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Civil and religious liberty.
A meeting of the “Association of the Friends
of Ireland in Savannah,” was held on Wednesday
last, when the committee appointed to frame ad
dresses to the Catholic Association in Ireland, and
to tN> people of Georgia, made their report, and
the addresses were adoptod without amendment.
Ihe following is the address to the people of
Georgia.
To the Friends of Ireland in the State of Georgia.
Tne friends of Ireland in Savannah and
its vicinity have formed themselves into an
association for the purpose of expressing
their sympathy in the sufferings <t that, do*
ble and generous but unfortunate people ;
and of contributing such aid, as may be in
their p. wer, to enable them to .obtain, by
peaceable and constitutional measures, a
redress of those grievances. We who are
thus associated together, who now a.*!ress
you, are many of us natives of Ireland, who
have left our beautiful, but unhappy Inl
and, to seek a home under the protection
of vour free and liberal institutions; many
are the descendants of emigrants from that
Island; and there are also many among us,
Who, claiming no kindred by blood t that
people, yet feel for their situation, and are
anxious for its amelioration. There are
among us persons of all religious denomin
ations; Jews as well as Christians; Protes
tants as well as Catholics; members of the
Episcopal Church as well as those denom
inated dissenters in England; and Clergy
as well as Laity, all united in the great and
common cause of charity and religious toler
ation throughout the world.
Our object in addressing you, is, to ask
you to unite with us in this great and inter
esting cause, either by associating your
selves with us directly, or, by the forma
tion of auxiliary associations in your re
spective counties or by voluntary contribu
tions to the funds of our society. In asking
this of you, we feel that we are bound to
state distinctly , and with candor* the causes
which havo induced the formation of our
society; the objects we have in view; an<
the pxtent which we propose to go in aid of
the cause we advocate.
There are probably but few, perhaps
none among you, who are ignorant of the
struggle which has existed for )ears be
tween the Catholics and the liberal of other
denominations, both in Great Britain and
in Ireland, on the oi.e hand, and the majo
rity of the rulers and intolerant advocates
of an established church on the other
The perseverance of the government in a
system by which a large poition of us sub
jects are excluded from civil rights, on the
giound of their religious tenets, appeals to
us to be itnpnli ic, as well as unreasonable
and unjust, and ..as, as was to be expected,
been frequently met by a determined spirit
of lesistnnre, which has too often deluged
the rich and beautiful fields of Ireland with
the blood of her children. In the lapse of
years, however, the friends of Catholic
emancipation, availing themselves of the
embarrassments of the English government
in its foreign relations, and of the gradual
march es mind and increasing spirit of tol
eration, have, from time to time, obtained
a repeal of many tyrannical and oppressive
statutes, are now making a last and deter
mined effort, by peaceful and legitimate
means, to secure to the Catholics, rights
both civil and religious to the same extent
which they are secured the members of !
the established church in the British em
pire To effect an object so great and im
portant to themselves and to their posterity,
an association denominated “The Catholic
Association of Ireland,” has been formed ,
in tli t Island, comprising all the talent,
learning, wisdom and patriotism of that ,
sect ot he empire, and aided and counte
nanced by numbers greatly respected for
rank, talent, wisdom and patriotism, among
other sect*, as well protestant dissenters as
members of the established church.
The object of that association is, bv
peaceful and lawful means, to procure the
final emancipation of the Catholics; and to
secure to them all the civil rights which
are secured to ihe Englishmen of the esta
blished church; for this purpose a fund has
been collected and is appropriated to the
education of the poor; to the defence and
protection, in courts of justice, of the te
nantry and flirty shilling land holders against
the land lords who control the freedom of
elections by threats and ruinous persecu
tions; and generally, to secure the inde
pendence of the electors, which has hereto
fore been destroyed by the influence of the
rich; aud for other useful and patriotic pur
poses. Iv is for the success of this cause
we propose to express our wishes; and in
aid of hat fund , we propose to contribute
w e cannot believe for a moment, that our I
association will be deemed by you to con
template an improper interference on our
part with the internal affairs of another
nation, or the municipal regulations of a
government with which we are in amity
From those among us who are natives of
Ireland, and many of whom had been forc
ed to leave their homes, by the evils which
it is the great object of the Catholic asso
ciation to remove, surely no justification
can be required—from those who are the
descendants of that people, and who imbib
ed in their very nurseries feelings for that
country, which can only be exceeded in
narmth by the love that we feel for our
own, surely no justification will be asked—
and for those among us, who, though not
allied by blood to the Irish, yet are impel
led by a strong feeling of liberality and
charity in thoir behalf, a justification is
readily found, not only in former examples
cf our own government and people, but in
that of the English and some other nations
of Europe; need we remind you that the
governments of both France and Britain,
after allowing, for years, their subjects, by
private contributions and personal services,
to aid the Greeks in their glorious struggle
against the Ottoman, finally interposed
their formidable navies between the power
of the Sultan and his rebellious Christian
subjects—-need we recall to your minds the
c* goes of provisions and clothing, and even
munitions of war, which were collected
trom th charity of individuals in our own
country, and forwarded to the almost ex
hausted and perishing Helenists —need we
refer to the expressions of sympathy and
the loud voice of encouragement which
burst from every section ol our states; from
the halls of Congress, as well as from meet
ings of private citizens, during the great
and sanguinary contest for the indepen
dence of South America. If all these
things were right and proper, and to he
commended, why are we not to be justified
and oven aided iii our objects? Atfy, if all
these were right and proper, how much
stronger is the claim of our object upon your
aid. We have sympathised and aided
Greece, not for what she is, but for what
she teas; uot so much for the virtues of the
present race as for those of their ancestors;
iiot for any now existing or intimate rela
tions with them; but from feelings born
while we were at school, and nourished by
our subsequent studies; feelings, in fine,
which the modern Greeks have not created,
but which in fact, they only obtain by their
inheritance
In the cause of South America we were
only interested as philanthropists, or from
the hope of commercial advantages; but
how different are the motives which should
incite us in favor of the Irish people; and
how much stronger is the claim of that peo
ple upon our sympathies? A people from
whom we may say without exaggeration a
tenth of our population are descended;
much of whose blood was willingly and
fearlessly shed in our behalf, in the dark
hour of our revolution; who have since
aided to convert our forests into gardens;
who have swelled our power by their num
bers and their valor; who are daily contri
buting to our improvement in every brnnch
of science and the arts, and who have fur
nished many of the sweetest poets, must
eloquent orators profoundest scholars, most
distinguished warriors, and accomplished
statesmen of our age.
Such are the claims of Ireland upon your
favor, and such the examples by which we
deem our right to interfere in her cause to
be sanctioned. But, in such interference,
we are anxious that the extent to which we
propose to go, should be distinctly under
stood. We do not propose to excite a
people to insurrection against their govern
ment or rulers, nor to assist them in such
a cause. We are not actuated bv that wild
spirit of philanthropy, which, reckless of
ctfisequences to one portion of a people,
would shake or destroy long established in
stitutions, to relieve another portion from
evils which only exist in our own heated
imaginations. We do not profess that
puling humanity whose only effect is, to
excite dissatisfaction and discontent where
all before was contentment and happiness.
Such are not our objects—we only propose
to encourage, by the expression of our sym
pathy, and to aid with our mite, the attain
ment of an object, by constitutional mea
sures, which is anxiously desired by more
than six millions of people; and which we!
conscient.ously believe, if attained, will
contribute not only to their well being and
happiness, but to the prosperity of other
millions living under the same government; j
and which belief is not founded iu any wild
imaginations of our own, but is authorised
and sanctioned by the most enlightened
protestants of England; by the expressed j
opinions of many eminent English states-j
men, and by the vote of a majority of an
English House of Commons.
We have now fairly stated to you the
views and objects of our association; have
shewn tt> yon that we have no intention
whatever to interfere, either wiih the gov
ernment of Great Britain or the rights of
any of its subjects; that our sole object is
to ameliorate the condition of millions ofi
our fellow beings, having strong and pecu- j
liar claims upon our favor, without, in any 1
possible way, interfering with any lights]
or privileges of others of the same commu- I
nity; and feeling fully confident of yourj
approbation, we ask your aid in the attuin
ment of our objects.
QTT Editors throughout the state, favorable to ,
the cause of civil and religious liberty, will oblige
the society, and forward its interests, by publish
ing the above address.
FROM ENGLAND.
(By the ship Perfect at Charleston.)
London Aug 28.—The Paris papers
contain the usual quantity of attacks upon
this country. We shall notice them once,
and no more. Were they’ are as notorious
ly true, as they are notoriously false we do
not see why we should minister to their
animosity by giving their attacks a wider
circulation in our own country But as
they are false, and have been proved so
repeatedly, we are not aware of any obli
gation imposed upon us of filling our co
lumns with their calumnies. It is anew
state of affairs, anew taste, for the Press
of one country ‘o endeavour to irritate, and
depreciate the government of another with
which it is at peace and in alliance. Buo
naparte called the last war, which euded in
the subversion of his pou’er, a war excited
by the English newspapers. He did them
great justice, as well as honour. A similar
effect is not likely to he produced at the
present moment, because the two govern
ments are cordially and intimately con
nected—are fully informed of each others
policy and views—act with the same inten
tions, and pursue the same objects.
V\ hether the policy of Austria has been
different from that of France and England;
whether if she had adopted another system,
war between Turkey and Russia “would
have been prevented, is a question which
it were useless now to discuss. But it may
he safely asserted, and can he proved, that
at no time have we shewn the .slightest dis
position to recede from the Treaty of Lon
don. Decisive evidence will be furnished
when the papers relating to those transac
tions shall be laid before pailiament. In
the mean time it were too much to expect
that the party should abstain from hazard
ous attacks upon Government, merely be
cause ’he latter are not in a situation at
present to shew how utterly devoid they
are of truth.—CWrtV. *
the Spanish schooner Bristol!, Arrantc
master, in 10 days from Ferrol. The ves
sel nut’into Falmouth, but orders have been
received from the Brazilian Consul iu Lon
don, for all Portuguese refugees to proceed
to this Port, bhe has brought about one
! hundred adherents to their legitimate sove
j reign and the institutions of their country.
The greater number ot them were Stu
dents at Coimbra, who formed themselves
into a volunteer corps, a*i joined the
army on its advance from Oporto. Their
retreat to the Spanish frontier is well
known. From their entry to their depar
ture From its inhospitable shore, appears to
have been a continual scene of oppression.
When at Ferrol, General Freyer, the com
mandant, gave orders that the money which
had been given to them by some individuals
who had compassion on their destitute con
dition, should be taken from them. IVIy
informant was even stripped of his clothes,
and is under the necessity of wearing bor
rowed garments.
The Duke of Cambridge left town yes
terday morning on his return to Hanover.
Yesterday being the day to which the
Imperial Parliament stood prorogued, his
Majesty’s Commissioners attended in the
House of Lords, and summoned the House
of Commons, after which the Commission
for further proroguing Parliament was
read with the customary forms.
It has been mentioned, that Lord Mary
borough, the brother of the Duke of Wel
lington is to he first Lord of the Admiralty
should his Royal Highness the Duke of
Clarence not retract his resignation as Lord
Hrgh Admiral.
The successor to the late Sir Henry
Torrens iu the office of Adjutant General,
though not officially declared, is generally
understood to be Sir Herbert Taylor.
This appointment will give universal satis
faction in the military circles.
From Bell’s Weekly Messenger of Aug. 31.
Os the Means of Retaliating the Prohib
itory Commercial System of the United
States of America.
Since by the late weather with which
Providence has blessed the country in all
parts, we may be said to have escaped the
evils which lately menaced us, — of a har
vest deficient almost to famine ; it becomes
us now to turn our attention to the state of
our trading districts, in which, by the ex
pected operation of the American tariff, al
most as much mischief was apprehended to
our commerce and manufactures as from
the wet summer to our harvest ; for wherr
ever we turn our eye, every thing seems
active and thriving, and the wheel of circu
lation turns wiih a veloci y and steadiness
which nothing seems to abate or tire.—
How is this? Is, then, the American tariff
fiom which so much was apprehended, a
spent thunderbolt ? Is it hurled in vain
against the proud and solid structure of En
glish commerce and trade ? Is it likely to
recoil only upon those who fabricated the
means of annoyance?
What itseffec* will be in America we
cannot yet tell; but assuredly, this tariff is
not hitherto producing in England any *
thing which ought to excite alarm. Noth
ing indeed, need be apprehended from j
America, provided we are resolved to adopt
uo rash measures of retaliation, but to take
that course only which prudence suggests,
and which may be made sufficiently penal
and vindicatory towards the United States.
It manifests much ignorance in the peo
ple of this country to censure America for
her tariff there is nothing in it unexpected
or contrary to the law of nations—that it is
conceived in the spirit of hostility, is true;
but it is in the spirit of commercial hostility
which is natural in all communities, and of
which this country basset so frequont ex
ample in all periods of its history.
The policy of all countries is to render
themselves independent of other states in
the prime articles of necessity—food and
clothing; and when the former abounds, as
it docs in agricultural countries like Amer
ica in their first civil condition, it is a max* j
im of political science to direct attention;
to manufactures.
When a country supplys itself with its
principal manufacturers from abroad, it de
pends for payment upon the sale and ex
change of its own raw produce—now this
commerce i always to the disadvantage of
the producing country ; first, by invariably
turning the balance of trade against it, —in-
asmuch as raw produce goes but a little way
(except those immense quantities in which
it is seldom required) in paying for manu
factured articles, and secondly, because the
revenue of a state which buys its manufac
tures from abroad, must nearly be stationa
ry. Revenue in such a case, can come tbro’
one toll gate only—its customs which war
must interrupt or entirely destroy ; whilst
it scarcely need be observed that if manu
factures are once welf established in a coun
try winch has a large raw produce, articles
are not only manufactured cheaply, but
production and consumption, the sure sour
ces of national wealth, keep pace together
and may be pushed to extent. The secret
of the American tariff is therefore this:
America wishes to create, by means of lo
cal manufactures, a market at home for her
produce which depends upon che caprice of
other countries abroad . She wishes to rest
her wealth upon a more durable basis than
her customs ; she desires to raise her reve
nue as much as possible within herself, and
to produce, from her own industry, skill,
and machinery, those beautiful fahricks of
elegance and art, by which England has
enriched herself, and engrossed nearly the
market of the whole world.
This is the reasonable defence of Amer
ica. She has doue no more than she had
aright to do. Whether she has taken this
step of prohibiting commerce too early is a
matter purely to herself. The only con
cern of England is, how to stem this new
policy, and what retaliatory resources to
adopt. This system of a rival is not to be
disregarded ; hut at tiie same time, a finan
cial revenge, or a retort by high prohibito
ry duties on raw produce, except within
certain bounds, would be absorfc and hi
When Mr. Huskisson talked of the libe
rality of tmr system, as opposed to that of
America, in the warmth of his Indignation
he made too free with facts. The truth is
we tax already certain articles of American
produce (even raw produce) as highly as
America proposes to tax our manufactures.
American rice pays 100 per cent ; timboi
85 per cent. ; turpentine 100 per cent. ;
50 per cent, at least is levied on wheat
and flour, and 1,000 per cent, on tobacco !
With this example before their eyes, Amer
ica cannot justly be blamed, if she lays a
duty of 80 per cent, on our woollens cot
tons and hardware. But rice, tobacco,
timber, and turpentine, are minor consid
erations. The great article of value which
America exports to England, is cotton ; the
export of this alone occupies nind'-tenths of
her shipping to England, and upon cotton
our principal manufactures depends. Now
no man, we think will be absurd enough to
propose that this article—the raw staple
and element of our manufactures, should be
taxed. Iti our opinion it ought to he suf
fered to flow in upon us with as much fre
dnm and in as much abundance as possible.
But though we cannot,and might not to tax
the article itself, wo can tax the vehicle
which brings it, and this we ought assuredly
do.
The carrying trade of America, engros
sed as it is with her raw produce, is the
nurse of her mar ine and the cradle of her
future maritime power. A foreign tonnage
duty may undoubtedly and with undenia
ble justice, be imposed upon all American
Vessels which shall enter our ports, whatev
er be their cargoes . The consequence will
be, that America will lose t e carrying
trade of this staple article, and will be con
veyed in British bottoms to British ports.
How can America object to this foreign
shipping t ix ? She lays a duty upon our ar
ticles and we retaliate it by an impost on j
hers. Ships are as much the means of
wealth to the builders in America, as cot
ton and wollen fabiics are to the manufac
turers and spinners in Great Britain. The
consequence of such a system would un
doubtedly lead to new retaliation ; but what
then ? In the result, the raw article would j
find its way to this country and in our own
bottoms But America must not be humor-!
ed to such a prodigious sacrifice, as to have
the free and unrestricted supply of the raw
commodity, and also in her own shipping.
It is easy to see where the commercial con
flict between the two nations will settle.—
The ships of both countries will make their
outward voyages in ballast ; America will j
put a yet higher tax upon English manufac- <
tures when imported in English ships, with
a diminished duty upon them when brought
by her own ships. On the other hand,,
we shall do the same with American cotton!
the present duty of 4 per cent in a British
vessel, and 30 or 40per cent when brought
in American. But the result must inevita-!
bly be, that wc shall thus greatly abridge
the marine of the United States,and indem
nify ourselves in these means for their com- ,
mercial hostility^.
[From the Liverpool Advertiser.]
Interesting to Mariners . —The following
information concerning fish frequently used
as food by sailors on voyages to the South
Seas, is communicated to us by the late
commander of the Arab, and will be Inter
esting to Mariners :—“ On my outward
bound passage to Valparaiso, in November
last, during the whole of the eleventh we
were surrounded with bonnetta, and in the
evening three was struck and brought on
hoard by one of the men. The following
morning, Monday, there were several
caught with the hook and all on board par
took of them. On Tuesday morning two
more were caught, and the men eat them
for breakfast. The man that relieved the
helm at eight, had eaten some of them and
at half past eight his face and breast were
of a very dark red colour; he complained
of a violent head ache ; I gave him twenty
five grains of ipecacuanha. In a few min
uites more another man complained, and
within the hour after breakfast I had given
seven emetics. There were two more ill,
but they could not take a vomit. In a few
hours those who took emetics were all well
hut it was late in the evening before the
other two got better. The very strange
effect the eating of these fish had upon the
men, is worthy of reniak. They invaria
bly turned of a dark dingy red color; and
were quite unfit for any kind of work, from
head-ache and a languid sensation, which
they could riot get over until the vomit had
taken effect. I have crossed the line eight
teen times, and never at any period saw so
many fish. On the 14th three albicore
were caught ; the men boiled and eat them
taking care to put into the kettle, along with
the fish, a piece of silver ; if it came out
black, the fish were unwholesome, if bright
they were good; in this instance it was
bright. J. N. S.
From a London paper.
THE LEG COMMITTEE.
A meetmg of the Legs was convened on
Tuesday evening, in the Green Room, for
the purpose of taking into consideration
certain articles, but particularly one which
appeared in the Morning Chronicle of
Monday, reflecting on the legs of actresses,
Madame Vestris in the Chair .
The Chairwoman addressed the meeting
in the following tertns :
Ladies , Mistresses and Misses : We are
this day assembled to vindicate our right to
such use of our own property as we think
fit, and to mark by some signal measure
our disapprobation of a very improper free
dom taken with our legs [hear.] I may
here remark, by the way, that it is singu
larly inconsistent in the critic to make so
free with our property, while he denies us,
the owners, the same liberty [hear, hear,
and applause.] This gentleman, though I
cau’t say much in favor of his gentleness,
lias, however, let out the secret of his vehe
ment attack, when he says “there never
was a time when good legs among actresses
were so rife, and among actors r
Envy, you see, is at the bottom ( ,f
and while men borrow our peti c .
were by wearing large trou> C!S j s ; ■
their hart legs, they cannot pa iem| v
our display of good ones, |>v th f . , ‘ lilt
which were onre thought proper t .
[hear, hear !] What he means lv,
Bartolozzi wants calf , ’ it is diffn p l( ‘ ! 1
derstand; unless lie would insinuate u L ;|
wants a husband—that, it is tra I
one way ol supplying the deli ct [ fl A
It is fatal to a good critic to j
his subject, and having taken
theme, it was most improper aim it j, , ’
of him to speak of “the adntiu, ,j i
of the young lady’s (Miss B’s) pj t .p,
above the knee.” In all trades n. a 1
. , , * “‘la m
asm i taiio to be one, though non* ( l
best, the man who gets above his l u ?
is sure to be ruined. Be it so
Sterne says, “Shame and sorrow p 0 f
him.” Although it may he though
full justice is done to me, I should blusilf
my vanity if it reconciled me to , f
sion on the qualities of the members -,) *
other of our corps. -No, we must tl !•
common cause for no limb can stiff, f
out affecting the whole body. VVe C; , ()
on no footing with this man, except
which I shall presently mention— an Jj
now and at onto make our stand ar ( ?
him, or if we allow our legs to be* *!
nougiit, ve shall soon be told that our?r
are not all that has been said and sung;
them. What 1 propose, then, to submit
the committee of Legs, lor their
tion, is, that Mrs. Faucit, or any otherf L !
sized lady, that dots not stand upon trifa,
he deputed to wait on ti.is tl( j
give him a good kicking [hear,
loud applause.] I know no better mode of
making him intimate ly acquainted
subject of his criticism, or more likely
inspire him wiih a feeling cf respect for 0 ur
understandings Su :h Legs as are inclined
to lend their support to this proposition
will step forward.
Here twelve ladies rose at the same time
and by an agreeable chorus rendered and
terly impossible to comprehend a sing!}
sentence. Order was called, but calledij
vain. The chairwoman finding it q ia [ 6
impracticable to obtain a hearing bv level
speaking, began to sing a portion ol Jam
Jump's song in The Farmer —
“Short leg Ladies, long leg Ladies,
Thick leg Ladies, thin leg Ladies,
All leg Ladies,
be quiet”—which created a momenta?)
suspense, during which the question wai
put and unanimously agreed to by a simul
taneous stamping of feet—tongues, as lejj
concerned, would not have beeu half 10
satisfactory.
The committee of Legs then stood up,
and walked off.
It would seem from an article in the
Frankfort (Ky.) Commentator, that Go?,
Desha would have been willing to contin
ue in his office another term, or at least a
part of it if tiiey would only continue his sal
ary. The Commentator that he con
tinued at the secretary s office transuding
executive business on Tuesday , awcekal
ter iiis. successor was qualified ; and to a
citizen, who stepped in and conversed with
him on the subject of retiring intimated,
that Gov. Metcalf was not qualified, and
that he, Desha, was the judge of that mat
ter In the course'ol tie day. 7 several gen
tlemen waited upon him fertile purpose of
remonstrating with him, against his suppo*
sed purpose. They were received, it a
said, with the utmost politeness,, and final!)
told, by Gen Deslic, that he would deliv
er up the seals on ihe next day—''s this
was holding the office only a few dayi
over the constitutional and usual term, and
no great mischief was likely to ensue, the
gentle.nen depaited content. In the after
noon Gov. Desha went to the Auditor’s
office to have his accounts for salary adjust
ed, and desired the Auditor to settle thf
account down to Wednesday—the ml
day But being informed that it would ntf
be allowed to that time y and only to the
completion of four years, amounting
SBOOO, his excellency conclude and to give up
the seals at once, ami accordingly did so
the same evening, and left town on Wedufs*
day morning
Portsmouth, (N. II.) Sept. 25.
Yesterday', at noon, was launched at tb@
Navy Yard in this harbor, the U. State?
sloop of war Concord. She is pronounce
by judges to be one of the finest ships o ’
her class in the Navy. She is 600 toDs>hti*
then, and is pierced for 18 guns.
The following vessels of war have
built at this harbor :
Ships.’ Cans. J)aUl
Falkland 54
Bedford 52
Apierica 50 M
Raleigh 32
Ranger 18
America . 74
Crescent 32
Scammell 14
Portsmouth 24
Congress 36
Washington 74 J 5.?
Porpoise 14
Concord 18
Aiubama 74 \ launc he<l.
Santee 44 )
Probably a larger number of nation^* srnr
than has been built in any port in the cot*
try. — Com. Adv.
Adams men rising! —A Mrs. Ad® s
Jefferson County Virginia, had tbi eeSU
at a birth, about a month since.
Robbery. —Tt behoves the public to
more thaß ordinary vigilance these times-
is doubtless a gang of desperadoes now
about this city, whose depredations are daily
ing more and more extensive. Frorn#
tisement in another column, it will a PP e^ r /j fl
most daring theft was yesterday perpetra> et
dwelling house in Mason-street, at
almost in the very presence of the family j.
detection of this villain is a matter ofp uWi
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