Western Carolinian

              ibehmkbb paib(diliiniiact salisbury n c tuesday september 2 1823 fno 1 m m____w^~^^___________________m to t e bible society of such prg i^^^^e pleasun i cumstances he can do so the cani i answer easy he has a de jgfl sire to do '^ — he ws lu do k - a_____________________________m 3 at the commeocement of this socie xountry who might not clo^^^gg^^^gggbimjj^g i ty the smallness of the who had ajgjd i associated made the effort strong do it u iii appear the a least detriment xoja grain of mustard seed j but already families th^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^b i we see a our redeen^j i wishes our labors the neegffl i tree leaves the mala ujm dies of many sin-sick souls while m.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^b^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^b recline with heavenly joy bej^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^b be ■■ their cooling shade ail th i us deeply interesiino ■ they have^augh^m mm m ih h ii ua h the the 7th .]..-, , • z^jm i brigade be season the tt . ' z___\_wk i general returns from the phd_b i on or the tl^fl by order the byer^fl by governor nortj^a a pnnrt m ■ 117 here as by ai 1 t assembly e^m ■ act to provide fm i quired by j_m | which hug r county z^a quarter session^™fl imes torrence t^^b attach in e ntr^m anel^.^fl ie nera propertt^i the plaintiff udgment^b onfesso.^b price^b etivj ? tii^h lav i n b state i*^h mblicaijonlm carolinian ru ear atthcb leiiuoi^b ibi eiv othfl andl titil tiicb rne;^b tlhfl « minted and published hvebt week brigade orders to tu westsaw caboxnruv bible societies port but his hands gave j&io last year to the bible society do you ask how in such trying cir cumstances he can do so much ? the answer is plain and easy ; he has a de sire to do it he loves to do it and there are very few individuals in our country who might not do as much ur more if they had a wish equally strong and do it too without the least detriment to themselves or their families the spirit which prompts is a redeeming spirit while it blesses the needy it always enriches its pos sessor inspiration reason and eve ry day facts so abundantly prove this that we do not hesitate to aver that he who can influence you to give cheerfully one dollar for the circula tion of the bible does more for your benefit — more to secure your family from want than he who gives twenty dollars into your hands is there no necessity for doing it ? no necessity for giving the bible into the hands of our neighbors ? why then did god give it to us ? if it is not necessary for them it certainly is not for us let us then cast away our fjibles and pursue our journey through this world without them ! and how do you think we should steer our course ? for informa tion look at those who have done without them would you be pleas ed with a machine of hell like the hindoos car of juggernaut to roll over the heads of your devoted sons ? would youlike their sacrifices of blood and their funeral piles ? would you wish to be hardened like the chinese so that you could walk without emo tion or concern over the bodies of your fathers and brothers and see them with the thousands mangled with par ents hands dragged to the bosom of the ocean would your sons appear beautiful in your eyes equipped with a spaniard's knife bathed in a brother's blood ? or would you delight to carry the arab's cursed halbert and occa sionally sheath it in a neighbor's heart these are some of the pleasures of those who have not the bible and without it we should soon be pleased with things like these france once thought she could do as well without it and scarcely had the ashes of god's book been mingled with the dust be fore that dust was drenched with the blood of her citizens scarcely had the air ceased to vibrate with the me lody ofthe sacred vesper before it was agitated by the cries off a thousaad matrons whom the gullotine had made widows let our bibles be cast away and though we perhaps might die in peace yet our sons would probably behold a race of men as savage as ever roamed these forests the shores of the atlantic might again be lighted by hunting fires and the tombs of wash ington and warren serve only as fur bishing stones on which the sons might edge the knife to scalp the crip pled fathers there would be nothing left to prevent this or even worse than this we have daily proof that the nature of man is continually inclining to barbarism ; it presses thither with a force which nothing but the spirit which operates through the bible can resist if then it is so necessary that we preserve our bibles is it not also necessary that our neighbors be sup plied ? more than two centuries have elapsed while we have been waiting for them to supply themselves and the number ofthe destitute has every year increased they never will do it they never can do it ;— if it is ever done we must do it do you think as our enemies some times foolishly say " it is all a scheme for speculation who do you think speculates ? does the parent institu tion ? she sends us bibles which cost one hundred dollars and worth to us two hundred and she charges us fifty do the managers speculate they are such of your fellow citizens as you please to choose they pay an equal sum with yourselves do all the labor and give you every year an account of their operations the private mem bers then are the only individuals on whom you can possibly fix the charge these we will not now try to exon erate but if you think their busi ness is lucrative in any other way than has been stated why then do you not cheerfully engage in it ? as an induce ment we will now pledge all our par of such profit sufficient for us is the pleasure of doing good all this we cannot give you — we will not give you but we will gladly share it with you is the object to be achieved so lim ited that all this feeling and action appear enthusiastic ? we will not then confine your attention to the few thous ands who are perishing for the want of the bread of life in this country tho as a county society we have permitted our charity to commence its effects at home we do not intend it shall ex pend itself here there are many thousands of our fellow citizens in other counties and in other states in the same deplorable condition many provinces of south america have be-i gun to rend the veil of ignorance and papal superstition with which they have long been muffled and they now cry to us to send them the light of life the darkened tribes of africa stretch out their hands and the islands ofthe sea do literally *' wait for the law of god not a breeze sweeps across the ocean from any point of heaven but bears on its bosom the cry of dying millions send us the bible or we perish do you again say let them supply themselves ? we have tried this for more than eighteen centuries and still it is not done and it never will be done we may search the scriptures and examine the records of god's pro vidence from the beginning of time and we cannot find a shadow of reason to hope that it ever will be done ; — the bible plainly imposes the duty on us to supply the destitute $ and history shews us that a people did never yet receive the law of god until it was presented them by those who had it in possession six hundred millions of our fellow creatures whose souls are as valuable as our own now wait on us for this law ; if we withhold it they will perisb but their blood will be required at our hands has the object now become so great that you are ready to despair because we cannot accomplish it be not dis heartened it is not expected that this little band of new recruits will do it alone j no there are multitudes en gaged who would by no means allow us the honor and pleasure of doing it the american bible society has now 360 auxiliaries from many of which more efficient aid is reasonably expec ted than from us the british and foreign bible society has 291 auxil iaries ard 438 branches the hi bernian society has 113 auxiliaries the russian bible society " is in eve ry respect vast — its resources the number of its members and friends its operations and its successes all are wonderful france is also learn ing that it is better to have the bible and to obey its precepts ; she has her society with about 30 auxiliaries and wc are happy to state that the same press which was once employed to print the blasphemies of voltaire and through which he boasted ths»t he would undo all the twelve apostles had done is now engaged in printing the word of god in the united nether lands in germany in bavaria in prussia in denmark and in sweden there are powerful societies with their auxiliaries in those countries also which until of late have been covered with the pall of moral death there is now through the influence of the bi ble a multitude of helping societies springing up along the shores of the mediterranean in asia in africa in new holland and in many islands of the sea these all enter into the work with a spirit peculiar to those who are just emerging from darkness ; the number as well as the strength of those will rapidly increase so that commencing the great work now we as a society enter the field with more than two thousand allies which with out us the last year distributed mil lions of bibles with our aid and ihe help of others which are continu ally formiug the number thus distrib uted will yearly increase we ought aot then to despond for the host with us is great and vigorous to be concluded in our next br ph1lo white head-quarters \ statesville aug 1823 5 washington byers esq having been appointed aid to the brigadier general of the 7th brigade of north-carolina militia with the rank of major will be obeyed and res pected accordingly andrew n allison esq having been appoint ed brigade inspector of the 7th brigade will be obeyed and respected accordingly . phib white esq having been appointed brig ade quarter master of the 7th brigade with the rank bf captain win be obeyed and res pected accordingly geo lee davidson brigadier general 7th brigade north carolina militia terms of the western carolinian will pas follows : ars per annum payable yearly ih extracts from an address to the citizens of burke county by the rev chauncey eddy in behalf of the board of managers of morganton bible society every paper sent at a distance will be discon val lhe commencement of this socie ty the smallness of the number who associated together made the effort appear indeed like the planting of a grain of mustard seed j but already we see a flourishing herb ; and if our wishes our prayers and our labors can prevail we shall soon behold a tree whose leaves shall heal the mala dies of many sin-sick souls while we recline with heavenly joy beneath their cooling shade all the trans actions of the past year have been to us deeply interesting and profitable they have taught us by experience that the cause in which we are engaged is a good caust one which every christian must love one which every philanthropist must applaud one which can be received with indifference by him only who is void of refined feeling one which can be appeased or censured by him only who is an enemy to god to man and to all that is good and they now fill us with hope hope for greater things and greater good the first year has been only a year of preparation and com mencement of labors this commence ment has proved that very much may easily be done and that very much must be done the two hundred bi bles and testaments already distribu ted have done something but it is the opinion of this board that even now not one half ofthe people of this country have a bible which they can call their own ; many whole families who have none in their homes and hundreds who from year to year do not except by accident see the blessed volume ! ' ____________ bhe time has expired for which it for unless the subscriber is known i the latter case the paper will be until paid for and ordered to be stopt advertisements will be inserted at fifty cents for the first insertion and twenty-five each subsequent one advertisements a distance must be paid for or their pay by a responsible person before lean bc published tlie colonel commanding the first rowan regiment will cause the troops under his com mand to be paraded for review and inspection on some suitable field at or near salisbury by 12 o'clock m on the 2d day of october next by act of assembly all the militia in rowan county north of the yadkin river are attached to the first regiment ; the colonel wul there fore cause capt willis's company of jnilitia to be organized with his regiment on the day of review all letters addressed to the editor must be state of north-carolina k r stok£s county pleas and quarter sessions june iterm 1823 constantine l banner vs winston original attachment le ron thirty-five acres of land it appearing t satisfaction ofthe court that the deftn is ar inhabitant of nerefc ? ordered that the western carolinian fftiiring the said robert l wia appear at the next court of hquarter sessions to he held for the hstokes at the court house in german monday in september next fc^to replevy plead or demur o k^will he rendered against him buitiff s demand moore none but the 1st rowan regiment in the 7th brigade will be reviewed this season ; but the general expects returqp from all the regiments on or before the 25th of october next j l by order ofthe brigadier general j washington byers j aid-de campl by the governor of north uarolincft whereas by an act of the last general asse.tibly of north-carolina entitled " anl act to provide for the sale ofthe lands lately ac quired by treaty from the cherokee indians which have been surveyed and remain unsold the governor is authorised and required to cause the said lands to be offered for sale now therefore i ginaiet holmes governdr pf tht state aforesaid do hereby declare and make known that a public sale ofthe abovemention ed lands agreeably to the said act shall com mence at wayncsville in the county of haywood on monday the 22d of september next under the superintendance of a commissioner appoin ted for that purpose who is authorized by my letter of instructions to adjourn the sale to any other more convenient place if such adjourn ment should be considered advisable one eighth part of the purchase money will be re quired of the purchaser at the time of the sale and bond and security for the payment of the balance in the following instalments viz : one eighth part at the expiration of one year one fourth at the expiration of two years one fourth at the expiration c three years and the remain ing fourth at the end of four years the sale to continue one week and no longer fc given under my hand and the great seal of the state at raleigh the 12th day a d 1823 holmes state of north-carolina rsessioi^b gonner original cz_____nz).m j^^iredell counwr^^^j^^m kf pleas and quarter sessions ma torrence vs charlei b^^^^^attachment levied in the '\ lh i il^mli in in i in iiiiiiiiiiiii il i 1 also on one negro boy it appear i satisfaction ofthe court that the de ithi^ause resides out of this state il j^that publication be made ir for three months succes unless the defendant appear before km the first day of the next term to aforesaid at'statesville on tonday in august next and replevy on and plead to the said be heard ex parte a^d rendered against said defendant pro i test ft simonton cl'k m g4 ' 3mt71 we will not wring your hearts by deliberately exhibiting all the shocking features of this horrid picttj . the bare anunciation of the fact that it is so is enough to produce a chill like the shivering of death on any bosom which is susceptible of tender emotion but brethren it need not be so it must not be so by a little exertion we may wash the blood from our skirts and put into their hands the means of cleansing themselves in order how ever to do this we all must do a little the board of managers who are this day to be chosen will expect the co operation of us all we as a board cannot resign our place before we urge with importunity all our fellow citizens to lend their aid by becoming active members of the society in presenting this request we are sure that we invite you to a work greater and more glorious than was ever be lore proffered to your attention you need only to see thc magnitude and glory and you would with us won der how a rational being could possi bly say have me excused are you poor this is that which scat tered and it tends to riches bread cast upon the waters here returns increased an hundred fold those who in this way water theirs shall be watered also themselves these are the promises of jehovah and they never fail the jews by cheerfully devoting more than one third of their living to pious uses for a time secured them 5 and their wealth during this time increased beyond a parable are you then poor ? this of itself should rather be an inducement to engage in acts of benevolence do you wish to remain poor then refrain this will have a tendency to effect it but do not plead this poverty as an excuse for the neglect of duty it can not be received as such by the wise it will net be received as such in the great day of accounts it amounts to nothing more than proof that you have no wish to do good where this wish exists the means are never want ing all the great objects of benevo lence now in operation receive their support as much from the poor as the rich the thousands which are every year expended are indeed in a great measure made up of the poor man's earnings and the widow's hallowed mite a poor man in iredell county who has not walked a step for thirty years and who has no means of sup of north-carolina burke county erior court of law march term 1823 vice penington vs ezekiel penington \ for divorce and alimony it appearing satisfaction of the court that the defen i case resides without the limits of this herefore ordered by the court tha ibe made in the star and westen hthree months that thedefendan ily lin lin i iiiiii i^^^^b l b hardin p sec'y sign and house painting james ames has the pleasure of informing the citizens of salisbury arid the surround ing country that he has located himself in the village and that his utmost endeavors shall ever be to accommodate those who call upon him — he first became acquainted with his profession in the city of new-york ; and the knowledge of his business which he received while there con nected with his experience in this country will enable him to execute his business in the most neat and fashionable style salisbury aug 18 1823 67 j^^^^^jncxtsuperior court of law to be b^^fth^ounty 6 burke at the court-house elo^anton on the fourth monday of septem lpext then and there to ple*j to said petition brwise the petition will be heard ex parte accordingly liopy test w w erwin c b s c l price aelv r4 3mt69 state of n ilina iredell countv t court of law spring term 1823 cowan vs thomas cowan ; pe hi for divorce in this case it is ordered bj hcourt that publication be made for thrc htlis in thc star and western carolinian tha hpdefendant appear at the next court to b hid for the county of tredev at the court hous | statesville on the 5th monday after the 4tl mimday in september next and plead answer oi ■ demur otherwise judgement will be had pr c mfe^so and the cause heard ex parte witness b worke cl'k price adv su 3mt'71 from thc subscriber's house on the night of the 14th inst his coat and hat and his poc ket-book there was a note on geo buuen for g3 in the pocket book and also a note of j&180 in favor of dan'l cress sen which i had taken up ; a bill of sale for a black woman named rachel a tax receipt c whoever will give me information of the articles how taken c shall receive five dollars reward john friddle 18 1823 ilau-tftaroy or stolen from the subscriber on the 4th july a mulatto fellow named bill 23 or 24 years of age 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high with a remarkable sin gular mark on the right side of his nose rather of a purple colour his clothing not recollected he has been in the jail of salisbury i will give a reward of 10 dollars to any per son who will deliver the said negro to me or se cure him in jail so i may get him ; or 25 dollars if stolen on delivery of him and the thief if he has a free pass i will give a reward of 50 dol lars for the delivery of him and the person who gave it to him upon its being satisfactorily pro ven that he is the person i purchased said ne ero of dr isaac philips of rockingham county samuel guy iredeu county 4th july 1823 62tf state of north-carolina medell county 10ttrt of equity spring term 1823 " j william sloan vs samuel carson david curson andrew carson william carson ele az r carson mary carson james scott and his wil r e martha jacob weathetby and his wife mar jgai t;t : original bill for the conveyance of land jt a ppearing to thc satisfaction ofthe court that the above defendants live beyond the limits of the fitate it is therefore ordered by the court that publication be made in the western caro lini ui for three months successively that unless the defendants appear at our next court to be held 1 for thc county of iredell at the court hoi ie in statesville on the fifth monday after the fourth monday in september next then and ther e to plead answer or demur otherwise judg nier t will be taken pro confesso as to them and bjuseheard ex parte ijohn n hart c m c e m3mt76 state of north-carolina buncombe county county court july term 1823 jas m alexander vs john b craige ; original at tachment levied on land geo swain vs john b craige ; original attachment levied on land swain & gray vs john b craige ; original at tachment levied on land it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant in these cases lives without the limits of this state so that the ordinary process of the court cannot be served on him : it is therefore ordered that publication be made in the western carolinian six weeks successively for the defendant to ap pear at a county court to be held for buncombe county at the court house in asheville on the second monday after the fourth monday in sep tember next then and there to replevy and plead answer or demur to the plaintiff's de mands otherwise judgment final will be render ed agreeably to the several complaints filed test "* john miller cl'k 6.71 p ud state of north-carolina rowan county s 1 xpertor court of law april term 1823 : jane weaver vs william weaver peti t ' 0 ' divorce it appearing to the satisfaction of t}l e court that the defendant is not an inhabi l r t of this state it is therefore ordered by the p°i at that publication be made for three months '" ' lhe western carolinian printed in salisbury h t the defendant appear at the next superior c <» irt of law to be held for the county of how a at the court house in salisbury on the se w nl monday after the fourth monday in sep tet iber next then and there to plead answer 01 demur or the petition will be heard ex parte hy giles c s c piice adv jg4 3i*t70 a bookseller at genoa has announced for publication a quarto volume of inedi ted documents relative to columbus pub lished by order ofthe magistrates of genoa