- .- . - -.. 4 . ' ' . ''" V - -J - - . , ! J; nth.- a V " i . '!'. - f '' 1 '- f r t . ,;".i-1,...5;,'. 4-" f '' - v ; " - powssirtR igr VV , . , political krm ir;, l - - it of in1pen ' r. ' . X'-most dWnten ,1 , - - , rbm thj eai'li x i i "jprsilm Letter of tht Refmilicon .Committee ' '-: .. 4 te'nclu&cL ' - ". X ' -' v ;5 v.' ft Vvt : V- The , amount ,of exporter in J 1 . ;vJ799twe could not procure a.WS,66'5,523 accoontxf those of 1800) was J V- : -V The expvrUpflSQT amounted to 108,343,558 IJeing i -'JT? " ii ' t': If Wd turn odf f tttliitt td-; ni! ehippiog v ' Interest or bc UjtjSed Stxt thefe-to we c d fKicOTer the efiecs of tbeacpe .JiupeVo'r Xu "; ' Jents And Rttendoii.'v ' vCy In 1500 the whole America on . Tons' '-r , tiage employed in foreign tiadct was 5 682i8?1 ; JLa, 1805 tVmounted iiStf- ?2,398 Increwejiv fir jreW f,-!;?- 30,437 ; Ve cannptpefmitojejfes tcWse this enquiry into the rrterits"bf,tUe.present ftflmU. nistration without, sooie notice ot their all. -V "j " important acquisition t the United State a V the urchase'-of Louisiana. ) For this cten-; ,ive ebantryjj 'indfte fcn.ly outlet to the oceau rom' lkrjiepfopopti3nrof"cuc. terrUoryrwe; " .paid fiaeenj-millions Wf dollars ( g 3,TJ0,XJ ' i In payment already ade oupifn-efti ;i,wenoE iWmalt4etai 'description fijey ;i tad against. Ftiflce, and SH,a50,OOO in a ri ptpcJs created, rttimWrsable'ia'fouf. install ; juenis (n the year J 8 V8; 18 L9,,lA2a: 182 1 i ;-km aiponnt jiick .twsaleTof Uflands aud 1"; colIecMttns.'ot duties . at ew?Orleans, alone. , J trill ijfiore. thna re.imburse before, (be" arrival " t ' etthe pencus; pi payments,-t was pornput- ed bV the' 'secretary 6f he treasury in .'1803. that the Importations at that time into New . sjrieans cnareea win uuues as i,n ine,pmi fcf the tJniieP Wold pVoducejq.OQQ woiurs j ana tne wen Known immense' in- J' ""crease of tKt "trade yf that" piaceSmcejf will justify theTuppbsition of the duties lpw ? r ' ' she almuit diiibW ' This acquisition, whe " r -7-.''S; thef cftnereifwRK reference to a consoli i - - ' ' ,v, dation of th"il;iblc affections of the western . t. i ; ,j. ;,. tate: to , the jt'vernmnt, ,na 4be consty I'-.v 13 ' I i i ouent ensa'rVnce of pennaneucy to the union t v' ' v4 T. (vi ? r "viewed in! Its: appreciating cfTccts 'Sri tha puoiic lanas in innio siuics anu leirnonesi i , v ' It i'nprVsses'.'bu the mind the bighefi adrpi- ' , ' ratioit of those talents ihat.;su(:geteq and ' .J-. iltb-tfie fururepeaceuiiu prosperity 'ol the Uni- .-..vied Sttf.v.- l' ; ';. ; .: ,i , " These sir .are seme pf the mnst.promiivsnt , ',."'' , ' rneasures of the present acltu.msjruhoa ; jve , ' eubmit'with conSience to "your jtttrgemenli . '"v. si ' ' deel slort t n thei r m eri l s,, ,;;.t 2.-x',v" XJ'. " ',.'"'l-:.la conoladnroel;ratiQn on . the ad ;':', xninlstrationofiheKov-rnmentndetthe pre - i.dency of Mi. Jefferson, a fewrttnarks may be induffjed relati ve to himself-rcaol andtem-, . w 1' Derate 45' hi eonijucf with aornprehnsiv. ttiscrisnhtatWe and an; h'jjhly cultivated mind j I jwwssirtR igrenteatenf ana "prccissior bfl Xtinwieuze I an unconqutmie pi i lpennen,cfl evr inuvicncea Dy me wrested M araent f,patnotiHm, ai'liesf dawn of the revolution of ..V, r ' ; the' most ahlejadvdcae of her rig'hts and lU -i. 4 " ertlesr - J Ie h is indeed ioce bis ascendency ,JiiA puliticaf opponents i but conscious of the fectitnrte of bis own vie ws, uo'mpeded by such obstacles, he continued to puriuc witn undevi tlaic perseverauce the great interests of his 6urr i he rioed as a rock of Immovable ' t ability against which the waveaspent their fury in ili. He wiH'remember tdatbblo juy Is a oacessiry ingredient Inthe comro i- . tto ef all true jtlory i and that it was not only in, the Roman customs but In the nature of thliie;s that ealo rnny and abuse are essential parts f triumph," hU eminent and substan tial services to his country, will however live in the grateful snemorfif posterity hen,atl the sensrles jargon, vulfrar abuse, and viru lent persrvnal invectivts of party Eealots, are . aunk with their authors, iuto out cosumon svblivino L : , : v ,; " , ' " ' . . Although the rep'illicans having Implicit ednfidence In the nnifrm support of repub lican prinripL-s and tried patriotism of the ve nerable pati b, HiHwrel As.He, Senr, Kq. did ' not nomiaate bin) as elector under pkdte : to vote for sny particular personf f yetas'wa - .think il nt'nt prnbable. should no unf jrr.ren ..events occer that he will vote fir Mcldi aon as President f and as it way reasonably . be pvewimed, that as an efficient membci of ' Mr. Jcffcrsoo council he has participated in the formation of the plans a well as in the execution tof the measure of the present ad- inini.t ration,' and that therefore should he be elected he will pursue a Tine of conduct ' guided by similar principle I wedeemedlt , proper thus to have isVlr a general vie of ' their nsiare tendency and eDect. s . The Dtt,.bilitr that Covenor Ashe If elected will Tote for Mr. Mdison also ren ' dtr it trroper that some notice should be taken of pamrh:t written bf a gentleman - of distinguished talents ana lately prunes for distribirtioo In tU u"itrictj ourobsrva -' tions upon It shall be confined lo two points i ' one on the subct of certain two .millions of dollar and a declsralion said to bsve been . made by Mr., Madison that Trance wants tnor.ey and we must give it htr," and the thee on the Comparative iilificat!on .of Mr-MadiMKiand Mr. Vinckni-y furdiscbarg. -,. ing the duties of ibe olUca ef President of . the Uaitrd Statyv . . Mad thi story about the two millions con tloutd lo be biodisd about tefor the public ....Mllfwll Hill HUM IhllUl.lllllll Ihtt - ssf aoonymou or hireling writers, any attcn- lien teu vovJd Uri bea dscmti uanet " s siry ; but ushered oul of the press tinder the sanction of a .tiame , trulj; respectable r r ht of the Writer, to which we allude, U be tomes worthy of sbiiie, attention..'", DWested fcf ail. the; rhetorical parapherV'V in whicli It baa been successfully enTeloped.the whole' "transaction may thus be simply nd familiarly ton,' should possess a piece of land wholJjf(yr. roiinrl'Al htKe nkntationof B in the counirv : B disfikuvRr'asmis'ighbont the persona wnTclr'Ai puts brf'hiiap'd, and. though hjs jplantation wliliine- to make iCmore comnact and clear of had neighbors,' he defermlnes', if practicable to mk4 ar purth'ise of A'i'land.'C'his peigV rolisiVtis'hlm'to call on 'A "and endeavor lo euecf4h4 riurchase for" hlhi'i 'he "directs U to five ai hlgh , ai1000DblIars, and if he su&;' ceedi "he 'I; to ?ase 500 ; dblfdrs' of money .pluced..in Utf hHnds of t) in town to mce the payfljent of a w in , the. uank payable SOnieVimtj vhereafCer'iind. tq draw on him at . ii.- ri-.r.iL . VvY L.v i.-k . 'j Vend the nKtJloii vith C, anTIf the money tn.yie nanBs o,j,u,iau;a cetnps appro priated, he ha'sitl(cient linje to replace it to meei cue paymen.D nisnoie ; - - .;. SapposelfurbCit thrt "in;; thi Course of should boie?Ve that : now js ti? MiVe to'makV' itJ t haf is,'as Titii determined if practicable. to bargain for this Tan?,' I have now the best i opportunity tha.t niy 'eer 6(16,' and I must raise'tbe'mohe'y; yBu'l 'C on callhig on Altt A ip fti oh thjf ' subject, buud that i bysoroe 'll uiner jnjeaus was rnovcu iruni nn reiMin ; want of funds; therefore A'Vefused to eell:1 So the UniteS State appropriated tiro mil ', lions oi uouara tor inv purcnasc m me 1'iori di "they; had at the time 'in the hands of their agentsin HoHandooe millionvfor the. purpose ot meeung payment oi instalment of our debt due u,t a future period f heing doubtful whether tha burchase couIdi)eef fected or not, it vm considered im'politic lit! i send the two millions of d(Jlrs at a cbhsiiierv able charge of insurance arross the Atlantic and as the one million could in 'due tuhjj.be It was tliereforedetermined that, in cVte'thi .iltOUld be made on our Treasury for one iil R lionrivW tnaniie" othe'r miploit inrloai mijlitjAlese of purchase Ibe lho ap,.',,. 4 AltlhisaDDears very plain'tn the report of I the Secrvtary of the tiea&ur'vi; of pecemher, 1806, Thv Florida were not, piifchaetlt and as appears by the letje'r of secretary Wthe treasury of tfifc United. State's- notpne cent oflhis iwo milliops of Joil,a'r has'beert used and the register's letter further shew! iAi ti now ttmainipfjhtsirtuttn. find thqt hot im etui c il wa cier drvn trureron,- Equally- ill-grounded, we are persuaded, Is the instuuatiun,' that Mr. Madison should in any conversation with Mr.Kandolph, or any other f;root iritend'to be understood as con veying the sentiment, that we "must give J France tfontjy to bully Spain nbjjo in suit iis." The general conversation,' St we understand,' in which it is very possible thai' somt'fiifH expressions as those attributed to MrVMadrton, may have' been tied, was on the subject of the purchase of the Fluridas front Spain.. Well knowing that France un limited! coniuuled the Spanish purse, an observation may . possibly have been made to this effect t Uiat s lhe,obtainment j.f the Floridas Was of importance to this coantry, and as France wa now much pressed for money, an opportunity so favorable to make the purchase, .might not - herealter Occur ( that therefore we must avail ourselves- of this 2purtun season and give It that is, to baigam and pay Tor the Florida. ThaUbis provident scheme did not succeed, Is in our 'view a matter of serious regret t and the more especially under the possibility', that a Bonaparte may become seated on the Span ish throne, and possessed of this territory. A mutilated representation of ekpreaslons used in the loose conversations of any man in hit familiar Intercourse with his friends, severed from the subject to which lley relate, how.' ever oroner in themselves, may by uch. mutilation, distortion and fahe colouring, be perverted to eotvey'vefy Improper mesn Ir irst So that evee by like, pet versions, art atheist mit-hl prove'fiom the scriptures, that thtrt it to Gad, because it is there written, that "the foot hath aid In bis heart that there Ii na Uod." This letter having already" far exceed ed the lirniti originally . iRigoed it, we fhall now clofe it with a few remarks on the comparative pretrnfiom of Mr. Pinck. ney and Mr. Madifen in point of qualii cuion, to fill the prcfidency rf the uniom Hot only to the people of thit didrifi, bat lo .bofe of the whole Unite I tites, the talenll nd etber qiallficatlocs of thefc two grn'lem'en, we fliould have prtfumed fo horloin,' as to Tender aU obferf ationl on the lubhcl unneceffary Dm', Cr,eu fcioui of the magic force of the eloquence of the vil;cf of ikat pamphlet to which we have already alluded lis power to In weft Indatrliflgfplcndor, everf objecl he wilhet to cle'vsie ( and equally al pleafure to envelope In fliadei of darkntfs and cb fcuritf , f'ich objecii however refplendaot J" V .. ISlC in themfeivas, a 1m wilhes lo t preii us fsfcinatlog tTai In gllng to ireumentl, la rcaliiy weak.and trifling, I ficiliions , . T a tf ' cihi lrrpito;e laiioaucea in opt hpyCmftn's'-''he. bargatB"wll hej-j c6ficluded,Ir"M'Oul(I not be worth while to i .conversation . with some of his 'neighbours, (iwaVe that 'Xr Fvho, h4, tAie ftommsnd .of A'S DurieVwas much' Dressed far money, he nlon of the propriety cf making a few ob- fervations on Inch part.ot 'his-aadieu at treat upon th refpvjftire qualifications of thefe two candidates. V Far from vyiftiirg to oNAract frbin the menrs afcribed to Mr. Ptncktrev. we readily admit, as we believe. that heeUliy pofleffes all the' eflehtlal cjua.. .TI.aA -.fc ' -i- A. man m H.l.ii1lli iiiia vi . f ,wvi hi . m cintentbui'let lr not" from-thi adaiif-! LUp'o be prefumediaC. in all ihcfe V dq' tbfoipfjder Mr'Tadifoti bis equal, and : rn 'point of taeit iiifinitelj his fupcrjioiv r There Is nrr man whofe : private life s U". t moW. pore, ; more, free fiotu the ilains. of. ant f ice, more unluHiecl iby any ,men nfs,:ihan tint of;: James Midifoa'c, Wa difcover tatt rrthini'.X)J hypqcnly, complcxional defpotifnv or yantvjpi fee!--int - tor the t?Wtc f res of rri a ftk i nd. : ' r;. "Has h'iV -inflexible jntegrhy; and his tie , votiprf to his, tountty ever been doubtedf, Y8 he alfb tv6t one of that band of wor tfiics "who fbrfbed "the co'nftilutfonf t Has At ever la any tone foutid', awarneVW.! more aoie aavocaig auu ugpmricr in n james'Mifcn f i Haslhertfy and faithfully 'with! honor to himffi; nnd ad-; vantage toJppts.popniry.uucjnaraHno..qu tles of every ftation to which, it has cal led him v.'2. ?i;&.ixy?!$. zz. r He; is indeed admitted by He wilier t ."tire pamphlet to Ve learned with afftlnd nitufallvacute.' of miW .tcmperJ'pleafJn deno'ttrrienfami BerfonallnteErijf. '6ur It is objccled to httrt forfobtfithal;heJs Jje ficlent in "firmnVfl of " i.erves i in. (Irons gooo natural leine, inai. no iij n.c jic cuainted wiih" jlhe theoties . ofpalmcal projectorsiDan , ' -,e woui(i .n.WHiiou' eaircwe ieiuc tancc Qjiditon. this, gentleman s caitdwcr ; but he v it not.;exhibi'ed one folitary i fait' in fuppbrt of hu aHegationsifckf '-Hieing f if wed the efficient agency of mti rvjauiion in iuc iprmauoti Qirne con , itiiiiffot)- M$" lltoh'g arid rdanfy lefittance "to plans1 ofoveirameh't bf more mohsrehi.' carfe'aTurts--tKe exeriioribf il exa'ted Jajcnta', anq ' influence In rjrocutjng. its idoiVi'iort 1)v"'Vife;fniabavinc rriaturetv furVeycd the whole Q)Uife. pf.'bis conduct . a iecret.r or, , -in pis oiipaicr.es to T)ur .ruiotllcrr tn ij.nglan4r eraoracing the VarjoMi ttjalttr-s in.tlilcuiupn between the two povetnmeau, his correfpbtidcnce with M' Kitfe; linlreply toMrLiuine on the ful Kct ofthe orders ln'count?! we hsve been unable to"difcoer bne fiogle circumflanceihatvwould juftify ihea)Fedged cnarges oi intumcteney j on me contrary we rjnd him on all.occslions in a tone ot warm and ardent patriotifm, difpiavinghe'tit. mod -flrmnefv great depth of knnwcdffe In the rights, enq acquaintance with the true ana solid interests-: ot his country, .upon the. whole, b is Surpassed, we believe, by no.inau living, however endowed by nature. os accomplished by atudyf in toe necessary qualifications for executing the high ind ar duous duties of President of the U. Slates' . The crisis is awfully important j it it preg. Ant with event of the utmost consequtoce to our future nstional weiisre k. prospenty it well behoves every man who highly estU. mates, and wishes to transmit to his poste rity the ttessings of. a free govrrnment ad ministered on pure republican priuuples. to step forward on the present occasion, and ss far at least as hi bwrf iBiluence'cktchds, to contribute -toward lhe eniurar.ee of tbeir, lecurity and permanency. . ,". .? ' Wc remain with gnat respect, ' , ' ' . '; ."- Yours, ice ", ; : , : . : A. F. M ACN El I A, ' . THOMAS F. DAVIS, ' ' AVILLIAM GILES,'-?;" '-'.1 IIINTOK JAMES,' w .. , C. DUDLEY, Jun'r " ,' Cminitttt hhpointti ot a numerous metting J . cf tht Republican of Wilmington -nd . ' tit tieiniit in February last to torret' '., .:. pond on tht tubjett cf Election of I ' JUeclor JJT tmi uiiiruf, -!- LETTER. Froy tk Sec rttary of tht Trtasurj TacsUBt DaraTMiT, Sep. 14. Sia-I had thd honor to receive your leU ter of the 33d Aug. requesting to know whe ther any part of the two millions bf dollars, appropriated by the act otihe 1 8th February, 'UOo for defrsylnir ;ny extraordinary ex. peuses, attending the intercourse wtiuloreign. nations, had been' drawn front the treasury and, if thus drawn, to what purpotethe rnonsy had been applied I ' . Onicial documentsi already publishtj by order of Congress, sumclently shew. that not a single eni ot Ibis money has ever been expended. Tbe appropriation was made in order tn enable tbe President to acquire. Florida by treaty Messrs. Armstrong ana Howdoin, who were entrusted with tbe nego eistion, were accordingly authorised, if they should succeed In making the' purchase, to draw, for one million of dollars on the bankers of the U. States at Am.terdam, and for one million on the treaaury as was staled lo Goncres In lhe annual report on Finance of December, UOo. The nerwUthin did. notsuccefilTttrtoaiiasftoi Ottn purcoa 4MTkae Rtntleraen Mvcr drew for any; part of the money ( and tbe funds placed la the hands of the bankers at Amsterdam, psrt of wbt.h wouU hije be to f pplicd U IS the'rjurchase, if it ha4 taken place, have, Ac cording- to their eriginaVtination. htert Weir applied .to the, frmv&ri theDuich debt;as appears bVJbe appyal report ot ibe.; commissioners ot te siniun t.una.01 febijoa.- Th eridedce bf'TOOse facWheing'caUar ';;- -A mnnaixttAiuiiii.'.oiis dficwmem F"nti ' : c. v . - .-- . - ' . general-e"euktio6, l enclose . .certlncata, , -f fonv the Jtegister of -the -Treasnryj ' Wmcti ; ' will remove any doubt on that ubiect;-;i Kf- 4 1 hate lhe honor to be; Uvv.'l-Yl X .': ., ., iVVitb-eonsideration, oirr.'i'-i "J ;. ,. (:, , - , iuur.uucuicii .cirnui. 11,11 'z::tj.kzz,-, albert .c AixATiht.. ' i" State of . NetU'Torki Mbany. ?y-$ ' . CTIFICATEJOF-TIiE. REGISTER I. "I V fgWfr vjKt, Sin ftp, .Qvo..i.. ;. cwVify, tbat.BO part of ;te sum pf.Two; ; ; millions of dajWra, appropi;tatea,by iaiucii, erj ' tiiledan act mak'inpro ing any -extraordinary R expeoce anCTRtng. t ,-, i j''"a -eJ!-. the' jmerepurie- Vetwyen, the ttajteai fnrin naiiuns." hassed the 1 Stiff ebr.Uar ana.- . IS06, s, haspsen arasyriirom s;ne . t reasucy or, -x r U.taief and that .the whplelappVbf remains fultand'etitii'e (p'the said un:--i thej tiotv remains of Twd Millions! i oi uonars, ana win oe pas- - iery lldbki to .the 'creifit 'of Ci- aed ihihe'lt'e'aarr the urpllunatirthe.3lsi Oecemnerfiext.' v W V;? purbuntr.to the- jeih'aectiori bf theScfpas- J V sedlon Sh ;8Marcnrir95, provide cV'i-Xj.-oart thereof whalt hereaflei be: draWn iffOniC 'I ''.'it the Treasury feifore the end'of tbe preeBi!i:-rv,5M,. 'aryytaWTarrT-':, ,,, ,,u'm ... "'' ' 1. , vj - ; J .fniirl. iwciimikI h, Alt. KAlMlt - 4 y, .. Muteirtow irr possession of Mf jpoote. ;( - Tht convehien A-ick Store & Wert- 1 'Maiket Strcef. 'if-s-fv r 1---',T-v, ' ', : W r iftf jmithjng ij Subtcriptioa :-. A WBAHSI.ATtOir OF' ' ." ',vf' la lojltih bt.hvnf.i tn Epic tokm wrlttea eit.' ,i ; JtMlly in thi Gtrraia Laafie, by , v -' ' r Ma: KLOTOCK, - ' So justly celebrated by -theLiterati.of Europe, , ; . as the . Mdtdn'-of Germany " who ii considered as having completed what that " t ;r 4 favorite Son bf the JariOah aause had left ' V'dnfinished.f ,ri- ' ' , - . j . " pThia-work will h puUIaUad in numbers f-JL each Of-which shall comprize one book: to ? , , be delivered lo subscribers every two months. ! It at ill be printed sn-octavo, on good demy; paprr, enq witn a. nauUsome type, tewed..'.' . , The rice to those who choose topatronixo the works will be fifty cents ibr each number, , payable In advance. . . ; '-' , i -i' Wtett ihs-'Iasfboolt Is cbropteTed; tuo ; Rimes o( the. subscriber will b added. ' ", To non-subcribeca; the price will be sixtyt - ' " two and a half cerMC'l ' . , ' ' -.. ' V Jt -shall be" put to-press as soonas'eight hundred subsbribers offer. y . 1 . The translator flatters himself that a work 1 which cannot pbsibly wound the fetlinga of an political party or.rtl'gious s8ci and whose chief iandency Is to promote the gtanct came of Christlubity . will meet the favora- i. ile smiles of all those who are desirous tot . promote the real interests of religion 'and vrituet It will posses one merit at least, Iq the eyes of some; being the production cj a tutlva AiaerUao, and citiien of the Uoitec) : States. ' n -! :- -' ' r." r-r-r' ? S. HALLINC, A M." i : ... Rector ef St. Jamtt'i Ciarthp - . '. - wysjiai,'V.C ; Oct.13, 1S08. 'i t' V"1 .lv'-'" T ICT Subictijiui reteitei ii thit Cfflct. u" -;ForTsale Rcdivti(lf the htg ftrginiufrm CbarltU " ' - -tintt. r 3S hhJi. MoUOet . ; , . , j do. prime Sugar . ; ' . . lo bigs Green Coffee ' - . v HANSON keliy;: .AogufJ a. ': For Snlc, , : OH botd the fchooacr Eleaner, Th William, mailer, , , ' ao bls. N. E. Rap-K t6do tiaio Oil, ; . io boxes brown Soap, , n. ( 15 qtli. prime table I iflij ' 1- 10 do. black Pceperjf, : v; . 4 bbii. Giti; v A few Potatoes and Dealt, for part!cu lata apply to the cruder on board or id ..; , . HANSUN KELLY Oilober tt. . . ' lyiLiitXGtON, i.e. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED RT CnriltLtlAM$. IIASELL Atthrtt DoUart a firr, peyaUt In etJtont '. feur Dolljri inotfiJMthintht ... rtt tin monlhu j , , ' ' fait paper i fCtUS ' - ' '' j. ' ' ' ; . . ;' - " : . . v- . -. 1 JL-t-;!i. i i 4 I I

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