The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1783-08-06 00:00:00, page 4

at transforming our DEMOCRACY, foto the
worst kind of ARISTROCkA. Y 'Ahis Pseudo
Fa riot, in one of his pieces asks, " can it be
the objed of a wife ^dm nitration, to shut the
door agaiift good men, who offe to become ci
tiz^ns b oufe they belong to G eat-Britain ?"
such a q^eftion favours cf a supposition, that the
people of South-carolina are Idi.ts —lt is they,
*ho ve know to be bad men, unfriendly, and dan^
gcrous enemies, and have proved hearse ves such,
ve «ifh to ex <l, and deprive of the bleffi gs cf
the glo ious revoiet on. end cur free and (I hope)
impartial Government, whom those cait Hs tn
deav ured all in their power to prevent, and quill
G& overtax.
I ^ould advise this catamaran Pat^ot, to throw
off his thin but ccarfe disguise a; d not please hit
party by halves; tt him only affirm, that a few
families o> ly have a right to rule, or even to
think in South- Car lima; let hm r ell hem, cur
enemies in general, ^nd all 'l ories in particular,
must be indulged with the pnv lege of citizenship,
as their votes and influence (now their iwo d: can
mor prevail) are mccetiary for the aggrandizement of
tic FEW.
The Patriot firsts hard to ffiew his reading,
by telling us that "Ca sar while planing t e de
f<L&ion of the Roman republic, affed dt be a
Matron and patron of liberty ;" doth not our
mews-paper patriot afleu the fame
There's ftll
A dangerous wheel at work, defining m n,
Uho hav^ tailed their f rtunes, by the jars,
And drfcor^s of their count y, who like fly's
(% fleth, buzz tbme we^k min h,
'Till they have v tykd hir inferior% then
To fefter into rank aristocracy.
ANONYMOUS.
Wisdom, justice, and prudence, w uld hard
€ia*t d, not only to private men, bu States, to
be jft before they were generous, >e ih?u have
paid al cwtjuft State debts be ore we /ported with
that wach is rot the property of the whole,
cf maty ndiwduab, which are now fufferieg
f r w^t of what is juUly due to many of them
from th. S ate,
Mntefquieu fays, " 'Great rewards in a Pe
public is a sign of its decline, as virue only ffiou d
feign, and the recomprnce of the State, for ex
traordinary fevices should only consist of public
attestations of virtue."
The very worst Roman Emperors were the most
prof fe in tteir gifts, for exam Je Caligula, Na
re, '<):»©, Commodus, Hetiogubaius, the belt, as A
g&fcftus, Pefpdtian, Antoninus, Pi J, Marcus AurAi
us, and Pertmac, were oco^omifts, the ho our#
th y cmfe ed were cheap, such as Triumphs,
Medals, and Crowns of Laurel , fifth as Medals,
and frowns of Laurels, would suit our late, and
present circumftanc s best, and wold to breve and
virtuous minds, be a in re p werful incentive, to
heroic a d generous adi ns, than large plantati
ons, numerous gangs of saves or <ther ufelefa
wealth, which brave and virtuous m?n defpfe
— .—Yet
Far as the fun his radiant ccurfe extends,
Interest (1 fe) with fray, defpctic rules.
Some fight for inteeft, fume for interest pray,
And were not honefry the road to wart,
It would not be the flighted thiog it is.
Gentlemans Osman.
Brutus is not felicitous about the elegance of his
competitions, truth and the d^te&i>n of bajenefs and
ei lainy, is his study; without naming particular
trark effort ; the crimes, not the man, are the
cbjeds Brutus points his ffiafts at.
A Patriot thews he has fume knowledge of the
Scripture, by his quoting from the Prophet Daniel,
he even becomes an interpreter of the character,
and salt gs of Brutus, as Beltefhazzar, did of
the hand writing on the wall ; but, Brutus now
begs leave to ask this Patriot, did he fiy to Con
gress, and the Continent, to Soutb-i arolina, and
Georgia, who were so lavish of empty praise and
fond pudding, as Beltefhazz r did to Belfhazzer,
66 Let th, gifts be to tby/elf, and th, regards to ano^
tier ?" 1 think I hear the Patriot reply, No, No;
if I had, I might not now be more " Independent
in principles, And eftablifement " nor further from
" Courting the /miles of & party," than Brutus, but
so tune is blind, ad generally painted so, to fig.
mify, that the often favours the Icaft deferring.
Brutus would ask the Patriot, from what part
of his piece dd he glean the ;ifture of a “ Diaba
teal heart, an Alien to Society, and Traitor to the
bappinefs of mankind?" Is it for advising inftru&i
one to our Representatives in the Legislature, to
promote an impartial inquiry, into the extraordi
nary xe erdemain, of (tor a few guineas) tranf
£ rming the ndleft Tor, ingrates, into true Whigs?
Or is it for advihng (if that poorer did not legally
Wft) aa addrefi to the Legislature on the iubjeft.
,rr4^ justice to be done on the offenders ? or fa
it, because Brutus did rot advift an enquiry, by
what authori y the country was lai under ceniri
bu ion, by a guard at Stono (contrary to the re
solves of Co g efs, and the hws of the State)
fuffered to be kept up a trade, and granted passes
with providers for the enemies post in Chirlef
town, on the adventurers paying two fifths, of the
amount sales ?
L it because Brutus tock no notice cf a conftart
trade carried on with the enemy by wad parti
cularly with Mr. L— s fchoooer, to the great
emolument of the f.w, and prjudice of the ma y?
Bad were he times, infatiablc lust of gain.
Govern'd cur land, now t iumphs ov'r the plain.
And crouds in town, these baleful Reps attend
And every man perfues a private end.
AACNYMOU3.
Ts it, for recommending an address to the Te.
giflature, to order the Committee, to c mmuni.
cate th^ir reasons for reporting so favourably on
many ? Is it for faying that wou'd redound more
to cur honour, and intereff, to pardon feme who
(perh ps) from principle, had been open enemies,
than the unprincipled, /necking, avaricious mal,m s ,
turn coats, evei from a quondam Governor, and
Lawyers cf the British board cf Police, to the
meanest Traitor? Is it for advifirg the re >ple, not
to fuffer or laws to be like cobwebs, which
" ketch final fly's but let wafys anA hornets fl p
throege, ? Is it sot a king, is it not cruelty to cur
fufferiu, virtuous, brethren, to permit former
citiz ns, who hav: joined.the enemy with inter./t,
law, purse, and foord. who turned out volunteers
in our enemies service, feme in the board of Police,
and many with their un forms agreeable to their
D mi-god Bafour, and who now strut with part,
coloured cockades, and American uniforms? Is i< f,r
faying such arc the wretches we now fee in office,
and business, who enriched themselves with trade
end plunder, while the (offering fans of Liberty,
can force get a subsist mce.
The Patriot is now celled upon, to which of
the above mentioned qveftions, or is it the whole
0 f them, that shews the Diabolical heart of Brntus.
If the Patriot don't think himfelf " bourd to
defend the charaaer of either citizen or soldier,"
he should think himf.lf bound, not (unju^y) to
traduce either.
^This newspaper Patriot also fays, by way of
fart reph to several charges of Brutus agrinft
some men, without attempting further to deny
them, “ the e are fe# tratrfaftior.# in human life,
bu may for a moment be tainted with fufpiciuns,"
and adds, “ a steady condud (though perpaps in
/peculation and peculation) will triumph over them,"
granted, for riches may le gained by such prac
tces and thrt has too great a (hare in modern tri.
umphs, and too often covers the viletk guilt.
'l'is that, that g ; ves, (so mighty is its power)
Faith to the Jew, comyleaion to the Moor :
It is the wretches wish, the rook's pretence,
'I he sluggards eale, the coxcomb's psgridance :
Souls heavenly born, it's faithlefs boon's defy;
The good is to himfelf a deity.
Garth.
' My ebjea” fays the Patriot, '< was to pre
lerye the tranquility cf the State, and to disap
point the factious views of the intemperate," and
adds " my wishes are fortunately accomplished,"
add like the fly on the chariot wheel; he seems to
think it was his puerile pieces that restored quiet
to the town : he farther fays, “ he has better em
ployment, than replying to the flimfey piodcaions
of an affected Brutus, who, was he the charaaer he
assumes, would have little reason to boast of his
superior virtue :" This is the opinion of our pre
tended Patriot, who would depreciate the name cf
EriUfUS, a name, who always opposed Tyranny,
who destroyed the ravifoer cf Lucretia, and the
whole race cf the Tarquins who were the Nabobs
of those tiffins, and a Brutus (a defeendant of the
former) oho put Corfar his best friend, that man be
meft loved, to death, in full senate, meerly be
cause he was an ambitious Tyrant, and had over
turned the common wealth, and with it the liber
ties of his country.
If our modern Patriot wilhes to have his tranf
#aions delineated more fully, he may be gratified
by Brutus, who intends in his ftri&ures on the
Patriot's next literary performance, and his intend
ed analysis, cf the conduct of Nabobs, and Tories,
to be much more explicit. Abtf^ tp
Before I conclude, I am eon drained to take some
notice of a copy of & a pretended letter,!which ap
peared in your paper of the zzd inst. said to be
dated at Indian land. The boated tboufands in
the day of tryal, did not amount to ma m y hun
dreds: lam perfir -''/''- + ry men have more
modesty, ard go * " ^ threaten the vete
taansefQ f ._^ „ ^^fuch a gafconada
proceed, but from feme cf the dr pile-fee tr, b<
or pe haps a Patriot.
Our cou try friends m. # y be assured, the Wlj r
citizens ot C^a leftown do n t m a ito overtu^%
G ve rmenr, or cl<g i<,s wheels, they na c bl d
free'y to obtain, ano w uh shed their hearts ulojd.
to prevent it, and have g ven proofs of their at
tachment, bu, they ^e e^r^ined svd will be
free, " they love equals ba hot movers, cur pre
sent Geverner they revere, almost adore, but with
to fee the law soon put inf rce a,, iit kJo a
bandoned mifcieants, th, fe dangerous Parricides,
who hdve done all in the r power t er.ll ve us,
and defircy cur pro^ert, peace, and h |p refs.
We ffiould all be enemies, irreconcileabls ene
mies to modern Ta qui^s, modern C# ars, or
pelf-hunti g Patriots.
The xeA is wanting. ——. BRUTUS.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
William Hort & Company,
HAVE entered into the Cotamffion Bufinefe to fell
Foreign Cargoes and Count! y Produce, id have
opened their Com,ting Houle and Stores a the corner
of Elliot Street and the Bay.
They have jurt leceive^lor sale on Commission t^e
following articles lately imported from A „he,dam ia
the Brigantine St Peter, Cep . Steinoith, which they
will fell on very easy terms!:
Ravens duck, Rufba carinas, linens, checks, ftiped
Holland, linen and silk handkerchief, ©, n and ^o
mens cotton hoes, (biped and printed covens a variety
of chintzes, chintz waistcoat patter s, ffriped c % ttong
f^r waistcoats, mens and youths hats ; o ens, worn ns,
and childrens (hoes § mens flippers, table ard tea china
fadd e.y, quills end ink fttands, Cretan , a few
pieces of fine br o ad cloth——claret in cases and he fit
tads Madrira and London particular Madeira witt
linefeed and lamp oil, whir lead, long and fho;t P'P e ,
broad coarse oznabugs, best Dutch cordage cf all sizes,
soap in Imall boxes, cinnamon, Peruvian ha&and
manna sheet lead, vinegar in legs of z> gallons e*cb,
silk flockings, gaufe aprons, ver, fine red, bee a^d
white cambists, fit for mens coats; neat striped dimitys.
&c, &c
WM. EOPT hepes for tho contiauarc of 'he fa.
cf his Country Friends, particularly in the Faßora; e
Butinefs; as due attention will be paid to their mierrft,
and every endeavor exerted to give f^igfa&h.
TO be SOLD,
At private Sale,
A VOUVG Negre Fellow, a compete writ
iig man, rides well and under, and: the
nan^gcraent cf horses. Enquire of
COCHRAN & BENTHAM.
~riy 26. 17$,
PUBLIC Notice is hereby given,
" that all Performs indebted t th rfttate of
John Hughs deceased, are requeued to c:11 and
fettle their accounts immediately, with Arthur
Hughs, acco ding to Law, by the last day cf oe,.
tern er ; ciherwife, their accounts wi I be placed
ir. the hands of a Lawyer.
THO- BU CHILSON. )
PHIL CHIEFELLE.I Exrs
ARTHUR HUGHS.)
Alhepoo, yuly at.
MIIIWrmTOTiro srera¥=nra#%#m v#,„.«A*,&r im I mini ra „iftHQ :ir -T in, ammoraa
AL L Persons indebted to the es
tate cf Mrs. Mary Stevens, late cf Ch^r
ititov R deceased, are requeued to fett'e th^r Ac
counts : end those to whom the Estate is any
ways indebted, are desired to fend in a state vs
their demands properly attested, to
JARVIS H. STEVENS.)
& , Exrs^
CLEMENT C. E. STEVENS. J
and all those
INDEBTED to Jervis Henry Stevens and ,o
leph Johnson,
Also
Jervis Henry Sevens & Co. of Derchefler, ^re
rcqucfel to fettle their accounts ; there being
an immediate necessity cf doling said concerns.
Apply to the fabfe.iber in St. Michea/s Alley
No. x.
JERVIS HENRY STEVENS.
Cbarlefown juf qt 1783.
CAME to my Plantation on Stone,
feme true last Ip ing, a Negro Man who calls
himfelf SAM, fays he is a free M<n ; but has no
thing to shew ihat can lufficieitly < ernfy his be
ing free; He is five feet eight or nine inches high,
appears to be above Sxy Years old. The Ow
ner by proving his pre petty and paying charges,
may have him again.
' JN. VAUGHAN,