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its duty in making loans and ad
vances to the public during the
war—and 4th, that so far from j
having refufed to give due credit to
Treasury Notes, we have always \
had and (till have our full fliare of ‘
them, and that we have furnifhed
Mr. Dallas with abundant proof of
a willingness to receive and circu
late them as far as we can, consist- j
ently, and within the limits of our
Charter.
Signed by order of the Bdard of Di
ref} or s
THOS. GUMMING.
Prest Bank of Augusta,
& MONITOR.
Washington, November 3.
Prick him Bull Calf till he
. roars! I 1
A government like ours, bot
tomed on the principle of immuta
ble justice, cannot but attract the
attention of the oppressed part of
the civilized world. Thousand?
that yearly fly the iron fwky of the
despots of Europe, find imtfbis de
lightful country, a foil tenfold plen
teous in cultivation : in laws, mild
and equitable;— are received
with open avgas, they grow fat on
tbe soil. Now what return does
thefc emigrants make for our kind
n.efs and protection ? Do they
(how grateful hearts , and by ftriCt
oblervance of such duties as are
required of native citizens return
in part the obligation under which
they labor to the government ?
Or do they ungratefully abuse it f
They thwart its belt interest by e
very artifice which villany can de
vise (at least a part of them do..) —
Hence has arilen the odium attach
ed to Fedtralifm! Thel'e emigrant
fugitives, (interfering in our poli
tics,) generally attach themselves to
the Federal party, and assuming the
name of Federalist, imprefson the
lefs-informed part of the communi
ty, a belief that, Federalism, & To
ryifm, are synonymous; but wide
is the difference: Federalism is the
bond of our union—toryifm, of
our dil-union^—l mean American
Federalism in its pure acceptation—
not your Scotch or Englilh Feder
alism ; for they are horrible as the
touch of the Basilisk — shun them f
fly them!! in their looks is deceit ,
in their hearts is murder! We are
clearly of opinion that men equally
honeftand decent are equally on a
footing in private life ; and here, a
flop may be put to further inquiries
as to fettle differences in political
matters: but he thafafpires to ports
of honor or profit, though the pol
itics he profeffes may be of the pop
ular kind, very little validity should
be attached to his declarations on
this head—analize him ; trace his
conduct and sentiments for years
back ; then if there appears a firm
nefs and uniformity in these parti
culars, he may be trusted, though
his politics should be federal ; for
he will have fKown a {lability, and
we should be led to believe this (la
bility to arise from principle. Such
is the opinion we entertain of a de
cent, mild and native Federalist ;
but to infamy we consign the de
cistnVer-p of government, “the repro-
baters of our chief magistrate—the ,
infernal league with our enemy.
O’ The examination of the rtu- j
dents of the Washington Academy •
will commence on Wednesday
next, and continue till Friday.
The variety of bank bills now in j
circulation in this city, is likely to !
impose a serious evil upon the conv
munify at large. The bills of ne; jr
fifty banks are floating through the i
country, without any check whate
ver. The merchants, and more
particularly the country people, are
unacquainted with the signatures of
the calhiers and presidents, noV do
many of them know whether there
be any such banks in exirtence;
consequently this kind of paper is
circulated without knowing wheth
er the bills are counterfeits or not.
In faCl two. denominations of bills’
have been in circulation in this city,
though no such banks existed.-
The example set by the merchants
in receiving Tuch a variety of un
known paper, has so generally
spread its baleful influence over the
country, as literally to invite a vil-.
ianous board of counterfeiters, to
prey upon the prosperity of the ho
ned illiterate farmer. It is not ne
cefiary to, enumerate the various
points at which we are affaiied by
ah Unpolir.c fyflem, which is grow
ing upon us every day. *
I would advise that his honor
the mayor of the city of Savannah,
should call a general meeting of
the citizens; and that they should
enter into a resolution to receive
the bills of such banks only, as
should then be agreed upon—ls
such a ineafure should fail in its op
eration, let the citizens write a pe
tition to the legislature, to impose a
penatly by law, for offering bills in
payment of debts, except of such
denominations as should be therein
mentioned.
4 Sav. Republican.
A new fort on an enlarged fca-le
is to be built immediately at the
Spring Weils, three miles below
Dttroit, a position which competely
commands all the adjacent country.
Governor Cass had received official
information of our government to
place our fleet on Lake Erie in an
immediate Hate of readiness for ser
vice. A part of our armed
vessels which were ordered to be
leuttled and funk lafl fprieg are
now to be raised and refitted.-
The activity of the Britiih in build
ing, and procuring bv purchase, a
conhderable fleet, has no doubt
excited our government to fee the
necessity of still keeping the superi
ority on the Lake. The British are
alio very busily engaged in build
ing a fleet on Lake Huron ; and no
doubt on all the lakes, they will, in
time of peace, when they think we
are asleep, make every exertion to
have the afcendency.
IV. Citizen.
Glasgow, August 17.
The Paris papers of Thursday
last, . contain anew Decree irnpo
fing reftri&ions relative to the Li
berty of the Press, which, consider
ing the dillraCted state of that coun
try, cannot be too rigidly enforced*
Franee has muajh to do before a
tree Press can be ufeful to her.
The allied Pew er<> coptinue to
fend reinforcements to their armies
in France. Austria has ordered a
new levy of 30,000 men, & Prus
sia one of 30,000. The Grand
Duke of Baden has concluded a
Subfidary treaty with Great Britain,
in which he engages to keep in the
field a corps of 10,000 men.
The Danish contingent, now’ on
their march through Bremen for
France, amounts to 15,000 men,
3000 horses and 40 piecks of can
non.
The German papers assert, that
the Prussians *have intercepted a
defpatch ffrorn Paris, which con-
to the French For
tresses, m no case to surrender them
to a certain Pow6r.
The proclamation of the Spanish
“general is in the deceitful style of
the “ legitimate” cant and promise
of this age.
Translated for The Columbian.
Proclamation of the general in chief
of the Spanish army to the French
men of the bordering distrifts.
The troops of the king my mas
ter enter the French territories, not
to commit but to sup
press the ferocity of a faftion who
are not fatisfied wirh the calamities
they have occafioned*, by which
they have compromitted the throne
of his mofl Catholic Majesty and
the tranquility of his fubjeCts. In
the declaration of the 2d of May it
is said that the Spanish army should
not wage war against France, but
the faction which desolates it; that
it avows no other conquest than
the repose of France herfelf, in re- :
storing her king called to the throne
by the fundamental Ihws of the state,
whose proflration has plunged the
whole kingdom in sadness and be
reavement.
Ihe chief of tbe disturbers of
the public quiet is no longer at their
head, but his spirit Hill animates
his followers.
King Louis the Eighteenth is on :
his throne, but his virtunes have •
not yet coftipleted the conquest of
minds bewildered by the genius of
evil. All the declarations of the
king my master are, that the troops
which enter the domains of his Ca* i
tholic majesty, must neither ravage
nor destroy the smallest part of
them, but proteCk & preserve them
faithfully as a sacred trust. i
Gonquiere , the—of August , 1815. j
CASTANOS. |
Remarkable circumstance. There
is a woman now living near Mil
ler’s Lane in Mancheftcr, with her
fifth husband ! She is in the 30th
year of her age—and was a widow
not more than nine weeks at a time j
—the last time she became a widow,
it was only seven weeks. She has
had thirteen children —and what is
more remarkable, she was mother
of five children, all born alive and
baptized, before fhe’ was twenty
years of age.
Irish paper.
From the North American Journal.
AN UGLY WIFE OR A GIBET.
The following amusing anecdote
is copied from a MS. flieet of the
Border Antequities of England &
Scotland, which is now in progress
of publication, to which Mr. Wal
ter Scott is a contributor :
In the 17th century, the greater
part of the property lying upon the
river Ettricke belong to Scott of
Harden, who made his principal re
sidence at Olvvood Tower, a bor
der house of strength {fill remain
ing upon that river. William
Scott, (aferwards Sir William) son
of the head of this family, under
took an expedition against the Mur
ray’s, of Elibank, whose property
lay at a few miles distant. . He
found his enemy upon their guard,
was defeated made prisoner in the
ad of driving off the cattle, which
he had colleded for that purpose,
Our hero, Sir Gideon Murray, con
ducted prisoner to the cattle,
where his lady received !>im with
congratulations upon his victory,
and inquiries concerning the fate
to which hfc destined the prisoner.
“The Gallows,” Answered Sir
Gideon, for he is said already to
have acquired the honor of knight
hood, “ to the gallows with the
mardauer.” “ Haut na, Sir Gide
on,” answered the cofluderate ma
tron in her venacular idiom, ‘would
you hahg the winsome young Laird
of Harden when ye have threp ill
t favored daughters to marry
* Right, right,” answered the Ba
ron, who catdhed at the idea, he
“ fliall either marry our daughter,
mickied mouthed Meg, or {trap for
it.” Upon this alternative being
proposed to the prisoner, he upon
the firft view of the case, stoutly
preferred the gibber to “ mickle
mouthed Meg,” for such was the
nick name of the young, lady,
whole real name was Agnes. But
at length when he was literally.led
forth to execution, & saw no other
chance of escape, he retraced his
ungallant refolurion, and preferred
the typical noose of matrimony to
the literal cord of hemp. Sucffi is
the tradition eftabiifhed in both fa
milies, and often jocularly referred
to upon the bordrers. It may be
necessary to add, that mickied
mouthed Meg and her husband
w'erc a very happy and loving pair,
and had a very large family, to
each of whom Sir William Scott
bequeathed good ettates, be Tides
reserving a large one for the tideft,
London paper .
Augusta Prices .Current t
October 20.
Cotton D. 22
Flour a 50
Corn * 621-£
Corn. Meal ; 62 1-2
Bacon j g 3.4
Butter 37 1-3
Lard 15
Sugar -23 to 25
Coffee SO 35
Sait , J 75 20a
Whiskey 75 80
Iron t? g
Cotton Baggrag . 80 85
‘ mm •.
Trustee’s Sale.
Will be sold to the highest bidder
at the residence of John Cain, late
of Wilkes county dec , on Thursday
the 2sd day of November next, all
the estate (real and personal) of
said deceased —
CONSUMING of the tract of
land and premises, two negro mea
and a woman, corn, fodder, horses,
cows, hogs and geese, household
and kitchen furniture, a waggon,
and farming utensils.
The land will be fold on three
annual inftalments j all the other
property twelve months credit
—notes and approved security will
be required on all sums over three
dollars, with interest from the date
if not punctually paid. The terms
to be complied with before the pro
perty is removed.
All persons having any demands
against said estate, are requetted to
exhibit them duly attetted ; and all
persons owing said ettate, are re
quested to make immediate pay
! ment to Wm. M. KAIN,
Ailing trustee for the heirs. / m
October 37, 1815.—43 3t
