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' . ' ' .- -'-V:'''v '.--'- "'-'' -.- '. '. . ..... ' rrrrr ' , - - - . t M - - . - . : - - -. , -- - - -; ,-, . , KALEIOH, ...tih. WEEKLY, BT A, tROAS.., r- ' i ,i u-ii- tnhncrihtion : 1 nreeaouar Hcl vnc uu .-.a : .rlvihce. No paper to betonunued Ion w 'hLn three months after a year's subscription be CTdue, andnotice thereof shallaVt been pven. comes ou, w , i;-,- Inserted thrice r irsTtion; and in, like proportion where tnre i . lnAd tin tmirtpn a crenvc" muuucr uj !'"- subscription caii in any case be received without iVin' ofat least SI 50 in advance. 11 "'L'!!UC .TOUKN.VL Oi' THE U. STATES. Tu Rubscrilirr having relinquished his intention of (;( the PiiMic Journal, respectfully mform gen ,..n who have subscribed thertto. that the amount of jr several payments m aqvance, Wi J oe reiumeo .nliohave subsenbed in pcrsdhm North -Carolina, islcas'e to call on the editor Wr their advances, Mero- rfaf Consress, and renrmen whosubscribed through will have their payments- retunded at the com- - .; ... " 31- ijicement or .tacapproaciims w earner nop- rtwiity offers of seeing them. And the few distant ibscriiiers, who forwarded their payments by mail, will Jsaul paymciits returned to them by that conveyance. Tlie editor tenders ins sincere tlianks to all ot them; J begs leave to express his regret that imperious cir imi.ir.res prevent him from availing himself of their cried patronage. A. LUCAS. . Xtiervn Oficr, Ilaleiglt,' Sept. 37, 1816. ' .Domestic. quentlj of that of speech, wauld be condemned aJl their life, to the most tad vegetation, , if no- bod j came to tbeir ineeoor j bat who, intrusted to our regenerative-hands, will pass from the eiass or urates to tne elass or men. It is to affeet jour hearts, with regard to their unhappy fate j to ezeite the sensibility and solicit the chanty of your generous souls in their favour; respectfully to intreat you to occupy yourselves in promoting their future happiness. " ' -.' - The celebrated&nd immortal Abbe del'Epee invented the art of restoring them to soeiety and relieion. It is according to his method that the instruction! in Europe have been form ed i it is consequently to him that all the Deaf andJJurab,.wbo know bow to write and read. owe their temporal and spiritual happiness. "The Abba Sicard. mv respectable and blov. ed Matev w the most distinguished among the deetples of the Abbe de PEpee, whom he sneeeeaed. l be latter bad lelt some tninss to my regret. I am bow fully indemnified. I see ought not to be permitted to do tht in,?;- .i fc you, I; kok into your eyes, and by your eyes, I and bv evasion which th.l?! J .11 "f8? ean judge tbe bottom of your heart. I feel it prohibit tbem from doine- dirti, J Kvunyt is good, tender and .eusibleA tender and - i.The JmSvSZ ZfrJlJ. .P"ljtN; sible heart is never in&ceessible to the misfor tunes of others. : . m uw id mail 4vuvaiviiuinn u cai iiuu. mereian. kiii.ii a - - and Dumb id tne United State, of America, tiiate anv rf-iSlr Z-ZJEW?' constitotion csntemnl.0 ... 5-t without instruction, and conseouentlv ivitbout i bv tUcktlH - 3 . r V lwWMCea any knowledge whatever of the eharms cf soei- snres of a ncsnl. ni-..rf nt eyere".c?n- ety, of th benefit, of God toward, us all, and . termined to support tkfm' Sl S21r''' of tbebapptties. of the other world. - any thing be mbii hostile oih.iCi." SSlTff 1 "TJSL tQ-ii-,bah this principle if etacwh eVi out the) calculated le views overnment for thelga tw thoe unfeMdnate. from their dents, MtKw'V nothingness , we propose to establish an Insti- they pleased, have in effect, by meens f This institution must be in the ddlo of vo'ur lnn ?b;L. " ITl 1ee.M0"J 0 be designed, the Abbe . Sicard ha. supplied country, that the Deaf and Dumb mav arrive bv a nolitie rfUtrih.;' "Jf! .,s ad',red them j bat if there had notbeen the Abbe de there from all States. .The town of Hartford' holdiueout the loaves and fi.i... j steaM : thus glory, honour and eternal erati tude are due to those two friends of humanity a was abont it years old wben 1 arrived the Abbe Sicard's school. I was endowed wi considerable intelligence, but nevertheless had no idea of intellectual things. I bad, it is , of all the citizens of America is indispensable, true, a mind; but it did not think ; I had a lit is then to solicit that chsritv. that k Lit. heart : but it did not feel. ICOme to Boston ; mill Ihnnno urn intAnrl tn ur tn luuiiivj, auccicu at iiij wiiatuiuuc, IIBU fROM THE BOSTOW INTELLIGENCKR. 'SYLUM FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB It i highly lionorable to the present uce and 'ate of society, that charitable institutions are Vjuijd far ijie alleviation of every description f inevitable imsiurtuiie. lhe successful an .liealioa of scientific instruction in France to uraiid dum!) persons, excited a desire in the ,;ts of certain intlivtduajsin- GoiitrectieTiT introduce the same process among this un- - -I .. : a J . i ioriiinaie eius m nmci ;ip.a Ki-iiueman b felt strongly animated with this benevo it intention vas despafe'igd to Europe,1 for ie purpose of-learning the course of education ml. the language of signs, preparatory to the itll)KSHt-n Asyimja-imit . . i . i'li. . ail ''.. tj! at me iiisutuuon oi uie adoc micara tdai !r. Gallaudett became acquainted ivith M. pre, (now in Boston,)-, who-had been a pnpil flbtl distinguisaed teaener, and was tutor to L'ejf tbe classes In his school. M. Clefe drain? the object of the mission of Mr. Gal imlctt, promptly offered .toi come to America ritb him, for the purpose of diffusing the light intelligence over tne dork miuds ot his bro il in misfortune. This, however, is not the lit instance of prompt benevolence in the me of the distressed which has animated tiintleman. An anecdote is recorded of id a note to a French work describing the ry of signs, used in communicating with him and dumb, which is honorable to his fometer.- "A'young Germftn, deaf and dumb, w in Vienna, having learned the art ot en- iiiilj at Prague; repaired to Paris for em wilt. There not twins able to commiini- iliiii intelligible language he was soon very mnuiresseu ami embarrassed in his circum- e. lie sought relief at the institution oi wAbbe Sicard, and found it in the person of OK ' .1. - i - ' . w .. wrc, who comoineu great vivacity and eitfb of intellect with a f ineular erace of fie. M. Clerb Soon understahdrni? th diffi- litiesio Wjliich the you's'g German w'as involv i. unaertook to make a written appeal to hi lim Jury the other priuoipal cities for the same object, and we have no doulit of its success If you re mark among your husbands, or relations, or friends, some who may be insensible to this ac tion of benevolence,' 1 request you to change them into better determinations. Yon have naturally great sensibility, yon are endowed with, the talent aod the art of causing the in sensible to feel, and of subduing the inexorable. Thus,, my friends rely on vou, and I nlace in the number of lhebliatToVaT1iha"irow'(rro you, those" which tny companions in the same situation as myselfwill owe to you ; and when they are educated, thev will doubtless them selves express their ffralimrfe tn vnii. He again answered numerous questions in the most : satisfactory manner.' ' ' . -lir' "' i - " - i ' . .-.-.----r-rt -r-. ue learn, mat sevefal liberal donfttions. have bepn made to the Institution, by paEjfl ampSars of Benevolence ; and we . trusttf,i reputation of the town for munifieeneel wfll endeavoured to show me the heavens, and to make me know God, imagining that 1 under stood her; but her. attempts were vain, I could comprehend not bin sr. I believed that God was a tall, big and strong man, and that Jesus Christ having come to kill us, had been killed by us and placed on a cross as one of our tri umphs. JL believed jnanv Other droll and ridiculous things ; but as one cannot recollect what passed in his infancy, I cannot describe tbem : 1 am sure that the Deaf and Dumb, who are in your country, think as I once did. You must be so kind as to aid us to undecei ve them. We shall cultivate their minds and form their hearts : biit a. the mindand the heart cannot live with.. OKI- tne body, you. will have the goodness to charge yourselves with yourothcr ennhtrymen with the support of their bodies. In Europe each nation, however small, has an Institution for tie Deaf and Dumb; and most of the Insti tutions arc at the expense of the government. Will America remain the only nation which is insensible to the cry of humanity ? I hope not, and that yon will busy yourselves with the 1 same zeal es yoar neighbours the good inhabi tants of Connecticut. If tbe'Deaf and Dumb become happy it wilj be your joy to see that itj is the effect of your pure generosity, and they will preserve the remembrance of it as long asi mry live. f . Mr. Gailandott and Dr. Cogswell will give you moro ample details firdes iect : and as to invself. 1 am readv all that you would wish to know conceruir'tle'l,'l,ze.,,, aK(! a violsttion of the spirit of the con Deat and Dumb. , iiiuiion i us votr, when I Among various questions proposed to M.CIerc'P ' stiot:!d have his mind free as the air he was this : What is the distinction) betwecti :eft!nes ' unlettered by prejudice and unshac memory and jpiaginatioii ? ikied by party iMW-ngrments. The man w ho will " He answered as follows IVmorv U u. Jport. t,'.',h fhc Privi.li'se f freemen and bar- - ' 1 1 i i fi r rifFiir .it o . it rnH H : not be diminished on this occasion. Political. For the Mlpcrva.- TO THfi TOM ANRT Of NO RTH-fl A R O T.I i A . Frilow-Cit.zens.- In a government like ours! founded on public seiMeiit, where the will ofi uie people, maturely -formed and deliberately "xprcysed, is the supreme law of the land, eve ry act which is calculated to control a free ex- gswell will give'rciSR r-he elective franchise, or has a ten ired) on this sub- Idenry to give an ondne bias to the public mind, ady to answer to!' so far an nfrioq?ment of the rights of the M , . J faculty or power of the soul, to recollect the things which have beenseen nr learned. Mem ory continues-longer than remembrance." . J But not being able to explain imagination: i t . ' Eng.'ish, he was obliged to give a definition n Mllency the Austrian Ambassador at the-th 'Fnch language : " L!Imdgination estlafa- wlol Napoleon, atel; to-be absent friiitless. and freiitf and an asvlum. M. CAerr. pmiallv rea-l L'mugmation is the facultvof theinind to in s and humane annlied to other nnrannalnJ vc,lf frame, embellish and produce beautiful rr- ----- j--.....,, , .., ... . . .. .. . luniks, unu so neauuiui as to striKe tne under standing ; and charm the heart. T nome uouitt having been expressed in aid ii man. is extei) i, but who happened unfortu- e,iile lfesprit d'invenfer, de forger, d'embeli it from Paris.. Tim step pro- j !ict le pr"'uire de belles "chose., et si belle I his friend requiring imrardi-i!"!." raPrent I'csprit et charment Ie cour." whom were several engravers. He com w.catid his humane ififentions as well as the 'fortunes and talents of his friend, by wri ?i and finally siiceeeded in placing him with graver, and bv means of his dailv labonr soou able to provide for all his neceasi tliU benevolent f enllpmnn. ul 1m. KnUn l ant (111 mil f'i.r."n Ula l.trlk la nku..l . 1 1 uiu iiiii uiii.il. in a.iiiiifi. iwfiii v. ;iis oi age; and must be a vorv valua top'-sitio'i to an establishment for h Vrf '"'O "fsiieh unfortiiHAlP llC WAR .11 t 111 ' A I llUliilim imnn !W present Week, ahd nrisuered n oront ru. fl of questions proposed to him by a large ;Jy of gentlemen and ladies. Upon "the wy the followins- address to the Gentle- 1 was delivered. Wltlftfl WA4 written Kv hiwvt 7. -------- - - - - au(a J - PrOTier t(b rpmurlr that ua lia lioa 'iho. English lauguageabout three months, 'pirloey can .be neeH!n.rv 1 for thn id inmotiA r(Slon.l disnnvpruKlA iu !: ciulu . an.i - v . a a rr CM. f I la r T Will bft (lirnrieil of ilia fl.w JL. I,- " HIS sentenrrs U ..r:n !.;. -.1.1-.... J I I - i v inui iuii ouui ci9) as .'ue blind ienoranca in hih pn iha pir . .. . j f - u s x scs v a v acmaeai and dumb persons were involv- Jiited 87"n f instruction wa in jntle: THEADDRFS9 men, You kiiow the motive which hai Kin t . Vi! uouea Slate, or Ameriea. TIia 'Hit hAn. . . I t iiave mugni you it; but you do now, I believe, .the reason why I '"nr iii ftDI wby we have invited yon to 'W AlumeehS with your presenet, I am too. - - '. :. . F'iei i-ieuyoo. : - : ; c.. fl, uf ? a8 t0 iQn n,ore eonveoiently of t andrlumb, of those unfortunates, who ' t th eae.of hearing and conse ingi rela- . : . n i - 1 . .ii ... tt nofi 10 uis uenniuon oi memory, he was reT quested by signs which h - immmediateJy plac ed with perfect accuracy upon paper, to ex plain what he meant by. memrry continuing' longer than remembrance." He answered Memory usually preserves things as long as a person endowed with that facility lives ; re mcmberence, onJhe contrary, can "bo lost in a short time," Afterwards, upon rctlection, he wrote,r-' I confound rememb ranee with recol lection.' He further continued- I compare memory to a rock, and recollection 1 to a can dle." ,- .'... ; - v " On the second day so ereafa number.of la dies and gentlemen attended, at the Athanfeum, . i. . ... i ... : : . t . ... inai iiiuv vryrc oungeu io proceed 10 one oi the New Court House Rooms, for greater conveni ence. Here a complimentary address to the la dies was delivered, and M, Clerc answered a number of questions to the universal satisfac tion or the company. We hear that a number of liberal -donations have already been made to the new institution, and we hope the example II L' 1 1 it . . . I . win oe louowea Dy an classes in the communi At tbe meeting in the Court-House a laree numuer oi uaaies were assembled ;. when AI Ulero ins wrote in their presence the follow- ' ... ' ' ADDRESS. ; ' : -. . Ladiss, ''.'";",''-:;-.." fiWe invited a'few'davj past, the most resnepf. able inhabitants of Boston to a meetine in this building, in order to speak to them of.the poor Thi.meeting - trfok- place yesterday. I had hoped toe some of you there, but 1 saw none. I testified mv wonder, and at the aumn limK1 ty, nr to is party, is Mnwortliy to be called tv (Yee The popular character, whose influenct. ive, oiiqlitto be doubly ca:jtiotis how he siiars his mind to beswayed by any considera tion bnt an eye to the public eood : for he is ae- countable, in some measure, not only for his own votes but also for those of manv of his ei?h- 'ors nun irienfis. i o men high in oilic ', par ticularly to those who fil! the exalted and 'im portant station of .a" legislator,', the. great body of the. jteo'iie .look up with a degree of rever- rnim :ne nature oi their duty and the .j.wi uuii-w ii i.ie irnsi connaed-tfi tneir care. they ure i presumed lo eoijiloy their time in the study of those laws, which they have to amend, if defective, and repea l if iinpoijlic or unwise.--: and that constitiUion which they are sworn to preserve inviolate and administer w.,Uh impar tial justice toalLlTheirniiiids are presumed to be illuminated with tha ras of science and stored with the rich treasures of practical in formation; and their judgments m he formed from mature deliberation, and reflection. As ihey are houn.rto legislate, not ?or jwirtieular individuals or , paxtieular party, b'jj JVr the whole commiHiity, they are presumed to occupy their thoughts mi subjects honorhble aiudigni fied,acd to be divested, as far as hnriVannafefe can be, of those selfish motives, party prejudi ces and local jealousies which foster political divisions.aud keep alive the spirit of animosity; Emm these caiises, the great mas i of 'mankind' look up to, legislators as the oracles "of-truth ami wisdom. It is to no nurnose fo si. 'ihni Pivpn a rlaniiL.1 jority for Mr. travfo.d, in preference o M" wv " "'"joray n our aeiegatioB in Con gress were opposed to (he nomiDation, and 8e. vera! of the candidate, for Electors, nominated by the caucus at Raleigh durirg the last W ion of the Assemblv. althon.K ' " declared themselves .decidedly in favor of Mr Crawford : reservine to thm..v.. .n ,l . ., . u . an times. Si F!i:tlT'lthS their sentiments ii ...v. ,r, ,ni Monroe should be nominated r..y. ini? nas since been done, and .i!!L?iiDJ.??MeJ.fthe caucus has wron-ht an entire conviction on their minds, that Mon roe has superior if not exclusive claims to that appointment, probably on account of his uni form and consistent political conduct, his fa mous diplomatic skill, jus tender regard for he Constitute, of his Country, or above all, 'Miprofuundk and his heroic valor evidenced at rhe Battle of Bladensburg ! where his venerable brov, were encircled with .he never fading lanrels of feme! The friends pf Mr. Crawford, who before told us ha he possessed the first lalenls, firmnes. an !nte.Srfy, now tKl , that he is andiitioug and intriguing and desirous of taking the lead where he ought to follow, lndeedf a. Mr. Crawford has siree positively relied to tuff U....B i ue neiu up as a candidate, it is more than probable a contract has been made with him similar to the one made with Mr. Monroe -and thai when the latter g, ntlenvnn shall hav served his f.ur or his eight years, that he shall bepermitted to succeed him, unless, like poor Robert Smith, he should be compelled to eive wav to anotlipr T v t in me ngiu une of tbe Virginia Dynasty f-As for the lovely Tcmp kins, whose eyes are now sparkling with joy at the bright prospects in view, 1 veniuro to pre dict he will have to negociate with Mr. Craw lord or relinquish bis hopes of the office of Pres ident. Our government seems fast degenerating from its republican simplicity into n'Caucuso cracy, or a government of eaucuscs. Is a mem ber of Assembly to be chosen ? Convoke the leaders of the partv i T.pf ilm 1i;km- x determine and w her- thev icum iL;,:.i 1-1 be as unalterably obeyed as the decrees of fate. Are Electors to be ehiuen? Our members of ixc, ,o,y musr cati a caucus for that purpose, and the par.y mus snpport the rauCus cndi dates for Electors, and xttue in their turn dare not vote against tl,0 caucus Candidate for president.-, I a gcveriM.r, ;i senator to Congre, a judge, or n general i.rle elected? Rnllv the leadersconsult hethcr a mejnrity of the par ty (not a majority of the legislature) will 9,,n. port their favorite.lf so, call a caucus Let the fundamental rulo be well understood that each member will be bound lo vote iallielecis lature as, a majority, of. that meeting decide! ' thus the republican candidate gets the unani- ure, one expeneuee proves the fallacy of all these pre sunijiuuifs, iur so long as sucn is t he common impression, the eonsenuences will follow of course. Every man in a political ns well as n natural point of view has his atmoipherey and that of a member of Assembly or of Congress, who conducts himself with common prudence; is extensive, and has a great miluence upon the county or district he represents. , t Tho sageswho formed our Federal constitu tion, aware of the great temptations and fre quent opportunities members-ijf eongress have, by intrignn and patronage, to insinuate them selves into favor with those who may be desti ned to wield the affair, of the nation, and the door tbat would thereby be opened . to bribery and corruption, very wisely precluded tbem from ii iintiKjjo i ucidk oieciors. ; nureiy men mous support of his party in the legislalur although he got perhaps but a majority or 01 in the caucus!! . Suppose A.f and. Br frr iIia senator Both of thp i'mm ,.n?.'t;s ut federalists and a part of the republicans are Ja : favor of B The legislature consists of .0 members loo Rep. and 60 feds. It is appre- ' bended that B. may W elected To p'revent this, tl:ealanning" consequences of aufferin? '' the republican ranks" to be broken, are re-?-0Hnd-efrtni ond of. the phalanx", io tho other. A caucus a caucus is necessary one is had, and after some idie discussion ml. cessiiy of" union ainon'r ihemselves. the Vote U taken, when it Is. found that A ha. 01 and B n V',e9Inihir legislature, A having the u nannnjius support Oof his pirty, has loo votes' and .U only So; whereas had there been no r caucus A would have had but 51 vote, and B ' 99.- Yet this is cnlled nn election, a free unbi-. ' assed election! This is purely republican auL me man wii-Jioenoi apprvetif it-must be tlenounced mid . proncribed.--Tbus, follow- citizens, out of 150 yoles you see a complete sacrifice of 43 : or what is worse vou see 49 menjo whom yfiu have cQmmitted. your most f important rights, caucusins :awav'the'rieht of uurago nw-giving ilieir votes to men nho, their judgment tells fhem Jareless competent : and less qualified to serve vou than their anta gonist. ! I J ; By this means bn oflicer is pt!med " on the public; who is noUhe choice of the body Si ? 'ft: A l.'i .v.' . r -:
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