Newspaper Page Text
ARGUS
“Here TRUTHunlictndd.reings,
And dare accost e'en kingr themselves
...Or rulers of the free''
- MILLED. GKVTlIe :
Tuesday ;Sfebntnry 13, 1810.
•.■■<<<>>>
MARRIED, on Thurfday the
lft inftant, by James Ray, Efq.
Mr. James Rosseau, of Mill-
edgeviHe, to the amiable Mifs
LaveniaFew, daughter of Ig
natius Few, Efq. of Columbia
county.
The Athens mail due on Sun
day evening did not arrive un
til about noon on Monday-r-the
caufe of this delay was the Ex-
prefs Mail did not arrive at A-,
thens at the proper time—A
failure has taken place upon the
rout as far as Greeneville—the
difappointment is confiderable.
For the declaration of war by
Spain againft Denmark, fee the
laft page of this week’s Argus.
Gen. Wade Hampton and
Capt. Boote (his aid-de camp)
arrived at Natchez on the 14th
Dec. On the 18th Gen Wilkin-
fon transferred the command of
the army to Gen. Hampton.
Previous to the transfer of the
command Gen. Wilkinfon
iffuedtwo general orders, one re
lative to the manner of receiving
Gen. Hampton, the other noti
fies that the Prefident of the U-
States requires the prefence of
the General at the feat of go
vernment—and that General
H 'nipton takes command of the
troops and polls within the Mif-
f.Hippi & Orleans Territories &
he is to he refpeded and obeyed
accordingly, &c. &c.
Francis James Jackfon, Ffq
Britifh minifter, his lady, family
and fuite arrived in New York,
from Philadelphia on the 13th
of January—a writer in the Co
lumbian, who adopts the figna-
ture of Junius,has commenced a
feries of numbers, addrefled to
Mr, Jackfon, in which true A-
merican fentiments are clothed
in manly and dignified language.
Important to Farmer?.
In the Houfe of Reprcfenta-
tiv s of the Unites States, Jan.
3 7th, Mr. Sammons prefented
the petition of Peter Stenber, of
the county of Montgomery, N.
York, ftating that he had fora
long time perceived the cffe&s
cf fmut in wheat, and for a num
ber of years applied himfelf to
the ftudy of difeoveving a pre
ventative and has effeded that
ohjrft ; that the difeovery is of
fuch a nature that by the pre-
fent law's of the U. States he
can receive no benefit from his
invention ; and praying that he
may receive a compenfation in
proportion to the utility of the
difeovery,—-Referred to a feled
committee.
Extrafl of a letter from London,
dated December 28, 1 809.
“ Agreeably to my pronilfe,
on my arrival in London, to af
certain the fad, and to tranfmit
to you all the information touch
ing the origin of a report which
was circulated with much induf-
try through the American pi infs
•—T now allure you that Aaron
Purr was ordered out of the
kingdom ; but the cireumftance
ofcoupeling general Miranda
with him, has been, ro doubt,
with a malicious intent to injure
the honeft fame of that worthy
patriot. Tnftead of being fent out
of the country, the general re
fills here in fnperb ftyle, the
friend and ccnvpanion of the bejl
men in the minifiry. Indeed, it*Is
the opinion of the belt informed
that had his projed of organiza
tion and reform been adopted,
with Tegard to South America,
in lieu of the difajlrqus attempt<
to fuppor the miserable caufe of a
corrupt and impotent tlynafly, it
would have been not only more
popular, blit offar more advan
iage to Great Britain ; even the
deluded followers of Ferdinand
acknowledge, uotwithftanding
all the vauntings of the Junta,
the die is caji and all lojl !
I have difeourfed with well
informed gentlemen of all par
ties, both merchants and offi
cers of government, who believe
that general Miranda’s view's of
government for South America,
will be yet carried, in aomplete op
eralion. They deem the caufe of
Spain irretrievable. That her fun
is fet forever ; and that nothing
at this moment, could tend more
to counteract Napoleon’sfcheme
at univerfal empire, than that of
eroding the delightful regions
of South America into indepen
dent governments. Should Bri
tain be fo fortunate as to take the
lead in an enterprize of fuch valt
moment to herfelf, and to the
liberties of the world, her fleets
would be amply fuffirient to
proteCt the fea board, while the
inhabitants who have fo long
fighed for independence, might
organize for themfelves, a gov
ernment fuited to the genius of
its citizens ; and if agriculture,
commerce, and the arts of peace
fliould meet with that protec
tion, which doubtlefs in all well
regulated communities are of
primarary importance, thofe
fplended regions, now the haunt
of mifery and the abode of wret-
chednefs, would under juft laws
and wholeforae regulations, ex
hibit in a few years to an admi
ring w r orld, the tranfeendant ad
vantages refulting from inde
pendence and felf-government,”
:N- T. Com, Adv.
A letter from a member of
congrefs, dated the 18th ult.
ftates, that a gentleman had ar-
rived at Wafhington, from Mex
ico, and had been introduced
to the Prefident. He dated,
that the people of that country
had come to the determination
of declaring themfelves indepen
dent fhould the French conquer
Spain; that they hated the
French and w r ere jealous of the
Britifh. It was believed at
Wafhington that be had been
deputed by the people of Mexi
co to make foine overtures to
our government on the fubjed.
Cadiz, December 3, 1809.
“ This place is all in confu-
fion ; the emperor of France
lias notified to this city, that if
they fuller the (hips of war ly-
idg in this harbor to be taken
away or deftroyed by the Brit
ifh, that the whole moveable
property of Cadiz fhall be con-
fifeated for the French army.
The public confternation is
great, for a defperate battle is
laid to have been fought, in
which the Spanifh army, con
fiding of .50,000 men, were put
to the rout with great daughter
by the French. The Spanifh
crvalry, contributed to the de
feat and deftrudion, by their
cowardice, as they w'ere the
General brought only about
fir ft that fled. The Spanifh
5000 out of the field of battle.
The above was copied from
the original letter of a citizen of
Philadelphia on board a Phila
delphia v\ flel in the port of Ca
diz. The battle referred to is
probably that of which we had
feme account be fore, as having
taken place at Orcana.
The Spanifh {hips of war at
Cadiz are divided ; a part lie
above the city, and could not be
deftroyed without the confent r
the Spaniards—the other devi
fion fie below the city, and
could eafily be taken by the
Britifh, if danger was eminent
of their falling into the hands
of the French. But if the Spa
nifh patriotic leaders mean to
emigrate to South America, to
eftablifh an independent govern
ment, they will probably take
the fhips with them.—Aurora.
The triumphal arch eroded
in the CaroufeJ at Paris, by or
der of Bonaparte, to immortal
ize the glory of fhe French arms
is now entirely finifhed. It fa
ces the Thuilleries on one fide,
in the direftion of the Veftbule,
and the Louvre on the other.
It is 45 feet in the height, 60
in length, an twenty and a half
in thicknefs.—Charlcjl npaper.
The fociety of agriculture &
commerce of Caen have been
lately prefented with fpecimens
of paper man factored froth
ftraw, by means of an in ft iu
ment fo. Ample-in its conftruc-
tion that any peffon who plea-
fes may make paper equal to
the nioft pradifed workmen.
idib-
George the 3d with one hand
opprefLd tile catholics of Ireland
and with the other affilts the
catholics of Spain. To the for
mer, he will not allow the tolera
tion—to the latter, he would re
ftorefovercignty.—He is, how
ever, about as well entitled to
the epithet of ‘ Defender of ihe
Faith,’ as Henry the 8th, who
firft acquired it by ufing his pen
in defence of Popery, and re
tained it while he was employing
hispowerto abridge or to aboldh
it.—Trent. True American.
Novel Reading. It was
fhrewdly remarked that “ the
girl who has inflamed her paf
fions by reading Novels, is a
piece ready charged arid primed,
and the leaf! fpark will make her
go off.'’—Ibid.
From the Ilf. on Patriot.
The alarming Effefls^of Potty
Spirit in the U. S.
This demon of difeord, is the worft
enemy our county has to fear. It
has ever been the deftroyer of re
publics. With its ten thoufand
pens, and million tongues, it is now
promoting' divifions, jealoufy, and
hatred among the people, whofe du
ty and intereft require that they
■fliould he united as brethren in the
glorious purfuit of building up our
nation.—All men allow that this is
a great evil ; yet few attempt to
cure it; from year to year it fpreads
and grows more bitter, and threat
ens final ruin. The eflential inter
eft of the nation will ever be defert-
ed or l'acrificed, while nearly one
half the talents of the country are
employed in combatting the other ;
and fucli is the fad ; and will be fo
long as trie milin objed of moft men
is to raifc their own party and de-
prefs their opponents. Hence we
fee, to the flvame and degradation of
the country, nearly one half the
newfpapers wxar a Britifh complex
ion, and many others marked with
French features- The care of thoje
nations the defence of their claims,
and apologies for their errors and
crimes, fee ms to be the labor of too
many of our writers.
The error may not proceed fo
much from partiality to thofe na
tions, and derelidioti of their own,
as from a view to ufe them as means
to juflify&fupportaparty. Itseffeds
are nevertheless deadly to our na
tion. It encourages the invaders
of our rights belittles our country
weakens the government; and dil-
heartens our friends.
In the exercife of candor, we may
fuppofe, that each party really believe
that if they flionld govern, (which is
the great objedl) the public welfare
would be: belt promoted :—and
hence it is thc-ir duty to ftruggle for
power; in "order to do good. But
good intentions, will not juftifybad
means; libels, are lies ltill. io
cloud the virtues and merit of any
one, is a public injury, as it le.Tens ,
the-effeds of good examples; and |
diminifhes the incentives to virtuous ,
patriotifin. Indeed the evil we de- i
plore, tends to bring into queftion !
the exiftcnce of patriotifm.—And j
fucli a doubt is already a kin to ,
black infidelity, the parent of all the
tools to tyranny and of all the cur-
fes that follow in its train.
It is too evident that party men
often facrifice the truth, to carry
points. This habit, acquired by
manoevres to get into power, they
continue as a neceflary policy re-
gardlefs of their oath of fidelity.
Hence, ‘ tire breaches in the confti-
tution,’ fo often and fo fruitlefsly
complained of. Such proceedings
are excufed upon the principle of ‘ ex
pedience.'—or, as the French exprefs
it, ‘ imperious necrjjity.' This dodrine
proftrates the laws of God and man
at once. And this dodrine is at
times adopted in pradice by all vio
lent party men ; and no defpotifm
was ever eftablilhed without it.
‘ Men have got a feurvy trick of
lying for the truth,’ faid an ancient
divine. That feurvy trick continues
—and now they lie againfi their oath,
when they judge it expedient. To
exurpate this deadly evil, and give
to truth it3 pre-tminence, tire wife
and good mult unite their efforts to
reafon down the virulent fpirit of
parties. Until this is effected, vir
tue and liberty wil decline. To ob
tain juftice from foreign govern
ments, nothing is fo neceflai y as
good faith, and exad juftice at
home. But in vain we {hall obtain
that juftice, extend our commerce,
and grow in numbers and wealth, if
rent with party contentions. They
will naturally grow' ftronger with
the growth of our country, unlcfs
public wifdom gtow alfo.
It is greatly to be wifhed that our
bed public writers would turn their
attention to this momentous Con
cern. Good principles are the vital
fprings of every thing good in focie
ty; the mental food that nourilhes
the ’body politic. If poifoned with
pary bitternefs, its effed is decay
and death Virtue muft fupport
the fabric revolutionary wifdom and
fortitude reared, or it will fall.
Heaven hndi not given this country
its pre-eminence, to be trifled away
without refpunfibility. The prefeirt
rulers and people have a weighty
charge, to preferve unfullied the belt
principles for coming ages; that
they may leave the world with the
bright hope of eternal approbation.
To this end, let the conllitution be
ever guarded with a vigilant eye,
that there be no inflations, no devia
tions ; always remembering it is the
people’s law, the effed of their fov-
ereignty, the voice that all muft o-
bey ; that the rulers are bound by an
oath to fupport it, and they cannot
deviate without hazarding the lufs
of their fouls, if the people lofe a
particle of the conllitution by their
negled.— Thus interwoven is reli
gious obligation, with political duty,
they muft become infidels before
they can become (laves —And here
lies our danger—Chriftianity is al-
moft univerfally profeffed, it is ne-
ceflury to build a character. But
what is the fpirit ? can it refide in
his bread who violates theconftitu-
tion and his oath !—Adions are the
language of the heart; the tongue
is too often a falfe interpreter. Ai
med all the rulers of Europe, pro-
feis to be chriltians, becaule the
name is honorable.
When men in this or any other
county live like chrfiians truft
them, but if not, not.
spirit of 1775.
Tory Quirks and Quiddities.
A man of common fenfe would
fuppfoe, after the condud of Groat
Britain towards this country, that
the lex taliones would juftify any fort
of reafonable refiftance to her in-
fults. But the ideas of the tories on
this head are very different.
Does fire inrprefs our feanren, and
is a demand for redrefs made ? 'Take
i are, cry the tories, dont talk to her
in thatfiyle, ii you want to get any
fatisfadion.
Does fire feize our veffels and
confifcateour merchandize, and are
complaints made to her for fatisfac-
ti'on ? The adminiftration are all
wrong, fay the tories—the tone Ihould
be Iciucr-—the key is too high.
Does fhe kill a citizen in our own
waters ? Be eafy, Toar the tories—
be eafy, or you’ll get nothing—the
adminiftration muft not be fo Lucy.
Does flie attack a national frigate
in time of peace, murder a pare of
the crew and captivate another'part {
Now, be calm, for God’s fake bo
calm, preach the tories—let’s argue
the poit, let’s not go to war—let’s
reafon about it.
Is an arrangement made with her 1
accredited minifter, and does fhe
wantonly violate it ? She had a
right to do fo, quoth, the tories—
why Complain ? if you complain
you’ll affront Great Britain—^fo,
take care, take care !
Is her minifter difmiffed for his '
repeated infolence ? There ! cry the
the-tories, there! you’ve done it
now ; now you’ve mortally, offend
ed his majefty ! Ah! the Lord
knows what wjll become of the
country-now; nothing will do but
to fend and alk pardon.
Such, from time to time, has been
the fliuffling, quirking, quibbling
language of the tories or Britifh fae-
tion the United States, from the
beginning to the end * of Englifli
outrages upon us. Let G. Britain
do as Ihe will—let her imprefs, cap
ture, attack, and murder us, the cry
of the tories is be calm, be - eafy,
take care, dont offend her, ‘you’ll
have war. In the name of God is
this feene of degredation never ta
end ? If it cannot end without war,
why then let war come for we can
not fare worfe than we'do at pre-
fent during the blooddieft war.
* It does not feem altogether fo pro
per to up the word ‘ F.ND : ’_/or in truth,
therefeems to be no rnd to them.
Virginia Argue.
THE TRUE POINT. .
The fhallow cunning of the tory
prints is fo contemptible in fome iri-
ftances. that they arc hardly wonh
attending to, and if it were not that
they have a ceTtain effedl upon un
informed mines they would' not be
attended to. They have been lately
averring that government is going to ■
war on account of a quarrel with a
minifter of Great-Britain. Who
will believe fo ftupid an affertion?
The offence of Jacklon was grof:
enough truly ...but the caufe, the
immediate caufe of war (if it does
happen) is this—.
THE ATTACK ON THE CHES
APEAKE.
That outrage, every body knows,
if not attoned for by Great-Britain,
is good, lawful, and honorable caufe i
of war. It has not been attoned for I
...atonement is refufed.,.rA# mock
offers of reparation add to the outrage
...the delay in giving fatisfa&ion, -
adds to the injury...and if proper
atonement is not made within a
reafonable time, no adminiftrafioii
could poflibly avoid avenging the
foul deed. Dare even the tories
controvert this do£lrine ? We hope
England may atone in time, and the
nation be preferved frorfi war....7L
TORY BOTHERATION.
The great effort of the tories
is to bother, which is to confufe
the fubje&s of political difeuf-
fion. Thus, when the repub
licans fay, prepare for war, the
tories fay we want war. Want
war ? Who has ever heard of
any party wanting war. No, no.
gentlemen, we only want to
prepare ; and you know that is
the do&rine of Wafhington*.
you may remember that it filed t
to be your o:in doftrine. I^ve
the federalifts not faid a thou-
land, and a thoufand times o»
ver, that the beft way to avoid
war is to prepare for it ? To be
hire they have ; they recoiled it
well enough. Well ,then j the
federalifts on this occafion pill
vote with the republicans, not
for war, becaufe the republicans
do not want-war, but for prepa
ration ; in cafe they do (and
they will difavow their own doc
trines if they do not) the fede-
ralills and republicans, like hon
eft Americans, will go together,
and the tories wilt bo -left to
themfelves. We wan* no wait
we only defirepreparattomin cafe
we fliould bo a flailed. That’s
the objed, and the hitbefotien-
men know it,**-Ibid, -