United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-02-19 00:00:00, page 3

For the United States Oracle.
TO THE
CITIZENS of NEW-HAMPSHIRE
. NUMBER 11.,
1)' my last number, I was endeavour
ing, Fellow-Citizens, to draw ycur
attention to the examination of the rea
sons offered by your very good friends
for the , removal from office die
men cf your choice. The formidable
charge of their being Old Tories, I ima
gine, you will now think is unfounded
and unjust ; and that it proceeds from
personal hatred, from the bitterness aris
ing from disappointed ambition, or
from wickedness and malice. I will
proceed to take notice of another charge
indiscriminately alledged against all
federal men in office.
These men, fay they, are apoflabs-.
they have departed from the principles
of the revolution—the principles of
I„6 — are inimical to representative
government, and desirous of introduc
ing monarchy in its dead.
The word A,fate is Something like
Old Tory : a word which carries with
it a great deal of odiura. Let it be
only applied pretty often to the fame
man, and you will infallibly render him
odious. This method of blading char
a^er, and injuring the faireft freputa-
I .tion, is by no means a new invention.
It has been long pradifed by knaves, to
deceive the timple and unwary ; - and
it has often Succeeded. The term Arif
, tocrat and Royalffl in France, at a cer
tain period of the revolution, was, when
applied to any man the forerunner cf
his being immediately led to the lar
-1 ternffl or guillotine. The people had
RO leil'u;e to enquire whether the un
fortun^e man was in reality an aristo
crat or a monarchal. It was quite
Efficient that he was rich and was Ac-
Gifed.
1 do net believeAy countrymen ^rc
quite prepared, to proceed in tliis fa
maryway. Ihope they will inquire in
to the truth of the fad, before they con
demn. They will call for the evidence,
' and if none is produced, they will pro
nounce it, a baft attempts both on the
people, ,nd the persons more immedi
ately concerned. lam no friend to a
tottates, either in religion, or in politics.
If you know of any such, I advise; you
to difeard them from office, and from
confidence. You will do.well to take
any ballots your kind friends at Ports
mouth may forward,you, in preference
•to votes for such men. But how does
this charge apply to Gov..GILMAN,
and those Councillors and Senators who
are to be left out of office r Which of
.these men has renounced bis political
z creed, and adopted a new one ? Has
the Governor manifefled an attachment
to Monarchy ? Does such evidence re
sult from his declarations ? Let them be
mentioned. Fiom his manners ? From
his Itile of living ? let the evidence be
produced, .Apply the fame lefts to
other gentlemen. Where is the man
put of Portsmouth who is in favour of
monarchy ? Let him be named! But,
it will be said, the Governor and these
gentlemen have departed from the prin
ciples of '76. : In order to determine
this point, we must afcertain,.what the
vprinciples of '76 were, about which we
talk so much ; and also the present
creed of these gentlemen, before we can
pronounce as to. any deviation.
.Among the men this fide the Dela
ware to whom we were indebted in out
revolutionary firuggle, were John Ad
ams, Gov. Jay, OLIVER Elsworth,
. Judge Patterson, the late President
W SARE, Gen. Sullivan, Governorsj
Hancock and Bowdoin, Gov. Trum- 1
SILL, Gov. Livingston, Dr. Weth
brspooh. I might name many more,
but I forbear ; they will readily occur 1
to every reader; The fehtiments of
these men were the sentiments of '76 —
they were in favor of a representative
government; the Legislature divided
into two houfes,and the Executive pow-•
er lodged with a tingle magistrate, af-'
filled by a Council. The Judicial pow
er made independent of the others -
The rights and. privileges of the people ]
defined and secured so far as they can
be by a written constitution. Were not
these the sentiments of the great body
of-the people ? Were not you, my fel
low-citizens, at that time, and do you
not still continue to be, of the fame sen
timents ? Were not these your princi
ples ? Can I produce better evidence to;
prove what I assert, than this, namely,l
that these principles form the leading
features of our Constitution, and of thel
other Constitutions of the States, this
fide Pennsylvania.—ls it not absurd to
suppose, that the Constitutions. of the
States, formed many pf them as early
as 1776 and 1777, do not contain the
principles of the day ? Who framed
them ? ,Your wife men, feleded for the
purpose. Who adopted them ? The
People. Small alterations may have
been made,but the leading principles are
the fame. Let tfiofe then,who declaim
about the principles of '76 define their
meaning. Will they fay they mean
the principles of liberty ? These are the
principles of our Conftitution.' -In Short,_
nothing can be more clear, than that
the Confiitutions of the States and wf
the United States express the true sense
of the people, as to what Shall be deem
ed found political principles.
Now, fellow-citizens, I appeal to you,
whether Governor GILMAN, and the
gentlemen who have been calumniated
as the enemies of the rights and liberties
of the people, were not concerned in
forming and ratifying the constitutions
of the State and ofthe United States.'
I ask whether they have at any time
opposed ourConftitutions ? On the con
trary have they not at all times been
foremoft to fupport~the one belonging
to this and to the United States ? They }
certainly have: Have they deviated!
from the principles embraced by these
Constitutions TWhat is the evidence of
it ? Has dur Governor, or any of these
men proposed any alterations in either
of them ? Have they Spoken or written
any thing against either ? Have they in
any way attacked the liberty of the
press ? The freedom of speech ? The
rights of eledion in theconftituted mode?
Have they laid burthens on the people
in which themselves did not participate ?
Have they created offices, and annexed
unreasonable emoluments to them ?—
Was not the condition of the people
happy under the late federal adminif
tratioh ? And have they not been hap
py under the administration of our
State Government for the last ten years.
It will be observed that I have omit
ted to mention Mr. Samuel Adams in
Speaking of the Patriots of '76. I bring
no charge against his honesty or zeal,
but I am free to declare, that I do not
think his opinions to have been the pre
vailing Opinions of that day. Both he
and Thomas Paine, (and there were
, perhaps more or less of this description
in each State) were democrats. Some
of them even went so far 2: to indulge
the vfonary notion, that a people could
do very well without any government at
all. Others were of opinion that a bal
^ced government such as ours was tin
necefcry^ —that all power might be lodg
ed in a.Jingle democratic alterably'. That
the Executive at lead ffiould be nume
rous ; and that the Judiciary ffiould be
dependent upon the. Legislature, &c. &c.
There were, and are, doubtless, many
others, some • visionary, some wicked,
who are against all government —all
law. Let these men enjoy their opin
ions, but let them not attribute such opin,
ions to our wife men of '76. Let them
not call these the principles of our revo
lution. They have been tried in Penn-
Sylvania—they have been weighed in
the Scales of experiment in France, and
have been found wanting. Our gov
ernment is not a democracy—it is a re
public—a representative government—
a government of laws—a government
in which there are checks and balances,
all calculated to proteftthe people in the
enfoyment of their rights and privileges. 1
I know very well, that many people
uhderfland by the principles of our rev
olution, nothing more than the right of
pulling down government. Because,
at that 'time we refilled the British gov
ernment 1 they imagine it is of the es
sence of the.principles of '76, to oppose
all government ; and their practice cor
responds with this theory — they cannot
be easy under any governments Is it
men of this description you wish to pro
mote to officeri Ifit is, I acknowledge
the unfttnejs of Governor GILMAN,I
and those who have been.calumniated |
with him, to answer your purpose. They
are not the men you want ? They are
not for pulling down government —
they are firm adherents to the true prin
ciples of '76 —they arc friends and ad
mirers of our State Constitution, and of
the Constitution of the United States.
FABIUS.
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lx From the Dover Sun.
! MR. BRAGG,
HAVING observed that you have given
the public in your last Sun, a lift of candi
dates for Governor, Counfellors and Senators,
which ia called the Republican Ticket, permit
me, through the fame medium, to propose can
didates for Governor, for Counfeftor, for Straf
;ford County, and Senators for diftri& No 5 and
16 —characters who, in my opinion are far better
lentitled to the public confidence, and even to
Ithe epithet of republicans than those mentioned
!in your former lifts, (viz.)
;for Governor, John T. Gilman,
for Courfellor, William Hale,
Senator for Diflrift No. 5, ;.
William K. Atkinson,
for Diftrift No. 6, ~
Nathan Taylor.
! From a convi&ion that nominations are fre
quently imposed on the public, by those who
are little acquainted with the characters they
4recommend, Fhave not under taken *to fill up
] this truly republican ticket any farther than my .
}acquaintance would juftify—as to the patriotic
Gilman, his services have given a luftre to his
name, which no calumny can tarnish. r "
•Mr. Hale is a gentleman of found undcr
ftandiog—unequivocal integrity, the most a
miable manners and good experience in I'egifla
live business of the ftate.—Mfr. Atkinson is
a gentleman whose talents will do honor to those
who (hall etea him. His legal information will
| enab<,him to point out the defeats in our fta-
I tutes^nd to apply the necessary correctives.—
I When talents and integrity unite, surely we
ought to unite ourselves in his favor, Mr;
Taylor has for a number of year&ferved the
state as Senator with honeffy and ability; and
notwithftinding the violent attempts in favor
of another candidate, Mr. Taylor was elected
I the last year, by a very handsome majority, and
we doubt not but that he will succeed in the
ensuing election; For we are happy to learn
that many citizens are convinced that they have
been deceived by noisy declaimcrs, and are de
termined ig future to guard against similar im-_
position& A TAPE REPUBLICAN.
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Portsmouth,
Saturday, FEBRUARY 19, & 3 .'
Mefrs. Treadwells —Pleafe to nomi
nate JAMES H. M'CLARY, Esq. of
Epsom, as 2 candidate for the office of
Senator for the 4th Diftri&. Heis a
gentleman mild yet firm, in politics—
and will honor any diftria lie may be
chosen to represent.
.A Constant Reader.
Another CorYefpondePt requests us
to nominate BRADBURY CILLEY,
Esq. of Nottingham, as k Gentleman I
eminently calculated to represent that
diftrift in the Senate —"He is (remarks
our Correspondent,) a Gentleman of
liberal politics, and extensive informa
ticn.” —o—
Washington & Adams
NOMINATORS.
For the Government of Newham,flAre.
1803.
Fer Governor, JOHN T. GILMAN.
Treasurer, OLIVER PEABODY.
Senator, THOMAS LEAVrfT.
Councillor, JOSEPH BLANC H AR D.
^wft r of Deeds NATH'I. PARKER.
—o—
— MILLIONS OFbOLLARS!
„ It at length appears that the princi
pal object of the late secret fittings of
Congress, was to determine whether
they would put at Mr. Jefferfon's dis
posal the funrof two million s or dol
lars, to be expended by him as he
may deem proper. This precious and
important secret; was inadvertently
dropped by Mr. Bayard on the 11th
of January, soon after the House of
Representatives had opened the dcors
after one of their secret meetings. He
was speaking on the resolution of Mr.
Griswold, calling upon the President
for information relative to the ceflion
of Louisiana, when he declared that
they had just been aiked for a grant of
two million of. dollars, and that when
money was calledfor,information ought
npt to be Withheld. Mr. B. was here
interrupted by the speaker, who obfer.
ved that any allusion to what had pas
sed with closed doors, was out of order.
From the above circumstance, and
the expremons that have lately drop
ped from several, leading members of
Congress, just apprehensions are enter
tained that our present flare of peace is
not likely to endure. Government will
undoubtedly be forced to buy or fight
the. French into an acknowledgement
of cur rights, in confequepce of the
ceflion of Louisiana or fuffer the
Weftern Country to be totally ruined
by the (hutting up of the Miffiiippi.
Whichever of these meafiires is adopted
the coll will. be fevered feh. by the
people. [Trekftt Federahji.
Gov. Strong has appointed Thursday,
the 7%day of April ?zext, as a day of fol
earnfaffing and prayer, throughout Mafo
cbzfetts. . —c—
" The Press." .
The length of the law case in the preced
ing columns excludes federal communications,
and Portsmouth paragraphs—a few ob
servation, on this alnfy unprecedented, at
tempt to check the freedom ofdifcuflion Jhall
appear next week.
I, 0— — *
A new p^per has appeared in New-Jerfy
entitled the Federal Republican— -Its prin
ciples comport to its title.
Post Office Arrangement.
A line of mail stages is established from Port
land, in Maine, to Savannah in Georgia—,
distance of 1340 miles; Under the summer es
tablishment this distance will be run in 0$ days;
and under the winter in zrdays; That is, ih
,summer, from Washington to Portland, a dis
tance of 620 miles, in five days and an half;
and from Wafhingcon to Savannah, a distance
of 7 10 miley, insight day^ and an half.
fr+»fr +»+> •,*£«+ <64 «,«! I
DIED] At North-Hampton, the 12tb infianb
Mifo Sarah Gookin, daughter ts the late Rev.
Nathaniel Gookin, aged 43
On Tuefday afternoon departed thie life, Mr;
Abraham Isaac., aged 49 ; and on Friday, his
remains werg rcfpeafully interred, preceded by
the Grand Lodge of Newhampfhire, and the
Lodge of St. Johns. The Most Worffiipful
Thomas Thompson, Esq. Grand-Master of Ma
fens, performed the funeral obsequies, according
to the ancient nfage of the RoyUl Craft.
Brethren of Mason) and of Men f afort m&eu !'
'Tie yet a little zeh:l% arid all the good and true ;
Rais'd to degrees, ingfolle,fublime,.
Shall the Grand Lodge 0, Perfect Matter, join.
Madam LAT6KEsT GuicKoD, "formerly of
the Weft Indies, aged 36. Mer funeral .will
proceed from her late ,dwelling house in Con
gress- street, on Monday next.
Harriot Jane Peirce, third daughter of
Mr. Charles Peirce, Boolfeller —Mr. Henry Dame
aged 34.
FUR SALE BY
Elisha Hill,jr.
U Bales COTTON,
17 hhds. RUM,
A few casks qd. 6d. Bd. led.
Cut NAILS.—The above will
belaid cheap for Cash.
Portfmowh, Feb.ig, 1803,
The last Chance!
A FEW TICKETS and QUARI
TERS, warranted undrawn! just
received from Buffon, and for tale at C.
PEIRCE's Book-store, io Buck-Erect,
Purtimoutb, where may be bad
a good aliment of
!Inkstands and Stationary, -
just opening. Efc 19,
Fresh Capers ^ Olives,
—Q
; S. Larkin,
HAS for sale at his Store in Eroad-ftreet, a
few bottles Os
Fresh Capers, just received ; and
2 few jars Frelh Olives— also,
a general afirtment of
GROCERIES,
as usual.
Freffi LEMON S.
Portsmouth, FeR. TQ, I^o2,
Wm. ^ Chas Ken;
Have for Sale
RUM pr. hhd. BRANDY.
Holland's GIN.
Sherry,l
Port J
Vidonia, WINES..
Malaga, \
Hylon, .^
Hyfon (kin;l
Souchong, > TEAS/I
Bohea, in half I
& quarter Chests- J
FLOUR pr. bbl. COTTON,
RAISINS, pr. cask. -FIGS,'
India SUGAR. LOAF, do-.
Coffee, Florence Oil, Pepper,
Pimento, Elliot's Snuff,
Ravanna SEGARS, of the best
quality— With a genet ehg&rtmetts ts
,GROCERIES,
as usual, on moderate terms.
Portfeouth, FeFtinry IQ, 1803.
Neil M'lhtire,
YXTISH ES to inform his friends
VV and the public that since his
House and Stores were burnt, he h s
erected a Building directly behind his for.
mer House, where he carries on U r. TO
BACCO Mauufaaory ; and offers for
Sale Tobacco of every description, as
cheap as possible whoielale and retail.
ALSO
W. I. GOODS and
GROCERIES -
At the late b'u e he had a num
ber <rtarticles lived n^m^he homes tico
have not bteo heard of finc,,amongit the
red fotir Bedheads; any that have arc
articles in their keeping in:r „ : $ sere
from the dames, and dont beh^g to then
ought to give notice of whut they have
in possession ; and he will give any person
that will inform him where any of bi^
.articles are secreted (except rhe person
thatfrave them in keeping) a generous
reward after next week.
; Po^fnouth Fri. Tq. '
Samuel Haven, jr.
Respectfully informs his Friends
and Customers that he has taken a Shop
in the Dwelling House of Mapam ShACT
ford, in Buck-ftfeet, a few doors caftward of
Mr. Abner Blasdel, where he has for Sale
a general afortitent of .'
GROCERIES,
warranted &f the firfl quality,
Portfmoutb, Feb. 18, xBo,.
- R-U~ 'AL ~
FOR SALE BY.
William Chase)
No. ig, Porrfmoutb Pier,
56 Puncheons Rum,,•
Sugar pr. hhd, cr bbl.
Fuftick ; Ship Bread.
Portsmouth. Feb, in, 1863..
State of New-Hamtfiwe.
PUBLIC notice is hereby given ]
that EdwardSt.Lge Livermore,
Esquire, and others, have petitioned the
General-Court, representing. that a road
from Purtfmonth, in laid State, to New
bury-Port, in the State of M^ffachufetts;
to be bid out as nearly upon, a ftraigbt
line as the fixation of the land would ad-:
mit, would greatly fhopeo the dittany of|
trevelling, and would be of great public 1
utility—and that application hath been
made, and a petition is now pending be
fore the Legislature of Massachusetts, for
a Turnpike Road to be granted from bid
Newbury Port, to the line *of far'd State,
upon the aforesaid diteaion, to commu
nicate with any Turnpike Road which]
may be granted byib< LtgiDuure of New-|
Hampshire—VV hetefore Ihey pray that a;
Turnpike Road may be granted to them.
from Portfmeuth to the line cl the State,
to be laid out as nearly upon a flrajght
line from said Po-tfmout.b to Newbury-
Port as the filiation of the land will
admit. ~ !
ORDERED that the Petition-;
ers be heard before the General Court, on \
the firft Tuefday of thtir o^rieffion, and;
that the Petitioners cause that the fob-'
fiance of laid Petition and order of Cowl|
thereon, be published in one of theNewf-;
papers printed at Portsmouth, fix weeks
iucceffively, comriiencing twelve weeks
,prior tofeidd ? y of hearing, that any per
fopor persons may then appear, and (hew
caitl'c, ifany they have, why the prayer
thereof may. not ,be granted^
^teji NATH : I PARKER,
Depay Secretary.
I Gcurl, June xo, 1802.
Public Sales.
0 — — ."
For Sale at Auction^ ,
THIS DAY, 12 o'clock, a^
Mr. Edward Cutts' Wharf,
THE BRIG
Jraa\DlSPATCH,bur
then 127 tons, finglc
deck'd, three years old, a
flout timber'd burthenfome Vessel.
Portfmouih, Feb.ig.
THIS DAY, 11 o'clock,
will he fold at 4 store adjoining the dwelling
, hcufe offhe late Thomas Simes, de
ceased, inWgh-flreeto good
afforimpnt of
Crockery W Glass U'are,
in fuirable lots' for traders or families.
Jacob Walden auaiomer.
Portsmouth, Fell. 19, 1805.
at S. Little's
Office, -under the -Museum, .next TUES
DAY will be fold to the highest Bidder.
1 rrunk^Fancy Bonnets,
2 do.lVeafihg Apparek
2OQ yds. coarse Forest Cloth,
100 pair Mens; woolen and
Cotton Steckings,. .
,®o * do cdoo Gloves,
3 doc. Shirts & Sailors Frocks;
1' tpriefome Carpet,
i del Papers Kitefoot Tobacco,
10 . Silver Watches..'
And many other Articles,
Vendue kept Tuesdays and Fridays.
P^rifrauth, Feb. 10.
Edmund M. Blunt,
I Has for sale at his" '
Boek, Chart & Stationary Store,
No. ~, Sfate-ereetiNewbutyport, the following
Pilots, Charts, kS.Nautical Instruments-
PILOTS. c
The Seaman's Complete Marine Atlas ; con,
tailing Charts for every part of the World—
The North American Pilot—Pilot for the Wet:
Indies and Nordi America—Baltic Pilot, in
cluding the Gulf of Finland—Holland's North
Anierrcan Coasting Pilot—African Pilot with
Pugdions — Complete Pilot for the Weft-Indies
—Mediterranean. Pilot—Roman's Gulf and
Windward Pilots — Eaft-Jndia Pilot in two largf
fubo volumes—ditto in one large volume with
a quarto Book of Directions — Pilot for the
Coast of England and Britiih and St. George's
Channel—Heather's North Sea Pilot.
CHARTS.
Chart of the Coast of North-America, from
Halifax to Philadelphia, on a large fcale—di
from Philadelphia to Florida—do. from New
bury port to Havanas—Whole Coast of North
lud South America—Coast of North America
from Cape Cod to Havanna—Weft India
Iflapds — WindwardPaffage— Bermudas— Banks
of Newfoundland — River St Lawrence, from
actual surveys on a very large scale—George's
Bank & Nantucket Shoals—Gulf cf Florida and
Bahamas—Atlantic Ccean — Britiih Channel—
Coast of France, spain and Portugal—Last
Coast of England and Scotland—England and
Holland—North and" St. George's Channel,
frerr." Glasgow to Cady Bland on the Britiih
Coast —Hammond's North Sea—Heather's do.
Weft Coast of Ireland—North Coast of Ireland,
and WeftCoaft of Scotland-Coasts of England,
Itelarfd,Scotland, France, Spain and Portugal—
Bern's Chart of the mouth of the Thames—
North Coast of Scotland—Weft Coast of Scot
land— Coasts of England, Ireland and Scotland
—lflands pf Stilly—eCpafl of. France, with the
Harbours on a very large scale—St. George's
Channel, and whole Coast of Ireland— Coast of
Holland-—Spithcad— Downs—-Bay of Biscay—
Coasts of Norway—Baltic Sea —Coasts of Nor
way and White Sea— Cape^ V-erd # Blands—
Coasts of Africa —Leather's North Sea—do.
Mediterranean Sea—Moore's "Mediterranean
sea—Acores, or Weffern lllandfr-'-Cape of
Good Hope and. Mozambique Paffage—lndian
Qctan—Bay of Bengal,—Heather's 'Chart of
the Eastern Straits of China—A new Chart of
the River S; Lawrence from the Iftand of An
ticofti to the Falls of Richelieu, ,with all the:
Blands, Rocks, Shoals and Soundings ; also,
particular dire #iohs for navigating the river
with fafecy.. . •
NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
^ Elegant. 18 and 12 inch GLOBES=-bcft
Mctal Sextants, with Silver Arch-Ebony do.
Hadley's Quadrants, with or without "Tangenc
Screws—Achromatic Telescopes, various fizaj
;—Day and Night Spy Glaffcs —Common do.
all kinds—Large and Pocket:Thermometers—^
!Barometers—Cafes of Instruments of. every de=.
;fenption—Gunter's Scales and Dividers—Time
I Glasses—Surveyor's Compasses and Chains.—-.
g,M/ of wbic&tire warranted ' correß.
g,Orders dub any of the above article's for
iwarded^ @mqnd M.„ Blunt, or left with-
I WILLUM; & Daniel -Treadwell, Portfr
mouth, ffiall.be immediately attended to.'
Newburyport, Feb. 15, 1803.
'^^^LEASED,
1A Large,
'FARM, in
;Stratham. Enquire
1 - ofthe Printers.
Rockingham, ' 7
NOTICE is hereby given that tre
Subscriber intends to exhibit for
, leulement the Accounts of MeheJ^^
I Bwleigh, tae of NeV-MaH^c deceased,
;of her adnriaiQeri% <ne Eflate of John
\ Burleighs offaid New-Market deceaf
: cf AC a Court of Probate to be. holden at
Exeter on the third Wednesday of March
next, when and where al! persons con.
I cerned wiH havean opportunity of object
ing or consenting to said Settlement.
HENRY BURLEIGH, Executor
of the last Will and leflamcnt of Mehitablc
Burleigh deceased.
—RJi 1 ^ 1803.
@3 Wanted at this Office, a lad
as an Apprentice teethe Printing
Business, „