Athens gazette. (Athens, Ga.) 1814-18??, December 01, 1814, Image 1

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VOL. 7, >•’ f * jsr s||ip ifwrifPSirSbL*. ::■ V""• , : V;;Cf)NOi'jy.ONS; %}s&s’ <ir»‘jf ■!» t fth Ihe Anr , ScbWnptWn h Ur thx&» itvtzx**, - Subscribers Ixv’ng Vat o£*h* Srare wall ** nay tV; whole spbrebptinji upon the deh .. vcryt»f tiw first stiph* >er. i ‘ $4. No SdVcrijKbr.s vdil be teteiv'id for * kto rah one >T*<r: »sfe -no pap** sh*U be if ; . discontinue fiwil arrsa&Jge# ir*. paid. .y; ‘4ib. A4vertis*>n'm?s *2l b*i ‘ciertei it the -• 2 ynpcs. ; ; .;> r «;>■*: ; : J7’ Letters actdreJsed to *fls £&*» n *2H3 mutt fa post paid . ’ i: Tint following tpgytHmmxk aft *fa. *jwined and aittbjricrd *v receive Svb -1 script ions cr.d give receipts fir this? f paper, vis : , “ .■%* WatkLisvHt", Bn, Wm. Wright fc JVfr. Joseph motto* „ canrity, Capt Boyle* % \ «The Post Master* ~ l rp Greene county* Mr* Wyley Gres* ’ fin, P. M. Greene* rj. o\ Mr. ,Grki>V* I*, M, Grantsvilie, and y.he Post Master, Pcwel'on, A Wilkes obuniy~-~Mt li!W5 Wing* ‘ • field, P« M, Washington- and Me. Robert Oner* *\ ‘ ,*•.” • JZcrssviUc- —Mr* jjbr* Barnett.* Columbia Court- tlrjsc—A:■ Mastor. ’ ;■ Abeverotniwe^; \ r "M. and Joseph Brv an, Esq. • v ‘- £U,crton~~'4i\ Ww. Woods* Akx. Popo. , Fraser, P< M* hpd Mapr F. PhixnMf* Cunningham, B M. Jjftisper*~~Dv. Shorten. JPuina?tf~»~ Brice C aithepj E#q< M'.HedgypiHe**** The Post Master. Afrt/iVmn find Mfipitttri Hodge* Esq. FrrtrcX/hs—~Thp vpfst Miteter And tin: KcV. Messrs, ll amas Newton find Sampson laths ■•AjJr, j .lb 7 ffii&kfigiim ctf.rrtvpWß, ’ Warmer. — fbe Pg,<v Moster. Post Master Savaa n cii—Ha rttk-1 Bar n t tt, Esq. ‘Midway^-* John E* Fraser. Esq. St* ‘Afarv'sr~«'M-+p? CVayiv,, P. M* Mbcyitet Si, Modes’ W. Bobbins. ’ ’ •’v^/ J A; / am-**-*- Without hitemhrtg any tiispdrai»e-’ raent to the useful ami viUuaHlo pa r s>ers printed in Au|usttW Milletlgu riUo and elsewhere ia this State, wc fi iU taha the liberty to mehtioh tltc fcik\vmg considerations as in some degree this to pubhe onrvge, and especially in the up !. per counties* ‘.; J t -.” ‘i« ■ ■ It ‘large* and wifi boitSc qnantJy uqntaan not aniy a ?ane 4 but a consicTeralde quantity <*f mai lt r—selected with. r ? a.rp. ’• ’ ■•". / :’ J:- ii #1 pf pul-’jF-lved ai the Seat <jl dio VmitaH\ty ofi’ thb ap ■ derive from tlvat circ:urnstaiKG ! «ome gentrAl mterest and import* mice, r ■ v t:: • :- ’ yAJ} ‘■ idjgE<?• ? s It will bo publw-h.«fl on Thursda* in tvnry ’week soor after the arrival of iHy Northern aqd si this place, anti will contain * |enqde r is«id summary of the latent, and most interesting neiys trotn the Korth s»d South. * t ? \ Fix>m a direct conimupicatlor tiuV OreeTivnie, &10* k Buucoijtbe to Toiinessce tin* paper wiH proba bly derive the iri^Uigence. from Tci>i»ts3ce ? Kentiicky, fHher Northern .md Wastem States- ‘ >’ [Jz'&jpti It iriU copI:»i;\ besides th ‘ com- Tfiqn o( a newopapett seme ifioiu-U religious find scientibc fnht-*; tsen whicE will be caretully selected find made a* far as. possible siibser ehristh|hi%..- and to the pu'rsuws fl eptnmbii ble* ■ Thi xtftre efiVctimlfy to attain thr a objndtj we bete leave ’ ly to invite ai»d-solicit gentTtmen of \vh© are IsHttfakr to rran tit h, and who would jnehoraxS the condition of human “lift', to fayor uv With their aid. > Upeccs on .tbte h cus subjects aUuded to, whether ori ginai or well selected* wilt bt f * IdlUy the mocUdeihiob Pjjm P. the - Koinin g• « be ad)i \Yh**L Not onVy of letters, bin t!>e •:■ gopher, <\lte’ i4*echa*ik‘ p» Erinii them will t>e -glttlßr tmd’ noticed any . nsdjul ’ g ./• ? * ‘i:’ - 1-4 C’ . tit ‘%?r ■/Y'-OA.'r* ‘ h^A „ fit is not intended that -this paper jltgdl be made thnvehi'clcf • ’ or-jwioiiat scurnUy eni &b. -to %9fl papers ffc tUf fratettc* art rci transmit to jha & liters immediately tk£ names of nt&- sci'ihern* ■, */a : ;a U : • ./* - j&jrswr*’ ‘/ ELOQUENEX’ APPEAH Speech of M r t.'d&t”, i#, the Sfna*e of ! !•*,• •. * • •&hasctts- ‘duTififr; the dinette I *rp the late u Ripprtf on the pro- j posrd (j#uv*K'ion fit llurtfordt . fin Esinb ?i r~~ProT. the jude bnitd ten or of these resolutions''ana a their pre&fnbie, :I r}kf expect tlfe some oats A* was friendly to them woi|M have good enough to point out their objetn This 1 had ;< right to expect from their Candor \ Viberaiity, but m thir l hare beeo j disappointed ; »nd Siiw-sll as l am. 1 feel little toclinatidn ami encoor-* agetuent ir detain the senate long in this debate* V>r „? ■■/< “■“. , , It wa-; imp«d st this .tess#r’ is saioJ | on account of exiraordtoarjr dangers, ] tiuie wbulfi have transpired tt/ex.-.! **ke the spirit of party* For nit - j seifj, sir, 1 ftut duipoSed so dispense; ] with party feelings* andonite mal eiteiliune with those of the majeuiu in residing and expelling -the com i *npn enemy. Intone of danger, w> ,1 well stipend ‘xssi,c dotitestio quarrels, ur be revamedV ip we chose I titpee oFtrancjtiility, But, though ! ni this expectation f have been dis j appointed, 1 am not surprized Du | top ®* short period; I have had the honor of a seat in the legislature* fi [’! Vfa>s;ichiiseUs t l havc learnt to b; j r. surprised jit h orbing however extra* i ordinary ; and I cinfes? I 4ook upon the report of your committee with griaPco^pOHUVe s and do not believe | tlui the dangers which it seems’ to I ■ win ever be realised, Yew-. ; W« lest l should be tou/cohSdehMt I ia my duty M resist. ■{"H«em it, to | i'u sjire,_ fra%ht with pernicious principles and intolerable heresies. That the constitution’ of the United States has, totally - failed to secure f -« the people those rights and bene- 1 wh»ch were the objects of its promotion./ is a strong assertion •;.f-hst n radical re for as, or anew coo stuution i$ m*ce* ary. is singular tdftd extraordinary. that at this time any innovations should have Hsen projected is a subject of ex treme ret* - y >"/ The spirit of had subsided. AHwere becoming indignant >at the «nexny, and were determined to rc« * sjst him.; certain pF party no doubt alarmed at ’ these symptoms* and the summon* tog of the denature at this becArnc Getitlepten were probably alarmed lest r-0 union in support of tne war, would operate as a destruction of their pprty ; and surciy, r, the. course taken in the preamble, is well calculated to guard the danger* >V ou begin the old story of the ••!&* juHt*ee of the v?ar:—fins positipn id yours has been ,& hundred umeS refuted ami stiL 1 you persist. X have* neither time, nor strength, aor in* e/bnation to travel over this grpigid. nf ourocaust; is vmjust how* It. much mere hq at the c.ommence mcrif o: ihe revolution. VYc. then, conrJuded that we ought not to be taxed our cmSzm* . T4tat the tax on tea and Chat f m ought to pay something, vts cd nHud i but we clatn\«d to be heard in assessing it. The right of Great Britain to her own men, we admit; bat we claim aon.e right indecidtog cansuhtop os, in the Utter our ciA outrages which Great Bn* .commuted # on our cofi*; ‘ttkcclf. are Jk\&k as-U /now to us iMk thou|ht kn ’ -'Mhnr nation N e in stance f»\u«r” / “w* jyy” a. j .■ ; * . * M ■ # pr</senutsiiiuceaal hold 18 jATmfts, December. ifilssisiap l € the -- 1 *Att these jwtlj In Wiihneu pi trad & 3j consUtab* will * neutral rights fe a **‘ front tfe per ml to, the dec!action of war, haVe -not these | outrages ittcireasech •• - t ‘Bo],, iff, I hold that ,Uoy. av«v trif ling the?;caU3e of the wafeiii Its £?ai additional & ample cau sfif:3f payiarHe .in its rwr, and such as woitld justify? i*3 f *c n even a itfcr the or■ igLial’ c ause fed failed. . : ’ ’ fe*;,. ‘. T 4V ‘ ‘ Turn your attention to the into!- erabfeciad nnpr •Wrb&rtltes oft he, ; Brk<sli v and sav, ar: not these, fresh hausen of war y ‘f he snocking, barfeVUies of Havre-j4e-iVrace arid;* Hampton, wanton destruction of mon»i#neots cf science acid taste at Washington, the robbery vt Ale if an- : v v dfia s brutalities at Penobscot, and the f- tort ion ,and ,-pijlagf at Cape Cod, h* ..riot -these WtiTv&eb .do mand our \Sh BdC s\r K I ‘nonsiffe al compared vo life employ m,*£§| v $F ‘ih£ saiafjes» J The moment you Engage them, you authorise therm and become a party t© a wtr of indiscrinvnaie massacre, j —ft is like the m;e df poisoned Wca> 2 pons, or poisonous medicines; It J f.onveris the spidier mto a savage, J .iuch were once .the- sentiments of J the grqat Chatham.—'<* But, my loi‘ds t M said he u who is tpe man “ that in addition Ui tile disgrace and [ mischief of war. has dared to author* j rse and associate ,tc cur arms the | >ms hawk and scalp fe of the i wage,! To call into; chilled alfe | mce the wild and iidn.nn.ra ikhribi- . I iauts of the Woods ? To delegate to. I the merciless Indian the defence of | j disputed rights, and io wage the her i rou of hh barbarous warfare against our brethren f 1 ; .ese t,nerraittes cry ‘uloud for anil pimithinenfe, •Unices thoroughly C*&t te kw&y, will be a stain on the national cha» ’ acier. It is jr?o>- the least of our n* lionai misfortunes that the iid character of our .army , are thus impaired.— f amiltaH&ecl to the hor rid scene of savage cruelty it can rib longer boast of the noble a>*d gener ous pri ic |>'.ti which digniiy a sol-. 4fe‘* f-Nc longer you sympathise : with the mgrr ty of the royal banner, nor feel the pride, pomp and cir* cmnstance ofgtoi ions warfare, which makes arribUion virtue. What makes ambkipn virtue t The sietue. of hon or ; of Tumof eofev, sistcßt w*th the spirit of plunder, or the practice of murder ? Qm it flow iro,m mercenary me lives, or can it prompt to cruel deeds %* But though this extraordimuy man could mi be Aiiswcfed, be could be voted down* Tug practice of piipuler and murder prevaifed, and it has continued $> prevail, until- soiatur is . transidnried to an infermau and un* leeiirvg ruffian and the nation Has ve trogfaded to a natien of barbarians.. It fetrue that barbarians cannot be vesfrtttived ! Then why are they em ployed the ifesitiVer s he wuj has been comluoted by odr Indians, winch self-defence Has bro’tinto om~ l ploy, proves that Britain encourages kr.uad hf restraining their crush But a fistmctioo is rutetripted in this Report, between an offensive Sk defensive war- If, ns you say, the : wsr feunmst, and you hare a right to refuse your aid tfl.its. prosecution' 1 bow happens it that veu beve the soil l If the eoeniy is p deruke thit the rr.vas;?on of Comte.,-kg Gen Brown was not %h$ w itual plan of detente cps.-: ;,.i wk icff WfeifApD ied f£; jßsjy.;. could ’j&jftA .c*f * !»** ’ who fad ing renown, have better the 3 l ir r ritory ? and, mr, -had- we an artuy of sixty thousand menJn Ca nada at this time ;t would eflx.ctrudly draw the entroy from our Atlantb tiNontier, af.d vre should be no more ! exposed to their depredation:**, ; * You co"'*Tiplain that Massachusetts; is left dc4enc&!e£s. At the com cmencemetn of the war forty one companies of militia-, a force at that, time adecyi.itfe to the defence of the s r c ;ej was'required by the president and refused by-* the gdvemor ; ami upon the unprecedented ; and alar ming ground, that the governors of the states have ihe exclusive* right to deckle when and to whjt- extent lip militia shall be placet! in &e ser vice of the general government* A more dircc* iofracuotv of the coiritk twviem has; aevar been made «>nee adoption* \:'h\ a pkri too whiciy guest tp the desitructiovi of the strength apd energy| of the sy-tem, - Tor, I'Doh the defence pi the state out p£ the hands of the'genera- goveynmemb j Y.mi would pot permit Acm to \ de- J udeon danger. . You refuried j them the means to re|ei it, and now } py sooth, you com plain that you arc ‘1 Xeft Ythe .regular .troops coasted Within, yoo** you claim y>r,, its defence. Whitt, si? , those eidYfrpcrds which you have la bored incessantly to prevent Those soldiers \mm you have scandal ixed, insulted and abused? Those odicers whom you have Abraded cariratuted, neglected and despised ? ! huroly you wo’jid have iro.no of those to defend you. - VVouki you : have troops of other states l These, you y/c-uld say, were sept to dragoon ybu ] |iUo submisiotv tp u ample ujron ybur TibcHiea*.-. And you would say, - §i *>f. yoiw >as said Prather Jay your bones by the side, of your fathers iban to ’ fur southern troops to enter the bor ders of New* V; -% Xbfc truth is, you expected that submission would tempt* the enemy •? to forbearance and Disappointed in this, you face about. \ Yhu governor lays aside dm coiistT scrupks, and ai cohtempr of j the solemn opinion Os liis fearuM j fadgest places the militia under an ! ] oiEcer of. the Uhited States.’. Now ! on .itufst be defended* . ther seaports, like Boston must be .de fended. The ‘ peace Karty 1 v4jl b?? patriotic* very patriotic, when the , danger, threatens their property or ‘ their wired per so. is. Th e wanton barbarity at Hampton, and other places, Which gentlemen made the theme of ;so milch pleasantry fears a much more serious aspect when'.] likely to be brought nearer home# ,• .a ; Under these, the committee state in their report, that Great Britain threatens us with deny lotion* Gentlemen top wild have hi therto placed great reliance in thy magnanimity ;hl Great. BritaiiC— And will they now doubt her magna lumity > •; What, after she has glori ously emancipated Europe ? After she has given freedom to Trance by .imposing Qn her a master at the ; pomt of thp bayonet After shd has i zmm&M the freedom ct the seas, by p!acing all mariti me rights uddec ■ no4* exclusive cemtrout ? What, $& ; ter having given liberty to Spain, by i‘e-esiaMii.hing the. inqutiiucht— \ And above ail, aiter having taken ! sherds Cooper ‘.and- Adams *£gkc ’ ; her kind protection, %m made j hte . friends,-;is rt can be so barbarous as io UiVt the y friendpeace* with desofa ’ There in hpwtvee, one-pat*T .] of the British conduct wiuch i con- j ; less 1 liked. If - there. is any hotior-: I able feeling still remaning in an \ Englishman, .it jdjpve (and cotmtry.-- « ; And be respects that virtue even ip arr enemy* Instead of .us r sodree j of Compkife theielore. the iiti- 1 tish have not Ui&cuminatvd in lavof j . C.f, but agamit then ?r#*ssrv friwuis, • ToT t^ r ,Itlr i ,vi as in the revaKtion, titen- pw*. f ed and brought m r n tbix vA rhv rh J v i ; ■ *** j i W’ ‘*■jffy’yj p ff}IOS4IUHS ikll Cl i 1 CS A r£t,tOTi& Oi v * • .i Tt not ’ Kftiifivv I site iuv : ‘■ ■**» ‘ f: y arns’ %■ -v ‘ -V.-- V . /•.. *•: * , gforfaas emaacfoatkaof ; either fAgralfoi cf dmrinfahifi 1& # orlfaf Sti* cherished an*ufafafm settled fe, , fau*yr otid . ha*ee«t aß&insj: us, \»*;» *£&&>>> ! yfowir bTammpsdy ’ creased* - <f The pegee of Etifop« wijich v/rv. of so much foyukatinn, has pul it imp her power ko.harra.as and distress u»v'Th«it she has the disposition to c!6 this, let the \-yihplt history of and abuses testify. The enormities of the revolution rare rsnfcwte with two-fold *simostty and» ance.—* provision v foatWme prisons, aid poisons medicines, are ffentwe4 - Warrion dhualtks anti savage* murilcbs are revived ; Jpd no pause of WHt 1 -Intlieciiniirmte con* fUgration,- imt’ho caufo of ,vya£. £d. Phlagc of- private property,’ /vrdfa tion mriusnl of quarters but no cause ofav ar 1 The excWg&of prisoners -aher :hey Were cfo.id, find otTie* ; hide base and cfoifomprjhfo .frafc&b which tfifcgrad? “the mirage-.* ‘ana yet gentlemen, bate foe a'sfo • Sfofo tforete«fo nd-'catw^ ’ <>f-fo L $ tn tfci* state of dans»fo *£#s&>*»;, the geytrser has summoned the U> gkiature , m wa^jfopoaed, ‘to dak ml burse! ve? foul c:;pd the You recrinimend so army ; .V?iat • ton wiisi! ume (ak'; cr’.re fopiopo,:.o a measured efetfuai-y ty. prevent iU Why ts this cfoife.gt rifo* thne ? ih& litrucitks of the tprmy had tfifotci a union, v kou n ere alarmed lor *hp late of you? party, aud it was found necessary tr v; ufoi peobk’s resent nun? from the enemy ami’ (\U fp<vt; ii against our own udwmi&f ra tion. , A. hi tie union was nece.- xrr to induce republicans to d.Jei . !> ■ fo«**-Bui rhfo this gtciii > town it desfroyk your pa»ty- ( :’ ‘.'lnstead ofencouifom-g ami fog’ the zedf.oftbe acMfoe, we -ire in* forming hi* *the nation i* ruhwd, foAinl fojfa. t* • ■•fsrtjj&Ul, I venture so bilirm-fthar rml/vii kart to the cbubt-r>swhic.h chnsctta bas üb? pred; teT She fa always prodkfing evil and m addi tion %a» dot e all she could that .heri . predictions Should be vfh-Hfod/.- She vyiH rejoice at no national success. She will reward;, np’ biro wiio hao A >•*: J T. 1 ; iought for his courary ; hoi? “feveranne thf memory of ‘Him vriip has died in eitiesrc.tj .of its J • ; '.'We rrsagnitf the pntniy k power atid rtsou i sesj speak of cup < < riimci * ciul iiOiUiny to her, take to charge hci* w.Hh no wrong, tv <asi ot her magnanimity’ and far* ‘ bearance, ’ to thji fw« listing soldiers to Bglit hit,- Ffae , $ , Well rfilculuteti to expedite the raising an arfa| f and - y.\Ve told too of thc/ disas* way/ Tiie mrrease “ofJthi*. enemas strength not to fee ex pected* ; Ik> op's, A believe even uv Ms»agehuseits, cVek predicted the I&tt ‘asJcniihmgf events, in ■' l Thf» eii dTicipaxton of F-urope* v )V4a given us a jfioof of Thegnanimity. Her %corK}uereri of the conquer« rrs of Europe* were tent to -ylather the Yankees > into cSome dfaatters * bate , tidier place much to the honor .of the American arms...: ,Tive capture of Washlngkn and pf the towns at the eastward of this ‘cofatoon mortifying -—bufe they have prodtilced the tfapps eit effeefa, aotfbave l>e^». jurriedcih by snrresses faofe km* tohisbing than the event’ i:> F.uropfif The. American fctms triumph ed bso hy fund ‘f‘h# den feat capturf of’ their ships on the pce?.o, luuHktdf on tbe lake oSfe events •wfueb make every American proud. [ilc% Mi% HtFcWfticufarKd the bnfiiant of&e. arkty, andkom plirncnttd the officers 4iid meii and proceeded j~i*T h esc - m f pre at i* k ve rr.tnts wiii-ch have . exalted the re putation of and /humbled and Groat Britain. ’ Well may.'-’ tm ,"gi ve * giopy to iAi mi ‘ Y God fori -Ofase vic-toricst -and’ ri**jrc<d him for further protjcction ami <;’?*• and believe ■•Jhstt A tnerica will he the <>i -IrrUkli #nrriy* i Hyr . ihtmci'ojei . tanqufaajfed* Uerriiavy, bp'i ; .pikiri atid bo&nt has -been huttißled wl hvofa N ■ :> d-xfrid'. • Bit’- nd’ .jfaaOks: 1 Ko cailsc of e~ui!uitt6o l - ‘■ t , - t-¥ comnuttee, ifVvffeeir report* ’ C»>mp nmlb4 foirnds »rc sa»d to bu for #flS^