.' t- ' -.r- t x ;
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And
F AY T,E VI L LE AD V E R T ISER.
:-::rBTrELhE:..vmvn ever y SATUT?DAyHODGErD BOYLAN.
roi. in.
S A TU RD A Y, rEc embe i , i 798.
Numb. i4'
THE
NORTH
CAROLINA
NE1VA
Concluded from our laj.
In tic mean time let us rejoice' that -t?e political
fcte which bound us to them by tteaty n now diflol.ed.
There is no event, fh rt of t he attainment of our in
jependenctwhich ouht j.oJ:e cdchrjttd witlLjort
teal j y. The gordian 'knot is cut, it has e nancipa
tcduuitaai t h e, d i re-utcclljt y we- were undtf--g-";-
depn.Tence ? In a Frnch Direfrjryy Frrtuli Parti
zarjsi .or in the-- tVieuc of your Ooiitil.t I I will not
infnlt your iinilerftamJip, by arifvering the quei'lion
for you : out the coincidence of opinion, the univrr
fality of fcntiment jjyhich the peopV of the United
-t at cs no w. breathe wiiheiprt-Ux- FrcndcondnA-
flf?, fcnd!ou, .".id m&licioua libel ajainfl any one
in the comwunity : much lefs then fhculd he have
thf privilege when it is done with au intent to fi.Tr
up fedition ad revolt in ihe (late. Should not a
man who i guilty of fo grofs an ofFenc as that of ex-
c-44J -tmtu-rb an c e sr- c vern n t he 4 malhc 1 1 cJe-o f a- town
in? in their continental European "wai a, an J of lacii
. fcing the lives and treafuies of out citizens in Hie irlq
fence and guarantee of ibcir WelMndia pulfefllons
It .is a great, a'moll important act ; and is fupsrior,
iaymyetliiiflatwn.- to-any- victory t .hcnvver decifive,
" that we hare ever gained. Should ny event hercaf
ter happen which . "may feparate thrir Wed- India Ul;
ands from the parent country, we are rro longer bound
to fpill the blood of our citizens, i.nd for tfieir bene
fit alone to reduce them to a "date of dependence on
them. :1 . - -
..Having fliaken cff.the. fnaeklu of 'his treaty of alli
ance, the only one by which we rn' enciimbefef"., 1
vill venture to f.y that there -cannot, be again any
cccafion for our adopting a'Jirjrilar made ot uniting
curfclves to iny oiher-nation for mar yi": rer-
""jir)tjit)Iy occur f r a ihort and temporary tonjj'fj.urr.
The true b; lis i f ont politics fhouh) he t. ;;rid
lflgqJkjQt:i;.'Jii..i.tiyl pruplg..?hy-uitUiUjriuAg4'du
alliance wjifi i hns ; for fin i a unipn y '-?s
cOiinti yman, General Pim-.c,'. A ith bcino- bi ibed
and conupted vi.th .'iritilh irold. Lontr my the
jnptff fliont jetrj'Hifta- ut-m i ndV th.it tf,, y'aj'th'Feat.
the ?nt .change which tkfn place in the Hu-ife or vlf, l"? puniftSible bv lavv.? certainly he fliould ;
'-f-ReffrciirirfVO of tVeAiiteiLSt.-ttes fl.?.!! jnaiif land voul y .u wifu thgn that' thofe who may endea-
tne relponie ti inc. ii,. vet.; long1, may we -tcj-o-iir to tti v a aJ nation into revolt or mfurrec
member, that ihe FrMich charged our ft unci' awl ; tioo fliould cf.pe ? Is it nuierial kow the offence is
oMiri.n'c J, .provided it is d-ytit with the-intention of
excitir. i.uhirb ices whether they take arms in the
fiiil, in?-,ii.V. or iidacitiittiudzeb8.jJjtkeijQiv f -ilfe-
fM i i'liTi iV id 'cfijjft c i o ift'ip u o 1 i cat i n s ? I wilt on 1 ya dd ,
Oenticni'eu, . thai" the jurbefore whom fiich a trial is
tojlx iiid mjjlt find thSciufcd guilty of having wi it-ten,-
printed; iittere..l,. or puhliilic d --Xuek fulfe, 'fcanr
dabu.;md maiiciotu tilings againlt' the gcvnjKrr't
ortue Unuet! stitec, or either home o. the JLong'f Is
of the United States, or of the Prewdent of.the U.
States,, with intent to defame or bring tlitm into con
tempt or dilrepute, or to excite, againfl tliem the
hatred of the good people of the United State?,, or
tri l.r IIT 0r1!tt-n t r U ll.. ACrm C
v I.Vlhlll) Vl aiji. lilt Illlllll lldllH Ul
e-nctrif) be.- rmpnHnedfc:;lja
them thipcj-HoJe o ty"...r i.1f-J lf f'did t he y
"know thjnt.tfie tWo.f. .em.ijaf'of .Ris 'Quinc'alioi.ft
mteiriif and fortitude." Ma v we Ion tecol-
lect their imbonudfd 'rtiTr'ur after the capture of
M.iTitua"; tlis'r LH;pnii,Ulf-j bafenefs intndeo.)ring
tK(rprff3fe-rr'r of out javoys from the rell, 'and, their
late condffcendiiig hurnilky in reprMedl entreating
the rP'iitn of Mr. Gt-ny. Tcfe cvtnts be aiTored,
will n:n 'muke a ltrfs i.v, tiTioa on the Gallic Jeadc.f,
in
Iwjii n.'it. mute a itris i-.v-, tiwoa on the ra:i!c JcadC'f
th:i tht y ,. wilya outVf They !1 rank! ii
ilyi'K J oied fnern in then- ett?ral career for the def
trui;t((iu U:eat tntain. " What .vri.L they fav,
the nation (d al-lied in a dcubly taimical poit.t j fuprf.ne wiil ? Shi rh? ho are .of no more confc
11 a? it mates to -incij7 wn -. ins, nu ticoiiuly,
tho'C of t'e ati ii wit'i vvho.a they are cjtib'Mcd.
By keeping nu; ft Ives therefore in!cH"eetrd If ip id protection fi.trc w e' ftave daied to j. fo,
queie than v.rno or Dtnev-, - in the pi eat politic1
leal" f t:t!on, j!'t!i- to rrci!e fro: our frii ndT
triiciioiis in Europe have h(,en btouht about by tbe
wiitings-ot Athcuisand Uiafphemoiis Philofophifis,
li- t i n .-. r .J .
Vnei ica dart; to rf ioauat uStr .r.ii to conttoul our r he;re of tlicfe incendiaiits. then derhr to the world
kind of treJty, we 'iIkII not excite the lufpich.ns or
, cray c-!" com
-4ettlnlK-iof
ir,cind the afii.tat:ce oiRiV.il I .yurrs, w-ue ti 1e elc
...yriYi U sd them tti nfTr 1 1 a i d tr. u in:ii n :pw;Jdli. e-s-etidc nee
' aiid "pi cvt at u.bfi.'oaVi.. aiTccefT7rtiT7aF
inf tit to their adverfatv. Tl.it c :tWiiii ed in u
revolutionarv vrar ; anJ tlrs
ve
Jhall
iit w ?mf. Hy
th all the B itilh nui! aff K(l u?.,a,'i:uv fiC
-:fiiatU-djL5LliiiSlr w 1 ' ' 1 tl'eir.ijfujl. ;'e.nKi ty tutcr into
-a-trar-with iu-be:iiiife as Tiil!c i axl-igyLi'jtled to tSr-
lipu.) hit k tirn fi i-m Aaicnca, ' e ;ir a ...vvc.J .:'! ..
-ittyiritf.-nt .P-Oplc CilljdjJaya-iir, lia,. nd tt
Bfrrrr- f nrftar ifljr f iriritjniM-teeT72'.W".ni:'j
French inv .ii n. of ' t!i. country ; and- i'e i ir-fcioif i
and yca'Iy iucreafnig. trjde o't V.r iitiih i.io': "t: I
this C !ii:itry, wouid iiv. vitablv be J !' to tfcerti by it
Ge; !ri, let U3 .ren.eifher th.st.pur o!y' hop of
peace i m the immediate, preyara-ciun for war. I
" ' " ' " i . ' ' " i " " I ' W . i 't
mcntir-i.cu to you r-ove tnat we nul lncutvecl the re
let; i .-nt ot l'i a p ce be c j u It vvt j ujd ...ij o.t: joia hijL. t cc
(nme Gieat Brltsin frorn the ; of natiors. Had.
I ti-reto fpiie, 1 could flirwyo;) om the irrt.fi.llt
bit proivf of hilbiy that .cur !fare, our very ti
iUnc aX; yntr peplr dr-rn;fupon' the equality
ot power and the,, i iv;il je.doulie. of Fr?inte anU t'2g
land. 'Wafii Carthje t!t onlv conu'ctitor of " 16
. . . ' ......
uui you f pennit tins tinconltrained hcenl; f the
piVls, arid iiamp it with the niiitaken iriirrtflion of
rtihertv.
I regret, gentlemen, that I have confumed fo
much of your time, but the'crjtical fit nation of our
public a.fl'sir demanded theCg obfei vf-tim of me; and
manye;urtcb, was deli rot erf, tl whIe wo ltd b'o-JT;
e.ii:.-.tiiee:.io.
.fceel ; i ti the tfl nihilat ion tf Greit
rjfitai::, the fame tfdipft -would fwerp asy your free
dn-rt and yoiir imji-pc ulencc.; :Th''an.dorv is too ftrik-
ir f uoz 10 oe p'.ceivcu in a moment, u iiout a lor g,
that the Brit i Ti -iiiull "iTi 1 o, heir ui-a intereil
would h-a 1 t.'i it. ' In the convoys which' they irprc
fent vdiuntirHy and rcuiil) fwppU u with to piotect
on-tiadcT-y on-fi-e.ALi,:oc :hr fpi ni-a of Inc h niui ivr s,
In', h til:;! aiice. e may Jay
rv"orri"'fri -our polith-a'that the
f mnTt not orrlt rViehtTorrinSr to ou the rifinp naVv
of the United ,Sries,"lir(lnTfteeomhieudiiig to our
citixTis the belief tiiat it i the befi ?.nd molt natut'al'
of preventinfr an invabon.' ' The more barrierrwe have
re':xt us and ourr-emics the -greater -probabfttry '
thrrtis f iur keeping -lT. the danger longer, and of
;ou.i ling fiicrefi-Iul in fonve. of . thtfe pfepafatory xf-for-lt
Lir at-the-fot tdef ie-'flec't of Gfeat Britiinv
"wti cri have- rvOi prev.e.nfed kyfty. att c m pFoT ihtir tne
nties to lard in any confide able "force on their foil,
a.tlio' 1 licy ate only 20otj 30 nuU dill ant from them :
and let us lein a lefTun of 4fdom even from cur eu't
mic.. ,--1 cannht conclude, Gentlemen, without 'adverting
aga: nil'tWin 'ihe'c.ollt'fe'"-ojf-"?' j?i,oi't titi''t 'tltcigaf'titr,- l"rli the Alien rfnd S,ottliitl.f.aVa paT-ai-t-hc'lalt 'fit
1 1 - i
ana t: pi medics or
this down., then ac" an
rival iy and j-h)Uiy of theic powerful nations, thur
. perpci 'j.q a.'ia reciprocal t ei . utiif nt . wMiicti nas tup--fiJed
for l in a y "aye;, aiin" htoli pR)'ha1l1y''iH--TX-'
YciAibHHe, their a'nLni-tis cr'liiils for a decided fu-
-prrfotifyi- wilt --rv---ive--t?'rteTi Hl-frnffhrnta t'. ther
volttJ'.tai'y excriio'is )T ih 't iple, for ..hofe.auvai
tne it v. ti" be that .we-lluiuhl rei,iin9fi ee and inde -pendent
ft.ttcs.. VV'ere-.ngland irnd France at poace;-tu-
inoi ro .v, and ' vvere tb e Ftench to df ilsre war
do ave.- that the pTTcv of Great Bii'ai.n, ground
down aa (nth with the' continuance" 01 the prelent
calaitiitoiii date of her afT.iirs, m'u(t engage her afreili,
and that 'impiffliiatsiy., iiiupif'jn with-us to oppofe
fore, :Jltle7iven.,' t)Olartffrdth"frdea"'..tj'f e wt-tt-ifrg-into
a "tempoi jry treaty of alliance with Great. Bri
tsiu, if ou-r iir7u''..avi a'lr fecnrity' ihoiild letd to the
rifcefuty of .it, ' We may retain .our tranquility,, and
dafiueour iEidcpeud -net, cten by fhewiin no difni-,
'"clhfati"6n of embracing every meanttn oorpower, that
iirezjaagroffi y t o
cbey th? full law of-nature, arid confolt Ur frlf-p're"-r
fe rvario ;', even by "the hands" ofour ancient enemtet
Snch is t lie policy which h ive evr ffuMyr1, nd Hhich pf thr'f "'
will ey?raTiate':iitiot:s in their inteicourfe with each
other ; and a we Iiitc illuminated the political firma
ment. with an additional planet, fo we ni nil expert to
be--infl.ucijS'b.y--tb e-fame-ltws-ad -t he-fbtjeft .-la'
the fame aberrations, as'have afFeCled the old lyftem,
in our cTiuctcisl. and' political relations with thrrri.
I can. lot, genticr,riei, but congratulate you oa the.,
tifing C-iiiiittaiee of our couiitrytnei. in the adni.ipi
11 r-i t or s of 0 u r go v e r n m e 0 1 i " a n d o n t h. c i r general a p
pruha.tioajQf th- e neret ictr ea f u rg 31 h at h ave been
ijrfucd b"y the public con flit ifted authorities of our
. vj , ' 1 t .'. 1'"' " ji i. '1 V ' i' '.
Linu am i-jrut tnc ( veil wtvtcn concealed the
eafurcsf the Frpich 'nation hjas been rent afuhder,
and that the eyes and ears of our "cymrrinnity "hve
fct'en, though lately, opened, 7here, let ' me, a AY
you, woulJ you place yodr hope of freedom and In-
indrd I conceived it a duty due- to myftlf, that you
frukl-Ktro-tpy ietirtrnents- on tlHs-Knportarrt-occ--011.
A one of your -principal magiftrates, it became
mi to declare to you, in.t'nVinofl candid and explicit
manner, my abhorrence of French ptip'cipTes. as try
adion in the la(t war gave you the (treMgrtl proof of
my detellatton of Engliih opprefli'in . and that I am
wlttrrigrrtskeirArvif
niaTruil vvhalevet, who-fLTlKka vtt t-rrr'tpriTyrTrv' of
. V . Ji
ting of Co.xce!s ;- ttuy 'have ht iaf&bty xn to....rr(rvrtiitat.e pifljiftitioHs or.
.madding co;ahtuiuii4f -wr-fcwg H-prperty
when usutfaT,rfreatrrig our feamen as pirates, or of
attempting to invade our country, and reducing us to"
a condition of dependence, and un'qtialified flavery.
dt KeTle,werfp7icled Iv the Dul: HithoHtutl as earl""
as the year 1 7 jf Iv Pjiijth'fBj to found the Inhabit a His
and end tavour to detach them from ihe mcth'er counirv..
v I'll lien s V"y3gts. pa're 313.
-X r::-: ': r-,1 ' : i 1 : . . . : .
i o-rte v we nurticheil t-xfrtliev-ts to 'j.'hifh fsartv -wr.rk
- . . . 1 1 . " -
has driitnthtopftt),UonllsiQ the alien law, it the tit cub-
nun uj ft repon, mni :ne rrehuU r.f the United Uatcsx
wider t!i,it ,-1,? -iV .1, ,)!-.. .,'..,.;-.. J .11 ...
r ''J 4 ' IV JCIlii Lift out nr
graft oui&f 'jjjis teMtoy fr-as they are m t rit'te-s
t hey m ir'1 be. aliens. What profound wfdo'm ! lfacfr
jfacob'nkai jeph iiry I r1" ' .
. f The tnemies of our peace arid ' hatbinefs lave rehre
fente'd the word tittered to mean' fpeikir g ; fat a refer-.
tnct t our a&of.ajf ml'y m,hei e ihe cordis vfed in firr.':-for-
circuviftan ;. mH'ihew-at ovce the jmprcpi irty officii .
"nflLU2'i&tL
Bets, or bills nf exchange .. . ho ever heard of a w-.7v-
iZ even punifijable f. r ip. aki;:a a fuged L'dl of edn.e ?
and yet thtjf jay- hcjs piin'fcghle for uttering a frg'd
ffltofWct'ange. OjtfiTijg:
fedi tion act, n.ean s nothi ng m or e 1 1 isn-fwi fiing or '-iv-
prefrnted- tor hnr'ltcr puVp.ofes,. that they defei ve to be
placed in a proper point of ,tictv,:. that tht citizens of
our ilate tr.ay, fee tliat they Save nothing more to ap-
i-any other metidwAi.Gh-do-ftH)pofe e'yt-rr-
good mcTCbct'ot l.-ciety ouU; wilh to lee at Iealt pn - j 'g oul i wic people, rorgeu till ts ot ey hanpe.' cr
nifhable. ' The alien law ha( i;o other fubjefts in vie v falfev-fcacdilouS, and malleus h'bt. ffrppy Caro
than forctgneri, perhaps .ttiuiig fpic who mry hhjans ! that you have nothing more to apprehend than thefg.
be Vi'-d'-avoringto 4 xcitfc :-?!comtrit, ir.fufrc6ioiv '9X A-'fi'S" vfonarydangersT' . ... -A, ; .
revolt in our country Where is the injury then 'done !, P,e l( f''d,tlat if anyfrfon, from .and '"after the
to iTfe'Amrrican citier. whom rur cordlitntion oto- ' 25' LnS J March..!' fl.sll utter or-hvUifh as tnre.
tefts anil ft ill f'ecuies, notv. ithftanding that law f l.ow' J'''Je f01'", or counter feticil aetd.lu uf.mtnt, fcV.
utVfai'i.' how ufqeneiotis then habe'en the conduct ' UkjinterJ Jo .ra!pcrfiii;.-:if;: ct tfo.ji.me to
Aherw-ytTTrtr-fl'lO- iu fJ''J V tiUr.:trhintl,"trirv tf.e. r,f hiwf t','y kh-
it cdntu OfT.iS oi!r( own citizens, nor y''8ed, Jbah lie deemed guilty ofeioiiy; . andftiger -dfaih as'
tic afiYirt'd, Gentlemen, that f'pm ' j'Mr wi hut the lentfl of cht gy .
fional, when
their right?.
Baron te Ktlbe, down to, V'olnty ""the h)t pur fuits
tiirrrtcTitfeircTcd"rTo in iliiftiavels ami excurlions of
thefe people f , . -. :
The ftditiorr ft ha undergone the fame fate, and
by way f'exteUenc'ei;. is: -caHtdthe gag law, and itds
fiid, that it rethains every tprefs in the Irtud The
firit part of the charge i not 'founded in truth, fi-r
the law .docs not apply to tic liberty of fpetcli at all,",
but you may Hill fpk wbal you plcafe ; . ir however,
you .exceed- oertnin bounds wiu are puhifiiahlc to be
fine ; not by 'this la w 'but by the common law of the
land. f Aj to the fecond partTtanv certain that there
is not citizen of'this country,. wl)o can be of opini-
en that he has a conllitut.idijal right of publilhing
Lxtiact ol ar. uc of afi'eud Iv, 'N. 6ec, fji, p. 14?
. . N 6 T I o e. ; : -
rT'HE Con'.ri':lfior.r8-appointed under the pf1 of .
X Coriglehi, entitled An act' to provide f, r the
valunloji of lands ami, hoiiTes arid the eriuriHiati.n
of flaves within the United States," for thejUrVof
North Carolina, will take notice, that I have r;n
pointed the tirft Monday in December next for the
fir. ft, meeting of the Board, in"'the city of Raleigh ; 7
when and 'uhere' they will plcafe to attend, in order,
lo'ehter upon the "duties of their appointment.- "'
- JOHN SKINNER, ill. rm.
dentotif Novcmltr.it : .-.-! -yr;r