North Carolina Gazette

              n o r t h-c a rolina c a z e t t e vol x s a t l r d a y mo 1 vim r : |, 1 75 j nc 513 f k a n c k n m 1 nal c :■ v£n i ion with the mnd aboininawe libels j apoftl ■ i f puiiidfr md ill.dlination ijjread theu inter n ' mil ! n trie even hum the p ace til aw t i ■ i •:. m ic country the totlin of v.llauy in ill i e the voice ol tlie nati ep ! ■ ... ves . . foon tilled and ui i r 1 i 1 , .:.,.:. c !_ ■ iblii mci al itj vi .-. every when jojiutcd li ! c coii , liih ! •, . . i ., '■• ■ ijiur bbtkcli triiin ;■' ■ : thi , ; tin dfi | . t w uu d yoi i fl .' : . ; tins is the wound the in il d fi ii 1 hri vention rcgaii ed its empire and itsdigniiy 1 l pu '■ m lerj was jjraduallj mitigand ; thi i.i ons weie loon op i < d .. d in . hains i li .' : ; . ed in oci dte were bn kc : ami i • ill rhe kai'r ids that g io n d ov r the ! ■■' t'f thf r public thi r 1 1 ma n d noi e ; ii ; " j fl.v convich d guilt i i roi b - gan to uiiappear 1 , and contidence tore viv : how the oider ol il e day j and its prtfence ghve to every il in : . the aiptct i i c urk — 1 i oni that n<omcnt « e ha e ui in ci ruptt dly i ved on ii oni ; i < fperity ii 1 ■■"';•■ ' •} ■--'> ■' e not ( ur inti ( , d joi di is re tak n ui i r the i n pire ol l s '■ ' : ' ' il'.ey had olt di.oci the lalii < t )■ " <■>■ ■' : a oi .; lii .. ( cam , i n beert " re than uiij e t to <■•■.:■ rmin ■ ;; . ■ , ■- " ■■ ' i ■ s ard even to enable "■ ; ' '■■'-■' : : eir ; pow r.v tjmi i efi re -' lv ■:..-■:; (.. ■:, ui cio ■, do • ■■: they now ! '"'■ ih^nte ! and ha e we not i .... ; ■ ' : al's the h noui able r a li ■ ■ : us : " fruiii i to hollai >'. a d ■ •' •<» tuie ::, i that juftice ai d vir i ■ •' ■ ' lur li 1 n s which a nation can ' ') ; - ■ its ;: > rj ai 1 its happint fs v'/l cnci docs it conse topafs that we all uy it i m wcarj < i foil wing theie un crriii gui i s tor v i ii purpo/e do certai:i " ;: n uroeevcr i ndea ur in order to make v u . v aic from this ; lorn i j h ? j heir ' are '■'■ '■'■'■■-, itis i caufe they << e ■ - ; in cl ( ir fell atten pis to i ■ ' '" ' l i horrid j y r , m y that thi y ■ '■ ' ■ '•■ l ' un of i rti e , in order lo ■■'■'-■ '■■'■: en l darknel toi thcrafclvi - ;; •'■' '■■ ■' - : ' cl - '.'■ < , at the men nt when \ ■ ■ i the i niiituiion fjial at r«gtfi : abl ' i - ' ; ; ■ toa ; reciate t c true u>e ii uf n.oic ■.. u ii v/i lervcd rhi m ■ ' ■ i a full hk .' rat ir at ■ ■ ' report nil ' . . - -•' • ri rt>v r 1 ; , it g ■-...>., .';. . • d . 1 ription if pr ■ e ' f state of france r . i";i ', ' ' am intl en meoftheun t j at mii ee or pisb'ic falety of ] i 1 welt ire and ol legiflation ro prop 1 1 w w id the v:.t..n r p lilt lies and 1 e en tji im ell i bj , . which fh uld cv 1 .-,- '). i icp.irablc inlorce it on us us a du ly to fub nit to y ur c tammatii , •, but ] ■ iuas to our re ding th t a\v t yo 11 11 1 . • ■ : ■ n f op i i ; . t , : . ; , ex p r it h a fe v 1 .[ d ons to b ch i;'ciiljijii iia ri i rile " mi j'i'i i 1 r 1 : lie pe iple you nrc w ne that a the revolution h.n tie tru i 1 1 ■ ;/ or bu'.es ; it ius allo jjiuk'n .. rth ton id oth 1 ■ . '• by fu rap d i i.iig.intic a pro pref did thi lyltc;n ot pro - coui|iliiii ic pur • 1 ■ ;• •: •» tyr.i ny dropped into i heir hands and witn it they iti ... k dm n all m ■ ■ could oppofic ih ■■! : but thi i >•■:■. al v onvei t/'un w as ircos e particular iim ■ ol i lii-ir atfick i'l , i . •• . oh .. ■ it the 1 line ime both \ iwerlul and we ik i tnj : ' f wickfd in o vi u . . i >. i < : it i'om ' it cjijjo d in ■ :■;.■ nue to its em ■.->...■. rel •■ , ,.■ i rm:d ' ■'■■■ ' ■ i . : : i t ■_'_ munbci s i that i'i :•'■ . ( ■ i ; ■ , i ' n i g t \ ; i - to • : ; atiihoi it ul m mi il a parr i\i vhich !(•< iiiiiihtiiii . . ; b ;■.■)■'...■■• ic t a mill u ;'.. . > , • \ r v ■■ . • i yi ! i : . i ablolui douii nil • li li.i . •■ - i ! ii ■ .,•■,. s i r i h i vhil . ej to dill • ■ . ' 1 i : ■ ■ : lilcu'j , in l ■ ; . ; ■ • . ' , • ;:,!':;. : i ;.-■, rafters of ti:e coirvci on 1 them ; aril fo*.-n we lii..ll ct i i:lt ih ii cvcij ptciis . uiji ■ ;■ : _\ . •. .. . " c'i 3 lit ol '■.:■.' ' y forever fa i ' ; on ■■ < i i ik pxtcral li of tfiele i ■■ ,■ > . ij i i ! ii t pencil can paini liiat j ipil ot i :•■■•■■; ■;••. i n hafl ;':!■• ., l ',]..■ i v . ■ . . ■ .. lityndred i'i preti in ■.', .... .•■':'■ i ■ • ' in:o i , : n ; .-,":': (.'■ , ( r kiui d : ■ -:, '. .;; ■: i i ';■;.'':„ bi ng ii r.rd ; li iinuu'n.i iniii :••.;; ic . i n:i ■ i i s \ i n ■ : ift d : '<> tu pren e judges t the lives o ■..::.■■. i i who laced france covered w:ti icatioltis and ball es llioular.d u ■ icbm > * r ii oil i il it n ct ge ol ;: •., cln g w ii t.c.i -.:,. ten blood tli«fp idcii t ihi pub lii qu res ; inure comn-'ines ceuvtred .. io i t .■■• ii r!v h.iii c ; uui rivt rs clioal - ed u el .-'• urni i ii e r a ui '. > i oni the heaps <>; o pi , vhich liti.oli prevented li ui from . i :■.• ; uiux rous armii i ii .! to behnti . i . ! bj ■.■..'. rani ur niur - i ' ■ ii ■ cik.'.it lu tioniitr invaded ; tiie cue o u y ul i >:.• ; . '• • ; lu . luch was the la ntahlcj ihchorrid ij 3 c!e ( xhib ted by i i at on i in e ihe moit t nu d ; tlic nioit j.i i ; e 11 the cl 1 i-u '.\ i rid " li wh.it means was i thenpoflible thus to cl n ami to . : . ■ vc lib nature ? re prclniut'veb i : c peop'e i have ulrca v j told you c >-. . . ii iyii oub hi nek cm pi ni : '■ !! ... i . i , ii w io by .; n li(h ng thi jiuii is i li i a rats and the hebt its j ii w ., ' !..'<, g altars o villain and pla cinjj pi ''■'' pantheoi ; butabove all it v ■ i precludint men from he molt facreil and t e motl ui glitl'ul nt ih^ir du ti , the otfi i bg up tiitir hom»gc to the aiiili rin iture *• i i lies we derive from it arc f;tr from g unmixed and fi:)cere 1 up a id com j .■•.>.! . men ; ineves and coward 1 are uniced ; and while the foriuri i vi _ t ■•• ; . n ks 1 iik • d !'. hem ot 1 i . , in oil r to f.ili litui ■ in its ; '.. ■. 1 nure ; .: one tlic latter end v 1 . . ■;■ e it only that t : y m:g it 1 re ite a v 1 •■. under tiic cover ai ii p oic ti n o 1 • ■ .> 1 i i •:■ ■ ■ every m ip rty a u 1 ■• ■■/. 1 • - 1 ;■••■ tv filhcc " ■- it a..i ; ; i ,: g - i cnomii us dif fer i t 1 lifted h veen the one and the • r all seemed robs united and con fou d (! i u'ei tot fa nepi i itofvii w j ali were equali clamorous a ain^t the micnr which they u e ger to d hoy : on a ji le », ihe i itetj ol -.'■■ country w ts tbc c2uie oi the pretext of d.c engines put in rim io ; and lo coniplete wus true bliudnels of :« people uicler the influence o ! t : i ftr:u»t coni : ion that th y toi k lr t cir i ' u i ■ i ..-:, no ti;e true patriot .. ho i pi ; , 1 r " ■■' ; ' tl ■ '•'. f t meafun s but thi h\po t r ' " . ' ' lii • ' ■• ' : : rried them n to h c ttji t ex ■ av . it cj i . " ai i ici it . ; .-. nei y f<i called f ( on :• vaii d tlw mh i of thi error oi the j e j<i .. 1 hey a c d it as a ■ , to cajuimii ate their ■.;'... ■[ , •• . n , ,;,<• l^t ■ i nofed thi i i ; to have b j i oi ■ '.-...; of e . t:y . i nd loon ro i ag nft wo t'net ' ..': whom •• ■■•- .... j t " n i ■• >« v . iry and « t..v ■ ni pi trims s ijo li::le ;:., g lied th y abetttd lui b c in c ' i h's c i ■ and confi ',',. n thii i ned e very tlay ir:»i.i riie uccefli ot pi vate re '• •< " • a d , eity ■: t re-.lls ofiu ! v:ilu ig : demiici in : v g a c e puolickly atiack d as c u i:i lb of liie .: \ lutioii evi rv p rioi from whom it is wifh d to be deiiv r d ; wi:h frontlefs audacity i ufurpad ' ; .- fa crc.i name uj lov o ; rite ]■••.■ • ■ .' a d hor rible to lei the people hat mon i an on e immokiftd as its fhrir<e their n^h iinctre a;ui generous uppurters ! ' ; ; [ was thus tint the ptopl , t le'rted by lou.e and dec ived bj others j pill d on one fide and mifguidi i on the i i r j perplexed by whai features to difcowtr tiieir true fnends but i w a i , i i m ber ) i j loo faithful to gain the r coi fidciice ■ tl people 1 lay gave full rein m their natu ral unpatie li a , ( [ rej , vd ta aft j _ from their own irr.piilfe " such was the difpofition of ih public mind when a fociet the | ic b ■ . ', om pofed of ii i,,r rurljul -. '. ■ or ,,' r greater part proffli i <■ ,, , , ,.,,. , , |_ er and im n fi»d an a\vt by j ■ . ",,,., linwiice and l»y th kind t , m ,, ■ feemed to exift between i's rinclplee d iis membei ;>. " ■ ■ nicii v in ( ; ; end the rrvi valo ( o>d i ai dui •' t laws and who tiem i e i ilic fames of peau and ccnft/:ution i he ft ire she very men who i vepui oined , 1 la^ccl ai i i uii ed thi foi iuuc s of hi pu - lit j j.eie are the very men who as rin mb is 1 the re»'ohiiionan committees ha\t exerciicd the meft hornble irquifiiiort aim ng t eii ft 11 w citizens and draggi d on ioj d ■ ! \ ■ . in . to the icallblds ot rob i ' tnc — ii.cle arc r'lr very men whofe hanilj an lil reeking with the blood and loaded w^th i : e ipoils of the unhappy vxlms whomtl.ej fijugutcred in theii butcheries oi sc •( ini)ci . '« boch aretbc rnonfters who uevercbe icfs h'r.d rei lens to defend then for is it i.oi deicncjing n n to n:,.kc their caulej id tliat of truu patriots tl.e larpc but what is a patriot and what ftrange u!e i c!o you attdch to this appellation oh f.ilfe and hij ocntical n:er he is a patriot whd ! ' a uleful ; ro/eflion ; a man who is a geed lathi r a i . od huiband a gord i<-n 3 grcd friend a man who reipeds who 1 ves in laws and is ready ro obey themi i3«i what relation is rhere between a citizen of this tamp and the villisna i have juft poinied out none why%en do jo u c nf iu;i them ? •« i ki ow w eil ti at arm ng ihr arrefted in << nleqoei ce i : the deplorable trai [..,,: ■ ol prairial there are many n en who have beenmifledj b;it you who remonftrate too itrwg'y againft fhat error inleparable rcm circuniila ces tel me nrc they in reality milguided patriots vibohave bten th firfl objtctsof our lolicitude ? no } and far hum having been affliftyl nt their imj rilon ment you ought todiiregard it weji p er . fudaded that opportunities may always be taken to calumniate the nm/t falutary mca luie aiidby that mean to refcue from the tribunals thofe wno are really guillty " but i afk of you further wijat nrr then the reafons fo powerful whicn rc..re your unesfinefs and your ci . ■.- doyoufear that an iriuil may be as in otl er limes tiie ttr;aii foreruiiiier ot death it that alarms you fhew men i hat one innocent perfon has luffcred fincc the national convention lus 1 1 ... wl i io i iy was not the au thor of n ture himfelf dilavowed for doublels the lyrants deeply ftlr the couid n • re onnle th i pr flij cy w th « provi !.,.(-. hut t he 9'wi 1 l;ernii(j(ir davned upo i u , 1 1 d p ovidence wjs viudicatcdi " i t t my lips hail tiiee o oay ! for e ver niemorablc oi winch wjs broken the i i i bnianv c i aitrousevei : : may the recolicdtionoffl.ee tor ever oitliter&'.e toe '-..; ;., the rnelancholv days tliai preceded il pi add n every heart v i n tne looth ng pi oi'pc6t o i bi igbri r futur ty '• iju ai propoi'iion asihe natiouai con rh f lcader < of ■' '. hon ilij not f •! to perceive thai the .,, , en t « . arrived 1 s « rto til the poifou of their dottrine lac pubji wab looo dclud d