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- ir 0 AND -GaroliiiaState Gazette ft. Oor are the planaof fair deli jhtful peace, Unwarp'd by party rage, tolive liltebrothcri. Monday, September 2, 1805. Vol. VL No. 310. North jforni tfie enquirer. Vindication OF MR. JEFFERSON. No. 1. Ms -evil bt'uffitie I i?"3 rniw j It is one of the consequences at tendant upon greatness, that it mul tiples the number of critics and of . v.t. iiavp been cs- i enemies, was it lv th:t Mr. Jefferson would have escaptd the rage and rancour of opposition r When these attacks were levelled against-him, what was the sacred duty imposed upon himself and his supporters? Was it to have inula-1 led the policy oi nis opuuem, they formerly held the administra tion in their hands ? To have awed them into silence by the same legal terrors which they had m vain bran dished over the heads of the repubh ? Or was it not to have shield ed his feelings behind the of truth ; and to have sacrificed any little resentment which he might have experienced, to the, inviolable duty of respecting the rights of the press? Ev adopting this plan of defence, 'Mr.'Jw-ncrson.has entitled himself to the gratitude of his country. He has exhibited an example f moder ation by which his 'successors may profit. He has shown to the Kings and Emperors of Europe, how much 'better, it is to trust an honest ofh- cer's vindication to the zeal of his f iends than to the terrors ot the law. Amon? the various charges which have been urged against Mr. Jeffer son, the most important are those which relate to his conduct during car revolution. From these insinu ations it hai been inferred that Mr. J. hai neither the spirit or the talents to conduct the administration of our government. The man. who was vT.ubte "to discharge the duties of a Gveii:or of Virginia, is., declared unfit to be the President of the U- nio.i. These i chrrges jsgainst Mr. J. were commenced in 17Sfi.by Charles Svir.m;. of Alexandria, an act, w.:i(.h lh ! it meiiied the honest in- cigtu'ion of his couutry, was enough to make him an object of presiden tial bounty. It. was on tins sycophan .tic statesman that Mr. Adams, in the plenitude of his folly, bestowed the n'.or.t lucrative oifite in the state of Virginia, which he 'even now ho!ds i r,i .i,r, rtnriri k; weed, iv.ee tne celebrateu monarch cf France, Mr. J. disdains to avenge t'. c inju-.iea u of the Prince cf Or- ) v'l-n Mr, Syrnmcs, who was rc. Wiird-d with the collectorship of Al tx'ivliia, the iirnominious tale was hanr'etl do'.vn to William Svnithy f S. Carolina, by whom it was reported i'h additional colouring in his' pamphlet of Phocion. It was in liiis cdebrated production, designed to lnHueice the election in S. Carolina, and addressing i- :, u) h r in the U ler ol Mr. Ueiit-rson io liah-ak'.-r, the Black Astronomer, i tre siy-'i -I services, like thee, to lie treated v. ith ingratitude ? Surelv 1.0t i ms itirtHsher ot reluted iaist- i out in. the artificial honours of Mins- three disi tu- to tb- s' ' me r t Meantime did the fncndsof ?.Ir. -"'j-rson- remain inactive ? Xr. ' -y- x n-.nsacked the records of state : i'l' v ;,pnahd to the" memory of f 'At lTi "M"! i',' ,,TiM-,oceoo 'I'!..... '. i . ,1 1. i rc .. . .. .'H iv.u a, u'oy ci argument, wir.cn T;: nily refuted, but tun-ed into ,vju!e the unfounded -accusations 0l 'is opponents. Above all; thc Ldiror r-f the Hxaminor, to -ic warmest tm-.traicie ol v-'-r'f Reri-ibiicanis due. disiir,r:.kS. tlhimli by l,ii acutenass a-.d z. al. riy sc tr.isi-epresentations appeared -eiv:.-n compleally refuted, and ery Ider.d cf truth btgan to hope Jf-itihc ten b of oblivion had closed ur.on thsm fljr ever. ' Y,ain however, 'was that hope I i-vVt(3taral Partr unableo make w)in;j omju lue public adraisns- jtration'of Mr. J. -which thev could j turn to his disadvantage, have once f more descended to these oblivious tales. But no ! ' let me not be un ! iust to the federal party. Let me not involve them all in one indiscri minate censure. We know that j' there wre many of them who have I disapproved of the repetition of those tales. We know that there are some, who have really believed them, because they have not yet 4' heard both sides of the question' In the northern states particularly, we be lieve that this latter chiss is not in considerable. Was it then to be supposed that it would be a man from the south, from Virginia, that should once more renew these attacks ? Yet ! such is the fact. Thomas Turner of Virginia, has become the cham pion of Christendom. Extract from Mr. Turner's letter to his correspondent ir. Boston. ' " At the time Petersburgh was occupied by the British Troops, un der the command of Generals Phi lips and Arnold, Mr. Jefferson, who was then Governor, of the state, did participate in the partial consterna tion excited by the situation of the British Army, did abandon th? seat of Governnunt) at a period, and with an awkard precipitation, indi cative of timidity, unwarranted by any immediate movement of the enemy, and forbidden by a regard to those duties, which belong to the station He held. This fact is well recollected, arid can be proved by many of,the oldest and most respec table inhabitants of the city of Rich mond, and be!ixe would not be denied by the candid supporters oi Mr. Jefferson himself. " The sequel of his conduct, after ihe Assembly returned to Charlottes ville, and on the ap.roich of Colo nel T ailton to that pbce, stanus at tested by thousands of xvitnessrs ad can never be iorgotten by those o: his countrymen, who respect the character of a firm and virtuous pub lic officer, and who abhor that ot , a dastardly traitor to the trust repo sed in him. His retreat or rathet jlight from Monticelo, on the in j formation that Tarleton had penetras ted the country, and was advancing to Charlottesville, was effected with such hurried abruptness, as to pro duce a fall from his horse, and a d;Roratir.n of the shouid.r In thi situation he procceuea aocut stty miles south, to the county of Bed- thH.n-Uthcm.gnanimitvofthe man sirnation to thc Assembly, (who Ayhonihe had so inf ommro:55ly tr-; ha(4 in the mean lim:) reraoved to j Stanton and) who thereupon elected General Nelson, Governor. These ' circumstances are subji ant ally anA. lit'ral'y true; nay, the abdication foi the Government, mujt be a mutt. r of record." Yes ; fortunatc'v ihey are matter. 'of record, and hall be duly 'exhibi ted- And if we do not prove that i there is not an Iota of truth in these I accusations, we consent to abide by t-culiar M which inCicts the same punishment Iceiings oF the peonle, ihat Mr. upon the unjustt?ccuser, which Smith pretends to quote a passage ' would have been served upon the ac- cfjied, had he been guilty. Will Mr. Turner submit to the same Al ternative ? That we may preserve some de gree of order in the discussion which j foods; this shameless fabricator cf ij we are about to undertake, we shall extracts of letters ; was soon tricked.! H'acc the -conduct of Mr. Jefferson at mct periods. 1. During the first invasion of the English. V 2. pitting the second. 3. DuringXheir incursions intothe upjver car ny. Though Mr. Turner has not touch ed upon the first period at all, we cannot hut think it worthy of some enquiry: 1st. because we shall be able to refutemany misrepresenta tions which have been already circu lated about it, and 2d. because we may be able to contribute a few valu able materials towards writing thel history ot that period. FiRST Invasion. Qn the Slst of December 1780 the Governor, received the first in telligence that 27 sail of ships had entered the Ches apeak Bav ; and ! vcie m ins moramg oi tne zyin, just below Willoughby's Point, (the southern Cape of Tames Ri ver :) their destination being un- known. On the 2d of January 17S1, in formation was received that thev had entered James River, their advance being at Warrasqueak Bay. Orders were then issued for calling in the militia : one fourth from some counties, and one-half from others ; which or ders were conveyed to their re spective counties by the members of the. Legislature which rose on that day. The Governor at the same time directed that the records of state should be removed into the country and jhe military stores should be transported from Rich mond to'Westham, 7 miles above on the river, frora whence they were to be conveyed across the river. On the 3jj the enemy were re ported to be a short distance beiow Williamsburg in a situation con venient for landing, should Wil liamsburg have been their object. On the 4th, information was re ceived that they had parsed Can non's and Wood's the evening be fore with a strong easterly wind, which clearly pointed out that either Petersburg or Richmond was their point of destination. The whole militia" was then called in from the adjacent counties. ' On the 5th, it was stated that the enemy had landed and were drawn up at Westover, on the north side of the fiver and 25 miles below Richmond. Richmond of course being their phtce of desti nation, orders were given to. wag gon no more of the mil itary stores to Westham, but to throw them directly across the river. Having attended to this operation until an hour and a haif in the night, the Governor rode up to the foundry, one mile below Westham ; order ed Captains .Bush, and Irish, and Mr. D. Hylton, to continue wag goning to Westham, the arms and stores which were still at the foun dry, with the view cfr conveying them across the riv-er; proceedeu .from thence to Westham, for the purpose of accelerating the trans portation of such stores as hadf" al readv arrived ; and from thence repaired to Tukahoe, 8 miles nbove and on the the snrac side of the river, where he arrived alter mid night; On the 6th, after sending his family to a place of safety, the Governor repaired to Briiton's on the sGuth side of the river opposite to "Westham, where finding the arms and stores thrown together in a heap near the shore, ana ex posed to the cannon, of th enemy on the opposite side of the river, he had them removed uader cover of an adjacent point of land. From thence he proceeded to - Manches ter, opposite to Richmond, where he found the enemy had already arrived at 1 P. M. Seeing thai the arms were secured, he repair ed to Clieetwood's to have an in terview widi Baron Steuben, who had appointed that place as a ren dezvous and head quarters. Not finding him there, and understan ding that the Baron had intended to be, at Col. Fleming's, 6 miles above Britton's, he proceeded to that place. In the mean time a detachment of the enemy had ar rived at Westham, from which place they sent a deputation to the Governor at Col. F's with terms of ransom for Richmond. These were rejected. with the indignation which they deserved. The late Mr. Buchannan of Richmond, was one of the deputation. Gn the 7th, the Governor re turned to Bt Uton's, with the view of more effectually securing the books, papers; Sec. The enemy h iving burnt some stores and hou ses, deserted .Richmond, after a residence of 24- hours, and en camped at Four-lIile-Creek, J or 10 miles below it. '" On the 8th, the Governor having reviewed the state of the .arms at Britton's, repaired to Manchester, where he lodged that night. f Early on the morning of the 9th, he crossed over to Richmond, and once more fixed his residence in the capita!. In the mean time the enemy were detained at Westover by an easterly wind. On the 13th, 'they effected their retreat down the river. During all these transactions, the American forces were scatter ed m different detachments,, and amounted to no more than 2300 men : 300 Militia under Col. John Nicholas at the forest, 6 miles off from Westover ; 200 under Gem Nelson at Charles City Court House,.8 miles below; 1000 un der Col. Gibson, and 800 under Baron Steuben, on the south side of the river. Through the whole of this in teresting period, we have minute ly specified time, and place. For we wiah any man, who can discover the slightest remissness in these movements, to lay his finger upon the point and say -when and xvhere it was. 0, We shall not in proving the truth of the foregoing details, imitate the covert policy of Ir. Turner. We shall not content ourselves as he.has done, with appealing to the authority of a thousand n tmeless witnesses :' But we shall bring them directly before the public ; we shall put it into the power of any man to decide, whether the names and characters of such manure not suf ficient to protect them from th suspicion of interested motives. 11 tnese statements do not con vinces Mr. Turner himself that he has miserably misunderstood the character of Mr. Jefferson, during the rcvlution; and if they do not compel him to come forward and by ingenuously confessing his mistakes, to offer thc only repara tion which it is yet in his power to bestow ; the discernment and the candour of Mr. Turner will be come not less proverbial with us, than the sagaeky of a Pickering, or the virtues of a Hamilton. --'' BANK OF CAP1L FE iR 'JpHE Commissioners of the Bank cf Cspe Fear, in ami for die Tow n oi Wilmirgt n. Hereby give notice, That tht Subscriptions to ar.d ior 1000 Shares oi the Capaal Stock of said Bank, is full ov.l crm plcie, and payment of 25,000 Dolls, the ust insra'meut thereof rece.ved, agreeably j tc. '.he Act of Incorporation : TUrtJcre, che Suij.-.cribf rs thereto, ate hereby notified, that an Eiectkm will be held at iJick's Ho tel, in the Town of Wilmington, on Thurs i day the 19th Sept. between the hours of 'ten and two, fcr the purpose of electing ele ven Persons, being Cinzens cf this State, and Stockholders, ' of wnom at least seven shall be residents of Wilmington, or within fifteen Miles thereof," to serve as Direc tors of said Bank, until the first Monday in January next, or until their Successors shali be duly elected. George Hooper P John London, John Hill, I John Hogg, Js Kichd. Bradley , Wm. Giles, Henry Waters. J Wilmington, N. C. 8th August, 1805. At the first Election of Directors, held as above stated, Subscribers may vote in Person or by Proxy being a Stockolder. Proxies may be constituted by delivery of the Receipt or Script held by the Subscriber t the Person to act as Proxy,' or by power made and executed in manner and iorm as follows : STATE OF XORTH-CAIIOLIN Sc. COUNTY I, A B. Subscriber for and oviiwr of Shares in the Bank of ijape Fear, do hereby appoint C. D. my Proxy to vote for Directors of said Bank, ts serve until the 1st Monday m January, 1806. - Witness my Hand and Seal August, 1805. . F.'. Seal. Sealed and delivered in PresencW " G. H, X (XJ Circumstances have taken place that make it expelient to postpone thc election of Directors to Thursday the 19th Sept next, instead f the 29: h Inst, as hereto fore advertised. STATE of NORTH-CAROLINA, Hertford County, . . . JTa li obert Laureace.-i VL r Original Attachment: -James Deane, Ji Attached six picceF 0f Cannon. . TT appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that James Deane; the 'De fendant, is not an Inhabitant cf this Stare s It was therefore on motiop, Ordered, That Publication be made, way of Notice, in the. Raleigh Kegiiter for three months, re quiring the Defendant to appear andfreplei vy the Property attached, bv putting iri Bail, &c. otherwise the'Court' will, a"t the next Session, proceed to Judgment and a ward Execution. A Copy, ' , . est, , v ,J F. DICKINSON, Clk. " STATE of NORTH-CAROLINA, 1 xlfcHTFORD County. . Mav Term.. 1 80 Hardy Murfree, -Original Attachments John-S. Hill. .5 i Attached one Negro Man by the Name of Willis v the Land aid Plantation aberton "John S. Hill formerly lived. tT appearing to the Court that the A Defendant does hot live within the li mits of the State It was, by the Court, on motion Ordered, That Publication, bv way of Notice, be made in the Raleigh Krister for three Months, for the Defendant to ap pear and replevy the Property attache.1. hy putting in Bad.. &c. otherwise the Cour will, at the next Session, proceed to Judg me'nt and award Execution. A Copy Test, JO i F. DICKINSON, Clk. ESCAPE of .PRISONERS. TN the Night of tha 23d instant, made their Escape from the Goal of Hillsborough district, Thomas Maurice, John Jones,-Abraham Collins, Nathan Holtsclaw, arid John Gester; the two firs t of whom were convieted at the last Circu:t Court of the United States, d at Raleigh, and senterced to five years. ironrisonment for counterfeiting cr pasitg counterfeit Bank Notes of the Bank -ot" the Ui,itetl States; the third and fourth vere alsoccm mitted for trial for the like offeree ; an- the fifth on a charge of.Hcrse-sicaling. ; ' I will give a Reward of one Htmdrcd . Dollars to any Person who shall apprehend and deliver to me at tiis place, either of the fom- first named peirsons, and Twenty five Dollars for the last. , SAMUEL TUKRENTINE; Sheriff of Orange County'. North-Carolina. Hilibborough, July 25,1305. AT RUNAWAY From the SuUaiber living in IVaynesborouvk, N.C about the 20tb of Jwe last, A NEGHO MAN named Johk, about twe.-.ty -five Years of Age, five Feet 4 Inches hibh; very black, and his yes rather red ; he Is a little bow-legged ; ie has a very bushy Head, and a small Scar in his Ftrehead; he was ia:sed in South-Caroiina by a Mr. Uurgess, and solo! to some man in the lower part of that State; he was taken off by a northern Negro, and was taken up here, and said his Name was Davy ; sometime sinee, a Mr. John Dy son came after said Fellow and sjd him to ;vte; I think he wi I aim for some Sea-port, ny Person that will apprehend said Ne ro, and confine him in a;.y Jail so that I ?et him, shall have a Re-ward Twenty fne Dollars ; or any Person1 that will deliver said Fellow to me in Waynesborough, shall be paid for their Trouble. ISAAC HANDLE Y". July 10th. 1805: ' For Sale, That VERY VALUABLE TRACT or LAND, IX THE STATE or TENNESSEE; TXTHich was granted by the State of . ot North-Carolina toGen.JethroSamner inconsideratn of hismilitarv service, Itr-n w,wu tres, ore nereatxw, free from dispute of any kind, emonurs the head wa ters of Big Harpath, Mill Creek, Arrini ton's Creek and Stuart's Creek, and is fuliy equal, if n6t superior in ferti!ity,to any other Tract ..of equal extent within the Mi'itarr Boundaries. Laad conveniently situated ii this State, or Property of almost any other kind, will Ije received in Payment. Or if one-third of tlw Value is paid down in Cash a convenient Credit will be g ven for the ret mamder, the purchaser giving Bond bearing interest from the date, payable annually with approved Security. , Persons disposed to pr.rchase, may lean the Price, and.be more particularly inform ed of the conditions, by applying to Thomas Blount, at this place, or to Willie Blount or John Strothtr at or near Nashviile. Thomas Blonnt. Thos. E. SumnersJ Tarborough, N. C.May 2. 1805. i ,. A CAMP MEETING WIL1 .L be held on Fishing rj j r v,ct:M VT . jones-s, (KansomV Bridge) beginning on Friday 6th Servem beijtiext,fand will continuefour Days. The cdebrated Lorenzo Dow is expected" A 4 1 -n I.- " 'X I. 5 V. I .- - .--
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