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: p II A LE 1 G H , (N. C.) F RID ATY i) CI 0 IS K II 15, St4.
No 43
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THE STAtt,
r-M-kW. fctcaly, is , v
BELL- & LAJTtlKSCE.
.ah, lfcVWUw 'ie-eaw. fm-
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Ka Ha, l"-1 r- " "Ur,
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COM MUMP ATlONg.
' roa TBX 9TA. '
' Itirs. Editors- An otd rarmer
' .. . a M.
appears.. the Reciter of the 8th o
impose mure tricki upon olJ and vovflg
tanners,
It is err plain that the sir-I
nature u wnter irMlicatea tipper- racter anJ conduct of Mr Wm. II. manasuTrcs of this, part j.wero wejW
ona whom h would deceite, and not r
slculated to alarm fKe fp-rf the timid
tk pfrson wh wnteir tfj, onewould
non"'' MlppOBO wu wmcr was ail
Ta'u kerptr than an old Farmer.
lle first raises the scare -crow
of
John Adama'a gaS laws and the spectre
,f Federalism, -to Tnghten ;the -North
Tarolina Farmert into Obedience tO the I
new despotism of the Caucus, andgires
a pretended ( history of the, workinM xf
this FederaIismiand,.Messrs. Editors,
what application have these things with
tkn MiniiiiiaiFV iiiaiw ftM nil r inn rrimip
me ----
for the othce or fresidenW Uoese
suppose that the farmera of .thia state
will take Tor ttanted that every candi-1
date opposed to the iCaucui i nomination
is the tool 01 i-euerai smr; vvaa tne
thorougn-gwnS fvcpuoiican jackson lettion t0 fa frfrncw.'ui direct viola- sentiment; bo n means were too riisAo
ever suspected of being a Federalistf ' ,;on 0f th nuhllt antimenii vet. not. norable to arrive at a consummation o!
The contrary is well known. But, if I
the remarks of this writer apply to iany I
of the Candidates, they applj aptly to
" ro- Crawtord. He it was who es-
pouseu me cause 01 jonn Aaaros, ani,
lnapuunc Qiiums, ciuiesscu urn
1. 1 . ..I.I A ,B -
probation of the administration of that
.lunf Whan tka HaHar.1 nnmn. I
declined
skirts of the
.a, , . I
tmued to work til opposition to the ad-
ministration, and with thq Federalists;
ison s;avehiin an appointment abroad,
vhere lie remained, a toere cypher, un.
ITIIIII' lit av iiiviiivu f v j ui v "
til lie could enter again the field of ma
nwuvre. aiul, takin advantage of.the
conciliating temper pf; "tlio JPresiJfjnt,
enter upon the Common' t'outirieT'oF lu-
. .era.- ".t a ' a.'i
craiive ouico, wimoui, anj-.siutiiiig rca
wtv: for his appointment, but because
iic a- 67"" r
lie has worked., along' m the cabinet,
without venturing' onjany, system of
policy as a sperimeA of bis principles
or.UlenttiK Jiow ywwi.nj5 to measure,
seemed to render, necessar
ho Supported bthfrfirmT
of the tountryr t Iionk at the'
gland Matesv Oliere. the. ..Fickering
part are hii adherents. .J.ook even at
this stateVwhat a motley mixture . of
i:.:. .i.--j.iw1 k: "i :u-J f
ruuuviiuw pwiin mm as-mou icoucr.T
and pwsperity.WJ .have onI two
reoeraf ieniQers or, oongress.ana
xney are jootu tra.wtord men. upon
the Caucua,Ticket for Electofs, are two,
. vu ww . uuit,. I fnisxnl imrik fitir. at nmA nthAr. ivnti il iwas now uuciiit aaimunueu as inn ac
, he it was who hung round the iiava .inn,, bnf artnaU r,in!n,A h.m bnocralii candidate- for the Preiidencu.
Republican party; but con- . I Their firofeacd obiecti'Waar to mtrtaek
r H.T'" , . i ?v I , ' 1 rating on tonica of . high; interest to the aimcuiij
persons, except the,:firm amtjndeixfn-l nation. Mr rrawford indAl-rllrf r. could be
dent friends their country' righti 1 enroll tmwfiiinlb 1AiHftiit fhk PvesiAfinf nmAl it WAS
nnot three-ofthevoW TeuerarchOQl;l:Bjf:r'. i?.nmannat ie rfnS.r
-j ,L 1 v ' J , -i .i .
anu lucmost conspicuous. wmer oi uie
tiarty, has unuorinlt lecri,ffor nearly
thirty yearsr considered a - downnsht
yyr e "cu t which he is a member,, ie hm ttnlhOraani I naie preservation or our ouiuary ac
iv wmffcrahci and sneering withhold con- ; a:j .i;A-i . Idemv in the event of ivar. we could Jn
V tempt at tuch mcti as -,7m Jcffcr-
. . yveareomused with the notion,' that
. -us. ederalism toM reprobato the wan-t
v. .u .mm urn iriwwiwus kuv hi hi
pwer,?; as he woulcl thav0 us believe;
eweunow-neeM
itepuhlicans got jnto power by a caucus,
1 ndertak'KMi rchallenge; the!
whole host of ihf caucus gang to shy
some proof of this j t w ialse, most
j
.and
r eu -
V """vciuij laise. v-jei any man
. ti the itifitory 4if John Adams's day
te wilt find lhateaucussinzwasa
, trai customl fett m regard to the n&rt,AtA a. - -aa-J-.4 !.. :rl
i
ficuia? , measurer to be, brought bel0TeTmart,,.ont.inw--io (..ihltv
f ffl! ? Republicans . got tnjol
kYmwLi rpw. Vl
gressionalf Caucoa(
- vi, z; . ZJ J,
ly1 'J8
: n .a
Ino're'
than
- i f1?5?-' fitness his peech in the Senate,
?.- '
-..iv iicro cuinea a . Dior, verr mucn i
SIS v v ' C6miBwe:man.
A list WICctoiwaa' posted on the
- ' . . i' ' t 1 i.r.u.w(., .uu avwviuniii,niiii umb vivw ilvuuuli vruicu iwuilai vuili, ,:ict cu
decidedlyf onnosed-thia' svstem I m.i j.t.:..:-.' I j:!.!. i-j j
l . , . , v. , ; vr. ih uciciuiiuiiuuu,iiGUis ivmunif ivnviuurtiij Bsaiiinv uriuviuiv auu ucicntj
me celebrated John tailor, tlyirrtnttf, m,rf ih. r.t r. Ik-(K-.o;.,kiii1 -.r
i A j. p. , -r ' v , ; lwitnouiursr, ienow citizens, (ana i win out, oy me course wnicu mey nowpur
liaS'J t - ha!.nam?,,e,??n 'thej thank you td remember this,) kiving if- sue, abd which they have! pursueiT, for
r ' !ord,J,Sl0ns?.,6t"nn:lrfcorerW Id tht gottrnmtntly hdd the last 12 month, te prop up the tot-
the Ticket mo.t I ir v.; . -rtt. rr"?c "e" 'wrr "."V' ".' "'
Vr': rn u" "J 1 eoerausxs; anu
etnow called -tir'Pnle ot we committee ap- nare mauo cause worse man u was , 9. One tbitdoftbe States were
lima" ' oV'-' Y it n4i ; -wMi"' ipomieu loinvesiigawvpi1 conauci-' iDeiore, ano, insteau oi gamnig incnusi representee! emieroy a senator f
. . i v-F .v, vi inisnill niu.Kr .. lliu. Mkni Km I..J m l.k.ll.. lh.l.'V..rf ha Inncmn. fl.n. Mi. IiMIU . HraKUnMRVM: y
labor in
Mr. Caocas-fotn:
The People ofyorth Carolina ere it land who.it fink were principajly con-
tu fools at jfOuUXt (hemtott! . IGned to flu blustering ilemUrt of
. & i7i r
HOMESPUN.
ro trb mt.
n S NJwITi v N . .'-
TO," ..XitKEJi OF CAU01iKA.il"
Oh. . ftdf tnU CttizMR 1
AVhf nerer bat man. ar act tf ian.'nf. 1
fer thimgeWea a can5iatea to firt jtnjjcw1 imbecile, th$ chniniitHitLti
o3ickof honor and tmotoident tit thia cwu omvr; and, like ao man r paj
rfu(y 0 iA ptvplt, freelj. and fairl W'n!' -a th: txpenilitwre of th
enTuir irUa their merilf, nnd eiwl20vernmeDWr.BT Mcfc.ro&gia art
M qutdificatioiu without fear r affec-jlhesethey har conaUotlj en4afar.
tioo; aod.the inore to, when one irih4 tiddt- the puWIa ear; ft the od
to the thiffmagittracg of the nation.
1 inertiore, m uie execution oi n
richt, propose farther, to pass in review
Kt.... ..i.i;;nn.i -.r. : k.'
jOTK-for-theIoei)f MF.MMibnli'
contrived to hare himself appointed So.
)VVUUU HIIU VI BCI 1 "Lt l IVH Ml
1
d txjaat . but finding tlie ed
duties of thai bffic rather too arduous
.-.I . .Mu Lf. kl
petitioned for the appointment of Secre-
ta of the Ttis11rj (just en vacant
br "iha death of Mr' Dallaa which of-
fice WM , ja consequence of the urgent
c-isoucitauons 01 nis rnena,accorain2iyii"j4""u, jwnuw miiici'h
k;m nt nnt ni.fioS Ihavc sed&ced a maforitr of the free and
I a. a t
with this. Mr. Crawlord. in the year
in -m-.tu .m v.w h.
evcr en distiuiuished, had the pre-
8ampti0D tooppoM Mt. Monroe in
1
inimical di spositiort towards this gentle
man jn hi9 unexnected and entirely nri I
for oppotion for the Presiden-
c Monroe did not choose, on this
ap-Jarcnunt In a.crn f h o wnrnti mr.
' .11. Ill IT . at . H j
.rtnai resentment, hv W V dii:
. . . , " " - .
vuv VI III .twora imrHicroi 4 ai iv f 1
8ltrh - i.narvl.snlairnf mrnanimitv nw
the parUf
which , he contested his qwn'election, and
whmn he had . anme reaanns-to hplieVt
was ptr$onally hit, enemy; one would
naturalljr have thought, auch an exhibi-
tioti of generosity, would have'eatirely
reconciled the maliznancy of Mr. Uraw-
ford; but such it seems was not the fact,
a9 subsequent events have fully proven.
Mr. tirawiord is said to be naturally a
biggotted 'afid dictatorial man, and in
..niihl. if Kp.r5n th i;irKfpt nnm;.
ton tohissentimentaand opinions; and,
because- he could nbt always carry his
1 rior talents ta himself? he very early
bec.me displeased with the course of e-
vii? and n eocii'al nreaatnna? whilst J
I r"l.t. . - -.i '
the cauinet were discussins and delibe-
A( olhtr Wwae3for, and, rn fct,bchav-
-.i - ,imnHniilirt ili nWapnr. t
I k ir.hfUn.on v,ftf fK
Dtetefr disgusted at his Londuct.' .Now
- !"o V'"y 'r "i
. h MmaMf .nWt. t- hn,r
J otno influence in Ma cabinet:" but.in
I j f hur a in in
kuutinnii iurt ant hrk.H' short time,' be nutiur an attitude of
wni.1,1
I turallv have lead him, long airide.? tolcwndeinlthe wisdom of a faction, whose
lnave esismti as "every hi"h minded
i .nd nnnnrahlft man would hftva dnn'
j that ne not support the poli-1
this, an d feontrar to ever Winrinl nf
fpkm and natiw.: -!ha rutnlnWiftn tiUlvho are so fchvioualy blinded trt all the
office mor effectuallr to
his tnds, i H foresawi: firom
subsertt
tha first
turnmftmfnrl,;d.!afn,f Kt, MftnrnoSn fK.!
I moment' hi- defeat by Monroe in the
JcaP J8i6,, jhat; at the. end, of his term
1 .,r o . u i..,rJil.
i v ic bciclvi us.iniii viiitiuiu
mitt9 0f offices and. appointments ofhon
or and profit,o&ii part, to his parti-
izmu, wouiiL-avau any -ining,; oxeritorj oi iu nauon.c cvot sausnea wim
fions should 'e spareX to ccure his t-
Urn.
, and, by loaning large sums of the
rtublk tnvhtv to certain Banks witiotn
qulharUi) or tawj he has by this, find
other intrignjDg meaoi; created a "good
manw f,:cnd- nt na-tizana in different
Mf(wli neSrh K500.0Cf-agreea.
u va umifiiiwi utm vi ha a v fa i ui iiiu uiauuHi au v its via ftii v i vvj tt hi y a
time Uboaml to nor tart into eirvenfe,
Commit. bat.hiT.nz hr trick t4 itat
-. - m ft. t a . a : a. a a
!. ftctirtil. farther- arccniaofoT
Ruu.om, at iitt openly roiut ail tJytr
forc'ei threw tT tfit vuui .vumd
Of Aii-tJCOJ, a ad DoiaiCl-
oitneed the work of dfatnaUo aaU p-
poaitwn. tT HmoOHCinr aj txfravdSmU.
e. M intelliKeof or tin people t6o
vwi.mr iw jcv w
pi teoJ1 econituata, fur. them no
er to hun for uffptjt At first iha
nntMnk!n?V procecdinat from aacMl
" " "
t w " the work of afew-iiofa tnetn
hers of Congress, and other discontent'
M h natter ejiirii, yet behind
th enrtain. hv nulllnsr tlnmn th rlmin.
wtration of Mr. Monroe. they Vero no
longer 'Junder, anjr; nprohnion for,
ihey hato alwats had tla utmost conk
Jenct in its purity and wisdom; and, no-
imm a iin am MniitiAai . i m i
independent men of this eoihtry into
tlio ranki of the ODnosition nartr Rut!
" the rad!al. had. determined, if pos.
Awe-lsiblC'to eflect trevolutton lit the public
their -irt A withtm J TW first innatep
troke of polwy, with" this Hew party,
w flt dUcreiit uAd4ihonot
the administration of Mr -Monroe, and
ri upon its ruins the TMicat faction,
neaaed DV VU II, VraWtOXtt. Ona Ot
the members ot the : cabinet and ' Who
1 ' J - '
and economise the esnenses of the trov
thejr Ictiew,-among the
lonular 'and nteasioz thinsr. iThev
therefore set to work and dismantled
or victorious fittle navY, and turned a
drift those ,hardy tars, who so bravely
uienifeq ine awr ami: uie sinpesi ous
tl winder js.Hhatliey had Jnrtt
uueny annimuaiea irow .e vcean
for.. Mr.-' Crawford, in speakinsr of our
navy some years ago, pronounced it " a
fungus on the bodypohtic, which oiighi to
oe amputated." i ney pulled uowu ou
fortifications, or rather arrested their
progress reduced our gallant little ar
my to
a mere skeleton, and finally, to
complete our destruction, in the event
prostrate our
pride and boast
last eSbrt,how
ever, tbey were unsuccessful. cine
most intelligent and leadinz men. in
and out of Congress, became alarmed at
eir uesigns, anu. u was wun nontue
r xnai mese rauicai rerormers
arrested in their blind career
however at fast effected: but not
witiioiit ahard Jtriiggle on. their part, to
destroT every armt ot our national de
1 lence. merel v as a bretence Tor tcftno
mY popularity among; the peopl
I for themselves and their leader But.
, . .1'.. - . . '
laiihougu theses tnisguidea , men have
lUft - M as Ja aation, ma yerrexpoied
land crinnled situations vet. bv a-fortu-
1 defences Can vou then, ie low citizens.
I policy u soelhsb and so totally at Va
I nancp wuo iu auvitc m asuiUKion
H tha in t'me of peace we
mepare tor war" jou surely
cannot bestow yoof suffrages on mew
I icssou oi, expeuence. v"
f - 8,1 V , Kr AMlIlUIUASt
' " J V ! - K -k , S " v -r
- -.r - v roa TBKV TAR. ' '
Y if. ri'i... tli ..,:..k...:
i. utiin. jjuiuji -- iie : Tituuiriiiu
i"jr 'iki.w u.---
Mr.: Adams, by the partizana of M t.
Crawford, are unparralelled in the his-
extoinng to the sklea the character and
I the friends bf All tfieother , "candidates.
If they had a
dliered to the maxim, which
they Jajd down at thdl begipning of tjiis
cdntest; aa guide, .there would .be' no
carta of coinlaint.rtd ther would havfe
tering cause of Wm. H. Cra-.tford, they
l . I
on iy ne, every day A canMant
dripping wears away atonea, and liille
trokea fell great oaks, as Poor. Rich
ard aayt. Tha naiira alluded o
as this: M We never will hold it as
a principle, to found on nan's merits
on i We demerits of another. and mav
ha fund in the Register for 1823. Mf,
then, the caaae of Mr. Crawford is so
very bad. that these means are of necea-
tity to be resorted to. let me ask. with
hat propriety tan it be said, that tha
ot oHiorth Carolina will be riven to
Mr. Crawford? If the friends of Mr.
Crawford are so confident of this, why
do. certain members of Congresr nde
from aBuster to muster, and . from one
jvtherior of the people to aaother, in or-
urr w si tii men into a compliance wua
their wishes? - MThy la it that we aee so
much Intrigue and - corruption resorted
tur . lAl tha rtopie answer these rjues-
HonsV -i. v -" : ,.vr.-.f,iv
l cbfect fo- '.r. CrawfJrJ 'rrhrU
from the consideration, that w hen it as
'.mud out b his friends, that there was
no possibility of his obtaining a majnri
ty by the people, a Congressional Caucus
was. resorted to, in order to palm Mm
opon the people, in direct omwsition to
their wishes, and thus to foist him into
the pn tidential Chair: and also because
of the j-son coupled with him in this
racil tfttfionai domination," for the
office of V ice Presidents! he system
of Mr: Crawford has 'received -such
shock from his late illness, thai, la the
common course of nature, he cannot be
expected to survive long. and. in the t
vent of the death; &c of tha President,
tUe Vice President succeeds to the Chair.
It is" broDer. then, to ennuire into the
ctiaracter and standing of. the Candidate
for tlv Vice-Presidencyi.who is placed
on the same 1 irlcet with Mr. Crawford
The fharacterf Mf. Crawford himself
,haa been sufficiently investigated.-.' Let
OS how. ask . who is tftterf UallatinV
Mr, Gallatin is a native 6f Geneva; a
foreigner He came to tbte country in
thevetormy untea andaeMad Bimseil
cat ;jv; .1 .i.---. .i. x... ..... !
nrst in irgima, ana men in me western
partef Jennsylyahia'; amotigtthe' low
Dutch and Irish.. wuo were there, and
betas ii Mcholafv (which was a rare ani-
ma in tnoaa pans, anu navuig lor some
tiirie figured among them as a slump or
atot, he was' elected a member or the
Legislature' or Pennsylvania! then a
mviHoer oi im wouvenuonwnicn lorm-
ed the Constitution of that ttatenext
a memSer of Congresa, :jeyen before he
haiTbeeaitfUoi tbuntrt a J siifSc'ftnt
icngin oi iime 10 uuauiy nimseir , tor
member of that body his seat was Va
cated having completed the requisite
time, he was again elected and took his
seat. Shortly after this, he figured in
tic famous whiikey insurrection? to
quell which, - Gen. (Washington was
compelled toordefout the militia. Al
though Uallatin could not be brought in
as one pF the principah actora.in this
deep laid' scheme or rebellion against
the administration of the great and good
Washington, .still it most be obvious to
every intelligent man, that he was one
ot the secret main-springs which con
ducted the transactions And recently,
a writer in the. Raleigh Register, in or
der., to acreen Gallatin Jroitf , merited
censure, has. had the hardihood to im
pugn the motive of. Qtai Washington
himself,'.; Oli! shame, shame, and eter
nal disgrace, that any American shiiuld
censure .Washington fothe jiurpose of
nkiccuiug; uic uarocvc a oreiffner,
. But, oTali the eila which I wish this
country o be freed from', none can have
ffreater;weignt than the administration
oi a ipreigner ri nara say, mat I could
live 'under the admirilstratiott.-of Mf.
Craufotd, as well as-any mant but I
. AI.? . - .... A,, t .1 : i i ..'!..-' . a , a.. 1 . t
could not bear the idea of living under
mat oi Air. uaiiaun; anu a trust the
citizens of North Carolina 5 will take
warning before it is too late, and, when
they go to the pools,.4 will-give their
votes to none but . true torn American,
v . nn?f trta J
; yTo the JEditofi oj
of Ihe Star. ........
i GNTtEMtK,--InfperBsinaf ' a ' late
Massachusetts paper, I found the follow
ing summary ot the Claims of Mr. Craw
ford, to be called the " NatioDal Candi
date,, which be so good as to notice in
the next numDeribtHir paper, and pi
Wigevyous.f.vA.Syascawi
. Out of Hi mieri ot Cdngrs X& on
ly obtained 66 in Caucua.Vf f.". f.jh '
X. This leaves J 95 ajpundt nun, amajority of
129 a-oteav a y: v
II 1 r-X.U t ft ... MM A-'fcM. '''! - "
' ' 4, From I 8tateS ha had Hit 2 votes each; ' '
'.'Trom 3 SUtes he had' ? i threa votes
eah.-;';. v.-r
6.Trom the temammj bur Stitea, , he had
a majority a three on!yk jjt'" '
'.?fl teten out' of eleven memheri who called
and attended the Caucus, stand directly op
posed to th sentiments' of the States they
reprient-':;,;V V'v'1' '
' 8. The Caucus cotysiated of onty one fourth
of the KcpuDlican incmveys of Congress. '
wholly un.
member
JO Vpoo eMab-r SUU, fc V! ely ,
anajoriry of the Kcprrcniatia of J 014 of
H. Tel heb "rr-Uriv honnealed," ani ,
Ue"KuonalCwilMUic'.U---.ll.i. Sy. '
. ' GVAERALJACONr.' ..S
Wa publ i v reqnrt, the fallewia? kt', .
trt W ym. JaCmMU, yt Snaarer to the tijrraa '
of the city battanf Nwlaana, ia 35, r
at viiMT-catory of hit declaring and mainUiainjf
aaartial 1 I" that city due-J the var.f tt
certainly a pftcc qf spk-adid eloqucaca aaa
coocltutrt arguoiaiit.-rWAafr JlcfK u- .
Ifljtr-iioWeTa,' AJlUousr1 born. aal ,
bred in a land of freedom, populao fa-
or nas always been wun rn a seconaa-,
ry object My firt wiah, in political,
ur, naa oeeai 10 ve useim to my coun-
try. Yet, 1 ant pot insensible to tmt .
good opinion of my fellow . citizens; f '
would do much to obtain it; but 1 can
oot, for this purpose, sacrifice rov own
conscience, or what, 1 conceive to be the
interests of nty country. ' -
S-i nr " principles nave prrparen roe jo .
receive with ; just sauiiucUon, Uie"ad '
dress you have presented. ' The .first.
wma oi oiy nearx, wesaic iy oi mcoun-
try, has been a!ctompliied And il jif-t
ords me the greatest happiness to know.
that the meant taken to secure (his ob- ,
jett, have niet the apprub&tiod 6f those
who have had the. best opportunities of"
judging n( theirproprietjr, and wlfo, from
tneir various reunions, might ueaupv
posetl tlie. moat ready td censure any
which had been improperly resorted to .
The distinction you 'draw, gentlemen,
between those wuo'only declaim about
civil rights, and those who fight to main
tain thenitBhowB how just nd practi
cal a knowledge you haye of tha truQ
principles of liberty w itbout ucH
knowledge, all theory is useless ermiv
chievous..-.W V- . "l-v, ' ,
A Wheneverflte invaluable i ights wbielt k.
we enjoy under our happy constitution, ,
arl threatened -by invasion; privilegea '
the jnoat dear, And. wfiichjiiotrdinary
times ought to be regarded as the most "
sacred, may be required to be infringed
fortheiraecurity. .At such a crisis; wd
haye only to determine whether we will
suspends for Atime, the exercise 'of ther
latter." that we mav secure tlm mrmt.
nent enjoyment of lhe.fprner.; f Jaffj
wise, in sucn a moment, to aacnhcevtho f;
spirit of the, laws to the letter, and, by
adhering too strictly to the letter, lose
the tubslahce forever, in order that wd
may, for an mstan t , prese rv e the shadow?
ii is not io oe imagined, mat the express
precisions of any written law can fully
embrace emergencies, which suppose &
occasion the suspension of all law, but
the highest and the last, that of self-pre--servation,,No
right la more preciou
to a freeman than that of suffrage; but
had your election taken place on the 8th
of January, would your declaimers have
advised you to abandon the defence' of
your country, in order to exet'eise this
inestimable privilege at the polls? Is it
to be supposed that your general, if ho
regarded the important trust Committed
to his charge, would have permitted yott
to preserve the constitution by an act
which would have involved constitution,
country and honor, ja one distinguished
ruinr . : . ,
What is more justly important than
personal liberty?, yet, how cab the ci-
n ciijojrmeiu oi iiiw privilege oo mat, 3
to consist with the -order, subordination
and discipline of a camp? ' Let the sen
tinel be removed by suOnana from hie
post; let writs of habeas corjms carry a '
wajr me owcers irom we lines, and the
enemy may conquerjrimr country, by
only employing lawyers to defend your
.constitution. rVs . ...
Private property is held sacred in all
governments, and particularly m
our.own; yet, shall the fear of invading
it prevent a general from marching hie
army over torn-field, or burning a
house which protects an enemy?
These and a thousand other instances
might be cited, to show that laws must
sometimes t be silent,' when necessity
speaks; -The only question with tho
friend of his Country will be, havethelu
laws been made to be silent, Wantonly &
unneceBsaruyr ii necessity ' aicraieu
the measure; if I resort to it was impor
tant for,the preervation of those rights
which we esteem so dear, and in defence '
of whiclt we had so willingly taken up
arms surely it would not have been
becoming in the commander-in-chief to
have shrunk from Uhe responsibility
which it involved; He did not shrink
from it. , Itt declaring martial law, his
object, and his only object, was to em
body the whole resources of the country
for its defences That law, while it existed,-nec"essarily
suspended all rights
and privileges inconsistent with its pro-
visions. t is a matter qi surprise, war
they who boast themselves thechampidne
of those rights, and privileges, should
not, when they were first, put in danger
by the proclamation of martial law, have
manifested thatf lively sensibility of
which they have since made so ostenta
tious a display, -. So far, however, wa
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