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JfcJLZTi DOLJ.ARS P& rEAR," RALEIGH, N. Ci rPUBLHHED (wekrlv) BY WILLIAM BOYLAN. ' o g 2 50 ffwrs i N AD VA NCS." r0L. 15. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1810. Nq. 759. . ' J ' . : ' '( ' ' ' - ,"' - " ' ' From the -Alexandria' Daily Gazette. - ?eiti!emen .who have recently left France, ,fho are well acquaimeq.; wun me present ,ch prOSpeCTS anu prujcoia, uucaij mat uu- Lv is causiiv.' every excrwuu up inau: 111 ,5; ot his navy. . J ne same gentlemen state, 'several, years past alj ranks of society have anxious for a peace : there are also several i'ianc of late of" a disposition on'the part of Emperor to be at peace with England for a ,n at least. After all his plans for conquer he"" right lktle tight lit.leTsnug little island" ,'eat Britain : the building pi numberless, gun L anil the Jong encampment on the French r-.r v. Arrmr of England after all his (l Ul - O jects, liis threats of being in London, at a time, his assurances ot success and promt f rich plunder throughout the soon-to-be- UlStlCU len uvu ic . vi mo tnniii i lie n ai h fully convinced that he has no way to cope England but by anavy ; and it is said to be letermination to have one fully equal to that ntrland- For which purpose every exertion ow every where making ; and, the more spee- to accomplish which, it is extremely proba-J hat he is now seriously aesiroqs ot etiecting iporary peace with Great Britain ; one to last long enough for him to prepare himself for r in which he .Ropes to iave a Detter chance access than his present situation can afford. tat of his designs the British government are unaware ; nor will they suffer him to dupe i. The last war was closed only for the pur of beine: better prepared on their part to re- hostilities, while the British should become so. haps for centuries in his family, but the bounda-. ries of France contrjcte'l to the ancient lines') and the nations he has conquered restored without great changes to their, former situations However desirous of peace Bonaparte may at present be for the purpose of better preparing himtelf for war, he will never obtainjt tjll he gives ample satisfactory prooMhat he has reached the scene of his ambition, and is undesirous of further conquests . And if England is never overcome till the French possess a naval force with naval commanders, naval skill, experience and disci: pline equal to her antagonist, the American pa triot need not dread the fall of the British empire, the certaiiTfoVefif liner of our subjugation. v from the Freeman' Journal. , . FRENCH INFLUENCE. There are three important points which most always be considered in cpnnexion, in relation to the present subject, else it cannot possibly be comprehended. The first is, that there was n6 boundary to the immense region called Louisiana, except the eulphi of Mexico, none either west or north, no settled one even east, all which must have been well known to " The Sage,' Thomas Jefferson, when he purchased the country ; the second, that France had intimated a disposition to promote a settlement, not of all the bounda. ries, but of the eastern boundary only, upon terms " analogous" to those which had been proposed to Spain, which could be no other than jiecuniary terms, as there coulp.be no analogy between ot. fering Jo relinquish vast territories which we claimed on the west, and obtaining a stririg of land" on the east ; and the third, that this in timation was accompanied by a threat that France But as long as the'sc warlike preparati-; would come Jo a military '.'issue of some sort" ire making; in France, the English will be with us, unless we recognized in their full ex- 5dent that the desire of permanent peace is not' tent her analogical propositions which alone can re, and tnereiore win conunue open wanare. account ior ,mc ucciarauun vi h. iuuuii( Sng as tnere snaiiappear a aisposiuon on me ine secreiary 01 siaic, m mr. xvauuuijju, nnum of the French government, whether Bona- he at that moment considered me leaaer 01 me or a Bourbon be on the throne, to reduce! friends of administration, and supposed him pre- ai Britain's naval superiority or to subjugate1 pared te go all lengths with them, that, " France tinedom, so long will the war continue, in- wants money, and must have it, or we must als of angry peace perhaps occurring,. even have a Fa ench and Spanish war.- These centuries vet to come. Notwithstanding the last words, or we must have a French and Span- lutions to which nations are subject, notwith-1 ish war" have not been generally uriaerstooa ip Jing the great changes that may possibly take have been littered by Mr. Madison, but siich will most sensibly feel the necessity ot hav-f was speaking in the character 01 mr. jenerson's the sword continue uhsheathed, till, the enor- j first cabinet counsellor to a gentleman whose power of France shall be lessened, the ba-! sentiments and views they believed, fortunately of Europe restored, And France herself shall, for our country they knew him .not, to corres- keto dream of annexing the British isles to the ! pond exactly with their owp. The secretary of U emDire. The hopes of our democrats,! state was developine: to the most prominent and J as they are groundlessthat national bank-4 influential members of .congress the policy of Wruin of course, as they hope, wilLmost as-' at that particular juncture, wnicn policy was, ih hi.' Hasted. -Whatever dissentions. or not to buu 'fleridaSbRY more to vindicate our lever chances mav occur in'EnfelandtheJia.-, :bwn m large will be true to themselves ; will fe-. Florida, or to make any purchase whatever obrAiN, tftry endeavor to impose a foreign yoke up- but Itf furnish money' to FRANCE because lieih. The day of French intrigue, as it res- "Prance wants money, and must have it ,or we s England, has long since gone by. Had themust have a French & Spanish war r t hat Mr. M. i been attempted when the sounds of liberty maHe this extraordinary declaration, was repeated- its orman ly tfeclarea in t&e house 01 represeniauves Dy air. Spanish war,' if -we did not pay the cash. We do hot color 4his thing at all. We give the plain words of MrvMadison. He never has denied, he never will deny, he never can deny, that he ut tered this language to Mr. Randqlph. The position which we have here taken is for- tifigd lmpregnably by the fact, that the majont of the house of representatives, at the instance o thejr leader, Mr. Bid well, REJECTED an a- mendment which the minority proposed to the bill appropriating Two Millions of Dollars, the object of which amendment was to prevent the money from being applied to any other purpose than the purchase of " the country east of the Mississippi' They obmnately persisted in leaving the appropri ation open and unlimited, applicable to the purposes of foreign intercourse generally. A privateappropriation of the People's money without their knowledge or consent, might possi bly be made for an honorable object. But in this ties, I am very apt to think though that man 'a ax has been dulled in his own country, he evident ly intends to sharpen it in this.....JLzefne Fede raliit. - " " ' Alexandria, October Longevity. There resides in Fairfax county, about five miles from this ptace, a personyCfret" name of Philip Peter Scholl, now nearly" one Ann dred and seven years of age. ';''" The writer of this article was copversing with a gentleman in the Street, when the gentleman ob- served, 44 there comes old Scholtr. who is above 100 years old ; let us stop him and ask him hia age ; he will tell it for a pint of wine." He was then walking with a firm quick step, at the tsxi of about four miles an hour When even with uV he was accosted' with - l, f How are you" pld man?" Old man. Hoh, pretty" well. What do you case the're must have been dark and secret in-1 call me old for ? I shall be old fifty years toepmc. fluence of some sort. If it were not French In fluence,' what under Heaven can we call it I Abstrat t of federal principles The federalists 1.4;. Question. Pray how old are your Old man. That's none of your business. That's my business. But I'll tell you for a pint of winel Question. Why a pint of wine is too much believe that all political power is derived from the. for you. We'll give you as much as you wish id people. drink. W hat is your age : ? That the people are the only true and rightful, old man. Give me some wine first. I was sovereigns.- ' j born near Manheim mentioning the name of the That the only legitimate exercise of power, place! in If 03, in the fall of the year; My fai must be for the happiness of the people. ther was a miller, and I am a miller, and always In a great nation like ; ours, where it is impos-.have been, and always shall follow it." I was a sible for all the people to meet together, in order . Hessian under prince , in the reign of to transact public business, it becomes necessary Qeorge the I. Here he related skirmishes itK to appoint delegates tor that purpose the peo- which he was engaged. 1 was married, ana pie therefore have formed a high and solemn wnen I Was 26 I came to "Philadelphia. Peter compact among themselves, called a constitution, Poreese, a tobacconist, came with me. HeHived pointing out how these delegates shall be appoint-; m Philadelphia, in a little house on the outside c ed, and their powers. the town. About 50 years afterwards I wu? in At the close of the revolutionary war, the peo- Philadelphia, and Peter s house was in the middle pie found themselves divided into 13 distinct, in- of the town, on a great street, instead of being in dependentsovtreignties Divided, they would have the woods where I left him. He was uch, bu$ been weak United, they might have bidden- he was glad to see me. apce to Europe, xhose who were in layour oi Question. What was Alexandria when you the union of the states, under our present consti:fii st knew it? ; ' tution, werecalled federalists, , Old man. Alexandria ; that was Bell-haven. , Those who were opposed to the constitution . There was only oiA house. Now what a great were called anti federalists, and lately democrats, town. ' T ' ' ' Washington was the leader of the federalists, j Question, r Is your wife alive f and glorious it was, I trow, to follow such a chief-j Old man. Hoh, my wife has been dead 4 or tain. ? 5 years., bhe was one year younger man i. one The federalists believe that the farmer should wa& 101 when she died.. I was married again in b1? protected at his plough, the hatter at his, bow, a year. I always love the girls. I got a bran new and the sailor at his prow. Agriculture, manu- Wife. factures and commerce, outrht, as handmaids, and,- Question. HaVe you any children? supporters of each other, to be all protected. Old mart. My first wife had nine or ten. I-ve If England or France attack us, don't abandon ro0re children than I want. They plague mr. our rights, but defend them. Your embargoes, My mill Is gone. I want to build a new one. your non-intercourse, your torpedoes your gun- ( They won't help me. I must build my mill a boats your proclamations. Lud, how I sicken ,ga'in. at the disgraceful catalogue of nonsense, lederai-i Question, tiad you any cnuaren Dy your new ists would .have nothing to do with Washington, and Putnam, and Franklin, and Greene, and Mont gomery, and Wayne such such things never entered their heads. Luz. Fed. WHO'LL TURN GRINDSTONE ? When I was a little boy, I remember one cold winters day, I was accosted, by a smiling man, with an ax On his shoulder, '.My pretty boy, said he. ' has vour father a Grindstone ? Yes sir,' said ' .... ! said he. ' win Mustlitv. rpnnhliranism and the riirht -v v r.-r, r . .. i . . . r. . - r... Bringing in every ear i wnen , me arnpiiprauon . nanooi pn, nrsi in a prioic ocsaiuu, uu ie hnman race, bv the adoption of milder con-1 wards in public. Mr- M. had two brothers in law ktinn fired everv expectation ihen it was then sittinc as members in the house, to whom t. You are a fine little baslv believed that the principles of therevo-it was particularly hmted that theyHTdrinot dare you jct mt erifi(j my ax on it?" Pleased with his sn ifere ot the most Demncent nature ; ana - to aeny me iaci aro,juccu, aw compliment ot nn.e mue ieuow, ye u, :n those principles had-gained so great an as- deny it. One of them spoke at length in reply to answered, it is down in the shop.' ' And wdl key in England when Frepch intrigue and , Mr. Randolph, but was very cautious not to con-.' yo man said he, patting me on the hea'd, nch principles we're powerlul enough to shake , trovert his asserticn. - get a htUe'liot water r now couia i reiuse. ihcient pillarsTof the British government ' Is it possible to put more than one construction ran soon brought a kettle full. How old are I Bonapartexthen possessed his present power, upon that declaration, under the peculiar circum-i vou and what s your name,' continued he, with- II .V ' i ' i LI... . U . nU;r.U n..nmnnt ..nAB nf 4 Vi a mnmnt tit U'hll'h it WIS llttprPfl f :.:.a.T.. . ...nln ' v 1 t am vm 9W fine WCn ialu ine UIUW, wic uituau cuiMiuuvuk ai.aiii.ba u wb jvnw,v .. -- - ; uui wauuij: lUi a itLHj. bu.. jw wife ? Old man. No. She was an old girl ; she w 45 when I married her. Question. How have you lived r Old man. I eat and drink any thing B , I came to this country, 1 drank half a gaj wine a day y but never was flfunkUhftd Sometimes I drink ladies' drink j whisjffeat water, sweet, sweet. Sometimes I eatiirirAf meal, and eat no mofe for. a or 3 days, milk or water. . Was vou never sick r (rtrte sucn st have trembled indeed. No explanation of it has ever been attempted in ft f 'Mao. coneress. And the only explanation which has "I rr:.'..: J". " r ever been attempted out of doors, was ioundedup ibiuuivu y uv n.-cmntlnr, that Mr. Marlmnn said. the, presumption that Mr 'u' ' : . n,;k M.ocne Pinlrnpn OU ...... :." 1 .. . v . . . rnfl.. -unnta mnncv. and must have it. and Marshall, he was nskea wnen m nis opinion. e would cease. ?4lu "w.. . . - . 1 . 1?..1hmi1 Mt l?Mnm. o .... ...an moniu h svnrpciinn nt an nnininn. tnat replied that apermanent peace would not ake ""Za ZZZ r n AT -.V nf r iu ""; J r . . ) . at inv !irrifir what. feed on the expectation of the long continued , "M?, " " ZJZ hrand ambition of Bonapartehiie alive, and ever, 'f.L. ..-j - to mane a iroouuaiKam m h"11""51- w vnijb vi . r 1,.,. .... ik... MK1a mn nf pvnlanatinn item Fffl by his successor or successors. It appears . V" V"-0 - r . - r I "lB iU . . . . r onf r tr nut Af irii.ir thp pmDhatical words. ' or thijthathe was under no apprehension oi tne, -""-v - . Nut of England. Very different opinions are must nave a r.. c. i r. . httatn hvuroneanDoliticiansrespectinKthc'ng tw wnoie exprewiou WKc Ouestibn- Old man. Ko ; only rheumalisri and to once in a wniie, so inai i can i p - my head; but not much Some' Qiua$ . J little pain, but I pray God heart"' " ft of the French empire aftef the decease of the tsent Emperor. . Some behtving that no suc cor will be possessed of those qualities which any means convey the idea that France was in such extreme wan of money, but that she want ed monebf us, and had told our government mai I-j tJtiSiUt. hi nriprU-. I Spanish war. . Can candicfc minds .make any thing fssubicctsj nd for maintalmhe what Wtf prede psor has cained. Should Bonaparte die a natu- f ioaih, and leave no issue by his present wife, :wr more probable than otnerwise, mat ior want of a successor in whom they can au unite, fle one of the Bourbon family wilfbe placed on throne. Should he leave an heir to the impe i Crow ri', arid die 'dur u ie " the ' minority 'of that, ir it is very doubtful . whether the regents of ernDire wrrnlri hi? kble to nreserve the crown f.foi family. Should he live to old age. and die rnnt a : diminution ol his . present political f ngth in Europe, leaving an heir in his maiori- 'ffiQit probable that the .crown tvill continue, per- else of it? For the honor of our government and country, w.t wouldput a more favorable construc tion upon that transaction, if it could be reconciled to common sehse. But that does not appear to us to be possible. . The friends of Mr. Jefferson's administration have contended that the money-was to be paid to Spain for a valuable consideration-- -quidpro quo. But Mr. Madison, said nothing about Spain, except that the war u we aia iioibuic u fr" to be Spanish as well as. French It was t France that we were to deal with. v,It was France "that wanted money and France that mlst have of the finest lads that ever I have seen, .will ''you lust turn a few'minutes V Tickled with the flat terv, like a little iool 1 went to worK, and Ditieny did I rue the day. It was a new.ax, and l touea and tugged till I was almost tired to death. Abe school bell rung, and I could not get away, my hands were blistered, and it wasnot halt ground. At length, however, the ax was sharpened, and the man turned to me with " Now you little ras cal, you've played the truant scud to school, or you'll buy it." Alas, thought T, it was hard e nough to turn grindstone this cold day, but now to be called little rascal,' wastoo much. It "sunk deep, in my mind, "and often have - I thought of it since. - -. - .'' .When I have seen a man of doubtful character, patting a girl on the cheek, praising her sparkling eye andjruby lip, and giving her a sly squeeze- Beware, my girl, thought I, or you will find to your sorrow, that you .have been turning grind stones for a villain -When I see a man flattering the people, xnak ing- great professions of attachment to libertyV who is n private ine a lyram ivieininxs, iook out good people, that fellow would set y ou to turning grindstones. ' . . "' "' v' ': " . When I see a man holding a fat office, sdund ing the horn on the borders to call the pebple to support the man-on whom he depends ior his of fice Well, thinks Ino wontjer theman is zea lous in the cause; he evidentl'has an ax to grind. When I see a foreigner expelled from his own country, and turhihg'patriof inthis'ieltmg up' a in a hi H i me. . ., - .- ... ...,vie. Question. You expect T do you not? nA man. TwertV : Ve9, well as not ; I can mounthorc walk as far On enquirinefof his eye sight, hearing, &c. he said that his hearing, as evidently appeared, was but little impaired. He hadJnptused speciatlev for reading .till 4 year-agp. His double -tcfeia . were all gone ; 7 or 8 fore teeth of the under Jaw remained ; but his gums served mm : yery v?eu for mastication.- His' hair is the only evidence of his extreme age ; that of his head and whiskers t long and white. He is about $ ieet 3 inches in . height, his head erect as any person's. ' His me mory, he says, rather tails him witnin a lew years. He remembers better transactions of SO years ago than1 those ol ten years past.-?. He was" quite - iaceuOUS iu ' iukhuvc , auu miti sjjuiuiiig .t tjn hour, and drinking several glasses of wine, he . retired, expressing a strong wish i thatjve should ' come and see him. v s ;' : ' . ' " - Among-the causes of longevity Willich meji, tionv a constitutional aptitude t6 long life' not al- - together depending on the organiiafidn nor the diet and regirnen. jn examining a iisiui ucauy ulm wtnrieAeA a renturv. it will be found that their longevity is attributed to different causes. 'One supposed Tr occasioned W bating raw eees V?an.other'brabstaining ; TitnV aiiiii5!- mat tood : , anotner, in ine nm.uuK-uiu ii . excessive use of sacbarine ailiment, another' frprh J it,' andFrance that would give us ' a French andPress, and faking a great ado about our liber. spare diet; another from totally absfaimng ltom any species oi aiconoi , i)ciijcf iium.-iwbi cheerfutoisi'r'iilbthef tajyease: one from taw. ar.malwodj K.c.' i. -', .. ' ,. ?-- ' "'. .'': ':
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