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Yol. III.)
ATHENS, GEORGIA; PRINTED BY ALEXANDER M c DONNELL, SATURDAY, JULY 2S, i3io.
From tbs Trenton True American,
POLITICAL DEFINITIONS.
Jacobins.— Thofe who oppofed
a former adminiftration were called
Japubins—what are thofe who op
pole the prefent ?
Liberty (Religious) — “ Religi
ous Liberty, is a liberty to choofe
cur own religion, to worlhlp God
a- cord ng to our own confciences,
r-cording to the beft light we have.
r >f-ry man living, as man, has a
to this, as he is a rational crea
tu.e. The Creator gave him this
1 gh-, when he endowed him with
undei{landing; and every man rr.uft
jiege for hmifelf, becaufe every
man gives an account ofhimfelf to
God Conli quently, this is an in
ckfeafibJe righrj it is infeparable
from humanity; and God, did never
g ve authority to any man, or num
ber of men, to deprive any child of
man thereof, under any color cr
pretence whatever. What an a
maj&ing thing is it then, that the
governing power of almoft every
nation under heaven fhould take
upon them, in all agts, to rob all
under their power cl this liberty 1
Yea, Ihculd take upon them at this
day fo to do ! To force rational
creatures into their ©wn religion !
Would one think it pcflible, that
the re oft fenfible men in the world,
fhould fay to their fellow creatures,
Either be of rny religion, or I
will take away your food, and you,
ursd your wife and children fhall
iiarvi. ? If that will not convince
you, I will fetter your hands and
fee, and throw you.into a dungeon;
anti if ft.ll you will rot Jee as Jfee, I
will burn you alive.** It would not
be altogether fo aftonilhing, if this
.were.the manner of the American
i vages. But what fhall we fay, if
: rumberkfs inftances cf it have oc
curred in the poiiieft nations of Eu
rope ? Have ho inftances cf the
|tind been feen in Britain ? Have
noc England and Scotland feen the
horrid fires ? Have not th c fames
* burning the flclh of heretics, Jbone
in Lot cion as well as in Paris and
Lifbon ?’* (John Wesley.) —Be
it © e ..care of Republicans, that they
never flune in America!
Yhilo ophers.— ec Unlefs ei-.
and i t bilofofhers bear rule in ftates,
•; * I it - it who are called Kings and
J’vcntatts, learn to Pbilofopbize
L lily ar.d p r opeily, and thus both
cvuil power and fhilojopby are united
in sue fame petfun, it appear to
me that there can be no cdlaticn of
calamities, cither to ftates or to the
whole human race.”—So faid Pla
to, one of the wifeft and beft inen
ot antiquity—and fo fays common
fenfc ; but fools and knaves in our
cay denounce Philofophers as a
di ‘grnce to the People over whom
they prefide 1
Foreign Correspondent
*5? GEORGIA EXPRESS.
“MANY SHALL RUM TO AND FRO, AND KNOWLEDGE SHALL BE INCREASED.**
Tories ('generally) —the admir
ers of energetic, coercive, arbitrary
Government—the fupporters of
Kingcraft and Prieftcraft in all their
oppreflions, impofitions, exactions
—the implacable enemies of the
fubftance, and even the name, of
Liberty—fo heartily do they abhor
ir, fo perfectly do they hate ir, that
as the celebrated author or c< Far
mers Letters” obferved cf Empe
rors, kings and princes) <f if they
could execute their will, not a fuck
er, not the fmalleft twig of a roof,
from which the tree of liberty
might grow up hereafter, would be
lefc in the earth. The very foil
would be dug up, and fitted as corn
is fitted in a fieve, to difeover and
deftroy all the feeds ofhappinefs !**
Tories (American.) Thefe do
not differ materially from the above
defeription. During the conteft
for independence, they deferted, be
trayed and fought againft their
country. When independence was
eftabl flied, they were genercufl/
permitted to enjoy with us unmo
lefted all the blefiings of which they
had traitoroufly tried to diveft us.—
Not content with this, they ungrace
fully watched every opportunity to
abridge, and if poflible deftroy, chat
Lilberiy with which God had made
ua free; and eredt here altru&ure
upon the fame model with thofe
which cover the face of the whole
earth (America excepted) with ep
prefiion, injuftice, war, rapine, want
arsd mlfery cf every fore and degree.
Foiled in their defigns, they now
employ themfelves uhavailingly in
carping and cavilling at every word
and ad of Rulers who “ make the
public will their guide, and the
public g'lod their aim ;** and ap
pear cett rmined never to forego
their animofity to free and good
government, until life has furiaken
them. But as fome who were
Tories during the revolutionary
war are whigs now, having feen the
error of their ways, and nobly turn
ed from it; fo there are many who
bravely fought in the ranks of free
dom, who have delerted to its im
placable enemies, and are feen fide
and fide with men whom they for
merly met face to face.—O lhame !
Society —“ Equal diftribution
of juftice, and free enjoyment of
property, are the great objedls of
fociety ; and no time, precedent,
ftatute, or inftitution fhould deter
men from keeping thefe uppermoft
in their thoughts.”— —Hume.
Montpelier, (VY ) June 22.
Incredible l —On the 6-h inft. the
large pond in the north eaft part of
Greenboreugb, in this ftace, which
formed the head of the nver La
moille, buift its bound’s, and carry
ing ruin and dtftrudtion in its
courfe, emptied itldfia lake Mem*
premagog, a difcance of about 25
miles. Ihe particulars are as fol
low Tee pond, which was about
2 1-2 milts in length, 1 mile in
breadth, and 100 feet in depth, was
fitua'ed on che Green-Mountain,
confiderably higher than the fur
rounding country.* About forty
rods d.ftant was another fmaller
pond, on the outlet of which flood
x number of mills. The perpendi
cular height of the former above
the latter was about 10.0 feet. It
had long been contemplated to
make a communication between
them, in the expedition that it
v.oui i greatly benefit the mills be
low tne lcnall, pond. On the diy
above-mentioned, a number of the
inhabitants o Whetiock, Sheffield,
Giovcr and Patton, met for the
purpofe of digging a channel, ar.d
commenced their operations on the
bruw ofadifeent, a few rods from
the large pond. They foon fl 1 ifh
ed a channel 5 or 6 feet in depth.—
As their channel filled, the ground,
which was compofed of a kind ©f
quick land began to fi.sk, and the
increaflng prtffure foon produced a
vaft chafin of upwards of 100 feet
in drpth, and iS or 20 rods in
width; the vvater iffued from the
pond with fuch dreadful impetuofi
ty tnat it was completely drained in
one hour. The finking of the
ground was fo fudJen, that the
workmen, who precipitately re
treated had Farce time to fave
themfelves; ore funk five or fix
Let, but *as K-rtunate enough to
extricate himfelf by catching hold
of the root ©f a tree. The water
rufhed into the lower pond, and
thence proceeded through a fort ft
of heavy timber, fix rrrles, to Bar
ton nvtr, carrying Hr every thirg
it met, and tearing up the foil. 1c
then took the courle of Barton river,
when ’it proceeded with the fame
devafheien till it arrived at lake
Mem premagogAlthough the
country through which it paflfed, ii
but thinly fettled, yet the damages
fuftained isimmenfe. Farms which
lay on the banks of the Barton ri
ver, were covered 10 or 12 feef,
with ftone, timber and earth, and
their owners left in a ftate of con
firmation and defpair. Two few
nulls, a grift mill, blackfmith’s
fiiop, fi/e bridges, a horfe and a
large number of ftieep, dec, were
(wept into the lake.
The feen* it prefented was aw
ful. What muft have been the len
(acions, produced by the fight of a
column vf water, of a number of
miles in length, and 30 rods in
width, filled with trees and earth, &
ruihing with horrid crulh and thun
dering found; filled up the vallits
and levelling the hills in its ccufe !
The earth for many miles around
trembled beneath the load. The
noife was heard at a great d<ftar.ee j
the inhabitants refidmg on Barton
(No. no.
river, in the f.rft moments of fur
prife fuppofed it to be diftant thun
d* j* but the eloudlefs Ikv lbcn
fdhvinced them of their error, ar.d
the found prefented to
their affrighted imaginations the
idea of an earthquake, but che near
er approach of the water difeovered
the reality, but then, alike igrtcranc
of the caufe and extent of 16 uw
common an appearance, they knew
not where to fly for fetety.—Per
haps the hiftory of America does
not record a more extraordinary
event. N© lives were loft.
Kentucky Manufactures.
ExlraSl of a letter from a gentleman
in Lexington, {Ken.) to bis friend
in Char left on, (S, C.) dated May
I ft, 1810.
“ Hemp is becoming the grand
ftaple cf Kentucky. In this town
there is now at work 9 rop? walks 5
each con fumes annually one hun
dred tons of hemp ; four cuton
bagging faflories, confumption fif
ty tons of hemp each ; one factory
of fail cloth ; in the wh©l-i about
twelve hundred tons of hemp,
prime coft one hundred and fifty
thoufand dollars, employing four
hundred hands, principally men and
boys, and producing to the manu
facturers great profits. The fail
cloth ftdory is now ur.dcr an en
gagement to deliver SCO pieces to
the government.
“ Four factories for carding 2nd
fpifining cotton, the cldeft tftab
lifiied here aoo fpindles; the next,
one mule, of 160 fpindles; another
one, a thrcftle, with 42 fpindles 5
and che laft is now commenced to
fpin and is eftabl.lhed on the prin
ciple of the New-Enginnd factories,
the proprietor calculating upon
putting in motion 1000 fpindles,
and has now at work a throftlc with
108 fpindles ; in the ccurfe cfnext
month ftarts a mule of 204 fpin
dles ; the eftabiifhment has already
coft upwards of 20,cc0 della: s, in
lots, buildings, machinery, &c. ar.d
intends progrefling gradually, as the;
machinery can be made to fhrt
1000 fpindles. The machinery
are all made here ; the cotton yarns
are fold to the country, except what
is manufactured in town, into
tickings, cords, jeans, chambrays
and plain goods.
“ Three wool carding machines
znd one for fpinning. Wc fupply
a part o r Tenneffee, Ohio ,and up
per Lou fiana, v/ith hats, boots and
fhoes, and roanufaffured cotton and
linen ; vrt have excellent wh'.re and
black-fmiths, cabinet-makers (cur
cherry tree furniture far furpafics in
beauty the mahogany,) fancy and
windfor chairmakers, (fancy, chairs
as high as feven dollars each) three
carriage maker’s fhop?, with nume
rous others of the different employ
ments, Our buildings are oi goo i
coloured brick, put up in g .od