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from other countries, n< cheap as pos- •|jIp . because tlie more you Increase consumption, the greater activity you iv e to.the productive industry of the nation, bv which alone, the articles to |,c consumed, can be purchased ? The ronduct of other nations, it is true, may icdr this industry, if they chuse to Walker, of Geo. Williams, of Miss. Williams, of Ten,—23. Against unitin'; the bills,—Messrs. Burrill, Dana, Dickerson, Horsey, Hun* llflf injure themselves in order to achieve so hopeful a project; hut it depends in a great measure upon ourselves, uliosc staple products arc articles of t |, e first necessity, how far these im pediments shall extend. If the cir cumstance of excluding our produc tions from foreign markets, is the cause ffliich creates this check; the ell'ect must certainly be much the same, whe ther the exclusion be the work of our own hands, or that of foreign nations alone : and such exclusion is as readi ly accomplished by refusing to take foreign commodities, as by directly prohibiting ours from going abroad; simply bedatise it is impossible to sell, unless we will buy. But to aid other nations in injuring ourselves, is a spe cies of revenge, which we confidently trust the law givers ofthe land will ever be too wise to pursue. In submitting those views to your hon orable body, your memorialists do not pretend to suggest any thing new. They have merely endeavored to condense mid exhibit the chief principles, argu ments and illustrations applicable to their present purpose, of several of the ablest political economists that the world had ever seen, who have enforced their fa vorile system with all the power of which.political reasoning seems to us bv any possibility susceptible. Still less do your memorialists pretend to present their opinions, by way of information, in regard to matters upon which, they doubt not your competency wisely to decide. But, they have thought it just to themselves, as well as to all those who depend upon them, not to remain silent on the present occasion, lest that silence should be construed into an acquiescence in doctrines not less injurious to their best interests, than to those of the Uni ted States. 'f ive most unrestricted freedom of ex portation and importation should be the aim of all the nations of tire earth ; and the nearer any one nation can approxi mate to that state of things, however o- (her nations may labor to prevent it, the sooner will she acquire all the power and prosperity which she is capable of attaining. All the difference will be, that she will not attain them quite as soon, as if the principle of unrestrained national intercourse were universal. We hold it to be a maxim demonstrably true, that government should in no case interface iu ««ju« i*«- *»■»-•«- l.,» of its citizens or subjects; but continually aim to remove every obstacle which may ftand in the way of the accumulation of wealth, and the development of the powers and resources of talent and in dustry—not certainly to pamper and en rich one class of producers at the ex pense ofthe community.” We consider it a truth equally irrefragable, that, “ to prohibit a great people from making all they can of every part of their own produce, or from employing their stock and industry in the way they may judge most-advantageous to themselves, is a manifest violation of the most sacred tights of mankind.” How far these principles, as well as the ^others which we have previously stated apply to the projects of our manufactur ers, we now submit to your honorable body to decide. JAMES M. GARNETT, Vice President Teste—john adams, Sec’v. lien, Morrill, Noble, Otis, Palmer, irrott, Roberts, Buggies, Sanford', ichnor, Trimble, Van Dyke, Wilson— I. Mr. Thomas, of Illinois, then offered in amendment to the Missouri branch of the bill, proposing, in substance, to pro hit slavery in all the territory beyond the Mississippi, north of 30 1-2 degrees of north latitude, excepting within the limits if the proposed Stale if Missouri. Mr. Barbour, of Va. moved to amend! the amendment by striking out 30 and a degrees, and inserting, as the line, north of which slavery should hereafter be excluded, by the fortieth degree of north latitude. The motion was supported by the mover, and opposed by Mr. Edwards of Illinois.: and after a short discussion, The motion was negatived—three or four only rising in favor of it. Mr. Eaton then offered, as a substitute Mr. Thomas's amendment, a senioin prescribing the same limits beyond which avery shall not he allowed, hut made plicablc to the same, only “ while said portion of country remains a territory." substitute for the amendment not be ll in order, according to the rules of c Senate, Mr. E. withdrew his propo- itiou. Mr. Trimble, of Ohio, next proposed amend Mr. Thomas's amendment, sub- tantially, by making it to apply to all country west of the Mississippi, ex cept so much as is comprehended within the state of 'Louisiana and the proposed state of Missouri. But, before any ques tion was takeu On this motion, it was also ithdrawn. the CONGRESS. r, King, of N. Y. Lanman, f <0\VI that state and this, so far as the has been run. HOUSE OF'REPRESENTATIVES, February 16. The Speaker laid before the House letter from the Secretary of the Trea- sury, transmitting statements of the re ceipts and expenditures of the United States, from the establishment of the Federal Government to the 31st of De- cemder last; rendered in obedience to resolution cf the house, adopted on tin motion of Mr. Randolph, on the 6th ult. The Speaker also laid before the house a letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury, transmitting a list of balan ces on the books of the 3d Auditor ofthe Treasury, due more than three years prior to the 30th of September last, &c. rendered in obedience to the act of March 3, 1817. These documents were ordered to li on the table and be printed. The following resolutions, preceded by a long and argumentative preamble, have received the sanction ofthe Legis lature of Virginia. Resolved, That, in the opinion of the General Assembly of Virginia, the peo ple of Missouri have a right to demand, upon the faith of (he treaty of 1803. that they shall lie admitted into the Union, upon terms of equality with the other states. That the Congress of the United States have no right to impose u[son the people of Missou ri, as a condition of their ad mission into the Union, the restriction which lias been proposed in Congress, or any of her restriction, not necessary to guarantee a republican form of gov ernment. Resolved. That the Senators from this Stale in the Congress of the United States be instructed, and the Rep resentatives requested, to use their best efforts in procuring the admission ofthe State of Missouri into the Union, upon the principles contained in the foregoing Resolutions, and in resisting any attempt which shall be made in Congress, to im pose conditions upon the people of Miss ouri. not warranted by the treaty of cess ion, and the Constitution of the United States. Resolved, That the Governor of this Commonwealth be desired to transmit a copy of the foregoing Preamble anil Resolutions to each ofthe Senators and Representatives from Virginia and the Delegate from the Missouri Territory in the present Congress; and to the Gov ernor ofeach State and Territory in the Union, with a request that they may he laid before their respective Legislatures. The amendment to the constitution proposed by the State of Pennsylvania, the object of which is to prohibit Con gress from passing any law for incorpo rating any Bank except within the Dis trict of Columbia, has been unanimously jreed to in the Ligislatuxe of Ohio. Extract of a letter, dated Avayelles, Louisiana to a gentleman in N. York, Jan’y. 18. “ On Sunday afternoon the town of Alexandria, on Red river, was visited by a most destructive tornado during which most ofthe business part ofthe town was destroyed, including the court-house, 14 or 15 buildings having been thrown into ruins. The inhabit ants were obliged to take shelter under temporary sheds. The roofs of some of die houses were blown across the river to the distance of two miles ir. the pine woods. The loss is estimated at $100, 000.” RECORDER. MILLEDGEVILLF., Tuksdav, March 7. Our minister to Spain, Mr. Forsyth, is said to be now in Paris, having quitted the Court of Madrid, in disgust. This is very probable. His situation in Spain, could not longer, we presume, be com fortable to him, or useful to his couutry. of IN SENATE—February lfi. Mr. Leake, from the committee on In dian allairs in pursuance of the resoluti on offered by Mr. Johnson of Kentucky on the 12th ult. made a report on the subject, accompanied by a bill for the better regulation of the trade with the Indian tribes. Mr. Williams, from Mississippi, from the committee on public lands, reported a bill further to suspend (until the 31st of March 1821) the sale or forfeiture o" lands for failure ia completing the pay ments thereon. These bills were sev f«*'*y passed t'J the second MSfilSg. Mr. Trimble laid before the Senate certain resolutions of the Legislature Ohio, concurring in the amendment pro posed to the constitution of the United States by the Legislature of Pennsylva nia, to restrict Congress from establish ing a Bank or branches of a Bank or oth er monied institution, out of the limits of the District of Columbia; which were read. Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, submitted the following resolution for considerati on : Resolved, That the committee on nav al affairs, be instructed to enquire into the expediency of providing by law for the purchase of a sufficient number of fit vessels to protect the commerce of the United States in the Gulph of Mexi co, and to prevent smuggling on the coast of Louisiana. I'he question was taken on concurring in the amendment reported by the Judi ciary committee (to unite the Maine and Missouri bills in one bill) and decided in the affirmative by yeas and nays, as fol lows : for uniting the bills.—Messrs. Bar- hour, Brown, Eaton, Edwards, ElliuM, Gaillard, Johnson, of Ky. Johnson, of Lou. King, of Ala. Leake, Lloyd, Lo- fian, Macon, Pinkney, Pleasants, Smith, “tokos, Taylor, Thoaiae WaUker, of Ailh The bill for the admission into the union of Maine and Missouri (uncondi tionally) has passed the Senate, with an amendment, laying the proposed res triction on all the territory ceded by France to the United States, which lies above the 3Gth degree and 30 minutes of north latitude, except what is within the limits of Missouri. The vote in Se nate on the passage ofthe hill was 24 to 20—It is now before the House of Re presentatives, as sent from Senate. Se veral members in debate have declared their belief, that the decision of this question will endanger the union of the states. The number of persons now confined for debt in the jail of this county, is I greater than was ever before known,— It is not improper however to remark, that in most, if not in every instance, the persons thus deprived of liberty, may trace their misfortunes to impru dence, connected with intemperance. — The feelings of the man who would in carcerate in jail his unfortunate debtor, because lie is destitute of the means, though not of the disposition, to render justice, are neither enviable nor worthy of imitation, To confute the arguments of our cor- lX r,ignis,' ft not a oil* licult task; without any editorial remark, o*ir readers could not fail to ueiect some of his sophisms. The idea that slaves will increase faster by spreading them over a large space of country, however specious, is not correct; such would be the case after the population ofthe coun try where they are found becomes ex tremely dense, which, however, in the nature of things, cannot happen in less than two or three centuries. In the mean time, it will not he denied that slaves multiply faster in a warm than in a cold climate; that their situation b dispersion is rendered not less comfort able, and that danger from insurrection, by scattering instead ol condensing this kind of population, is greatly diminished. As to manufactures, our correspondent well knows, that his brethren of the north do not solicit the privilege of mak- ■ their own clothes," (which they possess in the fullest extent,) but of hav ing the monopoly to make clothes for ns ofthe south, which we object to, claim ing the privilege of buying our clothing where we can get it cheapest, and ol sel ling the products of our land to those who will give-fur it the best price, wlie ther natives or foreigners. The manu lecturers of this country, when they find their business unproductive, should, in stead of petitioning for relief from Con gress, turn their attention and capital tu some other object. vcrniuont or people can lie too scrupu lous in the maintenance of their rights guaranteed to them by the principles of the Constitution. But the consti tutional itv of the proposed restriction, appears to he the principal question in dispute, which ought to bv decided as our government is ofthe popular kind, not bv the Senators in Congress alone, but by the people nt large. Won . I think if wn go to the people we shall find a decided majority in favor of the pro posed restriction, at least such appears lo be the fact from the votes ol" their more immediate organ, the House of Representatives. It appears to me then that it is hot the majority but the minority, if either, who arc to be ac cused of illibcrality ? But great allow ances are to be made on both sides for the prejudices of education, and the peculiar state of society. Though.I have myself been raised to execrate the very idea of slavery, yet I must acknowledge that the con dition of slaves in (lie southern states is lar prefer.tide »> that of many ofthe free inhabitants ofthe northern. But all this does not justify slavery. Free dom is the same to the negro as to the white man. Let us then bring the question home to ourselves, and see whether we should not prefer freedom with poverty, to the best condition of the slave. There is, I conceive, but one principle on which slavery can be justified in the United States, that of self-defence. It would be destructive to abolish it at once; anv measures which may even tu a fly tend to the di minution of the number of slaves in the country, without depriving any be ing of his rights, must, at least, he po litic, and let a ma jority of the people say whether they are not also consti tutional. No man regrets more than I do the division which I think will inevitably arise from the agitation of this ques tion, whether decided in favor or a- gainst tiie proposed restriction, or not at all. But the Northern States cer tainly have rights and interests to maintain as well as the Southern, and each, I conceive, lias claims separate from the other. The maintainance of a balance of power between the free and slave-holding state- , is a conside ration of no minor importance. Slaves which tend rather to weaken than pro tect the republic, are permittedto have a voice in the councils of the nation, and should slavery be permitted in the stales, which may be lbrined of llie vast territory west of the Mississippi, (hex anh the allurement/ of the prospect of freedom. The subject of manufactures, I con ceive in some degree connected with the former, inasmuch ns the principles ami social affections of our northern brethren tend to restrain their migration, their en terprise, shows itself ininternal improve ments, mid their industry unto rally Hows into other channels than agricul ture. Ifthen we debar them from the uninhabited territory of our western country, let us not be so uncharitable as to deny thomulso the privilege of living by commerce and manufactures, 'i'lie history of our country, and of the late war in particular, will show ns that man ufactures ure essential to our very exis tence us an independent nation, and rea son ought to tell us, similar causes pro duce similar effects ; that the same caus es which have rendered British manu factures cheap, will, in a few years it most, when manufacturing establishments become permanent, machinery improved and skill perfected, reduce the price and render articles of American manu facture equally as cheap, and I think more so, in proportion to their quality, than foreign goods have hitherto been. Why then wait for a time of war nud trouble to execute this grand design ! As the southern states would furnish as much, if not more ofthe raw material for northern manufactories, as they do now for European, in proportion to the quantity of (roods, and.thc “ price ofthe row material is always in proportion to the price ofthe manufactured articles,” and “ vice versa," I see no reason why the southern states (who can also manu facture for themselves, if they please,) should nlledgc any such motives against the northern, as a wish to monopolize their wealth, by asking tlio privilege of making their own clothes. equal Rights. f ftttks TiXMVs, 1000 lbs. prime Vi) l ft f.L. Cut & Wrbught NAIL'S, assorted. Brass Wire SIFTERS, Axe Bur anti common IRON, COTTON CARDS. Rrime Virginia TOBACCO. Ditto SUGAR & MOLASSES, Irish POTATOES, &c. ALSO, 3 1 .handsome two horse WAGON “und HARNESS, for sale by STANFORD 4- C1UFT. March 7, 1020—-4 21 NOTICK THIS. Those who are now retailers, or who may hereafter retail spirituous or fermented li quors in the towoof Milled Seville; are her*- by notified that, unkw tiu*y take out a li cense in terms of the ordinances, they will be proceeded against jjTimediately. Tlio ,( amount paid for license is reduced from flf- toon to ten dollars. ■ ■ . FR. JETER, Scc'ry. Murch 8 NOTICE. ^yTLL BE SOLD at the late residence . . of Gilbert Gilder, deceased, late of Twigg’g county, on the 15th of April' next, all the PERSONAL PROPERTY o f tiro- said deceased. WILLOUGHBY JORDAN, Adm'r. March 3, lliiO. - ,-v -\T-INE months after this daft, application Lx will lie made to th40ioiiorjl rinr court ofT tin- land ofGi ueflt nf III WILL 1 March 3, ttl 'j file the Infe- avc to sell d, for bo- l’l The entire mail between Savannah and Charleston has hern stolen from the carriage on which it wns conveyed, and although diligent search Ins been made, nothing has yet be on hoard of it. Jovathax Smith, Esq. has resigned the office of"("usliier of tho Bank of the United States. tcriml bar will he put to all hopes of FOR THE RECORDER, Messrs. Editors, Having been favored with the peru sal ofthe first number ofthe Recorder l have felt no small degree of surprise at the accusations alledged against our northern brethren, (tho’ not them alone) for their adherence to the poli cy, which I conceive, has ever beci We cannot too much applaud the li berality of the Senate of Pennsylvania, who have voted, unanimously, an appro priation of ten thousand dollars from the state funds for the relief of the suf ferers at Savannah. The cities of Phi ladelphia, New-York, Boston, and many other towns, have acted, on thi3 occa sioti, most nobly. > The Legislature of Nortb-Carolina at their late session,' passed an act rati fying and confirming the line between pursued by the general government, to improve every opportunity to sol- ten the rigors and contract the limits of slavery; and from the professions of independence made in the prospec tus to your paper, I expect you wil have the candor and liberality to ad mil the following remarks, thou they may not accord entirely with your own sentiments The Missouri bill, and that for the Charleston . February 26. The British at their Old Tricks.—-'1 lie U. S. schr. Hornet, Cypt. Homage, arrived here on Wednesday evening, from the Gulph of.Mexico, List from Ha vana. We have conversed with some of the Officers, who state, that tv very spir ited Correspondence took place on the part of Cnpt. Unmiige, with the Govern- nor of Cuba and the Captain ofthe Eng lish sloop of war Wasp, in consequence ofthe impressment hy the latter, on the XO WVJKAW.WF My son OLIVER LENDS was by me -v verbally hound to Mr. limes, until lie attain- •. ed tlie age of twenty-on^ provided he should,' he well treated—lie .accordingly commemrA ,• living with him. In consequence of his tti'utiucnl hy the firm of Camak Hines/.?, which I enjicfove Io have hern Illiberal apd improper, he quit their service,'and they nave presumed to advertize hini'in a manner not justifiable under hirp circinb.ttsho**. I wish it to ho distinctly understood that my aon C is no runaway, nmt that I hold Messrs. Cit- tnak {Unas responsible for the in jury done to the character of the. youth, and to the feelings of his relations. CHARLES LF.NOS, ' | Parent end Guardian of Oliver Lens*. Tlie editors of the Tennessee and * Vafmma gazettes are requested to give, the ■ A above one insertion, under the advertisement jf nfCntnak £*. Hines, and forward their ac counts to C. Ijciios, MillidgeviUc, for pay ment. March 7 R B ROUGHT to Baldwin Goal,on tn» Uh inst. a negro man who says his name is .10R, and that he belongs to Harris Horne, ‘ ^ of Jones county. lie is about 5 feet V of 10. .♦ s high, has on dak woollen clothe*; : lias been out 21 day*. • FRED. SANDFORD, Ooa/er. the schooner SarahX toWSflyH!’ ever checking its progress. The idea that the number of siiives ill not be increased by spreading them over a great extent of country, preposterous; it is no less than to ay that the inhabitants in this coun try increase nti faster than in Europe, Rich contradicts the very lundamen- d ami self-evident principle of popu lation, “that it must always Ire confin ed within tlie means of subsistence.” And it is not likely that the whiles, within the present limits of slavery, ould ever suffer the black population multiply to their own injury: some method would rather be devised to event their increase, or gradual c- nianeipation would be the glorious consequence. We know that at present slaves in crease in a much greater ratio than the white population ; what then may e nut apprehend from their extension over lour fifths of our mighty repub- Have we not reason to dread the misfortunes of St. Domingo, the total extinction of uur race in America, and the Conversion of our country into the desarts and savage wild* of Afri- ’ But anticipation is too dreadful, realities are sufficient The inhabitant* of the northern states ave so long cultivated the fifty rocky acres of their ancestors, that they begin to need someplace to which they can re tire, to propagate tlvcir race, ami enjoy he fruit.? of their industry ami enter- prize. They ought not then, to he ac cused of illibcrality for wishing to retain for their use what the southerns claim for their negroes. Some regard ought ;d*o to be paid to their moral and rcli gious principles. Their biblesand thei creed tell them ihntslaverv is irreligious immoral, and unjust, and the very idea of it is so abhorrent, to most of them, that they w ould sooner w ant tlie neces saries of life, than settle where it was permitted, as they must there sacrifice their principles or be content with liv ing in poverty. It must be acknowledged hy every one who will examine and compare tlie re turns ofthe militia in the different states with the number of inhabitant*, that slavery weakens the power ol tho coun try. 1 would suggest the enquiry, when the whole territory west ofthe Missis sippi, shall he inhabited in the same pro portion of whites and blacks that Geor gia now possesses, how the. whole iron- tier of tlie United States is to be defend ed, supposing the British, Spanish, and Russian possessions North, South and West of us, to bo a* thickly inhabited as the United States are, or to become se parate independent nations, and they or their mothers should unite in holy league against ns ? Who then are to defend our from nnvt- more, while lying in the harbor oriiav ana. This is the first instance of impress ment we know to have taken place since the conclusion of our Lite War with Gront-Brituin, and we hope our Govern ment (who no doubt will tie fully inform ed of the circumstances) will at once check an evil so pregnant with future ills, and so derogatory to our National character. March 7 t 0 Vve uiitlei stand, (says the Democra- ic Press, uf the 17 th ult.J that a ship and a brig, now in port, are chartered on account of the government ol'tiic United States, for tlie purpose of tak ing to Mobile, military stores, troops &:c. TUOM.AS 1\MHaA*T& H AS JUST RECEIVED at Ids ItrxVfc- Storc in front of tlx- Journal Office, in addition to ins former supply, the following BOOKS....mz. Counterfeiters.—Throe men named Leach, Stephens, and Grant, were this day arrested ami brought before the police of our city for passing coun terfeit bills of some of the New-Jcrsey banks. After a mature and deliberate examination, there were circumstan ces developed, which warranted the commitment of these gentry to goal., where they will remain for trial at tlwv next session of tlie Superior court. Savannah Republican, tdt. Chilly’s Criminal Law; Cumyn on Contracts; Modern Reports; Swift’s Evidence; Jllake’s Chancery; Equity Draftsman ; Chilty on Bills; Hieves’ History English Law, ttc; ALSO, Goldsmith’s Animated Nature; Erskine’s Speeches, See; Subscribers to Bayne’s History of tho French Revolution, are requested to call and get their copies, os they are now ready for delivery. February *20. 3—3t. Excessive. Cold.—The Montreal Courant of the 5th ult. mentions, that the thermometer in that city stood on the 1st Febuary, at 16, and on the 2d at 33 degrees below zero! NON INTERCOURSE. A letter from Washington, received in Boston, intimates, that u hill will soon be introduced into Congress for the pur pose of interdicting nil intercourse with the British Dependencies on this conti* nentund iu the West-Indies. STATE OF GEORGIA. BY Hit Excellency John Clark, Govern or and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this state, and of the Militia thereof. .WHEREAS l have received informa tion from Abraham AR'riend, Esq. She riff of Hancock county, that on the 4lh inst. a Certain Ransom Duke was appre hended by virtue of a states warrant for the murder of Britain Jones, and com mitted to the Jail of said county. • And whereas 1 have this day received information from the Sheriff aforesaid, that the suiHMansoiu Duke, did, on the ght ofthe JTftfnst (•ike jfis escape.-— Died, near Fort Dal(., in the state of Ala bama, ou the I8lh of January, Miss Susan Tar pie y Cook, daughter of Mr. John Cook, formerly of Jones county in this state. Al though only 17 years of age, she was perfect ly resigned to her fate, and in the hopes of an immortal life hereafter displayed during an illness of io days exemplary patience and fortitude. encouragement of manufactures, arc doubtless two of the most important questions that ever occupied the attc tion of an American Congress. In tl former are involved principles whic are to effect the happiness and welfarel borders t The southern and western the Lots of good Cotton trill now sell here at Id cents.....Price in Savannah 14 to 18 cts. U N FORTUNATE ACC 1 DENT. As a loaded wagon, with six horses, accompanied by two men, were crossing the Bridge, at this place yesterday after noon, tho centre arch gave way, and pre eipitated the whole into the river, which was considerably swollen by the late heavy rains. The men with difficulty were saved—the wagon and horses were lost. proper to is- herebv oifar- HUNDRED DOLLARS to any person or persons who may apprehend the said Ransom Duke, and deliver him to the Sheriff or Jailor of said county of Hancock, in order that he may undergo a trial for the crime o which he is charged—*And I do moreov er, hereby charge and require all offi cers, civil and military, to be vigilent in endeavoring to apprehend the said Kair- sain Duke, if to be found in this state. Given under my hand, and the Great Seal ofthe state, at the State-House, in Milledgevikle, this 22d day of February, in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and twenty, and in the forty fourth year ofthe Inde pendence of the United States iff America. . .. ■ • ,f JOHN CLARK* By the Governor, i ABNER HAMMOND, Secretary of State. February, 20. 3y-3t- ~ oration « 05^ In consequence of the inclemen T HOSE indebted to the Corpqrat MilledgeviHe, are r«qiicsted ; tu ern and western C y of the wenther, Mr. Cassady’s The-1 of future generations; and I conceive J states will have enough to do to protect! atrical Exhibition, intended for ye star-1 ■ ird'iljecku re I inroionl 1 _ 1 . ..nsG.onml lo flu'c Profit i iii nr * m&i Suits pill bo it impossible that any part of the go-j tlruir slaves f: - oni the artifices of foreign. day evening, is postponed to this evening payment without delay, 1 sfftuted against all who fail to do lo. R. S. GRIC!SS,^r. February ?.!b