The constitutionalist — Exeter, N.H., 1810-06-11 00:00:00, page 2

From the Federal Republican.
TO Hls EXCELLENCY
JAMES MADISON,
"PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
[continued.]
The principles, sir, which the sect
of jacobins in this country, ate teach,
ing the people, have been'the ruin of
all the governments in Europe: not
merely of the despotick, and arbitrary,
but of all the temperate and good
governments there; of the enlightened
and virtuous republicks of Holland
and Switzerland, as well as of Den
mark & Prussia and Italy, and all the
States of Germany. France, sir, has
made use of far more formidable in
struments to subjugate the human
face, than any other nation on earth.
At the same time that she has sent her
armies and generals to pull down gov
ernments and to ravage whole territo
ries in Europe, she has sent her phi
losophers and politicians to corrupt
the manners and habits of the people ;
and this, sir, is a work which is going
On with rapid progress and wonderful
Success in our own country. It is in
deed a matter of wonder and admira
tion, to look at the deep and extensive
influence, which the French politicks
have had in every quarter of the Globe,
where they have been propagated. It
is almost unaccountable, how men
should have been so uniformly and suc
cessfully duped by the jacobins ; es
pecially too when all their projects
,ave failed; and a military despotism
been established in every country
where it has been attempted ; they
themselves been covered with confusion
and all their adherents been brought to
the scaffold. A state of things seems
to be coming on, when we shall be
prepared to enter into the same
schemes as the revolutionists of France,
adopted in pulling down their govern
ment. This is no chimera, sir, but
mill be realized, unless the friends of
the government make great exertions.
The declension ofour state of society,
and the subjugation of our country
may be prevented, if such men as Mr.
Madison will do their duty. It is your
duty, sir, to discourage and keep down
that spirit of hostility towards England,
and that love of France and French
politicks, which prevail among the
people.
The great majority of your party,
sir, do not really enter into the views
of the jacobins ; for they do not un
derstand them. It is not the case in
our country, as it was in France,
where every man who espoused their
cause was an infidel, and went heart
and soul to work to dethrone Louis,
and to destroy the government. No,
sir, the greater part of your party,
are men of good hearts ; but not hav
ing very sound heads, they are easily
and most egregiously deceived with re
gard to the views of the jacobins.—
Here is the mischief, sir. These men
will be made at length to enter into all
their schemes ; they will in fact, be
gradually habituated to approve of
them.—The firm and uniform opposi
tion which they meet with from the
Federalists, will make them believe in
the heat of their resentment, that the
cause of France, ought to be espoused ;
and the infidelity which is making
such rapid progress among the rising
generation, will have a sure tendency
to make the French politicks and phi
losophy acceptable.
These are things, sir, worthy of pro
found reflection—for the interests and
happiness of your country, are very
nearly concerned in them. The train
of investigation, which I have been
leading you into, may be new; but I
am sure, there is a great deal of truth
at the bottom of it. It has always
been a matter of wonder and concern
With me, that the subject of French
influence was not generally considered
in the strong light which I haveexhib
ited it.
The political pieces of Mr. Ames,
(which are worthy of a Junius or a
Burke) afford more insight into the
views of the jacobins, than all the oth
er political publications together, which
have appeared in America. Although
you are not a federalist, sir, it would
be for your interest to read and study
them. And Mr. Ames was a man of
wonderful sagacity and foresight in po.
litical matters. lie and Gen. Hamil
ton, Were almost the only men in this
country, who saw clearly from the be
ginning how the French revolution
would terminate ; as Mr. Burke was
almost the only man in England.* And
Mr. Ames has predicted (truly and
successfully too, you may depend upon
it) the certain downfal of our govern
ment, if the french politicks continue
1 to corrupt and unhinge the principles
of our countrymen. The jacobins
are not merely to be treated with con
tempt for their miserable want of tal
ents and principles ; for they may one
I day become the scourge and terror of
I * Even Gen. Washington and the younger
I ^Pitt, were at first deceived with regard to
"the views, and probable suffers of the rey
ohtio^tt ~?
N. YORY. N. YORK,JUNE% 1810.
SPANISH INDEPENDENCE.
On Wednesday last, arrived at
Philadelphia, schooner Adventure,
captain Armstrong, 24 days from
Laguird and informs that on or
The doctrine that the government of
republican^rance was an improvement
on all the constitutions of government
which had before existed, was taught
with wonderful success in this country,
immediately after the French revolu
tion. And it did immense injury among
our countrymen. You recollect, sir,
the indefatigable exertions of Edmund
Burke to allay and keep down that
strong sentiment of approbation for the
proceedings of the revolutionists, which
those ambitious and unprincipled men,
Mr. Fox and Mr. Sheridan were en
deavouring to awaken among the whole.
English people.—lt may be very rea
sonably doubted, sir, whether they
would not have succeeded, and Great-
Britain been ruined if Mr. Burke had
not made such constant and unwearing
efforts, to enlighten the minds of his
countrymen and to inspire them with
an ardent love of their government and
laws.—The more I read and know of
that great man, the morel am con
strained to admire him. He was sir,
a greater statesman than lord Chatham
himself. No such single splendid at
chievement is indeed told of him, as of
Mr. Pitt when he thrust sir Robert
Walpole out of his office and jumped
in himself ; but he did his country
greater and more lasting services than
any other statesman whom she has pro
duced.—We want such a man, sir, in
our congress to legislate for us, and to
crush that whole race of sycophant,
booby politicians who now administer
the affairs of the country.
The government of France, sir, was
no more an improvement in legislation,
than that of Turkey or of Japan.- —
Why sir, the country of France is a
nursery of the most abominable prin
ciples and the most abominable men,
that were ever collected together in any
quarter of the globe, with an atmos
phere floating over it, so noxious, that
the spirit of liberty cannot breathe in
it. We do not want (it is not for our
interest) to imitate the laws and in.
stitutions of such a people; whose man
ners and habits are so entirely asid
from those of an enlightened and free
nation.
Shall we encourage the jacobin fac
tion, when we know that their schemes,
if successful, will terminate in the ruin
of our country ? Shall we soon forget
and trample upon the precepts of
Washington, Hamilton and Ames ?
Shall we extinguish and blot out of
Heaven, as it were, that bright star,
which has lighted and guided us through
the storms and troubles of the late war,
to the regions of peace, and happiness
and glory ; and which still continues
to shine in our firmament; with steady
and undiminished lustre ?
The hearts of the federalists, sir, are
open to a willing and cheerful obedi
ence to your administration; but they
are constrained to deplore the follies
and weakness of which you have been
guilty ; and to weep over the calami
ties which they threaten to bring upon
us.—They look with a mixture of grief
and astonishment, at the deep and ex
tensive influence which the French
politicks are gaining among us; and at
the approbation, which you have all
along manifested, of the proceedings of
the Jacobins. I will here repeat, sir,
what I have already been endeavour
ing to- persuade you of ; that these
men are most dangerous enemies to
the liberties of our country : and that
it is, therefore, your duty to discour
age and keep them down in their ex
ertions. Ido not profess, sir, to be
as deeply and comprehensively ac
quainted with the politicks of our
country as you are. But I see with a
clear eye where their schemes and
projects will terminate if they are suc
cessful. I have not attended much, to
the particular politicks of the country.
The single subject of French Influence,
has absorbed all my attention and con
cern. And if Providence spares me,
I will exert myself constantly and
firmly to persuade my countrymen of
the truths, which I have been endeav
ouring to impress upon you.
[to BE CONTINUED.]
our country.— -Great, active exertions
will be necessary on the part of the
friends of the government to check the
dangerous influence they are gaining
among us.
VIRG. RICHMOND, MAY 28, 1810.
We are informed, that the progress
of the " action of trespass" on the case
brought by E. Livingston against
Thomas Jefferson, the Federal Court
for this district, has ruled the plaintiff
to give security for the costs, as is
customary in such cases, where requir
ed by the other party.
18, the #affs.
(^ Country produce of
Various kinds received in pay for the
Constitutionalist.
Exeter, June 11, 1810.
about the 20th April, a sch'r arriv
ed at that port from Spain, bearing
despatches to the Governor of Carra
cas, with information that all Spain,
was in the hands of the French, ex
cept Cadiz. This news flew before
the messenger. The people of Carra
cas, the metropolis of that part of
S. America, (no doubt prepared for
the contingency,) rose, and a body
of them, met the messenger, seized his
despatches & carried him to gaol.
They immediately after seized the
Governor and commander in chief at
Carracas, brdt him down under guard
of 100 men, and put him on board a
Spanish brig lying in port, on board
of which they put a few other Officers,
and sent her off; at same time they
took up the Lt. Gov. of Carracas,
and the commandant of Laguira, and
eight days after shipped them off also.
The Spaniards of Carracas and La
guira, with the country round it;
also Barcelona and some other towns,
it was said, had declared themselves
independent of all the world, with the
proviso that if Ferdinand recovered
his country & throne, that they would
then acknowledge him and return to
their allegiance. The people have ap
pointed a Junta, and new organized
the government. The whole of this
revolution was put in motion so sud
denly, that they took the Governor
up in the street while walking for his
pleasure, not having the least suspic
ion of such an event, and was accom
plished without the loss of a life or
the spilling of blood, or any further
disturbance than seizing and shipping
off about 8 or 10 of the principal civil
and military officers. —
It was said, among the papers of
the Gov. which the populace seized,
there were found several that gave
them reason to believe that the Gov.
of Carracas was in the French interest,
and had held i treasonable correspon
dence with the French The Span
iards seemed very wroth against the
French, and seized every one they
found in their country.
Yesterday was celebrated the anni
versary of th? establishment of the An
rient and Honorable Artillery Compa
ny. From aspect to the objects of
his institution, and its age, the day
is always conmemorated in a festive
manner, anc marked with peculiar
ceremonies. Nearly 140 years have
expired since the birth day of this res
pectable mihtary corps. Distinguish
ed individuals of successive generations
have been it? members; and in their
time rendered much service to their
country.
At 12 o'clock, the Company escor
ted His Excellency the Commander in
Chief, His Honour the Lieutenant-Gov
ernor, the Senators of Suffolk, the
Representatives of Boston, and a large
number of Civil and Military Officers,
to the Meeting-house of the Rev. Mr.
Emerson, where an appropriate Ser
mon was delivered by the Rev. Mr.
Lowell; after which, the Procession
was renewed, joined by His Excellen
cy the British Minister, and other
guests, and escorted to Faneuil Hall,
where a sumptuous entertainment was
provided.
At the Hall a number of volunteer
toasts were given, of which we only
had an opportunity of procuring the
following :
By the British Ambassador —
" Perpetual harmony between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain: May the
swords of the Antient and Honorable
Artillery be drawn agaiust those who
would interrupt it."
By the Hon. Mr. Otis. —" May
our prejudices against the British Na
tion, like those against her Minister,
vanish upon a more intimate acquaint
ance."
MASS.
By a Representative from Ber
wick. —-" Love of Country —fidelity
to publick trust; The man who is ever
governed by them will never be forsa
ken of his country, or of those friends
whose friendship is worth preserving."
In the afternoon the Company
marched to the enclosed lot on the
Common, where the late Officers de
livered the insigna of their rank to
His Excellency the Governor, and the
new were invested therewith.
'/he following gentlemen are elect
ed Officers for the current year :—
Major Daniel Messinger, Capt.
Mr. Jonathan Whitney, Lieut.
Mr. James Bird, Ensign.
^Wanted Immediately,
an active Lad, about 15 or 16 years
of age, as an apprentice to the Printing
Business, one that can be well recom
mended for his industry, will meet
with good encouragement. Enquire
of the Printer. June 11.
ARTILLERY ELECTION.
BOSTON, JUNE 5, 1810.
The only change in the Council, is
J. K. Smith, Esq. instead of Saml.
Bell, Esq. for the County of Hills
borough.
An excellent discourse was deliver
ed by the Rev. Dr. Shurtleff, Professor
of Divinity at Dartmouth College,
which will undoubtedly be printed.
(^ We were not able to obtain the
Governor's Speech.
EXETER,
MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1810.
New-Hampshire Election.
Wednesday, June 6, 1810.
Verbal accounts from Concord,
state, that about 170 members met this
day, and chose Charles Cutts, Esq.
Speaker, and Moses Neal, Clerk of
the House of Representatives.
In Senate, William Plumer, Esq.
was chosen President, and Mr. Chase,
Secretary.
On examining the votes for Govern
or, there appeared to be a majority in
favour of Mr. Langdon of 5 or 600
votes, he was accordingly elected.
The oath of office was administered
to the Governor on Thursday.
Samuel Sparhawk, Esq. was chosen
Secretary, and Nathaniel Gilman, Esq.
Treasurer.
We hear of nothing of importance
from Head Quarters, except the seri
ous Cabinet quarrel between the Presi
dent, Secretary Smith and Mr. Galla
tin. According to the Democratic
prints, a misunderstanding has taken
place between the President and his
Secretary.—Mr. Gallatin has long since
incurred their displeasure. Who can
without shuddering, contemplate such
a conflict, in which three such charac
ters are engaged?
With respect to Spain, we learn that
a British fleet had arrived at Cadiz
with 5,000 troops. Fourteen British
ships of the line were in the bay ; and
the united Spanish and English army
were determined to hold the city. The
French army were on the opposite shore,
progressing with their fortifications.
We have just received Gov. Gerry's
Speech to the Legislature of Massachu
setts. It is unusually prolix, and as
we expected, replete with the rancor
ous spirit of party.
REMARKS
Os the Editor of the N. York Even
ing Post, on the Extracts from the
National Intelligencer, inserted in
our first page.
It would seem that our sapient ru
lers at Washington, have not until very
lately, discovered that Napoleon is at
war with us ; and that they are not
yet quite satisfied with respect to the
friendly intentions and favourable
dispositions of that magnanimous com
mander. They pretend that something
more decisive may be received by the
John Adams! It appears, however,
from the miserable whining of the offi
cial editor, that very little is to be ex
pected. And it seems to be acknowl
edged, that should we succumb, and
declare war against England, we could
have very little hope of better usage.
France would most likely impose the
same restrictions on our trade, that
she does now upon that of her allies ;
prohibit it altogether or only so far
authorize it as would comport with
her own interests! Here then is Bo
naparte's liberty of the seas ! This is
what the whole world ought to fight
for!
As to odr looking back to that
proud and commanding attitude in
which we are placed by the Embargo,
that wisest of all wise measures of the
wisest man that ever existed, we have
very little to say on the subject at this
time ; we are glad to be able to declare
that it would take a wiser man than
the one alluded to, to bring the country
into such another attitude —A terrapin
enclosed in his shell —kicked and
stamped on by every passenger! a
proud and commanding attitude in
deed ! From such attitudes, good Lord
deliver the nation.—
The government printer pretends to
be greatly alarmed at the overwhelm
ing ruin which threatens our merchants ;
but says they must bear it, as they re
fused to obey the salutary restrictions
of that great wise man who framed the
embargo. The merchants are able to
bear the losses—and if the government
will let them alone, they will no doubt
be able to make some clear profit, and
to benefit themselves and the nation by
their industry and enterprize. The re
port of the Secretary of the Treasury
next December, will evince to the
world, that astate of Freedom, though
enjoyed in a very tumultuous state of
the world,'is far better than a state of
commercial tyrany.
Our affairs with France. —So far
as the articles on these affairs, copied
from the National Intelligencer, re
late to the conduct and the view# and
The Globe of April 10th, says,
" We understand that as Soon as Mr.
Lee, who has been sent with dispatches
from Mr. Pinckney to Gen. Armstrong,
shall arrive at Paris, that minister will
quit the court of France to proceed to
America."
Among the presentations to the
queen of England on the 12th of April,
at the drawing room, was Mr. Morier,
on his being appointed secretary of
the embassy at the court of Persia;
so that the report of his coming to the
United States as Mr. Jackson's suc
cessor, and in the quality of charge
des affaires, must be unfounded.
intentions of France, it speaks theta'S
guage which has been often uttered fy
Federal Editors^ for three years past ;
but which has been as often denied in
most of the Democratic papers through
out the Union.—We are pleased to
find the papers of this description
changing their tone on these topics.
But, why, let it be asked, do they now
acknowledge truths, which, until the
elections of New-England and New-
York were decided, .they so unblush
ingly and vehemently denied ? —Was
there not light sufficient to -convince
all who were not wilfully blind.
While we approve the remarks of
Mr. Smith on the conduct of France,
we enter our protest against his eulo
gium on the embargo and its " illus
trious” author. —Had this " illustri
ous character" possessed the talents and
penetration here ascribed to him—had
he been faithful to-his office and his
country, we should, without a resort
to measures, so cowardly and self de
stroying as an embargo and a non-inter
course, have escaped the sufferings of
the last three years—we should have
continued to enjoy our neutral rights
and maintain our national honour.
Centinel.
Extract of a Letter from Guernsey,
to the American Consul at Fal.
mouth, England, 15th Feb. 1810.
" In the course of my recent pas
sage home from South America, I fell
in with the uninhabited Island named
Trinidad, in the Southern Ocean,
where we discovered the following
words, scratched with a nail on a piece
of astern sheet of a boat.— r
" Ship Samuel, of. Nantucket, 30th
Sept. 1809, Charles Worth.
We went on shore in order to in
crease our stock of water, and found
the pine beach a fine new American,
built boat, copper fastened,^ with
masts, oars, and other materials. We
discovered places where the unfortunate
seamen had kept fire, and huts built
up for their shelter, in which wera
dead carcases of goats. They could
not have starved, for goats and sweet
water were plentiful on the island. I
deem it my duty to communicate this
to your House, as American Consul,
for advertisement in the most public
manner you think proper. It will af
ford great satisfaction to the owners
and friends of the unfortunate crew,
who, if not arrived at home, may yet
be safe and well, by being taken off the
island by some outward bound India
man, or gone to the Maine in their
launch, a distance of 200 leagues. The
unfortunate navigators must, according
to my conjecture, have run on some
rocks about 7 or 8 leagues to the east
ward, and had recourse to their boats
to reach the aforesaid island. We
could find nothing of the ship.".
I landed on the island the Ist of
December.
CHARLES PEDERSON.
* No such boat belonged to the Samuel.
Chl. Wdith, however, was second mate of
that ship, which has been considered a mis
sing vessel.
Accounts have been received in pri
vate letters from Malta, which describe
that Island to have undergone a sever
er shock of an earthquake than it had
ever before experienced. It took place
on the night of the 19th February,
having been preceded by extraordinary
and terrific symptoms. The shock
continued for two minutes, with the
respite of a few seconds, an unusual
length. The consternation of the
town of Villette was beyond concep
tion ; all the bells ringed, monks pray
ing, women screaming, the people
running desperately through the streets,
and the horses and cattle, as usual,
joining in the terror and noise.\
The solid rock was shook like a
cradle, and ships in the harbour tossed
up and down as if in a swing. Two
more shocks ensued the next day,
though not so severe The only actual
damage done to buildings is the fall
of one hospital, and one of the gates
of the town. The packet put back
in the hurricane, and did not sail again
till the 19th, when it was currently
reported and believed, that three Isl
ands on the coast of Sicily, with Syra
cuse itself, had been destroyed.
Lon. Pap.