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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
SATURDAY, JULY ].
THOUGH not specially named
the Editor of the Centinel would be
wanting in good manners to neglect
tendering his thanks to the Editors of
the Mirror, for their very polite notice
of him on Monday last, and begs
leave to reciprocate their civilities in
their own way.
) They say “ they did not conceive
the sentiments expressed in their paper
of the 19th ult.were calculated to wound
the feelings of any American.” The
feelings of the Centinel editor are not
to be wounded by any thing the Mirror
folks can say ; but at the same time, he
cannot conceive why an assertion or ob
servation, evidently intended to be per
sonal, should not be as promptly repel
led by an American as by a foreigner.
They “ disclaim having intended in
their observations of the 19th to court
little differences with co-temporary
prints,” and still say “ they were never
theless aware that they would be sub
ject to public scrutiny.” Here then
there seems to be a tacit acknowledg
ment of what is before disavowed—
Others may put a different construction
on this sentence ; but when a man
gravely says yes, the Centinel editor
cannot believe he means no. —Again,
“ The Mirror was presented to the pub
lic as a republican paper, and as such
it shall be supported.” This round as
sertion may possibly gain a new sub
scriber, and in this case it would be
deemed politic ; but it is really painful
to see, Mirror-men , or Junto-men , or
Caucus-men, or any set of men, wax
wrath to quite so great a degree. Prtty
Messrs. Mirror-folks, have you been
accused of being anti-republican ? If so,
it would seem there are doubts of your
soundness, and if not, the exclamation
may only serve to awaken suspicion, for
it is not a bad rule to suspect those who
are continually boasting ot their great
chastity to be of opposite charact-r
“ We pursue no middle ground , we
profess such political sentiments as are
considered truly republican.” And so
the Mirror-men are considered truly
republican 1 Pray by whom ? by the
people, by a dub of wise-acres , or only
by themselves, who are thought by some
to be the humble devotees of others.—
And would you, Messrs. Mirror-boys ,
have the public infer that the Centinel
editor pursues a middle course, and is
not republican ? If so, you will find
yourselves most egregiously mistaken.
That the Centinel editor ranks himself
with no party is true ; and that he en
deavors neither to be the dupe of pro
fessions nor tire victim of intrigue, is
also true ; yet he is not a neutral as re
spects great and important principles—
for whenever real republicanism may
be at stake, he will be decided—So far
as he knows his rights and the rights
his countrymen, they are valued,
and will be defended. Beyond this he
is neutral; his tranquility will never be
disturbed by this or that office, being
filled by this or that man—he enquires
only, is be honest, is lie capable, is he
faithful to the constitution.” Again—
“ the interests of that nation (Britain)
& not her disposition, induced her to of
fer reparation for insults Sc aggressions,
and (to) place the relations of the two
countries in a train of adjustment.”—
Ergo, say the Mirror-Quizzes , “ We
have but little confidence in the sincer
ity of the British government,” which
in plain English means, Altho’ it is
the interest of the British government
to make reparation for the wrongs she
has done us, and although her existence
as a nation depends upon her doing so,
yi?t we (the Mirror-boys ) knowing she is
governed only by her interest, have no
confidence in her sincerity !!!—-O, rare
Junta ! O wonderful Logicians /
" But as s< me musquets so contrive it,
As oft to miss the mark they drive at.
And tho’ well aim’d at duck or plover,
Bear wide and kick their owners over :
So fare our ’Squires, whose reas’ning toil
EToes often on themselves recoil,”
THE Editor of the Centinel reiterates
the declaration that he does not wish, nei
ther does he court little differences with co
temporary prints, but as the conductor of an
independent press, will most strenuously
adhere ro the legal principles of solf-de
fence.
" I call a republican, the man in whom the
love of freedom, of his country, and of the
laws, together with the execration of despo.
tism are predominant.”—Zim. Nat. Phide
The Editor of the Centinel has ever been
a republican agreeable to the above difinition ;
but it would seem that to be a republican now
a-davs, it is requisite to believe in the iafalli
b'litv of every officer of the government. This
the Cemiiiri Editor never can subscribe to,
for he has ever been opposed to a fastidious
■ affectation of confidence in public officers
The privilege of canvassing their conduct with
. freedom is the inherent right of every member
-of a free government, and is inseparable from
the interests of this community. Tyranny is
often maintained by the sword—it is not un
frequently established by the silent and unex
, pected influence of corruption. Violence is
less to be feared than corruption ; let ns watch
i the lights that enable us to discover it; for
t should they be extinguished and corruption
f and delusion spread through the atmosphere,
. the fabric on which our liberties rest will si.
* lently crumble into ruin. The Centinel Edi
tor will act independently, and whenever he
' discovers, in a public officer, a direliction from
; the principles which gave birth to the declara
; tion of independence and the constitution,
l> will not fail to hold him up to the public in
j dignation.
' Tuesday, 27th June, 1809.
At a meeting of the Citizens, subscribers to
the celebration of the 4th of July,
; Resolved unanimously, That Doct. Murray,
- Col. Flournoy, Mr W. J. Hobby, Mr. John
. Macintosh, Capt. J. S. Walker, Doct. Wray
. and Capt. Cormick, be and they are hereby
appointed a Committee of Arrangement.
J. HUTCHINSON, Chairman.
1 _____
1 CALFFREY is 1 BUSTIN’S,
' June 29th , !809.
AT a meeting of the Committee of Ar
- rangements on the part of the Citizens, Sub
-1 scribers towards the celebration of the 4th
. July, it was Resolved, That Messrs. Hobby
and Wray will apply to a Clergyman to open
the exercises of the day with prayer, and to
1 designate some person to read the Declaration
1 of Independence, and at same time request
f them both to meet the joint associations at
} Calffrey and Bustin’s.
That the order for the seats in church
shall be thus designated :—The two rows of
seats to the west of the centre passage, to be
■ appropriated for the accommodation of the
- ladies—the left hand range of seats and next
: to the pulpit for the Masonic order—the east
| ern range of seats for the Military —the front
, row of pews in the gallery, for the Music—
the west row for Members of the City Coun
cil—the Trustees of the Academy and Build
’ ing Committee of the Presbyterian Church,
t the east siefr of the gallery ; and all other
, parts of the church not occupied as above,
, shall be for the accommodation of those Citi
zens who may cliuse to attend to celebrate
their National Festival. That the Gentlemen
who may compose the Band of Music be re
> quested to sti ike up an appropriate tune on
: the entrance of the Clergyman, Orator, Mili
, tary, &c. after the prayer, solemn music—as
. ter the reading of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, lively Music, and after the Ora
: tion, music finale.
> That Messrs. Cormick and Macintosh shall
’ make arrangements for obtaining the consent
. of as many Gentlemen as may be Amateurs
. in music, to perform on the occasion, That
Messrs Cormick and Macintosh would also
' respectfully communicate the wishes of this
Committee to the different Military Comman
, ders, that they would parade their companies
| at Calffrey and Bustin’s at 10 o’clock in fore
; noon, there to join the Masonic order, the
: Trustees of the Academy, the Members of
the City Council, the Building Committee of
the Church, the Clergyman, the Gentleman
i who reads the Declaration of Independence,
the Orator of the day, from thence to walk in
. procession to the Methodist Church.
The order of the movement from Church, to
the laying of the Foundation Stone of the
i Presbyterian Church, shall be as follows—
I The Military to lead, the Masonic Body to
follow, and the rear to be brought up by the
City Corporation, the Trustees and Build
ing Committee of the Church, and closed
by the subscribers to the building, and oth
er Citizens—previous to this movement how
ever, it shall be the duty of some one of
the Members of this Committee to notify
the Ladies, that a stage is erected for their
accommodation.
From the National Intelligencer.
Copy of a written communication , made
by the Lords of Trade to a De/iutalion
from the American Chamber of Com
merce in London.
“ The order in council of the 26th
April, 1809, after a recital of the orders
in council of the 11th November, 1807,
and a reference made to the subsequent
orders of the 25th Nov. and 18th De
cember, 1807, and the 13th of March, I
1809, revokes and annuls the said seve
ral orders, except as therein after, ex
cepted. It then proceeds to order, that
all the ports and places under the gov
ernment of Holland and France, toge
ther with the Colonies, plantations and
settlements, in the possession of these
governments and the ports of Italy,
north of Obitello and Pesaro, shall con
tinue and be subject to the same re
strictions, in point of trade £>c navigation,
without any exception, as if the same
were actually blockaded by his Majes
ty’s naval forces in the roost strict and
rigorous manner; and that any vessel
trading from and to the said countries
or colonies, plantations or settlements,
togetherwith all goods andmerchandize
on board, shall he condemned as prize
to the captors. It is further ordered,
that if' any vessel shall be captured after
the day of the date of the order, in a
voyage prohibited by the* former orders,
but which prohibition is by the present
order revoked, sue!* ships shall be re
leased.
“ And it is further ordered, that no
vessel shall be liable to capture for be
ing in a voyage not prohibited by the
former orders, but which is not permit
-1 ted by the provisions of this order, un
t less such vessels shall have received
. actual notice of the present order, or
. until after the same interval allowed for
■ constructive notice in the orders of the
• 25th of November, 1807, and 18th of
1 May, 1808.
i “Tt is proposed under the new Con
solidation Act, that all cotton wool, not
- being the growth «r production of Bri
tish colonies, shr.ll be subject to a duty
; of 1/. 1«. 6 ({. per \Qo!bs. and I2v. 6 d.
temporary or war duty, if not imported
in a British ship : but, until the passing
. of this act, it is intended that cotton
wool, being the growth or produce of
the Uniteit States, shall when imported
in American ships, navigated according
’ to law, be subject to the same duties,
whether such importations shall be
| made directly or indirectly from the
place of its growth.
“ With respect to the explanations en
tered into respecting the extent of the
protection, which it may be deemed ex
pedient to afford at the present juncture
to the commercial intercourse with the
United States, their Lordships will be
very ready to give any further informa
tion which any of the American mer
chants may wish to obtain.
> Mr. ERSKINE to Mr. SMITH.
Washington, June 15, 1809*
: Sir,
I have the honor to enclose the
copy of an order of his Majesty in Coun
cil, issued on the 26th April last.
In consequence of official communi
cations sent to me from his Majesty’s
government, since the adoption of that
measure, I am enabled to assure you
that it lias no connexion whatever with
the overtures, whioh I have been au
thorised to make to the government of
the United States, and that I am p* i
j suatled that the terms of the agreement,
j so happily concluded by tne recent ne
\ gociation, will be strictly fulfilled on the
i part of his majesty,
i This internal evidence of the order
itself would fully justify the foregoing
. construction, and moreover, it will not
{ have escaped y<>ur notice that the re
i peal has not thereby been made of the
j order of the 7th January, 1807, which,
; according to the engagement I have en
' tercel into, on the part of his majesty,
j is to be abrogated with the other orders,
in consequence of the adjustment of dif
j ferences between the two countries,
i and the confidence entertained of a fur
ther conciliatory understanding.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect
and consideration,
Sir, your most obedient
Humble Servant,
(Signed) D. M. Erskine.
The hon. Robt. Smith , t7*c. ifc. ifc.
Mr. SMITH to Mr. ERSKINE.
Department of State , June 15, 1809.
j Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge
| the receipt of your note of this day,
communicating the order in Council, is
sued by his Britannic Majesty on the
2fith April last.
However well persuaded the Presi
' dent may, r»t all times, have been that
the arrangement, so happily effected by
the late negociation, would be strictly
fulfilled on the part of his Britannic
Majesty, he has, nevertheless, received
with satisfaction your renewed assur
ance to that effect, with the further as
surance,founded on official communica
tions to you from yourgovernment since
the adoption of the order in Council of
the 26th April, that, that order was not
intended to have any connection what
ever with the overtures, which you had
been authorised to make to the govern
ment of the United States.
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect,
Your most obedient servant,
(Signed) R. SMITH.
Hon. David M. Erskine , &c. b*c. tfc.
Edward Lloyd is elected Governor
of the state of Maryland for the remain
der of the current year.
The sloop of war the Enterprizk,
will sail without delay from the port of
New-York for Holland, and will be sta
tioned off the Texel, to afford informa
tion to the Commanders of the mer
chant vessels of the United States, as to
the ports of Holland and of the North
of Europe, to which they may safely
proceed with their cargoes.
i Letters by the Pacific mention, that
. Col. Burr had left London the 2Gth of
• April, on his way to the north of Eu
rope. They add, that his departure
i from Great-Britain was in consequence
• of an order from the British govern
: * ment.
Mr. THOMAS PAINE, author o.
Common Sense, Rights of Man, Age
of Reason, Sec. died at New-York on
the Bth instant, aged 73. It is rein lik
able, that the day the Pacific sailed from
Ncw-York, the death of Mr. Paine was
currently reported—and on the day of
her arrival he actually died.
THE Legislature of Maryland have
adjourned until the first Monday of Octo
ber next, without having appointed a Sena
tor to Congress, to fill the next constitution
al period—The term for which Gen Smith
was elected having expired.
GREAT .MATCH RACE.
ON Tuesday last was decided over the Au
gusta course an interesting Match Race, be
tween Mr. Campbell’s gelding Stump the
Dealer, ana Mr. Hughes’s gelding Shark,
2 mile heats—considerable confidence was
placed in Shark. At 5 o’clock, P. M. they
went off handsomely—Stump the Dealer tak
ing the lead, which he kept both rounds, and
came m ahead seemingly without pushing,
about two lengths. The next heat Stump the
Dealer again took the lead, and although his
rider suffered Shark sometimes to come up
along side, especially at the short turns, jet he
maintained his superiority and won with vast
ease, beating nearly a distance.—Shark was
rode by Capt. Hughes’s boy, who is allo.vcd
to be a good rider, and Stump the Dealer by
young Livingston, in his usual stile of cle
j gance and superiority.—The first heat was run
in 4 min. 21 sec. and the second heat in 4 min.
19 sec.
iwwiiw—i «m n ■ m»i—ihmi——
Brigade Orders,
24 th June , 1809.
j HTHE Brigadier General of the Ist
A Brigade of the 2d Division of
Georgia Militia, having received Or
ders from the Major-General, “ to dis
; charge his cpiota of the Three Thou
sand Two Hundred and Forty-two Mi
litia of this State,” which were lately
called for by the President of the Uni
ted States.
Lieutenant Colonel Walker, of the
10th, Lieutenant Colonel Beal, of the
11th, and Lieutenant Colonel Stith, of
i the 12th Regiments, belonging to said
Brigade, will proceed without delay to
discharge that part of said quota, which
was detached from their respective re
giments. In doing so, they will pre
sent “ the thanks of the President of the
United States, to those corps, whose
patriotism induced them to volunteer
their services, to the detachment gen
erally, the sincere thanks of the com
mander in chief, for the alacrity with
which they have obeyed the call of their
country; and to the officers and men un
der their respective commands, the Ma
jor-General’s most cordial approbation
of their conduct for their promptitude
on all occasions wherein they have been
required to prepare for war, as well as
his congratulations on the pleasing
prospect of a termination of our differ
ences with foreign powers, without rc
pairingto the field.”
The Brigadier General would do in
jury to his own feelings as well as in
justice to the officers and men under
his command, were he, at this time, to
withhold an expression of his decided
approbation of their conduct, he will
not, on the present occasion, refrain
from felicitating them and his country
on the grateful prospects that are again
dawning upon our land.
By order of Brigadier General
THOMAS GLASCOCK.
F. WALKER, Aid-de-Camp.
July 1.3 t 102—
Dr. Cunningham,
HAVING taken part of ti>;
House occupied by Joseph Hutchinson,
Esq. on Broad-street, offers his servi
ces to the public in the PRACTICE
of PHYSIC.
July 1. 102—
FOR SALE,
A QUANTITY of the EGYP
TIAN GRASS SEED, which may he
had of Mr. James Levingstnn, al
Campbellton, of John Simkins, Esq. at
Edgefield Court-House, or of the sub
scriber at his residence in Edgefield
District, South-Carolina.
There are few, if any, of the En
glish grass seeds adapted to our south
ern climate ; hence arises the scarcity
in our markets of a number of neces
saries of life, which this grass is calcu
lated to remove, as it appears to be pe
culiar to our climate, and well worthy
the attention of farmers ; it will grow
on any kind ol soil, and will r.ot only
yield a large quantity of Hay in the
summer, but will answer an excellent
purpose for winter grazing.
IVm. Garrett.
Corn JJdl , July 1. 102