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About Athens gazette. (Athens, Ga.) 1814-18?? | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1815)
VOL. it PRINTED WEEKLY) ‘ BT IIODGE If M I DONNELL* mm :-»:■■ ; J ' 4 ’ CONDITIONS. • > ‘4# I i 1 Ist The Annual Subscription will be three dollars* half in advance. ‘jjd. Subscribers living out of the State will pay the whole subscription Upon the delivery of the first number. ■’ .v - ■ • ♦ . ; 3d. No Subscriptions will; be received for less than one year; and no paper shall be dis continued until arrearages are paid. 4th. Advertisements will be, inserted at the customary rates. ‘ |CT* Letters addressed to the Edi tors must be pest paid. * ■ ) , a— ® ® ® 9 ® ® ® ® eSSSS^**—^ * FROM A FRENCH PATER. • ‘ *• ’ * v’v‘ > • * t » ~ apHMM ‘ , < •«, ■ * FEMALE DESPERATION. « We have had an instance of female frenzy not to be equalled by either an cient or modern history. Mr. H—Roen, ■who paid liis addresses to Miss T—for a considerable time* suddenly withdrew himself* and took several indecent liber ties with the lady’s character. A third person, enemy to both parties, coun terfeited the gentleman's hand, and sent her an obscene and scurillous letter.--r The injured and enraged fair fully sa tisfied that her apostate lover was the author, sent for him. and on his coming took him into her dressing room and locked the door, “ I have sent for you fcir,” said Miss T. *• to punish your in solence and cruelty—the world no doubt WilLcensure me, and call my conduct madness, you will be acquitted—l shall be condemned ; but you, sir, have wan tonly robbed me of my reputation, and I hold life without it insupportable.* XJpon this she presented him with the letter, and opening a drawer, took out a brace of pistols,,and insisted on his ta king one. In vain Mr- H.» protested Jus innocence, v he swore he was an en tire stranger to the letter till that very moment) and wished to discover, the au thor. .All this was considered as hypo cricy, as cowardice,.added to the black est villany, and she continued in her re solution—accordingly, he accepted of a pistol,.sand retired to the opposite cor ner, she fired and missed him, and he discharged his pistol through the ceiling. He again protested his “ Hold! sir,*,’ saidshe, arid, immediately produced another brace, .and as before insisted Upon his taking ope—4t was in yarn to refuse, and once more they re treated* f She filled,, and shot him through the elbow, and he again , .dis charged his,pistol through the ceiling, Now, sir, you are at liberty to retire— -1 have redeemed my character only in part—l seriously advise you n£ver to injure the reputation of a woman, for the loss of it must, if she has any shame, be followed with the loss of life”—on which she retired and shot herself/’ * NEW-YORK STATE PRISON, . The Stale Prison Report;for the year 4814 makes the total number ; of con victs, remaining in prison on the last day of the year, to be about 494, of yrhich 21$ were received into the prison during that year ;• and 215 had been dis charged in the same term, viz*. 10 by ex piration of sentence, 176 by pardon, and 29 by death. Os the 494 remaining 419 * are men, and 75 women / 350 are whites, and 144 blacks ; 400 are Ame ricans and 94 foreigners ; 45 are sen 4enctd for life, 8 for more thah 15 years, 33 for more than 12, 36 for more than 9 26 for more than 7* 116 for more than 5, and 230 for 5 years and under* Os, itliese sentences/ 18 will expire the pre sent year. Among their crimes. 348 wrere sentenced for grand larceny, 73 for Jbrgery, 21 for burglary, 14 for assault f battery, and 38 for various.offences. 1 Lake Erie Overflowing,-— From some unknown cause, the water in this Lake has been rising.for about three years.— During which time, it has risen nearly tliree feet ; and according to its natural motion, wijl continue to rise dfrring the summer. The Niagara R'.vtf, rising n, proportion to this increased supply oi ATHENS\ THURSDAY , JUNE 22, 1815. water from the western World, bjr the ra pidity of its current, isrendered more dif ficult to paps. We have not heard the opinion of any gentleman of science on the subject, qualified to investigate the ; cause* or give any probable conjecture as to the source from Whence it may * spring. May* it not arise from the im provements of the lands lying on the margin of Lake Erie, admitting a more * free passage of them in its tributary streams ? j Buffaloe Gazette, BORDEAUX, April 9. , - ■ , t ■ Observations on the Declaration of the Congress of Vienna , under date of the * 1 3th of last month . . -* % v t * f It is pretended that the Congress of Vienna declared, on the news of Napo leon Bonaparte’s entrance into France, * that all the powers were ready to give « to the king of France, or any other, go vettiment which might -be “attacked, it ■ required, every assistance necessary to restore public * tranquility. It is evi dent that this declaration is founded on Various suppositions! then considered as facts, which, -not proving so, and never can be realised entirely changes the po s ftition of things. - * 1 U That the king of France was still on his Throne, and had not renounced the defence of his crown and country . * j 2. That the French nation, was forci- j -bly invaded against her inclinations, & implored the assistance of her allies,. • *■’ 3. That the public tranquility was disturbed, and that the intervention of foreign powers was necessary to restore it.; , 4. That other governments .might be attacked and exposed by the fall of the family, which ruled. France., The whole of their suppositions are false s 1 .Li Louis 18th is no longer, on his throne, or now in France—the business is not therefore*- to maintain him in the possession of his authority ,it will be to restore it to him ; not to prevent a re volution, but to produce one in a coun try already firm and tranquil. The powers wish, say they, that the public should not be troubled, and that the peo ple should not again be involved in the confusion and distress of revolutions This principle- may have ,led them m declare against the emperor Napoleon, on the first.news of his landing* , and when they only viewed him as a rival uncer ain ~of success, attempting a throne peaceably occupied by another ; when they-might have thought that a struggle in, which;. the. parties were doubtful,, might disturb the general peace, and again plunge France and Europe into revolutionary troubles and misfortunes.., But the Emperor is now in full and undisputed possession. - It is in disputing this possession* in support ing, Louis. 18th [who has become pre tender,] thst these troubles and misfor tunes will be brought back. .. r * 2 The French nation is not * invited in a way to ask or even accept the* assist tance of the allies. * Not n gun has been fired or a drop of blood, shed has pot been attempted.. The Bourbons and their followers found themselves too few to adopt a single measure of defence or precaption.—They have fallen bfe-* r cause they were without support and the edifice of their ephemeral ; govern ment had subdued nobody; he has raere rly united every, body. If when he was peaceably seated on the throne. 6, 8 and ten years ago, he hM wished to travel ; from Paris to Cannes, he could not have traveled more favorably or rapidly. TK assistance which the powers of- I ferred to the French nation, is of no mdre consequence to her than it is to, the king of France. There is no other king of France to accept it, and the French nation does not want it. The pretended will bp an attack. hese offers of assistance will be a de claration of war against the whole na tion—declaration which will recall to Lhe nations .of Europe the Crusade of . 792, and be followed with the same * result.- y :r , . ... j* . \ ,3,, Thepowers are equally, deceived • ‘m supposing the phblic peace is threat ened;. and their interference necessary . ■to restore it* There are not.* symptoms oi tumult or civil war m any quarter : f the Princes qf the House of Bourbons ‘ ace well convinced “of it, Thd Duke of Bourbon has left La Vendee,. and the Dutchess of Atigouleme (led from Bor deaux The ancient dynasty has disco* vered in every part of France their in ability to defend; as well as. impossibi lity tp restore it. What would be the nature of a foreign interference among a nation perfectly united ?—a voluntary *and provoked aggression and interfer ence which would destroy the tranquili ty which now exists ? The subjects of these -powers* still with twenty , years war, would not be deceived.. They • would see the object was to set Europe * once more m flames for a single family, i who when restored to its . inheritence, through rivers of blood, could not hold out for a. year. > They * would ask if all the European nations were doomed to sacrifice their peace* industry, welfare and favor of a fugitive family, always rejected, and always > deserting the post they would restore him ? V .4, Finally.—The fear that other go venments might, be attacked or exposed by the-fall of the family whose career has just terminated, is equally chimeri cal. ’*"* 1 • ’ v*> ‘ “ *’ The Emperor ha* declared he will not interfere in the affairs of any other na tion does not wish to have his res toration accomplished by & new war.— The treaty of Paris may be deeply re gretted by-him, as it rs by all French men, because a more vigorous ment would have undoubtedly obtained less disgraceful terms. < this\treaty exists it is not-the worls. of the vempe- ; ror ; he is not to blame, nor can his glo ry suffer by it* This treaty is the basis of...the \ actual position of Europe.—- France, wishes peace ,- her *limits are marked out.;..the emperor Will not ex ceed them* unless < forced to do it by J their'c-being encroached upon*. No gov- j ernment is therefore threatened or expo sed ; there are no causes or pretext for : declaring war against France. -She ; has in no way changed her relative standing with other nations.: The Ruler is dif ferent* but the connections ; are- >the same. Such are the reflections which iiave occurred to us on «the declaration of the Congress, more general consider ations confirm them.a ? - . In 1813 and 1814* ; the sovereigns leagued against France, supported ’by the opinion of .their subjects,-because theffomentirig of the war had succeeded in making them befifcve it was their in terest to oppose the»pretensions ol the French. t > } t Franee has no longer -.any pretensions that need .alarm ; them.— s he emperor came out of his retirement with-a new system.; both- internal and external. jHe_relinquishes the idea .of the Great Empire in the one case, and merely wishes a free constitution. .» t .No experience is- lost. $ After four teen yeary of maraculdus success, the emperor found .himself stopped »n his career by the European.mdve meats in favor or the peace and ‘lndependence of nations. * After a year’s..local, govern ment the Bourbons found themselves, mistaken by tRe national feelings which required guarantees- v Its duration in France or in. Europe* then depended upon him who would respect that inde pendence in Ehrope, and would give it that liberty, to France. The emperor cyn have no other object. ,His new si tuation impresses upon his government anew character. . ? ,v. “V, Genius has struggled against the hu man race- The latter has .triumphed. Cunning has attempted to deceive, but its tricks ha& been di&cqvered and dis concerted. There is no other recourse excepting in natural truth and good faith. . .. • ;> V* ■ • *Fhe emperor now wishes, therefore, every thing that foreign poweis ought to wish or France require. If the at tack him, they are no longer in the sttu ation of 1813. , Their weapons wrH be broken* or turned against themselves If the emperor is attacked, he will no longer be in the situation of 1814. r Those “Who then kept themselves aloof will rally round him .The cause Os their apathy then wjll become an addi tional one for their zell iit the present Let them not be deceived. The ‘ greater part of the most zealous of the defenders of the Bourbons, at this last period, defended them in order to es tablish liberty over their weakness. This weakness ih exceeding the idea which they formed,of it* had •;;© troyed their hopes. But the principles which they Cherish are proclaimed by the” very power ‘ they so.-mnch, dreaded;—-This power secures the representative sys tem, the responsibility of agents, the absente bf despotism, personal liberty, the freedom of the press and free wor ship. •, They will not hesitate in rally ing round this -standard* ! 4 If the Bourbons has only wished* to have, nationalized their- government, they.would have stiii reigrued . The Emperor nationalizes 1113 government 1 —it is immovable. \ .. « ’ .It is therefore, against the national will, whifth the;, powers will act-in at tacking : But thejr must know the result. To proceed. ■ •* . ■*;> 1 he powers ■ cannot think theroseives ; Cbliged to maintain Louis XVIII on the throne, who is np longer there. They :cannot impose > upon the ration assis tance which they will not accept of— Fhey,.have no right to interfere in a tranquility which exists; without them They have no government to defend, for none < 4 .„ The question then is this :—A* great, }brave and powerful nation, has changed her rule*, in favor of one who promises to govern her as she desires# She he* lieves ih his promises. A foreigner has nothing to say in the business.. We respect his independence ; let him rea pect ours. . He has no right to attack ii and experience has shewn that when we are united, it is in Vain < ~ Journal de Paris. Extract of a letter from London , dated the v 3d of,-April. . . s ‘We can ‘with* difficulty persuade our-, selves that what! passes in Fi ance is re ality, If* however, we are to renew the wnrj or rather begin a war with thepre sent legitimate, Sovereign »>of mil* lions of people, we shall be convinced it is no delusion. . A few-.friends- of h\\ ina- for there are not many,; really u»d v independently attached to,, the cause of .England, I blush to aolpiowledge it ; I say..«< few are anxious to preserve the relations of peace with, Napoleon me Great,’ a£ he- vmustmow be> &r ledged, and by .wisdom and dear bought experience, endeavor to re&uscitau t >is greatly suffering empire ; but the mul titudes of princes, nobility* clergy, con tractors, custom-house-and revenue otfi cers,. with all the* ramifications of the naval; and. military classes* embracing: one eighth of the population of Great Britain, excluding paupers, are in full cry for war. P Vo peace with the Ty aant,’» is repeated by every man whose’ interest is likely to lack in .a state of tranquility,; in, - vain it is represented that %is aim at noperiod*. embraced a scope, so vast:as .our own<;.that Great Britain has been aggrandized at the ex-’ pease of the ,whole world* and that our* power on the ocean is a guarantee, for those acquisitions; but the long fed en mity I fear, the fatally* cultivated hatred of France and of every thing french* but their wines, will drive pooF John- Bull to destruction. ,Aa tq the Bour? bons every Englishman .despises them* but policy requires that Ihey be made use of. The state exhausted -fi-t nances may .yet possibly • us, and force the minister tp forbear fop. the people, in Want of breads may take a** nother mode of making’ peace ; •in fact,, you cannot justly comprehend our situ* ation, it is critical in the extrem# # *• Ax to Napoleon’s return/ most of the . well judging and capable, believe/ that it was contrived by the great Irish states-, i man, Ld. Castlereagh* llow he will manage him or ,with him now* is a ques tion that will puzzle both my Lord and the Irish Duke of Wellington ; in fine, 1 hear he will detroy them both, and that iLwe go to war our national importance is gone forever. Peace—a long peace only* in the judgment of tne wise and experienced, of the travelled observers and real patriots of England, can avert her downfall ; but, say the organs of the various cases mentioned, “ shall yre see France become the freest and the happi est kingdom in Europe «i In plain truth* NO. LXXI
