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Fof the AvotrsTX Qlta&NiCLc*
THE papers onion teem
with invective and abuse on the condud
of Mr. Jefferfon, in follciting the return
of Thomas Paine to this count The
principles of Mr. Paine are represented
as Dciftical, and even Atheillical, it is
therefore concluded that the Prcfident pof
feilcs funilar principles. Is this conclufi.
on a just one ? Surely it is nor, no such
inference whatever can be drawn frdm
the condud of Mr. Jefferfon in this re
gard, let the principles of Mr. Paine be
what they may.
The Prcfident, no doubt, refpeds him
on account of his pad public services,
and every true friend to his country
mud, on that account, accord to him
his admiration and his gratitude : in the
period of our revolution he effected more
by his pen towards the consummation of
that great event, than thousands effected
by the sword. It was Paine who by his
writings, roofed and endatned the spirit
of liberty among our citizens; who in
filled into their minds a hatred of tyran.
ny, a love of freedom j the feelings of
the nation were at his command; and
by his irrefidible spirit they were dired
cd and governed. He not only taught
them to feel, but to reason on the great
* principles for which they contended ; from
’ .. m they learned to ad, not from the
Jiafty impulse of the moment, or the fug
jjedions of others, but from a rational
convidion of their own privileges as free
men, And is this man to be now cad a
fidc and despised by a country to whjch
he has rendered such incalculable services i
And for whai ? Because he exercises the
privilege which every man has by the
laws ot nature, and of this country, a
right to enjoy, viz. That of thinking for
himfclf—he fays “my own mind is my
own church," there let him worrtiip ;
who but the illiberal would dare disturb
him ?
I would by no means be understood an
advocate for the religious opinions of Mr.
Paine; he has no doubt contributed to,
render more public the tenets and the
doubts of Shaftdbury, Hume, Boling
broke and Voltaire, but he can scarcely
be accuftd on thefc fubjeds of originali- |
<ty, of encrcafmg the mass of heretical, <
•fenfiments; that he was imprudent in pubJ
lirtiing anew those sentiments to the world,
cannot be denied; cloathing them in a
new form, in other language, perhaps his
vanity solaced itfelf with the refledion
that he (hould be efteetned the author in
stead of the plagiarilt. He ought to have
considered that morals are the only sure
foundation of a republican government;
that morals cannot exilt without religion,
and that the Christian religion is belt cal
culated to enforce a pertbrmancc of the
moral duties; thefc refledions (hould have
deterred him from attempting to sap (tho'
unknowingly) the foundation of that po
litical fab.ic, which he had so largely
contributed by his labours to ered in this
country. He did, However, under what
ever impulse, whether of vanity or lite
rary ambition, publilh Come very excep
tionable produdions, but was this unpar
donable ? Human nature will err, but it
is godlike to forgive. Have not his past
services a claim to the gratitude of the
country, ought it not at lead to afford
him a permanent asylum in his old age,
from the political fturms and timpells
that have and will agitate Europe ? Sure
lv it had, and offering that asylum is but
the performance of a duty by our chief
magistrate. «
la the calm of retirement, remote from -
public life, the eminent talents of Mr.
Paine may yet again be exerted in the
cause of social order and public happiness ;
his fupenor mind, vivid as the fun-beam,
may yet point out to us in glowing lan
guage, the evils of that disunion, which,
unlcfs suppressed, will palsy the arm of
government, and render contemptible our
national character. Z.
SELECTIONS.
The two firji are taken from Federal pa
pers t and inserted by requejh
From the Gazette of the United States .
DELAWARE ELECTION.
A very intelligent and well informed
gentleman in Delaware, from whom we
v Received a letter lad evening, informs us,
that though Mr. Jefferfon has succeeded
in the eledion of his candidate for Con
gress, by a majority of fifteen, yet that
federalifm is gaining ground in the date,
and wants nothing but system to render it
triumphant. The fedcrlhfts Jn Kent coun
ty carried the whole ticket by a confidera.
bly larger majority than at any time fmee
the formation of the government. In
Sussex county also, they carried the whole
by a majority larger than was given for
tiis governor lad year, * It appears, that,
a religious fanftity contrived to keep back
between two and three hundred federal
votes. The newly imported Irish were
invired to the election, and means were
provided for conveying them from Wil
mington to New-Castle. They openly
boasted, that though tiie law was against
their voting, they had their republican
governor, who would remit fines, and
pardon offences. In order to secure the
fc»wer class of Irishmen and others, an a
trocious libel was secretly circulated in
printed handbills, by the Jefferfonian fed.
At New-Castle, on the morning of |he
eledffew, three men, whose names are
mentioned, at the head of two drunken
negroc‘S%with fiddles, and others with
fifes and drum, matched with a collection
of Irish and apprentice boys armed with
clubs, from a ftrect near the river to the
court-house. The Irish committee, with
clubs in their hands, directed the attenti.
on of the cabal to a wheel-barrow, loaded
with potatoes an<i\herrings t and a box of
oysters for the well-born. In this manner
the place of election was converted into a
feene of riot, to the annoyance of many
infirm and peaceable men, who, rather
than encounter the difficulties thus set be
fore them, adually returned home with
out voting.
The democrats had eight infpeCtors out
of nine, and decidedly in their interefl,
and some of them violently so. In some
inflances votes not refufed on former occa
sions, but known to be federal, were re
fufed upon this, and the infpeCtors would
give no other reason for rejecting them
than that they were so inftruCted. In o
ther instances, votes known to be demo
cratic, were received without hefiration or
interrogation, though the persons were
foreigners who had never been naturalized,
nor had they refidedone year in the (late,
nor paid a tax. Several residents of Phila
delphia, transiently at New-Castle, were
fuffered to vote. The cry is, “ Look to
the end, rfot regarding the means.” I
have no doubt, fays oov correfpoif-d'fit,
that if a filrutiny lakes'pkce, it will be
found that Bayard has one hundred tnore
legal votes in the box tha* Rodney .
From the New-Tor k Herald.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in
New-Haven, (Con.) to the editor ,
dated , Oil, 14.
“ You may have noticed in the demo
cratic papers some boasting refpeCting our
late election. This day the General As
sembly convened, and on the choice of
speaker, Mr. Kirby, the democratic can
didate, had 36 oat of 150 votes. At the
last election they boasted of having 60 de
mocrats —if they spoke the truth then,
they have loft greatly.— Elizur Goodrich,
Esq. whom Mr. Jefferfon removed from
the collector’s office, is chosen speaker.
When the votes for nomination, to coun
cil shall have been counted, the result will
(how no loss of fedcralifm in this state.
From the Wilmington Mirror,
The smallness of the majority for Mr.
Caifar A. Rodney, is readily accounted
for, as it is pretty certain that the report
of a contagious fever prevailing in Wil
mington and New-Castle, deprived the
republicans of at least 50 votes. This af
fords us another opportunity of remarking
that although flow, yet genuine republi
canism, will be Jure in its progrels, and
continue to increase and be victorious in
Delaware. Powerful is truth and it will
prevail. On the news of this pleasing
event, hope brightened in the eye, and the
heart of every true republican palpitated
with emotions of sincere joy. A large
number of citizens afTembled and partook
of a collation prepared tor the purpose. A
multitude paraded the streets, firing can
non* Sec, In short, universal gladness
cheered the countenances and pervaded the
hearts of all, except a few of the “ friends
to order ” —the party of virtue and ta
lents who generally sicken at the voice
of the people wherever that voice is ex
prelTed contrary to their views.
* The last gun we are told was loaded
with potatoes as a substitute tor ball, and
herrings for that of wadding, and fired in
honot of Henry Latimer.*
Note upon Note.
• This man has exprefled himfelf, in
the presence of several refpeCtable citizens
of this Borough, in substance as follows:
“ That the people of this country would
never he happy , —while the farmers,—
mechanics , — and laborers were able to
live in the manner they now do—while
they eat roaji meat, and make vfe of tea
and coffee— -that they muji be reduced to
the fame fate as the peasants in Ireland ,
WHO LIVE ON HERRINGS and PO
TA TOES—now, continues he nothing
will serve those people (the farmers, &c.)
but turkies and ducks, and THEY live
as well at ANY OF US !—-and that ra
t •
ther than live under such an adminrflration
as yejferfon’s he would remove to the do
minions of the Empress Kate of RnjJia.
The wretch who could thus degrade him
felf by insulting the feelings of the indu.
ftrious poor—who could with to deprels
and tyrannize over the farmers, mechanics
and laborers, the most valuable and ufeful
members of the community, merits the
most sovereign contempt of all honest men,
and deserves to be hided and scouted from
all reputable society, as a fit companion
only for tyrants, knaves and villains.
It is reported as a fact that his Jupreme
excellency the Right honorable Henry La
timer, Esq. has in' the plenitude of his
unexampled generosity granted permidlon
to the farmers , mechanics , and laborers
to eat roajled turkey ox goos e, and to drink
tea and coffee for and during the space of
three years, to be computed trom the com
mencement ol the next felfion of congress.
From the Aurora .
The Tories preserve the fame enmity
to the Irijh at this hour, that ,{hey exhi
bited on so many occasions during the re
volution—the flower of the Peqnfylvania
line were Iriflri —and the Brirflh felt ex
actly the fame sensations tow a ids them.
Nothing more plainly demonstrates the
principles and form of government most
congenial to the Tories , than their hatred
of the Irijh . Thus a man who refilled the
oppression of the Britilh in Ireland is call
cd exactly by the fame names, that the
Englilh called Samuel Adams, and Henry
Laurence, and George Wafliington, and
John Hancok, in 1776—they were all
traitors , fcnpe gallows , rebels to their
king and country.
The tories in Delaware declare that the
Chevalier Bayard loft his eledion by the
number of Irilhmen allowed to be citizens
—they made the fame complaint in 1777
-8— when the Irijhmen , in the Pennsyl
vania and Delaware militia, preserved
the tories of Delaware from cutting the
throat* of the whigs.
<m«K3-l} XKMKKKMWf MHKKi CKi*
CUT COLLECTOR’S SALES.
On Saturday the 20th day of November
next, at the market house in the city of
Augufia, between the hours of 10 and
2 o'clock ,
WILL BE SOLD,
For the tax levied by the City Council for
thefypport of the City Guard Jor the
year ib'ou
One hcrofe and let, the pro
perty ol Edward Primrose; tax D. 1 fj.
One lot, whereon lives Lewis Grego
ry, the property of Kobcrtfon and Smith;
tax D. 1.
One house and lot given in by George
Sibbald; tax D. 1 25.
One house and lot, the property of
George Foil; tax D » zj.
One house and Jot in Springfield, the
property of David Harris; tax 18| cents.
One lot on Broad-ftrcct, belonging to
the eftatc of Henry May, deceased ; tax
93’- cents.
DREAD PACE, C. C. T,
O Bober 8.
WILL B E SO0),
At the house ofyttraham Jfopts, E r q, on
Spirit creek, ok the Jctond Saturday
in November next\ 7
A (lock of caStfle, and Tome
beef cattle; on a dretrit o( nine months,
by giving approved fecVity to Heze
kiah Beal, Guardian tib Jacob Beal.
Odober 22.
WIL L BE SOLD ,
On the firfi Monday in January next , at
the plantation of Richard Hirvie* de
ceased, on Broad river , in the county of
Oglethorpe ,
The whole personal estate of
said Richard Harvie, consisting of twen
ty (even negroes, the whole flock of
horses, cattle, iheep and hogs, house
hold and kitchen furniture, a small li
brary of well aflbrted books, plantation
tools, with the crop of corn and fodder.
The sale to continue from day to day,
nntil the whole is fold. Conditions
twelve months credit, the purchaser giv
ing bond with approved fecuriry,
WILLIAM HARVIE, Ex’r.
OBober
N O T I a E.
|fj-THE sale of Geo. Fee’s
and Nathaniel Durkce’s property, is
postponed until tbAfltft Tucfday in No
vember next. j\
Also the sale of foe goods which were
to have been fqfd on the fitft Tucfday in
OAobcr," is pbflponea, to the firft Tuef
day in November next.
Oftobf/s, H. M'TYRE, Sheri/.
- A Lift of Defaulters in I
for th! year ,g 0!-
Capt. Whitcomb's Diftriß. I
George Worthy, M
A vary t, John Parr.ick, John
J ancs Puckett, WiUi am Wilf on i
Grady, Middleton Cone. Frit VW
roughs, Benjamin Darling, David P,‘
ett, Asa Savidge, Zachariah Savif'B
William Hanson, Zachariah C
Joha Garnetti jun, Josiah UaduS®
Rimon Boroughs, Miles Edwards 4 ®
MitebeU, William Brian,, DuaiaA®
Neir. H
a/»t. Culhreath’s Dijlria. B
John Ledloe, Richard Boothe, BnA B
ley Garner, Beacheni Owens, Chari ß
Crawford, jun. Thomas Beal, Abr a h,l*B
Pearre, Caleb Russell, Stephen Liuli
James Bayard. 1 W
Capt. Meriwether’s Diftrifl, B
Waftiington Jennings Edward Gar I
net L Joseph Sharp, Douglass Rtown'B
William Minims, Charles Worlham, L t ’B
muel Dixon, William Meriwether, JohnH
Dixon, Richard P. White, Reuben Garlß
nett, John King, Robert Tankerll J
JnTe Lively, Daniel Corfey, ]am:i M 1
mundfon, Snodcn Griffin, Henry Tho£.V
son. * V
Capt. Willingham’s Dijlria, '?■
Joseph Owens, John Walls, Millet I
Hurst, Stephen Hargrqves, Wm. Beck,*
Lewis Chafteen, Isaac Jones, Aaroaß
Wilobey, Meriman Ccok, I
Capt. Ford’s Difiricl. 8
J. Trammel, Samuel Lazcnbrey, J o *.B
feph Johnson, John Booker, William*
Hannon, W, Bracher, William Brown,l
Samuel Benton, Solomon Ellis, jun. ]e.l
remiah Perryman, John Willingham, fen.l
John G. Willingham, jun. 9
Capt. Wilkins’s Diftrift. 9
Bat. White, James Shaw, Williamß
Crane, J hn Jones, James Carrol, Jamciß
Finney, Elias Langhorn, Record Butkt.l
James Ross, Amos Thomas, Daniel I
Smith, Joab Spivy, Jeffc Durden, Geo. 9
-Tulhu, jofeph Cobb, fen. Charles Shaw,l
jWj It John Large, Cornelius I
Gi’.foa, Ki-ben 'ArCeteacy, William!
Zachtry, ifaac Loe, FfeCip Waikcr, Jo-|
nathan Carter, Vol. Atkinson, David I
Hay. I
Capt, Drane’a DiJlriS, I
John Tabour, fen. Zadock Msgruder,!
Anthony Smith, Clsbourn Alfobnck, I
Benjamin Darden, Thomas Weftby, Leo- 1
nard Martip, George Darsey, Ihomasl
Harp, John Reave, David Welch, Wni, I
Ray, Michael Dunagy, I
Capt. Ayre’s Dijirift, I
Jacob Grbathoufe, Charles Devorix,l
fen. Edward Short, Thomas Shields,!
William Fuller, Abraham Fuller, Ele-I
mud Howard, John Hill, Geo, Thomp-J
fan, John Nickfon, William Stone,l
George Smithcrs, John Clark, Parkil
Bacon, Charles Caller. |
Capt. Stith’s DiJlriEl, I
Levin Magee, William Pool, Gabrieli
Bak: r, Jonas Totton, John Wade, Ben
jamin Reece, Joseph Smith, Martin
Haife, James Tapper, John Neeland,
Clement R. Harrison, Wm, Todd, Jes
se Jones, Laten Lewis, Britain Lewis, So
lomon Henfan, Joseph Biker, John
Pace, Elijah-Gxacade, Zadock Edwardi,
John Malh.
Capt. Baldwin* f DifldUl.
William Linch, Wm. Richard
Moore, Adam Scott, Peter Ryan, Ri
chard North, Ilham Moore, William
North, James North, Thomas Jenkirt,
Wm. Morrilfon, Theodious Bell, Jfik
Stubbs, Samuel Stubbs, Charles Lynn,
Daniel Weft, Hugh Bracher, Thomas
Phillips, James Wilson, William John
ston, Richard Jones, John Jones, Willi
am Clabourn, John Harmon, Michael
Coftlcy, Jeremiah Griffin.
Capt. Edmundfon’ s Diflrift.
Robert Huggins, William Nettles,
John Kendrick, Doffcn Cash, Paten
Worthy,
W. FLEMING, R. T. R
'Twenty Dollars Reward.
STRAYED or ftolcn from the fob
feriber, out of the city of Augufta*
on the zjth of April, 1802, a BAY
HORSE, about fourteen hands and an
half high, ten years old, stoat bodied,
and well quartered, branded or. the
mounting (boulder, F S or E S, very
dull, with fame large white spots on each
fide of his back, he is lop ear’d and ro
man nosed, he has two bridle teeth on
one fide of his under jaw, he trots an
canters with noble spirit. Any perl
that will deliver me the said Horfc lhal
have the above reward.
HOWEL GREGORY.
Augu/la, OBober 6.
Blank Deeds of Conveyance
for fak at this Office.
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