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ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SET
TLEMENT OF GEORGIA.
On Oglethorpe’s biultday. wo noticed tile
particular inducements which'led that humane,
generous ami noble niiiidcd nun to visit our
Short's { ami, on the occasion of this particular
.anniversary, we venture to give some account
of bis enterprise.
Tito adventurer* landed
ill ill', oil the first of Ftdlrir
•Style: or the 12dt of the same month, according
to the more correct compulation of the Julian
Calendar; and allowing also for tile change
t mr«!o with regard to the commenrement of tilt!
New Year, from Ladywlayur the 23th of March
to tin; 1st of January, or the day of Citcuiucis-
iuu: Though, (tom the following document, it
Would appear tit it the foundation of out city
Was not effectuated until live months ifterwards.
Savannah, (in Georgia,) Augu.il 8 1778.—-
On the 7th of July, at day break, the inhabi
tants were assembled, on the strand; prayers
wore read by way of thanksgiving. The Peo
ple proceeded, to (tie Sijuare. The Walds and
tyihhigs were named; each tyHung consisting
of 10 houses, and earli ward of dour lythings.
An Ininse-ttu was given to each freeholder.—
All ho people had a very jdetuiliil dinner ;aml,
in the afternoon, the graut of a Court of Record
was read, ami the officers for that rout I were
appointed. The Court was held,a Jury im-
paimciled, and a cause tried.
There being in Derby ward but 21 houses
built, and the other 19 has having no houses
built on them, Mr. Aid huge and Air G.ddard,
the two chief carpenters, offered in the name of
themselves and 17 of their helpers, to take tire
unbuilt has ; and give (he built ones, to those,
who were less aide to help themselves.
From late English Papers*
Aniictr of Dr. Curtis to the Duke of Wellington.
Dkogiied.v, Dec. 19,1828.
Aly’Lord Duke—1 have never been more
agreeably suiprised in my life, than by the un
expected honor of receiving your Grace’s very
kind and even friendly letter of the 11th inst.
which, coming from so high a quarter, I should
naturally wish to reserve, if possible; but as it
, was fruit ked by yourself, the news of its arrival
upon YamucraW j w; , s known all over this town (as might ho ex-
ary* I 732, Old , )ec i, !( i from a provincial post office) before the
iottor reached my hands: so that I was oblig
ed, in your Grace’s defence and my own, to
commuuicate its contents to a few chosen
friends, lot the satisfaction of the multitude
who might otherwise fabricate in its stead some
foolish, or perhaps mischievous nonsense of their
own. Rut, fortunately, your Grace’s letter
contained only such liberal and benevolent sen
timents ns all parties must eulogize, ami none
could possibly malign. Besides, it very season
able strengthens the testimony, that I, as a faith
ful witness, have on all occasions given ol your
generous, upright, mid impartial disposition.
It would Im somewhat worse than ridiculous
in Into, to offer any thing in the shape of pulit-
advice to a consummate statesman, at the
some distance iiy the aid of somo humane fisher
man, but With unable to speak ; they gave him
a little brandy, and were in the act of taking
him to their house, when the custom-house of
ficers arrved, who immediately ordered the
fisherman to leave their charge on the penalty
of a thrust from their bayanets if they refused ;
this they Very reluctantly did, and the custom
house oHirers proceeded to get such valuables
as might Heat ashore, while the poor black-
left exposed in the wet and cold for several
hours !—perislied on the spot where the inhu
man monsters left him. This is the return
made to the English by some of the authorities
of the politest I'ation in the World, for their hu
manity to the passengers and crowofilte Jettno
Enima, French West Indiaman, recently lost
on the coast of Wales ! ! ! By the cargo, and
pieces of the vessel that have come oil shore,
she jtroves to be the William, of Liverpool, from
the West indies, with a cargo of coffee, sugar,
cotton, logwood, &c. Several of the dead
bodies were seen floating along slitite in the
afternoon, but the douaniers would not permit
them to be picked up, consequently, on the ob-
hiug of the title, they washed out again. The
barbarous and inhuman conduct of those whose
duty it is to tend in cases of this kind, has caused
a universal feeling of disgust among the English,
and most of the French, in Boulogne. The
inly excuse made by the principals in this affair
Some of the People having privately drank j Catholic question ; which, you ara con-
too tr< «’l\ til hum, urn dead ; and that Jiqiiitr, J vinccd, would, bv benefiting the state, confer a
Wlm-h was always discountenanced, isjmw ah- j , l0|ll . f|t ()|| eve ry individual of society; and you
so titely pioliibucA (Au. Ca. Gazette, An. J rogr<*t that you see no prospect of such a settle-
,* , , , „ , , J intuit, because violent feelings are mixed tip
Near tins spot, toey found a small horde of; wi .,, qiies(i „ n . and perva.W; every discus.-
Indians; the M.ecu el woom, was called l ««<> s j (l)l ,,|jt t„ such a degree, as to preclude the
Gna uni. 1 los Climt, (who received the peo- |, OS sihiliTy of prevailing upon men to consider
head of the first cabinet in or out of Europe ;
hut as your Grace has so humanely condescen
ded to mention some of the difficulties tending . . .
to paralyze your efforts to settle the Roman lor 'heir inhuman conduct is, they were rtp-
Caihohc question, 1 beg leave to submit to your 'prehenside the vessel was from an unhealthy
superior judgment a few reflections, made to me I P or ti e.en it this laid been the case, surely
bv some well-informed ami unbiased friends, as | much more was to bn apprehended from the
Well Protestants is Catholics, who certainly j cotton, and other articles of the like nature,
understand the subject much better than I can | which they sought after with groat avidity and
pretend to do. They have read with great much risk.—/Ve/n a Diver correspondent oj
pleasure and gratitude the noble declaration, in
which your Grace so strongly expresses your
•bicero anxietv to witness the settlement of the
plo w ill open arms,) possessed great kindness j {, lt „| v .' |(J ( ,| lirt if it could he hurt-
It 1 I ’ i.: i r» Hills'll lit •.. 1.1. is. 11 vr *>1 -I 'am ic: t mil ..is.I ' .. * . . ■ . ■ .
ofheuri, much generosity of disposition, ami
withal a considerable degree of eloquence; tak-
intr into consideration not only the monotonous
life of-a savage but tite narrow precinct by
whirh bis sens hililics must be bounded.
During the fiist formal conference, which lie
held with Oglethorpe, (and after delivering to
the latter a Buff,do skin,painted on the inside
(I in oblivion for a short time, and if that time
were diligently employed in the consideration
of the question,tyou would not despair of seeiug
a satisfactory remedy.'
The humane ami statesman-like sentiments
(as far its they go) do gront honor to your G race’s
head and heart, and might appear sufficient if
you were a private nobleman, but nut in your
• , , , . - , r > . . ... ' ntuvn "trull iiuuii/iikiii, uw»
' 1 ‘ 10 nil.I feathers of an bugle) l omo j, r ,. sl . nt exalted station, with power to wield,
1-U.vcill atidtissed hint as follow*:—“Here is 1 - - - - — -
. i when necessary, afl the resources of Govc'rn-
a liiiie present which I des.ro you to accept ; |nen ,. f| , r it W( , u | ;l uc a s ] ur on ,| le unrivalled
because, tile Eagle signifies speed, and the Buf
falo strength. The English are as swill us the
bird, and as strung as the beast; since like the
first they fly from tho uttermost parts of the
earth over the vast seas; and, like the second,
notiiingcan withstand them. I hope therefore,
that they will love and protect our little faini*
lies.”
But, being desirous of conciliating all the
neighboring savages, the founder invited a con
vention of the Chiefs from all tho towns situa
ted to the east, or upon the margiu, of the Citvr-
TMtuoenv riv.er, denominated by the traders,
the Lower Creeks. At litis meeting, the Cow-
ttuhs anil Cussctuhs appear to h ive been the
only contracting parties; signing the treaty in
behalf of all the rest, though representatives
from s'x other towns were present at it. They
made over therein, all such lands us tho nation
slioulil not have occasion to use; only provi
ding that whenever any new white settlement
should he nude, such lands should be particu
larly dcs'goated fortlie use of the Indians them-
selves, as should then be agreed upon between
the two contracting parties ; nail, stipulating
ttfso for the establishment of the English trade
among ’Item, by way of consideration ; being
the* only one in fact, which was then either ask
ed or given.
In the month of August following, the survey
. of Savannah was completed according to (lie
plan laid down by Oglethorpe; and shortly
afterwards, grants of 50 acres each were made
unto 77 siitlers, in the following form:—(l)
Lots f>ir Houses, contain." 60 feet in from, and
90 in depth:—(2), beyond these, a Common
Was left around tho town, for the convenience
of •an :—(3) adjoining the common, were Gar
den tails, of 5 acres each :—(4) and beyond
these again, Farms somewhat exceeding 44 a-
cres, were set out in regular order. These
were to descend to the heir-nial, and'were made
subject to the'annual rent of two shillings nftor
the expiration of lO years: in addition to-which
tin y were liable to forfeiture upon conviction
of buy treason, felony, or unlawful confederacy
hy alienation, w i.bout special leave and license;
’ By ne ’locting to’build for 10 months,'or ab
sence fom die Colony during three yeurs; or
ouriirrg to clear and cultivate 10 acres during
years; or to plaut 100 trees of the white Mulber-
ty; or lastly, by employing within limits of the
Colony any uegroes, or any other persons be-
. ng slaves.
A poetical correspondent of tho Rutland, Vt
Herald, of whose merit tiro editor of that print
is unable to form any judgment by reason of its
uniteliigible chirogropliy, is advised by the said
editor to take it back and ruservo it until plant
ing time. io bang up in hit cornfield! For our
selves we <hmk experiments in agriculture are
profitable, and neighboring farmers, te whose
fields learned crows resort,-may be supplied at
tli in cost, with .an abundance of cabalistic
scroll.;, oil application at this office.—Hart. Pet.
A correspondent of the Palladium rol ites
that a person in ibis city, whose system had
contracted a propensity to dropsy, from seden
tary employment, and whose limbs hftd become
so much enlarged as to burst the skin, has been
lately cured ’comely, by laviuj. the lugs in cold
Wii'cr.—Iluston Patriot.
and far-famed British constitution to assert,
that even when well administered it docs not
possess or supply means for establishing any
thing known to be essential for the peace, wel
fare, and tranquility of the empire ut large, and
for pulling down or removing any intrigue or
party spirit that might wantonly attempt to op
pose so groat a blessing.
Alv friends allow that such momentous exer
tions may bo sometimes unsuccessful when Gov
ernment js conducted by weak or unsupported
heads or hands, and that they require such a
prime minister as the nation has now, and, I
hope, will long have, the happiness to enjoy ;
who, after an uninterrupted scries of the great
est victories, and a successful arrangement of
the most important interests that perhaps ever
yet occurred, Ims been placed at the head of
Government by the entire and well-earned
confidence of our most gracious Sovereign, and
with tite universal applause of the whole empire,
and, indeed, of all other nations. Under such
a chief, exerting his legitimate prerogative,
they say that no party would dare to oppose
the general good ; and that if your Grace would
intimate your serious resolution to settle the
Roman Catholic question, its opponents would
instantly fly and appear no more; and if the
settlement were once earned, it wuuld in a few
days be no more spoken or thought of than the
concessions now are that were lately made to
the Dissenters; for the enemies of such arrange-
irV'ttt are not half so angry in reality ns they no.v
appear to be, in order hy that bugbear to carry
their point. But my friends have-no hesitation
in declaring that the oroject mentioned by your
Grace, of burying tho Catholic question in ob
livion, for the purpose of considering it moro at
leisure; is totally iuadmissabte, and would ex
asperate in the iiighest degree those who are al
ready too much excited, and would only cun
sider that measure as a repetition of the same
old pretext so often employed to elude and dis
appoint their hopes of redress; but that if it e-
veil were adopted, it could only serve to aug
ment the difficulties by allowing the contend
ing pm ties, and particularly the enemies of all
concession, tite opportunities they seek for pre
paring their means of resistanco and violence,
which they have latterly carried to the most a-
I trming lengths, which they have avowed and
publicly nnuounccd in atrocious and sanguinary
term., to which, however, I should not here al
lude, for 1 never wish to bean accuser, but that
l am certain your Grace must have read those
horrible threats, often repeated in the Bruns
wick and Orange public prints ;’and to this lat
ter subject at least I must beg leave to call your
Grace’s attention, and to implore your power
ful protection, humbly praying that you will uot
suffer public pence nud concord to bo violated
or disturbed under any pretext whatever.
An effectual remedy would cost your Grace
but one word. I do Hot, however, hereby
mean to meddle in temporal affairs, but I coir
sider it my boundett duty to labor incessantly,
in concurrence with my vendible confreres,
to impress upon the minds and hearts of all
those committeii to our spiritual care, senti
ments of- true Christian charity, moderation
and kind forbearuuce, towards all men, without
exception.
I beg your Grace will excuse the length of
this letter, and vouchsafe to consider it ns a proof
of my unfeigned regard, and of the sincere res
pect with winch I have the honor to remain,
the Globe,
Wo copy tlm following anecdote from the
Boston Evening Bulletin :
“Tho Attorney General, now nearly eighty
years of age, and saidtio be more competent tu
the discharge of the arduous duties of his high
ly honorable station than almost .any practi
tioner at the bar, on account of his'great learn
ing and experience, as well as a lemarkablo
retention of mental power, 'was managing a case
in behalf of tho Commonwealth, in Middlesex
county, where a man was indicted for gouging
out tho eyes of a giri, because she had made
oath that he was the father of her illegitimate,
chili). Her brother, an intelligent lad of nine
years of age, was ou the stand, as a Govern
ment witness; and his relation of tho facts
which he saw, produced an electrical effect on
the whole audience. The girl was also pres
ent, in total blindness; and every circumstance
attending the‘investigation of this horrible bar
barity, was highly exciting. The boy stated
the prelimriirary circumstances, and then said:
—'“I was cutting bean poles round the barn,
and my sister was milking ; l heard he> scream,
and then I tan with a pole it) my hand, and us
l came up, ! saw (hat he had pulled herMvcr
backwards: then be looked over his shoulders
to see who was coming, and I struck him with
the pole, and broke his jaw.”—“Why did you
not repeat tho blow 1” exclaimed the Attorney
General, carried away with the tremendous
interest—“why did you not repeat tho blow,
and knock his d d brains out 1” “Air.
Attorney,” said the Judge, “you well know
that profanity in Court is a high offence, pun
ishable with imprisonment; but, in conse
quence of tho unusual excitement of (ho case,
it will, in this instance, be overlooked.”
Acotsta, Feb. 23.
FIRE.
Just before 0 o’clock, last night, our City was a-
larmed by the cry of “Fire." It was ascertained to
be iti a kitchen, or back store, in the rear of Cotton
Range, in the tipper part of the city. It soon com
municated to the front buildings, which were all of
wood, and so contiguous as to be almost one house
Tor two hundred yards. The consequence was
that the raging element mocked at human exer
tion till it had hit) in ashes erery building front
Campbell’s Gully to the cross street at the Upper
Market, consuming upwards ofTwr.xTY tenements.
It is supposed to have been accidental. Property
destroyed consisted mostly of the buildings, which
may be estimated at 25 to 30,000 Dollars. Tbc
greater part, we understand, was insured, and be
longed to Airs. Jones, of Philadelphia. Propably,
a fire could not have occurred in this city with so
little damage to its commercial interests, as we be
lieve Brewer tf Prescott had the only store in the
range. Tite rest of the tenements were occupied
by private families and artizans, whose furniture
and tools received no other damage than a little in
jury in the httrry of removal. The names of the
occnpauts, as far as ascertained, were Brewster &
Prescott, George Alurray, Wm. Matheson, George
Young, R. J. Aleigs, Lewis Levi, Beni. Sims,
Gabriel Murray, Ralph Ketchum. Willard Fisl -r,
John Scott, John Haynes, Wm. Wnrtin, and sev
eral, in what was called Ansley’a Range. Brews
ter & Prescott removed the whole, or the greater
part of their goods and groceries in good time.
. The great difficulty in subduirig the fire in its ear
ly progress arose from the deficiency of water in
the neighboring Pumps, which were "snot* exhaust
ed. (None of our wells are sunk sufficiently deep.)
The exertions of the firemen were, therefore, of
but little service more than ordinary citizens. The
Volunteer Companies were very prompt in turning
out to guard the exposed property, and what merits
particular notice and the thanks of the city, was the
early appearance of Lieut. Gardner at the head of
about 40 regulars, from the U. S. Arsenal, dis
tant nearly 3 miles, who offered their services to
assist the Volunteer Guards in Watching over the
repose of the city. The night was calm, very un
like some of the preceding evenings. Had the fire
occnrred on Friday night, nothing but Heaven
could have saved the city from ttniversarconflagra-
tion. As it is, we have reason for gratitude to that
over-rnling Providence, which has ever guarded us
from any great catastrophe of the kind, to Which
our woo'den buildings and the deficiency ofour Fire
Engines so peculiarly expose us.
We are informed that the Insurance on the prop
erty destroyed was effected principally in the
Charleston Fire Insurance and the ./Etna Insurance
Olfites. The Augusta Insurance and Banking
Company have lost nothing. Courier. '
CORRESPONDENCE.
The editors of tho Boston Daily Avertiser
have seen a letter from France, which mentions
that Mr. Sparks Was at tite hospitable mansion
of Gen. Lafayette, where lie had been detain
ed in examining unpublished memoirs and doc
uments, kindly furnished to him by the Gener
al, in addition to his own fertile recollections,
of the Revolution, from which lie has derived
much useful information fot elucidating the his
tory of tite American War.
The Ladies Lherary room has been opened
in Bostbii, notwithstanding the attempt to enri- j my' Lord Duke, your Grace’s most obedient
cuture it in some of the papers. It is placed
under tlw superintcndancc or Mrs. Nutting.
Tin* Rt-sjon Cent nel says—“The situation is
convenient, .'he rooms light, pleasant and well
furnished,.end the long table plentifully strowed
Up and down with the periodicals, souvenirs
and the popular works of the day. L is on the
pi. i. of die room aft lie Alheuteum ; .ifit be not
provide,; with cast* and statuary, it is ornamen
ted wnhH variety of print* and.lithograph*, to
relieve the eye afters* sufficient investigation
of the contents of tho uhle.”
and most humble smvadi. R. CURTIS.*
Wreck of tht William West Indian, and
Loss of Alt Hands.—About six o'clock on the
morning of Friday last, a largo brig of about
250 tons burthen, went on a reef of rocks near
Fortelle, about two miles east of Boulogne; a
dreadful surf running at .the time, she very
shortly rolled over and went entirely to pieces,
aqd all on board perished. A man of color
reached the' shore, dreadfully exhausted and
bruised; be was able to walk' up'the sands
Savannah. Feb. 18.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE!
Yesterday mnrning, between 12 and 1 o’
clock, our citizen* were agaiu aroused by tkc
cry of fire. The flames were discovered burst
ing front tho wooden building ou the S East cor
ner of Broughton and Jefforson-strocis, occupi
ed by Mrs. Whitaker; being the building
whence the alarm originated on Sunday mor
ning last. The wind was blowing fresh from
South South West, and the fire soon commu
nicated itself to ihe adjoining buildings, and
was driven across Broughton street, to the house
occupied by Mr. Wagner, as a Bakery. So
rapid was the progress of the flames, that the
occupants of the adjoining houses had barely
time to escape with their wearing apparel.—
Clouds of burning cinders, lifted by tho winds,
were carried to tho most distant parts of the
city, and numerous roofs wero discovered to be
on fire at the same moment, and required the
utmost vigilance to secure them.
In the more immediate theatre of the confhv
gration notwithstanding the utmost promptness
and activity of the firemen and citizens general
ly, the flames wore driven Eastwardly, down
Broughton-Strcot,sweeping away in their course
the double tenement two story houses occupied
by Mr. Blois and Dr. Coppee, a two story
house occpied by Mr. George,a twostoiy house
ocupied by Air. Hprt, a large two story house
occupied by Mr. Eppinger, another by Madam
Petit, and the large doublo tenement houso on
the corner of Barnard-Streot, occupied by Dr.
Fuotmnn and Mr. Gaudry. Their progress in
this direction was hero arrested.
In a Southern direction the flames spread to
Slate-Street, arid consumed two buildings be
longing to Airs. Witters, and ocupied by Mrs.
West and Air. Saunders, ono occupied by Air.
Lewis, and another belonging to Air. Telfair,
occupied by Alt. Alatlow.
On the North'kide of Broughton-street, tho
block of wooden buildings occupied by Air.
Wagner, on the’corner of Broughton and Jef
ferson streets, as a bakery, and the store of
Mr. Howard on Jcfferson-streot, the two story
wooden building,-occupied by A]r. Clelund.;
the largo s uite building, occupied by Mr. Alin-
is; the two story wooden building, by Airs.
Walls; ihe double terfement house, by Mrs.
Alathews, were all swopl away.
The wooden building, on the corner of
Broughton and Barnard streets, was nearly de
molished by the axemen but the flames were
nriestcd before they rcnched this point.
The destruction of furniture was extensive,
but no correct estimate of tho loss has yet been
made. But little of it, we understand, wai in
sured.
The buildings, we are informed, were gen
erally insured.
During tho conflagration, the brig Rome,
Caut. Dyer, of Buster, lying at Hunter's wharf,
took fire from u spark borne by tho wind, and
lodging in the main rigging. To spare the ves
sel tho commander was obliged to cut away her
mainmast.
There is but little doubt but that the fire was
tho work of incendiarier; and wo hope our pol
ice will use all-due vigilance for their detec
tion." • :'«■*» * , . The Argus.
The editor of the Manufacturer announces
that when he speaks of a ‘beautiful lady,’ he
intends no allusion to Iter ‘face’—lie says one
must read a lady’s poems to know wkether she
bo ’Imautiftil.’ 'What a fine standard of beau
ty’ this manutaciurer ‘has established.’
N. P. Willis, the poet, has issued a notice
that early in April he will publish the first num
ber of a periodical, to' be entitled "the Ameri
can Alonthly A1agazinn,”‘upon the plan of Lon
don New monthly, (Campbell’s.) A depart
ment is to be devoted to a liberal discussion of
the leading political topics of the day. Terms
$5 per annum.
Washington, February 17.
Tho Debate on the bill proposing to provide
for keeping tho Cumberland Road in repair, by
placing toll-gates upon it, still continues in tho
House of Representatives. It is tho great
debate of the Session, unless that which seems
to have been going on in conclave in the Senate
shall eclipso it in importance. The debate,
however, must soon terminate, or the annoal'
appropriation bill-*,' not ono of which tyas vet
passed either House will bo jeoparded. Tite
casual reader is probably not aware that there
roraain but seven days of tho Session for tlm
despatch of original bills of a public nature be
fore either House.
Tite bill reported by tho Select Committee for
the relief of James Monroe, appropriates $37,-
838, to be paid to him out of any moneys in
the Trcasuty, uot otherwise; appropriated.
Georgia Sugar.—Alajor Willcox, of Telfair
county, hits left at our office somo specimens of
beautiful Sugar, of domesti c manufacture, tho
product of last year’s crop, which while they
do credit to the grower, give a most cheering
promise of yet richer hat vest* in futuro. Tite
object of his visit to'this place, and hence to
Alacon,was to fiud a market fur his Sugar. Alaj.
W.. lives in the neighborhood of those large
bodies iff reverted land which, as befote men
tioned, have been recently takeu up on account
chiefly of their peculiar adaption to tho culture
of this article, aud he is of opinion that a hogs
head to the acre, being within the result of ex
periment, may bo considered as a pretty fair
average estimate of the productive ca pacity of
that description of soil. Tliiscorrohotutes with
the opiuion we formerly gave, that thero wero
thousands of acres in Alontgomory, Telfair,
Laurens, Pulaski, and their adjacent counties,
which would yield Eighty dollars worth of su
gar to the acre, with tlm same labor which would
be required to produce Eight dollars worth of
cotton. It affords us much gratification to no
tice the attention given to this subject ia the
Charleston, Savannah, and other papers of
Georgia. A'union of zeal in devising meaiis
tor increasing the products ofimlustry and mul
tiplying to the husbandman tho profits of his
labor, will hardly fail to issue in some tangiblu
benefit, while party disputations seldom leave
to ambition uua bitterness any thing but imagin
ary good nr positive evil.
“Experiments have proved,” says the Ala-
con Telegraph, “that tho same land and labor
required to make one hundrM weight of cot
ton, will make three hundred of sugar!” This
i* to be understood of unginned cotton ; for ex
periments givo from the same lund and labor
three pounds of sugar to ono of seed cotton.—
The past affords no parallel to the vigor with
which the Sugar eulturo is now enrried on in
the valley of the Mississippi. Tho quantity
cleared from tho port of New Orleans, during
tho weekending Jan. 17th, was, of Sugar, 3,-
073 hhds.—Mtlassei, 683 AA</*.-and 157 bblt.
. Statesman $ Patriot.
Boston, Nov. 26, 1828
To the Hon. John Quincy Adams,
Sis: The undersigned, citizensof MassachtsJ
setts, residing in Boston and its vicinity, *,1.1
the liberty of addressing you on the subject «f I
a Statement published in the National lutelli. |
gencer of the 21st of October, and which p Ur ,|
ports to have been communicated or autlmrjjJ I
by you. j
In till* statement, after speaking of thosei**. I
dividual* io this State, whom the writer deji c .
nates as certain loaders of the party which had
the management of the State Legislature j>
their hands, in the jtear 1808, and saying, dm
in the event of a civil war, he (Air. Adat»*l
‘ had no doubt the leaders of the party would
secure the co-operation with them of G, t . at
Britain,’ it is added, ’That their object
‘and had been for several years, a dissolution $
the Union, and the establishment of a separate
confederation, lie knew, from unequivocal evi.
dence, although not p-ovable in a court of | aw >
This, sir, is not the expression of an opinio’,
as to the nature aud tendency of the measures
at that time publicly adopted, or proposed, by
the party prevailing in the State of Alnssacini.
setts. Every citizen was at liberty to form bis
own opinions on that subject; and we clteer.
fully submit the aropriety of those measures!,
the judgment of an impartial posterity.
tho sentence’ which we have quoted contajm
the assertion of a distinct fact, as one witbio
your own knowledge. We are not permitted
to consider it as the unguarded expression of
irritated feelings, hastily uttered at a time of
great political excitement. Twenty years
have elapsed since this charge was first ruidt
in privato correspondence with certain mens
hers of Congress, and it is now deliberate^
repeated, and brought befote tho public under
tho sanction of your name, as being f'oumUd
on uuoquivocnl evidence, within your kuuwl.
edge.
We do not claim for ourselves, nor even fi*
those deceased friends whose representatives
join in this address, the title of leaders of an;
party in Massachusetts; but we were assocn
ted in politics with .the party prevailing here a)
the period referred to its the statement a bn vs
mentioned; some of us concurred in all
measures adopted hy that party; and we 4
warmly approved and supported those sueas<
ures. Many of our associates who still survive,
are dispersed throughout Alassachusetis
Maine, and-could mn ensily he convened toj.ijj
ns oil tin; present occasion. We trust however
that you will Hut question our right, if not for
ourselves alone, at least in behalf of the highly
valued friends with whom we acted at that time,
and especially of those of them who are'tin*
deceased, respectfully to ask from you such a
loll and precise statement of die facts ami evi-
dunce relating to this uccus:i>iou, as may enable
us fairly to meet and answer ft.
The objoet of this letter theiefore is, to ic<
quest yon to stats—
First, Who are the persons designated as lea
ders of the party prevailing in Massachusetts!:
the year 1808, whose object, you assert, wd,
and had been for several years, a dissolution of
the Union, and the establishment of a separate
confederation ; and
5ecutm7y, The whole evidence dn -whicl
that charge is Jimmied,
It Is admitted ir* tho statement of dm charge,
that it is not proveablo in a court of law, aid
of course that you uro nut io possession of any
legal evidence by which to maintain it. Tn»
evidence, however, must have boon such aiig
your opinion Would have been pronounced un
equivocal by upright and honorable inert of dis
criminating minds; and we may certainly «•
peci from your sen*o of justice ami seff-resped
a lull disclosure of all ilrityoii possess.
A charge of this, nature, coining as it dsn
from the first magistrate of the nation, acipikct
an importance which we cannot affect to disre
gard ; and it is one winch we ought not to lent
unanswered. Wo are lln-ieforo constraint*!,
by a regard to our deceased friends and to our
posterity, as well as by a sense of what is due
to our own honor, most solemnly • to decl.i.v,
that wo have never known oi suspected tli4
the party which prevailed in Alassacluiseiuis
the year 1808, or any other party in this Stair,
ever entertained tho design turproduce a dis-o*
lution of the Union, ortho establishment ufa
separate confederation. It is impossible fot
us in uny oilier manner to refute, or even to
answer this charge, until we see it fully sd
particularly stated, and know tho evidenccbj
winch it is to he maintained.
The undersigned think it duo to themseiret
to add, that i t making this application to yoa,
they have no design nor wish to produce nnch
feet on liny political party or question whatever.
Neither is it their purpose to enter in’o I
vindication or discussion of the measures pub
licly adopted and avowed by the poisons agaiad
whom the above charge has been made. Ox
sole object is to draw forth all the evidence «•
-winch that charge is founded, in order tli.itib*
public may judge of its application aud fc
weight.
We are, sir, with due respecT,
Your obedient servants,
II. G. OTIS,
ISRAEL THORNDIKE,
T. II. PERKINS,
WILLIAM PRESCOTT,
DANIEL SARGENT,
JOHN LOWELL,
WILLIAM SULLIVAN,
CHARLES JACKSON,
WARREN DUTTON, /1
IJENJ. PJCKMAN,
HENRY CABOT,
son of tho late George CaWI
C. C. PARSONS,
son of Theopltilns Parsons, Esq. deceat
FRANKLIN DEXTER,
son of the bite Samuel Dex ,{l
[Cotrcspondcnce to'be continued.}
On dits.—X Washington Correspondent *
tho Commercii'.l Advertiser says that the Srt'l
ate is seldom seen or haard of. Their u'»
tiro generally closed ; and the reports cireoW
as to their setrex doings are not to be relied <
It is said, for imtance, that a prominent aX*!
her of the administration party has made a e°7|
spirited, and successful ouset upon the nppj"
lion, that he has exhibited to them the uorjf
stitutiooality, absurdity, and indecency of'*1
course; and told them that the United SW'Jj
Senate was about to take the fust direct
decisive step, which had ever been taken, j
wards the dissolution of the Union.