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'~^ U STA- PRINTED BY DANIEL STARNES & Co.
proposals
.y DANIIL STARNES & CO.
. N,n t M‘ r
i CITY OF AUGUSTA.
TO EE ENTITLED
mirror of the Times*
>rur universal promulgation of
„. h and theneoeril dcflrlbution of know
!L ,reobjea»ofihe firft importance in
where liberty ha. left trace.
2* footflept, under cverv government
Viich confab* the l>»PP'»ef» « f ¥ a a
' » «i.,urc " f.id the Great l ord Bacon
united with virtue” it certainly
• JLv Where ignorance re.gns there
"! lnu mph. and despotism govern*. A.
enlightened authority will be
Led k mora'ity re«orcd.- Knowledge &
, rs the bases of freedom—the one
la.u.in our rights, .he other teaches
Moor duties; the firft shews us how to
'drudt the belt poll.bie form of govern
t, ,he last requires us to obey it when con
(VjAtd. h'»therefore advantageous every
.Mt, buti m Republic it is absolutely nc
pffitr, that correA information lhould be
wtdeiy'diffufed and easily obtained: For
fa, >ji the people who govern. 7bey never
i,tcr.uonally chocfe bad leaders or approve
,rot| measures, yet they are liable to error
_jive them true details and they will judge
for on plain grounds the people al
form jttfl opinions ; whenever they mis
take their own intcrefl ‘tis owing entirely to
(rant of information in the many or svant of
kooedv in the few. But exisnfint political in
femutoti i* not to he acquired without much
Itbour, and few have Itifurc to (ludy the
hit®!,compare the opinions, & peruse the
fijjoof Locke, Sydney, Gibbon, Hnme &
V;tte|, If an acquaintance with the true
puociplc: (.(government Sc duties of a citizen
(mIJ be squired only from huge folios
Jtdiitnie treat ties, it would be seldom fought
or it fought, the plough, the hatchet, and
it uw muff stand fliil, Some cheaper and
liier means of fati.fying curiofify and
procuring information mu ft therefore be
looked tor; and where is intelligence,
dwpoefs and convenience united with more
dtatige, than in the ciofely printed col
raw of the humble News-paper ? Our
iwatrymeu appear so well convinced of
tic ufefulncfs of periodical prints, and have
bony liberally encouraged them, that we
iftet it unnecessary to insist on their me r 't
W‘l«oft hefttate to rrqueft public pat*
Rcqc for another News-paper eftablifli-
M.
. V*e can promifrlittle except what atten
&»,honefty & induflrv can perform. The
ymiciples of our Paper,' like our own, will he
Icpablican, “ but the fame freedom of opin
»a wfich we claim for ourfelvcs, we wiib
plotters to enjoy.” Civil and Religious
wty nihe birh right of cvry man, and
“7 W ! U not «'cnd (he fame indulgence
toi l parties, and allfeA, which he wilhes
JfinsuwD, IS already or deierves to be a
Mtk.
Tofupport Religion and morality will
Roorpride— to encourage literature our
communications calculated to
J'tw will be refufed; no hint will be
, 1 " * free country it is neceC&rv
'bw lhould be neither vague nor
M*n, ,|| p u b|i c ai q, 0 f the State leg
«toctotand theref ° rC be pUblirhed ai thc y
•ten,' M ,! R ? 0R 0F THE TIMES will be
ZL“ j.° C3nvafs Public measure with
o.’.ird ,n examining the conduA of
»*lkoSl«V5 C ‘ M ,° f ? uvernn *e»t-it
7r J* Pa,t > hut "Y c »-nt,y t No
CONDITIONS.
l IS IR ( R ° ROFTHETIMESwi »be
1 £ ! f Cd ever y Monday, on a royal
I Ay an excellent quality, anc* good
1 l te MOfubfcrberß wi » three
I .dxtee ,U “’ paid balf yearly in
I nr' C | f ° r r ‘ dvfrt ‘hng will be fifty
I. Srtv f qUare a° r ,he firft iuferrion
f -ii! tVenaDda half each con-
I erV i I !,,C de '’ v fred ,o Town
I ibofe f rr t \ at lbp,r places of abode and
I i- Pi , 'I T'' Wi " be d ‘ "e up
I CiL. k i ‘ nd <Ullverfd at the i'olt-
Subscribers,
■H r I, * ren »uved ilieir Stock of
I Store formerly
K'x * Watson and
1 Nn g * ' Vhtre the )’ ar * just
■ hbv tens,,le asssTt ment of
I G O()DS,
I SS^hies,
I XfLEHY,
I , ‘‘OU)NAKY ft
I *
B Hois' J, 0,1 assortment of
B*-» n V OS’ SALT,
|Nl lre tlttermined
I, lhi*,Y ,tV Cd " F<«*»b!v
/> Ue ° r
1 i, J
1 an Sil ‘^eren.
MIRROR OF THE TIMES.
NOTICE.
THE COPARTNERSHIP OP
Harrison & Hamilton
WILL this day dissolve by mu
tual consent, all persons who are
indebted to the said firm either by
note or open account, are request
ed to come forwaid and discharge
their respective debt 9, as no longer
indulgence can be given. Those
having demands against the said
firm are desired to tender in their
accounts for settlement. Ihe
books are placed ir. the hands of
Mr. John i . Love, who is duly
authorised to receive payment and
settle the business of the said firm
at our store. The goods on hand
will be offered low for prompt pay,
until the 20th of December, and
if not disposed of before that day,
they will then be sold at Auction.
Andrew Harrilon,
james Hamilton.
Nov. 9, lt»08. [,fj
" NOTICE.
On Tuefday tlic 3d of January
next, at Scott $ Ferry ,
WILL BE SOLD,
ALL the remaining part of
the perlonal property of Samuel
C. Scott dec. conlilting of ne
groes and the prefetn ciop.
1 he terms will be made known
on the day of (ale.
Mary Scott, Admx.
Charles Martin, Adm'r.
Edgefield, Dec. 5. tt.
AUGUSTA
Jockey Club Races.
THE Races for the ensuing
year will commence on the lad
Wednesday in Jamiarv, 1809
free for any Hoist', Mare or
Gelding, from any part of the
world.
The P urses and Diflances as
Jollows viz :
First day’s running, four
mile heats, for a purie of 500
dollars-
Second day’s running, three
mile heats, for apuiie of 300
dollars.
Third day’s running, two
mile heats, for a purie, of 200
dollars.
Fourth day’s running, a
fwcepftakes, two mile heats,
for the entrance money and o*
verplus, supposed to be worth
about 300 dollars.
The weights and regulations
agreeable to the eitablifhed
Rules.
By order ojthe Frefident .
Dec- 5.
NOTICE.
ABLY on Morula) the cd day
of January next, all persons
having hired Negroes belonging to
the estate of A. Haynes dec. for
the present year, are requested to
return them at Columbia Court
House, with their clothes and lure,
as there will be a division of the
estate oil that day.
On Tuesday the 3(1 of January,
the negroes remaining in my hands
w ill be hired at the above mention
ed place, 6i tlie terms madek-<bwu.
Those who are in arrears will do
well to come forward and discharge
their notes.
THOMAS HAYNES, Ex’r.
November 7.
TO RENE
A STORE in the central part of
Broad street —Enquire wt the
Ciinters.
October 17.
liu.ka oi ail kinds executcu ai
the liionclt notice at this
Oiiie.
“ HOLD THE mirror up to nature.”— Shakespeare.
WEST END OF BROAD STREET,
proposals
ft? carrying Mailt of tb. Unit* State, on tb,
fallowing J* e Jt RoaJt,
WILL Eg RECEIVED AT THE
General Post-Officcin VPashinyton,
tb* b*U,*tb day of January n, K t inJuftv*-
IN GEORGIA.
Til. From Au~ufU, by Little river Lin
coln Court-House, Fcterlburp, anj Eiiierton,
to Carncfville, once a week.
Leave Carnefville every Thurflay noon,
6c arrive at Angufla on Saturday Sy 5 p m.
Leave Augufla every Suuday at Ba. and
arrive at Carnefvillt- on Tutfaay hy noou.
tax. From Augufla, by Columbia Court-
Houle, Rayfvilie, and Wrightfo.jrough to
Washington once a week.
Leave Augusta every Sunday at 6 p. m Sc
arrive at Washington on Monday l>y * p m .
Leave Walhington every Tuefday at 8 a. m.
& arrive at Angufla on Wednesday by ic am.
laS. From Washington, by Eurrii't,
Strong * store, Lexington Athens, Watkinf
vilic, ana Clarkfborough t® Jackson Court-
House once a week.
Leave Wafliiugton every Tuefday Bm.
m aud arrive at Jackson Court-House on
Wednesday by 6 p. m. L eavc Jackson Coyt-
H* me every Sunday at 6 a m and arrive
at Washington on Monday by 4 p. m
124 From Wafhingtcn, by Grcenfbo
rough, Fowelton, Richardfonvilie, Sparta,
Georgetown, aud Warrenton. to Lcuifvitle
once a week
Leave Washington every Tuefday at 6«•
m. and arrive at Louisville on Friday by 11 a
tn Leave Louifvitle every Friday a: B p. m
and arrive at Walhington on Monday by j p
m,
i9y. From Louisville, by Saunderfville,
and Fort Wilkinson, to Milledgcville once a
week.
Leave Louisville every Friday at 4p. m.
and arrive at Milledgcville on Saturday by
4p. m. Leave Milledgcville cvrry Thnrfday
at 6 a. m. and arrive at Louisville on Friday
by i 0 a. m.
126 From Ricehorough by Fort James, to
Tattnall Court-House & from Riceborough,
to Sunbury once a week.
Leave Rict borough every Wedncfday at
II a. m. and arrive at Sunbury by l pm
Leave .Sunbury every Wednesday at 4 p. m.
aud arrive at Tattnall Court-House on Fri
day by 6 pm. Leave Tattnall Court Houf*
every Saturday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Rice
borough on Sunday by 6 p m.
127. From Peteribuig to Washington once
a week
Leave Peteifburg every Wednesday at 4
a. m. arrive at Washington fa.ne day hy 6
p. m. Leave Walhington every Thuifday at
6a. m. arrive at Petcdburg fame day by 8
p. n.
128. From Milledgeville by Woods Mont
gomery Cou r t Houle, Wa'tles, Tattnall
Court House and Beard's Bluff, to Dancu
once in two weeks.
Leave Milledgeville every other Saturday,
at 8 p. m arrive at k Daricn the next 1 hurl
day by 6p. m. Leave Darien every other
Friday, at 6 a m. arrive at Milledgeville on
the next Thuifday by 6 p m.
NOTES
1- The Poft-Maftcr General may expe
dite the mails and alter the time* of ariival
and departure at any tira 1 during the con
tinuance of the contract, he flipulating
what he conceives to be an adequate >om
peufatiou for any extra expense that may be
uccationed thereby.
2 Fifteen minutes lhall be allowed for
opening and clofmg the mails at all offices
where no particular times is fpecifitd.
3 For every thirty minutes delay, (una
voidable accidents excepted) in arriving af
ter the time prelcribed in any contract the
contractor lhall forteit one dollar : and if
the delay continues unti I the departure of
any depending mail, whereby the mails
destined forfuch depending mail loose a trip,
an additional forfeiture of five dollars lhall
be incurred. Anu whenever a loft trip en
feus, from whatever circumfb.nce, the a
tnount to be paid to tlie coniratftor for a
regular trip is to be deducted from hit pay.
4. Newlpapers, as well as letters, arc to be
sent in the mail ; and if any person making
proposals, delireg, to carry uewfpaper*, o
ther than those conveyed in the mail, for
his own emolumeut, h« mult slate in hit pro
posals for what sum he will earrv with the
emolument, and for what sum without that
emolument
5 Should any pefon making proposals
delire an alteration ®f the times of arrival
and departure above fpecified.he mufl date
111 his proposals the alterations desired, and
the differene they will make in the term* of
the contract.
6 Persons making proposals are desired
to slate their prices by the year. Those who
contract will receive their pay quarterly
iu the months of August, November, Februa
ry and May, in one month after the expira
tion oJt-*i»ch quarter.
7. No other than a free white person
1 lhall be employed to convey tl e mail.
8. Where the proposer intends to convey
the mail in the body of a fbge carriage, lie
is dehred to slate it in his proposals.
9. The Poft-Mafler General refervea to
himfelf the right of declaring any contract
at an end whenever one failure happens
which amounts to the loss of atrip.
10. The contracts for the above routes are
to be in operation 011 the lirft day of April
next and are to continue in force for two
years.
GIDEON GRANGER,
Pcji-Majlir- G tncral.
General Post Office,
IPajhmgten Cfly t October 81, IkOS. 6t
wIL LIAM H. CR A WFORD’*
j SPEECH
On the repeal 0/ the Embargo.
Mr. Crawford said that one of
| the objects of the gentleman from
| Connecticut was, no doubt, to oh
tain information of the effects of
the embargo system from every
part of the U. Sutea. This in
formation was very desirable at
the present time, to assist rib*
councils oi iho nation in forming
an opinion ut the Course piopcr to
he pursued in relation to it. A
government founded, like ours,
on the principles of the will of the
nation, which subsisted Init h</ it,
I should hr attentive as far as pos
, stble to the feelings and wishes of
the people over whom they presi.
(led. He did not n.*y that the n;.
■pr esentstives of a lice people ought
to yield implicit obedience to any
portion of the people who may be
lieve them lo act erroneously?; but
their will, when latriy ctpiessed,
ought to have great weight <.u a
government like ours. Thu Se
i natc had descrip
: lions of the eflects produced by
! the embargo in the eastern section
of the union. As the representa
tive of another extreme of this na
| lion, Mr. C. said he conceived it
; his duty to give a fair, faithful and
candid representation of tne sen
! timents of the people whom he had
the honor to represent. It was al
j ways the duty of a representative
’ tu examine whether the effects cx
, pected from any given measure
had or had not been produced, h
this were a general duty, how
I much more imperiously was it
! their duly at this time. Every one
admitted that considerable suffer
ings have been undergone, aud
much more were now to be borne.
Gentlemen have considered this
subject generally in a two fold
view (said Mr. C.) as to its effects
on ourselves, and as to its effects
on torcigq nations, i Think this a
proper and gtoireel division of the
subject, because wc aie certainly
more inicresid in the effects of
this measure on out selves than on
other nations. 1 shall therefore
thus pursue the subject.
Jt is in vain to deny that this is
not a prosperous tune in the U.
Slates ; that our situation is nei
ther promising or Haltering. it is
impossible to say that we have suf
fered no privation* in the year
1808, or that there is a general
spirit of content throughout the (J.
States ; but l am very far from be
lieving that there is a general spi
rit oi discontent. Whenever the
[ measures ot the government im
; mediately affect ttie interest of
! any considerable portion of its cit
izens, discontents will arise, how
ever great the benefits which are
expected from such measures.—
One discontented man excite*
more attention than a thousand
contented men, and hence the
number of discontented is always
over-rated. In the country which
I repicsent 1 believe no measure
is more applauded or mote cheer
fully submitted to than the embar
go. it has becu viewed there a*
the only alternative to avoid war.
itis a measure which is enforced
in that country at every sacrifice.
At the same tune that i make this
declaration I am justified in as
serting there is no section of
the union, /whose interest* are
more immediately atUcicd by the
measure* lit an the southern sijics
—than the state of Gcotgia.
VV c have becu told by an hon
■ orabie geuticinau who na** declai
j mod with great lorce & eloquence
against this measure, that great
part ot the produce ot the eastern
country had tound its way into
market; that new ways have been
cui open, and produce have found
* its way out. Not so witn us , we
r«use no provisions, except a small
; quantity ol rice, for exportation,
1 he production of our unji lies
ion out hand id Wch uve suffer cd
MONDAY, December ‘l6, 1308'
and now suffer ; yet we have no*
complained.
The fears of the southern states
j particularly have been addressed
by the gentleman from Connecti
cut, by a declaration that l*. Bri
tain, whose ieets cover the ocean,
will certainly find a souice from
which to procure supplies of those
raw materials which she has here
tofore been in the habit of receiv
ing from us ; and that having thus
found another market, when we
have found the evils of onr ways,
she u ill turn a deaf ear to us. By
way of exemplification, the gentle
man cited a familiar example of a
man bu\ ing hutrer from his neigh
bors. It did not appear to me
that this butler story received <i
very happy elucidation. In the
country in which he lives there
are so many buyers and so many
sellers of butter, that no difficulty
results from a change of purcha
sers or customers. .Not « 0 with
our raw materials. Admitting
that Britain can find other markets
with ease, there i 3, still a great
distinction between this and the
gimtlt man’s butter case. When a
man sells butter he receives mo
ney or supplies in payment for it.
His wants and wishes and those of
his purchasers are so reciprocal,
that no difficulty can ever arise.
But G. Britain must always pur
chase raw materials of those who
purchase her manufactures. It is
not to oblige us that she takes our
%raw materials, but it is because we
take her manufactures inexchange*.
So long as this state of things con
tinues, so long they will continue
to resort to our market. There is
no danger then of our losing our
market. I have considered the
gentleman's argument on this
point as applied to the f eelings of
the southern country. JNo one ar
ticle exported from the U. btatea
equals cotton in amount, if thea
wc are willing to run the risk, I
trust no other part of the U. States
will hesitate on the subject.
Another reason offered by the
gentleman from Connecticut, and
a substantial one if true, is, that
tins measure cannot be executed,
it this be the case it is certainly
in vain to persevere in it, for the
non-execution of any public law
must have a bad tendeuev on the
morals of the piople. But the fa
cility with which the gentleman
represents these laws to have been
evaded, proves that the morals of
the evaders could not have been
very sound when the measure wan
adopted ; for a man trained to vir
tue will not, whatever facility ex
ists, on that account, step iutu the
paths of error and vice.
Although I believe myself that
this measure has not been proper
ly executed, nor in that way in
which the situation of our country
might reasonably have induced ua
to expect, yet it has been so far
executed as to produce some good
effect. Ho tar as the orders and
decrees remain in full force, so
tar it has failed of the effect hoped
from it ; but it has produced a con
siderable effect, as 1 shall attempt
to shew hereafter.
In commenting on this part of
the gentleman’s observations, it
becomes proper to notice not aa
insinuation, but a positive decla
ration that the secret intention of
laying the embargo was to destroy
commerce j add was in a state of
hostility to the avowed intention.
I his certainly is a heavy charge.
In a government like this wa
snouid act openly, honestly and
candidly ; the people ought to
know their situations Sc the views
ol those who conduct their affairs.
It is the worst of political disho
nesty to adopt a measure, and of
ler that reason as a mstive for it
which is not the true and substan
tial one. ihe type and substantial
reason lor the embargo, the gen
tleman says he believe* was to de
ploy commerce, and on us ruins
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