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'ririk TiTT mvTT TA--; .. ...... a. m m , i i 11 i - n m : m v ' i ".!: 1 m " I I - II mm S H , H II ..II "11 'jv 1 -vt ; a , ,. mm :,. mm - ra s- - m ' mm ', ' t n , . . ( Si . , ji-1-- - If1 . . - i, ' i -- .nil..., i p ... i ,1 i i i t-tt.j, , f-v- -,,- - . - " - - ' i - v:" lilt ... tT. From the: Chqrkvton Courier, ' Then Ni vex dni i a tht King fat-'6 K'er tow feiher the princej,- the governor! and the cpuini the judge, the treaiurers, the coumellora, the iheriffi, and all the ruler of the provincei, to" come to the dedication of 'the image which NiocHADiiAiiAeMy Miet upi Then the princes, the governor ad the captains, the Judge, the treajtireiJ, toe counteKorihe heriff, and all the niter of the province, were gathered together onto the dedication of the Image whicfc JNibochaskhiah tht King had set up. . '; ' s ; - t - IS, 3d chap.i?d J 3d veme, , Your strenuous exertions in the cause of true republicanism, entitle you to the re pect.and gratitude of the people df Ameri ca in general, and particularly of the citizens of thia state. To be zealous in a good cause is creditable ; but to be animated with un abating zeal in a Cause after it has become . unpopular, is virtuous ; andf to . struggle manfglly against the tide of faction and po pular folly as you do; even though you should not be able to stem it, cannot fail to - recommend you to all" the good and wise" men of this day, of every party," and here after to the whole union when, the cloud of delusion which darkens our political hemis phere shall have been dissipated by the ef forts of men of your description, by time and reflection or, what is more probable, by the'outrageous and enormous conduct of our present band of demagogues ; when on some future day blinded with success, dizzy with unexpected elevation, and ren dered fear less by impunity, they shall (as thy will) throw oiF the mask, ,-andVim the la -t blow Which successful demagogues al ways strike it the liberties, of the country j whose political and private morals they have . perverted toflicentrousness. , , But though your exertions do credit to you, thy will riot, they can not, I fear, ytt do any material service-to the country. That source of salutary public measures j ihe public judgment, is poisoned the ma jorrty;ofthe people are taught to view eve ry thbg with perverted optics, the" pnblic mind is deranged, knd until this calenture of the people's brain shall have subsided. you may as well reason with a madman, as ' hope to effect any 'happy change in the opi nion of the multitude.- ' You may "make, a diurnal record, of your laudable feelings but yo can not, yet awhile; do more. If any tti&p denies this, you may offer a thou sand proofs of it. Can that people be less ...... ...-vud.vu auu ucainuic m m ray of reason, who can yield themselves up so far to blind credulity; as to believe or to ?' tolerate the gross impoTsition of those who call themselves republicans,-while they ex ercise a degree of intolerepce and despo tism over opinion, not inferior to that whirh the. Popish church exercised over the first reformers, or the vile Protestant ascendency of Ireland have' for centuries exerci sed over the unhappy llomah Catho lics of that country, -Does a man speak or vj ite against the practices "of the existing . adrnrnistraiion, he is held up by the agents of ihe party to public odium denounced as a fovto the country, and but -that for tnnatciy the law does not yet allow it, would -in all probability be. assassinated, or com ' mittcd to the care of such another popular r-iAUKI ho . 'vt.ji lias ti icu MII14 tUH demnedthe Duke DcEghien,'ln France. It may come to that yets The people will then know what they owe to such exertions as yours'. . . . The sagacious Mr. "Curran, in one fjf his .admirable speeches; in the King's 'gench Court of Ireland, advised thbse who wish ed to bring home to hV heart -a proper senj;e ox a general extended system oi op pression, jo' select a particular distance 'of , it j l Select a single instance," raidhe. To a v-e.II Wlj;IU my , IJIIVIiie JJ 1.1111 J the heart and' uQucrstaudingJl wilt select could ber oetter than1 that iaf a majority of the peojsle of America at this day.' . - First,, who wrote the letter f Not a "man of inferior consequence in'the union, not a man of straw, not a simple undistinguished citizen, not even a member of an inferior 6tate lcgislatm-ibut a man raised by his patriotic conductxto an elevated rank in the union, a man for many years honored with: the good opinions anbgratitude of the com mpn wealth-for his sendees, a man who no bly abandoned rank and honors at home, in theservicebfhi3 OwnkinjEand couturv.to join " us, and manfully fighting with, us In, "u' uiuh iuriuua ant; viriuousxause se vering himself from his brethrenX3 coun trymen, and his fellow soldiers, because be viewed them as oppressors, to unite with us the oppressed A man for that and the Ser vices of many years, raised bvtlie people of this country to the high rank" of a member of its highest national council, enjoying the confidence of the people, and its fruits,, a seat in congress - - , ,What was his Tetter ? itaving, in obedi ence to the dicutcs of his eonscience',taken a particular line of conduct on a great Ques tion in congress," he concern it to be his some naval establishment. With acomv merce to protect and defend, almost as ex tensive as the globe, and obliged to preserve the strictest neutrality towards the contend ing nations f Europe, the' propriety of a force large, enough to place us above the fear of their laws,- is obvious and unques tionable. Thj;se considerations were hap pily seconded by the maritime spirit of this country, and there is not perhaps so singu lar an instance of the early rise and complete maturity of wnynavy as of our own. ;' The preBent administration. found us . possessed of a youog and manly force; -' able and wil ling to defend us ; of eeameti brave and in trepid, as those of any country j of officers' yielding the palm of courage and skill to but by a aeries ot errors and ot tol- ing-vtgilance'of tJemocracy; The work of destruction began. ; That navy , which had grown up. under the eye of , Washington, -which had been cherished by the wishes ot every honest American was stripped of its -brightest ornament ; part of it was sold, to supply the wants of a greedy treasury, which the prudence of their predecessors had en ;.' riched ; part .was laid up to rot In silence and disgrace at Washington j and the coo temptiWe remainder sent forth for bur de fence. ; Here, however, this parsimony de feated Itself those . Ships which were sold . it was necessary to replace at an additional . expence those which the putrifying iofiu . ence of economy had rendered useless, re quired sums almost eaual to the mainte nance of a crew to repair them j and above none liek: the detiiil hf whirh would hf"as tedi. 1 all. th s'tiirtl of the American navy, r: that ous as disgraceful, they have left us ajas ! j spirit which should have been fostered and which it was of the beat men occasionally to deviate in- worth millions to preserve, was broken ak to impropfiety : tneir errors are entiuca most lor ever, au mese 101053, u vtv to forgiveness and to pity,v- but when by a disgraceful as tliey are, might have been , uniform plan of ignorance or neglect, the patiently borne, it what, remained of ou nation ha been disgraced candor r itself mutilated force bad been managed i,wita must disallow their pretensions to compas-' caution or jrudence. But m this respect sion or respect." Such has been our condU the navy has not been less fortumte.than m duty to explain to hisbnstituents or elec- i t,oa mre lhe Prc,s5nt have ohuined J the malignant spirit which guides our ; coun ters, the If ffisUture of this state, hi mo. lives for doing so. As member of congress, for South-Carolina, he was bound by every tie, moral, religious and political, to guard her separate state interests, t And his mo rals his religion, and his politics, not set- ung so jiuae upon mm as upon those who the ascendency iour navy has been gradu-j cilsj and in the catalogue of events injuri ally on the decline : its substance and vigor have been every day wasting until it is at length an oIHect of dcriskm abroad, and of sorrow at home. , ' Iq searclitilg for the causes of this me lancholy degeneracy we find amona; the ous to its interests, not a uttie is w dc im buted to the ittcapacity cf the Secretary. - -'f'iy- NO. IIL ; v '"" ,r Thje character of they extraordinary per- i.i-y uou iiiwuk u -"Z'"."- c.,r f ,hr Maw. have sacrificed their country to a faction ? tf atredor the affected ' to a name, to a Nebuchadnear's idol, he content ,n which the commerce oftus coun. Aong the strange so far abandons a party which he had before u, held by our government 1 headtni- supported, and votes against a measure nstra t.pu came anto power .f not with an jont r d tr ih.t thm which he thinks fraught with .mischkf , and ?vwcu D"V " ct of a crea nation, shouldle Committed not on vto account for his talcino that H. jealousy of, the commercial interest, and ag enion snouiu cidedpart, Lut to induce the ctate of which determined to enfeeHe or to destroy its ef- htj as member in congress,1 is the political ac'' , V,3reea.ro,nS the situation oi the v, - "... . 1 ... , , r .. 1. 1 wnrld whir.h obliges us to ha r.niriiinrcial. . o : .. 1 u we would be . a respectable nation, guardian, he writeaa letter to his constitu ents, giving them his sentiments upon the subject. .,-'.'' - ,.Kiiwaflhe person who wrete the letter were only - the humblest citizen in the state, (if it be indeed a republic) he would have a right to give his opinion. 1 As one of the men whose ia1xr and blood procured us in- r. . . ' 1 mi iiif? nazal ua ui; ttii calcusivc 'and overlooking the obvious advantages of Our posiugn .whiciLiuYitfift us ta shares and ak most to monopolize the commerce ot t,u rope, there are many who would advise us to relinquish our trade and to become an agricultural nat on. 1 hese whims, the fa to a man whose notorious ignorance of naval Affairs, even if other objections were want ing, totally disqualifies hinl for his station Originally a little Attorney at Baltimore, neitherMjis manners, nor his talents entitled him to Winction. Unkown at the -bar, the world , might have lost the benefit Ot his abilities,vhad not his benevolence du- rnvfrpd e aiirNnodes of do'mff EOod. . Al though he ', could not defend hi Mlow-ci yonua .1. . - :rl 1 2ti!i bv W rloauetace. vet in the humbler w. u.c ur W'B'iCt wovmu, - - v . M alLthev fioftlv L4i aulii . ;uMMuj.weM. ww ,. r the representative ot the state in congress, nothing can, be; conceived ' more clear or well founded than hi right to ber heard respectfully, attentively heard. But how has he In-en treated i A member, a young man not known in the revolution, gets up and moves to have the kttet thrown under the table. Good God I the letter of Pierce Butler, member in congress for South-Car-ulina, to be thrown, contemptuously, under the tauie upon trie motion 0! ; commerce, 1 v j a ,'c u"vivv v- - r and of the dostrtctive Uixury 'which it en- cctlV tne 80ln no wa j " genders. ;r To surrender our trade would be to yeild up the fairest portion of our so- vercignty it would be to go oacK tor cen exuberantj , And if the conttHance of dat ing a check, some days forward, for the pur pose of .shaving note, and when refused turics in the scale of civilization; and would jc, pemg rM y ; . reduce us tcr level with the savage natives laml relation to accommodate a relation of the land we inhabit. It would be to des, who wa not lame, did excite some remark .' t fiat atn-icQlture which thev seem at tbc ln Baltimore,-, at the oddity of i . . - ' f ...... t so highly ta prize. .Wise politicians have aUvavii rnnsidertd their interests as reci- avouncrmem- i ', , ber I ! 1 Is Mr. Taylor a monarch ? he P1 a.na JA will say not. Is he an aristocrat ? . he will d for lhc .saSa?ll' of.our ff1 rule,r9 t0 oav " "iUl ia lie lilcll I Wily WHO tall I . , . . ...! " l,,!,,. tUre tJa -c.....i. 1 . u- iif if to the productions of lhe earth,- and brings I vrl c. tell rr or assuredly let him call himselt : '.. . . I Anai in return tne conveniences ana mc cicgau- vv-t- For assuredly let him call himse what he will, he. cannot be a republican, W"ld of thf leW-Ur ffountJh -g,.u inc voice o, a common citizen, mucn , . . , fr trvmcn ga2 less against trie voice t their chosen sen ton . This is intolerant persecution. , F . which it stimulates, inconsistent as is una , r- . r- : - lch policy it seems to be the ruling principle of' trrmen gazed at the sudden metamor, the adminrstration. Their uniform object theOTfr f !tes into navalfS r has been to depress the maritime spirit of ry. , But so perverse are the materi the transaction, yet his kindness when thus rxciltedby the hopes5 of usurious recpm peryfce, was never questioned. ." The. acute" penetration of the Philosopher General has U5COV CrCU laXlil 111 UU9 itfaii wmviMiia- tjiirc sufelv had not( intended nof hfo ac- uamtance ever suspected... Jttis mmawa illuminated by ray -trow ; thr ead of philosophy and his coun- ., ed at the sudden metamorphose 1 becreta terials of "iirijista3ce. A iettst Is written to theoverner 6fthis stite, to be laid before the lrgiskttire The 'governor, as in duty GouisdL, presents it. It is read. A member moves tohmejt tjifbwn wJrr the table. , I bee your attention, Mr. Editor, while I canvass this point, and sub-' xnit to you for the. public tew . oDservath ons unon this curious transaction i Who 8c what the writer Is ; what the letter, and its . nature, and what the motives and pretenti ons of the mover j and then leave it to-be judged by any one .having as much feeling as an oyster, and as much intellect asa horse v or an ass, whether ny intolerance of .the darkest times cbuld surpass that wVTch is .vr,-lfi rx th? ronntrv. or : the worst indD$ssv,of .the roost. supcrstiUous ages or it if he'could' 'He who would stop the mouth of a single citizen for opposing his opinion, would play the despot over a whole". contempt and insult in such case, are perse- cution, and the result ot an intolerant spint. , , n . ' Rn on -of invest him with power, he Could not supply He who would treat the letter of Mn Butler TI" '."JLuZrA lumwTth understanding. From his hum in that manner, would put him 'in fetters e cerca,, uc -" J " Uc obscurily. he brought with him the little r. . .r. ; . I'? -,- r. .-. .. I th rnmmimi v whose cxertions.teeu our I 1 lt . ..uo ,.. r . - . revenue?; and relieve the husband man: from the labor of supporting goyernrrvent,, Is'left 1 i. ' iJ u 1 . - I without protection-, ana: us in uuea mnu people if he. could would lay fcttera on 1 , - J , ,.- -. 1 . j .. . ' . 1 rnr.ii nitmni in iinrirfRsf.ri anri riisre- the mind- would make slaves ot a nation, . ,pV . ..r. ... i .1 iw if he could. Such a man is not, cannot be baiacu ' u . y ' . . Lrtv. A.,.:... afepnbTicah. : He may be a democrat in, t ST llSrJ i.-j i 11. r:: i- X... ti for the navy which defended it. lience Ttf. XTau ki I -m:v . those-linceasing tfforts to disparage and un- Yet of this despotic description, of tliis rately distinguish' batweeh a bow-sprit and taieniSr tolerantpirit, ' ;are- those who ine. eatreu name or ncpuuraciMv--jJv . -, , - .. ' 1 To tlusiealousv of the navy another spi uburpms it 10 ii.etn.e.ves,. i ur .uy v rnM"t;-tt mm.. . x a . ri il .t uuuv " - frP.dnm of sncech.ffe oress. and free de. , miserable economy which' actuates our nil . . . . .. .7". ..... . :. X T v T:...T - ... 1 ' "... . T .. claration of opinion, because I cm arts without the abilities of his profession j and his conduct has been distinguished ra ther by, the timid incapacity of a boy than the honour and the candour of a gentleman. Yet his friends" will tell us that he Is pos sessed of creat skill, that whilst in Balti more he very often saw a ship, and they I verilv believe, if he had time ' to consult itimc enter-' with Attomey-Genetal, he could ,accu- juisn between a oow-spr u fore-mast. If indeed he has these vast ta- A TftUE RPUBUCAN, P. S. " You shall hear from "me again. ' ifirs easily discovered a superfluity where it wished to see nothing, ana tne aaministra tionTejoiced at the opportunity of conceal, ing their designs finder the veil of this equi-, vocal Virtue In the career of reformation, they overlooked their own emoluments, to curtail establishments necessary tor our no nor or defence, The prdfits of an abandon- Trom the 'New'Tork Evening Post. Massachusetts No, n;; The' unfortunate situation ofouAiavVis led partisan, : who found his :"way to office c.irh at tn e tcite he iust anorehensionS 6f I bv scurrility and corrupUori,, were too sa n Lf rnVrnrl fn mi ufntT 1 Thi I rrcfl tfihc tniicherl bv thf unhallowed hand behind which all who are' concerned for its safety.' The crxd tabe touched by . t .1 l. t- f I m f . . i w V . .L.. H.inf iwirp nip HPLuriiv unci nic iiunur ui Liiia ui uusmiuurt iUi uic navy. -the our eommetr w sheltered, - which had prompt and vigorous manage mcut maritime anjirs, ua. mci? one fo weak as . to deny ' - .... .,..:' - ' i e lents he must be somewhat more tuan a prodigy. -The skill of ordinary men is the,., result pf patient labour, of profound , re search,, or. of Jong', experienced butthe knowledge of this man must be intuitive or derived .by inspiration. , Perfecdy ignoi rant of a navy, he is at once able to direct its minutest operations. ; It is really fortu nate that he Was not born in an'age of more superstition, or the flame- mipit have a waited so wonderful a wizard.' Others, however, lew credulous, mil think the dignity f such station too high to be thus trifled with. They will lament the weakness of a inan titiacquainted with the first principles of -naval tactics, and in- M- ' - . 1',,..-. . ot our 1 protect us from insult, . ana naa oecome i yuiiapcveni.; to pian .uic :!"if14o.v- . 1 v.,... i . j sf thU" rrtiintrtrj I mftnt fifi inarir'mp ronduct. ' - Thev. ;Wlll ; Vic nejjp.isity of J Was a objett toolatciui t? escape wc pry-1 Qmpare tne great man wa i- it "'I 1 1 'I- i OA r ft 'I 1 1 . v. i. . - - --.-T V
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