United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-02-12 00:00:00, page 3

tfEXSRS. PRINTERS.
la the Newhampihire Gazette of January
±B,. I observed a publication under the signa
ture of " A Republican of 75' '—As the
writer difeovers a ridiculous and insulting van
y in presuming to dilate to the whole ^
tate, whom they shall choose for their officers'
st t^e next annual election, to the aimed total
CTcluGon ofthole worthy and approved states
men, whom the citizens of New-HanipftiQ;
nave thought proper to place in those important
offices ; I think forne remarks will not be im
pertinent or unseasonable. If the following, are
in year opinion, entitled to public infpecliou,
you will insert them in your Oracle.
—o—
— Fellow-Citizens,
LET not flattering and deceitful
men impose on your underftand
iqg, and draw you to their aid in ac
complilhing their felfifh purposes. The
fame weak and insidious pretences
which have been employed for years
part to effed, if possible, ,a change in our
State Officers, and efpetially a change
of Governor, are again brought for
ward to public view. Having been re
peatedly disappointed in their zealous
endeavors toexclude from office a faith
ful, able and tried Chief Magistrate,
who has for many years Ihown himfelf
worthy of your choice, by his undevi
ating regard to the public good, they
' are now rallying and coming forward
to the charge a^ though they had never
been baffled by the expression of. the
public will agdintt.tbem. How often
ate dude vain and reliefs deceivers to
be told that the Ready habits of New-
Hampshire men are not to be changed
by gioundidfs and frivolous pretences ?
Who would DO' fuppdfe, that those in
defatigable disturbers of our harmony
ought to be fatisfied, that “ their old
friend and patron John Langdon est."
is not the choice of New-Hampshire for
Governor, when the electors' the hft
year reiufed to accept the tender of his
Services, after a full and candid exami
nation of his merits ? Have they no
other man among them, whom they
think fit for Governor? If they have
not, the, have Sufficient intimation to
be cafy with he one, uh< has for years
part been elected, and deservedly met
* the approbation of the public. If they
can prelent any o&:r candidate for the
office, deserving the public confidence,
and who will unite the general fuffrage,
why do they not drop their old friend,
wo but been refafed, and prop< fe anoth
er, whole merits may be difeuffed, and
his election supported, if judged feha
able ? I believe the citizens of NerA
Hamplhire will feel indignant at the
attempt, imperiously to urge upon
them a man for Governor, whom they
have already implicitly said they do
not chute. Is it pretended that, they
have difeovered new merits in their
candidate, of which, the last year, the
public were net apprised ? This is opt
r^ggeftel Keis HR going down bill
in I'fe, ,nd pretty far Advanced, and ft
is not likely, that his faculties of mind ere
brightening, or his ability for publie
business improved. On the contrary,
there are faiiings(to fay the haft)which
are too often increased with age, where
the foundation has been laid in earlier
life, fueb as feinhnefs, avarice, vanity,
and obrtipacy; dangerous and trouble
forne qualities in men of little minds,
and intruded with pewer. Ido not
make the application, and hope it will
not be made by any one else improper
ly. Who the writer, is who calls him
felfa Republican or, '75 Ido not know
nor conjecture., He very modefly. in
timates, that all those, who at present
are styled Federalists are “ Old Tories
and apoßates," and <Ught to be “ held
in a date of degradation." No doubt
this admirer of his "old and dilappoint
ed friend" would place Governor GtL
^an, and all, who vote foi him, in this
degraded cl.tfs.. What names can be
too bad for those, who will not yield
fubmißion to his dictatorial nomina
tions ? But left forne should not be awed
'to obedience from the fear of incurring
the denunciation of old tories and apos
tates, he would attempt to allure and
comfort them with the tender of his
lindnefs. Accordingly he now offers
a free pardon to the citizens of New-
Hampshire, who have voted for Gov.
Gilman,and other Federal candidates,
if they will repent arid give their votes
for his meritorious lift of date officers
from the pinnacle to the bottom, includ
ing John Langdon, Esq. down to
Moody Bedell,Efq. a wonderful boon
Indeed ! As much as to fay—" ye ig
'norant and credulous multitude" who
Have for years past voted for our pre
sent Governor and other officers, who
were relpeftable characters, if you will
now hearken to me,and choose my old
friend Governor, and the rest of the
fame Hamp for the offices, to which I
have pointed them out, you may be for
given—your past offences shall be for
gotten and you shall be admitted to all
the blessings of the mild and gentle
reign of Jacobins and Deists. Such
philosophers and pretended patriots on
ly desire to reign over you, and to dic
tate to you, whom you shall chufe for
your rulers. My fellow countrymen,
do you not spurn thifihfolent offer ? I
know that you will ; and I am persuad
ed, that you will still persevere in ex
ercising the right of judging and phoof
ing for yourselves, without fearing the
Forth ORACLE.
be the main object of the mighty exer
tions of the paity, it may not be im
^proper to compare the refpedive merits
try for nought. For in a few months
he was appointed one of a committee,
who had millions of the public money
to expend. From this job and his a
gency in building the 74, and other lu
crative employments, it is fnppofed,and
I believe, justly, that he has acquired
an ample fortune. This almost any
roan in New-Hampshire will think was
at least an adequate reward for the tal
enfs and services of this gentleman ;
and that he has no great claim to a
further draught oh the gratitude of his
country.. But it is laid,that Mr. Lang-
DpN is n%.u a Republican, opposed to
modern Federalists, and great merit is
due to him on this account.. Where
the line is drawn between F^deralift
arid modern Federalist I cannot fay ;
but if this gentleman was a Federalist
as long as he could get any thing by
it, he could be no great looser in Shift
ing sides. Is it not well known, that
he was a zealous advocate for the fund
ing system, and. only disappointed in
not having the debt funded higher?
Was he not for the assumption of the
state debts, which I believe every well
informed person by this time must be
sensible is to the injury of thisftate some
hundreds of threfunds of dollars? Was
this facrifice of New-Hampshire for this
gentleman's interest and is this a good
reason, why it bright to be made ? In
short be was very Federal while his in
terest was promoted by it ; and then,
wonderful to relate, be met with a
change ! Howthis change was effected
the good citizens of this Rate are yet in
the dark, as he has not been pleased to
publish his politico experiences. If it
cannot be accounted for on the score of
secret interest, perhaps it may be from
disappointed vanity and : ambition—
When the Federalists were looking for
men of the firft refpe&ability to fill the
high departments of government, this
gentleman was not thought of to fill the
ftrft, nor the second, nor indeed any
other place in'the government.. Wo
ful blindness in his quondam brother
tories and apostates, thus to neglect
their faithful companion. Hence ' this
federal champion can date bis revolt.
Now oh a sudden he becomes a Patriot,
and condemns the very measures which
tymfelf had promoted. He, is now a
meek and humble Republican, and
warns others of the dangers which lie
has experienced ; his zeal appears to
be increased in proportion to the great
ness of his change. Fortunate for New-
Hampshire he was not made a King by
the tones, while he belonged to their
party, for then he would have been a
bove the reach of our small tribute of
gratitude, and we could not have
bad the blessings as his services is our
Governor.
I will now oft a few questions, and
desire every one to enquire, and apply
the ahfwer for bimfelf. Is mman, of
violent paoffins,whenever htirreetsvrtrre
a little opposition—a man of-an over
bearing disposition, mafk'd occafionah
ly by a mean and flattering obfequi
qufnefs a man felfifh in the extreme,
gilded fomeumes with the appearance
of generosity, when he would purchase
what his ambition leads him to covet
a man vcffatile and changeable, as will
from eaily life has been the servant of
the public.. In.no office, which he has
fufrained, has he failed of giving ample
fatisfaftibn to the citizens of Newhamp
fhire. Hehas approved h!mfelfable and
faithful ; he his been. Ready, uniform,
and attentive to public business ; con
ducing with becoming dignity, and at
the fame time easy of access. I believe
no man in office has for a longer period,
or more deservedly met' with public
approbation. Almoß his whole life has
been devpted to the service of this State;
where his talents and fair character
were early noticed and estimated. In
no infiance has he disappointed the pub
lic expectation. From his long expe
rience and wife adminiftratiofyno-doubt
can be entertained ,but the welfare, the
prosperity 2nd the dignity of the State,
will be secured and promoted by his
continuance in office. The number of
years he has been in office is the surest
pledfe of his future ufefulnefs, and in-
Read of being a reason for removal,
ought to be the strongest inducement
for continuing him. Did ever 2 wife
man dismiss a servant, because he had
for a long time employed him to his
own advantage ? Such perverse rea
soning could never enter into the head
of any one, but a jealou , envious Jac
obin ; or be used but for the purpose cf
deceiving. Why then should you wish
for, or consent to a change. Is the rival
candidate so very meritorious as to re.-
quire it ? Qn this point the Republican
of '75 seems to have very little to urge
in favor.of his old friend, only that he
was a '7s Patriot, and after he had a-
worked himfelf into Congress, where
he found he was not to serve his coun-
poftatifed for some years, he at last be
came a convert to modern .republican
ism. It is true, he early took part in
the American Revolution, and fodn
of the candidates. Governor Gilman
opprobiam of being called tories and
apostates.
As a change of Governor seems to
When I had the pleasure of being
in your company you were doubtless
led to believe from my remarks.on po
litical characters that my sentiments of
those had altered from what they for
merly were. The fa& indeed is so ;
and tho' once the! admirer of Mr. Jef
ferfon, I do not hesitate to declare,that
I no longer regard him in that amiable
and exalted point of view, in which I
then delighted to behold him : Yes
Sir, I will confefs to you that I was
the advocate of Mr. Jefferfon. I was
his advocate from honed motives : and
I am now opposed to him but from a.
thorough convidion of his being whol
ly destitute of those qualities .which
constitute the statesman, or. fr;m the
virtuous man. In wiffiing for Mr. Jes
, ferfon's election, as I had no views pf
a private nature to be gratified, so in
abandoning him I ftand'upoh a Similar
ground with the party to which I now
attach myfelf. I court not popularity.
; I seek for no Ration in our state or gen
eral governments. lam a Federalist,
hot because the inhabitants pf my coun
;ty are Federal ; not because I wish by
। this means to ingratiate myfelf in their
:affections. I am a Federalist from 2
firm convi&on that the principles of
the Democratic party, lead to anarchy
and confufion ; and ultimately to the
annihilation of government, morality
and religion.
1 lam well aware of the difficulties,
perhaps dangers, I flail have to en
counter, by this public declaration of
my political creed. I anticipate the
calumny and inventive which will be
levelled against me, merely for differing
in opinion from those who once hailed
me as their brother, but will now load
me with their hate, 3 Bpt of this,! am
very indifferent. . Neither the, frowns
of power, nor bickerings of new made
Politicians,' Ihall deter me, from a free
and unrestrained expression of fenti-.
tirhents, on those political measures
with which,my interests are connected.
To scribblers therefore who mqy
chufe to censure me, because ! declare
myfelf a Federalist, I shall not deem it
necessary to reply. But,to another class
of my fellow citizens'- to my friends a
mong the Federalists, as likcwife the de
mocrats, I feel it incumbent on me to
affgn(thro' the medium of yourpaper)
the reasons which have urged this
change in my political creed : This I
will Shortly do ; and in the interim
your giving this letter 30 insertion in
the Washington Federalist, will greatly
oblige,
Your humble servant,
CHS. H. W. WHARTON.
suit his turn ; sometimes a high Feder
alist, zealous for all the measures of the
Federal administration, and then as
zealous a Jacobin, condemning the
measures himfelf had promoted—aman
who is the friend of Tom Paine, and
the party who support him, while he
is conspiring to subvert the Christian
Religion, and traducing the character
of the father of his country. Isa man
of these qualities deserving the confi
dence of our citizens, and to be prefer
red in our election, because he has the
vanity to afpirc to the highest Promo
tion in the Rate, and has tools td puff
him off as their good old friend and
patriot o^'7s? My fellow-citizens—l
only ask, that you would enquire for
yourselves, and ad worthy the charac
ter you have hitherto sustained. I know
that you will, if you are not deceived.
If you should be deceived, I have en
deavoured that it should not be thro'
my negled. -
ty^ra^^^—!! l ^^
Portsmouth,
,0-^CTH5r«r^
^^TURDrtYLFEBRUAkr 12, 1803.
Washington & Adams
NOMINdTOINS.
For the Government cf N&wbarc,fofre.
For Governor, JOHN T. GILMAN.
Treasurer, OLIVER PEABODY.
Senator, THOMAS LEAVITT.
Councillor, JOSEPH BLANCH ARD.
—o—
— no place where contributions have
been raised for the Sufferers have we
witnessed a more free and generous spirit
than in the town of Exeter. This town,
though by no means large, has sub
scribed one thousand dollars. Our
worthy patriotic Governor fubferi
bed one sixth of his salary.
. It is:% favorite practice with the mi
nor democrats to insinuate that the par
agraphs underlie Portsmouth head are
prepared for the Press by. forne friends
to the Editors.—Once for all, they are
informed; that the .remarks -which are
not headed " Communication, or have
no signature at the bottom are the Edi
tors. It is but , a shallow insolence to
drag private and peaceful characters
from domestic life, and brand, them as
party writers, while there is not the
flighted circumstance to authorize the
insinuation.
Frort the Wafoington FederaUfi
[We with pieafure give publicity to the foltow
ing letter to one of the Editors, from a young
gentleman of refpeaability,rcfiding in Mont
gomery County, Maryland.]
Montgomery County, \6tb fan. ISO 3.
Dear Sir, .;h,
/. PEIRCE'S Marine Lift
Arrivals & Departures since Feb. 5.
Feb. I Railed brig Hope, Show, Barbados,
8 do brig Governor Strong, Boardman, Weft indiet
10 do jebr. Success, Paul da
do arrived febr. Rambler, White, Turk I,and,
do do febr. Eunice Brown, Cadiz,
The above is the only foreign arrivals at this port
fr 33 da » poll.
rfh ->>+»-» &• &.£«<<fyß^to -fe b „.„^.
MARRIED] at Lee, Mr. Benjamin Foltit, to
MR Lydia Tangly , Mr. Join Toung, to MR
Polly Williams.
^° ' 4bbl —™ F -* #i# ^ Qt^ _r?F~
DIED] fit Kitterypairs'.tyler Leacb aged
76 ; Miss Mary Fernald aged 39. —% this train,
Mrs- Mary Bhutan, aped 77 ; a Bild of capt.
Phillips. ° #
+ + + + -±* ^fr#++++
+ SHOR. STORE. +
* rtrf,^^,^,^
The,Ladies and Gentlemen of
Portsmouth and its vicinity, arc re
fpeafuliy informed: that
Robert M'Cleary,
HAS taker a Shop in CH. Gains'
house, a few doofrs weft ofthe Bel
Tavern, Cohgrefs-ftreet,w here be hasjuf
received, a,4 now ready for falc,h fond
fame affortmrnt of La lies'& Gentlemen's
SHOES:
/mon^ which are :k/c>!owi„g,
.English and ztinerican Kid
SHOES, some of.which sre white.
Ladies English and American
Morocco 00. some oj which ar^ purple.
Gentlemen's firll rate do.
Ladies & Gentlemen's Water
proof SOALS.' j
Ladies' Cork Seals, some that
lace; Eoglifo and American.
, Misses Kid, Morocco, and
Leather Shoes. Children's Morocco and
Leather do. Do. Eighth do. Spence do.
Boy's.thick do. Men's do. Black and
Fan.cy Stuff do.,
Ladies' Clogs and Mogerfons.
Boots & Boot Legs,
ofthe best kind.— ALSO—
Black, blue and red Morocco.l
W ax'd & black grain Calf-fkins.
• Hog and Sheep-Skins.
TRUNKS.
A few handsome stamped Ma
sonic APRON Patterns.
Alfa, a variety of
ROSET TS.,
*** Allowance made to those who pur.
chafe by wholefate. Rovers acknowledged.
Portfmoinh, Feb.B, 1803.
'S A'LT^
A Cargo of whiteTurks-Inland
SALT, fuhabl, for country
lift, to be fold on board the Schooner
Rambler, just arrived, and now king at
the Long Wharf. — ALSO—
Said SCHOONER,
<4ffi|sstyl burttrened So tons--£#g&„e
^|fy ^JO^PH CHASE^z,
No. son said Wharf.
Wanted to buy 460 quintals
Cod and Scale FISH, jnd 12,000 Red
Oak Hhd. STAVESJar which cath will|
be given. February 14.
Published this day,
... Andforfal^f
William & Daniel Treadwell's
'Stationary Shop,
The Rev. Mr. Buckminster's
SERMON, occasioned by the Latadefo.
latjng Fire —delivered the Lord's Day
Succeeding that melancholy event.
"1% ONE HOUR.IS SO GREAT RICHES
COME TO NOUGHT"
Porifraouth, Fob. 1%.
Bill of Mortality,
FOR PORTSMOUTH, Newhampshiri, for 1802.
By LYMAN SCALDING, m. b. &c.
0-
complaint. AGE. . ^.<^^^ L^ ^ 'Y<
Apatha - -4.4 weeks ™ °Z'' ^
Apoplexy - 66-33 55-43- 6jyears k t tlx $
Atrophy - 55-69-40 55,3 m.60 years ' I '"I || 1 | 1 ' 31 6
Cancer , -. 55 *63 60 years g 23
Cankerralh - 8-2-5,701.2,16,23,4 years • ,• x|x6 8
Cholera of Infants - 6to 24month&16 23; x 13
Cholic bilious - - 42 years x g
Consumption 11,74-5347-53,3^69,17-33,30 3
60-14,3348,69 64,60,33-28-48,52,18-29,50,
n " 3 ° yca ' s # 2 243 7°X3 2A 2 28
Debauchery - ,',-- . r 55-38 years! 1 X =
Dropsy - 69-50-84-52,89-24 years'x; x'XL 2 z 6
Dropsy in the brain 3-7-7-8-13 years Ixl x X 5
Dysentery - 3,2-2 years. 21 3
Epilepsy - - 64-2,3 years; II I I ! i% I 1 3
Faver and Ague - 33 years 1 x
Feyer billious , - -74-30-27702^ t't . 1 3
Fever billious malignant 44-31,4x43,35,21.30,
• 40,3043 years - ~ !9 zo
Fever pulmonic - 65,45 years, 2 -%
Gou:- . 52 years' 11, r
Gravel - - „ ^ years; |:% x
Hooping Cough - 10 weeks to I year 3 ii g
Infantile complaints - 6 days 4 weeks!xx2
Meafie# ~1,20,4.901.2,7,1 2,1-2 years iXdfx IK
Mortification . . 7m .-fo x x 1
°', ge ~ ' 9490-78 ,6year,, 2; 4
r. ~ ~ so 74-64-Joycarsj x; x&1 1 4
Fhrcnius - 30-12 years 1 / x X,%
Premature birth /. -2 Til 1 6
Qninc, - . 3 years 1x x
Scald head . . 1 year! 1 x
Small pox, natural . 33-years,r £
Small pox, inoculated - f ° iyear l x 1 r
^I Drowned - .; 48-60 years ' x 1 %
so I Fall - - 55 years' r
< Frozen - . 82 years Ilit
^ Poisoned by opium -4. months Ix
u Suicide . . 32 years !xx
Totalr2xoi4 617 9 724122312x6 25%
'On Thursday next, at 12 o'clock,
will be fold at a fore adjoining
the Dwelling -house ofthe late Tho
mas Simes, deceased in
1 High-free^
A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF
Crockery & Glajs Ware,
? in suitable lots for traders or families.
, JACOB WALDEN,Mffio/:eer.
Porfm^th, Feb. 12.
NOTICE!
To be Sold at Auction,
On Wednejday, 23d Feb. 1803,
at 12 o'clock ',) Bridge's Wharf,
BrrHE Schooner
I SWALLOW,
" hie came from fa, about
28 tons.—and the schooner JACK, as (he
ow Iks at Noble's Island. Also, about
3p boxes and kegs of HERRING, with
undry other articles, which were to have
Seen fold fl January, but postponed on
account of the fire.
CT Inventory to hefew at time andplace of
lale; and terms of payment made known.
_jILEX^WEN, fluct’r.
20 puncheons RUM
For fa/e by N. A. &J. HAVEN.
Portsmouth, Feb. 12.
For Sale by
Waldron & Holman
20 Hhds. St Croix RUM.
Frcfh Superfine & Fine FLOUR
N. E. RUM. Feb.
IQ BE SOLD,
A Small FARM,
CONTAINING fifty-three
acres of land, with good build
ings thereon, foliated in Barrington and
about eighteen miles from Fortfmouth,on
the main road leading from Pifeataqua
Bridge to Coos ; a good situation for 2
tavern, trader ora mechanic ; there is cut
on said Farm a fufficient quantity of hay
to keep,a gppd flock, and tillage & wood
land equivalent. For conditions apply
to Cape. JOSEPH NOBLE of Ports.
mouth, or THOMAS BALCH of Bar.
ringtoil. Feb. 11.
. TICKETS^ QUAR TERS,
IN the second Class of South Hadley
CANAL LOTTERY, now drawing,
may be had at C. PEIRCE's Bookflore,
Portfinouth —7/^ Lottery is much enriched.
Afew fas more ofthe
ENCYCLOPEDIA,
with 2 additional vols. as a Sup
plement, is just receivetrndior sale as a
bove. . Those volumes are a complete
Library in themftlves,
I LOST!
Inthe confufion atlending the latefire
A coil weighing about 9 pound
STEEL WIRE. . Any who
bold it Ihall be wef rewarded by leaving
it with the Printers^as it is of much great
er value to the owner than it can possibly
be to any other person. Feb. 14.
RUM>SUGAR
FOR SALE.
Thomas' Chadbourn, jr.
has a few Puncheons excellent
flavoured ANTIGUA RUM.
Hhds. RetailingSUGAß,
AUCTION.
— -0