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l- ' v - .. 7 V ' - TruRSUAT. MXrch 9, 1809. , : i ' - - . 4- n ' ; No,494. , tu I
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95p sait)arttp4 -7;
iM BVW ... ST
A Jt f'rStendiDg thctcm of aed.t n
. :rt rrraifi casis. na tor
tCCnuC irwiu" -, -- , ,
oner panxcy t , 1 1;- ;
B'
iru inacfa b 'tte Senate ana
druse & Represent o;
Unite i Stiiuc.jwrr 7'
b.,nds giren, tubsdjucnt lo the. dale
of theict U which ihU act u4a sup
ple merit, for duties on coffee, suaiy
pepper, indigo, Cocoa; and wmeiiay
fni v,!,itrrftwcntY-thfee cents per
fjiiion, and which rtraun unaiid. o
for the wmc'aiticles which pay ar-
mc hereafter i.r-ny ol tue'pons oi
the United States, and;vlulst tne
acC entitled An act hjing.ari cm
tar on all fthi and vessels; in the
ports, and harbor if,the Uttitcd
Sutcs,M shaUtoninus in force, niay
be suspended; subject ho. vevcrio all
respects to the condition and provi
sions nude andvrovi icd ia the act
of the tenth or March, one thovud
.rtht himared and ctkbt, to w.uch
thU act is aMbotonent l ,Prov(icdA
f That nothing herein cqutabiea su i
f be construed to exCend to iniporta
I ttons made In vessels dispatched u:i
derpermbsiinS granted bf the Prer
fiideiU of the United States tn pursu
ance of powers io Mm vested bf the
sevetUli section of the act, entitled
An fCt in addition tq the actt en
titled An act supplementary tothe
act, entitled" An act laying i em
birgo nn all ships and-vessels in. the,
parts and harbors of the United
Stitcs. . '
Sec 2. And be it further enicted,
That iftnc a n juat of any ba-id
ven far the paymeat of duties on the
importation of coffee, suar, pepper,
iadigo, cocoa be trino. pay to a dury
of twenty-three cents per Rallon,marfe
Jubsequent tQthe passBgc of the a:t
to hicri this " a supplement, and
act hate been catitlrd .fs an cxten-!
slon of credit, shall hare been previ- (
cusly paid, the inoney so paid shall
by the proper collector be refunded ;
to the person. or persons wno snau
hive paid the aarneor m nis,i ner.
or their, aent or ajrxnu, on his or
their ivjn.a bondwith sureties, in
the same manner and on the same
terms, conditHns And restrictions,
and pn a "compliance of. the. jperson
or persons recetvin the ind
enc
!rfTi.btfri.Utd. with all tne nrovi-
sions of the act to vthich: tois s a
suEplemxnu s. - ,
Speisr oftbs Ilutpf Rtpettttaicuu j
lbu. i;urtio.
Pice ftruSent V t$ United Suttt cnJ
PrttUnt fft&e jSatate.
Jzarjl2,lS7J .ArrROvaOt '
An set rcr JitiJingW ItJi2n Teiritory
. ' into two teparatt government. ,
BE it enacted fw the. Senile end,
ffjate Representatives the
Ui:ed Sta'es cf America, in Can$refs
cts'v.Hed, Thi romyad -after' the
fi.st day of Mrch next, elt tnat pn
of the Indiana territory wfiiah lies
"rest pf the Vahash. river anda di
rect line drawn from tha. sati;Va,
bash river and Post Vincennes, cltfe
north to the lerritoriat, line. between
the United State j and Canada, slnll,
fonhe purpose of temporary go?crn-mer.t,cwat-tute
a teparate territory
and bs ca:! 3 Illinois; . -
Sec. 2. And leit ftirUcr enaBed,
That there shall be established with,
in the said territory agoverftrnenf:ia
a'l respects similar;, to that provided
by the crdicsriee of Congress pars
ed o;i jhc thtrtcenttf day: of July;
one t thousaad setcn - Kundrerl and
eighty-seven, for the erothtntof
the territory of tfcti UoiteStates,
r.nr:hrKCu pf the river- Ohio ; . and
h7 an act pssed on the seventh day
ci Au-ust, one thou sahoT seven hun-t-red
anJ eiKhly.nlncV entitled An
ta Jto provide for the (fbvemrnent
of the territory north-west of the ri-vcr.hiD-ami
thejnhlbitaots titere
oHb Ul be entitled-to, jmd cmoy all
end singular the riglits.iprititeget
and advantars, granted and secured
to the-people of tht territory or the
Um:ed States, north, west of the, rj
vcr Ohb.by the said ocdiaance; , -
t5ee. X, Artd be it arihe.enacte
That the officers fur the said territo ry,
who, by virtue pf ,thh act, shall
be appointed by the President nf lhi
vice and consent of the Senate, shall
rcspeciiveiy cxc.rcic;tc'04u."
era, peiiorm the samettuuuc? u
receive .tor tneir crvicc vuw. --...w
compenisationsas "by the ordinance
aforesaid, and thc-lavrs of the United
States, hve been provided and cs
tablislied fir simVarlBcers ln the
Indiana terrjtory. . Andthe au'tc
aud emoluments of superihtendant ol
Indian affaire siiall be united with
those of jvernor '.-i Provided, That
(he President of the Unicd atcs
sfiall have full powcri m the tccc
oT Congress, to appoint , and com
mission i officers, herein Autho
rised, aud tbetr commissions siialt
continue in force tinitl the end of the
next sKn ol Co igi ess. ..
AeA 4. And be it further enctled,
That so much of tne ordinance for
the government of the tcrritoty of
ne United States nortwcst.of . the
pnio river, as relates to the organi
ze ion of a general asserabiy there.
hi. ttiid urcscribesthe powers there
of, snaf be in force and operate in
iue Illinois territory, whenever satis
factory evideuce.shal: be given to the
i;uYenior;ta5reot mat sucn is me
mh of a;majortty of the freehold
ers, not withstanding there may. not
;ctherein five-thousand free male
inhabitants of the age of twenty-one
years and upwards a Provided, Thx
until there shall be hve thousand
free male inhabitauK of twenty-one
years and upwards in said territory,
the whole number of representatives
to tne general assembly shall not be
less than ae ven, nor more than nine,
to be apportioned by the governo.
tr tne several couniies in the saia
territory, agreeably to the number
of free males of tne. age of twenty
one years an.l upwards, which they
may respectively coir ain",- . .
; Sec. 5-. And be it further enacted,
rbrat nothing .in this net containeu
shall be construed, sot as in any man
ner io affect the .government now ii.
orce iti the Imbana territory, further
than to prohibit the exercise thereoi
within the Illinois territory, frim
nd after the aforesaid first, day of
March next.
Sec. 6. And l. it further enacted,
That all son, process and proceed
ings, which, on the first day of
lafch nsxi, shall be pending in the
court of any county which shall be
included withm the said territory of
lU;noi&, and also all suits, process
tnd proceeding virhich, on the said
first day of March -next, shall be
pending in the general court of the
Indiana territory, in consequence of
any writ of remoyal; or order fr
trial at bar, and which, had been rcf
moved from. aojr. of. ths counties' In
cluded mhitrthe limits of the tern
t rry of Illinoja aforesaid; shall, in all
things concerning the si,me,be pro
ceeded pm'and judgments and de
crees rendered thexcon, in the aarhe
manner as If the said Indiana . terri
tory hi4 remained undivided.
'Sec. 7 ArJ be it further.tnaBed
Thau nothing m this act contain
ed shail-be so construed as to pre
vent the collection of taxes which
may, on thefirst day of March next,
oe due to inev inuidn cuiwijf u
UndsJyintn the said territory of II-
1 bee. 8; Akd be it further enaCled,
That until it shall be otherwise or-
dercd by the legislature ot mc saiu
Illinois territory; Kakaskia.on the
Mississippi river shall be the seat of
gover.nment-tir Uie saia imnais icr-i
J j.b.varnum, 0
- "Speaker tfibt Ilue of Rep tHcniaiixu,
J;; MILLfclDOC,,
. - Pi esiJat cj y tbi' 1 Senate fro-ttnipcyc.
Fefcruary J, M.-.If proved.
Tit t JCf tH-HbUW.
ESCAPED FROM JAIL.
hrxTlIEUE & on the nighi 0
lio, wbahad $eirir commnted; oiv chtisa
of ? ;lany to ihe " jjul of Person Cbuuty,
brolce thererram, aid nave' uotVince.be
I Ueinl ol. f hereby fiTer aj-revfard of On
ihxidrti doUf,tor the tppehension aJ
Securing ot -fte said tacni, ana twent)-
Ave tar the ajprehcai nand scevrtnj o
tne sad Fui to tharttfnr nay. be tiroui
Leo Justice on tne chaises Ia.if. aa-Rtt ihe
SI a.itu tt about L or; 22 ycxn 01 agf,
fret-8 ar tt 1 ache hgip darklun, ira
bIHr ees anL. d-sw u look. Fox is 4 i
yers of ajc, aWatiS teet 6 or 7 t
tisj, his a ttiirf vua0e',1ght bar.aiid btiit
-yrs. - ' Wl MmSiACx ,
re. jul . ' ' .:
Of tlx President oftlf Mated a;
To Governor 'Tykt'a letter to him,enck sing
the Address 01 tne vencrai n.iscraui vi a
Vireinhi aUo hjs 'answer to the address.
Sk I have duly received ydur
favor of, the 1 1 t"b covering the rcsq-
lutions 01 me .jcFvE?"y;5r
Virginia on; Our. ioreigu reiauou
and an Address to myself on m jr ap--
proaching'.retiremcjati and: i -asife
leave, through' the same channelto
return the enclosed Answer. o-.
hingVcan give me . more smcere
sitiifaction than this kmd'And lionor
able testimony from the General As
sembly of my native statea state tn
which I have drawn my , first, and
shall draw ray latest breath, and 10
which P retire with mexpresaiK
pleasure. I am equally sensiop i
rour goodnessjn the approving
term in which you have made' this
communication. 1 ne concur reuc
of a veteran patriot, 'who, from the
first dawn, of the revolution to this
day, has pursued unchangeably the
same honest course, cannoi out oc
naitering to his fellow labourers. 1
pray you to accept the assurances ot
my sincere esteem and respect.
; TH; JEFFERSON.
His Excellency, Gov Tyler,
rO rHGNERL AS5SMBLY OF
vjrg$niaw' v:
I , receive with peculiar serisibilty
the affectionate address ot the be
heral Assembly of my native state, on
my approaching retirement from the
olnce with which I have been honor
ed by the nation at large. Having
been one ofSthose wtio entered into
public life at the cummencement of
an xra the most extraordinary which
the" history' of man has ever yet pre
sented to his contemplation, I' claim
nothing more for the part I "Hay
tcted In it, than a Common merit of
laving', with others faithfully endea
v ired to do my duty in the several
ttatious. allotted rtSe. ' In the mea
.ires which you are particularly
leased to approve, I have been aid
led by the:.wisdom and patriotism
.if-! the natibnar Jegislaturc, and the
arttie and taJerits of the able co-ad-jurors
with whom it has been my
happiness to be, associated, and to
vhose valuable 'and faithful services
I with pleasure and gratitude bear
witness Jc . - ' ;.
t From te'monlent that, ta - pre-4
serve our rights, a change j of go
vmment I jfcciroe,r ' necessary, no
dMibt could be entertained that. a re
publican form was moconsorfanf
with reason, with right, with t he free-
dbni of mah, and with.the character
t and situation of'-ou fellow-citizens.
To the sincere epirit. of republicanism
are naturally associated the love ot
country,. qevmton , 10 its iiDcii.ii3
rights and its' honor.' Our prefer-
ence of that fotmrof government
has been, so tarusimea dviusw?
cess,' and the jprosperity with Tirhich
it has' blessed ui. - In no'porfion of
the earth were rilefiberty aod pro
perty- ever jsn securely held ; and it
ts'With ipffdite satisfaction that, with
F drawing fom tjitj active sceneis of
life, I see the iacfed deposit f theie
blessings committed to tnose 'Wno
ares sensible ot-their yaiue, anu ue
tefmiped to dcfencljthqmt :.r'i
It would have, been a" irreat'con'sb-
Jation to have left'the. nation; sunder;
l.t he assurance 01 a conunucu pcu.ee-
Nothinir has been spared to effect
it : . and ar jio othcrl period of.-.his-.
tory would stiClv efforts -haTefatlcd
"mj e.ure iti ;KoV neithej belligereni
rnrettfiuls td hav been injured by us,
ljf,cdn say inaiweiiavecin&uy in
?tance dqiarted from the tost; faith
fufneutraUty:;: and certainly none
will charge dsvfith avfant of for
bearance. t ... . -i. -'V; "
Iq the desire of pace, t3nt jn full
.confidence ot safety from our.ynity,
lourpdsitWaml our esouvces,lhaIf
retire In to t herrbooajijof ijrny' at vye
Utate, - endeared" ro' ine Jiy every; tie 4
f t hich; can attach tmxn;heart..
The aVsurances"pf your atipxWtioiriM
nt in mv future .hauDinesvrs and
Vhat the- supreme. iuIer ;of- the - uni
verse may hare-: dor wjntry under
ni s i sieci al : caret will ; bet a hiong the
atestbf rnpratersw-v''; , H!?X :l
I''TU 4 JEFFERSON-
OF TrfE METHODIStS TO MR. JEFjt
BON, WtTH HIS ANSWER.
TOgTHOKf 'jEFFEHSON,r
:ssienhUi: States. ;S
Sir-As you are aBotitiVofuntanTy
taesin the important (ielm of the
itiion' and from -your eieyated, tho'
eViticil situation, dscend-tb the dife-
itity ,pf a private cittzenwe thought
iv a uuiy incumotDEon us loexpress
the high Qpinlon We.entertaih of tjie
valuable services yoii have rendered
toovirfcbuntty. , ; r'V
' VVeHveriolorbypurenemiejoa
the com mencement of your tesi-
ilentiaf career thar" yoar prioclnles
uance evealed religion that ' w.e
might burn our .bibles, for the floix!!
jl . r : a . . .- . 11 1 t A i
art oi- junueuiy. wouiu us ppenu
upeft thefolldVerSvof Emanuel, and
t-eligion would bebamhed lrom the
states'rOf Ithk Unioji hut ve , :tre
happy and Thankful that'it is in our
povv?r to " say, ' that so -far from, its
having beep. the case- we satitinder
oji'r' vine. and our .fi-tree,' wbfsfiij)
ping :-GodY'agree ably to the dictate!
of our own conscience none making
us atraia :ana lurtner, our societies,
m genera, vllTrqughout "the ! Union,
have experienced an astonishing in
crease, and 'thousands hafve turned
from the error of their ways to seek
nappiness in the God of their salva
tion. '.:r:i
'Agreeably to the precepts of oiir
holy rel.giori, we try?as much as
Ueth in us,ttbj'eaceablylth aU
men, and thatVe pay securan lio,
;est Uveiilibod 'foouf'espectiy4-:'
miLiet without coveting the property
or-infringing :. the 'rights of our fellow-citizens,
we corice i ve i t to lie
ou?fdul ' "attend AVitn boristahulti-dustVy-
tdTorr respective'" avocations, :
notwithstanding this, vre are Convin
ced that the "important gift of rea
son was not fm parted to us without
qauseV therrefore we read, retlect
and examine "- for ourselves, in. most
cases which involve the happiness
and. peace of ourselves, our families
nd our country : it is from hence
,ve are enabled to' state, that when
our national funds "wprtf exhausting.
ur debts and taxes were rapidly irt-
ortftising by ,the aiistakeh policy of-a
rormer admimsirauon : when our
aeameh'vrere murdered and bur naV
fbbal 'fiag insulted within the pre
ciricis ot our own jurisdiction -when
restless,; ambitious .and infuriated,
men, io accomplish their .own- viewsf
aTed ifermcntatien. in th'ewest, so
as to decoy our thoughtless youth
and some of - pur sageitizens from
the line ofprudenee and? the path of
duty Uvheh the liorrprsjof a biobdy
war. had inundaud Eumpe, and the
wide spreading stoVm threatened buj
.&untryvf4w--'w'lh painful solici-
ftu'de.the important task fm posed on
yoUfrwe admired the vvisdomrCool-
ness and prudence ol your conduct,
and are' 'fully- persuaded Mhai ' the
measures recommended by you and
pdoptedbythe ieg'lature,f4ve aa-
tonishea anoy con lountjen ine Testiess
governors of Europe and saved your Jj
. -JN.ot iiaing naa .tne auvan'Oge 01
ilbe rat education, and 4 being sta
tioned in tlnfe mor lowlyisrents bf
utexie have nbthtijif tb-pmrnend;
hUs xa Jour notice but the prightnsi
tbf-ooJr-' hftentioh ; Aliis-.vfiemg; ihei
lease, we ardfujly 'cyihced Hia0u
j vy i 11 no I :- espisc fheday vbaina 1 !
hnwvpi, out accent tma. numoie tn-
bf gratitude in the-way it1 is in
d and it :rs73iot wish ttf
littrude upon! jrluable timei'; bc
cauie; weightie&atte
irrcEs your " retention, theft fore
cqrfclude by pbservrngjiy ith an apostle
.suph ' we'hav vve gi ve UntoCyo -'j
rSmf the God.oall grace a&sisand
'sutopoft, your, last ".public effbrfcbV:
vtjwrSvisdhira'n "idenK.tadi3pel
tilt:. -1 .vj- xtrtJtdt ir-Ir . -1
itecuncr m our 3)oiuicat nori2D-may.
;desceBd witfx: vbti tbaieefut
-mid; habpjJ .relirenientf rhererV
nay,aia oy- yourunaisyour suv;-
:tssor. m te nd xn you have ,
ifdsekiwir cbuJwejn this flucttja-
f. fctpg.' lifef marj you, be safely otn-
ttnmeu u inc ooaotnv giv.uwvwt.
'where jttie vricked ccaseTipm lrou
bling an&th&Sy.eafry are at rest,'
oigneo 111 ucaan 01 me apcieiy.Qi me
, Methodise f;Bpistopal ' ChtirchTot -5Ht)sbu.rg,
Pennsylvania, Kovem
bci26At ios: ... . .,A j-tr
, ;JOHNAVRENSALI-, ft
, Scrcctary and 'Local Deacon
.V? ROBTMMiLHI WY, Sen. . ; .
. . 1 Seriror tfteivaril bf the Society,
"r - vndtfas. Leader kir ' '
THOMAS OOFiiK, Jan. ,
, . . i -V Ccw deader 'I
PRESIDENTS ANSWEH K
To the SpcTety f the lethodjst Church at
( . " Pittbbifcg, Pinnsylyarua, 'T "J -
0; m3JcA4ndebted, fellbwHciti
2ensfoVyb friendly add resabf
Novefiber 29, and grarified bV this
exoVelsioH", of; personal regard ' to
my sei u - i tuvjng ,ever , pee-n ark , adT
Vocate for tHe freerlox of Jrftligibus
opinion and .exercise, from, riQ. jpet
son ce hai nly v as an abri dgeme tiCoj
thesejsacred rights jo.be' apprelient
ed les;than from myselfiJn jus
tice 'to anexccirent t fconstrtution it
ought tb'l5e xbserved that.tt has nojk
placed QUFreHgt(us 'lightsi unfler
ie power of aoy ubljqjunctionaryl
The 'p'pver J Hhere forewas wanting,
not less thah ihe will, to Injure tHese
K The times 'in Avhicji. we live, fel-low-citixens,
are rndeed-Umes of .trod.
ble rx,such s-tio age has yet ' sen
or perHapsViU eYer see'agains ''"Xo
avoid te(r 'calumnious inSue'rice has. '
r een our duly and endeavor, and tO
effect itf reat sacrifices have been
necessary;',' They .have" seen ihat " . .
these' necessities' wer forced by thg
wroi.gs ot'Otht rs and they haye met
dsvith tjjeieal wiiich ihe crisis calfe4
forf yV hat course we are' finaljy td .
iake'f cannot I yet ,be ;foreseen - but
J reading, erefiectirig and - examining
ipr yourselves .you win nna your,
public .uhctiouaries, recording to the
besi of teirjudgments, uiitctifg
yobr, affairs, without passiori or par
tfality, with av sirigle view tb youft
rights;and best ihtcresuAnd it idf
the .apnrbbatiqn of .those who4 thus
feadj reflect and examine, for tieni,
selves .wiiichi i&- truly condoling tiK
the persons 'chardwiib the gUidi
ince of VOur affairs.? For that Dora
rtion of yourSappfobatibn. which y&ti
etie pleased to bestow on rhy conduct,
Xam" truly thatifulnd offer, niy
sincere prayers for, your vvelfare 'an
a 'happy iasiie to our; country frora
tnediffic ultits imbendhig over UtVj
J :.;.-Ttt : jEFFJgRSON.!
Washington jDed-. 93809.'. v- , , -
"tEE Trustees of the felizabeth
..' Ta4W Acadeniy wish to eApyel
gymah ' or' disdnguishe3abifrtasas
Principal Teachrtve p?fessioal fieri
if ices. 111 all .Jrobijj.wdree wtBL
ijespectful aiidlbaf cdaagement yVbyf
comrhtioication 'oii the' subject wUl e duly
attended t&f . By 'orderJof (the Board i 8
' ' ti JvWRIGHTi Sec'ry
.f rnrri n im r
tfaving beeri ppbrntej4 .Attorney
' in fact by the iurvivjpgpartner otnc
late firm of J.& J. Fairesof Chadotte,'
Meckkabufg couiiy;:I hope. that aU. whoi
1 1 are indebtedtoiald Una wdl cdnift forward
auu TiiaiiesecTscmeTO wixooui ueiay4 astis
is desirable that the business Should jb
clbapit'those wlo.do not thmk projier 1
to atteridothia jotjc
plcaied should they havtf td setde agreeable
to law. rY 1 " ; '"f H. &l bUtilTON.J" .
7 JST. B: Tshalf attend tM coam of Mont-'"
gornery', Anson,' Meeleiibia'Ro.Wan;:ad
Iredell, at otfier lirAesand ihall geheirailyf
be ttf: Oftartotr for the prpose"oi attehtU
s SHERIFF'S SAJLEJ
r ik&tfrvrt:borse biliuncD&ibe Cixj) tn"
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5aflsVft satiity the'axes. due
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