-i
1?.
5ei Ve congratulate bur readers, and
C4 the friend of Peace, upon the re
el i "oDenine of New-Orleans, by order of
hi-Majesty This measure proves '
the wisdom-of the President's, pacific
conduct, and demonstrates the absur
dity of the federal' elan, whose object
was to Involve ui in the horrors of
Ok hearing tint "the Port of Xew
Orleanswas re-opened, by order of
: the King; of Spair. - . ,"'
T? warwantine "Feds, - ; .
Jhng the V chop-fallen fiends,
Wtth snam;' that their scliemesyart
defeated ;
l nai inej ve usi au meir tons v
7o involve us''inbroilSi '
ajy , And we're in our rights reinstate i
U:it Demo's reioict
, With glad heart and toud voice,
That peace is preserv'd to narration i
Thai our citizens still, , .
Pursue what trade they will, V
That's hontst, withrut molestation.-
JSIay the Pilot, wh this trip,
:SHas so well steer' d bur ship, '
vj rwift tfvi Kiu vnjMii ,
of strife
Arecompence.prQve-
-i his cmmlrvmen's love, ,
-"And mqyrhcaven long spare them fit's
. 'life , '; -True American. .
Trom the Salem Register. .
. - Republicans'- itlent ion . .
Vou irt requested -as you love ' the
acred rights of man, as you love the
. "Constitution as you love thfe tbusti
'tuted authorities of your .country, to
"give. your attendance at the ensuing
elections, to choose men worthy and
true ascandiddtes to represent: you m
the House of-Representative's of the
lnited states. Jlnd in 'the Legislature
iof this state. fte sttady to those prin
ciples fo'rwhich your fathers, bled.
' -pe just to yourselvesbe faithful to t
7our posterity, When delusto'n as-j
pumes a thousand shapes, to scatter,
taalarm, or to threaten, it is high time i
11 real patriots should rally round the I
standard of common sense
TLLow.CiTizEtfs, : ,
"The liberties you enioy., were p'ur
Vhaed by .the richest blood' of .your
xountry. They aYe the. security of
. your persons, your properties and your
. families from oppresbion. ' How. can j
they be perpetuated in- their pure and !
Ugitimate operation f Surely by a cow
slant vigilance, a zealous jealousy,
and an, inflexible supporVof the right
. of election. This is the mainspring j
the very lite of our Constitution It
is the prime artery whose pulsations
terivey vigor and health, of corruption
and disease' thro' the body politic
The approaches of tyranny arc silent
' and insidious.- It iseldon avows its
purpose but when secure of it prey.
It soothes by pretended attachment,
and folds its victim to its bosom only
hiore deadly to inflict its wound. It
, weedles, pursuades or threatens, as
uits'the present moment. Uy turn
it elevates the people to a momentary
importance as freemen, and degrades
them to the mere " sweepings of ves
sels holds." Its attacks are always co
rr, - ii borrows now tne severity ol
monkery, and now alarms in the en
tbusiasm of piety. It is a Christian
among the populace, and an infidel t
rourU Bcwarotlien of its slratageml,
for it comes iff sheep's clothing.
, Arc the instiititions-of your venera
ble ancestors worthy of nreservation ?
Are the principles secured by yoUr
present constitution worthy of libefty ?
Are.the substitution of economy and
equal rights prtfcrahle to taxation?puh-
lie debts and prodigal expenditure?
Surely If they arc, you cannot refuse
to lend a cheerful, a constant aid in
their support. II istoTy has cbntinu
aHy admonished you, k your fcwn ex
perience must confirm" the truth, that
no people can ever be free, virtuous
or happy, but by a ipirited support of
the great' principle or liberty, the right
j f reprcsehtjtion. If this We neglect
i. td, disorders and viccli wilf corrode
the vitals of government, and reduce
tlte people to mere slavish dependance
upon the gmt (he powerful, and the
wealthy That rational equslily, sr.
cfiredbythe right of sufTrage, is the
only cctnplete and ikfdar y check to
tisuq ation, and royalty Enervate it,
andymi will soon have your President
ISr life, your Senate for life, your n6-
, bility,-ami your iing..
How lmve other natiuriV lost tfctlr
H'rtics? Ily ykldinj to the.dewgni'
nf uptinciplcd men, who by cunmng
tfid artifice liaVe led them'to the preci-
. . pice, k trm S5cil,lhf m from dcntt-uc
tirtn by ful ling themia the krm of de
J'ltism. Why is the danger if rel'irn
, cUmofd thro' the country ? Surtly mi
hrtauw it U on tl decline rtot je.
tauw tltcre it a deficiency ( piety or
virtue. No the real rtavit if, thit
under pretences of extraordinary de
V)'joii'n4 hyrif.Ucal iral, parly
hopettt gi4 iucce to schemes taught
with, mischief to the WW This is
I not the first time, when ambition has
clothed herself in the robes of religion
to oppress the innocent and betray the
unwary. . . v
J;ellow CitizensDo you love the
rights of mankind '?; Do you venerate
your admirable constitution ?TJo you
reverence the cause-of religion,, sup
ported by the people', apduncontrolled
y test acts? Do you hate a church
csublishmentwhich shall render the
clergy independent of 'fiie people?
Do you ibster the generous virtues of
pit riot ism and benevolence ? Do you !
sh a republican administration,
supported by inteefifv; economy and j
'public. .justice? Do you wish to
secure to your children the -glorious
inheritance of freedom ? In one word,
do-you wish ; to 'see 'peace, order,
virtue, and republican principles
flourish ? Then- act openly and de
cidedly. Choose from among..; you
men of honor and integrity, who have
lived in the extfeiss of republicanism,
and hate braved the storm in time
which hare Iricd men's souls. Tho'
oppression hai stalked abroad and
endeavored to talce fram your 'fcouths
the food of labor, and deprive VdU of
'your voluntary votes, vet be firfrw That i
vauic. WUItU 13 SUppurTCCl Cy SUCH
( means cannot but be inherently vicious
i m . . ...... - .
lruinseefcstrc light, and patriotism
uses no mean's of persuasiontyitknow
4ege. The tiriS will come when your
exertion's will nor be in vain. The
spirit of republicanism has gone folate,
and will, underthe auspicesof heaven,
finally triumph. Unite hen wJlh one.
voice and bnQ hand in the cause of the
constitution. That, nation is worthy
of liberty which dares to protect it.
The matchwonr W TRUTH, the
countersign .. : 'UNIOf.
rt't-'LOT citizens, . ,
rnc' sword ol, WaShinartnn was
drawn to defend Ins country ' 'from,
the' tyranny of Great-Britain, and his
spirit, it is to be hopctl, still rema'fls
with the Republicans, to defend them
againstts tyranny ofmock federalism.
It is among the presumptuous, per
secutinfjj federal sect, yo are Teally
to look Tor infidels in 'religion, in
fidels f4 the constitution, ami hy
pocrites to their God. What are the
religious pretentions of, the disci (Tlca
of this sect, but the frozen trumpery
of deceit, that melts and runs off when
they cah deceive .the unwary, or
beguile the ignorant)AVhat respect
for our constitution, buta lure with
which they would drawyon into their
plans for the destruction of it ? l'rr fe'
detalists then o avow a regard for the
constitution, is 'as ridiciilous' as it is
deceitful, as they have 6rstcmatited
plans for the otcrthrow of bar govern
ment, which exists only by that' con
stitution. Shall the opinions of the
raajoity of the freenlen of this land
. . .
rule it, or the opinion of an ansto-
cratk Sect? If we decide for the
first, we shall respect our present
shall respect our present
constitution and happy'
nt, arfu reipert, nut selves
rity-Mf fr the latter, r?e .
glorious
government
and boslerit
must prostrate the dignity of freemen
of cligion, of virtue, of the constitUJ
tion and government, and federalism,
bloodshed and devastation await us.
Rouse . then,. RenuWkans. and
tfhile the Tedcralistk desecrate .the
illustrious name rf WathinRton , ty a
delusive aftd impious fe of it, let the
genuine principles of his political
character govern you. You will then,
iikg Tinuous rtruiuiicans, respect the
characters and fiapineis of each olhe,
injani i iiappmcss - oi ire
whole people of the union. You will
then consider political sects under any
appeJT.tion, whether HaiflltonWns,
Adrfmtite,or mock redcmlikts, as e
q(5al!ypcmicious to y6ur safety,' !c des
pise their leaders, though' they should
think themselves demi-Gods. Among
these you are to !ook for Monarchic i,
aristocrats, i ones here for frauCu
Ichtitekers of offices, virulent dema.
gogucs, intriguers, calumniators, and,' T0, lht American Fxlitioo) Aristo
reviJcrsofybu constitution and gov- c Jf ways' prognosticrtft a rigorous
emment. Wl.te these, 'under the government which is, necessary for its
specious- name nf federalists, invite opixrt" and he further tirs of the
jwu in mrci w.m. mem, to Impjst
a.-ti.t. . i ih ba. . .i . m
-v. juh, b wonny oi your
Tiffrngcs remember thai the ro-
vammcnt which ronslitutes
me people is a republican one, that it
is me eiiince oiy our real independener,
the aupnbi of your tranm.ifii t
lioihe, your. Peace abrond. 6T vmr
. . ' . -----I- "
sfcty, f your prosperiiy ivof that
ery l.bertf which )ou to highly
pnter And while yoiT remember
i... it.... ... .' .. .... .
Uiat these are thcMntlmcnH of Wash-
mgton, you will- remember also, to
give none your iiSffragts, but illicit
and worthy republicans. 1
MOUNT VI'RNON.
CHARTER
for the .
WcflJniJicv
Oor.J ve
els from tin tn.
30 ions. Apply to ,
v , FRANCIS rCNTAIKC. I
nilmingto, Apt A 1 4. -
M
- .
r Non de Domino, scd de Parent e logui-
tnur' InteUittemui erro bona nostra.
dignosque nos illius ttsu prpbemui j at que
j identidem cogitentus, si majus principibus
j prestemus obsequium. qui. scrvituteivi
j km, quam qui libehate Utantur. .. Plin.
. Watgmtbe'4iiMgotd tmtsteri but a
parents . Let us therefore understand our
own good, gnd approve ourselves worthy
of hint i let us consider, which have the
6'si claim to out obediec,fhosc. Rulers
who. delight in slavery, or those who ihke
pleasure in the liberty of their fellow-citi-
Zens, .-, v. ; , , ; -
We have tVe happiness at this time
to see a Ruler over us,- who has
too much eoodness to wish for ihwe
power than willaWejiiti-o-projL'
mote the welfare of his fullow-cUir
zens. Since his induction into
office he has ever regarded our civil
liberties as the naturi'.l riihts of man
kind. He has, as yet, pursuefi those
measures which appear just and earn
table, and . that will J secure .to the
blessings wliich ought to be dear c va
luable. to a free 'people, x He has abo
lished several laws and taxes which
originated. under the preceding admi
nistration, ajjd which were highly de
trimental t'o'ir liberties.
"Yet noUvlthstanding his utmost en
deavors to promotVour welfare ' and
haopiness, with what Vrrulence hfis he
been attacked by a set of men who call
themselves federalists, in conjunc
tion yith those who were under
the appellation.' of Tories, during- the il
ilevolutionary war : for that they are
unTtjd ca'nnot be dented,; and tho I
will "not asserUhat evei-y fetleralist is
a to'ry, I can with the greatest propri
ety say that- every Tory has now be
come n Federalist. From what motive
this monstrous coalition originated, I
knov not," unless' from' similarity of
sentiments but nothing Can b6 more j
contemptible and insignificant than a
set of people insiigateuagainsT a ruler
Vho,w supported by the two branches
of the legislature. Theyniay give him
some uneasiness, but will. never be able
to overturn a government vhich has so
wise a ruler oyer it and who is zealous
ly assisted by the great council of the
nation.. They would do well to consi
der that & man deservedly cuts him
self off from he affections as' wtll as
the jSrivUedges of that' commun.it jr
which he. endeavors to subverU TFie
Unity heretofore shewn to the 'Tories,
has not yet taught them gratitude. .
There is no greater sigfr of a hid
cause, than when, the parons of it are
reduced t the necessity of making use
of the most wicked artifices to. support
it Of this kind arc the falshoods and
ti-.lunmies which are invented and
! spread ahoad by the enct'ics of our
worthy President. His most praisewor
thy deeds arc by these seditious people
t depreciated into vices, and the most
' trifling actions converted into crimes :
"lumg actions converted into crimes :
Mut the greatest handle ! has been made
' of his sending for Mr, Pahie; lhatjias
IarnieJh;ir religious fears. -I much
"doubt whether they arc not more appre;
hensijreof his political tenets than his
t religious ones, as they ore known potto
! quadrate exactly with those eithe? of j
1 l ederalists or Tories, if they are two
distinct people. It is s'urprisine that
men .who arc the invchVors- and pub
lisherof'po rtuch slander, calumny. 8c
malice, cart affrrt wgreata concern for
religion. That it is the ihtentioti of
these prople to subvert our present
0 hapyformof government is beyond
contradiction. The Tories have ever
been Inimical to it, and sighed for Mo
narch?. The Fcdjrallsy themsclvei
cohTess that theyafm at Aristocracy. I
think the Tories have rnade the best
choice, as of all governmentsin?tltuted
aniong "mankind an aristocrutlcal one
(s the most arbitrary. ,
The Abbe Millot id his Klements of
genrral history speaking of an Arhto-
I critical Government, safs, fnare 119
' K"ernment ot Vcbice, " that evn the
I ft. f A . t tpr . i . . . t
Doge himcclf is su!iccttd to the c
M crel procedures and arbitrary judg
M men's of three state Inquisitors i
' Mijistrjtet, private person, na
' tives,foreiKiirrs,cvery person on whom
luspic on tails, is exposed tJ.the loss
Mof hit Iif?. iitit iL !- f.,.
" wahty of justice" Where Ui tnonar-
j ehy in wifJch a despotism to tyranckal
prevails f v . ...
ii .. . . . . . .
Husiness rtatrin? lately called me to
Wilmington, I wu much surprWcd to
ee many whose immediate rrede-
j cessora were opposed 16 the glorious
revolution;. many ho wrt ctually
in nns sgainit us, preferred to oti
f of honor and profit, but what astonish-.
d me still fnort.th'U they, are tena.:
I ctous of bcin leading men among j
I fMr. Psine reprobates the Intro-'
ctictioti ofArittocraVy' or monarchy, I
urvjer whatever modifications, Into any
form of Government, as a Hatrrant u-
turpiUion and invasion of the Onalena
ble rhta tT man,
'r For the WttstiwsTOw GAZZTti.
.
u , ind affect a tuperioruf. Atnu
ihg effrontery ! that atory should be
ungrateful is not wonderful They
might at least behave with desency, or
be compelled to do so.
'' I shaH siy a few words respecting the
approaching election fora. Representa
tives in congress; since congratulations
are so mtieh in fashion that Mr. H 11,
was publicly congratulated on his return
frdm Congrrss, I hope he will give me
leave to pay him the same compliment
on his resignation. 1 think it is the wisest
part he has acted ih Ks whole politi
cal dratfca. Many of his own faction will
n.otbe sbrry for it. Asafepubltcan it will
rormuch affect me, fori ever consider
ed him of very little importanceln a po
litidal line, nor willhis parliamentary o-'
rationsDe ever itad with much eclat by
postefttyrbfime him for presuming
io recommend, or ai least ioraitemp
ing toforcc a repfesentative.upon us,
-A candidate now-offers whom we,
know to be republican, and whOSe
long & faithful services merit our suff
rages; let us use every honest exertion
to pr6mqter!is election for be assur
ti that faflaci6s and calumnies will be
e-nployedJby the Feralists and Tories
to prevent it. A Voter of New- ffancvsr.
An a.-t for regulating Ordinarfes and Re-,',
.tatters of Spirituous Liquors by the
small measures, and for appointing a
Standard-keeper in the "towns of New-
hern and IVilmingiohi 'and to erect a I
pyemic ocnopi in me county of jew
. Jhnover. . ' ''"
CHAP:XLIV . -
.YHEREAS many abuseVand irreV
gnjfarities haVe been, found t prevail
in kthe towns of Newbefn !c Vilming
l6n,in con sequence of improper per
sons being permitted to keep ordinaries
and to retail spirituous liquors by the
small measure, to remove the cause
of such abuses and irregularities in fu
ture ;
JHe-it enacted by tHe General Assembly
fthe State of North-Carolina, and iXf
hereby enacted by the authority: of the
same,' That from and after the next
March term of Crattn and New-Han-oye-r
county Tourts, no , person shall
keep an ordinary of retail Spirituous
liquors by the small measure, in . the
town of Newbern'or Wilmington, un
' til he or she shall . have, first applied
to the comtnissiptlers Appointed for
the government of the said towns, land
ave obtained from them Certificate a
of tlwlr pcrmisstontfor tPat .jiyrpose,
which certificate "and permisiioa .shall I
be valid and in force , for the tcrfn-of
one year from t tl time it fs grantc'ij
and no longer '; and every p'ersorr wh'n
shall keep an ordinaryor who shall f c
tail spirituous liquorsbr tHe small mea
sure in either of the said towns, lifter
tfie said March term, aforesaid, with
out haviri'hrst obtained the Permis
sion of the Commiss&ncrsirf aforesaid
shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty
five pounds, to be recovered in action
of debt before any court haying com
pettht jurisdiction thereof, , Vy any
person or persons who shall within ions
year after, the offence committed sue
for the same, the one half to the use of !i
the prosecutor.or prosecutors, the o
ther half to the Use of said towns, to be
applied by the 'climissioners towards
the, contingent chi'i-ge thereof.
1 1. And be it further enacted, Thni .
very person who wishes to keep an or
dinary, or to- retail spirituous liquors
by the small measure '.neither of the
laid towh, and who has nbtained the
permission of thcCommissionersas a
foresaid, may on application to the
county courts of Craven and New-Ha-
hover respectively, be ordered at the i
wivrcuwil Ol ftalU tOUni, IO l)VC B II-
tense for tjie purpose aforesaid, and
on such license being granted, lie or"!,
she shall prodilce one or more sect'ri-;
tie to the anld courts, to be by them!
approved, who shall before the license i
be ntade out, join with him or her In a
bond of the tametencr a! Is prescribed i
in the second Section of an ad passed '
in the fear one thousand seven' hun-!
dred and nincty-dght, entitled M An !
act lor regulating ordinaries andhcus-
es of entertainment, and retailers of
i spirituous liquors by the small m?l-
i surev ana itahaii btv the duty ot the
' clerks of said courts respectively. Don
, auch bond being given, and license or- !
. drrcd, to prepare a license, and sign
ine same, which shall continue in force
for one year" and no longer, and the
person obtaining auch license shall
pay to the clerk the same fees, and to
the Sheriff, the tame tax ai by the
third section ff the act Above recited, !
are directed and required. ,
f III. And bt it further f 'nscttd,' That
mpron shall be permitted to retail
ai.! t... t ... .a
ilMntuoua liquors by the' small rr.ea'
jure, In cither of laid towni without a
t and tie isidcouru ire en
jlrthed and rrmilrrd not t grant i Ii.
cense lor aaxl purpose, or lor keeping
aironHhiry in either of laid towns,
to aqy person' wHo hat not obtained
the pcrroiMioti of heCommrioner,
and Jcxi not pnxhfle their certificate
unueriiepenaUyortwenty-riircundi m.n, k. i..jr. " f-
to be rtwert and anpl'ied In the 5 ?ri.I- .1 f t,11-v?"
manner directed by the . at lection of f,f 'Ti V? v W'" V F e? L
IhUacti and the laid court are en. W other half, the purchaferglfit,
v-'e.'i - -- . n ' : j,-. .
Jta ttat cffecjy frc'Md neve. tlc&i
that such persons as have already, or
snaiioetort tne March term aforesaid,
have obtdned license to keep an ordi
nary, of to retail spiritBoui liquors by
the anMtll measure in the manner Jiere:
tofore used and bthelaw permitted,
shall not be subject to the penalties a-
bote (tnntinrpH. till niriiiM.:4i:
rSCnse shall have expired.
IV. And brttfurthe? enacted, Ttiat
upon complaint roae to the ccjmmis
aioners, or to the iitendant, or Mr'gis
trate of Police oT either of . the said '
towns, of any ordinary keeper or re- :
tailer as aforesaid, within the bounds
thereof, selling to or purchasing- from
a slave without a permit from his or x"
ker pwner, ,or of entertaining ; a1'
errant or slave against the will of his
or hefr owner, or of entertaining' a
corn non sailor against the directions''
of the master of the. vessel to which
he may belong,'6ivol keeping a disor-v
derly hpuse, it shall tftd may be law,
ful ; for the said commissioners, "tfra
Majority of them, or for the Intendant .
or Magistrate of Police alone, and he
or they are hereby authorised and re
quired to summon such ordinary keep-"
-erdr retailer as aforesaid i before hi mof
them, and on such offence being, pro
ved, to disable such person from Keep
ing an ordinary orretailing spirituouj
iiqaot s by the small measure in; sali
towns, as if he or 'she had never ob
tained any permission or license , for
that purpose i and if after such disa
bility and suspension pronounced, any
such persoh shall keep an oVihiiary or
retail spirituous liquors by the sm,alt
measure within said town, he or she
shall be subject to the same penalty ni
is denounced by the first section of
this act, to be recovered and applied
ih the same manner as is therein prr.
scribed. . ,
. And whereas the act for jegulatingf
weights Ee measures in the respective
kcounties of this State.' have not the
idesifed effect in the towns oT Newbcrn,
and Wilmington. , r . ' -
V Bt St. further enacted., I That -:
the Commissioners of the said townf
are hereby authorised xind required
at their first meeting after their annual
appointment, and in ach and every
year thereafter, to appoint proper per
sons as standard keepers for the town .
of Newbern and Wilmington, who
shall -have the ja'me powers wl'thiii , .
sr.d fewns, bo subject to the same du
ties and penalties, and entitled to the;
same fees, as standard keeper no -are
or may be fey law ; and that fronv
and after the : first m6tttle,y. of May
next, the power and duty of the siand-
ardtfjjepers appointed by the eoujity
couri5L snau noi exiena io any pert
j fori usiftg . yeights anti measUi., -
. nid townsi v , - , v ., " .-
At a meeting ol the Commissi?,. F
6n Monday the 9th of May, 1803.'
ORDlSRF.D-That all orKf
keepers and initailers of spirituous "J7'
qxiors by the small measure, make ap
plication to the Board it Commission
ers at their next meeting on the first
monday in Juncnext, for a Certificate
of a permission agreeably to thc. d".'
rcciions of an act of Assembly, passed
in the year I8p0 md that if ar.yipcr-
iion after the said first Monday in Juno
hcxt, shall sell any spirituous liquors
by the small measure, or keen anv or;
P dinary without such Certificate, he or
-. nut snau oe prosecuted lor the penal
i tics inflicted by the said act.
I a . ' r .
r. iruc copy irora ine Tr.iniUf I,
THOMAS F. DAVI,' T. C. '
For Sail, Freight,. or Char
ter. ;
The Fchn&pr
VVELLFLEtT.
. . . . i r
75 ini uuruicn
well found and m
pood order for fea.
She ii nowjeady
to receive freight.'
For terms apply to " '
. John Swctt,
On board faid fchooner, at
Carpenter'i whar I.
Wjlmfngton, May ir. .
FOR SALE.
A Traft or Parcel of Larut
Conf ailing 69 ? tfrr , .
ON the head of Bear anj Inlet
Creek, adjoining Mn. Mo!t'
Ijiui ami rundng acrofi the main
road abour feven milei ffVm Wil
mington, futy or feventy cffi of
whiclj isgood corn land, md on
yvhuh tltere ii an excellent anill.-
flrcam. The (imaiioc is ellihU
fir a olLUc hn.,r. .n,t .1,. !.
1 fuptrfof l0 Ift fwMflJ
bod and fecufity. For forthe
S one M. 1 1 lie-amount- nrom-M m:
p'articuUrf apply 10 A. HalUn WiU
minrton, or t the fubfiiiber' oa
Kockey Poinf.
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