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PUBLISHED WEEKLY, ON THUDS-i
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CANDIDA TES FOR CONGRESS.
7ohx Forsyth, Esq. of Augusta.
A.i fred Cutebeut, Esq. of Savannah.
Richard H. Wilde, Esq. of Augusta.
f i>o’s Telfair, Esq. of S tvannah.
Col. Homer V. Milton, of Louisville.
Col. Ts. W. Cobb, Esq. of Oglethorpe.
Joel Crawford; Esq. of Baldwin.
Door. Abbot, of Wilkes.
SHadock Coox, Esq of Clarke.
Wilson Lumpkin, Esq of Oglethorpe.
James Woou.JE-q of Cnlomhm.
A'RLShNTMMNr&.
Grand Jury of Wilkes County 5 at the
1* tterm of the Superior Court, amongst
other things, made the following present
ment s*— ; . t
We lament that on this occasion', it he
Comes (as wo humbly .conceive) a dn'v
which w© owe to burstjvSs and to our fel
low-citizens, in our ecrporate to
express iu the feiost decisive terms, our tin
qualified disßpprobtitiop of a Law, receutly
parsed by eongrfces, to change the m<'de of
eompeucation to- the meKsbe.s if the senate
and bouse of Representatives, and delegates
Tram territoiies.
The nation just einergTng from the dan
Kjers and disasters of a bloody w ar, a great
aaereusu of our national debt, necessarily
consequent Hereon ;oar relations with for
eign nations, especially Eugl.nJ, France &
Spain; the general aspect and disposition
&fihe European powers towards us } late a
larming embarrassments of our national
tlrcascry, did not, in tikur opinion, warrant an
m&Tßune of compensation:. Nor can we view
the change of a per diem compensation, into
a permanent and fixed salary, ae a measure
Congenial with our republican institutions.
Without the least exertion of imaginafi’
an, teny be distinctly seen iij this measure,
fibe strongest features of personal aggrand
izement, and we fear political pros itufion,
which, if suffered to, continue unmolested,
would quickly engender, hated and
sate a species of proud, arrogant, aud lux
©mat aristocrat®; no spurious brood, bul
their legitimate offspring. ...
But it has been said fey the friends of
this measure, that the high price of produce,
ud the delectation of money, made it ne
cessary to mereuse the compensation of the
Btembere of congresc. If this lie true, wjrs
it not equally necessary to bestow ou the
aoveral office?* of the genera! government,
additional! salary also ; why not for the
#ttne re&eons (if they sound) increase j
the salaries of our Ambassadors, judges & ,
nil the other public functionahes, can any i
•no however avaricious lie may he, pretend
fthe?-the loss incurred fey the depreciation of
mousy, fall* exclusively, upon our senators,
Representatives and Delegates in congress r*
Yfberefors, according the s.arae made of
reasoning, mrfmdsli the wagefc of the soldier ,
or why has the small pittance allowed thoa©
dt fenders of owr cjuiniry’s rights, who hay©
Os bravely fought oar battles, so gallantly
defended our fire sides.; our sacred privileges
i*nd have so eminently contributed to cijir
national honor and glory, been so long nee-,
Xeeted i’ I
Does sot such conduct, on the part of
iheseia congress, who yielded their support
to this measure, evince a spirit of illiberal
ly approaching to a total want of patriotism j
and deserving universal detestation.
To say the least of this law ? it appears
£o us a strong evidence of gross indelicacy
n.od selfishness on their part. Thus with
saa upeaq'isl degree of avsdi'y, to snatch at
and serve themselves with the loaves and
&sbea os the nation, te the exclusion of oth
ers equally deserving, am! perhaps more
weedy and modest; they surely ought to have
been jnst to others, before they were so ex
clusively liberal & generous to themselves.
Upon this occasion, we are sorry to ob
fcrrve that although cur members in the
House of Representatives, seen not to have
?Tc!ded their assent to the passage of the
aw of which we complain, yet nevertheless,
from any intbrmayou we have been enabled
fco obtain, we nr© conct rained to say, that
we hove not sees or Imid of any other
tlh&u a weak and flimsy exartion to prevent
Sts passage $ Whilst on iua®y other occs
aaons, far less important and interesting to
the nation, we hove witnessed a brilliant
display of words ia bag, lahsric&s acS tedi
speeches*
LOUISVILLE, Til U R SI) AT, JULY 13, isie.
In the language of another (have we not;
reason to fear) that the love of fame,
predominant in the revolutionary war, is j
eh*aged into cupidity, disinterestedness into
selfishness, and the public good is sacrificed
to personal views of ambition. In this dis
graceful situation, in our opinion, it becomes
the duty of v?ry genuine citizen, every lo
ver of the country, to use his personal ex
ertion for the prosperity of our common
country.
We would therefore, respeHfuily recom
mend to our fellow-citizens of Georgia, at
our approaching election to withold their
suffrages from those of our Representatives
in congress, who did not manifest a zeal be
corning.the oeeastan, against so obnoxious a
measure, by something more than a silent
vote or flimsy pretence. , We would further ;
respectfully recommend our fellow citizens, j
also, to wtahold theirfeupport from any man i
as a member of onr state legislature, who
does rot give unequivocal assurances that he
will oppose the re,election of any man,.who
has heretofore given bis absent to the pas -
sage of the law, now the ‘Subject of com
plaint And we furthermore, solicit our sen
ators & representatives composing the next
congress, to use their ffst endeavors to pro
cure a. repeal of the law, to which wt allude.
Wq avail oijrst Ives of this opportunity to
express with the liveliest creations o?grati
tude otlr high snd exalted apinioa of the a
bilitv, integrity, and pavrioucm dfsplayed by
the honor*blf Mr. Huger ofS. C. and the
members,.of congress, who Jealously
opposed the adoption of this lijile bantling
of aristocracy, into .the American family ;
and, also, our great and respect for
the disinterestedness of those members T
congress, v* hu rt'fus,-d to accept of their ad
di tonal compensation, and we regret that
we have it not incur power io offer this
tribute of respect to hat tao few upon this
occasion.
We return oar thanks to hta honor, Judge
Gresham for bio attention to business, during
the present term.
Signed,
JOHN B.’ LENNARD, Foreman’
John Hendiey, Joshua J ekson. Abner
Wellborn, Levi H. Echols, Isaiah T. Ir
win, Joseph- Callaway, Joseph Hender
son, Thomas Barnes, John Hoards, Dick
inson Hdlladay, William Kilgore, Joel
H. Terrel, John Favour, junta. John W.
Cooper, Henry B. Gibson, Christopher
O-r. Johnson Wellborn, .Limes Hinton.
The court ordered the presentments of
the Grand Jury, to be published pursuant to
their request.
True copy from the minutes,
1). TERUCLL, Cl'k.
WASHINGTON 1 S LETTER ON
P RAD DOCK** 8 BEFEA T.
-i . From the Week ly Register,
Mr. Niles—As the inclosed may past an
additional ray of light upon the /.isiory
of our country, and as all that relates to |
Washington, however minute, cannot fail j
to be particularly interesting to every citi
zen of independent America, and mure esr
pecially, an accurate, simple and uneffect
ad relation of an event ?p important .in its
nature arid consequences as that of Brcq
dock’s deleat, dictated io the spirit cf feel
ing and. .affection, by one of the jribsi illus-
Iribus heroes and patriots our country ever
produced ; I send it to you fer publiea|[i.oh
and preservation vaiaabta Register,
This copy, was found amona th c pap-r* of
the late colonel Henry Fi ihugh> of KJng
George county, (Virginia) indorsed in bis
; hand writing thus: 4S A copy of rolomd
i George W asblngtoT'ta letter to .his mother
immediately after Braddock s defeat. 5 * li:
will be recollectedJhat Mrs. Wacfeingfon,
the mother of the late general, then resided
at Bushfield, in Westmoreland, county on
the Potomac, the next county below King
George; and also, that Mr. Samuel Wash
ington, the general’s broiler, then Jived
nent neighbor to colonel Fitzbugh, with
whom he was in habits of intimacy and
iViendsliip. From these circumstanced there
can be no doubt about its autl emicity.
Copy of Colonel George Washington's He ter
to his mother , immediately after Brad
dork's defeat.
“ Honored Madam*— -As I doubt notyou
have heard of our defeat, and perhaps have
bad it represented in a worse light (if pos r
sible) thau It deserves l have taken the ear
liest opportunity to give you some account
of the engagement, as i, happened, w ithiu 7
miles of the French fort, on Wednesday,
the 9th inst. We march, don to that place,
without any considerable loss* having only
novy and then a straggler picked up by the
French scouting Indians. When w e eeme
there, we were attacked by a body of French
and Indians, whose numbers, I am certain,
did not ex- eed 300 men. Our’* consisted of
b&ut 13U0 well armed troops, chiefly of the
Erglish snidiers ? who wer©stru k with ene*
a panic-that they behaved with ruq;e cow
ar.Rce than it is possible to conceive. The
offiesrs behaved gallantly’, in order.to erv
courage their men, for which they eofferer’
greatly, there beiug nearly 60. killed smt
wounded, a large proportion out of Ujc
number we had. The Virginia troops shew ‘
ed h great deal of bravery, and w/ere nea;
all killed; for I believe out of three compa
nies, there,!* scarce 30 men left alivf .s=s=
Captain Feyeonee and al! his officers, down
to a corporal, were killed. Captain Pou?-
soo shared ne *r as bard a fate, for only out’
of his men was left. In short, the dastard
ly behavior of those they call regulars, ex
posed all others, that were inclined to do
their duty, to almost certain death—and at
last, iii despite of li the efforts of the clii
eers to the contrary, they broke aud run
as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was im
possible to rally them.
“ The general was wounded; of which fep
died three days after. Sir Peter H tcket
was killed in the field, where died many o- -
thcr brave officers. I luckily escaped with- !
out a wound, though 1 bad four bullets thro’
my coat, and two horses shot under me.—!
Captains Orme and Morris, twU of the gen-]
eral's aids-de-camp, were wounded early ist
the engagement, whtah rendered the duty |
upon me, as I was the only person then left ;
to distribute the general’s orders, which I
was scarcely able to do, as l was not half
from a violent spell of sieku< ss
that confined me to my bed and a wag. on
tar above ten days. lam still in & weak 5;
feeble condition, which induces ipe io b-it
here two or three days, in hopes of recover
ing a little strength to enable me to proceed”
homewards, from wdience probably I shall
not be able to stir umii towards St pteoiber.’’
: The Following remarks on the progress
affiance in the United States, are extreu-t-’
ed from a letter, written, as is S'iid, by J?k.
Mitchell to one of bis European correspon
dents ; >
t- - • ‘ ./Camden Gazette.
5< -There was probably never su<*h a tim
its the present for the cultivation of natur
al sciences in America. Think of the num
ber of able hands actually engaged in the
several branches, tar w hich tt.ey have
preference,and whom I have had the pleas
ure of seeing withiu a few months at New-
York. .Mr. Braiihury, who returned from
the land of the Mand&oes arid Eiearas, on
the high Missouri, a taw years sgd, loaded
with indigenous plants & other producsions,
is now as ardent and as capable as ever to
discover new objects. -Mr. Fraser, after en
riching Europe wit Si the. planta- which fee
am! his father found is their long and di
versified tours through tSi? United States,
lias lately brought from Great Btitt-in i
rifcb supply f>c cur parterres and gardens
:Vlr. Ralinesque, already distinguished for •
his ingenious, -learned aud original puUiea
timis, ie oow en; ploying the .aeuteoess of ge
nius in botanical, zoological, and other in
vestigations. Mr. NestaU, tlic jtravcHer
throng!) the. vast regions sveat of Lake Su
perior., am! north rs the niver Mtsoouri, pes
gecses superior quatificafions awd unquench
able ardor. WlHilow', well known, among
other things, tar Lis zeal i:i tavorefe new
economical vegi table, (k for jntrcduciog most
; elegant figures* ofpl-.nts, psiote ; iin trans
parent eolora. Mr. Furseh, the author of
the Flora of North-America, a grand per
jfor&anee, hosting up all that his predeces
sors ami cotemporaries have done, and ail
| ding thereto his own extensive and correct
i researches. Mr. Rich, the publisher of the
! Synopsis of the Genera of Araeriean plants,
j the neatest and most convenient, niaimal that
j has ever befen offered to our botanical stu
dents, Mr. Le Sear, the famous voyager to
: Timor,.Nfew-Holland and Van Diemen’s
] Land, wfiose knowledge of marine zoology
j surpasses tli&t of every other person with
whom I have conversed. Mr. Maclure,
long known as our ablest geologist? has now
come to take the field again, with directing
and doing the most interesting works. Ad
miral Coffin,” in addition to professional
merit of an exalted degree, is a treasure of
ichthyological facts ; an 1 much may be ex
pected from his spirited ex rtiona to ex
plore the depths of the ocean. Nor are
these till,” &c.
Assylum tor the Deaf and Dumb.
Within a year past, a number of per
sons at Hartford, in the state of Connect!-
ent, formed themselves into an association
for the purpose of reestablishing a school,
to instruct the deaf and dumb.—To carry
their plan into effect, they raised a sum ot
money, end procured a gentleman distin
guished for learning, taieiiU and piey, t(
mbark for Europe, with a view of qualify
■rtg himself, bv thp aid ofthe instructions
he might obtain ia tha ejhoole io Englaota
Rf*oMand, and France, ir> take the bar go
*t’the estfti.'tist'ment c.n h: s retnrn. He ip
now wiih he Abbe Sicard in Paris, wife the
fairest prospect of acc.omp’ishin*; the inter
catiog.object of his undertaking, sad exp* HfS
it the e?>d of , year or two t> return ond
‘superintend the itistitiKion in Conneericat
1 ne object ol tliis association v a consider
ed of such general iiiferast and importaacej
that lb’* legislature of the state, at their ues*
sion in May lastv, irn orporated r, with ordi*
nary powers for liiaoaging its own internal
concerns.
It is a peculiarly gratifying circumstance
that among the nmerous institutions for ,he
purpnaes of charity, and benevolence, whieia
‘xist ia our country, been taken up with so
much zeal,e.nd energy. No portion of our
unfortunate tallow beings, are inure justly
entitled to compassion, and pbilanthrophy,
tltau those who are the Ii smediate objects off
this association. The deaf and dumb heva
•eers hitherto left, in this country, to the i<|
of their other, efforts, ami those of their im*
mediate connections aud friends, tar the ae
tMsitioi) of vv.(iai few ideas they might be
ble in this imperfect maimer to obtain. We*
can not only imagine, bat experience te,- ‘h
es us, haw jit tie is, or can be done, in tbitf
was, even wi-h all the soli itude end sfn>
bilKy which parents, brothers, and sisters*
must eV."r feel for these objects if tbeiAvar
mast .vff etion. It is a matter of anidzeumnfe
to every person, who h a been accustomed!
to see tfiem uncommon cir<-umstancfs. to >©■
miiise to what a degree they re c> pob!e off
being taught—taught not onH what j ertiaus
>t their own Is! tie circle of nmmou wants
and du >, but which belong to then*
• s soewl. moral, ad ac p ounlable,beinvß. !t
this p’ Jut of view, this subject coat's directa
ly home to the feelings of every parent, andl
of every cbristuin. We hope, in a shorfe
time, to have it in our power lo h.y before
our renders, wei. antheniicated epe* imene
of the degree of knowledge to which she
deaf and dumb can attain, a fur a pf riod off
instruction in schools culenkted hr
purpose.
The unniber or peraous of this character,
is much greater than bra S<eeu genernll’y
supposed. Pair.B have been taken in Cost
neetieut, to ascertain the number in that
state alone, nod it has been found nearly to
reach P-NE HUNL'iihl). This is an ajffiie*
tion to which all ft.tuflies are Sialic—the
subjects of it are among the most unfortun>
ate, as Weil as, frequently, the most interest*
ing of human beL gs. The iustitution off
which we have spoken, is probably the orfy
one tiiat will be established in this section
ofthe U .'.Led States tar a long time come.--*
IT MUST BE SUPPORTED IN A
•GREAT DEGREE BY CHARITABLE
INSTITUTIONS—for a number of ihd
deaf and dumb are to be found sb. the boa*
sea of people m rfeoderate, and stt aiitarirel
eircumst; nee. T'he local situation will bo
conyenteut for the surrounding country, am?
it will have all the. externa) advaatagee
which depend on a ptaaeaut healthy eouu*
fry, good susiety.ftnd constant inspection.
No titan, whose tasnily *8 not already
can fell.hio.sclf secure against this visita
tion of Providence, of course, r a at e persua
ded r.o nran, whose circuinatcnees are BUt &
as tc Suable him to perform acts of leuev
oleuee, can feel indifferent in its prosper
ity.—Gue ofthe miracles which marked iho
henovoleriee, as well as ploclaimed ihc di
vinitv of HIM toho went abut Join % goods
W'R enahling the DEAF 1.0 HEAR AND
THE DUMB TO SPEAK H r tumble
followers cacot perform miracles—f ut they
eavi ausist, in some degree, in enabling ?ho
sameerasfe of their fellow men to
and to enjoy the comforts of conversation, tq
partake of many of the UeeTugs of life, &
to realize the hopes of the Christian witfc
regard to Futurity.
S'ROM THE EALTMOKE FED. TtEFUBLIC AIT,.
PROPHECIES ACCOMPLISHING.
We have endeavored to aelet from sueli
articles as we have been furnished with, by
the recent arrival at New York, such as
seem more immediately interesting to the
mass of our readers.. There is a str ng
probability that all the Christian por'ens
will uuite for the extirpation of the Barfiary
marauders. It is extremely astonishing to
observe, by what invisible chains Ike &t
teution of the civilized world is now turned
towards Palestine. Travellers who havi
explored those regions, ore mincing public
curiosity by the venerable monutnenta w\iicb
have survived the rapacity of the Turks,
-md still attest the truths of divine rrevel<re
tion, —Jaeob’s well, the very well oesieY
which our Saviour sat &ud conversed with
‘he woman of Samaria, is still s.anding!
The.eustoms to which she refers in the
eourse of that conversation, the an tient ha
tred between the Jews and Sttmari ians.stHl
exist., aud Clark reauffks, that a votest£
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