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Mr. Bunce,
WHEN, from the ebullitions of
patriotism, I dared to usher to the public,
a few crude and undigested lines, little did
I apprehend, that it would fret any sensi
ble man into inveftive —little did I appre
hend that the expolition of my fentimeots
would arouse the malignity of any of your
correspondents—-little did I suppose, that
the mighty defender of unconstitutionali
ties, would have prostituted his celebrated
talents, by low, splenetic and inanimate
witicifm —like the cleftric tube, when
well qharged, emits his peevish spark at
every human, that comes in contaft ; but
this is the fire of a confupti ve party, which,
like human bodies aliimulated thereto,
must be indulged.
His kindncls in recommending to i*ie
the anfwcr to the Virginia resolutions is
gratefully acknowledged; and can inform
him, that I have anticipate ! his wishes, by
carefully perusing the lame; that J have
made an impartial companion of the rea
sons thereof, with the resolutions of a I'uc
ceeding legillature of that itate —the firft,
fraugh*with the plaufable suggestions of
the almost unknown G. K. Taylor—the
last, the plain, elegant and unanswerable
logic, of James Madison, the well-tryed
friend of his country and of mankind—
this I beg leave to recommend to his pe
rusal.
Zenas really merits applause for his sub
tle defence of the mcafures of majorities,
in republics—he policies a happy talent
in arranging the concatination of his ar
guments—which like the spider’s web,
may catch Hies, but breaks in twain when
aflailed by the stronger infeft ; he would
feign persuade us, that John Adams and
his myfanthropic majority, are all emacu
late, that they, like the British parliament,
are omnipotent —that for them to commit
an aft, is to fanftify it; tis for them to
convert vice into virtue, cowardice into
courage, pusillanimity into manhood—
nay, tis only for them to fay, that they are
lenial defeendants from Jupiter and the
thing is taken, acknowledged and admit
ted dc fafto.
Could our god-like fires, rife from their
silent tombs; could the sons of liberty rife
from the plains of Saratoga, Germantown,
Brandywine, Eutaw and Guildford, and
read the degeneracy of their offspring, the
wound more piercing than those that gave
them to the earth, would wrack their pa
triot fouk, and wring them into a second
death.
That majorities ought to rule, and their
laws prevail, is right; but this concefiion
forbids not, nor dots it destroy the privi
lege of enquiry, it restrains not the right of
a free examination into the propriety of
such measures,. nor does it dilclaim even
the prerogative to censure or condemn—
therefore I conclude, that his arguments
are plausible, but deceptive ; his inferen
ces are erroneous, and his ground-work
fallacioufiy Supported—to explify my rca-
Zoning more fully, i’ll propose a simile ; a
confidential servant is entrusted with the
management of his matter's business—he
betrays this confidence, forfakes this in
terest, and by his fraudulent conduft, the
matter is involved, in pain, perplexity and
cxpence —now arrogant fir, fhouldnot this
vile fellow’s tr.mfaftions be scanned, (hall
not his conduft be developed and his in
famy exposed.
Thus you fee fir, I aflert the sovereignty
of the people, I maintain their authority
to dilfeft and revise the conduft of their
public servants, and when they feel them
selves injured, to hurl from the Tarpean
rock the enemies of their native rights.
You pride yourfelf Zenas, upon the ap
probative reception the alien and sedition
laws met with, from the executive, the
legislative and judicial departments of go
vernment ; but does all this prove their
infallibility, docs all this substantiate and
confirm their constitutionality, no, no
more than it proves the honesty of the
funding fvftem aft, which robbed, by le
giilative fanftion, thousands of our poor
fellow-citizens of their hard-earned dues;
dues for which many of them fold their
richest blood, dues which were owing to
their military interferance in attaining all
the real happiness we now enjoy—Nay, if
the one is purged of its unconftitutionali
tv, by the fanftity of the agents, the other
is devefted of every tinfture of diftioneftv
—and fir, believe me, when I fav, all I re
gret, is that my pen, : s not a faithful agent
of my feelings on this octafion.
I think you fay, that “ by difretpeft to
the president, I lefTen my own impor
tance,” prefumptious Zenas, believe me
that I build all my importance, as a good
republican, on mv firm and devoted oppo
sition to the politics of this man, that I
wifli my country to brand me-with igno
meny and all the catalogues of contempta
bles if I ever accede to the propriety of
bis mcafures.
We find by experience, that all aflaulis
on, and lubverfions of, republican govern
ments, have been regularly gradual; the
ambitious begin by airailing the constitu
tion in points', which go not immediately
to the fupprelfion of the most efiential
rights—feeing the people submit palfively
to thofeencroachments, in proportion they
extend their illicit strides, and as the peo
ple continue their lethargy, so they im
prove in their system of usurpation, until
all the blessings of life are entirely rifled,
or by a latl. resistance, it eventuates in a
civil war—these unhappy iflues may be
avoided by an early oppofition —by am
putating the head of the monster in its in
fancy, these despots may be hurled into
dull, and these aspiring arittocrats with all
'heir daring plans may be dallied into the
vortex of disgrace prepared by themselves,
for others.
When my fellow-citizens you adopt a
uniform and resolute conduft, your foes,
the enemies of mankind, will flirink with
Unfhing infamy into eternal contempt,
and linger out the balance of their worth
less lives over the expiring flames of their
own infernal geniuses, they will prefer the
dark abodes of oblcurity, a state more con
genial with their own fouls, to the refplen
dant stations of honor, virtue and patriot
ism—the riling pofferity will view them
as beacons of ignomeny, and by them de
tested as a heterogenious class of mankind
—the youth of difeernment will flee them
as contageous, and mark them with scorn
as they pass along—the tockfin of genera!
detestation will be founded, and all Ame
rica, with a just spirit of indignation, pa
rallel them with the woeful outcasts of
Jernfalein.
My fellow-citizens you are freemen,
you and your forefathers purchased this
glorious prize at the hazard of every thing
—you have it now in full poflefiion, and
fliall we fufFer the upftartsof aristocracy to
silence our enquiries, (hall we palfively
fufFer ourselves to be throttled with a sedi
tion law, and basely cringe to lordly mis
creants —no, let us temper firmuefs with
moderation, give all our veneration to our
common country —we will be resolute,
and in spite of jaring worlds we fliall be
free, we fliall be independent ; nay, we
will sooner attempt to hurl the fun, moon
and stars from their relpeftive spheres than
bow to aught but God.
EMELIUS.
N. 3. Zenas guefles well the age of
Emelius, and no doubt is well acquainted
with him, but for fliame Zenas, why des
cend to indecorous defeription ; tis true,
X was shortly after ’7b in the nurses antis
imbibing the milk of independence from
one of the daughters of liberty, and the
firft breath I inhaled, was deeply impreg
nated with the refpirated air, warm from
the 'field Saratoga—let me advise you in
future when von make such violent thrusts
at fatvre, that it be delt out in rnodeft, de
cent strains, or the fliaft will rebound and
pierce the clumsy archer. E.
Mr. Bunce,
* IMPRESSED with an
idea, that unmerited censure, and unfound
ed fulpicions might attach themselves to
me, as being the author of a certain abu
sive piece publiflied in the “ Republican
Trumpet” of the 7th instant, under the
signature of “Juvenis,”l think it proper
to declare lam not the writer. These
suspicions, might, with much seeming
propriety, be created in the breads of ma
ny who know me—whose good opinion I
would wifli to preserve, and who are well
acquainted with my having made frequent
communications to the public under that
title ; —but never with the view of defam
ing the charafters of honest and patriotic
citizens ; —of men who have devoted their
time and talents for their country’s good
Such lubjefts as the writer alluded to has
chose for his eflav, may best suit his geni
us, and may be well adapted to the taste
of those who call themselves the support
ers of the “Trumpet.”
Judging from the general tenor of the
publications which have from time to time
filled its pages, it appears to me that no
thing is at all unfavourv to their gross pa
lates which have a tendency to affeft the
reputation of good and virtuous men :
this afFords them a delightful repast. On
it they feaft with peculier pleasure, and
having finiflied one, they long for more.
But sorry fliould I be to imitate their ex
ample ; and I mnv with truth aflert, that
the occasional effufions of my pen have
not been of an indelicate or libellous na
ture. Whether the observations of this
nrzu “ Juvenis ” may be claimed under those
heads, I leave others to judge. Who he
is, I know nor care not, nor fliall I make
any enquiry into his motives (if any he
* The delay in transmitting these observations
to the pret’s has arole from my not having leen the
publication of Juveuis uaui
had) for using tlut signature. Neither do
I think it necessary to comment particu
larly on his remarks : but I will observe,
that though he may not be altogether in
an error in what I will dile his premifs, he
is far from being right in the inferences
which he deduces.
It would seem to me, that the writer in
that vehicle of scandal (the “Trumpet”)
would not think the word honorable at all
improperly used with the names or any of
those persons who are more known from
their opposition to the measures of the Fe
deral Goverumnet, than for their genuine
patriotism. He is careful in pointing out
none whom he thinks have been guilty of
mal-pra£lices, but those who 1 believe have
been fteadfad friends to the general go
vernment, and firm supporters of our ex
cellent constitution. Perhaps he supposes
the title would not be degraded if pre
fixed to the name of Gallatin, Lyon, Ran
dolph, the restless Tons of [edition, or of
that fa&ious party of demagogues who have
long been driving to undermine the fabric
of our national happiness, welfare, and
prosperity, and wljo, I am sorry to add,
almotl threaten its total subversion by the
unremitted zeal with which they have pur
sued their darling but iniquitous objeCt.
Men who have rendered the mod essen
tial benefits to their country —some of
whom have grown grey in its fervice —
and who ought to command our venera
tion for their talents and integrity, have
been afperfed by this Juvenis” mali
cious calumny, while those who deserved
ly merit execration, escape without a blot.
But it is a consoling reflexion to them,
that characters like theirs , can bear the ted
of accurate invedigation, and are not to
be blasted by his feeble efforts, or by Inch
unfounded assertions as he has the affur
ence to make. Woful indeed would be
the times if the “ good name ” of the vetrian
patriot Adams—the upright firm, and de
termined Judge Chafe—the terror of all
Callenders, Anarchids, and libellers; or
that of the late worthy representative from
South-Carolina, Robert Goodloe Harper,
who has acquired a deftrved fame by his
talents and virtue—who, by these, has
emerged almost from a date of obscurity,
and not only attained, but supported with
becoming dignity a high political dation,
were to fuffer in the edeem of the Federal
ijls, or the real friends of America, by the
ipfe dixit of a “ Juvenis .” Melahcholy I
fay, would it be, if his mear “ tent of
words” could “ spot” their fame.
They are above the reach of his ire, and
he may red from his toils for they are vain:
or let him point his poisoned darts at oth
ers who are more vulnerable, because not
so well defended by the shield of conscious
rectitude. No more dip your pen in gall,
or dain paper, with the fruitlefs hope of
injuring the*eputation or honor of men
who cannot feel the bitterness ofyonr cen
sures, and who are as little worthy of them
as they need my commendations.
Virtue will have its own reward, and
vice its own punifnment.
Hofet lateri lethalis arundo, is unfortu
nately too generally true, but not lo in this
particular indance.
Juvenis the Firfl.
Burke county , Oflober 20.
Louis Prudhomm'e,
HAS JUST OPENED ,
A FRESH & ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF
GOODS,
Suitable for the Present Stafon,
Received by the late arrivak from the
Northward, which he offers for sale on
very low terms for cash or produce.
Intending early in the spring to go to
Europe, he requeds all person indebted to
him to call and fettle their accounts before
the fird of January next.
During his absence the business will be
continued ac usual.
Wajhington, OCtober 21. (ts. 68.)
Brought to Jail,
ON the 13th April lad, a NEGRO
MAN, who fays his name is SAM,
about 30 years of age, five feet ten inches
high, fays he was the property of William
Lighten, of Charledon, who died a few
months fiace, that his mader gave him a
pass to hire himfelf out, and that he went
to Savannah, where he was confined in
Jail, from which place he made his escape
and came to Auguda. The owner is a
gain requeded to come forward, prove his
property, pay charges and take him away.
I. Malone, Sheriff, r. c.
J ul y 2- (ts. 54.)
Blank Deeds of Conveyance,
For Sale at this^Office.
NEW-YORK, October it.
Few events have excited greater confter*
nation among the Mercantile part of our
citizens, thau the late elopement of Na
thaniel Olcott. This young man, by ha
bits of assiduity and fineffe, had address
enough to procure a credit of between twi
and three hundred tkoujand Dollars , with
which he has finally absconded.
When we trace his conduCt in its vari
ous consequences and probable results, we
can with difficulty believe that luch infamy
could exist in the bread: of a human being.
Had he preyed only on the property of
those who could not have been materially
affected by it, the public sympathy would
have been lefsexquifite and extensive.
But,he has done more--he has betrayed the
confidence of his warmest friends, and re
duced to misery those previously diftrefle 1.
The event, however, which excites the
greatest horror, and fills the measure of hi*
crimes, is the untimely end of the amiabi?
and unfortunate Mr. R ! Although
it is impossible to suppress our indignation
for Olcott and his deeds, it is with extreme
reluCtance we do it, when we reflect on the
wounded feelings of the truly refpeCtable
family with which he is conne&ed. No
thing but a sense of public justice could
induce the measure.
A reward of 2000 dollars is offered for
the Swindler by the bank of New-York,
and we have reason to expert that he will
be apprehended and lecured, as many have
gone in pursuit of him—some for the fake
of the reward but more from nobler views
—those of saving-their familes from threat
ened ruin.
It is now time that a fatal blow should
be given to the spirit of fraudulent specula
tion, which has, in many instances, been
crowned with such success amongst us,
that Europeans have imagined we have re
duced it to a science order to accom
plifli this desirable end, our laws relative
to bankruptcy and Swindling should un
dergo further revision and correction ; that
we may the better distinguish the unhappy
debtor from the designing speculator.
—And those who reflect on the duties to
society, and who are zealous for national
refpertability, should rather facrifice their
lives, than place in the Legislative coun
cils, characters of blasted reputation, how
ever eminent their talents may be for poli
tical intrigue.
PHILADELPHIA, October 9. “
In the present Rate of eager and anxious
suspense, refpeCting the much wished for
authentic Biography of our illustrious
Washington, it is with pleasure we hear
it generally whispered, and with a high de
gree of confidence, that his Life, from the
documents now in the hands of the honor
able Bujhod Wa/hington , will be written by
Joseph Dennie. Esquire, the reputed au
thor of the Lay Preacher.
ALEXANDRIA, October 6.
Yesterday, in consequence of the preva
lence of a very ftiff southerly wind, and the
late heavy rains, the tide rose to an unusu
al hight. The water having ?got into a
ware-house on Hamilton’s wharf in which
was a large quantity of lime, the flacking
of which created a considerable fmoak, the
cry of fire was raised about 12 o’clock in
the evening, and the citizens aflembled
with their usual alacrity ; but the tide hav
ing decreased, the lime was with some dif
ficulty removed, without any material
damage having been sustained.
LONDON, August I*4.
THE SAVAGE OF AVEYRON.
Some months ago we mentioned the
finding of a boy in the woods of Aveyron.
He arrived at Paris a few days ago, and is
entrusted to the care of the ingenious Abbe
Sicard, the master of the Deaf and Dumb
fchool* The boy is said never to have ut
tered yet an articulate found, nor even to
express his moll urgent wants. He makes
a noise like a scream, and has some manu
al and phyfiognomical gestures ; and what
is aftonifliing is, that though he spent a
month in the hospital of St. Afrique, where
he was treated like a beggar taken upon
the highway ; and no observations made
upon To singular a being, yet he has not
made one step towards civilization, and is
just as far removed from the manners of so
cial life as when he was firft discovered in
the woods. His form is good, his figure
agreeable; he is above twelve years of age;
he wears a large girdle, and is without fhocs
and (lockings.
He fits usually upon the ground, and
deeps upon it, and it is only through as
sertion for his keeper, whom he appears to
love, that he will sometimes fit on a chair
or deep in the bed. The food he prefers
is raw potatoes, which he devours with
greediness; he is also very fond of nuts j
meat is disagreeable to him, though he has
been prevailed upon to take the wing of a
s;sfs