Public intelligencer. (Savannah, Ga.) 1807-1809, September 01, 1807, Image 1

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[VOL. L] SAVANT A .4, (Georgia,) printed by MclT.t. IW'Li.Al'l & L'AUi-liS, YOU will oblige one of your Subicri bers by .giving a place n ycur paper to the fol lovmT lift of Ge.itlerneuj who are recommended tocoinpofe the nest Counci’, alas City Offi* cers : ‘ CH ‘."Lx. 3 H V3.R13, p i.< H. MOSEL, Tii.or.jAS V. P CM. JULTOtf, YHOMAS BOURti, JOB T. BOLLfcS, JIORM Uf* A'S TOK PEMBER.I t/N, Triovtas Rica, JCHM BC'LTOM, PC TEA DLVLVUX, TANARUS IMA) DaCHENEAUS. ASA HOJt'iV, THOMAS ROBERTSON, edward harden. C7/7T OFFICERS I <lty ‘ftirfhd—JOHN PsnIBONE. Slieriff—fbHM WtLLI. ’.MS Cleric of Coitu iI—AIOX NjDF.R 3 EOS, or D D. WILL!A S. Clerk of the \T-„ynr\,C\>.nC-H. V/. WILLIAMS. Cleikaft'.e JOHN TRLV3R. g£f * WE are authorifed to an nounce Mr Chs'tffopher Gunn, as a Candidate fur AiJermcu, at the cr* fain ’ eiefthiti. Au-uii 7 47 Tv rZffi ELECTORS OF CHATHAM COUNT Intending to be a candidate at the approaching election for SII EH IFF of this County, I now ripprife nr/ fel- sjyfelf fur a faithful difeharge m iryxio-j pi the office.— i (lull be thankful foi j their fuffrago JOHN EPPINGER. August 25 53 WE are authorifed to Rate (has John Christopher Guge! is a candidate for the Office of Clerk of the Market, at the cabling election. Auguil 25 5 TANARUS). D. Williams acquaints his friend’ ami fellow citizens that he is a ccruii date fur the office of clerk to the City Council, and rcquelts their support at theenfung election, W E art* authorifed to (late, that Kir. Charles Cope is a Candidate sot the Office of City Marshal, at the en- September election, Auguii 4 4 6 l beg leave to announce to the public that JAMES CLARK, is fa candidate for CITY MARSHAL, h the next *lvcii<m, A REPUBLICAN. August %u 48 r 1 “• “ “-A XOLDS offers him s a candidate for Cltrk of the market, at the ensuing eleftion and 16- iicus the aid of his friends, AugulUi. 43 r $3” 1 °ffer my ft If a Candidate or lerk to Council, and solicit the u erages o. my fellow-citizens at the approaching election. GEO. PITCHER. Augua 7 47 r fT JOSEPH DAVIS offers nmj-'R a candidate for the office of oronor, at the ensuing election, and i > tcits the luffrages of his fcllow-citi ?cas* August & p; Public TUESDAY* V ALEXAKI)E< s. hoe, defiicus of btiag continued in the Office he nevf ho-ds o Cl ERK. ol COD CiL , f-licit, the supp -it of hi friends at the enluiug c.eiUon. , +%+ HEN R Y W. WILT 7A M S is i Candidate for the QFHOE of CLERK r s the M sVOR’s OURT, acd felicits his fellow ci izera !o continue hir.s is; uid office. THE SUBSCRIBER, ACQUAINTS the Citizens cf Sr.vx;sh and die Electors of Chatham C-unty generally, that he will be a Candidate, i.t the enlu.ng Eii&ka for the Office of CORO. HR- M. WHITLEY. August 8o Ka Knox & Pope, Have receivedstr irig Eliza, from Philadelphia, 20 chefls frefli HYSOxI rii, ‘ stbfls so ditto VvUitg dmo f : I 'l b3 J J pi'V is. z-q bones gf’ uinr Span (h SLGARS, ON HAND, J -rTic-ica PU M j Cogniac BRANDY j H.jiland GIN j Sherry and Lcp. psr. Ten. V’INTS | Loaf, lump and brow SUGARS COPIES—CHOCOLA IE i’uipeiume SO.AP, wbiyh are t.fficred for fa!e ai reduced prices. August £B. 6’ £3 Abner Webb, Has jvsi received per ihe Eliza, from PL Lad A pbia, FIFTY F U FRANKLIN’S Vo ssacß n uozs . August 23 3t 52, gOGO BUSHELS LIVERPOOL GROUND SALT to tons IRON, afiorted 40 hhris. SUGARi fume s r erv fine .a— JAMAICA RUM high 4th p: oof 20 qr. calk# O’d SHERRY WINE to pip” FRENCH BRANDY to real HOLLAND GIN ‘o buses NEGRO PIPES 20 casks BR.UWN STOUE, (qtui-ty r<snse: ) 50 barrels frefii FLOUR Tag'th.r with a general assortment oj lull thos n GROCERIES, AT RETAIL, IS OFFERED TOR SALE By B. & C. BROOKS. 1 1 WHO HAVE RECEIVED ON CONSIGN MENT, 30 BARRELS Prime Pork, Which will be S dd ’o-v for CRh or ap proved t‘ ‘per, July fa *ot * D. & j. Douglass, HAVE JUST RECEIVED, Per the Brigs I.uivi sad Sen-Island, frera N'w-YoH, a large aJriiuuDi to their former fiiock of BOOTS, SHOES, &c. VVliich 1 hey offer at Whci'efa'.c or Retail, at their Store, opposite tite Buck’. Head. August 14 ‘‘9 1 noo bushels Corn, U Ltinding this day at Moor’s wbarf, for sale By 3. & C. BROOKS. Ju!y 30 10t 45 NOTICE. T’HE Subfcribcr beiajj about to leave (Ms City for j a few weeks, has appoititid .Vlr. DAV-D LAY- J LOR, iua'r. his kffiui attoraef diirtni* liis tbSenc-r. i jou;( i.iLTcN. 1 Auj'i.l 9.3 $5 , F>oni the Charleston City Gazette. No. VI. The President could nci, consistently wit h a dign> J-<d and discharge of the duties of his fpjlce, have interfered in this matter, with a “View Jo interna! propriety or expediency, THIS has beef) generally under do and io be a criks which should unite the citizens of the country in support j of :he government, because thatoppo hticn which will be occasionally pro. , per in times of peace 2nd tranquillity. :n order to effect a charge in the ad rninhtration, which may be greatly be neficial to the country, would now be injurious to the common i- frty asid the public good. ‘j he leproaches. I therefore, which were lately E> loudly ! lt> frequently uttered agairdl th i government for the error', as ib •, w’eie called, of its administration, have ‘given place to a genera! and even inj. verffil expreflion of confidence} and l tic confidently hope, and (incefely be iiev.-, that this is not feigned. 1 be lieve there are very few temperate men in ihe country who ti ink tnepre !em adnimiltration, and tfpeciallv the head cf it. to De inadequate to any of the purpolcs of government; 01 wh< btlieve that the energies oy (he gov erntneat will ftot be as effectually and fully, as far as may be nceeffAry, cal!- ed into aclion by them, as they would hav. been by any preceding adminis trauon. It is true, it has n> dealt jr . e !■ ~.1.i 3 ...vOt a pr.or, and, i may acd, without th spirit of prophecy, such will also b the conduit of all suiu'e adinmiftra tions, it has iun the race o‘ popufarirv In this it may have embraced too cloffi. !y, measures which were worthy o much regard, but which ought to hav been faenheed or partially neuScffe tor others of greater public utility v more imfnediaie neeflity. In the a dopdon of a plan cf economy, thev may not have fuHiciently a?tended to the security of our por-ts anu harbors *. and in their oppolition to a (landing •nilitary foicc, they may not have proi perly dilcrntiiaated between a land and naval armament. But, whatever may have been the conduct ofourfirfl igreat and beloved chid magistrate who was fu fartXcthed above die liorni in public affairs which was beating a* ins feet, as to be afinoft imcoufctoir .of it.no future adimmilration, or lead cr of admimfhation, will kick down (be ladder by which their afeent toth luminit of authority has been effe&ed. Brhdes, national opinion, and especi ally national ientitßents, are (cl ‘om oppoied to the public good. If ft may be que(tt:>r;ed whether they are always wife, iz neve r can he doubted hut that they ate always limed.—and h was on the national opinion and the national fentirnent in relation to pub lic economy and a landing military force, puncipally that the present ad uiiniltration were exalted to power; and though they may have gone be yond the wishes of their conftituerits in their love of one and their abhor rence of the other, they cannot he great offenders, as they have adhered to the principles which were laid down (or their government, A time may come, however, when their caution may be appreciated as wisdom. If the hdminiUraiion and the nation were to enter waitnly into the idea oi a per manent regular military diablilhment in times of peace, they might forget the cdfctiiniiuticny which £ cduat, Intelligencer. o SEPTEMBER r, iSo/. % Norman M’Lean (3 Wiiliam E. Barnes. may be prop* r, and without giving an opinion as to the actual jjuilt or inno cence of Col Burr, I will suppose a 1 man of the uletits, ambition and de praved piinciples which have beeiy laid to distinguish him, at the head oi a ] devoted regular military force ? what 1 was ihe alarm of h"fe of us who are flouteft in spirit, when we weicinform ed that he was at the head of a num ber o malcontent citizens m a coun try where ihe love of the people is ihe balss of ihe government ? and i the character which has been ei - er. to this man, a phenomenon in the hiifory of mankind? but waving bis fubjeti.—. U it was proper to forget the errors of ihe government, if fu.h they really w. rc, in obedience t. the public feel ing and the voice of wisdom, and “ to raiffi and support,” it by united oxer, tiobs-i—if it was proper for its oppo nents to destroy thetr grand fortifica tions and to dismount their large can non, can it be right in them on grounds of internal p -lttcs. to lie firing off their (wiveis and scattering ffiot at triotic alliance fiotn 3 piti'u! mffiked )att rv ? No! nor are they, nor will they be found guilty of the ad dicnder.s are an incorifideraMe num ber of def Tiers {rc>m the public cause .0 their own little resentments Fheie Lre the per Tons, who, i4 flil! harping ->n inv brother,” introduce this ddeo and into the certrral harmony whu h at pre knt deughts all pattiptui e t fq Ti'.-r-. :f ir.tir harm'; f, a:tiihrv at the Pre uieut —I hey cannor hear that he uto'uid enjoy the public confidence of which they have been so long ende t voting to deprive him; and now that he public voice would cry 4 * (hame upon them,” were they to become ac cusers, they regret, and it \ to Be ia~ merited, that the President did not di et—whoa ?—the recruiting Nptcer rat to enlist or to difchargt.ihcfe men* Inde.ci! Mow would they have had this order communicatee ? By a pro clamation under the sign manual of the Prekdem and great teal of the United, States, a itched by the becretaty of state l his would he ar approxi mation of officers and duties not ve ry compatible with the dignity of the chief nagiflrate though highly fl ittering to the recruiting officer But, to be serious, why this caution ? Was it illegal under the municipal law of this country, or the law of nations ? Would the people of this con fide rabte independent nation, have their chffif magiliraie to he calculating on the ef feds of the unjuftifiabJe peiufente of any ration on earth ? Would they have had him pit.fume, for a inome ’}, that any nation on earth would dare tor attack a national ship, any more t un our Ihores, in pursuit of thefe men ? If they could not be legally rendered am,enable to the justice of the British nation, if it really had any claim upon them, was it likely more to pro voke its government to use them a gainfl cur enemies, who cannot bo their friends, than to have.them enga ged in tilling our foil, or in any other employment within our territory ? No ! unqueflionabiy I will answer to all these interrogatoiies. Would noc the President have degraded the digni ty of his office, had he condefcended* officiously, to have fuperceded ?nd dis charged the authority and duty of commodore Barron, if the mcafure had ht Cn really expedient and propei f liwt wofeW k*t have [ x,<> - 54 ]