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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. 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