Natchez Gazette from Natchez, Mississippi • Page 2

Jf V- 11 rising churches. mt had they declined hU.l I Uie ears of parents, thV 'i1 City Ordinance An Ordinance, the walls of Zion. 6, ISIS. vi fl'BUC SENTIMENT, 7 -The 'following adreis 'yvas tlelivered Jew days ago to the Governor of this State, by CoL GiIdart, who was appointed for that purposei by a large number of gentlemen, composed the members of the Superior and Supreme Courts, and the Legislature of this State: 'TO HIS EXCELLENCY DAVID HOLMES SIR I have the, honor to be deputed by 'a respectable number of gentlemen, to what way does It appearthsf(, 1 Udn 5" presumed to act Tlli Cj Levying a Tax fof the year 1819, and for oilier Steam Boat Orleans. We are happy to learu that the steam boat Orleans has been partially raised, and floated down to New-Orleans fronr impure a d3 stitution.

Its charter ft i. 1 Sue. 1. Beit ordaimd by the President and Selectmen oftin City of Natchez, general mectmg convened, That a Tax of Twenty-Five Cents be levied ou every Hundred Dollars worth of property withirt said City, liable to taxation, for the supply of the City for the present by the aid ot light vessels near me ouc was met by the steam boat "Alabama and towed strucuon, and -its Internal disc 2 i tight patters of public rules, or its designs "iirioh t. i.7:;.ilU; wait on your Excellency, the, purpose' of year.

Resolution, vm v. secrecy, thereby fS rrknriiionra anil tha luruii.J confidence and the fo Of the President and Selectmen of Uie City of Natchez, patronaee of The writer, after iri vinV, On the petition of Nathaniel Morrison, Resolved, That the project of Nathaniel MorriFou, for the introduction of Water iuto Uie city, is deemed worthy trustees a- careful -fe-nerusal of public catronasre. by her into dock. SEMINOLE In Ihe House of Representatives of the United States, January 12, M. Nelson, from the committee on military affairs, delivered in a detailed report, on the different circumstances attending the trials and execution of Arbuthnot and Ambrister; and concludes as follows After mature deliberation, your committee beg leave to submit the following, resolution; Resolved that the House of Representatives ....11 ere in the Yl faasraiif a all MlttS Rcmktd, That it is deemed inexpedient to pre the said Nathaniel Morrison the exclusive privilege of vending water in the city; but in case he thinks -proier to engage therein, the Selectmen promise the patrouage due rT struction nd government of our l2th nary of learning." to so useful and important an undertaKm, Certified by Alexander Baillie, Natchez, Feb.

6. 9-1 of 'the United Stales disapprove the proceed- WY principles pect to thetinstructioiv and Tn-r'Ea 's -in the trial and execution oi Alexander Ar- bnthnot and Robert 0. Ambrister." Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, also of the military from the, almost unvaryini usatM nrh. committee, submitted a paper, drawn up in the shape of a report by that committee, which, by a expressing their deep sense oi regrei, wwwiuucu by the unpleasant information that you will decline a re-election to the office you now hold; and to express farther, their high approbation of the general course of conduct pursued by your Excellency, regardless of invidual interest, and unmarked by the influence of ambition; in jvbjcb is also manifested that justice, deliberation and mildness, indispensable traits in the character of one qualified to discharge the duties that office, to the perfect satisfaction of a free people.

And, under a full conviction, that that course would still be continued, feel too strong an interest in the welfare of the community, to withhold from you their solicitude on this occasion. Those gentlemen therefore beg leave, through me, to communicate to most earnest wish that you will not decline a reflection tp that office. To which his Excellency returned the following answer: SIR I am truly sensible of the honor con fe red on me, by the gentlemen who deputed you to solicit me, not to decline a re-election to the office of Chief Magistrate of the State. After the adoption of the constitution, 1 was induced to accept the office, more from a sense of duty to the people, who had honored me with their confidence; than from any other motive. I then stated, to some friends that it was my intention, at the expiration of the term for which I to retire from the service of the State, unless events Wtnanes in all It, is a wpII that in all the ioldest, flourisbinyjtemyinstitutionsintheli (ancl it every institution majority ot one vote, mat committee uau to accent the paper which is very lengthy, and comprehensive, was read in the house, and con cludes as follows: fundamental1 truths of th considered an ihdisperisable branch of bJS "Under this view of the whole subject, the mmittee can discover much which merits ap plause, and little that deserves censurej'and, from ship, and reading pf the sacred Wi the incalculable benefits resulting to the nation, from the faithful and distinguished services of etery I morning ani evening; and efici gulatipns are made to enforce their atti from sabbath to sabbath General Jackson and the officers and men who served under his command, in terminating finally bjy.

Theame christian instruction the Seminole war, are of opinion that they are piine tontain almost or quite uaiversallr Protestant Co1lei7Pn anrt I entitled to the thanks of their, country." f. wisdom and the experience of ageshass ijcm. a uey are manitestly adapw the uromotien of social order should occur that would render sach a step im IN SENATeTJanuary 11. The Senate resumed the consideration of the vancement of the tefnporal and eternal of the studems, i 500 Dollars IUartL RAN AW AY, or Stolen from my plantatation on Morgan's Fork, Franklin county, on the night of the 25lh inst. TWO NEGROES, viz.

LUCY; about 30 years old; but having been well treated, and never having bred, has the appearance of a young girl, especially about the breasts; she is about the common size, strongly made, neatly of pert countenance and speech. JOSHUA, her half brother, whoe father was an Indian, has much of the Indian form and countenance, of common size, trim made, and neatly featured, aud is about 20 years of age; he wore away a soldier's coat, of blue cloth, and pantaloons of the same colour; he took also with him his fiddle, and a plentiful supply of good cloathing and blankets. The above reward will be given for apprehending the thief, if a free white person, with proof sufficient for his conviction, or one half if a free person of colour. If the proof should only be sufficient to inflict corporal punish-, ment, one half of the reward only will be paid, ALSO, Absconded on the same night from our neighlwrhood, and supposed to be in company with mine, Two Negroes, the property of Thomas Ford, viz. HANNAH, aboul 23 or 30 years of age, middle size, rather spare made, anil very black; she took with her a Child about months old, and a plentiful supply ol cloathing.

I' HI LI about 15 years old, heavy built, and of a dull stupid appeal--, ance. For th delivery of the above described Negroes tothe subscriber, ot giving information so that I get them, a liberal reward, and all reasonable expences will be paid. Samuel Boyd. State of Mississippi, Franklin county, January CO, 1819. 9-1 Messsrs.

John Mason and SamucL G. Wheeler, partners in the mercantile honse of Mason and Wheeler. Gentlemen Not being inhabitants of this state, you will please to take notice, that we shall proceed on the third day of March next, between the hours of nine in the forenoon and four in the afternoon, at the house of P. A. Delachaise, Esq.

in the City of New-Orleans, before P. A. Delachaise and G. Preval, Esquires, Justices of the peace in and for said City, or before one of the said Justices, to take the deposition of John Brandt and Henry Jackson, to be used as evidence in a certain cause now pending and undetermined in the Superior Court of Law in and for the county of Wayne, in the state of wherein we are and you are defendants when and where you may attend and cross- bill authorising the territory of Alabama to form Jefferson College I that In hflmnfW rrr I proper, ihe situation' of my private which have been neglected for manjr'years, reh? ders it necessary that I should adhere to Ibis intention; and 1 doit with the greater satisfaction because of the prosperous state of public affairs. a state government, kc.

institution Ihe question pending was on a motion made by Mr. Leake, when the subject was up before, to amend the bill by altering the boundary pro Among our fellow citizens, there are manyivho cipaleminaries of, learning in the UniledS Thewritey pledges himself, that the ciri5 posed in the bill for the new state, so as to trans ler to the state of Mississippi all the territory west guiaiions, noticed above exist in rrinceton. 'and many other of the most imsp of Mobile bay and Tombigbee river, up to the Uoueees. cut none of them Ml ik. IKC adopted, (as (sufficiently aDDeam fmm merit tne honor, and who are capable ot tlischarg-ingthe duties of the office, with advantage to the community.

The constitution of the State is in full operation, and promises in the mosfc ample manner to secure the important-objcts ernment founded upon the principles of Liberty. Peace, harmony, and prosperity, pervade the country, and there exists every prospect of the publication;) except that the have m3(l5 of "the college officers to see amla.l the students attend religious public whenever it is held in the town of continuance of these blessings. Our citizens en tertain the highest respect tor the laws, and are The rule, as it exists ou the minutes i trustees, is confessedly, an excellent m. i spirit of irapartiality and liberality it brsi? Cotton Gin Fort, whicli motion Mr. L.

when be submitted it, supported in a speech of considerable length. He was replied to to-day, succinctly, but comprehensively, by Mr. Tait; after which the question was decided against the as follows: Yeas, 3 Nays 32. Mr. Leake then moved to amend the bill in the section defining the boundary, so as to make the line run "along the line established by an act of the assembly of the Mississippi territory, between the counties of Wayne, Green, and Jackson, on the one side, and the counties of Washington, Baldwin and Mobile, on the other." This question was decided by yeas and nays in the negative by the same vote, except that prompt on all occasions, to support the constituted authorities in the discharge of their public duties.

The times are therefore auspicious, both for the people to make a selection, and fdr him respecting me diltercnt denominations ofiK tians, is hiffhly commendable. But has itid carried into execution? it is obviously mi ble to prove that the college officers admonished, an individual student to atledfJ Hr Wnrchin! it iai' mlMaf' iC nnMii MtniJ who may be honored with their choice, to administer the government in a manner calculated to promote the happiness of the community, and to advance the character of the State. I pray you, sir, to assure the gentlemen by whom you have been deputed, that I shall ever cx-amine the said witnesses if you thmk proper. in he town of Washington, that the studentiM Composing the not generally attended. The phraseology of rule, indeed, leaves it doubtful, whelhtrifi Mercantilefirm of John P.

hrwm, James McLaughlin, Billc Williams, New-Orleans, 23d January, 1819 Mr. illiams, ot lennessee, voted in the athrma-tive, and Mr. Johnson in the negative. entertain a grateful recollection of the confidence and regard which they have manifested forme oh tin Co. 8 4w uesignea to eniorce1 ineir actual ana oniiorai tendance; A If if Were then it is totaih irri The bill was then proceeded through and or dered to be engrossed for a third reading.

velant to ihe resolution of the Conrenlion. 1 were, then thorn is snffinipnt reason lo Mm, in has remained a mere dead letter fafatsfm this occasion, and that I would cheerfully yield to their solicitations, could I perceive any cause to believe that ihe public interest would suffer by my retiring from office at the end of the present term. .1 To the rteople of the and to their re pre'. NEW COLLEGE IN KENTUCKY. We are happy in being able to state, on good thf sptninnrv Tho hnwerer.aii authority, that the Synod of Kentucky, at their next session, Ayould rejoice mdst heartily tefe that ort this subjectlhey had been misinibruf and that a regulation so whoteohie and coauas ale annual meeting in Lexington, adoned mea sures for the establishment of a new literary institution, to be denominated, "The Kentucky sentatives, with whom I have, acted for many years, I owe a debt of gratitude never to beet-faced, For the generous support they have afforded me in times of difficul'y and embarras- auie had Peenthorougniy'eniorcea.

i i AnA islhU Rintrlii nils? finukocal and NATCHEZ ACAUEaiX. THE Citizens of Natchez and vicinity, and the public in general, are hereby informed that DR. HOSMERhas arrived, and will be ready for the reception of Pupils at the buildings lately occupied by Mr. Pearse, in Natchez, on MONDAY the 2.3th day of January present. All branches of Literary Polite Education, in the most correct manner, shall be carefully taught English, French, Latin and Greek languages, Geography and use of Globes, Arithmclick and Mathematicks, Surveying of Lands, and all kinds of Mensurations, Penmanship and Book-Leeping, Needle-Work in all its varieties, Natural and Moral Philosophy, Astronomy, Composition, and Eloquence and every exertion shall be to improve the minds and manners of vouth.

TERMS Board per quarter, 50 Tuition, Reading, Spelling and Writing, 15 College." A plan of the contemplated seminary ent, as it to be) all liwi was devjsed and adopted. It invites the co operation of the different Christian denominations i rustees can adduce in opposition ment; ior tne nonors they have conferred on me, and for the favorable light in which' they have constantly viewed my humble efforts to promote the public welfare. who agree in sentiment respecting the grand essential truths of the Gospel, while it makes tal dereliction of Christian principles struction and (rnvtSrament ol the seminary. provision for conducting the students through a regular course of Biblical instruction. The citi history of the seminary forwrne years certainly nothing lo.

the Tlie actotf fv nroennf linameJ Presii FOR THE STATE GAZETTE. zens of Danville, having generously promised a 10 English, Grammar, Arilhmctick, Geography, and use of Globes, donation of ten thousand dollars, on condition that also totally irrelevant. One'word tito tin lt the College should be located in that town, their offer on this condition was accepted. The insti The Religious Convention of Christian denominations. A Member of the Convention offers to the a believer in Christianity V'i16 Languages, and other branches, 20 Washing, 75 cents per dozen.

Stationary and bedding furnished by parents. NB. A quarter's cxpence is expected in advance. Natchez, January 23. 7 have done infinitely moreiowardsinsptriii that the seminaryVould he toMf fidence 1 Christian princi wiinsiiaii iiruibiuiuQ.

i public a brief explanation and vindication of a resolution, passed on the 20th o( December 1818. The tenure of the' resolution are, "And farther resolved, that this Convention beholds with heartfelt grief and trembling anxiety, the'almost total dereliction of Christian principles in the in uiscipie oi jcsus, me sufficiently assured, that the youth t. mi La trttm 'tie tw 1 Fellow of the College of Surgeons and Pliusirains tution will be established at Danville, which is situated in Mercer county, south of the Kentucky river, near the the centre of the State, and which pormises advantages in regard to health and accommodation of students, perhaps equal to any that could have been selected. We are informed that the public will be addressed on the subject of this College that subscriptions will be opened, and donations solicited, for the purpose of raising the funds that are requisite for the erection of the York, Member of the Ameriean JKsmlapiun Society, and nis seminary win-noi their ancestors, bv a secret, if not arf Anon a Sn Ti vrr ff 111 struction and government of our principal semin Member oj the jyjcttieat Society ofjvtir-xork IJ.AVING Practiced Physic, Surgery and Olwtetritks for severel years past in a Southern climate, has removed to Natchez, where he proposes to pursue the Practice of his profession with devoted attention. XT l.

nnnfMDViK1'! ary oi learning, and ot many other subordinate inctitnlinnc- lees, except the uie 4 buildings, the purchase of an apparatus, (fcV His residence will be at Travellers' Hall, and hu bhop opposite lieruan Alexanders Store, near the it seems not improbable that an important re- IllJlllUllUIJOl A majority of the trustees of jJeffefson College, present at a meeting holdeort the 16th ult. (as appears from the preamble and resolutions published by them) conceive themselves aggrieved bv thoughnthey unquestionably cohtaineic ral regulations. Or what scanty voltion in literary affairs is about to take place in evidence then do the Truslces50iy-( 'that the facf which the resolution (auiuuuii vi uie vonvention. fT I lioman Chapel. Natchez, Jan, 23 7-9 llr.

WiUUim H. Cox, HAS commenced the Trartice of his profession in thii city. Ho resides at Dr. Ker's. Natehez, Jan.

9. 3 I tnis western country. 1 he election of Mr. Holly, to the presidency of the Transylvania University, when there was reason to believe that his religious sentiments were Socinian, excited the just indig. ne writer oi these remarks was a member of me convention, both at the lastand proceeding session: he is.extensivelv acquainted with the sentiments and feelings of his brethren; and he is lion 1" Is there not "an almost total amy Christian principles, In the, instruction i eminent ot our principal semipaV0', ijJ And would it not have, been more maniy nation oi an tne real tricnds ot evangelical truth and vital godliness in the west.

And seeing he has accepted the appointment, and agreeably to an arrangement of the Trustees, is to preach to the Doct. J.Yi.lIVLTt, RESPECTFULLY tenders his services as a PHYSI uecuv assured, that it was not by anymenas their intention "to attach odi CIAN SUCGEON. All applications at his office in of the trustees, nor even lo treat them with the slightest disrespect. students, it is confidently believed that pious parents, of all denominations, who feel a due mam sireei, next uoor east ol Uie postou.ee, will rcceiv due attention. Natchez, July 27, 1019.

have avowed that they were uoffiU duce andinforce those regulations tions that prevail in almost every Christendom? common sense solicitude for the best interests of their children. i it was, to the members of the Convention (as it always must be to every fricud of the Redeemer) a cause of deep regret and unfeigned sorrow, that win wiiiKirawtmcir support irom that institution, and combine their exertions for Ihe establishment and endowment of a Collccc whicli promises to ho The Convention neither claims -y nttr.mnt,.,! thn Aercise of 4 any sortoip JUST PUBLISHED, AND FOR BALE AT THIS OFFICE, LI .1 over Jefferson. Co'iogf' they presume to consider the Trust es aim uuues oi Vsiuistianity were not, as they could learn, inculcated upon the students of that wealthy and important seminary. Considering the effect upon youthful minds, of a course of instruction and li amesBingio mc rising generation. Let Christians be united, active, and persevering in this cause, and dependent on God for success; and they will doubtless be able 1o attain the object contemplated.

Chil. Recorder amenable to them," But WJ "'Vl (and the writer trusts tbey wi 1 prudently indeed, but frleMlTaolll the right of Pointing out For 1819; Died, the principles and the restraints of Christianity are so entirely excluded; the Convention could not but feel a trembling anxiety and the tnosl alarming apprehensions respecting the conScquen-ces. And they thought it a bounden dutv to At h'w residence Amite county, in the 3.1th year of BY THE GROCE, DOZEN, OR SINGLE COrY. January 1st, 1810. mcy represent, wiei maybe discovered in incorporate It is indeed n0' 1 nx; ui ni 1 uui iiuui iiinesi, ivu IH' R1FFIN, F.nuirc.

By Uie death of tlii amiahl Ann. press these Icelinirs and Hn lost a valuable citwenj an aged and disconsolate mother an only child; a wife an nirrccable nn.l nflt transactions pubuc nco Blank Check Books, FOR SALE AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE. Kill" band; hU children of a tender parent; and hit icmnts of he members of the.r respective churches, and to jt 'V1 Vyhen ther saw the Janger mai mrcaten? our youth (the dearrt lifo of our if investigatcui i np meu.u the right (and it is hoped ibey ff from it) tie right of placing bf 8 luuiujcni numane marter. CoMMCitKATED I 'V 1 .1.