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With frmiic ard§r, and with joy un
feign'd,
This very morn tbs pcifend cup I
drain ’d.
And carctly /bail the /acred riles bt
o'er,
It hen ibis devoted heart /ball beat no
mere',
for even now, whilfi yet I write, I
Torouib every vein the deadly poi/on
(teal.
If as it for this a father form'd my
yr.ith,
-■ *
To piety unfeign’d , heavenly truth!
For this, hi bait my Jpirit fo&r Juk
lime,
la fearcb cf wi/dom from the mem 6f
t'un r i
Led v re (* all which letter'dtafie ftcr
v:ys,
Ik: ftp's learning, and the poet's
lays,
Upon the eanvafs bad’ my colors glow,
Or o'er ray harp the voice of muftc
fit w ?
How fhone that father’s eyes with
lambent fire,
IVhen rfe the eulogift Juch arts in
fpire,
Now oft, ft/hen partialfriendfbip prai-
Jed his child,
The good old man has fhed a tear and
/mile and ?
JVt x> chang'd will be the tone that
breathes my name,
With looks averted , and in terms if
fljame,
Self murder's ftigma on my crime be *
/low'd,
No rites will confecrate my foul to
God i
But in unhallow'd ground , tn Jecret
laid ,
No regut ten chaunted for my hovering
fhade,
Tbii form muft moulder, ?ior a fione
appear
To mark where mguifh'd love may
jhed a tear,
O'er her v>bofe breafl was free from
crime or cere,
TUI avarice gave its victim to d/pair.
May God forgive the !—I no more
upbraid ,
For hop's defray'd, a father's charge
betray'd:
JAy care, on eanb my care is now a
lone,
(Ere yet I, rufh before the eternal
throne,
Ire from this wo wlnt frame my foul
is freed)
To b'g forgtvenefs for my dejper&te
dredi
Pur to my God one humble, ardent
payer,
And leave my fate to bis omn/cient
care.
I****
Cbarlefcn, C
From the N -wx Centinel.
WAR WITH ENGLAND.
The vaftlv xnterrft.t g qu ftnn
whi'h hath occupied the defibrrari
© s of C*>ngrefs for leveral davg
pr.ft, is now fettled. That hono
rable body, after folcmn debate and
c fideration, have decided that
F pa e can no logger be maintained
wirh G. B Earn x ept ar the cx
pence of ur invaiuable rights.—
Therefore, they have railed the arm
refinance to her encroachments
—and Ike our fathers ?n *76 rc
fclved to draw the fword, and no
longer timelv to fubmit to man
(lca'nrg, p.under and iufuit.
This folemn queftion having been
decided on by the legitimate autho
rities of cur country, cnav we not
hope that the di {graceful d.fintiona
which have fprurg up in every part
of our country will be bamftied ?
3M** wc not hope rhat all parts fpi
rit will be Ucrfi ;cd on the altar of
|;Btr'otiifli a and all political diftin&i.
ons loft in t*ie prod name of AME
RICAN ! Nctwlthftanding *he dif
-0 rrnre of fendmeat that hath pre
vailed on this fubjefb, we cannot
but indulge this plcafing hope In
a government I k ours, different
opinions are to be ey.peftrri; It :i a
natural confequenre, where con
fi &irg mterefts clafii, and where
every aian is a politician, and prides
himfelf on the freedom of fpcech
and of opinion. But on a queft.on
cf War with any foreign nation,
after if has been declared, th* re
fhould be but one voice, and tbit
voice fh uld pe in fuppart of the
government. The minority muft
fubmit to the wiii of the majoritv.
O herwife the principles of repub
iican government are at an end.
But do feme fay that war agairft
G r eat*Britain is wanton and er ne
cefitrv ? Wc know there are fonts
who make this declaration, & pro
bably feme from a cofciendous be
lief of its truth. This wis alfor.hc
cafe in the revolutionary w;;?. Men
were found who preached up paf
five obedience aidnon-rrfifiaocr—
who pamtea the horrors of war a
thouland times worfe than th* en
croachments on our rights, and the
furr*nder of bur ii berries,, h was
fo then , and rouft u oot, fi a grt -
ter or lefs degree, be expe6ta xw f
Be this however na it may, we
that this war with England is n*t a
war of our governnient’s feeki g
We fiicerdy bolj- vc they hve
fought to avoid **;—rhey vrfhrd to
avoid it. There is (carc%? a man to
hr found who will not acknowledge
tha r England has given us caulV vd
war more cnat! four years ag #. But
ou’ givernmcnt hath dreaded cne
caUmiries of war Failing in tnu,
rcftri£t’vc m afures v?ere adopted
a id prop fi son alter prop fi ion Ms
been madt, bu wi*h no better fuc
cr-U, Tiic arrangement ae with
Eifk ne, anl the resdintfs with
ft W 33 ar cepted. is condvfive
evidence of rhe peaceable temper
of cur government. But fFd ng
the Bnnfh government deaf to cur
icmonftrancfs, and hardeaed in her
injuftiee, they have, Jke ind pen
dent f r eftren, ref&lved co rlk “*ir
popularity, and forego the bk f-1 gs
of peace, to a fesfe of duty and
the dearefi interefts of -he nation.
It has come to th’s —War or Sub
miffion Can we hefiratc winch .*o
chr ob ? L wrdp, we air unworthy
of the valor and patritifm or our
forefathers.
There are others who rbj Ec to
thi* war for fear that our nation,
whsift it drapes the mouth of the
lion, wH be uifhed into the fangs of
thr tiger. We believe theft fears
are rn g.narv. We bciieve our g>-
verr.me.m, ss w-H as f;s citizens m
are ioffi rurlv aware of tht
tieacherv of the French govern
ment, and will not be caught bv us
w les. We Bull be greatly deceiv
ed if any dole alienee with her is
formed. Indeed, the intimation of
the P fidenc on this head is piain
enoug i. If an honorable treaty
wit France can be ef&At-d, & trade
with her be refumed on reciprocal
principles, be it fo—we wdh ir—it
will continue open to us all the ports
of the continent of Europe, and
afford invaluable harbors for our en
terprifir*g privareerfmen.
To c:>n ludf- As our
menc have folrmnly protefted th*t
they will no longer be Tampered
with in negociaiion— ri& longer pa
tientlv put up w'Jth the wrongs of
G cat-Britain, & have really drawn
the lword ro avenge our wrono;*,
under the blrflings of Providence,
let ns pc longer be ftigmat'zed zs a
DIVIDED PEOPLE—but in truth
r*aFtv becomf a all Republi
cans, all Fcdcrahfs ” Let kutat-
B-’ ai": 10, gcr calculate upon our
divifi us, and upon a party in our
own bof m. Let every American
rally around the ftandard of his
country. Thofe whoestar calculate
upon divifions on this great national
queftion, becaufe we have hitherto
been divided on minor queftsons,
will find themfelves deceived. To
fuch we recommend the anccdore of
the Englifti nobleman, who refided
in France at a certain period hifto
rt. I? feema England was greatly
copvHiftd by parties. Says a French
v fitant to the Er.gisflh nobleman,
now is the time for F ar.ee to fub.
jugac England. Not fo faff, fir,
lays the E g: fhman—pleafe walk
with me intom yard. Iwo bull
d g3 were unkennelled from Fpa
ratr apartments. They fought in &
m;>ft dreadful manner. In a few
momrnrs the E; gJ Ihman drove in
tu the iame yard bull. No focn
er did tne and gi perceive the bull
than fh-v both abandoned then quar
rd— and witn g eat violence ar
ts feed the bull. I'fes application
is -afv. We venture to predict that
Bn; ill pol:ti‘cs wdl not meei wuh a
bertn fa;e with all Americans than
:*e Wl d;k w :h the o gr.
•jgrw*’** ■ee-j-er.-gg
dL diftil A EX i J KEb b.
ATHENS, JULY 31
ON t ii*:i *v iaft, znc K; f. Dr.
B/oivr. prea* heri, in rh< Chapel, he
Sermon preparatory to the Com
mc n rmcm—it was an able & maf
teriy production—and in theeven
u g the Coll? ge was handlbrac
-1) tllumtr.aftd, A ter the iliumma
n? n, the ucmpanv repaired to the
Chprl, where the Students deliver
ed a number (f Orations, &e. in a
hantiiome ftylt.
Order of the EXHIBITION in the
a
College Chapel, on Tue/day Even
ing the 28 tb July, 1812.
Hannibal’* Addrefs to Ids Army
—by Ja kf**n.
The Perfect Speaker—Thomas
W'*kms.
P ri*s reply to Walpole—Robert
Vs a-k<ns Carnes.
Cernoi’s Oration in the National
Afitmbly—William Banks.
Anew of the Ointment cf A
nv'i < a, the en’crprzec f the Citi
zens H the United Sta.cs—Corne
lius Aflih *.
of Chatham’s Speech in the
R E Parliament—Richd Ba^ks.
“ NVver feem t mmd u”—Eii
ture Nr-wrn.
O i the Prefent War—Smith C.
V cl.
F aacig Blak- N Oration on the
4 0 of July, 1788—Mdton How
ard.
“ Lo ghead* I —A Marriage Farce
—P. H. Carnes T. F. Fofter, S.
C. Dmirl and l. M rchell.
A Dicani of Fa?r> Land—Wm.
B l win.
Union at Home? but no Foreign
Aiiuuu'es—lfaac Mitchell.
Order of the COMMENCEMENT
on IVednejday, the 2<ytb of July,
1812
A Salutatory in Latin, and an
Oration on the progress of Litcra
ru e ;n the United States—Thomas
F F tier.
A pidurefque defcrlption. of the
Town of Athens—Jofeph jackfon.
The celebrated Speech of Bar
rington, an Irifh Orator, in favor of
Hevev vs. Maj. Sirr, in an a'fEion
for an A {fault and Falfe itr.prifen
meot—William W alker Carnes.
An Addrefs to the Militia —johs
Mathews.
A Poetical Piece, on the nfi g
Glory of America—Harrifon Jones.
On Britilk Aggre(lions —Goodt
Holt.
Char after of the Heroes of the
Rev .lotion—A, Slaughter.
tc Ducks and G een Peas,** e
Farce—Holt, P. H. Carnes, Jones,
Slaughter, <kc.
On the Freedom of the Will—/
Afb iry Hull.
EmmePs ekgaat and mafterly
Adnrcfs tc rhe Court on being *fk~
ed—Why the fcmence of death
fhould not be pronounced on him—
Patrick H. Carnes.
DEGREES wore then conferred by
the Prefident on Foil owing }'***£
Gentlemen: —Rictard Jones, Tbc- f
mas F. Ffer, Nathaniel Afhleyfsl
Weldon Jones.
ValediSfOry Richard
Jones.
IT appears cy *:re lafl accoi
that we have received, thsr on rhe
40th of ju‘*e the Figure Bolviderc
was chafed by the Prefident, Cvm,
Rodgers—the chaff b gan at foufj
o’dov k, P. M. and coftri ued um ; S
7 P M. when the Prefident rane
up the Belvidcre, and raß!d
her und*r r ftrrn rhree or four
times, killed two men and wounded
the commifider. The Belvideic
threw overboard f©or anchors and a
quantity of water from the for? part, j
and by that means efeaped—:? is
(aid her quarters were very mu h
ihitccred, and her maintopmaft (hot
through. She has gone in to repap’.
Other accounts aff rtthat it was the
fioop Hornet that esgaged the BeU
videre, #
Savannah, fulvaj.
MORE PATRIOTISM
IVs are author i/ed by our colled or’
to fats, that Mr. John H. Diu
bell, merchant, of ibis city teas
fitted out a /cherner of 11 tons, aid
tendered the Jams to the Revenue de
partment, to he employed hi the U
Jervice, in any manner that may be
darned ufeful, free of any expatfe.
The following is an extract of a let
ter from on officer in the detach
ment from this place to Eafi rl>ri4
da. the bearer cf d/patches to Go
vernor Mitchell in ri Mary's-, to
his friend in this city, dated,
S-. Mark’s, July to.
<: IVr have received intelligence that
the new Governor of Florida (Kin
derland) hasfsni a flag to Governor
Mi:cl:til, by one Arrtr.onds, with a
tnejfage to this effect: — Ifi 1 fi That if thsK
United States were determined to take
the forirefs of St. AuguJUns, it fgeulA
be fur rendered—but if they demands!
it for the Patriots only, that he would
bold out to the lafl extremity .** IVe
are in hourly expectation of ike re/uti
of this interview, and the Governor's
orders to csl. Smith, cur commander,
predicated thereon. It is expelled,
however, that the troops will be or
dcredto take tbs place immediately .**
The above is confirmed by another
letter.
Ths following advertifement is ex
akfly copied from tbs New Fork Co
lumbian.
IjAJ* A. BURR, Attorney and
Cotwjelhr ct Law, No. 9, Kaffau*
ftieet. July 6.
[RUSTICUS has again come for
ward, but not as we could wijh—~
he has chofen the method tf ftickir.g
bis pieces to the Office , infiead of
handing them ro the Editors. kVc
thank him for his Canmunicaticr 7