The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-04-01 00:00:00, page 2

Cintfnnatus fuhjoins three other fonrees of fupplfes;
" Canada, nova Scotia, and St John's may veg
Joon be evaded to make up the deficiency, more J
facial ; , if by our prohibitions me force their growth
ana increase." With reaped to Nova Scotia, its
wheat ind flour was draw , from America, and, the
probability is, that the supply must yet.go from the
fame quarter. As' to St John's, it is out of the
queftibn; it may perhaps lu port its own inhabi
tants, but will never supply the Weft Indies. Ca
nada, then, is the only Britifli colony from which
a supply is to be expected; to this supply, besides
absolute incompetency, there are two infurmounta
able obstacles. iff. ' Provisions do not keep in the
Weft Indies, upon an average, above three weeks,
rfaiy. The navigation with Canada is open, com
'munibus annis, but about eighteen weeks in the
year; to these two tee might add, that a voyage
from Quebec to the islands; generally employs
twice the time as a voyage from^he United States-
From these fads it is evident, that the colonies
cannot supply the islands, that the-deficiency cannot
& made up from Great Britain; and lastly, that
to save them from the calamities of famirie, or spoiled
and rotten provisions, 'application mult be made to
the United States, who are alone able to supply
them, ata price necessary to their prosperity, re
gularly, and efficacioufly. *
It is too viable to avoid observation, that this
idea of Great Britain supplying her islands, ; s bor
rowed from the ministerial patophlet of which we have
already spoken, and makes by far the molt fanciful
-part of that celebrat'd fyfiem^ It is however a
Necessary part, without which the thole fabric must
have fallen to pieces. Let us suppose for the fake
of argument, the nature of the "foil and climate of
the British colonies —the number, "industry and Spi
rit of their inhabitants—the encourag-men s of
England and the prohibitions of America, all in
action, to force th<ir^growth and increase ' and then
ask these gentlemen to be cahdidan'd tell us in what
lumber of years they really think they could accom
plish what they affect them capable of doing. To
this quest on the miniftera! pamphlet is silent; but
"We ate answered by Ciocinnatus with a grave face
and apprehensive expression —-'' very Joon," Thank
God, however, very Joon is very indefinite; and for
aught Cincinnatus has said, explanatory of the exa^
time " very so n" may comprehend a series of
years long enough for America to ruin,, if not to
Starve the Bntilh islands. The experiment of a
prohibition is too delicate and dangerous not to
awaken in Great Britain a sense of the molt alarming
consequences. Small Chocks are often fatal to a
kingdom in its decline, that would scarcely have
been felt in its vigor. Her minufaßures are, too
generally rivalled cr undersold for her so add to
their prices, by endeavours to supply her islands
independent of thfefates ;—her expences and in
come too nicely balanced to rift an increase of tte
one or diminution of the 'Other. A failure in the
exports of the inland's Would be inftintiy felt by the
revenue ;- ^ attempt to encteafe her exports of
provisions would rarft the price of living and labour,
and fall upon her manufactures, Whose prosperity
are inseparable from the exigence of the nation,
fyt these co ^derations aside, is it the policy of
Great Britain, tamely and without ah effort, to fee
the current of the American cohfumprion trade fet
tiw„ c! y i nt ° ^ French islands, which muff
happen! unless our custom is assimilated by ads of
reciprocity'" for it i> already known, that the
French can supply us with fhgar and other articles
much cheaper than the Englifn f. Agreeably to the
reasoning of Cincinnatus, she ought by all possible
means to guard agaipft our running into this trade,
least, having once found the channel, we should not
be easily brought to relinquish it.
There is another obj^ion by Cincinnati, which
I shall confider in this place. By a temporary
exclusion of British veffeh from cur carrying trade,
he imagines we may deprive " ourfehes of the heft
end almof on) mart for our produce." To this it
might be fuffic ent to answer, that we cannot be
deprived of their market either dire&ly or indirectly,
if we chufe it : our m'erchatns Could have told him,
had he consulted them, that the neutral ' islands will
take large quantities bfeur produce, and, indepen
dent of these or any Weft India exports—that the
Mediterranean —Spain—Portugal—the wine islands
v—Germany—Holland and other countries open a
ready market equal to the whole of our former
exports to the British islands; while with these ex
ports, we may bring back many articles of confurnp
tion, we were lately obliged to take at second hand
and an advanced price from Great Britain.
From this view of the fubjeA, then, shall we he
sitate to pronounce—-what America has in her power
* The fopplies of the British Weft Indies were deriv
ed during the war from the United States, byr^.^
end through neutral islands.
—wiat of right (he ought to expea, and the meafarea
fht ^ught to p rs el,
It is how to he examined H, what articles the
United 'Stales' daw import cheaper from other coun
tries than from Gre*t Britain fuis being g question
of Individual a> well as national profit or lots, and
affecting the husbandman and raanufa&urer toners
than the merchant, the balance is fcrupulonfly to be
fought, and if found in our favor, tenacjoufly to be
retained, or nothght y given up. replace it in its
true light it wih e necessary to enter into a fair,
separate, and candid enumeration of articles ; .but
as this would take up too much of this paper I'l^ail
refervethe detail for another, which will be the last,
and close .he prefect with a few general observations,
1 here are two avenues through which America
may rouse the good sense of Great Britain: the one
Ave have pointed out to be her Weft India islands,
which have been laid hold of by Virginia, who has
bee, imitated by Jersey in the resolution confuted
by Cincinnatus, the other which ' is yet more impor
tant—ns her n:anuf&ft tires, of which we are about
to speak. It is certainly more the INTEREST and
also more in the power of the Un,ed State; to do
without English rtXnufailures mow 'than daring the
war. During the war it was our interest to take our
goods from such places as offered them to us at the
lead risk, and this unavoidably continued us in the
use of Britilh "manufa&ures. Now it is our interest
to take our £oqds where we can get them cheapest
the rilk being done away; of course We ought to
confine our imports from Great Britain to such arti
cles only, as the can fell cheaper than her neigh
bours or ether nations, tfpetialy whilst our cuflom
for other articles is to remain without an equivalent.
We have maintained a range of markets as large as
our wishes, and the cheapen touft soon be univer
sally know. We already behold rising into general
notice large boufes from France, Germany and Hol
land. These houles, mas much as their aflortments
will be campleated from such marketsas fell cheaper
than England, will be nb:e to'uuderfell our mer
chants. Much therefore 'it behoves England to
mark the progress of these houses, "and much it
behoves our merchants to attend to their 'orders
fiom British goods, left they should bring on their
own country diftrels, and on thcmfelves bankruptcy
and ruin.—The difference alone between r e prices
of molt of the articles she formerly exported to
America, and their prices in other countries now
open to our trade, is of itlelf evidence clear enough,
that we ought nor to gve her our commerce without
an equ valent. But, alas, the British ^dminiftra
tion grasp at the exclusive trade of America, even
without a treaty —so certain are they, to quote
their own wor;s, that “ it will not be an easy
matter to bring the American fiates to act as a
nation," that “ they are not to be feared as such,"
for " a flamp aid, a tea ass, dr ftch an a& as can
nevet again, occur, could alone unite them."—
Blind to the future, these political prophets do hot
perceive th*t their proceedings are operating as ^
Hamp act, 'and bringing the United States to *& as
u nation.
INDEPENDENT
1, France is increHing her sugar plantations and
rothing but bad management or extravagance < u pre.
ve t our isl nds from filling as cheap as the F.ench,
al.ho' they now underfed us so greatly.'
$ Cincinnatus somewhat fxtiUmgly observes, that the
r locution of the State of Jersey, ftri&y contidered is
a ah blufe nullity, because the proclamation of the id
Ju vp p on which it is founded, does not exclude the vef-
A s a the U. States, from the Weft Indies, these being
excluded to, the navigation a&t. i apprehend the pro
clamation was chobn inafmach as it manifefted in the
most (hiking manner the intention of minirtry, to he
opposed to a direct i tercourfe. With reflect th the
resolution being #%uility, any lawyer would have told
Cincinnatus— hat where the intention of an act is plain
or felf-evident, a mistake in the preamble does not de
feat the intention or render the act a nullity.
From the Penrifylvania Independent Gaz.
Extras from an Essay on Canon and Feudal Law
by John Adams, Esq; Plenipotentiary, &c.
(Concluded from our lafi)
BE NOT INTIMIDATED therefore by any
terrors, from publifang with the utmost freedom,
whatever can be warranted by the laws of your
country), nor Jufr yo^rfelves to be wheedled out of
your liberty by any pretence of politeness, delicacy or
decency. These as they are often used, are but three
{liferent names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice^
Much left, 1 presume, will yon be difeharged by any
pretences, that malignants on this fide the water,
will represent y o ur papers as factious and feditioes,
or that the Great on the other fide the water, will
take offence at them. This dread of reprefen ation
has bad for a long time in this province, effeds very
similar to what the Physicians call hydrophobia, or
dread of water.—lt has made us delirious—and we
have rushed headlong into the water until we are
almost drowned, out of simple or phrenfical fear of
it. Believe me, the charader of this country has
fitted more i^ Britain by the puffanimity with
which we have borne many insults and infarfeg
from the creatures of power at dome and tin' fea
tures of tnofe creatures acre tun it ever dis o fo
ever will by unfreedom and jfcit mat has Oct or
will be dilcoverea in writing or t&ou. Belize me
my oun rymeo, they have mbibed an opin m
on the oc^r hue the water, tat we are an ignorant
a timid, and a Itupd people; nay, their tools un thtf
fide have often had the impudence to depute your
bravery —But 1 hope in God the u me ls „ t a r „,
6^4, when they will be fully convinced of your un
derlhnditg, integrity and courage. But can any
thing be more ridiculous, w cre it not too provoking
to be laughed at, than to pietend that offence fhoJd
be taken at home for writings here? —Pray, let theta
look at home. Is not the human underflandin^ ex
haafted there? Are not reason, imagination, 'wit
puffion, senses, a n d all, tortured to find out fatire'
and invecrive against the characters of the vile and
futile fellows who foretimes get into place and
power?—W most exceptionable Paper that eve- £
saw here, is perfea prudence ard modesty, in com
parison of multitudes of their applauded writings.
Vet th high regard they hare for THE freEd'om OF
the fress, indulges all.— J m ust and will repearic
^papers deserve the PATRONAGE of every'fnend
to his country. And whether the defamers of them
are arrayed in riches of scarlet or SABLE, whether
they lurk or Ikulk in an insurance office, wnether
they aflame rhe venerable chfra&er^f a Fried, the
fly one of a Scrivener, or the dirty, infamous, aban
doned one of an informer, they are all the creatures
tools of the luff of do nination—
t t hide the confitutior. of this State, containing the
mop expre/s declarations in support of the Prep.
9 1 This time dia really happen, and we trull the da,
snotf not far diflant when we fall be able to give X
aeforative proofs of the effi cls oy the so born un
demanding as we have done of our feirit and brd^
veryin war.
'CHA RLESTO N,
„ ^^tit.^^X
Mrs. TIMOTHY,
!OU are defined to print immediately the fal
lowing Resolve of the Marine Anri-Aritannic %-
tiety.
I am Madam,
Your most obedient servant,
H. PERONNE IU, Sec. P. T,%
Die Satin ni, March 27, 1784.
Refilved, New. Con. Tbnt the most cordial
and sincere thanks of this Society, be pefented
Capt. YwJnem ! hompfofi, i< general t^rms, for
Fis /pirated, manly, and patriotic conJuft, by he
defence cf his fellow citizens rights and privileged
violated in his own person; when Ariflocratic^
prinefdes endeavour to fafo t and destroy tWy
genuine idea of riaTrepublicanifm. And that this
Ref Ive be inferred in 'the Lefpeclive Gazettes efthis
Commonwealth, &
Extras from the Minutes,
H. PER iNNEAU, Sec. P. Z
—,
STATE of SOUTHMARGLINA.
An A C T
To alter and amend an Aft, entitled an A& ft
oblige perf ns having Negroes or other effefls not
their own grope ty, in their ooffeffion, to render
an account thereof, and to punifo fab as so il
emhezz'e, concert!, or neglefl to render a„ ac*
count of the fame, puffed 12th of March, 1783.
WHE FAS the A& passed the Twelfth day
of Marcb, in the year of our Lord, One
Thou land Seven Hundred and Eighty-three,entitled
" An A& to oblige persons having Negroes, or
other effects, not their own property, in their pos
session, to render an account thereof, and to punish
such as shall embezzle, conceal, or negle& to render
an account of the fame'" is found inadequate to the
good purpofs thereby intended, inasmuch as there
is reason to belive that many frauds and abuses have
been committed under the fanaion of the Aid Aft
receding Negroes or other Staves in the hands of
persons not being proprietors of such fiaves: for
remedy whereof,
Be it enafled by the Honourable the Senate, and
the Houle of Representatives now met and fitting
in General AtTembly, and by the authority of the
fame, That from and immediately after the passing
of this Aft, all and every peffon and persons within
this State, having negro or other slaves in his, her,
or their custody or poftWion not being bis, her, or
the ; r property, absolutely and bona fide, shall with
in three months, be obliged to fend, or cause ro
proctire to be sent to Charleston, all and every such
Have or slaves, who shall be committed to the care
aud custody of the Warden of the Work Hoop, ^{
who, on receiving such Have or slaves, fhall' pay
all reasonable costs, charges, and expences attend
ing the bringing or conducting to Charleftoo offuch
slave or ^v,, W do perfoa or ? fo<»&