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GESERJL BWUNT.
"HE Ciiiof TxrborttigVin thitStire.
" 2nd .ij Neighborhood, feeling desire to
afforw GAi.BLO0HTt.ey.Kknce
ef ibew MtUfaction at hit conduct at ther
Xcrvtsentativt in CongrcsS, met en S
tardjy the 21t of M), the Court
lou to pamfcr of :lublic Dinner
provided f the occasion,: t'whch ib;
General wis present H." I. Tocle7
q acted as Prctdeflt, and Francis To
tie s Vce-President,
The following Address was pre-
srnted to Gen. litountfrom tfcc Ci-
tfeas of Tarborcuira : ; :
TO GEK. THOMAS BLOUNT.
Sir Ptrmit us.with sentinv ntsof
loy which we feel at your return to
ycur natire SUte, to mingle our tin
fiunrd approbation of the firm, -able,
a d rtistinguUhcd prt w hich you took
in the 'measures of the Est Congress,
ard.wh:ch were so admirblv fitted
,to repel. the aggressi'ins oi Turantt.
aid maintain inviolate, the Liberty
and ltd pt nd ncc of our country.
Much a wc feel the privations and
inconveniences to which we are ex
poud, we cmnot but regard as wise
and provident, the nuasures from
vbence they Cow ; and whilst we rely
inth confidence on the interference
cf sbi proper authorityf for the re
moval of our burthens, whenever tht
ausiciuus moment shall arrive; ut
must express a dt sire that the same
jwlicy will be continued until it sal
as it must, extort from other nation j
respectful attention to our rights and
imDortance
The powers of the human mind
arem general so circumsenbtd. that
few men &rc capable of pursuing with
uccrss, more than a siule objvet ;
the plans of the p&'t'tuian are rarely
investigated bj the soldier, wh.lel'hi
lifcof the htttr seldom pre-c -us othei
than an unwelcome and f rbiddinv;
aspect to the former. But to y.u.r
lir, whose life has been a continued
t tule, first to acquire and then ti
preserve our hid p.ndenee i :o you.
who hive so ably c fended in tht cs-
irVf,' what you have so n bly achiev.
cU in the JZrlJ o you, .who dred to
eppe a youthful iranlikf arm to
the invaders 61 your teuntry's tight A
the toils of. the wimdr, and the
schtm'i of the itatdvuin arc alike
famUiir. r ; .
We cannot conclude, sir, without
expressing a hope (in which we doubt
not, y ou r consli.ucnu generally roost
cordially participate) that you will
not retire, from public service, until
the cloud which at prestnt darkens
our pslitical horizon shall be dissipa
ted ; and thai we may permitted
to announce to the citizens of the
district your willingness to appear
yet longer, an advocate for-the Li.
ttrty and Ind pendente cf An'rica.
- We we, ilr, with seritiments of the
" hihesr mpect, ' r
Ycur niih.h obl'sed, and very cratefui
. Fellow-Ctuztns;
f Sifted ty a Kn kr rftle Ibcbitcnt cf
To which the General returned
the following answer :
To the Inhahttd'xts cf ' Tarlorough &
its Vicinity -
CENTIXMEN,.
Whether any efforts of mne to aid
In the .achievement or preservation
jf the independence of cur coumryt
have.been tenil to the extent which
ycur long indulged and highly fla? -tering
partiality maj have induced
v you to imagine, is a question, which
I shall willingly lexve'.without pre
suming to' igive an. opinion on it, to
tle just diMpnipf a generous and
enlightened public"; tvhoiri I have al
ways considered it the highest henjr
tocrte;:and have honesUy served,
othjn the. field and pbtnet, 10 the
utmost of 'myVability;' X however,
rust be permitted tof say, a by the
?stirouny of my, own. conscience, I
'm warrautcd to do.; that", w nether
ay labors, civil or jnilitaryi have been
useful or otbcnrise,"they were dicta
' ted by as pure patriotism ai tTeTin
fiuccced the actions of any. man, and
havebeen constantly r guided." by a
'ztsl for the liberty nd happincss.of
Jhe American. people, which ; sought
additional rea'mexitc: to' 'thai;
hich wis sure to arise frotrilthe re-1
collection of .having always done; my
uty, accbrdiiicr ty mv best sense-of
but their - apprnbationAhdJthat
iccoiaiptoce has beta accorded to line v
at all limes (not excepting those
when my political enemies, to answer
political purnoses, poured upon me
torrents of calumnies) by all that por
tidm'of roellowiiiztns, whose si
tuations -afforded the best opportunity
of forming a correct opinion of my
character and conduct, and particu
larly by you, gentlemen, who are,
and long have been my nearest neigh
bors, with a liberality which consti
tutes one of the' greatest sources of
my.hai-pinesVand has exciied in ny J
'mind sentiments -ifrraiiuae too
m . - l -
tron(r to be -obliieratea: either oy
I- ngth of time or change of circum
stanceSk It was natural to suppose, that the
mpst enlightened and patriotic of our
citizens, among whom, without dis
paragement to any, justice must give
to you a distinguished place, would
be the first to honor with their.appro
bation, and regard as wise and provident,-the
defensive and precaution
ary measures of the last session of
Congress because it was known
that they, by means of their superior
intelligence, would be the first to dis
cern in the conduct of England and
France, that disregard of the princi
ples of juMice, honor and genetosity
which rendered the adoption of such
measures necessary to the preserva
tion, not onlyof our sea-faring bre
thren, our vessels and our surplus
produce, but of our national rights.
Hut it was no less reasonable ttf sup
pose, that those measures would re
ceive similar approbation ai.d regaid
from every description of naivc A
merican citizens, when the policy and
endency of i hem, should be general
ly seen and understood- for it is re
pugnant to all reason, and disgraceful
;o human nature to imagine, that
any man born in the same clime, thai
crave birth to the he roes. 61 our glo
rious revolution, will ever be found
willing to surrender, but with his life,
any portion of that liberty, which
their braver) k patriotism achieved,
and that it would be a virtual su
rendcr cf a vital principle of our na
tional -iovereignty to, oppose those
measures, or to withhold from them
that full approbation which is necet
saiy to carry them into complete ef
fect, and which every advocate for li
berty, must when fully informed on
the ubject, consider them justly en
vitled to j must be obvious to you,
gentlemen, and to every man of dis
cernment ho has taken, or will take,
the 'trouble to examine the doctrines
assumed and practized upon by Eng
land and by France, in relation
io neutral commerce a such exa
mination cannot fail to convince any
man possessing a mind open to con
viction, that thevU. Siatts, whose
government, actuated by a sincete
desire to preserve the relations cf
peace and frient'ly intercourse with
all nations, had always pursued a
I strictly fair and impartial neutrality,
were reduced, towards the . close ol
the year 1307, by the insolence and
injustice they had suffered and were ,
at the present time suffering, under
the restriction on our lawful com
merce ; which had been imposed,
contiary to the established laws of
nations, by both England and France,
to the paiiifi'l necessity of determining
either tu go immediately to war for
which they were not well prepared,
and had been always averse ; or, to
acquiesce ignominously in principles
obviously incompatible with their in
dependence, and leave unatoned that
so well known flagrant violation of
their national sovereignty.. and wan
ton murder of several of our citizens
on board the American ship of war
Chesapeake ; for the purpose of ob
taining the poor privilege of carrying
on toregn commerce, even in the
native productions of their own coun
try, on condition prescribed by .Eng
land, and conditions too, harder as
well as more degrading, than she
had ever claimed. power. to prescribe
to them, .when they were British co
lonies yr,'to lay, an EmbargO'-rAnd
ln.this'situation, : wiJi a. full sense,
wfikh'I .always .felt, .At-' the', import
jtance'of theirost-'cohfided in me, '.&'
with'. ;aingle .eye rlcr ;roy -couritrj 's
iiappiness -which! ivelllknew"coultF
noVbe preserved
dencej" ihduld be Iqst,-' concurred tiV
opinion: itbn'im'tneiiVo-'joritf .
oi uuni nuuscj. qi Urougrcss, tnai.iL
wuuw ucriusv'tuuuucivcvto:ine.in--i nivioe-vToria: anu in&u.wniie l'wouia irr-r-'.rr n 5" .rri:
lerest even -in a Oecuriiarv:nomt ht hrtnnraWft rnpaha. rOnitPi fClgtlt nUndrett and'XUnWiiSSfetLin H im-i .IT -W ii
View, and most consistent fiyith.the
honor, as well as'indt pendcnbe of
the nation, to embrace thev last al
ttrhativci and had 1 actedr' other
wise, believing as I;.did, that: this
measure was better calculated than
any - other,1 nt only to preserve; our
rights;-' but to pimhh wjth more se
ve ri y th a nVc .otherwise could j' the
insolt nt atid tyrannical invaders 4of
themvJ jshould have stood; before
you, I gentlemen, at this time seif
convicted by the Unerring
conscience,. of. the detestable crime
or treason against that happy coun
try, which, it was the sole'objectof
my earliest and most ardent youth
ful labors to give freedom to, and
which, every man in it who is" wor
thy to be free, must be willing to lay
down his life to preserve And then,
instead of 'deserving, as I have ho
nestly endeavored to do, the4- ap
plause with which you have been
pleased tohonor me in your flatter
ing address of yesterday (tnore per
haps because you are convinced of
ihe honesty and zeal for my country's
good which guided me in the dis
charge, of my duly, than because
you can ascribe to me such talents,
as could give any aid in support
of a claim to ii) I should have de
served and expected to receive from
youj and from evey other man who
feels in his heart the love.' of justice
ind the glow of patriotism, which 1
fondly hope is felt by all Americans,
nothing hut contempt Sc execration.
It is known, gentlemen, to sbme
of you, that it was my intention when
1 had last the honor of receiving your
suffragt-s, io decline, in consequence
of increasing age and a natural love
of ic tired life, making any future
offer of public services.. But at that
time it was no. foreseen by me, that
at this period the situation of our coun
try, and cf the world, would, orcould
oe, what it is and as the high sta
tion to which I have been so often
raised by ihe confidence of the most
woi thy and independent of my fellow-citizens,
from being the post only
of honor has become, while 1 am in
possession of it, the post of danger
also ; cannot reconcile to my sense
of propriety the idea of leaving it,
without manifesting to those, who
placed me there, a willingness to re
main at it until ihe storm which is
now threatning us with War shall
have subsided, or it shall be their
good pleasure to remove mc e3pe-
ially, gentlemen, since I have re
ceived the very agreeable informa
tion, i m pai ted to me by your addreis,
that my conduct at that post Has
been considered worthy of approba
tion, and that my longer continuance
at it is believed to be desirable to a
very considerable portion of my con
stituents. You, therefore, have my
permission, gentlemen, to announce
to the citizens of the district in which
we live, my peifcct willingness to
stand forth yet longer an advocate
for the general liberty and indepen
dence of America, and for their par
ticular interests, both of which it will
always be my happiness to promote,
whether I shall move in the 'walks
of public or private life, or to retire
from their services as it shall please
them in their wisdom to determine,
at the ensuing election And as I am .
still longer to be held up to view as
a rnn.HHtr fnr n.ihlir ronficlenr 'it
,o,r oot imnrnr MfmM.'iw
may not be improper forme, by way
of enabling you to repel certain insi-
niiitmn whirh 1 linnprtlanri hnv-i
been thrown out against me in some j
of the distant parts of the district, to i
say, That there lives not on earth a jj
man more sincerely desirous'of peace
with all nations than I am j because !;
I know that the true interest of my j
r,.iintrv rnnUt in nearennrl friendlv i f
intercourse with every nation, and 1 !f
nu;,i,..-',n otMr.kni.nf t u 1
profession of arms, nor a ffivate in-
erest that is susceptible ot advance
nent by, the operation or effect of
War that I have no partiality for, or
prejudice against , any foreign nation,
and particularly England jorf France,
that culd, under any circumstances,
induce "me, if I had po wer,'to sacri
fice' any J portion oflhe, liberty f the
'onel to prpropte tHe greatness of the.
other, Jbecause I consid
as 3)eirg already too greatirf pcwer;
$nc on s ranr! the othef 'onrlahd,'
:oMne reoose ot the -other . nations
with;:thfcpreserotioJorow j ;f& i
and especiaifr 5 toavdid Hakihpatr jkifcc r
in lhexistiota
t ranee, on the stdeot enner, i;woiua
more willingly erjgagt in wai; ag-fet;
a cumoinauon oi an tne nations oi uie;
earthy than lurrendel' to thtjtoTprkiS
tb.er. of them,' one sfnffleV though thtr
Jeastjmiwrtant'nehtffbat
ayTcicigiuy. , v occause-me, w-ihi
out ' libertyis notworth ipreserv-.
fngi : and theurrtnderif one rilcht;'
however ;tivjali Wouldlead- cfer;
tainiy, ana speeauy ;o ctne. a.n inifa--
tionbfeVeryoiherflglitT Ybjerefdre
I. for. on el am cietermined rp iiveorir
ly so long as. my Country sha retain
its eedoniAnd the hope ; tha this
senurtietii pervades arid js cherished
in tqe bbsonis of all mycpuntrymen
VhichVia i too pleasing tb b creli
Uished until! experience hs, proved
it fallaicious, inspires' me with confix
dehce that Whatever desicris have.
been, or may-be formed, agains';
the liberties of America, either by
France or England or both; of them
together, will prove aboFiiv. ; ;
' I am, Gentlemen, with sentimerits'of the
highest rtspect, i J
Yoi!r much honored servant, '
' : THOMAS BLv.UNT.
7arborougb, 'May 231808 . .
' AM ACt;- .1 ';;y!
To erect i Light house on wiit-'judith in.
the S ate of Rh de Uaid: .
BE it cnafted- iy the Senate s and
House of lii'prtfentatives of ihe Uiti.
ted States of America x in Congrtf
ajfimbledl That the Secretary Htf ihe
Treasury shall bevand he hereby is
authorised and required, to cause a
go d and sufficient light.house to 6e
erected on Poiiit Xudith, in the State;
of Rhode-Island, and to appoint the"
kteper of the Said light-house, un.-ief
the direction of the President of the
United States, and otherwise to pro
vide, for such light-liouse at the-ex-peuse
of ihe United States : Prdvi
Je, That sufficient land for Vhe ac
commodation of such light-houseVj
can be obtained, at reasonable price,
and the legislature of Rhodt-Istand
shall cede Jthexjurisdict ion oVer the
same to thetJnited States. ' And a
sum notexceeding five thousand dol
lars iyhertby appropriated for the
purpose of defraying the expenses
okerecting the said light-house ; to
be- paid out of any monies in the
treasury not otherw ise appropriated.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be ihe outy oftthe Se
cretary of the Treasury, to cause the.
light-house to be so constructed, that
the light, on being discovered, may:
with certainty be distinguished from
that of other light-houses, heretofore
erected in its neighb fhood
J. B; VAUNTUM, v
Speaker ofhe House of ftepresentattves
GEO: CLINTON,
Vice-President of the United, States, and
P tsidnt of the 'Senate,
Approved, February 10, 1808- " V
, TH : JEFFERSON. ;
. ' ; AN ACT V . '
For the relief of Edward Weld . Samuel
Becbee, and John Dav.dson.
BE ' it enabled, by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Uni
ted States of America, in Congrefs as-
J d9 That . the'Secreiary of the
; Treasury be and he hereby isauthori-
zed and difecied io Dav out of anv
...w... ... ...w vujui j iiwk uuivi n isi.
aPW" W to ward W eld, the
Sumof one hundred dollars, to Sa-,
mH Bt;ctbee sum of fifty dollars,
to n vidson, rhe sunV of
J together, with interest
?li lh? ?um AV ihe rate
9' ght per. Centum per; annuma-
greeablyto the terms of the Joan; of
five milltons of dollars -oronbsea uno
hdTa 1
an act of Congress, : passed on the
1 6th day of July, one thousand seven
nunorea, ana. ninety-eignt,- enutieo
" Aji, act to enable- the Prsidenti : oT
ene otares ,t.o oorrowior tne pup
lie servi4e.elng
cenificaiestssuea at thelBankok ihe
lnii.J,;'?asl
IbinVoiVepf whtckbeUignumbett
hjjntlieirand twenty-seven, 4ssti?d in;
fthame''of ;tHe said Inward .Weld "1
ior one nunareu uoiiars, ana Has neen
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atCFebruarv tlfertasv asExecurora
to the: last Will. and-Tesiament of UO
B.ERT;PA1NE, deceestd; late of Per&oii;
Ccuntyi. request all persons having clarmjft
'asfdsta.&sfat;. to mal appiiCa-;
ViaTn -withjn .ihe time 'fimited by law.an(J1
those iiulefyed to si' rei
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