Camden gazette. (Camden, S.C.) 1816-1818, January 31, 1818, Image 3
tSKUcfoneti were c >:au!i-?ucd bv am- {
oie testimony, desci iptive of thr
suffering! a n \ *teadf astness of John
Anierson in the raurrof the corn
try d uring the war, ?l c.
Tie examination of the witnes
ses had not closed when the hbu c
adjourned.
"Friday* Jc4*. 1 6?
_; After some "other proceedings,
a resolution was adopted to appoint
'a c o m m ictee ' to Vnqm re w he char
any of ^he Clerts op o:her persons
in the office* of government have
conducted themsclvo improperly
or -corruptly in the ditcharge of
their dudto.
CAbli :oF COF- AN DV.IISON. ;
John Anderson v/aB rrmanded to v
the bar of the hon e, and proceeded
in the further examination of his
witnesses. ?
General P. B. Sorter, Wm.
O'Neale and YV. P. Rathbone were
then examined is witnesses in be
half of the accused, whose testimo
ny was to the same elfect as that
given yesterday.
Mr, /Williams, of North Caro
lina^was then called upon by the_
accused, who put to him this -ques
tion * _
tjrl^idT eWr directly ?,> indi
rectly, b? any verbal fonmnication,
offer yott any reward or inducement,
to influence your good opinion in
favor of my claim, or of any other
claims ?
'Answer. You never made me any
verbal offer ol the kind. ...
Col. Anderson. Thacisall 1 want
ed the house to know from yourjew
timony. ' '
Mr. Williams. I presume, if you
had made me any fuch offer, the
hoilse would Itf ve. known it, with
out your asking it. 1
>Mr. Wilson of Pennsylvania be
ingaUo called upon, testified that
Cot; A. had disclaimed, on findtng
the letter had offended Mr. Wil
liam*, any^jmcfrnion of offering the
money to him with any other view
than as a Compensation for txtia
Oli furtffl
questions by tlx*
Sj&aker to John Anderson, it ftp
peart tliat tne accused is a native of
Scotland, came to this country at
three years old, and is a naturalized ,
IgUHffifaBp , * i ;V
The Speaker then said* h$ Jjpd
been Instructed to pl opourid tA the
j>tisoner thtf following interrogatory,
tiii whtfch Col. Anderson i\u3e the
: ; ' - ' >-r .
Question. In writing the letter ;
to lewis Williams, a member^of,
this house from North Carolina jfv !
Vhioh you offer to him the gum of
five hundred d6liar*, Tor serviced
to performed by him in relation
td cUunK for losses sustained during
the lute war, vad you or had you
kfwati^imenrton m induce him "to
support your clainu against his
own convictions of their ^usticc?.or '
to with the ? dUcUai ge of
[ his legislative dtUK*> or to cftcr
any 'coMtitapt to the dignity of the
hou^e oPirpirscnr*- ives f
Answer* t 1 c*ll God to
witness to that, which is the most
*acr e& appeal ten wake. I re
ptctedly ** uied hi/nj that the of
*as made without any wUh to
influence hu o^>m\ox^ ill any d%~
jrte?
Tfie arcmed thqi questioned
wheuicr he had other witnesses to
tv.,:niine : lie replied in thcjjtgati*C.
i^Thc' SpcHker then fcijled iMn hiJd;
for the dcten? e which.he Had intt
? matedk fte hfr intention to offer.
'1 he l\ i oncr% then addressing
i the ch<4ir, wilh ftkwrh tarftfttRfcss, in,
a brief mtfVinti1, suited the same pal- .
liations cit the offence with which
I he stood charged* as are explained
nioi* kit large in the following ad - .
Jrcb*, whte* he concluded by de
livering to the Clerk, by whom it
v\;i$ retfC i ? *' Tk ^ <-1
An\ir.*??ut t>r ih-h.ir>>f IW
1 1 i'mnu'. ??l ? !;t n Inr an ult*i;ed iMrtng*
\i r m '? t ?vs pri >Mc?r?;s. m ui'.uck upon tis
f ? > y, 1 1 1 ' v , nr\l Uic'.i- .not .\\!o Iti linj^ of
, i ! tis it u> express ihts tifecrf# rtr* |
1 o?u.??, u?u lu lov iUc i
t.vA I -tMied oiiXt' n^? ?<, i..i* |
iicf? I o t t??k t t*><lv and to 1 o^vc
an expnhdii '? <?l ihr n?<? ''Vo. .v.\.? i> ? ver
?led n?) cm- ten l.*1 That 1 hav~ K-jen louiw!
m '.he r atiks.nl nn? cnun* t y'fc defence i s, is
'*nown 10 m3i.\ ; und 1 1 ? I fc.;ve vysliiilfd
a chat su ef, unblemished bv any act which
shxiid cruuscm my c?.U?vrvd cheffr^ ***
bcen amp.v provtn'.o vou, by rn^n, whose
i cjoovl opinions are the irrealcst boon or
| TrrcTii* The commencement ot liie ia^e
war lound ijic environed (>y ail the conil'uKs
ot life; uiessed w.ih a sufii J. ncy ofpro
?)t rv lo enable tftc to whip tace
ot di-tn*ss the falling tear, and to f! titer
myself Ihit want was not tu a time me be
loi k tlw return ot peace* The faitacy of
i my hopes has 'jeen too cicarly detuoiiafr*-'
I ltd, by the revues ot the war oh ihc bor
| dcru of Kaisin. (my residence*) and the
.">tnn;<.iou ot ati the p;o;Hrny wnich my
industry in*d anict*>td. Alter having seen
the street* of l*r,mchio\Vn o^er^iow n with
grass: si^-.ed tihaVaiVmgly over the a*ho
of my own and my ReigltJjoi's hd.ises, and
witnessed ibeii necessities } reduced w sus
vain In * by means of wild ammalt.
rats,) whose very smell is repulsive lo the
S'Olll taii.y ha. led the beneficence
' nf my government in the enadmetuj^Lllic
law, 'dually called the property act, afid.
^ m the moiul) ot January, 1817, I took leave
oT my It lends anil ? low sntlurers, and re
paired lo this city to in mage ti>eir claims*
?U)n my ai rival* I found that the :u;t undfcr
winch thev txpec'ed relief had been swS
i penuctf, arid 1 was. to reed to ?*eU?i n wnii
rrtiTsr tin Wt^i^riTKT thtorRvaiion; '.ears ot disap
pointment -.u IT used the countenances of e*?
cry one ? my neart ay mpathised with
theirs, and 1 then determined to |>; ?secnie
their claims to ? mailt. With ? ;i;?? v.ew,
i h id been in thU city nmit than a month / i
over-anxious to accomplish my object, ex
ajted wiih the tmuess which had attended
r suiiit ot the claims, and convinced that the
committee ol claims was overwhelm, 'i wuh
business, my inexpette .ee in icsrler.cr to
sUlive- proGoeam^s .nducid me lo vtip?
pose tiiai,-i'> - mstire dirspaulh J lni^lu
wnnounmpropi ety approach t?*ect? ir???an
ot il;ut con miitrt. Witii 4 pvoposal lo c in-.!
pcn ai ? ntuj tor ?? exna rouble. '? That i
^liave unesj. j^r .ssly orte j, I am
nod my only coiwaU;iou ts, tliat cirtr ir
no crime, wbenU in ot ihe h a t not of the
heart. IlaU I ar.t^ti with les? pree pitat'.o'i.
a*d Oonsuitttd the view i ot o' h^rfci 1 nhoain
not at tins time find myvelt in ihe disagree*
at>le dttem mji ihal I an\. 1 shnutd have
acted more consistem wuli mv s if; What- 1
ever Jm. r.ibi;,iu:e my rcipiwSt ? ; ? ,?;*.-vsy ntay <
at>^iunev i can wivhitU'.h uv> .v?.
in my iOii?d wu?a ^Hs?rc !??? >u,.-c .. \
w n.m I act should h-ov*; m .* < ,a ? ? ? !
ineir inct eaavd <t-a ?itude tt>r * t "tv "umpTv; |
t?ultf who which iheir clut iib .h> ],?ve I
been acted upon. N - I
It l>- denied, th it, n >cr htihft
assU.ieu thai my own jiluimH w<ai !:1 be ul
1 nad less.CJns6 to tlVn k Pt oblwin
?!jtj by corruption the payment ol claims
wuigh latinos: knew the ju?iic.<f ofe -ingress
could UtK ttifnse tit the ih*P-uiili.
f? .!?, tviuall 1 wished f >r, a I I cou.U ^.?iu
a??v* 1 think 'nat. b e worUt ui?d th'* 1 ; ? >* t* n*?
al>k bony, \vtll that at he benefit. of
tnc relief \vr>?j!u be in pr??p >r\ion u* the
ti-.na wl?;c!i Wiouid in ?rF -rdmi^ n ;
al least, that in this view it won * :vr ap
preciated l>y lho.su who h<tve yet fresh <n
their rcroUcctiun thut a husband, a vile a
f&ihei / a child, a br /thcT, or sisltT. aas
tomahawk** d, shoi, or burnt alive by the
. $uv,^e enemy, titer hearts mhununiy
.fcorn Irom ihur bodies, nod xvlnht yet
&ut>U?;>v< w?th the tr irfW hr-iM, were triu.n
pliant!)' exhibited to their weeping eyes,
ljttt it be recollected that they ha?e witne*
ed?*whlls* wKT?^? fn^ without slfiier, und
ajill'ist tinclotlf It), the he m-i ending srtnc',
| dead bodies e*|K>$td to the vot actons ?s|>f>c*
Imesof tha s^nie, and ih?-*e ><tiimals eu^er*
* ly contending for a lefj an ann Lest this
ptrturi may be supposed to hu CX.t^gera*
led, t a vine* ilie corosHpmH&nre which
klook place butw*?n the tmn. A. 1W VVowd*
' W?ri| and Oetiuial I'rofctbr* in the year
I tJ 1*1 and shortly after t'ne event oecnred.
Let it be known ti?<l i?hm, if not all, the
Articles they could rolUtt from the ruins
of their houses, wen* tfcfifcrhntsly* rvost
| ^ener.iusly, Mp|>rci|>? * in the pmciwuc
tut prtvmeH of war, Wf thc purpose' of
i ks;;reeiii n^ i h e rn from ibe Hleo:!y tomahftfrk}
that these purchases wvrei made ufkftei
suc h cncumsuntt* as nut tr? < rttitle them
to reimbursement under the *? Ay. relating
to the ransom of American captives of the
Uttf war j" and let it a?s<f b*: known tli.it
such art Ilia airtiettrs* such the meriu of
the claimant I represent ? and 1 feel con
fident that th* cIovmIh of indignation which,
lor u moment, threatened to burst o*?r my
fro?tyhea<t? will l?e dM'H-tlcd by iha benign
. induence of phihinttiropry? *an infiu?mce
Which tiaseve^ and I tritotevcr wit>t cUar*
iittci ise my enndu^t#. ? -
' hat i tkhuuiri be an4lmi% to aff>r<l a
prompt SxJ la the suJTcrin^s of my fel
4o^cit?aenn Will not be Wondered at, whell
it u known that th^y intended rvery kind
ness and proteetioi! ^0 my faoiily, (liom^
whom I \*?s ^ep?rot*il shtrinff want of the
wdi) ami at a time When the Indians vf t re
.? ? .iH.omed to dancs flefcire the doOr of my
.lohse, r.aM'm^ ?p:*i my ^ifw to come out
4 d seierl her l?u?b)nd\ sc#lp.
Helping Upon tli^ m?xitn, th^i ?* to ?:rr
; ts hmn9>%? to fortitva divin**," I throw
mystH u|*>ti' t!ie i>?il ??v;enc^ *'ftl??s hohor
able jiody, and tut mH^rttktumUy of the
honorable v?ei?tl*fn o> whose feelings f h:>v?
hatt the iwisforuinne to wownd. II my
i ?ei\ic#s bost auciui.^ '? indnl^eT^ce, po
, :nv it* tii-Q. c f it >' l?v ??*'??
!v ii?jv. 1 st.uul |.cre prep*v*fd unncei <*i! |
! ihe ? -ous'-qucrcts rj 1* an e t ror commitlvd
without aiiy sini/.ef ii,U;nliou
Jn < oiu fe;v?rt , ! hi'o?t he pe*b;itted to \
rtmaik that, during conB:>cmci?t, fro n j
whicn 1 have fm^xitne I n adopt ?ny itirai
tfrc* to extrrct**e tny^eK^ the only
feelings of p.un wh^ch \i\wt ! 9 1 access to'
1 my hreaV, were it.n*e product <i bv t!.t
knowledge that an r:p;moii w is ptevalcui
that, prcguniintc on the inisinriuncs ?>f im
fellow suftVrers I hid bought up tfieii claims
at h very rednced icy* ? if i l? t ?? ?
bo<]y would l>ermit, I would, under the
1 solemnity of an oath <:a)l upon (jtul tu bear
testimony that tht* opinion i> mi nout b is
^ - JOtIS a\di;us^n.'?
Jan. 1818.
The prisoner, being; asked if he
had any thing further to saVj and
answering in the negativ-, was ta*
ken from the b.ir : and the hoi^e
I proceeded to deliberate on the
i course now proper to be pursued.
Mr. Forsyth off -red ior consicter
I ation a motion in substance lik r chat
f which was ultimately adopted, bur
l which proposed Wednesday next
| as:he day on which Joh i Anderson
| should be brought to the b?r.
A variety of propositions sng
; gestions, and remarks, were nvtae
I cm this occasion, which it wouid be
I difficult, if i: were important, accu
> rateiy to report..
I One motion on which the yea*;
and nays were taken, is worthy ot
particular notice. It was made bv
Mr lAjindcxter, to strike out of that*
! passage which charged John AndcM
spn ot being guiiry 01 a conieu^Jf'
agiirut the -privileges of the house,
t lie words <l the" p i i v i ICT.;. ? e s " u f,x>
thus denying the house 10 have any
( nvik-ges not contered on them oy
j tne constitution. ? This motion was
negatived, l cS to 54.
( T . be i '(J /it I J, Ur'd. )
!,? ? p Mil in ? ? ?
SJT'JX J.1A'. J I ..
-f.-xtra ci 'fa truer, di trti Fern u mi i rut , Ju h -
7 nary IJi 7. ~ 7 j
14 Actual preparuuui.* arp making for
(itnctal Auiy'i pfcyty to leave (his. The
pn i> iwey whl nm >*hi eff unfftr
| uUc?..i or twenty I'uys. There will be a j
b [ore? of ?hip* iihd men.
%l Two dc'a<-h ?>?t iuh oi United Sates
u< <?(>V stationed ?n'c now embarnuigf
( \. j jmn ihe LaiiUQ^l. Dai'ie*w lo iwutcb u*
' oust the locluiii at Kofi -Scott ; 1 think
j tntic .nil nuiy be a for celeli h* re a
" inform.*, ion wai ru .eivetl here yeiter*' ,
<]..y, tbai several families have been imir*
nerctl by ihe Indians* not more than loriy
np 'ht Si. * I
%* boi ni^ht uiiiviM herty an officer I
from Jt. Aw^untliie, NMtl? dc&patrne* tvr I
colonel Imnkliead . Mtppnied a reply to u hat )
>>e arc mtorm^d, were **cot oh A few tlays !
*tnce? winch vf^rc f cCcivtd h?? e from !
m^toiu" | Vharts*i\*n /'u..
/V; v* the Urfi u />/,V r>f Vcnrxurta,
Arconntat ironi Coiar.n.i, atutc lUai Cie-n.
r??>lkvt?r iio?? beef* elected j;?>% of \tt
h He l?ttd n piociaom'to'n
to the avmy> mi 'the I 7 ?. f fc Oct. /ti forming
of h ivn>j* d m .?cy by l,?co;
I'iar a^aniM the Nepoblic, wim *r.dor*
'lin^W executed toy hn trcctih^ry* ^oir?e
u Uciidns, frpm tlic N* Vorl Cum. Adt?.r
rtv:i, Mn r
Extract cf a Irtttr.
St. ThorrtaX* ( . '\ngiwiur.O Nov 8, 1817.
%* W* have lately , tm.de oufseivis ^nat
ter* of ihe fhrutincr of (,iuay ?n?) of the nav
r^ttiion op th?f Orotior.o; ol a gri^t pvn t cr|
the provinces yf Cumunj, U*?icc)ona, Owfi
ftcas, tWinas. und Cis^nnif. e cOin.
mmi^l alt the Ploloi. We arc ma*teri of
ulj the horses and cattle ; aitd hafe sUiTi
cient foic e?, both infantry and cavalry, to
pntify Al the provnee* before life ?fid of
ibe year*
v<
? - v, ' <
JiM tract of a Utter front /?. ]P% Stic knty,
/?*</? Indian a%cht at Fort Wuynt*
\V* haVe ju\t concluded u fre xtjr At
Fort Mcig&oi great pecuniary awl political
importance to the United State*. It lays
op^u foi*?ettlcrtteht eleven thousand aquafe
itiHur of tn? liiicat country I ever saw. It
extend* on the wi-.it wHtifrmr* miloa of the
naviftJtble water* of the Wahafcfc, Xinl east
to Lata Erie. ThlseOttnuy we
m.cd not fear the ftUiaftceft of tlwi British
Hid Indian*.'*
i ? .mi in m ? *i.i
ATTENTION!
Election for Eri^udirr General of the
rikfhU Bt v^de of South-C?rntuM ?Mi!Uta>
will TO^heid at C*TmI<*n, on Tuesday the
24th of March next* t**fill the vacancy oc
casioned by the resignation of Brigadier
4*enoral Ji 4. Fiuir. All Oftklet* belong*
ing.totUe Sixth Jtogirvtent of Cr.vtfky are
notified to attorn! irA ?ive their vote*. .
JMeut. I'vl. Wn/Ni*OM) 0*j>v. Ion*
M'Ua* ar*d Joux Cau1 xx, will act "Ma**
n:i gc?x? vcV J
Ibj ctdcr of Col. Jam cm (7. S/xatin.
a. Honor.s,^
fi(/i AV^' ( (rt-uJrtf.
f-atn-lcn, Jtn Jlj iQlid V4 ti
I
, k
C'tl j a %? rs lil .'VVR, i* t.aucaster, a
,Cwluie fjr U %vOS5.? >* Brigadier
llruerel, to supply ?? ' ?-iii*'y.?xx**u."wl
by the rc?v*nat':oa *. v*<.a. 1 vlsi.
ian 1 7 ? ) I
i
o-f* Wt arc ? N't >risr<j .to an
nounce L.i,*ut. Col. J "/JIN B.MILLfeti.
ot lla' 22<\ Regiment o. l as a Camli
cite 0>r the coruuiUson _ ^ "Prigadiec
erai of t itr eighth Briga iu the place oi"
Liri?*aiUvr General Faust. rt
_ January j? ?
5 a DOLLARS Rt iVARD.
Runaway nxnn the subs -*^bers ori the
Pianist. Three Ne^ro mei m I the follow
ing description : ? liOH* i to
Win. Hearse ? is al>ont 5 feei * t* _QT 10 in
cites high between 37 and 40 \ c'rsof iuj^,
on one o! ins hands he nas lost a ? JPart ol his
fuller as far as tue nail, and ha; ? * scar on
on his forehead ? he ca.ne U ? n North
Carolina can read and write and therefore
may attempt to pass in his own i KTW wri
ting. _ . . .
A L IC A\ 1 >e 1 on?in?[ to G eor^c K frliland
is About 5 iVet v> or to inches high> i^om 2.>
to 30 years ot caavead print, an d ftuam
mers a little in his ? pea king : ? it is \ut>po
Sidashe abscomlcd at the sani^ tinisf that
hc'ha* t tken the same course.
G K 0 1< G K ? be Joi*? ing to : M alfcStew
^*oye, is about 6 ieet ttigh 25 or30>yeaa,s of
r4"e, rather slim bold spoken of a black cotv.
pkxion. The above negroes all Ivit their
Owners on the saum day and it v is likely to
supi?<%e have taken the same cotniMN The
jUo< reward will In; given and all expeu
;???*? psid if lod^ud in or cut of the state. ?
jtl.e .n>v]ep%f the above m-prces will scind
word hy letter or otherwise to any of th^
hvfh.s*c libers \i\ liavnweli Distiirt.
William Keavse,
George Ktvkl tnd,
Matthew Move.
ftarmvcll Distrfc,\&t v/on^T.
Ja Tuuty 31 ^ 91?5
*2 o ? OOkl A RS RE VV A K I V
liost the laal week on th$ road,
beta-ten Saiviets-Crcvk and Cumdeu or
in Camden, a final I Pocket- Hook contain
i.ijj i)ne iiimdred and 'iVentjuDoU.irs ki
iiank XoteK, (io^;oi>un;vti?K}a iK>t r<?colfe^ettt -
exueptoi^e fifty Dollar JJiH of the iiank
ccivc tiie abuve rowaixl by depoiiting the
vanu.ntthe PoatOttiec u Caindth. ?
Jv.ni?.iy 31. ?94
NO l K:E. ?
The subscriber has f?>i sale a Light Tvfo
1 1 ors *-W iggon : ? a likely Horse,
which w ili be sold low for cash.
~ W . JL? Whiiiin^lwin.
Jant^r.vy r> 1 r * ? 94
-- ... ?
N otice.
./WiU be Hold, the ^ecoml Saturday in
February, at tfoc house of Llias Ford? llm
Jloit? \rtmld XjooJ* and Chuttrii of Mary
Kurd, Into of Camden Deceased.
J kmc* Caliban.
January 31* . -? , v. W4? *5
letters.
Jirwnining i*t the J*o*t+OJfite tht Lancaster
(^.^url-lloiikfiy S. C.3l*f be<c1nber% 1 8 if.
Col. Howden, John Bailey, William Bas
k ins, Nathaniel tiralgv Abraham Diiren,
Nancy JJuvir, Isom Hai^er Ntil Johnston,
John Gi?)rden,J?nies Ktolebrtfw* John Lang;,
Wiii'uui MuU*n, Joacph Moore, John
ivI'Msuvos, J.;unci? M'Atoctf Jesse Moor^
'ijjc.pl! 1'fttltrson, Isaiah Thompson,
J; Stewart P. M.
, January .71 ? ,94-? ft
ICT* A fr*. I,ANCr IuK Y hhviHt* com -
tm*uce/l, \vlll coountfe the Enercisqs of her
Stjiool in the house lately occupied hv Mr*.
M'K own* - The rate* of hot tuition ark sr?
i formerly? -vU . ' ; ?;' jjj ;? ?,
'ttevuUh^, Writing 5c Arithmetic per Qr.
I Grammar and Cui&grapfiy* 6 ? ?
Any higher brnn< hes, 10 ? ,,
1 FT tavi^Ut plain needje work, {here will he
an Kddition of one dollar to each of the
above prices, and if ornamental) two.
Janna'*y i 9CV#*tf
. I. . ' ? w . ..> , I ? ? * ti' ? ? II |1??
no riciv
The subscriber will dispose of the LOT
In Town, oppoaite to Joshua Reynolds.
The extent and situation of aaid 1-ot render
iterpial if not superior to uaiy in Cauidcn.;
Wyatt Surk, ?
Jatfuary 24 2 r, \T*
' '
# " 'S; MATHlS,
Cn orrfer,4o close a Consignment, hi Selln^
off for leu* than \ coti the ipulermcn
tinned *
GOODS,
AflTVJIJft, IlafWfrtetti Sere*
Plates* Mellows Pipes, Beak Iron, Jac k
Plains, Trying Plains* Brick TroVcls
Ct?ffc? Mills, t ryinfc P?i*, <irkl Irons
Sad h-onst CltKskK Shov*is, Sheet Iron,'
Irorf Weight*, ftheep Shears*' Butcher
Kn ?***, Tfaca ChaltiSt Caain^ Knives;
Blond llws Spjilcs, A*c?, Broed Axes,
SUinfHtfg Hatchets, Spike Kails, Iron
ftodso** Dolt Iron, iUtr b??vcs and d'ivtrs
ioiher articl^fci
lit-* " v* ' *
?|. i 1 TwnJj -t.if- ?Mljfc.i'i. .ifti. : ? ?'?
< ..
AT-.L thoiciiHk*^^ to iV?e late roncern
of ti, ? Co.- icohdtietfcd by Mr.
'Vm. (-I'Cain, ??rc fe^|tt<-s?ed to calTon the
SnbSwfibtr as sj?ctCti;y w? iM?>silr:e *<*H?
imsi thfc same.
H^fy A'.bou.
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