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i fc mmmmm 'X ' - . ' ..'-'-' ;:J 1 1 0.rt'rth fli.offiJr.dHxtlf1Pc, Uwtrp' bj fwty rt, to He Hit Brrtfcer. T33 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6; 1813 Vol. . . - Jt ' - ji. - - " . ..!- r -X K . , I ' - - ? f - 1 1 - r- POLITICAL.' FKOM.THE AUROUA. c. f u-f. n motives in ad vJlU"" 4 - ww this letter to you. The f.m is, to solicit your assistance in the arduous usk imposed oo mc by the tintortuoatc circumsunces in which I im placed ; the other is, to obiaio some consolation, U my dllti cuhics are such, at you can suggest no way of removing them. I slraU uot make use of any common-place cant, to wheedle you into a reluctant tittntioQ to my complaints but come at on:e to the brief narrative of my distresses! Ycu must know, then, sir, that I luvealarpe fimily, which, with all my cxertiona, L can scarcely keep in aoy tolerable order. 1 have se ven teen ons, all stouc, hearty y ouo men, settlrd on farms of their own be sides six other npns, who will soon airivc at years of maturity, and be clamorous for a settlement. Though they all possess "the conveniences, acd most of them the luxuriesoflife, yd, every mornou of my existence is tmbittcred by their discontented j: ,-ousv of caih other.. I am perpc tuAy asailed from all quarters with c-mptaints, acd accusations of favor ing one more than another, though (icd knoa v I have spent many slccp los nights in devisiag plans.ibr their mutual accommodation, and have censuedy aimed to do them equal juatice. These disputes first arose between my oldest sous, Codline and Virginl us, and have since ocen gradually ex truded thrpugh the whole family.1 Celine, who had a particular turn fur the mechanic aits, commenced bu.-rness as a preacher of religion, & ulkt r of morality, to which he after wards added the occupations of ship building, fohinc and trading. Vir- cmius, who undeiitood but little of thce things, applied mraseu to tnc cultivation of his farm, and the rais ing of black cattle. By the employ ment of these, and his own assidious attention, be raised immense crops of corn, tobacco ana rice, wncn nis crops' were gathered in, Codline vould come with his ships, and ca ry the produce to market Thus they continued for some time, in the interchange if civilities and benefits, and it was truly delightful to behold thearmony aud good understanding that subsisted between tnem. uui this was too gTcat a happiness to last l n, liv f nqucntiog foreign parts, O nline btcamc disgusted with the simplicity of home ; while the demon cl envy whipcrcd in his ear, that his brother Virginius was getting rich faster than himself. He begin lo nuke comparisons between his own piofessions and prospects, and those cf his brother, and continued bis si lent sullen observations, till he could no longer conceal them. He then gave vent to his unhappy feeling in obscure hints, that Virginius was growing rich at his expence ; that he should finally be starved, or come up oa ihz parish ; while Virgioius would rioting in the. wealth procured by bis labors. Virginius at first, paid no aueniioa to his id humor, thinking it oclv a transitory emotion, which jiild soon subside But the mala was too deep seated to b,e subdued reflection. '. Codline'a mind had cc ome alienated from his family r-is foreign connections had warped " elections ami the passion of a- ricc had supplanted. every senti m nt of generous attachment to his ujturjl connections at home. When ever he returned from- his foreign oyjgci,it was observed that be was i-y-iys accompanied by. two or three iiratigers-, and, that, hit temper had teen taore and more sourecl'; for notwithstanding his shtewdness,God line is but a simple fellow, and can easily be imposed on by any one who will uke the trouble to studhis,hb--or. Jn the mean time, one of bur i-TbhborifTurfftj had carefully watch rl hi mwemecis, in ordoc to turn ' .mio hii i.vn advantage, now saw a favorable opportunitjr of interfer ing in our family disputes. He ac cordingly dispatched a secret mes senger to Codline, to work upon his passions, and urge bim to an open quarrel. The effects of this inter meddling were soon perceptible in Codlings lariguage and deportment. He now assumed a bullylngj imperi ous tone, and threatened theAvhols family, that he would pull down the house over our ear, unless we would consent to be ruled by him. We were all "astonished at this unaccount able humor; for.it was not then known that our neighbor had been privately tam peri ng with hitn. We remonstrated with Codline oo his un reasonable and ridiculouspretensions. We calmly admonished him to mo derate his passion, representing in the most affectionate manner,the con fusion he would introduce into our fa mily concerns, antf the ruin that must ultimately fall on himself. Instead of attending to our friendly expostu lations, he became still more outra geous ; instead of adopting a course of conduct more consistent with rea son and his own interest, he sent mes. sengers to some of his brothers, pri vately inviting them to favor his views, and'sccretly promising them I fTi-fit "rwirrl if thev would siiDDort 6 ' " i i I him in his project of assuming the sole command in the family. na ving been instructed by his foreign teachers how to proceed, he adapted his ofTers to the prevailing passions of such of his brothers as he thought might be won over.. To one he held out the most alluring prospects of giatifving his ambition to another he proposed new channels of" trade, and a good market for his merchan dize to a third he offered to take him under his wing, and protect him from all barm making,all the while, the raot bitter complaints how un justly he had been treated. By these intrigues, he at length succeeded in forming a party. Some of his bro thers began to think, or pretended to think, that. Virginius had not used him well; while the others were firmly persuaded that he was mad, and that he ought to be connned, ana subjected to medical trcatmrnt. Just at this juncture, the neighbor whom 1 mentioned above, and who had long owed us a grudge, percei ving that matters were in the train he had planned, declared himself the inveterate enemy of our whole fami ly, excepting Codline, for whom he expressed an uncommon regard and friendship. He collected his tenants, his boatmen and woodsraeo, and made a furious attack upon us in e vcry direction. If any thing could have brought Codline to his senses, it was thought this conduct of our envious , neighbor would have done it. But no I The crisis of his mad ness had not yet arrived. On the contrary, he declares he will give us no assistance whatever : that he will only take care of himself, in his own way ; that we have richly d eserved all we have suffered, and all we may suffer ; and he even rejoices heartily, when ever he hears ' of any disaster that befalls us. It is impossible for me, sir, to make vou sensible of the deep afflic which oppresses me when I consider the oimcuiues creaicu uj iu unna tural son; and the inevitable ruin he. is drawing on himself. That he has withdrawn himself from his best friends, and formed the mot danger ous foreign connexions,- are Tacts that I can no longer disguise to .myself. I am totally at a lots to contrive anv means of savinff him from the conse quences of his folly, and "am there fore desirous of your counsel and as sistance. - But, indecdLhis madness has arrived to such a pitch, that I fear nothing will niakt any impres sion on him but actual restraint, and yet, I am .very unwilling to adopt a? ny harsh measures, wnue tncre is me least chance of amendment ; . Your advice, and especially yur active interference, by writing to him or otherwise, witt confer an everlast ing obligation on ah afflicted parent, and.your distressed suitor. I columbuMjs. LOAN or 7,500,000 DOLLARS. On Saturday last being, the day fixed for receiving proposals for the ban of 7,500000 dollars authorized by an act of last session of Congress proposals for more than twelve mil lions and a half of dollars were of fered to the Secretary of the Treasu ry; The loan was taken at 88 dol lars 2$ cents in money for 100 dol lars in stock bearing an interest of 6 percent. The privilege of prompt payment for f the latter instalments not being given to the: lenders in this loan, a' measure which subjects the Treasury to pay interest : on the mo ney before it is wanted, the terms are one per cent better to the govern-i ment, than those on which the loan of sixteen millions was contracted for six months since v It thus appears, that the loap closed in a manner the most satisfactory, promising very-great facility and advantage on any future' occasion. The several offers accepted were by the excess of their amount beyond the sum authorised to be loaned, obli ged to be rediced 29 per cent on their amount. . This result affords a sure pledge to the government of ample resources, as far as it may be necesary to resort to loans in future. It is the more gra tifying to the: friends of the govern ment and to good men of all parties, who must rejoice in the good credit of their government, inasmuch as this loan has been filled! to overflowings during a state of things truly dis couraging ; among the prominent circumstances of which we may enu merate the blockade of our harbors by ships of war ; the vexatious depre d?tions of the enemy on our foreign and coasting commerce ; the conse quent temporary suspension ot both and particularly the former ; the ex cessive expenditures occasioned by the encreased military force brought into service I and particularly of the militia, the most expensive and ex clusively defensive force and all this, too, when no success of our own occurred to enliven the feelings or loosen the j)urse strings of our citi- ens for, let it be remembered, that the glorious victory on lake Erie, the only event of moment which has re cently occurred, and which was well calculated to inspire confidence on the part of the lenders in the speedy and glorious termination of the war, was not known until the terms of the offers had all been fixed and handed into the Treasury Department Let all these circumstances be collated with the opposition of a most daring & inaeea wiCKea iacuon, wuruu siruvc to undermine the credit and cripple the resources oF the government which even dared, yes, most, impi ously & basely dared, to menace those who ventured to lend their money to their own ) government, with.exclu sion. not only from the pale of the political church, but from the altar of their Godf I Kememoer this it should never be forgotten ano! the result is as surprising as it is delight ful Yes, fellow citizens, friends of the government a beneficent . Pro vidence smiles on the efforts of those who arc engaged in nobly supporting the cause of .our country 1 By sea, by land, at home they prosper. Un der such auspices, who but the most timid and faint hearted can doubt of a triumph as glorious as our cause is righteous and just ? . THE VALUE OF CANADA; This is; a pint upon which the two political parties in this country ap pear to hold very different opinions ; and whichthaS' been the subject7 of no little altercation iimong individu als. The opposen of the' war, ap pafenlly1 influenced by motives not the mos't onorable, have, made it a part of their system, by every possi ble means to discourage the , enter prises of the United States against .t i . that country, and to prevent it f rom falling into their hands, by conquest. With this view, bey are constantly representing Canada as a mere bar ren waste, cold, dreary, and uhculti vated, and incapable of cultivation ; as a colony riot merely useless, but a burden and expense to the mother country .; and which the United States ought not to accept of, much less to acquire possession of) at the expense, of the blood and treasure which mast necessarily attend its conquest; It will be recollected:' that the Ca nadas were originally settled by the French, who held the possession of them until within a litde more than half' a century. That in the year 775,r Great Britain commenced a war in America, against France, on account of certain' intrusions which she alledged the French were making upon her American territory,.. ty c recting. a chain of Forts near the Lakes, and On the back ot her pro vinces, by which it was intended to connect Canada to Louisiana, then also held by the French. That for some time, particularly in the . cam paigns 6f 1757 and 8. the British were very unsuccessful in their at tempts against the French possesions in America, But' in 1759, a large fleethaving been sent up the river Sti Lawrence, and upwards . of -twenty thousand troops having .been trans ported across the Atlantic, at im mense expense, for the purpose of conquering from the French the ter ritory which now is represented as worse than up eless to any power who possesses it their affairs ia that quarter wore a different aspect ; and the forts of Niagara, Ticonderoga and Crown Point, having fallen into their hands, the conquest of the Ca nada ivas completed by the victory on the heights of Abraham, and the surrender of Quebec on the 17th of Se-pu of the same year. It must also be recollected that the Colonies (except Louisiana) which now constitute the United States of America, then belonged to Great Britain. Apart of which colonies abounded in all the articles of com merce firs, timber, staves and other lumber, pot and pearl ashes, naval stores, &c. &c. which were to be found in the Canadas ; and of course the Cariadas must haveeen of in finitely less value, to' Great Britain then than they now ie, when she pos sesses no other' territories, the pro ductions of which are similar I$y the following extract from Smollet History of England, we shall see what an immense value was then put upon those acquisitions, now rendered infinitely more valuable by Uk; increase .o pppuiauuu, agricul ture and commerce,- as well 8s by the cireunistancea of Great Britain; u Immediately after the action at the falls of Montmornci, General Wolf had dispatched an officer to Encland, with a detail of that diSas-i ter, written with siich elegance and accuracy as would not have disgraf ced the pen of a Caezar. Though the puouc acqurescca n ni tuuuu, uy were exceedingly mortiSed Cat hs miscarriage ; and this mortificatiori was the greater, as he seeyned to des: pair of being able to strike any other stroke of importance for the accom plishment of their hope which had iispired at the absolute conquest of Ca nada, arte fcrst transports or tneir chagrin were not. yet subsided, when Colonel Hale arrived in the ship'Al cide, within account of the victory and surrender of Quebec; which was immediately communicated 1 to the people in . an Extraordinary Gazette. The . joy which this excited; ampng the populace rose - in proportion to the " despondence which the former had brodnced r all was rapture "and not ; au jwas-M lumpn anu, cjiuiwuuu, mingled with i the praise of thie all ao complisaed jVolfV which they exalt- hyperbole. The ; King expressed his satisfaction by conferring the ho nor of knighthood tipoitf Captain nnnrrls. whose fihio broucht the r first tidings of thiVSucwsss j and gra- :-s ''X -v X::?t"iL tified hini and Colonel HaW with con siderable presents;'; temn tnaiutsgiving, was hhuiu; vr- Proclamation, through all theddmi -;x Jjondon he TjniversitiesJ and m2n other cdrporations of the Jrinbmy presented congratulatdry. V adresscsv to Hisy Majesty, vThe parfiaAetS wasv no sooner assembled than thfc Secretary of Stated in the ;ftause;of : Commons! expatiated upon ihe sue ccssea of the anopaigni jhe trans cendant irierit f ;the dece-aaejd Gene . ral, the conduct and oar5ge .of the admirals and officers io: assisted 1 in the conquest, of Quebec. In con sequence of thisr harrmgue, the. 1 House. bnanimously resolved to pre sent an address, desmng nis majes ty would order-a MonunSentto.bp erected in, 'Westminister Abbyi'tb" the memoryof (Majl; General"WoIf y: at the same time theyassd another ' ' resolution; thatr thethdnksJgof the , House should be given to tr suTvi ying Generals and Admirals employ ed in the glorious and successful ex ' sedition to Quebec;". ; v ; l - . ".. . THE PEACE PARTY ! Opposition to the government which in time of War, in too many in stances, is bUt another name for trea' son has arisen in the u Nw Eng land States" to v analarming degree. And more danger (it has heen ?ery justly observed) is to be apprehended fro m this, than from any foreign powen , Our country is infested with hordes of enenaifeS, crying peace ! peace ! while their days arid nigbtsare spent in planning operations to prolong the war. Everyvmeasure adopted by - the administration, is by6 this " peace' par t condemned ; while ; they assist the eOeriiy in ey7possi ble manner short of an actual resort to arms. Alas i for the degradation of our country ! If,,, tears could flow in Heaven , they would' bet shed by bur fathers in profusion for the de : pravity and degenerJcy of their ados- tate soriS Could W ash tNGTOK, who still lives in every genuine heftrf, a rise from his tomb, how would 'he weep for the guilt of those who ny pocntically assume-his name and character, while they Violate his pre cepts, and disregard hi examples t Assuming the Generated name of WHiN'oand veiled bv his man - Itlef? treason andf t ambition,' : woUh& wade tnroun oiod to power, and ; never be satisfied till it effected a dis union of the States adestabrished the " Nation ;of-Tew; England." A mericanslu Hepublicans f Arouse from your stuj departed heroes no wlook "down wltli auxiciy 10. me result or tne cause tor which they fell. ' Be active; beyiH- lant, while yet t&e means of presr v IWB tr.-- , irecaom remain within your power, tet eyeiT0ieiid to his country do his duty, and Hea- yen wiu SHU cominue to protect us v in the enjoyment of those rights and privileges which ,distinguour:E(e- ; loved country from efvery-other "na tion-in the, .world. Bosti ChroW KUMBER IIs or The Carolina Law Kepofito l Giaeher!Btm matter) r - Of all tjkCfo deeHe$'at the IfXt fJutgJ tm . '. .. tMT SUPREME COURT. ALL Oncers recruiting ift tMr State; & apply to CapUicLMark Hafrdttt tr Fd aB.dCtoathig.to Cfrrj ppbe Kecrtiitfng Se, vice, as he is appointed to super iotccd tbo minor;Depot at: Ibis ic' 1VYia'ri turns will be sent to me jut CclumbttSduthi CstoHna, tjie principal HendezVfcp',io' tfifc' X 6tk Military, Distfict. Any Office - Whojshali -fail Qt negiecttodo hbdmy, wai b repc, to tbe War Department. , Thtir weekly eV tntcs-mist'OOt be.jieglectied.'c.; , .- ,; - JA, WELLBORN ' - - Colonel iQtb ln. XJS. JL catnman Salisbury, Aog. 16. - r -, k M T .' V J"' ' J '
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