RALEIGH
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AND
Oifi re the plint of fat (delightful Peace, '
Unwarp'd by party r;e, to live lik Brothers
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER .30, .1809.
No. 532;
Vol
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North-Carolina State
Gazette
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EDITORS OF Til 0 REGISTER.
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IT is r:o v about a yr.r since the elec
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l ,k place ; since tl'is Sti.te, before al
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I t.v-s t-i Gfotgf- Dolscrt), deceased, a. id V'i;:.
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sen v'.is e:.ectr:i. u.iitr tne Dv-nei
that sucii li the lurt, ! hi'."e veniurea to id-
fellow-cilizr.is, through you, a
Ills on this s Jv'ect.
MBAtoo, it will lie readily admit
ted, vas the c'li'fcnivine tliat pron oted the i
p'irti il depression .vinch Hepublicamsm ex
pcrienc. il in North-Carolina, as well as in
other patts of the -I'nion. This measi-re,
w hich even it s opponents i.-'.w allow to have
been f . uncled in wisuom and foresieht, the
vi h uce of federalism and the intrigues of
a frct the leaders of the party, was render-
'l .r.cilieient. By the influence of a club in
Boston, well known nndi r the title of the Es
sex .Juntos a title jiven to hem by John ldams, j
when thf) in vain attempted to rule him, the
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o::,r.rrs 'mp't t m use c isiom-rousts or tne
I '. M.d, ., v e!e induced to resign, to leave
; given, us - a great marfcet, by removing the
i obstruction (as the embargo was styled)from
i one half of our ususl commerce. But it pro
duced no benefit ; trom the 15th of March
to-the 2Jth or" April, not a citizen of North
Carolir.ai I will venture to say, living1 fifty
miles frbni a sea-port, sold his tobacco at
half a dollar a hundred more, or his cotton a
cent a pound, higher than he might have done
for a ycar preccvling. - Had the embargo, on
the contrary, have been continued till the 1st
cf June,43 proposed, we have evidence that
it tvould: have produced a coereivo. effect.
Nay, weiave evidence of its wisdom as a co
ercive measure, in the proposition made by
2ilr. Erskine, uie British Minister, to do us
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40 A rrs s ud t.i beUjr.g tu Wm Jobrv,on,
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2J'J do. ui tne iu;r of ohn Whi'tinjn,
il.ceaved, on B F irv-V Lov crci.
llA Jo &.d to b.ionj to vlofci l'.cp, QXi
C vt crek.
3(A) do 31 d to bron- tr HoLcrt M'EIrath,
o i BeVwidarn !';de.
lo.i d fj'vcn in by D ?T)ju?y Mascr.gfil,
on the West ol Little Kivcr.
150 do. on !?.
1 25 do. on do.
I Lot, No. 2, in the Town of Jr iTeon.
sam i.. cux, s:f.
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th- l.-uvs a rtite of mexecution, and ,us ! piece oflarlfal diplomacy,
:d i: v. t0 ph-tcc the cuntry in a state of an ir- ! vernmetk otijrht to recei'v
chy. L-.n v ill tlie ilii u of th se Ii3ora- ! csnbare.i produced the u
Why is not the spirit of patriotisi?i ;
encouraged by our State Government ?
why is there not a provision made f6r, i
arminp; the Militia? What head cou)d
they make against a foreign foe,
(without a single Bayonet) -whose. on."
ly mode oFconduct,woutd be with thai '
destructive weapon I In ghort.they
wouid be harmless to their enemies, '
and only; dangerous to themselves
Bu: to arm our Militia, we must raise
the taxes' (says one). The people of ;
-ir irsxine. uie uniisn Minister, to ao us - .l o. .j . .n' . j
justice, to inake reparation for. the outrage on ; Uli3 are not aDtevnor Willing lO
the Chesapeake, and to rescind the orders in
council. This proposition was made m conse
quence of the pressure of the said embargo ;
for it was made under the authority of in
structions from the British government to its
Minister,, dated in January before a proposi
tion was even made here, foe the repeal or
modification of the embargo. 'Tis true, that
when the British Ministry had, under this
i arrangement, got a sufficient quantity of A-
nieric in'produee iivto the country, they refu-
Sv.a to ratity the agreement oi Mr. Erskine
they d.savowed it. As only apart of their in
sf.ructioiis to him have been published, we
cannot correcUy judge c f the relative merits
i ot Erskir.e or Canning ; but the whole was a
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PUBLIC SALE.
for which our go-
e satisiaction ; the
uffer of the British
' moiiK-d nun ot .New-Lug- ( jrOVcrnment ; the partial suspension of it, be-
I:.:i 1 be f Th-y have been d :i-reeah!v traying the inability of this country to hold
l!i;d;n.d. in a recent I -.t.-.ncf. The sta'.e of j to tnc measure, caused the Ministry first to
.e.. i i.i. iIIIU.uk- niauncss u .tic.i .u t.it, ; r, nent tiieir instrndmnc to Krstinr- :mr st.
terwards'to disavov.-them.
As to France, had Britain repealed her
orders, the decrees of the Emperor would, in
justice, h-ve fallen to the ground ; if not, we
' should have been in a state of collision or
quasi war (as it has been not inaptly termed)
t with France ; and this state of things was
actually, established by the law of June, pas
sed in consequence of Mr. Erskine's arrange
ment. But now it appears, from the incon
venience which France feels from the non
intei course with us, she also has, at length,
listened, to the dictates of justice, and a com
mercial streaty seems to be nearly completed
NO! iCE. .
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-INT(; HEROD,
IIIE NuSjcnbT bavin?, at the last Comity
I. Court lei "hv )U uy An:. j , qu:.'ihed
.. r.xt cu nx ct ;Kt 1 Will ai.d Tc;:an?r.t
J C i mi L m t r, iCs j. d.-iC4.cd, vvi.l, on
lie Kvciuiiii ii . ol l)eef"hrr next cller
I'u " c S;.lt at her 1 vrhu. Ion..-. nan hr
I'owu of Wad-'Jr Anson Cou't-y, about j
SI I .V 7 ) ' XXG A'O h .7, j
Hrlcnr.io? r . . 1 Eara.. lie S!.ivs art !
s!y in Fat-n l.es, and cxtren.eiy nhei. . As
s o;i r.s tre N? r rsare s td, r;i.r. wd he ot 1
icrcd tr s. h , 1' 'he laic Dwlirq-housc r( !
tie d erased (w ut four miles tiein Wades-1
boroegh) the Household and U.tctien fuim
urt. Firmn.g U rush al Sick cf eveiy
;ir-cip,!rn en oaid Flantaticn.
Tnc w.'I I., wise be "old, immediately af
ter me I r- S le (at the Plantation of Mr.
fnri;-i li on 1'edee, re.:u the mouth ol
.cky K v r, n. M'.nrgonvty o.unty, where
.t deceaed l-r'r!f'!y re-.idcf1) a Large Critp
J r Farni.i.; UicnsiU an : ihe tomHu'; of
,.- S:.-k:k. It.- a! will Ik continued fio?n
1 -v o day ui ti! all is sol-V ?i d. rci lar pro-..a''r-atiAi
ma U byihrcrr.r. 'I v.tlve Months
Credit will in gw.'ii the l'lirhascr ; Boe.ds
jan- s In'eri from the date, i-rth at kast
two approved Sccuri'ie:, w; 1 be r(ju red hf
fore, the" f'ropeny s I ivn-d. Bet the SJb
; .nlKr v lis rtce-vr ;n r rriert, every descrip
tion cf Debti Ugall.v dje frm said Estate to
y Ferson or Persons whatsoever.
3 S. B. LANIER.
Executrix r Cement Liiruer, dec
Azion county, Oct, 24, 1809.
NOTICE.
VLT. l:r n- having Claims againsl the
Lf-tattr o! CLE VIE N'T LANIER, Erq.
1. ir-.j d, are rtqu s'od r. brmr; them forward
tor aJjj'; nt wi'hi.n the Tim prescribed by
Act f t A - er-,bl. otnefvrc they will be barj
e 1 f re ve rd all uho are indebted to
1 th d F.-.iiit w.il be so rood as to make im-
ttia e l'a ""nt, as the attendant circum
N:aMte ol the E.iatr wdl not jnstify indul
;r..fcj. S. B. LANIER,
Zr. 23 Ext cut; ;.v of C Lanier, dec
II. 1.
x ' AN I) tlu cni-i'U bea-o i at rrv
v '-c ,1 t ia:iL- C-uu'.f. 13 rrlrs
n.'J 1 "&U.--I. 12 a- 'f tti-;r. Chap.-I Udl,
fr.m PitM.oh. Khic.!! Bittciir MU
4 1 v. etr.ut sorrel, now nm? 7 med P 1 LI V,
tujja.ut 1c ha-d l.uh.
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i fti;rr.
-n: HcrMwis got v 1 he old, imported j
5 "h u i ny i t A. imported janas.snd ;
t.. i.A. Ol K.. l iL-rtnl rim 1: ol Hu . In
BAXTER DAVILS.
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On tlie 22d cf June last,
BRIGHT MULATTO WOMAN, na
ahut 16 vears uld Sh
.as a scar under one ot her eyes, occasioned b)
a fh ; her Lpjer f'-re teeth sumewiiat decaj
td. Rat'ir 1 fli.n made but tall ol her age.
Ten Dollys Kcward wil bejivrn, if taken v
i V.is C.)j:.'.y a:;d iccured, or Twenty, if ou
f the Ci'ii i. and fcecureJ, so that 1 get her
aran.. It u supposed ihe passes for a free wo
n,v NATIiu BUNT.
Granville, .Vpril -4. tf
m .
.a .niurs-te madness wincn : t.ie
Ust fifteen yea.s h is agitated St. Domingo,;
u nhi never have existed had it not been pre-j
ceded by the matacre of the 10th of August)
in Paris. The inhabitants of Maine . ouIdj
never Jiare bnk 11 down the barriers of the :
constitution &. disgraceftdly rebelled against !
the SUte authority, but for the d-mgerOus
and hishlv alarming example of resistance to
the constituted authorities, which was set by
the Legislature of Massachusetts during the
existence ofthe Embargo. That doctrine has
had it ", day ; it will be remembered hot to be
blushed at, and to be held up by fathers as
an example or their children to avoid. If
the Stale of Massachusetts, like a fro ward
cinid, could claim and threaten to exercise
the right of recession from the Union, be
cause her ei'iens, in common witht'ie citi
zens of other States, weie restricted from do
ing themselves injury, why might not the
men of Maine resist the officeis i' Govern
ment in fixing the boundaries- of their land,
i 1 limiting e-'-h rran's pronrty for the good
of the whole ? The re is tw humble extreme
to which the do- trine would not lead. And
vet this doctrine was a favorite one with the
"most -zealous federalists. This doctrine it
Vas that prompted the conduct which ren
dered the embargo law a dead letter ; this
doctrine it was which had nearly put an end
to a government, the best hpe of the world
and the only refuse of humanity.
Is d de. ;ied that this was a favorite federal
dor trine ? I appeal to a solemn dt'cision of ;
tl.t Legislature ot Massachusetts, on the re
py.t of .1 committee, of which Laban Whra
iom v. .'s Hiairm.tn ; who, for his very merito
rious efV- .s on this occasion, was selected 1
bv his c.;nstitucnU as a fit person to repre
sent them in the Congress of the U. States.
i e time of the existence of the embargo
wis at- ct-div c lied bv some leaders ofthe
F d?.ai party, the Rein rf Terror. To
vh it absurdities will not thethirst for power,
iifa m ; 1 he ni-tid and inflaming the pas
sions, lead men otherwise amiable and dis
rvt ' Yes; itVasamne of terror; for
it was b''T with the fate of this nation : Anar
chy smsi'vl from her murky den at the ap-j
prozrhing storm; and fiends laughed iloud I
aMiUs the how hr.g cf the tempest. It was a I
t ime too of violence and of proscription not
by Republicans ; 1 w ill hot say by Federalists ;
but by those who oi-graeed the name and bc -c
inie the leaders of th pr.rty. T.ie handbills
distributed in the dead of night at Xewburv
port are proofs of my assertion. I ar ert it
too as a fact which' cannot be controverted,
that the then 'resident of the United State3,
the venerable Thomas Jefferson, received n u
merous letters threatening him with assassi
nation, loading him with execrations andfor
w hat ? Because, like km intrepid statesman,
he t hose what he deciM d the correct course, ;
and adhered to it. Nor were these anony
bv our I own Minister. Mr Armstrong, and
the French government. 1
I therefore think it is evident that theembar-!
go was not destructive, but defensive of com- j
merce; that it aid not par-alize our rights, but
forced foreign rapine to respect them in
part, and would have worked their salva
tion long ago, bu: for the palliatives to it, ad
ministered to the British Ministry by their
friends b this country, by furtive evasions of
the law, and open resistance to it. There
cannot be a doubt but. the anti-embargo men
of the East were encouraged to proceed to
the extremities which they reached, by the
success Kvhich federalism appeared to have in
the South. Little did the federalists of Jyorth
Ciroiinri dream for what purposes their suf
frages would be used ; and now they, have
seen to jlfhat extremities federalism will go.
I rely firmly on their gotd sense .0 check it,
to retrace the ground they have lost, and to
enable the State of North-Carolina ag tin to
take its stand in the foremost rank of Repub
licans to shew -themselves in word and
deed the rea' friends of our ha'ppv form of
government. A CAROLINIAN.
To b: continued.'
iO THE
EDITORS OF THE REGISTER.
mous threats confined
to Mr. Jefferson ; they
u ere levelled at tlise members ot the ele
venth Congress, most respectable for talents
or private worth. I could name thois-who
received them.
But enough of this disgusting picture ; it
has been exhibited but to" remind you of the
facts, to hold it up as a beacon to warn others
how carefully they should assert principles
so destructive to the only monument of liber
ty, the American constitution. The embar
go was partially repealed,. & provision made
for its total repeal at the expiration of a cer
tain period of time. It was still continued in
force as to Great-Britain and France and their
dependencies, as a mean of avotding.that
contamination which would result from inter-?
course with thoc.e nations, which, by attempt
ing to tax 'is had indicted a wound on the
dignity and sovereignty of the nation. Did
our citizens bud any relief from the immense
burthen which they were induced to believe
the embargo imposed upon them by the par
tial removal f it ? No, truly ; for the pro
pert) which was sent out of the country to
the West-India Islands (the only market) in
that slate of tilings, instantly 'glutted the
market, and produce ft 11 to its old price, be
fore the artificial benefit of a partial repeal
ofthe embargo coui be felt in the country.
If the .total removal of the embargo would, as
.ve we're told, immediately base removed all
..bstrcction to commerce, a removal of it, as
to thicc fourths of the world, certainly have
Sirs If you think the following
Address (which is intended for the
consideration of the Members of the:
Legislature) is worthy of an insertion
in. your paper, you will oblige one of
your readers by publishing it.
The subject which I mean to dis
cuss, is .the defenceless situation- in
which this State is at this time. - We
have been threatened with war for'se
Veral years past ! We have been in
sulted by both of the great contending
powers or Europe Yet our Legis
lature has made no provision for the
defenee cf thi State! they have not
appropriated one single cent, to pur-
j chase arms for our Militia, 'I hope
that the General Assensbly will sen
buslv ponsicier the defenceless and ex
posed: situation of the country which
they are bcund to protect; and no lon
ger delay the all-important duty. 1
The pedpleof NortruCarolina hzve
shewa'on a late occasion, that they are
hot destitute of the Spirit of .'76.
When called upon by the General Go
vernment, to hold themselves in rea
diness to march at a moments warning,
they have offered 'heir lives, fortunes,
arid what is much more, their sacred
honor, to support the hon or,. rights and
liberties of their, beloved country
They cheerfully volunteered their ser
vices 1 Citizen vied with Citizen, and
every; one pushed forward, each con
tending with his fellow-citizen, who
should be the. first to serve his coun
try, and revenge the flagrant insults
and jndignities it had received from
the belligerent powers of Europe.
pay higher taxes, and more than that,
I shall be very unpopular if I intro
duce the subject of raising the taxes
But the Gentleman may be assured
(if there be such an one) that it would
be much more to his honor, than to
offer a resolution to appoint a Com
mittee to bring in a bill to suspend
Executions. I am very confident
that the people of North Carolina, are
both able and willing to pay a higher
tax. for the laudable purpose of mak
ing preparations to defend their coun
try. Let us but turn, our eyes to the!
North and South, and see pur sister
States, all makingpreparatioWtCf meet
our aggressors at the edge qf the wa .
ter. . I !' ' - J
Our quot4 of the detachment of the
1 Militia ofthe United States amount
ed to 7 or 8 thousand men!, and tlat
) .number of Muskets, suppose them t6
cost $6, would amount to $48,000,
which sum the people of this State
might easily pay in two years, in ad
dition to what they . now pay. But
suppose it would take thriee years,
would that be any reason why it sjhould
not be done I Certainly notJ The de
fence of our country, vvithiiis prights
and liberties, ought to be cne pi the
first objects to be considered by the
people, and it is the duty of every Le-S
gislature to ina-ce ample provision for
the same. -
" To live in peace, we rriust be jjre
pared foi var," is the maxim laid
down by the immortal Washington,
who foresaw, that as long as we did
net prepare to repel foreign insults, -we
could not live, in peace, i jamfar
from being an advocate for war, I de
precate the idea ; :but at the same
time, I feel more than waling to de
fend the country that protects rne- .
My country is niy all 1 All that I hold
dear in this world is in it, and I will
defend it, at the risk of my life, for
tune, and my sacred honor." Consi
der seriously what "the consequenccsr
would be, if we were invaded by an
enemy of any strength I How could
you see your ; Wives and Daughters?
hold out their ihands, and clamthat.
proteciion, -which" you now copld not
afford them X . The thought is too
monstrous to be iridulged for one mo
menu V.
The crisis calls for speedy prepara
tions I The Clouds of war have been
hanging over our heads for j several
years, and vve may suppose that Eu
rope will not be able to hold the am
bition of the great contending parties
much longer But su-pose jit weret
the case, aree to he inactive - and
silent spectators, where the indepen
dence Mod liberties of our country are
assailed ? Are. we then that degene-l
rate race, who yould tamely -gi ve upf
that liberty, which our fore-fathers
purchased with their precious blood?!
God forbid Shade of Washing-
ton forbid it look down with the
solicitude of a Father S inspiic ahe'
sons of Columbia with that manly
SDirit. and love of Iibertv and ccuntrv.
that will rriake the despotic Tvranfs ofrjl
the East tremble Let rhem shewjhejT
Tyrahts of Europe, that they cantep
port the liberties which they so dearly
purchased.
Is there oce American, who can lay
his hand on his heart, and sav, Liat he
is not disposed atall hazards u defend
the rights, and revenge the wrongs of!
his country? No, Iwill answer that
there is ho American, that wilt not
freely sacrifice his life for iis pretr
ration. If there be any perspri, ivho
. an be an advocate for the betlfie'ertnt
powers; who have heaped insult Upon
insult, he is noc an American No.
mark him as a man who is ufnvridw
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