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- 1 M ' ' ' ' " RAO i .- 1. v ... .if.,;.,: i,-' . 1- . .': "-ap. r.i ;ajx i ti in,; 4J H5 'Tv.v' ' RALEIGH, NC- -IPUBLXSIIEI) (wVeklt3 BY LUCAS' AND A. hbQYLN THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20r 1810. 5 v. 4 ' v are ;. id I eg-- off, !obr. ,ftlj i lot en. .tiei ypt ecu alii nk I loC PI J iJ plan' m' kno inch (.till ni't ?fl tT ..v-i-p,- T , ,, v ,. , . reiiU of any cjistnist of thelf title, as h?i bctn fore theXTnitctl States cannot but regard any force of the J Onion,- will a property In comavon for' , "f I DOCUMENTS 'ipaaicuUtly cinced by tlie general tenor of thtir df authority emanating from them, vith an'iiv the liational'u of the people tiflhc U;,Statt;, iWtwyjr the; Meitagt ofJfcr-PnaMmtsiranifM'- the distinction -made in the applica- tention to subjugate us, as they would an invasion The community ot interests, upon' wfitcn tliUuoi'V; itd toCons'rtnM Wedaj the: siAjnat, Cli.on H,!ose ,aws between that Territory and for-, f their telyitoryby a foreign enemy. 4'h The vernrnent hifariaaly act the liberal poller 'yrftHh r; Vwiti 'sm'4&.V- : ' ' ' !-- cSl.tric$ but -was occasioned by their cOh- 'Emperor ot France has invited the Spanish Ame- it basWifofly'dlspiaykd fowaixfr-the 'ncpja ofjj, 'i ' ' Deftartmenio ' Swe?6cioter27 lB0 ciUatoryiewa,';, and by; a confidence in the justice ric&nso t!tclar,e theirindependence, Tather than the Territories" part of which policy hascvei ? -1 i u 'i , , ' ' of their catise.i and in the success of candid dis- rcmainT in subiui-ation to the old Spanish o'vern- been a i lust-feoranl to hlwtest sett!ersY:wilf nevei'i ' ' STB. .; '..- ; i ' -.,;. ,- fib . ' t ftbnV the? enclosed- Pcpclamation of the Presi ;Dt you will perceive, liis deiermihation to lie possession of thes territory therein specified,; I the name ana oeiiaii ot ,tne united jstatesiJie; 0islderationsj which have.constfaindd , him fto rHo this necessaryj measure axi His directi on that you, as Governor of tie Orleains'VlVrrito jfeextcote fist :Hmkt .) ihi rbdaittatK dHwa youimt'al at Natchez you 4 jt&j7fywj&3 in tit English ' French;, anji. Spanish languages, as jjjy be deemed; necessary," and, you will cause the to be extensively circulated throughout the hmI territory, r';: -ix ' ,. you will immediately proceed by the nearest idbesi route to the town of Washington in the J'isussippv lerntory. irom the Secretary at War youj will receive an order to the officers com manding the jcveral frontier posts to afford you web assistance in passing the Wilderness and ij descending the Western Waters as you may itijiiire-i Ands despatch is very desirerable, pu ire authorised, in case your horses , should 0 to procure others ak th& publi; I Afer having made-. at Washington the necessary 'wrariVpmpnts with Go. Holmes am! -wifl thn ccomanding officer of the regular . troops, you without delay proceed into the said territory, c snrt'ucDf the pr'estdent's proclamation, take pos. Kssionofthe samein the name & behalf of tha U. S. Asthedistrict, tue possession of which you at directed to take, is to be' considered as mak iagpart of the Territory of Orleansi you will, af itr tai,en possession, lose no time in proceedinsr taorgamse the" militia, to prescribe the 'bounds of parishes, to estabish parish courts, and finally to CTisioyandTa'ralclH with a just and iricmuy power.. - - ; And V Whereas a satisfactory ,ai'jnment, too long delayed VithoutTlhe fault of the United States, has for some lime been entirely suspended by events over which they had no eonlrol ; andwhere as a, crisis has .at length arrived subversive of the order of things" under the- Spanish authorities, whereby a failure of the United States tojakethe said territory into its possession may lead to events ultimately contravening the views of both parties, whilst In the niean time the tranquility ancTaecu rity ot our adjoining territories are endangered, and new facilities given to violations of our reven ueand commercial laws, and of those, prohibiting the intioiuciionbf slaves ; , ' Considering moreover, that under these pecu I?ar and imperative circumstances, a forbearance on the part' of the United States to occupy the territory in question, snd thereby guardTagainst the confusions and contingencies which threaten it, might be construed into a dereliction of their title, or an insensibility to the importance of the stake : considering that in the hands of the Uni ted States it will not ci?aae to be a subject of fair and' 'friendly nej,rocuuyn and adjustment , con ment j therefore an acknowledgment ot our inde pciidertce by the United States could not be com plained of by the French, or involve the 'American government in any contest with that power. 5th. Neither can it afford; any ink cause of com to plaint G. Uritain, although she be the ajly of pain, i'at the U. States should acknowledge and 'supportrr independence ; aa this measure was necessary to save the . court try from falling into the hands of the French exiles from the Island of Cuba, and other partizans of Bonaparte, who are the eternal enemies of Great Britain. Should the United States be induced, by these or any other considerations, to acknowledge our claim to their protection, as an, integral part Of their territory, or otherwise, we hel it our duty to claim for our constituents an immediate ad mission into the union as an independent state, or as a territory of the U. States, with permission to establish 'our own form of government, or to be united with one of the neighboring territories, or a part of one of them, in such a manner as to fjrm a stats. Should it be thought proper to an nex us to one of he neighboring territories, or a part of one ofthero, the Inhabitants of this com monwealth would prefer being annexed to the Island of-. Orleans, and in the meanwhile, until a sidering finally that the acts of Congress though contemplating a present possession by a loreign j stale government bhould be established, that they authority, havo contemplated alsan eventual pos- should be governed by the ordinances already session of the Jsaid territory of the United States, enacted by this Convention, and by thtir" further and' -are-' accordingly so trameu as in mat case toTrtgiijations . hcrealter. extend in their operation to the same : Now be it known, that I, JAMES MADISON, President of the United . States of America,' in pursunnce of these weighty and urgetrTeonsiderations, have deemed it right and requisite, that possession should betaken of the said territery, in the name and behalf of the United States. William C. C. Claiborne, Governor of the Orleans -Territory, of s to be taken as part, will execute the same ; and it whatever your legal powers applicable to the wilt warrant, , and may be calculated to ma'in- urucr, secure io me inijaonams ine peace- which the said territoiy i .eyment or their liberty, .property and re accordin , pi.oceed to i w piace mem as tar as may be, on to eXercise over the said territory the authorities ,:k same footing with the inhabitants of the other A rnr,:one i-rraiWannertaiRinjr tn hia offiee. fiiai 'ttof Jbe! .inadequate to these and other re 'e.eIpslatore. of Orleans, which ityandej will have an 7jonuMyimamg farther' prbviisiahs ftr j.kn, pidit especially for giving by law- to the jinliabhania 'of the said Territory a just share in fte representation of the General Assembly; it v uvMiaiy iuu, viaw atii.i lai vJi vtna yt i t ciivu !ioddno be prolonged beyond the unavoidable necessity oi the .case.'s ii contrary to And -the good people inhabiting the same, are invited and enjoined to pay due respect to him in that character; to be obedient to the law ; to maintain order ; to cheiish harmony ; and in eve ry manner to conduct theniseves as peaceablcfciti zens, under full assurance, that they will be pro tcctedin the enjoyment of their liberty, property and religion.' y ;.tn testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of j tlie United States to be hereunto affined and signed the same with mv hand. Done at the II . t : r. . - . . - p.Vliy -cxpcciaition, me occupuon 01 s ) City of Washington t 7 ,7 - - $ the Uhited 'States i dy.0f October A. D. 1810, c01"" be opposed by 'forct Ue commanding of- I pr dH Regular, droops oq, the- Mississippi iB ha vordei s frornlhe Secretary at S )-upot)vypdRappficatio, '. the rs the-'- twenty seventh , . r .i . . .. y oUJCtooer A. v. law, ano in un; ininy- fith year of the independence of the suid United (Signed) .JAMES. MADISON Bribe Preaideniji ', ft. SMITH, Secretary o State. Jtetrort-xfartcrnrrcjin Governor Holms of' the the Mifisisiiti Territery, to the &cgrttury of State, Hated. ( OCTSBEK 17th, 1810. - The enclosed letter I have been requeued to transmit to you." To the Hoiu Rubert. Sm'ih, Secretary of State for the Urini Stales. Sir, "y ill (War .to quisite i fia.should an additiorial force be deemed ne -lcrjiyou .will draw from the Oi leans Territo- .W.fin Goyernor Holmes From the Miasissip- errory;-'rii$-iaa.ich-n I Ifrafotiiris from your respective territories as youj (iad Governor Holmes may deem proper Should, tjWtTrt any T particular , pi ice, . however small, Wa 'in possession of a Spanish force, You will w proceed to employ force "against it ;-but 'wil make immediate report thereof to this tit- v,ill avail youself of the first favorable op unities that mar occur to transmit to the se- 4 governors of thb rSpanish provinces in the prhoo copies of the President's Proclama with accompanying letters of a conciliatory .-"ceacv.- I Ti defray any reasonable expenditures, which I y necessarily attend the execution of these in- i;vwns, me jf resident authorises you, having "regard t6 economy, to draw for a sum not ing jn any event 20,000 dollars. I "?m the confidence which the President iustly your judgment andldiscreiioji he is per Rifled that in the execution of this trust, as de j M jit is important, yourixlcportment wiJ - be j Operate and ctnciliatory. Such a line of con it towards the inhabitant is prescribed as . well I Micy as bv iustice- ' .V'.r--:. ' w will, it is expected, be fully sensible of the esMty, not only of communicatintr every im-U-auI to the nresident and treneral I' . T'Vccni mat may ? occur m the' progress oi l"ls Mness, . but of transmittin a ltlter What. The claim which we have to the soil, or un- located lan.-'.s, within this com man wealth, will not, it is presumed, be, contested by the United States, as "they have tacitly acquiesced in the claim bf r ranee or Spain tor seven years, ajjd-Uie restric tions of the several embargo and non intercourse laws might lairly be construed, if not as a relin quishment of their claim; yet at least sufficWnt to entitle the people of this commonwealth (who have- wrested the government .and country from Spain, at the risk of their lives and fortunes) to all the unlocated lauds. It will strike the Ame rican government that the monies arising from the sales of these lands, applied, as. they will be, 4o improving the internal communications of the countrjv opening canals, See. &cc. will in fact be adding to the prosperity and strength "of the fede ral union. - " . To fulfil with good faith our promises and en gagements to the inhabitants of this country, it will be our duty to stipulate for an unqualified par don for all deserters flow residing whhin.this com monwealth, together with 'an exemption' f.oni' fm'ther 'service in the army or navy of the United States. " , A lnan of 100,000 dollars is solicited of. the American government, t) be reimbtirsed at 3., 6. and 0 ytrars fiom'tlro sales of "public lanv's. Tliis loan nf.iy be iiR-.de by the -Secretary of the Trea sury )mme';atf;y, v.ithout committing the go theless, be a sunVient pledge to th inhabitants of, ' West Florida, for the ear Jy and continued atteni iorj of the Kdeial' Legislature totheir siluition act! T" therr wants. ? ' V-VVi' , . These observations wilfapprise yoti, SIrjv of bi lt sentimenta of thei President as to the proposifiortivj I . in the memorial ,tn rglation'tolhe vacant hind w .",( : West Florida, aj3 will enable jr'oU to iaaUe,' when (' ' necessary and propety'4tRilxp1anaiQns d tlx V , ' people of that : TeTiltoryfWbU f'dK bjweVeri keep If, in mind that thdiresident"cannot.'recognize irf the Convention of 'West4 Florida any independent',' aumoniy wna-evtr to propose; or 10 lurm com pacTwith the' United States. - I am Siri',with theti -highest respect your most obedient servant,; - j. V ' Signed)" - k'Vy , ' BSMITlCC Ihs Excellency David IIotMES, " 1a' SKETCH OF "DEBATE On the bill prescribing the manner it) which the public prfotlnf Vj.' Khali in future be regulated v "V . - " (COKTI-HVKU.) x Tuesday, December Ji. j Mr! Love said, it seemed a litjje extraordinary ij that o the friends of the original bill .should appear . to direct their efforts, "not 'so Imuch against the of. ' fee of public printer, as against .the printer kim' self. Gentlemen hadr stepped . forward and. said ' that the salary was two high ; andthe amepdthent i. proposed to reduce it down tcf what they thought he true value of -the services'. He," for hU'towr.; I part had wished tq obtain, information vfrorq disinterested source T but this had beeU' oppoW' ', ' ed: and he had now agreed to come: dfriirnu tor.:?i' the terms of gentlemen. themselves.. But heno - - longer wondered at the reason which induced , gentlemen to oppose an' examination of the" sub ject. .'; .;.''-;' i'- '- fT p ' M The gentleman from Wake (Mr. Seawell) wish ed to know how hb bad . now found out that the".f salary of public printer was too higtu, ' He lad got Ji3 informatiou 1 from the letted' which had rt '' btrn introduced by the friends of the bill. ,Tli''f writers' of that letter had said that 9C0"tfolIars wrva . tlie value of the work, and ; he was willing-to fix." it at that sum, when : they might come forward if ; - they pleased. 1 he gentleman irora,, Wake (Mri . S.) had r.qw.beenlingeniou3 enough to. find dut'' th.U the salary of public' printer was two high f- It was, however,, iowevvhat remaikable," that the gentleman had remained eight or ten years iiv the J' legislature before his ingenuity had made this dis i-nirv j Tlnrinrr nll.tfinr hm ,KrA to . " f.tt r ' : : .i . -I . . . amiss. r. iow, ii-appeurcuiiiHi mc legisiaturCf iiad- t oeen paying- an .exorunam aaiary. ' ue it so; he . was willing to rec'uee it; put he wouK1- not agree The convention of the state of Florida have al ready transmitted an onkiwl copy of their Act ol independence, through his Excellency Gc-ve'inor Holmes, to .the president of the Unite,! states, accompanied with the expressionof their hope and desire, that this commonwealth may be im mediately acknowledged and protected, by the government of the United States, as an integral part ct the American unton. a suujcuiau m- leresung to mc coiniiiuinijr itjji?vivi " . . is necessary that we should- have the most direct and unequivocal assurances, ot tne views anu wishes of the American gover nment without delay, . since our weak and unprotected situa tion will Oblige usto jook to some foreign govern ment for support, should ft be refused. to us, by the country which wc. have considered-as our parent slate. ' We thereiore make this direct; appeal inrougn :tt- Washington. In order not to embarrass the cabinet, of the Uj State's, 'and to receive first, through theii own confidential -agen ts, t h eir w i sh e r an d -yrcw$w it h respect to us, it is deemed prudent to defer the departure of our envoy, already named, who will e' dispatched immediately on receivirg intorma tiotithat such measures will meet tlie approbation of the United Slates. We p respect a By Order of the Convention, (Signed) JOHN RHEA, President. Paten Kougey Oct. 10, 1810. . . - vmimcnULiLmajiii 0ffice i,a(, been es-, tablished at an eaily-day, no doubt for good ptrW poses anu iromnontsi motives -ana until he cobl -observe some -bad effect resuliing" Jromif, hd-"-would hot w.iiliryivetiTg'prrHe thcnTgat TtHTnTf eecessary to say more, as he believed every geiWr v tlemahhad his oninion made utoTMife ?s, Mr. jnison" thought. the course pursued in' re-"'r, laticnto the present subject not a little extraordi M nary.-- Whinf the Proposition was first hro?rht -m ray you to accepf.theaMurahtes..o ,nd hij-h, cciisideralion. , , ;;: -- uet-med to be economy ;; now it was 'tbeepol j sion of party spirit from the, house. On eitbep of-these, two-grounds, hefelt himself 'obliged toS support the amendment and' oppose : the oi igihaii bill. ; ' i.:-;,. The three grounds on which the bill was" supVi j ported, appe ared, tb' be these : that it wdvdd pf o ?T '' I mote economy that congress had adopted th method of letting out the-prjnttng to the lowest bidder ami because,,, taking the power of apnoint1" ; ment from the legislature would do t away pariyVt spirit. ;:'.; ., 1 . .- ti these very , grounds,v cpnomyhe; waa"wiliinS!C to ackriowledge, should bconsultedi j. It was parrl 1 lir ularl'y - mportant in republican. r goverh'mehtV.V v But to derive from it; any desirable "benefit, it '24 Here follows the declaration f Independence of Vest Florida which appeared in the Minerva some time ago. : . , Mr, Smith la Governor Holnicii ' ' Defiartinentof State, November ISth, 1810. -' sia,;''':-i:---;;'"'"T''T . '- 1 : - .';:":4,, I have received your letter of the 17th of Octo ber, .enclosing the memorial of the Convention of West Florida. yl o repress the unreasonable ex-, pecta'.ions, therein indicated, in' relation to the vacant land in tliat Tenitory, it is deemed proper to lose no. time in communicating to you tnd to Governor l,laiborne the spntimtnts ol the Pre si- fit .arfionieh;; byvery j maiUo; this. .Vhave th? hkhnr in fx. Jifv." - " - -fned) &-'M R. SMITH- JcBy the Ps'nlcnt of theUnited States of Atntit.: sor ivin li .1 iinaj:orcytby didaitf treaty iir ' watit had in the hands cifSpain, the same . France oi ie-inall v bossessed it. ;StJte4 . "f reus ; the acquiescence oi tne uimcu 'ttrit the temrorary continuance, of the said, 1 f y ader- tk Spaniah authority, wastot "the the American States, to sol proteclibh, td which we consider H to obtain a speedy 6c tavorai the "fellowine cohslderatTonri ment of the United "States, in their instructions to the envoys extraordinary at Paris, in March, 1 S06, authorised the purchase of East Florida, directing them at the same time to engage France to; in.1 tercede with the cabinet of Spain, to. relinquish government ol tient on the snnject. . -. . . son. It the legislature consulted this orinciule. :cu mat muiicuiaic i n'"-. ."", tiy'r 1 " v ."("wj it oucnr io.oe uoucj" sucn a r way;-. as -not to in- ' -II ourselves entitled ; 61 West t londa, as tar as the Krver Pertlido, v- at- flame' indrvidMal spleen : When they found thaS ' -v i ie decision, we oucrjumijr avijuuvu, uj pMiyiaav.,. i.v. , luiutay i this was ine case iney snoui setjieir laces agamst .j;' s IstrThe eovern. ratified by Treaty. ...The ''delivery of possession fit ; - and'thebill appeared "hini calculanil 1 reV'tlerVf P witeryV arin" Kastwar of me river Missis- commonwealth. -"Sd.rIn all diplomatic correspon- i -Hjjniq.. eurrdintf tQ ths - river rerwoo,. oimcucc inmnui. ,.. r-r'Jc w , iMHiWUiV.:. .-. .., 5'... . :y TT;Jm(.nt rf the United States have spoken-:oi,W-e.st ' . rJ CW'C tj: biirfiiiinr p M th trAdtv ir.b'ncfuded at mi ffecf j&K i! -1 -W'llt known,' been considered .and ;aM L.umr as f being wilhm , the colony of Florida as a part 0,1 the fuisiana cession. . I They ha ve. legislated fofth country as a part of tbeip n-.vn terrifotV. and have deferred to take posset sioa ol it, in expectation uii oiu ' . . " i .'J uj. k',. ,,''(..U. nirnrl.' atioiuv-3d; The American governmenthas alrea dv refused to accredit any minister from the Span- bsh 'Junta, which body was wrtainly mofe.kgally organised, a the representative or yie overeigiiiy, ih&si that now.calkdh.c regency" of Spain i there- has. indeed,- been deferred, nd, llie ; proci'sHna tloirhas been heretofore acquiesced in, by-this government from a hope, patiently indulged, that amicaoie negociauon wouiu acrompusn me e.qui table purpose of the..United Stajtes,;..;IJut,,tluStle. layhlcrT pioc of the United States to enforce a legitimate and well known claim, could not impair tlie legality bfjheir. title,, nor. could any change in the internal state of tijirigs, without, their sanction, howsoever prougnt apcjui vary ineir.rigui. ai remains oi course, as perfect, as il was before the iritemosi- ti6rr of , the Convention. ' . And; tlie pif!otle,fcr West FloridaTntivt, not' tor, a momeht be misled by the expectation that the United States will surrender for their exclusive benefit what had been purchas ed with the treasure and for the". benefit jof the whbW." iThOacant lard of this Territory, thrown into common fctoclt with'att the-.other Vacant land ''- t cite such ' feelt't;g's . Gentlemen h3d.admitted ihaf,. they could not tell- wisat the prtnt.ng ' wa! wbrthii:5i and contended that there Was fioAmeans.bf ascer taining its - real value $ oecaUBeafthooghthe'r'.Vf w ere V44V.pmte-4rt;:,tfiihe r plactv" - they: iniiihtv f not agree upon the subject. t;IIef oweyerfihadV derived infqrmatijii;,fioit) ViQUartr'vhica-iiV'il coujq reiy, nicnv convjKeu f.im tnaf thevprira V I fixed in the amendment was tno'hrtlelle made i hU declalatigii, &rid f.rc4,tt' 4he frowm of hi& Sit constituent HeWfevt4;theyfv'hiitft act irom nis own luoerattit ana he khnnii r'ASS --a r v vwiu(j ;",a i'5 ,u ,i uc niTls rrj consult , C econpmy Vv bet mdoing this'they should 'notyio4 laie justice. AlthotiErh' ' tWyeverimiirht obtain 1 their wbrlvJtdbe execited fa? Jei Jhari it wa W j worth,'' it was 'Consistent with their diivky' q give v ' - . - "-,..;.- ' , A- " - , ' -. ; V"'t '"-;-"-";"-" . V, "" "" -' .. . i ;'l'' V
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