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' - ,- v " - if . ' .. lt.-..-. i'v ... ;.. -' ... , .. -..- . - ,-r- " nM1M- I .., ,.,.i. I, I ii nil. Ill i II iij I l.l'l I ' II I 1,11., II 1 - , -- .- - 2--JK-T 1 tALEIGU, " PUBUSliD(wlBKLT) BY LUCAs AND A. H. B0YT5.AN;? tair trwus is Anw. , .: .... y Vol. 18. , 17D THA V T AV Oftl fit Q f.;.No. ,895.It X AN Oil VTION. ' . ivercd before the Washington Benevolent So. fcietv of Maisachusc;ts, on he 30th cay ol LApiil. I 1 3. Ijeirnj .i anniversary of the first Uo;'.uguration of P reside ot VVashington. . BY J3SIM QiTISC. I, As2cmbljd ia the name rU' Washinston, n- lire ot his spirit CJcerii'iiig oui' dutKs. In his d and writings, by precept and by exum(l , his licit '.responds: u hons of-e VVaahingiox : Az. thru! iq . your country I ' . ' ' , But in ttmesiik 'ourl,.what ,i fiielityo our untry t Uispiritjv living the record pf hls d juiak wha i tfO and uswrol-!. VVtf. viold to the venerated i:.ffucnce, and de te this hauf to what is H,ue and What ia usef'i.l b;; known, concerniuir the cinditioo, anJ 0" or-1 c soi'our coaotrV, -.6r'xhfes?,''!btvy clouds from t fnecra, actjng under his authority.? - Or, need I mint the author, n-jwnot denied, of the nnonymous letters to the revolutionary array, to wards whem, Washington invited that iirrny ? u lo x press their utmo .r hoVrouc Sc detestation.' ( Btl although, it ii undi riiablej that the, ene. rnies of the livi y WshiRtpo," preside over oar destinies, perhaps, noihithe is dead, they are convert! to his principles. Vtiangii indeed,, if (he principles, which, in this day s;cured our peace, vindicated orir honour, maintained tran quility at liomt. and respect abroad, and raised our country .;tQ the . highest' pitch of greatne.s, should be the same principles, which, in our, day hav-S. lost oor peace,-4iacri$Cl our. honour, c4f tered discord at t)omt and tttde u theacora of one btlligtreBt arid hc victim ftf the other v tt forth sweet waursand bitter.' v The principle of .V ashing ton, which-lay at tb fomidi'.on ofhb glortf and was the oasis of the Vlessitigs of his J iy, " vas io inti'iduce vli-tqe ahd ! talent, i ito th'? eouduot. of pub,ic'"jffairs.( -The ln It i a soltsmri'sr.fm t aivd no time to col-, fct flowed cl; fancy, or to indulge in sports J m' With these ! t ,atellect.May th spirit of WAn , ! ?u,s,te i? I'f; -al suostrvicnc L ..! U it iit.; n,.r 'rhmi'crh:it----ire u, alone, suihctcot- to I Y 5 '?' -"." ...U-l j cannot ie-.1 uvThv aarnc foundations bend noti viewed by the Hght, and tried by theTtan& r' . . t. i ' i' i i mar ' 8TQ. oi w asningion. In treating of our condition,! shall! noi waste the hour iq idle regrets, or rain criminations. This hand Of ruin is upon us and upon our ci'ies. Tha deep, and ancient rtot of the prospvruy of Massachusetts U 'withering. Our commerce, navigation an! iisheri'.8 sre gone. A whirlwind irom the ww, tm passing over those raassfy pjl- WT a. kavt 4,11 .V f f J. - l...jr . . cphstriutionally speaking, and as far as the mea- Wathirgtoni.. He has told us that txpeti suresof theoatioai government have effect, werence U th surest standard, by which to test the' wear is galling and soql depressiiig achiiin as. real tendency of the existing consti'ution of ever afflicted heople. AH this is natural. " -AlJ;country." Ik taught us "to resist with care iTir is charatenstick. AH is necessary. The spirit j spirit of innovation upon, its principltb." He in I' launi pvt uuwii ine ?pim ci wasqioyton, oy siruciea us,rnai" ine spirit ct encroachment tends appeanng. to oase passions and exciting corrupt hopesy A cabinwwer, must maintain its as ceodency y be' meari through which it Mias obtaine;d.'j 1 'Basejaiotis filial be fosttretl. Cor. rupt ho'ci must be, gratiSed. : Power, which lives y cotltf H-Hist fird,o will make, the aliment ptfeesVary for its $vjpporu It hastens to glut its ravening appolite on onr morals that it may de vour lit Mties, titi; leisiirVi - h... ' ouch e 4ttr ralets -aftd ;h?ir - priU:tK when principle of ou; present rulers i3 to iiroJuce tools hun the great r. v- The singb account for thr ;lars ofonr greatness, and thev eri already pros : iv f . ...i..?..t j;.. r.v ....... ... t - . - ' t , ' '. -1. . ' . asU'n and direct every pitrioiick punvjse : ele 1 , mcrt-.jce ' pouuca conuiuon. ,'" tamcnwuoD ana aespair sua nortne con- tr ur' minds above the-ooor projects ot.preueat : ...w.. ..vv..v.. u H.r-.niw-mK,,c,r,.h f,,Tirrr. mri IS" - cl the .comer .stone of the. republican lot Masachuie.t? To thcta. it belongs to be V-." W..V.V.- . ... , I IT . .1 . . . ( a-tiu yi j;viornmein nic ineory in wou u 111111101111 oi inecnaricer 01 neir anc-'Stors 1; men I'afu j 1 ir iKiu !.x :. .f ... Ik., uin IrA.n fv 41 m . 1 . . f . 1 . J to consolidate the powers of all the departments in ripe, and thus to crear, whatever the form of govechmenVa;K-ai desptrfisrh And his'paur oA zejee now warns us,, as from the ,give, a. gaiust change by usurpation as thegtustamtiry weapon by which free gowihrants are-'desUoy i shall hUue and it present n cernlng the remedies, for the evils which we suK ier.' speak cor.ceming: the changeyhich ur jawoit nave 'sroautf n moor l ' . i d future biosueritv i and inoiiiT Mn- 1 . It is a notorious fact, that, partly by !h&Vp'ei- Of the slave ratio wi thb cor stituf 6n, , , and by. the" unexampled emigrations Xfnto4 the -arid teach us to be as i t ue La our posterity tion partly west,,lh proportions of-political 'power'"." among,' the states of this country have changed, 'sioce tlm ' adoption of the federal : constiMion, in a' deree as unanticipated, as the result is eventful and o minious. On the proport ion of its political po w r, in an association like ours, doeai the safety of everr state, whic And reason ' teaches, and safety renuirrs. that 5 : juc f ahers were to ii? ; and as he was to bis U - " esuu, me vir- kcsji . mscern.ana resolute te pertorro tnetr du-j mis proportion should have retereoce Co the na- ' trie anil ! aI i ; s nf n r fill I' : u vSfi'il -,ri-ftifjp ,iVt- r i I tlAfc. .wnM niit cn!i! Ic iuliAm nmox ..miII rrl iumni i Inr and o-ral nusf .F St , I- T -.1. n i LJfl'rV. i. 5 .i -- - ........ v... , e j nnvuivnvi 1"UIU iiul imnji .u'v uuu iimiibai ulna Kiiwicaia. - x ' O all llu l B ' ' 'iV . . :, -. JiHTt:.' tiru,..,,.. ..... . u':- i'.:!.. .....! ,. ... ',.. r...l . ..... to. , J . ... ' -. - ' Thtf circumstances and "nrospects of our tunes ut311' i3 ,v "c,r,c' " - 3V4 vcuumvi,S;,..ui uuu ei.j,nare, nor iorce sudouc ine ne- "-ca-,ion 10 uiusirate tnese principles, herealter.f r. best viewed by the hght of Washington. - " a P"11'' or "u-11 T l a cmei, or ?uoserviency;!.cenanis 01 sunn men ought to blusn, at being i reier 10 mem, at present, onJyaslhe' ba.is cf hat is fdlsd. orcounterfeit, w;ll easilv be tie- ' H" ui"""'"j ,.ri.,..iuu6u mm auuuit'i. niong iiom ohc mouc otuis iujumuoii( tuai, -masroucaas tne.aieiy te. the outset of the power of these m-n, other, oppression to another nd from-one stage oi r r w iru r r I nv smuuiu ii iik. t.iii.ii x, conduct and principles. Viewed by hisTTightr !30RSUI:lllons tlun t 4 honesty, capacity, and held j corruption to another ; each individual happy if hkrstruTbtW ,ples; ai what of oorl; condition - ' Bhce and appointment, the moral oasts of fnt re j ral ,ruiri(; .content with life and precarious enjoy- Our' rulers, .who are theyatid what is true of Pu51.ick 18 K00' . Its fofTn auv, i'-deed, r.tnaiiMiment to Uav and tomorrow ; careless of the long ! . ' ' .. .. but it4 Vital Sliiri' ha flnrl TI utrrain ,'if,(ip. rt'rnt ;if limo. iv!w.r ; .m .r.mo. Tka im r hp. vi urin u ki-.aiitnr. Air. iiirnrn.i i ... ........ -..u .r. n uuiiii. .uainomi tut ecr.t.ry of State. Mr. Gallatin, secretary of j ruPt,on' whdn wce lt :gns ,to flow ia a-free Treasury.' Mr. Armstrong. Secretary of STar. hvery mm ofthem 11 Washington's day, he en raies ot his policy,--AH of them laid tire bunrj.-uior, ot their present elevition oa the ruin jf his influence, and that ot his selected frietils. The President is that individual, who, for al- boat eiirht years, was Lone of the leaders in the Luse of Representatives of an, opposition to Jum hd, his measures, equally bitter and determined. he secretary of butt: is thaLjndiwidual, who, jring the same period, publicly :and Jabouriously; jeliefl his administration, a'sf wasteful, coward 'y, hd contrary to the publick feeling' and iu lg lent.' Need I tell you of the clerk of the Pit.s brg!i insurgents, whtn they voted unanimous t" 1 o withhold all ,the comforts cf lile," In a book. wjUtenylru-Monroe&ndpulH ihea.m tne year 1797, cTttttledt" A View of he Cojitfuct of the Executive,;in the foreign at birscftht U. S'.ntes." Ik: thus txuresses him.i tlf concerning the situation of America, under lie administration of Washington, and of bis con- uct as the executive, of the U. . ( In , her foreign veldUo'ns, nothing is to be ktn, but the waste and pillage of her com me; .e, Inn....: i I... pmcumca ujr scvciai powers, always y.some iic ower : ananuie ress man anarchy at home ; lor-ihe seeds of discontent, jesk-u-y, and disu nion have been scattered throufrhou-'mese states. lathe course of a few years past, wi.h a wisteful and oy what means, then. vas this state of country, ns'ye,r retreats to its foundation i nor does the spring which feeds it, ever become dry. At first, it winds its ay, in secrecy an l silence, at tracting to its current, only what is light and ho!, low, and rotten aud feculent; but soon gathering boldness in - its course, it advances with on ii re sistible torrent, and sweeps ""iway every honour at the field, and every nnund of eafety. Whenever, the mlers of a nation become Ihe mere heads via party, the 1uhI & least considera tion witirthetn, is the good of j.eople. View to se ctlrc their power ; how to manage the elections; very stats depends upon its proportion of political power in association, it is both-the tight, and the duty of every stafrtblnqnireinto' that mattert'A' ra-e win soon close upon us and our vain 0fs find yv )r sinticipstions. You are fathers. What! pouucai-jahsruatice do you leive t your children r free people have a rightj and it is their duty, to inquire! ihe securities mey possiss or their lib ertieiand prd,)trties ; and to -see, whether tlirjr- be such as ought to give content to ise and vir- T tuous minds. Vhtrk U nothing mysterious in the 1J fabvick of our freedom. There is no divine richt tJ Where U- the sources of the evils, which we 'of Kings, or Presidents or Congresses, ";in 'the 4 1,1 suff.- I Whit are the remedies! What are our j whole compound. By ijieconsuiutioirxifihe JComn ' (A dolus? , 7 ."rn'on Wealth" of Masi'k'husettsTiri Ihe sources of a neonle's suffering for the moft part, lip bidden' from casual observation and superficial research.. It often rrquires firmness and fidelity, as weM as labour, to penetrate their natures hnd explor oppression to iis jountairis . There is, alio, a self deception, which, from in-doL-nce, or o'pibv. the lovg of ease, or o' business woo is the finest tool; wha will "run the fastrm, mankind, even the best are berDetuallv inclined go thb ftL-tffes.t, a:i;J hold out the longest, for the to practice, and v hichfor the" most part, make least wages of corruption, are the only inquiries- i such mq iii U s a. octiv'e. They mistake effects, To erive muscle and durability to their influence i for causes : esr.ara from nrrni nflVriin."lftr is the single end of their political system Tor imsJJatishanii British injuries aNre magnified For this t'ieh&h ilT;i tio s are cultivated an-1 French insults and injuries palliated, or concealed. For this we hid restriction. For this, embargo. 1'or thiswe have war For this, wer shall be continued. And if peace come, Tor this peace shll be concluded For unprincipled ambit ion in powtr affects not even publick good, excepr from cor npt motives. Neejd; t TinhT. ijluntraie the ljfcrcnc'e;pf prin- ciple, tvhicn distinguisticf. the preser.t times from thoseof Washingto.-. Then ih spirit of -pa'trio tbm prcdomj tinted. ' Mow the cabal Then vir 1 tusjvaa 4n high places. Now, there is intrigue. Then we hd wisdom fi our guide- --Now. '-tun hings produced, and why was 'i't produced'-' j05;,K ; h-;n debate in either house of congress, I'll is well known that the executive admini-l . l upon puonc measurs. 'ow, what Ltratio'i li;is heretofoi'tgui-Ud all our measures; ' u l0. ?e d nei 15 8eUle before debate,'. or with- pursuing, in 'mny intdncvs, a course of prilicy ttv,H' A t3'JU,et r a caucus"," brooding in qually contrary to pubhek feelincrs and nnrJic k 03rtr!oss, aecides tne- late ol the country, and a tidgment.'. , -i : " .h' jSss, calling itself free, registers its decrees. " Notas tnts all : Our' national honour is in ne oy relief from the diseaser When, perhaps, it is on ly that morbid torpor, which precedes idiocyj br ty Irtquently to resort to first principles. . We have not only the right to examine the top and the " shaft of the column pf our Ubertiesvbut irit ap-' pear out of plumb, or out of level, it is made out duty to look at the corner stones and sep if they ' are, not falling away. ,1 know thai when ''these to picfes are touched, all th cr&frstenr thost who , make profit by the shrm'esr and are growing fat on the offal of the sacrifices, arje in an uproar and run about crying, m The constitution is in dan. ger. These thing lead to a dissoluuon of the 1 k nion. Great is Diana of he Epbesians !" What 2 Are we not.freemen ?, If, to any individual, the result of our political institations appear incompii. tible, with general, or particular, . safe'ty, shall he not speak?- How, then, can the. evils, which ab i feel, or fear, be remedied, or prevented ? Hov 6 maiiness : that state . of-nejrvous imbecil'ty-into 'which .nature sinks,, while she prepares fuel for ne flames ; and collects stimulants, for further sutTcrii;gs,awd Wronger convulsions. Who, that understandi the real cor.ditinn of oor jelse can we bring our ! existing ; constitution jo country, can retrain 'from such-' reflections, when that test of , experience,-'; which Washington "has1 he hears the greetings in pur places of public re jtold us is the surest standartl of its real tendency, sort and the dreams of our news pipers! 'Whatiln my judgment, concealment in. such case, think you ? Istot peace coming ? The Rus- is not so much - an errour, as e crime.' For a ered couted ist: we have b.en kicked, ff,nrlphiq-j'h. g r -"tercourse or dealings with them, all over th, an ; out reputation' for faith ! J,0 d ; .our governm,ntnde: blamed as i , Tlt S Jm oarcis, incapable of beimr nrovoked in" 'resist., w . "T IM, anQ ie,low cnizentCW.e tnd read v to receive feain-rhoU' rh.n. w, hJi.we to cactl otherV and uP"n a occasions treat aught others to burst, Loner will it be before e shall be able to, forget what we are, nor will fentuues suffice to raise us to the high, cround timiii wc nave laiirn." ? M.mi'i icw, &c. , printed in Philadelphia, bv Beniamin . .a.junn jacne, iyz, pages iui. and Ixvi, . . ' Such is Mr- Monroe's '.View" of theadminis rution oitisorge VVasigtotiTTl I t Extract from Cache's paper of September I, At a meeting of sundry inhabitants of the west-f-n couMtcs of Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh, on Iije21st oCAugust 1792; Col.ijohn Cannon' was Vaced in the chaii and Albert . Gallalib aonomted Th- excise Jivv of congress belrt taken into 'isidorati.in,a "committee was appointed to .''eiia-e a .:r iujrht of resolutions. exDrtsstmr the Me of -the meeting on the suUje'ct of said iw. . , -; .; '- . ; f. JT-" ,.' , Adjourned ungi;;lQo;c,ac. to-mm"- :.. . ' August 22 i"ri?2T . The committee appointed yesterday made're- Pr-V which being t'ead twice, was unanimously l,;eti: - .. , ; ; . be following ' is one of several resolutions 'animonsly flHrpied V - nd whereas some men may be found arfloncst i so far lost tovery sense of virtue and feeling 1 me Gistress ot this country, as to accept offices r collection of the-duty. . ' Tm' '' Resolved therefora, That in future we will 'flsider scji pe.rsris a? unworthy q our friend- them with that contempt they deserve, and that it be, and it i? hereby mosfearnestly recommended to the people at large to follow the same kind of conduct towards them." (Sitrned) "i J' - " JOHN C VNNON, Chairman. ALBERT GALL Al IN, Clerk: :-;". "Let me corjure you, in the name of our common country, as ydujralue your own sncred ; as you respecfthe ; rights ofTuimanityl afso as you regaru the 'military. nd nationat char acter of America, to express your utmost hor rour and detestation, of the man who wishes," un der any specious pretences to overturn the liber ties of our country.'V Washington's Address to the Army, on the subject of "the anonymous letters. Marshal's kite ot v ashington, 4th voL P. 602. sian mediation, will not'that be successful ? Can; loans be obtained ? Without loans can the war be protracted?--' As if 'in this war was included the sum of our evils ! As if this was the cause ' f c ddmities, or was any thing else than the symp ttfm ofiiir disease ! Suppose peace. What then ! Is .confidence restored? is the'anii.commercial spirit subdued? Will the double duties be repealed ? Can com mrcial prosperity revive under these imposition Or if it revive dor a moment, is there any reason to hope, that the mnchinations against its : vital principles, which have now become systematized and already i educed it to the vergToTannihlUtion7 will not br reptated, and in other ntSdes. and u der more favourable auspices, made successful. , las! people of Massachusetts ! I cannot con ceal the deep convinction of my 60ul, that peace, useir, desirable as n is, and anxiously as ".every loverof his country ought to pant Tor it . will be, in truth, only an alleviation from present ills, and will b' very. Jar from restoring to your prosptn ty that solid basis, which a wise people ought lo seek, and a powerful people, in the exercise of constitutional rights to demand. The. sources of our sufleiings Tie deeper than embarRO, or war ; great as are both these evils. Washington foresaw and foretold, that these men " would be, satisfied with nothii g ;sborf of a change in our polkical system." But Washing. ton himself did ndt foresee, nor could any human eye have, foreseen, the change, which, in so short a space of time, has been made in the internal re- latimns of this country much less could he 4iave It TV 4 1 . ... J'"" J.t rvrr ; a r 7 j -J arcumatan of j foreseen' the change- whicl)-' artful construction ! ! .fUPd a,modera:. participation j anA interested usurpation luveade-in-the-prhv .V1 -uldciPle,oionrconsuTuUom H-yj no.. Jtv u iu imrc ana 10 accident to raise them to their just sphere: I shsll correct the procedure; but that done, return with joy to that state of tnings when the Only ques'ions concern ing a candidal shall be, is lie honest ? is he ca pable I is he faithf.il to the constitution f " ' President JetTersoh's reply to ihe remohsrrinee oniie merciramrot-Wew tlavynT Tnrlvi.v.aie t. u . . 1 i . . ' i ... ' ' - - v. uq,t ucany ciapaeq since tne a boVe letter waa written; but neither, Mr. J.ffer sonnor his successor ever yet hare known " the joylf that State nf things when" honesty, capaci ty, or fidelity to the constityUon were the only O'ltsuons, concerning a candidate, ; Y These changes; make little noise, and excite less sensation. They are treated as topicks of curiosity ; yet it is the condition of thingNs,whir.h these changes indicate and make permanent, that encourages the spirit and emboldens' the policy of the ruling cabal ; that, makss intrigue and cor ruption 'the necessary instruments of power ; and- renders commercial embarrassments, modified in ceed,;by occasional circumstances, inevitably per petual, as an essential means t)tsu:ccess;in the pro ject of its ambitionl t -A vMarshaU'flife of Washioelam vol. 5; n. 34 ! of the notes. . crime it is, for a citizen, in a free countiy to scs or believe that he sees, distinct dangers surrounds ing the Commonwealth, and be silent concerning the m, either t hrough fear of pel sonal responsiUli -ty, or in suberviency to the apathy, .or the pre; judices of the times. ' "Ao v; it: is not true that tuch inquirius tend to thf ditto fuHon pthc Union, On the contrary their neural tendency is to strengthen it. Tor, if such i?iqutVy result, in the conviction that, the rational security we ought to 6eek, exists, then surdy there js, content ; and thence .strength ;-ancl thtncij continuance. But, if the result of the in. uiryiehat-at4onalecurityxist8-nalloneejp- irfen, tnaeeq, tms conviction has a tendency to produce a consentaneousiss of sentiment and ac tion in the oppressed members cf the associotiori " Which, in its result," w have reason to hone,. can. 'not fail 'to bribgrto a Constimional way, opprcv. sors to a sense of their duty and their interests. If this should rnot be the case, still, our duty t ej, majnsi The duty of fivemen is, frequently, r examine into the basis of their liberties. Unless, indeed l be asserted, which, at this day, and inc jhis country, I think it wilUiardly be, thai a freet people ore necesarily o'f-that tribe of Issacher, which must crouch under all the burdens imposed . upon it audnot open, its mouth, whatever be its sufleiings, provided its side. are belabourtd, with sticks oi a lega! size, flourished practised iff--cording to the forrris of a writttn'mahuaK. ; (TO BK COKTIKUtn) " Washington's Valedictory1' Adc?res vto thfi. People of thj Unitt d Statr s. . v. r ii x I. A i STATE Ol NOIUTI eAitOLiA 5 7";-' IREDKLL CCl'NTY. " , In Equiry-rffirit Term, 1813. . Milus NUbet, (adraini trtof of S. S. Sava-t, iUc.) and E!iV y belli Svae, cqm?i.ai n a.n it, . ' -- . vf. ' .'V '";'" - JohnNisbet, Thomas B'eweit, and Georgp W. DIdon, cxif inr.oi vjeorj;e uayiason, aec. Df Kt KDANTi. - APPEAR tWga&t-John Pa.Kho.), wuMihecuuitsl a. v(Krge4vioiOD. lateoi Momg t:)cy county. dcceoc,-nT,. without ihe limits of ihe Stajc jt ucbeiclo.e ou e cLliy ha Cdiurt, that publication bp made four wcclw in the .Kieiyji M(- ntrva lhat the said John Davida.-n appear Lei--re ihe nxt Court, . tftij&hld on t HQ fourth Monday after ili.foun, !&.-&by?i Sp tembei next, and their cauJe why he shall not bo u),iio a yytft del'endaiit in said iit. . . " '...""'. -- t:.: Wm. Sharpe, tf . r 4'H i i
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