The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-03-25 00:00:00, page 1

that as soon as his plan is completed, he intends to
propose a General Congress of ail the potentates of
Imope to meet at Vienna, or some other convenient
place on the contimnt, to affenc to, and to conclude
this mighty dJign. May heaven grant him health
and length of days to eftabhfn a fyftera so beneficial
to the interest of all mankind, add which promises
to preserve universal peace, harmony and industry.
1 he forgeries on the bank have been imputed to
an American; how truely, we pretend not to de
termine. But affirming this for a fa&, should we
not r< colled that the Congress currency (the Bank
paper cf America for the time being) was forged by
one of cur own people n immense quantities if
an American therefor^has actually been concerned in
the forge ry, he has made a severe return, and paid
th' Erglifh in their own coin.
Dec i On Friday evening, about mime o'clock,
the celebrated Paul Jones arrived in town from
Paris, with dispatches from the American Congress,
for his Excellency John Adams, Esq; Mr. Jones
wasonly 22 days on his paiLge from Philadelphia
[0 France; and after delivering his dispatches on
Friday evening, he let out the next morning at
ihreG o'clock, for Paris, to proceed from thence to
AfneriCT ^
,;c. 20. Yesterday the Duke of Portland, Mr.
p ox Col. Fitzpatrick, General Conway, Mr.
William Pitt, Lords T ^P le , Thurlow, Ferrers,
Crrlifle, Stormont, North, Dartmouth, and Hart
ford, had separate conferences with his Majesty
after' the council broke up.
Eis Majesty ' e nt, between twelve and one on
Friday morning, to Lord No th and Mr. Fox, to de
sire they would fend their seals of office immediately.
It is said Earl Temple and Lord Sydney are to
be the two Secretaries of State, Earl Gower to be
Frefideot of the Council, Lord Camden, Privy
Seal, Lord Fowe, First Loid of the Admiralty,
and Lord Thurlow, Lord Chancellor.
It is likewise said, the Marquis of Carmarthen
goes Ambassador to France, and the Duke of Rut
land to be Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Yesterday afternoon the Duke of Portland, Mr.
Fox, Lord North, ^c. religned their different
offices.
Not only the Premiers of the late Mioiftry, but
all who held offices of any rank under them, went
yeferday to Su jennet, and rtfigued.
LO ND O N.
AM ERIC A, during the troubles, has
- produced many men of deep and lenfible ta
lents, particularly in the northern colonies; but,
we arc inclined to think, cotwithftanding, that they
have too great a mixture of charter— too great
an inequality of genius, to ayail themselves, like
wife and good men, of the ptefent opportunity that
is offered them to eftablilh an independent empire.
A correspondent allures us, that the King of
Prussia has been for near four yeais, enlarging and
writing an appendix to his formr celebrated code
of laws, and for regulating the proceedings in the
different courts of justice throughout his dominions,
which will prove him as great a legislator, as he is
already considered the greatest politician and General
row in Europe, and the fame authority affirms,
that he had made Blaokflone’s Commentaries the
corner done of this modern work, and that not
fatisfed with completing this arduous undertaking
with his own pen, he is now affiducufly engaged in
preparing a plan of general and universal commence
between all the European powers to every part of
the world, on fu h terms as will promote the inter
ests of the whole feparately'and collectively, by ex
tending, prot ding and encouraging the raw or
manufa&ured produce or commodities of each state
for the mutual advantage of the whole. That he
has now with him at Berlin, many of the. most ex
perienced merchants and manufacturers, from all
countries, with whom he occasionally converses,
and obtains the mod ample intelligence or every
article.of trade, commerce and manufacture: and
THE
G A ZET T E
OF THE
STATE OF SOUTH-CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON: Printed for A. TIMOTHY
THURSDAY, MARCH
How many Tory Printers, Vendue Matters, and
Dolors, continue to pursue their business ; and if
we include the vagabonds, who have fled from the
justice of the other states, and taken refuge in this
ciry, while it was a British garrison, the tcry tra
ders and mechanicks will amount,to no inconsider
able number; the weight of whose influence and
wealth, we are already made forcible of, as it pre
judices cui interest individual y,-—And if so power
ful a faction, whose political principles are so op
posed to ours, be permitted to remain, and acquire
the right, of citizenship, the next election will
produce demonstrations that their enmity to our
conrtitution and government, continue in full vigor -
for notwithstanding all the de olive arguments which
are so frequently offered at every corner of the city,
by the creatures of the forlorn Tories, it is evident^
by the infi'dious attempts to divide, and by that
means overcome the whig interest, in the course of
a fewdays part, that they never will be at rest while
it is in their power to make a tingle effort, to deprive
us of that freedom which, contrary to their wifbes,
we have so gloriously acquired.—But to make the
catalogue of Tories complete, it is recelLry to add
that there are many hundreds of wretches, the dregs
of the British army, their allies, and adherents,
remaining about th s city, who, before the winter
is over, mart either be hanged, fed, or sent to No
va-Scotia at the|public expence.—Such is Sir Guy's
legacy to the whigs of this Rate.
The lawyers were more attentive to their interest
than any other class of our citizens. They had the
adders to procure a law of the state, by which
TH E 2„h of November will be a memorable
anniversary among succeeding generations in
this city, as that aafpetous day on which their vir
tuous ancestors triumphantly closed an arduous con
test, and completely ertabhfhed the civil and rehgi
ous liberties of their country; and to trace their
pedigree from a patriot of die present day, will be
erteemed, by remote posterity among their highest
honours.
Upon this occasion, to take a retrofpeaive view
of either the causes which produced the late cala
mitous war. or the progress us it, would answer
very httle purpose ; nor will it ever be determined,
whether the greatness of our ficcefs, or the rtead
iadrK.fs and zeal which we have displayed dur ng
the long dirtreffing and hazardous conllid, are most
extraordinary.
The hard of Heaven, by means too wonderful
for our comprehension, hrs bellowed upon us the
blcffings of Liberty and Peace; and it becomes the
duty of every sincere friend to his country, properly
to improve such inclinable gifts. Such are the
fectiments of every genuine ^hig; and the dignity
of their conduct fioce th y returned to this city,
has as much disappointed the malicious expiations
of their enemies, as it has done honour to them
ftlyes.—Confiding in the HithfclneU of their own
government, they have fuppn ffed their just resent
ment, and foiborne to execute vengeance on the
numerous tribe of their inveterate f es, who daily
appear in the streets with an air of the most con
summate impudence ;|for noiwith landing the repeat
ed admonitions which, both publicly and priv tely,
have been given to the I cries, it is manifiß they
have put the ' .higs to defiance; and continue, as
if the British flag was Hill fifing over their heads
to pursue their various occupations, not only as free
but as if they were the chief citizens ; to the exclu
sion of men whose property and blood have been so
profusely ^actificea to refeue America from slavery
and oppression, and to establish a free, fovereige,
and independent government, for themselves and
posterity.
From the New-York Gazetteer.
Mr. KOLLOCK,
A friend requells you will gi e the following a place
in your paper, and oblige a number of
Whig Mechanicks.
25, 1784-
No. 100, Meeting-street.
of that profeffion were difqualified, who could not
prove their political character; and as the Merchant
and^Mcchanic have, at least, equal pretentions to
the favour of their country, to doubt that the Ic
&'"a,re will refufe those most valuable conditions
of citizens, a law equally favourable, would be
pefunwig that the great council of the state was
either incompetent or unfaithful.
it is true, that when the Lawyers obtained so ad
vantageous a discrimination, the event of the war
was uncertain, and the Whigs were united
The 1 ories, at that day, had not a friend who durst
appear to plead in their favour; and the convenience
of Retaining Tory Guineas was not so parfedly
underflood. But their^cafe is now materially alter-'
ed: for although they are abandoned by the Brtifh,
they are joined by all of their own principles who
resided within our lines; —by the whole band of
Lquivocals, and by too many Aportate Whigs.
Sensible of their change of circumstances, the
Tories have wifely changed their measures and
have adopted a plan far more dangerous to rhe whig
interelt than when they were armed wrh the fcalp
knife, or were distributing poifon.—Confeious of
their aggravated offences against their bleeding
country ; —of their unparalleled cruelties to such
of our unfortunate citizens as, by the chance of
war, cccifionally fell into their hands ; —and trem
bl n g with apprehensions about their impending fate,
the I ories are, by every ensnaring art, endeavour
ing to make a party, by seducing th p avaritious and
unw f r y> a£ d by attempts to disunite the genuine
Whigs.
Taat they have been fuccefsfol in gaining friends,
is pretty well afee tained; but they have little to
boa i concerning their atchievements in the business
of the late election. The Whigs were on their
guard, and the I ories were unfortunate in the choice
of their leaders; for although we entertain the
highed opinion of the gentlemen whose names were
exhi Red in a hand-bill signed Mercator; yet, at
tne fame time, we were concerned that no more
was intended by the authors of that hand-bill, who,
it is known, weie the persons who assembled so se
cretly on a Sunday evening, at the house of Mr.
Fraunces, than to introduce a nomination which,
possibly might divide and perplex the Whig ele&ors;
but deacon L and jemmy Rivin^ton, who, it
is said, were at that meeting, were %fappointed,
and their conduff, upon the occasion, serves only
to render them more fufpe&ed and obnoxious.
It is probable that the papers fgned Juvenis, and
a friend to the Mechanicks, were fabricated by the
lame patriotic junto, as they appear to have the fame
objects in view, and contain the fame kind of senti
ments; but whoever may be the author, he over
shot his mark.—for lurely there is no reason to
conclude that because the Whig Mechanicks have
loft their property, and spent the most valuable part
of their lives in supporting the cause of their country,
that they were alio deprived of their understanding
or public spirit.—ls such were the hopes of this our
tiufiy friend, he will find himfelf mistaken. But
perhaps the address alluded to was designed for the
edification of the Tory Mechanicks, (for to be sure
there is a considerable number of such in the city)
and if it really was so, the performance was truly
confident.
I he illiberal and unjust remarks upon the conduct
of Messrs. Sears and Broome, answered no other end!
than to drfcover the depravity of the author's heart
for the uniform conduct of both those gentlemen, ig
well known to their fellow.citizens; and it is not in
the power of the whole Tory party, with the fa
ther of liars at their head, to persuade the Whig
Mechanicks to entertain a doubt refpe&ing their in
tegrity or their zeal.
We have not forgotten that our country was de
prived of the service of one of those gentlemen in the
faring of the year 1776, by the'unjuft representa
tions and influence of the fame faction ; and it is;
evident, tnat as the fate of the Tories, in a great
mcalure, depends upon the determination of the pre-
No. 2195.