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BIN. -jf''u" ii-Atit 'Doit.' narl '-'.r '." .'ii '' " '. . ,vT iV .''' 'V -"v , v.-vo- '. .;.'. :".---v r. " '. . .' ' rr ,,. . . . . . . i t r-!-: . .,;. PUBLISHED ( WEELFKByt WtLLIAMBOy LANr, ; , -V,; IRALEIGH, (n : 'A evy weeks fince, a writer under tlje, - fignature of Hud(oman exhibited - Hi "political creed,'-' in the Bee, together a general invitation to have tfie er gor$i if any was iciifcovered therein, point ed out " through he fame channel.".: Mr. Holt,' by 0ublifhing it,:gave at leaft--ill's implied -acquielcence-in, the invitati on. ".Accordihely.Va gentleman fenclofed "to Mr. Holt an anfvver for . infenlon in the Bee- In Read of publishing it, agree , ably to his implied prorniie, the Editor bymeanof eralureiltered the a4i;efs from " the Bee" to the Balance," b1rog;moie.loCMeflrs. Editors," & the fignaturc from lCa'to" to ..Mark. -Vinthpny'-and-then-eiiGlo yra'pper to the, Editors of- the Balance. Of the, merits of the piece, t he.; Balance .- thy s fpeaks " 'i his anTwer is a well vvrit- tea performance. It -c'xpofes'iJn'a .jt'rik- " the' " Iludlbniuii's:" reaidnijTgt isTal culated to wipe ayay the eriQiieous mi preflfbn of that writer." - . - After pubiifIiing thS circumflances, a' "fketch of wBjch we: have here-given, the Editors of the Balance received a note from the writer-of ' Cato," requefting him to infer t ft in their paper." We pre fent the u ore, together, with the piece, - which , cau'.ed Mr. Tioltto place himfelf in facurious a predicament ; and we re queft pur,readers to 'jv'e them a faithful ,; to theTFeoplij. IJThe opinion that u the nailcinal high, court' of impeachment, is fufhcienf t'j corredl the -eTrots of all the officers of our government whpare Impeachable," has. been" yeYy. lately confidently advanc ed, in aajfvver'i5thQfe,:''wh6.'claim" the right of in velligatirig publicly the conduit of our tulers, and arraiugning them at the bat of the people--The argument is a fhort one, and, if co'rreft, will certain ly be productive of great pleafure to eve- ry lover of libertyMf that court is fiif ncientj" lay the adTvocates of the powers that be, " then why fhould you federal ifts interfere ; When the -power of im peachment is preferred :.,by. your repre--. fentatiyes, you are fafe the country is fafc.rrJi!i3r4siafeYpu.hiufL4iQt.pre.-... fume to canvW's.the hieafures of govern ment : You m-tilt not arraign the con duft of our rulers, be'ciiufe, info doing, you-interfere Mi h the vipht of the court of impeachment. . You GlTunie a correct -ivs power, which th-e conrtituiion has placed in other hands" This aiyuintnt ibelicveiollc wholly fallacious k preg nant whhmifchief' and-obfeTviijg th;t acorrcfpomlent of tjis Bief had adopted theTentiment ia its greatcit latitude,' t iDVhiaf.j any enei&rcvjtjh ihefameciian ru.l to oppofe it, I Iqjbmittcd the' follow intf peice to Mr. Holt It was believed that, as Air. HolthdfariOioned the .in-' yiranon -nd made itfiisown, bj-pabikh-git in his r?per, he wfiuld notTiHirate to publifh the nfwer?'" If was, meii.tior.cd to me by a friend, to w hom I fhewed the : Piece, hr;t Mr. .Holt chrrfl nor niblih if. I ij-'.d, Lv'Acvcr, an i ionorabi-y con.fi ikv.c in inan na;ure,cand b:U v trat no .innn vvhr m n ( i ii-Vn Hnt-vu - . the detHtafion'and conteihpVof -aU ho ne(t'mQh.-l;:;:U:; ; CiTO. - 'f" 'Mr. 'Hofa-'l'' . .-;;.--' , v-v :,: " : ' - --v In your paper of Tuefday laft, ' an Hudfonian" Iras gi ven his political creed, and wilhes tha; any error whichmay be fecn in it, , fhbuid be pointed out 4i thro.' the fame thaimel." T he publication of this performance in your paper, I confi d'er to be.au acquiefcence in the invifati on. d mallT-4hrefore, tioubleyou with a fevy remarks, in ani wcr. . In a govern-,.. ment,;-;;dedi'ngfor;permanen8-'U);. on public opinion, it is of infinire mo ment that cor reel principles be eftabli li ed. Aml, if fentiroent : .be publicly advanced,-" pregnant wiih milchief, - it i the right, perhaps' the duty of any indi vidual, within the fph'tre of their circu lation to oppofe & correct them I fub mit to you, therefore,. -the following fin- cere tnoun. aiipaiiionate vernarks upon the cret4 of an k tanyvtowhicri,-' s. For the rjurpofe of ' counrerb'al ffnaf ional honor, . degrading to hatfon 'fig' the influeride-, which by patron ; !al cli?racl:er. : 'ihe ad minitt ration, ex i'nd oiherwIieThe prefident-may bb-; aU'edJbov'e the reach of popular invclti- 1 cannot doubt, you will gfve'publibity. . the principal article of this creedis contained in the following words : ' l believe that the national high court of .impeachment, as.cltablifhed by the Conftitutlon-ohthe United states, is fuf flcient to correct the errors of all officers of goi'ernmeat, who are impeachable." 1 ought to 'premife, that t'his doctrine has not uniiT lately been advanced or heard "of; that even -during that period, winch has been caiilelefsly ' fligmatizd by the epithet " Heign of ' I 'error," uhrn the republicans were fo higtiiy alarmed tit the aiJedged power and prerogatives' of prefident' Adam's, at the uno.-niliiuti-onal ramparts raifed around him, and the meafures adopted tojiiield him from wilful and inlfe flarider, never did the federaliiis advance fuch .'an '--argument, in jullificaiion of their conduct. Nay' : i i i. l i i i i i u uurjug mat period, it nau ceen ac vahced 1 ant latisfied every one who called himieif-a.rcpublicari, would hive leen in it the feed of aijdem calculated to ddlloy all exeotitive re'ponfibiliiy in the people. . .. ' j We fliould beware ther, ,!vr.il coiif.d ing toc much in the men, vho now ma nage our aflaiis, w"c yield a pr:nei'p!e eftablifli a proredio?) v. Iiich bad men rn -.y ufe to the wmft of purpole.;. W Hiomd beware,. left in a parpxilm of-joy and 'grititude to our "pfefent l u!erve, like.' the Dutch, who ae'.ored their jrmce, offer up cur rights Jit ti.w'lIiriutroitJ-licc tion.. - '.!. ' If the argu mcntbe. coi reel, t' .i-U) -Pi'cfu:aus--iLiS;,!x :j,pe.-'.-'i-1 is a ; i.;.: felve; .lancifig fh age and oiherw'ile the prefident may ob- tainjhe. confUtutlon has prbvided,tthat during the four years for which he is elected, he may be removed for mal-a5-minillration. Atthe termination of this period, it has alio provided, that the peo ple may either elect or rejet him as they are plea led or difplealed cither with his public or private conduct, or both. When congrels exef eifes -tL ir right of im peachwait, every enquiry is made, lull in ydligation is hatf, belore the Prelident is cpiMQed, i.rembVdd, or acijuil teci. ; And. lox i.he fau'ie'fafon,- -a'udvbjthe fameriile, -thatrh Senate, when judg ing him .on Jnvpeachm'en,r, moiiicbh ve cor. ctand full ir.iorniaripn of his-con.' duel, ought the people, when they x ercife txir fight cfrixci inc. cr rjivct i no , to have .'correct -information,' to )wve tiie truth told rh. m,' that they mav pnety and lalery. i hey jh(,)u!d kn'ow the whole conduct of iheoftJrefule'nt, the vhole uut,h IhouM belaid belore ihein, which never can iiap'jeu if truth iifelf is a- libel, according to in ; d-ictrme ad vane-eJ-in thv cafe ot Cto!veI!. . I'he P.'efide-nt's liability to impeach ment, therefore, 1 iar fiom being a iuf fieient lecuiiy, io far from being intend ed rn fiiield bis conduct from public in veftiKaPon, is (icljgned to lender him raore dt-pei!ent upon the people, f'irlt, he is dependent on ihe people for uVt kclion ioi t term of four yuars. .. l)ur ir.g'ti at tiuie, was there-no ..fuch ih'mn as an imprachin'ent, he would be'hrmly iMtejd in power an I iad-jpeadt of his conftuacTds. ' liyt b) means ef impt'ai.h mcQt he is every moment, dependent upon them ; .Yor duringfhat lime, they, by tlitir repre'ernaiiyts, may impeach and remove him. And at the expirati on of that 'time, if ihe -peopL do not like his character or his ineafures, they, may refufe to elect him. rl bus Jie is iii every refpccTemphaiical'y the, mail' of die ptoplc." But it is cr fily fcen that by accedji'-g to ih'e principle, tliaL rMi'i-.ACUMi NT is SUFFICILNT TOLORRtC ! 1 VI KYLKROR- tratiori. lerure trom imueaehment, would feel no rcltraint, vou!d riot in licentiouf. Ticis, feed oh corruption, k therccwcyla ' be" none, to make them afraid, - .iSuch h the ihciliciencf 'ofjiameach menf, even when promptly and rigidly,, exerciled. What then tim.lt it be,Hvheri we confidcr; " thaf the prejQdent and "hi congrefjr are x;enerally-of o5 aparty. ; and that it will feldom if evcrlaappen, tliat ; : thev who ptrhaps participate in his m.1 qt;iiies:r would berome hoiieft acculeia or upright judges of iheirJeadei.TVtuft it not be a mere lhame, a thing of found : : but nor o I'fubflance ? Shall I be anfvvci- ed that this itare oTtmgs imagihary, ,r" that cm "never be realized I Let expc nence lpeav. ;. - . ..:;ntj The rrtubiknn fxurtH with you and your1- -'Corrxfpoiident ). beloved that Mr. AjamS -,: agnult his cpimtvy,; Kot.only, I the tf ttf.-s abo.vqV':".'ut ;lC-u ''n ;f H'"He ' crunch,, and grls violations. nt-thc con flit ufion, were charged up-niiim. I he evils of his admiiullra'.ion were declared 10 be intolerable 5 and u cu'ations of un heard of crimes were publifht'd, repeat-, e; 1 a' 1 d 1 1 iierar eel 1 1 ; fen nil c a t h af ? h e day" of Air. Kiferlou's eleiHoi: -was hailed ?. 3" 'he. day of dt Cmrru prion, ' ev, 1 v ofjic v ivi'o rs !iii.'.''ut''-iit'-!' tiie pcop.e -yie'ebthe5 light of. inveftigating the can duel, of i).)!!, ,-cvcn the rruihof Limn iums lir fr. V,n Crr ;-,;.f If ,,'. Jlllk! II 1 OS '.-ill I . y : . . , l i , i 1 ' 1 1 MllJ ri;".ht is y'i-.dui'd, is:e iv-op.ie eai- r.eV'er'e,.- -And', i'jeeh. in l.uh a fi.de of thiiivs f'C: K iOi: prelent mouc flatCii pejiod ;)'.vs :-of , coi-.cluiively', ti:::t ti. electing' t h a t ot!1 r , a t the 1 -;-.!!t 01 thy p.reiervi; !U v. vv.-vJd n. b. -One. . lie k u,)oii er, ii tiie (.will .eliverancc from Arifloeracy, . , iMenarchy ;nd Riiin. .. 1 cr n inner cms. as Were trie-grievances com plaiiu:d of, enor mous' as were' the.:,. iniqnkies laid to be practilal, high as tha'..'. 1 sli tic exeepiti.onj.actua'ily wasy no iim- P ; cirRiu.was ever moved ror? no pu iiit!:!iKHt uas ever uiflicled. NoV 'thc reiv rt ft; is i til mediately to the pciiple'. ' 1 vvas the prefs, u liicli emubled the par-- ly to raife lueii a turmoil in the.cbuntry.--V And, by an unbridled ufcof theprefs, .-' they, obtained the victory.:!! the pnfi do t's luifoity Ij is j'tffu'ient to or- ed lis "firorsy bow happened:!, in a flat? oj ijiiirgs tlelcribed, as lo portentous of f ills, Tiiii p to pit, not the high court'p ; ' impeachment, were reforted 10. Wliy uid.Tt not avaii to- correct the allt'dgeel' errors and ciiinesof the Adams acjmi nhiruriem. . Your ...ccr refpo"ridnt will prcbably aufwer'that a majority of Ccn'- grejs weje of thejarue, party, had paiti-; cipa'tcd in his errors, and that, hadim-"" PUiChnit-ut atteinptcd.j . tbcy would have"" iii.'hied ;.nd prot cited him. - No other .p .vrr -tfari br: ifiven by his -actufers? ir .iliis roiijpleie'y expofes the error, . wed-iul?, of your corrt'fpondent - v or-'i'ced. 1 or it lucn a iiarerf t Dings nas - . , H. ,)., ..... t. I Aii. . 1 1( 4 S, is I Mr a twee ar Ml. or ran ii cour: of i co j reel f';e .! J ie it: awy c h a? 2 tt e r . ou Id belmthVof an a of fuch tneiinti;4).t of Tuch milerable dUcix 'McunMt as 1 havenov wiinefledin this', lame libit.- The Balance otaft. week ?lh.Ohe3enefsof bis'cciSiic't.' It n as far beneath aniinadverfion, .a'iyhe is Deneath r mtku He was nrot abiv JUBblllQie I jityjiiiiLL i.ums mm. liut t,o the readers of that paper, it will be properlolay one word vvlien-an editor places himfelf in a fi Ration, which deters hiiir from ptiblifh- aence;?-, W hen he fears to Uy both fides of a quel ion before his readers doeS h-i tnerit viny fupport?-Do you, pentlemcW&tis plot ih embryev aad.tii.:eftab!tfh a l..all Keep from you every thing but that hich he extracts" from the siur or a or Ci tizen, or- which is coined by. men. whom' fie dares not difobey ?; If this paper fliallj j'ltmto me nanus ot any oneojycu, he .$ earnefttyrequeiled to r.eadth$-fdllow- obfer v'ationsthcnto recur tft the i'cUiuice cif laffc week, and Jay it youfedi-i any longer uetervts your approbation for, of what ufe can dpetiens b, if the clecWrs are" not pupTfrted to be m!orm cfl or the private and 'of!ml bcharttir V.'iom tluyaie to elect ? If'tbb; ;i:jvjachnient is .fuflicient to' errors of idl officers' of r.o vernmeuti - u li'y ? re ..e t ecti-.: n s mrcctcti to he m id at ftated periods ? or indeed v.Tv eiecf i-ns;. ?" ;. li-f-AV hy net m:ikaf:tm Prefident for hie, fnbiec) fo reuiovai by cor-uttjonlyri inipei-rehment'? ' "Or, k't eaft;.not.take-.thetit,ht..'of.e!tvtion ot PreiTtfent from, the i:eop!e, and lode it at once m Cbngrefs ? Tf " ir'ipaeh- .17. . f w woufii t)c gone huever, "and its form tt'C hfcuri i-y oi iv?;-scwmikt - r.. ; would, i&iil oniyrt'5 remind'WS of our loir' 'Vkre ilq va; find rr suiTiciEKcw to ' iy. ;k' . .... 1 '- .' I brreci the t-r lots nl .xtn omceVf.V.'.Noi,'''1 '.;!.- IV,. 'Ir. Holt, let fne afkyour cor- it luchji i'ate..of thing,, as the 'republi- i.l ! thus e undermu ; f ariry. of 0111 goVTr.uu-ut, -t.ho Ihalflay d. Jtslubfiaiice ! it will, riot again occu; r. VVhere ihems 'AU( ts 'fmm 1 lite 8F C 11 K I'l'Y Oi I M P CUM KT I U' ion iias prov.'tle re1 po 1 1 i:e ef, lor what is tiie I'reliUent Jm-. cans rcpitieinty, any. now preietir, tnat . peacliabte ? .For -tre'a f'on, bribery, 'and'i of i he. . Adams admimll -arron, '-inot,;ii oih'eTlugh ci i.;ni and inifdemeMior.-:. .ig'.-m -occur, . aiK! the frutj .. mi v pub Smvcie, ;lxn,'the Prtlident fhauld b-i!-.;--s 'he a dir. inUl ration, muht progrefs ; .; co'mea. drutdcHid'fuppofe,- he fhoulil ! in ; vinrui'ies withfyfety? i.uri liberties .V-i've hinVt'if up 10 the, ..graiifitation or'' be '('.ci'lroyi-d, ardour iitl be gbae. btfolc - .; j'tis paflion-i, ?nd m'&e the houfefurnifli-! avfilpet of daiiger 'cculd reach our. ears.' fd by the Cbumiy, a ieiaylio, the haunt. i . 'Khc liberties o'4U 'Irenatiowhaye -f -.'r'lkfv! :)!, WhrrUiwx : funnofp. he 1 be CU f llbv. I t tCf bv uSofein Svho.m the PCO-' ' liquid r.e'te!e.'a!l cpnvcrfaticn .with-thcY.ple iinplieitly confided-;7 - His 'iiifaui-:-? e'rave "men of our land, & fill his coim-.!' tturt-.n lfifiriiz fopUohm the tomb - IVcficttiif,' as the creed Jtmtatcs,' cils wtth pHJIife favorites,, fcditious ! jc cf ev. (ceftK. inepop e, Mcteivncrn. i he n- n cof ntner r'i lov.h-i 1 in v;:oAi:t:: u.i i uteiiou aimii auruue. why was rot fomtWr,g !ik'' thi dpil-e trerenmers, ti,e reruieor otier rations-; ; in oare-Aia::, ui i.uteuou jiiiuauiuue, , and ihe trouble and eioeace offiilcr- f inppole he lliouhl !i5blicly prdfels infide- i feject fiajcne who, as they: believe, can linn, by the peopierv H r. .Ntl?e.M4ij,.' a:id Ptroiiize athei.'ni and thus; ! t!o no wrong, lodge : rights-and powers who iVanr-d our2conlii,m'.K''''flV i "by bh perhicio'iisxsniplc, corrupt the in. his" bauds, protect, him fcprt public - theje-fterTrioiv., it, mid v iiey. ;.-mora.sa rcugton fa.vue.puimr iM-..tii3a,.v4., ..y ; exprtlied -tlicir -iDouyhts in tne coilititu- f Pmr ir.re ipuuoauuu 1 iwe.peupic .v., w,,,, ? V Zr V ;:;. ..i,Kw,.f.v ;.Ak;i.iA;., r,;,rUt I't t fnonr.rr. hp. fwcadci .'tftmove drbtri n e. Jbe l eopfe, be nasiootheil nil. Mi .ill 1 11 1 Li ... . Jin 11 1 1 . 1 !V 1 1 ..1. 1 : m . 1 . 1 1 '.... , . ...... ,. . - - .... - ' -ar ",r I npeac: grafpand puuiflltherbvert act, the matu- nty of crimes full, iotn:f j-,.(or'q ; :fiiejit, more fure;and-perfect corrective was m cfbary volvveep "away, the fufi. fymptonvs fcicoTf uplKMis, , to tieitroy-every traitor more perfect relpomudty otjfie Prefi dent to his conftituenff. ' bxith a 'cpr rtctive ;3 periodical eUttions'. . ; . ,l"he government of the Uitited States, as ef thcrir.dividual flates, t is a gowsrihr mem-bf the people, r Aridthe executive ,l,:-k it,t 1.,..?- "iwsrkjr' ' tet rnect t he tnotihrrhUal departmetitothht RQ vernment, :bii always-been 'ptefented ai psculiarior" its fondnefs of power and b,y any. act , or . m can nefs wuriout a- omuenily of making encroachments parallel,--he ha&fiot forfeited all titlr ro uDoji the"' rkhts.'.liot oniv ot the DonUla 1 , . ,.. . . ------ - - 1 . . ' . r - .... . Giaour, and it he does cot richJy-ment dpar tmeEts', but aifo of the peopb them xiftice Ihe beff men, and fill their places - with the wo it:. fuppofe,:,by fovicg the ' fetsSi-of corr tiptiou -ip '.the " legifhte, and cy availing Mim;eir of tneir ignorance and. pafllsns, and of his own ; extenfi'V b hva-ucacej lie fhould induce them to paf's lavSy-violating - the conftitutibn, . and deAr.uctivetbthe public good ;? fuppgfi?, that with the cbnfentof fuch a legiflature, jic. fhould fqaJrElerway millions of the "public property. All thefe cafes, and a multitude of pthers,dfeacpt can not reach,; What then is the remedy ? If fheiruth cannot be toldif fdeh con rJudETannot beheld opto the view; of the people, either through the prefsbr ttyq vprbal diictiilion. . or biun--te4eJ-,evii8 laa lie tve hgcorrecIedV 5 Crimes may be coamiitted ' with impuiiity, deitr uiyg: their jca'ou'y and pal fled their vigilance, , netrifpeues tiumcir m power ana an-. tli f y; aii tf-.iet i at defiance al 1 1 efponfi bi -litp A mbit ion pr.oiiipts the demagogue to court anebflattcr the people and, by that c'ouriij'dp' ard flattery ,c the road to defpori'fra-iv plain artd certain, 'l'hus C?::far became ih'? dfpetat Kome. Thus .. the republic of Fnhlartd vvas fubyerted by Cromweil ;-?.ndihu3, btcly, tBdha-; parte has'Tubverted 'ihe liei'ties 'oti a ranee. ' X i t.l iWv.i ..-.",.. . ...j. f' . ' i-' : We h'av:e;AHbthfig- f fear frojrn thofc we diflrult i - every tiling from Uiofe Ve ' 'delight to honor. ill )f the : fbrnler Iwcj .1 .-' 1 .1 - .... ti ' ' 1 1 ' ' 'V r ! rninKjLine-met nun u. t oui pnvi- eges to fpeak and brint as,we liice bf the httcr.y.'e: are alfiduous'toiide tha faults. But, when their tfcodemand. i I. - -r . ... : - - 7 - : - -! . . .- v 'p::J
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