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in cases where votes /hall be e qual for two or more candidates in the fame diftridt, the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council, ihall determine by lot which shall be the member. By Order of the Hou/e , JOHN POWELL, Speaker. Atttfi . JAMES M. SIMMONS, C. G. A. Augvjla t tke 2sd January, 1785). For the Augusta Gazette. PERHAPS no event has taken place in the world since the de 'ftru&ion of the Roman empire, more astonishing or ot more importance than the American revolution—an event which, while it difFuled the bltflings ot liberty over a consider able part of the globe, opened the eyes of surrounding nations, and taught mankind to affcrt thole rights which God and nature teaches to belong to every individual*, but which had hitherto been tramp ] ed upon in molt countries, and but feebly aflerted in any. No fconer did the virtuous sons of America relolve to claim their un qucftionable rights, than the atten tion ot all Europe was turned to wards them. I hole who, from be ing nursed in the bosom of ddpotiim, had comra&cd no ideas, but such as were correspondent with iervitude, wilhed to fee so daring a people whip ped into vaflalage—while more exalt ed minds in different countries, who had their welfare at heart, trembled for their success. But they were not long kept in fufpence. Those who had relolution to demand their rights were found pofleffed of courage to defend them *, and though the flower of troops, hitherto deemed invinci ble, were commiflioned to enforce obedience to the royal mandates of a haughty monarch—yet they weie soon taught their inferiority to men contending for those privileges, to which life itfelf is but a secondary consideration : 1 hey soon experi enced that they had to contend with those, who, having examined the. primary rights of human nature, were not to be intimidated by the threats of a King fan&ified by the authority of a venial Parliament. The virtue and magnanimity— the perseverance and determined re solution of the American troops exit ed the admiration of all mankind, and those armies which had been con mifficned to rivit the chains of Birtilh tyranny, were compelled to fly before the sons of freedom, or iubmic to be led captives through that country, which before they had no doubt ot conquering. Every exertion which pride and ambition could fuygert were atiemp ed to enslave a people rtlolved to be free—till wearied with fruitless en deavours, Great- Britain was forcet; to content, that those whom she could not conquer ihould live in freedom and independence j and to d content herfelf with the expenditure of immense treasures—the iofs of many "men—and the capture of her two principal armies. 1 his unusual phaenomtnon in the political world of a people refoived to be free, in opposition to a court determined to reduce them to lub je&ion, whiie it engaged the atten tion of diftanc kingdoms-* drew torh tne abilities of political writers— and the original and derivative rights ot men weie freely diicuffcd : ihe people at large afiumed the liberty of thinking for themfelves,and open ly to avow their fentimems : Jh ven in absolute governments Kings were at length confidertd but as men, and Ipirit of freedom pervaded the moll delpotic monarchies. The dc&rine of civine indefeufible right in Pences and abjeft fubmiflion in the people quickly became exploded, and to examine rights of a King—or even to animadvert on his administration was no longer considered as the un pardonable fin again if the Holy Ghost . The liberality of sentiment and the spirit of freedom to which this great revolution have given birth, cannot be easily eradicated from the breasts of men, but may lay a foun dation for future revolutions in other countries till the inestimable bleflings of freedom and equal liberty become umverfally diffufed. ZENO. Mr. Smith, IT having been reported that I had declined being a cancidate for the Houie of Weprefentatives in the Congress of the* United States ; I think it my duty to come publickly forward and pledge myfdf to the flare, that, if 1 am eleded to that trult for the lower dill rift, and for which dillrift only I conceive myielf eligible, agreeable to law, I will ac cept the appointment, and attend my duty in that House. 1 am, &c. JAMES JACKSON. Augvjla, Jan. 28, 1789. Mr. Smith, II has been induflrioufly propa gated, that the honorable Abra ham Baldwin had accepted an ap pointment under the*United States in order to preclude him from the fuffrages of this country in the late election of Senators—l hat report succeeded lo far, as it cid not ap pear that any of his friends were au thored to lay, that he wished the appointment. It is now as busily insinuated, to injure his election as Rtprtfcntative to the Federal Con greis. For the information of the good people of this state, who prefer long standing and unexceptionable fei vices to artifice and intrigue, you *ill please to insert in ycur Paper the following letter from that He nor able Gentleman to a (Jcmkmin in this town: ' * 1 i NgwYcrk, loth Nov. 1788* Dear Sir , “ You gave me much pleafurc by your long friendly talk on Georgia matters. My anxiety to get information of them has beeu * very great, and very seldom gratified. K there • was any thing to tell you from this quarter as interesting to you, I lliould not ne glect the opportunity. Every thing here seems to be hulhed into fdent expectation of the ap proach of the new government. I can thiult » of no event here worthy of communication since what you must have learned from our friend Colonel Few. The common chat I hope to have a fliorter way of communicating in a few weeks Yon tell me they are all alive with expectation of office, &c. the pre sent jnudure is just the focus of ambition. Your fiiendfliip has caryed out several piQces of work for me; ofeither of which I lhould , be proud to foe. thought worthy ; but the in fluence of the eledioneering must already have become so inveterate, and I have been so long absent, that however I may have the good wiihes of some few friends, I can exped no-* thing more The appointments at the present time, throughout the union, are so valUy im-* portant, on which the success of our new framed government, and of consequence the future story of our country depends, I most ardently hope we may foe kepc from those vio lent feuds, and paffionsy which will involve our state, and indeed our nation, iadifgrace. 80 far as I have been informed from several of the states which have had their elections, they are likely to fend forward their most re- Ipedable men. It is to be hoped their firft code of laws will be worthy of the founders of an empire, which, for profpeds, and ex tent, has uot yet been equalled. I am,&c. ABRAHAM BALDWIN.” N E w-y O R K, Dtcmbtr 24. Yeflerday arrived the lliip St. James, Capt; Collins, in 44 days from Cadix; on her pas sage the spoke a veflcl, who a few days before fell in with a Scotch brig from Gottenburgh in Sweden, who informed him that the Danes had joined the Ruffians,and laid siege toGot« tenburgh with an army of j B,coo men. We also learn by the above veflel that the Alge rines had declared war agaihft France, aud seized all the French vellels in their ports. ’ They also spoke three Engliih men of war oflF Madeira, who were waiting to protect some Neapolitan thips from being made prizes of by the cruisers of the regency of Tunis. PITTSBURGH, December 6. A letter from Fort Harmer, at the mouth of the Mulkingum, received a few days ago, fays, “ Mr. Wilfonbas been here, but is now gone up to the Falls to bring down Captain Brandt and a number of Indians that are there. They are expected in here in a few days, when, no doubt, the business of the treaty will go cm,’* CHARLESTON, January 8. Yeflerday the AfTembly having made a House, proceeded to business. The following geutlemep were chofets electors of a Ptefident for the United States on the behalf of this state, viz.' Gen. Gadsden, Col. Henry Laurens, Col. Symkins, E. Rut ledge, Esq. General Pinkney, Judge Hey ward, and Judge Grimke. ' * William Smiih and Daniel Huger, Efjrs. judge Burke, Geu. Sumpter, and Dr. Tucker, are proclaimed Members of the Federal Le gillaturje. A few days ago Mr. Joseph Pledger, a re fpeflabie planter in Marlborough county, was ftiot dead, when fitting by his fire-fide,‘ about eight o’clock in the evening. Diligent eu quiry being let on foot after the perpetrator of this inhuman action, he was difeovered to be a Negro fellow belonging to Mr. Pledger. A trial took place between two Magistrates and five freeholders, who found the fellow guilty, and fentenred him to be burnt to death, which was accordingly done next day, in pre sence of a great number of his colour, who, it is hoped, received such an impression from the pDnjffimeut of their fellow mortal rhar a repetition of fucli an afl’affination need not be dreaded, The Negro owned the fat] for which he fuffered, and accused another Ne* gto with being an accomplice, who has been