The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-02-11 00:00:00, page 3

Argument, pro and m, the Vote wai
at Length called for, when there ,p-.
, peared from lff Voteslofthepronib-
itory Bill, and jlroffle^ against it.=—
What an interesting Crifii was this to
I , the President of the Senate, on whom
it had devolved to. preponderate the
Scale I— Happily for the oppressed of
x Mankind, the Chair was filled, upon
this Occasion, by the ilhiftrious Doctor
RAMSAY; who, fearing beyond the
Prejudice# of his Countrymen, pro
nounced the followingelegant, momen
tous and feeling Decision:
“ I am now called upon to discharge
an official Duty, which -renders the
prefen: Moment the most important of
my Life; Impressed with a Conviction
of the Magnitude of the Subject be
fore us, I have violated ,my own feel
ings, and the most tender Attachments,
that I might be here this Day, to fop
port the Bill. A recent, melancholy^
domeftick Event (alluding to the Death
of his Father in Law, the honourable
~Mr, Laurens) called for my Preface
with an afflicted Family, far distant
from this Place, (Columbia) : but the
Subject on which 1 am now to decide,
has absorbed all private Considerations;
and as my Vote turns out to be of such
deciding Consequence, I shall ever re
-1 joice that I sacrificed private Feelings
to publick Duty. Firmly believing,
► as I most seriously do, that the further
Importation of Slaves is contrary toihe
true Interest of Carolina, I not only give
0, Vole for the Bill, but, if necefar,,
would seal it within, Blood !" :L
T T 7HO shall we have for Senator, the en-
VV suing Year ? is the common cry.— —
My honest Neighbours and myfelf are deter
mined to lay aflde all private Enmity, and vote
for the Man, who will be more likely to have
in his Eye, the Interest of the Diftrid than
his own ; we (hall therefore give our Votes for
Major Wm. Duncan,
as Senator for the eighth Diftrift ; and, while
we with well to our Country, cannot but hope
the other good Voters of the Diftria will do
the fame. More than ONE.
- ^.^—^ , a . . —
^Mr. Russell,
FQ R 4 Senator in the eighth Diftria,! beg
'Leave to nominate
JOHN BRADLEY, Esquire,
as a Man worth, the Suffrages of his Fellowcit teens.
•AMERICUS.
More ^/ the Tragedy;
More Eledioneering.
Mr. Russell,: