus calloway certify tliai the foregoing lis ai true copy of record as appears from the ! ininuti ■ 1 wt'15r fttafc oi no\*t\\-cai_o\iua rowan county j.i equ'it ..':■ il term 1822 the exe itors ci the lust will of richmond pearson deceased - . benjamin chairs and pleasant ii mny executors ofthe fist will of \\ illi an thomas deccasi 1 s.ivi^b rsji.it io t m n i_\\\w ■-._________* v l on mm m l on l i(,ih'>!a(,[,'33.!|^b d.'.i.'l e.^b uii^h ■ i '. ■■ -■ t^m i'll l.vill a bufhci.-n \ of cleared and fen . the soil being fertile will eosih afford u i 111 •> l»vu\-v avt»\\vun the means of still further improvement it swell 1 adapted to the culture of wheat rye corn bar ''""' ™ county 1 lev oil's c i'l.is farm also affords a good dis 1 u'lt.l.idli ourt of law april rerm,182 l til'len is well watered andabounds with excel *~ i 1 ' iris a john larns li .; peanng lent timber as a stock farm besides the abun to ie court \ return of two subpa-nas tbal danl products of fo 1 and forage it lias the ad ■ " i ! ■ l " 1 " 1 an ' "'•' '" ! "-' l " 1 "" 1 "' tl,e '"' :! ' vantag of king convenient to an excellent sum ty.andther i|i ation ot tin act in other respects mer range in short its local advantages are having hi n cp_ip 1 with it is ordered bj tin p-i-u these together with the uncommon sa '< court < ll " p 1 ' '■" : ' '' " ■' ' lhre « months in i.ibri of ni situation make it a most desirable ; ""' western caolniiaii an i italeigh star lor the seat foi a countri residence tbe terms of sale s '"> - llj,nl harm to appear it tl next supenoi willl id as easy as possible bv giving everv court to be hell for the county olllowaii to reason ible indulgence to the purchaser ' • answer this | ctit m othi rwise it will be heard the sub riber as igent will also offer for i cx p il,-,c leaves given to the petitioner to ex ba le al the same time a.t a credit of twelve amine testimony without giving notice to uie months all the lands king in the county of llurke i defendant i it appearing to the court that he has belonging to the estate of col john m'gimsev absconded and r.nc without the limits ol thi dec is 1 viz ono trad of land including sev sl ' t ''' '" l arla unknown eral survevs iving on the waters of paddy's witness vlex frohock clerk of the rowan creek ami ron'tuiiiing 1000 acres more or lessj supi i-ior court at ulice a .... 3„„l l.rist mill u ii _________________________% _________% sei s or the p ' l:illl i.ll^b - t nn>^h on tin _____________ ■ dec'd ■ _____________ bi . in , 3^^^b sal i^^^^^^^m it a a ;,. !..■; to '!.•• iil't tleit l'lc:is:iiit ii fay,o ofthe d ifendnnts n sid sin sotith carolnia al i , ordered that publication bc made for six w ee . in the western < laroliniun for him to appears the next t.-rin of the court of equi ty tob iii : i'or uowan county on thc second jito.iilai alibi thc fourth mombw t september next then . i there lo ansu i r plead or demur to tin coinpuinants bill otln rw ise the same u dl be tl ki ;, pr i onti - 0 :.;.;' linst him ni,l b ard thos calloway c c c north-carolina fest i'.'i locke c 11 i 11 \ n doi i'll i'd ml . /■ i ,,■ ity spring term 1822 l laanot.w uhw and jesse harper ad ministrators with the will annexed of sol omon parke deceased against laahn morgan ..:■ ; others it appearing to the court that vugi tus it longstreet and frances elizabeth his i . jacob flowers and 1','llv bis wife reside with out ibis state . it is ii ,'. ■ tl th.it publication be m i ■ !'..:■ s wc s in the western carolinian for them to appear at the next t rm of this court and plead answer or demur otherwise tin bill will be taken pro confesso against them an i heard . \ parte b i.l i in i i c m i 6wf9 price adi 2 north-carolina r vndolph county riourt ol pleas and quarter sessions mai t nn 1822 mameluke swaim »■»■. lot mills atta levied in the hands of it elliott and il 3 vs — li appearing to the courl that the defendant in lhis case is not an inhabitant of this st.ite it is ordered that publii luon be made for si weeks in the western carolinian printed in salisbury for the s.iid defendant to appi tr al the court of pleas and quarters sessions to bc held for the count of randolph on the first monda of august next and plead answer or demur otherwise judgment w.ll he ci against bim state oi vovwv-vwyovinn lil'io county ■ ftocrt of pleas nl quarter sessions march i term 1822 1 i.u thompson r david i o it li : |. ring tothe satisfaction of tl ■ . ourt that thi 1 t ndant david evans r sides beyond tli i nil , of this sia.ie , it war tin ref ire or lercd tl | ublic 1 on bc made in the \\ esl : ii ( larolinii l ir three months that unli -.- be tin said i i.l evans makes his ap p arance al our next c rt ol i'l ■ ai ! quarti si ssious to be held t . ., ! county nl morgan ton .... lh fourth moi 1 -. ii july ... t then and ' lien to replevi orpl u ;■, s3,u judgnienl will bc taki n fort plaii i ' ,; i i againsl him attest .'. ii.'w in clerk prii e adv g .__.___• x .» i 1 state nv ,\ oyttv-tyu-oyma , cu 3 ns i.i saiisoiirv and tne | subr coi kit \ - ■ ' 3 , ,,- eonnin that be jia^jvmoled iti'lildlt tji^l'.t l.i m irht rm i . the next gentleman that addressed cm principles i it certainly~prov^^k5 the committee on this subject was from such thing beaufort mr blackledge that the gentleman asks if the constitu gentleman acknowledged that the wes tion of the l t states be not republi w rn people were not correctly repre ran it certainly is said mr s..and sented this was a generous acknowl he would be content to muke ours as edgment and nothing more than he ex like it as possible ; for he considered it pected from the candour of that gen a good republican constitution hut tli man but he nevertheless demand the gentleman inquires if political jus ed of us a catalouge of our grievances tice tun be weighed hi a balance — he admits wchavc not justice done us though this cannot be done we mii>lit but demands of us to show where we come nearer to it than to allow one have it not the gentleman goes on man to have six times as much as n to remark that though the east does other we can approach equal justice not equal the west in population the something nearer than our present towns ol newbern wilmington &' - constitution does pay all lhe taxes paid hy this state to but the question is asked why a man the general government it is true with half a million of dollars has not that those placi s are the ports of entry more political power than a man with uul that the revenue officers reside out a dollar a rich man has no more then anil that our merchants first pay power in the election of a member of the duties on shipping and on goods j this house than the poorest man of the im rted but if the gentleman had i community ; but our constitution pro i id a lilt in re on the subject of po vid s lor the security ol tlie rich in the itii al kconomy he would have lound , senate whose members arc elected by ilu though the merchant pays these landholders and without whose con duties i'i the firsl instance thev arc ul sent no law can pass to injure thc man " it !. paid bj ilu ■ msumers of the of wealth the riches of a wealthy ■. ods n rt d who live in the inte man give him also an indirect influ i thc i intry ence in flections as he can generally ih gentleman from wilmington draw alter him a number of votes from mr jones next addressed the com men who in some way or other arc ma e very eloquently and very leel dependent on him though this is con i •.: he regretted that so much feel trary to our principles of political jus ing and zeal had been shewn by the ad tice men art equal and ought to \ 1 these resolutions mr s have equal political rights said il was natural that gentlemen the gentleman intimated that if thc should express themselves feelingl western people had the power they when thej had to claim the rights f would abuse it but he assigned no freemen i i which they were unjustly reason why the people of the west deprived but the alarm which v would be more likely to abuse power taken in relation to our forcibly ob than those of the east mr s did tainii .-, our rights had no foundation noi know thai the eastern people had we will bear the evil of which we abused the power which thev have in until our eastern friend can but the better way is to distribute the ■ , dupon to do us justice ; but power and thus give neither section i to claim our rights 1 the state an opportunity of abus 1 ilu cal . v hii h inn it have appeared n some newspapers — but the gentleman ask if any coun ih was no doubt the production of ty has presented a grievance to thi some intemperate pei ion ; but a publi legislature which has not been pre cation ol this kind ought not to l rrly attended to ? vi r s said the fit the friends ol these re l.iu.rr had nc he power of sj_>\y lv'.v '.!>': wes mi j r..-uud to the gr'-evuv.cc :'''!'.'' jesse harper c «'. c 6wt'9 price adv g2 north carolina randolph county gun rt of i'l s and quarter sessions ma j term 1822 michael swoim v l'omroi llig icy atta levied in the hands of joseph ilodg . i n.i others it appearing tothe court that the defendanl in this i is is not an inhabitant of this state it is ordered thai publication be modi weeks i thc wi st ru car linian printed , s di ibury for the ..■,! 1 i ndant to appear at tin • ourt of i'l s n i quartei sessions to bc - * "■ • ih • count of randolph on tin fir t m in of august next and plead answer or lemur otherwise judgment will lu . ter i ay linst him t^l\77r^t7tt\rtv^ertr^lt7\7t7 yadkin river on the main road leading from for divorce it appearing to the satisfaction oi salem to danville 15 miles from salisbury and thc court that the dcfcmlai in ibis case r aid n the hoi i so 1,11,1 i il occupied b capt without the i'm is of ll rta'.e it is therefore or 1a krider in tow n on main strei ', a few doors ,: n i thai publication be .. le in ilu w iti rn north of tb i '■., i i-t 1 1 hi j where he is prepared carolinian i'or uiree months that the dcfi ndant to i , at .'/,, i ,■ of private i terliuinnent for appear at tin next superior court of law to be travellers and i-iti/ens he will a.t ■,!! tim i held for the countv of surry at the court-lions i in ish stabling 1 ud 1 - m i c rain for lloi-si s m i ickford on tl l'.r monday i'i s pti inbi i thomas holmes next and plead answer or demur to said peti nl ' ii sept 25 1821 7 ', tion otherwise the peliiion will hi board ex n i right or ten hoarders will be tab n !'""' • " ! u "' awar led i cordingly • tin , . . m town __ l i -. •'■ "" ' ams > jl r " v - ' ii'.^ni ii vrpf.r c c < 6wt'9 — price ... i \ . s north-oarolina mecr m.mil id co ml | kii iii of i'leas and quarter sessions mo " l.ii.i 1822 thomas greer vi samuel m . lindsay — attachment i.i vied on a tracl ... ian i ':■, irj irtii li - of mi rcbandi , hoiiscbol i . 11,1 ih i propert , and mr 1 i - i i .,'.!,, i-s summoned us iarnishe i iii ' t appeal ing to tin ■ .', i i that th 1 fenduni as not an inh ibil it , or in i ■. oil !, ,--.,. .... t til ' ' '■ i'm a ol ! , ■ ' . on i !::> li .-, iher i , red ih.il lion i . ' for thr ■ months .■ 3 c iroliui in th i un ■ l , ■! tl •' ' ill of |'|, f 11 . . isions o i held for the county ol m , _. , .. tin ( ourt-house in charlotte on the ! iiirth monday of august next and replevy nl final bi default will be taken d thc < ii ■■ heard ex part •. i i \ v l.k amii'.i c.a1 c j y_\_jm mm m v ■ ■ ■ ' ■ ■ \. i » ns tn i ■ 1st soil i ll-l aliolil.i ™ 1 s ('. v iu tl v . ail : ______\\__\^^^ ' , ' l ' 1 mo'lll oli'a j"hv m'f.rirh " 3mtxl3r pwl.t of plea id quarter sessions ma villv t\,.\\..i ttowava \ mil m !. - . f t d , . j wilson w s uan ■".- i3 , ■! ' cl ' lotte nw ! m ' 1 wl m_.\.l |, u .,.,. ,, m . . -. '. i a i i in s , , . ... ,. ,,,,:,., thi , : , ll . 6 - ■' ' ' pl 3 ■' i u :'. m . . i thai ' '>" le and live t i " term 1 ■'" lanl is i . inhabitant of tl high ii ii to i'.i mihs—at'a levied in the handsof mi ' if that th of lawi . 3.3 i in i . ... | " ■ ■ [ a ion be made i i ■ ■ so i , :. : i ■ itvof me vax wl lie | for the county of randolph on li : hon lotte on the 4th monday 3 ,' : '' > . . . < . ________ ■' price anb si umlth i 1