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1:!0M TIK A JHOUA.
!ITT I R TH ‘ FIRST.
TO JOHN MARSHALL,
juvjice or tim* united JjTatfs.
jiji, The appe trance <'■ a kilter, addressed
to you, in n newspape • is Calculated to excite
curiosity cf the public, move than to flatter
vo ur \ unity—and it Ales liludy 10 gi l >fy y ’
feeling:, than to excite anticipations cf pon
, ~ sfeng to leave the slightest’ ptomise of
p , asurt- You could have dispensed with the
)i i.ior ct this add ess, wi iion* regret or nnm
fntauon, and consoled yourself for the vatit of a
proper appreciation of your virtues and talents,
yvi, the fruits of their exertion. But yen have
an equal tide to both, and the justice of the pub
*:r will pay that tribute to your worth, which
VO ur modesty would willingly decline.
Youv curiosity, in, owes you a debt of grati
tude for former favors. The addition of anew
to the account, r. am rally pi educes a re
currence to them, and * wi ,h to M**tle the ad
<vfl amount of the whole-. I his, 1 fear, is be
vonlth? ability of your debtor, because tbc
A hole stock, cfnation.il iruliirivAiw and ronv-mpt
v : uid be eunjt sled he hire the half ot your just
cliii u could he discharged.
But in the distttbulion of hat infumv and
if testation which will certainly be divided
among those who h ive long labored, with a
jealous ardor, which nching could ah.; l **, and
a patient industry which no difficulties could
lire, for the destruction of cur republican insti
tution , the subversion of our government, and
t u erection of tyranny, upon the tomb of free
dom, you, as a principal creditor, shall not be
forgotten.
If, sir, the exertion of vouv abilities b and hem
confined to the defence of measures incompati
ble with the spirit of republican government,
or to the myrtcries of diplomatic agency, one
of Ihe virtues , which most strongly marks vottr
tJolitir.il i haracter, would have fiourisbed and
died in obscurity—the invincible strength of
yair attachment to federal principles. Your
vorM enemies and br.-.t fiends, must now ao-
Ivtiowl.dge. the fidelity of your attachments, and
bear testimony to the uniform consistency of
y tv condui t.
1 he wisdom of age, has confirmed and snne
ti .ued the choice of youth. The examination
a .fi trial of Aaron Burr t. v treason and misde
meanor, hare furnished you with a happy op
portunity, not only to dts lay thii hidden virtue
to th: world, but oi exercising the endless varie
ty of your talents.
The superiority of your understanding, tbc
force, f your penetration, the strength of vnur
judgment, in r.omluctiui; the manoeuvres ot a
noliucal party, hive already been displayed
and admired ; while their application was de
plored mid detested. Your diplomatic skill
and crafty cunning, cannot he doubled by any
who recollect, that you have passed even the
nA'V£” of ministerial exercises. The facili
ty with which you can “answer” the plainest
questions vviut evasive obscurity, to conceal
your opinions fern the people, whose organ
and representative you wished to be, has been
recorded in pages consecrated by the “holy
enthusiasm” of exalted genius and pule patri
otism. You have not lived in vain. By excit
ing the genius, talents and indignation of John
i ivirip on, you have conferred an unintended
benefit on vojir country, and have added to the
be nay glory of Virginia, a ray of lustre, which
vtl! shine, when even the splendor of your
talents and your crimes shall have faded for
tiler. When \our volumes* of apology fr
British insole . * and cruelty shall be buried in
oblivion, lilt: *• letters of Curtins” will tell pos
terity ‘ h % * uou existed; and “ damn you to ever
iusimg fame.”
Your ingenuity in the interpretation of the
laws, and the discreet and useful management
of that 4 -uniii i.V,vei l'd confided in those who
ought tube the organs of the true intention and
meaning of the legislator, anil the impartial
dispensers of justice, have been reserved for an
cncc ision worthy of iheir exertion by a chief
insure the friend and lavoriie oi John Adams.
An opportunity ol” doing an essential service
t,> the cause ot federalism so seldom occurs,
that it would he an injustice to your understand
ing, to suppose that you did not instantly per
ceive. and to your /.•; il that you did not improve
that which the projects of Burr had presented.
Ilut von have even surpassed the expectation
of many 1 t your o\. n party. This, l attribute,
rut only to the motives which have hitherto
■ led the movements of that party and your
self, but to the operation of feelings strongly
excited. Ido imt suppose that you weakly
vi.,’tl to the effusions ot tenderness, or the ebul
iiirts f p s- ‘.on, when they are opposed by you:
schei’ judgment, but that, like a wise man, you
orfy indulge them when it can be safely done
will. ’ .;t counteracting the superior views of
interest or ambition.
It is natural, that men who have long labor
ed to effect the same purpose, although by dif
fn'cnt nu ans, should sympathise in their mu
tual sr. iVeri'.tgs. wheat disappointed and defeated.
A similarity of puis, tits constantly causes a
a, irixivt of sentiments and feelings. A
5 , . illative diiVc.rencc in opinions is lost and
•fitmUcn in the pursuits of a common object.
V ■ nil-. leaders of opposed tac’ions can forget
t- v*r..v, and unite their forces, to resist
thecae. • of virtue, and to repel its superior
power, when it thu*atens their destruction.—
It i, not. th ei re, strange that you should he
aIV ‘cd by the sutVeyjngs of \aron Burr, or
should feel a disposition to alleviate them.
N thing m more aptly illustrate the prin
• The. life of Washington. O•* profanitat
in.s ,’ -4..’
ciplcs otthfc federal party, cr demonr,lrate their ‘
designs fltan a fair exposition of their conduct
towards Aaron Burr. The naked deformity ;
of that conduct, has disgusted many who weic ,
deli h'.ed with the shining robe which had once !
concealed if. The worthy men oi that party, j
who had been deceived by the pretences ar.d !
ostensible motives of men, whose real designs
were not to “ give energy to the'government,”
lutt slavery to the people, have been awakened
fioni the dreams of federal intoxication, by the
severe shock of treason. They have fled with
the utmost precipitation. lor good nn nos
every party v.ill unite in their detestation of
an action, which, without reluctauce to party
or to names, is in itse.f immoral, criminal and
wicked.
The spiiit which fired the breasts of the fe
deral leaders, and the unhallowed flame that
burnt the bosom of Burr, were seen to approach
the sphere of each othei's attraction. The si
milarity of their appearance was marked, the
same in colours, shades and shapes ; it was ob
vious that they veie only separated particles of
the same body, and would immediately unite.
Kverv atom of honesty attached to federalism
instantly receded from the detestable union.
Recollect, sir, the conduct of your party to
wards Aaron Burr in 1804 ; recollect your own.
Was he then their it tend, would any one of
the party have then volunteered in hisdeletice ?
Would Lee or M rtin have been heard as his
counsel, on an indictment for the murder of
Hunilton? Would you have bailed liim, during
kin rrainination, for that offence ?
What has Burr done, since the commisMon
of that crime, to atone for it ? Wha. has been
liis“ peace offering ?” I answer— treason a
gainst his country.
Ignorant of the Satanic services he was me
ditating, and counting the death o! Hamilton a
I clear loss ; they loaded him with curses and
’ execrations, whom they now cheiixh anc! de
, fend, and within a few dav- have pardoned.t
j You have eaten of the same bread, aid drank
! of the same cup, after solemnly decking the
probability of his guilt; and the remembrance
i of his former -ins is lost in the magnitude of
jj his present crimes against his country.J The
“small still voice ” of murder is not still heard
amidst the shouts of treason. Your patty, vviih
tlv warmth ol smccii y, shake his hand, stain
ed, wet, and chilled with the blood of a former
fiiend ; all sense of prior attachments, and the
bl rkest criminality, are overwhelmed “by the
tie of gratitude for bold attempts to divide the
United States, and to subvert the government.
The general character of your pat ty justifi
ed a suspicion, that the projects of Burr would
receive their aid, because the object ofboth was
the destruction of our present government,
i hat suspicion has been confirmed by their
late conduct, which has developed the designs
and demonstrated the tendency cf their princi
ples, beyond the possibility of tational doubt.
The conduct of the fiarty lias been the subject
of common observation. Ihe distinguished
part vou have acted, and the masterly manlier
in which you have supported it, give you a ti
tle to separate consideration, and particular at
tention. A sepn l'c critique is due tothe chief
jiigt'ler, while a gent ral rentalk is all that can
I he claimed, Iw such pitiful puppets as Blenner
husw'tt, Dayton. Lee, and Martin.
The collected merits of vottr conduct eluting
1 the examination and trial ol B irr have not lail-
I cil to make a proper impression on the public
: mind. \l< hough many of the separate parts have
j losffheir peculiar flavor, in the combined sweet*
]inss of the whole, the distinct t-iites ot the
component parts shall yet feast the palate o r
the public.
In another letter. I shall remark upon your
|i conduct on the examin tionol Aaron Burr for
treat no and misdemeanor, .aid I solemnly un
dr. lake to shew, th it you have rendered the ad
) min. x rut ion of jus ice mspeeted —that you have
(ma lilcsted a fartiulity d:\graccfttl to t/le charac
ter of a judg —and that you have prostrated
i the dig .i a of the chief justice if the United
hta’ .
These serious charges will meet the atten
tion ol the public, and will command even your
consideration. It they arc groundless, the voice
of tile public, hv hunoubly acquitting you, will
condemn me. The severity of t uth will pro
bably wound voiu feelings, and excite the ha
tred and animosity ot your Iriends atul parly.
But, sir, the best interests of the nation must
not be sacrificed to the feelings of any man. I
shall not regard the threats and menaces of
vonr friends, nor an affected contempt, or an
impudent and hardy dental of facts, by your
self.
Whether the whole of your conduct has
been guided by personal considerations, private
friendship, or bv party spin—ora determined
hatred and hostility to the government and the
laws, is not forme to determine. 1 do not wish
to dive into vour breast Your wannest friends
cannot attribute to personal enmity, or private
pique; the animadversions of a ntan, who never
exchanged a word with you, atul who, so far as
he is acquainted with your private character,
will beat testimony to its correctness.
Kverv good man must deplore the blind zeal,
the mad infatuation, which ha.e turned your
transcendent talents against your country, anti
tendered von a disgrace to the bench of justice,
You might have been loved for your virtues,
revered and respected for your wisdom, and
admired for your talents ; you might have been
one of the boasted pattiots of Virginia, and the
illustrious benefactor of your own species. But
you have chosen to be among the leaders of a
faction, who would be as failhtul to you to-moi -
f Nolle prcs*qul has been entered in Bergen
county, Jersey, under the pica cf defects in the
jndtetment.
J At the ‘.tease of John Wickham in Ilich-
BtOJ.'d-
row, as they are to Hamilton this day, had t v ey
no prospect of deriving advantages 1 om the
use of you— a faction rental kaitle far nothing,
but rancorous animosity, violent opposition to
the government of their country and to the
choice of the people : and for th ir daring at
tempts, by intrigue and violence, to destroy the
liberty and happiness of A'nierica : lA: must
deplore in secret the choice you have made.
It is not necessary to the establishment of
my charges against you, that I should shew a
breach oi legal forms : It is the spin cf justice,
an l the meaning of the laze.-:, which you have vi
olated and disregarded. I complain that only
the forms remain. Even Brumley, Jeffries, and
.Mansfield, as well as Marshall, said they res
ted the forms of law. Nor will it be expected,
that in arraigning you at the bar of the public,
I shall preserve the accurate precision ol a spe
cial pleader.
If my accusation is substantially true, and
plainly set forth, I shall he permitted to disre
gard those technical forms, which serve only to
protect some persons who uphold them, from
the punishment due to their crimes. However
informal the accusation, and dull the arguments
may be, I shall be honored with the attention
of the public, because the honor and dignity of
the highest judicial officer of the United Suites,
are involved in the issue. LUCIUS.
Tenth Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF RErnnSENTATIVES.
A Tender:, November 23.
Mr. Jcr. Morrow said, that by the several nets
for placing on the pension list persons who were
wounded in the service cf the United States r.o
provision v. as made far persons ‘.vourded on the
frontiers of the United States cr elsewhere.
Since the rev huh miry war, many persons in
that situation were undoubtedly entitled to re
lief. He therefore offered the following resolu
tion, which was agreed to.
Resolved, That the committee appointed on
the sth irist. to enquire what compensation
should be allowed for issuing commissions, giv
ing authority to take testimony cr examinations
relative to claims or applications under the act
to provide for persons who were disabled by
known wounds ii coivcd in the revolutionary
vvar.be instructed to enquire whether provision
ought not to be made by law for placing on the
no riven list of the United States, persons who
have received wounds in the sen ice cf the Unit
ed States,' subsequent to tire revolutionary war,
and who were called into service undeayany of
the several acts of congress providing for flic
protection of the frontiers, such persons having
served in the militia, in a volunteer corps, or in
the regular forces or tinder a special engage
ment, and that they report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. Thomas said, that by an act pas: afi in
179;!, the secretary 1 f war, the secretary of the
treasurv.aC the. comptroller of the treasury, were
appointed ronm.i doners to examine the claims,
of refugees from the British provinces of Cana
da and Nova Scotia. These - commissioners had
made two reports on tlio e claims, which had
not vet been finally acted on. At the ir s': ses
sion thev were referred to a select committee,
who reported a bill which passed this h use,
hut was postponed in the senate. He now mov
ed that they be iv'erred to a select committee.
Agreed, Yens oa. Nays 2f. ; and the. folia ving
gentlemen appoint.’ i the committee y ?*lcssrs.
Thomas, Bibb, and Bacon.
On motion of Mr. Poindexter, the home went
into a committee of the whole on the bill to ex
tend the right of suffrage in the Mississippi ter
ritory, and for other purposes.
Mr. Troup moved to strike out the first sec
tion of the bill, e xtending the right of suffrage,
as well on the ground of its being incompatible
with the art I. b sos cession and agreement be
tween the United Stat. sand Georgia, as on its
expediency.
The motion was supported by Messrs. Troup
and Bibb, and opposed by Messrs. Poindexter,
W. Alston, Rhea, c.f Tennessee, and Sloan, who
contended that there was no doubt of the right
of congress to legislate on this subject or of its
expediency.
When the committee rose without coming to
a decision, an.l obtained leave to sit again.
Mr. Mumford presented a petition from sun
dry merchants of the cits ofNew-York, pray
ing f t a modification of the duties on whale and
• permaccti oil ;wh ch w.. . referred to the com
mittee of commerce and manufactures.
Mr. Blount said, that as chairman of the com
mittee of aggressions, hy had received a letter
from the sec etary of the navy stating, sane er
rors which had liven discovered in the report cf
the committee of enquiry communicated by the
secretary to the committee, and bv them tothe
house ; which letter was read, ar.d ordered to
be printed.
11 ~t‘dnesday, A ovember 25.
The house went again into committee of the
whole on the bill extending the right of suffrage
in the Mississippi territory, &c. The greater
part of the day was occupied in discussing the
principles , f the hill. Mr. Bibb offered a pro
viso, declaring that the act should not take ef
fect till the assent of the ‘tute of Georgia shall
have been signified thereto. This proviso was
negatived— kv es IS—Noes 68.
Thursday, -November 26.
The house took up the bill for extending the
right of suffrage in the Mississippi territory
and for other purposes, •when the proviso offer
ed by Mr. Bibb yesterday was, after along ;;rl
very interesting debate, which went fully into
the principles of the bill, finally disagreed
to, the t eas and nay s being taken bn it, 86 to
35 ; when the bill was ordered to a third read
ing to-morrow—Ayes 73.
Me-sr-c Bibb. Gardenier, Tavlor and J. C.lay
supported the proviso ; and Messrs. Poindexter,
M. Williams. Sloan. Key, Sniiliv, Bacon, Lvon,
Rhea, Culpepper, Milnor, and Johnston oppo
sed it.
Bills on New-York,
At a (hort fight, for I ale by
James Sc. William Mae;ce.
December 2 ?5.
NAY/,L MONUMENT.
It is with pleasure we. announce to the pub
lic. t i t th i monument to be erected to the
metrjory of the officers of the navy, who fell
during the different a;tacks made by our squa
dron on the city of Tripoli, in 1 has anivecl
at Boston, in the United States frigate Consti
tution, and that H will shortly be landed at iL*
i.avy-yard, at this place.
The cxp-ncc of this beautiful piece of r.cu’p
mre, which, for grandeur of design, elegante
of execution, and size, far excels any thing iff
the kind ever seen on this side of the Atlantic,
has been defrayed out of the slender means of
the officers of the navy.
We understand that the manager, capt. Da
vid Porter, intends, in behalf of his brother of
ficers, to present it to this city, only reserving
to himself the privilege of chocsing the spot
where it is to stand, and that Mr. 1 .atrobe lias
generously offered his services in putting it tip.
To convey some idea ol this monument, we
subjoin a short though imperfect description.
P base is sixteen feet square, and its. height
tvventi -three feet. It is somposed of the. pur
est white marble of Carrara, with ornaments
and inscriptions cf gilt bronze. The pedestal
is highly ornamented with inscriptions, repre
sentative ofthc actions, trophies of war, £tc. See. .
in bass relief, and supports a rostral column,
surmctnited by the arms of the United States.
Fame standing on one side of the pedestal with
the palm and laurel, crowns an urn, which bears
this inscription—
Hit decor tefunctor urn ir. bcllo virorun cinrrea.
History, seated at the base, looking back, re
cording these events—Mercury, the genius of
commerce, lamenting the death of its protec
tors—A female Indian, representing America,
with two children, bearing the fascia, explain
ing to them the events, and four large bronze
lamps, representing the flame of immortality'.
On the pedestal appears the following in
scriptions, in lettei sos gilt bronze
*• Erected to the memory of captain Richard
Somets, lieutenants James Caldwell, James
Decatur, Henry Wadsworth, Joseph Israel,
and midshipman John 11. Dorsey, who fell in
the different attacks that were made on the ci
ty of Tiipoli, in the year of our lord, 1804, and
in the 28th year of the independence of the
United States.
A flame of glcry infpir’d thorn,
And Fame has crown’d their deeds.
History records the events — the children of
C lunbus idmiie, an J Commerce laments their
fall.
“ Asa small tribute of respect to their mem
ory, and admiration of their valor, so woithv
of imitation, their brother officers have erected
this monument.”
The monument has been imported in 51
large cases, and weighs above 15 tons. Th;.*.
figures are as large as life, and the whole will
cost above 3000 dollars, which is to be raised
at the following rates of subscription. Com
manders 8-0, Vvards-Room Officers glO, ar.d
Officers of the rank of Midshipmen, &c. §5.
The subscription, we understand, is nearly
completed; and from the known spirit and
generosity of our officers weave confident it
will soon be closed.
COUNTERVAILING SECRET 1 ,.
We should certainly be warm advocates for
such a measure, if we thought it would force
the enemy to take the produce cf the Indies
from us, and make Bonaparte repeal his res
trictions. But it were well to consider first,
whether Bonaparte himself might not wish tr,
drive us into such a measure as that now re
commended. Prohibiting all neutral trade,
though it might not produce war w ith America,
for it is clear that America will not venture to
go to war with us, would greatly reduce the de
mand for these articles, which America pur
chases from us to sell to the continent. But it
may be asked whether we are to be deterred,
from these considerations, from doing any thing i
Certainly net. America must not be suffered to
be the carrier to France of the produce of the
French colonics. Some measures too, must be
adopted with respect tothe trade of the Ameri
cans with the East-Indies. The subject is of
too great importance to be dismissed hastily—it
deserves, and no doubt does occupy, the most
serious attention of government.’ ’ Upon cue
point, however, all persons arc agreed, that a
measure of vigor is indispensibly necessary—
London Courier.
Exchange on Boston,
At short sight, for sale by
Henry W. Hills.
December 32—139
Jamaica Rum.
Thirty-nine hogsheads sweet-flavored, high
fourth-proof Jamaica Rum, for sale by
Miller & Moorhead:
who have a:. so cn hand,
Muscovado and Loaf SUGARS, in hc.'slieatl*
and barrels
Ccgniac Brandy, Holland Gin, Madeira Wine.
Hoc. Ac. Dec. 10 —138—j M
TAXES.
Defaulters are Notified, that the di
gest for ISO 7 is placed in my office,
where returns will be received until
the 15th day of January next.
JOB T. BOLLES, Clerk,
Chatham county. Dec. 5* 1897—136.
No(ice.
All persons having any demands against th®
Estate .of Wii.ei am Wilson, deceased, are,
desired to render ‘hem in ; and tho- imieV vi,
to make payment t > Mr. Joel Bridge.
j-'.bcner.er Stark, Jx'r.
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