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From the Charleften Courier. IF accusation were a proof of guilt, no nation in the world would have such caule to complain of misfortune in the fele&ion of Judges as America. The views of a faction hostile to the constitu tion being impeded by the strong ram parts o t the laws, it seeks to raite itfelf above them upon the ruins of the Judges, and to obtain that which the deep printed letter of the law and the stubborn persons who firmly and honeftiy adhere to it deny, from the accomodating kindly temper of some more plaltic expounders. A Bri tiffi tar being once brought to give evi dence againll a (muggier did every thing he could to fhift and evade the truth. 44 Hah?-my friend, (said the barrister who was examining him) Do you mean to break your oath r”—“ No, d—n my eyes if I do (replied the pious Jack) but I’d fain give it the go-by if 1 could ; hut blast your precious eyes, every time I put up the helm, you run athwart my haufe, and be d—d to you.” Like that Britiffi iaitor, the faction finding they cannot deft.oy the laws, endeavour to give them the go-by. To this end, the cruiiy old Dons of Judg es, who yet retain those rugged princi ples of virtue and integrity which recom mended them to office, are to be whifiied off, and for this purpose are affvlled, as many virtuous charaAers, private as well as public have been for some years pad, with all that the virulence and malignant venom of party rancour—with all that lhamelels vice and clumsy cunning could generate in corrupt hearts, to call a foul (hade over virtue, and to immolate, at the shrine of slanderous fafthood, men whom law, jufiice, and honour ought to protest —men who on examination have proved highly entitled to confidence. Were things now as they have been— were the po(hire of the public mind so fitted as it was lately to repel falfe accu sations, the accused Judges would have nothing Jo apprehend.—But now when the people seem generally to have been cajoled and tricked out of that caution and jealouly which it was once their dis position and their boast to observe to wards their rulers, a blow aimed by the hand of power at the greatelt integrity and worth, may be considered as death, and an impeachment the fame as a death warrant to a man in office—and a foul blot upon his reputation. Candour and impartiality we more than fear will not be heard amiJft the clamours of Hate de tractors, so long as the hydrophobia— the phrenzy of political fanaticifm, which prevails at the present moment, shill pros trate or rather proftitu'e the people in de votion before the Molock of unmixed democracy—before the faction which now lords it over America. Little chance has the accused to tfcape from prede termined tribunals, who are at once (as partisans) acculers and judges. Our rea ders will remember the case of Judge Addison, who was condemned without being permitted to give the principal evi dence he had to offer in his defence. Let them to the knowledge which they alrea dy have of that affair, add the following letter from the illustrious Washington to that gentleman. Let them lay it to their hearts, and then let them bid mercy and charity to (Hence their fugyeftions if they ffiould To far forget their office as to plead in defence of such guilty ffiamelefs per verfi -n of the cheated confidence of the country to the ruin of its laws and u>n ftitution, and to the overthrow of its bed friends. Mount Vernon, March 4, 1799. SIR, Your favor of the 31st [anuarv, en closing your Charge to the Grand Jury of the county court of the fifth circuit of the state of Pennlyivania, at the last Decem ber sessions, has been duly received, and for the enclosure I thank } - u. I wifli, sincerely, that your good exam ple in endeavouring to bring the people of these United States more acquainted with the laws and principles of their gov ernment, was followed. They only re quire a proper underfianding of these to judge rightly on all great national ques tions—but unfortunately , infinitely more pains is taken to blind them, by one descrip tion of men, than there is to open their eyes by the other, which. in my opinion , is the SOURCE OF MOST OF THE EVILS WE LABOUR UNDER. With very great esteem, I am fir, your most ob’t ferv’t, GEORGE WASHINGTON. Alexander Addison, Esq. WASHINGTON, February 13. We are correftly informed, that in the beginning of November last the Supreme Council of Health at Madrid determined not to prevent the free pratic of vessels from other ports of (he United States than New-York, which ffiould bring cltan bills of health, and which ffiould have had no comrnunic.vion with those of that port ; and that vessels from the port of New-York, carrying certificates from the Spanllh consul of it; health, and that the epidemic has ceased, (hall also be admit ted ; provided that no lufpicious circum stance refpe&ing the health of the crew (hall have taken place. CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY. This colletft ion already emoraces near fifteen hundred volumes of the most rare and valuable works in different languages. We observe with pleasure that authors and editors of books, maps and charts, begin to find that, by placing a copv of their works on the (helves of this iuftitu tion, they do more to diffufe a knowledge of them than is generally accompliftied by catalogues and advertisements. CHARLESTON, February 23. By the brig Neptune, Capt. Youkg, from Jamaica, we are informed of the death of Judge Holland, of the Vice- Adm’ralty Court of thatlfland; and of the appointment of Judge Hincliffe, to fill the vacancy occationed by the death of the former. . A Proclamation of Dessalines, the Brigand Commander of St. Domingo, issued about the fi.ft of January, had been received at Kingston — in which he has declared that Island Independent, under the aboriginal name of D'liayte. HER A L i). A U G U S I A, WEDNESDAY, March 7, 1804. On Thursday last the Annual Races commenced at this place. The firft day’s purse, three mile heats, was won by Mr. Bynum’s Dungannon ; the second day’s, two mile heats, by Mr. Bynum’s Roe buck; and the third day’s, one mile heat, by Mr. Hunter’s Harbinger. Geo. Adv. THE amicable adjustment of the com mercial affair in negotiation between England and this country, will give plea lure to every one but those whose hatred to the former is greater than their love to the latter : of which it is probable there is a considerable number in the United States. Those consist of four detcriptions of persons, whose feelings are founded on four different motives. First, those in whose bosoms there remain unextinguiffi ed the animofiries of the revolutionary war ; whose resentments are natural enough, if not carried beyond the bounds of chriftian morality : Secondly, ffiofe who in the revolutionary war were warm partisans of Great Britain, and who, being apostates endeavour to atone to themselves for the trifling mistake they made in not taking the fucceLfyl fide, by a good round tquivalent of abhorrence to the former objed of their regards. Os this deferip tion are multitudes, including some of the state legislators. We hope for their own honour, and the advantage of the country, that they will know better which fide to take in the IcgilLture than they did in the re volution. If they do not, they will be in the predicament of Sir Francis Wrong head, in the play, who, coming from the House of Commons, fays to Manly, “ Troth cousin, I fear I said aye when I ffiould have said no” : The third deferip tion, like the firft, may be considered as in some fort blameless, considering their pro vocation ; we mean the unhappy Irifli who have been driven by persecution from their native land ; and who attribute to England the oppressions and abominations committed by their own aristocracy— aye, accursed: And the fourth consists of the whole body of fleflied Jacobins , who, without having any attachment to Ameri ca, or France, or any country, but as they may be made instrumental to Jacobinifm, hate England for (landing in the breach made by Jacobinifm in the civilized world, and (topping its progress And chief among that band, and word bv far, are those unworthy wretches who (trove to biow up the flamepf civil combustion in England, and to incite the people of that country to rebellion and inffirre&ion—the lads who added to the jacobin mobs at Chalk Farm,andelfewhere. As an Eugiiffi Jacobin is by far the most unnatural crea ture, so is he in proportion by much the mod deteftabie and malignant of all Jaco bins. The disturbers of the tranquillity of Great-Britain wanted the motives to palliate their guilt which the Irifli Infur gents, or even the French, had to juftify their efforts. It is a fa£, that when, in the year ninety-five or ninety-fix, the Irifli Catholic Deputation arrived in London to present to the Kin* a petition from that body for relief, the Democratic, or rather J.icobin Societies, sent them addreffi s, in viting them to take a (hare in their delibe rations. To which they returned.for an swer, that they would not mix their cause, which was a just one, with one which they did not understand; that for their parts, they couid difeern no grounds for difeontent in England ; and should confider themfclves and their countrymen as highly blameable if they complained with as little cause for complaint as the people of Eng land had. England, they remarked, was in a state of flourifliing prosperity, opu lence, and freedom—lreland, groaning under the feverert oppression with which the iron hand of power, under the direc tion of injustice, could afllilt and crush an injured nation. . With refpelt to the matter in negocia tion between this country and England, its nature, or the terms of its ultimate ad justment, we profefs ourselves to be whol ly ignorant ; and can therefore offer no opinion upon the conduit of either fide in the tranfaflion. When it comes to the public view, we fliall offer a few words upon it, such as we shall think it deserves. In the mean time, it costs us nothing to believe that there has been on both sides candour and liberality enough to do them honour. [Charles. Cour. From the Jamc. NEVER, from the firft line of the hif tory of the world to the last we have recei ved from Europe, has there been perpe trated a more flagitious deed of robbery and exaltion than that of the enthroned cartouche of France on the towns of Hamburgh, Bremen, and Lubeck. It is an alt for which any criminal court in Europe would adjudge the fenteme of death to an individual for perpetrating against another. The opprclfions, frauds, and exallions of the infernal Cortez in Mexico , or the more infernal Pi zarro in Peru , were not an atom more atrocious. While we regret the late of the unhappy people whose local situation exposes them to such dreadful ravages—Not all the ra vages of Jenghis Khaun, that bloody and barbarous conqueror ; nor all the ex tortions and exaltions of Verres, ever equalled the unprincipled tyranny of this mufliroom monarch, iprung up all at once from the fmoaking dunghill of democracy. If his injaltice were exercised over hostile nations, there would be some pretence to give it colour. If it were exercised upon the people of France, it would be no more than they deserve, and though we mud abhor the oppressor, we could not pity the opprefled. But the towns of Hamburgh, Bremen, and Lubeck, have not given the sh idow of a pretext. They were perfelt ly neutral; and he had no more right to take their property from them, than to exalt a forced loan from America. May God in his mercy avert it—but it costs us no violent effort of the imagination to fup pefe that being yet attempted—to fee in the protective view of the mind’s eye a loan requerttd—then demanded—then en forced wi'h the bayonet—from this coun try. Fall England, and then the purse and property of America will follow the cafli of the Hamburghers into the plunder-cave of the Captain Rinaldo Bonaparte, and bis friend ambrose Lamela Talleyrand. Methinks we hear some worthy ipirited Americans fay, No ! we flatter ourselves we should even in that case be able to hold our purses too faft for Bonaparte’s gripe. We answer them in the fenl'e of Old Clytus, and nearly in his words, “in deed you do flatter yourlelves” if you think so. In one refpelt however these exallions afford symptoms of a confolitory kind to the world—they denote the probability that the treasury of Bon aparte’s ill-got wealth is exhausted, and this presumption is (Lengthened by some articles of Europe an intelligence, which state falls pretty demonstrative of the poor state of the French finances. House of Representatives, Os the United States. F'riday February so. The House resumed the consideration of the unfiniftied business of yesterday. On the resolution (above dated) a long and interesting debate ensued on the cir cumstances attending the Yazoo specula tion, and the confluences likely to ensue from ihe entire difallowance or compro mife-of the claims of individuals for com pensation for lands purchased under the several alls of Georgia, and ceded to the United States; when about fix o’clock the question was taken by yeas and nays on the following resolution, and carried in the affirmative—Yeas 62, Nays 56. Resolved , That the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the At torney General far the time being, be au tborifed to receive propositions of com promise and settlement from the several companies or persons claiming public lands in the territory of the United States, lying fouih of the state of Tennellee, and weft of the state of Georgia : and finally to adjust and fettle the fame, in such man ner, as in their opinion will conduce to the interests of the United States : Pro vided, that in such lettlcment, the laid commillioners thail not exceed the limits preferibed by the convention with the state of Georgia. After motions to adjourn and postpone the fubjeft were made and loft, and the proposition of an amendment of Mr. J. Randolph so to modify the resolution as to inhibit all compensation for lands pur chased under the a£l of Georgia of 1795 was declared not in order, the following resolution was carried : Resolved , That the time limited by law, for filing claims in the office of the Secre tary of State, ought to be extended to the firft day of May next. A motion was then made to refer the two resolutions to a feleft committee to bring in a bill, which was superseded by an adjournment until Monday. A London paper of November 29, fay* —“ The commissioners appointed by aft of parliament, under the convention of the United States of America, have given notice, that in eftimatirtg under the con vention the loss sustained by claimants, they will in no case allow compound in terest, for the time subsequent to the pe riod wherein lawful impediments had ex isted; as it might reasonably be held that such claimants would have recovered their debts.” Capt. Sharp, who arrived at this port yesterday from Naples, informs us that 30,000 French troops were in the north ern part of that kingdom at the time of his departure ; and that the British man of war Gibraltar was in readiness to carry oft the English merchants and their pro perty, in case this army should advance further into the interior. [ New- York paper."] MARRIED, On Sunday Evening faft, by George Watkins, Esquire, Mr. Mi chael Harris of Spirit-Creek, to the agreeable Miss Ann Maryann Tur man, the only daughter of John Turman of this City. ———, At St. Mary’s, on the 20th ult. Mr. William Cook, Merchant, to Miss Mary Johnson, both of that place. fjfijT The Members of the Au gusta AfTociation of Mechanic’s, are par ticularly Requested to attend a Meeting at the former Mechanic Hall, on Saturday the 10th instant, at 6 o’clock in the Evening, on business of importance. By order of the Prejtdent. CHAs. JOHNSON, Secretary. & RICHMOND DRAGOONS; ORDERED , ST hat all the Mem bers who have signed the By Laws and re gulations of the Company , appear in Uniform at Mu/lernn the last Saturday in March next : Those who do not comply with this order , will no longer be considered as belonging to the Company, and the fine agreed on to be im posed on persons retiring from the Troop will be rigorously exatled, unless a Jatisfaflory excuse is offered. All persons wishing to join the Troop, are requested to make known the fame through some friend belonging to the Troop. G. WALKER, Captain. GEORGIA, Greene County. WHEREAS Young Gresham, has ap plied for letters of administration on tfie estate and effefts of Mathew Bilbo, deceased :—Thelf are therefore to cite and admonish all and Angular the kindred andcreditors of said deceased, to be and appear at the next court of ordi nary to be held in and for said county on the last Friday in April next, to (hew cause (if any they have) why said letters fliouhf not be granted. Given under my hand at office this Z()tk of February 1804. THOs. CARLETON, c. c. o. GEORGIA, Greene County. WHEREAS Clayborn Maddox and Charlotte Walker, hath applied for letters of difmiflory on the estate and efftfts of David Walker, late of this county deceased : These are therefore to cite and admonish all and Angular the kindred and creditors of laid deceased, to be and appear at the next court of ordi nary to be held in and for this county on the last Friday in April next, to shew cause (if any they have) why said letters fliould not be granted. Given under my hand at office this 29 th of February 1804- THOs CARLETON, c, c. o.