The constitutionalist — Exeter, N.H., 1810-07-16 00:00:00, page 3

EXETER,
MONDAY, JULY 16, 1810.
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Washington Ticket.
THE true American Nomination of
Representatives for the State of
New-Hampshire, for the 12th Con
gress of the United States.
Hon. GEORGE SULLIVAN,
WILLIAM HALE,
JAMES WILSON,
ROGER VOSE; and
DANIEL BLAISDELL.
These gentlemen are distinguished
for their virtue, wisdom and eminent
talents. The citizens of this State may
depend on their utmost exertions of
these men to promote the respectabili
ty and happiness of our Republic.
They will resist with temperate, col
lected, firm and reflecting wisdom and*
spirit “ the insidious wiles of foreign
influence" and the unprincipled aggres
sions of foreign nations. They hold
sacred the union of the states— will
ever watch and protect the rights of
the people and preserve inviolate the
federal constitution. —Such men
alone deserve the confidence of the
People.
will be called upon to give your suf.
frames for Representatives for the
12th Congress of the United States.—
This momentous and alarming crisis
of our national concerns, when our
civil liberties are assailed, the energies
of our commerce paralized, the honor
of our nation tarnished, and our pro
gress to national prosperity and glory
arrested, calls loudly for men of dis
tinguished merit, abilities, and patriot
ism to guide in our public councils.
The Hon. N. A. Haven having de
clined being considered a candidate, we
feel an assurance, that we express the
general sense and wishes of the Elect
ors of this State, in proposing to them
the
Hon. GEORGE SULLIVAN
of this town, as a suitable person for
that high and responsible station.
, "Is he honest? Is he capable? Is
he well qualified ?" are questions,
which will at once be answered in the
affirmative by all who know him.
His eminent virtues, talents, and
patriotism command the acknowledg
ments and respect even of his political
opponents. As an advocate for
the rights of the people, he ranks
with the first in the country. With a
fair and unblemished moral character,
he possesses a suasive and manly elo
quence, which would not only gain
him influence, but promote the respect
ability of the State in our National
Legislature. Such a man, amiable and
unassuming in his deportment, mild
and candid in his disposition, firm and
just in his political sentiments, faithful
and devoted to his country, will, we
are confident, receive a majority of
the suffrages of the citizens of this State.
A NUMBER OF ELECTORS.
" The period which now exists is
peculiarly interesting. We are called
upon to maintain our independence,
our national, neutral and commercial
rights and to preserve inviolate our re
publican institutions." —N. H. Patriot.
Certainly we are called upon with
a loud voice for the aspiring despot,
Napoleon, has made encroachments on
our rights, that will draw upon him the
curses of an injured and distressed peo
ple. Not content with laying his grasp
on all our property within his domin
ions, confiscating all our vessels with
in his reach and applying the proceeds
to his own use, he now has issued his
decree, ordering all Americans out of
his dominions in the shortest time un
der Min of eternal imprisonment in
the most gloomy cells. My fellow
citizens the voice is loud and the ear
must be deaf that cannot hear the dis
tressing groans of our free-bonu citi.
Electors of New-Hampshire.
THE time is near at hand, when you
zens ; and hard must be the heart that
does not sympathise with them in their
inextricable misery. How are these
attacks upon our independence, our
national, neutral and commercial
rights to be averted? Will an inde
pendent and free people tamely submit
to such outrages? If so, the time will
be short when the sceptre of Napoleon
wi/l be swayed over Independent A
merica—And that Liberty and Inde
pendence which was purchased with
the blood of our fathers, will be exter
minated from the nation. But Philo,
the writer in the N. 11. Patriot thinks
these outrages of minor consequence,
and passes over them in silence. Had
he the spirit of a true American (as he
would attempt to make his readers be
lieve) he would not silently pass over
such invasions of our rights. The
hand of Napoleon certainly moves that
man. He is doubtless paid for his ser
vices from the proceeds of our proper
ty plundered by the Usurper. Fellow
Citizens, you may be assured that the
mask will soon be removed from many
characters in our country who are
agents for the French interest and are
endeavouring to disorganize this gov
ernment. Secrets have been disclosed
that places it beyond a doubt that
certain characters who are active par
tisans, attempting to make confusion
in the nation, will soon be obliged to
abandon the country.
For the Constitutionalist.
Mr. Editor,
Sir—l have lately made considera
ble enquiry relative to the late sheriff of
the County of Rockingham; and I
have been to some of those people,
who if he had any blemishes in his
character, would be most likely to
know it. I find he has either no faults,
or has better success than most people
in keeping them from public view.
The latter supposition ought not to be
presumed against any man in office
considering the little decorum with
which it has become customary to
treat public men, and the politico, li
centia of exaggeration, if not of inten
tion, guarranteed to the tribe of polit
ical fault-finders and scandal bearers,
a class of people always indefatigable
in their calling. It must, unquestion
ably; be considered a very fair charact
er,upon which none of that sharp sight
ed tribe of folks have ever found a
dark speck at which to shoot their
poisoned arrows.
The high ground, upon which the
late Sheriff appears to stand in point
of character, renders it highly probable
that the public would not have testified
any disapprobation, if the office had
been continued in his hands; whatever
might have been the case with those few,
whose modesty docs not prevent their
interfering in the disposal of offices, for
their own benefit, or that of their
friends; and who are in a habit of
wearying and perplexing the constitu
tional organs of appointment with
their unreasonable solicitations and
nauseous advice. I wish that gang of
intermeddlers, that infest the State, and
harrass, anddistract the proceedings of
our public functionaries could be un
masked before us, the people, that
we might have an opportunity of ren
dering them equal and exact justice by
measuring out the same degree of con
fidence in them, that they can produce
of real affection for us.
I am as far from dictating to, as I
am from rebelling against the consti
tuted authorities. I have no disposi
tion to say the gentleman appointed
Sheriff has not deserved the office, or
is unworthy of it. I am willing to con
sider that he has merit. But tam not
willing to' concede, that it was proper
or even decent, that the office of Sher
iff should be suffered to remain vacant,
such a length of time, for no better
reason than to gratify the spite of a
few individuals, by thwarting the wish
es of a few others. I call upon those
men, who have so much patriotism
in their professions, and so much par
tyism in their conduct, to vindicate
themselves before tlm people, from
the foul imputation of having lost sight
of the public weal in their zeal to pro
mote party triumph. The people are
alarmed for the safety of their consti
tution. They begin to fear there are
men, claiming a large portion of pub
lic confidence and honor, who consid
er it no better than a rope of straw ;
that it was made to bind those, only,
who are too passive to struggle against
it.
The Sheriff holds the sword of civil
power. By the late vacancy in the
office, in the County of Rockingham,
law nas been virtually and in effect a-
bolished, forsuch a period as left room
for the most serious consequences to
ensue. If none have happened it is
owing to good fortune only.
The perilous situation the county
has been thrust into, has led me into a
train of very serious reflections. I
have been led to perceive new beauties
in the regular administration of the
laws; and new horrors arising out of
that state, in which every man is left
to do that, which is right in his own
eyes. I have discerned more clearly
that the law interposes itself for the
protection of the weak against the
strong, and of the simple against the
crafty. I have seen that when the
streams of justice are dried up, force
and fraud open their flood gates, and
all that is dear or valuable in soci
ety is in danger of being swallowed up
in their vortex. The a^tients repre
sented Justice as holding' a balance in
one hand, and a sword in the other;
thereby intimating that the duties of
her station would call for the aid of
both. Now I have never been able to
perceive the propriety of ordering her
to lay down her sword at the end of
every five years; nor can I tell what
affront she may have offered those gen
tlemen, who were the occasion of this
late unreasonable delay in her being
reinvested with that symbol of her of
fice in the County of Rockingham.
The Spanish papers received at Phil
adelphia, by the London Trader, are
replete with official advices of skirm
ishes with the French, in which the
Patriots appear always to have had the
advantage.
At Villafranca, in Catalonia, a reg
iment of 900 infantry and 20 horse
were attacked by Brigadier Juan Caro,
who forced them to take shelter in the
barracks at the entrance of the town,
where, after a resistance of two hours
they surrendered with considerable loss
in killed ; amongst the few wounded
on the side of the patriots, was the
Commander; don Juan Caros, who
was in consequence obliged to surren
der the command to Don Pervasio
Pasca, Colonel of cavalry, who on the
3d of May followed up their success
by attacking a flyi@ column of the
03°A letter received in this town
from Liverpool of date of May 21,
repeats the above rumour, with this
addition—That the report was stated
to be grounded on a Decree, published
by Bonaparte, in which Americans
were ordered to quit the country im
mediately, on pain of imprisonment
and the confiscation of their property.
N. B. As the best method of form
ing this Society, „a subscription is op
ened at the Exeter Book-Store, and
as soon as a number have associated, a
meeting will be advertised, for the pur
pose of establishing such by-laws as
may be necessary for the government
of'the society.
Exeter, July, 16th 1810.
Important.
An article, under the Portsmouth
head of May 19, states, " that a cartel
has just arrived in three days from
Moflaix, advising,that Bonaparte was
so enraged at the Americans, that he
had ordered them all out of the coun
try, on pain of confiscation and im
prisonment.
The town also have made liberal ap
propriations for the support of those,
who have or may apply for assistance.
It has been suggested, that a Better
ing Society established upon liberal
principles, might produce a happy
change in the moral and pecuniary sit
uation of those on whom the chilling
hand of poverty rests heavily.
It is supposed, that a Society of this
description, could from reports of dis
trict committees, form a much more
correct opinion respecting the circum
stances of the poor, than from any
other source, and by small assessments,
made at stated times, and disbursed in
such necessaries as the society should
think most beneficial and appropri
ate to the circumstances of the objects
who would be considered as entitled to
the attention of the society, would be
far more efficacious than a much larger
amount, distributed without a partic
ular knowledge of the circumstances
of the persons assisted.
Several gentlemen, whose hearts,
alive to the distresses of the indigent,
have regretted that no measures have
been adopted to make their situation
more eligible ; it is known that the in
habitants of this town are in the habit
of making considerable donations to
the poor, yet for want of asystem well
arranged, very little real benefit is de
rived from that, which if judicously
bestowed, might make glad the hearts
of many who now languish in wretch
edness.
MR. BEALS,
For the Constitutionalist.
A YEOMAN.
words, et appartriendront, A^P SHALL
belong to, wholly omitted in the a
bove translation. Unjust and flagi
tious as this article of the treaty ap-
enemy between Espanaguira and Abre
ra, of which they took 500 prisoners,
audleft 400 killed and wounded on
the field of battle. The remainder of
the column, which consisted of 1200
men, were dispersed, and only 200 got
to Barcelona, of which 50 only were
armed. Proud of thesuccess obtained
over the enemy, at Villafranca and
Espanaguira, the Marquis de Campo
Verde determined to follow it up and
attack the enemy at Manresa, which
was recently under the direction of
Brigadier Don Franscisco Mitor, who
succeeded in routing them from their
position at Manresa, and pursued
them in their flight to Barcelona as far
as Sabadel, where attacking them with
the bayonet, he completely finished
them—the result of this action was 500
killed, among which were twelve offi
cers, and a woman of the General's
family—299 prisoners, including two
women, ten officers, three surgeons,
and the physician of the army. Gen.
Savery escaped with two wounds, after
having his horse killed under him.
The report adds that the great number
of killed is owing to their having given
no quarter, in consequence of the
treachery of the enemy,who having sur
rendered twice, on the patriots coming
up received them with a close fire.
I will not affront your understanding'
so much, says General Armstrong to
the Duc de Cadore, as to offer to prove
that America has cause of complaint
against France, when you have now
a hundred American vessels under
seizure or condemnation.
We trust the democrats of our coun
try will feel the force of the appeal.
" The infamous Orders in Council"
is in every democrat’s mouth. We
beg to know what vessels have been
condemned by the operation of those
orders ; at the same time it is a fact,
that it would require several columns
in a news paper, to contain merely
the names of the vessels seized and con
demned by Bonaparte, in consequence
of his decrees. A list equally large,
perhaps, might be produced, if justice
were done, of American vessels con
voyed and protected against the dep
redations of Bonaparte and his allies,
by British cruisers. ;[ Re ?-
The Hon. ROGER Vose of Walpole,
has been nominated as a Member of
Congress in the Place of the Hon.
John C. Chamberlain Esq. who de
clines a re-election. [Po% Oracle,
All the merchandize conveyed into
the ports of Holland on board Amer
ican vessels since the first day of Janua
ry, 1809, shall be put under sequestra
tion, AND SHALL BELONG TO
France, in order to be disposed of ac
cording to circumstances and the polit
ical relations with the United States.
We now ask, why has this omis
sion of a most important passage in an
important document, been made?
[Freeman's Journal.
American vessels since the first day
of January, 1809, shall be put under
sequestration, subject to the disposi
tion of France, according to circum
stances, and the political relations
with the United States."
Here we find the very important
Toutes les marchandises venues sur
les batimens Americans entrees dans
les ports de la Hollande depuis le ler
Janvier, 1809, seront mis sous le se
queste et appartriendront a la France
pour en disposer selon les relations
politiques avec les Etats Unis."
pears from the government translation,
yet it looks infinitely worse when the
translation is faithfully made. It ought
to have read thus:
AN IMPORTANT INQUIRY.
Among the late despatches published
by the Administration, is an extract
of a letter from Gen. Armstrong to
Mr. Smith, dated Paris, 7th April
1810, which contains one of the arti
cles of the treaty between France and
Holland, ratified on the 30th March.
This article appears in Gen. A's letter
in the French Language, a translation
of which was published in the National
Intelligencer in the form of a note,
immediately under the letter. This
translation is not a correct one, as a
most material passage has been omit
ted. To what is this owing ? Ought not
the people to know the whole truth,
without any disguise ? We make no
charge, but to our mind the thing has a
very singular appearance.
The following is the French para
graph transmitted by Gen. Armstrong,
together with the translation of it, as
it appeared in the government paper.
" All the merchandize conveyed in
to the ports of Holland on board
tHE GOVETNMENT TRANSLATION.
ON Monday the 30th JULY inst
at 4 o'clock P. M. at the Court:
House, in Exeter, about twenty acres
of MOWING and PASTURING
LAND, lying near Little River Bridge,
on the road to Kingston, lately owned
by Mr. Amos Blanchard.
Conditions made known at the sale.
J. EMERY, auct.
July 9, 1810.
^ FINE CHANCE AND GOOD
BARGAINS.
THE undersigned offers for sale,
the valuable Messuage and tracts
of Land, herein after described, to wit.
A large convenient Dwelling-House,
Barn and Commodious lot of Land
upon the easterly side of Prison-Street,
adjoining the Barn lot of Mr. S. Row,
and not far from the Great Bridge, in.
Exeter. Also, a House Lot, adjoin
ing the River upon the westerly side of
said Street, now improved as a Garden
by Mr Rowe. Also, about ten acres:
of choice Mowing and Tillage Land,
adjoining Wheelwright's Creek, near
the Salt River. Also, about twenty
acres, being part of the Oak Land, so
called, mostly covered with young tim
ber, and other valuable trees. Also,
about five acres of excellent Wood
land, being part of the Hubbard Land,
so called, and is adjoining to Judge:
Peabody's Wood Lot, and to Fresh
River, Also, a fine Seat and Privi
lege for a Mill, with a right to the low
er dam upon the Great River. The
whole of the premises are situated in
the town of Exeter, and will be sold
upon reasonable terms, either altogeth
er, or in separatedots, as will best ac- *
commodate purchasers. ? \
Payments for the greater part of the
purchase money will be made easy.
For further particulars, and informa-:
tion in the premises, please to enquire
of KINSLEY HALL.
Exeter, July 16, 1810.
ts Country produce of
various kinds rec eived in pay for the
Constitutionalist.
Married,
In Boston, Solomon A. Livermore;
Esq. of Milford, N. H. to Miss Abigail
Atkins Jarvis, of Boston.—Mr. John
Spenser, to Miss Nancy Lewis.—ln
Portsmouth, Mr. Nathaniel W. Fer
nald, to Miss Olive Bdcher.—Capt.
John Morse, to Miss Izette Grace.—
In Durham, Dr. Jonathan Greely of
Dover, to Miss Susannah Richardson.
At Weston, Deacon Isaac Warren, of
Charlestown, to Miss Abigail Lamson.
BIR THS.
The wife of a Mr. Bellenger, a rope
maker at Monfleur, was brought to
bed with four daughters, who with the
mother, are now doing well. The
first was born at 6, P. M. the 2d at 8,
and the others within 24 hours there
after. [N. Y. Spectator.
Died,
On board the ship Dromo, of Bos
ton, during her late voyage to Canton,
the following seamen, viz. Nathaniel.
Hewett, of N. H.—Jonathan Stephens
of Charlestown—Robert Powers, of
Hampton—Simeon Perry, of Plainfield
—Phinehas J. Long. At sea Samuel
Webber, of Beverly, seaman drowned
from on board the ship Fox, of Bos
ton. At Amherst, the 4th inst. after
a distressing illuess, Mrs. Ann Smith,
wife of the Hon. J. K. Smith, aged 28-
Drowned at Cambridge, 7th inst.
Mr. Samual Harris aged 26, an under
graduate of Harvard College.
White and Red Lead—Whiting—*
Spruce Yellow, &c. &c. w
Also —An extensive assortment of
English & Hard-Ware
Chests Hyson-skin and Souchong
TEAS—W. I. and N. E. RUM
-2000 wt. COFFEE—Casks RICE—
Casks RAISINS—Boxes FIGS
Faggots STEEL—Boxes 7 by 9 and
8 by 10 WINDOW GLASS.
Log-Wood—Red-Wood, &c. &c.
No. 18, Water-Street—Exeter,
AS just received & offers Whole.
JLI sale and Retail —
(CT All the above articles he is deter
mined to sell at the lowest Cash
prices. July 16.
Teas, Coffee, Rum, &c.
W. C. DEAN,
GOODS.
Auction.