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I- ';: l'WO it A HALF uoLi. PIU "1 '!i'iflr'ka!rrer'v. J PUBLISH kD (ivr.KKrA') Iy WILLIAM bOYLAX. AV'Sl. f j1 .;.r -;Vol. 10. RALEIGH; (i:. c.) MONDAY, JUIY-& -iSoz. 'No. n 1 - , - -v. ' i . of from fif VamZnt Journal. Mr. ELLIOT TO illS CONSTITUENTS. . LETTER X. ' . I am accufed g abandoning the prills r.iplcs of liberty, and of joniTig in a plot . ... . . . the altar of patriotifm, but it. u it wifli , that thefe things were notfo. uch how ever, is the ccnftituKori of ov.r.courury,' tftat-facred iriftriimen- whU l nope ne ver to fee violated in avy Of its eflenrial principles ; and ?s it is no: to be exped- Jor toe divuron or the Ur.ioii. I he , ed t!:ar. the people or the iouthern ity.tes charges srcfalfc, anil the authors of tKem 'wiil. ever -agree to an alteration haughr know thenup be falfe. ' . j with ruin to their imzrdts",. it is' to be Whp.ar- the real friends o'f .liberty, hoped that the iubjed will nco&ain be ct genuine, reguiatea iiDeityr is tnc ugujieu. 1 i r i i-, T -n l i . . r- . . anngie lparK of irecuom s name rroiri ly .or tne tnanipa -of tiC Incnds of the ? lequence lo 'h; thnfr'tnf nV wt m '"yiiwuciii i;i mt conuituuon, up on its unanimous adoption bv the f S . sanies or tne louth and weft. Should we cofr.p. - -' Ari.ipr.g the many privileges that we t;ijuy frofii the virtue and patriotrhn or our rariiers;. the duty to Lyhich we 1 r We are continually to:;l Cm there is nodrlitmilariry ot itilerdU. between the irantic revolutionift a more rational iriencl of freedom than the fullen mo- mrchifl? Is the man who advocates ; people of " the northern and thoi.j of the peace and union to be conhdered as a iouthern nates. When v.e prove tl.ac dilbrganizer ? But is it laid that rhefede- . clailiing interejts do exilr, ve are lulled raliffs arc -all monarchilhr and that the to eep byfyrcii longs anu irselodiouieu principles of lepublicanifni and monar- logics upon Ibutheru ihajriiauiii'iry.. Ve chy can no more be united, than oil and t arc told that our Iouthern tri:-:hi eri will water can be mingled, or than the glare I take better care of jus' t:i::n we could take 4gt day and the gloonij of night can be ol purlelves n -tins i ubj ;Ct, I he cdm ama'gamatcd. A few days lince yryj Tempt wuh -whicn n inh'-.ni n preienta ' conftituents were alfo profeiTed federal-1 tives are" treated, rh? trVliVj'g ;;.tteatin ills : I was myfelf avmember of the litilt -j band who oypofed in this dh'iricf thead- ! the attempt to e.ainguifh .the llate b mmiftration or Mr. Adams. -Should ! ( ces,- to ajolifa the loan-orfices. a; propoie, tiate to alk my in i7o8, when contlituent- were you, you fupporrd federal i i . lil l r eanqiaates ana recerai mesturep. cne i:;ies to the rights of man,! -enemies to j"our own ttghts ? '1 hey would inftantly sni'wer with indignation, No wehav t aluH-sbecti republicans. It i? then more ihan common chanty fo ctajTclude that the imrnenfe marirrvof'ihoi'wrro ftilt prcfefs the prrVicipies of federalifm are alfo republicans ? Among dfe' many T!ioufands wl:h llaridard, how many havetold us that they had been concerned in a plot for the deftrudtion of .liberty? Nottone, Mo narchical principles are confined to a few individuals in our country, and a- rnong thefe in rividuals may be placed feme of our mcft ardent republicans ! It is faid that The idea of a union of the pecpJeXpf the northern ffates in oneRreat .po'iucai.intercft inuft ptoduce a divilloii of the Union : and tho'e who fay this laiu!LXkh.ii:;t ir,Lcom placerMiy u poriht gibamic mafs of influence which li'fnni-.-far union-in the-fouthern ftates has' a!-' r"ady created. In other words to jn e icrvethe Union, t,fe fouthern flates niufl be united as one man, and the northern midt be divld ed and d i ftr acted Y'fti tier-7 abiefophirm I Abfurd and fqolifh dog ma! Let me here repeat that a perfect : in ion among ouifelves would induce us to demand no more than our due "ihre of pOhncal weight, Which would then Iri yielded to, us, and the Union would be prefer ved and even Rendered more fecare. "" -' ' "' ' Various pre the ooiniriions of rhen:of ..reflection --iu i elation to the probable ef- .fects. of the scquifition of louifiana. Upon no fubject have I fourid it more uhicuit to form an opinion for myfelf. re:e -vyeor;;iac::ur paid to'pnv meaiuits whicn th bdlan- :o , tne adoiiiOiiRl dunes upon .comnierce, toe hue libera tion of th' co;).ltuuuoii, and the other Thcraiior.s which arc contemplated, lpeal: a langnae more cpicilivc than ali the thunders of elcue:;ce. Astiie 4ernir rciori ol the e.!armilts, we jtrc told thare w-nmortai .yhtri!:m cau tioned, ttue" peep;; againltftholc ' who mould attempt to create geographical patties. , Be didlov - Jle hail in view the grewnd genera the couftitution itfelf, 'snd.nof finale mi nor intcrefts. which exii't in the very na ture of things ; for, in the high cha racier of Pr efid en t of the National (Convention, h? had before told us tht 4i the1 con(ii. tulioii is l ho ''rVrh-of1pirit-ot")ity",""&:" or mat muTiat ueterrnce ;imi conadlMn i xi 1 1 i r K t-n t3- All llf i 1 tr i s f Sin- i ! 1 f 1 i afion rendered indilpenfelife. If, how ever the lauaci'ous-miitu of VVv.iiikiJiton thirds,- hakeuniffsTi-anfTtTtTm-aikument : agamff our acccniniodatiij our cpnducl: to the eyeau' aiid prolpe U of tire times". f; ' , -"y ' 'r: It cannot ,bc toojofren repe:i.ted:that " man is man." Did the norther!) ttaus iv"Xl-JnKta-;onltutIonalaht-ali Hiall be called on the 2d 1 hurfdav and aMM-wsmuuuunai pany, woutciany one t'rioay n Auguitis'not a hnall cne. centre a union of hontlt men." for j VH- fuuation in which we live-as an ex tne purpofe of preferving the confiituti- teniive coiiiiiiunity, unavoidably requires on -..-As well might it he ; contended ' .laws and rules by which we asindividu- ought, not to. unite, to ffop the progrefs ! be regulated. It is certainly then our of a deltruclive fireor inundation, or to j Hgh previlege 'that' we 'have it in our power to have iuch laws and regulations as we in general. my conceive to be moit falutary to our circumllanccs--beft cal eclated to preferve our riRhtsand Iiber- t:es as individuals, and confauently to - promote the general happinefs. ifay- cej a -e it ;n our hurr. Ir is you, fellow citizens, and I who have the "power. -'1 hole to whom we commit th s power, are only bur fervants, 'who receive our authority. by:delegation; and are fubjeftt to be difrniifed from our fervite at any. time we pleaie. 1 he peculiar danger then. off Iuch a fohn of government is, that either we, or they to whom we commit the truft of legiihuing for us, make'a bad ufe of power. Brothers & Fellow-Cuizens, -permit me to fpeak" my mind freely, with re gard to n circuniitance, which is of the higheft imporr.nce to us as a communi ty, and in which las ah obfeure indivi dual have felt myfelf deenlv interdtcd. I We profefs highly to elfeem our liberties and previlef-es as free citizens ; "snd fo we ought. Vfe applaud. a hppy govern mentj under the aufpiccs of" which, we liav iccured to Us" every thing that we can caU our own ; ana fo we ought. for my own -part, - from the . little cb fervation that I have taken of our franding as a people, and the liberties repuile an invading enemy I And it re run ci, no pre-j hejo powers .to predid the.exiifenceov a'i thefe different parties iu our '-Munrrv. in a j-reater or , Ids de gree, wnhiii tae eoUi fe of a very few K..LS. , ev-ii;u;v'ii.uais f the republican par ry hillert vl m jre, " in their feelings, at lea-r, Iw.ii feiLral pcrfecution, than m)fdf. . 1 am -willing, however, to fa eiifiee even my j-u't lefenrmehfs upon' the a:u;r of rny ecuntiy.: -Bur i will qe, ver facT:'.ice. m..prhicip1e--. Some of thp;.-: v, !io ilcc! aim the mo;!: violently a g-nnji iii- :ii fhj.s motnenr,- were federal ids "vliile fulctv.liltn was fath-ornble. My eoni'titnems will ccmember that im portant fact, when they hear the future dec! thers- ainations of mole irentlmen. O- have ell .r ev if. I rjmmn nn ilfr- e '. l.'ti'-'-' ir, I advocate the northern union'wiih ;i view to titer oreJeTvaiion in- H lead oi the ddfrndion rf- thf rnnfKiii. tion. And I advocate it upon republi c;ui principles alone. I will oppafe it 'wh .me'ver it is atfempied to be c'liablifli- eu opqn cracf or n i liui'chy iiti' curable to arifia- AMES ELLIOT. -s-- 'OH TilK AjlNhRVA. -i N pf'PfN mis CK -July 4th, 18 05. pofTds p 0 w e r , th e i r p o h l i e ;d 1 y f I e m would probably be analogous to tiiar which now f en, 1 .uiC:: r,j. l?oiVJ)l CouiUfj. i;ys,c rrai.o-.v-Ciii.iK.xi, The occurrence "of anv anc :nce or anv bartn-uiar . - - - J T IJM lUi UllVW been a period of eu!iar importance to pr nut nrnlly infj 'ires our minds with the fame lenfafions with which We were agi tated on the memornble era; And tbo' tur 1 in po r ta 1 1 1 a r c U m t tan ce i n w h Icli we mr.y foeTourreTvai mrertfled, may not nave taken p'ace wnhm our own obfer and bleflingfl t hat we do, ormigfit-erijoyV both civil and religious ; I have been al- moit:ready to condude, that as far as hu man policy and lavs can afhef. us, there nearer was a peoplj on earth that lived uder cireumUances nearer to what bur - J.Maker intend ed. we fhtild live. Than we- do, if we'ouly knew it ; nor ought to.' ,be more grateful ; nor would be more virtuous, and confequently more happy, if we would only make our conduct cor re f pond wnn this knowjed; 1 ;.. governs the fouthern." But poweris iK vatioti, or under circumfiances in whteh parted from us ; and I hope tfcatwe ilia ! i if v as poflible lor us to h ive had any ac- I never attempt to regain it by "any; other tive fiiare in the concern, 'yet we cageflv "! .U U.- . ' I I .. 31. . . I t .1. iiu'.u.iioijcm., iwccuiy. i lie cuimr nr uie principal paper pubiithed at the feat -d j .goveinmcnr, an honeit and candid man, nas noL been able to conceal his, exiiha ticn at the profpecl: of n.orthern TiiimiSi ation. A.dmitiirig that the jrorthe'rn flares no longer poilefs poliicalHv'e1i;hr; . he-afks, wit h an air of jti iumpl j4 :- And wliy .does the lourh rule the northf-i,fe; i oome petitvetnatTrcomtnercial coimeiauie the fouth is united and the ncrthis ion will rake; place between the eaifern, divided." . I have julf faid the'fa trie iliy shdThe woUern ftates ; that the people felf. iUorin tr -w.t ; t, rtiia vl Nv-Enflan4- wilf cavj-y ro thole of e?rf w !'e&At ate inen who are theMilhlJippL the productions of alfo- lets honefl in th 1 7 r t di" J-5PP!;cVPw.Vs iathef gtop- to f,y what L th:nk,I fhali- hazard, the indepel - Amf whiiee ti f .i;-v, --j iir pur.in;2,Lou:iana ouf.cf th jsfT-tu'n. " ; r : r rhp n.V li ttJritm I II .. .-! .. ;i n . 1 1 1 1 1 : "li-'V nr ronVjUiiHiii, I 1 Ti X..i J-.i' . T J Y . - -,v ;vv"Vr : u-pviuiwuiw, i ii af-a uuure..oay new parries inauia n?ariy pifneu fig , c1 c ( .ivy es jw I."iC:,i treTouiliJrn ftates arile in ourcoiintrv.' and we moold he conibincVtr8,AVr..ir nti. ort.I WW ther parts of the world, and export for them their own productions ; and that this commercial connexion will nroduce a political one, " favourable to ns, and unfavourable to the fouthern ftatei Others a; gee that the inhabitants of the weit w i.i be a ihipbuilding and.agricUl-' turn T f. c.'Oij'e i: tnat their vicinity to rhe tor of the .N aiional Inteiligenc!'. f auf ahured, from unqueltionabde aurhorify, that i is parr of the lyffcm of fome young and arnhiiiouH politicians of the fouth. :i to add fuel to the flame of party fpiric fn tne north', tfiat they may divtde &KOVCTJ Us, a? the Romans divided and govern'.. fit !Y,Mdi !i.U;rkcrs will cnaeThcmTQ j in fome of the molt pronri-. :;; e.eniineu, o a account or tneir haves, i .. eit forever fecurc thein iiwiff ifi t;.c wMHifeii efrrie Union. I he flaVss i-j;:ict; ferrelentcd, bur three fifths of rhiir "r.-.t: n i er ad d cd tOT lie number of aav, &z :tha determines thenuin- r.-prefcnra;iyc& fom' the ftare.r maoe free, we could" t I : Wet- 'tf e liaves -:u. r reT oleupori pur own principles, to :.H":il.prjTjj rbur rdepr i v .d a's t! i$? are-c Caj 1 civil rights,".aiid coh' aKrcyprprerty,. it vould be j-ir. th;T tiie Vernlsnif ;a.rp:er ihoulcf v e c-ntlth ilro a i eprefentatiori .for his Vat-: ;j, .ash Virpinian planter for his ne " -HJU. No nci tliern.rriun who has caut'ht ed the Greeks. inibil (. the fpiric ol the moment f ioi 1 1 thole vyho have been on the Itage before m or byu horn the li vdy remembrance is i:o!!in;umVited. " Y .' .,-:r .. ;..--r - sOne ot ihe m'cfrTf6lernnly and maji-f-ticaliy important " period J,' the remein branc? of which we have inherited from jafhers, is ih t h of j uiy a period "Ohlirehi brariSeof ir ycf jjeartdtvery friend of li- uti.i,v.-. ,.w.tH renirfiu ,uuiinpreiicu ifh''. on the r efl eftbnV f hat ctlrfat hers hefV atcd r, ot." to purchafe bu f "peace at t fie rifi: of their lives ; and the bones of tlroufands to be ftrewed ovehCbldmbia's n -might tridmphiii the bfelBnof lifaerty .an'indepe'hdene fVKoie breafican re hiaifi ihfenfiW mrrentd- dcclararion flill foundi in his: Me thin k"s '.eV.croke:i$,jeady. to Wlicn I read the coidfitution -k laws of our crtuntry confider the principles on which they manifei'l: themfelvcs to be foun'ded the'r ' tendency, and the effects they are calculated ta produce. I think i t iio ve iiiiiicient evitierjr-e to believe tiiat " thofe who planned 'rhem, truly h rear of God before their eyes."-' In h-is ha.t "the nninmn. :?rr am 1 not ? ears try; ' that the opinions vhiclrf now-avo'wv will md.dinta'northen..nieh'a'nd Iouthern mefj.'inllead ofledev crats,, wGukfany ore dotibt the proprie ty and patr iotilm bfuipporti.ng rhe not tli errv inter eft in all its conlf itution vl and i eafonable rights ? Shoul we be : divb" ded mra large ftate and fmalf flate parties r d tft h e 1 rhal I f I a tes Ver mon t , New.' Harpihjre R hode-lflarvd arid, Coririecl ticiF, ly an irrVnccble iavl)flTature, Gebruia, nd Ohio, though. be fir. ill rnuft al Kentucky, TennclTee, now fnrall, will very foon be in Athe lirfl chfs cf lar ftatci. . . Hence the abfurdi- iSMYt- ies-with--ar- terirvg hened.wev m an incn-'o 7. - eci ttietrpatri and afhout.of reflect on. r i n A t ircumfUnces that of. the mofl hi- that America ever.wit- rfel ves as it were, with- very lp'irks th at mflam- DrearT toiig I if ehe ntlemen, am I rniflHheii, or Are the laws.of cur.iintry good, or are they-not ? iV'hcn vc volun-.. tarily delegate men. to. .adopt or contdi tu re laws for us. are thefe laws then vir- , tualy orif ow n -act, :or ard- they not? ' I Ft ITtTe'la wr ! dlcem Thcrhgepd,are we, individually, r fjirTl Xir I'll T- Mra i'nlnhii.!!i' r!.i, r-cx to the conununity, bound tooby them, or are vve net ? Is there any pdfiblc way whereby a man can more fuiifanti-. ady prove himfelfc to be a good or-j bad cui2cn, a real friend, oran enemy to the true hiterefts of his country, than by his bed?ence or difobedience to its laws i If this be a fair way, and I think it is, ot- M ' 1 I ' t. I. II r . I r i iy I't juugirg pi ine noaeity or tnoie-wtiocall themlelycs our friends, and p-bf efs a vir iuoita attachment "to our belt inttiefri ; i it polirrc -is it con fiftent with the fpi fit of our la wsa is j t conll flent with rea- fernfor .thoie.whcm(we certain fy know to be cpen ancf habitual vioJators7)f fome of the molt excels and moft falutary infti tuiior.s of pur ccmrr. unity ? Ever v rian"? jeafon fays ino f -but whatiaysoor prac.-.- ' 5 riccr Have we" hot repeatedly by our h nuni VrtliinfMf I'ii nei. a ) I ..-'I. -Lj . ? rafters in anthority over us?: It 16 a mams own fa u It w HcftJi is conduct isn ot, con - fonnable to tne 'awsTf Ins ccuntrv: hiit vfoujd it be contended that the peopleof t be linwillmcr fo foon to cali our atten- the norrh ought not to embracejhe-ihte-1 tioniiwere ino-tkar it ra-'not-fo, much ipiriff 76 faM lvT all The 'peo'pieiayprfa-m 1 From a theme fo aniniaring, we mould our part to e xtol the h trrcifm of the ac tion, !as to make "fm&iv, improvement -of the advantages mu weehjoy in con- lequ ence of it. ' , -Y ' ' ; x However important "and mtefefling any circumftances that are paft may have beeh;vthey are icldom of gs much ecn. furf'tred to be in officer ' 'fhc whole intent and mecning of of-' flees and-;Omcers , cfwhatever-ciep'a'r t--'ncht ortharatlcrrora-ihfpridfnrtq . the JritKoH n-P'r-.-ln-tU TT: : U...w.. to promote and preferve .the virtuejand happin ;is of the veop!e. ,Kverycircurrir fiance that can aiTecc uias a community or as individuals, wiii if I iriiftake hof. fall under this pofition. . Ilotv extreme y prepcflercys then mufl it be for us to
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