Georgia Argus. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1808-1816, January 09, 1810, Image 2
A \ ARGUS. l.mOB I of our “litre TRUTH unlicew'd relngs, And dart accost e'en kings themselves, ...Of rulers of the free." ~ milledggville'T Tuesday, January 9, 1810. Tlie Commi/fioners of Mint, v'iUe have appointed AlexanderJ At Ulan Secretary, James Re I Treafurer. Harris Allen Marfli 7. Whitney Clerk of the Marke and honor of America.—Their names ought and fnall he held up to general deteftation and ftand recor ded in the annals of Congrefs as enemies to their country. Strength of the People. Religious Intelligence.— ing friend has furnifhed of the Argus with the following of the Rations of thc^Jreachers, for the prefent year, yfthin the bounds of the Southerp/Conferrence. OcptVEE DfSTRICT. Lovick Fierce, Prefiding Elder. Appalc.chie...Coleman Harwell, John S Ford A JohnB Glenn Ero idRivcr..Q{boT \ Rogers & Dun can King Alcofahatthc. John Henning and Mo- fes Andrew. Spar ta District. Jofeph Tavpley, Piefiding F.lder. Alilledgeville. .Samuel Mills, & Alex ander M'Ewin WAR. We do not believe we all have war with Great-Britain, twithftanding fome of the federal 1 inGft that our government is ed on hoftilities. If war i refolved on, fo much pro- , and fo many opportunities J refufal to have any further ! for it have been given, that we , munication-with Mr. Jackfou, * fhould have long fince been involved I the Yazoo claims—a motion | in it. But peace is our policy and We have fullered, and we s *th> Houfe been princ-ips fubjed of M efolution relative to the Pre Britain or France from entering the harbors of the United States, fubjed to certain fpecified ex ceptions. The 3d fe&ion prohibits all veffels failing under the flag of Great Britain or France, or owned in whole or in part by any citizen of either, from enter ing the harbors of the United \a»ks. The national to 1T f* ans *‘ avc ^ een c ' 1 ^* ' and their places fup- troops of the line of 1 6 States. garrifon. Mr. Adair, inglifh minidcrat Conflan- has demanded of the an Porte a free paflage to lack Sea for F.ngiand an l lies, which has-been refu * r r L- ,1 , in confequence of whic V A. was preparing to lea\ e [flantinople. was made on the 27th Dec. that the committee rife and report their a- greement to the refolution, which was carried 54 to 35, Mr. Liver more moved to pofipone the confe deration of refolution indefinately, this motion occafioned confiderable debate and no dccifion had taken place on the 29th—the Yazoo clai mants pray for a compromife, &c. on the quefiion of referring it to the committee of claims MeflVs. Bibb & Troup did juftice to their condim ents by oppofing the reference ; Dr Bibb in the courfe of the debate obferved that he was confident the prayer of the claimants would not be granted ; we pubiiih the yeas and Sparta James Hunter and John nays on this queftion that our fel- S. Capers IVafhingtan...Charles Fifhcr. Ocnsu/gec ... .Benjamin Dulany. St. Marys...John vollenfworth and Drury Powell. Ohoopie... ....Jofeph Saltenfiall. Tombigbee. Michael Burge & John Kennon, Miflionaries. OftEcnEE District. Lewis Myers, Piefiding Elder. Aug if a Abda Chriflian. Little River.. James Rufleil and John Jennings. Warren...,. Epps Tucker & Henry D. Green. Louifville.. ..Hilliard Judge 8c John Tarrant. Savannah John M‘Vean. Saluda District. Reddick Pierce, Piefiding Elder. low citizens mayjfce all our Tlepre- i fentatives are at their pofi and de claring their fentiments on this im portant quefiion. i YEAS—Meffrs, Anderfon, Ba- I con, Blaifdell, Boyd, Breckenridge, i Campbell, J C Chamberlain, W j Chainbctlin, Champion,Chittenden, 1 Cutts, Dana, Devenport, Ely, 1 Emott, Findly, Fific, Gannett, Gard ner, Goldfborough, Gold, Hale, Haven, Heifter, Helms, Howard, , Hubbard, H Jackfon, Lewis, Liver more, LivingRon,Matthews, MtKee Miller, Milnor, Morrow, Mofcly, our aim. had better fuller, many eviis, much degradation and lofs of national hon or, than involve ourfelves in a con- teft of which the courfe would be ruinous and the end in fome degree uncertain. This we believe to be the fenfe of the yeomanry of the country ; although at times the in dignant fpirit of freemen revolts at the infults and outrages we fuRain, and fcorns the miferiy calculations of pecuniary intereft and philofophi- cal eRimates of the lofs ai*d gain of human life and comfort. Not that we think our govern ment will bear every thing, more. We have no fuch idea. But we ex pert, on the difplay of a temperate determination on our part, to fee the Britilh government recede from the ' ground it has taken, its envoy Jack- j foil recalled, his patron Canning dif- ' graced, his predeceffor Erfkino jus tified and applauded by his country, ami a miniRry eRablifhed in Englartu (more efpecially fitice tlie fu’ojuga- tion of AuRria, and failure of the Britifh expeditions to Holland, Spain and Portugal) which will amicably compromife the differences with the United States. Thefe are our im- preffions-, though we cannot look for a permanent fettlement of all Newbokl, Pitkin, P B Porter, Quin- points in difpute between the two cy, Root, Rofs, Sheffey, Southard, countries, until a general peace takes Chariefton. .. .William M. Kennedy, Thus. Mafon and P.ich. Cyprus mond Nolley ,.Thomas Hearthcock t< Robert L. Kennon Edijlo ...William Scott and Ur ban Cooper. BuJ/sRivcr... John Porter and Chrif- tian II. Rumph. Keoviee Robert Edwards f, Ready River..Charles l. Kennon Enoree... JejTe Stanfell and Davis B. WimMrly. Stedman, Stcphenfon, Sturgcfs, place in Europe. towoope, Tallmadge Tliompfon, Tracy, Turner, Upham, Van Renf In the mean while, as Mathew Lyon fays, the 4*u er >c an nation is fellaer, Weakley, Wheaton, Whit- young and requires growth. Every man, Wilfon.—(50. NAYS—Meffrs L J AI Ron, W AlRon, Bard, Bafl'ett, Bibb, J year of our existence enables us to affumc a higher tone, and demand with more boldnefs the reparation of Brown, R Brown, Butler, Calhoun, injuries and exercife of rights we Clay, Cobb, Cochran, Cox, Craw ford, Cnfi, Dawfon, Deflia, Eppes, Franklin, Gardenier, Gholdfon, Coodwyn, Gray, HuRv, Kenan, Kennedy, Lyle, Macon, Marion, M'Bryde, M‘Kim, Montgomery, N R Moore, T Moore, Nelfon, New ton, Nicholfon, Pearfon, Rea, are not now in a fituation to coer Thefe are faffs notorious to the world, and exhibitno pufillanimity in their avowal. When the fpirit of a weak nation goes beyond its Rrength ruin is often the confe quence—what madnefs, but Britilh intrigue, incited Sweden to go to sL.Gleen, Nicho- (^) Richards, Roane, Sage, Sam- war with Rullia ? The Rrength and mons. SpliVPf. Sniplf. SrnillA. G romr f«» f t-lin ITnitorl fvtol orn mons, Seaver, Smelt, Smilie, G Smith, Stanford, Stanley, Taylor, i'^oup, Van Horn, Whirehill and YV uiic^ioon—56. Majority for reference—4-. las Fov tmbia ...Jofeph Travis. Caividen District- jiiel Afuui y, Prefiding Elder. John Hill and James Ca pers. i. .Samuel Dunwody. re. .Thomas D. Gleen and William Capers. Bladen ^ V .William Talley and Na Brunfwick than Kimball. knthouy Senior. Wihnmgtod JJai^jqbnttoii Jones & John Fayetteville Catawba^ 1cs Norton Jonathan Jackfon». tt hew P.Sturdivant. combe..... Roberta J') strict. ■under ^ Prefiding Elder. rgdpton...Jeff- Ki»b Porter £c Alex- But if, on the contrary, we have the .Siniu BOM MUNICATION. When we obfi-rve the names of Pickering, Loyd, Hillhouse and Good rich, oppofed to Mr. Giles’refolu tion, we are naturally led, to en quire into their motives for giving fuch a vote If upon the enquire we are convinced, that their condu£l capac.ty of the United States arc well known. Nothing but our na val weuktiefs has prevented our de claring war againR Great-Britain. Of this file is well convinced, or Rie would never have proceeded to the exccfs of violence and injufiice towards us which Rie has. And lhe is equally fenfible, too, of our Rrength and advantages on land, -and the danger of her American pofTef- fions, or Rie would not have Ropped in her career of aggreflions where Rie has—the feenes of Copenhagen By Strange] 5th No ceived Colling a Frenc fliips of frigates I Gibraltal —Admit being of gage the] ters with ing to be them to We It arrived [ port of l\ , to Amerit^ ! when the, ordered is dictated by the purefi patriotifm, ,. woula bee f re-aded in the ca ve are bound as candid and reafona- P ,ca ' New-York. Yet lhe has ble men, to bellow upon them all 8 one to fai, and mufi retreat her due praife and ackuowUdgment. d c ps. of Mr. Eitkinc muR be fulfilled, as a preliminary Rock)' RivJ ; ^ m a Alontgcn. K Hjr- fliaw'rdfpn.- d r ev f^ ' rl ilon and ..Wley hbs. We>^‘Wny and rntob Ruiambling. C Hilwick and | John Ganv WTi .'homns\pril!k Whit- ^TruRcer cf Colum'i /f. (South vJarolina) have i RrongcR evidence to prove their condition to future negociations I wilful oppofnicm to a neceflary and °. r ^ ie . word may follow. We bc- patviottc mcafure. if we are led by ^| eve it will be fulfilled. Om mea- evident fufpicions to believe their CT ^ orcee ^ forbearance being attachment to foreign policy, we ex ^ ai 'deand Butilh arms foiled m muR plainly and unequivocally con- every European cindiprize, fhe mutt demn their vote as highly unworthy j y ie U tn Uich terms of corrmromife, of the reprefentatives cf a free and honorable nation. At the prefent, awful crifis, when a combination of nd on tlVUev. I-Ienrt Holc^ 01 ' 36 a tribute of T c,jf- ■'■i i J, virtues and eniine*" 03 1,1 ^raufeoftheGofpeU Columbian Alufuut. THE NEWS-Freni onr a«e„. jVu .ids. Lapt. Cobb and DoCk-r nelt, we received, o-i S,u„l ; u ^ ts Waflnngton C , v ,n *”*&,&’* ' haW? ‘ aduces. Rie li'onora ; ha ^., I ai l, toc-k,his feat in , ‘ ire on rhe ;:6*h. to fo d:(,K unfortunate circumRances point in evitably to war, unanimity in the great councils of the nation is ab r t lutely indifpenfiblc.—All party fpiri- ought to ceafe, and individual opin ion fhould give way to the fafety of the public. No‘doubt, foreign na tions will rely much upon our l)o- metlic broils. The peace and tran quility of the country therefore de uced on the unanimity andlirmnef3 *.fCongrefs. When then we dif- ® l .ver men violently oppofed to the ^“ceedings of the adniiniRraticn, 1 v ig a decided negative to every uion propofed for adoption, le- ' e C6, g die hoRilepneafures of for- iy, ac to than ble ■ims lest in t | )e Tong refs have n tu ti,e j c mind, w inemic the l’ub-,ti 0 i l8) endciwouring to fow and confent to fuch terms of re- drefa, as will combi to fave our wounded honor and promote the national intcreR, by avoiding war, and effecting at leaR a temporary conciliation.—Columbian. CONGRESS. House of Representatiucs. December 19. and divifion in mufi denounce to the liberty FOREIGN RELATIONS. Mr Macon, from the com mittee on fo much of the Mef- lage of the PrtTident of the U. States as relates to our Foreign Relations, reported a bill ref- pefting rfie commercial inter- courfe between theUnited States anti Great-Britain and France ; and for other purpofts. [The lit feftionprohibits all public vdlds belonging to G. The 4th feftion prohibits the mportation into the TJ. States of goods from Great Britain or ! Ireland, and France, and their I colonies ; or of goods from any j foreign port which are the ! growth, produce or manufacture j of G. Britain or Fi ance ; unlefs in v- ift-ls owned wholly by citi zens cjf'the United States, j Tlie above provifions to take i immediate effect. J The 5th leftion prohibits af ter the 15th of Aprii next the importation, of goods from G. Britain and France and their colonies unlefs imported dired- ly therefrom. Tlie 6th, 7th and 8th Se&ions affix penalties to the infraction of thefe provifions. The 9th fed ion authorifes the Prefldent in cafe either France or Great-Britain {hall fo revoke or modify her edids, as that they (hall ceale to violate the neutral commerce of the United States to declare the fame by procla mation, after which the prohi bitions of this adion the com merce of th* nation fo doing fliall ceafe. The 11 th fedion repeals tlie ad to amend and continue in force certain parts of the ad en titled an ad to interdid the commercial intercourfe between the United States and G. Britain and France and their dependen cies and for other purpofes. i Confinae* The 12th fedion limits this " ' ad to the end of the next feflion i gy of Congrefs.] from Dieppe, v The Will- waA-Tead a fecond a { \\ e of the p ar \ time, referred tola committee of 2 6th of Od. but the whole, and made the order ] u ninterefting of the day for Friday next. j dent at p ar j s infoi 1 j date of the 27th, t Peace between France and ror Napoleon was Auffiia was figned on the 14th let out for Spain. Od. Bohaparte left Schoen- brunn oa^the 15th. The for- tifications tvhich fnvround Vien na are to be entirely railed. The Ruffian army of Moldavia has gained fome advantages over the l urks By the capitulation of State Middleburg the Englifh promif- j ed to rtfped property of all 1 kinds. — As ufual, in violation of this they have feized all the Tea, and Spires in the ware- houfes of the Dutch Eafl India company, and in thole of indi viduals, and expofed them at public audion The inhabitants of Walcheren have refolved not to purchafe a Angle article, not- withffanding the high price tea bears in Holland. But one fale has been made. The purchafer is treated with univerfal difdain, and the Englifh have been oblig- J Brethren ed to fufpend the fales. 100,000 men are laid to remain in Auf tria until a general ptace. 1 he port of Antwerp is to be confi- derably enlarged ; Additions are to be made to the fortifica tions at Oflend. Moravia has l * i evacuated by the French anJ occupied by the Auftrians. The clofing of the ports of Sweden was publicly announced in hand bills at Stockholm, dat ed 12th Od John Q. Adams and family have arrivetfat Elfi- neur. It appears, that in addi tion to his million to Ruflia, he is charged with a fpecial million to Copenhagen, but not in the Jackson style. In confequence of the peace between Sweden & Ruflia, the price of tea at Co penhagen iuddenly fell from 21 the {hip Telegraph, Capt. arrived at New-York, ,ondon papers of that p the 14th of November ived. They furnifh very [iportant intelligence. It^ determined to evacuated ren ; there was oi report efeat of the Toulon fleet; ch forces under Mar- y in Spain have been de- i\vith a lofs of 1,000 men. Philadelphia, Dec. 22. apt. Sherman of the fhip •, we learn, that on the, ember advices were re- \ Lifbon, from Admiral (ooJ, announcing that fleet, confifting of 16 the line and as many d pafled the ftraits of dei*ination unknown. 1 Collingwood, not fufficient force to en- a, had^ifpatched cut- hop- jnng ,23. Ppy R, ve receiyl Argus to tf y are wholly L ir correfpon- ts us, under at the Empe- reparing to y-Return, li France/ es fror minift/ ary The brig IJJ captain Freeman, has brought dejl Gen. Armflrongi in Paris, to the/ MARRIED, veiling the 27th county,' - Mr. REAVES, of Mifs MAR daughter of -ford. rAR" the e feat in oral Am Iforty-fov i remain^ ;r’s Day. ning of tf urke count)! A HAM Jack| r rth year were ir.tcrreJ in mafouic oil reat fillenmity. Til? ighboi/s and Acquain) ed tl/eir fynipathetiiT riofeof/the afflided rela| /jdeceVfid. He was l>p in tnariners, benevev f/Ofitioin, and of good url • t which made him acc’.f t f/p 1 fm the tranfadiot, | if -.f 1 the various ofiicil tances mif/^ 'jiim, both of a civil tears withl/y Tire, he rendered grel tives of ir'Myl The Inhabitants perfon affl 0 J>ity will doubtlefs lamei| lente in <(j ,/;f ft ufeful a member derRan^jfj-,/VT It is believed lie dii ut.—Louisville Gazette,J Death...During a I.c O! DIED-C, 30tb ult. at Brigadier son, in the his age. H on New-Ye, der, with Michaels, in Ta and, on the 10a