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Til’ VENT PRESIDENT.
It is now almost teduced to a certainty, that
Mr. JcSt'l's..n will retire from the presidential
chair, at the expiration of his present term.
The first wish of our hearts must necessarily
he, that his successor may be not less able and
•Virtuous than himself; and the first question
which occurs must be, who is to be that succes
sor ; _ where is he to be found ; by what princi
ple", i", he to be selected ?
Tlris question becomes still more important
at the present moment from the peculiar cir
cumstances of the times. Two men are alrea
dy held up throughout the union as the osten
sible candidates for the office; and it becomes
us, ere the seeds of dissention are too hastily
sown, to consider; not which of these men
ought to be preferred; but what means of
selection ought to be adopted; how th*-se
diseentions are to lie prevented ; in fact, whe
ther these dissentions are likely to originate
in the cause itself with which some have sup
posed them to be inseparably connected.
Let us once be persuaded, that such schisms
are not necessarily connected with the candi
dates themselves; and it will go’a considerable
way towards preventing their appearance among
the great body of the people.
We shall not now enter upon the question ;
of how far it is proper to select the next pre
sident from Virginia. Y\ : e have certainly no
desire to push forward a • ndidate from cur
state; and Wc should acquiesce without the
smallest dissatisfaction in the election of any
other candidate from any other state by the
other, republicans of the union, if he Were
equally well qualified with the worthiest of our
sons.
Let us suppose, however, a possible and per
haps a probable ease : Let us suppose, that
after the most comprehensive view of the in
terests of the union, it may he determined to
select the next candidate from Virginia. Let
us suppose that this selection is to rest upon
Madison and Munrce. Is this situation inev
itably to produce ail those embarrassments
which some have fearfully anticipated? We
think not.
On or.c important point the public mind of
Virginia seems in be completely misinformed.
Many have inferred from the distinguished
pretentions of these two gentlemen, that they
will both be certainly brought forward for the
next presidency ; and that they already experi
ence those heart-burnings and jealousies which
are incident to a state of actual competition.
But this is not the fact. Net the slightest mis
understanding affects the intercourse ot these
celebrated men : their cordiality is complete;
the friendship which once subsisted between
them, is as strong as ever.
The most favourable consequences may be
expected to result from this friendly under
standing. So long as it continues, no selfish
incitements of ambition crof jealousy can be
expected to disturb their own friendship or
the performance cl the duties which diev mu
tually owe to their country. The most sacred
of these duties is to preserve the harmony
and concert of the republican party, entire
and unbroken ; for upon these principles hangs
the prosperity of their country. So long as
this unfriendly understanding continues, they
v ill combine rather than oppose their exer
tions; they will consult together for pro
mo ing the interest of their country, instead
of separately pursuing whatever may promote
their own personal aggrandizement.
It is an unfounded and may be a fatal sup
position, that these patriots will be easily, di
rectly or without the most absolute necessity
brought into competition with each other.
Let their zealous and disinterested friends for
bear to sow the seeds of disunion among them ;
the utmost harmony of movement mav be an
ticipated from their feelings feels for each oili
er and for their country. Let us suppose
that the time is already come, when the able
and enlightened Munroc, shall be landed once
more on bis native shores. What may be ex
pected to be the deportment of Madison and
Mur,roe ? Say rather, what is the best
course recommended to them by their coun
try ?
Their first object of enquiry should be, whe
ther a president ought to be elected from Vir
ginia ? They will determine how far the equal
rgkt of Virginia to give another president to
the union ought to be voluntarily sacrificed to
the desire of allaying those ill-founded jealous
ides against her, which have been excited and
fomented by the federalists of th° north ; how
far the pretensions of a Virginian would of
thc%;selves disturb the harmony which at pre
sent subsists between the republicans of the
north and the south ; and whether there are
candidates in the other states, who have talents
and pretensions equal to their own.
Let us however suppose that all these diffi
r.uhics are satisfactorily settled ; that the re
publicans of the other states are willing to se
lect once more a candidate from Virginia ; that
this wish is formally arid fully and iclared ; what
then is the obvious duty of these patriotic men ?
To raise at once the cry of opposition? to lift
the rival banners of the White and the Reel
Rose ? to distract the repubiicaa party into
’Sects, and our country into hostile schisms ?
No. Far from these things is the path of their
duty, and it is to Ire hoped, the course of their
conduct. Madison and Munroc will hold an
amicable conference ; the friends of each and
the friends of their country will assist them
with the fruits of their experience. They will
onr *■ e together the principles, on which they
would separately determine to administer the
government; and they would consequently de
. eide how far it v. ould lie possible and propei
for them to oc-oper&tc or to oppose each *tiict.
They would compare together the relative
chances which eai h of them possessed of ob
taining the republican suffrages of the union ;
and they would consequently determine which
ol them was most likely to obtain success and
least likely to divide the republican intescst.
Other comparisons might be loi nied, other im
portant arrangements might be adjusted for
keeping the republican party together, for pro
moting their own interest as well as that of their
country.
What danger most seriously threatens the
republican party ? It is disunion : it is the
breaking into those little schisms, which create
and nourish so many little independent sects.
If the bond of union be once destroyed ; if the
spirit of concert which animates the republi
cans in one mass, be exchanged for a little tri
fling attachment to particular sects ; the puri
ty of the republican party is gone for ever.
They will then support men and measures, not
because they pursue the original republican
creed ; but because they wish to advance their
own particular interests, li these interests are
not to be secured by the ir own individual
strength, one party will not hesitate to conclude
a treaty of compromise with their former op
ponents ; and their principles will gradually be
come mixed and adulterated. 1 he dominant
parties of New-\ ork and Pennsylvania furnish
a sufficient example of this motley and dis
graceful combination.
But whoever is to he selected as the candi
date ot the republicans, there are at least cer
tain firi/icipLs, which should govern that selec
tion.
We shall not particularly dwell upon tho ge
neral qualities ol integrity, of experience, of
strength of mind : that integrity , which is as
much superior to the intrigue of a public, as
the vices of a private life : that experience
which is not less acquainted with the interior
state of our country, than with the present ra
velled and distracted condition of the nations
of E urope, with whom our executive has so
many and perhaps too many points of contact:
that strength of mir.d which not only has the
perspicuity to sec a truth, but the firmness to
act upon it. These properties it is scarcely
necessary to touch upon; they arc of eternal
importance : but there arc two or three others
peculiarly connected with the circumstances of
the times,
Let us elect no rrinrt, who is not deeply and
unalterably opposed to any compromise with
the Yazoo Fraud.
Let no man be supported, who is not a roost
decided opponent of federal principles. It is
not, enough that he should be a republican of
yesterday ; who has risen into a little tempo
rary popularity by one or two services render
ed, to his country ; but he must be one that has
been tried by the unerring test of experience ;
bleached by the hoary hand of time, and his
principles attested bv man-: winters of federal
persecution. But this is not enough. He must
be a republican of a sound heart and of nerves
as ragkl as iron. Not such a one as governor
M'Keanof Pennsylvania or Lewis of New-,
Vork ; who abuse the principles of federalists,
while they personally truckle to the party ;
who accept their aid, while they pretend to ab
jure their principles,
These qualities seem to me of too great I'm-*
portance to be forgotten in the character of our
next president. Indeed they appear under
such an imposing magnitude to my own mind,
that if my present impre sins continue, I shall
support no candidate for he presidential chair,
whose sentiments on these points shall not have
been most explicitly stated by himself or at
least by some of his confidential friends ; nor
perhaps until he has pledged himself in some
form or other, never to abandon thorn.
LUCIUS.
Nezv Drug & Medicinal
STORE.
I KE Subscribers notify the public, that they bare
cflablifhed in this placd,
A DRUG & MEDIC INAL STORE,
and feel themselves juflified in faying, that they can
fupp'y practitioners of Physic and country fiores with
Medicine, Shop Furniture, Surgeon’s Intlrume its, ]
Patent Medicine, dec. upon as liberal terriis as they
can be purchased for in this place.
Much care having been bellowed in the selection
of the various articles, and in making the officinal pre
parations, they can with propriety Warrant them as
genuine.
Medicine Chests, will be put up at any price
from 20 to 150 dollars with printed directions, and
containing moll or all the articles generally requiicd
lor families and plantations.
ITt life & Mendenhall ,
Practitioners of Medicine,
Boltons’ brick Buildings on the Bay.
Savannah, April 23. 39,
Direct Tax .
n o y 1 c E.
T’HF. Collectors of theDirefl Tax, for the Diffridt
of Georgia, are notified that the Supervisor’s Office
is transfered to the office of Commissioner of I oans, in
the city of Savannah,to which pia e they are hereby
called on to forward their return in regular order, and
to pay over such sums as have been by them collected, ‘
on account of the above Tar, without delay. As the \
compensation to Collectors, depends on their attention
and punctuality, it is presumed an early compliance
with this call will be made, especially as a length of
time has already elupfed since any remittance has been
made by them.
The Collectors of the F*cife and Inturnal Revinue,
who hold balances, arising from that source, are, also,
particularly required to difehage the fame, and to fet*
tie their accounts.
James .diver.
Ccmtr.iff'r. of I.oans, acting Supeivifor.
Commifiionets Office, Georgia,)
Bnvaouah, 2ad April, 1807. 5 L 3?
Savannah,
THUSDAY EVENING, APRIL 55, 180 T.
1 HOMas Jeffhsox, President of the United
titan sos America.
To all to whom these presents shall come
Greeting ; JAMES BARRY, esq. having pro
duced to nle his commission as Consul of his
Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portu
gal, lor the state ol New-York, and those east
ward thereof, 1 do hereby recognise him as
such and declare him free to exercise and en
joy such functions, powers anil privileges, as
are allowed to the consuls of such friendly pow
ers, between whom and the United States there
is no particular agreement for the regulation
of the consular functions.
In Testimoney whereof, I have rausoil
these letters to be made patent, and
the seal of the United States, to be
hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at the city of Wash
ington, the twentieth day of March,
in the year of our Lord, one thou
sand eight hundred and seven, and of
the Independence of the United
States of America, the thirty-first.
TII: JEFFERSON.
By the President,
JAMES MADISON,
, Secretary of State.
Burr killed Hamilton—and the faction de
nounced him ! he traduces the administration,
and forms a plan to dissever the union—and
now, forsooth, the federalists are offering their
lives, their fortunes, to protect the traitor i 11—
Inconsistency, thou art the child, the offspring
of federalism.— Petersburgh Republican
The following is a copy of a curious Election
hill, actually delivered in loan English member
parliament, by a Publican, after the late gen
eral election:
To eating !fi freeholders above l. s. d’
stairs, for Sir. John, at 3s. 3d.ev
ery head, * 12 6
To eating 11 more below stairs
and two clergymen, after sup-
Pt;r- 1 15 9
To six beds in one room, and four
in another, at two guineas eve
ry bed, three or four iu every
bed, 3S 15 0
To 2.” horses in the yard all night
at 3d. every one of them, and
for a man watching them all
“ffiht, 15 5
To breakfast and tea next day,
for every one of them, and as
many as they brought with
therm as near as I can guess, 4 12 0
To beer, porter, and punch, for
the. first day I am not sure, but
I think mr the three first (lavs
and a half of the election, as
little as I can guess, and he
very exact, is, in all, or therca-
bouts, _ _ 7D 15 5
To shaving, dressing, and crop
ping the heads of 4.3 Freehold
ers. for Sir John, at 13d. for
every one of them, 2 5 h
t. 116 1 7
In pbicc of Jemmy Ca+r,
JOHN ITODGHES.
(t In the midst of Life we are in Death.”
Among the sufferers by the dredful accident
which occurred in London, on the 23d of Feb
ruary, at the execution of the throe murder
ers, was Mr. \V illimn Bradford, eldest soil of
the late Mr. ‘i homas Bradford, of this city.
This young man was in the 17ih year of his
age—he left this country about ten months
since, to perfect himself in his business : And
while a fond and anxious mother, was felicita
ting herself upon the favourable account she
was receiving of the virtues and talents of a be
loved son, all her hopes arc suddenly blasted,
by account of his premature death During
the short period of his residence in London,
the suavity of his manners, and his deligcnce
and attention to business, had secured him the
esteem of those who, from a previous know
ledge of bis character, were prepared to offer
him their friendship.—- Asa son and brother lie
was dutiful and affectionate—and his budding
virtues promised a rich reward for the cart: and
attention bestowed on their cultivation.—But,
alas, how frail are all sublunary cultivations!
In the morn of life, in the full bloom of health,
while hope sparkled in his eye, and in anticipa
tion looked forwards to many years of happi
ness and joy, he is suddenly cut off and num
bered with the tenants of the grave.—Charles
ton Times.
Washington, (Geo.) April 11.
I he weather continues remarkable cold for
the season—it has for some days past, if recol
lection does not deceive us, been colder than it
was the last of December. It has also been
very dry lor some weeks previous to last Wed
nesday night, when we were favored with a
plentiful rain ; which was accompanied with
heavy and almost continual thunder, and very
high wind ; and preceded by one of tne most
tremendous hail storms that has fallen at this
place, or its neighborhood, for many years
past. We are credibly informed that some
had stones were found, an hour after, which
measured upwards of eight inches in circum
ference. The curliness of the season saved
the planters fro;** an immense loss : even trie
wheat WTrt nr> in a state- ft? stjjicieru forward
ness to be susceptible of much injury and 1*
is to the circumstance of the wind not begin
ning to blow hard until after the hail had fallen,
that vve are at this time indebted for the com
fort and convenience of glass windows. As it
is, we have heard of no very material damage
being done. Wc are told that notwithstanding
the extraordinary coldness of the spring, 1110
fruit trees are not much hurt.
PORT OF SAVANNAH.
CLEARED.
Brig Dehby, Clintock, PuMi
Sloop Polly, Rhodes, St. SimonF
CHARLESTON, AFRII. 17.
Tht/htp Belfajl came up this morning.
Ships Pierce Manning, Putman ; and
Lynch, fur this purl, were to Jail in a few days af
ter the Plonghboy.
Brig Rolls, ‘_’f days from'.his port for Copenha
gen, was fpoLen March 12, in hit. -Kb long 13.
Copt. Sherwood left at Angola Jhip Daphne*
Belcher , of this port , The Jhip Juno, Pi/her ,
and brig Minerva, —, fur this purl, had jailed
three weds before Capt. S.
The brig Union, Rich, from this port for Am -
Jhrdam , has put into Huvnnna, in dijlrcfs, hav
ing sprung a-leak in lat. 35. long. 73.
Ihe Jhip IVnodrop Sims, Heath, for Canton;
brig Anne-Jane, Perriteau, for Bordeaux ; and
brig Manina, Green wood, fur Tenerife ; all from
Philadelphia, went ajhore in the late gale, about
7 Miles injide of Cape May, and bilged.
A fchocner loaded with cotton, at anchor near
Brook-Haven, cut away her majls in the %aic of
the 31.i7 nil. Four other vtjfels are Jbid to have
beta driven ajhore about 10 miles above that place.
Schooner Juno, from the IVeJI Indies fur Prov
idence, R. J. was cajl away on Lvng-IJland; the
cargo and one man lojl.
Ship Salty, Hcwes, of this port, has arrived att
Boston from Havannah.
The P air tot, P reach 71-, got under way ill
Annapolis, on the [id instant, and dropped duwrl
the Bay, preparatory to proceeding to sea.
a pl. Lancaster, arrived at Portland, from
Guadaloupc, informs, that he spoke in lat. [ls,'lnw'.
Ob, the American ship Brutus, of 30 guns, and
MO men, 15 days from New-Turk, in a very Laly
condition, making 18 inches water in 15 minutes :
had her stern very much shattered, havivv had
two days before, an engagement with an Pai ji.dt
Jt .gate mar Bermuda ,* hail a brig ui company tet
assist tin tn, should occasion require.
*** A lciv Passengers can be <ve!l
accommodated in the Cabin of the Ship PROSPERI
TY,capt. Ray, to I.iil ior Liverpool in 6’ or 7 days*
Apply on board to capt. Ray, or to
J ittp for &. Scarf)rough.
April 21. a gg.
***The ship Kabby, Captain Rider,
Pott Liverpool, cun take fifty bales of Cotton
on Freight, and will sail on the 24th instant.—j
Apply to
S. & C. Howard.
April 18. 37.
A CONCERT.’
WILL EE CIVE.V AT THE l-.XC IIA NC E*
On Sat unlay Evening the 2.5 th inst.
By G. 11. GILBERT.
AHUtIatMtNT OF THE MU3UI.
ACT FIRST'.
Grand Symphony, Pleycf*
S° n K> By an Amateur*
A Naval Engagement (for the Piano)
Forte) with accompaniment*. C C. H. Gilfert,
Minuet, Ilayd’n.
Variation on the Piano Forte, Charles Gi.feit
Finale, Mozart,
ACT SECOND.
Overture on the Piano Forte, for four )
hands, J Steibelr.
• t ’ on S By an Amateur)
Variations on the Piano Forte, Charles Gillert
Grand Overture, Mozart^
ff The Concert to begin precisely at half pad
seven o’clock.
T ICKETS—One Dollar each, to be had ftitt
tr. r 1 s j ,11 clxa it y Wat. t Room, and the evening of
Performance, at the door.
Chambers, Chatham Inferior Court.
John Mead, \ On the petition of John Mead,
Adsrn. C dating that he is confined in the
Gardner Tuffis.j jail of this county for debt, by pro
cess from the justice- court ; that In: is unable to pay
the debts for which he is confined, or to give hail tr
anlwer the fame, or to support himlelf during his con
finement, but is willing to deliver up all his efUte,
real and personal, for the benefit of his creditors, .not
praying to be admitted to the benefit ol the infolvene
debtors aftts of this date.
It. is ordered that notice of this application h- f -rvec?
upon each of the creditors of the laid John Mead, and
be publiflmd in one of the Gazeites; that they may
appear at the Court-lloule in Savannah, on the fecoud
I hurfday ol Mi) next, to fiiew cause, il any they have,
wily the prayer of the laid petitioner fliould not be
gianted.
Edward Telfair, 7
James Alger. ■*’ c * c *
April 33 23
FOR SALE.
A VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND, on this
Mortar Sw nnp containing five hundred acre'—s.
well calculated for the culture of Rice. Should cop
pofal to pur chafe he made in fix weeks from this date,
it will be fold at Public Auction...ln the interim, foe*
cinis apply to ... 11. £>a^cr.uui'se, efq, or to
Ann Stuart.
April 20, >, mb