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4-i -f.. " 1 i '. xjt 1 ".' " "" ." ' - f ' . ,t " ' ." , ,-"' 1 . ' -- M I Froci the Bilnaore Evening Post: carnstif recommend to the at tcoiion of our refers, the follow- Friend lately pvr-cn rd j to the Present of the U Stales, wth bis answer; as sp-cimrn. f l the bretihing-lh- Irr f opuaeArttf.and goad'wiU toxVardi ill mankind. ' " ' u rrcanectcl, that the- III' 'Ul'l Society of FrUnds arc not accu. tf?nud to qfTcr Diod to the ambi-t-ou mihd,' or f nder the tnbti e of hi:.r flpprobatioo to any man or tndy'of men, but upon the mos interesting occ i8lni, and on the rtercst collection of its propriety. This constderatio'i should h4ve it 1 tre.i;bt in the present instance, ami may an ird us string evidence (11 m: "required i) 'f the nirc lntei lin$ n.1 correct cmduC. of that ad ninicration, wh-wc measurrsl this vtiry rcsiiectabte society nave seen proper to applaud. - It is also wonhy of remark, that rh-.n Mr. JcfiVtson was a candi due ihe first time for the P.ei dtney, that he had no warmer op ponr u than thoe members o' thi S cicty, who, to use the wor rfati tminriil and reneruble "Pub lie frirrJ,' daMiled in potitCb., a out), they opposed the eke- tion of a man wjio they were tauh t b l'cve w..uld prustrate relio'. trample on moiuli y, ende .vor to bring imo contcmM the pr ncip.es and pracue ot futkt and throw the nhole aystein of fpvernmcAt into anarchy, confusion, and dis tress ' -But, the . s:rong bands of prejudice and misinformation hare lcrri bi'ikn aun-icr, a'J oi the friends o! Mr. Jrffeison, per haps the Society oi iViends arr, as a bdc. the mot cimsiderati, firm and determined. Th y har rihis woiksiand hare f I their hippvrffctnnl manv iuh can didlr decl-rcd lhcy wron&'d him mnch in judging hun ith an un jusi juinierit. ' Sucii fniii docs the tree of vir-ue 4 bear V To THOICsTEFFlilRSC)X. PrtilUnt of tU Unttcd Statu, Wh, the Representatives of the yeirlv Meeting of Friends, for the V?s-ro Sh)re of Maryland, the cijccTit p4rts.of Pennsylvania and Virginii, and the sutc of Ohio, be h convened id the city of Balri n ire, on th'Me concerns which re late to oar Society, apprehend that u e fcil our mind engaged to ad drethce on behalf of ourselves, and' the re'tgtous Society which xrc represent. Perm.t us to say, tHat whilst rc desire to be preserved ftom inter inwddling with the policy of thoc (ijvernmrnts under which we live ; we believe it to' he our du ty, consistently with. that chris tian ob-igation, in relation to go tcnimmts, to lead a quiet and peiceable life 'undcr them, in all godliness and honrstv." v We feel . grateful to the Sove TtiCTi Ruler .of the Universe, that he hath influenced the counsels of the General; Government of our country, to decide upon several im portant subjects, agreeably to the principles of eternal justice and rirhu Amongst the most prominent of those acts which claim bur appro bation, wc are induced to notice .he evidences of thy efforts to pre- crie our. belovcO country trom the ravages of war, by cultivating a disposition," and pursuing a con duct marked with conciliation and friendship "yith "ill nations with hom we have intercourse,' there by avoiding those grounds of dts 'ention, which arc often thesburces from whence this mighty scourge kis its originy to the;reproach of Christianity;" Fox; as wc are firm h persuaded of its oWigatton as a rejghut principle', to it is our fer ment desire, in regardto all men, that even the smallest germ of en tity may be eradicated. And our ardenr praver to the Father of the Universe is, that through trie over ruling order of his Prbyidenre, the hearts and understandings of his i erring ;md contending creatures maybe illuminated so to behold iht txce!l lency of brotrvrrlv ahver.onj j become willidc; to admitlhe I as to spirit of :txn:vi-rsal recoocilaton. . .Ve .u aho bouuti to know ledge tKose philanthropic exertions which have been used to amelio rate the condition of the Indian na tive.?, by introducing arn Jng them a knowledge of agricu'ture, and of some of the mechanic art'. We sincerely concraiuJate thee on their t progress in civilization, ami the ve rv encouraging prospect,abundant ly evinced, that this truly benevo lent and laudable undertaking, w'im ultimately be crowned with ine d -sired cffjct-ianundert.iking which, whilst it increasingU obvittes th wretchedoess of their, form r on diiion, convert.- them fromdaoge ous ntighbors to valuable friends. But there remains a su?yect,inex possibly dear to our hearts, whuh uis particularly interested our feei ng. We rejoice in the prospect if a termination of the wrongs ol Africa, and that a tralfic, h rtto tore legalized in a district of the anion, in its nature abhorrent to every just and tender sentiratnt, cd reproachlul to humanits', to say jothing of christian princip cs, is ntcrdicted by our govtrnmenr. ror the exertions of thy influx n e, united with the Nation il LegMa :ure (may we not say) to relieve ur country from the complicated vils attendant upon this crul anJ nhmnari trade, we itre cngagctl, hroughthis medium, to tea tif) our warmest approbation. Aud may the fuiure counsels of our country yield to the influence of Him, who is caded a Wonder ful Counsellor, The Might) God. the Prince of Peace ; $o that the exercise of adiitional acts of justice and mercy, towards this gieailv opprc-sed part of the Hu man Famdv, may utterlv Remove the cries of olesVion, from th: highlv favored land. With sentiments cf respect due fromustothosewho,in the ordering of Divine Providence are set over us, we arc thy friends. Signed on behalf of the meeting, GtfKARD T. HOPKINS, CLrk. To the foregoing ADDRESS the PresiT dene of the United S i ATts rciututd the following aNSVK. Friend and Felcnv. Citizens, I thank you for the Address you have kindly presente.ri me, on behalf of that portion of the Socie ty of Friends, of which you are the Representatives : and I learn with satisfaction their approbation of the principles which have influenced the Counsels of the General Go vernment, in their decision on se veral important subjects confided to them. The desire to preserve our couri- I . f . ' i ' o . J cry irom cac calamines cc ravages of war, by cultivating a disposition and pursumg a conduct, concilia tory and frieodly to all nations, has been sincerely entertained S; faith fully followed : dictated by the prin ciples of humanity, the principles of the Gospel, and the ge neral Wish of our country ; and it ;yas not to be doubted that the'. Society of Friends, with whom it ts a, religious principlcjWould sanction it by their support, v ; ;V';f '.-: . ; The same philanthropic motives have directed the public endeavors to ameliorate .the condition of the Indian natives, by .introducing a raong them'j knowledge of agri culture and some of the mechanic arts; by encouraging them to resort to these as more' certain, and less Tabbrious rcs)urcesforsubsistance, than tht chase,' and by withholding from them ,the pernicious supplies of ardent; spirits. , Thev are' our U' .LJ: :H ' urcuircu, guruejgnoors ; tney may icaisdtrojtb! and tve should ings of ci -! ex end to them the bles rilizedTife,and prepare heir minds :or becoming useful m i- ''ii mbers of tne American lamuy. n this im- wrtant work love to yi ur Socie that we fy an acknowledgment. iave filt the benches ol your 2ea- us co-operation, -atw Cip5royed ( :;sjudiciou$ direction towards pro-: I some enemies, iotn interest then ertjoin. tha inciar amoriff those, ocoole .habkshbut too nrobabic that this flattering ofintlustry,comfortable subsistence and civilized usages, as preparatpf ry to religious instruction and the cultivation of letters.- WhUever may have beeb the ircumstances which influenced our irefathers to permit the introduc es of personal bondage in any ,art of these states, and to partici pate, in the wrongs committed on in unofTendinjqu-irter of the globe, ve may rejoice that such circum itances, and such a sense of them, exist no longer. It is honorable o the nation at large, that the na ;ion availed, themselves of the first , racticable moment for arresting this great moral and political erro ; md I sincerely praW with you, niy 'ntnds, that all the members of th iuman family may, in the time prescribed by the Father of us ull, lind themse ves securely estadi.sh d in ihe enjoyments of life, liber ty and happiness. TH: JEFFERSON. APPROBATION olth -VIRGINIA LF.GISTATURE.. Hie Legislature of Virginia, with characteristic snariv cc promptness, havv come forward to istprebsihcir sentiments in the-'ptt4ut crisis ot aflairs. The foltbwirj;Veaolution was adopicd after a.yery animated discussion, a great part cf which arose on a motion tj postpone the consideration of the rt solution for a shoit time. Thefirm purpose avowed to maintain the rights of the natioi, the strai expression of confidence in tht .idministretion of the general jjcvt;rmen:, ad abuve all the decided approbation oft he Embargo, are more than suf ficient answer to the calumnies and .murmurs of party opposition From Vrirgiuia, whose 'patriotism has eyr risen wuh the imminence of public danger and who has in variably been among the first to assert and the last to abandon the caute of their country, :his digni- fivd avowal of piinciple and of feel ing was to have been expected ; and we -have ho douht but that ihe same spirit wul characierise every legislature in the union, For disaflec ion, however it may rankle in the breusis of a few dis- apjxiinted partizans. will not be found to. have infected the or gans of national feeling.'- iMuch has been said lately of the impro priety of expressing confidence in the sdmiuistration as a maik oi servility and weakness. ' To this ihe language of the Virginia Le gislate is a conclusive; answer. Is there "a mpre independent body V in the world, one that would more, scornfully r'lject servility ScirieanV ness? Yet th,is independent Scdigni fled body has not hesitated to speak it strongest approbation of'the measures already pursued, and to pledge the wholenergies of the state to the support of such mea sures as may be adapted toipro duce an honorablepeaccor as may avenge the injured honor of these states. " '.- The preample was agreed tp-Ayes 157--Noes 13. The resolution - passed unanimously . ' ; The General Assembly 6fir ginia,iaxingmto tneir most serious consideratidn theyf resent crisis in ourpbliticat affair and ;the Circum stances which have;te'pde'dqpra duce itWujd be unpardbriably hegligenWWerci they'tQ remain- si- lept, They deeply regret tliat thev have ren disappointed in their arucntwisn,max,ine united otates . those disastrous convulsions which have so long desolated Europe, ' In the strict aod'im partial neutraii- ty practised' by -the American go- vernment to all nations ; jth the in violable regard which it ha so. scrupulously paid to justice & gobd faith, they fondljhoped they had a firm gltaranteei to theicontinu ance of peace. . But fromthe tne- nacipg aspect cf , affairs, it ;seenjs J ; anticipation is about to vanish', arid j that twe shall have to. act a parkin Jthe melancholy drama of the day. In reviewing the series of , causes which are likely to terminate in this result, we derive great consolation from the reflection that the govern ment of. the United States', has i ' L j done eyery thing on its part which was calculated to preserve peace upon honorable' terms, and that there is nothing with which it can with propriety be; upbraided.. The recapitulation iochi tail of the irisults and., injuries received, would, be u tiresome andtdigusting.: Block ades established contrary to former Lusage j new and destructive princi- piesinterpolat.ed intotne taws oi na tions ; our free-born ci izen? im pressed on board our own vessels,, and torn from their friends & coun try, have been doomed to perpetual exile and captivity, whilst the cry of I am an American Citi ZEN,1' has been treated with on tempt and disdain ; these; are some, of the outrages of which we com plain, and for whi.h we, had de manded reparation for the;past and security against',: lor the. future.- In the midstof amicable conference these subjects of complaint, arrived the 22d of June, 1807., a day which will be lort.ver memo rable in ihe annals of America, v u History will record, that on that day a ship of war belonging to Gnrat-Britain made an attack (at tended witUcircum-itancesthe most offensive) tipon a national ship of the United States, reposing upon the pledged security of public faitn, and that amidst the groans of the murdered, the flag of the U. States, the sacred emblem of our liberty and independence, was seen cow ering beneath British audacity and British violence. , 4 . The sens ations arising from this faring outrage pervaded with swift rapidtt) this vast continentitc produced one uniform sentiment oi indignation under the influeriCe of whichdisappeared al party distiuc tionsJ We exhibited to the": world the pleasing spectacle of a wide; extended nation, with one accord burying in the tbmb of its slaugh tered citizens all partv differences, and with one voice demanding am ple vengeance, or honorableirepa- ration. J he oeneral Assembly in reviewing the. conduct oT the Gov ernmjent of the United States in this tmng exigency; rejoice to reflect upon tho dignihtd attitude, by it assumed,orie that was sup ported by firmness, and tempered. wita moderation.. ft nas oecn as certained to ,th4Wbrid,-ithaiwar r eriue, the United States are in'nd cent of the calamities inseparably incident to tnac, stacc oi tnings. -And with confidence in 'that Pro vidence which seeriis to have made I .. 1 .!. .: - B v.. - . . .::t ni miy anticipate tne amyoi wea yen and a propitious -ttsiftpi?' should be wanting in ifrankaess,, Kwere we to suppress; our anxiety to r tne preseryaijon: ot peace, :put itiXst be a:peaic Prchiii6( with no sacrifice of Honor. IThe.rionor, pfj a nation t lisbeliveriqrij part -of the) iGefieral simhl5?is a jewHjot mcsumajbje; v:aiuet t be maintained evjeWliardIny spired with this seritirrietiri wefhve weighedt against everyacrince and accept it.as an equvalent;'It iSf a duty we owe ourselves to de-t ciare, mat wer sunmit, witn pleasure, id the.prrvations 'iarxaifie from the energetic measures recently adop- IV. in .the laying an embargo. wWe M -jcei naiiereu t Dy ne conncience ( which they'.repose in oufc patriot f ism arid self den f al and :x?e ; her ebyy beer leave Ab nslure" ?the Gerieraf g Gtove rnment, that this tep tnee bur warmest approbatiori' : jjr -L- , ..I'm f i '"Ii , '.. .i.v-. . &'re of ourcoT?imon countrV.i&ieiv ffn-g- with ' tndrfmloiikh r40?3U? aM'.fi':' injurie tiiic;ji nayc.Deen.ppe.reo us tiereoy ssoiemnjyyDjfccige tne wimiep, etieries ot this common we,s It h tb th e support of sii ch me asu res a m r ucuapieu;ic produce an vnnoraoi; , v peace, or avenge ine injureci nonor ot these states." Vthar can reach -theJLkuti and Gceis' ' to three or foar. Youths onlv anguaeesrapd the Mainemattcs, w lunaf :j? ei kiiaee . m a briva :e iezmnyi 4 o'ltacli 1 K'w lit 'tnetvV,'tth ' encouragement, by plth to ihe-iu V :s sciiber at KoCf;y 6hiu': ' il ' rL-'k't: November 13, . is. .. ; ;4 ' . t-;-. v ' .-T.; 'ft.- 'J'HE sever lOers of Divisions, , , Brigades, Keginje4its;and Battal'i Jn's . thro hoDt the.State,' ivhp'failed to njake ; complete Returns ofihe: M'hta lirider tlieir respective cordriaads to ihtate ildjuianb : General '-'$11'' ito'rWaWAhesarAe to the - u-ndersijjiied withcut delay. . The I inspection returns and MUlbf that . ; ; part of the Mi tta which is to conbttture the Co.a to be Vut'uished by 'this'.Stajeas ': I ; pait. f the detachment tile Milifiaot -C! the tinted States, are particularly caHedf-j fir, by the necessity" tieje is .'to raiismit''' to the Secretary cf War !a correct Re utrt of theet&ctive -forci.'yTHepfficirirme'.'.. dFuiy a is tn ma fi;e these rRet urns- arp an. -' N . piirzed of she constqusfnc of .tPeir; dlin- que:cy,prt scribed by an j Act pa$se3tat h& .ate Session of tlw LegJiSliure ; th1fejegola i.uus oi wnicn wiuoe ento.ct4 in the spirjt and policy by whichjthejj ,ve re dictated-)k Butth.- undeTstrted.carint :'frtoeary tt'--. "w indulge a conKdent hbpthat theasct f tne tmts and the rtsrthTn of the Ve-, f neral Gvernoient-ilta.Mjma an of itts fellow" citikepk- feia decree too : - ..: r..' Jt ' - -slA" .- .... . jvwcctui iu ntea any rcCPirtte to ,pettalt generously eraulare'each oUier, ih pefseVer- ia e nd savuiir toun f use Jaito alt thej c ers trtat ofdierdisciplihe ancl exemplary con- ; duct, "without wpich they , will be dange rous oily to thcmselTsifand hajrrriess to ; ' ihei enem es. $ ApiijSd- tW wisdom of ' our -pu-Jli 6ane'Us T'dnilbpjic ' t of eycntktl aveir the" nrapen'ntorrh withput prostrating the hoitor of theatiinil;; Kt ought, , heveT.thleio se impressed oti toe hitpd of fcverjf iHd;yuxt, .as aaieri : r and irhportaht tryfe;;;thatA Milh judK ' i?it c ;oiiSiy organized, duly execised, - kil -prompt, at'thVtji.ll of their countr ,' to dc-' . fe iid ner from vnjtuacked'pretih si -ms's 't.tiattt?iaff d most hono ' able protectjphWa '- f th s a vviut era 'oF ta.orlidistinguj'siu'g and almost sing.lar'pnvileti - 1 j vO VVARU FAS rEtfi 'C , , ' T . A4jutant-General HiNewbernan. IBth, v A LL person : indebted ti I the Es A tate oftXuL BAHtNGR; dec hy Not.Cor otherwise, are "requested ta tnake payrocnt before the hrst day V)f.Xpri; : . jOHNBAUfNGEH, - -: TJIACT F?i;AND, situated f in theGpftnjotFra 'tors ;6f Sycamore"Gfe4bi abli; 'five Miles ' casi.jp . jLew isourg, ci3ini tgaoout J VU. . j5 or 7-handH4atae?H idapte4 t th cuhar iobacco,i his La(has. pttt a .camforta . ijlefand convenient X) weliing-H pu'sc 'laftjl: ? 4dfine Stablest t ijias jCJtceUent Swings; 4uu oKtiKcu a iicaiiwy. piiuaviou. f r or J Z- Tanuarrayth,' lUJ.'f 1 T Af y ccunu j vui v t many jnore w ui for all' I an determined to .have"' general settle mem up to the.commentemeut ot the pre' sentyear;;'I there lore iyeOtice; tjiat all those indebted who ddVffiakje payment VEx'tf. arid i W zWjt y fot allvhich .reasons ill mil Mi, 3 ! .4'
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