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ti’.LIX fi U\Y as a candidate for the House
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mJA MRS KKMBBIIT, K-q as a candida’e to
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| 0* i tie (Jem i ui Assembly.
V M” 4 i 824.
U o the <; Electors Wilkes |
Countv .
PAVING sb r ent from the j
county mo'i of the rime since
return from the lepi lature, and
inienditigji journey to the btate of
Alabama, (where I .'hall probably be
dp'ained onnl about the fir t of Ju v )
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the counfv id the House of Represent
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Tmm the National Advocate.
By the 1 -si taili g British ship
Margaret, < T apt. Fisher, arrived at
QUEBBt !! Lower Croatia, from j
Liverpool, we are enabled (o pre
sent to mir readers the singular fact
of later news received, than at this
port by the last ship, the John
Beils. The Margaret brings it!
tflligenee to the 15th April.
I< appears that so far from peace
between the British and !
“Algerines, the (hi hi net of St, James
!;h* h;*i*o under the necessity <>: issu
it g a decree, declaring Algiers in
a state of bin* knde, and notice has
been cffi< tally given to neutral p >w- i
rrs, ami of course to it-; always
keeping in miod that Algiers is in
Africa; and by the late convention,
the British have obtained from us
the right of search; therefore it
doubly behooves us to give that port
u *wide birth.” Admiral Neale
was before Algiers with a lute of
battle ship ar il five frigates; the
Dry had refused to treat with them,
nod was making preparations to sus
tain a bombardment—he had dis- j
mantled as! his vessels—ordered the 1
forts find batteries to he manned
wills troops drawn from the inleti- j
or. The 1* set on frigate brought ‘
the intelligence to England. It is
said that the officers ol the Dry are
opposed to the bombardment, and
have even threatened his life. We
doubt this—\ve know them better,
and trust that the British will use
rvery effort to negotiate, and not
light, for it is a fart not generally
known, that gallant and bold as the
sua< k of Loid Exmouth is admitted
to have been, the British got the
w< ist of that sill-tip, and a miracle
only saved the whole squadron. Let
khe remembered that Algiers is
stronger than Gibraltar; that the
town is of stone with no wooden !
houses, and there are 900 pieces of
cannon mounted on the castle and
ramparts.
1 he Marquis of Lansdowo brr/t
in a iiiil to enable toe Cutholies of <
Lngtaud to rote a! elections in the
K-;me manner as fhose of Ireland—
lead a first t'tiie. Ihe Alucquis ‘
then referred to auother htil he I
The Washington News.
i cant to introduce, the object of
j which was to enable Me Catholics
! of England to hold ffi <es upon the
same priu iples with those of lre
la;‘d.
Lexers from Italy state that the
Austrian troops in the Neapolitan
territories, whi-bi, according to
treaty, should be withdraw > at the
end of ibis year, are likely to he
prolonged for three years in >re.
The anxious and agitated stae of
Sicily is said t have dietaied ’; the
Neapoliia - Govern.ne:u (he ceres
sity of this area;**
Extract of a letter from an Jim°ri- i
can at Havana, to the Editors.
•* May e, iB2A.
“ There appears to he cos uer
aide ap-irehension of an invatn nos
the lalaud, iroiu Colombia, and
there is a rumor that a considerable
ffeet of Colombian vessels have !
made their appearance on the-ioulh |
side, it is certain, that (he govern- i
incut of Colombia have tlireatened I
.that of this Island, that, its it does \
notecase io fi- uu- exp ds’ionsto an- j
ooy the.ii. they will scml a force to j
destr ‘V all die defeoca-tess towns on
the seaboard, watch m and >ub(,
can do v ry tvAudy. fn caascqae ce j
of ttiis threat, the tniii'a. o n j
tna idcrs nave bee i oi tidied to pre- j
pare for dele nee,
** The inhabitants appear b ‘Ufp l
eoniented under the Uuyai than they i
were uodur me Constuutional gov*
erauient, A govermne. of tb
people is certainly best wlieu t>e
go and predoiniiiate: but, wlieo tlie
reverse is (he ease, as i< is here, (tie
go and req lice a government capable
of protecting theui i’tie consiilu
lional govt romciit suiied the worst
part ol the com ntjHi y, because jus
tice was slow and uo-eivai’) ; ilie
Hoyal govenuneai the belter part,
became justice is prompt and sum
mary . Governments should be
subed to tiis* character ofUie people,
A popular government is hesi suited
to us, ciod a lioy.il goveruuient is
a knowfeUged <o oe the best lor the
people of this Island, and even the
American t* idents prefer living
under it, because it is better able
to protect them. It must uodouot
edly be the first, until a radical
change is made in the character of
the people, for fhey have oot vir
tue enough mnog ihenn to go/ero
themselves.”— Nat. Intel ,
“ * ‘ w *’ -- • - • —•>. i,.r,n—f in lli Lia.
At an hour too latf“yesterday, to
enable i/s to obtain ihe particulars
lor to 4*y, the ii'juuctioa of secrecy
was removed, in he Senate trams ,
much of the Executive Proceedings
as relates to the .t reaty lately cou
cludeti at Loudon, between Mr,
Bush and Vlr. Stratford Caumug,
Representatives of toe Untied States
and Great Britain, having for its
object a eo-operatioa of measures
for tue further Suppression of the
Slave lV*de. In our next, wc shall
publish >he p irticulars, as far as
we can olnam thorn. For tiie pre
sent, we can only say, that ihe lVea
ty met with very serious opposition
io the Senate; that it was li mlly
ratified by (hat body, by a barely
cQusiituiiooal majority, after recei
vmg several nmdiii atiuns, the most
essential of which limits ns dura
tion to ihe plea ure of the parties, j
making ii an experimental measure, j
rather than a permanent law for the
government of ihe two nations.
Nat. Intelligencer,
We promised, in our last, that
we would lay before our readers the
particulars of the Proceedings of the
Senate upon the Convention lately
concluded, between the U States
and Great Britain, proposing eer
tain arrangements for the further
suppression of the Slave trade
VI iil this promise we find ourselves
i ptevented from literally complying,
by a rule of the Senate, which lur
l bids extracts to he taken from the
Journal of Fxe utive Proceedings
I The injunction of secrecy is rem*iv
i ed as io (he fac:s, but remains as
to the form, of the Pro eedings.
We are able io state, therefore, on
y such particulars as we obtain from
’ oral report
Ihe Convention was toneluded
fyASHINITON) (ceargia) SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1824.
nr-'’ g- cd -(in the I.lth jf “?nrrh,
; fr wo o our ‘lit tvicc. Michaud
1 rsH, on die part • f • I?e U. States,
a* and, on le j art <*f Gre it Britain,
i In the Uisrbi Mono, able M ilium
1 TANARUS” ison. a'*d the Right Honora
ble StRATFokI) I 4NM!G.
The Convention comprise* ten ar
tieles.
Article tsf, awthorizes comman
ders- acd other commissioned offi
cer** of ihe two nations, duly autho
rized to cruize on the Coasts of Af
rica, of America, and the West
Indies, for 4 lte suppression of ‘he
S ave Trade, tindet cdiditions su!)-
specified, to! search, de
tai r, capture, and eAd inio the
proper country of il e ikptured ves
sel, vessel, of ejilior nation,
concerned in ti.clawfn( traffic in
Siavcs-t-the vessels so carried in to
he tried by the trihiinals of. the coon- !
try to which they belong.
Article ‘id, applies the same rule !
*o vessels chartered by citizens of j
either nation, though not bearing j
the flig et that ? at ion, sor owned |
by individuals he!or,”#g to it, |
Article Bd, rrqoiflbs .bat, in all j
eases, wheie ary vessel otWither
porty shall lip board; and by any naval
cfiicerofi-he other party, on sus
picion of being cnner?!ed io ihe
Slave-Trade, the officer shall deli
ver to -he t ‘cp’ain of (bo vessel so
bearded, a ceriifi-ate in writing,
signed by naval officer, spei t!y
iog bis rank. and rhe ohje t of
his visi ! ; >(! m. kes some other pro- <
visions f-rthe delivery of ahip'g pa- j
pees, when raptured under this eon- >
ve lion. -
Article 4, VmUs t! ; e right of!
search, recognized bv this f noven- |
(ion, to su*h as shall he necessary j
to the ascertainment of iht* fact
whether said vessel i, nr is not, en
gaged in the Slave Trade.
Article 5, makes it the duly of
commanders, of either naijou, hav
ing captured a vessel of ;he ntljpr, 1
under this Treaty, *o receive into
his cosindy the vessel captured,
atd send or carry ft into a port of
the vessel’s proper country, &c.
lor* adjudication, if required,
in every which case triplicate de
claratjutis are to he sig ed, Bd‘. &c.
Article 6, provides that, in eas
es of captuie t>y the officers of eitli
er party, under this convention,
where no uationsrl vessel of ihe na
tioo of the capture ?! vesiel is cruiz
ing, the captor shall ejsher send or
ea< ry his prize 10 aomq convenient
port of its own eountA, or of itg
owu dependencies, for afijudication,
&c.
Article 7, provides thVt the corn
mnnders and crews of these captur
ed vessels shat! he proceeded against
i the countries iuio which they are
brought, as pirates, &e. &c..
Article 8, co- fine* the right of
search, under this treaty, to such
ofii< era o! hob parties, as are spe
cially instructed to execute the laws
of (heir respective countries in rela
tion to the slave trade. For every
vexatious and abusive exercise of
this right, officers are to he person
ally liable, in costs and damages.
&e. and prescribes other proceed
ings to he had in su. h ca^es.
Article 9, provides that the Go
vernment of either nation will in
quire into abuses of this Convention,
aod die laws of each country, by
the officers thereof, respect iveiy,
and inflict on the officers complain
ed of, adequate punishment.
Article 10, declares, that the
right, reciprocally conceded by this
Treaty, is wholly and exclusively
founded on the two nations having, 1
hy their laws, made the slave trade
piracy, and is not to betaken loaf
feet, in any other way, the rights
ol the parties, &o. and engages dial
ea h power use its influence
with all civilized powers, to pro
cute Ir- tn them the acknowledg
ment of the slave trade being piravy
under Ihe laws of nations.
Article 11 provides that the rati
fications 1 the Treaty shall be ex
changed at London, within twelve -
months, eras much sooner thereaf
ter as possible.
1 he above paragraphs contain a :
svnoystsof the ('onvention, as laid j
befme the Senate. It was rafifi and
b) (fie Senate, with certain condi
tions, one of vhieh limited ihe du
ra? m of the treaty to the pleasure
of the parties, and another limited
the right of search to the African
Seas. OC the-e conditions, the
grounds of objection to (he Treaty,
and flia votes upon it, if oot pre
sented to (he Public in an official
form, vve shall hereafter present a
further account to our readers.
Ibid .
_
The reader will discover, by (be
Proceedings of yesterday, (bat tho
sefeet committee of the House of
Representatives, to whom was re
ferred (lie memorial of Mr. Edwards,
late Senator from Illinois, impeach
ing the administration of the Fis
cal Concerns of the Government,
has made a Report, entirely exon
erating the Treasury Department
from the charges preferred against
if. Tiie Repost is sufficiently omi
clusive, though, from 4 regard to
(lie dignity of the House, it proba
bly does not bestow, upon charges
which it declares to be unfounded,
the decided reprobation which they
merit. Considering the
of (he committee, however'/andthe
unanimiiy of their report, it must
have a decisive elFect. —lbid.
THE INVIrTWATION,
f I he rep rt, published, in the
preceding columns, vv&s yesterday
taken up su the House of Represen
tatives, aud the resolution with
which it concludes, was agreed to,
with amendments which require tiie
report of the comuntice, which is
to sit during the recess, to be pub
lished. prolongation of the
duties of the committee, was re
commended aod agreed to, appar
ently, without distinction of person
al feelings t the accuser or
the accused in the ease. It was the
result of an impression, on the one
hand, that, as Mr. dwards has
been sent for, it is due to consisteu
• cv, that he should, on his arrival
heie, he heard by the coftimiltee of
the House, as the Mouse cannot it
self, with any convenience, remain
in Session to await his coming; and,
on tho other, that no room ought to
he left, to the worst enemy of the
Secretary of the Treasury, if he
have any, for saying that a report
had been made favorable to Mr.
Oawford, without affirding his ac
cuser an opportunity in person to
sustain his charges. In what pass- j
ed yesterday, on this subject, of
which a particular account is neces
sarily deferred, it was gratifying'to
observe the absence of irritation,
add the general disposition to pay
entire respect to the motives as well
as tho ai ts of the Committee.— lb,
Kennon’s Trial.
We have received from a friend
a? Washington a Copy of the Secre
tary’s Report of tho Proceedings of
*he Court Martial at Norfolk. It
filla a pamphlet of I*7 pages.—.lt
sets out with a correspondence be
tween Mr. Stevenson, and the Sec
retary*— die former enquiring whe
ther tiie proceedings of the trkjl
were to he published; and the laMer
assigning his reasons for declining
the publication. Among others, lie
says; “Should the Department pub
lish the pr ‘ceedings of the court
martial, they will be calculated to
continue a sta-e of things in no
way serviceable to Lieut. Kennon,
Commodore Porter, or the navy ge
nerally; but would probably pro
duce discussions, ex lie feelings,
and create controversies, alike in
jurious to all. There are matters
in the defence calculated to encroach
strongly on discipline and good or
der. The peace of the service de
mands that the matter rest as it is,
s> lar, at least, as this Department
is coo -erned.”
On Mr, llexander’s motion, how
ever, the House of Representatives
called for the trial, and it is accor
dingly published.
* he evidence occupies a conside
rable space. The most interesting
wnness, of course, is i’mnnn'vdore
Porter himself. No ingenuity of
the Prisoner’s Counsel \ G<-i. Tay
lor) could extract fcom him ihe
confession that he was the author
oftheaUa'k upon Jveooon iu tue
iava 1 h Georgian;
**HuetUimh Were you the auih
or of that publication, or . - u ( ,uf>-
I'shrd by your -request, or hy your
directions ?
. insicer . I know (lie author ; t
fully concur with him in opinion*
an i am prepared to sifb<t:inti t|e all
the facts contained in that pulsa
tion. I decline any further answer*
(\jies f ion. Is there a y ••myste
rious policy in keeping ha*k tha
name of the author,” which indu
ces you to keep hack the name of
the author, or why do you decline
j naming the author ?
Answer. I decline answering tha
question on (he ground (ha k
inyself of the warning fi have re*
j eeived from the judge advocate”
Vacinus allusions were afterwards
j made to the same subject-various
i attempts hy the Prisoner’s counsel
to worm out (tie confession from ha
, Commodore—but he was met by
the same obstinate but expressive
silence.
‘The Del cnee is a hold and mas
terly one. Geo. I\ arraigns tho
conduct of Commodore Porter, ami
asserts he fight of L’*eut. Keoooa
to defend himself iu the puoliu
prints against his anonymous -u
----ser. He asks what has the discip*
.line of the navy to say to a •.*< er
• altogether personal iu its urigi ; ad
wuat justice there would be io pun
ishing **the inferior for oo( having
respected tho character and rank of
a superior, whi *h pad lu ked under
the disguise, ad behind the mask;
of an anonymous libeller.
“This.(says he) is the case, as the wor IJL
Will under* and it. .And wlui does.ih*
ot';he service, and tiie discipline of tiie Nay/
demand ? *lt is on this matter { presume
speak
, In what consists the discipline, so much
talked ot. but so little defined? D >e- n re
quire of the inferior unfiesi at mg obedience,
übsoiute submission, uncompiaming’ acquies
cence entire deference to hi, superior ors <\(l
matters, in all shua'ion* wha ever, in all 1119
relations of lire, whether connected with *he
serv.ee or not ? D -e* it confer on the sitperi*
or unrestrained authority; sbsoive him fro,t|
all duties/ make
sions, the rule r of his own guidance, and tlut
laws for the observance of his inferiors in all
matters and under ail circums;ances whatever!
If this be discipline, it is certainly but %
vulgar acquisition, requiring no high excel*,
lency to at ain it. T nee&uoniy brutal pass,
ions in the superior, ana passiveness, mor*
than brutal, in the interior.
If this be then I am a stranger ta
it. I see in it absolute despot ism on one> s de,
abject slavery on the other; but I see nodung
m ire. Perish the navy, before this becomes
the relation between superior and subordi
nate!’*
The Court acquit the aonused of
all the Specifications alleged against
him—yet they “express their deci
ded disapprobation of those parrs of
the defence, where the accused la
bors to point oul to the court tho
discipline of the navy as it is, ami
| as it should he,” and particularly
: of certain passages, which they de
signate in their opinion—declaring
that they cannot, by their silence,
give sanctioo tn seniiine its, which*
though clothed in the mantle of de
fence, are calculated to diffuse
principles of insubordination in tho
navy”!—The world will not re-echo
ibis sentiment. Even io the Navy
an inferior has h'o right*—particu
larly when his superior chooses to
throw otThit rank or to forget its
obligations.— Rich. Enquirer .
MORE CAUCUSING.
On Friday evening, those mem
bers of the Legislature who consti
tute the predominant party, conve
ned in caucus, and organized them
selves to vote for President of tho
United States,
On counting the ballots, it appear
ed that 12i had been given for J. Q.
Adams— l 4 for Andrew J 4 ksoo 7
for Crawford, and 2 for Clay.
Now lei ii be soberly asked, whe
ther this is (he purpose for which
these men were sent to the legisla
ture—did they come here to ctioos®
a President of the Uniied States, or
to transact the husioess of the State?
W hat is the design of this legislative
v*te? Is it.to influence the people
of hi* State in their r haico of elec
tors?—m- is to inil imce the electors
in their choice of President? iu ei
ther case the design is unwarranted
a id unwarrantable; and the peop.o
of these United Stales havv oeea
si 0 io look wi.'li alarm, a< the pro
ceedings of legislative cau-us.s, oa
this subject throughout the euUQ*
try ,—C(/niuctieut Journal ,
[No 24.