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j V AUGUSTA , Mw. 28.
By last Evening's Mail.
Wc have te».cived debates
H of the proceedings of Congress
for the fvlt week-
Hr a iciolution wa< offered by
aV Mr. Chittenden of Vermont, as
■ follows ;
H Resolved, That the aft palled
kat the Lit session of Gongrefs,
* 3 bargo on all ships and vedels in
the ports and harbors of the U.
m “ nited States, and the several aOs
B supplementary and additiona.
thereto,” ought to be immeui
ately repealed.
It was supported by Mes
■ fers. Chittenden, Elliott, Dana,
H Cook and Cults, and opposed
by Meffis. Smilie, Mr. Alston,
Eppes, Troup and Macon.
On the question for what day
\ it fliould be the order, Mr. C.
1 moved to.morrow.
Mr. Smilie said he had
4no objection to meet this que
Iftion, but not at so early a peri-
Bod. From the general date of
Hour foreign relations, he tho’t
J »the resolution was ill timed—
f 0 Wha* rouldihegentleman mean
nby bringing this diftintt qnefti
on now before the house ? Does
Vt he mean, said Mr. S. that we
11 mud repeal the vhole of the
embargo fyfiem, and fubffitute
y nothing in the loom of it ? Cer.
w tainly if his intention mav be
judged by 'he manner in which
• the fijbjed is biought forward,
L- <♦ he means this. If he does I
J*i ! wish him to come forwaid and
j tell us so ; telL us that he and his
* condiments are willing to pay
i| tribute and fuhmit ; that they
lit will fnrrender the independence
if of their country. To confider
this motion now, untefs a sub..
ft it ute for »he embargo were
propoled, Mr. S. said he could
not agree. He therefore moved
II that it be made the order of (he
day for Monday week. In the
mean time he took it for g ant
\ cd that the President’s mefTage
become the fubjett of
ft consideration, and the House
» 1 would be prepared to fay what
U course it would purlue.
Mr. Dana presumed the gentle
/• roan from Vermont was perfectly
competent to shew the motives of
Hf h' s actions and the object he had
in view without the assistance of
W the gentleman from N. Carolina.
1 Heady commencing the public bu
siness in this manner did not bode
B auspicious!y to its progress. As
H a reason for now bringing this sub
-1 ject forward Mr. D. reminded gen
ii llemen of a fact which in the ful
ness of their zeal they seemed
wholly to have overlooked—that
the season was last approaching
when the navigation of the north
ern portion ol ih« union would be
locked up. If the embargo was
to be removed at all, it waß of the
utmost importance that it should
be done promptly ; ih.it it should
be decided within a fortnight from
, j this time. And whether it should
I be removed or not.it was of im-
P portance to know the opinion of
this body. Need gentlemen now
H * t^iat * n “Imost all the ports
of the union vessels Were prepar .
ing for sea ? I hat some had even
* )tnt their sails, many having ta
ker. cargoes on board? These
now remained in a state of sus
pence, and a state of suspence al
ways gave birth to perpetual sp e l
eolations. Tu put a stop to these
speculation! it was necessary that I
a decision of the question should
J he had. How it should be deci- I
ded at the present time Mr. D.
Mid he did not undertake to sav.
i Ihe people should know as soon
I as practicable consistently with
A ‘he decorum of legislative dclibe
«'rat«on,thedecis'on of the House.
\ Mr * con could fee no ad-
M vantage in postponing i deci- 1
A Son ol the qudlions being httn-
ready to meet j, at Jny mO .
ment. The very proposition
of the resolution would excite
all the attention of the seaports
and awaken ail their anxiety.
He thought it out of order now
to dilcuL the merits of the quel*
lion.’
Mr. Troup said he felt him*
(elf hound at all times to treat
with the greatefi delicacy all mo
tions and propositions of an or
dinary nature. But there were
times in which his feelings com
pelled him to depart from the
ordinary rule. T his was one.
J
He had vo'ed againfl the con
sideration of the resolution be
cause he would reject with that
indignity which it deserved, an
abflraft proposition at this time
to remove the embargo; and
because he thought a prompt
tejeftion would maik to the
foreign world the temper of the
country. He fuggelled, since
it was to be difculfed, that the
difeuflion should he postponed
a while till time was given to
digest the voluminous mass of
documents laid before theta.—
For in thele documents were
contained the bell aiguments in
favor of the embargo.
Mr. Eppes then proposed the
following resolutions, as an a
mendment to Mr. Chittenden*#
morions :
“ Rssolved, That from and af
ter the dav of next, ail in
tercourse between the U. S. and
G. Britain its islands and depen
dences ought to cease and deter
mine.
“ Resolved, That from and af
ter the day of next, all in
tercourse between the U. S. and
France, its islands and dependen
ces, might to cease and determine.
M Resolved, That provision
ought to be made by law for ar
ming and equipping for immedi
ate service thousand militia in
addi ion to the loroe already au
thorised by law.”
The Speaker informed Mr. E*
that these could not be leceived
while another question was pend
ing ; and Mr. Eppes withdrew
the m for the present.
The resolution was then made
the order of the day lor Monday
next ; a motion for postponement
tili Monday week having been ne
gatived.
.Senate, Nov. h.
The Senate took into con
sideration the resolution offered
ytflerday by Mr. Gile>," and
agreed to the fame, as follows :
Resolved , That so much of
the Prelident’s mefTage as re
lates to the several embargo
laws, be referred to a deleft
committee, with inftfublions to
examine and report, whether
any further measures are now
necessary to enforce a due ob
fervance thereof during their
continuance;’ and aifo whether
any further modification thereof
be expedient at this time, and
that Inch committee have leave
to report by bill or otherwile.
Ordered , That Mr. Giles,
Smith of Maryland, Hillhoufe,
Bradley and Pope, be the cojir
miuee.
House of Reprcfcntatives.
t NoveuiOer i l.
Mr. j* G. Jackson said, in
order to meet the proposition
of the gentleman from Vermont
(Mr. Chittenden) of yelterday,
he would offer to the Houle
these resolutions :
Resolved , That provision
ought to be made by law lor
more effettually carrying into
execution the several embargo
laws.
j- Resolved , That no vessel
j shall be allowed to depart from
one port to another of the U.
States that does not with her
cargo wholly belong to a citizen
or citizens of the U. States, and
be navigated solely by citizens
thereof.
Mr. Jackson said, it was not
his purpose now to difcuL the
propriety of their adoption or
the principles confined inthem.
hut he moved their reference to
the fame committee to whom
was refered the resolution for
| repealing the embargo laws,
, which was agreed to.
The refoluttons of Mr. Ep-
J pes, detailed it> the proceedings
of congreb, will convince the
American people, that the I pit
it of the resolution animates the
grand council of the republic,
i’be honor and fafety ol the U.
States, require a vigorous and
determined resolution. lioth
France and England have plun
dered our merchants, and af~
failed our independente. It
would be the height ol Quixote*
ibn to meet the two go at na
tional marauders in corn hat :
Let us then be Amciicans only,
' and have nothing to do with
l thq old world. The flag? ol
j France and England’fhuuld he
excluded Irotn our pons I' lie;i
lireamers lhould not wave over
American watets ; nor their
lubjeds be permitted co com
mix with cur citizens. We
mull be Americans-—or the
fuhjetls of France »>i England.
II the national legiflatute will
do theii duty, the people will
back them.
Vettrjburg Republican.
Extract of letter the editor of the
Devioct atic Press (luted, Ne~u>
i'otk , November 7,
The question is settled in t!*i
states, and although not perhaps'
agreeably to our wishes, yet 1 am
sure th.it the information will not
he una«evptable to von. Sixteen
Clintonian and three Madisonian
electors, arc appointed.
['l'he Aurora of the 1 1th inst. con
tradicts ttie above statement,
and says— ‘ the vote of New
York will stand with the majori
ty of the people ‘ lor Madison,
President, & Clinton vice-presi
dent.’
Halifax, (n. s.) Oct. 24.
“ Our expedition is yet kept in
readiness. Altho’ there is n<* eer
tam y ol its destination, or even
depart ure, 10 or 12 fail of trans
ports lie with their sails bent, pro
visions on broad, catnp eqnlppage,
&c. and even tlte stall’ appointed
lor the tjoops. Some thinks u is to
join that Irom Coik under ilaird.”
29. —Arrived Ville de Milan fri
gate, from Jamaica—nothing new.
she ttoops slid remain prepared
tor the expedition.
“ About 1000 of the troops have
been engaged in a sham light in tm
itation ol ao invasion.
“ The governor of Nova Scotia
has extended to the 7th ol Decern -
her the term for Importatious , (
neutral vessels.”
tor ike Mirror of the Times.
AT no time lince our Itrug
gle lor liberty has our political
horizon been more gloomy, or
the world more pregnant with
difailerous events; our lincere
delire to be in peace and harmo
ny with all the world, induced
us, contrary to our belter judg
merit, to anticipate Something
fivoiable in regard to our fo
reign telations, by the Preh
denfs Mt-flage—but the Hot m
which rages with fucb deltruc
live violence beyond the Aflat*
tic, may, e’re long, a Hail oui
peaceful (hoiesj in such an e
vent, we have the plealing coni
folation to believe that every
honorable Sc juit tncafure with,
in the powers of government
have been exerted to avert the
calamity.
France and Great Britain,
regardlels of humanity and the*
law of nations, in the trial of
their strength, appear determin
ed to inteieH the whole civilized
world—How long the just arm
of Heaven may fuffer their ini
quity & unrighteoulnels to pre
vail, time mnlt determine.
A criliis has arrived when the j
fittiation bf cur country calls
loudly lor unanimity of fenti
inent —it is molt lincerely to be
ho?>ed that ail local prejudices
and party Itnle may ceale, that
our country may become “ one
great coloftis of liberty," that
the blood of one of its members,
wlien flied by the foe, may be
ronfidcred the blood of the
great body.
We mull he well aware of
one great truth which has been
consecrated and idled by all
ages where republics existed, '
that the strength or a re '
PUBLIC IS THK FKOFLE, that
whenever they split into fratli
ons the (Irong arm of tyranny
is ever ready to lead them into
anarchy and coqfulion ; when
by little exertion they fall an
cuiy piey to defpotilin from
Inch a (ituation may the guar.
dian of libetty piotecl us-
It has hern a source of con
fideiable Uiltrefs to us to learn
ib.n lome of our eaflern bre.
thien, regardless of every other
confidcration but the interefl of
the moment, have on recent
occalions, mantfelled lome dif
cohtent to the meafurcs of the
general government ; but if
tucb has been the cale with ratL
onal and refpcCtable men, it is
to be hoped that alter a lit'
lie difpailjonaie reasoning wiih
thernlelvcs they will Ice the con
lequenecs that mull rein It from
inch conduit—ihe old laving
‘hat a houie divided agatnll 11-
lelf cannot it a 1 d*
MODERATION.
TO COR RSPON DENTS.
$3” We have received a com.
munication ligned a“ Subscri.
ber," and intended printing it
immediately, but on refJetton
several serious objections pre.
lented iheuifelves. Altlio’wt
cannot Confidently with our
principles or ptonnfes refute to
insert the productions of any
wriier who willies to give his
opinions to the public, (especi
ally when he appears to us in
propia peifonaj we would yet
icqudl the author or thele re
maiks to remember that one pe
culiai excellence of our govern
ment is, it tolerates ail parties
and all idigions : 11 allows every
one to entertain andexprcls his
own opinions without animad
vet bon or rcltraint. Jl tndecd,
the publication of titefe opinions
ate detrimental to the fame 01
fortune of any individual the
law will give rediels; but foi
mere fpeculativc ideas upon any
lubjett and more paittcularly
upon the proceedings of gov
eminent no one ought to be 01
is puntlhablc. Every attempt
to coerce unanimity of lent!
ment, 01 fimtianty of belief has
ever been anu win be both fiuit
els and unjult. if we would
mipole reltiamts on the freedom
of ipcech in otheis, we mull
iubruit to them ourlelves : one
and the fame right cannot be
granted us r antl denied them,
nor ought we to censure the
exeiciie of that right if we on
hmilat Occalions lake advantage
of it. if fur luttance our cor
lefpondent lhould at any fu
ture penou become dilconterued
wnh any executive or legislative
proceeding, he would uatmally
aud juftiy fuppole he had a light
to itaie his objections to it in
conversation. YVhat would he
think of a man who Uiould
then Hep forward and tell him
“ Hr if you arc ddplealed with
the government of this country
why dont you quit it.”
VVe alio beg ieave to remark
that no man acquires honor or
dilgrace from the adventitious
circuiuitance of his being born
in any country. Virtue belongs
|to no loil, worth to no climate,
they are citizens of the World :
the neccifrfry inference from this
is that we coufujer all naiional
reflettons as illiberal Ac urjuft ;
an unworthy individual cannot
d; (honor a ce'ebrated nation,
! nor can any country bellow ho.
nor on one undeserving it.
We hope these oblervatiuns
will be futiicieni to convince a
“ Subfcrihcr,” that he has tntf.
taken the proper mode of at
tacking a falle 6? ungentlemanly
ex predion. If, however, he
infill on our publilhing his com.
! tnunication, we will do it for
the realons (ir(t above Hated;
but thus far we have thought
proper to exhibit our objetti.
ons in justice to ourfclves and
in friend(hip to him.
Ihe 1 RIl LhR No. 111.
(hall be attended to.
11l ARMED, on the 6th uU.
by the Rev. A. Marshall, Mr. Snow
den Gritfiu, to the accomplished
in ss Elizabeth linker, of South
Carolina,
Rev. A. Marshall, Mr. Philip
Sanders, to the amiable Mis* Sa
rali Carnet.
NOTICE.
ALL persons indebt
ed to the la-e firm ol Watson
& Herbert, or to Jesse Wat
son, ol this place, are hereby
notified, that their notes and ac
counts will, indilcrininately be
put in the hands of officers for
collettion, on the lirft of Janu
ary next, if not previonfly let
tied ; as the Subscriber contem
plates removing from this Rate
early in the enluing spring.
JESSE WATSON.
November zi. 4t
Christian Smith ,
(Under the jinn 0 f S'I'EINERT
X f'°- i* i Savannah,) informs h'*
friend* and the public in general .
that hv has taken ihc 'stare of
Mr. St mines, opposite the Nail
Manufactory , where he ojfcisjbr
sole, very low Jor Cash or Pro
dure,
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
GROCE HIES,
viz
GIN in Pipes,
Rum in Iliids.
Philadelphia Beer, ) ,
Porer and Ale, j* n "arrets,
! * Sl, ‘* r 'jr Wine 6 years oiii ) Inqaar-
MaLjra, do. do. /t a casks
best Green Coffee in Bag*,
Do. Suj»ur in Parrels,
Glass in Boxer, 8 by 10.
fcoa p do.
R a, ->ins do.
Wri ing paper,
Lot t°" Bugging & Cotton Cards,
Pork, be.
November - 21.
len Dollars Reward .
nn T? UNAWAY
I ’ lv in Aug. lali,
! \ |^ r °tn Abbeville S.
Carolina, a dark
tttullato negro wo.
■vja.g -.-Tt-^ , ri)an) named Abbe.
about 30 years of age, arid ra**
ther delicately Ihaped.
Captain llaac Wellborn of
whom the fublcriber purchafcd
her, found her in the Augulla
jail in July lad, alter an abiencc
from her owner of 13 months.
Her husband 1 am told belongs
to Mrs. Walker who 1 elides in f
or near Augulla.
ELI S. DAVIS.
_ oa - 3 1 - ts
C o[itirt tier ship. Dissolved f
The Copartnership of
Wil iam Pool & Co.
Is this day dissolved by mutual
consent and the inlire settlement
devolving on Win- Pool who in
tends continuing in the samo
house dl thoic indebted whos«
accounts au d notes are now clue,
are requested to come forward and
settle olein immediately.
Win. POOL.
J. GRIN AGE.
Nov. 4.