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vl. y.) 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.