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PROPOSALS,
IY daMEL STARNES & CO.
. aithi b W'**” ‘ wel,y
IN THE CITY OF AUGUSTA,
TO BE ENTITLED
\firror ‘ofthe limes.
t uK universal promulgation of
‘ jr.d the genera! ieftribution of know
“!L £ object* cf the firft importance m
whtre 'ibertr has left traces
X fcjq». under every government
Krh confulti the .bappmrfs ot Man.—
,h " i ine ” (aid the Great I ord Bacon
, f lir * t with Yiriue"it certainly
* *r" ’ Where ignorance reigns there
* ,De _e. md dtfpotifm governs. As
hftcome* enlightened authority will be
k anralitv restored—Knowledge &
! ' ,re the bas« of freedom-the one
a,, in our rights, the other teaches
*”/ duties; *I« (irh fltews us how to
Iftred the be ft pcHibie form of govern
at the last requires us to obey it when con-
Lanl his therefore advantageous every
.le, hut 1b * X'pdlU !t is *Mohitely rc
j ' ,hat corrttS inf< rmation fliould lie
wide'y d-ffufed and cpftly obtained: For
the fnfU wl:f> govern They never
ffitestioniHy choose bad leaders or approve
,'ame mehures, vet they are liable to error
_ p vt them true details and they will judge
mredly-fur on plain nrcun'3s the people al
¥lnform juftpiniom ; whenever they mis
take their own lrtcrell ‘tis owing entirely to
Willt „f information in tlic Many or want of
fconefty in the pin. But extenfii/g political in
formaton is not to be acquired wit hout Vouch
hbcur, arid few have leil'urc to study the
f.fttiM,compare the opinions, & pcrule the
p^tiofLocke, Sydney,Gibbon, Huine & j
Vattcl. If fit acquaintance with the true
prmciplesol government & duties of a citizen
could be acquired only from huge folios j
1 difFuft- treat ties, it would be fcldom fought, ;
tr if fought, the plough, the hatchet, and !
Vehwm’jftftaud (Wll. Some cheaper and j
jater means of fatisfying curiosity and |
pururin; information mud therefore lie j
looked tor; and where is intelligence, j
thapnefs and convenience united with more
advantage, than in the c'ofely printed col- j
gnat of the humble News-paper ? Our j
cwmtnmca appear so well convinced of j
the sfctulnefs of periodical prints, and have j
hwrt liberally encouraged them, that we
jc® it unnecfffary to in ft ft oh their merit,
ndahnoli hcfitate to rcqucft public pat
muge for another News-paper eftablifh
itent.
We can promise Ijttle except what at ten
lion, houefty & industry can perform. The
principles of our Paper, like our own, will be
Republican, “but the fume freedom of opin
ion winch we claim for •utfelvcs, we wifli
dlotherstc enjny.” Civil and Religious
liberty i* the birh right of cvry man, and
lx who will not ci'end the fame indulgence
to ill parties, and all fed!;, which he willies
brliijowo, is already or deserves to be a
ItW.
To ft pport Religion and morality will
oe cur pride—to encourage literature our
rdtator—no communications calculated to
Neither will be refnfed ; no hint will oe
•tfltftei!. In a free country it is neceflary
ttaifctbw fhmild be neither vague nor
»M"wn. all public aefts of the State leg
'•Jtute, will therefore bepubliflied as they
tonttehand. 7
The MIRROR OF THE TIMES will he
7® 10 dl wl ;° canvass public measure with
«n'y,»nd in eiaminiug the condmfl of
tilik "* *’ as officers of government—lt
twut Truth” Party hut my Count, y> No ;
CONDITIdNS.
i Mirror of the times wiii b c
ptiblilhed every Monday, on a royal
lhntofau excellent quality, and good
■• Theprite to fuhferbers w i„ y )e ,i, rce
eoiUr« per annum, paid half yearly in
Mvance 1
«ut. per f Tuare , or tbe flrft j nferdo £
ft}’ even and a half for each con
yifluation.
Tic paper win b® delivered to Town
J. ,hp;r pl-« of abode and
; n tJ/ e c ; unfry wiU hc d ‘ ne
ktU * Ud delivered at the Poll
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• IttINBOW, Ko.lli.
W POLITENESS.
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£ t hm wogtd he
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. k ent ‘° U8 ’ ,s neVPr '
V a , n ’t b " 1 lcuch ourselves ;
h r Ur, i tc ?’, ant * We instantly ,
6lost Ari ,° <Unnked : ' trrors the |
tc DakiM arC ,ca^‘Lv cover
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311 That
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MIRROR OF THE TIMES.
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mhw ■ MiMirnn—immniTi i n ■ rirriwß ■ i T~niii urn ■■—■■hi m ■ ■-■w-■
■n-fmi, 1» tpT* TP —WI ri f -* r a
(liffercnt tle*rees, by discreet and
femperate reproof.
Every member of society has
| certainly a deep interest in promo
ting that quality, which we. t*nder
j stand by the appropriate term, h*o
\ jLiTENiiss-In the intercourse tvltith
j necessarily subsists between indi- .
viduals in affairs of comtnece, po
litics, arts and science, so much
of our pleasure depends upon the
urbanity aacl good breeding of our
companions, that no hint should .
be disregarded, which may in the
remotest degree improve oui mar
neis or refine our tastes —Some
' men have learnt loapprecinte the
adv antages of genteel deportment
and suavity of manners ; and con
scious of the influence they have
attained by the respect which such
qualities command, pnb< because
i they are rare , have applied them
to purposes of seduction : they
have thereby too often stolen the
afiections ot the peopie, and woun
ded their morals by examples of
deception, which however speci
ous, are disowned and disdained
by the frankness of genuine poli
teness*—ln republics therefore, it
lis essentially important, that we
1 should cultivate affability and po
liteness. 1 Ilia would lead to an
| habitual elegance, and an agree
| able equality of manners : an coal*
{ iiy as desirable as that of intellect,
andscaictly less important than (
that which our law ol distributions
| was designed to promote An in
j terchange of civilities, and a ten
der of icciprocal aid among neigh
bours, would win the heart of any
i man, that would take th« trouble
1 to contrast them With such man
ners as are always the offspring of
a rude and unpolished state of so
ciety ; where brutal intoxication
and the horrible dexterity of pug.
ilism are iti the van : where the
loss ol an ear may disfigure us, or
the loss of our eyes deprive us of
all that is beautiful. Berfcft of the
most delightful sense, the parent
may heat the voice of his beloved
infant, but the angelic smile of
innocence which touches the ten
dered loibie in his heart is forever
closed from his view.—Let us
then by correcting our manners,
testrain by degrees that ferocity
*md licentiousness, which have
afforded the eneniies of democra
cy some plausible grounds of cen
sure. —
i hat we can all attain the same
eminence in the various graces
which ornament a truly polite man,
is not to be expected. Clowns
and Coxcombs will fiil up their
i circle, and a few of them answer
very well to form a comparison
1 here are nevertheless certain
' lending points, which every man
! °f common sense may acquire :
! namely— patience in argument —
j forbearance towards the ignorant
i a prompt attention to those with
j whom we have to transact busi
i ness: the strictest delicacy and
j respect towards females—an un
bounded attention to cleanliness :
■ and, avoid absence : that dignified
inattention which claims the n pe
tition of our names before we can
condescend to lend an car , is in
sufffMable. Above all ; it you
wish to retain the supremacy of
your species-—if it is not vour de
sire to degenerate into the' most
1 disgustng and swinish brutality,
give yourself time to take meals !
! My do not employ both hands
in serving your mouth, nor la
! bor till you perspire. Never be
j too •busily employed emptying
! jour own place, to assist the corn
j pany iq the viands that are near
j you.—The ceremonies.ot the ta
i bie, constitute an important item
;in good breeding. I have fre
j queutly been disgusted w ith the
; habits ot some of your ostentatious
dispensers of flesh, vegetables &c.
j 1 hey will insist upon it that you
eat nothing; and although you
1 earnestly contend for the contrary,
persist in lidping you to a nice UL
| tie bitoi \A\c\i ow n choice. When
wmmnrnam fiFfumyr: i runn mrn i— mi! IMB —w—
iS IIOLD THE MIRROR UP TO NATURE." S'kdflCSp'dcre.
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we analyse this behavior, it stands
thus ; ‘‘Sir, you must feel some
embarrassment ~ since you have
not been accustom-d to such com
pany as that of which jou ate no\v.
a member ; pray disengage vour.
self from the confusion which per
plexes you : it destroys your appe
tite ; lam truly sorry to see you (
under such restraint : choose lor
yourself, or, as I know what is ;
good better than you do, i will!
choose lor you : I assure \ou that j
jou are heartily welcome , const- I
der \ ourself at home.” All this;
stuffis probably uttered with so’
little grace and sincerity, oc mere- 1
ly because the upstart who repeats
it has heard something like k at
those tables to which hi* dollars
have bee:', invited, that the person to j
whom n is addi cased, if he has:
common sense, feels insulted and i
degraded by his visit, ‘and too
well assured that he ts not at home.
It is ridiculous to tell a man how
free he may behave at y our house ;
he can ascertain this by your man
ners —but if you want address to
give him u complete idea of your |
hospitality, you had better let
hi>ti guess at it than foolishly at
tempt to ornament beyond iis bear- j
ing, that which he has the means )
of comprehending- Every man :
can fee j when he is welcome.
Vv hen the ceremony of eating i
is over, the no l'-ss fatiguing roti- ■
tine oi wine-drinking demands us j
due respect. Here most frequent
ly, although brutal inebriation is
avoided,‘enough is taken into the
brian, to produce
A c‘afhof argument, ant! jar of words,
“ Worfc than the mortal brcnuit of rival
’words.” |
When this happy point is reached, !
we are told in bacchanalian ian- i
guage, to leave no heel-taps. In |
obedience to custom, and through
respect to the benevolent gentle
man who will not permit us to de
part either sorroxofal or sober , we
take oft heel-taps, till we have I
some t very terious admonitions !
that they are transferred to the
brain. This is a glorious point
gained; we are now prepared to
drink a Toast, and a Bumper '.
I his punitsbment, lor such it often
ts> is not prescribed by* the com- >
P an y ! the master of the house
who has requested his guests to
act precisely as they pleased , die.
tales a toastj probably disgusting
and offensive to three-fourth of
the Company. By the bye, toasts
lead to excess and irritation ; Ex
cuse, py keeping a party over the
fumes of wine, when otherwise,
they would retire to a drawing
room, and converse rationally and
temperately—lrritation, when an
unpopular or ridiculous toa.st is
given. For example—-the fust
toast which you receive Irom an
agent of the British government,
is George the Third ! Unluckily,
this gentleman is frequently out of
his senses—we had as well drink
Peg Nicholson, So, when Gcue
ial Washington was president of
the United Staten, have some ol
those characters drank his health
at the house cf the American min
ister, who had theretofore pro
scribed him as a traitor and a rebel.
1 here ‘a a fitness in things which
should always be regarded. When
we hear of a man eminent for his
talents, integrity, and devotion to
polite learning ; when for instance
we read his speeches in some pub
lic assembly, and find them bold,
nervous and beautiful ; when We
know him to be the ardent and i
zealous advocate of the right* of i
man, and. disinterestedly risking !
health and tranquility for the good
ol his country ; the generous mind
lingers tor an opportunity to offer
testimonials oi regard and venera- \
non to one so highly intitlcd to
them. The period at length ar
rives when the stranger is to meet
with his object of respect and es- i
item. VVith such qualities previ* .
ously ascertained, he of
B * i
queues associates the accomplisn- I
MONDAY, Novemober 7, ISOS.
-i. T _ ; ; W .
* ■ Ma in ~>t in ■> n m ■ '■-sr—i : i-h»~»it i—h ti
men*s of e:isv deportment, of free
access, and gentlemanly affability.
I he** acquirem- ois have f,e
qu. ,*ly been seen together; and
-! a- a judicious writer has remark
icd, when two have been
; seen together, the imagination ac
| ({""•e a habit of passing easily from
j one *o the other. If the first ap
j pears, we lav our account that the
| second *•:< to follow, and we feel an
! :, r.propriety in fheir separation.—
i VVe miss something ihat we <>x
i peered to find, and the habitual
j arrangement of our i f l cas j H j; s .
; Uirbtd by the disappointment.—
J So it is at ;he first interview with
; the person just described. YVc
j sciz.e the introduction, to cultivate
an acquaintance with a man so
i eminently useful, and of talents so
j brilliant. Hutto our mortification
! and chagrin, and in return for the
compliment which our countenan
ces upon such occasions neser fail
j to express, a cold repulsive bow
! and a leaden Inina , require Vou to
!be more distant. They bid you
I to approach the majestic sternness
of democracy, with steps of cau
tion aud reserve. In conversa
tion, contradiction however de-
Iccmly expressed, produces a dig
nified silencv. If vqu essay once
l»* • •
more to renew the topic, a stiff
revolution upon the heel, and some
! observation to a third person, clo
; sts forever the debate. And glad
|iy let it close, says the disappoint
ed stranger ; so says every inde
pendent citizen. The talents of
such a man may command res
pect, but the friendly affections of !
the heart, will seek for materials
more congenial with themselves—
! they will not attempt to rest in a
; climate so cold and unauspicious
!to their growth. Hence a due re
gard to manners somewhat more
flexible, becomes an object of im
portant consideration, bveh to
minds which look'down upon them
as light and frivolous. We should
j consult our friends, and correct
habits in some degree immoral & j
injurious. Injurious, because the
want pi good manners must in
some measure check the progress
of exertions, which would other
wise obtain a wider spread. Much
depends upon the accessibility* and
engaging ease of him who wishes
to give force and currency to h‘l3
opinions. From the picture just
drawn, we turn with delight to
those great men , who have the art
ot uniting us to their hearts at
once—Wjlio have attained the in
imitable facility' of interchanging
ideas so completely, that khev seem
‘o impart alt they ktiow and all
they feel—by *uch cliaraArs, we
are imperceptibly elevated in our
own opinions, aad stimulated to
teach such excellence. They keep
nothing under that mysterious re
serve. which Mould seem to say
you know not all—some qualities
of my miud and some acquire
ments, have raised m« adovu you
—these 1 hold close. When such
people fail in my way, 1 know that
they have gained a reputation to
which they are not entitled, and
ihat it must be supported by art.--
Feartul to lose a point of
and fame, because they feel that
they have neither talents nor ad
dress to retrieve it, they humbly
take relugc under a mysterious
carriage of the body , to cover the
defects of me mind.
EXAMINER.
From the N. Y. Public Advertiser.
A BON PRIZE.
Or a tory subsidy intercepted.
tbe fir disk Packet sailed ves.
ter day, ami was brought too and
overhauled by commodore Decatur,
of the Irigato Chesapeake.—lt i
stated upon authority, that the
Packet?had on board from eight to
one hundred thousand dollars in
specie. As this act is a contravention
aud in the teeth of the embargo
laws, she may bc considered as bon
prize. —Tuc passengers, HO innnm
!> •»', have returned to, ibis cUv.
The lories mi their rage, declare
tliat“ the captain of tlie Packet if
he held done his duty, should
have fired « broad side into the
Chesapeake, as the 'iWipard did
on a ie**nier occasion, ” Avast itere
my loyal souls ; pcitr Packet hail
. to deal with a man who knows how
to protect the laws of his insulted
j country and resent the indignities
j of any scoundrel British officer.
Mow long wc are tamely to submit
1 to such aggravated encroachments
of our laws, pr»d the murder of
1 our citizens in their own waters,
Gcd only knt.vs.
PENDLETON, (3. C.) Sept. 24.
!. Ris with pleasure we announce
to the inhabitants of the r part
; o( this district, that the object they
have had so much at heart, (the o
| penihg.qf Keowcje river,) is in a
I great measure accomplished. A
j boat belonging to Mr. Bowman haw
already passed thro’the new works
which have been done at Port man's
shoal, and arrived at the mouth of
j Twelve-Mdc river ;& is now rea.
idy receive forty bales of c*tion on
freight, for Angu>tu There is
sufficient water to pass boats car
rying | 1,000 weight.
*1 he Subscribers,
HAVK removed their Stock of
Goods to the Store formerly
j occupied by Messrs. Watson and
I Herbert, where they are just
opening .
An extensive assortment of
DRV GOODS,
GROCERIES*
Hardware,
CUTLERY,
STATIONARY, &
SADDLERY. .. . .
Tlwy have an assortment of
SHOES, which they will dispose of
on the must reasonable terms ; they
have also on hand, a
QUANTITY OF SALT,
AH of which they are determined
to sell as low as they can possibly
( be sold in this place or Savannah,
for Cashov Product. ,
l.a Roche Sc Van Sinderen.
October 24.
Dissolution.
THE Co.par.tnerfhip of J ,
<Sc. E. STARNES is diflolved
by mutual consent, thole bav
ing demands against them frill
please prelent their accounts to
Ebenczer Starnes for settlement,
and thoie indebted will please
call and Fettle their account*
without delay.
JOHN STARNES.
EBENKZER S.TARNES,
The bull riel* iu future will bo
carried on by Ebenezer Starnes,
firlt door below Wig fall and
lYDKinnie.
Oct. 24. - .
Ten Dollars Howard,
TT TILL be paid to any person
Vy. for apprehending JOHN
WYNN, who deserted from my
company o,f Artillerists, <*n, the
14th iust. he is a native of Geor
gia. live feet six incheshigh, thirty
four years of ag<* has grey eyes,
fair hair, fair c.omplexion—by oc
cupation a Taylor,—Whoever
will secure the said WYNN ip
goal, or deliver him to auy com
missioned officer in the armies of
he U. S»>shall receive the above
toward, and their travelling cx
pences born to the place of deli,
very or confinement.
ADDISON B. ARMSTEAD,
Copt, U . S. Artillerists
Csmmandin g.
TO RENT.
l ORE in the central part of
A- -2c Broad-street—Enquire of the
Rr 1 uiers.
October j 7. J
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