The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-01-27


b: -act Of letter from a meraber Of the Legislature
t"'hr EDITOR Of this paper, dated Dover, January
81, 1919,
= he bill Tor building reneten.iary, os
state PRISON, passed the senate yesterday.
|. anihorlscs two commissioners from each
county to erect the building, ut or near
Wilmington, and empowers them to draw
10000 dollars per annum for two ytars to
complete he sa,ne---hut am sorry TO ada
aifa, have go hopes Of i passing the House
ot Representatives. The bill for arminp
the militia and the reference bill have both
htea ~, in tie House of Representatives.
! et,aipl;tec Of the Senate have reported
asa.as, the petilinn for al,esiag the mode OF
Car@.,ng consiah.es, all the report has
b 81 adopted the petitions on this subiecs
cun,sin uca' 1000 signatures. The bill
es'endiu3 II iar,sdietinn Of magistrates
= actions o. rs'pass and assault and bait
rciy PASSED ,ns aflcrDcon-i, is of much
importance. The new militia law it is ex.
i'ected will be reported tomorrow. We
do no, expect to adjourn before the last Of
mkt week as much important bust.
n SIS is leiare the Legislature. The Cow
ernor has his day appointed Thomas Clay
ion, Esq. Attorney General, in the place Of
Q. Horssy, Esq
| A Sewbury port paper states, that there is at
| present owned nn the river Mcrrimack, 49,
ships, barque,, SO brirs, and So schooners--.
| comprising about 90. 900 tons.
| 4 bill is before the Virginia house Of dele-
| gates for suppressing the barbarous practice of
! Dueiiing. One Of its provisions incapacitates
airy person concerned i'll the most dstan, man.
J 3er in duel, from holding any office, civil or
,a'iitary, ct honor or profit, under ,rat COM
! ,nonwealth.
/! The following preamble and resolutions were uwANz.
! adopted by both branches Of the Lcg:sla-
| ture OF Georgia on the 18th uis.
tac foundation Of oar National Government
bene aid in the ?eoplc-Ihe intimate connex-
ION b tween the people in republican govern
! meat ani their pubiic functionaies-1 The deep
nd Solemn aft .c'on nf people for the govern
men; of III II ehace--Tne proud independents
irermer, dIsaainng quiet submission to re-
tcarei mjrfcs- The long continued outrages
a insu'is, which have characterised the con-
ucf q; nc British cabinet towards our country,
slgc the Legislature Of Georgia, at this monen-
tous crisis, TO an enounIlation OF tneif senU-
merts.
Mhilc with an eye o. prudent suspicion, we
nave naked HE rapid STRIDES CT the imperlous
government towards the dcspo.snl Of the ocean,
we could not hut recognize the pointed jealousy
If their orders in council, which have with unT
lcviating constancy ese,ed their shafts AZ the
infant, but widely extending commerce of a"
ucticd.
Those ul,o with us declare for tacr country
md are determined to oppose the freebooter Of
nations, the pirate of the ocean, aud the curse
; Of the earth, will with rs exclaim, " to yout
!; tents, 0 Israeli Americans, be ready, be pre-
pared The hon gives no warning before he
springs upon hi, devoted victim! We have
u nothing to espc,t from England but perfidy,
injustice, outrage ard Insult.
The ,egi.tture had at one time, sympa.hized
:, in the iont! nope OF their brethren at large, in
y .he union, that character Of virtue and integrity
. | sanctioned BY the manifestations of a peace To-
ylEg community, would have entitled them TO
! reciprocal moderation and Justice from the goy-
crnmen.s Of the old weld. BY the steady de-
! termination eylnced By the two great belliger-
~ cuts OF Europe, TO a continuation Of their en-
u ctoachn,ents, and an unrc!eniing adherence 20
their VIOLATIONS nf the universally received pnn-
: clpies OF national law; had served enti,cly to
eradicate the fond hope, thar steady and yiriu-
! Gus neutrality, would be adequate to the min
: ,cnsnce OF our rights upon the OCEAN and hence
:, tesu!ses throughout the state of Georgia that
: animated APPRECIATION of the principles of an
: embargo, which they deemed best calculated to
restore the proud despats Of Europe to sense
:, Of justice and Of rght-hnt while INDUCING in
: the pleasing expectation, that an effect so esi.
r!he was about to be pcolgcea NEilc repo,
ing 10 the grateful retrospecton Of the v.tuous
add patriotic policy, which had digniied the
:, last administrators aud contemplating an equally
: honorable coaduc in the present--we.have been
! reused from y confidence 50 ,nsgnaarimole 6, to