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Columbian Centinel. VOL. VII. No 317] , Three dollars per annum.) PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL HAMMOND, NORTH BROAD-S’J KEL'I, (Half in distance CONDITIONS OF THE Columbian Centinel. 1- The Columbian sentinel will be pub lished every Saturday, on a demi paper, of an excellent quality, and on a good type, Oi which this is a specimen So so' ii as ar rangements can be made for the purpose the Centinel will be published on an enlarged sheet. 2 The terms of subscription will Three Dollars per annum, one half to be paid at V.he time of subscribing, and the baUance at the expiration of the year 3-No subscription will be received far a less term than six months, and all subscribers papers will be continued from year to year, unless ordered to the reverse at the expira tion of tire year, or six mmvht 4,. Advertisements will be charged sixty three cents per square, for the first publica tion, and forty-two for each succeeding, and in the same proportion for those of greater length. *The Centinel will continue to be sent by th e present proprietor to former subscribers, ur.* less otherwise directed. All those vrho con tinue until the 15th of September next, will ’be considered as regular subscribers. No paper will be discontinued until all arrear ages are paid. All letters to the editor must be post-paid. BY THE" PRESIDENT” Os the United States . WHEREAS by the Act, entitled “ An Act making appropria tions for carrying into effect the treaty between the Unitrd States and the Chickasaw tribe of Indians, and to es tablish a Land Office in the Missisippi Territory, “it was enacted,that it shall be the doty of the Surveyor Gen eral of the Public Lands in the Missi aippi Territory, so much of the Lunds ceded to the United Stales by the Che rt.kecs and Chick-saws as lies within the said Territory ; and the President of the United States, is hereby autho rised, whenever he shall think it proper, to establish a Land Office for the sale of said lands.” WHEREFORE, I, J A M ES M A DI SON, President of the United States, in conformity with the provisions of the act before recited, do hereby declare and make known, that salt s for the pub lic lands in the county of Madison, Missisippi Territory, which have been cifded to the United States by the Che* rokees and Chickasaws, and are boun ded north by the southern boundary of the State of Tennessee, eastwardly by th ' lands of the Che rokees, westwardly by the lands of the Chie kasaws. ami ter minating southwardly on the,Tennessee river, shall be held at Nashville, in the state of Tennessee, to commence on the first Monday of August, one thou sand eight hundred and nine, and to co ntinue for and during the three fol lowing weeks. GIVEN under my hand the fifth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and nine (Signed) JAMES MADISON. HAVING assigned over my property to Thomas Ogier, Esq. < f Charleston, Col. Leroy Haimnond, of New Richmond, and James Reggs,Esq. at present at Town Crcvk Mills, Edge field District, as Ttusttes for the be nt fit of my creditors; they are respect fully requested to a statement of their several demands to me or either of the said Trustees, or to Joseph Hutchinson, Esq. of Augusta. Ail Such creditors as do not sign the Same before the 4th day of January next, will be precluded from any benefit un der it. The Said deed is left fur signa ture with the last mentioned gentleman, and copies also with the Trustees and myself, together with a schedule of the property so assigned. Charles Goodwin. Jidgefidd Court-House,) July 2s, 1609. $ 2 j Vv lb cue aUillOu.eel eO j state, that Thomas Watkins, Esq. is a Candidate for Sheriff, j for the County of Richmond, at the next Election. April 29. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Notice. r- I"'HE subscriber having removed to A Savannah, offers hU services to he public in the FACTORAGE AND Commission Line, and hopes by strict attention, to render satisfaction to those who may favor him with their business James Beggs. October 15. 65 FOR SALE, A QUANTITY of the EGYP TIAN GRASS SEED, which may be had of Mr. James Levingston, at Campkellton, of John Sirnkins, Esq. at Edgefield Court-House, or of the sub sen, icr at his residence in Edgefield District, South-Carolina. There are few, if any, of thr 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 of soi', and will not only yield a large quantity of Hay in the summer, but will answer an excellent purpose for winter grazing. Whi. Garrett. Com Hill , July 1. io2,_ Entertainment. WE have procured the house in this place, known by the name of the EAGLE 1 AVERN, (formerly occupied by Mr. Thomas Mpunger) and have furnished it with the articles necessary for the comfortable accom modation of travellers and private boar ders. The patronage of such persons as may be disposed to promote the interest of this establishment, will be gratcfullv received by Edwin Mounger, Os Sterling Grimes. Milledgevilte , May 1, 1809. 3m 96 Notice. THOSE gentlemen in arrears at this Office for News-paper post age, are rt quested to call and discharge the same, and also anticipate one quar ter’s postage in advance, in teims of the law regulating Post-Offices—see act, sec. 20, and instruction XVII. act 6, or the papers will oe retained in the Office.—lt is hoped that this notice will not be disregarded, as the Post-Master is not allowed to give credit for postage, only at his own risk. John R. Browne, Post-Master. Post-Office, Carnesville, 12th July, 1809. 105— Notice. THE subscriber expecting to be ab sent during the summer months, informs his customers and the public in general, that he has left his business in the hands of Mr. JAMES MUR RAY, whose experience and attention to business he has no doubt will luliy enable him to give satisfaction. He hasleftthe settling of his accounts dur ing his absence, in the care of Mr. SHADRACK ROGAN, who is fully authorized to receive p yment and give receipts. Thomas Knapcn. July 8. 103 *** WE are authorised to an nounce, that John Bedninc i field, Esq. is a Candidate for • Sheriff of Richmond County, at the ensuing Election. April 22. For the Columbian Centinel. THERE is no human institution without its defects, and probably none which is not much more defective in practice than in theory. The constitu tions of the Unittd States and cf the in dividual states, afford extraordinary in stances of political sagacity ; and if the instiucting of every man in the real na ture and extent of his absolute and un alitnable rights, and the securing to him the enjoyment of those t ights, be any tiling, these constitutions may surely be ranked among the most splendid monuments of human integrity and wisdom. Nothing can be more beau tiful in theory, and I do not know that any thing can be devised more salutary in practice ; yet our political system is attended with inconveniences; hut tiny are such as are necessarily inci cut to a popular government, and are not so much the defect of the institution as the fault of the pt-ople who carry it in to operation. When an abuse of a pri vilege, or rather ol a right, has grown into a general and universal pra» lice, I knew tbt voice of a single c.itiz< n c«.n do nothing towards remedying the evil. 1 he whole weight and infiutnee of the legislature is not able to effect it. It has been tried in this state and tried in vain. Yet I wtll discharge my duty as a faithiul citizen, by giving my ftllovv citizens warning against an tvil which 1 tear will eventually work the ruin of this country. The evil 1 allude to is the practice of electioneer ing. Yes, i fear it will eventually work the ruin of this country. I do believe if thtre is any principle in our constitution or laws, or any practice prevalent among ; our ciiizens, calculated to introduce that intrigue and corruption whit b pre vail so deplorably in Great- Britain, it is the practice-of electioneering. Our constitution means, if it means any thing, that representatives and state and county < fticers should be chosen by the free and uninfluenced votes of the citizens or electors; and every member of the legislative body is required to swear, that “he has not obtained his election by bribery, treats, canvassing, or other undue or unlawful means used by himself < r others, by his desire or approbation, for that purpose.” How does the practice of giving treats and barbacues comport with this spirit of purity 8e rectitude? Every candidate for office is as absolutely bound by the spi rit of the constitution to use no undue means to obt..in his election as the can didate for the legislature, the only dif ference is, tlie latter is required to swear, that lie has used no undue means, whik the former is not. The so much and so justly abhorred corrup tion in the elections of Great-Britain is no more than undue influence exercis ed upon suffrages, and our electioneer ing practices are precisely the same thing in principle. That is, the parent of which this is the offspring. In that country the system has arrived at ma turity, and votes are unblushingly bought for hundred and thousands of pounds, here it is yet in a state of in fancy, and votes are courted with half pints. It may look like a heavy charge a* gainst the members of the legislature, to say they obtain their elections by bri dery, (for bribery consists in buying votes, whetlvr indirectly for a drink of grog, or directly for a thousand dollars) especially when they are required to take an oath, that they have not done so. I know ihere are manv, and I should hope a great majority, to whom such a chaig; cannot be applied, but I as well know there are some to whom it is truly and justly applicable, and what is more, I know they plead gen eral practice as an excuse. T*»e majority of the people are al most always incapable of distinguishing real merit from that factitious sort which addresses itself to their passions and prejudices and imaginary interests, and he who will court and flatter thtm the most assiduously, treat them the most liberally, and be what is called the clevtreat fellow, may always command their suffrages. Mcu of the first U* SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1809. lents and integrity will seldom descend to the low arts by whirh popular favor is courted and secund; and hence it is that offices are too frequently filled with men utterly inadequate to the pro* pvr discharge of the duties of them—* hence it is that membtrsof the legisla ture are sometimes afraid to support or oppose particular measures, lest they should lose their popularity-—hence it is that cou.ity officers frequently per form their duties with an eye to some future election. To such a length has this abominable practice of electioneer ing already gone in our yet inftint coun try, that we hear frequent demands made upon the respect and gratitude of the citiztns for public services render ed, wi>tii the applicant's promotion to the offices which enabled him to tender those public services was the c«<nse qm nee of earnest entreaty, and a long and laborious course of art and intrigue. What I have said is certainly not ve ry flattering; but is it not true ? Any i t fleeting man who has been long a re sident in this slate will answer with me, it is indeed too true, and it will conti nue to be true till men shall he as free and indtpctidt nt, and patriotic in reality as they already are in fn qfesaion. It will continue to be ti ut till the language '■f candidates shall be', “Ft ll"w-citi zens, 1 will seive you if yr u think pn,- pu to elect me, but 1 solic it no man's vote; I am as independent iiuln iduulty as the state ol which 1 am a member, is nationally. If you do not think in your consciences that I uni better qual ified to fill the office in question th n any other man who will consent to take it, I ask it not.” This ought to be the language of every candidate, if indeed there ought to be any such thing as a declared candidate. It would he much more consish nt with my ideas of true republicanism and patriotism, for evciy man to remain conicnndly in the sta tion of a private citizen till the public voice, induced by his superior merits, should call him faith. I do not see that any inconvenience could it suit from tliis, for whtn he public eye w 3 once fixed upon a man it would be vuy tasy to asceitain fr< m him whether lie would take the office pit posed. Ii is true his friends m glu practice the ordi nary arts of eUctit.net ring, and proba bly would in some dt grte; but this me thod would optratc to fill our offices ; more generally with meritorious men, for many suet cssful candidates have discovered offices which thiy seek and obtain, be fore the public, or even the partiality of their friends had dreamed of it. A GEORGIAN. Col. De Schill.—A gentle man, who is personally acquaint* ed with Coi. D e 8c h i l l, has re quested the Kditors ol the Five man’s Journal to state, that he is neither a robber, nor a savage, nor a deserter, as mentioned in the French Bulletins. On the contrary, that he is a man ol cha racter and family, a classical scho lar, possessing vast information and uncommon talents, but is bold and daring even t despera tion. Fie commanded a free corps in the Prussian at inv ; and it was he, who, in the campaign of 1806, made the French Gen eral Victor prisoner, near Cus trin. , Accounts have been received A from Buenos-Ayres, brought by * a vessel from Cadiz, announcing the total defeat and submission of Liniers to the patriotic part, who had established a Junta, proclaim ed Ferdinand VII. and forced! Liniers to sign a declaration that/ he would surrender the govern ment on the arrival of the person appointed to succeed him. /In the conflict we learn that 13 oflhit adherents had been put to de^th*