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**the poor* the unfilpported and
lefts guilty delinquent, may fail
a victim to his infignsticance,
and lose his life for want of a
name. Ido not mean to be per
sonal ; but only infill that he who
is guilty ought to fuller, he moll
assuredly will if not from law,
at leall from conscience ; and
if this condemn, the hand of
him who commits afuicide (how
ever sophistry may attempt to
cloak it) is the hand of the ex
ecutioner.
PETERSBURG,
Saturday, June 15, 1805.
THE great purjuit of man is
after happiness—however diver
fifed ike path he pursues in i J'earch
of it’ yet all bis exertions concen
trate ultimately in one point
Though defined for the fa.m goal,
we take different routs to reach it;
the moft consoling reflection to
those who unluckily followed the
moft devious one, is, that they ar
rived fafely through a variety of
difficulties , which, perhaps the re
flation of the others ‘ whose pro
gress was less irksome , would have
been found inefficient to accom
plish. Those reflections mufl yield
great fatisfaCEon end prove pow
erful incentives to further exerti
ons, in opposition to the sarcasms
id invectives of prejudiced and fel
fijh perform, who oonfider their own
theories, however inconftftent their
conduct may be, infinitely above
those of men of different fentintents.
How abfiird to every can
did and enlightened man mufl
it appear, when an individual
jeccnded only by the concurring
voice of a j.mall portion of the .
community, arrogates to himfelf
the prerogative of establishing ei
ther religious or political creeds ,
and execrating those who have
ferfe enough to reflfl their efforts,
from a conviction, that error is
incident to human nature, and
while the possession of property, and
an equal participation of the natu
ral rights which every member is
entitled to, are Jecured, the neceflity
of change is dreaded as a dange
rous innovation, and intended to
jap the foundation of those firuc
tures, in the ere Hi on of which
were employed, the united talents
of the w fie ft and moft exalted
characters that ever adorned the
page of hiflory.
It is true, of late years difeove
ries have been made, and inventi
ons snatched from oblivion, of
which theprefent generation would
have remained ignorant, and pos
terity could only receive a faint
light, handed down by the imper
fect and obfeure traditions of their
progenitors j the fallacy of whose
aid, in that important refpeCt ,
may be a] cert mined by recurring
to the mode of registering events
used by the aborigines of America,
and in generalpractice amongst the
unlettered tribes of vafl trails of
fertile region's -, from which, no
intelligence can be had, unless by
fortuitous occurrences of number
less disasters, to thofi who, con
trary to their wishes were emit en
their fhcres. It is very extraor
dinary, and a convincing proof of
cur depravity , that we Jhould
willfully reject information and
treat with contempt inftitutms to
whose influence we are indebted
for that rank we hold above those,
we too imferioufly style savages :
living in a country poffefjing every
natural advantage , the fertility
of whose foil is inferior to none in
the known world; embracing the
great est diversity of climate and
above ail other conji derations,
where man ft arcs that indepen
dent and only next inferior being
to the angels above ; why any
Jhould remain in a hfllefs apathy,
perfectly regardless of the prefer
vaticn of those inestimable privile
gesj the advantages of which he ex
periences every day of his life ;
yet appears to value Jo indifferent
ly as to cbjeCl to the expence of a
frnall sum, when put in ccmpe
tion with the benefits it is intended
to promote, mufl J'ukjeCt himfelf to
thefevereft conjures. For without
the,aid of a free press the people of
this country , however feettre they
may seem to recline under the jhade
of their retirements, mufl confider
th Inf elves always liable to impoft
tions, and their Jervants will re
gie Cl the import ant tir.fl s commit
ted to their charge.
In this happy land, where
the means of information is within
the reach of every individual, it
mufl excite the moft painful reflec
tions and keen est anxiety, for a
continuance of her hitherto unex
ampled prosperity, when we find
men of decent refpeCt able appear
ance, whose venerable afpeCi would
have graced the sage members of
the Roman Forum, reply, on being
asked tofubferihe for our paper, that
their circnmfiances would not per
mit ! Fathers, confider you have
sons —that it is year indfperfible
duty to fore their minds with ufe
ful knowledge j that this can only be
actomplijhed by being convefiant
withfociety or bocks (and that their
refpe Cl ability or funding on the
great theatre of the world, depends
more on their understanding and
ability, to be Jerviceable to ethers,
than the possession of wealth, the
tenure of which is too precarious
for any rational being to rest bis
hopes of felicity upon. ‘
Enable us then by a liberal sup
port to exercise the duties of our
functions —and reflect that we
(Frinters) are the guardians of
your liberties—withhold not a
generous support—consider the
great expenses of our eftablljhment,
and by no means let it be faidyou
left your inheritance for the trifling
conflderation of a few dollars , as
Esau did his birthright , of old ,
for a mess of porridge.
UNIVERSIir of GEORGIA, ss
FRANKLIN COLLEGE,
Athens, June 1, 1805.
ON Tuesday lad; the Board
of Trustees convened in the Col
lege, and at 11 o’clock a. m. a
Sermon addrefled particularly to
the candidates for degrees, v/as
delivered by the Rev. Abraham
Marlhall*
In the afternoon the board at
tended the publick freaking for
premiums which had before been
proposed by the President and
the authority of the College, to
the three ioweft daffies, arid the
Grammar School : The honor
able Peter Early and John For
fythe, Esquires, fi ;tmg as Judg
es.
On the morning ofWednefdav,
the day or the commencement
the Board of Trustees, thfe ex
ecutive officers of the College
and a number of pentlemen con
vened at the Prefidends houle ;
from whence a procession was
formed of the scholars of the
grammar fchool, the Junicr,So~
phomore, and Frefton an daffi
es, the Board of Trustees, &c.
A stage under an arbor, was
placed in front of the College,
and the exercises of the day were,
1. Sacred Music.
а. Prayer by the Rev. Abra
ham Marshall.
3. Latin Salutary oration by
Wiifon Bird.
4. A humorous Dialogue by
Wiifon Bird, Stephen W. Har
ris, Gabriel Mathis, and Ro
land Thurmqnd.
5. A forenfic difputarion on
this question, viz :—Have moral
taufes greater influence than phv
fical in the formation of national
character ?
б. An English oration by Ga
briel Mathis.
7. A Dialogue by W. Bird,
S. W. Harris, G. Mathis and
Roland Thurmond.
8. An English oration by R.
Thurmond.
9. Valedictory oration by S.
W. Harris.
The President then, with the
consent of the Board of Trustees,
confirmed the degree of Batche
lor of Arts on
Wiifon Bird of Warren Coun
ty, Stephen W. Harris, of
Greene, Gabriel Matchis, of
Hancock, and Roland Thur
mond, of Jackson,
The President then delivered
the decision of the Judges, of
merit in speaking, who had
been appointed on the day be
fore, which was:—That of the
Junior class, the premium was
due to Reuben Hall, of Clarke
county j that of the Sophomore
class, Johm Douglass, oHßurke
and Samuel W. Meigs of Claike
county, were equal m merit:—
That Charles Davis, of Burke,
of the Freshman class, and Wm.
Mitcheii, of Savannah, of the
Grammar School, were entitled
to premiums.
The Exercises were doled
with prayer by the Rev. Abra
ham Marfhali.
M. Petit, of Savannah, for
merly an officer in the squad
ron commanded by Admiral
Suffrein, in the Eafl-Indies,
during the American War, is
ele&ed profeffor of languages in
this Univerficy.
Avery numerous and gen
teel company attended the exer
cises, and expreffied their appro
bation of the performances.
The President was eleCted
profeffor of Mathematics and
Natural Philosophy, and was
dire&ed to read a public course
of Lectures at such time as he
shall judge proper, after the
arrival of the remainder of the
apparatus, which is now daily
expe&ed.
The name Franklin College,
was given to the Collegiate
Building in this place, which
will be completely finifhed in
the course of the present rum
mer.
By a gentleman from the low
er part of Kentucky*intelligence
has been received, that a war
council, confining of about five
bundled fndbir.'s }A. Hdv K-eji
held at the mouth of the W n -
bafii river. ‘1 his convocation h
said to cor.iift of deputies from
all the North Weftcrn tribes.—*
The object of their meeting, is,
to deliberate on the fnbjeCt of
going to war agiinfl the Osage
Indians, up the Miffiouri, a na
tion with whom they have long
been at enmity. It was remark
ed by a gentleman prelent at tha
convocation, to a chief, that as
Mr. Jefferlbn was of a pacific
temper, and averle to the efTu
fien of blood, very probably
would life his exertions to pre
vent hostilities—but the Indians
appeared to think, that the prel
identhad no right to interfere in
a matter that particularly related
to their own sovereignty. W heu
the gentleman who bro’t this in
telligence here, left the Ohio,
he had not learned the result of
their deliberations.
Ken. Caz.-
Lexington, May 7.
ByaGentleman from the MiG
fouri, intelligence bath been re
ceived, that V/ar-belts have been
sent probably by the Sac nation
of Indians, td the southern and
Northern tribes, on this fide of
the Mississippi, and to various
tribes on the Western fide of that
river. The objedl of this mif
ficn is, to engage those nations
in a common catife against the
Osages, who are represented as
the enemies of all the other na
tions of Indians. It is like wife
their intention to cut the whole
of the Osages off, being deem
ed extremely perfidious and vin
dictive to the other tribes, and
from their force capable of rob
bing and de&roylng those who
are compelled to re fort to their
neighborhood in purfuitor game.
The gentleman who brings this
intelligence, fays, it is expected
that the Osages in case of attack,
will apply for assistance to the
government ofUpperLouifiana;
by which it is there feared, that
the United-States will be indu
ced to take up arms in their de
fence,
ATTENTION !
r 2 TIE Elbert Dragoons ars
tominanded to attend a
Mufler, on the second Saturday
in July next at their usual mus
ter ground ; equipped accord
ing to law.
Jos. P. Watkins,
Captain.
June 15, 1805.
Elbert County.
WHEREAS Hackman
Burton has applied tc me
for Letters of Adminif ration on
the Est ate of Garman Burton,
late 0} this county, deceased.
THESE are therefore to cite
and admomjh all andfmgular the
kindred and creditors of j aid de*
ceased, to be and appear at the
next Court cf Ordinary , to be
held m and for said Count- , to
jhew cause (if any they have)
why said Letters fioulE not he
granted ,
Given under try hand this.
10 th day of June, 1805.
Wm. Hiogjnßotmam,£. c. o.
Blank Deeds of Conveyarce,
- x. 1 or Sale r,t t.us