Western Carolinian

              p 1 li*i carolinian voi v salisbury n c tuesday may 3 1825 no 200 rnnlisiikd weekly rjcommvsicatf.b trom chalmer's astronomical discocrses mv atuthorftn an act authorizing the secretary of the trea sury to borrow a sum not exceeding twelve millions of dollars or to exchange a stock of four and one half per cent for a certain stock bearing an interest of six per cent t it enacted by the senate and house of *-* representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled that the president of the united states be and he is hereby authorized to borrow on or before the first dav of january next on the credit of the united states a sum not exceeding twelve millions of dollars at 3 rate of interest payable quarterly not exceeding four and one half per centum per annum six millions whereof reimbursable at the pleasure of the government at any time alter the thirty-flrsl day of december in the year eighteen hundred and twehty-eight ; and six millions at any time after the thirty first day of december in the year eigh teen hundred and twenty-nire to be ap plied in addition to the moneys which may be in the treasury at the time of borrowing the same to pay off and dis charge such part of the six per cent stock of the united states of the vcar one thousand eight hundred and thirteen as may be redeemable after the first day of january next imbursement of the principal of the same and it shall be the duty of the commis sioners of the sinking fund to cause to be applied and paid out of the said fund yearly and every year such sum and sums as may be annually required to dis charge the interest accruing on the stock which may he created by virtue of this act the said commissioners are also hereby authorized to apply from time to time such sum and sums out of the said fund as they may think proper towards redeeming by purchase or by reimburse ment in conformity with the provisions of this act thc principal of the said slock and such part of the annual sum ol ten millions of dollars vested by law in the said commissioners as may be necessa ry and required for the above purposes shall be and continue appropriated to the payment of interest and redemption of the public debt until the whole of the stock which may be created under the provisions of this act shall have been re deemed or reimbursed . national tract society arrangements are now making at new york for the f jnnation of a na tional tract society to be located in that city ; and the managers expect to obtain a house for the society on the plan of the house of the american bi ble society the comm ttee ap pointed to inquire into the subject re ported that six printing presses at least are now kept in constant employ by the tract societies of the country j that their operations in general are extending and that if they were all united in a national institution enjoy ing the local advantages of that city free of rent and of course able to furnish supplies of tracts at a very cheap rite a much larger number of printing presses and a number little if any less than the number now employed by the american bible society will doubtless with tht divine blessing be brought into constant action t the american tract society at boston has already seriously contemplated erecting a house in that city for a supply of the country with tracts but there can be no d-ubt lhat new york is the more favourable location and if there is spirit enough there to give the national society convenient accommodations the society at b s ton will nl.nquish her design ar.d receive her s ipplies of tracts irom the society in new-york tne cost of a lot and house is estimated at 820,000 of this sum upwards of si 2,000 have been subscribed and a committee has been appointed to solicit further subscriptions pravidcnce gaz by p avhite voy sale my house and lot in the town of salisbury opposite mr wm h 1 i 2 slaughter's limine of entertainment in friendly neighborhood and good society : the house istwo stories high with four fire places f t j ie juwer story and two in the upper : the l...cj is laree and convenient with a kitchen n oke-house corn-house and stable with an excellent garden and back lot all in good re ''; r i will dispose of the same on the most accommodating terms to the purchaser as ! am determined to remove to the country next fall abo,a small stock of goods rv hand which i am determined to sell for cash k t reduced prices .- the poods consist of some n goods al-o some las china delf-ware ,. gun i'owder — and wine by the gallon ; and a number of other articles not iiecessarv to be enumerated george miller sa&ibary april 26 1825 55 who shall assign a limit to the discov eries of future ages who can prescribe to science her boundaries or restrain the active and insatiable curiosity of man within the circle of his present acquire ments ? we may guess with plausibility what we cannot anticipate with confi dence the day may yel be coming when our instruments of observation shall be inconceivably more powerful they may ascertain still more decisive points of resemblance they may resolve the same question by the evidence of sense which is now so abundantly convincing by the evidence of analogy they may lay open to us the unquestionable vesti ges of art and industry and intelligence we may see summer throwing its man tle over its mighty tracts and we may see them left naked and colourless after the flush of vegetation has disappeared in the progress of years or of centuries we may trace thc hand of cultivation spreading a new aspect over some por tion of the planetary surface perhaps some large city the metropolis of a mighty empire may expand into a visi ble spot by the powers of some future tel escope perhaps the glass of some ob server in a distant age may enable him to construct the map of another world ; and to lay down the surface of it in all its minute and topical varieties but there is no end of conjecture and to the men of other times we leave the full as surance of what we can assert with ihe highest probability that yon planetary orbs are so many worlds that they teem with life and that the mighty being who presides in high authority over this scene of grandeur and astonishment has there planted the worshippers of his glory the discoveries of science widen the empire of creation far beyond the limits which were formerly assigned to it — i'hey jrive us to see that yon sun thro ned in his planetary system gives light and warmth and the vicissitude of season to an extent of surface several hundreds of times greater than that of the earth which we inhabit they lay open to us a number of worlds tolling in their re spective circles around this vast lumi nary — and prove that the ball which we tread upon with all its mighty burden of oceans and continents instead of being distinguished from others is among the least of them ; and from some of the most distant planets wauld not occupy a visi ble point in the concave of their firma ment they let us know that though this mighty earth with all its myriads of peopie were to sink into annihilation there are some worlds where an event so awful to us would be unnoticed and unknown and others where it would be nothing more than the disappearance of a little star which had ceased from its twinkling wc should feel a sentiment of modesty at this just but humiliating representation we should learn not to look on our earth as the universe of god but one paltry and insignificant portion of it that it is only one of the many mansions which the supreme being has created for the accommodation of his worshippers and only one of the many worlds rolling in that flood of light which the sun pours around him to the outer limits of ihe planetary system i5 i also request all person who have any jjemands against me to ca'l and receive their 4 ■ and these who owe me by book account or otherwise will do me a favor by calling and rttlinff their accounts g m sec 6 and be it further enacted that noting in this act shall be construed in anv wise to niter abiidge or impair the right of those creditors of ihe united s'aics who shall not subscribe to the loan to be open'd bv virtue of this act washington march od 1«:5 approve james monroe _\\\ in owe day to be drawn on the 18'h day of may and by an improved mode of drawing secured by fetters patent under the se.d of the united stales cohen s offirr tinltimore april 7 th 1325 <, tve have the pleasure to present to the pub lic the fourth scheme of the sec 2 arid be it further enacted that it shall be lawful for the hank of the united states to lend the said sum or any part thereof ; and it is hereby fur ther declared that ii shall be deemed a good execution of the said power to bor row for the secretary of the treasury with the approbation of the prcsilent of the united states to canse to he consti tuted certificates of stock signed by the register of the treasury or by a com missioner of loans for the whole or any part thereof bearing an interest not ex ceeding four and one half per centum per annum transferable and reimbursa ble as aforesaid and to cause the said cer tificates to be sold : provided that no stock be sold under par sec 3 and be it further enacted that a subscription to the amount of twelve millions of dollars of the six per cent stock of the year eighteen hundred and thirteen be and the same is hereby pro posed ; for which purpose books shall be opened at the treasury of the united states and at the several loan offices on the first day of april next to continue open until tbe first day of october there after for such parts of the aboveirien tioned description of stock as shall on the day of subscription stand on the books of the treasury and on those of the several loan offices respectively ; which subscription shall be effected by a transfer to the united states in the man ner provided by law for such transfers of the credit or credits standing on said books and by a surrender of the certifi cates of the stock so subscribed : probi ded that all subscription by transfer of slock shall be considered as part of the said twelve millions of dollars authorized to be borrowed by the first section of this act an act to authorize the register or enrolment ami license to be issued in the name of the president or secretary of any incorporated company owning a steam-boat or vessel ft\«a\e lottery oi s&arjl-aiidg the mode of drawing on an entirely new j.i l ar.pvovt-d bv the commissioners af l.ot i oointed bv the goversoh and cotntcti of state and brought out under special act of the i i . is lure lt e it enacted by the senate and huttse of ■*~* representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled 1 hat enrolments and licenses for steam-boats or vessels owned by any incorporated company may be issued in the name of the president or secretary of such com pany ; nnd that such enrolments and li censes shall not be vacated or affected by a sale of any share or shares of any stockholder or stockholders in such com pany sec 2 and be it further enacted that registers for sieam-boais or vessels ow ned by any incorporated company may be issued in the name of the president or secretary of such company and that such registers shall not be vacated or at fected by a sale of any share or shares of any stockholder or stockholders in such company highest prize 20,000 hollars scheme 1 prize of g20.000 ia 20.000 dollars 1 prize of 10,000 is 10,000 dollars 1 prize of 5,000 is 5,000 dollars 5 prize of 1,000 is 5,000 dollars 4 prizes of 500 is 2,000 dollars 20 prizes of 100 is 2,u00 dollars 30 prizes of 50 in 1.500 dollars 50 prizes of 20 is 1,000 dollars 200 prizes of 10 is 2,000 dollars 300 prizes of 5 is 1,500 dollars 10,000 prizes of 2 is 20.000 dollars it is proved by many observations that the level of the sea must have been at some ancient period higher than it is at present this ran be easily ac counted for if we consider that water heated must be more expanded than ihe solid earth if we supposr v ith mous de la place that the average depth of the sea is 9fi,000 feet and assume the dilation of the earth to be equal to that of glass we find that at a temperature of 100 centigr the sea would be 4000 feet higher than it is at present that it would cover most of tne secondary mountains the melted masses shrink during their cooling if this happens in large masses cavi ties garnished with crystals must re sult geodes,&c 1 0,612 prizes 70,000 dollars 20,000 tickets j ot one blank to a prise j every prize payable in cash sixty days after the drawing — subject to a deduction of fifteen per cent ct mode of drawing — the numbers will be put into one wheel as usual — and in the other wheel will be put the prize above the denomi nate n of two dollars uid the drawing to pro re in the usual manner the 10,000 prizes of s 2 w '" e warded to the odd or even numbers of the lottery aa the case may be dependent on the drawing or the capital prize cf i'm tn thousand dollars — that is to say if the 20,000 dollar prize should come out to an odd number then every odd number in the scheme will be entitled .<• a 2 prize if the 20,00 i dollar prize should come out to an even number ll en ail the even numbers in the scheme will i a each entitled to a prize of fz (•'',' uddnuxibers are those cuding with 1 3 5 7 or ■) t'r * even numbers are those n*.';7r with 2 4 c 8 or 0 this mrde of drawing not only enables the commissioners to complete the whole lottery in one dkavt ing but has the great advan tage of distributing the mall prizes regularly to every alternate number in the scheme so that the holder of t*o sharies of ticket one odd and one even number will be certain ot obtaining at least one prize and in the same ratio for any great r quantity cr a i icket drawing a superior prize in this scheme si not rxstuictjui from drawing an in ferior one also ihe drawing will take place in the city of baltimore on wednesday thc isth of may and will finish on the same day a very short r - riod therefore intervening before the time of drawing will arrive — adventurers at a distance should avail themselves of the very superior ai vantages offered bv this scheme and send on their orders without delay they will remark the low rate of tickets the very trifling risk to flin ( there not being one blank to a prize j and that the capita prize of twenty tuolsand dollars is of a magnitude hitherto unprece dented for so small a sum invested — above all however i the cebtaikti or outaixino at hast onk prize by the purchase of two tickets or two shatjk — oiie odd and one even number nd in the same ratio of certainty in the pur chase of a great number of tickets or shares _ ihe hini:s of an advertisement do not permit of a detail of the various and many advantages in this improved mode of lottery they will naturally present themselves to the adventurer on examination of thc scheme to a scrutiny ofj which we invite their attention whole tickets - s h halves - - - 2_________j sec 3 and be it further enacted that upon thc death removal or resignation of the president or secretary of any in corporated company owning any steam boat or vessel a new register or enrol ment and license a the case may be shall be taken out for such steam boat or vessel sec 4 and belt further enacted that previously to granting a register or cn rolment and license for any steam-boat or vessel owned by any company the president or secretary of such company shall swear or affirm as lo the ownership of such steam-boat or vessel by such company without designating the names of the persons composing such compa ny ; which oath or affirmation shall be deemed sufficient without requiring the oath or affirmation of any other person interested or concerned in such steam boat or vessel parslnt — if after having bruised some sprigs of parsley in your hands you attempt to rinse glasses they will snap or suddenly break a a london paper of march 14 says general la fayette has sent from ameri ca to the committee in london appoint ed to manage the subscriptions for the foreign refugees the following sum ; 200 dollars for nalives of france 20o dollars for spaniards and 200 dollars for italians sec 4 and be it further enacted that for the whole or any part of any sum which shall be thus subscribed credits shall be entered to the rcspei live subscri bers who shall be entitled to a certificate or certificates purporting that the uni ted states owe to the holder or noideis thereof his her or their assigns a sum to be expressed therein equal to the amount of ihe principal stock thus sub scribed bearing an interest not exceeding four and one half per centum per annum payable quarterly from the thirty-first day of december one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five transferrable in the same manner as is provided by law for the transfer of the stock subscribed and subject to redemption at the pleasure of the united states as follows : one-half at any time after the thirty first day of december one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eighty and the remainder at any time after the thirty-first day of de cember in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine : provided lhat no reimbursement shall be made except lor the whole amount of such new certifi cate nor until after at least six months public notke of such intended reimburse ment and it shall be the duty of the secretary of the treasury to cause to be re-transferred to the respective sub scribers the several sums by them sub scribed beyond the amount of the certifi cates of four and one-half per cent slock issued to them respectively sec 5 and be it further enacted that thc same funds which have heretofore been and now are pledged by law for the payment of the interest and for th re demption and reimbursement of the stock which may be redeemed or reimbursed by virtue of the provisions of this act shall remain pledged in like manner for the payment of the interest accruing on the fctock created by reason of such sub scription and for the redemption or re se'c 5 and be it further enacted that before granting a register for any steam boat or vessel so owned by any incorpo rated company the president or secreta ry thereof shall swear or affirm thau to the best of his knowledge and belief no part of such steam boat or vessel has been or is then owned by any foreigner or foreigners approved march 3 1825 2>e?^slonlistof the united states all official report made to congress from the war department at the lasf ses sion of congress exhibits the following results of half-pay pensioners the total num ber is 2.918 and the annual amount of the money paid to them is 206,664 dol lars bv authority an act to establish the city of hudson and the city of troy in the stale of new york bow cloinliam in the slate of maine and fairport in the state of ohio ports of delivery and to abolish topsham as a port of delivery 13 e it enacted by the senate and house of -*-* representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled that the city of hudson and the city of troy in the state of new york bowdoinham in the district of bath in the state of maine and fairport in the district of cuyahoga in the state of ohio be and the same are hereby severally made a port of delivery sec 2 and be it further enacted that the port of delivery established at top sham in the state of maine be and the same is hereby abolished from tdk if.w england farmer's alma5ac february — keep on sledding wood till you have got a pile just 99 times as big as the sea-serpent 1 here are but few things more vexatious than to be obliged to tackle your team in the hurry of having or harvesting in order to sneak home a green tree top for fuel which won't after all burn much better than an ice island the cultivator who suffers summer to come about not having a good store of dry wood under cover may rank with him whose pork barrel is as empty as the head of a dandy if you do not intend that vour wife daughters help hc should be as cross as a litter of cata mounts and snap at you like a hemlock back-log you will split and pile away some elegant billets not billetdoux for oven wood give your ewes with lamb a few roots to keep ihem in good heart • turnips at this season it is said will injure the lambs either keep your stock well or knock them on the head sell their hides and take a cruise to the ohio country for the purpose of peddling wooden nutmegs and oth er yankee notions of revolutionary pensioners the total number is 13,127 and the total amount annually paid on that list is 1,242,848 dollars of invalid pensioners the number is 3,743 and the amount paid to them is 2,97.000 dollars of pensioners on half pay for five years in lieu of bounty land ihe number is 202 and the amount annually paid to them 9,876 dollars so that the total number of pensioners of the united states is 19,990 and the amount annually paid for pensions is 2,556,388 dollars approved march 1 2325 an act authorizing the establishment of a navy yard and depot on the coast of florida in the gulf of mexico t it enacted by the senate and house of ■*-* representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled that the president of the united siates be and he is hereby authorized to select and purchase a site for a navy yard and de pot on the coast of florida in the gulf of mexico and to erect such buildings and make such improvements thereon as he may judge necessary for the accom modation and supply of the united states vessels of war in that quarter and that the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be appropriated for effecting that object out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated approved marsh 2 1425 , - - - 1 rto be had in the greatest variety of num ber odd and even at there has recently been published in london in two thick volumes octavo price 2 1 shillings boards a new bio graphical dictionary of musicians it contains 5000 memoirs and notices and includes the lives of the most eminent living musicians cohen's lottery & exchange office no 114 market-st baltimore where in the four last state lotteries were nomthe great capitals of 100,000 dollars—40 t*0 dollars 2 of 20,000—2 of 10,000 besides no less than te.n capitals of 5,000 dollars c c and wbe11k mohe capitals have bees s i.r t1un at a>t other office iv amehtca cj or.bkrs from any part of the united states or territories enclosing the cash or prizes in aqy of the lotteries por-t paid will iieet our accustomed prompt attention ad dress to j i cohen j baltimore one hundred pounds or wine pints of rich milk will make five pounds of butter a pint of milk wine measure weighs a pound and five pints beer measure is equal to six pints wine