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North-Carolina Free Press from Halifax, North Carolina • Page 4

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Editor wishes rather' to diffuse uspfni TO THE FRIENDS OF them "transcribed. What is very information, than to wage a partizan warfare; and to edify amuse and nlpaL General Jackson, astonishing, he has not only to Miscellaneous. nis reauers, wuir merary, scientific and reii2uu9 uiaiicr. anu uccasional INCE the election of Mr. Adams, it make his verses, but retain mem in memory, Until he can meet with snmfi one to codv them; and tho' wit and humor: and oromntJ of will be admitted by all canma anu prosperity of the by notices of he fiiay have three or four sets of impartial men, of whatever, parly, tnai the course of the SENTINEL) reference 6 the Presidential Election, has ha as strict! neutral as was possible; verses, upon ditterent subjects, nis memory is so retentive, that he vaiuauie niipiuvcmeuis in agriculture the mechanic arts, domestic economy and whatever else can be likely i0 en' courage general industry, 'morals and vir! to figure in politics.

has no difficulty -irft recounting n.v.r nrlmittino- into its columns any i j- thing relating to the national politics of From the Raleigh Register. LINES them in torn, to his scribe. Where an abbreviation is necessary to preserve the metre, he will paint it out. He has no pleasure in as- the day, which could ueconsirueu uucu-sive by either parly; as often publishing fnr as asrainst the respective candidates, and seldom in fact, selecting thing rtmnlinop with anv but those of worth the money we ask for it; and vve earnestly request our subscribers to recollect, that they, and they only, are real patrons, who pay 'us according our terms. To those who Will not be content un-less we avow 'at the start, our political' sentiments and preferences, vve have but in relation to the subject.

lhis purely neutral course, might indeed, appear a strange politicalvanomaly, wnen remem-hftred that almost every Journal in the intelligence, and is always most delighted, when he can get an amanuensis to transcribe his verses, and for this every Sunday, will walk 8 or 9 miles to country had taken sides, either for the nresent incumbent or against him. The 'On Vhe Evening arid the Morning. fir George f. Norton. 'When evening bids the sun to rest retire, IJnWearied ether sets her tamps on fire, Lit by one torch, each is supplied in turn 'Till all the candles in the concave.burh.

The nigtit-hawk now with his nocturnal tone up, and all the owls begin to moan, Orheave frofn dreary vales their dismal song Whilst in the air the meteors play along. Atllcngth the silver queen begins to rise And spread her glowing mantle in the skies Anil from the smiling chambers of the east Invites the eye to her resplendent feast. What joy is this unto the rustic swain Who from the mount surveys the moonlight I plain, i Visit the students of College. We a wora 10 say. icuuainy, it would seem is no favorite with Providence since we are so formed, that it is scarcely possible for us to stand neuter in our hearts, although we may often deem it prudent to appeal so in our actions: and in politics, he who affects to be neutral insert in to-day's Register, one of reasons which produced this state of neutrality on the part oT the Sentinel, are to be found in the circumstance of a division of opinion between its former editors on the claims ofuKe individuals who were before the public as candidates for the Presidency, and the that being a paper of local interest, its Support was chiefly derived from tgentlemert of his effusions, on the Lvening and Morning, and shall select others from a number which have been sent us.

Wno wun me spirit ui a uaumicss jl i Cohtrols his fleecy train and leads the van; An asreedblc Trade. 1 he botni political 1 mese-rcaauuo, JL tiiohmnrirl Cnmniler comolains and particularly the latter, the WWh nnrline-doththrouchcreen meanders fuQf a rtrwl fallow. rnUoA i editors to assurhe a stand, which, in Meir I elide. bi i omnion-was best calculated to concilir Usually acquires for himself the name of trimmer We. dislike the.epithet, and therefore shall and freely exercise the right of freedom of opinion and Of choice.

Nevertheless, vve freely accord to' those Who frdm us ti sentiment, all that vve claim for ourselves. A candid apd generous support weconceive; we 'justly owe to those yhom. the Nation "has called to administer the Government so long as they appear to do their utnost to promote the general weaL? That the present AdmU nistration haVe done this, and are actua ted by the purest patriotism, we cannot Wjth watchfulcarehebroodshisheartaway; Jeremian iu. wain, is wiimuuiuy yoid those feel-'Tfll night is swallowed in the flood of day. going the rounds of the country, ings which would result, from a Zealous The meteors cease to piay tnat mov a soj suppui niiy iinnocii uy vmt support 01 eiiner canaiaate.

wesiuesj ,1 et Ihandicraft than that bf marrying in a community sa limited as that in which a paperpublished 'in Newberni mnst necessarily circulate no good sqquence could be the agi- Tle prowling wolf withdraws, which howl'd WiaoiCS: 'so bold 1a Arid bleating flocks may venture from their I fold. PROPOSAL, lalion oi a question upon wnicu every. Tie night-hawk's din deserts the shep-'r publishing in Petersburg, Va. a mind was already made up beyond the I herd's ear, Newspaper, to be issued every Mon probability pf alteration. for a moment entertain a doubt: therefore they rmerit our respect and Temperate arid well written articles Recently the Sentinel has become the Succeeded by the huntsman's trumpet clearJ dav, to be entitled loint property ot the present propne come ia.ua, msi i mc uiuiuiug iidc Thou ancient goddess of the hunting face.

I A' will be cheeriully admitted into the tors, who, anxious to maintain tor it that tral character which it has heretofore Freeman's JScho: reserving to ourselves neu THE TIMES. Francis G. Yancey, Editor. Henry rWiiYTE, Publisher. sustained, published a Circular declar Aurora smiles adorn the mountain brow The peasant hums delighted at his plough, Arid lo, the dairy maid salutes her bounte- ous cow.

ing their intention to pursue that course ine ngrii oi soiieningjiarsn expressions, or. entirely excluding such matter, as shall be calculated to provoke angry disputation in our columns: and we respect which was best calculated to trive mutu Devoted to Agriculture, Manufac- Satisfaction lo their patroos, and a po fully solicit ournumerous highly gifted' From the Raleigh Register. iures, commerce fine iviecnamc iristsvQ assurance to do nothine: which lneiids in the town and in the countrv, Sciences, Literature, Poetry, and could produce any additional heat in the uenerai iews. 'George M. Horton.This is A I the name of an extraord rdinary THE TIMES will be of the largest same time, tendering their press and casional hour oi their leisure.

Ahearty Ml A size of Newsoaners. exceed in in serviceif to either or both tiarties. for welcome at ouroffice, shall always ffreet youngs slave; the property i i ymoa HnftAn ti a 1 oimensions any lournai ai present puo- me puoiicauon oi any mauer in relation Ul UiC" fis. -f Jmes ttorton, Who lives Chat- spulh 0Jf Washington City. It to the subject of the Presidency, in thej A careful weekly.

report I of the state iiam county, about halt way be- will be printed on paper of the best qua- shape of pamphlets, or a separate Daper, of the market, shall be given; which, tlfeen Chapel-Jrllll and rittsboro lity, with entire new type, of elegant to be under the guidance and direction I wtn the arrivals at and departures from who. has astonished all who have modern cast. Its pages wilLbe compact, only of the party having it phblished. lnis PorX anc) lbe supplies on hand, aud Witnessed his poetic talent' Hp fMed with the most valuable matter, un- This proposition, made with a view to for sale, which our mercantile frjends, is! about 25 years'bf age and of 1 er lne neatsaD0Ve the the pecuniary advantage of the editors, i may, irom time to time, announce in the trlilrl nnrl hlimhlo Aa Editor and Publisher pledge themselves and extended alike to all, has excited Freeman's Echo, will enable our coun- U1U oU IlUIIlUie UlSDOSItlOn andlik, AonnmA nC ika .1..1 I trv fripnrk nnl tho-- mpr- aeportment. 1 he toilowing ac- jspared to render it useful and entertain- ministration, manv of whom have with-i chants to.

know the chances for trade -1 i ing to the planter and farmer, the mer- dravvn their support from the anc the prospects for good bargains. count of jhis beginning and pro-gess in learning, was derived Irbm himself and has been com- chant in town and country, the profes- Feelirig that this act of hostility on 'And lastly, it cannot be, that so respec sional gentleman, the manufacturer, the the part of the friends of Mr. Ad- i table a town as Washington, and so deep ly interested, as the people of this and mechanic, as well as the lover of mis ams was altogether unmerited and un- cellaneous reading. They will endea- called for, the editors of the Sentinel the adjoining counties are, in an intimate, acquaintance with the commerce, trade apd markets of this port; and with vor especially to make it acceptable as a can only express their regret that their amity Newspaper. The stale of the efforts to please ana conciliate, have not itinicated to us by a friend, proverbial for his philanthropic feeling He first learned the Alpha-bt, frorri hearing the school children rehearsing it He then took thje speliing-book and became acquainted with form of the letters.

al, the pride and manifest profit, every markets will be particularly attended to; been met. citizen must feel for, and derive Irom a every of Information industriously A nd since they are no longer fettered sought, and theprices of domestic pro- by the reasons which originaJIv directed duce, as well as of foreign goods, given their course; the Editors have now to with the utmost attainable accuracy, state, that the Sentinel, with their best Cfratified with such To insure the readers of the Times the efforts, will henceforth be devoted to earliest intelligence, a correspondence the exclusive support of the People's wiii uc csiauiiMieu vvuu Europe anu an iiigms, anu me election to the Jrresi the principal cities of the United States, dency of the People's Candidate, Gen. uwiuca a guuciai Anauc wiiw uiu m- Lfuci at lvoun, riavinsj ta AI this period, some person gave Kim a copy of Westley's Hymns, With which he was delighted, spending most of iiis leisure hours irl reading it, and while at work endeavoring lo make verses in tenor newspapers; and slips will be is- ken this stand then, the Editors look sued immediately alter the arrival of ev- with confidence to the partv to which ery mail with interesting news. they belong for a srenerous suDDort: coh- THE price of Subscription will be Three vinced that the cause in which thev have imitation of Finding himself jluhum uci diumiii. Auvciusmg uy me emoarKeu win pnsurp in thm riH iA rrt P.

v.Mt U. tuil year muitcu wo uarcsu ior measure of patronao-e at a loss, in properly constructing TUT? CrxruivnTi regularly published and well conducted newspaper in this we say, itcan-noi be, that they will suffer the paper to languish for the want of adequate patronage; The proprietor has determined to give the public spirit and liberality of the town, the adjacent towns and the surrounding country, a fair trial. Liberality will imparrto the paper, health, vigor and usefulness; but iUiberWyr will inevitably cause the tones of our long, to grow feeble and die upon the ear. TERMS. The Freeman's Echo will be g3 per annum to subscribers: one half payable on the.

receipt of first number, and the other half on the receipt of the 26th, or $4, n01 paid withiii the year. OTNp subscription received for a less term than one year, nor will any discontinued untill all "arrearages are paio except at the option of the Editor. Airsubsc'ribers who do not gvefe" press notice to the contrary at the end oi tn year, will be considered as wishing to coni nue their subscription; and the paper sent to them accordingly. iv lAdveriisements inserted conspicuous at 60 cents for 12 lines, for thefirst insertion, and half price for, each insertion alter. All will hp rontmuea, hjs verses he studied Grammar msertea at tne customary rates.

i iinjm win ne published ev- With this exposition of our views and half 'in advnr? per year' apd prosody. Being very iqti-rriate with the students of the Uni HTL idtl.he Newbern, June 23, 1828. versity, who had- discovered his sujpuib ui uui uiciiua aim ine puoiic. Thhsfi inclTned to favor thp iinrlfrtab-inn extraordinary genius, lie delight PROSPECTUS' IUUI 7 will please call upon either the Editor ed to visit them, whenever a Sun or Publisher, and subscribe their names. OF THE day or holyday permitted.

He As the terms are as low as can possiblv received from them, a Variety of be afforded, and as considerable capital is required in. the commencement, sub poetic works, the reading of which constitutes his greatest pleasure. scriptions in advance ill be gratefully This Paper is published weekly in the uiittuuvvi6cM. j.iic ursi uumDer is ex- yj rasnmsrion. (J.

bv fhey were in the habit of select in august; betore T). MAPHivr ing topics: upon which to exercise wnicn. it is renupsfM hat ftis poetic muse; tho following may be returned. Un a royal sheetwith good type; and teunday he would return and have less otherwise ofdefed, and each contiiw Petersburg, June 24, 1828. ue aevoiea to the interests of our country and our country's friends.

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