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font J atVa'hm Wo efth )t Cnfr.
EIGHTH OF 'JANUARY.
Hit tih f January was celebrated with much
spirit and cordiality, In Wmhingion City, kfsnv
excellent loaftl were drank after dinner, and
"some eloquent addi-ettes made to the company i
tin one by Mr. Uving-iton, of l-onWna, was
repeatedly eiiee rrI tnl applauded ly the eom
puny. Immediately wu the lollowio g tout bring
Ccn, to w ii j
a a.
jufjtn-rr Innatotantt have onrc
served well of tlie whole peopla of the
Vms iSmttr In esci they 1W1 a "W '
cond lime- themselves proclaim, it, by
(belr Vote at tht' next election.
JMryJJvinSimhQt MA to Oen,ll
'.i'h'rrr- Jackson itaiiJDittb3 ' of New Orleans.
An ad making partial appropriation for Ihi roselc addressed tbemeellnif II follows
.support of fotemiftent during the year one . . , , , ,
--hZMW Londred and twrnty eitf.t. trutt your indigene, jjerule.
BZittnatttJfif ih Smuttand lliief Hrf - men, will excuse me, when I conleia
meniaUx-M tj the United Stitei .imeHia that l did not anticipate, even in tho Rrat
U CtnrrM .Utemittit, That the following aumi iGrntion of meetlnjj io nun penonal and
te, wuithe lame are hereby. rrj,rcf,vcly. ap. litic,, enJ thinff that would lul
propriated towaid the nt);ort uf Government, T . . If .
Sriht year on. thou-nd light hundred and Indemnify me for thdregrei ranno:
twenty eight, Wi j DUl 'i in rtTietung tnai ouiy ooiirci me
For compenaation granted by law to the to be absent from home on thii memora
Memben of tht Senate and Hoo of Itcprcatn. ble diy. Uut the term! in which you
Utives of the United Sta'fi, and their officer. lH,,e p)eed ,Q no,jce (he S!a, ,
Por the eipentei of f re wood, rtationary, n the council Otthe notion ; the JUV
printing, and ntlier cuirtiinfent epen f the tice you have done to the bravery and
two ifnuari of L'nngrr. one hundred and aiz pjtrlotim of it inhali'.tanti, it a more
thooatnd two hundred and three ilolUrt. than ium lent rfCompene for any per-
w,r WKiner in the Tre aury, iwt othcrwiw: ap. lnpo. and the pleasure I derive from
prupriattiL !' teatimony of your approbation of the
A. 8TKVKASON, cooduct of my r oniiment, derives in
T"' Speaker ofthettroso of Representative chief, its only ?ahir, from knowledge
J. ;ai.mun, that they have deserved It, It is twelve
V ice rrcsiocm m ine-vi aiu;a,anu
PreaiJent of tl iUuaU.
Approved: 2d Jan. 1828.
JOJIM UL'IXCV. ADAMS.
.rnb.M iMUir.u ro x.itisBi'itr.
purcliaacd thia route
r John
ctTillf
wanting to render it a eipedliious, aafe and dear by man ! !" ThU higher tide of no
vear sint-e-the-nepreaetHative of the
fcople proclaimed, with one voice, that
the brave l-otiiiianiani deserved well of
the whole People of -ihr WmUdSvates tr
the patriotUm, fidelitv, zeal, and courage
with which; they ptomptly and unani
mously stepped forth, under circumstati-
rlul
the in
Ollt' aubacribrr haing
f i i .1 ..... .
MmII purliuril lilts luuiv r . .
Mr John Mnronp, Jon. fe ! im".nt;n' from a poue
lO,cTiri1ir'lhfornirthe'--M't1C rmyr n defence f U the
pubBc tKat'iio exertioni w hi power aliall be I dividual, jikUI, and political rights, held
sxmfbnablt U it lia hitherto been umter the bUtr lhan fver Kin b,owed h jus,
euperintendtnce of its former indcfat.gab!. and rlificd jn embuill,lt,c
rh.M.lllbt..iehanrein the route. The PPuse with which the loaat that an
Stat, annual. jillcortinutorunfrom Italeih nounced it has been received. These
te SalUbury, via Pittaborough and Aihbonmgh, are thing, gentlemen, of which a repre
ooce a
Mt 2 o'
u I
rcIUleighttKaliury". dollar, ai.T at the Peat without being accused of vanity,
awme rat foe any distance on the route. All or, io proportion to the exalted merit of
trunks awl other baggage taken into the Stage, tils constituents, must be the contcious
atudl be delivered at the place to whkh they ne jjOW dcuU it is worthily to repre
Zl-ZL "S." -xlXZrZZX f fh. T. eni.ID- " wever, he asserts
,hm i. ih. nMi. etwattttt .nd ,hc justice, he can feel the kindnes, of
aaoet ameabU route from Uakizh to Saliibury i ,be tce tbat has been taken of-their
' and he, therefore. With the greater confidence past services, and express his conviction
cries from every psrt of tbo room"
will! it ") Other coincidences
might be pointed out( but they will reidi
ly ie seized by those who recollect the
politics I events of thit.dsy, and are con
versant with those which ire now nailing
There ire some, however") who insist, that
to justify our. present choice, the paralle
mutt be perfect i that the military talents
Twhich we celebrate,- and they are forced
io au-nire, are no tvioence oi a btoeil
foeiil employ imm i i hat the . ma v be
united to defects wbkh disquahr for it
a . m . - - i .
aoo. that in the present instance t is em
inently the case. If this error cat be re
fotedby e detail of some circoamtsRces,
not j lufTiciently known, connected with the
trionout event wnicn we are now ceiebn
tingrit will, not be inappropriate; and
perhaps I may be excused if I interrupt
your lestivity, while I increase ydjr ad
miration or him who is the subject of it
by relating them. If, from the diail, it
should appear that prudence was united
to energy humanity to the highesicxer-
tion of courage a creative genius i pro
vide resources, with wisdom in the em
ploy ment courtesy with dignity, n his
intercourse with the enemy to wh m he
was opposed, s cheerful submiss n to
the laws, when their operation purjithed
him for those acts by which the laws and
the constitution were preserved, and
that in the moment of triumph and sue
cess, hia religion attributed tbem to the
interposition of fleen as therrcatouse,
. l a a . .
ami ni mooesty and justice acknowledged
his biave companions In arms, ss the
means by which they were attained if
mis snouia appear, then mori more than
enough will be shown to justify the dc
duciion we have made, that these (jhjI'i
ties, thus exercised io timet of noxom
moo tLinger, are a iure..waiTant tbt he
wilt not disappoint the expectations of his
country, in any situation io wMch he may
be placed ; and make the whole nation
juiii- in ihe enthuUastic admiration with
which we have just bailed tie annuncia
tion of his name.
eo&cita "public patronage.
- GKORGB WILLIAMS, Jr.
Jeametn 8, W28. 3mtl4
XHE IIORt; SOUTH CAKOLIS'IAM,
. f jVV If the eniiing Spring, the
1 lit Ti aearr to commenre about the
'iLsJLvVi 15th of March. Ilia pedigree,
luclW particulars. wl!t be made known in
"lUadBniaTirdtWT-me: J05tAH ILKNKIt
v YOHNCr SIR "ARCH
BY the celebrated Itacer,
Sir Aichy, of Koanoke,
uut of an tagle mare i will
.aland the next aeaaun at the
ftlorv "t budon & Clayton, at Deatty'a Ford,
wart of hb time and part at aome convenient
ttand about mid-way between thia ami Salisbury.
Ue ia a Horse of- great, power and vigor t
even vears old the next spring, upward, of
16 hands high. - Particulars will be made Xnowu
before the commencement of the season.
Beatty'i f' Jan. 7th, 1R28. 41 0
that they will verily the prediction tou
nave made of their future conduct, (here
Mr. Liviugston was interrupted by the
greatest applause,) he can identify him
self with them, if not in their merits, at
least in their gratitude, and offer for
them, as he now does, thanks for the ex
pressions of fraternal feeling which have
The victory we celebrate is matter of
history. It will always forxt one of the
brightest pages in that of cur country ;
but no one can appreciate L truly, who
doea not know the state of the country
immediately previous td that achieve
ment. Louisiao
admitted into the
inhsbitanti in him begot confidence In
themselves. He Visited the lortii he
orgsnieed the scanty fotce which was
pieced under his command he addres
sed to them the inspiring language which
promised future , victory i he addressed
ineir passions, their ore ud cel. and
a. . f
above all, their love of country and ol
glory. .. He contrasted the. tearful eonia.
quencei of defcat.'and Ihe shameful 'ire
iuI(rbrsti6'm!siIbhrifrtheW
theie- wive, their ckildren..and. IhelJ
country, with the honors and safety or the
victory which ho confide
He iKke lo the inhabitants of different
origin, tho language best calculated to exr
cue nauonal enthusiasm, and to direct
ii i i no common tictence. riils"waTlhe
great, the impoiiaut opcrarioti.- In-off
ganmng this moral and physical force,
the foundation was luid for the great work
mat followed ; and I hope I may be al
owed lo say, there never were be;tcr
materials provided for these causes to
operate upon, than were found in my
constituents. National prejudices were
ronverted into ihe noblest emulation -
he sedentary and luxurious habits of a
city life were, with alacrity, exchanged
l. k. .t ; ,
ui me iuu ui service in a most incic
ment season i indenendence of action.
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lor strict disrinlii.e, a life of ease and
safety, for one of toil and exposure. A
post of honor and of danger was promised
to the city battal'ion and a corns of city
riflemen, the ranks of which were not
then half filled, and instantly the names
of the most respectable (iittiis wtre in-!
scribed on the muslet rolls. Nor was!
this spirit confined to a particular corps,;
the DoUy ol the mtlnu were equally zeal
ous, and, never calculating the difftre nee
ol nutnuerajur jliscipJiuc, ll . were found
at thtir posts wlitn the hour of conflict
arrived. Rut although all were ready,
yet the number was cumpjtatively small
fome were uturmcd, o'.hen were.neces,
sarilv posted whfi -view lo interior dei
fence; and. the nature of -the country
tailed for a diversion of this little force
to guard its numerous inlets. In the
mesn time, by forced marches, our brave
and geneious neighbours lud run to our
assistance- A: length the storm which
had been gathering, and of which Jackson
and his little band had calmly waited the
approach, burst over them Our little
ffcclon existed in an alarming degree, -in
the State; and that the ligisUiurd
itself was no: free Tfom suspicion. Willi
the impression which this notice was cal' "
eulated to produce, on his arrival for the
first time in the country, unacquainted
sith the langnsoe anoken by a maiatitv
of the people, he thought himself obliged
lo auume such powers as alone tuulddM.,
feaf the ichemis of aiiireclion If It exla"
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a had then but just been I PP"" ur" tnem uUr Utile
he Union, of which j, r, after a most gallant defence,
formed the remotest part-' Its population
was thin, and a ereat Dart of it. conaitim
of slaves added nothing io ill means of
dclence, but required, on the contrary, a
conitant force to prevent itt becoming a
domestic enemy of the most " darrierbua
kind. Our. remote situation,- pressing
dange'ri nearer the aeat of government,
and other causes, had caused us to be left
in a siate of utter destitution, and depen
dent for the defence on our own re
sources. A country accessible by numer
6us inlets from the sea, was left unde
tended by any fortifications except two ;
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just been exhibited, and a solemn assur (hc pr"pal much dilapidated, ill pruvl
ance, whicn IiepTedges himself tfieTy will1' ocnd-nrmdeqtateywsonedt--thf
raufy, of attachment to the Union an oirer ,ncaP,D,e 01 "e slightest defence.
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NOTICE.
i TRAY El) from the subscriber,
a ft w dnva mice, a mall eray
fOJSTT, reached and docked. AU
i bay FILLY with him. about
eighteen months old ; the filly ia large for her
age, anu me pony vt ry smalt. A liberal price
Will be given for them if delivered, or informa
tion where they mav be taken up.
SI KIMtEN L. FERHAN1).
Sali$bwj, Jan. 18(A, 1828. 98
The Kditotof ,lhe Catawba Journal will pub
Cah..the above J wttks. and send hia account.
caiu).--....- ... .
E. WILLS? St 00.
C MeHarand Peile,J
ff AYR just received from New
AX lork, a laree supply of
Drugns
Medicines, and
Paints t
which, together ith their fiirmer stock, make
their present assortment, replete with the .moat
valuable Medicine! wAd in our country. As they,
are determined to make 'this estaoHshrrit-iiV
svorthy ' of public r patrtnagf "thej' nosy ofTef fof
sale, Wholesale anl Retail, the above .Medicines,
,$c. on. the most reasonable terms " - -
PAyriciafte in thta aeolion -of. the conntr), a
Well as thoe to the weatwanl, wlio, heretofore,
have b -en in the habit of supplying themselves
with Medicines from the north, and elsewhere,
will ffnd it for their intireet to encourage the ef.
fbrtf of the present proprietors, in making this
a useful and permanent stand.
N. 1). Ordere carefully and punctually put up,
.Agreeably to directions ; and on the ahorteH no
tiCH Siniburj , JV'ot. 20th, 1827. 09 ,
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adhtrenceitQ..tepublrcfln,princjple5i 1 on
which it is founded, and a strenuous de
fence of its rights, ol their own, vhenev-
er either shall be invaded
At any time this expression ef your ap
plause would have excited the most plea
sing emotions ; but it acquires inestiina
ble value from its being offered on the
anniversary of the event by which those
testimonials were earned ; and in connex
ion with the name of the man whom they
are at this moment hailing as their guest
and their deliverer. There is something
that elevates, cheers, and exhilarates the
mind, in knowing that the same send
ment --which animates us, prevades, at the
Same moment, the bteasts of thousands
and ten thousands of our fellow citizens ;
that the same name is repeated with the
same enthusiasm, with the same burst of
gratitude, in every quarter of the Union ;
and that they are prompted not by ad
miration only, and a grateful sense of
services penormed, but bjr the design to
reward them. (Great applause.) For
while se commemorate the 'anniversary
of a elorious victor, our obiect is. to
raise him who Rained it to the hiirhest
tlvtr tionort tnarhtrxountryxBrrbesTovrrj
i oeueve, irenilemen. 1 do not miatukx
the intentions of one of you in saying so ;
and lt is that, circumstance which gives
peculiar zest and interest to the feeling
which we now Indulge. Gratitude, hon
est national pride, the bright prospects of
political -success unite'W erf ve the festiv
ity ofihis day an animation which I have
?ee!rt P?r0MC!,ed on onc occasion, and one
only. , it was on the 4th of ru1y; igao,
when r in-eelebt atioK -the emii ukrsnrx. nf.
our Independence, we were promoting;
me eiecuoii oi tne author ol its declara
ion to the residency. Then, as now.
we celebrated the service, and promised
the regard ; and on this occasion, as it
was oh that, will the promise be triumph
antly fulfilled. (Shouts of epplause
A few gun,, boats were the only maritime
defence for '"those appedachesi a flat "bbf
tomed frigate, which would have proved
effectual in the shallow waters that sur
rounded the coast, by some extraordinary
policy or culpable neglect, was left unfin
ished. The military force was two in
complete regiments, a militia bsdly armed,
and a battalion of city volunteers. Two
or three held pieces, and a howitzer,
formed Our park of artillery and our ar
senal contained no arms; even the ne
cessary and common article of flints was
totally wanting. The magazines alone
were well provided. This was the
state of our defence immediately previous
to the month of December. We had
long been cut off from any intercourse
with the sea by a blockading aqUadron
which it was known preceded the airiva
of a formidable flee:, bearing an invading
army ot the. most imposing force, from
their number, their discipline, the excel
ienie ol their appointments, and the
reputation of the Gene
manded them.
tc 11 into the hands of our invaders, and
facilitated their operations; ar. out-pott
which guarded one of the principal inlets
was surprised, and advancing through an
uninhabited and uninhabitable country,
h enemy was within seven miles of the
city, on the banks of the river, before he
was discovered This was at two in the
afternoon of one of the shortest days in
the year... All the disposable force was
collected from different points.' Before
the sun had srt, fifteen hundred men, the
greater part of which were militia, some
of whom were armed only with pikes,
were on (heir march, with a ocrfect
knowledge that ihcy were about tQatUck
in the open field, three, times their num
ber, of the best disciplined, best appointed
t roups in he wot Uf. - T he y ud variccd as
gaily, as cheerfully as if they were going
to a feast like this, and before it was" well
night they were in the midst of their enc
my'scamp-
The remains of onr gallant little navy,
a single schooner, under the brave Pat
terson, who himself took the command of
tea, una xa promt the meani of detencet --t
which. th Government li.t nrU-,.,l '
tally to do. This rould not be Aone whita
the civil power wis suffered lo perform
iti usual functions i 'and . he took, after
sevee deliberation the decisive step" of
. ,1 ! a a . - -
proclaiming ynaniai law., lie knew the
responsibility he tnryTre Jyhe Inew to
hat he exposed . himself i tbat if ever
here was an act of deliberatt selfdrr.
lion, it was the one for which he hat
been reproached is an unjustifiable as
sumption of powers. He was persuaded
that the country would be lost unless he
sanifiierl himself, and risked what ho
valued infinitely more than life risked
his reputation for patriotism, and regard
to the constitution of his country for it
preservation. He did this deliberately.
If. L . . a. f I. . r 1 . . . '
ne iicr mo risa ; uou anew his pur
pose, and his own conscience approved it.
Although he took the responsibility, yet
others participated when the danger prea
sed, in acknowledging the necessity un
der which he acted. The legislature as
sumed the power of the general govern
ment, and laid an embarco. The iudtre.
without bail, discharged pet sons commit
ted for capital offences. And none of thi
aut horities Hin mated "any "disapprobation"
of his proceeding, while the danger ba
ted. When It ceased to presa them, ar,
lie had anticipated, the darker, passions
began to wotk. They aisttmed the garb
or attachment to the laws arid the fdnsti-:
tution, and he was brought before a ctujtt
to answer for the acts bv which the coun
try had been saved.-" Thine he Vilenced
the murmur of an indignant audience )
he calmed the apprehensions of the judge
wno was aoout to condemn him and of
fend to interpose his person lo protect
the tribunal from disturbance. There ho
would have entered on his defence ; ho
would have stated the necessity under
which he acted ; and raised the great
question, whether acts done against the
letter of the law, not only to preserve its
spirit but its very existence, were to be
punished by the laws acts from which no
private aggrandizement, gratification, or
emolument coold accrue to him who did
them, but from which he could expert
nothing but personal inconvenience and
vexation. He was not permitted to orrjK "
ceeAl, and was condemned to pay a heavy
fine, which he immediately discharged,
ana tor which he reluscd the unanimous
offer of the inhabitants to be reimbursed.
And when, in splie of his exertions, ho
w.is borne in triumph by the grateful citi
zens, he used the fiist Internal which" the"
expression uf their applause would per-muao-iiddreai-
them. He., told-there,
that two great lessons might be learned
from ihe events which had. happened
Miice ho had iktn among themir;-The
firt was, never to despuir : however in
adequate might be the apparent means,
never to despair of the defence of their
country ; never lo refuse any sacrifice
that might be necessary for its preserva
tion, and, whenever the danger was past,
to submit cheerfully to the operation cf
the laws, even when they punished acts
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their ranks. And the scene of slaughter, I Tll . r. u;. k. l L.. "...
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he had done could only be justified by
To add to the difficulties of out litua
tion, there was division. Let me not be
misunderstood rnottJtsaffectiorrrburihat
confusion which naturally arises in times
ol danger, when there is no head, or one
in which there Is no confidence. Com
mittecs of defence were named by the
citizens, exnortations were mace to re
sist the enemy, and show that the insul
ting confidence be had expressed in the
want; of attachment of ;.lrge 'portion of
the Mate to the union, was laise. Funds
were endeavored to be raised, every thing
was idooe to -. ahow, t bat Abe Jnhabilinis
were disposed to defend themselves and
their country j but every effort demon
stratcd that, without further aid, the
struggle would be ineffectual. That aid
at length arrived in the person of the
Commanding' General. From the mo
ment of his arrival; the confidence of the
the obstinate nature ol the conflict ha been
well described in the memoirs of a British
officer, wjio does justice to the bravery,
thouirn he mistakes the numbers of our
troops. This master stroke of energy
and decision, in its' consequences saved
the country, and Jed to the more impor
tant result which closed the glorious but
short campaign. None but such a leader
would have planned such an attack ; none
but such troops would have enabled him
to execute it with success. This taught
the eneihy to respect our courjge ; it led
him to ovet rate our numbers ; and made
him wait for hit decisive attack, until the
position so judiciously chosen after the
action, was placed in a stifficient.state oi
defence to become the theatre of a future
and signal victory.
We have taken a rapid view of the mil-
a
itary operations. Let us examine what
fullnwri. Ki-nm the state of thin ps which
I have described, the most energetiel
measures were necessary to insure ifte
safely of the country. , supplies anq jrmi
nmst be procured, troops must Mt raised,
intelligence must be -prevented trom
reaching the enemy; and a source, of
.daWJCrL.wa tp ,lc guarded against, which,
although for the honor of the country I
am most happy io say was perfectly im
jcinary, vet the commanding general was
justified in believing to exist. Before
his arrival the Governor of the State (un
der honest but mistaken impressions)!
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necessity ; and to prevent that necessity
from being made the pretext for oppres
sion, it was perhaps right that he who
resorted lo it should undergo, the penalty
of the law, and find his indemnity in the
approbation of his own conscience, and
the evidence that his acts were done only
to serve his country.
It is impossible to describe the burst
of applause with which these words, wor
thy of a Roman of the republic, were re- -
ceived ; and. tbey have sunk deep into tho
minus oi an wno nearu tnem.
(Here the speaker was again interrupt
ed with marks of interest and approbation
that lasted a considerable time. He at
length proceeded.)
t I have spoken uf the courtesy which
Characterized his communications with
the Wmy : end I will relate one circum
stance, which not only proves that, but A
humane disposition, attentive to the dan
ger of the humblest individuals, even ia
the enemy's ranks Among other volun
teers who served under him, was hrava
man, pne as a General in
the armies o7'IleVui(4fcanFnncelIoira
beTtr w horwith a handful of men, inve-"
ded Ireland, and had nearly penetrated to
its capital. This gentleman had obtained
permission to raise an independent corps,
dud, in order to fill it, had, 6y""some in
correct icprcsentations, induced some of
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