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. , ~ -..■■Hill I —ifc—— L O U I S V 1 L L E, iMUP.DAr, Ttlr.ary 1.,,18ci. - ——*"M* 5 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, o 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 I I 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- X 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 O J 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. r , 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-*