United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1801-10-31 00:00:00, page 3

From the BALANCE.
A MAN, Because he is a cunninger
animal, bridles and fiddles his horse,
and then mounts him and rides upon
hi 3 back ; and just so, afubtle, intrigu
ing ambitious fellow, by reason that he
is more cunning than the people, will
bridle and saddle and ride them. Ev
ery fkillfut jockey knows how to man
age a reftiff or high mettled horse. He
firft strokes, soothes and coaxes hifn ;
then with a sudden leap, he feats him
felf well on the saddle—aster which
the poor animal is at his mercy, and
by means of the bit, and the spur, and
the thong, is made to know and submit
to his rider. Thus a fly demagogue
will flatter the people, till he has rivet
ed his yoke upon their necks, or has
mounted snugly upon their shoulders,
and then he curbs and reins them with
a bridle, whips them with his thong, or
^even plunges his spur into their tides,
■ as bed suits his purpoles.,
Marat.and Robespierre profefled un
bounded friendfhip for the people.—
Marat, in the beginning of his political
career, was the Editor of a newspaper,
which he entitled " The Friend of the
People ;" and which is said to have been
fluffed with flattery to them, as well as
with invectives against those mer, in au
thority, whom he wilhed to supplant.—
The very title of that newspaper, “ The
Friend of the People," was enough to
give it unbounded credit and currency.
“ We will have Marat's paper (fay the
multitude) for he is our friend, he fays
so himfelf," " Success to Marat's
newspaper," bawls another. " Huz
za for Marat exclaim the whole multi
tude, Huzza for Marat, the friend of
the people." In the mean time the
cadaverous, lantern-jawed Marat, ob
serving how ;vell his plans succeeded,
" Grinn'd horribly a ghastly smile."
Robespierre was a noted fpeech
maker, and his speeches were generally
filled with the cursed hypocritical cant
of ardent and boundless love to the
people, who duped by this artifice us
ed to teftify their approbation and grat
itude by loud Ihputs and plaudits. In
this way those two fiends, those incar
nate devils rendered themselves univer
sally popular and acquired unlimited
confidence and authority.—And let
the tears, the blood, the agonizing
groans of millions of those deluded peo
ple tell the rest.—This method of gull
ing the people by the honied profusions
of great friendfhip for them, is no new
thing ; it is not a modern invention,
but was pra&ifed by cunning, ambi
tious men, even in the earliest ages of
the world. There is a remarkable in
stance of this nature, and of a very
early date, in sacred hittety,
Abfalom, a son of King David—a
young man of an Unprincipled, deprav
ed rhind, but polfefling great external
accomtylifhments, was bapifhed for the
murder bf bis brother, anti lived some
time with the King of Gefhur, his
grandfather. At length, his indulgent
father recalled him from banithment
and restored him to favot. This pa
ternal indulgence he requited by form
ing the horrible plan of usurping the
throne, though he well knew, that in
Pepping u P to IK he mtift dip his feet in
his father's blood.—And what method
did Abfalom pursue in order to obtain
thi^ advancement ? The very fame
that has been pursued by ambitious
demagogues ever since ; that is, he
won the hearts of the people byhis
flattery. The hiftory of his political
intrigue is very fhort^ and very inftrut
tive. It is as follows:
upstart. He flood at the gate of the
city and harangued the people as they
were coming in and going out. Stran
gers he took by the hand, courteously
enquired of then) their places of abode,
kindly asking their business to Jerusa
lem, and when he found that they had
some law-suite, or other important bu
siness at the royal court, while he flat
tered them with his opinion of the
goodness of their cause, he at the fame
time, hinted to them the incapacity and
negligence of his father's administra
tion. "There is no man" he said,
“ deputed of the king to hear thee ; as
much as to fay, " the king negleds you
that Abfalom prepared him chariots
and horses and fifty men to run before
him. And Abfalom rose up early and
stood beside the way of the gate ; and
it was so that when any man that had a
controversy came to the king for judg
ment, then Abfalom called to him and
said, “ Os what city art thou > and he
said, "thy servant is of one of the tribes
of ifrael." And Abfalom said unto
him, " See thy matters are good and
Tight; but there is no man deputed of
the king to hear thee." Abfalom said
moreover, “ O that I were made judge
in the land, that any man which hath
any suite or cause might come unto me,
and I would do him justice !"—And
it was so, that when any man came
nigh to him to do him obeisance, he
put forth his hand and took him and
killed him. And in this manner did
Abfalom to all Israel that came to the
king for judgment. So Abfalom stole
the hearts of the men of Israel."
“ And it came to pass after this,
Mark the craft of this unprincipled
Ifiael might have found in Abfalom,
as execrable a tyrant as France did in
Robespierre. So the world has gone
on from age to age; the credulous
multitude have been caught by thefa
that were crafty and designing, even as
fifties are caught in a net.
The great and all important experi>
faent is now trying, whether the people
of cur nation be wiser than have been
the people of other hations, and of
former ^ges —trod grant that the ex
periment may prove fuccefsful and is
sue in the distinguished honor and hap
piness of this country.
People of the United States ! Be
ware of men who flatter you, sot they
flatter you in order to fleece you. Be
ware of meh who speak to you in the
whinihg cant of a lovet, and profefs un
bounded Uffe&ioh for you—" ^heir
hearts mean notfa” beware of meri
who are ever proclaiming their patrio
tism. It is the hypocrite's trumpet,
which they blow. Beware of men,who
use vile and infamous arts & intriguer,
to get themselves into offices.
HiSTORICUS.
“ Did you observe said one, that
though we be dirty or ragged, it makes
no difference : he kisses us all ?" " Yes
cried another I came directly out of the
field covered u ith dust and dirt, and he
killed me ;" " And me too —replied a
blacksmith—he killed me, though I
came from my (hop without walking,
and with my face all ovet besmeared
with sweat and coal-dud." " What
a precious man of the people ! exclaim
ed a thousand tongues. Though he has
fine chariots,fine horfes,and fine cloaths,
and his head is covered with the sweet
est perfumes and his bandsare white as
lilies, he loves us and even takes us by
the hand and kisses us. God lave Abfa
lom!— King Abfalom, live forever !"
The deluded people seemed to have
been in no measure Shocked at the hor
rid guilt of Abfalom in attempting to
usurp the throne at the expence of his
father's life. They were not Ihocked
even at the unequalled imprudence of
his profligacy, in debauching his fa
ther's women upon the house top, in
open day,and in the public view. They
did not confider that such a bloody and
vicious monster eloathed with power,
would be the worst of tyrants. No,he
had flattered them—he had told them
he was their friend—he had kissed them,
and by these means had JElen their
hearts ; and, but for the fortunate cir
cumstance of his death, the nation of
Extras from the Speech of Lord Telvertolk,
of the IriJh House of Lords.
1 hate long learned to despise popularity, and
have had examples enough before my eye®, to
convince me how unworthy it is of the ptarfuit
of any man of common fenfei I have seen an
honorable and refpedtable friend of mine, now
no more, at one time led half way to the gallows
to be hanged, and in a short time after carried
intothe house of commons,(and for ought I know
by the fame mob) in triumph, as one of the re
presentatives of the city. I have lived to fee an
illustrious friend of mine, at one time idolized as
a deity,and at another disfranchifcd as a traitor;
the ad of an intemperate corporation, whose
censure could no more depreciate, than their
applause enhance, the value of a character,which
will always sustain itfelf. 1 have lived, and am
proud to fay it, in habits of intimacy with him ;
and know him to be as incapable of engaging in
any plan for separating this country from Great
Britain, as the most ftrenuotis advocate for the
present measure. If there be any young man
within hearing who feels himfelf enamoured of
popularity, I /hall beg leave to give him a short
Jeffon of inftrudlion. Let him keep himfelf for
ever engaged in the pursuit of some unat
tainable objt& ; let him make the impractica
bility of his ncafures the foundation of his fame;
but let him beware how he follows any solid and
pcfl^ble good ; for as fare as he frcceeds, his
fame is damned forever. Success will only call
up feme envious swaggerer, who will undertake
to go a bar's length beyond him, and [natch
away from him, the wbrthlefs prile of popular
eftifiution.
—and through his neglect you buffer in
justice and injury."
Abfalom, then with a peculiar mod
efly, proceeded to recommend himfelf
for office. “ 0," said he, " that I were
made judge in the land, that every man
which hath any suite or cause might
come unto me And I wodld do him jus
tice !" What apatrivtic with ! and how
many a patriotic heart has devoutly ut
tered the like ejaculation—" 0 that I
might get myfelf snug into some office
ofhonor and profit.
" So pant’s the haunted heart to fad,
And tafle the water brook."
" Were I to be king," said Abfalom
" injiis popular harangue, I would do.
all of you justice; I would lighten your
burdens and redress all your grievan
ces." What dharmifig talk !—The
people were all ears, all eyes, all atten
tion. But what raptures filled their
hearts, when besides these kind expref
lions, he took them by the hand one af
ter another and kissed therh. It is noth
ing Grange that he "sole their hearts,"
as the sacred text expresses it.—“ How
wonderfully has Abfalom altered of
late !" said the people. "He tiled to
be so haughty that we Were not permit
ted to speak to him ; but now he is as
meek as a shepherd's lamb. He used
to have a hard heart, A cruel nature;
but now his heart melts with pity and
kindness toward usr We like hima
thousand times better than we do that
conceited humdrum, Solomon, who
never killed so much as one of bs in all
his life."
, .INVENTIONS, 'Ac. , .
Mr. Iftael Loring, of Washington, has invent
ed a Washing Machine, on a new plan. It does
in a few hours the washing of two or three days,
with leg injury , than in the usual method.
An Air-pump Ventilator, invented by a me
chanic at Hudson, (N. Y.) will raise from the
bottom of a fhip's hold, by the labor of one
man 4 or §OOO barrels of air In an hour.
TELEGRAPH.
A line bf Telegraphs has been completed
from the Vineyard to Cobaffet. Wednesday
morning information of the arrival of she ship
Mercury at the Vineyard, from Sumatra, was
very expeditioudy and corre&ly communicated,
palling through eleven different telegraphs.—
The line will soon be extended to Ilojlan.
> V [Eo/.pa,. #
At a Court in Hudson, (N. Y.) on the 10th
inst. Joseph Robers of Sandisfield (Maffa.) was
convicted of aiding in the counterfeiting of 20
dollars bills of the bank of the United States,
and sentenced to imprisonment for life.
t^ We recommend to our Readers the
perusal of that excellent production taken
from Ike Balance, jigned Historicus.
Abjaloms are no strangers among us,
,—Their whole aim, objeft, and end, is
SELF.— They flatter, lead, and dazzle the
multitude, to deceive, bewilder, and blind
them. Ifthefe demagogues will view the piece
above alluded to, with care, and attention,
they will fee themselves, as in a faithful
MIRROR.
Mr. Murray, the American Ncgociator, has
returned to the Hague, from Paris.
It appears, by the papers, that the Fever has
totally disappeared at New-Bedford, and that
at New-York, Norfolk and Charlcßon, it has
nearly ceased its work of death.
OThe Public Vendue to be held at
Hutchin's Tavern, in Exeter, (mentioned
in the 4th column of this day's Oracle) is
postponed till Monday the Bth of No
vember.
Mr. Gavino Consul of the U. States
at Gibraltar, under date of Aug. 14th,
has written, "that the two Tripolitan
cruizers having had a further desertion,
they have hauled into the new Mole, to
l^y up, as they fay. In the two vessels
they can only muster 26 to 30 men, of
ficers and all."
Mr. John Appleton, the official beared of the
ratified .treaty between the United States and
France, arrived at Boston on the 23d inst. in
the brig Reward, from Dieppe.
Capt. Smith arrived at New-York, from
Bourdeaux, mentions the arrival there of Mr.
Lee, Consul from Boston.
{fTbe Cbaraacr of the late Deacon JOHN
NOBLE is unavoidably omitted—it shall have
place next week.
The Heads of Departments are re
,affembling at Washington.
- Four British frigates have arrived in the
Chefapeak from Halifax.
Arrivals & Departures since Octo. 24.
Oa. %7,failedfcb. Amity, Rugg, Philadelphia.
28, do brig Nancy, Fernald, Weft-Indies.
do do brig Ceres, , do.
fr.fofe fy.fy.fy. s^<t 4fr«+«+<+ H*
MARRIED^ —ln this town, by the Rev. T.
Alden, Mr. Philip Clear, to Miff Abigail
Holmes, both of this town. Mr. Christopher
Tuckwell, to Mifi Mary Sherburne, dau.
of Mr. Samuel Sherburne, of Portfmoutb Plains.—
Mr. Eliphalet Grover, M Mr,. Susannah
Robertson. Mr. Alexander Scott, to
Miss Mary Hutchings.
The following are the Judges of th?
Superior Court, of Vermont, lately ap
pointed : Israel Smith, Chief Justice,
Royal Tyler & Stephen Jacob, assistants.
FOR SALE BY
MARK SIMES,
New Philadelphia FLOUR;
4 elegant Stoves or fire places ;
Molasses per hhd:; Rum pr. do:
Sugar per bbl:
Starch & Hair-Powder per box ;
Philadelphia Iron ; Gefmati Steel;
Close Stoves of different sizes ;
Spermaceti&Lirifeed Oil pr.cafk;
Bright and black Varnishes ;
Liverpool Salt; Corn, &c. &c.
Pbrtf,outh\ Qaabet ft, ißolq
bIED] — ln this town, Mife Martha Daverfon
—a Child of Henry S. Langdon, Ejq.—a Child of
Mr. Benjamin Ham.
At New-C^ile, Mrs. Margaret Canear, aged
51, wife of John Canear. t
Will be published on 1 uefday,
and for file at the Portsmouth Book-Store;
DORVAL; or,
The Speculator:
a Novel, founded on Recent Faas,
by the Authored of Julia,
The attention which a diftihguifhing
public in this country as well as in Eng
hnd(where it has run through 2 editions)
have paid to Julia, or the Illuminated
Baron, has drawn from the fame pen
another volume which we venture to pro
nounce not inferior to the former, in depth
and delicacy of plot, in imagery and ac
curacy of defcription,and in ftrengtb and
shads of character : a candid public will
stand by the offspring of American gen
ius, nor fuffer her sons or daughters to
languish through the w>nt of public spirit.
Subscribers will call at Tread
well's Store for their books:
The 26th November is to be oßferV
ed as a day of Thanksgiving in Con
neeicut, and Massachusetts, as well as
in this State.
PORTSMOUTH.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, iboi.
: —°— '
Just published and now for Alg at
^m. Treadwell & Go's
Book and Stationary Store;
Oppofte the east end if tire Court-House,
Pirffiotith;
Difcctirfes tb the aged, bn the
~ following, fubjcßs,—%uz. ^ ,
- the difference between the activity of youth;
and the infirmities pfage.,,
Barzillai'f refufal of David's invitation to
Jerusalem.
The fruitfuinefs of Aged Christians.,.
Caleb's reMcaion on the goodness and faith
fulness of God to him. ~.,. .
The design and improvement of ufclefs days,
and wearisome nights.
God's promise to hear and deliver hia aged
Servants.
Ifrael'sjourney through the Wildetiiefs, an
emblem of the chriAian's state bn earth.
The outward man decaying, and the Inward
man renewing.,'
jacob,'s acknowledgement of the divine care,
and blessing his grand children.
Joseph's dying affurante to his brethren, that
God would visit theroi;
The honor of aged piety.
The joy of the aged in Icavihg their defeend
ants prbfperous, peaceful abd pious.
The hand of God in removing our friends far
from us.
The assurance of rest and fixture glory giten
toaged Daniel. ALSO
Jtfferlon's Notes on Virginia,
Freemasons Magazine in 6 vols.
8 vo. handsomely printed and bound,
full of elegant cutts.
ALMANACKS for 1802.
Smith's Hymns, a new edition
just published.
A few articles in the Cutlery line.
Knives and Forks ; Jack Knives ;
Razors; Scissors $ Penknives.
Military Society.
THE members of this Society are
hereby notified to appear in the
Hall, over the brick market, on Wed
nesday, November 4th, with Arms, at
half past 6 o'clock, —Roll to be called
precisely at 7 o'clock, to tranfad busi
ness which requires a general and punc
tual attendance.
By order from the commanding officer,
JOS. HAFEN, Clerk.
Portsmouth, ORober 31, xßot.
ground in Oil.
25 Barrels Red OCRE.
1500 French Yellow OCRE.
3 boxes white & color'dThreads.
6 Pieces dark and olive color'd
THICKSETS.
10 Do. fine CHINTZES:
Few patterns Superfine Broad
cloths, Caffimeres, and black silk
Florentine. October 31.
Just received and for fate at CHARLES
PEIRCE's Bookfiore, No. 5, Daniel-
Jlreet, Portfmoutb,
Hume & Smollets', Hiftory of England
,in 22 large octavo volumes. ; ,
Rollins' ancient Hiftory in 10 volumes.
Jofephus' Works in 6 volumes.
Millot's General Hiftory 5 vol,
Pierrel Sadies of Nature 3,v015.
Col. Humphrefa Mjfcellaneous works.
Jackson's and Dilworth's Book-Keeping.
Hiftory of Frcemafonry.,
principles of Eloquence ; .Incas, 2 vols. a novel.
Beauties of Chegerfield ; System of Algebra,
julia de Boubigne, a novel.
Child of the Pallas, a novel, &c. &c. Ga. 30.
I'o RE SOLD by..
Samuel Hill,
At his Store on Spring-Hill, as follows viz.
40 Hhds: 2,3; 4, proof. St: Vin
cents & Tobago RUM,
A quantity of SUGAR.
COFFEE and COTTON
OIN, and BRANDY,
iron Hollow WARE:, , Iron,
Halback & German STEEL.
GRINDSTONES—a few
English Goods,
which will be fold very cheap for cafh,or
fliort approved credit.
N.B. Cafli & the highest price given for
whipping Furs.
Portsmouth, Oflpber 31, i^Qi.
EVENING SCHOOL.
—o—
John Raynes,
WILL begin his evening
School, for teaching Reading,
Writing, and Arithmetic, at his house in
Washington-street on Monday next, *6
o'clock, P. M. -ORoker
At his Store North End.
45 Crates blue edg'd cream col
ored & paintedLiverpoolWAßE
Stoved Liverpool SALT.
Common do. do.
Smith's COALS.,
COALS suitable for Grates,
do boxes 10 by 8 & 7 by 9 win
dow GLASS,
thin Sheet LEAD
50 Calks 6d, iod, 2od, & Sheath-
ing NAILS..
60 Kegs WHITE LEAD
Dijeourjes to the aged.
FOR SALE by
Thomas Shcafe,
A PURSE of fifty Dollars is
made up, to be taken on Thurfdaf
next by the fwiftefl running horse ih 1
heat race of one mile, Which will dart at
ii o'clock A. M. the ground is flaked
out, and every necessary preparation made
to accommodate all who (hall attend. —
Those gentlemen who have a mind to
try the (peed of their horses will plcafe to
call any day previous at the houle in
Greenland lupporting the Federal Eagle,
and there have their horses entered for
the race. The choice of ground will be
taken by the horse firft entered, the next
by the tecond ahd io on.—This kind of
sporting and innocent arnufement ftho'
new here) has,when properly bondueled,
met with the highest approbation and
countenance, not only in Europe, but in
our foutferh Bates, by gentlemen of the
firft refpeaability, who have always en
couraged the fame, cancelling it as high-z
ly tending to raise ah ambition for the^
improvement of the breed of horfefy.
which has too long been hegteaed IB this
are , V' wwi.
IMA A Valuable
&i FARM,
° ne hundred acres
of land, well wooded
and watered, having a good share of oalc
timber, and 5 acres of salt Marfli. It
lies about 3 miles from Kittery- Pointed
the road that leads to old York. For
terms apply to-
JOSEPH MITCHELL,
bnfaid Farm. O<V. fl.
Os a Superior quality, just re
ceived and for Sale by
R; M'Cleary &: co.
North of the State-House.
Portfmoutb, OR. 31.
BOOT-LEGS
JOHN BADGER,
opposite .Mr: Peirce's Book
f^ore, Daniel-street. Oa. 31.
On Thursday next, gh November,
At Greenland.
WILL BE SOLD
A large & valuable aifortment of
, Seasonable GOO DS—viz. ,
3 bales fuperfine Louviers French.
Cloths, 45 pieces blue, 20^0 black,
25 do corbeau, and 20 do drab.
5 bales fuperfine Caffimeres, viz,
scarlets, black, blues, corbeus, fafhion
able mix'd,,&c.
4 bale§ fine embos'd do. various colours
3do fine broadcloths, do. do.
4 do common do. .
I do fuperfine Orleans Cloths. ~
3 do do Elastics, striped & clouded,
Ido do Coatings, haudfome colours.
3do do ,Bearskins, do do. also,
bales Baizes & Flannels; worsted
Hose, Swanfdowns, Blankets, &c. °
, j —Likewise—
-2 cases frith Linens, Calltoes,,
chintz and purple. Shawls, _ Gloves,
Checks, Buttons, &c.,,\
Safe to commence at § o'clock, a.m.
and continued at 3 P. M. h, „,
; N.B. The above Goods are of the very
firft quality^-fold on account of flippers,-
and wi4 pofitevely go, off without any
kind of refer ve to, the highfftbidder, at a
liberal credit of 4, 6 and 8 months, for
Notes with :approved endorsers — affine
chance now offers to get good Goods at your
own prices. - .^ ORober 30.
,A large dfortment of .. :.
INDIA COTTONS,
which will be fold cheap by wholesale &
retail. Alj®, just opened,
Cheap yard wide IRISH
LINNEN, of a Superior quality.
Portfmoutb, Oaobet „.
Has just received per the Jhips Fame & Han
tohio from Liverpool, a la?ge assortment of
Woolen GOODS,
Direct ftota the manufacturers, which he
is now openingand will fell by wholes
sale or retail at a final! advance. 0/7.31.
At Auction.
On TUESDAY, November ;d
At R. G. ,Shaw & Co's Außion-
Office, No. 6§, State-flreet, BOSTON,
Valuable GOODS,
Stoves & Funnels;
ONotice to town and country Merchants.
INDIA COTTONS.
James Rundlet,
• J u f received, bv
Peter Coffin,
RAC ES.
WOOLENS.
MADE & SOLD by
TO RE SOLD,
SHEET IRON
An Afortment of