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Three Dots, per Ann.] Volume I.] To the PUBLIC. Subfcribers having commenced the Printing Business in the City of Au gusta, take the opportunity of the firft number of their Weekly Paper, to return their grateful acknowledgments, to their numerous subscribers by whom their un dertaking has been generously patronized; and to allure them that no pains will be spared to render their paper a vehicle of ufeful information, and a source of ra tional amufcment. Added to the usual difficulties which present themselves, to those, who with but moderate funds, at tempt almost any establishment, the Sub scribers have had to encounter peculiar in conveniences, which neceflarily prevent ed their Publilhing the AUGUSTA HERALD as early as was at firft con templated; but as no wilful negligence can be imputable to them, they trust the delay will be excused by a liberal community. From the arrangements made, jthe Edi tors of the Herald hope to be able to fur nifli their readers with a detail of the iat eft European events, and the earliest do mestic occurrences, and by a judicious fele&ion of motel and entertaining publica tions, to engage the attention of those who are indifferent to the political events of the world. It will be the constant aim of the Edi tors to conduft their paper in such an im partial manner, as not to favor the party views of any set of designing individuals, while a free discussion of public measures will ever be admitted.—But resolving to support the liberty of the press on pure and Juftpriacipi**’, they hcflitate not to fay that no publications will iflue from their press calculated merely to bring the Federal Go vernment into difrcpute, or to withdraw the confidence of the people from those who administer it. Though not expelling in the enlightened City in which they re* fide to be presented with any such pieces, yet they this declaration necefTary* as a future juft'fication, fhoind they be found hereafter to have rejected the pro ductions of such as will not, or cannot, make the diftin&ion between the liberty and the licentiousness of the Press. To give general fatisfa&ion will be the .constant aim of the Editors, and, to aid their efforts, they take the liberty of foil* citing from their literary friends, such as sistance as their leisure and talents will en able them to furnifh, towards rendering the Herald universally entertaining. GEORGE F. RANDOLPH. WILLIAM J. BUNCE. CONDITIONS, 7. THE AUGUSTA HERALD mull be published every Wednesday % and will be delivered to subscribers in town 11. The terms to will be three dollars per annum , one half to be paid on the delivery of the firft paper, and the re mainder at the end of the year: and to pre vent disputes , papers to subscribers will be con tinued from year to year till aireded to be dif eontinued. HI- Advertisements of or under c square ’toill be charged 63 cents for the firft publicati on t and two thirds of that sum for every Weeks ' continuation , and in in the Jame proportion for those of greater length. IF. The second and third fxtgc , and the j ft y ft column of the fourth page will always con tain new matte, r, and in the event of so large * number of advertisements as to require more room them this (arrangement admits , that defi- 4 Fys3?jPPPßß|| PIiNTCD BY GEORGE F. RANDOLPH WILLIAM J. BUNCE, in Ellis-Sheet. WEDNESDAY, July 31, 1799. ciency will be fuppliedby a supplement. At the above office all kinds of printing wist be performed with accuracy and dispatch, ana e very favor gratefully acknowledged. (jdT Those gentlemen who have been so obliging as to take charge of fupferiptions for the Augusta Herald , are requefled to re turn them as soon as possible. Augusta , July 17, 1799. am Exlrafl from an Oration delivered on the \th July> in Augusta , by William J. Hobby, Esq. “ SITUATED as we are, re mote from the political concussions of the old world—poflefling a coun try abundantly productive in the ne ceflaries, the conveniences, and the ■ luxuries of life—blefled with a go vernment wifely formed and upright ly administered—a government se curing equally to every individual of an extensive com muni ty,an equal por tion of the advantages of the social com pad, we have no possible cause for dilcontent, but uncommon occa sion to return our grateful acknow ledgments to the parent of nature for the lingular blessings we enjoy, and that our “ lot is cast in this happy land.” But as the innocence and happi ness of our firft parents in Paradile, induced the enemy of mankind to at tempt by intrigue to draw them from their duty, and thereby to involve them, and their posterity in misery ; so an insidious foreign foe the com mon enemy of locial nrrler, hv fim» lar artifice is endeavouring to draw us from our duty, and to ereCt the monster anarchy on the ruins of our excellent constitution. And shall we my friends so far disregard the blessings of heaven—be so ungrate ful to the fathers of the revolution, and so unmindful of our own securi ty, as to be seduced from the govern ment of our country by the machi nations of a nation, whose touch is poison, and whose embrace is death ? Shall we who have overcome diffi culties seemingly infurmountahle, arid waded through Teas of blood to establish the Independence of our country, now fee all our exertions rendered of no avail—the standard of freedom thrown down, and the temple of liberty destroyed by the desolating hand of French fraternity ? While united we have nothing to fear, but divided we neceflarily be come fubjeft to all those evils which die reftiefs paflbns of ambitious and designing men are capable of pro ducing, and an easy prey to the vio lence of foreign foes.—lndividual liberty depends on the preservation of national independence—and na tional independence is only to bepre* served by union—by a firm co-ope ration of all the states in the main tainance and support of one govern ment. The visionary theorist—the felf conceited diforganizer who ex patiating on local advantages, resour ces and wisdom, pretends that any individual state is capacitated to pre fer ve its liberty unconnected with the other states, advances a doCtrine as falfe as it is dangerous. No na- I tion can preserve its liberty, or its government unless it be able to ftro tebi itfelf; and however consequen tial state politicians may fed—no state in the union can fingiy protect itfelf or preserve its peace. Besides the inmity which would probably a rise between neighbouring indepen dent sovereignties without any com mon tie, no state couldprefetve peace with foreign nations—could oppose a fufficient barrier to foreign aggres sions. No one state could possibly become fufficiently formidable, to destroy in the ambitiotis all hopes ol conquest. The knowledge of this has occasioned the unwearied exer tions of the French directory to di vide us—to create difFerfneies-"be tween the state legislatures and the legislature of the union, that from the weakness which would neceflari ly attach to all parts from division, they might uiurp the rights of the whole. In the consolidated force of the union directed by one will, and influenced by one government, we re main secure against all the world.*— The man then who attempts to dis unite us, to create divisions between the state and federal governments, however plausible his arguments, however fanCtifiedhis manners, or patriotic his pretentions, is an ene my to the country and merits no countenance *, and be him who he may, the probability is that the time will arrive, when he will be found to be in the employ of a foreign nation. And now my friends in conclusion, permit me to ask, where ought our confidence to be placed, in those of wnofe wisdom and virtue we have had long experience, or in those vshofe conduit is at perpetual war wTca every thing rational and confid ent ? To determine this shall we compare their different characters f As well may those vifeous exhala tions which rife in an impure atmos phere and amidst lurrounding dark ness emit a glimmering ray to lead the bewildered traveller to ruin, be com pared to the brilliancy ot the fun in meridian splendor: W hile the lead ing characters of those oppofedtoour government, shrink from the test of investigation and fuffer from feruti ny> on the other fide fee human na ture attain its highest degree of ex cellence and perfection. See the dignified President of the United States in whose character is united the wisdom of the politician—the firmnefs of the hero, and the virtue of the faint. Having early engag ed to secure the Independence of his country his persevering mind never forfook the objeCt of his fond pur suit: at perioas dark and gloomy— when “ cloud 3 obfeured Columbia’s day,” and the hopes of many were finking in despair, in him was no “ variableness or shadow of turn ing i” but with a resolution inspiring new confidence, he prefled forward, in the unalterable determination of securing the permanent liberty of his country. See too the illustrious Washing ton on whole head rests the benedic tions of a grateful people—he who has so often led our armies to bat tle and to conquest has again become our commander in chief—in his com mendation panegyric is exhausted j and fame with her hundred tongues, having proclaimed his numerous virtues to a lifteninguniverie, difpar ing of doing justice to his amiable character, bids us in “ expressive si lence mule his praise” while upon his wonderful deeds Justice has pla- J ; ced thefeal of immortairty. And does the man exist who caa I believe that these illustrious person- | ages—these fathers of the laud | (whole heads the silent lapse of time j has silvered oerJ whose lives have 1 been uniformly devoted to the ler vice of their fellow men, and wllo are now approaching that period when temporal profpedts and earthly J honours muff be to them forever clofgdv from that liiftfot retfitude, frolT&di prying eye of suspicion ha? able to discover the minuted devia tion, and that they will now coun tenance measures calculated to in jure those they have heretofore en deavoured to serve, to enslave those whose freedom it has been their con stant aim to secure ? No my friends in their upright lives, in their love of their country and belief in God, we have a sure pledge of their righteous intentions. Let us then lay aside all unreasona ble jealousy—as we are members of one political family, let us unite as a band of brothers, and contribute according to our several abilities all in our power to the general good let the government we have chosen be the government of our support, and those who adminider it, the ob jects of our confidence,and the friends of our affe&ion. Let not the a theiftical philosophy of modern days, overturn our moral principles, orcie droy belief in that religionjm , which depends public and "private happinefsj and let us give no coun tenance to thole disorganizing prin ciples which drike at the root of ci vil society, and aim a deadly blow at individual peace and private secu rity. And may the great author of nature, (the irrejfidable controller of human events) long continue to the United States his protecting care under his guardianship ma) the bldT ings of liberty, and the principles of rational government be trantfnirted from generation to generation, and may the happiness and prosperity of our citizens,the freedom and Inde pendence of our country continue, till time /hall be merged in incon ceivable Eternity.” New-YORK, July 13 The following documents is nanded to us as official. It is a circular letter from the government of Spain to its victroys, intendants, it c. and was left with us <aft evening in the Span sh language, by a ef petfabte mercantile mend, who received :t from his coirefpoi dent in Philauth h a by yest rday’s mail. The intelligence it conveys is important to the commert lai in tereil of this country ; and, on this ground, we lose no time in having it tranfl«ted tor our paper of this morning. The original is in the hands of the editor, and is open to the infpe&ion of any of his readers wbo« may wish to fee it. (CIRCULAR.) His majesty’s constant watchfulnefi for the welfare of his beloved fubje&s, and the representations which have been made to him of the evil confluences arising to our colonies, from the want of exportation of their produce, and the scarcity of dry goods, and other indifpenfihle articles of importation, which threatened every class of the community with evils of an irrepa rable nature, where the motives for his majesty’s mercy in ifTuing the royal edift of the 18th November. 1797, permitting all his fubjeds to trade with these domi nions in goods not prohibited either in na tional or foreign bottoms, from ports of neutral nations, or from those of Spain, . under the ncctmry regulation*, to prevent k • ff [Half in Advance. [Number 3.