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f-- "; FRIDAY, ETJB-27V i 8'f Vol 19., No. 1069.. !3K RALEIGH, (N. C.) PRINTED WEEKLY, BT A. LU8AS, . . .... .. tl,- ,l,,llo. iwrvsip nn to beWid in advance. No paper, tb be continued Ion v.an three mouths after a year's subscription be ...,mu nnit notice thereof shall have been Ifiven, a hwintnenit. not exceeding 14 l.nea. are inserted thrice " ' ior onedollarm-l for twenty-five cents each subse-J ' micnt inscrtio't ; a.id in like proportion where there j J; . ....t., .iniii- f lines than fourteen. ! i v No subscription caVinjjiv case be received without pavnicnt of at least hi m savancc jerelary . of the Treasury, and bis fatnity and j friends, whether the war has left a burthen o kviu vi uiuui j uiiDu men iiiuuiucii i . 8o then, this boasted economy Laa i eome to to i a..'. .v.. ': L- : :-sS A National Debt of an Hundred and Fifty Political. Millions of Dollars! A Direct Tax to the amount of Three Mil- ions and more annually ! JVn man can put a note in bank without pay-J no a tar tntt tlm lihwtti (a Tn ni" ' " I No man permitted to keep a Store or a Pub lie' house, without a heavy Tax for liberty to do so: PKOJI THE (lHlL.) TKUE AMERICAN. , POLITICAL UEV1F.W. Day Francis, the great," that prince of jug !er, never cheated a gaping throng with his ' hocus poeus, 'tis here and 'tis gone," often er or more barefacedly, than have the democrats the people, with professions of republicanism aiiil economy. Liberty, liberty, economy, eeo-j j,e jg denounced as a Tory ! tiomy, . nas ueen win. mum a. cuusiaui u, uninWrepted as that offiae (crams, ' Ksa,' in tr streets and market places, .Jfir deed you would think'they had it for sale ; and if report whispers the truth many of those pro ffssina; patriots, being overstocked with the vir- ilii', have a littlf to 'dispose pf. Fur proofs ut their love of liberty, enquire of dit ir euiVartrocs, wlicli forbade auy nierchautiu enhVhten us The mechanic still smarting under the load of Taxes, removed for the present, but which will assuredly return as these brawlers for eco nomy ate continued in power. . , ,,; And yet -O wonderful iusoleace, if any maa doubts their possessing all the Virtue all the patriotism, and all the economy in the country, n ri.t"T mm : t. a wn malt. TEI.F.CRifH. - ' - ' ids, eye. $c. ... ; Duane in his last Aurora, is all in a blaze and seems when he arose from his bed, to have muttered the words M surgo ut prosiin"rT with uneommbu emphasis. He has, indeed, arisen (ht seeret is out. TVIr. Dallas had his eve to a r. uaiias had ins eye to a do more : we will nrnva ttiAra.t . . eat in.eoneress. Fifteen hondred dollarr ! justice. , , " Vastly-convenient to he pasha ; and necessary to help to pay the expences of a court dinner. No, bo tlrDaHas : your planlwill jiot sue- eeed. Deen laid enough ! But honesty sees further than villainy. Honesty is awake, and vilUinv is down! down U down!!! derrv 'Idowov Six dollars a day." , i o. ueutriti ijuane s smiles on wr i. v...-r-i -Uie.e the General lhu W e pereeive .n the Boston paper, that Mr Reason, who has recommendeJ himself ,o ...w. , uio uuuut UIUUH At Mnil..... . Did they not see in that meeting the son familiar the, study of fftotrrantin ,a and the son -in-law of Alexander James Dallas, iuresln that place. We have undefsTf h"" secretary of the treasury of'the Uuited Stales he proposed giving a course of lect together with a tribe of dependents, exerting Philadelphia, which we trust ! ,;n ?re8J0 iti.mlva. tt.. . ,a t 7i.;a u.i. f , !. " "e W,H 90 the . gVl iuiti,ivij .41 i Arwituii iiwuii-1 oii)i fiiai jictcesury part or a cood pd nated memier of congress? . . I liort has increased verv nimh ; pu.-i. a Dill llmv nnl kp mpn ' nrAeirStiiit it llint w iL'i. . r.. .'j7.. ' ueipnia , . ...... , V,T v "'" a,u it is to the credit of i meeting, who had steadily upheld the honor of city, which boasts of so many of the best ' vujr fill, .lain mr ttftlinni ii nn inL t t i niAnotliAila an.. n t 2. J$ 4 n a L. a . . . - ' m'ftS tuv uj un"5 gaiu.i urn iHuiianuuej j y uwiu in UK, iuai Buf Jaoics unite with lie ter of banks, and against the increase uf the ty tltedeaire t possess a' .til.tkated tinderatun!)' letnsiaiors' pay r" . . It is T6r tbem fnnllv ' a'his we think very much resemlles n at.TpraiV worthy, that it is fashionable to studi Jack upon gie smiling secretary of, the treajr; ;J-vmnry and gMrapby a vd music which af He has employed his last na- the liberly to exercise bis ordinary occupation,.. )erj (vjtn a most furi0us attack on our admin ti the ruin of thojfsan'Js .--Which prohibited ; istration on the democratic party of Penn any fanner on f lie frontiers; to carry his wheat UyVania, attached to their polities on Air. lit inaikrt afr.iss the lines, although it was rot-. l)as and iind and the Federal ReDuhlican. After lliis furious cannonade, the general's brow relaxes from its severity, and hecastsone 'icf his most radient smiles on Alrfileafion .the ery pari 01 me couniry, you nave nqi prooi , geographical lecturer, and the Ladies ot fhM " t.vir-iov of liberty go(,aad ask Mr.ladelphia. Of eachof the in hit -.bam lest, forsooth, our vessels la'iiild be robied on ihewcftn ! If in these bless- d measiiros, tiie eurse of which is now felt in i-ve f !.fj'in f t.virlovo f liberty go(,aad ask Mr.adelphia. Of eachof these in their due order, :,I.iiroe tor a copy of Ills conscription hill, i ,ve wiM now sneak of the administration. The Aurora, after haviin; applauded the proceed- uhich W'is "to -tear the husband fruiii the arms lff1ii-r"wiTethtrsoTiHrniirthercmbrace"of"-'-hii"x ' father to be'marehcd tn;iecruit the armies for the conquest of Canada. Sl.ould you still iiiiitbt of their love for the independence, amf -ihe. sacred rights of the people, enquire at tie s!inp of the mechanic., whether the hand of -jli'grcdation lias tint lain heavily on them. Were they not compelled to: render an account of all their private concerns, under oath dis elfisiiig what, articles the j- had manufivctured " to whom sold and for ..what price. And Were ilieV u.t subjected ''to various other most op- . presiyeand texatious Peculations never bef.re heard of in a Tree eoumpy ? And ill not the same measures he relorted to aain, the first moment of lbreign "difficulty ? .and is not ihat ' ilitfieulty threatening from more than one qiiar- - u'r--- - t . " ; . ' , ; i . Gentle spirits! Amiable men ! How Admi- lably do your professions and practice accord I And because the Disciples of Washington haveH dared to doubt you patriotism they are stiff-1 unitized as Tories! They are told, because they dare to advocate, as they ever have done, and as .they ever will do, the rights of the people, that they are contemptible factionists that it .: is their business to pay taxes and obey! ! . But for proofs of democrat ie ecouomr. Ai A wise and frugal government," said Mr..Jefler- words butter no parsnips." niv -If professions were proofs, there would he no doubt "I pray you gentlemen to I?vis-; measures for the expenditure of the sur plus revenue." AVas a nation ever before ill suited by such mockery ? Entangled in disputes by his miscoTiduct with'1 half Ihe nations of Fiurope On the jverge of ai, winiuut uiu nrenarauon m ararnroaor a - tr r- rv - - r w 1 - ings -ot the liefaware- couniy itepuniicans, quotes the following passage from their ad dress : ' True it is, indeed, that the American peo- rple behold" the fairest and best system of ci- " vi I policy ever exhibited' to the world, rapid 1 ly. verging to ruin in its infancy, through the avidity and corruption of men raised by their " fellow citizens on purpose to bu its guard 'vian.'' J , , ;'.' - Of which paragraph the general expresses himself in the folfowin laudatory language : 1 44 Solemn, saeredtrtitli t-never was it better told, never told at a nitmveut ..wheri1 lire tale should make so deep an unprcssjpn as ut the present moment," He then proceeds to ak a -variety of ques tions of the following character, to shew the ee vnptioa of the gefferal gvcnwicnt : " The act of the last session oi conpjress ehang .Ong their per diem compensation to an enor mous salary :" " These are the instances quoted in the Dela ware county .proceedings ';' emphatic enough it is true ; but arf these the only instances r son. "jfair dear Sir, Dniiie'i altaek npoa Aue lderirnepub- lean. ui tins paper uuane speaKetu utter this wise .- - , ' l !The Federal Telegraph at Baltimore, has after alt discovered that the Aurora did know something of the political trausaclions secret, as well as public, before the war; and acktinw. ledges not only that the Aurora was perfectly right, but therein declares that the Weraf as sertions of that period (and irwoold apply with equal truth to every part of their foolish and self deceiving policy) were totally false and unfounded.- Tlieythen attributed the declaration of war to the inlTuence of Bonaparte over Mr. Maoison; thereby endeavouring to beguile the people two waj8,"?trst?.to beguile theni into a be lief that 4 llfifain had dime us no essential tH-lthen1 ..... -r -... jury ; second tli at the tatecntive was directed hy Bona pale J 1 hey now confess that all they then alledgeil wastf(W.w, mere deceptions invention to ckeat the public, promediated, .le tcgmiiied, deliberate falsehood ; for they now acknowledge, that Mr. Aladixm, who they said was then governed liy Bonaparte ; wis opposed to a declaration nf war, though he recommend ed it. in his nil'icia! -in'saie ! " .The federalists even refer to Mr. Giles as a'persmi on whom the president endeavored to prevail not to de clare war i but l,t us- nee,- we shall eopy the whole paragraph.. In coniirniatioa of Mr. Duane's opinion, we state as a fact, (hat William B, Giles of Vir ginia, the lemicni1ic. leader ofthe senate of I Jn IT. States, iiifornitd a gentleman of this city, and appeared (6 make no secret of it, that M r. Madison employed him to endeaiour privately to prevent a declaration of war j he urged Mr. G. to vote against the declaration, and to pre vent olfaerfrdoing iheam-thing. Mr. .VlHifjson would not, however, permit his name to be used. Mr. Gites informed tlie gentleman alluded to, that if the president had permitted him to make use of his nam", he could have " pro cnled the declaration of war ; but the "srnutirs,to irhom Is not the unconstitutional erection of a lliir- hp applied, would not agree to vote against the de ty million bunk, by the vefy men who-e,nuihila-;(7arr(ton, unless he would assure them that the ted as a monster one of ten mtllioas, another ''president irishrd them so tit do. Mr. Giles said, instance? jthat he voted for the declaration of war, be- Is not the i open bargain inndc between the: cause he saw that war was ine liable, and be government ami the bribed plunderers of (he j thought it-best to go w ih the eiitrent. This Vazoo lands; another instance ?.-"..- i fa. speaks volumes ' ," , . . Is not the notorious prostitution of the pub-1 Fair and softly. Genera!, donVbe in a passion ! licost-6nTces.topa7poi'ea of gambling speCula-: Ketip yourselves coo!,r'glui!eniei', for you are lions, another instance ? ; j not floin ishing a sword, hut a goose-tiuill ! W c Is not the opportunity secretly given to fcvUtated lVg ago what we venture now to repent, vorites of the administration to take stock a! :hat it wu.-rhy the influence of Bonapaite on 83 cents in the dollar, when 98 could he got io;onr cabinet that induced ho derlurtioi oi war. liWe, esourcts of 'natdritl antf durabk ile SUre."-'fc--;; -- - With pfr'nnl i n ilia ' !'.- .. .... . ,0. . . . . r ... i c y oi jjir. Uiea- ' son powers as a public lecturer on eeoerai.hv or to the beauty ot the ladies of Phil.fuii.:- . 7 iiiiiiaA or to the uriinaney ortheir intellects, or to their proficiency in geography or chemistry, or to their being the bestgifisof God to man, we have not one word to object ; no, not one word. Before we close this article, however. u ;n just admonish his excellency or his corresnon- ltlHfS llPPPnTlvr n lianm.A. .....m,c, r ur iiiey nnnpfll tA scripture, not to mistake Sampson's beard for his hair, as has been done in the last Aurora ''" can assure him that between the hair and especially Sampson's hair and his beard there is a material differences T llP hnrnnfnr.1. to w hich we allude is the following : . ' .n indignant and honest people, when once awake to their rights; aud advised of the ma chinations of ty rants and usurpers, are more fearful (orthe class of public swindlers, than Sampson was, with a long beard, to the Philis tines." ... ALGIERS. -' We understand that a vessel has just sailed, with despatches for the Mediterranean, which win ni.if,riMiie inc lumre relations between the United States and Algiers. It will be in the recollection'of pur readers that , (he result 'of I li f In f f ni'fnf.in f Iin Liiinn . 1. i' i i eiers ard Commodore SIraw wa that ihing should remttiTTas it then stood, until the opinion of the president eould he known .respec- i.nxine mailer ii oispute.. Ihis on ninn. ilm . Dey.iv'ill now receive. . As Tar as we have been able to learn anv Hung s.r mis flispuic, H was mis;, j ue origur- " al treaty with Algiers having been lost on its way to the United States, in the Epervier, the ratification of the president was affixed to an authenticated copy which had been prepared and transmitted with a view to sufh a contin- " gency. . On this document being presented to the Dey, he refused to acknowledge it, declaring that it was deficient in a very important point, inasmuch ns his copy contained -an article which was r.o where to be found in this. The rfaderwiljbe surprised to hear thaiahisnre marlin-spike for the threatened contest, and ;ti.vliriirkcf: another instance ? jet called "uponv gravely to devise means to! Is not the palpable violation, t,f tli spirit at dispose of our surplus revenue ! Yet this pro " least of the constitut ion, in nominat iiig a pre position had its eftbet. It obtained ten thousand' sJdent in cone-res'sional caucus, one of the'iu votes for the democratic ticket. The I' people stances ?. ' ' vere holiest, but deeeived with these everlast-j ' his v.o ti:in!;, very much rcsejnllcs an at .hypocritical professions of ' easy andUack' on our administratiour ciieap, rnensares ot government, 2. Duane's assault 'on that portion of the De- .nd what ja the perrorinancelJJowJiaslli!imncrati iftnn.tnal enlist lkl l. ...... !.. : l.l.. I,. n I -..' !.! "I economical spirit, that threw in scorn its nblo quyiipon the plain, practical measures of Wash ington and Hamilton, how has it proved itself in practice ? . " Eighty dollars have been borrowed, and our note given for an hundred, bearing six per eent. 2it?t;;srYft-ml H'S to the amount of millions and inllJions ! A war 4'as entered into without pre paratians without arms without men with out auynf the ordinary steps being taken w hich (he plain,, common sense of every man. would have suggested, and of course, Tifentif Olil Uvns w ere squandered, from this single act of suicidal -lolly The w ho! h war. presented one V 'nle.vvaste of prorusioujjmbrcility ami folly on the p-irt of the administration.- T hanks to the Xedeeiiiiiig spirit tff fli people, the conuti y was ayeilv:V.'-. ;--:.- ' .... 1 Captiui--".gtiid a cabin hoy, " is the pot lost, lf ?"' know where it is ;"' 'No ou fool," re- riiaf'tl til A YtnlflfM i 'I' .nn . , tlx a la t . M.bll..SJ .. M. lit II ,11C ia After Mr. men'."" sum .Madison had pirtiipoesly -rt com- h a measure, he .wished that all tins uproar should end in a message.. This would answer all his engagements with . 'Bonnpartc, and he'eriiiJd thru iiisinict our ministers ut the Corsican court (o ir.r.ke knWwu hfs imperial and rpjul majesty, tiint l.e in-d done allfhat the cnnstiliiliob allow edjiiii: to do.'low ar m iking a declaratihn of varr,11t'rerTutd have iJMstrnct ed our minislerto irny-lhat by (he e n-t it ill ion this power was confided to congress j ove j.thnl the pouhl do nothing' more than recon mend the- measure which he had accordingly ni-iie-: thai the emperor 'w ould see that congress would not. gn alohg w ith him in' thaOiieaure, who mus't bear the shame and;repc,oieh of ils rejec tion. Our wily and jamm-Jaced -president,! thecefore contemplated to play a double game the the ttolitics of our administration. Of these il lustrious' characters, he says : 44 It 1 as been long since your paper could af ford av much hope, as it contained tins morn ing. Our prospect clears before our view ; and v o are cheered, with the hope that the peo pleare awaklns; from their deep sleep, to re s nine thir own n'g'its,. But, Oh! what apros nect is there f'i-lhe implou, "profligate w retches who werj pouring draughts of sweet, though i his inessaaje. reeonimendiiig -a declaration of poisonous qualities!, into the gaping mouths of: war would he evidence tc Bnraparle tue.t he their deluded fellow-citizens. Thank heavens.! j had advised the measure, and -the votes of '.the ere the poison had worked its fatal end, thesennt woiild he evidence that "congress "'refused people have aroused; and, though at the ele venth hour, not too late to come forth in their njafive itfight, to assert themselves freemen." Further on. w e hud these" remarks applied by the writer to the same section of the Demo cratic party: j . : ' a 'Pllniv.eil lyfim! nme forth lionrsflv ; nnd tended article was a stipulation that all the pri-' zes which had been captured from the Alger ines (Turin's the w ar, should be restored bv iha United States, and that a treaty should, here afier, be concluded oil the usual terms, t vh . is rumored to have been the demand ofthe icy. It is, however, difficult to imagine lw such a pretension could have entered his mit'id ; see ing Ihat, Com. Decatur states that he positive ly refused to insert in the treaty any such stip ulation respect hig the rcfiforation of the prizes ; mid seeing that, if the. future compact in the u sual terms, meant nn agreement to pay tHbute in some shape or other, it is declared in the, pros-' en! treaty that no such4rifBtP shall ever be do the Dev. pot isn't lost, lor 't has just sunk to the bottom the ocoan.:' So with our money it is not '.iVfS i.,ILherejt is'.' Dojtiu wishTo know reader? Go ask your late army contrac- f ' 'he brothers coitains, second cousitis r t'1'!. administration, and its-rjarasites ! In- -quire who at Washington city has gYown poor V war even jiiough that place was taken by . ' he enemy ? Ask if the pressure of the limes has fomplled Mr. Monroe to sell his feilow men, , bo, though born equally free by the consti ll"!n.iJiEJle??rilicUi. owing 4ohioperior' tghU, born slaves., Send otit to Mr. Pinkney ! ,w knew, whether: democratic economy has pla , ced auy nf the Jnbney wrung from the sweat of he mechanic, at hi disposal Or if you may I 711 .atlniitteil into, his presence, ask the Hon. So- flil es to comply with his wishes. Ut Ins pccref-Hi-slrtirtions to the senate. Bonaparte eoxld know nothing, nnt thus he woiiM reap hirn'self all the?ppu1'uri'f senate, all the shame of its rejection. This i oiir-rxplanation, which we gave at the time; w hether satisfactory to General Dnane, . ue dare'assert your privileges. -Nom-inateTfor your-j know not, and w ilh, or wilhriut hii epaulettes, as aolcraa '11 Hn'A rolo .'-Ki ?il-o mi-fifilf llfllro fill r. I I i I a An wn larrt i . i. 9. KM mini I.i3 iiiu iinv t.., a.t. posely -stained from the polluted abuse of elections,wi.l,13gefly press. to the polls to vote: the peo)lif's tfekct. Down with the packed ticket ; it will bring packed juries upon us, by and by ; as it has already a paektd horde of immoral knaves aridjp4ublie7swlndlers.' ( This, we think, very much resembles an at tack on that portion ofthe Democrats iH Penn sylvania, who favour the politics of our admin istration. ' - ' ' v ; '. , . --"DaaiVatlackpotIiDaIaSi -rAfr.- following terms"; -; - " The Cat out of the Bag. " Ah ! I thought so. lknew the compensa tion law had a father behind the scenes. Now little do we care, We likewise i e-asert thafMr did ftonfesatid to a. gentleman of X his. city too, that Mr. Madison employed him to use Ills in fluence with the senate and. prevent a declara tion of vwir : that he.expressly stated that.ihis could be done, if Mr. Madison Would author izre'liim fMr. Giles") to make use of his name in his. communications' tatbe members of (he senate which 'our coble- president refused to do. That Mr. Giles did liold'such ranguage is eertaiir- this-we offer to rrove.--iooa-onrt-of man ' It w as, we" a re told, under these cirenmstax- l.n ! l... .. ..... ... . 1. A A - v-n oiui it ori-nmc ncecsnijr ui icicrio iiic n nterican government. We understand that the. Dey addressed Ihe president a letter written in Arabic on the subject; and we believe that the ' answer form a part of the dispatches which i i-ii niitw All tliiiir in . W ifiora - - Jill . ut iiiiiv.iffi As we.preleud to no familiarity with cabinet secrets, we hal! not undertake (o state the con tents of (hi correspondence. .But, if the Dey lias really made the acknowledgement of such stipulations the perditions for hs observance ' of the treaty, we know what answpr it would b"eeoine a president of the Unittd States to miike.toMtch a demand. And if the Dey should still be of the ..same mind, the immediate re hew &I of hostilities lyill give him a speedy op-t. pn'rtunity of making sueh better tciins as the chance's of war may authorise him in demand-'' ding. " '-"". ":..' ..- .-.-:''. ; .- - ... What will hcihp determination ofthe Dey on the receipt of these dispatches, is the next ques- , lion. We believe the only prize which had n-.t tiepn rrtnred to Ihe Dpv at hf lime of his negociatioiiH with Com. Shaw,(ha since been given '.up to himliy the Spanish government, by w hich it was claimed. On that grpund,'.there fore, lie. w ill have Mibstantial ground of pom plaint i'and, unless, he should think it dye to his hphor that n stipulation to; give up these' prizes - should - 6fand -on record -in the treaty, -there can - he! no difficulty lU7 that: subject The conduct of the Dcv will, however, be gov- . " m i m " ' . 1 A ' - Am Duane speaks of this 'smilfng sccreiary the just ice, if the agents of our government dare toTfrned by other and different, considerations. abide the test. . Wc invite, we challenge a le eal investiaration. We will not answer the ca lumnies or charges of men whom we despise- owlmen too contemptihle for notice ; hut wenwill oration. 7 A- ;,;v.;..-. '. ::': '; ;.'"'.:ir - ::rK-" He made (he treaty tnorelv fo avert a hostility w Inch ha: wa iaot prepared io pleet. He will probably, be, how, in & different state of prep-- -.1 ne menaces w incii- riave khiiku . I .. ,-
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