Newspaper Page Text
DARIEN GAZETTE.
DARIEN, (georgia,)- —equal anti <£*act 3Ju ititt. —Tuesday, Octobers, ism.
Vol 1 1*
Darien <©asftte
edited and published
BY
CiIA ? S. F. GHANDISON.
(on the bay)
ytf>s fier annum, fiayable in advance.
advertisements will bo inserted on the fol
lowing ‘ermss —
For the first insertion, per square, seventy •
Jive cents; for each subsequent successive in
sertion, thirty-seven mul a half cents; monthly
advertisements seventy-five cents per square
for each insertion. No advertisements con
sidered less than a square. Eah person’s
property advertised by the Sheriff ancl Mar
shal is considered a square. Those not ac
companied with written limits, are continued
till forbid, and each insertion charged.
Sales (.-.’land and negroes, by Administra
tors, Executors, or Guardians, are required
bv law, to be held on the first Tuesday in the
month, between the hours of ten in the fore
noon and three o’clock in the afternoon, at
the court-house of the county in which the
property is situate. Notice of these sales
must he given in a public gazette SIXTA
days previous to the day of sale.
Notice of the sale of personal property
must he given in like manner, FORTY days
previous to the day of sale.
Notice to the debtors and creditors of an
cstaie must be published for FORTY days.
Notice that application will be made to the
Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land, must
be published for NINE MON FIIS.
Letters of Dis nission from an estate must
be published six months.
LETTERS (on business) must be post
paid —or thev mav not meet with attention.
MR. ADAMS AND MR. PICKER
ING
(~ Concluded from our last.J
Mr. Adams says.‘'this hill wasoppo
sed in the Senate very feebly on its
met is, and exclusively by the federal
members, then only four in number.”
This is true: they were taken by sti; -
prise: they were astounded by the so
lemn Presidential recommemla ion,
ancl the bill presented in pursuance of
it, to impose an embargo which was to
prostrate the whole commerce of the
United States. Therefore, they urg
ed the allowance of time to sonsider, to
deliberate,and this M<. Adams vehem
ently opposed. Although about four
hours were occupied in the whole af
fair, hut a small portion of that short
space was given to the discussion of the
bill In that short space, the Presid
em’s message and the four documents
were i ead—they were referred to a
committee chosen by ballot—the com
mittee retired—drafted and reported
tip bill—it was read once—‘it was mov
ed to lead it immediately a second lime
—this was objected to, as contrai y to a
standing i ulr of the Senate, which re
q dt ed every bill to be read three times
on three several days,(unless otherwise
unanimously agreed) before it could
pass to be enacted. And the impres
sion re is on my mind, that mote than
half the time occupied in debate, was
spent in discussing the question, wne
ther that salutary standing rule snotild
or -hontd not b: suspended, in order
imaml) o pass the embargo bill.
It may not be amiss here to remark
incidentally, that M'. Adams, in saying
the federal members then in the Sen
ate were only four in number, [Good
rich, Htllhouse, Pit kcei ing, While,] of
course excluded himself. His present
federal friends may notice this if they
please: Jhon Quincy Adams now avows
(and me avowal at thisiime is not with
out an object) ‘hat, on the IBtn of De
cember,* 1807, he was not a federalist;
and thus justifies the new title given
him after that mischievous measure,
the embargo, expressive of his renun
ciation of federalism, to which ne nad
formerly been zealously attached.
In my Review of the Adams and
Cunningham Correspondence, I stated
that Mr. Adams, the father, had earn
estly condemned the embargo, on first
hearing of ils imposition; but when, af
terwards, he learned what a conspicu
ous part in imposing it, he also pro
nounced it a wise measure. But the
son himself soon became alarmed for
the consequences: aiarmed, I presume
bv letters from some of his friends in
Boston, shewing the mischiefs * with
which the n embargo was pregnant, and
piobadly suggesting a substitute, to au
thorise the merchants to arm their ves
sels for defence. For, on the’ 11th of
Jan. 1808, only 20 days after Mr. Ad
ams had displayed such flagiant zeal
to effect the passing rftlie embargo law
he offered a formal resolution for the
consideration ot the Senate, for the ap
pointment of a committee to consider
and report when that law could lie re
pealed—and oil the expediency of au
thorizing the merchants to arm their
vessels for defence. But he found, at
once, that it was easier to impose, than
to obtain a repeal of the law. “My re
solution (says he) met no encourage
ment.” He himself also abandoned it;
and in less than three months afterwards
published his pamphlet letter to Mr.
Harrison Grey Otis to justify the em
bargo
Mr. Adams says “that, but for the
embargo, the British Orders in Coun
cil would have swept thee-fourths of
the tonnage of the United States into
the ports of Great B rain for confisca
tion.” Surely, every merchant in the
United States, if he can suppress his
disgust, must smile at this strange dec
laration. In affected retaliation for the
orders in council, the French Emperor
issued his Milan decree on the 17th of
December, 1807. This decree was
distinguished by its outrageous provi
sions. One was that, if a neutral mer
chant vessel suffered herself to be
searched by a Bri ish armed vessel, that
alone subjected her to capture and con
demnation. Yet, with this decree, the
Berlin decree, and the orders in coun
cil all in full force, the American mer
chants were weak enough to remon
state against the embargo; and t 6 per
sist in their opposition until it was re
pealed. And then—so great was their
folly—they repaired their vessels, and
pushed them out with all practicable
expedition, to enevv their foreigncom
meice! Or ; to adopt the favorite figu
rative s'tvle of Mr Adams, “The spi
rit ofdespetate adventure rushed to sea
with every plank that could be made to
float.”
Mr. Adams introduces the name of
the lately deceased Mr. Cabot, and
snecringly repeating my words, “my
excellent friend George Cabot,” adds,
in the popular slang, “since President
of the Hartford Convention;” for iht
dishonur able purpose of fixing on an
eminently enlightened, accomplished,
and most virtuous citizen. Mr. Adams
in his vain attempt to damn the charac
ter of Mr Caoot, could oot have forgot
ten that Mr. Harrison Gray Otis, to
whornets his friend, he addressed his
long embar go letter of 1808 which he
had just caused to be teprinted, was al
so a member, and a conspicuous one,
of the Hartford Convention, whose
proceedings he has lately very ably
vindicated.
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
Salem, August 24, 1824.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
Spare not nor spend too much, be this
Thy care, spare but to spend,
and only spend to spare; who s ends too
Much, may want, and so com
plain: But lie spends best, that spares
To spend again.
Randolfih.
Certainly, ifa man will keep of even
hand, his ordinary expenses ought to
be but to the half of his receipts, and if
he think to wax rich, but to the third
part.
It is no baseness for the greatest to
descend and loo* into their, own estate.
Some for bear it, not upon negligence
alone, but doubling to bring themselves
into melancholy, in respect they snail
find it broken. But wounds cannot be
cured without searching. He that can
not look into his own estate at all, iiath
need Goth choose well those whom he
employeth, and change thefn often, lot
new are more timorous ancl less subtil.
He that can iook into his estate but
seldom, it behoveth him to turn all to
ceitain-ies. A man had need, if he be
plentiful in some kind of expense, to be
as saving again in some other; as, if he
be plentiful in diet, to he saving in ap
parel; if he be plentiful in the hall, to
be saving in the stable, and the like;
for lie that is plentiful in expenses of
all kinds, will hardly he preserved
from decay. —Lord Bacon.
Amongst all other things of the
world, take care of thy estate, which
thou shalfcver preserve ifjtiiou observe
three things. First that thou know
what thou hast, what every thing is
worth that thou hast, and to see that
thou art not wasted by thy servants
and officers. The Second is, that thou
never spend any thing before tho liavs
it;for bor rowing is the canker and death
of every man’s estate. The Third is,
that thou suffer not theyself to he woun
ded for other men’s faults, and scour g
ed for other men’s offences;whichis,the
surety for another; for thereby millions
of men have been beggared and destroy
ed, naying the reckoning of other mens
riot and the charge of other men’s fol-1
lv and prodigality; if thou smart, smart
for thine own sins, and above all things
be not made an ass to cany the burdens
of other men.
II any friend desire thee to be his
surety, give him a part ot what thou
hast to spare; if he press thee farther,
he is not they friend at all, for
friendship rather chooseth harm to it
self, than offfreth it. If thou be bound
for a stranger, thou art a fool, if for a
merchant, thou puttest thy estate to
learn to swim; if for a chuichman, he
hath no inheritance; if for a lawyer, he
will find an evasion by a syllable or
word to abuse thee; if for a poor man,
thou must pay it thyself; if for a rich
man, it need not; therefore, from sitic
tyship, as from a manslayer or enchan
ter, bless thyself; for the best profit
and return will be this, that ifthou force
him for whom thou art bound, to pay
it himself, he will become thy enemy;
if thou use to pay it thyself, thou wilt be
a beggar.
Wnat virtue soever thou hast, be it
never So manifold, ifthou be poor withal
thou ancl thy qualities shall he despised
besides, poverty is oft times sent as a
curse ofGodjit isa shame amongst men,
animprisonment of the mind, a vexation
of every worthy spirit: thou shall nei
ther help thyself nor others, thou shall
drown thee in all thy virtues, having
no means to show them; thou shalt be
a burthen and an eye-sore to thy friends;
every man will fear thy company; thou
shall be driven basely to beg and de
pend on others, to flatter unworthy men
to make dishonest shifts, and, to con
clude, poverty provokes a man to do
infamous and detested deeds. Let no
vanity, therefore, or persuasion, draw
thee to that worst of worldly misseries.
Ifthou be rich, it will give theepiea
sure in health, comfort in sickness, keep
thy mind and body free,save thee from
many perils, relieve theebn thy elder
years, relie e the poor and thy honest
friends, and give means to thy posteri
ty to live and defend themselves and
thine own fame. Whereas, it is said
in the Proverbs, “That he shall Ire
sore vexed that is surety tot a stanger,
and he that hateth suretyship is sme.”
It is further said. “The poor is hated
even of his own neighbor, but tlie rich
hath many friends. —Sir Walter Ra
leigh.
SHERIFF’S COURT— Crim. Con.
H’ BARING, ESQ. M. P V. CAPTAIN WEBS
TER.
This was an inquisition to assess da
mages for the seduction of the plain
tiff’s wife, the defendant having suffer
ed judgement to go by default. Ihe
damages were laic! at 10,000?. Mr.
Brougham said, the name of Baring
stood high, both in the political and the
commercial world. Mr. 11. Baring,
the present plant Iff, was third brother
of that family. He was possessed of an
entensive. fortune,which he had greatly
improved residence in China. Oil
his return from thence; aged about 25,
he found his eldest brother, just retur
ned from “America, and had brought
with him a wife, daughter oi one of the
first families in Pennsylvania, and also
a younger sister o! the lady, to whom
the plantiff paid his addresses, and aft
er a time, notwithstanding some oppo
sition from the fathers ot each, they
were united in marriage, and lived in a
state of'ummei rupted bliss for 20* > ears,
in the course of which they had five
children, the eldest, a daughter, recent
ly married; another 13; years of age;
a son about 20; another 15; ancl an in
fant two years old. Capt. Webster,
during the last year, became a visitor
in ihe family. He was the brother of
Sir Godfrey Webster,ancl a held situa
tion on the staff of the present viceroy of
Ireland. He was five or six years
younger than the Ladv, but notwith
standing her advance in life, her attrac
tions were great; and the Captain, in
violation of the ties of friendship for
the husband, in violation of the rights
of hospitality, and of every sacred duty
had weaned her affections from her
husband, had deprived her offspring of
her maienrai care and protection, ancl
left her to become an outcast of that
society of which she had formerly
been a pt-ide and ornament.
Mrs. Wall stated, that she was the
eldest sister of Mr. Baring; she had
constant opportunities of witnessing the
conjugal affection of the family, and a
- observed the greatest tenderness
on both sides between Mr. and Mrs.
Baring; she had passed weeks together
at their house, and nevi r saw between
them the siighest alteication; there
might have been differences of mere
opinion, but they must occur every
where. The eldest daughter of Mr.
H Bating was lately married; the eld
est son is at Oxford, the second sen in
the Navy; the younger children are at
home. Mrs. Kempt; another sister of
Mr. Baring, gave precisely similar
testimony of the affectionate in err onrse
which she ahvavs saw between Mr and
Mrs. Baring: she did not know the de
fendant. Her general residence was a
day’s journey from Mr Baring’s house.
Last autumn twelve month sue spent
three weeks at his house in the country
and saw them repeatedly in London af
ter She nevet heard from Mi Bar
ing of any former marriage of his
wife’s.
Aits. Dent, sister-in-ltw, had only to
repeat that she had uniformly witnes
sed the same affeciionate conduct on
the part of Vir. ancl Mrs. 11. Baring to
wards each other. Mr. Blagdtn atten
ded Mrs Baling on the 12ib August,
1822, at her accouchment* Ii was in
London, ancl Mi. Henry Bating evinc
ed at the time the most tender solici
tude. Four liters were then pul in
evidence, from Captain Webster to
Mrs Baring. The one was dated
Dublin Castle, the othei s Brighton; ail
breathed the warmest love, and indica
ted an intimacy between the parties of
the closest nature. This was the case on
behalf of the plaintiff.
Mr, Denman then said, it be. arne
his duty to address the Jury on behalf
of Captain Webstei; he could not help
remarking, that it never was suppossed
that so little information would nave
been produced to the Jury, as a foun
dation for those heavy damages which
his learned Friend had aruicipaied.—
It was true that some respectable La
dies had given evidence, but s<> vety
immaterial, as to lead one to -oppose
that they had been produced for no
other reason than to give ornament and
dignity to the cause; for it was quite
impossible that they, from their con
nexion with the parties, could have
been qualified to speak as to tier con
duct and principles They ar e the sis
ters of the husband—unqi stionablv, the
sister of the wife could not have been
brought forward, but were there not
many others that might? There was
a grown up daughter; had she no go
verness? Wny was not tho French
waiting-maid r ailed, who had consent
ed to act on some occasions as the “Go
between.” She mig t, per haps, have
told the Jury something of the uninter
rupted happiness, as it was called, of
the husband, but wnich the Jur y most
have seen had arrived at ns conclusion
long before Capt Webster became ac
quainted with this Lady. The Lady’s
charms, which had won hei husband’s
affections 20 years before, had vanish
ed, and misery and distress and alliena
tion had been planted in theii place.—
How fallacious was all the evidence—
how iittie upon which the Jury could
reiv! The respectable ladies who had
been called all stated that even in au
tumn last the appearances of Mrs. Ba
ring to her husband were the same as
usual; all was tranquility and happiness
and love, and yet she permitted a gross
assignation with the defendant a month
before. What right then has any man
to infer that his client was the sedu
cer? The lady was married in 1802—
she was then at least eighteen years of
age—she is now on the verge of forty.
The gentleman was considerable und
erthirty, and was his guilt so gr eat, or
did the circumstance oi the case war
rant that he should be subjected to
heavy damages, wnich wouHl place his
personal liberty for life at the mercy
of a man whom he was supposen to
have injured! He was anxious to find
out what were the feelings of the hus
band—how he spent his evenings- whe
ther his strong affection had lasted
up to the period of the seduction; whe
ther his attaenmeut had not been abat
ed by the former seducers —or wheth
er in fact, when he had been released
from the embraces of his wife, he had
lost any thing more than the name.—
Nooppoitunity had been afforded of
any examination as to the situation of
the lady before marriage nor any of
those circumstances to point out the
extent of the loss which the plaintift'had
sustained. The last person in the
world likely to hear what was going
forward, were the sisteis of the injur ed
husband; and yet they were the only
persons called upon to desciibe the do-
wVo. 38