western oarolijymjy vjl v salisbury n c tuesday november 30 1824 - - — — j — ■ • no 234 pgllfted awd published ktkbt tuesday ypiiilo white the terms of the western carolinian will hereafter be as follows : three dollars a year ivable in advance no pap er discontinued except at the option of the editor until all arrearages are paid advertisements will be inserted at fifty cents ner square for the first insertion and twenty-five lnts for each subsequent one ll letters addressed to the editor must be mt-paid or they will not be attended to fox cherry w d barnard ras coe cox underwood oliver ashe alford mr fulton the state engineer has succeeded in rendering the river above wilmington navigable for steam boats for more than sixty miles at the lowest waters and that too without the expense of jetties ; and there h no doubt that in the course of the next year steam-boat navigation may be extended to the town of fayetteville at the lowest summer water the uniformity of price which would result from the accomplishment of this labour in the produce ofthe farmer and in the necessary articles which he might want in return for it such as salt iron or other merchandize conducive to domestic comfort renders these improve ments of the greatest importance to the people it is also confidently believed that the state will be able in the course of two years to effect the navigation of the cape fear to the junction of the haw and deep rivers mr fulton for the present year has been solely employed by the board of internal improvement on the waters of cape fear to fulfil a maxim i believe agreed on by every one that it is the best policy to accomplish one important ob ject before we begin with another this necessary consequence arises from the state of our funds therefore the other public improvements remain in statu quo but i most confidently trust and believe the time is not far distant when the roan oke that proud monarch of streams in this state the yadkin the neuse the tar and every other river of respecta ble magnitude will receive the necessary improvements to render them complete ly navigable and abundantly productive of wealth to the community but more especially to their immediate tenants in order to render our navigable streams of more extensive and general use and to carry the work of improve ment to every man's door the legisla ture will i presume never neglect that object of universal interest the improve ment of roads our rivers creeks and canals are the great veins and arteries of the state ; but they are of comparative inutility if we neglect to keep open those lesser channels or roads by which sus tenance is conveyed to every part of the great body 1 he facilities of internal commerce are so intimately allied to the moral condition of the people and have so great an influence on the personal comfort wealth and intelligence of our citizens and consequently on our state wealth and general aggrandizement that it has been with the deepest interest and zeal that i have uniformly invited the at would most gladly receive and greatfullv acknowledge your patronage for the im provement of their families they have a right fully to anticipate your fostering care and i cannot doubt but that the ad vantages resulting to society from such measures will claim your wise and well digested liberality towards them our criminal code yppears to me to require a levision and the serious delib eration of the general assembly i would respectfully recommend the entire abolition of whipping nml cropping and in their stead a substitution of labor a former legislature en's inguished itsel by abolishing imprisonment for debt which was justly considered a relic of feudal barbarity and oppression crop ping and whipping are among the few which still blacken our statute book and which our prejudices still refuse to part with i woqld also respectfully suggest to the legislature whether it would not be expedient for the jailors in the several counties in the state to enforce labor on all pesrons imprisoned for crimes or on charges of crimes for their jail expenses at least the object of imprisonment would in this way be more fully answer ed and a large sum of money annually saved to the public the great number of slaves recently emancipated in the united states anc thrown on the community without pro perty or regular employment has con strained a considerable portion of these miserable people to emigrate to the island of hayti for protection and the blessings of equality also many free persons of color who have never tasted the bitter cup of slavery have visited that island it is suggested with much diffi dence whether it would not be expeili ent to prevent a return of those emigrants to our state as a view of our own safety arid tranquility seems to require this pro hibitory measure the commissioners appointed agreea bly to an act of the last session of the general assembly to purchase on be half of the state the claims of certain cherokee indians to reservations of land in our cherokee territory have effected a treaty with the claimants by which they agreed to relinquish their claims and remove from the lands the trea ty which it is hoped will be satisfactory to the general assembly is herewith laid before your honorable body together with the report of the commissioners sale on tuesday the 21st of december next wil be sold at the late residence of meshack pinkston sen dec'd tbe following valuable prop erty belonging to said estate viz : fourteen likely m'groes consisting of men women and children ; two tracts of land one tract lying on tbe waters of deal creek ad joining david craige wm co/.ort and others containing one hundred and eighteen acres the other tract lying on tbe main road leading from salisbury to statesville six miles from the for mer place adjoining alfred macay and others containing seventy-six acres the above lands will he shewn to any person desirous to purchase by application to either of the subscribers previous to the day of sale terms of credit will be made known on the day of sale of education t . w wilson bur gen flynt andrews scott m'cauley w alston stewart bailey hoskins goodihan cowan m'neill elliott of agriculture b,\\c\v m mil ian hoover bodenhammer bowers ramsey h bryan garey ball sted man helme grumpier foy m'far land gordon general assembly of internal improvements — j gra ham swain shepperd baine tay lor donoho g alston drake pi cott vann burns j l hill lamb matthews meredith of privileges aud elections miller of wilkes weaver beall donnell rainey boon bynum r b daniel walton tillett jarman simmons s miller tyson howell of finance — messrs jones of warren rainey carson cowan watson iredell elliott w.lder wednesday 7th — a committee of five was appointed to inquire into the necessity of amending or altering the laws of this st^te relative to adminis trators and executors the raleigh star of the 19th inst gives us three days proceedings of the legislature g senate jesse pinkston ? t , mesi1ack pinkston s "' aov 13 1824 5137 monday 15th — on this day as stated in our last both houses organ ized and elec ted the former speakers yancey in the senate and moore in the commons without opposition — b h coving on was appointed clerk ofthe senate j w clark assistant clerk and tho b wheeler aiid kobt kay doorkeepers a committee was appointed to prepare rules of decqj rum lor the senate cotton ginning ffflhe subscriber respectfully informs the mer a chants of the town of salisbury and the citizen farmers of his neighborhood that he has just finished a large building 32 by 52 for gin ning of cotton to run by water ; and that he is also well fixed for packing cotton in the neatest manner for market he assures his friends who may favor him with their custom that he will have their cotton packed and put up in the neatest manner and in the shortest time possi ble and on tbe lowest terms at wbich it is done by others he also assures those who send cot ton to his gin that it will be kept separate from others so that they will bc sure to get tbe same cotton they send he has located and built this establishment at his mill plantation two miles from salisbury ja fish eli october 18,'l824 23 16th — a message from the commons proposed the appoint ment of a joint select committee to prepare joint rules of order for the government of the two houses ; which was agreed to by the senate jmr carson from the committee appointed to wait on the governor reported that his excellency would make a communication to the legisla ture to-morrow at 12 o'clock mr vail presented the following resolution which was laid on the ta ble resolved that a select committee be ted to inquire what amount the trustees of the university have recovered by virtue ofthe laws vesting escheated property in them for certain purposes ; to what amount they have expended of the said fund and for what purposes ; and how much money or other estate real or per sonal remain on hand and in whose hands it remains ; and report to this house n carolina female academy andrews & jones principals the examination of the pupils in this insti tution will commence on wednesday the 1st and close on the 3d day of december when gold medals will be publicly presented o those young ladies who have completed their studies the exercises of the academy will be resu med on tbe first day of february next there being no other vacation during the year the terms will be the same as heretofore wednesday 17th — samuel f pat terson was this day on the first ballot elected an engrossing clerk — two more remained to be chcsen.m received from his excellency the hernor by his priva'e secretarv w hardin the following message bch was read ordered to be sent to ■ senate and printed : the honorable the general assembly of the of north carolina the place is celebrated as remarkably health ful and is in all respects peculiarly favorable to the business of education > n oxford granville county oct 22 1824 packets for philadelphia tie subscriber having established a line of packets 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 by duncan thompson esq of fay etteville n c and messrs stone & w hittier of wilmington n c at the lowest rates of freight and least expense possible having three good vessels in the 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 haa 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 pat ion jr ommission merchant vo 23 north philadelphia p'lkmen under our admirable ion mid the present wise admin ofthe general government we ierely congratulate one another ine prosperity and harmony in every our great political union in re national interests foreign or h there is nothing to improve bine to censure the general approbation wbich all par har^const rained to make of the pre is an evidence of the a proud comment on the jus of our enlightened magistrate his equanimity and has leconciled the two great diffusing throughout in obedience to the act of the last gen eral assembly entitled " an act con cerning the cape fear navigation com pany the board of internal improve ments have subscribed for twenty five thousand dollars to the capital stock of said t ompany the roanoke navigation company have not yet determined whether they will receive the subscription proposed by last general assembly for the purpose of locking into the river at weldon's or chard tention of the general assembly to that subject since i have been in office the encouragement which the legis lature has lately given to agriculture augurs well for its advancement in this state alieady have numerous agricul tural focieties been foimed and organi zed which promise much for its improve ment in your deliberations therefore the people may confidently expect that this their first interest the foundation of their wealth and happiness will be ever present ; and that all your measures in any way related to it will have a view to its promotion it may not be amiss gentlemen to say somewhat on the subject of litera ture it is unquestionably of vital im portance to the respectability of the siate as well as individual prosperity and happiness but i have harped on it so often and as often i presume have my predecessors that i now touch the chord with almost hopeless expectations and frigid indifference but whilst i see our sister states boasting ol millions appro priated to that fund ; and that well organ ized little republic connecticut proudly declaring that her every son and daugh ter can read and write by the contrast our policy forms with their regulations i am irresistibly constrained to invite your attention to the improvement of the minds of the rising generation of north carolina \ m mildness concord and bro a his strict adherance to and batic construction of the federal pinion have given another happy to the republic of progressive h reputation and individual happi period of his service will interesting page in our and an exquisite feast to eye of futurity this of the administration of president induces a con that we the citizens of and of the union also support his successor rrificing our animosities and the asper lies of party zeal at the altar of concord nd fraternize with undivided strength n defence of the constitution of our coun ry this cheering hope gentlemen herishesa firm belief th..t faction or its aleful influence will be excluded from and that we will the kin-suing internal improvement that the works in aboth below wilmington with the ex when we j^^^^^^^^^^mii i it lui ii ii hi in ' n those bnington must time b^ffect from the ultimate success present navigation to any ship h^come up to the erecting of the embank bmere force of the ■ aid us>ed the h i he hto the state i is a iitduce i never te lose bfally accomplished 1 1824 my letter book and other docu ments shall be laid before you in due time boot and shoe establishment removed ebenezer dickson takes this method to inform his customers atid the public at large that he has removed his shoe-shop from the house he formerly occupied and has taken the house owned by 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 business in all its various branches in a style of neatness and durability which 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 sept 17 1824 lf in retiring from office i beg leave to express my grateful acknowledgments which i sincerely feel for that confidence which the people by their representa tives have for the last thtee years repo sed in me lhe only return which i can make them is my anxious desire that the measures in which we have been engaged and on which our public and private wel fare so much depends may be speedily and fully accomplished with sentiments of the highest re spect i have the honor to be your obed't and very humble servant gab holmes store-house at mocksville to rent executive department ~) nov 16 1824 5 fi^he subscriber wishes to rent the following 1 jl property during one year or for a term of years to wit : a lot at mocksville rowan coun ty on which a spacious store-house with 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 howan 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 mocksville may 22 1824 09 white bear on monday the 18:h ult a white bear was killed on the west branch of the river susquehannah lycoming county pennsylvania four miles be low youngwomanstown by mr john graham — the fur is thicker and ap pears to be softer than that of the common black bear and its ears much larger it was in company with a black bear at the time it was killed and mr graham is of the opinion that il he had had assistance he could have taken it alive this is the first quad ruped of this species that has been seen or taken in this part of the world by any of the oldest inhabitants que ry perhaps it is a harbinger of a hard winter they are found plenty in cold countries ■* our fiscal department is in a flour ishing situation ; our treasury abounding in gold and silver or its adequate value collected from the people and not one cent appropriated to the improvement of the minds of their children i mean those who have not the means to afford their sons and daughters liberal educa tions surely then we cannot consis tent with good policy hesitate to create a fund that will assist the parents of eve ry denomination to initiate their off spring in elementary rudiments of learn ing knowledge well and generally dif fused amongst every class of our citizens is the best securities of their constitution al rights and liberties it will enable them to resist all innovations of dema gogues or ambitious men whose views to the constitution are inimical or sub versive the people are industrious and patriotic they cheerfully subscribe to the necessary demands of the state upon their purse without a murmur they b . ys . llouns&v i\\e - n tt as removed to his new establish r^0j ix ment on cameron street a few imim yards northwest of the court-house and pledges himself to travellers and others who may call upon him politeness plenty and reasonable charges lexinirton davidson county n c 8t3f private entertainment th e subscriber has opened a house of pri vate entertainment ; where travellers can be accommodated he promises all who call on him good treatment with a plenty of the best to eat and drink 14 h b satterwhite wilkesborough june 26th 1824 a critic in new york in the ardor of his admiration of miss kelly tells us — the mocking bird a favorhe song " was sufficient to have created a soul un der the ribs of death no one hereafter need consider the en^luh language as deficient in strength sheriffs tax deeds deeds for land sold by sheriff's for arrears of taxes for sale at the carolinian office