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£<’£fd) T moved for the hcufe |
r adjourn: but frill ig in this,
1 wit in Ire \v from tnc re pm Ten
tative chamber, when it vva;
out of mv power to render any
benefit to the flare (except it
could be termer! a benefit to
appear ridiculous, and havejoin
etl in thole debates winch on
reflection was reprobated by
every r ) The General
I believe was the mover of the
queflion, and I fupported him
as long a. it could be done with
decency, and although he was
in the majorif he was compelled
amr having conjumed the day in
Iruitlds efforts to withdraw his
motion, i lad he been plca/ed
to have erndejeended at Fu ff, the
time o. the Iv ufr I hink might ,
have been better employed.
7 he General with Teeming tri
umph, alks if the oath makes
any dill'- rence between queftions
of the hr ft magnitude and thole
cf the kail.—l anf-ver if the in
tc re ft of the flare is concerned
there is none: and fay that I,
:n the f diefb manner difeharged
tlv co' fbnational obligations of
my oath, by voting on the
queibon for amending the bon
ifiration in its d iTerem: 11 ages :
and that e\cn when I withdrew
from the houfe, I remained in
view, in order that I might re
fume my feat whenever he fhew
cd a difpcfition co let the houfe
proceed to bufmefs. On the
qu< (lion for returning thanks to
lh* fpeaker it is true tha r I again
Withdrew ; but not until a very
finali minority (in which the
■General made a cry ccnfpicu
ous fgure') had thrown Hit houfe
into ciie utiiT ft confufiort. If
I Hid mjuflice at that une, it
was a mere ormfllon °f com
plirmne by not returning my
thanks to General Meriwether
for his attention to bufmefs dur
ing the feflion : not to the flare,
or to the right of any individual
■—Will .eneral ( lark pretend
to lay that this wis a queflion
on which the rath of members
compelled them to vote ? fure-
Jy not : it was only a cuftcm in
which \ cannot think the flate
vva,, either dirtdlly, or indirect
ly concerned. If he can fliew
that it wa> to the intend: nr
prefperity of the Hate, for the
ilook of RepnTentarives to
mm u their thank to th> fpcak
cr, lit may then retort on me;
but unnl then, I hope he will
nut prpfume to bring forv art!
*ny f my adlions a-juftification
ot his ; nor lereen hirnfelf
Iro'.n the lacred obligations of
W oath by conforming to the
cullom of others. 1 lad lie for
s moment comkiered, that he
ha.l taken a lolemn oath, to
g:\ c his vote on all queflons in
vvhitu the interclt or profpenty
Oi the flare was concerned ; he
fim .y mufb have been fenfible
that the cuftcm of others was
no cnt< non for h m : (Ik u ld
this pr nciple be contended for
(and on which the General Teems
to rely for his jufbfk ation) I
will call the attention of every
honed man, to view the evil
confequences tha r will naturally
il >w from it—and leave the
wuld to judge what degree of
credibility ought to be given to
the bear denial of a perfon,
tvho fcrcens himfdf irom the
Tacred cM’gatiorG of an tain,
bv conforming to what he calls
the cuftcm of others. 1 he
General’s third charge is in
tended to operate againd Gen.
Meriwether only, and 'which I
fbould have paned over in
fknee, had he not been pleafed
to fay that Gen. Meriwether
duelds hi in feif behind his cer
tifi‘*are figner—lie will there
fore cxcule me if 1 fhew the
fallacy of his charge,—Would
it have been decent in General
Meriwether, being candidate
for Speaker, to have remained
in the houfe and voted forlurn
felf ? Delicacy revolts at the
idea. The General’s fourth
Ihewing is one, which I prefume
he would not have been fo fond
of citing, had his recollc&ion
furntfhed him with a view of
the lubjett : and us the General
has brought this circumdance
into view toedabhfh his favorite
do6l me of cuftcm, he will cxcule
me if on laying it open to pub
lic view, another charge of Te
nons import is exhibited againfl
him. It was on motion for
concurring with Senate in fink
ing out the donation of five
thoufand dollars to the Univer
fity.—Was not the impeach
ment a lubjedl of importance ?
Is not the lum of five thoufand
dollars of fufficien magnitude in
call the attention of the- Gene
ral ? Or wall he lie re again die!
ter hirnfelf under the flimfv
preten.c of cuftcm , for not vot
ing altho’ within the bar of the
houfe of reprefentatives, when
the yeas and nays were called
i for, on the queflion for drawing
< the lum of five thoufand dollar?
from the treafur) ? The repre
feniativcs in a free government
arc accountable to their condi
ments for every cent of public
money ; and from the appro
priation of which, every indi
vidual claims a proportionate
benefit.— Fhis I hope will not
be denied ; if not, what can
juftify the General in refufing
to vote on a queflion of fuel,
importance as v.a, then under
dilcuflion ? In my firfl publica
tion if I attempted bv inference
only to enforce the truth of the
certificate which I figned; I now
fay in the mod unequivocal
language thar it contains nothing
but truth The General afk
why an afiVavir is nor made to
the truth of that certificate : the
j an Twer is eafy ; there is no ne
! ceffity for making oath to its
validity, when the public are
j already fatisfied with its truth.
1 If the General widens to difprove
i the truth of the certificate figned
by Benjamin Whitaker, Walter
Diane, and myfelf, kt him
make oath that it is falfe; he
wdl then appear more /ericas in
his denial—but fbould he dare
to attempt this, I pledge myfllf
to my country, that its truth
i fhall be eflablifhed before a
j Grand Jury ofhh county ; whofe
j verdiet will anticipate mv faying
1 that he has added perjury to the
catalogue cf his crimes. Does
the General reallv believe that
I was not p( defied of the opin
ion contained in my former pub
lication, until it was committed
: tc paper by General Meriwether ?
i d ii> rather undervaluing mv
! lor which I can readily
forgive hint: but low can
atone for the falfityof ti:e c barge*
tori do alien that General Me
riwether and myfclf never had
any correfponcence, cither by
writing c r verbally except when
at I .oinlville ; and that I have
never teen any production cn
this, fubjed except what has
been the work of my own pen,
without the afTiftance, correction
or advice of any per ton. I now
come forward with tha {penitential
humility, which the General
once teems in pan to have
thought an atonement for the
enormity of my crimes , and fay
that 1 can juftify my conduct to
mv conlbtuents vvhiifh ading in
an official capacity, and that I
perfedly underftood the certi
ficate which I figned, and am
determined to fupport it. And
I again avow that it was never
my intention to facrificc the
reputation of Gen. Clark, or
any other pertbn : and that I
have not entered into this dif
pute merely as a volunteer or
as the cats paw of Gen. Meri
wether, but from the necefllty
of fupporting the certificate
figned myfclf and others,
and which can be fatisfadorily
proven to every individual.—
Was it not for the refped due
the commifilon ( f a major ge
neral, I think this piece from
its length, would claim equal
attention with Gen. Clark’s,
and for fa<sbs confi 'erably more.
Should he find my fentiments
not thrown together in that true
gramancal order, which he has
oblervedj or Humid it wane any
of i hole tropes and figures,
which are the true ornaments
of rhetoric, and which he is fo
happy in teleding, lie will exrute
it; for 1 will not contend with
him m point of com politico.—
u Celts-paw and derni-god /”
the leledion of thofe figures
does honor to the General’s tin
derftanding —And no doubt is
confulercd bv fome of his hum
ble friends as the grearelt pn of
of hi wit and genius, I would
ad vile the General not to a
- mpt to turn this into rdicule i
left the public be induced r.o
believe that he has nothing to
oiler in his defence but abufe,
and aflertions without proof.—
I'he Ijeneral’s laft publication
would have been noticed fooner
but for want of time. If the
printers in whr teipaper a piece
figned John Clark will give
this publicity, it will fhew to
the world, that they are willing
to ad' with impartiality.
BO I 1 ING i I ALL.
March 8, 1802.
On T 1 1 UR S D \Y,
The 2 ()th of April next , will be
foldy to the higheft bidder , at
the widow Fulfom'f
All the eft ate of I Pill: am Ful
fomy late cf Burke County , de
ceajedy confifiing cf Horfes, L at tie y
IhgSy Sheepy a Waggon, Jet cf
Blackfmith's Tools, about 1400
\ weight cf Seed Cotton , three good
heather Beds , (Ac. (Ac. Nine
months credit on giving fmall notes
with approvedfecurity, by
I aurence Fulfom, admr.
Mary Fulfom, adm\
Mu ch 10^
L GUIS V I L L E,
IV E DUES DAY March 24 180 a.
(iff Several Articles of I n *
telligence, Advertifements, c#
omitted for want f room.
We learn that the repeal of
the la ft Judiciary 1 aw has p a fi_
ed the Houle of Reprefcnta
tives of the United States, by
a majority of 29 votes
On f amnia;, luff, Major Hen*
ry G. Caid’.veil, of the ill Bat
talion of the Mjlltia of this
County was defied Colo? el, ip
the room of Solomon Wood*
Efq. promoted.
Died, on the nth of this
month, Mrs. Mary Cachet,
conlort of Mr Charles Garnet,
of this place, a d daugn er or
Benjamin Gobert, Efq. in the
31ft year of her age, after a
long and painful illnefs v. \ch
fhe bore wrh a truly Chiifliau
fortitude, and uncommon r fig
nation She pofle fled the va
rious accompHhmcnts of her
lex, and exhibited a pattern of
rare and amiable virtues, in the
courfe of her domcftic life, as a
fincere wire, and an affedlionate
mother. She was fliov-e to
the grave bv a numerous r raia
of mourners who fincerely la
mented her departure.
NOTICE.
TP HE Suhfcriher intending to
leave this country in a (Ijorf
time , earneflly requefs all peiJens
who have am demands a vain ft
him, tr prefent them for pay want-,
and thefe who are indebted t him,
are defined to make payment im
mediately.
C 1 APT EH CACHET.
I omfville, March 20, 1802.
N O T I C E.
I 1 ' HE RFA S I gave one note
of hand to John Tr ant,
for thefum of three pounds ten
ffjiUings for ling, payable in mer
chantable produce, dated the 2 f h
March, 17 90, then on demand r cr
value received. Which node f
have paid off and Jet tied up : jmd
there]ere forewarn allperfens front
trading for the fame as 1 will not
he anjw enable.
PHILIP SCOTT.
March 24, 1802.
COl LECTOR’S SATE.
Will he fold, on the i qth day of
April next,
ONE BIT I lARD TABLE,
raken a’> the propertv of Eli
Browning, to fatisfy his Tax
for,the year 1801. Tax duo
100 dolls. 50 cts.
Garland Hardwick*
T. C. J. c.
f March 24, 1802.
/ WILT. RE S H.D.
At the Market Houfe in the town?
of Lcuifville, on Saturday *hs
24 th day of April next, to the
high eft bidder,
ONE BAY MOR E, taken
up by John Lowe and tolled bef re
'John Raiford, Efq. the 29th cj
December, 1800.
JAS. BOZEMAN.
L March 24, 1802,