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' TT IT . - ' . ' fdly i CtTXsny)hoi. '.Then I iiftVat Jos3 -jto kbbwhoirj session f'e 1 ltji poiigress,when ;v
'-ADDRESS " v .V : f " . GenderaeiJ canjusti it to Aeiro.
1 ' . - ' ' v -:' diahs of th Nation's RlgKtSv to c?
.1 not -vote lor the war, they will not lurnish-the omy. natural I uor every Xntng .whKh will make a: tax necessary wpwj'M
noranle . issuer Jtct them answer fpr themselves-cr their khinkhe -People ean iait tv"$ce?tfeir
' Jlie provisions alreadyymade are i 'vleelned sttmcieni to-weei'lf
means remain to -va 1 1
TO THE
Fcmen of CscllGuilfordyBandolph, Rocking
ham oil ii Person Counties, '
COXCLUOEXTh
W'c ought to remember well and bearJn mind Washington's
fircWcl Address : 'SUnited, we stand-divided, we falli"
,;?j unanimity among ourselves, wWld .present to the ene
3.. j jtrong and commanding frgnt ; disunion shews our im-
' u.tv, fatly and weakness. . There are but two sides to the
c-tiusr in question, and we can take but one. One is British
21 the other is American' one is Slavery, and the other is
!rtv. He that is not for Us:-is against us.lVIy fellow-
v.vk: we are aii.emoarjceir in tne same vessel -wc arc aii
t the, Plate, and must either lose the. iofe, or win the
o 41'
HV. Indeed, the period has arrived when political indif-
ffrtccc cas Decomc criminal in tne irienas to .our xtcpuoiican
tsrjnaions, and dangerous to .the v common. w'eal-henSve
CUjhi (0 speak out, and call things - by their proper names.-r-A
race ought to be called a spadc and a whig should be
rJIcd a u'Aff And a man w1k .will tell you to pray to get
rc wrgrn out df the mire, who does not put his own shoul
d.r to the wheel, let him also have his proper name-a hy
;cr;fr. In fact, 'e ought no , longer to deceive" ourselves
i uh the fond expectations, that Foreign Insolence will do us
iusfirt, without chastisement ; or that ddmestic disaffection,
iunmission-men, wiu assist in uemanmg u xipcrience
ia Liuyht us it is a jlehisiye hope ! But what shall we say,
rh.n tee hear one 'of the Guard iansof the Nation's Rights
anin who rZtnV preiensions to public confidence, denounc
bz h?s on Government! and eulogizing the conduct of the
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vs: onaii we luurc mm oy mose ruies wnicn a Kcnc-
ernmentoi sucit cases:
na Hnton vouia lav down lor. tne gov
A Briton, O'xd I say ? Hold ! Will it not be said, that imputing
utii a virtue they want, is the worst kind of satire ? But
I rill not retract it. Britons deserve tHe lash of satire they
irscrve a worse lash : For the impressment and slavery of free
Ascricaa citizens, still stands a bloody brand of infamy 6n
hr National Councils nor are; those who wish to perpetuate
ud justify the hellish practice. less rcpreh'ensiblel . Their
Indur's blood I The blood of hundreds. 6f murdered and
boremted American: citizens,' like that of Abel, cries to
Htavcn against Ihem and their advocates on this side the At
itic, and will not, I trust, cry in vain Great God ! .what
a brrible thought ! AVhat an indelible stigma ! That an Ame
r.cin legislator shall, in the cold blood of commerce, from the':
Tuca oattenes ot friendship to reace, mate a calculation
p;or. th? probable cost of the support of our essential fights
"J irccdom put the expences in the. balance against the im
;rnn:cnt and slaven of our; own American citizens by a
fcrtign Msnarchy and make his convenience the excuse for
r . r.? . J 1 1 - Tin ' t 1 J
c5ungsucn aroma crjme. ny; uie roooer may ao
Country to their Conscience, and to, their.. Qod ! .v
As the subject of Impressment forms one. great point in
dispute between lis. Country arid Great-Britain, an -vact has
een passed in conformity with the propositions taade to the
British Goverrijnent by the President soon after the declaration
of war,' to take effect after its termination! .and Has for its ob
ject to exclude British, seamen "from employment inTour pub-
11c or commercial vessels,, ..uut let itjiot De: saiu,yuiat onr
Government ought t0 he blamed for not having passed this law
sooner; ior it may oe seen, oy recurrence to puDiix:,!
mentsr that so long ago as the. year ; 1 80G,vtbe, following
positions were made by.JNIessfs-Monroe and Pinkney 'tc
Government, to-wit : 1st. To afford no refuge or protection
to British seamen. 2d. To deliver them up.if they f took re
fuge among us. ,3d. To.make laws for restoring thm! 4th.
To aid iil searching for; seizing and "restoring them. J '5th. To
keep theni" in our prisons when requested. 6th. To . prohibit
our citizens from carrying them bff.: ,.7thi To prohibit their
employment. 8th. . To make penal laws for punishing their
employers. 9th. To make it our duty to restore' them.-
j 10th. To extend the foregoing provisions not only to deserters,
but to all seafaring people. ...
An act has been passed to authorise the President to fajse
any number of Regiments, not exceeding twenty, for'the term
of twelve months. B mty Si 6, and to repeal the law of last
ocssiun, wnicn autnonsea mm to accept ine services o; 3y,uuy
Volunteers for the same tenn. Thiese troops' proposed
for emergency, and are principally to be raised contiguous to
the theatre of war. Authority is given to add fo our Naval
Establishment, four ships of the line and six large frigates ;
and as many sloops and ships of . war on the Lakes, as the
President may deem necessary for their command and, pro
tection. ' 1 ' ' v
. I am sorry to say, the success of duf arms, during the last
campaign, has not been such as we haci a right to 'expect. The
(disgraceful surrender of our brave army at Detroit ; by7 Gen.
Hull, without the firing of a gun, has been the lather pt a
series of disasters, which such an event could scarcely fail to
produce. The loss of this iirmy could not be immediately
xpences 01 rthis year 1 he. ways .and
be provided to pay tHe interest-6f rthe.
is . uncertain. IL Genyfemen . ard opsed tov the Rising 01$.
Revende by leitingin foreign goods, ati tollectihg the dutie vi
1 1
, tonnage;, : ici-wicm sjav iji, vv uuxsway xiie yf wut- raise a rteve-' - r- vs
nue, to support -tne oniyaree ;overament- n tjetet wona '4: vj2
"lUary supplies; ;and thus Wished: to iyhax, 4v ' j?
vpro-J pu'siness has he iir Congress I 'he'timk is; afrivetl when, tKe i ;
uiat Peonle, should loot t6 these things ' and nor bel misled to. take
part ' against their .owji iernment, py- djorgani f i
strike ,at the VeYy; foundation of ialljrfref ; Gvjrrnnn i
deaybiiring to make tjiejn,belie::ar i;srongf t6 ;yfM
thing td uprt4f?lSuppose a wiced :fflisrye
ritvkUrw fMI fV''V
Siniohg yqu frpmrtKe niny'sm
tnis same, argument ta eirect;
would. Thtn lait notrtil
Awf tne staixe ctoor . i loOK .not at;the tatev pKanv
yui?;x)xerxiiwi'-;ertainiyn& b f
yptir .horseisplhV befor5To--,j(
It i s:-. Wrthe " f ujuittbsrity Cand ; fi'Honfrl'cbm
country thatf-fee( aiiy tcer jlJcniU
issue of the important striigglefin ihicli-!'sr'"ifetfen''is? lidw -S !": 111
engaged .with our pacabl S :vFf
. it nas always oeen unuerstooa, '.inafcine,iWar musi De car a
i
rjed on by loans
the Government
, and tHat the interestnt
will have to My durinc: rtsvCQntinUance., - &nd: , fcfi
if we take the .opinion oT the Secretary tbf the Srtujy, to I
which I. think very ewreasprrabie en w -uA vft
De no aouot ut tuat uie expences pijanve yearswar cquitt
t 13.;
Is;
I be amply reimbursed ,by a tenJyeaJ' cejiV
trade, without Tesorting; to accent "of inter nat taxes iga tbeV Ii
! peace. . " : , ' ,. ' . ' 1 ...
! 5th of December, 1812, estimates tht;Sexpencessof the Go-
vernment tor tne year .at V ..- ppizsj
And the whole amount'ol Keyenuelor thsame.- , r---M'
- yean at . ; ' '' v. vi' 1060006'':
-A . .. . - . , .V p i i mil . M; ? -
v; Leaving a balance of - il$A25JX)&tzHMi
50 tiut shall liritonsr- And what is more; shall the Kenre- : spirit on tne part oi tne men on ianu.
.tatives thr Ammrnn FVnnlr. ctjmnlatpfl hv nvnrirt. or! and facilitate the recruitincr service
uMid.hv u-irlrMl TklJrv. . Inlf on ! trfrli inHiffi-rnrp: and rf-! the nrivates has been raised to eichf
fen
?he blot on the American character? Fofbid it Mercy!
iid it Heaven ! While we remain an Independent nation, i
can r.cvcr agree that Great-
it-Britain slkll exercise that f point one additional Major to rach Hegiment, and oi
n.Tnt oi enslaving our people ana maKincr tnem nent ij -ici.ciiuii. il cava viu uu,uv v .vb.
. - . - II . . . - i .
repaired ; and instead of cutting off the supplies ol arms- and
ammunition Irom Canada to the Indians, it nas lurmshed uie rwhich has been provided lor, by authcrising a loan osixteem;;
. y --- . w r-- . - - iiHixiuiis, anu tne lbuinir vi i x caiuj v iu inc. aiuyuui! v
ueiicu anu put arms in xne nanus uc ciii aavut fi've "inilli
and made him a formidable enemy. . iut we nave reason to
ihope that the next, campaign wfl be more successiulJ Upon
a . . n - . . . . . r nriiijrl Aoc?f.lc? i . . -. .
j uie tcdu, our lime i.av, o.iiu ptAi.- mvu iwio, uavc
. exceeded the most sanguine expectations ; n: every instance,'
Aihere they Have come in contact with the enemy on equal
'terms, he has been vanquished .Three first rate irig'ates oi,
(the British Navy, and pn'e sloop of war, have been captured
and brought into port or sunk. JNor has there been a want ot
in order to encourage
in the
dollafi
an advance of pay of S24, in addition to th
.1 .1 . '--. 1 U
to ue given to eacn recruit. Auinoruy nab
I
1 By the new arf ahgemehts. o; but. .66ns$it::pisirictjS, 'j.;' ; '.
!lt has not leen left in my power'totmakeod a;fo
i of my services jyet. I am fratterld yV tKe tSpe that you-will l
be able to select some characurj invrhomryonr
; rests will fincTa: more -able" adi ocate; Whilst IjKel conscious I M
, that it has beenr my studied endeavour to rrompte what i'bct '1' H i
i lie VetTm os t conducive to the truerand; lastirfcr intefestdf., out !
j ueiovea vupiry. xexi . ipniiis .consoling renxiion .iy
: battl
ra
5.'3
authorised to-be raised previous to, this session, were 3J,00Of
battles for life. The Crown of Enirland could not exer- :
Higher prerogatives over the subjects of its Colonies, nor besides several Companies of Rangers, for the defence oi vut
c submit to the practice, but by placing ourselves m a i
V situation. . Navy this wretched practfee was not Cole- j
Itr-
western r rontiers.
An act has been passed directing" the Secretary of the Trea-
-tven before we obtained our Independence; " while we Ssur; to remit the penalties incurred on the importation oi
His -L-n-irJ rrlnni. .. An.l chll now nhanilnn thn (Untisn POOdS. in Open Violation OI our law since uie uctwm-
i r . - t . I I r t .J i74V.it mi '
xne amount was csiiinai.eu. it auuui nrut
merchants had given
remnient It is be-
"uce to Hrmm mnrl-ot. nnil tnVV wVint nlenA tti mirp lievecL that in very manv cases, on the sale of these croods
for it? Evtrv Amnn i-511 rirt wir.K an JiW with ini to- retailers, the wholesale merchants laid bri the afnount ' of
:?:ion. Then, when th? enernv refuses to accept the onlv ' their bonds, and thereby secured themselvesy which operated j
With sentiments of es"teem,yduy :k vSkiit
r- -
sutimit to fhis'nractice. antkacree to nav a.tax tot-n oi war.
r,rt-Bntam on our nroduce. to be xcrmitted to trade with lions of dollars, for which the importing
StT n-tTr,- .i -.,! .1 ll . ... .-mm, oil t . . tVifif Krvnrl c tn tiai' tVin amni'mt to hp Go
t :
St!
JTROM THE NATIONAL. ADVOCATE; '
'Vf'--'!;;;'
We cbngratlat.. .the'. coutryr;uptttJ : J
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7- v rcace ,wnicn is snort ot suomission, wnat. course :? an uiuiicva uju tuiwumww v. janinces wmcn were useata aeieat tpisn
,:?nt voiir r.vv.WfMn.n .,t-..o ,i,. i.ca Min-V. farmer mprhfLnicfl: &fr. thoittrh the 'Government was not beneHi'j n,,. i,A' .Z&A't,- fy4.&frlMSfe&t' ':l)?:tjtf&h'.w
to pursue, who wishes sincerely to procure Peace with ti fitted a cent; ;Th6 Secretary of the Treasury had lon
lict for our rights?, ; ,Will opposition to the Government, vested with the power, in such casesy tq. remit or;. mitigate;- h is rej,6sed in the gcbdiaidi of he
to the raising o ways and means, in men and money to. according to the equity of the case; Thisjaw was' passed, SCrupulour fidelity wlh
'Scathe war vigorously, procure a speedy and'honorable after a long debate on the subject,-1 by a majority of two yotes fpt:Cuttiary engageien'i?ord?
Every rational mind-will say no. Then, fellow- ; only .Every member in opposition to the Adnynistratton4 tnonfed-'lnterest-cduliiroiulrle' i&Mjlr&eut ihSnce r'ati .wp f ;
who are. truly the peace-men : Who arethe men, 'and .Chose who immediately .represented the, large seaport cohsMer the suxces Co
r H a spcrdy and 'honorable Peace? ,Are3hey those I towns (of course the mefchants interested) voted ior theacn wbetheV thb -war : slSSj
Pmour against the war, and; as your Representatives in I -You will be able to judge, whether giving up this large, sum, - )on; The projecKo& f!?.;; j
refuse in every instance to vote, a single man, of a Jas a' bonus to the merchants concerned,, was calculated .topre- (tratjon" toatchr.upaoisacefu
of money, to,carrv it on:with effect . Certainlv not ; forlvct the-necessity of a esort. taxes Or whether it ws re-, !tKe ne, is ta
men f?n M'M?lf..x.A'wi-i,;.'a' A f ,; nfiv)ttn(r iU.irut ntmt -oT tKi norfpst labourer. -' Was It .Tj:.,.,; Xil
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,7 t tne nhnnit nn.min trt.nur nrpnt A rirrtinUtrntion : It not ratner caiCUiar vQ to mate atax neccssai y . i-t. KOTrd .n -r!v fn -rfivit'i.1 : tkr kV? J .li;
neasureareunexam;
eviuence r uie re-
bYthe'confidenc'e wfiich
III
i
P.
P ty their conduct, that they wish to procure a speedy i Gentlemen who voted for it and who clamour so much aboifl
tKe. Ask them if they wittote for men or mqriey. to, carry j takes, answer the question. Let those same,men?Twho en
a. t ( vtu . I lUV ) . a v w.w w. - A V laiy wv . WW T . 1 - , T . - ' . . f . . , I
-c vn- -i ' - rii . : i ' it. Airia...Kil. rUmv. Vmitwi r k., wcinintmnc. wnirn nave
. i m a manner iiiaL.. win uihkc uic ; cncuiy ieci uie .uium w uami ruu. icaio uv uw..w,wmw..v1 . 77;.,
than achapter irom ison's raphes, answer an-,
S?5'?".0 doS Qs justice? and thc will tell yod; or at,
lJ .jr votes will tell you,:no. ".Wliatiwould suchr rten
' , xen called in times past when'his Countr vas strug-
S:.i w'u against
no more effect than a 'chanter from iEson s
;' other uestiori, that is, What were th&rreasons for;tvoiing
5cr
joyment
, by'relaxing the
we expect to obtain an honorable
, I a, . .. y w-
"2; GlvldlRR.amongTurselves,-orbvopposingand pa
- our own Government ? Canwe expect a terrainatibri
ln a .onorable to .this;.Countty:b
the necessary forces, to carry it on success
' ' " "' vrl' '.-"-' .''. .
effect This- proposition' was for : tKecpresi( .pusof
!- -: ti - - r - i ' - - rl f t 1 1 -V
reason wny tnev votea' acarnst ix, .. wr iuos. tw wi w;.
dispbsitionbypromtlya
ier oints.
i, oxer tv oe
t ernj StateVwbicK ; wtf hafce the esteitrXlnelv vpill'i
juiy ws pusjjcti,uwiujcua ia,prjimaniinaeea- r rue present means
flui wc are au
coulibaveen
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Mi
W-W1 til
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& U ULdlllLU UDUU.U1L.' 01,111 LLI It 11' Mlll III! 1 7- 11ULII ILliaLdliUlUl.' 11 I I . U . '
votea, to a man, against tne passage m..m, ;manme,steribthy'Pijeteringv hasptmicly;ptbtiosd ;;( ,
T.Vl.CTVd- tiu. couif cdct Vpbrtioaihe- itpCdbbC fiutbW ,,(
mercluqts thw faTouredverft not cUirtos th. lotted fitiUfr,. ent, X-oarj v; , . y f; -.v;. .v. '- - y 'y 'fe : j s
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