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- ith0arolnjt State ibrazettes . :p ;:'rv;-.u ! . , : ' Utiwtrp'dbypMtyrage, to live likttrotfaew. . : ; .- J ; ' ' ; : ; .'. v .'- ..'1.'''' ' - ' -v.- -., ,. , r , , , , r 11 ' Th Following motion was made m the Mas, iactaisetts Legislature, w the -lStbt ifidt. nd has .nasi' beivageedrto. i Mr. 'Ely, 6t Spriiiigfield, ter: jtwkin g a few jud tdot-S-and piieiit preliminary; remarks, laid the follow :n(r motroh oti the table which af- ler being read, , was assigxed foncon jaderation -.to-morrow ,at eleren. hereas, by the. Constitution ijjaf the United Stajfesi jt; isroVidcdiat the Representatiyea shall appdrr- tioned amwig the sevei ;. states xcofd1ng-'tothdpv'tespe bers, which shall be determined, iy .ddins: toNth'e whole nmoer of free personsVincludih those bound to ser vice for a term of vears, ind 6xclud I .ne Indians not xaxea, inreeniins ui all other persons ; and further, that for the cboice of the President and Vice-President of the United States, each state; shall appoint a number of Electors, equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives - to which the state may be entilled in the Congress. w And whereas the ; said provisions were so manifestly unequal at the time the Constitution was formed, that they could have resulted only .from the spirit of conciliation and compromise which influenced the Eastern States ; b ecause in conse quence thereof a 1 representation of tbeMstates is prodiicejd, unjust and in jurious in its Operation, both, as it re gards the number of free inhabitants in the several .states, and their pro perty. As iri a state where the slavery of man is established by law, the slaves have no voice in the elections but a planter, posseing fifty slaves may be considered as having thirty votes, while a former of, -Massachusetts, having equal or greater property, is confined to a single vote. And whereas the effect of tbese provisions has been rendered more injurious by the course of events, since the Constitution was established by an augmentation of the number of slaves ih the Southern States,- and also by , an increase of personal pro perty in the , Eastern states arising from the comnvcrcial spirit of its in habitants, s And whereas the said provisions have been rendered more injurious by important political changes,? in troduced during the present adminis tration, in the purchase of Louisiana, an extensive country, which will re quire a great number of slaves fpr its cultivation, and hen admitted into the Union, agreeably to the cession will contribute, by the number 9 fits slaves to destroy the real influence of the Eastern states iri the National Go vernment, and aiso in the alteration of the original mode of electing the President of the United States,where by inthe appointment of that impor tant Magistrate, the weight of the small states (among which are most of the Eastern states where there are few or no slaves) is greatly dimi ished. - And whereas the apportionment of the direct tax, the only compensation proposed by the , Constitntion t6 the states not holding slaves, for the a fovcsaid unequal principle in repre sentation is now merely nominal, as the national revenues are principally delivered from commercial imposts, the present ad mihistation having re pealed the excise laws, which opera? ted in some measure by a tax on lux uries, to equalize among the seVeral states the contributions to the pub lic burthens ; and having also re cently assessed additional millions on commerce, of which "the Eastern states must pay much m ore j than their due proportion- so that in stead f contributing less; than their pro portionate share of public expence, as was contemplated by the Constitu tion as a counterpart to unequal re presentation, they contribute more. And whereas a union of the states, a measure so important in its consc iences, cannot, harmoniously,' exist w a long period, unless it be founded cjJ principles which shall secure to free citizens equal political rights .cl Privileges in the government, ; that a minority may not go er& a majority, an event, which a the principles of representation now established has already happen eadltriay alwa Happen. Therelbre, to preaerv? the Union of' the 'States upon cfand and just principles, and to1 establish a toun- datton for general harmony 'and con fidence among ail the citizens ot the United States, t by securing to them now LnoVat all future periods equal political privileges. That the Senators of this Ctjnimn- vvealtlT In the Congress dfthe UnitedStates be instructed to take Jdl proper and legal measures to bbtain an . amenameni oj. uie Constitution rjf the United -States, so ithat the Representatives be appointed among the several states .according to tne numoer oi their free-inhabitants respectively, and for this purpose that .they endeavour to obtain a Resolution Ot two thirds ot both Houses 01 Congress proposing such amendment to the Legislatures of the several states in theUni- onand that a committee oe nusea to onng in a Resolve for that purpose." Remarks on the above FROM THK NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. The resolutions offered- in the Massachusetts Legislature by Mr. Ely, merit the notice of the people of the United States; not because at the present time, the principles they contain and the effects to which such principles necessarily lead, can be in the least dangerous, but because it is all Important that in the present pe riod of tranquillity, when permanent impressions may be expected to be made, a clear understanding should be had of the motives of men, who under different circumstances might, by the wsntonness fan intemperate ambition, hazard the peace and de stroy the unity of the nation. So many indications have been re cently mcde jof a wide spread purpose in the Eastern states to sow the seeds of disunion, that it cannot be consi dered uncharitable to pronounce this measure a link in the general chain that unites a body- of men, who ha ving been disappointed in their lofty hopes of directing the operations of the general government, are ready, nay anxious, in order to regain their abused power, to subject their coun try to all the evils of dismemberment. It is impossible for a moment to entertain the belief that Mr. Ely, or his federal friends have the least hope of success in the proposed amend ment destructive of that portion of representation derived from slaves. We say it is impossible ; for how ever, in the abstract, we may con sider that basis of representation in correct, it is universally known that the provision of the constitution which establishes it was ofte of the many features of concession with which it is replete. And, however, unequal the representation in the councils of the general government may, on first view, appear, it is a fact, which has been demonstrated, that the superior political strength in the House ot nepresentatives given to th e - Southern ' states, is more than counterbalanced by that acquired in tne oenaie, ana in uie election ot a President under the constitution by tne Eastern states and other states not containing slaves .For instance, the states of Rhode Island, New Hampshire Connecticut, New-Jersey, Vermont, Delaware and Ohio, which, acording to the ratio of num bers, would be only entitled to seven Senators and thirty-four Electors. The absolute gain by these states in Senate the most important depart meut of the government, inasmuch it combines legislative, executive and judicial powers, reposed in the same men for the long period of six .years, is, therefore, seven votes oit of thirty-four, Which is equal to twenty -eight votes in the House of Representatives. J-.et us see whether the representation of slaves confers upon the states containing them so many aditional members By the last census, which is the basis of the present apportionment of Representatives, there, appear to be in the states of Maryland, 'Vgrginia, South-Carolina, North-Carolina Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessec -V Slaves 843000 From this number are to be de- ducted those in the other states, 47000 y leaving 796000 This number of slaves, according to the provision oft the constitution entitles the states containing them, to fifteen represei tatives. The account, then stands thus The smaller states, principally eastern. Without a b ack nApulation, gam a weight beyond that to which their numbers entitle them in the Senate, equal to representatives 28 The southern and western states containing slaves, gain 15 Jeaving a balance in favour of the : former, ot 12 Without taking lnt consideration their gain in the choice of the electors of President and Vice-President, which is very considerable. If then the "Eastern states are so desirous of establishing the several departments of the federal govern ment Oh the basis of numbers ; if their sincere wish is that a majority shall govern : let them tome for ward with a proposition of amend ment that shall place the election 01 the President and Senators on the same footing Then, indeed, their professions would be consistent with their conduct. ; But, while they de clare their Object to be an equalisa tion of power according to numbers, and, at the same time, propose mea sures whose necessary effect would be to render more unequal that ap portionment which is already so much in their favor, the wjrld will give them credit neither for the pu rity of their motives nor patriotism. RALEIGH ACADEMY. pHE Trustees of the Raleigh Aca- demy respectfully inform the Public, that having engaged the Rev. Marin Detargny Hate of Princeton College and the College ot Maryland) as their Principal Teacher, Mr. Chesley' Daniel, (a Graduate of the University of North-Carolina, and late one of the Tutoi of the Preparatory School there) Assisstant Teacher- and Miss Charlotte Brcdieas l eacher or Nee dle Work, they have opened the Acade my on the following Terms, vi2. For the Greek, Latin, Spanish, Italian or French Languages, Mathematics, with their Application to ' the system of the' World Astronomy, Navigation, &c. Five Dollars per Quarter. For Geography, tne use ot the Globes, Surveying, English Grammar,JiJook-keep ingand Arithmetic, &c. rour Dollars per PQuarter. For Reading and Writing) Three Dol ars per Quarter. Young Ladies will be taught Needle-work without any additional Charge. Students entering this Institution, as is usual m similar Establishments, will be ex pected to pay for one Quarter's Tuition in Advance to the Treasurer ot the Board. The Trustees flatter themselves, that from the Talents of their Principal Teacher. the extensive pi :vi of Education propo sed, and the central and healthy situa tion of Raleigh, this institution will be fa voured with a considerable degree of public patronage. It is supposed that good Boarding may be had for Students at sixty dollars per annum. Mr. Detargny bemg a complete Steno grapher, will initiate such of the Students as desire it, m the Art ot writing Short-hand for which two Dollars per quarter additiona will be charged. "i.Such persons as are willing to receive Boarders into their Houses, are requested to miorm either of the Printers thereof, that on the arrival of Students, this Information may be communicated to them. July 2. BRIGADE ORDERS. 'T'HE Regiments which compose the 4th Brigade are to be reviewed by the Major-General at the respective Court Houses in the District of Fayetteville, in ihe following order At Sampson, on Saturday, Ocrober 13th. Cumberland, on Monday the 15th. Moore, on Wednesday the 17th. Anson, on Friday the 19th, Richmond, on Satuaiay the 20th. & Robeson, on Monday the 22d. The Officers commanding said Regi ments will have their Troops paraded pre cisely at one o clock, IV M. on each day. Punctuality in making Returns will be ex pected. T. DAVIS, ; Brigadier-General of the 4tb Brigade of Nor to -Carolina Mihtiai Fayetteville, June l5ih, 1804. State of Jtforth-CarolinaO February Surry' County Sessions txrHEREAS at theaforesaid Term held for the said County, a Petition wasfiled by James Roberts, in right of fa s Wife, against Randal &. Samuel Lawrence, Administrators of Richard Lawrence, dec. and the Sheriff of said County having rCr turned to the satisfaction of the said Court, that the said Randal La .vrence is not an in habitant of this State. It is' ordered, that Notice of said Petition be given by Adver tisement in the Gazette of the State j for three weeks successively, and -if the said Randal Lawrence da not appear at the next Court, to- be held for said; County 6n the secJond Monday in August next, then the Petition to be taken pro confess?. ' Teste. JO. W1LX.IAMS, Clerk. May Term, 1804. THE tEMPLE OF HEALTH EN C O RE. PRESUMING that no new Goh- tersign has yet xeeeived the finishing Stroke' on . the 'Political AnTih-notwith-itanding the Arrival of that Archetype of Innovation, to set the Crowd agape who erhaps dropt his Pandora's Box at mo dern Oliver's Levee1 beg leave to acquaint all Parties contained in my former Mtuter RolL that new Baths and Houses over the Springs, together with a Range jd-Stables 60 by 20, "ought to have been finished long ago; having contracted with federal and republican Subjects for thatpurpdset but ind both deficient in PraetiseV however as suming in Theory. The Castle of Thundertontrenclc Sfras al so to have been revolutionised, cum mtiltis aliis. t , In future, I am firmly determined Jtp em ploy no man but a real American- whose mind is alone influenced by true Amor Pa triae, unbiassed by the fluctuating rotation of political cant phrases. For forms of Government let Fcols Context, 14 Whatever is best administer' 'dt is best" To elevate to Republican-Whigs I closed my address of 1802, with Vive la REffUBttquE.' And to enliven the federal Tories, I throw down my pen this 4th Day of June, lb04, with ViVat Rex, Toriorum, J. LENOX. Lenox Castle, N. C. N. B. I fixt a Patent Shower-Bath with the Apparatus complete last Year, in a House as tight as a Drum, containing a Spring al most as cold as Greenland. SALE OF NEGROES. QN Tuesday the iCth day of Ju ly next,1 will be sold to the highest Bid der, at the Village of the University a Num ber of valuable Negroes belonging to the es tate of Samuel Love,dec. A Caedit of se ven Months will be allowed. Bond, with approved Security, must be given SAM. HOPKINS, University, Orange Administrator. County, June 9, 1804- WILI, BE SOLD, f To the highest bidder, at the Court itottsc m Smitbjield, on Monday the 23d day of Juljft next, for prison and other charges, , 1 A likely Negro Man named FHILLj who his for sometime been ccntined inf Smithfield jfoal, and has been advertised' iri Mr. Boyiau's paper. He is about 23 Yeari of Age, 5 Feet y Inches high, and says he he belongs, to John Haynes of the State oi Georgia, Terms of Sale, cash before del very i Nli&JmAMUAVlS. Sheriffs Deputy. Jolbmton County, April VZtb, 1804, WILL BE SOLD, On Saturday, the 33 tb of July next, at Gran- K tlle Court-House. THE following Tracts or Parcels of Land lying m the County of Granville, or so much thereof as will satisfy the Taxes and Costs due thereon for the year 1802. viz. ouu Acres the property ot Nathan t letcher, in Country-Line District. 85 Acres given in by Rodham Griggs, on the waters of Nap of Reed Creek, in Dutch JJistricn 200 Acres given in by Jones Fuller, ad- joing the Lands of Samuel Hayes, in Ep- ping Forest District. 250 Acres in Fishing Creek District, giv en in by John Peace, for Herbert and John Smith. 127 1-2 Acres entered by David Harris, in Fishing Creek District, do the waters o FiBhingCreek. 25 Acres enlisted by John Kutonin Fish ing Creek District. 10 Acres given in by Samuel Shamrail in the same District. 110 Acres given in by James Shammel in the same District. 123 Acres enlisted by Laborn Catlet, in Fort Creek District. 300 Acres on Tar River, enlisted by Na thaniel Magehe. V 22 T on the waters of Nutbush, adjoining the lands f Vinkler Jones, enlisted by James Mitchel, in Henderson TJistrict. : 128 Acres enlisted by Thomas Goldsmith, n Island Creek District, on the waters of Island Ereek. ; Acres enlisted by Henry. Rose, in I-ads , Creek District. , ' 121 owned by Fowler Hobgobd, adjoin ing John Eastwood and others, in Nap of i' 200 Acres-owned by George Hunt, on the waters of Fishing creek, adjoining Johr Hunt and others. 1450 Acres enlisted by John G. ritchc on cedar and- Roberson reeks, adjoini the Lands of Micajah Bullock, Esq. William Smith. 250 Acres enlisted, by Joseph Oake Ledge of Rock District, on the watr Nap of Reed. ' 200 Acres given in by Stephen Mo Uxtord JJistrict. , 8Q Acres given in by Hezekiah H on cub creek, in Tar River Distric WILLIAM Late Sheriff of BLA NK ... -if&. -it ?,; Of all kinds, , -" ' Fer sele at J. Gait FOR SALEORfRENI A L ARGE two Story House, vritH one Acrelot ; conveniently sitaatedre) the State Mouse ; being a part of the Square adjoining Mn Cassb's, bri Morgan Street. For Terms apply tb " ; i ; WILLJAM PEACE. Raleigh, Dfune Sth, 1804 . OWNERS OF LOTS in WAYNESBO V rf- ROUGH, TAKE NOTICE ' "-; ;- . v.' : "-r; - A T a meeting bf theCommissipner Q of .Waynesborogh, ii was resolvedr thst if not collected cerwhei; the;Treasuero Koiildby distress, collect on or before the 16th of July next; all the Arrears cf Oxd due on the Lots of said Town, hegiying one Month's, previous Notice thereof, in ou public Paper in the State i , j. ; In pursuance therefore df the arjoye. reso rhition, those concerned ire desired to mak ; . Payment accordingly, on or before that day v or the Lots of Delinquents will be!of&redr for Sale at the Court-House in said Town, for Cash; in order to secure the Tax and Costs. ISAAC HANLEY, Treasr. . Wayriisbor(iagbiyurK2dt 1604. 4 SOUTHEY BOND, t)spectfully informs his Wrjends and the Public, that he has just received from New-York, a handsome and general Assortment of - . - ; . SPRING GOODS; also a Parcel of Stills fromitq'63. Gallons all of wh ith he will sell lowfrr Cash. Raleigh. 15th June, 1804. MgpiTERRAtfEAlT PASSPORTS. TsjOTICE Is hereby that it has been deemed expedient tochange on form of the MediterTanean'Pat?pc' is- sued to vessels of the United t StatesVjthat jrom the eighth Day of July next,' those of the new form will be issued at the CustorS Hocses to every Vessell for which atiplica rlon'may be made on a Compliance witlrtbeL r. ' 1 . . ' '' terms prescnoea law, ana. surrenQenAg the former passport of which.sbe may be possessed,, if any, in which. latter casetio fees will be rerhiited for tlie exchange : , and that by an arrangement agreed ujon by the Barbary Powers, with whom we are at peace either the oki - Ctftheew; .forget 'of passport will be sufficient to protect the ves sels of theUnitect JtatesTrpm capture, un til the. 1st of July 1805;, after whicl the old form of , passportrwiU.be iDniayable and the new one alone in use' - ; . Department of State, ! May 23d; 1804. 'AK:'i 3 Printers of the X-j$fnite States are requeseed to tmert tbe epobe.fa their Gazettes voice a?eU for the space of : six months, and the Collectors of the Custom & keep Copies of it posted up in their vjfct. May SO. . ' (fly Dollars Reward. RUNAWAY, , From Ford's Mill, on Tyger Rivptf South Carolina. ' . p NEGRq MAN named Daniel. : Heusabout 26 Years pf Age, stout andf tall and very black: ; He ttfok witWrum a bay Geldingabout I4I2handshTgb, branded P on the near Buttock i also a nw Saddle a new Bridle, a Pair of Pistols and Holsters, a quantity of fine clothes, a Pair of Saddle Bags, and about two hundred Donarsincash.' He is riding through the country towards Virginia, Smartly dressed,. and calls hiinseli a free Man. .. ,; I Whoever will apprehend the said Jegro, lodge him in Jail, and secure bb Horse and Property, so that the subscriberirXay recover the same, shall receive a Reward of Fifty Dollars, upon giving notice at Ford's Mill, Tyger River, or to the. subscriber now on shis Road to Lexington, Kentucky. ALEXANDER LEWIS. May 12tb, I8Q4. l DOCTOR COHEN From Germany, and nemo li-blnr ucitb Ait. Cruze, Butcher, respectfully irformi tte Citi zen of Raleigb and its viamfyyMat he can cure 1. . Rheumatic Pains. 2. The Consump tion. 3- Venereal Disease, without iusing 7 4 Fits of any'number of Years '' Cancers, , without cutting without tapping. 7. irawing. & All kinds 'gratis, upon' Certifi 4 tha they ate poor, n the Country who wish it 1st send .aflorse for him. ZOtbandSutcfJulj,, AIN OF COCKS. , fought at this Place, irt Casso's Incisure, ' for One ilarsr and a Purse of fifty Dot at the Cock Pitt Door. Raleigh, June 20th, i804. CO-PARTNERSHIP - OF ' ' ' ' ' ' iERT fljEMIO & 0. IFillicMssolyed, mutual cmsra'C:taeiiiitday of kt next. All Pehavirnnseitied' punts, afe reques'ni lt-v that Date..- Raligh, May24,i30iw ,,!. - iV I T- i ,tj ,yy. . 1
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