Mirror of the times & general advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1799-1806, 1804-02-29


&ates which have not yet decided. A.
preient the votes ltand thus
IN FAVOR. OPPOSED.
North Carolina, Delaware,
Mlry land, Manachuie,ts +,
Virginia,
Ohio,
Kentucky,
Psnnty lganis,
Vermont,
New York,
New je,fev...o
The Gates, which are YET 10 determine
sire -
New Ilan,phire, South Carolina.
Connecticut, Georgia,
Rhode Hand, TenneG-e.6
Of theie fix ltatas four muil raiifv ~
amendment before it can become nars
OF the contribution. Hamplhire and
Gonnectlcnt, u has uniformly been ad-
mitted, will opPolr tine amendments: he
Legislature 0 the former Pate viii not d..
eide before October, and although no IA.
vorable iilue has been looked for we may
nevertheless be disappointed, as il is we'll
known the republican nteren never
maintained tuch an erect attitude as it
does at the preient moment. To Con-
nectlcur we look for no change within
the prelent year-the able expedition, of
Mr.. Tracy's politics and thore Of his
friends, which has lately been made in
that itate, though it may not have an i'm.
mediate effect will be gradual vet furs
progrets tend greatly to he difl.rfion II
the a!tonilhing cloud Of ignorance Of The
real views Of the federal leaders Of thl.
rate, IN which its citizens are ohicurrd ;
that connecticut woald ratif, the amc M.
mcnt has never been imagined, il is fut.
,unate the lilue docs not depend On hst
vote.
The four remsining ftates, we have 70
heitat'on in laying VIII ratify the .uend'
ment-Georgia and Tennellee are u.
yond queltion in favor OF it. doubts
have been iugSeIled BY The federal priots
respecting the votes Of Rhode Hand anl
South Carolina, imlar DOUBTS were raj
led wi.h reipecl TO thoie Of Vermoot and
New Jertey, the reiult is well known.
iAhode Hand has larger ajority IN its
ieG1hature than New Jer.ev, the politics
" a. ienators aud representatives IN con.
grtis, 'ic vote of the rate at tie lal! pre-
Ad9Atial election, all thei. facts oppo!i
ne !H.INuations of the lederaIilts thRt
Us lent'ntents are equivocsl. With rel.
6ect TO South Carolina the facts are, its
governor 2 firm republican, there is We.
~ iittle, u any, federal oppoiitlon in the
segllia.ars both It's U. S. ienators are
ferab!!can and We firmly believe elected
~ me Seg'hJtrre Ind-r an expectation
tlai neither q ths,n would have oppotca
i!e amendment, Z majority of its repre-.
iehtatlyes decidedly repub ican-every
ctrcnmltance, from which it is pofll5ie
% dfao a concuiion, warrants he aiI.r-
iron that South Carolina will follow the
example of her fiaer Gates.
Notwithstanding the clamor about sne2
stafea, OF The elcoen which have already DE-
cided but one fnall Rate has ofhosea the a.
mendment, and fire have detet mined in f.
vor OF Its adoption-ths is certainly the bet
argument againf all the declarations in and
out OF congreis on this fruitful topic, and the
belt data on which to form an opinion re-
ipeeting the Gnal liTue.
II has been epeatedly Infatuated that til'
onleet OF the republican party, IN being y
aeiirous OF the adoption OF the amendments
10 lecture the reelection of Mr.. .Jetfer.on-iet
any man review the ifste Of the repubeaa
ana federal parties in this country at the pre-
tent moment, let him reflect on the msjotlIies
IN ocongreis and the maoritie, in the ftlselc'
g'iiatuIes, and snlwer is there Jingle reA-
ION why the federalas ihould hope 10 OH