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ARGUS,
'•'•Here TftUTH miluent'd reives,
S.nd dare decost e'en lings themselves
...Or rulers of the free."
MlLLIiDGl'.VILLE :
Tuesday, March G, J810.
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IT mud be obvious to every re
flating mind that fuch is the ftate
of arillocratic federalifm in Georgia
that an avowal of fuch fentiments
is at once a barrier to public confi
dence...we find under thefc circum-
Bances that few of that party have
the confidence and firmnefs openly
to avow...By a fort of political cun
ning, by being hacknied in the
ways of deception we find neverthe-
Jefs now and then one of them will
impofc upon republican forbearance,
and creep into office...One of thefe
gentry is now high in office in the
State of Georgia. lie very cau-
tiouly faid lately that the Democrats
allied all the old revolutionary
charadtcrs tories...I would call the
attention of that flick faced gentle
man to the addrefs from the furviv-
itig military characters of the late
revolutionary army and navy, read
ing in the county and City of Phi
ladelphia to lames Muriifon, our
Democratic Republican Prefident,
and afle him how far this addrefs
confirms his nflertions, or whether
it does not prove that he has violated
the commandment, which fays thou
ilialt not lie. The prefent triumph- J a late Patriot, the firft number of the
ant flats of republicanifm fhould | ■National Standard, originally pub-
not lull the republicans into an in- j liflied in the Aurora, lnthisfpeci-
oclive fecurity ...If they with to j men of exalted talent and national
preferve their preponderance, let | fentiments we perceived, as we
them he on the look out...let them thought, fomething worthy the at-
ixtrard tltcfe political vultures as tention and the genius of our coun
exerting every mufcle to prey upon try. The reader is prefented with
the vitals of liberty. By dexterouf- the fecond number on the firft page
ly garbing themfelves in the language | of this day’s paper, and muff be
of republicanifm, they mix with us, fatisfied that it comes from a inafler
and may at fomc future day, at fome mind, confcious of its own integrity
moment when we are off our guard, and fuperior powers, ‘indignant at
quer thofe who flumber.- It Is not
ufual, in modern days, for Provi
dence fpecially to interpofe to
fliictd the righteous from the defigns
of the wicked, while the former lay
themfelves open to the •' attacks of
the latter, and are too indolent or
indifferent to roufe themfelves into
activity. With regard to politics,
many of us are for nine months in
the year funk In ftupor Juft be
fore an election occurs we begin to
flir, rub our eyes, (hake off our
drowfinefs, and as foon as the fhort
ltruggle is paft, we are again locked
in infenfibility. ‘Would any one
believe that we were contending for
principle ? That the fate of our
county depended upon our efforts ?
That our adverfary was incefiantly
attempting the deftrudtion of our
liberties r We generally calculate
much upon the “ eLHioneering cam
paign." After re/ling the greater
part of the year, juft before the bat
tle begins we begin to think of our
duty and mufter courage to go forth
to meet the enemy ! ...Then, have
we often difeovered too late, that all
our efForts prove unavailing a gain ft
the cunning calculations of the ene
my, who has been maturing his
plans while we have been repofing.”
“ THE NATIONAL STANDARD
A feries of well written effays un
der this title have appeared in the
Aurora...we cannot Latter exprefs
our opinion of thofe effays than it is
done in the following extract from
the Bo (ton Patriot. “ We gave, in
on the perufal of this fimple ftate-
ment-a fhort indignation, that be
comes you. 'Is emotion momenta
ry ? Do you want the aid of other
emotions to fuftain if? Look for it
in the connection between your
own intereft: and |th • fupport of
your country's rights. Abandon
one, and the other falls. What
ever be your ftation, this is inevita
ble like the ftroke of death. It vifits
all alike; merchant and mechanic,
farmer, lawyer, or divine, all have
the fame (take. The tyranny that
irow drives from the fea, unlefs re
filled with the engergy of the union,
will foon npprefs you on the land.
Thefe are not the fuggeftions of
fancy, nor are they addreffed to
your paffions, but to your deliborate
judgment. Exercife it without paf-
fion, and you will perceive that tho’
united there is not meafure fot our
ftrength ; yet divided we fhould fall
witlrout a blow. You will find that
■gtnian patriotifm, and (he Very
genius of eloquence itfelf, to a fccne
more glorious than Greece or Italy
ever witnefled. It was the cliofen
minifter of freedom, approaching,
with hollowed Heps, the facred vef
tibule rtf liberty and laying his cre
dentials on thealtai of eternal truth.
ENGLISH MONARCHS.
Henry III. died in the 56th
year of his reign, and in the 64th
year df his age Edward III.
expired in the 5lit year of his
reign, and in the 65th year of
his age- The prefent king en
tered upon the 50th year of his
reign on the 25th of October.
Thefe are the three longeft
reigns in Englifli hiftory, and
what is a remarkable coinci
dence, each of the three fover-
eigne, is the third of the fame
ATTENTION!
T HE citizens of Milledge-
ville and its vicinity, are
for the lad time informed, that
the fubferibers will attend at the
houfe of Mr. Samuel Buffington,
on Saturday the 17th day of
this inftant, in order to receive
the lilt of taxable property ir*
Capt. Jarrott’s diftritt, for the
prefent year, and to collett tfie
Tax in laid diftritt for the year
1809.
Tilman Buckner, r. t. r.
C. Murphy, r. c.
March 2, I8!0.
divifion invites lioftilitv and weakens ' name, viz. ITtnry III. Edward
defence. -Do not deceive yourfelves ; III. and George III,
with the idea that oppofition may
fafely be entertained until the mo
ment of danger, and then be fudden-
ly dropped. Human nature contra
dicts the idea. The-paffions like the
rv.\aves will not be commanded. Once
in motion they may overwhelm tts,
hut cannot be reftrained Experience
contradicts it...and that a fenfe of
common danger is an eftedfual ref-
traint we have too many examples to
dolibt...neither the vigorous attack
of an enemy witliout, tior the pref-
fure of pcftilence, famine, and con
flagration within, could for a mo
ment calm the fury of the parties
tlr.it raged- in Jerufalem...a wcrrfe
fcourgo than either fire, or fword,
hunger, or difeafe; the Irtft greateft j Tories."]
curfe was referved -by Heaven for 1 J
the accomplifhmcnt of the prophe
cies and the inftrument of its wrath,
The divide dimpera of Rome was
her molt formidable as well as fa
vorite maxim, and the pctufal of our
It appears, that of the 15th
-monarch of Europe, who were
tranquilly feated on their
thrones in the year 17 88, George
the third, of England, alone
p'-flUT.-s the kingly power.
The fum of this melancholy
record ofroyahy ftands thus :
One murdered, five depofed,
one expatriated, two poifoned
one fudJen death, one aflaflinat-
ed, one abdicated, one died a
lunatic, one natural death, one
flill reigning —Loudon pap.
[This melancholy ftatement
is worth a fuit of mourning to
03- THE MEMBERS
OF THE
j COMMITTEE OF REGULATION,”
are defired to meet at Hubert’s
i Store, on the firft Saturday in
April next.—March 6, 1810.
CAUTION.
WHEREAS I gave my note
of hand to Hiram Storrs, Efq.
for fifty dollars—now be it
known that I am refolved not
to pay faid note, as the condi.
tion on which the not was given
has not been complied with qn
the part of Storrs.
THOMAS T. LUCAS.
March 6th, 1 810 49-2w
It appears that there are man
ufactured in the United States,
annually, from fait fprings and
licks, about 500 000 bufhels of
Sheriff’s Sale.
the wrongs of the nation, anil feel
ingly alive to its honor. We know
not the author, but are convinced
that he writes from higher motives
than the gratification of party paf
fions or petronal intereft. While
Vindex continues to purfue the
courfe fo well begun, we (hall fay,
remind us of the wolf in fheeps
clothing by dabbing us to the heart.
The following extrntt from the
"National ASgis, though originally
-calculated for the meridian of Maf-
fachufetts-, is far from being inap
plicable to our own hemifphere.—
'Republicanifm has been eclipfed in « I,fequemur,” and give-his effays a
that state by-the intervention of 1 prompt re-publication in the Pa
Bi iiifii influence and the apathy of triot.” We regret the limits of the
republicans fo juftly complained of j Argus will not permit the infertion
—and will not the fame caufes pro- 1 of thefe effays,.i.but we cannot for-
duce ftmilar effects. Republicans boar giving the following well-timed
‘of Georgia, “ awake, avife, or be for , and inpreffive tematks, from-N° 4-
ever fallen”—The enemy is dealing ! cf the feries...it is the language of
a march upon you—the next Con-
greflional elcfelion may convinceyou,
too late, that watchfulnefs and vigil
ance are. cff-mial to infure the af-
ceridancy -of covrett principles—do
not fuffer fair profefiions of repub-
licanifm to impofe upon your cre-
truth and fobernefs.
Americans! Under whatever
denomination you have arranged
yourfelves in bands, by whatever
{hades of inreved or opinion yon
may have been divided ...throw off
te party colored livery that difgra-
newspapets mud convince us, that fait, of which upwards of 300,
its ufe is not confined to antiquity. 000 bufhels are the produce of
I could enlarge on this fubjett, but the Onondaga fait works. The
■' the fentiments of my readers go w hole, according to Mr. Galla-
with me, I have faid enough...if
they do not, volumes would not fuf-
fice.
VIRGINIA.
We arc happy to fee the Liters-
tin, is equal to about one fixth
of our annual consumption.
The quantity manufattured on
the coif, although large, has
not vet been afeertained. The
ture of Virginia in fo thriving a con- fait from Onondaga is carried
down the Ohio, and thro’ the
whole extent of the lakes weft-
ward. \_Pekbian j)
du'ity—look at their adbeiates—fee j ces you....Exchange if for the hon-
■who fupports them—examine their
public ai d private character and pre-
teufions, and make the criterion of
your dccifion—“ is he honest—is he
capable—is he of uniform republican
character.” That Tome of the can
didates for Congrefs, ac the next
election, if weighed in this balance,
would be found wanting, we venture
.to aflert; and we pledge ourfelves
to the republicans of Georgia, at a
proper time, to ftrip off the mafic of
pi nibble deception, and to difplay
the liidious deformity of their public
ar d and private comiuCL.
“ Since the caufeof republicanifm
is the caufeof truth, we utc again ft
ugainrold thatit mult ultimately pre
vail This fee ms to be intended as an
excufe for the .licovrigible apathy
cf many who boaft the name
of democrats. They cotifoie them-
felvcs with tlie vefit-ttion, that how-
cver vice may partially triumph for
a while, the day nruft come when
right will obtain the afcendancy ovei
wrong ; they fleep on and dream o!
future fuccefs, while the watchful
enemy continues his depredations.
Of what degree the Fervor of fuch
men’, patriotifm is, how fincere their
profefiions and how well grounded
their hopes, we have for .their own
confciencics to decide...for our-
i'elves we maintain that no caufe,
however true or juft or immutable,
cm rationally be crcpofled to fuc-
c-.vd againft the arts of tke unpriu-
c ; p!ed and the affaults of the fac
tious without co«nteratting exer
tions on the part of its friends.
Thefe who wake will always con-
orable uniform of your country ; no
longer like the Highland (laves, fuf
fer yourfelves to be diftinguifiied by
the name of your leader, or adopt
his principles, his interefts, and his
deadly fc-uds. Your country’s hon
or and her intereft, your individual
lienor, yoiir private intereft, demand
the foiemn facrifice of party feeling.
...Never was an occafion more fa
vorable fo union, never one that re
quired it l"o much....Even ifinfenfi-
ble to the value of reputation, you do
not fee! the dignity offered to your
country., the annihilation of its trade
may'forcibly affect you-; and the
floating dungeons which confine the
bodies of your unhappy countrymen,
may alfo Rifle their groans....Yet
you cannot be indifferent to the reft
...The voice of blood will be heard.
It cried out to Heaven, we are
told, when it firft crimfoned the
earth. The Almighty heard it.
He fixed his-mark upon the mur
derer, and implanted in the human
heart an horror for the crime, which
no rcafoning can eradicate. Even
while you read, you feel this truth,
and the bodies of your countrymen,
not (lain in honorable war but,
butchered in the unfufpe&inghourof
peace, prefent themfelves to your
view They call aloud for atone
ment...and ted you with the foleni-
niiy of the grave, that the reputation
of their country fell with them, and
will never refufeitnre until revived by
honorable fatisfadlion or fpeedy ven
geance. Thefc, fupnrcfs them as you
will, Americans, are your fentiments.
Whatever be your party, you feel
lition, that there are now two pens
engaged in writing the Hiiiory of
this State. The I’rofpeRus of one
of thefe works was in a late paper.. |
from the pen of a gentleman, whofe |
name is not before the public, but
who has feen and obferved much,
has been converfant with many of
tire feenes which he records, and
who may truly fay “ Quorum magna
pars fuiThe other is Skel von
Jonf.s. Efq who is to continue j
Burke’s Hiftory...a gentleman, j
whofe genius is fplcndid, and povv- ]
ers of compofition ate at once bril- \
liant and chafle...and who has had '■
acccfs to many rare documents and |
valuable materials.—Rich. Enquirer.
Ext rail from the Manufeript of the
fourth volume of the tlijlory of Vir- \
ginia, by Skelton fonts.
“ * ,f# * Patrick Henry was now
the idol of popular adoration. He
was this year a delegate from the
colony of Virginia, to the continen- ;
tal Congrefs, which was to meet in !
Philadelphia. On the 1 Ith of may,
he commenced his journey from
Hanover. Upon this occafion, he
was efcorted by a number of young
gentlemen, from Hanover, King
Wiillam and Caroline. They at
tended him as far as Hooe’s ferry
on the Potomac Here they faluted
him with a difeharge of mufketry,
by platoons, and rent the air with
ilioutsof congratulation. A guard
attended him acrofs the river, and
faw him fafely lauded, on the Mary
land (bore...thus committed him,
by their wifhes and prayers, as it
were, witli martial and pious for
mality, to the Almighty difpofer of
all human events. This mud have
been a ilay of proud triumph to the
heart of Henry : He faw the efti-
nvation in which his countrymen
lurid him, and it could not but in
fpire grateful feelings, even into the
bofoms of virtuous ambition. To
the a&ors in this feene of exulta
tion, it mult have been a moment of
delicious fenfibility, and exquifite 1
enjoyment...without alloy. They
felt themfelves all animated bv one
confentaneous impulfe of patriotifm,
conducting -the auibnffador oi Yir-
DIED—on Sunday the ISth Feb.
after a long and fevere affliction,
Ignatius Few, Efq. of Columbia
county, in the GO year of his age.
Firmly attached to the freedom and
happinefs of his country, he was
one of the molt ardent admirers of
the American revolution. During
that nrrious and memorable conteft,
he was appointed to a Captaincy of
Dragoons, and was an aCtive and
ufeful officer. He was taken pri-
foner by the Britifh forces, and fuf-
fered a long imprifonment in a dun
geon at St Augultine ; but his ac
tive fpirit was not to be broken by
a cruel and levere confinement. On
being releafed, lie continued to give
his country all his fupport through
that unnatural conteft, until the hap
py period arrived which crowned
the exertions of the armies of Ameri
ca with freedom and independence.
Since that time he was a warm and
ftrenuous fupportcr of democratic
republican principles. In his dif-
pofition Captain Few was benevo
lent and humane; and his benevo
lence was tempered with prudence
• and diferetion—But alas’! he is gone!
Another of thofe whofe lives were
offered up on the altar of liberty,
in “ the time that tried men’s fouls”
is gone. Life what is life ?
'Tis but a night a long and moottlefs
night,
IVe ■make the grave our bed, and
then are gone.
Columbian Centinel.
AUCTION
THIS DAY,
Commencing at 10 o’clock, at
the Market, fundry articles ol
DRT GOODS.
on a credit of four months with
approved fecurity.
Haris Allen, Au£\ioncer.
March 6, 1810.
WILL BE SOLD, on the firfl
Tuefday in April next, at the
Court Houfe in WUkinfon, be
tween the ufual hours,
One Lot of Lan-d, No.
88, in the 2.5ih diftrift of Wii-
; kinfon county, taken as the pro-
! perty of Allen and Caleb Gol
den, to fatisfy Jeremiah Har-
: den.
ALSO.
Lot N° 154, in the 25 r h dia.
taken as the propci ty of James
Durham, to fatisfy Richard
Morgan’s execution,pointed out
by the defendant.
A I, 6 o.
Lot N° 223, in the 25th dis.
taken as the property of Henry
Matthews, to fatisfy the ftate’s
execution.
ALSO.
Lot N° 213, in the 4th dis.
levied on as the property of Jo-
feph Miller, to fatisfy die ftate’s
execution.
ALSO.
Lot N° 129, in the 5th dis.
levied on as the property of
Daniel M‘Cook, to fatisfy the
ftate’s execution.
Conditions of fale Cafli.
E. NUNN, Sheriff.
March 1, 1810.
SHERIFF’S SALES.
WILL BE SOLD, on theffl
Tuefday in April next, 'at
the Court Houfe in Greene coun
ty, between the ufual hours,
One half of an eight
hundred acre furvey of land in
Green county, on the waters of
Shoulderbone, granted to Ro
bert Middleton, adjoining Heqry
Jackfon, levied on as the pro
perty of Edmond Carnes,to fatif-
fy fundry executions in favor
of William Chifolm, levied and
returned by a confiable.
Conditions Cafli.
f. Anderfor., Shff
Feb. 27, 1810. 49—tds
STRAYED
From the fubferiber about
three week fince, living at the
long flioals in Putnatn county,
a dark bay HORSE, about four
feet ten or clever* inches high,
fwitch tail and a ftrail ftar in
his forehead—any perfon deli
vering the fuid horfe to me fub
feriber, fliall be mvaiJed, and
ail cxptric.es paid.
THOMAS MATTHEWS.
March 5, J 810. lu*