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RAZE Oh are thr pbmof fair'teHjhtful iesrt, Unwatp'dby paity rage, tolive likebroyiert. 1G : H - mmrA 1 G 1 s.mM R. ; . . and , - . - ' r " North-Caroling. State Gazette, , -r.-;- - Monday, gVni.V' . - nijgjjjjjm. ' i in ;iiV ' " jFm t&e 'enquirer fl Vindication OF MR. JEFFERSON. Ko. V. . h the insinuation; brought I ilOUg '. . ..i HPrsnral f ar be entirely f noa-io I'i'.v1"' . r.c t wiuv tng men at in: umc ji Kevnluaou who' censmed then, as j ...... .n re-sure now, every act wVich does not exactly accord with their own omiiW' oiv- j were at tint that time tor.ncu uud. vcrv parti i! knowledge oi actual ch- (lrl1v.t ,iKc5 : a;u yvi uic s-c!i ineii as Mr. 1 ur-er arc luunmg j m1:-c.h." ih se. piiiions, ' half made j u-j". and sir ..ncfi a InUe tunncr w - ; r' . . c u HI. i,,i! .i.c ; Yi.nd the liuius oi -rum- ;-- , ,ke Mr -i inner i'c ...v.. . clai.n totho int rit of original: y ; an;t j veu this little consists in throwing a ; ney ?i;d nr-rc dec-iiiul gioss upon a:..ti" i.itect and refuted mistakes. Pro n -.tjJbv m-ii oiiins desenp tion, it was, ihar Mr- Ctorgeicho- las, at that time a veiy young, out at -lVti:-.u's a very honi-f maa, was r sold c i;i bn.igirg otst sonic spec- ih- c .''-'rs av;..in.-t Mr. JctT-rson. j to writiog : he communicated tlum ; r.v.iufh a oin:n;n im ud to Mr. J. ; i.ic: !- It W t Vlt I !.' t uie neaos t lis j'is'ificaiic-il O'l each purtiCuUr j r',,rK, This naner is s:.iil in cxis- j t -ice: avd though it wis fi-a'.nei', : ev' v ci rcumst 'h; e was siii! i i"; i i th - memory ol its air nor. 1 lots it not 3:st tinth-s! jhtv-t!ii' t ; ' ji Mr. Jefie sfn's f&h ieat; d rlight , f -n :i'".-h'"ii--n.-'. or his re .iSii:. !;;t- ;o emoivi-'er a wi'i le "'tioop of ' in. Tit. l f ie ii!m w:.Ui v-u'eau ov; r Mr. Nicij'jlas'r. tr.intl r.as sr.:,n r; in vec w j.l'.l .ad I-ich pi;t i:; ie i-tlitr scii'i'wkof ihis t-:;qtiiiv. Bat n- t Sut;sSvd with ti ls l-ii;ote - f ',us i:e, ; he saiActime afterward emb-tte-'d a conspicuous occtsv-n f r .-puiii.'.g hi1 iiivoluntarv mit"ak.' and attracting in a ravA pti'iiic raanr.i-r the erroneous oiniovis vhirh he hud adv nv ed. Tl.c reader mav r1ere! d upon I' ll a".? the preceding facts are sub :r: tr. lly direct. 'They have b.-n erdtr Lv n.inu'e tnouirits in vu rioi f!i?,r'e'.s or from u ibk a.i'; w.ler.vc records. Vv'htU- tuch te -timnp.y before us ;'here as n. H"rebSitv of reporting to v.i-tcar ;.n liuiculou-j rumours. : But whether ir.ese tacts shati ! anvil j crtuei.rci of die pnbiic, is a diiTcrent question : iid in die deciti m cl viich, we cW r.r.t hold ourselves responsible. '4JM v f'-!ic:ki est de dire Ya Yerite, et no;, pas de lafuire croirr."t V.re shall prob-bly have all tl.i stal(-nant nbu-Ud bvj pdm'()ouH T---pealsto tesjim.);iy. Vc shall one lucre be reminded of'jhe delarulloii? of the f-Idt st and nicjst respeciai)i- irihauiiants f Richuinod. Perhaps when we demand a sight of these wit nses, we shall be 'introduced to curtain foreien merchants who ba . ceme among us sincejour revo!',ui: wn hi ail their inv -u-rate pi- iudicirs a? a; pst the Republican patrio t of (he country ; or to thse c:eduioos s'ehtrs, whobi-littve' whait-v. r iin-' ; r.r to certain hih-toned f. der who b-l.eve wi hv.xz. ev-'uifne. prop:ste wiihriut belief, the it!1.: tuoat u:;foundsdi talumnies a'j-unst Mi rier-jo i. If Mr. 1 nrner vit,l- 1 es 10 ttab-iisj his charges bevond the-'- P-s!.;!i;y of ,a doubt, he mu:,t see!; i tor taoi-e substantial testimory 'h.:n ' this. Ltlhim province hi wnnesc-sj i name ; let them be such men as 1 '-.eu'a'.led to our rosrx-ct. Vl U.ev have seen, and not me Teh tly h;we.he ll'e"ie bcasted 4 t! Surely fro n) icms'incN oi iiviti ' ''-ecV it wUl be ca .y to collect n.ost iiic.ontevtible ,. oofs. And ve:y oovjo'j-. doubt at on "ot'.- n H .b.ese men are in 3 wrei they uoi ulsf. i;t,u;ii thc period of the re ,) ' '.V nv tiven did no; these i '";-:sa'.. Is of living wknets'V liP i :! tri-i I vo ce ag.usjiit t'le char.-cter ol ! jc ! ji' i, ci thu1: vnoinent -svhen i lev 'd I have been so much more I iveeitucy. powerfar in arresting tlie progress oi vice;?'' than they c. n exptct to be at the present -time ? Why did no this host of whiieses arise to r inu nate and overwhelm Mr. Jefferson, be fore, all those calamities had belal ieo our country, which have fioweo in such copious streatns from the ce lehiated act concerpinjj Religious freedom, from" the docking of entails, from the revision of the Virginia Code, by which she chaos of the law was reduced to order ; from the coi respondence with Hammond and Genet, from a report on the Ameri can commerce,- from a report on the fisheries, from the reduction of our national Jcbt, the abridgement of ex ecutive patronage, and the acquisi tion of Louisiana I Fortunately for me cre ut ot tntir own ptnousui ; unfortunately for the federal cause ; unfortunately for the justification of M' l urncr; not cn of these thu iandi was'eirher sent into the Vir iiia Legislature, or inio Congiebs. For n the fall ;erm of 1T81, as') en quiry into the conduct oi" the Lxecu tive wa iuslituud ai tle rttjuest of Mr. Jifi'erson, agieea -le to their re p.oiuiioii of June the 12ih. When the .assi-midy met six months after, Mrr Jeu-ihou who was a member lr4vn lbemarie-, called up the biib jeC himself. Still no churgLS weie jx:i!i.eci agu'mst him though that 1. ng period had elapsed. It was Ukii mat the lior.se of Representa tives gave anun.tnimous vote for his acciuittal. It w is then that they pas . a vote of thanks for his patriotic --mu e-i during the revolution, in the i';!l';wjiig svror.g, biiicere, and jra'.t fui l-ngnae : in tLe House -of Delegates, o uh v Noveu. bcr i6iii, 1 7 a 1 A m'.en vas- made, 'hit the house -.ne to the f dlowu.g resolution . 1 n.;t .liis hjuse will on the. 12th of December next, proteed agreeably 0 a. resolution of tiie 12ui of June at, to ciiq live into the conduct ol lie Executive of. this state for the a-.t twelve months next prtcedir.g the aid resolu ion ; and that a& welt toe i n for ma ion against the executive . s their defence be heard on ih.-.t day Thio motion being agreed to, a o:n;niitee was appointed, consisting 01 -Mr. Canister, Mr. Tyler, Mr. At" ck) as, Mr. Southail, and Mr. Mor gan. On the 12;1, of December 73J, Mr. Banister reported fiom ne committee appointed to state any enarges, and receive such informa i.nas might be offere if respecting tne administr it'nm of the Lite Lxecu ive ; that the committee did accor ot g to order, convene for th.t pur pose, and no inf-nnt ion being offei eu on the subject matter of the said enquiry, except that some rumours ! revaded . wh.ch appealed loth ouitniltee to have been the cause ol ne oiiginal -ordtr of the 12th ci lune, direc ing the said erq.ii;y, . ..it the; committee had come to a ..soh.,i-;n, thereupon, whicii he read r,d de'iveied in at me clerk's table, vb.r. the same was read twice, and .greed to by the house asfi-lioweth : Resolved, thai it is tHeopir.ion f the enmrnutee, the said rumours vcre groundless." A mo' ion was .uade that the house come to the ol'.ovmg rcsolu ion : t; Resolved, that thejiwrer thanks , ot '.lie i-ssenvbly- lie gwen to oin for-1 met- e.;ov-.ru;;r, Thomas JciTerson, j Lsq. t'.ii- ,s imparti.d, upright, and i ott r.ti. i' administratipo of the pow- eis in tne xecu iveHvhilst in of- " lce. Popular rumjurs gaining some,' tiegrde ofcid.nce by more pointjj ed iccusadont, rendered itne-ces. ' sa--y lo mak- un enquiry into his ' co.Kiue.t. and , klavs that retribution - oi pnbiic gratitud:; so eminently merited. But mat conduct haviiig became he object of open, scrutiiy, ' lenfoi i value is a 'ded to an ap,ri- I I. I" . . L. . I inv.uni i 'UOeitd on a c ol and d-fib-er.u: discussion : The Assenb'y " wish th ichn'e, in the slrangzst 'manner ;o declare vIk-H A 0,0611 tney entertain "of ''MrjetVeiiionVi i u,,t, 1 . i 3 1 it uuut, uno mietiTiiy. as; " as Chief Magistrate ot this lcon : m .-m wealth, antlheanby thup pub- Jouniids of the House of Dclejites. f it is w niiy uf i-eraaii taat jn'e com iniuee were iiii.ructed to g' ve notiw ;n wri n aoy cliurge were exhibiwd to. the ncubers v!i c : z mp JScJ; tke fiecm ive . " - jijf-i. s, mat w not art'i.' -. . T MT. 1 i 'EMBER SO, 180T. " licly avowing their opinion, to: ob- viute All future a;id to iH:mf all " fomier u merited censu-ru." And the said resolution beinfr read a second time, w as on the ques'ion ' oeing put thereupon, agreedtio L'jLhc j uoiise. ... NLMINE CONTRADliCEN'rL. Extrudjrom tie 'JouruiiU thfTmmeoj tei. Attest, JOHN i ii '.V Ali'lVC. H. I) Sigueu in the presence cf'Samud Coleman. During Llie same session, Mr. Jefferson was also unanimously hon oured, by the. lOiiojiv n'g resolution : " Fritlay November 3Qm, 1731. 44 Resolved, that Thomasaelrs u,j 4 Esq. be appoiuted adehgaie to re-' "present this commonwealth in; k Congress, utitil tde firs-. Monday mi 'isovtmotr Rest, in the 100m ol ''Johe Blair, Esq. resigned; he having been elected by joint ballot of 00U1 houses." These honourable tributes vt re offered to Hie ability and iiHce riiy ol j Mr. J elk 1 son, lisuugh litre were in! Llie lobby oi' the house, " thou-a:rds ol tiinig wuuesses," who " respect-j ed ihe -ciidrucu-r of a ri m e.:i.l virtu- ous public odicer, a; d 0. ho abh trtd .hai oi a dastarkr trut.;r to tiit uii-. I lepusta in nim.r Keaoer, pi;t tn rem upon your i:n ignc djii ! An;. tKr.ejki the. repeated n iulat on- vncn hv Oecn given of this cam ui..y, by tlie public tributes wn'icn have been offered io his merit . Having rciiwdricd some time in Congvtss, Mr. J. was associated wit t; Dr. iYankiin and Mr. I At. ants, ciiv.:i embassy to Europe,' "the object. 4,. Tuich is generally known (e - Jour nils ol Congress). Thia apponu ;;:ent he thought ptoper to Ueclnu-. 3011 aittr iu was nominated ibiciu Minister, btr wiulst p:panngtoset aau at Annapoiis, he was stopped by eraiii evetits, which rvtitLre'd h.s tiiission of no avail'. Next lie was appointed successor to tnc illustrious ir'iani.in, at the Court of Vrrsaiiies.. In this 'ilficuit and uehca'.e ipp0i" raent, he exhibited a deportment highly honouratde to his coui.ny aiu satisUUory to his gover-uneut. while in those days, ' w.ien certain stars shot madly from tli ir spheres, he preserved hi prickles pure ano unpollated, amidst the uungus 01 tne most corrupt coutt in Europe. Even at the tbotstool ol the throne ne preserved the at iude of dignity, an . spoK.c the language of truth." When he leiurneu to his native state, the Virginia Legisla-.ure waa.j in ses Jon. Innneu atciy it passed a retourion, congraui an .g him on htj rafe ai.iv,il, ati.i ihaiuinig ni.n f i his seiTites whilt h was abroii. But w.ltat makes this lion, uraoie tri oute 0 alV.eti.jn and lesoeti more ( W'ihy of remaiK., lstht 11 was con veyed to Mr. j. oy s-.me who have since app.-ared among tne most 1. vetc'ate en .m'tes of hi p.rsm and n:s peilLii s ; men who h.ve them selves pnslatssed from ihdir ancient principles, and have forfeited a i claim to our gratitude for tnetr fr i mer nrmnes- : men wiro now afiect to believe those very aspersion.-, which if they had been true mus. iuve been well known to th-.-m when the courtly and imnmcnlaU tJtnry Let presented the following ifcesoiutio . : , ' ' " In the House of Delegates, Mon " day December 7th, 1789, on mo u tion made : Resolved, that a com mittee be appointed to congratu "late Thomas Jefferson, Esq. larc " Minister Pienipdlentiary iVmn the United States to jthc Court of Vei " sailies, on his return to his natvv " country, and to assure him of th. " esteem which the House of Repre " sentatives bear for his trid cha " racter and public services." Aiu a committee was appointed of M ' H wy Lte, Mr. Zane, Mr. E--k mund Randolph, -Mr. Hjf kin " Mr. Co bin, iVlr. Dawson, Ld. Cariington, Mr. King, Mi Johnson, Mr. Strother, Mr. Wn 44 Cabell, jun. and Mr. Nichola On the 9th W Lee infornct lb House that duty had b en perfcVrrr ed, and answer returned ivhic j was reportcflt'j the house." If A' xtract from the Journals. JNQ. S t EVV ART, c. hV'd Mr. Jefferson was not long permit ted to enjoy the pleasures of retire meut when he was appointed b-. John Thompson' eloquent speech 01. the ilriusii, treaty. en. Washing on Sect-eta i-y of state. In this "offrc, the most important coiiudemlal uiider the government, he cohtinu.d twelve months longer than he had stipulated, retiring at last against the wishes of that-illus-, u ius man. Of this fact the offe r of an appointment lo bpain in no lon time after, remains an indubitable proof. But in th verv losom of hU retirement Mr. Jefferswn was not higotten oy his i'rieuls, nor Was he fv-rgnttcn by his enemies. Ev.n now the fe-deralwui h, ast, that he was afterwarrl, ced-ded irpm the conS- mce of W-hmrt.n. Ev,n no.v iKy ten us m tile proud spirit oud spirit of vbcllv t,xnS - is . contrast, that it was r. i l f- . v " - iei itu (o men lavonte rlarn.Iton. to that pious and penitent christian, who j aRer having been always represented ! "pure as snov and ( haste as Mce," was compelled by the terrors of a 1 death lie-! conscience to acknowledge and abjure the i.-.iidelity ol his i;lV; but though exiled l:om the ahec-i! :100s of the illu,tnous oi his counrrr, bv the insiduoos intrigues of the X, i and z,'S ol thec.bmet, and though . al lied oy the c; morbus hirelings .fa donesric fiuti..n and a foreign,; eabinct, Mr. JefiVrsou was nei herj shorn of the reputed me! its of his' life nor the merited confidence of; he people. Like the thrice purified' 01 I i the chemists, he passed thro' be fiery furr.ace more pure in id ef-' fu'g-ent than ever. At lemrth he was ,elec umon 1, ,10 tliscll u gc the u its f the ; . t 'jO 1 k d- .-vl-v.-1. ... . . . I l -V cm i-.-.iv- uuaaic u St.t hp lv. o.f. I,,,, M. ......i.i. .1. -1 -- - . .,,!.vs'n"i;MlfU lauua- ie unitormi'y m the proceedings of 'bat body and in the decision of the I chair; digested all the US .sres of bi- miln- assemblies, and compiled aj M-.MU d ot Paiiiamcntary Practice, ' - "1 w. tii uuu;icu 1:1 un me lie. auicu, iiTiu on m.-dtr ,te 1 sftns. tti-kMA. K .-1'. ... . C . .... win f..v.iL.ut r . . 'iberate b xlies of the union . v.h:,rh has become the basis of U their pro-; endings, an i wdl remain an bono. ' ruble and lasting monument of his learning, industry am unquenchable: a.'tachmtnt ;o die instLati ns of. his i 'ountry. On the ensuing election,, iie was promoted to the high ciTice ' of President of the United" b ates.: and so admirable were the measures of his administration, so consena deous to the interests of the people, that more elected, a, ,d by a matontv 1 h;ch no other citizen in the U.uon 1 ' ou d possibly command. And yet ; will it be believed' that these various i pledges of public c;nfidenee would i have been repeated, had Mr. J's con- duct been dictated by " timidity," had ne he. n a " dastardly traitor to the j trust reposed in him," had he beci guil-yofsuch "monstrous atrocitv.j sucn cnaooncal turmiude, ct such! extensive,1 continued, and deliberate! villainy as-" denes the strongest !an-i &u.ai; ctii in vir. i urner s " pen : Can such ridiculous tales as these stand til) airainst tht' r.ommnn ,.ns,' uage" even of Mr. Turner's kt pen ? " stand up aarainst tht' common s -nsi? ' of the American nation ? Yet with 1 all these sunDositions farts strirrVio-1 ft " ' 'hem in the face, with all this dread-! !ui clamor thundering in their ears, 'hey have committed the dignity of this beloved country to the ausnices of Mr. JeiTer ot., and by h.m will-it be restored in all its original splen- iov n me lountam iroin vvincn it , 5 i 1 ilowed. GENERAL EATON, Latelv appointed comm. mder in hief of the forces of the exiled Pripoline monarch, Hamet Bash-, w, is a Grem Mountain Boy. He a as- annointed a Cantain in th 1 S ---! Western army of the United States, ! about the year 1791, and recruited a company at Bennington. In our tmv he rose no higher than the -ank of Captain. During the lat er pirt; of the ad ministration of -'resident Washington, he 'as ap- ointed L-onsm at I unis, m which mportant Station he SUpjOrted the nterests of his country with zeal ' 'V:, , txru r 1 nd ai-uy. When Commodore Vlorns was at Malta, he was ap- 1 led to by a Mu'iese blacksmith of the name of Bussiti', stvling 1 1 msetf Consul and agent of his ex- oliencv S idi Hi 11-r. r.:ramdnli. the arst barn 01 lnpou, to assist . . . . . .. 314. j in placing his master on the throne occupied by his brctheiv- The - proposal vras tht the Uaited States shoukl advance 50,000 dollars, ' 20X50 stand of arms;"and a quan- ' tJtv ot yun-p0;vder, and co-oper- : atevith their whole faTce in the 1 iviediterran-an : nromisb.rr !-., :r ! UC; essfuiv th new Bashaw would j make t7eace wim tk- n;"i d ?J Commodorf ,YI.W,0 r- i , , W tewMn'l fj? A "l ll"ak .f18 tQ pt this 1 1 J 1 ' correspondence al- ?; eut:pon this subiect til viy ; r r '. - n . 1 . i ueiwtctn r. baton, nd Mr. Mdi 'SOft' bccrrtary of State. Mr. Ka- i ton eventna.ltrwf ...1M j : ton eventuallvadvimrfrl r.,;..- abie sum of the public money for this object ; n committee of Con gress reported in favour of his gen tral conduct in hi consulship. The project Hast.ice been sanctioned ov yefnment, and Mr. Etiton commissioned o ceratrwkh j th- exih-H U- 0Pfcr,Ue w '! U-bhaw. : . Tavern and Boardfrg-House, FAYETTEVILti, JAMES BAKER 1 IeIt1ve1ro'rellr Thank to Friendu a. ul rlie rinu c in te.v 1 c 1 iUt Tcry llbC' J r-d Lacouraraent he has experienced $ice ; Jallv .niorips them hat he ha taken that I lud, lw xvi,l remove on ,fcc lst oi OotJblr , , . , ::. 1. . "i wi-nastes. He A 1 ' ci 1 1 J .i r I ft I ' 1 . T ii. i- ... . . wai anvay bs.,, w,lh lhc v,fc rie:)' t ch. ice J pint. s, Wn.e, Porrer, &c The St-s siiail kiwa,s be pixvid' d wll(i'Corn- Oa's ana ah Kmds r orae. ash; N ,,ce, xva, every vi,e hTjn w rtn eAcsifettt n Jl.ai-d Taole in a large Rocm, with a Fife -place and good Mates' Cors and lia Is, aiul proper attention pajd, ' 3. A tew more genteel lloardcra may t iacusviJic, September 7, 1805. Ind'um Zuctiu Raleigh. WM. SCOTT, FROM GRAN VJLi.E COUVT V s ai.d cpTimms .INformsthe Public, that he has ta li e was once! 1 the'aa,,ve lan, wb?ch he shall en yy a majoritv l uJS1"1 !he middle of October . when, ... "o-w) 10 "ccoimuodare such as may can uprn h,m. As ha w.li spare no pains to render h-:a Iloose a ctmf.-r-ahle Accw.mMati t, f Irave'Je.s a: d o hers, he hopes to esperi. ecs success in His Undertaking. Parr:euhr Atjent.on wJI U-j,aid to th Accorr.m.Tda;ien of the Members of the -n san. General Assemhly, of whom he hr,ps loenrt-rtum a considerable NL.nn.er, ),is Hmiseb-e:nS very commodious,- and ch t ted up lor die purple. August 2 'j . v jut.c fl A TOUSE' a"i Iot at the Uni ver. "i s,t'' su:,ed on a htahTand nleasan in of villas i;5ro ieoom below, and two ab-ve Stairs. T he Lot contains two Acres. n.nr1 v.ii - t:1 crteu, smokehouse, Stwrehouse& Stable, all j . - , - u; OlaUic, all - 5 nevv swell shaded with Trees, and has ' t Cc'!r P"?" f enlarging the DweU : i i"': "cUle: r f,,rtr in,-'on en- ;i JOSEPH CUDWEI ti University Vu!r29, 1S05. ;T He-eby caution all Persons what i soever from truatingany animate Bein-v on ray account, as I am determined to pay no other Engagements than my own, unleis it is perfectly agreeable- ' ' TVm. Panrull. Oxford, N. C. Sept. 8, 1305. NOTICE. Will be idiio the highest Bidder, On Wednesday the 20th of November next, at the late Dwelling-house of Abraham Bass, deceased, LL the Kstate of aid Decedent, no: be for 2 iven away, consisting of the Flantitio'.i coi,iniing aoou' 2000 Acres of Las. d, well .improved with Houses, Gr- c iarcts, x .en hkelv Ne.qroe?, Q-:is;fftmg ot Men, vv.ipi?n and Chtlcl'-er. , .i ( Sroc ot Carie ai:d Hogs, Hohold and ' Kitchen Fjl'r!U' Wltn thc opof Corn, Ftnider.. ii.-andv and Cotton. Twelve, Momi(S Credu'will bcgln the Purchar , he giving i)ond with apprcvec! Security, to 1 ; The Executors. jj Nash County. N C.Sep. 16, 18J5. d ; 1 l! Prior e-.r a p t PTTFiPir?l? I -ir ji resale at " . jn.s'f Star i L
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