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{hr him who is dcoirov.a ofenumr.va-
tin; the advantages it possesses, and
of displaying to his countrymen,
those stores of happiness and wealth
which nature has so liberally provi
ded.
The Territory of Louisiana, is
what was called, under former go
vernments, Upper Louisiana. Af
ter the cession to the U. Sc Louisia
na was divided into two districts—hv
a subsequent net of Congress these
svere erected, into the territory of
Louisiana.
This territory is bounded on the
Viorth, by the British possessions, or
the 50 of latitude, and by the 31 on
the south ; on the west it affords a
margin to the Pacific Ocean, and is
laved on the east by the Mississippi
from its source, a distance of 2000
miles.
The intellectual eye can scarcely
grasp so vast a section of the globe.
It is capable of supporting a hun
dred millions of souls, without bear
ing on the means of subsistence. It
comprehends an extent of country,
even without crossing the Rocky
Bridge, as great as all the rest of
the territory of the U. S. east of the
Mississippi river, and of the Alle
gany mountains. To give an ade
quate idea of this extensive region,
it is to be known ; that it is watered
by three hundred navigable rivers,
the le>st of which is equal to the
Skuylkill 5 and there are at least ten,
which for size and excellence of na
vigation, might rank amongst the
capital livers of Europe.
A new world has been opened, to
the researches of the scientific, and
new proofs advanced to overturn the
idle theories of adventurous philo
sophy. The journals of Lewis and
Clark, and of Maj. Pike, which will
shortly be given to the public—I am
convinced, will open the most exten
sive field, of enquiry, since the two
voyages of Cook.
It is not my intention to give a de
scription of all-this vast country, or
of the two great rivers, Missouri and
Mississippi ; this would far exceed
the limits, I have assigned myself ;
they will he reserved for the subject,
of merely some future general obser
vations. I confine myself to that por
tion hut an inconsiderable part,
which include the settlements, and
■fthich excites a more immediately in
terests.
The settlements of the territory,
will be included, in a line from Fort
Osage, due south to strike the Ar-
l ansas ; and north of Missouri, from
•a point, opposite the Fort, just men
tioned, to strike the Mississippi at
Praire du chicn. The last of these,
will be considerably west of that a-
grved on by Governor Harrison, and
Saukees, tcc. the other is the line of
the Osage purchase.
Vet, even this, is sufficient to con
stitute an empire ; greater in extent
than any two states in the union. It
possesses a number of fine navigable
rivers ; and it is intersected by inu-
merable creeks and rivulets. No part
the of U. S. is better adapted to the
establishment of every kind of Ma
nufactures ; and its situation, enables
it, to realize many important branch
es of commerce. In minerals, un
questionably, the richest portion of
t tie American territory ; and yetwcll
suited to every species of agricul
ture.
The writer’s object is to state
facts, unadorned ; he does not wish
to amuse merely, but to give infor
mation. After the disadvantages,
•which may form a drawback on this
country will have been fairly consi
dered, the character, just given, will
not be found exaggerated.
Nexv-Orleans, Feb. 20.
We are informed that serious dis
turbances have been, and exist in the
district of St. Helena—the populace
refuse to obey the mandates issued
hv the new appointed judge. Mr.
hamuel Baldwin, formerly a Lieute
nant in the United States’ Marine
corps, who resides in that district,
in supporting the execution of a writ,
run a man through the body; the po
pulace immediately seized Mr. Bald
win, and cur informant says, tied him
reck and heels and said they would
carry him to Baton Rouge, but we
presume it will be to Mobile, as Mr - .
Baldwin was an active friend of the
Conventionalists.
We are tearful that many cases of
n similar nature will take place un
less military fore* stand ready to »up-
p-jft civil authority.
It anpea*- by a communication
f;om Washington, (published in the
Lesion ) ci.ul .0«• srf.Ri.T tu-
siNF.-s in Congress is, the passage ol
an act to authorise the President to
take possession of Kits.-Florida, ami
to defend it by force of arms.
(N. T. Gazette. J
“ GREAT IS THE TRUTH AND
IT WILL PREVAIL
We congratulate our republican
friends throughout the Union on the
highly favorable result ol the recent
election in this State, as .illcrding a
fi r 13 minute.’, am!• in ten d.'.'.s >i
will be line. II t full p : ?M
1J duvs to be well fined.
new testimony
From the (Trenton) True Amtriean.
Liberal views of the U. -S’, by an III-
telligent Forcigner.
Dr. Airin’, i:i his“ Geographical ]
Delineationy,” speaks of ihe U. S. in
a manner which does honor to his
intelligence ail 1 candor, and affords
a striking contrast to the illiberal
and prejudiced language which most
of the rectitude ol j British writers concerning this coun-
ltepuhlicun Principles—a new tri
bute of r. sptet to our republican ru
lers.-—Notwithstanding all the mis
try hold.
“ The Hew World (says this au
thor) presents nM ling equally inter
representations and falshoods, th>- j esting to the philosopher anu states-
flatteries, and bribes, the insults and nan, as the spectacle of a vast terri-
lorv, capable bfalmost unlimited in
crease, possessed by a people of Eu
ropean origin, and participating of all
the right./ and /knowledge of Europe,
under a system of Government more
scoffs of a faction as wicked as it
envious, and as malicious as it is hate
ful, the republicans of New-Hamp
shire have again prevailed by num
bers before unprecedented. It is a
consoling reflection, that nine tenths
of our young men, farmers and me
chanics, who annually become voters,
are republicans ; and it is not less
consoling, that the wise and prudent
measures of the republican adminis
tration, and the bare-faced effrontery
of the opposition, since the last year,
have turned many who have grouped
in darkness from the error of their
ways. Every patriotic friend to his !
country must rejoice in the result of
this election. Heaven be thanked,
that the party who wish to‘ divide*
this Union, and to bring us under
the subjection of Britain, have again
failed in their attempts to array
New-Hampshirc against our repub
lican gov eminent.
The republican GOVERNOR
l.ANGDON is again elected by a
majority of tour thousand—a much
larger majority than he ever before
received when his election was seri
ously contested.
In the HOUSE OF REPRE
SENTATIVES, that popular and
important branch of the Government,
our success ha9 been much better than
we could have anticipated. Six towns
in the vicinity of this place have
changed from federalists to republi
cans ; viz, London, Chester, Gras-
ton, Bridgewater, and New-Hamp-
ton ; and not a solitary instance has
occurred of a change on the opposite
side. A majority of at least THIR
TY may be calculated on in that
branch.
The victory of the republicans has
been complete in every thing—has
disappointed our fears, and more than
realized our most sanguine hopes.—
We cannot but feel proud that the la
hors of republicans have been crown
ed with this complete success ; we
cannot but rejoice that more than
16,000 freemen in New’-Hamp
shire persevere in a determination
never “ to quit their own,-to stand
on foreign ground.”—N. II. Patriot.
favorable to Civil and Religious li
berty, .ttvl consequently to mental
i.nnrov’era'ent,’ than, perhaps, the
MlMCKI.IiANY
PHENOMEXOX.
About two miles from Campbell
Court-House, near Alexander's old
field, are to be seen the traces of a
most tremendous stroke of lightning.
It probably took place in the time of
the thunderings, which occurred last
January. A chesnut of considerable
size was thrown out by the root, and
the whole tree, root and branch, burst
into ten thousand pieces. Three knot-
tv chumps all of which taken collec
tively might be easily carried on the
shoulder of a man of ordinary size
excepted, the whole mass is divided
into such perfect splinters, that very
few can be found, in which there re
main together two strata or layers of
the grain of the wood—Small as are
these fragments, vet so violently were
they driven by the explosion, that
they are scattered in every direction
aud almost cover half an acre of sur
face. The most remote points at
which they are now observable, are
about one hundred and forty yards
distance asunder.-—The spot of earth
on which the tree stood, is torn up
and laid open to a wonderful extent,
but so entirely is everv vestige of
the tree itself removed that were it not
for the splintered wood surrounding
the place it would he supposed a
rock of some size had been aukward
lv dug up, by an inexperienced labor
er.— Lynchburg Press.
world has ever seen, and making
rapid progress in population, wealth,
and political consequence.” “ Their
form of government was originally
borrow’d from 1 the mother country,
hut is if ndcrecNnore Republican by
giving much less power to the ex.*
cutivebranch and founding ihe whole
upon pbpular election.—The Ame
rican Constitution is the only co n
plete model of a Representative Go
vernmer.t that has ever existed ; and
there seem# no reason to doubt of
its stability'and adequacy to every
useful purpose JThe system of laws
i s in general copied from that of En
gland, with such improvements and
alterations as experience has dictat
ed. In some of the states, parti
cularly in Pennsylvania, capital pun
ishments have been restricted to a
very few crimes, and the object of
reforming criminals has been pur
sued with pitch humane and wise
policy.”
“ It is a peculiarity in the American
States winch has tend d g eatly to ob’
viate many of the evil-- and dissmtions
*f ihe governments in the old world, that
there is no predominate religion; that
.here is no oue exclusively maintained
by the dates, and conferring particular
rights and privileges on its profel’sors.
“ This p-rfect freedom, with respect to
the religious doctrine & worlliip. hat pro
duced its natural t fleet ot fostering a
g. eater number of religious fects aud
perfuasipnt in the territories of the U
States, than, probably, exists in -any o-
thrr countiy in the world , but this va.
riety is not accompanied with the smal
lest tendency to the breach of peace and
go >d order. The common bond of citi,
:;en, is f juml fully fufficiirtt to secure that
agreement by which civil fociety is held
together. Of the diff rent forms of re.
iigious aff.ciuvion. tnofe feem to flourilb
raofl winch m their conflitution are molt
c.onfanant to the popular principles of the
civil government."
• lo compare the American*, with
icfpect to their tafle for literature and
thr arts, with tne nations’of* Europe, a.
bounding in men of wealth and leisure,
ind pv-sessed of excellent models of *.
very kind, would be ui'jult; but it may
ealily be affirmed, that their numerous
inftitutions for liberal education argue
no want of attention, to this point, and
in many »f he flat s the knowledge and
the love of le ters to a certain degree
are w.d-.ly ’ift’i'sed. dome original
works have bp -n produced in the S»
wnich »e t mly pofTe-s the merit of cor-
rectuefs and ilegance. To mechani
cal inventions and the useful sciences
they feem to have a p-cufar .iptitud
In d un. flic and public virtue th
Peop e cf tbe U. S nerd not fliGn com
oeut.on with any I’cnple >n Europe ; and,
upon the whole, there is a solidity in
thrir national character wh’Ch way jus
tify tne hop• that as it carried them
w th uicc-f- and reputation through their
lia'd II-u g!r- for liberty anti thro' tub
sequel* d flicuities. so it will enable them
to prel’erve the Angular civil -advan'a.
g-s which tiny poflVss, and make them
worthy of thr trie of a tree p.op:e.”
ill2 nation, not metcly ui .oi.ii ol La
dy, but in qualities ol mind, i ht
young men, who cut; ‘ to the arm*
are obviously tempted to prefer tin
seducing occupations ot a military
life, in consequence of possessing
naturally a great flow of animal spi
rits, a greater portion ol courage, a
more ardent desire of distinction,
and superior activity of disposition
tri their neighbors. They have all
the qualities that we expect to find
in young men, in a superior degree
to the youth of their own standing ;
and are, for the same reason, more
inattentive to their interest and to
their morals. Unluckily for them,
the instant they become soldiers they
think no more. They are taughr to
become machines in the hand's of
their officers, and to pay the most
servile and implicit obedience to the
commands of their su; eriors. Thus
are the mental faculties benumbed,
and every good quality of the man
is sunk in the machine. Were not this
the fcase, were it not that thought
and reflection are either totally laid
aside, or sedulously suppressed, how
cii i L f 1 * uli J L' L1 * ' * - 0 * ..' ! -1 Ill li ri' Sp *
t ins favored lobe closed. It tttini.)
excite his fellow citizens to revolt,
he must take the consequences of hi.;
temerity ; but if he bareiy excite
them o examination Si inquiry, 'Ar*-
potism alone can treat him as a delin
quent.; even though he should speak < f
abuses in terms of honcstindignalion,
proportionate to their enormity, it
seems to ms that lie does no more
than a serious belief of the charges
he advances would incite him to do ;
and while he recommends those
peaceable means of reformation,
which the law and the constitution
have regularly authorised, who can
charge upon him his patriotism as a
crime ? T hose, and those only aio.
libellists of the constitution, who pro- •
hilnt discussion ; who punish inves
tigation; who replv to facts by a fine,
and to arguments by the pillory ; and
who, like the slave drivers of des
potism, stand ready with the lash of
the law to flog the saucy sons of In
quiry into torpid apathy and quiet
submission.
RECEIPT TO FINE WINE.
Take two and a half dozen new
laid Eggs to a Pipe of wine or the
like propotion to a quarter cask—se
parate, the yelk from the white, and
shells and whites together
beat tbe
to a celehub : then piit intothe wine 1 the most part, bv volume t
LIBERAL OPINIONS.
I am sometimes lust in astonish
ment and concern, that any man can
voluntarily adopt the profession of
arms ; a profession so repugnant to
common sense and common human
ity ; so slavish in its principle and
practice, amiowhosr services are so
ill requited. It is too much the
fashion among writers, who wish
well to their country and to the
cause ol liberty to inveigh not only
against the profession, but the pro
fessors; not only against th* soldiery,
but soldiers. I am anxious not to
be suspected of this intention. I am
seriously of opinion that in England
at least where the army is not form
ed by tyrannical compuUio * but for
nlist*
can we account for a man becoming
a soldier ? For, in the eye of rea
son and reflection, what is a soldier?
A person who professes to renounce
all free agency, to have no will of
his own, and to submit himself body
& mind to the will ot another, whose
particular trade is to hold himself
in readiness to put his fellow crea
tures to death, whether friend or e
nemy, citizen or foreigner, at the
command of another, without en
quiring into the reason or propriety
of the command ; (for the professi
onal creed, the sum and substance
of a soldier’s duty is implicit obedi
encct it is his business to act, and
he permits his commander to think
for him, whdis contented to objure
all family comfort and domestic so
ciety, Who gives up the character of
a citizen for the more honorable ti
tie, as he is thought to deem it, of his
sovereign’s servant, who in his duty
to his commander sinks all concern
for his duty to his country, being de
nied the right of investigating, the
propriety of the orders he receives—
who, on the entrance into this volun
tary state of permanent servitude re
nounces the boast and pride of an
Englishman, the trial by jury, and
submits to the judgment, not of his
equals who could feel his situation,
when accused, but of his superiors,
who decide too frequently on offences
which they can never experience the
temptation to commit. The punish
ments of a soldier are severe and de
grading j his duties servilely obedi
ent ; and, to crown the whole, his
wages far too small for comfortable
subsistence, and below the common
average of an industrious laborer.
Thus renouncing his duties as a man
and his rights as an Englishman,
thus living in a perpetual state of
mental degradation, always ill paid,
in proportion to his labour, and fre
qu-.ntlv ill provided wlien his daily
task is over— ijoled wi h the title of
gentleman, that his vanity might be
made subservient to the interest of
his employe!, & flogged like a slave,
when he deserts from a profession
which no man of spirit and reflection
can approve, he lives uncomfortable
to. himself and unprofitably to the
community, a character hardly to be
blamed but much to be pitied. I
have no doubt whatever but the time
approaches when the nations of Eu
rope will see their true interest in the
mild system of pea e on earth and
good will towards men ; and that a
soldier will be alike unnecessary and
unknown. Till that time comes it is
much to be wished that the situation
ol th* military should be made less
d grading and more comfortable.
That they should be bet'er paid and
b -tter fed and better taught; that
they should be permitted to know
that a soldier ought to be a citizen,
and that although the perpetual ser
vitude cf one man to another man
is degrading to the human character,
the servitude of a citizen to his coun
try is of all employments the most
honourable, and of all duties the most
sacre d... Port Telia.
HINTS
FVSHIONABLE YOUNG MEN.
1st. When yon .walk the streets,
be sure to walk at least three a
breast, arm in arm—other passengers
it is true, may be annoyed by this
procedure, hut that is no afl'iir of
yours; your object is to be conspi
cuous in every thing.—Walk als«>
with a slow, firm step ; for, if any
one should attempt to break vour
line, a slight jostle may turn him iu-
to the mud, and perhaps give him a
fa l, which will create a laugh, antjr*
that, you know, is alwavs fuunv.
l. When you meet ladies, always
take the wall of them ; it will pre
vent their falling into cellar doors,
that may happen to he open. They'
may, indeed, by being obliged to
walk outside, lie splashed a little, iu-
wet weather ; or otherwise incom
moded, at all times, by bustling peo
ple, venders of pine-apples and oran
ges, mint water, &c.—these however,
are lesser evils ; you save th^.n from
much greater, the breaking ot an arm,
an ankle, or even a neck ; and keep
it always in mind, that the ladies are
under your special protection.
3d.’When you meet a lady in the
street, stare her out of countenance
—women should be modest in their
deportment every where, and keep
their eyes to the ground, especially in
the streets; they will tnus.avoid the
brickbats, that occasion them to trip
sometimes.
4th. The most convenient places
for a stare, are, the corners of streets ;
you have thus, generally, four streets
under your eye at a time.
5th It you meet any demi-rips in
your walk, never omit giving them a
significant nod, even if your mother
>r sisters should be immediately be
fore you ; it looks knowing ; and if
any question should be asked you at
home, such as, “ Who were the la
dies you bowed to so fainiiarlv this
morning ?” you know it is very easy
to say, they are ladies from the
Northward, or the West-Indies, to
whom you were lately introduced
at a party—your mothers and sisters'
are not bound to know all strangers
who visit Charleston.
Gth. In company, be captious at
every thing that is said, particularly
by elder-people ; it shews that you
are better informed, (or at least
think yourself so) than the last gen
eration, and qualified to set others
right ; and that your lather’s money
has not been thrown away upon you,
especially if you have had the ad
vantage of an English College Edu
cation.
7th. If you wish, to command at
tention at t.ihle,act ihe part of asten-
tor.—Voxet praeteria nihil has now
no meaning whatever. The longer
y mr speech, the sounder your argu
ment ; the louder your voice, the
stronger your reasoning—modest
m. n should always be listeners.
8th, It you are invited to a Ball,
and the wine that is handed about
with the cake, Sec. should not please
any sus-
your fancy, and vou have
and stir it immediately, with a stick | ment, the soldiers are the truer of
I cannot conceive what a constitu
tion is good for, whose principles will
not bear examination ; nor how that
country can be free, where men are
to be punished for peaceably end* a-
voring to point out to the people the
seeming errors and detects in the go
vernment, untl .r w ! .‘ch thev live.
I cannot conceive h >w ativ improve
me lit could ever have taken p.ace i!
this svstc-m of state inquisition ha
been rigorously pursued; or howa-
nv improvement can take place here-
picion there is better in tfie house
be sure to go down to the servants
and order them to produce you the
hest wine their master has, and take
half a dozen or ten glasses there a-
nv»ng yourselves—the exhiliration
it will occasion, will probably asto
nish the weak minds of the natives,
when you return up stairs ; and your
entertainer when he hears of it,’will
be flattered at the compliment you
havv paid to his taste in Old Madei
ra, and lament that he had not thought
ot introducing his lest wine before
supper. .