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V- ' ' 5 - 1 : ' 1 ''ifAftiyteln tire ftefccMltfe rtVe;iiTftm CaTatxas. jTecIlfrt Ti Diels, -b , ' ' . , , - the shiry r?estor; CnptTe,' arrived At rew-York from Liverpool the Editors of the Mercantile Advertiser have receiv ed papers of the-tl 6th tilt. , and Lotion fmpers fo the evening of the. 14th.- They annnune .rn rew events'hf Impnrtnnce : these of, the last date are principally ;.fi lied" with' fn pt-ocerdirr rf ihe'preat-meet- he'd at the London Tavern to consi- .dfr'ef the hest means of rffcrd'nK a dist ance to the Spaniards. , I nrd "'m. Pen tirck presided. The surojnf 4,795 pound was snhcribed. . In the-course of the proceedings, the Fditor of , the London Soncame forward, and stated that the false acconnts relative to the affairs of Spainy which had appeared in the. English paperw'ere prepared in Paris, andpro dnced pood proof that he had received - overtures frorh the French Cabinet to ptJish such articles as should be furnish ed through jheir embassy at the rate of 5D0 francs per article. Kews f the Revolution In "Portugal had justreached London through Paris, fey a telegraphic despatch, dated Baonne, June 12. events at Lisbon subsequent '. to the 50th May, are. mentioned ; the weather havinjr interrupted the commu nication,' it was not known whether the despatch was finished; The London Courier now says. " It is confidently expected that the net advi ces from Sir AW A'Court will communi cate .in'elligence of aN most satisfactory ind with regard to the arrangement of the affairs of Spain. There are two pow erful motives operating upm the French, government to induce it to bring the mat-' ter to as' speedy and favorable an issue as possible. The one is the expense, .which we know to be eporrw us; the other ti e danger of a reaction on the part of the Royalists. ;; , It is the intention of France, we un derstand,' when Ferdinand is r-leased from his captivity, and.brouebt hack to his capital, to withdraw its armies behind the Fhro. and there wait tijl the kingp-nd ''his'fi fends have firmly esfahlished an or der of things more agreeable to the wish es of the Spanish people than that which now exists. Great secrecy is observed with rtgard to every thing that is done at Seville; 'The King, we need scarcely add, is entirely in the hands of the revo lutionary party, who daily threaten his life, and it is even Said that some feav are entertained of their cairjicg their threats into execution.' - . . " A"nr-Yorl:,Jtihj2$. London rners io ihc cvfiiinjr of the 10th, and I-U-erpCHil to th 21st June, have. reached , - W'.' 1 .- " ! "I .1...:. from the latter- place. ' '' 'fkanqe and spain. The latest off rial intelligence from Madrid ii b " crntpined in a Telegraphic despatch of", the -lSh Jure, received at Pans on the 15th, jj by -w hich it appear that the Trench corps, ! destined fcr Seville, had previously hegunj their march, anV werdadvan'ciiijr slowly -and jj vith great precaution. In the ir.ute, they I hjid-enconntt-retl some scattered parties ofj k the Conp'tuticnalists, who, so far from join.: . in,the invaders, and no way intimidated byi superiority of numbers, pave .them battle in! every instance. CK one of these afl'airs, whiclij tooVace on rlie 7tli of June, and in whichj the French foot two pieces, of cannon, andj S00 prisoners, the Madrid Gazette, set up byj the T?egency, speaks in the following bom-j bas'ic strain": This gloriov action, which will accelerate the release of our king fromj his esplhritv, has filled flie inhabitants of thej 'province with the RTeatest iov !" The onhi farther notice',' in these documents, of the, A '.. . ai : j Eatriot' troops in this quarter, is the following conic article: ' An enemy's corps is en-j trenched at Teroel : TJallasteros is in front of Talencia." It is added, that the French adi anccd gnaTd was at Baylen on the 10th of Jur.e. The Moniteur announces, in a demii offrcial form, that Genr Bourdesolt, co'mman j 4 der of bne bf the divisions, was confident he would reach Seville by the 22d of June. k ; A report of Faron liottenbburg- command ing a division of the Eastern army of the Pri '. renees states that GemiMina had again baf ' fled the attempts to capture him, by chang. ing his petition, carrying ' with him 2000 inL fantry, 80 cavalry, with his ammunition and rfteney. ' ''' - Jltsides these official statements, we have si variety" of reports, all of French manufac turt, ia which the twice-told tale is again rej. s peated, that the cause of the Constitutional kts "is forever lost in Spain while it is .' 'admitted that the Cortes remained at Seville on the 8th June, and. had shown no disposi tion to remove the' government from that cij-ty.-e nd: formerly a rumour that th A -people of Cadiz had refused to receive either the Kig or the Cortes. The story now itj, that they were willing to admit the former, tut would have nothing to do witlr the latr ter," There, appears to be no truth in either .ftbcsV'riirnora. The traitor Abisbal hal v arrived at Bayone, and is stated to have owed : his life to a French regimen which arrived ' at the mome nt he was about td be shot; Asj sumJngit as a fact, that the Paris papers give ' a faithful account'of the actual state of mat ters in Spin, the London Courier triumpli , antly remarks - t :. . ; ' Tt msV be- boldlv inferred from all the ' facts, that the Constitutionalists do not thin)c jj of -opposing to the French a single mass of. 10.000, if we except the brave Mina in Cata- Ionia. On tfie ouier nana, n ,xne iTencii,. when they reach Seville, do hot obtain ja! speedy arrangemeni, or me ovennrow oi uie government, they may be somewhat embar-; :U n .Ttcnvfi i line, as the national troops and partizans thaf have fled at their; approach, must, however, be. someUhereH But as a person of distinction with the anryj ' lias expressed himself 'etss not be uiw easy, tin; Constitutional germ is, removed :'r from the Pyrenees r the Spaniards vin,per tiaps, tear each other to pieces for ten years i '-tthe constitution of the Cortes wilt diwppearj 'and, whatever may happen m Spain, it will . not-be re-established for a long toBne ; the , defenders of roonaxchv and of reluion are strong enough to combat and toxtcrmmai theJacobins, and ,the 100,000 French who bave entered spam wm wwwj"; '"-""i to fini their way bact to xnc rjrvnczs tVom the fact deveTooed at the late London Meeting that attempts; had been" made to Jiribe certain .Editors to publish articles favo rable . to the Views- of the French; govern-; ment't Tand from the drcumstance; which :we learp bv the present ariival, ;that.Jwo Fans j journals, tne uouner -r rancai iw .um. t ilotehoth of which had been in the, practice of tellinir more of the truth than was thought convenient, had been suspended for.lS days. jiV hen corruption and coercion are at Work Ijto destroy the liberty of the press, little reli- jancp cjm hepiaced m the.statements o; Tnose. jwho make use of Such unprincipled means. f--M " v GPEAT-BPUAIN. 'v'.' ! ";-lt reported in London, that the new hPegencv of Spain had determined on refus- lntf io reccjrnjze ur tit-uia umix. m Constitutional government. Seven express es having arrived from Paris on that suhiect, in'Vfew hours, this had occasioned consider able excitement in the money market ; but it appearing from French, papers that, the statement Tested on the authority of a prj: va te letter doubts had arisen as to its authenti city,. . -- ' ,.k ;, . . ; "if we are to credit the London Courier, the Pritish Government were about to check, the proceedings of those who were raising mo ney in aid of the Spanish Patriots. The cor poration of the city of London, is said in the same, paper, to have acted illegally jn voting monev to support the same cause. . The public funds in London as-well as in Paris were on the decline when the last ac counts came awnv- The national, debt of Great Britain is stated at JEP30,1 79,231 11. 10r. ; and the interest at 56,965,086. 15. 10rf., sterlingi . The King had eompletely recovered from hi late attack cf the gout. The Puke of Cumberland had arrived in London from the Continent. ' . Ireland continued to be the scene of the I greatest disortlers. In an afiray between tlie Orange and Bihbon men at a cOuntv fair, the latter were routed with the loss of 8 killed, i! and 6 wounded. It wus rumored that the three greatNorth I em Powers had withdrawn tlieir Ambassa dors lromvthe cMitt of Stutgard; an event ; which, according to the Paris papers, would ; surprize the public. The cause of this sud- den "movement is not even coi jectured. The London Trice Current, of June 1th, states tliat the sales of cotton duringUic week wire nearly 7000 bales, x An advance of 1-4 tn;.l-2 per lb. was established on Uplands and f Brazils." Z FKOM F1JAKCE. - : J'ne-T(:rl Jvhj 29. iM'c hpve received by the Stephani:, Paris papers to the 15ih nit. inclusive, but their contents have-principally been anticipated by the London papers received. iThe following is an extract of a letter from a respectable house, dated P:ui, June 15. : "The news" from Spain has become less ehcoiiraging to the French army. It appear3 bv the Monitmr, tltis morning, 'that MINA" hus -shtr.cn urrr!fion the frontiers of France, which circumstance will retard the operati ons at -Madrid.- Our coast i also much an rinyrrt by the Spanish cruisers, who have rpa'de some valuable captures. These cir cumstances may sensibly affect the state of cur markets, which have been now for two i montlis nearlv in a complete state of 'sus- i pense." . , FALL OF MARACAYBO. From t h e fWombiavo f of. Cavacca ) Gazette ' F.Ttraotdinarv, Fridaiu Jnht 4. 3 - i i i From the Commandancv and Tntendancv of the department of Zeulia. Head-Quar ters, Maracaybo, June zf ww. Most EicrmsT Sir ;'I have written nn der this date, to the Secretary of St?te, Des patch, .Marine,' and Var, a letter of which. j the following is a copy. Slice my last com -! rnnnicatior, dated at Gibraltar, T proceeded 'to the port of Coiono, vhtreT nnderstowl there were a hundred of the enemy's infantry, destined to prevent any landing jwhichJmight maVe with t! e division, and i to collect cattle to send to this place for pro- visions. As soon as 1 arrived off that place, jl landed 100 men of the division of Orono jco, under the order of Captain Alexander i Blanco, protected by three launches of the rsqundron, whlcji defeated the enemy com IpTctely talcing some prisoners, and wound--iing a great number of tl.em. when ,t hey took Jto the me untains, whitlier they were closely ipursued hy our troop. for upwards of three jeajrues. V e took possession of their tamp, and a number of cattle. IfThe hour was so late when we received tlie despatch, ami the despatch itself is so long, ..that. we mmt confine ourselves to an Abstract of the residue of it. The despatch then proceeds to state, that the squadron proceeded to the port of Alta gracia, where they discovered the various boats of the enemy, transporting the wound ed to the castle of San Curios," some bf whom were made prisoners, by whom they learnt that the enemy had congregated his forces at Sinamajca, and Perija, in order to intercept the divisions which were marching on both flanks, and that they had only left a garrison of 500 men, together- with a few of the raw country people and Indians at Maracaybo.--fle determined to attack the place, and oc cupy it, in order to protect the movements othe army. After making several assaults, and experiencing sundry repulses, he suc ceeded in carrying the .place ; t 9 o'clock in the evening, when the enemy was complete ly routed and driven to the mountains, where it was impossible to pursue them on account of the night beinj dark and rainy. The fruit of this glorious day to the army of Colombia, has been that they have conquered the ene my with an inferior force, and taken posses sion of a place which was deemed impreg- nable. A'. V.: ;;.,;,'': i-'-: ..The Patriot forces took possession of all the vessels ir the port," the artillery, a large quantity of munitions of war, and, clothing.1 J : - ; i- ' !wi(.ic jiu pruisiuusi; x nt; principal prison ers are CoL Jayme Moreno, Lieut. Col.; Pe dro Guerrero, four captains, and several sub jalterns, and a number of soldiers. . The des- patch further states,. that a number of the of i beers if the Royalists have already proposed i to jin the Patriot service. : Among Uie ehe Imy's killed, w'ereT Col. Jayme, Preto, the ser iC9n4 officer of artillery, Captain Alexander etiivaria, a humber.of officers, , and about Clfc) ptiVites, More than 200 wounded were left !m their precipitate flipht, upon the field, ' The loss on the' side of the Patriots consisted 'of 90 killed and ISO wipunded j smon the latter arc, Capt. Brittlifl Guayu, and Licuts. the, battaribn Of): Oronoco-vthe firsf jsly.;'-- L'-r-'-' atrint r.ommander soeaks Jugnly ot ':Jtnp,erous " The Patriot commander speaksrynghly the good: conduct f and Ajntrepidity ibfj his troops, and recommends' his officers and wen generally to the attention of the government, v The last Tiexsfrom'tVe'jtnemy,-r.left,iem abmit two davs march from Mamcaybo;.and should they rettn to attack the place, with a view to re-capture it, with' a superior force, it is the intention of the Patri&t commander (Manrique) to embark immediately, and con tinue to blockade the plate, r T' C' f U should the Boyalists aUack the town, they will be compelled to abandon their position, and leave a free passage to the divisions of ,the Patriot trpops, whrcn are stated td be fnear the towns of. Sinamayea,, and PerVja thcijgh .no comhiunication has lately been i received from the Patriot officers, to. wjhom Manrique has written from Maracaybo ih dif- fen nt directions, j. , V j , Gen. Morales had retired to Castille, w;ith ; his largest vessels, two'days previously tb the attack, where" he expected .to be joined by Laborde with, his forces.; Colir Calzada had just marcliedt that morning on the point of observation that had been assigned to him. -;Col. Don Jayme Preto aWfl Lieut, Col Nar- vas, commanded the loyalists in the engaige ment. : - . i; :;' - ;r Imapacaypo pf-occupikd p.y Mo rales AND THE ROYALISTS. .... . i JV-Fbr July 26. We yesterday published from a handbill, issued at Tariaccas on 4th of July instant, an account of the capture of Y arrcaybo by the Colombians under CoV Manrique, duriingthe absence of Morales, with the greater part of 'his Forces. The despatch of Col. Manrique, 'conveying this gratifying intelligence, ; bears jthe date of June 2r,'l823 ; but in this there i must be some mistake, as will be seen from f what follows : j We have this afternoon received the Cur jracoa Courant of the 5th of July, containing a lefter from Maracaybo of the 2511 of June, land another from' A ruba (near by) of the 1st 'of Julv, eiving a detail of the events which rranspireu ut-me tormer place up to me nates of said letters. Yvom the first of these, letters it appears. i that, on the 8th of June, the Colombian squad- jron came to anchor withm Pistol shot of the 1 city, and opened a tremendous fire upon it. Morales was absent at the time, at Mojan, j 7 leagues distant, with the main army of the i Koyalists. Only 150 men were ieft in the ' pirrison, and these held out until the even ling, when the Colombians entered -the in habitants and troops retiring to a place call jed Vigia, two miles back. ! At the Vijria the liovalists were met bv ! four companies of the regiment of Cassador- S j es del Ct neral, who being joined by the men ) , who retired from Maracaybo, were gallantly i led against their invaders by their command ant Prieto, and at the point of the bayonet, entered the town at 9 o'clock P. M. Thev found the Colombians in the greatest cohfuY ' sion, and killed and woUnded upwards of ,200 of them, mmandant Prieto was badlv ; ; wounded in theVF&ir, w hich so disheartened j his men that ther retired with the loss of 14 ' killed. Prieto died that night. On the 10th the Generah (Morales) arrived at Paimeroja, j with the main body of the arm)', and on the 17th, having 1 een joined by two other divi .'sions, entered Maracaybo without resistance, ; the Colombians having retired to their vessels, ; which afterwards came to anchor just out of gun shot. j Uunng the absence of the Uoyalists, the , town had been greatly in jured. Many of the i best buildings had been burnt, and the hous es completely sacked ! THE PIRATES. Washington City July 30. After our papf r was prepared for the press 1-w evening, we were favored bv a i friend in this city, with the Wowing let ' ter, just received from an officer of Com. Porter s Squadron. u Matanzas, July 10. ' 1 44 1 have the pleasure of informing you of a brilliant achievement obtained a gainst the pirates on the 5th inst hv two 1 barges attached to Com. Porter's Sqiia jdron,the Gallinipper, Lieut. Watsonj 18 I men, ard the Musquito, Liejir. Iiirhanl 10. men. The barges were returning frotn a ; cruize to windward ; when they wkre ;near Jiguapa Bay, 13 leagues to -wind ward ot this port, they entered it itjbe ing a rendezvous for pirates r they imme diately discovered a large schooner un- ,uci y aj,. w iHu incy supposea tope a I Patrit)t privateer ; and as their stores were nearly exhausted, they hopfd to fbiainVsome supplies from her;they .therefore made sail in, pursuitif Vrben j they were within cannon shot disance, she rounded to and fired her long un, at the same time run ud the hlonv floo. directing her course towards tbi shore! continuing io nre wuuuut jejtect; when she had got within a short instance of shore she came to with springs on her cable ; continuing to fire ; and then the barges were withing 30 yards hey fired their muskets without touchin boat or man ; our men gave three chers, and prepared to board; the pira&s, disco vering their intention. tumDfi intr water, when the-rjareemen. f altincr w4 the name of Allejtv" fJm.n.j - 1 destructive slaughter, killing tiefn in the water and as theylanded : so exasperat ed Were our men? that it wa impossible for thtir officers to restrain them And many were killed after order were given to giciiu quancrs. twenty-seven, dead were counted, sonie Vunk, hye taken nrr soners by the bargemen, ani eight taken by a party of Spaniards o shore : the oincers calculate tnat JromSoto 35 wr i killed. The schooner -mointd. a nine, on ; a pivot, and 4 iout with every other necessary armament, and a crew of from 50 td 60 men, anrl ought to have blown the baifees to atorfs, commanded by the notoncM-pirate Dhbleto or Little leyil ; this statement I lave from Capt. Watson himselt; and y is certainly the iiiost deceive .orjerattof that, has been effected against those ilQrderers,-either by the English or Ameican force. " ' Ttis atluir occurred in tlie same where the ra e Allen fell abuut one vear rilloof oermon oeiore tnettaie?. cmKowiriy at ihe BaptisteettrigtHo Sundayv(being2 theSth?; day)?of August instant tAnd onMondayXtheday follow ing) at octockT Y Mi thecSociety , wilt meetatihe sime placeroh business; v All the member and friends of sid Society; are requested to attend on hoth occasions, s JERL BATTLE, Cor. Sec'y K. P. S, AuRUst-7. v; V.:: il ,4- 46 3t : :. NEW, BOOKS. J.as Cafas Journal lof the Life of Napoleon Nanoleojtrn(E5ile, by.TJ. OWeara k Lonps FspeHitioiito the Rocky Mountains Fnglish's Travels" to the Nile '. j Simond's Travels in Switzerland Church Homilies - - J j Prayer feooks of various kinds I, 1 ;-K Journal of the Senate of the United-States j of America, from the 1st to the 13th Con gress ' -':'- V:'.""v'' ! ' ! Digest of Manufacturing Establishments! n the United States, and of their Manutac- Adlum, on the Cultivation of the Vine Hutton's Book ofNsture (Rnentin Durward Trials of Margaret Lindsay Pracebridge Hall v;; ' Pioneers - ' '- r, ( "' . Integrity ' . " , .; : VV'J ' TheDecision, " i , 1 Manners and Customs of the Romans Aug. 4. -t-y i'"---Mr.v THE SUBSCRIBER i : VATLS himself of the pleasure of in- forming the Ladies and jentiemen r fjthtscity, that :he has just r eturned fifom the North and will open in ; few days an assortment of articles in his line consbt- sf. . : . ;.--.iv';-',:l';; Almonds (sott sneu; . t ( Muscatel and Bunch Raisins Filbert-Nuts- f - English Walnuts , ! ; 1 Peacan Nuts Castana ; do " Scaly Bavk do Tamarinds SultanaN Raisins East-India Preserved Ginger in Jars of 9 lbs. each l IeUtes!in pots, assorted h'gs Prunes Cheese of superior quality Segars ' , ;;. ' ' c Rappee and Scotch Snuff L'qurrir.e Madeira. Port and Claret Wine in bottles ; Choice Cordials; assorted : t ' Spermaceti Candles ' Shaving Snap j w i Y r Scented Pomatum Essences, assorted ' , Chocolate :" - ' . ' Mustard Italian dry Citron Violin Strings 1 Violin and Bows: '.. i Playing Cards C'jKvershtion do f Sugar Almonds ; Plums Peppermint, Rose and White, Rock , and other Candies f J select assortment of choice Toys t viz. Cannon (iron an l brass) Baskets of all descriptions Katies " Harlequins , Whins ; ( '" 1 Tin Carriages A few fancv Chests of Drawers from the East-Tndh s. which will exhibit the workmanship of that ingenious nation ; ' ' ' ' ; Drums Shell Side Combs . . ' Ivorv do supefior quality double Flint Decanters ' " ! " Do. do Pitchers ; ; . Dining and Tea Setts Toy Books . Fancy Vial Silver Tops Childrens Shoes and Socks Dolls of all si2es . j Smoothing Irons ! 1 Wax Beads f Cut Glass vdo 5 V Fashionable Bead Necklaces -H Microscopes ,-;! Snakes - Watches.' r . . Tooth Brushes, &c. : . . G. BOCCIARDI. Raleigh, Autut 5. 43. FIVE CENTS REWARD. BAN AWAY from the - subscriber; on the 5th inst. an apprentice bov by the name of William James. He is between 18 and 20 years of age, dark complexion, and has a dissipated appearance..:. !, do hereby for warn all persons against har boring or r employing hini. The above reward ,wjll be -paid to any person that fvill apprehend and df liver said James to me, but no ch arges paid nor h ankst giv en. WM.P.CLOPTON.;,; Halifax, N. C. July 30 46 3t :r VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE, In, the vicinity of "Raleigh, -''fc"' A Tract of Land containing 1834 acres, J about nine miles from the City lying onlSwift and W illia m ss C reek s on , the Road leading to -Haywood, formerly oc cupied by Joseph LineV joo and at pre sent; in possession of T. L. West. ; It is believed that for soil, beauty and healthi ness bf situation, :it is -scarcely" equalled by any Plantation in this part of the coun try. A considerable portion of this Land is fine low Ground, nd the high, land - is fertile and Very iwell timbered. A better, flar.ge for Cattle jand Hosis noTjyhereto be . found. 'There re considerable Im prove ments, good Orchards, a Grist-Mi &c. and fine Springs. :r':WT1' Appty to J. Gales, in Raleigh; or to.T. U. West, on' the premisess-lH --je'-v, Kv''- With the above Tract of -Land may be lhad 300. Acres of Yw$ Land, in the vici- J GALES & SON, have just received from Philadelphia, an assortment f of New Itnoks-amonfir which are the following, viz? . aity. ''- "; January ! FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1 lfhgdajext, is the 00 the General' Election tL. throughout the-State for hZ? tfyea to , ouSt Lesi3lafu? biennial , election! for Representatlt tp;CongreSwmal,ob sameJitmBIn a ftw countie.hnw? vcr-the e eehon occurs two ve,UaZ .cr-VZI-i: "c receive iuc.juuuvY.iig, returns, abd take thi." omrtvjfj, of" questing Postn ters. to forward us as soon a poSsihr correct returns of the state of thepS -in their respective counties. " . Wilkins and Moses Baker, C - IIlani Granrtile. Wiltiam Sneed, S. VLnt terand PhiHp G. Bowers, Kobert - In the Coiigresshmal Distrirt posed of the countie'of Washin,,' Tyrell, Hyde, Pitt, i Edgcomhe, ; Beaufort, the Candidates are Dr. Ifai (the present representative YnA h Clark. The ri'suU of the contest in two. Counties is as follows: Edgcombe. Hall 1224. , " Clark Si. v Pi.Clark, 6S9. Hall .' 356. It . has"' been observed by a eeUhn blade of grafts. to rowt where the land was Deiore sierHe,. octow8 upon his country; a Rreater-benefit than he conquers armies. In a moral point of view, it may still more justly be said that the Philosopher who is able to dis cover one ne w truth, or correct one old rrror, is-av ueneiacior io niS specieg. With humility be it spoken, the pub lic Presses of the country , may hare it in their power to add their mite to. wards ameliorating the condition of their fejlow men, (y exposing to io. dignation some of the oppressions &. der which we labor even in thtg fret country ; and. ouf readers will not turn as from a. " twice-told tale when we agan insist upon the cruel, ty and impohcy of Imprisonment for JJebt. On this subject, our Jjpsl&. tors need not "wince,'' for their " wi, thers are un wrung though there are sUlV .individuals who have it in their power, and man is proud of brief au thority, to thrust their creditors into the unwholesome space of a Prison's walls, even in this State, for debts con tracted before the operations of the ha inane law of our last session took ef fect. We could , wish this were not the case) as we can see no good reason why one man 'shall be imprisoned for the misfortune of not being able to discharge a debt, while his neighbor escapes, on surrendering his property merely because his debt was contract ed a few days or weeks before the other . If is not necessary that ideis should be always new, or expressed in ele ganMerms, to excuse, the t)btrnsion of them on the public, where the cause of suffering humanity is at issue. In a nation like ours, which has in io many instances thrown off the tyranny of oppressive laws, oc resiorea miuw his primitive rights, it is a reflection upon ou justice, thaf this feature of barbarism should still disfigure oar civil code - The prosperity of a nation depend! upon the active exertions of iti citi zens ; and it is a maxim in morai3 M well as in, Physics, that whatever so cietv wastes more than it acquires must gradually decay. The coofine mentof man ami the withdrawil 5 his labor, must necessarilr be nution of the; general stock; for M does not work and must be fed. , true there itt drones in all hives will not addpheir personal quota labori and therefore are as useless" Society, as though they were encloseo within 'the walfi of: a IV8onB -h;e .wnr;ii rpmfidv t'fself, as. rt ost punistf ttsei Thend ortheW tract between the. rulers and the raw ought to be, the generaf happine securitr from oppression; jet oar vil code ii, in some instances, dencicii in the means to insure it f -,We.are M to these remarKV , thepetition to both houses of the 1 gislature of Louisiana, puwiuc lateNational InteingeDccr. mA;n,;.l:tn fhri Senate, lit s.9"1',: that the unfortunate debtor fW J incase the enormities thus . b ( to view, the petition to. me - & RDreentatives fdrtber tu- persons of every claUare """c ' of kMe.norm.u MassScKusetts' also, which rpre picture not less appainng.. - f f( of liumanuy vp tne aooiiuou -r-, , f d,tor : lt h presumable that a 'hii Itave -but one mot ire htv$ tocbtorr " the r r 'fit?
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