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Newspaper Page TextiEKICAN PATRIOT. UKIjYJYAII, .}PItIL 21, 1812. pn e vio us q (jes tlas * NOTHING can be conceived more igntory to the privileges of debate, the libei tiesof the people than the resinnal gag law. It places the er in a majority of the House, to it discussion, anil consequently to •e upon the nation, meusures, with* being maturely and deliberately hed—measures, perhaps, adopted n erroneous views, and hurried on n a cotiveionsness that their policy not bear exposure. Where is the iropriety of debating upon a propo- Hnn, diving to its merits, and accord - ■ as they may lie found correct, Hrct upou it ? Shall a body of men for their supposed wjpdoni to Hreseut the nation, so lose sight of Hir own dignity, as to transform ■mselves into Presidential puppets. Hi without being acquainted with the ■icy of a measure, without unfolding ■ propriety or necessity, immediately Hot it, merely because it was recoin- Hmled by the executive ? Shall they Hun it to the indignity of servilely sur- Hdering their own reason and judg- Hnt at the foot-stool of a temporising Bn, and receive from his gracious B.uls, a measure, throwing into a pro ■n.:! torpor the whole country, with ■i themselves independently deter- B.iing its intrinsic merit, by an un- Hervcd and full discussion? Yet ■eh is the actual conduct of Congress. Hie Embargo law being before the Bouse of Representatives, gentlemen ■shed to express their opinion, and to ■certain the ground on which the ■ensure before them was to be acted ■on—immediately the previous ques ■n is vociferated, then the automa- Bus echoing the magic sound, mount ■on their feet, and roar the previous median —a cabn ensues, members arc ■gged, and the poison swallowed. IA LARGE army has been autli orisetl I be raised, the ranks of the previous Be filled up, and the acceptance of Be services of volunteers, togeCicr ■lt.h a Joan of eleven millions of <b,l ----l?s. If with such a force and such lecuniary means, oor southern fron ■er is left defenceless, when vic have B> war with England, and no invasion ■’ Canada, then is the conduct of ad ministration most extraordinary in lied. The clandestine seizure of East ■ iorida was determined upon, why Bas not, then, an adequate force e.s - to the complete subjugation of pat territory ? If it must be occupied ■ml retained by the sword, why is it lot upheld in a manly dignified man- I- r ? The whole enterprise is like ly to fail from bad management ; |nd whether the terrapin army is mis Id or not, whether Amelia is subdued lr not, the manner in which this affair las been conducted, is repulsive to all |he dictates of prudnee, reason or justice. B Recruiting officers have been ap- Bsomted and scattered in all directions Bnd enlisting hurried on with all ima- Knable haste. If, as is the actual ■act, the American people, have t<o Bcuch good sense, to abandon th r in dependent avocations in lif. for the Banks of a regular army—to exchange ■heir plough, their cottage, their health Bad their accustomed fare, for the idle Brudgery of tbs camp, when v. * are Bet threatened w ith foreign war, and Bo just cause exist s exclusively against Bie nation, for which the pretended preparations arc* made ; and and > not Borne forward and volunteer in such a ■cause, when their services are autho rised to be accepted ; then the voice of |tne nation forcibly spoken in their B-cticns, at once proclaims to Ihe world |b*at they disbelieve in the professions Bf government, and view tlie conduct id administration as insincere, as a Bontinuation of the system of unwer §by expedients, and their pompous Blustering* and threats, and inanoeu- B res as a mere farce. If such is the Biisc, then to make the attmpt of seiz-e ing upon Florida, H vv.uianly trifling with the character and dignity r.f the country: it proves the temerity to in volve the nation, is an unworthy enter prize, without the means or the will, the capacity or the boldness, to accom plish it. This Amelia transaction has a very astonishing character, viewed in a le gal light; for any American citizen who invades the territory of a nation, with whom the country is in a state of peace, is guilty of a misdemeanor, pun ishable bv line and imprisonment. Burr and his choice spirits were pro secuted for this offence; and for the government to encourage the commis sion of an act, legally recognised as penal, is not only a gross v dilation of justice, but an absolute prostration of the constitution—it is offering a pre mium by favor, patronage and, per haps, bribery, to violate the laws of the Union, and to efface that intuitive and elevated perception of justice, which should ever ho cherished in a free and great republic. AY hen the Chief Magistrate honored by the voice of the country which reposes confi dence in his integrity and talents, is the first to seduce our deluded citizens to violate the constitution, by tramp ling upon the laws, and that too in n manner derogatory to the dignity of his station; then are our liberties in dan ger, and the ties which bind societv, and sanctify foreign intercourse totter ing in their full or verging to dissolu tion. If Amelia with the aid of previous intrigue and dissentian among her own inhabitants, and the assistance of the United States frees at the southward, placed there perhaps with a view to co-operate with mi dissant patriots, yet holds out and is likely to continue so; then lsovv absurd, how ridiculous to bluster about war: if a petty pro vince defies the power of government, in a disorganised state, how pitiful to talk of threatening an invasion of Ca nada. Bui as this Florida scheme ori ginated entirely with government, as they instigated the Patriots to insur rection, and lent tlicir assistance by a co-operating land and naval force; is not smrmenu to jeoparww the safety and security of this section of the Union, so peculiarly and deli cately situated with respect to a cer tain portion of its inhabitants, from u deficiency of force ? That such is the fart, let the present state of Florida, and the call made upon our own citi zens. testify. Are wc to he stript of commerce, loaded with restrictions, deprived of a sale of our produce, with • numerous taxes pending over us and an actual loan of eleven millions, for the sake cf honor, when this Amelia affair shames dishonor itself, and whit ens into ermine injustice openly com mitted ? And when we consider that Air. Madison only wanted ten thousand additional men, and of course has a surplus of fifteen thousand; what opi nion can he formed of this Amelia af fair ? Where are these men ? If re cruited, why not send them to gather infamous laurels from a few wretched Spaniards ; if not, why engage in such an unworthy and unjust concern with a certainty of defeat? For our citizens to precipitately en gage in the southern Quixotic expedi tion, exclusively of injustice, would be a violation of their duty to society, without acknowledged war or actuaj invasion; for it is well known that the Spaniards in such a ease would not be the least dangerous enemies to contend wit?:. Let our militia^inarch upon a wind-mill project, and where is the protection for the most valuable por tion of community This remark can not apply to invasion, for then a force would be rail ini from ail quarters to repel if, which would still secure what is must desirable against apprehended danger. But this transaction when, it is so evident to every man having any claims to a correct mind, a most outrageous compound of injustice, vio lence and folly, may be disavowed by governmen. It would not he at all surprising to behold the whole utlair discarded, and those engaged in it aba:ulou.*d, since they are not success ful. \\edo not held it administration have the boldness or confidence to ac knowledge or support the transaction, from the manner in which it was con ducted; and whether they do or not, the dilemma in which they are placed is equally awkward; in the one ease it cannot be justified, in the other they infamously betray those whom thev have inveigled. ‘s HE constitution of the stale of New-A iirk, grants to its Governor, the power to prorogue the Legislature for a term not exceeding sixty days. This is an authority which should never lie exercised in a free count iy. foi if cor rect in one republic, it must be equally correct, in principle, with a combina tion of republics, ortho United States, for which no one will contend. It is then arbitrary ; yet Governor Tomp kins of New-York has exercised it, and upon an occasion which -should least call for it. The people of that state through their representation were about incorporating a bank with a capital of six millions ; when they were arrested by prorogation—another Legislature is iu the mean time elected, which w ill give full play to the arts of intrigue, so familiar to democratic demagogues. It is surprising that a furious partisan acting strongly under the infinonce of prejudice and motives of subs>*rvicnr\, should pretend to control, by interpos ing an arbitrary and unjust will, tb - voice of ail enlightened legislative bo dy, about to be expressed after mature deliberation, in favor of an act highly conducive to the prosperity and im provement of a part of the Union, vvli use population and situation so strongly demand it. There must he a secret influence in this affair originat ing at Washington, which makes the bank question a test of pari v politics. The act of Ihe Governor w us protest ed against hv those who wet e in favor of the hill. London Papers to the l-lili ult. con tain iHitbiug interesting to our readers. The Orders iu Council continued vvitlis out any prospect of their removal, a loug as the Decrees of France were unrepealed, it is incorrect to antici pate or expect their abrogation, but in this event, as they are retaliatory in their nature—the cause must be first remov ed—the Berlin and Milan Decrees must be first repealed, and then they will fall of course. The multiplied evidence of the rigorous execution of the one, removes any ground of complaint against the other, J without equal measures or terrapin reinJirttfon, or blustering and pnipty threats against both. To pursue any other course of policy, in such a slate of foreign relations is not impartial neutrality, but a dangerous predilec tion for one nation, and covert hostility against the other. —-a.:-.::-:©: . The ship Lady Aid/ son, Svxais, arrived st New York ou the 3<i inst. in the remarkably short passage of eighteen days from I.ivcrpoo! She sailed in company with the JJdhntt, ar rived at'.his port on Sunday evening in 28 days. Both vessels struck soundings on the Ranks in 9 days after leaving Liverpool.—The onlv hlitiona; intelligence by the Lady'Ma dison, arc the extracts from Lloyd’s List, which will be found unde r the marine heed. Charleston Connor. The Raleigh AVer says, that Brigadier General Polk, of that state, has been ordered to Colombia, (S. C) and lias received a large sum of money from the Department of War, for the recruiting service’ The Democratic Press says, that General WiiKissorr will shortly depart to resume the command pf the army of the United States on the Mississippi. Duane denies that there will be war, be cause if that step were seriously intended, • other and beltec men would be placed in the ti. partment than those by whom it is now directed. Minerva: By the Lancastrian system of teach ing children reading, writing and ar ithmetic, besides instruction in the Bi ble, the expense of 1000 scbollars is only £ 142! 70,000 children have al ready been taught by Mr. Laxcastkr. [Tli's system lots been introduced into Sic-w -Vo.rk.j A New Comet, supposed to be that ■ of December 20th, 16.52, passed AJ tleheranin Taurus about ike 13th of January, 1712, and was then advan eing northward, nearly at the rate of a degree per day. It lias passed its perihelion. The total amount of the national debt redeemed on the Ist of February IS! 2, was £223.234,617'. The sum (o be expended in (he euiuing quarter is £2,932,905 5 S 1-1. The number of prisoners of war in England at this time, on a moderate computation, is 30,000 men, exclusive of oftic; *•■-:. 12,000 Englishmen are in a similar situation in France. Lor/kr. Payer. *C? TlfS Anniversary Sermon of| the I.YION > O’.TKTY, will IK* pro ached at Uv It.,plot Church, on Turiounx Next, at 12 iAUi., by tile llcv. Mr. Juhxston. MARRIED, on Thursday evening last, bv tin IF-v. .Mr I’.hull; Mr. Suns (lium.Toy, M.'ivl.ant, cl tlw, iV.v, to Miss Rr.ix* Glum. ot Effinf lum county. Mi s Owr ;son. well known as the author of Ihe •* Wild Irish Girl,” Ike. has lately married Sir ‘l'. C. Mor gan, of London. DU D at Augusta (Goo.) on the 7th inst where In* 1 ;.<l r. eently removed than this <* i ,M ■ M ro.i.ii, kite of tin* t;h: rleston t • A P r ! • w here bo vosir’ gi iv .'. ’... •, our Hashes of nr riment that were wont to vet the audience in a roar r” ( Chur. ('our. waoaanv mi ;hsk i^uwwmvienmw .M.VRInK MhWS, ro n t or s.) r.j ,v.y.i // High h ris lire, 51,. I<W Ship America, Hall, Liveapool, 34 day.'., li. Richardson 3. Go. ballast. Brig Venus, Brvun, Boston, 11 thus, sundries Howe St I) moo. Sloop Concord, I’orqui', Ann-iia, 5 clays, .siUiiie. It. Uicharvlaon ft Go. C LEAPED. Ship Bedford, Tobey, Nevv-lFilferd. Brig Ame rica, Bock:us, lkuEdelphu. Hi ttv, Coffin, <lu. Stoop Frederica, Seymour, St. Simon’s. Eiiza, Dennison, X. vv-Ymk Confidence, Jones, St. Mary’s. Reformation, M, homo, Sunbnrv. Port us Charleston, April I!.'A. —Am wed, Schooni r Nancy, Hatch, X, vv-York, 7 dr- Ship Louisa Oeilia, a p eltet I’eUVeeo s v r.n u.ih :ad Xew York, v. hi. :i got aslanv scuv v i eks smee at Stut.cn Island, has Ire"; got oil and arrived at New-York on tin 2d inst. Arrived April 13. Sel oone:* i'rieiickl’.ip, Ryder, l’i< mouth, (V. f.) ,i nays.—Fiiot-houi Seboon. r tn'o’ e. , Fionk. t, Ali-xandti.., 1 ,cl. --Selioom-r M..i e, Peiidieton, Ni w. London, *1 vs.— Cleared, Snips <1 piion, Wood, . i’ tirsburiiU j Emulous, Alien, t'.yni.'invhv (E:|i.); AgaVViun, Roberts, l.ivei pool; F.wr.k lin, ‘Fi.omus, do., Brigs I.‘ heeca, S.epln t.son, do ; Governor Hopkins, Cos .kt, Pr.ivideitcv, (it. ‘■); Arrcd id.', ,!.r X sail, (s. r.) ; Si-hoo- ■is iintcvpi ize, Hawes, Bostoa i Tiiree S, ters, Cdiiit, do.; ALmt-va, tihodec, Piovi elenci, (li. i.) •• and eipril 16. Ship Sally. Parsons Li verpool, 32 davs.— ( •r and, Brig Calypso, Banc", Baltimore.—Simps lklight, Cuoptr, Savannah; R. publican, Ttlyers, do. AiriveJ April 17. SeitcKun r Lady Wash ington, Bad, Washington, (v. e.) J a- vs.— Sloop Rover, Kelly, iteinn.cla, lei day . ('leered, Spanish Sckoohtr, Ann, Ab.n.ro, I’orio ltico ; Schooners I'air-B.ai, Gai i', Bo - ton ; Gov rnor ABK. an, Luret, Pjiiladeipiiia ; Sloop Abby-Ann, Bingiey, Savsniu li. Dr. J. ID Berthdot, Has just received from J\“etc-York by the brig Eliza Lord , a quantity of Genuine Drugs & Medicines, viz. SALT Petre, Gentian Root, Rhubarb, Fob Senna, Magnesia in lumps, Arrow Root, Cream of Tartar, Jalnp, Ipecacuanha, Liquorice iu slid t, Camphor, Opium, Gum Tragaeunth Trusses, Camomile Flowers, Mercury, or of Supplement, Salt of Lemon, Sarsapparilla, Cold prest Castor Oil, Spirits of Nitre, Therisque, Henry’s calcined Magnesia, Common do. calcined, Oil of Cloves, Oil of Mint, Nipple Shells, Breast crooked pipes, British Oil, Essence of Mint, Turlington Essence of Spruce, in pint bottles, &c. &e. A 12)0, The genuine Chalybeate Apparient or improved Cheltenham Suits. DR. J. B. BeS'HfloT,respecl fully informs the ptihlic, that he possesses a sovereign remedy for ail diseases of a PRIVATE NATURE. Persons of both sexes can with confi dence make use of it. ‘1 he advanta ges of tiiis remedy are, that young men may take this medicine, and be perfectly cured, without a discover y on the part of his connections j also, the patient may, without apprehending .any dan; % r, expose himself to the cold, night air, and the rain, and pursue his usual avocations, as it requires no par ticular regimen, than to abstain from the commission of excesses. ICP Those who may apply to him, at his Medical Shop, near the Ex change, may be assured of the most profound secrecy being observed. April 21. 3 SALES BY AUCTION. iVITHOUT DEFALCATION, To close Consignment. THIS DAY, at the store lately oc cupied by A. Richards & Cos. oil Tel fair's wharf, 100 Bags Coffee 20 llhds. Coarse grain Sugars 5 Pipes 4th proof Brandy 0 Ditto Gin, on a credit of CO days for approv ed paper. Sale io commence /nrcisettf at l ! o'clock , DUNNING & CLAY, Auet’rs. ~ (KY iVetlyesm J , Af the Picture Store, back of Gibbons lltrilding .deflect Squar . Mantle, Pier and Chamber Glasses, richly framed, Mirrors, Brackets, and Window Cornishes, and a number of handsome Prints framed and glazed. Sale at li a'clock. Perms Cash. DUNNING X CLAY'. April 21 S ________ At our Auction Room. A large variety of DRV GOODS and GROCERIES, iOO Pieces fallicoc, 30 Uteres Homespun, 20 Pieces Broad Cloth and Cassi ificn. Sale at It o’clock. DUNNING tk CLAY. Just Received, i Case light Summer HATH. For Sale by EZEKIEL YARNELL. April 21 Ct 3 ‘foß~'Y}fw.fGßK‘, 1175; The brig MARYLAND, N, • master, will nteet with dispatch, haviiig a considerable parte! hercaigo engaged—lor freight, app.y ‘on board, at NUKinre’ - wharf or to DUNNING & CLAY . April 21 ‘’ 3 _ r : ~.}r The SLOOP MARGARET %J :;> 74 Tons Burthen eon he sent to sea at small expense. DUNNING L CLAY. April 21 3t a Notice. r 3 ‘?I!E Books, Accounts, and Pa -5 pers of [ln.-iiA.no Wall, Esq. deceased, have he>'*!i placed in the hands of the subscribers for collec tion. These persons indebted to Ihe Estate, will please tn; V immediate payment otherwise (heir accounts will be put m suit without delay. PIERCE & DRYSDALE. April 21 21 ii Notice. THE SUBSCRIBE It T7MNBB it necessary to bring dl the f.’ debts due droop to ihe first of January last, io a fipal settlement; La has therefore appointed George B. MUntosh, Esq. his Attorney, to make collections for him; and ail Notes and Aecjompts unsettled on the hr at day of June next, will be put in suit. GEORGE IIA REAL. April 21 et 8 Caution. V B YIIE public arc hereby cautioned JS against trusting, or liaei- g e.nv dealings with a certain ABRAHAM JOSEPH, who absconded from Sarr.u nali, about the 4 th of April instant, after swindling a number 01 merchants in that place, to the amount of near : 0 Thousand Dollars. lie calls himself an Englishman by birth; resided some time in Philadelphia and New-Y ork, and about two years since removed to Savannah. He is about Sleet, 3ar four inches high; a very lout; rose,’ with a singular mole at the Up-end of it; black hair and eyes, with large whiskers: but stoops considerably; is quite loquacious, and speaks very cor rectly; writes a good hand; dresses genteely, but can never be mistaken for a gentleman. Took with him from 2 to 3000 dollars iu hank hills and doubloons; and, previous to his run ning away, he shipped to Charleston a quantity of Rice branded “ Haig,” Upland Cotton,two eases ami one trunk Dry Goods, eonsigued to one Samuel Canter, who lived one year with him in .Savannah. Whoever w ill apprehend said Abraham Joseph, so that his cre ditors in Georgia may secure their de mands, shall receive a reward of G;,e Hundred Dollars. That he may not practise upon the unwary i:i other pari;;. i requst every printer in the ..United States to give this publicity, 1 v oir e advertising him, and forwarding their bills to me at Savannah v.hete they shall be puetually paid. SAMUEL RUSSEL. ______ - One or two Young LABS, a- Al’- PRENTICKS to the i’riutirtg Bns:- ness, from Fourteen to Fifteen Fears of Age, of Good Morals, Enquire at tkix OFFICE.