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ATHENS, cxoxoia : published y ALEXANDER M'DONNELL.
[ the following c*rrefl vir.v of the po
litical fate of our country, and of
tic: duties incumbent on citizens to
wards the government and to each
at this particular crifis, is
extracted from the Circular Letter
*f the Ocmulgee Affectation. lye
highly approbate ttefentiments in
culcated by this letter, and ate
pleafed with the nervous
fijie in which they are txsrejjed.
Ed. Geo. Journal.
S! It has been our peculiar felici
ty, that for nearly thirty years our
country has enjoyed peace [with
very partial interruption*] aad a
Hate of profperity, civii and reli
gious liberty, almcft unexampled in
the annals *f the World.
<f For this long train of mercies,
this abundant difplay of divine
g :r vinefr, and evident approbation
o* our mild, equitable and tolerant
lyttcm of government, gratitude
s " d Praife, “Ardent, con ft ant”
Ihould glow upon the alt sr of every
heart. Perhaps, for e*r ingrati
tude, our avarice, and aUufe of the
rich prefufion of hleflintgi have
enjoyed Divine Provide, ice has fuf
fered the injuftice, rapaci ty and am
bition of the Belligerentri cf Europe
to dulurb our repofe, and invade
©ur rights. Our counry 1 is now en
, 8 a g*d War! Not z i war of v
--arice, aggrandizement-, or of ambi
tious domination !—N o. Sidled
be QOD, this govern iment vrsges
war from better motive r, and more
corred principles ; it leaves firh
to actuate the pride and ‘ wft of King*.
7 his is on the part of America, a
war ©f juft and riccefT try defence;
jufhfwble on every fc tend political
and moral principle.
<c The chara&er oft! le war being
fufficiently eftablifhcd in the hif
tory ©four country fur fears paft, as
tending to repel unpi ovoked ag
grefiion, aflerc and rnai stain neutral
rights, and in defence : of the very
attributes of fevereign’ y ; we truft
vau will cxcufc our and .t parting in
forne degree from the i ifual routine
of the fubje&s of Circs liar Letters.
“ War, it is readily :onc*d#d, is
one of the greateft of h> iman calam
ities; h fhould never be catered
inro, but upon principl la, and from
motives that rhere is the cleareft
evidence the go® of lov e sad peace
will approve : Then indeed it
fhould be mrt with r Jacrity, and
protected with energy ; as a mean
of fpeedily reftoriug th t blcftfogs ®f
pace. —Hi (lory prove that a na
tion can be in no tcation more
dangerous, than that * if war, when
it is conduced with tar, f our and fu
pi’nenefa. • A paafe, \ nt a cncmen
tfiry pfeufe in irs pro. fucution, en
dangers the vkals cf Freedom! —
Like Commerce, war has its atten
dant train of vices
guarded ggainft, Fr am the nip tut
cf the times we all &} pear impera
tively called upon i * be found in
the prompt difeharge of all the du
ties of citizens and cl Chriftians.
“We fhail ir.du ! ge the mere
freely in coiiimunicat; r g our reflec
tions on the prefent Rate of things,
as add retting a peop It* who undtr
ftand and value the ir rights. A
people who duly : f>prtcia:e the
GEORGIA EXPRESS.
ts MA XT SX ALL RUM TO AVI FRO, AVI CMOWLIOOI •S3 ALL ■! INCIIASII, W
bleilings and privileges they enjoy
under a government better calcula
ted to promote human happmefs,
than asy 1 hitherto otevifed by the
wifdom of man; A government
that appears to be the objedt of a
riftuerancal 6c imperial abhorrence;
but the admiration of millions, and
[under god] the laft hope of the
friends of freedom thu/out the ur.i
verfe. Your progenitors, brethren,
from ihe commencement of the
Chr'tjlian sF<ra t during ‘he darkfft,
as well as the moft luminous
of antiquity, and in ail modern
times, have been the afferters, the
confident and uniform affercers of
civil and reltg oos liberty—and very
generally the moft confpicious fuf
ferers for it. Do ycu then, whole
fathers have (uttered for you, who
have been fo highly favoied vrii sa
its enjoyment, now deem, it worth
defending ? hit a precious gift of
god, a biefii.ig ?—lf fi>, can you,
without impiety, and a fpecies of
/aciilegc; the acting in contempt
of Deity, rclinquifo the right of
fdf government, and by that means
of bringing upon your fouls an ac
cumulation of guilt, of vatied Fains
indeed, but deeper ft dye ? Were
you a Fft of yefterday, that had
grown out of, and arifen from the
(quablings of parties fer wealth,
p*jwr sod Influence in any corrupt
and corrupting national eflabhfh
ment, th? calc wuid be d.iforent
indeed ; but in this country, lo high
ly favored of the ld r i? , where every
denomination enjoys fully every re-
Fgious equal protection, and
as much liberty as is believed to be
coriiftent with human happinefs, an
ind fference to era fupincnrfs in de
fence of them, would evince a Fate
of mind the moil depraved; the
abftnce of every truly virtuous and
rel'gious principle.
“It has been laid, fc That our
Coflftitution and form of govern
ment are unfuited, and incompetent
to fuftain the fhck of a war.**-
Let u* difprovc this afperfion by
the prompt fupport we give it in the
prefent confl & j and evince that
the government has our confidence,
efteern, and that with united hearts
and hands we will luftain it.
“This, brethren, is not a war of
paflion, and of msd ambition on our
parts :
“Deeply do we fympathize wkh
many of the virtuous fuajefts of the
government our country is contend
ing againft.
,c We lament with genuine for
row cf foul, the individual miferiea
that it will prebably occafian.—
The ufeful ard valuable lives that
will be (aerifi ed ; the many amia
ble and woithy charadtra that pro
bably will in confrquence thereof,
go with lacerated hearts to the
grave.
“Tiiefc relictions afF.d us
deeply ;—Bm, in the eye of Eternal
Jtiftice we ftand acquitttd of produ
cing this evil; it devolves ontht head
of the aggrettbr, the iniquitous and
conupt government oppofed to cur
country’s rights.
“Let us not imitate our enemy in
their favage ferocity. The exer
cifo of the virtues of charity, hu-
manity acd genercfi;y as praftifed
by you, may, and we ttutf will, in
lome degree, alleviate the mifenes
ot war. lo the practice of them,
we t xhart you in the .Name of Jefus.
If war excites, r difeovers great
vices, it may aifo be a fealon of
praftifiog great virtues: The vir
tues that adorn and enoble our na
tute.
(< The brave and virtuous ions of
Freedom (hould ever be humane;
it is to them an ornament oi s'orv.
v9 4
he character of an hone (I virtuous
American is an honorable one ; but
the being ii flated with a (pint vf
national vanity is ridiculous: \\ c
fnould guard agamlt “ Imbibing at.y
portion of that fpirit which cod the
Aw els their feat.”
4< The nectiiity of union among
the citizens of our country cannot be
tuo frequently inculcated. Aa ho
nefi d.fiercAce of opinion cctcainly
may, and probably i?>e> exifi
mong men of vinue and t-lents too,
that are the real frituds of their
country, with rtfpeft to the war.
41 1 h light or private judgment
fhould be reipedlcd, and ever held
tarred ; no confificnt rcpu'jlican,
or trus friend to h;s country wilhfs
to impair it; the right of exercifing
cur own undertfandmg is ihe foun
dation, piinciple, rhe bafis upon
which *ur gevemmeht refis.
44 1.tavc the ahufc of liberty, the
freedom of fpeech, and cf the prtfs,
to the corieiticn of the laws ; tht
legal remedy will no doubt be
promptly applied; but remember
that whenever th $ tight ia inter
dicted, Freedom expires! Incendi
aries, mafquea pretenders to repub
licanifm ar.d patriotifm, will endea
vor to txciic an intolerant f/urit, a
fpirit of party and cabaiiing; will
labor to effect the prefenption of
all wlio do nac think, as they affeft
to think ! 1 Divifions of the mod
mifehievous, and pernicious conse
quence are thus not unfreqoently
rIF ‘fted. Enemies of this dtferip
tion are capable of doing you more
etfVntial injury than all the Bridfh
Navy !!
<c Ships loft can be replaced ; ci
ties demolifhcd can be rebuilt; but
union loft, is feldom regained;
and SRSADOM oace Hwn is gone
FOREVER!!
“ A lpirit of mederation and for
bearance will tend greatly to con
ciliate. It is an apoftolic injunction,
“ Let your moderation be known to all
mend*
“ In tides cf peril and difficutly,
fubjefts that the difeuffion of,
v/ouid be proper enough at other
fcafuns, fl'.ould be avoided, if the
Jeaft degree of irritation may be the
refult; and cyery conciliatory heal
ing meafure pur/ued in the ac?juft
rnenc of our comparatively litile
matters of difttrtnce. ,>
Federalists, Quids & Tories.
The following explanation re)petting
the prefent ufe of the terms Fede
ralists, Quids and Toßm,
made by the Editors of anew Re
publican paper , publifhed in Char
leflon, entitled l< The F.vrfttga
tor/* is in our opinion , worthy of
a republicaticn :
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, iSsi.
cc We make ufe of terms forae
times which do not ferm to us to
be underftood as intended. We
beg leave to undeceive once and
forever, thofe who deceive thern
felvrs, or would deceive orheri.—
When we fptak of Federalijfs , we
and > net mean to include every fcdc
ralift. We hnrsw federal*ft* Ame
ricans in patriotifm and in princi
ple. We love fuch men and would
be thelaftto injure their feelings iq
the fl'ghtell degree. We love them
as we do the whole American poli
tical family. To fuch as thefe let
it be further known the only excJu
fic.n we wifli them, ia an excliiiion
from the leg;fla :ve functions cf die
ftare. We cannoc vote for a fede
ralift, even of this Icfcription, if a
republican be a candidate. The
reafen is obviou?. Thefe men,
however well meaning, however
patriotic, would vrifh to fee the af
fairs of our government go into
Other bands.
<c The QUID* are the t*of! def
picable rnen vre have : They are
few in number, and lesft ;ve may
have been mifunderftoed in fome of
the ftriftures Open them, to avoid
mifreprefentation, let it be. kuown
who a.e thofe denominated Quids.
Thty are fuch as ate fair poli icians
to both parties. Their objed pow
er. The taderalifts believing them
federal, do net oppofc their eleva
tion. The Republicans, believing
them republican, truft them and arte
deceived. To fuch men we ihall
ever be fevere; nor can they be
treated with the fo verity they dc
ferve.
ts Laftly as to TORIES. By
the term “ Tory” we mean fuch
men whole eyes were fparkling
with joy when the capture of Gen,
Hull and his little army became
known. Thofe, in a word, whole
hearts fir ken at our fuccef*, and
exult at cu; misfortuses, in cornba -
ing our implacable enrrny. Thefe
men dclpife every thing American,
and fide with the Federahfts, mere
ly becaufc they wifh a change in the
government. A civil war would
delight them, To them the
whoop of the favage is the rnofl:
delightful mufir, and rhe fraips of
our brave defenders the molt foef
timabic trtphies. The Fedf-ralifts,
if in power, would defpifo them.—
The Republicans in power, view
them with abhorrence.”
i|,ii an*
Extraordinary JDifpatcb. The
keel of the privateer Saratoga, of
230 tons, v/z3 laid by Mtfls. A. &
N. Brown* about eight weeks ago,
fince which time fhe has been built,
equipped, fent to foa, and captured
a fine Britifli brig, laden with rtm,
fugar red coffee, worth at lead 4.0,-
000 dollars —he Britifn fhip
bcc, vrurrh dollars—and
recaptured an American flo >p ladca
corn, and made 72 prifonen of
war. Her prizes have arrived fafo
in this port, not with {landing it ia
blockaded by fix Britifh LT'ps. —
What will John Bull and h>s tO'y
friends think of th is ?
N. Y. Pub. Adv.
(N. 222.