Public Leger, Volume 1, Number 40, Richmond, Wayne County, 11 December 1824 — Page 1

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RICHMOND, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER

11, 1824.

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t 1 i w .h h he' had 'n-' riheel in the'ii h ". v . i j;ot f r w. rhilv ailvaiita'je tl v ;nc up their ! loved home iiior.ds it not for perishahlo nit that t!M' lareal the peril- of the a. t! the v. i'de'i ee- ; hut it was that P'l-r'it i.ave an pfiorttmit e f Ia i Lr

-" tr:,-iir - wi.i' h the'm :th doth t'Mip:, nor t!iie t hreak tlin.uh atiel

ri. m ?ho r. mmenremrnt of the societ M I ' t- to the- pa-ini; liour. thev have'

rrnh !'-e hued. that thev deem it in"o with the ii jur.rtion and exam1 ti.o i i 1 r , J One who canv n')! to ! sue," to to to war. or to hear -. tiirecflv e r ii.direetlv. Thev have.

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r; - a. tan on the d trit.es thev taught, i .. (i:.-r ijuf t , (if the-ir deep conviction Oao ::np,irta: ce e,f ohevin the monitions v o i- Cf. -1 .f I, ,;is hcen, tiiat they have -ei 1 1'a tot 1 t ' h rn-ol v:' ftvirn llio vvirll in

I'sel laiOMi.oro. no lo thriri in irritiv

, 7 - j ''r particular;.. fer conscience sake,' or.

1! ('l!ir r ward-, hecati-ethey feel it to he a j

h :rna and ut avoielahle duty. This, iiiiitu: ale dy.does not seem generally ki.own tot!i. n,;s t;i(,jr ,r(.(K,rt;n ai)(J fcllov citi:iis, rnaiiv of whom look on it as an ut- ' - ptioii of peculiar character, or as an af-

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pay

hi the same wn . i ho .-l'dlitv to

no for the refusal of a militarv service, is

tjiouirlit to he a sufficient reason why they i 'fuld he compelled to do so, and persons J"t um!ettandiim that the value of the ri; '.iey would, not he a moment's consiricratu':i, if the breach of a positive cotranand, frt no less an authority than the Saviour "'honi all Cliristiai.s p'"ofes to wors!iip, "ere not the. couscoueiice, were willingly

spanl. Vo n.ive heard mat it oath oceu j said, an eye, tor an eye, and a toot Ii for a j tooth: hut I say unto you, that yc resist j not evil; hut whosoever shall smite thee jon thy riiiht check, turn to him the other also' "Ye have heard it said, thou shalt love thy neiajhhour and hate thine enemy: hut I say uoto you, love your cuemies; ; l)less them that curse you ; do ;ood to them ! that hate you; and pray for those that despitefully use and persecute you' There is no liberty of w hich the people of these states are so zealously careful, as that which thev term freedom of conscience, jor religious liberty. This is usually interpreted liberty of thinking, untrammelled

as to matters of faith and worship, so that

no man is held accountable fer dillering in opinion from Ids neighbour, Were anv religious test proposed or in-

sisteel on, doubtless this government would i he convulsed to its centre. The- idea of any constraints, or the forcing dow n any set of opinions, has ever been horrible to the minds of free Americans. Is it ! iHt somewhat singular, that those who are so tenacious of the-ir own "religious lib;orty," should resolve on ehstroving that of a largei body of their fellow citizens? Is it ot strange that thev would lorce Friends to think as thev do, because thev have the power? I- it not inconsistent with every principle of that character which we 'call our Constitution, to sa,thata man .-hall do tiiat which has been for ages declared by the Seni of God to he w rong, and .which hi- serva1 t- are hourlv declaring, a;i never he right? Law vers sav,that an act is null voiej wdiich is ia contradiction ! to the eiivine law, as declared in the S-rip-; hires. Had the axiom been oflener acted ! on. h)w much wrong, i jo -tie e a;:d oppres- ! -ion, u hieh ha- been sullored hv those' who : endeavor to live hv that "eiivine law," i would have been spareel. Ala-! that those

I whe are le-irou oi ne ing e -teemea lac I iirme-t fiieaels of libertv -liould invade the l-ani tuary of re ligion should endeavor te irample' enit the tire which w as kindled, and

oilace' the verv law ot Cioel hini-eli! that

thev snould talk l roa-e aence, anil strive' ! io force others into actions which the ir ; ( on-ciences condemn! that they should ! !oa-t of free dotn, anel struggle to fetter ; the verv soul ef m.ui i i its obedience to the s i ijuiclieni of its (loel ! Yet so it is in this fp'o arul happv land, the original Testing j place of those who liveel not h the sw.rd, but wished to dwell under the sovereigni t oftbat Prince whose natal hour was hailed hv the bh-ssed anthem. "Peace on I ...1 4 ... '

aiaii; lioou ill. in all ?n.A. It is po-sihle tiiat some, who are, in a general sense, will-wishers to the peaceable, mav not understand why our "veiioe" is now lifted ur . there are some who may suppose that a tempeirary, or sinister motive prompts this appeal te "all who call themse lves Christians." Many are really ignorant how much and how often the members of Friernls Soi iety sutfe'r; for. as thev strive "to pe--ess themselves, in patience, anel bok to Him, who isuable and willing, for redress, multitudes of injuries are received, and acts of oppre--iou er-

petrated which are not maeh- subjects of

common conversation. 1 horelore, we now call the attention of our ftdlow men, that thev mav understand how much tln'y are aggrieved, and how hardly they aro used, hoping that a sense of the barbarous injustice e xercise d towards them, will excite the svmpalhv of every honest mind in their fav or, while those of other denominations, who hold the injunctions of the Gospel as a sullioient reason for their conduct, will aid in procuring the redress to which they i . t-w f-iii-1' i 1 1 1 1 1 1 ( 'I I .

W .-w II v. ...

f Bv the existing Military Laws, an ohrc or is allowed to collect lincis imposed on d( linepKMits, by a summary process, which is not only injurious in itself, hut liable to the mo-t dreadful abuses. He is permitted to seize at discretion; and there is scarcely anv appeal except to a military court. But these men, in the execution of what is called their duty, arc daily guilty of the rudest violations of liberty, and the grossest attacks upon property. They enter the dwelling or a store of a mechanic, and forcibly seize an article worth tty or a hundred "dollars, to Fccurc a fine of two dollars.---This property is disposed of at a constable's sale, appointed at an inconvenient time, in an obscure place, and as slightly announced as possible.- The goods are sold bought in, frequently, by a friend of the seizor and seller, for a comparative trille,and the miserable surplus of the proceeds offered to the person who has

be n thus dealt wit ;, when it is well known that his conscience will no more permit him to receive this, than the original line. TO BE CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK. Krom the Uniteel States' Gazette. HAYTI. At this moment the nation of Hayti presents a singular and interesting spectacle. It is the only civilized nation of blacks in the world; it is the first place in the new world which received an African slave; and it is the first where that alflicted and oppressed race broke their chains and claimed a rank among the natives of the earth. If prejudices prevent an official acknow

ledgment, by other nations, of their inde-

upon the bulwark that stood between Gallic oppression and Haytien liberty. Such men would better find their way to Hayti upon the first plank that lloats to that Island. In peace, employment, respectable and productive will be found in war,they will bear the burden of 'their own defence, and when it is achieved, they will be permitted, nay, they will have a right to share in all the advantages which their valor and constancy insured. We would not urge such a subject, did we believe it probable that France could

! effect her purpose upon the Haytiens. Bo

naparte tried his hand at subjugating the country and failed; nay, he acknowledged that it was impossible for France to regain her old possessions by force, and he coi.se-

poi deuice, w hich Havti really possesses, 1 nucntlv directed the use of stratagem.

there is no reason why sympathy and good A V i 1 1 the Haytiens be caught by guile?

W hat have the blacks to hope or expect

nature should not be expressed by individ

ual-. The farce that France has played with the government of this Island has de-

i vedoped her intentions towards it and not

only does she refuse to acknowledge an independence which is as perfect as her own, but she evinces a determination to grasp at her former possessions, and fetter anew, hands and minds, that nature and bravery meant to be free. Oa w hat principle Franco claims the Island of St. Domingo, we know not; the people oftbat Lie have achieved their independence, supported it, with as much brave'ry on their part, and good faith towards others, as ever a people did; and thev are at this meiment as much entitled to rank as a nation, as was the U. States in 1783 and if nations have neglected h) acknowledge the government of Hayti, it has undoubtedly proceeded from a defer

ence to the prejudices oiothcrs, ratherthan a doubt of her having achieved her independence, or her abilities to maintain it. France has no more claim upon the fealty of the Haytiens, than has England upon that of the Americans; and her claim of suzrraint;t as ridiculous, as wouhl be the e hum of the Pacha of Egypt upon the Hebrews of our country. ml It s, however, a w ise prov ision of President Boy er, to put his Island in complete' armour to strengthen and increase his fortresses; he has learned not to put his faith it; Princes, or to expect right or justice at nr ha?.. ds, the miatilions of rocks, with tile; blessings of God on the girth, mu-t be his defence. The Proclamation of Bovcr, which we published on Wednesday, is the only authority we have for speaking of the probabilitvofawar between Havti and Fiance: hut as even the probability may etfect a portion of people in this country, we will indulge ourselves in a few observations, anel state a few circumstances which will place the situation of Hayti in a proper light. That Bover is desirous of a war cannot be supposed, because he has no means to carry it on bevond his own territory; it

must consequently be a defensive measure

with him and as the present preparations intimated in the Proclamation, are the result of a disappointment of his expectations in regard to the intentions of France expectations founded, we believe, on a proposition of the French government, it follows that, in inviting the coloured people from this country to his government, Be)y-

cr could not have had in view the present

contest; his object of course was to give

respectability of numbers to bis nation.

while he ohereu an asylum to, and confer

red rights and immunities upon those of

his ewn colour.

But there is a possibility that France

w ill make an attack upon the Island of St.

Domingo and what, it may be asked,

should in that case be the conduct of the

coloured people, who have it in contem

plation to emigrate immediately to that Is

i land ? We know not what regulations have

j been made in Hayti, respecting religious

scruples against bearingarms; if there are

, anv coloured people who entertain such

scruples, we should think they would do

w ell to make enquires upon the subject, before they embarked upon an enterprise which may involve a violation of principles or expose them to inconvenience and contumelies. There may be some who would be afraid to face an enemy they would better stay in Southwark and Moyamcnsing. There may he, there ore, coloured men who would glory in an opportunity of signalizing themselves in the cause of freedom who would ask no other boon of the President of Hayti, than to be placed

from white; rulers appointed by a member of the Holy Alliance. France may talk of visiting "upon the heads of the blacks the evils of the St. Domingo revolution let the blacks defend themselves from this visit, in the recollection of the times of the French revolution. Cruelty is not confined to colour.

Shearing a Wolf! The following passage of one Burke's speeches, in 1701, against the taxation of America, made a. strong impression when it was delivered. The figure oi shearing the zc 7is applicable to tiie present designs of Spain upon her former American colonies. Ahr, Gnz. "We had a right to tax America; and, as we had a right, w e must do it. We must risk every thing, forfeit every thing, think of no consequences, take no consideration

into view hut our right; consult noahdity, nor measure our right with our power, but must have our right. Oh! miserable and infatuated ministers' miserable and undone country! not to know that right signifies nothing without might; that the claim without the power of enforcing it was nugatory and idle in the copy-bold of rival states, or of immense bodies of people. Oh! savsasilly man, full of U prerogative; of dominion over a few beasts of the field, there, is excellent wool on the hack of a wolf, and therefore, he mu-t be sheared. What shear a wolf? Yes. But will he comply? have you considered the trouble? how will you get this weed? Oh! I have considered nothing and I will consider nothing but my right: A It i an animal that has wool; all animal- that have wool are to be shorn, and therefore, I will shear the wolf. This was just the kind of reasoning urged by the minister, and this the counsel he had given.

Extraordinary Circumstance. A few days since a servant girl was walking by the side of the canal near Mr Rawoth's wharf,at Fottingham, N. Y. with an infant in her arm, when looking at the c hild instead of her path, she stepped from the road into the water, and she a: d the child instantly disappeared. A man ti ho saw the accident hastened to the spot, and fortunately caught the girl by the hair of her head: but, on raising her in the water, it appeared that the child was no longer in her arms. The man hastily pulled her out that he might have a chance of saving the infant, when to his great surprise, he found that the little innocent had institictively caught bold of the bottom of the girl's petticoat; which it grasped so firmly, that it was safely drawn out. Post.

The choice. A quaker, residing at Paris, was waited on by four of his workmen, in order to make their compliments, and ask for their usual new-year's gifts. 44 Well, my friends," said the quaker, "here are your gifts; choose fifteen franks or the bible. 'Pdon't know bow to read," said the first, 4so I take the fifteen frank. 4 1 can read,9 said the second, but I have pressing wants. He took the fifteen frai ks. The third also made the same choice. He now came to the fourth, a young lad of

about thirteen or fourteen. The quaker looked at him with'an air of goodness. "Will thee too take these three pieces, which thou mayest obtain at any time by thy labor and industry." 4Asyou say the hook is good, I will take it and read from it to my mother, replied the boy. He took the bible, opened it, and found between the leaves ar gold piece of forty franks. The others hung down their heads, and the quaker told them he was sorry they had not made a better choice.