e stern carolinian salisbury n c tuesday april 13 1824 no 201 laws of north-carolina an act to amend an act entitled " an act re gulating descents passed in the year 1808 be it enacted c that no inheri tance shall descend to any person as heir of the person last seized unless such person shall be in life at the death of the person last seized or shall be born within ten months after the death of the person last seized agricultural brief hints to parents baltimore m\uch 29 fr om south america the following new plan for the promotion of agiculture is ascribed to judge murphy a gen tlemen well known for his devotion to the inter ests of his fellow citizens by his extensive plans of internal improvement which have been adop ted and are now in successful progress in this state it is extracted for a pamphlet addressed to the speaker ofthe house of commons of our last general assembly on the various subjects of state policy corporeal punishments should be the last resort j never used except for an atrocious crime or a smaller one obstinately persisted in and to ren der it efficacious or rather to prevent it becoming a dangerous evil it should he administered with perfect serenity of temper and affection towards the offender captain edwards of the schr abanlla arrived here this morning in 1 6 clays from laguyra informs that the country remain ed tranquil since the capture of puerto cavello merchants feel themselvesmore secure in their persons and property than before there was no news of any im portance from bogota or from'the interi or president bolivar was in peru and from his activity and the ample means pla ced at his disposal it was generally sup posed the war in that country would soon be brought to a close and the spaniards completely expelled the emigration of strangers except merchants and others engaged in trade was very limited mechanics such as carpenters blacksmiths hatters taylors shoemakers cabinet makers cc would do well and meet with encouragement ; par ticularly if they could take with them three or four industrious and steady ap prentices as in that country none are to every kind of punishment that may terrify the imagination ought to be carefully avoided the dark closet is one of that kind severe reproaches rough handling and the hasty slap ii thev do not much terrify lessen right authority and injure the temper of a child an act to amend the militia laws of this state the law respecting creditor and debtor must be changed otherwise the poor are destined forever to remain thc slaves of the rich the imprudent tobc sacrificed by the cunning and property be the sport of the riefarioui speculator we must abolish imprisonment i'or debt ; we must exempt the soil ol north carolina from liability for debt let not this change affect existing debts ; let society prepare for the change let the genera assembly fix a distant day t after which if debts be con tracted the creditor shall not look to the person of the debtor nor to his bonis for satisfaction and i would go further and exempt the furniture of his house a num ber of milch cows ol horses to cultivate his farm his farming utensils and provi sion for the support of his family tor at least six months what would be the consequences 1 lhe poor would enjov that equality in society which the frame of ou gov ernment promises to ihem but which they have never yet enjoyed 2 the poor class of the community would improve in their social and moral character they would acquire a senti ment of independence and cheiish love and defend their country and its laws relative to the cavalry whereas there is at this time a greater number of cavalry officers in this state than is in proper proportion to the num ber of privates enrolled which greatly tends te the injury ofthe militia service ; and whereas much of the time of the le gislatuie is teken up in the election ol such officers for remedy whereof children should not be punished for mere accidents ; but mildly warned against similar carelessness in future and yet some people shew much great er displeasure with a child for accident ally breaking a piece of china or tear ing its clothes than for telling an un truth here the lesser is preferred to the gi eater and the primary object ol education is lost sight of be it enacted by the general assembly of the slate of north-carolina and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same lhat all commissioned officers of cavalry who shall not within eighteen months from the passing of this act have enrolled in their respective troops or companies at least thirty-two dragoons well armed and equipped exclusive of non commis sioned officers their commissions are hereby declared void ; and it shall be tbe duty of captains of infantry in whose company district they respectively reside to cause them as well as their men to be enrolled in the same manner as though they had never been commissioned ; and bat no person shall hereafter be com mis sioned in any troop of cavalry until they shall have enrolled the number of dra goont aforesaid well armed and equip ped ii and be it further enacted that no person shall hereafter be commissioned in any brigade in this state as fii id offi cer of cavalry until the brigadier-gen eral of such brigade shall have certified to the adjutant general of the slate that there are at least four troops of cavalry in said brigade and it shall be tbe duty of the adjutant-general thereupon to report the same to the succeeding legislature iii and be it further enacted that ii shall hereafter be the duty of the colonel of each and every regiment of cavalry in this state to make their respective re turns to the biir^dier igegera of the brigade to which such colonel of cavalry may belong iv and be it further enacted that all laws and clauses of laws coming within tbe purview and meaning of this act be and the same are hereby repealed rodriguez tavro filled the office of intendant of venezuela but it was reported he wished to retire being old and a man of large fortune general soublette was in caraccas and continued to have the direction of the war in the de partment of zulia venezuela and orin oco general bermudez who had been appointed intenclant of magdalena had re signed all his ofiices and titles and wished to retire as a private citizen — he was waiting for the compliance of his govern ment to his request gen paez was in the apura and was not expected back until next may patriot pride pride and vanity are blameable in all but in the poorest clisses of socie tv they are particularly disgusting poor richard says " the artificial wants of mankind are become more numerous than trie natural ones ; many for the sake of a little finery on their hacks have gone with hungry bellies and half starved their families again " bv extravagance the higher sort are reduced o poverty and for ced to borrow of those whom they for merly despised but who through in dustry and frugality havc maintained their standing this gives occasion lor poor richard to observe that a pi ugh man on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees " pride is as loud a beggar as want and a great deal more saucy for when you have bought one fine thing you must buy ten more that your appear ance may be all of a piece • but it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it it is as absurd for the poor to ape the rich as for the frog to swell with de sire to equal the ox after all what is this pride of ap pearance for which so much is risked sq much suffered ? it cannot promote health nor ease pun it does not in crease merit in the person but creates envy hastens misfortune 3 lhat vile speculation which fai'ens on human misery would be in great part suppressed 4 an effectual check would bc given to that extensive system of credit which is often as injurious to him who gives as it is to him who receives it it is probable that the canal uniting the delaware and the head waters ofthe chesa peak will be completed within a short time the civil engineer has advertised for contracts for the works the i oute of this canal commences op posite l'oit delaware about 46 miles be low philadelphia anci running in a wester ly direction about 13 miles terminates on the navigable waters ol the cbesapeak bay its dimensions are calculated to afford passage for steam boats and stoops together with a possibility of improvement for the navigation ol ships drawing 20 icet water — charleston courier 5 men would be trusted for their hon esty and not for their property ; and in this way sound mortality would be en couraged 6 the agriculture of the state would improve rapidly it will derive mere en couragement from this change in your laws than from all tbe bounties and pre miums which 17 if:l i of tt state can i>ive a in in will have some heart to buiid a good house and make a good plantation when he knows that let him bc unfortunate or imprudent his house and plantation will remain his own 7 emigration would be checked the poor would become endeared to their na tive state and not change their certain condition here for an uncertain one else where wm luarn from aft ica that thc kir^s and native chiefs were holding a con gress in the sherbro'country in novem ber lasr shocks of an earthquake had been felt in several towns in rvfrica in free-town and regents-town the shocks occasioned some alarm in the latter town tne congregaiion left the church in which thev were assembled petersburg intelligencer from the franklin gazette in a late debate in the british house of commons mr brougham alluded to the last annual speech of the president of the united states and said " that sir is a manly and intelligible speech ; that docu ment describes the policy of a wise gov ernment in a manner worthy of a free and independent people mav no mean jealousy prevent us from following where it might have been our praise to lead ; and as they have the glory let us have our share oflhe advantages ; let us join a kindred people ; let us hold to free insti tutions let us aid other freemen who for liberty's sake seek to put bounds to that league of despots who after subdu ing all other freemen would certainly at tempt to conquer us a compliment like this to our country and its chief ma gistrate from an english statesman like mr brougham is well calculated to awa ken in us feelings of honest national pride and exultation mr brougham in tbe same speech spoke of " the message of mr monroe as an event than which none had ever dispersed greater exultation and gratitude over all the freemen in europe lord lansdown in the other house of paidiament " spoke highly of the conduct of the american republic in regard to the south american states : it had set an example he said in throwing its shield over them at this early period which england ought to have been more prompt in following 8 people from other states would emi grate lo north carolina the navy — the secretary of the na vy has issured an order that hereafter no officer within the u s shall be arrested without the sanction of the navy depart ment commanding officers may suspend those under their command until the plea sure of the secretary is known had such an order been issued at an eatlier period it would have saved much trouble and vexation and no little heart burning among ojr naval officers it is not how ever too late to be of essential service to our navy — petersburg republican 9 i be value of our land would greatly increase this may be seen on the vir ginia line ; where a space of twenty feet makes a difference of one half in the price of lands " what is a butterfly ? at best he's but a caterpillr.r drcst ; the gaudy fop's his pictur just a gentleman near cupar angus re ceived the other day an appalling com munication ftom his correspondent in edinburgh the latter after having writ ten a letter to his friend in which he states lhat " if any thing new happens before the hour of post i shall not fail to inform you dropped down in an apo plectic fit and expired the clerk who wrote the letter to the dictation of the master on learning the melancholy catas trophe added in a postscript " since writing the above i have died and the letter was dispatched accordingly dundee advertiser ireland with a territory not so large as penn sylvania and a population nearly equal to the whole white population of the united states exported in the last year of bread sniffs and other provisions of the value of g 13,936,309 1 1 cents such isolated facts might induce a belief that the peo ple of ireland enjoyed as great abundance of excellent food as any people in the world it is quite otherwise we ven ture to affirm that there are four millions in ireland who do not on an average eat meat four times in a year the only really industrious anefmanufacturing dis trict in ireland is the province of ulster and there the condition of the people of all classes sects and sexes is infinitely better than in any other part of that coun try they exported in the last year of plain white linen 12,709,280 70 worth demo press aaval court martial — we have alrea dy stated the result ofthe naval court mar tial by whom lieut kennon was tried and honorably acquitted — on charges pre ferred against him by com porter capt sidney smith ofthe navy was tried by the same court martial by whom lieut kennon was acquitted and found guilty of the charge of having violated the 23d article of the act for the better gov ernment of the navy forbidding the trans portation of merchandize in national ves sels and sentenced to be cashiered — ib jilson payne of montgomery county kentucky has announced himself as a candidate for an elector and is in favor of gen jackson for president w'e are requested to give place for the following annunciation of a highly respec table old gentleman of scott county : " capt u illiam hubbell a revolution ary soldier from the firing ofthe first gun in the year 1775 and during our whole struggle for american freedom now liv ing in scott county in the 3d electoral district of this state and who has been a resident of the commonwealth ever since the year 1789 tenders his services as a candidate for elector of president and vice president of these united states at the next presidential election and if elec ted will vote for the hero of new-orleans general andrew jackson for presi dent and some other person of republi can principles suitable for the vice pre sidency — lexington monitor from the indiana gazette tbe age the experience the talents the services the integrity and morality of john quincy adams recommend him to the people as eminently qualified for president ; and the services during the late war of andrew jackson justly de nominated the hero of new orleans next warms the hearts and unites the affections of the american people we therefore think the vote oi indiana will be john quincy adams for president and an drew jackson for vice president doct pearson of london in lecturing some time since upon the stomach ob served that this organ had no power over substances endued with vitality ; and that this circumstance accounted for the fact of the prophet jonah having remained undigested in the stomach of the whale for the space of three days and three nights dr pearson's discovery is highly important both in a medical and theologi cal point of view president monroe under his administration the public debt has been greatly diminished ; the un settled balances reduced from a fearful amount to a trifling sum ; economy has been made a system ; the accountability of public officers has been secured ; and our country has been blessed wilh a steady and happy increase in prosperity and repu tation when therefore our present chief magistrate shall retire from office he will carry with him the gratitude of the union ; the esteem of the wise and the prayers ol the virtuous will accompany him in his retirement ; and the wish will be simultaneous and universal that his successor may tread in the same steps upholding the same principles and sup porting the same policy wash repub eastern offerings the episcopal clergy of england received under this denomination 2d per head of persons above 16 years journeyman laborers ex cepted but if it appears that a journey man makes an article on his own account and sells it he is liable capital conviction — john johnson was convicted on the 6th instant in new york ofthe murder of james murray in november last the trial occupied but one day amidst a great excitement and the jury were out but about 15 minutes before they returned a verdict of guilty ihe n york papers somewhat like the english journals have given long details of the circumstances and proceedings in the case — chas city gaz when an item in the general appropri ation bill appropriating 825,000 for fin ishing the north portico of the presi dent's house came under discussion mr cusham one of the representatives from maine spoke latin mr kremer one of our pennsylvania representatives was up to him : he answered in high dutch philadelphia gazette it is calculated that there are about 6,000 regularly ordained clergymen in the united states