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‘Deb lie cn the feconct resolution report
ed by ihe Committee of Foreign
Relations
Mr. TROUP role t m ike an
f ft’ r r to put an end to the deba f t;
a debase in wfveh th*- g ea’ mats f
the Hotife were rnhft and n the one
fide, aga tft the I‘f-litary g nrhman
Irom Vt giviia, (M Randolph) an
the or:\er. I truft, fi , the ptriod
ha* arrived, when the Houfe will
fe 1 itfelf bound by the imperious
call* of the country to a£t, and to
aft promptly. I am ready to go
heart and ha >d with the advocates
of the refolution—all I fk is, that
r>e will Itad with prudence and
idifcrefli in i deliberate when delsbe
ration is ufeful, act when a<ft*on i
ne fiftry. But if fh*- fpirit of de
ba as in former times has fazed
upon us i if idle verbig* and emp
ty vociferation are to take the place
of manly and en* r g tic cendudl, I
enter at this earlv ftage of the pro
ceeding mv f Icmn prnteft. I can
not, I will n- fh^re the relponfi
bility * f this ruinous cuufte. In
d< rd, fir, fo confcinws do I feel the
evil, nav of the dangers to the coun
try fr< m f ht con. fe which has been
adopted, I fholi be c tocall
for the previous qu;-fti ’ , unleff,
m friends fhall interpofe the more
pleafant corrcftivr ; the r own
g od lenfe ro ft pH. I know fir,
they have been impelled by the
lb eft honorabk lew imeots, the moft
generous paffi n, patriotilm, honor,
z*al for tber country, rage agauift
her oppreff>rs. They are g *od
re.nfonrn, they arc eloquent—but
of what ava l is argument, of ria
avail in eloquence, to perluade,
wh m ? our LI vet, tne people ?
S'r, i the people are to be realon
ed into a war now, it is to loon,
mm h too foon to begin it. If their
reprefrn'.rives here arc to be led to
it by ftv flowers of rhetoric, tis too
f.'Oa, mu n too foon to begin it.
When the hoh'orable tfva rman of
the commit;ee (Mr. Porter) ff Fo
reign irUtiOns reported the ref lu-
Ci ns, I had hoped he would have
made a motion tog mtocoridave,
cr it that had not been deemed ad
vifable, that at lead ihe ref lutions
\vh>.n taken up w.th ‘pen dooiSj
would have b rn treated a- a fjftem
of clef fi e mtaiurcs i ailed for by
the ex g< n of the times, and af
ford ig n j ift ground or c< mplawt
to an. power which mlgnt pkafe
to confider itfelf tne obj tl H hem.
Su h a t u le w ,uld have been not
lcls confident wun the report of
the commit tee 1 ft If, than with h
letter and fpirir ‘ -h** Pr fid nu's
mfT ge. Tht P fiienc h mielf
w til i r.ave beta t • fi and by it
When tne B fli mi niter called,
ai he will undoubtedly upon the
Prefidear, to demand he exults of
thole warlike preparations, he might
have b< en anfwerrd— Sir, they are
do other than wnat they pu r port on
the fa*.e of them, to be a Jvttem of
defence on the part of the American
government, called for b the Itace
of tne w rid; or if he plnied, he
nugh f have faid, aibd for bv the
at itu ic which his Bri auie majrfty
had adorned, *-he pr. pri- y of which
nonadon hau a r ght to queft on.—
Bit inftrad of tins what has be mi
dune ? Wliv, at the very outlet,
wc have been told che m alurc *ere
intended as mmfucs of if fi/e
h fttbev— 1 ha’ the arm- was b
ra led to a*, a k Canada j nothing
fh rt of it; all the advo ase? of he
rrfuluti n ueckre it. Now, fir,
could a more public or formal oe
rlaration of var av. been made—
contrary to the practice of all a ions
v.e declare fi ft ard make ‘irepar
atior.s aftci wards—mo.c mag.am*
tnous than v/Sle, we tell the enemy
v. ? hrn we where we will
ft.lke, and how we will ft ike—D >
we mean a mere b?avo ? Imp fii
hie—no man who know* the advo
cates of the ref lutio.i wbuld fuf
peift it; bu- we h p-- the enrm
wdl recede; fh ma j but if fti
fh uid nor, le gentlemen look to
the conftqum es, let them look
weil to the chari.iler of tha r enem ;
is he feeble, fpiritlefi* dt ftsture of
refburces, wrh ut courage, without
hono’ ?—X i, fi , with two hundred
arid fifty thou land regulars and all
amunmons of war in Itore, his fleet
and traofports man. ed, tqu pped
and prov T ined ; their fa ;s brnt
to every wind, r l ’*’ afk bu ; . 120
da s iO r inforcr
M utter 1, to guard the f>afT's in o
Canada, ■ • muren the fuper umera
res to B ft n* wrnle we fi in idle
dehare ; fi , I d'3 contend moft fe
rioufl , ‘har, io,coo regulars can
march to Boft >n in defiance of the
m fi.ia of M ’ffaci ulet : * well armed
and organ zco as I know them to
be. Wc.i, fir, fuppofe this Ihoold
happen, for m re wonderful things
hav happened—what would b>
fai l—whac w.l mv friend from
V gMiia fav to the fi ft vidb ms of
wai ? Why he w- nld lay ‘‘tios is
no war of mine, I exerted ail my
ftrength t turn theie people fr im
their rnad ad defperate cateer!” —
The gentleman from Vi g ma ex
onorau't h<mlelf fr< m all .<efV> fi
bility by tne very adofoppi.fi ion;
but what can be laid of the advocates
of the refold*! w, to whom all re
fponfib Fry a:tficks—that * f we had
no fi lilhed our war fpeeches!”—
that ‘we could n t begin to ra fe
men uml we had fi.nflied them !”
Sir, believe mt, the people of this
country want no fuch fpeeches—
they will go to war, becaufe they
iteve war & nectiTary to the pre
ferva idn of their honor and fub
ftantial intereft; they want men and
arms to defend them—not words.
If gentlem n perfevere in the de
ba I viii all the previous q ‘efti
on. The fafe.y of the fta.e, aster
wat has been lad and done, de
mands it, and all con fide rations
rmftt yield to that.
Inaugural Addrefs of Simon Snyder ,
Governor of Pennfytvania.
Fello w - Citizens ,
I’hree years have this day c
iapfed fi ice, in mis houfc, fur roun
ded as Ia <w am, bv the reprclen
tativers tf the people of Pennfyl*
vama, l f>f m dv fwore to devote
ai! he ee g of my mind, to the
prom lion and tneir happinds.
I have a well grounded reafon to
bel eve, tha m zealous efforts have
not be-* uniuccefiful, becaufe they
have received the approbation of a
free and enl gh ened cummunuy.—
M re elf6t.cn, and the circum
fta .cea attending it, fill my heart
w>’h gratirudr, and produce a more
perfect and entire devotion, if pof
fi de, of allmv faculties to the fer
vice of the people, who have thus
h n -iablv dft ngu fli and me. lam
fenfible that m ptrf nelmcrirshave
contiibuced t>ui hale cothc concen
trati n nf the public luff age. A
?a iiful a ihe e ce to republican
print ipit s—an * a neft dr fire ro p. o
m te the piofperity, and a general
coincidence of .‘pinioii upon pub
lic mtalures, with the representa
tives of tne prople, united to a
coidial x.- jpera ion with them in
all che;r off rts to promote the pub
lic weal, are tne tru* caufcs of the
uan ra y wni h n as been lo hap
p l d a. the late general
ekeb n.
We tie, fsilow-citizens, placed
in authority at a momentous period
of our national b ftcry. Ihe fb' r m
cf war, whi? h has lor.g ben drlo
latu g the world, howis alo; g *>ur
ccafts, and hovt s ove r ( ur i.abt
tations —whether - may be difpeil
ed, or defee. ri upon us, in a 1 its
fu y, remains ye untk , rm - ed. —
l he rcprelen<.a‘ivo f ail .he peo
ple of the fevtral ftan. s are now in
i-ouncil. They ac; efs to the
b ft fourc % of information, as to
the conduft of the bdiigeren s—
they well know the fentiments < t
their confti.uei rs, and wc mav rely
on their wif om and patrionfm,
faithfully lodiftharge die *ruft >e
pof din them. If .ney ftioulcJ de
term ne tha we have not only ex-
che cu of forbearance, but
tafted that of humdiadoui & that
cur c*nl\ hope rf havirg our wrorgs
redrclTed, and ur righis re!ported,
and f holding cur equal ra k a
tr.; g rhe nations of the earth, is by
an appeal t > the laft refort—then,
let uv, as c;t.z* s a'd public func
tionarn , manfully pri pare t do cur
dutv. L the voice of fait.on be
IvarU no m -r?; but let evvry arm
be iti ih to (ificid the rghts and
and maintain the depen
dence (-t ere only fire pebp-!e upon
earth. Lrt us c flfe v , ti we ruuft
and fifer, ab. ur men, or minor po
litical queft ots; lei us, however,
be u an m us iri cur meaiures a
gaif ft ;hc common enemy. Ler the
lword arid
the nacon, as a band of brothers
and fict mn , who having a righte
ous and a o mmen cautc, ait tie
terrained that neither act nor m
irigoe, i- cr or fraud, fhai induce
them t - ab-nd -n the comm-’ ‘ ftan
darci, up which ;* np ff and. he
glou m mono of “V mu , Liber
ty and Independence.'* Wnh Inch
determi arions we fnall be as in
vincible as our caule .s juft and fa
cred.
Again permit mr, th- ugh faintly,
to cxprrfs ro vou, and through you
to ail m’ fellow citizens, the gran
tude I feel for the cMV-ngu-fh o man
ner of my r> -tied ; ore evv rhe
alTurances of m\ devoted els to the
pi mot on of rhe happu-efa of ur
common ecu r ; a ,ci t- affine you
of mv gor and w ffi s for your per ton
al welfare.
SIMON SNYDER..
Lane a (ler, Dec 18 11
uiLui<oi/v EXFKESS.
Whrns~ : jlnuar r 3T
IV 4:N ! JN, t'he Britijh Agent ,
in his Bt i’tjh Gazette cf the \th infl
has an a< tide from the New York
Commercial wbhb aitrt
butes the late engagement cn the IVa
bafo> and the ju^jsqum; hyhitins cf
the Indians , to the irjujiice of our
own government Even Wagnails
employers, the Britijh Mini fry, do not
believe that the Indians were instigat
ed to hoflilities by any ails of the A
merican government ! Why, then ,
fhtuid this Hireling attempt to caji
this ftigma on our country ? the reafon
is obvious—he is P ID for it this
article , reader, is faid to have been
the production of a Member of C on
grefs ! /
fVe Jhould like that the names of
the Members of n hr, are cor
rejponding with the Britifh gents in
this country could be made known
Ibe PEOPLE would then exe cife
their conpiiutional privilege 01 dif
carding them fretn then fervice - Put
it appears that the Vhviftry and their
agents have , as yet , if ten too tunning
for the hone fl yeomen of indepen dmt 1-
m eric a Hrwever , this political jug
gPng has been conduced in a m ,n.=cr
fimiiur to every jpecies of dtjhonejiy—
and by efcaphig fo Ur>g with impunit) | J
the Villa r*s have become more boU s
and daring m the manner of executMm
ing their diabolical plots —this cFcum . 4
fiance will , no doubt 9 turn to the aL
vantage of the People — for, by vigi.
lance they may be enabled to dr eel feme
of -he athrs in this Jcene of political
dep: avity,
(CJp The Mail from the North,
ward, bad not arrived when this pa.
per went to prejs.—neither had that ■
fro in Mill edge viii s
i.uiiiwgß-LiJsaß .
THE SUBSCRIBER,
(Living near Athens)
WISHES ro fell or three
LIKELY NEGRO FELLOWS,!
who can be well recommended fort
their fidelity.
R. J. CABELL.
Jan. jC, 1812.
TAILORING BUSINESS. |
T. %
HE Subfcriber refpectfully in-|I
forms tne Citize sf Watkinfviile|
and the Public generally, that he||
ft 11 continues the above bi.finefs ini
all us various branches—He feels
grateful for paft favors, and trufts
that h• s unremitting affiduity to
pieafe, will fecure to h?m a conti-1
nuance of thofe favors, which he isp
happv to acknowledge ha?
been fo liberally bellowed on him.l
All orders for work to be done, |
will be thankfully received, and
executed in the neweft ftyle with J
neatnels and difpatch, and on moi
dera e teimsi 9 i
S B Hutchinson. |’ *
IVat kin fiuille , January jl, 1812.
NOTICE I J
INE months after date appli. j
cation will be made to the honorad
ble the inferior court of the county
of Ogiethorpe, for leave to fell two
thirds of a trad of land, containing
335 acres, more or Lfs, in faid
county, on the waters of Cloud’s
creek, joining Da itl Deupree, Jas. i
R berth 0, and others, granted rn
W iHo ad Sen ggin, to be fcld for
fhebe.tffi. of the heirs and credit
tors of Gf :rg* Farmer, dec.
DANIEL DEUPREE,
Adminifirator .
Jan 30,
w- §4
NO 1 ICE.
A LL perfons having demands i
< gainfl rhe rftate of El fh* King, of s
E* -te(t county, dec. are requeftedps
ro render their accounts, duly at-l
tefted, within one year from this
date, that provifi n may be made
for payment-—and all thole that are
indebted to the fad eftate, are alfo
requefted to make immediate pay- j
merit, to
JAMES MILLS, or 1
WILLIAM KING,,
Admintji raters. 4
Jan 31. I
VALUABLE NEGROES TO f
HIRE; I
IVill be HIRED out cn Tuefday, I
the /yth day of February next , at |
She court bouf* in the county of 1
Jack)on,
NINE likely NEGROES-f
cot lifting of m-n, women and hoys, J
ail able w rk in the fidd, b**ing the 1
propei-rv *i( the eftate of the laicfp
John H f .*n, dec.
WAD ON HARRIS,,
I amir, ijh at or, pro tern.
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