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.'•uhqve tn cx .y into t-extv •j!-'-' ’ •- G Mr.Pomtn ct! their ntcetw. ty , hut », indefinite were w.sUma f t the debate^ that perhani it c-.nnot piopuly h<- said they differed tn ur>.*ilv (,u the question. Afr. Gnstnn accord J jn the V.ews of »<p. Ci;iv on this point, who 5 if? this bill inu V.uf . ll, a;.ilorrht to nr e, l ecture J' o)>.tuon ef this (the Uepublican) wide of *>'• I’oUsu t v lu, lJv nectwuy .1 indeed ir ft. penial1? ihiitit s’ «•*«», whilst iu the opio-.on ot gtm finer, on the . her (the federal side) ji n.it i>; cssary,;* on l i ,.t le.ist do no iisr.it, and Wmiltl pulthe question beyond doubt. [ An ftbhrc-.vu'.cU view is (. vett of lb-s dcbste,?*e OHtfc it tray probably bo hereafter publicised mere in dehul.] 'I It- committee ro^ Mid reported the bill and an: Ancients to the Iuhi k*. . ! v ini Cndn.eiUs It-tiir under conjidcratinn in Ute louse— , . r* -h' ;»sn ’ ftCil very strongly to that one tsiuch lards thw rvp-:! «t" oiscrttiMmcj dttiir. t, *li>.*:*:*’ import Allen from the tcrritcrioi of Great Itiit.'iti in Ktirbpc. as not Cor.i :uant to the treaty wbieit makes n.> such ijmitntiui:. Mr. Fot\ i th replied to this injection, thnt thi* I regulation \t as in pci feet con. s’.corv with the I treaty, and with the {Tenetsl feature of rec procitv ] Wuiclt pervaded the whole instrument, &c. Air. .Wi'.nor t«rs t’liitifttyi^l with the answer to I is objection, rd n uinitu td the letter of the treaty must he «.|.served, and t!:.*.t muli.tig ought | t® betaken Jii.ni it by iiilcfCULC, Xtc To jj.ve j titr.e to cons t'rr this suhtoet, the limit be-udev being la'..', he moved ua adjournment. Which w.ts agreed to. minty, Jan. 5 f |UNIF0RMITY OF ELECTION. ?.Ir. riefeens of M. C. rote to make a tnutitm on a subject tv!tick he had for some tiu’i’ considered of great importance to the national interest. Although ho had hereto fore in vain pressed it on the consideration I of the house, he thought ii'.e change of the 1 circumstances of the nation, and the har monious relations of political parties, at present, justified the hope that he should notv meet with bettor success. The pro P" ttioii he v about to submit lmd at dif-! irreut times be; n supported l>v the unani mous yote of both brandies of the Legisla ture of Nm'.ii Carolina: and under the fcinction u! this re spectable authority, hi thought it his viuty again to ofier it tn the Consideration of tiie house, which he did it. the following shape • •^■l.rsoirru, by the Senate ami House of Representatives oi the United States in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring therein, that the follow ing amendment to the Con-uitutiou of the V idled States,be proposed to the Legis latures nl tlie several States, which, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths ofthcs.tid States, shall be valid to all in tents aid purposes, as a part of the said Constitution : *• l or the purpose ef.choosing Repre seniatics i:i the Congress of the United States, each State shall be divided by its Legislature into n number of Districts, e quaf to the number oi" Representatives to which the States may be ‘milled—eacli District shall contain, as nearly as mav he. eouai numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole n unber of free persons, including t'nisc bound to service for a term ufyeas. and excludin' Indians not taxed, three-thths of all other persons. In each Dkfric.i, the oualified voter., shall elect one Representative. “ Tor the purpose of choosing Electors of president and Vice-President of the t'idled Slates, each state shall he divided by it* legislature, into a number of Dis tricts, equal to the number of Electors to v,’.:ich the slate nay be entitled ; each dis trict shall com gin, as nearly as may be. equal numbers, which shall Oc determined bv adding (.• the whole number of free per sons, including those boqml to serve lor a term ofyuui s and excluding Indians not taxed, thfee filths of all other persons.—hi each Dish ict poisons qualified to vote for representatives in the Congress of the i . ► tali s, h' all choose one Elector. The I cjjsl; tuic ivf each fetrt** shall have power tureguluf. the manner of holding elections, nr.d mu! inf returils of the Electors, in r; se all (he K.'ccku* should not in; el at the time and place appointed fur giving theh votes, a majority ot tins Eler tors met: shall l.i>ve power, and forthwith proceed to su, - jily ti e vnorficy. ** A div ihion of the States into District* lor rl ostfig liepretr nt&tives JntlieCoh gress oi the United States and into !>i - trie's for choosing Electors ofPrefidcnl and Vice-President of the United State*., ehr.il tale place os socu an conveniently r at hr ali^r each euvmf ration and appor tionment of Representatives fehsil be n a<lc ; which Districts shalh remain unal tered, until after the succeeding eiunoera tiun and apportionment of Itepiescntc tivcfn” Yi'C resolution was twice rend am! re ferred to a committee of tl.c whole. On motion of Mr. Kaetrn. Resolved, That tlie rnnuniftee on Mil itary Aflhirw he insfrncied to em|uirc into the expediency of providing by iaw for the printing sod the distribution among the Militia Oflicris nfthc several slates snd te>«item s, of a stir,able nnmber of <o |>ms of the Militia Lav s of ih«- United Piafes. tl.e roles and Ai-thlm* of War. «iu| the discipline adopted hr the Lured btr.fr?. The eneroased bill for the n-hef of Hen ry Fan Hr g ; tin et jio'perl bill for t’«e re 1‘d «I V. i.i. y.lift..; *e.tt } the < • lill for the relief ot Martin Col.: and ,i tl rrs. v.ert seurally read tl.e Cd.d time and passed. coMMEnrv. with iuhtain. [The House, jir^rr*1 i?■? to th* ovret- if the day, resumed trie con idn,.ti;in 01 the icpir* or the cmun.it tree of the whole od the hill for tarrying into efi cl the cum n.ereial pomontroN wh f». Dritain. i’lm question being on the agreement to the emefidmen’s reported by the commit tee of the whale— vAr. frtn ?i.tfi defended the construction he hud put y on the treaty, and on the strength of which nn amendment had hern r.troduccd in committee of the whole, for confining the equalization of duties in out | ' ports to vessels coming direct from the .British tcrritnri?s in Tiiirope. j i'lie debate will be speedily published at jllcngth: no sketch of it, theiei'ore, is here attempted. Mr Lull, rtftart) Mr. 'tucker* ami Mr. « ui/iberl, opposed this construction, and ot course opposed that amendment which was loumli'd oti it. ^!r\ (fa*tvn-> then deviating from this on:' of discusii >«. made a motion to post* pone indefinitely the further Consideration of this b.H ; jii support of which motion iie con tended, asihe result ol his refiection f‘°ce vesfeiuav that t lie proposed law be* wholly supererogatory ami unnecessa ry* would therefore, and for other reasons, have an injurious elleef. '*! Mr. O. concluded his remark— Tucker moved to Jay the bill on the (abie, not that lie was not ready to gjvt his decided opposition to the argument o' Mr. tiaston, but because lie thought thi ""*s i to the consideration ui w'.icli more time ought to ! e aiio ted I he isfion eu this motion eras decided i|i ’lie affirmative. So the bill was laid on the table. The Speaker laid before the house a let ter from tiie Secretary of the Navy trans mitting a statement of the clerks employ ed in his oliicc. The house, according to the order of the lay, resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on t’-.t blit to authorise a subxcrip tinn to buck laws of the United States as relate exclusively to the District of Colum bia. This bid was '/.ealoUsly supported bv Mr. Tucker, and opposed by Messrs "Vi rig;it and others. t)n motion of Mr. Cannon, the numbe* of copies proposed tube subscribed foi (1000) was reduced to 500. The bill having been reported to the house, some further discussion took place on it. On the question of ordering the bill lc> he read a third lime, there were For the bill 44 Against it 01 S.it!.'; liiil was rejected. Mr. Pickens then adverted to the mis crabie system of jurisprudence, by which this territory was ruled, composed of th laws of Va. on one side", & Md. on the oth« i tide, of the l iver, as they stood fifteen 01 twenty years ago, the people of the Dim trict being deprived of the advantages »*. subsequent amendments made bv the*, states ; and, after remarking on the ‘main lit / of Congress to devote time from mor* weighty occupations to examine and re forint!..*, judicial system of the district, moved in substance, That the committee on the District o ! Columbia be instructed to enquire into th< expediency of employing a suitable perso to prepare a code of jurisprudence for tin District u. Columbia, tobe laid before Con p M for their adoption. Mr. Incher moved that the judiciary committee be substituted for the Distric committee, sr well because he desired the aid tof other talents on this subject than that of the Chairman of the District com mittee (meaning himself,) as because the committee hod already as much business betore them as they would be aide to di^ patch, especially if they met with nobett* encouragement from the house, than had ai temlml his exertions this day. Air. Tucker's motion to amend was a greed to by a small majority and thus n memled, the motion of Mr. Pickens *,va agreed to. The house adjourned to Alondav. VIRGINIA A&OUS. f c.h i,i..!’ f, Jaw nr if 10, 1816. THE IilClL ’u’O.Vl) lJ GST- OFFICE. Wc- bad imagined, from the declination of th. Post-Master, and from the coosc oowie- i or ou own puc f.c withes, that the contest betw# n u and Or. 1 ouslue, as a public agcit, vv i.s tniirelj over. As our strictures respected only .hi of.i cial conduct of that gentleman, and as v.'-. !i d es tablished ollrcharges m tint caim ar.«i disiniSK onate manner which becomesoiie who siin ply .-it obt tuning redress where obvious delim|uei c.ies aggrieve liimseh and other., we bad op < l,,at»h anything more were sa.d on th-. Mibje- i fact* afrTKy.nd not personalities would be be iiel|. forward. Wo have been disappo-.ted m tin. Although our Post-Master pu h -oselfW* tie cwliai', eu anonymous writer in lie Knq>i,.e. o l,‘e 4m under the signature of a “ I.a entered the li .ts. We did expect that some 1,,. tie puition of tlwt delicacy, which, it ,» wel: known, coitsti'mcs so prominent e feature m da character of t!i s ** Friend” would have restrain ed him from engaging in the dispute “winch frell it" little lion:• oil the stage.” I-ihis exordium,this “ Friend”says,that “the Doctor Will not see what he writes before it ap. ptar;. in pr.n!\\ e a. o not mischievous ew.iigl. to aHtct misapprehension, n6r tvdi ue ci.de ,v’.i I ‘O throw ottthe mlders of t!:r “ Friend” h j weight I.* .in er.orrr.cu# hull, \V e f<iess at Irs ! tnts.ii.ng, and .vc wdl observe, in the genuine sp.. r.t'd f-ditorh.l charity, that, should he intend to , h*.u.-us With fine or two other end!eft columns of Ins sophistry, it would he better f.r Inins, well .lie public, if ilia iMctor could *<e ii y ; : k»u .4 niaiuiftr.i ipt-.sii tw to impmllo n, • some oj t.,ai excellence of reasoning and style, ! w»i« ’*• u:’u P-(/Uss.^oal n.r.n, lie may l>c suppos I ed to »e»sc»-s. AItck noticing the Editors in Petersburg, lie ■ jv «*-s “ to the man v.,7, i/„. hundred rye*—* hn ! m truth doe* Hot .ipj-csr t»•« <er w di h ,*t-a. our i t,,f; n*w» v/iuMiumsaue. erjdcrtce witii the be u I nacitjr of the a»mc, in tin: lUrkcat ordm.es; pla I eci- .rutit :i d -conteuted Clerk, down to a Idtie pr mvi ft boy ” lleie w, r*c<«;ni*e me ftd tor of t ■'•orpine.'.—li is H , in/«• / f0,,a if . i> enveloping ii mseif tti ’the c o t 1 of ammyoioM . composition, u„4 K !,mr lh,n.';B he w.h hurl, tm knowti, the telirm imUd* ,v,t i<. „. \0 WJr.,t.. d'*4* **e conifiiciice his ta*;n,i«n! attaeluiuort -i, .nan w,ih »i liundrtd eye.” than we, even.id, halfan e>e can plainly diat.njrish thefentm-es w*'ich have long characterized n 11 atih char'" ter.ze Air. H.Un,e--w« mean wont of deem am Jfd mo<iu-ut'/r.^-.,.Kl ignorance,or at least neg lect, Of id I tl-.« mite of good style. Mr. Hodr I " hough nr mad* hi* ,ietm in the literary world, 3 A t< achor of gr4m**r ar.d ntutortff ,* $, the i •i grammarian nor an orator, Tide m c h\». »l*Ke rc.uatKed—thiccvery body I sa n-msrkc ! “ oup*t f-ditor oft lie Ertqiitrrt. un.Mtudy tnis.a.coa U* iumhbbi* vulgarity sipnhr pn**le.«r, a* bMt, d,? esrelsss f.mtliritv •i ccliiq.iLlcl , for isc and au <• ••i-iiplti-.lv. WbcTU- fv-.dl.i-* eflwions, we are •emmded o. tom- superannuated vdtatre Duma >r at the fat squired? the knijfhi of the .refill tountenanoe of I .a Mancha, (whom, by ihc bve, >e hat quoted so upt'opi*) lor lie never fin is wisdom hut in a proverb -and even in hi* boldest .’grits lie aeldf n ascends higher than one of pose «Io/Ticst;caUd birtU from uiime win^g lie i :s borrowed the .lUtrnnunt with wnicli he oi-is hh fancied w.v ..»>,>.» paper. In tri e, Vrk eyrd fi^-rcs, lie profusely deak. One shiv he a. ries hMcL- m his pocket, as a saniole of the .uihnng lie ha* for sale ; the next day, lie is rruinutiripej .100 a bake,-, and you may have • hit and hot ft'im Ins ci^n. S;K)n at>*r ho '.c .rnes a Lmd>lnrVr, ——-in short trnm 44/#?».•; h»art !" to “ v„ur pittance tiv oear sir,’’ Mr. Ritchie travels through ah • he regions of the bathoi, and evmUxtmdv sinks ••viUiout cue so:.-„i;v instance of fortuitous and naopv hiioyati'v. nut he neve- .vas mu-h • *w c,en\^«' U ■■’*€ ::ud:i fshr in thr ‘it 0) Utr-u&t Tluiie ,jpt ,:,!C m3»anhnrs • j . us upon !»• .n».h We did no’ hunt after evi. i ic. —* viu, iite ci.uic unsought for_arid her el us nut h question to .din .«_U’l:--. no.mi evirlc be obtain, .1 but fomtlnmc wh we.-u emjo.o - by the y .,t \fi»ter vvllo Ud any tiling o uo «mIi . ... |>„s .(> :F- -e > Th.-irra ' w l.?e dues not invalid* C dr- u- leuim.-m ~ ■ : --n- — ^ • * J',1’9 1‘* we intonated n tne* v stroui -ernia ;h a offices ought r,ol to be the reward of mcntnrious pair.ou and veterans” and i w*?' ™ Ul® of 'Vi.sh.nr . JedV-rs, „ w.iu Maduon, in oppofc.l ,.s‘_v...... j ' one who would wish “ to p. Itwwiti, us m udati Zr C C'H:" H',V5 Ums m :rapre.<cn*cd u t!,Uj f‘r-!^ office* Should > ab. coni erred upon -.evj.es.hd > ^cotn an' .ntinn vete.nns feqtiirintr Hu- a d . * execution ,d uie du .es attached u, ule!n. ph-s.cai exWl.on, fZ* 1 i^^rs u b.co raeil 0f that a-c .tntudv IV.4.n Ind Ml. tsd.torpf the Kn.-ittmir tear'Over *Sm'w ih ', >rt °f °UP !e,n-, k'—We w,:i fum.sl, ; «‘li' arf»men«f but e beg to be txcu* d —. v‘"o umici'bi.«n*iirnr. ; £(■•’ ?*! li‘at a«f°rd*,v< «» our rule, neither wT i'r r ’ '*-J« Scott, General Home. I V w'°"“i J‘avei,cen ,.nH»i„i«l V "S5J.b* , "‘1' i;‘“.••**«*££ ^ ax- mi Ls com* C , ,V. ‘Ulh,lefl *y t,,e “ Priend ” He imriHlu. ^ -th. name nt Carrington, a name rendered ,t ULtnoofl in our history for his uvt.r: i e«r- - on>“ «i»e»u'eoni.ec-.un,ry „ i,c It voiu..„n a .nan w.io v/he i appointed to tdii.e attended ev-n ir, its -Oi \i y, -So, and Gent r * M‘* r*M ‘OCUinheiitg ot'.i:iiv-e*,we know .n--bm v. e venture to say, that they never com nu-.l ucuni uieiro nces, relatively the win. * those wn.cn we have not only cm, W hr*"'d ul,on Uie Post. Master, in VI. mrG.bb.., we recognise no', only the gallanUdiicer who ie. "e u“,jr,11 ,,L-rf !U Slr> >ey Point, but also a m ppoimed to officejwho d.d expect « u.-it at it. '.n.eol hlo Ins government would re ;m-e o* •iin a due execution of its duties. “ We do mo v.Mhio weave a public p i uegyric for” mX iV nT e* U' i'e,Mi,e’ from him ... m, l.t!C9, but wc fetn.w hun to bean ..fncer su.d, u • .eutive t.> .i •; duty, and nothing |..,s afforded is m .re se.cem pleasure than having this onpo. iu.nl) of unpj .tng our“ ste. l.ngstanip” upon h • n ru H oi ih . Foiwlieeexecu ed the duties o - - .R< e as Post.Master, with half the zeal or a le u.on winch h: »» been evinced bv \l .|or t; i, non as collector, the Ed.ior of the Argus woiil , •uve been me lust person ... the w >rni to singif •urn out as an object thru uewspaoer attack fh.s indirect comparison of ihe‘ Post-Master u Car ing!on, Scott, Moo e and (. ob n, stand, tin test o ,crut,ny no better, than tue d.re’i on. .I.a 1C oy the UoeU* .n theft at part of 1. s p., „ *i,er' tie i.liens U.uuclf to the venerable M In answer to onr question, whence are the boast ed claims oil >r. Foushee Mie teds ns - Uu. ga'l .nt'-Crupper, who n.rv s.t3 ... the Sea-, e'• V i(,-i»ia—aak him, with what alacrity l>r K mar lieu hi the perilous times 6f *76, with tin 9t. . eg.ment. If he did bleed ,a the can , or aur independence, .t wvs became n svocu. s /.n to attend il.e hospit-<ls, and u» relieve tin wo“ ided. So mail lot e.i that caure br.ier, » was iitorearde.n in the support of it. lJ>ir.n. tl.i iCcvoiuiiaiiiy he was m ihe honp-.tni Uepirtnien uid aliu cl .se, wlnie odi-r physicians, who h..< lone much l.ss th.'.n hitmelf, were ob<ai m. itc.r recompense, I.r did not »vce ve one .out o ...ml. .S.nce that period, no uia.. has shown m .re tfuciit ptil.l.c spu n, t<. m he lias done I. he spirit ot Woocey lie in.v trill) sav ihu'., , '* huil serve i l.tiuself With half that zc:,« w. I vine!, lie imii - erved bis couiuiy , it wouki li„\ een Jitinueiv better lorduiii.” 1 * «he i.a! k t Si\ - oi ,fJS, who sioo<l i»v her nit#r nobly ill.»n h.mseif? Uraised , Voice - it .nure :n- u < „sro hi the cause*..f the constitution' In the Assembly of VirgMw, in hah 4\j*.H(tci.*ied ‘Vitn .,1*1 1/1,0 oi [itools, of wi,,j,h (he pres n t'res.ilciH or ne I'niter! States was one. Who ins aite.np rtl to ke.»p Clear (be political atmoH pbe:v of \ irgmia, n:.»: e zcidunaiy than inu.s it » ■ lut t:»otfgl. lie .. i *.p . rttt-m of: ;£;uu: es, he ii » cn.-m. of persons fit loves, and 1 b ..eve <3 nien w.di whom he d.ll'crs m op.n . < . ” Ail os may do veiy well ...entitle a in*, lo u!» o.iioe, out we rer* .rnnCn questivti, wiie nu:r it he su.iioicni jualiiicatmi) to any udin ii.. •o'r.m ii r retain ng one ,n oi'icb, w.io rece.vcs j Icjj p-.r annum ,'vr ni^ft.i'j' ,i few accoiin -t • bs.ii^ at Jiit: ollice at ttv'urnty time. ' ne“1 nentl”asks “ what public exertion f r the benefit of Virgin a or of lb c.ty has nc ^ti„ >r.) uechoed ? VV ■ w Ii incnlio.i only one tniiie -ile li.w not u'IcikM, to h,* duty Post *1 er a,,d trtisiiiig hi* bin*.lies* to Deputes, s*u> Jcpulics a .» •. t in, accu,mu.tied incon v u-..ce upon *.icon, ei.io ice on toe inuxo.ii or •art ofo»i c.*y. V i to our evmknif the charge of partial tv —ii looig so we wei e actus e*l b. one principle—*.nd n-.t was a d*H(HcniMtioi| on onr part to giv* «ny, toe least HttunlacUo.l, to l question Hj.eo ae jmouari.e i In s threat. 1 no “Kramd** .nsmiates that we are merely .mppeuset in motion by mviaibie imihU. ne,t ve «:.*n re or on die Ikliior of the Knquiicr th. h *i ge u» "u bre*di»if fancy ” We stood .. ed oi ex.i-.mcou.. impulse- we led for on selves aiiil for others—we heard tn* loud rum uiurs oi tin* general iii«con ent—-the Prttent iiient */ /.*e (,rnnd Jilfjf escaped not cur notice, bough It lias f.eeil sedulously [>,r s-tl uvsr b\ ne *Fr end ” What more was wanting .0 7“’ “I *r bd'mg l»»« 1*0 ■»_ Master x, the Im- of me i -i./nr, and t'.w.i'tuiii^ iboi-c rights whi*> aie ,,uar. .i.ul w> us oy our locsi urn ne cons uution, • be P, Cvuorn ol speech mi l toe l*reHs f in- abo t*i(9 mat *• „e l>r. lulunged to no elu«~. dej/a. iiiieot s perhaps ,» a., hl u isiun ton.—a,r Wiiat :na(«r,ala tl.a*. Department wa. principally coni[H>-«d Well ;o«vn_ ,• rt con of person, v Ho 1 . 1 not only ^.rc/, ', n it I t nrjht an l b;ed ,n die st.v,ce of ti«. «• wir.dit.jf up he fed* i:- new arranc* nieui, a.c now nuPfcand that ail co-uplamu WlU ' ' " V. c rhjo.ee that there is son.. pr >. v i of fiewt kr.i>ws t lore w.a>, need oi it. Wc o ust it wih be pi rseveren \VI,ftV, the r-r«er* Post.Vaster will or wih not uo i y.-j is I* tbn b .msl of the I’osU&iaxtcr ! w'SIl * "'?• S,: 1 Hn,i>lc "pportumn lo j.iuge V „4 .uii.ch .at sufhciont to ia ' idy s ii-.i iisff.. h».n to decide on th* il«e ww t..e ;/ i v° the Freeholders of Kin7 XVWiant, King and Q’u-en, amt Essex. FELLOW-CITIZENS, An uncxi'er'ed trip to th* ” -*>tern Country, make* it necessary for me to decUre to you, the causo of mv leaving the state ut this inclement season, more especially, as I have amii'wd myself, a candidate for the next Sen .toriul Election, The jeopardy of some rj. i:i.n • r.-nda in Kentucky* under an iniquitous 1;»m' of that atat«) re Hi res u»y immediate »Uon lion, :md will compel me to he absent from the distric.:, till ti*.c Febrmry courts, t^-i'ch probably l sha’.l hea|>le to attend; On die present occa sion itmight b'e presumed, that I should sat sonie 'hmer Politics. Hut ns my political opm ions o-e cjnerallr known in the district, l shall say [ 111 * litdeon the subject. Int!ceil, ii it were now I ‘ cei-ny forme to maho a parade «,f them, I j ■ houitl have no r.ght to expect your suttia ;cs. ! Idic-vfi e, I wish 10 he tasted by ,!e , ujd uot by j pr- ; » ew.ti, which are ., > easily made, and so >iuin Forgotten. To such is do not know me, l • ■ I only su\-,' that I have always been devote 1 to to .so pr nc pics that led the immortal Wash-1 ! tot*ton and a small band of I*atr tKi to assert and j .iimnum the rights of an infant, and i.iju, ed conn try, agluist a foe, consider \l by many, ton pow n il to be opposed. They sii-moun ed even obs acle, Ity valour an l a steady endurance *• 1 trdsbips. l*ct tis mt !ufe their example ’.rt m emulate the v,rtiles of those illustnou men \\ c sha l pr.baJj v lie called np ,11 *0 tnak - a.s i; real efforts anil sa-r (ices, to maintain our m depen.Ie .cr, a they d d, to aic'ueve it. The pow. tM-s of d tiro pc arc in.m cal to our Uepubl ;:.m In. s .1111* ions. 1 hev b> iff tvith an evil eve on tbr r* o^rcs • and growth of this happy country—The Legitimate l{ guts of .ot creigtis, tiaveye t > war, with the L g tint.* e rights of the People in tins country. I’uc c-ntc u. may l>c over, for a time, in tiui ope : llut Hot u.s beware—Let us rutty a r ill d our Federa 1 compact its the ark «f,ntr safe, f, the Fall, bum of our right—Let us obey dit -'"(I 1 nt injunctions of U luili uj* .011 “to be uni t.-.t”—Let us present a firm and v eil marshalled r >nt, and wc slull have nodti.ig to iV.ir, either trmn rail or* at home, for there will oe some, or from the Potentates ot Lur.ipe. This, Fellow Citizens, is my Pol.tical creed this is the doctrine, by wh cli, | wjsli my act.oi.> tol>o tested, and your principles funned. Wi.ii a high sense of the ole Sings of an honotir a ie peace, winch we at present' enj<>. ; ;tml an ■«rdeut w nil tint they may long be our met iicu inrtion, I remain pledged, Fello v-Chtizeiis, to be I your obedient pubhek sc \ .mt, | CDUiX UPSHAW. King k Queen, Dec. 12t i. ltflj. Chaulkston, Dec. 29. SIII i-* vV itKCK.s. British ship Hercules, Dokoan, •o:i» Lxutna, bound to this port, with a cargo«»: salt. was wrecked on Saturday u- it last, uuoui 8 o’clock, upon Martins Industiy. At suu-rise, she was foil ol vmer, when the crew took to their boats. ikI lauded at IJeaulurt, from whence they iroceedcd to tin-, por , where they arrived last evening, i’he whole number, includ ing Capt. Lasskli., and the crew of the American hr.g Korkkst, taken onboard it Exuma, a nsuntiu^ to 31. . Courier. The brig Forrest, Lasskli., of Kenne >unk, l ist Ironi Norfolk, was driven ashore ipon Ksuina, on the 2d i.istaut, in a vm eat gale,of wind, and entirely destroyed_ sue hudju>t b gi . t.» take in a cargo of sat. ipt. L. and his crew afterwards em barked in the B. itish ship Herat e.s, for this P:,rt ? sat e ■ on t m i ih in-t..n , a d were i second lime wrecked, within the sho -.idee of about three weeks, as above st.. ted. A day or two before they left E.xum a brig belonging to New Haven, pm into that pot t, having been driven out of I'urks isiarnl, iua violeotgale, on the 3d insiaai Iir Captain was leit on shore, and was brought intoExuma by tiie Mate •vhn reported, that every other vessel a. I urks-Islaml, had been driven to sea be fore them, in the gale of the 3d instant. _ , / firf T ie schooner Resolution, (ofShrewsbu ry, N. J.) Capt. Henry Somiss, from W’in ton, N. C. bound to t os port, with a cargo of 'taies, was run d »\vn on \V ednesdsv morning last, at 2 o’clock, A. Al. about b <i- it) miles from the Bar, py tiie snip Abig iil. •) liiiNim, from Boston. The vessels were crossing each otner on different lacks, viieu the ship struck, the schooner amid ships running her bowsprit between tiie schooner's masts. Captain Somes, states, that lie hailed, and begged the captain of the ship to back his topsails immediately, nit thejr we.eaosiow about it, that the ides of the 'C iooner were stove in. and she ft led with water, befoic the *;.ip swung clear of her. Captain S. again hailed, a.m •egged tnein to send their boat on board aini, to assist in saving the crew ; tiici< boat was, accordingly, lowered down, and sent t • the schooner, with two men ; but it was very dark, and there being no im mediate danger of the schodner'a sinking, Captain 3. requested them to return to the ship, and beg the Captain to remain by him until day-light, in oider tosave what they could from the wreck. The boat then re lumed to the ship ; but, to the astonishment of Captain S. she was hoisted up, and tin ship stoo l on her course and ieft him.— laving no other alternative, to rave their .ive*, Captain .Somes and Ins crew, em /.irked in their small boat, and made for *■ ie shore, and readied town on VVednea* lay afternoon. __ Ibid. M SLA NCHOLY SI I If WR ^CK. I'mum/iiti, Jan. 4. Upper Uape Via/. December dl t, Satords, evco.ng—8 o’clock. j,o Air. jfcGorkla, F.dit.r of Ihe Free,,nn’* Jour nut. D’.ar Sir—Thr painful task lias devolved on tie to g.vc you an a-r .uni of ilit- losi of the brig ••erseyeraactf, Cap. 8 mw, of U.is ion. She win iirsiulci i>n Peck’s Brach opposite the uppr. end of cape May, about three o’clock in the nor i ng of the JiMi tilt, in the snow storm. N.ie yva*. hifty note ilajs from Havre de Grace, wiili a «rgo said to be woftti twenty thousand dollars. I'h.*y were under civ,sc reefed .topsails standing' a, a est something northerly with a hope of in ik ng Samly Hook, u . i ion as toe weat ier mignt *c suitable to approach the shore, winch they •ad no idea of being so near. Notwuiisiand.ng sue was a new vc.si), the sea was so large and Heavy ds very soon to tbilt he. .mo pieces. Some oi | the ci ca and pawti.gcrs fsptteer. m number J were soon swept overboard and drowned ; tli»- rest re Ma.ncd in the lops awl i igg.ng till late in liu. oieiMuon, Hi ten several attempts were made by u* (teople to t.ike tht/n from their pc. doua sdu stipo btu without .'tiect. The drc»d of the ap ,(.a. Iniig mgnt caused the captain and one or ,wo otiiers, to attempt to oscapq,ky swimming * / thrT bUt 111 Wh* Tn‘Je t,,e cfr°rt* Pei'“^ to** *T!nfT 1 WrTwl th* ^,e peopl* ‘”l!!' "‘ th't,,P’,.taml rijOCinff; And 1 deter, i, * 1 SJ»" Po»?»We in Uw moraine to try V^i.e the.r1.vc, should they surv.ve the night. twne-r,n* hcr: 1 s*Tone "»*» «l.vc and active | •» . «u-e-op, aw. one in the mam-rigging undee he top, who also appeared to U- alive. \V« pro ceeded t<. get ,iU ^ boats aerm die beach ; but Pe"'R n-fh ivuter, tl.e m*»t experienced surf ™'n h > 'tU' "n;ir,He ,l ta nuko in at U-Pi.t; and a wv. not until about two o’clock ■n the afternoon that t|,e boats pin off, both of TZ' Pul tlv fl‘1Ie*1 an<l were obliged to coineoti , or® tWQO*‘ tlirec times to l»e lived—finally, •owevf r, one of t:»o o ..«» spec ceded m reaching , wreck, and took oil* the few who we.c lets aUve, who we-etlu mate, three of the crew, and iw j passenger A gentleman, who told me lie had a wde a wl children in Philadelphia, hung m the ma n rigging thirty hours, w..Wt pa.Ua Inuns on. He hud in the ship, a vi>m,. *.{>• i( , s.slcr-m.Iaw, Whose body has come on snore, and 11 be tn -i-red in a private burnne- ground, to morrowmor:.,:^. We succeeded! n gettingthem to dr. Heisb-y s rarem, about 1 .’clock, u.is at, tenoo.i, ”*h •. « they were furnislind with every th ng out,:! ip their noccrs tin The gentleman ubo.c i.pofc :t of. wl.av.asso ;'m8 ‘;l be r «•>, .g, u much bruSed, .... I said of. en to me when be r».ig him along, to let hint ft e lie :i vei y porily Fr ncl.ntu ., 45 or 50 y“.irs of ag*-, but wlio-e name 1 d d not enquire. 1 l;e mate is a tine looking l.aie fellow, and d.e seamen (oi.eufwri.a u u a hiack nun) are oer. liaps JO ;ea s old, and apparently unnijuivd. Mr I cal aid w.is .mmediately .enl ior, that ove r thing should be done dint might contribute to ii. ir comfort and well oemg. •Vs - he lives of the men was my only obiect, 1 cm say lutie about the cargo. I saw the wreck, ntis e -. Will, a gaug of hands, buuly employed, i id lad rn my u . ies of g Jods ent ire, airea ly* aC cu =d ; :: d u. he s a v,(plant man, there is not much danger but such goods as come* ushoi® will be prmc.pallj saved. Several tctier. ,vcr. n her, addressed, to Mr. Jos. (Joulon, w.d others, or your cuy. * i it* tte*h of both thegentlemei is much swell. &l; oui a*, iu no nine wlme Kiev we-e •.here, Vas in* aun .s^hsre ab ive the point. is h-ipe«i it w„l not ..e off. The mate bemg mi shore t -.upiiose, g.ve *he [tar cnlar-!— lucii p.ms ol lie jj .ve a> >o i may link useful. I Will thank you to give imuicdthe iidIt.uv. NlUHOLVS WIlXKIS. I.S. It 13 considered utmost a men , nun m. Mat tue cargo should come uu shore, and the ind>t.s ure t il *g* .LtM< .at.b*«ari«iir «. ifMi'ilfth LJ 4 MUK10 A FE O. Departed this life <#n the «t!i day of l)e cember last, ui a wound received the pre ceding day, in a duel with a ieiiow Sturkunfe Ca. tisie (hilleuro, John Curbiu the eld ■*t son ot Major Uichard Corbin ol’l.ane vdle, a you tie; Gentleman of must pleasing inanneis and promising acquirements.—— ’ hen the aged sink into the Tomb, we low in submission to inevitable destiny— Vi hen tile slow progress of disease steal* away the young, even then we do not re luitMo be coiuloi ted—but when a son, tlie> mdest hope of his devoted parents, one who lias been reared with t ie most pleas ing anticipations, and gazed at in the ar dor of parental affection until tears have started to the eye ; is hu ried to an un timely grave, cut off by violence in the bloom of Itwenty, the spring-tide of voutlt and Vigor ere manhood hud ripened •n his cheek—>\V here—where, slmil the >iirating Hearts of an affectionate father ail tend r Mother find coiuinlafmu_. isc-ne of such poignant a Miction must 'ou-'ii every li i imi, sink deep in the me mory, a.nl serve as an awful warning ,:> lie followers of that treacherous phantom, vliich leads to beguile and seduces to de _ Washi.votov, Jammy, 4. 1815. STI£ Comm;s.st.i:j(*rs of the \'.iv, are Willing to . contract for, :.ud w |i pay the current mar. set price f »r sail-clodi manufactured in lie Uni .ed States, of .i quality equal to the best llu-<s ;,n i Knqiisiicanv.li. Toe club must bo f..br ra ted of liemp grown in the Un.tcd Slates, and must 1. He twenty inches wide. 2. Must contain the same number of tbrenda that Uuss.an or English canvas, of i he »uma number and width, contain*. 3. Must weigh as much per squareyaid »s » square yard of Russian or li.ig.jsii canvas We lilis. 4. A strip of na inch w»le a-id six feet 1-mw must be ot sufficient mreng'li to bear a We.jfht equal to three hundred pounds. 5. 11.40!t bolt must conlntti forty \ ard*, 8t liiv» toe o tine of tlie manufacturer nr inarm, factory stamped on i , with the weight tx> number of yards : ami 6. A tune thread must nm through the who!# letg h of die clnun, one inch and a quarter t'r m» tii • selvidge. Persons willing 10 contract for a supply of can* I van of the above description, are desired to .semi | the. |>r iposals, <w aled, to this oflice on or be? re ! the4di day of March next,and they .vd! b care* fill to mark on the envelope the word* ‘•Proposal I for a supply ot Canvas Such as are disposed to enter hugely into the bumvi s, may cuiciih o on tlieencou.-sgemro, of itc Commissioners, for acting on oeiialfot toe Hinted bi .to, they r'f.t-1 u. sir n*g desire to promote die nianufactiire of A m«.-ncan ciftvas, and will Use it tor ail the pur |> »es of die Navy. They do not wisli, howt er, to con net With one co ce n <r com mny for a l.i gcr supply of canvas, annually, t a i tue fj{. li.ving *nu r.ber of Oils of die dilf cm kind* and qualities, to w.t : 15it bolts of No 1 1^5 N • 2, 1UU No 3, IJJ No 4, 75 No. 5, 75 .Co. (3, 75 Ns 7, 67 No, 8 N >r !l>ra smaller supply, annually, in the tik« Case, than to the follo.v.ng *i:t ;:b r of bo: a f ,,a different k.nils and qualities, to wh : 75 t»o * No. 1,6J No. 2, 50 N . 3, Act N4,37 No. 5, 57 N >. 6,37 No. 7,33 N' 1 8. If the e msof anyof tliepropcsers arc accept, e.l, toe L’o nm saioners w U ftrva d a coulraot, <0 be duly signed by .lie pu.ty; win nuu ano >e obligated w»Ui twocompetes securities, in don bio the value of the contract, fir the tV.ihfal per I innaitce of each and every p rt of it. j\o. ROifcp.ns, /’resilient '/the Jionrd. I O’ The several pr'.nlwi s cmpio. cd to publish toe Laws of the United States w id g.ve the above 1 an insertion one* every week fir a m mtb, and j send their accounts to the Commissioner.’ ofli ;e. .> O I' 1 C ti. j f|NHF, partnership ofJoseph P. & Samuel Owen | 1 bo.bg d»s»<». ved by the ueato ofJ r epfi P. 0wot, ait persons hav.ng ciam tagam»> tiic firm j or J seph P. Owen, (imiiv iduaily,) wiil make them known to me fir settlement, as soon as pos sible ; and such as are owing 1 he firm, or Joseph p. Owen, as aforesaid, w.ll in ke immed.ate pay,' me n, a» no loigvr r.al.ilgcnce can be given. SAMUELOWT.N, Surviving part ner oi Che bnn ot Joseph P & Samuel Owen 1 and Ex’or of f .'as. I*. Owen deed.