CAROLINIAN.
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-THH tOWCM KOTDEIKGATE0TO TUB UNITED STATKS BV THI !0atlTCTIOK, NO PgnillHITEU t IT TO THE STATUS, Ag kRUKIVlBD TO THK IT VTU BCrsCTIVEt.Y, 0 TO THR PEOfLB. Amf mlmfntl 10 tt CoMtitUliOH, Article X.-
SALISBURY, N. C, JUNE 12, 184a
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r . , Editor end I'rvprirlor. " ' "
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t 2 P-f ailnum, " advsuce, or $2 50, if not paid in
three months from tbe time of subscribing. Jir No
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if ibe sutwribur is worth ihu subscription ; and the fail
ure to notify the EJitorofa wish todieoiitinue,at leant
oc mouth before the end of ilie year subscribed fur,
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at ill our aauara--(or 340-, or Sfieen Unti
of thia aizeJ type) for the firrt innortion, and 25 ceiite
,r Wh continuance. Court and Judicial advertiac
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.intmn of 311 oor cent frwn the regular price will
be nude to yearl adverUra, OCT AdvertisenienU
ent in for publication, must be marked with the num.
' bet of Insertion deaired, or they will be coutinywd.l!
forbid, and cnarjjca accoruinciy.
To Mcure attention, all Mr addreaecd to the E&i
"tor oa businefa, muil bt fret of Portage.
jriiHcm for flie txtra Ulohe.
- This pupT will be puhliaheiS until tha Preaidential
i Elwiion ui November, 10, with one nunibor after
ward tiimi tbe retult in detail and an index. .
1 Twcniyniiii nurnbera will b imned. A larjeaurplut
,4' thn nrit i)iimrxra will be printed; and all peraona
ibcrihm iniftnxJulcly, whoae oamea and money are
rdceiyud botoro that surplus Khali be exhauited, will
rieive all the nurnbera. -':
-Tit mi: One copy , $11 Twelve copiea, ,fl0
. " Six coptM r 5 J Twenty-live copiea 20 .
l id at the t ritt rale for a greater number. ' '
.1. JHf SJMiaiLMtt. J'oatiuaOc tiaaeralrU oatti-i
buiM lo liua papi-r until November. -
.'PwiMtovf auiwcribefa procured upon thie Proa-
jV'dijs, Hiid the money, ahould be acnt dtrecriy- 10 himt
" "j&ikjiJ poUI, i'rtlmiu'tjh pog'iiiaBti'ral who are" autl'o-
rued ty Uie Poet OJico Uwa and -regulaliona to irank
irttew toruien oy tnr.mumn, enclosing money wr oewp
" fhuk null's eurrvnt in the flection of country where
M subscrir roaidea, will be receirud, provided they
, are not more tiian fn percentlwlovr tecie in value
' v . ....vi i . .i i
l t jam? ptpur wn mD fvm uuivm lira umuryw vciiuaify
tvertte.
; More. Good riiings
AT THE SALIyURY COfFEEJIplisE
I EhTfUtioforn and
: tlio puliiic geueraliy.thaiiie is now recoiving
and opening, at his establishment io Salisbury, a
iijJiinjJidAiMiaaBiciit ofvery'.tliing oVsuaUe. Jn
his line ( f bueinetts among which will be found
ides,
'tPintrApples,' ; ; '
Cod fish,
Macknrel,
('lieese.
Kanuanas
Malaga Grapes,' '
Jlyson Tea,'..,
I'vwdcr snd Shot
All kinds of Crackers, such
as butter, sweet snd jjiii-
y.flitiii.i'-'.!ii miin
liondon. Mustard,
-Aacloti
W1tslralirtrtsr
Kirsi rate Ovstors,
K'ucc Nuts,
CniPaiiKiii, Cloves, Peppcr.i
rie,
' aud" Siiicoi"
hIaTe-TOIs7 'T-
Clipwiiig sad, jmokmg To-
'. . ecyi-crn. : !
Nmrch, - '
Ixewark Cider,
bence of i'innimoiW
-T"-- Mtnt,T
- : . Clovoev
All kinds o( Cordials,
Brown and Loa
f fiujraTr,
AlITiIudsdrWIfle,-
Cofi'ee,
All kinds of LMuora,
it jMtts;-
AIJ of tire best rjrrarrtj and
Aliitoa'!,
latent impurutions;
4 Ursine.
' 'IWtlisr with a great variety of other Groceries
loo ledum to 'mention, and which be will sell ve
ry low for CMt.ll,. .
Moiw. Roueche returns his thanks for the liberal
patronageTeretofore"fecciiid, and solicits its cotinu
ance. . ; - (Feb- 180.-25.
Dlt.G. B.DOUGLAS
HAS renioved hie OiTice lo Io. I,
i if tiin Office Row of Hie Mansion
lotel, latefy occupied by lr. B. Austin
. " laiwary 171940. - ,,1"- ;:iL r
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IUmwv.m
I II A3 Locate-Vhimselfyat Col. Doyid
- RaiiimTv's, Oakley Grove. Iredell couni
U.,ty,:N. (X. and respectfully lender hit
.services to the public m the various
parlmenls of hi profession.-. -v
r.;auory..l0t: J H4aJ,l-Z-Z
,From the South Carvlimt Manufacturing Co.
HrlE Bubseriber has received a largssnoply of ft'silr
, Irorn the hov Company equal, it not so per hit,
io Northern make, and has made srraniteineiiU for a
(Tegular supply which will be sidd, wert or retail,
OQ reSslUMb M InrnuL MIC II AIM. KliUtV.
,;. Salisbury, N. C, ilarch 27, l-4a , , r..
aurm vnuu CoatrlUTlaLtri.'
PHE Subncnber will give steady employmeqt
, goud Journeymen Cistch-mskers, who csn
to two
come
Well recisnmorNled fir hibits of eobriely snd induirtry.
..Their business vvtil be Ut make and mf 4aches Ve,
which, (if tuey auit) le will pay libersl wses.
Z-- M-AKRYr--'
'Xinglna, QytMher 11, fiM. L ... - tf .
JJOTlCE.-The Stockholder
' Manufacturing Company are
- instalment of Twenty Dollars On
in the Salisbury
ire notified thai an
nt lhi ars On each alia re Will
, payable to the undersigned; on lite lth of Jjine
nest, jjy order or Ihe Directors of the tUtmpanv.
WM. II. IIORAH, Treasurer,
' ' 8. Al. C.
, S:ilsirv, N. C'Mar 29, 1840. 3.
, J QUE Subscriber has o -bsnd,
I snd tor -Sale. It hi Blx'P,
.''ury,thr 6ri rtJJwt H'acnns. --
- - SIMEON HIF-LICK?
wmttere, 1-438. - ' . i tC .
Vr ANTED. A smart, active Negro Girl, to
, 'he tooking and.waliing of a small family,
' f the balance of this year.
07- Apply t this OUicc.
r June5,l-4
19
A LA
Tt ESPEGTFULLY infornia liia olJ friends and
cuatouiera, that he haa permanently' located
hiiTwelf io Salisbury. ; lie w:fl give bia pcraoiml
- Mtention to the Apothecary biiMiit'aK, in wliir.li he
' UasJett vngH fc.r the lnt ten year, and mty
bo found at all lime either at tin reitideiice, or at
III aliop, where ha will lake grvul pleasure in
"waiting UjHJU att who may givd lam a call." ,
i v''.:Am)
i i). & C. K. VVIItKLKR return their un-
V ri(;'id thank 16 their friend ami cuatomer
especially I'hyMciaiM and Merchants for die
Very liberal patronage bcownd ukjii thuin I lie past
year, and in return for llieir kindneaa anrl,liberali.
' ty, are determined' to sell litem Drug, Mexlirimi,
l'aintt, re., lower than any other ahop irk North
Carolina. All Physicians and othors, who order
or buy Drugt, mrdicinei, Painti, dc, from them,
where the price or quality do not perfectly please,
- ore t alf timeii pnvilerd to return them immcdi
' ately at the aame price ; as they hold themaelvos
responsible, in fell cases, to their friends and cos-,
lomers for the quality of every article they sell
tliem. They will opca their business with
the lurgest stock of-Drv'gt- Mtdicinet, Painii,
ffr ever brought into this market ; ami all those
; who may wish any thing in their line and have
" the cask, or good credit, ihall be. accommodated,
if strict attention to their business, good physic,
and low price can do it One or both of them
will at all times give their pemxidl attention to the
business.-; Their shop wilt beopon at all hours for
the accomrnrKlhtjon of he ski lwl .'pf
'ei'fi't&aS!K Aiedicine and
directions given in all jcases. . Hkc?HII lit ion
and advice of Jr. Long, lr. Douglass, and Dr.
Bu-rftilirttriteF
icy;jtieutioo,xitj;iihetJ)btaiued by-applying al
.Jrjr. The worthy, poor, witloirt rnwmytahH
"not want Tor nte Jicitie to relieve litem of their af
fljciions. ; ''. February 21, 1840. -' r r
' ... Ciarden Kecl. r
l'jm',rlmL"k- LARGE Assortraer 6f
Of iMZ Fretii and Genuine Oar.
'V ' den SEEDS, just received
iiiiiimiii m frnm Ihni Nntf Ijtkaiimi Hlia.
kers, (catalogues of which can bo V?en at our store.)
AUo, neat Oval Holies and Hand Swifts for Ladies,
For aafeby - ; C, 13. & C. K. W 11 EE WE It.
W1P, TILUXED, J1XD LhYSUED
vliiSkO I El S f r r
Tor aalely B.& C. K. WHEELER.
. Bansuury, Jan. io, : v .
"7 BaiisburV. Jan. 101640V i '- f "
' CrANISirC!GU3,.fine IVwing and Smo1
u king Tolec,.-v' -AT WIIEKLEKS'
Feb 21, 1840.
-TfjLSCAP, LSTfer, and "Wrapping I'opcr,
Pasteboards, at wholesale by .. " '
', and
Fcbriiaiy 2S, 1840. '
m. 'nt, iiiii iTiTn nHiftTinrrfM
'i-
L!Xr 9 jLTi'k8600- we!?J. iL XSHAan ' t he lh ing
H- ITial w w ailifehoaB, iu( eaW et -
Feb. 28, 1840. V , WHEELEK3. t
TE ASTinsTaliJ Spiritirfor medical purposes,
for sale by G. B. At, C. K. WHEELER.
SatlsbiirTT-FetJ; -217 1-840; k "F-"
1-4 LARGE Assortment of Jewellery, Knives,
L iV Ponrils. Needles. Thimbles. 4c. can be had
very low, at Wholesale, by calling uMn -'
, C, B- Ax C- K. WHEELER. .
February 2U 1840-.
riSE XOBTHKHlf
Harwich cs,
BUGGIES y FULK'tES,
All with Harness and North
ern matched Horses, may be
- had nhean. kv Stiidvinir 16"
. - C. B. 6i C. K. WHEELER.
r j i
Siilisbury,Feb. 2I,1840. r
i - IVaiilral.
- rNK flUNDRft) (JALLON3 of fresh color-
Vf .: to, oufd-preMml Caator OIL A wly o r
7'' C D. t C. 'VHKI'.L.KK. T
- jSaliiry, Jan. 24 1?J0. -; :tf. u .
.-.. Cotton Varna. V
rtMlf. Siihscriber. A cents for the Lexington Cot
J- Ion Factory, would inform Ihe public that they
"TiaVe iusl received and now offer for sale, wholesale
and retail, the Cotton Yarns of said factory, con
sistine of various nu miter. The superior quali
fies and character of the Yams of (hi Factory are
io wnll tested and known as to need no recom
nifmdniinn from it- ThOSC WlBblnS tO DUf
'taae witfpicaie gtye uiacatl. r
C. B. dt C. K. WHEELBll, Agta.
. April 24, 1640. , . ' tf.
CABINETWORK.
THEWnbe?1itforms lM'
public that he continue the
CaliincNTlakins '
ItiiMinrmi,
IN THE VILLAGE OF '
' LEXIXfJTON, NORTH CAROLINA.
He ia prepared to" execute all descnptioos of work
.in his line of busioeosina xery ruwrior style, a re-
rgardii workmanship and materials, and cerlamly on
Imrrr ttrmt lhan is afforded by any other eslab
lishment of tho kind in this leiiion o! country.
Orders frwn a dnisnce thankfully received and
oromntlv and fiuthfulry executed, w .
Produce, Scantling and Plank taken in exchange
Tor work. ' NATHAN PARKS.
' Lexington, Fb. 7, 1940. r...
TWIN (WJTTON 8KEIX. 4 -
- i smsll auantitr. of Ilie aboo SKED, rsiced by Mr
JY Williara Tbirtnas, formerly of Davidson County,
left lor Sale at this Office, at frJ w per hunUmi,
i November 1st, ls). . , - ' - V
G real Western 8tagc JLincl
FROM SALISBURY ASHEVILLKt N. C,
.Aivangcmcul lor 1810.
T" smsjs
"PHE above line is now in full operation, and. ar.
rives at, and departs from Salisbury as follows i
Leaves Safisbvr on Mondnv. TiinrKili.vs. and
Sulurdavs. at 8 o'clock, A. M . mid arrivns l
Ashville next days, at 6 o'clock, P. M. ; - r
Returning, leaves Ashville on Mondava. Thiirs-
days, and Saturdays at 5 o'clock, A. M. ; and ar
rives at Salisbury next day ar 8 o'clock, P. JT. ;
A. RENCIM,
It. W, LOXtt.
JMB, rsengeJenring Italcigh, NrC:, f6r
Nashville, Tennessee, will find to delay whatever
on this route. A. U. & 1L W L.
Sali-ibury, N. C, Jan. 3, 1840. ' if
this. m:imh:r killiai',
RESPBCTFULLY ofTershis professions! sertices to
the citizens of Salisbury, and the surrounding
coumry. Hi office is fn Mr. W-si's new brick-build.
ing, nearly opnosite J. & V. Mornhy's store.
iitn. Ilarrhou and a Sfrtitdiiiff Ann)
in i i. Murn-rf"
from thtlPetmburgLVa.,) American Slate$nm.
1 . ci)aRioNt)EXCE.T lZ "' "
. Hon. Fiakcis E. Rives jSib At.i n.iiina
oi the uemocratic Vigilance tminiee held al
. '-K-n! uv.im -iu-'.r....:f. .'r..r.- y. ;.,"'
i umu iuivi, on uaiurtiHj cvuillllg, I lie AOin in-
slant, a committee of six to wjl r Maasra, May,
Osborne, AVkllace, Branch, Marti and Butt, were
appointed with power to communicate with you to
obtain documents which we lila. it not in our poaf
er fo get bere and lo ask fie aid of Mr. J. W,
Jonos and General Dromtole, if you ahould liut
have ,isunf to procure Jiium. -. ,
.Some of Ibe otdeaHif our Committer, have a
distjncr recolleclionlharabout Ihe year 1800,
General llarrisoo iiade a speech in Congress, op
posed jo the reduyUioD of the Standing Army, and
generally 4q, fu4or of the policy pqrsued by ihe
elder Adams. Ve think that the speech alluded
to willtie fudndin arj old file of the Aurora," -
wj''-A 7 B.i H.' MAY-jUhauman. -
J.Igre-ftF Rw-iEintiATivAts, JIuy 23r W40r-
ltrpoct. a. May,x,nairmairprthe Vcvuxra-
tie TJvtnmiUte tf ymrrijHmdmce vf-Ptleribvrg,
Sik: In reply to ao much of your communica
tion aa relate io the political posture of Gen. Har
rison inT800j wa havo to state, that we have ex
amiood the iournals of the limine of llenreacniii
the Aurora of that day
It kpowa lo yourself and to your colleniTues
of--tb- HemoereHe-V tgtlnc-t 5ommittce7-thnt
soon after the adoption of tho Constitution of the
tWfed StatratlMr?' FctferaPpa ftf liahrfcWicjl jwir'
principles and policw not only by a latiiudinuui
const roctimrtif therpowers -conferred ofTlliS Gov-
erofutml', but by an undisguiiied admiraUoJUif JJriuJ
snjtttufiona."lTiey mamrested a partiality for
Great' Briliao, and her iul6resi in preference to
the nations of Europe particularly France.
Sogreatwefe llteif parlialiliea and prejudices
io fitvor of every thing English, .that Mr. Jeflur.
son denominated their feeling an "anglo mama"
a niadttcss (n iavor of Ivigland. Jn Una spirit or
iginated Jay's treaty. It wa openly charged by
lite Republicans of that day, that it was the result
of i dishonorable iltsefvienry to the wishes of ihe
British MiiiHtiry. - lwa Ihe sou res of a strong
ly marked pohticitJ division in ibe country. It was
warmly condemned by, the Republican partyso
much. , thai their Repri senlatives in Congress,
with Mr. Mitdisdn in lliir front, believed thuut.
selves jdstifi' d in refusing an appropriation to car.
xy. it into cflect. . ...' -' - - '; - -
Whilst Ibe Federal porly were matiifeiting
their devotion to tbe intoreit of Great Britmn
on one band, on the other they ahowed an txas-
Derated sutipalhy to the French Rrpuhlie then
,rii,ntinfT into existcrtca. Tiiaii evinrM a air-Ann
duixMitton to engaaein a warwiih-Fwr-Trtelp01' their-prrteeii-m. Tbrj nughr
soHiMe-t indiscmi.Hta-11, slighfest errors 'of that - .',th tPvamt, no douU, would. ,
enthusiastic nation, in Ihe exstacies of Jheir new.
borii1iheftyTwre-rnagmflcd Iftrb'mirrTil crimoi
sod the citixens of America, in direct inconaistiin
cy with Iheir own glorious struggle fir freedom,
were instigated by Federalism lo unite with ihe
crowned beads'or Europe Tin "tbeir inramous cru
trade agauift the very exintenco of the French Re
public jTho whole policy of ihe Administration
of John Adams was, manifestly, to annoy and bar
rens the Frttich Republicans, and, in very en.
mitf to the' principles of their Revolution, to im-
iwwte thwir siWuwosntenl I the eslsMis'nmcnt ef
iheir indeiiendence upon tho great ' fundamental
dnclrine of popular sovereiiriity the ioulienable
fight of the people of every nation to abolish an
existieg oovernnteni, ana io infKitute in hs sieaa
one of their own Ire voluntary adoption.
The AneiVLaw? wmM H rtolirtH thtr'tfoctrme
of tmpnrtial oeotrttlity, -whilst open rerHitance'
l theConsttlution, it sutieradiled judiciary to mag
nified executive power, was evidently 'dem'gned to
banish al Iho despotic will of Ihe rresnlentf some
lUtinguinhed French refugee who by virtue of
ihe lw of imiKMis and in coutorn(ity witn the ga
nius of our free institutktus, bad sought an asylum
within our borders. .
The 8edition Law, under which Cooper and Ly
on were fined and incarcerated, cooitiioW a dis
tinclive feature in thn policy ul John Adams and
bis associate; in Ihe administration of Ihe Fminr.l
Government. Without equivocation or denial, il
wa advocatod and adapted by Ihe infuriated par
tizant of a President, in heart a monarchist, fur
ihe avowed purpose of sn;iprcaing 1'ie voice of re.
mmwtrance and reprobation, for the lawless and
uncrmji'llufional purport of silencing the loud com'
nlmtits of tbe constituent body against tha obnox
is j
I iou meaoure of their represent stives, for the hide-
fnUilo Dunwso. of prcvetiiin impular reas-m
-1 ' .
from demons' rating that t he measures which il
dmtouocwl were ol ao anti-republicti tjudeticy,
and, if purauod, must end "in slwjlute diupiilisiii.
or, at beat, a mixed monarchy " tfuch feetingit,
..and such a course of policy oil the part of-tho Fed
tral parly who tbeii with outKtrutclied hand and
firm grasp held the reins of GKverinneiit, produ
cod between America and Franc wh it was fami
liarly knowH in that day by the term yuan amr."
Whether a etnnding army should b2 vwutei) and
sustained for the purpose of iuliuiid.itin Fiance,
makinir war on her commerce, an I evidencing our
disapprobation of her revolutioimry aony for self
government was a question which coinpiuteiy and
thoroughly divided parties during the Aduiitnatrn
, Jion of John Adams, and was, at that day, of pro-
pondereling influence in the scale of Americuu
politics. Let it be aufTicienl for the present to re
mark, thai the Republican Party opposed tha ere-
ation end support of th standing army of John
Adams. The Federal Party originated, advoca
ted, and enacted, with the approbation o the Pres.
- idool, the several laws bringing ibis army info ex
'. Istence.' J- -:: ' ,; . ' "
; An acl of Congress, passed 16th July, 1703, en
titlod " An act to augmeut tbe army if the United
- States and for other purponos," And Hgaia on (he,
3d March, 1790, an act passed, etttiilml As act
for the belter organising tha troops of the United
; Slates and for oilier purpose.". ' . , v
fn Ihe succeeding Congress, at it first woo,
on January 7th, 1800, 'ihe following resolution
was moved aiid seconded, m s " ,
u RruilvfJ, That so much of the act pissed the
iJOih of July, one" liiomsiod seven lmn.red and ninety
United tSiaios, and for other purpa," a auihor:in
the President ot tha Uoiiod titate to raise twelve sri
: ilitionsl roeiinbnts of infantry, snd six troops of lurht
drsgoons, smt to appoint two insjitr gMrale,jM ioepoc-
lor gsneral, liirce origaiiier geueraia, sou an anjuiani
general and o inlith of the act aaesed tiMUhim of
March, one thommnd seven JiMndred and nmpty-nyicj l feitotjUeMr3'JiaU.hw, Jmij t'.sw Tlwiaitdsiir-'-enlitled,
"'A irlif!t for After betteForgttiii ting or the Uuopa LThomas, Peleg VVadsworth. ltobt. Wain, Lemuel Wil-
T .A lT;i.l Wt.in. mnA .VdKo. ......wmum mm ....ft: J II . It-.. J. - .
. of tho United Stales, snd for other purixwc,' u au
- thorizea the appointment of a commander of tne srmy,
. and a quartermaster general, ought to be repealed.".,
Ordercd.' T hsf ther said Tnof ion oelcoui raTiteftoT
v Committee of the wbolerjlonse.' t -
-()nllie flih January, JS00, Mr. ITnrrison, (the
present General Will'mm-JHonry , Harrison, the
: nominee of ihe - Harrisbiirg ('mivcrrtion for the
' Presidency,) made a sj-eech against the above re
aolulion. - ; ' ; ,
- , This Speech is to be found io Due no's Aurora
of the &tli of February, 1900, and is therein thus
.' reported i '" , ' ' ' "i
- Mr. Harrison said : The resolution has. been
& eo ahly spokon to thai it coy Id not bo exriecied to
WVeceive any new light from what ho ahould add
bulwlieii.it was j(!lectcd.l!ltiie had iiO idher
way of expressina bwojiiuiou on any suhjoel thai I
; came before the IJouse Iban by, faking part in Ihe
dcuaie not having a rote in the IIoue lietrutleu
he need make no apology for rlc'mg on tlw present
subject, whirh, to bun, appeared an important one;
' He was fully of opinion thai Ilie disbanding so
large a portion of lh military fiiree wldjiij, jji.
Ihs opinion, be was sura he spoke t.hut "of nine
.tenths of his constituents, and that they would wilh
' y tmich ..ygdiwaa bear their P'pJtion of the
expense wnicn wouiu oeuoenssary to inaiiuuin mese
fetW4sMI
" The employment of his past life, Mr. Harrison
'aid, had led him to UdievVihat loo otoch reliance
was placed .oulUe. militia ,-W ere valor-or alert
nes the ooly requisites in the formation of a good
soldier, be ahould willingly give the militia that
character. . But these are only partial qualities
'"compared- wiHrltrewt whonr rhey nsy-bffTatlcrj to
meet. What would their valor do if attacked by
Ibe military lactic of a Bonaparte or a Massei.af
Nothingsbort of discipline will do for our forces.
And ar our militia well disciplined f , No, sir,
they are not. , . ' T ' , . ,
" M-'" Harrison snid he had experienced the in
conveniences of a militia army, In 1784, be went
out with a number of Ihe militia of his port of Ihe
country against Ihe Indians. Whun brought into
action, they behaved very well j they did not want
courage, but after a very hort service they wanted
to go borne, I hey were anxious to see ihuir (ami
ties, and, therefore, nuniuers 'miserted end (eft the
army in a stale which wa almost ihe cause of Its
destruction. - - - - ' ' ,
" He had experienced aeveo year' service wilh
Ihe militia, but was sorry to say, such was.their
cotiducl that ha never could think of truuting the
Und :r these impressions, and from this experience
-we-tnew- hetmoke-the wrNf l-gwatyrbnortion flf
a hi constituentj bo sincerely hoped tho reaolution
would not pas. .. .
This is, doubtlest, tlu) sirccch to which allusion
i made Inyouf ifiiiiuuiilcatnn rn llie following Ian
guajfe:.'':xincot the older, of our committee have
a distinct recollection, that about Iho year' 1800,
General Harrison made a speech in Congress op
posed to the reluctionof the Standing Army, and
generally in favor of Ibe policy pursued by the
f.Mef Ada ma. r. A hove, wit Infum. y.ui,"-;.,
we, pursuing your indication, have found Mr. II
ar
rison's Speech in the Aurora, deemed by pit the
old Republican good authority. r..r v
' Permit u lo remark, (as we are in friendly eor
. respondenco,) that il docssi-em, that General liar
; rwMfoojdtbe rncfiw of r-tjiaitdin'ii Ahiivr
that, in tin, he differed from the great mass of the
Kepuhlicsns ol liiat epoch ibit he did not enter
tain that condlimre injlio militia power of the
Ptatos of this Federal I'uion as tb" proper and
natural df;rM,o of a free people, which in solemnly
embodied iriTlie VTrgrniaBill of Riyhu, and re-
iterated in the inaugural address of - FlMimns Jef
ferson. . ..v-.v '.-..' ' : '
WeVefor you to the annexed itriiclo tf owi '"jlill
ttf Right, adopted before Ihe Dutlar itioo of Inde
pendence, and to the extract, from .Mr. JoiTcrnn'
: inaugural
Article 12.. Bill of Rights of Virginia, adopted
vin t'lsy, 1 1 ti s - ' .-, ,
J "That a well regulated militia, comprHiod nf Ilie"
body of the people, trained to arms, ia Ibe proper,
natural, and wife defence of a free State that
Ftanding'iArtnien, in lime of peace, shpuld be
, avoided as dangerous to liberty j and that, in all
enscs, the military should be in strict wibordina
; lion, and governed by, the civil power.'
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Extract from ilr Jefftriotti Inaugural ; ,
A well disciplined militia, our bt.l reliance ia
peace, and for tbe first moments of wat, till regu-
lurl may reliote them." ,
Tint furgoiug Volition, ProPHing reduction
of tho Army, wasTfiidef ilebate for several days.
Bpiug a leading party queHtion, and ill time of
cfuMiderabte eaciteuicnt, it produced a g rent deal
of interasl, and-aitrn iod much consequence to ilK
doinrniinatioii. Th; vote which we subjoin, taken '
from the journut n( tho Houso of Represuiiiiiiivo,
is, we believe, with very fow exceptions, a party '
vote, and will bu primouiwed by the oldest mem
bers of your Coinniittoe, who yet retain a distinct
recollection of that period? and of ihe prominent
men wlio thea played their respective parts on lh .
theatre of political action. . r
On the 10th January, 1 BOO, the Chairmun re
ported that the Commit lee of the whole House had
disagreed to the resolution proposing a repeal of
the acta authorizing an increase of the A rrny.
Tbe question was laken that Ihe House do agree)
with the Committee oT the "whole House in their' .
said disagreement. ,,." xH --- f
Resolved, itft he affirmative- Yeas 00, nays 30.
(Gen. Harrison not votiug, because not entitled to
0,e-) i:; "" '
' Tkmt who toted il thn nfimatm, terre-VVillism ' '
Alston, George liner, Bailey liartlett, James A. Bayard, ,.
John Ihrd, Jonathan Mrice, John Brown, Christopher C.
Chaniplin, Win- Cooper, Sam). V. llsns, John lsvon
port,-John Dennis, Geo. IX-nt, Joseph Dickson, William
rldmond, Titos. Evsns, Abie! Foster, Dwight FiMer,
Jonsthan Prooman, Henry Glenn, Kauil. Goods, Chaon-'
cy Goodrich, Klir.ur Goodrich; William Got dun, lliurer '
Griswold, Win- Uany Grove, Ko. Goodloe I tarn r, 'J lio.-
inarMwWliySAfWirMtrJ HMBMitTfti,itrTJen-'u
jvnm linger. J sums II. lutliy, John Wilkes Uitlera,
Henry Lee, Silas Lee, SaniL Lyman, James Linn, John
Marshall, Lewis K. Morris, Abraham Nott. Harrison U.
iliitbJ FQvJ.mk-lMkeu
Powsll, John Keed, Joint Kuuodge, Jr., Kami, tkiwalt,
James Sht-al'e, Win. Shepard, HsmL Smilh. Beni. Tali-
lims,atid Homy Woods,
7ni ho voted in the nrgativr, axrt Tlteoiloru
JMey, Phtnuel-Biahop, Itoborv Jirowe, Gabriel Clin.
tie, Witihew Clay, Win. C. Cole Claiborne, John Con- '"
dit, ITtomaaT Dviii John Dawson, Joseph Eggleston,
Lucas Dlniendorf, John Fowler, Albert Gallatin, Klwin
Gray, Andrew Gregg, John A. Ilaqtui, Joseph lleitor, .
David Holmes, Goo. Jackson, James Jones, Aaron Kit
chell, Mh-hnot Lmb, Mattbew Lyori.A'aihsniel Muco'n.'j).
Peter Muhlenberg, Anthony New, Juhu Nichols, Ju.
J. Nicholson, John Randolph, John Smilio, Richd. Htan
ford, David rJtone, Thorus Kumter, John I'aompson,
Abrsm Trigg; John Triirg, Philip Vsa Cortlajidt, Joe.
B. Varnuin, and Robert W illwina,, r " ,
The foreooing yotey which we have conied from '
tha Journal, tnconiflsTibly estaliliuhe the fact that
the, RosolutrGn, declaring thai ihe act authorising
Jhe gandipgrmytw)gbl.ftt bc.pule4wiui
tainNl by the Iteiiubhcan Parly, Jt raiati
party
irtM'ton, .The old Republicans on your CoinmittAo
-I, L . .
Win o" -rooro cnuipoieni man we are o contrast ,
the B)()vand noes on this queHtion. Pur don us, 1 - -however,
for making emphatic reference-to a few
name on each aide. : On ihe Federal aide of the '
Samuel Goode, Roger Griswold, Willistn Bany Grovo, -Robt
Goodloe lhrper, Arcbibsld Henderson, W-ilianu
If. Hill, John Wikes Itinera, Henry Lee, Samuel Ly."
man, JojinlarsliaJltJUrjiiHin LyiajPtiAjLfiyjtnFoWsJi.
er,-
Wm. C. C Claiborne, Jna Dawson, Joseph KcleHUm
I.yon,7.tlniiieJ Macori, Potes-Mehlenhorg, -John VtU" "
cholaa,John Rsndolph, David Htone, ThootasBnmlcr, ,'
Philip Yan CortlandU. Josepb & Varaam. f
General Harrinon made hi anccch on iha Oih ,A
Jjinuary, 1800. On ihe 12ih day. of Msv, 100. ,
he' WH'sTioiiiiuafcifbn
or of Indiana, and no ihe next day' his nomination
was confirniod by ihe fScnnte. From these facte f
iherecanbe no doubt that Geu'l Harrison was ' .
completely idetiiified wilh tho old Federal party, ' ' 5
as it existed under ibe administration of J. Adam's. 1
. There are other subject" mentioned in your lt-r -
ler, but they have been sjuotcd in (he ncw'npa iters, '
and are now undergoing discussion. , ' .
. The speech which we furuiMh, and the party vqi ;
from the jouniala, wt have not soon aa yet pub- -lisbed.
. .
;. W rngret that our able, ylrtuous Fnd. dislin- .1 .:
guislmd collfague, JTiio. V. Jones, hat been pio- '
vented, by severe indisposilion.l'romenguging per
lonall) with usjn litis 'investigation, (which ar
counts for Ihe waut of bia aigtiature to Ihii reply)
the renult of which we communicate. We are au -
Iborizcd losay thai not only wilj Mr. Jones, tiu f
ihflalfourDi'roricraticcollengueiwiilmiisichMtr. r
folly id, at nil times, ; in giving to thr Dcihijcratic T"
Vigilance Commillea of Pelershurg, and to mtt
iiM-niiiu menus generally mroogtiout Ilia. Stain,
allsurh informntion aa they mar reouire. n.l
which may be within our power lo procure. For
ouraelvf, we lender yyvt oui ; willing aid. I
Tn conclusion, sir, we cannot forbear to exnresa
our high grsliik ation our honest pride as Virrin
tani, that you and youf colleaguos manifest a de : ;
termination lo investigate, on principle ihe rela. "
live claim and qualifications of the camlidnie for '
the Presidency, fcir, we soeak from our heart.
wtcn wo declare oor admiration of your example.
You evince a noble determination to disregard ihe ' -
tuBVKTM i iumun ui nvmry, ana ine wild huz.as '.'"";-
01 intoxication, by which il is endeavored loenlmt
rfifl panaion am! to overwhelm the reason of the
Krt"-r-.'
(it is nt in your moral and political code,) encour.
age a morbid appetite, and administer provoc utive i -
to vniBTea inste, ior me tnuje purK)o of pn.cu .
rinjr papy inumpii.
iwi would not base t politicnl victory upon tha
degradation of iha morale ol your countrymtn!
If we are "defoaied, and wo cannot sniitin.in n,,
soch diKasier, let us preserve Ihe proud conscious.
m - oi nnvnig u'Mie noiomg io impair our moral
ana p -dittos! integrity of having committed no
act calculated lo lesen cotifidence in the intelli
gence of the Pwph', and in Iheir capacity for m;!f. e
goyernnmi.t. Make known In your fellow inom.
Iter of ihe committee, and lo Ihe Hpniit.i;...,-r
Ihe "cockide of Virginia," the willingoew 0f our.
selves and eol'ieugues to aid yon and the citirx-t.s of
oor Commonwea th irenerallv. in- tha n,..,i..M
strmtgle in which we aro involved. ' " ; '
W'e ae very aincerelv and respectfully", , ,' "
t Your friends and fellowitiz nt,
. FRANCIS E. RIVErt,
. - - ' ; GEORGE C. DBOMGOOLF.,
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