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him from his infancy. The young man is a > republican ; and were it not for the rights of hospitality, I’d punish and turn ye out of doors, ye scoundrel, for trying to injure him." To the Editor of the Columbian Cen'intl. Sir, ALL power exists immediately in the people, or is by them invested only in their Lawfully elected represen tatives. All bodies, therefore, self cre ated, for the purpose of exorcising more power than they would be indiviau illy entitled to, are evidently encroaching upon the prerogatives of the people.— Ignorance, at the present' enlightened day, can hardly be offered, or accepted as an apology ; we must then consider such bodies as being composed of men unprincipled, restless, and aspiring. Not Satisfied with the rights of private citizens, they endeavor to concentrate in a collective body sufficient power to sway elections and influence the ap pointment of magistrates. In spite of the popular names with which such proceedings may be prefaced, they sa vor strongly of Aristocracy, and go di rectly to the destruction of the elective franchise. But enough has been writ ten to convince every man that political electioneering societies are inconsistent with the principles of a republican go v vernnnm. My object is not to irritate. And as the Junta, through one of their members, have indirectly sought an armistice, by proposing to give a full develop- mcntof their intentions, I shall stay all further operations, if not finally, until I have given them a candid and impartial hearing. It would be much to the advantage of Mr. Caustic if he couid change his habits with his name, and wash the Ethiope white ; but this, no one who knows him has any rational ground to expect. If the Junta have no airier ad vocates than him, howev r much he may be delighted ” with the tusk, their cause must indeed prove desptrate. He prys so much into arcana “ and variety of nature," that I confess my cognition* are not adequate to the solution of his enig matical queries. That a man should be a plagiuiist for using the name of Vol taire. Ik advancing ideas that somebody or other hud advanced before him, is a discovery worthy of Caustic. Jf to ad vance no distinct ideas, or none that any body ever thought of before, will excuse him, he never will be guilty of the crime. As I have not seen Robin son's or Baruel's works, which he al ludes to, for more than seven years, I shall not pretend to say that Caustic’s quotations are not there, but leave him to his full triumph. I shall do him the honor to adopt his advice relative to Brandy, as few men of his age un derstand its effects better than he does; but would at the same time remind him ot the adage, “ that it is easier for on: man to give twenty advice, than to be one of the twenty to follow his own ‘adviceT” Hoping against hope, that this may not be the case with Mr. Caustic, I bid him adieu. Yours, Mr. Editor, See. CAVE 80. CONSIDERABLE alarm having been excited among the Junta and their friends, since the appearance of the Quere in your last, I take the liberty to assure these gentlemen, that after mature consideration, I am persuaded there is little ground for their appre hensions. It may be remembered, that some four or five years ago, a geutlemn, “ learned in the law,” was brought be fore the City Council of Augusta, charg ed with a breach of the ordinance a gainst firing guns within the limits of the corporation—He gravely contended, and at length convinced the Solomons , that he had been guilty of no sucli breach ; inasmuch as be had only filed f.iatols ; and flis'o/s , every body knows, are not guns. If then the City ordi nance against firing guns, did not in clude firing of pistols, can that for kil ling dog 3 be extended to / luppies? Cer tainly not—The friends of the Junta may therefore be at ease, and these gentlemen may appear as usual in tlie streets, without apprehensions of being shot according to law. CAUSTIC, Junior. Communication. Jarvis Cutler, of the State otOhio, who was appointed to a captaincy in the additional army and received orders to recruit, before December had eighty fine athletic men enlisted in his com pany, and in February last, agreeable to orders- proceeded with them to New Orleans, where he arrived on the 2 i March. His name was afterwards struck from the nomination list before it t was sent to the Senate for their c ncur rence, und he has been left more than ISOC miles from home, sick and friend * less. Wc have doubts whether the pre sident has constitutionally, a right aftar having made an appointment in the re ctss of the national legislature, to with draw and withhold the same from a vote bv the Senate. It is intimated that Capt. Cutler was displaced thro’ the insinuations of Dr. Tiffin, late senator filin’ Ohio—the same who withdrew his subscription from the Fredonian, a republican paper, because it admitted strictures upon his public conduct. It is not to be wondered, that he who could use such intolerance in the one case, should exercise tyranny in another.- This foreigner and his country have felt the prowess of American patriots, and it is usual for little minds to seek re venge. In the 2d sec. of the 2d article of the constitution of the U. States we find these words:— “ He (the president) shall nominate, 6 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the supreme court, and all other officers of the United States- whose appointments are not herein otherwise j provided for, and which shall be estab j iished bv law.” The facts in this state j mtnt have been taken from a northern paper. CENSOR. New- York, July 18. Captain Desheill,ofthe sloop Henry, 8 days from Bermuda, arrived hereon Sunday informs, that he left Martinique on the 271 h of June, and on that day ad. vices were received the"e of the capture of the Toulon Fleet, by Lord Coding wood consisting of 5 sail of the line, 6 or 7 frigates, and 80 transports with the French garrison of Barcelona on board, they were sent into Gibraltar. A vessel had arrived at Martinique Having spoken on her passage, an Amer can ship from Gibralter, the captain of which stated that Lord Collingwood ar rived at Gibralter previous to his sai ling, with the whole French fleet, his prizes. A letter received from St. Croix, by the Richard, of the 2d of July, confirm* the abov** account of the capture of the French fleet. Philadelphia, July IS. On Monday last, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania appointed John Headman Coxk, M. D. the Professor of Chemistry in this Univer sity, in.the place of Dr. James Wood house, deceased. 'Thomas English, of Philadelphia, has been appointed to be consul of the United States, at Dublin, vice J. Wil son, deceased. From the Freeman’s Journal. GENER \L WILKINSON AND THE PUBLIC MONEY. Among the various and infamous de vices resorted to by Gen. Wilkinson, to obtain possession of the public money, so necessary to support his extrava gance, the following extract of a letter written in 1808, and now extant in the War Department, exhibits a pretty spe cimen : From Gen. Wilkinson to Abm. Abrams, military agent in N-w Or leans. “ Apropos, I received from you at N. O. among other sums, 52.500 for secret services—ls you have not alrea dy, do not notice this in your accounts, which will be immediately called fcr. I offer you as an equivalent , Dauphin Island, near the Mobile. Mr. Win. Simpson is instructed by this mail to give you every information on the sub ject, and he is authorised by me to pass into your bands the titles vvhicl) he holds for the same. To this you may safely accede. More of this anon. [He then wanders from the subject, and points out the many advantages at tendant on the office of military agent; that the troops will be in force at N. O. that a rupture with one or both of the belligerents is unavoidable. And near the conclusion of the letter he thus re sumes :] — “ The Island, in point of foreign as well as domestic advantages, fertility of soil, and salubrity of climate, is, as you 1 will find, a terrestial Paradise. See. Simpson, and you will be perfectly at ease." INTERNAL NAVIGATION. We learn, from the Louisville Gazette, that the inhabitants of that place and the vi cinity, are about to open the navigation of the Ogechee River—We are pleased at their pub lic spirit, and hope their laudable efforts may be successful. Internal improvements of this kind are perhaps, too seldom attended to, and yet, are amongst the most imperishable evi dences of greatness —The brilliant achieve merits of Louis XTV. would long since have been forgotten in France, but for the canal of Languedoc. The Cherokee Indians have been requested to meet the Commissioners of the United States, and ihe State of Tennessee, at High wasse Garrison, on the 10th instant, for the purpose of entering into a treaty of amity. The citizens rs Massachusetts, it is said, propose establishing a Jiible Society in that state, similar to those already established in Pennsylvania and Connect.cut. The Sau Francisco de Paula, of 74 guns, arrived on the 12th June at the Havanna, Irom Vera Cruz, with seven millions of dollars for Spain, and two millions for that place. Mr. Anderson, American Agent, has (it is s’ated) dosed his office by express orders of the Governor, and was about to depart in a few days. Count Rumford has recently married the widow of Mr Vereecy, in Paris, by Which he has obtained a fortune of 8,000/. per an. num. He has now Rvntjfvrized well and can keep his bouse warm. 1 Rear Admiral Harvey it appears has been dismissed from the service of G. Britain, for using “ vehement and indo lent language" to Admiral Gambier. A Watchmaker, of Dublin, has dis covered, by repeated experiments,that Plantina possesses, on account of its imperceptible expansion, a great supe riorly over other materials for making the pendulum-spring of watches, and also compensation curbs.—Arsenic must not be employed in consoloda ting it, as it then would be subject to expansion. ( London fiaper. ICT “A Meh t can us" has been received I and cannot appear for want of room; but shall be attended to in our next. : I —— The Subscriber ACKNOWLEDGES the re ceiptof a communication from an ano nymous writer respecting the Tamma ny Society ; but being on the eve of leaving the city for ten days, he can re- : ply no further at present. Should the author cf that paper wish any further information of me, I am ready to give it him on my return. G. Smith Houston, August 5. For Sale, or to Rent, i THE HOUSE lately occupied by M. Fox, Esq. the lower end of Broad-street, and adjoining Mrs. Bald win’s....cither by the quarter or longer term. G. Smith Houston. August 5. 3t 4 ______ ! Worthy ofAttention.] THE subscriber offers for sale the j plantation on which he now lives, j situated in the upper end of Abbeville ' district, (twenty miles above Viena and j Petersburg!)) containing four hundred : and twenty-two acres, of which there is j at this time about 140 acres in cultiva- i tion, with a most excellent crop grow ing thereon, and in an excellent slate of cultivation. The improvements are j such as to afford a genteel and condor- ! table residence to a family, and are : mostly new. As it is presumed any j gentleman disposed to purchase will : view the premises, it would be useless j to enlarge on »he fertility of soil, the convenience to navigation, and the healthiness of the country in which it is situated. The terms will be made : easy to the purchaser. THE subscriber takes the op portunity of drawing the attention of j his friends to their debits—though at the same time disposed to be lenitnt, he cannot forget that duty which he owes to himself; but iri the spirit of indulgence, by which he has always been actuated, lie extends his indul gence to those indebted to him, to the fifteenth of September next, after which time, if payments are delayed, he will j positively enforce them as soon as the law will permit. Samuel Savage. | August 5. ' 4 ; 1 I BLANK SHERIFF TITLES I EOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. 1 Runaway ON Friday the Nth ultimo, a mu latto man named ABNER-—He is about thirty ywus of age, five feet eight cr nine inches high, well made, wears a very large pair' ol whiskers, has a very smooth countenance; he is an artful fellow, well Calculated to de ceive any person who may interrogate him ; no particular description can he given of his dress. He is well known in and about Augusta. A reward (if TEN DOLLARS Will be paid to any person that will lodge him in Richmond Jail....a liberal reward will bt given for information of any peisoti harboring hint. Gto: F. Randolph. August 5. 3t 4 , I HAVE lately removed to thi* place, and shall for the future con tinue nty practice in tins District, and in Barnwell, as well as In the courts cf Equity of Orangeburg and Ninety-Six Districts, and in Columbia County and also in Richmond County, Georgia, when the Carolina courts do not inter fere.— Mr. William Jones, at Colum bia Court-house, and Mr. Janus R. Vince, at Barnwell, keep my offices at those places respectively ; and that at Town Creek is still kept up, wnere ap plications personal, or by letter, iy mail will be atttndtd to. On special casts I will attend any other com is con* venient, not clashing with the above. ! For information of my clients .md oth ers, the above courts meet as under: Barnwell, the 3d Mondays in Otto* ber and March. Edgefield, the 4th Mondays in those months. Columbia County, Georgia, the 4th Mondays of August and February. The court of Equity, at Orangeburg the Ist Mondays in February and June. The court of Equity, at Abbeville, for Ninety-Six District, on the 2d Mon days iu February and June. '1 he Constitutional court, and the court of Appeals in Equi'y, at Colum i bia, South-Carolina, on tht 2d Tuesday next after the 4th Mondays in October and Mar'h in each ye; Those Clients who sti 11 are, and nth j ers who may be disposed to place con fidence in nr#, shall not find u ill bes towed. Charles Goodwin, Attorney ut Lain. Edgefield Court-Mouse, ? July 29, I*o9. I tow3m 2 DEER bIvINS l OR SALE. ANY person v ishing to pur chase may he furnished with time thousand five hundred prime DEER, SKINS, by applying to J.,n> s Living ston, Esq. in Cauipbcl!lt>u, where tiny may be seen,/ or to the subscriber at j New Richmond. Leroy Hammond. Juiy 29. 2 NOTICE. j T FOREWARN any person from j A trading or contracting any debts j with my wife Elizabeth Jenkins, as I ; am determined to pay none of hereon j tracts, as she and myself have separu : ted and parted. Owen Jenkins. Sc riven County , July 29. 2 July 29, 1809. ! in the /tress, and s/teedily will be /mbit shed f PART THH FIRST OF 1 HE L1 F E OF Major General James Jachson. BY THOMAS V. F. CHARLTON’, ES<J.. A Citizen of Savannah. i | Subscriptions received at ibis Office. June 3. Mislaid, A WALKING STICK of Locust Wood, varnished, with a sil ver top, on which the letttr E. 13 tn , graved. Whoever has it in possession will confer a favor on the advertiser if they will leave it at this Office, and a pecuniary reward if required will be g i vt n. July 15.- 04—- wanttd, AN APPRENTICE to the Priming business, a smart active hoy— one wiio v-;t» read and write, and in from thiiiecn to fourteen' years of age. Ap ply at this Office. June 3.
