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SAVANNAH,
FRIDAY, September 25, 1807. j
.the election.
sniorr-ctTUENs,
ON the sth cf the ensuing month you
will be called upon to difeharge a duty impor
tant to yourselves—important to your country.
You are a people favosed with many privileges !
which others of these United States cannot
boau of; and, if you do not exerede those pri-J
vilegeG in a manner calculated to advance the
interest of your country, the fault rests with
you alone. Here, every man who is a Citizen
of the-United States arid pays the taxes requir
ed of him, is entitled to vote for persons to re
picfent Idm in the Cong refs of the United
States and in the State Lcgiflature—eTen, if
Poor. In fome of the o'uer .laics, a poor man,
although he is compelled to pay taxes, is deprived
of a vote for his representatives ; therefore, we
fay you are e favored people, consequently we
trull, that you will on the approaching event
support men in whom confidence can be placed.
It does not devolve upon us to pouftiay the
character of any one cand.dnte propofed*—it
only devolves upon us, as public organs, to cau
tion the voters against fupportiflg men in whom
they repefe unbounded confidence;
therefore, we leave you to judge of the merits
cf the different candidates propefed.
There are many persons indifferent about
eleftions of this kind—-ideh persons merit not
the prcteftion of the government —for, on
many occaftoas, even one Angle vote determines
an ekftior.—let no one harbor the idle idea that
-ids vete would be but one in the box, for that
{ingle vote might be of great importance to the
{late ; therefore, v/e trull, the Citizens of thii
County will give a general attendance at the
Poll on the sth of the approaching month, and
feledt from among the candidates mentioned
such persons as they may deem boil qualified to
yeprefent them in the next State Legislature,
Asa proof of the imnortance of a finale
vote', we quote the following from the ‘ArzAi
can.Mufeum
“ A good Constitution is the greateff blef
flng which a foeiety can enjoy. Need 1 infer
that it is the duty of every citizen to uie his
bell and moPt unremitting endeavors for prefer*
ting it pure, healthful and vigorous ? For the
accccmphilrment cf this great purpose, the ex
ertions of no one city are unimportant. Let no
one, therefore, harbor for a moment, the mean
idea that he is and can be of no value to Ids!
country : let the contrary manly impre Irion ani
mate his foul. Every one can, at many time:;,
perform to the hate ufeful services ; and he,
who Readily pursues the read of patriotism, has
the moft inviting profpeft cf being able, at
fame times, to perform eminent ones. Allow
me.to direst your attention, in a vtify particular
manner, to a momentous party which, by this
confeitution, every citizen veil! be called to aft.
All those in places of power mid trull will be.
clafted either immediately by the people, or in
such a manner that their appointment will de
pend ultimately on such immediate election
.All the derivative movements cf government
dull spring from the original movement of the
people at large. If to this they give a fufficient
force and a just direction, all the others will be
governed by its controling power. To (peak
without a metaphor, if the people, at their elec
tions, taite care to chocfe none but representa
tives tnat are wife and good, their reprefentr.-
t'.ve w.li take care, in their turn, to choose or
appoint none but such as are wife and good also.
■Fue remark applies to every succeeding elec
tion and appointment. Thus the characters
proper for public officers will be ditfufed from I
the immediate elections of the people over the
fremo.e(t parts of adminillration. Os what im
mense consequence is it, then, that this primary \
jduty fhouldbe faithfully and fkilfullydifcliarged ?
On the faithful and skilful diicharge of it, the!
public happiaefs or infilicity, under this and;
every other conititutiun, mu it, in a very great
measure depend. For, believe me, no govern
jneat, even the bell, can be happily admhiiilered
by ig.iorant or vicious men. You will forgive
me, I. am Cure, for endeavoring to impress upon
3’our taiadj, in the ftrongell ounuur, the irnnyr
* i
tauce cf this great duty. It is the hrft concoc
tion in politics ; and if ah error is committed’
here, it can never be correfled in any fubfequenf
proccfs : the certain coufequence mud be dif
eife. Let no one fay that he is but a fmgle
citizen; that his ticket will be but one in the
box. That one ticket may turn the election.
In battle, every soldier should confider tlie pub
lic fafety as depending on his iihgle arm. At
an eledtion, every city should confider the pub
lic happinefe as depending on his single vote.”
At a numerous meeting of the Republican ci
tizens of Savannah, convened at the Filature, on
Monday evening the 21 ft inllant, for the pur
pose of nominating candidates to be supported
at the ensuing general election for members of
the State Legislature, from the county of
Chatham—The honorable A. S. Bulloch was
unanimously called to the chair, and Thomas
Bourke, esquire, chosen secretary.
On motion, unanimously agreed, That every
citizen present pledged himfelf to support the
candidates nominated and chosen by a majority
of this meeting.
On motion, unanimously agreed, That Peter
•Henry Morel be supported by this meeting as
Senator, and Joseph Bryan, Moses She ft all and
Nathaniel Greene Rutherford as State Represen
tatives.
011 motion, it was unanimously agreed, That
the republican citizens of this county, generally,
be solicited to support the foregoing ticket at
the ensuing election.
On motion, it was unanimously agreed, That
the proceedings of this meeting be published ia
the republican gazettes of this city.
On motion unanimously agreed, That the de
mocratic citizens of this city and county, as a
testimony of the refpeEt forthelofs of our valuable
and.patriotic fellow-citizen EDWARD TEL
FAIR, esquire, will wear crape on the left arm
.tar the space of thirty days.
On motion, agreed unanimously, That the
thanks of this meeting be tendered to the chair
man and secretary, fur the faithful difeharge
of their duties.
A. S. BULLOCH, Chairman.
Ted—T. Bourke, secretary.
‘Messrs. LI 1 Lean U Barnes,
By giving the following lift cf Candidates,
for the next Legislature, a place in your paper,
you will oblige one of your
oUBS CR IB BLN.
For. the aehate.
P H. MOREL,
J. CUYLER,
for representatives..
Joseph jay in,
Dr SHi FTALL,
NATHANIEL G. aUTHEFcPdItB,
EDWARD H VREIiN,
WILLIAM D.tViLS
COMMUKI CATED.
IN contemHting this earthly iirbitcticn,
we cannot but look forward to one far rival*’ in
teresting, far more pleasing, and moll assuredly
far more happy, where the good red from their
labors ; the young and innocent are received ss
angels of eternal lilt's. Why then, Oh ! Han !
should ft thou hanker after this fccne of trar.fitdry
pleasure, this abode of care and anxiety-, had It
thou net better rest among angels above than
toil continually here on earth below, for what
purpefe, but to daily fee thy cfspring, whom
thou loveft, configued to an early tomb, and
leave thee behind to draw on a few more davs
O J
of tnifery and woe ; if this then be thy lot,
why is it that thou art so unwilling to leave this
mortal for an immortal world ; why, when the
grim tyrant Death approaches, fa ye ft. thou,
Lord, spare me but another year, nay but anoth
er day ; what tuinkeft thou vain mortal, that
thou were bom not to die ? No,
The above thoughts have flown front one
, whole misfortune it has been to lee a larger part
of his own orspring early entombed in their fi.
! lent graves.
j We learn by n gentleman from Richmond,
j that the jury summoned on the trial ot Burr for
, the Misdemeanor, was fwornon Wednesday, and
■ that two of the witneiTes were examined—when
a motion was made to arrest the evidence ! The
e::profs lent by Mr. Hay, had returned from
Monticello, with the President’s auiwer, that
certain parts of the letter deiired by Burr, were
confidential and could not be difelofed—iPeters
burgh Intelligencer.
A Kentucky paper dates, that on mufleriilg
several regiments of militia, for the purpose of
drafting the quota of the 100,000 men called
for by the government, double the number of
volunteers ofteu'd that was required.
By a gentleman from the Hate of Ohio, we
learn, that a number of the neighboring Indian’
have come into our settlements, and claim the
protedton of the United States—having been
threatened by the Northern Indians on the
Lices, that u they did not unite with them m a
war against the United States, they should be
attache J by the Lid Northern Indians.
Lexington paper.
A scandalous publication copied from the
Waihington Federal)(l, under the heads of Hu
manity and Inhumanity, is, by the request of the
author, going the rounds through the channel
of fee al prints. The purport of the articles
in quefticn is too glaring to doubt their object,
‘fhe following are tile remarks of the Editor cf
the Baltimore Federal Gazette, on relufing to
give publicity to the foul calumny ;
“ The French arr.baifador, General Turrcau,
is polled, by “ A Chrillian,” in the Washington
Fedgrahft, as a barbarian oj the blacked hind;
and the writer requests than his communication J
“may be re-publiihed throughout the union.”;
Good authority must be fiiewn to induce the:
Editor of this Gazette to lend him aid in circu
lating inch a report. (jWe are authorised to
, date tint the unfeeling acts attributed to gener- ,
al Tcrread are without foundation.] j
N.T.Pul.Adv. •
To the Editor of tie Mercantile Advertiser. j
Six—Permit me at this very interrefting pe- 1
1 riod, through the medium cf your paper, to lay
: before the inhabitants of New-York, and inasj
| brief a manner as poflible, the difeription of a
: floating battery, on an entirely new couftruciion,
for the defence of the harbor and city, viz :
1. Build a round water-tight ’vtffel, 100 feet
in diameter.
I 2. CJullrudl within it three open galleries, to
go all round it, one above another, each 00 feet
broad for 5 tier of guns.
i, 3. On each of theie galleries, andkit equaldjs
’ trace, place HD great girts ; the veiTd will then
carry 00 great guns.
T o calculate her draft of water and take the
Cubic!: foot of lalt water at 50 pounds.
Fhea the vcilel to fettle her one foot deep in
the water will require a weight equal to 390,000
pounds.
j Ninety great guns with the carriages, &c. es
timated at 4000 pounds each, is 360,000 lbs.
consequently the vessel will not be felted in the
water, by her means of defence more than 12 in
ches, and lier utir.oil draft when loaded cannot
j exceed 24 inches.
This being premised, it follows, that allowing
(even feet for between decks, the enure depth
of the refill mail be about 17 feet.
It is a well known fact, that a lpherical body,
however large, when im me idea in a fluid ol grea- i
j ter deuilty than itfclf, will revolve qq its axis with j
; a vary (mall irapulfe.
| Let me velfel be taken to a proper Ration in
• the liavhour, and a circle cl pdas driven round i
her to keep h-:r ul he.* il itioa ; when, if the pro-!
ceediug premlfes ate true, three ‘or four men may j
lvivt her a continued rotary motion, and increai’e
it or Recreate it at their pie.uure, wmcii will
i. Ire- ail hat 21:33 in lucceffion to bear on one.
ft-kl. “ DEDALUS.
j
The Canada Britifli papers fay neutrals ought
to “ make great filuwaucts for Britain, who is
engaged in arduous contell, im* the be:.;fit of
rant:..' 3 —who is the grant Bulwark againll the
tur.veridi.iway ox r, <uicc*.
So uy the Boston British papers.
The Canada B.dtifti papers are lifted with ex
*.rafts from Bolton and Philadelphia Bri.ifh pa
pers—and the latter w/.tii extracts R our the Ca
iu.;’ i Erii.iih papers.
Tii; Can .da Britilh papers tell the world how
little Grcat-Briiain is dependant on our inter
com*!. ; how* little > can injure her, in the ■event
of hostility, arid how macl. ft: ea i snnoy ::s.
So do toe im Con a.tc* .. -.a-e-iy ..iui ri.-t.iii n
peri.
Bth pi'rF.ie the fame object—-juftdiisttion.ol
Britifn outrage —uniform oppo'dtion to every
measure of out government tor redreis—and ail
poflibl.- dhcouragemcr.t to our citizens tor ob
taining it in any way.
But use the Rune language—-and possibly,
j both eat his Maj'ftft bread.
‘ Tiieie things spring not from the dufr.’
[j Democrat.]
PORT OF SAVANNAH.
SRKirSD.
Ship America, tPrhois, Liverpool... 7o days...
1 J far’ Mttrhey,"Uf C 0... Suit and Merchandise.
Ship Alexander Hamilton , Callahan. Liverpool,
-*G days...J. Dickson Cf Co...Dry Goods.
Schr. R 011,,, Barnard, Ne-xv-1 0rb...10 day ....
Hav ens Cf 8i1b0... Merchandise.
Cn.tRLF.STot.', September Id,
In hi. 52, tong. 10, captain Hatch was beard*
ed by aßi iii a n.ari of was, ho impressed one
man and two passengers.
The sloop Polly, llusty,fron Boston, via New
T.rl, for this port, has pat into Norfolk in dis
tress, laving on the ad instant been struck with
lightning, which split his top ami lo wer majl, and
blowed up the deck, and damaged some of the
i f r eight.
| Captain Christie, of the brig Vigilant, on the
26/h (f Avgvji, inlat. 24, long, (iti, encountered
a mtfl tremendous hurricane, which Idflea eight
hours. The Dig lias thrown on her /earn etuis ; \
both ttiafts Icing carried away,fie tight id—fhip-’
ped a sea which swept every thug frov deck, ■
| and tool in a conjidcral/c quantity oj, venter. Cn J
the 7 tb September, fpobe lugger Mary-Ann, ccpt. ;
! Ingraham,prom N<\ffduJ‘or LopdoPf who fipphui j
k n
them tit}) every article he ctuld fpart. Captain.
Chriflie takes this opportunity of returning hir
thanks to captain Ingraham, for his attention and
services rendered.
HstraA from the leg book of (he brig Margaret, cap;.
Mcfervcy.
r “ Abgujl26th, in lat. 32,40, N. long. 72,30 >
IV. wind E. o. E. 8 A. M. commenced a fever e
hurricane, which Idled 31 hours ; during which
time, I lost loth top majls, tip-gallant majls, uni.
yards ; also, the fort-top-fail yard and fail, my
pinnace from thejlern, all my fails blown from the
yards as they were handed, ar.d in the act offend
ing down.the maintop-gallant yard, the main-top
majl went away, and two men went overboard
with it, but got entangled in the rigging, so thqt
we saved theta loll—-one of them so bruised as to
be unable to do duty.
“ September 7, in lat. 85, 33, long. 76, fell ij
with the schooner Federal, Carry, totally distnefi
ed ; said fehoouer was from North-Kingston,
Rhodt-Island, bound to llavannah—fapplied her
i with two cajks of water and a boat. The capt.
informed me that they had been ten days living in
; one halfpint of water per day and no way of cook
ing—he intended to make thefirjlport. Same day ,
, saw the lower majl of a square rigged vessel ,
| with the top and topsail yard and sail; also seve
ral planks on the water. In jlrefchir.g in for the
I land saw a schooner on shore 20 miles to the
j northward cf Caps Hatter as.
In lat. 24, 10, long. 76, 5, spoke a brig from
St. Thomas ■, informed us that he spoke aJhip, dls i
nrqfied, from London bound to Char!feu.
AUCTION.
THIS DAY THE 25th INSTANT, -
At Anciaux's wharf, will he sold at Public AuSioti
(If not previcufly uzipofod of at private sale,)
if*** The Schooner
jp||L BETSEY,
A Burthen 38 tans, with
p-r-n’ ail her appurtenances au
{he came from sea, and
, may be fitted out at a very fmail expence.
Sale to commence at 12 o'clock,
YV WOOD BRIDGE,
Sept. 25. Auctioneer*.
B. & C. Brooks,
H *.VE JU T RECEIVED
Per schr. Rolla, capt. Barnard, from New-Tcrhg
6 pipes real old C'lgr.i.c 1 BRANDY”.
4 ditto Njpies J
2 hail pipes old Maaeira WINS
2 hogfheadsT LQAF SUGAR.
2o bairtis J
6 large and 7 cbe&s H y 3O N TEA,
12 isnail 5
2 5 PkFFiLR
go boxes Doolittle's SOAP
t box liilh LINEN, and
go beireis SUPr.RFINE FLOUR, not
more than x j days lioin the unit.
Which they will fell at iheir usual lov
prices. Septrmbei 25. 61
Final Notice Ul
TH E fubferiber informs thole per
sons who are indebted to the
late firm of Everitt & M‘Lean, that,
1 onlefs they come forward and render
I Vim fiitbfa&iors, they will so in find
I iheir Notes and Accounts in the pOl‘-
fefion of an Attorney at Law. It is
t f,r from his deiire to oppress any man,
and it h>equally as far from his desire
to be oppressed himfelf; therefore it
is his willi to be square with the world,
and trulls that those who are indebted
to him will not hesitate to give hiru
some alfiltance —in case ofa refufal, ha
, will be compelled j (much his
wifn) to reion to compulsatory uiea>
fares.
NORMAN M‘LEAN f .
Sept. 25
A Locket Lost.
LOST on the aßth ult. a I arjie MOXJRMTMO
LOCKET, with thr enitial, C. C on the t>3‘ k,
and J C on *le face A Reward of Five Diftairs
| will he given to any perf u who may deliver the
1 fame to the Pubiithcrs of the Intelligencer.
Witch makeis and otlurs arc needed to de
! tain the a bo ve dtfcii. cd Locket it ofii red tor laic.
Sept, i s
To Hire,’
A Negro Woman, plain cook and Walher.
Also, FOR SALE,
A middle aged. Woman. Enquire of the Friii* 1
tcr.