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.... .iiiii PUBLISHED (we i k l y) B VWJ LI; I A JBX) Y LA N v RALEIGHy (nIScI) THURSDAY, FE&RyRYvl$pl8Q9 .7. No.: 672 V ( ft was 1 r,m A Freemarf Jourml Ni.lYes'.ei'dav,. January 3 1, p . ... i,;. I'm- the PrOMUi O Jivjiyw i"J, . ---- On that aaytney proven i t the World, that though they Leably disposed, yet they wereaUo 'ftj unalterably determed,to maintain iitltutiottal rights at every hazrdH ( I .proper tosiave, uwi wit .fivv UemOCriKS neiu a iuccuujj in uw U7'1" " .... 1 " i n to approve .at we-m'jargu.' of moi e than 1 500. persons, ot whom onetbiid'ere; uey? lanurea ojr ine jfiC.i -fthwh'icri these irentiv are .i acco .!,ll5) and peaceably specla- -itfi molestation was onerea mem pr Ftdtralistsi ; they wet- suUerea W-hoid. terW -mocrauc meeting was over, yErabarjOi'tO-'Tnect en the 31st J an- Notbt'ig couitl ii 1 m6re xplicit than kll R s0 ciear ana otnnea tnat fe (Xiuld possibly mistake it. The Federr had matlti v punjoseiy explicit, m order jd aov'coiJission t party. Tb'-V were oDScntinicnis, , ana iney wjned aiso iir-.meHfov tneirs. Dm ac me tnstt- ,n:bf a foreign incendiary printer the'de- ats, to Uitir evert jstingf titt trriy and dis be tt satd, ana urea on n v mttrestea una fcperatft leaders, sumieniy caned wara inffs, wbefe they passed the most m- raa'ory resoimtoos inienaea to it KTau i ne fronv expressing their opinions, de- cln g vengeance against every manoppps- the embargo, and resolving to march umns with martial music, one hour, be- he time appointed ,to take possession of round; and thus prevent the American ns from meeting. It may not be amiss' to remark, that vtith a very few excep- the chairman and recretaries of the s" stic 'meetmjs. were : foregnebs i ;1: !y will be rrtore particularly noticed hereaf-; i T!,!, i.i.' L i .j . ip ;iuti v as so unpreceaeniea, ixcessively perverse, impudent 8t outrage- violating every "sense of propriety ' and rum,, tnat the American Shint was at h roused to the utmost pitch of indignati Mahy who had rnbt intended to go to the mi trovr determined to atfiend In con- nc of the outragtous conduct of the bcrals, who seemed determined, to haz- ht peace, and safety of the city, sever- paratory meetings of those citizens opt to the Em'bar ;o were held, where it was itously agreetf, nd they pledged them ptb"eacli other that though they were nenas ot peace and order, and would madi for the sake of ham n v, vet the ofpeaceably assembling to express their pnscJn public, measures was a right pur- I For them by the blood and treasure of fiVers-1 a Hirht which thev never p.hiinqoish but with their lives-ithat So. .a democrats rrgn tf tetcrm'- they w'ouM sAn it ih the bud and a'y had a.'coriutibnat right to tpeet eT would hold their meeting on the 3 1st', ;h they should have to risk theirall in tttmjjt.. .. .-' :; r. v ; :fi C ! citizens .opposed to the' Embargo,1 a hom were about 6g0 brave Ameri- 4rs accordingly assembled n the state, 5 yard yesterday morninc, to the amount fm three to foiir thousand. They placed Jt Commodore friixlun in the chair, JpYtei)rf e CljinerEsq. th?ir secreta- this i was a few minutes before eleven' . Aftttl Wakinn' snmi Tittle tim. a ct7 from fhe DeonTe of nmceed to hn-' induce! the chairman to ooeri the At this moment, the democratic R, consisting of abyut iOOO men, .ehteir- l Wl!h drums and fifes, and finding ipuslicito cet nossession of the staffe- H were as q'.uckt.rivcn back, 8c kept if mc proceeumgs,..vvere unarumowi'- w eaj we sav Snanim&uslv for tht de woufd; tut tlvat their, chai$riui 'ahpuia !! ,V6ty individual iapplress, ard 'the '.f.uDlic1 rijr lowbr. than Truxtvn .'" ' Com. Truxtun waihtn ca'riied through ithe streets in triumph by the gallant ursi amid the acclamatjohs of thousands of ourciti- -im, to the Merchants Coffee House ' where after an a ppi op vi ate address from the' com iio('.ore, the people quietly dispersed to their ;fespective homes. " ? ' . ;-VVhen the citizens had retired from tlie de; Imolished stage, i;.e democrats renewed it a wtU as the time would permit, and placed capt. W'm. Jones in the chair, vrtyji a sailor who had rcmamed' behind, halloed to him, vnil'l a np-ttv luKhr rJt irnrnmaUfW.' in take possession of a dismantled hulk 1" Mr. OalUs then addressed .thi democrats thus'Si--r' .vi . r.: ' ". " G mtlcmtn of tht Jury I 'a loud laiigh) I'Con&eV here ihmy. orrictAi. asvwell as in my individual Capacity, to assure you that there is not an eminent lawyer m the U nited States but will say,J that the last embar go law is strictly constitutional !" Mi. Dal las then gave them a long stbty a!out nothing, and several resolutions wert- proposed but by some mdans or other the noes vere quite aj numerous as the ayes- ' Severatl gentlemen who remained, have vouched that this was the case.' Mortified, enraged and disappoint-enr-they left the state house yard after squab bhngtogether for nearjin hour, and marched down second street pastihe met chants cofletf house, where they revenged themselves, mob like, by throwing mud and snow at the mer chants and others assembled in the piazza to see them pass. Their Conduct was so scan dalous, that eorhe of their own partizans at length cried out that the scene was disgrace ful. And so endeth the history of the demo cratic defefth ; . The United States Gazette introduced the proceedings, of the meetings b$ the Follow ing paragraph, : ' ' . -' igpa agrap; From the United States Gazette, a,Us having held their meeting before cohbitlerecJ as a part of this, bin a: bflt "as ior dur- tflTvr At Arts f. h . 1 f i" aiefini ik... 1 . " n I)' L'y V . i Kcpt-up iMiiacous yeii- wiin the noise ot the drams and Tl . 1Q iars, exasperated at such pro- 'CXrlsim-'J' AL . "7.--.. t !L J h , "cu irua is pretty juiocriy in- ' Crt 'vithreat .11 ffimhv 'U.nt hrlr frrswt" in? i!iur . ywu uut ot the yard, which tney nal n6t h.-in j - r.L: rjr.i T icairaiucu ; or,.il was Me. Af e,rafi'SU-? keeP s muca ord? r as ,;7 V 'ivl'Hgfnrougn tweir uusint -v- .win, their Chairmahand Secre-anurttbernf ,Tera on k. .. .,::. eh? - ige, retirea amia ine iCT lns of-thousaodi determin., and die frec. ,i- Tst Sth cnil'nnn retired from the ts pulled it to pieces, rdihtnow.hgli a meeting if they Spirit o" '76-rAmongthe numerous distin guished revolutionary characters who appear ed at the town meeting thi morning to' ex press their disapprobation of the late arbitrary measures of the government, particularly of ihtjorcing law', who took their stations upon the stage by the side- of the gallant Truxtun, we wiere pleased to observe George Clyvur , who signed the Declaration oflndcpeii; dencc, m 1776; Capt. Vf, who was First Lieutenant to Paul JoiTtsv.ia times that tried men's feouls; Col. James Heady and General Francis Gurh'cy wtll known to Arhe ricans, for their Kevolutianary services ; Capt Juhn J)wH tafi, rand Samuel Whrtler, Eq. im-mbtvs oH the old city troop, which disiirlguishtd itself at the capture of thr Hessians at Trenton ; Thomas Fitziimowt, i. ' who commanded a company of mil' iin 1776, a member of the J oldCohgress, of the ieonvention, which form ed the constitution of the United States, and cf thfc first Congress, under that constitution ; JYjfpties X-evy. Esq. 8c Joshua uumfihreysy Esq, wcu Known una acuve vj'Vga m ine giooniy periods of 7?& 77. ! At the close of the town meeting ihis morning, abit a thousand grnteful tars crowded about their adored Truxtun, took the chair from the stage, placed the commo dore in it, and carried, him to the coffee house, where he addressed them in a-short speech, upon which tlveylmade 'the. air resound with kcclamat'ons, and marched ofl' in good order and ih high sptritfiSh ' r 7 PUBLIC MEETING. ; ; CF-JTE cfTT AKD COUNTY, Jaui 31,lS09.' A numefoTiS' Body of the citizens of the city autl county of Philadelphia, as sembled in the Stafe House yard, in consequence of the e?H upon them to express their disapprobation of the embargo" and of the "enforcing act." Commodore THOM AS TKUXTUN, was unabimously ealled to the Chair,J and i GEORGli CLf MERJEsq; appomted Sei cretary..'- '' - The following resolutions were proposed to the meetiiiff and adopted. 1 V aereasjlLJs thecjoiututional right ojjJi peopfe,vpeaceablv t assemble together for the common good, antf freely and unequivo cally to offer their advice,' and fpress their pihibdvithTegaichtoith e tn eshrrtiof ;gb-; CTimejRanwhereasV. in -the' opinion of this meeting, the United States-are now placed in a most critical and calamitous condition in which natfonal independenefe is .endangered from abroad, and union ahd libc1 y-are mena ced at home.; in which c&rnmefce is suspeiid edj many of the usual pursuits of industry impeded j afid the peopls thrown from high prosperity, inlo great dutress and-rivation : In order, therefore; to make known . our, sentiments to our rurers and our country, Re solved,' that the union of thesestatesjTormed by the wisdom which planned, and consacrat ed by the" sacrifices of those who achieved our independence, is endeared to us by every affectrdn avd remembrance which is gratify tug 9 u aj njcpj arid by every interesTand duty, which we hold sacreu a "w5en4. A.! that, viewing it as the main pillar of nation a' security, we will steadily support it against all auac&s, whatever may De the , errours ot me admjnistrationvand lioweyer severe the pi es sure which those errours may have occasion? ed.-',-; - . .-.v ' V'..:- . . . ' v. Resplved That we view-with deep And im afiected concern, the artifjees, Mid t pubjica tions, which are daily used .and retorted to, 'pjkfeftoiste'mmatc unfounded suspicions and alarms ant to encouraee the belief that 5 there exists tanionf thbse opposed to any1 of incineabujes oi inc. present administration a '-spirit of disaffection to the union anA inde pendence ot these states. . In the ownion of , mis meeting, ail such publications and artifi't cci, particularly wheur, sanctioned by metrof '-.''W'hP'SS authority, have a direct -and iCsatyeetfcy to incvcuie Jhe rUrC M 191 eign nations on our internal divisions, and "to embitter tuiJknirnosilies oj' party,' andt by spreidiiig the influence of terror and hatred, to disable the citizen from makintr a just and copstitutional oppositian loathe unwise7 de-iu.-uctiVe measures of goverumeht. . C T- "Resolved That we deem a lotii?er continu ance of the laws imposing the embargo as un justf oppressive and Impolitic ; Inourbpini on ek lerience fully demonstrates: that the .emJbatroVs a means of coercion 1- week; in e!hcie t and useless; and while a great and profitable trade may be carried on notwith standing the ohfcrs and decrees of the belli gtrentjport ers of Europe, it is clislmnbut able toabafdon rights to the ocean which form an 'essential pai l of our national character and in depefi; ence.' - , " Resblved,?hat ie consider the late act of Congress 'commonly called " the, enforcing law" 0 be a direct hvasion of the esublishad principles of civil hb'iy, and of the express provisions of the constitution as arbitrary and severe to a drgrte unnecessary, even to accomplish the objects ,lor which tlie law-is professed to have been tnacttel, as creating an tnomious and dangerous augmentation ol eciaip"inllucelkud power ; hd "as inifie cessttiilyxposing the citizen to. the n.istries of civil dtcord, .and military execution. That the ninth sectioii bl.the act, which au; holies a ministerial officer, without process oj law, to seize goods at his discretion under a prer tence that there m reason to believe, they are intended for exportation, orlafrfiaremly on the way to the territories of a foreign poweiv is in our opinion a breach of the ; fotu-th article ot tbe amendmenis" to the constitution,, which provides", that the right of the people to be ' becure in thtrir persons, houses, pat til, and effects against unreasonable searches and sei zures shall not be violated, and of the 5th ar ticle of the amei)dnients which declares, that no rnaq shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property'" but by due firocesJ' lata." That the tenth section b contrary f to the spirit of the. constitution, inasmuch as it vests ih the president a legislative authority by giving -m his instruction in certain cases the lorce of laws and that the eleventh section of the act violatts a political arid civil right more sa cred than any constitution, in. authorising tfi.e military to fire upon the people, without trje banctin r interposition of the civil authority. The principle contained in this section, if much lurther extended, might vvith compei tentrforce, Convert bur government into an absolute despqtism.; .". .; v Resolved, That we are coolly and inflexibly deierniiped to Support the rights and liberties which have been bequeathed to us by our- an cestors', or by our wn exertions ; and that in maintaining this determination, we shall nei- tner oe snaicen oy tbe menaces ot r action, hor be influenced by the authority of power. But it i our earnest advte to our-fellow citizens every where to avoid and discourage violations of the embargo la wsVVhilcithel elective franchise remains p-jre and unimpaired there must finally be a remedy for every grievance, and if before this remedy cap be "applied, mi-, litary -force should be respited to. .' tht ''"'law.' and independent :ribunaLs of our country af- Resolved, That a committee be appointed to draft a memorial to congress in Conformity with the foregoing resolutions, to obtain the signaturi of our ftildwhizens thereto,'' and to transmit the same to congress. 2r The followrrig entli men were Jippointed a committee t.; carry innb effect the last re-sora-, iloin Tl ofrs Truxtuti, Thomas Firzsimons, George Ch ner, Timothy Paxton, Joshua Humphi eys, Robert Wain, Benjamin R. Mor gan, jamer. iMUnor, and Charles w. Hare. ' (md) . , - Tl :OMAS TRUXTUN, Chairman GEORGE CLYMER, Sec'ry. ' 'A m ir s j HO USE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1 V:r; ' VF.pifT:sDAT,v.JPeb. 1. p' "' M. Homes from comTutttee of Claims ru?.dc 2 reoort on the "memerial of Thomas pAioe, recommendinj that the pethioneFhave j Teavi toVjthdraw his memorial. Laid thi'.'table-'' .'v-' " , HZ' rvw - " ' REPEAL OE THE EMBARGO AkD IS SUING LETTERS OF MARQUJi Al5f) reprisal: : The housed again resolved jtstlf into av committee of the whole, on .M(V Nicholas's, resolution, Mr Macon in 'the chair. ; The' proposition for filling the blank in thircsoluti- on with th first day of Jufc kill hhde cohsi- ,r deration was debated till ' 4 o'dpck, whfMhe . Oh the question that the ComrniUet havt .leave to sit. again. " ,r . - '. .';. Mr. DaVsou moved to postpfne ; the furtfei consideration of the subject indefinitely . iTho" H ouse -adjourm d w ithcut coming to a decj on on the motion. , rFT r . ' " PRESIDENTIAL ELEcrtOkML-. ' ; Mr Bacon' called fdthe cohstdefation f thej-es'oloun offcred by him oh Monday fo appointing a joint commttteei to examine tbei subject of the petitipn against51 the mode im which the late election of Electers of PresU dent and Vice-President of the United States by the legislature of the State of Masaclwi setts, was conducted, - . Mr. Randolph wished the resolution to lib ojg the table, thatthe members of the house might feave an opportunity to take it intp" thear most serious considtratiori-t-IIe said it appeared to him that under colour of a re dress of grievances, the resolutidh migpr g6 in a very alarming and dangerous manner' to enlatge the sphere of action of the general government, at the: eXpencefof. the dearest ' rights of the states. In what manner, ashed he, is the general government ' cdiA'titiited? "We, as one of the branehes of the Lgblature,are unquestiqnbly the judges of our bwniqualift ctions aneffreturos. The Senate, the other branch of thl Legislature, is m like manner the judge, without appeal, of the qualifications of its ow n members. But with respect to thft appointment of president-on .whom is that WthorifynJoTvuinth the electors vyhoaie to all iptents.a.n purposes, according to my (' apprehension, 'as miicirilhe judges of their own qualifica'iio$'as..;;.we''.are' of ouri ; and it appears to me as (Competent to the peoplo of any part of 4 this country, to . prefer a petition to tht electoral college .to &et aside the returns of any members of CongrtrS as proper petitions to this1 house tO set abide Uie qualifications of electors. -Tr ue it is, iuy that for the convenience of t he thing, and also lor the prevention oF cabals and intrigue such, however, was the intention of" this p,o- vision ; how far it has answered that purpose is another questionthe electors assemble in separate divisions in the respective states ; . hut'the'y are to be considered, to all intents and purposes, as a Uoxly ol rociv tqualin num ber to the Senate & House of Representatives, chargerj vith the election of the PrEfciaent &c Vice President of the United States, and judges in the last resort of their own qualifi cations and returns. H not they re a ':,- mere nullity. Sir when I rose I had no in tention of saying thus much on the subject ; I t'd not dream-that it would he called up . . and, to be candid, 1 did not knbwuhat the-; resolution was on the table. The manner of, doinW business in the house' is so str;.nge and -pari6nlalous,thatJt Js impossible for any per son io know' what will be the subject of de bate on a particularday,' But it is perfectly , in my refiblleCtipn, and, sir, trrf u'st be in yours, the ext erne sensation which was produced ia this house and thoughout the ; union, by a bill Introduced into the other housfe by a member , from Pennsylvania (Mr. Ross) touching the1 ! ' election 'Of President and Vice-President of the Unled States. This is a delicate sub- 5; ject. oni which it is agreed on all handMhereV is no occasion to touch.-"--The-election- Is not -t, only undisputed but indisputable." The con? r1;': siitiitihas said that each stateTs entitled to a ntmiber of Jettors equal to the' r.u.nber of -itsSeietors and keprerentadyes, ". wht'' shall 't be'appinifed in such; nanneffas.-the ..LeffliT ' tures shall prescribe j and if we ; attempt to put out hands on -tins power,- we might" as well !n my apprehension, arrogate to ourselves . the "appointment of President and Vice-Pre- . ' sident. If we do away the decision of the f Elecwrrgl Body,' which is as ' independent of us as we are of them, the constitution is in my opinion verging to its dissolution.. ; V Mr. Bacon said he should certainly consent that the resolution should lie Von ther table. He said he was himself Uy-nor means certain, that this House or both Houses had the paw- er ot acting on -t! subject but he though it an atifentipn due .t6 the memorials, to give them aeferecce to a select committee, v He , did not wish to commit himself or the louse . . on the subject, for, he'repeated ht was by noi .meanl certain of the propriety of the proceed 'ng,vT : ;;'?' ;;-,7'-' '.'' ;' '.'I4"'- ,;yr:' . j The resQluiwn was dretfered id he tablei... r ' .. ' :. . . : T pIAL dFEMBAUGpW: The Speiker declared Ue motion "pending' (for indefii ite postponement) when the neuse yesterday adjourired to be out of order. K on the' t A r
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