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r 1 1 1 I w. x r .rjrviiitx if i ii irk lri t t ill v ilk. r vol.. uo NO; a. phia'ted a.su pubmsiieh, Br BINGHAM EVJiKY Tl'tSUAT, WHITE. TKUMS : The subscription to the Westj::! v Catiplixian is Three Dollars per annum, payable half-yearly in advance. (Ij No paper will be discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the discretion of the Editors ; and any subscriber failing" to give notice of his wish to discontinue at the end of a year, will be considered as wishmg to continue the paper, which will be sent accordingly. Whoever will become responsible for the payment of nine papers, shall receive a tenth gratis. Advertisements will ue inserted on the cus tomary terms. Persons sendincr in Adver tisements, must specify the number of times they wish them inserted, or they will be continued till ordered out, and charged accordingly. No advertisement inserted until it has been paid for, or its payment assumed by some person in this town, or its vicinity. CZ'AIl letters to the editors must be pott-paid, or they will not be attended to. A LIST OF iSIililaty liixuCV "Warrants TTSSUEI) to the President and Trustees of the u University of North-Carolina, since the sittin of the last General Assembly. J'o. of Original J"o. of Original Warrant. Claimants. Warrant. Claimant. Pioolv-liin&mg lYusiwe&s. T 3 HIE subscriber respectfully informs the citi JL zens of the Western section of N. Carolina and the adjoining districts of S. Carolina, that he has established the Hook-Binding llusinesi; in all of its various branches, in the town of Salisbury, N. C. lie has taken the store formerly occupied by Wood 8c Krider, on Main-street, three doors E. N. E. from the Court-IIouse. Having devoted considerable time to acquire a competent knowledge of his business, in the city of Baltimore, the subscriber flatters lumself that he will be able to execute everv kind of "work in his line, in a style and on terms that will give general satisfaction. Merchants and others, can have Jilank Hooks ruled and bound to any pattern, on short notice, as cheap and as well finished us any that can be brougnt from the North. Old Books rebound on the most reasonable terms, and at short notice. Orders from a distance, for Binding of every description, will be faithfully attended to. WILLIAM II. YOUNG. Salisbury, June 8, 1821. 53 665 James Ammins 656 Peter Hough 667 Jesse Howell 668 Jack Hock 673 Wm. Hichards 674 Nathaniel Harris 677 William Lo'jau 678 John Wonk's 679 Hains White 68'J Moses Steam 681 Michael Sca.iUin 682 John M'Kean 695 William Clifton 843 John Needham 844 Jesse Nettles 815 Abisha Oliver 816 Patrick O'Kclly 847 Leonard Parker 8-1-8 Samuel Parker 849 Thomas Peavey '850 Drury Perkinson 851 John Hoberts 852 John Hichardson 853 Wm. Hochester 854 Charles Stewart 855 Benj. Stedman 696 Sim. Christophers 856 James Scott 697 William Barber 857 Martin Slavers 698 Hardy Cheshire 699 Arthur Arnold 700 John Brevard 701 Hichard Ward 702 Knibb Wynn 703 Peter Duncan 704 Gilbert Miller 705 William Womack 706 Bight Bass 707 William Wynn 708 Samuel M'Dowg 709 Thomas Ward 710 Thos. Warwick 711 Edward Fossctt 712 Abiel Andrews 718 I.'andol Brvant 719 Benj. Bennett 720 Collin Brown 721 William Boling 722 John Booth 723 Thos. Blackleach 724 Jesse Benton TJirWate. "Entertainment. j W i? C W i-PU adiai f.3' All THE subscriber respectfully informs ' the citizens of Salisbury and the diacent country, that he has removed trom his late residence on the north side of the Yadkin river, on the main road leading from Salem to Danville, 15 miles from Salisbur', and has taken the house formerly occupied by Capt. Ja. Krider, in town, on Main street, a few doors north of the Court-House ; where he is prepared to keep a Huiise of Prix-ate Entertainment for Travellers and citizens. lie will at all times furnish Stabling, Fodder and Grain for Horses. THOMAS HOLMES. Salisbury, Sept. 25, 1821. 78 N. B. Eight or ten BOARDERS will be taken at the customary prices in town. Xi Stage to IVaYeigii. TgnilE subscriber, who is JL contractor for carrying the IT. Stales Mail between .CTggsv; r? Raleigh .and Salisbury, by way of Randolph, Chatham, Sec. respectfully in forms the public, that lie has fitted up an entire NEW STAGE; which, added to other improve inents that have been made, will enable him to carry PASSENGERS with as much comfott and expedition as they can be earned by any line of stages in this part of the country. I he scarcity of money, the reduction in the price of produce, &c. demand a correspondent reduction in every department of life : Therefore, the subscriber lias determined to reduce the rate of passage from eight to r cents per mile. Gentlemen travelling from the West to Raleigh, or by way of Raleigh to the North, are invited to try the subscriber's Stage, as he feels assured it only needs a trial to gain a preference. The Stage arrives in Salisbury every Tuesday, 8 or 9 o'clock, and departs thence for Raleigh the same day at 2 o'clock; it arrives in Raleigh Friday evening, and leaves there for Salisbury on Saturd , at 2 o'clock. .1221821. 50 JOHN LANE. Walking IViisiaess. THE subscriber having employed a compe tent person, will keep on hand a constant supply of Dread and Crackers, and Cakes, of ev ery description as well as the various articles usually kept in a Confectionary Store, all of which he will dis pose of on very reasonable terms. THOMAS HOLMES. Salisbury, Dec. 18, 1821. 80 ANAWAY from the subscriber, on the 5th of this instant, a negro man named JOE, and his wife named SIXA, and two female chil dren, one of the children four, the other two years old. - Joe, the negro man, is twenty-five or six years old, five feet eight or nine inches high, stout built, very black, with uncommonly large feet ; had on when he left me, a coarse blue broad cloth coat and a black wool hat. His wife Sina is twenty-eight or thirty years old, middle size, has large eyes, high cheek bones, spare face, her dress not recollected. It ;s thought that a negro girl liamed Silvia, the property of J. Furvines, my neighbour, who was nuWn.g on the same day that my negroes left mc, is in com pany with them. Said Sihia is fourteen or fif teen vears old, well grown of her age, dress not known. Any person who will apprehend said negroes, Vnd lodge them in any Jail, so that I can gt them, or deliver them to me, shall be rewrirde'd for histrouble, with all reasonable ex penses paid. JOHN GR1ER. Vtc'Wr?fi(rim Conntv, V. C. :Feb.-5, 1832. 2 .' 725 Job Butts 726 Christ. Brannon 727 William Conner 728 John Conley 729 Charles Connor 7o'J John Condon 731 John Darby 732 William Ford 753 Thomas Hewings 731 James Milliard 735 Elishu Hubbart 736 Hardy Hines 737 Malcom M'Danicl 904 Larie Linch 738 Matthew Newly 905 Charles Richards 739 EdVd Pendleton 906 James Chambers 740 James King, sen. 907 Ezekiel Griffin 741 Hezekiah Rice 90S Nichols Edmunds 742 Anth'y. Simmons 909 Benjamin Caflield 9KJ Ho well Gee 911 Solomon Cooper 912 Thomas Watson 858 William Shield 89 Jesse Siddle 860 Thomas Sillard 8G1 William Talton 862 Andrew Vanov S63 Joseph J. Wade 864 James Varkize 805 Ellsha White 866 Thomas Walker 867 John Burges 868 Lewis Weaver 881 E!i Ely 882 John Edwards 883 James Holdcn 884 I honuts Loyd SS5 Thomas Tucker 886 William Douglas 887 George Harrison 888 David Jones 89 Ilardv Ridley 890 Edmund Blount 891 Willis Davis . 892 John Burrows 893 Job Mitchell 894 John Southerland 895 Isaac Roberts 896 Gabriel Terrell 897 Etheldred Bosman 898 Allen Baggott 899 Henry Jason 90-J Bartlet Moreland 901 Robert Palmer 902 William Shcpard 903 William Hill 809 George Dixon 9S2 Robert Harper 810 Thomas Endless 983 Richard Martin 811 Thomas V.burn 984 Caleb Albertson 82.J Thomas Hicks . 1022 Charles Haslip 829 Littleton Johnston 1023 John Donnelly '3') James Jennings 1024 Benjamin Borland cl 1 Iiomas Jeftnes 1025 Broton Jones 832 Elijah Jenkins 1026 Francis Jack , Jacob Kittle 1027 Bryan Montague Xiesislatnvfc 2C. Carolina. o 834 Archibald Kennedy 1028 Sam. Montague 835 John Ledum 856 John Uscombe 837 Willis Marshall 838 Charles Mixom 839 John Moore 840 Bryan Madry 841 Samuel M'Elrov 842 Joseph M'Danicl 1029 Job Ward .1030 Timothy Plumpus 1031 Wm. Stewart 1032 Jacob Owens 1033 Sam. Goodman 1034 Wm. Gregory 1035 David Chamev 3M87 Published by order of the General Assembly Catowlm Navigation COMPANY. "VfOTICE is hereby given, that the third in- FROM THE KALEIGII HEGISTER. DEBATE ON THE CONVENTION QUESTION. HOUSE OF COMMONS dec. 1S21 The House formed itself into a com mittee of the whole, Mr. Brickell in the Chair, on the following Resolu tions, submitted by Mr. Fisher , from Salisbury, on the 11th instant: 1. Jlesolv-l by the General lssembly of JWrth Carolina, That the representation of the people of this State in both brandies of the Legislature, under the present Constitution, is greatly une qual, unjust, and anti-republican. 2. Pesolvcd, That the Constitution ought to be so amended as that each ciUzen of the State clio T- cm hcprihol nn ffio hAAt-o t f . o t K I O i Navigation Company, has been called for, and is hereby required to be the Company on or b next. A positive sale cjuent stockholders w House m Lmcolnton, on the said 27th day oi best. Sir, if it was necessary to stop by the way to prove the existence of these feelings, proofs are abundant. The very Congress that framed the constitution furnish proofs. That body in the most solemn manner, signed a test in which these attachments were declared. The Congress that met at Hillsborough, only twelve months be fore, also furnish proofs : they in like manner signed the test, acknowledging the British Constitution and Laws. Here Mr. F. read several extracts from the Journals of the Congresses of Hillsborough and Halifax, to shew the feelings that prevailed in those bodies, and their high estimation of the forms and laws of the mother country. But, j continued he, besides these feelings, resentation upon the principle of free white pop- strongly inclining that body to the a- the new Constitution, of Provincial forms and prin- e were, still many other em- nents that surrounded them. I nhition .nifl tnvntinn nr nf trno vv-lntf nnni i!itirm I ,l paid to the Treasurer of rlml Z ::: "i "I "77 ' " cfore the 27th day of May nvr.. IJntlSll ana of the htock of all dehn- tlon f xm-.T n? U Amhlv. thn'-nnn ciples, ther 1 " I rt thic Srit o 11" 1 1 1 ova fi n 1 1 ! 1 1 - r 4 1 .-kin I l-w r nil Ti.- nr inn i rinn rr T"i ivi f ri ha mi-irr.i m I r-w i . Jh, L, at whicl. time and place a general meetis !: Z 'Z Zh 1 lle-V 'ere engaged ,n a work to them of the stockholders is' requested, when a state mcnt of the affairs of the Com nutted to them, and certificate sue to the stockholders ISAAC T. AVERY, President. 5v92 , .-J f T" vor of a Convention, or not, by writing' on their new "f w mcleeci to the world. Iis- ipany will be sub- ct Convention, or Vo Convention. tOTV furnished no example where any ' ot stock: Will IS- n i . ,1 m r. . J . -"wt, i "at me aiienn 01 eacn county pe0nle had met tOe in uus TMate, or otner returning1 oincers, u and together, under like 743 Adam Svkes 74i Philip Thomas 745 William Townly 746 John Tillery 747 Matthew AVhite 74S Henry Wi'ins 749 Thomas Urdlock 750 Baxter J'ohind 913 George Close 914 Joseph Hodges 915 David Walden 916 Uobert Williams 917 Jlenjamin Bird returned ?c filed. 918 Josiah Green 751 William liaker 752 Robert Brewer 753 Henry Coker 754 Dennis Dowling 755 James Giiliham 756 Thomas Grisurt 757 Jacob Moore 753 Matthew Warren 759 Hercules Uyan 760 George liedner 761 Samuel Scott 762 Nathaniel Wcat 765 Negro Brutus 766 Negro Frederick G7 John Hardy 763 Joel Martin 769 Josiah Millar 770 Thomas Hut son 771 Matthew Brickel 772 John Bagnail 773 Henry Brantley 774 David Burnett 775 Charles Craben 776 Martin Cole 777 Cubit 778 William Ilavgood 944 Joseph White 779 Jeremiah Messcr 945 William Elks 780 William Stemm 919 Gerrard Craig 920 William Groves 921 Richard Bradley 922 Jno. Cheesborough 923 Robert Duncan 924 Peter Kippey 925 William Huel 926 Robert Singleton 927 Jethro Lasbiter 92S J.evi West 929 Henry Blurton 930 William Roark 931 William Kennedy 932 Win. Washington 933 Daniel Wade 934 Thomas Whitley 935 John Cottle 936 James Piner 937 William Scantlin 938 William Turpin 939 William Yates 940 Joseph Hyman 941 Isham Cams 942 Thomas Goff 943 Lewis Outlaw Way Tlyow and Castings. fT!ll undersigned for the accommodation JL his c they arc hereby directed, immediately after the circumstances, to irame a government next election, to ascertain the number of votes J lor themselves, ConstitUtion-makincr Thev given in for or against a Convention, and to make yas as vet but little kn out a correct statement thereof, and transmit the ' ! ' i i of same to the governor, to be laid before the next wcre Wlttiout the light Ot own. of experience, ssembly. lor the beneut ot the examples or the INlr. Fisher said, before he entered other states ; for, as yet, but few of the customers, has brought to his Furnace, seven miles and a half west of lieattie sFord, on t uatawoa, a large anu general assortment or , , . ' . , I . , c i i BAR IRON, consisting of wagon tires, plough- pon the subject of the resolutions, he states had formed their constitutions. mould!' axe-bars, &.C. &c. The Furnace being must express his thanks for the very Under circumstances like these, is it 1 A.' 1. I J I . . -. l.l . . in o.a u.iu , urge m operation, xie expects to courteous manner with which the house at all surprising that the Congress at keep up at said Furnace a constant supply of , , . r , , . . . HTi:rv Ju i i f bar iron and castings. Corn, flour, and bacon, had hus r treated his proposition. Halifax should form a constitution par (as much as wanted,) will be received in pay- He could not forbear contrasting their taking largely ot the features and forms ment at a fair price. conduct on this occasion with that of of the British institutions? Indeed, February 25, 1822.- J. GRAHAM. -6w91p AsyicaiUuyoY. another body not far off : and he was it was their design to do so, in order proud th;.t the comparison redounds so tnat n might ue the more acceptable to much to the advantage of this House. aU classes of the people. In an ad- fllHE Rowan Agricultural Society will meet at When a member, said Mr. F. rises in dress published by the Congress of th, 28U. o'SoX: "m ' W place, and submits a respectful pro- Hillsborough, to the British people we JOHN HEARD, Jr. Sec'v. position, it is notlimg but justice to iuimwing scniuneni : -u nen- Jlfarch 1, 1822. 4v9l crive him an ODnortunitv of dehverintr K e nave departed from the forms n TSSOF; TTTIOJW nis reasons in its favor it is common f the Constitution our own safety and f n HIE Copartnership heretofore cxistin JL der the firm ot hamuel Y . Lindsay is tms day dissolved by mutual consent SAML. W. LINDSAY, ANDREW LINDSAY, JOHN LINDSAY. .Mecklenburg, Jan. 17, 1322. 192p SYiiiYiff's ae. 781 Henry Vi.e 782 I'eter llrown 783 Christ. Barlow 784 McscslJyrd 785 James Balentine 7S5 Richard Cordlc 787 William Fox 7SS Wm. Hemming 789 lllack Gairick 916 John Arnold 91-7 Hamuel Uurrows 943 Richard Whcabey 9 19 William Neil 950 Jacob Waddle 951 John Curtis 952 John Low 961 Matthias Urickle 962 Thomas Kent 963 James Kelton 790 llenjamin Patrick 964 Samuel W. Lewis 791 John Foney 792 DaniclTwiirg 794 John Atkinson 795 John Raker 796 Samuel Bradley 797 John Boon 798 Lewis Biddlehizc r 971 Jacob Hafner 799 Joseph Beaumont 972 Isaac Cornelius 8U0 Joseph Cook 965 Jerome M'Mullen 966 Joseph Miles 967 John Morning 968 Drury Chavous 969 John Cuniminger 970 John Cook 801 John Cook 802 John-Campbell S03 David Conn 804 Edward Cox 805 Charles Coleman 812 David Easter 813 John Erwin 814 William Ewell 815 Joshua Fenton SI 6 Robert Griffin 817 James Gunn 973 Thomas I'ierson 974 Richard 1). Cook 975 Caleb Koeii 976 Robert Calf 977 William Hurley 978 Josiah Daws 9S5 Ebenezer Blacklcy 986 David Broadwell 987 Burrcl Davis 988 Thomas LitUe 989 Jeremiah Modlin 990 Michael Leoney 818 Stephen Harris of 991 Richard Bond DamaH's company. 992 John Pilchard 819 Bunell Hu-I.cs ' 993 James Fuddles 820 John Hart 994 Thomas Pvot 821 Stephen Harris of 995 William Ward Stedman's conip'y. 9L'6 Richard Liici. 822 Shadrach Huinesi 9C7 J.siiua Sucks 823 Samuel Hoilowcll 993 William Ki ikaid 82-i James Hall 999 William Risk 825 'IhomasIIill 1019 Armwell Heiron S26 Georg-e Hill 1020 t;eorge Kicliardi 827 Thomas Hopkins 1021 P. Harrington 806 Thomas Cook 979 Sam. Norswci thy 807 Aaron Davis 980 George NichoU 808 Ja.mcs Dupree 91 Juir.tu Roper isting un- courtesy to let him be heard. But for self-preservation have dictated the ex ay & Co. the majority to arrest it at the threshold, pedient." and at once put it down, is neither ,ius- I But there is another fact that must tice nor courtesy. Majorities should be considered on this part of the sub- remember, that minorities too have ject. Mr. F. said, until w ithin a short rights. And, sir, when the majority time, he had all along entertained the of a deliberative Assembly, in the true opinion, that the Congress of Halifax . - L - 1 . M . 1 I SHALL proceed to sell the following tracts spirit or tyranny, pronioits aeoate, "aa oeen cnosen ana convened mr me of land, at the Court-IIouse in Morganton, gloomy indeed is the prospect of ah sole and express purpose of forming a on Saturday, the 27th day of April next, to satis- impartiai decision at such a tribunal, constitution. This was far from being fv the taxes due on them for 1820, viz : . . ,. . , . , T , . r , 250 acres, ffiven in by Ephraim Evens, lying A" lOOKing in on SUCH a DOCiy, we are mc case, .juugmg irom me journals on a branch of the Catawba river, 6 miles east of almost tempted to Say, as is said of of that body, the formation of a con- Morgant on ; value b-fu- Dante's Hell, "Hope never enters stitution seems to have been but a mi 150 acres lyinp: on the waters of Silver Creek, , .r , i r.i r. u- ,.r ....: i-u. given in by John Reinels; value S150. "fre oui,u oncurduuiw mc lc- w uujccuui uicu aiiciiumi. x uc 50 acres on the waters of the south fork of gislature has shewn us that we have Congress met and proceeded to busi Catawbariver, given in by Daniel Workman ; nothing to hope from them, we may ness. In a few days, a committee was Voo?ces riven in bv Eli Hufman. on Rock rejoice that prospects are more prom- raised for the purpose of draughting Creek, a water of the south fork of Catawba, for Using here that in this House, we will and reporting a Bill ot Rights, and the 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820; valued at S100 the at least be decently heard. Mr. F. form of a constitution. The Congress uirce nrst years ; at tor iwu. sajd he rep-retted the occasion that 1 sirir hurke Count u W C. called forth these remarks. He would which it had a vast crowd, such as na- Fcbruaru 20, 1822. 7w91 f Token A ND committed to the jad in now proceed to the subject before the turally arose out of the state of the committee. times, and the situation ot the country Sir, whenever a convention is talked Thus they went on. until the commit- .vMecklenburg county, N. C. a of, we immediately hear the cry of the tee reported the form of a constitution, negro fellow who calls himself sacredness of the Constitution that it and Bill of Rights, which were exam- GEORGE. He is ofa yellow com- h fc of forefathers, and, ined, amended, passed at short inter- plexion, 30 or 35 years of ag-e, 5 n . . i i - i i- j r n feet 7 or 8 inches" hitrh, says he therefore, it is next to sacrilege to touch vals their several readings, and finally it. Ihis cant is the chiel argument adopted. Judging Irom the journals, used by many aeainst calling a conven- the whole time bestowed by the Con- tion, and, as there are some well-mean- gress on that subject, could not have tbout 34 years of atre, near 6 feet hirii, black incr persons on whom it had influence, equaled more than four or five days, at complexion, and says he beloncrs to Thos. Key, Tr. F. said he wnnlch in the first nlnce. the most: and. out of two Quires of of Albermarlc county, Va. Left his master some c .i t, Lonov .nwu In.ivnnl nn ,.. -',.. . tiip ott-fntinn At rrr. t ir-i r tr thf infinpi pnntnm inn1 tn lonrnn I tint mnrp. I . i t 1 .1 - 1.1 1 Al t belonsrs to Dr. Thomas Urig?, Edg-efield, S. C. and that lie left his master towards the latter part of the sum- mer, loi. Also, one wno calls nimseii I'liii,, few miles north of Salisbury, in the summer 1821. 3v9Jp ALLEN BALDWIN, Jaifor. 20 DoWavs filcwaviV "jni ANAWAY from the subscriber in Union xlL District. S. Carolina, a nearro fellow named POM, about twenty years of age, four feet 8 or tout some of the defects of the COllSti circumstances under which the consti- than three pages are taken up with the tution was formed, and see if these proceedings on the subject of the con were the most favorable for the accom- stitution. After the adoption of the plishment of a work of such niagni- constitution, the Congress continued in tude. He would then proceed to point session ior some time, devoting its at tention to the manv interesting and - 1 1 . " WW il . I T y mcnes nign, sum maue ana acme, iiaci on tulrlon requiring amendment. embarrassing subjects belore it: sucn when he went away, a dark home spun coat, ,,M i .i . r.i- ,; , t, ,01r. white woollen pantaloons, and swansdown waist! W hen we consider the state of things as raising tropps, provioing the was coat. lie left home in company with .lack and under which the constitution was tram- and means, hearing memorials, ana reter, belonging to Miles Ferguson, also Phill, ed, it would be a miracle were it oth- settling the internal condition ot the SfSS FJi'lt? t?t,a? erwise than defective. The whole state. These things, said Mr. F. I bury Jail : Rctcr has also been got out of Char lotte Jail. Jack and Phill say they parted with Tom in a few days after Peter was taken, and one or two days before they were caught, on the hill, between Salisbury and Charlotte. Whoev er will deliver Tom to mc, or take and lodge him in Jail, so that 1 can get liim, shall receive the above reward. NATI1L. GIST February, 1822. 4vt93p " AN away from the subscriber, at Charlotte, JL! Mecklenburg county, N. Carolina, a Negro Roy by the name of SIMON; dark complexion, stout made, and five foet seven or eight inches high. He spvaks low . hen spoken to. It i.s supposed that he will make towards the county of Prince William, Virginia, as he was purchased in that county. I will g-ive the above reward if the said negro is delivered to Iaac Wilie, Con cord, Cabarrus county, or 25 dollars if secured in any jail, and information riven, so that I get him again. " F.VAN WILIK. JA.'vl. I?'?!.. .V.) continent was full of confusion : in our only mention, to shew the pressing dif- oxvn state more particularly, the differ- ficulties that engaged the attention ot ence of opinion among the people ran the Congress, and now utterly impos- hijrh. The maiontv, it is true, were sible it was for them to Bestow that time in favor of the new order of things, but there were many who still adher ed to the old ; and all from habits, from education, and early feelings, were strongly attached to the princi ples of the British Government they still thought that the British Constitu tion and forms, were the wisest and Mr. F. alluded to the conduct of the Senate. When Mr. Williamson introduced resolutions similar to those of Mr. F. that body refused to refer them to a committee of the whole House, or even to lay them on the table, but showed a disposition to" reject them at once. On the next day, however, tficy agreed toconsidsr the resolution-. and deliberation upon the formation of the constitution that its great impor tance required. Indeed, the examina tion of the journals connected with the consideration of these circumstances, must satisfy every impartial mind, that the framersof the constitution only in tended it as a temporary work one that the people would examine, alter and amend, when the troubles of war would pass away, and the sunshine of peace be restored. But grant, for a moment, that the Congress of Halifax designed this as a permanent constitu tion, then ye must recur to still other 1
