Georgia
number n.
Qrfbrnt abfcrlrra pf / Mi turn maaxiaaa paetandi
ttctftaj if, mat #*•/ amtigmm dead ra/, tfah/nog.
jtmdtatm mna ahem aftSa im poet fidat, damefieie
mhi tMctdtttm pmtnm appanara patriae & pravatm %>Ml
atf rnfmkhtm aeolit appal fra fmamyma caufom tibar.
lilii larva ft bam pkbHci prmttxtu velar a fhUmii
. Bttdiyi Argent*.
If H E queftloe wbcttia Rebel lien
coniiftaca'i sever he agitated with
A A apparently frailer drfedvantage
- . 3,, thw la • time when opposite
VEffaklili larion. The vtauC impartiality
V (Mb JTll gs af mm author will net efrape
fcilMi frmtkcft eki think tlwf
act blamed, or feel themselves blameablr, and thole
wHoknow do rule sf juftidi bat to do what they lift
will ever be ready to condemn and perfect te any see
that daryt to avow principles of justice oppofrte to
t?itir power and usurpation. This however i a
qurttioa of greater impottarce than curiosity, the
calm ilifcuffiiMi of which it sever more aeorftiry than
when the case ia aft u ally luppefed to extftj tod a
writer that hat so ether view bat the pvbiick food
m superior t Jtht potty cavils or ipfidious releftieii
ct party and f-Bion j he may *ithcf drfrife or pity
I Hem, but fas ought not to fufFcr hiiufeif to be di
verted frem hia haoeft iutcstioee.
The m H fuvourable time that can be gives ta
commotions where fubjeAa are in araii against their
frfemgfi is that of a civil war j it may be very pro
ffer therefore to cor (tier how for war io general if
fawfd- ; and iurify rim
fraud tnc left of genual rules received by ail frber
man, between two fyreign ard perhaps naturally
lival power*, mail stand condemned hy all equitable
sad decent perfont if begun or carried on by law.
fill fobjrda against their natural prince and legal fov
vrreigr.. I proceed to ly down tome of tbefe rule*,
‘‘d fli II not be very pointed in their application to
y*ricul *r cafrv.
Ho war taa it lautfml v.\ihaut a jut cause . and
ft lift ibart it no tajier and JtLjer remedy ‘/a preferva
aad abtdim peace. As it feemi an iufuU U reiloa to
allrdge rcaf.nain proof U fucb an affertioe, I Unit
cinttut myielf to feme authoritiea to prove
wnt ought to be laid or thought aJ fiich on whom
co Aiwh reaLniog can make toy impression. 44 Tbofs
~i-who run to am a without neceißty are the fcourgea
*** of the human tace, barbarians and rebel* to the
° law of nature, or rather to the common father cf
44 mat kind.” “ Thof* disturbers of publick pears,
“ those fcourgr* 0 f the earth, who, swayed hy a
“ law Ufa thirl cf power, or a haughty and fivage
“ difpJition, take inai without jalice or resfrn,
“ who froit with the quiet of mankind tnd the
“ blood of other* j thole falfe heroes, however dci
-44 fied by the ii judicious admiration of the vulgar,
** are in eff & the worst ? f enomie* to their freciea,
** and deftrve to be treated at fuck. Eaperienct
ftiewi hew very calamitous wat ii even swing
44 nations not immediately in it. War
4 diflurb* commerce, drftroy • the property of meo,
44 laifea the price of necctfuics, obliges all natirns
44 to be upoo their guard, and keep up ae a great
•* expence )n armed force % titerefore he who breaks
peace without a caufc nccefarily injures nations
“ who ate the ofcj fta of bis dints, and by hi* per
• 4 nicicui example rfTentially stuck* the fafety and
44 happioeft < f every nation upnaeanh, and givet
44 a right to jiin in repressing, chaft.fi >g, and
44 depiiving of a power whichJieha* foenormoufly
- lhufid.’* Theft are the impartial thoughti of a
sery great man whom I ihajf often have occafi n to
cte, the rrfpiA for wht,m and hi* c hi* in
t'uceJ me to adopt she figoa-uie of Hcittl.ua.
fatul'i Aaer of Hattons,
Ii i* not left certain that, even where there may
-fee a just caufc, juftica forbida war, uolcfa every
;poflible method and hope of obtaining redreft Uils,
A* war is the greatest evil nations can be a 111 fted
with it not to be ruftied into while there is
any p©C>lity ter avoid or prevent it. gjb fort aft
bom prmcipis alifnaadt hi 11mm ptnre fid tmm daniaut
fofltaquam amatbus frafrm tantatu hat ad:fit axtrtma
rnmftmr U ma* be tbeduty *1 a good prince fume*
time* to e grge in war, hut then only when, having
Med all other meant in vain, he n compelled to it
tv txl'csie neceffiiy, Jlbiric Qtatilij dt Jure Billi,
4 * > tap. 1 7- Be Hum tjt m t+m hort am da, at aam
- kfbmm.2 uajStoj mat <vtra chon tat ham tft am after a
tefutat: War is Is horrible that noibing hut ox
tc.nre hece fitly can esc lift it, Cntias da Jmre Belli
& Bari, It ia clear ihertfare that war begoo when
01 might i.fely be avoided is always uriu ft, and that
ta*!* who begin it under such ciicumftancei moft
bfcorfidcrrd ai the authors of all the mifehiefs that
A from it. 44 The Law of Nature retommenda
f face, concord, and chanty, and obliges to a item t
the mildd methods of terminating and fftreacei,'*
lintel, p. 545.5 45 . Be tidy, there may be just cause for
c.tnpla.nt where yat there ta no cauft and () j t ft
ftfer and more bnneurahlo for a time not to insist u
|on a dubious right, or to submit to ft me temporary
mjuftica, than, by lying to arms, to rife story
Ihmg and ufc lemodiaa u.ft litely worfa than die dil
•a&. Thii ft • which all buaaoe and pru •*
dent aiMM adopt, and ir finitely mata fife and
honour able >keftre Ood nod :n than, tkairs mfm
* V
SAVANNAH: THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 17*0.
*ke fmatfeft pretence fight the l*n* u 4 fheenft
everywhere ftaugbie* nod tftfefenon.
will be dafUcaale to ('latrevut tbefe ilsrtieal
.
**£?**** *** *Apfablt with n don Me fttce. ’
The vefation between fuhj fti who dor tnd no their s
gvventors la of t very dtfFerant caaure front that hew
tween different independent ftate*) they cent pole
but nee body, and to attempt the diffolnuna es that
oHrers as nanch from war against fn.ctgnett as men.
u-ughtet from fsieide, end feHMlifence from m .
monmojdtr. Whet *ay jultify a war against a dis.
fnsftri.-.r.’vrssr:
• n y par* of the state of which infurgeots haws
kukerto been mcm'aera. ftobjoße art undr tb#
m'ft r,!. , noti, u (^aata%§a t and tho Bad l.
tact to each other, they haver pawned their Tenia
f.r their fidelity, sod called open the Snpremt
Kuier of ail to pumfti tbeui with eve Ufting deftruc
non mjuld they diirega.d tho nath of thnir Osd.
Whateva, can operate upon nun, thd fear of Qod,
the happieeft of tbetr con nrry, the regard fur family
and priority, ought So itftraia them frem hrtnkinr
in upon the publict tranquility. All violen
cea (faith Vut-I) disturb the yublick order, and
.are crimes of state, N. 8. oven when anfiog from
jut canfes of complaint-—Every rilftea ft,said even
patieatly fuffer fuppertahle evils rather than Jitarb
the pubuck peace.*’ If tboft whnb'g'n a war a
gwnt a foreign state are the peft* of mankind, who
twgbt to be reeled out of the earth by iha common
1 ntereft and efforts of all nations, ik#r can net be
worse beings in hell, er out of ir, tha theft who
wtbftgv*’ A tha nation of whft]t iksy ‘
are a part without cause, and they (without previ- ?
®* repentance) mu ft appear coniptcuona sad next
n rank, on the last day, to Lucifar and the fallM
•egeft, who without any cauft introduced refeliUa
ia the creation. W lofocver therefore refifteth the
P Vl er /*., h ,h * wrd ’ Mn of Ood, and they that
resist (hall receive tn thcmfeivei Jum.iation. torn
Sm.. ” ‘
There are bmindt to all human power, aod theft
neither levereignt nor fufcj Ra can break thro* with,
outm, uft.ee and imponi;y. The doAriac of non
rehltancc and pa/live übedftnec kas long and dtferv
odly been ex doded, but its oppefita, like fme
powerful and violent medicinet,otlght to Ve handled
with the utaui caution, left j| bccua? a dangerous
weapon io the hands of a madman, and by an un
timely or over-dvfe deft/oy that very coaftitoiirn
which it ought to prefer ve. The violation of every
ftw, privilege, aod prom.fe*, by a poor bigutted,
pneft-r.ddan prince, ia ,6lf. brought on moft
boppy and glorious revolution , the iufarreAionslo
1715 and 1745 were odiuut rebellioai, though not
named wuh luch base motives and knav.fti financier
ing a* have since disgraced men who aftd in direA
to evety kltan appeal to God on which
tht) kx out, and threw therrf-|rr and their delndtd
7*'! V* the BTn,, of * ow#r h m ft remark
.Mefordefpottfm and oppreflinn of any in loroptA
The case of Sw fferland and tfu United Frovtncoa
has frrquertly been mentions J during the present
contest, and in a manner as (hew* bow little thoft
tbit would avail thcmfelvts of it arcjtcqnatntnd with
or desire atbcis ft uid know the truth of tha mat
tar.
The Swift sever revolted, nneer took up arms
againtt their lawful ftvrrcign, they belonged either
to the Empire e s He many or fume Mnnafteriet in
Iheirowo count, yi • th* EmpMer Alberta 1, who
“*■ * * heiijyi atiimpted to provide a princi
pality for frme of hi* children in their enuatry, .
gatnft this they pleaded, petitioned, and appealed
to tbetr charters, governors were sent among them
to drive them tv despair, which their enemies in--
tended to term rebellion , what hardftipi they fuf
fered contempoiary hiftoriana declare, yet they did
not take up ar.es till they wee attacked, nor did
the y ’’ u< * Sor fio or 100 men felly but fought
like men, 44 in hope* of obtaining peace were even
freeing of the blood of the Auftnan., and did not
purlue them and, so far from taking up arms or
revoliing agunft ih< Roman Ejopire, tn whacks
they than bcienged, the Imperial spreed E* g ft ,
this day appeara on their gate* end cHi, and vahan
criminal justice ia adotiniftered tho Pctftdent till
aAi under the authority aod in the name of the Em
pirr. Their case therefore divert tala tmda from
theirs who without, or even with feme cause, tonk
up arms against their fovereigr., mr make wae apofc~
the memhera of the fame body from which they t**e
wantonly revolted. >x
Let na fee next whether the cooduA of the Low
Countriea, when they separated from Spain, afford*
•ny patronage to such as make war without anv or
without s iuftJem cause, nod rrjcß every offer es
pwee hy which it might have been eeded.
About the year ijfte Philip I|. # gp.in -,.
ted to introduce the lhquifition ia the !Low Coun
tries, and to exaß a grocral febm ftion tn tho
Coowcil of Trent. Ne Piateftaat will deny that
this was n mortal grievance. About 15(4 aaa .
nobiHty and othere prefentod a petitftn to
9 fta th* af t>r. lahh’t farm** tailed
tki ***•/ Lldrf(y, addrafad tatla tori af Pm/.
**dar tha ay a af iha dmrkm*
G*H rs f'a it Which hi nw thia at Member*
A’ ~~ r ” . ‘ 4 - • - --- - l
the Oavarnaft that they aaftt he nnlMaintd fa
their Iftertins, they rmlij a ne4d Umafing na.
Twee, but ta iffy the Duka of Alva arrived with
so army* bekeaded the Cowatt of Sons mead Re.
mend, (work Cafkwlvcki) and, altar fifmiina tL
Princes es Ortqp, laid on a tut of owe par cent, od
•easy est ate, ftve par coot* wo nil maftahln, ood
tt. p*f m. .. u 4 Im ~7,
dered 70 cattaor a ass IntLlt to he Jmngod tbe oast
day before their own do era ta failure rs pnrmant 1
•ay, dwnog the sis yuan of hia admin lit an an. m
left ikon itfOoo prnfboa left Am
mm onmMriCflL mi one dm
the provtncM ftoek <ff tho yekeof Spoao, and da.
dared thimftlvt* indepeodeet, did not |ft| gf lft
till 1577, and tho war botwnsn them nod Spota
lifted not loft than 70 years hefoeo tho Bono reh* ■
vincoa (for tan after all remained to Spot ) worn
declared an independent people hy the treaty of
Weftpkalio. Whoever will rend the hiftery of their
wars, nod tho battles of the Amei.aoo, will find t
remarkable coot oft between the M poor ditriffnd
Suioo of Holland,** as they ftiied thomfalvm, ted
fame other people, who, wstkeot a capper af their
own coir, and hundreds of willi.no in debt, beat
that they nte 44 at fix ad at fate, amd that all the mm -’
Bear efiha earth admin aod ahmf adhm thaw ri/baf
There ia eaanre recent irftancet The Cerficnnc,
hy the n-kaewJedgeaent es the very power that af.
fitted the Aeooefr, had long beta frely distressed hy
their government , when they hsd recourse to ernia
Franco pJvaitly at least supported them, they
mamtetaed the confix upwerds of go ytn*s, perl
•"* ** S bi J 5,_.
have perpetuated the.r f ced ,m j out nSes sicf ic fUfT’
BB hNLH , like trie paliiitiaat , after wonkeotog bells
parties, at tall made aconquoft of it for them lei vet,
o*d f/rm temwneed that tbe enh mam ta pom mm eafr
Jhattemant am a eaafered ijlamd, ta mtSitb tkay ora fen
pie they torn hove majaf title , it ta gat ridaft be aid
oad mar ml a motive: by braoking them oliva .am tha
mheai, patting them ft tbe fimerd, ar dLfpauhmg them
by omy atbar mam <utbieb regal bamamty map farm
gefi.” \ Oaa would think this tr* i.faioe, .hM.h
happened while the American Cor.grrfe wee fitting,
weold lot have encouraged th*m to if to Fraacr t
bnt fr it ia that they did, sad on :hc very peince
who thus treated tbe poor Corficene they havehc.
fte ed the titla of 44 Prate Par es tbe Bight/ af Man
kind,” with tb* fame propriety, no doubt, that the
P.pe stiles a King of England the defender of the
P > (h Faith.
Prom what I have said I might net nejoftty con.
elude, that when fubjtfti take up or contiaue in arnia
aeai ft their lawful fovrreign, withoai a just a.*d
fufttcieot cauft, it is Rebellion , bur, before I draw „
aoy cendufion at all, I mean u effm f.me furtbet
confidaratiana to the (enoua thoughts / every read
helvetius.
■fegjjgM—eawhWWW -V-N I m 111 ii MM——^
i L*4t* MaganXni tyyg, page 40S.
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N E W . Y 0 X K. )um
w ®Y J then tick intelligence from Atheny we Item.
. J oh a with a ft rang party, m
fa tbe netgbeurhood of job u't T w-. He burnt
fevcral h ufts of eftive rebel# 00 th- bonks es the
llehawk* River, between his owo hoofs and tho
village of Steioarabien, abuot tha eift nod sti
May, and had a ftumift Ia which frme of tht rebel
were killed, and betweea %a tad o taken
P n J Among the former were Cel. Tifcber
and Jellta Fonda, and two Wethers es esch, with
** 4 *—
Neither threats nor porfuafioot can prevail epoa
the fruthern militia to torn oat. From to tn eV.
hard money is offered far volunteer*, and tn. mencp
extorted from the formers at the point of the bevel
• c, t ftw *ke the bounty, and this dafinnmr
. Th** hAckwardnefs compels tbe mftefs so thi/tfat
, garnfoo* at tha higklaod forts, hy detachments to
tha north. They are obliged to totrrj even pcov fi
one with thems which thsy can ill frara, liftax ae
the, *•.*. hi,kl.U firm Inm IM u mSa!
“i"* . bc **i •• •,
el ready drained, and the profpeft twfpcAtag the an
futng bar rest ve. y difr.nrag.pg. To ftppfr the do
fi:•••/of mee*, they are ampfoyed ta .iTitM*
pacta of the nver in uking aod frltsog fift for the
continental feldiers. Nestng can tahowght but
Iwe hard money. Sals in the county mi Alhnnv ne
1 herd dollacs per hotel. The Lnyntifte a mdT.
H’y*•” “f vftoZlf their sum.
hate. We laorn all# from the Wall Kill that there
it another party undo* But Ur and ft modi in thn
wefteru parte of U ftnr conety. “*
7 ,m ••• dm aeeeaat af tha tforopmax *— -
hie Ma/ajtfifty Ine, Copt, PoSar, aaoda Bramah
* At 4A, MU Tucfdcy June
fa the irta tailed from Seedy Hooka at a P M
tam day fte fail in with two privateer Im*. oat
horn up t# the annhwaid, wi.tch the chafed and rua
uftorn on Long Ifleod, where iha now tie* a wreck.
A* pa* 4A. M. Wadoefday chafed n brta, aa
•a fuppofod, io the feu.hoard, at § left off cknfiow
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