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■ ' Let b.irbarous nations whose inhuman
m . love
■ Is wild desire, fierce as the suns thej
1 feel;
■ Let Eastern tyrants, from the light of
fl heaven
■ gcclude tljgir bosom slaves, meanly pos
m sessed
■ Ofa mere lifeless violated form—
■ While those w hom love cements in ho
ip |y faith,
■ And equal transport, free as nature live,
■ pUdaining fear.”
But once establish the principle o T thi<
S poral and domestic censorship, and then
■ tell me where is it to begin? Where is it
■V end? Who shall bound? Who shall
■ preface it? By what hitherto undtsco-
I verable standard, shall we regulate the
■shades between solemnity and levity?—
■Will you permit this impudent espion
age upon your households; upon the hai-
Kwed privacy of your domestic hours; <Jj
ftr what purpose? Why, that the sedo
■erand the adulterer may calculate the
■curity of his cold-blooded libertinism!
B-tliat he may steal like an assassin up
■i your hours of relaxation, and convert
■eraaps your confidence into the instru
ment of your ruin! If this be once per
mitted as a ground of justification, we
Kay bid farewell at once to all the de
Rightful intercourse of sociall life. Spurn
ling as I do at this odious system of ur
■janized distrust, suppose the admission
■fiUde, that my client was careless, in-
I 'discreet, culpable, if they will, jn his
I domestic regulations, is it therefore to be
I endured, that every abandoned burglar
|si oulil seduce his .wife, or violate his
Iduughter? Is it to be endured, that Mr.
I Blake of all men should rely on such an
■ infamous and convenient extenuation 1
I He—-his friend, his guest, h s confidant,
I lie who introduced a spotless sister to
I this attainted intimacy; shall he say, I as
Isociated with you hourly, I affected your
■familiarity for many years. I accompa
nied my domesticated minister of reli-
Igion to your family; I almost naturalized
■the nearest) female relative I had on earth,
■unsullied and unmarried as she was with
iin your household: but—you fool—it
was only to turn it ihto a brothel!! M erci -
ful Gad, will you endure him when he
tells you thus, that he is on the watch to
prowl upon the weaknes of humanity, t'-
audaciously solicits your charter lor sue
libertinism?
I have beared it asserted also, thai
they mean to arraign the husband as .
conspirator, because in the house of coo
fidence and misfortune he accepted
profered pecuniary assistance from fi
man he thought his friend. It is true >
did so; but so, I will say, criminal!
careful was he of his interests that h
gave him his bond, and made him issus
an execution on that judgment, ream l
be levied in a day, that in the wreck a
Jl» the friend of his bosom should be ;•
east indemnified. It was my impress),
asleed.that under a lease of this nature
imongst honorable men, so far from an
privilege created, then
ivas rather a peculiar delicacy incumber.
Jn the hotior. I should, have thought s
dill but fora frightful expression of on
sf the Counsel on the motion, by wide
Ikey endeavored not to trust a Dublin
fury with this issue. What, exclaimed
hey, in all the pride of their execrabh
nstructions, “a poor plaintiff and a rich
defendant! Is there nothing in that? No,
if my clients shape does not belie hi
species, there is nothing in that. I brav
ed the assertion as a calumny on human
nature—l call on you, if such an allega
tion be repeated, to visit it with vindic
tive and overwhelming damages? I woul.
appeal, not to this civilized assembly,
but to an horde of savages, whether it is
possible for the most inhuman monster
thus to sacrifice to infamy, his charact■>
—lns wife—bis home—his children! In
the name of possibility! deny it; in the
name of humanity, 1 denounce if; in the
name of our common country, and ou;
common natui e, I implore of the Learned
Counsel not to promulgate such a slan
der upon both—but I need not do so; is
the zeal of advocacy sbould induce them
to the attempt, memory would array their
happy homes before them—their little
children would lisp its contradiction—
their love—their hearts—their instruc
tive feelings as fathers and as husbands,
would rebel within them, and wither up
theVhorrid blasphemy upon their lips.
They will find it difficult to palliate
such turpitude—l am sure I find it diffi
ca,t to aggravate. It is in itself an hy
perbole of wickedness. Honor, inno
cence, friendship—all that is sanctified
!! r lovely, or indearing in creation. —
Ewen that hallowed, social, shall I not
s ay indigenous virtue—that blessed hos-
JWalit} —.which foreign envy could not
Jay, or foreign robbery despoil—which
yhen all else nad perished, cast a bloom
•a our desolation, flinging its rich foliage
® v erthe national ruin, as if to hide the
flwnument, while it gave a shelter to the
Wourner—even that withered away be
fore that pestilence! Butwhat d(?I say!
virtue merely the victim of this a
•■ulterer? -Worse, worse—it was -his in
strument-even on the broken table of
the decalogue did he whet the dagger for
bis social assassination—What will you
when I inform you, that a few
wiQnths before he went deliberately to
the baptismal fdnt with the waters of life
to regenerate the infant that, too well
could he avouch it, had been born in sin
*ud he promised to teach it Christianity!
And he promised to guard it against “the
nesh!” And lest infinite mercy should
overlook the sins iff its adulterous father,
socking to make his Gvd bis pander, hp
if tried to damn it even with the Sacra
ment!!—bee then the horrible atrocity of
f this case as it touches the defendant—
oat how can yon count its miseries asat
f taching to the plaintiff! He has suffered a
pang the most agonizing to human sensi
• Wl«ty—it has been indicted by his ti le, d,
and inflicted beneath his roof—it com
mences at a period which casts a doubt
- on the legitimacy of his children, and to
crown all, “upon him a sen isborn”even
, since the seperation, upon whom every
shilling of his estates lias entailed uy
s settlement? AV hat compensation can re -
1 prise so unparalleled a sufferer! W hat
t solitary consolation is there in reserve
i tor him! Is it love? Alas there was one
■ whom he adored with ail Ihe heart’s idol
: a try, and she deserted him. Isitfriend
• ship? There was one of all the world’
c ho.n he trusted, and that one betraved
• him. Is it society? The smile of others’
happiness appears but, the epitaph of his
own. Is it solitude. Can he bo alone
while memory, striking on the sepulchre
of his i>eart, cans into existence the
spectres of the past. Shall he tly lor re
fuge to his “sacred home!” Every object
there is eloquent of his ruin! Shall In
seek a mournful solace in his children?
Oh, he has no children—there is the, little
favorite that she nursed, and there—there
—even on its gmlteicss fatnres—there
is the horrid smile of the adulterer!!
O Gentlemen, am I this day the only
Counsel of iny client! no—no—l am the
ad\ ocate of humanity—of yourselves—
your homes—your wives—your families
—your little children; I am glad that
tms case exhibits such atrocity; unmark
ed as tt is by any mitigatory feature, it
ma v stop the frightful advance of this ca
lamity; it will be met now and marked
0 ito vengeance; if it be not; farewell to
the virtues of your country; farewell to
all confidence between man and man;
farewell to that unsuspicious and recip
rocal tenderness, without which mar
riage is but a consecrated curse; if oaths
ire to he violated; laws disregarded;
friendship betrayed; humanity trampled;
national and individual honour seined;
ami that a jury of fathers, and of hus
bands wall give such mi creancy a pass
port to their homes, and wives and
■blighters; farewell to all that yet re
aains of Ireland! But I will not cast
uch a doubt upon the character of my
country. Against the sneer of the foe,
id the scepticism of the foreigner, 1
nil still point to the domestic virtues,
that'ho perfidy could barter, and no bri
ery can purchase, that with a Roman
•age, at once embellish and consecrate
ousehoMs, giving to the society of the
' earth all the purity of the altar, that
• gering alike in the palace and thecot
'ge; are still to be found scattered over
is land; the relic of what she was; the
nirce perhaps of what she may bej the
lone, and stately, and magnificent me
morials, that rearing their majesty amid
surrounding ruins, serve at once as the
'and marks of the departed glory, and
tiie models by which the future may be
rected.
Preserve those virtues with a vestal fi
■elity; mark this day by your verdict,
vour horror at their profanation, and be
ieve me. when the hand which records
that verdict shall be dust, and the tongue
diatasks it traceless in the grave, many
1 happv home will bless its consequen
ces, and many a mother teach her little
child to hate the impious treason of adul
tery.
FOR SACFi,
70.00 b lbs. Prime
GREEN COFFEE
IN TIERCES AND BAGS.
will be sold in lots to suit
J V purchasers, for satisfactory Town
Paper, at 4 and f> months, on applica
tion to the subscriber,
JOHN TAYLOR,
AtM’Kenzie, Bennoch & Co.
September 13 ts
Carriages sGigs
FOR SALE.
HE subscriber has received an ad
ditional supply of Gigs and Car
riages of a superior quality, made by
David Beach of Newark, and warranted
good —They will be sold on accomm®-
dat ng terms.
ALSO—Several Doable Breasted COT
TON GINS, of from 45 to 65 saws,
made by Boatwright & Glaze.—apply to
G. 11. Marshall.
September 3. / ts
Georgia, Richmond County.
By Isaac Herbert, Clerk of the Court
of Ordinary for said county.
WHEREAS James Watson and
Daniel Burnham, have applied
. f,«r letters of administration on the es
- tate and effects of Moses K. Brown,
■ late of said county deceased.
, These are therefore to cite and admo
nish all and singular the kindred and
» creditors of said deceased, to file their
• objections in my office (if any they have)
I within the. time prescribed by law, otb
i erwise letters of administration will be
! ‘granted to him.
. 5 Given under my hand and S3al at of-
I flee in the city of Augusta, this 17tb day
, of September, 1817. *
; ISAAC HERBERT, Clerk.
MMSjjM**—>w -..
AUGUSTA, SEPT. 17.
, SfcVeral articles of ininorunportance are
omitted to make room for the very elo
quent and excellent speech of Counsel
lor Phillips.
As we anticipated, the expedition of
Sir Gregor has resulted. And the only
question that now remains with him and
his followers, is, “ Who's the Dupe?''—
At the Commencement of the expedition
we looked upon it as being intimately
connected with the grand struggle for
independence in South-America. As
such we wished it success. Subsequent
views, however, changed our opinion,
and placed before us the character of the
expedition in the most unfavorable col
ors Then it was, that, actuated by no
other motive than a feeling regard for
the honor and welfare of our country
men, we endeavored to guard them a
gainst the fatal consequences of being
lured from the path of duty by the glit
tering seductions of a monied monopoly.
For this we were shamefully abused, and
even the purity of our motives were
questioned. But time, we see, has sad
ly confirmed our apprehensions; and
sufficiently punished the unthinking for
their weakness and credulity,
The following statement taken in con
nection with the intelligence from the
Savannah Republican,(which will be seen
below) seems to strengthen an opinion
which we have before expressed, that
the Spanish government were never de
sirous of an amicable adjustment of the
misunderstanding which has so long sub
sisted between her and the U. States,
upon terms of reciprocal justice—that
by a» equivocating and intriguing policy
she intended to divert the course of ne
gotiation until she could feel the pulse
of the confederated monarchs of Europe
-—little doubting but that the same mas
nanimom principles which made them
reinstate a Bourbon upon the throne of
France, would by a parity of reason and
policy, induce them to secure a Bourbon
upon the th|pne of Spain. Thus protec
ted under the fostering influence, and
formidable power of the Holy League
she would deem herself secure. But the
government of the United States is not
to be intimidated by such interference—
to revenge her insulted and persecuted
citizens, she would strike through the
shield of a more formidable power, to
reach the bosom of an unjust and cruel 1
adversary.
“It is stated, says the London Globe
of the 22«1 of July, under the head ofNu
remburg, that Russia has engaged to sup
port the cause of Ferdinand VII, in
Spanish America, with a squadron in
cluding six ships of the line, and an army
of from 15 to 20,000 men, in considera
tion of the Old and New California 4 the
island of Minorca and certain commer
cial advantages by Spain to Russia.”
We have received information (says
the Savannah Republican) from a source
whichmaybe relied upon,thatintelligence
has reached our government, that our ne
gotiations with Spain are broken off—
I’h points in dispute which has occa
sioned the rupture, we are not a>vare of
— — ’
FURTHER FROM AMELIA.
Since the above was in type, we have
received the following intelligence from
the South.—General M‘Gregor resigned
on the 4 th instant, after receiving the re
signations of most of the persons origin
ally on the expedition. The command
is now in colonel Irvine from New-York,
and they profess a determination, to fight
governor Coppinger, who is assembling
a large force in the vicinity. His chief
power will be our own countrymen, who
are flocking to him from both sides of the
river St. Mary’s. Report gives him 800.
—lt is impossible—at all events the pre
sent force will fail. They have neither
talents nor resources nor popularity—for
most men will always be against a priva
■eering nest—«into which this is to be
converted. The Morgiana with sheriff
II —d arrived a few’ days ago—she has
like the Argo, been, thepror»is«/golden
fleece. She has nothing for M‘Gtegor—
no money,men or train of can non to bat
ter— in short no munitions of war for
him—nor is she herself, as was intended,
a public vessel—a meie privateer, net
'•
i
1 ever, hoisting the flag of the
General M‘Gregor resigned to colonel
Irvine who was duty elected chief, of the
military republic There are many cau
ses ol failure—discordant materials—
and private discontent improperly had
against M-Oregor, who has been stinted
"f resources and grossly deceived; and
thus his conduct has been discolored.—
The New-York expedition are all backed
• out or turned privateersmen— they have
[ Bnt ,I V n nothiogand caballed ab oad anil
■' ‘tfi him to remove him—they have suc
ceeded—and all of reflection have left
the place with Sir Gregor. He has had
m e or two conspiracies to surprise the
fort,—and deliver it to the enemy. The
general and his wife left Amelia on the
sth instant.
In the course of next week a full state
ment will be given of the . whole expedi
tion, &c. until then, the public, it is
Imped will suspend any opinion unfavor
able to M‘Gregor— He has geqius and
honor, and deserves a better late than to
have been ruined in this enterprise by
such paltry means— Savannah llepub. '
Capt. Do La Roche informs, that when
he sailed, there was a rumour of an ex
pected War between Russia and Sweden.
It was said that the Russian fleet had
sailed for France to tike on board the
Russian troops, and would land them on
some part of the Swedish dominions on
their return. The fleet consisted pf 10
sail of men of war, five ships of the line;
they passed Elsineur, June 11. A Tu
nisian corsair was reported to have been
seen oft the coast of Jutland about the
20th June. —Baltimore c. h. Hanks
DIED, on the 10th inst. in the SOth
year of his age, McHenry Ware, the
son of Captain Robert Ware, of South-
Carolina. If health and prosperity were
admitted to afford the means by which to
calculate the length and happiness of
life, no one could more properly, have
looked forward to brighter prospects,
and an advanced age, than this young
man. Scarcely three months have pass
ed, since he fonned’a relationship, of all
others the most endearing and sacred;
and but a few days since, he flourished in
the fullness and vigor of youth, and in
the midst of circumstances prosperous
and interesting. His sincerity of man
ners, serene disposition, and benevolent
heart, had secured him many friends,
and so strong was the affection which
drew his kindred towards him, that time
shall go far onward, before his virtues
will be forgotten, or his loss cease to be
deplored. His brothers and his sisters
are covered with affliction—the remain
ing days of an aged father and mother
will be embittered by his death; and his
wife-- • »-btrt there are sorrows, which
defy the powers of imagination or des
cription, and to which, nothing earthly
can give consolation
“ The autumn winds rushing,
Waft the leaves that are searest;
But our flower was in flushing,
When blighting was nearest.”
Bagging , Molasses,
f Arc.
100 Pieces Inverness and Dundee Bag
ging, 40 inches wide, of superior
quality
75 ditto Kentucky ditto
22 Hhds. prime retailing Molasses
15 ditto Muscovado and Orleans Sugar
30 Bags Green Coffee
5 Hhds. and 18 bbls. N. E. Rum
90 Club Axes
125 Reams Wrapping Paper,
For Sale bv
' R. Malone & Co.
September 1 7 B
~stlges.
HSAHE publi? are informed that the
1 Line pi Stages from Augusta to
Athens,(via ) Columbia C. 11. Washing
ton and Lexington, is now in operation,
persons uisning a passage to Augusta,
from Washingtn can enter their names at
the Eagle-Tavern, from which place it
will start every Monday and Friday
Evening at 3 o’clock, and arrive at
Washington the evening of the next day
at 5 o’clock. Terras2 5 foreach passenger,
with an allowance of 20 pounds baggage,
and 5 cents per pound for extra baggage.
Every exertion w ill be made for the com
fort of passengers.
LONG Sc M‘REA.
£7* A Private Hack is in constant
readiness a< Lexington, to convey per
sons to the Madison Springs.
The Editors of the Savannah Re
publican are requested to inset t the a
bove weekly for one month and send
their account to this office for settle
ment.
September 17 law2m
NOTICE.
A LL persons indebted to the estate
ijL of Joseph Marshall, Jun’r. Esq.
deceased, will please to make immediate
payment; and all who have claims against
the said estate, will present them in due
time and legal form.
SARAH MARSHALL, Ex'trx.
NATHAN CRAWFORD, Ex’r.
September 17 o
s.
* yf*- ;
i Bills on New-York
v AT SHORT SIGHT,
For Sale by
J. & B. HOWARD.
September 1 7 a
*«* The Members of Social Lodge ,
No. 18, are requested to attend art ex
tra meeting at their Hall, on FRIJLAV
E VEMA'G next, at 4 o’clock
U. MALONE, Secretary.
September if
~ NOTICE. ‘
Will be sold at the Market House in
AiiyjsUu on the Ist Tuesday in No
vember next, between the usual hours.
1 Tract of Land containing 6()
Acres more or less, adjoining F,»ster,
Beall, and Murray, in Richmond Coun
ty, on Butler's Creek, the property of
Lovelace Savage, late of Columbia Coun
*y, deceased; sold for the benefit flf the
heirs and creditors. Terms made known
on the day.
JAMES SAVAGE, - A
ZACHARIAH SAVAGE,
ALEXANDER ALLISONJ
ELIZABETH SAVAGE, Ex'trx.
September 1 7
&T During the sickly season,
a few gentlemen can be accommodated
with BOARDING & LODGING, or
Lodging separately, in a private family,
on the Sana Hills. The situation is re*
tired and pleasant. Enquire at thi* Of
fice. Sept. 10.,
The Subscriber,
OFFERS FOR SALE,
300 Bags and Bids. Green Coffee
6 Tierces Jamaica do.
100 Bbls. Philadelphia Whisky
5 Hhds. N. E. Rum
308 Pieces Inverness Bagging
20 Hhds. Prime Sugars
2000 Bushels Liverpool Salt
30 Boxes No. 10, Cotton Cards,
Casks ( olmenar and Sicily Madei I
ra Wine
6 Qr. Chests Hyson Tea
9 Tons Shot assorted sizes
6 Tons English and Blistered Steel
20.000 lb. Iron, Swedes and English
15 Kegs Powder.
* —ALSO—
•H Oennat Assortment of
DRY GOODS, dx.
ON CONSIGNMENT
Twenty-seven Packages assorted*
Cutlery & Hardware,
To be sold on accomodating terms.
S. KNEELAND.
September 13
Tuttle Russell,
HAVE JUST RECEIVED
20 Barrels New-EngUnd Rum
5 Hhds. Whiskey
5 ditto Molasses
5 Casks London Porter
12 dozen Jamaica Lime Juice -«*
2 Boxes Havanna Sugar
1 Tierce Rice ]
0 Boxes Chocolate, No. 2
30.000 Spanish Segar# in j and J
boxes
2 Boxes Starch
5 Bbs. and 10 bags Filberts.
September 13 if
fCT* We are, authorised to announce
PATRICK PRESCOT T, Esq a can
didate for the Legislature at the endu
ing election.
Soolcmber 13 ts
1 ■' - - ~
'J he Warrenton Academy
be opened on the first Mon- r
f I day in January next, uruW the
superintendancc of instructors who will
come indisputably. recommended for a
bility and inoialityy—-Terms of tution
will be the same as ts usual in other regu
lar seminaries.
Genteel Boarding can be had on mode
rate terras. The healthiness and salubrity
of the situation, together with a variety
of other considerations, it is hoped will
be inducements to parents and guardians
to select this institution for the education,
of youth.
By order of the Board.
Thomas Gibson Sec’ry ,
August 2. • ntlD&wlJ
For Sale.
BOTH of my Mills, on Spirit creek,
containing about twenty four dr five
hundred acres to each tract. Presuming
that no one will purchase without view
ing them, 1 have thought it useless to say
any thing more than that the terms will be
made known by applying to me, or Mr.
G. Shearer, and if not sold before the
first Monday in November, will be soldi
or teased for a term of years at public,
auction, with the stock on the place, atk
the household furniture—and on the fir#
day of December, all my lands on Bridr
creek with the stock on that place, knowfi
by the name of the Iron Works.
William Cowles.
JuI JSO. 2.rßt
for sale, '
A LIKELY Young Negro Woman,
calculated for the house or field—
Sold only for the want ot cash. Apply
at this office. August 23.
Notice.
ALL the Heirs of the Estate of Sa
iiah Pettegrove, deceased, are
requested to come forward and receive
their legacy.
WADDEL ALLEN, AdmW.
September $ i r if
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