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tation, endeavoure d to impress up pf tills act, no British or French arm-
on the public mind, the necessity ofed vessel shall be permitted to enter
a reformation of our Penal Codi—I
have frequently requested the grand
juries to submit, on that subject,
their sentiments to the legislature.
I hope I do not enjoin on you an un
pleasant duty, in requesting, once
more, that you would turn your at
tention to that subject. The statu-
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“ of the United States, nor shall any
tory and common law principles of
ihiglish jurisprudence, as they relate
to crimes and their punishments, are
not only incompatible with the princi
ples of a republican government, but
they are condemned by the laws of
God, and nature. It is said that a
law cannot be valid or obligatory
which opposes the revealed or natu
ral law : yet, can that law be recon
ciled to either of these systems,
which deprive a fellow creature of
his life, for stealing chattels of the
value of forty shillings ? Under the
head of “ Burglary, their kinds and
punishments” in Sir Matthew Hale,
p. 547, vol. 2, he enumerates the sta
tutes, which punish with death,
crimes “ on the habitation of
man.” I think he mentions under
this head, eight or nine statutes, and
three or four have been passed since
his time, in all of which, clergy is
taken away. These statutes are in
force in this state. Can a system
like this, Written in letters of blood
—can such a system, by any process
cf reasoning, be considered as con
sistent with revealed or natural law,
or, as applicable to the political rela
tions of a republic ? To what a
proud rank do the principles of our
government raise the citizen in the
exercise of his constitutional privile
ges ! llow abject, how degraded,
how much an object of universal
sympathy and commisseration, when
offered up as a victim, on the altar of
a Gothic jurisprudence!—I have
mentioned but one class of robbery
or theft, punishable with death. If I
had time to submit the whole cata
logue, it yvould, I am sure, strike
with horror, every man, whose breast
is not steeled against the suggesti
ons of nature, of reason, and philan-
throphy. I yvould be obliged to you,
gentlemen, to devise some plan, by
which the opinions and wishes ofthe
people may be reflected on the sub
ject of a reformation of the Penal
Code, by substitution ofthe Peniten
tiary system. As far as it may de
pend upon my feeble exertions, you
may calculate upon my assistance, in
the formation of any plan you may
think the most eligible.
I have the satisfaction to inform
you, that the business on the civil
side ofthe court, has been so dimi
nished in the different counties of
my district, that it only requires ano
ther circuit to dispose of every case
remaining upon the dockets.
I feel a great solicitude to dispose
of all the cases upon the appeal and
chancery dockets of this county.—
They are the only cases which in
volve litigated points of any great
importance, and if I can be indulged
with your patience and zealous co
operation it \v ill be very practicable
to get rid of all the important cases
upon these dockets. Many of them
will vanish, as soon as it is ascertain
ed that it is the wish of the court,
and the determination of the grand
jury to persevere in the trial oi these
cases as often as an opportunity is of
fered.
I know not the nature of the bills
which Mr. Solicitor may present to
you, and therefore cannot charge
you on those principles of law, which
should govern your decisions in act
ing upon them. When you wish
for information on any legal difficul
ty, it will be your duty to solicit an
opinion from the court. Your great
and important duties, however, are
to endeavour as far as human frailty
will permit, to divest your minus ot
all prejudices—to be uninfluenced
by malice or affection, and to form
your opinions to the best of 3 0111
understanding. Adhere to the in
junctions of your oath, and you will
have performed every thing that
Heaven or your country' can expect
from you.
die harbors or waters under the juris
diction ot the United States; bute-
\ery British and trench armed ves- The Golconda has arrived at
self is .hereby interdicted, except whenjNew-York, bringing London datts
they shall be lorced in by' distress, to the 24<th March. Reports are pre-
by the dangers ol the sea, or when valent in England that our differen-
charged with despatches or business ces with that belligerent have been
Irom their government, or coming asjamicably settled. We have too long
a public packet lor the conveyance jieen dupecl with such idle statements;
of letters ; in which cases as well us jt seems necessary hereafter, they
in all others, when they shall be per- should be better authenticated, be-
mitted to enter, the commanding,fore we assent to them. When it is
oilicer shall immediately report his,recollected that, the points in dispute
vessel to the collector ol the district, between the United States ar.d Eng-
stating the object or causes of his land are ot the greatest magnitude,
entering the harbors or waters ofthe it is scarcely rational to suppose, a
United States ; and shall take suchl'reatv will be speedily concluded,
position therein as shall be assigned! The outrage on the Chesapeake, the
him by such collector, and shall con* protection of our seamen, and the re-
form himself, his vessel and crew, to moval of her obnoxious Orders in
such regulations respecting health,'Council, are topics highly interesting;
repairs, supplies, stay, intercourst^each of which, are of sufficient im
portance to engage for a length of
time, the talents 8c skill ofthe great
est diplomatic characters. Whilst
,’ith anxiety we wait the happy ter
mination of our differences with that
nation, we should not utterly loose
sight of her conduct for a few years
past. She has indeed, been magnifi
cent in promises, but extremely fru
gal in performance. Nothing offici
al has been received by our govern
ment. It is useless to detail con
jectures.
The Editor received, on Sunday
last, a letter from Savannah, which
mentions, that the ship Agness had
aid departure, as shall be sigmiteu
to him, by the said collector, urnlei
authority and directions of the Pre
sident of the United States, and not
conforming thereto, shall be requir
ed to depart from the United States.
Sec. 2. And be itjurther enacted,
That all pacific intercourse with any
interdicted foreign armed vessels, the
officers or crew thereof, is hereby for
bidden, and if any r person shall afford
any aid to such armed vessel, either
in repairing her, or in furnishing her,
her officers or crew with supplies oi
any kind or in any manner whatso
ever, or il any pilot shall assist in na
vigating die said armed vessel, con
trary' to this prohibition, unless for
the purpose of carrying her beyond
the limits and jurisdiction of the U-
nited States, the person or persons
so offending, shall be liable to be
bound to their good behavior, and
shall moreover forfeit and pay a sum
not exceeding two thousand dollars,
to be recovered upon indictment 01
information, in any court of compe
tent jurisdiction ; one moiety there
of to the Treasury of the United
States, and the other moiety to the
person who shall give information
and prosecute the same to effect
Provided, that if the prosecution shall
be by a public officer the whole for
feiture shall accrue to the Treasury
ofthe United States.
Sec. 3. And be it jurther enacted,
That all the penalties and forfeitures
which may have been incurred under
the act entitled “ An act to interdict
the commercial intercourse between
the United States and Great Britain
and France and their dependencies,
and for other purposes,” last menti
oned, and also all the penalties and
forfeitures which may have been in
curred under the act laying an em
bargo on all ships and vessels in the
ports and harbors of the United
States, or under any of the several
acts supplementary thereto, or to en
force the same, or under the acts to
interdict the commercial intercourse
between the United States and Great
Britain and France and their depen
dencies, and for other purposes, shall
be recovered and distributed, and
may be remitted in the manner pro
vided by the said acts respectively,
and in like manner as if the said acts
had continued in full force and ef
fect.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That in case either Great Britain or
France shall, before the third day ol
March next, so revoke or modify her
edicts as that they'shall cease to violate
the neutral commerce of the United
States, which fact the President ol the
United States shall declare by pro
clamation, and if the other nation shall
not within three months thereafter
so revoke or modifv her edicts in like
manner, then the third, fourth, filth,
sixth, seventh,eighth,ninth,tenth and
eighteenth sections of the act, enti
tied “ An act to interdict the com
inercial intercourse between the U
ailed States and Great Britain and
France and their dependencies, and
lor other purposes,” shall from and
after the expiration of three months
from the date of the proclamation
aforesaid, be revived ar.d have lull
force and effect, so far as relates to
the dominions, colonies and depen
dent s, and to the articles the growth
person be eligible to any sucii ap
pointment until the expiration of tlr
Presidential term, during which such
person shall have been a Senator 01
Representative.”
Mr. Butler wished to make a re
port on the conduct of General Wil
kinson, and was informed bv tlr
Speaker that he might lav it on tb.
lerk’s table ; as it was passed the
hour usually devoted to receiving re-
ports, it could not now tie read.
A motion was made to lay the un
finished and all intervening business
on the table, for the purpose of read
ing the report. A debate of two or. Horrid she scolds, nor pass’d the,
three hours ensued, involvingin some parlour door,
degree the question, of the power of (For Ladies kitchen \\, Ladies are no
M ith home-made dishes, such asla-
d’r-s eat,
(For common food’s, not fit for ladies
tit'UU
Though qualm’d at filth, above,
around below,
Stilljoy’d my heart, to see the goodly
show,
Which though immers’d in filth,
was free from stain ;
And why, not Locke, or Bacon could
explain.
Nine toll’d the (lock, the fi’ry Mis
tress rose,
No supper in-—her dreadful anger
glows
the House to make such an enquiry'
as that which had been instituted in
to the conduct ol General Wilkinson.
File motion was eventually carried,
48 to 32. The report was read. It
more.)
I here she in loudest squalls, that
rage inspire,
Spoke lorth in dreadful peals, her
flr
lining ire,
states no facts as certain, and comes Not thunder sounding, Ilcav’nswide
to no conclusion on the manv docu
merits accompanying it
resolved itself into a committee of
the whole on the joint resolution
from the Senate, respecting titles ol
nobility. It was agreed to and re
ported to the House. No amend
ment was offered. The resolution
was read a third time and passed.
Messrs. Bibb, Cobb, and Smelt vot
ed in the affirmative.
I11 obedience to a resolution of the
House of Representatives on the
;10t’n April, Mr. Smith, through the
President, laid before that body ma
un ived there, in a passage ot four my interesting documents. The fol-
d.iys, Irom New-\ork. I lie captain lowing are the most important,
states that, “the Collector of that „ . , ... ...
11.1 “ No information has neen received, that
port had received orders to clear ves ’
scls out, for any part of the world.’
vault all o’er,
I he IlousejOr rolling marble, on ih’ uneven floor;
'Not hurricanes, with hail and clash
ing trees,
Or pans and kettle-drums, to settle
lives,
Makes half such din. But still the
Cook-maid sleeps,
I h’ indulgent goddess, still her sta*
tion keeps :
The Master rose, (nor love of case
restrain’d,)
The cruel weapon, from the wall ol>»
tain’d,
Rage fir’d his breast, lie quit the
bless’d abode,
And swollen with revenge, he god.
like strode ;
The kitchen gain’d, perform’d the
dreadful deed,
ny communication has been made to our,... . . ‘ ....
rimister at Loudon on the part of the Bri-,Hide it O Clio
bleed.
! cause no heart to
tisfi government “ in answer to any note
Congress adjourned on Tuesday P r ^ n *‘> »»"> j? , p "' f “ a " c K e r Hf l 1' l l r » C 'i ( * ulck from the h *Vth, as ifby ma
. t . ? . • J r . r : |tion* given on the 23‘J N-vember, 1809. enr qfenlfli
night, 1st nist. alter a session ol fivtij anfwera have been given to thc “ pro-' ,
months and five days. They passed politi > ,g or overtures made on the part of T‘ c
Mr. Macon’s Commercial Inter
course bill, No. 2, which.ive present
to our readers in this day’s paper.
It merely contains the exclusion of
British and French armed vessels,
and the authority to renew the Non-
Intercourse law against either belli
gerent, in case the other shall revoke
its orders or decrees.
gic stealth,
w all that look’d, of decency or
health ;
ranee respecting any ofthe orders and The supper’s gone, t’expose the
:s affecting neutral commerce,” which, loath’d remain
In the state of N. Y. the election is
carried on with considerable vigor.
Both parties appear confident of suc
cess. In the city, five republican &
six federal members of Assembly
are chosen. In the district, for which
the city formed a part, the members
of Congress elected, are republican.
the U S. to the governments of G Britain
and F
decrees
have not betn heretofore or which are not
herewith communicated. All which is reB- S A. justice cries
pectlully submitted.
R. SMITH.
Department of State May 1, IS 10.
Copy cf a letter from Gen. Armstrong
to Mr. Pinkney—Paris, fan 25,
1810.
Sir,
A letter from Mr Secretary Smith of the
1st of December laft, made it my duty to
enquire of his Excel, the Duke of Cadore,
what were the conditions on which his ma-
je-ty, the Emperor, would annul hia decree,
commonly railed the Berlin decree ; and
whether, if G. Britain revoked her bloc,
kades of a date anteiior to that decree, his
majesiy would consent to revoke the said
decree ? To these questions 1 have this
day received the following answer, which
Bv a gentleman immediately from
Savannah, we learn, Cotton is selling, 1 l f ,ru to conve y 10 V“ u * »Pcciai ana-
at 10, 11 and 12 cts. only—it is iu 8eni;cr
cents in this place.
SUMMARY VIEW OF THE PROCEED
INGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE.—On the 26th April,
the bill to admit the territory ol Or
leans into the union on an equal
footing with the original states, was
read a third time and passed. The
resolution lor an amendment to the
Constitution was also read a third
time and passed. Messrs. Craw
ford and Tait voted in the affirma
tive.
App.ii. 30. The bill authorising
a loan, &c. was read a third time and
passed.
House of Representatives.
Aprie 28. The House resumed
the consideration of the bill for re
ducing the naval establishment ofthe
United States. The question was
taken on that part of it which autho-
ises the President to keep in service
as many of the firmed vessels as he
may think proper, and to lay up the
rest in ordinary, in convenient ports.
This part of the amendment was a-
greed to. Messrs. Cobb and Troup
,’oted in the affirmative—.Mr. Smelt
n the negative. One hundred and
fifty midshipmen (about half th
number at present in service,) and
1425 seamen are retained. Nothing
is done with respect to disbanding
(.he Armv.
Answer.
“ The only condition required for the
explain.
High on the wall, on nails a sab!*
show,
Of hanging rags, like clouds that
whirlwinds blow,
Shatter’d and torn, in wild confus’on
spread,
Green, black and blue, all stain’d with
bloody Ted :
Not far below, the tables safe abode,
Heap’d with furniture, by many a
load,
Trays, dishes, saucers, heaps on
heaps appear’d,
Dough, grease and cream, their sur
faces besmear’d :
The long-us’d washbowl, still its
place retain’d,
And still its greasy, turbed stuff
contain’d
revocation by his' majefly, the Emperor, ofQjj tin-pans, knives, and spoon
the decree of Berlin will he the previous re- . . , . ’ *
vocation by the Briti.h government of her , 1111 ‘Lit ons keep,
by the Hnti.h governme... „
blockades of France (such as that from the And greasy towels, end the sooty
Elbe to Brest, See.) of a d ate anterior to
that of the afore.aid decree ”
FOR TIIE GEORGIA JOURNAL.
A SIGHT,
Seen on the night oj' the 22d April.
Hear all yc men, that shrink from
tarnish’d bliss,
The mighty now’r, of sloth and idle
ness ;
The dire effect I sing, and they the
cause,
Nothing they are, then scan by n
thing’s laws ;
Taught by this song, those laws
which hidden seem,
Straight you’ll compare, the Poet
and his theme,
See both from nothing rise, and
nothing do,
Till heaps of hateful, filth and trash
you view.
Near to a kitchen door, by stealth
I drew,
(Led by the Captain of a Patrol
crew,)
A spac’ous shell it seem’d, which
little held,
But dirt, and trash, and filth, which
resolution on the
table, (not with a view ot calling it up
minions,colonies and dependencies!^ the present session,) which when
ofthe nation thus refusing or neglect- ratified by three fourths of the States
ingto revoke or modify per edicts inUyjl] | )e valid and binding as part of
the manner aforesaid. And the re- the Constitution,
strictions imposed by this act shall,) “ Resolved, That no Senator or Re
taken hi
naus’ous smelrd
On the 1st of May, Mr. Macon The ragged Cook, reclin’d, nor sits
laid the following
produce or manufacture of the do-
AN ACT •
Concerning the Commmercial Inter-
Aire It tween the United States anil
G. Britain and Trume and their de
pendencies, and for other purposes
BE it enacted bn the Senate nWjlrom the date of such proclamation,Ipresentative after havin_
House of Representatives of the Unitedpeait and be discontinued in relation seat shall during the time for which
States of America in Congress u.vsew-Uo the nation revoking or modifying jhe was elected be eligible to anv ci-
bitd, That from and after the passage her decrees in the manner aforesaid.Nil appointment under the authority
nor lt.es,
Sleep’s g. title Goddess, held her hea
vy eyes,
The motley children, naked strew
the floor,
And all alike, increase the din of
snore.
Near the brown hearth, stood ev
nings dainty feast,
Brought from, the neighbouring
South and distant East,
heap ;
The dirty lied, by spew of infants
smeat’d,
Stank worse than Vulture’s nests,
and worse appear’d.
The wooden floor, all kinds of filth
o’er-laid,
Dough, water, grease, and dirt a sa
ble shade ;
Feathers, with crusts of bread, and
broken eggs,
Flour, with bran, St basts of poultry
legs;
Fish, garbage too, (t’had stood for
weeks of time,)
Scales, gills, and ****, all float on
pools of slime ;
Like slaughter’d armies, of unbur’ed
dead,
Th’extensive floor, with heaps of
carnage spread :
IIig;h o’er the rest, two stately corn
ers rear’d,
Ashes in one, in ’tother, I ones ap
pear’d ;
Ancient the ash-heap, great the
corner’s charge,
Grease, dirt, and slop, the soapy pile
enlarge ;
Nor kept the bones alone, their
env’ed seat,
’Twas strewn with flesh, no Hotten
tot could eat,
Black blood corrupt’on, fill the rot
ten heap, .
And crawling worms, and maggots
o’er them creep,
Shock’d at the sight, I staid to look
no more,
Turn’d on my heels, I heaving leic
the door. SWIFT.
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