western c_liloll salisbury n c tuesday october 5 4*<l*m jijyiam » xo 226 ted a xd rublishen evert tceshit by piiilo white the terms of the western carolinian will • titer be as follows : three dollars a year hie m advance _ so "■ i el discontinued except at the option fthe editor until all arrearages are paid ° ajlvertisciaents will be inserted at fifty cents er square f f,r tl,e fi r6t i'^ertioti and twenty-five cents for each subsequent one all letters addressed to the editor must oe p 0st puid or they will not be attended to length he showed that war or na tional disgrace was the alternative j he demonstrated the ability of the nation to sustain the war * when he concluded doubt no longer dwelt in the commit tee — they were for war mr cal houn was appointed to draw up the manifesto setting forth the causes of the war this paper has aptly been cal led the second declaration of indepen dence but mr calhoun was not only one of the moving spirits that brought on the war ; after it was de clared no one was more active in de vising the ways and measures for a vi gorous prosecution of it in organiz ing the navy and the army during the whole of that contest he stood to his post in congress battling it with the federal phalanx and cheering up the spirits of the republicans but the storm of war blew over and the sun-shiue of peace broke out on the na tion if mr calhoun was active in carrying on the war he was not less so when peace came in devising measu res to repair the effects ofthe war and in suiting things to a state of peace the war taught us a lesson of experi ence and a nation like an individual should profit by experience mr cal houn was foremost in devising a sys tem of national defence — that system which the radicals have labored so hard to destroy shortly after the war mr monroe was elected president me placed mr calhoun in the depart ment of war as during the war this department was the one through which the operations were chiefly di rected it was found by the new secre tary in the greatest disorder he found on the books more than fifty millions of unsettled accounts he set the proper officers to work ; in less than three years the balances were nearly all settled he found defects in the system of accountability — public money was given out badly disbursed and still worse accounted for he in troduced important changes and ex acted rigorous punctuality from all public agents the consequence is that the large sums which now pass through the war department are dis bursed with less loss than ever was be fore known in this or any other gov ernment he found defects in the sys tem of supplies — he recommended an entire change by which thousands ol dollars have been annually saved to the nation by economy and manage ment he has reduced the expenses of the ordnance department ordnance of all descriptions are now obtained cheaper than ever before known there is a saving on muskets alone of nearly s3 a peice by care and economy the annual expense of each soldier has been reduced more than si 35 in short documents show that by skill system and economy mr calhoun in the management ot the war department annually saves to the nation not short of a million of dol lars and yet we have heard a member on this floor without any other proof than his empty assertion accuse him of extravagance ! but this js not all under his direction the system of na tional defence has been established and is progressive and if not destroy ed by the radicals will in a few years be completed these sir said mr f are some ofthe reasons why i prefer john c calhoun as president ; and why i ob ject to wm h crawford i believe that for the nation mr calhoun would make the best president — his past life and public services show it but sir there is yet another reason that operates on my mind against wm h crawford he is the virginia candi date as a native af north-carolina ginia acted with and supported her men for 36 years and what offices of honor or profit has she given to north-carolina ? while she has pro fusely spread the loaves and fishes to her own citizens and to every other state she had scarcely permitted north-carolina to gather up the frag ments — she has given us a secre tary of legation and a commissioner to arbitrate the contested value of sto len negro slaves a gentleman the other day in the debate on another subject asked if we wished a part of the " loaves and fish es i i boldly answer yes ! our gov ernment sir is founded on the prin ciple of representation that principle should be felt and preserved in each co-ordinate branch of government as well as in the legislative the con stitution said mi f secures us our weight in the legislative branch or he doubted north-carolina would be neglected there too as for mvself sir i neither expect nor desire any olfice in the gift of government ; but i wish to see north-carolina receive her due portion she has sons of ta lents and of worth who would fill with honor to themselves and the na tion any office in the government ; but as long as we follow virginia they will remain in obscurity and what better things can we expect if wm h crawford is elected he is the virginia candidate ; he will be under virginia influence and n carolina may expect from him virginia neg lect and disdain bu sir we may hope for better treatment from john c calhoun he comes from a state bearing half of our name ; and posses sing the s.ttne interests and feelings with ourselves a stbte too that is sm,.ller than our own and she will find it necessary to conciliate her larger sister by acts of kindness and confi dence besides this sir already has mr calhoun given proofs of his high regard and friendship for north-car olina and of his attention to our inter est sir it is to him and to him alone that we owe the acquisition of the cherokee lands — an acquisition which has already brought a large sum into our treasury and will bring much more ; but for the proceeds of these lands our works of internal improve ment would ere this have stopped there is yet another instance of his regard for equal rights and for north carolina the academy at west point is a national institution ; be fore mr calhoun came into office it was supplied with young men chiefly from virginia and a few other states — north-carolina had but little share ; but since mr calhoun has been in of fice he has established a principle of equality and north-carolina has come in for her share of cadets the gentle man from fayetteville mr strange tells us that he is a virginian that he is proud of his birth-place sir these are very natural feelings and it is fc o be expected that he would act un der their influence but he will permit us who were born in north-carolina also to cherish the character of our na tive state sir said mr f i admire virginia she has produced a race of great men and of high-minded politi cians ; but this is no reason why north-carolina should come and go to her beck and nod i would wish to see north-carolina under the influ ence of no state i wish to see her act on her own lights and worthy of the character of a great state until she does act in that way she will oe ver obtain her just influence among the other states of the union motganton academy this institution having received such assis tance from the acts of the last assembly as places it on a stable and respectable founda tion and enjoying the labors of mr alexan der e wilson a graduate from the state uni versitv who has during the last year given the most satisfactory proof of his faithfulness and ability is now recommended to the attention of the public the trustees are aware ot tlie lit tle reliance which can be placed on recommen dations of this nature ; still having witnessed thc rapid improvement of the youth in morals and literature under the instruction of mr wilson considering the pleasantness and perfect health fulness of the situation and the benefit which must result from having the teachers of both de partments of the instistution together with the rev mr eddy residing in the academy build ings where they will continually watch and la bor for the intellectual and spiritual good of the pupils ; they cannot but ask those gentlemen who wish to fit their sons for college or to give them a valuable scientific education to inquire whether the facilities afforded at this institution are not at least equal to any in the state by order of the board 3mt30 isaac t avery state of north-carolina the public treasurer viewing the act of the last assembly chapter xi passed for the relief of the purchasers ofthe cherokee lands heretofore sold under the authority of this state as conferring a great and singular fa vor on that description of his ft how-citizens , md being anxious d siroi a tlv.t they should avail themselves oflhe favor and indulgence of the state thus generously and unexpectedly ex tended and proffered to them and wishing withal to put from himself the painful necessity of performing the truly irksome and very un pleasant duties required of him by the said act in the c ,- cnt ofthe failure ofthe purchasers or any of them to avail themselves of its generous and accommodating provisions ; takes the liber ty as a friend who endeavored to aid and assist to the utmost of his very limited abilities in ob taining the passage of the act above mentioned to advise and entreat all concerned that they promptly and industriously make the necessary preparation and come or send to raleigh within the time fixed and limited by the law and thus avail themselves of its kind and indulgent pro visions should any purchaser suffer the pre sent opportunity to pass away unimproved the treasurer is fully persuaded that no application for other or further indulgence ofthe like kind will at any time hereafter prove successful or be sustained debates on the caucus mr fisher's remarks concluded but sir said mr fisher these are not the only mistakes made by mr craw lord in his annual report ofls20 he committed an error of nearly 3 millions of dollars which was detected by mr calhoun he made a second report to correct the first and the second rrpurt was also incorrect • he made a third one and this too in the opiuion of mr lowndes mr sargeant and other able financiers was still wide ofthe m rk i shall notice only one other instance of the secretary's mismanagement of the funds of the nation — it is in connexion with the insolvent banks by volun tary loans to these banks or impru dent deposits the nation will lose nearly one million of dollars accor ding tu his own report in one bank alune fvincennes he placed a sum greater than the total capital of that bank now sir these things prove one of two conclusions ; either that mr crawford is not capable of managing the duties ofthe treasury ; or if he does possess the necessary skill that then he has through carelessness or design greatly mismanaged the finan ces of the nation ; in either result he certainly cannot be a proper person for president of the u states thresh goods the subscribers are receiving and opening at their stop fa in concord direct from philadelphia and new-york a large and general assortment of the legislature has already gone so far an done s much in the law referred to that few indeed can hope or even wish it to elo more the public treasurer may possibly be mis taken but he certainly and truly does bt lievs and consider all hope or expectation of future legislative interference or of further slay or indulgence in regard to the monies due vr be coming due from the purchasers of cherokee lands as aforesaid as being entirely hopeless and forlorn all kfcids of goods : and have made arrangements to receive from said places monthly any further supply that may be mcessary — selected with care and laid in at prices that will enable them to sell very low their customers and the public at large are respectfully invited to call examine and judge for themselves muuphy st buown concord sept 1824 t48 raleigh september 1 1bc4 6t'29 cm it will be borne in mind that the 1 1st of october next is the da fixed on by law as lim iting the time to which the indulgence offered or granted is extended tj country produce of all kinds received in exchange for goods packets for philadelphia the subscriber having established a line of vackefi between philadelphia and wil mington n c takes this method to acquaint the public that a vessel will leave wilmington for philadelphia every ten days produce in tended for this conveyance will be received and forwarded bv duncan thompson psq of fay etteville n cand messrs stone & whitlier of wilmington n c at the lowest rates of freight and least expense possible having three good vessels in thc trade commanded by careful cap tains well acquainted with the coast and cabins well fitted up for the accommodation of passen gers he therefore trusts to meet with encour agement philadelphia and its environs lm become so great a manufacturing place that cotton can be sold to some extent and advantage to the owners ; the consumption being at pres ent about twenty thousand bales per annum and will no doubt be soon far greater james pattont.jr merchant nu 23 north i,.:t staeet philadelphia t'34r mansion hotel salisbury j\torth carolina by edwaim yarbkot'gh t vt/ho respectfully informs the pub 7n t ¥ lie and his friends that he has i ipl-taken the extensive and eleg-ant estab lishment situated at the north corner of the court-house lately occupied by mr james huie the convenience of this situation for business is equal to ,< n in thc place the house contains a number of private rooms well calculated for ihe accommodation of travellers and boarders the stables are equal if not su perior to any in the place and attended to by obliging and attentive ostlers his table and bar will be supplied with the best tlie market affords and the regulations of his house such as lie hopes will g'r e entire satisfaction to those who may think proper to call on him : aid he assures them that no pains shall be spared to render their stav comfortable and plea ing feb ruary 24 i824 96 mr f said he would pass over some ether acts of the treasurer on which he intended to remark and come to his connection with the radi cals it is not necessary sir here to give the history of this new party fur th than to state that it is not compo sed of rhe choice materials of either of the old parties but is made up of the fag-ends the disappointed and dis affected of both this party is oppo sed to the present administration ; to its policy and leading measures and i'.ir crawford is the known head of this mongrel set he is their candi date there is not a radical in the nation but supports him though a member of the administration he heads a faction hostile to the wise measures adopted by mr monroe end which are generally approved by most f the federalists as xveil as by all the true republicans while mr crawford is thus blundering and stum bling along in his department while he is carrying on his operations with the radicals to destroy every branch ofthe system of national defence let us turn sir to mr calhoun and exam ine his " public cervices to the nation john c calhoun entered congress about the year 1811 — at a time when our affairs had reached a crisis which threatened war or national degrada tion he stepped at once on the thea tre of congress a political roscius ; by the force of his talents he soon gained a standing that attracted the at tention of the whole nation he was compared to the sages ofthe old con gress before the end of that con gress he stood at the head ofthe com mittee of foreign relations — by far the most important committee in con gress at that period it was mr calhoun and a few oth er distinguished republicans iu con gress who waited on mr madison and told him that the crisis required decisive and energetic measures ; or that the national character would sink mr madison communicated his war message and the house of represen tatives referred it to the committee of foreign relations that commit tee was composed of some of the old est and ablest men ofthe party in con gress : but when the question of war was brought before them they ap proached it with deep apprehensions it was an experiment yet to be made hy our government and moreover there was a powerful party in the coun try opposed to it the committee met full of doubts and apprehensions mr calhoun addressed them at great xottcc sept 1 1824 vt august county court the subscriber ob tained letters of administration on the es tate of frederick dinkins dec'd all persons having demands against said estate are reques ted to render them in to the subscriber as soon as convenient that provision mav be made for the payment thereof also those indi b'cd to said estate will please to make pa merit as soon as possible as no indulgence can be given jas dinkins adm'r mecklenburg co n c aug 28 1324 3\c7 a warning the subscribers having been duly appointed at lincoln court july session 1824 ad ministrators of the estate of henry conner dec'd late of said county hereby notify all who are indebted to the estate to come forward without delay and make payment or enter in to such arrangements as will be satisfactory and safe to tbe administrators all debts which may not be so arranged previous to the lincoln court in october next will be put into the hands of an attornev for collection likewise all persons having claims against the said estate are invited to present them for settlement properly authenticated within the time prescribed by law john f brevard daniel m forney lincoln co july 31st 1 824 6it'26 han away from the subscriber on sunday night the 19th inst a negrn man by the name of levi ; about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high tolera bly black complexion middle size has a scar caused by a cut with a knife across the back of one of his ha--,ds and a small scar on the right side of his neck a little below his ear had no clothing but a shirt trowsers and blanket a reasonable reward will be given lo any person who will give information to the subscriber within three miles of concord cabarrus county *. c v here the said negro is or may be had — and all necessary charges will be paid daniel cline boot and shoe establishment removed ii benezer dickson takes this method to a inform his customers and the public at large that he has removed his shoe-shop from the house he formerly occupied and has taken the house owned bv mr thomas todd nearly opposite wm h slaughter's house of enter tainment on main-street salisbury ; where he will carry on as usual the boot and shoe ma king businessj in all its various branches in a style of neatness and dui ability wbich he be lieves cannot be surpassed by any in the state all orders from a distance for work in his line will be faithfully attended to salisbury s,pt 17 1824 it sent 2.1 1824 3it27p store-house at mocksville to rent f rihe subscriber wishes to rent the following jl property during one year or for a term of vears to wit : a lot at mocksville rowan coun ty on which a spacious store-house w ith a good cellar and a large two-story house divided into convenient and useful apartments are erected mocksville is near about in the centre of that section of rowan known as the forks as that part of country both as to fertility of soil and population is not inferior to any a profitable result might be anticipated from a mercantile establishment at that place gentlemen in that business and wishing a situation are invited to call and view the premises and judge for them selves elizabeth m pearson mocksrrille may 22 1824 09 tor sale the celebrated horse napoleon a sk rxlhe subscriber offers for s m_fw^r_^i ■*- sh ' e tlns muc ac i m i r i stallion which if not sold j\^_ssj__^t»jl previous to tuesday of octo ber superior court will on that day be expo sed to public auction terms made known on application ' michael brown salisbury sept 721 1824 4it27 tailoring business the subscriber respectfully informs hisi friends and the public at large that he has survived his tedious illness of the fever so that he can attend to his shop again he hopes that his customers may not forget to call on him as usual as there shall be nothing lacking to ren der them general satisfaction in the above busi ness he pursues those that may please to call on the subscriber no doubt will be as well pleased as in any other shop in the town of salisbury it is not very necessary to mention distant fashions as some do for gentlemen are in the habit of having a particular fashion to suit themselves in dresses 1 will engage to have as good work done as can be clone in the town of salisbury and on the most desirable terms also cutting and repairing will be duly atten ded to n b ladies pelieces can be cut or made in the neatest fashion at the subscriber's shop opposite the state bank in salisbury samuel price | july 30 1824 it'29 portugal — a letter received by a gen tleman in new york from lisbon dated the 21st of july mentions that the state of things there and throughout the coun try is growing worse and worse com merce is almost reduced to nothing im prisonments and banishments continue ; and the expressions of public dissatisfac tion are so frequent and unguarded lhat the writer thinks a change of some sort cannot be far off the letter is couched in very general language but clearly inti mates that the country is in a state of un usual excitement with the interest and honor of the state near at heart i am free to say that of two candidates equal in merit the one proposed by virginia the oth er not i would go against him to break the charm of virginia influence and think and act for ourselves north-carolina has the name of being led by virginia true or false we should give proofs that we are now free we have followed virginia un til her politicians fancy we dare not part from her ; tell them that north carolina will not vote for their candi date and they will laugh you to scorn sir my state pride revm.s at the thought we have followed vir strayed away mtt'rom the subscriber on thi jl 1 loth of april last two colts one three years old filly light sor rel with a large star in her fore head fourteen hands high ; one bay horse colt one year old past any person who will givi the subscriber information of the said colts b writing to the post office in salisbury or other wise shall be reasonably rewarded valentine bird salisbury sept 7 1824 3it26 the jnvivitta laws corporate learning the mayor of a country town conceiv ing that the word clause was in the plural umber ould often talk of a claw in thc act of tbe legislature revised and published this yc rr under thi direction of the adjutant general am comprising all the laws passed by the genera assembly relative to the militia up to this date r sale 3t the office of the wosttrn f arobtihtn