i the western carolinian published weekly john beard jr editor and proprietg number from the beginning 743 no 13 of the xvth volume salisbury rowan county iv c saturday morning august 30 1834 n llr.xmtiimil ■■■-. i & salisbury august 21 1834 s lyly riii 1 1 commissioned olticors ofthe pkvsi 3.1 regiment of north caroline rvkj mil tin uie hereby commanded to ap v&i i pear in tho town of salisbury on wed o iii-sibit th 24th day of september al ttm in o'clock a m w ud suie arms for jly drill ; nml on ilu following day ut d o'clock a.m with their respective c panics — equipped us flu law directs — for review und ln ii i in i by tho major onoral ity onbr : d it ll nn col.-com'dt ii w conner adj'i august 23 1834 tdm will doubtless be re-kindled as well us among the mountains of pisidia phrygis galatia and i docia ns upon the plains o cilicia end paraphilia pontes niul bythynia and those which look out upon tbe egean sen of any stnte uli may lie present at any treaty held wilh indians under the authority of the united states in the presence and with lhe approbation of the c.nninis sinner r ol nissinners of the united slates iip)h>intcd in hold tin siiuie to propose to and adjust with the in dians the compensation to be made for their claim to hui.l within such stulc which shall be extinguished by treaty sec 13 ami he it further inacted that if any ci tizen nr other person residing within the united suites or the territory thereof shall send any talk speech montage nr letter te any indian nation tribe chief or nulr iiliril w nd un intent to produce u contravention or tn list in lith peace nn.l tranqrillity ot the united states he shall forfeit und pay lhe sum ot two thousand dollars sn it ami lu it further enacted that if any ci tizen or other person shall carry or deliver any such talk asogo speech or loiter to or from any indian nun ui tribe chief or individual from or to any person or persona whatsoever residing within the united states or from nr to any subject citizen or agent of any fo reign power or state knowing the contents thereof he slmil forfeit and pay the sum of one thouaand dollars sec 15 anal be it further enacted that if any ci tixen or other person residing or living among tho in dians or elsewhere within the territory of the united states shall carry on a correspondence by letter or otherwise with any foreign nation or power with an intent to induce sued foreign nation or power to excite any indian nation tribe chief or individual tn war against the united states or to the violation xxf any ex isting treaty or in case any citizen or other person shull alienate or altenipt to alienate the confidence of any indian or 1 linns from the government of tha uni ted states be shall forfeit the sum of one uiousand dol lars by ati tbo ft ity laws ov u\e unite a states passed at the first session of the tl . - ■ -.,..-_ ii 17 . ., • t irl l ii ,,, ,|,-, " "' ii •"■'•■ i ■"■ "■ i . i in ii ilir .... i '■ u ■ i ll r lli .„ nl ,, , ,„ i ,,, , ,„ „„,„, " l.kl uli il tl i |, .| „„,!.. |„ ,„)„ " tu enty-third congress ' what cnn she do i — is a question frequently propounded when a woman is left either by the bos or misfortunes of her friends to strugglo for herself what can lie do '. there are bul very few avenues of business in which women are privi leged to walk the wages paid for female labor i very trifling j and when the has others besides herself to provide for it seems almost impossible that i woman cnn succeed what can women do puiillc no 77 an act to regulate trade und intercourse with the indian tribes uml to pr ervo poac i tbe fvonticrs lie 1 1 enacted by the senatt and houtt of repre sentatives of ilu united stuns uf aim run iii con gress assembled that ii that part of tlio united states w est of the mississippi uml not within the btatea of missouri uml louisiana or tho territory of arkansas uud also that purt of the united btatea east of the mississippi nver and nol within any state to which the liiilnui title bus not been extinguished for lha pur poses of this act be taken and deemod to be tbe in iliun country sec j ami he it further i uuelt il tbut no porsoh sbnll he permitted to trade with any uf the indiana in the indian country without a license iherefcr fnun a superintendent of indian affairs or indian agent or subagont which shull be issued fbr a term not exceed ing two years fbr the tribes cast ofthe mississippi and not exceeding three years fnr the tribes west of that ruer and the person applying for such license shall give bond in a penal sum not exceeding five thousand dollars with one or more sureties to be approved by the person iasuuur tlie same cnn i tinned that auob per son will faithfully observe all the laws and regulations made ti.r the government of the trade und intercourse with the indian tribes and iu no respect violate the same and the superintendent of the district shull have power to revoke and cancel the same whenever the permn licensed shall in ins opinion have trans iii m 1 any of the laws or regulations provided fbr the government of trade ami intercourse with tho indian inl i in thai it would be improper te permit him to remain in tlie indian country and no trade with the said tribes shall be carried on within their country ... cept at cerium convenient and suitable places to bo de signated iron tune to time by tin uperinlciiilent.s agents and aubagents,and te be inserted in tho license and it shall be the duty of the persons granting nr re voking such licenses forthwith to report tlio borne lo the i'.iiiunissi..i„-r of indian alburn for his approval or disapproval sec 3 and be it further enacted that any super intendent or agent may refuse an application li.r n li cense to trade if ho is satisfied that the applicant is i person of bad character or that it would be improper to permit hun to reside within the indian country nr if a hcense^previously granted to audi applicant h;:s been revoked or a forfeiture of bis bond decreed bul an appeal mny de had fmui tlie agent or the superintend ent to the commissioner of indian affairs nml the president of the united states shall be authorized whenever in lus opinion the public interest may re pure tne same to prohibit tlie introduction of goods nr of any particular article into the country belonging t any indian tril •-, and t direct all licences to trade with such tribe lo bo revoked and all applications therefor to be rejocted und no trader tn my other tribe shrill so inun iis sn ii prohibition may continue trade with anj indiana of or for tbe tribe against which such pro llll.lt '. im i . i |. til i 11 a 1 n bow iv mils l.rtl.tns .] " 1 do ael my bow in tho clouds and il shall bo for a token of a covenant between me and earth ( nut sis ix 13 soil fulls tho mild reviving slimier from miiiun r'.s cb me iiil skies and rniu-iliiip bend each trcn.l i iwer they tinge wild richer dyes _.._. w ■-— 1 - = -_ mtm.-jmiim.i bul thanks to that p inn w im > tempers the wind to the shorn lamb — woman bus been endued with ii patience and perseverance which when called forth bv ide strong affections of tbe heart over come all obstacles her strength and courage will rise in proportion to the difficulties which surround her and kept in intense exercise her hue seems like the fire which the prophet invoked from hea ven after tl water had men poured upon the su crifii to annihilate every obstacle iu her path we have seldom seen the good etli-cis of female enterprise mter set forth thnu in the following sketches of western manners and character which we extract from the letter of a boston lady a friend of ours now residing in tennessee should any new england woman feeling that her lot is hard romplaiuingly inquire what cnn n woman do i let i.e be referred to the examples her sisters in the west huve given and do all she can head-quarters concord / august l-'ili 1834 $ capt henry giles 1 nre hereby notified to appear in char lotte ii tuesday the bth of september with your subalterns and the privates undor you command equipped according to law for tho purpose of re view ui i inspection — prepared to join the regi ment al 1 1 o'clock a m lit order of wm c means col com'dt ('. j harris adjutant charlotte lug 16 ir34 3t soon shall thoir genial influcnci i a thousand buds to day which waiting but that balmy fill in hidden beauty lay e'en now full many n blossom's bell with fragrance fills the bhade and verdure clotbea each grassy dell in brighter tints arrayed hut mark vsj.nl arch of varied hue from heaven to earth in bowel i haste cr ii vanish baste to view the rainbow in the cloud i how bright its glory there behold the emerald's verdant rays — the topaz blend its hue of gold with the deep ruby's blaze yet not alone to charm the sight wus given the vision fair iuze on that arch of colored lipid and rends jod's mercy there ! it tells us that the mighty deep fust by the almighty chained no more on earth's domain shall sweep awful and unrestrained it tells bat seasons but und cold fix'.l by his sovereign will shall in their course bid man behold seed-time and harvest still that still the flower shall deck the field when vernal zephyrs blow ; that still tbe vine its fruits shall yield when autumn sunbeams glow then child of that fair earth which yet smiles with each charm vindotved bless thou his name whose mercy set the rainbow in the cloud ! otcs s,c lli ami be it farther enacted that where in llie . nimission by a white person of any crime of fence or misdemeanor within the indian country the property nf any friendly indian is taken injured or de atroyod uui a conviction is had fiir such crime offence or misdemeanor the person so convicted sbnll be sen tenced in pay to such friendly indian to whom tin pro neity may bolong or whose person mny be injured n sum eip.nl to twice the just value of the property so taken injured or destroyed and ifsuob offender shall he unable tn pay a sum at least equal to the just value or amount whatever sued payment shull lull short of the same ahall l paid out ofthe treasury of the unt ied st ites provided thai no audi indian shall be en titled to any payment out of treasury of die united states li.r any such pi perty if be or any of the na tion to which be belongs sluill have bought private re vengne or attempted to obtain satisfaction by any force or violence : ana provided also that if such offender cannol be apprehended and brought to trial tho amount of such property shall be paid nut of tho treasury as aforesaid till subscriber ns the administrator of peggy allison deceased oilers for sal four shares of stock in the bank of capo fear john scott salisbury ugusl 23 1834 -' extract from the lettt r of miss .] ' i trust that the time is not fur disti.nl when li terature will here have its votaries ; when the indies of the west will de ns solicitous fo obtain new books from llie east us they seem at present to obtain the fashions one meets in this section of id country with many instances of resolution and perseverance of character such as should give a spur to enterprise embolden the timid and almost incline one to believe nn assertion made by dr beecher at cincinnati thnt emigrants are the best part of a population such instances ure to be found among our sex ; women who have come hither nithout means or friends and managed to support themselves and families the dwelling of a woman was lately pointed out to me who with u family of grand children left at the nge of sixty her native slate north carolina and travelled here on foot supporting herself on the way hv knit ting purses as she walked which she sold to tra vellers when she reached this place she hired a a siniill lot of bind planted a garden and set her grandsons to work she raised gourds which were used here as a drinking cup ebo always kept u row nicely bleached hanging nn die outside of her cabin to attract passers by alter a time she was enabled to purchase a cow ; she then had milk for salo to shorten the btory — by her frugality n nil industry she was enabled al her death to leave each of her grandchildren a snug form i have lately cdnversed with i woman who came to tennessee under similar circumstances tho xmie l'u in f john ii garner it ('... is this day *- dissolved by mutual consent all persons lm ving claims against said finn are requested to present tluin to john ii garner who is duly au ihorized to settle up the business of the concern statesville august 13 1834 oct new pip.m rob't w foard & j h garner uaving entered into co-partnershjp and pur chased ibe entire stock of uool>s notes and accounts of the lute firm of john ii garner it co respectfully bug leave to inform the former customers of lhe house and the public iii general that they intend to continue the business at the same stand in statesville sec 17 and be it further enacted that if any in iliun nr indians belonging to any tribe m amity with lhe i'n i led slates shall within the indian i nlry take or destroy the property of any person lawfully within iucii country or shall pass from the indian country into any suite ur territory inhabited by citizens ofthe foi led stules and there uilte steal or destroy any horse bones or other property belonging lo any citizen or inhabitant of tl.o united states euch citizen nr inhal.i tint lus attorney or nnvnt nriy iiiiiuh sec 4 ami i,e ii further enacted that any person other than an indian who shall attempt to reside in the indian country ns i trader or to introduce goods or to trade therein without such license shull forfeit nil merchandise off red fur sale to the indians or found in hia poasea ion and moreover sluill forfeit and pay tbe sum of five hundred dollars tppbout mn lo thcprnper superintendent uncut or sub agent who upon being fhrnisbed with the necessary documents and proof aliall under the direction of tin president make application t tbe nation r tr.be to which said indian nr indiana shall belong for si.tisfac i ..... ; and if such nation or tribe shall neglect r refuse to make si.tisft.ct.nn iii a reasonable time not exceed ing twelve months it sbnll be the duly of such superin tendent agent nr sub-agent tn make return uf his do in ■ i the commissioner of indian affairs that such farther btopa may be taken ns shall in pmper in the opinion ot tde president t obtain satisfaction for the injury nnd in the mean time in respect to the pro perly so token stolen or destroyed the i nited suites guaranty to the party so injured an eventual indemni fication : i'rovitlei thnt if such injured party ins re presentutite attorney or agent shall in any way vio late any uf the provisions of this act by reeking or at tempting to obtain private satisfaction ur revenge bo shall forfeit all claim upon the united states fbr such indemnification : and provided also that unless such claim shall be presented within three years after tlie commission of li.u injury the same shall be barred — and if the nation or tribe to which such indian may belong receive an annuity from the united states such claim shall a the next payment of the annuity be de ducted therefrom and paid to the party injured ; and if no annuity is payable to such nation or tribe then the ami unt uf the claim shall be paid trom the treasury of lhe hinted states provided thut nothing herein contained shall prevent the legal apprehension and pun ishment of any indians having ao offended see 18 and be il further enacted that the super intendents agents and sub-agents within their respec tive districts be and are hereby author zed and em powered to take depositions of witnesses touching any depredations within the purview of the two preceding sections of tl is act and to administer an oathtothe de ponents sec li and be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the superintendents agents nnd sub-agents tn endeavor to procure the arrest and trial of all indians accused of committing any crime olfence or misde meanor,and all other persons who may have committed erui.es or otfen.es within any stale or territory and and have fled into the indian country either by demand ing the same of tbe chiefs of lhe proper tribe or by such other means as il.e president may authorize ; and the president may direct the military force of the united stales to lie employed in ibe apprehension of such in dians and also in preventing ur terminating hostilities between any of lhe indian tribes sec 20 and be it further enacted that if any per son shall sell exchange or give barter or dispose of any spirituous liquor or wine to an indian in the in dian country such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars and if any person shall intro duce ur attempt to introduce any spirituous liquor or wine into the indian country except such supplies as shall be necessary for the officers of tlie united states and troops of the sort-ice under the direction of the yvnr department such person shall forfeit and pay a sum nol exceeding three hundred dollara ; and if any buperintende.it of indian afii.irs indian agent sab agent or cominniiding officer of a military poet has rea son to suspect or ia informed that any white person or indian is about to introduce or lias introduced any spi rituous liquor or wine into the indian country in vto lation ofthe provisions of this section it shall be lawful for such superintendent indian agent or sub-agent or military officer agreeably to such regulations aa may be established by the president of the united states to cause the boats stores packages and places of depo site of such person to bo searched and if any such apirib.us liquur or wine ia found the goods boats parkii'.-es ami peltries of sneh persons shall be seisjd and delivered to the proper officer and sluill be proceed ed against by libel in the proper court and forfeited u.ie-hulf to the use of the informer and the otheha thoy have now on hand a good assortment of ar ticles comprising almost every thing usually kept in this section of country and shortly expect from the north from llit ml.«i>iiimj b«mm a l,.-i.-i additional mc-2 of which will comprize every thing that is new handsome fashionable and seasonable present condition of the seven churches in surveying the present condition of asia mi nor there is nothing s remarkable as that of the seven churches which formed a glorious constella tion in the primitive ages of the church they are thus described l.v tlieir latest and most able historian : length of h'-r journey was eight hundred miles which she accomplished on foot in nine months her many adventures by the way and the shifts she made to support herself after she arrived here would form an interesting detail i cnn give only the outlines she was a widow with two little sons having no menus of raising them in her na tive place and fearing lest the parish officers would take them from her und apprentice them to she knew not whom utitlu-r than be separated from her children she resolved to emigrate to tennessee here her sons are now resectable men and with their mother ure in very comforta ble ciicumstnnces sec and be it further enacted tb.it no license to trade with tbe indians sbnll be granted to any per bons except citizens of tbe united states provided tbal the president shall be authorised to allow the em ployment uf reign boat i.e and interpreters under such regulations us be may prescribe sec ... ami he it further enacted that if a foreign er sbnll go into the ind un country without a passport frnin the wm department the superintendent agent or bubag-enl of indian affairs or from tde officer of the united states commanding the nearest military post on the frontiers nr i.liiill remain intentionally therein after the expiration of such passport l.e shall forfuit and pay tbe au of one thousand dollars and such passport sbnll express th object of such person the time he is allowed to remain and the route he is to travel ami their customers mny rest assured that goods will be sold at very low prices oo all kinds of country produce will lie re ceived at cash prices iu exchange for goods foard & garner statesvillo august 88 1884 8t to ephesus he says " shorn of hor religious ardor and fallen from hor first love the extinction of tho light uml influence of christianity was fore told ; and the total subversion of both church and city followed as the punishment of her impenitence there is now no trace of the faith that was once ujcrtbers have on hand and for sale preached the candlestick slmil be removed from the station where it was placed by the apostles tlie traveller looks down from the heights of pri am corrissus and pact as upon a scene of soli tude aud desolation ah is silence except tvlien occasionally interrupted by the sea-bird's cry und the burking ofthe turkoman's dogs or the impres sive tones of the muezzin from the ruined towers of aisalnk ; ond the remains of the temples church es and palaces of epbesus are now buried be neath the accumulated sands of the c'aystir the sardinians and laodiceans were 1 mud degenerate uud lukewarm ; and to a similar doom of subversion they were to be subjected there are now no christians in cither a few mud imts in suit re present the ancient splendor of croesus and the nodding ruins of its acropolis with the colossal lu niul of ii sydion kiiins impressively teach the littleness of iiinti and tin vanity of human glory llul it liiotliceu the scene is far mora cheerless am dreary no human being resides at mug its rums the abandonment threatened bus indeed overtaken 1 1 and neither christ nor mahomed bus either temple or followers upon its site the late of pergamos and tbyatira has nol been so severe but the foretold apostocies here triumphed ter the evangelical truth and they now groan beneath turkish cruelty and despotism ijut the fortunes of smyrna and philadelphia have most remarkably corresponded a ith the disclosures ofthe apocalypse in every age that has revolved they have experi enced an hour of temptation the heathen priest the roman emperor the turkish bandit successively inflicted the tribulation announced ; while notwithstanding tbe devastations of war earthquakes and persecutions according to the original atomise the li.itl has survived iu inith ci ties the injuries it has suffered you wiji liml however brethren that little more of the christian church exists iu smyrna and phi ladelphia than the form and name tde light is extinguished only the candlestick remains hut you will be interested by the reflect ton that the lighl which shone upon the wiiblenscs when the list of tbu world wus shrouded ... gloom was brought from the golden candlesticks of leaser ana ill alter ogee when be seven clu.rcl.es were suf faring the righteous judgments of god this light simile brightly u|>oi the waters of the rhone and into the deep neighboring valleys of ilm savoy and iu the cities of smyrna uud pliilu.l ipliia it at the sj_b si «" " f the green glf and golden hop n tap togi'thit with their large assortment of drugs medicines paints dyc-stufls s:c the most remarkable feature in her history is the fact that though unable to read herself she taught her children to read they had indeed learned the alphabet before leaving home and the manner in which their mother proceeded to teach them to read words wns this : she had an old hymn book the hymns in which she knew by rote the dots would pronounce tde letters to her and bv counting the words and lines she would discover what they spelt we are apt to prize highly what we obtain with difficulty i am told tliat when these boys hod oo complisned tl arduous task f learning to read often would they after u day of hard labor sit up the greater part of tbe night reading any books they could be so fortunate us to borrow \ ladies magazine soc 7 and '., it further enacted thnt if any per son other i ban nn indian shall within the indian coun try purchase or receive of any indian in the way of barter trade or pledge a gun trnp or other article commonly used in bunting any instrument nf husband ry or cm kn j utensils of the kind commonly obtained by the indiana in iheir intercourse with the white peo ple or any other article of clothing except skins or furs he slmil forfeit nnd pay the sun of fifty dollars sec 8 and he it further enacted that if any per oii other than .... indian shull within the limits of any tribe with whom the united states shall have ex isting treaties hunt or trap or take and destroy any peltries or game except f..r subsistence in the indian con try such ih-rson shall forfeit the sum of five hun dred iln i in rs and thrfcit all tbe traps guns a i a.umurii tinn in bis hissessioil used or procured to be used for thai purpose and the peltries sn taken bee b alld bt it further enacted that if any per son shull drive or otherwise convey any stock of hor se mules or cattle to range or feed on any land bu . in mi indian nr indian tr.be without the con ■ nl of sued tribe such person shall forfeit the sum of one dollar tor eiicd annual of such stock the following additional articles lately received.viz champaign madeira iqidsherv holland ginj i reach 1 teach \ brandy ; tcucrutu claret and ! t-j siveef j j l.onilon porter ; \ limit ale newark cider ; real spanish } '/_ half do g medium da / 33 uud «- common j z 3 i '!;"",''." ••' , ri7 t is england $ ■ r good whiskey ; 1 i ( lavendish tobacco ; i ► good iiinl common do 1 spanish smoking do - l'ine-<-ut do * common twist in '. fine soaps nn.l u variety of perfu \ merv eeleh d burns 1834 4t maiiitnntiy — the happiness of ihe husband aud wile is naturally derived lion each tl.er — they partake alike uf joy and sorrow glory anil igno miny wealth ami poverty — they are tin same to ench other in all the circumstances of die ; the sec in ml he il further enacted that tbe super intendent nf indian atliiirs and indian ngcnls and sub edits slmil bine authority to remove from the indian country all poraons found therein contrary to law ; and the l'le dent ofthe i luted states is authorized tn di rect the military force tn be employed in such removal sec 11 ami in it further cum ltd that if any per son aliall make a settlement on any lands belonging secured nr granted by treaty with the united slates tn nny indian tribe r shall survey or shall attempt to survey such land nr designate any of the boundaries l.v marking trees or otherwise such offender shall for feit nud pay the mini of one thoussnd dollars ami it shall moreover be lawful for.l.e president of the uni ted state in take such measures and to employ such inn tnr ■ force as be may judge necessary to remove mm the lands as ufjn.-s.iid any such person as atore mil salisbury august 10 misfortune of on is the misfurtunc ofthe older — nothing but the grave can sever their connexion ; en n tde in nils which unite brother and sister i parents niul children ure fir less enduring the tender youth is grown into manhood ; he is now perhaps contending wild the difficulties of ihe world and receives no longer ihe protection of a father or mother — il.e obi ure sinking in'.o the grave around him and l.i only solace is ine wife of l.is bosom : — she perhaps bus fled from hei parental roof willing lo sacrifice every thing for his sake and now clings fondly lo in i'or protec tion anil support ; thus she becomes his chief do light nn i by her tenderness uu.i love she sweet ens bis toil uml scatters sunshine in the pathway of liis existence jliuid i'or sale pill subscrib tr offers li.r sub u tracl of land 1 of 507 acres lying on both sides of rant's creek s , miles eouthwest of salisbury i'l in inn to in aei.-s aro cleared aboul 30 of which is excellent meadow in good order there k ' i ■ n good dw ell1 ng-house on the jjiulond a itarn and other out-houses terms ill be made accommodating to any one wishing to purchase 0o any on desiring to see tin property uill pi is ail ,,|, ti subscriber living five miles from salisbury on the mud to beattie's ford matthew ll loike une l 1834 tf sec 12 ami he it farther enaetetl that no pur cli .-. l'raiit lasso or other conveyance of lands r of any idle or claim thereto from nny indian nation or tribe of indians shall be of any validity in law or equi ty unless the same be made by treaty or convention en tered into pursuant to the constitution and if any person not employed under the authority at the united slates shall attempt to negotiate such treaty or con vention directly or indirectly to treat with any audi nation or tribe of indians for the title or purchase of any lands by the held m claimed such person shall forfeit and pay one thousand dollars provided never tio i ss timi it sbali i i ■ :' ' for the agent or agents italian ymlicl — the verdict of an indian jury over lie body of john tutsou uu indian who innl been hi king pretty freely of spirituous liquors and was soon after found dead was " that said tutson's death was occasioned by the freezing of a large quantity of wafer in his body tliat had liccn imprudently mixed with lhe rum he drank job printing writing .-,,,,! \\ rapping paper r<iu s.\l at this officr