Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 75, Richmond, Wayne County, 3 September 1825 — Page 2

fhc other side, wc have scon that o distinguished member of congrcs3 from Virginia, publicly denounced the Inst treaty with Spain, because it "gave up'? Texas, as he said not that we much wanted or had use for the territory, but for the great reason that it might, if obtained, have been divided into "two slave states," to counterbalance, in the senate, the growing weight of the free population in the house of representatives! plain!' avowing a design or desire, that a black, negro power or slave interest, should govern the free people of the United States, and stifle, in the senate, the whole force of the representative principle! See lekly Register, Vol. XXVH. page 21. But the most important matter is yet to be considered, All men, and especially

Hilicians. are presumed tirst to consult

ter must first be consulted. We certainly think that any intelligent person who will fancy himself as being reduced to a stale of slavery in Africa, precisely in the same way that the African descendants have been here, even those who have the best of masters, and if he will impartially reflect on the subject, he cannot fail to sec

j the injustice and impropriety of this soul degrading system. But possibly there may be some, eVen in this enlightened age, i who will say the 'Africans were made for

I for the purpose of serving us; but if the

Africans could compel us to serve them, precisely as we compel them to serve us, would we call it justice? The impartial answer would be, no. Then, certainly, if the one could be considered jnst, the other should be also; but they are both

ui.just, barbarous, cruel and impolitic.

founded on error.

their own pecuniary interest; and I shall i Some, perhaps, (wishing to retard the proundertake to prove, in a subsequent paper, j gress of emancipation) will say that our obthat it is unquestionably the pet oniaiy in-; ject is impracticable that slavery cannot tercst of the people of the "free states," that j be abolished in this land of liberty. And the present system of slavery should be, here we would ask: if it be a land of liberkept up in the south. It I shall fail in this, j tv, why h;.ve we any thing to do with it must be for a wretched want of ability j slaver)? But, alas! it cannot be a land to handle the subject, or historv is fale, i of o-iversal liberty wltich contains fifteen experience a folly, and the practice of all 'hundred thousand human beings deprived

the commercial and manufacturing nations j of thi inestimable blessing; neither can

this goveri ment be truly republican. Of course, it is the duty of each and every j one of us desirous of retaining the name of a republican, to use his endeavors in remo- : ving this treat stain from our national character. If a majority of the inhabitants of the United States could be brought plain ly to see and consider the inconsistency of ; slavery, and would declare their aversion to it in a proper manner, we would then, of course, have a majority in congress in fav t of its abolition, who could and would ; adopt effectual measures for the promotion thereof.

From the Genius of Universal Emancipation. ADDRFSS From the Trottf r' ret k brunch of the Manumrti..fi Socirtv of North Carolina, to the people of the United State?. Having for some length of time, been impressed with a sense of the evil consequences of the system of slavery, we have formed ourselves into a society, for the purpose of aiding the humane and benevolent in abolishing that system in this countr a country which has been declared gnned to liberty. We consider it our dut. to endeavor to call the attention of the puUir. mind, to the object of our association. The great object we hae in view, is to solh it the attention of the public to the subject of slavery as it exts among us which we conceive to be a great political evil, and which ver much retards the improvement of our beloved and otherwise

free and;happy rountr) arid not onh so,! but we believe the time is not ver far distant when a just retribution will fall opon us or our posterity, except something be done to appease the anger of Him, who is the avenger of the oppressed; for he hath said, "he that stealeth a man and selletb him, or if he be found in his hands, be shall Surely be put to death." Now if we even say that neither we nor our ancestors did Steal the Afrit ans (to say which we believe would he hazarding too much) the etrtainlv did steal their fellow country men; and our ancestors, n ho knew they wre stolen, did buy them; and we, vho retain them know they were stolen; consequently wc and our ancestors are accessary to the fact of stealing a man, or n en, and therefore, by the laws of cur country, equallv with those who st( le them, t'ur time i? erv short in this transitor) world; and all the treasures and pleasures that w e can enjoy here on earth soon pass aw a) and we go hence; and what shall we answer then, before the supreme Jud:e of the universe, if we continue in such inhuman practices after heir.g convinced of the evil thereof? Fellow-citizens, we entreat, we beg of you. to serioush .calmlx , deliberately and impartial!) consider and weigh these thing6 If you do this we have no hesitation in believing that)ou will join heart and hand with us, in endeavoring to extirpate and remove this dreadful evil from our nation. We do not say, neither do we believe, that every slave holder is a wilful criminal, or that be is not a c hristian. Vet We believe, there are many slave holders who have never viewed slaver in its true

and undisguised form, the practice of

w hich has ' become so familiar, by lot g standing, that it is scarcely thought b) many, to be a crime at all. ' A slave holder, at the present day, considers that his father, who held slaves, was a wise arid virtuous man, (and perhaps he was, if he erred through ignorance,) )et it is possible, and even probable, that neither he nor his father ever considered, impartial!) , whether it was right to hold slaves or not. In like manner, slavery has descended from father to son, until the names of the first sufferers are forgotten; and the slave holders have concluded that they have something like a just right to retain them in bondage. But if ue believe the Africans to be human beings, possessed of an imin rtal soul that is accountable to God for the- deeds done in the bod), wc must see the inconsistency of buying, selling or holding then as slaves. Notw ithstanding seme slaves appear to be used well they are under the control of their master, and cannot n any occasion leave him without his congent, not even if they have a sick husband or child, that imperiously demands their attention. Or if they conceive it their duty to assemble together for the worshiping their heavenly osater, their eorthly mas-

thc slave trade: Le Telegraphe, La Capriceuse, L'Antonia, Le Glaneur, L'Assurance, La Marie Magdeline, L'Eugenc, LAlcfde. TJie two first have been condemned at Cayenne, and the others are to be proceeded against. A writer in an English paper has given as a new view of the weight of the national debt he proceeds thus with his statistical calculations. , Three hundred men coulJ not carry the weight of the national debt in ten pound bank notes, 512 of which weigh one pound. Supposing the debt to be only 726 millions of pounds sterling, it would weigh 142,650 lbs. which, for 300 men, would be 476 lbs. each.

Manufacture or silk A Wn, Hon laid before the Philadelphia Sc for internal improvement, states 'thatat in Southwark was engageft in the cult ' ' tion, if we may use thcxpressior, 0f worms. A Frenchman about a )ear f made him a present of nineteen tvor' he was then 12 years of age. They ?t now increased to two thousand and fV hundred, and have already cummerr1! spinning each of these reptiles spins fro three to five hundred yards of pure Jju besides the the tow, and it takes abomV hours to w ind off the labors of twentv-fiv of these industrious mechanics. The br& is the child of poor but respectable pa re tT and devotes all the hours which In ''

FOREIGN AFFAIRS. A bill passed the House of Commons, making the crime of throwing oil of vitriol

and aqua? forlis upon people a capital of fence. The measure, was demanded by the Lord Advocate of Scotland, to repress

; the practic e of the operative," who, in

cases of combination, fcc. tor higher w ages, commit the enormities. The bill to allow newspapers to be printed on paper of a larger size than is now allowed, and to reduce the stamp du-

i ties on newspapers, has had a first and sec

ond reading in the Commons. I he tax on all supplements, filled exclusively with advertisments, and all exclusively advertising papers, to be reduced to two pence per sheet. The pnjee t of forming a confederacy of i the Italian States under the government of Bourbon Princes, las been abandoned for the present. Great Britain has refused to take any part in these conferences, speaking on this subject the Lor don Courier sa)s, the Congress can consequently

onl) discuss the question of the recognition of the Independent States of South America. The Times sas, a crisis in Spain cannot be tar distant. Never was the administraI ticn of the affairs of an) civilized kingch m, in a stale of more "admired disorder." No pay in any department, civil or military; no duty to the community performed; j and the whole therefore, in a state of bitter t discontent or exasperation. This is general j in the interioroftbe kingdcm.&: in the towns j along the coast; hut it more particularly i exists in the province of Valencia. jNething but the presence of the French troops ! prevents perhaps a state of universal chaos. I Among the freaks of theubeloved" Monarch

Imay be mentioned, if the letters are to be

credited,the cancelling licenses granted for the importation of cotton goods, probably after the parties had entered into extensive purchases for the supply of the Spanish market. Corfu, May 25, 1825. "Our affairs of

Greece go on well. At ftavarino, they hare burned nearly the whole of the Egyptian fleet. Before this took place, the Greeks in the fortress were much reduced, and were on the point of capitulating; but whilst they were in that position, Conduriottis arrived with a considerable force, and a terrible battle took place, the like of which has never happened in Greece. The battle was general the same day bysea and land. The engagements, which have happened near Missolonghi, have all terminated in favor of the Greeks, who took many of the enemy's cflicers prisoners, and conduc ted them to Mitsolt r ghi. We consider this news as tiue, and to be depended upon." We learn that the subscription in France, to aid the cause of the Greeks augment daily. The towns and even the tillages of the departments seem desirous to e mulate the capital in affording succour to that valiant people. Captures on the coast or Africa. The French squadron on the coast of Africa have captured the follow ir:g French vessels for infringing the Jaw nrobibitii

INTERESTING VOYAGE OF DISCOVER V His Majesty's ship Bfostom, Capt. F. W. Beeehy , sailed, from Pormouth upon her interesting voyage of discovery and survey in the Pacific, previously touching at Rio Janeiro, to land despatches for his excc llenc Sir Charles Stewart. After vistir g Pitcairn islands, arid settling indisputably the position of all the islands with which that neighborhood abounds, we understand the Blossom is to proceed to Bhering Strait, and, if the season admit of it, to proceed round Icy Cape, (which has not been affected since Captain Cooke's discovery of it) along the northern shore of America, towards Ilccla and Fun Straits, for the purpose of falling in with Captain Franklin or Captain Parry; and if Capt. Beech? find the sea open, it is most likely he will not omit so fortunate an opportunity of accomplishing this desirable object. We understand also that the Blossom is to complete the survey of the coast of America in such parts about Bhering's Strait, as are imperfectly known; and after having rendered Capt. Frai klin the assistance he may require, she is to proceed entirely upon discovery, directing her route for such purpose towards those parts of the Pacific which are the least known or frequented. She is furnished with a large supply of presents, for the purpose of bartering with the

Islanders, and has on board a handsome present for the king of Otaheite and the king of the Sandwich Islands. The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed Mr. Tradescant Lay to be naturalist to the expedition; and w e look to the most interesting re sults from the se veral purposes intended to be aeccmplihed by it. The surveying and opening a communication with the Friendlv Islands mav cier.ttinlU prove of considerable importance. Upwards of 12.000 acres of land have b tn seme time enclosed, and put into cultivation of cotton, the samples of which are pronounced inferior only to the Sea Island cot

ton, and much superior to Lgyptian. GEORGIA. The State of Georgia has again disgraced itself by another batch of public documents, and the public are threatened with anoth

er, w ith more lost words of Mr. Baxter. If

Gov. Troup can say nothing better than what he has said in defence of the State which he so successfully misrepresents, or in defence of his own conduct, he would have consulted his reputation much better by preserving a guarded and obstinate si lence. In no diplomatic correspondence have we ever seen before, such an utter protestation of dignit) language so unbecoming the station of a public magistrate, with sentiments ten thousand times more abominable than the language. If men willnocns volcns persist in such dialect, and in such sentiments, holding high public offices, their constituents must bear the disgrace the offender is the man of their choice they have empowered him to bring down disorder upon their free institutionsyind they must sustain their share of the censure. The communications on the part of the general government, have been marked by an elevated politeness, and humanity, by a dignified and elevated forbearance, in return for insults the most provoking. The passions of the moment, may amongst some, give to such disgraceful language as Governor Tn tip's, a temporary importance, but it will be only temporary. There is in this country, a redeeming good sense, a strength and vigour of mind, that is on proper occasions always brought forth, answerable to any crisis, on which we mav rely with the most implicit

confidence. How often has Gov. Troup in this question, irreverently brought in the name of bis Creator and Redeemer? Does he think to make converts by such awful appeals or that the commandment delivered to mankind, amidst the thunders ofSinia's aw ful Mount, "the u shalt net take the name of the Lord tin God in vain, for the Lord w ill not hold him guiltless who taketh bis name in vain," has no application, or no terrors when used by a public magistrate. We hope; that bis excellency, before he writes another letter, will not feel his time misemployed in consulting the pages o! we fcur bis now nenlected Bi

ble. fa. Herald. j

spare from his school to superintending labors of the silk worms. 4

Publishing the laws. A writer inthe Ontario N. Y. Me ssenger make the foK lowing very proper suggestion on the sobject of promulgating the laws of this state. "J am not of the legal profession; and am seldom engaged in the law as a suitithos escaping the necessity of acfjuirir.jf more or eailier information of the nets of the legislature than any other citizen-hut I would suggest the following mode fgivU:Jr publicity to the laws. At each session of the legislature, let a committee be appointed to select nil the

acts which may be passed, of a general character, and the secretary of the state he directed to cause nil of those acts to be published in, at least, ore newspaper in each county as soon after the passage cf the several acts as practicable. Let the sine committee also select those acts which will affect only particular districts ard the secretary cause such acts respectively to he published in the county or several com comprising the district to be aflVcud ly their operation, as soon as may be after passage. This mode of promulgating thelitis will occasion some additional e xpci se to the state; but that expense will he of little importance w hen compared with the- hu pfits w hich the community w ill deihe inn a general and speed) diffusien of the knowle dge of the acts of the legislature.

Washington, Aug. 16. Major T. P. Andrews arrived in this cit), on Suturrijy, from his Special Mission to Georgia. The Fayetteville (N. C.) Observer s;mf, alter stating that Maj. Andrews had pas-cd through that town, we lean e d from 1 im,

that, previous to his departure hem MilIcdgeville, he re-instated CM. Criv ell. tic Indian Agent, in the ofhee tr ni v.iiich le had been su-pended, the evidence prod steed not sustaining any of the clWtJ lirrmolit ru'aifist hi til. hilt mnkil 2 !i Lr "i (1

O c" r r conduct, as Agent, apparent. Sat- Jovr,

lhj the President of the United Uks.

TT N pimiMiice ot 1 ;tv I, Joh (eciNCY Anus,

11 President of the Unite. I Sttt s .f Aim tx

h-rebv publish ;itul m ke known, that a yv

will be hrM at the Land C:fire at Fort

in the Slate of hi.lian.i, on thr third M

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IIIUICil I oi iiiiiji-. iinn huh in-ill" i Land situate in the District of hunis otitrtil ior?a.e at Fort Wutne, viz? y . Fract. Township No. 21, of R:m-e No. 2,.,4S

Townhip No '2 ami fniot (owihi INo. v., Do. No. 21 to fract. township No. ! , inclusive, Do. 5o.S4to tio t'.o iJo '

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Do. No. 25 do do (U Do. No. 25 to fract. tonhins N. CO. im1

Ami fraction ;il tov nahnu No. iiO, ami .&!,

No Iand 13, situate north of the Mucinur

the hike. . The nforrsa id hinds are principally jituit!" 1 the Wahath, Salamanie, ami Mississimwa r:u. and their water. pf The sale will commence with the lowest new of section, township, am! range, and wiU j ructf the order herein deicateri. i t. The lands nerved by lw, for the me ct or for other rtirinM, an- to be excluded fron. ' Given under niy hand, at the citv of "' ton, this'JOthdav of June, A. D f JO'nNQULNClT aijamBy th President : GEORGE G UAH AM, , ,

Commissioner of the General nnn ' "

Lajd OrrrcE at Brookvici 25th June, I B-J

THOSE who are the holders of Recur" Receiver of public money, for Laiui w (f thi? place, under No 6240, are hereby nollu b;:C call at this office for their Patents. 1 a,!tr in general will please take notice. tn ,j6

the 17th day of September next, no . jfC Lands will be made at lhi place, but that j w ill be removed to Indianapolis, and the , .

Public Lands will commence there on

of October next.

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