America since our last. But the report of the discomfiture of McGregor appears to be believed. The Spanish official account of it is received. In the state of Connecticut, the father, son, and grandson of the Willys family, held the office of secretary, by the annual election of the people for ninety-eight years. Massachusetts. At the late election, 79,885 legal The following address of Morillo to the British oflicers and soldiers "now serving with the insurgents," has been recently published in a Philadel-votes were returned-of these, gov. Brooks had phia paper: 42,875; Mr. Crowninshield 35,271-scattering 1739. The senate consists of 22 federalists and 18 repub licans, and there is a considerable majority of the former in the house of representatives. "The government of H. C. M. and I, in particular, am informed of the manner in which many of II. B. M's. subjects have been seduced in England by Mendez and other traitors for the purpose of uniting Many petitions for the separation of Maine have their fate with those who call themselves indepen-been received and referred-and it is supposed that dents of South America. the objects of the petitioners will be obtained. It is represented by those revolutionary agents Rye. A stalk of rye was lately pulled near West that there exists a well established republican go-Chester, Pa. which measured eight feet two inches. verument, laws, armies and populations who have Specie-120,000 dollars arrived at the bank of submitted to such republic, and in fact all that may the United States, at Philadelphia, on the 4th inst. constitute a nation. Under such allurements many from the western country. may have left their homes for the purpose of establishing themselves in this country, of knowing the supreme chief, and of obtaining as a reward for their services, properties, fortunes and honor: but how miserably have they been deceived." Englishmen. To you I address myself who are already acquainted with that famous personage whom you, no doubt (while in England) compared to a Washington at least, but now, having seen the hero of this despicable republic, his troops, his generals, and wiseacres who compose his government, you must be convinced of having been most shame-rowed 36,000, &c. The amount is swelled by a parfully imposed upon. You are serving under the command of a man in every respect insignificant, and have joined an hord of banditti, who are famed for the exercise of the most barbarous cruelties, which are so averse to your national character that you must abhor them. The steam ship Savannah has been spoken on her passage to Liverpool-all well. The number of sheep in the state of New York, are estimated at a million and a half-the number of neat cattle at a million, and the number of horses at half a milion. New York, city. The total city disbursements for the year just ended amounted to about $620,000. The penitentiary, alms house and Bridewell, cost 105,000; opening and improving streets, 126,000; docks and slips 65,000; interest paid on money bor tial payment on account of the city debt, and by an exchange of the qualities of certain monies owing. Of the receipts, 201,000 were for taxes of 1818; 124,000 for assessments on streets; 112,000 for sales of lands and interest, &c. The sinking fund is in prosperous operation, and $133,000 raised for it and He who retains the least spark of honor and jus-by it, are invested in the city stocks. tice cannot remain united with such a band of raggamuffins, who are abhorred by the very country that gave them birth, whose soil they have sullied with crimes of all descriptions.--The people of Venezuela only wish for peace, and for the extermination of those monsters. I know that many of those misled Englishmen and foreigners are prevented from separating themselves from this unjust cause for want of means. I therefore offer and guarantee to those who may present themselves to the army under my command, personal security. They will either be admitted into the service of H. C. M. or be sent free to the country of their own choice. The friendship which reigns between Great Britain and the Spanish monarchy, as well as my affection to the British nation, induces me to this step, which I hope may prove serviceable and acceptable to military men worthy of a better fate, some of whom may have known me in Spain in the division of the brave gen. Hill. This offer of security tendered to you by a Spanish general who fought at your side for the liberty of Europe, I trust you will consider as sincere and inviolable. Travelling. By the respective lines of steam boats and stages, a person may now travel from Norfolk to Albany, a distance of 560 miles, in 75 hours! A party of five travelled from New York to Philadelphia, and back again to New York, on the 24th ult. After dining in Philadelphia, they started to take their tea in New York! The passages to and fro are made in about eight hours each, whether wholly by land, or by land and water. If any one had predicted this 30 years ago Strange proceeding. A New York paper publishes the fact, that at the late election for a grand master of masons in the state of New York, gov. Clinton received 144 votes, and vice president Tompkins 103, for that office! American artists. The story that Messrs Perkins, Fairman, &c. were about to proceed to England, to engrave the notes of the bank, is positively pronounced to be false. Rufus King, esq. it is believed, will receive al most an unanimous support in the legislature to represent New York in the senate of the U. S. Patriotic associations. We perceive by the Dela ware papers, that associations are forming in that state for the encouragement of domestic manufacThe general in chief of the king's army in Venetures.-At a large meeting of citizens, held at New. zuela, P. MORILLO." Head-quarters of Achagus, March 26, 1819. CHRONICLE. castle on the 18th ult. the following resolutions were adopted. Resolved, As the sense of this meeting, that the present condition of this state calls for some plan, or system of conduct, tending to effect retrenchment, in our domestic expenses to encourage our own industry-and to husband our resources. The grand jury of Newcastle county, Del. at the late term, instead of fining new members a bottle of vine, as heretofore, taxed them one dollar each, Resolved, That the best, and surest means of atwhich was appropriated to the education of a Che-taining these important ends are, a temporary dis. kee Indian. The money, $12, has been sent to continuance of the use of imported merchandise, as the Cherokee school established at Brainerd. I far as may be found practicable and convenient and of imported vinous and ardent spirits; and in state. Resolved, That a committee, to consist of nine per- The whale fishery.-The following is the amount N. Bedford. 26 ships 7274 11 brigs, 2107-9381-25997 In addition to this number, three ships are now on the stocks, intended for whalemen. Pardons. The Harrisburg Chronicle gives us a list of all the pardons granted in Pennsylvania, from the year 1799 to the 19th of May, ult.-they stand thus By gov. McKean in 9 years O. H. Perry, has sailed for St. Thomas, on a cruise. frequent in the West India seas-and patriots also of the young warriors, however, declare that they The sea-serpent is said to be paying another visit to the eastern coasts! to rest all the stories circulated to his prejudiceCAPTAIN BIDDLE's letter inserted in our last, puts honor of his flag. Quant. suf. as the apothecarics and convinces us that he rightfully maintained the say. Money. The canal commissioners of New York have just borrowed 200,000 dollars, at an interest 1180 of six per cent, for which the lenders gave a premium Findley, in one year and about 5 mo. 208 dollars. This would shew that what passes for mo1016 of two dollars and fifty three cents per hundred ney is not very scarce, when the object of it is praiseworthy. Rascals. A gang of most desperate villains, conveniently served by a justice of the peace, exists in says, that "a gentleman mentioned a fact to him the 2404 Philadelphia, to steal away men; and in some at other day, to convey an idea of the habits, and conECONOMY! The editor of the "American Farmer" tempts have succeeded. In such cases, those in-dition of a certain neighborhood-he said, he met terested ought deliberately to resolve to put their on the road, going to a neighboring village, an old oppressors to death, the first opportunity. Any fashioned, imported coach, drawn by two half staryineans of doing it are lawful-if to take life is lawful.ed horses, driven by a naked negro slave, convey. The St. Louis Enquirer renews the case of ten ing a live hog, to buy a jug of rum.' American citizens, who, with an adventure of merchandize to Santa Fee, were captured by the Spa-tor some specimens of most beautiful wool-it mards in 1812, robbed of their property, and dis-seems to be as fine as any wool can be; and he asSHEEP. A gentleman has politely sent to the editributed in different prisons, where, if living, they sures us, on his own experience, that a greater have remained ever since. Their case, and that of several other of our citizens, robbed and abused by the Spaniards, seems to require the care of the government. If such usage be just towards American traders, what must we think of the conduct of Spain-respecting Nicholls, Arbuthnot and Ambris ter? quantity of wool of this quality can be obtained from the appropriation of a certain number of acres to sheep, than of the most coarse and common kinds. the mayor of Baltimore deposited in the shaft Battle monument. of the BATTLE MONUMENT, the book containing the On the fourth instant, the Sugar and molasses! A western paper mentions buted to the erection of this beautiful specimen of that a gentleman from Indiana, is on his way to the taste and talents of Mr. Godefroy. We are pleasnames of the subscribers, who voluntarily contriWashington, for the purpose of taking out a patented to observe that this work is rapidly progressing for a mode of converting wheat into brown sugar, and probably will be nearly finished during the preand Indian corn into molasses! Ohio. Our readers will recollect that a conven-ing the death of GENERAL ROSS, on the south side of tion is to be called in this state, to amend its constitu- the bottom of the shaft, and the representation of sent season. The basso relievo figures, representtion. It has been hinted, that the object of some the bombardment of Fort M'Henry on the north was to damage it, by admitting the principle of sla- side, merit the particular attention of our fellow citivery into it. We are happy to see by the ordi-zens. They are finely executed by Mr. Cappelano, nance of congress, and the constitution as growing from admirable designs, furnished by Mr. Godefroy, out of it, that the constitution cannot be changed whose ability and taste, have on this occasion been in this respect-the provision respecting slavery exerted with his usual success. being unalterable. will be one of the most chaste and beautiful pieces selves that, when finished, the battle monurnen! We flatter ourof architecture in this country."-Fed. Gaz. Died, on Tuesday last, James Houston, esq. judge of the United States district court for Maryland. We have accounts of the arrival of the Hornet at Cadiz, with Mr. Forsyth, our minister to Spain--all well. It is said they wished to search his baggage, and that he resisted it in an American-like manner. But the governor healed the procedure by every apology that he could make. The ship saluted the city with 21 guns, which were duly returned. Mr. F. was immediately to proceed to Madrid under an escort of cavalry. of the U. States goes from Athens to Huntsville: from thence to Nashville, Tennessee, from thence The president. We understand that the president over the Ohio, probably to the seat of government of that state; and from thence to the city of Washing ton. His wish is to reach Washingtonby the middle of July, as he calculates on receiving information of from Mr. Forsyth, our minister resident in Spain, of the ratification of the treaty respecting the pur Savannah Rep The United States ship of war John Adams, com.chase of the Floridas. NEW SERIES. No. 17-VOL. IV.] BALTIMORE, JUNE 19, 1819. [No. 17-Vol. XVI. WHOLE NO. 407 THE PAST THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. NILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE, The present number contains a set of valuable tables, shewing the importations of the U. States, for the year last officially published. planation demanded by Great Britain on the Arbuthnot and Ambrister business." Our readers will judge which of these two items of intelligence is most "important." But we Mr. WM. A. COLEMAN, now located at New-think, there is just about as much reason to expect York, and general agent for many of the most re- that the "sea-serpent" will invade Massachusetts, as spectable newspapers in the United States, is the that Great Britain is at this time disposed to quarrel particular agent of the WEEKLY REGISTER in that with the U. States. city, and authorised also to do such general business respecting this work as may occur to him. He is to be seen at his office, No. 5, William-street, from 5 to 7 o'clock, P. M. or at the Post-office, from 6 A. M. to 2 P. M. every day. A few complete sets of the REGISTER are deposited with him, which he will sell on the same terms as if ordered from the editor. NEWS! After a long calm, our public journals are kindly favored with a breeze or two of news. 1. The "sea serpent,” plentifully affidavited to be on a visit to our eastern coasts. The "Democratic Press" has the following apt quotation from Shakspeare's "Winter's Tale," when speaking on this subject If there is any truth in the report at all-it is either simply for an exchange of the regiments now serving in the Canadas, or to keep down the revolutionary spirit which is manifested in them. In Lower Canada, the governor, "his grace the duke of Richmond," though pretending to a royal descent, not long ago quarrelled with the legislature, and packed the members off to their homes; and, in Upper Canada, sir Peregrine Maitland seems to be exceedingly bothered by Mr. Robert Gourlay and his adherents; who, though he is imprisoned, persists in thinking that the Canadians have rights. The troops will be useful to convict them of error in opinion, as the rule is in all "legitimate" governments! As to seamen and marines for the lakes, there is a positive stipulation on that head between the government of the U. States and that of Great Britain, which we cannot suppose the latter will vi. olate, except upon an imperious emergency. It is agreed, that neither party shall put a naval force on the lakes, for a limited period, without notifying the other of it-except a vessel or two, as now commissioned, to aid the custom house officers of the respective powers. More war! A friend at New York has politely sent to us a pamphlet, published in London in March last, by the veritable WILLIAM JAMES, long known to us as possessing all the qualities requi site to fabricate "British officials," as we generally designated all "thumping stories" which appeared during the late war. It is entitled, a "defence of ANT. Here's another ballad, of a fish that appear-the British navy, against the misrepresentations" of ed on the coast, on Wednesday the four score of April, forty thousand fathom above water, and sung this ballad against the hard hearts of maids: it was thought she was a woman, and turned into a cold fish, for she would not exchange flesh with one that loved her: The ballad is very pitiful and as true. Don. Is it true too, think you? ANT. Five justices' hands at it; and witnesses more than my pack will hold. Mr. D. B. Warden's account of the United States: and, as Mr. Warden acknowledges himself indebt. ed to "Niles Weekly Register," for many of his facts, we, of course, come in for a large share of Mr. James' abuse. This was reasonably expected-the laws of England make truth a libel, and a case is now lying over for consideration in one of the highest courts of judicature in that country, to establish a rule whether the facts proven before a jury may 2. The Montreal Herald of the 5th inst. says "A be published to the world, without being deemed lireport is a prevalent, that there is a considerable re-bellous!!! As before observed, then, we reasonably inforcement on their way out for the military and expected the abuse of Mr. James--who, as counsel naval departments in the Canadas. In tracing the for the British navy, has undertaken to do with his origin of this rumor, we find it had its rise in pri- pen what the best "fighting 'squires" belonging to vate letters, received from high official characters in the "mistress of the sea" could not accomplish with' Britain, by their friends in this country. We are their cannon; for which, we learn, he has received unable to say what numbers are expected; the most some very handsome fees. So we regard all that authentic accounts, mention eight regiments of in-he says as being in the way of his "vocation." fantry, one of cavalry, and a proportional addition When leisure serves, however, we shall examine to the marines and seamen on the lakes. We are his work more attentively, and ifany of his assertions equally in the dark as to the cause of this proceed-are worth the space needful to refute them, they ing while some say it is solely owing to a change shall be refuted; so far as we are concerned as to in the destinations of some regiments, whose ser-facts advanced. vices are not required at home, or in other stations; others assert that it proceeds from the high toned Our menufactories. We hear of the shutting up replies of the United States' government in the ex- of several large manufacturing establishments. VOL XVI-19. It is probable that during the present summer not less In the first stages of society, nearly all were des than 15,000 persons, and it may be many more, who titute of moral restraint; and each did what he pleassubsisted by employment in those establishments, ed, if he had the power to do it. Superior ingenuity in addition to the great numbers already discharged, or strength, then raised up kings; who by various will be thrown from the productive into the con-accumulations of power, reduced millions of men suming classes of the people.. The political econo-into fighting and working machines. They monomist will estimate the effect of this on the national lized all things to themselves, and even disposed of wealth. human life in every form that cruelty could invent, as though it were their own property. The same prinBANKING. We have prepared a pretty long arti- ciples that made kings, caused also the raising up cle on the "equalization of exchange," as now of certain persons called lords and princes; who, practically felt by the operations of the bank of the though jealous of their own rights as men, treated U. States, in refusing to issue its own notes; of which, their subjects as harshly as the kings did, and the a little while ago, enough could not be signed to people at large appeared to be rather injured than fill up the currency, and about which congress was benefitted, in owing a special and general allegiance petitioned, &c. But such things must be expected! at the same time. But some of the lords were more We have fallen on evil times." We think we shall skilful in war, possessed of a richer soil, and a greatable to shew, that, by a procedure like this, the er population than others:-these things set the bank is really invested with a more dangerous and weaker to work to replenish a wasted people, or destructive power than many of its most inveterate give to their production its highest effect. They enemies expected. May it not be a new speculation? granted immunities to their own subjects, and inU. S. bank stock, at Philadelphia, June 15-in the vited others to settle among them, by promises of market at 91; 904 offered-no sales. a qualified emancipation. The advantages of such Kentucky. A very numerous and most respecta-proceedings were soon felt in the mighty stimulus ble meeting of the people of Mason county, has been given to industry, and the state of copy-hold slaves held at Washington, at which a number of excellent succeeded. This was followed by granting to inresolutions were passed, in opposition to those voted dividuals (as is to this day the case in Russia,) the in Franklin county, noticed in our last, and a sus- privilege of purchasing their freedom. Then came pension of specie payments is severely deprecat-governments of laws; and the people advanced in We intend to give them in our next. improvement so far, that millions now believe "all ed. We hear of extensive frauds practised in alter-men were created equal"-alike endowed with cer ing the denominations of bank-notes-5's to 50's, tain natural and unalienable rights, such as of life, 10's to 100's, &c. We know of no way by which the liberty and property. deception can be detected, except in an intimate acquaintance with the ornaments of the respective notes, which not one man in fifty recollects, even of the banks nearest to him-so well do the villains understand their business. We intend to submit a project on this subject next week, that may perhaps, check this most abominable fraud. To what a state has speculation reduced us! Our ancestors of England when first known to the Romans, were not much, if any, better than the least intelligent of the present nations of Africa, though we have given to their history all possible embellishment to gratify self-pride. They were savages; and indeed so slow was the progress of improvement, that it is only a few years since, comparatively, in which a knowledge of reading Mail robbery. The mail has been robbed be- and writing excused a man for any crime he comtween Petersburg and Richmond, by a false key. Amitted, even murder, by what was called the benenumber of letters and packages for several eastern places have been found, with the seals broken, but no money recovered, though the supposed robber, who was the carrier of the mail, named John Fosked, a native of Massachusetts, is in custody. fit of clergy. But out of such rude materials—as much the objects of scorn to the polished Romans as the negroes are to us, the most enlightened nations have been formed, by emancipating the mind from the delusions of an unprincipled priesthood, positively heathen or pretended Christian-and in liberating the person from the dull monotony of servitude and shame. Mitigation of Slavery-No. 4. [The second proposition still under consideration.] On the other hand, if we look at Greece and Having in our last number, as we believe, satis- Rome, we may see what followed the loss of mental factorily accounted for the general inferiority of the and personal freedom. We can hardly believe that black compared with white people, and shewn it the first contained the Athens and Sparta we read to be morally impossible that they should possess of the former the centre point of degrees of know. any considerable degree of dignity of character, des-ledge, yet unrivalled; the other, the still unrivaltitute as they are of all the great motives which ope-ed home of the virtues: and how shall we compare rate upon the mind of man to produce it-We shall the present inhabitants with Socrates and Plato, now proceed to exhibit a plan to ameliorate their Aristides and Lycurgus, and the countless train of condition, and advance them to a state of self-re- philosophers and artists, heroes and statesmen, spect, which will afford us the best guarantee for whose works serve us as models until this day? their fidelity-under a serious conviction that it is And of Rome, who would expect to find in a musicby such means only that we can avoid a pyramid of grinder the countryman of Cincinnatus and Brutus; miseries. It is the universal belief, that a day of in singing eunuchs, the descendants of Cato and Ci retribution must come, if our present policy in re-cero; in a procession of ignorant priests, a type of gard to our slaves is persevered in: The only plea- the ancient ovations or triumphs? That venders surable hope that any of us have about it, is-that of rosaries, manufacturers of thousands of relictsit may not happen in our day! poor, miserable and effeminate creatures, were chilThere is nothing novel in what we have to pro-dren of those who, with the power of their arms inpose. It is only the history of ourselves, or, rather, of our ancestors, that we are about to refer to: an exhibition of the march of man from ignorance and degradation, to intelligence and freedom. troduced their arts into the uttermost regions of the known world, braving the mountain's snow and the desart's heat? What of Nineveh, Thebes, Babylon, Palmyra and Balbec, whose ruins still astonish and confound mankind! Look at their present inhabitatants, if any have a wretched abode in their magnificent dilapidations-in what respect are they superior to the despised natives of Africa? learned and most respectable gentlemen, among whom Sir John Pringle and Dr. Franklin, are particularly mentioned-affable and cheerful, and though generally grave would often "set the table in a roar" Progress in improvement is the necessary result by his playful stories and shrewd remarks. His ob of a rightful emancipation; bestial insensibility na-ject was, to advance his debased field negroes, who turally follows in the train of slavery: yet such is had never before moved without the war, to a state our sense of justice in the United States, that after nearly resembling that of contented, honest servants; doing for ages all that we could, and still doing all and, after paying them for their labor, he TRIPLED in a that we can, to divest the poor blacks of knowledge, few years, the annual neat clearances of his estate; and we condemn them for not possessing the qualities out of their own stock, increased the number of his slaves; which we esteem honorable to ourselves!! in every respect, improving their condition by treating them like human beings, capable of reflection nul susceptible of the best feelings of the heart. The following extracts, in Mr. Steele's own words may best explain his plans, &c. The right of things is not affected by the success depending upon them. George Washington is hailed as the father of his country, but Algernon Sidney perished on the scaffold as a traitor. William, the Dutchman, who invaded England, and with force and arms, drove his relative from the throne, is regarded as a "legitimate” prince; but Napoleon, called to supreme command in France by the voice of the people, and yet so dear to them, that all Europe is combined to keep him imprisoned, is esteemed an usurper. Moses, who led the Israelites, slaves of Pharoah, from Egypt, causing them to rob their masters, and even to carry off all things that they could borrow-who invaded the countries of those who had not wronged him, slaying tens of thousands of such as fought for their fire-sides, and putting many kings deliberately to death, is regarded as one of the greatest men that ever lived; but if Quashi were to do the same things, and lead our blacks from their task-masters to set up a government for themselves, with similar scenes of war and desolation-what would we think of him? how would our historians describe him? Let us now proceed with our subject, and ew a method by which, we believe, that the negroes may be rescued from their present degradation with safety to the white people, and become prepared to enjoy the best things which the human heart desires for them, as our own ancestors were. "As a beginning of my general plan, I had, towards the end of the year 1783, taken the whips and all power of arbitrary punishments from all the overseers and their white servants, which occasioned my chief overseer to resign, and I soon dismissed all his deputies, who could not bear the loss of their whips; but at the same time, that a proper subordi tion and obedience to lawful orders and duty should be preserved, I created a magistracy out of the negroes themselves, and appointed a court or jury of the elder negroes or head men, for trial and punishment of all casual offences (and these courts were always to be held in my presence, or in that of my superintendant,) which court very soon grew respectable. Seven of these men, being of the rank of drivers, in their different departments, were also constituted rulers, as magistrates over all the gang, and were charged to see, at all times, that nothing should go wrong in the plantations; but that, on all necessary occasions, they should assemble and consult together, how any such wrong should be imme diately rectified; and I made it known to all the gangs, that the authority of these rulers should supply the absence or vacancy of an overseer in all cases; they making daily or occasional reports of all occurrences, to the proprietor or his delegate, for his approbation or his orders." In the year 1814, an octavo volume of about 500 pages, was published in London, entitled, "MITIGATION OF SLAVERY-in two parts. Part I-letters and "I resolved to make a further experiment, in or papers of the late hon. Joshua Steele, vice president der to try whether I could not obtain the labor of of the London Society of arts, &c. and member of his my negroes by voluntary means, instead of the old majesty's council in Barbadoes, describing the steps by method by violence; and that in such a way as should which to his own great profit, he raised the oppressed be proof against the insidious insinuations of my suslaves on his sugar plantations, nearly to the condition perintendant; when for a small pecuniary reward of hired servants; his observations on the slave laws, over and above their usual allowances, the poorest, &c. Part II; letters to Thomas Clarkson, esq. A. M. feeblest, and by character, the most indolent ng proving that bought slaves, who do not keep up their groes in the whole gang, cheerfully performed the numbers by the births, do not nearly refund the pur-holing of my land for canes, (generally said to be chase money, and that the planters true resource is, the most laborious work) for less than a fourth part to rear his own slaves; the great success of the plough, of the stated price paid to the undertakers for holin raising the sugar cane, &c. by William Dickson, ing." L. L. D. formerly secretary to his excellency the late hon. Edward Hay, governor, &c. of the above ancient and important colony." Of this work, we have heard only of two copies that have reached the United States, though many more may have arrived. It is the first part that chiefly interests us at this time, though we shall probably have occasion to refer to Mr. Dickson's notes and remarks. Mr. Steele owned estates in Barbadoes of 1068 acres, stocked with 346 slaves, 171 males and 175 females. The bad management of his plantations induced him to leave England in the year 1780, at the reputed of forcscore, to take charge of them for himself; and like our own Franklin, as Jefferson speaks of him, he seems to have been “an ornament of human nature" at the same advanced period of Fife. He was the correspondent and friend of many "I repeated the like experiment the following year with equal success; and on the 18th of Novem ber, 1789, I gave all my slaves tenements of land, and pecuniary wages by the hour, the day, or the week, for their labor and services." "On this great change of paying wages, and of having rent to be received, it became necessary to settle a total new mode of accounting between the plantation and the laborers, now become copyhold bond-slaves. All the minor crops of the plantation, such as corn, grain of all sorts, yambs, eddoes, potatoes, &c. besides rum and molasses, &c. are brought into a regular cash account by weight and measure, charged to the copyhold store-keeper at market prices of the current time; and, by the store keeper paid at the same prices, to such of the copyholders as call for them, in part of wages; in whose option it is to take either cash or goods, according to their |