The constitutionalist — Exeter, N.H., 1810-06-04 00:00:00, page 3

Militia of this Country should be plac
ed on such an establishment, as would
give it energy and respectability. Can
too much attention be paid in intro
ducing discipline and good order into
this palladium of our safety? Yet we
see Officers appointed who are destitute
of those qualities that command respect,
incapable of performing the most tri
fling military duty, and of making the
least proficiency in the science of War.
The consequence is, that our various
Militia establishments are not only dis
respected at home, but the object of
ridtculeamong Foreign Nations; des
titute of Officers, Arms, and in fact of
toe, genius and industry are dependent,
in a great measure upon their political
institutions. An absolute monarchy,
or an aristocracy prove alike fatal to
national prosperity, freedom and hap.
piness. Under these governments, the
human mind unfolds not her superior
powers, man degenerates from his pris
tine dignity, " the arts and sciences
droop their heads and languish." A
limited monarchy, as that of Great-
Britain', or a federal representative form
of government, as that of the United
States, are the only species of govern
ment that are favourable to the gener
al diffusion of learning, that protect
the rights of man and secure his station
in the scale of existence. As essential
to these, an equilibrium of power must
be preserved in the three grand consti
tutional branches, the legislative, ex
ecutive, and judicial departments. An
undue ascendency in either of these
must ultimately corrupt the fountains
of justice, and produce disorder in the
great political machine.
Education should be a principal ob
ject of every free government, the only
proper nursery for the arts and sci
ences. There is nothing so productive
of human felicity and refinement, as
knowledge. From this source pro
ceed those streams of refined pleasure,
which may justly be considered some
of lifes purest waters. The vast num
ber of literary institutions, and the gen
eral diffusion of knowledge in Ameri
ca will, we trust, be the happy mean
of rendering her liberties immortal.
The liberty of the press is another
important object of government. It is
the soul of the republic of letters, the
inestimable privilege of human nature.
The press, however, as it is the lamp
of knowledge to the community, should
not be polluted by the pernicious sen
timents of aspiring demagogues, or be
the medium by which to pluck laurels
from the brow of merit. "It is the
grand battery erected by the people to
defend the citadel of liberty."
The cultivation of the polite arts
and sciences, as the most effectual
method of demolishing political abuse,
and of refining national manners,
should be liberally patronised. Here
Greece and Rome, those luminaries of
the heathen world, spontaneously rise
to view. To no other cause can we
ascribe their national greatness, free
dom and refinement. Had it not been
for the influence of thearts and sciences,
England, instead of being the model of
taste and polished manners, instead of
extending her empire over Neptune's
dominions, would yet have been savage
and barbarous. Scarcely has one cen
tury elapsed, since Russia was in a
state of barbarism. The introduction
of the arts and sciences by Peter, the
Great, made her dreary wilderness blos
som like the rose, and raised her from
the glooms of untaught nature to a
high degree of civilization.
The last object of civil government
we shall notice, is the advancement of
virtue and religion. Amidst the pro
fusion of affluence and splendor, man,
devoid of these principles, cannot real
ize true permanent felicity. They ex
pand the heart with universal philan
throphy, and administer to the wound
ed soul the healing balm. Let govern
ment use every proper method to dif
fuse religious knowledge, to illume
with the torch of eternal truth our
paths to a brighter world; but a na
tional religious establishment, like that
of England, profanes the sanctuary of
conscience, is the fruitful source of in
testine commotions, and subversive of
the principles of a republic. The truth
of the christian religion and the excel
lency of its doctrines, without the sup
port of government, force irresistible
conviction upon the human mind. May
that glorious period speedily arrive,
when the civil and religious privileges
with which all civilized natrons shall be
blessed, may induce them to hail the
social union as the capernaum of the
world, when the light of the gospel,
like the bright effulgence of the grand
luminary of day, may dispel the thick
mists of error and clouds df darkness
from the earth. 3
strength of a republic should be its
Militia. Then how important that the
Militia.
IT is an opinion conceded, that the
For the Constitutionalist.
PHILO ARETE.
sty The Whole Hand of Napoleon !
The National Intelligencer, byyesterday's
mail, contains many highly interesting State
Papers; and remarks :—
It—at last—gives a translation of the in
solent and taunting note ofChampagny, Duke
of Cadore, to Gen. Armstrong, transmitted
to him in February last, indecorously print
ed in the Paris papers, and copied into the
American prints, from the English gazettes
—the translation from which, though, then
pronounced, for electioneering purposes, to
be a forgery, is now admitted by the Intelli
gencer to have been " faithful."
It contains also an official note from Mr.
Consul Forbes, dated in Copenhagen, March
3, 1810, who says, “ Agreeably to a [Den
mark] royal order, privateering is immedi
ately to recommence."
It also gives a translation of a letter from
.Count Dauchy, Intendant General of the
French customs, dated in Trieste, the 7th
March, 1810, announcing the CONFISCA
TION of the Am. sch. Elizabeth, Farrell,
master ; and of information received from
the Duke of Gaete [Gaudin, Minister of
Finance] which enjoined an Embargo of all
American vessels found in the Illyrian Prov
inces [Trieste, and other ports at the bottom
of the Adriatic are included in these provinces]
and the CONFISCATION of their cargoes.
It contains also the translationof an insult
ing letter from the Neapolitan Minister of
Foreign Affairs [The Marquis of Callo] to
.Mr. Hammet, the U. S. Consul at Naples,
dated 9th March, 1810, in which the Mar
quis, in answer to the repeated demands of
the Consul on the subject of the wrongs ex
perienced by American citizens and vessels,
says, " After that Act [meaning the Lav of
the United States of March 1809, called the
Man-Intercourse Act] you ought not to be
surprized, Sir, at the vigorous measures
which his Majesty the King [Murat, the ci
devant stable-boy] has been compelled to
adopt against the vessels of your nation,
laden with prohibited merchandize ; and in
the preceding part of which he said, " His
Majesty cannot contemplate without pain,
the little consonance which appears to him to
exist between your solicitations and the prin
ciples adopted by the government of the U.
States which are contained in the act of the
first of March of the past year, operating
against the commerce of France, and that of
those states leagued with her in the political
system ofthe French empire."
After this tissue of insolence, the Nation
al Intelligencer closes with the following re
marks : —
" The preceding official papers, respect
ing the state of our relations with France,
go far to shew that but little chance exists
of-an early accommodation of our differen
ces with her on any principles compatible
either with justice, or that respect which
every independent nation owes to itself.
Quorums of both branches of the General
Court assembled this day. Hon. H. G. Otis
was chosen President and Nathaniel Coffin,
Esq. Clerk of the Senate. Hon. Perez Mor
ton was chosen Speaker and Charles P. Sum
ner, Esq. Clerk of the House of Represen
tatives.
Friday, June 1, 1810.
The committee of both Houses, appoint
ed to examine the votes for Governor and
Lieut. Governor, reported
For Governor, 90,813
Necessary to a choice 45,407
and the Hon. E. Gerry had 46,541 and was
elected.
That the whole number of votes were
For Lieut. Governor, 89,917
Necessary to a choice, 44,958
and the Hon. Wm. Gray had 46,516 and was
elected.
We have this day published at length the
correspondence between Mr. Pinckney and
the Marquis Wellesley, which will give to
our readers some idea of the opinion of the
British Cabinet respecting the dismissal of
Mr. Jackson. We would recommend to
our readers a careful perusal of it, that
they may ascertain whether the federal
papers have misrepresented the disposition
of the British ministry.
It appears, from the official statements
from London, that Sir Francis Burditt, a
member of the lower house of Parliament,
was committed to the Tower, for addressing
a " scandalous letter" to his constituents,
reflecting dishonour on the rights and privi
leges of the House. The city has been in
great confusion on account of the rising of
the mob.
every thing that could make them effi
cient, but that native valour they in
herit from those Heroes who fought
the battles which gave Liberty to our
Country. How can the Administra
tion or the people place the safety
of the Country in their hands? Nat
urally brave and possessing in an em
inent degree that alertness which makes
them capable of becoming equal to the
first soldiers in the world ; it cannot
be too much regretted, that such meas
ures are not adopted; as are calculat
ed to call forth their native energies,
and which would preclude the necessity
of standing Armies, which have ever
been considered dangerous to the lib
erties of the people; which though
under a Washington might make
strong the arm of Government, and
preserve the rights of the people invio
late from factious demagogues; yet
commanded by a Wilkinson, whose
prevailing passion is ambition, & who
acknowledges no right but that of
power would not only be dangerous to
the liberties of the people, but destruc
tive to the Government itself.
note. The writer does not wish it
understood, that it is his opinion there
are no Officers of merit in the Militia,
he believes there are many.
Massachusetts Election.
EXETER,
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1810.
Boston, Wednesday, May 31, 1810.
@®<D^<
" Instead of beginning at the bot
tom, and crawling upward the Consti
tutionalist has taken the high ground,"
" the mountain of Federalism." It is
indeed true, the Constitutionalist has
taken a different course from that of
the Patriot, which began at the bot
tom, and, like the snail, is crawling
upward ; but, we fear, will never reach
the summit. " The hand Os Napoleon
must be in this thing, because the very
first number of the Constitutionalist
contains an Essay from the works of
Fisher Arnes, (whose productions me
Men of weak minds, when they read
the poisonous and inflammatory libels
which are weekly published with im
punity from your press, to vilify those
who are in any way distinguished for
their good qualities and eminent virtues,
when they find no notice taken of or
reply made to these slanderous tongues
and pens, are too apt to draw the hasty
and erroneous conclusion, that the
persons and characters have been just
ly described.
We notice, in your [taper of Tues
day last, a scurrilous and abusive at
tack on the first number of the Con
stitutionalist. There is a great bluster
and jargon of words without either
connection or reason. " Great cry
and little wool." As you area young
man, inexperienced and extremely
modest, we shall, on this account, give
you only a few monitory hints and
treat you with great forbearance: Small
craft should keep near the shore, lest
when they venture out too far, they
may be blown off, and lost in a gale.
" Our object will be to persuade, not
to irritate; to convince, not to de
nounce those who may not accord with
us in political sentiments," At this
you seem to take some exceptions.
Reverse the sentence, and it will be the
"proper motto of the N. H. Patriot, viz.
our object will be to irritates not to
persuade ; to denounce^ not to con
vince those who may noEaccond with
us in political sentiments.
The^ ddffimuhicition^ remove all doubt of
the genuineness of the Duc de Cadore's note
to Gen. Armstrong, which, in point of lan
guage as well as substance, is equally rep
rehensible. The principles it assumes are
such as we never could adopt without dis
grace, and the terms an outrage on dignity
and decorum. With such features, it is not
surprising that its genuineness was question
ed, for it was scarcely credible, that a gov
ernment that we were told, from various
quarters, professed friendship'towards us
and a respect for neutral rights, should use
language only fitted to excite indignation.
We are authorised to say, that our govern
ment had no official knowledge of the ex
istence of this note,, until it was received
through England, a few days since by the
Camilla. The publicity given to it must
have been by the French government, as it
made its appearance in the Paris papers a
few days subsequent to its date—a memora
ble fact, indicating the resolution of that
government, in Ums committing itself to the
world, to maintain the ground taken in jt."
What an opportunity is here presented for
the exultation of the Federalists over their
vindictive and arrogant [in success] oppo
sers! But they scorn it. The world will
immediately see, in the above new display of
American sensibility, that the eyes of the
Men who direct the destinies of the nation
in Washington, are at length opening to per
ceive in the uniform conduct of Bonaparte,
that hostility towards the commerce and
prosperity of the U. States which has been
as apparent as noonday sunbeams to every
Federal American, and which they have un
ceasingly reiterated in complaints to the
government. But better late than never. Be
honest and impartial, Gentlemen; and you
may rely on the support of honest and im
partial men, in any exigency of the country.
We hope the Chronicle and other papers will
copy from the Intelligencer, these official
articles. Centinel.
Should Gen. Varnum', the Speaker,
or any of the members or the rare
Congress, be asked by any of therr
constituents, What hath passed in the
Congress? they may truly and safely
answer, Jive months ?
To the Editor of the Neto-Hampshire
Patriot.
Mr. Popham (afterwards Lord Chief
Justice Popham)when he was Speaker,
and the House of Commons had sat
long and in effect done nothng, com
ing one day to Queen Elizabeth, she
said to him—Now, Mr. Speaker, what
hath passed in the Commons Ilouse ?
He answered, " If it please your
Majesty, seven weeks !''
[Lord Bacon's Apothegms.
Application..
All the recent accounts from Wash
ington furnish demonstrations almost
as strong as " proofs of holy writ,
that the People of New-England have
been cheated out of the services of their
wisest and most patriotic citizens, by
Falsehoods fabricated in the laborato
ries in Washington, on purpose to be
circulated to deceive and cajole the
people during the important periods of
their elections! But such baseand des
picable arts will not be without their
u^e, if the People have wisdom to
profit by experience. Ibid.
A British Ilouse of Commons totally
eclipsed by an American Congress.
A case in point ; or.
Freem. Jour.
from the tomb, and have but a bare
inspection of a few of the last num
bers of your paper, he would not even
dip his pen in ink to prove the exist
ence of French influence in a part of
the United States.
Had you, sir, received the advan
tages of a classical education, we might
We will not be so severe as to call,
you " a wolf in sheep's clothing," for
you ma sq tarmta^ that we might,
You define a democrat to be an "ad
vocate for a democracy," which (ac
cording to Burlamaqui,) " tends to
confusion and licentiousness," and is
(according to president Adams) a
government " of perpetual alterca
tions of rebellion and tyranny, and
butcheries of thousands," &c. You
have hit the right nail: but are you
the real author of the wonderful dis.
cuvery that a republican is a support
er of a republican government!!
Your confusion of ideas arises from
your ignorance of the science of gov
ernment : Ours is a mixed, a federal
representative form of government,
combining, perhaps, all the advantages
of the simple uncompounded forms.
You assert that " as true as any con
clusions follow their premises, so true
is the Constitutionalist an advocate,
not only for a limited aristocracy, but
a despotic monarchy under no restraint
from the voice of the people," The
impudence of this accusation is unpar
alleled. As true, sir, as your conclu
sions are correctly drawn even from
your fqlse premises, so true it is, that
the Constitutionalist is an advocate for
an aristocracy or an absolute monar
chy. Your performance itself we
leave to the censure of critics.
" It may with great propriety be
remarked, the nearer a government
approaches a democracy, the more
confusion and disorder abound; and
the people commit the most astonish
ing acts of cruelty and oppression.'
Reflect, for a moment, dispassionately,
on the true meaning of this sentence,
and you will reverse your opinion. A
few extracts from the “ Defence of the
Constitution" by the late President
Adams. " The consequences of the
Grecian Democracies were perpetual
altercations of rebellion and tyranny,
and butcheries of thousand upon every
revolution from one to the other."
Did not the governments of Greece
and Rome once approach nearer to a
pure democracy than that of the Unit
ed States, and did not " confusion
and disorder more abound ?" "It is
impossible to read in Thucidides his ac
count of the factions and confusions
throughout all Greece, which were in
troduced by the want of an equilibri
um in the government, without horror.
A simple democracy never had a pat
ron among men of letters."
You, sir, profess to be a " patron"
of democracy ! " A simple and per
fect democracy never existed among
men." A few extracts in your favour
from Burlamaqui. "We see in de
mocracies, that the assemblies are dis
turbed with intestine broils, and merit
is depressed by envy. The best gov
ernment is neither an absolute monar
chy, nor that which is entirely popular,
(as a democracy.) The former is too
violent, encroaches on liberty, and in
clines too much to tyranny ; the latter
is too weak, leaves the people too much
to themselves, and tends to confusion &
licentiousness. A popular government
(era pure democracy) has none of the
advantages of the other kinds of gov
ernment; formed by the multitude,
it bears a strong resemblance to that
many-headed monster."
“ If an aristocracy has been sub
ject to proper checks, the people have
enjoyed much political peace and hap
piness." You have here raised a tor
nado, but, unfortunately, are blown
up in the tempest.
'' At him again" president Adams.
" The modern aristocracies of H olland,
Venice and Berne, have tempered them
selves with an innumerable multitude
of checks, by which they have given a
great degree of stability to that form of
government, and the people have en
joyed a considerable degree of happi
ness. We shall learn to prize the
checks and balances of a free govern
ment, and even those of modern aris
tocracies, if we recollect the miseries of
Greece, which arose from their ignor
ance of them."
attempting to prove the existence of
French Influence in this country."
Whata wonderful diarrho** of words !!
It would require a microscopiceye tosee
the connection between “ the hand of
Napoleon," and the inference you have
drawn. Could Fisher Ames be 'waked
have been more surprised at your ig-
norance of the true definitions and first
principles of government. Do you
pretend to hold up the lamp of knowl-
edge to the people, or do you not hurl
political fire-brands, and diffuse princi
ples, subversive of a republic, among
them ?
read and admired by the friends of our
country, and whose name, with unfad
ing lustre, impartial history will trans
mit down to the remotest posterity,)
HARD WARE.
Knives and Forks, Saws, Files,
Plane-Irons, Locks, Hinges, Pen
knives, Razors, Shoe-Knives, Rose-
Handles, Hammers, Chissels, Curry-
Combs, Augers, Gimblets, Shovels,
Sad-Irons, 7 by 9 and 8 by 10 Win
dow-Glass, Russia and Swedes Iron,
German and Blister'd Steel, &c. &c.
W. I. GOODS & GROCERIES.
100 Hhds. Coarse Salt, Sheet-Lead,'
Flour, Corn, Rye, Coffee, Rice,
Chocolate, Shells, Teas, Raisins, Figs,
Wines, Porter, Indigo, Cotton, Pep
per, Pimento, Ginger, Cinnamon,
Sugars, Rum, Brandy, Gin, Molasses,{
Starch, Pearlash, Powder and Shot./
PAINTS.
Verdigris, Red and White Lead,l
Spanish-Brown, Litharge, Whiting,
Rose-Pink, Sugar of Lead, Spruce,|
Patent, and King's Yellow, Umber, |
Spirits-Turpentine, and Oil.
DYE STUFFS.[
Log-wood, Copperas, Roman, WhtJ [
and Oil of Vitriol,.Red-wood, Allum,{
Madder, Otter, Fustick, Nut-gall,
Cam-wood, &c. &c. &c.
Also —Crockery, Glass and Hollow
Wire.
GT The above articles he is deter-]
mined to sell at the lowest cash price, ,
Whole Sale or Retail.
Exeter, June 4th, 1810.
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THE Copartnership between the ,
subscribers, under the firm of
SMITH # LAMSON,
is dissolved by mutual consent this day, I
those who have demands against or are |
indebted to said firm, are requested to %,
settle the sam'e with John. Lamson. II
JOSEPH SMITH,
I JOHN LAMSON,
Exeter, June 1, 1810.
John Lamson,
Has removed from the Plains to
Main^Street, where he continues toA
carry on the
Saddle § Harness Making.]
June 4, °
perhaps, have mistaken you for an an
imal, which has a covering of wool,
were it not for your braying.
You, sir, have prefixed the name of
Patriot to your paper ; according to
the etymological construction of the
term, which is PAT, a rough Irishman,
who having, perchance, gotten intoxi
cated, made a RIOT, and was ever
after known by the name of Pat Riot ;
we think you have given your paper
its proper name.,
In your same day's Paper, we per
ceive an illiberal arid indecareus re
flection upon that venerable Character,
who so long and faithfully presided in
the chief Magistracy of this State.—.
Must eminent virtues, abilities and
talents, be assailable to the poisonous
shafts of your invectives ? Like the
devouring element, you would con
sume every good thing that comes in
your way; but unlike that element,
you cannot refine the gold of its dross.
But calumnies have been blown, by a
faction, from the trump of scandal
even upon a Washington! It may bo
the happy mean of discovering your
wisdom, should you suppress those
wild effusions of a disordered imagina
tion, and not dive too deep into the
State's and honest men's concerns.
We think you have no claims to proph«
ecy; but granting the supposition you
raised to becorrect, (though you might,
perhaps, have clothed your ideas in
decent language, for even the " ex
governor" Langdon is not so very
young,) we assert, there is no man bet
ter qualified toguide at the helm, when
storms and tempests arise, an^ the
Ship of State is tossed to and fro,
by the waves of faction.
In Stanford, Col. Joseph Hoyt,
aged 84, to the Widow Ann Nichols,
aged 82. —In Boston, Mr. Phineas H.
Mosely, of Dorchester, to Miss Sally
Tilton.
Ward C. Dean,
No IS, Water-Street, Hasfor sale;
CALICOES, Ginghams, Shawls,
British and India Cottons, Mus
lins, Cambrics, Crape, Modes, Gloves,
Laces, Velvets, Dimities, Nankins,
Flannels, Baizes, &c. &c.
In Marblehead, Mrs. Hannah, wife
of Dr. John Druzy. —ln Boston,
Mrs. Hannah, wife of Capt. John
Anthony, aged 30.—Mr. David West,
bookseller, aged 45.
In Londondery, (N. H.) by the
Rev. Jonathan Brown, Master Sam
uel Wallace, aged 15 years and 6
months, to Mrs. Betsy Coffin, a
blooming Widow of 57 !
Married,
Died,