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L O U I S V 1 L L E,
iMUP.DAr, Ttlr.ary 1.,,18ci.
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G r Monday lak, agreeably
to notice and an executive or
der, a very large collection of
ckizens, and the public officers,
civil and military attended at
the Academy in this town —
bom whence a procefHon took
place to the State Houfe, in
honor of the memory of our
worthily beloved and deeply re
gretted deceased renrefentativc
in Congrefs, JAMES JONES,
in the following order :
Mafic playing deed march in Sari.
Tie Louifville Artillery fring
minute guns.
The Militia Officers cf Jeffieffin
in uniform.
Coy fables.
County Officers.
JuJliccs <f the Peace.
"Juf ices cf the Inferior Ccurt.
Beys cf the Academy live and time.
7 iitors and the pupil to deliver
the eule ?iurn,
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A fajer Gen. Clark—the Governor
—Prefident cf Senate.
Tr cojuror—Secretary cf State.
GmptrcLUr Gcneral—Survey c r
General.
Citizens two and two.
At the State Houfe the pro
re fTion met a numerous anti the
mofb refpcckable aflemblage of
ladies, inhabitants of both town
and country —when a hymn fuit
ed to the occafion was fang.
After which Maker Thomas
Whitfield, a young gentleman
of about 16 years of age, a fe
mur (Indent with Mr. Armour
at Jcfferfon Academy, arofc,
and in an elegant and a graceful
manner, tliat J
general and the filcnt admiration
o
of the audience, which beamed
through every ibrrow dcpicked
countenance, delivered the fol
lows g add refs :
Fathers , Friends and Felkvj {
Citizens,
WE are a (Terr, bled in this
place cn a heart grieving and
melancholy occafion—to ma
rk li 11 our regards for the memo
ry, and our regrets for the lofs,
of the virtuous and patriotic
James Jones. —We have reafon
to pour forth our forrew, and to
exclaim in our anguifh—let I
Georgia be clothed in fackclorh,
for her beloved Jones is no
more—he is gone to that bourn
from whence no traveller re
turns —to the blent darkfome
tomb, from whence his energe
tic voice lb all never again be
railed to alien her rights—rights!
which were well nigh fact diced
to the arts of intrigue and (pe
culation—rights fccured of more
than marble memory—For ge
nerations yet unborn, and fuc
ceed.ng generations to them,
iluul glory in the eulogy of thole
who leaned to them a Ihelter
and an alylum, in our Wckern
1 erritory, and freed it from the
tyranny of ariftocratic and mo
narchic rule.—Among rhofe pa
triotic charadlers, our departed
friend Hood confpicucus—thefe
very walls have oft refounded
with his manly eloquence ; but
we liken now in vain to hear
their echo of his voice again—
Alas ! that voice which was the
voice of Georgia, is loft to her
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forever. Where now Itkat
flow of perfuafion, and dpgth
of reafon which hung uj| his
lips, led captive our judgents,
and forced our conviln*—
they are become fiJentJ the
night,anda.s the habitatio|hich
contains his remains. a
Fellow Citizens, the (s.rras
ter whofc lofs we have fJnich
reafon to deplore, alrhouj ag
ed in knowledge and true,
was a young man in the loom
| of life—cut off at a perioc be
ing only thirty-two years |age,
when the generality of mijkind
have neither obtained cjheri
ence to benefit their contry,
rmr the confidence of it tscna- j
bie them to ferve it—be he !
polleffed them both.—Film a
boy his virtues and \
perceptible, and he to |
be marked out by his coin try
for her higheft honors. Tu
dcnce and dilcrction wer the
guides cl his life j cautiorand
integrity accompanied his feps.
At the early age of 23, ifrer
having filled an important (fiicc
in Chatham county, in the ex
ercife of which, his fidelit) and
diligence were remarkable his
fellow citizens of that co.ir.ty
decked him to the legifiaure, j
where he foon took a leafing 1
part. He was on the G cr of j
the houfe of reprefentatives
when the ufurped aft of the 7th
of January, 1795, for the Dar
ter of our rights took phee,
and it met his moll determined
opp ofinon. Neither the per
fuafion of forr.e cf his mod in
timate friends, nor the allure
ments of corruption, could af
fect him ; and although his ex
ertions with thofe of other vir
(■v.'ovto tnen nnrcu—, cr
he returned to his ccnftituents
in n more exalted view, and
became their favorite reprefen-
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tative.
In the fuccceding legiflature,
he fupported in a malderly man
ner the annulling or refeinding
lawn v/hidi refeued our immenfc
Weftcrn I'crritory from the
grafp of venal (peculation.—
And he continued equally firm
ajid unfhaken in its fupport in
the convention which framed
j the prefent conftitution cf rlie
j flare, and where her rights to
I that rerrritory are fully ekablifh
cd.—When it was deemed pro
per to fend a character to afterf
the rights of Georgia to this
territory cn the floor of Con
grefs ; the people throughout
the katc a&uated as it were with
one opinion of his integrity,
turned their eyes on him, and
he was almoft unanimouflyelcft
cd to the houfe of reprefentatives
of the United States ; where he
continued the fame firm fup
! porter of his country’s rights
| and of republican principles—
| ref pecked for his talents and ad
j mired for his benevolent and
J complacent even by
1 tiic enemies of his meafures.
At the lait general eleckicn
for reprefentatives to CongrcE—
he was re-cleftcd by the moll
unanimous vote which Georgia
ever gave. Loofing but about
jco votes, out of nearly ten
j thou land.—lndeed fo much de
j pendant e was placed in the name
I of Jcr.es, that a word—a lire
1 of approbation from him, iacis
fkc! t be cavils of the f’Crupuloiis; j
and confirmed the wavering cha
rader : but where alas! Hull we
feel: for that confoiation now ?
Where the charader in whom
that dependence will be placed ?
If we havc men who have Ae m -
mod the torrent of corruption
with him—overwhelmed, i iriight
aimed fay at Icafr attempted to
be overwhelmed by abufe and
blackened by envy —with too
many innocent and unwary citi
zens, their intentions have been
mifeonftrued and their ad ions
mifreprefented. Mr. Jones
feemed to reconcile his very
enemies by the amiable foftnefs
ofdifpofition which hcpoflellcd;
whilft he adually eppofed their
views; and undermined their de
figns. 11 is period of fervicc on
his re-eledion, was for two
years, to commence on the 4th
day of March next —but to him
the period will never arrive.—
The Eternal Almighty hand, in
whole fip-ht a thoufand vears are
but as a pafTing lhadow has.taken
him to himfelf, and to his eter
nal fervicc, to enjoy the reward
of a virtuous life.
, On the night of the 12th of
i January laid, hisdifordcr, which
I was an affedion of the lungs,
| caught in the removal of his
; family to the feat of government
fome days before, became def
perate, attended by continued
and exceftive perfpiration —the
letters in my hand from our
fenator Mr. Baldwin, and his
colleague Mr. Taliaferro, to his
Excellency the Governor, and
which I am permitted to read,
will prove the compofure of his
mind, at the very moment ot
departure ; and the great vene
*at.onxncy rnr him
[ Here the letters were read. ]
Hear fellow citizens their ex
preflions— ff that Georgia has
loft a friend—who would have
ficrificed life and fortune to ferve
her.”
Yes we believe it departed
fnade ! —lt is not only with the
mention of thole well known
charadcrs, but with the unani
mous veneration of thy fellow
citizens thou had departed. —
Their regrets, their for rows for
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thy Ids are unanimous, and will
follow thee if it be permitted to
thy Heavenly manner.
But if this fhould be permit
ted ; perhaps a fhnile of admira
tion at human condud, would
beam acrofs thy countenance ;
and an cx predion of furprife ef
capc thy lips. Mortals! why
envy you me my happinefs—
mourn for yourfelvcs, not me—
ad virtuoufly, love your coun
try —ferve it diAntcreftcdly as I
have done, and we fhall meet
again.
Yes, departed fpiric! it is for
ourfelves, not thee, that we
ought to mourn. Thou art in
the blifsful manfions cf red and
peace, whilft we are yet on the
tempeftuous ocean, of human
and political life. For ourfelves
w r e have reafon to mourn —ln
thee the aged have loft a patriot
and a friend; youth a pattern,
and the date a pilot.—Yet if it
be permitted thee, hover over
| this horde as a guardian genius
j —attend our legiflative func
tions, and infpire our fenators
i 'with thy principles and virtues.
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j Principles and virtues which
made ihce fpurn at corruption
what e’er its price-—which made
thee the fond and tender demef
tic character, and the able cham
pion of tlty country’s privileges.
Youths of my age, who hear
me, permit me to add refs a few
doling words to you.-—Have
you a wifh to fhine confpicuouf
ly in life, and feive your coun
try ? Have you a defire to be *
beloved whillt living, and to be
lamented by that country as i
loir, when death has fealed your
eyes? Are you anxious that fu
ture generations Ihould applaud
your conduft, and gratefully re
vere your memory ? Keep the
char after before us conftantly in
view—emulate his virtues—pur
fue his footftops—like him fpurn
at corruption, in whatever fhape
prefentec!—like him, defend the
rights of pofterity—and like
him, be ready to facrifice life
and fortune in the fervicc of the
fate.
Died, at Sanderfville, on
the 12 th ultimo, William
Henry Lance, Efquire, for
merly of Savannah.
CON GRE S S
Of the UNITED STATES.
House of Representatiaes*
JVedncJday y January 21.
An engrailed bill for the re
lief of Solomon Eofcon, was
read a third time and palled.
An engrofled bill to provide
for the ereftion and fupport ol
a light houfc on Cape Poge,
was read a third time, and pail
ed. *•
Two petitions w r ere read and
committed. • •
A refolution in the following
words, prefented to the houie
by Mr. Rutledge, w r as read
and ordered to lie on the ta
bic;
Rejolved , That a committee
be appointed on the part of this
houfc, jointly with a commit
tee appointed on the part of the
Senate, to afeertain and report
a mode of examining the vote
of Prefident and Vice Prefident,
and of notifying the perfons e
lefted of their eleftion, and to
regulate the time, place and
manner of adminiftering the
oath of office to the Prefident.
Mr. Nicholfon propofed a
refolution in the following words*
which was read and ordered to
lie on the table :
Rejdved , That a committee
be appointed, to enquire into
the expediency of making fur
ther provifion, to prevent the
concealing and harboring cf
(laves efcaping from cne fate
into another, and that they re
port by bill or other wife.
The houfe w r cnt into a com
mittee ofthe whole on a re rela
tion reported by the committee
of revifaland unfinidied bufintls
for continuing in force the acv.
commonly called the feclition
law. This refolution was fup*
ported by Me firs. Platt, Grif*
w'old, Dana, Rutledge,
Harper, and was oppofed by
Me.flrs. Davis, Randolph, Ni
cholfon, Huger, Claiborne, Gal
latin, and Nicholas.
The committee rofe xritho-*