The constitutionalist — Exeter, N.H., 1810-08-06 00:00:00, page 3

country ought to guard against his
snares. The administration patroniz
ing such a character is destructive to
the rights and interest of the people.
When an administration removes from
office the best men, it is solely for the
purpose of making room for some of
ficious Demagogue without any regard
to the interest of the country —And
this corruption in the administration
of governments is an evil of the great
est magnitude* one, that always pre
cedes the destruction of any govern
ment; one, that requires more vigil
ance in the people to avert than almost
any other.
al against him, and that he was left out
for no other reason than to make room
for some heated partizan. Prior to
this conduct I had a high opinion of
Gov. Langdon and thought his exer
tions were made for the good of the
people. But now lam convinced that
he is under the influence of certain
office seekers who will sacrifice the
rights and interests of the people to
gratify their own selfish views. There
can be no excuse for him, as he was
perfectly acquainted with the character
of Judge Peabody and acknowledged
him to be a man of the first integrity
and talents: and lam determined no
longer to support men, who are actu
ated by such principles. A great
number of my friends who were advo
cates for Gov. Langdon are disgusted
at his conduct, and are now fully con
vinced that the numerous complaints
against him are founded in truth. They
frequently observe, " if he sell thb most
important offices for electioneering
purposes, it is difficult to conceive what
he would not do to gratify his party,
and if he have no regard for any but
that party he is by no means qualified
for the office of Governor." There is
much force in their observation ; If
we have a Governor he is bound by
the constitution and his oath to per
form with fidelity and impartiality the
duties of the office: how Gov. Lang
don can reconcile his late conduct with
his oath of office, I know not, this is
certain, I know he connot reconcile
the minds of the people.
These reflections were suggested in
consequence of the late conduct of
Gov. Langdon in the appointment of
Sheriff for the County of Rockingham.
All my friends have a high opinion of
the talents and integrity of Judge Pea
body, and no complaint ever reached
my ears respecting his performance of
the duties of Sheriff; he was in fact
acknowledged by every person of what
ever party to be the best man for that
ofyf in the county. The question has
been frequently asked me by many of
my neighbours, why did not Governor
Langdon reappoint Judge Peabody to
the office of Sheriff? I have made great
enquiry and am able to answer with
certainty, that no objection was offer-
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A correspondent observes that, from
an inspection of the f' List of Acts
passedat the late session of the Legis
lature of New-Hampshire" published
in the 10th number of the Constitution
alist. It appears that forty-six receiv
ed the signature of the Governor. Os
this number ten only were public Acts.
The rest were Acts for incorporating
companies, authorizing an exchange of
names, and other similar trifling pur
poses, where the bills were presented
" ready cut and dried," & required only
to be read three times and passed. This
important mass of business employed
one hundred and seventy or eighty sage
legislators about a month. From the
great number of MOTIONS, said to
have been made, in the two Houses, he
apprehends those" honourable bodies
were cither#nder the operation of a
brisk cathartic or hard run by a di-,
arrhcea.
As far as respects the public they
have done, in his opinion, ,ut little
good and not much hgrm ; but he thinks
MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1810.
EXETER,
A FARMER.
they have done themselves considerable
honour. For, with whatever opinion
they might have left home relative to
their talents for legislation, they appear
to have soon discovered that they were
much better qualified for passing pet
ty acts allowing Tom 0. Nokes to as
sume the name of Tom 0. P. Nokes
and for incorporating the proprietors
of social libraries, probably purchased
by a post-rider and carried home in a
pair of saddle-bags, than for framing
public laws. On this he cordially con
gratulates them and their constituents
and hopes their laudable example will
be imitated by all future legislatures of
similar qualifications.
" Fair play/is a jewel," say the
boys in their games and petty squab
bles. And every man is equally
bound to give, and has an equal right
to enjoy it, in his more important con
tests. But there is something in the
New Hampshire Patriot, of the 24th
ult. which does not look exactly like
it, and therefore demands a little notice.
It is an editorial paragraph occasioned
by a piece without a signature in our
first number. " The nearer," says the
writer of it,™ any government ap
proaches a democracy the more con
fusion and disorder abound, arid the
people commit the most astonishing
acts of cruelty and oppression." Had
the editor of the Patriot quoted a lit
tle more, he needed not to have ca
tharticized his costive brain to have un
loaded it of his subsequent remarks ;
in which he shamefully misrepresents
the plain obvious intention of the
writer. Had he finished the sentence
and added the next, he might have
spared the assertion that " The quota
tion is a most gross and flagrant libel
on the government of the people." To
shew the public his total destitution of
candour, we shall quote them—" and
have as great a relish for tear and de
sire for conquest as the most arbitra
ry tyrants that ever swayed a sceptre
in ancient or modern times. The
consequence is the establishment of an
arbitrary and despotic government."
Here we see that the design of the
writer was to deter the good citizens
of the State, from those political di
visions and dissentions, which lead to
that confusion and disorder, cruelty
and oppression, that have commonly
had this fatal termination.
That the writer of this piece, so
highly offensive to the editor ofthe
Patriot, instead of being hostile, is
warmly attached to the Federal Con
stitution, is demonstrable from every
paragraph it contains. To shew this,
we quote the following sentences—
" By the adoption of the present con
stitution, they (the people of the U.
States) exhibited to the world an un
paralleled example of public spirit, and
a knowledgein the science of govern
ment which astonished the nations of
Europe." " In this constitution we be
hold all the ingredients of a good gov
ernment"—which he enumerates. " In
a country like America, at the time it
was adopted, it was considered the
most perfect human wisdom could de
vise. What alterations have been
made in it were thought necessary."
"When we consider the millions of
people, who are governed and ruled
by the iron rod of despotism, how
justly ought we to appreciate our own
mild form of government; and how
justly ought we to suffer, if we permit
any encroachments upon it. No nation
on earth can bo@st so perfect a form of
government." " Our constitution is
the best calculated to steer between the
extremes of despotism and anarchy of
any that has been adopted in any
country." We now ask whether the
warmest friends of the constitution to
be found in the republican party will say
more in commendation of it ? And
whether there are many, ^ho will, say
as much ? We confidently answer, NO.
We further ask whether the assertions
quoted in the Patriot are not strictly
and literally true. Every man, who
has but a moderate knowledge of the
history of democratic republics, and
those, which thenearest approach them,
whether ancient or modern, will answer
in the affirmative. What then must be
the dishonesty, illiberality and turpi
tude of the man, who could raise such
an outcry against this harmless piece,
in which there is nofa single sentiment
or expression hostile to the Federal
Constitution or' favourable cither to
aristocracy or monarchy! Language
hardly affords words sufficiently strong
to express the detestation, in which he
ought to be held. We leave him and
the public, whom he has attempted
thus grossly to abuse, to their own re
flections.
it came. Our objects are only to vin
dicate our paper from malicious and
groundless charges—and to exhibit the
Patriot to public view in its proper
colours.
We have no particular interest in de
fending the writer of this piece; for
we are ignorant from whom or whence
Capt. Babbidge who has arrived at
Wiscasset, from Liverpool, has trans
mitted to his correspondent here, a file
of London papers to the 7th June;
two days latest.
63 We find very little in these pa
pers on the subject of American affairs,
and that little merely speculative.—. The
joy expressed by the mercantile part of
the empire, on the revivahof commer
cial intercourse with the United States,
appeared sincere.—Many American
vessels had arrived. The principal top
ics of parliamentary discussion, were
the Catholic .Question, and Reform of
Parliament. —They both strutted their
hour or ttfo, and were disposed of as
usual.
The Ambassadors at Court, on the
King's birth day, arc thus arranged in
the London papers, viz. " Turkish^ A
mericah, Spanish, Portuguese, Persian,
Sardinian and Neapolitan." Mr. Pink
ney dined with the Marqnis Wellesley.
The French in Italy were making
great preparations for an expedition to
Sicily.
We do not find any confirmation of
the report of a rupture between the
Emperors Alexander and Napoleon.-—
And the latter was pursuing his excur
sions with his Empress as if the world
was in profound peace.— Centinel.
Captain Smith, of the ship Projec
tor, who left the Baltick on the Ist of
June, informs, that there were, in the
two Belts 40 British ships of the line,
and 40 frigates arid sloops of war ;
and that in thecourse of the last Spring,
three convoys from England had gone
up the Baltick, one of which consisted
of 600 sail, and the other two\of about
250 each, making in the whole, the
immense number of one thousand sail
of merchantmen which had gone up
ip less than two months.
Captain S. further informs, that a
war between Russia and France was
expected. He also states, that on the
28th, or 29th of May, the Prince
Augustefaburg, Prince -Royal of Swe
den, died suddenly. The prevalent
opinion was, that he was poisoned.
In consequence of which, all com
munication between Sweden and Den
mark was suspended for two.days.
N. Y. Gaz.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman
of this to^n, dated Smyrna,
- Feb. 16, 1810.
"About midnight I experienced a
considerable shock of an earthquake,
and while at dinner next day the
shock was twice repeated. I have
snee learned that the same earthquake
was felt, in al| its terrific force, in the
Island of Candia (the ancient Crete)-
Boston, JULY 31< On Friday even
ing, Capt Vinal, in the brig Enter
prize, arrived here from Algeziras,
(Spain.) He furnishes a detailed ac
count of the seizure by a military
force, and sale, without form or trial,
but in the name of the French Im
perial Government, at Malaga, of the
brig Two Marias, Doane, of Boston,
with fish ; sch. Four Brothers, Gro
zier, of Provincetown ; and Sch. Hope,
Noble, of Portsmouth, with cocoa,
logwood, &c. put into Malaga in dis
tress.
The French were in possession of
Malaga the 13th June. King Joseph
had visited it, but had gone to Gra
nada.
Capt V. left Algeziras the 19th June.
On the 19th, 5000 Spanish troops,
under Gen. Laci, arrived there in
English transports from Cadiz. —
Their object was said to be an attack
on the rear of the French invaders of
Cadiz.
FROM THE ISLAND OF SYLT^
LATE FROM SPAIN.
BOSTON, AUGUST 1.
That the greater part dl thd city of
Candia, and all its fortifications, are
entirely destroyed, and a destructive
fire raging at the safrie time added to
the miseries of the wretched inhabit
ants —that eight villages in the neigh
bourhood of Candia are but heaps of
rubbish, and many thousand people
buried in the ruins of their own dwel
lings, drowned in the rush of water,
or perished by the fire, for it seems
as if all the elements had conspir
ed in vengeance against this un
happy Island. The olive fields are
destroyed, and the most luxuriant part
of this beautiful island exhibits at
present but one wide waste of ruin,
devastation, and death. The earth
quake has been (as letters Which are
received mention) felt in Cairo, Alex
andria, Malta, Sicily, and in all the
Islands of the Archipelago, in many
of which it has thrown down houses,
and done other damage." — Bost. Gaz.
Newburyport, JULY 27.
The following is an extract of a letter,
from Capt. Herrick, of brig Topaz,
to his owner in this town, dated
Christiansand, 18th March-—the
latest we have seen direct from that
place. It came via Savannah, Geor
gia.
" This will inform you of my con
tinued detention ; my case having been
submitted to the judges 3 weeks, I
may expect my sentence in 3 or 4
more, (as they require 6 weeks after
a case is submitted to them.)* Five
have been condemned at thehigh court,
4 of which were direct from America,
with undisputable proofs of neutrality
and legal voyages! but this seems to
be no protection here, as I am inform
ed the captors gave one half to secure
the other. Righteous judgment this!
There are ten here besides myself. 1
wish not to give you a false alarm, but
I find our government take no notice
of us, although we have several times
memorialized the President represent
ing the necessity of immediate interfer
ence, but I fear ineffectually. This
government, I think, take courage in
consequence of the shameful delay of
ours.
* Probably tojind who will offer the
highest bribe the captors or the cap
tured. —
INTERESTING—if true.
It was recently reported in Halifax,
that the British government had com
municated the form of a new treaty to
the American Cabinet, which had been
rejected ; and the report was consid
ered as corroborated by the sailing of
the Packet direct from New-York to
England, without touching at Halifax,
as usual.
Democratic Foresight — During the
administration of the Great Jefferson,
a vessel of war was built and complete
ly equipped, at Oswego, at the expence
of 40,000 dollars. After she was fin
ished, it was ascertained that there was
a bar of sand actbss the harbour in which
she was built,over which it was impossi
ble for her pass. Thereare at present
one sailing-master arid two seamen on
board of her, at the expense of an 100
dollars a month to the United States !!
she now lies " high and dry" on the
Shore, perfectly useless and going fast
to decay —A beacon to warn onr wise
rulers to constantly bear in mind the
old adage of " Look ere you leap/'
N. Y. E. Post.
ANOTHER DESPATCH VESSEL
It appears by the National Intel
ligencer is fb be sent'to France and
England ; and will probably return
Since our last, the brig Caroline,
Morgan, has arrived in this port, bring
ing letters from London, as late as
the 16th of June. As we anticipated,
the interruption of American com
merce up the Baltick, by the English,
was not the intention of the British
government, and Lord Bathurst had
given assurances that a frigate should
immediately sail with such instructions
to Admiral Saumarez as would prevent
any molestation, to the accustomed
trade. — Rep.
Mr. Gallatin has not gained an inch
of credit with the French party, by
his pitiful recantation of his honest sug
gestions to Mr. Erskine, respecting
Jefferson's attachment to France.
They say flatly and plainly, that they
do not believe him. The federalists
will give him the credit of being
upright, in one instance out of two.—
This is more than his late friends ad.
mit.—tb.
The state of Sweden appears to be
far from tranquil. There Is a strug
gle between patriotism and French
power. But the latter, with the aid
of corruption, the dagger and poison
will probably prevail. — ib.
The news of the death of the Non
intercourse act had arrived in England
previous to our last accounts, and was
well received.—i 6.
about the time the Elections of fcfr
resentatives to compose the 12th Cori*
gress, take place, the ensuing autumn:
It is, therefore, probable Gen. Arhiz
strong will not speedily leave France;
and it is reported, that the Emperor
Nap has taken back the vessel whicli
Mr. A. mentioned he had given" hini
to return in.
In Barnstable, Mr. Henry Chase;
of Cambridgeport, to Miss Sylvia.
Lovell, of B.
In Putney, on the 7th of July in^
stant, THOMAS ASHLEY, Es±
aged 70 years.—Mr. Ashly was among
that resolute and persevering sets, who
penetrated the then, northern wilder
ness and by his energy and enterprise
laid the foundation of one of the most
flourishing towns in Vermont.
At Parkerstown, Vt. on the 3d inst
at the house of Johnson Richardson^
Captain JOHN VINCENT, an Indi
an, aged 95. In 1755 he had a* com^
mand among Cognawogga tribe, their
opposed by French influence these!
then colonies and provinces. General
In this town, a Child of Mr. Natti.
Conner.
Braddock was at that time defeated at
Fort du Quesue, near where Pittsburg
now is. Capt. Vincent had recon
noitered the country southerly to the
Scioto, and had returned before the en
gagement. He formed the ambuscade^
which defeated Braddock. Upon the
death of Braddock, he commanded and
Contended against Col. Washington,
and has often said that if Braddock
would have known him then advising;
him, he would have been preseved.—•
That Braddock did not consider Col.
Washington as a soldier, and there
fore lost his life—--That Colonel,
Washington harrassed the French and
Indians where they supposed them
selves to be conquerors. At thab
time Capt. Vincent returned with his
warriors to his tribe—That at the com-'
mencement of the Revolutionary war
he, Capt. John soon learned that CoL
Washington was commander in Chief—-
that his tribe being in British interests,
he left them, fully believing that the
Great Spirit had preserved Col. Wash
ington—that a number of his warriors,
after the death of Braddock, had shot
at Washington, but nobody could kill
him—that about the year 1777, Capt.
John received from General Washing
ton a Captain's commission. He pi
loted the American troops from Cain
bridge through the province of Maind
to Quebec. He was at Quebec whete
Montgomery fell. He well under-
The Legislature of Vermont hav
ing known this distinguished chieftain,
long since made him pensioner. Capt.
John was early educated by a' Roman
Catholic Priest in the French language
and in the tenets of that church-
These early impressions were not era
sed. At no time was this tenant o£
the forest known to rise without his
orisons, to sleep without his vespers,
or eat without at least putting up bis
silent but reverend petition. From,
his Roman instructor he had received a
large quarto French bible. This het
often read and preserved as his best
inheritance, and it is said has bequeath
ed it to the R„. Haman Ball of this
village. It is not supposed that Capt-
Vincent was perfect, but he was*
brave, generous, humane and pious.
He not only knew how to distinguish:
wisdom frQm folly " but could see*
God in the clouds and hear him in the*
wind." A uniform coat presented
him by Gen. Washington, he bequeaths
ed to Mr. Richardson. —This proud,
trophy had been preserved unsullied.•
Would to heaven as much could be*
said of all the distinguished citizens of
our own nation, who ought to be
brave and good, as of this learned and
immortal Indian. The funeral solem
nities of Capt. Vicnent were attended,
by the Rev. Mr. Ball, with others
from this village and his body decent
ly deposited in its native dust.
[Rutland Herald.
NEW STORE.
=««^®^^^
W. I. GOODS & GROCERIES.
HENRY DEAN, has constant!,
for sale, at the Store Opposite
the Court House, Water Street=-A.
compile assortment of
West-India Goods and
Groceries,
which are of the best quality, and will
be sold at the lowest cash prices.
Exeter, July ^3, 1810.
stood the history of the revolutionary
war, having in 1775 espoused the A
merican cause, and his tribe being
seduced to British interest. He ha^
since secreted himself among our moun
tains in Sherburne.
Married,
Died,