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.1 . * ... . .'.A.. c . «V ‘• VOL 1 MINTED WEEKLY* MX HODGE & AC DONNELL. CONDITIONS# fct. Th® Annual Subscrip *ieii will be , i three dollar*, half in advance. k Subscribers living ou of the Stare will I pay the wh >le subscription upon the deli* . very of the first number* ; £l. So Subscriptions will He received fdr less than one.year; and no paper shall be discontinued unt l arrearages are paid. j|th. Advertisements will be inserted at the customary rates- - | rj* Letters addressed t§ the Eoi * foils must be post paid. *<**•*.. . 7 : • ‘/fy *J 4 •; *f. v Tan following GBVrL&MK* art+t. Quested qiid authorized to, receive Sub* script ions and. giv<t[ receipts for this paper, viz s— - .*, ,<,• * Watkinsvtile , Hf. Wm. Wright It Mr. Joseph Moss. • * . Jackson county, - Capt. do vie., Lexington— • The .Post .Masteri < «n- Qreene county, Mr* -Wyley Gres ham, l\ M. Greenesborf,,Ni\ . Grapt, jp; M. GrantsvilUf and the Post blaster, Poufelton. ■. Wilkes county —Mr. James .Wing field, P. M. 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Without intending any disparage ment to the useful and valuable pa* per* printed in Augusta, Milledge- Ville and elsewhere in this State, wc will take the liberty to mention the Allowing considerations as in some degree recommending this to public patronage, and especially in the up per counties. \ , It will be large, and will conse quently contain not only a Variety, but a considerable quantity of mat ter selected with care. * , It will be puhlised at the Seat of the University of this State, and will derive frdn^ that circumstance borne general interest and import ance. 1 . It will be published on Thursday in every week soon alter We arrival •f the Northern and Southern Mails at this place, and will Contain a Condensed summary of the latest and most interesting news froiti ihe ilorth and South. From a direct communication thro’Greenville. S.C. 5c Buncomoe to Tennessee this paper will proba bly defive the earliest intelligence from Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio & Ather Northern and Western States Territories. « ■ |t will contain besides the com* »on subjects ol a newspaper, sonic ibbrali religious and scientific mat ter, which’ will be carefulfy selected and made as far,as possible subser vient to the psaciice of Christianity And to the pursuits of common life. The more effectually to tins Abject, wc here beg leave respectful ly to invite and solicit gentlemen of A’Science who are friends to man kind, and iterate the condition of human life/to iavor us Avith their aid. Pieces on the vari* «us subjects allujedl to, ori »,nal or well selected, wilt be thank- Lily received—subject however jp tin totrectiou trul’ nioiificatich^B griculture or the mechanical arts. It is not intended that this paper shall be blade the vehicle of private dr personal scurrility and abu3e. To those gentlemen who have Be nevolently forwarded, by a liberal advance, the publication of the (*a* zeite, the Editors beg leave to ten der tfielr grateful acknowledgements —their future endeavors they trust* will gd id prove that this liberality his not been wholly misplaced* f ;. | tjf* Gentlemen holding Subscrip tion papers for the Gatette, are res• peetfully requested to transmit to the Editors immediately the naiAts of sub scribers* M , Congressional. HOVS£ Ot REPREsEN T ATJVE*. &EBAYE OV YHg LOAN Bill. Mr. FORStTHS SPEECH. . {Concluded.) \.\J \ I S’ , ; . * VM rv 1-1 : Either the admininistratimi was then prepared to abandon a right for sake of or they are not yet prepared to, < surrender it. ><J leave the choice to. those who have ‘invol ved themselves trii the contradiction of such,ut) wat'raiited.asperti ons.. The conduct ofv.Jbie, administration has been uniform and Consistent., They a.Vvcd of Admiral W irren what is sill asked at the., hands-bf the Brit ish government—-what mustbegrant ed at the risque encountered of con* tinuing the contest for one hundred years. r,,. .. ~ ; , I come noW, fllr« to»the t last and most extraordinary .ground assumed by the minority—*the ; impracticabili ty of attaining the objects of the con test. t hese objects sre the preser vation of ihe property, and persons of American ci izen-s. from unjust violation on the v common vrHighway of nations. And is it - seriously -as serted that, this cannot be effected l If we indeed are so weak and worth* less as not to be able to protect our citizens in the enjoyment of these fundamental rights, let the fact be proved by experience*.and the peo pie wiil apply the remedy. The des claration of independence■ will be torn to atoms, and its fragments scattered to the winds; the constitu tion, the model of perfection to hu man institutions* will be reduced to ashes—-perhaps from its . embers a outer order of things may arise. 1 have no apprehensions on this sub ject-o-Our demands, to the extent to which the administration are bound to go, will be granted whenever it is the interest of our enemy to quit the contest— whenever it is shown that s the hopes of division in our coun try are delusive. On that part of ! the dispute which relates to impress ment, We are intoi med that Great 1 cannot yield to our demands without endangering her existence, i Hfcr existence does not t pre sume, upon the practice of impress ing our seamen l and we have at fell times been ready to take away the excuse*; for its continuance, by re; fusing to eritploy British Subjects.— Peace can be concluded, without surrendering or jeopardising their * interest With ours. It is indifferent what the arrangement may be with regard to our own citizens, whether native or naturalized, their security must be stipulated,. or we quit the detd with the wound incurable,, .for it affixes a stigma oh the national honor. . . , , ~ There are other objections urgent ‘not particularly applicable to this loan, but to all others’ the govern ment may require. . A gentleman horn. Virginia, Mr. Sheffey, has ta ken infinite pains to prove the inca pacity of the people to lend: his. • whole argument turned upon the supposed want of circulating medi k inn. I do not pretend to accurate information on the subject of the financial concerns of my own coun tcy, iriuch less of those of other na tions. but this doctrine is contrary to what 1 understood to be well founded opinions upon this subject. The “experience'of Great Britain is, however, conclusive against the soundness of bis assumed position. Hes loans have’ quadrupled the a inount of her circulating medium, anctyet no difficulty has ever occur-, red to prevent tnem troiii beingob |tained* * TWo “facts to’ which the gentleraiin referi ed in tupf><||t of .his . doctrines, 1 must beg leave to con |tr6Vert* 1h t heXfirst, he re is a fatal mistake in the Statement ; in the 1 second* the cdttclUsiou drawn lioiu ATHENS ; THURSDAY, i 5, 1814. its existence is fallacious. We h.ave informed til at .the slave hold.” of Heo-gia iiive no itniey ta tend* O* no dau >t it Wouid haye been* advanc ed for the support of and necessary v war« ul might be ex cused for .some remarks upon tui-v sneer of the representative of slave holders Upon the people by Who*’ kindness I have the honor to address you on this floor; but, in truth, sue i feeble atteui >U at severity, if they ever deserved notice'have long sine „ lost their claims td'distinct.o» pv hacknied use. The people of Geor gia are firmly Convinced of .the jus tice, the necessity, and the pouev of the war, and they .have proved their devotion to its principles by advancing their treasure and shed ding their blood; ’. Itis in vain- to say that the money loaned in Georgia was loaned by the banks, r The stock of the Bank is the property of citi zens—the loan . subscribed .is pau with their money aiid for their use.— They have more to be applied to the same purpose—and the; extent o» their exertions will be limited only by the extent of their power. It j* with pride I call the attention of the honorable memher from Virginia all others, to the contrast exhibited by the conduct of the people of Geor gia, ..and that of their northern bre thren -who are not slave-holders.— When called Upon to perform mili tary services; they were not stoppeu by an imaginary line in the.perform ance of their duty. ; No Chinese wall Was inierposed by prejudice and po licy to .the accomplishment of their pbjectsy ; They did not stop with an enemy in view;; to settle, , under the the influence of. dishonorable fear » the limits of their constitutional o bedience, i The \ ot int fact to wnich I have a’luded; is. taken from Virg • nia.v; It is.that* the State legislature have been obliged to encrease the capital stock of;;the Bank of, Virgi nia, i: as -an>. ind dee menL tq the post ponement of-the pay ment of the debt due by the State to the Saak* From the peremptory call of tlie Bank up* on the Legislature for the payment ot the debt and the subsequent ar«< rangement, the conclusion is drawn, that the Bank will not be able to ad vance money 10 the general govern ment. rl would ask if : the increase of the capital stock will not increase the capacity to make loans either to the State government or tq the Uni ted States? Bui.can it be possible that the gentleman should have o verlooked the inextricable difficulty in wh»ch he is involved ? i-There is capital enough in Virginia—there is capital to be employed in iVlanufac tures—there is capital waiting to be employed in commerce when.-a change of circumstances will per* mit—but there is no capital-to be employed in loans to government >1 liven according to his own opinions, if,the loan is not subscribed, it will not be for the want of the necessary capital. • A gentleman from Mary land, Mr. Hanson, perceiving the (tjangeyous ground upon which this argument would place the oppositi* on, has denied..that there is want of the.means of making loans, but that this loan, cannot, .be had.from the want, of faith in the government— the public credit is destroyed.—[Mi% H. explained his. observations—he. did not say the public t -idit was destroyed, but-the public faith had been, violated—that the, measures pursued ; by the administration would it continued* destroy the public ere- dit.] ,1 have, np desire tq mistate the argument i nor. do I perceive very clearly the difference in its force or application as .stated by me or ex plained by himself, r It the public faith has been ■ violated, the public credit . must be impaired. - If it: is. the tendency of a system of measures t,o destroy public credit, the .work of destruction commences With the birth ol the system. The symptoms of decay are no doubt im mediately, visible. Time and expe rience, the best possible criteria of the correctness of financial theory, have already gjjiewn. the fallacy of similar opinions', and to the same un erring test lam willing leave the decision of this dispute. .The year which is now foiling rapidly oyer will not'pass without again, con vine* ing gentlemen of the/olly of their predictions—even though in the true spirit of modern prophecy, .all their,, power should again be exerted lor their fulfilment. . : • vkhy*lsfh»*pP rra,da^le made to thisbi|l • *lf the ob-; jeet eaaaot be *Mi£ a nd» WH* * letter. The-supFeme wish of the gentlemeai will be accomplished.— The admnistration will be embar rassed* A peace dictated by Great i dritain will be the consequences- The j victim bound hand and.foot, Will !>e | placedxm the altar,: arid Britain will no doubt. With- her - usual magnanimi ty use the knife.of sacrifice, in tie ‘opinions of the majority ,*.td cut.the by which this victim i$ confin 'd—•in order to shed its olood as a propitiatory offering to the god of her idolatry; * »»*-. .■>•-*.* -! . In obedience to the fashion of this Hall. I will indulge mySelt’in some concluding observations on the na ture of the opposition to the present system pursued by the government-. The right of opposition in this coun try is holy. * Every» mm woo does ‘not violate the; constitution or the laws, is the judge of the moral pro priety of his own conduct. {am no casuist, capable of ascertaining, ithe depravity or correctness of htimah conduct by a nicely graduated scale of moral proportions. ;Attempts of this kind if not improper are at least useless* I shall hot therefore trou ble you with any remarks upon mo* ril treason, or the warmth which an attempt at its definitions has prpduc* eel. v \U opposition in tree*govern* nents has for. its ertd a change* -of public opinion* and by - this means a transfer of the power which is depen dent upon if«i-front’ the hands of the incumbents, to. the principal agents opposed to their * The ob ject is honorable-**»the ‘end to be ac complished noble* • What.! can ~be more honorable -than* to guide and direct public more no ole than the enjoyment of.the confix dencetf the guidance of-the destinies of a free and vir»u>us p~oplw i- But the importance and greatness of the object does not. justify every means of obtaining iti Like all other hu man pursuits,* its Character is fixed by. the manner, in which it is. Con ducted*! Have i the means used'by the minority since the commence ment of the war been worthy of their object-—have they been virtuous or vicious ? ‘’ I appeal toithe facts-upon record and leave the decision to that people w <ose judgment is to be finay •An honorable gentleman from N. H. ) vlr. Webster) has said. that the minority know-the- limits of constitu tional opposition—beyond which they will not travel. > They are not of a school in - Which insurrection i;is taught as« a virtue. They will not stek promotion through the paths of sedition* nor qualify themselves .to serve their country :in any of the high departments of government, by making rebellion theuftrst element of theirupolitical I. admire the manliness of the sentiment* and the’beauty of the language in which it is expressed. --The one is a proof of the strength of his understanding —the other of the: purity of his taste. But how is this declaration to be re • conciled to other remarks which have ‘been .: expressed here. 71 We have been amused- with critical ob servations upon Ihe strength of the eastern states—upon their, abhor* rence of oppression* Custom-houses and officers have been threatened . with . destruction. .-Is physical strength to. settle the great constitutional questions which have been raised in the present day? The officers created sand appointed by .the. constituted authorities, can only be put down by the point of the bayonet 1 Gentlemen say, they do. not advise the people to pursue -this course. . They onlyftell them such a course Is justifiable.* ,They do not recommeud a recurrence to -force, b'ut.fhj&y Shy if the constitution is vi olated,„such, force.* is proper and ne-> cessary.*And „we have been told more than once* that vre have viola ted the constitution and oppressed the people iof the East. , Such doc trines are not reconcileable with the opinions of , the gentleman from New-Hampshire ; whatever may he, his case, some of the party of which* he is a member are willing to make rebellion, of not the first at least one ’of the elements of then* political sci ence. What has become of that ju diciary heretofore. considered the safeguard of the constitutional rignts of the people—the ciieck upon legis lative usurpations ?—Are its mem bers changed—have they become time servers and sycophants to the dominant party—do they fear the responsibility of deciding on such important questions i The members of the court are not -chkhge<k i'he iddl of opposition is autt head of tho . judicial tribunals. The judges are not tremblers or time set vers* That court which on a question of mere jurisdiction travelled out of the re cord to express an ‘opinion against the administration of their country* Mnl|*£ourt the responsibility of notiiicing judgment against them, »€ they are-not foihidden by princi ples too strong to be reasoned down. ; it is ini possible to leave-thi* sub ject without adverting to the conduct of a portion df the legislature of Massachusetts, the direct tendency* Os winch has been to leud to a> sepa ration of the union. » Indtnnutory re solutions, violent complains of to© injustice and oppressitni of the gene ral government . have been...heaped upon each tok-stimulate public prejudice* to*;prepare-*the » public mind for stronger and more decided Steps.; Think not. sir, 1 advert to taese things from any apprehension that these senerhes will be eflecui a/l.i-Invention them to express my profound, contempt for thcii impo tent madness- ;> i r .* i The leaders of ihe&e fattidtis sj Ira Its are prevented from carrying thein wishes fully into operation by two powerful dWimties-—'ateresr k fe uv The love of the* Union is yet sufikU entiy strong, in defiailce of artiiice and falsliood to strike down the ruf fian who vvbuld date.to lift his* vie. i -4cgioush.inds against the conpiltuti » by which tnaiunion is to be p .rpei.i* ated-^i he Jove of the Union among the people of.»the least - themselves. These* infatuated leaders have not the nerv<£ to carry into execution their mad designs. v.Hfc who Cower® under tiie Falcon eye of ah rmtigiiuivc adversary* i will not court the fiery glance of angry^steel. * H'tcj . v. But if the. e is to be fount! i leader* Wlto to the i necessary co* r,4;.tion andfetd ‘dead y ambition addt the nerve requisite to perform ** tne first lings of His heart* if by hiVinfiueticer mad men» enough snould‘eni.st unde* his banners, the eye of reason can look fearlessly beyond the immediate consequences to- the final. result. That r-resulr “.will not be dubiou>- Fhe elements of society may be set. in; motion m.ry mingle .in dread ful strife ; .** the .brth may rock to .deep foundations* but not one stone of the- fabric of pur , govern ment will be shaken from its place* Dreadful will be the- consequence* —horrible ’the scenes ..which will probably ensue. The fairest region, of our, country may become a \i desert wild;V . The poor man’s cottage and the rich man's paface may together* be crumbled to dusUkThe blooxl of the innocent tx. the guilty, 7 of the re creant and the brave aiiay mingle in . pne common stream—but one con solation is still left io virtue ; tboso who raised the tempest will be tb» first victims of its fury. AN ACT ‘ , . t * . •. * ** • » > * • Providing for. th? indemnification of Certain claimants of public lands in the Mississippi Territory ,, . j Be.ir enicted by the'Sena*© and House bf Representatives of the United States of Ame rica, in Congress assembled, Thatevery per-, son claiming public lands 1 in Mississippi territory, south of the stare of Tennessee and westdf the stare of Gedrgia t act, or pretended act of tn^state of Georgia, entitled * An act supplemeh ary to an act, entitled An act for appropriating** part of the unTocated territory of ; this State for the payment of »he late state troops-and , other purples therein mentioned, dfc'claVing the- right of this sta*e to the unappropriated territory thereof* for the pro*ection iirt'd sup port of the frontiers df this state ami fov orhef purposes,” passed’January the sevtnth, on© thousand seven hundred and ntneryifive, who hav? exhibited the evidence’of their claims td the Secretary *of State., tot’ ther* purpose of having filename recorded in bodksin his office conformably,to the act of Congress passed the - 3d of March, One thousand eight hundred Sc three, entitled •• An act regulating the g ant© of lands’, afnd providing for the disposal of the landsof the United States, sopth of the state of Tennessee, * shall be allowed until the fust Monday in January next, to deposit, t*/ the - office of thff Secretary of State of the Uni ed /States, a sufficient legal release of at. such claim or claims to the United States, and an .assignment and’transfer to the United of rhei t right and c v aim to any sum or sums of money which by them or the perso*s from whom they or any of them have denved their claims were deposited or paid onto the treasu ry of the .Mate of Georgia as the considera tion of the purchase of ihe land for whicr? their release of claim is deposited as aforesaid /—and aiso, a power to sue in the name of such claimant for any sum or sums <*f money assigned as aforesaid, aud which tb*U have been unlawfully or* fraudulently withdraw© from the treasury of the sfate of Georgia, such release, assignment, transfer and power, to. -taUe effect on the indemnification ofy.'4afl claimants being made c>>nfoTmabl)r provisions of this act. 2. 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